Chapter 405
"So..you enjoying yourself Seiya?" Lita asked.
"Sure.." Seiya said.
"That's hardly an answer."
"Uh..sure it is...sure is an answer."
"Seiya...you know what I mean," Lita said.
"Yeah...whatever," Seiya said. "If I wasn't enjoying myself would I be here?"
"No need to get touchy," Lita said.
"Just being honest," Seiya said.
"So you are," Lita growled. "Something bothering you Seiya?"
"Nothing," Seiya said. "The world is beautiful.."
"Seiya...you really are acting strange. Tell me what's wrong."
"Nothing's wrong," Seiya said. "No if you don't mind, we should try to have fun while we're out."
"Not when you put it that way," Lita said.
"What is with you girls..anyway?" Seiya muttered.
"What do you mean by that?"
"I mean..you ask so many questions," Seiya said.
"Seiya....."
"NO NOTHING'S WRONG!" Seiya said and stormed off.
"What?" Lita said.
Later at the Cherry Hill Temple.
"He stormed off?" Raye asked. "That's very strange."
"He was acting annoyed all night, but he wouldn't tell me what was wrong," Lita said. "I mean..I don't get it."
"Hmm...you're right to be concerned. It must be something serious."
"I don't know..he won't open up to me," Lita said. "I mean I thought things were going well, but I don't think it's me he's mad at..there's something else."
"How strange for him to act like that though," Raye said. "It's not like him at all."
"I don't know what to do. He seemed fine up till now."
"Maybe there's just something he's afraid to talk about. Maybe Taiki and Yaten will find out."
"Yeah, maybe," Lita said. "I hope so. I'm really worried. You'd think he'd trust me enough to talk."
"Men aren't exactly good at opening up their feelings. He'll come around though," Raye said.
Lita nodded.
"He'd better," she said. "I hate dysfunctional boyfriends."
"Okay..let's take this from the top..." Rick said.
"Why exactly are we doing this again?" Mike asked. "I mean our careers are over."
"Yeah, we didn't exactly like all the work remember?" Steve asked.
"Ah..yes..true," Rick said. "But...I sort of got us a gig," Rick said.
"You did?" they asked.
"Woah..cool.." Chad said.
"We're playing the spring dance," Rick said.
"They booked us for the spring dance?" Mike asked.
"What are they idiots?" Steve asked.
"Well after the fall dance and that mess they thought that we were the best choice to perform, and we're free, besides, they're going to ask the three lights and the girls to perform too...but you guys are okay with this right. I mean I figured a one night event would be okay." Rick asked.
"It's fine," Mike said.
"Yeah I guess," Steve said.
"Rock," Chad said.
"So..we gonna practice?" Rick asked.
"Until something better comes along," Steve said.
"Yeah," Mike said.
Rick sighed.
"Let's do it," he said.
He started playing his guitar. Chad joined him. Mike banged on the drums. Steve played the bass.
"FORTY SEVEN CARROTS!" The four shouted and continued the song.
"Darrien..why are you so busy?" Serena asked.
"For the same reason you should be. Finals," Darrien said.
"Finals?" Serena asked. "Oh..I see...FINALS!"
"Serena..tell me you haven't forgotten you take exams."
"I hadn't forgotten, it just hadn't occurred to me yet this year," Serena said.
"Just as bad," Darrien said. "Look Serena, I'm going to be awfully busy these next few weeks, which is all right, because you're going to busy studying too."
"Darrien, while you might be right about the first part, never assume anything regarding me and 'book learning' as they used to call it," Serena said. "I haven't decided if I'm hip with graduation."
"So you're going to stay back a year."
"Well..no..I.."
"Serena you can't drop out."
"Why not..school's already proven I have no use in society."
"Serena..you have all sorts of uses," Darrien said. "But you can do less without an education so keep at it..."
"But..if I graduate high school they'll only send me to college!"
"Uh...well..that's one way to see it," Darrien said. "Serena, you are capable of making this world better, and you can only reach your full potential if you study harder and get some good grades. Education is important for your future."
"Yeah so's not going crazy," Serena said.
"Also true," Darrien said. "Serena, look...do you think I wouldn't say this if I didn't mean it? I care about you."
"Well there are plenty of people that don't care about me who say the same thing," Serena said.
"So everyone's right," Darrien said.
"Or you're suffering from misinformation stemming from good intentions," Serena said.
"Serena would you like some cookies?" Darrien asked.
"Yes.." Serena said.
"Promise to stay in school."
"Oh..no..it's going to cost more than that."
"Seven bags of cookies."
"Nine," Serena said.
"Done."
"All right," Serena said. "I should have life crises more often."
Darrien sighed.
"Now..that we are all assembled," Ircanite said. "I want us to strike quickly. The scouts are vulnerable right now. They still haven't fully adjusted to the fact we're here."
"That shall be their destruction," Sorophyte said.
"Yes...anyway.." Ircanite said. "We will divide into two groups in order to split the scouts into two forces, and from there..victory. Sorophyte, you will lead group one, this group will attack the three starlights. Visinite, you will head after Sailor Uranus, be prepared to face Sailor Neptune as well. There is a good chance that the scouts will become aware of you, so be wary, and make sure you have a clear path back to the point you teleported in on. You know that it uses up far more energy if I have to come and get you.. I don't want another drawn out fight. I don't have the energy to support it yet. Understand!"
The group all nodded.
The apartment of the Three Lights.
"So you ran away..smart move," Yaten said.
"I have no interest in your commentary!" Seiya snapped.
"Seiya what's wrong with you!" Yaten said.
"What's wrong with me? I'll tell you what's wrong with me. I fell in love with Lita, that's what's wrong. She's not Krisya that's what?"
"Krisya?" Yaten asked. "Krisya.....oh..now I see....but you're over her...aren't you? I mean...that was back on our world...before we came here."
"I never stopped longing for her. I hoped here I could meet a girl just like her...Lita came close, but the more I dated her I realized the differences," Seiya said.
"But Seiya, Krisya, was wed to the Prince of our planet."
"A prince that is now dead, killed at Galaxia's hand," Seiya said. "She's free."
"You know better then that, you don't just date a Princess."
"I loved her, and she loved me...until..."
"Until...she stopped loving you."
"That was undoubtedly the prince's interference! He was seeing her behind my back."
"And if she was in love with you would she have married him so readily?" Yaten asked.
"He was the prince!"
"Oh..this sounds interesting," Taiki said walking in.
"Seiya just revealed he still longs for Princess Krisya," Yaten said.
"Ah.. I see," Taiki said.
"I just can't get her out of my head, I see Lita, I want Krisya."
"But Seiya you can't have Krisya, Lita's a nice girl though," Taiki said.
"No...I'm not over Krisya yet, and Lita would only feel pain if I continued to try and make a comparison between the two. Krisya was perfect. Lita's close..but she's just not.."
"Seiya, you're making a mistake chasing dreams," Yaten said.
"He's right," Taiki said.
"You two aren't me," Seiya said and headed for the door.
"And now where are you going?" Yaten asked.
"To apologize to Lita and tell her the truth," Seiya said. "As painful as it may be to both of us."
"Seiya..think about this first," Taiki said.
"It's a long walk," Seiya said. "It's all I'll think about."
He headed out.
"Should we try and stop him?" Yaten asked.
"His mind's made up," Taiki said.
"Too bad," Yaten said. "Looks like you're the only one with any luck around here."
"You're forgetting who I'm dating," Taiki said.
"She's cute," Yaten said.
"I know..too cute," Taiki said. "I didn't sign on to date a multiple personality ultra genius.."
"Well we've all got problems," Yaten replied.
Mike let out a laugh and hit the drum set quickly.
"I don't know about the laughing," Rick said.
"That's the most important part of the entire song," Mike said.
"No it's not," Rick said.
"Besides if we have too much laughter in the concert it may not work too well," Steve said.
"All right, all right, no laughter here," Mike said. "Fortunately I brought a kazoo. That'll work quite well."
The others sighed.
"Hey everyone!" Mina said running forward and leaping onto the stage.
"Mina..feeling better?" Mike asked.
"Sure," Mina said. "Takes more than a divorce to keep me down. Actually it's the medication I'm on, I get four hours of happiness for every four hours of despondency."
"Modern medicine, a miracle worker," Steve said.
"Anyway..you guys playing rock.." Mina said.
"No..we've moved onto chamber music," Rick said.
"Hit it!" Mike said.
Rick, Steve, and Chad flipped their guitars up to their chins awkwardly and began to run bows across them.
Mina laughed.
"Seriously though..will you let me sing with you once.." she said.
"Are you sure?" Rick asked. "I mean we don't...uh...you know match."
"Rick..I can be a very angry person at times, right now that's true as too.you know..I've got problems."
"Yes you do," The three said.
"So if you would just let me yell into the microphone a little I'd be grateful," Mina said.
"Well I guess it can't hurt, we'll play the 'despondent yelling song'," Rick said.
"You're kidding," Mina said. "Did you just make that up?"
"No that's been on the books for three years," Mike said.
"It's true," Steve said.
"You are all insane," Mina said.
"But we're the good kind of insane," Mike said.
"Yep," Rick said.
The group gave her a thumbs up. Mina ironically felt a little worried at the
groups irrationality, but then she merely brushed it off and smiled.
Seiya hurried along the street.
Now how do I tell her all this. I mean it won't be easy. She won't take it well. This stinks. I don't want to hurt her. But I have to know, or it'll just gets worse. She won't understand either.
I wasn't prepared for this. But I gotta do it now. No choice.
Nearby.
"Viniver do you have him yet?" Visnite asked.
"Patience," Viniver said. "he's moving erratically, but I'll get him..here we go."
"Just fire!" Visinite said.
Viniver took a shot. It hit Seiya in the shoulder.
"Idiot!" Visinite said.
"You rushed me!" Viniver said.
"Get him!" Visinite said.
Seiya whirled and pulled his communicator hitting the emergency button quickly.
Chigta raced down the street towards him. He raced the other way. Fulcrua dived from a tree. He dodged her. Fulcrua sent an energy bolt flying. He ducked it.
"Get him Sulcar!" Visinite said.
A creature glided down towards Seiya. The starlight rolled out of the way of
an energy bomb. New one. He thought.
"We'd better hurry," Guardian Jupiter said.
"Yeah, that crazy Seiya," Guardian Venus said.
The two hurried up to the roof of their apartment.
A figure charged at them quickly spewing energy bullets. They were knocked to the ground.
"Face Xicav!" he shouted.
Jupiter rolled.
"Jupiter Star Inferno!"
Xicav took the hit and fired back. Jupiter dived out of the way. Guardian Venus hurried forward drawing his sword.
A dark black figure leapt behind him swung a dark blade into his back. He let out a shout and fell to the ground.
Mivxsati landed, spun and leapt at Jupiter. The Guardian Scout quickly drew his sword and met Mivxsati, the ninja knocked the sword away. Xicav charged Venus who winced.
"VENUS STAR BURST!" he shouted and knocked Xicav back.
Seiya hurried down the street. A wave of energy flew at him.
"Mars Planet Power!" he shouted. Transformed and was hit by a barrage and thrown into a wall.
He let out a grunt of pain. Sulcar dived, dropping another bomb. Mars was blasted into the street. He crawled towards the other side. Fulcrua leapt off a wall and fired an energy bolt. Mars barely had time to draw his energy sword and deflected letting out a cry as he did it.
Chigta leapt into the street.
"Viniver, you can be of no more use here, secure the teleport point," Visinite said.
"Right," Viniver said and hurried off. Visnite readied her energy attack.
"Now to end this!
"EARTH Elemental Vigor!"
Sailor Earth's blast flew through the air and knocked Chigta to the ground.
Visinite whirled. Sailor Earth leapt at her swinging her staff.
"Here we go!" Guardian Earth said rushing forward firing energy. Fulcrua and Sulcar dodged quickly.
"Moon Silver Millennium Retaliation!"
The attack slammed into Chigta into a wall. Fulcrua whirled and faced down Guardian Earth.
Visinite and Sailor Earth faced off.
Mars slowly stumbled away. Sulcar flew up ward and then swooped down throwing two bombs in different directions. Guardian Moon and Earth dodged it barely and fired back. Chigta and Fulcrua attacked. The two dodged. Sulcar glided after Mars..who was limping away. He readied another bomb and threw it. Mars was hit and blown down the street.
Guardian Earth whirled.
"We've got other problems. EARTH ELEMENTAL VIGOR!" He shouted and caused Fulcrua to dodge out the way. Guardian Earth raced after Sulcar.
Visinite unleashed a massive energy attack. Sailor Earth blocked it.
"Oh..impressive, but just how long can you keep that up!"
Guardian Moon raced forward and hit Chigta several times with his sword, before whirling towards Fulcrua.
"Just you and me," he said.
Fulcrua grinned.
An energy blast flew at him. He flipped back quickly. Fulcrua charged swinging a bolt of energy. He met it.
Viniver readied his sniper energy rifle again.
A rose flew into it. The rifle exploded knocking Viniver to the ground. Tuxedo Mask dropped to the street. Sailor Moon followed.
"I'm going to punish all of you!" She shouted.
"Retreat!" Visinite shouted.
"Let them go Sailor Moon!" Guardian Moon said. "As much as I'd like a piece of them we've got other problems."
The enemies hurried off.
"What is it?" Sailor Moon said.
"Guardian Mars is pretty hurt," Guardian Earth said.
Mars grimaced and propped himself up against the wall.
"Seiya..you okay?" Sailor Moon asked.
"Not at all," Seiya said. "It hurts.."
"I'll bet," Sailor Moon said.
"We need to get him help," Sailor Earth said.
"JUPITER STAR INFERNO!"
"VENUS STAR BURST!"
The two attacks flew out. The two enemies leapt out the way and leapt back across the rooftops.
"The recall signal, good, we weren't ready for these two," Mivxsati said.
"I was," Xicav said.
"Liar."
The two hurried away.
"What's going on?" Guardian Jupiter said into his communicator.
"It's not good," Sailor Moon replied. "You two better get over here."
The two looked at each other.
Several miles away.
"I don't believe I've had the pleasure," Sailor Uranus said.
"Oh..allow me to introduce myself, I am Sorophyte," Sorophyte said. "And these are you're murderers."
"I see," Sailor Uranus said.
A barrage of bombs flew at her. She dodged them.
"Lunfa try harder!" Sorophyte shouted as the enemy through more energy bombs.
"NEPTUNE DEEP SUBMERGE!"
The attack flew forward.
"Ah...perfect!" Sorophyte said and charged into the attack hitting it hard.
"Time for real action! Time for Minagrat!" came another voice. A sword carrying warrior said leaping forward.
Sailor Uranus avoided a barrage of bombs and Minagrat's attack.
"PLUTO DEAD SCREAM!"
"More?" Sorophyte said whirling and meeting the attack head on. Neptune and Pluto now faced him.
"Two of you will not be enough!" he said sending a wave at them. They avoided it.
"Saturn..Mist Wave!"
"How unfortunate!" Sorophyte shouted. Another attack filled the air.
"SATURN ICE RINGS BLAST!"
"FIVE!" Sorophyte said backing up.
"Lunfa! Give us a display of your craft!" he shouted.
Bombs flew in all directions.
The scouts dodged it. The three warriors faced the five.
"She's here!" Saturn shouted.
"What?"
The five all felt pain in their heads.
"Caria!" Saturn shouted.
Caria stood nearby.
"MERCURY ICE STORM BLAST!"
Caria whirled and dodged the attack.
"Sorry..to interrupt!" Sailor Mercury shouted.
Caria hurried away in panic.
"This is getting out of hand," Sorophyte said.
"YEAH!" came a battle cry.
The Guardians dropped to the ground, Sailor Venus followed.
"Hmm...time to go!" Sorophyte said.
The four warriors hurried off.
"Let them go," Sailor Pluto said. "We should find out what's going on with the others. I'm not sure we were ready for them."
Guardian Mercury and Maverick hurried up.
"They're gone?" Mercury asked.
"Yes," Uranus said.
"Any idea who they were?" Maverick asked.
"No one we'd know," Sailor Uranus said.
Sailor Neptune nodded.
"Seiya..you all right..hold on.." Yaten said.
"Seiya..you there?" Serena asked. "Come on..."
"So much pain," Seiya said and drifted off unconscious again.
"Look at the blood," Taiki said in shock.
"No..." Serena said and turned away.
Sirens were racing their way.
"They got us good," Sai said. "Knew were we were, who was vulnerable."
"They have excellent intelligence," Darrien said.
"True," Sai said.
"I..think I'm going to be fine," Seiya said.
"That's right," Serena said. "Sure it hurts, but a lot of things hurt.."
"Yeah.." Yaten said. "Don't be all thinking your going to die, because you're a little bruised."
"Yeah..what am I thinking?" Seiya said and slumped to the ground.
"No.." Serena said. "Not again!" she screamed.
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