DarkStar Rising 
Jess Shelton AKA StromDakth

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Sailor Moon, and all affiliated characters are owned be we all know 
who. Star Wars, and all affiliated characters are owned by Lucasfilms 
Ltd. The use of these characters is entirely for entertainment 
purposes. We thank them both, for creating these characters, and 
kindly ask them: Don't Sue Us!
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Note:  Story follows 'Sailor Scouts, and the Young Jedi Knights'
Suggest reading 'For her Friends' trilogy, 'Identity Crisis', and 'SS 
and YJK' by Wolfbyte

I am the same StromDakth mentioned at the end of 'Identity Crisis'
I have been relatively uninterested with anime until a couple of 
months ago when my friend, Wolfbyte aka Solar, began writting his 
stories.  I am an avid reader with an active imagination and was 
unable to resist the temptation to continue with his work. This story 
is primarily written by me but with aid from Solar/Wolfbyte so forgive 
me if this story is rather patchy and incomplete.  This also mainly an 
introduction for my new character and so don't be surprised if it 
isn't very complex.

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Chapter 6:
     Cameron awoke with a start as a wave of water splashed across his 
face.  "What the?!" he jumped off the couch, where he had been 
sleeping, and into a fighting stance before he realized who it was who 
was threatening him.  "Lita.  Wouldn't a simple 'wake up' and a shake 
do?"
     "Maybe, but it wouldn't be as entertaining." she said as she 
threw a second cup of water at him.  He couldn't believe that this was 
the same girl he had cradled against his chest the night before crying 
her heart out to him.  Their talk and a good nights sleep 
in the bed Cameron had vacated for her seemed to have done wonders for 
her.  He was glad she had accepted his invitation to stay there.
     "Ahh no I'm melting, melting." he screamed as he slowly collapsed 
to the floor.  "Ohhh what a world what a world."  He hopped up smiling 
and laughed as he watched Lita try to contain her giggling.  He looked 
out the window at the rising sun.  "It's early.  What's wrong?  The 
bed to uncomfortable?"
     "No, it was fine." she smiled at him.  He shrugged off the 
matter.
     Cameron turned from her and walked over to his hardwood practice 
area, where he began his daily regime of calisthenics, martial arts, 
and weapons practice.  Lita watched him practice with a growing sense 
of awe.  She had seen only one other person with such a strict 
practice, Jason.  She was most impressed when he flipped into a 
handstand and began doing pushups.
     She walked over and watched him do a few of the pushups then 
flipped herself upside down and began to do similar pushups.  She 
collapsed to the hard floor before finishing the first pushup.  
Cameron smiled "It's as much about balance as it is about strength.  
You need to reach a point of perfect balance in order to do these."
     "Okay."  She flipped herself into a handstand which she held 
until she found a point of perfect balance.  Then she began to lower 
herself...and fell flat on her butt.
     "You found a point of balance but you haven't learned to hold 
it."  He lowered himself to his chest and with a strong heave threw 
himself into a loop onto his feet.  "Here.  Hand stand."  Lita propped 
herself up on her hands.  She almost fell over, again, when she felt 
his hands grab her waist.  "Okay.  Now lower."  Lita let herself 
lower, the direction being controlled by her coach.
     "This is kind of fun." she commented as the exercise continued.  
When she finished with the pushups she walked over and collapsed into 
a chair.  Cameron walked over to a pull up bar hanging from a wall, 
flipped upside down hooking his legs around the bar, and began to do 
sit-ups.  The bout of calisthenics lasted for over an hour by which 
time Cameron was sweating heavily.
     "Drink?" he turned and found Lita standing behind him with a 
glass of juice.
     "Thanks."  Cameron took the drink and gulped it down with a 
single toss of his head.  "I'm going to go take a shower."
     Lita watched the sweating fighter walk off to his bathroom.  
"Gods, he is cute." she thought.  "I wonder if I could love HIM."

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     Jason and Raye sat in the temple before the sacred fire.  "I 
still think this is stupid idea." Jason complained.
     "You didn't seem to mind the idea when you thought it would bug 
Serena." Raye pointed out.
     "Yeah.  But now she has other things on her mind to care."
     She leaned over and kissed him lightly on the lips.  He perked up 
immediately.  "Hmmm.  I don't really feel like fire reading.  Maybe we 
might do something else?"  He flashed here his crooked smile.
     She smiled back "Maybe later.  For now lets get back to 
practicing."
     "Okay.  Now just stare into the fire?"
     She could feel Jason turning to look at the fire.  "Now, relax 
and just let the fire tell you what it will."
     The two sat for a half hour with Jason trying to read and Raye 
trying to teach.  Several times Jason's pyrokinetic talents caused the 
flames to jump and assume odd shapes, including a small model of Raye.  
That had flattered her and Jason had taken the chance to kiss her and 
offer alternative practices.  She had to reluctantly decline.
     After another half hour he had still been unable to summon an 
image.  "I don't get it." Raye said in frustration "I could have 
taught Serena to read fire by now."
     "Ouch.  If that doesn't humble someone then nothing will." He 
 this." she commented.
     "Neither can I." he smiled, "but I have an excuse."
     "So do I." she said, incredulously.  "I've got other things on my 
mind."  She smiled at him and he returned it.

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     "The sun feels good." Cameron looked up at the ball of light high 
in the sky.  It was slightly overcast adding a muted light to the 
surroundings.  "Not perfect."
     "What do you mean 'Not perfect?'" Lita asked confused.
     He frowned, "I don't know.  I just remember the sun as always 
being perfect.  No clouds or wind.  Just a constant sun with a 
constant temperature."
     "Do you mean on Avalon?"
     "Avalon?" Cameron asked confused.  Before she could answer his 
face was lightened by remembrance.  "Of course.  On Avalon.  The Queen 
always had it perfect."
     "How?"
     "I'm sorry.  No one outside Avalon is allowed to know anything 
about the Queen."
     The came across a stream flowing through the park and Lita felt 
the need to cool down.  "Hold up." she called to Cameron.  "I could 
stand to cool off."  She walked down to the stream and plopped down 
beside it.  She took off her shoes and slowly lowered her feet into 
the cool water, relaxing as the refreshing liquid wrapped around her 
hot feet.
     A second pair of feet slipped into the water next to hers.  "That 
feels pretty good." Cameron said.
     "It sure does." she smiled and laid down on her back letting her 
feet rest in the stream.  "So, tell me about yourself."
     Cameron shrugged, "Not much to tell.  I don't have many memories 
before coming here."
     "Do you remember anything about Avalon?"
     "Not much about the island, nothing I can tell.  I mostly 
remember my life there.'
        "What was that like?" Lita asked in interest.  
        "Well, I came to Avalon at about six.  My mortal parents had 
died so I was adopted by a gentle old man living there."  Cameron 
smiled at the pleasant memory.  "He was never demanding but he always 
found ways to make you do things without your realizing it."
        "Who was the old man?" 
        Cameron ignored the question, "He taught me about life and he 
taught me about death.  He was the old teacher I mentioned, the one 
who taught me how to fight."
        "How could an old man do that?" 
        "He was old but he was as athletic as you or me.  He taught me 
how to fight with honor and how not to kill unless necessary."  
Cameron was looking off to a distant horizon.
        "When did you meet Jason?" Lita queried.
        "I met him when I was eight and he was six.  He was adopted by 
the Queen, actually.  We came to be good friends and found that we 
shared the same interests."
        "Did the old man teach him to?" 
        "My you are full of questions, aren't you?" Cameron teased, 
turning to smile at her.  "No, the Queen and I were the only ones that 
saw him.  I taught Jason.  We got so good that when we entered the 
Queen's service we became combat teachers."
        "Do you remember anything else about Avalon?" 
        "Just the Queen.." he hesitated for several seconds, "and the 
King."
     "King?" Lita asked, "What King?  Jason never said anything about 
a king."
     "Not A king.  The King.  And I am not allowed to say anything 
about that, either."  He turned and smiled at her.  "Now.  You 
promised to tell me about those Krell things and I would also like to 
know what is up with Jason."
     "I can tell you about the Krell but Jason really should tell you 
the rest."
     "He should," Cameron leaned over and kissed Lita's forehead, "but 
I would prefer to hear it from such a lovely lady as you."  Lita 
blushed but seemed disappointed.  "What's wrong?"  Cameron asked 
confused.  Usually women found him very attractive and open.
     She had a pained look in her eyes as she responded "Nothing.  
I'll tell you later."  She quickly wiped the expression away and 
replaced it with a happy smile.  "But you wanted to hear about the 
Krell."
     "And Jason." he pointed out, then smiled "And you."
     "Gods, you're smooth."
     "Me?" he asked innocently.  "Me smooth?  Why what ever gave you 
that idea, Precious one."
     "I wonder.  Anyway, the Krell is a species that we met seven 
years ago.  They tried to take humans as slaves.  We tried to fight 
them but their suits protected them from us.  We would have
lost if Jason hadn't shown up and saved out butts."
     "But Jason only left us two years ago and he would have been 
fourteen back when you met him."
     "Jason said that your Queen sent him back in time to help us."
     Cameron snapped his fingers, "That's right!  She can do time travel 
as I remember."
     "So I gather.  We first met him as Solar.  He saved us from the 
Krell slavers.  When they attacked us again a couple days later he 
destroyed the entire Krell group but he had to make us all
think that he was dead."  Lita took on a pained expression as she 
remembered those times and the pain she had felt when she thought she 
had lost Jason.
     "That really hit Raye hard because she had fallen in love with 
him." 
     "And he wasn't the only one I would guess from your expression."
     "No.  No she wasn't the only one.  But that's in the past.  
Anyway, as he tells us he went to America were he stayed for a year."  
he leaned over.  "Confidentially, he made millions there and is now 
rich but don't tell anyone."
     "I won't."  He smiled and saluted.  "Sailor Scouts honor."  He 
liked hearing Lita's light laughter.
     "After America he went to France where he set himself up as 
Sailor S and met a young woman named Crystal.  She died and he came 
back here.  She had been killed by a Krell weapon and he intended on 
destroying the rest.  He didn't stop until he had destroyed the last."
     "Sounds like Jason.  When he gets it into his mind to do 
something, he finishes it.  No matter how long it takes.  What else 
happened?"
     Lita took the time to carefully tell him every detail about the 
events surrounding Jason's Identity Crisis, including his proposal and 
her claims of love.  Cameron offered her a comforting shoulder when 
she began to have problems in the telling.  When she had herself back 
together she proceeded to tell him of their time at the Jedi Praxeum.
     "You got to visit another galaxy AND fly in a space cruiser?" 
Cameron asked excitedly.
     "Yes.  Jason loved it."
     "So would I."
     Lita sat and watched him for long minutes, just staring at his 
kind, happy face.  "Cameron?"
     "Yes."
     "Just for comparison, you to Freddy, would you..Um" she struggled 
with the last two words, not wanting to seem to forward or desperate, 
"Kiss me.  I mean an actual kiss."
     Cameron smiled widely "As you wish, Pretty Lady."  Lita closed 
her eyes as she leaned forward to kiss him.  Before her lips could 
find him she felt large hands grab her and lift her from the ground.  
"Hey let go!  Or at least let me finish kissing him."
     Lita opened her eyes and found herself staring into the eyes of a 
Krell.

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     Troth looked at their captives and smiled.  They had had no 
trouble capturing the two humans with the Scout bio-energy.  They had 
simply been sitting by a body of water, waiting to be captured.  The 
female they had identified as Jupiter with control over lightning.  
Her's was a dangerous power because it could channel enough power to 
short out several of the power suits.  "Put the collar on her."
     Before she could say anything one of the eighteen Krell soldiers 
attached the energy inhibitor around the girls throat.  She was 
neutralized. 
        The other, the male, was the problem.  He had the Sailor bio-
energy but they had no record on him and no idea as to his potential.  
"Put a collar on him to."  The collar was wrapped around the males 
neck but it didn't seem to bother him.  He was still smiling at them.
"Put on the restraints."  Cuffs were latched around the Scouts' 
wrists.
     "Sir, we need to get them to a more secure facility.  The collar 
might not be able to contain him without being adjusted to his power." 
the collar operator said.
     "I know.  But we shall wait.  Melvik has planned everything."
     Troth looked around at the staring humans.  "Capture them.
They will serve our purpose and earn us some extra creds as slaves."
     Brull, the slave collar operator, smiled.  "Yes, sir.  Men: stun 
setting.  Take aim."  The dozen soldiers, in multi colored body armor, 
took aim at the Terrans.  "Fire!"  A dozen bolts of blue energy lanced 
out at the civilians.  The blasts that caught humans, sizzled and blew 
the puny creatures into unconsciousness.
     "No!"  Troth turned to the male Sailor.  "Why are you doing 
this?"
     "You will see." Troth taunted.
     "Tell me now!" the human growled, "or you will regret it."
     "That" Troth pointed at the collar around the human's neck, "is a 
slave collar.  It cancels out your powers.  You can not hurt me."
     "Who said I would need my powers?" the human growled.
     Troth stepped nose to nose with the Terran, having to bend down 
to look at the creature.  "Do you actually think you could harm me?"
     "I don't think."  Troth screamed and jumped back from the human 
gripping his side where the human had punched him.  The mammal leered 
at him.  "I know."
     Troth growled and pulled back his fist.  He swung at the male 
scout but found only air.  He looked down at the human crouched on the 
ground.  The thing kicked out his legs, sending Troth crashing to
the ground.  Troth looked up in time to catch a pair of boots across 
his face.

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    Brull tapped the button on his hand remote.  He took pleasure in 
watching the human fall to the ground clutching the collar.  "Puny 
human.  This is the punishment for attacking your masters."
     "Turn that off NOW." the human yelled.
     Brull turned up the power on the collar, trying to subdue the 
mammal.  The human huffed and screamed in pain.  "All right.  I'll be 
good." the human shouted.
     Brull lowered the frequency of the device to a dull pain "Sit 
with your companion and stay quite."  The human obeyed and crawled 
over to his female companion where he sat.  Now Brull could turn his 
attention to awakening Troth.

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     Lita watched the scene in horror and disbelief.  She couldn't 
believe that Cameron had stood up to the giant alien and won.  Even 
she, with her enhanced athletic abilities had been hard pressed to 
fight one hand to hand.  And here Cameron had defeated one without 
powers and with his hands secured.
     Then the shorter slave master turned on his collar.  Most beings 
could barely stand the lower settings.  This guy had had the strength 
of mind to order the alien to shut off the collar.  It had proven 
unsuccessful but it was no less impressive.
     Now Cameron Drake limped over to her and sat down with his back 
to the extra terrestrial slave drivers.  When they weren't paying 
attention he turned to her and smiled.  "How was my performance?"
     "Performance?"  She was confused.  "What performance?"
     "My acting back there."  He smiled.
     "You were acting?"
     "You bet."
     "Why?" Lita asked.
     "I figured that since we were still here they must have a 
secondary use for us.  I figured that they will feel more secure 
around us if they think we can't do anything against them."   
     "Then why did you KO their boss?" she asked, confused.
     "He pissed me off." Cameron smiled.
     "Remind me never to do that."
     "Don't worry.  I don't think you could ever piss me off."  
Cameron leaned closer.  "Now, while we're waiting, how about that kiss 
you asked for?"
     "Please." Lita leaned closer.
     Before he could kiss her a large boot connected with Cameron's 
chest, throwing him several feet.  "Back in your place, slave."  The 
large guard turned and walked away from them.  Cameron pointed a 
finger at him.  A small bolt of electricity shot out and connected 
with the aliens buttocks.  "Ouch!" he yelled whirling about.  All he 
saw was Cameron looking off into the distance whistling innocently.  
After several seconds the guard turned and walked off.
     Cameron began laughing as he crawled over next to Lita.  "I 
couldn't resist." he smiled.
     "But.." she stammered, "how did you do that?  The collar should 
have canceled your powers."
     "Remember what I did to the Krell powersuits yesterday?"
     "Yes.  You drained their power."  She smiled.  "You drained the 
equipment's power before they put it on."
     "Not entirely.  My powers are weak because of that."  He pointed 
out the sun with his chin.
     "What do you mean?"
     "I mean that the source of my powers is blocked by solar 
radiation.  In essence I get weaker in sunlight."
     "Boy does that sound familiar."
     "What do you mean?"
     "Up until a year ago Jason's powers were fueled by the sun.  He 
couldn't be out of it for more then two days or he would die."  Then 
worry crossed her face.  "You won't die if you're in the sun for two 
days, will you?"
     "No.  I would be pretty weak but not dead."  Cameron looked up as 
several of the aliens began to hide in the bushes and trees around 
where they were being held.  "I think that the second target has 
arrived."
     The two Scout's watched the prey approach.  "Thought so." Cameron 
thought.  The rest of the Scouts were walking down the trail toward 
them.

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     The watcher looked through his screens at the group of Sailor 
Scouts approaching the hidden Krell.  "The fools!  Can't they see the 
trap?" he cursed.  "I might need to intervene this time."  The watcher 
sat back to watch the unfolding battle.

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     Serena led the group through the park searching for the Krell Amy 
had detected transporting.  She looked over at Jason standing next to 
Raye.  He was scanning the country side warily.  After hearing about 
Raye's vision Serena could understand why he did so.
     She still found it hard to believe that some crippled person was 
spying on them in their own homes.  "How long has this person being 
watching us?  And what has he been watching?" she thought, blushing.
     Amy was giving commands to her small computer and scanning the 
countryside.  She seemed awfully upset to Serena.  In a huff Amy 
closed the small device and shoved it into a holder on her belt.  "I 
can't get anything.  I'm jammed somehow."
     "Jammed?" Jason turned, "I don't like this."
     "Don't worry" Raye said, taking his hand.  "I'll protect you."
     "My hero." Jason cooed.  Raye giggled which made Jason smile.
     "Over there." Mina pointed.  By the stream the Sailor Scouts 
could see their two friends bound by strange electronic devices.
     "Damn it."  Raye cursed.  "How did they catch them?"
     "Looks like they surprised them." Jason commented.  "I don't like 
this."
     "You just said that."
     "I know and it still holds true."  He scanned the scene.  "We 
might get a better look from over there."  Jason pointed to a clump of 
bushes hidden amongst a grove of trees.  "But then that probably isn't 
your style, is it?"
     "No, it isn't but we'll let you do it your way."  Serena 
commented.
     "Thank you, my princess."  They all had to struggle to contain 
their laughter as Serena blushed. When they had quieted Jason lead the 
way through the underbrush to a position from which they could observe 
the Krell.
     Jason examined the scene but couldn't seem to see anything wrong.  
That didn't settle the worry in the back of his head.  "There's 
something wrong."
     "What?" Serena asked.
     "I don't know.  I just have a feeling that something isn't right.  
It might be nothing."
     "Well, if we don't hurry then we lose our chance to save them" 
Mina interjected, "so lets just hope it is nothing."
     "Okay."  Jason stepped aside offering the path to his fellow 
scouts.  "After you, ladies."

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     Troth watched and waited for the Sailors to make their 
appearance.  His sentries had spotted them appear on the far side of 
the park so they should be getting here soon.  "Now if only
I can get rid of this headache." he thought.  Troth rubbed his temples 
trying to still the pain he was still feeling from that human's kick.  
"I'll get even after we get back.  But for now I can't risk upsetting 
Melvik's plan." he thought.
     He turned and watched two of his soldiers carrying stunned humans 
to the collection near the captured Scouts.  "Hurry up.  Put them on 
the pile so we can leave here."
     "You can leave but the humans will stay.  Oh and you can leave 
our friends as well."
     Troth smiled.  "Like clockwork."  He thought.
     He turned to the four female's.  He could see the Sailor Solar in 
back leaning against a tree, trying not to take their spot light.  "I 
am Sailor Moon, champion of justice. By the power of the moon"
     "Mercury."
     "Venus."
     "and Mars."
     "We shall punish you." The blond Sailor Moon finished.
     "Now that is the corniest speech I have ever heard." Troth 
stated.  Apparently Solar thought the same because he was shaking his 
head and laughing.  "Maybe he isn't all bad." Troth thought.  "And if 
you want these puny things," he waved his hand at the humans and the 
captured Sailors, "come and get them."
     "We will.  Venus Meteor Shower." cried the Sailor of Venus.  
Troth smiled as the bolts of energy were deflected by his new power 
suit.
     "Didn't you learn anything from your fight yesterday?" he asked.
     "Only that your suits have more intelligence then you for 
attacking us again." Solar retorted.
     "Is that so?" Troth taunted.  "Come prove your superiority, 
then."
     "Remember, you asked for this." Sailor Moon called before leading 
a charge against them.
     "Wait.  It's a trap!" Solar yelled suddenly.  But it was to late.  
The trap was sprung.

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        Nice workout, huh?  It just adds into the history of Cameron 
Drake.  Of which, we now know a bit more of.  Take a wild guess at
who the King is.  He shall be in one of the later books as well but
don't hold your breath.
        What do you think of our new guys fighting skills?  Decent yes?
And they do work, trust me.  And about the lightning to the butt, I 
just thought that would be a fun little thing to do.
                I thank Lady Jupiter for her positive criticism but
I would like others to send some so I can work the story to everybodys'
enjoyment.  StromDakth@aol.com in case they didn't put it up.

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