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 7:
     "Remember, you asked for this." Jason shook his head.
     "Can't Serena come up with a better retort then that?" he 
wondered.  There was still a nagging feeling in the back of his mind.  
He watched the other scouts begin their charge.  He looked at Cameron 
his old friend then it struck him.  "The trees!  He's 
looking at the trees!  He was trying to warn us!"  "Wait.  It's a 
trap."
     Suddenly, a dozen Krell troops jumped out of the upper bows of 
the trees surrounding the Scouts and firing their laser weapons at the 
Scouts.  Raye and Serena were hit immediately, falling into a deep 
sleep.  Amy caught one blast as she dodged a second.  Mina jumped away 
from the blasts, landing next to Jason.
     "I think we're in trouble." Mina whispered as a dozen laser 
weapons trained on them.
     "Sun Fireworks Erupt."  Multi colored bursts of light erupted 
from the ground in front of the Krell covering the disappearance of 
the two Scouts.
     Jason and Mina ran back along the path and dove into a group of 
bushes as a troop of Krell soldiers ran past.  Jason stood up and 
looked at Mina, "Nah.  Pissing of Raye is trouble.  This is a minor 
difficulty."
     "Aren't you ever serious?" Mina asked.
     "I'm always serious, my dear Venus, I just can't resist a good 
setup," Jason smiled widely.
     "I know, I know.  Now what are we going to do about the others?" 
she asked.
     "My dear Venus, I have no idea." Jason answered.  "But they 
better not try and get between me and Raye."

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     Cameron turned to Lita "I think it's time for us to make the 
scene."
     She turned to him, confused "What do you mean?
     "I mean I think it's time to break these bonds."  He stared down 
at the bonds for a moment and then a look of shock spread over his 
face.  "Oh no."
     "I don't want to hear Oh no right now." Lita said.
     "I seem to have used up my power reserves.  I can't break the 
bonds."
     "Then drain the energy out of them and use that."
     "I can't.  I already drained them."
     "Oh great." Lita rolled her eyes.  "Now we're in trouble."
     "More then you think." the happy Troth taunted as he approached 
them.  Over his shoulder lay an unconscious Sailor Moon.  A flash of 
green and red streaked across Troth's vision and he looked down at the 
projectile.  It was a beautiful red rose sticking out of the ground.
     "Maybe less then YOU think, Creep." Cameron looked toward the 
voice at the same time as the giant Krell.  Unlike Troth, Cameron 
smiled.  Standing on the tip of the tallest tree was the young man he 
had seen with Sailor Moon the day before, Darien.
     "Tuxedo Mask." Lita called.  "Be careful."
    
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     The watcher observed the events transpire with growing disdain.  
"Fools.  How could they fall for such a simple trap?" he thought.  "I 
shall have to intervene now."   He reached over and began typing 
commands into his control board with his one good hand, hoping that he 
was in time.  "But maybe this could work to my advantage.  Yes.  That 
will work."  The watcher smiled, a feat he rarely did anymore.

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     "We have what we want.  We don't need him." Troth called.  
"Activate teleporters."
     As the giant Krell reached for him, Cameron felt a sudden rush of 
energy, from where he knew not.  "Cosmic Prism Power." he shouted.  
His suit melded around him and he instantly summoned a wormhole 
beneath him.  As he slipped into the hole he reappeared a hundred 
yards away.  With a quick thought he created a second wormhole between 
his wrists separating the cuffs.  "Now to save Lita and the others." 
he thought, "I still need to get a kiss from her."
     He summoned a third wormhole and stepped through behind a 
confused Troth.  The large Krell was staring at the spot he had been 
kneeling at a moment before.  "Looking for me, Troth?" he asked.
     The alien twisted around to look at him.  Cameron swung his fist 
around smashing it into the aliens face.  He heard a ruckus behind him 
and turned to find Darien confronting several of the multi color 
suited beings with...roses???  "I knew roses could be dangerous but 
this is ridicules."
     Cameron looked down at his unconscious companions and the still 
conscious Lita.  He then looked at Darien, who seemed to be in 
trouble.  "I'll be back in a moment, Tux needs some immediate help."  
He charged.  "Dark Energy Blast." he shouted blowing a shot of dark 
energy at the guns in the Krells' hands.  The weapons disintegrated 
under the power of the blast.
     "Solar Wind Gust."
     "Venus Love Chain Encircle."
     A powerful gust of wind picked up three of the Krell and flung 
them into the trees.  At the same time a long chain of hearts flew 
around a fourth alien.  A quick tug jerked the being to the
ground, helpless.
     Sailor Venus and Solar ran out of the underbrush.  "Nice of you 
two to join the party."
     "Sorry, we got a little hung up." Jason smiled.  "Miss us?"
     "No.  Just wanted someone to insult." Cameron retorted.
     "Thanks.  Now do you mind if we get my wife back?"
     "Not at all."  The four warriors turned to the Krell.  "Give it 
up, Troth, or you will regret it."
     "I don't think so." he turned to his troops, "Grab the scouts and 
teleport."
     "No you don't."  The four senshi charged their erstwhile 
foes...only to find a solid wall between them and the Krell.  "What 
the?" Jason asked, bewildered.
     "I don't know what happened but I don't mind.  Teleport."  All 
the scouts could do was watch their companions disappear.
     "Serena!" Darien shouted.
     "Raye!"
     "Lita!"

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     The watcher examined his screens, laughing.  "Now you shall 
suffer." he thought, "But your suffering is no where near over."

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     "I can't believe it." Jason fumed, "How could we lose them?  I 
mean, can't they go into one fight with aliens without being 
kidnapped?"
     "I really don't think this is a time for jokes, Hothead." Cameron 
answered back.
     "Who said I was joking?"
     "Sometimes, Jason, you can really get on someone's nerves."
     "Would you two calm down?" Mina interrupted.  She was sitting on 
the couch next to Darien, trying to comfort him.  "You aren't helping 
matters any."
     "She's right." Both said in unison. Both laughed when the 
realized it.
     "This isn't how we were taught." Jason commented.
     "Well, I wouldn't know.  I don't have any memories, still."
     "Well as I remember we were taught to think with our heads not 
our hearts."
     "Although, often, the heart is immensely wiser then head." 
Cameron countered.
     "Okay. First, we know that they caught you off guard and captured 
you."
     "True.  But I should have been able to escape them." Cameron was 
indignant.  "I drained the slave system but it must have canceled some 
of my strength first."
     "Didn't your powers grow back." Darien asked.
     "My powers don't apparently grow back like yours."
     "You have to spend time in a particular environment, right?" 
Jason asked.
     "I can gain strength at night."  Cameron shrugged, "I guess the 
lowered EM radiation from the sun lets in cosmic radiation that fuels 
me.  I don't really know."
     "Strange." Luna said, "That is almost the exact opposite of 
Jason's original requirements."
     "Me Mirror in Jason Mirror."  Everyone looked at Jason's glowing 
crystal.
     "Not you again." Jason rolled his eyes.  "Would you please stop 
talking archaically long enough to explain yourself."
     "If You Insist." the crystal glowed.  Everyone started at the 
sudden change in the crystal's demeanor.  "I Do Have The Ability To 
Talk Normal But It Requires More Strength."
     "Okay." Cameron sighed.  "Would you explain 'me mirror in Jason 
mirror?'"
     "Your Crystal Is My Mirror Form.  It Is My Antithesis.  My 
Opposite.  My Other Half."  Jason and Cameron looked at each other 
then down at their crystals.  Mina and Darien watched quietly.  Luna 
sat in front of Jason so as not to miss anything the gem said.
     "You mean that you and my crystal are from the same source?" 
Cameron asked.
     "Yes." was the only reply.
     "But how was Cameron's crystal created and what are it's powers." 
Luna asked.  "Artemis and I"
     "And me." Jason added.
     "And me." Darien finished
     "And Darien and Jason remember those times.  None of us have any 
memories of that crystal."
     "You Have Memories Of It And Me.  We Were Created Together." the 
yellow crystal around Jason's neck glowed, "When Moon Kingdom Created 
Sun Pendant They Tapped A Second Energy.  It Was Necessary To Tap That 
Energy To Create The Sun Pendant."
     "What power was it they tapped?" Cameron asked.
     "They Tap Darkness."
     "Darkness?" Cameron thought for a moment.  "Deep space.  You mean 
I am powered by the energy of deep space?"
     "Yes."
     Jason looked quizzical "You mean you didn't know?"
     "No."
     "Then why did you call yourself DarkStar?"
     "It sounded cool and fit the suit." Cameron smiled.  Jason just 
shook his head.
     "Why didn't any of us know about this crystal?" Jason asked.
     "Power Was Unstable.  Powerful But Drained Quickly."
     "That was the same condition that sun pendant had when I first 
joined with it." Jason said.
     "Cosmic Crystal Would Not Meld With Person of Any Kingdom."
     "Wait a minute." Cameron interrupted.  "What kingdoms?"
     "We can't tell you." Artemis answered, "You will have to discover 
it for yourself."  Cameron just muttered something to himself about 
wondering if any violin shops needed any cat gut.
        "So, now we know an origin.  That still doesn't help us.  We 
have no way of recovering the other Scouts without a transport device 
and Amy had our only one."
     "Is Way." the crystal answered.
     "There is?" All the men jumped up, excited.  "How?"
     "Cosmic Crystal Transport."
     "Me?" Cameron slumped.  "I can't. I don't have the power."
     "Combine Your Strengths."
     "What?" Jason asked.  "What does that mean?"  But the crystal 
didn't answer.  "Now you know why I find it annoying.  Always gives 
more mysteries then it answers."
     "Okay.  Does anyone have any idea what that meant?  Combine your 
strengths."
     "Maybe it means like a sharing of our powers." Mina suggested.
     "I don't think that will work." Luna spoke up, "If the powers are 
anything like Jason's then you can't share power with him and he can't 
share power with you."
     Jason snapped his fingers "That's it!"  When he realized everyone 
was staring at him quizzically he continued "My powers.  They ARE 
compatible with his."
     "What makes you think that?" Darien asked.
     "When I was almost killed yesterday.."
     "You were killed." Cameron corrected, "I checked for a pulse."
     "Okay, when I died yesterday Raye didn't have the strength to 
heal me.  As I understand it I was healed when Cameron was checking 
for my pulse.  Lita described it as a complete transfer of energy."
     "My power was drained into you which means that they are 
compatible."
     "But the powers wouldn't transfer except when Raye was giving 
Jason her power."
     "Perhaps our powers can only transfer when there is some power to 
transfer with."
     "With our combined power I can teleport us to the Krell ship." 
Cameron said excitedly.
     "That is if we can find it." Luna said under her breath.
     "I think I can help there." Cameron said.  "If I can tap the 
power of Deep Space then I might be able to detect where there is 
resistance, say like a space body blocking the flow of energy."
     "Good idea.  Try it." Jason and Darien were both terribly exited 
at the prospect of recovering their loved ones.
     Cameron closed his eyes and concentrated for a minute.  Then 
slowly pointed straight up.  "It's there.  It's just within the range 
that I can detect them.  Another hundred meters out and the
background energy would completely cover it."
     "Then lets go." Darien insisted.
     "Now hold up." Cameron stopped him.  "There is something else to 
think about first."
     "What?" Darien asked.
     "Who is the mysterious person that helped me but stopped us from 
saving the others?" Cameron answered.
     "What do you mean?"
     "I ran out of power.  I couldn't have gotten away except for a 
sudden power surge.  That isn't a natural phenomenon.  Someone fed me 
that power."
     "So it sounds like someone was trying to help us." Mina 
commented.
     "Then why did someone put a forcefield in front of us to keep us 
from saving our friends?" Jason answered.
     "How do you know it was the same person."
     Cameron tapped the side of his head "Energy manipulation.  I 
recognized it as the same energy that fueled me for a second."
     "So we have a nemesis and a guardian angel.  What do you want to 
do about it?"
     "I want to be wary of it until we know what it is and who it is." 
Cameron answered.
     "Fine.  We'll be careful.  Can we go save them now?" Darien asked 
impatiently.
     Cameron turned to Jason then Artemis and Luna.  All gave him 
nods. "I guess so. Darien, Mina get close so I can get us all in one 
wormhole.  Luna, you and Artemis stay back.  You aren't coming."
     "But the Scouts are our responsibility.  We can't allow them to 
be in danger."
     "And that is why you can't come." Cameron finished.  "You can't 
help us up there and it would just be excess baggage."
     "Excess baggage?  Why I..!" Artemis was incredible indignated.
     "Look.  It's for your safety, ours, and theirs."
     Artemis gave in, "All right.  We'll stay."
     "Good.  Jason.  Time for some juice."
     "You've got it." Jason took Cameron's hand and bolts of energy 
began playing across their sides as Jason's energy was given to 
Cameron.
     "Hold on, people.  This could be a wild ride."

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     The watcher was fascinated by this.  Solar seemed to be trading 
power with this new comer.  "What are they up to?" he wondered.  In a 
sudden burst of darkness the four scouts vanished.  "What!  Where did 
they go?"  The watcher check his computer screens but wasn't able
to find them until orbital sensors detected a second wormhole forming.  
"Of course.  I should have known they would try to go there."  They 
were  aboard the Krell ship.   

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        A little more history into the power of the crystal and their 
connection.  You might have guessed it but like I said it wasn't as
mysterious as my usual books.  But the mystery behind the watcher
thickens.  First he helps then he hinders, where are this guys
priorities.
        You probably don't understand the part about 'can't they go into 
one fight with aliens without being kidnapped?' line but you might
later.
        I'll try to get the rest of the story out soon.
                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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