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When the Odds are Agains You
By: Ruth Cottrill


Serena walks into the temple from the freezing cold. Outside, snow poured down like no tomorrow. It seemed as if it would never end. Her lips quivered from the cold as she glanced around at the four Sailor Scouts that were sitting at the table impatiently.

Raye stands up quickly. Her eyes were narrowed as she looks at Serena. "Where have you been!?!?" Her voice was strong.

Serena's eyes were wide as she looked at Raye. "Sorry. The snow slowed me down a bit Raye. God! Calm down."

Raye rolls her eyes as she turns around and sits back down at the small table.

As Serena sits down between Lita and Mina, Amy would speak. "Okay. It seems we have a slight problem." She glances around to make sure everybody was listening. "We have found out that the continuous snow fall for the past two weeks, most likely, has something to do with an evil force."

Artemis nods as he leaps up on Amy's lap. "Yes, but it is like none we have ever faced before."

As Serena stuffed her face with some of the cookies Lita brought over, she listened carefully, but doesn't put in her two cents.

Artemis shakes his head at Serena as he continues to speak. "It seems her name is Yuki. She is the evil Goddess of Snow. Her powers seem to be unlimited."

Mina stands up from the table and in front of the other four Sailor Scouts. "Well come on! Let's go see what she is made of!"

Raye, Amy, and Lita stood up right after her. Raye nods in agreement. "Yeah!! Let's go kick some butt!" The four of them looked down at Serena and shake their head. Raye speaks again. "Well, are you going to join us Meatball Head?"

Serena nods as she stands up quickly. "Oh! Yeah, sure!" She pulls out her new power stick and shouts, "Moon! Crystal! Power!" A brilliant reddish, pinkish light surrounded and engulfed her as she transformed. The light then slowly died down as she stood, fully dressed in her Sailor Scout uniform.

The four Sailor Scouts nodded and one after the other they shouted. "Mercury! Star! Power!"… "Mars! Star! Power!"… "Jupiter! Star! Power!"… "Venus! Star! Power!" Each was engulfed in a different colored light and as it all died down, each stood with there Sailor Scout uniform.

Sailor Jupiter shouted. "Lets go! There is no time to loose!"

Sailor Moon nods as she runs out the door, as Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Venus follow.

They ran through the deserted, frozen city. Everything seemed dead as the ice and snow covered the empty streets. Everything was quite until Sailor Mars shouted, "Show yourself Yuki!"

Her voice echoed through the streets and alleys until suddenly a great gust of wind and snow ran through the streets. It ran right through them, causing each of the Sailor Scouts' lips to quiver with cold. They rubbed their arms as they tried to stay warm, but it just didn't seem to help.

A young woman appeared from the snow, behind them. She wore a white gown that had a split down the side. "I am Yuki! Why did you call me out?" Her eyes narrowed as she looked at the five Sailor Scouts.

"Why do you do this?!" Sailor Mars asked in an angry voice.

Yuki smiles an evil smirk as she tilts her head up. "This world just seemed like it would be so much prettier if it were covered in ice." She nods to herself, reassuring herself about her answer.

Sailor Venus steps forward. "But the Earth is beautiful already! Very beautiful at that."

Yuki laughs as she looks at the sympathetic Mina. "Now I know who you five are. You're the five Sailor Scouts. Am I right?"

Sailor Moon nods as she speaks. "Yes! I am Sailor Moon. I shall right wrongs and triumph over evil, and that means you!" She points her index finger at Yuki. "Lets get her Scouts!" She takes her tiara in between her index finger and thumb, as she takes it off her head and shouts. "Moon! Tiara! Magic!" She tosses it towards Yuki with fast speed, but not fast enough.

An evil laugh is heard from the beautiful young lady, Yuki. "You don't have a chance you foolish girl." With that her arm jerked up and a row of ice shoots from her mid palm. It covers Sailor Moon's tiara and freezes it in mid air.

Sailor Moon's eyes widen as she stutters. "My… my… my tiara!!"

With the evil smile on Yuki's face she nods. "It is frozen. Dead in it's tracks. I'm warning you. Your week attacks have no chance against my powerful snow and ice attacks."

Sailor Mercury's eyes narrow with hatred as she looked over Yuki. "Don't be so sure of yourself Yuki!" She steps forward, raising her hand into the air, as she begins to summon a sphere of water. As she surrounds herself, gracefully with a ribbon of water, she compresses the water into a bigger sphere. Glancing up at Yuki she shouts, "Mercury! Aqua! Mirage!" The large sphere of water shoots straight at Yuki.

With the same evil smile on her face she shakes her head. "A water attack? You should know better." Once again she puts her hand up towards the attack and quickly Sailor Mercury's Mercury Aqua Mirage was frozen where it stood. As it dropped from the weight of the ice, it landed and cracked into tiny pieces on the hard concrete.

Sailor Mercury stumbled back. "No… no… no way! That was my most powerful attack."

Yuki laughed. "If that was your most powerful attack, it seems you're in a bit of trouble." She smiles evilly once again." She looks over at Sailor Moon. "I'm guessing you're the leader." She nods, agreeing with her answer. "Good, I'll take you out first." Raising her right hand into the air, a swirl of snow and wind form at the middle of her palm. The evil smirk still on her face as she shouts. "Ice Blizzard!!" She clinched her right fist as if throwing a baseball. She pulled her arm back and threw it at Sailor Moon at full speed.

Knowing Sailor Moon had no time to dodge the attack, Sailor Jupiter jumped out in front of Yuki's Ice Blizzard. Her screams echoed down the street as her body slowly froze.

Yuki smiles once again. "Ha! Fool. You will slowly be covered in ice, and once you are completely covered your heart will stop from the freezing cold. It is a slow and painful death."

Sailor Moon shouts, "No! Sailor Jupiter!" But it was too late. The ice had already covered up to her neck and soon her body would be a lifeless frozen statue. In a few minutes, what Yuki said came true. Sailor Jupiter's screams silenced as the ice covered over her lips, the last open space on her body. Her heart froze as her eyes widened and glazed over.

The four remaining Sailor Scouts turned to look at the brace Sailor Jupiter. "No, it can't be. She… she saved my…"

Sailor Moon's sentence was interrupted by Yuki's now harsh voice. "That's okay. Your next." She smiles evilly once again. Raising her hand above her head once again. The snow and wind formed a small sphere above the middle of her palm. Yuki shouts once again. "Ice Blizzard!!" She threw the attack at Sailor Moon.

At the fast speed it approached her, Sailor Moon had no time to react, as the deadly Ice Blizzard caught her. Her eyes widened as it struck her in her stomach. Freezing her in both directions at the same time. She refused to scream as single tears trickled down her face one at a time. "Don't let her win." With those as her last words, she stood a frozen and lifeless statue like Sailor Jupiter.

Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, and Sailor Venus looked at each other wide eyed. At the same time they spoke, "Our… our Princess."

Before the others had time to react, Sailor Venus ran towards Yuki. "You killed our Princess!! You will pay!!" Her voice filled with anger as she shouted again, "Venus! Love! Chain! Encircle!" A long chain of red hearts came from Sailor Venus's hand as she tossed it towards Yuki. The chain wrapped itself around Yuki as Sailor Venus came to a sudden stop and jerked hard on the chain, causing it to pull tight on Yuki.

Yuki's voice angered. "You brat!!" She grabbed a hold of the chain as best she could. Keeping a tight grip on it as swung herself around quickly, dragging and pulling Sailor Venus with her.

Sailor Venus screamed as she held onto the chain for her life, but no longer able to hang on she let go. Her body flying across the frozen and dead sky as it crashed into a large display window.

She this happen, Sailor Mars quickly ran over to the broken and shattered display window. Leaning down to check on Sailor Venus, she noticed she was bloody and unconscious. She nods to herself, "At least she is still alive. Sailor Mars stood up. Her fist clinched tightly. "I could attack, but I'm sure her ice and snow attacks would smother out my fire attacks. For sure!" As she turned around she saw Sailor Mercury running towards Yuki quickly. "No! Mercury! Don't!" But it was too late.

Quickly Sailor Mercury threw her left fist at Yuki, which was quickly caught by Yuki's right hand. She then threw her opened, right hand at Yuki, only for it to be caught by Yuki's other hand also. Sailor Mercury looked up at Yuki, only to see her smiling. "Buh bye!"

Quickly Yuki ran her knee into Sailor Mercury's chin. Causing her head to jerk backwards. Sailor Mercury moaned from the pain as she gagged from her knee being in her throat. Yuki then took both of Sailor Mercury's arms and jerked them across each other. Causing her right one to brake completely in half. As the snap was heard, Sailor Mercury let out loud screams and cry.

Yuki laughs once again, "You were never worth my time." She picks up Sailor Mercury and throws her aside. Causing Sailor Mercury to hit a large tree on the sidewalk. She hit the tree hard and slid down it, landing on the sidewalk. She coughed up blood as blood trickled down the corners of her mouth. Her eyes rolled to the back of her head as she passed out.

Sailor Mars clinched her fist and closed her eyes tightly. "No! No! I don't believe you!" Her four best friends, slowly dieing before her eyes, but there was nothing she could do about it. Or was there? She glanced up from looking at the ground. "You!" She raises her hand, pointing her index finger at Yuki. "You will pay!" Her body glowed with a red aura.

Yuki smiled as she shook her head. "You have no chance little girl." Her hand rose above her head, but this time she added her second hand, as she thought to herself. >This one seems stronger. I bet it is because her little friends are in deep trouble.< Snow and ice began to form in the middle of her two hands, this time growing twice as big and twice as powerful.

Sailor Mars smirks as she sees her use both hands, her cocky attitude coming back as she shakes her head. "Are you scared Yuki?" She raised an eyebrow as she put her hands together. A small orb of red light appears between her hands. The bright light glows through her fingers as the power she drew was over whelming.

Yuki's eyes widen, "F… f… fire!" She shakes her head. "You're the fire Sailor Scout? No! This can't be!"

Sailor Mars nods slowly and smirks. "Yes. I am Sailor Mars, Princess of the beautiful fire planet, Mars, and protector or the Princess of the Moon. You hurt my friends and now you will pay." Suddenly a beautiful red light glazed over her body as she tilted her head back and closed her eyes. Her clothes slowly faded away, but were replaced by a beautiful, long, red gown. A smile appeared across her face once again as she looked up, fully transformed into a princess outfit.

Yuki screams, "No!" She quickly releases the large energy of wind and snow from her hands. She pushes at it with all her might. "I will win!!"

With a new confidence, Sailor Mars looked at her and shook her head. "Oh, but you won't! I have the power of love from my friends." She quickly releases the large red light as she screams. "I will triumph!!"

The two powers collide. They sway back and forth with power. Yuki and Sailor Mars both put their full strength into their attack.

Slowly, Yuki's attack of snow and wind begins to over come Sailor Mars's fire. As Sailor Mars saw this happening she slowly tilted her head down, closing her eyes. She whispered. "My friends, we have been through everything together. We have been through everything together." She slowly tilts her head up as she screams again. "You will not win!!"

Suddenly her power doubles as the odds are turned in Sailor Mar's favor. The red light begins to push at Yuki's snow and wind attack. It continues to push it backwards, coming closer and closer towards Yuki, the Goddess of Snow.

Yuki's eyes widen as she shakes her head. "No! No! This can't be happening! I am unbeatable! My powers! My powers are unlimited, yet this girl. This foolish girl can and will defeat me."

Slowly, the red light and power of Sailor Mars engulfed Yuki completely. Her screams echoed through the streets as her last and final words.

As everything died down, Sailor Mars dropped to her knees. Her power drained as she fell backwards, onto her back. Her princess clothes faded into her Sailor Scout uniform, as her Sailor Scout uniform faded into her normal clothing. She laid in the streets unconscious.

As minutes passed, the city slowly began to unfreeze and thaw out. The first to wake Mina, her Sailor Scout uniform had also faded into her normal clothes. She rubbed her eyes as she looked over at Amy.

Amy lay against the tree, in her normal clothing. She held her broken arm tight as she looked up at the awakened Mina. They smiled at each other and nodded as they stood up slowly and walked towards Raye, who was lying on the ground, unconscious.

Soon, Serena and Lita walked up behind them. They were both a bit cold, but just fine, as they looked down at Raye.

Lita smiled as she nodded. "I knew Raye would come through."

Raye tossed at hearing a voice as she slowly sat up. She rubbed her eyes, slowly regaining her power. Smiling she speaks, "Oh, hello."

Serena looks at Raye in shock. "Wh… why Raye? You never showed you cared that much for us."

Raye smiled at her as she hugged her slightly in pain. "I'm sorry. Sometimes I have a hard time of showing my feelings, but you know Serena," She pauses as she looks at the other three, "Amy, Mina, and Lita, I am your friend. And your friends are there when the odds are against you."