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That's Not What Happened
Chapter 2
History:
Written on September 1, 2001
Revised on September 6, 2001
By Oberon
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When it comes to Setsuna a lot people thanks she is uncaring
and may be even callous or cruel. However, to the people who know her
best, Setsuna is one of the most caring of individuals. On the other
hand, when most are asked to describe Setsuna bluntly, the words "has a
stick up her ass" are most commonly used. That is not true, until
recently.
"We're sorry Setsuna; we let the Messiah of Silence escape
again." Michiru apologized. For the most part Michiru walked away from
the debacle at Mugen with some minor scratches and a set of ruined
school uniform.
WAMP! The sound of flesh hitting the wall got the attention
of the two talking outer senshis. Well they were not exactly talking;
more like one was apologizing while the other could not do anything but
listen.
"Damn it! We would have had her if Satan's leech haven't
interfered." Haruka growled with her fist still attach to the wall.
"At least we found their nest." Michiru said trying to calm
her lover.
"Yea? What good is that? The next time we show our faces
there they'll be waiting for us with a legion of daemons." Haruka
countered.
"Hmm. May be the next time we could try to sneak in while
they're distracted?" suggested Michiru.
"That may not be an option. The silence is coming; the
Witches 5 will no doubt make their move soon. We can't wait for them to
make a mistake."
"Then we have to move NOW. We could use one of the school
functions as a cover." Michiru made her way to a stand by the door
where the daily mail kept for later reading. Going though the small
stack of junk mail Michiru came to what she was looking for. With a
conveniently place letter opener, Michiru took the school newsletter out
of its envelope and began to skim though its pages. "There's a student
gathering tonight. We could get in with the crowd."
With a nod, Haruka signified her agreement to Michiru's
plan. Giving Setsuna one last look, Haruka tried to reassure the Senshi
of Time. "Don't worry Setsuna; we'll get her this time. And if Ranma
interferes we'll sent him back to the hell that he spawned out of."
Closing the door behind them, Setsuna could still hear
Haruka and Michiru's conversation as they walked down the hall. "Being
used as a human soccer ball had got to hurt." commented Michiru to pass
the time.
"Yea but I'm sure having that thing stuck in her. in her.
you know. have got to hurt more. Hmm. I wonder how that thing could fit
inside."
"I wonder how she got it out." Thinking it over for a moment
Michiru then gave her partner a dirty smile, the kind of smile that
promises something naughty later on. "Want to try something like that
tonight?" she asked to the astonishment of her lover.
After a short pause, a similar smile appeared on Haruka's
face. "Nay, I'm not into that." said Haruka teasingly.
"Come' on, it'll be fun." Michiru said playing along.
"You know me Michiru, I'm never cared much for homemade
dairy products." replied Haruka with a lewd smile. (It's a reference to
the slang, "Turning the brown butter." which in itself is a reference to
something else. If you don't know what that something else is email me
at <mailto:ffml_use@hotmail.com> ffml_use@hotmail.com and I'll be happy
to explain.)
"Ooo!! I love it when you talk nasty."
Setsuna wanted to scream for all she was worth but the full
body cast made that impossible. "Damn you Ranma, you're screwing
everything up." Just the effort from curse alone is enough to cause
pain in her abused jaw. "You're so going pay for this!" already Setsuna
was playing ways of torturing Ranma once she is better.
Usagi's voice had been coming though Ami's communicator for
the past half an hour but Ranma ignored it. It is not that he is
ignoring it on purpose but he just does not have the strength to
respond. After barely managing to drag him self out of Hotaru's former
throne room, Ranma had to practically craw around Mugen Academy looking
for the other inner senshis. It was really a wonder that Ami's mother
did not interrogate him or the others when the other girls carried him
back to Ami's house. It would have been a real disaster if Mizuno-san
had forced him or the other girls to come up with some plausible lie to
explain Ranma's state. Beside it would not feel right for him to lie to
Mizuno-san especially after she took a sick day from the hospital in
order to look after him.
Lying on Ami's soft comfortable mattress Ranma used first ki
to repair the damage left by Viluy's nanites. Checking the states of
his health Ranma signed. "Sorry Usagi, it's gonna be a few more hours
before I could even move. You're gonna have ta take care of this one
without me."
Inside Mugen Academy.
In mass, the students of Mugen marched like zombies to the tune of Witch
Cyprine's command. "Devote your heart your heart crystals to the Death
Busters." Cyprine repeated her hypnotic message repeatedly. "Soon I'll
take my place at the side of our great master." she cheered inwardly as
the plan proceeded perfectly. "In a few minutes their will be more than
enough heart crystals to satiate the Messiah. I'll be the master's
favorite for sure." Cyprine could not help but laugh at the thought of
her alone reaping the reward of their triumph. "HaHaHa. Yes. Yes.
That's right, with the pure heart crystals the Death Busters will rule!"
this time aloud so that all present could share in her joy.
Unbeknownst to Cyprine the Sailor Senshi in civilian form managed to
infiltrate the crowd. Lurking behind the support columns the sailors
watched futilely as thr population of Mugen walked, not of their own
free will, toward their doom. They knew that it would be impossible to
free the enslaved students unless the witch is defeated. They also know
that to attack the witch now is suicide, that and it would most likely
lead to the death of the students they were here to protect. So they
waited, waited for the perfect time to strike without endangering the
students. However, the sailors also know that they could not wait too
long, for any moment now the witch will start harvesting the heart
crystals.
Before the opportunity attack arrives, the students were in position for
Cyprine to harvest their pure heart crystals. "Yes that's it. Devote
your heart crystal to the great Messiah!" commanded Cyprine. One by
one, the students released their heart crystals to Cyprine's control.
Floating though the air the heart crystals moved toward the statue of
the Messiah even as their owners lay dying on the ground they once stood
on. "Ah, the senshi are here. Good we could finish this before dinner
time." With a snap of her fingers, Cyprine summon an intense beam of
red light over the statue of the Messiah. "My darlings, entry of
non-students into the building is not permitted." As the beam of light
struck the senshis the inners where wrapped in an energy bubble which
lifted them into the air. Phasing though the domed shaped roof the
bubble left Cyprine alone in the ceremonial hall. "Everyone, please
donate your pure hearts." Cyprine added as she began to leave.
What Cyprine was unaware of was that a small portion of the ex-student
body was unaffected by her hypnotic commands and among them is Haruka
and Michiru.
"Upstairs?" asked Haruka.
"Yes." Michiru replied.
Phasing through the floor the inner senshis found themselves in an
office overlooking the city.
"Where are we?" asked Sailor Mars.
"Welcome Sailor Senshis." Cyprine said interrupting Mars. Whirling
around on her leather chair from behind the desk, Cyprine faced the
people responsible for the downfall of her predecessors. With her head
resting on her left hand and legs crossed, Cyprine began her
introduction to the Sailors. "How do you do? I am Cyprine, the last
member of the Witches 5. Hmm. I see we're one short. Call your friend,
I want to finish you off all at the same time. Don't worry I'll wait."
"We can't call Ranma. He's still hurt." Usagi said while getting on her
feet.
"We'll just have to do our best without him." Rei agreed.
"Let's transform." Makoto urged the others.
"Jupiter Star Power." Makoto shouted with her hand extended
above her.
"Mars Star Power." shouted Rei as she duplicated Makoto's
action
"Venus Star Power." duplicated the actions of the two
previous Sailors
"Moon Cosmic Power." Usagi shouted her transformation phrase
as she glided her hand over the Mystical Silver Crystal inside her
broach.
"Make up!" the four Sailor Soldiers shouted the final phrase
of their transformation simultaneously. After the momentary light show,
four Sailor Soldiers for love and justice replaced the four teenage
schoolgirls.
"In the name of the Moon the Sailor team will punish you!"
vowed Moon as she finishes her transformation.
"I was so hoping I would be able to finish you off all at
once but I guess I'll just give Mercury my undivided attention once I'm
finished with you. She's that Mizuno girl isn't she?" Cyprine
challenged the Senshis never fearing her disadvantage in terms of
numbers.
"Foul villain, I'll never allow you to harm our friends.
Burning. Mandela!" Mars shot rings of fire toward Cyprine. The rings of
fire struck true to its mark, shatter the windows behind Cyprine while
leaving a cloud of black smoke after the explosion. "Did I do it?" not
believing that she was able to vanquish the enemy with one hit but happy
that her opponent seems to have been vaporized in the attack.
To Mars' chagrin, a pair of lights, one red the other blue,
appeared though the dense smoke. The pair of lights sailed though the
space between itself and Mars, smashing into her before she realized
they were even there, knocking her into the wall.
"Sailor Mars!" the other soldiers reacted in concern.
Before Mars could recover from the initial blow, another red
orb of energy was sent toward her. With all her strength Mars moved out
of the way of the red orb, hit the ground a few feet away, barely
avoiding the red orb as it exploded behind her. Looking up, Mars saw
another orb of energy heading her way. Grunting from the effort Sailor
Mars leaping off the ground, barely avoided the blue orb of energy by
inches as it sailed pass her destroying the furniture beside her.
"Sailor Mars!" the others shouted as they ran towards their
comrade. Above them Cyprine looked as she prepared another attack.
Of the three concerned girls, Venus was the only to spot
Cyprine floating in mid air. Seeing as her friends had completely
forgotten about their enemy, Venus acted to cover their backs as Jupiter
and Moon rushed to the side of Mars. "Venus Love Me Chain." Venus sent
a chain of energy toward Cyprine, ensnaring her in its iron like grip.
"You can't get away!" said Venus thinking that she had Cyprine secured
in her magic.
"If you thank that. You're mistaken." countered Cyprine
without the slightest of doubt.
Cyprine was right. A blast of energy from Venus' left
knocked her off the ground, effectively freeing Cyprine. "What?" Venus
could only wonder what happened as she hit the ground. The other senshi
gasped, before them stood two Cyprines. The one on the lift had blue
hair the one on the right had red but besides the difference in hair
color, the two were identical. The two stood in a pose with their hands
touching; the blue haired Cyprine had her right arm extended to her twin
while the red haired Cyprine had her left arm extended.
The two Cyprines raised their arms above their heads while
their hands were still joined. They spin in a circle; right became
left, left became right, front became back and back became front. While
they span their arms became further intertwined, becoming more complex,
changing the space of the office. What was once an office with
shattered windows was now a vast field of stars. When the spin was
completed, the blue haired Cyprine was in front of the red haired
Cyprine, obscuring her. They stepped apart, revealing the red haired
Cyprine.
"I'm Cyprine." The blue haired one announced.
"I'm Puchirl." announced the red haired one.
"One is two." said Cyprine.
"Two is one." added Puchirl.
They raised the staffs that each held, causing them to glow.
"One or two, there's no difference!" Jupiter challenged the
duo to prove her wrong. "Take this. Sparkling Wide Pressure!" she
tossed a ball of electrons toward the two.
Cyprine swung her staff to counter the attack while Puchirl
followed suit. Their staffs met at the space between them causing the
staffs to glow even brighter. "These things have no effects on us." the
two announced as Jupiter's attack was absorbed by the staffs. Swing the
staffs to above their heads, Pichirul and Cyprine counter attack. The
purple blast of energy released by the two staffs easily sent Jupiter
flying. With Jupiter temporary stunned, Pichirul and Cyprine turned
toward their next closest target: Sailor Moon.
Taking to the air, Pichirul and Cyprine each fired an orb of
energy at the panicking Sailor Moon. With her wild flapping arms and
random body movements during an attack situation, Sailor Moon was able
to avoid the blue orb in her usual fashion. Jumping into the air at
opposite direction of the blasts, Sailor Moon was swatted into the
ground by the red orb even as the blue orb missed her. "Arrr!" Moon
screamed as the pain of the blast almost made her cry.
Standing in a pose Cyprine and Pichirul began to taint their
recovering enemy. "The Sailor Scouts are just running!" Cyprine said
with the same smirk on her face as her twin's.
"How disappointing!" Pichirul added.
Elsewhere in Mugen Academy.
"Look professor, I have one of the Sailor Senshi." Kaolinite
boasted as she phased into the security office of the Mugen holding the
unconscious form of Chibi-Moon by the Sailor's left feet. "With her
pure heart crystal we'll be able to satiate the Messiah's appetite."
Kaolinite fully expected a word of praise if not a dedication of love
when she presented her potential lover with Chibi-Moon.
"Look Kaolinite, Look. Cyprine is just about to finish
those meddlesome Sailors." Tomoe never looked away from the monitor
showing an event that unfolded elsewhere.
"Damn you Cyprine. I hope the Sailors kill you slowly and
painfully." Thought a brooding Kaolinite while still holding on to
Chibi-Moon.
Back where the action is.
"They're too strong!" admitted Jupiter.
"We've go to do something different." suggested Sailor Moon.
"They just keep absorbing our attacks." Venus commented.
"Then we'll just have to beat them with our fists." said
Jupiter as she smacked her fist into her palm.
"The warm up is over!" Cyprine continue to taint as she held
lovingly on to her counterpart's shoulders.
"Here comes the real show!" announced Pichirul while holding
on to the small of Cyprine's back.
"Your deaths will be so beautiful when we hit you with our
true power." Pichirul and Cyprine said together.
"You can't intimidate us!" cried Mars.
"That's right." added Venus.
"Burning. Mandala."
"Crescent Beam."
The two Sailors fired their attacks simultaneously.
"You fool!" said Pichirul and Cyprine as they moved their
staffs into position to absorb the two attacks.
The instant Venus and Mars' attack left their caster's hands
Jupiter and Moon took off running at different direction. For Jupiter
her mission was to use the moment Cyprine and Pichirul spent absorbing
the two attacks to get close to one of them. Then while avoiding their
counter attack, because there was no way she could be fast enough to get
their before they too action, distract them long enough for Venus and
Mars to physically attack one of them from behind. As Jupiter took off
toward the enemy, Moon ran off to the side and disappeared into the
darkness. She was not running away because of cowardice, far from it,
she had a role to play in the battle and that role demands the greatest
of stealth on her part.
As expected Pichirul and Cyprine's glowing staffs absorbed
the Crescent Beam and Burning Mandala just like all previous attacks.
Like before, once the attacks were absorbed the duo again raised their
staffs above their heads and fired at the approaching Jupiter. The huge
ball of energy sailed from the two staffs toward Jupiter and if it had
connected, serious injury would no doubt be the result. As the ball of
purple energy that was almost twice as deadly as the ones before
approached, Jupiter maintained her run at top speed. Jupiter new that
she could not stop or slow down for the smallest of hesitations at this
point will mean even greater danger for her and her friends.
With the destructive energy closing in on Jupiter, both
parties became more certain of the result. Cyprine and Pichirul both
had absolute confidence in their abilities with very good reasons.
First, they were the last and the strongest members of the Witches 5.
How is it possible that these weak opponents, the same ones that they
had on the run earlier, have a hope of defeating them? Second, at such
a close range there was simple no way for Jupiter to avoid their attack.
Thus, in the minds of the two villains, the only possible outcome was
that Jupiter would be struck down by their attack.
Equally confident in one's own abilities was Jupiter but
unlike Cyprine and Pichirul, she did not have a good reason to be so
confident. Her only reason was that she could not afford to doubt her
abilities, especially when her friends' lives were on the line. She was
not given the luxury of doubt. To quote the words of a little green
creature, Jupiter had only two choices: "Do or not do, there is no try."
When the moment of judgment came, it was Cyprine and
Pichirul that was surprised. Just before the energy connected with
Jupiter, who was expecting the attack, she made an impossibly fast jump
into the air and flipped over the energy. Using their close proximity
Jupiter extended her leg toward Cyprine while she was still in mid air
from avoiding the jump. With one fluid motion, Jupiter managed to avoid
the energy and connect with Cyprine.
A grunt of pain was all that Cyprine was able to give off as
Jupiter's movement sent both of them into the ground. Cyprine had never
expected Jupiter to be able to avoid their attack, it was simply
impossible. That is irrelevant now; all that is important was the pain
on her face where Jupiter's foot had made contact and what she would do
to Jupiter to get even. She never got the chance; before she could
recover, Jupiter has already started to pound into her body. She
manages to get on her feet, but Jupiter never stops raining punches and
kicks on to her body. Battered and bruised, Cyprine could only give
ground as she got her ass whipped.
When Jupiter took out Cyprine with a flying kick to the head
Pichirul was already moving to defend her double. Raising her staff
into the air Pichirul had planned to knock Jupiter off Cyprine with an
energy orb but that was interrupted when two fists met the back of her
head as she turned to attack Jupiter.
Mars and Venus, after having completed their attacks moved
to join Jupiter in the melee. Taking off in a mad dash, they saw the
impossible as Jupiter leaped over the energy ball and kicked Cyprine in
the face. Taking care to allow the energy to pass in the space between
them the two senshis used the momentary distraction to get close to
Pichirul. Seeing that Pichirul had her back to them, the two senshis
took advantage of the situation; each simultaneously threw a punch at
the back of Pichirul's head.
The force of Mars and Venus' punch was enough to sent
Pichirul stumbling forward but not enough to knock her out. Before
Pichirul was able to respond, the two senshis continue to exploit their
advantage. With double tackle to the back of Pichirul's back, the two
senshis sent her flying toward Cyprine.
"Sailor Moon, now's your chance!" Jupiter shouted as she
delivered one last uppercut to Cyprine that sent her crashing into
Pichirul.
Jumping out of the darkness where she was waiting to ambush
the duo, Sailor Moon was at point blank range when she delivered her
attack.
"Moon Spiral Heart Attack!"
When the blast cleared only the Sailors where left standing.
"Dusted" Sailor Moon proclaimed as she pointed her fingers at where
Cyprine and Pichirul were moments before.
"That's it. Now we're pissed." Pichirul's voice came from
above, interrupting the sailors' little celebration.
The Sailors' look up and to their horror floated Cyprine and
Pichirul who looked liked they have had better days. Their cloths were
scorched and their hair was undone. They were obviously injured in the
blast seeing as how Pichirul was barely holding on to her staff and
blood was flowing out of Cyprine's nose freely, although that could have
been from Jupiter.
Before the Sailors could even gasp a column of energy struck
the ground around them, the resulting explosion sends them flying into
different directions. The force of the explosion tore through their
sailor fukus and burned their skins as it propelled the Sailor Senshis
through the air.
To say that Ranma is totally unaware of the feelings of
others is slander. Indeed, he could feel the pain of others especially
that of Usagi. He could feel their desperation as their situation
turned from bad to worse. He could feel them scream out as the latest
volley of fire torn into their skin. Above all, he could feel this
irresistible need to go to them.
How can he feel these things; neither he nor Mercury is psychic. Is he
simply imagining it? No, this is too real for a simply trick of the
imagination or guilt. This is something that is actually happening. He
could feel a pull in their general direction. He could almost hear
their scream as they were blasted. The burning pain on their skin is as
real as it were his own skin that was being burned. Could it be the
bonds of family, Ranma mused. Is it the kind of bond between a mother
and her child? Is it the kind of bond that enables one to feel the
other's distress? He would not know. His mother had never been a very
large part of his life. At any rate, Ranma had to keep thinking of
other things to keep the urge to go to the others from becoming all
consuming. As people who know Ranma know this is an uphill battle.
The urge was getting worse now. Without any particular deep
thoughts to occupy his mind, Ranma could not control his feelings or to
be more precise Mercury's feelings. Intellectually, he knew that going
to the aid of the others would be suicide while in his current
condition. He simple exhausted too much ki and overworked his muscles
to be able to deliver a decent punch. With mobility only possible half
an hour ago, Ranma thought he would only do more harm than good. "But
if I transform." the situation is desperate enough and Ranma was never
one to ignore the cry of the needy. "I wouldn't be at full strength.
It'll have ta do, besides they need me." Reaching into the place where
Ami kept her henshin rod Ranma had a firm grip on the magical tool.
"You want to go to them don't you?" a voice asked from
across the darkened room nearly scaring Ranma to death.
"Wha. What?" Ranma stuttered in a panic. Sitting up on the
bed, Ranma confronted the voice. Looking at the women holding a teacup
in the doorway, it took Ranma a moment to realize it was Ami's mother.
"Got'a stop doing that." Ranma thought inwardly. It is not that Ranma
had trouble recognizing Ami's mother but for some reason something about
the women always throws him off. Every time he looked at Mizuno-san he
always takes notice of her odd appearance instead of recognizing who the
woman was. "May be it's the blonde hair." Ranma concluded.
"With your current power, you are not strong enough face the
coming Silence." Ami's mother said.
"You know?" Ranma asked with some fear. "Does she know
about me?" he asked himself.
Walking though the doorway that was the only source of light
in the room, Mizuno-san approached her daughter's bed with a look of
supreme confidence. Her mood was not exactly what Ranma would have
expected for someone who was about to confronting his or her daughter on
the subject of vigilante justice. This is especially suspicious if the
daughter was the vigilante.
Sitting on her daughter's bed beside Ranma, Mizuno-san
offered the cup of tea to the blue haired girl. "I know you can't help
but feel your friends' distress but right now you can't do them any
good. You must have faith in your friends' own abilities to overcome
their troubles." Seeing that her daughter was not taking the tea but
rather eyeing it suspiciously, Mizuno-san tried to alleviate her wayward
daughter's fears. "Don't worry, it's just something to help you sleep."
she said while moving the teacup closer to the blue haired girl.
Close acquaintances of Ranma knows that he is one of most
trusting person in the world and two years living with Nabiki did not
change that much. Perhaps it was his childhood or it could just be his
naive nature but for the life of him, Ranma could not differentiate
between lies and truth. Completely ignoring Mizuno-san's odd behavior
Ranma accepted the tea from Mizuno-san's hand. Taking a sip from the
cup Ranma found the dark brew bitter but surprising refreshing.
Giving her daughter a knowing smile Mizuno-san continued.
"You must be ready for tomorrow. For now your friends can take care of
themselves." Sitting up from the mattress Mizuno-san turned to leave
but then suddenly stopped. She reached into the pocket of her robe and
retrieved something. "Oh yea, almost forgot. You'll need this in the
morning." she said as she handed the object to her daughter. Taking the
object from Mizuno-san's hands, Ranma examined it. It was only a small
obsidian rock with intricate carvings but Ranma recognized it instantly.
"This is the." Ranma look at the stone with astonishment.
"Yes." Mizuno-san replied, not appearing to have the intent
of offering any explanations.
"But." Ranma asked not noticing Mizuno-san leaving the room.
"Finish your tea, dear. You could just leave the cup on the
desk when you're done." She said as the door closed, returning the room
to darkness that it once was.
"She's tough." Venus said in between coughs.
"I thought we had her." said the smoking Jupiter.
"Are you alright Sailor Moon?" Mars asked their leader in
concern.
"Lunnna, just five more minutes." Their fearless leader
muttered in reply.
"HaHaHaHa!!!" Pichirul's evil laughter sounded over them.
"Let's finish them." Pichirul voiced her and Cyprine's intent. Cyprine
did not respond. Raising their staffs into the air, they readied
another attack. Instead of instantly discharging their energy, they
opted for building their attack into greater intensity.
"Wake up Sailor Moon!" the three senshis shouted in unison.
"WAKE UP!" they shouted once more but Sailor Moon still did
not respond.
"Sayonara." Pichirul said cheerfully. By this time, the duo
had build two balls of energy each approximately two meters in diameter.
With their attacks readied, Cyprine and Pichirul decided to finish the
senshis off sooner rather than later not wanting a repeat of the last
round.
"SAILOR MOON!" the senshis shouted one more time. Their
latest attempt managed to stir the unconscious Sailor Moon. Seeing that
they were final able get through to their leader, the Sailors continue
their wake up call. "SAILOR MOON!" they repeatedly shouted.
It was too late. As Sailor Moon begins to awaken, Cyprine
and Pichirul began launching their attack. Even as the shouting for
Sailor Moon continued below, Cyprine and Pichirul released the barely
contained energy of the staffs. The two fat balls of energy left their
staffs and descended on the Sailors.
"SAILOR MOON!" they shouted one final time.
"Crisis. Make Up!" a bright flash of white energy marked
Sailor Moon's transition into Super Sailor Moon.
In the short time it required Sailor Moon to transform into
Super Sailor Moon, the twin boulders of energy are already meters away.
Moon saw the incoming energies and realized that she would not have time
to perform the Rainbow Moon Heart Ache attack. With the safety of her
friends on the top of her mind, Moon had to improvise. Pushing all her
energy into the palm of her hands, Super Sailor Moon poured the energy
into two rivers of power.
The energies released by Moon were just in time to meet the giant twin
balls of energy. The two powers collided, white met blue and red. For
a moment, neither energies gave ground but soon the power of the Holy
Grail was able to over power that of Cyprine and Pichirul. The power of
the Grail reversed the trajectory of the two orbs and sent them flying
back to their casters.
Cyprine and Pichirul had never expected their attacks to be
used against them. They thought it would finish the Sailors off for
sure. They had the Sailors on their knees, unconscious and weakened.
They had an overwhelming amount of energy invested into their attacks,
attacks that would have easily overpowered any of the Sailor's
resistance. However, the one thing they did not fact in was the power
of the Holly Grail. To their horror, the Grail was indeed as powerful
as the professor had claimed. As their own blast approached them,
Cyprine and Pichirul could only scream. In the most horrifying event of
their lives, even Cyprine was able to get out a sound through her
shattered jaw. Their screams of fear suddenly ceased as they were
vaporized by their own attacks.
The death of the two witches caused the statue of the
Messiah to shatter. With their container broken the pure heart crystals
held within the statue burst forth. Like a shower of light, the
crystals returned to their original owners, reviving them.
"Well Kaolinite it would seem that the little Sailor will be
useful after all." said Tomoe while looking away from the monitor.
"We did it." Venus cheered.
"Barely." Jupiter added.
"Everything has turned back to normal." said an exhausted
Sailor Moon.
"Look!" Mars shouted as a black hole appeared before them.
"What's this hallway?" Venus asked. Appearing through the
black hole is the image of a darkened basement. Presumably another part
of the Death Buster's head quarters.
"Can we get to the other side." Mars asked.
"Let's see." replied Jupiter. Picking up a random piece of
debris on the floor, she chucked it through the hole. When they say it
bounced off the floor on the other side of the black hole they got their
answer. "This must be the Death Buster's nest."
"Stop it! Stop it! Chibi-Moon!" Sailor Moon shouted in
plea. Rushing forward, she tried once again to go to the aid of her
daughter.
Slowly a hand of pure energy expended from the lamping form
of Hotaru. The claw shaped hand reached into the chest of Chibi-Moon,
passing through her chest cavity without resisted. Chibi-Moon screamed
in pain for a moment, her hand instinctually reaching for the energy
that was violating her. Her scream lasted for no more than a moment as
her heart crystal was ripped from her heart.
"I'm here." Ranma announced to the girl on the other side of
the communicator. The panicky voice of Usagi can be heard coming from
the communicator. It accrued to Ranma that not every went will last
night; at least they are fine. Clearly Usagi in frightened and
irrational at the moment. "Hay, slow down. I can't make out a word
you're saying." The other end paused for a moment then continued.
"What! They stole Chibi-Usa's heart crystal? And they turned Hotaru
into a Death Buster?" A moment of hysteric crying passed. "You can
count on me, Usagi. I'll meet you at the shrine."
Refreshed from a night of sleep Ranma began his preparation
for the final confrontation with the Death Busters.
To Be Continued
Author's Note: Well, I know some of you are again thought we will never
see another chapter but here it is. It took longer basically because I
took more time with it and I got lazy. What I am interested in now is
to what you think when this is finished. Specifically what you will
think if all the scenes where written in chronological order instead of
Pulp Fiction style. I feel that it is necessary to explain to you about
Setsuna's current state. As you can see, she got beat up real good. I
know that something of you are thinking this is going to one of *those*
stories. The kind that has Ranma beating on the outers or the outers
beating on Ranma because neither one can understand the other's point of
view. Well let me tell you this: it's not that kind of story. B.S.
some of you might say. I would counter that you should look to the
previous chapter for contradicting evidence. Let me point them out for
you. First, if Ranma had beaten up Setsuna, Uranus and Neptune would
have said something about it when they confronted him in the basement.
Second, if Ranma had beaten up Setsuna there is no way the inners will
still be buddy buddy with him. As always C&C is welcome at
ffml_use@hotmail.com
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