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The monstrous vines that Sailor Tin Nyanko had called to her aide wrapped around the limbs of six Sailor Senshi and squeezed mercilessly hard. Each time they struggled against it, the vines would only squeeze tighter, causing the girls to scream loud with pain and making them nearly lose consciousness. The ground where the vines came out of suddenly shook again and split wider, and rising out of it was a seven foot demon made of vines and leaves. Slime dripped out of his mouth and nose as he turned to his prisoners and snarled loudly. Each of them gasped loudly at the sight, and their eyes widened in fear. How would they get out of this? This was one of the worst pinches they have ever been in!
Sailor Tin Nyanko laughed evilly as the monster began pulling on his vines, dragging the girls to the hard ground towards him while he growled. "You all may have defeated Lead Crow and Aluminum Siren, but they were dumb and underestimated you! That is one mistake I will NOT make, Meow!" Tin Nyanko sneered at them and then turned towards the demon beside her. "Take their Star Seeds and finish them off!" She laughed again, her eyes glowing with evil.
She was about to teleport away with the young boy when suddenly, there was a bright flash of light and shouting familiar voices. "STAR SERIOUS LASER!" A razor sharp laser beam surrounded by stars shot straight for Nyanko's chest, hitting her dead on and knocking her painfully to the ground.
"STAR SENSITIVE INFERNO!"
"STAR GENTLE UTERUS!"
Another round of laser beams shot at the demon's vines, slicing through them and releasing the senshi. But the attacks weren't done. A large blast of power, this time in the shape of the planet of Uranus, raced towards Tin Nyanko after a voice yelled "URANUS, WORLD SHAKING!" It struck Nyanko and shook her violently when she was trying to get back up. She fell with a strangled gasp.
All the now freed Sailor Senshi breathed a sigh of relief, and when they looked up at their rescuers, they gasped in surprise. "Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Pluto!" they yelled, caressing their chaff necks. Several figures jumped down from out of the sky in front of the evil servant of Galaxia.
"And the Sailor Starlights! Please hold your applause," joked out Sailor Star Fighter.
Sailor Uranus rolled her eyes in annoyance, then stepped forward. "If I were you, I'd step away from the boy before you get a MUCH stronger dose of what you just got!" said Sailor Uranus in a menacing tone. She raised her Talisman sword and pointed it at Tin Nyanko's throat.
"Never! I will not let you defeat me!" Sailor Tin Nyanko got up painfully and pointed out the new arrivals to vine demon. "Don't just stand there, tree leaves for brains, DESTROY THEM!" she shrieked out. She panted hard as she straightened herself up. There was no way she would go back to Galaxia-sama empty handed, NO WAY! The demon let out a deafening howl, then rushed at the Senshi Team that were now standing together. Vines once again began sprouting from his hands.
Sailor Pluto narrowed her dark eyes and pointed her Time Staff straight at the demon's chest. Her eyes closed for a second, and the Garnet Orb Talisman on top began to glow. Pluto's eyes snapped open again and she whispered out, "PLUTO, DEAD SCREAM!" Immediately, a massive supersonic ball of energy appeared and struck the monster dead on. Seconds later, the demon exploded with a piercing scream within the pink explosion.
When the explosion was over, the group began looking around for Sailor Tin Nyanko and more danger, but she and the boy were gone. For a moment, there was nothing but tension-filled silence as the team stood with confusion on their faces. "Where did she go?" shouted Super Sailor Sirius, looking around wildly.
Suddenly, Sailor Mercury gave a small cry and fell to her knees. "My God, she took him, and it's all my fault! I lead her to him!" She buried her face in her hands and sobbed quietly. The gentle senshi of water now felt guilty of having been jealous of the young boy. If she wasn't so eager to meet him, to show him up with her own intelligence, maybe none of this would have happened! Memories of her struggles against the genius student known only as Mercurius years before entered her mind, and she sobbed louder, wanting to forget the whole ordeal. She felt ashamed of herself, ashamed that only she wanted to be the smartest one, and she felt ashamed that she couldn't handle the possibility of someone being smarter than her.
Sailor Pluto slowly came up to her and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder to comfort her. When Mercury's sobs subsided slightly, she placed her hand under Mercury's chin, and raised her head so she can look in her eyes. "Listen to me, Mercury. It's not your fault, and we ARE going to get him back. We have to! Without him, Crystal Tokyo might not exist."
Sailor Moon snapped her head up in attention at those words, now very interested. "What do you mean Pluto? Is it about Mamo-chan? Please, you must tell me!" she begged.
Pluto gave Moon a sad and apologetic look, but before the Senshi of Time could even answer, Sailor Sirius looked up at her curiously, "Ummm. what exactly IS Crystal Tokyo?" she asked. Her eyes gave a slight glimmer of recognition. "It sort of sounds familiar..."
"All in due time my friends, but not here. We must teleport to the Command Center before we are spotted and questioned." said Sailor Pluto, pointing up to the students and people who were beginning to walk outside, curious as to the source of all the noise. There was another flash from the Garnet Orb, and suddenly, the senshi disappeared in a bright white light.
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The Command Center:
As soon as everyone appeared in the secret room under the Crown's Game Center, the Senshi of Time went right down to business. "Now, I want everyone to listen to me, because this is very important." Pluto began in a serious tone. "In the not too distant future, Kijuro Sato will become a world renowned scientist, who will somehow be able to help unlock the secrets of the Ginzuishou Crystal. With his help, Neo-Queen Serenity was able to bring about the Crystal Millennium after the world was freed from its ecological disaster...what will be known as the Deep Freeze. He was also responsible for the construction of Crystal Tokyo. His fame is renowned through out the galaxy because of his works. Galaxia somehow must have traced his origins back here, and decided that his Star Seed was vital to her mission."
"So that's why Galaxia has targeted him! She thinks that somehow, if she can get to him in our past and destroy him here, then that would mean Crystal Tokyo would never exist," interrupted Super Sailor Sirius. She looked up and blushed a moment later when the other senshi turned to her in astonishment. The smaller, dark-skinned girl smiled and shrugged her shoulders. "Hey, I pay attention when I have to, and I know how to put two and two together," She turned to Sailor Pluto. "But there is still one thing that I don't really get. What is the Ginzuishou Crystal? Marco mentioned it one time, but I didn't pay much attention."
Marco lifted his head up, and gave a hard look to his charge, "HA! As if you ever DO pay attention to me most of the time!" Sirius gave a hurt expression to Marco and was about to say something when Sailor Pluto raised her hands for silence.
"Please, as I explained before, this is very important." She turned to Sirius and quickly explained about the purpose and the power of the Ginzuishu Crystal and the other roles it will have in creating Crystal Tokyo. During the explanation, the Starlights remained silent as they took in the new developments.
Maybe, just maybe, if we find the true Star Seed in this boy, then we can find our Princess! Sailor Star Fighter thought hopefully. She turned to the other Starlights, and saw that they were thinking the same thing when she looked into their eyes.
"So how are we going to save Kijuro?" said Sailor Neptune when Pluto finished. She turned to give Uranus a knowing look. If this had anything to do with the future, it was very important that they be part of it, just like it was their mission to gather the Talisman to stop the Silence from approaching a few years ago.
Sailor Saturn moved closer to her and nodded her head in agreement with the question, concern etched in her young face. "If he is as important as you say, then we must make every effort we can to bring him back." the Soldier of Silence said.
"We will simply go into her dimension again, and do what we have to do to bring him home. There is no time for planning or strategies," Pluto raised her Time Staff beside her in readiness. "Is everyone ready and willing to accept this mission?" She looked at each of the Sailor Senshi and the Starlights in the eyes. They all nodded, and stood ready for Sailor Pluto to open the vortex again. She nodded with appreciation and proudness of how much the Senshi Team had changed, and stretched forth the powerful Time Staff. The enormous bright light flashed white again, and after it dimmed, a black vortex appeared, opening the way to the evil dimension of Galaxia. It swirled black and grey with mist sprouting out of it.
"Wish me luck Luna. Hopefully, I'll be back to scratch your ears again!" Sailor Moon smiled sadly. Pain shone in her eyes that she could not hide from the wise cat. Pain from the many battles she had fought and nearly lost. She wished many times she could be a normal girl, but deep inside, she knew she couldn't let the Earth down.
Luna nodded and smiled back. "Good luck! Please come back safely!"
"Good luck to you too Venus!" said Artemis, rubbing his head on his charge's leg. Memories of them working together in England ran through his mind, and the white cat was very proud of how far the beautiful Senshi of Love and Beauty came.
"Thanks Artemis," Venus gently whispered back, slight tears misting in her eyes. She too remembered the time they spent together before she joined the team, and she knew Artemis would always believe in her. Sailor Mars and Jupiter grabbed each other's hands, then looked to Sailor Mercury. She nodded, and grasped Sailor Mar's right hand.
"Wait!" Sailor Uranus's gravelly voice nearly stunned everyone. She turned to the Starlights and fixed Sailor Star Fighter a hard look, distrust etched across her face. "I agree with the mission, but do THEY have to come too?" she asked, pointing a menacing finger at them.
The Starlight warrior's eyes narrowed dangerously as she scowled. "Shimatta! Why do you always have to act like such a bi-"
"Enough!" shouted Sailor Pluto, silencing the two with a raised hand. She turned to the Sky Senshi, then at the Starlights. "Sailor Uranus, Sailor Star Fighter, you must learn to put aside your differences for now. We have no time for arguments. We either work together, or perish apart." Pluto gave them a pleading look.
Fighter and Uranus looked at each other again, sighed in reluctant agreement, and nodded. Once again, the senshi headed for the opening of the vortex.
Before Marco had a chance to say good bye to Sirius, the Senshi and Starlights walked forward and disappeared in the black hole. When they were gone, Marco whined sadly and laid down on the ground, a feeling of dread filling his heart. If Tanya didn't come back, he didn't know what he would do. He wanted to wish her luck, to tell her to do her best, but his voice at that moment at that moment just didn't work, and his heart was beating so loud, he wondered if anyone else could hear it. He suddenly realized then loved her so much...more than she could even begin to understand. "Please come back to me soon, my princess," the gold furred dog whispered.
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Shadow Galactica
Zero Star Sagittarius:
In the darkness, a flash of white appeared, and a large vortex opened up, mist swirling all around it. Seconds later, the Sailor Senshi team and Starlights walked out, looking around them curiously. Sailor Pluto was the last to step out, and when she did, the vortex disappeared immediately after.
"YUCK! I never thought I had to come back here again!" said Sailor Sirius, trying to wipe away the thick dense fog from her face.
"My sentiments exactly!" agreed Sailor Jupiter. The tall Jovian Senshi jumped and gave a small yelp as she felt something small run over her foot.
"Mercury, can you give us a readout on this place, and where Galaxia might be?" Sailor Pluto's eyes squinted in the darkness.
Sailor Mercury smiled. "Of course! Anything to find that lowlife!" The Senshi of Water and Knowledge touched the side of her blue earring, "MERCURY VISORS ON!" A small blue flash appeared, and over her eyes appeared a pair of digital visors.
Pluto turned to the other senshi. "This is the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. All the stars in this part of the universe and galaxy are born here, in the Galaxy Cauldron not too far away. I have been here many times, but never before have I seen it in such a distressful state." The Time Senshi gave everyone a sad look. "Everyone, we must try our best to save this place and Kijuro, or else all is lost..."
"Alright, I got something! Galaxia's a little ways down this corridor to our right, and it looks like she has company!" Mercury interrupted.
"Come on everyone! What are we waiting for?" said Eternal Sailor Moon, leading the way. The large team ran high speed towards Galaxia when Sailor Mars suddenly felt a strong presence. She was about to tell the others to stop when a nasty looking demon jumped out of the swirling shadows in front of them. It was dressed in all black with a hood over its head exactly like death, and carried a long scythe. It made a soft hissing sound and pointed the scythe at the group as they skidded to a halt.
"Stop where you are, or else face you worst fears!" it roared out. Sailor Mars stepped forward, challenge in her violet eyes, "Not if I can help it! MARS FLAME..." she yelled, but never finished. A ball of black energy erupted from the scythe and hit her dead on. Strangely, the energy did not cause her any pain. It merely absorbed into her body without a scratch. Mars blinked her eyes in confusion for a moment. Suddenly, she began screaming and holding her head. In her mind, her worst fears where coming true: she was listening to her father and grandfather yelling at her, telling her she was a no good daughter and never will be a Shinto Priestess. You are nothing! yelled the image of her father in her mind. "Please! Make them stop, make them stop!" she screamed fearfully.
The other senshi watched in horror as she fainted away with a moan. Instantly her body was encased in a cold block of ice.
"MARS! NO!" screamed Sailor Moon. She raised her Eternal Tier and began to say the words to destroy the Anima-mate of fear, but he was too fast. He shot out another blast of dark energy, and it headed straight for the rest of the senshi. Sirius saw the attack coming, and quickly jumped out of the way before it reached her. Just as she jumped, the other Inner Senshi and Starlights were all struck. They stood still, looking at each other in confusion for a second, then began to scream as Fear overcame them. Sailor Jupiter screamed at the planes she saw and heard in her head, and Sailor Moon fell to the floor, going into in a fetal position as she whimpered and moaned at the ghosts that were wailing to her.
Sailor Mercury was struck speechless as in her mind, she was surrounded by stacks of test papers, all marked with the letter "F" for fail or low score marks, and teachers laughing at her. Sailor Venus backed away and blinked fearfully from the image of her living all alone, with no love and watching from her window as her first love from England, Alan, walked by with his beautiful bride, who was none other than Katherine, the woman she had met and come to love as her big sister. She then saw herself grow older and watching all her friends get married and leaving her alone.
Tears fell from the Starlights eyes as they once again saw the awful destruction of their planet. The scene changed, and they then saw the Earth being destroyed, sharing the same fate as their home planet.
"KUSO, not again!" wailed out Star Star Fighter in pain. Then in a flash, they were all encased in blocks of ice.
The Anima-mate turned to Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Sirius. "How about a taste of Fear, ladies?" He got ready to throw a ball of dark energy at them.
"Not in this lifetime! You are not worthy to carry the name of Death!" shouted out Sailor Saturn. She raised her Silence Glaive high in the air. "SILENCE WA..." Before she even got to finish, the demon shot out the black energy ball. It struck Saturn hard, knocking her to the ground and causing her to drop the Silence Glaive. She screamed loudly as she saw herself turning into a wired-up robot, then was instantly encased in ice. "Hotaru-chan!" screamed Uranus.
The demon sneered evilly in triumph, then turned to Sirius. He charged up the scythe again, and fired. Unable to move in time because of the fright and shock of seeing her friends defeated so easily, the energy struck her, and she slammed to the ground in a grunt. She tried to get up again, but only collapsed in pain. Suddenly, there was a loud buzzing sound. Super Sailor Sirius looked up, blinking her eyes in confusion. In her mind, she began to see a swarm of giant insects flying right towards her. Slime dripped from their mouths, and they fixed their millions of hungry eyes on her.
Sirius screamed from the depths of her soul. It echoed loudly through the dark dimension, and everyone could hear the true fear and agony in it as the smaller Star Senshi's eyes widened in horrified shock. Her heart thudded so loudly against her chest, she thought it would burst through. She scooted away quickly and began hugging herself in fear. Never in all her years did she feel such fear! Not since...since..."NOOO! Keep them away! They'll kill me like they did my mom!" she shouted, tears of anguish streaming down her dark face.
"Sailor Sirius! You have to get over your fear!" shouted Sailor Pluto. She laid her Time Staff down, then rushed over and grabbed the crying Star Senshi's shoulders and began shaking her. "You have to fight your fear! We can't lose anymore more of you. COME ON!"
To be continued...
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Boy Genius
Chapter 4:
Sirius barely heard Pluto's words as she continued to cry and scream. Sailor Pluto grabbed her face in her hands and raised it up so Sirius's eyes can meet hers. "SIRIUS! Listen to me. This is only in your mind. You must be strong and face your fears. You can do it, I know you can!" Pluto looked hard into the crying girl's eyes. Sailor Sirius's sobs slowly subsided, and she looked up at the older Senshi with wide, teary eyes.
"You...really think I can do it?" Sirius said in a shaky voice. Slowly, in her mind, the young girl began to feel hope grow. Hope that somehow, she can defeat the things that she's been afraid of ever since the day she watched her mother die from the poisonous disease she contracted on one of her trips into Deep Africa. Never in her life did she have to face her fears this way, but she knew that if she had her friends, she could beat it.
Pluto looked to the two remaining Outer Senshi, and they smiled in agreement. "You CAN do it Sirius! Just believe in yourself!" said Neptune and Uranus together.
"AWWW! This is just all so sweet. Maybe I should take a picture for such a touching moment!" shouted the Anima-mate demon as he stepped forward. He howled a sickening sound, then raised his scythe to blast the remaining intruders.
But unknown to him, the icicles that slowly crept on Sirius's back and legs were beginning to slowly dissipate as the anger inside her started to build up. She held her head in her hands and shook it to get out the frightening mental thoughts. This is all an illusion! It's NOT REAL! she thought. The ice on her legs completely melted away then, and suddenly, the imaginative gigantic insects heading straight for her disappeared as if from a dream. Sirius stood up quickly and moved to a fighting stance with Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto.
"WHAT? How did you break out of my fear spell? THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!" screeched out the dark-cloaked Sailor Fear. He stepped back slightly, and pointed the Fear Scythe straight for Super Sailor Sirius's heart.
"Nothing is impossible when you have friends who care about you and believe in you, CREEP!" yelled back Sirius, "Which is more than I can say for you! Your evil methods of turning our worst fears against us are over!" She threw her hand in the air and assumed a brave pose. "As sure as the Star that shines brightest in the Heavens, I am Sailor Sirius, and you WILL be vanquished!" She turned to the older Outer Senshi standing with her. "Hey, what say we make this Death wanna-be pay for making us ladies scared?" she grinned slyly.
"With pleasure! URANUS SPACE SWORD BLASTER!" shouted Sailor Uranus. Her Talisman came forth once again and with a yell, made a slice in the air that shot out a deadly gold arc.
Neptune outstretched her hands and her Aqua Mirror Talisman appeared. "This is for Hotaru! NEPTUNE SUBMARINE REFLECTION!"
"PLUTO DEAD SCREAM!"
"SIRIUS KISS OF DEATH, CAPTIVATION!"
In a flash that was almost too quick to see, the powers came together and slammed into the screaming Sailor Fear. He was wrapped in darkness, then began to shrink. A golden flash slashed across the darkness, and an instant later, he exploded in a burst of lights and water, leaving nothing behind. After a moment of t silence, Sailor Sirius blew out a sigh of relief and fell to her knees in exhaustion. Suddenly there was a sound of cracking. Sirius stood up and ran over to the encased heroes. "LOOK! The ice casing is melting!" she said in wonder.
The ice around the group were cracking apart and melting, and with Sirius, Neptune, Pluto, and Uranus helping, they shakily stepped out of the ice blocks and started brushing ice shards from their uniforms. "What in the world just happened! I...I've never been so scared in my life! The images were so real!" said Sailor Moon, looking to the others to see if they were all right.
"Without the demon to feed off your fear, the ice had no more power over you. You can also thank our new recruit for being so brave and helping us kick his baka butt!" said Sailor Uranus, patting Sirius on the back.
"Really?" said Sailor Star Healer. She looked at Sailor Sirius with new admiration in her eyes. "Not bad kid! Not bad at all!" She smiled and winked in a way that only Sirius can see.
"Don't call me kid!" Sailor Sirius said, trying to sound and look mad, but blushed when the other senshi smiled at her.
"I don't mean to sound rude or anything, but we have to get going if we are to find Kijuro! Time IS of the essence!" said Sailor Pluto. The Sailor Senshi and Starlights nodded, then quickly ran forward to the opening at the end of a large open spaced area. It was nothing but black space and stars. As soon as they reached outside the large maze-like dimension, they were suddenly engulfed in a heavy dense fog. They disappeared and were instantly transported into the throne room of Sailor Galaxia. There were no walls, and stars blazed down all around them.
The Golden Senshi sat with her legs crossed on her large gold throne, waiting for them. Sailor Tin Nyanko appeared besides her, smiling evilly.
"At last, the Sailor Team before me." she said sneering. She looked at them in contempt. "I knew you all would come here to try and save the boy. But it was all in vain. I will have the pleasure of destroying you all, one by one." She cackled out an evil laugh. Sailor Mercury was about to demand that she set free Kijuro when Sailor Galaxia raised a threatening hand and pointed a gloved finger at her. "SILENCE! You may have won a few battles before, but no more! As soon as I take what I came for, your galaxy will be mine, and I will be the SUPREME RULER!" Galaxia flicked both her hands, and Kijuro Sato suddenly appeared in front of her and Tin Nyanko, floating in mid-air. He was still out cold, and his skin was so pale. The senshi could only gasp in shock and anger at the pitiful sight.
Sailor Galaxia gave them a sly, evil look. "Of course, there is a way that you can come of this without getting destroyed. All you have to do is surrender your Star Seed to me, and become my servants. Then maybe, just maybe, I won't have to destroy you." She looked up and gave a little smile. "Do we have a deal?"
"I thought we already gave you an answer to that! What part of NO don't you understand, you witch?" replied Sailor Moon. "This galaxy will never be yours! We will defend and protect to the death this place we all call home! It's where our family, friends, past and future reside in, and we will NOT give that up! I am Sailor Moon, and in the name of the Moon, I will punish you!" Sailor Moon went through her pose and pointed a challenging finger at the Golden Senshi
"Fine then, have it your way!" Galaxia shrieked out. With lightning fast reflexes, she reached into Kijuro's chest and savagely pulled out the small glowing Star Seed before anyone could stop her. As soon as the Star Seed came out, Kijuro's eyes snapped open, and he fell to the ground with a painful scream. When he hit the floor, he immediately began to transform.
He grew taller and his skin turned dark green. Claws suddenly grew out of his fingers. When the transformation was done, he was the gigantic Sailor Lizard. Sailor Galaxia clutched the Star Seed in her hand and laughed evilly along side Tin Nyanko. "At last, one of the most powerful Star Seed is mine. Crystal Tokyo will be no more!" She held the Star Seed in front of her and waited for the sign that it was a true one. Instead, it turned black and lost all the brilliance that came with it. Galaxia screeched in rage and turned to her henchmen. "DESTROY THEM!" she screamed at Sailors Tin Nyanko and Lizard. She dropped the now black Star Seed on the ground, then disappeared in a golden flash.
"You're not getting away with this!" screamed out Sailor Star Fighter just as Galaxia disappeared. Immediately, the Anima-mates shot out their power at the senshi. Sailor Tin Nyanko continuously shot lightning bolts from her Cat Paw weapon, while Lizard shot out acid spit, dissolving the plane floor when it missed them. The group scattered everywhere to jump out of the way of the deadly attacks. One of the lightning bolt barely missed Saturn's head by an inch and scorched a little of her black hair.
"That does it! NO MORE MISS NICE GUY!" shouted Sailor Saturn. She raised her Silence Glaive, ran up to Tin Nyanko, and knocked the bazooka out of her hands.
She was about to slice through Nyanko when Sailor Jupiter stopped her. "Allow me! JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!"
Sailor Tin Nyanko, expecting her attack, merely smiled and jumped high out of the way. When she was in the air, she thrust out her arms and bent them at the elbows. Her golden bracelets flashed once, and out of them came two balls of golden light. They flew wildly around the Starlights and senshi as they looked on.
After a moment, they suddenly turned and slammed right into Sailor Sirius's chest as Tin Nyanko landed on her feet on the ground expertly.
"SIRIUS!" the senshi and Starlights yelled as they watched in horror.
Sailor Sirius screamed as her body stiffened and glowed with a harsh and intense golden aura, but it was no ordinary scream. It was a loud cry of anguish that was pure suffering and pain, unimaginable to all others. Tears squeezed out of her shut eyelids as Sirius felt her body burn as if it was on fire. Then, as though time itself was slowed down, she fell slowly to the ground on her back. A moment later, petals sprouted out of her forehead and her Star Seed slowly began to come out from its flowery casing. The tiny dark blue crystal floated above the Star Senshi's body, and the light it gave off was so bright, it made everyone turn away and shield their eyes for a moment.
"Yes! A true Star Seed!" Tin Nyanko gloated. "At least I won't go back empty-handed!" The rest of the group gasped, awed by the sheer beauty and brightness of a true Star Seed.
M..MASAKA! thought Sailor Star Healer to herself. That's the same power and brightness I felt in HER....our princess we've been searching for! Sailor Sirius's body suddenly began to fade into tiny sparkles of light, and she looked up at the fighters with apologetic eyes.
"Minna-san! G..gomen nasai.." she whispered softly as tears flowed down the side of her dark face. She closed her eyes as her body began to fade slowly. A strange sense of peace suddenly came over Sirius then, and sighing, she allowed herself to be lulled by the sweet song of death. Sailor Tin Nyanko laughed again as she ran to grab the floating crystal.
"NO! You will NOT have it! STAR SENSITIVE INFERNO!" screamed out Star Healer. The blast hit away Tin Nyanko just as she was about to reach Sirius's body. The rest of the Starlights rushed up in front of Healer, and shouted out their powers too,
"STAR GENTLE...UTERUS!"
"STAR SERIOUS...LASER!"
The bright swirling powers came together in a blinding flash and struck Nyanko heavily, blasting the Cat Senshi in a burst of stars. She fell down heavily with a high pitched scream. She she lifted her head up a moment later, her body was smoldering, smoking rising from her. She glared at the group of warrior with hate-filled eyes, and with a loud hiss, disappeared in a shimmer.
Sailor Lizard howled when the Anima-mate disappeared, and started advancing towards the senshi. "Sailor Moon, GO!" yelled Uranus.
"Here goes nothing! STARLIGHT HONEYMOON THERAPY KISS!" The flash of pink light from the Eternal Tier struck the demon in a burst of feathers. "BEAUTIFUL!" he screamed out. He slowly began to shrink and returned back to normal. His Star Seed floated back over and gently merged back into his body. When it was done, Star Healer ran over to the almost faded dark-skinned Sirius. With a smile, she knelt done on one knee and gently pushed the shining Star Seed back in her body.
Immediately her body began to solidify. She blinked her eyes open a second later, and looked up at Star Healer. She smiled and reached up to touch the Starlight's cheek. "Arrigatou," she said gently. Healer nodded and helped Sirius to stand.
"Yokatta!" whispered Sailor Moon as she stepped up and gave a big hug to her dark-skinned friend.
Kijuro moaned as he slowly began to wake up on the hard floor. Sailor Mercury quickly ran up to him and checked his pulse. She sighed in relief when she felt one. "He's alright, just very exhausted!"
Sailor Pluto looked over at Kijuro, then nodded her approval. "Yes. His Star Seed turned out to be no good for Galaxia, and the future has been secured," She looked over at the other senshi and smiled. "Good job everyone! I'm very proud of you. Now, let's all go home!" Everyone looked at one another and breathed a big sigh of relief. Sailor Pluto then waved her powerful Time Staff, the Garnet Orb glowing brightly. A bright flash of light burst forth over all the group, and in an instant, everyone disappeared, leaving the desolate place empty for now. Hope fill in the hearts of the Sailor Senshi. This battle against Galaxia will be hard, but if they continue to fight together as they did today, then they will win, and their world would be safe for all.
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