Sailor Moon: Dark Stars
Chapter 7
Tanya Cambridge and Anna Kendon were relaxing in their room, retelling the battle they had in downtown Manhattan the previous day to their guardian and friends Marco and Dief. The late morning sun shined brightly on the girls as they lay propped up on their elbows on the soft rugged floor. The late Summer breeze from the wide open window blew through their long dark hair, serving only to enhance their exotic beauty in the sunlight.
"..and then this really LOUD voice came rumbling through the building, calling back the little man, and then he left in a puff of smoke, saying something about being back." finished Tanya, her dark hazel eyes wide with excitement and wonder as she looked to Marco. Anna looked over at her cousin and nodded vigorously.
"Hmmm, this is a rather strange development indeed," said Marco, his eyes narrowed in thought. "From what you described, I think the enemy has finally showed themselves." Suddenly, Marco's face perked up. "Wait a minute; you said that the voice was very deep and loud, and very commanding?" he asked, looking at both girls.
"Yeah, like he was used to commanding people or something, and the little man kept calling him "Master" or "Majesty", why?" asked Anna, recalling the infamous voice from memory. Marco and Dief exchanged worried looks, then turned back to the girls lying in front of them. Both canines hoped in their hearts that it wouldn't come to this, but they had no choice. The golden dog also couldn't help but feel a touch of anger. The girls were doing so well in their normal lives, being happy in a new country and new friends. Why did it have to end now?
The black-furred dog stepped forward slightly."And this "little man", was he bald-headed, kind of dark-skinned, wore all black, and answered to the name Pitkin?" he asked, nervousness showing in his eyes. Both girls nodded, confusion showing in their dark faces. The dogs sighed.
"We were afraid this was going to happen." said Marco sadly. Walking in front of Dief, he said a magical word that was foreign to the girls, and did a quick back flip. Suddenly, in a flash of sparkles, a small, hand-sized lap top computer appeared in the air above everyone. It slowly floated down and landed in front of the surprised girls. It was dark turquoise blue, with a black screen and black and white keys on the keyboard. On the cover of the small lap top computer was the symbol for Sirius, a white six pointed star with the letter "S" in the middle, connected with the Polaris symbol, a large white "N" with the first part as an arrow going up.
"Girls, this is your new mini-computer," said Marco. "Both of you can use it. It contains data of the past during the Silver Millennium and important people that lived back then, as well as information on the villains you battled in Tokyo. You must take care of this, because it is vital to your success in defeating our new enemies."
Tanya and Anna could only look at Marco and the computer for a moment, almost too stunned to say anything. It was Tanya that was the first to break the long silence.
"Wow, this is almost like Ami-chan's computer!" squealed the smaller girl, taking the small computer in her hands. She flipped over on her back and held the mini comp high above her to give it the once over. Anna gave her cousin a look of disapproval at her childish act for a moment, then turned back to their guardians.
"How exactly are we supposed to use it? I mean, I don't think we're THAT computer literate as Sailor Mercury is." said Anna, looking a bit nervous.
"You don't have to be, and I think it's vital that you know who you're up against." Dief gave the cousins a sad look. "Tanya, I want you to type in Pitkin, and I want you girls to carefully read the information that comes up. You might not like it, but it is important for you to know."
Tanya sat up in a sitting position with her cousin and nodded. Carefully, she typed in the name. What came up in a few seconds caused her to gasp and nearly drop the small lap top. Both girls were silent as they saw the images of King Meerages and Pitkin that appeared on the screen, along with a complete biography of the both of them.
Meerages was once a respected king and dignitary from the Acrux System, often coming himself in political meetings and ceremonies to the Moon Kingdom and Earth to represent his planet and system. But then he got greedy, seduced with the promise of power and fame. He joined leagues with Beryl, and from since then, left nothing but death and destruction in his path. The little man Pitkin was no better, also coming from the Acrux System and gladly joining with his king, killing almost as much people as Meerages did.
Tears flowed down Tanya's cheeks a moment later when they finished reading.
"Oh my God! It's him! He was the one who...who..killed.." Unable to speak anymore, Tanya sobbed loudly as she dropped the computer from her shaky hands. She then turned to her cousin, threw her arms around her, and buried her face in her shoulders.
Anna gently stroked her cousin's hair, trying to soothe her.
"Why didn't you tell us before?" Anna wanted to know, anger touching her voice. She too was immediately showered with memories of their last night on the Moon Kingdom. She remembered the look of pure hate and evilness in the man's eyes as he sent them to their deaths, and also remembered the unbearable pain she went through when he found her alone.
"We had our suspicions, but..we were hoping we were wrong that King Meerages came back." Marco sighed. "We're sorry girls, but this was something that you also had to find out for yourselves. We thought it was better this way so you would be more prepared for what's to come." Tanya lifted her head from Anna's shoulders and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"It's all right, I'm okay now," said Tanya, her voice shaky. "It was just a bit of shock, that's all. Just, all those memories..." She shuddered, then gave everyone a determined look. "But I swear I'm going to get revenge for what that maniac did to us!" She angrily punched her right fist in her left palm.
"Calm down Tanya! What's important is not revenge, but to protect and defend this planet and all those who live in it. Remember, revenge isn't always sweet. It leaves a bitter taste for those with bitter hearts." said Marco, walking up to Tanya and putting a paw on her hand.
Tanya remained quiet for a moment. She lifted her head, giving Marco a small smile. "Yeah, you're right. I'll concentrate on what is important now." She leaned forward and hugged Marco hard.
Anna was about to say something when there was a soft knocking on the bedroom door. The door softly opened and James stuck his head inside. "Hi girls," He turned to look at Anna. "I was wondering if you can do a little errand for me and your mom. Do you think you can go uptown and get a few office supplies for my trip?"
Anna gave her father an annoyed look, but got up quickly. "Sure Dad, we'll go for LESLIE." she said, emphasizing his wife's name. She wanted to make it clear that she STILL didn't accept her as her mother. Mr.Kendon sighed, then rolled his eyes as he closed back the door.
"You like making him mad, don't you?" asked Tanya with a impish look on her face. The taller girl just smiled mischievously and shrugged.
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Uptown Manhattan:
"Are we almost there yet?" complained Tanya as she followed Anna through the immense crowd, trying to find the address her father gave her. The wind blew hard and nearly took off the small straw hat Tanya was wearing.
"Come on, keep your shorts on! The store should be just across that street!" Anna looked around at the buildings' number and names, then pointed to one across a busy street. Suddenly, a stronger gust of wind blew and whipped the straw hat off Tanya's head and back down the block they just came from as she gasped in surprise.
"MY HAT! Uncle James is going to be so mad if I lose it!" shouted Tanya, then tearing off down the sidewalk after it.
"Tanya, wait up! You might get lost!" Anna warned, but it was too late. There were so many people out in the streets, trying to get some last minute shopping done for school and work for the Fall, that Tanya's small figure was lost in moments.
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Tanya frantically tried to catch up with her wayward hat, but it was almost impossible. It was like someone was pulling and tugging at it. She bumped into many people, murmuring "sorry" as she rushed by. They all just gave her an annoyed look. After running almost four blocks, the small hat finally stopped in front of an abandoned building where few people were. Sighing with relief, she ran up a little faster to pick up the hat before it blew away again. She was about to reach it when a tall figure suddenly stepped forward, reached down, and picked it up in quick movements. Tanya, not expecting anyone, couldn't stop in time and slammed into the hard figure with a surprised yell. The impact sent her sprawling on the sidewalk on her behind. "OOOWW!" she yelled, rubbing her sore spot. She then looked to see who she bumped into. When she did, she blushed. "Oh, I'm so sorry, sir! I didn't see you! I mean..." Tanya stopped and moaned softly in pain, still rubbing her behind. She blushed harshly once more. Looking down at her was a pair of the bluest eyes she had ever seen, a clean-shaven, almost god-like face, and an amused, handsome smile. His hair was platinum blonde, cut short, close to his head.
"Please, do not be too concerned. It was my fault also. Allow me." said the tall man in a thick European accent. He held out his hand and helped Tanya stand up. The smaller girl had to look up high into the man's eyes, since he was so tall; at least over six feet two inches. He brushed off his blue suit and looked at her for long minutes.
Tanya continued to look up at the man curiously, his face beginning to look familiar somehow. She then realized she was looking too long and blushed harder. "Oh! I'm sorry, it's just that, you look so...fami.." She stopped herself in mid sentence and laughed nervously. "HAHA, that's so silly! It can't be, right?" She laughed again with her one hand behind her head.
"Well, considering I just came from France, that might be hard to do," the man chuckled. He looked down at Tanya seriously. "But it is good to meet beautiful women in a strange country like this." The man suddenly reached forward and laid a finger on Tanya's chin and began to softly trace her dark jaw line. "My name is Javier, and I'm at your service. What is your name, beautiful maiden"? In his mind, the man chuckled evilly to himself. As if I didn't know! he thought maliciously.
The young girl was too captivated by the sheer handsomeness of the man to realize something was wrong. "Ta..Tanya." she said softly, looking deep in his eyes.
"Ah, a beautiful name, for such a beautiful young woman." he said seductively as he continued to stroke her cheek. None of them even noticed that so many minutes of passed, staring into each other eyes. Unable to help himself, the man calling himself Javier continued to stroke Tanya's chin, then her cheeks. It was the softest thing he had ever felt. "So young, so fresh; so..virgin..." Desire was thickening the man's voice, and almost unconsciously, his loins tighten. Never in his existence had he wanted and needed anyone so bad....that is, besides ultimate power, of course. It almost hurt as his loins tightened more and blood raced threw his veins with raw passion. Just one taste..just one little taste for now, the man thought. He suddenly cupped Tanya's chin in his large hand and lifted her face up to meet him as he slowly bent down his head. Tanya could only close her eyes slowly as his lips gently grazed her own, inexperienced mouth. Just as the kiss deepened slightly, a voice cut through the air.
"TANYA! TANYA, WHERE DID YOU GO?" yelled out Anna, looking around frantically. She turned the corner and stopped dead in her tracks at the sight she saw; a tall man had her cousin's face in his hand and locked in a kiss. As soon as Anna stepped into the scene, the man looked up and growled angrily at being interrupted. Anna gasped as she saw the look on his face. It was like a hungry wolf, going in for the kill on his unsuspecting prey. Suddenly, the man let go of Tanya and closed his eyes for a second. He gave a silent command and quickly turned and walked away. Tanya stood dazed for a moment, then snapping her eyes open, she turned to the street. The light turned green, but Tanya didn't realize that as she walked right in the middle of the large street. Anna realized in a horrible second what was about to happen as a large truck was suddenly barreling high speed down the street toward her cousin.
With a frightened scream and burst of speed that came from deep in her soul, Anna sprinted forth toward the street, fueled by the fear of losing someone again so close to her. She jumped high on top of a parked car and leapt once again toward the street, quickly grabbing Tanya around her waist as she flew past. The large truck blasted its horns,just missing the girls by a few inches.
Landing across the street on the sidewalk, Anna gently laid the smaller dark-skinned girl across her lap and she as knelt down. She ignored the cursing of the angered truck driver as he speed away, blasting his horns once again. "Tanya? Tanya, please wake up! You HAVE to wake up now!" whispered Anna desperately as she shook Tanya.
After a moment, Tanya's eyelids fluttered and she opened her eyes as she moaned softly. She turned her head and looked curiously at her cousin. "Anna? What...what am I doing here? What happened?" Tanya blinked her eyes in confusion. She weakly tried to stand with Anna's help.
"I don't really know what happened before, but you were about to become as flat as a pancake on the streets!" said Anna, dusting off her clothes. Tanya gave Anna a look of confusion and shook her head.
"All I remember was going after my hat., then meeting this...strange guy.Then, being held by you," Tanya said softly. She looked into the street once more, and saw her hat crushed beyond repair laying there. "Oh no, my hat! What's Uncle James going to say?" the girl cried despairingly.
"Never mind that. Let's just get out of here and hurry home. This is getting very weird, and we need to find out what's going on!" said Anna sternly. She grabbed Tanya's hand and pulled her along with her up the now crowded sidewalk. As they rushed off, the people gave the girls a look of surprise and confusion.
Away in the distance, unseen by anyone, the man calling himself Javier watched the girls hurry away. "Soon, it will be too late to escape me, my little one. Very soon." the man whispered darkly to himself. He snapped his fingers, and disappeared and a dark blue flash.
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Sailor Moon: Dark Stars
Chapter 8
Morning in the Kendon residence a few days later started out normally, although a bit slow. The school year had finally begun, much to the groans of the girls. Luckily, Tanya's credits from Japan allowed her to go on to the 10th grade with Anna. The girls were actually looking forward to it, and were happy to finally get the new uniforms the school provided for them and be in some of the classes together. That is, at least ONE of them was happy that early morning.
"Tanya, will you please come out? We are going to be late for our first day of school!" Anna shouted as she pounded on their bedroom door. Marco and Dief both sat next to Anna, a look of disapproval on their faces.
"NO! I won't come out!" shouted Tanya from the other side of the door. "I look ridiculous in this! Not even Juuban High's school uniform was this bad. I'm NOT coming out, and that's final!"
Anna gave a sigh of annoyance and leaned her back against the door. "I told you the uniform looks fine on you!" The taller girl blew out a breath, exasperated. She was trying to get Tanya out for almost an hour now, and she didn't want to waste anymore time. She turned back to the door. "Tanya, will you quit being so immature? Whatever childishness you still have had better stop. We're in a new school now." Anna said quietly. "And we're in the 10th grade. After that is the 11th grade, then our last year in high school. We are obliged to plan the rest of our lives at that point, not hide from it. We can't be worried about trivial things like worrying about our looks. So, in other words..." The taller girl took in a deep breath. "GET YOUR LITTLE BUTT OUT HERE, NOW!" screamed Anna, angrily giving a final pound on the door.
"Okay, okay! Don't have a heart attack!" said Tanya, finally opening the door. As she stepped out, the raven-haired girl couldn't help but feel bad for acting the way she did. Now that she thought about it, as she gave one last look back at the mirror in the bedroom, the red and black plaid skirt, white shirt, black jacket and black dress shoes making up the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School uniform really didn't look so bad. Her black hair was done in an elaborate French roll with pieces of her hair falling and framing her beautiful face and flawless dark skin color.
"Finally!" Marco walked up to Tanya and laid an affectionate paw on her foot. "Tanya, believe me, we would not send you out if you didn't look alright. This is a very important time of your life, and you should go through with it." He turned to the others, and both Dief and Anna nodded at this.
"Yeah, I guess you're right Marco. I'm sorry." Tanya sighed. She lifted her head and gave a small smile, then went into the bedroom and picked up her school bag. "Let's go!" she shouted.
"About time! You caught a lot of Usagi-chan's bad habits!" laughed Anna as she slipped on her school book bag on her shoulders. She dragged Tanya by the hand out the door. The shorter girl had a huge sweat drop over her head as she tried to keep up with her cousin.
It was a little while before Anna noticed Tanya was quiet on their way to their destined bus stop. As they walked, Anna gave her cousin a concerned look. "Tanya, are you alright?" she asked softly. The taller girl didn't like to see her cousin looking so sad and quiet. For some reason, it brought out the protective side of her to see her this way.
"Hmmm? Yeah, I'm fine!" Tanya said, putting on a little smile. "It's just that I've been thinking about all that has happened in the last couple of days, with the attacks and the new enemy and all, and what they mean. It's kind of sad to think that our time of peace is really over now. I mean, it's hard to believe, but maybe we might never get a chance just to be normal girls again." Tanya sighed sadly as she shifted her book bag on her shoulders.
"Well, I have been thinking about that too." Anna said quietly. "It's almost like, our struggles against evil is..endless. I thought we left all of that behind in Japan, but I guess not." She turned to give Tanya a sly look, "But don't tell me that you LIKE this boring peaceful life. I actually kind of miss kicking evil butt!" she teased, nudging Tanya's side and winking.
The smaller girl glared at Anna. "Quit it!" she said, feigning anger, but then a second later broke down in giggles and smiled gratefully at her cousin for trying to cheer her up.
A moment later, she stopped laughing and sighed. "No, I'm serious. I mean, what if this time, we might not be able to defeat them? The other Sailor Senshi are in Japan and won't be here to help us if we need them. " Tanya looked up at Anna seriously. "It's almost like... we're on our own. It's really weird." Her eyes started to slowly mist.
"Don't worry about it, Cuz." said Anna with understanding as she put her arm around the smaller girl's free shoulder. "I'm sure that if we do get in serious trouble, they'll be here before we know it! Marco and Dief said that we still have the power to Sailor Teleport, and..."
Suddenly, before she could finish, a deep sounding scream fill the morning air. Both girls looked up in surprise, then nodded to each other and raced to where the scream was coming from. It was coming from the parking lot of an old library that had a sign saying it was condemned.
As they reached it, they saw Pitkin softly chuckling to himself. "Yes, you would do fine for collecting energy for our great King!" the little man said with glee in his voice. He was floating over an obvious high school student on his way to school. Anna and Tanya watched secretly from behind a car in horror at the young student, who was screaming as his body was being transformed from the inside by another one of the warriors brought by the small, evil man. His body suddenly grew bigger, and his skin turned scaly as his arms turned into snakes. His face morphed and took on the appearance of a snake. When the transformation was over, the now possessed teenager got up and bowed to Pitkin. "Slithers at your service, my master!" he hissed out.
"Looks like we're going to be late after all," whispered Tanya. Anna narrowed her eyes, already getting angry, and both girls headed to the side of the building near its empty parking lot, careful to keep out of sight. Anna took out her henshin pen.
"POLARIS NORTH STAR POWER, MAKE-UP!
"SIRIUS EMERALD STAR POWER, MAKE-UP!
In a blinding flash of light, both girls transformed. The Sirius Emerald Star Stone morphed and transformed into the large black opal. When it was done, they were ready for action and rushed forward to the scene.
"Hold it right there, Pitkin!"
The little man looked up in surprise and watched as the two dark-skinned senshi ran up to him and his warrior.
"Ahhh, I am so honored that you remembered my name!" sneered the henchman, "Now all the fun can start!" He gave a sinister laughter.
"Thanks to you and your so-called Master, that's not all we remember!" retorted Super Sailor Sirius. "As sure as the Star that shines brightest in the Heavens, I am Sailor Sirius, and you WILL be vanquished!" She pointed her finger at him.
"Representing the Star that has guided humanity since the beginning of time, I am Sailor Polaris, and you will NOT be tolerated!" shouted Sailor Polaris, coming up next to Sirius.
"Oh dear, not that speech again," Pitkin sighed, floating down and feigning boredom. He turned towards the demon possessed man besides him. "Slithers, kill them both, NOW!" He then turned towards the senshi with a look of hate. "And don't think you can easily beat him. I made him twice as strong as the others. Have fun!" With a puff of orange flames, Pitkin disappeared.
In a move as quick as lightning, Slithers stretched forth his snake arms, trying to wrap the two senshi and squeeze the life out of them. With heighten reflexes, both girls quickly jumped up and flipped out of the way, landing a few feet away near the back alley.
"We'd better watch out, he's fast!" said Sailor Polaris. Sailor Sirius nodded and called forth her scepter. She never got a chance to use it as Slithers quickly stretched forth his arms again, this time entrapping Sirius in his snake arms as she screamed. The scepter fell on the hard ground with a small clank.
"NOO! Damn you!" screamed out Sailor Polaris. Running up to the monster, she shouted out, "POLARIS MAGNETA FREEZE!" But the strong laser ray of cosmic energy never reached the monster as he stretched his other arm and slapped the power away as if it was an annoying bug. Sailor Polaris rushed forward and tried to punch and kick him, but in move too quick to see, Slithers captured Sailor Polaris in his grasp and began to squeeze hard.
Sirius gasped as she felt the life being squeezed out of her. The creature squeezed harder as he felt the depleting life force. "Polaris!" she whispered, nearly out of air. She felt her eyelids getting heavy, and black spots circled before her eyes, signifying she would soon go unconscious. Slithers gave a roar of triumph as he lifted both girls in the air. With hardly an effort, he threw them into the window showcase at a clothing shop across a small street.
The two girls screamed in horror as their bodies smashed heavily through the glass, shattering the window. They fell to the hard floor with a sickening thud. Groaning painfully a moment later, Sailor Sirius tried to sit up, but found she could barely move. Blood trickled down the side of her mouth. She turned her head and saw Sailor Polaris struggling to get up too. With much effort, the North Star senshi finally stood up and limped over to Sirius. Pieces of broken glass crunched under her boots and blood trailed down on the side of her face.
"We...we can't beat him!" said Sailor Sirius in short breaths as she stood up with Polaris's help. She looked up at her with hopelessness.
"Your energy belongs to me!" screamed out Slithers. He jumped down in front of the smashed out windowpane, and blew yellow mist over them. Both girls screamed and fell to the floor as the energy was being drained out of them. Damn! Is this how all our efforts going to end? thought Sirius angrily to herself. Suddenly, all the anger that she felt slowly and steadily began to build up. It can't end like this..it CAN'T! There's no way! I'm not going to let it end like this. I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING!
Unknowingly, the Sirius Emerald Star Stone slowly morphed back and materialized on a silvery chain around her neck, then started to glow. It was quickly gathering the energy and anger from within Super Sailor Sirius's heart, where the creature cannot reach.
"I've gone through so much already! I can't let myself and Anna down," whispered Sailor Sirius to herself. She slowly opened her eyes and stared at the disfigured creature laughing maniacally over them. She got up slowly, pain etched on her face, and faced the monster.
"I...I...won't let you...defeat me!" said Sirius weakly, struggling for her breath. Steadily, the Sirius Emerald Star Stone grew more and more brighter, its blue light making an aura and protecting her body against the creature's energy draining mist. "I...won't let your master...take over my world!" Taking a deep breath and balling her fists, she shouted the first words that came into her mind. "SIRIUS...STAR...POWER!" The powerful jewel, reacting to her anger, blasted forth in an enormous burst of heavy blue light energy. With the force of a large explosion, it completely knocked Slithers a few feet away from the dark-skinned senshi and cause more damage to the window showcase. Screaming horribly, the warrior monster landed hard on the ground, almost unconscious.
Exhausted and still in pain, Sailor Sirius fell to her knees, panting very hard. A moment later, she slowly got up and walked over to Polaris. With shaky hands, she helped her cousin stand up. Stepping out of the store window, they looked at the damage toll with widen eyes. Sailor Polaris looked at Super Sailor Sirius in amazement. "How did it do that?" she asked, looking at the now semi-dull jewel as it slowly morphed back into the large black opal.
"I..I'm not sure." said Sirius, looking down on her chest where the Star Stone was a moment ago. They crossed the street again to where they first arrived, and she bent down and picked up the Sirius Scepter on the floor where she dropped it. "Marco said something before about the Sirius Emerald Star Stone reacting to my emotions and knowing when I needed it the most." She slowly wiped away pieces of glass that was still in her black hair.
Suddenly, an enraged roar filled the morning air, and Sailors Polaris and Sirius turned their heads quickly to see Slithers heading straight for them, his snake arms shooting forth to grab them in his clutches. With a gasp, both girls jumped high in the air, just missing Slithers as he jumped and landed on the spot where they were just in. The two senshi landed and ran quickly to the spacious parking lot nearby, the creature close behind them. Slithers jumped high, sailed over their heads, and landed right in front of them, blocking them from running any further. "HAAHAHAHA! At last I have you, and your energy will belong to me! Surrender NOW!" The monster prepared to shoot forth his snake arms.
"Get a clue, Ugly! We're not surrendering to you!" shouted out Sailor Sirius. With the little strength she had left, she raised her arm with the scepter, and pointed at the demon. "Please, oh please don't fail me now!" whispered Sirius desperately, her eyes closed as she thought about earlier when she didn't have a chance to use it. She snapped open her eyes, giving the monster a determined stare. "SIRIUS SCEPTER ILLUMINATE!" she screamed out. The massive laser of pure light energy shot forth from the scepter, striking him right in his eyes. With a scream of pain, Slithers fell again to the hard ground, unconscious. His body lay still for a second, then it convulsed as yellow mist came floating out of the mouth. Immediately, the body began to shrink and turned back to the unfortunate school student once again. The mist floating on top of him began to take shape, forming once more into Slithers. Roaring in frustration, he slowly floated back down on the ground near the unconscious boy, and turned to glare at the two senshi. With a loud and evil roar, he shot forth one of his snake arms. Both girls quickly jumped away from each other and landed on either side of the demon, carefully avoiding his grasps.
"The only thing I hate worse than evil scum like you, is snakes AND evil scum like you! POLARIS MAGENTIC FREEZE!" shouted out Sailor Polaris. The massive pink cosmic ray blasted heavily on the groggy Slithers, striking him fully on the chest. His mouth opened in a silent scream of frustration as he soon found out that he could not move his frozen body.
"Time for you to make a permanent absence! SIRIUS KISS OF DEATH! CAPTIVATION!" shouted out Sirius, hardness set in her voice. She threw her right hand in the air, gathering energy in her open palm and clamping it in a tight fist. She quickly brought it down to her lips, and opened her hand, and kissed her palm. She blew the kiss toward the creature. Heading straight for the creature, the kiss imprint grew into a black energy ball, growing bigger and bigger by the second. When it reached the creature, the ball entrapped him as it crackled with energy. The ball shrank, crushing the Slithers inside, and after a silent second, the ball exploded, scattering pieces of electricity and scales everywhere.
When it was over, Sirius collapsed once more in exhaustion, falling to her hands and knees. Polaris gasped and rushed over to her cousin. "Sirius, are you alright?" She quickly began helping her up.
"Ye..yeah, I'll be fine. Let's just get out of here" said Sailor Sirius softly, laying her hand on Sailor Polaris's. The taller senshi nodded, and putting her arm around Sirius's waist, they both quickly exited the large parking lot.
"I guess we need to come up with a GOOD excuse this time for being late!" Sailor Polaris groaned as the girls powered down. With sadness in her eyes, Tanya could only stare up at the sky as the police sirens came blaring in the background.
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To be continued.
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