Sailor Moon: Destiny of the Stars

Chapter 17:

All the Sailor Senshi and the one Sailor Starlight stared at Sailor Pluto for a few more seconds, until Sailor Sirius cautiously stepped forward, breaking the tense silence. "S..Sailor Pluto, do you know what's going on? Where are we?" the Star senshi asked quietly.

Sailor Pluto took a deep breath, then lifted up her eyes to look at the many alien ships moving across the darkening sky. How was she going to explain all this without revealing too much, especially to Sailor Sirius and Star Healer? She sighed and gave them all a sad look. There was no choice but to tell them about the invasion and the aliens, but she wouldn't reveal too much. "Sailor Senshi, we are in a very desperate situation here," the Senshi of Time began. "I cannot reveal too much, since you're not even supposed to be here. I don't know how you arrived, but as long as you are here, we have to do what we can to save this planet...no, this system if we can."

"We got here by accident," said Sailor Moon, stepping forward along with Sirius and standing by her, "But what do you mean, we're not supposed to be here? Just what is this place? Does it have anything to do with the future, since you're here?" Sailor Moon felt her heart beat faster at the thought that Chibi Usa and the rest of the Royal Family of Crystal Tokyo might be in danger.

"As a matter of fact, this does concern the future, and I was determined not to get you all involved, especially you Inner Senshi since the Black Moon Family's invasion. But I guess Fate and Destiny has its own plans." Pluto stepped closer to the Sol Senshi, and cautiously began her tale. "You are in the future, but I don't think I should reveal where. Don't worry, Crystal Tokyo and Earth are fine...for the moment," She paused as Sailor Moon let out a sigh of relief, and continued. "But I'm afraid if we don't defeat our enemies here, then all in our Galaxy, our universe, will be lost. The enemies that have invaded this place are called the Vishtri, and they come from a planet called Vishtria in the Siklos Star System in the Thelorian Galaxy. They are a vicious species, hell bent on taking over worlds and conquering sentient species they feel are inferior and beneath them. During the Silver Millennium, the rulers tried for centuries to become part of the Allied Systems, but they were always denied because of the crimes they committed against their own lower class and other species in their sectors."

Pluto's eyes slightly misted as memories of the past filled her mind. "The Dark Kingdom and Metallia conquered their System before the fall of the Moon Kingdom, and promised all the survivors power and fame if they helped them destroy our universe. They accepted, and many of the strongest Vishtri warriors were infused with the Negative Energy, and defeated many other planets in their galaxy while the Dark Kingdom, under the rule of Queen Beryl and Metallia, attacked the other systems in the Milky Way Galaxy."

"So that's why they had the power to steal energy if they wanted to, and that big one had the ability to fight with such powerful energy!" said Sailor Mercury, stepping forward beside Sailor Moon. "I knew their method of fighting was somewhat familiar!" Mercury narrowed her eyes in anger.

"Exactly, and after waiting so long, the Vishtri have finally arrived to finish the dirty work of Queen Beryl. Since they have been in the Dark Kingdom's service, the Vishtri have become more advanced in their technology than they've ever imagined," finished Pluto, nodding her head. "In order to conquer our galaxy, the Vishtri know that they need an ultimate source of pure energy to overcome the Ginzuishou that Neo-Queen Serenity holds. They know they couldn't come close to the Earth, much less Crystal Tokyo, with her using it, so they searched through their data and found the next most powerful Crystal," Sailor Pluto turned to look Sirius in her eyes, "The Sirius Emerald Star Stone."

The group gasped and turned to look at Super Sailor Sirius as she protectively laid a black gloved hand over the large opal in the middle of her bow. "I...I don't understand," whispered Sailor Sirius, "What could they want with my Crystal?" Sailor Moon turned and laid a sympathetic hand on her shoulder.

"The Vishtri are trying to use a method that originated from Earth. It's a old saying that goes something like...'The only way to cut a diamond, is to use another diamond, since it is the hardest substance on Earth,' " Sailor Pluto said, looking at Sailor Sirius with concern. "They believe that the only way to destroy the Ginzuishou, is to use something just as powerful against it, which is why they're after your Crystal. And there is another concern; because of the speed of the attack, the rulers of this planet were not able to protect themselves and everyone else in time. Somehow, the Sirius Emerald Star Stone was broken in two, and the other piece is missing, along with their daughter, the princess."

"Missing daughter...the princess? Oh God, do you mean Tilly?" Sailor Sirius asked in astonishment. Sailor Pluto's eyes widened in shock.

"Nani? How could you know about her already? She wasn't supposed to..." The Time Senshi paused as she considered a moment. Then my suspicions WAS true! The Princess was indeed sent to the past by her mother. Sailor Pluto shook her head, knowing that it was no use hiding the truth anymore. She should have checked the Time Disturbance when she had the chance. She gave a sad smile. "Indeed I do. Congratulations, Sailor Sirius, Star Healer. You've met your daughter you weren't suppose to know about yet."

For a few seconds, Sailor Sirius just stood there, her face blank. Then, she fainted heavily to the floor. Sailor Star Healer turned beet red in the face at Sailor Pluto's words, and backed away nervously from the group as Sailor Uranus turned and glared darkly at him. "Daughter?" she growled.

"Tanya-chan!" cried Eternal Sailor Moon. She bent down along with Sailor Jupiter and helped the shorter Star Senshi up. Sirius shook her head to clear it as she stood up after a second, and gave Sailor Pluto a confused look.

"Anno..Sailor Pluto, how can this be?" Sailor Sirius said quietly, "You see, I..I'm still a virg...I mean...I..I've never...we've never...HOW?!" Sailor Sirius's dark face was now all red with embarrassment as she wrung her small hands nervously. A huge sweatdrop formed over Sailor Healer's head as he looked on in bewilderment and confusion. He gulped, then shook his head "No" vigorously as he waved his arms defensively in front of him, the look on his face clearly saying 'We didn't do anything, I swear!' Uranus and Neptune stood before him, their arms crossed and eyes narrowed as they looked at him unbelievingly.

"I knew it!" shouted Sailor Moon excitedly, "It's just like with me and Chibi Usa! We should have realized this before and said something!" Each senshi looked at each other in astonishment, the truth finally dawning on them. It was so obvious! Tilly's looks, the bond she shared with Tanya...they all suddenly felt foolish for not seeing it before.

Before anyone could say anything else, Pluto turned to the distraught girl by her side. "Sailor Sirius, do not be afraid. Look inside your heart and soul, and you WILL know the truth," said Sailor Pluto in a soft voice. "What do you feel?" Sailor Sirius paused for a moment, feeling all the love and tenderness she felt for the little girl since she came into her life.

She looked up at Pluto and smiled. "H..Hai, I feel it. Somehow, I've always known, but I was too afraid to allow myself to see the truth deep down inside." Sirius sadly looked down at her feet. Oh Tilly, I'm so sorry I let you down. Where can you be?

"The most important thing now, is to find where the Princess is. If she falls into the hands of the Vishtri, then everything we have fought for, everything we have come to be and protect, is for nothing, and in the end, the Vishtri will win. Already they've found a way to break through to the past!" She brought her staff before them, and the Garnet Orb began glowing brightly. A scene appeared magically, and the senshi watched in horror as the same ships they just saw were coming through a giant vortex in the sky. The scene changed, and they all watched as buildings crumbled under immense laser beams, and Tuxedo Kamen furiously fighting off a couple of Visthtri soldiers. He was losing very badly.

"Mamo-chan!" Sailor Moon cried out, her hand over her heart.

"We must find her at all cost, no matter what. Are you all with me?" Pluto said. The images stopped, and she raised her Time Key staff into the air.

"You can count on us!" said Sailor Jupiter, eyes eyes bright with the anticipation of a fight. "We'll show those lizard brains that we're a lot tougher than they think!" Each of the Inner senshi gave a cheer, raising their hands in the air.

Star Healer nodded and stepped forward away from the watchful eyes of Neptune and Uranus. "You can count on me too..." But before he could say more, Star Healer cried out in pain and went down on one knee. He had forgotten about that cracked rib he received from their fight back on Earth in the music hall.

"Oh no, Star Healer!" Sailor Sirius rushed over to his side and helped the injured Starlight to stand. She intertwined their fingers together, and looked deeply into his eyes. The Starlight could only smile softly at the love and concern shining from the young girl's brown hazel eyes.

"Here, let me help," said Sailor Saturn. She walked over softly to Star Healer and touched his aching side. Her hands glowed purple, and soon, Star Healer could feel the pain lessen more and more, until it vanished.

"Thank you," he breathed out in relief. The young black-haired Senshi of Saturn smiled, but before she could say anything, a loud rumbling was heard not too far from them. They all turned to look behind them, and watched as a large, silvery vehicle drove up over a small hill. They went into a fighting stance as they recognized the hard green face of a Vishtri alien. He was sitting in a vehicle that resembled a motorcycle, but there were many changes; instead of wheels, the thing had four large jet propellers in the place where wheels should be, and it hovered a few inches above the ground. It had a silvery bright color with the linings and underbelly a smooth crystal-like black. At the back was a large bulk that could only be the engine, and instead of the old fossil fuel, it burnt cold nuclear fusion. The front part of the vehicle was protected by a slanted, crystal clear window pane, and large silver handle bars curved out from the side of it. The large Visthri soldier sitting on it grinned evilly to himself. "Well, well, lookie what I found!" the soldier named Do'nashka said gleefully, his red tongue flicking out. "Seems our sensors that picked up a vessel was dead on. We've been expecting you!" He looked at Sailor Pluto and sneered, knowing it was she that was traveling in the craft coming from Earth.

"Oh yeah, well there's not much you can do alone, ugly!" said Sailor Venus, getting ready to power up.

"Oh, am I really alone?" smirked the Vishtri soldier. He lifted a green hand into the air, and suddenly, scores of the Visthtri beings riding similar vehicles to his moved up besides or behind him. The engines were loud and horrific sounding in the air. Do'nashki looked behind at the many soldiers with him, then turned back to the senshi. "Hey boys, what say we see how these little humans play, shall we?" He stepped on the exhilirator with a his foot, and reaved up the motor with a wide grin. "CRUSH THEM!" he screamed. He drove off down the hill, and immediately, the whole score of drivers drove off behind him, each screaming their own battle cry.

"Oh no! What are we going to do?" cried out Sailor Sirius, terror on her face as she watch them come closer and closer.

Sailor Uranus narrowed her eyes and held on to her Space Sword tightly. "We fight until either we or they are dead." said the tall senshi, determination set in her eyes. Strangely, she was not afraid to die. Not with her dear friend and those she loved beside her. She turned to Neptune and gently took her hand in her own, and smiled. The teal-haired young woman quickly wiped a tear from her eye, and squeezed back Uranus's hand gently. Sailor Saturn close her eyes and concentrated. Seconds later, the Silence Glaive appeared in her hands. She twirled it around her a few times, and slammed the butt end of it to the ground beside her. Sailor Sirius gently took Star Healer's hand in her own. She turned to the Starlight beside her, and silently mouthed the words, "I love you," Star Healer smiled back gently, but he never had the chance to reply as suddenly, a blast of energy knocked the senshi apart. Chaos broke loose as the aliens mercilessly descended on them.

Sailor Jupiter tried to call on her powers, but she was quickly stopped when one of the hovering vehicles flew by her. The soldier riding it reached out and deeply scratched the Thunder Senshi across her face with a clawed hand. A second later, another one of the strange cycles rushed towards her, and this time, the driver held a large object in his hand, and before Jupiter could even see what was coming up on her, he smashed her across the head, knocking her to the ground. Jupiter went down with a painfully grunt, and lay unmoving.

"Jupiter!" screamed out Venus. She moved to help her fellow warrior, but instead, another one of those vehicles rushed up behind her. The driver laughed evilly as he slammed his cycle in the Senshi of Love's body, and knocked her into a tree a few feet away. The tree instantly crumbled by the force of the impact, and Venus lay on the ground in a broken heap, blood pouring from the gash on the side of her face.

Sailor Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn stood back to back, watching intently as the cycles whizzed quickly around them in a circle as the drivers laughed. "Now!" yelled out Uranus. Instantly, Sailor Saturn swung her Silence Glaive down in front of a cycle, and sparks flew as one of the jets were cut off and the vehicle crashed down in twisted pile of metal. Do'nashka stood up from his crashed cycle and fixed glowing, hateful eyes on them. He roared loudly and rushed forward towards them, his claws long and sharp. "DEEP SUBMERGE!" yelled out Sailor Neptune, followed immediately by Uranus as she yelled "SPACE SWORD, BLASTER!" The large alien was dosed with a heavy blast of water mixed with energy, then sliced through by Uranus's sword. With a scream, Do'nashka's body exploded, and he was no more. But the victory for the three Outer Senshi was short-lived as almost immediately, several cycles rode up to them, they're front guns blasting away. Saturn started to raise her hands in order to put up a shield, but as quick as lighting, the long Glaive she held was knocked out her hand by a bright laser blast. More blasts followed, and as Uranus and Neptune turned and tried to protect the younger Outer Senshi, they were struck by the immense blast, and slumped like dead onto the ground. Not even a second later, Saturn let out a painful cry she was also struck, and fell over Uranus's body.

"Saturn...Hotaru-chan!" cried out Sailor Pluto. She narrowed her eyes determinedly, and faced the cycles that surrounded her. She smirked slightly and raised her Time Key staff. Closing her eyes, she whispered, "Pluto, Dead Scream," A swirl of deadly pink energy gathered around the Garnet Orb, and she pointed her staff at her attackers. The pink energy raced out in an intense beam, and several cycles where destroyed as she swung the staff around her in 180 degree angle. She would have gone on longer, if it weren't for the cycle that suddenly appeared behind her and knocked her down heavily. The Time Staff cluttered beside her as she went down painfully.

"Mercury, to your right!" shouted Mars, She tried to run over to Mercury in order to push her out of the way, but it was too late as another cycle raced up and blasted her in the back. The Fire Senshi, not evening knowing anything was behind her, fell down with a painful scream. ""MERCURY AQUA, RHAP...AHHHHH!" screamed Mercury as she was cut off from saying her attack by another blast of laser from a cycle.

"Run, Sailor Moon, Sailor Sirius!" screamed out Sailor Star Healer to the two senshi left besides him. Just then, a long and thick rope lashed out from one of the riders on the cycles that were surrounding them, and wrapped tightly around his neck. The Visthri soldier laughed as he snapped the rope around Star Healer's neck. He dropped to the ground with a raspy yell, and Moon and Sirius watched in horror as he was dragged on the ground as the vehicle drove off. "YATEEEEEEEEN!" screamed out Sailor Sirius, tears streaming down her face. She was about to rush off to him when the cyclers roared their engines and moved in closer.

"And just where do you two think you're going?" snarled one of the riders.

"You won't defeat us!" yelled out Sailor Moon. Just as she was about to call forth her Eternal Tier, Sailor Pluto slowly and painfully opened her eyes, and watched Sailors Sirius and Moon being closely surrounded by the aliens.

"I...can't..let them..die! They...are our...only hope!" Pluto choked out. Slowly, she got to her feet, and shakily pointed out her Time Staff towards them. "GARNET...BALL TRANSPORT!" Pluto yelled in a raspy voice. A blast fired out from the Garnet Orb and flew towards Sirius and Moon. It turned into a large pink bubble and entrapped the two inside. The bubble rose out of the way just as the riders blasted the spot they were in, and flew high into the air. It glowed brightly for a second, then disappeared in a shower of sprinkles. Sailor Pluto fell weakly to her knees, then down to the cold ground, hoping with all her heart that she sent them to the Silver Palace where they can save the Neo-Princess of the Sirius Star System.

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