Sailor Moon: Destiny of the Stars
Chapter 9:
Sailor Moon: Destiny of the Stars
Chapter 9:
With a soft moan, Super Sailor Sirius tried to open her eyes, but it was too painful. Her head felt like it was going to explode, and she felt sick to her stomach. Then, she remembered what happened just moments ago; Tilly! Those aliens, and the monster! What happened to her? Suddenly, a light shined so bright, it burned into her eyelids, making her see shades of orange and red. With a gasp, her eyes flew open. She struggled to sit up, despite the pain it caused her. She turned toward the light, shielding her eyes as she did so. When the light dimmed after a moment, Sirius's eyes grew wide as dinner plates; there was Tilly, standing not too far from her in a sailor fuku not that much different from the one she herself had worn in her first level of power as a Sailor Senshi.
Black boots with dark, navy blue tips adorned her small legs and feet. Black gloves were over her hands and arms, and at the elbows where yellow puffs that where semi-transparent. A large yellow bow, with a black opal in the middle adorned the white body suit. A black pleated skirt surrounded her waist. On the back of her skirt was another large yellow bow, its two long tails blowing gently in the evening wind. Sirius shook her head to try and clear it, then looked up again. A golden tiara adorned the child's head, shining brightly in the almost set sun. "Tilly?" she whispered softly, then winced painfully at the throbbing in her head. She wondered if what she was seeing was a dream.
The little girl turned to Sirius at the sound of her name, and quickly ran over. "Sailor Sirius! Are you alright?" Tilly asked, taking the older senshi's arm and helping her to stand. She smiled proudly and looked down at herself. "Look! I'm a Sailor Senshi, a REAL Senshi, just like you are!" Tilly cried happily.
Sirius groaned and closed her eyes for a second, hoping beyond all hope that it wasn't true. If Tilly knew how hard a Sailor Senshi's life was, she wouldn't be so happy or excited. There was so much she would have to sacrifice, to give up instead of having a normal life. She opened her eyes again and placed a hand on the child's shoulders. She was about to say something, but was cut off by a male voice.
"LOOK OUT!" Sirius looked up and saw just in time that the mad monster she tried to protect Tilly from was about to fire another of its deadly energy blasts. She grabbed the girl in her arms, and gritting her teeth against the pain, jumped high into the air and out of the way just in time. The tree that Sirius was knocked into exploded into bits and pieces of woods. When the smoke blew away, was nothing left but a blackened place where the tree once was.
Landing on one knee a few feet away near some large bushes, Sirius looked up to see who had given them the warning. Running up to her, she saw a man dressed in a black and white tuxedo, and with a smile, she recognized who it was. "Tuxedo Kamen-sama!" the Star Senshi said with relief.
"Always at your service!" The man gave a lopsided smile and tipped his large top hat to her.
Sailor Sirius nodded, looked at Tilly still in her arms, then back at Tuxedo Kamen. "Thank you for saving her. If it wasn't for you..." she began, tears misting in her eyes.
"No time for that now. We have to take this monster down!" Tuxedo Kamen said, his eyes flashing with excitement at the fight coming up.
The sea-monster screamed again, then began to power up for another attack. Super Sailor Sirius nodded at Tuxedo Kamen, then set Tilly down to stand next to her. "Stay over here where it's safe!" she told Tilly as the taller man stepped forward next to her. Sirius turned back towards the angry monster and narrowed her eyes.
"But...but I wanna help!" Tilly yelled, but Sirius and the man in the tuxedo didn't hear her. She watched as the demon rushed at both heroes, and saw them jump into the air out of the way. The man, still in the air, reached into the front of his tuxedo jacket and flung it open in a quick move. What looked to be thousands of roses flew out from inside of his jacket, and began striking the monster all over its body, causing it to scream with pain and frustration as it fell back to the ground.
Sailor Sirius closed her eyes in concentration for a moment, then snapped it open, intending to call upon her powers to finish this once and for all. She raised her hand in the air and was about to yell her attack phrase when the monster did a surprise move; roses still sticking into it, it raised both hands into the air. Then, a green aura surrounded its body. Sirius gulped hard. This was not good. It only did that when it wanted to use its strongest attack. In a move almost too quick to believe, the monster shot forth its power. Since it was blown back by the force of Tuxedo Kamen's roses a moment before, it struck the ground right in front of them. The impact was still so powerful though, it blew back Sirius and Tuxedo Kamen, knocking them down heavily to ground.
Sailor Sirius grunted, more from anger than pain, and quickly stood up. She clenched her fist and was about to rush forward again to the monster, when she saw the small form of Tilly running ahead of her. "NO! What are you doing? STAY BACK!" screamed out the dark-skinned Senshi.
But Tilly, her face set in determination, ran up bravely to the monster. The little girl placed both hands on her hips and looked up at her adversary when she stopped and stood before it. "I am the Second Star that shines brightest! Although not seen, never assume I am not as brilliant!" The demon sea-monster looked down at the small thing in puzzlement, as though it wasn't sure if it should take this little thing seriously. Tilly balled her small hands into fist and narrowed her eyes. Memories that filled her mind when she transformed still swirled in her head....memories of the stories her mommy used to tell her when she couldn't sleep, stories of the warrior she admired so much. "On behalf of the future Double Stars that outshines all Evil, I am Sailor...umm...ummm..." She struggled to find a name for herself for a moment, then her eyes lit up. "Sirius! YEAH!..Chibi Sirius, and you WILL be vanquished!"
O'mashki and Va'trini, watching the whole scene unfold beneath them, sucked in a breath and looked at each other. Then it was true! The piece of the Star Stone the child had did have untold powers, more than they ever thought! Imagine if somehow, they can bring it back together again. Va'trini prepared to go down and capture the child, but the older Vishtri held him back, eager to see how this would end.
Before Sailor Sirius or Tuxedo Kamen could even react to what just happened, Sailor Chibi Sirius put her hands together, as though she was praying. A phrase formed her her mind, filling her with hope and courage she didn't think she had. Her deep green eyes snapped open, and she threw both hands in the air. A bright white light flashed and began forming around her small body. The white power moved and began gathering between her hands. It grew to about the size of a baseball, shining bright. Chibi Sirius brought her hands to chest level and stared at the evil monster. She drew one hand back, as though getting ready to throw a ball, and shouted, "SIRIUS, BLUE TWINKLE STAR LIGHT, FLASH! She wined up for the pitch, and threw the light energy at the creature.
The white light energy raced toward it in a long and strong laser beam, and before it could do anything, the power slammed into its large black eyes. The demon screamed horribly, and blind and helpless, it reached up to its eyes and tried to scratch them out to get rid of the unbearable pain it felt.
"Now's your chance!" yelled out Tuxedo Kamen. Sailor Sirius nodded, and making sure that Chibi Sirius wasn't in the way, got ready for her attack. She had doubts that she could take care of this thing on her own, but nonetheless, got ready to power up. She was interrupted when a loud young voice filled the air.
"Sailor Sirius!" called out Eternal Sailor Moon. Sailors Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury were also running up behind her. They leapt into the air, flipped, and landed one after another next to Sirius and Tuxedo Kamen.
"Just in time Sailor Moon!" said the Star Senshi as she smiled in relief. The Senshi Leader nodded, and concentrating, called forth her Eternal Tier.
"SILVER MOON CRYSTAL POWER, KISS!"
"SIRIUS KISS OF DEATH CAPTIVATION!
The powerful energies leapt out of both girls, and with a powerful blast to the chest, they knocked the creature back a few feet. As before with the other monsters, it began to crack and fissure, and with a last roar, it exploded loudly.
A moment later, the grouped looked up and around, making sure each other was alright. "Are you alright Sirius?" asked Sailor Moon, turning to the shorter senshi. "Marco contacted us from your house, and told us that you weren't back home yet from your walk. He got worried."
"Yeah, I'm fine now, thanks guys!" Sirius said. Her eyes widened as she suddenly remembered... "Oh my gosh, Star Healer! I've got to find out what happened to him!" She turned to rush off, but was stopped by a reassuring voice.
"It's alright, we already found him. He got banged up pretty bad, but he'll be alright." said Sailor Mercury, placing a hand on Sirius's arm in reassurance.
"Which is more than I can say for you!" yelled out a gravely voice. The group looked up and gasped at the two aliens floating down to them, their eyes flashing an angry red and their tongues flicking out. "The child will be ours, whether by cooperation or force!" The older looking one hissed. He turned his burning eyes on Sailor Sirius. "For now, enjoy your victory! But make no mistake; this is far from over!" After reaching up to push a button on their wrist devices, both aliens vanished.
A tension-filled few second passed before Chibi Sirius spoke."You're not going to let them get me, are you?" she asked as she moved in between the other Sailor Senshi and stood before Sailor Sirius. The senshi looked down at the little girl, noticed her clothes, and then turned puzzled eyes on the dark-skinned Sirius, their faces twitching in confusion and shock.
"Ummm, I think I have a bit of explaining to do." said Sailor Sirius, a huge sweadrop forming over her head.
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The Next Morning:
"So, what did Tilly say last night?" Minako ask as she, Tanya, and the other girls sat down on the floor pillows in the Hikawa Jinja Shrine. Artemis, his white fur gleaming, sat contently on her lap. Rei had called an emergency meeting that morning in order for them to figure out more about Tilly, and why all of a sudden, she was a Sailor Senshi. So much of an emergency was it that Rei also called Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru, hoping to get more insights with everyone here. Tanya had come in a few minutes after everyone, a tired look on her face.
"From the way she talks, saying that she can't tell me anything yet, I think she may have gotten some of her memories back. But she won't SAY anything beyond that. She just won't...talk to me!" Tanya replied, sighing in dejection. She had tried to get Tilly to open up before she went to school that morning, as she had last night, but it was to no avail. The little girl was still shaken up, and didn't want to deal with trying to bring up her disturbing memories. "I don't think she trusts us that much yet."
"I can imagine. Being suddenly separated from your family like that must be really hard, especially on someone so young like her. I would have a hard time trusting anyone too." said Makoto, brushing a strand of long brown hair behind her ear. Her eyes showed sympathy and understanding.
"Well, all we can do is wait and see what develops." said Ami hopefully.
Usagi rolled her eyes. "Oh man, I can't believe it! We have another Chibi Moon on our hands!" the blond sighed. The girls giggled softly as Luna, sitting on her shoulders, gave Usagi a look of annoyance. They stopped as Haruka suddenly cleared her throat, and everyone turned to look at her.
"Well, until then, there's one thing I want you to do." The tall, blonde-haired woman said in her typical deep voice as she crossed her arms over her chest. She turned her head to Tanya and fixed cold eyes on her. "Stay away from Yaten."
A tensioned-filled silence fell across the room as Tanya blinked her eyes a few times in confusion at Haruka.
"What... do you mean, Haruka onee-san?" she asked, cocking her head to the side. The silence continued as Haruka pushed away from the wall she was leaning on, and slowly walked over to where Tanya sat. The shorter girl nervously stood up and faced the older woman that towered over her.
Haruka crossed her arms again and looked down at Tanya. "I mean, you can't see Yaten again. He probably brought these enemies on us, and if we're not careful, he'll get us all killed!" At those words, everyone sucked in a shocked breath. Tanya stared at Haruka, disbelief showing on her face.
"You..you..can't mean that." Tanya whispered. Her body started to tremble slightly with anger as she balled her fist. How can Haruka say this to her? Why is she doing this? Why does she still hate Yaten?
"I do mean it, and I don't ever want to see or hear about you being around him anymore, and that is final!" Haruka retorted. Michiru was about to say something, but with one glaring look from her long-time fighting partner, she backed down.
At first, Tanya was unable to speak, so shocked was she. Never in her life did she imagine Haruka would say such words to her...Haruka, the woman she had come to see as her big sister and protecter. She thought Haruka was so happy for her that she found love with Yaten; but apparently, she was wrong. Well, it didn't matter. She loved Yaten, and no one was going to tell her to stay away!
Taking a deep breath, she finally found her voice, and what she said even shocked her. "NO! I won't stay away from him!" she yelled, her voice trembling along with her body. She paused for a few seconds and lowered her head, taking deep breathes, trying to collect her thoughts and calm down. She looked back up and glared into Haruka's hard eyes as her own filled up with tears. "I can't believe you're doing this to me! I thought you were my friend! Instead, you're treating me just like you did Usagi-chan and Seiya! You don't care about me...or Yaten! You don't know anything about us! You know nothing about love!!!" the girl screamed out.
The blonde racer's eyes flew open in shock and anger. She raised a hand, and for a moment, Tanya was afraid she was going to strike her. She gasped loudly, and not knowing what else to do, she turned her head to the side and closed her eyes, waiting for the sharp pain of the slap she knew that was coming. When Tanya didn't feel anything after a moment of waiting, she dared to open her fear-filled eyes and looked back up at Haruka with trembling lips. The woman was just standing there, her hand in mid-air as though ready to deliver a powerful slap, but stopping herself just in time. A regretful and disbelieving look was all over her face.
The tears spilled over onto Tanya's dark cheeks, and with a painful sob, she turned and rushed out of the shrine door, running as fast as she could.
"Tanya-chan!" said Minako, jumping up and preparing to run out after her. Rei reached out, placed a hand on Minako's shoulder, and held her back as she shook her head.
"Leave her, she needs to be alone now." said the black-haired Shinto Priestess.
"I...I didn't mean to..." started Haruka, running a nervous hand through her hair as she looked at everyone, then at her aqua-haired friend who now stood beside her.
"I know," said Michiru, placing a gentle hand on her shoulder. Luna and Artemis took this time to step up in front of everyone.
"Everyone, I know you're all worried, but after some time alone, she'll be fine." said Luna.
"Yes, and in the meantime, we have a lot of work ahead of us if we want to defeat our new enemies." continued Artemis. "Luna, Marco, and I will head back to the Command Center and keep working on information. You all, just be careful." Everyone nodded at the sound advice, yet worry still showing on their faces.
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Outside, Tanya ran fast and hard, and finally stopped in front of a bench on the sidewalk before a large building about 6 blocks from the shrine. Seeing no one around at the early hour, she sat down on the bench, wrapped her arms around herself, and cried her heart out. She thought of her mother, and realized she missed her more than ever now. She needed advice, and now felt lonelier that ever before. Her thoughts returned to Haruka and her cruel words. "Baka Haruka! How could you even think of doing this to me!" she whispered out.
Suddenly, water began to fall from the cloudy sky, but Tanya continued to sit, letting the rain soak through her tank-top. She didn't even notice it until wet strands of hair began to fall in her face, her heart feeling like it was breaking in two.
"Tanya,"
The voice was so soft, Tanya thought it was just in her mind at first. She slowly looked up, and stared into a pair of green eyes. She gasped as she saw Yaten standing in front of her, the rain also soaking in his hair and clothes. Bandages were placed over small cuts and craps over his face and arms. His white shirt clung to his chest as it slowly began to get wet.
"Yaten!" Tanya cried joyously. She jumped up rushed into the young man's arms. She buried her face in his chest and sobbed loudly for a few moments. She then looked up into his eyes, her tears mixing with the rain. "H...Haruka-san! She said...not to see you again...and that...that.." Yaten placed a finger on Tanya's lips to silence her. When she quieted, she watched with wide eyes as Yaten bent down and gently kissed her on the lips. It was then Tanya noticed how good it felt to be in Yaten's arms like this, to feel his heart beat against hers as the rain continued to fall and soak them. With a sigh, she reached up, wrapped her arms around his neck, and returned his kiss with as much passion as he gave. In her heart, Tanya knew that no matter what, Yaten would love her, no matter what anyone said. She sighed once again, and wished that this feeling she had right now, kissing Yaten, would never end.
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To Be Continued.
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