Sailor Moon: Hidden Memories

Chapter 11

Anna groaned with barely contained annoyance and anger at the green-haired woman floating high above her and the rest of the cowering girls. How dare she! This was supposed to be her moment, her time to realize her hopes and dreams! Now Valera had to come and spoil it. Well, she wasn't going to have it! She was going to put an end to this right here and now!

I HAVE to do something! thought Anna. She looked to her left and saw that the walls separating the show floor from the audience wasn't that high, and she could easily jump over it and find a place to transform. The coaches out on the floor quickly grabbed their charges to them, shaking with as much fear as the other girls.

Anna's coach was about to call her, but before he could say a word, the tall girl dashed away from the rest of the group. Valera, just about to fire an energy beam at the shaking girls, turned and saw Anna running away. Her eyes narrowed as she felt the aura the girl was giving off. She recognized with shock the way the running girl moved, how she quickly she maneuvered herself past the other terrified girls. The running girl turned back to look at her, and at the look in her eyes and her familiar face and dark coloring, Valera then knew. She must be one of those senshi she had encountered! No one else could learn to move so fast and give off such energy. Even in civilian form, Valera knew that their energy was still higher than anyone else's. She didn't know which one of the pesky senshi the girl was, and right now, she didn't care. She just wanted to destroy one of them, NOW!

"YOU!" the woman screeched, and forgetting the crowd in front her, she stretched her hands forward and shot forth a deadly green energy beam. Anna quickly ran off again, jumped, and climbed over the wall. She jumped down to her knees on the other side just as a hole blasted through it, missing her by just a few inches. For a second, Anna panted to catch her breath, then quickly got up and raced to the entrance door of the audience seats that lead out to the hall. When she reached outside in the hall, she saw Tanya running up, panting hard and her eyes wide with fear for her.

"Tanya! Valera, she's in there!" Anna shouted. "M..my dad and Leslie...are they...?"

"They're fine! I managed to slip away in the dark. They must be worried about us now, but we have to take care of Valera." The shorter girl nodded and narrowed her eyes. "Time to go to work!" she said. She was also angry at the thought of Valera interrupting such an important time in her cousin's life. Like Anna, Tanya knew how important this competition was and what a mark in Anna's future it was supposed to be. No one was going to ruin this for Anna if she could help it, no one!

Anna straightened up and reached into the small pocket she had sewed onto her practice uniform. She quickly looked around to make sure they were alone, then nodded. "Let's go!" She thrust her henshin stick into the air as Tanya passed her hand over her henshin necklace.

"POLARIS SAPPHIRE STAR POWER!"

"SIRIUS EMERALD STAR POWER!"

A bright light surrounded the girls, and at the same time, both shouted "MAKE UP!" As before, both were surrounded by their respective colors, and after the powers replaced the clothes they were wearing with the sailor fukus, there was a burst of light and stars, and standing together back to back in their place was Super Sailors Sirius and Polaris.

"Come on, there's no telling what she doing in there with them now!" Polaris shouted. With determined faces, both Star Senshi turned and ran back inside the large Madison Square Garden arena, already hearing screams and shouts. There was no way they were going to let that evil woman hurt any more innocent people. Especially not today.

"I said WHERE ARE THEY?" screamed Valera. She fired off another shot and blasted the ground in front of the competing girls that were hugging each other. They screamed in terror and jumped back, their faces pale with fear. "If you don't tell me, I swear there'll be nothing left for even the rats to chew on your pathetic bodies! Where are Sailor Polaris and Sailor Sirius?" The woman's eyes glowed even redder as she floated down to the ground, and she slowly walked up to the trembling girls.

"P..Please!" One of the coaches standing to the side with another group of girls pleaded with clasped hands, his eyes filled with fear and confusion. "We know nothing about them! Just...just don't hurt any of us..."

"LIAR!" Valera shot out another blast of energy and knocked the man back a good 10 feet as he screamed. He fell to the ground with a sickening thud. The whole audience and group gasped with disbelief and shock. No one even dared to move to see if he was alright for fear of what the powerful woman might do to them.

"Anyone else got something to say?" the evil woman smirked. There was silence for a second until two new voices filled the tension-filled air.

"Yeah, we do!"

Suddenly, two figures jumped down from seemingly nowhere and landed perfectly on one knee right in front of her. They straightened up and stood in a fighting stance, their eyes flashing with challenge. Sailor Polaris was the first to step forward and point an accusing finger at the tall green-haired woman.

"Valera, you have no place here! Whatever evil scheme you're planning, we are here to put a stop to it. How DARE you come to a place where so many have want to make their dreams in the art of gymnastics come true!"

Sirius stepped up next, her voice just as angry as her cousin's. "The Stars have decreed their judgment on you, and you will be punished for your evil deeds! As sure as the Star that shines brightest in the Heavens, I am Sailor Sirius...

"Sailor Polaris!"

"...and you WILL be vanquished!" they both said together.

The tall woman rolled her eyes and snorted."Oh PLEASE! That's one of the reasons why I hate you Sailor Senshi. You talk too damn much!" Not bothering to use her energy powers for now, Valera threw a right punch at Polaris. Before she could make contact however, the taller Star Senshi caught the woman's hand in midair with a smirk. She didn't have time to celebrate though, as Valera quickly shot out her left leg and swiped Polaris's legs from under her. Polaris went down with a painful grunt.

Not even a second passed when Valera was suddenly knocked heavily to the ground by a shorter body. She looked up in surprise at the one who dared did this to her. Sailor Sirius stood over her, her hands clenched into fists as she got ready to deliver blows. A slight admiration entered her then. Because she was so small, Valera had underestimated what strength Sirius truly had inside had her. But the moment faded as quickly as it came, and the woman flipped up off the ground and landed in a crouch, her lips twisted in a cruel smile. Immediately Polaris joined her cousin, and after giving a loud battle yell, proceeded to throw quick punches and kicks at her. To the normal person, it seemed as though their movements were as quick as lightning and nearly too fast to see as they both pushed on, landing hard punches on Valera every chance they got, but to Sirius and Polaris, they couldn't fight fast enough.

Valera just barely managed to block off the hits and kicks that would have downed any normal man. She suddenly caught one of Polaris's legs in her hand, and lifting up her own leg in a sideways kick, kicked her back almost a good feet. Almost before Valera could turn around and meet Sailor Sirius as her next opponent, Sirius jumped up, flipped over the green-haired woman and landed in a crouch. She then delivered a hard spin kick to her head. Valera went down in a loud thud, a surprised and painful grunt escaping her lips.

In the few seconds that passed as Valera tried to catch her breath, Sirius rushed over to her cousin to help her up. When they straightened up, they both turned to face the woman in a fierce fighting stance, their fists clenched together in barely contained anger.

Valera scowled and slowly wiped the trail of blood from her lip with the back of her hand, "You fools! You just made the biggest mistake in your pathetic lives!" She got up and gave an enraged scream, and suddenly, her body was surrounded by a harsh red aura.

"This isn't good..." whispered Sirius, standing back to back with Polaris. But before Polaris could answer back, Valera leapt high up into the air, and after doing a double flip, landed heavily in front of them. Once again there was a flurry of arms and legs flying and kicking as each desperately landed punches and kicks on each other. Just as Sirius was about to land a hard punch in her stomach, Valera caught her by her shirt bow, lifted her high into the air, and threw her hard on the ground as she screamed nearly a feet away.

"Sirius!" Forgetting about the mad-woman for the moment, the taller North Star Senshi rushed over and helped her to stand. For just a few seconds, Sirius could only take in huge gulps of air, as the wind was knocked out of her. "Are you hurt badly?" Polaris asked, her strong arm wrapped firmly around her cousin's middle to keep her up.

Sailor Sirius nodded her head and gave Valera a hard, venomous stare. Now she was taking this personally! "Yeah, I'm fine. Let's just end this...NOW!"

"Ready for the new trick Marco and Dief taught us?" Polaris smiled, knowing how much fun she had while they were learning it.

Sirius smiled back, and nodding her head, got into a fighting stance along side her. Valera folded her arms across her chest as she waited to see what they would do next. The annoying smirk was back on her lips and she was ready to claim victory.

Suddenly the two Star Senshi rushed forward, and before the evil woman could do anything, they leapt high into the air. At the same time, they double flipped in the air, and in mid-flight, both kicked out their legs. With a yell, they connected hard with Valera's chest, and they kicked her so hard, she flew into the air and smashed into the medium high wall between the audience seats and the performance floor. Polaris and Sirius landed in a crouch as Valera slowly slid down to the ground, the indentation of her body clearly visible as she slipped away.

But to their horror, instead of being left unconscious, the green-haired woman stubbornly stood up, her eyes flashing a harsh red as she once again slowly wiped the blood off her mouth.

"Still think we talk too much?" asked Sirius as she and Polaris walked up to her, her hands still clenched in a tight fist. For a moment, Valera just stared at them, her hatred and resentment growing with each heartbeat. How could she, Meerages's top senior officer and tactician, not to mention having the same blood running through her veins as it did his, be defeated by these two little...girls? In her mind, she was the woman that loved and was ever LOVED by Meerages, and now....she was beaten so badly! It was impossible, unthinkable! Shame like none other filled her heart then, and with a mighty yell, she shot straight up, electric sparks flashing around her body. The sparks gave off a light so bright, Polaris and Sirius stepped back and shielded their eyes for a moment before it finally dissipated.

With blind rage, Valera looked around for a victim...anyone, to use so she could escape and regain her strength. Her eyes fell on a tall, blonde and green-eyed girl, cowering in front of the rest of the girls on the far end of the floor. The woman rushed forward, pushing the two senshi out of her way. With a snarl she shot forward an enormous beam of green light, and it smashed heavily into the girl. She gave a pain-filled scream and began to rise quickly in the air until she reached the high ceiling.

"Oh no, that's Rachel!" breathed out Polaris softly. Then remembering she wasn't supposed to know her, she turned to look at Valera with anger filled eyes, "No, you can't! Put Ra...that girl down, she has nothing to do with any of this! Just tell us were Tevra is!" she demanded, her heart pounding heavily. Even though she had her problems with Rachel, there was no way she was going to allow her to get hurt, no matter what she felt for her inside.

"Tevra? HA! That fool? You want him, you have to come and get him. I'd like to see you try. Here's one clue; come to the place where it all started." With a high pitch laughter, the evil green haired woman disappeared in a shimmer of air, her voice echoing through out the large, darkened building. No sooner had Valera gone than Rachel began to drop very fast from the ceiling, her terrified screams piercing the tense silence.

In a flash, Super Sailor Polaris rushed forward and jumped high into the air, flipping once. She caught the tall girl in her arms and landed expertly on the ground. When she set Rachel down, the blonde girl could only look at her in wonder, her eyes wide in disbelief.

"You...you saved me. Why would someone... like you..." Before she could say any more, Rachel bowed her head shamefully, "Thank you," she finally said in a small, humbled voice. She had grown up in a home where she was taught that dark-skinned people cared only for themselves, that they were selfish and lazy. Now she saw for herself that it indeed wasn't all true. Heroes came in all colors, in all cultures. She had just witnessed a White woman wanting to kill her, and she ended up being saved by a hero with dark skin. Now understood how wrong her thinking was. Now she realized that all people have good and evil in their heart, no matter what their color.

"Well, looks like someone finally learned a lesson about stereotypes. I wonder how long that'll last," said Sailor Sirius to Polaris in Japanese as she walked up to them, smiling softly.

"Huh? What did she say?" Rachel asked in confusion, looking from one dark-skinned Star Senshi to the next. The group of girls, who was slowly crowding around them, also looked up in confusion, hearing Sirius talk Japanese. Sirius looked around her for a moment at everyone, then gave a small, embarrassed grin as huge sweatdrop formed over her head.

"Never mind," Polaris shook her head and gave a small chuckle. "Just know that you and everybody else are safe for now. See you!" With a final wave, both girls jumped high into the air and seemed to disappear as the lights suddenly turned brighter. For a few moments, there was nothing but silence as the whole crowd looked in wonder at where the senshi just where, then they all began to talk excitedly among themselves, talking about how they too now have powerful Sailor Senshi as Japan and other countries do.

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Later

"...and then, she said that if we wanted him, we had to come and find him, and 'to come to the place where it all started.' What could she mean?" asked Anna as she and Tanya finished their tale of what happened that day. After the battle, the national competition was canceled and to be rescheduled for another time. Anna and Tanya had found Anna's parents, then quickly headed home. Now, Marco and Dief looked at each other with concern as the story sank in, then looked back at the girls as they lay on Anna's large bed on their stomachs.

"Then our worst fears have been realized," sighed Marco, his golden-furred face filled with worry. When Tanya and Anna looked at him in question, he continued, "Girls, while you were gone, Dief and I did some more research on the computer. We already figured out where it all started...how you and the other girls in Japan became Sailor Senshi again in the first place, even when you weren't supposed to."

He turned to Dief, and the black dog nodded. "In order to find Tevre and the answers we need, we have to go to the place where it all started indeed...The North Pole,"

Anna and Tanya looked at the dogs in complete shock, not knowing what else to say. They both thought of the same thing at the same time; The North Pole....the place where the Sailor Senshi of Japan had their last and most deadly battle against Queen Beryl. The place where each of the girls lost their lives one after the other. What if the same thing happened to them? What if they had to leave behind everything they loved do dearly, and face the possibility of never coming back? Usagi and the other girls explained how painful each of the deaths were, and Tanya and Anna prayed they wouldn't have to go through the same thing. Now, it was possible, and fear like none other crept into their hearts.

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To be continued.

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