Sailor Moon: Hidden Memories

Chapter 13

The brutally cold, icy winds of the North Pole whipped through Super Sailors Polaris and Sirius as they desperately tried to trudge through the thick, thigh high snow around them. Each breeze, each swirl of wind and wisps of snow were like sharp knives against their exposed skin, ready to shred them to pieces if they dared stand still. But in their hearts, they knew if they were to stop whatever plans Valera had for them and the Earth, they had to go on, even if it meant going through below freezing temperatures. They had to at least try. If the Sailor Senshi of Japan can go through this and come back alive, then so can they!

"Hey, Polaris, anything yet?" asked Sirius, her teeth chattering inside her mouth and hugging herself hard. Her words came out in a wispy fog that disappeared after a few seconds.

The taller Star Senshi sighed and typed into her mini computer again. What appeared on the screen was not promising, and the look she gave Sirius was enough to tell the smaller girl that whatever it was, it was definitely not good news. "Come on, we just have to keep going. We may have lost the signal, but I know it was indicating someplace not too far from here. We have to keep going right," she said while pointing. With that, Polaris nodded and continued to walk on.

Sirius sighed and followed behind her. She carefully placed her feet into the footsteps left by Polaris. To her, the snow was so deep in some places, it nearly came up to her waist. Her best bet then was to simply follow Polaris's footsteps in front of her. After another few minutes of walking, Sirius's confidence in herself and Sailor Polaris began to fade little by little.

Here they were, smack in the middle of the North Pole...in the middle of nowhere, and they were lost. How are they ever going to save Tevra...and ultimately the world...if they can't get out of this simple mess? Slight tears pooled into Sirius's dark hazel brown eyes. She quickly dried them off before her cousin could see. It was impossible. What happened to Sailor Moon and the others was totally different from what she and Polaris was going through now. They had the Ginzuishou. Sirius doubted that the Star Stones she and Polaris had were as powerful as that. The more she thought about it, the more her faith in herself and the mission left her heart.

Finally, she gave out one sorrowful sob and fell to her knees in the cold, biting snow. For a few moments, Polaris didn't realize what had happened, so when she didn't hear the sound of walking behind her, she turned back to look at her cousin way behind her. "Sirius!" She rushed to the smaller girl's side and knelt down beside her, ignoring the icy coldness on her legs. "Sirius, what's wrong? We have to keep moving in order to stay warm. Please, you can't do this now. You have to get up!" She grabbed Sirius's arm and tried to pull her up, but it was useless. Sirius wouldn't move an inch.

After a moment, Sailor Sirius turned to look Polaris in the eyes. "It's...it's no good," she whispered softly, a dull look in her eyes as she shivered with cold and fright. "We're going to die out here, and there's nothing we can do! We're lost! I'm so tired, and so..so cold..."

"That's enough!" shouted Polaris, taking Sirius by her shoulders and shaking her roughly. "I don't want to hear talk like that! You promised me you wouldn't get like this again, remember? We were supposed to watch each other's back and get through this together! I know it's cold and we're lost, but we can't lose our nerve. Now snap out of it...before I have to kick your butt myself!" She gave her one last shake for emphasis.

But the girl's eyes remained saddened with lost hope as she looked up at Polaris. "But..but...we can't..."

"I said that's ENOUGH!" Polaris shouted, then before she could stop herself, she slapped Sirius hard across the face. For a few moments, both girls just looked at each other, a stunned expression on their faces. Sirius had fallen on her behind and was rubbing her sore, reddened cheek, her eyes wide with disbelief.

"I...I'm sorry Tanya," Polaris whispered, her face turned away in shame and disbelief. "I didn't mean to do that, but...but this isn't just about you or me anymore. Don't you remember who else is the victim here? Don't you think for once that Tevra might be suffering too, going through as much pain as we are? That madwoman Valera...who knows what she could be doing to him right now?"

She sighed, then stood and looked with sorrowful eyes at Sirius. "Every night since that time in Central Park, I've been feeling that he's in some deep emotional pain, and I can't STAND it anymore! We have to save him Sailor Sirius. We just have to save him..." Before she could finish, she lowered her head and sobbed silently as memories of long ago entered her mind. Oh how she loved him then, loved the way he held her and talked with her and kissed her, even though she was much younger than him. Tevra didn't treat her as a child, as her parents and other people in the castle she grew up in on Polaris did. He truly respected her thoughts, her feelings, but also respected her young age and didn't force himself on her as other men might have. Now more than anything, she wanted him to hold her then, just as he did in the past.

"Polaris," Sailor Sirius whispered. Now she understood. Now she knew why Polaris was so eager to get this mission done. She hadn't thought once of Tevra and what he might be going through, and she felt ashamed about it. How could she have acted like this when her cousin was in so much pain because she wanted to save the man she loved? She got up and walked towards the taller girl. She took Polaris's hand in hers, and smiled softly. "I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have been so selfish. You're absolutely right. We have to do this to save Tevra and the world," She squeezed her hand affectionately, "I guess you weren't kidding about kicking my butt, ne?" she chuckled.

Polaris looked up and smiled slightly in gratitude. "You bet I wasn't!" she chuckled. "We can do this, I know it. Besides, remember that your dad and my mom were brother and sister from Jamaica, which makes us half Jamaican....which means the hot Caribbean blood coursing through our veins should be enough to keep us warm!" She winked at her cousin. "Now come on, we still have a ways to go-"

Sailor Sirius thought about what Polaris said about their being half Jamaican for a moment, then smiled and nodded in agreement. With their confidence renewed now, the girls marched on, the slightest of hope filling their hearts.

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"Awww, isn't that sweet," sneered Valera as she watched the whole scene between the cousins take place. "So sweet in fact, it's making me want to puke!" She growled heavily and turned away from the holographic image. She walked past the limp figure of Tevra still sitting in the machine chair and walked towards the back of the large former throne room of Queen Beryl. She reached the back wall that was made of pure ice, pressed her hand against it for a few seconds, then took it away. The hand print that she left began to glow a bright green, then seconds later, a doorway slid open sideways.

Inside was a small private room with a long table surrounded by many metallic chairs, upon which was heaped a large amount of mechanical parts, equipments, and small computer chips. Valera smiled evilly as she saw all the machinery. "Well, can't say the old broad Beryl was THAT stupid after all. Too bad she didn't get a chance to use all this against the Sailor Senshi of Japan,"

She walked forward and picked up a small machine that resembled a large crystalline snowdrop. This was exactly was she was looking for. She chuckled to herself, then began punching in a series of codes on the buttons on the side to it. Immediately the machine began to glow bright blue, the wires insides crackling with energy. Then there was a bright flash, and the machine disappeared from Valera's hands. The evil smirk appeared once more on her face, and she laughed softly to herself in her deep, gravelly voice. Those girls wouldn't have a chance. And when they were destroyed, the senshi in Japan wouldn't have a chance either, as she had some plans for them too when this was all over.

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For the next long minutes, Polaris and Sirius continued to fight their way through the deep snow, their hair now loose and whipping around their faces. A beeping noise suddenly came from the small computer in Polaris's hands, making the only sound besides the howling winds.

"What is it? Did you find the base?" Sirius rushed up to her cousin and peered into the small screen.

Polaris looked at the screen for a moment, then narrowed her eyes and looked around. "No, something's not right here. It seems as though something found us." She looked up and around curiously. "Something's coming straight for us, and it doesn't look good,"

Just as she finished talking, a bright object zoomed out of the blue, cloudless sky towards them. It stopped in mid-air right before them, then lowered itself slowly to the ground. The girls stared at it in amazement, as it resembled a large crystal snowflake, but had wires and circuitry all around it. "What is it?" Sirius breathed out.

The machine continued to sink into the ground until it disappeared beneath the snow. Then, seconds later, there was a bright blue glow in the snow where the machine just was. There was suddenly a blast of bright light, making Polaris and Sirius cover their eyes, followed by electrical sparks that flowed all around the snow surrounding it. Immediately afterwards, to the girl's horror, piles upon piles of snow began to form in a circle around them, surrounding them completely. Each pile then began to take shape of a human body, almost resembling a snowman. They stayed that way for a few, tension-filled seconds, then the snow fell away from the forms. In its place were vicious human figures made of ice, but their arms and hands where made of sharp-edged icicles, and their eyes were a merciless red. When they opened their mouths to emit a loud roar, rows of razor sharp ice teeth lined their mouths.

"By...Allah..." Sirius breathed out in shock and horror. Neither girl had a chance to say or do anything else as the ice monsters rushed in on them. They tried to turn and run, but where blocked off as what seemed like a hundred of them suddenly jumped in their way. Sailor Polaris just barely jumped out of the way in time as an ice dagger pointed arm slashed the air in front of her chest, missing her by barely an inch.

"SIRIUS INFRARED LASER...DISINTEGRATE!" screamed out Sailor Sirius. Her body glowed a red aura for a second as she raised her left hand, and she gathered a large amount of red infrared energy into it. Then giving off a battle yell, she threw her power forth at the advancing monsters. Her power still flowing from her, she held her hands together, pointing her index fingers, and as the powers shot forth in a steady stream, she turned around in a 360 degree circle, destroying all the ice creatures that were encircling her as Polaris stood back to back with her. When the powers hit the monsters, they exploded in a loud crash and shattered into pieces as though they were made of glass.

But as soon as the shards fell to the snow covered ground, more ice demons began to form in their place. Each newly formed monster seem to laugh at the girls as they took the place of their fallen comrades. "Dammit, they just keep coming!" yelled out Sirius in frustration. With a growl, she used her powers again, destroying more and more of them. But it was futile, as more of them just kept forming as each one fell under Sirius's powers.

"Let me try! POLARIS MAGNETA...FREEZE!" shouted Polaris. Her body glowed a soft pinkish color as she held her hands up in the air. Then as energy gathered into them, she opened her eyes and gave her enemies a hard look. She gave her own battle yell and shot forth a heavy dose of energy cold enough to freeze anything down to its molecules. She turned in a full circle as the power shot out in a heavy blast from her palms, and as it struck the ice demons, they all began to stay still, their movements frozen as though time has stopped. Then seconds later, the figures began to quiver and explode, their bodies not able to withstand that extra amount of cold.

The girls where just about to celebrate when more of the ice creatures began to take form barely a minute after. Within seconds, they were once again surrounded by them. "Come on, we have to run for it!" yelled Sailor Sirius, getting ready to fire another barrage of her powers to make a path for them to escape.

"No wait, I have a better idea!" Polaris was breathing very hard from the energy she used conjuring up her powers. "We have to find that machine thing and destroy it. That's what making all these monsters..." But she never finished as one of them suddenly jumped in front of her and smashed her hard in the face with a backhand slap. Polaris flew back with a scream and landed with a soft thud. Blood poured from her nearly broken nose and fell down on the snow, coloring it crimson red.

"Polaris!...ANNA!" Sirius rushed forward to help her, but another monster rushed before her, blocking her path. "You picked a wrong time for this, moron!" Sirius growled. "SIRIUS INFRARED LASER...DISINTEGRATE!" The creature never had a chance as it was thrown back a good few feet, crumbling as it flew through the air.

"Are you okay? Can you hear me?" the shorter Star Senshi said desperately as she helped her cousin up. Polaris groaned as she wiped the blood from her nose.

"Yeah, I think I'm okay..." She wheezed out in pain for a moment, then quickly looked at the mini computer she had managed to take out, "That machine we saw...it's right next to the monster on our left. We have to destroy it!"

"Alright, let's go!" Sirius nodded. Although slightly weakened, Polaris nodded back, determination in her face. With a fierce yell, the girls rushed forward, then began shouting their powers, destroying the monsters and making a clear path to the intended spot. Suddenly, a razor sharp icicle arm reached out and slashed Polaris in the shoulder. She fell down in a painful grunt and narrowed her eyes in frustration. The spot was just a few inches from her! The monster over her raised its arms to finish her off, but suddenly, it exploded into tiny shards.

"Go ahead and destroy it Polaris! I'll cover you!" Right after she said that, another ice demon rushed Sirius and knocked her heavily to the ground. In another few seconds, it too was destroyed. Just as that monster fell in tiny pieces to the ground and Sailor Sirius got up, another one rushed up, and opening its mouth, sent a barrage of small razor sharp icicle daggers flying towards her. Sirius never had a chance to move away in time as the sharp ice particles ripped through her skirt, arms, legs, and cheeks. She screamed in pain as tiny trails of blood ran down the places where she was cut, and fell heavily to the ground.

Polaris gasped in horror, then shakily stood up and stretched forth her hands towards the ground in front of her. She could now see the tell tale bluish glow of the machine in the snow. She took a deep breath, and just as one of the creatures was about to rush her, she screamed out "POLARIS MAGNETA...FREEZE!" A short blast shot from her hand and went straight into the ground. There was silence for just a second, followed by a bright flash that shot straight up from the machine as it exploded from the pressure. Electrical sparks flowed around the snow surrounding the machine and the ice demons, and when it finally stopped after long moments, all of the creatures began to crumble, pieces of ice and their limbs falling off one by one. Soon, the last one fell, and Polaris and Sirius were once again alone.

"Polaris!" Sailor Sirius rushed up to her cousin as fast as she could, ignoring the pain of the cuts, and wrapped her arms around her. "You did it! You destroyed it!" She laughed joyously...then looked down at the taller girl's right shoulder and saw the medium sized gash. "Oh no, you got hurt again..."

"It's alright," Polaris interrupted before she could say anymore, "I'm just glad this is over with for now," She raised the mini computer to eye level again and looked over the screen. "I do have a bit of good news. I picked up the signal we lost! The base shouldn't be too far from here. Let's go,"

Both girls nodded to each other and proceeded to walk ahead. Not even a minute later, there was a large rumbling and shaking. "W...what's going on here?" Sirius exclaimed as the girls looked wildly around them. The ground before them suddenly collapsed, leaving a medium sized hole. The hole began to get bigger and bigger then, causing the girls to step back as the snow around the hole began to fall in.

"Run! NOW!" screamed Polaris. She and Sirius turned and ran as fast as they could from the growing black hole. Sirius tripped as she tried to jump over a high pile of snow, and before she could get up, the hole rushed up towards her.

"HELP!" She desperately tried to climb out as the hole caught up, but she was falling in with the snow and had nothing to hang on to.

"Sirius, give me your hand!" Polaris shouted. She dropped to the ground and reached down for her. The smaller girl tried to reach up, but by then, the hole had gotten too big, and she fell into in it with a horrified scream, her eyes wide with fright and her hand still reaching forward for her cousin.

"Tanya! NOOOO!" But before she could do anything else, the hole engulfed where she was too, and she fell inside of it with a terrified scream...down, down into the terrifying blackness.

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