Sailor Moon: Hidden Memories

Chapter 9

The North Star Senshi barely heard her cousin's warning as the large spider creature descended down on her. Fright and shock at the size and ugliness of the creature rendered her immobile, and instead of running, Polaris squeezed her eyes shut and waited for the inevitable, her body shaking. The spider opened its mouth wide and a slimy web substance shot out with a loud hiss. The web hit her with full force, knocking her down on the ice with a loud thud. She could only let out a short, frightened shriek before the slimy web she was covered in began to drain her energy. It rose out of her body in smoke-like waves and drifted towards the monster as it landed hard on its eight legs on the ice ground, causing cracks to appear beneath it.

"Sailor Polaris!" Super Sailor Sirius eyes grew wide with fright as she skidded to a halt. She nearly slipped and fell, but she held her ground and turned to give the spider monster an unforgiving look. "How dare you! I won't let you get away with this!" She raised her right hand into the air, and with a thought, summoned the Sirius scepter into her waiting hand. She brought it down and pointed it straight at the snarling monster as it got ready to pounce on her. "SIRIUS SCEPTER...ILLUMINATE!"

The immense beam of laser light shot out in a loud rush and struck the once human beast dead center in its eyes. It let out a loud roar and fell to its side on the ice rink. With a high-pitched wail full of pain, it began to claw at its face and eyes, trying anything to alleviate the excruciating pain.

Seconds later the slimy substance around Super Sailor Polaris began to slowly fade, then disappeared all together. Sirius quickly rushed over to her and helped her to stand. "Are you going to be alright?" she asked, placing the taller girl's arm around her shoulder.

"Y...yeah. I'm fine. Just...so weak..." Polaris struggled to stand. She groaned softly and would have collapsed if not for Sirius holding her up.

"Let's just get you out of here before that...thing recovers. Come on..." Sirius placed her arm around her cousin's waist, and as quickly as she could, helped her off the ice and onto the pavement, stepping over the bodies of other unconscious people and boulders of ice. Once outside and onto the grassy area with trees, they both fell to their knees panting next to a large tree, their breaths making fog in the cold midday air.

"That thing seemed a little stronger than the other monsters. We have to be careful with this one," said Sirius as she got up on shaky legs.

"Yeah, and we have to remember that he might be human too, so we can't destroy him yet," added Polaris as she too got up. She suddenly remembered the times when the creatures that were created by Tevra...or rather Onyx, turned out to be innocent people. If there was a chance this was a person too, she wanted to do anything she could to save him or her. She didn't want innocent people to be involved in their fight. In her heart, Polaris knew her cousin felt the same way.

Sirius didn't even have time to respond when the spider creature suddenly jumped down from high above them. It landed so hard on the ground that it caused a slight rumble, making the two girls nearly fall. With a loud, frustrated roar, it lashed out one of its clawed arms towards them. The girls barely had time to jump out of the way before the monster smashed one of its long, deadly claw into the ground where Sirius was just standing in.

"WHOA! That was WAY too close!" breathed out Sirius as she got up from rolling away. Polaris was at her side in an instant, but before they could think of what to do next, the creature rushed at them again, slashing both razor-sharp arms back and forth. This time, however, the monster anticipated the moves and speed of the girls. Stretching out one of its longer than usual arms as they tried to jump away, it slashed the right leg of Polaris, leaving a short but deep gash under her boot.

The Polaris Senshi fell down with a loud scream of pain as her eyes welled up with tears. Sirius gasped loudly and rushed over to her side. "Anna!" she screamed out.

Polaris placed her hand over the cut and squeezed tightly to keep the blood from flowing out, but it was no use. It oozed passed her gloved fingers and fell in large red drops on the ground.

"I...don't know how much longer I can keep this up!" she gasped out. "If it rushes us again..."

Sailor Sirius's lips thinned in anger as an idea came to her. "Don't worry, just get ready to purify it while I distract it, okay?" The shorter girl straightened up with a determined look on her face.

"NO! Sirius, you can't..." Polaris's eyes widened as she realized the crazy stunt her cousin was about to do.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine!" Sirius gave her a wink, and before Polaris could stop her, she rushed forward. With lightning quick movements the Sirius Senshi cartwheeled then back flipped toward another tree besides the spider monster. She smirked and stuck her tongue out at it when she landed expertly. "Come and get me if you can!" the shorter girl taunted.

The monster growled in frustration and rushed forward, swinging its clawed arms once again and opening its mouth to fire a web. Before the slimy web could reach her though, Sirius jumped up and caught one of the tree branches above her, then swung herself over and onto it. The substance passed by harmlessly underneath her. She shook her head in disappointment at the surprised monster. "Too slow!" she laughed.

Meanwhile, Polaris stood up shakily as she held her hands out before her. Baka! she thought with a smile as she watched her cousin. She closed her eyes and concentrated on the Polaris Sapphire Star Stone. Barely a moment later, it appeared shining above her outstretched hands. She took a deep breath then yelled out "POLARIS SAPPHIRE SOUL... PURIFY!"

Just as the spider creature was about to jump up after Sirius, the girl smiled once again and pointed behind it. The creature turned around in curiosity, and before it could do anything, it was struck full force by the purifying beam of green light. The monster screamed for long moments as it was enveloped in the strong aura, then began to shrink in size. The poison was quickly drained out of its system, and soon, the creature returned to human. The young man gave a relieved sigh and slumped forward on the ground. He lay still as his breaths slowly came out in fogs of smoke.

Polaris concentrated a little more, this time thinking about her wound, and soon, the gash on her leg began to close up until it was nothing more than a shallow scar. The light dissipated seconds later as the Star Stone merged back onto her bow, and she fell to the ground on her knees, her energy nearly spent.

Sailor Sirius jumped down from the tree and rushed over to her. "Polaris, are you okay?" she asked. She looked down the taller girl's leg in amazement. "H..How did you get your leg to heal?"

Despite the cold, Polaris wiped sweat off her brow. "I...I don't know. It was like...all I could think about was that I couldn't let my dad see that injury. He would have killed me, and then it was suddenly healed." She reached up and touched the Star Stone on her fuku bow. "I guess it can read my thoughts and emotions, sort of like yours can..in a way..."

Suddenly, a loud booming laughter rang out in the air before Sirius could say anything. Above them, the air shimmered and Onyx appeared floating. He smirked and clapped his hands in a slow, mocking way. "Well, well, impressive show, if I may be so bold to say," he said. He slowly floated down toward them and landed softly on the ground, watching them intently.

"It's you!" both girls said as they went in a fighting stance.

"Yes, it's me. I've watched you enough. I know your style, and now I'm going to destroy you both," The dark-skinned man turned to look at Sailor Polaris. "Beginning with you!" The man held out his hand, and suddenly, a large glowing object appeared above it. When it dimmed, a long sword floated down into his hand. Its blade was pure metal, shining like sharp silver, and its handle was white and black opals all around it. Onyx swung it around him a few times and pointed it right at Polaris's chest. "Prepare to die," he said calmly.

"NO! Tevra, you can't do this! Don't you remember us? Don't you remember HER?" Sailor Sirius cried, stepping up and pointing backwards behind her where Polaris stood. "You two cared so much about each other, Tevra. You even loved her!" Her heart pounded loudly against her chest, hoping beyond hope that somehow, this man would remember who they were. Come on Tevra, please remember! Sirius begged silently, For me...for Anna! For a second, just one tiny second, softness appeared in the hardened man's eyes, but then it was gone just as fast and his eyes quickly turned back icy.

"Stop calling me that!" the man roared, "I AM ONYX! I am the strongest General in the Dark Kingdom! I am undefeatable!"

He pushed Sirius aside and reached over and grabbed Sailor Polaris roughly by her shirt, then dragged her over to him. The girl shrieked in fear as Onyx put his face up next to hers. "And by defeating you and finishing what Meerages started, I will be able to prove it, and no one will stop me!"

He flung Polaris on the ground not too far from him in the open grass area. Polaris gave a yell of pain as her body struck the cold ground. In a move almost too fast to see, Onyx jumped up and over to where she lay, ready to end the confusion and doubt once and for all. So much questions raced through his mind for so long, and he wanted no more of it. No more of the doubt, the "whys" and "who's" of his past. He wanted it to end and end now, and if this was the only way, then so be it!

"NO! Anna!" Sailor Sirius got up and tried to rush forward to help her cousin, but she was suddenly grabbed from behind by the neck by a strong steel-like hand.

"And where do you think you're going, girlie?" Valera hissed with glee. She quickly put the smaller girl in a hard head-lock and grabbed her arms behind her back. Tears sprang in Sirius's eyes from the pain as she struggled to get free.

"L...let me...go!" she gasped out. She screamed when the green-haired woman squeezed her tighter. Valera only laughed at her pain, then turned to watch Onyx finish of the other one once and for all.

Slowly, Sailor Polaris began to raise herself from the ground as Onyx landed next to her, physical and well as emotional pain flowing throughout her body. When she stood up, she looked into the dark, hazel brown eyes of Onyx, once filled with love and caring, now showing nothing but hate and contempt.

"Tevra, please! Don't do this! You have to remember us together..." Polaris pleaded, stepping forward towards him as tears pooled in her eyes.

"I said to stop CALLING ME THAT!" Onyx roared out in frustration. He raised his sword up and slashed down, intending to run her through. Polaris gasped in fear and quickly dropped and rolled out of the way. She could hear the whoosh of the sword as it slashed through the air where she just standing. She stood and backed up against a tree behind her. She barely had time to recover as Onyx rushed forward again. He growled and made another slash, but once again, Polaris ducked down and rolled out of the way as the sword cut across the air where her head was. As she fell to the ground, the dark skinned girl watch in horror as the blade cut through the tree and sliced it in half. The top part of the tree snapped from its base and fell to the ground with a crash.

"Stay...STILL!" the man growled out in anger.

Oh God, what am I supposed to do? Polaris thought desperately to herself. Her body shook with barely contained fear. She looked over to where Sirius was and gasped as she saw Valera holding and shaking her roughly. It's all over now, she thought sadly. Everything Tanya and I fought for, everything we believed in. We fought for Love and Justice with Sailor Moon and the other Sailor Senshi, and it was all for nothing. If I can't save Tevra, I...I can't fight anymore, With a sob, she watched as Onyx walked up slowly to her with an evil smile on his face. With her heart breaking, the girl sighed and closed her eyes, ready to die and for the pain to end. This was indeed the end. The Tevra she knew and loved so long ago was gone, and there was nothing she could do about it.

NO! You have to believe! You can do it Anja! The sudden voice in her head was like a small tingling of a bell, and it sounded so young, so innocent. So much like...like...

Alexi? Polaris thought, her eyes still closed. It wasn't possible. How could it be? There was no way that she could be here. She wasn't reborn like the rest of the Sailor Senshi, was she?

I'll always be here with you Anja. In spirit. But right now, you have to try and get Tevra to remember you. Don't let all you've fought for be in vain. Please, help him to remember! With that, the presence that Polaris felt began to disappear, and she knew in her heart she wasn't alone, that she NEVER was alone. She could believe in herself, Alexi, and Super Sailor Sirius.

The girl's eye's snapped open, and with determination set in her face, she got up and faced Onyx just as he was about to slash down. The man looked at her in surprise as she stood before him. "Tevra, I know you're in there somewhere. I know you have that small light of hope, that small eagerness to know who you are and where you come from," She closed her eyes and held her hands before her, and with a flash, the Sapphire Star Stone appeared. "Let me help you Tevra. Let me give you your true memories. Remember the real man you were, how you felt about our home and how you defended it," Her eyes opened and she looked up into his eyes and smiled. "Remember how we loved each other," With that, the Star Stone began to glow and pulsate with a gentle, calming green glow and soon enveloped the both of them.

Onyx slowly brought his hand clutching the sword above him down. With a million thoughts rushing through his mind, he reached forward. He wanted to touch the stone, to see if what this girl was saying was indeed true. Oh, how he wanted these empty feelings to end, to know where he belong and what his purpose was!

He touched it ever so slightly, but that was all it took. All the memories that Tevra had lost came flooding back to him like the force of a hurricane. Yes! it was true! They did love and care for one another! A feeling like none other entered the dark-skinned man's heart then, and there were no words to describe the joy, happiness, and fulfillment he felt. This...this is me! he thought happily as he saw the image of himself from the Silver Millennium. "I...I am Tevra," he whispered gently, tears forming in his eyes. But it was not to last.

He would have stayed that way...oh how he would have LOVED to stay that way...if Valera had not given a sharp scream to interrupt the tender scene. "ENOUGH! I won't let you ruin this. I WON'T!" With another scream, Valera shoved Sirius roughly onto the ground. She stretched her hand forward and shot out an immense green light. It struck Onyx, and with a painful scream, he disappeared in a shimmer of the air. Sirius and Polaris gaped in surprise as the Star Stone absorbed back into Polaris's bow.

When he was gone, Valera turned eyes full of contempt on the girls. "We'll be back, and when we do, you WILL be destroyed! I promise you this!" The woman laughed loudly, her voice echoing through out the park, and in the same green light and shimmer of air, disappeared.

When she was gone, Sirius got up and ran over to where the taller girl was standing, tears lightly flowing down her dark face. "Anna, you okay?" she asked as she laid a comforting hand on her shoulder.

Polaris sniffed and nodded her head. "Yeah, I'm fine," She turned to her cousin and smiled. "We'll get him back. I know we will. I saw in his eyes that he remembered something. And now I know we aren't alone in our fight."

"Huh? What are you talking about? What do you mean we're not alone?" The shorter girl scratched her head in confusion.

"I'll explain later. Come on, let's get out of here and go home," Polaris sighed tiredly.

With a nod, both girls turned and rushed out of Central Park as the police force rushed in to help the awakening victims. But deep in Polaris's heart, she knew now that there is hope...hope that somehow, she can make Onyx...or rather Tevra, remember who he was in the past. I HAVE to make him remember, somehow, Polaris thought as she and Sirius detransformed and rushed home. If not, then everything me and Sirius have fought for will be for nothing, and I can't live with that, I can't! Don't worry Tevra, soon, you'll remember more of who you were and the love that we shared. I promise you this. With those words, Anna's heart felt a bit more comforted, and a new hope entered her heart that indeed, she will help him remember.

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