(Story continues with Sailor Pluto holding the Golden
Prism, the Shadow Warrior standing in horsestance. Inners and other
Outers stand by for Pluto's move. Usagi starts to wake up, but Mamoru's
still out .)
The Shadow Warrior turned in Mamoru's direction, raising
his hand.
"ARISE!" he shouted, shooting a blast of energy at the
limp body. Suddenly, he disappeared.
"NO!!" the senshi all screamed, trying to stop the blast,
but they were too late. "Where'd he go??"
Mamoru stood, his eyes flashing red. A flask of red
light transformed him into an evil Tuxedo Kamen. This version had
no hat, a red mask and red eyes. All of them were feeling extreme
fear in their bones.
"Someone wake up Usagi! We need her NOW!" Uranus shouted,
to the person closest to Usagi's paralyzed body.
Mercury was the closest to her. She knelt down and
pulled her into her arms.
"Come on Usagi, WAKE UP!" she screamed, shaking her.
She almost feared that Usagi was still under the Shadow Warrior's
spell until she felt her body move, then slowly, her eyes opened.
"Usagi. . "Mercury whispered.
"Mercury. ." Usagi responded in a whisper.
"We need Eternal Sailor Moon, right now!"
While Usagi began standing on her own two feet again,
the others were fighting the evil Tuxedo Kamen. They all remembered
what Pluto said about Mamoru's change into a monster, so no one hesitated
to fight.
"DEEP. .. SUBMERGE!!" Neptune attempted her attack,
but Tuxedo Kamen deflected it totally with his cane.
"Mercury!" called out another attempt, this time from
Mercury. "Aqua RHAPSODY!!" It had no effect at all.
For some odd reason, he wasn't fighting back. It was
almost as if he KNEW who they were and that they were his friends.
"Moon Eternal, MAKE UP!!" Usagi shouted, finally with
enough strength to save her beloved Mamoru. She noticed he wasn't
fighting back, so she tried to appeal to the Mamoru she knew.
"Mamo-chan?" She could see his face twitch at hearing
her endearment. "Come back to me Mamo-chan ..let me help you."
Tuxedo Kamen's eyes flashed red again, and he blasted
Sailor Moon with his evil energy, but she held her ground, blocking
his shot with the power of her scepter.
"I'm going to heal you, Mamo-chan. ." she whispered.
"Starlight Honeymoon Therapy KISS!!"
The others stood behind Eternal Sailor Moon as she
healed Mamoru. Tuxedo Kamen's costume disappeared, and all that was
left was Mamoru's fallen body on the ground in exhaustion.
"Mamo-chan .."
Sailor Pluto returned her focus on the disappeared
Shadow Warrior. He'll be back, she thought. "This fight is FAR from
over!!" she shouted into the air.
"Indeed it is not, Pluto," said a voice from out of
thin air.
The Shadow Warrior materialized with an object in his
hand. Pluto felt her staff get undeniably lighter and realized that
her orb was disappearing.
"My ORB!!" Pluto exclaimed, her eyes bulging in shock
at the Orb's new owner.
"Here lies the TRUE power of time!" the Shadow Warrior
shouted, holding the Garnet Orb close to his body. He didn't want
the same thing that happened with Venus to happen again.
Everyone was prepared to fight the Warrior, but Pluto
raised a hand to stop them. Why didn't she use the Golden Prism, Eternal
Sailor Moon wondered.
"How did you get my Orb?" she asked, her voice trembling.
"Let's just call it a quick trip back in time, " he
said slyly.
Saturn's voice rang in Pluto's head. Use the Prism!
It's the ONLY way to stop this, Pluto.
While Pluto looked carefully at the Prism, trying to
figure out a way to activate it, the Shadow Warrior began muttering
some strange words from this native tongue. His hand touched the Garnet
Orb and it began to glow.
"Minna, you must help me get this thing to work!" Pluto
asked desperately. She knew the Shadow Warrior was trying to unravel
the very fabric of time so that he could mold it into anything he
wished. Pluto could NOT allow that to happen.
"Come, Pluto! Let us try. ."
All of the senshi stood in a single line, and one by
one, each person tried to activate the Golden Prism, with no luck.
When it reached Eternal Sailor Moon, it temporarily flickered with
life, but died down to it's normal glowing state. In the meanwhile,
the area surrounding them was disappearing and a great black void
was taking over the area.
The Prism reached Sailor Venus. She took the object
from Mars and suddenly a golden light exploded into a million colors,
halting the Shadow Warrior momentarily.
"It's me. ." Venus whispered to herself. She held the
Prism tighter and a beam shot from the Prism to Mamoru. It illuminated
his body, restoring his life force.
"Venus!" everyone said softly. She smiled at them all,
feeling a sudden surge of energy, and the distinct presence of something
or someone foreign inside her. The knowledgeable voice of the Prism
spoke through Venus:
"My true self lies in this form of Venus, the voice
of love and justice. Whatever stands in her way will feel her WRATH!!"
The Shadow Warrior watched as Venus gradually changed
from a Sailor Senshi to an ethereal being. Without warning, she uttered
the words, "Golden Prism Power, MAKE UP!!" She looked to the sky,
her hair flying wildly in the wind. Her transformation was beginning.
.
The final fight was about to begin. .perhaps for all
time. .
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