Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Ronin Warriors Fan Fiction ❯ SeeDs, Ronins, and Scouts ❯ The Confrontation: Part One ( Chapter 7 )

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"The Confrontation"

Part One

Chapter Seven

January 21, 2006, Friday afternoon:

"We need to find some way of getting into the NetherWorld without Talpa or Beryl knowing. How are we going to do that?" Lita asked, pacing the floor of the temple.

"I know!! We could use the Sailor Teleport!" Serena suggested.

"Good thinking but the problem is, the Sailor Teleport can only transport five people at a time. The Ronin Warriors won't be able to travel with us," Raye replied dejectedly.

"That's where I come in at," a female voice answered from the doorway.

Everyone turned to the voice and found Sailor Pluto with Mia, Anubis, and Yuli behind her.

"Pluto, what are you doing here?" Amy asked.

"I know that you want to confront your adversaries. You're going to have to pass through the Gate of Time and Space in order to get to the NetherWorld."

"What are we waiting for?!! Let's go!" Kento shouted.

"Wait a minute here," Mina replied, moving away from the table. "You guys, I almost died almost two months ago. We've got to consider what we're going to do."

"Same here," Lita added. "I haven't fully recovered yet."

"They're right. We really need to come up with a plan," Cai stated.

"We can go through the Gate of Time and Space and end up a mile from the main entry to Talpa's castle," Rowen began.

"Why a mile from the main entry?" Serena asked, slightly confused from the suggestion. Lita, Mina, and Raye sweat-dropped.

"We're planning a surprise attack against them." Serena slowly nodded. He smiled slightly and continued explaining. "Next, we'll go through the Main Gate and fight off any soldiers. From there, we'll locate the castle, sneak in without having to fight the warlords and Kayura, and destroy Talpa and Beryl."

"Nice plan Rowen, but all ten of us can't be seen together. We need to split up into two groups of five," Sage suggested, seriousness lacing the tone. "That way, one group can focus on defeating Talpa while the other can defeat Beryl."

"I believe that it'll work," Mina agreed.

"Do you think everyone will be prepared to fight a week from now?" Ryo asked. Everyone thought about it for a while.

"Of course," the girls replied.

"Meet back here when you are ready," Pluto told them.

Back at the NetherWorld:

"Cale, you've failed me," Talpa replied.

"I'm sorry milord, but I did manage to gather vast amount of energy from the Scouts Venus and Jupiter. Do you want me to capture the one called Squall?"

"No!! I want Kayura and Dais to go." Lady Kayura and Dais appeared before their master. "Squall has gone away on a mission in Timber with two of his friends. Bring him to me unharmed." They bowed quickly and disappeared. "Sekmet!!"

The warlord appeared and bowed before his master. "Yes master?" he asked.

"I want you to find the Jewel of Life. I know that monk Anubis has it with him. Find it and bring it back to me. Take Cale along with you. Do not fail me." He winced but bowed in respect and disappeared.

Timber Mission (Wednesday around noon):

Squall, Zell, and Selphie arrived at the Timber Station. They had to remember the password phrase that the Garden Faculty gave them. A person approached them and said the code words, "Oh, the forest of Timber sure has changed!"

"But the Owls are still around," Squall responded.

"This way," the person replied, satisfied with Squall's response. They headed down the stairs and boarded another train. "I'm Watts."

Another person walked towards the group and smiled. "I see that you've met Watts. I'm Zone." He then shook hands with everyone.

"I'm Squall, the squad leader. This is Zell and that's Selphie." Watts smiled.

"This is a good time for them to meet our princess," Zone said enthusiastically.

"But sir, this is the princess's nap time. We don't want to disturb her," Watts warned his companion.

Zone ignored Watt's warning and turned to the squad leader. "Squall, could you please wake up the princess? She's in the last room on the left."

"Is this a joke?!! I thought we were supposed to help the Timber Owls. Instead, I have to baby sit?!!" Squall hissed venomously. Zone and Watts looked at him with frightened expressions on their faces. "Luckily, I'm doing this because it's an order."

Squall walked up the stairs and down the hall. When he approached her room, he recognized the sleeping figure on the bed. He stood next to the bed and she slowly woke up. She wiped her sleepy eyes, looked at figure standing next to her bed, and smiled.

"It's you!! You're an SeeD?!!" the female squealed, jumping off the bed and into his arms.

"Of course," Squall replied.

"I can't believe that my prayers have been answered. I've sent countless letters to Balamb Garden, asking for assistance. I can't believe that Headmaster Cid Kramer responded back by sending you to help us." She stepped out of his arms and clasped her hands together. "Now we'll show that Galbadian President Vinzer Deling." She was about to head out the door, but she turned around. "I'm sorry, I didn't tell you my name. The name's Rinoa Heartilly."

"Squall Leonhart." He shook her hand.

A brown-furred dog walked in the room and sat in front of her.

"Oh. This is my friend Angelo." The dog barked in agreement and Squall smiled.

They headed down the halls towards the others.

"This is Selphie and that's Zell," Squall presented.

Rinoa smiled at them. "Let's talk about the mission in the Strategy Room."

They followed her into a small room.

"We are going to kidnap the President Deling. We'll enter the codes to uncouple the cars and escape with the President's car attached to our base," Zone revealed as he stood next to Rinoa. "Watts's will explain more in detail." The SeeD members faced Watts.

Watts cleared his throat before talking to the SeeDs. "If you look at the model displayed before you, you'll see our base and the President's train. There are four cars on the President's train. We have a dummy car similar to the President's car attached to our base. The mission is to escape with the President's car before the last switch point," he explained carefully. "In order to do that, we must execute the following steps:

Catch up with the President's train.

Jump onto the 2nd escort.

…What's going on!!!"

Suddenly, the train stopped. The lights flickered on and off. The train model slid off the table and crashed to the floor. Footsteps were heard traveling on top of the train. Squall and the others surrounded Rinoa, Watts, and Zone to protect them.

"You guys stay here and protect Rinoa. I'll check what's going on. I'll contact you if I need help," Squall declared firmly as he gripped his gunblade and glared at the roof.

He ran to the caboose and jumped onto the roof. He spotted Lady Kayura and Dais. He had his Lionheart ready to perform a sneak attack when a dynasty soldier appeared from nowhere and wrapped a chain around his feet. The soldier pulled the chain and Squall hit the train with a thud.

"Let go of me!" Squall spat out icily. Another person swung their weapon at the soldier and sliced it in half. Squall recognized the person as his adversary. "Seifer, what are you doing here?"

Seifer held the Masamune gun blade at his side. His mouth curved into his cocky smile. "I thought I'd come here just to see you screw up this mission."

"Whatever."

Kayura and Dais turned around and spotted the downed soldier. They also saw the person whom they were after.

"Who are they?" Seifer asked.

"That's Lady Kayura and Dais. They're after me," Squall answered. He and Seifer stood in their fighting stances.

"That's him. Stop him now!" Kayura shouted, pointing at Squall.

"Web of Deception!" Dais shouted.

The sticky webbing enclosed Squall and he couldn't move. Seifer attacked Kayura but she quickly slashed him across the face.

Blood slid across his nose. He touched the wound and his facial expression turned deadly. "You witch!!" Seifer exclaimed. "You will pay with your life!! Fire Cross!"

Kayura quickly blocked the Firaga spell but failed to block the diagonal slash across her chest. She stumbled back and held her breastplate. "Nicely done. You will pay dearly for that. Star Swords Scream!!"

She blasted Seifer with the powerful current of water. Seifer hit the top of the train with a thud. Zell and Selphie appeared on top of the train.

"Seifer, what are you doing here?" Selphie questioned him. She helped him to his feet. "You're supposed to be at Balamb Garden."

"Nevermind that Selphie. What's going on here? I want some answers and I want them now!!" Zell demanded fiercely.

"That's none of your business," Kayura retorted. She raised her katanas into the air. "Star Swords Scream!!" Her attack fried Seifer, Zell and Selphie. Kayura quickly grabbed Squall.

"What about that one?" Dais asked, pointing to Seifer.

She looked at the blond in the gray trench coat. "Bring him along too. He could prove to be quite useful," Kayura replied.

Both the warlord and the lady disappeared. After the smoke cleared, Selphie helped Zell to his feet.

"Man!!! Headmaster Cid is not going to like this!!" Zell remarked.

"We need to contact Quistis and tell her what happened. We need to know what are we to do now," Selphie stated.

Back at the NetherWorld:

Seifer and Squall were thrown down onto the ground before Talpa and Queen Beryl. Squall tried to get up but Sekmet and Cale held him down. Kayura, Dais, and Zoysite appeared beside them.

"Where in the world am I?!!" Seifer shouted, looking at his surroundings. "Let me go!! You don't want me. You have what you want!"

Squall struggled under Sekmet and Cale's weight. "Well thanks a lot Seifer!!" he spat at the other gun blade specialist. He tried to look at the other two people holding him down. "Let go of me right now!! If you don't, you'll pay dearly!" Squall warned.

"Shut up!" Zoysite shouted and slapped him.

"Silence!" Talpa shouted. He turned to Kayura and Dais. "Who is the other person?"

"Master Talpa, this is one of Squall's adversary, Seifer. He has proven to be a worthy adversary. He could be quite useful," Lady Kayura supplied before glaring at the person in inquiry. `You will pay for what you've done to me,' she thought to herself.

"Aww, are you feeling better Kayura? You seem to be in some pain from my Fire Cross. I'm surprised you managed to survive," Seifer sarcastically stated. "The next time, you won't be so lucky." He chuckled lightly to himself.

Cale held Kayura back from Seifer. He didn't want Seifer to feel Kayura's wrath. "Master Talpa, let me take him to the chambers before Kayura kills him," Cale suggested.

"No Cale. Take him to the Nether Spirits. They'll take good care of him." Cale bowed and he and Seifer disappeared. Talpa looked at Kayura and Dais. "Well done. You shall both be greatly rewarded. You may leave." Kayura and Dais bowed and left. He turned to Queen Beryl. "That's phase one of our plan done. Time to move to phase two."
Queen Beryl stood up and approached Squall. She stroked his face and he turned away. "Too bad that the Sailor Brats and those Ronins couldn't protect you. Here's the deal. You can work with us to destroy the Ronins and the Scouts and be free, or you can die a painful death," she offered. "Make your choice."

He looked her straight in the eye. "I rather die before working with you!" he ground out between clenched teeth.

"Sorry, that's not going to happen!" She grabbed his head and began poisoning his mind. He screamed out in anguish.

`Come to us Squall!! You can't resist us!! Come over to the Negaverse!!!' her voice chanted in his mind.

He passed out and awoke with an eerie green glow in his eyes. Sekmet and Zoysite stepped away from him.

"Yes my queen. How can I be of service to you?" Squall asked, kneeling before her and kissed her hand.

"Your time will come my dear," she replied. "Your time will come."

Balamb Garden, January 28, Friday morning:

The girls and guys met around 8:00 in the cafeteria. They were going over their plan and strategies for confrontation of the enemy when Quistis approached them.

"Instructor, what's wrong?" Amy asked, observing Quistis's sad facial expression.

"It's Squall and Seifer. I'm wondering how did Seifer know where Squall and the others were. Anyway, I received a call from Zell and Selphie yesterday morning from Timber. They told me that a person in heavy armor and a blue-haired female kidnapped them on Wednesday. They don't know where they've taken them, but I hope they're okay."

"I hope so too. Are Zell and Selphie all right?" Mina asked.

She nodded. "I need to talk to Headmaster Cid and ask what to do. He'll probably contact the headmaster from Galbadia Garden to find them."

She turned around and walked out the cafeteria. Everyone looked at each other.

Kento rubbed his chin. "A person in heavy armor and a blue-haired female kidnapped Squall and Seifer huh?"

"Sounds like Lady Kayura and one of the warlords if you ask me," Raye answered. "Now what do we do since the NetherWorld has them?"

"We're going to have to save him. If they're under some kind of spell, we'll have to defeat them in battle," Cai replied.

"We're going to have to rethink our plan since the NetherWorld has Seifer and Squall," Lita sighed. "Any suggestions?"

"We'll still go to the NetherWorld and go through with our plan. If we see Seifer or Squall, we'll have to overcome their attacks and hope that we'll win," Serena commented.

"Okay, are you guys ready to go?" Rowen asked.

"It's now or never," Sage and Lita replied.

Everyone left the cafeteria and headed towards the Parking Lot. The girls rode in Lita's Ford Explorer while the guys rode in Kento's burnt orange Jeep Grand Cherokee. Each party drove towards the Cherry Hill Temple in Balamb City.

Thirty minutes later, the girls and the guys reached the Cherry Hill Temple. The guys transformed into their sub armors while the girls contacted Sailor Pluto. A few seconds later, Sailor Pluto appeared with Anubis, Yuli, Luna, Artemis, White Blaze, and Mia.

"Well are you guys ready to go?" Pluto asked the warriors. The girls and the guys nodded.

"Okay girls, time to transform!" Luna ordered.

"Venus Star Power!!" Mina shouted.

"Mercury Star Power!!" Amy shouted.

"Mars Star Power!!" Raye shouted.

"Jupiter Star Power!!" Lita shouted.

"Moon Crystal Power!!" Serena shouted.

"Planet Power!!" all the girls yelled.

For the first time, the Ronin Warriors saw all the girls' transformations. With a ribbon of stars, a blast of bubbles, crackling of fire, web of lightning bolts, and a flurry of feathers and crescent moons, the Sailor Scouts appeared.

"Pluto, do you know where the portal will open once Scouts arrive on the enemy's territory?" Artemis asked.

"I honestly don't know. Mercury, do you think you could pinpoint the location where the other portal will open?"

"Hold on for a second." Mercury placed her hands together. Water swirled in the palms of her hands and formed her pocket computer. The Ronin Warriors looked at her in shock.

"Amazing!" Cai gasped.

"Thanks." She typed in algebraic equations into the computer for a few moments. A map appeared and a red dot appeared at the northernmost continent. She continued studying the map to try and pinpoint the exact location. "I think I have where the portal will open. It's going to open at the northernmost continent," she confirmed as she continued scrutinizing the map. "Right now, I can't seem to pinpoint the exact city where the other portal will open at."

"Let me have a look," Rowen suggested. Mercury handed him her pocket computer. "Nice computer." He typed in some equations and he zoomed in on the map. He scrutinized the map, then handed her back the pocket computer. "The portal will open on Winter Island, a few miles to the right of Shumi Village."

Mercury's computer levitated in her hands before disappearing. Pluto twirled her Time Key and the Gate of Time and Space appeared next to her. "Make sure that you guys stay together when you go through the portal. You'll arrive at your destination shortly." The warriors nodded. "One more thing. Don't worry about Balamb Garden finding out that you're missing. I've taken care of that problem. You have to focus on this mission before you."

"Thanks Pluto," the group of warriors replied graciously.

"Good luck Ronins and Scouts," Anubis said. Both teams looked at Anubis, then at Mia and Yuli.

"Thanks. Until we meet again," Sailor Moon responded.

Both teams looked at each other, then headed towards the gate. Luna sat on Sailor Moon's shoulder while Artemis sat on Sailor Venus's shoulder. White Blaze stood by Ryo's side. Each warrior held hands with another and stared at the gate. The gate opened and they were sucked inside.

Pluto twirled her Time Key and the Gate of Time and Space disappeared. "May Planet Power and the Power of the Ronin Armors protect you," she prayed. Anubis, Mia, and Yuli nodded.

At the NetherWorld:

Sekmet appeared before his masters. "Master Talpa and Queen Beryl, the Sailor Scouts and the Ronin Warriors are on their way here. What should we do?"

Queen Beryl spoke. "Squall's friend needs to brainwashed. I'll do that right now." She vanished from her chair.

"You and Cale will stay here. I'll send someone else to retrieve the jewel," Talpa started. Sekmet nodded in understanding. "First, I want you and the other warlords to charge up your armors. Go to one of the chambers and the Nether Spirits will give your armors much more power. Once you've finished, make sure that you are well prepared for `guests' dropping by. We want our `guests' to feel at home. You, Kayura, and the other Dark Warlords will welcome them. Take the dynasty soldiers with you." Sekmet bowed and disappeared.

Zoysite appeared before Talpa. "Do you want me to retrieve the Jewel of Life from that traitor Anubis?"

"Go now. This should be easy since those Ronins and the Scouts are on their way here." Zoysite bowed and disappeared.

Queen Beryl returned a few moments later and sat next to Talpa. "The brainwashing process was successful. We'll send him and Squall once the time is right." She closed her eyes and drew a circle in the air. She opened her eyes and stared at the image of white snow and a portal opening. "In the meantime, we'll watch what happens."

Winter Island, near Shumi Village:

A portal opened and the Ronin Warriors landed on their feet. The Sailor Scouts, on the other hand, fell onto the snow and formed a pile. Luna and Artemis landed on top of the human pile. White Blaze landed next to the Ronin Warriors.

"Could you please get off of me?!!" Jupiter shouted from underneath the four bodies. The Ronin Warriors chuckled at the tangled bodies forming the pile.

"I would love to Jupiter…but the others…are…on…top…of me," Mercury wheezed. Artemis jumped onto Kento's shoulder and Luna jumped onto Sage's shoulder.

"Meatball Head, get your foot out of my stomach!!" Mars shouted.

"First off, don't call me MEATBALL HEAD, Pyro!! Second, that isn't my foot in your stomach. If it was my foot, it would be shoved up your…"

"Hey you guys, stop it!" Venus interjected. "Mars, could you at least move your elbow out my back!"

The girls on top of Jupiter and Mercury argued about their limbs hurting each other. They didn't realize that their body weight was crushing Jupiter and especially Mercury.

Jupiter lost her cool. "Fine. I guess I'll have to do this myself," she muttered lowly. Jupiter's body turned a bright green and she lifted everyone off her.

The Ronins stopped laughing and stared at Jupiter lifting the pile.

"I never knew Jupiter had strength like that," Rowen remarked.

"She might even beat Kento here," Sage teased. The other Ronins, except for Kento, laughed.

Kento glared at him. "You're going to be dead meat, `Casanova.'"

The other Sailor Scouts jumped off each other and landed on the snow.

"Did you have to do that Jupiter?" Venus asked before she shook the snow out of her hair. "Eventually, we were going to get off."

"I'm sorry you guys, but you guys were arguing too much," Jupiter explained calmly before narrowing her eyes at Mars, Sailor Moon, and Venus. "Second, it would have taken forever for you guys to get untangled. Plus, Mercury was suffocating." She resumed her task of brushing the snow off her hair, skirt, and boots.

"Are you okay Mercury?" Sailor Moon asked with concern in her voice.

"Yes, I'll be fine in a few moments," she breathed softly.

Mars glared at the Ronin Warriors. "You could have at least helped us instead of laughing at us."

"Sorry," all the Ronins apologized.

"Mercury, can you locate the direction of the Dynasty Castle?" Luna asked.

Mercury's pocket computer appeared in her hands. She quickly typed a few calculations and equations in the computer and smiled. "The Dynasty Castle is straight ahead. We need to travel about two miles in order to get there." Her visors appeared over her eyes and her pocket computer vanished.

"Okay let's go," Ryo ordered. Everyone followed him.

Twenty minutes later, the Ronins and the Scouts took a break. They walked a mile and a half already and the weather conditions worsened. Snow continued falling from the cloudy sky and the wind increased its speed.

"It's so c-cold," Venus stammered.

"I know. We don't need to think about the weather right now. We need to concentrate on defeating Talpa and Beryl," Rowen stated.

Suddenly, a dynasty gate appeared approximately 500 feet away from the warriors. The Ronins and the Scouts stood up and stared at the gate in shock.

"Where did that come from?" Cai asked.

"I don't know but we're going to find out," Kento declared as he cracked his knuckles.

Everyone walked towards the dynasty gate. Mars and Sage sensed evil vibes from the gate.

"Kento and Jupiter, would do us the honors?" Sailor Moon requested softly, waving her hand towards the gate.

"Gladly," both warriors replied.

Each warrior took a door and pushed with all their might. At first, the gate wouldn't open. The other warriors were disappointed. Suddenly, the gate opened and the Ronins and the Scouts couldn't believe the scenery before them. The sky was clear and the sun shined brightly upon the land. The scenery before them was very beautiful and breathtaking. The warriors also saw that the Dynasty Castle was somewhat hidden by a few hills but sat on the other side of a river.

"Well," Artemis started, "are you guys ready?"

All the warriors looked at each other, determination written across each of their faces. The Sailor Scouts went through the gate first, and then the Ronin Warriors walked through. Once the warriors were inside, the gate slammed shut and disappeared. Ghostly spirits suddenly flew towards the group.

"What are they?!" Jupiter exclaimed.

"They're Nether Spirits. Don't worry about them. Just continue towards the castle," Rowen replied.

The warriors ran towards the river and avoided the spirits. Suddenly, they stopped at the river. They looked along the riverbanks and realized there wasn't a bridge or a boat to allow access to the other side.

"How are we going to get to the other side?" Mars asked.

Mercury looked at the water, then at the width of the river. "This river is about 200 feet wide. We need to find something sturdy to get us across the river." She thought about it and an idea popped up in her mind. "I got it!! I could form an ice bridge by using my Scout powers to freeze some of the water in the river."

"Great idea!!" Venus said, excitedly. "I could also throw my Love Chains on either side of the bridge to guide us safely across the river." All the warriors smiled.

"Well, let's put the plan into action," Luna ordered.

Mercury knelt at the edge of the riverbank. She closed her eyes and placed her fingertips into the crystal clear water. She glowed a faint dark blue and part of the river turned into ice. The ice bridge continued to stretch across the river and reached the other riverbank.

"Venus Love Chain!" Venus shouted. The chain split in half and stretched across the riverbank. Each chain levitated on the sides of the bridge.

"Okay," Mercury started and faced the group, "Ryo and Mars are the first to go across." She looked at the two red clad warriors. "Listen to me carefully. Since both of you have attacks that are fire based, you need to move across the bridge quickly. Don't stay in the same place for a very long time because the bridge will melt in that area and you'll fall through."

The red clad teens looked at Mercury and nodded. Mars went first and Ryo wasn't too far behind. The other Ronins and Scouts watched as the Warrior of Virtue and the Soldier of Fire crossed the ice bridge. The warriors sighed in relief once the two warriors made it to the other riverbank.

Rowen, Cai, and Sailor Moon were next to cross the bridge. Once the three warriors made it to the other side, Sage, Jupiter, and Kento were next. Mercury knelt and picked up Luna while Venus did the same and picked up Artemis. After the Warriors of Justice and Wisdom and the Soldier of Lightning made it to the riverbank, White Blaze, Mercury, and Venus were last to cross the river. Once the Scouts and the tiger crossed the river, Venus's Love Chains disappeared. Mercury knelt at the edge of the riverbank and placed her hands on the ice bridge. She concentrated and the ice bridge melted and blended in with the crystal clear water.

The Ronins and the Scouts continued towards the Dynasty Castle. Each individual carefully observed their surroundings and stayed sharp. They crossed the hills and reached the plains. The group took a long look at the Dynasty Castle.

"This place is so huge!" Venus gasped, totally shocked.

"Now is the time that we have to split up. You guys will enter through the right side while we enter the left side," Rowen stated, pointing out the areas of the castle. "Good luck."

"Thanks," the Scouts replied.

Sage stared at the ground. He noticed that the rocks and pebbles shook from some kind of disturbance. He waited to see if the rocks would stop shaking but that didn't happen. "Guys, we have a problem," he finally revealed.

"What is it?" Cai asked.

Sage looked at his comrade with a puzzled expression on his face. "I don't know but the disturbance is nearby."

Sailor Moon looked in the direction of the Dynasty Castle and spotted the cause of the disturbance. "Umm… g-guys. I think we're about to find out!" she sputtered nervously.

Everyone looked at the Dynasty Castle. About a half a mile from where the Ronins and the Scouts were standing, dynasty soldiers on foot and on horses charged towards them. The Dark Warlords and Lady Kayura led the huge battalion of dynasty soldiers. The Scouts immediately took their fighting stances.

"How did they know that we were coming?!!" Venus exclaimed.

"Nevermind that!!" Jupiter answered. She looked over her shoulder at the Ronin Warriors. "You guys need to suit up!!"

"Ronin Warriors to Arms!!!" Ryo shouted.

"Armor of Torrent…Tao Shin!!" Cai shouted.

"Armor of Hard Rock…Tao Gi!!" Kento shouted.

"Armor of Halo…Tao Chi!!" Sage shouted.

"Armor of Strata…Tao Inochi!!" Rowen shouted.

"Armor of Wildfire…Tao Ji!!" Ryo shouted.

The Ronin Warriors transformed into their full body armor and looked at the Scouts.

"Go now!! We'll take care of them!!" Halo told them.

The Scouts nodded and ran northeastward. The warriors looked at the Scouts, then faced the oncoming dynasty soldiers. The dynasty soldiers attacked the Ronin Warriors. Each warrior defended themselves from the soldiers' attacks. The Dark Warlords and Lady Kayura watched from a nearby hill.

"Those Sailor Brats went northeast towards the castle. Who's going to go and stop them?" Dais asked his accomplices.

"Lady Kayura and I will go. You two can have fun with the Ronin Rodents," Sekmet hissed as he narrowed his eyes in the direction of his `prey'. He and Kayura rode the horses northeastward towards the castle, hoping for an interesting battle with the Sailor Scouts.

Somewhere near the right side of the castle:

The Sailor Scouts were completely surrounded by dynasty soldiers. They fought the soldiers for about twenty minutes and still weren't getting anywhere.

"They're still multiplying!!" Jupiter screamed as she uppercut one soldier and punched another in the face.

"We can't give up!!" Sailor Moon exclaimed as she kicked a soldier in the chest.

"Any other suggestions guys?" Venus asked as she kicked a soldier in the back. "We aren't getting anywhere by fighting these walking tin cans!!"

"I believe that we could attack them at the same time," Mercury suggested as she dodged a scythe.

"Okay. Everyone attack at the same time!!" Mars shouted after she performed a sweeping kick on one of the soldiers. "Mars Celestial Fire...SURROUND!!"

"Venus Meteor…SHOWER!!" Venus shouted.

"Mercury Ice Storm…BLAST!!" Mercury shouted.

"Jupiter Thunder Crash…ZAP!!" Jupiter shouted.

"Moon Scepter…ELIMINATION!!" Sailor Moon shouted. All the soldiers were destroyed. The Scouts sighed in relief.

"Now we can continue towards the castle," Venus said.

"I'm sorry guys but we can't go yet," Mars sighed as she scrutinized her surroundings. Everyone faced her and groaned.

"What is it now?" Jupiter gritted through her teeth.

"I'm sensing two evil auras nearby."

"I'm picking them up right now Mars. They're heading straight for us," Mercury stated. The Scouts turned around and saw two figures riding horses.

"Luna and Artemis, go on towards the castle. We'll catch up," Sailor Moon ordered as she looked over her shoulder. The two fur balls nodded and ran towards the castle.

"Well, well. If it isn't the Sailor Scouts," Lady Kayura began. "Welcome to the NetherWorld. Surrender the Imperium Silver Crystal to my masters."

"Your masters will never get the crystal. You'll have to destroy us in order to get what you want!!" Venus shouted.

"Foolish brats!! You have just signed you death sentence!!" Sekmet spat out.

Somewhere near the left side of the castle:

"Super Wave Smasher!!" Torrent shouted. His attack flew straight though the middle of the battalion.

"Aww crap!! They're starting to multiply!" Hard Rock shouted as he blocked a scythe with his naginata.

The Ronin Warriors had fought the dynasty soldiers for about thirty minutes. They were doing a little better than the Sailor Scouts. Even White Blaze managed to pounce on a few soldiers. However, they still were not at their destination, nor would the oncoming attacks from the dynasty soldiers cease.

"Any ideas on how to get rid of these tin heads?" Halo asked as he sliced another soldier in half.

Strata fired a couple of arrows at the soldiers before answering. "Our only option left is to attack them at the same time," he suggested.

"Well then let's try!" Wildfire shouted as he rammed his katana in a soldier's chest. "Flare Up…NOW!!"

"Super Wave…SMASHER!!" Torrent shouted.

"Thunderbolt…CUT!!" Halo shouted.

"Iron Rock…CRUSHER!!" Hard Rock shouted.

"Arrow Shock…WAVE!!" Strata shouted.

All the soldiers were destroyed. There weren't any parts of the soldiers lying around on the plains. The Ronin Warriors sighed in relief.

"Now we can defeat Talpa," Wildfire stated as he headed towards the castle.

"Not so fast Ryo. The Dark Warlords and Lady Kayura led the huge battalion of dynasty soldiers. I know they're around here somewhere," Halo commented.

"I thought I saw Sekmet and Lady Kayura head northeast. The Sailor Scouts took that direction towards the castle," Torrent recalled.

"I hope they'll be okay," Strata sighed.

"You should worry about yourselves," a voice shouted.

"What the…" all the Ronins yelled as they scanned their surroundings.

A blanket of dark clouds suddenly covered the sunny sky. Next, unknown winds began to blow across the plains. The warriors saw lightning in the sky and heard thundering afterwards. Lastly, a light rain came from the dark clouds, limiting their eyesight.

"Show yourselves Dark Warlords!!" Wildfire shouted.

A sharp lightning bolt crashed in front of them. Once the flash vanished, two armored figures appeared. The Warlord of Corruption and the Warlord of Illusions stared at the Ronin Warriors.

"Give us the Ronin armors!!" Cale ordered.

"You're not getting our armors!!" Hard Rock answered.

"Get out of our way!!" Wildfire shouted.

"We want Talpa!!" Halo demanded.

"You'll have to get through us to get to our master…" Cale began.

"…That's if you live to defeat him," Dais stated, finishing the statement.

Author's Note:

Will the Ronin Warriors defeat Cale and Dais? Will the Sailor Scouts defeat Lady Kayura and Sekmet? Will Zoysite succeed in retrieving the Jewel of Life? Find out in the second part.