Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Digimon Fan Fiction / Crossover Fan Fiction ❯ Sailor Moon Online: Gaiden ❯ Spira Stories 1: New World Dress-Up ( Chapter 8 )

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From telling of the tales after Hollow Fragment, but before World’s Song, we go directly into the time frame of World’s Song itself. As you already know, during Chapter 17, our heroes and heroines got transported into Spira and after several minutes, they return back to Earth. However, the several minutes on Earth was several MONTHS in Spira! So, what happened during that time? Well, your questions are going to get start to be answered, everyone! First, I have to give thanks and credit to Belletiger and Kanius as well as Kanius’ YuYuGiDigiMoon fanfiction series, especially his The Invasion of the Rajita story, for giving me permission to use the idea of Valkyrie Sailor Soldiers and everything that’s a part of them in my fanfiction. I would like to give thanks and credit to Kanius and his YuYuGiDigiMoon series, including this author’s Dawn of Chaos story, and LazerWulf for giving me permission to use the idea for their version of Sailor Charon, namely the fact that she is Sailor Pluto’s sister among other things. I would also like to give thanks and credit to Matty G91 and this author’s story of Kamen Rider Lunar for giving me permission to use Kamen Rider Lunar, his looks, and everything about him as well as the UNI-SHOCKER organization.

 

Now, with that out of the way, as they say on SAO: Link Start!

 

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Warning: These stories may and will contain mature level intense violence, blood, gore, death, mild to explicit suggestive themes, including mind-control and brainwashing, mild to explicit bad language, and mature adult themes/situations!

 

Second Warning: Some to a lot of OOC (Out of Character) actions and mannerisms in these series of stories!

 

Prelude: A castle of stone and metal floating in the sky that consist of one hundred floors. Within this massive structure, there are countless cities, villages, towns, forests, plains, lakes, and whatever you can imagine. There is only one staircase that connects one floor with another and these staircases are located within dangerous mazes filled with monsters. The players with navigate through these floors to the top with nothing than the weapons in their hands. And yes, I said players.

 

This is the world of Aincrad, a floating castle in a virtual sky, and yes, I said VIRTUAL sky. This world and this floating castle world are in a realm made of digital information…the world of Sword Art Online. A world that was supposed to be game, but because a nightmare prison when its creator, Akihiko Kayaba, trapped the ten thousand players within this virtual world and if they die here, they will die in real life. The ten thousand players struggle in this ‘game death’ to reach the top of the floating castle where the final boss and the key to their freedom waits.

 

You may know this story and the stories that come after it, but do you know all of the stories? All of the tales that happened within the floating castle? What about the tales that happened after the floating castle was conquered? There are stories connected to the ‘tale’ of this floating castle, its ‘history’, and its ‘aftermath’, but they weren’t told…until now. These are those stories…

 

Sailor Moon Online: Gaiden

 

Story 8: Spira Stories 1: New World Dress-Up

 

Note: This story takes place in the Hollow Fragment timeline and takes place around during time of Chapter 17 of World’s Song.

 

July 22, 2025, Japanese countryside

 

In the countryside of Japan, where there is a Japanese Shinto shrine, there is a battling going on where Heathcliff, also known as Akihiko Kayaba, the creator of the Full-Dive VR device known as the NervGear, and also the VRMMO game known as Sword Art Online in which he used to entrap around 10,000 people within for over two years in what is known SAO Incident where around 4,000 of them died. Included in the people that he trapped and survived Sword Art Online was none other than Sailor Moon AKA Serena Tsukino, who is Kayaba’s niece in this life, but when Sailor Moon was Princess Serenity of the Moon Kingdom about one thousand years in the past, Kayaba was the ‘lover’ of Sailor Moon’s ‘royal mother’, Queen Serenity, and her father. But right now, he is fighting against Sailor Celestial AKA Suguha Kirigaya, who is the reincarnation of Princess Serenity’s younger sister from the Silver Millennium, Princess Selene, the Sailor Scout of Reality, and one of the main reasons for Sword Art Online: To awaken Suguha’s power…All of it including the very essence of creation itself, Etherion.

 

Right now, as Sailor Celestial’s friends/family/allies watched, Heathcliff and Sailor Celestial continue their intense fight and their clashing energies causing them to leap back, but then Heathcliff gasps in shock as he is grabbed from behind and restrained by Valkyrie Sailor Moon, who is missing her helmet due to her losing it earlier in the fight.

 

Sailor Moon yells out, strongly, “Now, Celestial, take him down now!”

 

Sailor Celestial shouts out, “I can’t!”

 

Sailor Moon shouts out, “Don’t worry about me! Just stop him once and for all! That’s all that matters!”

 

The others are stunned and Sailor Mars yells out, stunned, “What are you doing?!”

 

Sailor Uranus says, worriedly, “Don’t do it!”

 

Sailor Celestial shouts out, concerned, “I can’t do it with you in the way! I won’t…!!”

 

Sailor Moon yells out, with tears in her eyes, “How many more people have to suffer and be hurt by this madman that dared to call himself our father when we were Moon Princesses?! How many more have to die like in Sword Art Online?! How many more people have to suffer for his greed and selfish as the families and friends of those that died in SAO? The people of Argus that have to live with the stigma of what he did? He destroyed the Silver Millennium and he destroyed four thousand mainly innocent lives? We can’t let him continue what he is doing or roam free to let him do it again! We can’t let him create second Sword Art Online! Please, Celestial, do it now!”

 

As the memories of what happened with Sachi and Diabel, from their point of view, and remembering what happened to Aaron, Sailor Celestial gains tears in her eyes and Kazuto, Asuna, Kotone, Rika, Keiko, the other Sailor Scouts, and Tuxedo Mask shout out in unison, horrified, “Serena!”

 

Sailor Moon yells out, in a pleading tone, “Celestial…DO IT NOW!!!”

 

Tuxedo Mask calls out, shocked, “Sailor Moon, don’t!” Sailor Celestial, with tears in her eyes, roars out as she powers up and unleashes a powerful beam strike much to the shock of the others. However, Heathcliff roars out with power in which he blasts Sailor Moon off him and uses his Keyblade to strike back at the wave, but he is struggling to hold it back as Sailor Celestial pours on the pure elemental power. Then Heathcliff roars out with every ounce of his power and knocks the energy wave into the force-field containing the Queen’s Gate causing it to suffer a major power surge. Heathcliff stumbles as the counter took much of his strength and Sailor Moon takes this one change with both of her Keyblades causing her to roar out as she charges at Heathcliff. Heathcliff swings around only to get plastered by a powerful blow from Sailor Moon that sends him flying into the Queen’s Gate causing it to glow in a bright flash when Heathcliff hits it causing him to seemly vanish!

 

With what seems like the end of Heathcliff causes some kind of space-time storm to come from the Queen’s Gate in which Naruto, Sakura, and Hinata grunt out in pain as some kind of energy is leaving their bodies.

 

Ino says, shocked, “Sakura!”

 

Kushina says, concerned and stunned, “Sochi!” But then Sailor Celestial, Davis, and Sailor Sun fall to one knee as a glow comes from them as well.

 

Veemon says, shocked, “Davis!”

 

Gatomon says, surprised, “Kari!”

 

Sailor Uranus says, looking at the Queen’s Gate, “I think that the problem is coming from that.”

 

Sailor Pluto says, looking at the Queen’s Gate, “We must get away from the Queen’s Gate now!”

 

Keiko says, nervously, “I think that’s a good idea.”

 

Rika says, with a nod, “No kidding.” But it is too late as the surging Queen’s Gate sends a powerful wave that engulfs everyone in light and when the light fades away, everyone, but the Leaf ninja of the group, with the exception of Naruto, Sakura, and Hinata, have vanished from the scene!

 

Tenten asks, “What happened? Where is everyone?”

 

Lee says, “Gone, Tenten! And the Queen’s Gate as well!” Everyone left in the area see that the Queen’s Gate is gone as well!

 

Kushina says, fearfully, “No, not again!”

 

Minato tells Kushina, “It will be okay, Kushina-chan. Naruto has friends and powerful friends. They will find their way back.” Minato thinks in his mind, “At least, I hope so.”

 

July 22, 2025 (Earth time); Unknown world

 

Asuna Yuuki slowly wakes up to find herself falling with Kazuto Kirigaya, Keiko Ayano, Rika Shinozaki, Kotone Takemiya, Sailor Orion AKA Shino Asada, Sailor Celestial AKA Suguha Kirigaya, Kazuto’s younger step-sister/cousin, Tuxedo Mask, the Juuban based Sailor Scouts, Naruto, Sakura, Hinata, and all of the Digidestined and their Digimon partners in which they are unconscious. Asuna then sees that they are high up in the sky and they are falling fast.

 

Asuna thinks in her mind, panicky, “What happened?! Where are we?” Quickly, Asuna realizes that there isn’t time as they are falling quick and reaching terminal velocity in which she yells out, “Serena-chan! Suguha-chan! Wake up! Shion-chan! Someone! Anyone! Wake up!” However, the ones that could use the power of flight and then some to save them remain unconscious despite Asuna’s pleads and yells in which she can see a massive body of water coming closer and closer. As memories of what happened through the start of SAO up to this point flash through her mind, Asuna thinks in her mind, “After all of our struggles…all of our battles…is this how it ends for all of us? This is how we will met our ends? No! No, I can’t accept them! I won’t accept that! We’ve been through too much…suffered too much…struggled through life and death together! I won’t accept this! I can’t accept this! I will not allow this to happen!” Soon after, a golden five-point star sigil appears on Asuna’s forehead and she is bathed in a bright glow in which the glow seems to wake up Sailor Sun and she looks towards her.

 

Sailor Sun thinks in her mind, “Who…?” When the glow fades away, Sailor Sun is shocked to see a brand new Sailor Scout in front of her.

 

This newest Sailor Scout has Asuna’s long chestnut hair in her hairstyle, but she has a five pointed golden star sigil on her forehead, light pink colored lips, golden star earrings attached to her ears, her head is covered in beautiful silver Y-style barbute armor helmet with a silver wing attached to each side of the helmet, she has white and red plate armor that covers her chest and waist and tightly fits over all of her arms, in the chest area of her armor, there is a broach that’s a white heart shaped broach with a large golden star jewel attached to it with what looks like Rainbow Dragon surrounding the heart with a pair of crossed rapiers in the center as well as eight silver feathered wings attached to the sides of the broach, she has a red armored skirt with two rapiers similar to Lambent Light, Asuna’s final SAO rapier, attached along with a weapon that looks like the Pink Samurai Ranger’s Sky Fan, she has red armored kneepads, she has white armored high-heeled boots that goes up to one-half of her lower legs, and finally, she has beautiful glittering huge and fluffy silver feathered wings coming out of her back.

 

Sailor Sun thinks in her mind, shocked, “Asuna?!” Soon after, Asuna transfers energy into Sailor Sun and she transforms into a brand new Sailor Scout forms as well.

 

Sailor Sun’s new Sailor Scout form has her brown hair flowing down to the end of her back behind her back, she has a golden armored helmet in the style of Greek Thracian Helmet that has a piece covering the chin and connecting the two part that are covering the sides of her head along with a design of a mighty and majestic phoenix on the top portion of the helmet, she has pink eyeshadow on her eyelids, deep, full, and gorgeous shimmering pink lips, her fuku is now similar to samurai style armor that’s so tightly covering her chest and waist that her strong feminine figure can be seen through not in an obscene manner, the armor is pure golden in color in which there is a new larger heart-shaped broach in the center in which the heart-shaped broach is golden in color with two crossed swords in the center with Black Rose Dragon and a majestic phoenix over the two crossed swords, a button on top, and ten wings attached to the broach, attached to the armor on her chest and waist, there are red armored gloves that cover the whole of her arms in which the armor looks like it comes from European knight armor with armored shoulder pads like Magnamon’s shoulder pads covering over the armored gloves over the shoulder area in which armored shoulder pads are black with golden-red sun sigil in the center of each shoulder pad, she has thick armored pink bracelets over her now armored wrists with a shield like a Hoplite’s shield attached to the left bracelet with the shield being bronze in color with a picture of the Winged Dragon of Ra in the center of the shield, attached to the chest and waist armor, there is an armored skirt that goes down one-half of her thighs in which the armored skirt is pink, golden, and red in color with a similar broach to one on her chest attached to the top center portion of the skirt, and she has thick armored high-heeled boots that goes just above her kneecaps with five inch knife-like heels. Attached to her skirt is a pair of Lightning’s Omega Weapon Gunblades from Final Fantasy XIII, an exact duplicate of the Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger’s Power Bow with the Crest of Light in rainbow colors on the bow, and she has eight huge and fluffy golden feathered wings coming out of her back.

 

The two new Sailor Scouts look at each other and they nod their heads in unison as they create an energy field that slows the fall of everyone in which most of the others wake up from their unconscious conditions.

 

Sailor Saturn asks, “What? What’s happening?”

 

Yolei says, upon seeing the situation, “We’re floating in the sky!”

 

When Tai looks at Sailor Sun, he asks, “Kari?”

 

Sailor Sun responds, with a nod, “Yep! New and improved VALKYRIE Sailor Sun at your service, Tai!”

 

There are gasps and Sailor Jupiter says, “Now, Sailor Sun is a Valkyrie Sailor Scout!”

 

Sailor Venus asks, looking at the new Sailor Scout, “But who is she?”

 

Sailor Pluto says, stunned, “Sailor Star!”

 

Plenty of the others look at Sailor Pluto and Sailor Uranus asks, “Sailor Star?!”

 

Sailor Pluto says, “As her name says, she is the Sailor Scout of Stars and she is closely linked to Sailor Sun and the Solaris Kingdom. Remember, plenty, if not all, of the suns in the universe are stars including the one giving light and warmth to our solar system.”

 

Sailor Moon and Rika look at Sailor Star and they ask in unison, surprised, “Asuna?!”

 

There are looks of shock as Sailor Star smiles and Keiko asks, “Asuna is a Sailor Scout too?”

 

Sailor Orion says, “It looks that way. For some reason, this doesn’t surprise me.”

 

Just then a familiar female voice shouts out, “Mommy!” Soon after, Yui, in her human form, floats over and hugs Sailor Star.

 

Sailor Celestial asks, shocked, “Yui-chan?!”

 

Sailor Jupiter asks, “What’s she doing here?” Just then Sailor Moon yelps as she is hugged by Strea, looking as she did in SAO.

 

Rika asks, shocked, “Strea is here too?”

 

Strea says, excitedly, “Yep!”

 

Yolei asks, curiously, “Can somebody tell us where we are?”

 

Hawkmon says, “By the looks of things, we are high in the air over an ocean, Yolei.”

 

Tentomon says, “I believe that’s pretty obvious, Hawkmon.”

 

Patamon asks, “How did we get here?”

 

Veemon says, “Good question, Patamon.”

 

Gatomon says, “No kidding.” Just then the group looks to see a strange red flying airship coming down below them in which float down onto it.

 

Biyomon says, “We’re safe.”

 

Sora says, with a sigh of relief, “Thank goodness.” The new Sailor Scout, revealed to be Asuna’s Sailor Scout form of Valkyrie Sailor Star, looks at the unconscious Kazuto, who looks like Kirito in his SAO avatar, in which she smiles before she collapses to the ground and transforms back into Asuna, looking like she did in SAO.

 

Yui yells out, concerned, “Mommy!”

 

Sailor Moon says, really concerned, “Asuna!” Sailor Moon goes over to one of her best friends from SAO and puts her into her arms while Asuna’s broach from the chest armor clatters to the ground beside them.

 

Kotone asks, confused, “What’s going on?”

 

TK says, looking over himself, “You tell us!” Plenty of the others then notice that those that were trapped in SAO from the beginnings were in their SAO style outfits.

 

Keiko asks, looking at herself, “Why do we look like in SAO?”

 

Tai says, looking around, “However, I don’t think that we are in SAO.”

 

Mimi asks, “Why do you say that Tai?”

 

Palmon says, pointing to the ship that they were standing on, “I think that’s why Mimi.”

 

When Mimi looks on the deck of the airship that they are standing on, Mimi says, a bit embarrassed, “I see.”

 

Sailor Celestial asks, “Wait! If we aren’t in SAO, then we are in a virtual world?”

 

Sailor Venus says, after making four swipes of her hand like she was calling up a menu in a VRMMO, “Nope.”

 

Sailor Mercury says, with her computer and visor activated, “This isn’t a virtual world or even a digital one like the Digi-World. We are in a flesh and blood universe.”

 

Davis says, “Toto, we aren’t in Japan anymore.”

 

Yolei asks Davis, annoyed, “Really?”

 

TK says, with a grin, “You know that someone was going to make that joke sooner or later.”

 

Just then everyone hears something and Patamon says, pointing in one direction, “Everyone!” When everyone that’s still conscious looks in the direction that Patamon is pointing to, they look to see a door opening in which three figures are coming towards them.

 

Tuxedo Mask says, “We might get our answers after all.” Soon enough, the group can see the three figures and they find that they are three young women.

 

The first one looks to be 19 years of age with shoulder length brunette hair tied in a long braid that goes down to her braids, heterochromia eyes with the left eye being blue and the right eye being green, pink colored lips, and she is wearing halter-neck top with a strange symbol across the chest and a pink hood, yellow armbands over her biceps, a black bracelet on her left wrist, and denim boy shorts. She carries a pouch on her left hip over an ankle-length blue and white sash and wears laced knee-high boots.

 

The second one looks to be 17 years of age with messy and long blond hair that braided and tied on the top of her head, green eyes with strange spirals in them, pink colored lips, and she has on a yellow G-string bikini and an olive green mini-skirt, carrying two pouches at her waist and ruffle sleeves. A long yellow and red scarf hangs loosely around her neck.

 

The third young woman looks to be 18 years of age with short silver hair, red eyes, and she is wearing a black leather ensemble complete with high-heeled boots, elbow-length gloves and a folded top.

 

The silver haired female asks, having her sword drawn, “Who are you? How did you get on our ship?”

 

Sailor Venus says, nervously, “It is kind of a long story…a better one if you don’t point that sword at us.”

 

The silver haired female says, “A group of weird people drops down on the ship and says that it is a long story, huh? I don’t think that you understand your position here.”

 

Sailor Celestial says, with a serious tone, “And I don’t think that you understand yours if you threaten my friends.”

 

The silver haired female asks, pointing her sword towards Sailor Celestial, “Is that a threat?”

 

Sailor Celestial responds, her eyes hardening, “No…” Then quick as a flash, the silver haired woman’s sword is knocked into the air by Sailor Celestial’s twin swords which are now around the neck of the silver haired woman causing Sailor Celestial to say, “It is a result of you not listening to my fair warning.”

 

The blond haired woman says, shocked, “Whoa!”

 

The brunette haired woman says, stunned, “Paine!” The woman prepares to draw a set of pistols, but she then sees a blade pointed at her from none other than Sailor Moon.

 

Sailor Moon says, “Sorry, but I can’t have you doing that.”

 

The blond haired woman says, shocked, “Yunie!” However, she sees a sword from Sailor Sun in her face and she says, with a nervous tone, “Ouch.”

 

Sailor Sun says, a bit nervously, “Sorry.”

 

Sailor Celestial asks, “So, are we going to go through a fight that we are going to lose or are you going to calm down to talk this over?”

 

The brunette haired woman says, nervously, “I think that we should talk.”

 

The blond haired woman nods her head in a rapid and nervous manner in which she says, “I agree with Yunie.” The silver haired woman reluctantly nods her head causing all three Valkyrie Sailor Scouts to return to their swords to their sheaths.

 

Rika says, with a sigh, “Something tells me that we aren’t in Japan anymore.”

 

Sakura retorts, sarcastically, “What give it away?”

 

Sailor Moon sighs and she thinks in her mind, “What have we gotten ourselves into this time?”

 

(Later on)

 

Lying down on a bed, we find Kazuto is slowly opening his eyes as he looks to see none other than Yui and Strea looking down at him.

 

Kazuto asks, “Huh?”

 

Yui says, excitedly, “Daddy, you are okay!”

 

Kazuto asks, weakly, “Yui? Strea?”

 

Kazuto yelps as Strea hugs tightly and Strea says, excitedly, “You are okay! I was so worried!”

 

Kazuto moans out, “I’m okay…I’m okay!” When Strea releases Kazuto from the hug, he asks, “What the? Strea, you look like you did on SAO!”

 

Strea says, “Yep!”

 

Kazuto asks, “Then where…?” When Kazuto looks around, he finds himself surrounded by plenty of the others within a place that has several bed and rugs on a platform overlooking a bar in which he sees Asuna in a deep sleep on one bed in which Kazuto says, “Asuna!”

 

Kazuto goes over to Asuna and Serena, looking exactly like she did as Usagi in SAO, responds, “She’s okay, Kirito…Kazuto.”

 

Kazuto says, stunned, “Usagi…Serena…” Kazuto then looks over himself and he is shocked to see himself looking like he did as Kirito in SAO and for a moment, he thinks that he is back in SAO, but he then sees Naruto, Sakura, Hinata, and the members of the Digidestined that weren’t trapped in SAO along with all of the Odiaba Digidestined’s Digimon partners with them.

 

Serena, knowing what Kazuto is about to ask, responds, “We’re not back in SAO, Kazuto.”

 

Kazuto asks, “Then where…?”

 

Just then a female voice shouts out, “Are you okay up there?” Soon after, everyone looks to see the three females that they met earlier come up to them.

 

Kazuto asks, “Where are we?”

 

Serena responds, “That’s a long story, Kazuto.” Soon enough, Kazuto listens in on what’s going on and finds out that he and the others are in a world known as Spira in which the brunette is known as Yuna, the blond is known as Rikku, who is known as an Al Bhed, a race of humans on Spira that are known for their blond hair and spirals in their green eyes, and Paine, a mysterious member of the group that Yuna and Rikku belong to: The Gullwings.

 

When the explanation is done, Kazuto asks, “We got transported into another world?”

 

Suguha, dressed a lot like her ALO avatar of Leafa, responds, “That’s about the short end it, big brother.”

 

Amara says, “It is most likely due to the fact when Heathcliff hit the Queen’s Gate.”

 

Kazuto says, remembering, “That’s right! Kayaba!”

 

Trista says, “We can’t be sure what happened to him. The Queen’s Gate suffered a massive energy surge from Suguha before Serena knocked him into the gate.”

 

Hotaru asks Trista, “Could that by why we have been sent here?”

 

Trista says, with a plain tone, “I can’t be sure, Firefly. Remember, Suguha is the Sailor Scout of Reality and she has incredible power especially since she is a Valkyrie level Sailor Scout. Her energies coming in contact with the gate…”

 

Suguha asks Trista, “Wait! Are you saying that my powers caused the Queen’s Gate to go haywire?”

 

Trista says, “I believe that it could be part of equation, Suguha.”

 

Davis says, “Well, I think that Kayaba slamming into it could be other part.”

 

Amara says, with a plain tone, “No kidding.”

 

Raye says, looking at Serena, “And you can blame this Meatball Head for creating this problem!” Raye bonks Serena on the head and she yelps as she holds her head.

 

Serena says, with a winch, “Ouch!”

 

Raye says, annoyed, “Don’t ‘ouch’ me, Meatball Head! What’s the big idea doing that big ‘self-sacrifice’ play? Geez!”

 

Serena says, with a solemn sigh, “Sorry, Pyro. It is just…just…”

 

Suguha says, with a sigh, “To be honest, I really don’t blame her.”

 

Kazuto says, with a sigh, “Same here.”

 

Plenty of the others give surprised looks, but plenty of them also realize their reasoning behind it in which Serena says, “I trust him. I love him like a second father. And he takes something that I dreamed of…that plenty of others dreamed of. A new frontier…and he turned it into a prisoner…a nightmare. For two long years, I had to watch people die, turn twisted, and so much more. Something that was supposed to be fun and adventurous became a battle for survival. He destroyed my life in one lifetime and scarred my life in this lifetime. And not just my life…he scarred so many people’s lives with technology that he could have performed miracles with. So many good people are dead…and he gets to come back to cause more trouble?! I…I couldn’t accept that!” Serena’s hands turn into fists and she says, “He doesn’t deserve anything after what he has done! And I…I just wanted him out of my life! His shadow keeps following me every day…I…I…”

 

Suguha tells Serena, “I know you feel Serena.” Serena looks at Suguha and she says, solemnly, “It was my power that he sought and it was my power that was used to forge the original Aincrad in the first place. Power of creation…I keep asking the question: What does it really create? For the only thing that my power just ‘creates’ is…”

 

Kazuto tells Suguha, “Sugu, you can’t think that way.”

 

Suguha looks at Kazuto and Rika says, “No kidding, girl.”

 

Lita says, with a nod, “Yeah!”

 

Matt says, “Kayaba made his own choices doing what he did to the Silver Millennium and what he did with SAO.”

 

Yolei says, with a nod, “Neither you or Serena have any responsibility in his choices.”

 

Ken says, nodding his head in agreement, “Kayaba did what he did knowing of his ‘past history’ with you two and he had already considered what he did in SAO long before he remembered his Silver Millennium past. He did admit that. Even after he remembered and in fact, knowing about his ‘connection’ with Suguha and Serena, he still committed SAO.”

 

Darien puts his hands on Serena’s shoulder and he says, when Serena looks at him, “You have to stop baring his sins, Meatball Head. You can’t let him rule your life.”

 

Serena says, with a sigh, “I know…”

 

Raye tells Serena, ‘bonking’ her on the head, “No, buts, Serena!”

 

Mina says, with a smile, “That’s right! Now, let’s forget about him!”

 

Davis says, with a nod, “Right now, we need to figure out a way to get home.”

 

Joe says, with a solemn sigh, “Something tells me that it isn’t going to be easy.”

 

Gomamon tells Joe, “Come on, Joe! Don’t be a stick in the mud!”

 

Mimi says, with a smile, “Yeah, you have to stay positive.”

 

Trista says, “Our return home won’t be so easy. Remember, we were transported here by the Queen’s Gate.”

 

Naruto says, “Much like how Hinata, Sakura, and I came to Earth, believe it.”

 

Agumon asks, “Didn’t you say that it was hard to get between worlds when someone goes through the Queen’s Gate?”

 

Trista says, with a nod, “Yes, but it isn’t the only problem. It seems like all the chaotic energies from Queen’s Gate has cut me off from the Time Gates.”

 

Hotaru asks, “You can’t access the Gates of Time?”

 

Trista says, with a nod, “No, Firefly. We are going to need to figure out another way to return to our world.”

 

Joe says, with a sigh and solemn tone, “I thought so.”

 

Davis says, “Geez, you say like we aren’t going to get back. We’ve been through tougher before.”

 

Tai says, with a nod, “That’s right. We’ve been through tough scraps in plenty of our battles and found a way back.”

 

Agumon says, excitedly, “Yeah!”

 

Gatomon says, “Something tells me that it is going to be quite an adventure.”

 

Palmon asks, “When have we not been on such an adventure?”

 

Davis tells Kazuto, “By the way, dude, you should know that your girlfriend is a Sailor Scout now.”

 

Kazuto asks, surprised, “What?”

 

Yui tells Kazuto, “It’s true, Daddy. Mommy has become a Sailor Scout now.” The others then explain about Sailor Star and when they were done, Kazuto looks at the sleeping Asuna with a look of surprise and shock.

 

(Later on)

 

On the bridge of the airship that our heroes and heroines are on, known as the Celsius, the group, along with Yuna, Paine, and Rikku, are on the bridge looking at three people.

 

The first is a male with green eyes exactly like Rikku’s eyes, blond Iroquois styled hair, and ears adorned with multiple earrings. He wears long, gray pants held by blue-and-red suspenders, and black gloves with iron buttons and red-and-black cuffs. His chest and arms are heavily tattooed.

 

The second person is a dark skinned male with short blond hair, black goggles over his eyes, and wearing a dark blue sleeveless vest, blue pants, dark blue boots on his feet, and dark blue sleeveless around his lower arms and hands showing his muscular upper arms.

 

The third person looks to be a young kid/teen with a mask with an ochre visor, and a brown full-body suit with lime green mittens. His suit has a blue collar.

 

The dark skinned blond says, “It seems like our guests are awake.”

 

The light skinned blond haired male with his hair in a mohawk gives a nervous look and Kazuto asks, “What happened with him?”

 

The dark skinned blond responds, “Oh, Brother tried to reprimand your sister from threatening Yuna and got his butt handed to him.”

 

The mohawk male yells out, “I did not! They just got me by surprise!”

 

Rikku says, with a smirk, “And swung you around the bridge like a punching bag.”

 

The young kid in the full bodysuit says, “After he begged for mercy, Buddy managed to call a truce.”

 

The mohawk male gives a scowl, says something in a language that our heroes and heroines don’t understand, and Paine says, with a smirk, “That’s why I respect your sister.”

 

Rikku says, with a grin, “Big time.”

 

Kazuto looks at his younger step-sister/cousin and he thinks in his mind, nervously, “Nice way to leave an impression, Sugu.”

 

Keiko asks Asuna, “How are you feeling Asuna?”

 

Asuna responds, “I’m okay, Keiko.”

 

Rika says, with a grin, “Well, our ‘Lightning Flash’ is now a ‘star child’ too.”

 

Asuna says, with an embarrassed blush, “Liz!”

 

Mina says, annoyed, “Well, all of the ‘new girls’ seem to get Valkyrie level forms and we’re still stuck in Eternal.”

 

Lita says, nervously, “Oh, come on, Mina-chan!”

 

Suguha says, pointing to Kazuto and Asuna, “Anyway, this is my big brother, Kazuto Kirigaya, and his girlfriend, Asuna Yuuki.” Suguha says to Kazuto and Asuna, “Big brother, the young guy in the bodysuit is Shinra, the guy in the mohawk is Rikku’s brother, ironically called Brother, and the last guy is Brother’s best friend, Buddy.”

 

Shinra says, “Ah, the so-called ‘Black Swordsman’ and ‘Lightning Flash’ that I heard about.”

 

Kazuto and Asuna are surprised by this and plenty the others had embarrassed looks in which Kotone says, a bit nervously, “We had to explain a bit about our world.”

 

TK says, nervously, “Mina-chan explain a bit…much.”

 

Amara and Raye glare at her and Raye says, annoyed, “A bit TOO much.”

 

Mina asks, nervously, “What?”

 

Ami says, “Anyway, we asked Shinra if his world knew anything about the Queen’s Gate?”

 

Shinra responds, “There are a few Al Bhed legends concerning a ‘mystical Machina’ that allows users to go into other worlds.”

 

Asuna asks, “Mystical Machina?”

 

Izzy says, “Machina is what they call machines around here. Over one millennia ago, this world, Spira, had a lot of advanced technologies like this airship. And there were huge advanced cities much like ours back home.”

 

Yuna says, “That is until the arrival of Sin.”

 

Kazuto asks, “Sin?”

 

Yuna says, “It was a force of destruction and death that ruled over Spira for around one thousand years. It was believed due to the evil of mankind that Sin was born to punish us.”

 

Rikku says, “However, a few years ago, Yunie and I, along with some friends, found out the truth about Sin. He wasn’t created from all the bad stuff that mankind did, but the greed and selfishness of one jerk in particular.”

 

Yuna tells Rikku, “Well, Rikku…”

 

Paine asks Yuna, “Are you sympathizing with Yu Yevon, Yuna?”

 

Yuna says, with a nod, “In a way, yes. However, I can’t condone what Yu Yevon has done since he put our world through a thousand years of suffering, but after learning the story, I can’t help to understand why he did it.”

 

Asuna asks, “Yu Yevon?”

 

Yuna says, “The last ruler of Zanarkand before it was destroyed. Before Sin, there were two Machina cities, Bevelle and Zanarkand, and they were fighting in what was known as the Machina Wars. Bevelle wielded powerful Machina weapons while Zanarkand had their powerful Summoners, people that bring forth powerful summons or Aeons as we know them today. However, Bevelle superior weapons continued to push back Zanarkand and soon, it will be invaded and destroyed. Yu Yevon, the last ruler of Zanarkand, knew that the end was near and decided on a radical action. He gathered the people of Zanarkand and turned them into Fayth.”

 

Kazuto asks, “Fayth?”

 

Rikku says, “People’s spirits sealed into stone statues by Yevon mysticism.”

 

Asuna asks, shocked, “People sealed into stone statues?”

 

Yuna says, with a nod, “Yes. To allow those spirits to remain in this realm and Yu Yevon and the people of Zanarkand created a duplicate of Zanarkand out in the sea off the coast of Spira. A dream give life itself. A ‘Dream Zanarkand’ that reflected the real Zanarkand in its prime and always at peace. In order to protect this ‘Dream Zanarkand’, Yu Yevon transformed himself into the fiend that we know as Sin. Yu Yevon became Sin and Sin was his weapon and armor to protect this Zanarkand. Yu Yevon knew that he wouldn’t be able to control something as massive as Sin, so, he made sure that he programmed it…himself to make protect the ‘Dream Zanarkand’ and destroy any city that grows too large or has too much advanced Machina.”

 

Kazuto asks, “So, Yu Yevon had no conscience control over his own creation?”

 

Yuna says, nodding her head, “None at all. The strain of maintain Sin cost him his human conscience mind. All that was left of Yu Yevon was a being only made to ‘summon’ Sin and that’s all. In order to give people of Spira a chance for survival, Yunalesca, Yu Yevon’s daughter, used the Final Summoning to create a powerful Aeon known as the Final Aeon which at the time was the only way to defeat Sin. The Final Aeon was the only force that can beat Sin and it can only be created by turning someone into the Fayth of the Final Aeon. However, the people turned into the Fayth must have a powerful bond with the Summoner: Best friends, family, or, in the case of Yunalesca, her beloved lover, Zaon. Yunalesca turned him into the Fayth of the Final Aeon and defeated Sin.”

 

Mina asks, “So, it should have been the end of it?”

 

Amara says, “I don’t think so, Mina-chan.”

 

Yuna says, “No, it wasn’t. You see, every time that Sin was destroyed, there is a period of peace, but at the end of that period, Sin is revived.”

 

Rika asks, surprised, “Revived?”

 

Yuna says, “Yes, you see, the teaching made it believed that Sin was created by the evils of mankind and until people completely atone for their actions, Sin will keep returning until they have completed atone to allow the Final Aeon to defeat Sin for good. However, the truth is actually much different. You see, when Sin is defeated, the spirit of Yu Yevon possesses the Final Aeon and serving the connection between the Fayth of the Final Aeon and its Summoner which kills the Summoner in the process. Before we found this out, it was thought that the Final Aeon was so powerful that the strain of summoning the Final Aeon was the reason that the Summoner died from using the Final Summoning, the summoning to bring forth the Final Aeon. However, this proved untrue, it was the serving of the bond between the Final Aeon and its Summoner was what did it.”

 

Rikku says, “And once Yu Yevon gets his hands on the Final Aeon, it turns the poor Final Aeon, namely the Fayth turned into the Final Aeon in the hopes of bringing real peace into the new Sin. However, this process took some time since Yu Yevon needs to get sufficient control over the Final Aeon and form Sin all around the Final Aeon as its core. The time that this took was called the Calm.”

 

Yuna says, “After Yu Yevon created Sin and Sin’s first ‘defeat’, the religion of Yevon formed which formed the belief that people’s evil in using Machina for things like the Machina War was what created Sin and that by only ‘repenting completely’ would Sin go away for good. In fact, it was to keep the truth about Sin hidden and give people hope to make sure that they don’t fall into despair.”

 

Serena says, “A FALSE hope.”

 

Yuna says, with a nod, “That’s right. The temples of Yevon became the dominate ‘power’ over Spira for a thousand years since only the ‘hope’ built on these lies was the only ‘hope’ that they had.”

 

Rikku says, “Until Yunie, I, and our friends found out the truth and beat it wide open!”

 

Yuna says, “Well, it took a long journey and I was like many other people that followed the ways of Yevon until I found out the truth about Yevon and Sin. It also took a difficult journey to find out the truth and the Fayth of the other Aeons helped us find Yu Yevon’s spirit to take him out and destroy Sin for good.” Yuna says, a bit solemnly, “It also took a lot of sacrifice…much sacrifice…”

 

Keiko asks Yuna, curiously, “Yuna-san?”

 

Yuna says, with a kind smile, “I’m okay. Just remembering my journey.”

 

Davis asks, “Since the ‘big bad’ is done for, what’s the heroine of this world doing these days?”

 

Yuna responds, “I really wouldn’t call myself a heroine…”

 

Rikku pokes Yuna in the ribs and she says, with a grin, “Come on, you said that you wanted to chance, Yunie! Live life a little! Use that legendary High Summoner status to the fullest.”

 

Yuna says, with a sigh, “Come on, Rikku.”

 

Rikku says, looking at our heroes and heroines, “And it looks like we have quite a few heroes here too. It isn’t every day that we meet people from other worlds.”

 

Paine asks, with a plain tone, “How about NEVER meet people from other worlds, Rikku?”

 

Rikku says, with a pout, “Killjoy.”

 

Shinra says, “With the truth about Sin and Yevon exposed, Yevon fell like a stack of cards which isn’t too surprising. However, with the direction and order from Yevon lost, Spira was threatening to go into disarray due to the disillusion of Yevon. However, New Yevon and the Youth League have formed in their place, but the two sides and their ways of doing things have often have them come into conflict. New Yevon’s theme is to do things ‘one thing at time’ and the Youth League to learn the secrets of Spira’s past and share them with the world in order to better the world. In order to do that, the Youth League plan to gather spheres. Spheres are devices that have records of Spira’s history within them since they have been used for thousands of years. However, the Youth League’s need for radical reform have put plenty of people off since many people have been following the same ways for thousands of years and even with the truth of Yevon exposed, it was hard for them to handle the changes that are coming with the ‘Eternal Calm’ which is what Yuna’s Calm is being called.”

 

Buddy says, “The New Yevon organization was created in order to help people to adapt the ‘new world’ caused by Sin’s permanent defeat by Yuna. As their motto states: ‘One thing at a time’. However, it is said that they are hording the spheres that contain Spira’s history and continuing the practices of the former Yevon faith or so say the opponents of New Yevon. The Youth League, being filled with the youth of Spira, are said to be ‘thugs and hooligans’ due to them wanting change and wanting it now. Can’t really blame them since it became public that their way of living over hundreds of years was nothing, but a lie.”

 

Rika says, with a nod, “No kidding.”

 

Paine says, “It is the reason that Sphere Hunter groups like ours were originally formed. We were created to find the spheres that contain the history of Spira’s past.”

 

Shion asks, “So, you are like treasure hunters and the spheres are the treasure?”

 

Rikku says, excitedly, “Yep!”

 

Trista says, “And they may contain our way home.”

 

Everyone looks at Trista and Hotaru asks, “What do you mean Trista-mama?”

 

Trista says, “This world is steeped in mysticism, spirituality, and technology. These spheres may contain information about technology or places where we can find or create a gateway back to our world.”

 

There are shocked looks and Serena asks, “Are you sure, Trista?”

 

Trista responds, “With my ability to access the Time Gates gone, I believe that this is our only answer. Plus, young Shinra did mention that had legends of a ‘magical machine gateway to other worlds’.”

 

Shinra says, with a nod, “That’s right.”

 

Rikku says, “Oh! That’s an old Al Bhed legend, Shinra. Pops told us that it was an old tale that the early Al Bhed created to give them hope of finding a home away from Sin and the Yevonities.”

 

Mimi asks, “Why the Yevonities?”

 

Yuna says, with a sigh, “The Al Bhed rejected the ways of Yevon especially when it came to the restrictions on Machina and the people that followed the ways of Yevon, who were called Yevonities, which are the mainstream population of Spira, made the Al Bhed outcasts in society in which they were despised for rejecting the teachings because it was felt that they caused more sin causing Sin to keep returning.”

 

Paine says, “When Yuna and her group exposed the truth, it was shown that idea was a piece of…” There are a few coughs from the others in which Yui and Strea were pointed to and Paine says, plainly, “…Rubbish.” Rikku giggles at Paine and Paine punches her in the side causing Rikku to yelp.

 

Yuna says, with a sigh, “However, that ‘animosity’ still remains with some.”

 

Buddy says, “Well, what are you going to do Yuna? It has been part of life for a long time and it isn’t going to end overnight.”

 

Rikku says, with a smile, “Yeah, but people are becoming more accepting of us and we are rebuilding our society.”

 

Trista says, “However, with any legend or myth, there is always a grain of truth with it.”

 

Michelle asks Trista, “You think that those legends are connected to the Queen’s Gate?”

 

Trista says, “I believe so. While we don’t know what happened to it, we may get some clues if we find more information. Also, as I have said before, this world is filled with mysticism, spiritualism, and technology, there might be a way for us to return home.”

 

Kotone asks, “You really think so?”

 

Davis says, with a grin, “There has got to be a way! Like I said before, we’ve gotten ourselves out of plenty of messes before.”

 

Kari says, with a smile, “I’ve got to agree with Dai-kun.”

 

Yolei says, a bit concerned, “But we aren’t sure how long it will take us to get back.”

 

Trista says, “That’s true, Yolei. However, we can’t be sure that the same time will pass here as back in home. Since we are in a different universe, time may flow differently here than back on Earth.”

 

Sakura asks, “So, months could be just days or even just hours back on Earth?”

 

Tai says, “It’s possible. Back in the early days of the Digi-World, we were there for months and barely minutes passed in the real world.”

 

Joe says, “That is until we had to ‘reboot’ the Digi-World after our battle with Apocalymon and then the Digi-World and Real World had similar time frames from then on.”

 

Kazuto says, “Anyway, our main objectives is to survive in this world until we have a way home.”

 

Rikku asks, with a grin, “Since you are going to be stuck here for a while, why not join us?”

 

Brother yells out, shocked, “What?!” Brother says, seriously, “No! No! I am the leader! I get to decide!”

 

Paine asks, pointing to Suguha and Amara, “You really want them for possible opponents? Seriously?”

 

Brother gives a nervous look, Amara and Suguha smirk at him, and Brother says, nervously while trying to sound unconcerned, “Feh! I’m not worried at all…but they seem to be quite competent, so, I will let them help.”

 

Plenty of the others had a look that said ‘Yeah, right’ and Rikku says, excitedly, “Welcome aboard!”

 

Brother says, annoyed, “Hey, I’m the leader here!”

 

Paine says, with a sigh and annoyed plain tone, “Give it a rest already.”

 

Davis asks, “So, where to first?”

 

Yuna says, “Actually, there is a little matter that we need to attend to first.”

 

Shinra says, “A group has stolen something from us…namely something from Yuna.”

 

Keiko asks, curiously, “Is there something we can do to help?”

 

Rikku says, with a grin, “Just leave it to us. No one steals from the Gullwings and gets away with it.”

 

July 2025 (Earth time); Spira

 

In the second largest city of Spira, Luca, the port city that’s the home of the stadium for the main sport of Spira, Blitzball, there is pandemonium as a concert seemly done by Yuna is interrupted by Paine and Rikku revealed that the ‘Yuna’ on the stage was a fake in which Rikku and Paine had to fight a small legion of masked goons chasing all over Luca port until they were confronted a by short obese shield wielding male named Omni and a tall gun wielding male known as Logos causing Paine and Rikku to fall in which the real Yuna appears, guns blazing, leaps in to aid her friend and put Omni and Logos down.

 

When they are defeated, a female voice says, “That’s quite enough sniveling boys.” Just then the fake Yuna, wearing an outfit consisting of a blue top, brown skirt, brown boots that nearly reach her knees, and blue ‘sleeves’ around her arms (A/N: Yuna’s Songstress Dressphere.), walks over. Fake Yuna says, in a different female voice to Yuna, “Persistent, aren’t you?”

 

Yuna says, “My grid.”

 

Rikku says, angrily, “You give us Yunie’s Garment Grid right now!”

 

Fake Yuna retorts, “Didn’t you girls ever learn to share?”

 

Yuna says, irritated, “Give it back!”

 

Fake Yuna says, “Very well, it’s yours.” Fake Yuna took off something and throws it into the air, but it was caught by Valkyrie Sailor Celestial.

 

Sailor Celestial says, “Got you!”

 

Fake Yuna, as she starts to ‘transform’, yells out, shocked, “What the?!”

 

Sailor Celestial says, throwing the ‘object’ to Yuna, “Here you go.”

 

Yuna catches the ‘object’ and she responds, with a smile, “Thanks.” On the meanwhile, Fake Yuna’s ‘transformation’ is complete and shows that she is another female figure.

 

This female looks to be a young woman with a round face with purple eyes and short, blonde hair. She wears a pink-purple robe that exposes her chest and a tattoo as well as her right thigh. The robe has a high, curved collar with tassels, and long sleeves reminiscent of a Japanese furisode kimono, the cuffs separated from the ends of the sleeves by white crisscrossed material. She wears thigh-high stockings of the same color and purple ankle boots. Blue and white triangular and swirl patterns decorate her attire. She wields a red-and-silver fan in her right hand.

 

The woman that was a duplicate of Yuna says, “But it won’t be long for yours love!”

 

Sailor Celestial says, landing on the ground, “Want to bet? You don’t look so tough!”

 

The woman responds, “I’m tougher than a flying freak like you!”

 

Sailor Celestial says, with a grin, “Where did you get that comeback from? Lame, just like you!”

 

The woman yells out, strongly, “We’ll see!” The woman attacks Sailor Celestial with her fan, but Sailor Celestial blocks the woman’s attacks with her swords with ease. Yuna then transforms into the outfit that the woman was using earlier and used an attack known as Darkness Dance to blind the woman causing her to wildly strike everywhere in which Sailor Celestial uses this chance to strike back with a combo flame attack to her causing her to yelp, a shocking assault, no pun intended, with lightning style strike, and a finally, a spin kick that sends the woman flying backwards back into Ormi and Logos.

 

Immediately, the woman, once she can see, starts to run off and she yells out, “Next time, you won’t be so lucky, loves!”

 

As Ormi and Logos escape with the woman, Rikku yells out, starting to follow, “Get back here!”

 

However, Paine looks behind her and she then says, “Rikku.” When Rikku and Sailor Celestial look, they find Yuna dancing all over the place.

 

Sailor Celestial asks, a bit nervously, “I know that you are glad to get your stuff back, but is this really the time?”

 

Yuna says, unable to help herself to laugh excitedly, “I’m sorry…but I can’t…control myself…” Yuna continues to dance due to something controlling her body, the Celsius pulls up to port.

 

July 2025 (Earth time); Spira, Celsius

 

On board the Celsius, everyone is assembled around Yuna as Rikku, Paine, Yuna, and Suguha explain what happened.

 

When they were done, Rikku says, with a smirk, “It seems like you were having a good time.”

 

Yuna says, “I was. It felt like some other person’s excitement just took over.”

 

Shinra says, “That’s what could happen when you use the Garment Grid. The emotions of the person recorded in the sphere pass onto the user.”

 

Izzy asks, “So, the feelings of the person in the sphere could overtake the user of the sphere?”

 

Shinra says, “Exactly.”

 

Rikku asks, “Isn’t that dangerous?”

 

Shinra says, “I can’t really say.”

 

Buddy says, “It is your invention.”

 

Shinra says, “I’m just a kid.”

 

Rika says, “A kid genius, pal.”

 

Brother coughs and he says, “Dancing Yuna. I want to see.”

 

Davis tells Brother, deadpanning, “Dude, that’s wrong on so many levels.”

 

Brother glares at Davis and Ami tells Shinra, “Maybe I can help to make sure that we don’t have more ‘incidents’ like the one with Yuna.”

 

Shinra says, “Be my guest. In fact, I would like to discuss with you and Izzy.”

 

Izzy asks, curiously, “Really?”

 

Shinra says, “Yes. Let’s just say that learning about your world’s technology has given me a few ideas and I am thankful for the scans that you allowed me to take of a few pieces of technology.”

 

Yolei thinks in her mind, a bit nervously, “I just wonder if it was a good idea.”

 

July 2025 (Earth time); Spira, Mount Gagazet

 

On top of the tallest mountain in Spira, Mount Gagazet, we find ourselves at mysterious ruins around the peaks of the mountain where Yuna, Rikku, and Paine land on a railing extending from the main ruins, but a look down causes a dizzy spell for Yuna and she falls over.

 

Rikku and Paine say in unison, shocked, “Yuna!” However, Sailor Star catches her and puts her on the railing with Rikku and Paine supporting her for a few moments.

 

Sailor Star asks Yuna, concerned, “Are you okay, Yuna?”

 

Yuna says, with a nod, “Yes, I’m okay. Thank you.”

 

Sailor Star says, with a nod, “No problem.”

 

Rikku says, with a smile, “It seems like you are used to your new powers.”

 

Sailor Star says, with a bit of nervous smile, “I’m still getting used to the fact that I’m a Sailor Scout.”

 

Yuna asks, “Where are the others?”

 

Sailor Star says, “They are waiting up ahead. We, all, can’t fit on there.”

 

Paine says, “And not all of us can fly or have friends that can do the same.”

 

Yuna says, “Let’s go. The others are waiting for us.” Yuna, Rikku, and Paine head over until they find an elevator type Machina and activates it in which it seems to start off nice and slow causing Yuna to say, “I wonder how safe it is…” Just then all three of them scream as it then plunges down fast before it comes to a screeching halt. Yuna says, woozily, “It stopped…”

 

Sailor Star floats down and she asks, concerned, “Are you all okay?”

 

Rikku says, “Disasterrific…” After dealing with Brother’s frantic call on their intercoms, Yuna, Rikku, and Paine with Sailor Star join up with the others in which they see Kazuto, Kotone, Keiko, and Rika dealing with some fiends using their weapons and Sword Skills.

 

Kotone says, “It is good that we have our Sword Skills in this world.”

 

Keiko asks, curiously, “But how come we have them in this world?”

 

Kazuto says, “Most likely, it has to do with the Queen’s Gate.”

 

Sailor Pluto says, “However, beyond that, we can’t be sure.”

 

Sailor Sun says, “We should get going.” Our group gets going until they hear a female yelp from behind them.

 

Yuna asks, as she turns around, “Who’s there?”

 

The group sees then sees the blond haired woman that’s their leader of the group that Yuna, Rikku, and Paine along with Sailor Celestial fought earlier in which she says, “Leblanc. Remember that name well, loves.”

 

Yuna says, “Ah, the thief.”

 

The woman, Leblanc, retorts, “Whatever do you mean. That’s what I hate about amateurs…”

 

Rikku says, “Maybe she will go away if we ignore her.”

 

Sailor Jupiter says, “Don’t count on it.”

 

Leblanc yells out, annoyed, “You! I heard that! Just as I was saying: Amateurs! They have no concept of what it takes to be a true sphere hunter.”

 

Sailor Moon asks, “A ‘true sphere hunter’ steals another sphere hunter’s sphere like a common thief?”

 

Leblanc yells out, angrily, “Watch that pigtails!”

 

Yolei asks, “By the way, weren’t you following us?”

 

Leblanc responds, “Following? A mere coincidence.”

 

Ormi and Logos come up in which Ormi says, “You were right, boss, as always.”

 

Logos says, “Yes. Following them has paid off.”

 

Yuna and Rikku giggle and Sailor Uranus asks, with a sly smirk, “Mere coincidence, huh?”

 

Leblanc says, annoyed, “Laugh while you can.”

 

Sailor Venus asks, confidently, “Three of you against all of us?”

 

Leblanc retorts, with a sly smirk, “Who said that we came alone?” Just then everyone hears noises from behind them in which they look to see a legion of Leblanc’s ‘goons’, male and female, along with what looks like giant robot snakes with Gatling Guns for heads.

 

Sailor Mars tells Sailor Venus, annoyed, “You had to say it, Venus.”

 

Sailor Venus sticks out her tongue and rubs her scalp nervously in which Tuxedo Mask says, “We’ll take care of them. The three of you can handle the leadership.”

 

Yuna says, with a nod, “Understood.” As Yuna, Rikku, and Paine face off against Leblanc, Ormi, and Logos, the rest of our group face off against Leblanc’s ‘foot soldiers’.

 

Sailor Saturn asks, “What are those creatures?”

 

Sailor Mercury says, “They must be some kind of robot weapons.”

 

Davis says, plainly, “It is kind of obvious since they have freaking Gatling Guns for heads!”

 

Our group get into defensive stances and Sailor Orion says, “Here they come!” Soon after, Leblanc’s male soldiers, wearing green uniforms with claw-like weapons, while the female soldiers unleash different elemental magic spells at them with the ‘gun snakes’, known as Recoils, are firing tons of rounds at the others causing them to spread out. While the majority of our heroes and heroines fight against the male soldiers, Sailor Orion takes to the skies to take shots against the female soldiers and Recoils, destroying the Recoils, and knocking out the female spellcaster soldiers.

 

Naruto says, “Okay, I’ve had enough of this!” Naruto then performs his classic Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu and much to the surprise of Leblanc’s soldiers, Naruto creates a legion of Shadow Clones that help beat Leblanc’s troops back as Yuna, Rikku, and Paine beat Leblanc and her two lieutenants, namely Ormi and Logos. When they were done, the others rejoin Yuna, Rikku, and Paine, who have already beaten Leblanc, Ormi, and Logos.

 

Leblanc says, “And this is the thanks for going soft on you.” She then throws a group of smoke bombs on the ground creating a large cloud of smoke.

 

Yuna says, annoyed, “Hey!”

 

Rikku asks, annoyed, “Who does she think she is?”

 

Paine says, annoyed, “She is getting hurt.” Sailor Uranus uses her wind powers to blow the smoke away and everyone looks to see Leblanc and her lieutenants heading into an entrance of a cave.

 

Davis says, “Let’s go after them!” Immediately, our heroes and heroines follow Leblanc and her group in which they are attacked by various fiends, monsters that are created from the tortured souls of people that died ‘unnatural deaths’ and the pain and anguish from their unnatural deaths twist them into these monsters, but when they get to the entrance, Logos leaps out and snaps his fingers causing our group to get attacked by another squad of minions.

 

Logos asks, sarcastically, “You look a tad flush. Why not stop to catch your breath?”

 

As Logos dashes away, Sailor Jupiter yells out, annoyed, “How about I kick your butt when I get you?”

 

Sailor Moon says, “Later, Jupiter-chan.” The squad sent against them…Well, let’s just say that it wasn’t a challenge and call it that. The group goes through the man-made cavern with lights and have quite a few fights with some more fiends, but they aren’t much of a challenge. Once outside of the cavern, they head down a path until Ormi stops them with another group of goons.

 

Ormi says, “Let’s show the ladies and their weirdo friends a nice warm welcome.”

 

As Ormi runs off, Yolei yells out, “Look who’s talking you blob!”

 

Sailor Star tells Yolei, “We need to focus Yolei.”

 

Rika says, with a grin, “We won’t need to. Goons are always too easy.”

 

One of Leblanc’s female goons retorts, “We’ll see about that brat!”

 

Rika tells Keiko, with a grin, “Hey, Keiko, let’s try out our new tricks!”

 

Keiko asks, curiously, “Really?”

 

Mimi asks, “Are you sure?”

 

Rika says, with a grin, “It will be just fine!” Keiko gives a hesitant nod and the two of them as the two of them ‘change outfits’.

 

Rika’s new outfit looks like pink and cherry red version of Asuna’s Knights of the Blood outfit with what looks like the Dark Repulser attached to her back with mace that has a silver handle and a head made of prism-like crystal.

 

Keiko’s outfit looks to be a red and white version of Kotone’s outfit from SAO with dark blue version of Rikku’s twin daggers.

 

Mimi says, amazed, “Wow!”

 

Rikku says, with a grin, “You, girls, look like you are getting serious!”

 

Rika says, with a grin, “No kidding! Now, take a look at this!”

 

Fire Masher!

 

Rika’s mace gets covered in flames and she uses against one of the Recoils that are attacking them and destroys it while Keiko uses her Thief Dressphere’s thieving abilities to take items from her opponents while the rest take them out.

 

When they are done, Keiko asks, “Is it a good idea to take their items?”

 

Rikku says, with a grin, “Don’t worry! They won’t need them!”

 

Paine says, plainly, “In the infirmary.” The group continues on encountering more fiends and more of Leblanc’s ‘soldiers’ along the way until they reach a point where they find Leblanc hanging off a railing with Logos hanging off of her with Ormi hanging on Logos.

 

Yolei says, with a smirk, “What do we have here? I don’t know what to call this.”

 

Sailor Uranus asks, with a grin, “Ironic justice?”

 

Sailor Neptune says, with a smile, “Uranus-chan…”

 

Leblanc asks, annoyed and nervous tone in her voice, “Would you stop staring?”

 

Sailor Venus says, with a shrug, “Okay!”

 

As our heroes and heroines start to move off, Keiko asks, “Is it okay to leave her there?”

 

Rikku says, with a smile, “Don’t worry! She will be just fine!”

 

Gatomon says, “I get the feeling that she is just like your typical comedy relief villainess and she won’t die so easily.”

 

Tai says, with a nod, “Yep! We’re going to be seeing her again.” The group ventures on until they arrive at the top of the ruins where there is a large open area leading to a door for some kind of chamber in which they stop.

 

Mimi asks, “Why did we stop?”

 

Kazuto says, plainly, “We aren’t alone.”

 

Sailor Celestial says, with a nod, “We’ve got company.”

 

Sailor Jupiter asks, “Where?” Sailor Moon, Sailor Celestial, and Kazuto look up in which when everyone else does so, they see a massive crab-like find hanging on the roof of the room up ahead.

 

Rikku says, nervously, “Figures that we run into something like this.”

 

Paine says, seriously, “It comes!” The massive crab-like fiend, known as Boris, lashes out with its claws at Rikku, but Sailor Sun blocks with her armored arms.

 

Rikku says, “Thanks!”

 

Sailor Sun says, with a smile, “No problem!” Keiko uses her Thief Dressphere’s ability to get some Gil, Spiran money, from Boris while Rikku uses her Thief Dressphere’s abilities to steal items from the fiend.

 

Spiral Twister!

 

Pepper Breath!

 

Agumon and Biyomon help out with their attacks and cause some minor damage to the fiend.

 

Agumon says, “That guy is tough.”

 

Vee-Head Butt!

 

Veemon leaps at Boris at high speed and slams his forehead into Boris causing him to stumble back slightly.

 

Davis says, with a grin, “Good job buddy!” However, Boris then unleashes some kind of stick thread that wraps up Yuna, Rikku, Kotone, and Yolei.

 

Yolei yells out, “Yuck! What is this stuff?”

 

Hawkmon says, “My words! Yolei!”

 

Yolei says, nervously, “A little help please!”

 

Sailor Celestial shouts out, “Hey, crab legs!” Boris turns to Sailor Celestial only to get blasted by her railguns before getting kicked in the face causing Boris to get distracted which allowed the others to free Yuna, Rikku, Kotone, and Yolei.

 

Yuna says, “Thank you.”

 

Matt says, plainly, “No problem.”

 

Mimi says, “Hmm, let me try something.” Mimi’s outfit then transforms into an outfit that resembles Yuna’s Songstress Dressphere that she retrieved from Leblanc back in Luca expect that it is green where Yuna’s Songstress Dressphere is blue.

 

Sailor Saturn asks, “What are you doing?” Mimi then uses a Darkness Dance to blind Boris and he lashes out wildly.

 

Rikku says, excitedly, “Way to go!”

 

Yolei says, “Great job, Mimi!”

 

Mimi gives a grin and Sailor Celestial says, “Let’s do it every one!” Our group then unleashes an all-out assault on Boris and the massive fiend crashes to the ground as he turns into hundreds of pyrefiles to signal its defeat.

 

The door to the chamber then opens and Kotone says, “It’s opening!”

 

Rikku asks, excitedly, “What are we waiting for?” The group enters the chamber in which they find a platform containing a sphere.

 

Kotone says, amazed, “Wow.”

 

Yuna says, excitedly, “Found it.” Just then the group hears footsteps behind them and they look to see Leblanc and her two ‘associates’ stumble into the room.

 

Leblanc says, “It’s obvious to the trained eye. That sphere is a dud. Perfect for the Dullwings.”

 

As Leblanc and her group leave, Sailor Orion says, plainly, “Sore loser.”

 

Yolei says, with a nod, “Yep.”

 

Kotone takes the sphere and Yuna says, excitedly, “We’ll be taking this.”

 

July 2025 (Earth time); Spira, Celsius

 

Back aboard the Celsius, the group has looked at the sphere that they retrieved and looks to be a video game of someone walking down a crowded street in Zanarkand talking about getting a ticket, obviously to some kind of show, and shaking someone’s hand which is most likely the star of the show.

 

Yuna asks, “Think it is worth anything?”

 

Rikku says, “It isn’t very exciting.”

 

Paine says, plainly, “Junk.”

 

Izzy says, “Maybe to you, but this sphere is around one thousand years old. We can confirm that it came from Zanarkand before it was destroyed.”

 

Shinra says, with a nod, “Most likely.”

 

Keiko asks, “What do you think that they were talking about?”

 

Rika says, “It sounds like he was going to some kind of show or concert.”

 

Kazuto says, with a nod, “I think so too. And ‘shaking her hand’ may be most likely the star of the concert.”

 

Mina says, excitedly, “Maybe he is talking about some kind of Zanarkand idol!”

 

Serena says, with a nod, “Maybe, Mina-chan.”

 

Tai says, “Well, I think that sphere hunter and ‘enthusiasts’ around would like spheres that have a little more ‘meat’ on them.”

 

Cody says, with a nod, “They are looking for ancient knowledge or ancient historical events. This could be about a historical event, but until we get spheres that are linked with this one, there is just too little information.”

 

Shinra says, “True. But we can use this as a Dressphere.”

 

Rika asks, curiously, “Really?”

 

Shinra says, “A Black Mage Dressphere.”

 

Kazuto says, “The kind that can use elemental magic.”

 

Shinra says, “Correct.”

 

Rika says, with a grin, “Now, you are talking.”

 

Asuna says, with a sigh, “Oh, boy.”

 

Suguha says, with a sigh, “It looks like we have a long way to go, big brother.”

 

Kazuto says, with a smile, “True, Sugu.”

 

Naruto says, with a grin, “Hey! We’ll find a way back, believe it!”

 

Hinata says, with a nod, “Right, Naruto-kun.” Sakura and Serena nod their heads in agreement with Serena nuzzling up against Darien in which our heroes and heroines look out into the Spiran skies ready for their adventures in this brand new world.

 

The End…For Now

 

We have told the tale of what happened when our heroes and heroines first got to Spira in the first place and you already know how this ends. However, this is just the first of their ‘Spiran Stories’, but you are going to have to wait and see what comes next in which how they found a way to get home, everyone! Later and best wishes, Crossover Fans!