Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Digimon Fan Fiction / Crossover Fan Fiction ❯ Sailor Moon Online II: SAO Shippuden ❯ Arc II, Chapter 6: The Alliance ( Chapter 14 )

Well, we have arrived at this next chapter and now, our Moon Princess is known in this time…sort of. And now, we have a good idea about the plans of the villains of this time and what happened to this time’s version of our Moon Princess. What kind of situation will this develop into? Well, as I have said before, you are going to have to read to find out, everyone. Before I start this chapter, I would like to give thanks and credit to Belletiger and Kanius and Kanius’ YuYuGiDigiMoon series, especially this author’s 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. 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.

 

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Warning: This story contains intense mature violence, blood, gore, death, mild to explicit suggestive themes, including firearms usage, 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 this whole story!

 

AD 2047, Tokyo

 

Within the virtual world, Haruyuki, in his virtual avatar, is inside of his personal virtual environment as Kuroyukihime, in her virtual avatar, appears in front of him.

 

Kuroyukihime says, “Hello, Haruyuki-kun.”

 

Haruyuki says, “Hi, Kuroyukihime-sempai.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “I wish that I could say that I came here for a social greeting, but it isn’t so.”

 

Haruyuki asks, curiously, “What is it, Kuroyukihime-sempai?”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “This.” She snaps her fingers and holographic screens displaying what happened in Neo Domino City appear in the virtual space.

 

Haruyuki says, with a nod, “Oh, yeah. Sailor Moon have reappeared in Neo Domino.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “So it seems…”

 

Haruyuki asks, curiously, “What do you mean Kuroyukihime-sempai?”

 

Kuroyukihime says, with a smile, “Nothing really, Haruyuki-kun. Now, we have much to discuss.” Haruyuki nods his head, but he can’t help to wonder what’s to come ahead.

 

Sailor Moon Online II: SAO Shippuden

 

(Sword Art Online II music ‘Courage’ starts)

 

As we start, we see dozens upon dozens of swords and various other blades in which we can see in the reflect surfaces, the eyes of Serena, Kazuto, and Asuna are seen.

 

Then Kirito, Asuna, Yui, in her human form, Usagi, Leafa, Sinon, Klein, Lisbeth, Silica with Pina on her shoulder are then seen with Kirito, Asuna, Usagi, Klein, Lisbeth, and Silica are in their SAO avatars with Leafa in her ALO avatar and Sinon in her GGO avatar.

 

Usagi then looks to see Rini and she transforms into Sailor Neo Moon in which she leads Usagi who transforms into Eternal Sailor Moon and then Valkyrie Sailor Moon into a portal emerging in the Tokyo of 2047 AD.

 

Valkyrie Sailor Moon then looks to see the ‘accelerated world’ of Brain Burst and ‘dives in’ where she and Rini transform into their Brain Burst Duel Avatars in which they look over the accelerated world from a skyscraper roof within the BB world.

 

There is an image of Serena surrounded by her SAO avatar of Usagi and Sailor Senshi form of Valkyrie Sailor Moon with various scenes of locations in SAO surrounding her while Rini ‘shadowed’ by her Sailor Senshi self as Sailor Neo Moon and as her ‘dark self’, Wicked Lady, is surrounded by scenes of Crystal Tokyo during the battle with the Negamoon as well as scenes of her battles against the Heart Snatchers and Dead Moon Circus.

 

They are joined by Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki, Chiyuri, and Takumu, who are ‘flanked’ by their Brain Burst Duel Avatars of Black Lotus, Silver Crow, Lime Bell, and Cyan Pile, are surrounded by scenes of their battles and ‘trails’ in the Brain Burst world.

 

The next scenes show Serena, Rini, Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki, Chiyuri, and Takumu together in the real world and then they are in their Brain Burst Duel Avatars.

 

A mysterious young woman with short violet hair and wearing violet glasses in front of her eyes gives a sly smile and shows something in which a gateway to the brand new section of the Digital World is revealed and hundreds to thousands of Digimon bursting into the real, virtual, and Brain Burst worlds with Brain Linkers and other ‘cyber warriors’ with brand Digivices ‘teaming up’ with these Digimon.

 

With the next scene, Black Lotus, Silver Crow, Lime Bell, and Cyan Pile are joined by Serena and Rini in their own Brain Burst avatars along with the members of the Red Legion and few other members Nega Nebulus partner with many Digimon leading them against other Burst Linkers and other ‘cyber warriors’ in an all-out battle in the Brain Burst and ‘cyber worlds’ causing shockwave that are felt in the ‘real world’ as well as the Digital World. Then we see Sailor Moon, with a brand new Duel Disk, flanked by Blue-Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500), Dark Magician (2500/2100), and Ancient Fairy Dragon (2100/3000) dueling against a ‘mysterious shadow’.

 

The next scenes show Nega Nebulus and the Red Legion somewhere within a mysterious region that flanks the Digital World and the Brain Burst one in which a gateway opens in which Serena, in her Brain Burst Duel Avatar, steps through with the scenes changing to the Moon Kingdom, locations in SAO, then locations in ALO, and finally, the Brain Burst world.

 

The final scenes show Sailor Moon’s battles with the Negaverse, Negamoon/Doom Phantom, Heart Snatchers, Dead Moon Circus, and Shadow Galactica, then her battles, as Usagi of SAO, with Kirito and Asuna from inside of SAO, and finally, the final battle with Kirito, Sailor Moon, and Sailor Celestial against Kayaba/Heathcliff within Sword Art World. It then shows Serena and Rini flanked by the Sailor Scouts, Digidestined, and SAO survivors on the left with the Brain Linkers of Nega Nebulus on their right where the last part is Elucidator and Dark Repulser swords on the ground with a Neuro-Linker around the hilt of one and a digivice hanging off the hilt of another.

 

(Sword Art Online II music ‘Courage’ ends)

 

Arc II, Chapter 6: The Alliance

 

AD 2047, Unknown location

 

Within the unknown location, we find a familiar group of figures, including the female one known as Kyrila, are looking at a video screen with Crusadermon and Leopardmon.

 

Kyrila yells out, annoyed, “What was that?”

 

Crusadermon responds, “It was just a minor problem.”

 

Kyrila shouts out, sternly, “We didn’t give approval for such a ‘test’!”

 

Crusadermon yells out, annoyed, “We don’t need your permission human!”

 

Kyrila responds, angrily, “Don’t compare us to ‘them’ you overgrown data bug!”

 

Before anymore arguing can continue, the male head of the group says, “Enough, everyone.” The male then says, “For now on, please don’t do such things with our ‘consultation’.”

 

Leopardmon says, plainly, “Fine as you wish.”

 

The male says, “That’s all I ask for Leopardmon.”

 

The screen then vanishes and Kyrila says, “We can’t trust them.”

 

The male says, “That’s correct, Kyrila.” The male asks, “Is our ‘alternate plan’ in place?”

 

Kyrila says, with a nod, “Yes, sir.”

 

The male says, with a nod, “Good.”

 

Kyrila asks, “But what do we do about this?”

 

The male responds, with a sinister sly tone, “We may have a solved our situation before it even began.”

 

AD 2047, Rainbow Gardens

 

Within Rainbow Gardens, Usagi and Chibi-Usa are meeting with Future Diabel once more inside of some kind of facility.

 

Future Diabel says, “They escaped during the fight. Since they came to the real world due to a Digital Shift, they must have left when you stopped it.”

 

Usagi says, “We figured that Diabel.”

 

Chibi-Usa says, “We just don’t know where they are.”

 

Future Diabel says, “Thankfully, we have a way to track them.”

 

Usagi asks, surprised, “You do?”

 

Future Diabel says, with a smile, “Cardinal agreed that we shouldn’t leave anything to chance. We had managed to develop a virus that allows us to track their programming code.”

 

Chibi-Usa says, “They have tracking bugs in them.”

 

Future Diabel says, with a smile, “Bingo.”

 

Usagi says, with a nod, “Good idea.”

 

Chibi-Usa asks, “How long?”

 

Future Diabel says, looking at a screen, “Right now…Oh, boy.”

 

Usagi says, nervously, “That’s not good.”

 

Chibi-Usa asks, “What’s wrong?”

 

Future Diabel says, “Based on the data that we are getting, the escaped Laughing Coffin prisoners are in the Accelerated World.”

 

Usagi asks, shocked, “Are you certain?”

 

Future Diabel says, with a nod, “Very certain.”

 

Usagi says, annoyed, “Just great.”

 

Chibi-Usa says, “You know what we have to do, Meatball Head.”

 

Usagi says, annoyed, “Don’t remind me.”

 

Chibi-Usa asks, “Diabel, can you get a lock where in the Accelerated World that they are in?”

 

Future Diabel responds, with a nod, “Of course.”

 

As Future Diabel and the others get to work, Usagi tells Chibi-Usa, “What do you know about those two Digimon?”

 

Chibi-Usa says, “From what mom told me…A lot of trouble.”

 

Usagi says, annoyed and sarcastic tone, “Just what I wanted to hear.”

 

Chibi-Usa tells Usagi, “Hey, don’t worry about it! You’ve got those two Digimon partners and they can form Mastemon! Mastemon is one of the most powerful Digimon there is! You saw Mirei’s partner.”

 

Usagi says, “Yeah, I know. But something tells me that kind of power is really dangerous.”

 

Chibi-Usa asks, “Like Celestial’s power…?”

 

Usagi says, annoyed and interrupting her future daughter, “Hey! Watch you say about your aunt!”

 

Chibi-Usa replies, with a smile, “I’m not insulting Auntie Suguha and to be honest, I’m glad that she is less of a Meatball Head…”

 

Usagi yells out, really annoyed tone in her voice, “HEY!!!”

 

Chibi-Usa says, ignoring Usagi, “…But you have got to admit that there will be plenty of people that might think that way, Meatball Head. My auntie is the Sailor Scout of Reality after all and she has the power of Etherion.”

 

Usagi says, realizing that Chibi-Usa had a point, “Well…”

 

Chibi-Usa says, “I’m just saying that Mastemon has an incredible power, but it doesn’t mean that there will be a problem.”

 

Usagi says, with a nod, “Well, you have a point. And if those two Digimon are as bad as you say, then it is good that we have reinforcements.”

 

Chibi-Usa says, “Big time.”

 

Future Diabel says, “It won’t do any good in the Accelerated World. The only way that Digimon go there is…”

 

Usagi says, with a nod, “We know, Diabel.”

 

Chibi-Usa says, “Since they are in the Accelerated World, it is going to be a problem.”

 

Usagi asks, a bit concerned, “They really can’t kill anyone there.”

 

Chibi-Usa says, a bit nervously, “Not literally. However, if a Burst Linkers loses all of their points, Brain Burst is forcibly de-installed from their Neuro-Linker along with all of the memories that they had of being a Burst Linker.”

 

Future Diabel says, “Basically, while they aren’t truly dead, their ‘Burst Linker side’ is basically ‘dead’ in a way.”

 

Chibi-Usa says, “And plenty of Burst Linkers consider that ‘death’ itself.”

 

Usagi says, with a nod, “I can understand that.” Usagi asks, “But what do we do?”

 

Chibi-Usa says, “I know, Meatball Head. You just had your first experience in the Accelerated World and I’m a veteran, but it is only the two of us and if those Digimon are part of what’s happening…”

 

Usagi asks, curiously, “What do you mean?”

Future Diabel says, “Those two are exactly ‘chummy’ with humanity and the current order of things.”

 

Usagi asks Chibi-Usa, “Are you saying that those two could be connected with my future self’s disappearance?”

 

Future Diabel says, “It is possible. Let’s just say that it isn’t only the Enhanced and those that ‘don’t like you’ from the families of those of us that ‘died’ that have a problem with our timeline’s you, Usagi.”

 

Usagi says, with an annoyed tone, “Wonderful.”

 

Chibi-Usa says, “We’re going to need help.”

 

Usagi asks, “Where?”

Chibi-Usa says, with a smile, “I may have a good idea.”

 

Usagi thinks in her mind, nervously, “Why do I have a feeling that I may not like this?”

 

AD 2047, Moon Kingdom

 

In the Moon Kingdom of 2047 AD, Sailor Moon and Sailor Neo Moon teleport in and Sailor Moon is amazed to find the Moon Kingdom has grown into the kingdom that it once was with plenty of people to boot.

 

Sailor Moon says, amazed, “Whoa!” When people start to look at her and Neo Moon causing them to gasp in shock, this timeline’s Kazuto, dressed much he was as Kirito in SAO, Asuna, wearing a ‘royal dress’, and Yui, wearing what looks like a version of her classic outfit to match her age with white shoes, run overs.

 

Future Kazuto says, “Nothing to see here people!”

 

Future Asuna says, “Please return to your business as usual.” Soon after, Future Kazuto and his family escort our Moon Princess and her future daughter into the palace.

 

Sailor Neo Moon says, “Sorry about that.”

 

Future Kazuto says, with a sigh, “It isn’t your fault.”

 

Sailor Moon says, awe-struck, “I can’t believe it…”

 

Future Yui says, with a smile, “I know, Auntie Serena!”

 

Future Asuna says, with a warm smile, “It must be amazing to you to see the Moon Kingdom thriving again.”

 

Sailor Moon asks, “Let me guess: The war?”

 

Future Kazuto says, with a nod, “Yeah. The war hit much of Asia, including Japan, quite hard and as you already know, we brought plenty of people up here for safety reasons. However, plenty of them refused to return to Earth for many reasons and we gave them sanctuary here. The world was shocked to learn about the Moon Kingdom and how they are connected to the Sailor Scouts.”

 

Sailor Moon says, with a nod, “I’ll bet.”

 

Future Asuna says, “Anyway, we got your information.”

 

Sailor Neo Moon asks Future Kazuto, “Do you think that you can do it uncle?”

 

Future Kazuto says, “I think so, but I’m going to need to tap into the Brain Burst program in one of your Neuro-Linkers.”

 

Sailor Moon says, “I’ll…”

 

Sailor Neo Moon says, “No, Meatball Head. I’m going to do it.”

 

There are looks of shock and Sailor Moon says, protesting, “Neo Moon, you can’t!”

 

Sailor Neo Moon responds, sternly, “I have to! You need to have it in order for this timeline to exist.” Sailor Neo Moon says, with a sarcastic tone, “And besides, Kazuto, unlike you, has a talent.”

 

Sailor Moon yells out, annoyed, “Hey!”

 

Future Asuna says, nervously, “Okay, you two…”

 

Sailor Neo Moon says, with a smile, “Hook me up, uncle.”

 

Future Kazuto says, “Okay, follow me.” The group follows Future Kazuto into another room while Sailor Moon, with her arms crossed against her body, sighs and gives an annoyed look as she does so.

 

AD 2047, Tokyo

 

Deep within the virtual world that ‘shadows’ Tokyo, Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki, Chiyuri, and Takumu, in their virtual avatars, are walking down the virtual streets of this vast virtual universe.

 

Takumu asks Kuroyukihime, “So, what are we doing?”

 

Kuroyukihime asks, “Did all of you look what happened a few days ago in Neo Domino City?”

 

Chiyuri says, with a nod, “Yeah, it was all over the news!”

 

Takumu says, with a nod, “Indeed. And they say that they saw Sailor Moon.”

 

Chiyuri says, excitedly, “It was incredible!”

 

Kuroyukihime says, with a smile, “Incredible, indeed. And it looks like she was fighting two Digimon too.”

 

Haruyuki asks, “Kuroyukihime-sempai…?”

 

Kuroyukihim e asks, “Yes, Haruyuki-kun?”

 

Haruyuki says, a bit nervously, “I’ve been hearing about…”

 

Kuroyukihime says, interrupting, “I see.”

 

Chiyuri asks, confused, “About what?”

 

Takumu says, “About the mysterious ‘people’ that they have been taking out Burst Linkers ever since that fight in Neo Domino City.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “I’m not surprised that you know about that Takumu.”

 

Chiyuri asks, confused, “Mysterious people?”

 

Takumu replies, with a nod, “Yeah, Chiyuri. There is a group of people that have been ruthlessly attacking Burst Linkers and these people aren’t Burst Linkers themselves. They look like bandits or crooks like those seen in television and video games and they are wearing cloaks and hoods.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “Cloaks, hoods, and clothing similar to a group of ‘gangsters’ known as Laughing Coffin.”

 

Chiyuri asks, “Laughing Coffin?”

 

Takumu asks, stunned, “Master, you mean the SAO murder gang?”

 

Haruyuki asks, “Murder gang?”

 

Takumu responds, with a nod, “That’s right, Haruyuki. Within SAO, players usually have a green cursor to show that they are other players. However, if a player does something against another player like attack him outside of a safe zone for example, their player cursors goes from green to orange to indicate that they are a criminal player. However, there are ways to get their cursors back to green, but after five strikes, their cursor is permanently orange, but if you PK someone, it is stuck that way. However, SAO players call the act of a Player Killer as a ‘red’ player despite their cursors being just stuck as permanently orange and red cursors are for monsters.”

 

Haruyuki says, “They must have called them red because if you died in SAO, you died in real life.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “Correct, Haruyuki-kun. Despite it is Kayaba’s NervGear that killed them, these ‘red players’ helped the NervGear kill those people. In short, they were accessories to murder.”

 

Chiyuri says, “That’s horrible.”

 

Takumu says, with a nod, “And Laughing Coffin were the worst of the worst. They killed other players because they actually died in real-life if they died in SAO. They killed for the sake of killing, Chiyuri.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “That’s correct, Takumu.”

 

Haruyuki says, “They’re awful.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “That’s being nice, Haruyuki-kun.”

 

Takumu says, “Well, based on testimony from SAO survivors, Laughing Coffin was destroyed around August of Twenty-Twenty-Four when the top players, including the heroes of SAO like the Black Swordsman and Sailor Moon, known as the White Valkyrie at the time, assembled together and beat them.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “However, it was at the cost of thirty lives, around ten for the top players and around twenty from Laughing Coffin.”

 

Haruyuki asks, shocked, “And Sailor Moon was there?”

 

Kuroyukihime says, with a nod, “Based on the records, testimonies, and biographies of SAO survivors combined with the limited information that government had gotten from the severs, she was there, but then again, it was only a fraction of the death that she had seen.”

 

Chiyuri asks, nervously, “Only a fraction?”

 

Takumu says, solemnly, “Yes, Chiyuri. During those two long years, she fought all of her heart and spirit within the game to save the lives of many of her fellow players as possible, but she wasn’t always successful.” Takumu says, with a sigh, “Many consider SAO the reason that she became the powerful warrior and protector that she was known for during the war and she is today.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “SAO wasn’t a game. It was a war for survival and like soldiers from previous wars throughout history, veterans like Sailor Moon retain the experience…and the scars of war.”

 

Haruyuki says, “I can’t even imagine what they went through.”

 

Takumu says, “Right now, what’s important is that it seems like someone is running around the Accelerated World like that group from SAO.”

 

Chiyuri asks, “But why would they imitate such a horrible group like that?”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “As you already know, there are plenty of ‘awful people’ in the Accelerated World?”

 

Haruyuki says, “Yeah, I can agree to that.”

 

Takumu says, with a nod, “True, but I never thought that anyone would imitate a group of fiends like them.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “You may have a point, Takumu.”

 

Takumu asks, confused, “What do you mean?”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “I doubt that it would be good for anyone to imitate the infamous murder guild of Sword Art Online and the thing is, they aren’t like the majority of Burst Linkers by the way that they look or move.”

 

Takumu says, with a nod, “That’s what I’ve been hearing in the rumor-mill too.”

 

Haruyuki asks, “So, wait? Are you saying that they can’t be Burst Linkers? But that’s not possible, right? Only Burst Linkers can access the Accelerated World.”

 

Takumu says, “True, Haruyuki. But then again, this is another ‘virtual universe’ that we don’t completely understand…I mean not even Master knows who created the Brain Burst program or even its purpose.”

 

Haruyuki says, with a nod, “Yeah, you’re right.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “I agree with Takumu, Haruyuki-kun. Even the most elite of the Brain Bursts, those that have been a part of the Accelerated World since the first Burst Linkers, aren’t closer to fully understanding the Accelerated World. Remember, the rules of the real world and not even the ‘regular virtual world’ apply to it.”

 

Haruyuki asks, “So, what do we do Kuroyukihime-sempai?”

 

Kuroyukihime says, with a smile, “For now, we watch and we wait.”

 

Takumu asks, “For what?” However, Kuroyukihime doesn’t respond and they continue to walk down the street in the virtual world.

 

AD 2047, Tokyo, Juuban District

 

Returning to the Juuban District of Tokyo, Rini and Serena are in their temporary residence and going through the data that’s passing through their eyes via their Neuro-Linkers.

 

Serena says, “Man! I wish that I had this stuff back in the old days!”

 

Rini says, with a smirk, “You would!”

 

Serena glares at Rini and she asks, “Do you think that the others will find anything?”

 

Rini responds, with a shrug, “They might. After the war, the organization of the Data Squad to keep the peace between the Digital World and the Real World as well as between Digimon and humans has worked out well. They have perfect their technology as a ‘cyber defense organization’ and they have a lot of resources…”

 

Serena says, “But there is a price.”

 

Rini replies, “Being a United Nations organization, they don’t have as much independence as they used to and it causes ‘situations’.”

 

Serena says, with a nod, “I’ll bet.”

 

Gatomon and BlackGatomon leap onto the table and Rini asks, “How are you doing?”

 

Gatomon responds, “We’re okay.”

 

BlackGatomon says, with a shrug, “Food’s good.”

 

Gatomon asks, “What are you doing?”

 

Rini says, “Trying to find those nutjobs that were rampaging in Neo Domino.”

 

Serena says, “And figuring out what those two Digimon were up to.”

 

BlackGatomon says, “Isn’t it obvious? They want to destroy the human world. After that war, things didn’t go quite well for the Royal Knights…Well those that had a thing against humanity anyway.”

 

Serena asks, “With those two a part of those that had a thing against humans?”

 

BlackGatomon says, “You got it.”

 

Gatomon says, “Leopardmon and Crusadermon think very low of humanity and feel that Digimon partners of Digidestined and Tamers are traitors in which they deserve no mercy.”

 

Serena says, plainly, “Kind of got that.”

 

Rini says, “And it is just plain obvious that they are part of what’s happening and they are major trouble.”

 

Serena says, “No kidding, kiddo. However, we have got a group of insane murderous nutjobs on the loose in a virtual world and if they get back to the real world…I don’t want to think about it.”

 

Rini says, “For once, we agree on something Meatball Head.”

 

Serena says, seeing something in front of her eyes, “Hold on!”

 

Everyone else looks at Serena and Gatomon asks, “What is it?”

 

Serena says, “I’m getting a message.”

 

Serena pushes the virtual mail icon in front of her eyes and there is a message flashing through it in which she says, “Someone is saying that they have information that I need to figure out what’s going on.”

 

Rini says, “Obvious trap.”

 

BlackGatomon says, “Big time.”

 

Serena responds, “Well, duh. All those years of being a Sailor Scout, you really think that I didn’t learn anything?”

 

Rini retorts, with a sly smirk, “You really want me to answer that?”

 

Serena says, annoyed, “I don’t think that I spanked you enough as a little squirt.”

 

Rini gives a cheeky smile and BlackGatomon asks, “You are still going, aren’t you?”

 

Serena says, “Yeah.”

 

Rini asks Serena, “Really, Meatball Head?”

 

Serena replies, “I know, Rini. I’m not the one to rush into anything especially if it is trap.”

 

Rini tells Serena, plainly, “To be honest, Serena, what you said is a major understatement.”

 

Serena sigh, shrugs, and she says, “Can’t argue with you there.”

 

Rini asks, “So, why now?”

 

Serena says, with a sigh, “When it comes to SAO, it makes me want to be more ‘pro-active’.”

 

Rini says, with a sigh, “Geez, Meatball Head…” Gatomon and BlackGatomon look at each other with confused looks and Rini says, “Can’t say that I blame you for the way that you feel, but there are times that I wish for a few bits of the ‘old Serena’.”

 

Serena says, shaking her head and smiling, “Not today, kiddo.”

 

AD 2047, Digital World

 

Leopardmon and Crusadermon are together in their hidden area within the Digital World as they discuss what just happened in Neo Domino City.

 

Crusadermon yells out, “Damn it all! How was she there?!”

 

Leopardmon says, “I am as confused as you are, Crusadermon.”

 

Crusadermon says, with a sneer, “Could they have…They must have! They are trying to trick us!”

 

Leopardmon says, “For the moment, I sense no deception on their part.”

 

Crusadermon yells out, strongly, “How can you be so sure?”

 

Leopardmon says, with a plain tone, “I know, Crusadermon. However, while there is no deception, they may be withholding certain information from us.”

 

Crusadermon asks, “Information?”

 

Leopardmon says, “They may be surprised by this ‘duplicate Sailor Moon’ being here, but they may have a good idea on what…who she is.”

 

Crusadermon says, with a serious tone, “Then let’s…”

 

Leopardmon says, “Force will not get us anyway, Crusadermon. For now, let’s wait and plan. These…abominations that the humans created…believe that they are in control. We shall show them that they are not.”

 

Crusadermon says, with a sly tone, “Interesting…

 

AD 2047, Tokyo

 

Within another area of Tokyo, Serena is seemly walking alone in which while we see her as herself, thanks to a special ‘charm’, everyone else sees her as a different person.

 

Serena says, speaking into a communication link via her Neuro-Linker, “It still feels weird to hide myself like this.”

 

Rini’s voice booms in her head, via said communication link, “Well, remember Meatball Head, you should remember that in this timeline, everyone knows that Serena Tsukino and Sailor Moon are one in the same person.”

 

Serena says, “I know. However, there is a reason why the ‘secret identities’ of super-heroes in manga and American comic books remain a secret.”

 

Rini gives a sigh and she says, “Tell me about it Serena or should I say, tell your family about it.”

 

Serena yells out, “No way!”

 

Rini retorts, plainly, “You realize that I was being sarcastic.”

 

Serena responds, with a smirk, “Hey, I knew it! I was just getting your goat.”

 

Rini replies, sarcastically, “Well, that was one of your ‘abilities’ before you know what.”

 

Serena retorts, annoyed, “Ha. Ha. That was so funny that I forgot to laugh.”

 

Rini tells Serena, “Anyway, Meatball Head, keep your eyes on the prize. We are getting to the location where they said to meet.”

 

Serena responds, with a plain tone, “I’ve got it. Keep a sharp lookout.”

 

Rini retorts, “No kidding, Serena.” Serena continues to walk down the streets while Sailor Neo Moon is on the rooftops with a pair of binoculars making sure that our Moon Princess doesn’t fall into a trap. Soon enough, Serena has arrived at the destination based on the information given to her.

 

Serena says, “There doesn’t seem to be anyone here.” However, as she continues to walk, she yelps as a trap door drops her down.

 

Sailor Neo Moon says, shocked, “Serena!” Sailor Neo Moon flies down while making sure not to attract attention, but she is too late as the door closes and seemly seals up as well. Sailor Neo Moon says, speaking into her Neuro-Linker, “Serena! Serena! Answer me, Meatball Head! Damn! They must have some kind of jamming signal that blocks communications!” On the meanwhile, Serena, in a darkened room, grunt as she hits the ground on her buttocks.

 

Serena yelps out, annoyed, “Oh man! What is it with me and landing on my butt?!” Just then she hears footsteps and she looks to see three people, one man and two women, walk out from the shadows. Serena asks, “Who are you?”

 

The man, who has short brown hair and olive eyes with regular ‘street clothing’ on with a black version of the duel disk that Serena is using, says, “Meido. That’s all you need to know. And take off your disguise, we know that it is you, pigtails.”

 

Serena says, nervously, “I don’t know what you are talking about.”

 

One of the women says, sternly, “Don’t give us that…Sailor Moon.” Serena widens her eyes in surprise and she sighs as she removes the ‘charm’ allowing her disguise and the woman says, in disgust, “It is you.”

 

Serena asks, “Let me guess: You are relatives of those SAO victims that died?”

 

Meido responds, displaying his duel disk with dueling deck inside, “That’s right, Tsukino. All those fools out there celebrate you as a hero while ignoring it was your wretched family that cost us our friends and family!”

 

Serena responds, “My family never knew what he was planning and I did what I could in the game to save as many as I can!”

 

The first woman that spoke responds, “Save it, Tsukino!”

 

Serena says, with a sigh, “I guess that words and mentioning that plenty of survivors feel that this would spit on their sacrifice won’t turn you back.”

 

Meido says, sternly, “They still have our families. Thanks to the actions of yours, our families broke apart when we lost our precious ones when they were murdered by that man and his wretched death game!”

 

Serena asks, with a serious tone, “What makes you think that I will play your game?” Just then a pair of ankle cuffs come out of the ground and grab onto her legs in which whatever Serena does, she can’t get out and she thinks, nervously, “Well, ask a stupid question…”

 

Meido says, “Now, you will suffer as our loved ones did when your uncle took them from us.” Serena sighs as she gets out her duel disk from her sub-space pocket, attaches it to her left wrist, and puts her dueling deck into her duel disk.

 

The first woman says, with a sinister smile, “And this will be a shocking duel for you wench.”

 

Serena thinks in her mind, “Why do I get a bad feeling from her words?” The two of them activate their duel disks, the ‘energy blades’ that contain the Monster and Pendulum Card Zones appear, their dueling decks are shuffled, and as their disk’s touch screens appear, their life-point counters display 4000 life-points for each duelist while they draw five cards from their decks.

 

“Duel!” Serena and Meido say in unison as their duel begins.

 

Starting Scores:

Serena: 4000

Meido: 4000

 

Meido says, drawing a card, “I’m taking the first turn! Draw!” Meido puts one card into the main slot of his disk and he says, “I activate my Painful Choice! Now, I take five cards from my deck and you tell me which one that I can put into my hand and the others go to the graveyard!” Serena gives a confused look as five cards come out of Meido’s deck and he displays them in which she gasps to see the five cards that make up Exodia the Forbidden One.

 

Serena asks, shocked, “You have Exodia?!”

 

Meido says, with a wicked smile, “That’s right. And you are going to feel the helpless as our loved ones felt when they were fried by your uncle’s wretched NervGear.”

 

Serena says, “Not with that spell card because you are sending four pieces of Exodia to the grave.”

 

Meido says, “Then give me one and send the others away.”

 

Serena thinks in her mind, “I don’t like this. Exodia is one of the most powerful monsters in the game. Gather all five pieces and win just like that, but you need to gather all of them in a duelist’s hand. However, this spell card will deny him that, but…” Serena tells Meido, “I choose you to have the left arm of Exodia!” Meido then adds Left Arm of the Forbidden One (200/300) monster card into his hand while discarding the other four pieces of Exodia to the graveyard.

 

Meido says, putting another card into the main slot of his disk, “Next, I play my Graceful Charity! I draw three cards and discard two from my hand!” Meido draws three cards from his deck, discards two from his hand, and he says, putting one more card into the main slot of his disk, “And then I play Contract with Exodia! Since I have all five pieces of Exodia in the graveyard, I can play my Exodia Necross!” Meido puts a card on his duel disk and Exodia Necross (1800/0), a black version of Exodia the Forbidden One, appears on the field in attack mode. Meido says, putting two cards into the main slot of his disk, “And now, I end my turn with two cards face-down!”

 

Serena says, drawing a card, “My turn!”

 

Meido says, “It took me a long time for me to get what I needed for this.”

 

Serena says, “Well, you are going to have wait even more.” Serena displaying two Pendulum Monster cards, Performapal Odd-Eyes Light Phoenix (2000/1000) and Odd-Eyes Mirage Dragon (1200/600), and she says, “I set the scale three Odd-Eyes Light Phoenix and scale eight Odd-Eyes Mirage Dragon on the Pendulum Scale!” Serena puts the two cards on her disk’s Pendulum Scale causing the word ‘Pendulum’ to appear in rainbow colors on her disk’s Monster Card Zones and the two said monsters appear in two columns with one on either side of Serena with the number 3 below Phoenix and number 8 below Mirage Dragon. Serena says, as a crystal pendulum appears between the two monsters, “And now, I can summon multiple level four through seven monsters at the same time! Go, crystal pendulum! Swing the arc of light to victory! Pendulum Summon!” Serena puts two cards on her duel disk and she says, “Come on out! Odd-Eyes Pendulum and Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragons!” A circle of light appears on the field as Serena puts two cards on her duel disk and two lights come from the circle in which they take the forms of Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (2500/2000) and Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon (2500/2000) in attack mode.

 

Her opponent is surprised, but he says, “It won’t be enough to stop me.”

 

Serena says, putting one card into the main slot of her disk, “My Cross Attack says different! Since I have two monsters with the same attack points, one can’t attack this turn, but the other can attack you directly! Odd-Eyes Pendulum can’t attack, but Odd-Eyes Phantom attacks you directly!” Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon leaps up and fires a blast of energy that by-passes Exodia Necross and heads for Meido.

 

Meido says, pushing a button on his disk’s touch screen, “Not so fast! I activate my Spirit Barrier!” Meido’s face-down card is revealed to be the Spirit Barrier continuous trap card and Meido says, as a barrier protects him from Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon’s attack, “As long as there is a monster on my field, I will suffer no battle damage!”

 

Serena says, putting one card into the main slot of her disk, “I end my turn with a face-down.”

 

Meido says, drawing a card, “My move! And now, my Exodia Necross gains five hundred attack points!” Exodia Necross goes from 1800/0 to 2300/0 and Meido says, putting one card into the main slot of his disk, “Next, I play Turn Jump and this duel skips three turns, but since three Standby Phases pass, my Exodia gains fifteen hundred attack points!” Exodia Necross then goes from 2300/0 to 3800/0 and Meido yells out, “Exodia, crush her worthless lizard with your mighty fist!”

 

As Exodia Necross swings its fist at Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon, Serena says, pushing a button on her disk’s touch screen, “Wrong! I activate Half Unbreak!” Serena’s face-down card is revealed to be the Half Unbreak trap card and she says, as a shield protects Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon, “My trap negates my monster’s destruction and also cuts all the battle damage in half!”

 

Meido says, with a wicked smile, “But you will still feel it.” Serena then yells out in pain as she is shocked by the manacles keeping her locked in place as she loses 650 life-points.

 

The first woman that spoke says, “Like it? You will get shocked every time that you lose life-points.”

 

Serena says, “That’s sick…”

 

Meido says, with a snarl, “Like it was sick to trap people in a virtual game and put their lives on line? Your family never suffered like many others did! Our family and friends that died by your uncle’s hands and all of those lives that he destroyed other than those he murdered through his ‘death game’! It’s time that you felt their pain!”

 

Serena responds, with a glare, “You think that I don’t?”

 

Meido says, sternly, “Don’t think that you know our pain and the pain of those that suffered? Now, get up!” Meido says, putting one card into the main slot of his disk, “I end my turn with one more card face-down.” Meido thinks in his mind, slyly, “One more card to go.”

 

Current Score:

Serena: 3350

Meido: 4000

 

Serena says, drawing a card, “My move!” Serena says, with a smile, “Too bad. I just found a flaw with your plan.”

 

Meido asks, confused, “What?”

 

Serena says, putting one card into the main slot of her disk, “I activate Monster Reborn and I use it to revive…the head of Exodia!” Just then the head of Exodia, Exodia the Forbidden One (1000/1000), appears on Serena’s field in defense mode and Serena says, “Since you lost an Exodia part, your Necross hits the road!”

 

Exodia Necross vanishes in black smoke and Meido says, shocked, “No way!”

 

Serena yells out, “Odd-Eyes, end this duel now!”

 

As Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon prepares to start the attack, Meido says, putting one card on his duel disk, “Wrong! I play Battle Fader in order to negate your direct attack by ending the Battle Phase!” Battle Fader (0/0) then appears on the field in defense mode and makes a massive gong sound that negates the attack.

 

Serena says, “I end my turn.”

 

Meido says, drawing a card, “My move!” Meido gives a wide smirk and he says, “And now, I return all the monsters in my graveyard to my deck in order to play this: Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord!” All Meido’s monster cards in his disk’s graveyard slot come out, Meido puts them in his deck, his deck is reshuffled, and Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord (?/0) appears on the field in attack mode. Meido says, putting one card into the main slot of his disk, “Exodius’ power comes from the number of Normal Monsters in the grave and in order to help that along, I play another Graceful Charity! I draw three cards and discard two!” Meido draws three cards, discards two Meteor Dragons (1800/2000 X 2), and he says, “And since I discarded two Meteor Dragons, my Exodius gains two grand in power!” Exodius’ stats are now currently 2000/0 and Meido yells out, strongly, “And now, attack her dragon!”

 

As Exodius prepares to attack Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon, Serena asks, confused, “Huh?”

 

Meido says, discarding Left Arm of the Forbidden One (200/300) monster card, “When Exodius attacks, I can send one monster card from my hand or deck to my grave and I choose Exodia’s left arm to boost him by one more grand!” Exodius goes from 2000/0 to 3000/0 and slams its fist into Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon causing him to shatter into pieces in which Serena yelps out in pain as she gets shocked as she loses 500 more life-points. Meido says, putting one card into the main slot of his disk, “Then I equip my Mist Body to my Exodius and now, he can’t be destroyed in battle!”

 

Current Score:

Serena: 2750

Meido: 4000

 

Serena says, drawing a card, “My turn!” Serena says, putting one card into the main slot of her disk, “I activate my Card of Sanctity! This card forces us to draw until we have a full hand!” Both Serena and Meido draw cards from their decks until they have six cards in their separate hands in which Meido gives a mental smirk as he sees the cards in his hand.

 

Meido thinks in his mind, “Excellent. I have the cards that I need. Even if she manages to stop Exodius, I will still have what I need to end this duel. After so many years, she will pay for what her family has done to our families.”

 

Serena says, putting one card into main slot of her disk, “I activate my Spell Shattering Arrow! I destroy all of your face-up spell and trap cards and you lose five hundred points for each one!” Just then a pair of arrows shatter the Solid Vision images of Meido’s Spirit Barrier continuous trap card and Mist Body equip spell card in which he yelps as the arrows ‘scratch’ him as he loses 1000 life-points.

 

Meido says, with a snarl, “You won’t stop our revenge.”

 

Serena responds, putting one more card into main slot of her disk, “I activate my Block Attack and force your Exodius into defense mode.” Exodius then switches from attack mode to defense mode in which Serena says, putting yet another card into the main slot of her disk, “Then I activate my Chaos Form Ritual Spell card!” As a strange gate appears behind Serena, Serena says, discarding Blue-Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500) monster card, “I send one Blue-Eyes from my hand to the graveyard in order to play Blue-Eyes Chaos Max Dragon!” Blue-Eyes White Dragon appears and goes into the gate which opens up and when Serena puts a Ritual Monster card on her duel disk, Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon (4000/0), a huge more majestic and fiercer version of Blue-Eyes White Dragon, appears on the field in attack mode.

 

Meido says, “So, what? This duel isn’t over.”

 

Serena says, sternly, “It is. Chaos Max Dragon inflicts double piercing damage when it attacks a defense position monster.”

 

There are gasps and Meido asks, stunned, “D-DOUBLE?!”

 

Serena yells out, “Blue-Eyes Chaos Max Dragon, destroy his Exodius and end this duel! Maximum Burst Stream!” Blue-Eyes Chaos Max Dragon unleashes its powerful breath attack at Exodius causing it to be vaporized and that attack slams into Meido sending him and the two women flying through the air as well as slamming back down onto the ground, hard, as Meido loses 8000 life-points as well as the duel.

 

Final Score:

Serena: 2750

Meido: 0

 

With the end of the duel, the remaining Solid Visions vanished and Serena gives a sigh of relief as her three captors get to their feet.

 

The second woman says, angrily, “No way!”

 

Serena says, “I won.”

 

Meido says, with a sneer, “Not yet.”

 

Serena says, seriously, “Hey, I won this duel!”

 

The first woman says, with a snarl, “So, what? We let you go? No! And you are going to get what you deserve!”

 

Serena responds, sternly, “That’s not fair!”

 

Meido yells out, angrily, “Like it was to our families and friends that we lost?! You don’t get to say what’s fair!”

 

Just then a familiar female voice says, “And neither do you!” Meido and his two associates turn only to get knocked out by Sailor Neo Moon and the two feline Digimon, Gatomon and BlackGatomon.

 

Serena says, annoyed, “About time.”

 

Sailor Neo Moon says, plainly, “Don’t blame me, Meatball Head.” The two feline Digimon then break the bracelets around Serena’s ankles and freeing her.

 

Serena says, “Thank you.”

 

Gatomon says, “No problem.”

 

BlackGatomon says, with a scoff, “You are our human partner after all. And personally, you need girls like us to watch over your butt.”

 

Sailor Neo Moon says, “She has a point.”

 

Serena glares at Sailor Neo Moon and Serena says, annoyed, “Yes, I know. You told me so.”

 

Serena looks at Meido and the two women with them and Sailor Neo Moon says, “Plenty of the friends and family members of those that died in SAO never let it go and passed it down to their kids especially the kids that lost a parent to SAO. And there are those people in Argus that have plenty of…resentment too.”

 

Serena says, solemnly, “There were just good hard working people and ‘he’ destroyed their lives in one moment causing them to gain a stigma of being ‘associated’ with a mass murderer and one of the greatest criminals of the twenty-first century.”

 

Sailor Neo Moon says, solemnly, “Yeah. And that caused plenty of resentment towards your family.”

 

Serena says, “I guess that’s the reason that we don’t live here anymore.”

 

Sailor Neo Moon says, with a sigh, “Among other things.”

 

Gatomon says, “That’s not fair.”

 

BlackGatomon says, “Humans are just like that.”

 

Serena tells BlackGatomon, “Well, they are just the exception and not the norm, BlackGatomon. Why are there so many Digidestined if the majority of humans are bad?”

 

BlackGatomon says, with a shrug, “Yeah, I get it. Point taken.”

Gatomon says, “Just like you do, Serena.”

 

Serena says, with a smile, “Yeah. The Digital World chose them since they had what it takes to protect both worlds.”

 

BlackGatomon says, “True, but they aren’t perfect.”

 

Gatomon asks, “If both worlds were perfect, would they need Digidestined?”

 

BlackGatomon glares at Gatomon and Sailor Neo Moon says, looking at the unconscious Meido and his female associates, “Now, there is them.”

 

Serena says, “Let’s leave them alone and get out of here.”

 

BlackGatomon asks, stunned, “What? Did you forget that they just tried to kill you?”

 

Serena says, “I know, but…”

 

Sailor Neo Moon says, “The more things changes, the more that they stay the same.”

 

Serena tells them, “Let’s just leave them alone.”

 

Gatomon asks Serena, “Are you sure?”

 

Serena nods her head and BlackGatomon says, with a scoff, “You are too good for your own good.”

 

Gatomon asks, “But what about them knowing that you are looking for information?”

 

Serena says, with a nod, “That’s a good question.”

 

BlackGatomon says, “Maybe we should…”

 

Serena says, shaking her head, “No…They have suffered enough.”

 

Sailor Neo Moon says, “Let’s go.” Soon after, the two humans and two feline Digimon left the area and leaving the three people that tried to kill Sailor Moon in that deadly duel in which they headed outside and they headed somewhere not realizing that they were being watched. The four of them are in a café and Serena notices that no one is paying them any mind even with the two feline Digimon out in the open.

 

Serena asks, “They really don’t seem to pay us mind, huh?”

 

Rini, transformed back from Neo Moon, responds, “No duh, Meatball Head. Digimon are quite common around here these days.”

 

Serena says, with a nod, “Good point.”

 

Gatomon says, “But we had better watch out. Data Squad is taking a good look at who has Digimon partners these days.”

 

BlackGatomon says, “No duh, sis. There are plenty of Tamers that aren’t exactly on the ‘up and up’ for both worlds.”

 

Rini says, “What I don’t get is how those people know about you and your search for information.”

 

Serena says, with a nod, “No kidding.” But before they could say anything more, Rini and Serena then find themselves within a jungle version of the area that they are in and they are in their Brain Burst avatars of Cherry Cheetah and Silver Valkyrie respectively. Silver Valkyrie asks, shocked, “What the heck?!”

 

Cherry Cheetah says, “I guess that we have been challenged by a pair of Burst Linkers.”

 

Silver Valkyrie asks, “They can do that even if you aren’t using Acceleration?”

 

Just then a familiar female voice says, “Yes, we can.” Silver and Cherry Cheetah then look to see Black Lotus and Silver Crow in front of them.

 

Cherry Cheetah says, “You!”

 

Black Lotus says, plainly, “We meet again.”

 

Silver Valkyrie asks, “Did you bring us here?”

 

Black Lotus responds, “Actually, no. It was them.” Black Lotus points up and Silver Valkyrie and Cherry Cheetah look up only to barely dodge a strike from the same Laughing Coffin members that the two Sailor Scouts fought in Neo Domino City.

 

Silver Valkyrie says, “You!”

 

One of Laughing Coffin member says, “Payback time!” Both Silver Valkyrie and Cherry Cheetah manage to defend themselves before the Laughing Coffin members retreat into the shadows.

 

Soon after, Lime Bell and Cyan Pile arrive on the scene and Silver Crow says, “You’re okay!”

 

Cyan Pile responds, “Of course we are. You would be able to see that on your screen Silver Crow.”

 

Silver Crow says, nervously, “Oh, yeah.”

 

Cyan Pile says, “I got a bit banged up, but thanks to Lime Bell’s abilities, it wasn’t much trouble.”

 

Lime Bell asks, pointing to Silver Valkyrie and Cherry Cheetah, “Who are they?”

 

Black Lotus says, “Allies to assist in this situation.”

 

Plenty of them look at Black Lotus and Cherry Cheetah asks, “What’s the situation?”

 

Black Lotus responds, “We were having a four-on-four match, quite unusual for Brain Burst, but it doesn’t mean that it isn’t impossible to have one. Anyway, while we were fighting, ‘they’ showed up and slaughtered our opponents.”

 

Silver Valkyrie asks, nervously, “Slaughtered?”

 

Black Lotus says, with a nod, “Exactly.”

 

Cyan Pile asks, “Master Black Lotus…?”

 

Silver Crow says, “I believe that Black Lotus knows what she is doing, Cyan.”

 

Cherry Cheetah says, “If they defeated your opponents, shouldn’t the battle have ended? We shouldn’t be here.”

 

Black Lotus says, with a nod, “That’s the point. They shouldn’t be able to do that based on the rules of the Accelerated World.”

 

Silver Valkyrie says, “By the look of it, they aren’t following the rules.”

 

Black Lotus says, “Which is why we should work together against them. I believe that we can’t escape here and they will cause more havoc if we allow them to continue.”

 

Cherry Cheetah asks, “You wish to team up?”

 

Black Lotus says, “I do.”

 

Silver Valkyrie says, “Like we have a choice.”

 

Cherry Cheetah asks, “Do you have a plan?”

 

Black Lotus says, “Actually, I do, but we need someone to act as bait to lure them out.”

 

When everyone looks at Silver Valkyrie, she asks, solemnly, “Why me?” Soon enough, Silver Valkyrie is elsewhere and looking around for any signs of the Laughing Coffin members. Silver Valkyrie asks, nervously, “Hello?” Silver Valkyrie then gets a ‘bad feeling’ and she yelps as she ducks from a slice attack from one of the Laughing Coffin members. She then yelps away from a downward swipe from another Laughing Coffin member.

 

One of them says, with an evil smile, “No powers to help you this time, Moon brat!”

 

Silver Valkyrie asks, stunned, “What?!” She then yelps as she dodges and/or blocks more attacks and she thinks in her mind, surprised, “They know my Burst Linker avatar?!” Silver Valkyrie then leaps away from them and Silver Valkyrie says, with a taunting tone, “If you are so good, then let’s see if you can play catch! Catch me if you can losers!” Silver Valkyrie runs off and the Laughing Coffin members go after her in which they seem to get her into a corner.

 

Another one says, with an evil smirk, “Ha! Without your big bad powers, it seems like you are nothing, but a scared little girl!”

 

Silver Valkyrie responds, slyly, “A girl with a lot of good friends…and quite a few tricks losers!” Silver Valkyrie then spreads out her wings and flies up into the air.

 

Another of the Laughing Coffin shouts out, stunned, “Hey, she can fly! That’s not fair!”

 

The leader of the group then shouts out, “It’s a trap!” Before they could react, Cherry Cheetah, Black Lotus, Cyan Pile, and Silver Crow swoop in and launch an all-out that cause the Laughing Coffin members to scream as they seem to vanish as they are torn apart hard.

 

Lime Bell comes out and she asks, “What happened to them?”

 

Black Lotus says, “That’s a good question.”

 

Cherry Cheetah says, “They weren’t Burst Linkers.”

 

Silver Crow asks, “And since they weren’t supposed to be here, they are like…viruses or something?”

 

Black Lotus says, “That’s actually a good point.”

 

Cyan Pile asks, “And like a virus when destroyed by an anti-virus program…Were they destroyed?”

 

Silver Valkyrie flies down and Black Lotus says, “That’s a good question, Pile. However, it is an answer that I don’t have. There is still much about the Accelerated World that we don’t know about.”

 

Silver Crow says, with a nod, “Yeah…” Soon after, the field starts to fade away and vanish in which Serena and Rini find themselves ‘back’ at the café with Gatomon and BlackGatomon.

 

Gatomon asks Serena and Rini, “Are you okay?”

 

BlackGatomon says, “You zoned out for a second there.”

 

Rini says, with a smile, “We’re okay.”

 

Serena says, with a smile, “Just thinking.” Just then Rini’s eyes as she gets a message in front of her lines via her Neuro-Linker and after Rini reads it, she gasps out in shock causing Serena to ask, “What’s wrong?”

 

Rini says, shocked, “It’s a message from Black Lotus! She knows that I’m Cherry Cheetah!”

 

Serena asks, stunned, “But how?!” Serena and Rini look around to find any signs of anyone with Gatomon and BlackGatomon, the two feline Digimon, quite confused about what’s going on, but they don’t see anything or anyone including a black haired teen that’s watching them and having a smile on her face.

 

AD 2047, Unknown location

 

At the headquarters of Kyrila and her ‘associates’, she, whose features still remain unknown, and her group are assembled together and discussing some kind of situation.

 

Kyrila says, “Leave it to humans to get it wrong.”

 

One of the others, their leader, says, “True, but we know the truth.”

 

Kyrila asks, “So, her future welp brought her past self to help get back this time’s version of her.”

 

Another of the group says, “Because of the failure of the one that we sent into the past, that’s why.”

 

Kyrila says, “However, there is one thing. It means that she has become a Burst Linkers and that means that a time loop has been completed!”

 

The leader of the group says, “Calm, Kyrila. You are a right. It is a concern. We know that Sailor Moon is an early Burst Linkers and possibly one of the first in which due to her ‘special circumstances’ is the reason that she could become one without wearing a Neuro-Linkers since the day of her birth.”

 

Kyrila says, with great concern in her voice, “And that means that this timeline is still stable…!!”

 

The leader responds, interrupting, “We know, Kyrila. However, while the ‘past Sailor Moon’ knows what’s happening, she has no details, but we aren’t taking any chances.” The leader looks at the rest of the group and he says, with a very serious tone, “You know what to do.”

 

The others nod their heads in agreement and they say in unison, “Yes, sir!”

 

AD 2047, Tokyo, Juuban District

 

Right now, Serena and Rini are going through the streets of 2047 AD Juuban as they head for Crown Fruit Gala based on the information that she had gotten from Black Lotus.

 

Serena asks, “Isn’t it taboo for Burst Linkers to learn about their ‘real life’ identities?”

 

Rini says, “That’s right Meatball Head. I’m glad that you can listen…once in a while.”

 

Serena says, annoyed, “That’s so funny that I forgot to laugh.” Just then Serena’s eyes widen when she sees Mirei some distance away from them and she says, pointing to her, “Look there!”

 

Rini looks where Serena is pointing and Rini asks, surprised, “Mirei?!” Mirei then looks at them, smiles, and starts to walk away in which Serena goes after her with Rini yelling out, “Hey!”

 

Serena responds, “If she is here, then she knows what’s going on!”

 

Rini yells out, “Like she will answer straight!” Rini races after Serena and the two of them find themselves within a back alley that Serena saw Mirei go into.

 

Serena asks, “Where did she go?”

 

Rini says, “Who knows? Remember, she isn’t an ordinary human.” Serena and Rini prepare their broaches, but before they are able to use them, they yelp as they drop into a portal that forms at their feet and the two of them drop into a high-tech lab in which they land hard on their bottoms.

 

Serena yells out, “Ouch! What is it with people dropping us like that?”

 

Rini responds, “You got me, Meatball Head!” Serena and Rini then look up to see Mirei with Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki, Chiyuri, Takumu, and a young elementary school girl with brown hair in two pigtails and wearing regular street clothing.

 

The young elementary school girl asks, “So, these are the two?”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “Indeed, Yuniko.”

 

Rini asks Mirei, “What the heck is going on here Mirei?”

 

Mirei responds, “They have requested to see you.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “Or more specifically I have requested to see you…Silver Valkyrie and Cherry Cheetah.”

 

There are gasps and Haruyuki asks, surprised, “They are Silver Valkyrie and Cherry Cheetah?!”

 

Serena and Rini yelp out in surprise and Serena thinks in her mind, nervously, “Busted?”

 

Takumu asks, “How do you know Master?”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “I had noticed them in the museum that day and they were at a café nearby when those mysterious attackers attacked us, but I believe that they aren’t so mysterious as we may think.”

 

The young elementary school girl yells out, “But how are they to explain what I saw!”

 

Haruyuki asks, “What do you mean Yuniko?”

 

Mirei says, “She means this, Haruyuki-san.” She then pushes buttons on a holographic buttons and holographic screens of somewhere in the Accelerated World showing none other than Valkyrie Sailor Moon, unconscious, and bound in some kind of force-field causing Serena and Rini to gasp along with everyone else minus Mirei, Kuroyukihime, and the elementary school girl, Yuniko.

 

Kuroyukihime says, “This was taken a day or so before the battle in Neo Domino City.”

 

Takumu asks, shocked, “Wait! If that was taken just a day ago, who was that in Neo Domino City?”

 

Chiyuki says, “She could have escaped. She is Sailor Moon.”

 

Yuniko says, “Not normally in this case. That was taken in the Accelerated World and within the Unlimited Neutral Field.”

 

There are gasps and Takumu asks, stunned, “Wait! What?”

 

Yuniko says, “It’s true. I was there with members of my legion and I couldn’t believe what I saw. I thought that it was some hoax or joke, but my legion and I managed to overhear about Sailor Moon managing to ‘download’ herself into the Accelerated World through some kind of ‘virtualization’ or whatever. And they were really hard-core in making sure that this information didn’t get out. My legion and I got attacked by some kind of unknown enemy and Digimon. Thankfully, the bastards didn’t take out of my crew, but I know that they wouldn’t be fighting so hard if that ‘Sailor Moon’ wasn’t important.”

 

Takumu says, “I thought that ‘digitize’ someone from the real world into the virtual world was just science fiction like in those American movies! I heard rumors about nations experimenting with such technology…”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “As did I, but as far as we know, no NATION has succeeded. However, it isn’t surprising to find that people like the Digidestined and the Sailor Scouts couldn’t have figured out a way to do that. Remember, from what we know, humans going through the gateways from the real into the Digital World are transformed into data and then turned back to flesh and blood when they return to our world. So, it isn’t too far-fetched that they may have figured out a way to ‘artificially digitize’ things and beings from our world into the virtual worlds of data that we have created.” Kuroyukihime says, looking at Serena and Rini, “However, my real question is that how you can be Silver Valkyrie when the ‘real Silver Valkyrie’ is none other than Sailor Moon herself.”

 

There are gasps of surprise and Yuniko yells out, stunned, “What the?!”

 

Serena and Rini gives looks of shock and surprise and Haruyuki asks Kuroyukihime, “Kuroyukihime-sempai, Silver Valkyrie is really Sailor Moon?! How do you…?”

 

Kuroyukihime responds, “I have known for a long time. I met the ‘original Silver Valkyrie’ years ago during my early days in the Accelerated World and her manners and actions managed to allow me to figure out that Silver Valkyrie is Sailor Moon.”

 

Takumu asks, “But how can Sailor Moon be a Burst Linkers?”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “As you well know, a Burst Linker has to have worn a Neuro-Linker since the day of their birth.”

 

Yuniko says, sternly, “Well, duh! That’s a fact!”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “However, researching Sailor Moon’s history allowed me to find out certain things. For one thing, she was ‘core’ to the development of the virtual world as it is today. As you already know, Sailor Moon is Serena Tsukino, niece to Akihiko Kayaba, the man behind the first of the second generation Full-Dive equipment, the NervGear, and the mastermind of the first great and maybe the greatest VR crime in history: Sword Art Online. From historical records, I found that Sailor Moon was one of the former beta testers of the original NervGear and the one to gain the among the first of the official NervGear to be sent out into the public.” There are looks of shock, minus our Moon Princesses, and Serena can’t help to remember times when she was a child including times when she tested the Full-Dive technology that became the NervGear.

 

Mirei says, “And because of that close link to the virtual world, it is the reason that she is a Burst Linker and one of the exceptions of the rule of becoming one.”

 

Kuroyukihime tells Serena, “So, how is it possible that you have Silver Valkyrie’s Duel Avatar?”

 

Serena says, nervously, “Well…”

 

Kuroyukihime says, with a smile, “I doubt that you could have taken it from her because someone like Sailor Moon, with the vast friends that she has, would have protected that avatar and also, each avatar is specific to each Burst Linker.”

 

Takumu says, “That’s true. The Brain Burst program makes out Duel Avatars from our subconscious.”

 

Haruyuki asks Kuroyukihime, “Kuroyukihime-sempai, are you sure that Silver Valkyrie is like the one that you know?”

 

Kuroyukihime says, with a nod, “Down to the last detail. It was why I knew when I learned about your Duel Avatar as Silver Crow that you would be special Haruyuki-kun.”

 

Yuniko asks, glaring at Serena and Rini, “If Silver Valkyrie is Sailor Moon, then how come one of them has her Duel Avatar?”

 

When everyone looks at Serena and Rini, Kuroyukihime says, with a smile, “I think that will explain to us the situation since we are going to need to work as allies.”

 

Plenty of the others looks at Kuroyukihime and Rini thinks in her mind, with a sigh, “Oh, boy.”

 

AD 2047, Accelerated World

 

Somewhere within the Accelerated World, the Valkyrie Sailor Moon of 2047 AD is trapped within the ‘force-beam’ that keeps her entrapped and suspended off the ground as a group that looks like a mixture of Burst Linkers and Digimon are keeping a close eye on her.

 

End of Chapter 6 of Arc II

 

(Sword Art Online ending music ‘No More Time Machine’ starts)

 

As the music starts to play, we see a Gatomon and a black version of Gatomon, BlackGatomon, running around.

 

The scene switches to Serena/Sailor Moon as we see her go through the ‘eventful moments’ in her life starting as Sailor Moon up to the end of SAO in which she ‘splits’ into her ‘real-life self’, her ‘SAO self’, her ‘ALO self’, her Brain Burst avatar, and her various Sailor Moon transformations including what looks like upgraded version of her Valkyrie Sailor Scout form.

 

Next, we see Rini/Sailor Neo Moon and the eventful moments of her life, starting from when she arrived in the past during the ‘Negamoon Saga’ up until currently where she then splits into her ‘ALO self’, her Brain Burst avatar, and Sailor Neo Moon transforming including what looks like a Valkyrie form.

 

Then we see Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki, Chiyuri, and Takumi together with their real-life selves, their virtual avatars, and their Brain Burst avatar forms.

 

And then we see Sailor Moon looking at the vast ‘virtual universe’ in front of her and she then turns to see a group of hands where we find Sailor Neo Moon along with the ‘future versions’ of Sailor Moon, the Sailor Scouts, and the Digidestined extending their hands and pointing the way to something.

 

Next, we see Serena, Rini, Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki, Chiyuri, and Takumi in their Brain Burst avatars within one of the fields of the Accelerated World facing off against other ‘Burst Linkers’.

 

The next scene is them still in the Accelerated World with their avatars and they are on the back of Imperialdramon Dragon Mode.

 

Finally, we find Serena, Rini, Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki, Chiyuri, and Takumi, in their Brain Burst avatars, running towards a mysterious shadow with Serena’s future self below him with her arms crossed in front of her and looking like in a deep slumber with them and two legions of Digimon facing off against each other.

 

(Sword Art Online ending music ‘No More Time Machine’ ends)

 

Preview (Rini’s voice)

 

“Next time: Bursting Ahead.”

 

And that’s the end of this chapter, everyone! Now, our Moon Princesses have formally met up with Nega Nebulus legion in the ‘Real World’. What kind of things will this alliance cause? And it seems like Black Lotus/Kuroyukihime knows about Sailor Moon of this time period? But how? Why? Your questions may or may not be answered in the upcoming chapters. You are going to have to stay tuned and keep reading everyone! Later and best wishes, Crossover Fans!