Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Alone ❯ Chapter 18: Diamond's Anger ( Chapter 18 )

Alone
By Selenity Jade

Chapter 18: Diamond's Anger

Rated: PG13

Disclaimer: Nope, don't own. If I did, I would hire someone to shampoo my carpet, not do it myself. ^_^

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"You aren't coming with me?"

King Endymion shook his head. "No. This journey you have to make on your own. When you return, we will travel into the past, you and I."

She blinked. "You're coming with me?"

He nodded. "I have to save my daughter and I can't... just wait for you to save everyone."

Silently agreeing, she turned towards the panel in front of her. "I'll be back, I guess," she muttered, pressing the button.

With a flash of bright light, she felt her entire body drop away, and within moments - a blink of an eye - the darkened palace room was replaced by the landscape of the moon.

"Now what am I supposed to do?"

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Diamond stared at the unconscious form of Tuxedo Mask, or rather, Prince Endymion. The dark-haired man was stronger in his Prince form. It was actually rather strange, having all these forms. Couldn't they have one identity like most living beings? Why bother with a fighting form, a normal form, and a royal form. It didn't make sense to him.

Unfortunately, it wasn't up to him to decide the man's fate. Wiseman had stepped in immediately, and had 'informed' him that Tuxedo Kamen was stronger as Prince Endymion and that to completely control him, one must control the Endymion form of him.

It was completely bizarre. After all, he was Prince Diamond. He wasn't anything else. And he wasn't about to parade around in some stupid outfit and call himself another name either. But Wiseman had treated each form as if they were separate people living in the same body.

It didn't matter. As long as he got to control the man Sailor Moon loved, that was enough.

He felt his lip curl slightly at the reminder of the woman who had escaped him. He couldn't believe she even had the energy to get off the bed, let alone escape the palace undetected!

It was maddening.

After he had found out she was gone, he had gone into a blind rage. He had killed a dozen droids who had been stationed around the throne room for the pure pleasure of killing. Unfortunately, he hadn't seen any of his incompetent underlings. He would have enjoyed killing them more.

His queen had slipped through his fingers. He felt the growl coming on again and resisted the urge to destroy the room around him.

She had to have had some help, but who would dare disobey him? Who would dare?!

He would find out, though. Soon, he would find the culprit who had let his queen escape.

And he'd kill whoever was responsible.

His eyes flickered towards the sleeping prince, scowling. What did she see in this fool? He wasn't anything extraordinary. He wasn't beautiful, not like Diamond was. He was blah. Nothing distinguishing about him.

What made him so special?

He resisted the urge to kill the prince, knowing that Wiseman's plans usually were good ones. But if this prince so much as looked at him wrong...

He smirked at the thought.

He hoped Endymion would.

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Emerald winced as she heard the throne room's doors slam open. "He's still very angry," she uttered to Sapphire, who stood beside her.

He nodded. "Of course."

"We're lucky-"

"Shut up!" he hissed, silencing her. He knew Diamond was looking for the person or persons responsible for helping Sailor Moon escape and he wanted no one to utter anything that might lead Diamond to them.

Who knew who was spying? In fact, they were lucky that they hadn't been seen letting her go, or rather, Sapphire forcing her to go.

"Sorry," she said, batting her fan in irritation.

"We'll be going back into the past soon," Sapphire stated. "Wiseman and Black Lady have already gone, and as soon as this new one awakens, we shall all go. It's time to end this."

"Sapphire?"

"What?"

"Why are we conquering the past? We came for this time, right? What does the past have to do with it now? We only began there because the rabbit escaped to the past. Now that she's on our side, why are we destroying it?"

He paused. "I'm not sure. That has been bugging me too."

"Whose idea was it? Diamond's or Wiseman's?"

"Wiseman's."

"He's dangerous. I don't trust him. There is no purpose in conquering the past! Why would we want to live in that technologically inferior time? We wanted Crystal Tokyo."

"I don't know!" he snapped, giving her an irritated glare. "But Diamond still trusts the walking skeleton and we will follow my brother's orders!"

She nodded. "Of course I'll follow Diamond's orders, Sapphire. I'm just saying..."

"Well don't. Shut up, and stop thinking. Leave that to those of us more qualified."

"Hey!" she cried. "I'm not stupid!"

He sighed. "I know that. I apologize. I'm just angry."

"Me too, but I'm not taking it out on you."

"That's because my rank is higher than yours and I could kill you if I chose."

"You wouldn't though. You need me."

"I do not need you for anything!"

"You will need my help to locate Petz and her sisters."

He scowled. "I have no interest-"

"Do not lie, Sapphire. You wish to have their - or rather her - help in case Wiseman tries something."

He snorted. "Mind your own business, Emerald."

"Only I know where they are located."

"Shut it, Emerald."

She shrugged and laughed, turning her back on him and walking away.

He scowled at her back before muttering softly, "Petz..."

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Rubeus scowled as he appeared on the ship. He ignored the giggling sisters and made his way to the bar. Pressing a panel, it disengaged from the wall and swung open.

He made himself a stiff drink, completely aware that all four pairs of eyes were on him. He chose to ignore them, however, and downed the beverage.

"Rubeus?"

He didn't bother to turn around. "What, Cooan?"

"Is something the matter?" she asked softly.

He rolled his eyes. He was completely aware of the infatuation of each of the girls. They all worshiped the ground he walked on. It served his purpose, though. It made them obey him. But Cooan was the worst. She might even love him.

It was annoying.

"Prince Diamond and the rest of our comrades are journeying to the past."

"What? But I thought we were the ones who were supposed to defeat this time."

He snorted. "The plan changed. The Senshi are no longer a threat now that Wiseman holds them. They are putting all of their energy into this one move."

"But..."

"Silence!" He swung around to glare at her. "I am not in the mood for your stupid questions! I am your superior. You have no right to question me!"

She flinched back, watching him with wide violet eyes. "I'm sorry, Rubeus."

He growled and tossed his glass against the wall.

Without another word, he left the room, and four stunned women watched him go.

"He's mighty grouchy today," Beruche commented calmly.

"He should be," Petz said quietly. "After all, we're now useless."

"We are not useless!" Cooan snapped angrily.

"We're the weakest of Prince Diamond's troops, Cooan," Karaberas replied. "We're expendable. That's why they sent us here."

"If we would have failed, there was always more to take our place, after all," Beruche put in, stretching. "So she's right. We're useless."

"I wonder who's coming," Petz commented absently, glancing out the window of the invisible ship.

"Probably everyone," Cooan responded. "That's what Rubeus said."

Karaberas sighed softly. "Now I'm depressed."

"Me too."

"Maybe we should go check on Rubeus."

"I don't think so. He's very angry."

"Then we're just going to mope?" Cooan demanded angrily.

Petz shook her head. "No, but let's wait until Prince Diamond gets here. Maybe we won't be brushed aside."

Beruche laughed. "I don't think that's possible. We're always brushed aside."

The other three sighed. "Sucks, doesn't it?"

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AN: Some more movement towards the past... More introductions of characters. *yawns*

Lovies!