Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Destiny's Hold ❯ Chap. 4: The Battle Has Begun ( Chapter 4 )

Destiny's Hold: Season 6…the lost season

© 2003-2004 By Stacey Padjune (Serena CrystalMoon)

Disclaimer: Sadly enough, I do not own Sailor Moon or any of the other characters, I just manipulate them...

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Riza Hawkeye: Thank you for reading my fic as well as your kind words and for reviewing! You're very insightful to have detected that Usagi/Rei vibe at some moments, though only time will tell... Usagi and Mamoru are in love and may stay that way, I know what's going to happen but I will not spoil it. Keep on guessing as to what senshi will be paired with who or if they will be paired with someone at all, for there will be many moments for each possibility but only one set of pairs for the end. Everything will reveal itself in the end.

Chapter 4: The Battle Has Begun

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As the last bell of the day rang out through the confines of Juuban High School, Usagi bolted for the main doors of the school, waiting happily for Ami, Makoto and Minako to exit the building. She stood watching the multitude of high school students swarm through the halls like an energetic hive of bees, her eyes peeled for the group of four girls she was waiting for. Jumping up and down happily she clapped her hands in excessive giddiness as she spotted the rich blue hair color of her friend Ami bobbing down the mass of people within the halls, followed by the heads of her two other friends. "Hey! Minako-chan, Ami-chan, Mako-chan! Over here!" she sang out happily, her tone just a bit pitchy, resembling somewhat of the screech of a bat.

"Hey Usagi-chan!" Ami replied, "We're going to meet Rei-chan at the Crown, you coming?"

"Hai, I'm starving!" Usagi answered, her eyes sparkling with the mere thought of food.

"Oh, Usagi! You're always starving! Where do you put it all?!" Minako exclaimed at her bottomless-pit of a friend.

"Well, Well um...I..."

"Mikako-chan stop it! It's ok Usagi-chan, she's just kidding," Ami interjected, "RIGHT Minako-chan?"

"Yeah, um, yeah, right Ami-chan!" Minako said hurriedly.

"Come on you guys, lets go already!" Makoto impatiently sighed as her friends stopped their chatter and they left for the Crown.

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"Hey Motoki-san, I'll have a double-chocolate milkshake with whipped cream, cherries and strawberries!" Usagi grinned as Motoki turned from taking the other girls orders and already stood scribbling hers down as well. "Oh yeah, and some chicken fingers and fries too, and some Pie for dessert!" she added, hitting her head for forgetting as he walked away with their orders.

"Um, Usagi-chan..."

"Yeah, Mako-chan?" she answered looking at the surprised faces of her best friends as they sat around their usual table.

"Isn't that a bit...much? Even for you..." Makoto went on .

"Yeah you Odango Atama what're you doin'? Feedin' a whole country?" Rei teased her blonde friend.

"You guys! Cut it out!! I'm just hungry, that's all!!!" Usagi whined.

"It's okay Usagi-chan..." Ami told her friend reassuringly.

"Hey guys, here's you food..." Motoki said as he walked over to the group from behind the counter and handed them their dishes, placing an extensive amount of food in front of the petite blonde he looked at as a younger sister sitting at the table. "Didn't you eat any lunch today Usagi-chan?" he asked as he watched the girl wolf down her chicken like she hadn't eaten in forever.

"Nuh, Ifffugot ut ah hum." Usagi managed to say as she ate.

"Uh...I believe that means she forgot it at home, Motoki-san." Minako laughed as she looked up at his confused face.

"Um...yeah." he mumbled as he left and went back to the kitchen.

"So Usagi-chan, how's Mamoru-san been lately?" Ami asked as she watched her friend eat.

"Hiss uhkay," the blonde mumbled.

"Usagi-chan. Can't you stop eating for one minute-!"

"Hey guys, do you hear something?" Ami interruped Rei's rant.

"Yah suffs lukk scwemmin." Usagi answered.

"Some movie star's probably over at the mall advertising for their new movie." Makoto said, hearts appearing in her eyes as she day dreamed of a gorgeous TV hunk.

"C'mon, lets go check it out!" Minako exclaimed excitedly This could be my big chance! Aino Minako, famous actress! she thought to herself as she stood up, followed by the others "Usagi-chan!" She exclaimed as she looked down at the girl still munching away on her food, "Don't you wanna meet a movie star and be famous?" She squealed loudly, latching onto the eating girls arm, hope and expectation evident in her expressive eyes.

"Let's GO! You really need to stop stuffing your face anyway!" Rei yelled at the blonde eating machine, detaching Minako's death grip on arm as she dragged her out of the arcade.

"Demo Rei-chan, I'm hungry!"

"Baka, Odango Atama!" Rei screamed as she pushed her down the street towards the commotion.

Looking around Makoto spotted the reason for all of the excitement "It's a youma!" she screeched as her eyes met the huge blue fur-covered cat-like creature. It's eyes, a light green. It's teeth, a sickly yellow. So much for a handsome hunk!The Amazon snorted to herself before turning to her friends, immediately eyeing Ami, the quick thinker of the group.

A slight blush crept over the blue haired girl's cheeks at being eyed so intensely by Jupiter, followed by the rest of the senshi. Even after four years of being best friends and fighting side by side she still felt shy when the rest of their senshi turned their attention fully to her. Mustering up her courage Ami took a deep breath. "We have to transform!" Ami called to her friends over the din earning a nod of affirmation from Makoto as they hurried to a nearby alley.

The alley was a somewhat dark, gloom covered, stone walled, grimy whole between two rows of buildings. You could tell it was rarely if ever used, certainly out of any civilian's way. Looking around at each other, the girls nodded silently.

"Moon Eternal Power, Make Up!"

"Mercury Crystal Power, Make Up!"

"Mars Crystal Power, Make Up!"

"Jupiter Crystal Power, Make Up!"

"Venus Crystal Power, Make Up!"

Flashes of multicolored lights surrounded the girls blinding them for a split second as always, warmth flooded through their limbs and encompassed their beings in pure uninhibited energy. As the light faded each girl now stood wearing a sailor senshi fuku, the power of glamour already over them to serve as a full-body mask should anyone spy them up close during battle, giving away their identities.

"All right girls, lets dust this thing!" Sailor Jupiter yelled as she led the group out into the fray, the green heels of her boots clicking furiously against the stone streets as she ran. Spreading out and circling around the youma, the Senshi got ready for the battle. Running up swiftly, Sailor Jupiter jumped high into the air, facing the ugly youma.

"SUPREME THUNDER!"

Sailor Jupiter released a bolt of lightning straight at the youma before landing gracefully back on the ground in a fighting stance. Dodging the lightning, the youma looked at the Senshi and laughed as he held his hands above his head and then dropped them down in front of him, shooting a ball of dark blue energy at Sailor Jupiter. Reacting swiftly, Sailor Jupiter dove to the side, the energy ball only grazing her just above her ankle.

"CRESCENT BEAM!"

Sailor Venus shouted as she sent a golden beam forth from her fingers, singeing the youma's fur.

"Ha ha ha, you foolish girls! You are no match for Demunii!" the youma laughed as he threw another dark blue energy ball at Sailor Venus.

"Venus, watch out!" Sailor Moon yelled to her Senshi as the energy ball flew straight for the Senshi of Love. Ducking and rolling out of the way, Venus felt the icy-flame of the energy ball as it passed by her

"MOON TIARA ACTION!"

Came the cry from Sailor Moon as she let loose her tiara, sending it straight for the youma. Blocking it's head from the blazing disc with it's arms, the youma let out a painful yowl as the tiara ripped into it's arm, leaving quite a big gash. Angry from the pain, the youma let loose another fire ball at Sailor Moon. Leaping out of the way, Sailor Moon threw her tiara again, this time cutting the youma's leg

"BURNING MANDALA!"

Sailor Mars yelled as ringlets of fire surrounded her and she shot them at the youma, causing it's fur to catch flame and burn. Throwing another ball of energy, the youma tried quickly to disperse the tiny flames as Sailor Mars ducked out of the way of the energy ball, only getting a slight burn on her shoulder.

"SHINE AQUA ILLUSION!"

The youma heard as he turned and was met by a geyser of ice water from Sailor Mercury, freezing his legs in a big block of ice. "You'll pay for that!" he growled, anger creeping through his being. Throwing an energy ball at Sailor Mercury, he laughed before throwing two more out after the first one. Jumping out of the way a bit too late, the ball of energy hit Sailor Mercury in the back, causing her to fall forward and skid across the gravel road landing in a heap on the ground. The other two split into a mass of tiny ones before they hailed over Mercury, burning her flesh on her back and making her writhe and flail in agony.

"Saikoro evil youma, SAIKORO!!!" Sailor Jupiter yelled in pure fury as she ran swiftly up to the youma, landing a few quick kicks to it's midsection before backing away, murder and destruction clouding her eyes in a mist of crimson red.

"SPARKLING WIDE PRESSURE!"

Sailor Jupiter commanded as she released a ball of lightning at the youma, mocking the youma by sending out two more following her first. Howling in agony after being hit by the first, the youma recovered quickly raising his hand to release another dark blue energy ball but never finished when he was hit by another ball of lighting, followed by yet another.

"SUPREME THUNDER DRAGON!"

Jupiter screamed, wasting no time, as she sent a sparkling electric green dragon out from her lightning rod. Opening it's mouth and engulfing the youma in its electrifying depths, the dragon soon disappeared, leaving the youma a rapidly disintegrating black lump on the ground.

"Mercury, are you alright?!" Jupiter asked as she ran over to the Senshi of Ice crumpled up in a heap. The girl's breathing was shallow and labored and her eyes were cloudy, her grip weak from loss of blood as Jupiter held her hand tightly but gently and her skin was a sickly pallor of milky white.

"Y..yeah...I'll be okay..." Sailor Mercury replied, her voice barely audible as she weakly looked up into the eyes of Sailor Jupiter then slowly closed her own, entering a state of unconsciousness.

Looking over Mercury's injured body, Jupiter noticed dark red spots on the back of her ripped and tattered fuku. "She bleeding." Came her whispered voice before she yelled to her companions. "You guys come on, Mercury's unconscious and bleeding heavily, we've gotta help her outta here before curious people start to show up..." Sailor Jupiter called to her friends as they all rushed over.

"Where should we take her?" Sailor Moon asked her fellow senshi worriedly.

"To the Jinja. She can rest there, and she'll be perfectly safe." Sailor Mars answered, "C'mon, we gotta get outta here!"

Carrying Sailor Mercury, the senshi jumped up onto a nearby rooftop and quickly made their way towards the Hikawa Jinja.

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"Oh my! Girls, what happened?" Luna exclaimed worriedly as the four now-detransformed senshi carried an unconscious Ami into Rei's room.

Usagi stroked the glossy midnight-blue fur of her guardian cat and looked sadly into her matching blue eyes. "Luna-sama, Ami-chan was attacked today and received the full force of the power used against her when she couldn't doge the energy sent out at her."

"Attacked? Power? A reign of peace should be settling over the soar system as you, Usagi-chan, are close to reaching your pinnacle and when you do you will ascend the throne as Neo Queen Serenity-hime and rule over this world with King Endymion-hime by your side. This is beyond upsetting, it's against the time line!" Luna finished in near hysterics before looking around at the other senshi.

"Luna-sama, I'm afraid Usagi-chan is only too correct. There was a new youma out in the street today. Our attacks didn't seem to have much of an effect on him but when Mercury used her Shine Aqua Illusion he became enraged and he attacked Mercury she didn't get out of the way quick enough and was hit by three consistant energy balls. The first was a large one and it hit her in the middle of her back, the other two separated into smaller spheres and attacked all over her back." Rei told the cat as she laid Ami down on her front and lifted the back of her shirt, showing the extensive circular burn mark on her back and the other smaller ones around it.

"Rei-chan, go get some ice!" Luna ordered the Miko as she looked Ami over worriedly, noting the smaller burn marks around her legs and sides as well.

"Luna-sama, will Ami-chan be alright?" Makoto asked the cat worriedly.

"Her burns are pretty bad, but they will heal. Yes, she should be alright once she starts to recover, but it may be a while before she comes back to consciousness." Luna answered as Rei rushed back in with a bucket of warm water, a bag of ice and a towel.

Taking the supplies from Rei, Makoto wet the towel and gently cleaned Ami's back then poured peroxide on the wounds and wiped them off before washing them again with the clean water, putting the bags of ice over the sores afterward.

"Girls, tend to Ami-chan, make sure to clean the wounds with peroxide every few minutes." Luna told them, "I've got to contact Atremis-kun and the Outer Senshi." The cat told her charges authoritively, before jumping out the opened window near by. Looks like Usagi-chan's explanation will have to wait until tomorrow…

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"Mi chiru-chan, Setsuna-chan, Hotaru-chan!" Haruka loudly called from their living room, her loud voice booming through the house as she stood at the bottom of the steps leading up to the second floor.

"What is it dear?" Michiru asked, worry evident in her voice as walked into the living room from the adjoining kitchen. Walking gracefully through the room, her wavy aquamarine shoulder length hair bounced lightly as she walked and her caring eyes of teal looked into Haruka's. Stopping just short of the sandy colored, shorthaired woman, her gaze traveled to Hotaru and Setsuna who had appeared at the top of the steps behind her.

Turning to see the other two members of the household behind her, Haruka could not help but smile at the innocent and worried look of Hotaru, the youngest and most dangerous of them all.

"What is it Haruka-papa?" Hotaru addressed her father-like-figure, her big emotion filled violet eyes looked down in worry at her two parents below.

"I've just talked to Luna-sama, there's a new enemy." Haruka stated before looking straight at Setsuna, "It's against the timeline Sets, we all know this, even the inners and now is not a time to hold out because of this, I have a feeling we'll all need to work together as a team for this one. No secrets."

Nodding solemnly, Setsuna gave in, knowing what Haruka said to be true. There was no use in hiding anything about the timeline from the rest of the senshi anymore, they already knew their past and were awaiting their futures.

"The youma are stronger than ever, the inners powers seem to have almost no effect on them and Mercury is unconscious as we speak and is suffering from major burns."

"Ara, poor Ami-chan! We must get over there right away!" Michiru exclaimed before looking up to Hotaru and Setsuna.

"Yes, they'll need our help." Hotaru said quietly.

"We mustn't waste any more time. It will take all we have and then some to defeat our new foe!" Setsuna told the other three as she led them outside to Haruka's car. "Haruka-chan, get us to Hikawa Jinja as fast as you can."

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Authors Note: Chapter four done; the coming together of the senshi team and the beginning of a long adventure. I hope you all liked and please, please, please review!!!

--Serena