Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Looking Up To You ❯ The End Of The Fight, And A New Evil Plot! ( Chapter 5 )

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Sailor Moon or any of the characters, blah, blah, blah.

NOTE: This story takes place after Sailor Stars, however, I haven't seen Sailor Stars, so forgive me if I miss a plot point or two. Also, I'm gonna go for American attack names here… *begs forgiveness from the purists*

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Tuxedo Mask hopped down from the roof that he was on and landed in front of Letine.

"Tuxedo Mask… be careful…" Sailor Jupiter said in a weak, raspy voice. "She beat us… and…"

"And Sailor Moon's nearly dead!" Sailor Mars shouted.

"What?" Tuxedo Mask yelled in disbelief. He turned his head and saw Sailor Moon lying face down on the ground, smoke rising from her injured body. Letine laughed.

"Oh, she tried to use her pathetic attack on me," Letine said. "But it didn't work! How pathetic!"

"She's definitely no ordinary youma," Tuxedo Mask thought. "Sailor Moon's attack usually destroys them…"

Tuxedo Mask turned back to Letine.

"You'll pay for hurting her," Tuxedo Mask said. He ran at Letine, sword in hand.

"I'll pay?" Letine said, laughing. "Fool!"

Letine leaped over Tuxedo Mask, ending up behind him.

"Yoohoo," Letine said. "Over here!"

Letine blasted Tuxedo Mask in the back with a ball of red energy. Tuxedo Mask stumbled forward, then turned around and dashed at Letine again. Meanwhile, Sammy had crawled out of the bush he was hiding behind and was sitting at Sailor Mercury's side.

"Are you okay?" Sammy asked.

"Sammy, it's too dangerous here!" Mercury said, struggling to stand. "You have to go!"

"I can't leave you here!" Sammy said.

"Do what she says," Sailor Venus said, standing up weakly and looking at Sammy with a sad look on her face. "We'll be okay."

Tuxedo Mask charged at Letine. Letine dodged Tuxedo Mask's attack by sidestepping it, and then turned around and kicked him in the head. Tuxedo Mask, unfazed by the kick, swung his sword at Letine again and managed to slash her arm.

"Darn it!" Letine yelled, clutching her wounded arm. You'll pay!"

The four Senshi had managed to stand up while Letine and Tuxedo Mask were fighting. They ran over to Sailor Moon's side and turned her around. Sammy stood close by.

"Sailor Moon…" Mars said, gently shaking her. "Please wake up!"

"Sailor Moon!" the other Senshi yelled. "Wake up, Sailor Moon!"

"She's not going to wake up!" Letine yelled. "I killed her! Don't you know that? Fools!"

"She's ALIVE!" Tuxedo Mask yelled furiously. "And I won't let you hurt anyone else!"

Tuxedo Mask charged at Letine in a rage, slashing at her much more furiously. Letine was barely able to dodge the slashes.

"Oho, are you mad?" Letine asked. "I don't really care! I hope your precious Sailor Moon burns!"

"DIE!" Tuxedo Mask yelled. He lunged forward and slashed Letine across the chest. Letine staggered back and fell to her knees.

"Argh!" Letine cried, clutching her torso and moaning in pain. "You… you got me!"

Tuxedo Mask walked toward Letine, preparing to finish her off.

"Tuxedo Mask!" Mercury yelled. "Sailor Moon's beginning to wake up!"

Tuxedo Mask gasped and ran toward the fallen Moon Senshi. Letine slowly began to stand up.

"Sailor Moon!" Tuxedo Mask said, cradling her head in his arms. "Are you okay, my love?"

Sailor Moon smiled up at Tuxedo Mask.

"Yes…" Sailor Moon said weakly. "I… I'll be okay…"

"Don't try to stand," Sailor Mercury said. "Just stay there, okay? We'll get some help…"

"Mercury… Mars… Jupiter… Venus… thank you…" Sailor Moon said. She turned to Tuxedo Mask. "And thank you… so very much…"

"Isn't that sweet?" came a voice from behind the Senshi. The four standing Senshi and Tuxedo Mask turned to face Letine yet again.

"You're still alive?" Tuxedo Mask said.

"Of course," Letine said with a wicked grin on her face. "Why wouldn't I be?"

The four Inners stared into Letine's eyes.

"You wicked witch!" Sailor Venus yelled. "You can't beat us!"

"That's right!" Sailor Mars said. "We're the Sailor Senshi!"

"Together, we're unstoppable!" Sailor Jupiter shouted.

"And together… we'll annihilate you!" Sailor Mercury said.

"How sweet," Letine said. "But you're not together. Your beloved Sailor Moon is still down. And without her-"

"No, Letine…" Sailor Moon said. She had managed to get into one knee and was now trying to rise to her feet. "You're wrong…"

Slowly but surely, Sailor Moon managed to stand up. The five Senshi now faced Letine, along with Tuxedo Mask.

"Sailor Moon!" the four Senshi said jubilantly. "You're all right!"

"Of course I am!" Sailor Moon said, with determination in her voice. It was clear that she was still heavily injured, but despite her great injuries, she was determined to stop Letine. She pointed her henshin stick at Letine. "Let's finish this witch off!"

Letine cackled.

"What are you going to do?" Letine yelled. "Whatever it is, I can take it!"

The other four Senshi put their hands on the henshin stick. They lifted the stick into the air and faced Letine.

"SAILOR… PLANET… POWER!" the five Senshi yelled. A huge, rainbow colored mist of magical energy rushed toward Letine. She put her arms up to block it, but it was too fast for her to launch a counterattack. The evil witch was engulfed by the magical energy.

"Nooo!" Letine yelled. "This can't be!"

Letine shrieked in pain as the magical wave began to disintegrate her. Suddenly, a black flash appeared next to her. A man with long, black hair grabbed Letine and then teleported away with her.

"What the heck?" Sailor Mars yelled. "Where'd she go?"

Sailor Moon collapsed to the ground again.

"Sailor Moon!" the senshi yelled. They helped to lift her to her feet again.

"Looks like someone else is working with her…" Sailor Mercury said. "My VR Visor picked up a second energy signal at that very second…"

"So somebody teleported in and pulled her out of our attack?" Sailor Venus asked. "That's not good…"

"At least…. at least we're okay…" Sailor Moon stammered weakly.

"Yeah… we were really on the ropes there, weren't we?" Sailor Mars said.

Suddenly, the Senshi heard a rustling in the bushes.

"What was that?" Sailor Mars yelled. The four Senshi handed Sailor Moon to Tuxedo Mask and ran over to investigate.

"Sammy?" Sailor Venus said.

"I thought I told you to leave, Sammy…" Sailor Mercury said.

"I didn't want to leave you guys!" Sammy yelled. "I'm sorry…"

"What were you even doing here in the first place?" Sailor Mars asked. "Shouldn't you be playing with some of your friends?"

"I… I said I was sorry!" Sammy said. Sailor Mercury walked over to him and took his hands in hers.

"Sammy, it's okay if you feel like you have to protect us because we're girls," Sailor Mercury said. "But-"

Sailor Mars giggled.

"Sammy, are you hiding something?" Sailor Mars asked.

"No, no!" Sammy yelled, waving his hands.

"Sammy wants to pimp out the Sailor Scouts!" Sailor Mars said. Jupiter and Venus giggled along with Mars.

"Stop it!" Sailor Mercury yelled. "Stop picking on him, guys… we need to concentrate on helping Sailor Moon now."

Sailor Mercury turned to Sammy.

"Sammy, being a Sailor Senshi is very dangerous, and so are some of the people that we fight," Sailor Mercury said. "So-"

"I understand," Sammy said sadly. "I promise I won't bother you guys anymore…"

Sammy started to walk away. Mars, Venus, and Jupiter ran over to Sailor Moon's side while Mercury stood staring at Sammy for several seconds. Then, Mercury turned back around and ran to assist Sailor Moon.

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Meanwhile, at Scion's castle, Letine was lying on a small bed in her private chambers. Alexis was treating her injuries that she had sustained during the battle.

"Does this hurt?" Alexis said, poking Letine's shoulder.

"Yes, it hurts!" Letine yelled. "Everything hurts! Grrr… those lousy Sailor Senshi and their interfering boyfriend! I want them all to die!"

"There, there," Alexis said. "You'll get them next time. We just need a better plan."

"And I think I have one," said a voice from outside the room. Alexis turned in its direction.

"Scion?" Alexis said. Scion walked into the room.

"I believe I have a plan for defeating these Senshi that doesn't involve fighting them all," Scion said. "Instead, we'll defeat just one of them. That way, they won't be able to combine their energy for a group attack like the one that nearly killed Letine."

"I hate that attack!" Letine shrieked. "Sailor Planet Power… what the heck kind of lousy freaking attack is that? They cheated!"

"I watched the battle from my throne room, and I noticed that one of the Senshi had a moderate amount of affection for a certain male," Scion said.

"You mean that stupid Tuxedo Mask?" Letine asked.

"No," Scion said. "A teenage boy with brown hair named Sammy Tsukino. This boy was especially concerned with the health of the water Senshi, and when a few of the Senshi were chastising the boy, the Senshi of Mercury defended him."

"So, how will we take advantage of this affection?" Alexis asked.

"Simple. We kidnap the boy and lure the Senshi of Mercury here to claim him back. Alone, she should not be much of a challenge, and without her, the Senshi won't be able to use their ultimate attack," Scion said. "Letine, I'll give you this mission. Even in your state, it shouldn't be too hard to kidnap a mere human boy."

"Alright!" Letine yelled, standing up out of the bed and immediately falling down in pain. "Owwww…."

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That night, at the Tsukino house…

Sammy sat in his room, playing Spoils of War and crushing his opponent with a large battalion of tanks and infantry soldiers. He sighed.

"I shouldn't have been there," Sammy said. "Ami's right… I could have been killed…"

Suddenly, the phone on Sammy's table rang. The teenage boy picked up the reciever.

"Hello?" Sammy said.

"Sammy?" the voice on the other end said. It was Ami.

"Ami!" Sammy said cheerfully. "Look, Ami…"

"Sammy, I'm really sorry about what happened today. The other Senshi and I were rather mean to you, and-"

"No, Ami, I'm the one that should be sorry! I was messing around where I shouldn't have… you're right, it is dangerous. I won't bother you and the other Senshi any more…"

"Sammy, you're not a bother, it's just that… I wouldn't want to see you get hurt… or killed… you saw what happened to Sailor Moon. And she's the most powerful Senshi of all! That attack nearly killed her. If it had hit you…"

"I understand," Sammy said. "Just don't get yourself hurt, okay?"

"I promise that I'll be careful too," Ami said cheerfully. "Okay?"

"Ami, you and the other Senshi don't get along very well!" Sammy said. "Is it always like that?"

"Oh, absolutely not! We're very good friends, but sometimes, we disagree. All groups have disagreements within the group, and we had one today."

"I know you have a secret identity, but do you know who the other Senshi are? In real life?" Sammy asked.

"No," Ami lied. "The only time we see each other is when we're fighting an enemy… I don't know who they are in real life. Probably girls from other cities in Japan… maybe even from other countries!"

"I bet Sailor Mars is the one from America," Sammy said, laughing. Ami giggled.

"Oh, Sammy!" Ami said. "That wasn't a nice thing to say!"

"About Sailor Mars, or about America?" Sammy asked.

"About America," Ami said. Sammy laughed.

"Oooh, I'm gonna tell Sailor Mars what you said!" Sammy said.

"But you said it!" Ami said, giggling. Sammy and Ami talked for a few minutes, laughing most of the time.

"Well, I've gotta go," Sammy said. "I'll see you tomorrow, okay? Rick and I are going to play at the arcade, and I'd really like it if you were there!"

"Alright!" Ami said. "I'll try to make it, okay, Sammy?"

"Okay!" Sammy said.

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A few hours later, everyone was in bed. Except… for Letine.

"Sammy Tsukino," Letine said, hovering over Juuban and smiling evilly. "Very soon, you're going to be mine. And then your friend Sailor Mercury and all of the Sailor Senshi will die! You'll all pay for what you did to me!"

Letine cackled evilly.

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Sammy's in trouble! Big trouble! And it's not "sent to detention" trouble, it's life-or-death trouble! Poor guy! And remember to review, or I'll feel sad! Well, actually, I won't… just trying to guilt trip y'all… I'm sorry. ^_^