Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Looking Up To You ❯ Sammy To The Rescue! ( Chapter 7 )

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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Sailor Mercury woke up in the same room in the castle that she had been knocked out in.

"Unnh…" Mercury moaned, blinking her eyes. "I've got a terrible headache…"

She tried to move, but to her horror, she discovered that her arms had been chained together to the wall, and legs were also chained in place.

"Ami!" Sammy yelled. "You're awake!"

"Sammy…" Mercury said, still weak from her battle with Letine. "What happened while I was passed out? Did Alexis-"

"No, thank God," Sammy said. "He chained you to the wall, then he left. But he said he'd come back…"

Mercury breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sammy, you have to find some way to get out of here," Mercury said. "And quick. Alexis won't hesitate to kill you…"

"It's you I'm worried about, Ami!" Sammy yelled.

"Sammy, call me Sailor Mercury…" Mercury said. "If Letine or Alexis finds out who I really am-"

"Alright," Sammy said. "But we're all alone, and-"

"You just concentrate on trying to escape, Sammy… I'll be alright," Sailor Mercury breathed.

"Sailor Mercury, you're the one in trouble!" Sammy yelled. "You can't give up!"

Suddenly, the two teens could hear footsteps coming from outside the room.

"No…" Sammy said, terrified. Alexis walked into the room and looked up at Sammy, still in the cage.

"Well, I'd kill you now, but I didn't want to spoil you the fun of seeing your friend die," Alexis said. He turned to Sailor Mercury. "Don't worry, I won't be killing you for a while, though."

Mercury growled.

"Don't hurt Sammy," Mercury said weakly. "Do what you want to me, but-"

Alexis slapped Mercury across the face.

"Rule number one. I'm giving the orders here," Alexis said. "Don't worry. Like I said, you're dying first. You, then the kid. You'll be seeing each other again very soon. Just be grateful that I'm gonna let the boy die quick. You're the one that's going to suffer."

"Don't touch her!" Sammy yelled.

"Rule number two. No comments from the peanut gallery!"

Alexis blasted the cage that Sammy was in with a bolt of black lightning. The bars of the cage jolted with electricity. Sammy screamed in pain as the deadly volts coursed through his body.

"Aaargh!" Sammy screamed. He collapsed to the floor of the cage. Tears began to flow down his face.

"SAMMY!" Mercury screamed. "I told you not to hurt-"

Alexis pressed his lips down on Sailor Mercury's. She struggled to turn her head away, but she couldn't. Alexis slowly pulled away from her.

"Such beauty," Alexis said. "We're going to have some fun."

"Ami…" Sammy sobbed, unheard by Alexis. "No…"

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Meanwhile, in the park…

"We have to find some way to get in there!" Sailor Moon said. "Mercury's walked right into a trap, I know it!"

"There's gotta be a way," Sailor Mars said. "Where there's a will-"

"Maybe if we combine our powers," Sailor Jupiter said. "Even without Sailor Mercury, we have to try something."

"Yeah, use all of our attacks or something!" Sailor Venus said. "Rip a hole in the dimensions! It's worth a shot!"

"Alright," Sailor Moon said. She pointed her henshin stick in the air where the gate used to be. The other Senshi reared back and prepared to fire their attacks.

"Jupiter Oak Evolution!" Jupiter shouted, firing a stream of lightning, leaves and rocks into the air.

"Mars Flame Sniper!" Mars yelled, firing off a magical ray of flames at the spot where Jupiter had fired.

"Venus Love Chain Encircle!" Venus yelled, firing her energy chain at Mars and Jupiter's attacks.

"Moon… Blessed… Hallation!" Sailor Moon yelled. The four Senshi's attacks combined into a powerful beam, firing into the same spot in the air.

"It's not working!" Jupiter shouted.

"It has too!" Sailor Moon yelled. "Wait… look!"

Sure enough, the four attacks had finally opened up a small gate in the air.

"Now's our chance!" Moon yelled. "Let's go!"

The four Senshi's attacks dissipated. The Senshi leaped into the gate just as it disappeared.

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"Now, how are we going to do this…" Alexis said, looking at the incapacitated water Senshi.

"Don't…" Sammy moaned weakly, crawling to his feet. "Don't hurt her…"

Alexis looked up at Sammy for a brief moment, then turned back to Sailor Mercury.

"I think I will make him suffer," Alexis said. "He has to learn to keep his mouth shut."

"Don't you dare!" Mercury yelled with renewed vigor. "Let him go-"

Alexis pressed his lips down on Sailor Mercury's once again.

"Ami…" Sammy said to himself. "I can't let him hurt you…"

Sammy began to look around the room for anything he could use to escape the cage. The cage was leaning by one wall, so he might be able to grab something from there, if he worked at it…

Alexis stepped back and looked up and down, observing the wounded Sailor Mercury.

"So beautiful…" Alexis said. He began to move his hand closer to her. "Let's see…"

Mercury closed her eyes and winced, trying to keep the vision of Alexis out of her head.

"Darn it!" Sammy yelled. He turned to the wall and noticed a sword mounted on it as a decoration. It wasn't attached to the wall, it was simply positioned on two hooks, next to a torch. Sammy reached his hand out of the cage and grabbed for it. "Crap… my arm just isn't long enough…"

Alexis' right hand began to stroke Sailor Mercury's face. He continued to look at her longingly. His hand began to travel downward, toward her chest.

"Why does it have to end like this?" Mercury thought in desperation. "He'll kill me, then he'll kill Sammy… what a sick, perverted monster! No!"

Mercury weakly began to struggle, trying to get away from Alexis' touch, but it was of no use. Mercury sighed and began to resign herself to her fate as Alexis' hand began to rest on her chest.

"Monster!" Sammy yelled. "Sick freak!"

Sammy shook his head violently. He remembered the time that Tiger's Eye had attacked Ami with his dream mirror.

"I remember that one time… at the beach… the time that that one bad guy had Ami chained to a board! I tried to save her, but I failed! I FAILED! She gave me CPR and saved my life, and when I tried to repay the favor and save her live… I FREAKING FAILED! I can't fail her again!"

Sammy reached out for the sword again, but fell short.

"No, no… NO!" Sammy screamed. He ran to the other end of the cage and slammed into the wall. The cage moved back slightly, and then began to swing forward. Sammy ran to the other end of the cage. Alexis took his hand off Sailor Mercury's chest and looked up to see Sammy running toward the other end of the cage.

"What's he doing?" Alexis said. The cage swung forward, and Sammy reached his hand out of the cage to try and grab the sword again. This time, his hand touched the hilt of the sword, knocking it off the hooks.

"No!" Sammy screamed as the sword started to fall. He grabbed for it again… and managed to get a firm grip on the sword's handle. He pulled the sword into the cage.

"That won't help you!" Alexis yelled. Sammy ran to the corner of the cage and slammed the sword into the small crack separating the door and the rest of the cage. The lock snapped, and the cage door flew open. Mercury looked up and smiled slightly.

"Sammy… run…" Mercury whispered. Sammy hopped out of the cage and pointed the sword at Alexis.

"Let her go!" Sammy yelled.

"Is this a joke?" Alexis asked. "You pathetic child. You actually think you can beat me with that pathetic thing? It's just a decoration! And you're just a child. A pathetic child!"

"Sammy, run!" Mercury screamed. Alexis turned around and slapped her across the face.

"HOW DARE YOU!" Sammy yelled, charging at Alexis with the sword. Alexis turned around and blasted Sammy with a ball of dark energy. Sammy flew back, holding onto the sword. He slammed into the ground, hard.

"Sammy!" Sailor Mercury screamed again.

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Meanwhile, the four Senshi were running through the corridors of the castle.

"This is easy," Sailor Moon said. "All we have to do is find Mercury and Sammy, and then-"

A flash of red flames appeared in front of the Senshi. Letine and the red lizard youma that had abducted Sammy were staring the four girls down.

"Well, well, well," Letine said. "I told Mercury to come alone."

"She did come alone!" Moon said.

"We just followed her, that's all!" Jupiter said.

"We're her friends!" Rei declared.

"And in the name of the Moon…" Moon said.

"And Mars!"

"And Jupiter!"

"And Venus!"

"We'll punish you!" the Senshi yelled.

"Not this again," Letine yelled. "Lizard of Fire, kill them all!"

The demonic reptile beast ran toward the four Senshi.

"Jupiter Oak Evolution!" Sailor Jupiter shouted. The powerful burst of magical energy slammed into the lizard, catching it off guard.

"Venus Love Chain Encircle!" Sailor Venus shouted. The chain of magical energy wrapped around the youma's waist and tossed the lizard into the wall. Sailor Moon pointed her henshin sick at the lizard.

"Moon… Blessed… Hallation!" Sailor Moon shrieked. The powerful burst of Moon energy slammed into the lizard, disintegrating it instantly.

"Bravo," Letine said sarcastically. "You destroyed one of my pathetic monsters. But you won't be able to kill me… bring it on!"

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Sammy slowly stood up and pointed the sword at Alexis again. A small trickle of blood flowed from the side of his mouth.

"You won't hurt anyone anymore!" Sammy yelled, charging at Alexis again. Alexis smiled and unsheathed his own sword. He slashed Sammy, making a large gash across the boy's forehead. Sammy collapsed to the ground.

"Now to finish you!" Alexis said, raising his sword above Sammy.

"I don't think so!" Sammy shouted. He took his own sword and slammed it into Alexis' foot.

"Argh!" Alexis screamed, jumping back and clutching his foot. "That sword is sharp… now I remember! Letine wanted to decorate this castle with real swords! I'm gonna kill her!"

"I said you won't be killing ANYONE!" Sammy screamed. He stood up and slashed across Alexis' stomach. Alexis winced for a split-second, then struck Sammy in the nose with a brutal kick. Sammy flew back, his back impacting the cold, hard floor. Sammy began to sit up again, but was struck with a dark ball of energy from Alexis. Sammy was launched into the air again, slamming onto the ground face-first, clutching his sword protectively. Alexis slowly began walking up to him.

"Sammy!" Mercury screamed. She began to struggle against the chains binding her arms, but still could not free herself from the wall.

"Boy," Alexis said, lifting Sammy up by his shirt collar. "You actually managed to damage me, but now you shall die."

Sammy dropped the sword onto the ground. It bounced up with a clang and settled back on the ground again.

"No…" Sammy coughed, trying to strike Alexis. "No…"

"Time to die!" Alexis yelled. He began charging up a ball of energy in his hand while holding Sammy with the other.

"Sammy!" Mercury screamed. She frantically began to struggle to break free of her bonds. "You can't kill him!"

A snapping noise was heard. One of the screws holding the shackles to the wall broke. Mercury pulled her hands free and held onto the broken shackle to balance herself. She pointed one of her fingers down at the shackle holding her legs and froze it with a small amount of ice magic. The shackle shattered and broke into pieces. Mercury jumped from the wall and immediately fell to her knees, still weakened.

"Die, boy!" Alexis yelled, the ball of energy pointed at Sammy's head.

"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!"

"What?" Alexis shouted, dropping Sammy and turning around. A huge wave of water rushed toward him and knocked him back. Alexis tripped over the fallen Sammy and was overtaken by the freezing surge, hitting the ground. Sammy slowly stood up and looked at the freed Sailor Mercury.

"You… you saved me!" Sammy said joyfully. He ran over to Sailor Mercury and wrapped his arms around her.

"Sammy," Mercury said, hugging Sammy back. "You saved me first…"

Alexis stood up, the freezing water still dripping from his hair and clothes.

"So, you're both free," Alexis said, smiling. "Looks like I can kill you both at once."

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Meanwhile, in the castle corridor…

"Letine, your reign of terror is over!" Sailor Moon shouted. "We're gonna defeat you for good!"

"I don't think so!" Letine shouted. "Take this!"

Letine fired several bolts of red lightning at the Senshi. The four Senshi rolled out of the way as the lightning hit the walls and floor, sending chunks of rock into the air.

"Mars Celestial Fire Surround!" Mars yelled, firing eight rings of flame at Letine. Letine casually swatted the rings away and flew toward Sailor Mars, ball of energy in hand. Sailor Mars gasped.

"I've got you now!" Letine yelled.

"I don't think so!" Sailor Jupiter screamed, coming in from the side and landing a powerful kick to Letine's cheek. The unsuspecting witch slammed into the cement wall.

"Nice one, Jupiter!" Moon said.

"Yeah, that was a close one!" Mars said. Letine flew back to the center of the room and turned to Sailor Jupiter.

"How dare you!" Letine shouted. She pointed her arm at Jupiter. Suddenly, a golden chain wrapped around it. Letine turned around to face Sailor Venus, who was staring angrily at her.

"No one hurts my friends!" Venus yelled.

"Well, well, well, you fools came with a strategy this time," Letine said. "Not bad."

Letine pulled her arm back, breaking the chain.

"How many times have we gone over this?" Letine said. "I kill you, then-"

Letine suddenly screamed in pain as a ray of flames slammed into her back. The dark witch doubled over and turned around to see Sailor Mars, finger pointed at Letine's heart.

"Stop that!" Letine yelled.

"Stop what?" Mars asked.

"Stop hitting me from behind!" Letine shrieked. "That does it!"

Letine looked around to see Sailor Moon, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Venus staring at her from all sides.

"You all want a piece of me?" Letine shouted. "Fine! I'll destroy you all!"

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Meanwhile, Alexis was walking toward a frightened looking Sailor Mercury and Sammy.

"How should I do this?" Alexis asked. "Quick, or slow?"

"You won't do it at all!" Sammy screamed, running toward Alexis.

"Sammy, no!" Mercury shouted. "You don't even have your sword anymore!"

"Fool!" Alexis shouted, spinning around and kicking Sammy in the head. Sammy staggered back, but quickly recovered, in time to be punched right in the face by Alexis.

"Argh!" Sammy screamed, clutching his bloodied nose. Alexis leapt at the boy again.

"Stop it!" Mercury yelled. "Mercury Bubbles Freeze!"

Sailor Mercury launched a stream of freezing bubbles at Alexis. Alexis turned around and charged right through the bubbles. The bubbles had no effect as Alexis cleared them all and tackled Sailor Mercury to the ground, hard. Sailor Mercury screamed as she hit the ground, her right ankle twisting and then breaking from the force of the fall.

"Sailor Mercury!" Sammy screamed.

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"It's over, Letine!" Sailor Moon yelled.

"Yeah!" Mars said. "Give it up!"

Letine laughed.

"Aren't you forgetting something?" Letine said. "Wall of Flames!"

Huge pillars of fire shot out from Letine, rushing in all sides. The four Senshi pointed their arms toward the blaze, surrounding it.

"Sailor Power!" the Senshi screamed, firing their energy toward the flames. Just as the flames were close enough to scorch the Senshi, a multi-colored energy wave surrounded it and began to push it back, towards Letine.

"No!" the dark witch screamed.

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Alexis leaned his face toward Sailor Mercury's, his arms pinning hers to the ground.

"I hate to do this to such a beautiful person such as yourself, but it's time for you to die," Alexis said coldly.

"I have to do something!" Sammy thought as he crawled around on the ground. "If I could only find that sword…"

A glint of light caught Sammy's eye.

"Bingo!" Sammy said to himself, picking up the sword.

"Sammy, run…" Mercury said weakly.

"The boy should be the least of your worries now, Sailor Mercury," Alexis said. He kissed the Senshi softly on the cheek. "Now to finish you!"

Suddenly, a large, sharp object was rammed into Alexis' back.

"Aagh!" Alexis screamed, leaning forward. His eyes looked down at the sword, now protruding from his chest. "The kid…"

Alexis' eyes rolled back. He rolled off of Mercury and onto the ground, passed out. Sammy pulled the sword out of Alexis' back. Black blood was dripping from the tip.

"Sammy," Mercury said. "You… you stabbed him!"

"Ami, I had to save you," Sammy said. "I…"

"I can't stand," Sailor Mercury said weakly. "My ankle's broken…"

Sammy began to lift Sailor Mercury onto his shoulders.

"C'mon," Sammy said. "Let's find a way out of here."

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The magical energy wave and the wave of fire closed in on Letine.

"Argh!" Letine shrieked. "Not like this!"

The two waves collapsed onto the evil witch and exploded in a bright, white ball of light that quickly turned into a huge pillar of flames. The four Senshi watched as the flames died down. Letine had completely disappeared.

"She's gone…" Sailor Moon said. "We did it!"

"But what about Mercury and Sammy?" Sailor Mars asked. "Where are-"

"Look!" Jupiter shouted, pointing into the distance. "Someone's coming!"

Sammy limped toward the four Senshi, carrying Mercury with him. She lifted her head up and smiled at her four teammates.

"Hey, guys…" Mercury said weakly as the Senshi rushed toward her and Sammy.

"Sammy!" Sailor Mars said happily. Sammy gently set Sailor Mercury down on the ground.

"Kid, you're bleeding really bad!" Sailor Moon said, noticing the many cuts on the boy's face. "Did you get into a fight with a pair of scissors and lose?"

"Sailor Moon!" Mars, Jupiter, and Venus shouted.

"It's not me that needs help, it's Sailor Mercury!" Sammy said. "Her ankle's broken, and she's got a bunch of other injuries! She fought Letine AND Alexis!"

"Wow," Sailor Jupiter said. "You guys are tough!"

Sailor Moon saw the bloody sword in Sammy's hand.

"Wow," Sailor Moon said. "Did you fight someone?"

"I stabbed one of the bad guys!" Sammy said. "He was the one that probably teleported Letine away earlier! His name was Alexis, and he was a pervert! He tried to… to…"

"Oh man," Mars said, turning to Mercury. "I'm glad you got him, Sammy!"

"Sailor Mercury helped me too," Sammy said, blushing.

"You're the one that finished him off, Sammy!" Mercury said. "You saved my life!"

Sammy smiled at Sailor Mercury. She smiled back at him.

"Ami…I'm so happy you're alright…" Sammy thought.

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Meanwhile, in Scion's throne room…

"Master…" A badly burned and wounded Letine sighed. "Those dirty Sailor Senshi… I hate them!"

"You're lucky I was able to teleport in and save you," Scion said. "Because I don't think Alexis will be able to help you anymore.

A cloudy vision appeared in front of Letine, showing Alexis lying on the ground with a large hole in his chest.

"The boy and Sailor Mercury did this to him," Scion said.

"What?" Letine screamed. "Alexis! NO!"

Letine growled angrily.

"That boy… that stupid boy and his blue-haired bimbo girlfriend! I HATE THEM! I'll avenge you, Alexis! Argh!" the dark witch shrieked angrily. "You will all suffer…"

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Back in Sammy's room…

"Sammy, you don't have to do this," Ami said, taking a glass of lemonade from Sammy and sipping it. She was lying on Sammy's bed with an ice pack wrapped around her ankle.

"It's fine, Ami! Anything for a friend!" Sammy said. He frowned. "The next time someone tries to hurt you… I know I'll be able to beat them! I hid the sword under my bed!"

"You're keeping that thing?" Ami asked.

"I washed it off so it doesn't have that evil dude's blood on it," Sammy said. "I have to protect you, Ami!"

Ami smiled.

"Thanks again, Sammy…" Ami said, taking another sip of her lemonade. "You're a good friend.

"Friend," Sammy thought. "Just a friend…"

Sammy smiled. He knew she didn't… 'like him', like him, but at least she liked him. That was a good start.

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If you're wondering, that's not the end! This is just the end of the first third of the story! Still 14 chapters left! Don't miss 'em!