Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Looking Up To You ❯ Return Of The Masked Warrior ( Chapter 16 )

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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Ami sat in the waiting room of the Juuban Hospital, waiting for news about her mother. She sighed.

"My poor mother…" Ami sighed, her head in her hands. The door to the waiting room opened. Ami turned to see Greg, walking into the room holding a 'Get Well Soon' balloon.

"Ami, I heard about your mother and came right down," Greg said. "How is she?"

"Not so good…" Ami said. "She's not critical, but she'll have to stay here for a couple of days…"

"Is she conscious?" Greg asked.

"That's what I'm waiting for," Ami said. "I want to see her…"

"What will you be doing?" Greg asked.

"I'll probably be staying here with mom," Ami said. "I won't get any sleep, but I don't mind…"

"Should I stay with you?" Greg asked. Ami blushed and smiled.

"Greg, you don't have to do that!" Ami said. "But thank you for offering…"

The waiting room door opened again. Serena, Rei, Lita, and Mina walked into the waiting room.

"You all came!" Ami said, seeing her four friends walking toward her. "Thank you…"

"We heard about your mother and came as fast as we could!" Lita said.

"Sammy would have come too, but mom's home, and I didn't want to risk sneaking him out of the house," Serena said.

"That's okay," Ami sighed. "At least you guys are here…"

The door at the end of the waiting room opened, and a friendly-looking nurse stepped out.

"Your mother's awake, Miss Mizuno," the nurse said. "Your friends will have to stay outside, though… I'm sorry."

Ami began to walk toward the hospital room. She turned toward her friends.

"I'll be out shortly," Ami said with a slight bow. "I'll try to get them to let all of you come in, okay?"

"Don't worry about us, Ami! Your mother needs you!" Mars said with a smile.

"Thanks, guys!" Ami said. "I'll be right back, okay?"

Ami walked into the hospital room with the nurse, who closed the door behind them.

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Meanwhile, in Scion's private quarters…

"This is it," Scion said. "We're ready for Ninjetti's arrival."

"Excellent," a dark, booming voice said. "You have done well, my son."

"We shall avenge Beryl…" Scion said.

"Your mother would have been so proud of you," the booming voice said.

Suddenly, there was a series of bright flashes in different areas of the room, followed by several swooshing noises. A figure appeared next to Scion.

"Master, what is your bidding?" the dark figure asked.

Scion turned to see the tall, ninja-like figure standing next to him.

"You must be Ninjetti," Scion said. "Welcome."

The figure was wearing a dark blue ninja suit with a dark blue hood over his head that concealed all but his dark red eyes. The ninja was wearing a brown belt with two sheathes attached to it. One sheath was long and curved, perfect for holding a katana. The other sheath was small, probably holding a dagger of some sort. The ninja had several shurikens in his hand.

"I am Ninjetti," the ninja said, bowing to Scion. "What is your bidding?"

Scion waved his hand, causing a holographic image of the five Senshi, plus Tuxedo Mask and Sammy, to appear in front of Ninjetti. The ninja studied it.

"These seven warriors have caused me great trouble," Scion said. "Kill all of them. They are powerful, but they should be no challenge for you."

"I shall return within two hours, master," Ninjetti said. Then, he disappeared.

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Meanwhile, in Sammy's room…

"This sucks," Sammy said, tossing a baseball up and down. "I'm still grounded, and mom took my phone again."

Sammy sat up. A sad look crossed his face.

"And Ami didn't even hear me when I admitted that I… that… that I loved her!" Sammy yelled. He hopped out of bed and threw his baseball to the floor, making a loud noise.

"Sammy, what are you doing up there?" Sammy's mother yelled from downstairs.

"Um… I stubbed my toe!" Sammy yelled. "I'm okay now, though!"

"Are you sure?" Sammy's mother yelled.

"I'm fine, mom," Sammy grumbled.

"Alright!" Sammy's mother yelled.

"Grrr… I hate being cooped up here," Sammy growled. "Wait a second."

Sammy peered over to the window.

"Hmmm… maybe I can visit Ami at the hospital!" Sammy said. "Serena told me Ami's mom got hurt… if I visit Ami, it'll really cheer her up!"

Sammy frowned.

"But if I get caught, I'm dead," Sammy said. "Oh well!"

Sammy hopped out the window and ran toward the hospital. Right after Sammy left, his mother opened the door.

"Sammy?" Sammy's mother said. "I came to check on you…"

Sammy's mother looked under the bed.

"He's not here!" Sammy's mother yelled. She noticed the sword under Sammy's bed. "What's this?"

Sammy's mother picked up the sword.

"What the heck has my son been doing?" Sammy's mom screamed. She stuck her head out of the window. "SAMMY TSUKINO, COME BACK HERE!"

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Ninjetti leapt from rooftop to rooftop, looking for the Sailor Senshi.

"No sign of them…" Ninjetti said softly. "But I can sense that they're close… very close."

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Back inside the hospital room where Amy's mother was resting….

"Mom, I'm sorry…" Ami said sadly. "If it hadn't been for me…"

"It's not your fault, Ami!" Ami's mother said. "But that person that came to our door was obviously looking for you… I thought he'd kidnapped you or something! I'm so glad you're safe!"

"Thank you, mom… but he was looking for me… for another reason," Ami said. "He wanted to rape me."

Ami's mother gasped.

"Oh my gosh, that's terrible!" Ami's mother said. "Are you okay?"

"I was able to escape before he came after me," Ami said.

Ami looked away from her mother.

"Alexis was going after me because I was a Senshi," Ami thought. "Being a Senshi has never been dangerous for a member of my family before… I have to tell mom the truth."

Ami looked around the room. The doctor and the nurse that were there before had left.

"Mom," Ami said. "There's something I have to tell you."

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Sammy ran up the road. On the way, he noticed a familiar building.

"There's the costume shop that I got my Masked Warrior costume from!" Sammy said. "Hmmm…"

Sammy reached into his pocket and pulled out his wallet. He looked inside and pulled out the 15,000 that Ami had given him.

"While I'm out, I might as well…" Sammy said, looking toward the costume shop. "I need a new costume. And I can surprise Ami!"

Sammy ran into the costume shop.

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Meanwhile, on the roof of the costume shop, Ninjetti peered out into the distance and saw the hospital, towering behind a row of houses.

"I can sense them," Ninjetti said. "The five Senshi…"

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"And that's what happened," Ami sighed. "I've been a Sailor Senshi for almost three years…"

"Ami, why did you keep this from me?" Ami's mother asked.

"Mom, I thought that if I told you, you wouldn't want me to be a Senshi, seeing how dangerous it is…" Ami said.

"Of course I wouldn't have wanted you to be a Senshi!" Ami's mother yelled. "Running around, putting yourself in danger all the time!"

Ami bowed her head and began sobbing.

"I didn't think you would understand," Ami wept. "I…"

The expression on Dr. Mizuno's face softened. She took Ami's chin in her hand and lifted up her head, stroking her face gently.

"I'm sorry I snapped like that," Ami's mother said in a comforting tone. "I guess I was just angry about what happened today… when I should have been more concerned about you… I'm sorry."

"Mom, I…"

Suddenly, the hospital was rocked by a loud explosion from below. Ami's mother sat up in her bed.

"What was that?" Ami's mother shouted.

"Something very bad!" Ami yelled.

"You'd better transform!" Ami's mother said.

"What?" Ami said, turning back to her mother. "But-"

"Hurry!" Ami's mother shouted.

"Right!" Ami said, holding up her henshin stick. "Mercury Star Power!"

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"Thank you," Sammy said, handing his money to the same pretty cashier that had sold him his first Masked Warrior costume and taking a shopping bag from the woman. "This is gonna be great!"

Just then, Sammy heard the huge explosion coming from the hospital. He ran outside and gasped in terror.

"Whoa…" Sammy said, watching the large column of smoke billowing from the hospital. "Oh no! Ami!"

Sammy ran behind the costume store, put on his new costume, and then ran toward the hospital.

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Ninjetti stood in the lobby of the hospital as people frantically ran out the door. A huge hole had been blasted into the wall behind him.

"The Senshi are very near," Ninjetti said.

"Stop right there!" yelled a voice from behind Ninjetti. Ninjetti turned around to see Sailor Moon, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Venus facing him.

"We won't let you hurt the sick and injured people in this hospital!" Sailor Moon declared.

"A hospital is a special place for healing those in need!" Sailor Mars shouted.

"Even if you're not very good at healing the sick…" Sailor Venus groaned, her face slightly red.

"We'll punish you!" Sailor Jupiter said.

"How you four managed to defeat anyone is beyond me," Ninjetti said, unsheathing his katana. "I thought you were powerful."

"We are!" Jupiter said, pointing her finger at Ninjetti. "Jupiter Oak-"

Sailor Jupiter gasped and lurched forward. Ninjetti's katana had been run right through her stomach.

"Jupiter!" the other Senshi shouted.

Ninjetti pulled the katana out of Jupiter's stomach. The girl gasped and doubled over, blood dripping from her mouth.

"What did you do to her?" Sailor Moon yelled.

Ninjetti gave no reply. He simply spun around and slashed at Jupiter's neck for the killing blow.

"No!" Sailor Moon shouted.

But just as the sword was about to behead Jupiter, the lightning Senshi ducked, dodging the slash. She leapt up and kicked Ninjetti in the face, knocking him back.

"Don't ever do that to me again!" Jupiter shouted through gritted teeth.

"Alright!" Sailor Mars cheered. "Get him!"

Ninjetti lunged forward and punched Sailor Jupiter in the face, knocking her flat on her back. He pointed his katana at her chest.

"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!"

A huge wave of water smashed against Ninjetti, knocking him back again. Sailor Mercury ran over and stood in front of her fallen friend.

"Don't touch her!" Mercury shouted. "How dare you come here!"

Ninjetti took out his dagger and slashed across the middle of her face, causing her to scream out in pain.

"Finally, all of you are here," Ninjetti said. "Die!"

"Venus Love Chain Encircle!"

"Mars Flame Sniper!"

The two attacks rushed toward Ninjetti. Ninjetti turned around and blocked both attacks with his forearm. The metal and fire dissipated and faded away.

"I don't believe it!" Mars shrieked.

"It didn't even phase him!" Venus shouted.

Ninjetti lunged forward and slashed Sailor Mars across the knees, causing her to scream in pain and fall to the ground. Then, he spun and kicked Sailor Venus into the wall, making a huge dent in the thick building material. The ninja then turned his attention to Sailor Moon.

"Now for the leader," the ninja said wickedly. "Once you're incapacitated, I'll kill you all."

"Oh no you won't!" yelled a voice from the entrance to the hospital. The ninja turned around.

"Now what is it?" Ninjetti yelled in frustration.

"Your reign of terror has come to an end!" shouted the ninja's challenger. The ninja looked up and down to get a better look.

"You must be Sammy," Ninjetti said. "I've heard about you."

Sammy was dressed in a shimmering golden costume. A golden luchadore mask over his head concealed all but his eyes and mouth. Sammy's shining multi-colored jumpsuit had been replaced by an all-gold jumpsuit, complete with a shimmering golden cape. Sammy's boots also shone a bright gold.

"I am not Sammy!" Sammy yelled. "I am the Golden Masked Warrior!"

Sammy reached behind his back.

"Uh oh," Sammy thought. "My sword is still at home!"

"Sammy, you have to go now!" the wounded Sailor Mercury yelled, blood dripping from her cheeks and nose. "Hurry!"

Ninjetti ran at Sammy, katana in hand. Sammy looked at the ninja in terror.

"No!" Sammy screamed. The ninja raised his katana over Sammy's head.

"Sammy!" Mercury screamed. She leapt onto the ninja's back and covered his eyes with her hands. The temporarily blinded ninja struggled furiously to get the Senshi off of him.

"Take this!" Sammy yelled, kicking Ninjetti in the stomach. Ninjetti shouted angrily and tossed Sailor Mercury off of him and across the room with one mighty flail. Mercury rolled on the floor several times before landing at Sailor Moon's feet, barely conscious.

"Mercury!" Sailor Moon shouted. Ninjetti lifted his sword again.

"One down, six to go!" Ninjetti shouted, preparing to finish Sammy off.

"Moon… Blessed… Hallation!" Sailor Moon shouted. A wave of Moon energy hit Ninjetti. This time, an attack actually seemed to harm Ninjetti. He yelped in pain and quickly turned around to see Sailor Moon pointing her henshin stick at him.

"Is that all you've got?" Ninjetti said. "I should have killed all of you when I had the chance."

Sailor Moon stared into Ninjetti's eyes with a determined look that concealed her intense fear.

"I won't give up!" Sailor Moon shouted. "I will protect my friends!"

"How pathetic," Ninjetti said. "You fool."

Sailor Moon growled.

"Jupiter Power!" shouted a voice from behind Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon turned around to see Sailor Jupiter standing up and pointing her henshin stick at Ninjetti.

"Jupiter, you're okay!" Sailor Moon said in a relieved tone.

"Mars Power!" Sailor Mars shouted, also standing up and pointing her henshin stick at the evil ninja.

"Venus Power!" Sailor Venus shouted weakly, pointing her henshin stick at Ninjetti. Slowly, Sailor Mercury began to crawl to her feet. Sammy, knowing what was about to happen, ran out from behind Ninjetti and leaped under a couch.

"Mercury Power!" Sailor Mercury shouted.

"What is this?" Ninjetti yelled. "Whatever it is-"

"SAILOR PLANET POWER!" the five Senshi shouted in unison, firing huge waves of magical energy at Ninjetti. Ninjetti, too stunned to react, stood his ground as the waves slammed into him.

"Argh!" Ninjetti shouted, falling onto one knee as the waves battered him. The five Senshi looked at each other.

"Sammy, we're leaving!" Sailor Moon shouted. The five Senshi began to run toward the door. Sammy rolled out from under the couch.

"Why?" Sammy asked.

"That attack won't kill him!" Mercury shouted. "We need another plan!"

"But what about the people in the hospital?" Sammy said.

"He'll follow us!" Jupiter said. "He won't hurt anyone here! We're his targets! Come on!"

"Alright!" Sammy said, nodding and following the Senshi out the door. After a few more seconds, the smoke around Ninjetti began to dissipate. The attack had had some effect on him, but not much, the attack only causing enough damage to make several tears in his costume. Ninjetti stood up and looked around.

"They're gone. They ran like cowards," Ninjetti said. "But they can't hide from me."

Ninjetti dashed out the door and began to run in the direction that Sammy and the Senshi had gone.

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Meanwhile, in the waiting room outside the room where Ami's mother was…

"Ami told me to wait here," Greg said. "I hope she'll be alright fighting whatever they're fighting… darn it, I should have gone down and helped them! I could have distracted it, or something…"

The room suddenly grew dark.

"Greg…" a dark voice whispered. "Greg…"

"So cold…" Greg said, beginning to shiver. "What's that voice?"

"My key to existence in this world… soon…"

The room grew light once again. The voice dissipated.

"That was really creepy," Greg said softly to himself. "I'm getting out of here…"

Greg started to leave, and then stopped.

"I can't leave Ami's mother…" Greg said. "I'll wait until she comes back."

"Soon, Greg… so very soon…"

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Wha? Looks like a very evil force has some very evil plans for Greg! And what will happen to the Senshi and Sammy? With the powerful warrior Ninjetti hot on their trail, can they devise a plan in time? Find out in the next extremely action-packed chapter! And please review!