Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Sailor Moon: Only Love can Conquer Hate ❯ Chapter 15 ( Chapter 15 )

ONLY LOVE CAN CONQUER HATE

 

By SailorJane & Anonymous

 

 

Chapter Notes:

 

Sorry this chapter took a while, been busy. Anyway, get ready for some action here.

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER 15

 

“Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, it's time for today's featured event.”

 

The MC of the comic-con event stood in front of the empty panel with hundreds of screaming Sailor Moon fans ahead of him. Unlike Tiberius, he seemed like a cool, excited, gay-man excited to interview the Sailor Scouts.

 

“Everybody please welcome, Sailor Mercury-“

 

Sailor Mercury came through the door. Although the crowd gave her a warm applause, she did very little to gain their enthusiasm. Of course, she was known as the quiet shy scout, so her lack of enthusiasm was forgiven. She stood center in front of the panel, equipped with a headset microphone.

 

“Sailor Mars-“ The MC said a few seconds later.

 

More applause as Sailor Mars walked in. Her smile was obviously forced, but she waved to her fans and took her place next to Amy. The two of them looked at each other, but nothing was said.

 

“Sailor Jupiter-“

 

The taller girl was greeted with more applause. As she walked to the front, she modestly showed off her muscular arms, leading to louder applause. She took her place next to Mercury, juxtaposed by Mars.

 

“Sailor Venus-“

 

The applause for Sailor Venus was much louder. After all, she was the most popular scout aside from Sailor Moon. Venus ran forward and did a back-flip, jumping high into the air and sticking the dismount like a gymnast. The applause grew even wilder as she then waved to everyone, blowing kisses and posing endlessly. The MC laughed almost dropping his microphone. Raye smiled but shook her head in embarrassment. Venus now began to walk towards the audience shaking hands with everybody. Several guys, and girls, were screaming for her. Some even tried to grab her, but Venus was much too nimble for them to catch her. Finally Mars stepped forward and pulled her back to the center by her back bow. As soon as Venus took her place right net to Mars, she kissed her on the cheek, leading to more ovation from the audience. Mars looked at her as if to scold her, but didn't say anything.

 

As soon as the applause died down, the MC spoke into the microphone:

 

“And of course, the champion of justice, SAILOR MOON!”

 

The loudest applause came for Sailor Moon who simply walked in with an honest smile, waving to everyone. The other scouts applauded for her. She simply took her place in-between Sailor Mercury and Sailor Mars. Music came over the PA and the five of them began to sing the farmiliar Sailor Moon theme song:

 

“FIGHTING EVIL BY THE MOONLIGHT

 

WINNING LOVE BY DAYLIGHT

 

NEVER RUNNING FROM A REAL FIGHT

 

SHE IS THE ONE NAMED SAILOR MOON”

 

The entire audience began singing along.

 

Outside the building, near a window, Sailor Uranus, Neptune and Pluto could hear the song being sung.

 

“I hate that fucking song,” Amara said. Michelle nodded her head in agreement, while Pluto simply looked around for any suspicious activity. Of course it was an anime-convention, so everything was suspicious.

 

 

 

Only a few minutes later, all of the scouts were now seated down at the panel, with the MC seated at the very end. From left to right it was: Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, Mars and Venus. Sailor Saturn stood in the back watching the crowd. Jupiter could see her standing lonely and spoke for all to hear her:

 

“Hey Saturn,” everyone now looked to the less familiar scout, “Why don't you sit with us.”

 

Modest applause came from the crowd. Saturn chuckled and waved her hand at Jupiter as if to tell her to stop. Mercury covered her microphone and tried to whisper something into Lita's ear. However, Jupiter got up from her chair and ran towards the younger scout. The brunette took the shy girl by the hand and pulled her towards her seat. Saturn covered her face as she sat on the chair next to the scout of thunder. Jupiter hugged her in a friendly way causing Saturn to smile and hug back.

 

Sailor Moon laughed and pointed to the younger scout, “That's Sailor Saturn everyone.”

 

She was welcomed with noticeable applause. Sailor Saturn's shy smile revealed her appreciation for her fellow scouts including her as part of the team.

 

“Well,” The MC said, “We got a few questions that were asked by a lot of people. It seems you girls have taken a well-deserved break since your last fight a few months back. What have you all been doing since then?”

 

“Eating!” Sailor Moon smiled. Her answer was met with some laughs from the audience.

 

“She's not kidding,” Mars spoke up, “All she ever does is eat like a fat pig, it's disgusting.” More laughter came from the audience.

 

“Oh,” Serena went back at her friend, “You are soooo mean Mars!”

 

“I mean,” Mars continued talking to the audience with a smile on her face, “You know those hot-dog eating contests in amusement parks? Sailor Moon holds the world record. Anytime she gets into an eating contest, everyone else forfeits before the contest even begins.”

 

“And you know,” Sailor Moon tried to keep up with Raye's insults, “In the haunted house ride at the amusement park, you just look at Sailor Mars for a few minutes. They won't allow children under 25 into see her.”

 

The audience began to laugh and cheer at Sailor Moon and Sailor Mars' all-too-familiar hostility. However, it seemed like they were actually enjoying each other's jokes this time. Raye laughed at Serena's joke.

 

“Whenever we go into McDonalds,” Mars took her turn, “Sailor Moon walks in, and the woman behind the counter shouts to the back, `One of everything to go, and one of everything to stay!'” The audience once again burst into laughter.

 

“And when Sailor Mars walks into McDonalds,” Sailor Moon took over, “They hit the special `Sailor Mars' alarm. Everybody's running out, and the girl speaks into the intercom,” Sailor Moon held her mic closer to her mouth, “Ladies and gentlemen, Sailor Mars has entered the building. Evacuate immediately! This is not a drill,” She began to laugh at her own joke, “I repeat this is not a drill!”

 

The two friends burst into laughter, causing everyone in the room, including the other scouts to laugh and applaud.

 

“All right,” Sailor Venus spoke into her mic, “Enough about them, let's talk about me!” She grinned at the audience in a goofy way causing the audience to scream.

 

“You know,” The MC spoke up, “I must say one of the big questions that came up. It has to do with Sailor Venus and Mars, and please forgive me if this question is inappropriate…”

 

“Does it have anything to do,” Sailor Mars interrupted with an annoyed tone of voice, “With me and Venus' private life?” She stared at him.

 

The MC was slightly intimidated by Mars' voice. He stuttered a little, “Um, well I was going to mention the rumors surrounding the two of you being…”

 

“I have no comment about that,” Sailor Mars interrupted, “And I don't plan on having a comment-“

 

“Yes it's true,” Sailor Venus blurted out.

 

An uncomfortable silence came over the entire room. Especially Sailor Mars who looked at her girlfriend in disbelief. None of the scouts could believe Sailor Venus had just blurted out one of their best kept secrets. Sailor Venus was the sex symbol of the team. Men wanted her, women wanted to be her (although some women actually did want her) and now she was admitting publicly that she was a lesbian. What was she thinking?

 

“That's right,” she smiled and put her arm around a distressed Sailor Mars, “Sailor Mars is my girlfriend. I'm not ashamed of it and neither is she.” Some applause escaped for the couple. Raye just wanted to crawl under the table and hide, “C'mon Mars,” Venus looked into her eyes, “I want to share our love with everyone. I want everyone to know how much I love you. The goddess of love can't be without someone.” She now looked out to the audience, “And for those of you who see this kind of relationship as disgusting or immoral or whatever, this is for you!”

 

Sailor Venus grabbed Sailor Mars' face and kissed her for all the cameras in the room to burn into everyone's memories. Many of the fans howled in excitement, while others were quite turned off by it. The other scouts were speechless. Sailor Venus finally broke the kiss, smiling towards her girlfriend. Mars looked like a scared school-girl. As the audience finally calmed down, the stunned MC finally spoke up looking at another card:

 

“So how did you all enjoy the last season of the Sailor Moon anime?” The audience laughed at the MC's abrupt change-of-conversation.

 

Unfortunately, the excitement dissipated as gunshots were heard outside. The shots were faint, but loud-enough for Mercury to grab hold of Sailor Moon. All six of them were stunned. The audience turned around anticipating some kind of show. Sailor Jupiter, closer to the window, stood up.

 

Suddenly, figures crashed through the window, causing the audience to scream in fear, or excitement. The figures were not monsters from the Negaverse, they were human-beings, at least they appeared to be. They were dressed in dark-red clothes, carrying machine guns. The Sailor Scouts knew that none of them were impervious to bullets. As the figures began to fire, Mercury pinned Sailor Moon down to the ground behind the desk. Jupiter did the same for Saturn, and Venus and Mars ducked down.

 

It was too late for the MC, who got in the way of the flying bullets. A few shots to his chest and he was down. Mars watched him fall with wide eyes.

 

The audience began to run out of the room in a panic. A few of them got hit, but the figures were aiming for the scouts. A blast of light came out of Sailor Moon's crescent beam wand. She jumped over the desk holding her wand up. A large shield protected all six of them. Mercury immediately came to her side holding onto her. There were probably seven or eight figures firing guns at them, but not a single shot could pierce Sailor Moon's shield. Sailor Mars and Venus took their place beside Sailor Moon. Sailor Jupiter stood next to Mercury.

 

“JUPITER THUNDER CRASH!”

 

Electricity escaped from the lightning rod off of Jupiter's tiara and escaped through Sailor Moon's shield to electrocute the enemies. All of them screamed in pain dropping their guns and falling to the floor. Sailor Moon watched smoke escape from the bodies.

 

“Careful Jupiter,” she said, “I think they're human.”

 

“They're trying to kill you Sailor Moon!” Mars screamed, “It's either them or us.”

 

Sailor Saturn kneeled down next to the MC. His body was drenched in blood. She felt for a pulse, but it was too late for the man. Sailor Saturn hung her head in sadness.

 

More men jumped in carrying guns. Bullets once again flew through the air, unsuccessfully towards Sailor Moon's shield.

 

“MERCURY BUBBLES BLAST!” There was now a thick mist of fog in the room. The bullets ceased.

 

“What the hell?” One of the assassins shouted out.

 

Luckily, the scouts could see clearly through Mercury's fog. Sailor Jupiter jumped into the crowd of assassins and began to pound at them. She managed to get them to drop their guns, but the soldiers were strong and did not fall easily. Sailor Mars jumped into help her taller friend. Mars threw punches and kicks at one of the assassins. The man deflected each one of her moves and eventually gave Mars a hard punch in her nose. The raven-hair flew back next to Sailor Venus. She held her nose in pain as blood escaped through her fingers.

 

“Mars!” Venus cried for her girlfriend. She looked angrily at the group of assassins, “VENUS LOVE CHAIN!”

 

Venus took her shiny chain in her hand and smacked it across the faces of several men. While she managed to lay a few of them into the ground, one of the soldiers grabbed a hold of the chain. The man was strong and managed to swing Sailor Venus around the room, flying straight into Sailor Jupiter. The blonde now laid on top of the brunette groaning in pain.

 

“Who the hell are these guys?” Jupiter shouted.

 

A scream was heard as Sailor Uranus jumped through the window holding her space sword. She landed directly onto one of the soldiers impaling him. Mercury's fog was dissipating enough for the other assassins to grab hold of their guns.

 

“URANUS WORLD SHAKING!”

 

A quick blast of her world shaking brought the men back down to their knees giving Uranus time to take out another one of them. Just on the sidelines, Tiberius appeared looking at everyone in shock. Of course no one paid attention to him. Mercury and Saturn stayed behind guarding their princess as the other four scouts fought the strong enemy.

 

“They look like humans,” Jupiter said trying to box with one of them, “But they're just as strong as the toughest Negaverse enemies we've faced!”

 

Mars had a hard time trying to fight with a broken nose. At one point, Venus convinced her to stand back, unsuccessfully.

 

“Let me just burn them,” Mars shouted, “And be done with it!”

 

“No,” Venus screamed, “You'll set the building on fire!”

 

“I can control it!”

 

Mercury stepped forward very slowly, “Stand back everyone!”

 

Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Uranus all got out of the way as Mercury stood hips apart looking at the remaining assassins. They began to pick up their guns preparing to fire at her.

 

“MERCURY ICE STORM BLAST!”

 

A quick blast of ice escaped from Mercury's fingertips. It suddenly became very quiet as the assassins, their guns pointed towards Mercury, were now frozen solid. Mercury put her hands down and sighed.

 

“Awww,” Mars said holding her nose, “Fuck me!”

 

Sailor Venus grabbed one of the napkins that had been on the desk and handed it to her girlfriend.

 

Sailor Moon came up behind Mercury and put her hand on her shoulder.

 

Sailor Saturn was down on both knees holding the dead MC with tears coming down her eyes. Jupiter knelt down beside her and held onto her, “Are you okay?”

 

Hotaru felt the warm embrace of Lita's strong arms and held onto her, “I couldn't save him.”

 

Mercury grabbed hold of Sailor Moon. She didn't want to let go of her.

 

“MERCURY!” Neptune's voice echoed from outside. Mercury immediately turned her head towards the window, “GET OUT HERE!!!”

 

All seven of the scouts jumped clear through the window.

 

Sailor Neptune was holding Pluto in her arms. The Scout of Time was holding her blood-stained chest trying her hardest not to scream in pain. Neptune's eyes begged Mercury for help. The water scout's eyes widened.

 

“Oh my God,” Mercury shouted in shock.

 

She ran towards Pluto, switching on her goggles, and examined the wound.

 

“Oh no,” Sailor Moon cried out running towards her, “Pluto!”

 

The scouts began to crowd around Mercury. Saturn began to whimper in fear, her hands shaking as she watched her mother's face turn white. The Bluenette held her hand out towards them asking for space. Pluto's eyes were shut, her throat tense. She was having a really hard time trying to catch her breath. Sailor Moon held her hands onto Amy's shoulders, as the brainiac examined her wound. She turned back towards Hotaru:

 

“Saturn, I need you.”

 

Sailor Saturn immediately knelt next to her, still shaking. Tears were coming down her eyes. She couldn't bring herself to say anything. Mercury put her hand on the younger girl's shoulder and looked her in the eye.

 

“Listen to me,” she said, “You can heal her with me. Close your eyes and we'll save her.”

 

Saturn managed to nod her head. She looked into her mother's eyes and gained the strength she needed to save her. Hotaru could feel the muscular hands of Jupiter hold her shoulders. Mercury closed her eyes and place her hands over Pluto's wounded chest. Blood began to seep into the girl's white gloves. Hotaru took a breath and placed her hands on top of Mercury's.

 

There was total silence.

 

Neptune held her wounded girlfriend's hand, helping her ease the pain. Uranus watched their mutual girlfriend painfully, almost bringing a tear to her eye. Venus and Mars kept their eyes open for any other activity, but held onto each other just the same. Jupiter's hands on Saturn's shoulders helped the scout of destruction calm down and concentrate. Mercury would have loved nothing better than to focus on her girlfriend's warm hands on her shoulders, but she had to focus on healing Sailor Pluto. Uranus finally walked over and held onto her aqua-haired girlfriend's shoulders.

 

Suddenly, the energy from Hotaru and Amy began to glimmer brighter. Trista let out a loud breath as she felt the wound begin to heal. More than Mercury or Saturn's powers of healing, the bond of the Sailor Scouts' mutual seemed to bring them together: Neptune with Uranus, Mars with Venus, Jupiter with Saturn, and Mercury with Sailor Moon. Hotaru and Amy began to feel Pluto's wound disappear. They removed their hands to see that the scout of time had stopped bleeding. Sailor Pluto nearly collapsed.

 

“She's all right,” Mercury sighed.

 

“Oh,” Saturn began to cry, “Thank God!” She turned around and wrapped her arms around Lita, who returned the affection without resisting.

 

Uranus and Pluto held onto their girlfriend. Raye sighed with relief holding onto Mina.

 

Mercury was emotionally exhausted and almost collapsed herself into Sailor Moon's arms.

 

 

 

The scene was now flooded with cop cars and ambulances. Comic-con attendees were being driven to the hospitals, but one truck was set aside for a special guest. Uranus and Neptune both held onto Pluto as they walked towards the medical van. Cameras and video-cameras captured them. The rest of the scouts followed, Mercury and Moon last. Jupiter and Mars pushed the media out of the way leaving room for the Sailor Scouts to get out of there. A crazy-eyed Tiberius followed them out.

 

“I'm terribly sorry,” he said in an almost sarcastic tone, “I can't believe something so awful would happen here.”

 

A spark lit up in Mercury's head. She stopped and turned to him. She shoved him against the wall of the building and screamed at him:

 

“You son of a bitch! This was your doing, admit it!” Tiberius was shaking in fear.

 

“Mercury!” Jupiter and Mars pulled her away.

 

“I know who you are Tiberius!” Mercury shouted as her fellow scouts dragged her away, “You tried to kill Sailor Moon that night didn't you?! You fuck!”

 

Cameras went off capturing Mercury's rage for the entire world to see.

 

“Mercury,” Sailor Moon said, “Calm down! We have to take care of Pluto right now.”

 

Pluto was placed onto a stretch-bed. The other girls made their way into the ambulance. Mercury captured the expressions of Tiberius' face just as her view became blocked by the van. He didn't move at all, but before she got inside, she could see the thin man crack a smile.

 

 

 

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Hope you enjoyed this one, I'll try to update sooner next time.