Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Sailor X ❯ Fading hope ( Chapter 13 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

By: Eirwen

Hotaru sat in the kitchen, breakfast was being served but she had a bowl of soggy cereal in front of her. She had yet to answer the professor's question asking to contact her guardians for their consent and advice. The others would not be up so soon, their injuries had worn them down, she was awake but she was too restless to have fallen back asleep. Luckily no one had died from the incident but she turned her attention to the small television in the room.

The news was blaring on the screen; her eyes focusing when her attention was caught by the word Venus. Her entire sense snapped to normal as report blared:

The headline: Sailor Senshi dispute caught on tape!

The other two people in the room stared; Logan and the Professor were in the room, at the screen.

“….It was captured last night near the closing time of the New York Art Museum. The attack was believe it or not between the allying forces and not against the usual creatures they face. The main character in question is Sailor Pluto who was spotted at Ellis Island earlier that the day.” The reporter was replaced by a picture tourist had taken.

The picture was of Pluto looking unsure where she was her staff held horizontally as she stood. The next was a picture of a blurry white pair of objects coming from her back as her face held a determined look. The next was a floating Pluto, wings from her back showing the slightest sign of movement. The last was of her form flying toward New York.

“Now we are going to question Bill Riller, many of you may be familiar with him; he is the foremost author on the works United States on the Sailor Senshi.” The head anchorman said as the screen split, there was another man, who looked in his early thirties; his hair was a black he wore a blue collared shirt and sat straight looking eager to answer the questions. “Welcome to the show Bill.”

“Yes, nice to be back.” A tenor voice replied.

“Yes, now we're going to show the clip then I want you to tell me what you can interpret please.” Bill nodded, the screen changed showing static before a colored image of an art hall appeared.

A woman was shown looking at an image before she turned two figures had appeared, they both were female. Oddly you could not see their features. Suddenly there was a series of bright flashes of light, one a deep garnet, preceded by a flash of green and a yellow orange light. When they faded, there stood Sailor Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto.

Pluto held her staffs in front of her defensively, Uranus and Neptune were seen smirking before the words: “WORLD SHAKING!” was heard as an energy ball collected in the senshi's hand.

Neptune soon followed yelling: “DEEP SUBMERGE!”

Pluto looked shocked as the energy was shot toward the portrait, she positioned herself in their path, and the two attacks were about to strike as she yelled: “DEAD SCREAM!” The energy collected on her staff before leaving toward the others.

The attack was easily dodged but hit back wall leaving a large amount of damage.

The energy struck Pluto sending her into the portrait, her grunt was heard but she held her ground. Neptune had pulled out a mirror, Uranus held a glowing sword. Neptune turned it toward Pluto who stood preparing for an assault.

Neptune started to yell her next attack: “SUBMARINE REFLE-” but before the attack could end another voice rang in the air joining the others.

“Shabon SPRAY!” the room was soon filled with fog but faint shadows of movement were visible by the camera from the angle. There was a yell of frustration, the voice feminine but oddly distorted.

There was a flash and the fog began to disperse but not after a series of collisions was heard.

The fog cleared there stood Uranus and Neptune glaring at the wall; the wall was lacking the picture but damaged beyond repair. Uranus turned to Neptune and started to speak. The language appeared extremely alien, Neptune spoke replying in the same language. They turned looking at the camera. They suddenly were not there, disappearing from whence they came.

The image was changed into the two men again. “So what do you make about this Bill?” The anchor asked.

Bill looked extremely excited. “This clearly is showing a disruption between the Senshi. This was seen only once before with the inner senshi, they had appeared to have betrayed Sailor Moon. This was later discovered to be a ruse on their enemy as when questioned one of the few times they could be cornered. The attacks between the senshi though took place in secluded areas no actual damage was inflicted but here is clearly a different situation!

“Neptune and Uranus attacked Pluto with no hesitation while she did. She clearly experienced pain, if you could play back the video?” The videos played where Pluto was hit with the two attacks, she slamming into the portrait. “The police discovered small traces of blood, no doubt from Pluto hitting the frame.”

The reporter asked: “Now I believe the last voice was from one of the inner senshi?”

Bill nodded. “Yes, the voice was from Sailor Mercury. Her attack was identified as Shabon Spray, for those unfamiliar, it creatures a dense fog in appearance most of the time but it was later shown by analyzing items from attacks that it was also low in temperature. She was seen sending this attack as a group of concentrated bubbles and actually freezing the item upon contact.”

The professors had sat down next to Hotaru, the breakfast forgotten; it was unusual for the Senshi to be in the United States, especially so close to the institute.

“Now what is odd is the cooperation suspected by Pluto and Mercury.”

“Yes, people are use to them fighting verbally between Venus and Uranus in some situations.” The reporter said.

“Yes,” he paused, thinking before continuing. “They seem to compromise but it seems they have different responsibilities. The most unusual thing is seeing the group fighting in such a way, Pluto is rarely seen while Mercury is considered by some the weakest of the inner.”

“Others would disagree, I myself like Mercury.”

Bill grinned. “Yes, she is extremely intelligent according to eye witnesses; she is said be the only one using technology while operating in battle in the form of a computer and visor.”

“Yes, is it unusual to not find any traces of the items destroyed? The image that no trace was found of, “The Observer” was not found at all.”

“I suspect they took it, when I looked for the artist, he didn't exist at all and all the information pertaining to the image was false. The image description was:

“The Goddess Venus observing the joy of her work while she stands alone farther away, wondering if she can have love as well.”

“Do you believe this has something to do with Sailor Venus?”

“Yes, it is possible. From all the previous….”

The door slammed to an upstairs bathroom slammed closed, the grouped jumped. Hotaru was pale her eyes looking toward the screen before getting up placing her dish into the sink.

Logan stood up throwing away his burned breakfast looking oddly at Hotaru. “You alright?” He asked her.

“Yes… No. I'm tired, I should sleep.” Logan nodded while the professor looked at Hotaru as she left the room. Xavier looked at Logan.

“Why do you think this has affected her so much? Most people are very curious on the Senshi but she's acting unusual.”

Logan shrugged. “She could idolize one of the Senshi, if they are fighting they could cause an extremely amount of damage. They are active in Japan the most, her family and friends could end up injured bystanders from fights.”

Xavier nodded turning his thoughts toward Hotaru, she couldn't be read, and her mind was blocked before he could but this was even more worrisome. With the attack and her behavior, it made him feel older than he wished.

It was the sudden thump and mental scream that took him from his thoughts. He and Logan quickly exited.

Hotaru climbed the stairs her eyes watering. What could cause this? What evil? She felt her breath catch in her throat. She placed her hands toward her throat it felt as theough she was being chocked. She looked up there was a faint image of arms non-corporeal she tried to grab them her hands meeting air.

“He..rp..” She tried desperately, she felt like she was dying again. She was dying. She remembered Xavier was a telepath. HELP!

The hands released her as a bright light appeared; then pushed her back she fell crashing into the last step. Everything went black.

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Logan ran to the girl who landed on the step the bright light came from her turning up he saw a visible senshi. Jupiter stood snarling but what freaked him out more was the fact that an image of a youma was over her. The youma dominated the features screeching before it left. Next to her was a youma's body, he came to the logical conclusion: They had wanted Hotaru.

Suddenly Ororo appeared, smirking and walking around when she should not. Hotaru had not healed her fully and she was still recovering. Then Bobby and Scott appeared theie features not the same. “We'll get you all soon enough!” She yelled before Jupiter jumped back and grabbed them. They vanished.

Xavier was looking grim and stared at him. “Give me Hotaru and Search the upper floor. See if any more were taken.”

Logan nodded before dashing off into a run after placing Hotaru where the professor asked.

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The Youma growled the stupid humans! How dare they deny his brother a host? Turning he looked at the immobile bodies of the three senshi, one had escaped the movement. He turned to his leader. He gurgled as the leader killed him, this was the price of a failed mission.

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Different Plane:

Venus stood her heart aching. Why was she to be tormented like this? She tired to place the couples together but they did not come but to the worst choice.

She tried to work her powers, why wasn't it working? The couples smiled, their eyes dead, the smiles forced.

Venus stood looking her prison the patio outside the courtyard over looking the city. She turned looking, “Mako-chan!” she called at the girl looking at her before walking into obscurity. “WAIT!”

Venus turned her hair falling into perfect place. Why was she here? Why? Three new people appeared on the street below walking. Her heart ached more, they were being pulled away. “Love is the key.” She whispered to herself.

“Love is they key.

Setting all free.

When love is bound,

There is nothing going around.

Love and hate can disintegrate

From their role in fate.

Without love

What is there above?

Set me free

From captivity.”

She kept whispering the same idea to herself in poem, song or conversation to herself. She needed her friends, she wanted out. She pulled out her communicator. Please, Please. She whispered hitting the closest button, Mercury.

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Sestuna and Ami stared at the picture no matter what they tried the instruments in Mercury's castle did not work. They gasped as a tear appeared on the canvas falling to the ground.

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Well tell me what y'all think and comments.

I know this isn't the best but it shall get better in the next chapters promise! My muse was on vacation for this story and is slowly unpacking the luggage!