Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ The Revolution Prophecy ❯ Usagi's Birthright - Part Two ( Chapter 10 )

Usagi's Birthright - Part Two

 

Hiro suddenly shuddered. "Usa! There's danger down there. Transform now!"

Usagi didn't even question him.

"Moon Crystal Power, Make Up!"

She began to transform, feeling the power of the Silver Crystal begin to flow throughout her body. She smiled as she felt the aspects of her fuku begin to fit around her body. She held out her hands as the entire suit washed over her like a flood, and when the lights dimmed around her, she stood as Neo-Sailor Moon, the new champion of justice.

"Get ready!", she said to Hiro, who only nodded in response.

As the magnetic tram came to an abrupt halt, Neo-Sailor Moon and Hiro found Jamin and Alyssa fighting an opponent that looked as human as any of them.

"Hey you!", Neo-Sailor Moon called out across the expansive laboratory. "Yeah. That's right."

Neo-Sailor Moon began to go into her traditional pose when she felt almost controlled. "In this hour of peril, let the light shine near. Prophecies revealed, the Revolution is here.", she said almost mechanically. "I am the Revolution Warrior, Neo-Sailor Moon. Your time has come."

Hiro stared at Neo-Sailor Moon as she spoke. He felt as though the Usagi he knew wasn't even there.

Neo-Sailor Moon gasped and stared at Hiro for a brief moment before Jamin called out, "Hey, your Highness! Now would be a good time to take care of this thing!"

Neo-Sailor Moon snapped out of her daze and faced the humanoid, which had turned its full attention to her as well. "You're banished in place of the Moon.", she said with a hint of wavering in her voice.

The human said nothing. Neo-Sailor Moon quickly observed its appearance. Black clothing and hair stood out against its unnaturally pale skin. It was not muscular at all, and Neo-Sailor Moon hoped inwardly that it would not put up much of a fight.

At that point, the human began to charge at her. She deftly removed the tiara from her forehead and begin to imbue it with the power of the Crystal. Unfortunately, her attacker was quicker than she was, and she barely dodged as the human flew at her with a kick she was sure would have disemboweled her.

Luck smiled upon her as her assailant slammed into a wall and was momentarily disoriented. She sent the tiara flying with as much speed as she could muster, calling out...

"Moon Tiara Action!"

The human turned around to see the tiara, humming with pent-up energy, flying at her at an incredible speed. She watched it until it was mere inches from her face before moving her hand even faster and swatting it away as though it were a mere annoyance.

Neo-Sailor Moon's mouth dropped. Never before had she seen something completely overpower the tiara, nor did she believe it could be done. "I... I... filled that tiara with all the power I had...", she stammered. "Tiara, return!", she called out, watching the golden headpiece as it raced back to her hand.

She nearly forced as much energy as she could into the tiara until the point where it was vibrating with the stored power. She sent it flying towards the human again, calling out...

"Moon Tiara Action!"

The human laughed as the weapon flew at her at an incredible rate. She extended her arm and snatched the tiara out of the air and into her palm. She looked at it for a moment before she tightened a deathgrip onto the headpiece in her hand. Neo-Sailor Moon cried out in horror as the human broke the gem in her tiara.

"Tiara, return!", she called out, but it did not respond.

Neo-Sailor Moon stared at Hiro as her adversary tossed her now-useless tiara to the floor. "How am I supposed to fight without a weapon...", she thought to herself. She sank to her knees in despair as the enemy continued to laugh.

Hiro switched his gaze back and forth between Neo-Sailor Moon, Jamin, and the intruder. Finally, he fixed his eyes on Jamin. All hatred and negative feelings put aside, he and Jamin nodded as they took up fighting stances and prepared to defend Neo-Sailor Moon.

The intruder stopped laughing. "So... you boys believe that you could best me? Come take your best shot.", she said simply.

Jamin wasted no time in accepting the invitation. He charged his adversary with a flurry of kicks. His dark-haired opponent countered his style effortlessly, and they fought for several minutes, exchanging words.

"So...", Jamin said in between breaths. "You're pretty good. I guess it's too bad that you're not as skilled as I am."

The dark woman lashed out at his head with a vicious chop that blistered the air and made a whistling sound. Jamin ducked quickly and swung his leg outward, attempting to knock his foe from her feet. However, it was not to be, as she somersaulted backwards with time to spare.

"Boy, you could never even come close to matching my power.", the woman retorted. "I am not even using half of my strength to defend against your rather pitiful offense."

Jamin smiled as he leapt in for another series of punches. "Well, that's too bad, I suppose. I'll just have to settle for the satisfaction of knowing I could clean up with you at full strength, but you were so drunk with your own ignorance, you didn't even put up a fight to save yourself."

The woman moved at inhuman speed, nimbly dodging his attempted blows to her face. She came out with a combination of kicks and leg sweeps to counter him, knocking him off-balance. She finished by lashing out her hand, wrapping her fingers around his throat and lifting him into the air as though he were lighter than air.

"What do you say now, boy?", the woman said, bursting with more evil laughter.

"I say that you two are being selfish with all the fun, and that you should save some for me!", Hiro shouted as he landed a savage blow to the back of the woman's neck with his wooden fighting staff. Her grip on Jamin's neck loosened and he fell to the floor as the woman went sailing against some lab equipment sitting near a window.

Jamin rubbed his neck. "You're late, friend.", he said.

Hiro smiled. "And miss out on the chance to see you run your mouth? It was worth it.", he said with a smirk. "Get back up, this isn't over just yet."

The woman snarled as she ran back, fighting both of them.

Meanwhile, Neo-Sailor Moon grabbed her defunct tiara from the floor and went over to the corner, where Alyssa was hidden behind a computer screen. She was typing furiously and kept looking over at a large safe that had no handle. "Damn!", she mumbled.

"Alyssa... I...", Neo-Sailor Moon started to speak, but she was cut short.

"I know who you are, Usa.", Alyssa said. "Jamin has told me everything. I know it's been a long time, but now is not the moment for reminiscing. Mother knew this day would come, and she locked something away for both of us inside of this safe."

Neo-Sailor Moon nodded silently. "How can I help?", she asked.

"It seems as though Mother encoded that safe with some sort of password, and I can't figure it out. She obviously didn't want me seeing what was inside the safe, but she didn't think that when we needed it, she wouldn't be around to open it.", Alyssa said quickly, slamming her fist down on the keyboard.

"There's some sort of hint here... The screen just always shows these words... `The Light Of The Crystal That Brightens The Darkness Of The Heart'... what is that supposed to mean?", she continued.

Neo-Sailor Moon knelt down near the safe as Alyssa continued to pound away unmercifully at the keyboard, grunting at periodic intervals. She looked over at the other side of the lab, surveying the fight scene where Hiro and Jamin seemed to be at a standstill with their enemy.

"The light of the crystal...?", she said quietly.

She remembered how the Silver Crystal had radiated light and provided power for the tram that had brought she and Hiro down to the lab. She opened her brooch and touched the Silver Crystal. She gently removed it from the brooch and held it in her hands...

On the other side of the lab, Hiro and Jamin were tiring while the woman fought on, seemingly unfazed at all.

"Come on, man!", Hiro shouted towards Jamin as he deflected the woman's unending series of attacks with his staff. "Get in here and do something! You're supposed to be the martial arts expert here!"

The woman caught Jamin on the chin with her heel and he slammed into the wall, knocking the wind out of him.

"Get up!", Hiro called over to him. "This is no time for a nap!"

"Get... over yourself!", Jamin screamed back as he fought to regain his breath. "You... think this is... fun?"

The woman laughed. "I can continue like this for as long as I have to. I can already sense your fatigue. Just give in to my dark power and you may have your rest in death!"

Hiro growled in anger and frustration and launched himself at her, swinging the staff with all the strength he hand. The woman laughed as she moved her body nimbly, watching each blow fly by harmlessly. She grabbed the staff as Hiro swung it downward and used his momentum to send him flying. Unfortunately, her grip did not loosen on the weapon, and Jamin sighed in frustration as she came at him with the staff in hand.

"This can't be good...", he mused inwardly as he willed his body back into motion, barely avoiding the weapon as it came towards his head. In the same motion, he lashed his foot out and caught the woman's legs, successfully tripping her this time.

When the enemy landed on her back, she let go of the staff and Jamin grabbed it just as quickly. His training flooding back to him, he began swinging the staff gracefully, ending in a fighting stance. "Come on, wench.", he yelled. "Let's see your full power NOW!"

She rose to her feet and extended her arm, telekinetically lifting him off the floor. Jamin yelped in surprise as the weapon was wrenched from his hands by an invisible force and unseen hands rendered him immobile, forcing him to watch helplessly as the enemy began beating him with the staff. He lost consciousness as she laughed and let him fall to the floor like a rag doll.

Hiro couldn't contain the fear that overwhelmed all his senses when the woman turned and stared at him, black eyes now glowing red. "Help us, Neo-Sailor Moon!", he screamed.

Neo-Sailor Moon cried out in despair as she continued to try and will the Silver Crystal to open the safe. Alyssa knelt next to her, and pointed out quietly.

"Look, Usa!", she whispered. "There's an indentation in the door. Try putting the Crystal into it!"

Neo-Sailor Moon looked at her and nodded. She held out the Silver Crystal, and gasped as it began to shine more brightly the closer she brought it to the door. She placed it against the cold metal and both Neo-Sailor Moon and Alyssa were knocked backward by a sudden burst of power. Both watched in awe as the door opened.

Neo-Sailor Moon smiled as she removed the contents.

She began with a note, written in Ami's perfect handwriting. "My dearest daughter...", she read aloud. "As much as I hoped this day would not come to pass, the time has come for you to take my place. You must give this, the Princess Rod, to Princess Serenity, for it is her birthright to be our protector. And it is your birthright to be her protector. You have always known that our family has been on the council of guardians, and the time has come for the power to be passed on to you.

Neo-Sailor Moon removed Mercury's blue Star Henshin Wand from the safe and handed it to Alyssa.

"Now, you and your friends are our guardians. Take this power and call out `Mercury Star Power, Make Up!'. The rest will come to you in time. I love you always, precious. Your mother, Ami."

Neo-Sailor Moon removed the Silver Crystal from the safe's door, and tried to replace it within her henshin brooch, but as she held both the Princess Rod and her Crystal, they both began to glow brightly and float in the air. They merged together and became the Spiral Heart Moon Rod.

The Crystal shined from within her new weapon and she felt her brooch change upon her chest.

Alyssa wiped a single tear from her face as she held her mother's Star Wand in her hands. She got up and looked upon the fighting, seeing Hiro being lifted into the air by the demonic woman's evil power. She shifted her gaze and saw Jamin unconscious upon the floor.

"No!", she cried out. Her blue hair parted to reveal her forehead which was glowing with the symbol of Mercury. She raised her birthright into the air and called out...

"Mercury Star Power... Make Up!"

Alyssa gasped as she felt as though she was completely submerged by water. It swirled around her, and she felt her clothing change. She looked down to see her clothing replaced by a dark blue dress that resembled a sailor suit. The body was grey and her arms were covered in with blue gloves, her legs suited with knee-high dark blue boots.

She looked at Neo-Sailor Moon with her mouth having fallen wide open. Neo-Sailor Moon only smiled in return. "Come on, Alyssa. Let's go save our friends."