Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ The Saga of Mercury ❯ Is It Over So Soon? ( Chapter 6 )

The Saga of Mercury

Chapter 6

"Is It Over So Soon?"

Written by Jose I. Ramos

Portions based on "Mercury Knight stories" by Ryuuen No Miko

"Sailor Moon" and all related characters are copyrighted by Naoko Takeuchi, Kodansha, TOEI Animation and other agencies.

Storyline © 2002 Jose I. Ramos

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The Saga of Mercury story is copyrighted by me, however content in some chapters is based on the Mercury Knight Stories as described in the Chapter 1 Introduction.

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Chapter 6 - Is It Over So Soon?

One month has passed. The Sailor Scouts are their normal selves, living life normally without any Negaverse threats. Greg has gone out with Amy on dates twice a week; other days they get together for studying.

One day, Greg was alone in the Library trying to pick up a physics book to read. He took it out, but the book was in so tight with other books, that the other books fell down onto the floor. Greg reached down to try to put the other books back on the shelf.

"Can I help you?"

Greg looked up to see a beautiful girl with long, red hair.

"Uh, no thanks, I'll be fine," said Greg.

"Oh, I'll help you anyway."

The girl helped Greg and placed all the books back on the shelf in order.

"My name is Libro… er… Lillian."

"Hi Lillian, I'm Greg."

"Say Greg, you're cute. Do you want to go out for an ice cream? My treat!"

"Uh, thanks, but I'm supposed to meet someone here shortly…"

"Pleeeease, Greg?" Lillian said. Lillian's eyes then began to glow yellow. Greg squinted, and then opened his eyes. He seemed to be fascinated by the yellow light that shone from Lillian's eyes.

Greg, in a voice lower than normal, said, "Yes, Lillian." He wrapped both of his arms around Lillian's hips. Lillian thought to herself, this is working exactly as Sorinya planned. Soon Greg will be all ours, and poor Amy won't be able to do anything about it!

"Your eyes… are beautiful…" Greg told Lillian. "Your hair… is pretty…"

"Keep going…" said Lillian.

"I love you," Greg said. The two kissed.

One week passes…

Why hasn't Greg called me in a week, Amy thought. I call him every day and he's not there. I'd better go to his house to see what's going on.

Amy took the first available high-speed train to Greg's stop, then walked two blocks to his house.

Now, Greg's house was old-fashioned on the outside, but modern on the inside. It was completed about two years ago, and Greg and his father have lived there for about six months. The exterior was very unique, in that it had an outdoor patio that made a circle around the entire house. A swimming pool was in the back.

Amy walked up the steps, and walked on the patio to the front door. Amy looked at herself in the glass pane of the outside door, making sure that she looked her best. She then rang the doorbell.

"I'll get it!" said a voice inside.

"No, don't worry about it, stay here, let's finish our science project," said a female voice.

Amy thought to herself, I don't recognize that voice.

A pause, then…

"Yes, sweetie pie. Let's finish it."

Amy recognized Greg's voice at that instant. "Sweetie Pie? Something's fishy around here."

Amy decided to try the back door to see what the problem was. Amy walked around the patio to the back… but then stopped in shock. Right in front of her eyes, on the sundeck next to the pool, Greg was kissing another girl with such passion that would have made Leonardo DiCapprio proud.

"GREG URAWA!!" Amy yelled. She felt very steamed on the inside as she marched her way to Greg.

Greg snapped, "Amy! What on earth are you doing here?"

"WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING WITH HER?" retorted Amy. Amy slapped Greg hard.

"Um, hello, my name is Lillian…" was all Lillian could say before Amy shoved her into the pool.

Amy cried her way from Greg's house all the way back to the train station. Amy ran straight to the platform edge and looked frantically to see if a train was coming. A train was definitely coming - too fast. The train, traveling on the express track, whizzed by Amy in four seconds.

A man stepped up to Amy and said, "Excuse me, miss. The next train to Tokyo arrives in 15 minutes…. Oh goodness, are you all right?"

"I'll be fine, thank you," was Amy's reply.

Amy took a few steps and sat herself down on the bench next to the platform. Other than Amy, the man that spoke with her, and the station agent, the entire platform was empty. Amy was crying, and felt hurt inside. She thought to herself: Why? Why did this have to happen? Why did he kiss that girl? Is that what he's been doing all week long… hang out with her?

Amy then lifted her head and saw a figure approach her.

"Hello Amy Mizuno, I finally have you in my grasp," said an evil voice.

"What?" said Amy.

Amy saw a purple figure with long black gloves, tied-back red hair, a book and a pencil. On the cover of the book she was holding was the inverted crescent moon symbol. "Libroria is my name, writing books is my game!"

"Oh no!" yelled Amy. Amy tried to run to the station exit, but saw the man and ticket agent tied to a support beam, gagged and blindfolded. The station exit was covered in stacks of books. Amy then turned to face her enemy and yelled, "MERCURY STAR POWER!"

"Heh-heh-heh! Well, well, Sailor Mercury! The, quote unquote, `brains of the sailor scouts'. Hope you like reading things, because I am about to write your very last chapter! Hyaa!" Libroria thrusted her pencil toward Mercury. The pencil turned into a sharp knife.

"Oh!" Sailor Mercury gasped, dodging the knife. But Libroria threw more pencils at Mercury. One of the knives cut into her sailor suit, above her elbow. The force of the knife thrusted Sailor Mercury to the wall. Before Sailor Mercury could remove the knife, other knives struck her, and she was completely pinned.

"Now," said Libroria, "time to close the book of your life! Farewell, Sailor Mercury!" Librora threw the book at her. The book turned into a ball of fire, aiming straight for Sailor Mercury's face.

Sailor Mercury let out a final scream.

Well, actually, the scream wasn't a final one, because…

"MERCURY ICE SHIELD CHARGE!"

Sailor Mercury looked to her right and saw Mercury Knight, in his attack uniform, cover her with his ice shield. The ice shield was so powerful that the fireball disintegrated on impact.

"I don't believe it!" said Libroria. She tried to reach for another book, but realized she didn't have one. "I'll be back for you, Sailor Mercury, and when I do, it'll be your last fight!" she said as she disappeared in a swirl of purple smoke.

As the Tokyo-bound train was nearing the station, Mercury Knight ran to Sailor Mercury and began to remove the knives that were pinning her hands. "Are you all right?" he asked. Sailor Mercury then used her free hands to shove Mercury Knight to the ground. "I don't need your help! I won't be able to trust you anymore, after what you did to that girl."

"Uh… what are you talking about," asked a puzzled Mercury Knight.

"Just LEAVE ME ALONE!" screamed Sailor Mercury. Using her free hands, she generated a fog bubble, and aimed it straight at Mercury Knight. "SHABON SPRAY!" she yelled.

Mercury Knight was covered in fog as the train pulled in. "Sailor Mercury!" he yelled.

When the fog vanished, the entrance was cleared, the station agent and the man from earlier were untied, struggling to get to their feet, and the train to Tokyo was about to depart. Mercury Knight de-transformed to protect his identity.

Greg looked around… Sailor Mercury - Amy - was nowhere in sight.

Where did Amy disappear?

Did she end her relationship with Greg then and there?

Find out in the next chapter of, The Saga of Mercury.

[Portions of Chapter 6 are based on the "Mercury Knight stories" by Ryuuen no Miko.]

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