Sailor Moon Z: #5 - Revelations By. Janelle Jimenez (pandora@indy.net) Official WebPage: http://www.indy.net/~pandora/sailormoon/zodiac/intro3.html "Estrella! We have a star!" Jessica squealed, it was the first time she had been so happy. Janie carefully picked up the heart shaped object with the red jewel embedded within it. "This is one of the Seven Stars?" Janie asked quizzically, "What's it do?" she asked, and held it up to the sky. Nothing happened. "Well, it itself is not actually a star. Its a piece of the Fifth Star. From what I gather, this is the location of the Stars." Estrella began, she looked up from a large piece of paper with odd writing on it. "The Three Talismen, make the Fifth Star. The Silence Glaive also is also half of the Sixth Star." Estrella started, Joanna looked up. "The..Silence Glaive? That thing Sailor Saturn had?" Joanna asked, "Yes, that. The fact that it is half a Star probably explains why she's so powerful." Estrella nodded. She looked back at her paper, "As I was saying, the Silver Crystal is the Seventh Star, the most powerful one. Sailor Moon has it. It will most definatly be the hardest one to obtain. So we must prepare ourselves for the battle for it." she explained. "Now, the four remaining Inner Senshi each have a piece of Fourth Star, I do not know where however. There are also nine Zodiac Senshi, who have a piece of the Third, Second, and First Star." Estrella said. Veronica shook her head, "I am sooo confused!" she exclaimed. Alana nodded in agreement. "Whats with the Stars anyway?" Jessica asked. "The Legend from the Golden Millenium says that the Stars are pure power. When they are brought together, they form the Golden Key. Something made during the Golden Millenieum. It is universal power, the holder of the key would be ruler of the universe. If one of you Zodiac Senshi were the holder of the key, you could release your Destruction Power. You could destroy whole worlds with just a few words." Estrella explained. Jessica's eyes widened. "Pure Power?" she repeated looking very interested in such an idea. "If I were to have the key.." she began, then quickly cut herself off, when she noticed her friends all staring at her. "I mean, if Cyanida ever got that key, we'd be doomed!" she exclaimed, the girls nodded in agreement. "We MUST get the Stars before anyone else does!" she shouted. "YEA!" they all cried in unison, feeling spirited and lively all of a sudden. Jessica had such a way with words. "I created these communicators.." Estrella said tugging a box open with her paws, "They aren't really communicators per se, but each of you have one. Its a pin that lights up whenever the Sailor Senshi appear..that way we'll be able to take the Stars from them." Estrella explained and handed the pins out. * * * * "CYANIDA!" Sulfiria hissed. Cyanida appeared before them in a puff of smoke, she twisted her hair around her finger in anxiety. "YOU FAILED!" Lithia screeched. "We told you not to." Sulfiria said calmly. "DIDN'T WE SAY 'EITHER YOU GET THE STARS, OR YOU DIE'?" Lithia shouted, not being able to keep her calm. Cyanida nodded nervously, she looked about and saw Arseniru standing in a far corner with his arms crossed, smirking at her cruelly. "THEN WHY DID YOU FAIL?!" Lithia demanded, "ENOUGH OF YOU!" she shouted, she picked up the crystal ball and hurled it at an unsuspecting Cyanida. The crystal exploded at her feet and a red goo oozed out, Cyanida began to melt in the puddle of thick red substance, smoke rising up and filling the air with an acrid scent. Cyanida screamed in pain and horror until she was no more. Arseniru disappeared in a blaze of fire, then reappeared before the Princesses. "Did I not tell you that she would fail, m'Princesses?" he asked, smirking playfully. "Yes, I believe so." Sulfiria answered and looked off to the left, Lithia giggled, "Ooh yes! You are sooo smart! Who do you suggest we use now?" she asked. "Scorpio.." he said simply, "She's a wonderful general..not as good as myself, but you keep the best for last." he said arrogantly. "Good choice!" Lithia agreed, "Scorpio! Show yourself!" she declared, a red mist appeared before them and wavered in and out, until a woman with long black hair streaked with red stood before them. She glanced at Arseniru suspiciously with her red eyes. "You are going to take Cyanida's place. You are going to get the Seven Stars, or die as well." Sulfiria said. "As you wish." she replied coldly then disappeared. "Well, Arseniru..?" Lithia asked, Arseniru smirked. "She won't succeed, but we can tire the Senshi out as she tries." he smiled. * * * * Usagi looked blankly at the sky. The Senshi had gathered as friends outside Rei's temple for a bonfire. "Usagi-chan?" Minako asked and crwaled over to her, Usagi didn't notice as the blonde came up closer and waved her hand in front of her face. "Come back to as Usagi!" Minako said. "Mamo-chan.." Usagi mumbled. Rei rolled her eyes, then looked Ami who was also in a daze. However, a different daze. "The Shadow Star Ninja.." she sighed. Rei groaned, "Two zombies.." she muttered, and looked back at Mako who shrugged. Rei picked the marshmallow off the stick she was holding out and ate it. "I can't believe Pluto's talismen got stolen.." Rei sighed afterward, Usagi's eyes snapped. "Stop talking about them!" she exclaimed. "If it weren't for them we'd still be fighting those smoke monsters! Why are you so ungrateful? Sure they're arrogant, sure they might think we're all fools, but push your pride aside, Usagi! They're good, they help us. What more can you want!" Rei asked. Minako nodded in agreement with Rei, as did Mako and Ami. None of them could understand why Usagi was being so selfish lately. "Well, Well..if it isn't a Senshi party. But look, your not all dressed up yet.." said a voice. The girls turned quickly and saw a woman dressed in black with long black hair standing before them. "What happened to Cyanida?" Usagi asked. "She was fated to die, as are you, Sailor Senshi." the woman smiled. "I am the face of death itself, Scorpio. Sayonara." she whispered. "Venus Crystal Power, Make up!" Minako shouted jumping ahead of her friends in transforming, she soon transformed into Super Sailor Venus. "Venus Love and Beauty Shock!" she shouted, a golden wreath appeared in her hand, Venus raised her fingers up and blew a kiss, creating three golden hearts which she threw at the woman. Scorpio darted out of the way, "Red Hallucination.." she whispered, then shouted, "Venus Love and Beauty Shock!" in a mock Venus voice, she mimicked Venus' actions and three red hearts flew at Venus. Venus screamed and jumped away. "Mars Crystal Power, Make up!" Rei shouted and was soon Super Sailor Mars, "Mercury Crystal Power, Make up!" Ami shouted, "Jupiter Crystal Power, Make up!" Mako shouted, "Moon Crisis Make Up!" Usagi shouted, and soon they all had transformed as well into Super Senshi (Note: I never mentioned this earlier, but I just assumed everyone knew that they WERE Super Senshi by now, well if you didn't know, now you do.) "Mars..Flame..SNIPER!" Sailor Mars shouted, a red arrow appeared in her hands which she then shot at Scorpio. "Red Poison.." Scorpio whispered, and created a ball of red energy which she threw at the Senshi. The ball hit everyone of them and knocked them all out, but it missed Mars completely. Scorpio lept into the sky, and with a flick of her wrist her finger nails grew from extremely long to deadly sharp claws. She landed behind Mars and wrapped her arm around Mars' neck, the claws dangerously close to Mars' face. "Remove yourself from her, or I shall redefine the concept of 'airhead'.." said a voice, Scorpio turned her head, and was face to face to a deadly sharp white blade. "In the name of the Silent World, Saturn. I am the Senshi of Destruction and Creation, Sailor Saturn!" the girl said introducing herself. Scorpio threw Sailor Mars down to the ground, and stepped back, she turned around and smacked the Glaive out of Saturn's hands. "Not so strong now are you, little girl?" she asked with a sneer. "Red Hallucination!" she shouted, a red mist appeared and surrounded Sailor Saturn. Saturn gasped as she began to see visions of her former evil self. Saturn looked frightened as she saw visions of Mistress 9 and the evil Sailor Saturn coming towards her to destroy her. A handsome man with grey hair...with a knife in his hands. Daddy? A dead woman rising from the grave, her hands wrapping around Saturn's throat... "Mommy...no..." she cried and dropped to her knees. "How do you like you nightmares, little one?" Scorpio laughed. "STOP! PLEASE!" Sailor Saturn begged, "Maybe.." Scorpio smirked, then bent down and picked up the Silence Glaive. "Menacing weapon for such a young child, you shouldn't play with toys like these, you'll liable to cut yourself.." Scorpio laughed, with cruel precision she swiped the Glaive and left a long red gash on Saturn's arm. Sailor Saturn didn't cry, she remained calm, but tears shined in her eyes. "WORLD SHAKING!" Sailor Uranus said, she had appeared out of nowhere. She raised up her hand and threw the ball of golden energy to the ground where it gained momentum then raised up and headed straight for Scorpio. Scorpio jumped up, and the ball of energy hit Saturn. Saturn, not being able to keep calm any longer, cried out in pain. "SATURN!!!!!" Sailor Neptune screamed who ran up behind Uranus and ran to the girl on the ground. Scorpio smirked, then was surrounded with red mist, she wavered in and out then totally disappeared taking the Silence Glaive with her. Just then the Zodiac Senshi arrived in the orange bubble. Sailor Leo looked around, she saw the Sailor Senshi and sympathy flashed in her eyes, which she quickly hid. "Too late..lets go." she said, knowing it was a perfect time to get the other Talismen, but didn't have the heart to dare take one. "Sun Rise!" she shouted, and soon they were carried away in the orange bubble once again. "WHO WAS THAT!?!" Sailor Uranus screamed, taking out her Space Sword and stabbing the ground Scorpio stood on before she disappeared. "Michiru-mama..I'm so tired.." Saturn whispered, calling Sailor Neptune a name she used to call her. Saturn's uniform faded away and she lay on the ground and closed her eyes. Sailor Pluto then walked on to the scene, carrying the Time Staff without the Garnet Orb. She looked down at Hotaru and gasped. Hotaru had a long gash in her arm, as well as being struck with Uranus's misguided attack. As well as the fact her mentality was greatly damaged. "What more can possibly happen?" Neptune cried. The sky then seemed to darken before their eyes, the clouds swirled strangely and a tornado touched down before their eyes. The funnel cloud returned to the sky and a carbon copy of Sailor Pluto dressed differently stood before them. In her hands she held out something that looked like the Garnet Orb, yet it was white in color. "Bad timing, Neptune.." Sailor Moon said, she and the rest were slowly waking up. "No, I didn't come to hurt you.." the lookalike of Pluto said. Sailor Pluto's eyes filled with tears. "Pluto? Another? Is it Sailor Pluto from the future?" Sailor Venus asked looking quizzically at both of them. Sailor Pluto shook her head. "No, they aren't exactly the same person. That tornado did not appear due to time travel. It was a strange occurance of nature." Sailor Mercury responded typing into her computer. "It's..Sailor Charon.." Pluto murmured. The lookalike Pluto nodded, "I'm glad you remembered me.." the copy smiled. "You can't forget a sister.." Pluto murmured looking back at Sailor Neptune who was protectively hovering over Hotaru, and Sailor Uranus who was protectively hovering over Neptune. "That was a General of the Black Star Galaxy" Charon said, reffering to the woman before. She walked over to Hotaru and touched her forehead, Hotaru's body filled with light, and all injuries seemed to disappear. "She destroyed my body. What you see now, is just an illusion that will disappear. My soul can't wander forever..so I have filled this with my energy..and healed Sailor Saturn.." Sailor Charon smiled and held up the Orb in her hands, "Destroyed you?" Pluto choked. "Yes..I didn't suppose you would know. I was left in the future, when all of a sudden a new enemy appeared and murdered Neo-Queen Serenity and Neo-Princess Serenity.." Sailor Charon said and looked at Sailor Moon, "Your majesty.." she said with a polite bow. She turned back to Sailor Pluto, "I was in the future, controlling nature..but I couldn't stop them.. they won, Sailor Pluto..don't let them get the Stars..don't let them win.. then perhaps, I won't be dead.." Sailor Charon whispered. "The future is destroyed..there is no Future now..please don't let them win..don't let Scorpio and where she hails from get the Stars.. please..Don't let anyone get the Golden Key." Sailor Charon whispered, she then began to fade out, only a light was left where she was, the light entered the look alike Orb Charon had given Pluto and the Orb began to swirl with color. Pluto attached the Orb to her Time Staff, and closed her eyes, after a long period of time her eyes snapped open. "We can't let them win." she said with extreme determination in her voice.