It was yet another battle with the forces of the Negaverse.  Sailor Star Dancer once again used the gold ring which gave him super speed and agility.  Shot after shot was fired in his direction, and he dodged each one.  As his speed increased, so did the chance for a sonic boom to strike ground zero.  His visor activated, shielding his eyes and giving him a current read out of his speed.
      400 MPH:
     Enemies are confused and wondering, "Where did he get that speed!?"
      500 MPH:
     Allies are getting pounded.  Alex sweeps through, picking them up and leaving a cover of dust in his wake.
      700 MPH:
     Enemies can't detect target locks of any of the Senshi or Warriors.
      750 MPH:
     SONIC BOOM!!  Enemies blown to pieces, hole in ground, and no sign of the Sailor Senshi.

     "What the hell happened?"  Sailor Star Blaze asked when all had recovered.
     "I think I broke the sound barrier,"  Sailor Star Dancer said.
     "You did more than that,"  Warrior Night said, "Where are we?"
     "Well,"  Sailor Callisto said, "we appear to be in some sort of compound."
     "This makes no sense,"  Warrior Draco said.
     "Why's that?"  Sailor Hellfire asked.
     "The math just doesn't add up.  Alex hit 750 miles per hour and broke the sound barrier.  There is no possible way to jump through time and space."
     "Well, we're here and need to get some information,"  Warrior Venus said, "Night, scout for a computer terminal or something to tap into."
     "I'm on top of that,"  Warrior Night said.  He hiked around for a couple minutes until he found a terminal.  He activated it and began punching keys.  A couple minutes later he exclaimed, "This is interesting.  Armor types are Necromancer and Magitech, both heavy duty!"
     "Um, Darren,"  Neo - Sailor Jupiter said, "look out behind you!"
     Warrior Night turned to face a person in Magitech armor.  He froze, unable to move.  The person prepared a tek missile and aimed at Darren's heart.
     Lizz witnessed this and knew she had to do something.  She had lost many important people in her life and that made her, not to mention her powers, all that much stronger.  She decided that tonight she was not about to lose another close friend.
     "Hey, bolt brain!"  she shouted.  When she got the person's attention, she shouted, "Prepare to be dusted.  Jupiter Thunder Clap Zap!"
     The disk of energy spiraled at the armor, telling all to move away from the blast area.  The disk made contact and exploded, but didn't exactly damage the way she had intended.  The crippled armor began to lean, tipping toward the still frozen Warrior Night.
     "Darren!"  she shouted, trying to get his attention.  When that didn't work, she leapt into the air and became her old self, Hexagon Myst.
     "I summon the powers of water to save my close friend.  Hexagon Myst!!"
     Twin triangles of water energy formed and spiraled through the air, forming a six pointed star.  The star flew down and picked Darren up while at the same time put the Magitech armor out of commission.
     As the armor fell, Alex took his Mars medallion from beneath his shirt and began to charge it.  Flames encircled the symbol in the center.  A couple seconds later Alex performed the movement's for Sailor Mars' Burning Mandala power.  When he reached the end, flame rings fired from the medallion and from his hands, all making contact with the armor and turning it to dust.
     With the Magitech armor destroyed, all the senshi knew they had to run like hell.
 Darren plugged his computer into the terminal and down loaded all the important files.  After that he drew a laser pistol from his utility belt and blasted the terminal to pieces.  He then rejoined the Sailor Senshi.
     "What the hell did you do that for?"  Warrior Mars asked.
     "Security reasons.  Needed the files for important reasons.  Also makes one less terminal we have to worry about."
     As he finished his sentence, Darren spun the pistol around on his finger a few times, performed a couple of sharp shooter tricks, and re - holstered his weapon.  He then took out his computer and accessed the files.
     "Let's see.... Magitech armor.... Necromancer armor.... Power armor.... Magitech weapons... "
     "Is there anything we can use?!"  Cathy asked.
     "Well, I found a way to turn the Star Senshi into the Star Warriors."
     "And that is?"  Tod asked.
     "With these."
     Darren closed his fist and energy glowed around it.  He opened his hand again and produced five pens.  He gave one with thunderbolts to Steve, one with star bursts to Tod, one with waves to Richard, one with flames to Matt, and one with rainbows to Rachel.  They hoisted their pens into the air, along with Alex, Bryan, and Dan.  Light circled the pens and their symbols appeared, only to twirl around and release their elements.  Each then shouted a new transformation phrase.
     "Saturn Nova Power!"
     "Nova Eclipse Power!"
     "Thunderbolt Nova Power!"
     "Hellfire Nova Power!"
     "Sun Nova Power!"
     "Earth Life Power!"
     "Arctic Chill Nova Power!"
     "FireStar Nova Power!"
     As their transformations finished, each was wearing some armor, ranging in sizes and shapes.  No sooner than they had transformed, several units of Magitech and Necromancer armor surrounded them.
     "We are in it deep!"  Darren exclaimed.
     Just then the new warriors went into their appearances and introductions.  Warrior Nova appeared first, wearing chest and shoulder armor of rainbow colors and spandex shorts, plus knee high rainbow colored boots.
     "I am Warrior Nova and I'm gonna burn ya'!"
     Warrior Earth appeared next, wearing golden body armor and baggy brown slacks and golden leather boots.
     "Shake and quake 'cause I'm Warrior Earth!"
     Warrior Thunderbolt appeared, wearing emerald green chest and shoulder armor and emerald and gold gauntlets along with baggy green slacks and black leather boots.
     "Lightning always strikes twice when I'm around.  I'm Warrior Thunderbolt!"
     Next up was Warrior Hellfire, wearing red chest, shoulder, and wrist armor along with baggy crimson pants and black leather boots.
     "Flames dance when I come near.  I'm Warrior Hellfire."
     Next was Warrior Saturn's turn to appear.  He was dressed in violet body and shoulder armor, violet, gold, and black gauntlets, black baggy pants, and royal violet and black leather boots.
     "I command types of rings that you don't want to wear.  I am Warrior Saturn!"
     Warrior Arctic Chill appeared next, dressed in royal blue chest and shoulder armor with gauntlets of blue and gold, along with dark blue baggy pants and black leather boots.
     "Freeze sleeze 'cause the freezer king is here.  I'm Warrior Arctic Chill!"
     Warrior Sun appeared next, dressed in red and gold body and shoulder armor, with gauntlets of the same colors.  He wore a head band with his symbol on it.  Also, his hands were wrapped in cloth with the same symbol.  He wore baggy red pants and crimson leather boots.
     "Worship me like many others have before.  I am Warrior Sun!"
     Finally, Warrior FireStar appeared, dressed in amber and silver chest and shoulder armor with gauntlets of a similar color.  He wore baggy orange - yellow slacks and tan leather boots.
     "Burn in hell demon spawn.  I'm Warrior FireStar!"
     As soon as they finished their introductions, the armor units captured them, knocked out the rest of the Senshi and Warriors, and took off.  As they were running, Warrior Night came to and followed the armor units to a large castle.  He hid in the shadows and waited for sun down.

     The pain came swiftly, the sound of cracking bone and shattering tendon filling the air of the small room.  Steve Huff was tied to a chair, a large man at his feet, breaking them.  All Steve could do was stare at the top of his tormentor's head, lightning bolts flashing through his dark eyes.  He put his hands above the man's head, sparks flying between his fingers.  The electricity formed an orb.  Steve then whispered two words, "Thunder Ball,"  before smashing the orb against the man's head.
     Lightning raced through the man's body, ending the torture he was inflicting on the Star Warriors.  As the man shuddered from all the energy running through his system, Steve remarked, "You can dish it out, but you sure can't take it!"  After a few more seconds of electrical current running through his system, the man gave one final gasp before collapsing to  the cold metallic floor.  Steve then groaned in pain before sliding out of the chair, beneath the ropes, and then to the floor.
     The rest of the Star Warriors were in shock from what Steve had done.  They were also suffering assorted breaks and bruises.  Rachel was suffering bruises and cuts on her face.  Tod had some bruised ribs and a twisted ankle.  Alex had a broken forearm from defending himself.  Dan lost a couple teeth and a chunk of his scalp.  Bryan was holding up with only a dislocated shoulder.  Matt and Richard each suffered dislocated hips and broken legs.  Steve was the lucky one with his newly shattered ankle.
     "This is really bad,"  Matt said, "some of us are in no shape to travel, not to mention fight."
     "I'm the only one without much physical damage,"  Rachel said as she freed herself from her bonds and stood up.  She sat back down for a second to catch her breath and to recover from a dizzy spell.  Bryan, Dan, and Alex managed to free themselves and help the other three to their feet.  As they hobbled towards the door, it burst open and in stepped Warrior Night.
     "Hey, miss me?"  Darren asked.  The look from the others was not amusing.
     "Darren, can you find us a way to get out of here?"  Matt asked.
     "Yup.  Already did.  There is some Magitech armor awaiting you outside."
     As the group hobbled out of the room, Darren lent a hand to Matt and Richard.  When they reached the armor, Darren calmly helped the critically injured into the armor before turning his attention to Alex.
     "Hey, Alex, why not use the Phoenix power to heal yourself?"  Darren asked.
     "I haven't used it in such a long time it's gonna be difficult to control."
     "Just try it."
     Alex concentrated and sure enough the energy field of the Phoenix appeared, but began to fizzle almost as quickly.  When Darren saw this happen he took a small capsule from his utility belt and attached it to Alex's belt.  A couple seconds later the Phoenix flared back twice as strong.  Alex took to the air, his wounds healing, his energy renewed and his armor growing in strength.  As soon as Alex completed this recharge he landed and asked Darren, "What the hell is this thing?"
     "It's called Magicite.  It's the remains of the Phoenix Esper."
     "What is this place?!"
     "It's a Magitech factory, where Espers go to die.  You had one before this in your magic pouch, which gave you your fire power."
     "Ifrit!?"
     "I found all the ones in this factory, which is quite a few.  Here, I have Kirin, Fenrir, Ramuh, Siren, and quite a bunch more."
     "Do you think there is a way to revive them?"
     "It might be possible.  Right now we need to get out of here!"
     With those words they ran to catch up with the rest of the group.

     As they walked through all the corridors and passageways of the factory they were constantly under attack.  They used the powers of the Espers and of the Magitech armor to vanquish the attackers.  Eventually they heard the screams of humans.  Humans who were both scared and in pain.  An especially ear splitting shriek filled the air.
     "That was Serena!"  Alex exclaimed as he took off at top speed.
     "Alex, wait!!"  Rachel yelled, "It might be a..... "
     But it was too late.  Alex ran head first into a fairly large creature.  He looked up into eyes that were cold and full of hate.  Muscles rippled beneath purple skin and stubby fingers gave way to nails which were six inches long and diamond sharp.  Alex backed away slowly, then turned around and ran at top speed.  He felt the person's heavy foot steps banging against the metal floor, the thunderous motion lifting Alex an inch into the air with every step.  Unknown to the fleeing person, the creature raised one clawed hand into the air and brought it down, slashing the armor plating on Alex's back and cutting a good four inches off of his prized tail.
     When Alex saw how much hair was cut away, his eyes turned red and the hair grew back.  The creature began to show fear in its cold eyes, but never showed it on its face.  Alex's armor regenerated and increased in power, a twin scabbard forming and throwing knives appearing on the gauntlets.  One gauntlet opened up and a half dozen enchanted throwing stars appeared.  To finish the improvements Alex's visor materialized.
     "Everyone, run for cover!"  a strange voice said.  It took them a couple seconds to realize it was Alex's.  Warrior Night called upon his Galaxy Aura Barrier to protect them from whatever was going to happen.
     "I'm Warrior Saturn and if you wanted trouble, you've got a whole lot coming your way.  Mars Napalm Bolo Engulf!"
     A swarm of fiery bolos converged on the creature and wrapped around it, burning it severely.  The creature, on the other hand, teleported away from the flames and allowed them to drop to the floor.  Alex took this moment to warm up for another attack.
     "Saturn Flame Rings Attack!"
     Multiple rings of fire flew through the air and attacked the creature, but this particular one had adapted and reflected them right back at Alex.  Alex dodged and opened up another attack.
     "Nitro Bubbles Blast!"
     Hundreds of bubbles flew through the air and made contact with the floors, etc., and exploded, throwing everything into disarray.  Alex took this distraction to call upon the Phoenix and take to the sky.  As he flew over the creature's head, an arm reached up and grabbed his leg.  Before Alex could react he was hurtling through the air and into the cold metal wall.  He hit, hard, and slumped to the floor, unconscious.
     The creature saw he had been triumphant and moved in for the kill.  As the creature approached, a form flew through the air at an incredible speed and slammed head long into the creature, knocking it a good twenty feet away.  Alex chose that moment to awaken.  He sat up slowly, clutching his head and moaning, "What the hell hit me?"  A familiar voice answered, "Who knows.  All I know is he'll have one hell of a headache when he comes to."
     Alex looked up to see Joss down on one knee, catching his breath from the attack.  Joss looked up, smiled, and said, "What would you do without me?"  Alex groaned in displeasure.  Joss helped Alex to his feet and the two ran to catch up with their friends.  Once they rejoined the group, Derek brought Alex up to date.
     ".... and they tortured most of us.  That was when Serena screamed.  He had managed to rip her uniform to pieces and was in the process of doing something unspeakable when he heard you guys.  He left us long enough for me to free us and for us to break out.  That was when Joss saw him going after you.  He used his cannon ball attack to knock him away."
     "How bad is everyone?"  Alex asked.
     Derek ran a long list of injuries by Alex, causing multiple sweat drops to form on Alex's head.  By the time Derek finished, Alex was in shock.  He tried to speak, but little sound would come out.  Derek, being the impatient type, smacked Alex upside the head HARD, causing Alex's vision to black out for a few seconds.  Once his vision returned, so did his senses and a battle ensued.
     "You SOB!"  Alex exclaimed, "Why did you do that!?"
     "You weren't with it!"  Derek replied.
     Alex struck a battle stance and said, "Prepare to defend yourself, cretin!"
     "Why are you doing this?!"  Derek asked.
     "I'm gonna teach ya' not to mess with me!"
     "Stop it you two!"  Ami said, stepping in between them.
     "What has gotten into the two of you?!"  Lita demanded.
     "He's being a dick head!"  the two said at the same time, pointing to one another.
     "This is going no place fast!"  Dorrie said.
     "No kidding,"  Ana replied.
     "I swear I'm gonna pound him flat!"  Alex yelled, trying to push Ami out of his way.  Lita moved in and restrained him.
     "Let me go!"
     "Not until we find out what crawled up your ass and died!"  Richard said.
     "I'll tell you what happened.  I'm sick and tired of people bothering me and hitting me and let me tell you the next person to hit me is going to get their asses whipped!!"
     Sweat drops formed on everyone's heads.  Lita released Alex and they continued on their exit, running the entire way.  The only time they stopped was when they ran head first into a large metal door.
     The armors collided first, followed by everyone else.  The confusion caused by this incident was also quite painful for everyone, for the armor fell backwards into the crowed.  When the confusion ended everyone was trying to get their thoughts together.  They weren't aware of the 100 Borgs surrounding them until it was too late.

     "It is useless to resist us,"  one of the Borgs said as the Sailor Senshi were being dragged away.
     "Oh, shut up!"  Alex said as he tried to break free from the Borgs' powerful grip.
     "What are we gonna do?"  Crystal asked.
     "Can't you use your Crystal Shining Web?"  Matt asked.
     "I can try.  Crystal Shining Web!"
     A cage made of quartz and other crystals erupted in front of the Borgs.  When they tried to turn another wall formed.  They repeated until they were completely surrounded by crystal walls.
     "Now that we're not going any where, what are we going to do?"  Chris asked.
     "Kick some butt!"  Lita said as she broke free from her attacker's grasp.  She then began her attack.
     "Supreme Thunder Crash!"
     Lita's attack struck one borg and caused it to explode.  Once that was done she began a second attack.
     "Sparkling Wide Pressure!"
     Lita's second attack wiped out the borg that was holding Darren and continued on to strike another borg, which had adapted to her electrical attacks.  Fortunately Darren had unpredictable attacks.
     "Galaxia Gun Fire!"
     The energy blast destroyed the borgs holding Matt Emmerton and Heath, Richard, and Rachel.  They joined in the butt kicking.

     "Alex, time to wake up.  You need to study."
     "Aww, Luna, I don't want to wake up.  I feel like I've been hit by a Mack truck."
     Luna walked over Alex's face, using her tail to tickle his nose.  After a couple seconds Alex sneezed, sending Luna through the air.  A couple seconds later Artemis and Diana joined in, both annoying Alex to the point where he woke up.
     "All right!  I'm up already!  But where am I?"  he asked. looking at his surroundings.
     "I'm willing to say the time space pocket where we live,"  Nichole said.
     "That is right,"  Shirly said, "After that explosion I had enough power to teleport us here."
     "I need to study,"  Ami said, "I have a test in two weeks and I am way behind!"
     Sweat drops formed on everyone's head.
     "Hey, I hear Bloody Roses is playing at the Chicago Stadium in 2078!!"  Serena said.
     "Shirly, you got tickets for all of us?"  Dan asked.
     "Yup.  Portal is open and we're ready to rock and roll!!"
     With that they ran off, picking up those who were still crashing and took off for Chicago Stadium in 2078.  There they would have a great time.
     "YEAH!!!"  Dorrie cheered as they watched the concert, "This group rules!"  Just then the leader of the group spoke.
     "And now for our final piece.  We're dedicating this to a pretty lady who comes from the moon who saved our concert last time.  Let's give a cheer for Sailor Moon and the Sailor Senshi!"
     The crowed roared in response.  After it calmed down he continued.
     "We call this song 'Stop the Insanity!'.  Hit it boys!!"
     A driving rock beat on the drums gave way to guitars and key boards.  After a couple minutes of music the lyrics came in.

     Before the Sailor Senshi and Warriors crashed, Alex and Darren took all the Magicite fragments to the hidden lake, which returned after Juliet joined up.  They cast the shards into the lake, making a wish every time.  After all had been cast in they turned to leave, but turned back when the sky turned bright as day.  They witnessed Esper after Esper leave the lake.  The Espers floated above the water and seemed to say, 'Thank you'.  The two waved and said, "Good luck!"  to every Esper.  Before they turned back they looked to the sky to see a special message.
    To the Sailor Senshi and Warriors:
    Thanks for the save.  We hope your range of
    magic spells and powers increase drastically
    in the next few days.
      signed:
     Kirin      Fenrir      Unicorn
     Crusader     Raiden      Golem
     Carbunkle     Starlet      Zone Seek
     Bismark     Siren      Bahamut
     Phoenix     Ramuh      Shoat
     Terrato     Sraphin     Ifrit
     Ragnarock     Maduin     Shiva
     Odin      Alexandr     Palidor
     Tritoch      Stray      Phantom

    When the message finally vanished, both of their communicators went off, all lines full.  Alex looked at Darren and they both shrugged before tossing the communicators into the air and destroying them with a sonic boom.