Once the three Warriors had stepped through
the portal, it closed behind them, leaving them in an immense hallway.
At first they thought they were stranded, but a gentle, yet familiar, voice
spoke to them from the shadows.
"Greetings Warriors Saturn, Pluto, and Universe,"
the voice said, "I see you are well disguised as to not alert others to
your true identities."
"Yeah, I guess so," Derek said, "but I feel
so out of place."
"Ditto," Adderson said, This is the first
time I've had long hair for quite some time."
Derek and Alex looked over to see Adderson
running his fingers through feathered black hair. Alex snickered and went
to play with his rat tail, only to find it gone. He immediately broke down
in tears.
"Don't worry about it," the voice said, Disguise
Power alters your outward appearances, but the effects are not permanent.
Once you transform, your hair will return to normal."
"Luna?" Alex asked. From the shadows stepped
a tall woman with dark, flowing hair in a style similar to Catsy's, a yellow
and black floor length gown, and a crescent moon on her forehead.
"Yes, that's me. Even without the form you
know me as being, I'm the same person."
"So, what's the reason we were summoned here?"
Derek asked.
"There is inside info that something is going
to go down," Luna said, "though I was hoping for Warriors Hellfire, Arctic
Chill, Thunderbolt, FireStar, and Nova." Sweat drops formed on Alex's,
Adderson's, and Derek's heads.
"Thanks for making us feel so welcome," Adderson
whined sarcastically.
"Oh Luna," another female voice called. They
all turned around to see Queen Serenity running towards the group. "Luna,
are these the minstrels that you told me about?"
"Um... yes your majesty," Luna stammered,
"these are... "
"Sir Ross of the house of the stars," Adderson
said, dropping to one knee.
"Sir Mathias, of the kingdom of Saturn," Alex
said, following suit.
"And Sir James, of the kingdom of Pluto,"
Derek said, following the other two to one knee.
"I'm sure you'll be perfect," Queen Serenity
said, winking at the group, "Don't worry, your secret is safe. But if trouble
starts, you know what to do."
"Yes your majesty," the three said telepathically.
"Luna, show them to the ballroom," Queen Serenity
said as she trotted off, "I must find Serena."
"Follow me," Luna said, walking down the hall.
The three Warriors turned minstrels followed Luna, gazing around at their
surroundings. They were in awe at the sheer size and decoration of the
palace. After a few minutes they reached the grand ballroom. The minute
they walked in they almost collided with Prince and Princess Venus, who
were taking a turn around the floor. After saying their apologies, Luna
led the three over to the rest of the princes and princesses and introduced
them.
"Ladies, gentlemen, these are some wandering
minstrels whom our majesty asked to play for you," Luna said, "These are
Sir Ross, from the house of stars; Sir Mathias, from the kingdom of Saturn;
and Sir James, of the kingdom of Pluto."
"Pleased to meet you," everyone said. Just
then Prince Saturn leapt to his feet and exclaimed, "I gotta perform right
now!"
"Need some accompaniment?" Alex asked.
"Sure. A saxophone / oboe duet would be awesome!"
The two walked to center stage, where Prince
Saturn was handed a brilliant gold - toned saxophone with little violet
jewels on the bell which formed the symbol of Saturn. He took it in hand
and Alex whispered to him, "Follow my lead."
"What are you going to play?" Prince Saturn
asked.
"Trust me. You'll know when you hear it."
He put his oboe to his lips and began to play
"Love Will Be Our Guide". Once he finished the first stanza, Prince Saturn
played the solo second stanza. They then played the third stanza together.
Once they finished the piece they took a bow and received a standing ovation.
Alex motioned for Adderson to come up on stage and whispered in his ear,
"Kefka's Theme". He then turned to the audience and said, "And now, for
your listening enjoyment, a Saxophone, Oboe, and Flute trio."
As Adderson was about to press the flute to
his lips, the doors burst open and in filed a large platoon of Negaverse
soldiers. The three Warriors turned minstrels dove behind the stage and
waited to see what would happen.
"Protect the princesses at all cost!" Prince
Jupiter shouted, drawing a long sword and charging towards the soldiers.
"Right!" the other princes shouted, drawing
assorted weapons. They then rushed at the Negaverse soldiers, only to get
thrown back into the crowd. The princesses then rushed to the front line.
"Mercury Bubbles... Blast!"
"Mars Fire... Ignite!"
"Jupiter Thunder Crash!"
"Venus Crescent Beam Smash!"
"World Shaking!"
"Deep Submerge!"
"Dead Scream."
"Death Ribbon Revolution!"
The attacks felled many soldiers, but the
princesses were eventually overcome with exhaustion and had to withdraw
from the fight. The soldiers then surrounded the royalty and many of the
guests, taking them hostage. From their viewpoint the three Warriors turned
minstrels could see this and they decided it was time to fight back. They
produced their transformation items and waited.
"On three we jump," Alex said.
"Ok," Adderson and Derek nodded.
"Ready? Steady. Three!!"
The three leapt into the air, their power
items above their heads. They shouted their transformation phrases and
powered up.
"Saturn Super Nova Power!"
"Universe Life Power!"
"Pluto Nova Power!"
"TRANSFORM!"
There were three flashes of light and from
that came Super Warrior Saturn, Warrior Universe, and Warrior Pluto. They
landed on the stage, all striking dramatic poses.
"You had better take a hike," Warrior Saturn
said, "Otherwise, prepare to fight. I'm Warrior Saturn and on behalf of
these lovely ladies I'll punish you!"
"I'm Warrior Pluto, and on behalf of the powers
of time I'll turn the clock back on you!"
"I'm Warrior Universe and I'll use the powers
of the cosmos to vanquish you!"
"Saturn!"
"Pluto!"
"Universe!"
"STAR WARRIORS!"
"Wha... who?!" the soldiers stammered. The
three Warriors fell over when they heard this.
"Prepare to get your butts kicked!" Princess
Mars said.
"Yeah," Princess Jupiter said, "You're heading
for a fall!"
"How so?" one of the soldiers asked.
"You'll see," Warrior Saturn said, "Ring Shot!"
A mass of flame rings flew through the air
and slammed into the soldier's chest. Everyone turned to see Warrior Saturn,
who was collecting ice energy in one fist and lightning into the other
fist. Warrior Saturn then shouted, "Ring Shot!" again, punching both fists
forward and releasing two types of rings, which first electrocuted the
soldiers, then froze them in solid blocks of ice. Once this was done, more
soldiers rushed forward and proceeded to attack the three Warriors.
"Gravity Wave!"
"Chronos Cyclone!"
"Shockwave Slash!"
The three attacks mowed down some soldiers
while lifting others into the air. Once the soldiers were out of commission,
the guardians of Princess Mars used their combined powers to send the soldiers
back to the Negaverse. Once the ballroom was cleaned up, the assorted princes
and princesses began to question the warriors.
"Who are you guys?" Princess Mercury asked.
"We're from the future," Adderson said.
"We're the Star Warriors," Alex said, "the
male counterparts to the Sailor Senshi."
"Which means you would have our spirits inside
of you," Prince Neptune said.
"Yup," Derek said, looking at Prince Pluto,
"we actually look a bit like you."
"No kidding," Prince Pluto said, looking Derek
over, "But I don't think I would have dyed my hair that brilliant shade
of blond." A sweat drop formed on Derek's head.
"How did you get here?" Princess Serena asked,
stepping forward.
"I can answer that," Luna said, stepping out
of the shadows with Artemis at her side.
"Luna, you have something to do with this?"
Serena asked, turning to her guardian.
"Yes princess, I'm afraid so. Your mother
asked me to bring some Warriors from the future here in case the Negaverse
attacked."
"And the queen wanted Warriors Hellfire, FireStar,
Thunderbolt, Arctic Chill, and Nova," Artemis added. Luna elbowed him in
the ribs.
"They ended up with us," Adderson said, "We
were at the beach when the portal opened."
"Which was after I gained my Super Warrior
power up," Alex said. A mass of gasps came from the crowd. "What's going
on?"
"You're a Super Star Warrior?" Princess Mars
asked.
"You could say that."
"And you are going to receive yours right
now," Queen Serenity said, stepping to the head of the crowd. She gave
Derek and Adderson some new transformation pens, similar to Alex's, with
stars surrounding their symbols.
"Warrior Pluto, Warrior Universe, shout the
phrases I tell you to and you'll gain your Super Warrior transformations.
"For Pluto it's Pluto Super Nova Power.
"For Universe it's Universe Rebirth Power.
"Now, shout your phrases and transform to gain your
full and rightful powers."
"Universe Rebirth POWER!"
"Pluto Super Nova POWER!"
Adderson's armor melted away and his body
glowed and shimmered black and gold. A cloud of cosmic dust formed behind
him, igniting and exploding in a brilliant flash of light. From the explosion
stepped Super Warrior Universe, clad in jet black armor with gold accents,
black and gold gauntlets, jet black baggy slacks, and black leather boots
with gold highlights. On his back rested a scabbard of black leather with
golden wire work and a black and gold strap. On his hip rested a dagger
of gold and silver in a smaller scabbard of the same style of the larger
one. In his hand he held the gravity blade - a long sword of silver and
black with a hilt of gold, silver, and black and a light green jewel in
the end. In his left ear rested three earrings, all gold hoops with silver
stones set in them.
Derek's armor melted away and his body shimmered
black and garnate red. Dark ribbons of energy wrapped around his arms,
chest, legs, and feet. There was an explosion of light and from that stepped
Super Warrior Pluto, clad in garnate red armor with black and gold accents,
black, gold, and red gauntlets, jet black baggy slacks, and black boots
with garnate and gold accents. On his hip rested a scabbard of red and
black leather with gold and silver metal working. Inside the scabbard rested
the Plutonium blade, which was a medium sized sword which consisted of
a silver blade with a gold and black hilt and garnate jewels set into the
hilt guard. He held his staff in his right hand, his left hand behind his
back. In his left ear rested a gold hoop and a ruby stud; in his right
ear rested only a ruby stud.
"Holy crap!" Alex exclaimed, "Your armor is
keen gear!"
"Wow," Derek and Adderson exclaimed as they
looked at themselves, "This armor rocks!"
Just as they said that their visors automatically
materialized, signaling them to trouble by displaying outside energy readings.
They looked the displays over, then motioned for the others to follow them
outside. They, along with the princesses, exited the castle at a dead run
and confronted Queen Beryl and a large part of her army of darkness.
"Well, well, well," Queen Beryl said, "the
ditzy blond brings in some good looking and quite powerful outside help.
I hear they bested a good portion of my elite guard."
"And we're going to stop you from destroying
this place," Adderson said, drawing his sword and holding it so the hilt
was about level with his nose.
"Who might you be? I've never seen anyone
dressed like you before."
"I'm Warrior Saturn," Alex said, "And on behalf
of the ringed planet I'll kick your butt into oblivion!"
"I'm Warrior Pluto," Derek said, "and I'm
going to turn back the hands of time on you and your army of darkness."
"I'm Warrior Universe," Adderson said, "and
I'll make it so you were never created!"
"Such petty speeches," Beryl said, mimicking
a yawn, "Really, I have no time for you three." she added, waving her hand
and creating a force wave which knocked the three onto their butts and
against the steps. The princesses ran to the front of the line, each changing
from their ball gowns to their Sailor uniforms.
"Prepare to run," Princess Mars shouted to
the Warriors.
"What?" Alex exclaimed, a little puzzled by
what Mars had just said.
"Don't argue," Princess Jupiter said, "Just
do it."
"Yeah," Princess Saturn said, "We'll cover
you."
"If you're sure you can handle it," Derek
said, "Let's make like a fetus and head out!"
The three Warriors ran inside the palace,
charging head long into Luna and Artemis as they entered. They turned around
to see the princesses battling Beryl's army and vanquishing them without
much trouble. The Warriors turned back to Luna and Artemis and Alex said,
"I think the princesses can take care of themselves if they work together."
"You're absolutely right," Artemis said, "the
girls are something else when they work together. Alone they're strong,
but together they're practically unstoppable."
"As they should be," Queen Serenity said,
"You have shown them how easy it is to overcome your troubles when you
work together."
"Can we go back to our own time now?" Derek
asked.
"Yes, you may. Luna, open the portal please."
Luna waved her hand and a gateway opened,
the beach the three Warriors had left earlier appearing on the other side.
The three bowed to the queen, Luna, and Artemis before stepping through
the gateway. Once they were safely on the other side it closed and sealed
shut.
"Well, we're back," Alex said, yawning and
stretching in the sun which beat down on them.
"How do you think they fared?" Derek asked.
"Pretty well, I'd say," Adderson said. The
other two turned to see that Adderson was watching some sort of transmission
on his visor. "Tune your visors to setting 7 22." Derek and Alex
did so and they viewed an image of Queen Serenity, Luna, Artemis, and the
princes and princesses.
"Greetings Star Warriors," Queen Serenity
said, "If you're wondering how the battle went, we won." She then gave
a little victory sign, which the other people with her mimicked. "Give
our best to the future Sailor Soldiers and Warriors. This is Queen Serenity
and her court signing off."
"Cool beans," Alex said as the transmission
ended. The minute he said that, though, his visor, along with the visors
of the other two, began to pick up some evil energy readings.
"Shit!" Derek said when he saw the power readings,
"Another big bug!"
"And this one's attacking the van," Adderson
said, "The girls are NOT going to be happy about this."
"Let's go and kick that bug into another dimension,"
the three said before they teleported. They reappeared a couple seconds
later on top of the van, each striking a dramatic pose before drawing their
weapons and attacking the attacker.
"Silence Glaive Justify!"
"Death Slash!"
"Phoenix Strike!"
Alex's attack struck the bug with an energy
shockwave, which hurled it halfway across the parking lot. Derek's attack,
though being a dark power which used his sword, drained the bug's energy
to a near fatal level while somewhat recharging the three Warriors. Adderson's
energy attack took on the shape of a phoenix, which struck the bug and
burned it to a cinder. With the bug gone the three teleported back onto
the beach, reverted back to their mortal forms, then returned to the university,
where they continued to be bored. But now three of the Warriors had their
super power ups, with more yet to receive theirs.