Sailor Lead-Crow stared at the Sailor Senshi, anger blazing in her eyes and causing her face to flush red. "You DO realize that you have destroyed one of my PRIZE students, and that I will have to destroy you now?" she said, bringing out her whip and cracking it. "Prepare to curse the day you were born!" She turned toward Veronica, who standing there quietly observing the scene. "For your first mission, servant, I want you to DESTROY THOSE BAKA SENSHI!" she screeched. Anger like none other burned in her soul. How dare those Senshi good for nothing destroy her pupil! Not only her pupil, but her one rival that was worthy of her attention. All the other Anima-Mates that was under her tutelage couldn't begin to compare to the potential Aluminum Siren showed. Lead Crow wanted revenge, and she was determined to get it.
"With pleasure Exalted One," bowed Veronica. She slowly came down from where she was floating to stand in front of the group. She smirked slightly, and started to slowly walk towards them, menace in her eyes and ready to do as she was bidden.
Sailor Sirius finally turned from staring at Lead Crow to look at the young woman walking up to them, "Ronnie, is that you?" The Star Senshi's eyes widened as she recognized her friend, the one person who gave her hope in times of distress, "Veronica, please! You don't have to do this! We're your friends!" she cried, feeling tears beginning to form in her eyes. Sirius moved to run towards her, but Sailor Mars grabbed her around the waist, stopping her.
"No, Sirius stop! It's no good! She's under Galaxia's spell now," the Senshi of Fire exclaimed, struggling to hold onto the the smaller senshi.
"Let me go!" Sailor Sirius shouted, struggling against Mars to free herself. She turned back to the girl still walking towards them "I have to try! Please Ronnie, don't you remember? It's me, TI!" Her heart beat loudly against her chest. Desperately, Sirius prayed in her mind that Veronica would wake up and remember who she was. A tear fell at the thought of having to fight someone so dear to her. She just COULDN'T believe her best friend was all evil!
The taller light-skinned girl stopped for a moment. Her eyes softening briefly as a memory of a laughing and caring girl, resembling the dark-skinned Senshi before her, entered her foggy mind. Images of another place, another time, flashed in her confused head. Images that seemed so....real. It was all so confusing! Why was she having them? She shook her head to clear it, and straightened back up. The hard, empty look came back in her dark brown eyes. "I remember nothing, except that I have to serve Galaxia-sama. You are all doomed to die!" She raised her left hand, and a stream of thick fire rushed out and scorched the ground in front of them. The Sailor Senshi screamed and backed away, too tired to try and fight any more.
Sailor Lead-Crow began to laugh as she heard the Senshi cough and struggle for breath from the smoke that was rising around them. *Soon, there will be no more of their interruptions, and the galaxy will be ours!* the Crow Senshi thought to herself, rubbing her hands in anticipation. She was about to shout her triumph over the Senshi when suddenly, out from behind the rising smoke, three shadowy outlined figures jumped out of the sky, landed on one knee, and ran up next to the group. Quick as a flash of light, one of the figures raised a right hand, pointing at Veronica, and shouted, "STAR SERIOUS LASER!" A beam of laser circled by stars rushed out, hitting Veronica on the hand and burning her seriously. The new servant screamed in pain and frustration, then looked up and glared evilly at the new arrivals as she held her damaged hand with the other. With her concentration interrupted, the fire Veronica had made suddenly diminished, leaving only smoke.
"Sorry we're late everyone, but we had a...umm..previous engagement," said Sailor Star Healer, taking a bow.
Sailor Uranus rolled her eyes "Yeah, I bet!" she grumbled under her breath.
"I'll take that as a compliment and a thank you!" sneered Sailor Star Fighter, giving Sailor Uranus a dirty look. She raised her hand with the henshion medallion in it and prepared to finish off Veronica. But before she could shout her power, Sailor Sirius ran up to the Starlight warrior.
"No, please! You can't! She's...she's my friend!" With pleading eyes, Sirius placed her hand on Star Fighter's shoulder, stopping her from destroying the mind-controlled girl.
"What do you mean?" whispered Star Maker, looking at Sailor Sirius with confusion. As far as she could tell, Maker knew that this girl was as much of an enemy as Lead Crow was.
"I mean, you can't destroy her," Sailor Sirius looked back at Veronica. "There's no time to explain right now, but isn't there some other way?" Tears once more pooled in her eyes. "She...she isn't one of them, I know it. Please, you have to trust me..."
"Ummm, guys, we don't exactly have a choice here!" said Sailor Moon with growing fear. She was pointing at Veronica as she was getting ready to throw another dose of heavy fire their way. This time, it was aimed directly at the Senshi. Sailor Sirius quickly got in front of her friends, threw up her right hand and concentrated. Magically, her scepter appeared in her outstretched hand, and she pointed it out in front of her and shouted, "SIRIUS SCEPTER, ILLUMINATE!" A white light energy erupted from the scepter, engulfing the flames and neutralizing it before it caused any damage to the warriors.
When the last of the smoke from the fire blew away, Sailor Sirius slowly brought her scepter down, giving Veronica a pleading look. "Ronnie, please....I don't want to destroy you! You have to remember who you are! Remember what we went through together!" Her voice nearly cracked with emotion at the thought of losing her best friend and only "sister".
"I....I....don't remember..." struggled Veronica, her eyes softening once more as confusion set in. Everything she had been told was conflicting with her emotions and the brief flashes of memory she was having. She was supposed to destroy the Senshi, yet there they were, her life in their hands, and they made no move to kill her. Was she wrong about them? Where they not evil as she was told? Veronica looked into Sirius's eyes and blinked in confusion.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" screeched out Sailor Lead Crow. She looked at Veronica, "You are worthless, just like I thought you would be!" She quickly flew down and knocked her unconscious with a back-handed slap. Before anyone could react, she then threw up her hands and shouted, "Mistress Galaxia, soon to be the conqueror of this pathetic galaxy! I deliver unto you the Sailor Senshi! I beseech you to come forth and destroy them!" For a few moments there was tension-filled silence as the group looked around each other, their danger sense going off strongly. This certainly did NOT look good! Suddenly, the wind picked up and black clouds gathered around the already night sky. Lightning flicked across the sky, illuminating it for a few seconds. The thunder that followed was almost deafening.
"Everyone, I DON'T like this..." said Sailor Venus, assuming a fighting stance.
"You and me both!" said Sailor Moon, gulping loudly and getting her Moon Tier ready.
It was then that Sailor Galaxia suddenly appeared, floating above Lead Crow, bigger than ever. She crossed her arms over her chest and began laughing in all her arrogance. When she was done, she stared down at the Senshi and Starlights. "FOOLS! How dare you think you can defeat me! Now, watch as I destroy your world, beginning with YOU!" She laughed again and flicked both her hands. A gigantic black and swirling vortex opened, and out of it came out a giant bird demon, bent on taking a victim. The group gasped as it flew above, then around and between them for a few seconds. Suddenly, without any warning, it flew straight for Sailor Sirius, picking her up by the middle in its sharp and heavy claws. She screamed and started beating against it as her arms and stomach were bleeding from the cuts she was getting, but it was no use. It squeezed her so hard, she soon lost consciousness. The sailor team yelled her named and made a rush to grab for her, but it all happened too fast. The creature shot a dark energy power beam from its eyes, and it exploded in the ground in front of them, throwing them back a few feet. It then flapped its gigantic wings, and disappeared into the vortex with a high pitched screech.
"Sailor Sirius, oh no!" cried Sailor Moon in despair, her blue eyes wide with fright for her friend.
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Tanya moan softly in pain as she slowly opened her eyes, but found nothing but darkness had surrounded her. She tried to look around her to find out where she was, but it was futile. Everywhere she tried to turn, there was nothing but the black space that she was floating in, with only the occasional star shining down. She then felt her body with her hands, and gasped when she realized she had no clothes on. She blushed and clasped her hands together in front of her chest. *This is too weird!* she thought. Taking a deep breath, she decided to be bold and try to see if anyone else was in this strange place. "Hello! Is anybody here?" Tanya shouted out. Her voice sounded too hollow and it came back in eerie echoes. For a few more moments, there was nothing but silence again. Suddenly, bright white light enveloped the place, and Tanya had to shield her eyes to block some of the blinding light.
A woman in a silver and white flowing dress appeared in front on her seconds later, smiling softly. The short girl gasped in surprised, not expecting anyone to appear so suddenly. When her eyes adjusted to the bright light, she stared at the beautiful woman. She had large, dark hazel eyes like her own, and soft, cocoa brown colored skin that accented the gown perfectly. She had a white star in the middle of her forehead and wavy black hair that reached her waist. On her head was a white-wreathed crown, sparkling beautifully in the dark.
"Who...who are you?" asked Tanya in awe, wondering why this woman was invoking such familiarity. The woman smiled at her kindly.
"My Little Star, it's been so long! I don't expect you to remember me after all this time. I'm your mother, child. I'm Queen Felicity," the woman said, a touch of sadness in her voice. A single tear rolled down her dark cheeks at seeing the beautiful daughter she lost so long ago.
"My..mother? said Tanya, getting confused. An instant later, memories started flowing through her mind. Memories of a soft voice singing her to sleep, of stroking her mother's shining star that adorned her forehead to show that she loved her, and remembered how her mother's soft hand caressed her own star insignia, giving her comfort and peace of mind. "Yes.....It's true...my mother!" Tanya gasped as tears started to flow down her dark cheeks. Oh how missed saying those words! How she missed having someone who loved and cared for her as only a mother can. Not only did she start remembering the woman before her, she also remembered the mother of her present life, and how much she missed her. She suddenly wanted to hug her so bad, to let the woman know that she did indeed remember her, but knew she couldn't. The beautiful woman before her was transparent, and Tanya knew would only pass through her.
"Please, you have to help me," she said after a moment of staring, "I don't know what happened, but I left my friends! If I don't go back, they'll be destroyed! I let them down..." Tanya hung her head in shame, thinking about the hard battle the Senshi were going through. A sudden thought came to her, and she lifted her head once more to look around again. "Am I....dead?"
"No Little One, you're not dead. I rescued you. You did not let you friends down," Queen Felicity smiled sadly as she floated a little nearer to Tanya, "You were very brave out there, and for that, I have something for you..." A black wand suddenly appeared in her hands. It was longer than the scepter Sailor Sirius had, and had a blue rose shaped tip on the top. The woman then took the magical wand and touched the Sirius Emerald Star Stone which magically appeared on Tanya's chest on a small necklace just as the woman reached for her. The girl gasped in surprise as the necklace suddenly began to glow brightly, nearly blinding her once more. On the emerald, a six pointed star appeared with the letter S inside of it, and more diamonds outlined the emerald on the rim outside of it.
"With this new power, my dear, you can help your friends and bring back your beloved Veronica. They all need you now to try and defeat this enemy. Now go, and may the Gods of Sirius protect you! When you get back, shout out "Sirius Emerald Crystal, Make-up!" Queen Felicity bent down and kissed Tanya on her forehead, tears forming in her eyes at the thought of never seeing her little girl again. She then waved the wand over her, "Good-bye, my....Little Star..." A small sob escaped the Queen's lips.
"Thank you...Mother. I will save my friends. I have to. I love you so much," whispered Tanya as she slowly disappeared. In her heart, she felt reknewed, full of power and happiness as she finally got to know the woman who first loved her so much.
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"HAHA!! With your friend gone, you are all doomed!" laughed out Sailor Lead Crow. She watched as Sailor Galaxia prepared to give the final death blow to the Sailor Senshi Team. The Sailor Starlights and Sol Senshi fought hard against Galaxia as she blasted them again and again with powerful energy, but their fight was in vain. Now, after fighting for so long, they watched the evil Golden Senshi helplessly, their energy nearly drained.
Suddenly, a bright light flashed in the sky, and a young voice filled the whole area,"HOLD IT!! No one is doomed here except for your sorry butts!!" A smaller, white clouded swirling vortex opened up right besides the Senshi as they looked on in shock. Tanya's transparent form suddenly materialized in her school uniform in front of the vortex, and with a purposeflu stride, walked out in front of everyone. When she was fully solid, the swirling hole quickly disappeared, and she turned glaring eyes up at Galaxia. Around her neck was the the new glowing Sirius Emerald Star stone, shining bright and true.
"You again!" said Sailor Galaxia, disgust and anger heavy in her voice. "Don't you know when to quit, little girl?" The Golden Senshi raised her hand before her and shot out a heavy beam of dark energy at Tanya, screeching loudly as she did so. The young girl easily jumped out of the way with a graceful backward flip and landed expertly on her small feet.
"NO, and I am not a little girl! I've had enough of you messing with the lives of innocent children, and messing with my friends that I care about so much about!" Tanya shouted, her face full of determination as she straightened up. "Don't you dare think I will allow you to get away with that! As sure as the star that shines brightest in the heavens, I am Sailor Sirius, and you WILL be vanquished! SIRIUS EMERALD CRYSTAL POWER... MAKE-UP!!"
The dark skinned girl passed her hand over the emerald. A violet flash of light appeared, followed by a sprinkle of tiny white and violet stars, which then traveled slowly down her outlined body. There was another burst of light, this time white, and when the light disappated, Tanya had now become Super Sailor Sirius. She stood in a fighting stance in her violet, white, and black fuku, black boots with a violet tips, and black gloves followed by a white crown wreath in her black hair.
Sailor Galaxia sneered as she floated down to stand next to Lead Crow. She drew back her hands and prepared to fire, then winced when she realized her energy was nearly drained in the long fight. She growled with annoyance and turned to Sailor Lead Crow with blazing, angry eyes. "You better take care of her, and the other Senshi, or else do NOT come back!" With that, she disappeared in a shimmer of air to her palace, where she can recharge herself.
"Of course!" bowed Lead Crow, grinning with pleasure. She raised both her hands, and yelled "Galactica Black Waters!" A large and heavy blast of water mixed with dark energy shot forward at the newly super-charge Star Senshi. Sirius quickly jumped of the way, flipping over and landing on her feet behind the surprised Anima-mate. Lead Crow turned and took out her whip, and cracked it straight toward her. Super Sailor Sirius caught the tip of the whip in her hand just above her head. She winced slightly in pain as the tip stung her hand, then with a hard pull, yanked it out of the Lead Crow's grasp. The Star Senshi threw the weapon on the floor and faced her opponent. She straightened to her fullest height, closed her eyes, and raised her right arm over her head. With a loud voice, Sirius yelled "SIRIUS, KISS OF DEATH, CAPTIVATION!"
Red light enegery gathered into Sirius's raised hand, and after a second, she closed her fist and brought it down. She opened her palm and kissed it, then threw the imprint at the evil Lead Crow. The Crow Senshi watched in horror as the imprint suddenly turned into a black ball, crackling with energy and electricity. As it traveled towards her, it got bigger and bigger. Finally, it reached Lead Crow and engulfed her entirely. It began to shrink slowly with Lead-Crow screaming inside with pain. Seconds later, it exploded with a loud bang, sending the ashes of the once Anima-mate of Galaxia into the air. There was silence for a moment as the ashes settled on the cold ground, almost as though in memory of the fallen evil warrior. The Sailor Senshi and Starlight's mouths dropped open, almost speechless by the scene and what took place.
"W...WHOA! Remind me never to get on your bad side!" Sailor Moon said after a moment, admiration in her voice.
Sirius looked at the spot where Lead Crow once stood in for a moment, then quickly ran over to them, "Is Sailor Neptune all right?" she asked, concern on her face.
"I don't know, she hasn't wakened up yet!" replied Sailor Uranus, holding Neptune's hands in her own.
She looked up as Super Sailor Sirius went over to Veronica, who was still laying unconscious. "I think I may have an idea. Please, bring over here!" she said. The Sailor Team gave her a worried look. "Trust me! Bring her over!" she repeated determindly.
When Sailor Neptune lay next to Veronica, Sirius took the Emerald Star Stone on the necklace in her hands. "I hope this works!" she whispered to herself. She remembered how the jewel once healed Maroc, and prayed that it would work the same for Neptune too. She closed her eyes as she concentrated, and after a moment, the whole emerald and necklace began to glow green. Steadily the green light began to gow brighter and larger, until finally surrounding Super Sailor Sirius and the two young women laying on the ground. The wound on Neptune's head slowly began to shrink, then disappeared altogether. The evil that Veronica was poisoned with slowly disappated, and the clothes that was wearing was soon replaced by the dress she had originally worn. Then, the golden braclets that adorned her wrist started to crumble, and finally fell away, freeing her mind once more.
After a moment, both women slowly sat up and opened their eyes, "What's....what's going on?" said the taller light-skinned girl as she was slowly rubbed her head. She looked over to see Sailor Saturn and Uranus hug Neptune, then shook her head hard. "Who are all of you?"
We'll explain later," smiled Sailor Sirius, "Right now, let's just get you some help and get you home,"
All the Senshi nodded their agreement, and quickly gathered themselves up to leave. By time the police cars came rushing into the area, they were only met with silence and darkness.
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Later, when the Starlights reached their apartment under the cover of night and de-transformed, Yaten gave them a meaningful look, "You see, I told you she had much power! A person like that can only be a holder of a powerful and true Star Seed. She could even lead us to..to HER!"
"Yes, you may be right." reasoned Taiki. He held a finger to his chin as he thought hard. "We must be careful, and watch this one closely,"
Seiya nodded in agreement. "Everyone with a pure soul is a target to Galaxia's evil intent. There is no doubt she will try hard to destroy this planet!" Although he tried to stop himself, an image of Usagi entered the young singer's mind. *I will protect you, Odango..* he thought to himself. From ever since he got to this planet with its strange customs and people, he couldn't help but think of the blonde, odango haired beauty. Seiya knew she had a love, somewhere out there, but it didn't matter to him. He was attracted to her, and he now knew why. The odango atama reminded him of...her.
In his own mind, Yaten thought about Tanya and the power he felt in her. When he came to Earth, he intended to not care about any one and just concentrate on finding his princess. Now, it was getting more complicated than that. In a way, he could understand what Seiya was feeling for Usagi, for he was feeling it himself. He didn't WANT to care for anyone else! His heart and mind belong to their princess alone. But now....now the young singer knew that somehow, this girl from an ethnic group he barely knew about was special, special in a way that was so similar to the one they were looking for.
With a sigh, the silvery blonde young man closed his eyes for a moment, *So powerful, so drawn to her, just like our princess. What could all this mean?"
For a few moments, the young men known to the world as the Three Lights were silent, each lost in their own thoughts as they stood before the open balcony of their apartment and looked out to admire the view of the city of Tokyo, with as they've done many times before. Then, they turned to each other and nodded in agreement, determination set in their faces. They would protect this beautiful city, this planet, no matter what.
EPILOGUE
*****Three days later, at the auditorium of the T*A* Academy for Girls**
As Rei Hino finished singing the last verse of her song, she smiled and bowed to the audience. The people were stunned for a moment at the sheer strength and passion of her voice, tears filling their eyes for a few moments. Then all sembelance of order broke loose as they stood up and gave a thunderous applause and standing ovation.
All her friends in the front row of the auditorium stood up with tears in their eyes, beaming with pride and happiness for her and the wonderful performance. "WOW! Wasn't Rei AWESOME Usagi-chan?" said Tanya, clapping along with everyone.
"Yeah, well, I could have done better!" grumbled Usagi. Tanya gave her an outraged look and playfully pushed her away.
Behind them, they heard Rei's grandfather clap and beam with pride, "That's MY granddaughter up there, yes she is!" The old mad laughed and clapped some more.
"And MY daughter, if I can be so bold!" said Senator Hino, smiling up at Rei proudly. Usagi and Tanya smiled at each other secretly, glad that Rei's father was able to make it for her after so many years of not being there for her. Makoto let out a shout of joy, and gave a thumbs up to Rei as she continued to bow.
"Hey guys, LOOK! My mom AND dad are here too!" said Minako, pointing over to her parents and waving. Mr. and Mrs. Aino smiled gently and waved back to the girls.
"Hello Little Star!!" said Peter Cambridge, walking up to Tanya through the crowd with Veronica. He gave her a soft hug, followed by Veronica, and then both waved hello to Usagi, Minako, Makoto, and Ami, who was standing and clapping quietly.
"I am so glad for your friend Rei, Tanya. She was the hit of the whole play!!" said Veronica laughing.
"So am I Ronnie, so am I!" said Tanya, happier than she had been her whole life. For the first time in a long time, Tanya now felt safe and complete, but deep down, she knew it wouldn't last. Galaxia was still out there, and she also knew that the fight against The Golden Queen was long from finished. But Tanya pushed those thoughts from her mind for now, and smiling reasurringly, continued to clap along with everyone else. *Whatever happens will happen,* the cocoa brown skinned beauty thought to herself, "But for right now, I just want to live in peace and enjoy being with all my friends and loved ones. But we will win this fight, no matter what! I believe in the Senshi!* With that determination, Tanya clapped louder, prouder than ever before she was a Sailor Senshi.
THE END!
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