*Theme
song: Dare, by Stan Bush*
The
crowd stared with wide eyes and gawking mouths as they witnessed a glowing
Sailor Angel float down from the sky and land on the platform where the
Reverend stood. Angel glared at the
Reverend, who had just attempted to kill Astra with a revolver, which was now a
puddle of goo in his hands thanks to a Hand of Destiny attack.
Reverend:
Sailor Angel... We thought you were
dead.
Angel
blinked.
Angel:
No, I wasn't.
Angel
turned to the crowd, who awaited him to speak.
Angel saw Astra in the crowd with tears in her eyes and a smile on her
face. Moonshine was smirking as
well. Angel looked at the crowd, and
finally spoke.
Angel:
This man is correct; I went into the Hellmouth. I've seen the face of the enemy.
Angel
began to pace a short distance on the platform.
Angel:
They're not Gods, and they're not indestructible. I've fought them and I've killed many of them. And I've survived.
Angel
stopped and leaned on the railing of the platform.
Angel:
There is a way out of this. A way to
stop this insanity once and for all.
Astra's Sailor army is a start.
Now, we have to build on it.
Angel
stood up and looked at the crowd once more.
Angel:
Together, we will form the largest army in history, not just for a battle, but
to change the shape of our world! And
not just for ourselves, but for our children, and our children's children!
The
crowd began to talk amongst themselves, wondering if they should go along with
him.
Angel:
Now you go tell your leaders, or your families that the only man to survive the
Hellmouth sends this message: We can end this!
Not just for now, not just for the next 1,000 years, but forever! I stand before you as proof that it can be
done! We can fight, and we can win, but
only if we do it together! Can I count
on you?
The
crowd began to lightly show signs of agreement.
Angel:
CAN I COUNT ON YOU? Will you stand
together?!
And
with that, the entire crowd was in an uproar of cheering; ready to do whatever
Angel commanded them to do. Astra and
Sailor Moonshine smiled.
Reuisu:
So the cable snapped, and I fell.
Somehow, I lost consciousness.
Anna:
Everyone thought you were dead because they saw your rope snap.
The
Titans were assembled within the Void, Reuisu explaining what happened to him.
Reuisu:
No. I woke up on a cliff, and guess who
was standing in front of me?
The
Titans waited for him to finish.
Reuisu:
Our good old pal Davros. We all
remember him, don't we?
The Titans
nodded, and Astra hissed like a cat.
The last time they had encountered Davros, it was when Reuisu discovered
Astra's feelings about him. Davros used
Astra's depression as energy, and he rewarded her by turning her human and
bringing her and Reuisu to Elusion, the homeland of Helios and the nexus point
for dreams. Davros used the area to
gain more strength, and when the Titans rescued Reuisu and Astra, Davros
uncovered the power behind Reuisu's angel staff. He attempted to take it from Reuisu, but failed. He ran away from the Titans, promising to
return and exact revenge.
Reuisu:
He took my Angel staff away from me, and attempted to imprison me. I then heard a voice call out to me to jump
off of the cliff, and knowing it would've been better than being Davros'
prisoner, I jumped. It turns out that
Tyrael was waiting for me down there, and caught me. He brought me back at incredible speeds, faster than what the
cameras could see. And we then started
devising a strategy to fight Davros.
Michelle:
But when you appeared in the town square, you were Sailor Angel. How did you transform without your staff?
Reuisu:
Tyrael charged me up with some holy energy, enough for a single burst of a Hand
of Destiny attack, and used his angelic abilities to make it look like I was
Sailor Angel. Now, what we must do-
All of
a sudden, his console began to beep.
Reuisu:
The bleedin' thing never lets me finish a sentence...
Reuisu
waked over to the console and checked what it was indicating.
Miya: What
is it?
Reuisu
blinked as he looked at the readings.
Reuisu:
It's the results of a scan I started 1,000 years ago. I did it when Rei was taken over by the Beryl plague. I wanted to be sure it was Beryl, so I did
the most intense, deep scan as I could.
It just finished it.
Lucy:
So? We already know it was Beryl that
did it.
Reuisu:
No, it wasn't.
The
other Titans stared at him.
Chris:
Excuse me?
Reuisu:
According to these readings, it wasn't Beryl that possessed her at all.
Reuisu
gritted his teeth at the results.
Miya:
Then what did?
Reuisu
looked down to the ground.
Reuisu:
According to these readings, it was Davros.
A
silence fell across the Void. Finally,
Miya spoke up.
Miya:
Reuisu, do you want to-
Reuisu:
Get out.
Christine:
What?
Astra:
Reuisu, we're here for you if-
Reuisu
turned his head towards them. The look
in his eyes was cold and hateful.
Reuisu:
Please, I said get out.
And
with that, the Titans exited the Void and the entrance sealed up. Reuisu giggled a little and began crumpling
the piece of paper that had the readings on them.
Reuisu:
He played me.
Reuisu
stopped giggling and tore the paper apart.
Reuisu:
HE PLAYED ME LIKE A PUPPET!
Reuisu
slammed his fist into a monitor, smashing it apart. He roared with fury and began tearing up or destroying anything
he could find. He cried and collapsed
onto the floor. After a few minutes of
crying, he got up and walked over to the communications system of the Void.
Reuisu:
Computer, open a channel to Rei Hino of Crystal Tower. Say it's urgent.
The
Titans slowly walked back into the void an hour later. Papers and electronic bits were scattered
about it. They walked around carefully,
looking for Reuisu. They saw a note
left on the control console of the Void.
They picked it up and read it.
"Dear
Titans, with the knowledge of what he's done, I've decided to make a preemptive
strike against Davros. Rei, Tyrael, and
I are going to enter the Hellmouth and attack him. Signed-Reuisu."
The
wind blew around Rei and Reuisu as they stood at the Hell mouth, waiting for
Tyrael to arrive.
Rei:
You're not going to be able to fight Davros without a Sailor ability.
Reuisu:
I'll fight him with my bare hands if I have to.
Rei:
That won't be necessary.
Rei
revealed what she was carrying her pocket.
Reuisu winced as he saw what it was: The Sailor Centauri transformation
stick. Reuisu narrowed his eyes at it;
he made no movement to take the stick.
Reuisu:
I made a promise to never use that thing ever again.
Rei:
Face it, Reuisu. You can't defeat
Davros without at least having some weapon at your disposal. Use it.
Reuisu
gulped and took the stick from her. He
examined it closely.
Reuisu:
This damn thing is what caused the wedge between us.
Rei
turned away from him.
Rei: Do
you ever imagine what it would be like if Davros hadn't infected me? If we would've ended up together?
Reuisu
sighed.
Reuisu:
A lot. I sometimes wonder if I should
use Michelle's time staff, travel back and slap myself a couple times so he
understands that you were under the control of someone else.
Rei:
What stops you?
Reuisu:
The knowledge of the fact that I have Astra, and you have an entire family with
you. Twin daughters and a husband,
that's an accomplishment I'd destroy if I screwed everything over just for my
own personal reasons.
Rei:
I'm glad we're still friends.
Reuisu:
As am I.
Tyrael
suddenly appeared from the sky and landed next to the two.
Tyrael:
Are we ready?
Reuisu:
Yes.
Reuisu
gulped and looked at the stick.
Reuisu:
I hate this thing.
Rei:
Ah, just transform and let's get going.
Reuisu:
ALPHA CENTAURI POWER!!!
The
whole pink glittery thingy appears with a silhouette of Reuisu. Chest armor enveloped his torso as the
symbol of spirit appeared on his forehead.
Leg armor came around his legs, with ankle armor and foot armor. Behind the armor, only visible in spots
where different pieces of armor joined, was a black outfit. Arm armor enveloped his arms, wrists, and
hands. His hand armor was separated,
only having finger armor and palm and backhand armoring. A red blade emitted from his wrist
armor. A green grid in the shape of the
helmet armor, except for the visor. The
red blade passed in front of the grid, and the head armor appeared. The black visor formed directly
afterwards. He stood in a pose of his
two red blades coming out as he kneeled down with the Greek symbol Alpha behind
him.
The
three floated down the Hellmouth, Sailor Centauri carrying Sailor Mars. Tyrael's sword provided the illumination as
the group slowly proceeded to the small cliff where Reuisu had initially
encountered Davros.
Centauri:
There, I see it!
Centauri
pointed to a cliff slightly illuminated by Azurewrath. Tyrael moved the sword towards it, shining a
light down upon it. Much to their
surprise, Davros was lying on the ground, and appeared to be unconscious. Cautiously, the three landed on the
cliff. Centauri went over to him and
pulled him around so they could see his face.
He was still breathing, but slowly.
He appeared to have a wound on his head. However, that was not what sparked Centauri's interest. The armor was performing a scan of Davros, and
was finding something most peculiar.
Centauri:
This is odd...
Mars:
Yeah, why is he unconscious like-
Centauri:
No, not that. I'm detecting something
within his body, like another presence, or another life form.
Tyrael:
A parasite?
Centauri:
No, it's not organic. It's energy! I'm doing a more detailed scan... Oh my God.
Centauri
stood up and backed away from Davros.
Tyrael narrowed his eyes at Centauri.
Mars:
What? What is it?
Centauri:
There is a shard of Chaos within him.
Mars:
Chaos? THE Chaos? As in the Chaos who originally infected
Sailor Galaxia and turned her evil?
Centauri:
The very same. The readings are
identical, except smaller in power level.
This chaos shard only advanced his power a little.
Mars: Could
Chimeramon have planted it in him during the Clone Wars?
Centauri:
No, this thing is pretty heavily imbedded within him. It's been in here awhile.
Tyrael
was slowly readying Azurewrath.
Centauri:
You know, there was a time when Alpha Centauri and Omega Centauri were at
peace! We just always assumed jealousy
got the better of Davros. But it turns
out it was the Chaos shard that turned him evil!
Mars:
So when Galaxia was originally infected with Chaos, Chaos sent out shards of
itself to make itself more powerful?
And how come we never knew about this before?
Centauri:
I've never done a detailed scan of Davros before with my armor. No, not even Chaos has the kind of power to
just turn something evil! When she was
combined with Galaxia, she used the bracelets to control other Sailors. The only kind of power that could've removed
a piece of Chaos and put it into another entity is-
Tyrael
put Azurewrath in front of Centauri's neck.
Centauri:
-Angelic.
Mars:
Tyrael!
For
what seemed like an eternity, no one did anything. Finally, Centauri spoke.
Centauri:
Why, Tyrael? Why did you put a Chaos
shard inside of Davros?
Tyrael:
Bait. The Chaos shard has incredible
power, and an evil force might be willing to try to get that power.
Mars:
Tyrael, what kind of evil would you be trying to flush out that would justify
doing this?!
Tyrael:
My demonic counterpart.
Mars:
Demonic counterpart?!
Centauri:
Interesting. It makes perfect sense,
actually. Baal and the Prime Evils had
a Super-soldier of their own, a being who fought for their ideals, while you
fought for Heaven.
Tyrael:
Its name is Baelrog. For thousands of
years, we have been fighting one another, always coming to a standstill. I thought I could lure him out using the
Chaos Shard, but I failed. He is here,
now, in this chamber. He's been pulling
Davros' strings for a very long time.
But now, I know how I can stop him.
Tyrael
walked over to Davros and placed Azurewrath over him. A small, black, triangular shard of glass seemed to come out of
his back, and then vaporize.
Tyrael:
Now, with the Chaos shard removed, I can transform this planet's core into an
energy source capable of vaporizing-
All of
a sudden, a squat, fat, impish demon leapt out from behind the rocks and
latched onto Tyrael's back.
Tyrael:
BAELROG!
Baelrog:
Surprised to see me, Angel boy?!
Baelrog
bit down on Tyrael's neck, and he screamed in pain. All of a sudden, Baelrog melted into Tyrael. His white wings turned black, and he began
to glow a black aura. Tyrael, or now
Baelrog, turned around and was now holding Reuisu's Angel Staff. He smiled devilishly, and he began to grow
in size.
Centauri:
Oh bloody hell.
To Be
Continued...