Hey everyone! Here's Chapter 3, in case you didn't notice in the title,
Anyway, I know that Chapter 1's format basically sucked. Okay it really
suck, I don't know why that happened since it was written in the same
format as this one. Whatever.
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"Makoto?"
Nathan walked towards Makoto, who sat alone in the roof of Jubaan High
staring at the people down below.
"Are you okay, Makoto?" he asked again, sitting next to her. "You've
been very depressed lately, what's happened?"
Makoto started, seemingly coming out of a day dream, and looked at
Nathan. "Nathan?"
"Okay, now I know something's wrong," he said standing up. "Would you
like to talk about it?"
Makoto shook her head. "No, it's nothing..." she placed her head
between her hands, then looked up when she felt Nathan's hand on her
shoulder.
"It's okay if you don't want to tell me," he smiled assuringly. "Just
remember that I'm here, and that you can count on me."
With that, he sat again next to her, looking down at the people below.
Makoto looked at him, for a moment doubting if she should tell him or
not. 'If I only could, Nathan...' she thought.
-----------------Sailor Moon; Masks and Dragons-----------
Chapter 3; Death by the Sword
By Wanderer D
"It's about the Tokyo Tower, I... I was thinking..."
Nathan nodded in understanding. "Yeah, I saw it on t.v." he said
somberly.
"So many people..." she murmured "I wonder what the story of each was,
what they might have become if their lives hadn't ended so
abruptly."
Nathan looked at her seriously. "Listen Makoto, there's nothing you
could have done to stop that from happening! Even the Sailor Senshi
and the police were unable to do so."
"I know, but..."
"Makoto, there's tragedy in this world, and sometimes there's so much
you want to do to help, but you can't. Believe me, I know..."
Makoto looked up at him. He nodded and smiled sadly.
"One of my friends was murdered, it was one of the stupidest deaths
I have ever known of." He sighed. "We were walking late one night, my
friend, three others and I, when out of no-where came this band of
thugs. Pulling out guns they told us to give them our money and
valuable objects. Now, two of us knew martial arts, but guns change
everything, specially with people who don't know a thing about
fighting, so we gave them our stuff. When my friend pulled out his
plastic watch, one of the thugs hit him with his gun in the head,
saying that a rich boy like him could afford at least a Rolex. With
that they ran away."
Nathan stopped to look at the sky for a moment before looking at Makoto
again. Makoto could see the pain in his eyes.
"My friend died in the hospital two days later, the hit brought
him down and he had hit the pavement with his head and had had a
concussion. I fell into a depression, thinking that me knowing martial
arts should have helped in something. I became so obsessed that
I finally set out to find the thug that did it. I didn't find him, and
ended in the hospital myself, with a bullet through my thigh."
"I eventually learned that if I had started a fight, the others might
be dead. I've never coped with the death of my friend, but..."
He stopped, noticing Makoto's arms around him and her head resting on
his shoulder.
"Thank you Nathan. It's not necessary to continue if it pains you that
much. I understand what you're saying... I just wish there had been
another way."
Nathan rested his head on hers, closing his eyes and letting a small
tear run unheeded to his chin, he then placed his arm across her
shoulders, murmuring.
"There's always another way Makoto, sometimes it's obvious, sometimes
not, but there's always another way."
Ikuko stood outside the doorway, looking at Usagi as she left to go to
her friends. She had noticed her depression, and was glad that she had
friends that could help her. She could see Luna, Usagi's cat,
following her, looking as depressed as Usagi.
'If only animals could talk, I could ask Luna what's wrong with my
daughter.' she thought, then sighed walking into the house.
"I haven't found anything yet." Ami stated, an exasperated look in
her eyes. "I've double-checked the database twice, and still nothing.
"What about the statue?" Said Usagi looking at it.
Ami shook her head again. "Only residual energy from a long time ago,
dating back to the days of the Silver Millenium."
"What about the book Nathan gave you?" Asked Luna. "Did it have
information about the Silver Millenium?"
Ami blinked. "Why, yes, it did have lots of information, mostly
legends though. Nothing specific. I'll check it anyway."
Usagi walked back to her home alone, her thoughts elsewhere, wondering
about their enemy, and its reasons.
She couldn't think of anything.
Reaching her home she felt something strange, she thought she saw the
front yard move for a moment.
'I must be tired' she thought. And entered.
The blue sky was replaced by red, and darker shades surrounded her
house. On the front yard stood a large stake her brother, mother and
father were tied to it.
"Usagi!! You have to get out of here before..." Ikuko started, then her
eyes opened wide.
Turning around, Usagi found Jade standing there with another dragon, a
white one, with him.
Usagi backed up until she bumped into the stake. Her father tried futile
to free himself. "What do you want from us?!"
Jade ignored him. "We meet again, girl. I believe you have something
that belongs to me, don't you?"
Usagi flinched slightly, remembering the statue that was inside her bag.
"Well?!" Jade stepped forward. "Aren't you going to say anything?"
Usagi's father looked at him. "You must be mistaken, she has had nothing
to do with you.."
"Silence!!" Jade glared at Usagi. "You are dressed differently, but now
I see the resemblance."
Jade pointed his finger at Usagi's brother. "One goes down."
Jade fired a yellow beam at him.
Time seemed to stop for Usagi, she found herself running towards her
brother and hugging him, putting herself between the beam and him.
The blast hit her back, it went throughout and hit her. She screamed,
sliding down, her brother's horrified eyes looking at her own.
The statue rolled from her backpack into the floor, and was picked by
Jade who threw it to the white dragon.
"Here's the statue. Give it to Lord Black while I finish here." The
white nodded and disappeared into a dimensional rift.
Jade smiled as Usagi got up, and turned to look at him. Her mother
gasped as she saw Usagi's burnt back. "Usagi, don't get up!"
Usagi turned slightly to look at them, a small, saddened smile in her
face. "I'm sorry mom, dad, Shingo. I can't let him kill you."
"But, you don't stand a chance!" Her father moaned.
"Usagi, don't!" Shingo said trying to free himself again.
"Don't worry, if something happens..." her eyes were full of tears, but
her smile never faded. "Remember that I've always loved you guys."
Turning around, she looked at Jade, her back burning. "Let's start...
Moon Eternal Make Up!!"
Jupiter ran alongside Mars, as they neared Usagi's house.
"Damn! I hope were not to late!!" Jupiter sweared, jumping from one
building to another.
"We're not!! I can still feel their energy!" Mars answered, looking up
she pointed. "Look there's Tuxedo Mask and Mercury!"
"And there comes Venus!"
They gathered as they ran, Tuxedo in the lead.
They arrived at Usagi's house. From where they stood everything seemed
normal.
"Are you sure she's in danger?" Venus asked Tux as she looked at the
front yard.
Tux frowned. "Yes, but everything seems normal, doesn't it?"
"It's strange, the readings indicate an amount of energy here to light
a small town, yet I see no signs."
"I'm going in to check." Tuxedo Mask stated, walking into the frontyard.
He immediately disappeared.
Usagi's father winced when he saw his daughter fly into the air and then
fall hard, her wings hadn't helped much. Ikoku was weeping quietly,
sobbing as she saw her daughter get up on shaky legs.
Jade laughed evilly as she stood up. "My, my, my. Aren't we the strong
girl..."
"You, have what you want, why do you fight her?!" Usagi's father
screamed helplessly.
"Because he's got no trace of humanity in him. Because he's only a beast,
unable to think in other terms apart from killing and fighting," Mask
walked and stood before Usagi, shielding her from Jade's sight. "and he's
a sadist." he spat unsheathing his sword.
"Actually, it's because I don't have anything better to do right now."
"Case in point."
Mask's sword cut the air where the dragon's head was only moments before.
Time seemed to stop for the two combatants, as the crouched Jade tried to
uppercut Mask. The armored man avoided the hit by jumping back, his black
cape moving wildly around his arms as he spun in a tight circle, the
katana's tip cut into one of Jade's wings. Roaring, the dragon clawed at
Mask's chest, the contact of his claws leaving a trail of sparkles in it's
wake.
Mask tried to cut down into Jade, but the dragon grabbed the katana,
trying to yank it from Mask's grasp. Mask, in turn made his hand into a
claw and used the armored tips to dig deeply into the dragon.
Tux, saw Jade fighting Mask, then Eternal Sailor Moon, on her knees
breathing heavily. Running towards her, he didn't notice her family still
tied to the stake.
Tux practically slid to a stop on his knees as he reached his beloved.
"Usagi!!" he whispered.
"Mamoru?"
Startled he turned around, and finally saw Usagi's father, mother and
brother looking at him.
For a moment his blood ran cold, but Usagi's whisper brought him out.
"Mamoru... take...them... away..."
"Help her Mamoru, we'll help her parents." Sailor Mercury stated, Venus and
Mars already untying them.
"We have to take them all out!" he said. Holding Usagi into his hands he
stood up. And with Minako and Ami helping Usagi's family, they ran to the
entrance.
"You've become better, Mask." Jade panted, backing a little. His left wing
had multiple cuts, as did his arms, chest and face.
Mask's cape had been torn to shreds, his silver mail had been broken in many
places, and silver armor parts were covered in his own blood. He didn't hold
his katana now. He had adopted a fighting stance, his hands completely
turned into claws.
"Can't say the same about you though." Mask answered.
Mars and Jupiter watched the two start fighting again, when they suddenly
heard a curse.
Turning, they saw Mamoru and the others trying to get past the gate. Mars
immediately ran to help, while Jupiter looked again at the battle.
Rae arrived to where Ami and Mamoru were trying to get past the entrance.
"What?"
"I think it's a variation of the spell he used on us under Tokyo Tower, only
much more powerful!"
"Can we break it?" Asked Mars.
"It took all of Mask's power and concentration to get you out of the small
one," Tux answered. "If we fail, we'll all die in the after shock."
"It's not like we haven't died before." Venus stated darkly.
'That won't be necessary.' They all looked around.
"What the..." Venus started.
'No time, I will be discovered. Go now.' The voice faded, and they now
understood that they had heard it in their minds. The red haze that seemed
to cover the entrance faded.
"Let's go!" They ran out. As soon as Tux, carrying an unconscious Usagi ran
out, they 'felt' it close again.
Mars tried to enter again, only this time she was unable. The energy burnt
her hands. "Ouch!" she protested. "Jupiter's still inside!"
Makoto watched with frustration as Mask was pushed into defensive despite
his best tries. He was better than before, but nowhere near the power of
the angered green dragon.
Jade backhanded Mask, sending him sprawling, then began walking towards him.
She felt anger building inside her.
Jade looked at the fallen figure. The human was powerful, but he had failed.
Now he would die.
"JADE!! YOU BASTARD!! DIE!!!"
Moving fast he caught the katana with his two hands; one had grabbed the
blade and he had cut himself, but he now had a firm grasp on it. The other
hand was holding the girl's hand just above the crossguard.
He looked at the girl's eyes and was surprised to find cold hatred, far
different from what any normal human could've hate.
He had trouble keeping the katana away from his heart, as the girl's
strength was incredible.
Jupiter didn't know what was happening, or why. She just knew she had to
kill him.
Screaming in anger Makoto pushed harder.
Jade grunted as he did his best to hold the sword. Suddenly the attacking
force multiplied catching him by surprise.
The blade dug deeply into his heart, his eyes opened wide, as he felt
burning pain then numbness crawling to his arms.
His last view was of the girl being surrounded by a black winged aura,
her cold green eyes unyielding.
Sailor Moon stood up on shaky legs when she saw the spell begin to fade.
She and the others stared in horror as Makoto pulled the katana free of
Jade's chest, and looked as the dragon exhaled for the last time.
Makoto suddenly fell on her knees, her eyes rolling back she slumped
forward and lay unconscious on the grass. The Mask's katana glowed for a
moment before fading away, and it's owner wasn't around anymore.
Mercury and Mars ran towards the unconscious Jupiter, and lifting her
between the two, went to Usagi.
"Usagi..." Venus started, but Sailor Moon stopped her. She transformed back
into her civilian clothes before speaking.
"Take Jupiter with you." she turned to look at her parents. "I've to talk."
The senshi nodded, and left. Tux after a slight hesitation left too, after
squishing Usagi's shoulder comfortingly, Usagi smiled at him. She then
walked her family away from their home.
Makoto woke up hearing Rae and Ami talking with someone outside her
apartment. She then recognized the voice as Nathan's.
Looking down at herself, she found she was still in her Sailor Jupiter
costume.
"What happened?" she asked herself softly.
"Anyway, Nathan, Makoto isn't feeling so good at the moment." Ami said.
"What's wrong? Is she sick, I knew there was something wrong with her,
she's been a little depressed lately!"
Rae was touched by the worry she could hear in Nathan's voice. She
hadn't met him until then, but she liked him.
"She's not sick, she just did too much excersise a while ago and passed
out..."
"And I'm alright now, Nathan..." Said Makoto steping out. "Are you ready
for that movie?"
Ami and Rea stared at her, Rae with that 'we've got to talk' look on her
face.
"Are you sure, Makoto? I could come tomorrow when you're feeling better
..." Nathan asked unsure.
Makoto smiled and grabbed his arm, resting her's on his. "No, it's okay,
really. See you later!" She pulled Nathan away from Ami and Rea and
promptly exited the building.
Rae had a huge sweatdrop. "What's with her."
Ami shrugged. "Maybe she just needs some time away from all of this. We'd
better go."
Winter placed the gold dragon statue in the chest with the others. When
he closed the chest he found himself looking at Lord Black. The large
black dragon glared at him.
"Jade is dead."
Winter shrugged. "Had it coming."
Black's red eyes turned to slits as he frouned dangerously. "Explain
yourself."
"That idiotic green dragon used all his magic to create the bubble, then
make it invisible, then creating an ilusion so that anyone looking from
the outside would see a normal house, THEN using another spell making the
others undetectable."
"That wouldn't be enough to take a toll on him..."
"Ofcourse not, but add to it the battle with Sailor Moon, which by the way
he could have ended in a matter of seconds, but NOOOOOO. Then again, why
did he have to fight them? He could have created more elementals to do
battle for him."
"Tell me how could a group of girls, one 'knight' I guess, and a man in a
tuxedo kill a green dragon?"
"That lies beyond my comprehension my lord, but it's no great loss."
"That is true. Tell me, Winter, since you seem to be better at strategy
than any of us, who would you send to the human world?"
"Gold."
"Gold? He owes me no alligance."
"True sir, but he owes you a favor, since it was you who vouched for him
in the council."
"Very well, Winter, but if he fails..."
"He won't."
"If, he fails you die."
Black faded and Winter gulped loudly. "Me and my big mouth."
End Chapter 3
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