Hi everyone. This is part 7 of other outers. As always I don't own sailor moon but this story is mine. This story is rated PG. If you have any comments or questions email me at shinjichan@hotmail.com if you would like to see what Alison, Erica, or Ryoko look like please visit my personal fan fiction site at www.geocities.com/missmichirukaio to see the pics I have drawn for other outers and the other fan fics I've written. Also in a week or so I will be animating Erica's x invisibility and if that goes well Alison's attack then Ryoko's. = = = = = = = A short brown haired girl in a satin yellow dress with elbow length white gloves stands at a large French window. The girl is princess Erica of planet X. Erica occasionally itches her back where two ribbons forms a bow; she does not like the bow. Erica's family is the Royal family that protects the out most edges of the solar system; her parents are the grand Duke and Duchess. Her family has guarded the outer wall for 2,000 years. Erica has been trained to protect the people of her planet and she know she must also protect the solar system from any on coming attacks since planet X will be the first to be attacked; that is not very likely since this is the silver millennium and all the solar system is at peace. What Erica doesn't know is that this great peace is coming to an end and so will her life. All Erica knows today will be very special. Erica looks out a window and sighs. Erica spins around as she hears footsteps coming from behind. The footsteps are coming from her best friend Minako princess of Venus. "Minako!" Erica exclaims and hugs her friend, "I'm so happy you could make it!" Minako steps away from the hug and agrees, "Me too." The two girls stand and talk as the look out the window. Minako points to something she spots in the sky, "Look!" Minako points out. Right as Minako pointed the object out a loud explosion went off some where in the palace courtyard. Guards start to rush about the palace's hallways. As all the calamity and the confusion go on a captain of the guard runs up to the two princesses and tells them that they must go with him and leave the palace and the planet since Erica was now the new duchess of the planet on the death of her father that occurred with the explosion. Erica and Minako ran with the guard to escape. As the three were about to turn the corner a large piece of wall came crashing down and from the hole emerged a hideous monster with red rancid skin. The monster lunged at Minako but the guard jumped in front of Minako and saved her from death. The girls ran from the monster to another hallway. "No!" Minako cried. "Come on!" Erica told here friend trying to get her away from the monster, "We have to go!" "But...but he's dead." Minako said her voice shaking with fear. "Minako!" Erica said in her most determined voice, "this man gave his life for you! We mustn't let his death be in vain." Minako nodded then stood up and ran with Erica. As the girls began to turn the corner the same monster appeared. With no one but Minako around Erica took out her transformation locket and raised it in the air. "You can't fight by your self!" Minako pleaded, "We can wait and hide until re-enforcements get here!" "I can't do that...you're my best friend I have to save you. Plus I'm now ruler of this planet and I must protect it." Minako look up at Erica as she yelled out, "X prism power make up!" this was the first time she saw Erica transforming. Immediately after Erica was transformed into Sailor X she began her attack by saying, "X invisibility!" The yellow glowing ball flew in to the monster's eyes rendering it blind and a great deal of pain. The monster roared in pain and started to slash wherever it heard noise. Minako let out and scream and the monster charged in her direction Minako. Erica tripped the monster sending it to the floor. Minako began to cry. Erica ran to Minako and hugged her and told her, "It'll be okay...I think I can destroy it." "But...but...your attack can destroy..." Minako said as tears came cascading down her face, "you haven't learned any attacks that can destroy...your attacks create diversions." Erica smiled at Minako and thought 'I wonder if I could pull of one of mom's old attacks.' Erica stood in front of Minako protecting her she began to think about the week before when her mother had disappeared; she was most likely dead since she went off to see what a disturbance in space was; this was the disturbance. Erica started to think of when her mother fist was teaching her first attack (X invisibility). After her mother had thought her and she had gotten how to do the attack she showed her daughter her favorite attack, which she would learn when she had her next birthday. Her mother said she'd learn this when she got her star power upgrade. Her mother began the attack by yelling out, "light slice penetration!" Erica's mother touched her own locket that began to glow and a yellow glowing blade came out which her mother threw at the target. Erica was very impressed by how her mother's favorite attack. "When you are of age you will be able to do this." Erica's mother told her, "This jewel in my locket is what gives me the power to do that attack. One day when you are of the age or if I pass away this jewel will transport if self to your locket and you will be capable of my attack." Erica's memory ends and she thinks, 'it's only a week away from my birthday... I can do this...what's a week?' Erica took a deep breath and sighed. Erica began the attack; it went perfectly. The monster was instantly destroyed. Erica couldn't believe her eyes. Sailor X then collapsed on the ground from exhaustion. Minako ran to Erica and held Erica in her arms, "why did you do that?" Minako asked as she began to cry. "I had to." Erica weakly answered, "it's my duty as the new grand duchess to protect the planets and peoples my kingdom surrounds and protects." "But you'll die now!" Minako blurted out and tears cascaded down her face. "Yes, I will die now...but I did my duty and save you...my friend. It's better this way anyhow. I don't think I would have lived much longer anyways. I guess you'll just have to rely on the other outers for now..." and with that Erica grand duchess of the planet X and sole protector of the outer most edge of the silver millennium died. "ERICA NO!" Erica burst out into a crying fit as Erica fell from her arms. END OF DREAM = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Erica wakes up in a cold sweat on the floor. Erica gasps for air and then scrambles across the floor to the couch where Minako has fallen asleep on. Erica shakes Minako away as she shakes. "Minako!" Erica says with a shaky voice. "Uh?" Minako says as she gradually wakes up, "what's wrong?" "I had the worse dream." Erica replies as she clams down, "it was a memory... of the day I died in the silver millennium." Minako's eyes open wide with shock; she can barely say, "I had that dream to..." "You did...I hate that dream I always wonder if you're okay after I die..." Erica's voice trails off. "You don't know what happens?" Minako asks. Erica shakes her head. "I can tell you...if it won't upset you." Minako offers. Erica just smiles as a response. Minako takes a breath and begins, "well after you die I am forced to transform and fight of the remaining monsters. I didn't have much luck with my crescent beam...it just wasn't power full enough... I tried out my new attack...my love me chain. It worked I was finally able do my newest attack." Minako pauses and sighs and then continues, "After all of the monsters were dead I had to wait ten hours for the Plutonian guard to come to pick me up." "That's what happened?" Erica said and yet asked. Minako did not reply. Erica hugged her friend. "I'm so happy we can be together again. I missed you." Erica stated. "I'm happy too." Minako said. = = = = = = End of part 7 Hi! Hope you liked part 7. I may not get part 8 out for a while since I have some term papers due. Please tell me what you think of part seven by emailing me at shinjichan@hotmail.com and please stop bye my site and see the pics I drew for this story...they're with other outers in stories at www.geocities.com/missmichirukaio