Subject: Yet Another Part Of my Sailor Moon Story, the sixth Part Hey. I'm Chibi-Mercury, and you can contact me at . I claim no ownership to Sailor Moon, so there's no need to sue me. Alright? Yet Another Sailor Moon Story, Part VI The wind swayed around the group, as Mercury opened the portal. The wind flapped the girls' skirts in the air, and their hair flew around wildly. They stood like that for a while, as Mercury typed away on her minicomputer, with her VR visor wrapped loosely around her eyes, "There, you guys. I've gotten the portal opened, now quick, jump through." Mercury typed some more in her computer, and they could see her energy encircling around her, in a blue mist, as it slowly extended towards a portal, in which she was struggling to keep open. "Mercury, will you be alright," a concerned Jupiter asked. "Of course, you guys, but you need to hurry through; I don't think I can keep it open for much longer." The other's peered into the hole, each frightened, yet curious of what would happen once they jumped. Tuxedo Kamen took a step forward, "Usako's my Princess, I'll go first." He took a deep breath and leaped into the portal. Mars looked on in anguish, as Tuxedo went through the hole. Even after he and Usagi had remembered their past, and Mamoru had forgotten her, the silly crush she had had on him never faded away. She still loved him, though not as much as Yuuichirou, so she jumped in after him. She was followed by Jupiter, then Venus, and the two cats. Mercury looked quite weak now, yet she couldn't abandon them. She stood for a moment, perhaps to catch her breath, before she too bounced into the darkness, the unknown. The portal closed behind her. Wiseman looked up, "I feel a strange presence in here. Droid Arachnia, go see what the trouble is." "As you wish, master," the Droid bowed before Wiseman before exiting the area. "What's wrong," Black Lady asked, as she entered the room. "It seems that some uninvited visitors have found their way in here." he paused a moment, "are you ready to fight? These creatures could be strong." "Nothing too strong for me to handle," Lady laughed, "I'll destroy them all. Let me go with the Droid." "As you wish, but wouldn't you like Mistress to come along," he asked her. Black Lady shook her head firmly, "DROID ARACHNIA, I COMMAND YOU TO RETURN HERE IMMEDIATELY!!" A few moments later, the droid returned, "You called?" "Yes, I'm coming along with you. Now, shall we be on our way?" "Of course," he growled. They went off into the darkness. "Mercury, are you alright," Venus asked the limp, unmoving form of a Sailor Senshi. "Of course she's not, you dimwit. Look, she's unconscious," Mars said, heatedly. Jupiter went over and picked up the limp form, in which she put on her back, piggy style, "I'll carry her until she wakes up," she said, grunting with effort to keep the small girl on her back. "No, she's too heavy for you, I'll carry her," Tuxedo Kamen called out. "No, I'm fine." "Well now we can't do anything, it's too dark," Venus said, "I can't even see my hand in front of my face. Mars, can you give us a light?" "Of course," Mars bent down on the ground and proceeded to search for a few minutes, until she found a rather large, thick branch, "Tuxedo, hold this for me, but make sure you don't get burnt." Tuxedo held the branch in his hand, his hand outstretched into the darkness. "Wait a second, are you trying to burn us to a crisp? Let us move away," Jupiter said, and slowly moved out of harms way. "Maaaars Fire, IGNITE!!" She called out her old attack, which lit the branch like a torch. "Let there be light," Venus joked. "Not now, we have to get going. Usagi could be hurt." The group proceeded down the path, the light glowing faintly in the darkness. After about a half an hour of swearing, tripping, and other assorted verbs, they reached a fork in the cave. "Which way," Venus asked. "I don't know, but if that _lazy_ Sailor Senshi, Mercury would wake up, we might be able to have her figure it out." "Turn on my visor," a low voice mumbled. "Mercury," cried Mars. "She's waking up," cheered Venus. "About time," Jupiter grumbled. "Is she alright," Tuxedo asked. "I'll be alright. Just a little tired. Is everyone here?" "Yes," Luna replied. "We'd better not rest for long. Usagi could be hurt, and Ruebeus has probably already dispatched some Droids," Artemis interrupted. "Actually, there's only one droid, and me," a voice called out from the left tunnel. "Be on your guard, senshi," Venus instructed. "Oh, pitiful humans, I will destroy you, " Droid Arachnia yelled. "Not yet, slime face. Maaaaars Celestial Fire, SURROUND!!!" The hot rings of fire sailed towards the Droid, which cried out in pain as it burned. "We can't defeat it, Sailor Moon's not here," Jupiter realized, "maybe if we attack all together, we can dust it." "Sure, take a shot," the droid challenged them, before shooting out some sticky goo. "Watch out!" Luna warned the senshi. They all ducked out of the way, just in time. "Ha, think you're lucky this time," the droid laughed, "Feel the force!" It lunged another stream of the goo at the senshi, which caught Venus. She let out a scream of pain. "VENUS!! Don't worry, we'll save you!!" "No, you guys, save your energy. You're gonna need it. I can bust this droid, Venus Meteorite, SHOWER!!!" The goo failed to fall off of the girl, as she struggled against it. From the shadows, Black Lady laughed, and pointed a NegaMoon rod at her, "Good riddance, Senshi Venus!" She shouted, and as everyone watched in horror, Venus turned into dust, all that remained was her tiara. "VENUS, No!!!" The droid laughed, and disappeared into the shadows with Black Lady, "Sailor Senshi, you cannot survive. We will get you. The NegaMoon shall prevail," then both the droid, and Black Lady faded away. "Sailor Venus," Jupiter cried, as the group ran towards the dusted senshi. Tuxedo picked up her tiara, which he carefully placed in his pocket. Tears streamed down everyone's faces, as they stared at the pile of Sailor Venus. Mercury walked off from the group, and gave up her lunch near the wall. Mars was crying, and as she shut her eyes, she still saw the awful scene. She would be having nightmares for a long time. "But isn't this sort of like what happened with Queen Beryl," Artemis asked. "Yes, but the senshi didn't die like this." "Did anyone see who did this to Venus? Her voice sounded familiar, didn't it," Mercury said, recovering slightly. "Yes, she did sound familiar," Luna agreed. "Well I don't care who did it, I'm going to pound them into dust," Jupiter cried, slamming her fist in her hand. "You know," Mars said cautiously, "that sounded a little like ChibiUsa, didn't it?" The others looked at her in shock, "ChibiUsa," Tuxedo Kamen questioned, "then that would mean.." "The negamoon brainwashed them. Of course, it makes perfect sense, and my computer says the chances aren't unlikely," Mercury said, as she typed into the computer. "You mean like they did to Tuxedo Kamen," Mars said. "Exactly," Mercury said. The group trudged on, and all was silent, save the few sniffles and occasional tears. They had taken the left tunnel, for that was where the evil ChibiUsa and the Droid had come from. "Stop, you guys, I feel a strange force here. Something cold," Sailor Mars warned them. "We're not really that cold," came the voice. "You again???" Jupiter screamed, "I'm gonna cream 'ya!" "Wanna bet?" "I call upon the guardians of Jupiter, send me down thunder and lightening, Jupiter Thunder Clap, ZAP!!!" "Yeah, we can beat it, Mars Celestial Fire, SURROUND!" "Mercury Ice Bubbles, FREEZE!!" Their energy flew at the beast, which was immediately dusted. "Alright," they cheered in unison. "Arachnia was weak. That fool didn't deserve to live. Droid Leo Lion, come forth, serve your master." A droid came in view, which on Black Lady order's, started fighting the senshi. "Wait," Jupiter called, "First tell us who you are." "You realize that when I tell you, I will be forced to kill you? I am Black Lady, Sublime Queen of the Nega- Moon!" "It is ChibiUsa," Luna whispered to Artemis, who nodded in return. Black Lady continued, "Leo Lion is the strongest droid, he will defeat all of you in one mighty roar!!" She slipped back into the shadows, where she would wait with her NegaMoon rod. "RRWWOOOR!!! I am Leo!! Prepare to die, pathetic humans!!" "Dream on, Surfer dude, Jupiter Thunder Clap, ZAP!" "Yes, you're definately going down, Mercury Ice Bubbles, FREEZE!!" "Ha," he veered the energy with a might roar, "Now, feel the force of the great and mighty Negaforce!!" He opened his mouth in a roar, but what came out was energy balls, which smacked the senshi, who were off guard at that moment. They landed on the floor with a sickening thud, and Mars and Tuxedo noticed blood coming from Mercury's head, and Jupiter's neck was bent at an odd angle. Mars cried, "NO!! Mercury, Jupiter, get up!!" "Feel the force, die, senshi Mercury, senshi Jupiter," Black Lady aimed her rod at them, and all that remained were two tiaras. "AMI!!" Luna cried out in horror. "MAKO!!" cried Artemis. Tuxedo placed the tiaras with Venus'. Slowly, he and Mars began to walk on in the direction they were heading originally. Tears flowed freely from Mars' face, spotting her uniform with little snowflakes of tears. Both were too full of tears to notice their feline companions did not follow them. "Mars?" Mars stopped crying, and looked at Tuxedo, "Yes," "It will be alright, Rei, I promise." "Mamoru, Beryl wanted all of us to die. Then Sailor Moon faced her alone. I think one of us is supposed to do that." They walked on a few more minutes in silence, until interrupted by a series of yelling. "Have you seen Luna or Artemis lately," an alarmed Mars asked. "No, but I think they're gone." More tears began to flow, as they walked on to the light. Each step seemed to make the light move back farther. "We're never going to get there," Mars moaned. "Yes we wil," Tuxedo said sternly, and grabbed her hand. "Mamo-" "Come on, run." Mars didnt' object. Tuxedo was holding her hand. It reminded her of old times, when they used to date. Lost in a day dream, Mars found herself blushing, even under those circumstances, "Oh Tuxedo.." She murmered. "Mars, look, we made it!" Mars awoke from her day dream, a few minutes later, only to notice they'd come to another fork, and a bright torch hung from the ceiling. Suddenly she knew why Usagi liked to daydream so much. Mars reached up to grab the torch. Their other one had long since gone out. They might need another light. Yet the moment her hand connected with the torch, she let out a scream, and died instantly. "NO!! Not Mars, too," Tuxedo yelled out. "Told you the NegaMoon would prevail," came Black Lady's voice, "Never listen, do you?" "Leave me alone, why are you doing this," he asked, as he placed the lone tiara with the other three. "Oh Tuxedo, the senshi were so easy to kill, especially this last one. Had no idea th torch was covered in Dragon Slime, did she?" "Dragon Slime?" "One touch kills them instantly." "Why did you kill them all?" "You'll die next." he thought, "See you later, Cape Boy." She disappeared into the night. "I have no chance to defeat her," Tuxedo mumbled sadly to himself, "I have failed you, Usagi." End Part VI I know that was kind of long, but I like it better that way. I think. Tell me what you thought, kay? Puppy65221@aol.com Seeya, Chibi-Mercury