Sailor Moon G: Memories and Melodies Part 8 Rated: PG Author: Dragonmaster Dyne email: daveparadise@hotmail.com ************************************************************* Her voice was definitely colder, it sounded nothing like the sweet, normal Amy. So much so that Dav shivered at it's sound. He spoke, "You've been tricked, brainwashed." "You lie." "What do you remember since yesterday?" "Why should I tell an enemy that?" "I'm not your enemy. The one who you say you love is. I know the truth, you were tricked into thinking that he would give you power. You followed and that was your fatal mistake. You were tortured and brainwashed. You only say you love him because he told you that." "Lies! All lies!" "Think about it. Do you know what your favorite pastimes are? Do you even know my name? If I were your enemy you'd know who I was." No response. "The only reason I'm here is because I'm worried about what you've become. You may not remember it but I've known you for a long time. And ever since we first met, both times, I've cared about you for who you are." No response. "I wanted to tell this to you after we were out of this mess but... I love you." Dav got his response, "MERCURY ICE BUBBLES... FREEZE!!!" "Oh s**t!" Dav yelled and threw himself onto the floor to the side to avoid the bubbles that would turn him into a lawn ornament. By the time he was back on his feet Sailor Mercury had already used her regular bubbles and Dav immediately lost himself in the fog. Perfect! he thought sarcastically. "I'm not going to fight you, Amy!" he intentionally used her real name in order to try and awaken her memories, but to no avail. He heard a noise behind him and quickly turned around, but realized his mistake. The next thing he knew he was flat on the ground after having been hit by a flying kick directly on his back. It was enough to knock the ocarina out of his pocket but with a surge of power he managed to catch it before it hit the floor and would've shattered. "Falling for the oldest trick in the book," Mercury laughed, "I wonder how you managed to hold out against my husband for so long." Please give me strength, Dav silently prayed as he stood up, there's only one way to bring your mind back to reality. He stood up and faced her, the fog was beginning to dissipate. "You only want more?" She asked, "Fine, I'll give it to you!" Dav put the ocarina to his lips and began to play. First note... "DOUBLE..." Second note... "MERCURY..." Third note... "ICE..." Fourth note... Dav's hands were shaking but he moved his fingers to continue. "STORM..." Fifth note... "BL..." It was enough. Sailor Mercury's head began to spin as she heard those five notes. She had no idea that her attack had stopped as the man in front of her continued to play that melody. The five notes were repeated and he finished the piece with only nine more notes. The melody made her mind snap, she could see what happened to her. Her stroll in the park alone. Her first encounter with Rad and his monster. Running into Dav at the lake. The moments right before Blade appeared. Her foolish decision on following Blade when Dav was nearly unconscious. Being strapped to the electrode machine. Standing for hours in a completely bare room. Nothing else until this moment. Sailor Mercury's memories of her life and friends all came back, and more. She saw everything that Dav had seen in his vision. Their first meeting, their first dance, him making the oath to become Guardian Mercury, their picnic and first kiss (which Sailor Mercury blushed at reflexively), and their last moments. The impact hit her like a ton of bricks and she promptly fainted. Sailor Moon's shift in her position lowered her guard long enough for the armor dog to act. Before she knew it the armor dog had pounced Sailor Moon and she was pinned to the ground. "Hey!" she shouted, "Get off of me!" The beast's only reply was snarling in her face. "Whew." she said with a sour expression, "When was the last time you brushed?" The other three Scouts quickly moved to help their leader but the dog was prepared for that. It used its tail and hind legs to knock them away with a huge amount of force. Each one hit the wall of the corridor with a loud thud. By this time Luna decided to act, with a cry she leapt at the dog but it was also ready for her. With another swing of its tail Luna found herself land right on top of Sailor Venus. The dog turned its attention back to Sailor Moon and a large amount of slobber fell from its mouth. "Ew!" Sailor Moon said as one of the globs of drool landed right in her mouth, "The guy must've skipped a meal." The dog was now bearing its teeth and looked about to bite Sailor Moon's throat out when... "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!" Artemis appeared from behind the dog and with a cry of attack he jumped onto its back and dug his claws into a bare spot... hard! The armor dog quickly tried to throw the white cat off of its back but this gave Sailor Moon a long enough moment to use her foot to throw the dog over her head and onto the ground. Unfortunately for Artemis he was still on the dog's back. "Good one, meatball head." He moaned. The dog didn't care about Artemis since it was Sailor Moon who had damaged its pride. It leaped at her again, this time showing no mercy. Sailor Moon screamed since she wouldn't have time to do anything. She was cut off as she saw a red flash pass by her eyes and a rose stick itself between the dog's eyes. It yelped in pain and abruptly stopped as Tuxedo Mask appeared behind Sailor Moon. "Dogs like you should go back to obedience school!" He said, "No treat for you!" "Really nice timing there, guy." Sailor Moon said as she turned around to face her savior. "Well I had to get here in the first place." He replied with a grin. "Yeah I guess that's a good excuse," she turned to the dog, "You hurt my friends and your master turned one of them against us! I'll pay him back for what he's done! I'm Sailor Moon! The Champion of Love and Justice! On behalf of the moon I will right wrongs and triumph over evil! In the name of the moon and my friends, I'll punish you!" The Moon Scepter quickly materialized in her hands. "MOON SCEPTER ELIMINATION!!!" The armor dog was reduced to muck and dust. Sailor Mars was the first one to stand, she noticed that Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask had taken care of their little problem. "Sometimes you get to have all of the fun." she said while Jupiter and Venus rose. Venus noticed Artemis lying where he'd been squashed. "Artemis!" she cried, "Can you hear me?!" "A little more than I wished to." he replied, "I wasn't knocked out you know." "But why are you here?" Asked Luna, "Where's Dav?" "We were separated by an automatic closing wooden door." "Let's move then!" Shouted Sailor Jupiter, "He could be in trouble!" "Let's go!" said Tuxedo Mask. Dav didn't think that the melody would have that effect on Sailor Mercury. He quickly ran over to catch her as she fainted and managed to right before she hit the ground. After a few moments he began to notice that her Sailor outfit was slowly beginning to return to its true color. The blackness in it slowly left the suit, became a cloud of a type of gas, and dissipated. Dav then noticed that she had holes in her original uniform. Must be what it looked like after she was tortured, he thought. He quickly scanned her for any serious injuries while holding her and noticed something else. She must be thankful right now for the bow on her front, he thought as he blushed. After her uniform returned to its complete originality she began to stir. "Sailor Mercury? Are you okay?" She began to move some more, "Is that you, Dav?" She asked. "Yes," he replied, "Do you remember?" Sailor Mercury quickly recalled all that she had regained, "Yes. I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you." "That's all right. But I'm even more sorry that I wasn't able to help you like the old times." "What do you mean?" Dav realized that she must not've remembered him 1000 years ago, "Never mind. I'm just glad you're here." "By the old times you meant when we lived on Mercury?" Okay so maybe she did remember, Dav thought. "Yes, I did." he said. "Good. Because I missed you." she answered. "Really?" "Yes, I felt that I'd known you for a long time when we first met. And just now I realized that you were there for me during that time so long ago." "Well I did give my word." He laughed. Sailor Mercury only smiled at him. Dav continued, "Oh, I guess I should return this to you." He said quietly as he handed her the ocarina. "Thank you," she said as she put it away. "I must look pretty bad to you." "You look good," he told her, "Except for the fact that whatever those jerks did to you made Swiss cheese out of your suit." Sailor Mercury noticed that he was right. The holes were still there. She gasped in shock and turned a deep shade of red, but quickly calmed down, "It's nothing really," she said, "I'm still covered." "What we should do now is get you out of here. Everyone's worried and they really would want to see you back to normal." "I'm sorry I didn't listen to you. I should have known better." She said as she started to rise, "I know now that the conversation I heard was completely false." "Yeah, Raye said that they were discussing what you and I were going to do when we left the arcade." Sailor Mercury blushed. Rad was infuriated! His three strongest capsule monsters dead! He wanted to run in and kill all of those Scouts right now but he was seriously outnumbered. His choices were to face the master or take some of his experiments and run. He chose the latter. He would develop a new capsule monster that would be powerful enough to destroy them. At least it's over for now, Sailor Mercury thought as she allowed Dav to help her up. Since she'd turned back to normal her entire body felt almost as weak as it had while she'd been chained up in that room. Something she never wanted to think about again. "Good thing we're close to the exit," Dav said as she leaned on him and started walking, "You really could use a long rest." "I forgot to ask," said Mercury, "How long ago did this whole thing start?" "Three days. You've got a little makeup work to do for school." "It shouldn't take too long. I already read those parts anyway." The two laughed and headed for the door. "We'll be out of here in no time." Dav said as they slowly advanced the now open doors. But just as they were about to step through the doors slammed themselves shut again. "No one's going anywhere!" It was Blade. "I've had all I can take from you!" he shouted as the couple turned to face him. "You've ruined my plans for the last time!" "Your not the only who's sick of the other!" Dav yelled as he drew the hilt of Mercury's Royal Sword, "MERCURY ROYAL POWER!!!" Sailor Mercury stepped back as a column of water enveloped Dav. While leaning against the wall she saw him transform. She watched in awe as she saw him clad in his armor. Oh my... she thought, I forgot how handsome he looked in that. She felt the blood rush to her cheeks as she blushed a shade of red even more deep than ever. "Time to fulfill my duty." Dav said to her and turned to Blade, "In the name of Mercury! I will avenge the princess for what you've done!" Must've heard Sailor Moon confront a monster, Mercury thought. "Empty threats!" Blade retaliated, "You should now know why I'm called 'Blade'!" He made a motion with his right hand and a sword made of Negaverse material. Dav shouted and the two entered a duel that would decide Sailor Mercury's fate. Only it didn't last long. Blade wasn't used to fighting a left-handed swordsman and so he had to change his complete style. But his sword was crossing its blade with a royal treasure of Mercury. The power in Dav's sword immediately knocked the one from Blade and it quickly dissolved into dust. "Very impressing," Blade chuckled and quickly warped a few feet back, "But can you stop another one of these?" He said as he powered up another shot.