Chapter 3
Lita and Mina appeared right out of thin air, right in front
of Buffy and everyone else. Buffy, Giles, Xander, and Willow were
surprised.
"Where's Luna and Artemis?" Sailor Mars immediately asked.
"They stayed behind," Mina said. "She said this was out of
our league,and we should let the proper people take care of it."
"I say let's bash 'em!" Lita exclaimed. Buffy's eyes
widened.
"Wow! Somebody who thinks like me! That's a first."
"Well, what do we do now? Wait for 'em to show their ugly
butts, or go after 'em?" Lita said.
"We?" Buffy asked. "WE don't do anything. I do."
"What?!" Sailor Mars asked.
"Sorry, but you teleport here, we don't know you, and we
can't trust you," Buffy replied.
"She has a point. This is the USA. Paranoia runs rampant.
She has to do this herself. Besides, she's the only one with the
correct weapons." Before anyone could say anything, the door to the
library burst open, and a vampire came running in. This vampire was
female, and looked oddly familiar to Sailor Moon.
The vampire ran at Sailor Moon, and knocked her down before
anyone could do anything. The vampire scratched Sailor Moon's face.
"Hey!" Buffy yelled. "Why don't you pick on somebody that
can fight you?"
"This one must come with me!" Tuxedo Mask threw a rose at
the vampire. It hit the vampire in the right shoulder
"Let her go!"
"Never!" snarled the vampire. It was unable to move. Buffy
took a stake out, and stabbed the vampire in the heart. It turned to
dust almost instantly. The rose fell to the ground. Buffy picked it
up, while Sailor Moon tried to get a hold of herself.
Buffy studied the rose for a minute, before asking "So,
what's in this thing?"
"...Just a little something I made," Tuxedo Mask replied.
This was not a lie, as he made positive energy by choosing to fight
for the forces of good. "Do you believe us now?"
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Antrosis watched Laura through a portal. He was displeased
to see her turn to dust. So much for plan A. He decided to go ahead
with plan B.
"Anton, I want you to capture Sailor Moon. Bring her here.
They will be forced to come, and I will kill them all!"
"Yes, master." Anton stepped through the portal.
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Anton came out of the portal just outside of the school. He
decided to use his human form. In that form, he was a handsome,
black-haired man. He was somewhat tall. His eyes were blue, and
cold.
Anton looked around to make sure no one had seen him. If
someone had, they would most likely still be staring at him. That
was the problem with a lot of people; they always stared at what
would kill them, rather than run like hell. This time, no one had
seen him. Either that, or they had been part of a very small
population of smart humans. Either way, he did not care.
Anton walked into the school building, looking for the way to
the library. He had to capture Sailor Moon. It was the perfect plan.
He used his powers to pick up on Sailor Moon's energy. He
would easily locate her, and execute his master's plan.
Within minutes, he was standing outside the school library.
He opened the door, and walked in.
"Hey, what are you doin' here?" Buffy asked.
"I...I got lost. The door was open, and I came in. I've
been searching for someone to..."
"To...what?" Buffy asked, not feeling right about this guy.
Sailor Mars picked up on the evil vibes, too.
"To...take with me!" Anton changed into his true form.
"Now, if you don't mind, I'll just get what I came here for." Anton
grabbed at Sailor Moon. She dodged. Tuxedo Mask took out a rose, and
threw it at Anton. It hit him in the face, right between the eyes.
He picked it out.
"First of all, that's not where my heart is. And secondly,
that's not a stake." Anton jumped at Tuxedo Mask, and scratched at
him. Tuxedo Mask's cheek became red with blood, and his mask went
flying off his face.
Buffy leaped into action. She started kicking Anton with her
high heeled shoe, leaving marks all over him. She backed him to a
wall.
"Let's get one thing straight. You don't ever come in here,
unless you're invited. Which brings me to my question. How the hell
did you get in?"
"The sign outside. I believe it said 'Enter all ye who seek
knowledge'. What can I say? I'm a knowledge seeker." Anton gave an
evil grin. "I want to know if Sailor Moon will come with me."
"No, she won't," Buffy replied matter-of-factly.
"Well, I guess you'll just have to do." Anton grabbed Buffy
at the throat before she could do anything. Lita and Mina, now
transformed into Sailors Jupiter and Venus, attacked.
"Jupiter Thunder Crash Zap!"
"Venus Love Chain!"
The attacks went toward Anton at thundering speeds, but it
was too late. He had already disappeared, transported to the portal.
(Since Anton was a powerful vampire, he could transport to different
places within a dimension, but still needed a portal to cross into
other dimensions.)
"Damn!"
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Anton stepped through the portal, still holding Buffy by the
throat. She was gasping for air, but was unable to take anything in.
She felt light-headed, and as she went through the portal, everything
went to black on her. Her eyes closed, and she was unconscious.
Antrosis was the first to greet Anton when he entered the
cross-dimension. He was surprised that Anton returned without Sailor
Moon, but it did not matter. He had managed to get Buffy.
"So, I take it that the Sailor Bitch was too hard for you,"
Antrosis said.
"I could have taken her, but --"
"But, you didn't. No matter. This is even better. Now her
friends will come, and the Sailor Soldiers will come to help!"
Antrosis laughed maniacally.
"Yes, and then we will crush them!"
"Of course. After all, we can't take over the world with
those brats running around, now can we? Now, chain this one up. We
have work to do."
"Yes, master."
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Giles was applying first-aid on Tuxedo Mask's face. It was
evident that he would have a scar for quite a while, but it had a 15%
chance of healing.
"Well, you'll live," Giles said.
"That's good," Xander said. "At least this won't be a crime
scene. Plus it would really suck if you did die," he said at Tuxedo
Mask.
{I could always come back from the dead,} Tuxedo Mask
thought. {It's not like I'm not used to it.}
"Anyway, I say we go after that guy. He's got Buffy, and I
don't know about you guys, but I haven't killed a vampire recently."
"Why, ya chicken?" Sailor Jupiter asked.
"Hey, you don't know me, so shut up!"
"Guys! Stop it!" Willow yelled. This surprised Giles and
Xander; Willow NEVER yelled. "We need to think rationally."
"OK, two options. One, we wait, and let the whole world go
to hell, or two, we go after her, and possibly save this planet,"
Tuxedo Mask said.
"You're not strong enough to go," Giles said.
"Trust me, I'll be fine."
"No. You almost got yourself killed, and I don't want to see
good guys killed. And right now I am convinced that you are good
guys." Sailor Mars jumped in the conversation.
"He'll be fine."
"No, he won't. He has never faced an evil like this, and I
don't care WHAT he fought in Tokyo, he can't fight a vampire in his
weakened condition!"
"I think he can do it," Sailor Mercury said. "After all,
he's fought worse."
"Name one thing he fought that was worse than this."
"OK," Sailor Moon said. "Let's see... he's been possessed
countless times, and always gotten out of it. He's even been
possessed by the son of Satan, and he managed to kill him. He's
saved me many times, and he was weaker than he is now. So, if you
think he can't do it, fine. But at least give him a chance!" There
was an eerie silence for a moment.
"Okay. But I am not responsible if he dies. I did not force
him to go."
"OK. But he won't die," Sailor Moon said.
"...I hope you're right."
To Be Continued...
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