SAILORMOON C
EPISODE 10: ARCTICA AND THE CHILD OF WAR
RATED PG-13
by Francisco K. Rodriguez
e-mail: frankiekr@yahoo.com
     note: I would like to thank Rachelle Bellamy and Jackie Chiang for
both of them putting the story on their webpages.  Next, I have to say
something to be cleared up.  I will eventually come out with some sort of
history since I am using both the history of the anime and the manga.  I
have confused a few with the ages of everybody.  Hotaru is now 14.
Chibi-Usa is 15. The inners are 17-18.  The outers, 19. Mamoru is 21.
Seji is 20. Tenchi is 14.Iesha is 18. Yuuniko is 18 while Ako is 19.  
     SailorstarJupiter starts running with three goblinjas behind her.
She is cornered into an alley but begins to smile.  SailorstarJupiter
looks at the goblinjas and nods like she is disappointed in them.  Truth
be told, she is.  Two girls in senshi fuku show up from behind the
goblinjas.  One is in red with a purple bow, the other is in black with a
bright yellow bow.  The two of them smile and then scream.
     " Sorry boys! This show is over," SailorstarMars replies to the
goblinjas.
     Sailortitan adds, "We are gonna send you back to hell where you came
from."
     SailorstarJupiter states, "Bye bye! Jupiter Oak Evolution!"
     Leaves, broken branches and other things begin to surround Jupiter
and become electrified. Jupiter spins gracefully with her attack.  She
directs it at the goblinjas, hurting them.  Titan jumps in next.
     " Titan Nerve Shock!" screams the Senshi of the satellite of the
mind.  Titan releases a ball of blue and pink energy from her hands after
she does a complete circle.  The energy hits the goblinjas and paralyzes
them. They begin to deteriorate.
     Mars finishes the job with her own attack, " Mars Flame Sniper!" Mars
creates a bow and arrow from fire.  She releases the arrow on to the
goblinjas at a great speed.  The arrow of fire hits all three goblinjas
and they all burn into nothing.
     Another bunch of goblinjas come after the three senshi. There had to
be at least seven of them.  The senshi prepared to strike again when a
familiar voice screams out, "Constellation Surge!!"
     Gold and purple energy fell from the sky.  It was huge, encompassing
all of the goblinjas.  The light flashed and it disappeared. All that was
left was a hole where the goblinjas once stood.  A figure jumps off of a
building.  She joins the other who comment on the assault.
     "Andromeda . . .you got to be careful with that attack," Mars yelled.
     "Andromeda, we could have handled them without all the flash you
know," says Titan.
     Andromeda looks at her teammates. "So . . .that was a bit of
overkill?" she asks in a confused voice.
        Jupiter says to her, "Andromeda, we almost got fried! Just be
careful!"
     Titan falls to her feet.  She screams in unrelented agony, as if part
of her body was ripped from her.  Mars and the other girls rush to her
side. Mars starts with, "Titan, what's wrong?"
     " The pain . . . the PAIN!  Make it stop! Usagi!" Titan yells as
tears fell from her face in torment.
     The other three senshi looked at each other.   Something must have
happened to Usagi, they all thought or Sailortitan would not scream in
such pain.  SailorstarJupiter picks up Titan. "Where is she?" asks Jupiter
in fear and concern.
     "Home." murmurs the senshi in Jupiter's arms.
     They all head for the Tsukino household, not noticing that they were
being followed by someone else.  Seyuto comes out.  He looks in dread.  He
wants to be a hero like the senshi, even better than them. But He moves
forward, following in a safe distance. He hope this is his chance to prove
himself.  Seyuto thinks, no matter what, I will be a hero.

     Within the Castle of the Dark Reign, Lady Malevolence heads for her
husbands quarters.  She is gonna tell him of her victory over the Sailor
Senshi.  She has not only obtained a tripod shard, but she took out
Sailormoon.  She had felt nothing but a smile pasted on her face.  At the
same time, she thought of her own plan.  Lady malevolence wishes to be the
Ruler of Earth without her husband.  She wishes to find a way to kill him
so she would be free to take over.  She has already set up plans in order
for her ascension but was not sure of Mayhem.  She knows that Mayhem's
loyalty to her would be extremely useful but needed to wash away the
loyalty that he had for Dreadlox.  Lady M opens the doors of her husbands
quarters to find the strange figure once again.
     Lady Malevolence announces, "I am home, my husband!  I have come from
a victory."
     The shadow lord smiles, "My dear, I heard of your triumph over
Eternal Sailormoon.  I am overjoyed at your accomplishment.  The only
thing that upsets me is that she still lives."
     Lady Malevolence began to frown at Lord Dreadlox's comment.  She felt
angered by this, for she thought that Sailormoon would have died from her
assault.  "She . . . lives?!" questions the mistress.
     The figure comes out of the shadows more.  The thing that is noticed
right away is his smile.  "Sailormoon is a lot tougher than you could
imagine.  She has cast down those who have opposed her.  Plus,
SailorstarSaturn can heel the injures to a point that she can survive."    
     Lady Malevolence turns to the figure and shouts, "You are becoming a
pest, boy.  I understand what is at stake here.  Think, their leader
suffered greatly at my hands.  She would not dare to battle me again."
     "Once again you are underestimating you opponents my lady.  If you
want to win over the senshi, destroy Sailormoon and her soul now! As well
as Tuxedo Mask and the pink haired Sailormoon. It is the only true way of
achieving the victory that you and your husband want soooo badly," the
figures says.
     Lord Dreadlox calls out, "You may be right!  Arctica!  Come to me!"
     A winter breeze flows into the hallway.  A woman in purple and blue
appears in front of the trio.  Her eyes stare at the stranger questionly.
She wants to know who this guy is but is not sure she should ask her
monarchs.  Lord Dreadlox moves in front of her with a grimace.  
     "Arctica . . .  You will have your chance to finish off the other
senshi.  You will go to Earth and kill  the senshi then Sailormoon if she
becomes a problem." 
     Arctica smiled.  She looks in to the void that serves as the eyes of
the shadow lord and says, " As you wish my lord.  I will bring you the
remains of the senshi as popcicles."     She disappears leaving Dreadlox
with a perplexed wife.
     "Dreadlox--How dare you leave the job of killing Sailormoon and her
court to that frozen slut!  I am the one who should give the killing blow
to Sailormoon.  Am I not the queen?" she asks her husband as the figure
smiles.
     Dreadlox turns red.  In his anger, he yells, "Don't QUESTION ME!  I
know what I am doing my dear!  I believe in the figures advice to a point.
We must crush the senshi but also be careful.  Arctica can do the job.
Anyway, I preferred you stay at the moment."
     "For what reason?" snaps the queen of the Dark Reign.
     The figure pulls out something from his pocket.  It is one of the
crystal shards.  The shard belongs to the Tripod of Power. "This!"  He
then throws it to Dreadlox.
     "My dear. . . we now have one full tripod.  With this, we will be
able to destroy them all!"  Dreadlox states.  His wife feignly smiles and
leaves.
     The figure says, "Watch your wife carefully Dreadlox!   she may be
the death of you!"
     The comment had taken Dreadlox by surprise enough for him to question
the statement of the figure.  Dreadlox though why should he be afraid of
the woman he loves.
Malevolence then heads for Mayhem's room. 
     Mayhem asks, "my lady, what is wrong?"
     "My lord has sent Arctica to finish the senshi and not us!" she
answers in anger but with a touch of pain that she is faking to arouse the
Acolyte of Destruction.
     Mayhem grew with anger. "He sent that Ice prick instead of me?  But
does he not know of our victories?"
     Lady malevolence puts her arm on the chest of Mayhem. She strokes it
up and down and whispers, "He does not appreciate you enough, my dear
mayhem.  Let us go to see that the task is done right."
     Mayhem moans in estacy as she rubs his hair and blows on his ear.  He
nods and they head for Earth.

     In the Tsukino house, all of the senshi gathered there in light of
the battle with the Dark Reign and in hearing of Eternal Sailormoon's
condition.  Makoto, Rei, Yuuniko and Ako run up to the door of Usagi's
house.  They knock only to find it all ready open.  They walk in with
concern as they see everyone else there.  Haruka was standing against the
wall.  Michiru was in Haruka's arms, in need of comfort.   Mina was crying
, crumped up against the wall.  The two cats looked towards the couch.
At the couch, Chibi-usa and Mamoru were holding on to the hands of the
injured person.  Ami and Hotaru were doing their best to somehow heal the
injuries of their fallen leader, Eternal Sailormoon.  Eternal Sailormoon
laid still on the couch.  There were not real movements.  She look as if
she was in a deep sleep.  Then Rei noticed that Eternal Sailormoon was
missing one of her wings.  The other had been cut, sliced away from her.
Bandages tried to wrap up the torn flesh of the young girl.  The bandages
were failing.  Everyone in that room could only watch in horror.
     Rei, instant and concern, snaps, "What happened to Usagi?!"  Her
voice seemed near hysterical.
     Ami walks forward.  "Rei, everyone . . .Usagi has lost a lot of
blood.  What Malevolence did to her is very hard to stop.  Hotaru and I
are doing our best to stop it, but if something does not help her to heal
better soon . . .we may lose her!"  Water ran down the fair skin of Ami.
     Chibi-usa cries out, " No!  I lost Puu!  Not Mammy too!"  Chibi-Usa
buries her face with her hands and begins to run out the door. Hotaru
plans to run after her but Michiru  motions Hotaru to stay with Usagi.
Michiru goes with Luna to talk with the young Chibi-usa.  Mamoru begins to
become shaken by all this.  He let a lone drop fall from his face.  It is
one of love and of pain.
     Ako walks up, "Usagi is tormented by the pain so much that she is
slipping in and out of conscience.  I may be able to dull her pain
temporally."
     Everyone stares at Ako.  Ami walks up and says in an impatient tone,
"Ako, what  do mean.  Are you saying that you can numb her pain centers?"
     Ako nods.  " I have to do something that is not very pretty."
     Rei shakes her. "What ever you can do Ako, Do it!!"
     Ako responds in a nervous voice. " I would have to use my Nerve Shock
attack."
     Ami and the others look at Ako in awe.  "Ako, her nerve system by be
damaged beyond repair if you do that!  I won't do it!"
     "Ami, it may not do that much damage it I can psychically keep her
calm.  This may be the only chance she has," Ako replies to the blue
haired genius.
     Mamoru kisses the hand of Usagi, the one girl he love and always will
love.  "Ako. . . do it!"
     Ami's faces turns humbled by anger within herself. "Are you crazy?! I
may do her more harm.  It could even kill her!!"
     Ako responds, "If the nerve shock kills her, it will kill me too.  I
will link up with her .  If she dies, I will be brain dead.  Hotaru's
healing power and Mamoru's love may keep her alive for this and turn out
fine."
     Makoto, Haruka and Yuuniko all stare at Mamoru for a reply.  Mamoru
replies, " Seji says she can be cured but since I don't think we can wait,
I want Ako to do it."
     "Mamoru . . ." Ami and Mina began.
     Mamoru interjects. "Ako says she can do it.  I trust her!  I will do
*anything* to save Usako!  Now, Ako --will do it! End of discussion!!"
     The senshi look at the aggressive manner that Mamoru was holding
himself in.  It was a surprise to everyone.  Then as they thought about
it, they knew that it was the stress of the last few weeks.  The Sailor
Senshi have not been so humbled before.  Lord Dreadlox and his Acolytes
were not only humbling them, but they were beginning to lose their spirit.
Every senshi knew that Dreadlox was taking more out of the senshi then any
of their former villain were: and that is what scared them the most.

         Chibi-usa was sitting on the corner of the street when Michiru
sat next to her.  Michiru puts one of her arms around Chibi-usa's shoulder
and began to speak.
     "Small Lady,  Usagi will be fine.  Hotaru and Ami are doing their
best to help Usagi, all they can," Michiru murmured softly to the young
girl.
     Chibi-usa looked up at the young woman with the sea-blue green hair.
Her face told the tale of her despair and angst.  Chibi-usa knew that if
something was not done soon than not only would she disappear, but the
entire past would change as well.  She would have never gone back in time.
She would never have met Hotaru and never learned to be a senshi.  She
would be nothing because she would never exist. Michiru translates the
young girls fears by the mere looking into her eyes. Chibi-usa finally
spoke.
     "Oh Michiru!  What is gonna happen if Usagi dies now?  I won't have a
future or a past.  You won't remember me.  Hotaru won't remember me.  And
daddy . . . he would be all alone."  Chibi-usa began to cry again.
     Michiru pulls the girl closer to her.  She holds Chibi-usa warmly,
somewhat maternally.  Michiru thinks of all the times she has held Hotaru
like this.  "Everything will turn out fine.  Just hope for the best and
have faith in the others.  They will make sure nothing happens to Usagi no
matter what happens.  Believe in them."
     "And in all of us. Setsuna would have wanted it that way," a voice
from behind the two stated.  Michiru recognized the voice of the one
person who completes her, Haruka.  Haruka joins the two, sitting on the
other side of her girl. Haruka says, "Chibi-usa . . .give it time.  Usagi
will pull through.  She always does."  Haruka sounded convincing to
Chibi-usa but not to Michiru.  Michiru detected something in her voice.  A
small hint of fear.  Michiru knew from one glance at Haruka that there was
more to this than she had stated: that things were about to get worse.
     Michiru looks back at Chibi-usa. "Haruka is right.  You have to
believe in your family and friends.  You know Mamoru is fighting for Usagi
to return.  He will need you now more than ever.  And your uncle will help
as well."
     Haruka coughs in disagreement at Michiru's last comment about Seji.
No one has seen Seji or Tenchi since they dropped off Usagi. 

     Unknown to the senshi, Arctica had arrived to the house.  She used
some bushes to cover her presence from the other senshi.  Arctica stared
at the girls outside.  She was studying them.  She wanted to learn their
movements and abilities.  She had planned for her to use her cold powers
in an artistic way.  Arctica was the most reserved of the Acolyte; she was
also the most vindictive in the ways of disposing of her enemies.  Arctica
had come up with different ways to kill her opponents.  She would freeze
the blood in a person's body till they died.  She would lower the body
temperature till the person went into shock.  Every once in a while, she
would freeze a body part then casually snapped it off, like with fingers.
Arctica had planned painful deaths for the senshi. She thought, soon, I
will kill them all.

     To the left of Haruka, she caught a glimpse of a guy.  She turned,
hoping that it would be Seji.  It wasn't.  It was Seyuto.  Haruka left
Michiru and Chibi-usa to confront him. 
     Haruka yells in annoyance, "What the hell are *you* doing here?!"
     Seyuto looked somber.  He did not look as cocky as he usually was. "I
came to help the senshi," he said flatly.
     Haruka was taken back by his words.  Dammit, she thought, he knows
about us. Rei said he knew. "Who do you think you are?  We have a crisis.
Usagi has been hurt.  She may die.  You think this is all fun and games?!
Sorry pal!  I should rip your face off right now for trying to blackmail
us you piece of . . ."
     Seyuto stops her as his forehead shines a symbol.  The symbol of
Mars.  Haruka grasp in surprise and in disgust. Michiru walks to Haruka's
side with Chibi-usa.  Chibi-usa then says, "Hey! Ain't that the sign of
Mars?"
     Michiru and Haruka looked at each other.  Michiru says, "Um . . .I
had better get Rei and Luna." 
     Within the house, Rei began to feel a sharp pain in her stomach.  She
glanced around the room.  Her body was trembling fiercely.  She began to
stumble on her own feet when Yuuniko noticed her.  Yuuniko went to her
side.  
     "What's wrong Rei?  Do you feel someone from the Dark Reign near?"
     Rei looks at Yuuniko with a puzzled look. "No!  I feel . . .the power
of Mars.  It is similar to mine but different.  Michiru comes in and sees
Rei being supported by Yuuniko.  Michiru asks, "Rei, are you feeling some
power?  A power like yours?"
     Rei gives a questioning glance, "How do you know?"
     Michiru states to her, "Come with me.  I have your answer outside."  
     They three girls walk outside to see Haruka yelling at Seyuto. Seyuto
was quiet.  It seemed odd, considering that he had blackmailed the girls
during Setsuna's funeral, Rei thought.  Michiru had moved her lover away
from the young man.  Rei cautiously galloped to Seyuto.  The power she
felt was stronger than before.
     Rei says, "Seyuto . . .you . . ." she did not want to believe it, nor
did she wish for him to understand what was going on with him or Usagi.
"What do you want?"
     "Look," Seyuto apologized. "I want to say sorry for what I said to
you during Pluto's funeral. I want to prove myself a hero."  Then a rush
of energy began to fill his body. He hold onto his own stomach to relieve
his pain.  Rei and the other knew that they had to tell him the truth.
Seyuto is Guardian Senshi, much to Rei's dismay.  Michiru motioned Luna to
look at him.
     Arctica had been watching the whole thing as she came to the
realization that Seyuto was Guardian Senshi.  Arctica had decided that he
must be eliminated before his awakening or he may prove to be trouble.
Michiru suddenly felt cold as she came close to the bunch of bushes that
served as the hiding place for the Acolyte of Winter and Cold. Michiru
began to look in the bushes when Haruka came up behind her.  Haruka sides
her arms around Michiru's face and gives her a light kiss. Haruka looked
at her expression, knowing that something was wrong.
     "Michiru, hon, anything wrong?" Haruka says softly.
     Michiru answers, "Someone else is here.  We are being watched."
     As Michiru and Haruka were about to investigate, Arctica knew that
she was found out by the vixens. She then jumps out to reveal herself.
     "Very good Neptune.  I see losing your powers has not killed your
instincts.  I will enjoy slaughtering you all without effort.
     Everyone outside was surprised by the appearance of the Acolyte.
Chibi-usa stood up from the corner and ran to the others.  Arctica had
long sharp nails. She started to dig them into the flesh of Michiru and
Haruka.  Arctica turns angered that she merely grazed them, not producing
heavy cuts on the two depowered Outers.  Chibi-usa and Rei pull the two
back.
     Haruka, in her vintage anger, yells, "Fuck! What the hell is that?"
     Chibi-usa answers swiftly. "That's the final Acolyte, Arctica.  She
has powers over the cold and the is mean.  I think she's here to finish
the job Mayhem and Malevolence started."
     Arctica calls, "Very good.  I am wondering how you know us but I
guess when I rip you flesh from your body, I will learn your secret."
     Rei looks at Seyuto who is absorbing energy more and more rapidly.
Luna rushed to the side of the girls yelling, "Henshi yo !"
     Rei started with " Mars Crystal Power!!"
     Yuuniko says, "Andromeda Imperial Power!!"
     Chibi-usa cries, "Moon Universal Angel Power!!"
     There stood three sailor senshi, ready to fight along with Haruka and
Michiru, who wanted a piece of Arctica's hide.  SailorstarMars began with,
"Okay Ice witch! We are sick and tire of you and your Acolyte pals being
nothing but pains in the butt. I will see you burned in my cleansing
flames."
     Arctica turns to her. "Save the speech for someone who cares. Ice
Spiral Storm!!" A collection of ice and snow filled the sky above Arctica.
She then directs it to the Sailor Senshi, who are caught up in the cold.
Ultra-Majestic Sailormoon jumps into flight, flipping her white wings in
haste. Seyuto is talking with Luna.  
     "What do I do?" Seyuto cries but not realizing that Luna was gonna
answer him.
     Luna replies, "Use the power in your heart to transform into the hero
you wish to be."
     "The cat is talking to me.  Oh boy!  Look, I really need to go home
now! This was a mistake!" Seyuto says, awed by the talking Black cat.
     Luna says, "You wish to be a hero, right?  Now is your chance.  I
will help you transform."  Luna performs her Lunar mind meld seeing the
memories of Seyuto.  He's name is Seyuto at all.  His name is Yojiryu
Senso.  His parents had died long ago but he change his name to forget the
pain of their death.  Then he sees another past.  He sees Tuxedo Kamen,
Guardian Hermes, Moon Guardian and a bunch of other guys.  He sees a girl
with black, raven hair.  He gives her a hug.  He remembers his past and
who he is.  He is a Guardian Senshi , representing the planet Mars.  He is
also the cousin of the Princess of Mars, Rei.  He remembers articles of
the flame and a lot more.  Luna breaks the mind meld as Seyuto, or
Yojiryu, absorbs the last of his star seed energy.
     "Thanks kitty cat!  I needed that!  Now to help the girls.  Ares
henshin stick!"  A red and purple stick appeared and Yojiryu(Seyuto)
grabbed a hold of it.  He put his hands into the sky as he exclaimed, "
ARES NOVA POWER!!"
     Fire balls fell from the sky and bursted on the ground around Seyuto.
He closes his eyes as the fire burns away his clothes and begins to form
new ones. Flames surrounded his body and formed the body suit apart of the
Guardian Senshi uniform.  He then combusted fire from his chest to form
the armor that all the Guardian Senshi wears.  A red jewel in the middle
of his armor blasted fire around his arms to reveal gauntlets.  His mask
firms its way around the face of Seyuto with a red jewel on the forehead.
His boots were red with purple lines running down them.  His body suit and
armor were set up with purple trim with red background.  He opened his
eyes as the transformation was complete.
          SailorstarMars was doing her best to fight off the snow from the
cold Arctica.  Arctica rushes into and slams Mars against the tree behind
her.  Andromeda runs to Mars's side. Arctica planed to impale Mars when
Andromeda pushes her away from Mars.  Haruka came up and punched the
acolyte several times.  Michiru deliver a few kicks. Andromeda prepared
her Constellation Surge attack when Arctica surprised the three with her
own strike.
     "Frozen Winter Kiss!" she screamed as the three girls, Haruka,
Michiru, and Andromeda were enclosed in ice. The frozen rain had caught
them, leaving U-M. Sailormoon left to fight.  She loathed the idea of
calling Saturn and Titan when they were trying there best to help her
future mother.  U-M. Sailormoon swooped down, hitting Arctica head on.  
     Ultra-Majestic Sailormoon says, "I won't let you hurt Sailormoon.  I
won't let you take anybody else."
     "You sound so sure that you can stop me.  I have dispatched your
little pals already little moon girl.  What makes you think for one moment
that you have the power to defat me," Arctica says, then yells " Ice
Spiral Storm!"
     Arctica assault hit Ultra-Majestic Moon harshly, mostly on her two
wings.  Arctica came up to the girl and kicked her to the tree.  Then She
created a spear of ice.  Arctica decided to rid herself of this second
Sailormoon immediately.  Ultra-Majestic Moon closed her eyes for a
miracle.  Then a guy in a Guardian Senshi jumped out of nowhere, knocking
Arctica down.  
     Arctica and U-M Sailormoon looked to see which Guardian had
intervened.  The two look in awe as the guy came up and introduce himself.
" That's enough you Frosty nightmare!  I am gonna make you pay for what
you've done witch!  Say hello to  Sensono Yojiryu, a.k.a  Guardian Ares."
     
     Within the house, everyone inside is curious about the commotion that
is ensuing.  Ami and Mamoru concentrate on Usagi but the others are
wondering what is going on.  Everyone inside the house glance at the
senshi's telepath to find out what is transpiring outside the doors of
Usagi's house.
     Ako says, "There's a fight . . .with another Acolyte."
     Mina replies in shock and dread, " Another Acolyte?!  Geez . . .how
many are there?"
     Ami replies, "Ako, if your idea is gonna work, now is the time to do
it!"
     Ako says, "Should I contact the others?"
     Hotaru adds," Maybe Ako and I should go with the others to. . ."
     Mamoru commands, "No! Usagi's priority!  If you are not healing her
while Ako does her nerve shock, she will die."
     The girls nod as Ako transforms into Imperial Sailortitan. Titan
takes a deep breath. She begins to link her mind with Usagi.  Mamoru links
up too at his request.  The three try to calm her astral form while Ami
motions Ako to do it. "Titan Nerve Shock!"

     Outside, Guardian Ares and Ultra-Majestic Sailormoon are the only two
left to face off against Arctica.  Arctica wastes no time in attacking, "
Ice Spiral Storm!"
     Guardian Ares and U-M. Sailormoon scatter to retreat the attack.
Arctica came to Guardian Ares and slashes his arm.  Arctica kicks him then
punches Ultra-Majestic Moon. Arctica still had the advantage.
     "It's really too bad! After I kill all of you, I will kill Eternal
Sailormoon with my bare hands," Arctica says coldly, but with a smile.
     Then a shout came, " Oh no you don't Arctica!"  Lady Malevolence and
Mayhem then appeared. "Sailormoon is my kill!" the queen states arrogantly
with hatred in her voice.
     "My lady, I am about to kill the rest of the senshi. Could you mine
mind?" she says without remorse.
     Ares looks up at the three members of the Dark Reign.  He look at the
ice trap that houses the other senshi.  He pinpoints his attack then
yells, " WAR FIRE STRIFE!!"
     He puts his hands together and flames grow.  He looks at the trap and
aims the fire at it.  Fire moves to the air then plummets to the trap.  It
releases the girls that were locked inside.
     The three members of the Dark Reign stare at the sight of the others
free. Mayhem shouts, "You senshi want a fight, we will give you a fight."
     " I was hoping you would say that!" exclaims Moon Guardian. He has
arrived with Guardian Hermes and Guardian Hades.
     The queen of the Dark Reign states, "We are not afraid of you!" She
and the other two Acolytes step back.
     Guardian Hermes says, "You should be! You all are gonna pay for what
you did to Sailormoon. Hypermist Blast!!"  Guardian Hermes sends a think
mist of ice and snow directed to Arctica, Lady Malevolence and Mayhem.  
     Arctica prepares for a counter when Sailorandromeda hits the trio
with her Nova Strike.  The combination of the Nova Strike and the
hypermist creates a light that blinds them.  As the light dimmed, it
became apparent that the three were surrounded by senshi when a dark,
ominous voice cried out, "Lady Malevolence. . . Acolytes, report to me at
once!"
     Mayhem replies, "But master, we could finish them off now!"
     Dreadlox shouts in anger, "RETURN NOW!!"
     The three did not argue the point with their master and went back to
Limbo.
     The other senshi got together, welcoming Ares back. "Hello Ares! I
see that you got your fire back!" Tenchi says joking.
     "Better than ever!  It's good to be back.  You guys look like you can
use someone to shape you all up!" arrogantly states Ares.  The others put
their heads down, sighing.          Moon Guardian states, "We did not have
much luck finding the tripod piece we need to perform the ritual."
     Michiru and Haruka seemed intrigued by the words of Moon Guardian
when Mars exclaims, "So Your What?!!"
     Ares has a smirk on his face. " I am your cousin, Yojiryu from the
High family of mars.  We're family!" 
     Mars yells in frustration,"OH GOD!!" 
     Michiru, Haruka and Yuuniko could not help but smile at the fact that
Ares had told Mars.  Moon Guardian then came up to the others.
     Moon Guardian inquired, "How's Usagi?"
     Haruka went to him saying, "She's not in good shape. Ami and Hotaru
are trying to operate on her some how.  Listen pal, I don't know you very
well but you got a sister who is dying in their while you go chasing after
the crystals that the Dark Reign wants so badly.  Is playing hero more
important then your sister?!"
     Michiru calms down Haruka as Chibi-usa stares blankly.  She could not
perceive that her uncle did not care for her future mom.  Moon Guardian
motions to her.
     Moon Guardian clears his breath and states, "The crystals are
important so we can cure Usagi.  With the crystals, I will be able to
restore her, more powerful than ever. With the crystals, we can also
restore your lost powers Uranus." He said her name in frustration. Haruka
looked puzzled.
     The group had entered the house.  Ako, in her Sailortitan form was
concentrating all her power to her link to Usagi.  Ami and Hotaru were
doing their best to operate on the wounds.  Moon Guardian has reverted
back to Seji as her glanced at his sister and his future brother-in-law.
Seji sighs sadly as he comes closer to Mamoru and Usagi.  Mina states to
him that he should take it easy, they were doing everything they could for
Usagi.  Then thunder roared in the sky.  Rei collapses to the floor along
with Yojiryu (Seyuto).   Yuuniko and Michiru runs to them in worry.
     Yuuniko asks, "Are you two okay?!" She lifts Rei up to her feet.
     "Power. . . some. . . one's meeeessssing with . . .power," Rei cries.
     Yojiryu says,"She's . . .right!" He holds his chest in pain.  Hades
also bends down, clutching his stomach in pain.
     Guardian Hades whispers Seji and the others, "Look in the sky."
     The sky had turned dark black with light red clouds. Lightning began
to roar firecely.  Yojiryu asks, "What's going on?"
     Guardian Hades steps up and replies, " Dreadlox has a third of his
goal accomplished.
     Michiru asks, "What does that mean?" She looks over the guy.  He
looks a lot like Setsuna.
     Seji  answers with dread and fear cracking his voice. " Dreadlox has
three pieces of the same shards.  He has a full tripod now."

      
                            
   NEXT: If you thought things were bad, wait till you read what happens
next.  Seji and the others have no choice but to go to Limbo.  They have
to get crystal shard they need to cure Usagi and return the lost powers to
the others or it's game over.

NOTE: From now on, I will be calling Seyuto,  Yojiryu.  As for the meaning
of the name, it more or less means Dragon child(Yojiryu) of(no) War
(Senso).