SAILORMOON C EPISODE 2: FIRE HEART RATED PG By Francisco K. Rodriguez frankiekr@yahoo.com The Sailor Senshi had all gathered at Rei's temple to discuss their new adversary who had made their appearance at the bay yesterday. Ami was sitting near Makoto at the south end of Rei fire bench. Mina was reading one of Rei's Sailor V comics, commenting on the job done by the writers, who put her dating a hero based on Brad Pitt. Rei came in telling her that she was dreaming. Haruka was playing catch with Hotaru just outside. Michiru was looking towards the sky, seeing many stars. Setsuna and Luna were discussing the Moon Kingdom. Artemis looked on Mina, beginning to comment of the head swelling Mina will suffer if she continues to think of herself in such a high manner anytime she herself in those manga(comics). Rei and Luna looked at the time with anger that both Usagi and Mamoru were over forty-five minutes late. "Where the hell can they be? America?!" cried out the angry Rei. "I know. The two of they should have been here almost an hour ago!" replied Luna. "I know but Usagi and Mamoru have had a lot to deal with ever since they got their memories back," defended Ami, as she turned to Rei and Luna. Then Artemis came with, "I wonder what they're doing?" All the girls who had heard him began to look at Artemis's direction. He felt their eyes perce at him by the senshi. They all looked at him with disappointment. Finally, Makoto went to the white cat with a crescent moon on his forehead, " Artemis, you've been brain dead too long. You know what couples like to do." "Makoto... I don't know what you mean," told Artemis to his guard. Mina looked at him ready to die laughing. "Oh Artemis... you should know that couples go out and share time together. Intimate time together. Like the kind of time you and Luna wish you could be having but are too afraid because your scared of what we would think," commented Mina. Everyone looked at Artemis and Luna giving them smiles. Luna and Artemis turn red with embarrassment at his master's comment. As Luna tries to walk away, Mina and the girls corner the two cats for interrogation. " And where do you think your going?" asked Setsuna with a cheerful smile. Luna answers, " I feel a little stuffy. I'll just get some air." Makoto grabs her tail. " Oh no you don't! You don't get off that easily! You and Catanova over there a gonna tells us the scoop!" Rei catches Artemis on his way out the other door. " That right! You two are gonna spill your guts right now. After all the times you two gave us hell for our love lives, it's your turn." As the girls were about to force them to talk, Usagi runs in. The girls look at the breathless Meatball headed leader of the senshi a little annoyed. Luna and Artemis are relieved at her presence. This save them the aggravation of the interrogation the other girls were about to put them though. Rei turns to Usagi and exclaims, "Usagi... it's about time. What took you and Mamoru so long! You're both about an hour late! What will it take for you to be on time!" Usagi's face turned to a concerned expression. "He isn't here? Oh... I spent the last hour looking for him after having a snack!" Setsuna butted in and asks, "Snack. . . How much is a snack?" "Well," Usagi started, "There was a candy bar... a box of M&M's... some twizzlers ... a burger and some fries. ...Oh the pizza bites, the donuts, the chocolate roll... some gummy bears... and the chocolate fudge cake for desert." "Dear God... How long did it take to eat all that stuff?" Mina asked. "Fifteen minutes...maybe twenty...or twenty-five but I was looking for Mamoru," Usagi looked at the other senshi. "Usagi ...you're not a girl...YOU'RE A GARBAGE DISPOSAL UNIT!!" screamed Rei. "Look," Artemis announced to the senshi, "We've got other fish to fry. We've got a new enemy to deal with. An enemy so powerful that the entire senshi will have to prepare." Haruka, Hotaru, and Michiru all came in as Artemis was talking. Haruka then said, "Hyperion is no match for us. He's just some guy that wants to be a showoff." Setsuna replied, "I don't think so. When the other senshi and I were battling him, he seemed to know how to get us. He was a match for our powers. He was clever too. He tried to take out Saturn as fast as possible. We can't afford to underestimate this guy. We need to figure out where he comes from." "She's right! Hyperion and the goblinjas almost took me and some of us out yesterday. We need to plan for our next battle because he warned us he'll be ready to take us all on next time we meet," warned Ami to the others. "If this guy really thinks he is gonna take us all on, then he must be insane. When me, Michiru, and Usagi showed up, my sword basicly took Hyperion out of commission. One gash from the Space Sword and he high tails it out," arrogantly replies Haruka. Michiru then states, " We shouldn't underestimate our opponent. He dealing with Hotaru as quickly as possible shows some brains. This Hyperion could probably pick us off one by one." " I can deal with that testosterone furnace. I'll take him out fast with the help of Sailor Moon," Haruka tells her lover. Michiru's face gives a serious application to Haruka and the other senshi. " And what if he takes you out? He's smart enough not to fight us all at the same time. He knew that Hotaru is the most powerful of all the senshi. What if he traps you? He was surprised by you and your sword the last time. He will probably be ready to deal with you this time. Then we could lose you. Any one of us can be killed by this creep if we're not ready. Can you chance that? Huh? Can you take the chance of I losing you…or you losing me?" The girls look at each other knowing how Michiru feels. It would be painful if anything were to happen to any of them. The thought of one of them not making it made each senshi teary eyed. The girls continued their conversation about Hyperion and the goblinjas. As they did, Usagi could not help but feel the absence of Mamoru. As the meeting continues, she pondered...Where's Mamoru? At the dark fortress of the Dark Reign, Hyperion concocts his next assault on Earth...and the Sailor Senshi. He feels his wound from Sailoruranus's Space Sword and tries to plan the senshi's ultimate demise. Looking on was the Acolyte of Destruction, Mayhem and the Acolyte of Storms, Tempest. They came down to mock their commander. His failure at defeating the Sailor Senshi made them feel happy so they may gloat. Tempest began. "So... the commander of Lord Dreadlox's imperial force can not defeat a group of females in sailor suit's. How embarrassing!" Hyperion gave a cold glance on Tempest as Mayhem then commented on the actions of their leader. "Hyperion... I can not believe that a high-ranking soldier of the great shadowlord's forces, the leader no less, cannot handle a bunch of young girls. It's disgusting and should put you to shame." Mayhem recited in this manner because he believes that there is no force stronger than Lord Dreadlox and the Acolytes. This stung Hyperion's pride to hear these comments. Then a large dark showed himself from the background. Wearing only dark colors, the figure's attire was regal and somewhat commanding. It was the master of the Dark Reign, Lord Dreadlox. Standing before the three Acolytes, Lord Dreadlox announced, " Hyperion... I am disappointed at your performance yesterday. You had the senshi in your grasps and they still defeated you. What do make of this?" Hyperion held in a deep breath thinks what to answer his master. Then it came to him. "My lord, the senshi would have been destroyed if the other senshi had not come in when I was about to kill those I had taken down. But I have concocted a plan in which to trap them all. I will steal the energy from the senshi when I trap them all." "You think that you can trap all the senshi and take their power?! The plan is genius. Once we ensnarl them, we shall take all their power," Lord Dreadlox said with an evil grin. Then Mayhem states, "The senshi are too much for Hyperion. Allow me to kill them. Hyperion will only fail once again in his task." Hyperion snapped, "How dare you question my abilities? Lord Dreadlox chose me to be leader of the Acolytes. I will handle the senshi!" Lord Dreadlox cried, "ENOUGH!! You bickering sickens me! There is another factor that you have all forgotten about. We must abtain all three of the Tripods that will give us not only untold power but, most importantly, will open a breach so Limbo may join with Earth. With the Tripods, we shall overrun the planet with my evil and bring the new age of darkness to the universe. There is the problem that they have all been shattered to three pieces for each tripod. This creates nine pieces to find. But this will not happen if you two continue to act like children. I have made my decision! You, Hyperion, shall be the one to go. Take away their power, find all three of the tripods fully restored, and bring me the head of the Moon Princess. DO NOT FAIL!!" The leader of the Acolytes answers his master, "Yes." Hyperion grins at his subordinates with an intense sense of satisfaction and pride. Mayhem and Tempest look at their leader angrily but understood that their master has spoken. Hyperion fades away from the palace of evil and emerges on Earth. He smiles thinking it's time to destroy them all. Soon he will take down the entire senshi. And with the goblinjas and the soon to be found tripod pieces, there will be no way to stop the Dark Reign. The sun shined brightly the next morning. Summer vacation was a time of year Usagi enjoyed. Her parents and younger brother were all out of town. Mina had stayed with her to be close to her. Artemis and Luna had looked at each other happily wondering about the comments the day before. Mina ran downstairs to see the two cats. She played with them around the house till they tipped over the lamp. The lamp fell to the floor shattering into pieces. Usagi, who had finally woke up because of the noise,came down the stairs shocked that the three broke Usagi's mom's lamp. "Mina thanks for breaking my mom's favorite lamp! She's gonna kill me when she gets home! And Luna and Artemis, I thought that you were more responsible than that!" exclaimed Usagi. " It was an accident!" replies Mina helping Usagi clean up the mess. Luna's defense was, " Well… look who's taking about resposibility. Isn't this the pot calling the kettle black!" " Hey! I don't break others people's property…usually," commented the guilty faced Usagi. Usagi has been known for her own mishaps with just about everything. She thought this was a chance to get Luna and Artemis back for all their lectures, but she turned out wrong. She scolded them till the phone rang. Usagi grabbed the phone. "Hello?" "Hi... Is Usagi there?" a feminine voice asked. "This is she! Who is this?" carefully asked the young heroine. "Hey girl! It's Iesha. We met the day before yesterday at the ice cream," answered the voice. As relieved Usagi then replies, "Hi Iesha! How are you doing? Do you like Tokyo so far?" "It's all right. Are you doing anything today? I'd like to see what's up in this city. Plus, I saw this bomb diggity movie at the local theater around downtown. So what's up?" asked the newcomer from the US. Usagi could not understand the meanings of bomb diggity. The girl has not adjusted to the ways of Japan just yet but sounded like she needed a friend. Usagi states, " Nothing much! Er...so what movie do you want to see? Maybe 'Scream 2'?" "Scream 2?! Definitely! How's about bringing those friends I met the other day?" asked the gleeful Iesha. "Nah! Haruka and Michiru are practicing a piece today! I'll bring a couple of my friends and drag Mamoru too." Iesha agrees then states, " I have this neighbor who I met yesterday who is really cool. I ask if she'd like to tag along." With that the two girls hung up the phone excited about the movie they had planned to see. Usagi started talking to the other senshi. Tonight was the night that they would relax before anymore big battles. Mamoru walked down the street after talking to Usagi. She had asked him about going to the movies tonight. He agreed to go but then was asked about missing the meeting yesterday at Rei's. This put some concern to Usagi as Mamoru avoided the answer. After that he began to roam the streets ending up at a basketball court. Three boys were playing that Mamoru didn't know. One was tall with white hair and seemed extremely familiar. Another boy was young, around Hotaru's age with green hair and a little cubby. The last was a slim man with red hair and moved racefully on the court. As Mamoru watched the boys were having fun playing around. Then out of the blue, the basketball they were using rolled to Mamoru's feet. All three of the young men turned to his direction. The boy with white hair and looked uncannily like a person he knew, went to his direction with a smile. Mamoru passed the ball and gave it to the young man. The white haired male states, "Thanks! You've been watching for the last few minutes. You like b-ball?" Mamoru smiled as he answered, "Yeah! Hey, you guys are pretty good at the game." "Well these guys are good. I'm new in town. This is my second time playing with them. Hey you wanna join in?" asked the young man standing before him. "Sure!" exclaimed a very happy Mamoru as he joined the trio. The red headed guy went to Mamoru. "Who's this?" "My name's Mamoru. Your friend there said I could play. And you are?" questioned Mamoru pointing at the person who invited him. The white-haired guy went up to the red head and Mamoru. "He's cool. At least now we could have teams. Oh.. By the way Mamoru... My name is Seji." The smallest and youngest of the four went up next. "Hey! The name's Tenchi." Tenchi shakes Mamoru's hand. The last of the trio introduced himself in a cold manner. "I'm Seyuto! Since Seji invited you, you two are a team." Seji and Mamoru looked at each other wonder about Seyuto. He didn't seem very friendly. Mamoru was reminded of how he and the Inner Senshi met Haruka and Michiru. Even though he did not like Seyuto's attitude, he could not help but smile. Mamoru took the ball from Seji and stated to Seyuto, "Check up!" Hyperion overlooked Tokyo preparing to attack. As the sun began to set, Hyperion call an battalion of goblinjas to his side. The demon-spawned ninja were arising on the roof of a building across the mall. The demons looked at their master awaiting their orders to be carried out. He then rose up to announce his commands. "Goblinjas... once we track the senshi down, we will take our place as the rightful victors of this place and bring forth Limbo once more; but first we must find one piece of the Tripod of Power. We must search for it so we may bring Limbo to Earth. Then the glory of Lord Dreadlox will reign upon this Earth." With that command, he raised his hand up and began to concentrate. Hyperion was trying to get in sync with the power of the tripod in order to find it. His began to enter a meditative state so he may find the lost power. Then it came to him like lighting. A flash had sparked all over his body. I found one he thought. He pointed at the park in the middle of the city. The goblinjas stood up and took their places immediately. The goblinjas then followed an energy trail that had been inducted into their minds by Hyperion. As they began to search for the tripod piece, Hyperion smiled with joy. It was Friday night in Tokyo and everyone was lining up for the new movie Scream 2. Usagi had her arm firmly wrapped around Mamoru's as they entered the theater. Accompanying the love birds were a bunch of Usagi's friends: Rei, Chad, Mina, Makoto, Ami who they dragged along, Setsuna, Haruka, Michiru, Iesha, and Iesha's neighbor, Yuuniko. Mamoru had also brought along two of his new friends. As Mamoru's friend came, Rei, Makoto, Mina, and Setsuna found a familiar face. "Oh my god!...It's Seji!" Exclaimed Mina. Rei looked over and saw the white haired muscular male they had met on Wednesday. " Seji! Hi! What are you doing here?" she asked with no shame. Tenchi who said, "Jeez" then turned Seji! "They look so cute!" "Hello Rei. Mina. Setsuna. A new pal of mine invited me here. His name is Mamoru." The girls who had known Seji turned to Mamoru with smiles on their faces. Makoto then to Seji's arm and asked , " Let's sit with each other, huh Seji?" Seji nodded as Rei's face turned red with anger. Seji then states , " Oh...this is Tenchi!" Tenchi kissed the hand of all the girls except Usagi's because Mamoru who gave him a look that stated don't even think about. Iesha and Yuuniko enjoyed their first outing with new friends as they entered the movie. As the movie began, Tenchi and Seji sat with Chad with most of the girls behind him. Usagi, Mamoru, Michiru, and Haruka sat in front of them which the two musical and sexually attached senshi came after all. Tenchi turned over and began talking with the girls before the movie began. "So did any of you ever meet or seen any of the senshi? I hear you can see them at the park late at night sometimes," Tenchi states as the girls turn red. Half way through the movie, Ami's computer sounded and Luna had come into the theater. Luna stated that there were larger amounts of energy that she was feeling and Mercury confirmed it. As to not make thinks too suspicious, Haruka, Michiru, and Ami were the ones to check out what was going on. The three senshi excused themselves from the theater. Ami told them that the three forgot about a performace that the three had to practice on for next week. Tenchi waved good-bye to the girls. Haruka and Michiru gave a smilie to Iesha as they left. Walking out the door, the senshi were thinking about what was to come. "Hey Ami! Where's the disturubance?" asked the intense Haruka, who was waiting for a fight. Ami answered, "My computer has tracked the distubance to the park. It has the same energy signature as Hyperion's." "So, Hyperion has returned. Any idea if goblinjas are with him?" inquired Michiru. "According to my scanners. . . serveral energy signatures. They are probably goblinjas," Ami states as they entered the park. As they headed for the park, they met up with Hotaru who looked a little sad. She was visiting her father for the first time in months. Michiru held her against her chest for an embrace. Ami and Haruka were trying to carefully see who was in the park. As they got to the pond, they saw figures in the park. "What are those things?" asked Haruka who was annoyed about missing the movie. Ami gasped as she saw the culprits who were digging up the park. " It's goblinjas! Soldiers for Hyperion! We've got to transform!" The group of girls followed Ami's lead as they transformed into their sailor fuku. "MERCURY CRYSTAL POWER!!" This transformed Ami out of her clothes. Her white fuku appeared with a blue dress. Light blue bows surrounded a brooch in the middle and a tiara formed around her forehead. Ami was now SailorstarMercury. "NEPTUNE CRYSTAL POWER!!"Michiru's clothes washed away. In their stead was a sailor fuku colored light green with a dark bow. She had became SailorstarNeptune. "URANUS CRYSTAL POWER!!"Haruka had transformed to a senshi. With her fuku came a dark blue dress and collar. Her bows were a bright yellow and the tiara form around her short blonde hair. She had transformed into SailorstarUranus. "SATURN CRYSTAL POWER!!" Hotaru was surrounded by violet energy which morphed her clothes to the Sailor Sensi fuku. Hotaru's was with a dark purle dress and collar, a red bow, and her shoulderpads were fringed. Hotaru morphed into the senshi of creation and descruction, SailorstarSaturn. Each of them transformed to Sailor Senshi. The goblinjas' eyes peered at the senshi as they fell into combat formations. SailorstarMercury told the senshi to eliminate them fast for Hyperion could show up. So SailorstarSaturn took out her Silence Glaive. Saturn then began to slice apart the goblinjas. Uranus joined her by calling for her space sword. The two began to decapitate goblinjas left and right. Mercury was horrified by seeing how quietly deadly the two senshi were. Another goblinja came behind her. Neptune helped Mercury by yelling, "DEEP SUBMERGE!" The goblinja behind SailorstarMercury had fell to the power of SailorstarNeptune. A piece of a shard had fell out of that goblinja when Hyperion appeared. Saturn picked up the shard. It looked like a jewel; like a broken diamond that was split perfectly. "That my dear.. Belongs to me!" he shouted to Saturn. She began to walk away from him when she yells "Silence Shield!" Saturn was aware of Hyperion powering up to attack. The blast that Hyperion had fired ricocheted back to him. He then exclaimed, " I've had it with you senshi!" Uranus cried, " oh shut up!World Shaking!" The Neptune replies, " Deep Submerge!" Uranus's attack was a golden orb. It began on the ground and then began to pick up momentum. Neptune's attack start as she felt the power of the sea around her. Neptune folded the power together in an aqua blue colored ball. The two attacks combined to form one assault that hit the Acolyte hard. Hyperion held his chest in pain. He looked over his shoulder to see Mercury. Mercury follows up with "SHINE SNOW ILLUSION!" This attack sent icy mist around SailorstarMercury. As I emcompassed her, she twirled around getting ready to launch the attack. SailorstarMercury then detach the mist from her hands. The mist was filled with ice and sub-zero tempertures. It struck the wounds of Hyperion made by Uranus. SailorstarUranus saw this as an opening for her to kick his butt. She got close to him and yelled her powerful attack. "SPACE TURBULENCE!!" Yellow energy surrounded Uranus at all direction and she casts it at the Acolyte. The energy beams hit Hyperion hard on his back. Hyperion falls to the ground. He smiles as SailorstarUranus come to atack him again. Hyperion attacks Uranus with a ball of fire. SailorstarUranus ducks this attack by jumping over it. Hyperion blasts again with multiple brusts of fire. Two reach their target, one in the stomach of SailorstarUranus;the other hits at the corner of the upper half of her head. She goes limp and gracefully drops to the ground. Angered by this, Neptune then cries, "SUBMARINE REFLECTION!" This time, Hyperion dodges the assault from the trident mirror and gets behind Neptune. He smacks her hard as she is thrown against a tree. Mercury tries to get readings to find a weakness only to encounter Hyperion ready to attack. Hyperion shouts, "Sun Ultra-violet Harness Slash!" The fire javelins hit Mercury hard. Then she follows that strike with her own attack. SailorstarMercury shouts, "Aqua Ice Rhasody!" Mercury takes out a harp, composed completely of ice. She plays the strings of her harp as the ice begin to twirl out of it. The ice hits Hyperion in his wounded areas, unprepared to counter Mercury's strike. The assault weakens Hyperion. Saturn knows this and yells, "Silence Glaive Surprise!" SailorstarSaturn calls her silence glaive. She spins it around and brings it down in an arc. She looks at Hyperion and throws the energy at him. Purple energy surrounds him. Hyperion screams in pure agony as he knows that Saturn is the strongest of the senshi. He draws up strength from is own attacks to keep himself from being killed. He takes the shard in his hand and begins to light up. Fire swirls around him, almost feeding him power. He turns to the senshi with a twisted smile. Uranus comes up with her space sword to behead the Acolyte of Fire. She dilegently swings the sword aroud him but Hyperion manages to not get struck by the sword. SailorstarUranus yells, "SPACE SWORD BLASTER!" A concentrated blast of yellow energy heads in Hyperion's direction. He dodges it with eaze by simply floating to his left. The energy hits a tree from behind and knocks Hyperion to his knees. Saturn moves towards Hyperion with her weapon. Saturn then comes at him with the Silience Glaive only to be distracted by a flash of light made by Hyperion. Hyperion knocks the Glaive away from her. He also kicks her to a tree. Then out of nowhere, Uranus catches him off guard to cut his back with her Space Sword. Mercury and Neptune double team them with Mercury's Aqua Illusion and Neptune's Volin Tide. The four senshi surround him for the final blow. He glares at the Senshi with Uranus holding her Space Sword and Saturn catching her Glaive. They him murmurs, "SOLAR HOLE EMERGE!" Hyperion's body changes into light and engulfs the four senshi. The four scream in pain and anguish as they feel weaker and weaker. They look at each other, then they cry out their pain till they fall. Their bodies fall to the ground unconscious and detransformed. Saturn is the only one awake to hear the last words of Hyperion. "You see.. I was ready for you this time. And now you're powerless. I have your power. And the next time I come, your friends will be next. Unfortunately, You four are about to die." A ball of fire rose from his hands when a yell cried, " Moon Storm Explode!" An orb of white energy hit the Acolyte making him fall to the ground. Hyperion gets up only to teleported away with the piece of the tripod. "Sailor Moon?" Whispers Hotaru when everything turned black. " Don't worry Saturn! I'll help you!" were the last words she had heard. Then the young senshi fell to sleep at last wondering who... NEXT: Did Sailormoon save Saturn? Or did Tuxedo Mask? Find out who really saved them. Plus, find out how bad the others really are. To top it off, a senshi will come and another will go. Next episode: . . .WHILE THE IRON'S HOT!