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Water Droplets of Memory by Tesh-chan

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1/20/08 Yep I'm still alive. I'm so sorry for the long wait again. My editors and I have been busy. I have some news- I'm transferring colleges to study writing this January, so expect more chappies and other fics soon! -Tesh : )

Chapter 11- Recovery and Resolve

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The sound of pounding footfalls assaulted her ears and sharp branches tore at her arms and legs. She was tucked under the arm of what she believed was a man. She struggled, but he had her in a vice-like grip. She was scared.

She didn't know where she was. All she saw were dark trees leering at her, and that her arms and legs were bleeding.

She was flung onto the ground like a rag doll. Now she could see scarcely make out that she and her captor were in a forest clearing due to the gold light radiating from his hands. The man who had taken her there looked familiar, and the look in his piercing dark eyes frightened her. He raised his hand, and a gold light blasted through the trees, knocking the surrounding trees down. They fell straight towards her. She screamed and covered her head with her arms.

Flower Hurricane!

A barrage of pink flower petals zoomed by her right ear and swirled around the falling trees. The petals closed in on the trees and devoured them, sending dust flying everywhere.

She turned, and she could make out in the dark a green-suited Sailor Senshi. A red-suited Senshi was right behind the taller Senshi.

Burning Mandala!” A jet of flames blazed toward the captor and-

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Ami's eyes popped open. Instantly she tightly closed her eyes shut again, but she didn't smell fire or her own blood. The young woman looked up and gasped.

Senshi... Eight Sailor Senshi and a pregnant woman were standing before her in a hospital room. Ami looked down. Her arms and legs were bandaged. She felt a sharp pain on her face and touched it with her hand- a gash was on her forehead, also bandaged. She must've... blacked out from the grueling ordeal...?

“Ami... Are you all right?” the Senshi with long raven hair asked.

Ami could only continue to stare at them, awestruck. They stood proudly, and seemed to resonate with power from the planets above.

The Senshi that she immediately realized was Eternal Sailor Moon extended her hand to Ami. Ami hesitated, but held Sailor Moon's hand.

Silver Moon Crystal Power,” Sailor Moon whispered.

Mars Crystal Power...

Jupiter Crystal Power...

Uranus Crystal Power...

Neptune Crystal Power...

Pluto Crystal Power...

Saturn Crystal Power...

Pink Moon Crystal Power...

Sailor Planet... POWER!” all of the Senshi cried.

A kaleidoscope of colors spiraled from above toward Sailor Moon and Ami's clasped hands. The colors shot through Ami's arm, directly to her heart. Her back arched as she felt an overflow of white-hot power. It was so strong that a scream was about to escape her lips, but before she could the power subsided. Ami collapsed onto the pillows, panting. Then she looked down at herself.

Her wounds were gone and her hospital gown had faded away. In its place was a spotless blue Sailor uniform. She looked up. The Senshi were smiling at her. No. Not the Senshi... her friends.

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A jet of flames blazed toward him and engulfed him. Expecting to smell smoldering flesh, he shut his eyes and braced himself, but he did not feel the impact. He opened his eyes and gasped.

He could see the bright orange and red flames licking at his body, but he didn't feel them. An ebony-haired woman in a red sailor suit stood nearby panting with her arms extended, as if she was controlling the fire. The flames illuminated a tall green sailor-suited woman who held a bundle in her arms, and he realized it was another woman. She was so battered...

The red-suited woman dashed at him without warning and struck the back of his neck. He swayed, and collapsed.


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Ryo opened his eyes and found himself in his apartment alone. When he sat up, a barrage of images swirled through his mind- a woman's bleeding arms, a broken window, a blonde nurse... He couldn't make any sense of them.

Then he noticed that Yumi wasn't there. Again? he thought, a little angrily. Then he thought of Yumi being attacked, and an icy tendril of fear slipped through his being. She had to be in danger- he could feel it.

He grabbed his keys and coat and took off through the slowly lightening sky.

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She was unable to block, and an explosion shook the parking lot.

“Ha!” Sailor Moon cried triumphantly. “Good work, guys! Now find Ami-chan and Urawa-kun, okay?”

“Right!” Mars and Jupiter chorused in unison, and they ran off.

When Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen were alone, they surveyed the area, looking for her. She forgot that I am a spirit, Galaxia thought gleefully, lazily floating above them.

When Sailor Moon's back was turned, Galaxia hurtled toward her, holding her own Sailor Crystal, the Sapphire Crystal, aloft. Her crystal's power shot straight at Sailor Moon's wings.

Sailor Moon went rigid as her beautiful wings began to melt. Each pure white feather peeled off and spun away into the nighttime sky. Tuxedo Kamen yelled in fury and sent another attack Galaxia's way, which she dodged. Sailor Moon cried out in pain as her wings continued to disintegrate.

Galaxia, thinking that she was victorious, turned to disappear from the fray, but once again she was not quick enough.

Sailor Moon's gold crescent moon on her forehead gleamed as she touched her broach. A silver light beamed toward Galaxia and pierced her. This time Galaxia went rigid as Sailor Moon's power cut into her own. The gold-haired Senshi fell to her hands and knees, panting. She glared at Sailor Moon.

“Just kill me now, if you're so powerful,” Galaxia spat.

“No.”

“What?”

“I will not kill you, even though you're my enemy.”

“Then be prepared to die then,
Moon Princess,” Galaxia growled. She used that moment to leave before Sailor Moon could respond.

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Galaxia slowly walked to the Memory Room in her apartment. The time was now. She entered, the boots of her sailor-fuku echoing loudly in the cavernous space.

The gold-haired Senshi raised her hand. The swirling balls of light slowly lifted off their marble pillars and began to spiral around her, gathering speed. Galaxia felt the power of each and every one of the earthlings' memories, and their empty thoughts were now the result of her growing power. As the lights continued to spin, Galaxia's sailor-fuku morphed into an intricately decorated suit of gold armor. After the lights returned to their pillars, she looked down at herself. The armor consisted of knee high boots, chain mail shirt and breastplate, gauntlets, and an engraved headband. The most important addition to her newfound armor was a beautiful sword- gold plaited and jewel-encrusted, with planets engraved on the silver hilt.

The best addition above all was that she was flesh and blood.

Galaxia smirked, and closed her eyes. She wanted to end this. She wanted revenge. She wanted to skip all the other useless Senshi and destroy Eternal Sailor Moon with her bare hands. A manic laugh escaped her flushed lips, and she put the tips of her fingers to the sides of her head, ready to tell Sailor Moon to come and try to defeat her.

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“Welcome back, Mercury!” Usagi-chan said. Ami smiled, and then gasped. Usagi had winced in pain and Ami saw that her wings were gone.

“Wh- What did Galaxia do to you!” Ami exclaimed.

Usagi gave a weak smile. “I don't know.” Chibi Usa held her mother's hand, her scarlet eyes full of pain.

“Galaxia will pay for this,” Minako-chan growled.

Ami touched one of her star earrings and her mini computer faded into her hands. She quickly typed in facts and figures. Her friends waited with bated breath.

“I'm looking for Galaxia's energy,” Ami informed them as her fingers roamed the keyboard. “Ah! I kn-”

Usagi held up a hand, silencing Ami. Her eyes went blank, and then she blinked.

“Galaxia,” Usagi whispered. “She's waiting for us...”

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Ryo drove frantically. I should've gotten Yumi's phone number! he thought.

His eyes widened. “My power!” he said aloud. He had never tried to use it while driving, but it was worth a try. The young man pulled over, closed his eyes, and felt the familiar sensation associated with his power. This time he kept his “screen” in his mind.

Yumi was in his vision- but, was it Yumi? Her hair was long and gold, and was wearing gold armor. She held a long sword and was fighting a blue-haired woman in a Sailor Senshi suit. As they clashed, Ryo saw that the Sailor Senshi was losing. Then with a flash of gold, Yumi's sword rammed into the Senshi's chest. The blue-haired woman shuddered as blood blossomed on her uniform, and fell still.

No!” Ryo shouted in horror. That woman... how could Yumi kill her? He shuddered at the mere thought. This steeled him to drive faster.

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“That's right... Come to me, Sailor Moon,” Galaxia breathed. She stood in the Memory Room, still surrounded by the balls of light, ready to kill all whom Sailor Moon held dear. Her sword glinted menacingly as she held it before her. Any minute now...

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It was hard, leaving Minako-chan behind, but there was just no way of having the leader of the Inner Senshi fight along their side when pregnant.

Ami and the rest of the Senshi bounded toward “Yumi's” apartment. As they ran, civilians watched, surprised from seeing their sailor-suited heroines running so frantically.

Ami shouted directions to the apartment to her comrades. “It should be here!” she called from behind her shoulder. Then she faced forward and gasped.

The apartment building was surrounded in gold light.

Ami stopped running and stared at the building, shuddering.

“What's wrong, Mercury?” Uranus asked, concerned.

“It's nothing. It's just... We should end this.”

“Right!” her friends chorused, clasping hands.

We're coming, Galaxia, Ami thought, her face set.

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