"Shoot!" ordered Sailor
Neptune. "Have you forgotten our duty? We have to protect the Princess
at any cost! Even if I'm lost, you have to survive and protect
our Princess." |
Nehelenia drew Sailor Neptune
closer and tightened the cords around her. Sailor Mars thought
about Serena being all alone in Nehelenia's nightmare world. |
Sailor Mars had to make a
decision. |
Sailor Mars straightened up and
faced Nehelenia with a look of determination. "Are you going to shoot
your friend?" mocked Nehelenia. "Mars Flame Sniper!" The
flame arrow grazed Sailor Neptune's side and pierced Nehelenia.
In fact it was only one of Nehelenia's crystal clones. The crystal
Nehelenia shattered. |
Sailor Neptune was freed and
staggered towards Sailor Mars. Neptune congratulated her for handling
the situation. Then Sailor Neptune collapsed. |
Sailor Mars ran towards her but
then Mars collapsed as well. The forest scenery disappeared and
Nehelenia's magical mirrors appeared around Sailor Mars and Sailor
Neptune. Nehelenia laughed, "Fools! It is impossible to
fight me within my own world of nightmares!" |
Elsewhere, Serena continued to
trudge barefoot through the snow, calling out Darien's name. Serena
slipped and fell. Nehelenia observed her progress through the magical
mirrors in her throne room. She turned to Darien who knelt at her
feet in a trace. "Look how hard your princess is trying to find
you. Maybe she should just give up..." Nehelenia cast some
magic into the mirror. |
Suddenly, Serena noticed
beautiful flowers growing up around her. |
Elsewhere, Sailor Pluto and
Sailor Venus were being chased by Nehelenia's crystal servants.
The two women were hopelessly outnumbered and continued to run through
an area that looked like ancient ruins. "There must be a way
out!" exclaimed Sailor Pluto. Suddenly the two came to a deep chasm,
crossed by a rickety rope bridge. Sailor Pluto said that Sailor
Venus should cross the bridge. "I will hold them off here," said
Sailor Pluto, "and when you get across, cut the bridge!" Sailor
Venus protested but Sailor Pluto said it was the best strategy to save
the Princess. She said that Venus was a natural leader and so
Venus should go ahead to lead the others. Sailor Pluto looked very
determined, so Sailor Venus started out across the bridge. Continue... |