Date: August 9, 2009
As all of us stood on the battlefield, facing down the group of villains opposite us.Angel Bluebell picked this moment in time to speak up.It was now time to put the first phase of our plan in motion.
"Before we all start this, I would like to say a few things, to clear the air a little bit, Jadeite, Igneous, isn't their something that you would like to tell everyone?" Angel Bluebell said, a cocky smirk finding its way onto her face.
They both however looked slightly perplexed. But not for long. As Zachary then decided to speak up.
"I think what Bluebell here is trying to say is, Jadeite, why don't we start with you first. If I am not mistaken you know who some of us really are, don't you?" Zachary said, pretty much hinting back to when Jadeite had discovered Sailor Moon, Sailor Mercury, and Sailor Mar's identities during their fight at Haneda Airport several years back.
"And Igneous, you appear to know who some of us really are as well, isn't that correct?" Angel Bluebell said, a blank look with a hint of mistrust present on her face, obviously referring back to when Igneous had accidentally discovered the identities of her, Wedding Peach, Angel Lily, and Angel Daisy.
It was at this point, that the perplexed looks on Jadeite's and Igneous' faces, were then replaced by looks of anger and rage.
"Ah, so you do both remember, I'm honestly quite surprised you haven't told the rest of your comrades about it, you would think that sort of important information would've been shared among all of you?" I sighed, which was followed by an eye roll from me as well.
"Jadeite, what are they talking about, would you care to explain yourself!?" Tigers eye said, with severe intent and anger.
"Iggy, you seemed to have been holding out on us, it is so not like you to do that...you know!?" Potamos said with severe anger, followed by her usual verbal tic.
"Well Misaka...Shokuhou, I think that's our queue, time to see if a forcefield can stand up to 3 of Academy City's top seven level 5s," I said, with a quick deadpan sideways glance to Shokuhou, since I was still not too thrilled to be working with her.
And with a quick nod of approval from Misaka, we each pulled out several arcade coins from our respective skirt pockets, and placed one of those coins between our respective two fingers.
And once we both had channeled enough electricity, we fired, each of us producing our respective railguns. But, in order for this to work, we had to fire all of our coins in rapid succession. Not an easy thing to accomplish, when neither of us had done this before. I mean, after all, our best is 8 shots per minute, as shown in the 2nd chapter of this fic. So, we would need to exceed that, as well as fire them in much closer succession. Not easy, but also not impossible. So, once we had fired the first of our coins, we then proceeded to fire several more in close succession. And when I say close succession, I mean that we wound up firing a combined total of 9 coins in the span of only 9 seconds. And each of them produced a railgun each. And while Misaka fired 5 railguns, I fired 4. And each one was aimed at each of the 9 villains that we had all decided were the ones that had to go first. I mean after all, Jadeite, Nephrite, Zoisite, and Kunzite, were the most problematic. As all four of them could produce forcefields to block any magic or physical based attack. But, while that is in fact the case. Those forcefields of theirs aren't strong enough to stop something traveling at three times the speed of sound. And that, is why this plan had no chance of failing.
Anyway, before the three generals could raise their forcefields, or the devils could wind up defending themselves, they all suddenly put their hands to their heads.
"Thanks Shokuhou...I guess..." I sighed, giving her a deadpan expression.
"Oh Keiko sweetie, don't tell me you didn't enjoy my performance," Misaki said, putting the remote to her face and smiling.
"No Shokuhou...you just annoy the heck out of me...Misaka for that matter too..." I said, a blush, and a look of irritation now finding its way onto my face.
"Wait, did I just do what I think I just did...no...there's no way that information Kuroko found out can be correct...because there's no way I would ever be a tsundere...right viewers?" I inwardly thought to myself with fear as I turned my eyesight to the right of me to address the viewers.
"Oh Keiko, you don't mean that, and I'm sure that Misaka doesn't either," Misaki said in her usual joyous tone.
"Oh you'd be surprised...Shokuhou..." I said, my irritated expression and blush, not once having left my face.
But anyway, as I looked forward again, despite my bad mood regarding Shokuhou, the instant before our multiple respective railguns made contact with the nine villains.
Jadeite, Nephrite, Zoisite, and Kunzite managed to raise their hands and produce their forcefields. But unfortunately, our railguns simply went through all four of their forcefields, shattering them to pieces. Like a baseball being thrown through a pane glass window.
And all 9 of them were then wiped out of existence.
"I guess it's not just true in the case of high cards, an ace will always be better then a king or a queen, even when you're not playing poker," I smugly said, with a smirk now finding its way onto my face.
"Hey viewers, Keiko here. So before you viewers want to state that me or Misaka overdid things by killing 9 of them, or that Misaka or myself would never kill anyone...." "Keiko, are you seriously kidding me right now!? You're choosing now to converse with the viewers!?" "Sorry Misaka, I just wanted to..." "Apologies to you viewers for having to witness Keiko speak out of turn like this!" "So, how would you like me to explain it then, would you prefer it better if I just didn't say anything to them at this current moment?! You do realize that..." "There's a time for it, and this isn't it!" "Okay, fine! I see your point Misaka...I just don't like it, I already had a fourth wall break issue with Bluebell in the last chapter!" "What was that Keiko!?" "Nothing Misaka. *sweatdrops* Anyway, back to the battle."
Anyway, fourth wall break with Misaka aside. What had just happened, was only the beginning, of what would be a two step plan, that would show, that things, if done properly, can wind up going like clockwork.
Silence, that was what was present among all the villains, after having just witnessed 9 of their comrades just being completely wiped out of existence.
All except for Gensei Kihara, who at that moment had decided to speak up.
"That was a very excellent display of power, exactly what one would expect from three of Academy City's best level 5's. But tell me something Keiko, and you as well Railgun. How long do the three of you think you can keep that up?" Gensei said, an evil smirk finding its way onto his face.
"I don't know Gensei, why don't you tell us, I think you already know the answer to that question. I mean after all Gensei, as someone once said, kingdoms rise, and kingdoms fall every day, ask the Emperor of Japan. And let what just happened, be a warning to the rest of you villains, if any of you decide to try and defend another one of your own," I said, a stern look with quite a bit of determination very much present on my face, since I was not at all amused, and didn't want any of the other villains to stand in any of Misaka, my, Shokuhou's, or anyone else's way.
And it was at this point, that Angel Bluebell decided to speak up.
"Oh, and Galaxia, just so you know, now you know what it feels like to lose 9 people, doesn't feel good does it? Now you know how some of us felt when you literally took our lives away from us! Oh, and don't think that I didn't forget about the rest of you villains either. I know more about the rest of you villains and the damage that you've caused to the senshi over the years then you think I do! Tell me, do the words 'Beryl', 'six murders', and 'jealousy,' mean anything to any of you?! Beryl, you know full well what it is I am referring to. You should know, as you did kill them after all! Too bad that your tricks only work once. And quite justifiably, as you now have nothing, nothing to threaten us with, nothing to do with all of your strength!" Angel Bluebell said, through very clear anger, and gritted teeth, while obviously hinting to when Galaxia had killed 9 of the sailor senshi in the fight in Juban years back, and clearly fed up with everything that she had done. And while also mentioning that when it came to the rest of the villains, other then Gensei, that their cards were marked. In fact, their cards had been marked long before they decided to come crawling back from the dead.
And not surprisingly, Angel Bluebell's statement, was met with quite a few shocked expressions, not just from the senshi, but also from both Beryl and Galaxia.Who knew full well what it was that she was referring too.
Which was followed up by a look of pure rage from both Beryl and Galaxia.
"Damn you, you'll..." Galaxia was midway through saying her threat, when Angel Bluebell decided to cut her off.
"You, how dare you..." Beryl was also midway through her threat as well, when Angel Bluebell decided to cut her off alongside Galaxia.
"You'll what Galaxia...you'll make us pay?! Not while I still stand and breath you won't! Beryl, how dare I what...hold you responsible for the damage and grief that you have caused to my friends...how about how dare you?! You both need to take accountability for the people that you have both killed! As I think you already did that to several of us already didn't you?! You know Galaxia, right after you turned some of us against each other and then made us kill each other?! And Beryl, you are just as guilty regarding this! You should consider yourself immensely lucky Galaxia, on the fact that you don't possess a star seed...or things in that battle would've wound up ending a bit differently...And to think Galaxia, that you killed them just to further your evil goal of collecting star seeds!...Beryl, the same goes for you as well!...Because if I had been involved in things at the North Pole, I would've made completely sure that you payed dearly for each and every one of their deaths!...And I do think that you've both caused more then enough pain and suffering to the senshi to last several lifetimes! You want me to care Galaxia and Beryl, and show some sort of sympathy for villains like you, or any of you villains for that matter, and you decide to harm and kill my friends!? So no, I don't think that you'll wind up making any of us pay, or be daring anything out of any one of us! You both really do seem to think that you can just do whatever you damn well please, and think that the rules of engagement and battle don't apply to either of you! When to be honest, they do! You went and committedly murdered 9 of my friends Galaxia...And don't try and feign ignorance, as you know fully well which 9 I am referring too...and Beryl, you went and committedly murdered 6 as well! And don't try to deny it either! As you know fully well the 6 that I am referring too...So that makes you just as guilty as Galaxia! So now it is time to have you both pay dearly for having done just that! So let me just show you Galaxia, and you as well Beryl, as well as demonstrate to you, why all of you villains can't win against the likes of us, and never will!" Angel Bluebell continued to say, and finished up with, through more anger, while hinting back to when Galaxia had turned Uranus and Neptune against the rest of the senshi and forced them to kill Saturn and Pluto. And also hinting back to when Beryl had killed the 5 inner senshi at the North Pole several years back.
But, anyone of the villains who was dumb enough to protect one of their own, well that was their death wish.
And now, once the shock from Angel Bluebell's outburst had worn off, it was then time for the final phase.
Time for the rest of us to wipe everyone of the other villains off the board in one fell swoop.
It was the only possible way that this would not only end quickly, but it would also ensure that no one on our side would wind up getting unnecessarily hurt.
"Well, I guess it's time for the endgame then. So Peach, Lily, Daisy, Salvia, what do you say we show Raindevila and the rest of the villains that our bonds are stronger now then they have ever been?" Bluebell said, turning to Wedding Peach and giving her a small smile.
"Bluebell, I think you already know the answer to that question," Wedding Peach said, returning her own smile to Angel Bluebell.
"Yea, let's show them what were made of!" Angel Daisy said.And in a split second, Angel Bluebell, Wedding Peach, and the rest of the love angels, readied their respective weapons, and proceeded to launch their respective attacks.
"I guess that's our queue then Sakura, Li, what do you say we show them what true friendship is?" Zachary said, turning his attention to Sakura and Li, a smile present on his face.
And a second later, after both of them had given him a nod of approval, he turned forward again, pulled a card out of his pocket, and proceeded to throw it forward in preparation.
And as for Madison, she had managed to go off in the nearby bushes, and had begun filming the entire fight ever since everyone had started their respective introductions.I mean, that is Madison for you, wouldn't you want to film a fight between 3 of the best magical girl groups of all time, a group of very powerful espers, all of which were going up against a rouges gallery of very powerful villains from their past?
But then a thought wound up popping into my head, and a very tragic one at that.
I just thought about how a certain one of us had tragically lost her parents.And I was completely struggling to understand how she could be so okay about it.
I mean, she was on the plane with them when it had crashed.
And out of the five hundred and nine passengers and fifteen crew members that had been on board that plane, she was only one of the only four passengers that had somehow managed to survive.And that was after thirty-two horrifying minutes.
I was obviously going to have to talk to her about it at some point, only I didn't know exactly when.
I just needed to let her know, that she wasn't the only one, that knew about what had happened, to her and her parents.
And I wasn't able to realize, that tears had now begun to fall down my face in streams.
And despite me now realizing this and best efforts to try and hide it.
I realized, that it was now far too late, to do anything about it.No wonder Makoto was so afraid to fly on an airplane.
Thankfully however, I managed to wipe the streams of tears from my face, before anyone managed to take notice.And then, after steadying myself again, Angel Bluebell readied her sword, as the rest of us prepared to launch our attacks at the rest of the villains."
Saint Grenade...Critical! Heart...Impact!"
"Saint Sword Of Bluebell...Devil...Purification~!"
"Saint...Spiral Whip!"
"Saint...Rolling Boomerang!"
"Saint...Twin Swords!"
"Moon...Gorgeous...Meditation~!"
"Mercury....Aqua...Rhapsody!"
"Mars...Flame...Sniper!"
"Jupiter...Oak...Evolution!"
"Venus...Love And Beauty Shock!"
"Death...Reborn Revolution!"
"World...Shaking!"
"Deep...Submerge!"
"Dead...Scream!"
"Thunder!"
"Element...Lightning...Descend!"
"On behalf of Academy City..." I began.
"The aces of Tokiwadai cast upon you..." Misaka followed up by saying.
"Judgment!" we both put in for good measure in unison.
Which was followed up by me and Misaka firing our respective railguns from the arcade coins that we wound up firing after we had said the last word of our sentence in unison.
And once all of the attacks hit the villains at varying intervals.
Those that needed to be purified, were purified, and as for the rest, well, they were wiped out of existence.
And Chaos was cast out of Galaxia's body for what would now be the third time.
And the next time that it would return?
Well, that is something that even I don't know the answer to.
But I can guarantee you this much, it won't be coming back in this millennium.
At least, that was what we were all lead to believe.
And, to make matters just that much worse, me and Misaka's troubles regarding Gensei Kihara, were far from being over.
And, as future events would show, what would wind up happening to the both of us, was all but inevitable.
A bit later on, in front of Tokiwadai Middle School.
After everyone had powered down, so as to not draw unwanted attention to themselves.
I figured, that now was a better time then any, to tell Makoto what was had been on my mind during the fight at the park a little bit ago.
However, Shinko managed to beat me to it.
"Makoto, can I have a word with you for a moment?" She asked, trying her best to hold back tears that were starting to well up in her eyes.
"Sure Shinko, what is it you want to talk to me about? Makoto replied.
It was then that she took a deep breath, knowing the backlash that would most likely ensue from what she was about to say.
She then took her in a tight embrace, as tears started to fall down her face in streams.
"I know, why you are afraid, to fly on an airplane. And just so you know...you aren't alone Mako, you have so many people that care about you, more then just those that are standing here right now," Shinko said, through severe sadness and distraught in her voice.
It was then that something unexpected happened, that I didn't expect, Makoto took Shinko in a tight embrace as well.
"Shinko, thank you, that means a lot," Makoto said.
I then realized, that I was crying.
I mean, why wouldn't I, this was something that I never thought would happen.
And experiencing it for real, right in front of me, pretty much made it feel that much more right.
And it was once the two of them finished their tight embrace.
That Meilin of all people decided to speak up.
"Okay, so is everyone ready to head back to their worlds?" She asked, clearly not getting what was currently going on at the current moment.
"Meilin, show some respect," Li said, without turning to her, but still clearly not at all amused with what she had just said.
It was at this point, that it was time for all of us to head back to our respective worlds.
But not before Usagi decided to speak up.
"Maybe sometime in the future, we can fight against each other...you know for fun?" She said.
"Uhh...sure?" Sakura said.
"But when we do," Momoko said.
"Let's just make sure that none of our worlds are on the line next time," Misaka said.
And it was at this point, that the four of them, along with me, Zachary, and Shinko, formed a circle, and put our hands into a pile, to signify our unbreakable bonds, as well as our everlasting friendships.
However, it was while we were all still doing this, that Shinko decided to speak up. "Oh, I almost forgot, if you will all excuse me for a second," She said.
"No problem at all Shinko, just don't get carried away," Usagi said.
"No trouble at all Shinko, just be discreet about it," Momoko said.
"Thank you Momoko, thank you Usagi," Shinko responded back with a smile.
This was then followed up by her turning to face off to what looked like straight ahead of her.
Which seemed a bit odd to me, but once she started speaking, a shocked expression found it's way onto my face. But I did my best to hide it.
"I would like to thank you, the reader, for joining me, and all of my friends on my journey."
"Yes, you didn't think I forgot about you did I?"
"And I am pretty sure that everyone else that is here with me hasn't either. *winks*"
"Well, at least she used it properly this time. And yet, judging from the way that Momoko and Usagi just responded to Shinko's first statement...that would mean...no...that can't be right...let's not jump to any conclusions here...and yet, it would make a whole lot of sense if both Momoko and Usagi can break the fourth wall as well. And yet, this is still a bit awkward. I am not exactly sure how to respond in this situation...." I thought to myself as a bead of sweat found its way down one side of my face.
Meanwhile, off in a lab somewhere in Academy City, the real Gensei Kihara had just received word that his clone had been killed.
And yet, this didn't worry him in the slightest.
I mean, there was no way he was going to confront Railgun and her sister, not in his current state anyway.
And especially not without taking the precautions he had taken.
"Well, it appears that my clone didn't fair so well against them, well no matter, there is always next time," Gensei said as a smirk found its way onto his face.