Tina's World Mystery Science Theater (Continued)!!!

Dan: Murphy's law says that a row of perforations instantly becomes the toughest part of a piece of paper.
Rick: So if we tear here, the whole thing comes apart?
Tsuneo: Already has.

   Amazed and baffled by the appearance of the new scouts, a silence fell
   over the group. 

   "Who are you?!?" 

   With a toss of her head, the purple-haired one snapped

   "It doesn't matter.

   Let's get out of here before 'Misty' comes back." 

   "We can only disperse her for a short amount of time,"

   explained the green-haired one. "Come on; follow us and we'll get you
   to safety." She started off, followed closely by 'Mars'. 

   The Scouts hung back a moment. "Can we trust them?" Amy asked. 

 "Do we have a choice?" asked Lita. 

   'Jupiter' looked back at them. "Come on!" she called, then ran after
   the purple-haired girl. After a look about them, the Scouts followed as
   well.

   The scenery was as different from Tokyo as Serena could imagine. Debris
   was strewn everywhere, making the area more closely resemble a crash site
   than a city.

   The streets, while completely devoid of people, gave the distinct
   feeling of being watched. The air was thick with a heavy funk, a smell
   tangible in its putridness. 

   "What's wrong?" 'Jupiter asked. "One would think you're not used to
   this. What, did you just fall out of the sky?" 

   "Well, actually..." Mina challenged. 

   "Get ready," 'Mars' barked. They had come to a sheer drop of about 20
   feet. 

   Serena threw a worried look to her friends.

   "We're not going down there, I hope,"

   but was quickly shushed by a simultaneous glare from Raye and the
   purple-haired girl. 'Mars' and 'Jupiter' walked up to the edge of the drop,
   then muttered an incantation. In an instant, matter seemed to shift and 
   the world turned black. 

   Gradually, the world came into focus. When Serena came to, a smiling
   red-haired girl stood over her.

   "Hello, friend. Sorry, the matter-transfer process tends to create 
   some discomfort to those unaccustomed."

   Serena gave a blank look.

   The red-haired girl laughed. "All right, let me start

   over. My name is Athena. Welcome to the Resistance." 

      Chapter 5 by Double E

   "This is what is left of Crystal Tokyo. We're the Resistance; an
   alliance of soldiers who fight the monsters and such. Emperor Rubeus and
   the Wiseman

   rule this land and attack us." 

   'Mars' and 'Jupiter' ran off without a word, which Serena thought was
   quite rude.

   Before anyone could say anything, a smallish girl with short black
   hair and small wings protruding out of both sides of her head came into the
   room. 

   "Hey, Athena," she said absently, then did a double-take once she saw
   the five girls. 

   "You guys are the Sailor Scouts, aren't you? The real ones, I mean."

   "Well, yeah. But what's going on?" 

   "I knew it!" the dark-haired girl cried happily. "You guys didn't
   believe me, but I was right!!

   These are the legendary warriors who are going to go back in time and
   save us all. Let me guess...Amy, Serena, Mina, Rei, and Lita.

   I'm Cyllene, but some call me Hermes. I'm one of the Goddesses.

   Athena over there is my sister." 

   "What are you talking about?" Lita asked.

   "See, I've always had this theory that if the Sailor Scouts were alive,
   then Rubeus would have been destroyed.

   But he's alive and everyone knows that he alone couldn't beat you.

   I figured that he just sent you into a warp and kept you in another
   dimension or something. Apparently I was a little off." 

   "Well, we got sent into the future with the Time Key, and Rubeus was
   saying something about us not existing." 

   "I'll have to contact the others about that. There is a set of weapons
   made for ethereal wars known as the Crystal Weapons; the Time Key was one
   of them." Athena said.

   "We'll talk later. How about we get you something to eat and some
   armor for you?"

   Cyllene said brightly, leading them into a room in the back of the
   temple. 

      Chapter 6 by Silver Starr.

   Rei was momentarily shocked. "You'd just eaten when we left! How could
   you possibly be hungry again now?" 

   "I'm sorry, it's just I'm always hungry after travelling, and we
   walked such a long way..." 

   Mina and Lita glanced at each other, then in sync rolled their eyes
   back and sighed. Cyllene stifled a giggle. She'd been so anxious about
   meeting the legends, and to find that they were such normal people... 

   Suddenly there was a cry from behind them. Part of the roof had been
   blasted in, and standing in the middle of the room was the mist-formed
   figure they had seen earlier. She bellowed "Shadows! Come forth!"

   and instantly four dark, vaguely humanoid forms wavered into being.
   Each was tall and completely black and featureless, save for each one
   holding a weapon. 

   "Stay back," called Cyllene, "You can't fight them!" 

   "But we've got to do something,"

   said Amy as the battle was joined.

   The future Mars and Jupiter were blasting at the shadow forms to no
   avail.

   They simply absorbed all the energy being poured into them. One, with
   a javelin, then turned on Jupiter, bellowed a roar, and emitted a bolt of
   lightning from the javelin. It slammed into Jupiter's chest and sent her
   hurtling across the room. 

   "We can't just stand here,"

   cried out Lita, and barged past Cyllene. She barelled straight into
   the dark form, and wobbled slightly from the collision, reaching out to
   grab something as both of them fell. Her hands caught the javelin, and as
   she felt it come out of the dark warrior's hands. The javelin gone from it,
   it coalesced into a more solid shape, seemingly made of stone but still
   pitch black.

   Lita, however felt the power in the javelin she had just grasped. It called
   out to her soul, and instantly she new waht to do. She jumped to her feet,
   thrust the javelin skyward, and called out to the heavens, "Jupiter Thunder
   Javelin Power!" Instantly, bolts of lightning flowed down from the javelin,
   surrounding her. It clung to her body then magically solidified into her
   new outfit. she wore a white tunic with long sleeves that came down to
   cover the backs of her hands and white leggings tucked into her traditional
   green boots. Over that was an silver breastplate ornately decorated with an
   emerald leaf design, and similarly decorated silver bracers, waist and leg
   guards. The javelin had turned from cold metal to an oaken shaft tipped
   with a silver end. 

   She called out to the silent room. "I am Sailor Warrior Jupiter!" 

      Chapter 7 by Jinas.

   Rei got a thought and jumped one of the other shadows, wrenching a
   glittering red weapon from it.  The shadow-creature disappeared in a swirl
   of darkness.

   Rei grinned to herself.  "All right!"

   she whooped and held the weapon high in one hand. "Mars Flare Glaive
   Power!"  Abruptly a red light exploded around Raye and flashed brilliantly. 

   The fiery light hung around Raye and coalesced into a deep-red body
   suit.  From her toes up her shins as well as from her fingertips to
   mid-forearms a softer red light shone and formed into metallic looking
   boots and gloves.

   A silvery-red breastplate

   solidified with a red crystal over her heart.  The weapon in her hand
   now glared and glittered with a fiery inner light. "I am Sailor Warrior
   Mars!" 

   She smiled.  "You know, you guys should really try this some time,"

   she murmured while glancing at Serena, Amy, and Mina.  Mina and Amy
   looked at each other and nodded,

   then darted toward the two remaining shadows.

   Mina ducked under the burnished gold weapon that a shadow swung at her
   head.  She kicked out, causing it to fall over.  "Talk about your picker-
   upper," Mina muttered as the creature jumped back up and swung at her
   again.  This time, instead of ducking, she grabbed the gold-glinted staff
   and jerked as hard as she possibly could.

   It came free of the dark creature's hands.  The weapon called out to
   her soul and Mina closed her eyes.  "Venus Light Staff Power!" 

   Meanwhile, Amy jumped over what looked like a spike of ice, then
   ducked almost immediately as the shadow whipped around and swung it at her
   head.

   She glanced at a flash beside her,

   then screamed.  The shadow had taken advantage of the distraction to
   make a good slice across her arm with the ice spike.  She fell back,
   watching the blood well from the wound. "Uh oh." 

   "Amy!  Behind you!"  Serena screeched

   at the top of her lungs

   from the other side of the room.

   Immediately Amy ducked, jumped, rolled a few feet away, and jumped
   back on her feet. `Thank goodness for gym,'

   she thought silently to herself.

   "Venus Light Ray Envelop!"

   a bright flash of light permeated every corner. The last shadow wailed
   and disappeared, its ice weapon clattering to the floor.  Amy picked it up
   and felt it call out to her softly. 
  
   "Mercury Ice Scythe Power!" 

   Suddenly, Serena screamed.  'Misty' grabbed her and fled. 

      Chapter 8 by Zelinath

   Luna, concerned, looked up at the scout that just moments before had
   been Rini. "Ri- Sailor Time! What's wrong?" 

   "I don't know-- Its' like I'm being pulled apart--!

   NNNNN!"

   Glowing, she crumpled in pain. "Luna!...Help!" The girl shimmered and
   disappeared. 

   "Rini!" Luna looked at Artemis. "She's gone..." 

   "Something must've happened to Serena..." 

      -------------
   "Serena!" the girls cried out in unison. 

   "No! where is that thing taking her?" demanded Lita. 

   The goddesses looked down sadly. "To the Dark Dimension, I'm afraid,"
   Athena said quietly. 

   "'Dark Dimension?'" Amy repeated. "Where is that?" 

   Athena shook her head. "No one knows where, as no one's ever come back
   to tell about it. I'm sorry, girls, I'm afraid your friend is gone forever." 

   Tears in her eyes, Rei said defiantly, "She can't be. We'll find this
   Dark Dimension and rescue Serena even if it kills us." 

   "Yeah," agreed Mina. "We've got to. I mean, where would the Sailor
   Scouts be without Sailor Moon?" 

   "Did someone call me?" asked a voice from the shadows. It sounded like
   Serena. 

   As everyone turned around, a young woman stepped forth, wearing Sailor
   Moon's costume. She even looked like Serena, except... 

   "Serena, what happened to your face?" asked Amy. 

   "And your hair?" Lita added. 

   For besides looking quite a few years older, this Sailor Moon had a
   scar across her right eye, which was clearly blind, and wore her hair in a
   multicoloured mohawk. 

   She answered simply, "Times have changed." 

   "Since we got here half an hour ago?" Rei asked crossly. 

   Sailor Moon went over and slapped her across the face,

   leaving behind a red handprint. 

   "No, since you left me here alone seven years ago!" 

      Chapter 9 by Naia Zifu
      Prologue by Adam

[Dan pulls a laser pistol out of a hidden holster in his artificial leg and fires it at the TV, blasting out the screen and sending sparks flying. He then collapses back onto the couch, sobbing.]

Rebecca: Talk about your temper tantrums.
Rick: Like you're one to talk.
Voice: Oh, great. Now we'll have to put the fanfic on hold until I can get the TV replaced.
Tsuneo: Thank god. Then we can leave. [Gets up to leave, but the door to the flat is locked.] Hey, what gives?
Voice: Sorry, but you're not allowed to go until the entire fanfic has been viewed.
Rebecca: Oh, gawds.
Rick: Please let it end now!

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