The following story is a lemon/hentai story. If you are under 18, DO NOT PROCEED! Also, I would strongly recommend you read my previous two stories, Changes and Lord of Crystal. Unlike a lot of lemons, there is actually a continuing plot here, so please read the previous stories in order if you want to understand what is going on. Comments are welcome. Close Enough by Eric Metcalf Dakenis struggled to retain his composure, while Belldora ranted and raved. She had not given him a moment's peace since he had gated in from his base after the Sailor Scouts and that damned Tuxedo Mask had attacked him there. Belldora had consented to have his wounded shoulder bandaged, but that was her only trace of kindness. "I paid you to bring me Sailor Scouts, not excuses and blood. You say two of the Scouts are out of action, but that is not sufficient if I do not have them in my possession. You will retrieve those Scouts before I pay you." Dakenis had taken enough, and interrupted forcefully. "I am aware of my contractual obligations. I returned in order to rebuild my strength before fulfilling the contract, not to be nagged at. I underestimated the Scouts before, I shall not do it again. However, they are much weaker than before, and they will not be able to free their two friends, Venus and Mercury. Without them, they are without their brightest and most experienced members, and are shaken by their loss. In a way, it is better that they have the traps, since their helplessness in the face of the crystal will only sow dissension, and they will stay with their friends, as opposed to seeking us out. Now, if you will excuse me, I have a few preparations to make. If you will grant me a few minutes peace, I will be able to find the crystals, and then I will retrieve them, and the other Scouts for you. Now leave me." Belldora was still shivering with anger, but she nodded and left him alone in the room. As he spread out the gems and crystals he had managed to bring with him, he smiled as he touched one of the remaining crystal traps. The traps had been programmed to inflict sexual trauma on the girls, since he had determined that that was one of the few universal weak spots among the Sailor Scouts. Each trap responded to the individual caught in it, so each individuals "experiences" were different, but no less traumatic. Still smiling, Dakenis began meditating. * * * Ami awoke with a start. Again, she groaned and looked around. This time, the scene was green fields and rolling hills. She was wearing her Sailor Scout uniform this time, again whole and undamaged. She felt no evidence of her prior tortures, just the warm sun on her face and the cooling breeze in her short, blue hair. Listening to the sound of songbirds, she heard another sound on the breeze. "Ami, Ami," someone was calling her name, and the voice sounded familiar. Walking towards the voice, Ami crested a small rise and looked down. Her father was walking towards her, calling her name. A voice at the back of her mind tried to tell her to be cautious, that things were rarely what they seemed around here, but the joy of seeing someone familiar, someone non-threatening was too much, and she began to run towards him, calling out to him. Her father saw her and smiled broadly, opening his arms to her. The cautious part of her mind noted that her father had never seen her as a Sailor Scout, and should be surprised by her uniform, but wasn't. Ami forced that voice down as she ran into her father's open arms and hugged him tight, feeling safe and secure in this well-known embrace. When Mina awoke, she first thought she was in a dark area, then her eyes adjusted to the low light, and she could see her surroundings. She was in some sort of sitting room, resting on a soft couch, looking into a quietly crackling fireplace. The furnishings in the room were elegant and expensive, but not overstated. The softness of the atmosphere relaxed Mina, and she began to stretch out. She noticed that her Sailor Scout suit seemed out of place in the environment, but she was becoming too relaxed to care. She started when she heard soft footsteps behind her, turning around quickly she saw a handsome man, probably in his mid-twenties, wearing a suit and carrying two crystal champagne glasses. Smiling sweetly at her, he handed Mina one of the glasses. The thought of questioning him died on her lips as she took a sip of the bubbly. He sat down beside her, and she slid into his lap, her head resting on his chest. One of his hands stroked her hair softly, the other rested protectively on her stomach. Mina felt herself melting into his arms. * * * Serena sat by the crystal coffin holding Sailor Mercury's body, seemingly either sleeping or dead. Her eyes burned from the tears which wet her cheeks, and some had welled and fallen onto her blouse. Rei sat by the coffin holding Sailor Venus, and looked even worse than Serena did, or thought she did. Artemis sat at Re's feet, and Luna at Serena's. Both cats were in marginally better shape, but they both seemed convinced that the two girls were still alive. Serena hoped they were right, but it was little more than hope. Darien leaned against one wall, holding the two small crystals in his hands and looking at them, as if they would tell him the secret to freeing their friends. The only one moving or talking was Lita, pacing the floor. "We can't just sit here and do noting! Artemis, Luna, are you sure you haven't seen anything like this?" Artemis just shook his head sadly. "For the tenth time, Lita, no, I can't ever remember seeing something like this. My memories are, at times, little more complete than yours, so I may be missing something. But I just can't remember ever seeing anything like this before, even battling the Lords of Crystal in our time. They used the crystals to power offensive spells, not something like this." Artemis looked at the crystal again. Luna spoke up. "Lita, we all feel terrible about what's happened, but we've tried everything we can think of. We can't do anything else until we come up with an idea. We've tried blasting them, using those crystals in just about every conceivable place, and we still can't open the crystals. All be can do now is wait, think, and hope. Without an idea, we're just wasting our energy." "Well, when you think of an idea, give me a call. I'm going back to my place." Lita stormed out the door, and slammed it behind her. Rei stood up slowly. "I'm going in the next room, to lie down, if you all don't mind." Serena and Darien just nodded, and she left quietly. Luna looked up at them. "Serena, Darien, I think you two could use some rest as well. Artemis and I can, watch over, them until you're in better shape." Serena nodded, and walked into the room Rei had gone into. Darien looked at the door into that room for a moment, pain on his face, then he turned and went into another room. * * * Ami's father pushed her out to arm's length. "Let me take a look at you. My, you've grown up. You're quite a beautiful young woman." Ami smiled and blushed, but something about the way her father was looking at her was worrying her. He was examining her the way a boy would, eyes running over her body, lingering on her breasts and skirt. He looked into her eyes. "Ami, have you ever had sex with a man?" Her eyes widened. "NO, Dad, why would you ask me that?" His look changed again, going from inquisitive to something else. "Good. I wanted this to be special." Ami was confused. "What...what do you mean?" "I wanted this to be your first time," he said, then kissed her, hard on the lips. Ami froze while her mind tried to react to what was happening. Mina sighed contentedly as the man's hands began caressing her hair and body. His touch was feather light and soft. She felt like she was beginning to rise off of the couch, and she made a noise, low in her throat, that sounded like a cat's purring. He continued his caresses, but now his hands began running over her breasts and her thighs below her skirt. Her moans changed, becoming deeper and more aroused. His hands changed position again, moving up to stroke her arms with that same, feathery touch. Mina yielded to his gentle touch, stretching her arms back over his chest. Suddenly, he shifted, grabbing her wrists and tieing them to the arm of the sofa with one swift move. Mina gasped as she suddenly found herself bound. He slid out from under her to stand over her, leering at her vulnerability. Smiling lewdly, he removed his jacket, then his shirt as Mina struggled in vain against the bonds. As he slid his slacks off, Mina could see the large bulge in his underpants. He walked over and picked up his champagne glass. After taking a sip, he smiled and tossed the rest of the glass on Mina, soaking her blouse and making it cling to her breasts, outlining them vividly. Looking up at him, Mina couldn't help but speak, even though she knew how weak she sounded. "Why?" "Because you were afraid I would." "No, get away, you're not my father," Ami yelled, pushing against the man with all her strength. Her struggle seemed to shock him, and she was able to break free. His expression changed from lust to anger. "Ami, come back here. You won't act like that to your father." He grabbed at her clumsily, and she easily evaded his grasp. "No, you're not my father. My father would never say or do such things." She was angry now, angry that this, whatever it was, would use her father's memory against her. The man, still looking like her father, attempted to grab her again, but she was able to evade him. "Are you sure?" She let her rage color her voice. "Yes, I'm sure." The man stopped grabbing at her and stood there, looking at her with a strange expression on his face. When he spoke again, his voice was far deeper than her father's, so deep it sounded like it was coming from inside a well. "You are quite bright, Ami Mizuno, you have penetrated this disguise. But I will still penetrate you." The creature began to shake, then two tentacles burst out of its sides, below it's arms, and reached out for Ami. Ami tried to back away, but she stumbled and lost her footing. Before she could stand up again, the tentacles seized her, one grabbbing her around the waist, the other around her legs at mid-thigh. The tentacles pulled her close to the man. She tried to break free, but seemed to get weaker with each struggle. Her anger was gone now, replaced by fear, as the thing reached out, grasped the top of her suit, and pulled. The fabric tore open easily, and it reached out and began to fondle her bare breasts. Ami shuddered at the touch, so familiar and yet so alien. The tentacle around her waist shifted, the tip reaching lower until it slid beneath the waistband of her skirt and panties. It lashed out quickly, tearing the fabric away and bearing her slit. The tentacle began moving across her nether lips, teasing but not penetrating her. Despite her fear and revulsion, the stimulation was beginning to affect Ami. She felt her nipples hardening, and she moaned involuntarily as the tentacle probing her brushed across her clittoris. The tentacle around her legs began stretching as well, moving upwards until it slid along the crack of her ass up to her asshole. "No, not there, not again," Ami moaned as she tried to wriggle free, but it was no use now, she was too weak. The tentacled man laughed. "Do not pretend that you do not enjoy this, Ami Mizuno. Your fear only makes the pleasure that much more sweet." Ami continued to struggle weakly, but it was no use, she was too far gone to escape. The two tentacles began setting up a rythm to their probing, the one in front running up and down her slit, the one behind her probing her asshole in little circles. The double stimulation, combined with the continued fondling of her breasts, was too much for Ami, and she felt herself being carried away. She could feel her slit leaking juices, some of which was being carried to to her abused asshole. The creature felt her relax, and the tentacles gave her a violent twist, spinning her so that she faced away from the creature and bent forward at the waist. Ami gasped as the tentacle left her vagina, to be replaced by the thing's cock, penetrating her in one smooth motion. The creature paused, the tip of it's cock head resting against her virgin walls, then it pushed forward, ripping through the thin veil of flesh in one sharp motion. Ami cried out in pain as she felt herself bleeding inside. The tentacle that had been probing her slit began slithering upwards. As it slid between her tits, two, smaller tentacles sprouted off and wrappend themselves around her breasts and began rubbing her nipples. Glancing down her chest, Ami saw that the tip of the tentacle was nearly at her mouth, and it had formed itself into the shape of an impossibly large penis. She turned her head from side to side, trying to keep the monster from her lips. The tip slapped her cheek forcefully, stunning her for a minute, and then the tip was inside her mouth. She had to open her mouth all the way just to allow the tip to enter her, and it kept pressing itself into her mouth. As it ran across her tounge, it tasted strange, like nothing she had tasted before. The taste sent a shive through her, joining with the sensations from her ravaged ass and pussy. The creature was burying itself deep inside her, then pulling back until only the tip was still inside her. The tentacle probing her ass began slipping inside her, eased by the ammount of juice her pussy was leaking. The sensations began mixing inside her, feeling herself taken so violently was exciting her to new heights. Her clit was swollen and rubbing against the thing's penis every time it moved inside her. She felt the tentacle in her mouth leaking some sort of fluid. She tasted some, and the taste made her even hotter. In one instant, all of the tentacles inside her pushed in as far as they could go, the ones in her pussy and ass seperated by only a thin wall of flesh, then they began spasming as one, filling all of her with their fluid, some pumping out across her breasts, running out of her mouth and down her chin, flowing out of her ass and slit. The sensations of swallowing the cum in her mouth sent her over the edge, and a thunderous orgasm roared through her body. As the pain subsided, she felt herself falling into blackness. Before she faded, she felt something reaching out to her and tried to grasp it, hoping it wasn't another trick. The man standing over Mina reached down towards her. One hand began gently stroking her face, the other tore the bow from her suit. Both hands then tore at the fabric, shredding it. He then reached down and tore away her skirt and panties, leaving her nude beneath him. Leering at her lovely form, he removed his under pants, baring his long, hard cock, then sat on her chest, placing his meat between her breasts. Taking one of her firm mounds in each hand, he began to move back and forth, using her breasts to squeeze his meat as he tit-fucked her. Mina leaned her head back, tried to avoid looking at him, tried to think of something else, something other than the feel of his meat rubbing against her breasts. For some reason, her mind went to the other Sailor Scouts, people she loved and could trust. The man, seeing her trying to ignore him, growled and moved from between her breasts, pushing forcefully into her pussy. Mina gasped but tried to hold her concentration, tried to focus on a face, and settled on Ami. Ami, poor innocent Ami, trapped in a horror like this. Despite the man's pounding rape of her, despite his caresses of her breasts, Mina held onto her picture of Ami. Concentrating on her image of Ami, Mina suddenly felt herself floating. She looked down and saw her body, or what looked like her body, still being ravaged, but she barely felt the sensations from it. She looked up and saw herself flying into a light. Maybe this is the way out, she thought as she flew into the light. * * * Artemis looked at Mina through the crystal. She looks so serene, he thought, just lying there. But is she asleep, he thought, or is she aware of what's going on, like a child, trapped in a dark closet? Or worse, has her mind begun playing tricks on her, creating sensations to fill in the void? The thought of his pupil, his friend, his Mina in such a situation, filled him with a deep sadness. Unable to contain it any more, he let out a long, sad cry, crying his anguish to the stars. As he stopped his cry for lack of air, he heard another sound, a light tinkling like broken glass. He felt something in his fur, and when he shook it off, he saw it was a fine powder of crystal. Looking up at the crystal containing Mina, he saw a fine web of cracks had appeared in it, and also in the crystal containing Ami. Luna looked up, at first angry, then shocked when she noticed the cracks. "You've got to be kidding me," Artemis muttered. Luna looked at him with wide eyes. "Artemis, what did you do?" Serena found Rei sitting on the floor, still crying. Walking over to her, Serena touched Rei's shoulder lightly, causing Rei to look up with tear-filled and reddened eyes. "Rei, I know you feel bad, we all do, but you've got to snap out of it. Artemis and Luna are both sure that they aren't dead, and Darien is too." Rei wasn't consoled. "I know that, Serena, but that's not it. It's that, well, the last thing Mina heard me say was angry. She tried to apologize to me, and I insisted on being a snot." "Rei, what she said would have hurt any of us..." "No, Serena, what hurt is that she was right. I had forgotten. I was so caught up in the fight I had forgotten why we were fighting. Mina reminded me of that, of my duty, and I repayed her with what, with anger. I keep thinking that, if she thinks of me now, when she's hurting so badly, that all she sees is my anger. That hurts, Serena." Serena didn't say anything in reply, she just leaned down and held Rei's head against her chest. Rei cried for a few minuted more, the hot tears wetting Serena's blouse, then she stopped and pulled back. Serena was a little reluctant to let her go; she had felt better herself with Rei there. Rei looked up at her and smiled. "Thanks, Serena. I may have been in bad shape, but I did notice I'm not the only one with personal problems." "What do you mean," Serena started, then she caught Rei's look," oh, Darien. I don't know, Rei, I just haven't felt, comfortable I guess, around him since, since that night." Serena was looking down at her lap. "Serena, you and I both know that he loves you, loves you maybe more than you will ever know. When he had sex with me that night, he did it because you told him to do it. I enjoyed it, I'll admit it, but I could tell his heart wasn't in it. It was mechanicaly, purely physical for him. No matter what, Serena, he still loves you, and you're hurting him every time you shy away. Do me a favor, do yourself a favor, and go talk to him." Serena nodded, then looked up as she heard Artemis howl, then Artemis and Luna howling in unison. She thought she heard something else, very faintly, but she couldn't place the sound. Standing up, she offered Rei her hand. "Let's go see what's got the cats stirred up, then I'll go talk with Darien." Rei smiled and nodded. Mina blinked at the light, then it faded somewhat, and she found herself in a place that looked like a sea of white, like she was inside a cloud. She felt peaceful, but stayed on guard, in case this place was another trick. She saw the whiteness part in front of her, and Mercury stepped through, with a confused look on her face. When she saw Venus, that confusion changed to relief. "Venus," she cried, throwing her arms around he. Venus smiled as well and returned the hug, gripping the younger girl tightly to her, praying this wasn't another trick. When she felt hot tears on her shoulder, she knew it wasn't. She hadn't thought of Ami as crying, she very rarely did, so whatever was manipulating their minds wouldn't know about it. Ami pulled back and looked into her eyes, blue staring at blue. "Tell me it's really you, Mina, please." "It's me, Mercury. It really is." Mercury looked slightly unconvinced. She's had it rough, probably as rough as I have, Mina thought. I'll have to prove it to her. Reaching down with her right hand, she found a spot along Mercury's ribs and began tickling her. Mercury started, then started wiggling and giggling uncontrollably. "Okay, okay, stop, please. I'm sure now." Venus stopped tickling her. They stood there for a time, just looking in each others eyes, happy to see a friendly face. Mercury leaned in close and rested her head on Venus's breast. "Oh, Mina, why is this happening? It's been so horrible, being violated so much." She started to cry softly again, and Venus reached down and stroked her short blue hair. "I think it's got something to do with those crystals we were, or are, trapped in. Why, I don't know. I just hope the others find a way to get us out of here soon." As she said that, she felt a tug at her back. Looking up, she saw Mercury was moving away from her, but her feet were trying to dig in. "Venus," she cried, reaching for Mina's hand. Mina reached out as well, glove reaching for glove. A few inches seperated the two hands, then the inches stretched as they were pulled back into the whiteness. Serena gasped when she saw the scene in the room. Artemis and Luna were standing back from the crystals, with Darien kneeling beside them. Both of the crystal coffins were shot through with cracks, and looked like they might collapse at any moment. Darien had the smaller crystals, which looked like they had joined, like Siamese twins. "Luna, what's going on?" The cat seemed out of breath. "Artemis may have come up with a way to break the crystals. If we howl on a certain note, the crystal cracks. If we do it one more time, it should be cracked enough to break open." Serena nodded. "Okay, but it might not be that simple." Pulling the Imperium Silver Crystal from her Lunar pocket, she transformed into Sailor Moon. "I'll create a force field to protect us, in case that crystal explodes. Darien, you get back here too." He nodded, then put the crystal in his hands between the two larger ones. Serena could see now that it, too, was badly cracked. When Darien and the cats were behind her, she put up the invisible shield. "Okay, you two, go to it." Artemis and Luna looked at each other, nodded, and began to howl. The sound was loud in the room, and Serena almost lost her concentration. Then she saw the crystals crack more, and sent more energy into the shield. Suddenly, all three crystals exploded, filling the room with flying fragments. The shield deflected the storm away from them, leaving crystal shards scattered around the room, many embedded in the walls. Rei darted forward as soon as Serena released the shield. Serena changed back to her normal form, and followed. Rei went to Mina, and Serena to Ami. "God, she's ice cold," Rei said. Luna looked concerned. "Quickly, they'll need to be warmed up. Darien, some hot soup will help in a minute. Rei, Serena, use your body heat to warm them, now." Serena reached down and pulled Ami into a tight embrace, fighting back the urge to step back from the cold. Rei was doing the same with Mina, and neither of them seemed self-conscious about holding their friends so tightly, not when they needed them like this. After a few moments that seemed to last an eternity, Ami moaned and shivered. Mina began showing signs of life as well. Serena found her eyes clouded with tears, but tears of happiness this time. "Ami, Ami, can you hear me?" Ami's eyes fluttered open. "What, Serena, what's going on? Why am I so cold? Where's Mina?" "Ami, you're safe. Mina's al right, she's right here." Ami turned to look at Mina, who also was turning to look at her. The two reached out for each other and grasped their hands together, with what appeared to Serena to be a very powerful grip. Darien came back in with two steaming mugs. "This is going to be plenty hot, so you two better take it easy." Ami eagerly took the mug and took a long sip, then winced as the hot liquid seared her tounge. "Ouch, that is hot. I think I'll just hold it for a minute. Thanks, Darien." "How did you get us out?" Mina asked. Luna looked over to Artemis, then up at Mina and Ami. "It was Artemis. He figured out how to break the crystal; caterwauling." Ami looked askance for a minute, then laughed. "Of course, the resonance frequency. Everything solid has a frequency that it vibrates at, usually to minutely to notice. If you vibrate an object at its resonance frequency, you can make it vibrate more and more. I learned that in physics. That was really smart, Artemis." Artemis looked down. "I didn't really think of anything. I was so sad about what might be happening to Mina, I couldn't stand it. After I cried out, I noticed that the crystal had cracked. Luna did too. She helped me a lot, I couldn't have howled that much on my own." Mina motioned to him. "Come here, furball. I don't care how you did it, thanks a million." Ami motioned to Luna, who walked over to her. Mina was scratching Artemis's head, and Ami began petting Luna. "You two have no idea how much that meant." Luna looked up at Ami. "Ami, what happened in there? What was it like?" Ami looked over at Mina, saw the pain and shame she felt reflected. Darien looked like he knew as well, although she wasn't sure how. "It was, horrible, Luna. You really wouldn't understand. It must have been some sort of torture device, that's the only thing that explains making something to do what it did. I'll tell you later, maybe, when it doesn't hurt so much." Serena hugged her tighter. "Oh, Ami, I'm so sorry." Ami looked up at her and smiled. "It's all right, Serena. Everything's all right now." Mina spoke up. "I don't know about all of you, but I'm tired. Is there someplace I can lay down?" Rei got up, then helped her up. "Sure, Mina, this way. I'll help you." Mina looked surprised by the change in Rei's demeanor, but accepted her shoulder gladly, for she wasn't very steady on her feet. Ami looked up at Serena. "That sounds like a great idea, I'm really tired." Serena helped her up. Ami finished the soup, then looked at Darien. "Thanks for the soup, Darien, but where's Lita? I thought Serena'd have her cooking for you guys by now." Serena looked down. "She stormed out, when we weren't making any progress. She said she was heading back to her apartment. We'll give her a call, give her the great news after I get you settled down. Now come on." "I'll make the callm" Darien said, then walked over to his phone and dialled Lita's number. When there was still no answer by the time Serena came back, he was worried. * * * Lita wandered the streets for what seemed like hours. She had meant to go back to her apartment, but she had found herself wandering around through the city. She had to admit now, she was lost. Judging by the buildings around her, she was not in a good area of town. The area was poorly lit, and there was very little pedestrian traffic besides her. Looking around for a landmark, she spotted someone else. Concerned that they might be up to no good, but needing directions, she started to approach. At first, she thought that he was wearing a dark rain poncho, but, as she approached closer, she saw that it was a cloak. Looking down, she saw grey material flash from under the cloak as he walked, and the boots were unmistakable. She glanced around, saw a nearby alley that looked to be unoccupied, and darted inside. Ignoring the large rat which emerged from behind a garbage can, she drew her wand. "Jupiter Power," she cried, transforming into Sailor Jupiter. Darting out of the alley, she saw him looking her way. He turned and ran, and she began running after him, gaining ground on him slowly but surely. Glancing back, he turned quickly into another alley. Jupiter turned into the alley, still at a dead run, and smiled as she saw it was a dead end. Just when she began to stop, she felt her feet caught in something. Looking down, she saw a plate of crystal under her feet, and walls of crystal growing up around her legs. Looking back up, she saw the man smiling as he watched. Burning with rage, Jupiter summoned her power. "Jupiter Thunder....Crash!" The lightning bolt from her tiara lashed out. In an instant, he pulled out a crystal and shove it in front of him. The crystal sucked in the bolt, absorbing it completely. Jupiter stared in shock, then felt the numbness in her legs spreading to her chest and arms. Well, Mina and Ami, she thought, I'll see you soon. She tried to keep a defiant face as the crystal closed over her head, but she couldn't help but cry out as the crystal trap sealed. Dakenis walked over to the trapped form of Sailor Jupiter, a triumphant smile on his lips. Working quickly, he removed the soul crystal and looked inside. Defiant to the last, he thought, but now, Sailor Jupiter, you shall know fear and pain. Savoring this triumph, he place the soul crystal inside his cloak, then reached out with his mind for one of his black crystals. "Gate," he called out in the language of the Negaverse. Instantly, a black shaped appeared and absorbed both him and the crystal pillar. * * * Rei made sure Mina was comfortable, then stood up and looked at her. Drawing a shuddering breath, she started to speak. "Mina, I want to apologize for how I acted before. You were right about me forgetting our duty, and that hurt, that I had forgotten. You reminded me about why we do what we do, and I repaid you with more bad behavior, acting like a snot like I did when I should have been thanking you. It's been killing me, thinking that the last you saw of me, maybe in your life, was me acting like a fool." Mina looked at her friend, saw how much this was hurting proud Rei, and motioned to her. "Rei, I know how much that means, for you to apologize like that, and I really appreciate it. I know you too well to believe that was the real you." Rei smiled, and Mina hugged her close. The feeling of her friend being so close was exciting to Mina, but she was still weak from the effects of the crystal. Rei started and pulled away as there was a knock on the door. "Who is it?" "Darien. I've been trying to call Lita for fifteen minutes, and there's still no answer. I'm starting to get worried. Rei, why don't you come in here, and Mina too, if you're feeling up to it?" Rei stood up, and gave Mina a hand. "Okay, Darien, we're coming." Rei looked at Mina questioningly, but Mina shook her head and walked to the door on her own. Ami, Serena and the cats were sitting on one of the less-damaged couches in Darien's living room. After Rei and Mina found other places to sit, Darien started. "Look, it's been nearly fourty-five minutes since Lita left. It's normally a twenty-minute walk, at worst. Even if she did wander a bit, she should be either at her apartment or back here by now. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm worried about her." Ami, still a little pale, looked up. "Also, remember that the man we went after, that Negaverse agent, got away, at least that's what Darien told me. If so, he could be still around. I've analyzed the crystal fragments. From what I can determine, the large crystals are stasis units. The smaller crystals I'm not so sure about, but I think it's some kind of soul trap. It holds the mind, if you will, seperate from the body. If you had broken one without opening the other, we may have been killed. You may have been right, assuming that the smaller one acted as a key for the larger one, but I don't think you can just press one to another. You have to know how to make one fit the other, and that's where the Lord of Crystal come in. He can do things with crystal that no one else can. If he's out there, and he runs into Lita, he could drop one of these traps anywhere he wants to. All you have to do is step on it, and you're caught. They're also very hard to see, especially if you're running and it's dark." There was silence for a moment, then Serena spoke up. "Rei, could you do a fire reading to try and find her?" Rei nodded. "Sure, Serena, but where? Darien doesn't have a fireplace?" "Well, how big does it need to be?" Rei thought a moment. "Not very big. To find someone that close to me, with that many attachments, it only needs to be about so big," she held her hands out, palms up, pinkies touching. Darien nodded, then left for a moment and returned with a clear bowl, about the size Rei indicated, and some papers. Rei looked the bowl over. "Are you sure it's not plastic. If it is, it'll melt." Darien shook his head. "No, it's not plastic, it's very high quality glass. Unless you need to keep it going for a long time, it shouldn't burn." Rei took the bowl and the papers. They were ripped and wadded up, otherwise she would have been tempted to try and read them. Glancing up at Darien, she saw that he was looking at Serena, who was looking anywhere but at him. Going over to a window, she opened it, then set the papers down. "Mars Power!" Darien looked over at her. "I've got some matches if you want." Mars grinned. "Naw, this is more fun," she said, then realized nobody was laughing. I've done it again, she moaned inwardly, then turned to the papers. "Mars Fire, ignite!" The short burst of first burst the papers into flame. Changing back into her normal garb, Rei sat by the fire and reached out with her mind, searching for a friend. * * * Lita felt like she was floating in darkness for an eternity, then, suddenly, she could see again. She was in a dojo, still dressed in her Sailor suit. Looking around, the only other person in the dojo was a handsome young man with sandy blonde hair, wearing a gi with a black belt. He turned to her, bowed, and went into a fighting stance. Shrugging her shoulders, Lita also took up a fighting stance, one she had constructed from what she knew of several martial arts. If he was expecting anything orthodox, she had some surprises for him. His opening moves followed a kata, or form, she was familiar with. Blocking his initial strikes, she swung a low kick at his abodmen, one he should have been completely out of position to block. Instead, he not only blocked her leg, he caught it. Lita tried to pull her foot free, hopping on one foot to precariously maintain her balance, but his grip was strong. Keeping hold of her foot, he swung into a sweep kick that cut her other foot out from under her and dropped her on her backside painfully. Stunned by the fall, she took a minute to look up and see him still standing over her, holding her foot in his hands. "I trust that will be all of that," he said, in a deep voice that Lita found exciting and somewhat intimidating. Nodding dumbly, she was relieved when he released her foot, but was surprised when he undid his belt and let it fall to the floor. As she looked on in shock, he removed the gi, standing over her wearing only his underpants, which were showing a large bulge in the front. "What are you doing?" "What you really want me to do." He leaned down, grabbed her hair, and kissed her hard. She found herself responding to this young man's passion, and she was soon returning the kiss with equal intensity. Pulling her forward until she was kneeling, he released the kiss, stood up, and pulled down his underpants. His cock brushed her cheek as it sprang free. Lita gasped at the size of the thing. She had never seen one this large. By his position, it was obvious what he wanted. He looked down at her sternly, and she meekly took his meat into her mouth. She sucked it down her throat, rolling her tounge around the purple head and licking the impressive girth as she sucked it deeper. Glancing up, she saw him smiling as she licked him. She felt shame inside, shame that she had given up so easily, but she fought it down. After a few minutes, he pulled back and out of her mouth, leaving her sitting there with drool on her chin. "Undress, or I will undress you." Nodding, cheeks burning, she unfastened her top and pulled it off. Looking up, she saw him looking at her sternly. Resigning herself, she removed her skirt and pulled down her panties. He pushed her back onto her back and kneeled between her legs. He licked her slit several times, short, sharp licks that sent tingles up into her belly and started her juiced flowing. Then he moved forward, and in one smooth motion, penetrated her. She felt her pussy accept him, allowing him to fill her until he was inside her balls-deep. After resting inside her for a moment, he began moving in and out, building up a slow and steady rythm. Leaning down, he began licking her breasts as he thrust in and out, savoring the taste of her milk as it flowed from her erect nipples. While Lita was enjoying the sex, something inside her was nagging at her. She was a Sailor Scout, she should have fought harder. She had wanted him to take her, had wanted the sexual release. Over the man's grunts, she heard voices, faint at first, then growing louder. "Whore, whore, whore," they chanted. Lita recognized the voices. They were the voices of the girls who had ridiculed her when they learned she had lost her virginity, especially those who couldn't lose theirs if they tried. As she felt her passion growing, new voices joined the crowd, familiar voices. She heard Serena's voice, Ami's voice, Rei's voice in the chant. "Whore, whore, whore." "No, they'd never say that, they never said that." "Are you sure about that," the man fucking her said. Lita hadn't realized she had spoken aloud, then she realized he must be hearing the voices too. How could that be, she thought. Any more thoughts were drowned out by her approaching orgasm, and by the feeling of his orgasm filling her with with his seed. Her orgasm broke over her, the intense waves of pleasure making her black out. Dakenis was enjoying Belldora's consternation. She had just finished chewing him out, rather publicly, only a few hours earlier, and now he had returned with one of the Sailor Scouts, encased in crystal. Taking an obvious deep breath, she plastered on a smile and faced him. "Once you release her, how long until she wakes?" "Considering she has been in the crystal trap only a very short while, a few minutes. If she had been imprisone longer, it would take much longer." Belldora nodded, then motioned to two of the men standing nearby. "You two, take that to the breeding room. Dakenis, you will release her there." Nodding, he accompanied Belldora and the two men to a large room. A frame with hand and ankle cuffs stood in the center of the room. The two men put the crystal upright near the frame, and Dakenis stepped forward to it. Taking the soul crystal from his pocket, he placed it over Jupiter's heart. Reaching into the crystals with his mind, he merged the soul crystal with the trap crystal. The larger crystal began to collapse, folding in on itself like glass origami. Sailor Jupiter's eyes remained closed as the crystal folded down. As her body and legs were freed, she weaved slightly, but did not fall. Only when the crystal had folded down completely did she begin to tip over, but one of the men caught her as she fell, and gently placed her in the frame. After securing her hands and ankles, he stepped back and looked at Belldora. "We will wait here until she awakens. Dakenis, you may wait here or you may leave." Dakenis had picked up the trap, now a disk again, and was examining it. He looked up. "I will remain for a few moments. I am interested to observe how one of the Sailor Scouts responds to the stasis. Their powers may interact with the pod in interesting ways." "Why didn't you tell me this before?" "Because I was unsure of whether or not their would be any interactions." "So she could be dead, or injured somehow?" "Doubtful. The interactions would only be minor, but they could still prove useful to know about." Sailor Jupiter put an end to their conversation with a low groan, then opened her eyes slowly. She looked around, not comprehending for a moment, then her expression turned angry as she realized where she was. "I thought you perverts had crawled back under your rock." Belldora laughed. "Oh, no, my dear. In point of fact, I let you escape before. I believed you would succumb to your new sexual urges and become pregnant, and, in the case of Sailor Moon, impregnate others. Alas, you have proven me incorrect, and so I have brought you back to do the job right, as you humans say." Jupiter's green eyes widened as she realized what Belldora meant. Dakenis realized something he had missed, then stepped forward to her and pulled off her tiara with a jerk. "Just in case you had any ideas of using your Jupiter Thunder." Jupiter snarled at him. "My friends will come for me." Belldora laughed. "Perhaps. But remember the last time you Sailor Scouts ventured into my lair?" Belldora laughed at Jupiter's pained expression. "Enough talk. Ledonis, she is yours." One of the men who had carried the pillar stepped up to the frame. He was tall enough to look Jupiter in the eye, despite the fact she was suspended a few inches off of the floor. He reached out to touch her face. Jupiter shied away, but she couldn't move very far. He grabbed her chin and turned her back to face him. The sharp jerk brought tears to her eyes. Ledonis smiled and his other hand reached up and began fondling her one of her breasts through her uniform. Jupiter moaned and tried to twist away from his grip. His hand moved from holding her chin to her uniform bow, and he twisted it off with a sharp tear. Reaching up with both hands, he took her blouse and tore it off with one violent pull. Jupiter tried to pull back and away, but he simply grasped her breasts anyway and pulled her forward. He looked slightly surprised when his caresses brought milk from her nipples. Jupiter kept trying to twist away, not giving in to his attempts to arouse her. Growling, he reached down and tore away her skirt and panties, and then removed his own robe. Jupiter didn't look down, and gasped in surprise when he penetrated her. He shoved his cock roughly into her dry slit, then began to fuck her mercilessly. Jupiter kept looking up, tears in her eyes, ignoring what was happening to her as much as possible. As Ledonis raped her furiously, her expression suddenly changed from one of pain and frustration to one of peace. Ledonis wasn't looking at her face, being more interested in her body. Finally, after what seemed to Jupiter like an eternity of pumping, he came, filling her vagina with his hot, sticky cum. As he pulled out, Jupiter looked down at him with a triumphant expression which appeared completely out of context. Belldora stepped forward, pushing Ledonis aside, and place her hand on Jupiter's stomach. Jupiter smiled. "One thing you didn't count on, bitch. I can control whether or not I get pregnant now, thanks to you. Rape me as much as you want, you won't get me pregnant." Belldora snarled. "I have other means of, how shall we say, persuasion, available. Bring me my whips." A new voice rang out. "I think not." All eyes went to the door of the room. "Sailor Moon!" "And friends," Tuxedo Mask added. Belldora looked at the Sailor Scouts with open shock. "The alarms, the guards?" Sailor Mercury smiled. "Oh, your alarm system will finish resetting itself, in a few days. Your guards, well, they're out of the equation." Sailor Moon glared at Belldora. "Release our friend, and leave this city, and do not return, or you will be destroyed." Dakenis stepped out from behind Belldora, bringing his hands up from his cloak. "I think notAHHH!" He looked down at the crystal roses which suddenly seemed to have sprouted from his open palms. Turning his hands over, he saw the stems protruding from the backs of his hands. Tuxedo Mask just smiled. "Those two are for Mercury and Venus. This one is for Jupiter." He threw a third rose, aiming for Dakenis's head. Dakenis muttered a single word, and he was swallowed up by a black void. The rose struck the wall behind where he was and stuck fast. Tuxedo Mask cursed. "I hate it when he does that. Sorry, Jupiter." "I appreciate the gesture. I'd appreciate it more if someone would cut me loose." Venus stepped up. "Allow me. Venus Crescent Beam." Belldora shouted, "No, Stop!" "Stop it yourself, bitch. Smash, smash!" Venus fired two pairs of beams, one smashing the handcuffs, the other the ankle cuffs. Jupiter landed on her feet, and ran behind Tuxedo Mask. When he looked at her questioningly, she shrugged. "You're the biggest thing around that doesn't want to rape me." "There will be no more of that," Sailor Moon said to Belldora. "Leave this place now, and do not return to this universe, or I will not be so merciful." Belldora looked smug. "Isn't there something else you want, Princess Serenity, something you want to know? Like how to reverse the changes?" Sailor Moon gasped for a moment, then looked stern. "We will decipher your puzzle, Commander. Now, leave before you push my patience too much." Venus stepped forward, hand glowing with a Crescent beam charge. "How about you tell her the other bit as well?" Belldora gulped. "Uh, you wouldn't, they you would never know." Venus just smiled evilly. "Try me. I know that you're the one who had me imprisoned in that crystal, and that gives me a lot of very good reasons for blowing your head off." Belldora nodded. "Very well. Serenity must absorb genetic material from four women who are not Commanders. I tell you this because this will be my punishment for failure." Sailor Moon nodded to Venus, who let the charge dissipate. "Very well, Commander Belldora, leave to your punishment." Belldora nodded glumly and motioned to her people. They began walking away. Sailor Moon and Mars followed them to a very large room with intricate designs on the floor and ceiling. Belldora motioned her people onto various designs then looked at Sailor Moon. "You are a formidable foe, Serenity. I will not see you again, and I am not sorry." As they faded from sight, Sailor Moon exhaled. "Well, that's done. Do you think they'll stay gone?" Mars shook her head. "I doubt it, but I think that's the last we'll see of her. Come on, we've got to get Jupiter a new uniform, and some damage to undo." * * * Luna hadn't been happy about trying to get another uniform, but she agreed. Darien had to leave for work, and Artemis had to help Luna with something, on Mina's insistence. That left the five girls sitting in Darien's apartment. Serena kept looking down, while the others looked at her. Finally, Lita spoke up. "Serena, do you want to do this?" "I don't know, Lita. I want it undone, but, if you all feel uncomfortable, I don't want to force you to do something you don't want to." Ami smiled. "Serena, we want to do this for you. You have to do all of the work." Rei and Mina giggled at the last part. "Well, it's true." Serena smiled and looked up. "I want each of you to decide for yourselves. I'll understand if anyone is uncomfortable and wants to leave, or if you all do." They looked at each other, but no one moved. After a long moment, Lita stood up and walked over to stand in front of Serena. "I guess I'll go first." She undid her jeans and slid them down her long legs. Serena stared at her panty-clad slit. Lita unhooked the silken material and slid it down her legs to join her jeans around her ankles. Serena looked hesitant, so Lita put her hands on Serena's head and pulled her closer. Serena reached out with her tounge, giving Lita's nether lips a tentative lick. Lita moaned. "Like that Serena, but more." Serena licked harder, and tasted some of Lita's juice. She found the taste exciting, and began licking harder. Lita kept her hands on Serena's head, fingers tangling in Serena's ponytails and 'meatballs'. Serena began running her hands up the backs of Lita's slim thighs and her firm ass. Lita's breathing was shallower and quicker, as she allowed the pleasure to flow through her. She felt her orgasm building, and looked down at the sight of her beautiful, blonde friend franticall licking at her pussy. Serena's tounge slipped inside her, and Lita felt herself getting close. "Get ready, Serena, here I come," Serena looked puzzeled for a moment, then Lita came, and Serena was too busy drinking down her pussy juice. When Lita felt she had come all she could, she stepped back, gently pulling Serena's hands off of her backside. Serena looked funny, sitting there with an expression of loss, pussy juice dripping down her chin. Lita giggled, then tripped over her jeans, which she hadn't pulled up, and they started laughing at her. Mina stepped forward. "I guess I'm next." Rei was the last. Serena had unfastened her own jeans after the erection had become painful, and she could feel her own orgasm building as she licked Rei, more conscious of how to make her friends feel good while she did this. As she lapped up Rei's juices, she felt something let go in her stomach, then she orgasmed herself. The penis shot strings of thick cum, like it hadn't released in weeks, spattering her chest with the stuff. As Serena felt it soften, she looked down. The penis kept shrinking, past the normal point, until it had shrunk down to nothing. Serena laid back, not ashamed of her cum-covered shirt, so relieved to have that gone that she wouldn't have been ashamed if her parents had walked in right now and seen her. As it was, the only thing that broke her reverie was Lita speaking up. "Well, I gues it's my turn." * * * Darien opened to door to his apartment, unsure of what to expect. He half expected to find the girls in the middle of another orgy. Instead, he found things patched up and cleaned up, and no sign of sex anywhere. Looking around, he wondered what had happened. "I wonder if they even did it." He looked up quickly as he heard his bedroom door open. There stood Serena, wearing a robe and no shoes. She looked like she had just woken up, but he still found her absolutely stunning. She smiled at him, something he hadn't seen in way too long. "Hi, Darien. We cleaned up your place, I felt sorry for all the damage that got done earlier. The others left, we all needed some sleep. I took a nap here, because I wanted to talk to you." She walked over to him, her expression becoming pained. "Darien, I'm sorry about how I treated you since, since I changed. I couldn't figure out how I was supposed to act around you, after that night. So I tried to ignore you. You made me feel uncomfortable, not with anything you said or did, but because you were destined to marry me, and I couldn't square that and what I was. I want you to know that I'm sorry, and I'll understand if you want me to leave." Her eyes made the last part a lie, but Darien wasn't about to take her up on it. He pulled her tightly to him, hugging her for all he was worth. "Serena, I love you, I've always loved you. Nothing physical could change that. I was worried about our destiny as well, and I knew how uncomfortable it made you feel, but I wished you had talked to me. I love you, and that means I want to help you when you're down or hurting." Serena nodded, then rested her head against his chest for a moment, savoring the feel of him being so close. After a moment, she pulled back from him, smiling sensuously. "Let me show you what we did after you left," and she undid the ties of the robe. As it fell away, Darien saw she was wearing nothing on under it. Her abdomen was returned to its normal, slightly round form. There was no sign of the monster which had taken up residence there the past few weeks. Darien gasped, then beamed at her for a moment. "Serena, that's great. Let me show what this means to me," he said, kneelling before her and sticking his tounge into her. She shuddered, then pulled his head up. "I've had about all of that I can stand for a while, let's go in the other room and find other things for you to do." Pulling off his shirt, he let her lead him by the belt into his bedroom. As she got to the bed, she twisted them around so that he fell back onto the bed, with her over him. When he tried to get up, she pushed him back down. "Sit down. I'll show you how much I've missed you." She unzipped his slacks, and pulled them down. Looking at the tent in the crotch of his underpants, she knew how much her abscence had pained him, in more ways than one. Pulling the cotton briefs down, she gingerly took his meat into her mouth, licking around the head, and tounging the shaft as she took it into her mouth. Darien shuddered as he enjoyed the best head Serena had ever given him, knowing he couldn't take too much of this, not after being away from her for several weeks. She took his rod deep into her mouth, deep throating Darien without even noticing. Then she pulled back, licking and tounging him as she pulled back until only the head was still in her mouth. Serena felt how hard he was, knew he wouldn't last long. Wanting to make him come, she put her tounge under the head. Darien gasped as he felt the liquid fire in his balls release, shooting up through his dick. Serena was a little surprised by the first shot, which went down her throat before she could taste it, but there was plenty more for her to taste. Darien felt like he shot off forever, and Serena swallowed as much as she could. Some, however, leaked out of her mouth and down her chin. When Darien finally felt himself go soft, he pulled out of her mouth. She pouted a moment, as if she wanted to keep on sucking him. Smiling, he picked up up by the arms and pulled her up beside him on the bed. He began caressing one breast, and started to lean down to suck on the other. "That was great, Serena. Now, let me show how much I missed you." * * * The next day, Serena was out with the rest of the Sailor Scouts, this time as just a bunch of friends laughing and joking. She was telling them, in vague terms, about her and Darien's 'reunion'. "So, how long did you stay," Lita wanted to know. Serena shrugged. "A few hours. I had to take another shower before I left. We actually talked a lot, since we hadn't talked in so long." "Yeah, I'm glad things are back to normal around here," Mina said. "Well, almost," Serena said, glancing quickly at Mina's chest. When she did, she tripped over a crack in the sidewalk and stumbled. Rei caught her by the arm to keep her from falling. When Serena thanked her, Rei just smiled. "Close enough." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Well, I hope you liked it. Any comments are welcome.