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~Let Go~

Chapter 7

With Trunks and Ko flying back toward the others it didn’t take long to get there.

As soon as Ko landed her four Scouts surrounded her and began to fuss over her. The main topic was how wet and cold she was. Something she didn’t care about.

Trunks and Vegeta could see how irritating this was for her, but were impressed by how well she took it. Vegeta, if he had known about this before hand, would have bet that Ko would have blown up and destroyed something, if not someone.

Ko did however have enough of the fussing. “Girls! I know I am your Princess, but please, enough is enough! Now, what did you call—” Ko cut herself off by emitting a gasp.

She collapsed a second later and started shaking. It wasn’t from the cold. She held her eyes shut, while she waited it out.

“Is it an attack?” Trunks asked worriedly as he watched his partner shake.

Vegeta shook his head. “Something else is wrong. If she was having an attack, she would be bleeding right now.”

Those two weren’t the only ones concerned about the elder Princess. Worry was etched on everyone’s faces.

No one spoke until Ko had gotten her bearings. There was too much confusion.

She spoke before she even tried to get up. “The next person has been possessed.”

There were a few seconds of shock before all hell broke loose. Pluto quieted them down with a few choice threats. Uranus and Neptune helped Ko up and steadied her.

“None of you will be asking me why or how I know this.” Ko told them calmly, but firmly. “For I do not know the answer myself, it could be because I am a Guardian, but I doubt it. We should not be standing here trying to get answers out of me. We should be going out and finding the possessed. That is,” she looked them in the eyes, “If you want to save whoever it is.”

Every Z Fighter’s face took on a look of determination she had not seen in years. It caused her to chuckle softly.

“Right, now, pair of with your partner. I want you by two’s.” she informed them. “Mercury and Mars will be together, Venus and Jupiter are in another group. Pluto and Neptune will be one, while Uranus and Saturn will pair up. Little sis you are with me. Now let’s go!”

--

“Ok,” Mars turned on her partner after they had gotten at least fifty miles away. “Where are we going?”

Yamucha did a double take. “You’re asking me?”

Mercury sighed. “Is she looking at you or the bird that is on the tree?”

Adam held up his hands. “Whoa, whoa, there ladies. We don’t have to be sarcastic and ill.”

The two Scouts shared a look and rolled their eyes, but a faint amusement bubbled through them.

“Aren’t you girls supposed to know like where they are and everything?” Mars’ partner asked.

Mars glared. “Do I look like a Chaos detector? If you want one go and find Nemesis.”

Mercury put a hand on her friend’s shoulder. “Calm down Rei, he doesn’t know anything or understand anything.”

“I know that,” Mars sighed. “I just don’t want to see anyone else die because we were too weak or too late to save them. What if we hadn’t been there first when the Starlights found the Phages? They would have died.”

Mercury nodded. “I understand, but that doesn’t mean we have to take it out on them.”

Adam took a sudden likening to his partner. She may have come off as sarcastic at first, but when her friend needed her she was all into it. That was something that he respected.

“Okay, how about this? There is a town near here. Would your Chaos want to destroy a town?”

Mercury shook her head. “What we need to know is what the enemy is after. Once we know that, we know what the enemy is after and we can predict where they are going.”

Mars nodded. “Is there anything in this world that your enemies would want?”

Yamucha thought about it before his eyes grew big. He remembered what every one of his enemies had been after.

Dragon Balls.

“The Dragon Balls.”

Adam’s eyes widened. “Oh crap.”

The two Scouts looked confused. “What are those?”

“Dragon Balls are seven yellow-orange balls that can summon the Eternal Dragon. Once summoned the summoner gets three wishes. Those three wished can be anything in the Dragon’s Power he will grant.” Mars’ Partner told them.

“Oh ‘shit’ is right.” Mercury said as she switched on her visor. Within two minutes she had imputed what she needed and nodded.

“What have you got Mercury?” Mars asked.

“We need to go about twenty miles West and then seventy miles North and we are where the enemy is.” Was the reply Mercury gave as they started running toward the possessed and for the coordinates.

“Will we make it by the time they get there?” Mars asked.

Mercury shook her head at Mars, “Not unless we teleport, but we can’t without the others.”

Yamucha and Adam shared a look before they grinned. “Girls, we can fly.”

--

It didn’t take long before they got there, via flying.

Yamucha did a double take. “Guys, I think we’re getting near Korin’s Tower.”

“Who is Korin?”Mars asked as they touched the ground.

“He is the little Cat that is really old and gives us Senzu Beans.” Yamucha replied as they walked some more with Mercury leading the way.

“I don’t want to know anymore until later,” Mercury said. “Were closing in, fifty feet…thirty…thirteen…ten and none.”

They looked up and saw Yajirobe bending over picking up a Dragon Ball.

It was before the two Z Fighters could think that Mars and Mercury attacked.

MARS FLAME SNIPER!” Mars yelled as the Fire arrow shot the possessed human in the back.

Mercury used her powers to set up a perimeter.

“Mars keep it busy! I need to check and see if can be saved! I’m calling Sailor Moon and Sailor Nemesis.”

Mars nodded and set up her own barrier. This one was a Fire one.

“Let’s play big boy.”

--

Moon? Moon can you hear me?

“Sailor Mercury, what is it? Have you found Chaos?” Moon asked in reply.

We have.”

Slow down you stupid fat man! Keep still so I can hit you!”

“Is Mars having trouble with a fat man?” Moon asked with a grin on her face.

“Who is the one possessed?” Gohan asked.

Moon couldn’t ask before she heard something else, a man’s voice this time.

Come one Yajirobe, snap out of it!”

“Apparently someone named Yajirobe.” Moon said.

Nemesis, how do we tell if they are too far gone?”

Nemesis thought for a moment before something flashed in her mind. “Look at his forehead. What do you see?”

--

Mercury heard what Nemesis said and quickly turned to the possessed man. She couldn’t get a glimpse of his forehead because they were moving too much.

“MARS! Get him still so I can see his forehead! Or tell me what it looks like!” Mercury yelled to her friend who was in the middle of her fight.

Mars heard Mercury and quickly scanned her opponent’s face.

“There is a black outlined circle; it’s filled in with gold.” Mars informed Mercury while shooting another arrow.

--

A circle outlined in black and filled in with gold.”

Nemesis’ face hardened. “You wasted too much time. Kill him now before he gets even stronger. When the symbol on his head is complete we won’t be able to stop him.”

--

Mercury had her orders, even if she didn’t like them.

Quickly she told Mars to shut down her Fire barrier and went in for the kill. Sailor Neptune had showed her years ago how to make a sword with her element.

With a heavy heart Mercury carried out her order.

MERCURY WATER SWORD!”

The fat man laughed, his voice sounding like Chaos’ voice. “Kill my pawns all you want, but you won’t win. Already the very thing you tried to keep me from doing, I have done it. The Ball is already getting near my next possessed.”

A few coughs of blood later, he was dead.

--

“So you were right little one. Chaos is after the Dragon Balls.” Nemesis mused as she paced back and forth between the two groups.

“You knew and you didn’t say anything?” someone demanded, but Nemesis waved them aside.

“We got distracted by the possession.” Nemesis said as an excuse as she was trying to think.

“So far, the targets have been those who you know and have played some important part in your past. Those who were chosen knew about the Dragon Balls. Why do I have a feeling that the Dragon Balls do not go to the next target?” Nemesis asked herself.

Vegeta groaned after he heard her question. “Don’t tell me this is like Quantos.”

Nemesis’ eyes snapped to him. “That’s it!” Nemesis snorted. “Of course, brilliant plan, real brilliant Chaos.”

Moon looked confused, so did everyone else. “Quantos?”

Nemesis nodded. “It was a mission Vegeta and I went on when we were what? Nine? Ten? Anyway, it was a pretty hard mission too. It ended up with the Leader using different pawns to get them to steal the items he wanted. We had thought the pawns were just giving them to the next on, but that wasn’t the case in the end.”

“Actually the Leader had one place where he made them keep all of them. It wasn’t kept with one person, to be honest, no one stayed in that spot and guarded it. That was what threw us off.” Vegeta continued.

“So, all we need to know is who the next target is, follow them to the stash and steal them all.” Gohan said, his three friends backing him up.

Vegeta and Nemesis both gave him a long look.

“So you want to sacrifice someone?” Nemesis asked softly.

Gohan looked horrified. “No! We can save them before they get completely possessed.”

Nemesis gave him a look of pity. “Sweetie, if we wait for the next target to take us back to where the Dragon Balls are being kept, he will be most likely completely possessed and we won’t be able to kill him.”

Gohan sighed and closed his eyes. He looked so tired. “So what do we do then?”

“Just wait for one to be possessed, steal the Dragon Ball, and save them.” Moon said confidently.

Nemesis shook her head. “More than likely when they find the Dragon Ball they will have the circle on the heads. We need to find them right after they get possessed or they will die.”

“What if they do have the circle? Can we still save them?” Krillin asked defiantly.

Nemesis rubbed her head as if it was aching. It was. All these hard headed stubborn idiots want to save people.

“In war, you stupid bakas, people die. Lives are sacrificed. To end the war, many will do anything. If it has been going on for years, everyone will do anything. How long does this have to go on before you see what I see? How many have to die before you understand what needs to be done?” Nemesis demanded.

Vegeta shook his head at her. “Don’t waste your breath on them. None of them understand what it is like to be in war, or they wouldn’t ask such stupid questions.”

“Just because we aren’t cold blooded like you two, doesn’t mean that we don’t’ know what war is!” Krillin replied hotly.

“Krillin, you have never been in a war. Dad’s right.” Trunks said quietly. “Running for your life day after day, trying to kill those who you can’t no matter how hard you try. So many dying around you every day. If someone asked you that the war would end, no more would die, if only a handful lost their lives. You would gladly agree.”

Most couldn’t believe what they were hearing. How could Trunks agree with them?

“We have been in a war.” Jupiter countered. “And we didn’t feel that way.”

Nemesis snorted. “Girl you weren’t in that war long enough to know what death was. You died,” Nemesis emphasized the last word making lots of people flinch. “Before the real war started.”

“You weren’t there either, remember? You ran,” Venus countered.

“I started that war Venus, so don’t be quick to open that mouth and shoot it off. That is something you Inners need to work on, stop thinking with your pride and heart, when you need to be thinking with your mind.” The Eldest Princess told them.

“Remember Scouts, didn’t sister say that she lived in this Universe for a while?” Moon reminded everyone softly. “If Vegeta was in a war, then so was she. Sister knows what she is taking about. Listen and obey her, more so then you would me. We only have one chance to do this. We should be grateful that we have Nemesis; she is more qualified and knows what to do. So please, stop this needless arguing. ”

Nemesis took a step back. Did her sister just defend her to her own Scouts? Had Hell really frozen over?

She quickly looked to Pluto, who shook her head, her own eyes widened in shock.

“Now, what do we do next?” Vegeta asked, successfully breaking the tension the ten minute silence had created.

Nemesis looked into his eyes. “We rest for now. I doubt anyone has slept in the past twenty-four hours. After that all we can do is wait until Chaos strikes again.”

To be continued...