Fall of 1999
It had been two days since the Scouts had returned from the fight between good and evil. Everyone, Inner and Outer Scouts, were resting and Sailor Eternity was keeping a watch over all of Tokyo.
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Two weeks later, everyone was rested up again and the Dark Stone Scouts had come for a visit.
Five minutes in the dorm room and the wall exploded.
Floating outside the hole in the wall is . . . Rubeus!
"I thought we had defeated you, Rubeus!" Raye screamed.
"You thought so, but I got off my ship before it exploded and I've been lying in wait all these years."
"Yeah, Rubeus," a voice calls quietly from the shadows, "you were just being a coward." It's Willow with her staff in hand! But . . . what's up with her mouth?
Smoke, in his human form, walks over to her and gets down on one knee in front of Willow. "My lady."
"Arise, Lord Smoke. It is good to see you again." Willow gives Rubeus a wide smile and we finally realize that her eyes have gone a shiny black, her facial features are more refined, and her canines are now elongated. "Serena, Inner Scouts, Outer Scouts, and Dark Stones! Transform!"
"Moon Crystal Power," "Mercury Star Power," "Mars Star Power," "Jupiter Star Power," "Venus Star Power," "Solar Star Crystal Power," "Pluto Planet Power," "Neptune Planet Power," "Uranus Planet Power," "Saturn Planet Power," "Jet Armor Up," "Onyx Gemstone Transform," "*Jupiter Witch Bands Power!"
They all transform and Willow calls out, "Eternity Staff! Bring to us Sailor Earth and the Gemstone Scouts!"
Instantly, they appear in their Sailor suits.
"Now," Willow says, "it's my turn. Eternity Power!"
As she transforms, the different groups of people have different expressions on their faces. The Inner and Outer Scouts have bewilderment and surprise. Willow is the mysterious Scout? The Gemstones have happiness that there is still another Scout. The Dark Stone Scouts don't look at all impressed, but, once Sailor Eternity comes out, Smoke calls out to her.
"Finally came out of your shell, Eternity? It's good to see you again." He grinned devilishly.
Eternity returned the grin. "Leaders! Get ready!"
Sailor Moon, Pluto, and Emerald took their marks.
"Moon Sceptre . . ."
"Dead . . ."
"Life . . ."
"Elimination!"
"Scream!"
"Drain!"
These inflicted minor wounds to Rubeus, although he healed quickly.
"Thunder and Earth, now!"
"Jupiter Oak . . ."
"Jupiter Ultima . . ."
"Lotus . . ."
"World . . ."
"Earth Supreme . . ."
"Revolution!"
"Shards!"
"Shriek!"
"Shaking!"
"Element Attack!"
For all of them the power was immense, but not enough.
"Sailor Sun, do it!"
"Ultimate . . ." a fireball appears in her hands, "Solar Fireball . . ." the fireball grows to swell around her, "Attack!"
Rubeus smiles and blocks the fireball.
"Charming. You singed my fingernails."
"Darkstones!" Eternity called.
"Onyx Smoke Screen!" a screen forms around her and Jet.
"Jet Energy Staff . . ." his staff starts to glow with a lot of energy, "Discharge!"
Rubeus, knowing he can't block this attack, his reflexes excellent, dodges the attack.
"Gemstones! Use your Gemstone Blast! Sailor Moon! Start the Solar System Blast! I have to prepare something!"
Sailor Eternity gets ready for her most powerful and destructive attack.
The attacks that the Scouts and Gemstones perform on Rubeus wound him little, if any.
While this is going on, Eternity is envisioning all the Scouts in their Princess forms.
Serena and Sunshine in their white and gold princess dresses. Amy in light blue. Raye in red. Lita and Akilna in green. Mina in orange. Haruka in dark blue, Michiru in aqua green, Setsuna in dark blood red, and Hotaru in purple. Elisabeth in blue and green. The Scouts wore their tiaras.
Raksha in green and white. Amber in orange and white. Cherry in blue and white. Fire in red and white and Purity in black and white.
Valerie in a black and green dress with a necklace around her neck, an onyx stone connecting the ends of the two chains. Demitri in a black and red suit with a cape. His gauntlets glowing with dark energy. Smoke was in a dark gray suit with a cape connected with a black diamond amulet.
Finally, herself. She wore a deep burgundy dress. On her right hand was a gold calladah, the stone a deep garnet. In her left hand was her staff with all the Scouts' symbols on it.
"Scouts! Gemstones! Darkstones! Call forth your powers!"
"Moon Crystal Power!" A pink beam enters the orb of Thesulah on Willow's staff.
"Solar Star Crystal Power!" A yellow beam enters the orb.
"Mercury Star Power!" A blue beam enters the orb.
"Mars Star Power!" A red beam enters the orb.
"Jupiter Star Power!" A green beam enters the orb.
"Earth Star Power!" A blue and green beam enters the orb.
"Jupiter Witch Bands Power!" A dark green beam enters the orb.
"Venus Star Power!" An orange beam enters the orb.
"Uranus Planet Power!" A dark blue beam enters the orb.
"Neptune Planet Power!" An aqua green beam enters the orb.
"Saturn Planet Power!" A purple beam enters the orb.
"Pluto Planet Power!" A dark red beam enters the orb.
"Emerald Gemstone Transform!" A green and white beam enters the orb.
"Topaz Gemstone Transform!" An orange and white beam enters the orb.
"Ruby Gemstone transform!" A red and white beam enters the orb.
"Sapphire Gemstone Transform!" A blue and white beam enters the orb.
"Diamond Gemstone Transform!" A white and black beam enters the orb.
"Jet Armor Up!" A red and black beam enters the orb.
"Onyx Gemstone Transform!" A green and black beam enters the orb.
Smoke closes his eyes and concentrates. A beam of black enters the orb.
As they all call out their powers, their symbol on the staff glows.
Willow opens her eyes.
As she calls out the name of the attack, the Orb of Thesulah glows blinding!
"Eternity! Ultra! Beam! Shatter!" As she calls this attack, the power of all twenty Scouts rush through her.
Suddenly, Rain is standing behind her.
"Power Amplification!" Rain screams and the power inside Willow grows tenfold.
Finally, Willow points her staff at Rubeus. Rubeus, paralyzed, can't move as the beam of rainbow light strikes and disintegrates him.
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Everyone turns to Willow and she collapses to the floor.
"I'll see you soon, my friends." Willow whispers and teleports herself to a place to heal and rest.
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"Where did she go?!" Serena screams at Smoke.
"To heal. All of our power was running through her at one time and with Rain's amplification incantation," Smoke glares at the Druid and he shrugs, "the power was multiplied by ten."
Darien speaks for the first time, his arms around Serena. "Think of the power of the Silver Crystal, sweetheart. Now, multiply that by one-hundred."
Serena's face pales. "Oh, I hope she's okay."
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It took about a month and a half for Willow to heal.
She and Smoke spent a lot of time together, grinning most of the time from the disgust they felt radiating from Jet. Valerie stopped him from dwelling on that thought too much, though.
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