Samkin: Let's get one thing straight, Schuldich, if you hit on Sailor
Neptune it will be your funeral.
Schuldich: Hey I can live with that. I came prepared this time, I brought Farfie (points at Farfarello)
Farfarello: Will hurting Sailor Uranus hurt God?
Sailor Uranus: To tell the truth, Farfie it won't it will just piss me off and of course the rest of the sailor team.
Farfarello: There are more?
Samkin: (looks over and sees Yohji coming up) Oh, no, not him again!
Yohji: Hello pretty lady.
Schuldich: You do look cute together.
Samkin: Let's just get on with the story!
Part 7
I finally met someone worse than the Karate Maniac, Ken thought when he came back to the flower shop. "What did you find out?" Omi asked and then saw the black eye. "What happened?"
"Haruka," Ken moaned walking into his room and shutting the door behind him.
"Hey, who is Haruka?" Omi finally asked.
"Mako-chan's psycho friend, she's worse than her," he buried his head in the pillows as he belly flopped onto his bed.
**
Schuldich hoped secretly that Crawford getting worse nightmares than usual. He fully removed the mental shield he placed on him. He laughed a little to himself about it as he started to do another thing of acid.
There he goes frying his brain, he would hear Crawford's mind saying looking annoyed then walking into his office. He always seemed to avoid that fact the only reason why Schuldich did it was to avoid the world.
It kind of changed now that Hotaru was under their roof. Schuldich felt something was more than what it seemed with Hotaru. She looked dark and almost mysterious even when he knew who she was. Sailor Saturn is more dangerous and we've pissed off Sailor Uranus, was what the thought was. No one knew what went on when he had a run in with the Death Buster about five years ago. No one was even sure it really happened at all, Nagi barely remembered ever going to Mugen Guaken.
**flashback**
Takatori held only a few shares of the Muagen Guaken, it was like it had been a big hope for elite students. Nagi only attended to make Takatori happy, it had been hard for the ten year old to make it into the elementary school level, but he did. Only a year into being a member of Schwarz and he was already Crawford's false son.
"What makes you think I want to go?" Nagi had growled when he saw the school uniforms, they weren't what he was used to. He was used to wearing just a tee-shirt and jeans to his other elementary school and now he was forced into a sailor top that was maroon and navy with a lime green plaid tie and the same plaid for the pants.
"You are in grade 5, Nagi, they'll change the uniform when you enter the junior high," Crawford hissed forcing the top over the boy's head. "If you ask me, I think that will be a compromise don't you think?"
Schuldich watched this tug of war everyday; it had lost its entertaining features. He grew tired of Nagi's endless protests and angry looks; he just picked the boy up and put him in the back seat. "Shut up, I'm taking you to school."
As usual the school was setup like a business building, the elementary was on the first floor, the junior high was on the second and third floors, and the high school was on the fourth through sixth floors, the university made up the rest of the building. Nagi wasn't in the mood to really put up with Schuldich playing false uncle. He was pulled into the building by the telepath and was met by Dr. Tomoe himself. "I see this is Crawford's little genius," he smiled adjusting his glasses and his diamond like eye.
"Yeah, that's him, Tomoe," Schuldich smiled though to him, he hated Tomoe, especially his eye, that diamond eye that seemed so strange and out of place.
**flashback end**
Schuldich was shaken from his thoughts and saw Nagi and Hotaru walking down the hall. He thought it was sweet, a lot better than that annoying little Scheirt girl, Tot coming over and talking in third person.
"Schuldich!" He heard Crawford yelling at him from the office.
"What does he want now? I'm tripping," he groaned walking into the office. "What is it?"
"I'm going out, I hate to say it, but you're in charge."
"Fey," he walked off to his room and slammed the door. As soon as he entered his room, he started to realize that something wasn't right about Crawford. He would never leave me in charge, he would leave Chibi in charge, he thought and then looked out and noticed something else. "What is going on?"
**
Haruka gave a glare at Ken as she entered the flower shop. "Mako-chan, outside now!" she barked and Makoto only shrugged walking out. Before Aya could say anything Haruka gave him the worst death glare he had ever seen.
"Now you know how we feel, Aya-kun," Omi blinked as he saw the tall blond marching out with the other girl.
"I'm telling you those four guys are up to something. Rei-san said something about it," Haruka snarled a little. "The funny thing is that she's convinced that Schwarz is being controlled by something from the past. Whatever the hell that means?"
"The past?" Makoto blinked and then said something softly to her friend. "Did she say anything else?"
"Yeah something about a Death Phantom or some nonsense."
**
Crawford's eyes were on the road, though of course he knew he had no control over his body whether he liked it or not. "I am doing it to end your world, it is what you want?" said the creature in control. "After all, you'd still be that worthless bodyguard for Takatori, I gave the ambition."
I didn't want the whole world to end, I just wanted a minor chaos until new leaders of Eszet came into control, he thought then heard the same voice whispering back. "How stupid do you think I am? I used that same ploy on the royals of Nemesis, you were just as easy as that."
"Who the hell are you? Get the hell out!" He yelled out loud to himself, he saw he was standing in an empty parking lot and saw his shadow turn into something solid, a cloaked being.
"You may call me, Wise Man. After all, you seemed like the perfect host to hold my spirit for a while. You are after all going to complete my designs, I gave you the reasons to leave Eszet, you should know why of course."
"They were old fools living in the shadow of a long dead deity that abandoned them!"
"Who made you realize that? Me!" The phantom smiled at him. "Of course it took some pushing they did brainwash you into believing what they did were for the good of the world. All the while I just wanted to see if you would really betray them. Eszet is evil, but not evil enough."
"Then why ask me to do your bidding do I look like I'm your slave?"
"If it wasn't for me, you'd still be haunted by those visions of your death. It wasn't that stupid telepath, Schuldich that did it. He took the guards off you a long time ago and I stopped that stupid Sailor Pluto from sending any more messages to you. She was always meddling in your affairs anyway, she gave you that stupid gift, and she was that loves you so damned much."
"I don't believe you!"
The wind blew and he found himself and the phantom in front of a woman, in fact he knew who this was, it was the person from his visions. She was dressed in her senshi fuku looking at him with dark maroon eyes. "So Death Phantom, you can't die!"
"I did die, but not in the time frame you believe. I take possession of souls that are willing or unwilling." The phantom was laughing his dark lamp like eyes dimming. "What do you want?"
"I only wish to speak to Crawford, you on the other hand I did not expect, how inconvient."
"How did you know I was here?" Crawford finally demanded from the woman.
"Like you Crawford, I can see many things."
"It is too late, Senshi, he is mine, now and forever!" Crawford felt choked as darkness filled the area.
**
Haruka's eyes were on Sailor Pluto when she returned to the house, she looked at her then went to her office. "So where were you that was so important not to tell us?"
"Something has just gotten out of hand. And I need to speak with the Inner Senshi at once. The Outer Senshi are not really his motives."
"What are you saying?"
"Death Phantom, Haruka, he's back. Only the Inner Senshi can handle this, but something else is causing problems because again I see that the four flower shop workers are also to help not to mention the people we perceive as our enemies."
"SCHWARZ? Oh.no, I'm not working with those lunatics, and especially a certain guy who clearly has a crush on Mako-chan, Ken."
**
Ken gave a groan the next day when he saw Haruka walking in and then looking at her friend again. "May I ask you a question?"
He nodded looking scared. "Um, does it involve using me as a punching bag?"
"Still not over it?" She tried to smile and look friendly which made Ken even more uncomfortable.
"Ask away."
"What does Mako-chan mean to you?" She stared right at him and saw him back up against the wall.
"Er, mean to me? She's a great person, clearly a good friend, and well, she doesn't need some guy like me protecting her."
"Good answer, if you hurt her, I'll kill you."
She walked out and then down the street.
I think she was serious; he thought and went back to work. "So how'd it go?" Omi asked when he walked in from school.
"Oh.the usual, death threat from Haruka, fan girls causing Aya to have a headache and that's about it," Ken groaned. "Why does she hate me?"
"Haruka-san?" Omi blinked and put his smock on. "She's technically in the know, she's older than Mako-chan and has big sister syndrome. More or less avoid her at all costs unless you really want to be decapitated."
"Why say that?" The other boy said softly.
"She can fence and I'm sure that even Farfarello couldn't survive what I'm about to tell you."
Tell me? Ken thought it was weird that now Omi seemed to know so much. "Well.according to what I dug up about five years ago, Haruka-san and Michiru-san were at a school called Muegun Guaken. So far I tried to get into that school and never really succeeded you had to be on the top five percent on the test to get in. Anyway, when they were at that school, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune showed up. Haruka-san is Sailor Uranus."
"Its just a theory Omi," Aya walked down the steps into the store. "I'll take over, Ken , you man the kitchen."
"Are you sure that is such a good idea," Omi whined.
"Hey, I'm a good cook."
"Don't go confusing yourself with Mako-chan!"
**
Its weird, thought Makoto when she walked into the flower shop to do her shift. She felt like something was glowing in the four owners, especially Aya and Ken, there was something about them. She had heard that the jewels of the four generals of Earth, that had at one time been Zoycite, Kunzite, Jadeite and Nephelite had vanished from Chiba Mamoru's apartment last month. Its weird maybe its them, she thought then shook her head.
Rei had been coming over to the flower shop and said that something was going on with them. She felt it whenever she saw them, it was like she was extremely close to Aya, though the two had nothing in common except for the hatred of men or in Aya's case women.
Ami was the last person to show up and saw something was also weird with Omi, she and him shared the same love of computers, but not for school. "I'm scared I'll make an A minus," she whispered showing Omi a twenty-page report on medical breakthroughs of the twenty-first century.
"Honestly, Ami-san, you're really trying too hard," Omi had whimpered. "A report like that would only be about five pages long."
Yohji on the other hand was always Minako's favorite person, he flirted with her more than he used to. Mina-san just thought it was because she was Makoto's good friend.
The only person who hadn't visited really was Mamoru who was resting from his trip to America. Usagi was more than relieved to see her lover back from the year away. "Mamo-chan needs his rest."
**
Nagi and Hotaru made it out of the house with the aide of Schuldich who was whispering that something was wrong with Crawford. "Are you sure?" Nagi looked doubtful.
"Listen would he ever leave me in charge when I was tripping on acid?" The telepath growled.
"Point taken. What about Farfarello?"
"He's been told to come to me as soon as Crawford's car pulls up. I'll think of something. Just get your girlfriend out of here."
They made their way down the drive way to the main street, it was kind of hard to not be seen if Crawford came up in the car since the closest road to the ocean side mansion was a mile away. Crawford could see just about anyone really walking along the property and send Farfarello out to dispatch people he found there ignoring the "No Trespassing" sign on the gates.
Moving causiously they saw the white care that was owned by Crawford crawling up the dirt road, Nagi saw that Crawford only looked haunted and was taking no notice of them. Then he turned and looked at them with a look of trouble. "Good, boy, Nagi," the words were mouthed out and he drove on.
"That was the real Crawford," Nagi whispered and then took Hotaru running her to the main street and the whispered. "I can't go with you, take this money and get on the bus back to your house, please hurry."
She nodded. "Nagi-kun, please come with me."
"No, I can't. Just get out of here, Sailor Saturn."
"How did you know?"
"I don't know, but just go."
Schuldich: Hey I can live with that. I came prepared this time, I brought Farfie (points at Farfarello)
Farfarello: Will hurting Sailor Uranus hurt God?
Sailor Uranus: To tell the truth, Farfie it won't it will just piss me off and of course the rest of the sailor team.
Farfarello: There are more?
Samkin: (looks over and sees Yohji coming up) Oh, no, not him again!
Yohji: Hello pretty lady.
Schuldich: You do look cute together.
Samkin: Let's just get on with the story!
Part 7
I finally met someone worse than the Karate Maniac, Ken thought when he came back to the flower shop. "What did you find out?" Omi asked and then saw the black eye. "What happened?"
"Haruka," Ken moaned walking into his room and shutting the door behind him.
"Hey, who is Haruka?" Omi finally asked.
"Mako-chan's psycho friend, she's worse than her," he buried his head in the pillows as he belly flopped onto his bed.
**
Schuldich hoped secretly that Crawford getting worse nightmares than usual. He fully removed the mental shield he placed on him. He laughed a little to himself about it as he started to do another thing of acid.
There he goes frying his brain, he would hear Crawford's mind saying looking annoyed then walking into his office. He always seemed to avoid that fact the only reason why Schuldich did it was to avoid the world.
It kind of changed now that Hotaru was under their roof. Schuldich felt something was more than what it seemed with Hotaru. She looked dark and almost mysterious even when he knew who she was. Sailor Saturn is more dangerous and we've pissed off Sailor Uranus, was what the thought was. No one knew what went on when he had a run in with the Death Buster about five years ago. No one was even sure it really happened at all, Nagi barely remembered ever going to Mugen Guaken.
**flashback**
Takatori held only a few shares of the Muagen Guaken, it was like it had been a big hope for elite students. Nagi only attended to make Takatori happy, it had been hard for the ten year old to make it into the elementary school level, but he did. Only a year into being a member of Schwarz and he was already Crawford's false son.
"What makes you think I want to go?" Nagi had growled when he saw the school uniforms, they weren't what he was used to. He was used to wearing just a tee-shirt and jeans to his other elementary school and now he was forced into a sailor top that was maroon and navy with a lime green plaid tie and the same plaid for the pants.
"You are in grade 5, Nagi, they'll change the uniform when you enter the junior high," Crawford hissed forcing the top over the boy's head. "If you ask me, I think that will be a compromise don't you think?"
Schuldich watched this tug of war everyday; it had lost its entertaining features. He grew tired of Nagi's endless protests and angry looks; he just picked the boy up and put him in the back seat. "Shut up, I'm taking you to school."
As usual the school was setup like a business building, the elementary was on the first floor, the junior high was on the second and third floors, and the high school was on the fourth through sixth floors, the university made up the rest of the building. Nagi wasn't in the mood to really put up with Schuldich playing false uncle. He was pulled into the building by the telepath and was met by Dr. Tomoe himself. "I see this is Crawford's little genius," he smiled adjusting his glasses and his diamond like eye.
"Yeah, that's him, Tomoe," Schuldich smiled though to him, he hated Tomoe, especially his eye, that diamond eye that seemed so strange and out of place.
**flashback end**
Schuldich was shaken from his thoughts and saw Nagi and Hotaru walking down the hall. He thought it was sweet, a lot better than that annoying little Scheirt girl, Tot coming over and talking in third person.
"Schuldich!" He heard Crawford yelling at him from the office.
"What does he want now? I'm tripping," he groaned walking into the office. "What is it?"
"I'm going out, I hate to say it, but you're in charge."
"Fey," he walked off to his room and slammed the door. As soon as he entered his room, he started to realize that something wasn't right about Crawford. He would never leave me in charge, he would leave Chibi in charge, he thought and then looked out and noticed something else. "What is going on?"
**
Haruka gave a glare at Ken as she entered the flower shop. "Mako-chan, outside now!" she barked and Makoto only shrugged walking out. Before Aya could say anything Haruka gave him the worst death glare he had ever seen.
"Now you know how we feel, Aya-kun," Omi blinked as he saw the tall blond marching out with the other girl.
"I'm telling you those four guys are up to something. Rei-san said something about it," Haruka snarled a little. "The funny thing is that she's convinced that Schwarz is being controlled by something from the past. Whatever the hell that means?"
"The past?" Makoto blinked and then said something softly to her friend. "Did she say anything else?"
"Yeah something about a Death Phantom or some nonsense."
**
Crawford's eyes were on the road, though of course he knew he had no control over his body whether he liked it or not. "I am doing it to end your world, it is what you want?" said the creature in control. "After all, you'd still be that worthless bodyguard for Takatori, I gave the ambition."
I didn't want the whole world to end, I just wanted a minor chaos until new leaders of Eszet came into control, he thought then heard the same voice whispering back. "How stupid do you think I am? I used that same ploy on the royals of Nemesis, you were just as easy as that."
"Who the hell are you? Get the hell out!" He yelled out loud to himself, he saw he was standing in an empty parking lot and saw his shadow turn into something solid, a cloaked being.
"You may call me, Wise Man. After all, you seemed like the perfect host to hold my spirit for a while. You are after all going to complete my designs, I gave you the reasons to leave Eszet, you should know why of course."
"They were old fools living in the shadow of a long dead deity that abandoned them!"
"Who made you realize that? Me!" The phantom smiled at him. "Of course it took some pushing they did brainwash you into believing what they did were for the good of the world. All the while I just wanted to see if you would really betray them. Eszet is evil, but not evil enough."
"Then why ask me to do your bidding do I look like I'm your slave?"
"If it wasn't for me, you'd still be haunted by those visions of your death. It wasn't that stupid telepath, Schuldich that did it. He took the guards off you a long time ago and I stopped that stupid Sailor Pluto from sending any more messages to you. She was always meddling in your affairs anyway, she gave you that stupid gift, and she was that loves you so damned much."
"I don't believe you!"
The wind blew and he found himself and the phantom in front of a woman, in fact he knew who this was, it was the person from his visions. She was dressed in her senshi fuku looking at him with dark maroon eyes. "So Death Phantom, you can't die!"
"I did die, but not in the time frame you believe. I take possession of souls that are willing or unwilling." The phantom was laughing his dark lamp like eyes dimming. "What do you want?"
"I only wish to speak to Crawford, you on the other hand I did not expect, how inconvient."
"How did you know I was here?" Crawford finally demanded from the woman.
"Like you Crawford, I can see many things."
"It is too late, Senshi, he is mine, now and forever!" Crawford felt choked as darkness filled the area.
**
Haruka's eyes were on Sailor Pluto when she returned to the house, she looked at her then went to her office. "So where were you that was so important not to tell us?"
"Something has just gotten out of hand. And I need to speak with the Inner Senshi at once. The Outer Senshi are not really his motives."
"What are you saying?"
"Death Phantom, Haruka, he's back. Only the Inner Senshi can handle this, but something else is causing problems because again I see that the four flower shop workers are also to help not to mention the people we perceive as our enemies."
"SCHWARZ? Oh.no, I'm not working with those lunatics, and especially a certain guy who clearly has a crush on Mako-chan, Ken."
**
Ken gave a groan the next day when he saw Haruka walking in and then looking at her friend again. "May I ask you a question?"
He nodded looking scared. "Um, does it involve using me as a punching bag?"
"Still not over it?" She tried to smile and look friendly which made Ken even more uncomfortable.
"Ask away."
"What does Mako-chan mean to you?" She stared right at him and saw him back up against the wall.
"Er, mean to me? She's a great person, clearly a good friend, and well, she doesn't need some guy like me protecting her."
"Good answer, if you hurt her, I'll kill you."
She walked out and then down the street.
I think she was serious; he thought and went back to work. "So how'd it go?" Omi asked when he walked in from school.
"Oh.the usual, death threat from Haruka, fan girls causing Aya to have a headache and that's about it," Ken groaned. "Why does she hate me?"
"Haruka-san?" Omi blinked and put his smock on. "She's technically in the know, she's older than Mako-chan and has big sister syndrome. More or less avoid her at all costs unless you really want to be decapitated."
"Why say that?" The other boy said softly.
"She can fence and I'm sure that even Farfarello couldn't survive what I'm about to tell you."
Tell me? Ken thought it was weird that now Omi seemed to know so much. "Well.according to what I dug up about five years ago, Haruka-san and Michiru-san were at a school called Muegun Guaken. So far I tried to get into that school and never really succeeded you had to be on the top five percent on the test to get in. Anyway, when they were at that school, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune showed up. Haruka-san is Sailor Uranus."
"Its just a theory Omi," Aya walked down the steps into the store. "I'll take over, Ken , you man the kitchen."
"Are you sure that is such a good idea," Omi whined.
"Hey, I'm a good cook."
"Don't go confusing yourself with Mako-chan!"
**
Its weird, thought Makoto when she walked into the flower shop to do her shift. She felt like something was glowing in the four owners, especially Aya and Ken, there was something about them. She had heard that the jewels of the four generals of Earth, that had at one time been Zoycite, Kunzite, Jadeite and Nephelite had vanished from Chiba Mamoru's apartment last month. Its weird maybe its them, she thought then shook her head.
Rei had been coming over to the flower shop and said that something was going on with them. She felt it whenever she saw them, it was like she was extremely close to Aya, though the two had nothing in common except for the hatred of men or in Aya's case women.
Ami was the last person to show up and saw something was also weird with Omi, she and him shared the same love of computers, but not for school. "I'm scared I'll make an A minus," she whispered showing Omi a twenty-page report on medical breakthroughs of the twenty-first century.
"Honestly, Ami-san, you're really trying too hard," Omi had whimpered. "A report like that would only be about five pages long."
Yohji on the other hand was always Minako's favorite person, he flirted with her more than he used to. Mina-san just thought it was because she was Makoto's good friend.
The only person who hadn't visited really was Mamoru who was resting from his trip to America. Usagi was more than relieved to see her lover back from the year away. "Mamo-chan needs his rest."
**
Nagi and Hotaru made it out of the house with the aide of Schuldich who was whispering that something was wrong with Crawford. "Are you sure?" Nagi looked doubtful.
"Listen would he ever leave me in charge when I was tripping on acid?" The telepath growled.
"Point taken. What about Farfarello?"
"He's been told to come to me as soon as Crawford's car pulls up. I'll think of something. Just get your girlfriend out of here."
They made their way down the drive way to the main street, it was kind of hard to not be seen if Crawford came up in the car since the closest road to the ocean side mansion was a mile away. Crawford could see just about anyone really walking along the property and send Farfarello out to dispatch people he found there ignoring the "No Trespassing" sign on the gates.
Moving causiously they saw the white care that was owned by Crawford crawling up the dirt road, Nagi saw that Crawford only looked haunted and was taking no notice of them. Then he turned and looked at them with a look of trouble. "Good, boy, Nagi," the words were mouthed out and he drove on.
"That was the real Crawford," Nagi whispered and then took Hotaru running her to the main street and the whispered. "I can't go with you, take this money and get on the bus back to your house, please hurry."
She nodded. "Nagi-kun, please come with me."
"No, I can't. Just get out of here, Sailor Saturn."
"How did you know?"
"I don't know, but just go."