Tittle: Angel's Flight Chapter Seven: Having Known Rating: PG-13-ish Author: Lady Hiko URL: http://www.geocities.com/ladyhiko Or http://www.geocities.com/sailorpluto23 Okay, so I left off at a bad place. Please don't kill me! Thank you to any of you that may actually read my works. I never know for no one ever emails me! I also want to say to Pluto-san that I am sorry to hear about your grandfather. It is hard to loose a loved one. I should know, I have lost many. I am grandparentless and you probably know the rest. Hang in there girl, it does get easier with time, although the hurt will probably always be there. ~~~~So let's recap what happened last time~~~~ "What are you talking about?!" "I know your secret Angela." I started to walk backwards, defensively, until my back hit the wall. And then she asked me the finally of all questions. "You're not of this time, are you?" I heard a thump on the other side of the wall. *~*~*~*Anthony*~*~*~* I fell over in shock, landing with a resounding whump. That hurt. So with that I waved my arm, school clothes disappearing to be replaced with the dull gray outfit that I'm forced to adorn as a mirror crafted entirely out of silver appeared in front of me. Sure, I know that mirrors are supposedly girly, but I know that some guys out there do check themselves out in a mirror, you know who you are out there. But anywho, that is what they teach us to use, to create, and besides, I've gotta get out of here! With that I stepped into the mirror and was gone. ~`~`~` Ami `~`~`~ I didn't see what I thought I saw, did I? The odango that I was just eating fell to the ground. Anthony...he's the enemy? I pulled out my data computer, analyzing the area that I had just seen him disappear from... energy...there were traces of energy here. He really did disappear. I should tell Angela...wait, no I shouldn't. She may not be what we think she is...or she may be an enemy too. The girls and I should keep an eye on her. But how? Senshi meeting tonight, that's how. ```````Later that evening, Shinto temple```````` "Okay Ames, you called this meeting, now spill," said Serena, lying on her stomach, her head perched between her hands, staring at me mischievously. "Yeah, I was wondering what this was all about," stated Lita, studying a cookie Serena had made, trying to decipher if it was edible. Seeing as though it probably wasn't, she put it back onto the plate, much to Serena's dismay. "Well..." I began, being swiftly cut off by Mina's bubbly speech. "Well? Is it a boy? Are you finally going out with Greg? Is he back? Or is it another guy? Ooh! I hope he's cute..." Getting thoroughly annoyed by Mina, I slammed my hands down on the table, startling even Rei. "Not everything is about boys Mina!" "Well then, what is it?" "It's about the new student in Serena's class, Anthony." "See! I told you it was about a boy!" Shouted Mina, pointing a triumphant finger inches from my nose. All I wanted to do at the moment was just let my head drop and thunk on the table, hopefully crushing Mina's finger in the process, but being as intelligent and composed as I am, I decided to just let that one slide. "But it is not about ME and a boy," I proclaimed, getting her off my case. "So what did you want to talk about concerning Anthony anyways?" questioned Lita. "Well, you see, I believe he is an enemy." "What?!" exclaimed Serena, jolting up from her spot on the floor, knocking over various objects in the room. "Nice going clutzoid queen!" yelled Rei as she tried to pick up the things that Serena had so mercilessly strewn about her room. "Whatever," was Serena's only snide comment back as she returned her gaze to me. "So what makes you think Anthony is our enemy. He just seemed like a quiet kid to me...though he does remind me a bit of Darien. Are you sure he just isn't another kid of Darien's and mine? You know, like Rini? Speaking of which, where is she?" "She went back to the future, remember?" "Oh yeah, I forgot," she said dismissaly. "Anyways, I don't believe he is your child. His energy is no where near the same. Besides, if he were related to you, wouldn't he have dropped a hint or something?" "I guess you're right, but how did you test his energy without him knowing?" asked Lita; eyes focused intensely on me. " He disappeared through a portal, a mirror portal. I just simply tested the remnants with my data computer." From behind me Rei spoke up, "I need to test his energy myself, or at least his aura. He seems suspicious to me, as does Angela. I need you guys to bring them in." "That's what I was going to say! We need to observe them. But the question is how. How are we going to get close enough to them to do so without raising suspicion?" "Didn't I once hear that Angela just got a job at this pizza joint or something?" Mina questioned out loud, recently opened sucker in hand. "Yeah! Now I remember. I overheard her saying that to her brother Damion! She works at the Little Caesars inside that new K-Mart they just put up. It's really a weird place!" Serena blurted out. "Fine, then it's decided. We'll go to Little Caesars and observe her," proclaimed Mina triumphantly, sticking the sucker in her mouth. "Hey! Who's the leader here?" bellowed Serena indignantly. "I don't know, maybe trading a blond for a blond, a ditz for a ditz wouldn't be so bad!" trumpeted Rei from her spot on the floor. "Why you little!" shrieked the foreboding blondes each grabbing on to a nearby pillow. "Take this pyro!" they cried in unison as various pillows went soaring throughout the room, completely missing their target. Of course, instead of hitting Rei, they hit Lita and me, knocking her drink unceremoniously all over her new blouse. How befitting. Now of course, normally I would remain calm and composed and forget the whole thing, but they were really starting to get on my nerves, Lita's as well, I guess. Well actually it's easy to say that, considering she got up with a really...intimidating look on face. Starting to slowly back away the blondes started waving their hands in front of them in a frantic manner as Serena quickly stuttered, "Umm...sorry Lita, I didn't mean to, you know that, right?" "Yes...but that's not gonna cut it..." she seethed as she picked up the pillow she was sitting on. Two more pillows went soaring through the air. Mine, thrown with the fine precision in aim that I normally posses hit Mina square in the face, while Lita's kinda totally missed, hitting Rei square in the back of the head. "Aack! I'm not your target!" she shrieked, followed shortly by a pillow hitting me. We really need to work on our aim, except for me of course. To say a fight insued afterwards would be an understatement. It was more of a war. Pillows were flying everywhere knocking over everything in site. Even I missed a couple of times, and to say that means a lot. So I guess you could say that we didn't immediately went to Little Caesars. Give it a couple of hours, we'll have everything cleaned up after that. ~*~ Anthony ~*~ Meanwhile in the hull of the ship, Anthony's room... She's not really one of them, is she? No, it's not possible, it can't be! That crazy old teacher is just off her gourd, that's all. While I whittled away at my thoughts, a disheartening and obscene feeling crept over me, seeping into my heart. It was like the shadows around me were closing in on me, trying so fervently to consume me, to-to try to rip my soul to shreds. Funny how some people could do that to you. Without even turning around I mumbled a dismissal, "Hello Jake." "How did you know it was me?" was his honest reply, or at least I thought so. When is he actually ever honest? "I could smell your stench from a mile away." "You're lying and you know it." "Whatever. So why are you creeping into my room anyways?" "Alsessaly wishes to speak with us." "Why?" "How in the hell am I supposed to know!" "Whatever, let's just go. The sooner we leave, the sooner your royal stenchness will alleviate from my room." "Hey, just because I am the king's second son doesn't mean that I am weak!" "Yes, oh sahib of imbecility." "What did you say?" "Never mind." We walked in silence the rest of the way. In my opinion, Alsessaly was a brute, yes that's the word, a brute. I mean, how could he kill his own men like that? Now of course, you'd think, why would you stay with him if you believe that he is such a brute? The answer is simple; I don't want end up like them. Sure, you know what happened to Jarod and Damion, everyone does, but did you know Damion wasn't his first born? Did you know that his first born was a girl? One with ebony-brown hair and blue eyes? Did you know that Nephrodite was going to name her Alyse? She was a dream come true to the queen, just like the world of Alysion that she had dreamt of so much. But there was a problem with that. Alsessaly didn't want a girl, not for his first child at least. He killed her; maybe not physically himself, but he basically signed her death warrant. He still wanted to remain on his wife's good side, so when the child was born on that cold winter's eve, he let his wife hold their only daughter in her arms for only long enough to name her before having a physician sweep her off; to only tell her later that the child later died of 'complications.' What a load of bullshit that was. But being the caring woman that she was, she eventually cheered up and then came along Damion. Do you see what I'm getting at?! That man is a monster! He kills his own children for Christ's sake! He doesn't only stop there! He has a loving and beautiful wife right? Apparently it's not enough, no! He has mistresses on the side, dozens of them, and guess what happens to them when he tires of them? You guessed right. They're silenced, killed within the gallows of the dungeon. No one but the inner-workers of the palace and ship know about this and we are forced to keep our mouths shut. No one ever volunteers for the jobs they are given, no one, and the job of an assassin, my job, is the most dangerous of all. If you do not die in battle and are unsuccessful at your mission, you might as well never come back, for you don't get a second chance. Not even his own family members did. Heck, Alyse didn't even get a first chance! So now you know why walking to see him is like a death march, and now that there are two of him just sends my head throbbing. My steps are heavy and slow as I ascend to the dais that contains the two Alsessalys and the queen. I fear not the queen, but the men beside her. You'd think she'd realize what they do to her, but she doesn't, and I pity her for that. Slowly I sink down to one knee next to their second son and bow before them, exposing my neck. They could strike me down with a single blow at any time, and inwardly I shudder at the thought. Never shall I show it on the outside though, for it would it would be a sign of weakness and ultimately mean death. Not a pleasant thought if you ask me. So slowly, as not to arise suspicion or anger I asked, "So, what do you wish of me?" "So, what is your status on infiltrating the senshi?" drawled the younger one. "I believe I've found one. She goes by the name of Angela Hopeno. I have reason to believe she is the Hino Angela you spoke of. What is it you wish that I do with her?" I asked, feeling the pit of my stomach sink. I mean, if you really liked a girl, would you want to have to most likely kill her? I think not. This job bites, and I mean the big one. "Kill her," the older one was swift to say, not a bit of remorse evident on his face. My face faltered as I winced inwardly, possibly revealing behind that mask of a face I had a trace of emotion. Lord I hope not. "Now don't be too swift to pass judgement," spoke the younger, mischief or at least thought apparent in his voice. "She may be of some use to us." "That's what you say, you were never at the sharp end of her blade," grumbled the older one, annoyance clearly evident in his voice. Continuing on as if he didn't hear a thing, the younger one reasoned, "Energy is not enough, it was never enough for our predecessors and it isn't enough for us now. It is merely a simple sustainer until we can grasp a hold of greater things, and I have found such a greater thing." "And what is that?" "Souls, human souls." "And just how do you expect to grasp onto and harness that of which science has never been able to explain?" "This Angela you told me about, this second generation soldier." "What does she have to do with anything?" "She is Sailor Halos, the very revolutionary soldier of heaven." "Point being? It's just a name." "Tell me, now what were the names of the attacks she hit you with when you encountered her as a child?" The older Alsessaly paused for a moment, trying to recall them. It was really unnerving to see two of the same guy trying to reason with each other. A paradox, contradiction holding truth. The words slowly escaped the aged one's mouth, venom splattered on every word, "There were two, Heavenly Wall Block and Richeous Saber." "Right, and is it just me, or are your last two assassin's still alive despite the fact that you killed their current forms?" "Yes, but I still don't see your point." "Remember that white glow, that white glow that drove us away, diverted our attack as it came cascading down on her and Tux boy?" "Yeah, Sailor Moon sent it." "That is where you are wrong my friend, that is where you are wrong. Sailor Moon didn't send it at all, not one ounce of power came from her." "Fine, then from where." "From the very girl you wish to kill. Don't you see? She can tell when we're about to strike, our old moves used to kill our past enemies. She calls upon the power of divine light, and from what you say, she is using other senshi's powers. That move she used on us was one of Sailor Moon's, for power like that can only come from the Silver Imperial Crystal, but it came double fold. And in case you didn't notice it before, that is not her saber. The true words that should be spoken with that are Space Sword Blaster. Don't you see? She has the power to delve into other people's souls and use their talents. To kill her would be to throw away a most valuable asset, and the strongest ally you could ever wish for! It would be pure lunacy to kill her. If she did that to you as a child, imagine what she could do now as a full-blown teenager full of easily manipulated emotion! There are no bounds as to what Damion and Jarod could have taught her, considering their still suspended alive on her will alone. I for one will not kill her." The older of the two Alsessalys didn't seem to 'happy' about this, but reason does speak its voice to him. "Fine, but she is too pure, too richeous. How do you expect to bring her to our side?" "With love." "With what?!" "You heard me." "How?" "Our son. He is so young and handsome, and she is so young and gullible. It shouldn't be too hard for him to charm her. She'll be so love sick she won't know what hit her until it is too late." "Fine, so be it. Jacob, you know what to do." With that Jake bowed impossibly deeper and seeped through the floor, out into the real world. "Good work Anthony. Keep up your search for the other senshi, and if you must have to fight, help Jacob. Got that?" he commanded of me, eyeing me as if daring me to contradict him. "Yes sir," I mumbled, really finding that I'd have to work with Jacob again to be highly revolting as I bowed even more deeply and fell through the mirror I created in the floor. ^(>_<)^ * Jake * ^(>_<)^ Ah, so they believe that I am truly irresistible. Well, for once they are right. Finally they are beginning to pay some attention to me. This should be an easy job. Now where did Anthony say that she worked? Little Caesars right? Yeah. I think I'll just get a job there and start a 'working relationship.' She WON'T know what hit her. And with that I seeped through the floor and into the outside world of the streets of Tokyo. *~*~*~*~*~ Author's Notes ~*~*~*~*~*~* Not a bad place to leave off, eh? Hey! At least I didn't leave it off at a crucial cliffhanger where one of our super heroines were about to die, now did I? Funny, the baka made it into another story as a villain. Isn't it ironic? Oh well, remember that emails are food for the author's soul, and if you want to know the reason behind my rant, EMAIL ME! ~ Lady Hiko