Title: Five-Alarm Fire - Chapter 3 (revised) Author: Viper Inferno E-mail: viperdvman@hotmail.com Rated: PG Howdy, Sailor Moon Fans. It's Y2V, back again with his stories of action, comedy, tragedy, and romance. I know Chapter 2 seemed a little boring for y'all, except for the meetings and comic relief. With a new villain and some real good vs. evil conflict, this chapter's gonna be better. Enough of my babblin'. As always, I hate to do this but here's my... ...Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and most of the characters ain't mine. They belong to Naoko Takeuchi, and I thank that woman for creating such great entertainment. The English dub belongs to DiC Entertainment, and I thank them for bringing' it, and finally the S season, to America. Anyways, Russell Hino, Hino Kyodai, Tuxedo Inferno, and all his other identities are MINE (in a deep, dark, growling voice). The new villain I'm 'bout to introduce is also mine. So, please don't sue me. Well, y'all enjoy this fanfic and e-mail me. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Five-Alarm Fire By Viper Inferno Chapter 3 The next day, at the Negaverse headquarters... "Well, well, well," says Queen Beryl, watching everybody in their daily lives, "Perfect opportunity to attack." She summons Jedite, Zoicyte, and Titanius to hold a short briefing of their eminent attack. "It's time to see just how powerful you are, Titanius," says Beryl. "He's powerful, Your Highness," Jedite reassures, "I've seen him in action. He'll stand a great chance against those scouts." "Where do we want to lure them?" Zoicyte says. "It's a Sunday morning, people will be all around town," Titanius responds, "Downtown sounds like a good place." "The park is another good place since there're a lot of people flocking there. Perfect opportunity to steal their energy," says Zoicyte. "Great idea," says Jedite, "we can probably possess some of them too, make it harder for the scouts to take the youma on." "But you'll have to concentrate on that pretty little brat," Beryl rebuts, "She'll be able to heal them in no time." "That'll also bring in that little prince of hers too," says Jedite. "I'm ready to take anything on," says Titanius, "He and the Mars Prince will be a good challenge for me on my first mission." "Then it's settled. Zoicyte, send a youma to the park. We'll lure those scouts in, as well as those pesky princes. Titanius, get ready," Beryl orders. With that, Titanius stands by while Zoicyte sends a youma to the park, hoping he can get some energy before the scouts show up. The temple... "Russell, time to get up," Raye calls into Russell's room. He gets up at the sound of her voice. "It's 10:21, you've been out to darn long last night," she continues. "I wanna sleep in," says Russell. "You're gonna miss brunch," says Raye. Russell sniffs the air to smell sausage cooking. "What's cookin'?" "Pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, milk, and orange juice." "I need a shower," says Russell, trying to shoosh Raye out. "That's why I'm wakin' you up now, so they'll be ready by the time you use up all the hot water," Raye says sarcastically. Russell gets up from bed. "See 'ya Russ," Raye says as she walks toward the kitchen. Russell walks out of his room and towards the bathroom. He turns the water on and waits for it to get at just the right temperature. He strips off his clothes and steps inside. "Ahhh, perfect," Russell says to himself. He stands under the showerhead and thinks about yesterday. He thinks about spending time with Mina at the mall, the battle as Tuxedo Inferno at the park, the movie with Mina. 'Ah, the movie with Mina. Great movie, with a great girl. She's kind of an airhead though, like Ariana. She looks so dang good, and is so athletic, she'd make a great cheerleader.' Russell's thoughts continue, about that night, the movie, their kiss. All of a sudden, a burning sensation breaks him from his trance, "AAAGGGHHH!" He jumps back from the near scalding hot water, only to hear that the toilet has been flushed. "Sorry, Russell. I just couldn't resist," says Raye. "I'm gonna pound you, you little freak," Russell snarls. Raye only giggles as she dashes out of the bathroom. Russell quickly washes his hair and the rest of his body and gets out. He dries his long hair, wraps the towel around his waist and walks over to his room. He finishes drying and opens his wardrobe to find out, "What to wear." He pulls out a red button-up shirt and a pair of black jeans. Fully dressed, he walks out of his room and smells brunch, all nice and ready. He walks into the kitchen. Raye looks at him and giggles at him, after flushing the toilet on him. "It's not funny Raye," says Russell. "I thought it was hilarious," says Raye, "Brunch is ready anyway." Russell grabs a few plates and sets the table. Raye calls for Yuuichiro and the others, and they file in like a cattle stampede. Raye serves them all as they all sit at the table. Halfway through breakfast, Raye's communicator goes off. "You've got a pager too?" Russell asks, surprised that most of the girls in the group have pagers. "Excuse me for a moment," she says as she gets up and walks into her room. "Raye here," she answers. "Raye," it was Serena, "I'm at the park. There's a youma wreaking havoc here, draining the people's energy. I'm sending for the other scouts and transforming." "I'll be there," says Raye. She walks back into the kitchen. "Guys, I gotta run an errand for Lita," she says, coming up with an excuse. "See 'ya sis. Thank you for brunch," says Russell. "No problem," Raye says as she leaves. She walks outside and finds a hiding place. She pulls out her pin, "Mars Power!" She transforms into Sailor Mars and runs to the park. She arrives to see Sailor Moon getting the children to safety. She sees the youma holding a woman hostage as it drains her energy. Knowing she can't do a fire attack and risk burning the woman, she jumps 20 feet in the air and lands on the youma's tentacle with those high heels. The youma roars in pain and lets the woman go. Sailor Moon runs up to the woman, "Moon Healing, Activation!" She restores the woman's energy and gets her out of the battlefield. The youma recovers and grabs a hold of Sailor Mars. She engulfs her hands in flames and is about ready to free herself when Sailor Jupiter flies into the youma, kicking it with massive force. The youma lets go of Sailor Mars and she jumps away. Sailor Jupiter lifts the youma above her head when suddenly, some men tackle her from behind. "Goodness," Raye says in amazement, "SERENA!" Sailor Moon runs over to Sailor Mars to find out what's going on. "The youma's controlling some of the people," Sailor Mars explains. Sailor Venus and Sailor Mercury all arrive to help out. Sailor Mercury sees what is going on and decides to help Sailor Moon, "Mercury Bubbles, Blast!" She launches bubbles at the possessed people, confusing some and making others nauseous. Sailor Moon removes her tiara, "Moon Tiara, Stardust!" she throws her tiara at them, healing them in a matter of seconds. Meanwhile, the youma grabs onto Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter and begins draining their energy. Fed up with hostage situations, Raye takes things into her own hands. "Mars Fire, Ignite!" She shoots a ball of fire at the youma, burning both it and her friends. 'Oh well, at least it let them go' she thinks to herself. Sailor Venus gets both girls out of the way as she glares at Sailor Mars. The youma only gets stronger and more furious, since all the people are out of the park. Sailor Moon returns and scolds Sailor Mars for burning their friends, "You knew that they would be hit too." "I had no other choice," Sailor Mars argues. Negaverse headquarters... Zoicyte and Titanius look on as their plan is working. "Good," says Zoicyte, "they're right where we want them." "They're as good as mine," Titanius says in a deep voice. He leaves to go to Tokyo with a couple soldiers. Park... With Sailor Moon busy healing Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter, the 2 standing scouts combine their attacks against the youma. "Mars Fire, Ignite!" "Venus Crescent Beam, Smash!" The combined attack weakens the youma as Sailor Moon comes back to finish it off, "Moon Tiara, Magic." Her tiara hits the youma, disintegrating it in a matter of seconds. Suddenly, a couple soldiers attack the scouts as Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter recover. "Oh no, not two of them," says Sailor Mercury. "Sailor Mars, Sailor Venus, take that soldier. Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Mercury, you take the other soldier," Sailor Moon orders. With amazing speed, both soldiers tackle Sailor Moon. Suddenly, roses pierce the armor of both soldiers, causing them to wince in pain. Sailor Moon looks back to see Tuxedo Mask on a light post. He jumps down and runs to the soldiers, throwing more roses at them. He tries his witty speech on them. The scouts combine their attacks on one of the soldiers. "Mercury Bubbles, Blast!" "Mars Fire, Ignite!"... As they all attempt their attacks, one of the soldiers knocks Tuxedo mask out and concentrates on Sailor Mars. One launches a wave of dark energy, knocking the scouts back and preventing them from utilizing their attacks. As Sailor Mars recovers, the other soldier fires a ball of energy at her, knocking her back. Sailor Jupiter gets up and tries her attack, "Jupiter Thund... AAGGHH!" The soldiers double-team her with a combined rapid-fire energy beam, knocking her a hundred feet back. One soldier takes it to the other scouts while the other soldier takes it to Tuxedo Mask. Tuxedo Mask takes his cane and clashes with the soldier. He gets the upper hand when all of a sudden, the soldier's eyes glow purple as he fires lasers at him. A ball of fire hits the soldier, sending him flying. He immediately recovers to see Sailor Mars glaring at him with near fury. "I've had enough of you," he launches a large ball of dark energy at her, sending her into a light post and seriously injuring her. Meanwhile, at the temple... Russell sits in Yuuichiro's room watching a soccer game with him. They cheer Japan on as they lead Korea by 1. Suddenly, Russell gets a strange sensation. Yuuichiro notices immediately, "Russell, you okay?" "Yeah," he responds, "I'll be fine." He tries to enjoy the game, but is overwhelmed again by the same odd feeling, like someone close to him is in danger. "Yuuichiro, I just forgot I had to do something yesterday morning. I'll be back," he says as he leaves the room. "No problem," says Yuuichiro. He runs into his room and shuts the door. He takes his obsidian jewel ring and transforms into Tuxedo Inferno, then jumps out the window and heads toward the park. Park... The scouts manage to defeat one of the soldiers. But with Sailor Mars down and Sailor Moon not much better off, it's gonna be tough to defeat the other. The soldier blasts Sailor Venus out of his way and attempts to finish off Sailor Mars for good, by draining the rest of her energy. As he reaches for her, a beam of fire knocks him away from her. The scouts look to its origin to see Tuxedo Inferno on top of a building. The soldier recovers and tries once again at the fallen Sailor Mars. "That's it," says Tuxedo Inferno, "Time for a little diversion." He waves his hand in the soldier's direction, "Inferno Laughing, Spirit!" Suddenly, a burning ghostlike spirit flies towards the soldier and begins to fly around him, utterly laughing at him. The soldier tries to swing at the ghost, but it only continues flying around him, laughing with such great insanity. Sailor Moon finds her opportunity, "Moon Tiara, Magic!" The soldier never suspects it as the spirit constantly laughs at him. The tiara hits him in the face, destroying him almost instantly. The spirit disappears as Tuxedo Inferno jumps down to check on Sailor Mars. "She's hurt pretty badly," he says. He lays his hand on her chest, "Inferno Phoenix..." A fiery bird descends from the sky, "Revive!" The bird transforms into pure fire. The flames surround Sailor Mars, then disappear into her. She opens her eyes and Tuxedo Inferno helps her up. Suddenly, a deep, dark voice laughs at the scouts. They all look to see a man in red and black armor with his red cape and long black hair waving in the wind. "You are you?" Lita says with great anger. "I am Titanius, and you are all mine." He pulls out a large futuristic looking rifle and fires a green beam at Lita, pushing her back into a tree with great force. The scouts scatter as Tuxedo mask throws dozens of roses at Titanius. They have little effect, as he fires at Tuxedo Mask, knocking him towards the lake and causing him to skip across its entire 1/4 mile-width. "I am Sailor Moon. I fight for love and justice; I will right wrongs and triumph over evil, and that means you!" Titanius turns to Sailor Moon, only to see a tiara flying at him. He dodges it and fires at Sailor Moon, missing her by inches. The tiara hits him in the back of the head on its return, knocking him down. With Titanius busy, Tuxedo Inferno sees his opportunity and teams up with Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus. "Mars Fire, Ignite!" "Venus Crescent Beam, Smash!" "Inferno, Flame! The combined attacks throw Titanius into the playground. He recovers and charges towards Sailor Mercury. "Oh no you don't," Tuxedo Inferno says as he runs at him with amazing speed. "Inferno Fire, Dance." At near light speed, he dashes around Titanius, setting the area ablaze. He looks at an amazed Tuxedo Inferno square in his masked face. He raises his rifle and right as he about puts Tuxedo Inferno out of his misery, a tiara knocks it out of his hand and destroys it. Perfect opportunity, he waves his arms, "Inferno Fire..." and throws them in front of him, "...Beam!" He hits Titanius square in the chest and sends him into a covered picnic area. He recovers a minute later with the 4 scouts and Tuxedo Inferno staring straight at him, ready to finish him off. "You may have won the battle," he says, "but I'll be back." He creates a smoke screen, causing the scouts and Tuxedo Inferno cough and gag. As the smoke clears, Titanius is gone. "Who was he?" Sailor Venus asks. Sailor Mercury looks at her minicomputer, which she had used to gain data on Titanius, "Apparently, he's the most powerful guy we've had to fight." "Do you know him," Sailor Moon asks Tuxedo Inferno. "I really have no idea who he is," he responds. "I'll go check on Sailor Jupiter," Sailor Moon says as she runs off, with Sailor Venus behind her. The rest of the scouts run towards Tuxedo Mask. "Well, my work here is done," Tuxedo Inferno says to himself as he runs out of the park. "You okay Lita?" Sailor Moon says after healing her. Sailor Jupiter gets up and wobbles around a bit, "I've been better." "Tuxedo Inferno came back and helped us defeat Titanius," says Sailor Moon. "Is he still around?" Sailor Jupiter asks. Sailor Moon looks around, but sees no sign of Tuxedo Inferno, "Nope, he's gone. But it looks like he's the least of your worries." "Yeah, Titanius is one powerful guy," Sailor Jupiter says as the others come to their position. "Where's Tuxedo Mask?" Sailor Moon asks. "He recovered when we got there and left shortly after," Raye answers. "So is Tuxedo Inferno," Sailor Venus adds. "Meeting at Lita's," Sailor Moon says as they all run over towards that direction. Back at the temple... Russell arrives back home in civilian form. He immediately walks to Yuuichiro's room, remembering that there was a soccer game on. "Hey Yuuichiro." Yuuichiro looks at Russell, "Russell, you're back." "What's the score?" he asks. "At 62 minutes, it's Japan 4, Korea 2," Yuuichiro answers, "Oh man, Korea just scored." Russell takes a seat on Yuuichiro's bed as they watch the game and throw popcorn at the television in disgust of Korea scoring. Later, at Lita's... All five girls walk through Lita's front door, with Luna and Artemis following. They take their seats on the couches, with Luna hopping on Amy's lap, and Artemis on Mina's. "Today's battle was unlike any other," says Raye. "Tell me about it," says Mina. "Luna, do you know Titanius?" Serena asks. "I remember him to be a former member of the Negaverse," Luna explains, "He's now a bounty hunter, and a very dangerous one." "He must've been the one from my fire reading," says Raye. "And with Titanius back and working for the Negaverse, they'll be a more dangerous threat to earth," says Serena "And us," Lita adds, "If he's the bounty hunter Amy was talking about, then the Negaverse does have a price on our heads." "What about Tuxedo Inferno?" Mina asks, "How does he fit in to all of this." "Tuxedo Inferno seems to be on our side," says Amy, "He even helped us to defeat Titanius." "I agree with Amy," says Raye, "My fire readings didn't reveal anything about him." "I still don't trust him much," says Lita. "Why?" Serena asks. "This could all be nothing but a trick by the Negaverse," Lita answers. "Oh, will you get off your suspicions already," Raye says grimly. "There have been more soldiers lately and less of a variety of youma," says Luna. "The Negaverse is getting ruthless," says Artemis. "All more the reason to keep alert," Luna adds, "Keep your communicators and pins handy." With that, the girls and cats get up and leave as Lita stays to get back to her cleaning. The Negaverse Headquarters... Titanius walks into the throne room, where Queen Beryl awaits to hear the results of his first mission. He stops in front of her and her crystal and kneels down to her. "You really sent them a message today Titanius. Rise," says Beryl, with Titanius rising from his kneel, "You are powerful like Jedite said you were." "Thank you, Your Highness, but I lost my only blaster to the Mars Prince," says Titanius. "Don't you have any other powers besides that blaster?" Beryl asks. "Indeed I do, but the blaster was my favorite," Titanius replies. "Use your powers, you could use a little practice at them," Beryl orders. Soon, Jedite and Nephrite walk in. "...and this is our new bounty hunter, Titanius," says Jedite. Titanius turns around to see the two carrying on a conversation about him. "Whoa, he used to be one of ours?" Nephrite says in surprise. "Right, he was a great champion before he left to become a bounty hunter," Jedite explains. "He'll make an excellent addition to our ranks," says Nephrite. "Right," Beryl says as she turns their back to them, "Those scouts are as good as gone. Dismissed." Titanius, Jedite, and Nephrite give her a British salute, then turn and leave, discussing the plans of their next attack. ----------------------------------end of chapter 3------------------------- There y'all go, Chapter 3. Titanius gets more of a role in this chapter, and will continue to have more in the future. I'm postin' this now so I can begin work on another fanfic that just hit my mind. Hope y'all enjoyed it. If y'all have any questions about either this fanfic or 'Brother of Fire', e-mail me at viperdvman@hotmail.com. Have fun Sailor Moon fans, Viper Inferno (Y2V)