Sailor Moon X Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles and the Hare

SAILOR MOON X TMNT ACT VI: DARK AWAKENINGS

Act VI: Dark Awakenings

Chapter 139:

"Preparations are now complete. We are now on schedule to proceed with our next strike tomorrow evening." Master Shredder took a knee before his beautiful Queen. His desire for Beryl only increased the more time he spent with her, despite his efforts to quell the increasing attraction. The memories of her rotten corpse rising out of the enchanted tomb were long forgotten, but he knew that getting romantically involved with this woman could pose trouble. The more energy he delivered from the dregs of New York, the more alluring the witch became. Her wild red hair and nails grew longer, her soft skin appeared radiant and youthful. Even her body shape looked more curvaceous. Then he reminded himself that this convenient alliance was about taking revenge on his arch nemesis by killing the ninja turtles. He would have to deal with her once they accomplished this task and conquered the world using that abomination shadowing over them. No way was he sharing his rule, no matter how tempting his Queen may be. That cloud would answer to him and do his bidding, if he had the onyx crystal in his possession.

"Good." Beryl smirked at her Heavenly King and stood from the throne set up in the center of the ruined castle's central hall. The swirling cloud of Metalia spun faster and faster over their heads, still growing in strength from the vast amount of human energy collected during the recent attacks on the ferry and library. Everything was falling into place exactly how she had envisioned. If her puppet was to be successful in their next attack, then Metalia would have enough power to break through this outer-dimensional prison and invade the earth. Victory was within her grasp at long last. The Sailor Senshi and all those who opposed her would face her wrath, and she would enjoy every second of it, starting right now. "I have just one favor to ask of you."

"What is it?" Shredder glanced up at his Queen. His eyes found her heels and followed up her form fitting purple dress all the way to her fierce eyes. She strolled past him, giggling seductively as she walked toward the magical barrier containing her two prisoners with her onyx crystal capstone leading her path. He stayed close, taking in her intoxicating perfume through his metal helmet, lusting for both his Queen and the power of her silver staff.

"AMI THE GENIOUS..." Rei's sarcastic voice rang relentlessly within Ami Mizuno's mind, followed by mocks and jeers from various classmates from her troublesome time in high-school. "SHE'S SO STRANGE... WHAT A WEIRDO... DOES SHE EVEN HAVE ANY FRIENDS? USAGI MUST REALLY BE DESPERATE TO IMPROVE HER GRADES...."

"SORRY I'M ON AN EMERGENCY CALL FOR THE WEEKEND AMI, MAKE SURE YOU STUDY WHILE I AM GONE." Her mother slammed the front door shut, leaving her alone in the darkness of their tiny apartment.

"AMI THE GENIOUS! AMI THE GENIOUS! AMI THE GENIOUS! I AM DONE WITH YOU! ITS YOUR FAULT! I'M DONE WITH YOU! I'M DONE WITH YOU!!!" Rei's visage appeared in her mind's eye with a scowl of anger and vehemence across her face.

Mercury awoke from her nightmare, only to find Queen Beryl glaring down at her inmate with a sinister grin. The pulsating stone resting atop her staff pounded Ami's brain, filling her with more negativity and dark thoughts throughout her captivity. The emotional abuse that the crystal the afflicted upon her was far worse than any of the physical harm she had received at the hands of Shredder and the youma in the library. Beryl was trying to crush her will and spirit with this brainwashing until she agreed to join forces against Sailor Moon, but she refused to break. The ninja turtle Raphael gave her strength and motivation to resist, but she was slowly losing this battle.

She had formed an interesting bond with the mutant during their torment, and they soon relied on one another for strength. Raphael explained everything from their origin to their battle on the Technodrome and how he ended up here trying to find a cure for their ailing master.