First Battle Chapter 3 

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Outside in the streets, the demon continued it's rampage. 
It smashed cars, and hurdled people several feet from it as 
it searched for the star seeds it came for. Tanya could only 
stare in horror as it came nearer to her house, and smashed 
the head of a policeman who tried to stop him into the ground. 

"Listen to me Tanya!" shouted Marco above the screams as he 
looking into her eyes. "I know that you are scared right know, 
but what I have showed you is not a dream!! You must become 
Sailor Sirius, and defend the innocents from evil such as that!!!" 
pointing with his head at the demon imp. 

"But HOW? If I go out there, that thing with eat me for breakfast! 
Just what exactly am I supposed to do against it?" Tanya said back, 
fear causing her voice to tremble like it never had before. This 
was one birthday Tanya never dreamed of getting. "There is no way 
I can defeat it." She clutched the necklace she had in her hand in 
a shaking fist, and looked at Marco with a sad face. 

"Yes you can! That necklace in your hand is the Sirius Emerald Star 
Stone that protected the Sirius Star System for thousands of years! 
If you believe in it now, it will help you win the battle you must 
fight. After all this time, destiny has brought you together. Now, 
do you believe in yourself, and that you WILL defeat this monster?" 
Marco now had his paw on her foot, and fixed Tanya with a hard stare 
to show that he meant every word he said. 

Tanya looked at Marco again, then back at the necklace in her hand. 
"You know, for some reason, I believe I CAN do this!!" she thought 
to herself. Tanya narrowed her dark hazel eyes, and straightened up 
with new determination and courage. "YES, I do believe in myself, 
and I will defeat this....whatever it is!! What do I have to do?" 
she yelled, now feeling outrage that her birthday, and well as the 
livelihood of the people in her neighborhood, had been ruined. 

"Quickly!" said Marco, relief evident in his voice. He looked around, 
making sure there was nobody in the house. "Put the necklace on, and 
shout out...." he never finished. 

Somehow, Tanya had an idea what to do. Just as she slipped the jewelry 
around her neck, a phrase came into her mind. Almost as a reaction,
she threw up her right hand, spread her legs apart, and shouted out, 
"SIRIUS STAR POWER! MAKE-UP!!!" The whole house was then washed in 
dark blue light, followed by a burst of little blue stars. A white 
six pointed star flashed on Tanya's forehead, then it disappeared, 
and in it's place was a gold tiara with a black opal. The Sirius Emerald 
Star Stone flashed, then morphed and transformed into a gold six-pointed 
star on the large yellow bow on her white shirt. 

When the sequence was done, Sailor Sirius stood in front of Marco in a 
white, black, dark navy blue, and yellow fuku. "After all this time, 
it never ceases to amaze me!" Marco mumble to himself. "Come on! We don't 
exactly have time to stay here and admire the fashion!!" he said, then dashed 
out the front door of the house, with Sailor Sirius running behind him. 

The two heroes ran down the block to were the demon had yet another victim 
in its hands. The demon was about to thrust its claws through the woman's 
body, taking her star seed for it own twisted deeds, when a young voice 
filled with anger and disgust shouted above the screams to get his attention. 
"Hey!! You ugly...thing....!!!!" shouted Sailor Sirius, pointing her finger 
at it. "You have no right being here!!! Put her down and back off, or else you 
are in serious trouble! Whoa, where did THAT come from?" Sailor Sirius looked 
at her pointed finger in confusion. 

The demon only stared at her for a few moments, then began to laugh hysterically. 
In its amusement, it did not realize it let the woman go, and she crawled away 
with tears in her eyes, whimpering. "How poetic is this!!!" it asked itself in 
a high raspy voice, "A mere wisp of a girl and a hurt pooch here going to get 
ME in trouble!" It suddenly stopped laughing and clasped its hands in front 
of it. "How's this for trouble, sweetie?" 

A massive laser of pure black energy leapt out of its hands, headed directly 
for the two standing in front of it. Fear nearly paralyzed Sailor Sirius in 
her place as she stood still, waiting to die by the hands of a monster. 
Marco growled fiercely and jumped up just then. He butted his head against 
Sailor Sirius's back, pushing her out of the way just as the energy struck 
the place where she had just occupied. The black energy hit the ground 
hard, leaving a crater a few feet deep. The noise of the impact sounded 
like a bomb exploding. 

Sailor Sirius landed hard on the ground near the impact, and covered 
Marco with her body to protect him from the pieces of gravel flying all 
around. When all was quiet again, Sailor Sirius dared a chance to look 
at Marco. The golden retriever's left back paw was covered in blood, 
and the fur was nearly burnt off. "Marco, NO!!!!!!" Sailor Sirius yelled 
angrily. She held his gold head in her hands to see if he was still alive. 

Marco's eyes slowly opened, and weakly whispered, "Your...scepter. You 
must use your scepter to defeat him! It is the only way!!" He blew out 
one last breath, and was silent. 

Sailor Sirius gently let Marco's head drop from her hands, the realization 
that she was alone sinking into her mind. This dog did nothing to deserved 
what had happened to him, and now he was probably dead because of her. 
She heard the demon chuckling behind her. Slowly she stood up, turned 
around, and fixed the monster with a cold as ice stare. Slowly, dangerously, 
she walked up to it. "You! You're going to pay for what you did!! You and 
all others like you are a disease to all that is good and beautiful! Prepare 
to die ugly. As sure as the star that shines brightest in the Heavens, I 
am Sailor Sirius, and you WILL be vanquished!!" From a memory long hidden, 
Sailor Sirius threw up her right hand, and magically a black scepter with 
a rose shape tip and a diamond fixed at the top appeared in her hands. 
With full purpose, the new dark skinned senshi pointed the scepter 
straight at the demon. 

"HA!!" What are you going to do, beat me to death with your little toy?" 
it bellowed, then smiled its ugly yellow pointed teeth at her, trying to 
be intimidating. "No." Sailor Sirius answered coldly, still pointing at it, 
"I am going to destroy you. Or are you too stupid to understand that?" 

The creature growled low in its throat at the insult, then threw another 
of its black energy at her. This time, Sailor Sirius was too angry to be 
scared. She easily jumped out of the way, then ran forward and jumped a 
flip over the monster's head, landing safely behind him. By the time the 
demon turned around, she was ready for him. "SIRIUS SCEPTER ILLUMINATE!!" 
she shouted. A massive beam of white light energy shot of the scepter, 
and went straight into its eyes. The demon then screamed horribly with 
pain and frustration. 

Knowing the demon was unable to see now, she quickly ran up to it and gave 
it a swift punch in the face. "That is for calling me sweetie!" she shouted. 
The creature began to stagger, its pain now increased by the punch. 
Sailor Sirius then went for the lower gut with a kick. 
"And that is for calling my dog a pooch!!" 

The demon was now on the ground, and Sailor Sirius looked at him coldly. 
She slowly raised her left hand pointed her palm at the demon, and yelled 
out, "SIRIUS INFRARED LASER, DISINTERGRATE!!" Her body began to glow a 
red aura as she spun once, and out of her palm shot a thick massive red 
beam of laser energy. It struck the demon right in the middle of his 
chest with full force. Slowly, as if time itself was slowing down, the 
demon screamed. It began to disintegrate little by little from the top 
of it's head, all the way down. When it was finish, nothing but a pile 
of black sand stood in it's place. 

"And that," Sailor Sirius said with a little smile, "is for ruining my 
birthday!!" She then turned and walked over to Marco, who was still laying 
on the ground unconscious not too far from her. "Oh Marco, I am so sorry!!" 
she whispered, cradling his head on her lap. "I didn't want this to happen 
to you." A tear drop fell unknowingly from Sailor Sirius's eye, down her 
neck, then on to the necklace that was hidden inside the fuku shirt. The 
tear dropped on the large jewel, then rippled as a body of water. A green 
light suddenly began to envelope the two who sat on the ground. 
Sailor Sirius looked wildly around, not quite knowing what was going on. 
Magically, the wounds around the dog's side and paw began to shrink, and 
suddenly, disappeared. The bandages fell of of Marco, and his eyes flew open. 

"Marco!" Sailor Sirius yelled, feeling him move in her arms, 
"You're alright!! What happened?" 

"Your bravery and courage gave the Emerald Star Stone strength, and when 
it felt your pain, it knew exactly what to do!!" Marco said, winking at 
her. "Always knew you had in you kid!" Sailor Sirius laughed and gave Marco 
a gigantic hug, and he happily gave a loving doggy kiss. 

****Sailor Galaxia's Fortress 

"SHIMATTA!! DAMN THOSE SCOUTS!!!" screamed out Sailor Galaxia angrily 
"No matter where I go, there has to be a sailor scout somewhere!!! How can 
there be a scout so far away from Japan?!! In such a remote country!?" 
Sailor Iron Mouse winced at her mistress's outburst. 

"I do not know, your Highness. Queen Serenity must have scattered everyone's 
soul's all over Earth." 

"We are going back to Japan NOW!!!" screeched Sailor Galaxia. 
"The only way we can defeat these brats is if we nip them at the bud!!" 

"Yes, Most Exalted One!!!" Sailor Iron Mouse replied weakly. 

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