Arch still has a grasp of Enya's ankle, with Rayden scrying for any Senshi adrift. Rayden decided to use a beacon that Arch had in his knapsack, to draw the scattered senshi in with its white, strobing light. "'Ey!" Rayden shouted, "follow the strobe."

Arch then took notice of the rockbound senshi, but also couldn't use his blade beam under Enya's warning. "Uh, Enya?" he tried to gain Enya's attention, "We have some rockbound Senshi and perhaps some vital activity, doesn't seem to match our own though."

Sailor Andromeda

She couldn’t be more relieved that she’d actually managed to get back on track and save someone else. After feeling completely out of place and doubting her abilities, Kira was starting to feel like the warrior she knew she had become again. More like Sailor Andromeda than the lonely princess drowning in her own bitterness. “I’m not sure. I think I could see a couple of them ahead, but they’re just like small dots at this point. We should try to get back with the others,” she said. Actually, maybe the chain could be a good idea. It could make sure they all stay tethered to each other. Although that might also limit everyone’s maneuvers, which would be bad when trying to dodge huge flying chunks of space rock.

Another person’s voice startled her, and she looked over in surprise to discover that it was the senshi whom she’d been curious about. She seemed to be looking at the chains in confusion, and Kira quickly pulled them back into her bracelets after Sailor Io managed to get back beside her. “Oh, no, we’re fine, I think. That was… that was me, actually. With the chains. We were both flying out of control and I had to stop it,” she explained. She felt infinitely better that now she had not one but two companions. She felt their chances were greater of getting back to the rest of the group now that there were three of them.

A flash of bright light came from ahead, and she could hear the faint cry that urged them to follow it. “I think that’s our signal. Shall we attempt to continue on?” she smiled encouragingly to the other two.

Sailor Nocturnus

Sailor Nocturnus stared in awe, fixated and fascinated, as the chains retracted into the teal sailor's bracelets. Wooooow, how neat! She hadn't seen anything like that. All of these sailor soldiers were really amazing.

She was relieved to know that they were both okay; not captured or anything super scary and evil like that. It was nice to not be alone, too.

Sailor Andromeda's mention of the signal caused Sailor Nocturnus to look up, and she also saw the flashing beacon. It twinkled in such a strange, un-star-like way.

She nodded at the seafoam-haired soldier's question about continuing, confirming her intent to follow.

Enyalius registered Achelois dropping in near her but kept her eyes searching, undecided as to their immediate action; do they continue forward, or remain where they were?

When suddenly Arch's small companion cried out and a light started to flash, Enya turned her head sharply, defenses up, ready to face whatever threat approached. When she saw what it was she couldn't help but smile at the little guy's resourcefulness. She listened carefully to Arch's warning, her mind ignoring the typically touchy subject of an acquaintance using her nickname in favor for chewing through his warning. Squinting, she thought she saw movement by one of the large asteroids, though could not make out much from the vast distance; she assumed, however, that the group saw them, with the flashing light guiding them. The light was a very useful tool; not only those senshi, but any others that were in the surrounding area could see the beacon and they could regroup to make another attempt at the latter half of the field.

What worried her, though, was Arch's mention of potential visitors, of vital signs that didn't seem to match their own. She hoped whatever gave him that information was mistaken; unless it was another senshi answering the Call, the chances of Chaotic Agents surging towards the now-vacant Solar System grew by the second. Surely nothing huge would have made it this far in such a short amount of time - they wouldn't dare make a base this close to the brightest system in the galaxy - but the minor chaos elements... they could have been just waiting for a chance, existing in the Oort Cloud's shadow and basking in the glow, now eagerly moving closer to stay in the residual shine of Neo Queen Serenity's Kingdom...

They had to keep moving. They had to rescue the Solar System Senshi as quickly as possible, else the next Sailor War begin against the resurgence of Chaos, and the relative peace of the past nine hundred years crumble in their hands.

She hoped his warning was nothing, but she called her sword to her side, just in case.

"The quicker we get out of this place, the better," Sailor Io said in agreement. Still cautious from before, she made sure her wings were still working before letting go of the rock she was clinging to. She started moving towards the direction of the guiding beacon of light, not wanting to get left behind.

Sailor Solar Eclipse

Although she had heard the warning just as everyone else, Solar Eclipse had never expected the debris to be so huge. It was frightening to watch them fly past, barely missing all of the senshi. In some cases, it did hit them! She hoped they were okay.

Solar Eclipse clung even more tightly to Sailor Bellatrix's collar. It felt strange, to be relying on this senshi to keep her safe from all of this. But she could see now that, had she been left to fly on her own, it would have been nearly impossible not to get hit by the flying debris. What was pebbles to the other senshi were more like boulders to the tiny senshi.

Feeling somewhat useless, Solar Eclipse buried her head into Bellatrix's collar, holding on as tightly as she could, all whilst hoping that at the end of this, their group would still be the same in numbers as when they had started.

Sailor Bellatrix

The sudden onslaught of rock caught Bellatrix more off guard than she wanted to admit. She focused all of her energy on dodging those rocks and debris. A part of her was fully aware on the fact that she was not only protecting herself, but also the little senshi who now depended on her to be, essentially, a shield.

She wasn't going to let them get hurt.

Maneuvering herself with the wings was difficult, though it helped to repeat Sailor Enyalius's instructions over and over in her mind. Small and controlled. Small and controlled.

Her spear proved to be a bit of a burden in all of this weighing her down to the right, and off-setting her in those small movements she needed to dodge. But to have it dematerialize seemed like an unnecessary risk. What if they were attacked during all of this? No, it was much better to have the Murzim Spear tightly in her hands.

Instead, Bellatrix held the spear in a horizontal manner with both hands. It widened the area she had to watch, but it helped her focus, and it kept her more balanced in her movements.

Now properly focused, Bellatrix realized that she was off course. She looked around, hoping to spot another senshi in which to right herself but there it looked as though she was alone. No, wait. There, up ahead, there was someone there. Bellatrix made her way to the other senshi. She recognized her as being Sailor Splash.

"Are you okay?" Bellatrix asked.

As she waited for an answer, she spotted a weird blinking light off in the distance. Was that meant for the senshi who had become lost? It had to be, right?

Bellatrix turned herself to be facing right for the light. It had to be one of the others. "Let's go there," she continued to say to Sailor Splash, before beginning the ordeal of flying forward once more.

Sailor Andromeda

As her new companions agreed to move on, she carefully started navigating back towards the light, hoping she could see the other senshi soon. This had been a tense couple of minutes, but she had handled it just fine, and she felt pretty great about that. Evading the rest of the debris was easier now, though every now and then she still veered off course a little. The guiding light helped a lot in orientating her back to the right path. After flying for some time, Kira thought the light was getting bigger, and humanoid shapes started to appear. She forced herself to keep proceeding slowly and carefully even if all she wanted was to be reunited with the rest of them as soon as possible. When the figure of the leading senshi became clearer and clearer, she smiled. “Looks like we’ve made it back.”

The volley of rocks heading in their direction really didn't faze Sailor Skaro. She expertly dodged them with a rather blase expression on her face. The only time she really stopped was when a particularly big one hurtled right in her direction. In response to this, she merely blasted it out of the way (well, blew it up with a laser beam was more like it). As the group of Senshi continued to move forward, she levitated right alongside them, again with a neutral expression. However, she noticed the beacon in the distance, and while she did not comment on it, she was quite curious, even with her emotions downplayed. What could it possibly be?

Sailor Nocturnus

Sailor Nocturnus was relieved to be making it back towards the rest of the group with companions. Both of the sailor soldiers that she found herself with seemed to be level-headed and well-versed in their own abilities... at least from what Sailor Nocturnus had seen. She was thankful that the one called Sailor Andromeda had so quickly and calmly taken to leading them. It wasn't something the inexperienced soldier felt comfortable even considering.

Arch was determined to elaborate, but in mere seconds the vital reading vanished. "False alarm," proclaimed Arch disappointingly, "the Cloud must be interfering with my sensors."

Rayden is still holding the strobing beacon. Hoping to draw the senshi to safety.

Enyalius relaxed, releasing her grip on her sword to send it back into her energy field. Even if it were a false alarm, she was grateful to the strange pair for having such a technological ability with them; it would be useful wherever they were going. A faint smile played at her lips as a group of the warriors made it back, their wings a little more confident, their expressions seeming to convey a sense of new-found companionship between them. As they regrouped, the two groups coming from different directions, she offered them all a compliment. "Good flying, and quick reactions. We'll make professional flyers of you yet." She took a moment to locate the shining trail that they followed, the glitter dimming to her eyes. "We need to move, and quickly." She smiled, pointing minutely in the direction they needed to follow, mentally felt to make sure Arch and his companion were still hanging on, then, with a soft, "Hang on," flexed her wings and shot off.


After the ordeal they had just faced, the remaining half of the Oort Cloud was easily navigable, and they were through in mere minutes of traveling at their current speed. She slowed again just outside of the planetesimal field to catch her bearings, finding the nearest standard candle, and her brows furrowed; the glittering path did not lead to a place within the plane of the Milky Way's arms, but rather... someplace above it. 

A star cluster?

A chill went down her spine at the thought of the ancient things that dwelled within the cores of those old galaxies the Milky Way had trapped and ripped apart. While the mission had seemed dangerous and fretful before, the realization of whom they might face made this rescue near insurmountable in scale. Many of these warriors were new, several admittedly untested. She couldn't let them head into this blindly. "The trail leads us towards a Star Cluster," she announced, "the denizens of which are ancient and unquestioningly powerful. Whomever kidnapped the Solar System Senshi is undoubtedly a threat the likes of which none of us have faced before, and, in all honesty, chances are we will not succeed in this mission. 


"I will continue forward, but I will not hold you to this path. Your bravery has been tested and proven in volunteering to face this threat in the first place, and if you should choose to back out now, it will not be marked against you. The path back to Earth is known to you. Take it, if you wish."

Sailor Nocturnus

The star cluster may have indicated danger to Sailor Enyalius, but to Sailor Nocturnus it looked like home. The darkly-clad sailor soldier almost squealed with excitement to see it. The solar system had been so unusual and new compared to what she was used to. Seeing all the stars arrayed together at a distance, bound together, it reminded her of mother. She could almost see the regal woman's outline mapped out in the twinkling points.

When the armor-clad woman announced that others could go home now if they wished, Sailor Nocturnus balked.

"I'm coming with you!" she insisted, fluttering forward on her small golden wings, "I want to save them!"

"Aye," Cheered Arch, "that's what I want to hear!" Arch began debriefing the situation.

"Senshi, I'm not gonna' lie to you, that star cluster is home to a greater evil beyond that of the Daedra. And even the Divines can only hope for us to emerge victorious. Keep your eyes open for any structures inside that Cluster. Hopefully, there's a Stronghold that the Solar Senshi are imprisoned in. Whatever we face now, today we are a team. Our actions today will decide the fate of us, the Solar Senshi, and the Universe. We win or lose, together! Once we find that stronghold, focus all you've got into entering the Stronghold, and defeating the menace behind the capture! Now altogether, FOR THE MOON KINGDOM!"

At first, Sailor Io considered Enyalius's words. Who knew what horrible things were up ahead, hidden in the ancient galaxy? But then she remembered her past life, and how she and her fellow comrades had fought and died for their planet's safety. Sure, they had failed in the end, but she was pretty sure they had gone down kicking and screaming with a good chunk of the Dark Kingdom's forces, living up to the Jupiter standard of bravery. The point was that every bit of help counted. She was a brave general and needed to start acting like one, darnit!

 "Yeah, that's the spirit!" she slapped Sailor Nocturnus on the back playfully before turning to Enyalius. "I wouldn't have bothered coming all this way just to turn around because of a bunch of crusty old stars in the way," Io said bluntly. "If you guys think you're going to nobly die in there alone while the rest of us wait behind and hope for the best, I'll have to turn that offer down. A soldier doesn't turn tail and run without at least seeing what the enemy's made of!" She pumped her fist in the air and cheered with Arch. "For the Moon Kingdom and for Crystal Tokyo!"

Sailor Andromeda

Kira would be lying if the complimentary words didn’t get to her. She could feel herself flushing with pride and was unable to resist a smile. So this is what having comrades-in-arms feels like… It’s really nice. She had only ever had herself to depend on, no one to watch out for her and no one to fight alongside, which didn’t help with the way she had pulled away from her parents to begin with. Home had not felt like it in a long time, and while being a senshi had helped her, in a way it had also set her apart even further from everyone else. But now, being here, among those just like her, she could not recall the last time she felt this happy.

Since she had arrived only after the cry for help came, she hadn’t known what exactly happened or who had been taken. Listening to the words of those around her then, she began to put the pieces together. So it was the solar system senshi who had been kidnapped—the ones revered as the strongest guardians across the galaxy. She felt dread when she heard that the odds were against them; that chances were they would not succeed. Indeed, if the enemy had managed to incapacitate the most powerful group of senshi in the universe, then what hope did they have?

But she didn’t feel the slightest desire to turn back. Not after she’d found all these new soldiers and friends and felt like she belonged somewhere for the first time in her life. Maybe it was irresponsible to risk her life for this mission when she was the only guardian Andromeda had, but in a selfish way, she wanted to do it anyway. For herself more than anything.

From beside her, she heard the exclamation of the dark-clad senshi, whom she had not seen speak with such vigor before. Kira blinked in surprise, and she felt a smile creeping upon her lips. That was right. They all might not be as famous as the solar system senshi, but she believed they each were capable of surprising each other, even themselves. She believed in the potential each of them had when faced with insurmountable odds. After all, a person’s true potential could not be unlocked without challenges. Just look at the way she had defied death and summoned a power out of nowhere to do the impossible. She had done it once, she could do it again.

“I believe in us,” she said simply. “And there’s no way I almost got hit in the face with space rock just to give up and go home before we even get there. I’m not even thinking about it at least until I see our enemy,” she added jokingly.

Sailor Solar Eclipse

It was a tempting prospect, to just head back. To go to where she knew it would be safe and without any real dangers. It would have been easy too. But Solar Eclipse wondered what the others would think of her. It was nice to think that no one would look badly upon her for wanting to bow out, but a part of her wondered if it was true. She was use to people thinking she would result in nothing. It wasn't as if she was particularly powerful, and her size must be more of a hindrance than a help to anyone.

But the memory of a kind smile, of that a wonderful offer given with no ulterior motive in mind, gave Solar Eclipse pause.

And hearing everyone's strong and decisive words helped make up her  mind even more. She had always wanted to find a family, a place in which she belonged.

She kind of already found it, hadn't she?

Solar Eclipse pushed away her fears and her worries. She pushed all of it aside and flew forward with a smile on her face. "I'm going with you all too. I think we can do this, if we're all together."

Together. It had a nice ring.

Sailor Bellatrix

As she listened to the heart-felt exclamations from the other senshi, Bellatrix allowed herself a small smile, though she had yet to say anything herself. It was nice to be around these other senshi. She had missed being around a group of like-minded people who would not hide away in the face of danger. It was good to be around other senshi again.

There hadn't been a doubt in her mind that she would continue on. She wouldn't have come this far just to turn around again after getting to this point.

She didn't know much about these senshi that they were trying to save, but it didn't matter so much to her. They were in trouble, and they needed help. That was all that really mattered, in the end.

Feeling as though she should say something in order to let her comrades know her decision, Bellatrix moved forward. "There's no way I'm going back," she said, a smile upon her lips.

It wasn't the most inspiring or interesting thing to say, but she felt it was enough.

Sailor Splash was tired, simply put. This flying business was warring away at her energy supply. She had barely made it out of the Oort Cloud, and now a Star Cluster was dead ahead in the warrior's path. What awaited the souls in this mysterious space? The worst part was, after all these dreaded tests, there still was the fact that there was someone to defeat at the end of this hard path. How much further could a Senshi Powered off a Gem go? The gem of Aqua was connected to her, and the more she flew, the longer she stayed transformed in this dead area, the more her vision blurred.

"I will continue forward, but I will not hold you to this path. Your bravery has been tested and proven in volunteering to face this threat in the first place, and if you should choose to back out now, it will not be marked against you. The path back to Earth is known to you. Take it, if you wish."

Sailor Splash, for a split second, actually decided in her mind to turn back. She really wanted to go home, lay in her bed, and forget this entire ordeal and the pain she was feeling from over exhaustion.... "No!" She screamed. "I'm coming with you!" Sailor Splash shouted as she headed towards the Star Cluster. A true Senshi wouldn't turn back, a true Senshi would risk their own life for the love of another.

Shadow

Conflicting feelings of envy and pride washed over Jasper's surface thoughts as he trailed behind the winged Senshi. They seemed to have an easier time navigating the vast reaches of space, while his own movement required the kind of micromanagement skills that put corporate administrators to shame..

No! I have to stay focused. The former Dark Kingdom soldier followed the heroines into space, propelling himself after them by seizing the energy particles left in their wake and expelling them behind his person. To manage that while also protecting himself from the void was an incredulous feat.

Jasper was late to arrive to the Crystal Palace, and had barely reached the elevators when his ears had registered the screaming. To add to his unsettled mood, a psychic cry for help echoed within his mind; while hazy and unclear, it was likely connected to the cause of the citizens' panic. He was soon greeted by three cats, who wasted no time in explaining the dire situation to him. While Jasper's link to the Senshi was tenuous at best, there was another party whom could claim his fealty.

Endymion, the Queen's husband, had also been kidnapped, and this was more than sufficient to draw Jasper's ire. Though he was surely overextending himself with his efforts, Jasper was certain of one thing; the Queen's abductor would also collect a substantial beating, either at the Senshi's hands or his own.

That was a spectacle he did not want to miss.

Sailor Nocturnus wrote:

"I'm coming with you!" the youngest of them was the first to answer her, her small golden wings bringing her closer, her eyes filled with admirable determination, "I want to save them!"

Enyalius's spirits rose marginally with the eagerness of the young girl, but she worried for her, too; the young senshi had not offered up a listing of her abilities, which, combined with her age, made Enyalius come to the conclusion that she either did not have any yet, or she was afraid to use them, both common themes among those only recently transformed. Grimly she thought to the challenge ahead of them; if the little senshi were to develop powers, now, facing an enemy, was as good a place as any. 

Archibald McShane wrote:

"Aye, that's what I want to hear! Senshi, I'm not gonna' lie to you, that star cluster is home to a greater evil beyond that of the Daedra. And even the Divines can only hope for us to emerge victorious. Keep your eyes open for any structures inside that Cluster. Hopefully, there's a Stronghold that the Solar Senshi are imprisoned in. Whatever we face now, today we are a team. Our actions today will decide the fate of us, the Solar Senshi, and the Universe. We win or lose, together! Once we find that stronghold, focus all you've got into entering the Stronghold, and defeating the menace behind the capture! Now altogether, FOR THE MOON KINGDOM!"

Her brow furrowed marginally with mention of beings she was not familiar with - Daedra? Divines? - regardless, the sentiment was exactly right, and his plan of action their only course at this point.

Sailor Io wrote:

 "Yeah, that's the spirit!" the helmeted senshi slapped Sailor Nocturnus on the back playfully before turning to Enyalius. "I wouldn't have bothered coming all this way just to turn around because of a bunch of crusty old stars in the way. If you guys think you're going to nobly die in there alone while the rest of us wait behind and hope for the best, I'll have to turn that offer down. A soldier doesn't turn tail and run without at least seeing what the enemy's made of!" She pumped her fist in the air and cheered with Arch. "For the Moon Kingdom and for Crystal Tokyo!"

A smile broke over her lips - that was the attitude she was looking for! They might not survive, but they'd go down fighting for something noble!

Sailor Andromeda wrote:

“I believe in us,” she said simply. “And there’s no way I almost got hit in the face with space rock just to give up and go home before we even get there. I’m not even thinking about it at least until I see our enemy,” she added jokingly. 

Andromeda's calm and humor would be needed where they were going...

Sailor Achelois wrote:

Achelois smiled as the one by one the Senshi reaffirmed their willingness to defy the odds and rescue the stolen Senshi.  

... as would Achelois. Enyalius had taken Achelois's accompaniment for granted, but she felt better at seeing the support in her friend's eyes.

Sailor Solar Eclipse wrote:

Solar Eclipse flew forward with a smile on her face. "I'm going with you all too. I think we can do this, if we're all together."

Together... it definitely made their odds better.

Sailor Bellatrix wrote:

Bellatrix moved forward. "There's no way I'm going back," she said, a smile upon her lips. 

Enyalius nodded - they were decided, then. All or none, they'd face whatever evil lay ahead.

Sailor Splash wrote:

"No! I'm coming with you!" Sailor Splash shouted as she headed towards the Star Cluster.

She was completely taken aback by the sudden outburst from the black-haired senshi, her nerves bristling as though she had just heard a war cry; the senshi barreled forward, and Enyalius quickly followed, grabbing on to Arch's wrist to pull him up to the multi-light-speed pace she set to get to the Cluster. At cruising speed she let him go, his inertia enough to keep him moving with them, and she propelled herself forward a little more, wanting to take up a scouting position, her eyes trained on the glittering trail they followed.


The journey took nearly 3 hours of straight flying, their course mercifully staying clear of the local star systems and their tricky strong-gravitational fields until they broke free of the Milky Way arm and into the near-emptiness of the space surrounding the galaxy; that leg of their journey had taken the longest, breaking through completely empty space with the light of the Milky Way at their backs, the glow of the Star Cluster before them. When finally they breached the sphere of stars she slowed marginally, her eyes straining now to see the dusty trail they followed, but still they continued forward... until she saw their destination.

She dropped back, taking Arch's arm again to slowly decelerate the three of them until they were at rest relative to the towering monolithic building before them. A castle the size of a small moon, floating in orbit around an old, old star.


"This is it." Enyalius announced, her gaze analyzing the outer fortress for any guards, but instead she found nothing but a gaping hole in the stony facade. The entrance.

"Keep quiet," Enyalius instructed, her own voice muted as she pushed forward again, heading for the door. "Keep close."

She landed on the smooth floor and released her hold on the commander as her wings disappeared; she resisted the urge to tuck and roll behind the nearest obstacle to keep herself hidden, but she did not resist summoning her sword. She waited for the 6 pairs of landing feet behind her before creeping forward into the darkness of the old, gothic-styled cathedral of a castle.

Sailor Nocturnus

Sailor Nocturnus shuddered as the castle came into view. It seemed too familiar. She had never seen Sarastro's fortress, but her mother had spoken of it often. This stony facade fit perfectly with her own mental image of what his awful palace must look like. She could only hope that it wasn't his--that wouldn't make any sense, right? He was off far away somewhere, back near her own homeland... if her homeland still existed. If her mother was still alive. There were too many "ifs."

The small sailor soldier kept close to their leader, but not too close. The apparent emptiness of the castle made her skin crawl. She followed instructions immediately--she kept silent before; doing so again was easy. What lurked in the darkness of this strange place?

Rayden began tapping Arch's shoulder in morse code: "Do you remember the Nordic Crypts? We're likely to find some undead in here, or perhaps crystalline Atronachs."

Arch only nodded in acknowledgement, as the party delved deeper towards the main chamber.

The dragonborn only had some idea on who was pulling the strings in the adversary's favor. Geared up in his Nordic Carved Armor, Arch continued forward with his Norn on Arch's shoulder.

Jasper touched down onto the floor a few moments after the Senshi arrived, noting the presence of another outsider. The relative lack of action towards him suggested he shared their goals of completing a harrowing rescue mission, and was not in league with the Queen's abductor. At that moment, a warm trickling sensation interrupted Jasper's thoughts. He had pushed himself hard to follow the Senshi's journey out of the Milky Way, earning a case of nasal hemorrhage for his efforts.

I'm not going to enjoy the return trip.  From his jacket, Jasper withdrew a handkerchief and wiped his nose. Letting the injury remain visible would suggest the appearance of impropriety, something he had learned to avoid. The Senshi would be less useful to the rescue effort if they wasted their attention on him or questions of his character.

Once he was clean, Jasper strode forward into the citadel. The darkness beckoned him forward, while the kidnapper's minions were surely awaiting their chance to spring an ambush. While the old castle might have frightened others away, Jasper's gaze did not waver in the least; he was a rat in his natural environment, charged with finding another rat who dared to hide itself away from the light of justice.

Sailor Io's earlier enthusiasm had faded into a calm determination, her mind focused on the mighty castle ahead of them. For a moment, she thought back to her friends on Earth. Would Ganymede like this castle? He always had an eye for architecture, and fortresses designs always got him excited.

But now wasn't the time for reminiscing, and Io turned her attention back to the gates ahead. As she quietly followed the others' lead, she strained to pick up any sounds that could warn them of enemies or give them a hint as to where the kidnapped senshi were hidden.

Sailor Splash's body gave out the moment she touched the ground. Simply put, she was exhausted. Collapsing over her own body, she hit the ground hard. Her boots and skirt were covered in whatever dirt particles were ridden across the ground. The feeling of relaxation filled her body with joy, but her mind with dread. She couldn't rest as her body screamed at her because her heart ached to help the Senshi in danger.  

She looked up through foggy eyes at the structure before her and grinned. "Let's teach whoever... or whatever is in there not to mess with us.

Sailor Solar Eclipse

She didn't touch down onto the ground, and instead opted to stay in flight as it seemed to be the best thing for someone of her size to do.

Even though she had become somewhat used to being surrounded by impossibly large things, it still took her breath away every time she happened to see something new. How did a person even go about building something like this? It was so dark, too. Kind of creepy.

Solar Eclipse flew close to their leader, staying behind and giving Sailor Enyalius the lead, but Solar Eclipse wanted to be near by and ready for anything that came their way. Now that she had made up her mind to help, she was going to do everything in her power to do her best!

She just hoped that her best would be good enough.

Ignoring the nearly painful pounding in her chest, Solar Eclipse kept her eyes focused on whatever might lay ahead.

Sailor Bellatrix

Landing proved to be more difficult than Sailor Bellatrix had previously thought. As a person who was generally graceful and agile, Bellatrix hadn't expected her feet to stumble or for her legs to feel like jelly as soon as her feet touched the ground.

She stumbled, just a bit, but she was able to right her balance before she completely fell. It was the same kind of feeling as when she swam for too long and then left the pool. She felt overly heavy. As if her legs were suddenly too weak to properly support her weight.

But then, she supposed that after hours of disuse, her muscles would take a few moments to normalize once more.

Bellatrix took her time, bending her legs and squatting up and down again, trying to work out the strange feeling.

Once she felt better, and more like her normal self, she moved to join the rest of the group. Everything seemed dark and ominous, and she couldn't shake the feeling that they were walking right into a trap.

Sailor Bellatrix glanced back and forth at their surroundings, and occasionally she would check behind the group as well. She didn't know what to expect, but she would be ready for any signs of movement from the shadows.

Sailor Andromeda

Every one of the other senshi joined in with their own words of courage, and though Kira did not know any of them personally, she felt pride at being a part of such a brave group of people. She was constantly awed by their ability to risk their lives for others despite what they might think about the danger. The journey was still long, and it gave her time to think about all the stories she would tell once she got back home. Not if. Once.

Thankfully there had been no other challenges, and it was smooth flying until they arrived at the literal end of the galaxy. Instantly she felt colder and more nervous than before; this was territory that she hadn’t even known existed. As the people in front started to slow down, Kira followed suit, and when she looked up to see what might be the cause, the sight took her breath away. Here where she would think nothing could exist there was a grand castle, all black and shrouded in shadows.

They had arrived at their destination.

She just wished she didn’t feel so cold all over when she landed somewhat awkwardly and tried not to make any noise as instructed. Their leader seemed to not hesitate at all before entering the enemy’s domain, and Kira tried to be just as brave. She didn’t like darkness very well… she felt like something might jump out of them at any moment.

Enyalius's eyes caught on a shadowy form entering the cathedral before them and she clenched her jaw; she would not yell after whomever-it-was and risk exposing the team prematurely, and she would not rush forward to stop them for the very same reason. Whoever it was was on their own, for the moment. Coldly, following the rationalization of the situation, she watched the figure like a hawk, her eyes roaming occasionally to the building itself, looking for sentries, guards, anything else that might pose a threat. Whoever it was would be the target of a welcoming committee; once she saw what was there, she'd either rush in to assist, or, if too many, lead the group away to find another entrance. A lump formed in her stomach at the callousness of the idea, but she... she had no other choice. 

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Sailor Nocturnus

Sailor Nocturnus froze when she saw their current leader pause. Silently, she followed the line of sight towards that which had caught Sailor Enyalius's attention. There. Distant. Some kind of... some kind of shape. She wasn't even sure that it was humanoid, from this distance.

The small soldier's dark eyes flitted from the shape to Sailor Enyalius, and back again. She could clearly observe that the older girl was tense and poised. Without guidance, Sailor Nocturnus was too uncertain to make any decisions on her own. She remained nearby, quiet, and focused on Sailor Enyalius. She would follow her lead.

Achelois looked up at the dark looming structure before landing gracefully and stepping aside to check the rest of the Senshi as they landed.  As they managed to stumble to the ground Achelois took in their surroundings readying herself for any attack.  After everyone had safely stowed away their wings she noticed Enya’s eyes catch something and following her line of sight she caught hold of something, a person maybe,  ahead of them.  She watched as Enya stayed still, not moving to warn the other being.  Achelois could recognize Enya’s strategic mind already at work.  Although she didn’t know what enemies lurked nearby she had enough confidence in her ability that she wasn’t worried about anything just yet.  She trusted Enya’s decision and quietly stayed back with the group.