Time of Corruption
by DarkPluto
DarkPluto4@aol.com
 Chapter 9 - Fallen
Rating: PG-13

 Author's Note: Another shorty.

        Pluto yawned.  She had teleported to an obscure planet, evidently.
It was cold and chilly, but it was uninhabited, empty, and safe.  That was
what she needed.  Solitude, and a break from battling.
        She stared at the little pool of ice on the floor and looked in the
reflection.  Nothing had changed.  Nothing. Fuck, she thought.  Something
SHOULD have.  All that power that she had gained.  She was no longer
guarding
the gates.
        But I'm just as alone as ever, she thought.  The Sailors now all
hate
me instead of ignore me.  But why should I care?  Soon, Endymion will be
mine!  That's all that matters.  That's all the hope I can hang on to in
life.
        She stood up.  She felt as empty inside as ever.  Why??, she asked
herself.  I'm not guarding the gates.  I'm free!  Fuck, nothing makes sense
anymore.  Except Endymion.
  She walked, not caring where she was going.  "Going somewhere, Pluto?"
 She whirled around.  "Galaxia?  So soon after your ignominious defeat?" she
said, surprised.
 Galaxia just glared on.  "It was low down and cruel of you to take
advantage
of my concern over my sister to use to try to destroy me.  And now, I will
destroy the one solely responsible for the death of my sister.  Everyone,
look at this woman.  This woman who dresses as a SAILOR.  This woman's hand
is stained the blood of more than forty Sailors - the very Sailors that she
used to be part of the team of!  She is a traitor!  A traitor to her solar
system, a traitor to all those in her job, a traitor to herself!" shrieked
Galaxia to the huge armies assembled behind her.  "Let's destroy her now!
Once and for all!!"
 A cheer rose.  And suddenly, a huge roar was heard.  Pluto froze in terror.
She realized that each scout had just changed her own attack.  The thousands
of attacks, including Galaxia's own, flew over the heads of each scout.  The
multi-color balls of energy were directed together.  And a gargantuan sphere
formed.  Galaxia lifted herself in the air as she held this ball above her
head.
 "This," she said with hate in her voice "is for my sister!" as she hurled
the sphere towards her.
 Pluto coldly gripped her Time Staff.  "Dark Staff Shield Blockade!" she
shouted, and a crimson force field surrounded her.  She clung to her Staff
with a grip of iron.  The sphere collided with the force field.  Pluto felt
the potent sphere breaking in the force field.  She struggled trying to help
the force field push it back.  "Dark Dome Time Freeze!" she shouted.  The
Garnet Orb began flashing.  Everyone froze in time.  Pulling out her stone,
she cried "Sheer Stone Consume!"  The light slowly began pulling the energy
from the sphere.  Realizing the "Dark Dome Time Freeze" attack would wear
off
within a few seconds, she stopped her stone and gripped on to the Staff
again. The two continued to battle, but finally, the force field collapsed.
The remainder of the sphere smashed into Pluto, knocking her to the ground.
 A rumbling hurrah trumpeted from the crowd assembled as they cheered.
Galaxia screamed "Galaxy Swirl!", and the energy ball smacked into Pluto.
She took her sword and aimed repeated blasts at her.  Finally, she
confidently approached Pluto.  As she stood over Pluto, she prepared to take
her Time Staff.  Her hand was an inch from the staff.
 And it happened within a split second.  Pluto whipped her Time Staff and
smacked Galaxia in the face.  Galaxia fell back, stunned and in pain.
        "Nebula Whirlwind Torpedo!" She screeched, as her hair flew out
behind her as a dark wind crashed into Galaxia and knocked her down.
        "Sunrise Ray!" Pluto cried, and a golden beam arrow pierced into the
bosom of Galaxia.
        The rest of the army began shouting again, preparing to aim multiple
attacks.  Pluto had had enough.  "ETERNAL TIME WIND STRIKE!"  She whirled as
rapidly as she ever had.  Hurricane gusts of energy lashed out in a wild
gust
across the whole army.  Those who attempted force fields had their force
field penetrated by the second gust.  The army collapsed rapidly.  As Pluto
fell to the ground, exhausted, the whole army had been vanquished.  Laughing
triumphantly though haggardly, she lifted her Time Staff.  "Death Slice!"
The sword flew out and headed for Galaxia and stabbed her again.
        Galaxia could feel herself falling unconscious.  Using what little
strength she had left, she pulled her teleportation ring.  "Galaxy
Teleportation - Activate!"  With a golden shimmer, she was gone.
        "DAMNIT!" bellowed Pluto angrily, as she saw Galaxia disappear.
Shrugging, she took her stone out.  Rising up in the air, she cried "Sheer
Stone Consume!"  And the familiar flash greeted her as the energy came in
torrents.  She felt revived ad rejuvenated after the weary fight.  Tucking
her stone safely away, she gripped her staff.  Leaving behind her trademark
land of darkness, she continued her search for Galaxia and her conquest of
the Universe.

 Author's Note:  I know this one was really short, but it's late, and I
can't
write much more.  I don't think the next chapter will be all that long
either.  But I'm pretty sure the one after that will be longer - much
longer.