Chapter 8: The VEPPer

"What a shame that we must kill Gora-san's brother just to get to him..." Akihiko spoke as he looked up from his calligraphy, and Haruhiko smiled, "It'll be okay, Aki. Hakone Yumoto is in our way...he and his dumb friends are..."

Akihiko replied, "And what about that girl, who wants to help us?"
"Well, we'll work with her. If she can get rid of the Battle Lovers, Gora-san is ours!"

"Well, you two should have said something earlier!" a girl's voice spoke and Haruhiko growled. He put on a smile and turned to her, "Hello, Miss Eudial."

Eudial sighed, "Listen, I need to get rid of the Sailor Guardians, and you need to get rid of the Battle Lovers. So, let's do it."
Haruhiko rolled his eyes, "I don't really want your help, but my brother says we should listen to you."

Akihiko stood up, "Now, Haru, I said that she could help us get rid of them, but we want to kill them. She can easily lure them out to us."

Eudiel smiled, "I can lure them out...but we should both have a monster out, we can kill the Sailor Guardians and the Battle Lovers!" She laughed and Akihiko whispered to Haruhiko, "We need to get rid of them before the Student Council comes back...you remember how Dadacha warned us about them."

Haruhiko nodded, "Yes I know..." He hissed, "Kinugawa Atsushi and the president are best friends...we need to hurry."

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Yumoto yawned as he sat in class. Wombat sat on his lap and Yumoto smiled. He looked at his teacher and placed his book in front of him and thought, "Time for sleep, because he won't notice me."

He placed his head on his desk and closed his eyes as he fell asleep.

"Wait!" Yumoto cried as he ran after the VEPPer, "Please, you two, don't take my brother!"

"SILENCE!" They screamed and Yumoto frowned, "Please...don't take the only family I have!" he screamed and Haruhiko growled, "I hate you! Gora-san deserves US! Not YOU!"

"So?! What love is there?" Yumoto yelled and the twins scoffed, "None!"
Yumoto gasped, "W-what?!"

"Hakone-san! Hakone-san! Wake up!" His teacher yelled and Yumoto sat up quickly, "H-huh?"
His teacher frowned, "You were sleeping! Stay awake!"
Yumoto nodded, "Yes, Sensei."

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Usagi sighed as she walked home from school with her friends. "I wonder how the Battle Lovers are." She spoke and Ami looked at her, "We can go check them, if you want."

Rei frowned, "Yeah, but we must be careful! The Death Busters are looking for us, and for more victims."

Makoto nodded, "Yes."
Minako smiled, "I have a date with Ryuu-kun again!" she giggled and Usagi looked at her, "You do?"

Minako nodded, "Yeah! He asked me yesterday! We're going to this one popcorn place, he says there's good flavors there!"

Usagi gasped, "What?! I've always wanted to go there, Minako-chan!"
Minako looked at her, "You should go too!" she smiled and Usagi shrugged, "But this is your own date, Minako-chan!"

Minako brushed her off, "Just go with Mamoru-san!"

Usagi blushed, "W-well...Mamo-chan is busy with Chibiusa-chan tonight..." she sighed and smiled at Minako, "Go ahead."

"Oh look at this, Sol...we found the girls." A voice laughed and Ami looked up. "The VEPPer!"

Salty Sol laughed, "They remember our names, Luna! How sweet!" he shot a beam off towards them and the five girls dodged.

"Transform!" Luna cried and the girls all pulled out ther transformation items.

"Mercury Star Power!"
"Mars Star Power!"
"Jupiter Star Power!"
"Venus Star Power!"
"Moon Cosmic Power!"

"MAKE UP!"

The twins shielded their eyes and growled as the Sailor Guardians appeared.

Melty Luna turned to his brother, "I have a great idea...let's take these girls...or we can take Hakone Yumoto and use him as bait for the Battle Lovers and Sailor Guardians to come get him..."

"Love-Me-Chain!"

Salty Sol gasped as he was wrapped with her chains and Melty Luna growled, "Leave my brother alone!" he shot a small beam at her and his brother jumped up and broke her chain.

"Hold it right there!" A voice yelled and the VEPPer turned to the voice. "Oh goody. It's the Battle Lovers." Salty Sol scoffed and looked at Scarlet.

Scarlet frowned, "What are you doing here?"
"Why, just luring you out!"

Scarlet looked around at his friends, "Huh?"

The twins held their hands up, "Come to us, Cat Monster!"

The Battle Lovers gasped and the Cat Monster jumped in front of them, "I'll stop all of you, nya~! Especially you, Battle Lover Scarlet!"

Scarlet growled and Sailor Moon yelled, "Not if I can stop you first!"
The Cat Monster smiled, "Cat Scratch Scream!"

Scarlet screamed as he was hit and the other Battle Lovers were hit also.
The VEPPer began to laugh, "You don't stand a chance!" Salty Sol laughed and smirked as the monster meowed, "VEPPer, Scarlet won't stay down, nya!"

Scarlet growled and looked at Sailor Moon, "We need to heal them! Or I will at least!"

The VEPPer growled at the duo and Melty Luna stood beside Sailor Moon, "We know who you are..." he laughed and looked at Scarlet, "You may heal our monster today...but tomorrow...you won't be so lucky!"
Scarlet raised an eyebrow, "Huh?"

"Cat Meow Cry!"
The Battle Lovers gasped as they were hit by sound waves and the monster screeched.

"Supreme Thunder!"

"Epinard Love Hurricane!"

"Burning Mandala!"
"Vesta Love Ignit!"

The Cat Monster screamed as it was hit by their attacks and the girls yelled, "Sailor Moon now!" while the Battle Lovers yelled, "Scarlet, use Love Shower!"

"Oh yeah!" the two gasped and the Battle Lovers quickly made their True Love Staff. They both held up their wands and began to call out their attack.

"Moon Spiral Heart-!"
"Love-!"
"Attack!"
"Shower!"

The Cat Monster covered its face as two hearts came towards it. "Wait-nya! N-no!!!!" It screamed and turned back into a human.

The VEPPer growled, "DAMMIT!" Salty Sol screamed, "That was supposed to kill you, HAKONE YUMOTO!" he stomped his foot down and glared at Scarlet, "Tomorrow is your last day alive! ENJOY IT!"

Mars glared at them, "You two need to stop! What's your problem!?"

Melty Luna looked at her, "What is our problem? Why, nothing." He smiled, "Oh, tell your enemies that we're done working with them. We work alone."

"Wait, what?!" Eudial gasped as she appeared. "You two tricked me!"
Salty Sol rolled his eyes and shot a beam towards her. She screamed as she was shot back and Sailor Moon yelled, "Eudial died last week! How did she come back?"

The VEPPer gasped, "Wait...what?!"
Eudial smirked, "I'm not Eudial!" she snapped her fingers, "I'm Mimete! The second of the Witches 5...and I'm angry at you two!"

Mimete crossed her arms and glared at the twins "You two are stupid!" she held her staff up, "Charm Buster!"

The duo quickly teleported away and Mimete turned to the Battle Lovers. "So you are the Battle Lovers." She smiled at Vesta, "Aren't you cute...?"
Vesta rolled his eyes, "Sorry, but you're not my type."

Mimete gasped, "WHAT?!" she growled and looked at Cerulean, "My...you all are cute! Too bad you won't tell me who you really are. Wait...why are your faces blurry and your voices strange?"

Wombat yelled, "Because they're privacy blurs to keep the forces of evil from knowing who the forces of love are!"
Mimete frowned and looked at Scarlet, "Are you their leader?"
Scarlet frowned and put a finger to his chin, "Ummmm, I think so."

Mimete smiled, "Eudial left notes about you! But I don't trust her." She giggled and looked at Sulfur, "You all won't defeat me...but to be honest, I don't care about you Battle Lovers." She looked at Epinard too. "You all aren't that interesting." She winked at Vesta, "Bye bye~!"

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Yumoto looked at his friends and the girls, "So we're going to Binan Land tomorrow?"
"Yes." Atsushi smiled and Io spoke, "We paid for your ticket."

Yumoto giggled, "You guys are the best!"

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Haruhiko smirked as he heard Yumoto speak, "Did you hear that...Binan Land is closing...and they'll be gone the entire day."

Akihiko smiled, "Oh?" He frowned, "But we loved Binan Land as children...what are you thinking?"
Haruhiko looked at his twin, "Well...I was thinking that we can finally act and get Gora-san!"

Akihiko gasped, "Great idea, Haru! Then...we can kill the Battle Lovers."
Haruhiko nodded, "Yes...tomorrow...or the day after, is truly the day Hakone Yumoto will die."

Akihiko smirked and thought bitterly, "Yes...hopefully the dumb Student Council don't arrive...and hopefully that Mimete will get rid of the Sailor Guardians."