View source for The Storm before the Calm

<html>

 
<style>
<!--
 /* Style Definitions */
 p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
	{margin:0in;
	margin-bottom:.0001pt;
	font-size:12.0pt;
	font-family:"Times New Roman";}
h2
	{margin-top:12.0pt;
	margin-right:0in;
	margin-bottom:3.0pt;
	margin-left:0in;
	page-break-after:avoid;
	font-size:14.0pt;
	font-family:Arial;
	font-style:italic;}
@page Section1
	{size:8.5in 11.0in;
	margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;}
div.Section1
	{page:Section1;}
-->
</style>

</head> 

<div class=Section1>

<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600
 style='width:6.25in'>
 <tr>
  <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=tdc>
  <h2><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-style:
  normal'>The Storm before the Calm</span></h2>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Part 3 of “Jedite’s Story”</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>By Jon Brinkerhoff aka “Kryten 2X4B 523P”
  (kd7jkm@DEATHTOSPAMyahoo.com) </p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Oct 15th, 2005</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Naoko Takeuchi is hereby thanked for her involuntary
  contribution to this fanfic.&nbsp; Dr. Xadium is thanked for creating and
  nurturing Suburban Senshi into what it is today.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>With a sharp intake of breath, Jedite sat bolt
  upright.&nbsp; His mind was a raging torrent of memories; images, sounds,
  feelings; he remembered them all at once and yet none of them at all.&nbsp;
  He looked around; he knew that these were his chambers, but how he got here
  and why he could not be certain.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>While Jedite was pondering this, Beryl entered the
  room.&nbsp; Jedite, wrapped up in his thoughts, did not notice until she
  spoke.&nbsp; “Jedite, you have regained consciousness.&nbsp; Are you
  well?”&nbsp; Jedite certainly did not feel well, but suddenly thought that it
  would be unwise to say as much.&nbsp; “Yes, Beryl-sama; I am well.&nbsp; May
  I ask what happened?”</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>“You collapsed; your initial awakening may have been
  premature.”&nbsp; Jedite tried to reconcile this information with his
  swirling memories.&nbsp; He could remember first opening his eyes and seeing
  Beryl’s face in the dark.&nbsp; He could remember seeing Beryl’s face again
  from the floor as his eyes closed.&nbsp; The explanation seemed to fit so
  far, but something still seemed amiss.&nbsp; He felt a sudden chill, but
  assumed it had come from the open door of his chamber.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Jedite spent the next six months preparing his Youma for
  the coming assault.&nbsp; The news of Danburite’s death had been
  unexpected.&nbsp; Jedite had been chosen to lead the second wave, but because
  he had been incapacitated his forces were not ready.&nbsp; Beryl should have
  chosen another of the Generals, but they were unable to pass through the gate
  to the surface.&nbsp; The reason was not known, certainly not to Jedite;
  perhaps Beryl had some master plan, or perhaps it was Metallia’s doing.&nbsp;
  Whatever the reason, Jedite would be next.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Danburite’s death was unsettling by itself, but being
  chosen to go next caused a sense of dread within Jedite.&nbsp; Every time he
  became discouraged however, another feeling flared up inside him.&nbsp; He
  felt that his discouragement was unbecoming; he should be stronger than
  that.&nbsp; The source of these feelings was always a mystery though; for want
  of a better source, he attributed them to the Dark Kingdom power he knew was
  coursing through him.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Finally the time came when his forces were prepared.&nbsp;
  Jedite decided that rather than go to the surface himself, he would send his
  Youma to scout the situation and do his energy collection by remote.&nbsp;
  Morga was the first; the jewelry store should have been an easy target for
  her, but she was destroyed.&nbsp; Her assailant was unknown.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Jedite decided that with a proper disguise he could do
  some scouting, if he stayed away from the actual energy collection his life
  would not be at risk.&nbsp; Unfortunately his fortune telling plan was also
  ruined.&nbsp; Whether this Youma was killed by the same force as before or a
  different one Jedite could not know for sure.&nbsp; He realized that he would
  have to take matters into his own hands.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Jedite personally oversaw his next plan, from the safety
  and comfort of the FM No. 10 studio.&nbsp; Those brooches would allow him to
  be almost directly involved, but still maintain his distance.&nbsp; That
  night, his enemy showed herself.&nbsp; “This weak little girl dares to stand
  up to the Dark Kingdom?”&nbsp; He thought.&nbsp; “She’s no match for me!”</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>As he walked confidently toward his target, a rose flew
  seemingly out of nowhere and impaled itself in the roof of the building they
  were on.&nbsp; Jedite had a sudden flash of memories; he saw an image of a
  prince and his guards.&nbsp; It passed and he looked back toward his weakling
  target.&nbsp; Another flash; this time one of himself.&nbsp; This memory was
  much clearer, it was of himself and the other Generals; they were mocking
  him, taunting him, calling him weak.&nbsp; He didn’t understand, but he had
  more important matters just now.&nbsp; Jedite tried to concentrate on his
  purpose, but the memory kept interfering.&nbsp; There was no other recourse,
  he had to retreat.&nbsp; This little girl could wait; first he needed to
  clear his mind.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Jedite returned to the Dark Kingdom to rest.&nbsp; The
  following day his memories had subsided.&nbsp; He wished to explore them some
  more, but Beryl was relentless when it came to energy collection. &nbsp;His
  Youma had not collected very much before they were destroyed each time.&nbsp;
  Jedite decided on a new plan; instead of stealing small amounts of energy
  from large groups, he would steal huge amounts from a select few.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>For a while the gym worked out, but as usual Sailor Moon
  showed up to ruin the day.&nbsp; Jedite directed his minions toward her, but
  he hadn’t yet delivered the collected energy to the Dark Kingdom, and did not
  wish to risk dissipating it in a fight.&nbsp; The pesky girl would have to
  wait once again.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>His next few plans, the chanelas, the subliminal music,
  the Cinderella Caravan, the crystal disks, the clock shop; all of them
  failed.&nbsp; Jedite knew he needed to be present; he knew Sailor Moon could
  defeat his Youma.&nbsp; Every time he tried to go, his memories would
  resurface.&nbsp; He would be racked with images of himself training Youma,
  plotting revenge, being verbally abused by the others.&nbsp; The last was the
  hardest to understand, the other Generals had been quite tolerant since he
  had been reawakened.&nbsp; They weren’t exactly pleasant, but they certainly
  weren’t overtly critical.&nbsp; He could barely tolerate this weakness he
  developed, and desperately wanted to know the source.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Sailor Moon had acquired a companion during the last two
  incidents and Beryl was becoming more and more insistent about the energy
  collection.&nbsp; Jedite had to master his concentration and take a personal
  role in the next plan.&nbsp; The Hikawa shrine was the site; he would sell
  charms to collect energy and use the nearby bus stop to take them partway
  into the Dark Kingdom’s realm to focus the energy collection.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>If only Jedite had known, the miko of the Hikawa shrine
  was another Senshi.&nbsp; There were three of them now, and he would need a
  well organized plan to defeat them.&nbsp; He cursed his debilitating memories
  for the trouble they had been causing him.&nbsp; To make matters worse, he
  hadn’t had any time to figure out what they meant.&nbsp; To stall for time he
  tried the Candy House plan while he attempted to come up with a plan that would
  defeat the Senshi while keeping himself safe.&nbsp; If he planned well enough
  he might even be able to get rid of that annoying Tuxedo Kamen as well.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Beryl was becoming enraged both with the lack of incoming
  energy and with the success that the Senshi kept having against their
  minions.&nbsp; Jedite could sense this quite well; the screaming certainly
  didn’t hide it.&nbsp; Before he could execute his newly laid plan to rid
  himself and the Dark Kingdom of the annoying presence of the Sailor Senshi,
  he was approached by Tetis, one of the Youma who had climbed the ranks and
  held a position nearly on par with his own.&nbsp; Tetis knew that Jedite was
  the strongest General, even if he did not at the moment, and did not wish to
  see Queen Beryl destroy him.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Her plan was brilliant, even Jedite had to admit it.&nbsp;
  With both of them executing it, they should have had no problem gathering
  more energy than ever, and they might even take out the Senshi in the
  process.&nbsp; Sailor Moon showed up, but the other two were not to be found.&nbsp;
  Tetis wished to destroy Moon herself, and since it was her plan, Jedite
  stayed back and watched.&nbsp; Too late he saw the others coming, and before
  he could step in Tetis was dead.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>He’d had quite enough of these Senshi and focused all of
  his rage into a single strike.&nbsp; Before he could bring down his hand and
  bring about their death, Beryl forcibly returned him to the Dark
  Kingdom.&nbsp; Jedite was enraged!&nbsp; He had those Senshi right in front
  of him; he was ready to strike.&nbsp; He suddenly had another memory flash;
  he remembered wanting to leave the Dark Kingdom and take on the world
  himself.&nbsp; This didn’t sound like too bad an idea at this point; Beryl
  had become overbearing and he felt quite under appreciated.&nbsp; He realized
  that he might still have the chance, but first he’d have to rid himself of
  the Senshi.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>After one last confrontation with Queen Beryl he made his
  challenge to the Senshi.&nbsp; The airport would make an excellent place to
  destroy them; he could crush them with the force of the jumbo jets and keep
  himself out of harm’s way.&nbsp; He found it extremely gullible of his prey
  to show up as civilians before transforming into their Senshi forms.&nbsp;
  Even if his plan were thwarted tonight, unlikely as that was, he now knew who
  the pesky Senshi were, and he could attack then at his leisure.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>The Senshi, concerned over property damage that Jedite
  didn’t think even once about, had no recourse but to run from the plane until
  they reached the end of the runway.&nbsp; Jedite laughed; soon it would all
  be over!&nbsp; Jedite’s concentration was suddenly broken by a flying
  rose.&nbsp; “So the Tuxedo man wants to play too, huh?”&nbsp; Jedite
  mused.&nbsp; “Those girls seem quite distracted by his presence, they can
  wait a moment.”&nbsp; Jedite leapt at Tuxedo Kamen and drove them both into
  the bay.&nbsp; Jedite used his power to keep himself from drowning as he
  pushed Tuxedo Kamen to deeper and deeper depths.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Jedite resurfaced and continued his assault on the
  Senshi.&nbsp; He expected an easy fight now, but the death of their friend
  only strengthened their resolve.&nbsp; Suddenly the entire tarmac was covered
  in a fog.&nbsp; Jedite could no longer see his prey, until Sailor Moon came
  running from the mist away from the following jet.&nbsp; They had split up
  under the cover of this accursed mist.&nbsp; His anger could not be contained
  as he shouted for the others to show themselves.&nbsp; Mercury appeared
  behind him, and as he turned toward her, he summoned another jet to the
  chase.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Suddenly despite his control over the planes, they turned
  in his direction.&nbsp; Jedite concentrated harder, but that only caused the
  planes to increase their speed toward him.&nbsp; Suddenly all three Senshi
  appeared before him.&nbsp; He tried to move, to attack, to do anything, but
  he could not.&nbsp; They spouted some nonsense at him and then Moon threw
  that damn tiara in his direction.&nbsp; He was just able to dodge it, but as
  he fell to the ground and looked up, one of the jets was baring down on him
  quicker than he could move.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Jedite felt himself beginning to be crushed under the immense
  weight before he was once again forcibly returned to the Dark Kingdom.&nbsp;
  He stood before Queen Beryl, clutching his stomach.&nbsp; “Jedite, you have
  failed for the last time!”&nbsp; Beryl boomed.&nbsp; “You have proven
  yourself unfit for the Dark Kingdom again!”</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>“Again?”&nbsp; Jedite asked aloud.&nbsp; Suddenly the
  insufficient job that the memory wipe had done came unraveled and Jedite
  remembered.&nbsp; He remembered lying alone in the dark listening to the
  other Generals.&nbsp; He remembered their constant torment of him.&nbsp; He
  remembered that fool Danburite being chosen over him.&nbsp; He remembered
  turning on Beryl and wanting to rule the world.&nbsp; “And I remember, you
  froze me and tried to wipe my memory.&nbsp; You used me!” Jedite fumed.&nbsp;
  “You were never going to give us anything once we captured the planet for
  you.&nbsp; Not me, nor the other Generals. &nbsp;I should destroy you!&nbsp;
  The world should belong to me!”</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>Jedite raised his hand and summoned a ki blast, but in his
  weakened state Beryl easily deflected it.&nbsp; “You are too dangerous
  Jedite.&nbsp; You know too much.&nbsp; You will sleep now.”</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>As Beryl raised her hand Jedite felt the ice forming
  around him once again.&nbsp; He had been too weak, too slow.&nbsp; He was
  certain that Beryl would not give him another chance, memory wipe or
  no.&nbsp; If he ever got another chance, he would not make the same mistakes
  again.&nbsp; He would be in charge, he would rule the world.&nbsp; He would
  do it for himself.</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>
  <p class=MsoNormal>To be concluded in “The Last Goodbye”, Suburban Senshi
  time period</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p>

</div>
</html>

[[Category:  Kryten 2X4B 523P]] [[Category:SSEU Stories]] [[Category:The Dark Kingdom War]]