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Things had changed.

There were some evident changes, such as the fact Metis had been hospitalized, or the fact that the coma patients had started to wake up. It was weird not having the cat around too, after having her around for so long. Some things weren't as evident. One being that Ellie Spectre had become a murderer. Sure, she hadn't killed that Negaverse lieutenant as Ellie, but as Sailor Iris, but facts were facts. She had killed a man. And she wasn't exactly enjoying the feeling of having a conscious at the moment. Guilt sucked.

And finally, the biggest change of all (in Ellie's humble perspective). She had not attempted to henshin up ever since the incident. Part of her was afraid what would happen, though in all honesty, the tomboy would never truly admit to having such feelings.

"Ya gotta do it sometime" she had to reassure herself after swallowing the lump that had slowly built up in the back of her throat. It was dark enough where it wouldn't be too big a deal. Maybe it would be an uneventful evening of patrolling. Wishful thinking at best probably.

"Iris Eternal, MAKE-UP!"

Once more, the haze of transforming overwhelmed her, feathers surrounding her. When all was said and done, the girl had seemed to sprout wings. When ********* had unlocked such strength in her before, the yellow-suited senshi had not even looked the outfit over.

Now that she was by herself, she truly had time to get a good look. "Oh, f*ck me!!!! God damn it!!!" Her hands grabbed onto the feathery appendages stuck to her uniform where her giant-a** butt bow had been before. With all of the grace of a garbage truck, she began to yank at the feathered monstrosity attached to her rear. It took her about 15 good sized yanks to realize something. Those wings weren't coming off.

"Son ova' b*tch!!!" At least the butt bow had been something she could momentarily rip off. Sure, it came back the next time she henshined up, but it still was something she could temporarily remedy.

Releasing the wings, she began to grudgingly analyze the rest of her outfit. What the hell were these bubble sleeves? And why did she need 3 ruffly skirts layered over each other?! In the middle of her inspection, she then realized something pretty important.

I have no f*cking clue about my powers.

The string of cursing that followed this realization was enough to liven up the silent night air with such colorful language.

Sailor Iris had just smacked her hand against the wall of the alley she was in. She had to get some of that angry energy out, even if it did cause her slight pain in her knuckles. Knuckles + brick = ouch (though her features would never betray such a thing). It was then that a voice announced itself.

"You... have... butt wings!"

The blonde's frown shifted into a scowl as she turned, golden eyes falling upon a familiar redhead. If the look in her eyes could kill, this Negaverse loser would have been dead. Alas, there were no mythical properties to Iris' eyes, so the redhead was still alive. The senshi instead growled out "Go ahead, laugh it up, dipsh*t!!"

She turned herself to completely face the girl. Her expression didn't shift, but somewhere in her mind, she couldn't help but notice something was different. Whatever it was, it couldn't be all that important, otherwise she would have pinpointed it exactly.

The Senshi of Rainbows stood there for a bit, waiting, but then eventually shifted into what seemed like a loose fighting stance. "Ya know...I can't believe ya keep comin' back fer more... whatever th' f*ck yer name is!" She signaled for the redhead to get started.

"Ya must really like havin' yer a** handed to ya!"

This girl really had a death wish. It just sucked that Iris had sorta sworn off killing due to that whole guilt thing. Each little taunt was doing exactly as the redhead wanted, just enraging Iris more and more with each word. The senshi wouldn't have flown at her literally, but upon the second "flap" that was called out, one might have said that Iris' feet were flying, for she instantly began to bolt towards the brat.

Words were a waste on this girl.

Actions spoke much louder. And the first action Iris was taking as hefty a swing with her fist to wipe that sneer off of the Nega-b*tch's face.

Somewhere nearby, a voice just seemed to groan at Iris' current tactics. Some things just never seemed to change.

The sneer was still on the girl's lips, which only pushed the yellow suited senshi to continue attacking. The Negaverser dodged, so she lunged again with another heavy swing. Something was still bugging Iris in the back of her mind about this whole situation, but she still couldn't quite place her finger on it.

Close by, someone had noticed exactly what had happened with the Negaverse Agent. The dark energy that Sassolite was giving off was more than she had before, which meant she had been given a promotion. The weapon which the new Captain was far more deadly than it had been before too. And from what she was seeing, Eternal Sailor Iris was underestimating Sassolite greatly.

It was time for a distraction!

From her hiding place farther down the alleyway, a very familiar cat began to make leaps and bounds, causing the bell about her neck to sing out quite loudly. ********* was very careful to keep her eye on the Captain. She might have had new tricks up her sleeves, but in all honesty, so did *********>

You're in pain.

The arrow had whizzed straight at her, and found a way to pierce through her skin. Her brain recognized the feeling of pain, but somehow Iris seemed to ignore the arrow that was now sticking out of her right shoulder (closer to the collarbone and missing the shoulder bubble). The white of her uniform was easily pooling up a small section of a deep red color. Sailor Iris always played through the pain. It was in the middle of her third swing that the redhead let another arrow fly, but it was not even remotely near her. It was also in the middle of the third swing that her mind seemed to get something.

She has real arrows.

It was at this realization that she finally decided to fix part of the problem. Or at least, attempt to. After her third swing (whether she hit or missed), the blonde tightened up her left hand into a fist. The redhead could easily figure out what was happening as the hand began to glow. However, something seemed different this time. Sure, the light was just as bright as ever, but it seemed as if it took less time for Sailor Iris to actually gather up the energy she needed for the attack. By the time the brightly colored ribbon of light appeared, it was already being swung not at the redhead, but at the bow itself.

"Iris Rainbow Slicer!"

Iris was so fixated on her current fight, she had obviously failed to notice the guardian cat. Perhaps it was for the best the senshi failed to notice. She might have been a small, relatively round cat, but she was still decently agile when push came to shove. She hadn't even needed to rely on her fancy tricks to save her from what seemed like a stray arrow shot down the alleyway.

Relentlessly, the tailless feline continued to taunt Sassolite with that playful metallic jingling sound.

The senshi let out a less than dignified grunt as she missed her actual target with the slicer. She wasn't certain whether or not catching the girl by the arm was a good thing or not yet. In her mind, that image of the boy losing his head seemed to repeat. Losing an arm wouldn't kill her, right?

Trying to push out any of the concerns in her head, she pointed something out to her opponent. "Kinda dumb t'lose an arm over a weapon, don'tcha think?" She began to tug on the slicer, as if trying to pull the girl in closer.

Jingle jingle jingle

Iris' brain really was slow. It was only after the redhead attempted to lure the cat out of hiding with her obnoxious taunting that the Senshi of Rainbows even noticed the bell.

*********> Gold eyes attempted to locate the feline, but were unable to from where she was standing. She probably could have attacked again, but now she was distracted, just like the Negaverser.

"No, I think I'll hang out back here for now! I don't exactly consider bleeding to be much fun anyways." The cat giggled a bit from where she was at, even if it was no laughing matter. ********* was definitely a distraction. However, she then said something to the senshi that was a bit odd.

"Iris, use your Revenge on her!"

Revenge?

The word seemed to ring through her ears and mind for a moment, as if testing out how well it worked with the rest of her parts. It wouldn't do her any good to put part that didn't fit into her motorcycle, so why would she do the same thing to herself?

Revenge

It wasn't a bum part that didn't fit. The word now ran through her mind smoothly, almost fondly, like it belonged there all along. Confidently, she loosened her fist, making the rainbow disappear. It was probably a bit hard on the eyes to have such a source of light vanish so quickly.

For a moment, the girl closed her eyes, hiding the golden orbs behind her eyelids.

Revenge

She drew her hands together in front of her and a faint glow began to light up between both hands as they clapped together. When she parted her hands, she literally formed a medium sized arch, a rainbow forming along the path her fingers had traveled. Her eyes opened up slowly.

She didn't do it right...

Able to recognize the problem, the cat began to make her way towards the pair as swiftly as her paws could manage. Her eyes didn't leave Sassolite for even a second as she approached.

********* were not going to be on the menu if she could avoid it.

Iris was unaware of her mistake. The saying was Ignorance is bliss for a reason. With a pretty confident grin, she then threw the arch of light towards the redhead.

"Iris Rainbow Revenge!"

She really didn't know what to expect of the attack to be honest. So when the arch seemed to break into 7 different colors and flew into different directions, the senshi didn't know how badly she had messed up until she felt her hand grabbed.

"Until we meet again!"

A familiar face smiled with a winking green eye towards Sassolite. The cat was no longer merely a cat. With that, the gray-haired girl yanked on Iris' limb. It was time to go now!