"We cannot allow you to have your way," seconded Sailor Neptune.
"Oh hell," uncharacteristically said Sailor Moon, just knowing what was about to happen.
"Excuse me?" said Artemis as two Sailor Senshi confronted her.
"Turning innocent girls into animals," said Sailor Uranus.
"She attacked me," retorted Artemis. "I've mellowed a bit over the centuries, but not THAT much. Nor am I the most charitable goddess out there. I would suggest you not push your own luck."
"Space Sword -" began Uranus, drawing a costume jewelry sword out of nowhere.
"Submarine -" began Neptune.
Artemis shifted her spear and rammed it through Uranus' chest without a word.
" - Reflection!" finished Neptune.
Artemis stood there in the beam of the Submarine Reflection, looking slightly annoyed.
crack tinkle
Everyone looked at the pieces of earring now littering the ground, at least those that weren't looking at the gasping and transfixed Uranus.
"NOW she's done it," said Thor, lifting another mug of ale.
"Uranus isn't dead?" asked Mercury, knowing enough about anatomy to judge that the Senshi shouldn't even be twitching with the spear entering where it did and exiting the other side like that. It SHOULD have been an instant kill.
"No, this is Amaterasu's party and killing guests isn't in the right spirit," said Thor companionably to the young lass. "Thing is, they've already established that transformation is quite alright and bringing gifts is expected."
"Please don't hurt them," asked Sailor Moon of the angry goddess as the Senshi transformations were revoked and the fallen mirror and sword faded away.
"Umf, umf," huffed Azusa Shiratori as she tried to pry this guy's hammer from his belt.
Akane tried to ease back through the crowd, unfortunately the crowd wasn't cooperating.
"Hurt them?" Artemis seemed to consider something. "You mean like turning the two into foxes, summoning forth a pack of hounds, then commencing a fox hunt through the streets of Tokyo until they are finally caught are ripped apart?"
"Uhm, yeah, pretty please don't do that," pleaded Sailor Moon who wasn't too proud to try this sort of tactic.
"Very well," said Artemis with the air of someone who was making a major concession. "Had they been able - they would have killed me, so a 'life for a life' does seem the traditional punishment."
"That doesn't sound good," said Sailor Moon.
Thor idly lifted one gauntleted hand and brought it down upon the head of some would be thief. A moment later he'd lifted the unconscious girl and tossed her into the opening. "Uninvited guest and attempted thievery."
"Hmmm," said a few of the party-goers.
Akane felt eyes upon her and froze in place of her own volition.
"No, I won't kill them, Princess Serenity, yet letting them go would itself be unjust, don't you think?" Artemis seemed to be distracted as she walked around the unmoving Sailor Neptune.
"Uhm, we really need to defend the planet and such, and they're part of our team," tried Sailor Mercury.
"Hmmm," said Artemis, still thinking on it.
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