After descending into the valley, Nabiki and Rei couldn't help but feeling a little nervous. Under that misty cloud, everything looked a little gloomy, and while the thicket was not as thick as previously, it was like someone, or something, was watching them.
How true...
'Intruders... show them your power, my precious darlings...'
"Did you say something?" Nabiki asked Rei. The Shinto priestess shook her head.
"We have to hurry," Sting said. "The place where I hid the amulet is close by."
The girls nodded and followed the directions Sting gave them.
They passed several beautiful flowers. "Look at that big orchid," Rei said. "If Setsuna were here... One of her hobbies is growing flowers... when she doesn't watch the Time Gates..."
Nabiki didn't respond. Instead, she screamed:
"AAAAAAAAAHH!"
Rei turned around. "What's wrong?"
Nabiki was sweating. "A... a... scorpion..."
Sting sweat-dropped. "Nabiki, you don't have to be alarmed. Scorpions like me normally only sting humans when they are scared. Don't hurt him, and he won't hurt you."
"But... but... this scorpion I just saw was big. I mean, REALLY big!"
"Nabiki, you have to stop being such a scared crybaby!" Rei had lost her temper. "The world is harsh, and not everyone can hide all the time at home, where it's safe. Face reality!"
THAT got Nabiki mad. "What did you say? You better take that back, or else..."
"Or else what?" Rei shot back. "We're not in Nerima, Nabiki. This is the Amazonian jungle... how are you planning to intimidate me?"
"Um, girls..." Sting called weakly.
"WHAT??" they both shouted.
He pointed upwards.
The girls looked up... and looked right into the face of the biggest, ugliest scorpion they ever saw.
And it was at least as big as a horse... no, make that an elephant.
"WHAAAAAAH!" they shouted and ran away just in time as the monster growled and tried to get them with his pincers.
"Do you believe me NOW?" Nabiki yelled as they hid behind a big tree.
"I'm sorry," Rei shouted. "But I couldn't really know that you meant THAT big, right?"
They yelped as a big, black pincer suddenly cut down several thick branches next to them.
"Do something," Rei screamed. "You're supposed to be Sailor Scorpio, aren't you? Well, make him leave!"
Nabiki tried. "Uh... hey, leave us alone! Get lost! Shoo!"
The scorpion stopped his attacks.
For about two seconds.
Afterwards, he continued snipping apart the thicket they were hiding in.
"Well, that didn't work," Nabiki said and yelped as the pincers almost cut off her head.
"He's too big," Sting explained. "You'll have to transform first in order to make him listen.
"That means I need the amulet," Nabiki said.
"I'll distract him," Rei shouted. "Sting, lead her to where the amulet is!"
"Right," the small scorpion replied. "Nabiki, go that way!"
While Nabiki followed Sting's instructions, Rei raised her transformation pen.
"Mars Star Power, Make Up!"
Sailor Mars jumped onto the scorpions head, bounced off and ran along its back.
"Hey, ugly! I'm over here!"
It was amazing how quick a beast of that size could turn around.
'I have to be careful not to hit the trees, or I'll start a forest fire,' Rei thought nervously.
"Mars Flame Sniper!" Creating her fiery bow, Mars shot one of the fire arrows at the monster. It hit it's thick skin and burned it, but not much.
"I really hope Nabiki and Sting return very soon," Rei said while avoiding the scorpion's stinger. "If a normal scorpion's venom is dangerous, I don't want to know what his venom would do..."
She fled into the thicket. "I think I have to hide until Nabiki returns..." She looked back while slowly retreating. The monster seemed to look elsewhere for her.
Mars sighed in relief. "I think I lost him," she said and turned around.
And faced a giant scorpion.
There was NO WAY that beast could have come here that quickly, so Rei came to the very easy conclusion that there were more than one of the beasts.
"Eeeep," she screeched as the scorpion attacked her with his pincers. She stumbled back, out of the thicket, where the first scorpion was still searching for her. He turned around and snarled at his prey. The second one came out of the thicket, and both monsters approached Sailor Mars menacingly.
"Burning Mandala!" The attack made the monsters wince in pain, but it only stopped them for a short while.
'I REALLY hope Nabiki returns soon...'
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