So, due to Michiru's intuition and Setsuna's warning, the enemy had arrived just after the Senshi had.
There had been no indication of recognition of any of them, quite the opposite - two had been obviously surprised.
They were experienced though. When they had struck, they had coordinated efforts so that their forces had struck precisely and using combination attacks to increase their attack strength beyond what they could have accomplished individually.
They had also left their opponents stunned and defeated in their wake without so much as an energy drain.
Heroic efforts had fallen flat, Mercury herself had found Sailor Neptune being bodily thrown into her and had lost track of the fight after that. Well, actually, she'd lost track of everything for about a half-hour after that.
Uranus had been unconscious a good deal longer. Not only had she been hit hard enough to become a human cannonball, she had gotten run over along the way back.
Ami restrained herself from dwelling on the memories. She had to figure out strategies and how to beat this enemy the next time they fought. Start with their capabilities.
The opponents were all faster than the Senshi. She had thought one of them had teleported but the recording showed it was just incredible speed.
In terms of physical strength, again the Senshi were outclassed. Haruka had been launched with sufficient force that if she had been in her civilian ID, they'd still be cleaning up the splashmarks. Again the differing degrees, but all seemed at or above even Makoto's level.
Magical attacks. None. They'd done something different but similar, tapping into life energy somehow and channelling it. If they could keep the battle ranged, it might tip the balance in the favor of the Senshi.
Martial Arts skills. Not even a contest. Makoto and Haruka were both skilled, Michiru and Minako somewhat less so, followed by Rei, then there was a substantial gap before Ami put herself with Usagi. Setsuna she wasn't sure of, and Hotaru was better than Usagi but tired quickly.
Ami nodded to herself. A ranged battle was their only chance of success. Going to melee would mean another defeat and who knew what would happen if they were at their opponent's mercy a second time?
Of course, Ami didn't realize that she was facing:
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