Sailor Earth

It's not who you think it is . . .

I know this idea has been overdone to the extreme. But I took the liberty of adding a new twist . . . you'll have to read and find out.

Anyway . . . enjoy the story!

*Sailor Earth*

_Part One: The "New" Senshi_
_Scene: The Park_

"In the name of the moon, I will . . ."

"Usagi! MOVE IT!!!"

"ACK!"

Sailor Moon let out a shriek of surprise as a red blur slammed into her side, knocking her out of the way of the blast of dark energy that filled the space she had been just a moment ago.

"Oof . . . Arigato, Mars."

The raven-haired woman glared at her friend, who was pinned beneath her. "We're out of time for speeches, ok?!" she cried, before leaping up and spinning around in one fluid motion. She shot her arms out before her, and the burning arrow of her Flame Sniper blasted forth, cutting through one of the monster's dozen black tentacles. It screamed in pain and lashed out at the senshi of fire with the stump, knocking her into a nearby tree. She slumped to the ground, unconscious, the white of her uniform stained with the monster's black blood.

The two were in the park, facing down a large, deformed octopus with lots of sharp teeth that had just dropped out of the sky for no reason. The call had gone out to the others, but as of now, they weren't here yet.

Sailor Moon struggled to a sitting position and stared up in horror at the beast, who towered over her. The most she could manage from this position was a sonic scream, but she was too frightened to open her mouth. She willed the Tier into her hand just in time for the monster to smack it away.

She cringed. *Oh my God . . .*

"Earth Tremble!"

The cry ripped through the air as a yellow glow emanated from underneath the mother-daddy of all octopus, which looked down, confused. Suddenly, the ground erupted underneath it, chunks of dirt and debris flying up around the monster, writhing like a living thing. The monster let out a cry of surprise as it fell into the glowing hole, which snapped shut with an explosion of light. A wail echoed from underneath the now-perfect lawn. It looked like the crater hadn't existed at all.

Usagi stared in surprise for a moment, before turning to see from where the cry had originated. Up in the tree behind her stood a figure perched precariously on one of the uppermost branches, totally clouded in shadow. The only thing Usagi could tell for sure about her was her hair was in two pigtails much like her own.

"Thank you," Sailormoon whispered, pushing herself up on her hands.

The girl nodded. "Your welcome."

The voice sounded oddly familiar. Like one you heard in a dream you couldn't quite remember . . .

"Who are you?"

Behind her, she could hear the sound of running footsteps. The others were finally here.

If the moon soldier could have seen her face, she would have seen the girl smirk. "You already know."

And with that, she was gone. No magic show, no speech, no leap. The girl just simply and quietly vanished.

Moon turned to the other Inner Senshi, as well as Mamoru, who swept done on her, inspecting her for any wounds.

"I'm fine," she murmured. "Help Mars."

He glanced at her, reluctant to leave her side, but the look in her eyes told him all he needed to know. He turned his attention to the unconscious soldier, prodding her gently with his fingers, already glowing golden with his healing power.

Sailor Mercury knelt in front of the blonde as Venus and Jupiter stood protectively over her, keeping an eye out for more trouble. "Are you all right?"

Moon rolled her eyes. "I'm fine. Don't worry about me."

"What happened?" Venus asked as she picked up the Tier and placed it in her friend's hand. Jupiter also knelt expectantly.

The princess glanced up at the tree. "Well, actually . . ."

_End Part One_

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Tux Starr