Chapter 1
The night was dark, the moon hidden by clouds. On a train, going through open plains, a figure landed on the final car. Kneeling down, a staff at the figure's side, she slowly rose. The moon came out from behind the clouds, revealing a young girl, her long silver hair whipped around her face and her silvery-gray eyes blank. She wore a short version of a sailor school uniform, with a silver skirt and sailor top, and silver knee high laced up boots. Her staff was a good foot taller than her, and was topped by a crescent moon with beads hanging from it and connected in certain areas of the staff. A tiara sparkled in the moonlight for a moment, before the clouds covered it once more, and the figure became drenched in darkness once more as she began bolting from car to car, ready to reach her destination.
Not more than four cars from the figure sat five old men. Drenched in the light of the car, they sat in waiting of the girl. One, with long gray hair and mechanical additions to his body, looked up as they heard a slight thump on the roof of the car. "She's here," he said as his fellow scientists laughed. Suddenly, the window of the car crashed in, and the girl knelt before them for a moment before slowly rising. Her eyes narrowed slightly as she surveyed the car's occupants.
"Where is it?" she asked as she stepped forward into the car. "What you seek isn't here, Princess." She turned and looked at the speaker, an old man with a long nose, and mushroom-like hair. "We simulated the output from the crystal you're looking for to draw you to us." The girl glared at the dark haired scientist with a weird mustache. "You old fools. I'm not the only one who seeks this crystal. You easily could have drawn the wrong target." The first scientist laughed. "But we didn't." The girl turned back to the window and began to climb out of it. "Princess, wait. We need your help, your protection." "Not interested," came the curt reply. "We can help you find the crystal." She paused for a moment. "I don't need your help." The first scientist spoke again. "What would Brian say?" The girl visibly stiffened, turning to the men and glaring at them. "He would say beware of freaky old men," she hissed at him. "Never say his name again, or you will die." She turned and jumped out of the window. As the collective sigh spread around the room, Dr. J spoke. "Plan B?"
The figure stood and her eyes followed the last of the cars as the train sped by. She sighed and looked to the heavens as a slight wind played with her silver hair. ' I have to keep searching. My powers can't be controlled by only half of the crystal.' She looked down at the half round faceted glass in her hand. 'Until I find the rest of the crystal, no one is safe.' She closed her eyes for a moment, then disappeared into the night.
The night was dark, the moon hidden by clouds. On a train, going through open plains, a figure landed on the final car. Kneeling down, a staff at the figure's side, she slowly rose. The moon came out from behind the clouds, revealing a young girl, her long silver hair whipped around her face and her silvery-gray eyes blank. She wore a short version of a sailor school uniform, with a silver skirt and sailor top, and silver knee high laced up boots. Her staff was a good foot taller than her, and was topped by a crescent moon with beads hanging from it and connected in certain areas of the staff. A tiara sparkled in the moonlight for a moment, before the clouds covered it once more, and the figure became drenched in darkness once more as she began bolting from car to car, ready to reach her destination.
Not more than four cars from the figure sat five old men. Drenched in the light of the car, they sat in waiting of the girl. One, with long gray hair and mechanical additions to his body, looked up as they heard a slight thump on the roof of the car. "She's here," he said as his fellow scientists laughed. Suddenly, the window of the car crashed in, and the girl knelt before them for a moment before slowly rising. Her eyes narrowed slightly as she surveyed the car's occupants.
"Where is it?" she asked as she stepped forward into the car. "What you seek isn't here, Princess." She turned and looked at the speaker, an old man with a long nose, and mushroom-like hair. "We simulated the output from the crystal you're looking for to draw you to us." The girl glared at the dark haired scientist with a weird mustache. "You old fools. I'm not the only one who seeks this crystal. You easily could have drawn the wrong target." The first scientist laughed. "But we didn't." The girl turned back to the window and began to climb out of it. "Princess, wait. We need your help, your protection." "Not interested," came the curt reply. "We can help you find the crystal." She paused for a moment. "I don't need your help." The first scientist spoke again. "What would Brian say?" The girl visibly stiffened, turning to the men and glaring at them. "He would say beware of freaky old men," she hissed at him. "Never say his name again, or you will die." She turned and jumped out of the window. As the collective sigh spread around the room, Dr. J spoke. "Plan B?"
The figure stood and her eyes followed the last of the cars as the train sped by. She sighed and looked to the heavens as a slight wind played with her silver hair. ' I have to keep searching. My powers can't be controlled by only half of the crystal.' She looked down at the half round faceted glass in her hand. 'Until I find the rest of the crystal, no one is safe.' She closed her eyes for a moment, then disappeared into the night.