Well people you are going to experience my first attempt
at a fanfic! I have no idea how well this is going to turn out but...
bear with me! I will be using the Japanese names in this fanfic (it's
just easier that way) and maybe throw in some Japanese words now and
then - I don't know too many words - so as you can tell it will be
mostly in English ^_^. I hope that no one has thought this exact idea
up yet since I want to be original... I just HATE copy-cats! Just give
me as much input as you possibly can since that will be extremely
helpful to me!
As usual, all characters in Sailor Moon are owned by the
wonderful Naoko Takeuchi so don't sue me, I have no money anyway I'm a
poor college student! Meirou Hizashi, Sailor Sole, Helia, Violet Dusk
Guardian, Murasaki Ankoku and Chokusha are MY characters and are MY
ideas and, well, they are MINE (actually it might be the other way
around because they are the ones who tell me to write about them and
write NOW! ^_^). So please don't steal them... they are not yours!
Well I guess it's on with the story!!!

A side note: Sole is to be pronounced as So-Lee

A Bright Shining Future

PROLOGUE
The Other Senshi
Written by: Sailor Berkeley


No matter how many times Usagi transformed into Sailor Moon
she couldn't help but wish that she was a normal girl with a normal
life and a normal boyfriend. She glanced to the right and noticed
Tuxedo Kamen standing next to her. He gave her a small smile, as usual
knowing exactly what she was thinking.
"Ready to go Sailor Moon?" He asked her while putting away all
thought of the romantic moment they were just having.
"Sure am!" She replied while silently cursing the youma that
was wrecking havoc in Tokyo. Sailor Mercury's voice came over the
communicator:
"Are you guys coming? We sure could use the help! There are
three youmas here and they are extremely strong!"
"We'll be right over Mercury!" Sailor Moon and Tuxedo ran off
towards the park where the Senshi were all waiting for them. Once they
arrived Sailor Moon couldn't believe her eyes. Mars, Mercury and
Jupiter were on the floor while Venus was limping but fighting one of
the youma on her own. Sailor Uranus and Neptune had teamed up with
Saturn against the other youma but were not that much better off from
the others, while Pluto finished off the third youma.
Tuxedo Kamen threw a bunch of roses on the youma that was
fighting Venus and temporarily put it off track. Sailor Venus threw
him a glance of gratefulness before calling on her Venus power and
further injuring the youma. The third youma that Pluto had fought was
already dead but Sailor Pluto's energy was much drained and she could
barely stand up.
"Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!" The words echoed throughout the
park as the second youma was moon dusted. The youma fighting Venus,
however, was not quite finished until a much smaller voice came from
the other side of the park: "Pink Sugar Heart Attack!"
At that point Sailor Mercury, who had just barely gotten up,
threw her Aqua Rhapsody attack and the youma was no more. After a
moment of silence the Senshi all looked at each other and powered
down to their normal selves. It wasn't long before Rei suggested that
they go to her temple to talk about this attack. The others barely
nodded and silently made their way to the temple. The silence,
however, was short-lived. As soon as they arrived at Rei's temple
everyone was shouting over each other in trying to figure out what
happened.
"Hold it!" Haruka's voice was heard over the others and
everyone went quiet. "We need to figure out where this attack came
from and the sooner we hear the story the better. Now who was there
first?"
Ami cleared her throat. "Well I was passing through the park
to meet Rei and Minako when the three youma came and attacked the
people at the park. It wasn't long before I realized that their goal
was to suck everone dry of their energy. But the strangest thing was
that everytime they took someone's energy the youma got stronger and
stronger. Usually the energy is taken directly to some other source
which stores the energy away. In this case all the energy they consumed
was being used to fight us."
"So do you think that they were working independently, Ami?"
Makoto asked, curious.
"That's what I thought at first but when I analyzed their
attack my computer came up with opposite results!"
"What did you find?"
"Apparently the youma were using the human energy that they
stole to feed it into another source but then that same source would
multiply the energy instantaneously so that the youma could use the
extra energy in their attack. It is as if the energy taken was doubled,
but that is impossible!"
"But who took this energy and what do they want with it?"
"I really can't say. My computer was not able to pick up on
the necessary readings to figure that out. I have no idea who planned
this but I do know that whoever it is will put up an extremely tough
fight."
"Ara! Just when we were getting a break!"
"Well we should watch for more of these attacks and the Senshi
should be ready for them!" Rei said while looking at the others.
All of them nodded determinately. "Let's go for a burger
everyone! That will take our minds off this and help us relax." Makoto
said.
"Yeah we better before Usagi falls over from lack of food!"
Rei added. Everyone laughed except for Usagi who stuck her tongue out
at Rei.
"Don't be angry Usagi-mama. It's true after all!" Chibi-Usa
said as Usagi sent her tongue in her direction. The mood lifted
considerably and they all left to eat a burger at the arcade.
Setsuna excused herself and left off in the other direction,
deep in thought. Michiru and Haruka both looked at each other
knowingly, only Hotaru noticed. "What is it Michiru-mama,
Haruka-papa?" She asked them. The other girls and Mamoru all looked at
them.
Michiru gave a small smile and shook her head. "We don't know
Hotaru-chan. We just know that if Setsuna leaves so suddenly like
that it means that something is going to happen. Probably something
that has to do with our futures."
"Nani? What could be wrong?" Usagi asked. "We are going to get
a burger to eat and I'm starving!" Usagi grabbed Mamoru and Chibi-usa
by the arms and dragged them along. To keep from getting hurt Mamoru
got a hold of Michiru who then held onto Haruka and Chibi-Usa was
holding on to all the other girls and still Usagi was able to drag
them all along at a faster pace then before, the other girls trailing
behind.
"Usako! Yamete! You're going to make us all fall down!"
Usagi stopped for a second and looked behind her for the first time
and noticed the hoard of people she was dragging along with her. She
giggled slightly. "Gomen nasai minna! I didn't notice!" The others
were all getting up and straightening their clothes and hair which had
all gotten disheveled from Usagi's pulling.
"You're such a baka Usagi-chan!" Rei said as they arrived at
the arcade. Upon entering they sat down and started talking over each
other and laughing. Hotaru and Chibi-Usa went to play a video game
while the food was being ordered and Usagi ran off to get to the new
Sailor V game after giving Mamoru a quick kiss.
They ate their food and were about to leave the arcade when
they heard people screaming outside. Everyone in the arcade rushed
outside. Minako took a quick look and saw another youma out there
draining people's energies. The youma was the biggest she had ever
seen. It was as big as the eight story building behind it! Minako
gulped and looked back at her friends.
"Well I guess the peace was too good to last!" She said with a
small smile. "Senshi Henshin Yo!" Bright lights of every color flashed
inside the empty arcade and the nine Senshi plus Tuxedo Kamen appeared
in the arcade.
They rushed out into the street and posed.
"Sailor Mars!" Mars yelled.
"Mercury!"
"Jupiter!"
"Venus!"
"Neptune!"
"Uranus!"
"Saturn!"
"Chibi-Moon!"
"We fight for love and justice! We are the Sailor Scouts!"
They all said together.
"I am Sailor Moon! And in the name of the Moon I will
punish you!" Sailor Moon said standing in front of them.
The youma laughed, its red eyes flashing. "Well, well,
well" it screeched "My master will be pleased when I get rid of you!
This will come as a great reward!"
"Not so fast you ugly insect! Mars Flame Sniper!" Sailor
Mars sat stunned as her Sniper did nothing to the huge youma. It
laughed louder. "Is that all you can do?"
One after another the Senshi tried their attacks on the huge
monster and as they paired up on their powers and tried to get rid of
the monster it became weaker, but the Senshi were much more badly off
then the youma was. Tuxedo Kamen had been thrown against the wall of a
building and was hurt while all the other Senshi were barely holding
on. Suddenly the youma's feelers shot out and encircled all of the
Senshi ready to take their energy. Trapped in the insect's feelers,
they were powerless against the monster and couldn't do anything.
Suddenly a voice echoed through the streets.
"How dare you try and hurt innocent people? You must be
punished for such a horrid act!" A form jumped off the roof of the
arcade and squatted down in the street. She looked up at the insect.
"I am Sailor Sole! In the name of the Sun I will punish you!" She stood
up and all the Senshi looked at her.
'Nani? Who is that? I thought all the Senshi in the galaxy were
already found!' Sailor Moon thought as she looked at the newcomer. Her
hair was as long as Venus' but it was bright red with a single small
braid running down the side of her face in the middle of her hair. She
had bright yellow eyes and her fuku was light yellow with a skirt which
ranged from bright yellow to dark red. Her boots went up to her knees
and were dark red with golden suns dangling from the top. She had a
dark red choker with her sun symbol hanging from it (a perfect circle
with four rays shooting off in opposite directions and four more
smaller rays shooting off at 45 degree angles with the larger rays).
Her bow ranged from bright yellow to dark red like her skirt and she
had a brooch in the middle of the bow. Her brooch carried a bright
yellow crystal. Her tiara had a bright yellow stone embedded in it.
"Oh good more energy for my master!" The youma yelled at Sailor
Sole.
She then put one hand up in the air and twisted it as if
gathering threads from the air. She then closed her fist and in her
hand appeared many golden threads of light. "Sun Rays Enclose!" She
yelled as she threw the threads at the youma. The many threads of light
cut off all of the feelers from the monster making it drop all of the
Senshi and then proceeded to twirl around the youma making it paralyzed.
"Now Sailor Moon!" Sailor Sole yelled.
"Right!" Sailor Moon powered up and yelled "Silver Moon Crystal
Power Kiss!" And the youma disappeared. Sailor Chibi-Moon ran to Sailor
Moon and hugged her tight. The others all looked at the new Senshi who
was now looking extremely uncomfortable.
"Who are you?" Tuxedo Kamen asked as he got up and went towards
Sailor Moon and his daughter.
"I am Sailor Sole and I am here to help you." The Senshi said.
"Can we see who you are?" Ami asked.
Sailor Sole smiled sadly and shook her head. "Not this time.
Next time maybe." She then jumped up onto the roof and disappeared.
The other Senshi stared at the roof with the setting sun
behind it which rendered everything red. Sailor Moon leaned against
Tuxedo Kamen with Chibi-Moon right next to them, Neptune and Uranus
held each other and Saturn in their embrace. Venus, Mars, Mercury and
Jupiter stood close to each other, drawing comfort from each other.
The Senshi looked at each other and nodded. That was why Setsuna had
left.

Japanese words used in this chapter:

Nani - What
Gomen nasai - Very sorry
Minna - Everyone
Ara! - Oh!/Oh my!
Yamete! - Stop!
Senshi - Warrior (Scout in DIC version)
Henshin yo! - Transform now!

Well that's it for now! What do you think? Write to me and
tell me! My e-mail is cfmc@uclink4.berkeley.edu! All comments are
appreciated! Thanks!