Disclaimer: I do not own Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon or any of it's characters which are the property of Naoko Takeuchi, and are not my intellectual property. There is no financial gain made from this nor will any be sought. This is for entertainment purposes only.
Inspired by episode 109 of SM where Minako wants her heart snatched.
Chapter One - Eudial
My hands were stiff and raw, my forehead hot with sweat, but at that moment I couldn't have felt better. I stood in one of Professor Tomoe's testing laboratories so I could see for myself that all the hard work I'd put into engineering my new and improved Fire Buster II had been time well spent.
I slung the gas tank onto my back and took hold of the pipe nozzle aiming it directly at a flimsy piece of cardboard that I had cut out myself in the shape of one of the Witches 5 "most promising"... Mimete.
This was my fifth try to light that witch bitch on fire, every other time either nothing would come out or it just wouldn't come out far enough. But after a few tweaks to make the pipe nozzle I held stronger, longer, and more narrow I'd be damned if this fifth attempt wouldn't prove Fire Buster II to be the strongest flamethrower ever to hit Tokyo.
I counted down before flipping the switch. Five, four, three, two...
ONE!
Hot red and orange fire burst from the pipe nozzel and hit cardboard Mimete right in the heart and in three seconds all that was left of her was a pile of dust, and gray wisps of smoke that twirled upward into nothingness.
My eyes were wide and I felt the blood pulsing through my body. After all these failed attempts to capture the three talismans, now I could prove my chops as the leader of the Witches 5.
After exiting the testing lab I saw the girls in a circle talking and laughing about something Mimete was saying. That's when she looked over at me with that smug smile and those steely yellow eyes, almost panther like.
"Eudial?" Mimete called out and all the other girls turned to look at me.
"What exactly were you doing in the testing lab? Surely Professor Tomoe is the only one who has clearance to work in there."
"I gave her clearance." A low voice rang out from behind me and then I felt a pair of slender hands rest on my shoulder. Professor Tomoe.
"But why." Tellu chimed.
"Because unlike the four of you Eudial actually does her job. It's not even a quarter to three and there you are giggling and gabbing." His voice began to rise, "When you should be focused on our mission!"
"But-" Mimete whined.
"Do not speak!" Tomoe replied, which shut them all right up. He strode toward them now, their faces shrowded in dread. I watched with a grin as he brought himself not an inch away from Mimete, small and meak beside his tall slender body. "Now put on your lab coats and get back to work!" He yelled making them jolt.
As they recovered, Tomoe walked over and came to face me.
"So Eudial, how is your work on the new Buster going?"
From the corner of my eye I saw Mimete watch us, her eyes welling up, her face about to burst with all kinds of ugly emotions.
"Why don't I show you myself, come."
As he followed me into the testing lab I could hear a door slam behind us. Tomoe and I looked back and saw the door to the restrooms, a shrill cry coming out from behind it. I could've sworn I saw the door vibrate.
"I don't think they like me very much." I said, my voice cracking. And suddenly I could feel an ache in my chest. I'd been up to my neck in work and these girls had nothing but hatred for me. I knew they were jealous, but if they knew what it was like. The long days, the battles, not to mention the stakes. If I failed I'd be thrown out to the dogs, or worse. To die.
But I'd make sure they'd never know what it was like for me, because I was going to complete the mission. I was going to vanquish every last sailor guardian and collect each of the three talismans so Professor Tomoe could finish his experiments and so that I could be elevated to the tippy top of the Death Busters command.
"Oh Eudial, don't give them a thought. If anything it's a testament to your own passion and skill." He said and lightly brought his forefinger to my chin which felt so cold a shiver ran through my spine. "Now show me this new invention. I have a feeling it could be the key to finally moving forward with our mission."
Before I opened the door I gave him a sly smile. "Moving forward? Professor Tomoe, I believe this will not only bring us forward, but bring us to the finish line."
His eyes widened, "I cannot wait any longer, take me in there."
"Of course Professor."
On my drive home over the loud rumble of the radio, Professor Tomoe's satisfied laughter was all I could hear. He knew it and I knew it. All our work was finally going to come to fruition.
This world would be ours.