The Raven: Book One
By: Lady Blackdragon
Started: 11/11/00
Finished: 4/28/01
Edited By: Jennifer Williams(thanx SOOOO much)
Authors Notes:
Hey, everybody. This took me a while to finish(probably because I have the attention span of a fruit fly, but still...). I hope you'll like it, and I'm particularly proud of it! Please email me if you liked it.
Also, I'd like to thank LadyBlue, HsinDragon, HeavenSent, and the wonderful Maia. You all are so...no wait. All of you EXCEPT HsinDragon are supportive. HsinDragon just posts my fanfiction; plus he's a moron.
So welcome to the wonderful world of Disn-Lady Blackdragon. Enjoy the sho-err fic.
BTW,this is a serious story.
~The Raven: Book one~
The raven gazed forlornly at the moon, it's eyes glazed with a remebrance of happier times. He could remember the days...
But no-- he shook off the memories of days long gone. The future was at hand.
Tonight, yes tonight, a new hero would emerge.
~Chapter One: Serenity~
Mamoru was sitting at a corner booth at the arcade, supposedly waiting for a friend. Of course, his best friends, Rei, Ami, Makoto, Minako, Yuchirro, Urawa, Motoki and Ken, the exchange student from America, were rather suspicious.
And friends are always the wrong people to have suspicious.
"So Mamoru, is your friend a girl?" asked Minako slyly. "Perhaps the to words put together mean GIRLFRIEND?"
"Yes, my friend is a girl, but she's not my girlfriend, okay," Mamoru retorted exasperatedly, tired of Minako's schemes to set him up.
Minako and her gang of friends were definitly not the people to play matchmaker. Mamoru faintly, and disgustedly, remembered a time when they had 'accidently' set him up with what was in fact a man in drag.
Ding!
The arcade bells rung loudly through the arcade and a young woman walked in. The men gave off several catcalls, and the girl blushed to the roots of her silver hair, which was strangely done in an odango hairstyle. Her eyes were a twinkling blue, and her smile radiated a kind of magnetism that could not be denied. Even Rei smiled back!
To the shock of Mamoru's friends, she came right over and sat down across from him, right next to Makoto.
"Hi, Muffin!" she giggled, and Rei rolled her eyes. Another girl going to extremes to get Mamoru's attention. But if that's what she was trying to do, why was she dressed so modestly?
"Hey, Serry! Sere, these are my friends. The man with the blonde hair is Motoki, and his girlfriend is the other blonde, Minako. The tall brown haired man is Ken, and he's from America. His girl is Makoto- the extremely tall auburn headed one sitting next to you. Rei is the one looking at you as if she wants to burn holes in your head, and her long haired boyfriend is Yuchirrou. Ami is the blue haired braniac, and the only guy left is Urawa,Ryo Urawa. Oh, the cat is Luna. Everyone, this is Serenity, and she's an exchange student from France."
Urawa frowned teasingly. "You couldn't even describe me?" Everyone laughed, except Rei, who was looking at her strangely.
"Serenity is your name?" she asked, her voice somewhat cold.
Serenity looked at her, right into her eyes. "Yes, and yours is Rei. You have a spiritual energy about you, almost as if..." Serenity blushed, having almost revealed her secret. Could Rei be the scout of Mars?
"Almost as if what?" Rei asked, now intensely curious about this girl, instead of her previously nonchalont attitude.
"Almost as if you were protected by the planet of spirituality. The planet Mars."
The girls at the table gasped almost inaudibly, and Rei's eyes grew wide. "Wha- What did you say?!" Could Serenity, this friend of Mamoru's, know their secret?
"Nothing. Ignore me. I guess I'm kind of freaky, huh. That's what everyone told me at home, in Paris. That I was a freak. Because I can see things about people, without even realizing I'm doing it." Serenity said quietly. "I think I'll leave," she said when she saw the cold gazes of the girls.
Minako and Mamoru both saw the pain in her gaze, the pain of a wound that's been reopened once more.
Minako rose from her seat next to Mamoru and quickly caught up to Serenity as she reached the doors to the arcade.
"Hey, Serenity! Wanna catch a movie with me?"
"I would love to Minako, but on one condition," she said teasingly.
"What's that?" asked Minako, playing along.
"You call me Usagi!"
"It's a deal, Usagi. Let's check out the new Charlie's Angels movie, okay?"
"Uh... what's Charlie's Angels?"
Ding!
The stuptified expressions on everyone's faces were priceless.
"I guess Minako liked her," said Mamoru.
*There's something strange about that girl* thought Rei. *And I intend to find out what it is!*
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'Stun them princess' the raven thought. 'Show them you're the best!'
~Chapter Two: The Battle~
Beep!
"It's one AM, for goodness sakes! Why can't youma attack at a reasonable time, during the day?!" grumbled Rei as she climbed out of bed. She then quit her mumbling, and sighed. "All in a night's work!"
When she reached the battle, the others were already down. It was looking bad.
"MARS STAR POWER, MAKE UP!" she cried, and Sailor Mars joined the fray.
The others glanced up at her weakly from their prone positions on the ground. "FIRE SOUL!" she shouted, and fire lanced out from her fingertips, headed straight for the unlucky monster.
The monster looked at the fire and snorted. It put out a hand and the fire suddenly reversed it's course, heading straight at Mars. About a hairsbreadth away from being toasted, a body rushed over and pushed her out of the way. The fire struck the tree that had been right behind her, staining it a pitch black. Mars smiled mirthlessly. Now she knew what the poor youmas felt.
She looked at her savior and gasped.
The girl wore a Sailor fuku, like her own, and her knee high white boots were only slightly different from the beautiful silver color of her hair. The skirt had three layers; blue, pink, and yellow, and she had no bow, but wings protruded in its place, attached by a silver crescent moon brooch.
But the biggest difference was the wings that protruded from the girl's back, snow white, like an angel's.
"Who are you," breathed Mercury.
"I am Eternal Sailor Moon, and I'll help you finish this monster!" The mysterious girl turned toward the monster. "In the name of the moon, I shall punish you! LUNAR SCEPTER, RIGHT WRONGS AND VANQUISH THIS EVIL!"
Light spilled from the staff, and the youma was dusted.
"WOW!"
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DONE! yay!
Next is Chapter THREE!
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'It will take more than that to win them over, princess. Believe me.' the raven cawed as a beam of moonlight shone upon it. ' But soon, you will have the support you'll need!'
~Chapter Three: Mamoru and Serenity~
"I don't trust her."
"Rei... She saved your life!"
"I don't trust her."
"Fine! Be that way!" flounced Minako, her silky yellow hair flying out behind her as she stalked away.
"Eternal Sailor Moon. Who is she?" Rei whispered as she walked into the arcade and sat down beside Makoto. Minako looked at her disdainfully from her seat next to Ami on the other side of the booth.
Minako suddenly gasped, her eyes going wide as she looked back and forth between Serenity(whom she fondly called Usagi, much to the disgust of everyone else, except Mamoru)and Mamoru, who were sitting at a booth on the other side of the bustling arcade, her mouth gaping slightly open.
Makoto looked at her urgently. "What is it Minako?"
"I've wanted to see one of those for as I can remember!" she whispered, her face full of delight and wonder.
"What?" asked Ami, curiousity winning out.
"A soul bond!" she said, shocking everyone at the table.
"WHAT?" Rei screeched, drawing the attention of everyone in the arcade. She flushed guiltily, then pointed her nose upward. "MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS PEOPLE! I've had a bad week!"
"Obviously," said one smart mouthed, red head floozie on the other side of the arcade, about two booths behind Mamoru and Serenity.
Rei looked at her with that famous look of hers, the one that made grown men wet their pants, and little kids afraid of the dark. The girl shrank down in her seat, and Rei stood up. She walked over to Mamoru, her attitude flying high.
Minako went after her, smirking. *Not his girlfriend, my ass. I KNOW what I saw!*
Makoto and Ami followed Minako, because at the moment they were seriously doubting Rei's mental sanity.
Serenity had left by the time the girls had gotten their fiery friend to calm down.
They sat down around Mamoru, trapping him in place. "Not your girlfriend, huh?"
To Ami, Rei, Minako, and Mako's surprise, Mamoru sighed. "I wish."
That was something to think about.
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'My Queen! They have discovered the soul bond!' The raven said.
The Queen's reply was soft and mellow. 'All too soon, they will discover the truth, my friend!'
~Chapter Four: 3 AM ~
Minako was startled awake by the familiar beep of her communicator. She was completely exhausted, having worn her self thin fighting youma after youma this week, with no end in sight. Eternal Sailor Moon had helped them everytime, when the senshi had been in dire straits.
Minako felt drawn to the beautiful Moon warrior, like a moth to flame. There was something so familiar... She couldn't put her finger on it...
She shivered as she crawled out of bed and answered her communicator. "V-babe here. What's up?"
"Youma at Tokyo Industrial Center."
"Yow! That's a busy place, even at-" Minako looked quickly at her watch "-2:47 AM!"
"Hurry up"
"Over and Out"
Minako transformed into Sailor Venus when she got to the scene of the attack.
The youma had already been dusted!
"You mean I woke up at 2:30 AM in the morning to fight a youma that's already FRIGGIN' DUSTED?!" she screeched.
Then she noticed something unusual.
Jupiter narrowed her eyes, and shouted out to the escaping Moon warrior. "Matte! I challenge you to a duel! Right here, right now!"
Moon stopped and turned around. "Why do you want to fight me? I don't wanna fight you."
"That's because you KNOW your gonna lose! All I know is that you appear out of nowhere, with extraordinary powers, and expect us to trust you! Well, I don't think you belong around us!"
"I dont know anything. Mars is the one with ESP, not me. But if it's the only way I can earn your respect, I will fight you. It is your choice. With or without power?"
"Without."
"You asked for it!" Eternal Sailor Moon spread her wings, and swooped down on Jupiter so fast it was a blur, and kicked her in the stomach. She then crouched in a perfect martial arts ready stance.
Jupiter, flushed with anger, charged at her, her fist lashing out to smack a mighty blow to the face.
Moon stuck out one hand and Jupiter's hand contacted it with such force she was thrown back.
"Can we stop? I don't want to fight you. You, who was once my ally, a long time ago," she whispered.
Jupiter snarled, and landed a blow to Eternal Sailor Moons ribcage. The girl gasped slightly at the contact, pain flashing though her middle. Jupiter felt guilty when she saw the betrayed look on Eternal Sailor Moon's face, then hardened her heart. She would show this girl that just because she helped them once or twice, didn't mean she was better OR that she could be trusted.
She lashed out once more, but Moon easily blocked and knocked the wind from Jupiter's lungs.
"Please...stop this meaningless fighting. I never meant for this to happen!" And she turned and began to walk away.
She turned around quickly, but Jupiter and Venus saw the tears in her eyes. And they trusted.
It was 3 AM in the morning.
~Chapter Five: The Raven~
Silently it watched, the ebony black of its feathers gleaming ever so lightly in the moonlight. The soft whispers of the leaves as they were stirred by the wind more than covered his presence. The raven was a guardian, a protector of the princess. The Moon Princess.
He flew away.
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The soft firelight played softly against his features as he sat in his lonely apartment. The walls were white, the furnishings a dull green, and the desktops bare for there was a noticlable lack of pictures.
Mamoru glanced at the clock lazily. 3:07 AM. His midnight eyes wearily began to close...
'Mamo-chan!!!!!' A heartbroken wail intruded into his thoughts. She was crying. He ran out to his balcony, swiftly transforming into an unknown hero, clothed only in a black tuxedo and a domino mask.
When he reached the tower, 'Tokyo Tower' he noted, the man in black searched through the darkness with not only his eyes, but his mind.
He heard sharp, echoing sobs. Not sure if they were in his mind or his ears, and not really caring, he rushed toward them until he came upon the winged angel. Eternal Sailor Moon.
She rushed into his arms, her small body shaking unrelentingly in his embrace. "Shhh...Usako, it's okay..."
"They don't trust me, Mamo-chan...it hurts...iie, not even you can make it go away, Mamo-chan..."
To see her cry tore Mamoru up inside. He just gave her what comfort he could, knowing only one thing.
He would be the only one to see her cry.
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The raven called so earnestly to the Moon, begging it to help the Princess, to help the Senshi, to help the Earth. The goddess there heard it's prayer, and the soft light ever so brightly shined upon Tokyo, before it was overshadowed by the Sun.
Three heard it's beckons, the need of the Princess, the need of the Moon, the need of the Messiah.
Three answered.
The raven cawed, contented as its eyes closed so quietly. Hai, the Princess would soon have the help she needed.
'But,' the goddess chidded her friend lightly, 'It is not yet the Senshi's place to know their past; or their ever so dark future.'
The raven agreed hastily. Soon, all would be well.
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Makoto stirred the pancake mix in the soft green colored bowl, her thoughts elsewhere. The battle last night had opened up whole new worlds, and given her insight on others she hadn't before possessed.
She had thought that she, of all the Senshi, should know what true pain was. Her family had been taken away all at once by a plane crash, and she as well had almost lost her life as well. No one wanted to adopt her, and she had turned to the streets; dropping out of school, getting into fights, joined a gang.
When her entire gang was killed, and she was arrested, she thought she wouldn't ever fit in anywhere again. She was put into Juuban Junior high as a last ditch chance to turn her straight. Because of the genious girl Ami, and friendly Minako Aino, it worked.
Then she became a Senshi. That was like a crushing blow; she would never be normal.
That girl, Eternal Sailor Moon, looked like she had felt the same pain, just on a much higher level. It lurked in the depths of her beautiful blue eyes, just as whispers of it echoed in Mamoru's strange friend Selenity's.
A pain the same as her own, yet greater than her own.
This was someone who wouldn't give up, and wouldn't turn her back on her allies. This "Eternal Sailor Moon" was someone to be trusted.
Afterall, she was a Senshi.
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"We are here, Raven, we are here!" echoed three voices throughout the way. "We are here!"
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End of chapter five!
So has anyone figured out who the raven is yet? Huh? You have?! Darn!
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Chapter Six: The Masked Man and the Winged Angel
*Ami's POV*
My eyes were a tad bit weary as they opened to the sound of a furiously beeping communicator. I briefly remembered falling asleep after studying for the next days Calculus test, and something about -b+or-the square root of b squared- 4ac. Man I hate tenth grade.
Rei was there, mumbling something about a big youma that resembled a soap bar. I grabbed my mini computer and transformation pen, and quickly ran down the stairs.
I bumped into my mom as I headed past the foyer, and she looked at me questioningly. "Rei needs some help at the shrine, mom! I'll be back by ten!" I flushed guiltily as I said this. I hate lying to my mom all the time, but I know she'd be scared. Since dad has left, I'm the only thing she has left. But I was going to help Rei, so it wasn't REALLY lying.
So, when I got to the shrine, I realized how correct Rei had been. The youma DID resemble a giant soap bar. However it appeared to be incredibly strong. All the Senshi were wounded, and Minako looked like she didn't have the energy for another attack.
"MERCURY STAR POWER!" As the icy water melded around my body to form my fuku, I sank into the familiar rhythm of battle; dodge, attack, dodge again. "SHINE AQUA ILLUSION!"
"No- wait a second-" I heard Mars faintly call.
It wouldn't be enough. The monster easily broke through the icy trap my attack had weaved around it, and turned to me as its last victim. Apparently, it had planned for me to join my fallen friends quite soon.
"Not so fast, you slippery youma!" A voice called out from behind me. A faint recognition at the voice flittered through my brain, but it left as soon as it had come. "How dare you attack a shrine, a place of peace and virtue! In the name of the moon, I, Eternal Sailor Moon, shall punish YOU!"
As she flew past me, a blur of flowing silver hair and lost feathers. And, I swear I'm not lying, she winked playfully at me as she passed to join the fray.
Interesting.
It was only then I noticed her shadowed companion, a tall man of perhaps 5'10 or so, wearing a white domino mask and a--tuxedo?
Very Interesting.
"LUNAR SCEPTER, HEALING ACTIVATION!" She called, and I was surprised. Why was she healing a youma?!
THe bright white light surrounded everything, including myself as well as my fallen friends. When it ended, my friends were healed, and in the youma's place stood- Yuchirrou?
Mars stood up, brushing of her red skirt asshe did so. "That's what I was trying to tell you."
Eternal Sailor Moon looked at me and said directly towards me: "The enemy is using humans in an effort to weaken your hate against youmas. They think you won't be so quick to attack if you aren't sure whether it's a human or not."
As she turned away I saw that her arm was burned up to the shoulder; it was a fiery red, and black scabs were forming along it quickly. For the second time that night I flushed guiltily: I had never thought to consider how much helping us might her; she sure did channel a lot of energy through that staff of hers.
I trusted her that night, and I'm not sure if it was the knowledge of how much she was giving, or the wink she gave me when she passed me in battle. Either way, in my eyes, she became a true Senshi.
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Soon after the battle, another shock occured; one that shook my system comepletly out of control.
I was walking home, a little tired, and dreading the approaching study marathon that awaited me at home when I saw them.
A weary Serenity leaned on Mamoru as she cradled a burned arm. The images of Serenity and Eternal Sailor Moon melded together into one stong piece of truth. Suddenly, it just clicked.
"OH. MY. GOODNESS."
Serenity looked up and right into my eyes, blue meeting blue. She saw realization creep up into my eyes and I felt it creep down into my stomach.
'I'm kind of a freak'
'That's what everyone told me'
'I can see things about people'
'I don't even realize I'm doing it'
'I'm kind of a freak'
'I'm kind of a freak'
'I'm kind of a freak'
'I'm kind of a...'
'I'm kind of...'
'I'm kin...'
'I'M KIND OF A FREAK'
Everything was echoing in my mind, rushing and swirling with knowledge and realization. Everything bluring into one image; one file.
Eternal Sailor Moon= Serenity.
She looked at me with her soul searing gaze and I found myself at a loss with what to say.
"Are you going to tell the other Senshi?"
I didn't answer the question.
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A short haired blonde walked out of the airport, stretching long limbs and inhaling deeply as she looked at the sky. 'Ah, to be in Tokyo again,' Haruka thought.
At first glance she resembled a man, but when you looked ever so carefully, you could see her daintily curved lips and when you looked in her eyes, you might see a secret love of pink and Valentines day hidden in the depths of her gaze.
She was soon followed by a beautiful aqua haired woman, who reminded you somewhat of the ocean itself, calm and beautiful, yet turbulent and exiting. Mirchiru had the look of an artist, and in fact was one; an artist of paints and of the violin.
Lastly came the young girl, thirteen or thereabouts. She was easy to miss, blending in to the shadows and corners of places, speaking rarely and only when neccessary. Hotaru was a girl of many shadows; yet when she smiled, you could think of her as nothing but a child of light. However smiling was a rare occurance. Such was the fate of a child of darkness.
Hotaru smiled one of her rare smiles as she gazed up into the starry nightime sky. 'Finally, Ishall meet you, my beloved princess' she thought. 'The time of darkness is coming, and you shall be the one to bring forth the light!'
Yes, they would help the winged angel and the masked man, the prince and princess of times long past.
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'They are here my princess. Fear not!' The raven said contented.
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End Chapter Six
Well? Was it good? *smile* Thanks!
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'They will protect you, Princess. It is their destiny. And mine'
Chapter Seven: The red violin
Kaiou was a genious.
The whispers circled the stage as the aqua haired woman gracefully played upon her violin. Alone she played, yet her solitary instrument replicated the rushing ocean, a turbulent wing, a crushing and confining darkness.
All of these feelings, yet she played alone.
Alone.
Hino Rei sat in the audience, captivated by the music. 'Kaiou Mirchiru. So much talent.'
Then it was over. She had played the entire concert without any help; without rest. She had played the entire concert alone. Amazing.
There was a small reception afterward, in which one Hino Rei was approached by the violinist herself.
"It's quite the pleasure to meet you, Miss Kaiou."
"You as well, Miss Hino."
There was a momentary pause. "How do you know my name." It was more of a statement then a question.
"You have a red aura, Miss Hino. Almost as if you are protected by Mars itself."
"Funny you should say so."
"Yes, well-" Mirchiru paused for a moment, as if gathering her thoughts. "I was wandering, seeing as you are the Miko of Hiwaka Jinja, if you by any chance know my cousin. That's how I knew your name by the way; your Miko status."
"I know may people Miss Kaiou, and it's simply not possible to remember them all-" Rei was cut off at this point by what, to Rei anyhow, had become a familiar name.
"Her name is Tsukino Selenity."
Rei felt a little of the blood rush from her face, leaving her skin feeling rather white and pasty. "Yes-" she paused. "Yes, we've been aquainted."
"Oh good. If you see her, tell her I said hello, would you?"
"Sure."
"It has been a pleasure, Miss Hino."
"Likewise, Miss Kaiou."
As Kaiou Mirchiru walked away, Rei noted the unusual color of the violin; a rusty red in color, and wondered exactly what kind of finish was used to create such a unique color. Red, was afterall, her favorite.
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The familiar beeping sound echoed through the arcade, and Minako and Makoto looked towards each other. Eye contact was achieved as they rushed outside and into the pouring rain. They stopped in an ally and flipped the tops on their communicators in a well practiced manner.
"Venus and Jupiter here."
"Youma. Park. Now." End transmission.
Makoto looked over at Minako. "How come your name is always said before mine?"
"I'm just special, I guess. Let's go!"
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The fight had started without them, it appeared, and although that was not altogether unusual, the fact that none of the Senshi were attacked was quite strange.
Ami's distressed voice called out to the two. "It's a human, guys!"
A voice from behind. "Are we late?" Eternal Sailor Moon emerged from the shadows, along with her dark companion, who had yet to be identified.
The youma shot out a tendril, capturing Sailor Moon around her elegant neck and pulling her towards it. Her dark companion lunged for her, but it was a human, their was nothing they could do.
"Aqua Reflection!" a strong voice called from above, and crashing water slammed into the youma, forcing it to release the captive Sailor Moon. It converted back to a human almost immediatly, it's spell dissipitating.
"Protected by the tides of the planet Neptune, I am Sailor Neptune!" She called out and jumping down, Rei could clearly see the red violin. "Kaiou Mirchiru."
Sailor Neptune grabbed Sailor Moon's arm and dropped it over her shoulder. The man in black did the same, and together they began to carry the unconcious Sailor Moon away.
"Miss Kaiou!" Rei called out. Mirchiru turned and looked back. "Why is your violin red? I've been meaning to ask you."
Mirchiru smiled elgantly, flashing her perfect white teeth in a way that made both Minako and Makoto feel like their teeth were crooked and yellow. "They say a violinist is nothing without a violin that is bound to her dreams." Mirchiru nodded to the unmoving Sailor Moon. "She is my dream. My princess, whom I will serve faithfully, forever."
"Why is the violin red, then? It seems as though Eternal Sailor Moon's color is silver." Rei replied.
"It has been painted with her blood."
Widened eyes followed the three as they disappeared.
"Eternal Sailor Moon is Selenity. Sailor Neptune is Kaiou Mirchiru. Who is their dark companion?"
Mercury's eyes widened. "Why didn't I see it BEFORE?!"
"What?"
"The masked man in black must be Mamoru!"
Rei was lost in her own thoughts. 'Kaiou Mirchiru. A genious. A woman who carries around a violin painted in her 'Princess's blood.'
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END CHAPTER SEVEN
Done. Hope the last part didn't creep anyone out.
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Interlude: The Meeting
The fire room of the Hiwaka Jinja was crowded-- and an air of heavy decisions that needed to be made filled the room.
Two cats sat in the center of the room, the focus of the humans solely on them. This would normally be unusual, but in this case, seeing as the cats could talk-- it seems only the appropriate thing.
The black one began first. "You Senshi have explained everything to me in great detail, yet I do not understand why you don't trust her--them. They are Senshi too!" The cat named Luna lectured
The white one, Artemis, followed. "Are you sure you're not leaving anything out?"
Rei had a pensive look on her face. "Rei?"
"You know, I forgot to mention two things. Miss Kaiou, Sailor Neptune-" she clarified, "has a violin painted with Eternal Sailor Moon's blood. She also refers to E. Sailor Moon as 'Princess'."
Luna's eyes widened. "It couldn't be--not after all our searching..."
Artemis looked at her, and they nodded. "Meeting ajourned." THe cats ran from the room, their destination fixed in their mind. Crown Arcade; the control room.
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'You're going in the right direction, Luna. Don't lose track of your mission!' The raven encouraged. 'Don't lose track of your mission.'
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Luna looked at the computer screen again, hoping to see the information on it had changed. "It all makes so much sense..."
"LUNA! I got Tsukino Selenity's personal files!" Artemis called.
"It doesn't matter anymore, Artemis. Eternal Sailor Moon is..."
"Luna?"
"Eternal Sailor Moon is the long lost Moon Princess!"
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Dum da dum dum dum! Suspenseful waiting...
Okay, next chaper.
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'They know. God help us all, they know. It's too early on in the game for them to have found out!' The mysterious guardian, the raven, cawed. 'Be on your guard, my princess, be on your guard.'
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Chapter Eight: The last to arrive; Sailor Uranus and Saturn.
Another ugly one. Pink and slimy, even. They weren't going to win without Sailor Moon's help. It wasn't human this time, however. At least they had that.
They were losing, though, and losing bad.
"WORLD SHAKING!"
"DEATH RIBBON REVOLUTION!"
"AQUA REFLECTION!"
"MOONLIGHT DESENTU!"
The youma was history.
"WHO ARE YOU?!" Minako yelled out.
A tall woman jumped down from the tree. She had short blonde hair, and a sword hung haphazardly from her waist. "Sailor Uranus"
She was followed by Sailors Moon and Neptune, and by a small, dark-haired child in a Sailor fuku.
She held a large glaive in her hand, taller than her body. "And I am Sailor Saturn, the second most powerful Senshi, and the Messiah of Darkness."
"HOW can you be the second most powerful when YOU have the power to blow up the whole world whenever you have a temper tantrum!"
"I may be able to destroy the world, but only Sailor Moon, the Messiah of Light, has the power to heal it."
Silence followed.
"Sailor Moon!" Minako bellowed. "Since you claim to be the most powerful Senshi, my Sailor team challenges yours!"
Sailor Uranus grinned. "Your on."
Suddenly, Luna ran up, followed by a panting Artemis. "You can't even attempt to hurt her, Senshi! I doubt you could, however." She said, glancing over at the imposing outer Senshi that stood infront of a weary Sailor Moon.
"Why not, Luna?"
"Because Sailor Moon is the Moon Princess. The one we've searched for these past three years."
"What?!"
"Oh. My. GOD." Rei stated.
A dark swirl appeared in the center of the park where they had fought. A man stepped out of the portal, his hair in a ponytail away from his black eyes. "We've been trying ever so hard to figure out who it was, and a talking black cat spills it to us so easily. You come with us!"
He grabbed Sailor Moon, his hands at her throat. "Ta ta!"
"We'll get you!!!" Uranus growled.
"For that, you'll need to know whom I work for. The MIDNIGHT EVIL society, Sailor twits. Remember that!"
"They will pay." came the cold voice of Sailor Saturn. No more was said.
No one could think of anything to say.