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Author's Note: Funny how everything that starts out as a joke on "The Anime World" turns into a story. Anyhow, you demanded it, so here it is. If you want more info on how this came to be, you should read "Return of the Saturn Scouts!" (part of the Subreality series) first. I know, it sounds weird, but trust me, that one comes first. The characters all know each other from "The Anime World," if you're wondering where this friendship came from. (I know Cell absorbed Ryoko back then, but he did the same to Android 18, and SHE escaped...and no one has a stronger will than Ryoko when she's pissed.)
Keep in mind that this is supposed to be a TV show, so you can just consider the Prologue a lead-in to the entire show, just like on Sailor Moon...sort of. For you CardCaptor fans, Sailor Sakura makes a guest appearance, as does Pretty Sammy. Don't get upset, I just made up their attacks.
Summary: Mistress Nine is back, and she wants revenge on Hotaru.
The Saturn Scouts
Prologue
The soldiers of the Moon Kingdom had never been more afraid in their lives. Finally, they had encountered an enemy that was just too powerful. There was nothing they could do now, except hope that Queen Serenity had some secret weapon that none of them knew about.
Near the gates of the city, the first lookout's jaw dropped in sudden horror as he spotted the dark shape in the distance, lumbering closer by the second. "RUN!" he screamed at the top of his lungs. "They've got some sort of giant robot! We're doomed!"
The second lookout also saw the giant robot, and when he realized who was piloting it, he fainted.
* * * * *
"Any last words, Queen?" the man chuckled, an evil smile on his face.
Queen Serenity glared at him. "You won't get away with this, murderer!"
"I already have! My troops are storming your kingdom as we speak, and they've killed your entire army. Who's gonna stop me, huh? You?" He let out a loud snort.
"No. I will."
The man spun around to see a small girl standing in front of him. She didn't look like too big a threat, and he laughed. That was his first mistake.
"Get lost, brat, before you get hurt." He turned away and pulled out his knife. The queen would fetch a great ransom if she was alive, but nobody said she had to be healthy. He stepped towards her, a sinister gleam in his eyes.
He heard something explode behind him, but as he turned to look, a boot crashed into his chin, breaking his jaw. He stumbled to the floor, trying to figure out what had happened, when a curved blade came to rest against his nose. His gaze traveled up the blade, landing on the one person he had hoped wouldn't show up today.
"Now, are you going to put down that knife, or do I have to make you?" she asked calmly.
The knife hit the floor before the entire sentence was out of her mouth.
"Thank you." She rewarded him with quick punch to the forehead, which left him out cold. It was somewhat less satisfying than the attack she'd originally planned to use, which would've turned him completely inside-out, but this one was less messy.
"Sailor Saturn?" Queen Serenity asked quietly.
Saturn glanced at her. "He'll live."
"I see." The queen thought for a moment. "How did you know-"
"We picked up your emergency signals."
"...we?"
Saturn merely smiled and counted off on her fingers. "5, 4, 3, 2..."
The back wall collapsed just then, bringing a large dust cloud with it. A large, robotic hand pierced through the cloud and came to rest on the floor. Seconds later, a woman with gray hair appeared beside Saturn.
"I gotta admit, kid, that's the most fun I've had in centuries!" She froze when she spotted Serenity. "Uh oh."
There was a loud explosion from the main hall, and a young man burst in through the main doors, gun in hand. When he realized the threat was over, he lowered the weapon and walked over to the group. "Y'know, there were a lot more guards than you estimated, Ryoko!" he said heatedly.
Ryoko grinned. "Yeah, well, you said you could handle a few."
"20 to 35 is a few for me. Not 2,000!"
Ryoko gave him a playful shove. "You Gundam pilots are just getting soft. I could take two million easy."
"You have powers!"
"What's your point?"
"This is…the Ryoko?" Serenity asked slowly.
Saturn nodded. "Uh huh."
"The space pirate and/or demon?"
"Yup."
"Who is wanted...well...everywhere?"
"Right."
Serenity blinked. "She's...?"
"With me," Saturn replied, trying to resist the huge smile that was begging to take the place of the serious look on her face.
"And...he would be...?"
The young man saluted. "Duo Maxwell, pilot of the Deathscythe Hell Gundam, reporting for duty, ma'am!"
"Duty?" Serenity asked weakly.
"That's right. They're both with me." Saturn made no attempt to hide her smile this time.
"That's right!" Ryoko chimed in. "We're the stupendous, spectacular, nothing short of stunning…"
"SATURN SCOUTS!" all three shouted, striking poses.
Serenity looked pale. "Oh, dear…"
"What's wrong, Queen Serenity?" Saturn asked, gently patting her hand. "You look sick."
"That's because I feel sick. I think…I need to lie down for a while."
"Don't worry about a thing, Queen!" Ryoko gave her a big smile. "We'll make sure that no one disturbs you while you're resting. Oh, and Duo will clean up the mess he made of the wall."
"Hey, YOU were piloting the Gundam!" Duo protested. "You clean it up!"
"Well, it's YOURS!"
"I LET YOU BORROW IT!"
"Are they always like this?" Serenity asked quietly as the two continued fighting.
"Yup," Saturn replied with a grin. "Just be glad that they like each other."
Author's Note: Funny how everything that starts out as a joke on "The Anime World" turns into a story. Anyhow, you demanded it, so here it is. If you want more info on how this came to be, you should read "Return of the Saturn Scouts!" (part of the Subreality series) first. I know, it sounds weird, but trust me, that one comes first. The characters all know each other from "The Anime World," if you're wondering where this friendship came from. (I know Cell absorbed Ryoko back then, but he did the same to Android 18, and SHE escaped...and no one has a stronger will than Ryoko when she's pissed.)
Keep in mind that this is supposed to be a TV show, so you can just consider the Prologue a lead-in to the entire show, just like on Sailor Moon...sort of. For you CardCaptor fans, Sailor Sakura makes a guest appearance, as does Pretty Sammy. Don't get upset, I just made up their attacks.
Summary: Mistress Nine is back, and she wants revenge on Hotaru.
The Saturn Scouts
Prologue
The soldiers of the Moon Kingdom had never been more afraid in their lives. Finally, they had encountered an enemy that was just too powerful. There was nothing they could do now, except hope that Queen Serenity had some secret weapon that none of them knew about.
Near the gates of the city, the first lookout's jaw dropped in sudden horror as he spotted the dark shape in the distance, lumbering closer by the second. "RUN!" he screamed at the top of his lungs. "They've got some sort of giant robot! We're doomed!"
The second lookout also saw the giant robot, and when he realized who was piloting it, he fainted.
* * * * *
"Any last words, Queen?" the man chuckled, an evil smile on his face.
Queen Serenity glared at him. "You won't get away with this, murderer!"
"I already have! My troops are storming your kingdom as we speak, and they've killed your entire army. Who's gonna stop me, huh? You?" He let out a loud snort.
"No. I will."
The man spun around to see a small girl standing in front of him. She didn't look like too big a threat, and he laughed. That was his first mistake.
"Get lost, brat, before you get hurt." He turned away and pulled out his knife. The queen would fetch a great ransom if she was alive, but nobody said she had to be healthy. He stepped towards her, a sinister gleam in his eyes.
He heard something explode behind him, but as he turned to look, a boot crashed into his chin, breaking his jaw. He stumbled to the floor, trying to figure out what had happened, when a curved blade came to rest against his nose. His gaze traveled up the blade, landing on the one person he had hoped wouldn't show up today.
"Now, are you going to put down that knife, or do I have to make you?" she asked calmly.
The knife hit the floor before the entire sentence was out of her mouth.
"Thank you." She rewarded him with quick punch to the forehead, which left him out cold. It was somewhat less satisfying than the attack she'd originally planned to use, which would've turned him completely inside-out, but this one was less messy.
"Sailor Saturn?" Queen Serenity asked quietly.
Saturn glanced at her. "He'll live."
"I see." The queen thought for a moment. "How did you know-"
"We picked up your emergency signals."
"...we?"
Saturn merely smiled and counted off on her fingers. "5, 4, 3, 2..."
The back wall collapsed just then, bringing a large dust cloud with it. A large, robotic hand pierced through the cloud and came to rest on the floor. Seconds later, a woman with gray hair appeared beside Saturn.
"I gotta admit, kid, that's the most fun I've had in centuries!" She froze when she spotted Serenity. "Uh oh."
There was a loud explosion from the main hall, and a young man burst in through the main doors, gun in hand. When he realized the threat was over, he lowered the weapon and walked over to the group. "Y'know, there were a lot more guards than you estimated, Ryoko!" he said heatedly.
Ryoko grinned. "Yeah, well, you said you could handle a few."
"20 to 35 is a few for me. Not 2,000!"
Ryoko gave him a playful shove. "You Gundam pilots are just getting soft. I could take two million easy."
"You have powers!"
"What's your point?"
"This is…the Ryoko?" Serenity asked slowly.
Saturn nodded. "Uh huh."
"The space pirate and/or demon?"
"Yup."
"Who is wanted...well...everywhere?"
"Right."
Serenity blinked. "She's...?"
"With me," Saturn replied, trying to resist the huge smile that was begging to take the place of the serious look on her face.
"And...he would be...?"
The young man saluted. "Duo Maxwell, pilot of the Deathscythe Hell Gundam, reporting for duty, ma'am!"
"Duty?" Serenity asked weakly.
"That's right. They're both with me." Saturn made no attempt to hide her smile this time.
"That's right!" Ryoko chimed in. "We're the stupendous, spectacular, nothing short of stunning…"
"SATURN SCOUTS!" all three shouted, striking poses.
Serenity looked pale. "Oh, dear…"
"What's wrong, Queen Serenity?" Saturn asked, gently patting her hand. "You look sick."
"That's because I feel sick. I think…I need to lie down for a while."
"Don't worry about a thing, Queen!" Ryoko gave her a big smile. "We'll make sure that no one disturbs you while you're resting. Oh, and Duo will clean up the mess he made of the wall."
"Hey, YOU were piloting the Gundam!" Duo protested. "You clean it up!"
"Well, it's YOURS!"
"I LET YOU BORROW IT!"
"Are they always like this?" Serenity asked quietly as the two continued fighting.
"Yup," Saturn replied with a grin. "Just be glad that they like each other."