Legend of Sailor Saturn
Prologue
Hotaru sat up in bed. 'No, not Chibi Moon! ', she thought to herself. 'Please, take me, just let Chibi Moon go! ' But then she slumped back down and pulled the covers over her head.
Just to prove to herself that she wasn't going mad, she said out loud, "I don't know anyone called Chibi Moon!" She seemed satisfied after that, and fell into a dreamless sleep.
The next morning, she heard someone calling her. "Hotaru, get up. Haruka and I have a job for you!" Eager to be relied upon to do a job, she scrambled out of bed, hurriedly got dressed and ran down the stairs two at a time. She skidded into the kitchen to see Michiru smiling at her.
"Hi Hotaru! Now, we want you to go over to a friend of ours house. You may have heard us talking about her. Her name is Serena, and she lives at 52 North Tokyo Street."
Hotaru froze. 'It's the ditz! Meatball head! Sailor Moon!' She shuddered, as if trying to throw the random and jumbled thoughts from her head. Haruka eyed her suspiciously.
"You know, if there's anything you want to tell us, we'll listen. We have secrets too, you know."
Hotaru forced a weak sort of smile. "No, it's okay." Then she hesitated.
"Um, by any chance do you sometimes refer to her as the ditz? Or meatball head?"
Michiru turned slowly to Haruka. Haruka nodded back, a solemn kind of look on her face. Now it was Michiru's turn to force a smile.
"Oh, Raye must have been calling her that when she came over to see you when you weren't well. Now go on, then I'll make some pancakes for breakfast."
Haruka handed Hotaru a very small but pointy package. "Just give her this and say who it's from. And say hi to Rini. Remind her about tomorrow's sleepover!"
Hotaru just looked at the package, and then headed for the door.
'Rini. Chibi Usa. Small Lady. Chibi…..Moon?'
Chapter 1: A Mystery Unsolved
Ten minutes later, Hotaru was walking down the street. She turned the package over and over, trying to figure out what it was. She could feel five… six…. nine…. ten points at one end. The rest was quite round and smooth. She daren't open it, it wasn't hers. Yet, she felt like she sort of knew what all the brown paper and tape held within it. She glanced at the street sign. 'North Tokyo Street' it proclaimed. Now all she had to do was find number 52.
A few minutes later, she was standing in front of number 52 North Tokyo Street. She looked up, and briefly saw a flash of pink from a second floor window. Then she heard a voice from inside.
"Sorry I can't stop for any pancakes mom, but I'm late!"
"Oh Serena, you're always late! I'm surprised none of your friends tell you off!"
"They do tell me off, mom, especially Raye! Can I go now, I've got to meet Ami and the others at the arcade! See ya!"
Then, a yellow, blue and white blur can streaking out the house, they door being left ajar.
"Really, that girl! She ought to learn to use an alarm clock, instead of relying on that cat."
Someone only to be thought of as the streak's mom came to shut the door. As she looked out, she saw Hotaru standing nervously on the step.
"Oh, hello Hotaru! Feeling a bit better today? My, you were so ill for such a long time. Now, did you come for Serena or Rini? Because if it's Serena, you've just missed her!"
Hotaru smiled gratefully at Mrs Tsukino. "Thank you, I came for both of them, but can I leave this package with Rini?"
Serena's mom smiled back at her. "Of course you can. Would you like to stay for some pancakes? I'm sure Serena wouldn't mind you eating her share, she has too many anyway! Come in and I'll call Rini. RINI, HOTARU'S HERE TO SEE YOU!!!"
Hotaru stepped inside, and watched as her best friend tore down the stairs, her pink hair flying everywhere. Even though she was twelve now, she still acted like the five-year-old she was when Hotaru met her. For the first time at least…….
"Hi Hotaru! It's really great to see you! Come on up to my room, I've got some cool manga to show you!"
Pleased that she was still regarded as one of Rini's age, she followed her up the stairs. She at last felt that she was at home, but still felt a little uneasy. Why did Rini make Hotaru think she was hiding a dark secret? And why was it, when they passed a door marked "Serena's Room", why did she see a flash of white light, and felt strengthened?
Unfortunately for Hotaru, she wasn't of Rini's age. At least, not in reality.
Prologue
Hotaru sat up in bed. 'No, not Chibi Moon! ', she thought to herself. 'Please, take me, just let Chibi Moon go! ' But then she slumped back down and pulled the covers over her head.
Just to prove to herself that she wasn't going mad, she said out loud, "I don't know anyone called Chibi Moon!" She seemed satisfied after that, and fell into a dreamless sleep.
The next morning, she heard someone calling her. "Hotaru, get up. Haruka and I have a job for you!" Eager to be relied upon to do a job, she scrambled out of bed, hurriedly got dressed and ran down the stairs two at a time. She skidded into the kitchen to see Michiru smiling at her.
"Hi Hotaru! Now, we want you to go over to a friend of ours house. You may have heard us talking about her. Her name is Serena, and she lives at 52 North Tokyo Street."
Hotaru froze. 'It's the ditz! Meatball head! Sailor Moon!' She shuddered, as if trying to throw the random and jumbled thoughts from her head. Haruka eyed her suspiciously.
"You know, if there's anything you want to tell us, we'll listen. We have secrets too, you know."
Hotaru forced a weak sort of smile. "No, it's okay." Then she hesitated.
"Um, by any chance do you sometimes refer to her as the ditz? Or meatball head?"
Michiru turned slowly to Haruka. Haruka nodded back, a solemn kind of look on her face. Now it was Michiru's turn to force a smile.
"Oh, Raye must have been calling her that when she came over to see you when you weren't well. Now go on, then I'll make some pancakes for breakfast."
Haruka handed Hotaru a very small but pointy package. "Just give her this and say who it's from. And say hi to Rini. Remind her about tomorrow's sleepover!"
Hotaru just looked at the package, and then headed for the door.
'Rini. Chibi Usa. Small Lady. Chibi…..Moon?'
Chapter 1: A Mystery Unsolved
Ten minutes later, Hotaru was walking down the street. She turned the package over and over, trying to figure out what it was. She could feel five… six…. nine…. ten points at one end. The rest was quite round and smooth. She daren't open it, it wasn't hers. Yet, she felt like she sort of knew what all the brown paper and tape held within it. She glanced at the street sign. 'North Tokyo Street' it proclaimed. Now all she had to do was find number 52.
A few minutes later, she was standing in front of number 52 North Tokyo Street. She looked up, and briefly saw a flash of pink from a second floor window. Then she heard a voice from inside.
"Sorry I can't stop for any pancakes mom, but I'm late!"
"Oh Serena, you're always late! I'm surprised none of your friends tell you off!"
"They do tell me off, mom, especially Raye! Can I go now, I've got to meet Ami and the others at the arcade! See ya!"
Then, a yellow, blue and white blur can streaking out the house, they door being left ajar.
"Really, that girl! She ought to learn to use an alarm clock, instead of relying on that cat."
Someone only to be thought of as the streak's mom came to shut the door. As she looked out, she saw Hotaru standing nervously on the step.
"Oh, hello Hotaru! Feeling a bit better today? My, you were so ill for such a long time. Now, did you come for Serena or Rini? Because if it's Serena, you've just missed her!"
Hotaru smiled gratefully at Mrs Tsukino. "Thank you, I came for both of them, but can I leave this package with Rini?"
Serena's mom smiled back at her. "Of course you can. Would you like to stay for some pancakes? I'm sure Serena wouldn't mind you eating her share, she has too many anyway! Come in and I'll call Rini. RINI, HOTARU'S HERE TO SEE YOU!!!"
Hotaru stepped inside, and watched as her best friend tore down the stairs, her pink hair flying everywhere. Even though she was twelve now, she still acted like the five-year-old she was when Hotaru met her. For the first time at least…….
"Hi Hotaru! It's really great to see you! Come on up to my room, I've got some cool manga to show you!"
Pleased that she was still regarded as one of Rini's age, she followed her up the stairs. She at last felt that she was at home, but still felt a little uneasy. Why did Rini make Hotaru think she was hiding a dark secret? And why was it, when they passed a door marked "Serena's Room", why did she see a flash of white light, and felt strengthened?
Unfortunately for Hotaru, she wasn't of Rini's age. At least, not in reality.