I looked out my open window. I gazed up at the moon as a light breeze took the air. The light of the moon seemed to take up most of the night sky. I closed my eyes as the wind rustled my fiery red hair. Something all too familiar about this made me shiver. The moon, I stared at the moon & the more I did the more like someone is appeared. A face, of who I did not know, but once more it seemed so familiar. Like a half remembered dream. After I thought about this for a bit, I laid down & tried to get some sleep. My first day at a new school was tomorrow & I didn't want to screw it up.
The following morning, Ange's alarm didn't go off & she was late getting to school. She walked in as nonchalant as she possibly could.
"Sorry I'm late," Ange muttered softly.
"Well, it's good to see you at all Melzak san. So nice of you to join us," the sensei replied, obviously irritated.
"I said I was sorry," she said, then, clasped a hand over her mouth as she realized that she put her foot in it.
"What was that?"
"Nothing, Okadoo san," Ange apologized.
"Fine then. Now, may we begin?"
Ange gave a slight nod.
"Class," the sensei commanded. "This is Melzak Angela san. She is from America & may do things different, but everyone try & make her feel welcome. There's an open seat next to Usagi san."
"Thank you, ma'am," mumbled Ange as she walked over to the desk & sat down. Okadoo san started her class once more. Ange used this opportunity to glance around the room. When she came across the sleeping Usagi next to her she tried to wake her.
"How can you sleep in class?" Ange asked her with a nudge.
"Huh?" replied Usagi as she started to wake up. With a yawn she said, "Oh, it's easy, you just put your head down on your desk & poof. You're magically whisked away to a wonderful dreamland."
"You're Usagi, right? I'm Angela, but you can call me Ange."
"Hi. You're the 'new girl', right?"
"Yep, that's me," Ange said pointing to herself.
"Melzak san, you have only been here five minutes & you are already disrupting my class. I applaud you for waking Usagi, but both of you get out until you can learn some behavior! Got it!"
"Yes," Ange said as she & a disgruntled Usagi walked out of class & stood in the hallway.
She went through the rest of the day in silence. Soon enough thought it was finished & Ange was walking towards home. After awhile she realized that Usagi & her friends were in front of her. Wow, they all look so happy Ange thought, I wish my friends were here.
She turned the corner to find that she wasn't where she thought she would be. It was a park, so, being in the mood to be alone, she went in. She strolled around & found her way to the pond so she sat down at the edge & gazed at the sun starting to set. Someone crept up behind her & tapped her on the shoulder.
Ange jumped up & spun around to find, "Mamoru! What are you doing here?"
"Don't I have the right to be here, I mean, this is a public park," he answered.
"Oh, right. How did you figure that it was me?"
"I'll always know it's you, Chibi-Ange, your flaming red hair gives you away."
"Mamoru, I have told you time & again not to call me that. I may be younger than you, but I am not a child."
"So? You are like the little sister that I never had. & you're pretty smart . . for being just a kid."
"Just because I was going to take some college classes with you doesn't mean that I'm smart," Ange stated.
"You're too modest sometimes. What are you doing here all by yourself?" Mamoru asked.
"Oh. Just thinking. I met your girlfriend today. What do you see in her?" Ange questioned.
"A lot. She is sweet & loving & kind-"
"Where is that coming from? I sure don't see it. She looks like a klutz," Ange commented.
"It's more from inside & besides, you haven't known her as long as I have," Mamoru said as he looked off into the sunset.
"Sure. Fine. Whatever…A, Mamoru, a, can you take me home? I still don't know quite where I'm going."
"Sure," he replied with a smile.
The next day at school, turned out to be more interesting then the first. Usagi's friend Naru didn't show up at school & Usagi was rambling on about how Naru doesn't miss school.
"I how she's okay."
"I'm sure she's fine, Usagi. Don't worry so much."
"I can't help it. She's a good student, the only other time so took school off was for her boyfriend, Nefu-Oh, a , never mind."
That's when a particularly strange looking student with geeky looking glasses came up.
"Hello. I am Umino," he said.
Ange stared at him a moment before replying, "You look more like a Melvin to me." There was only one problem, she had said this in English so no one understood her.
"A, sorry. I'm still new to your language. What do you want anyway, Umino?"
"So, sorry to bug you, but do you wish to join the computer club?"
"Computer club?…What's the sound of one hand clapping?" Ange asked with a sly smile.
"I don't know."
"Now take your last statement & take everything off, but the ending & make it into the form of an answer."
"Know?…No."
"That's my answer."
Usagi stared at the defeated Umino & then at Ange, "You're good."
"I ain't American for nothin'."
Suddenly a girl with short, blue hair walked up to the two of them. She waved at Usagi.
"Hello, Usagi-chan."
"Hi, Ami-chan."
Ange stood there for a moment. "Ami? As in Mizuno Ami?"
"Yes?"
"Wow! I've heard so much about you. I could never be as smart, but maybe if I hang around you I could take in some of your vast knowledge."
"Thank you," Ami blushed.
"I'm Angela Melzak."
"Nice to meet you," Ami said shaking hands with Ange.
"Usagi. Why didn't you tell me you have such cool friends. Who else do you know?" Ange wondered.
"Well, there is Mako-chan-"
"Kino Makoto, the famous fighter?"
"…Yeah, but don't tell her that. & there's Aino Minako-chan-"
"Is she really Sailor V?" Ange asked.
"How did you know-" Usagi & Ami started.
"Because I watch too much T.V. & she is a big movie star. I also watch Sailor Moon…What's wrong?"
Ami & Usagi's faces were white as ghosts.
"What? Don't tell me you believe in that stuff?" Ange replied with a suspicious look.
"Oh no. Of course not," the pair replied in unison.
Ami composed herself & asked, "Aren't you forgetting someone?"
"Who?" asked Usagi.
"Hino Rei-chan."
"Oh yeah," she realized.
"Rei, as in temple priestess Rei? Who knows how to read fire & such?"
"& why don't you know anything about me?" Usagi wined.
"I know too much about you, Tsukino Usagi. Like you have been a ditz as far back as can be recalled, that always wears the same style day in day out, that you never pay any attention in class, that you're lazy & pig out way too much & that you are Mamoru's girlfriend."
"Wha-wha-what? You know Mamo-chan?"
"Uh-huh. He taught me Japanese back in the States."
"What about his college classes?" Ami asked.
"Oh yeah. He helped me with those too. Well, for what I took. Didn't he tell you?" Ange questioned.
They shook there heads.
"Oh, man. You guys need to get out more. What a couple of-" Ange was cut off as Makoto came up to greet them.
"Hey, everyone."
"Hi, you must be Makoto. Wow, you're a lot taller than I thought you would be," Ange replied looking up.
"Do I know you?" she asked.
"No, but Mamoru san does," Ami explained.
"Oh, well then. Who are you?"
"Angela Melzak. I am from America."
"Yeah, yeah. Great, great. Well, we have to go now, Ange san. Rei-chan is giving a fire reading & we don't want to be late," said Usagi.
"Can I come?"
"No!"
"Why not?"
"Yeah, why not? What harm can it do to let the 'new girl' tag along?" Makoto asked.
"My name's Ange," Ange muttered.
"I know that!"
"Sorry."
"Just let her come, okay?"
"Fine," Usagi mumbled.
"Goody!" Ange yelled as she jumped into the air.
So, they walked to Rei's temple. When they arrived, Rei asked, "WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE? & WHO IS SHE?"
"This is Angela san, the 'new girl'," replied Makoto as she displayed Ange like in a commercial.
"That doesn't explain what she is doing here," Rei stated.
"We let her tag along, she really wanted to see one of your Fire Reading, Rei-chan," Makoto finished.
"How do you know about my Fire Readings?" she asked Ange.
"One word, Mamoru."
"Why that back stabbing son of a-"
"Hello?…Am I late?" asked a long blond hair girl.
"Oh hi, Minako-chan," they all said in unison.
Ange strolled up to her, sucked in a big breath & said, "Hello, my name is Ange & they are fighting on whether or not I should be here & are you really Sailor V?" Ange finally finished, she seemed kind of winded after.
"I played Sailor V in a few movies-"
"Oh, wow! I know a movie star! Wait till I tell Annie, Crystal & Jessica!"
"Who's Annie? Who's Jessica? & who's Crystal?" everyone asked as they stared at Ange.
"Oh, just three good friends of mine. They live in America, Crystal will coming soon though. When she found out that I was in a foreign exchange program, she got her butt on the wagon so she will be here as soon as she can."
"What? Someone else like you?" Usagi yelled, then she passed out on the floor. Ange gazed down with a look of confusion.
"What did I do?" she asked.
After they revived Usagi, they decided that Ange could stay & Rei got on with her reading. She concentrated on the fire, keeping her eyes closed. When she was finished she turned away. Ange suddenly stood up.
"That was it? I mean, that was it! I thought there would be something cool happening, but that, that was it!?"
"Yeah, that was is. What did you expect, a magic show?"
"Yeah, well, maybe I did. Boy, am I disappointed," Ange said sadly.
"Disappointed? Disappointed!? I'll show you disappointed," she said as she chased Ange around the temple. "You, who wanted to stay & go through all that trouble to have the nerve to say 'disappointed'!" she yelled.
"Well, maybe you had done something, I wouldn't have been so disappointed."
Rei screamed as she ran after Ange hardened & just when she was about to catch her, Luna came running up.
"Stop! You have more important things to do!"
Ange went up to the kitty & kneeled in front of it.
"A talking kitty. I bet your name is Luna," Ange replied sweetly as she picked the cat up & held it up to her face.
(Meow)
"Too late for that now, isn't it," Ange said as she stared the cat in the eye. She than began to shake the cat vigorously. "Tell me I'm a Sailor Senshi. Tell me I'm a Sailor Senshi!"
"SSS-ttt-ooo-pp sss-hhh-aaa-kkk-iinngg mmmmeeeeeee!"
"Oh, sorry. Am I a Senshi?" Ange asked as she set the cat down.
"I don't know. I can't know everything…Wait, how did you know?"
"As I was telling them earlier, I watch too much T.V. I know who they are, you don't watch two seasons of Sailor Moon & not know something about everyone."
"Sailor Moon!" they cried in unison.
"Yeah, you guys make a great T.V. show in America. First, it started with Mamoru. He told me of you guys & I immediately related the two. I'm just lucky I guess."
"My God, so you knew all along?" Usagi asked.
"Yep, my dear & now on to business. Luna, I believe you were about to say something."
"Oh, right. The Negaverse is attacking!"
"What!!!!!!!"
"You heard me!"
"Who is it now?" Ange asked.
"Amethyst."
"Okay, someone want to fill me in here?"
"Haven't the time," Makoto said as they all began changing.
"Wow, this is so cool," Ange said to herself.
When they were done, they started on their way & Ange followed.
"You can't come with us, it's too dangerous," replied Mercury.
"I'll be fine, Am-I mean Sailor Mercury. You don't have to worry. Go fight your Negaverse monster, I mean Amethyst."
"Okay," she said hesitantly.
"Yes, now is my chance to see some really cool action."
Ange watched from behind some bushes. The fight was more fierce than she thought it would be. She watched intently as the senshi fired their spells at Amethyst & he did the same to them. For a moment, they paused. Then, being the person that she was accidentally snapped a twig. Amethyst turned to see her.
"Uh oh. I'm in trouble."
In a second, he had Ange by the neck & out in the open. She swayed in his grip & she tried to pry herself free.
"Angela!" Sailor Moon yelled.
"You idiot! You're as bad as Usagi-chan!" yelled Sailor Mars.
"Hey!" Sailor Moon yelled. Ange tried to, but because of her predicament she was at a loss.
"Looks like I have myself a hostage," replied Amethyst. "I'll be going now." He said & was gone, Ange still with him.
"What are we going to do now?" wined Sailor Moon.
"Oh, shut-up!" yelled Sailor Mars.
Ange woke up in a room that she didn't recognize. "Where am I?" she asked anyone who was listening.
"On my ship, of course," answered Amethyst.
Ange spun around to face him. "Why did you take me? I'm nobody special."
"That my dear, Angela, isn't the point-."
"How do you know my name!"
"I can't say."
"Tell me! I have a right to know!"
"Know you don't…Do you remember anything of your past? I mean, before a few months ago?"
"…No, not really. Why?"
"I know."
"How?…Wait, why should I believe you?" she asked with a cocky look on her face. She crossed her arms infront of her.
"Oh, no reason. Except the fact that I can give you all of your memories back," he muttered flatly.
"What!?"
"Oh, don't look so surprised, Angie-chan. When you remember, you'll thank me," he finished talking as he started the process.
Hours later, Ange awoke.
"Amethyst, doll. Where have you gone?"
"Right here, monitoring your condition."
"Yeah, I'm sure. Anyway, I think that the world she re-meet me, Black Pearl," she replied with a cold smile. Her eyes flashed, dangerously.
"Sounds fine & dandy to me."
"Good, let's go."
At Rei's temple, the senshi try to figure out a way to get Ange back.
"What are we going to do? Oh, what are we going to do?" Usagi quarried.
"That's it! I can't take it any more!" Rei said walking over to Usagi & in two second had her bound & gagged. "There. Now, does anyone want to think logically about this?"
Everyone raised their hands.
"Good, now I don't have to kill you," she said with an eye twitching & a look of insanity on her face.
Makoto whispered over at Minako, "It looks like she is about to blow a serious head gasket."
"What was that, Mako-chan?"
"Oh, um, nothing. Nothing at all, heh heh heh," she said uncomfortably.
"Well, look what we have here. If it isn't the Simpy Senshi," came a voice.
"Who's there?" called Ami.
"Why your little friend Angie. Only, I'm not Angie anymore. I'm…the Black Pearl!" she said as she appeared in front of them.
Indeed. It was Ange, but now her green eyes were blue & she had long, jet black hair.
"Miss me?"
"Yeah," Usagi said as she somehow got through the ropes.
"Aw, ain't that a shame. Too bad I didn't miss you. Well, it seems I've over stayed my welcome, but don't worry I'll be back again real so. Next time…" she said as she vanished. "You should be afraid."
"Come back here, you little witch! I'm not done with you yet," Rei yelled at the spot where Black Pearl just was.
"Rei, she's not there."
"I know that, you numb skull!"
"Now what are we going to do? Ange san is bad guy," said Ami.
"I guess I'll have to Eliminate her!" said Usagi.
"That won't work. She may be a bad guy, but she is still our friend & she is still a person," Ami remarked.
"Oh yeah," Usagi muttered flatly.
They all sighed as they just hung their heads in shame.
"Look at those saps. Think that they can make me good again, what a laugh," Black Pearl replied as she look through a mirror to the sailor senshi. Amethyst came strolling up behind her.
"I think it's beautiful."
"What?"
"Why, you, my dear. It's good to have you back."
"It's good to be back, doll. Now, when do you think we should attack?" Black Pearl asked.
"Anytime is good."
"Then, we'll wait. Give them enough time to get good & worried. It's getting late & I do want some sleep," she said as she left the room. "Good night," she called.
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