Hey guys! Jay again! Had another story idea that I honestly hadn't seen done for this franchise, so decided to see where I could go with it. Expect updates to be random, as I'm still trying to figure out what to do with it. Without further adieu, please enjoy my latest writing effort:
The Moon Bunny Gamer!
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Standard disclaimer: The following is a non-profit fanfiction story. Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon Crystal, and all related properties are owned by Naoko Takeuchi, Toei Animation, Kodansha, and others. Please support the official releases. I write this stuff for fun and on a whim. Please don't sue me. If you want to give the franchise to me, I'd be all over that like gravy on biscuits.
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For whatever the reason, Usagi knew this was going to be a strange day.
To start with, she'd actually woken up on time for school, early in fact. That sort of thing almost never happened, and even her family had not known what to think when they saw her come down for breakfast without being in a mad rush for once. Her mother had even gone as far as to check her for a fever, but everything was fine as far as they could tell.
With enough time to eat, shower, get dressed, and even help her mom get her lunch ready, Usagi was out the door at a reasonable time, and even got to chat with her friends Naru and Umino before the bell began, who were also stunned to see Usagi early for a change. Even their teacher Haruna-sensei was floored to see her there on time instead of rushing in past the bell, with Usagi crying out that she wasn't THAT bad. The rest of the class promptly countered that yes, yes she was.
Still, that wasn't the strangest thing that happened. No, that came during the middle of their class's English period. As Haruna-sensei was talking them through the latest chapter in their work book, something truly outrageous happened to our teenage heroine. She began to daydream.
Well okay, that wasn't unusual for her. Usagi daydreamed in most of her classes. What was unusual was the sudden appearance of a blue menu box floating above her desk.
"... the Heck?"
Usagi Tsukino
The Gamer
Tutorial? [Y/N]
"Is something the matter, Tsukino?"
Blinking, Usagi looked up, and Haruna-sensei and the rest of the class were staring at her. Rubbing her eyes, she glanced around again, and the odd menu was gone, and everything was just as it had been a few moments before. "No Haruna-sensei, I just.." 'Thought I was seeing flying text boxes? Yeah, that'll go over well,' she thought briefly, then shook her head. "Sorry Haruna-sensei, I just thought I saw something out the window, but it was just a bird," she giggled weakly, a hand slipping behind her head.
"I know it's a nice day today Usagi, but try and save the bird watching for after class?" She said with a slight annoyance, and the other students couldn't help giggling and snickering because of this.
Slipping down in her seat some, Usagi signed and resumed looking at her work book, wondering just what that had been. 'Just another daydream, though I don't usually imagine game menus. Playing video games, sure, but not so much those parts,' she thought to herself, shrugging and putting it out of her mind for the moment.
Soon enough, class finished, and just in time for her favorite part of the school day: lunch time! Congregating outside in the school yard, Usagi picked her favorite spot under one of the taller trees and sat down, taking her cute pink lunch bag out and salivating over her meal. "Itadakimasu!" The fact she'd helped get it prepared AND managed to keep from eating it before it was time just made it taste all that much better! Soon enough, she had cleared her plate, and was leaning back in the shade, trying not to doze off. "Haruna-sensei was right, this IS a nice day out, almost makes you wanna just lay back and watch the clouds," she giggled, trying to pick out shapes in some of the fluffier ones that floated by.
Usagi Tsukino
The Gamer
Tutorial? [Y/N]
"ACK!" Not expecting something to pop up like that again, Usagi was glad she was already sitting down, lest she had ended up falling over. The blonde bun haired teen stared at the weird prompt hovering in front of her face again, then quickly looked around. Just like before, no one else seemed to see the strange menu, and were instead busy enjoying their lunches and chatting with friends and classmates.
"Okay, maybe eating all of those snacks before bed wasn't a good idea last night," she muttered to herself, rubbing her eyes and blinking a few times. It still floated there, waiting for a response, almost eagerly. "Hmm, tap the button, or keep pretending I'm not seeing a tutorial prompt like I'm in a weird video game?" Taking a coin out of her lunch bag she'd been saving for a juice later, she flipped it and closed her eyes. "Heads for yes, tails for no!" Of course, it smacked her on the head, and she whined, but after seeing it had landed on Heads, she steeled her resolve. "Alright, here goes. Yes!" She tapped the Y on the transparent display, and suddenly everything greyed out around her and a new wall of text began to scroll down.
[BEGINNER TUTORIAL] Congratulations! You are a newly minted Gamer! This tutorial is here to explain the basics of what your new status and skills are capable of. If you ever get confused and need a refresher explanation, this and other tutorials will be available in the [TUTORIAL] menu in your Hub menu. If you've ever played an RPG (Role-Playing Game) or just have basic knowledge of video games, then this should be fairly straight forward, but if not, then sit back and pay close attention to this chapter. The Gamer is a gift granted by the Goddess of Mischief and Shenanigans. With it, the user has the ability to go through life with amazing powers and knowledge one would not normally possess in life. In short, you're playing the Game of Life with cheat codes on! To begin, The Gamer comes with a few standard abilities, and many, many more will be unlocked through different missions, leveling up, and other surprise events to say the least. Every Gamer has access to a personal Hub, which allows them to bring up various menus, such as Inventory, Status, Reputation, etc. As with the previously mentioned unlockable abilities, other options will become available as you progress through missions and level yourself up. These missions will also include chances to make extra money, and even grant the occasional loot drops, bonus items, and other surprises. In summary, the abilities of The Gamer allow for in depth character growth and advancement, as well as a multitude of ways to just generally make your life more interesting. This concludes the Beginner Tutorial. Have fun! [COMMAND INPUT LIST] Status ?
Perks
Skills
Reputation
Inventory
'Somehow, from some Goddess' blessing if that wall of text was telling the truth, I've now got special video game powers.' She thought, a bit surprised she wasn't freaking out over this more than she should have been. Granted, she might just be in shock, but she rolled with it anyway and pondered where to go from here.
"Well, if this isn't some sort of dream, I suppose I should at least check out what all I can do." Recalling the list of commands, she decided to see if there was anything different about herself now, besides this cosmic bombshell that is. "Status," she said, causing a brand new screen to pop up with even more information, and even a cute three dimensional model of herself.
[STATUS]
Name: Usagi Tsukino
Birthdate: June 30, 1978
Astrological Sign: Cancer
Height 4'11"
Blood Type: O-
Hobbies: Eating, shopping, video games
Class: The Gamer
Title: Rabbit of the Moon
Level: 5
HP: 75
SP: 130
EXP to next Level: 500/800
Strength: 11
Dexterity: 14
Constitution: 16
Intelligence: 13
Wisdom: 10
Charisma: 19Status Perks
?Status Flaws
Crybaby: -20% to reputation with non-friends and non-family (can be removed)
Klutz: -10% to DEX (can be removed)"Now that's not fair!" Usagi whined upon seeing her flaws, both of them really being a sensitive point for her. Granted, these were both established issues she had, but it still hurt to hear it, or read it rather in this case. "At least it says they can be removed. Guess I'll have to work on that."
Ding! For being honest with yourself about your faults, Wisdom has gone up by 1!
"... okay, that's going to take some getting used to," she muttered. Shaking her head, she dismissed the menu, which caused everything around her to go back to normal. There was still no sign of the other students noticing any of the pop ups or other displays, so she assumed no one but her would be able to see or hear it for now. Deciding she'd worry about it more later, she finished up her lunch just in time to head back to class, idly wondering just how much stranger things would be getting from here on out.
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Kind of a slow beginning admittedly, but Rome wasn't built in a day, plus Usagi needs a chance to get used to the madness that is being The Gamer. Don't worry though, I'm going to try and keep it interesting hopefully. Big thanks to my pal BunnehWyld for helping me come up with ideas and looking over things while I'm coming up with stuff, and to my fiance TracyHedgefox for being super supportive! Hopefully I'll have another chapter of this out before too long. Later! JM4L