Prologue:
This story takes place during the Doom Tree series. I feel it was important in the development of the relationship between Serena and Darien. It is based on the anime Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi, all rights are preserved.
I have always liked my heroes to be dashing, intelligent, of high moral fiber and with a touch of insanity: Sherlock Holmes, Peter Whimsey, Spock and Moulder. Welcome to the club, Darien Shields.
Darien's Journal 2: Beginning Again:
Reading my journal, I think I might be crazy. Running around at night in a tuxedo and mask doing super-hero stuff, fighting monsters for the love of a princess. Maybe it's latent brain damage or some major bad tripping. I refuse to believe any of this was real.
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A meteor hit nearby during the night. I went to see the crater- it was about ten meters across. It was lucky thing no one got hurt. I saw that blond girl from the hospital, Serena, there. She must live in this part of the city, too.
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That meatball head, Serena, came up to me started talking to me like we're an item. As if! Then this other girl, Anne tried to glom onto me. What's with these girls, spring fever? I got out of there as fast as I could. Things have been weird enough at the studio where I work.
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Between Anne and Serena, I can barely show my face without one or the other chasing me. They're coming on way too strong. Anne, asking me to take her out clubbing, and Serena telling me some whacked out fairy tale. But hey, they're both attractive girls, what am I complaining about?
Things are getting weird all over the city. There are reports of monsters attacking people and draining their life-force energy. It's pretty serious; they usually have to be hospitalized to regain their strength. What's interesting is that there are these girls, Sailor Scouts, that fight the monsters using magic weapons.
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(Close Encounter #1) I went to that new VR laser arcade today. It turned out to be a real experience-a little too real. Somehow I got paired up with Serena and Ann and her brother Allen. It was such a rad game, blasting away at the VR monsters. Allen's a good shot, but there's something about him I don't trust. We started to compete, showing off in front of the girls when Serena ran off. I think she was feeling bad because she kept missing her shots. I ran and caught up with her. I haven't played this before but I was shooting the monsters all around us like I did this all the time.
Then Serena's brother showed up and said there was a real monster attacking their dad. Thinking about the news, I went to check it out- turned out it was real, the laser didn't work on it. Mr. Tsukino has guts, he was trying to protect Sammy while attacking the -thing- with the fire extinguisher. I did what I could, but the monster was too big and strong. It caught all three of us. It wasn't right, I should have been able to do something. Just then, this blonde chick in a mini-skirted costume shows up, challenges the monster, and throws her little crown at it. She seems surprised that nothing happened. I wasn't. I mean, that's an attack? She started to run away, and the monster dropped us to chase her. I wasn't ready to quit yet, not till the others were safe. Then this dude dressed all in white shows up and tells me a human can't fight it. He attacks the monster with a sword, doing some damage. Next thing I know, there's this flash of light*fire*steam, and the monster is gone. Four girls, also in mini-skirted costumes of different colors, are helping the first girl. She seems really upset about something besides her failed attack. She kept looking at that Moonlight Knight guy and me in a really confused way. She acted like she knew me and was sad when I asked who she was. They were Sailor Moon and the Scouts.
After they left, Serena showed up and I helped her get her dad and brother home. They and I were banged up pretty good. I do believe in monsters now.
This story takes place during the Doom Tree series. I feel it was important in the development of the relationship between Serena and Darien. It is based on the anime Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi, all rights are preserved.
I have always liked my heroes to be dashing, intelligent, of high moral fiber and with a touch of insanity: Sherlock Holmes, Peter Whimsey, Spock and Moulder. Welcome to the club, Darien Shields.
Darien's Journal 2: Beginning Again:
Reading my journal, I think I might be crazy. Running around at night in a tuxedo and mask doing super-hero stuff, fighting monsters for the love of a princess. Maybe it's latent brain damage or some major bad tripping. I refuse to believe any of this was real.
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A meteor hit nearby during the night. I went to see the crater- it was about ten meters across. It was lucky thing no one got hurt. I saw that blond girl from the hospital, Serena, there. She must live in this part of the city, too.
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That meatball head, Serena, came up to me started talking to me like we're an item. As if! Then this other girl, Anne tried to glom onto me. What's with these girls, spring fever? I got out of there as fast as I could. Things have been weird enough at the studio where I work.
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Between Anne and Serena, I can barely show my face without one or the other chasing me. They're coming on way too strong. Anne, asking me to take her out clubbing, and Serena telling me some whacked out fairy tale. But hey, they're both attractive girls, what am I complaining about?
Things are getting weird all over the city. There are reports of monsters attacking people and draining their life-force energy. It's pretty serious; they usually have to be hospitalized to regain their strength. What's interesting is that there are these girls, Sailor Scouts, that fight the monsters using magic weapons.
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(Close Encounter #1) I went to that new VR laser arcade today. It turned out to be a real experience-a little too real. Somehow I got paired up with Serena and Ann and her brother Allen. It was such a rad game, blasting away at the VR monsters. Allen's a good shot, but there's something about him I don't trust. We started to compete, showing off in front of the girls when Serena ran off. I think she was feeling bad because she kept missing her shots. I ran and caught up with her. I haven't played this before but I was shooting the monsters all around us like I did this all the time.
Then Serena's brother showed up and said there was a real monster attacking their dad. Thinking about the news, I went to check it out- turned out it was real, the laser didn't work on it. Mr. Tsukino has guts, he was trying to protect Sammy while attacking the -thing- with the fire extinguisher. I did what I could, but the monster was too big and strong. It caught all three of us. It wasn't right, I should have been able to do something. Just then, this blonde chick in a mini-skirted costume shows up, challenges the monster, and throws her little crown at it. She seems surprised that nothing happened. I wasn't. I mean, that's an attack? She started to run away, and the monster dropped us to chase her. I wasn't ready to quit yet, not till the others were safe. Then this dude dressed all in white shows up and tells me a human can't fight it. He attacks the monster with a sword, doing some damage. Next thing I know, there's this flash of light*fire*steam, and the monster is gone. Four girls, also in mini-skirted costumes of different colors, are helping the first girl. She seems really upset about something besides her failed attack. She kept looking at that Moonlight Knight guy and me in a really confused way. She acted like she knew me and was sad when I asked who she was. They were Sailor Moon and the Scouts.
After they left, Serena showed up and I helped her get her dad and brother home. They and I were banged up pretty good. I do believe in monsters now.