The year is 50 B.C.
The Romans have conquered almost every part of the known world.
Their supreme emperor, Julius Caesar, is insatiable, however, and under his military reign, the Romans go from one victory to another. Countless tribes and nations are being defeated and forced to live under Roman dominance.
We see the big palace in Rome... Prince Diamond steps out of the building, dressed in a toga, a cape and a laurel wreath.
Diamond, as Caesar, coughs.
"Veni, vidi, vici... I came, I saw, I conquered!"
Next to him, Sapphire, also dressed in a toga, is fumbling with a knife. Diamond throws him an angry glare.
"Brutus, you know I don't like it when you play with that knife."
Gaul also is one of the defeated nations...
In modern days, Gaul will be called France, and populated by people called the French. The ancestors of the French are the Gauls... Brave people who are only afraid from one thing: That the sky might one day fall down on their heads.
So, every part of Gaul is being controlled by the Romans?
Oh, no, no! A small village at the northwest coast of Gaul manages to resist being conquered by the Roman invaders.
Because Caesar didn't manage to defeat this small tribe of warriors, he placed several outposts around the village, to watch them and to make sure they don't cause any trouble...
The names of those four outposts are Smallbonum, Laudanum, Babaorum and Aquarium...
One strange thing about that Gaulic village is: It's mainly populated by women, and only a few males.
The smartest villager of them all is a girl called Amimizunix... she prefers being called 'Ami' by her friends. But Ami is not only the most clever one of the villagers... she also is very observant when trying to detect Roman spies...
Ami is walking through a forest path, dressed in Gaulic clothes, carrying a short sword on her belt and humming a tune.
A Roman legionnaire tries to camouflage himself by wearing a tree stump costume... Ami walks by, still humming.
"A... a... a-CHOOO!!"
Ami smiles. "Bless you!"
(sniff) "Thank you..."
Ami's best friend is Usagitsukinix, just called Usagi by her friends.
Usagi is a nice, happy-go-lucky girl who wants to be friends with any living being on earth. She also owns a small, black cat called Luna.
Usagi has a really interesting occupation... She makes menhirs - tall, pillar-like rocks - and delivers them to anyone who would like to have one. But... because of her natural clumsiness, accidents often happen...
Usagi walks down a path, carrying a menhir that is towering over her head. Luna is walking next to her.
"Usagi, I think you better carry that thing behind your back... This way, you can't see where you're going..."
"Oh, don't worry, Luna! It's not like I'm going to faaaaaaalll..."
Usagi stumbles over a rock lying on the ground, the menhir tilts over and crashes down on the ground.
Luna groans. "Now see what you did, Usagi..."
Usagi whines. "I'm sorry, Luna..."
Out from under the fallen menhir, the voice of a Roman calls out: "By Jupiter! This is the fourth time this week... my poor head..."
Usagi is able to carry her menhirs because of her enormous strength... which she gained after falling into a special magic potion when she still was a child. She drank so much from it that the potion's effect will never wear off in her whole life.
The magic potion is also the secret behind the village's invincibility. Reihinix, the female druid of the village, has learned how to brew it from her grandfather. Every time the Romans attack the village, Rei gives every villager a small sip of the potion, making them stronger than bears... but normally only for a few hours.
Within a gloomy hut, a big cauldron is situated over a burning fireplace. In front of it, Rei is standing, wearing a druid's robe and a golden sickle in her belt. She stirs up the potion bubbling within the cauldron, takes a small sip, nods and adds another ingredient.
Usagi comes up behind the female druid. "Rei... may I have another sip of that potion? I'm feeling kinda weak..."
Rei angrily glares at her klutzy friend. "How many times do I have to tell you: I won't give you any more of this potion! You drank enough when you were a kid. More would be dangerous!"
Usagi sniffles. "But... but it smells so good..."
Rei groans. "Usagi, you're such a glutton..."
"Rei, you big meanie!"
There are some other important persons living within the village that have to be introduced.
Minakoainix is the bard, and she lives with a cat of her own, called Artemis...
Well... there are multiple opinions about Minako's singing talent. She thinks she sings great... everyone else thinks she should change her job.
Sometimes, poor Artemis believes he will become deaf sooner or later, since he is always the closest to Minako when she sings. Oh yes, she has a beautiful voice... but absolutely no singing talent!
Her neighbor is Makotokinix, the blacksmith.
Perhaps it's because of the fact that she lives right next to Minako... but every time Makoto hears Minako singing, she gets furious. One could say she is the ancestor of all music critics...
Minako is standing in front of her house, playing her harp and 'trying' to sing. Artemis is sitting next to her, a pained expression on his face.
Makoto comes storming out of her workshop, wearing her leather apron.
"Minako, I had enough! Stop that awful yowling, or else I... I..."
"Or what?" Minako said offended. "You just don't appreciate the beauty of my voice... My singing and the tune of my harp... this is art! This is my destiny!"
"Stuff your destiny elsewhere!" Makoto grumbled. "If you don't stop making that infernal noise, I swear, I'll take out my sledgehammer and ram your little harp into the ground!"
Okay... let's have a look at someone else.
Harukatenohix and her female companion, Michirukaoix, are living together across the street, opposite of Makoto's workshop.
Haruka is a fisherwoman, and Michiru owns the village's fish shop. They insist their fish is the best... but quite often, for a reason they just cannot understand, the villagers return the fishes and claim they would have a... slight disturbing fragrance...
The chief of the village is the mighty Setsunameioix.
Setsuna is standing on top of a big, round shield, which is being carried by Hotaru and Chibiusa. The female chief is striking an impressive pose... while the two younger girls have to sweat under her weight.
"There just is no discipline left in this village!" Setsuna shouts with a loud voice. "I order everyone to bow down before my splendor!"
CRASH!
Setsuna pulled her face out of the dirt. Angrily, she looked back at her two carriers. "What the heck are you two doing?"
Hotaru shrugged. "Well, you said we should bow down, so..." Chibiusa giggled.
Fuming, Setsuna stood up from the ground. "I MEANT EVERYONE ELSE AND NOT YOU TWO SILLY GIRLS!"
The Romans simply aren't able to handle the power of that kind of village... And the soldiers situated in the outposts Smallbonum, Laudanum, Babaorum and Aquarium sigh when they think about the amount of time they still have to stay and guard this village full of invincible and crazy girls...