By: Crystal Clear
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon...there happy? I am so sick of these already
but I guess I have to live with it.
I got the clothing idea from an episode of Daria on MTV.
Mina knocked on the door.
A lady opened and smiled, "Hello girls. How can I help you?"
"We are collecting clothing for the homeless. It's a fundraiser."
"It's a good cause," Ami chipped in.
"Wait one moment and I'll go get the clothes my grand children have grown out of."
Ami siged, "Finally someone who cares."
"I hope they are stylish. We wouldn't want the less fortunate to be even more less
fortunate by wearing clothing wiht bad taste."
"Mina, we should be glad to get what we can get our hands on."
The lady returned with a handload of clothes. Mina's legs wobbled from the heaviness of
box.
"Thanks," the girls said in unision.
As they walked down the street in search of more donations, they talked. Mina talked
about'boys, clothes,boys, make-up,and the occasoinal boy.
"Mina,you really need to go for some kind of technical conversation."
"I do...um... that hottie Tuxedo Mask...I bet he took a technical class in school."
Ami didn't answer. Mina and Ami had met when Malichite almost held them at
his will. As far as anyone could she, Mina was a spoiled brat...but no one ever mentioned it.
"Ami," there's more to life than studying," Minna insisted.
A voice came from behind, "Yeah, like there is something more important than craming your
head with mush you'll never use," Lita laughed.
"See, someone's on my side," Mina said.
"Okay guys, do as you wish. You do need to study if you want to make it anywhere in
life..."Ami trailed off and looked at what lied ahead of them.
It was a two story house that looked like it had been abandoned but the light in the
upper story, gave the owner away.
"What kind of house is that?" Mina wondered, "It looks like it's been in a horror movie
and didn't get cleaned up after rehearsal."
"A light!" Ami pointed, 'Let's see if they have any clothes-"
"You don't want to do that," Lita interuppted.
"And why not?"
"It's haunted," she warned, "three years ago, a guy lived there. He was so old that his
eyes bulged out of his head. Every hair on his head was gone, and all of his vains were popping
out and visible. He was really skinny and wore dress pants that were ripped and a plaid shirt.
Soon the old man found that his bony fingers were running out of their strength so he paid a
nurse to live with him. She was beautiful and that was why he hired her...to have something to
look at and fantasize about..."
"Ew!" Mina gasped.
"Not sexual fantasies, oh no, he dreampt about murdering her countless times. But she got
to him first... One day she grew tired of him and beat him severly every night at 10:00 and soon
he died. Now, they saw he haunts his house. They say he waits for some unsuspecting stranger to
come around. He kills them like he was. He tourchers them and locks them in his basement."
"Wouldn't someone have heard them scream?" Ami asked rationally.
"Not if they had something in their mouth."
"You're totally making this up," Mina shuddered.
"Well why don't you go inside? He starts at 10:00 and keeps going until dawn. Then his
spirit rests for another night of waiting..."
"Go in there? With rats?" Mina questioned, "I don't think so."
"He'd especially like you, Mina. He only gets females that resemble her in any way excluding
body shape. You look suprisingly like her."
"What does she look like?"
"What did she look like? You mean...before he got her. He got her when she went to steal
his fortune. He guards it well... Let me think... she had long blonde hair that she was almost
never seen out of a bow or pigtails...she had blue eyes and wore lots of orange and pink."
Mina gasped.
"It's ok Mina. None of it is real. Where did you get so much information?" this was from
Ami who had to have some kind of bibliography.
"When I first moved here, I heard about it and researched it at the library."
"Let's go in then," Ami ventured.
"I don't think so," Mina quivered.
"Me either," Lita stepped back.
"What happened to your strength and courage?" Ami asked.
"Um... you can't really hurt a ghost...and a lunitic ghost? No thanks."
"You have no reason to be worried Lita," Mina whispered.
Lita perked up, "You're right. Let's go. You guys take the clothes to the station and I'll
go home and change. I'll pick up Serena and tell her we're going on an adventure."
"What about Rei?" Mina asked.
"Like she's going to come?" Lita asked.
"Well Ami is about as stubborn and she's coming," Mina persisted.
"But she's a none believer. Rei knows erverything about spiritual stuff and isn't going
bother the resting." Lita said.
"We'll meet you and Serena here at 9:30 and go in at 9:45," Ami said.
"Sounds good," Lita said.
Mina picked up the box of clothing and handed it to Ami, "Your turn."
They walked away and Lita exclaimed, "Oh yeah and one more thing, "You have blue eyes, Ami."
Ami froze and laughed. * Like a ghost is even real* she thought.
Serena dragged behind Lita until they reached the house, "This is why you're making me lose
sleep?"
"Remember what I told you?" Lita asked.
"Yeah, it's an adventure."
Luna trailed quickly behind, "Girls, I'm getting bad vibes from that house."
"Luna! Don't ruin the fun! Besides, everyone gets feeling funny at this house."
"Why?" Serena asked.
"It's haunted," Lita said plainly.
Serena's eyes shot open, "Haunted! Like with ghosts and stuff!"
"Yep"
"I am not going in there!"
She stepped back but was forced closer by Lita, "Oh yes you are."
Ami and Mina appeared shortly after, Ami with a notepad smiled and said hello.
"That's what I need!" Serena grabbed the paper."
'Hey!" Ami yelled in protest.
"If we get famous with our band, I need you guys to do me a favor," she said as she
scribbled on the paper, "Sign this."
Mina grabbed at it , "What is this!"
"It's a contract. It says that if we get famous and any of us falls in love, they can have
some days off to see the guy."
"You're only thinking of yourself," Lita started, "You know none of us will ever get
married or fall in love because of destiny. You will so this basically applies to you."
"I won't sign it," Mina said jealously.
"Oh come on guys, let's be supportive of Serena." Ami bagan before Luna interupted.
"Yes please just humor her. Are we going in?"
"Luna has a weird feeling about it," Lita said rolling her eyes.
"I'll sign," Ami volunteered and soon they had all signed but Rei. Serena scowled, "Ami,
you better get Rei to sign it. She won't for me."
Ami nodded and took it back, "Do you want to keep it afterward?"
"If you don't mind."
"Alright guys, it's 9:45. Ten minutes until showtime." Lita giggled.
"Show time?" Serena asked totally puzzled at what Lita meant.
"You'll see," Lita smiled and the look in her eye was one Serena always saw when something
was going to happen. Then something occured to her, "Um... I told Darien to call me at ten. I didn't
think we'd be gone that long."
"To bad." Mina said while pulling out her walkie talkies, "Ok, we need to split up."
"You're not serious about this are you?" Luna asked.
"Of course!" Mina gasped, "We need to explore and find some sort of evidence that he
exsists."
"Who?" Serena asked.
"The old man."
Serena's mind twirled, "What man?"
Mina's eyes lit up, "Lita, you din't tell her did you?"
"Oops, it must've slipped my mind. The old man is the guy who haunts this place."
Serena quivered,"I wish Darien was here."
They all just looked at her when Ami's communicator beeped.
"Rei?" she questioned as is fuzzed into a picture of Rei.
"Where are you guys?"
"At somme haunted house." Serena said, grabbing the communicator and holding it so Rei
could see the house.
Ami heard Rei gasp and Serena turned it around, "Well?"
"That's the Old Smith Manor... Are you guys crazy?" Rei said and sounded serious.
"Of course, why not."
"It's haunted! None of you will come out alive!...Except you Lita." Rei stopped, "Maybe
I should come along."
"Yes, please!" Lita shouted over Serena's wailing, "We could use you. You'll live through
it."
"Okay, I'll be there soon. I am at a diner near by."
Rei zoomed into a black hole and arrived at 9:55.
"We better go inside," she suggested.
Mina shoved a walkie talkie into her hands, "You be in charge of group #1 which will include
Artemis,you,and me. Lita, you're in charge of group#2 which will be you, Ami and Serena...oh yeah
and Luna."
"Actually, I'd prefer to snoop around by myself," Luna prtested.
"As you wish," Mina shrugged.
"I'll go with you... for protection," Artemis smiled.
Serena grabbed Luna, "Oh no...not alone who knows what you two will do!"
"Trust us! We'll only look around. Come on," Artemis begged.
"Oh all right but when Luna ends up pregnant, Mina takes care of the litter."
Mina shot Artemis a look that cleary read *keep your paws off her*
"All right," he said and the two cats went into the home.
"Let's go," Lita winked at Rei.
"Stay in touch," Rei winked back.
"Ew," Serena whispered.
"It's just being freindly!" Rei and Lita exclaimed at once.
Ami walked forward and inhaled.
"Did she just take in a deep breath or was it just me?" Serena whispered to Lita.
"I dunno."
Inside they split up into thier teams. Lita's group had the upstairs and the attic while
Mina's group had the lower levels.
Lita's group:
Serena inched closer to Lita and her foot fell infront of Lita causing them to all trip
but Ami.
"Serena!" Lita exclaimed and almost let out her temper on clutzie Serena.
"Sorry," Serena said as they stood and kept looking around, "We need to be quiet, he'll
hear us."
"Are you telling me you believe it too Serena?" Ami asked hoping for a no.
"Oh yeah! Especially since Miss Psycic Rei believes."
"See anything interesting?" Ami asked.
"Let's go in there," Lita said opening a closed door.
Luna and Artemis:
"I cannot believe Serena," Artemis said.
"Me either," Luna paused, "So how has your day been?"
"Wonderful, especially since the Negaverse is gone and the final warrior hasn't shown up.
In short I needed a nap from Scout Business."
"Me too..." Luna heard laughter from a nearby room. She peeked inside.
A lady stood over a boiling pot and laughed, "It is complete. The ghost I have created is
gaining more energy from the victims. I feel strong power here now. I will get them, too. I will
bring you back to life, Beryl my queen. I, your final creation, will suceed in destroying the
Sailor Scouts with my power where you failed."
She laughed and her blonde hair fell down from where she had been brushing it and Luna
saw she looked exactly like Serena.
"Artemis," Luna whispered, "Come look at this!" when no answer came, she whirled around
and saw him looking around further down the hall. She finally got his attention.
"Luna, who is she?"
"I don't know but we need to tell the girls. I think she's from the Negaverse." she looked
at Artemis.
"I thought they destroyed them!"
"The final monster, Artemis." he nodded and they ran to find the Scouts.
Rei's group:
"Mina, over here," Rei waved her hand frantically to motion that she'd found something
worth looking at.
"What?" she said as she looked into a box to find a glowing red crystal, "Oh my gosh! It
looks like a copy of the Silver Imperium Crystal...I've got it! We'll call it the Red Imperium
Crystal."
"Are you crazy? Serena will blow a fuse...maybe that is a good idea," Rei smiled.
"Nevermind," Mina said getting up to look for something more than a crystal.
A cold gust of wind hit Mina and flew at Rei, "I sense danger," Rei stood.
"Did you feel that cold wind?"
"Yeah, the ghost."
Mina's face went pale, "He's after me!" she ducked behind the huge box.
"Calm down," Rei picked up the walkie talkie, "Guys, the ghost is here in the room with
us...would you mind helping us?"
"Where are you?" Lita's voice spoke in the back ground loudly over Serena's wailing.
"The basement."
"Figures. We'll be on our way."
An old man appeared before Rei, "Hello, and who are you?"
"I'm not going to be killed by you that's for sure!" Rei stood up for herself.
Mina jumped up, "I wouldn't talk to him like that! That could be dangerous!"
"You look just like...her." the old man smiled and pulled out a rope.
Lita and her group ran to the basement and ran even faster when they herad Mina scream.
Lita reached her hand to the knob, "Here we are the basement where all of his victims are
locked."
"Are you serious?" Serena gasped.
"Yep."
"Stop!" Luna and Artemis ran to them.
"What is it Luna?" Ami asked.
"That's not a ghost," Luna began, "it is the last Negaverse creature! She's dressed like
a ghost."
"What's she doing here?"
Artemis started to explain, "She uses the story as a disguise. Each time there is a murder
here, it's blamed on the ghost and never investagated. She draines the energy."
"Let's kick some imposter-butt!" Lita exclaimed, "Jupiter Star Power!"
"Mercury Star Power!"
"Moon Crisis Power!"
Sailor Moon kicked in the door, "I am Sailor Moon and these are my friends you are threatening
I won't take it! You're moon dust creep!"
"Very funny, you'll make an excellent part of my collection, blondie," the ghost said and
changed into an identical copy of regular Sailor Moon except the neck line plunged down low and
her hair was in braided pigtails.
"That's my old outfit!" Moon exclaimed.
"Let's fight in my realm.
The scenary fizzled out and in. The new place was covered with the many victim's bodies
and it was like and ocean with orange and pink sky. The scouts could walk on the ocean however
because it was solid.
"Welcome to my home and preapare to die!"