Thief's Story
Ch 2: The Thief
It was late and most citizens of the moon were sound asleep. The guards were working diligently, making sure no one disturbed the peace. All was quiet and almost no sound could be heard, until…
Crash!
Scream!
The sound of breaking glass filled the air followed by a woman's scream. The guards quickly ran to the scene. It was a big house with 2 floors. The inhabitants of the house were an old rich couple. No one really knew much about them since no one really liked them. They were the type of people who thought they were better than everyone else.
In the front of the house one of the second floor windows had been broken. The guards looked up but it was dark and hard to see. All they could make out was a dark human figure standing on the other side of the broken window.
" Hey you! Stop right there!" ordered one of the guards
The figure turned and quickly picked up a huge bag. Then surprised the guards when it jumped out the window and landed right in front of them.
Now they were close enough to see the figure's face. It was a young girl. She had clear blue eyes and wore a black cat-ear hat. Long tresses of blonde hair flowed down from under the hat, reaching her knees.
She wore a black long-sleeved shirt with white stripes on the sleeves and in the middle of the shirt was a picture of a crescent moon, and she had on baggy dark blue shorts that reached her knees, what seemed to be a black belt on, and a pair of black running shoes.
She was looking the guards directly in the eyes. They quickly drew their weapons and pointed them at her.
A look of false confusion crossed her face .
" Well that's not very nice. You're the ones who called me down here" she complained
" What were you doing up there?" one of the guards growled
" Nothing really, I w-" she was interrupted by the old man who lived in the house.
" What are you waiting for!? Capture her immediately! She has taken our money and all our jewels!" the man yelled through the window.
The girl gave a nervous chuckle and looked at the guards with a guilty face "Well… see ya!"
She dashed past the guards before they could react. She ran towards a dark alley.
The guards ran after her, but even with the large bag of stolen goods, she was fast and they were quickly losing her. There were also the obstacles such as garbage cans and crates.
The girl dodged the obstructions with ease, the guards on the other hand were not as good.
The girl looked over her shoulders at the guards. They made eye contact and the girl smirked as if mocking them. The guards hastened their pace, but there was still quite a distance between them.
The thief turned a corner but came face to face with a large steel fence.
' Not my best move' she thought to herself
" Stop right there!"
She stuck her tongue out at the guards " I don't think so"
She jumped on the fence and started to climb. When the guards got close she was almost over the fence. In one last attempt one guard took out a small dagger and threw it at the girl.
"Yikes!" she quickly jerked to the side and barely dodged it " Are you trying to kill me!?" she yelled angrily.
She climbed faster and made it to the other side of the fence. She jumped and gracefully landed on her feet.
Then turned and made a mocking face at the guards. She ran off into the darkness and disappeared into the night.
The guards moved to where the dagger had fallen. When the owner of the dagger leaned to pick it up he saw something next to the dagger. He picked it up.
It was a gold star locket. The guards exchanged looks and made their way back to report on the events of that night. Not bothering to take a closer look at the locket. Never noticing the name engraved on the back.
Back In The Dark alley
The blonde sighed " That was close. What was that guy thinking? He could've really hurt me. Oh well, I'll just have to be more careful," She looked around for any signs of danger.
When she was sure no one was around she sat on the ground and opened the bag she was carrying. Inside were the many jewels she had taken along with some money.
" Well I was in a hurry and grabbed whatever I saw. If that lady hadn't yelled out I would've had more time. I guess its not here." she sighed
Small footsteps echoed through the dark alleys. She closed the bag and stood up. The steps inched closer and around the corner came….. A small dog.
It was a Japanese Akita puppy with red and white fur.
" Oh its just you, Aki. Don't scare me like that"
" Sorry. I've been looking for you all over the place. Did you find it, Usagi?" the dog spoke
She shook her head " Nope just the normal jewels and money. "
Aki sighed and shook his head " Why are you still doing this? Its not like its your responsibility?"
Usagi looked up at the starry sky " Yea I know but I want to find it. It would be dangerous if someone else found it"
" Then can't you at least search in a more calm manner. You draw too much attention as a thief. You've been doing this on every planet. Soon they'll start making a big deal about it. You're going to get caught one day and you know what they do to people like us," warned Aki
Usagi removed her cat ear hat which revealed real black cat ears and her black "belt" unwrapped itself and became a sleek black tail.
" Like us? You're a dog. They won't do anything to you."
" Hey, I used to be a normal human. Its just easier to move around as a dog"
" Yeah, yeah"
"Well you should care more. You can just stay in your kitten form and live a peaceful life as a pet cat"
Usagi gave him an incredulous look " I… don't think so"
" Then you rather live as a thief ?"
" I guess. If we're going to be treated like criminals anyway."
" I give up. Why are you so stubborn?"
" Aw, you know you love me"
" Whatever Usagi. Why do you keep using that name any way? Its not your real name right?"
" Its probably not but I've gotten used to being called 'Usagi'. I told you about the whole memory loss thing didn't I?"
"Yeah but isn't your real name on that locket you always had?"
" There's no way of knowing that its my name or if the locket is even really mine."
" Speaking of the locket, where is it?"
Usagi felt around her neck and realized the locket was missing.
" Ah! Its gone!" she stood up and looked around then it hit her. "It must have fallen off when I was running from the guards. I'm going to go back to look for it"
Aki grabbed her shirt between his teeth to stop her " Its not safe to go back now. The guards might still be looking for you"
" But-"
" No buts. Let's go to the hideout and we'll look for it after things calm down"
Usagi slouched and looked down " Okay…" she said in a small voice.
She made sure the large bag was fastened around her securely. They walked side by side towards the dark mysterious woods.
Next day: Lunarian Castle Throne Room
Uniformed soldiers stood in front of the double doors guarding the room. On the other side of the doors stood the four sailor scouts. They had been called there to meet the Queen.
Usually when they were called in like that it meant that there was trouble, but the girls already had an idea of what the queen wanted to talk about.
Everyone was in an uproar about the recent string of robberies on all the planets. It was bad enough that the thief was robbing people but more upsetting was the fact the thief had a way to travel between the planets without anyone knowing. There were only a select few who were allowed to travel between planets.
" It can't be that hard to catch one measly thief can it?" Minako wondered out loud
" I believe it is because of the thief's ability to travel between planets. It makes it difficult to predict where he will strike next." Ami said while she typed away on her small computer
" Even so it shouldn't take this long to catch him" said Makoto
" Maybe we need to put more guards on patrol" suggested Rei
At that moment the large double-doors opened to reveal Queen Selene. The scouts fell to one knee and greeted her as she made her way to her throne.
" Please rise," the girls stood back up and faced her " I have called you here to talk about the recent robberies happening on the moon and the other planets."
The girls nodded
" Though for the moment nothing too serious has happened, I do believe that this person must be stopped as soon as possible. We don't know what this person is capable of."
" We agree your Majesty we will increase the guards patrolling the towns." said Minako
" Yes at the moment that would be the best course of action."
One of the doors opened and one of the uniformed soldiers walked in.
" Your Majesty please forgive the interruption, but as you requested the two guards have been brought in"
" Ah yes let them in" said the Queen
The scouts exchanged confused looks
The guards, who had chased Usagi the night before, nervously walked in.
" I heard last night you had a run in with a thief, is this true?" Selene asked
They awaited their answer
" Yes your Highness, we gave chase but we shamefully allowed the thief to escape. Please forgive us for our incompetence." The guards bowed apologetically
" It is not your fault. If it was indeed the same thief we are talking about here then it is understandable." she explained
Minako stepped forward " If I may ask, were you able to get a good look at the thief?"
" Yes ma'am, it was a young teenage girl. " he answered
" A girl!? So the one whose been causing all this trouble is a girl?" Rei asked skeptically
" Well that's something new" said Makoto
" Did you see anything else that could help us?" asked Ami
" She had long blonde hair and she wore a cat eared hat. Oh yes and I believe this belonged to her but she dropped while she was escaping" The guard took the star locket out of his pocket.
He handed it to Minako. The other scouts gathered around to examine the locket. When they looked closer at the gold locket they saw the name engraved in the back. They looked on in astonishment
" Y-your Majesty, please look at this" Minako quickly handed the locket to the Queen. Selene was confused but examined the locket as well.
When she saw the name her eyes widened with disbelief.
The scouts exchanged worry looks. Selene just kept looking and reading over the name.
The name on it held great meaning for both the scouts and the queen.
Selene opened the locket and held it closer while the familiar tune played from it
She closed her eyes and whispered the name
"Serenity"
To Be Continued…
\Cheesy ending but oh well. Thanks to all the people who have reviewed so far J and I know I changed the queen serenity's name but its easier this way. Please keep reading and reviewing .