Ghost in a Sailor Suit

Tarakus Deadmerit

Note: Neither Ghost in The Shell: Stand Alone Complex, nor Sailor Moon are my properties...but certain characters that you've never seen before in this work, are, such as Eris, Tacker, Motoki Kusanagi, and Kyusuke Kusanagi.

Chapter 2

6/21/2048

Sitting down next to her brother Batou, Usagi looked around, and noticed why she hadn't seen the other Scouts. They were lounging in Chief Daisuke Aramaki's large office on the 19th Floor. Makoto began passing around lunch boxes, which made Batou jump for joy.

"Oh, boy! Thanks Lita!" Batou exclaimed, getting the others, including Motoko to laugh.

"You are just like your sister, Batou. You know that?" Makoto replied, wincing at the name that Batou had used. Lita was a nickname that her mother had given her, while they were in America. That name reminded Mako of her parents' death in that plane crash.

"Oh...sorry for calling you Lita, Mako." Batou said, as an afterthought.

"'S'alright, Batou." Mako replied, setting a lunch box down in front of Chief Aramaki.

"Well, any chance I can get my hands on Makoto's spectacular lunches, I'll take." The Chief said, taking a bite into a fruit sandwich prepared by Makoto.

"Thanks, Chief!" She said enthusiastically. Rei looked over at Mako, a grilled tuna sandwich in her hand. She had a somewhat distant look on her face.

"Don't tell me you're having another vision, Rei." Mina Aino said, shaking her long blond hair out of her face.

"Not really." The hazy voice of Rei Hino replied, as she glanced over at the ditzy blond.

No one said anything for a while, as they were preoccupied with their lunch.

Rei used her sandwich as a pointer.

"Ok...I have to ask the Chief...why were we called in, today? Was there something I missed?"

Usagi looked up, from a sitting position, leaning forward and resting her elbows on her knees.

"It shouldn't matter, Rei. We're here, and the Chief has something important to tell us...so let's here what he has to say." Usagi replied, making Rei's facial expression go sour.

"You are just like your aunt, the Major!" Rei softly exclaimed.

Aramaki just gave the two friends a blank expression. "Are you two done? If you are, let's get moving. Major?"

Motoko nodded, and pointed to the screen.

"36 hours ago, we received word of a Youma spy infiltrating the ranks of the Police HQ. We need to find the infiltrator, and get her away from the police, before she can do any worse damage than she already has, just by being there." The medial screen showed the Youma, before its transformation.

"Dang! We took care of that bugger too." Michiru said, speaking for the first time today.

"She's gonna be hard to track down. Maturnaka was always a hard one to track down, because of her shapeshifting ability. You really think we can track her down, Chief?" Usagi asked.

"I have complete and total confidence in you, Usagi. I've already contacted Inspector General Natsuna Sakurada, at Special Police HQ, and informed her of the situation." Mina had a funny look in her eyes.

"Natsuna-chan...Oné-san...boy, it's been a while since I last spoke to her." She mused to herself.

"You know Natsuna, Mina? Why didn't you say so?" Motoko snapped.

"Au...uh, Major...Mina and Natsuna are close friends...I'm sure she sent a memo, mentioning that...right, Mina?" Ami said, defending Mina.

"Huh? Yes, I did...I have it in my memory banks...let me dig it up." It took several moments for Mina to dig through her memory, but she did find the memo...surprising for her...and presented it on the screen.

"See?"

The Major nodded. "Ah...I see. I did get this memo, I'm just guilty of forgetting. Usagi, Togusa, I want you inside Police HQ, keeping an eye on Maturnaka. Bato, Rei, Michiru, Haruka...investigate the net and find out what Maturnaka might be looking for. Pazu, Borma, Ami, Mako, Saito...I want you to try to contact the Laughing Man, from within my memory...perhaps he might have some inside information. I know I'm not exactly trusting of him, but he's our only link to the Dark Kingdom. Mina, Hotaru, Setsuna...you're with me. We're going to interview Natsuna."

Everyone replied with, "Roger."

Outside Police HQ, New Port Police Department

Sitting in the car, Togusa stared at his watch for a few moments, while Usagi quietly sat in the seat next to him, sipping on coffee. Just what is the Major looking for? Togusa cyber communicated to Usagi.

Your Mom.Usagi cleverly replied back.

Ha ha, Usagi. You're just as bad as your brother, you know that?. Usagi just looked over at Togusa, a deadpan expression on her face.

No shit, Sherlock! I don't see why my aunt had to pair me with you today. It's not like I have anything else to do, besides my homework, which I already did, using my cyberconnection to the net at school! Usagi replied, rolling her eyes. At that moment, Usagi spotted a suspicious woman in a police uniform walking out.

"Hey, Togusa...over there." Usagi said, tapping the perturbed Togusa on the shoulder.

"And you should really consider going full cybernetic. It's really useful." She added.

I try not to argue the point. With the Major, that is.

"Yeah...like I'd do that. Where is Maturnaka going?"

"Tail her, Togusa." Usagi said, as the Youma-cop got in a car, and started pulling out of the parking lot.

Togusa started up the car, and began following the Youma from a distance.

Major. We're tailing Maturnaka at the moment. She has just left the station.

Roger. Don't let her throw you off.

Roger, Major.

Copy that, Major.

"Well, how much do you wanna bet Maturnaka is gonna lead us to some stupid portal to the Dark Kingdom?" Usagi said to Togusa, setting her coffee down in the cupholder next to her.

"I don't know...but I don't exactly like where she is going." Togusa replied, noting that they were entering a rather shady part of New Port City, an area cordoned off for refugees from the previous war.

"Damn. And the Youma had to go this way, didn't she?" Usagi said, angrily, crossing her arms in the process.

"I'm not the Youma...I don't make the fuckin' decisions on where she goes or what she does." Togusa replied, hotly.

"Oi." Usagi said, shutting up.

Special Police HQ

"V-chan?! It's been oh so long!" Natsuna Sakurada, the Inspector General of New Port City said, upon seeing Minako walking into her office, with Hotaru and Setsuna just behind her. When Kusanagi walked in, Natsuna shot out of her seat and snapped a salute off.

"Major! What an unexpected surprise." Natsuna said to Motoko.

"Thank you, Natsuna. I'm afraid this isn't a friendly call, though. We're here investigating an infiltration in your police force. I have two of my people tailing that infiltrator. What we would like to find out is when the infiltrator made her way in, and what she may be after." Motoko said, putting Natsuna in her place.

"Ah...direct and to the point...just like your chief, Aramaki. I suppose we'll get to how Daisuke is doing soon, I suppose." Natsuna mused.

"Maybe."

"Well, we had a new recruit from the academy get in early...she came in...I want to say...three days ago. Something seemed off with her, though. She had a cold gaze in her eyes, and she seemed rather distant."

Kusanagi held up a cyberpad with the image of Maturnaka.

"That's her! Makoto...Matuko...I know it started with an m..."

"Her real name is Maturnaka, and she is an enemy agent."

Section 9 HQ

"Today had to be Ishikawa's day off, didn't it?" Makoto cursed the big cyborg, normally the chief researcher and information gopher for Section 9.

"Well, it was a family holiday for Ishikawa." Borma pointed out.

"Damn!" Ami cursed. "I'm not having any luck contacting Aoi at all!"

"Well, maybe he's still floating around on the net."

"Any luck in finding Aoi?" Batou asked, walking into the room.

"None." Ami said, slumping in her seat.

"For someone with a 300 IQ, and a cyberbrain to boot, you sure look dumbfounded at the moment." Batou stated, sarcastic.

Ami, for her part, glared at Batou. "Don't you have your own assignment that the Major gave you?!"

"Yeah. We found out that she's after the OSA-P Jewlery Case, from about 4 or 5 years ago." Harkua replied, setting a cyberpad down in front of Ami.

"You're kidding. Sailor Moon's very first case? Why?"

"We're thinking it has something to do with one of those sex dolls that recently showed up, with the energy ring." Michiru replied, stepping in. The third full cyborg of the Sailor Scouts, Michiru made being a cyborg look very elegant.

Ami crossed her arms in front of her. "Hmpf. Seriously?! You guys get all the lucky breaks!"

"Well, Usagi and Togusa are in pursuit of Maturnaka, as we speak. Major just updated us. And the Inspector General apparently met Maturnaka a few days ago, and managed to get herself assigned to Special Police HQ. That's when they started to notice the hacks." Saito appeared in the door.

"Weren't you supposed to help me find Aoi?" Ami replied, smirking.

"Yeah...but we're not having any..." Saito began to say, before getting interrupted by Makoto.

"Found him! I'm digging up a wealth of information...apparently, according to rumors on the net, the Dark Kingdom was resurrected once again, but only one of the Generals we defeated is still around...Kunzite."

"Ah, crap." Ami replied.

"What?" Saito asked.

"Kunzite was one of the most difficult Dark Kingdom Generals we had ever faced, just before taking on Ghoda, and Beryl, and Metallia. I never thought I'd say this, but...we're screwed."

"Ah...I remember that." Batou said, rubbing his head.

Guys! Usagi here! Togusa and I are in pursuit of Maturnaka in the Warehouse District. We need assistance. Let the Major know we're about to engage the suspect!

Copy that! Ami and Saito both replied.

"Let's go!" Ami said.

Warehouse District

How long have we been after you, Maturnaka? Usagi thought to herself, as she pulled out a very long barreled classic Desert Eagle .50 caliber from its holster. When she had started her service in Section 9, she had gotten this Desert Eagle .50, and privately hoped she could use only her magic as Sailor Moon...but she hadn't seen much action as Sailor Moon, and a lot as Usagi Tsukino, Senior in Juuban High by day, and Section 9 Elite at night. She heard several wheels moving rapidly, and knew that a Tachikoma was in pursuit. A strange looking tank that resembled a spider decloaked itself in front of Maturnaka before she even had time to see it, and ran straight into it.

"Freeze!" The all-too familiar voice of Motoko rang.

Maturnaka put her hands up, but without warning, she shifted her shape to her original form. In appearance, Maturnaka looked almost human, with the acception of her chest being huge...making Motoko look somewhat small compared to her, and she had sharp frills on her elbows. Her skin tone was olive.

"You can't stop me!" Maturnaka shouted, before laughing maniacally. Without warning, a silver beam of energy hit Maturnaka in the shoulder. Standing where Usagi was previously, was Eternal Sailor Moon, her wings graceful. The other Sailor Scouts showed up, as Maturnaka showed a new trick that she had up her sleeve. She split. Two Maturnakas stood where there once was one.

"What the...?" Motoko uttered, shocked, and angered by this revelation.

"That's not good." Batou replied, stepping in behind Motoko.

Seeing the scouts out made Motoko thankful that she had real powerful backup...but she had a sudden flashback.

(Flashback)

"Charon! You can't take such risks! Going after Beryl is suicide!" Neptune screamed at the purple haired Sailor Scout, in a fuku that had a dark pink bow on the front, and same colored ribbons trailing. Her skirt was rainbow, though.

"I have to. She helped Metalia take out Princess Serenity!"

"Yeesh...usually I have a hard time keeping Uranus on a leash when we meet." Neptune replied, putting both hands in fists on her hips.

"Don't worry...I'll be back someday."

(End Flashback)

"Huh?" Motoko shook her head. She looked down, and noticed that her hands were starting to glow...Maybe someone's hacking my eyes? The other scouts noticed the glow.

"Is that possible?" Saturn said, her purple eyes observing the pen in Motoko's left brest pocket of her bomber jacket.

"I think so. That's our missing Sailor Scout." Luna said, running in from behind the Tachikoma, as a cat, not in her human form, when she was in Section 9's secret HQ under Crown Game Center.

"Motoko Kusanagi! Listen very carefully! You're the missing Sailor Scout!" Luna shouted at Motoko, who was doing yet another double take, even as her body began to glow brighter.

"You're talking? You're Usagi's cat!" Motoko said.

"Yeah...and you're the missing Sailor Scout. That pen in your jacket pocket! Take it out, hold it high above your head, and shout Charon Power Makeup!"

Reluctant, Motoko did what Luna said. As soon as she uttered the phrase, a rainbow of light swirled around her, transforming her clothing into a deep pink ribbon and bow and a rainbow mini-skirt. A gold tiara came with the outfit.

"Guardian of the Planet of Light Charon. Protector of Enlightenment and Luck, Sailor Charon has arrived!" Motoko shouted, striking a pose...wait...a pose? I was never a show-off or a cover model!

"Yeah...you get used to that after a while." Moon said.

Charon pointed at the rapidly multiplying Maturnakas and shouted "RAINBOW BULLET BLAST!" Firing a shot from her gun...but a rainbow beam shot out of her gun and destroyed each and every single Maturnaka, before each one got a chance to take on the Scouts or Section 9.

"Welcome, Sailor Charon." Sailor Pluto, the fourth full cyborg in the bunch said, walking gracefully to Charon. "Oh, and Charon had a gun similar to yours...in case you need to ask...that's the fourth Talisman, the Rainbow Magnum."

"Yeah...what's with the speeches, and the poses?"

"Comes with the job of being a planet protector." Venus replied. Everyone who was a scout transformed back.

"I guess I never actually knew." Motoko said, stunned.

That night, as Motoko sat down on her bed, at her apartment, she took one good look at herself, and noticed that her face had more of a glow about it.

"Hmm..."