ronin Warriors: Fun in Juuban.
The voice belonged to Talpa.
"Kayura, what were you thinking? By diffusing the armor, you made the problem worse! There are nine crystals, each with the power to form an armor on any human it touches!" he shouted.
"But how come we were able to wear them on our armor?" Ryo asked.
"Because they were originally designed to work with only one user each. Apparently when eight of them attached to Ryo, they were unable to give him all their powers so they combined to form the Crystónin Armor on Ryo." Talpa explained.
"So then how was the armor formed?" Rowen asked.
"Crystónin was formed from a power surge caused by more than one crystal being on a single organism." Talpa said.
"Then how can they form an armor alone?" Sai asked.
"The crystals must have...taught themselves how to make armor when they attached themselves to Ryo."
"Taught themselves? Master Talpa, are you saying the armor is intelligent?" Anubis asked.
"In a word, yes. That would explain why Ryo does not remember being controlled by the armor."
"The last thing I remember before I woke up was watching the crystals encase me." Ryo explained.
"We may have no more trouble if Kayura didn't them off to Juuban." Talpa said.
"Um..." Kayura said.
"You sent the crystals to Juuban! What were you thinking? Do you have any idea what is there?"
(Sailor Stars theme kicks up)
...A girl with meatballs for hair ran down the street at warp speed.
"I'm going to be late for school!" she shouted as she ran faster and faster.
Suddenly a strange armored warrior appeared before her.
"Who are you?" the girl asked.
"Your worst nightmare. I know all about you, and with my newfound power, I will destroy you!" it said.
The armor it wore was the color of the Crystónin, but had a slight hue of red to it. It almost made it pink.
"Well, think again! Moon Cosmic Power!" she shouted.
The girl went through an elaborate transformation sequence, turning her into the one the only...
"In the name of love and justice I am the pretty Sailor Suited Soldier Sailor Moon! On behalf of the moon I will right wrongs and and triumph over evil, and that includes scum like you!"
"Really. Let's see what you've got." the warrior said.
"Moon Spiral...Heart Attack!" she shouted.
A large heart flew at the mysterious opponent, but upon contact it failed to harm it.
"You foolish ditz. My armor absorbs any projectile that comes it's way."
"And what does that do for you?" Moon asked.
"It lets me do this!"
The warrior blasted her with energy bolts, sending her flying. It then grabbed Sailor Moon by her throat.
"You are finished!"
A news crew, that had heard of the commotion, and set up and began filming.
Which brings us back to Toyama...
"Guys! Come quick!" Mia shouted.
The Ronins et alii dashed into the house, where Yuli was watching TV. The show was interrupted by a news broadcast.
"We interrupt this program to bring you a special news bulletin. A mysterious being has appeared in the city of Juuban, where local heroine Sailor Moon is in its hands. We go there live now."
The scene shifted to the city, where the strange warrior was holding Sailor Moon in her arms.
A voice-over came over the scene.
"In other news local girl Raye Hino has been reported missing since early this morning."
Raye's picture flashed across the screen.
"I wouldn't say she's missing." Talpa said.
"You mean, that thing is her?" Rowen said.
Talpa nodded.
"Let's get going." Ryo said.
A huge semi truck had somehow appeared out front, and everyone clambered in. The door was shut behind them and drove off to Juuban.
Just outside the city, the door was opened to deploy the Forgotten Souls: Hariel and his Dark Inferno exo armor, Saber Strike, Saranbo, Sun Devil, Gash, and the Sand Strikers. They stayed while Ryo and the others continued onward.
"Now, you die." the warrior said.
"I wouldn't try that." a voice said.
The semi drove in, pulled a J-turn and ended up with the rear portion pointing at the confrontation. Ominous music began as the back of the vehicle unlocked.
Suddenly a sword smashed through the top of the vehicle! More struck through as well, and Sekhmet burst through the roof!
"Sekhmet! You ruined our entrance!" Ryo shouted.
"I wasn't supposed to come through the roof?" he asked.
"No! It says here in the script, 'vehicle makes J-turn and heroes come out from REAR' not roof." Sage informed him.
"Oh."
"I don't care how you armored geeks enter, I'm still going to fry you!" the warrior shouted. "Mars!" A bow appeared near her hand "Flame..." A bow of pure fire appeared to her, "Sniper!"
A flaming arrow streaked at our heroes, but Ryo's flame aura protected the group.
"Okay, your flame's tough." Kento said. "I'll give you that. But my earth is better."
"Oh really, fat boy!" the warrior shouted.
"Guys, we better take cover..." Sai suggested.
"Gan Tessai!" Kento shouted, nailing their opponent with one hell of an Iron Rock Crusher.
"Tough? You call that tough?" the warrior said. "I know ants that are tougher than you." it said.
"I think our theory that the warrior's Raye proved by now." Rowen said.
"Because she used one of Mars' attacks?" Anubis asked.
"No, because she doesn't care who she insults." Rowen said.
"So what if I'm Raye Hino? I can still trash you guys." Raye said.
Anubis and the Warlords stepped forward.
"If you are through with those your age." Anubis said, "You might want to take up your quarrel with us."
"Oh? And what can you do that they can't?" Raye asked.
"Watch and learn." Anubis said. He began twirling the kama on his weapon. "Quake With Fear!"
Anubis launched his weapon right at Raye, but she pulled out something of her own.
"Rin, pyou, tou, sha, kai, jin, retsu, sai, sen! Akuryo, taisan!" Raye shouted.
A piece of paper with kanji on it flew at Anubis' weapon, canceling it out.
"What?" Anubis wondered.
"Never mess with a Shinto Priestess." Raye said. "And I've got plenty more where that came from. Who's next?"
Ryo charged her, but she nailed Ryo in the mouth with a devastating roundhouse kick.
"Mars Celestial Fire...Ignite!" Raye shouted, sending flaming discs flying at the group, knocking them away.
Elsewhere, a tiny pink haired girl snuck into someone's home. In moments she spied what she was looking for.
"Sailor Venus' transformation stick! I've got to help Sailor Moon! Venus Crystal Power!" she shouted.
The girl, Reeny, transformed into a teenage version of herself, clad in Venus' fuku.
"I wasn't expecting that to happen."
Back at the fight, Raye was still kicking the Ronins' butts.
"Hah! You couldn't hope to defeat me!" Raye said.
"Guys! Remember what we did to Ryo to save him from the armor?" Kento asked.
"Of course! Virtue!"
"Justice!"
"Life!"
"Wisdom!"
"Trust!"
"Loyalty!"
"Obedience!"
"Piety!"
"Serenity!"
No sooner did they call on their inner power did Raye nail them all with ofudas, canceling their futile attack out.
Somewhere, a warrior appeared in silhouette.
"I've got no choice. I have to do it."
The strange warrior began her henshin sequence. In the background the chant of the Ancient, the same that diffused the armor, and created the White Neo Armors, began to be heard. When it finished, the warrior became struck by energy, abruptly canceling her own transformation and warping it into a new form.
"What's going on?" she asked as wallpaper began to envelop her.
Meanwhile, Raye had her bow trained on Ryo and the others. To further the problem, warriors of pure flame appeared near her.
"Now, Ronin Warriors, you die." Raye said.
To Be Continued...