Authors Notes:
Thanks everyone for reading part one of Shadowed Stars! I love all the good feedback I got. I have a lot of idea's for this story, but I'm not sure which one's I'll go with as of yet. I'm not really sure who to pair Usa-chan with either. I will say one thing though, I do think I'll be bring a couple of the other senshi into this story! ~.^ Ja ne for now! And feel free to e-mail me.
Shadowed Stars, Part Two: Soldier Boy
Sometime the next morning Usagi's serene blue eyes fluttered open. It had to be almost noon, for the morning chill was gone and any dew that might've been there was dried. The sky above Usa was also a robin-blue color with few clouds; the sunlight was covering and warming her small body. Slowly a still quiet tired Usagi pulled herself up into a sitting position.
Stretching her arms out around herself, Usagi could feel the heat of the sun on her, and finally realized with a horror- that she wasn't home, but outside at the edge of a forest. It took a moment, but the memories of the past day made their way into her head once more.
"Oh no.." moaned Usagi groggily, looking up at the clear blue sky.
"Mom and Dad are going to kill me.."
Usagi was in deep thought. How the hell could she have possibly fallen asleep in Tokyo Park!? She was going to get in soo much trouble when she got home.
Turning around to grab her backpack Usagi almost had a heart attack at what she saw. No, her backpack was still there, with her fist gripping it rather tightly to be correct, it was Tokyo Lake that was not there anymore.
~ Later ~
It had taken Usagi a quiet a bit of time to just get over the fact that Tokyo Lake wasn't even there, and that she wasn't dreaming this up either. But that was when Usa's eye caught on a faint gold glimmering inside one of her half open backpack pockets. Forgetting almost completely about the now missing lake, she reached into the pocket and pulled out the object.
When Usagi's hand opened up she almost choked on the very air she was breathing. In her hand rested her senshi transformation broach!
"How did you get in here?!?!?" shirked the now storming blonde, until a certain thought came up- a thought that turned Usagi's skin pale white. 'Last night..' she thought 'I wished.. I wished..'
Usagi did all but faint at that moment as the realization hit her. The crystal had heard her plea right before she had fallen to sleep.
"Oh no…" mumbled Usa, looking back up into the clear sky for a few moments, letting everything sink into her. Finally she pulled herself off the ground and brushed off her now wrinkled school uniform.
"Well.." she sighed, looking out across the field- her back it the forest. "If the crystal placed me here.. then.. I guess I'm stuck." She knew that she had hardly enough energy to even start thinking of getting back to her own world. But at the same time.. she kind of wanted to stay, to find out just why the crystal had put her here.
Picking up her school bag and stuffed her broach inside the front pocket and swung it over her shoulders and started walking out across the field. Off in the horizon she could see the faint outline of a building, with the tree-line starting back behind it.
It had taken a couple hours to make it across the field, and it now seemed about 5:00 o' clock. Yet finally, Usagi, tired, weak, and dirty, had made it to the building. The building was a good couple of stories high, vast both ways you looked, and seemed completely to be metal, probably steel. Looking around Usagi saw a door down on her left side. Smiling with a little bit of hope, she ran towards it. She grabbed hold of the knob- pressing against the door at the same time.
Now maybe the door was unlocked, or not locked completely, but maybe Fate was just on her side, for after a moment of twisting the knob around the door gave away, opening into a dark room. Frowning a bit, Usa felt around the edge of the door and found the light switches, switching them all on at once. A buzzing of electricity filled the room, the lights all flickering on one by one.
Smiling at her accomplishment Usagi turned around- and gasped at what she saw. Not only was the room huge, with a ceiling that must've went right to the roof, but sitting in a single row, side by side, laid several huge colored-metal machines that looked like oversized robots to Usagi. In all, there laid five of them.
Catching her breath, Usa took a timid step forward, then slowly another, until she was steady once more. Walking in-between two of the large machines Usagi ran her hand over their surfaces. The metal surface was cool and smooth under her fingertips.
There was a sudden noise behind her, causing Usagi to spin around on her heels. Standing there was a strong and lean looking man about her age, with a cold expression on his face and his gun held towards her.
Thanks everyone for reading part one of Shadowed Stars! I love all the good feedback I got. I have a lot of idea's for this story, but I'm not sure which one's I'll go with as of yet. I'm not really sure who to pair Usa-chan with either. I will say one thing though, I do think I'll be bring a couple of the other senshi into this story! ~.^ Ja ne for now! And feel free to e-mail me.
Shadowed Stars, Part Two: Soldier Boy
Sometime the next morning Usagi's serene blue eyes fluttered open. It had to be almost noon, for the morning chill was gone and any dew that might've been there was dried. The sky above Usa was also a robin-blue color with few clouds; the sunlight was covering and warming her small body. Slowly a still quiet tired Usagi pulled herself up into a sitting position.
Stretching her arms out around herself, Usagi could feel the heat of the sun on her, and finally realized with a horror- that she wasn't home, but outside at the edge of a forest. It took a moment, but the memories of the past day made their way into her head once more.
"Oh no.." moaned Usagi groggily, looking up at the clear blue sky.
"Mom and Dad are going to kill me.."
Usagi was in deep thought. How the hell could she have possibly fallen asleep in Tokyo Park!? She was going to get in soo much trouble when she got home.
Turning around to grab her backpack Usagi almost had a heart attack at what she saw. No, her backpack was still there, with her fist gripping it rather tightly to be correct, it was Tokyo Lake that was not there anymore.
~ Later ~
It had taken Usagi a quiet a bit of time to just get over the fact that Tokyo Lake wasn't even there, and that she wasn't dreaming this up either. But that was when Usa's eye caught on a faint gold glimmering inside one of her half open backpack pockets. Forgetting almost completely about the now missing lake, she reached into the pocket and pulled out the object.
When Usagi's hand opened up she almost choked on the very air she was breathing. In her hand rested her senshi transformation broach!
"How did you get in here?!?!?" shirked the now storming blonde, until a certain thought came up- a thought that turned Usagi's skin pale white. 'Last night..' she thought 'I wished.. I wished..'
Usagi did all but faint at that moment as the realization hit her. The crystal had heard her plea right before she had fallen to sleep.
"Oh no…" mumbled Usa, looking back up into the clear sky for a few moments, letting everything sink into her. Finally she pulled herself off the ground and brushed off her now wrinkled school uniform.
"Well.." she sighed, looking out across the field- her back it the forest. "If the crystal placed me here.. then.. I guess I'm stuck." She knew that she had hardly enough energy to even start thinking of getting back to her own world. But at the same time.. she kind of wanted to stay, to find out just why the crystal had put her here.
Picking up her school bag and stuffed her broach inside the front pocket and swung it over her shoulders and started walking out across the field. Off in the horizon she could see the faint outline of a building, with the tree-line starting back behind it.
It had taken a couple hours to make it across the field, and it now seemed about 5:00 o' clock. Yet finally, Usagi, tired, weak, and dirty, had made it to the building. The building was a good couple of stories high, vast both ways you looked, and seemed completely to be metal, probably steel. Looking around Usagi saw a door down on her left side. Smiling with a little bit of hope, she ran towards it. She grabbed hold of the knob- pressing against the door at the same time.
Now maybe the door was unlocked, or not locked completely, but maybe Fate was just on her side, for after a moment of twisting the knob around the door gave away, opening into a dark room. Frowning a bit, Usa felt around the edge of the door and found the light switches, switching them all on at once. A buzzing of electricity filled the room, the lights all flickering on one by one.
Smiling at her accomplishment Usagi turned around- and gasped at what she saw. Not only was the room huge, with a ceiling that must've went right to the roof, but sitting in a single row, side by side, laid several huge colored-metal machines that looked like oversized robots to Usagi. In all, there laid five of them.
Catching her breath, Usa took a timid step forward, then slowly another, until she was steady once more. Walking in-between two of the large machines Usagi ran her hand over their surfaces. The metal surface was cool and smooth under her fingertips.
There was a sudden noise behind her, causing Usagi to spin around on her heels. Standing there was a strong and lean looking man about her age, with a cold expression on his face and his gun held towards her.