A/N 1: My dear friend The Time Lady came up with this plot one day and I got involved. I always liked Sailor Uranus so i asked The Time lady if I could write her point of view of the plot (she said I could). She is writing (dont know if she is going to post it though) the past and future of what happens in this fic.
A/N 2: This is not a carry on from Sailor Stars. It is a new story altogether (hence there are owls instead of cats for the advisors). I put it under Haruka because she is the one normaly Uranus and My character is Sailor Uranus when she transforms.
A/N 3: If the writing is in Italic it is a flash back and the "-oO0Oo-" means it is a change of Point of View. Just thought I would let you lot know so you wouldnt get confused.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon I am just borrowing the idea of Sailor Moon for this fic.
Anyway I rattled on enough here is the first chapter!
I'm a what!?
I'm in shock; my new "pet" owl looked at me while sitting on its perch. Before you say a word, you may think I'm a person with a strange taste in pets but let me tell you, this is no normal owl.
"Midori, remember you now have to find the other Senshi" he said to me, I silently thanked Kami-sama for about the eighteenth time that day I moved out of my parents house two years ago.
"Apollo… this is real, right?… I mean I have to be this sailor soldier?"
"No you're a Senshi, "sailor soldier" is what the inners are called, they have no feelings for their kingdom or their princess" said the dark owl.
"We are not friends with them then? Why?" I questioned, Apollo shook his head
"You'll find out soon enough… no need to rush things" he said. I sat back upon my bed, the other day still replaying over and over in my mind.
-oO0Oo-
Midori walked along the busy street on the way to town. She was happy, her friends and boyfriend were finally getting along enough for them to all meet up as a gang. The warm weather made her even happier as the sunlight made her soft brown hair look like burnished gold. 'I wonder what we are doing, they wouldn't tell me' she thought to herself. She was so busy daydreaming she didn't realize the owl flying towards her until she collided with it.
"Watch where you are going!" she said without looking. When no-one replied she glanced up only to see an empty street. Her gaze drifted lower, she frowned before looking at her trainers. On the ground, clearly stunned was a dark brown tawny owl "I'm sorry Owl-san!" she said guiltily picking it up.
"Its ok, I'm ok" came a voice. She looked around for the voice but saw only the empty street. The girl looked down at the owl "I can fly you know, you just startled me." Midori jumped back, nearly dropping the owl out of shock
"You spoke!" the owl flew up to her shoulder and sat there.
"Go some where secluded and quiet" Midori spluttered, but did what the owl said. She was too shocked not to. A secluded alley was nearby and she found herself marching into it with the Owl on her shoulder.
"I am Apollo" The dark owl explained. "I will be your adviser whilst you are fighting." Midori glared at the bird and shook her arms to try and dislodge him, resulting in a very ruffled looking Apollo.
"Whoa there birdie what fighting? I don't fight."
"Forgive me Leona but I thought that you would be already training to fight." Apollo dug his claws in deeper, desperation beginning to creep into his voice. After all the years of searching he was not going to let some girl lie to her very soul.
"Leona? I'm sorry but you have the wrong person umm…Apollo right?"
"No. I have the right person. I can feel the warrior chi coming from you Senshi Uranus"
"I must have eaten something wrong today… or this is a dream" she pinched herself on the arm, it hurt "…or this is a practical joke." Midori muttered to herself as her rational mind tried to come to terms with the chain of events.
"Ok guys you got me!" she called out, laughing at the joke. No-one came out.
"Senshi Uranus, I haven't got the person-" The Queens final commands came to the forefront of the Apollo's memories, he sighed to himself.
"I apologize; I forgot that you could be named something else now…" He fluttered to the other side of Midori's shoulder, causing the girl to crick her neck in trying to follow. "You are the person I am looking for, I can feel the chi."
The owl left her shoulder. Spinning in the air golden light burst from one of his wings, as if in reply a glittering object appeared around Midori's neck. Looking down she gingerly touched a brilliant Sapphire pendant hung on a silvery chain.
"The only way you are going to believe what I say is if you see it for yourself. Repeat after me. 'Uranus planet power, make up!'"
"URANUS PLANET POWER, MAKE UP!" A dust storm flew into the alley and picked Midori up, flashes of light shot through it. Apollo watched as Laurie jumped down from the storm and passed her hands over her face and waist, completing the transformation. The Owl watched as she spun around, fingering the long braided hair she now had.
"This is real, isn't it?" She asked looking at Apollo.
"Yes. Now you believe we can begin your training in fighting the Youma that attack earth"
"On my own?!" she said incredulously holding a dark blue chain. Apollo sighed to himself, seeing a very trying time ahead of him.
"No, not on your own. There are three other Senshi as well as your Princess. However, it is up to you to find them"
"What!?! How will I know? I can't exactly go up to people and say 'hi are you a…a Senshi' or 'are you my Princess' can I?"
"You will know when you find them Senshi Uranus…don't worry about fighting anyway it should come naturally to you."
"Ok then." She said before turning back around. "Just one more question…how the hell do I get back to what I was wearing just now?!"
"Oh, right…sorry…um, stay calm and touch your gem there." He said indicating to the sapphire on her chest. She did so cautiously only to get caught in a shower of Sakura blossoms, restoring her clothes as Midori. Apollo climbed into her bag as the teenager looked at her Phone clock.
"Damn I'm late I got to run" Apollo peeked out of the bag;
"Remember Midori." He said to her, "Don't tell anyone about this. Only the Senshi can know."
-oO0Oo-
I've found it hard not to tell Cassie-chan about the talking owl, I told her everything and anything. Even though she was a cynical, sarcastic girl she was my friend. So not telling her this was definitely new. But I followed Apollo's orders and didn't tell anyone.
The next thing that worried me was that I had to find three other Senshi on my own as well as this mysterious Princess, I had no idea where to start looking for them. I was contemplating this when Apollo started going mad flying around my room, banging into walls, you get the point.
"Midori!" he screeched "Youma attacking the town!" I gulped and nodded. My final fear in all this was the fighting, strangely enough though it didn't seem to scare me as much as the whole finding my companions thing.
Finding the Youma was the easy part, all Apollo and I had to do was follow the crowds of screaming people back to the source. We eventually caught up to the Youma by where the fountain used to be. I froze. Apollo dragged me into a side alley and was pecking at the necklace around my neck. A clear hint if there ever was one.
"URANUS PLANET POWER MAKE UP!" I transformed in to my -now familiar- Senshi form. The Youma was chasing after a young girl that hadn't got away. I grabbed its arm and twisted it in a move from my karate training only to get thrown over into the fountain's wreckage. Apollo came flying over to me, I staggered over to him.
"Apollo what powers do I have?!"
"It should come natural! Say the first thing that comes to mind" He said as I dodged another attack from the Youma. At least the girl was making her escape though, sadly it had finally found an opponent that wouldn't run away. Me. The sunlight shone through the clouds of dust that had been thrown up, glancing at them I felt what I recognised as my power stir. Inspiration hit me;
"World…" I said raising my hand above my head, making it into a fist I prayed this would work.
"Shaking!" punching the ground I watched, amazed, as a golden ball of energy tore through the destroyed ground
hitting the Youma square in the chest, it disintegrated in front of me. Painful yells tore through the air as the sky power burst straight through it. Falling to the floor I gaped in amazement that I had won, Apollo was tried to pull at my skirt, still, I didn't move.
"Apollo… what the hell was that…that I did to that… thing?!" I said. The owl stopped pulling and looked at me as if I'd just dropped from outer space. Vans from the media started arriving, finally breaking me from my stupor. Apollo looked at me before flapping into the air.
"Come. Let's go home Midori. I can tell you there" He muttered before flying off to the place that we now call home. I sighed, some people never change…
"SENSHI TELEPORT!" I yelled out as a cloud of Navy light transported me home.
-oO0Oo-
Never before had I been so happy to be home, I collapsed on the couch my head resting on the over stuffed pillow at the end of the couch. My flat wasn't the most expensive on the market but it was perfect for me and my needs well, our needs now that Apollo lives with me. He landed on the arm of the couch next to my head.
"Apollo, that thing that attacked the town, what was it?" I say stretching my arms knocking the dark owl off the couch by accident.
"A Youma" he replied flying to the back of the couch out of my reach. "They attack 'weak' looking places for their ruler, they don't always attack on their own, sometimes they attack in groups, all having different powers." He finished matter of factly. I look at him and sighed.
"Okay then, I guess I should hurry up and find the other Senshi so I can fight the bigger groups without being killed" only half meaning it as a joke, It sunk in that there was a chance that I could die.
"Midori" said the dark owl interrupting my thoughts "you did very well on your own today. You got to grips with your attack quicker than I thought you would, that just goes to show I did find the right person." He finished looking down at me, I looked in to his dark amber eyes and saw that he was pleased with the way I handled the youma. I closed my eyes, trying to relax, I was happy that I helped the young girl today. I drifted off into a light sleep, the fighting had drained me.
Kiss, kiss fall in love... Maybe you're my love!
I cursed myself for having such a loud ring tone; I wanted to go back to sleep. I looked at the time. Seven thirty in the evening. Damn! I prayed and hoped as I picked up the phone to look at the caller I.D that it wasn't Kurotsuki-kun, Damn!
"Hello?" I asked still hoping it wasn't him.
"Midori, its Kurotsuki-kun. Where the hell are you? You're over an hour late. If you're not here in twenty minutes we lose the table."
"Go in ahead of me then, I'll be there soon as possible" I said putting the phone down, I was never late for our dates. I was cursing me being a Senshi for being late. "Apollo I'm leaving now!" I say loudly as I ran pass him after getting changed "don't wait up for me, hunt if you're hungry" the owl shot me a look as if to say 'was that supposed to be a pun against owls? If it was it wasn't funny' I picked up my coat and ran to the restaurant.
Kurotsuki-kun is my boyfriend and we've been together for two years now. We met at college in our first year we just seemed to click. While I was working towards being a top of the range coach he was working to be in medicine. We are quite different but it doesn't stop us having fun together. When I got to the restaurant he was waiting at the table, he didn't look to happy with me.
"Sorry, I fell asleep when I got in" I say to him, he nodded slightly
"Why didn't you set an alarm then? I have a paper due in tomorrow I could be at home making sure that its ok to hand in" guilt travelled through my body he really wanted to pass the course he was on. I sat down opposite him my head cast down. "Now, now don't look like that" he said "you're here now, so let's enjoy ourselves" he pulled out a bottle out of the bucket of ice I had just noticed beside our table, and poured us a glass of wine each.
"Tell me Midori, why where you really late?" he asked putting a forkful of fish in his mouth chewing slowly. He asked so matter of factly that I paused slightly with my salad. I looked up at him, his eyes looking straight into mine.
"I told you" I said placing my fork on the plate reaching for my wine "when I got in I fell asleep on the couch" I finish putting my lips to my wine glass. I wasn't lying to him exactly I just wasn't telling him about the whole I'm a Senshi and I was fighting a deadly Youma before I fell asleep.
"What were you doing before you came back in then running a marathon?" he too put down him fork, laced his fingers together and placed his chin on them, watching me closely.
"Something like that" I say carrying on with my food, 'it sure felt like I had ran a marathon' I thought to myself, I hated lying to him, but I had to hide that I was a Senshi because Apollo said I should. The rest of the dinner was awkward for me because of that one little lie.
He walked me home after the dinner; I opened the door to my flat when he put his arms round my waist embracing me, I relaxed into his strong chest and arms. I turn round so I was facing him, stood on tip toe and kissed him. He kissed back, he was about to deepen the kiss when I herd fluttering of wings in the room and they were coming closer I broke the kiss a looked to see the outline of Apollo flying towards us. I pulled Kurotsuki-kun's shirt down to telling him to duck. He did just as the dark owl flew over head. I turned on the light just in time to see Apollo try to peck off Kurotsuki-kun's head.
"Apollo! No!" I shout at him Kurotsuki-kun is so shocked that he doesn't move until the owl is out of the room.
"What the hell?!" he asked "you did not have an owl when I last came over, three days ago"
"I know I got him since then, a friend couldn't look after him so I said I would" I say to my now shocked boyfriend. I impressed myself on how quick the cover story came out of my mouth.
"You don't know the first thing about looking after a fish let alone an owl" he said waving his arms around like a mad man.
"If you are going to insult my abilities then leave now, thank you for the meal"
"That was not what I was saying… look… I'm just shock about it suddenly being here, I thought you would mention something that big" he said. He kissed me on the lips and left without and other word, looking over his shoulder looking for Apollo in case he had to dodge another attack. He had no idea that Apollo moving in was the smallest change in the last few days. I hated not telling him.
I snuggled down into my warm duvet. "Apollo why did you do that?"
"I thought you were in danger, I apologies" came a voice from the other side of the room, he sounded as though he had been caught with his wing in the cookie jar.
"Don't worry about it, maybe I should have let you attack him one more time, then some sense would've been knocked into him" I say chuckling to myself. Kurotsuki-kun may have the brains but he still had a lot to learn about relationships, it still didn't stop me loving him though.
I fell asleep that night into dreams that had familiar yet unfamiliar people in. I woke up when one of them tried to kiss me; I didn't remember the dream or the person in it, not even his name, only what he had called me in the dream… Macha.
