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 3
Section 9 Secret HQ, Crown Game Center,
Azabu-Juuban District,
New Port City Japan
6/25/2048
It was only a few days after the Maturnaka incident, that Motoko and the rest of the Sailor Scout sector of Section 9 came to the Crown Game Center, one of Usagi's favorite haunts, when she wasn't solving cases for Section 9, or taking on elements of Darkness as Sailor Moon. It was here that Section 9 had its secret base, used when threatened. And at the moment, Motoko and the other Sailor Scouts were gathered, with Luna, in her cat form, and Artemis, Mina's personal "Tachikoma". The strange thing was, Artemis wasn't a Tachikoma, but a liquid metal with the ghost of Artemis as its' soul. The liquid metal could shapeshift into anything it could imagine...and at the moment, that liquid metal was in the form of Artemis, in his original human shape.
At the moment, Artemis was speaking. "Strictly speaking, the Sailor Scouts and Section 9 should unite and take on Kunzite, to prevent him from gaining ground for the Dark Kingdom Remnant."
"The problem with that, Artemis, is we don't know where the portal was shifted to." Motoko pointed out.
"Aunt Motoko is right. Section 9's investigated every possibility to where that portal could possibly be, and they don't have any current leads."
Artemis, leaned back in a chair, smoking a cigarette. "Damn."
"Oh, come on, Art. It isn't as bad as you think. We've been dealt worse, by crazier." Luna, in her cat form currently, pointed out.
"You're right, Luna. Sometimes I wish that Diana, or Chibi-Usa were here. They speak words of wisdom every time we come across a dead end. So does Chief Aramaki. Any of those three would probably have some hidden insight."
"Well, you're outta luck with Chibi-Usa and Diana, as they're in the 30th Century at the moment. And the Chief has a very long order of cases to complete, so we're stuck with the Major." Hotaru Tomoe, the Second Cyborg of the group said. The young 15-year old sat back, in her Juuban Middle School uniform, placing her feet on a computer console.
"My question, is why was Maturnaka after the OSA-P Casefile from 5 years ago?" Usagi asked the question that was on everyone's minds at the moment.
"It doesn't make much sense." Motoko said.
"Well, if Kunzite's been making an effort to resurrect the Dark Kingdom, perhaps he's after another 'Legendary Silver Crystal'." Makoto pointed out.
"All of this, right now is just speculation, though." Motoko said. "What is the 'Legendary Silver Crystal'?"
"The 'Legendary Silver Crystal' is a sacred stone of power, which I use and protect, in order to protect Earth." Usagi replied.
"Ah...I see." That explains her strange abilities.
Later that Night
Sitting at the kitchen table, alone, with a newspaper in his hand, Batou didn't notice Usagi slipping in behind the door, and behind him, until she was more than halfway up the stairs, before one of the stairs near the top creaked. Damn it. It's always that step that gives me away.
"Usagi? Is that you?" Batou asked, turning his head slightly towards the steps.
"Yes." Usagi droned softly.
"Hey...I know it's been rough for ya, these last few days, but just imagine how Aunt Motoko is taking it. Motoki and Kai have been bugging me for the last few days about her 'new' mood. She's never experienced depression before." Batou replied. Usagi walked slowly back down the steps.
"Batou...you saw it didn't you? She transformed..." Usagi began to say.
"Into a Sailor Scout. Yeah. I saw. We can't tell Ishikawa yet, though. He was on vacation. Rotten rotter." Batou finished.
"I wonder if the Chief knows." Usagi privately mused, pulling out a mug, and taking out coffee.
"Coffee at 11:00 at night? Are you sure that's a good idea, Usagi?" Batou questioned, raising his eyebrows.
Outside, thunder roared and cracked, though the rain hadn't started falling yet.
"Maybe I'm more stressed than I thought. I just need to relax. I'm perturbed by all of this."
"By what?"
"The Dark Kingdom returning to haunt us all, Aunt Motoko becoming Sailor Charon...it's all adding up to something much bigger than ourselves. Oh, Batou. What are we gonna do?" Usagi looked up at her older brother.
"Well...why don't we go out for Ice Cream? I know a 24-hour Ice Cream Parlor that's got your favorite...chocolate." Batou said, in his attempt at a wink.
Usagi's face grew very bright with a smile.
"Yay!" With that, the Lunar Cyborg tore out of the house, and hopped into Batou's car.
Batou just laughed, and shook his head.
"The ice cream. Works every time."
Crown Ice Cream Parlor
6/26/2048
Rei, and Saito were sitting at a table in the Crown Ice Cream Parlor, going over notes on the Maturnaka Infiltration Incident, when they heard the exhaust of a loud and familiar car.
"Oh boy...here come the Tsukino troublemakers." Saito said, shaking his head. Rei shook her head, and muttered something about Meatball Cyborgs and ice cream, and looked down at her notes.
The bell rang, as Usagi cheerfully walked into the shop...and spotted Rei, and Saito.
"You guys still working on the Maturnaka Case?" Usagi asked Rei.
"Just going over some troubling notes." Rei replied.
"Mind if we sit here and look over them too?" Usagi asked, plunking down her jacket.
"AHHH! USAGI! TAKE THAT DAMN COAT OFF THE TABLE! IT'S GETTING EVERYTHING WET!" Rei screamed angrily.
With an inhuman swipe, the coat was off the table, and landed perfectly on the back of a chair.
Batou came with ice cream dishes loaded with ice cream.
"You certainly know how to please, Batou." Saito mused, thoughtfully.
"I make up for where my sister lacks."
Usagi glared at Batou.
"What? It's the truth."
"Not...helping." Usagi said, staring forward, with a glare in her eyes.
"Guess someone's not getting a new gun for her 18th birthday." Batou said sarcastically, shaking his head.
"Uh...you don't want Usagi angry at you for the rest of your life, Batou...not a good idea." Rei scolded Batou mildly.
"Rei has a point, Batou. You don't want to ruin your little sister's good mood." Saito added, in agreement.
"Ahhh...you guys are no fun." Batou said, sourly.
Without warning, five loud pops were heard, followed by a rough male voice, shouting.
"Open your cash register and give me everything now!" The voice demanded. The young girl ran out from the back room, and opened the cash register, dumping the contents of the till.
"Just take it and leave." She screamed.
Batou, Usagi, and Saito stood up, holding their hand guns, or in Usagi's case, her hand cannon.
"Freeze, scumbag!" Batou shouted, surprising the perp.
"Damn! Cops!" The man, who was wearing a mask over his face, cried out in surprise.
He threw the small 9mm pistol in his hand in the air...and it landed in Usagi's other hand. Now, Usagi had two guns. With one gloved hand, Usagi put the 9mm in her black lo-rider pants, and started running after the perp, brandishing her Desert Eagle .50. Within seconds, she was on top of the robber, and pegging him to the ground.
"STOP RIGHT THERE, SON OF A BITCH! YOU'RE UNDER ARREST FOR ARMED ROBBERY!" Usagi screamed, slapping handcuffs on the suspect. The rain soaked her blond hair, and her white bomber jacket, as she dragged him up off the ground.
"Damn! YOU'RE A CYBORG!" The suspect said.
"Well no shit, moron!" Usagi replied, hauling the man back into the store, and eventually into the back of Batou's car.
Usagi, soaked from head to toe, pulled the white tank she was wearing off her stomach, as she sighed. Batou got in the car, and started driving, with Saito and Rei following close behind.
"Nice way of handling the situation, Usagi." Batou said, his face neutral. But Usagi could tell that he was proud, listening to the inflections in his voice.
Section 9 HQ
"The man you arrested last night, Toko Ariaku, was only the latest man, in a series of robberies, all over the Shopping district of Azabu-Juuban. It would seem that we have a group of robbers and burglars, trying to break into stores in the shopping district, to get their hands on money." Chief Aramaki said, in the briefing.
"Is it possible that that money would've eventually led to something bigger, Chief?" Usagi asked.
"It is possible. Therefore, I'd like you to follow the money that is stolen from the shopping center, and go right to where that money's going, and find out what is being purchased." Aramaki replied.
"Roger." Usagi replied, as she and Batou left the Chief's office.
"The Baboon is certainly interested in your theory. But what does it entail?"
"I think the Dark Kingdom may be behind this string of robberies and burglaries. If we can let some of the thieves go, we may be able to figure out what it is they're doing with the money, and then we can take down the entire operation from there." Usagi replied, as she looked pensive. Batou took this time to study his sister, who was growing up fast. A white tank adorned her, as well as a white bomber jacket, and black lo-rider leather pants, and black boots...in a way, she almost reflected the Major's sense of style...which was interesting, to say the least. On her right hand, was a white glove, cut off at the fingertips, on the left, adorning her ring finger, was a red heart shaped ring, which was a gift from her fiancee, Mamoru.
"Well, Do you think Chibi-Usa might come back? I miss her already." Batou said, turning his gaze back ahead.
"Maybe...maybe not." Usagi said, as they entered the elevator. The ride to their respective offices took a couple minutes, but when they reached the floor, the elevator opened, and Usagi walked out.
"Usagi. Good luck with your mission." Batou said, his face etched in concern.
"Yeah...thanks, Batou."
Dark Kingdom Remnant
It was just as well that Kunzite, sitting in front of several monitors, sipping on coffee, stared at what was in front of him. He had awakened to the year 2048, when people and machines started to merge themselves with one another. He was in the process of being cyberized himself at the moment...with a cyberbrain, and both his feet and arms being cybernetic. "Well, this is most interesting. I've never experienced such freedom from a body before. But...that was before the Prince was killed and I swore my services to the devil Metalia."
A Youma Cybernetics specialist was finishing the details on Kunzite's right hand, just before he flexed it.
"Perfect! How is that Cybercycle buyout operation going?"
"It's on schedule, Master." The Youma bowed.
"Good. We'll see if we capture any Sailor Scouts."
Section 9 HQ
"Ok...here's the mission, given by Chief Aramaki. There has been a string of robberies and burglaries in the Azabu-Juuban shopping district, over the last couple of days. Chief would like us to investigate where the money is going, who is using it, and what it's being used to purchase. The Home Affairs department, and New Port PD have called us in on this case, because one of their own was killed during one of the robberies, and last night, Crown Ice Cream Parlor was hit...and Section 9 arrested the suspect." Usagi briefed the rest of the Scouts, including Motoko, who usually gave the briefing, but given that she wasn't there when Usagi had taken down the suspect, she had to get used to being ordered around by her niece.
"There are rumors that the money is being used to purchase a small business that deals in cyber motorcycles: Cybercycle Ltd." Usagi used the remote and clicked, showing off one of Cybercycle's major products.
"What is intended to be done with these cybercycles, is yet to be seen. So, keep an eye on the Shopping District, and the instant you see any suspicious activity, you let me know." Usagi finished.
The Scouts bowed before Usagi, before leaving. Usagi, herself left the office, and hopped on a Kawasaki Ninja. A similar motorcycle pulled up next to Usagi's. The rider, dressed in a black bomber jacket, and nothing more but a pink corset and black panty flipped the visor on the helmet.
"Going without me, Usagi?" Motoko Kusanagi asked.
"Oh...sorry, Aunt Motoko."
"So...you arrested your first suspect, last night. I heard you gave the man quite the scare with that Desert Eagle .50 of yours."
"Handheld shotgun?" Usagi replied, grinning, holding up her Desert Eagle .50. Motoko simply shook her head, when her niece showed off her piece.
"You've really gotta get a smaller gun, and not that damn cannon. When you shoot, you leave nothing left." Motoko said, poking fun at Usagi.
"Watch it, Aunt Motoko. I might actually make you wear pants." Usagi shot back, before revving her motorcycle and taking off, with her aunt speechless for a moment, before taking off.
You burned me...you really burned me! Motoko commed, getting Usagi to smile, under her helmet.
You deserved it, Aunt Motoko. You make fun of me all the time for showing off my hand cannon, and my purple panties...so fair is fair. Usagi responded.
Looks like we're headed into the Shopping Center. Motoko observed.
We're going to follow the money, and find out where it's going. If I'm right, it's going to the Dark Kingdom...Kunzite might be trying to buy up Cybercycle Ltd. But I don't know why. Usagi responded, again.
So if Kunzite is trying to buy Cybercycle Ltd., he might be trying to use the company as a front for the Dark Kingdom to operate above ground, without using Youma. It does make sense.
Yeah, it does. Togusa's voice rang, startling Usagi and Motoko.
Damn it Togusa! Who asked you for your opinion?! Usagi said.
Ha ha ha! I just thought I'd join the operation.
For your information, Togusa, this is a Sailor Scout Sector operation only. Don't worry about the Major. She's with me. We're almost there anyways. We'll let you and the rest of Section 9 know if we come across any major trouble. Usagi replied, rolling her eyes.
Ok, listen up, everyone...who's a scout. We're going to stop some robberies, but we're gonna let a few go. Those you let go, must be followed to the location where this is all going.
Roger.
Usagi and Motoko drove their bikes into the shopping district, and pulled them in behind the Game Center, where they wouldn't be noticed. Usagi, then grabbed her Desert Eagle .50, while Motoko unholstered her 9mm. The two Cyborgs slowly crept from shadow to shadow, behind the buildings.
"Damn...this place looks so creepy at night, when it's abandoned." Usagi said, looking around carefully.
"Uh...why do you insist on wearing a white jacket? That'll attract attention. And when did you start wearing a white corset in my style?" Motoko asked.
"My, my, aunt Motoko...you're full of questions, aren't you?"
Motoko just glared at Usagi. The duo kept crawling behind the buildings...
I just had to do that. Anyways...I encourage all of you who see this, to please review it, kindheartedly.
Next time on Ghost in a Sailor Suit, Chapter 4: Mina and Hotaru are investigating behind an anmitsu shop in the re-established Azabu-Juuban District, and follow a lead on a burglary string. It all leads up to an epic battle, and the first clash against Kunzite in nearly 5 years...who will be successful? Find out in Ghost in a Sailor Suit Chapter 4.
