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 4

Azabu-Juuban Shopping District

New Port City, Japan

6/27/2048

"Here we are, stalking the shopping center, when we could be shopping it, for Usagi's birthday. You do know her birthday is coming up soon, right?" Mina complained, her bare cybernetic left hand wildly waving about, almost hitting Hotaru in the face.

"Hey! Watch where you swing your hand, Mina!" Hotaru hissed. "You could've knocked me out."

"Sorry."

"And stop complaining. Usagi turns 18, this year, doesn't she?"

"Right. But I haven't gotten her anything yet." Mina complained.

"I'd think you'd be more afraid of her, because she carries a Desert Eagle .50 caliber gun." Hotaru said.

"So what if she's practically shooting a cannon in her hand! I don't care." Mina replied.

Hotaru just shook her head. And she just had to be partnered with the somewhat ditzy blond...cripes, Usagi was way smarter, and better than Mina! Just then, Hotaru heard a crash, and stomped on Mina's foot to get her to stop.

"OWW-!" Mina started screaming before Hotaru clamped her hand over Mina's mouth.

"Don't scream. I heard something."

Removing Hotaru's foot, Mina shook it to make sure it had feeling...good thing that was a prosthesis. Mina wondered why she wore high-heeled combat boots. They did go good with her orange jacket, t-shirt, and orange panties...she just had to style herself like the Major...what an idol. Wait...Hotaru said she heard something? She looked at the younger cyborg. The girl loved her purple and black. Hotaru wore a black fedora, over her black or very dark purple-black hair, a purple blazer coat, and a purple tank, a black leather skirt, and black knee-high combat boots. She always carried her Silence Glave, she was that powerful...it was telescopic, too. She also carried two semi-autos, both .38 specials, and a Colt .45. At the moment, the two women pressed themselves against the wall. Mina pulled out a silvery .22 handgun. She heard something too, rustling amongst the garbage cans.

Hotaru...you were right. I hear something...it's coming from around the corner.

"Good for you." Hotaru replied, not even caring. The two came around the corner, and spotted a teenage girl, with pink hair, in two long ponytails, and pinecone shaped buns.

"Chibi-Usa?!" Hotaru whispered.

Chibi-Usa Tsukino, better known as Small Lady in a few inner circles, was the future daughter of Usagi, and Mamoru, who was a doctor by day, and a vigilante by night, and Tuxedo Mask when with the Sailor Scouts. At Chibi-Usa's feet, was a smaller gray cat with a crescent shape scar on her head.

"Diana?" Mina whispered, recognizing the cat.

Chibi-Usa, though not small, anymore, looked very attractive, dressing in pink...her favorite color. The pink bomber jacket, corset, panty, and boots were a dead give-away. Her eyes, were red, though...which was unusual, since Mamoru's eyes were brown, and Usagi's were blue.

Major, Usagi. Chibi-Usa's returned. Hotaru said.

Azabu-Juuban Shopping District

Usagi stopped when she heard Hotaru.

"Did you hear that, Aunt Motoko? Looks like the future me, Neo-Queen Serenity granted Chibi-Usa a request and let her come back. Must be serious if she's rejoining us so soon."

"Yeah. Just how bad is Kunzite? I wasn't really there, during the original Dark Kingdom Invasion, when Kunzite was around. I was around for Nephrite and Jadeite, and some of Zoisite."

"Kunzite was tricky...he tried to freeze New Port City, and give the energy to Queen Metalia." Usagi replied.

Hotaru. Where are you, Mina and Chibi-Usa?

Behind Ammatou's Anmitsu shop. I think we're closing in on a potential hit.

Copy that...we're close by...we'll be there in a minute. Togusa is also gonna be there...he's closer to you. Togusa, head behind Ammatou's Anmitsu. Major and I will meet you there.

Roger.

Ammatou's Anmitsu Shop

Hotaru and Mina quickly met up with Chibi-Usa, who pulled out of her jacket, a rather long barreled gun.

"You gotta love classics." Chibi-Usa muttered, as she popped a clip of .32 caliber bullets into the gun, which had a very abnormally long barrel.

"Is that a special made gun, Chibi-Usa?" Mina asked.

"Uh...normally .32's don't come with long barrels like this...this is a hand sniper rifle. I've gotten quite good at sniping my victims." Chibi-Usa replied, coldly. A scope appeared on top of the barrel, with a silencer.

"Hi, Mina." Chibi-Usa added, finally looking up, and smiling. Within moments, Usagi, Motoko, and Togusa appeared.

"Usagi? Did you lose your pants?" Chibi-Usa asked her mother.

"No...I just wear pants at the office. I'd have to ask the same about you. And did you finally get completely cyberized?"

To answer the second question, Chibi-Usa parted her pink hair to reveal an I/O area on her neck, exactly like the area on the backs of Motoko's and Usagi's necks.

"That's tough." Motoko said, sadly.

"Not really, Motoko. Or is it Great Aunt Motoko?" Chibi-Usa mused, getting a slap in the back of the head from Usagi. "Not nice, Chibi-Usa."

Motoko chuckled. "It's ok, Usagi."

"Chibi-Usa?" Togusa said, surprised.

"Yeah, Togusa?"

"You look...much more mature, and attractive."

"You have a wife and a family." Chibi-Usa reminded him.

"So? I'm just saying."

"Look, guys, I hate to interrupt, but we've got some robbers to tail." Mina pointed out, as two masked...women...Youma made their getaway. The group started to pursue.

Haruka, Michiru. Setsuna, Ami. Mako, Rei, Batou. It's started. We're in pursuit of two Youma robbers, who just came out of Ammatou's Anmitsu shop on Broad, and Yamamoto.

Roger. Haruka here...just be careful. Hotaru, Usagi, Mina, Major...is Chibi-Usa there with you?

Yes.

Then things should be good...we'll clean up the rest of the operation. Go get'em, Sailor Moon.

Right. Artemis! Get your big white metal ass here!

Roger, Usagi.

Usagi, Hotaru, Togusa, Chibi-Usa, Mina, and Motoko ran after the Youma theives. Little did they suspect that behind them, a figure wearing a tuxedo and top hat ran after them.

Usagi turned her head just behind her, to see Tuxedo Mask running in behind them.

"Yes!" Usagi fistpumped, getting Motoko's and Togusa's curiousities.

"What? Can't I cheer on the arrival of my fiancee?" Usagi responded, grinning nervously, as Motoko and Togusa turned their heads.

"The one in the tux?" Togusa asked.

"Why does he wear a tux? You know what, I don't want to know. We're the ones stuck in fukus! He should know what wearing one feels like." Motoko retorted, as she made a motion to get Tuxedo Mask closer.

Tuxedo Mask did comply, and came right up close.

"Hello, Major Kusanagi. I'm Mamoru Chiba, Usagi's fiancee."

"Nice...did you remember your fiancee's birthday's coming up?" Motoko replied.

"Uh...I'll get back to you on that." Tuxedo Mask said.

"Mamo-chan!" Usagi protested.

Nonetheless, the group quickly pursued the Youma to a getaway van, with their loot.

"Quick, we need to get a vehicle of our own and stop them." Usagi said.

A van pulled up, with Pazu and Borma inside.

"Thought we could give you a lift." Borma said, opening the back, and revealing Artemis, as a Tachikoma.

"I got here as fast as I could, but that joker, Pazu doesn't know how to step on it!" Artemis shouted.

"Shut up, Tin Can Cat!" Pazu replied.

Artemis' eye receptors spun to face Pazu.

"How rude! I'll have Mina punish you later."

"Yeah, whatever." Pazu scoffed, as Borma shut the doors, and Pazu stomped on the gas.

Abandoned Railroad

"Of all the places they take their loot, it has to be a creepy, and abandoned railyard in New Port City." Usagi complained, her arms across her chest, enhancing her already well endowed figure.

Guys! We just stopped three Youma and 7 humans from robbing several shops of money, merchandise and jewels.

Good job Rei. What else do you have to report?

It appears that there's something going down in the abandoned railyard in the Warehouse district. Rei replied.

Well, we just so happen to be in said railyard. Motoko answered, as Serena took out both her Desert Eagle .50, and a newly acquired .22.

Rei, Usagi here. We're following two suspects who are Youma...they have what we estimate to be about 64 million yen in valuables.

Usagi! The sale of Cybercyle Ltd. It's about 70 million yen! The Dark Kingdom must be close to their goal! If they've collected that much in just 2 days!

Then why would we be in a railyard?

I don't know.

Have Ishikawa pick you up on the Tiltrotor, and head here immediately.

"We may have a problem." Usagi said.

"We all heard." Chibi-Usa said.

The abandoned railyard looked exactly like the name insinuated. Several rail cars were open, and rusted, as well as having holes in them, which leant to the creepiness of the yard.

Standing on a platform car, was Kunzite, and several of his top Youma and Human commanders. As soon as the van pulled up, everyone, including Tuxedo Mask activated Optical Camoflague. Motoko did a double take, when she saw Tuxedo Mask activate his optical camo.

Mamoru-san...I didn't know you had optical camo. Then again, I just met you...why do you have it if you're a doctor?

I also fight crime...I am a vigilante agent working for the government. Mamoru replied.

That does make sense. Have you fought the Dark Kingdom in the past?

I have...alongside Usagi.

At least I know that my niece has more than her friends and family looking out for her. Motoko smirked. They opened the back doors of the van, and began their treck across the abandoned railyard.

Kunzite, while somewhat aware of the van, didn't know what was happening, and kept looking at the loot pouring in. Standing next to Kunzite on the ground below, was a man in a crisp business suit. This man was a banker, who had been kidnapped for the sole purpose of counting and evaluating the money and other valuables that the theives kept bringing in. After a few minutes, Kunzite looked at the banker, and made him start counting. This went on for several more minutes, all the while, most of Section 9 stalked the yard, getting ever so much closer to Kunzite.

"Well, do we have enough?" Kunzite asked.

The banker, apparently a cyborg, nodded. "Yes. I estimate that you have more than enough to buy Cybercycles Ltd."

"How much, exactly?"

"74 million yen."

"Perfect!" Kunzite stated.

Usagi looked at Kunzite, then at Artemis.

"Did you bring the perp that I arrested last night?"

"I did." Artemis replied, saluting. Motoko gave Usagi a funny look.

"Why?"

"I've got an idea."

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As Kunzite picked up several of the cases of yen, and packed them into a crate, he heard a scream. He looked up and to his left, just to see the man who had foolishly gotten picked up by Section 9 the night before, running towards him...the man was completely delirious and stuttereing through his speech.

"Lord Kunzite! I-I-I-I s-s-s-s-s-s-saw..." The man stumbled.

"You saw...what? A rabbit? A Rabbi? A shinto priest? Spill it Atoru!" Kunzite demanded, leaping down from the platform car, and scooping up the man.

At that moment, Kunzite heard a gun clicking right behind him...feeling it in his back.

"Ah, crap." Kunzite turned around...but couldn't see anything.

"Hey, Kunzite...I'm sure you remember this voice."

Kunzite immediately recognized the voice. "Sailor Moon. We meet again. Why don't you save yourself and your fellow guardians the time, and decloak."

Sailor Moon herself appeared, holding a fairly decent sized gun.

"What kind of gun is that?!" Kunzite almost shrieked.

"Desert Eagle .50 Caliber. Why don't you save yourself, and your operation time and surrender."

"Never." Kunzite replied, as he saw several more scouts deactivating the Optic Camo. Saturn was pointing a .38 Semi-auto and her Silence glave. Next to her was Neo-Moon, with her Moon Rod, and her .32 cal sniper pistol. On the other side of Saturn, were Venus and Tuxedo Mask. At that moment, Kunzite felt another gun press up against the back of his head. "So, which one of you didn't decloak? Mercury?"

"Wrong." Kunzite heard the optic camo deactivating. "Have we met before?"

"Maybe...maybe not." The voice, lower, and harsh, was starting to rattle Kunzite, so he dared to turn his head. He came face to face with a Sailor Scout he had never seen before. Dressed in a white fuku, with a deep pink bow, and ribbon tied around her waist in back, and a rainbow mini skirt, the unfamiliar Sailor Scout getting Kunzite to raise his eyebrows in shock as soon as he recognized her.

"It CAN'T BE!" Kunzite uttered, as he soon recoginzed the Scout.

"Charon!" He spat out, frightened out of his wits.

"That's right...asshole." Charon smirked. Just as Kunzite was about to back up, a tank that looked like a spider decloaked, revealing a yellow crescent moon painted just above its optic sensors, and the overall body white.

"Is that a Tachikoma?"

"Not just any Tachikoma, you moron." The Tachikoma uttered, with a very familiar voice.

"Huh...Artemis...long time no see...not so sorry you ended up a Project 5 liquid metal reject!" Kunzite replied, spitting on the ground near Artemis' feet.

"Oooh...you will pay for that." Artemis said, as he opened fire on Kunzite. Charon and Moon leapt out of the way.

"HEY, ART! WARN US NEXT TIME YOU DO THAT!" Venus shouted, as she dove behind a pile of old railroad ties.

"Sorry, Venus." Artemis replied, as he continued to fire at Kunzite who dodged the bullets and missiles...barely.

"Kunzite must've been enhanced with cybernetic parts!" Moon began to realize.

A missile exploded near Kunzite's feet, blowing him off the ground, and hurling him into a stack of steel panels.

"Ugh!"

Several hooded figures appeared on the train cars connected to the platform car. They threw the hoods off, revealing very scantily clad Youma, cyborg, and human females, with machine guns.

"Fire!" Kunzite shouted, as he got up, pulling out a semi-auto pistol, and fired at Moon and the rest of the scouts present. A surprise came to Kunzite, as he began running...when Togusa suddenly appeared, punching Kunzite in the face.

"Time's up, pretty boy!" Togusa said, as his punch connected with Kunzite's nose, sending Kunzite back.

"Well, I must say...you seem like a brawler, whoever you are." Kunzite replied, pointing his semi-auto at Togusa. Togusa disappeared right in front of Kunzite's eyes.

"Coward." He said, as he turned around...and saw Togusa right behind him, punching him in the face again.

"Damn...I fell for the same trick twice." Kunzite uttered, as he spat blood out of his mouth.

The sound of a chopper got everyone's attention, as a strange plane appeared, and Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and Batou joined the crowd. Saito leaped onto a car, and whipped out a knife. He took out a Youma, before getting shot at by another. Saito dodged, and knocked the gun out of the Youma's hands. The Youma did the unexpected thing, by slashing her own throat, and shriveling into sand, at his feet.

"Wow." Saito remarked, not believing what he just witnessed. He moved on.

In the yard, Kunzite snapped his attention back to Togusa, only to find that Togusa wasn't anywhere to be found. Using his dark magic, a portal formed under crates and bags loaded with loot. The loot disappeared, without anyone noticing. When done, Kunzite fired at the Scouts and Section 9 agents, adding to the almost endless fire from his Youma and human servants.

"Give up, Kunzite!" Sailor Moon shouted, as she shot off a Silver Crystal Bullet attack from her Desert Eagle .50, zapping a Youma.

"I will not! The Dark Kingdom shall prevail!" With that, Kunzite disappeared, leaving the remaining Youma and humans to fight.

The firefight took only a few more minutes, as the Youma were turned to dust, and the humans were apprehended. One Android that was among the humans, self-destructed, rupturing a gas line.

"LET'S GET OUTTA HERE BEFORE THAT LINE BLOWS!" Moon shouted, getting the Sailor Scouts and the suspects back in the van, before taking off. 30 seconds after the group left the railyard, the gas line exploded.

Section 9 van, en route to HQ

"Wow. That bullshit back there almost got us killed." Usagi said, breathing heavily, for a cyborg.

"Tell me about it. I didn't think they'd be that heavily armed." Ami replied.

"They must've hit several gun suppliers to get their hands on that equipment." Motoko mused.

"Well, we know that Kunzite is indeed, in charge, and at large." Artemis said, in his cyborg form. He tied his white hair back in a ponytail.

"I thought I nailed him too."

"You tried your hardest, Art...but do try to remember not to fire when we're anywhere nearby." Mina reminded Artemis.

Boy, Chief is really gonna love us when he sees the news, tomorrow. That gas explosion hit the headlines. Batou commented, from the Tiltarotor.

"Still, you have to admit that Kunzite must've strung together a damn good plan, in just two days, when his first bid with Maturnaka failed." Usagi said, rubbing her chin.

Despite the press attention, you did a supurb job tonight, Section 9, and Sailor Scout Sector.

"Thanks, Chief."