Crisis of the Heart
By: Armitage Blade
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Sailor Moon.
Note: Italicized speaking is supposed to be Japanese. I speak absolutely no Japanese, so I have to show some form of differentiation between Japanese and English.
Chapter Four: It's Arrived!
Two weeks later saw Christina and Skylar down at the regional airport to pick up their four students. Doing a bit of research, they found that it would be easier to write their names the way they were used to seeing them. So, they were holding signs, each sign holding two names. Hearing the flight announced, they followed to the area where they could pick the girls up.
They came off the plane: a shorter, blue-haired girl; a tall brunette; a medium-height black haired girl; and a medium-height blonde. Christina could tell they were feeling guilty for leaving their friend.
"Hello, are you Mizuno Ami, Hino Rei, Kino Lita, and Aino Mina?" Christina asked in fluent Japanese.
"Yes, and who are you?" Mina said.
"The guy is Mobius Skylar, and I am Armitage Christina. We have been sent her by Janes-sensei to bring you to our school." Christina replied.
Looks were exchanged by the four, and they all looked to Mina, as if she was the leader.
"Do you happen to speak English?" Mina asked.
"Yes, we both do. I spent several years in Japan, so I speak both languages fluently." Christina said.
"My friends do not speak English well, so it will be hard for them at first." Mina said.
"I can speak some as well, so I will be able to help translate until your friends learn enough English to get by." Skylar said, speaking for the first time.
"Is that so?" The black haired girl, Rei, shot out.
"Forgive Rei. She has a bit of a temper. Comes from being a temple priestess back home." Mina said.
"Ah. Well, she is more than welcome to practice here. We will let Janes-sensei know upon our arrival that she was a temple priestess, and the appropriate steps will be taken." Skylar said. During their introduction and argument, they had picked up the four's luggage and were heading to the exit.
"Lita, Rei, if you would please follow me to my car, Mina, Ami, if you would follow Skylar to his vehicle, we will head to St. Andrews Military Academy, where we can get you four situated into your assigned dorm." Christina said, picking up some of the luggage and walking. Ami heard the distinct clinking of a metal brace and turned to Skylar.
"Mobius-san, why does Armitage-san make such a weird clanking noise when she walks? Is she some form of temple priestess?" Ami asked.
"Mizuno-san, Armitage-san has a bad knee, and due to it tiring easily as of late, she must wear a brace on her knee to keep it from giving out." Skylar said.
"I see." Ami said as they got out to the cars. After a few minutes of creative packing for each vehicle, they were on their way to St. Andrews.
On the way, Rei, Lita, and Christina had simply switched on the music and had started singing along with it. This way, they had decided not to talk until they got closer to Mendleton, where they had decided to get to know each other a bit better.
"Hino-san, Kino-san, how do you feel about coming over here for one last year of schooling?" Christina asked.
"I am looking forward to it, Armitage-san. It will be an interesting experience." Rei said as she addressed Christina.
"So am I, Armitage-san." Lita agreed.
Both Christina and Rei looked at Lita.
"What? I wasn't always from Japan, you know. I did grow up in Hong Kong for a while before I moved to Japan. My parents, and then my grandparents, wanted me to know how to speak English so that I could do what I wanted with my life." Lita explained.
"Oh." The other two girls said as they fell silent again. Within minutes, they had pulled onto the campus of St. Andrews, and Christina was giving a running commentary of what the campus contained. When they had pulled into a parking spot next to Skylar's car, Christina told the two, "Hino-san, Kino-san, you can leave your things in the car until we find out which apartment you and your friends will be living in."
"Hai." Both girls said as they got out. They got out, and with the other half of the group, walked to Ms. Janes office. After a short introduction, Skylar and Christina left to go for a walk. On their walk, however, they ran into one of Prince Naraku's guards.
"Our Master warned you two weeks ago, Skylar of Earth. Now, prepare to defend your princess, if you can." The guard said.
"Try me." Skylar growled, mentally summoning his sword. "Blade of Mobius, Activate!"
A black light enveloped Skylar momentarily, and faded as fast as it came. However, Skylar was dressed differently. He wore a black tai-chi top with silver frogs, black pants, a transparent silver eye-shield styled like wrap-around sunglasses, and black kung-fu shoes. His sword was drawn, with the scabbard hanging off his side. The tanzanite stone glistening off the butt end of his sword shone with power untold.
"Finally! A real battle!" the guard cried as he conjured up his sword and attacked. As the two battled, Christina noticed a monster trying to sneak off.
"I don't think so." She said. "Blade of Armitage, Activate!"
A purple light enveloped her, and when it faded, she was attired much like Skylar, except she wore light purple where his was black, and pale gold where his was silver. Her sword blade was gold, and the ametrine on the end also showed her power with its shine.
Christina, for the first time on Earth, stood in her Armitage of the Moon alter ego. She knew something was different, but paid it no mind. She took off after the monster, looking to take it down. She then realized that she didn't know any attacks beyond the basic sword attacks Skylar taught her. Oh man, I'm screwed! She thought.
Christina, my twin. A voice whispered into her head.
Serena? Christina asked back.
Yes. You're having the same troubles I was when I first became Sailor Moon. Trust your instincts. They won't let you down, I've found. Your instincts will tell you what your attacks are. Serena's voice spoke.
Trust my instincts. Got it. Christina said. As she caught up to the monster and started using her sword to attack, an instinct flitted into her mind. She took it and ran with it, charging the monster and screaming "Moon Blade Slash!"
She didn't kill the monster right away, but wounded it enough for it to ask, "Who are you?"
"I'm the moon twin you don't want to fuck with. I'm Armitage of the Moon. Moon Eclipse Laser!" Christina snarled.
With the blast, the monster disintegrated. Christina, remembering how something felt odd when she first became Armitage, started looking herself over to see what was different. She found it by looking at her hands, where she saw a royal signet ring on her left middle finger. As she touched it to take it off, her mind recalled a wisp of a long-ago memory.
"Princess, I promise you, when we re-awaken, I will find you. I promise, and give my ring as a sign of this promise." A male voice said as a ring was slid onto her left middle finger.
"What the hell?" Christina asked as she took the ring off. De-transforming, she still held on to the ring. It was a puzzle to her: why would someone call her a princess, and promise to find her when they awoke? Fleetingly thinking of Skylar, she shook her head: wouldn't Skylar have told her she was a princess? She knew her dad told her that she was a reincarnation of a princess from a long-ago kingdom, but still. She can't hold a title like that, could she?
Meanwhile, Skylar saw what Christina was looking at, and flinched. Does she remember that memory? He asked himself as he saw the quizzical look on her face. Oh boy, I don't think she knows, or if she does, she is distrustful. I know her dad told her that she's the reincarnation of Princess Christina, but I don't think she knows the truth…
