Chapter Eight
Tokyo, Japan
Finally arriving the Kanto region, Sabrina had went found her way to what she knew as Saffron City. However, in her current reality, it was just a part of a larger city known as Tokyo. The name "Kanto" was about the only thing that resembled the place that she called home.
Ironically, her "home" was where she expected to find this Sailor Moon person. According to a book that she had bought on the way from Hokkaido, Sailor Moon was mostly seen in Tokyo, and she rarely made an appearance elsewhere. Sabrina reasoned that this was for one of two reasons: either this city had the largest potential for crime in the nation, and/or that Moon was living close by. And while Sabrina wasn't certain about Will being in the city, or that Moon was his target if he was, her intuition told her that that was the case. That tiara....it reminded her of the Toraifosu the moment she saw it....and as this woman did have amazing power, it was logical to assume that this was more than just a coincidence.
She also had Mokona's words on here mind....We have chosen five individuals, including yourself, to prevent these people from using the Toraifosu's power.... So, besides Will, there were at least four other people in the universe that didn't belong. How she was supposed to find them, Mokona didn't say. However, she was confident that her abilities would be able to help her in that regard.
Deciding to get a bite to eat before continuing further, Sabrina entered a restaurant in the Juban area of the city. By the looks of it, it resembled Cerulean City, but like everything in this world, that meant nothing.
At least they still have spaghetti, Sabrina thought as she placed her order. Normally she would have let her Natu out to have a look around, but seeing as Pokemon did not exist there, she decided to let her stay in her poke ball a little longer.
She had only gotten a few mouthfuls in when she began to sense an odd presence in the room. Glancing around, she noticed a blonde boy who seemed to be abnormally powerful. She would have questioned him further, but her attention soon went to a young woman.
She was in her late teens, it seemed, and she was quite beautiful. She had bright blue eyes, and long blonde hair that fell near her knees, with a big red bow at the top. And she was wearing a Sailor suit with a blue skirt, almost exactly like the outfit she had seen Sailor Moon wearing in the paper. And she wore small black shoes with white stockings. But most of all, Sabrina could sense some power about her: a power that she could not describe in words, but knew was there nonetheless. Could this be Sailor Moon? Sabrina thought to herself.
She seemed to be alone, so Sabrina thought it would be a good chance to have a word with her. Though she was not exactly the best when it came to socializing, and she realized that she couldn't just ask her if she was Moon. From what she understood, Sailor Moon had a secret identity, just like her world's Spinarak-Man. But alas, she had no time for that. If this was in deed the Sailor Moon in the news article, she was in great danger.
She was about to wave the woman over, but at the very moment, the restaurant's power went out. Sabrina stopped eating, and looked outside into the street. She hadn't noticed before, but it had begun to rain. Harder than anything she had seen in Cerulean City, for sure. It was still early in the afternoon, but it seemed as dark as night out there. Then....
CLASH!!!
Without warning, the glass in the windows all shattered, sending many shards of glass flying in towards the horrified customers.
Sabrina acted as quickly as she could, jumping to her feet and aiming her hand at the wall. A purple aura oozed from it as she concentrated on that glass. Concentrated as they stopped in midair, as though getting stuck in an invisible glue. Sabrina then crunched her hand into a fist, as all that glass turned to dust, falling harmlessly to the floors and tables below.
The people in the restaurant, more concerned for their safety than Sabrina's abilities, began running for cover as the rains blew inside. She could hear screaming from every direction, though nothing came from her. She remained where she was, curious and expressionless.
As for the woman she had seen, she was no longer there, and neither was the boy she had seen before. So instead, Sabrina looked to the outside, at what could have caused it. She didn't even have a window seat, and she could feel the soft mist from the rain patting her cheeks, as the harsh winds blew her hair back. And closer to the windows, things were completely drenched. She noted a woman's purse that had been left at a table, already overflowing with rainwater. This was a monsoon if she had ever seen one.
But....she then began to make out a lone figure out in the street. Not a human, she was sure of that. Standing at about five feet tall, it was a pink creature with a dopey look on its face. It stood on it's hind, monster-like legs, with two three-clawed limbs at its side. But what Sabrina noticed the most was its tail, which was covered by a giant shell that she knew to be a Shellder.
A Slowbro!
Sabrina looked at the Pokemon, almost certain that it was not a native species to the universe. She smiled inwardly, as she leapt out of the restaurant's window and into the street. Upon doing so, she felt the water striking her hair, soon soaking her from head to toe. I've found you, Will, she said to herself, caring nothing about the weather, as she reached for one of her poke balls. "Go, Hoshi!" she shouted as the starfish Pokemon materialized in the nearly submerged street.
"Crescent Beam Shower!"
Sabrina looked to where the sound had come from. Standing in the middle of the street, there was the woman from earlier. Her long hair was completely drenched, though the bow had managed to stay in place. Her stockings, however, had disappeared and she now wore a pair of orange heels. As for the Sailor suit, it now had an orange collar with a heart-shaped broach and a shorter skirt of the same colour. In addition to that, she had a pair of white gloves with orange ends, and a glowing, gold-like tiara. Just like Sailor Moon's....
Sabrina didn't know how she did it, but she struck as cute a pose as she could muster under the circumstances, and aimed her left arm at the Slowbro before her. Sabrina watched in awe as the tip of her hand began to glow, as a brilliant stream of light shot outwards. Before Slowbro could even think about thinking to move, this light had broken into several dozen other streams of light, as they struck the Pokemon head on.
But nothing happened.
The woman in the Sailor suit seemed shocked, but Sabrina knew better. "Just wait a minute," Sabrina called out to her.
And then, just as predicted, the Slowbro let out a loud screeching sound as it fell to the ground with a thump. Powerful as the attack was, Slowbro's kind still took pathetically long to feel pain.
At the very moment that the Pokemon's eyes rolled back as it fell unconscious, Sabrina could feel the rain stop. She looked up, smiling as she felt the warm sun's rays shine down on her face. Even though she was in a different universe, the sun was still the sun.
She then looked to the woman standing next to her. "Sailor Moon, I presume?" she asked. "I have been looking for you. Please, listen to what I have to say."
