Sammy ran into the living room just in time to see Kaori take a sip of milk from a glass. She was wearing shorts and one of her black belly shirts again. She was beautiful . He blushed at the sight . He fidgeted for a moment . He could hear his mom in the kitchen and knew that Serena was out somewhere tonight so he wondered why she was here.
"Hey, Kaori." Kaori blinked at him. "Wanna go for a walk?" He took the shopping list from his mother. "We can take a quick run up to the store and help Mama."
"Okay." Kaori nodded. Standing. She'd come looking for Luna knowing where everyone was. "You can walk me to meet my brother."
"Brother?" Ikuko and Sammy chorused.
"Sure. " Sammy beamed, he grabbed her jacket . It was a black half jacket he held it out to her. She blushed but allowed him to help her put it on. Ikuko giggled. He put on his own jacket. " Lets go. "
They went outside in to the cool night air. Sammy was blushing as they walked together and he noted she was fidgeting too.
"Uh...so..." he cleared his throat. "Whose your favorite pop idol? "
Sammy instantly cursed himself. Why did he have to ask something stupid like that? and he couldn't really expect an answer she couldn't talk to boys! Or had trouble according to Serena.
"Mine's Saffron. " Sammy said, trying to keep the conversation going by himself. "She has an amazing voice doesn't she? " he smiled when he noted that Kaori had nodded. " Oh, that's right! Serena said you were friends with Saffron I'm such an idiot of course you like her best . " he slapped his forehead and could have sworn he'd gotten a giggle . "I hear she has a concert next month. I already have enough allowance saved up to buy tickets. ..." he blushed again and absently noted that there was a high school boy standing in the park they were walking toward. "So ...uh... I guess...what I'm trying to say is...uhm..." he rubbed the back of his head they were facing each other now. "Well...would you go to concert with me?"
Under the street light he saw her blush. She opened her mouth then bit her lip and nodded .
"Great!" Sammy beamed, then growled he suddenly had a fist on his head. "What?!"
It was the High School boy.
"Who said you could ask my sister out on a date?" Darien asked, he moved to Kaori's side and she latched on to his arm. "Well?"
"Oh, I'm Sammy Tsukino. " Sammy bowed to him. "I'm Serena Tsukino's little brother. "
"I don't care who you are. " Darien scoffed, coolly. "I didn't say you could ask my sister out. "
"It's just to a concert. " Sammy cried, "You can come along and chaperone . "
"That's more like it." Darien scoffed, "We're leaving now. Say good night , Kaori. "
"Night. " Kaori said, in a small shy voice that Sammy almost missed.
"Uh, good night." Sammy called back. "Sleep well."
"Why'd you do that?" Kaori wondered as they walked toward Darien's car. "Pick on him like you do Serena?"
"Honestly?" Darien asked and she nodded, "Because he asked you out on a date."
They all suddenly heard Sammy scream. They rushed toward him to see some kind of monster attacking. Kids were laying all over the street. This monster had Sammy by the neck and was draining his energy. With out thinking Kaori pulled out her pen.
"Earth Power!"
Darien and Sammy both stared at her in shock as she became Sailor Earth.
"I am Sailor Earth! Champion of Justice!" She declared "On behalf of the Planet Earth I will right wrongs and triumph over evil! And that means you!" she struck her pose. She was suddenly running toward the creature it lashed out with an arm that extended like gum from it's body she jumped and kicked it right in the face causing it go flying backwards and drop Sammy. She back flipped and landed on her feet. "Earth Vine Slash!"
She lashed out with one vine after another but was soon dodging the arm that kept trying to slice her in two. It was good training but she had to do something.
"This is much easier when all I have to do is hold it in place while the others kill it!" she yelled jumping away again landing in front Darien. "Okay, think! You only have two attacks and several healing spells what do you do? Rely on my strengths. "
She charged forward dodging being hit the best she could she did a round house kick to it's face. She then began hitting and kicking as hard as she could. She screamed as she was thrown backwards. Someone caught her. It was Sammy they crashed to the ground.
"Darn!" Earth cried, "Now what?"
"How can we help?" Darien asked.
"You can give me the girl." A man appeared. He had straight white hair. " I'm Malachite and I want to awaken that girl's power."
"Your Power?" Sammy asked, blushing she'd yet to get off his lap. Darien helped them both up. "something more than this?"
"Yeah. " Earth replied, " but it's not a good thing. " She braced herself. She didn't know if she could do this. "Wait, " Her eyes strayed from the creature to the kids. "I get it!" she took a deep breath and nodded, "Earth Purification Power!"
Her power once again flickering around her hand . She focused and a beam shot at the monster. She soon had it wrapped in her light and was focusing everything she had on it. She cleared her mind and pictured the monster turning into dust while the energy flowed back into the children. A terrifying scream filled the night air. She suddenly collapsed to the ground.
"Wow you took it down all on your own. " Sammy gushed pulling her to her feet. She was Kaori again. "You're not Sailor Earth anymore..."
Darien was thrown into a wall and Sammy was staring up into the face of Malachite. He snatched Kaori away she was hardly awake then hit him into Darien who smashed back against the wall.
Malachite held her against him as gently as he could. Then put his hand to her forehead. Her waning moon activated and she was soon hovering in front of him.
"No..." Darien cried, he coughed and blood came out of his mouth. He thought he might have broken a rib. "We can't allow this..."
Sammy was already moving . He found a randomly placed metal poll and grabbed it . He ran over and swung as hard as he could. He hit Malachite in the back causing to growl and fall over freeing Kaori who fell limply to the ground. Darien attacked next like his sister had against the monster he used his Martial arts training. He and Malachite matched each other hit for hit.
"Take Kaori and run!" he yelled to Sammy. Sammy pulled her arm around his neck and put his arm around her waist and began moving kids were screaming everywhere and there were now sirens. Ken appeared and took Kaori as Malachite vanished before the police could find him. Darien ran over to his father who had lay his sister down and was trying to calm the mark. "What's going on?!"
"Not now." Ken replied, "I have to make sure your sisters power stays asleep and locked inside her she wont be able to control it. "
"We can go to my house." Sammy suggested, "She still has a room there and we can make sure mom and dad don't see you using your powers on Kaori. "
"Very well." Ken lifted her in to his arms. "Let us hurry."
Ken cursed how had his daughter been born a Scout? He'd been the King of Earth 1000 years ago. Darien had been his son and they'd been so happy. Darien had been four when he, Ken, had been captured by his brother Jadeite and taken to Baryl who'd put him under a spell and seduced him. A year later Kaori had been born. He'd fled back to the Earth Kingdom with her having finally broken free of Baryl's control . Darien had loved his baby sister at first sight but they'd quickly discovered her dark power when she'd destroyed a portion of the kingdom just because she wanted her diaper changed.
He had sealed her power deep with in her then and there. The seal was supposed to hold no matter what. Now it was broken. He was no longer strong enough to place another full seal on her. His mind reeled maybe he could talk the other Scouts into helping him. they seemed powerful and really seemed to love his daughter.
"Sammy was it?"
"Yes, sir." Sammy said.
They were now at his home in Kaori's room. He sat down a bowl of water with a cloth and watched Ken's hand glow above Kaori's head.
"Let me tell you a story." Ken said, "It's about the Earth Princess and her brother the Earth Prince. Once Upon Time 1000 years ago..."
