SailorStar9: Well, Chapter 52 is out, this is Chapter 53. Remember boys and girls, reviews are an author's subsistence. So, please be a dear and read and review.

Disclaimers: Nothing here is mine, well, except the plot and the pairing.

Chapter 53: Fun and Games


"Kaolinite, the Daimon failed," the figure said.

"I'm sorry," Kaolinite said.

"Don't worry, it's the Daimon's fault. Also we didn't know the Senshi would interfere."

"We have found another possible talisman carrier," the second figure added, "here's her picture and another Daimon egg."

Kaolinite nodded, looked at the picture, and vanished.


"I see..." Ami said as Rei finished telling her what had happened several minutes ago.

"Do you have a clue on what this whole "talisman" thing is about?" Usagi asked.

"Not really," Ami admitted. "I'll have to see if I can find anything in my computer."

"Well, it can't be worse than those mantis dudes that attack a few months ago..." Yuichiro commented.

"It is always worse," Rei muttered then yawned. "I'm tired."

Ami looked up and down at Rei with her computer as Yuu rose an eyebrow. "Don't worry, I'm

just checking to see if there's any side-effects to what happened today."

"So," Rei asked after a few seconds.

"Your energy's quite low, but other than that, there's no side-effects. Whatever that crystal is, it left and re-entered your body without causing any real harm."

"Weird," Yuu said.

"And those two figures you saw... I could bet they're Senshi."

Rei nodded "That's what I thought. If there's a Senshi for each planet, then there's a few Senshi missing."

"Right," Ami said, "but we won't know for sure."

Usagi shrugged "Well, this is interesting and all, but I was heading for Crown before this whole mess started, so I guess I'll go there anyways."

Yuu grinned as they watched Usagi leave the room. "She will never change..."


Kaolinite materialized just outside the Crown building. She looked around, making sure no one was looking at her, then entered. A couple of figures were watching her from the shadows.

"Seems like the enemy will attack again."

"Obviously. We must get the talisman before they do."


Several minutes later, Usagi entered Crown. As usual, there was a crowd surrounding one of the videogames, and it was easy to bet who were playing it...

"Incoming!" Shuji said.

"Got you covered," Nanako said.

"Wow is this game new?" Usagi asked.

Umino appeared out of nowhere, startling her as usual. "Yes, that's Time Crisis 2, Shuji and Nanako are trying it for the first time."

"First time?" Usagi asked "But it looks like they've mastered it already..."

Haruka and Michiru came walking towards them "Hmm... Interesting," the blonde girl said.

"Do you know how to play that?" Usagi asked.

"Not really. I like racing games," Haruka said.

"Oh..."

"Is that the final boss?" Nanako asked Shuji.

"Looks like it is," Shuji said.

"Hmmm... This game looks like it's fun," Usagi said.

"Well, it's all about reflexes," Shuji commented.

The screen flashed as the boss was defeated "Yay! We did it!" Nanako exclaimed.

Shuji smiled at her then turned to Haruka "So, you like racing games?"

Haruka nodded. "Yes."

"I'd like to see just how good you are," Shuji said.

"Well... I don't know... Won't your girlfriend there get jealous?"

Nanako blushed. Shuji chuckled "No, I don't think so..."

"It's okay," Nanako said.

"Right then, let's do it," Haruka said. Shuji and her walked to the nearest car racing game and started playing.

Michiru looked at Nanako who was still blushing and smiled at her, "Excuse my friend, she's a bit blunt sometimes..."

"No, it's okay..." Nanako said.

The three walked to the racing game, followed by a small crowd of people. They watched as both Haruka and Shuji raced around the circuit, Haruka always staying behind Shuji. As they reached the final lap, Haruka started trying to take the pole position, and was able to do it in the last turn. Shuji sighed then looked at her "You really know how to drive..."

"Well, I love racing cars and motorcycles," Haruka admitted.

"Oh..."

"Ruka, it's late. We should go home now." Michiru said.

"I know Michi... Well, goodbye guys."

"Wow, a girl that can beat Shuji at a game... You've got a rival, Nanako..." Usagi teased.

Shuji looked at Nanako and smiled at her. "Don't worry, you're the only girl for me."

Nanako's blush got brighter "Uhhh... I... Know."


Half an hour later, the building was almost deserted. Only Shuji, Nanako, Usagi and Motoki were still inside. Shuji and Nanako were playing in the Time Crisis game again, while Usagi watched.

"Shouldn't you be at home already?" Motoki asked Usagi.

"I told my parents I'd be there," Usagi said.

"Well, we won again," Shuji commented as the boss was once again defeated.

"Well, that game's fun," Nanako said. She leaned in one of the videogame consoles and it started glowing. "Huh? What's happening?"

The console grew feet and arms, and it's screen showed a pair of red glowing eyes. It tried to grab Nanako, but she dodged to a side and then dashed to Shuji's side "What is that thing?"

Motoki frowned and grabbed a mop, then tried to hit the monster with it. The creature shot an energy blast and knocked him out.

That creature's after Nanako... Usagi thought "Nanako, Shuji, let's get out of here."

Nanako nodded and the trio dashed out of Crown. Now how do I transform without them finding out... Usagi thought. "Look, that creature is after you." She looked at Nanako. "You should get away from here while you can."

"How do you know that?" Nanako asked suspiciously.

"Well, huh..." Usagi stammered How can I get out of this one?

Suddenly, the creature leapt at Nanako knocking her to the ground.

"AAAHH! HELP!" Nanako shouted. A star appeared in the creature's hand and it glowed white, causing a crystal to pop out of her chest. Nanako's eyes glazed over and she fainted.

Shuji looked around and saw Usagi had left, and also saw two figures standing in the shadows nearby. "Who are you?" he asked, "And why did you help that monster?"

"We need to know if that heart crystal is one of the Talismans," one of the figures said.

"So, don't interfere in our mission." the other added.

Both walked out into the light and Shuji could see them clearly. The first figure was a girl about Shuji's age. She was tall, with short blonde hair and blue eyes, and was wearing a Senshi suit with dark blue skirt and yellow bow. "I'm the lady of wind, Sailor Uranus."

The second one was shorter, and hard light green hair and green eyes. She was also wearing a Senshi suit, tough it had light green skirt and blue bow. "And I'm the lady of the oceans, Sailor Neptune."

"We're not with that Daimon," Uranus said, "so please step aside so we can do our job."

"Moonlight Screen!" the light disc vaporized the creature, and the crystal fell to the ground. Sailor Neptune dashed forward, knocking Shuji out of the way, and grabbed it.

"Give me that!" Shuji said furiously.

"Quiet, kid." Neptune snapped. She then looked at the crystal and frowned, "This is not a talisman." She tossed the crystal at Shuji and started walking away, then turned around and looked at him. "Put that crystal near that girl's body and she'll recover."

Shuji looked at the two mysterious Senshi as they walked away, then he walked towards Nanako and kneeled by her side. The crystal fled back into her chest and she blinked a few times then looked at him. "Shuji..."

"It's okay... That monster's gone..."

"What happened to it?"

"Sailor Moon killed it." He looked around and saw Sailor Moon was nowhere around. He then noticed Usagi walking down the street towards them and smiled.

"Thanks for saving me," Nanako said standing up.

"I couldn't let that creature hurt you, Nanako," Shuji said, turning to her.

"Oh..." Nanako saw Usagi looking at them and sighed. "I'm tired... "

"Rei was attacked by a strange creature several hours ago," Usagi explained, "And she also felt tired after the attack."

"Lucky the Senshi are around to fight those things..." Nanako commented,

Shuji nodded. "But those two girls that were after the talisman... They were using Senshi outfits, and they called themselves 'Sailor Uranus' and 'Sailor Neptune'."

"Strange..." Usagi said. I'll have to tell the others about that...

Nanako sighed and looked at Shuji, "Can you walk me home? I don't want to walk around the city alone after this..."

Shuji nodded and both walked away. Usagi noticed Nanako was leaning on Shuji as they walked, her head resting on his shoulder.

"Wonder if she's doing that only because she's tired..." Usagi pondered with a grin then walked away from the scene.


Sailor Pluto watched the scene from atop a nearby building and then looked back at the figure standing a few meters away "You will be needed soon,"

"I know. It's time to see if all my training was worth it," the figure said. Pluto nodded, and both vanished from the rooftop.


"We failed again..." Neptune said.

Uranus nodded. "A pity that wasn't a talisman... Still..."

"What?"

"Well, they make a cute couple."

"Remember, we must find the talismans, no matter what."

"I know."


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