SailorStar9: With Chapter 75 out, this is Chapter 76 of this fic. Remember boys and girls, reviews are an author's subsistence. Really, is it so difficult for you guys to review instead of just putting this fic up in your favorites and alerts?
Pairings: Tieria/Ami, Mamoru/Usagi and quite possible Setsuna/Hotaru.
Standard BS Disclaimers: I do not own Sailor Moon, Gundam 00 or the pairings. If I did, the other Senshi would be as powerful as Sailor Moon and kicking MOTD ass more often and VEDA would have least an anti-hacker program installed. The only thing I do own is the plot.
Chapter 76: The Arrival of the Tiny Pretty Senshi
In the Witches Five's laboratory...
"This is the Witches Five." Eudial took the call.
"It's me." Professor Tomoe spoke from the other side of the line. "I have looked through your reports. They are rather well done."
"Thank you very much." Eudial was rapidly inputting the data into her computer. "I've already found yet another person with a Pure Heart, our next candidate for the Talisman. Our target is a girl famous for her skills in the Japanese drums." she pulled out Tohno Maya's profile. "I believe that this girl's Pure Heart is a Talisman."
"I guess we should alter our methods from now on, as per your reports." Professor Tomoe took in the Witch's suggestions. "I will assign a Daimon befitting the target as your bodyguard." feeding a Daimon Egg into the Daimon generator metal box which had a taiko drum inserted into it beforehand, the mad scientist let Eudial drive the still incubating Daimon off as she searched for her target.
In the Juuban Shopping District...
"Hey, guys." Usagi spoke. "Why don't we go to the Juuban Festival tonight?"
"That's a good idea." Minako agreed.
"Then, we can all look sharp in our summer kimonos." Makoto pointed out.
"Ami, it's alright if we take a small breather today, right?" Usagi pleaded.
"I guess..." Ami relented. "Taking it easy once in a while can be a good thing. It's been a while since Satoshi and I had an actual date."
"Oh yeah." Makoto recalled, "Kubo-san is back for summer break, isn't he? But, I wonder what's up with Rei? Why did she want to cancel the study group at the Hikawa Shrine today?"
"It's Rei..." Usagi blinked, seeing said mentioned priestess crash into a lightbox signboard outside a cafe. The Fire Senshi then stumbled off the bike she was riding and lumbered into the coffeehouse.
That night...
"Goldfish!" Usagi was knocking on a goldfish-shaped drum to attract the passersby. "How about scooping for some goldfish? Why do we have to watch over the goldfish scooping booth?" she sighed, Ami, Makoto and Minako were attending to the children around the goldfish water tank.
"This one looks strong." Makoto offered a little girl a paper net.
"Odango atama?" Haruka voiced, approaching the booth with Michiru. "What's this?" she teased. "Are all of you on a part-time job?"
"I guess..." Usagi trailed. "I know, why don't you two try scooping for goldfish?"
"Just a little bit." Michiru looked at her partner.
"Was that..." Satoshi blinked, spotting Haruka and Michiru walk off after claiming a goldfish for themselves. "Kaioh-nee?"
"Yes." Ami confirmed.
"Break time, girls." Satoshi handed out the plastic boxes of snacks he bought for the four Senshi.
"Yippee!" Usagi whooped, snatching a box of okonomiyaki
Later that night...
With Minako taking over her job, Usagi went to the two-storey building near the wooden yagura. "There she is." the pig-tailed blond spotted Rei walked down the staircase. "Rei, how long do we have to watch over the booth?" she complained to the priestess who was peering into the building through the door. "Tohno-san?" she then saw what Rei saw, Tohno Maya was practicing on her drums in the room.
"Tohno-san has been practicing like that for the last three hours." Rei admitted, leading Usagi off. "I told her that she didn't have to go that far because we're not paying he for this performance. Buy she said that she can't beat the drum right unless she gets excited practicing like that. I thought about it when I saw Tohno-san's drumming that the Juuban Festival is sure to be a success if she participates in it."
Meanwhile, Eudial had drove into the scene. "I have received information that the target in this vicinity." the redhead noted. "I guess I have no choice. I'll call out for her."
"What's that car?" Rei spotted Eudial's vehicle.
"Tohno Maya, please show yourself if you are here." Eudial spoke through the loudspeaker on the roof of her car. "There she is." she spied Maya exiting the building through her rear-view mirror and reversed her car so that she was positioned to use her Capture Gun. "Captured." she shot out a blast of black energy from the Capture Gun and extracted Maya's Heart Crystal.
"Moon Cosmic Power, Make Up!"
"Mars Star Power, Make Up!"
"I will now go ahead and take the crystal." Eudial stepped out of her car.
"Hold it right there!" Sailor Moon declared. "Those who are after the Pure Heart devoted to the Japanese drum are all enemies of the Japanese traditional arts. I am the Sailor Senshi of Love and Justice, Sailor Moon! In the name of the Moon, I will punish you!"
"I see." Eudial was not impressed. "So, you are the Sailor Senshi. I am one of the Witches Five, I am Eudial. Appear before me, Daimon." she summoned the Daimon. "Soiya, get rid of those who get in our way."
Said Daimon danced towards the two Senshi until she was in-between them before setting off the fireworks attached to her backpack and forcing the two Senshi to jump about to dodge the fireworks shower.
"Guided by a new Era, Sailor Uranus acts with elegance." Sailor Uranus presented herself.
"Likewise, guided by a new Era, sailor Neptune acts with grace." Sailor Neptune posed.
"I know this is your all-important first battle, but it looks like a loss for you." Sailor Uranus shrugged as Sailor Neptune inspected the extracted Heart Crystal.
"Too bad, this isn't a Talisman." Sailor Neptune agreed and placed it back into Maya's body.
"Soiya, I'm trusting you to take care of the rest." Eudial retreated.
"Phoenix Immortal Fire!" taking advantage of Soiya's distraction, Sailor Mars fired off her multiple fireballs at the Daimon she had charged up while jumping around.
"How dare you interrupt me!" Soiya snapped and brought out her twin spiked clubs and batted the fireballs away.
"Hold it right there!" another voice cut in. "I am an apprentice Sailor Senshi of Love and Justice, Sailor Chibi-Moon! In the name of the future Moon, I will punish you!" she posed and brought out her Pink Moon Stick. "Pink Sugar Heart Attack! That's strange." she looked at her wand when no attack came out.
"What's the matter?" Soiya mocked, tripping Sailor Chibi-Moon.
"Pink Sugar Heart Attack!" Sailor Chibi-Moon tried again, this time, the heart-shaped energy pulses striking the Daimon right on the chin.
"Moon Spiral Heart Attack!" with the Daimon distracted, Sailor Moon took out the drum Daimon.
SailorStar9: Any OOC-ness is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Read and review.
