The coffee shop was busy, considering it was popular with kids
trying to act sophisticated. They walked in and took a seat in a back
corner. Heero was seated next to Katsumi, and Yoshi was seated next to
Trowa. How that came to be was quite a story inside itself...
The boys decided to all take Quatre's car since it would be big enough to fit them all. Duo began hatching up a plan to try to nudge Heero's humanity up a few levels a little bit faster. And why not add Trowa to this! He would benefit from it as well!
"Hey, Heero, Trowa! I just got this wonderful idea..." He was cut short by Heero's death glare of doom and Trowa saying a sharp no. They knew that any ideas that lunatic came up with were enough to get them landed in jail, which was the least worst possible outcome.
"Oh come on, its not like that one time at the junkyard. I swear I had no clue Hilde was going to be there! She just kind of showed up on her own!" Duo said, defending himself.
"I was just thinking. You said that you wanted to try to live like a normal person and not some kind of mobile doll, right Heero?" Duo said. Heero glanced at him with a worried inquisitive look.
"Yeah.... why do you ask?" Heero said cautiously. He knew that Duo was forming some sort of plan right now.
"Well, you know how that one chick, Kasumi or whatever her name is, likes you." He continued. Trowa looked at Duo with a frown on his face. "Courtiousy of Hilde." He said disapprovingly.
"Stupid onna! Only weak dumb creatures resort to such craven tactics." Wufei retorted from the front passenger seat. He had long hated both Hilde and Relena. Quatre, who was constantly trying to be nice, said nothing, but silently agreed.
"So, Heero, I just say that maybe you get to know this chick. Maybe she can get your humanity up a little. Not only that, but I think that it would be funny to see the almighty Heero Yuy be the first out of all of us to get a chick. And you too, Trowa." Duo said, grinning. Trowa blinked.
"Me? How did I get into this?" Trowa asked, dumbfounded. Duo laughed.
"Well, her sister...or is it her cousin? Anyway, she likes you."
"She is her sister. But, I am perfectly fine with my status. I don't feel the need to express any emotional feelings to anyone else save for friendship. And right now, your idea seems to only be appealing to Heero." Trowa pointed out. They both looked over at Heero. He was doing something Duo didn't even expect to see. He was actually contemplating the different possible outcomes of the situation. Maybe Duo had made a point to the former pilot.
The group sat down and began talking about their future plans. Heero was going to go check up on the status of the Unified Nations, make sure that everything was running smoothly. In his mind, it was the only thing left for him to do since Earth and the colonies wouldn't need any more soldiers anytime soon.
All the while when they were talking, Katsumi kept looking around as if something were going to try and harm her. Quatre noticed this, but decided to say nothing because sometimes, people had a paranoia problem, and if she did, he didn't want to insult her. He also noticed that the other girl's eyes had a different look about them than before at the circus. They seemed worried, almost afraid.
Duo was silently talking to the group, save Heero and Katsumi. He had a sly grin plastered on his face. One at a time, each person excused his or herself and left the table. Duo was the last one to leave and winked at Katsumi, who then turned red. Duo slowly escorted everyone else out of the building and into a park across the street.
After about five minutes of uncomfortable silence, Katsumi worked up the nerve to say something.
"Um...So.er.... Whats up?" Heero looked out of the corner of his eyes at her, but didn't get a chance to reply with his usual hn because the doors of the building were shattered. Right after this happened, people started panicking and running toward the back emergency exit. Not many people made it, for that one shattered as well. Katsumi and Heero got up. Heero's natural battle skills coming back to him in a habit like action. Katsumi, however, fell limp and tumbled back into the seat. Heero looked down at Katsumi, then back up at the exit and entrance. A bead of sweat trickeled down the side of his face.
Katsumi looked around. She was in a completely different place. 'This surly can't be the coffee shop!' she thought to herself. She heard a sound behind her and turned around quickly, afraid of whatever might have wrecked the coffee shop. She caught her breath, however, at the sight before her. A pale woman in a beautiful white gown stood before her. She had a pale rose pink hair colour, and reddish brown eyes. Protruding from the back of her dress were angel-like wings. She looked like an ancient goddess. She smiled at Katsumi.
"You may breath, I'm not going to harm you. I am Usagi." She said. Katsumi chose not to respond, fearful that even her words would disturb the beauty of the woman that stood before her.
"You may be wondering why you are here. I can explain that." She continued. Her eyes held a seriousness that enthralled Katsumi to listen.
"In the past, the very distant past, the earth was threatened by celestial forces powered by evil. There was no one to protect the earth except for 10 young women. One being myself. However, what you see is not really I. You merely see a shadow of the former woman who was leader of this protective force. The reason you are here is because a new, more powerful force has come to your planet, seeking to destroy everything you know. The human race only knows one way to bring about peace, and that is not through pacifism, but war. But this tactic shall not work against this evil. It may thwart it, but only for a short time. The only way to rid the human race of this threat is to reawaken the guardian power form the planets of your solar system. One power has chosen you to work through. The power that gets its strength from the moon of the Earth. You are Sailor Moon. But you cannot fight against this force in your natural state..." Usagi said. She brought up her hand and walked closer to Katsumi, who merely watched with bated breath. She picked up Katsumi's hand and placed in it a heart shaped locket. Quite different from her usual black attire. Usagi laughed out loud for a moment.
"It seems this will be quite a different look for you. This is the Moon Locket. It will transform you into Sailor Moon. I would also like to give you a guardian that will help you when you get lost, confused, or don't know what to do." She said. She waved her hand in front of her and a small pink sparkle fell from her fingers. From behind her, a small black cat stepped up. Usagi picked her up and held her to face Katsumi. Katsumi blinked and the cat almost seemed to smile.
"This is Luna, named after a guardian that my mother had when she herself was Sailor Moon. She is very friendly and will know how to help you, if you need help." She said. The cat opened its mouth to meow, at least that was what Katsumi thought. Until it started talking.
"What?! This...cat...it talks!?" Katsumi said, afraid that she was going insane.
"Of course I talk, am I not your guardian now? I certainly don't think you can understand if I just mew all the time. But anyway, I am pleased to make your acquaintance." Luna said, slightly bowing her head in greeting. Katsumi blinked, certainly not used to the idea of a talking cat. Usagi handed the cat to Katsumi, who shifted the locket into the other hand to hold the cat comfortably.
"Now, when you get back, you must transform to defeat the being that have initiated this meeting. To do that, hold the locket above your head and shout, 'Moon Crystal Power Make Up!' And this is executes the transformation. Now, hurry and go before it is too late! I believe your friend needs some help." Usagi said, smiling.
Katsumi stepped forward to ask questions, but she only found herself in the coffee shop and almost bumping into the table. She sighed, thinking it was only a dream or some mental delusion, when she heard a gunshot. She looked up and saw Heero standing in front of her shooting at the monsters, trying to hold them off. She looked around and saw that several people were dead. She finally realized that the locket was still in her hand. Her stomach twisted in fear as the looked down to see the cat sitting on the table.
"Go on! He can't do that forever! He will run out of bullets, then you know what will happen!" Luna said. Katsumi groaned in her fear and held the locket in her hand.
"MOON CRYSTAL POWER...MAKE UP!!!!" She shouted. She then started to transform.
The boys decided to all take Quatre's car since it would be big enough to fit them all. Duo began hatching up a plan to try to nudge Heero's humanity up a few levels a little bit faster. And why not add Trowa to this! He would benefit from it as well!
"Hey, Heero, Trowa! I just got this wonderful idea..." He was cut short by Heero's death glare of doom and Trowa saying a sharp no. They knew that any ideas that lunatic came up with were enough to get them landed in jail, which was the least worst possible outcome.
"Oh come on, its not like that one time at the junkyard. I swear I had no clue Hilde was going to be there! She just kind of showed up on her own!" Duo said, defending himself.
"I was just thinking. You said that you wanted to try to live like a normal person and not some kind of mobile doll, right Heero?" Duo said. Heero glanced at him with a worried inquisitive look.
"Yeah.... why do you ask?" Heero said cautiously. He knew that Duo was forming some sort of plan right now.
"Well, you know how that one chick, Kasumi or whatever her name is, likes you." He continued. Trowa looked at Duo with a frown on his face. "Courtiousy of Hilde." He said disapprovingly.
"Stupid onna! Only weak dumb creatures resort to such craven tactics." Wufei retorted from the front passenger seat. He had long hated both Hilde and Relena. Quatre, who was constantly trying to be nice, said nothing, but silently agreed.
"So, Heero, I just say that maybe you get to know this chick. Maybe she can get your humanity up a little. Not only that, but I think that it would be funny to see the almighty Heero Yuy be the first out of all of us to get a chick. And you too, Trowa." Duo said, grinning. Trowa blinked.
"Me? How did I get into this?" Trowa asked, dumbfounded. Duo laughed.
"Well, her sister...or is it her cousin? Anyway, she likes you."
"She is her sister. But, I am perfectly fine with my status. I don't feel the need to express any emotional feelings to anyone else save for friendship. And right now, your idea seems to only be appealing to Heero." Trowa pointed out. They both looked over at Heero. He was doing something Duo didn't even expect to see. He was actually contemplating the different possible outcomes of the situation. Maybe Duo had made a point to the former pilot.
The group sat down and began talking about their future plans. Heero was going to go check up on the status of the Unified Nations, make sure that everything was running smoothly. In his mind, it was the only thing left for him to do since Earth and the colonies wouldn't need any more soldiers anytime soon.
All the while when they were talking, Katsumi kept looking around as if something were going to try and harm her. Quatre noticed this, but decided to say nothing because sometimes, people had a paranoia problem, and if she did, he didn't want to insult her. He also noticed that the other girl's eyes had a different look about them than before at the circus. They seemed worried, almost afraid.
Duo was silently talking to the group, save Heero and Katsumi. He had a sly grin plastered on his face. One at a time, each person excused his or herself and left the table. Duo was the last one to leave and winked at Katsumi, who then turned red. Duo slowly escorted everyone else out of the building and into a park across the street.
After about five minutes of uncomfortable silence, Katsumi worked up the nerve to say something.
"Um...So.er.... Whats up?" Heero looked out of the corner of his eyes at her, but didn't get a chance to reply with his usual hn because the doors of the building were shattered. Right after this happened, people started panicking and running toward the back emergency exit. Not many people made it, for that one shattered as well. Katsumi and Heero got up. Heero's natural battle skills coming back to him in a habit like action. Katsumi, however, fell limp and tumbled back into the seat. Heero looked down at Katsumi, then back up at the exit and entrance. A bead of sweat trickeled down the side of his face.
Katsumi looked around. She was in a completely different place. 'This surly can't be the coffee shop!' she thought to herself. She heard a sound behind her and turned around quickly, afraid of whatever might have wrecked the coffee shop. She caught her breath, however, at the sight before her. A pale woman in a beautiful white gown stood before her. She had a pale rose pink hair colour, and reddish brown eyes. Protruding from the back of her dress were angel-like wings. She looked like an ancient goddess. She smiled at Katsumi.
"You may breath, I'm not going to harm you. I am Usagi." She said. Katsumi chose not to respond, fearful that even her words would disturb the beauty of the woman that stood before her.
"You may be wondering why you are here. I can explain that." She continued. Her eyes held a seriousness that enthralled Katsumi to listen.
"In the past, the very distant past, the earth was threatened by celestial forces powered by evil. There was no one to protect the earth except for 10 young women. One being myself. However, what you see is not really I. You merely see a shadow of the former woman who was leader of this protective force. The reason you are here is because a new, more powerful force has come to your planet, seeking to destroy everything you know. The human race only knows one way to bring about peace, and that is not through pacifism, but war. But this tactic shall not work against this evil. It may thwart it, but only for a short time. The only way to rid the human race of this threat is to reawaken the guardian power form the planets of your solar system. One power has chosen you to work through. The power that gets its strength from the moon of the Earth. You are Sailor Moon. But you cannot fight against this force in your natural state..." Usagi said. She brought up her hand and walked closer to Katsumi, who merely watched with bated breath. She picked up Katsumi's hand and placed in it a heart shaped locket. Quite different from her usual black attire. Usagi laughed out loud for a moment.
"It seems this will be quite a different look for you. This is the Moon Locket. It will transform you into Sailor Moon. I would also like to give you a guardian that will help you when you get lost, confused, or don't know what to do." She said. She waved her hand in front of her and a small pink sparkle fell from her fingers. From behind her, a small black cat stepped up. Usagi picked her up and held her to face Katsumi. Katsumi blinked and the cat almost seemed to smile.
"This is Luna, named after a guardian that my mother had when she herself was Sailor Moon. She is very friendly and will know how to help you, if you need help." She said. The cat opened its mouth to meow, at least that was what Katsumi thought. Until it started talking.
"What?! This...cat...it talks!?" Katsumi said, afraid that she was going insane.
"Of course I talk, am I not your guardian now? I certainly don't think you can understand if I just mew all the time. But anyway, I am pleased to make your acquaintance." Luna said, slightly bowing her head in greeting. Katsumi blinked, certainly not used to the idea of a talking cat. Usagi handed the cat to Katsumi, who shifted the locket into the other hand to hold the cat comfortably.
"Now, when you get back, you must transform to defeat the being that have initiated this meeting. To do that, hold the locket above your head and shout, 'Moon Crystal Power Make Up!' And this is executes the transformation. Now, hurry and go before it is too late! I believe your friend needs some help." Usagi said, smiling.
Katsumi stepped forward to ask questions, but she only found herself in the coffee shop and almost bumping into the table. She sighed, thinking it was only a dream or some mental delusion, when she heard a gunshot. She looked up and saw Heero standing in front of her shooting at the monsters, trying to hold them off. She looked around and saw that several people were dead. She finally realized that the locket was still in her hand. Her stomach twisted in fear as the looked down to see the cat sitting on the table.
"Go on! He can't do that forever! He will run out of bullets, then you know what will happen!" Luna said. Katsumi groaned in her fear and held the locket in her hand.
"MOON CRYSTAL POWER...MAKE UP!!!!" She shouted. She then started to transform.