Sailor Moon Chaos
Act 3: Another Attack! Usagi's Younger Sister
By Elvish Vamp and Silent Angel
When you first enter the orphanage you look around and smile. All around are children playing and building friendships, ignorant to the fact that many of their parents abandoned them. It takes several minutes to notice the small group of teenagers by the fence. In fact, if their presence wasn't so strong, no one would notice at all. They never seem to move from that spot where none of the cameras can see.
At first this worried the nurses taking care of them. It wasn't right for two or three children to just sit there. However, after a time they were forgotten about, and when inquiries were made, the adopters were carefully diverted to other more... normal or less disturbing children.
The group was rather interesting. It had all started with the young girl. No one knew how old she was, because she never seemed to age. She had been there for almost ten years. When she first arrived she was quiet, shy, scared, and above all, your average child. At the timed she had seemed about seven. At least, that's what her behavior suggested. She could have been anywhere from seven to sixteen. Each person perceived her differently somehow.
The day she came there had been a terrific storm. Her hair had been brown and her eyes were a dull blue. Mud coated her body, and she was soaked to the bone. She was immediately placed in the shower. Her name was Kage.
Now with the dirt out of her she had long blonde hair. It sparkled really, and at the beginning had been part of what attracted the older boys in the place to her. Her eyes were another. The dullness left with the dirt, revealing sparkling blue eyes. One might even suggest that they were violet at times.
The last thing about her that attracted the boys, and everyone else for that matter, was the cheerful air that surrounded her. Although she never said more than was necessary, when you talked to her, you were left with the impression that she genuinely liked you and was concerned about your happiness. She was the one that held her small group together. She was never left alone until the other girls came.
Several girls had gone through the small group, but only two others ever remained. One was a teenager named Kaji. It was commonly assumed that what had originally brought the two girls together was their similar name. Other than that they were at odds with each other. Kaji had black hair she left tied in a long braid. Her eyes were a startling green. Her parents had recently visited Japan when they had her. Barely a year came the storm that had turned up Kage. Both her parents died in it. No one knew what had happened to Kage's parents.
While Kage was polite but didn't speak very much, Kaji was prone to lengthy conversations. She wasn't really rude, but she was far from polite and very sarcastic.
The other member of the group was a girl about five years old. She had been brought in by her mother (only fourteen herself) and was immediately taken in by Kage's group. Although her real name was Maria, after a long discussion, it was decided that she would be called Keahi Tiana. Only they ever understood why she was named that, although previous to the decision both girls could be found in the library using the internet connection to its fullest.
***
Fourteen years after Kaji came into the group, all the employees' efforts to keep the girls from being noticed by potential parents failed. A woman with graying blue hair (which was a bad sign in itself) started it.
The woman brought in a man of about twenty. (He was obviously a son or friend. There was no way she was anywhere near that age.) Immediately after coming in they discovered Kaehi. Kaehi, being only five, brought the odd couple to meet her 'moms'. The rest was, as they say, history.
All three disappeared from the center that day. Kage was the only one adopted, supposedly because she looked so much like the man's sister had when she was younger. The man's name was Shingo.
***
Kage frowned and adjusted her skirt. Her 'mom' said that she would be more comfortable in it, but it was just another annoyance to deal with when she was meeting her older sister. She had never worn a skirt before. 'Wearing a skirt is for them streetluts.' Within minutes she found a pair of pants that were, if a bit tight fitting, comfortable. 'Pants like this are too, but at least I've got a bit of something around my legs. I can run away from the Suits if I need to.'
Flipping through the closet she found a shimmering black tank top and hurriedly put it on. Now she was almost ready to meet Usani? Usagi? She shrugged and pulled on a pair of sneakers from her older sisters closet and checked herself out in the mirror. 'Well, if I ever need to make some quick money all I gots to do is wear a bit of makeup and those boots over there.' She shook her head at the thought and ran down stairs to meet her waiting 'mom'.
***
"Usagi's friend Minako has a younger sister about your age. She was adopted too, so you two have something in common. Her name's Kari. Your names sound similar even." Kage's 'mom' smiled, so she smiled back despite the reminder of her home at the orphanage with the other girl whose name was similar to hers. 'Kaji...' The van stopped. "Well, here we are! Have a good time Kage!" Kage climbed out and slammed the door to make sure it closed. As the van drove off, she began her climb up the steps of the temple they were all supposedly meeting at.
***
'Eighty-five, eighty-six, eighty-seven, octundoctzig, nuenundoctzig... How many steps are there in this place?' Finally she was nearing the top of the stairs, and she could hear voices.
"Have you met her yet?"
"No."
"What's her name?"
"Mom said it was Kage."
"You guys don't have to worry about talking and making nice to her. I'll bring her with me to the arcade."
Kage had finally reached the top and could see that the last sentence was spoken by a girl about her age. 'That must be Kari.' They noticed her.
"Kage?" She nodded to her sister. She recognized her from the pictures hanging on the wall at her 'home'. Kage smiled, falling back into her old routine easily.
"You must be Usagi." She stepped forward. "I'm glad to meet you. You sure did pick a hard meeting place to get to though!" She laughed and gestured towards the stairs. "Would you mind introducing me to your friends?"
Usagi nodded, apparently satisfied with her adopted sister's pleasant attitude. "This is Rei, Makoto, Ami, and Minako." She pointed at four ladies in turn. "And Yaten, Taiki, Seiya, Setunsa, Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru." Minako pushed Kari forward.
"This is my little sister. Her name's Kari."
Kari glared at Minako, then turned and grinned. "Hi! Do you want to go to the arcade? Don't worry, we won't have to walk back down those steps." She pulled out a large plastic garbage can lid. "We can sit on this and ride down!" Every one groaned except for Kage, who returned the grin.
"Sure!"
***
"So where did you come from? Before you went to the home I mean."
"I lived in Germany for a while before my parents took me to Japan and then here. They died several years ago during a storm."
Kari could see that Kage was hiding something, but didn't say anything.
"I've got the highest score on all the games here except for those two." She pointed to a set of games about twenty years old. "The one on the right is a dancing game, and the other is martial arts. Both have you actually doing it."
Kage studied them for a moment before walking over to the martial arts and slipping in a few quarters, ignoring the out-of-order sign. In front of her a person all in black appeared. Kage watched Kari playing an old game called Crazy Taxi for a second before returning to the battle.
Her opponent was wearing a skirt, leotard, gloves, and a tiara. 'Whoever designed this really has some issues.' They raised an eyebrow at her and dropped into a fighting stance. Before she could press start they threw something at her. She didn't have time for any reaction other than ducking. 'So that's what it means by out of order.' She frowned and pictured the figure as a guy wearing leather pants and a spiked dog collar.
"Well, what do we have here?
She crouched down and swung her leg underneath it, surprised when she actually connected with something. A foot slammed down where her hand had just been.
"A couple dollars is good enough for this one. Keep a good reign on her hair."
She backed up enough to avoid its next attack and hit the wall. It ran towards her.
"I own you! You don't leave unless I sell you to a guy as his personal slave, got it?"
A blast of something hit her midsection as her fist hit its jaw. They both fell back.
"What the hell are you doing? What- Shit!"
A familiar sensation surrounded her as the thing threw another burst of energy.
'Violet lightning hit the boy and sparkled around him.'
The thing's breath faltered and
'died.'
It was still there, bringing her suddenly back out of the memory. Kari was running up, probably alerted by the screams from around the arcade.
"Star Crystal Power! Make-UP!" Kage edged towards the entrance as she watched Kari transform into a fuku resembling her former opponent's. She bumped into a man standing and watching. He seemed to be the only other one there. He bowed.
"Excuse me. I should have been watching where I was going," he mouthed the last word, but she saw it anyway. "princess." She turned away, confused. He felt like good and evil all mixed together to her. To her surprise, Kari felt blank.
'What the hell am I doing thinking about what people feel like? I haven't done that since right after him.' She shook her head and ran. What happened to Kari didn't concern her; looking out for only yourself was something you learned quickly on the street. Still, she felt a bit of guilt for it. 'Please be safe.' She rerouted herself to come in through the back entrance of the arcade. 'Damn.' She was getting soft.
***
"World Shaking!"
"Shooting Star!"
The thing disappeared, leaving two people in it's place. She recognized them as Kari and Haruka.
"Another phage."
"Yeah... This one was stronger. It was weird though. Kage must have fought it because it was already pretty beat up."
"She was an orphan, right?"
"Yea."
"That's probably why."
They turned and walked back towards the temple after transforming out of their fukus. Kage ran to get there before them, not notice the man still watching her.
'Good-bye princess. I'll be seeing you again soon.' He turned to follow Kari.
Act 3: Another Attack! Usagi's Younger Sister
By Elvish Vamp and Silent Angel
When you first enter the orphanage you look around and smile. All around are children playing and building friendships, ignorant to the fact that many of their parents abandoned them. It takes several minutes to notice the small group of teenagers by the fence. In fact, if their presence wasn't so strong, no one would notice at all. They never seem to move from that spot where none of the cameras can see.
At first this worried the nurses taking care of them. It wasn't right for two or three children to just sit there. However, after a time they were forgotten about, and when inquiries were made, the adopters were carefully diverted to other more... normal or less disturbing children.
The group was rather interesting. It had all started with the young girl. No one knew how old she was, because she never seemed to age. She had been there for almost ten years. When she first arrived she was quiet, shy, scared, and above all, your average child. At the timed she had seemed about seven. At least, that's what her behavior suggested. She could have been anywhere from seven to sixteen. Each person perceived her differently somehow.
The day she came there had been a terrific storm. Her hair had been brown and her eyes were a dull blue. Mud coated her body, and she was soaked to the bone. She was immediately placed in the shower. Her name was Kage.
Now with the dirt out of her she had long blonde hair. It sparkled really, and at the beginning had been part of what attracted the older boys in the place to her. Her eyes were another. The dullness left with the dirt, revealing sparkling blue eyes. One might even suggest that they were violet at times.
The last thing about her that attracted the boys, and everyone else for that matter, was the cheerful air that surrounded her. Although she never said more than was necessary, when you talked to her, you were left with the impression that she genuinely liked you and was concerned about your happiness. She was the one that held her small group together. She was never left alone until the other girls came.
Several girls had gone through the small group, but only two others ever remained. One was a teenager named Kaji. It was commonly assumed that what had originally brought the two girls together was their similar name. Other than that they were at odds with each other. Kaji had black hair she left tied in a long braid. Her eyes were a startling green. Her parents had recently visited Japan when they had her. Barely a year came the storm that had turned up Kage. Both her parents died in it. No one knew what had happened to Kage's parents.
While Kage was polite but didn't speak very much, Kaji was prone to lengthy conversations. She wasn't really rude, but she was far from polite and very sarcastic.
The other member of the group was a girl about five years old. She had been brought in by her mother (only fourteen herself) and was immediately taken in by Kage's group. Although her real name was Maria, after a long discussion, it was decided that she would be called Keahi Tiana. Only they ever understood why she was named that, although previous to the decision both girls could be found in the library using the internet connection to its fullest.
***
Fourteen years after Kaji came into the group, all the employees' efforts to keep the girls from being noticed by potential parents failed. A woman with graying blue hair (which was a bad sign in itself) started it.
The woman brought in a man of about twenty. (He was obviously a son or friend. There was no way she was anywhere near that age.) Immediately after coming in they discovered Kaehi. Kaehi, being only five, brought the odd couple to meet her 'moms'. The rest was, as they say, history.
All three disappeared from the center that day. Kage was the only one adopted, supposedly because she looked so much like the man's sister had when she was younger. The man's name was Shingo.
***
Kage frowned and adjusted her skirt. Her 'mom' said that she would be more comfortable in it, but it was just another annoyance to deal with when she was meeting her older sister. She had never worn a skirt before. 'Wearing a skirt is for them streetluts.' Within minutes she found a pair of pants that were, if a bit tight fitting, comfortable. 'Pants like this are too, but at least I've got a bit of something around my legs. I can run away from the Suits if I need to.'
Flipping through the closet she found a shimmering black tank top and hurriedly put it on. Now she was almost ready to meet Usani? Usagi? She shrugged and pulled on a pair of sneakers from her older sisters closet and checked herself out in the mirror. 'Well, if I ever need to make some quick money all I gots to do is wear a bit of makeup and those boots over there.' She shook her head at the thought and ran down stairs to meet her waiting 'mom'.
***
"Usagi's friend Minako has a younger sister about your age. She was adopted too, so you two have something in common. Her name's Kari. Your names sound similar even." Kage's 'mom' smiled, so she smiled back despite the reminder of her home at the orphanage with the other girl whose name was similar to hers. 'Kaji...' The van stopped. "Well, here we are! Have a good time Kage!" Kage climbed out and slammed the door to make sure it closed. As the van drove off, she began her climb up the steps of the temple they were all supposedly meeting at.
***
'Eighty-five, eighty-six, eighty-seven, octundoctzig, nuenundoctzig... How many steps are there in this place?' Finally she was nearing the top of the stairs, and she could hear voices.
"Have you met her yet?"
"No."
"What's her name?"
"Mom said it was Kage."
"You guys don't have to worry about talking and making nice to her. I'll bring her with me to the arcade."
Kage had finally reached the top and could see that the last sentence was spoken by a girl about her age. 'That must be Kari.' They noticed her.
"Kage?" She nodded to her sister. She recognized her from the pictures hanging on the wall at her 'home'. Kage smiled, falling back into her old routine easily.
"You must be Usagi." She stepped forward. "I'm glad to meet you. You sure did pick a hard meeting place to get to though!" She laughed and gestured towards the stairs. "Would you mind introducing me to your friends?"
Usagi nodded, apparently satisfied with her adopted sister's pleasant attitude. "This is Rei, Makoto, Ami, and Minako." She pointed at four ladies in turn. "And Yaten, Taiki, Seiya, Setunsa, Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru." Minako pushed Kari forward.
"This is my little sister. Her name's Kari."
Kari glared at Minako, then turned and grinned. "Hi! Do you want to go to the arcade? Don't worry, we won't have to walk back down those steps." She pulled out a large plastic garbage can lid. "We can sit on this and ride down!" Every one groaned except for Kage, who returned the grin.
"Sure!"
***
"So where did you come from? Before you went to the home I mean."
"I lived in Germany for a while before my parents took me to Japan and then here. They died several years ago during a storm."
Kari could see that Kage was hiding something, but didn't say anything.
"I've got the highest score on all the games here except for those two." She pointed to a set of games about twenty years old. "The one on the right is a dancing game, and the other is martial arts. Both have you actually doing it."
Kage studied them for a moment before walking over to the martial arts and slipping in a few quarters, ignoring the out-of-order sign. In front of her a person all in black appeared. Kage watched Kari playing an old game called Crazy Taxi for a second before returning to the battle.
Her opponent was wearing a skirt, leotard, gloves, and a tiara. 'Whoever designed this really has some issues.' They raised an eyebrow at her and dropped into a fighting stance. Before she could press start they threw something at her. She didn't have time for any reaction other than ducking. 'So that's what it means by out of order.' She frowned and pictured the figure as a guy wearing leather pants and a spiked dog collar.
"Well, what do we have here?
She crouched down and swung her leg underneath it, surprised when she actually connected with something. A foot slammed down where her hand had just been.
"A couple dollars is good enough for this one. Keep a good reign on her hair."
She backed up enough to avoid its next attack and hit the wall. It ran towards her.
"I own you! You don't leave unless I sell you to a guy as his personal slave, got it?"
A blast of something hit her midsection as her fist hit its jaw. They both fell back.
"What the hell are you doing? What- Shit!"
A familiar sensation surrounded her as the thing threw another burst of energy.
'Violet lightning hit the boy and sparkled around him.'
The thing's breath faltered and
'died.'
It was still there, bringing her suddenly back out of the memory. Kari was running up, probably alerted by the screams from around the arcade.
"Star Crystal Power! Make-UP!" Kage edged towards the entrance as she watched Kari transform into a fuku resembling her former opponent's. She bumped into a man standing and watching. He seemed to be the only other one there. He bowed.
"Excuse me. I should have been watching where I was going," he mouthed the last word, but she saw it anyway. "princess." She turned away, confused. He felt like good and evil all mixed together to her. To her surprise, Kari felt blank.
'What the hell am I doing thinking about what people feel like? I haven't done that since right after him.' She shook her head and ran. What happened to Kari didn't concern her; looking out for only yourself was something you learned quickly on the street. Still, she felt a bit of guilt for it. 'Please be safe.' She rerouted herself to come in through the back entrance of the arcade. 'Damn.' She was getting soft.
***
"World Shaking!"
"Shooting Star!"
The thing disappeared, leaving two people in it's place. She recognized them as Kari and Haruka.
"Another phage."
"Yeah... This one was stronger. It was weird though. Kage must have fought it because it was already pretty beat up."
"She was an orphan, right?"
"Yea."
"That's probably why."
They turned and walked back towards the temple after transforming out of their fukus. Kage ran to get there before them, not notice the man still watching her.
'Good-bye princess. I'll be seeing you again soon.' He turned to follow Kari.