Chapter 1
A New Beginning, A New Face
Melody sighed, as for the tenth time, Ken asked her to go out with him. "We're living together, why not make it official? It's already what everyone thinks about us." 'I don't know why I can't, I just can't. Why does it feel so wrong though?' "I've told you a thousand times, Ken. I can't go out with you. It would be like dating my brother, in a weird sort of way. I know that doesn't make a lot of sense but you've just got to trust me on this one. Okay? Look, I'm late for work. I'll see you later, -k-?" With that Melody turned and walked out of the apartment. 'I can't believe it was five years ago that Ken and I met. I wonder if my family misses me? Do they think I'm dead? Where do they live? What is my real name?' Thoughts like this were nothing new to Melody. They always prayed on her, and sometimes she felt like she was so close to an answer. Walking down the street, nearly everyone looked at her twice. With long lilac hair and light pink eyes that were almost white, Melody had a very unique beauty. Opal white skin and a heart shaped face, made Melody quiet a site to see walking down the street. Especially today! Melody looked stunning in a white dress with pink and lilac flowers, small gold earrings and three gold bracelets graced her wrists, and her white-heeled shoes made the outfit complete. The over all affect was that Melody's skin and eyes were brought out and her hair was dimmed. The effect on her appearance was startling! When she reached the school, Melody sighed as she walked into her classroom. 'It'll be fun to go out with a guy but not the one I live with. I just haven't gotten around to looking for a guy yet. Well... Lets leave it at that because here comes my first class.' Five minutes later the late bell rang and Melody turned to the class and said, "Good Morning, students." "Good Morning," replied the class. A girl in the back raised her hands and said, "Excuse me, but where is Mrs. Haruna today?" "She's has decided to retire, so I will be your teacher for the rest of the year. My name is Melody. Seeing as I need to get to know you, I'll be calling roll call for the next few days. When I call your name would you please stand up? Thank you, now shall we begin? I don't like last names so I'll only be reading your first names. Andrew, Paul... Mina... Ami... Lita... Rei." Looking at the last four girls who's names she had just called Melody was hit with a sense of confusion. Ami was 5 foot 4, with short blue hair that framed her heart-like face. She seemed shy but quite inteligent. Lita was 5 foot 9, with long brown hair and she seemed to be very stong. 'Maybe she's a bully....I'll have to wait and see...' Mina was 5 foot 5, with long blond hair that hung loose all the way down to her knees. She seemed to be in love with the boy next to her, she had a dreamy look on her face. Rei was something else altogether. She was 5 foot 7, with long black hair that hung down to her waist. She seemed to be concentrating on something, but Melody couldn't figure out what it was because she was staring right at her! 'Strange. It's almost like she's trying to read my mind.' Melody thanked the class and asked them all to be seated. As she turned to write their assignment on the black board she wondered about the four girls. 'Why do those names seem familiar?' When she turned back around, Melody smiled at her class, pointed at the blackboard and said, "Okay class now that I know everyone's here, why don't you open your Math books to page 100 and we'll start learning about trinomials..." The entire day was spent with Melody learning how far the class was in each subject and her trying to figure out where she'd heard the names Mina, Ami, Lita, and Rei. At three o'clock she was ready to go home. On her way there, Melody saw an arcade with a restaurant on the side of it. Walking inside, Melody was greeted with the sight of the four girls who's names she couldn't remember. 'This must be where they hang out. I wonder if I should talk to them?' That question was answered for her as Ami spotted her. "Melody! Over here! Come and sit with us!" Smiling at her, Melody walked over and sat down at the table with the girls. "Hello girls. How are you?" "Fine." "Melody, how is it that your the same age as us and yet you teach classes and look and act like you've already graduated?" asked Rei. Grinning impishly, Melody said, "Well...I am 16...I think. I think I've already graduated and teaching is my job. I'm sorry I can't give many more details after that. You see five years ago, I was attacked by someone and lost my memory. A nice guy came and took me to the hospital and then took me home to live with him. Does that answer your question Rei?" "Oh yes...That's so sad! Is there anything that we can do that might help you get your memory back?" "None that I know of but that doesn't bother me. I'm happy with the life I have now, and wouldn't change it for anything." Melody cringed as a headache began. "I'm sorry girls, but I seem to have a headache. It was nice to see all of you out of class. Thanks for letting me chat with all of you. Lita, Mina, Rei, Ami...if you will please excuse me." Getting up, Melody bowed and walked out of the resturant. While on her way home, Melody's headache became worse. 'What's wrong with me?' Suddenly a loud,"BOOM!", thundered through the city and a cloud of dust lifted into the sky. "What?!" Running toward the cloud, Melody oddly felt that this was something she used to do. Rounding the corner, Melody saw a site that made her sick. A figure in the air was laughing at the rubble that used to be her apartment building! 'Der...ick....!' "You nasty little witch! How could you!," Melody cried as she sank to her knees. "Well, well, well! If it isn't the little princess come to fight me again. How are we feeling? Confused?....Good! Now do run away and leave this to someone who is able to fight." 'Princess.......?' "What do you mean, Princess? My names Melody and if you don't stop I'm going to have to call the cops!" "Will you now? That might be interesting, but lets try this instead shall we? Cheery Blossom.....DETONATE!" Just then the Sailor Scouts arrived. "Alright you.....Melody! Move!," shouted Sailor Mars! All of the scouts started to run toward Melody but they knew that they'd never make it in time. Melody could only stare horrified, as a ball of pink light flew toward her. She heard someone tell her to move but she couldn't! Right before it hit her, Melody closed her eyes and waited for the pain to start. But where was the pain?.... Slowly opening her eyes, Melody saw that she was about twenty feet from where she used to be and a strange man dressed in a gray tuxedo was setting her down on her feet. "Are you alright, Princess?...Just leave this to me, I'll take care of it. Winters.....Fury." Blossom screamed as she was destroyed in a wave of white light. Then a voice came from nowhere said, "You may have won the battle but you wont win the war! The chancelor of hope will be mine!" Then just as suddenly as the voice was heard, it disappeared! The strange man slowly walked toward Melody. Softly he asked her,"Are you alright?" Melody gasped as she heard the voice again. "Do...I....Know you?" Then all of the shock and fear of the encounter hit her, and Melody fainted into the mans waiting arms. "You won't hurt her will you?" The man turned at the sound of four female voices. "I won't hurt her, scouts. You can trust me....and my friends. We'll meet again!" The scouts turned as the man walked away with Melody still in his arms. They all gasped when he was joined by four other men in gray tuxedos. "Why that!....They could have!......Who are they?" Sailor Jupiter turned to look at Sailor Mercury as she asked this and sighed when Sailor Mercury answered with, "Your guess is as good as mine." All the scouts watched as the five strange men walked into the sunset.
A New Beginning, A New Face
Melody sighed, as for the tenth time, Ken asked her to go out with him. "We're living together, why not make it official? It's already what everyone thinks about us." 'I don't know why I can't, I just can't. Why does it feel so wrong though?' "I've told you a thousand times, Ken. I can't go out with you. It would be like dating my brother, in a weird sort of way. I know that doesn't make a lot of sense but you've just got to trust me on this one. Okay? Look, I'm late for work. I'll see you later, -k-?" With that Melody turned and walked out of the apartment. 'I can't believe it was five years ago that Ken and I met. I wonder if my family misses me? Do they think I'm dead? Where do they live? What is my real name?' Thoughts like this were nothing new to Melody. They always prayed on her, and sometimes she felt like she was so close to an answer. Walking down the street, nearly everyone looked at her twice. With long lilac hair and light pink eyes that were almost white, Melody had a very unique beauty. Opal white skin and a heart shaped face, made Melody quiet a site to see walking down the street. Especially today! Melody looked stunning in a white dress with pink and lilac flowers, small gold earrings and three gold bracelets graced her wrists, and her white-heeled shoes made the outfit complete. The over all affect was that Melody's skin and eyes were brought out and her hair was dimmed. The effect on her appearance was startling! When she reached the school, Melody sighed as she walked into her classroom. 'It'll be fun to go out with a guy but not the one I live with. I just haven't gotten around to looking for a guy yet. Well... Lets leave it at that because here comes my first class.' Five minutes later the late bell rang and Melody turned to the class and said, "Good Morning, students." "Good Morning," replied the class. A girl in the back raised her hands and said, "Excuse me, but where is Mrs. Haruna today?" "She's has decided to retire, so I will be your teacher for the rest of the year. My name is Melody. Seeing as I need to get to know you, I'll be calling roll call for the next few days. When I call your name would you please stand up? Thank you, now shall we begin? I don't like last names so I'll only be reading your first names. Andrew, Paul... Mina... Ami... Lita... Rei." Looking at the last four girls who's names she had just called Melody was hit with a sense of confusion. Ami was 5 foot 4, with short blue hair that framed her heart-like face. She seemed shy but quite inteligent. Lita was 5 foot 9, with long brown hair and she seemed to be very stong. 'Maybe she's a bully....I'll have to wait and see...' Mina was 5 foot 5, with long blond hair that hung loose all the way down to her knees. She seemed to be in love with the boy next to her, she had a dreamy look on her face. Rei was something else altogether. She was 5 foot 7, with long black hair that hung down to her waist. She seemed to be concentrating on something, but Melody couldn't figure out what it was because she was staring right at her! 'Strange. It's almost like she's trying to read my mind.' Melody thanked the class and asked them all to be seated. As she turned to write their assignment on the black board she wondered about the four girls. 'Why do those names seem familiar?' When she turned back around, Melody smiled at her class, pointed at the blackboard and said, "Okay class now that I know everyone's here, why don't you open your Math books to page 100 and we'll start learning about trinomials..." The entire day was spent with Melody learning how far the class was in each subject and her trying to figure out where she'd heard the names Mina, Ami, Lita, and Rei. At three o'clock she was ready to go home. On her way there, Melody saw an arcade with a restaurant on the side of it. Walking inside, Melody was greeted with the sight of the four girls who's names she couldn't remember. 'This must be where they hang out. I wonder if I should talk to them?' That question was answered for her as Ami spotted her. "Melody! Over here! Come and sit with us!" Smiling at her, Melody walked over and sat down at the table with the girls. "Hello girls. How are you?" "Fine." "Melody, how is it that your the same age as us and yet you teach classes and look and act like you've already graduated?" asked Rei. Grinning impishly, Melody said, "Well...I am 16...I think. I think I've already graduated and teaching is my job. I'm sorry I can't give many more details after that. You see five years ago, I was attacked by someone and lost my memory. A nice guy came and took me to the hospital and then took me home to live with him. Does that answer your question Rei?" "Oh yes...That's so sad! Is there anything that we can do that might help you get your memory back?" "None that I know of but that doesn't bother me. I'm happy with the life I have now, and wouldn't change it for anything." Melody cringed as a headache began. "I'm sorry girls, but I seem to have a headache. It was nice to see all of you out of class. Thanks for letting me chat with all of you. Lita, Mina, Rei, Ami...if you will please excuse me." Getting up, Melody bowed and walked out of the resturant. While on her way home, Melody's headache became worse. 'What's wrong with me?' Suddenly a loud,"BOOM!", thundered through the city and a cloud of dust lifted into the sky. "What?!" Running toward the cloud, Melody oddly felt that this was something she used to do. Rounding the corner, Melody saw a site that made her sick. A figure in the air was laughing at the rubble that used to be her apartment building! 'Der...ick....!' "You nasty little witch! How could you!," Melody cried as she sank to her knees. "Well, well, well! If it isn't the little princess come to fight me again. How are we feeling? Confused?....Good! Now do run away and leave this to someone who is able to fight." 'Princess.......?' "What do you mean, Princess? My names Melody and if you don't stop I'm going to have to call the cops!" "Will you now? That might be interesting, but lets try this instead shall we? Cheery Blossom.....DETONATE!" Just then the Sailor Scouts arrived. "Alright you.....Melody! Move!," shouted Sailor Mars! All of the scouts started to run toward Melody but they knew that they'd never make it in time. Melody could only stare horrified, as a ball of pink light flew toward her. She heard someone tell her to move but she couldn't! Right before it hit her, Melody closed her eyes and waited for the pain to start. But where was the pain?.... Slowly opening her eyes, Melody saw that she was about twenty feet from where she used to be and a strange man dressed in a gray tuxedo was setting her down on her feet. "Are you alright, Princess?...Just leave this to me, I'll take care of it. Winters.....Fury." Blossom screamed as she was destroyed in a wave of white light. Then a voice came from nowhere said, "You may have won the battle but you wont win the war! The chancelor of hope will be mine!" Then just as suddenly as the voice was heard, it disappeared! The strange man slowly walked toward Melody. Softly he asked her,"Are you alright?" Melody gasped as she heard the voice again. "Do...I....Know you?" Then all of the shock and fear of the encounter hit her, and Melody fainted into the mans waiting arms. "You won't hurt her will you?" The man turned at the sound of four female voices. "I won't hurt her, scouts. You can trust me....and my friends. We'll meet again!" The scouts turned as the man walked away with Melody still in his arms. They all gasped when he was joined by four other men in gray tuxedos. "Why that!....They could have!......Who are they?" Sailor Jupiter turned to look at Sailor Mercury as she asked this and sighed when Sailor Mercury answered with, "Your guess is as good as mine." All the scouts watched as the five strange men walked into the sunset.