Walking down the street with someone in your arms has some distinctive
drawbacks. For one, people automatically think that if a girl is
unconscious in your arms, you've done something wrong. Two, having people
stare at you while you walk is very disconcerting. Finally, no matter how
light a person is they will get heavy after twenty minutes. Chris sighed as
he spotted the house that he was taking the girl to. Glancing down at her,
Chris was struck by a wave of protective feelings for the girl. Mentally
shaking himself, Chris reminded himself that she might be for him but she
didn't like him that way. 'Besides, she doesn't even remember you, Chris.
She won't even remember half of what happened tonight because of shock. She
is a pretty thing though. I still don't see how such a fragile thing can
house such power and resolve. It's a crazy world we live in.' Walking
slowly up the stairs so as not to jostle the girl, Chris quickly opened the
door to an apartment and back down the one way hall into the spare bedroom
on the left. Setting her down softly on the bed, Chris watched as she
settled into a comfortable position and sank into a peaceful sleep.
The girl slept on her right side with both hands curled up around her face.
Her knees were bent and curled up almost to her head. Chris could see that
something was bothering her by the frown that slowly formed on her forehead
and bent down by the bed and smoothed out her hair. This calmed the girl
down and she quickly went into a dreamless slumber. 'Why does she sleep
like that? It's almost like she's afraid of something...what could it be?
Well, at least for tonight I know she's safe and hopefully she'll get a
good nights sleep.' Getting up without a sound, Chris started to leave the
room. Right before he left, Chris turned around and took one last look at
the sleeping Melody. "Good night....Princess." As the softly spoken words
filtered into the air, Chris left the building and started on his way home.
Thinking about the girl and what his mission now consisted of, Chris smiled
as the sun slowly rose in the now pink sky. The one thought that kept
running through his head was, 'My search is over...I've found her!'
Melody slowly opened her eyes as she stretched on the bed beneath her. 'Wait a minute...' Sitting boltly upright, Melody blinked in the early morning sunlight. Trying to remember what happened last night, Melody cam up with only fuzzy memories. The park....bright light...a man's face...These images made no sense! Smelling bacon frying, Melody got up and walked down the hall and into the living room. Standing in the doorway of the hall, Melody gasped in shock! In the living room on the coach sat Ami, Rei, and Mina! They hadn't realized she was there because their back's were to her and Melody quickly retreated behind a nearby chair to hide. 'How did I get into their apartment? What is going on here?' Hearing the news come on Melody and the girls listened intently.
"A monster was sited in the park yesterday evening but thankfully some mysterious men in tuxedos took care of it. A young girl was injured in the fray and had to be carried away but as of yet, she has not been admitted into a hospital. This city's only question about this matter is, Where were the Sailor Scouts? In other news..." Melody was in shock. They were talking about her dream..or was it a dream? Images crashed in on her as she remembered what happened last night. Trembling, Melody barely heard the conversation the girls were having. "I can't believe this, new monsters and new heroes? Who were those guys anyway? I though things couldn't get any worse."
"Come on Ami, things aren't so bad. I mean, look at it this way. Life won't be dull with them around."
"Things are never dull in Tokyo, Mina, but things won't ever be normal if stuff like this keeps happening!" Just then a voice came from the kitchen, "Hey guys, breakfast is on! We only have fifteen minutes before our bus gets here!" Walking out of the kitchen, Lita carried a plate of bacon and eggs with a smile on her face. Suddenly she stopped as she saw something that shouldn't have been in her apartment! Having an un-obscured view of the living room, Lita had no problem seeing Melody hiding behind the coach. Dropping the plate onto the floor, Lita gasped and lost all the color she'd had on her face.
"Lita...what's up with you?..." Glancing behind the couch where she was sitting, Ami saw Melody and gasped too! Jumping up from the coach, Ami said, "Melody! What are you doing here?"
Startled by the sudden use of her name, Melody was quickly brought out of her panic and back to reality. "I..don't know how I got here. I remember being in the park last night and after that..it's all kind of fuzzy. I woke up this morning in this apartment and that's all I remember. I'm so sorry that this happened...I'll leave now." Embarrassed and confused, Melody looked around for the door and started to walk towards it when Lita's voice came to her. "Melody,..why don't you stay for breakfast? We all have to take the same bus to school and it'll give us a chance to talk outside of school. I'd love for you to stay. How 'bout it?"
Melody turned and saw the sincerity on Lita's face and saw that the other girls wanted her to stay too. "Okay, if your sure you don't mind.."
"Mind? Please, the more the merrier and besides you're already here. What's the point in making a big deal about it anyway? You're our age and you're pretty cool. So, are you hungry?"
Laughing Melody replied, "I'm starving, Rei! I don't think I ate anything last night. Umm..Mind showing me where everything is?" "No problem, Melody just follow us!" With that said, Mina led the way to the kitchen, with Melody and Rei right behind her. Ami didn't go in the kitchen though.
"Lita..why do you suppose those guys brought her here? I mean shouldn't they have taken her home?" Ami whispered to Lita with confusion and hope in her eyes. "Do you think that maybe..."
"I don't know and I don't care. Melody's house was probably the building that yoma destroyed. That's the only reason I would think that they brought her here. My question is..how did they know where we live and that the spare bedroom was open? This is all a little to strange for me. We need to have a scout meeting after school today...back here. Will you tell Mina and Rei?"
"Sure, no problem." Ami was a little hurt by Lita's response. Ami regretted the decision they had all made five years ago. 'We never should have let her go..she was the heart and soul of the team.' Walking into the kitchen, Ami found that Mina, Rei, and Melody were covered in orange juice and laughing. "What happened?" "Rei, tried to pour orange juice into her glass but it tipped over and...we," dissolving into laughter, Mina mimed what had happened. Ami laughed at the thought of having orange juice flying at you because someone tried to save it by shooting the glass at it! "Rei! I thought you were smarter than that!" Joining the girls in cleaning up the mess, Ami realized that this was the first time in five years that Rei and Mina had laughed. 'I don't know who you are Melody, but thank you.' Eating in a rush, all the girls quickly cleaned the dishes and changed clothes. "Melody, if you need a change of clothes I've got something that might fit you!" Following Rei into her room, Melody smiled as she saw that Rei's room was covered in pictures of temples and fires. "I love your room Rei, it's so...hot!"
Grinning Rei said, "Yea, I love fires and temples. I just have a fascination for them. I'm staying with Ami, Mina, and Lita until my temple is rebuilt. Me and my grandpa own the Cherry Hill Temple but five years ago it was burned down. It's almost finished though and I can't wait to get home. Ah! Here we go! Just your size!" Pulling out a pair of black jeans and a black shirt with flames, Rei smiled and said, "What can I say..I love fire!" Laughing, Melody said, "It's a good thing it's casual day at school today or I'd be fried!"
When they had changed clothes, they all rushed to the bus stop. As she sat down in between Mina and Rei, Melody smiled at her good fortune. 'I was lonely but now..I have friends!' Laughing and talking, Melody, Mina and Rei quickly formed a friendship. Ami and Lita didn't talk much but Ami wished that she could join in the fun. As they got off the bus, Mina looked at Melody and said, "Melody..does this mean no homework tonight?" Looking hopefully at her new friend, Mina wished for no homework. "I'm sorry Mina but yes you will have homework tonight. Besides I can't just stop school because I didn't have time to grade yesterday..and I haven't been home in..24 hours. But don't worry, you'll have class time to work on it."
Walking up the stairs and into the classroom, Melody was greeted by a full room. "Great, everyone please take your seats! Class will start in one minute." Walking to her desk, Melody noticed that the room had gone very quite. Turning, Melody saw that the entire class was sitting attentively in their seats. 'This is strange.' The only people acting normally were Lita, Ami, Rei, Mina, and herself. Not really wondering about what was going on, Melody taught for the whole morning and dismissed her class for lunch as usual. But instead of a stampede for the door, the only people to leave the room for lunch were Ami, Lita, Rei, and Mina.
Starting to get a little worried, Melody decided to get online and look up a medical website. But as she turned on the computer something happened! Her mouse started to grow! But machines didn't get bigger! Then it grew arms and legs and...a head! Dashing under the table, Melody hid as the monster, sucked the energy out of her students. "Little one...come out so I can suck your energy!"
Worried about her students, Melody peeked between the cracks of her desk and saw a tiny mouse standing on the desk where Ami usually sat. As far as she could tell her students were out cold! Whispering very softly, "Please, help us. Someone, help us," Melody crawled for the door and made it to the hall. Looking into the classroom next to hers, Melody saw that this classroom was empty! 'Oh, it's lunch-time. No one will be here.' Then she turned to try and get to the stairs and found the mouse looking right at her! "Little one, I've come for your energy. Now go to sleep..."
Melody ducked as three wires came at her head and ran to the only place she could. Racing up the stairs towards the roof, Melody prayed that the mouse couldn't climb. Looking behind her, Melody saw that although the mouse couldn't climb it could run on the walls. Finally, Melody reached the roof and found Lita, Ami, Rei, and Mina all there. "Guys, there's a monster right behind me! We've got to get out of here!" Just then, three wires wrapped themselves around Melody and stole all of her energy. As she blacked out Melody wished that the Sailor Scouts were here...whoever they were.
Ami was startled when Melody rushed out of the stairway and then started talking about a monster. Then she was shocked when three wire came out of nowhere and sucked her energy right from her. Rei cried out, "Melody!" While Mina simply transformed and said, "Your going to pay for that, you little rodent!" Lita transformed and didn't say a word instead she looked at Rei and Ami. Feeling Lita's displeasure, Ami quickly transformed. Rei, on the other hand, ran towards Melody as the mouse dropped her. "Melody! Talk to me. Please!"
Shocked by Rei's outburst, Sailor Jupiter snapped, "Rei! Transform so we can beat this slime. Leave Melody alone, she'll be alright!"
Tears running down her face, Rei stood up and said, "Mars Crystal Power." Transforming into Sailor Mars, she glared at Sailor Jupiter and said, "I don't answer to you and I'll look after my friends if I think they need to be looked after." Turning her full attention to the mouse, Sailor Mars said, "Your going to wish that you had never done that...Mars..Temple..Flame!" A circle appeared under the mouse and then the entire area enclosed in the circle burst into flame! Screaming in agony, the mouse quickly dropped to the ground and rolled away from the fire while putting out its own flames.
Standing up the mouse said, "That was a stupid thing to do..." Suddenly, Rei was blasted by a falling electrical wire. As Rei lost consciousness her only thought was, 'Thank heavens...Melody's awake.' Melody slowly opened her eyes as she regained consciousness. But when she opened her eyes she was greeted by the site of Sailor Mars being blasted by and electrical wire. "NO!" Without her knowledge or anyone else's, Melody began to glow a soft lilac and Sailor Mars soon followed her!
Floating in a sea of red, Sailor Mars opened her eyes. 'Well, that was fun. I was hoping to reach 17 before I died this time around but I guess 16 is the magic number. Who's there?' Looking around, Sailor Mars searched for the owner of the pure energy she felt. "It is not your time to die yet. My daughter still needs your help. She is here to give you something. Accept it and awaken to your new destiny."
Looking around for the owner of that soft voice, Sailor Mars noticed that a girl with long hair was coming towards her. She was wearing a long white dress with small pink and purple flowers on it and a small tiara graced her forehead. She couldn't see any facial features or the color of her hair because of the light that shone right into her face. Listening with all of her might, Sailor Mars tried to place the voice with a face.
"Sailor Mars, you are the guardian of fire. Your passion for life is a fire that none can douse. Please accept this gift. It will help you rekindle the fire in your heart." Slowly raising her hands, the girl sent a small crystal at Sailor Mars. Catching the crystal, Sailor Mars saw that it was a small red circle. Inside the circle, was a very tiny black fairy. Feeling the power creeping up towards her heart, Sailor Mars said, "Thank you...whoever you are!" Then she regained consciousness!
Opening her eyes, Sailor Mars felt something in her hand. Getting up, she opened her hand to see the crystal she'd received in her dream. Not knowing where the words came from, she whispered, "Flame Fairy Power!" Immediately, she was surrounded by a red cloud and flames encased her body. Quickly her red heeled shoes vanished and black shoes reappeared in their place. Her once white shirt was now red and her skirt was now black. Her front bow was black and a star pendent appeared in the center of her bow. In the center of the pendent was her fairy crystal and her back bow was red and hung down to her ankles. She wore no gloves and her hair was now pulled up in a half-ponytail. Her earrings were two black stars and her tiara was now a thin silver line with a teardrop red ruby hanging down in the center of her head. Coming back to rest on the ground, Nova Sailor Mars was ready to fight!
As the red cloud departed, Nova Sailor Mars took in the scene at a glance. Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter were sucked dry of any energy. Sailor Venus was fighting the mouse now, defending the now unconscious Melody. Just as she took one step in their direction, Venus was captured by four wires and her energy was gone!
"I won't forgive you for what you've done! I am here to fry your circuits! In the name of Mars...Your toast!" Grimly smiling at the mouse, Nova Sailor Mars searched for a weakness.
The mouse slowly turned towards Nova Sailor Mars as she said, "You think your so smart? Why will I be toast when your friends couldn't even touch me? Ha! My name is Click and I warn you not to mess with me. Give me your energy and I'll let you live."
Grinning Nova Sailor Mars said, "You may be smart but everyone has their weaknesses and I just found yours! Fairy Flame....Burn!" Sending what looked like dust at Click, Nova Sailor Mars concentrated on sending the dust straight into Click's mouth. Sure enough, Click opened wide and ate her dust, literally! Crouching down, Nova Sailor Mars said, "I'll see you in the next life! Three...Two...One..!" Ducking her head, Nova Sailor Mars watched as Click melted from the inside out. "That's why you should never play with fire." Rushing over to Venus and Melody, Nova Sailor Mars started looking for injuries. Seeing that they were okay, she rushed over to Mercury and
Jupiter, who were just coming around. "Are you two alright?" "I think I'm okay, but what happened? Where's the monster? Wow! What happened to you, Rei?" Sitting up, Sailor Mercury's eyes were wide as she took in Nova Sailor Mars' new outfit. "You beat her all by yourself, didn't you?" Standing up, Mercury went to help Jupiter up as she thought about what this could mean.
"Yea, I'm alright. Just a few bumps and bruises. So, what happened? Mercury, you might want to watch your word usage when not around scouts!" Pointing toward Melody, Jupiter got up with Mercury's help and turned toward Nova Sailor Mars, waiting for an answer.
"I'm glad you two are alright! The monster's gone, don't worry. Well, Mercury, I'm not too sure myself. When I got blasted by Click, I was put into a simi-dream world. Like when you got your super power, Mercury. This voice said it wasn't my time to die. Her daughter still needed my help and that she had a gift for me. Then this girl appeared. She wore a white dress with pink and purple flower's on it and gave me this crystal." Pointing at her new crystal, Nova Sailor Mars detransformed back into Rei and handed Mercury her new necklace. "What do you make of that?"
Detransforming back into Lita and Ami, Ami said, "I don't know what to make of that. I think we have a new mission, since...well...we abandoned our old mission." Turning the necklace over in her hands, Ami said, "This is a great treasure, Rei. I think you've been chosen for something. What I can't say, but my gut is telling me that you've passed some kind of test." Turning toward Melody, Ami asked, "Is she okay?..Are they okay?" Walking over to Venus, Ami leaned down and shook her gently. "Wake up! Come on, wake up!"
Lita stood in stony silence as Ami and Rei talked. It was her idea to abandon their old mission. She knew that they didn't blame her for the way it all turned out but she also knew that it was her fault. 'Oh Serena, if only I could see you one more time and tell you how wrong we were to ever let you go. I will always live with the regret that my one action happened. If your listening to this...I'm sorry." Walking over towards Venus, Ami, Rei, and Melody, Lita wondered if it was time for her to leave the group.
Venus groaned softly as she came to. Opening her eyes, she saw Lita, Rei, and Ami kneeling beside her. "Oh man! I'm sorry guys. What happened? Is Melody okay?!" Sitting upright, Venus sighed as she saw the Melody was beside her and she didn't look any worse for wear. Noticing that the others had detransformed, Venus quickly followed their exapmle. Looking at Ami, Mina said, "So, I guess we got beat...didn't we?"
"No Mina, we didn't get beat. Rei fried that yoma, I can't tell you how though because I was out. She's also been powered up to...something. Melody's fine, just knocked out. We're going to have a lot of explaining to do." Noticing that Melody was starting to move, Ami whispered, "We need to keep our story straight so follow my lead, okay?" Melody slowly opened her eyes. She remembered running up the stiars and...OH NO! Sitting up, Melody looked for the girl who'd protected her. Instead she was greeted by the site of Ami, Lita, Mina, and Rei. They looked bruised and battered, but they didn't seem to be hurt. "Are you guys okay?..What happened? Where did those girls go? Who were they?"
Sighing, Rei held out her hand to Melody and helped her up. "Those girls were the Sailor Scouts. They protect Tokyo and all the peole in it from monster's. They're called yomas. Nova Sailor Mars blasted that mouse into little bits and saved us. She and the other scouts left as soon as they knew we were okay. Oh, and yes, we're fine. How about you?..Are you okay?"
Grinning, Melody said, "Looks like I had another incounter with my hero's from yesterday...Oh!" Embarrassed, Melody quickly told the girls what she remembered about last night. Looking at Lita, Mina and Rei didn't have to say a word about what they wanted to do. Lita smiled and nodded her head.
"Melody, you can stay at our place. Our parents are gone for the year on foreign affair buisness, so it's perfect!" "I'd like nothing better, thank you." Getting back up, Melody said, "Okay, lets go back to class. They're probably worried about us." Walking back down the stairs, Melody was greeted by a very upset class rushing up the stairs in search of her. "I'm fine!," she yelled over the turmoil. "Go back to class and I'll explain what happened when we get there." Surrouned by her new friends, Melody calmly led the way back to the desimated classroom. "Wow! Okay, turn everything back over. Great job. Okay, here's what happened..." Then Melody told her class what happened to their classroom and why she'd been on the roof. When she'd finished there was only ten minutes left in the school day, so Melody decided to let them out early. "I know it's early but...Class Dissmissed."
Laughing at the usual stampede out the door, Melody got on the bus with the four girls and went to her new home. It was dark by the time they got home, so it was a quick dinner of ham sandwiches and then bed.
"Melody, you can sleep in the spare room you slept in last night. Goodnight everyone!"
"Goodnight, Lita! Hey Melody, can you help me with the math assignment in the morning?"
"Sure thing, Ami! 'Night everyone! Thanks for letting me stay with you guys."
"Melody, its cool. I mean you help us with homework, we give you a place to sleep it works out great. Besides, I like having my friends around me all the time." " Mina! Oh, well that's better. Night everyone. Pleasent dreams."
"Goodnight Rei." Walking into her new room, Melody fell asleep dreaming about a man. He was wearing a gray tuxedo and in his held a small key on a silver chain....
Melody slowly opened her eyes as she stretched on the bed beneath her. 'Wait a minute...' Sitting boltly upright, Melody blinked in the early morning sunlight. Trying to remember what happened last night, Melody cam up with only fuzzy memories. The park....bright light...a man's face...These images made no sense! Smelling bacon frying, Melody got up and walked down the hall and into the living room. Standing in the doorway of the hall, Melody gasped in shock! In the living room on the coach sat Ami, Rei, and Mina! They hadn't realized she was there because their back's were to her and Melody quickly retreated behind a nearby chair to hide. 'How did I get into their apartment? What is going on here?' Hearing the news come on Melody and the girls listened intently.
"A monster was sited in the park yesterday evening but thankfully some mysterious men in tuxedos took care of it. A young girl was injured in the fray and had to be carried away but as of yet, she has not been admitted into a hospital. This city's only question about this matter is, Where were the Sailor Scouts? In other news..." Melody was in shock. They were talking about her dream..or was it a dream? Images crashed in on her as she remembered what happened last night. Trembling, Melody barely heard the conversation the girls were having. "I can't believe this, new monsters and new heroes? Who were those guys anyway? I though things couldn't get any worse."
"Come on Ami, things aren't so bad. I mean, look at it this way. Life won't be dull with them around."
"Things are never dull in Tokyo, Mina, but things won't ever be normal if stuff like this keeps happening!" Just then a voice came from the kitchen, "Hey guys, breakfast is on! We only have fifteen minutes before our bus gets here!" Walking out of the kitchen, Lita carried a plate of bacon and eggs with a smile on her face. Suddenly she stopped as she saw something that shouldn't have been in her apartment! Having an un-obscured view of the living room, Lita had no problem seeing Melody hiding behind the coach. Dropping the plate onto the floor, Lita gasped and lost all the color she'd had on her face.
"Lita...what's up with you?..." Glancing behind the couch where she was sitting, Ami saw Melody and gasped too! Jumping up from the coach, Ami said, "Melody! What are you doing here?"
Startled by the sudden use of her name, Melody was quickly brought out of her panic and back to reality. "I..don't know how I got here. I remember being in the park last night and after that..it's all kind of fuzzy. I woke up this morning in this apartment and that's all I remember. I'm so sorry that this happened...I'll leave now." Embarrassed and confused, Melody looked around for the door and started to walk towards it when Lita's voice came to her. "Melody,..why don't you stay for breakfast? We all have to take the same bus to school and it'll give us a chance to talk outside of school. I'd love for you to stay. How 'bout it?"
Melody turned and saw the sincerity on Lita's face and saw that the other girls wanted her to stay too. "Okay, if your sure you don't mind.."
"Mind? Please, the more the merrier and besides you're already here. What's the point in making a big deal about it anyway? You're our age and you're pretty cool. So, are you hungry?"
Laughing Melody replied, "I'm starving, Rei! I don't think I ate anything last night. Umm..Mind showing me where everything is?" "No problem, Melody just follow us!" With that said, Mina led the way to the kitchen, with Melody and Rei right behind her. Ami didn't go in the kitchen though.
"Lita..why do you suppose those guys brought her here? I mean shouldn't they have taken her home?" Ami whispered to Lita with confusion and hope in her eyes. "Do you think that maybe..."
"I don't know and I don't care. Melody's house was probably the building that yoma destroyed. That's the only reason I would think that they brought her here. My question is..how did they know where we live and that the spare bedroom was open? This is all a little to strange for me. We need to have a scout meeting after school today...back here. Will you tell Mina and Rei?"
"Sure, no problem." Ami was a little hurt by Lita's response. Ami regretted the decision they had all made five years ago. 'We never should have let her go..she was the heart and soul of the team.' Walking into the kitchen, Ami found that Mina, Rei, and Melody were covered in orange juice and laughing. "What happened?" "Rei, tried to pour orange juice into her glass but it tipped over and...we," dissolving into laughter, Mina mimed what had happened. Ami laughed at the thought of having orange juice flying at you because someone tried to save it by shooting the glass at it! "Rei! I thought you were smarter than that!" Joining the girls in cleaning up the mess, Ami realized that this was the first time in five years that Rei and Mina had laughed. 'I don't know who you are Melody, but thank you.' Eating in a rush, all the girls quickly cleaned the dishes and changed clothes. "Melody, if you need a change of clothes I've got something that might fit you!" Following Rei into her room, Melody smiled as she saw that Rei's room was covered in pictures of temples and fires. "I love your room Rei, it's so...hot!"
Grinning Rei said, "Yea, I love fires and temples. I just have a fascination for them. I'm staying with Ami, Mina, and Lita until my temple is rebuilt. Me and my grandpa own the Cherry Hill Temple but five years ago it was burned down. It's almost finished though and I can't wait to get home. Ah! Here we go! Just your size!" Pulling out a pair of black jeans and a black shirt with flames, Rei smiled and said, "What can I say..I love fire!" Laughing, Melody said, "It's a good thing it's casual day at school today or I'd be fried!"
When they had changed clothes, they all rushed to the bus stop. As she sat down in between Mina and Rei, Melody smiled at her good fortune. 'I was lonely but now..I have friends!' Laughing and talking, Melody, Mina and Rei quickly formed a friendship. Ami and Lita didn't talk much but Ami wished that she could join in the fun. As they got off the bus, Mina looked at Melody and said, "Melody..does this mean no homework tonight?" Looking hopefully at her new friend, Mina wished for no homework. "I'm sorry Mina but yes you will have homework tonight. Besides I can't just stop school because I didn't have time to grade yesterday..and I haven't been home in..24 hours. But don't worry, you'll have class time to work on it."
Walking up the stairs and into the classroom, Melody was greeted by a full room. "Great, everyone please take your seats! Class will start in one minute." Walking to her desk, Melody noticed that the room had gone very quite. Turning, Melody saw that the entire class was sitting attentively in their seats. 'This is strange.' The only people acting normally were Lita, Ami, Rei, Mina, and herself. Not really wondering about what was going on, Melody taught for the whole morning and dismissed her class for lunch as usual. But instead of a stampede for the door, the only people to leave the room for lunch were Ami, Lita, Rei, and Mina.
Starting to get a little worried, Melody decided to get online and look up a medical website. But as she turned on the computer something happened! Her mouse started to grow! But machines didn't get bigger! Then it grew arms and legs and...a head! Dashing under the table, Melody hid as the monster, sucked the energy out of her students. "Little one...come out so I can suck your energy!"
Worried about her students, Melody peeked between the cracks of her desk and saw a tiny mouse standing on the desk where Ami usually sat. As far as she could tell her students were out cold! Whispering very softly, "Please, help us. Someone, help us," Melody crawled for the door and made it to the hall. Looking into the classroom next to hers, Melody saw that this classroom was empty! 'Oh, it's lunch-time. No one will be here.' Then she turned to try and get to the stairs and found the mouse looking right at her! "Little one, I've come for your energy. Now go to sleep..."
Melody ducked as three wires came at her head and ran to the only place she could. Racing up the stairs towards the roof, Melody prayed that the mouse couldn't climb. Looking behind her, Melody saw that although the mouse couldn't climb it could run on the walls. Finally, Melody reached the roof and found Lita, Ami, Rei, and Mina all there. "Guys, there's a monster right behind me! We've got to get out of here!" Just then, three wires wrapped themselves around Melody and stole all of her energy. As she blacked out Melody wished that the Sailor Scouts were here...whoever they were.
Ami was startled when Melody rushed out of the stairway and then started talking about a monster. Then she was shocked when three wire came out of nowhere and sucked her energy right from her. Rei cried out, "Melody!" While Mina simply transformed and said, "Your going to pay for that, you little rodent!" Lita transformed and didn't say a word instead she looked at Rei and Ami. Feeling Lita's displeasure, Ami quickly transformed. Rei, on the other hand, ran towards Melody as the mouse dropped her. "Melody! Talk to me. Please!"
Shocked by Rei's outburst, Sailor Jupiter snapped, "Rei! Transform so we can beat this slime. Leave Melody alone, she'll be alright!"
Tears running down her face, Rei stood up and said, "Mars Crystal Power." Transforming into Sailor Mars, she glared at Sailor Jupiter and said, "I don't answer to you and I'll look after my friends if I think they need to be looked after." Turning her full attention to the mouse, Sailor Mars said, "Your going to wish that you had never done that...Mars..Temple..Flame!" A circle appeared under the mouse and then the entire area enclosed in the circle burst into flame! Screaming in agony, the mouse quickly dropped to the ground and rolled away from the fire while putting out its own flames.
Standing up the mouse said, "That was a stupid thing to do..." Suddenly, Rei was blasted by a falling electrical wire. As Rei lost consciousness her only thought was, 'Thank heavens...Melody's awake.' Melody slowly opened her eyes as she regained consciousness. But when she opened her eyes she was greeted by the site of Sailor Mars being blasted by and electrical wire. "NO!" Without her knowledge or anyone else's, Melody began to glow a soft lilac and Sailor Mars soon followed her!
Floating in a sea of red, Sailor Mars opened her eyes. 'Well, that was fun. I was hoping to reach 17 before I died this time around but I guess 16 is the magic number. Who's there?' Looking around, Sailor Mars searched for the owner of the pure energy she felt. "It is not your time to die yet. My daughter still needs your help. She is here to give you something. Accept it and awaken to your new destiny."
Looking around for the owner of that soft voice, Sailor Mars noticed that a girl with long hair was coming towards her. She was wearing a long white dress with small pink and purple flowers on it and a small tiara graced her forehead. She couldn't see any facial features or the color of her hair because of the light that shone right into her face. Listening with all of her might, Sailor Mars tried to place the voice with a face.
"Sailor Mars, you are the guardian of fire. Your passion for life is a fire that none can douse. Please accept this gift. It will help you rekindle the fire in your heart." Slowly raising her hands, the girl sent a small crystal at Sailor Mars. Catching the crystal, Sailor Mars saw that it was a small red circle. Inside the circle, was a very tiny black fairy. Feeling the power creeping up towards her heart, Sailor Mars said, "Thank you...whoever you are!" Then she regained consciousness!
Opening her eyes, Sailor Mars felt something in her hand. Getting up, she opened her hand to see the crystal she'd received in her dream. Not knowing where the words came from, she whispered, "Flame Fairy Power!" Immediately, she was surrounded by a red cloud and flames encased her body. Quickly her red heeled shoes vanished and black shoes reappeared in their place. Her once white shirt was now red and her skirt was now black. Her front bow was black and a star pendent appeared in the center of her bow. In the center of the pendent was her fairy crystal and her back bow was red and hung down to her ankles. She wore no gloves and her hair was now pulled up in a half-ponytail. Her earrings were two black stars and her tiara was now a thin silver line with a teardrop red ruby hanging down in the center of her head. Coming back to rest on the ground, Nova Sailor Mars was ready to fight!
As the red cloud departed, Nova Sailor Mars took in the scene at a glance. Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter were sucked dry of any energy. Sailor Venus was fighting the mouse now, defending the now unconscious Melody. Just as she took one step in their direction, Venus was captured by four wires and her energy was gone!
"I won't forgive you for what you've done! I am here to fry your circuits! In the name of Mars...Your toast!" Grimly smiling at the mouse, Nova Sailor Mars searched for a weakness.
The mouse slowly turned towards Nova Sailor Mars as she said, "You think your so smart? Why will I be toast when your friends couldn't even touch me? Ha! My name is Click and I warn you not to mess with me. Give me your energy and I'll let you live."
Grinning Nova Sailor Mars said, "You may be smart but everyone has their weaknesses and I just found yours! Fairy Flame....Burn!" Sending what looked like dust at Click, Nova Sailor Mars concentrated on sending the dust straight into Click's mouth. Sure enough, Click opened wide and ate her dust, literally! Crouching down, Nova Sailor Mars said, "I'll see you in the next life! Three...Two...One..!" Ducking her head, Nova Sailor Mars watched as Click melted from the inside out. "That's why you should never play with fire." Rushing over to Venus and Melody, Nova Sailor Mars started looking for injuries. Seeing that they were okay, she rushed over to Mercury and
Jupiter, who were just coming around. "Are you two alright?" "I think I'm okay, but what happened? Where's the monster? Wow! What happened to you, Rei?" Sitting up, Sailor Mercury's eyes were wide as she took in Nova Sailor Mars' new outfit. "You beat her all by yourself, didn't you?" Standing up, Mercury went to help Jupiter up as she thought about what this could mean.
"Yea, I'm alright. Just a few bumps and bruises. So, what happened? Mercury, you might want to watch your word usage when not around scouts!" Pointing toward Melody, Jupiter got up with Mercury's help and turned toward Nova Sailor Mars, waiting for an answer.
"I'm glad you two are alright! The monster's gone, don't worry. Well, Mercury, I'm not too sure myself. When I got blasted by Click, I was put into a simi-dream world. Like when you got your super power, Mercury. This voice said it wasn't my time to die. Her daughter still needed my help and that she had a gift for me. Then this girl appeared. She wore a white dress with pink and purple flower's on it and gave me this crystal." Pointing at her new crystal, Nova Sailor Mars detransformed back into Rei and handed Mercury her new necklace. "What do you make of that?"
Detransforming back into Lita and Ami, Ami said, "I don't know what to make of that. I think we have a new mission, since...well...we abandoned our old mission." Turning the necklace over in her hands, Ami said, "This is a great treasure, Rei. I think you've been chosen for something. What I can't say, but my gut is telling me that you've passed some kind of test." Turning toward Melody, Ami asked, "Is she okay?..Are they okay?" Walking over to Venus, Ami leaned down and shook her gently. "Wake up! Come on, wake up!"
Lita stood in stony silence as Ami and Rei talked. It was her idea to abandon their old mission. She knew that they didn't blame her for the way it all turned out but she also knew that it was her fault. 'Oh Serena, if only I could see you one more time and tell you how wrong we were to ever let you go. I will always live with the regret that my one action happened. If your listening to this...I'm sorry." Walking over towards Venus, Ami, Rei, and Melody, Lita wondered if it was time for her to leave the group.
Venus groaned softly as she came to. Opening her eyes, she saw Lita, Rei, and Ami kneeling beside her. "Oh man! I'm sorry guys. What happened? Is Melody okay?!" Sitting upright, Venus sighed as she saw the Melody was beside her and she didn't look any worse for wear. Noticing that the others had detransformed, Venus quickly followed their exapmle. Looking at Ami, Mina said, "So, I guess we got beat...didn't we?"
"No Mina, we didn't get beat. Rei fried that yoma, I can't tell you how though because I was out. She's also been powered up to...something. Melody's fine, just knocked out. We're going to have a lot of explaining to do." Noticing that Melody was starting to move, Ami whispered, "We need to keep our story straight so follow my lead, okay?" Melody slowly opened her eyes. She remembered running up the stiars and...OH NO! Sitting up, Melody looked for the girl who'd protected her. Instead she was greeted by the site of Ami, Lita, Mina, and Rei. They looked bruised and battered, but they didn't seem to be hurt. "Are you guys okay?..What happened? Where did those girls go? Who were they?"
Sighing, Rei held out her hand to Melody and helped her up. "Those girls were the Sailor Scouts. They protect Tokyo and all the peole in it from monster's. They're called yomas. Nova Sailor Mars blasted that mouse into little bits and saved us. She and the other scouts left as soon as they knew we were okay. Oh, and yes, we're fine. How about you?..Are you okay?"
Grinning, Melody said, "Looks like I had another incounter with my hero's from yesterday...Oh!" Embarrassed, Melody quickly told the girls what she remembered about last night. Looking at Lita, Mina and Rei didn't have to say a word about what they wanted to do. Lita smiled and nodded her head.
"Melody, you can stay at our place. Our parents are gone for the year on foreign affair buisness, so it's perfect!" "I'd like nothing better, thank you." Getting back up, Melody said, "Okay, lets go back to class. They're probably worried about us." Walking back down the stairs, Melody was greeted by a very upset class rushing up the stairs in search of her. "I'm fine!," she yelled over the turmoil. "Go back to class and I'll explain what happened when we get there." Surrouned by her new friends, Melody calmly led the way back to the desimated classroom. "Wow! Okay, turn everything back over. Great job. Okay, here's what happened..." Then Melody told her class what happened to their classroom and why she'd been on the roof. When she'd finished there was only ten minutes left in the school day, so Melody decided to let them out early. "I know it's early but...Class Dissmissed."
Laughing at the usual stampede out the door, Melody got on the bus with the four girls and went to her new home. It was dark by the time they got home, so it was a quick dinner of ham sandwiches and then bed.
"Melody, you can sleep in the spare room you slept in last night. Goodnight everyone!"
"Goodnight, Lita! Hey Melody, can you help me with the math assignment in the morning?"
"Sure thing, Ami! 'Night everyone! Thanks for letting me stay with you guys."
"Melody, its cool. I mean you help us with homework, we give you a place to sleep it works out great. Besides, I like having my friends around me all the time." " Mina! Oh, well that's better. Night everyone. Pleasent dreams."
"Goodnight Rei." Walking into her new room, Melody fell asleep dreaming about a man. He was wearing a gray tuxedo and in his held a small key on a silver chain....