Role Model
Disclaimer: I don't own the Sailor Moon characters. Naoko Takeuchi does. But I do own the idea, as well as the second generation of Scouts that I created, and this excludes Rini/Small Lady/Serena because I didn't create her. ^_^ Got it?
Notes: This is set right after the season where Helios shows up. I will use American names and spellings because I don't know the others. And to further confuse you, I'm gonna call Rini Serena from chapter 3 until the end. (O.o) If you can't keep up, I'll switch it back.
Warnings: Character death. I'm not sure if there are any more, except for maybe language and some violence. Usual couples...including Amara and Michelle. THEY'RE NOT COUSINS!! And, of course, some Serena (Meatball head Serena, not cotton-candy head, as Rini is so lovingly referred to) bashing. ^_^ Oh, and I hope this doesn't come up but maybe some OOCness.
Chapter 5: The Light of a Star
They landed on the ground, in a tangled pile of limbs and bodies, very unhappily. Celia screeched at Anna to remove her foot from the raven-haired girl's mouth. Anna quickly apologized and they all untangled themselves from one another.
Allan leaned his weight on his left foot, resting his hand on his hip.
"So," he said, "What do we do now?"
"I guess we should find the Scouts," Carmen told him. They saw the Scouts walking down the street towards them from afar. Allen grinned.
"This should be fun," he said.
"Remember Allen, we can't be seen by our parents," Farrah told him.
"Ah man, you're right."
The Scouts came nearer when the future-children came to a startling realization.
"They're our age!" Justin cried. Farrah clamped a hand over his mouth.
"Sssshhhh!" she reminded him. "Don't let them know that we know them!"
It was Serena, Lita, and Amy who were walking together, presumably to meet Raye and Mina later. None of them were paying attention to one another and they all collided with their future children.
"Sorry," Serena apologized, picking herself up off of the ground and then helping the strangers to their feet. "I'm so clumsy sometimes." She then laughed and studied the strangers, then gasped. "Rini! Is that you?! I haven't seen you in days!" The cherry-haired future Scout nodded.
"Yeah," she said.
"But you look so much older!" Serena cried.
"Well, Sailor Pluto sent me and my friends here, but she didn't tell us that hardly any time had passed here," Rini [when she's in the past I'm calling her Rini. But when she's in the future she's called Serena. As if it isn't confusing enough…] said. Serena nodded and looked at the kids behind Rini, her eyes stopping on Anna and Celia.
"You two look familiar," said the meatball-headed Sailor Scout. "Have we met before?"
"N-no, I don't think so," Anna stuttered shyly. Celia just shook her head.
"I guess I was wrong then." Then she smiled. "Well, hi, my name's Serena. This is Lita and Amy."
"Serena, this is Celia and Anna. The blond-haired guy is Allen, his green-haired friend is Justin. The brown-haired girl is Carmen, the red-haired girl is Farrah," Rini said.
"Hey! Where's Pi-chan?" Anna suddenly cried out. Moments later a golden retriever with a crescent moon on its collar came bounding towards them, jumped on top of Anna, and started sniffing her nose. Then it saw Luna hiding behind Serena's leg, stopped to bark at her, and then charged at the poor cat. Anna stood and brushed her clothes off, then chased after Pi-chan.
"Is that your dog?" Amy asked. Anna looked at her and nodded.
"He's just a puppy, I'm sorry. He loves chasing the cats at home," she apologized. While Serena was chasing Luna, Lita had been trying to catch the rather large puppy. Finally catching up to him, Lita threw her arms around his neck and stopped him. Then Luna jumped into Serena's arms and hissed at the dog.
Anna ran towards Lita and Pi-chan, then grabbed the dog's collar.
"Pi-chan, don't do that again!" she scolded. The dog recognized her negative tone and put his tail between his legs in shame, then whimpered and looked at Anna with the saddest, most pathetic look he could muster. And Anna's heart melted. She hugged Pi-chan and scratched behind his ears, then said, "Okay, you win. But don't do that again." Pi-chan yelped happily and pawed at her with his forearms.
And suddenly, a red light engulfed the city. The Scouts –as well as future Scouts- all screamed in surprise. When the light disappeared, the future Scouts gasped…
"It can't be!" Celia whispered.
"Not you again!" Rini whined. "I thought we got rid of you!"
"By coming to the past?! HAH! Don't make me laugh," muttered the new visitor.
"Um, Rini, who is that?" Serena asked quietly. Rini gave the newcomer one more poisonous glare and then answered,
"Marenda."
"I take it she's not a friend of yours?"
"She killed my mother, of course she's not a friend!" Celia said to the blonde girl.
"Oh, I'm so sorry," Serena whispered. "You guys get out of here, but Rini, stay for a minute okay?" The other children from the future ran into a safe hiding place. Marenda growled in frustration.
"I can't believe this! I finally catch up to the Sailor brats and now they're gone!" And she ran after them.
"'Sailor brats'?" Serena wondered, and then she said, "Guys, transform!"
"JUPITER PLANET POWER!"
"MERCURY PLANET POWER!"
"MOON COSMIC POWER!"
"MOON CRYSTAL POWER!"
"Hey, looks like you've gotten some new attacks," Sailor Moon said in surprise. Ignoring Sailor Moon's comment, Moon [uh-oh, this is getting confusing…I'll call her Mini-Moon in the past too, because it'll get even confusinger…er, more confusing. Heh, I meant to do that! ^_^] ran after Marenda and her friends. The other Scouts followed.
"Grrr…where are you, coward?!" Mini-Moon yelled after a short while, unable to find Marenda or the others. Then she heard a shout from afar,
"JUPITER THUNDER CRASH!" And she saw lightning flash in the otherwise clear sky.
"There!" she whispered, and ran to find the source of the lightning.
"Damnit, that almost hit me, brat!" Marenda shouted.
"Exactly!" Mini-Jupiter retorted. Mini-Moon went to join her friends, but the older Scouts hung back.
"Who the hell are they?!" Jupiter shouted.
"More mini Scouts?" Mercury asked.
"They're friends of mine," Mini-Moon said.
"MARS FIRE IGNITE!"
"Hey, that was Mars's first attack," Moon muttered.
"Didn't you brats learn anything when I killed your friend?" Marenda asked, feeling smug. "Don't mess with the Multiverse!" Then she turned to Mini-Moon. "Now, it's time to finish what I started out to do…"
"Wait just a minute!" cried Sailor Moon. "I won't let you hurt my friends!" Marenda grinned.
"The original Sailor Scouts…if I kill you and your friends, I won't have to worry about your kids." So she raised a hand to Sailor Moon and was about to attack when suddenly…
"MILLENNIUM REVOLUTION!" Shafts of silvery white light struck Marenda's arm and she immediately drew it close to her, then looked around for the disturbance. She saw the silhouette of another Scout and growled.
"Who are you?!" The new Scout walked closer. None of the others recognized her.
Her uniform looked like that of any of the Scouts, but the front bow and skirt were both gray, as well as her mid-shin length boots. The button on the front of her bow was neither an orb nor a heart, but an odd seven-point star, and it was pale gold. The back bow on the uniform was the same color, as were a choker at her neck and the tiara on her forehead. Her hair was light blonde, cropped just below her chin, and her eyes were a soft amber-brown color. She had an odd resemblance to Sailor Moon…
"I am the defender of justice and equality! I am the pretty Sailor-suited Scout, Sailor Neo Moon!" she cried in a deep, commanding voice.
"Neo Moon?!" Sailor Moon cried.
"How many Moons can there be?" Mercury wondered.
"Moon, Mini-Moon, Neo Moon…" Mini-Moon trailed off. "At least only one of them is a meatball head."
"Yeah, but then there's the cotton-candy head too," Mini-Mars giggled. Mini-Moon's face turned bright red and she slowly, menacingly turned towards Mini-Mars.
"Watch it, Mini-Mars," she growled.
"Jeez, they fight almost like me and Mars," Sailor Moon muttered.
"Gah, there are too many idiots around! I can't concentrate!" Marenda whined. Then she looked at each of them in turn and said, "Watch your backs, brats. I know who you are, and next time, I won't let you live."
And then she disappeared.
"Well, I'll be leaving now," said Sailor Neo Moon as she turned to leave.
"Wait! Who are you?" Sailor Moon asked. Neo Moon turned and glared at her.
"That's for me to know…you'll find out soon enough." As she left she called, "I'll bee you the next time she shows up."
Sailor Neo Moon disappeared over the horizon, and the Scouts were left there in confusion.
To be continued…
Sorry for the long wait. But Christmas break is in a few days…after I get through exams and my birthday (tomorrow) I'll be writing a lot more. This chapter might've been kinda confusing…sorry for that, too. *Ahem* anyways…
Who is Sailor Neo Moon? What does Marenda have in store for the Scouts? Will there be a joyous mother-daughter sorta-reunion in the near future? And will Celia get her 'hero' report done before Marenda destroys her and the other Scouts? Have some of these questions answered in Role Model 06: Strong Hearts, Strong Wills.
*Small note about Neo Moon: You'll find out a LOT about her. She's not Serena's long-lost twin sister, cousin, relative in general, friend…her creation is really weird. I thought her up at 3 in the morning… actually, her attack came first. ^_^ But she's a cool character, even though her history is confusing.