The Astro Senshi
By: Andrea MacFarlane aka Serendipity/Serenity Night/Night
Chibi-Serenity@ChibiUSA.org
(c) July 2000
Konnichiwa Minna-chan! Things in {_____} are thoughts, things in [___] are whispers. Please don't take my characters without asking! I hate that! Near the tail end of this chapter, 2 new people will be introduced. But are they friend or foe? Travis gets into trouble cause of Lynne and he....but I'll let you find that out for yourself. READ!
*Special Quote*
"Easy Peasy Japaneasy!" ~Brooks in The Shawshank Redemption
Dedicated to: Lindabean aka LD! *Hi LD!*
Chapter 7: One Less Worry
**On Another Physical Plain**
"BOTH have failed me! Now you both shall face them alone without anyone else, not your demons, Azurage, ANYONE! You will challenge them to the death! Should you lose then you know the penalty is an obvious demise. Should you return here...I shall kill you myself and send you into the eternal flame. You will not melt but you shall burn for eternity. No water or liquid may dim that which surrounds you. Do I make myself clear!?" the hard female voice boomed.
"Yes my queen." both Azair and Azlava answered meekly to the end of their queen's rant.
"Leave my sight. You sicken me with your appearence." Queen Aretzka ordered as she closed her eyes.
The two vanished in a rush of air and a burst of fire.
**Hollerhead Highschool**
"Well now. Your quite early today Miss Centaurus. Only 2 minutes late today. I have to go somewhere tonight so you'll understand if I don't give you a detention. Correct?"
"Yes Ms. Semhi. Thank you Ms. Semhi." Lynne replied as she quickly seated herself behind Celina in her desk.
For the first time in her life, Lynne actually stayed focused on the class. How could she not, it was about myths and legends. Now twenty minutes into the class she was having a debate about her own legend with Ms. Semhi.
"Merlin's owl did not talk Miss Centaurus. It mimiced whatever Merlin said but that was all. If indeed Merlin had the same owl throughout his entire existence. Then the owl should very well be alive today! Now sit down and save your comments for the end of class." Ms. Semhi ordered with hints of finality in her voice that meant there would be no more debating about the issue.
Lynne sat back down with a smile plastered on her face. [Well he is alive miss smarty pants.] she thought smugly.
**Lunch Time**
Lynne and Celina walked out of their American History class and were immediately accosted by three sets of hands.
Lynne turned her head to look at the people pushing her out into the courtyard of the school.
"Well Lynne we never thought you'd fall for Jason. Imagine making us think you were actually meeting Travis!" Himeko said angrily.
"Yeah we don't like being lied to." Channon agreed as she pushed Celina along beside her.
"Since Jason already told us the more jucier parts of your date plus the afters in the park." Cheryl explained as she and shannon brought her dangerously close to the pond.
"Jason is a better friend then you. No offense, so we'll ask you one thing. If you get it wrong then your going for a dip. If you get it right then we'll buy you your lunch." Himeko explained as she shoved her a bit closer to the water.
"S-so wha-wh-what's the question?" Lynne asked nervously as she tried vainly to back away from the water.
The three girls looked at each other before Channon nodded. "Are you going to hurt him by breaking his heart? We've never seen him so happy or in love with any girl. Believe us he's had plenty to choose from. You seem to be the only one with the most impact upon him. So what's your answer?" Channon asked seriously as she tried to hold Celina away from helping Lynne.
"He loves.......me? No, I'd never hurt him. I like him to much to hurt him." Lynne replied as she relaxed and got a dazed look on her face.
"You didn't know that? Hm....well since you didn't tell us about him first and you did lie to us..." Himeko said and then looked and Cheryl.
They picked Lynne up and threw her into the pond.
"Agh! What did you do that for?" Lynne asked as she came sputtering up.
"That's for nothing. Wait till you do something." Cheryl said and the three girls laughed as they helped Lynne back out of the pool. "Go home for the day Lynne. You have a surprise waiting for you." Channon explained and then the trio ran off giggling.
"Why did they do that?" Celina asked incrediously.
"I don't know but they're a part of the team, I'm the leader and I won't stand for it. They just ruined my favourite shirt!" Lynne angrily stated and then pounded her feet all the way out of school and to her house.
{Oh Lynne. You'll understand when you get home why we had to do that.} Himeko said sadly as she hid behind the pillar in front of the school.
**Centaurus Residence**
"Oh I can't believe they did that to me!! ME!!" Lynne ranted as she threw cushions across the living room. "What did I do to them! I could understand if it was Jason, but THEM! They had no right!"
A trail of white rose petals leading up the staircase caught Lynne's eye. "What in the name of..."
She followed the trail up the staircase, down the hall, and they stopped in a huge pile right in front of her bedroom door.
She opened her door and her room was littered with rose petals and bouquets of roses. There was a note attached to a single white rose lying on her pillow. It read,
Darling Lynne,
Meet me in the park at the pier in a half an hour. I have something very important to tell you.
Love,
Jason
[What could be so important that he has to take me out of school for it?] Lynne thought as she quickly changed and ran for the park.
**On Another Physical Plain**
Queen Aretzka sat patiently on her throne waiting for the incompetences she called servants to report for duty. A blast of wind and a burst of fire announced their presence well in advance to the announcers.
"Tell me of your plan. If it deems itself worthy then you shall carry it out immediately." Queen Aretzka said as she addressed the pair herself.
"Well my queen, Azlava and I have come up with the idea to start tapping into the energy of people in love. Once we catch the attention of the senshi then we shall carry out the challenge you have requested we do." Azair explained as she bowed nervously.
"Very well. Proceed." Queen Aretzka ordered.
**Deegan Pier in Hewick Park**
"Jason?!! Jason where are you?!!" Lynne called out as she neared the pier.
She saw him immediately at the end of the pier looking at the water. She ran as fast as she could towards him and when she reached him she was a little out of breath.
"Hi Lynne. You got my message as schedueled I see." Jason said and for some reason he looked beyond happy, more like ecstatic.
"What is it Jason? By your letter I thought it might be that your in trouble but the roses.....they were beautiful thank you!" she exclaimed as she hugged him fiercely and kissed him passionately.
"Wow I should do that more often if I can get kisses like that!" he said astounded before growing quite serious, "Lynne I know our relationship didn't start out well, and I may have been a jerk more than once. But I've never felt this way about anyone before and I....."
Lynne quickly put her hand over his mouth. When he looked directly into her eyes she was crying. "Please don't do that Jason. You might regret it or I might. Just save it for a time when we're both sure of ourselves and not just caught up in something we don't understand. Please don't toy with something you don't understand." he tried to say something but she continued, "Even if you do understand it.....I don't. Please just leave our relationship where it is. Where it's safe." then she ran off the pier.
Lynne ran until the pier was out of site before she stopped.
"You look like you got plenty of love running through you right now. Get her!" A voice called out from behind her and when Lynne turned she saw who it was.
"Azlava! You again? Don't you ever give up?" Lynne said as she dodged a fireball from the monster trying to catch her and suck her life force.
"How did you...Never mind that. Suck her dry!" Azlava yelled before she vanished in her regualr burst of fire.
"My pleasure misstress." the demon replied.
"Finally!" Lynne sighed when Azlava left. She quickly checked the vicinity as she dodged blow after blow from the fire demon. When it was safe she transformed.
"Saggitarius Star Power!"
A Burst of purple and green light surrounded Lynne. It turned into a column of purple and green light before turning into her bow and arrow. Sailor Saggitarius was now where Lynne stood.
"How is this possible?" the monster said amazed and wide eyed.
"Easy. Just like this." Lynne shrugged and she powered up.
"Saggitarius Arrow Barrage!"
S.Saggitarius strung the bow and arrow she had and as she pulled back the arrow it multiplied drastically. They turned into purple beams of light, instead of aiming at her target she shot the mulitple arrow beams into the air above the monster. They shot straight up and stopped right over the head of the monster. The arrows then plunged directly into the monster on a homing signal of dark energy.
The monster was completely gone within a matter of seconds.
[They'll never learn.] S. Saggitarius thought as she looked around before detransforming and continuing on her way.
**Back At The Deegan Pier**
"Give up boy. Your pretty little girlfriend has probably already been completely drained of her life force. Why not just give yours up now and save yourself a couple of scratches and scrapes." Azair taunted from the air as her wind monster tried vainly to catch Jason.
"Not on your life! Plus I know for a fact that my girlfriend can take damn good care of herself. You might wanna check if your right about her being completely drained before you taunt me." Jason retaliated.
Azair seemed to ponder it for a second and then she frowned. "Stop trying to buy time boy. You'll tire soon enough. I have business elsewhere in the meantime."
She disappeared in her usual air display.
"Well now that she's gone I can do something to drastically change the scales here." Jason addressed the monster.
"Pisces Star Power!"
Jason was enveloped in a torrent of water. When he emerged he was Sailor Pisces.
"Let's get this party started! Under the third zodiac sign of winter, I am Sailor Pisces!" S. Pisces crowed.
The monster didn't waste time gawking at the change in persona that took place. It knew no matter what that this person had to be drained of his life force no matter what he looked like. It threw out a huge gust of wind that threw S. Pisces back ten feet and landing on his rear.
"That smarts, but not half as much as this will." S. Pisces lamented as he gathered his energy.
"Pisces Tidal Wave Crash!"
S. Pisces begins to raise his right hand into the air. Behind him, you can see a huge tidal wave rise into the air. As he says Crash, he thrusts his right hand forward, sending the tidal wave crashing into the air monster. The cold water mixed with the high te,perature of the air demon begins to take its toll and the demon starts to evapourate along with the water.
S. Pisces sighed, detransformed and went home.
**Centaurus Household**
[I feel really bad about just leaving Jason there. Maybe I should call him. I will call him, right now infact.] Lynne thought to herself as she sat on her bed and then reached for her phone.
It rang twice before someone picked up. "Hello?"
"Hi Jason! It's Lynne. I just wanted to apologize for that pier incident. Also I wanted to tell you something. Please don't interupt me either. Um...I just wanted to tell you that out of all the men I know, including my father. You are the only I can truly say I don't have to worry about. Your one less worry for me, and I'm grateful for that. Okay that's it." Lynne confessed.
"I'll take that as a compliment. Thanks for trusting me enough to tell me how you feel Lynne. THAT, really means a lot to ME. See you tomorrow. Pick you up for lunch?" Jason relayed.
"Oh of course Dah-ling. Wouldn't have it any other way!" Lynne replied in a fake english accent. "Bye Jason."
"Sweet dreams Lynne." Jason replied before they both hung up.
"Who was that on the phone Lynne?"
Lynne jumped and turned towards the door of her room. "Megan you scared me half to death! How do you sneak up on people like that? It's like your a predator trying to get its prey." Lynne breathed. "I was just talking to Jason. What is it you want?"
Megan giggled at the analogy before answering. "Mom won't be home for dinner cause she and Dad are going out. She said for you to make dinner."
Lynne sighed, "Alright I'll order pizza." and then flopped down onto her bed.
"Yeah! Thanks Lynne, your the best!" Megan said excitedly before retiring to her own room for the next hour until dinner came.
Stay tuned for Chapter 8: The Ties That Bind
Sorry this chapter was a little short. Chapter 8 will be really long though so I hope that makes up for it. In the next chapter the last three senshi arrive.
Comments/flames/praises? Send them to me at Chibi-Serenity@ChibiUSA.org Thanks!
By: Andrea MacFarlane aka Serendipity/Serenity Night/Night
Chibi-Serenity@ChibiUSA.org
(c) July 2000
Konnichiwa Minna-chan! Things in {_____} are thoughts, things in [___] are whispers. Please don't take my characters without asking! I hate that! Near the tail end of this chapter, 2 new people will be introduced. But are they friend or foe? Travis gets into trouble cause of Lynne and he....but I'll let you find that out for yourself. READ!
*Special Quote*
"Easy Peasy Japaneasy!" ~Brooks in The Shawshank Redemption
Dedicated to: Lindabean aka LD! *Hi LD!*
Chapter 7: One Less Worry
**On Another Physical Plain**
"BOTH have failed me! Now you both shall face them alone without anyone else, not your demons, Azurage, ANYONE! You will challenge them to the death! Should you lose then you know the penalty is an obvious demise. Should you return here...I shall kill you myself and send you into the eternal flame. You will not melt but you shall burn for eternity. No water or liquid may dim that which surrounds you. Do I make myself clear!?" the hard female voice boomed.
"Yes my queen." both Azair and Azlava answered meekly to the end of their queen's rant.
"Leave my sight. You sicken me with your appearence." Queen Aretzka ordered as she closed her eyes.
The two vanished in a rush of air and a burst of fire.
**Hollerhead Highschool**
"Well now. Your quite early today Miss Centaurus. Only 2 minutes late today. I have to go somewhere tonight so you'll understand if I don't give you a detention. Correct?"
"Yes Ms. Semhi. Thank you Ms. Semhi." Lynne replied as she quickly seated herself behind Celina in her desk.
For the first time in her life, Lynne actually stayed focused on the class. How could she not, it was about myths and legends. Now twenty minutes into the class she was having a debate about her own legend with Ms. Semhi.
"Merlin's owl did not talk Miss Centaurus. It mimiced whatever Merlin said but that was all. If indeed Merlin had the same owl throughout his entire existence. Then the owl should very well be alive today! Now sit down and save your comments for the end of class." Ms. Semhi ordered with hints of finality in her voice that meant there would be no more debating about the issue.
Lynne sat back down with a smile plastered on her face. [Well he is alive miss smarty pants.] she thought smugly.
**Lunch Time**
Lynne and Celina walked out of their American History class and were immediately accosted by three sets of hands.
Lynne turned her head to look at the people pushing her out into the courtyard of the school.
"Well Lynne we never thought you'd fall for Jason. Imagine making us think you were actually meeting Travis!" Himeko said angrily.
"Yeah we don't like being lied to." Channon agreed as she pushed Celina along beside her.
"Since Jason already told us the more jucier parts of your date plus the afters in the park." Cheryl explained as she and shannon brought her dangerously close to the pond.
"Jason is a better friend then you. No offense, so we'll ask you one thing. If you get it wrong then your going for a dip. If you get it right then we'll buy you your lunch." Himeko explained as she shoved her a bit closer to the water.
"S-so wha-wh-what's the question?" Lynne asked nervously as she tried vainly to back away from the water.
The three girls looked at each other before Channon nodded. "Are you going to hurt him by breaking his heart? We've never seen him so happy or in love with any girl. Believe us he's had plenty to choose from. You seem to be the only one with the most impact upon him. So what's your answer?" Channon asked seriously as she tried to hold Celina away from helping Lynne.
"He loves.......me? No, I'd never hurt him. I like him to much to hurt him." Lynne replied as she relaxed and got a dazed look on her face.
"You didn't know that? Hm....well since you didn't tell us about him first and you did lie to us..." Himeko said and then looked and Cheryl.
They picked Lynne up and threw her into the pond.
"Agh! What did you do that for?" Lynne asked as she came sputtering up.
"That's for nothing. Wait till you do something." Cheryl said and the three girls laughed as they helped Lynne back out of the pool. "Go home for the day Lynne. You have a surprise waiting for you." Channon explained and then the trio ran off giggling.
"Why did they do that?" Celina asked incrediously.
"I don't know but they're a part of the team, I'm the leader and I won't stand for it. They just ruined my favourite shirt!" Lynne angrily stated and then pounded her feet all the way out of school and to her house.
{Oh Lynne. You'll understand when you get home why we had to do that.} Himeko said sadly as she hid behind the pillar in front of the school.
**Centaurus Residence**
"Oh I can't believe they did that to me!! ME!!" Lynne ranted as she threw cushions across the living room. "What did I do to them! I could understand if it was Jason, but THEM! They had no right!"
A trail of white rose petals leading up the staircase caught Lynne's eye. "What in the name of..."
She followed the trail up the staircase, down the hall, and they stopped in a huge pile right in front of her bedroom door.
She opened her door and her room was littered with rose petals and bouquets of roses. There was a note attached to a single white rose lying on her pillow. It read,
Darling Lynne,
Meet me in the park at the pier in a half an hour. I have something very important to tell you.
Love,
Jason
[What could be so important that he has to take me out of school for it?] Lynne thought as she quickly changed and ran for the park.
**On Another Physical Plain**
Queen Aretzka sat patiently on her throne waiting for the incompetences she called servants to report for duty. A blast of wind and a burst of fire announced their presence well in advance to the announcers.
"Tell me of your plan. If it deems itself worthy then you shall carry it out immediately." Queen Aretzka said as she addressed the pair herself.
"Well my queen, Azlava and I have come up with the idea to start tapping into the energy of people in love. Once we catch the attention of the senshi then we shall carry out the challenge you have requested we do." Azair explained as she bowed nervously.
"Very well. Proceed." Queen Aretzka ordered.
**Deegan Pier in Hewick Park**
"Jason?!! Jason where are you?!!" Lynne called out as she neared the pier.
She saw him immediately at the end of the pier looking at the water. She ran as fast as she could towards him and when she reached him she was a little out of breath.
"Hi Lynne. You got my message as schedueled I see." Jason said and for some reason he looked beyond happy, more like ecstatic.
"What is it Jason? By your letter I thought it might be that your in trouble but the roses.....they were beautiful thank you!" she exclaimed as she hugged him fiercely and kissed him passionately.
"Wow I should do that more often if I can get kisses like that!" he said astounded before growing quite serious, "Lynne I know our relationship didn't start out well, and I may have been a jerk more than once. But I've never felt this way about anyone before and I....."
Lynne quickly put her hand over his mouth. When he looked directly into her eyes she was crying. "Please don't do that Jason. You might regret it or I might. Just save it for a time when we're both sure of ourselves and not just caught up in something we don't understand. Please don't toy with something you don't understand." he tried to say something but she continued, "Even if you do understand it.....I don't. Please just leave our relationship where it is. Where it's safe." then she ran off the pier.
Lynne ran until the pier was out of site before she stopped.
"You look like you got plenty of love running through you right now. Get her!" A voice called out from behind her and when Lynne turned she saw who it was.
"Azlava! You again? Don't you ever give up?" Lynne said as she dodged a fireball from the monster trying to catch her and suck her life force.
"How did you...Never mind that. Suck her dry!" Azlava yelled before she vanished in her regualr burst of fire.
"My pleasure misstress." the demon replied.
"Finally!" Lynne sighed when Azlava left. She quickly checked the vicinity as she dodged blow after blow from the fire demon. When it was safe she transformed.
"Saggitarius Star Power!"
A Burst of purple and green light surrounded Lynne. It turned into a column of purple and green light before turning into her bow and arrow. Sailor Saggitarius was now where Lynne stood.
"How is this possible?" the monster said amazed and wide eyed.
"Easy. Just like this." Lynne shrugged and she powered up.
"Saggitarius Arrow Barrage!"
S.Saggitarius strung the bow and arrow she had and as she pulled back the arrow it multiplied drastically. They turned into purple beams of light, instead of aiming at her target she shot the mulitple arrow beams into the air above the monster. They shot straight up and stopped right over the head of the monster. The arrows then plunged directly into the monster on a homing signal of dark energy.
The monster was completely gone within a matter of seconds.
[They'll never learn.] S. Saggitarius thought as she looked around before detransforming and continuing on her way.
**Back At The Deegan Pier**
"Give up boy. Your pretty little girlfriend has probably already been completely drained of her life force. Why not just give yours up now and save yourself a couple of scratches and scrapes." Azair taunted from the air as her wind monster tried vainly to catch Jason.
"Not on your life! Plus I know for a fact that my girlfriend can take damn good care of herself. You might wanna check if your right about her being completely drained before you taunt me." Jason retaliated.
Azair seemed to ponder it for a second and then she frowned. "Stop trying to buy time boy. You'll tire soon enough. I have business elsewhere in the meantime."
She disappeared in her usual air display.
"Well now that she's gone I can do something to drastically change the scales here." Jason addressed the monster.
"Pisces Star Power!"
Jason was enveloped in a torrent of water. When he emerged he was Sailor Pisces.
"Let's get this party started! Under the third zodiac sign of winter, I am Sailor Pisces!" S. Pisces crowed.
The monster didn't waste time gawking at the change in persona that took place. It knew no matter what that this person had to be drained of his life force no matter what he looked like. It threw out a huge gust of wind that threw S. Pisces back ten feet and landing on his rear.
"That smarts, but not half as much as this will." S. Pisces lamented as he gathered his energy.
"Pisces Tidal Wave Crash!"
S. Pisces begins to raise his right hand into the air. Behind him, you can see a huge tidal wave rise into the air. As he says Crash, he thrusts his right hand forward, sending the tidal wave crashing into the air monster. The cold water mixed with the high te,perature of the air demon begins to take its toll and the demon starts to evapourate along with the water.
S. Pisces sighed, detransformed and went home.
**Centaurus Household**
[I feel really bad about just leaving Jason there. Maybe I should call him. I will call him, right now infact.] Lynne thought to herself as she sat on her bed and then reached for her phone.
It rang twice before someone picked up. "Hello?"
"Hi Jason! It's Lynne. I just wanted to apologize for that pier incident. Also I wanted to tell you something. Please don't interupt me either. Um...I just wanted to tell you that out of all the men I know, including my father. You are the only I can truly say I don't have to worry about. Your one less worry for me, and I'm grateful for that. Okay that's it." Lynne confessed.
"I'll take that as a compliment. Thanks for trusting me enough to tell me how you feel Lynne. THAT, really means a lot to ME. See you tomorrow. Pick you up for lunch?" Jason relayed.
"Oh of course Dah-ling. Wouldn't have it any other way!" Lynne replied in a fake english accent. "Bye Jason."
"Sweet dreams Lynne." Jason replied before they both hung up.
"Who was that on the phone Lynne?"
Lynne jumped and turned towards the door of her room. "Megan you scared me half to death! How do you sneak up on people like that? It's like your a predator trying to get its prey." Lynne breathed. "I was just talking to Jason. What is it you want?"
Megan giggled at the analogy before answering. "Mom won't be home for dinner cause she and Dad are going out. She said for you to make dinner."
Lynne sighed, "Alright I'll order pizza." and then flopped down onto her bed.
"Yeah! Thanks Lynne, your the best!" Megan said excitedly before retiring to her own room for the next hour until dinner came.
Stay tuned for Chapter 8: The Ties That Bind
Sorry this chapter was a little short. Chapter 8 will be really long though so I hope that makes up for it. In the next chapter the last three senshi arrive.
Comments/flames/praises? Send them to me at Chibi-Serenity@ChibiUSA.org Thanks!