Sailor Moon-American Senshi
by Eugol Dlareg
EPISODE 6-TUXEDO UNMASKED
I do not own any of the main characters in this story except for Gilded Rose. They are owned by someone in Japan. However, with the exception of Serena Campbell and Amy Anderson, I do own the Americanized names of the characters, as well as many of the supporting characters and villians. To make things easy, we'll just say that anything that has appeared in the manga or anime version of Sailor Moon is owned by someone in Japan, most likely Toei or Naoko Takeuchi.
Prolog
Saturday, 3 May, 1986
Cyprine and Puchirol had brought yet another monster to steal the life energies from the humans of Earth, and had been defeated by the Sailor Soldiers, thanks once again to the timely intervention of Tuxedo Mask. His M.O. had always been the same, show up when they were in trouble, and disappear just as quickly as he appeared. This time, his intervention allowed Sailor Moon time to finish the monster off, and Gilded Rose had tried to intercept their mystrious ally before he could disappear again, but he was a split-second too late. "One day," he said to himself, "We'll find out who you are."
Tuesday, 6 May, 1986
Another day, another battle, another timely appearance by Tuxedo Mask, leading to another victory for the Sailor Soldiers, followed by another attempt by Gilded Rose to learn his identity. Again, he was too slow. Again, Tuxedo Mask eluded him.
Sunday, 11 May, 1986
The Sailor Soldiers had found this monster to be rather formidable. They were losing, until Tuxedo Mask showed up to even the odds. While sailor Moon was finishing off the monster, Tuxedo Mask had attempted to make his getaway, only to find a gold-covered rose blocking his path.
"You're not getting away this time," Gilded Rose said. "Not until I get some answers."
"I'm on your side," Tuxedo Mask said, "if that's what you wanted to know."
"I know you're on our side," Gilded Rose said. "I just want to know who you really are."
"That will be revealed," Tuxedo Mask said, "at the proper time." A wind picked up, and quickly disappeared, along with Tuxedo Mask.
By this time, the other Sailor Soldiers had arrived. "Did you find out who he was?" Sailor Moon asked.
"No," Gilded Rose said, "but he said he'd tell us at the proper time."
End of Prolog
Saturday, 17 May, 1986 10:15 a.m.
Dr. Anderson picked up the phone on the first ring. "Hello," she said.
"Hi," Jake said on the other end of the line. "Is Amy there?"
"Oh hi Jake," Dr. Anderson said. "I'll get her." Dr. Anderson went to her daughter's room. When she got there, Amy was sitting on the bed reading. "Jake's on the phone," Dr. Anderson said.
"Got it," Amy said, as she picked up the phone on her nightstand. "Oh hi Jake," she said.
"Hey Amy," Jake said. "Wanna go to the movies today? Top Gun's showing at the Orangefair 6 at 12:30."
"Sure," Amy said.
"Great," Jake said. "How does it sound if I pick you up in about an hour?"
"An hour's fine," Amy said.
"Great," he said, "I'll see you then." She went downstairs. "Mom, Jake wants to take me to the movies this afternoon."
"What are you going to see?" her mom asked.
"Top Gun," Amy said.
"Tell me if you think I'd like it," her mom said. "Here's a few dollars in case you need it," she said, getting a $10 bill out of her wallet.
"Thanks," Amy said. "I probably won't need this, since Jake just got paid yesterday, but it's good to know I have it in case I need it."
Jake's house
"I'm gonna take a quick shower," Jake called, to whoever was home. Fifteen minutes later, he was already showered, dressed, and ready to go. He was wearing black jeans with pegged cuffs, a grey shirt with rolled-up sleeves worn over a black tank top, and black Chuck Taylor's. He then put a small gold hoop earring in his left ear. After he was dressed, he went to the theatre to pick up the tickets in advance. When he got to the theatre, he went to the box office, where Darrien Romano was working. "Hey Darrien," Jake said, "I need 2 tickets for the 12:30 Top Gun."
"That'll be $5.50," Darrien said. Jake paid, and Darrien gave him the tickets, which Jake put in his wallet.
On his way back to Amy's, Jake stopped by the bank to pick up some cash from the ATM. After that, he noticed he had a few minutes to kill, so he went to Noah's Arcade to play a quick game of Sailor V, when he noticed something weird. A white cat was perched on the machine. Jake didn't really think anything about it, since he knew the owner, Alan Bradley, occasionally fed the stray cats that seemed to congregate in that area of town, and would often let them into the arcade. But this cat was different. Jake was about to shoo the cat off the machine, so he could play the game, but the cat did something that made Jake take notice. It spoke. "I love tuna fish and fieldmouse pudding," the cat said, in a male voice.
"Voice confirmed," the machine said. "We have no new news to report at this time."
"Artemis out," the cat said, and it got off the machine, and Jake noticed a small black star on its forehead.
Jake realized it was almost time to pick up Amy, so he left. A few minutes, he was pulling in front of the Anderson house. Dr. Anderson answered the door. "You must be Jake," she said.
"Guilty," Jake said.
"Come in and have a seat," Dr. Anderson said, "Amy'll be down in a minute."
Jake had picked up a magazine off the coffee table, and started reading an interview with Meridith Baxter-Birney, when Amy came down the stairs. She was wearing a long-sleeved red top with an off the shoulder neckline, checkered miniskirt, and black sandals, and her toenails were painted a shade of red that matched her top. "Ready?" She asked.
"Let's go," Jake said, getting up. Jake decided not to tell Amy at that time about the talking cat, but instead, in the car, decided to play some music. He put a cassette of 60s music in his car stereo. "Oldies okay?" he asked.
"Sure," Amy said, as they drove to the theatre.
When they got there, Jake pulled into a parking space, and put the top up before shutting off the engine. When they got to the entrance, Darrien had went from the box office to ticket taker. "Enjoy the show," he said.
After the movie, Jake and Amy walked back to Jake's car, when they saw what appeared to have stepped out of the cantina scene in Star Wars. It was 8' tall, had reddish-black fur, fangs, and razor'sharp claws. The creature was accompanied by Cyprine and Puchirol. "I think it's time we bring in some of our friends," Jake said, as he brought out his transformation rose.
"I hear you," Amy said, holding up her transformation wand. "Pretty Mercury Soldier, Make-up!"
"Transform!" Jake said, as he threw his transformation rose to the ground, and in a cloud of smoke was transformed into Gilded Rose.
Rae Lincoln's house
Rae was about to go get a manicure, when she heard her communicator beeping. "Rae here," she answered it.
"Something really ugly is wreaking havoc by the Orangefair 6," Gilded Rose said. "Mercury and I could really use some help here."
"I'm on it," Rae said, holding up her transformation wand. "Pretty Mars Soldier, Make-up!"
Susan Makoto's house
Serena Campbell and Elizabeth Minako were in the kitchen with Susan, and the three were baking cookies. They had just pulled the last batch of cookies out of the oven when they got Gilded Rose's call.
Back at the theatre
Even without Cyprine and Puchirol, who bailed out when Sailor Mercury and Gilded Rose showed up, the monster was easily in control of the battle. Not even Sailor Mars could turn the tide. Then, Sailor Venus and sailor Jupiter showed up, but the Sailor Soldiers were only able to achieve a standstill.
"You've gone far enough, ugly," Sailor Moon said. "I stand for peace and love, and I will not stand by and watch you hurt my friends. I am Sailor Moon, and in the name of the Moon, I shall punish you."
The monster shot a spike at Sailor Moon, but it was blocked by a red rose. "Finish that thing," Tuxedo Mask said."
"Moon scepter, elimination!" Sailor Moon said, pointing her scepter at the monster.
While Sailor Moon was finishing off the monster, Gilded Rose had went after Tuxedo Mask. "You're not getting away this time," he said. "Not until we learn who you really are."
By this time, Sailor Moon and the other Sailor Soldiers had joined Gilded Rose and Tuxedo Mask. Tuxedo Mask tried to escape, but found Sailor Moon blocking his path. "Gilded Rose is right," she said. "If we're all fighting on the same side, we should know who you are, as well as you knowing who we are."
Tuxedo Mask tried to make a getaway, but before he could, Gilded Rose threw down his transformation rose, causing all the heroes, including Tuxedo Mask, to revert to their civilian identities. However, none of the Soldiers knew the person who stood where Tuxedo Mask was standing. "Tom?" Amy said. "Tom Chiba? You're Tuxedo Mask?"
"Who were you expecting?" Tom Chiba said. "Rambo?"
"Nah," Jake said. "Rambo would'nt throw roses at his enemies, he'd get a high powered assault rifle and plug 'em so full holes, they'd look like Swiss cheese."
"Wait a second," Rae said. "Amy, you know this guy?"
"Yeah," Amy said. "He's a student at my old school."
"You mean he goes to Brighton Academy?" Jake asked.
"Yeah," Tom said. "You all know who I am, and I know Amy. So who are the rest of you?"
"Jake Slater, I'm Gilded Rose."
"Elizabeth Minako, Sailor Venus."
"Susan Makoto, Sailor Jupiter."
"Rae Lincoln, Sailor Mars."
"Serena Campbell, Sailor Moon."
"Amy Anderson, Sailor Mercury."
"Tom Chiba, Tuxedo Mask."
Later that evening, Elizabeth and Serena were in Serena's room, where they were talking. "I knew that under that mask he was cute," Serena said.
"You're not talking about Tuxedo Mask, are you?" Elizabeth asked.
"As a matter of fact, I am," Serena said.
"Serena," Elizabeth said, "he's from the Brain Farm."
"Amy's from the Brain Farm," Serena said. "That doesn't seem to bother Jake."
by Eugol Dlareg
EPISODE 6-TUXEDO UNMASKED
I do not own any of the main characters in this story except for Gilded Rose. They are owned by someone in Japan. However, with the exception of Serena Campbell and Amy Anderson, I do own the Americanized names of the characters, as well as many of the supporting characters and villians. To make things easy, we'll just say that anything that has appeared in the manga or anime version of Sailor Moon is owned by someone in Japan, most likely Toei or Naoko Takeuchi.
Prolog
Saturday, 3 May, 1986
Cyprine and Puchirol had brought yet another monster to steal the life energies from the humans of Earth, and had been defeated by the Sailor Soldiers, thanks once again to the timely intervention of Tuxedo Mask. His M.O. had always been the same, show up when they were in trouble, and disappear just as quickly as he appeared. This time, his intervention allowed Sailor Moon time to finish the monster off, and Gilded Rose had tried to intercept their mystrious ally before he could disappear again, but he was a split-second too late. "One day," he said to himself, "We'll find out who you are."
Tuesday, 6 May, 1986
Another day, another battle, another timely appearance by Tuxedo Mask, leading to another victory for the Sailor Soldiers, followed by another attempt by Gilded Rose to learn his identity. Again, he was too slow. Again, Tuxedo Mask eluded him.
Sunday, 11 May, 1986
The Sailor Soldiers had found this monster to be rather formidable. They were losing, until Tuxedo Mask showed up to even the odds. While sailor Moon was finishing off the monster, Tuxedo Mask had attempted to make his getaway, only to find a gold-covered rose blocking his path.
"You're not getting away this time," Gilded Rose said. "Not until I get some answers."
"I'm on your side," Tuxedo Mask said, "if that's what you wanted to know."
"I know you're on our side," Gilded Rose said. "I just want to know who you really are."
"That will be revealed," Tuxedo Mask said, "at the proper time." A wind picked up, and quickly disappeared, along with Tuxedo Mask.
By this time, the other Sailor Soldiers had arrived. "Did you find out who he was?" Sailor Moon asked.
"No," Gilded Rose said, "but he said he'd tell us at the proper time."
End of Prolog
Saturday, 17 May, 1986 10:15 a.m.
Dr. Anderson picked up the phone on the first ring. "Hello," she said.
"Hi," Jake said on the other end of the line. "Is Amy there?"
"Oh hi Jake," Dr. Anderson said. "I'll get her." Dr. Anderson went to her daughter's room. When she got there, Amy was sitting on the bed reading. "Jake's on the phone," Dr. Anderson said.
"Got it," Amy said, as she picked up the phone on her nightstand. "Oh hi Jake," she said.
"Hey Amy," Jake said. "Wanna go to the movies today? Top Gun's showing at the Orangefair 6 at 12:30."
"Sure," Amy said.
"Great," Jake said. "How does it sound if I pick you up in about an hour?"
"An hour's fine," Amy said.
"Great," he said, "I'll see you then." She went downstairs. "Mom, Jake wants to take me to the movies this afternoon."
"What are you going to see?" her mom asked.
"Top Gun," Amy said.
"Tell me if you think I'd like it," her mom said. "Here's a few dollars in case you need it," she said, getting a $10 bill out of her wallet.
"Thanks," Amy said. "I probably won't need this, since Jake just got paid yesterday, but it's good to know I have it in case I need it."
Jake's house
"I'm gonna take a quick shower," Jake called, to whoever was home. Fifteen minutes later, he was already showered, dressed, and ready to go. He was wearing black jeans with pegged cuffs, a grey shirt with rolled-up sleeves worn over a black tank top, and black Chuck Taylor's. He then put a small gold hoop earring in his left ear. After he was dressed, he went to the theatre to pick up the tickets in advance. When he got to the theatre, he went to the box office, where Darrien Romano was working. "Hey Darrien," Jake said, "I need 2 tickets for the 12:30 Top Gun."
"That'll be $5.50," Darrien said. Jake paid, and Darrien gave him the tickets, which Jake put in his wallet.
On his way back to Amy's, Jake stopped by the bank to pick up some cash from the ATM. After that, he noticed he had a few minutes to kill, so he went to Noah's Arcade to play a quick game of Sailor V, when he noticed something weird. A white cat was perched on the machine. Jake didn't really think anything about it, since he knew the owner, Alan Bradley, occasionally fed the stray cats that seemed to congregate in that area of town, and would often let them into the arcade. But this cat was different. Jake was about to shoo the cat off the machine, so he could play the game, but the cat did something that made Jake take notice. It spoke. "I love tuna fish and fieldmouse pudding," the cat said, in a male voice.
"Voice confirmed," the machine said. "We have no new news to report at this time."
"Artemis out," the cat said, and it got off the machine, and Jake noticed a small black star on its forehead.
Jake realized it was almost time to pick up Amy, so he left. A few minutes, he was pulling in front of the Anderson house. Dr. Anderson answered the door. "You must be Jake," she said.
"Guilty," Jake said.
"Come in and have a seat," Dr. Anderson said, "Amy'll be down in a minute."
Jake had picked up a magazine off the coffee table, and started reading an interview with Meridith Baxter-Birney, when Amy came down the stairs. She was wearing a long-sleeved red top with an off the shoulder neckline, checkered miniskirt, and black sandals, and her toenails were painted a shade of red that matched her top. "Ready?" She asked.
"Let's go," Jake said, getting up. Jake decided not to tell Amy at that time about the talking cat, but instead, in the car, decided to play some music. He put a cassette of 60s music in his car stereo. "Oldies okay?" he asked.
"Sure," Amy said, as they drove to the theatre.
When they got there, Jake pulled into a parking space, and put the top up before shutting off the engine. When they got to the entrance, Darrien had went from the box office to ticket taker. "Enjoy the show," he said.
After the movie, Jake and Amy walked back to Jake's car, when they saw what appeared to have stepped out of the cantina scene in Star Wars. It was 8' tall, had reddish-black fur, fangs, and razor'sharp claws. The creature was accompanied by Cyprine and Puchirol. "I think it's time we bring in some of our friends," Jake said, as he brought out his transformation rose.
"I hear you," Amy said, holding up her transformation wand. "Pretty Mercury Soldier, Make-up!"
"Transform!" Jake said, as he threw his transformation rose to the ground, and in a cloud of smoke was transformed into Gilded Rose.
Rae Lincoln's house
Rae was about to go get a manicure, when she heard her communicator beeping. "Rae here," she answered it.
"Something really ugly is wreaking havoc by the Orangefair 6," Gilded Rose said. "Mercury and I could really use some help here."
"I'm on it," Rae said, holding up her transformation wand. "Pretty Mars Soldier, Make-up!"
Susan Makoto's house
Serena Campbell and Elizabeth Minako were in the kitchen with Susan, and the three were baking cookies. They had just pulled the last batch of cookies out of the oven when they got Gilded Rose's call.
Back at the theatre
Even without Cyprine and Puchirol, who bailed out when Sailor Mercury and Gilded Rose showed up, the monster was easily in control of the battle. Not even Sailor Mars could turn the tide. Then, Sailor Venus and sailor Jupiter showed up, but the Sailor Soldiers were only able to achieve a standstill.
"You've gone far enough, ugly," Sailor Moon said. "I stand for peace and love, and I will not stand by and watch you hurt my friends. I am Sailor Moon, and in the name of the Moon, I shall punish you."
The monster shot a spike at Sailor Moon, but it was blocked by a red rose. "Finish that thing," Tuxedo Mask said."
"Moon scepter, elimination!" Sailor Moon said, pointing her scepter at the monster.
While Sailor Moon was finishing off the monster, Gilded Rose had went after Tuxedo Mask. "You're not getting away this time," he said. "Not until we learn who you really are."
By this time, Sailor Moon and the other Sailor Soldiers had joined Gilded Rose and Tuxedo Mask. Tuxedo Mask tried to escape, but found Sailor Moon blocking his path. "Gilded Rose is right," she said. "If we're all fighting on the same side, we should know who you are, as well as you knowing who we are."
Tuxedo Mask tried to make a getaway, but before he could, Gilded Rose threw down his transformation rose, causing all the heroes, including Tuxedo Mask, to revert to their civilian identities. However, none of the Soldiers knew the person who stood where Tuxedo Mask was standing. "Tom?" Amy said. "Tom Chiba? You're Tuxedo Mask?"
"Who were you expecting?" Tom Chiba said. "Rambo?"
"Nah," Jake said. "Rambo would'nt throw roses at his enemies, he'd get a high powered assault rifle and plug 'em so full holes, they'd look like Swiss cheese."
"Wait a second," Rae said. "Amy, you know this guy?"
"Yeah," Amy said. "He's a student at my old school."
"You mean he goes to Brighton Academy?" Jake asked.
"Yeah," Tom said. "You all know who I am, and I know Amy. So who are the rest of you?"
"Jake Slater, I'm Gilded Rose."
"Elizabeth Minako, Sailor Venus."
"Susan Makoto, Sailor Jupiter."
"Rae Lincoln, Sailor Mars."
"Serena Campbell, Sailor Moon."
"Amy Anderson, Sailor Mercury."
"Tom Chiba, Tuxedo Mask."
Later that evening, Elizabeth and Serena were in Serena's room, where they were talking. "I knew that under that mask he was cute," Serena said.
"You're not talking about Tuxedo Mask, are you?" Elizabeth asked.
"As a matter of fact, I am," Serena said.
"Serena," Elizabeth said, "he's from the Brain Farm."
"Amy's from the Brain Farm," Serena said. "That doesn't seem to bother Jake."