Sailor Moon-American Senshi
by Eugol Dlareg
EPISODE 8-SECRETS REVEALED
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.
Saturday, 24 May, 1986 2:35 p.m. Jake's house
Jake Slater pulled his car in the driveway and shut off the engine. He had thought the one shift he had to work on that last three-day weekend of the school year would drag out, but for some reason, the five-hour shift went quickly. He went in the house, and to his room, where he took off his jeans and polo shirt and replaced them with a pair of black denim shorts and a Tony Hawk t-shirt, and put on a pair of black high-top Chuck Taylors. He went back to the garage, and got his skateboard, and went to a fenced-in area of the backyard, where his stepbrother was skating on a half-pipe ramp. "Hey Scott," he called, "why not let someone who knows what he's doing give it a try."
"Sure," Scott Kirschner said. "Just let me know when Steve Caballero or Tony Hawk show up, and I'll let them skate."
"Hahaha," Jake said, semi-sarcastically.
"You know I'm just kidding ya," Scott said, as Jake climbed to the top of the ramp. "Let's see what you can do."
Jake skated on the ramp, going back and forth a few times to get some momentum, and then jumped off one end, and did a 180 degree spin in midair, landing on the ramp, and skating to the other end, where he stopped on the platform. "Is that it, a one-eighty?" Scott asked.
"I'm just getting warmed up," Jake said, skating off again, gaining momentum, then jumping off, grabbing the edge of the ramp with one hand, while grabbing the side of his skateboard with the other, and doing a flip in midair, and putting his feet on the board a split second before the wheels made contact with the ramp. "How's that?"
"Better," Scott said. The two took turns trying to outdo each other for the next forty five minutes. Scott then noticed something different about Jake's mood. "Is there something wrong?" he asked.
"We're alone, aren't we?" Jake asked.
"Yeah," Scott said. "Mom and dad went to aunt Emily's, and took Brandon with them. They won't be back about 5:00. What's on your mind."
Jake remembered the meeting he and the Sailor Soldiers had the previous evening. They agreed that each of them would tell one person outside the group about their secret identities. They would tell that person who each member of the Soldiers was, and would tell the Soldiers who each member let in on their secret. Jake knew immediately who he would tell, it was just a matter of when.
"Listen," Jake said. "I have something to tell you, and I want you to promise never to tell anyone else, except for Rae or Amy."
"You know I won't blab," Scott said. "So what's the big deal, and why can I only talk about it to Rae or Amy?"
"Because they know," Jake said. "In fact, they're part of the secret," Jake and Scott retreated under the platform at one end of the ramp. "Well," Jake continued, when they were safely hidden, "You know who the Sailor Soldiers are, don't you?"
"Yeah," Scott said. "They fight with that Gilded Rose guy."
"What would you say if I told you that I'm that Gilded Rose guy?" Jake asked.
"No way," Scott said. "You can't be Gilded Rose."
Jake already had his transformation rose out. He threw it to the ground. "Transform!" He was instantly transformed into Gilded Rose.
"Holy. . . ," Scott said. "You really are Gilded-freakin'-Rose!"
Gilded Rose threw his transformation rose down again, and was once again Jake. "Remember how I said you could talk about this with Rae or Amy?" he asked.
"Yeah," Scott said.
"Well," Jake said, "Rae's Sailor Mars, and Amy's Sailor Mercury."
Meanwhile, at Serena's house
"Mrs. Campbell," Luna said, "Serena wants to talk to you in her room."
"Okay," Mrs. Campbell said, "I'll be right up."
When Mrs. Campbell got up to Serena's room, she knocked on the door. "Come in," Serena said.
"Luna said you wanted to talk to me," Mrs. Campbell said.
"Come in and close the door," Serena said.
"I don't think you understand what I just said," her mom said. "Luna, our CAT, told me you wanted to talk to me."
"She talks to me all the time," Serena said. "She told me that I'm really a princess from a kingdom on the moon, and I died a thousand years ago, and was reborn in the here and now."
"Serena," Her mom said, "I really think you should talk to someone about this, preferably someone in the psychiatric field."
Serena had already opened her brooch, and touched the gem inside. "Pretty Moon Soldier, Make-up!" she yelled, and was transformed into Sailor Moon.
"That's what Serena wanted to talk to you about," Luna said, climbing in through the window.
"Great," Mrs. Campbell said. "First, my cat talks to me, next thing I know, my daughter is some fugitive from one of those Japanese comic books your brother reads. I really need to lay off the Yoo-Hoo."
"You have to promise me one thing," Sailor Moon said, transforming back to Serena. "What I just told you does not leave this room."
"Believe me," Mrs. Campbell said, "I won't tell anyone. I don't think anyone would believe me. Heck, I saw it with my own eyes, and I don't believe it."
Elizabeth's house
"The door's open, Jerry," Elizabeth Minako shouted when she heard the doorbell ring. "I'm in my room. Come on up."
Jerry Mauser came in, and went up to Elizabeth's room. "How'd you know it was me?" he asked.
"I could hear the radio in your truck," she said. "From at least 3 blocks away. You play it loud enough to peel the polish off my toenails at fifty paces."
"Oh," he replied. "By the way, what did you have to tell me that was so important that I had to come over right away?"
By this time, Artemis, Elizabeth's cat, had come in the room. "Well," the cat said, "Elizabeth and I have a secret we want to tell you."
Jerry tried to say something, but was speechless for at least a minute. "Excuse me," he said, when he was finally able to, "did your cat just say something?"
"Yeah he did," Elizabeth said.
"Beth," Jerry said, "I love you and all that, but I really think you need to lay off the diet soda for a while. I think it's starting to affect your brain."
Elizabeth had her transformation wand out. "I really wanted to tell you this," she said, "but I think it'll be easier if I just show you. Pretty Venus Soldier, Make-up!"
"Holy. . . ," Jerry remarked, "you're one of the Sailor Soldiers. But why tell me?"
"Well," Elizabeth said, "I know you're one of the few people I can trust with something like this."
"I won't tell anyone," Jerry said, as Artemis left the room. "Heck, it's been almost a year, and I still haven't told anyone that you're not a virgin."
Susan Makoto's house
Susan knew exactly who she'd tell. Even before the Sailor Soldiers decided that each of them would reveal their secret to one other person, Susan had decided to tell John Warner. John was Susan's best friend, she practically thought of him as a brother. Susan picked up the phone, and dialed John's number. John answered the phone. "Hello," he said.
"Hey John," Susan said, "it's me. Treehouse, five minutes."
Susan hung up the phone, and went into the backyard, and climbed a tree to a treehouse that had been there since before her parents lived there. Susan and John always met there to share secrets, and it was understood that what is said in the treehouse does not leave the treehouse.
Four minutes and thirty seconds later, John climbed the tree to the treehouse. "So how's it going?" he said.
"Fine," she answered. "How're things with you?"
"Well," he said, "come September, I'll be needing a ride to and from school until I save up enough for a car."
"Don't we go to different schools?" she asked.
"Now yes," he said. "But when we found out who MacPherson's successor will be in September, my parents put in for an intradistrict transfer, and it was approved. So, starting in September, I'll be going to Malvern."
"That's so great!" she replied. "You'll love it there. I've already made several new friends, between now and September, I'll introduce you to them. By the way, who is MacPherson's successor?"
"Dewey."
"I am glad I got out of there when I did," she replied.
Susan changed the subject. "There's something I want to tell you," she said.
"I'm listening," he said.
"You know who the Sailor Soldiers are, don't you?" she asked.
"Are you referring to those girls who look like something out of a Japanese cartoon?" he asked. "I've seen footage of them on the news. They've put their lives on the line on several occasions, but always save the day."
"I'm one of them," she said. "I'm Sailor Jupiter."
Susan went to get out her transformation wand. "Don't bother changing just to prove it," he said. "I believe you. You've never lied to me before, and I don't think you're about to start now. Especially here, or about that."
"I'm lucky to have a friend like you," Susan said.
Amy's house
Amy was sitting at the foot of her bed, clutching her transformation wand, and waiting for her mother to get home from the hospital. She knew right away that she'd tell her mother, but had no idea exactly how she was going to go about actually telling her. Dammit, Amy thought to herself, I should be able to figure this out. What am I supposed to do, just hold up my transformation wand and transform right in front of her? Amy heard her mom open the front door. "That's it!" she said to herself.
Dr. Anderson went up the stairs to Amy's room. "What's it?" she asked.
"This," Amy said, holding up her transformation wand. "Pretty Mercury Soldier, Make-up!"
Dr. Anderson stared at the sailor-suited soldier of love and beauty that was her daughter. "I see," she said. "So who are the other Sailor Soldiers?"
Jake's house, later that evening
Jake's stepmom didn't really feel like cooking dinner that night. It was decided that they were going to send out for pizza, and Scott had convinced her not only to go, but to take Brandon with her. As soon as she left, Jake called Rae. "The coast is clear," he said. "Come on over."
"What's that about?" Alan Slater asked.
"Rae will explain everything," Jake said, as Rae rang the doorbell. "Come in, Rae."
Rae came into the living room, and sat on the couch between Jake and Scott. "You ready for this, Jake?" she asked.
"Ready as I'm going to be," he said. "Let's just do this and get it over with. Dad, Rae and I have something to tell you."
"You've heard of the Sailor Soldiers," Rae continued., as she got out her transformation wand, while Jake got out his transformation rose. "I'm Sailor Mars, and Jake's Gilded Rose."
Jake threw his transformation rose down. "Transform!"
Rae held up her transformation wand. "Pretty Mars Soldier, Make-up!"
"Uh, Rae," Mr. Slater asked, "would you like to stay for pizza?"
"Sure, I guess," Rae said.
"Listen you guys," Scott said, "mom'll be home any minute, and if she sees Sailor Mars and Gilded Rose in her living room, she'll probably get a little suspicious. So I'd suggest ditching the Japanese cartoon look."
Jake and Rae had already transformed back when Mrs. Slater returned.
Later that evening, Rae's house
"You didn't say anything about who Tuxedo Mask was, did you?" Rae asked Serena. "We have to respect his right to keep his identity secret."
"You mean like the time Jake forced him to transform in fromt of all of us?" Serena remarked.
by Eugol Dlareg
EPISODE 8-SECRETS REVEALED
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.
Saturday, 24 May, 1986 2:35 p.m. Jake's house
Jake Slater pulled his car in the driveway and shut off the engine. He had thought the one shift he had to work on that last three-day weekend of the school year would drag out, but for some reason, the five-hour shift went quickly. He went in the house, and to his room, where he took off his jeans and polo shirt and replaced them with a pair of black denim shorts and a Tony Hawk t-shirt, and put on a pair of black high-top Chuck Taylors. He went back to the garage, and got his skateboard, and went to a fenced-in area of the backyard, where his stepbrother was skating on a half-pipe ramp. "Hey Scott," he called, "why not let someone who knows what he's doing give it a try."
"Sure," Scott Kirschner said. "Just let me know when Steve Caballero or Tony Hawk show up, and I'll let them skate."
"Hahaha," Jake said, semi-sarcastically.
"You know I'm just kidding ya," Scott said, as Jake climbed to the top of the ramp. "Let's see what you can do."
Jake skated on the ramp, going back and forth a few times to get some momentum, and then jumped off one end, and did a 180 degree spin in midair, landing on the ramp, and skating to the other end, where he stopped on the platform. "Is that it, a one-eighty?" Scott asked.
"I'm just getting warmed up," Jake said, skating off again, gaining momentum, then jumping off, grabbing the edge of the ramp with one hand, while grabbing the side of his skateboard with the other, and doing a flip in midair, and putting his feet on the board a split second before the wheels made contact with the ramp. "How's that?"
"Better," Scott said. The two took turns trying to outdo each other for the next forty five minutes. Scott then noticed something different about Jake's mood. "Is there something wrong?" he asked.
"We're alone, aren't we?" Jake asked.
"Yeah," Scott said. "Mom and dad went to aunt Emily's, and took Brandon with them. They won't be back about 5:00. What's on your mind."
Jake remembered the meeting he and the Sailor Soldiers had the previous evening. They agreed that each of them would tell one person outside the group about their secret identities. They would tell that person who each member of the Soldiers was, and would tell the Soldiers who each member let in on their secret. Jake knew immediately who he would tell, it was just a matter of when.
"Listen," Jake said. "I have something to tell you, and I want you to promise never to tell anyone else, except for Rae or Amy."
"You know I won't blab," Scott said. "So what's the big deal, and why can I only talk about it to Rae or Amy?"
"Because they know," Jake said. "In fact, they're part of the secret," Jake and Scott retreated under the platform at one end of the ramp. "Well," Jake continued, when they were safely hidden, "You know who the Sailor Soldiers are, don't you?"
"Yeah," Scott said. "They fight with that Gilded Rose guy."
"What would you say if I told you that I'm that Gilded Rose guy?" Jake asked.
"No way," Scott said. "You can't be Gilded Rose."
Jake already had his transformation rose out. He threw it to the ground. "Transform!" He was instantly transformed into Gilded Rose.
"Holy. . . ," Scott said. "You really are Gilded-freakin'-Rose!"
Gilded Rose threw his transformation rose down again, and was once again Jake. "Remember how I said you could talk about this with Rae or Amy?" he asked.
"Yeah," Scott said.
"Well," Jake said, "Rae's Sailor Mars, and Amy's Sailor Mercury."
Meanwhile, at Serena's house
"Mrs. Campbell," Luna said, "Serena wants to talk to you in her room."
"Okay," Mrs. Campbell said, "I'll be right up."
When Mrs. Campbell got up to Serena's room, she knocked on the door. "Come in," Serena said.
"Luna said you wanted to talk to me," Mrs. Campbell said.
"Come in and close the door," Serena said.
"I don't think you understand what I just said," her mom said. "Luna, our CAT, told me you wanted to talk to me."
"She talks to me all the time," Serena said. "She told me that I'm really a princess from a kingdom on the moon, and I died a thousand years ago, and was reborn in the here and now."
"Serena," Her mom said, "I really think you should talk to someone about this, preferably someone in the psychiatric field."
Serena had already opened her brooch, and touched the gem inside. "Pretty Moon Soldier, Make-up!" she yelled, and was transformed into Sailor Moon.
"That's what Serena wanted to talk to you about," Luna said, climbing in through the window.
"Great," Mrs. Campbell said. "First, my cat talks to me, next thing I know, my daughter is some fugitive from one of those Japanese comic books your brother reads. I really need to lay off the Yoo-Hoo."
"You have to promise me one thing," Sailor Moon said, transforming back to Serena. "What I just told you does not leave this room."
"Believe me," Mrs. Campbell said, "I won't tell anyone. I don't think anyone would believe me. Heck, I saw it with my own eyes, and I don't believe it."
Elizabeth's house
"The door's open, Jerry," Elizabeth Minako shouted when she heard the doorbell ring. "I'm in my room. Come on up."
Jerry Mauser came in, and went up to Elizabeth's room. "How'd you know it was me?" he asked.
"I could hear the radio in your truck," she said. "From at least 3 blocks away. You play it loud enough to peel the polish off my toenails at fifty paces."
"Oh," he replied. "By the way, what did you have to tell me that was so important that I had to come over right away?"
By this time, Artemis, Elizabeth's cat, had come in the room. "Well," the cat said, "Elizabeth and I have a secret we want to tell you."
Jerry tried to say something, but was speechless for at least a minute. "Excuse me," he said, when he was finally able to, "did your cat just say something?"
"Yeah he did," Elizabeth said.
"Beth," Jerry said, "I love you and all that, but I really think you need to lay off the diet soda for a while. I think it's starting to affect your brain."
Elizabeth had her transformation wand out. "I really wanted to tell you this," she said, "but I think it'll be easier if I just show you. Pretty Venus Soldier, Make-up!"
"Holy. . . ," Jerry remarked, "you're one of the Sailor Soldiers. But why tell me?"
"Well," Elizabeth said, "I know you're one of the few people I can trust with something like this."
"I won't tell anyone," Jerry said, as Artemis left the room. "Heck, it's been almost a year, and I still haven't told anyone that you're not a virgin."
Susan Makoto's house
Susan knew exactly who she'd tell. Even before the Sailor Soldiers decided that each of them would reveal their secret to one other person, Susan had decided to tell John Warner. John was Susan's best friend, she practically thought of him as a brother. Susan picked up the phone, and dialed John's number. John answered the phone. "Hello," he said.
"Hey John," Susan said, "it's me. Treehouse, five minutes."
Susan hung up the phone, and went into the backyard, and climbed a tree to a treehouse that had been there since before her parents lived there. Susan and John always met there to share secrets, and it was understood that what is said in the treehouse does not leave the treehouse.
Four minutes and thirty seconds later, John climbed the tree to the treehouse. "So how's it going?" he said.
"Fine," she answered. "How're things with you?"
"Well," he said, "come September, I'll be needing a ride to and from school until I save up enough for a car."
"Don't we go to different schools?" she asked.
"Now yes," he said. "But when we found out who MacPherson's successor will be in September, my parents put in for an intradistrict transfer, and it was approved. So, starting in September, I'll be going to Malvern."
"That's so great!" she replied. "You'll love it there. I've already made several new friends, between now and September, I'll introduce you to them. By the way, who is MacPherson's successor?"
"Dewey."
"I am glad I got out of there when I did," she replied.
Susan changed the subject. "There's something I want to tell you," she said.
"I'm listening," he said.
"You know who the Sailor Soldiers are, don't you?" she asked.
"Are you referring to those girls who look like something out of a Japanese cartoon?" he asked. "I've seen footage of them on the news. They've put their lives on the line on several occasions, but always save the day."
"I'm one of them," she said. "I'm Sailor Jupiter."
Susan went to get out her transformation wand. "Don't bother changing just to prove it," he said. "I believe you. You've never lied to me before, and I don't think you're about to start now. Especially here, or about that."
"I'm lucky to have a friend like you," Susan said.
Amy's house
Amy was sitting at the foot of her bed, clutching her transformation wand, and waiting for her mother to get home from the hospital. She knew right away that she'd tell her mother, but had no idea exactly how she was going to go about actually telling her. Dammit, Amy thought to herself, I should be able to figure this out. What am I supposed to do, just hold up my transformation wand and transform right in front of her? Amy heard her mom open the front door. "That's it!" she said to herself.
Dr. Anderson went up the stairs to Amy's room. "What's it?" she asked.
"This," Amy said, holding up her transformation wand. "Pretty Mercury Soldier, Make-up!"
Dr. Anderson stared at the sailor-suited soldier of love and beauty that was her daughter. "I see," she said. "So who are the other Sailor Soldiers?"
Jake's house, later that evening
Jake's stepmom didn't really feel like cooking dinner that night. It was decided that they were going to send out for pizza, and Scott had convinced her not only to go, but to take Brandon with her. As soon as she left, Jake called Rae. "The coast is clear," he said. "Come on over."
"What's that about?" Alan Slater asked.
"Rae will explain everything," Jake said, as Rae rang the doorbell. "Come in, Rae."
Rae came into the living room, and sat on the couch between Jake and Scott. "You ready for this, Jake?" she asked.
"Ready as I'm going to be," he said. "Let's just do this and get it over with. Dad, Rae and I have something to tell you."
"You've heard of the Sailor Soldiers," Rae continued., as she got out her transformation wand, while Jake got out his transformation rose. "I'm Sailor Mars, and Jake's Gilded Rose."
Jake threw his transformation rose down. "Transform!"
Rae held up her transformation wand. "Pretty Mars Soldier, Make-up!"
"Uh, Rae," Mr. Slater asked, "would you like to stay for pizza?"
"Sure, I guess," Rae said.
"Listen you guys," Scott said, "mom'll be home any minute, and if she sees Sailor Mars and Gilded Rose in her living room, she'll probably get a little suspicious. So I'd suggest ditching the Japanese cartoon look."
Jake and Rae had already transformed back when Mrs. Slater returned.
Later that evening, Rae's house
"You didn't say anything about who Tuxedo Mask was, did you?" Rae asked Serena. "We have to respect his right to keep his identity secret."
"You mean like the time Jake forced him to transform in fromt of all of us?" Serena remarked.