I'm sorry it took so long to get this up! I've been so busy lately...Gomen! * bows low * Anyway, enjoy!
Scouts in the Mysterious Play (I really have to change this title soon...)
By: Eternal Flame
Once again, when Sailor Mars looked through the single window she broke, her eyes couldn't believe what they saw.
It was a bleak, desolate wasteland with bare tree limbs, dusty land, and ominous black clouds hanging heavy in the sky. It was nothing, nothing like what she had seen of the cheerful and bright village outside of the palace. And something didn't feel right, well, besides the fact that the landscape was totally different. She felt a slight evil karma vibrating in the air, but couldn't tell where it was coming from. Taking a deep breath, she climbed through the window and fell softly onto the dirt ground below.
" Oh my god!" she cried out.
The palace behind her, empty room and all had disappeared. No wall, no window, no nothing.
"This is too freaky. Wh-What's going on here...?" she whispered to herself. The words hung in the thick air.
Taking another deep breath, she took a step forward. A trail lay ahead of her, twisting and turning, with no clear way to tell where it would lead.
That morning, Serena and the others met in the Great Hall for breakfast. Of course, not even depression could stop Serena's appetite. (Or Miaka's...but everyone already knows that!)
Boushin sat at the head of the table, and announced, "Please, everyone, eat as much as you like!"
Serena and Miaka nodded simltaneously through mouthfuls of rice and food. Everyone at the table sweatdropped.
The ghost of Nuriko sighed. "And I thought Miaka was the only bottomless pit alive..."
Lita smiled at her. "Same here, only with Serena!"
Half and hour later, the two "bottomless pits" were finally full. Plate after plate after plate had been polished off by both of them. Now, they sat back in their chairs contently.
Boushin stood up and said, "I'll tell my guards to continue the search for Ms. Raye. I'll alert the village people of a missing girl as well. Meanwhile, maybe you would like a tour of Konan! After all, it's changed a lot since you last came, Suzaku no Miko."
Miaka bounded up, exclaiming, "Yeah! And let's go visit Mt. Taikiyoku!" (spelling?)
Taka sighed. "Do we really have to face that old hag? Believe me," he turned to the others, "Taiitsukun's gonna give you nightmares."
Sailor Mars had been walking for what seemed like hours. A fog was settling in, making the frigid air seem even colder.
"Damn these short skirts! Who designed them anyway?" Mars cursed under her breath.
In the climax of her anger, she cried out, "Mars Flame Sniper!" and aimed her arrow towards the sky. (More like she didn't bother to aim at all...) Silence only answered her attack. Grumbling, she walked on. 'What did I think would happen anyway?' she thought.
Suddenly, a loud cry blasted from the skies, momentarily deafening Mars. A powerful gust of wind almost knocked her over. Evil laughs were heard all around her. Her eyes widened in fear when she looked up at the sky.
The clouds were breaking apart, but not to reveal the blue sky. Instead, a black hole was appearing. It looked like a black never named, never seen before, swirling and churning in a wide, never-ending circle. Mars felt like she was falling-falling into the hole, and never landing.
Gasping for breath, she tried to look up amidst the wild wind. Summoning all the courage she had within her, she feebly cried out, "I am Sailor Mars, Scout of Fire! I don't know who or what you are, but in the name of Mars, I will punish you!"
Her only reply was more blasts of wind, and the circle enlargened. Gulping nervously, Mars stepped back hesitantly, and tripped over a tree root. She abruptly fell over, landing on her arms. More cackling laughs were heard all around her.
Shutting her eyes, she thought to herself, 'Come on, Raye! You can do this! This is like all the other past experiences you've gone through, and you still survived, right? C'mon, girl, get up!'
Obeying herself, she scrambled over onto her feet. Glaring at the midnight black disk in the sky, she felt energy like never before, and her fingers tingled with the power. Smiling confidently, she shouted out and attack that was only heard of in legends, "Mars Eternal Flame!!"
~Note from author: Excuse the Eternal Flame part, I couldn't think of anything else!~
Sailor Mars felt something shooting out from both hands as the wind swirled her wild black hair. A beam of pure fire charged towards the hole. Mars heard something like a gasp from the circle, and cries of surprise and fear from the forest. In one flash, the black hole was gone, and the clouds began clearing away.
Sailor Mars stood there as a feeling of calm and serenity replaced the panic and dread. A single ray of sunlight fell upon her, giving full justice to her name, Raye. She sighed softly.
'I did it! I actually achieved the legendary Mars Eternal Flame! I'm only, like, the 3rd person in history ever to accomplish that attack! It was so powerful... I wonder if Serena's moon power can match that!'
Then she realized that the only way for her to tell and show the others was to find them first. Sighing again, but this time from reluctance, she trudged on ahead on the path.
Meanwhile, the others had traveled to Mt. Taikiyoku through Chichiri's kasa. They landed in a beautiful mountain, with airy purple bubbles floating through the air and dancing streams running here and there. The Great War between Konan and Kutou had done no damage to the great mountain at all.
Serena sighed softly. 'This, this is almost as gorgeous as Crystal Tokyo and the Moon Kingdom! Wow... This Taiitsukun person can't be that ugly if she lives in such a beautiful place!"
Out of nowhere, a "face" with so many wrinkles it wasn't even funny popped right in front of Serena.
"AAAAAAIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!"
Serena jumped to Darien, cowering in his arms. "D-Darien, l-look over there and tell me that, that thing is a mirage!"
Laughing nervously, Darien stared at Taiitsukun. "Uh, well, I, er, I hope and think that's a mirage!"
Pow! Slap!
Darien and Serena saw stars in their eyes as Taiitsukun calmly walked over to Miaka, smiling smugly. (Well, more liked waddled over to Miaka.)
"I was expecting your arrival, Priestess of Suzaku. But I never expected these...unexpected visitors to come as well. Would you care to explain it all?"
Miaka laughed nervously. "Hehehe...is it really all that bad? They, er, kinda got in by accident..."
Taiitsukun closed her eyes, willing for patience. "Yes, Miaka, I know that. Would you care to tell me exactly how they got in?"
Amy stepped forward, bowing slightly. "Taiitsukun-sama, it was all our fault. You see, we followed Taka, Miaka, and Yui into the library, and touched the book as soon as the light faded away. The next thing we knew was that we landed here, in the Universe of the Four Gods."
"Hmph," was Taiitsukun's only reply. She turned to face Serena and Darien, who had recovered from the blow. Taiitsukun seemed to survey them quickly, then turned to Miaka again. "Well, it appears like they have pure hearts. Let's go to the palace."
Before the others could even gasp, a flying carpet appeared from underneath them and took off. Serena shrieked and held onto Darien for dear life. Mina and Lita were giggling and peering out from the edge of the carpet. Miaka sighed and leaned against Taka. This was where part of her, a huge part of her, belonged.
Personally, I like this chapter! ^.~ Please, please, pleeeeeeease review! I haven't gotten many reviews lately... * weep *
Remember, Fushigi Yuugi and Sailor Moon don't belong to me. Nuff said.
Oh, and I promise more Mina/ Chichiri romance next time! Kinda forgot about it...hehehe.
Scouts in the Mysterious Play (I really have to change this title soon...)
By: Eternal Flame
Once again, when Sailor Mars looked through the single window she broke, her eyes couldn't believe what they saw.
It was a bleak, desolate wasteland with bare tree limbs, dusty land, and ominous black clouds hanging heavy in the sky. It was nothing, nothing like what she had seen of the cheerful and bright village outside of the palace. And something didn't feel right, well, besides the fact that the landscape was totally different. She felt a slight evil karma vibrating in the air, but couldn't tell where it was coming from. Taking a deep breath, she climbed through the window and fell softly onto the dirt ground below.
" Oh my god!" she cried out.
The palace behind her, empty room and all had disappeared. No wall, no window, no nothing.
"This is too freaky. Wh-What's going on here...?" she whispered to herself. The words hung in the thick air.
Taking another deep breath, she took a step forward. A trail lay ahead of her, twisting and turning, with no clear way to tell where it would lead.
That morning, Serena and the others met in the Great Hall for breakfast. Of course, not even depression could stop Serena's appetite. (Or Miaka's...but everyone already knows that!)
Boushin sat at the head of the table, and announced, "Please, everyone, eat as much as you like!"
Serena and Miaka nodded simltaneously through mouthfuls of rice and food. Everyone at the table sweatdropped.
The ghost of Nuriko sighed. "And I thought Miaka was the only bottomless pit alive..."
Lita smiled at her. "Same here, only with Serena!"
Half and hour later, the two "bottomless pits" were finally full. Plate after plate after plate had been polished off by both of them. Now, they sat back in their chairs contently.
Boushin stood up and said, "I'll tell my guards to continue the search for Ms. Raye. I'll alert the village people of a missing girl as well. Meanwhile, maybe you would like a tour of Konan! After all, it's changed a lot since you last came, Suzaku no Miko."
Miaka bounded up, exclaiming, "Yeah! And let's go visit Mt. Taikiyoku!" (spelling?)
Taka sighed. "Do we really have to face that old hag? Believe me," he turned to the others, "Taiitsukun's gonna give you nightmares."
Sailor Mars had been walking for what seemed like hours. A fog was settling in, making the frigid air seem even colder.
"Damn these short skirts! Who designed them anyway?" Mars cursed under her breath.
In the climax of her anger, she cried out, "Mars Flame Sniper!" and aimed her arrow towards the sky. (More like she didn't bother to aim at all...) Silence only answered her attack. Grumbling, she walked on. 'What did I think would happen anyway?' she thought.
Suddenly, a loud cry blasted from the skies, momentarily deafening Mars. A powerful gust of wind almost knocked her over. Evil laughs were heard all around her. Her eyes widened in fear when she looked up at the sky.
The clouds were breaking apart, but not to reveal the blue sky. Instead, a black hole was appearing. It looked like a black never named, never seen before, swirling and churning in a wide, never-ending circle. Mars felt like she was falling-falling into the hole, and never landing.
Gasping for breath, she tried to look up amidst the wild wind. Summoning all the courage she had within her, she feebly cried out, "I am Sailor Mars, Scout of Fire! I don't know who or what you are, but in the name of Mars, I will punish you!"
Her only reply was more blasts of wind, and the circle enlargened. Gulping nervously, Mars stepped back hesitantly, and tripped over a tree root. She abruptly fell over, landing on her arms. More cackling laughs were heard all around her.
Shutting her eyes, she thought to herself, 'Come on, Raye! You can do this! This is like all the other past experiences you've gone through, and you still survived, right? C'mon, girl, get up!'
Obeying herself, she scrambled over onto her feet. Glaring at the midnight black disk in the sky, she felt energy like never before, and her fingers tingled with the power. Smiling confidently, she shouted out and attack that was only heard of in legends, "Mars Eternal Flame!!"
~Note from author: Excuse the Eternal Flame part, I couldn't think of anything else!~
Sailor Mars felt something shooting out from both hands as the wind swirled her wild black hair. A beam of pure fire charged towards the hole. Mars heard something like a gasp from the circle, and cries of surprise and fear from the forest. In one flash, the black hole was gone, and the clouds began clearing away.
Sailor Mars stood there as a feeling of calm and serenity replaced the panic and dread. A single ray of sunlight fell upon her, giving full justice to her name, Raye. She sighed softly.
'I did it! I actually achieved the legendary Mars Eternal Flame! I'm only, like, the 3rd person in history ever to accomplish that attack! It was so powerful... I wonder if Serena's moon power can match that!'
Then she realized that the only way for her to tell and show the others was to find them first. Sighing again, but this time from reluctance, she trudged on ahead on the path.
Meanwhile, the others had traveled to Mt. Taikiyoku through Chichiri's kasa. They landed in a beautiful mountain, with airy purple bubbles floating through the air and dancing streams running here and there. The Great War between Konan and Kutou had done no damage to the great mountain at all.
Serena sighed softly. 'This, this is almost as gorgeous as Crystal Tokyo and the Moon Kingdom! Wow... This Taiitsukun person can't be that ugly if she lives in such a beautiful place!"
Out of nowhere, a "face" with so many wrinkles it wasn't even funny popped right in front of Serena.
"AAAAAAIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!"
Serena jumped to Darien, cowering in his arms. "D-Darien, l-look over there and tell me that, that thing is a mirage!"
Laughing nervously, Darien stared at Taiitsukun. "Uh, well, I, er, I hope and think that's a mirage!"
Pow! Slap!
Darien and Serena saw stars in their eyes as Taiitsukun calmly walked over to Miaka, smiling smugly. (Well, more liked waddled over to Miaka.)
"I was expecting your arrival, Priestess of Suzaku. But I never expected these...unexpected visitors to come as well. Would you care to explain it all?"
Miaka laughed nervously. "Hehehe...is it really all that bad? They, er, kinda got in by accident..."
Taiitsukun closed her eyes, willing for patience. "Yes, Miaka, I know that. Would you care to tell me exactly how they got in?"
Amy stepped forward, bowing slightly. "Taiitsukun-sama, it was all our fault. You see, we followed Taka, Miaka, and Yui into the library, and touched the book as soon as the light faded away. The next thing we knew was that we landed here, in the Universe of the Four Gods."
"Hmph," was Taiitsukun's only reply. She turned to face Serena and Darien, who had recovered from the blow. Taiitsukun seemed to survey them quickly, then turned to Miaka again. "Well, it appears like they have pure hearts. Let's go to the palace."
Before the others could even gasp, a flying carpet appeared from underneath them and took off. Serena shrieked and held onto Darien for dear life. Mina and Lita were giggling and peering out from the edge of the carpet. Miaka sighed and leaned against Taka. This was where part of her, a huge part of her, belonged.
Personally, I like this chapter! ^.~ Please, please, pleeeeeeease review! I haven't gotten many reviews lately... * weep *
Remember, Fushigi Yuugi and Sailor Moon don't belong to me. Nuff said.
Oh, and I promise more Mina/ Chichiri romance next time! Kinda forgot about it...hehehe.