Chapter 3: Heartache
A bolt of lightning flashed and it showed the outlined figure of a man in a tuxedo and top hat, but when the sky flashed again, the figure was gone. A girl suddenly ran out of her building and into the rain that was falling pell-mell. Sobbing, she fell to her knees. Lifting her dark green eyes up to the dark sky, her long, wavy brown hair fell into her face. The ponytail that it was in had come undone and the two pieces of hair that were always out of her ponytail stuck to her cheeks.
'How could he do this to me?' she thought as she looked up into the black clouds. 'After three years, you don't just say that you met someone new!' Her sobs stopped and she stood up, her eyes hard and brutal. 'You think you can get the best of me Mister? I don't think you understand what you just got yourself into when you messed with Katy Anoury!' With that she faced the building and went back in and up the stairs. Coming to a door she pushed it open to face the guy in there.
"Time to face the piper!" she then smirked at him. Pulling back, she punched him hard in the face. She heard a crack and knew she broke his nose. "Tell your new Miss. Thang that I sent you to her with my love!" With that she slammed the door and left the building. 'Never again,' she thought. 'Never again.'
Katy stepped into the rain again and ran to her home. When she entered the apartment she turned on the lights and checked her messages. Knowing that her grandmother wouldn't be back from her trip until the end of the summer she decided to finally transfer schools like she was supposed to when her parents died.
Last summer her parents died in a big plane crash coming home from a business trip. After the funeral, Katy's grandmother took her in and stated three things to her. One: She didn't really want Katy, but it was a good tax reduction. Two: Katy could do anything she wanted, but she was not to get into trouble with the police. And three: Her grandmother would be gone for most of the time, so she had to be responsible and pretend she was legally old enough to live on her own. Every week her grandmother sent her a check for $1,000. It was her allowance, to say so. Her grandmother was rich but the only thing that she gave Katy was a roof over her head and the fact that her grandmother would pay all bills except food, clothing, school, and other things. The things she did pay for were the utilities, mortgage, and cable.
The next day Katy walked into the big building of the new school she was to go to. It was the middle of the fourth quarter, but she didn't care. She walked to the office and looked at the secretary. "I, I mean, my grandmother called yesterday to register me for class."
The secretary nodded and asked for her name. "Anoury. Katy Anoury." She was handed a sheet of paper and the secretary called one of the teachers down to show a new student around. After a minute, Jewel showed up. She smiled at the secretary and looked over at Katy.
"Hi! I'm Jewel MacVae, I'm going to be showing your around today," again she smiled and moved from one foot to the other.
"Oh!" Katy blushed, "I'm Katy Anoury. It's nice to meet you Jewel."
"It's cool to meet you too Katy. Do you have a nick name by chance?"
Katy smiled and nodded, "Yeah, Kat."
Jewel pulled her out of the office. "Let me see your schedule," looking it over Jewel smiled. "Wow! We almost have every class together! Well, lets start with your locker. You have…." Jewel looked down at the paper, "Hey, you have the one next to my friend Sarah, that is so cool, let me show it to you!"
The two of them then walked down the halls chatting and laughing. They found that they had a lot in common and that they had the afternoon free. "Hey! How's about you come to the ice cream shop and you can meet my two best friends!" Katy agreed and she left for her third period class.
Stepping into English she walked in. "Hi, I think I am supposed to be in this class."
After the usual introductions where made she sat down and waited for the day to end. Soon enough and five periods later she walked to the ice cream shop. When she entered she saw a girl with short brown hair sitting with another girl with long black hair. The two where in a deep conversation and didn't notice the newcomer. Katy sat down in the booth behind them and waited for Jewel. In about three minutes Jewel showed up with a cat on her shoulder. Jewel waved to Katy and called her over.
"Hey Kat, come over here! I want you to meet my friends." She motioned to the girl with the short hair. "This is Sarah Lake, our local genius."
Sarah blushed and smiled, "Hey, it's nice to meet you."
"This is Debbie Troy, or as we call her Deb of Troy," she said as she motioned to the now red, black hared girl. They all giggled and Debbie smiled.
"It's nice to meet you!" she said softly.
"And this, is our final member to the crazy clan," Jewel started and motioned to the cat on her shoulder as everyone cracked up, "Luna."
Katy smiled and scratched Luna on the head, "Nice to meet you Luna, Deb, and Sarah."
*
Luna nodded when Katy left a few hours later. "She is our next scout. She is Jupiter!"
They all nodded and Jewel sighed. "It is almost like I can feel the power in her asleep. Is this a power given to the scouts to find each other?"
"Yes, it is so that should the need be, you could find each other with out my help."
They all frowned and replied that they could not do anything with out Luna. They all giggled then when Luna puffed out her chest and tried to look very important. Almost falling down with laughter they stood up and walked to Debbie's grandfather's store. When they stepped in they was a tall guy standing there with dark colored hair. He turned around and they saw that he had dark blue eyes. Debbie ran behind the cash register and smiled.
"How may I help you?" she asked as they guys eyes stayed on Jewel and Luna on her shoulder.
Jewel blushed and started to put her hair up as she went to the back room. 'Why was he staring at me?' she wondered.
The guy looked at Debbie after Jewel left. He leaned in and rested his elbows on the stack of magazines on the table with the register. "Yeah, you three girl's names."
Sarah burst out laughing and Jewel came from the back holding a bottle of water giggling. Debbie sputtered and giggled. "Now, that was bad come on line if I have ever heard one!" she giggled out.
Jewel and Sarah had tears coming out of their eyes as they sat down in beanbag chairs. The guy was now blushing and he then began to laugh too. "I can see your point," he got out.
When they finally had calmed down enough, Jewel looked at the guy and he looked at her. "You have funny hair if I have ever seen it," the guy said addressing Jewel's hair up in a bun and it falling out.
She was instantly up and grabbed him by the shirt. She then pulled him out of the store and threw him down. She then slammed the door shut and sat back down with Sarah and Debbie who had sat down in the beanbag chairs also. Sarah and Debbie just looked at each other and shrugged.
*
Alex fumed and sat down on a bench waiting for the bus. Suddenly he felt a wave of nausea and he doubled over in pain. He then blacked out.
A few minutes later a guy in a tuxedo, mask, and top hat slid out of behind a tree. He saw a little girl about to get hit by a car and ran out and snatched her up. Placing her on the side of the street he tipped his hat to her and disappeared.
*
Jewel, Sarah, Debbie, Luna, and Katy where all at the park and playing Frisbee. They laughed and stopped to get something to eat. Sitting down they began to chow down. Jewel could shovel it in and they found out that Katy was a really good cook.
Katy blushed and shrugged when they complemented it, "Oh, it is just something I do to pass the time."
Suddenly people started running by them and screaming. The girls and cat stood up and looked at what the commotion was. A monster stood up and looked like a gigantic turtle. The only thing was that she shot flames from her mouth.
"Hahahaha!" she shouted. "Give me all of your energy!"
Katy turned to look for her friends when she saw that they were gone the sailor scouts suddenly appeared. Mercury and Mars stood behind Sailor Moon as she stepped up to the monster.
"Turtles are supposed to be cute and fun to watch. Not evil and destructive. In the name of the Moon, you're punished!"
Mercury spun around and shouted, "Mercury Bubbles Blast!" Fog surrounded the area and she touched her earlobe to have the visor come out. "Mars, she is right by you!"
Sailor Mars turned and shouted, "AKU RYO TAI SAN!" Fire shot out and hit the monster, but it just tucked itself in its shell and was protected. "Oh no!" Mars cried and looked to Sailor Moon and Mercury.
Luna then came up to Katy and dropped a transformation stick at her feet. The symbol of Jupiter flashed on Katy's forehead as she threw up the transformation stick. "Jupiter Power Make-Up!" Katy then felt the power enter her body and when her vision cleared she was wearing a fuku like the other scouts. Her main color was green and she wore boots that came up to her ankles and a tiara appeared on her forehead. She ran up to them and yelled at the monster. "Hey you! You shouldn't be more considerate! Flower Hurricane!" she shouted as a wire rose from her tiara and thousands of flowers shot out at the monster. "Now Sailor Moon!"
Sailor Moon nodded and pulled off her tiara, "Moon Frisbee!" she shouted as it spun off and killed the monster. She smiled and looked at Jupiter. Sailor Moon walked over to Jupiter, "Hey, we are all now part of the crazy clan." They all cracked up as a figure drifted away from the shadows.