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SailormoonT: Tragedy
Written By Neko Athena^o,o^
Rating: PG-13
Comments, Rants, Etc.: supremethunder4@bolt.com,
RE: SailormoonT!

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~ Author's Notes : Um... er... I had stir-fry last night...
yeah, that's important...(?) And, for your information
(aNd MY inSaNity!?!@!) the 'x' coordinate in a
Cartesian Graphing system is called the 'abcissa'.
The 'y' coordinate is called the 'ordinate'. The 'z'
coordinate (3D) does not HAVE and official name!
Ha ha! (@#$$#% #%%@, &&#$ [CENSORED] &#%$@^%#) Ahh,
don't you just love calculus? And extra credit so
desperately needed but impossible to get? I nearly
cried when my teacher said that, after searching
every dictionary (regular AND math) in our school's and
the public library for hours and searching online.
Sad but true... (weep for me, people, I had to vent!)

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Episode 6, part I
Who's that with Mamoru? Usagi has competition!


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~~~ "Will you tell me a story? Please?" "Very well. ~~~
~~~Once upon a time, on the beautiful silver ball that ~~~
~~~circles Earth, a woman with incredible power took the ~~~
~~~vacant throne. This woman had a gem which granted ~~~
~~~peace to the people of this land. Her family ruled for~~~
~~~centuries, and always the daughter assumed the throne. ~~~
~~~This era was known as the Silver Millennium." "Wow..."~~~
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*~*~*

::The Senshi had split up to search for the other water shop.
Makoto and Ami, Rei and Mina, Haruka and Michiru, Setsuna,
Luna and Artemis, and Usagi and Mamoru detransformed and set
out to hunt down Megaera and ruin her plans. After the
destruction of the second shop, and the healing of those who
had already fallen to the water's power, Megaera received a
beating. Barely escaping, she now stands in an alley far
from Juuban, fuming. Her robes are torn and dirty from the
fight, and a small cut on her left cheek bleeds slightly.::

Meg. "How can this be? Our plan was perfect!! I will NEVER
forgive them for this... they will all pay with their LIVES!"
??? "You had better be right..."

::Megaera turns to a small puddle in the alley, where the
water has suddenly become black. She kneels on one knee,
startled.::

Meg. "M-My Lord!"
??? "Alecto and Tisiphone have failed me... and I cannot help
but think that you might as well... does this troublesome
trait run in the family?"
Meg. "No, My Lord, of course not! I will carry out your
orders immediately!"
??? "I am relieved to hear you say that, Megaera. You still
have yet to use your power on a Senshi... I suggest you make
your choice carefully. Our time... YOUR time is running out."
Meg. "As you wish, Lord Styx, I shall not fail."

*~*~*

""NO DATA CAN BE FOUND ON SUBJECT 'LORD STYX' AT THIS TIME""
Ami "Great..."

::Ami sits in the little soda shop run by Motoki and his
little sister. She is waiting for the others to finish their
games at the Crown Center and join her. She stares at the
screen of her minicomputer and sighs. So far, no one has any
clue as to who or what the 'Lord Styx' Tisiphone spoke of is,
or if it even exists. Ami sips her green tea and watches
people passing on the sidewalk outside through her window on
the right.::

Ami No more of that horrible water has been passed around...
Everything's quiet, and it seems silly to be thinking about a
new enemy on such a beautiful day... I wish it were over, but
I know it is not, and that scares me- hey... "Hey!"

::Ami is shaken from her thoughts by what she is witnessing.
Outside and across the street, in front of a small flower
shop, Mamoru is handing a single red rose to a young girl.
That girl is not Usagi. Her light blue hair and eyes sparkle
in the bright sunlight as she accepts the flower, blushing.
Mamoru is blushing, as well. The excited girl says something
quickly, probably a thank-you, turns, and runs down the street.
Mamoru watches her go, sighs, and walks in the other direction
with his hands in his pockets and a peculiar smile on his face.
Ami watches all this with fascination, so it is no wonder that
she screams.::

Usa., in Ami's ear "HEY, AMI-CHAN, LOOKING AT A HOT GUY??!!"
Mak., next to Usa. "YOU BETTER NOT STEAL ALL THE GOOD ONES,
AMI-CHAN!!"
Min., next to Mak. "HEY, LET ME SEE, TOO GUYS!!"
Ami, startled "Ack! You guys, you're going to give someone
heart failure if you do that! And I was not looking at BOYS."
Rei "They never learn, do they? Hopeless romantics, how
pathetic!"

::The other girls sit down in the booth with Ami, Makoto and
Usagi across from her, and Minako and Rei next to her.::

Usa. "So, what WERE you looking at if it wasn't a hot guy,
then?"

*~*~*

::Mamoru had walked down the street to his favorite flower
shop. He intended to buy Usagi a flower because he knew how
hard these last battles had been. But when he arrives, his
plans suddenly change. As he purchases the red rose, a young
girl with eyes like clear ice and hair to match bumps him from
behind.::

Girl "Oh! Excuse me, I am so sorry!"
Mam. "No, it's all right!"

::He finds himself staring into her eyes, and looks away. It
is then that he notices the lovely jewel hanging against the
neck of her white dress. It is the same pale blue as her
eyes.::

Mam. "That's a lovely stone, what is it?"
Girl, blushing "Oh, this? It's just something my... Mother
gave me... Not really very valuable."
Mam. "But it's the same beautiful shade as your eyes, and that
makes it priceless."
Girl, blushing more "*giggle* Why, thank you!"
Mam. What was that all about? Am I flirting with this girl?
Don't I need to take this flower to Usagi?
Girl "A man who appreciates such beauty is rare indeed... I
suppose that makes YOU priceless, too... *giggle*"

::Mamoru's face turns slightly red, and somehow, his eyes fall
into hers again. When she speaks her voice sounds distant,
yet very clear.::

Girl "You obviously have good taste in beautiful things,
judging by the rose in your hand. You and I should get
together sometime and discuss these things, things of beauty,
I mean. Oh!"

::The girl pulls back, and Mamoru realizes that her face had
been inches from his. The girl is blushing again.::

Girl "I'm sorry, I suppose I'm being too forward... please,
forgive me-"

::Suddenly, Mamoru takes the girl's hand gently and places the
rose in it.::

Mam. "Not at all. I'll see you at the park tomorrow after
lunch, okay?"
Girl "Oh, of course! I can't wait!"
Mam. "Until tomorrow, then."
Girl "Yes, tomorrow!" turning and running down the street
"Good-bye!"

::As he watches the girl rush off, Mamoru sighs. He blinks
once, then again. He feels as if he has just woken up from
a deep sleep, his eyes heavy. As he turns to leave, he
ponders his actions.::

Mam. What's wrong with me? I'm in love with... with...
Odango Atama. And I didn't even get that girl's name.

*~*~*

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~~~ "Occasionally, another child was born to the present ~~~
~~~Queen, a brother to the princess, but there was always ~~~
~~~only one daughter. The daughter was named after her ~~~
~~~mother: Serenity. I suppose in the beginning, they ~~~
~~~referred to their Queens as Serenity the First, or ~~~
~~~Second, and so on, but after so many years that part ~~~
~~~of the title was dropped because there had been so many~~~
~~~Queens. Then, near the end of the Silver Millennium, ~~~
~~~something odd occured. A second, younger daughter was ~~~
~~~born to Queen Serenity... your great-grandmother." ~~~
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Usa. "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

::Her scream blares throughout the small soda shop, causing
other customers to jump and cover their ears. In her shock,
she stood up and slammed her hands on the table, spilling
everyone's tea, soda, and floats. The Inner Senshi had been
starring at Ami in disbelief, but now, they look around the
room nervously sweat-dropped, apologizing to the other
customers.::

Mak. "Sorry! Heh heh..."
Min. "She's just a little high-strung today!"
Rei, to Usagi "You might wanna lower the volume, Odango, we
ARE in public."
Usa., leaning over table in Ami's face "ARE YOU POSITIVE IT
WAS MAMO-CHAN!!!!!?????"
Ami, frightened "Uh... er... yes..."

::Usagi gasps in air, preparing for a thunderous scream sure
to shatter the windows and soda glasses for miles, but Rei
intervenes, grabbing her by the pigtails and hauling her
toward the door (Kicking and screaming and crying, of
course).::

Rei "Okay, that's enough soda for today, outside you go..."

::The rest follow them out, and Makoto pays Andrew's sister
for the spilled drinks, and a little extra for the
disturbance. Ami trails behind the others a little, afraid of
Usagi's reaction. Once outside, Rei does not relinquish her
death-grip on Usagi's hair.::

Usa. "LEGGO MY HAIR, MY BEAUTIFUL HAIR, OUCH, OWOWOWOW,
PLEASE, LEGGO... WAAAAHHH!"
Rei "Are you going to stop wailing like a Banshee?"
Usa., pouting and crying "*sniff* Yes..."
Rei "PROMISE?"
Usa. "Yes... *sniff, sniff*"
Rei "Cross your heart?"
Usa. "YES, JUST PLEEEEEEZZZZZE LEGGO!"

::Rei drops the pigtails reluctantly. Usagi recoils, rubbing
her head.::

Usa. "Oh, why are you so *sniff* mean to me *sniff, sniff*"
Rei "Don't start CRYING again, either!"
Usa., sticks out tongue "You didn't say I couldn't cry! So,
HA!"
Rei, sticks out tongue, too "You do, an' I'll yank those
Odango right off your head! So, THERE!"
Min., ignoring them "So, Ami, did you recognize the girl
Mamoru gave the rose to?"
Ami "N-"
Usa., jumping in "YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT!!! GIMME THE FACTS"

::Usagi pulls out a small notepad and pencil from her bag,
ready to take notes.::

Usa. "I need to know hair color, eye color, what she was
wearing, what direction she went in, address, school, blood
type, and most importantly, if she's prettier than me!"
Ami, blinking "Uh, well..."
Usa. "Come on, out with it, I don't have all day!!!"
Ami., pointing "She had light blue hair and eyes, and a white
dress on, and she went that way."
Usa., pointing dramatically "Then it is that way I shall go!"
Min. "Wait a minute!"
Mak. "What're you going to do, beat her up?"
Usa. "No... I'm going to spy on her. If she doesn't look too
strong, then I'll yell at her... a lot!"
Rei, sweat-dropping "That scream could crush an army..."
Lun. "What's all this racket about?"

::The group looks down to find Luna and Artemis standing on
the sidewalk. Luna is not a happy kitty.::

Usa. "Oh, Luna! You won't believe-"
Luna "I get the general idea. We could hear you down the
street three blocks away!!"
Art. "We were doing some research on this new enemy 'Lord Styx'
and we found something interesting. I'm afraid it's not that
helpful, though."
Lun. "Yes. Although we couldn't find any information on a
person named 'Styx', Artemis did find some THING named 'Styx'.
It appears to be the name of ancient river in Greece."


*{End Episode 6, part I}*

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