They each had a crystal. Zoicite had managed to get the first crystal, a red one, from a boy who played the crane games in the arcades. Tuxedo Mask came into possession of the orange crystal when it got away from Zoicite while he was occupied with a gaijin minister. And the Senshi came into possession of the yellow crystal when Zoicite dropped the crystal Ryouga held inside him into the waiting hands of Sailor Mercury. Now as they each contemplated what would happen next and when the next crystal would appear each side began to wonder who would gain the upper hand in this situation.
Tuxedo Mask, or rather Mamoru Chiba, wanted the crystals so he could unlock the secrets of who he really was. For a long time Mamoru couldn't remember a part of his childhood and reoccurring dreams told him the crystals were part of a larger crystal that would be the answer to all his questions. Now as he searched for the remaining crystals Mamoru began to wonder whom he could really trust and which side he was really on. Were the Senshi to be trusted or should they be treated no differently than the Dark Kingdom and their youma?
The Senshi wanted the crystals for two reasons. All four of the Senshi and Luna agreed that they needed the crystals in order to find their princess and the Silver Imperium Crystal. But Sailor Moon, commonly known as Son Usagi, wanted to unlock the connection the crystal had to her Saiyan side. Hopefully it would help her become a Super Saiyan like her father, twin brother, and the ego driven Vegeta. But their were times when she feared bringing back the moon would mean the return of the Oozaru, something Usagi didn't want to happen.
For the Dark Kingdom there was only one driving force behind them finding all of the crystals, control of the entire solar system. The seven rainbow colored crystals were the key to releasing the great power of the Dark Kingdom and that power would be used to take over the Earth and the rest of the solar system. With the Silver Imperium Crystal in their possession the Dark Kingdom would become a force to be reckoned with. Nothing was going to stop them from achieving their ultimate goal.
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The Dark Kingdom had only one crystal and this did not sit well with Queen Beryl. Zoicite had failed his last two attempts but Beryl kept the effeminate general on the job because he showed promise and Malachite convinced her that his partner was capable of doing the job. There were other reasons Beryl was angry. Not only did the Dark Kingdom fail to get the last two crystals two of their generals were now dead. Jedite had died at the hands of the Senshi and Nephlite died at the hands of Zoicite's three youma.
Beryl tried to be a patient woman but the constant failure of Zoicite was causing her patience to wear thin. Sitting in the main chamber Queen Beryl waited for the arrival of Zoicite. The effeminate general appeared within the chamber in his usual fashion, a shower of sakura petals. When the petals had vanished the sandy haired general got down on one knee and bowed his head while he waited for Queen Beryl to address him.
"Zoicite you have allowed our enemies to come into possession of another crystal. It was so close and yet you let it slip through your fingers." Beryl snapped at him.
"I apologize for my failure my queen. I will not let it happen again I swear. I promise you I will get the next of the seven crystals even if it costs me my life." Zoicite said.
"See to it that you do." Beryl told him.
Zoicite then pulled out his black crystal and prepared to find the identity of the holder of the next of the seven rainbow crystals.
"Black crystal show me one of the crystal holders!" Zoicite called out.
As the crystal began to glow once again the familiar tendrils of light came out of the crystal and began to show an image. The image was of a young woman in her early twenties with blue eyes and dark hair pulled back in a braid. The woman wore a pair of simple wire framed glasses, tan pants, and a blue top wit a white stripe. In her hands the woman held a painter's pallet and several brushes.
"So this young woman is the next target." Zoicite said.
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Guardians of the Earth
Episode Fourteen: Art Lesson
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Usagi sat in her favorite part of Juban Park doing some people watching. Spring was in full swing and love was in the air. Everywhere she looked on the beautiful Saturday afternoon Usagi saw couple after couple walking hand in hand in the park. Usagi let out a soft sigh of depression. It seemed everyone had someone in their lives. Usagi felt so alone because the one person she thought she had feelings for was the one person Usagi didn't know if she could trust.
"Is Tuxedo Mask my enemy? Can he be trusted? Why…why does he want the Silver Imperium Crystal?" Usagi wondered aloud.
Luna, who had accompanied her, heard what Usagi had said and put in her own thoughts on the whole situation concerning Tuxedo Mask and the crystals.
"If Tuxedo Mask is after the same thing you are then he must be an enemy." Luna said.
Usagi couldn't believe what she was hearing from Luna. She knew that Tuxedo Mask had supported and helped her on several occasions and he couldn't be an enemy if he fought against the Dark Kingdom alongside the Senshi.
"Luna how could you say he's our enemy if he's helped us on several occasions?" Usagi argued.
Luna was about to counter Usagi's argument when an all too familiar voice rang out throughout their current area of the park.
"Usagi! Usagi!" the voice called out.
After a few moments the voice got louder.
"Usagi where are you?" the voice wanted to know.
Then all of a sudden Usagi felt a hand on her arm and a slight tugging. The female Saiyan soon found herself being pulled out of the park by her friend Naru. And as Usagi was being pulled out of the park by Naru the moon rod fell out of her small backpack. Usagi didn't notice the rod was gone and kept on going letting Naru lead the way.
Luna saw the moon rod fall out of Usagi's pack and wondered why the female Saiyan didn't notice it was gone. But that thought was quickly put out of her head when she saw the moon rod bounce close to the park's pond. Running towards the moon rod Luna snatched it up in her mouth just mere moments before it could fall in. Putting the rod on the ground Luna took a moment to catch her breath.
"That girl must really be upset over this whole Tuxedo Mask situation if she didn't even notice the moon rod fall out." Luna said to herself.
With that the lunar feline picked up the rod once again and went to find Usagi.
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Usagi wondered where Naru was taking her. They had left the park and were headed towards the upscale shopping district not too far from the OSA P. The upscale district contained little boutiques, bridal shops, interesting stores selling handmade items, and independent art galleries. Everything in the upscale district was intended for the independent artist. As they went past building after building Usagi asked Naru were they were headed.
"Naru where are you taking me?" she asked.
Naru quickly looked over her shoulder and answered her friend.
"Actually Usagi we're here." Naru said stopping in front of a fancy looking art gallery.
On the outside of the gallery on either side of the large glass doors were two posters advertising the current gallery showing by a promising up and coming artist. One poster showed a building that resembled the Taj Mahal with large pillars on either side and columns that ran down the sides of a large reflecting pool. In the center of the pool was a fountain and in the background was a blanket of stars and a rising Earth. Below the picture was the name of the collection on display, the dates it would be at the gallery, and the name of the artist.
"Moonlight Dreams: A Celestial Romance by Yumeno Yumeni." Usagi read aloud.
"Yeah the collection is only around for two weeks before she changes it." Naru said, "Let's go inside and check out all the paintings."
The two friends walked inside the gallery. Everywhere they looked they could see people looking at the large collection of paintings. There were pictures of gardens, more of the palace, and several of a couple standing on a balcony. And in every picture there was a blanket of stars and the Earth. Most of the illustrations in the collection were of the couple in various poses. Something about the couple intrigued Usagi and attracted her to the painting like metal to a magnet.
Walking over to a nearby painting Usagi looked at the informational placard near the painting. The picture was entitled Serenity and Endymoin and the small paragraph that followed said the couple was named for the one mentioned in the Greek myths. Looking at the painting Usagi saw something that startled her something she was certain the myths never mentioned. The Serenity character in the painting had a Saiyan tail. But not just any Saiyan tail she had a white one. Upon closer inspection the female in the picture had short blonde hair and blue eyes almost the same color as hers. Glancing around the gallery Usagi saw that every single painting had the Earth in the background.
As Usagi continued to look over the paintings of different couples all bearing the names Serenity and Endymoin she felt someone walk up next to her. Looking over to her right Usagi saw Umino standing next to her reading the placard next to the illustration.
"You know they say if you hang one of these paintings over your bed anything you dream about will come true." Umino said.
"I'll have to remember to pick up a poster of one of these paintings." Usagi replied.
The duo was soon joined by Naru and the now trio began looking over the illustrations. Soon they came upon one that didn't feature a couple standing under a star filled sky. This painting was of a young woman sitting on a simple Queen Ann styled chair in a beautiful blue gown with her hair done up in curls.
"Portrait of the artist." Umino read off the placard, "So this is what she looks like."
"What do you mean?" Usagi asked quite confused.
Umino decided to explain things to Usagi.
"Rumor has it no one has ever seen the woman who painted these illustrations in public before." Umino told Usagi.
Usagi looked at the picture and figured if someone who portrayed themselves as a beautiful young woman was in reality very shy about their looks.
"Maybe she's just really shy and not comfortable with how she really looks." Usagi said.
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Most assumptions people had about the elusive and mysterious Yumeno Yumeni were true. The female artist always made certain people never saw photographs or paintings of her true self. Because what most people didn't know was that Yumeni believed she was too plain looking to be a true artist. Yumeni began to believe that she would never look like the women she painted. And so Yumeni never let anyone believe she was the one who painted the ever-popular Moonlight Dreams collection.
Yumeni had a knack for painting and usually painted what she saw in her dreams. Lately those dreams were of a young woman and the man she loved standing under a star filled sky. And because of those dreams Yumeni was inspired to paint pictures that depicted the couple in all sorts of romantic situations. But the couple in the paintings never seemed right.
At one point during the series Yumeni had decided that the woman in the paintings should have a white opposable monkey tail and blonde hair. But for one reason or another all the women who modeled for her just didn't seem right to her. Each time she showed off her collection in another gallery Yumeni would blend in with the crowd and look for her next models hoping she would find the exact ones she was searching for.
And so Yumeni stood in the small upscale gallery watching the people as they came in and out of the gallery hoping one of them would be the right one for her latest paintings. But it seemed to the young artist none of the patrons of the gallery would be right for her paintings. Yumeni decided to give up for the day and head for home.
"Who was I fooling they wouldn't be in this crowd." Yumeni thought aloud.
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Usagi went from the self-portrait back to the pictures of the couple and as she did something caught her eye once again. The picture featured the girl with the tail once more but this time the Endymoin in the painting was different. The Endymoin in the painting was now wearing a tuxedo similar to the one worn by Tuxedo Mask. The couple was standing on a balcony underneath the star filled sky with the Earth in the background. In the painting the couple was facing each other and holding hands and around one of the wrists of the Endymoin character was the white tail. But what shocked Usagi the most was how much the painting resembled her dream.
"Usagi, Earth calling Usagi. You awake there?" Naru asked as she waved a hand in front of her friend's face to get her attention.
"Sorry I thought I'd seen that painting somewhere before." Usagi said.
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Mamoru Chiba wasn't one who went to galleries very often. It wasn't that he disliked art it was because he just didn't have the time to go to them. Most of the time he would pass them by without a second glance but something about the gallery he passed on his way home made him actually want to stop and look at the artwork on display. In the window was a poster advertising the current showing in the small neighborhood gallery. The poster contained a reproduction of a painting currently on display inside the gallery. To most people the poster was nothing special and the painting was okay but to Mamoru the poster seemed to scream come and look at me to him.
Mamoru took the extra time to stop and look at the poster. In the picture there was a young man and woman facing each other holding each other's hands. The young woman was dressed in a simple white gown while the young man had on a tuxedo much like the one he wore when he was Tuxedo Mask. But what shocked him the most was the feeling he had seen the painting somewhere before and the fact that the young woman having a white tail that was currently around the wrist of the young man seemed perfectly natural to him.
As Mamoru continued to stare at the poster a young woman with brown hair and glasses came walking out of the gallery. The young woman had a look of despair upon her face and was looking around for someone or something. And the moment she saw Mamoru the young woman came up to him and glomped onto Mamoru's wrist. Looking the now startled and surprised Mamoru in the eyes the young woman made her intentions clear.
"You are so perfect. Say you'll come with me and be my model." The young woman said.
Mamoru looked at the young woman as though she were crazy. There was no way he was going to model for a complete stranger. But as he would soon find out this young woman wouldn't take no for and answer. She needed him too much.
"Listen I'm afraid I can't be your model." Mamoru tried to explain.
"You can't get out of this that easily." She replied.
Mamoru knew when he was beat and let out a sigh of defeat.
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Usagi had turned her attention from the painting of her dream couple to one of the many landscapes in the gallery. And as she went to look at a painting of a beautiful garden on the moon Usagi spotted Mamoru out of the corner of her eye. The older college student was standing outside the gallery with a woman other than Rei latched onto his arm. Angry at the fact that he was two timing her good friend Usagi prepared to give the older man a piece of her mind.
Walking out the door of the gallery Usagi went over to where Mamoru stood with the unknown woman and began to scold him for his behavior.
"You know Mamoru I'd hate to be in your shoes if Rei saw you." Usagi stated plainly.
Usagi saw Mamoru stiffen up and start to become defensive. She wondered what sort of excuse he was going to come up with for his actions.
"Usagi this isn't what it looks like." Mamoru tried to explain.
Usagi wasn't buying it one bit. Looking at the older man she tried to be civil and hold back using violent means to get her point across.
"You know I don't see what Rei sees in you but I'll try to be nice to you for her sake. I'd hate to see her have her heart broken by you." Usagi replied.
But before Mamoru could say something to her that would further their argument the young woman clutching to his arm turned her attention to Usagi. One look at the blonde Saiyan and the young woman's eyes lit up just before she glomped onto Usagi's arm as well.
"This has to be my lucky day. Now I have the perfect couple to model for me. Please say you'll do it. This is the first time I've seen anyone who looked almost exactly like the person I picture for my artwork." The young woman said.
Usagi didn't know what to say or do. If she went with the young woman and Mamoru then she just might be able to find out who the young woman was and why she needed her and Mamoru to pose for her. Usagi began to wonder if the woman had any connection to the artist who painted the illustrations and if she knew why most of the females had Saiyan tails. So far only a few select people outside her family and the Briefs family knew of the Saiyan existence on Earth.
"I'd be glad to help you out." Usagi said.
Mamoru sighed and tried to explain things to the young woman once again.
"Look I really don't have the time to sit around while you draw my portrait." He explained.
The young woman looked at Mamoru with pleading eyes. She needed him or else the paintings just wouldn't be right.
"If you don't come then my illustrations won't be right. I need the both of you." She pleaded.
Giving the young woman a look of defeat once more Mamoru reluctantly gave in.
"Alright I'll go with you." He finally said.
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It was a nice home and Usagi was surprised to learn that the simple looking young woman who had approached them outside the gallery was actually Yumeno Yumeni the artist behind the Moonlight Dreams collection. She looked nothing like her self-portrait, which had Usagi wondering what she wanted to hide from the rest of the world. It was a shame the rest of the world couldn't get to know the real person behind the beautiful illustrations.
Looking around the home Usagi could see paintings and drawings that looked as though they could be a part of the gallery collection. Most of the illustrations that decked the walls of the home were landscapes. There were beautiful gardens and buildings everywhere. It was no wonder that Yumeni's work was in a gallery. She was very talented when it came to painting and drawing.
Usagi and Mamoru were currently sitting on a small couch in the main room of the home. Yumeni had brought out some tea for them and sat down to begin her work. After a few quick composites Yumeni had all sorts of ideas flowing through her head. One of those ideas featured Usagi and Mamoru dressed in wedding attire and another had Mamoru standing behind Usagi with his head resting on hers while his arms were holding her close to him. They would make great paintings.
"I really appreciate you doing this for me." Yumeni said as she began her next sketch.
"I really enjoy doing this for you." Usagi replied.
"Besides how could we say no to someone like you." Mamoru added.
Usagi looked over at the civil looking Mamoru and found herself starting to see the same things Rei could see in him. He did seem kind and considerate and had an even temper. Usagi could also see what first drew Rei to him. Mamoru was quite handsome. Usagi had never once said he wasn't. Usagi couldn't believe she was thinking these thoughts about the man next to her not when she had strong feelings for Tuxedo Mask.
"Yumeni you won't mind if I ask you something?" Usagi asked the artist.
"No, not at all." Yumeni replied as she turned to another page.
"Why are all of your illustrations of a couple named Serenity and Endymoin?" Usagi wondered.
Yumeni stopped for a moment to think of an answer to Usagi's question before giving one.
"I've been having these dreams off and on for a while about a beautiful kingdom unlike anything I've ever seen. The dreams are so vivid and detailed it's almost like I'm there. I could tell from seeing the Earth in the background that the dreams were taking place on the moon. At first all I was dreaming about were gardens and buildings and I was inspired to paint them. But then I started seeing people in my dreams as well. The first few times I saw them I couldn't see their faces.
"I figured since they were taking place on the moon I'd use one of the old Greek legends I had heard about. That's where the names Serenity and Endymoin came from. In fact, I began to actually use the idea of the couple being Greek. My early paintings of the couple looked like traditional Greek models with dark hair and eyes. They were beautiful but they weren't right.
"As the dreams continued I began to actually see some of the facial features of the couple. That's when I went to a more Roman looking couple. Their hair and eyes as well as their actual faces began to lighten and soften. Still it didn't seem right. Something was off. And then it came to me. I saw a white tail coming from the Serenity figure in my dreams and wrap itself around the wrist of the Endymoin character. It was close but the paintings just didn't seem right." Yumeni said.
Mamoru began wondering what it was in the paintings that Yumeni didn't think looked right.
"What don't you think looked right in the paintings in your work Yumeni?" he asked her.
"It was the couple themselves. The setting was right and I knew the tail was right but I just couldn't seem to get the couple right. Then a few days before I was to set up for my latest showing I had the dream that broke through all the mental barriers. I finally got a good look at the couple. I was only able to paint a few illustrations in time for the opening but it was worth it because I knew that if I could find the right couple I would have enough material for another show. In fact I've been working on a few paintings since the opening of my latest show. But somehow painting this new version of my couple always makes me feel quite sad." Yumeni replied.
Usagi could see the work Yumeni talked about. Getting off the couch the female Saiyan went over to check out the illustrations. Flipping through the paintings Usagi saw a blonde haired young woman with blue eyes sporting the white Saiyan tail. The man in the paintings was quite handsome with his dark hair and eyes. In some paintings he was wearing black and silver armor and in others he was wearing a tuxedo like the one worn by Tuxedo Mask. All of the paintings were breathtaking but it was the last one that caused Usagi to start.
The final painting showed the young couple standing on the balcony. The young woman was in a white gown accented in gold at the bodice with a bow in the back. The young man in the painting was wearing the black and silver armor. And like the painting in the gallery they were facing one another. The female in the painting had an object in her hands and looked as though she was about to give it to the male in the painting. Upon closer inspection Usagi could see the object looked exactly like the pocket watch Tuxedo Mask had dropped during the second battle with Zoicite.
The watch in the painting was only the beginning for when Usagi took a good look at the faces of the couple she was surprised to see how much they looked like her and Mamoru. That was a bit too much for the female Demi-Saiyan. Going back to the couch Usagi decided to change the subject.
"I can see why you chose us." Usagi said, "Tell me Yumeni why is it that no one has recognized you in public before? You look nothing like your self-portrait."
"That's exactly why Usagi. I painted a picture of what I thought other people expected me too look like not what I really look like. As you can see I'm not much to look at." Yumeni replied.
Both Usagi and Mamoru thought Yumeni looked perfectly fine to them. It didn't matter to them what someone looked like on the outside because sometimes simple packages hold the most beautiful things inside them.
"Yumeni it shouldn't matter what you look like on the outside." Mamoru said.
"As much as I hate to agree with him Mamoru is right." Usagi added.
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Time flew by and soon it was time for Mamoru and Usagi to bid farewell to Yumeni and head home for the night. They both had a lot of studying to do for their classes and they needed to get home before it was too late. Mamoru had left before Usagi did and went back to his apartment complex. Usagi waited around a bit and took a look at the preliminary sketches Yumeni had drawn. They were incredible.
After the modeling session was over with Yumeni offered to walk Usagi home. Usagi was more than happy to take the artist up on her offer. And as the pair walked down the streets of the Azabu-Juban neighborhood they began talking about this and that.
"I don't see why you waited for me. You probably wanted to walk home with Mamoru." Yumeni said receiving a strange look from the female Saiyan.
"You've got to be kidding I don't feel that way about Mamoru Chiba. Besides he's already seeing someone right now." Usagi replied a bit on the defensive side.
The pair silently decided to put that conversation out of their heads and start a new one. As they continued along the street they noticed a poster advertising Yumeni's collection at the art gallery in the window of a small boutique. The poster was another copy of the one Mamoru had noticed earlier. And standing near the poster was a small group of older junior high students. Usagi and Yumeni could hear the conversation they were holding.
"I bet whoever painted this is a very beautiful woman." The first girl said.
"Yeah a beautiful person must paint beautiful pictures." The second girl added.
Yumeni noticed the girls begin to head off and hid behind Usagi to hide herself. In their eyes she was beautiful. The shy simple looking artist didn't want to disappoint her fans by showing her true self.
Usagi saw what the young artist had done and wondered what she was so ashamed of. In her opinion Yumeni was worrying too much about what other people thought of how she looked. Where she came from what one looked like didn't matter as much as what one did. If you had an obvious talent you would receive some form of respect from someone. Yumeni had the talent all she needed now was the respect. Usagi was going to be the first person to give it to her.
"Look Yumeni you shouldn't worry about what people say about looks. Worry about making the best art you can. Besides I think you look beautiful and you're a nice person too." Usagi said.
Usagi then took a quick glance at her watch and saw it was getting late.
"Well I have to run. Remember what I said." Usagi said before heading off towards the campus.
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Luna had looked all over the Azabu-Juban neighborhood for Usagi. She went to the female Saiyan's favorite places outside the school and the park and couldn't find her anywhere. Being a cat had its advantages but it also had its disadvantages as well. For one thing she wasn't as fast as Usagi was and so searching an entire neighborhood in one district took quite a long time. And by the time dusk had begun to settle on the city of Tokyo Luna was ready to call it a day and wait for Usagi back in their room.
As Luna began to head back towards the campus she bumped into someone. Looking up Luna saw Usagi munching on a cream filled crepe roll. The lunar feline had come to learn that her charge had a fairly high rate of metabolism. She didn't know if it was because she was a martial artist or if it was because of her Saiyan side. Whatever the reason Usagi expended a lot of calories during the day and usual packed away a lot of food during the day. Putting the moon rod down Luna confronted her charge.
"Usagi I've been looking all over for you. Where were you all day?" Luna said.
Usagi looked down and noticed Luna and the moon rod. She hadn't noticed the rod was missing from her pack and knew she was in for it from Luna. I'm in for it now, she thought.
"Naru took me to see a show at one of the local art galleries. After that I ran into the woman who painted the illustrations in the show and helped her with her next work." Usagi explained.
Luna could understand how someone could loose track of time when they were out with their friends but the moon rod was very important and not to be let out of Usagi's sight for one moment. The fact that she almost lost it in the lake at the park had Luna worried. Maybe Usagi had too many things going on in her life and got easily sidetracked. Maybe the moon rod would be better taken care of in the hands of one of the other Senshi.
"Here you might need this." Luna said placing a paw on the moon rod.
Usagi picked up the moon rod and braced herself for whatever punishment Luna might give her. Usagi had survived many a tongue-lashing from her mother Chichi and knew how to soften the blow. It was something every single member of her family had learned how to do even five year old Goten.
"Okay Luna let's hear it. I was irresponsible and careless and almost lost the moon rod. I shouldn't be allowed to even have it and you just might be rethinking you decision." Usagi said.
Luna sighed before responding to what Usagi had said.
"Yes it was careless of you to not notice the moon rod was even missing. And yes I have been thinking about giving the moon rod to one of the other Senshi. But I'm not going to. You were chosen the leader of the Senshi for a good reason. Someone at Central must know about your past experiences and have decided you would make a good leader based on that. I agree with them." Luna replied.
Usagi was surprised her guardian didn't give her the much deserved tongue-lashing she was expecting. Maybe Luna thought that Usagi had learned her lesson. With the right look on her face Luna could instill fear in Usagi, fear that would get her to listen to anything she said.
As Usagi tried to better stow the moon rod in her small pack the small crystal on the handle of the rod began to glow indicating another rainbow crystal. Pointing the moon rod in several different directions Usagi was surprised to see it begin to glow brighter in the direction she had just come from.
"Luna I think we just might have another rainbow crystal." Usagi said.
Luna replied with a simple nod and followed Usagi's lead. They had to get to the rainbow crystal before the Dark Kingdom did. Luna didn't want Zoicite to get his hands on another crystal and at the moment she wasn't too certain if she wanted Tuxedo Mask to have another one as well.
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Zoicite had found his next target. The artist Yumeno Yumeni had almost reached her house when the effeminate dark general spotted the young woman the black crystal had told him held the next rainbow crystal. The sandy haired general was about to confront the artist when she spotted him first. Looking in his direction Yumeni noticed his handsome almost feminine beauty and came over to him.
"You're a very handsome individual sir." Yumeni told Zoicite.
Zoicite almost flustered and flushed at the comment made by Yumeni but caught himself before his cheeks began to show a slight pink tone to them. Gathering his wits and turning his focus back to the task at hand Zoicite pulled out his black crystal and prepared to get the crystal from Yumeni.
"I don't have time for your idle conversation. I have a task to complete and you are a large part of it. Soon you will return to your true self." Zoicite began, "Rainbow crystal I command you to come forth!"
Zoicite held the black crystal in front of Yumeni as he called forth its power. The crystal began to glow as it began to pull the rainbow crystal out of Yumeni's body. When the crystal was out of the body of the artist she began to cry out in pain as the transformation began to take place. Soon the shy and talented Yumeni was no more and standing in her place was a female warrior of the Dark Kingdom.
The youma was a sight to behold. Standing at the same height as Yumeni the female youma had blue gray skin and wings like an angel. Her eyes were dark and mysterious and her hair was long and dark. On her body she wore long flowing white robes with golden adornments on the robes and around her head. She was Bina warrior of the shadows.
"Those fools the Sailor Senshi and their ally Tuxedo Mask are bound to show up here soon. We will set a trap for them and wait inside the house. When they arrive we will destroy them." Zoicite commanded.
"Yes my master." Bina replied.
With that master and youma went into the house to prepare for the arrival of either the Senshi or Tuxedo Mask. Soon the real fun was about to begin.
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Usagi ran down the street with Luna in her arms. Going at an incredibly fast pace the female Saiyan followed the moon rod's directions to Yumeni's home in under ten minutes. Recognizing the house Usagi began to worry that something might have happened to Yumeni especially if she was the next carrier of a rainbow crystal. Going to the front window of the house Usagi peered inside to make certain everything was alright. But when the female Demi-Saiyan looked inside the home she saw a sight which had her fighting to keep her Saiyan side in check. Yumeni was no longer Yumeni instead she was now a Dark Kingdom youma. Usagi was going to need help and fast.
Pulling out her communicator Usagi pressed the all call button to reach the other three Senshi. After a brief moment's wait Usagi got the response she was hoping for.
"Ami here." Ami said.
"This Rei go ahead." Rei added.
"Makoto here, what's up." Makoto wanted to know.
Usagi gave the girls the condensed version of what was going on.
"Guys Luna and I have found another crystal carrier and she's already become a youma." Usagi told the other Senshi, "There's no time to give you directions to our location so I'm switching on my distress signal. You can track it with your communicators."
"We'll be there as soon as we can Usagi." Makoto answered for the others.
"Be careful until we get there." Ami added out of concern Usagi might get carried away.
"Don't worry guys I'll be fine." Usagi reassured her friends.
With that Usagi ended the conversation and pressed the distress call button so the others could find her in time. Once that was done Usagi pulled out her broach and transformed.
"Moon Prism Power!" she called out.
When the light show had faded Usagi stood ready to battle the youma and a possible dark general as Sailor Moon.
Mere moments after the transformation was complete Zoicite and Bina bolted from the house. The pair of Dark Kingdom minions made their way through the streets of the Azabu-Juban neighborhood trying to avoid being seen by Sailor Moon. The effeminate general believed they had made a clean getaway when they entered into a construction site. But they were unaware Sailor Moon had caught up with them in the construction site.
"Hold it right there Zoicite!" Sailor Moon called out, "I am the sailor suited soldier of the moon Sailor Moon and in the name of the moon I shall punish you."
Zoicite was unimpressed by Sailor Moon's little speech and began laughing.
"You think your puny little speech can stop us. Well you are sadly mistaken Miss Moon." Zoicite replied, "Bina eliminate Miss Moon."
The youma that was once Yumeni pulled out a large black marking pen and powered up for her first move. When her Ki was at its peak Yumeni began attacking in a most peculiar manner. Bina began to draw what looked like a large boulder. When the sketch was finished the female youma grabbed the boulder and hurled it at Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon dodged boulder after boulder that was being thrown at her. After a few solid minutes of trying to avoid getting smashed with a boulder Sailor Moon turned and prepared to take the next boulder head on with her tiara. But before she could use her patented attack Tuxedo Mask came and pulled her to safety.
"Thanks for the assist Tuxedo Mask." Sailor Moon said.
"Anytime Sailor Moon." Tuxedo Mask replied.
Zoicite used the two warriors slight distraction to try and escape without being seen but Tuxedo Mask noticed Zoicite leaving the area and went after him. And with Zoicite out of the way Sailor Moon could fully concentrate on dealing with Bina.
Sailor Moon tried not to attack Bina. She didn't want to harm the youma in any way before she had a chance to return her to the talented artist she had met earlier in the day.
"Please return to Yumeni. Please remember your kind heart. You aren't like this. You should be painting beautiful illustrations not fighting and hurting people." Sailor Moon pleaded.
Bina didn't listen to a word of what Sailor Moon had to say. The youma began to power up for another attack. But before she could pull off her attack two distinct and familiar voices rang out through the construction site.
"Mars Fire Ignite!" the first voice called out.
"Supreme Thunder!" the second voice added.
Sailor Moon and the youma looked in the direction of the voices and saw the rest of the Senshi standing on a pile of lumber. Bina took the opportunity to pull out her pen and began to draw another boulder and hurtled it towards the Senshi. Mercury saw the boulder heading for them and made a defensive maneuver using her bubbles.
"Mercury Bubbles Blast!" Mercury called out.
The bubbles collided with the boulder stopping the attack in time.
Sailor Moon upon seeing the other Senshi had things under control decided to go off in the direction Tuxedo Mask and Zoicite had gone. The female Saiyan wanted to see if there was anything she could do to help Tuxedo Mask in his fight with Zoicite.
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Tuxedo Mask had followed Zoicite to another section of the construction site. They had climbed to what would eventually become the sixth floor of a twelve story high rise building. Zoicite had the one thing Tuxedo Mask wanted the green rainbow crystal. Zoicite was not about to give up the crystal very easily. Not at least without a fight. And so the two warriors found themselves dueling it out high above the streets of Tokyo. Tuxedo Mask using his cane and roses and Zoicite using his pink crystal shard attack.
By the time Sailor Moon had arrived on the scene of the battle the effeminate general and the dapper defender were wearing each other down. Zoicite had fired off another blast and Tuxedo Mask had defended against the attack by twirling his cane around like a propeller to block the blast from touching him. Then he retaliated by flinging a rose at the dark general who easily dodged it. All in all the two combatants were evenly matched.
Zoicite tried to get the upper hand in the situation and sneak behind Tuxedo Mask to fire a blast at his back. Sailor Moon detected the sudden rise in the Ki level of the sandy haired general and prepared to send her own attack towards the general. Placing her thumb and forefinger on her tiara Sailor Moon charged it with her Ki and prepared to use it against Zoicite.
"Moon Tiara Magic!" Sailor Moon called out before sending the energy disk towards Zoicite.
The glowing energy disk didn't do much damage to the dark general but it did do the job Sailor Moon had intended. The disk had stopped Zoicite from getting in a sneak attack on Tuxedo Mask. Tuxedo Mask turned to face Sailor Moon and give her his thanks for her backup.
"Thanks for the assistance Sailor Moon." He said.
"Anytime. Besides you help me out on many occasions it's the least I could do." She replied.
Sailor Moon then turned her attention to the dark general on the I-beam and flared her Ki to a very noticeable level. The visible Ki flared around her body in the familiar blue and yellow hues. Not wanting to fail another mission Zoicite decided it would be best to run off and be able to fight again than get a severe beating at the hands of the female Saiyan. And so the sandy haired general left the construction site in the customary shower of sakura petals.
With Zoicite out of the way Sailor Moon could get the other reason she had come to the construction site out of the way. Sailor Moon needed to know if she would be able to trust Tuxedo Mask. As she turned to face the tuxedo clad warrior she noticed he had the watch she had been carrying in his hands. Looking down at the watch Tuxedo Mask let one word escape his lips.
"Princess." He whispered with great emotion.
"Do you know anything about our princess?" Sailor Moon asked him.
"I really don't know much about your princess Sailor Moon. I'm sorry." He told her.
Sailor Moon then decided to ask Tuxedo Mask the more important question on her mind.
"Tuxedo Mask are you our friend or our enemy?" she wanted to know.
"We are both after the rainbow crystals. In that regard I am your enemy. But I will help you when it comes to the dark generals." He said.
Sailor Moon felt a lump form in her throat and swallowed hard.
"I was afraid of that." She said softly.
"You seemed to have dropped this Sailor Moon." Tuxedo Mask said giving her the watch back.
Sailor Moon saw the watch and wondered why he was returning something that was rightfully his to begin with.
"But isn't that your watch? You did drop it first not too long ago." She wanted to know.
"You keep it for a while. I have a feeling it will be in better hands. Also I want you to make certain the crystal you have remains safe." Tuxedo Mask replied
"Don't worry both the watch and the crystal will be safe. I just hope we don't have to be enemies for long." Sailor Moon said as she took the watch.
With that Tuxedo Mask left the construction site and Sailor Moon. As she watched him leave the female Saiyan suddenly remembered the Senshi were still fighting Bina.
"Oh no I almost forgot all about the youma." Sailor Moon thought aloud.
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By the time Sailor Moon returned to the scene of the battle she could tell the Senshi had done a very good job of weakening the youma. Bina's Ki level was quite low and could easily be returned to Yumeni. As she pulled out the moon rod Jupiter asked her if she got a rainbow crystal from either Zoicite or Tuxedo Mask.
"Did you get it?" Jupiter wanted to know.
"I'm afraid not. Zoicite left the site too quickly and Tuxedo Mask just won't give up the one he has. He said he'd continue to help us as far as the youma are concerned but don't count on him to give up any crystals he might have." Sailor Moon told the others.
With that said Sailor Moon prepared to return Yumeni to her true self.
"Moon Healing Activation!" she called out.
The youma Bina was surrounded by a shower of intense light and with one final screeching yell she returned to the gentle artist Yumeni. When the Senshi were convinced she would be alright they left the construction site to let the authorities take care of things.
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A few days had passed since the incident at the construction site and Mamoru and Usagi were at the gallery with Yumeni. Yumeni had finished the illustration she was working on for the gallery showing and wanted the pair to be the first ones to see it. The young artist knew they would like the way the illustration had turned out. When she removed the cloth covering the illustration both Usagi and Mamoru were surprised by what they saw.
The illustration was similar to some of the other illustrations except this time the Serenity character in the painting sported the exact same hairstyle as Usagi. In fact the female Saiyan began to wonder if she would really look the way the woman in the painting did if she still had her tail. The Endymoin character now had a softer face and more expressive eyes that were full of love for his princess. The couple was standing on the balcony again and like the painting in Yumeni's house they were wearing the white dress and armor the dream versions had on. But instead of the Serenity character giving the Endymoin character a watch the couple was in a loving embrace with Endymoin's arms wrapped around Serenity and her tail wrapped around the wrist holding onto her waist. All in all the illustration was the most beautiful thing the pair had seen.
"That painting has to be the best thing you've ever done." Usagi said.
"I have to agree with her. I like the way it turned out." Mamoru added.
"Thank you very much. I'm glad you like the way it turned out." Yumeni replied.
Usagi smiled at Yumeni and as she did she noticed something out of the corner of her eye. The self-portrait Yumeni had painted before had been replaced with a new one. This time the painting showed the artist as she truly was. She was still sitting in the Queen Ann chair but this time she had on a simple blue shirt dress and wore her glasses with her hair in its familiar braid. Usagi was proud that Yumeni was finally comfortable with letting people see the real person behind the illustrations.
"Wow, you changed your self-portrait Yumeni." Usagi said.
"Yes, and I want to thank you for convincing me that I should let people see the real me." Yumeni replied with a great big smile on her face.
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Finally another episode finished! And surprise, surprise I found my original notes! They were with me all the time and I just didn't realize it oh well. It took way too long to finish this one and I apologize for that. First I was in Boston which was a great time and then I went on one of my usual weekend jaunts to Wisconsin. When I got back Fanfiction.net was down for the count for a while and I just didn't feel like writing very much besides I had more important things to attend to like a birthday last Sunday. I guess it's partly because this particular episode was a bit on the dull side originally. Don't worry though things will pick up soon.
There really isn't much to explain about this episode. The illustrations were pretty much left the way the animators made them look in the original episode all I did was add the Saiyan tail to some of them. What's more important about this episode is that Usagi is starting to actually see something good in Mamoru. I know all you Mamoru haters out there would rather see her with Ryouga but I'm putting the lost boy with Makoto. I've also got her wondering who she can really trust in this whole battle for the rainbow crystals. It'll make her think twice about letting Tuxedo Mask get his hands on another crystal.
Speaking of crystals and Makoto the next episode has the Senshi of Thunder beginning to explore her feelings towards Ryouga when she finds something out about her crush Motoki. It looks like our favorite arcade employee has himself a girlfriend and she's been offered the chance of a lifetime. Will she take the offer and travel far away or will she stay in Tokyo with Motoki and how will Usagi and Makoto handle the situation? And why does Zoicite have his eyes on Motoki's girlfriend. The answers to all this and more in episode fifteen Motoki's Girl.
Tuxedo Mask, or rather Mamoru Chiba, wanted the crystals so he could unlock the secrets of who he really was. For a long time Mamoru couldn't remember a part of his childhood and reoccurring dreams told him the crystals were part of a larger crystal that would be the answer to all his questions. Now as he searched for the remaining crystals Mamoru began to wonder whom he could really trust and which side he was really on. Were the Senshi to be trusted or should they be treated no differently than the Dark Kingdom and their youma?
The Senshi wanted the crystals for two reasons. All four of the Senshi and Luna agreed that they needed the crystals in order to find their princess and the Silver Imperium Crystal. But Sailor Moon, commonly known as Son Usagi, wanted to unlock the connection the crystal had to her Saiyan side. Hopefully it would help her become a Super Saiyan like her father, twin brother, and the ego driven Vegeta. But their were times when she feared bringing back the moon would mean the return of the Oozaru, something Usagi didn't want to happen.
For the Dark Kingdom there was only one driving force behind them finding all of the crystals, control of the entire solar system. The seven rainbow colored crystals were the key to releasing the great power of the Dark Kingdom and that power would be used to take over the Earth and the rest of the solar system. With the Silver Imperium Crystal in their possession the Dark Kingdom would become a force to be reckoned with. Nothing was going to stop them from achieving their ultimate goal.
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The Dark Kingdom had only one crystal and this did not sit well with Queen Beryl. Zoicite had failed his last two attempts but Beryl kept the effeminate general on the job because he showed promise and Malachite convinced her that his partner was capable of doing the job. There were other reasons Beryl was angry. Not only did the Dark Kingdom fail to get the last two crystals two of their generals were now dead. Jedite had died at the hands of the Senshi and Nephlite died at the hands of Zoicite's three youma.
Beryl tried to be a patient woman but the constant failure of Zoicite was causing her patience to wear thin. Sitting in the main chamber Queen Beryl waited for the arrival of Zoicite. The effeminate general appeared within the chamber in his usual fashion, a shower of sakura petals. When the petals had vanished the sandy haired general got down on one knee and bowed his head while he waited for Queen Beryl to address him.
"Zoicite you have allowed our enemies to come into possession of another crystal. It was so close and yet you let it slip through your fingers." Beryl snapped at him.
"I apologize for my failure my queen. I will not let it happen again I swear. I promise you I will get the next of the seven crystals even if it costs me my life." Zoicite said.
"See to it that you do." Beryl told him.
Zoicite then pulled out his black crystal and prepared to find the identity of the holder of the next of the seven rainbow crystals.
"Black crystal show me one of the crystal holders!" Zoicite called out.
As the crystal began to glow once again the familiar tendrils of light came out of the crystal and began to show an image. The image was of a young woman in her early twenties with blue eyes and dark hair pulled back in a braid. The woman wore a pair of simple wire framed glasses, tan pants, and a blue top wit a white stripe. In her hands the woman held a painter's pallet and several brushes.
"So this young woman is the next target." Zoicite said.
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Guardians of the Earth
Episode Fourteen: Art Lesson
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Usagi sat in her favorite part of Juban Park doing some people watching. Spring was in full swing and love was in the air. Everywhere she looked on the beautiful Saturday afternoon Usagi saw couple after couple walking hand in hand in the park. Usagi let out a soft sigh of depression. It seemed everyone had someone in their lives. Usagi felt so alone because the one person she thought she had feelings for was the one person Usagi didn't know if she could trust.
"Is Tuxedo Mask my enemy? Can he be trusted? Why…why does he want the Silver Imperium Crystal?" Usagi wondered aloud.
Luna, who had accompanied her, heard what Usagi had said and put in her own thoughts on the whole situation concerning Tuxedo Mask and the crystals.
"If Tuxedo Mask is after the same thing you are then he must be an enemy." Luna said.
Usagi couldn't believe what she was hearing from Luna. She knew that Tuxedo Mask had supported and helped her on several occasions and he couldn't be an enemy if he fought against the Dark Kingdom alongside the Senshi.
"Luna how could you say he's our enemy if he's helped us on several occasions?" Usagi argued.
Luna was about to counter Usagi's argument when an all too familiar voice rang out throughout their current area of the park.
"Usagi! Usagi!" the voice called out.
After a few moments the voice got louder.
"Usagi where are you?" the voice wanted to know.
Then all of a sudden Usagi felt a hand on her arm and a slight tugging. The female Saiyan soon found herself being pulled out of the park by her friend Naru. And as Usagi was being pulled out of the park by Naru the moon rod fell out of her small backpack. Usagi didn't notice the rod was gone and kept on going letting Naru lead the way.
Luna saw the moon rod fall out of Usagi's pack and wondered why the female Saiyan didn't notice it was gone. But that thought was quickly put out of her head when she saw the moon rod bounce close to the park's pond. Running towards the moon rod Luna snatched it up in her mouth just mere moments before it could fall in. Putting the rod on the ground Luna took a moment to catch her breath.
"That girl must really be upset over this whole Tuxedo Mask situation if she didn't even notice the moon rod fall out." Luna said to herself.
With that the lunar feline picked up the rod once again and went to find Usagi.
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Usagi wondered where Naru was taking her. They had left the park and were headed towards the upscale shopping district not too far from the OSA P. The upscale district contained little boutiques, bridal shops, interesting stores selling handmade items, and independent art galleries. Everything in the upscale district was intended for the independent artist. As they went past building after building Usagi asked Naru were they were headed.
"Naru where are you taking me?" she asked.
Naru quickly looked over her shoulder and answered her friend.
"Actually Usagi we're here." Naru said stopping in front of a fancy looking art gallery.
On the outside of the gallery on either side of the large glass doors were two posters advertising the current gallery showing by a promising up and coming artist. One poster showed a building that resembled the Taj Mahal with large pillars on either side and columns that ran down the sides of a large reflecting pool. In the center of the pool was a fountain and in the background was a blanket of stars and a rising Earth. Below the picture was the name of the collection on display, the dates it would be at the gallery, and the name of the artist.
"Moonlight Dreams: A Celestial Romance by Yumeno Yumeni." Usagi read aloud.
"Yeah the collection is only around for two weeks before she changes it." Naru said, "Let's go inside and check out all the paintings."
The two friends walked inside the gallery. Everywhere they looked they could see people looking at the large collection of paintings. There were pictures of gardens, more of the palace, and several of a couple standing on a balcony. And in every picture there was a blanket of stars and the Earth. Most of the illustrations in the collection were of the couple in various poses. Something about the couple intrigued Usagi and attracted her to the painting like metal to a magnet.
Walking over to a nearby painting Usagi looked at the informational placard near the painting. The picture was entitled Serenity and Endymoin and the small paragraph that followed said the couple was named for the one mentioned in the Greek myths. Looking at the painting Usagi saw something that startled her something she was certain the myths never mentioned. The Serenity character in the painting had a Saiyan tail. But not just any Saiyan tail she had a white one. Upon closer inspection the female in the picture had short blonde hair and blue eyes almost the same color as hers. Glancing around the gallery Usagi saw that every single painting had the Earth in the background.
As Usagi continued to look over the paintings of different couples all bearing the names Serenity and Endymoin she felt someone walk up next to her. Looking over to her right Usagi saw Umino standing next to her reading the placard next to the illustration.
"You know they say if you hang one of these paintings over your bed anything you dream about will come true." Umino said.
"I'll have to remember to pick up a poster of one of these paintings." Usagi replied.
The duo was soon joined by Naru and the now trio began looking over the illustrations. Soon they came upon one that didn't feature a couple standing under a star filled sky. This painting was of a young woman sitting on a simple Queen Ann styled chair in a beautiful blue gown with her hair done up in curls.
"Portrait of the artist." Umino read off the placard, "So this is what she looks like."
"What do you mean?" Usagi asked quite confused.
Umino decided to explain things to Usagi.
"Rumor has it no one has ever seen the woman who painted these illustrations in public before." Umino told Usagi.
Usagi looked at the picture and figured if someone who portrayed themselves as a beautiful young woman was in reality very shy about their looks.
"Maybe she's just really shy and not comfortable with how she really looks." Usagi said.
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Most assumptions people had about the elusive and mysterious Yumeno Yumeni were true. The female artist always made certain people never saw photographs or paintings of her true self. Because what most people didn't know was that Yumeni believed she was too plain looking to be a true artist. Yumeni began to believe that she would never look like the women she painted. And so Yumeni never let anyone believe she was the one who painted the ever-popular Moonlight Dreams collection.
Yumeni had a knack for painting and usually painted what she saw in her dreams. Lately those dreams were of a young woman and the man she loved standing under a star filled sky. And because of those dreams Yumeni was inspired to paint pictures that depicted the couple in all sorts of romantic situations. But the couple in the paintings never seemed right.
At one point during the series Yumeni had decided that the woman in the paintings should have a white opposable monkey tail and blonde hair. But for one reason or another all the women who modeled for her just didn't seem right to her. Each time she showed off her collection in another gallery Yumeni would blend in with the crowd and look for her next models hoping she would find the exact ones she was searching for.
And so Yumeni stood in the small upscale gallery watching the people as they came in and out of the gallery hoping one of them would be the right one for her latest paintings. But it seemed to the young artist none of the patrons of the gallery would be right for her paintings. Yumeni decided to give up for the day and head for home.
"Who was I fooling they wouldn't be in this crowd." Yumeni thought aloud.
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Usagi went from the self-portrait back to the pictures of the couple and as she did something caught her eye once again. The picture featured the girl with the tail once more but this time the Endymoin in the painting was different. The Endymoin in the painting was now wearing a tuxedo similar to the one worn by Tuxedo Mask. The couple was standing on a balcony underneath the star filled sky with the Earth in the background. In the painting the couple was facing each other and holding hands and around one of the wrists of the Endymoin character was the white tail. But what shocked Usagi the most was how much the painting resembled her dream.
"Usagi, Earth calling Usagi. You awake there?" Naru asked as she waved a hand in front of her friend's face to get her attention.
"Sorry I thought I'd seen that painting somewhere before." Usagi said.
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Mamoru Chiba wasn't one who went to galleries very often. It wasn't that he disliked art it was because he just didn't have the time to go to them. Most of the time he would pass them by without a second glance but something about the gallery he passed on his way home made him actually want to stop and look at the artwork on display. In the window was a poster advertising the current showing in the small neighborhood gallery. The poster contained a reproduction of a painting currently on display inside the gallery. To most people the poster was nothing special and the painting was okay but to Mamoru the poster seemed to scream come and look at me to him.
Mamoru took the extra time to stop and look at the poster. In the picture there was a young man and woman facing each other holding each other's hands. The young woman was dressed in a simple white gown while the young man had on a tuxedo much like the one he wore when he was Tuxedo Mask. But what shocked him the most was the feeling he had seen the painting somewhere before and the fact that the young woman having a white tail that was currently around the wrist of the young man seemed perfectly natural to him.
As Mamoru continued to stare at the poster a young woman with brown hair and glasses came walking out of the gallery. The young woman had a look of despair upon her face and was looking around for someone or something. And the moment she saw Mamoru the young woman came up to him and glomped onto Mamoru's wrist. Looking the now startled and surprised Mamoru in the eyes the young woman made her intentions clear.
"You are so perfect. Say you'll come with me and be my model." The young woman said.
Mamoru looked at the young woman as though she were crazy. There was no way he was going to model for a complete stranger. But as he would soon find out this young woman wouldn't take no for and answer. She needed him too much.
"Listen I'm afraid I can't be your model." Mamoru tried to explain.
"You can't get out of this that easily." She replied.
Mamoru knew when he was beat and let out a sigh of defeat.
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Usagi had turned her attention from the painting of her dream couple to one of the many landscapes in the gallery. And as she went to look at a painting of a beautiful garden on the moon Usagi spotted Mamoru out of the corner of her eye. The older college student was standing outside the gallery with a woman other than Rei latched onto his arm. Angry at the fact that he was two timing her good friend Usagi prepared to give the older man a piece of her mind.
Walking out the door of the gallery Usagi went over to where Mamoru stood with the unknown woman and began to scold him for his behavior.
"You know Mamoru I'd hate to be in your shoes if Rei saw you." Usagi stated plainly.
Usagi saw Mamoru stiffen up and start to become defensive. She wondered what sort of excuse he was going to come up with for his actions.
"Usagi this isn't what it looks like." Mamoru tried to explain.
Usagi wasn't buying it one bit. Looking at the older man she tried to be civil and hold back using violent means to get her point across.
"You know I don't see what Rei sees in you but I'll try to be nice to you for her sake. I'd hate to see her have her heart broken by you." Usagi replied.
But before Mamoru could say something to her that would further their argument the young woman clutching to his arm turned her attention to Usagi. One look at the blonde Saiyan and the young woman's eyes lit up just before she glomped onto Usagi's arm as well.
"This has to be my lucky day. Now I have the perfect couple to model for me. Please say you'll do it. This is the first time I've seen anyone who looked almost exactly like the person I picture for my artwork." The young woman said.
Usagi didn't know what to say or do. If she went with the young woman and Mamoru then she just might be able to find out who the young woman was and why she needed her and Mamoru to pose for her. Usagi began to wonder if the woman had any connection to the artist who painted the illustrations and if she knew why most of the females had Saiyan tails. So far only a few select people outside her family and the Briefs family knew of the Saiyan existence on Earth.
"I'd be glad to help you out." Usagi said.
Mamoru sighed and tried to explain things to the young woman once again.
"Look I really don't have the time to sit around while you draw my portrait." He explained.
The young woman looked at Mamoru with pleading eyes. She needed him or else the paintings just wouldn't be right.
"If you don't come then my illustrations won't be right. I need the both of you." She pleaded.
Giving the young woman a look of defeat once more Mamoru reluctantly gave in.
"Alright I'll go with you." He finally said.
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It was a nice home and Usagi was surprised to learn that the simple looking young woman who had approached them outside the gallery was actually Yumeno Yumeni the artist behind the Moonlight Dreams collection. She looked nothing like her self-portrait, which had Usagi wondering what she wanted to hide from the rest of the world. It was a shame the rest of the world couldn't get to know the real person behind the beautiful illustrations.
Looking around the home Usagi could see paintings and drawings that looked as though they could be a part of the gallery collection. Most of the illustrations that decked the walls of the home were landscapes. There were beautiful gardens and buildings everywhere. It was no wonder that Yumeni's work was in a gallery. She was very talented when it came to painting and drawing.
Usagi and Mamoru were currently sitting on a small couch in the main room of the home. Yumeni had brought out some tea for them and sat down to begin her work. After a few quick composites Yumeni had all sorts of ideas flowing through her head. One of those ideas featured Usagi and Mamoru dressed in wedding attire and another had Mamoru standing behind Usagi with his head resting on hers while his arms were holding her close to him. They would make great paintings.
"I really appreciate you doing this for me." Yumeni said as she began her next sketch.
"I really enjoy doing this for you." Usagi replied.
"Besides how could we say no to someone like you." Mamoru added.
Usagi looked over at the civil looking Mamoru and found herself starting to see the same things Rei could see in him. He did seem kind and considerate and had an even temper. Usagi could also see what first drew Rei to him. Mamoru was quite handsome. Usagi had never once said he wasn't. Usagi couldn't believe she was thinking these thoughts about the man next to her not when she had strong feelings for Tuxedo Mask.
"Yumeni you won't mind if I ask you something?" Usagi asked the artist.
"No, not at all." Yumeni replied as she turned to another page.
"Why are all of your illustrations of a couple named Serenity and Endymoin?" Usagi wondered.
Yumeni stopped for a moment to think of an answer to Usagi's question before giving one.
"I've been having these dreams off and on for a while about a beautiful kingdom unlike anything I've ever seen. The dreams are so vivid and detailed it's almost like I'm there. I could tell from seeing the Earth in the background that the dreams were taking place on the moon. At first all I was dreaming about were gardens and buildings and I was inspired to paint them. But then I started seeing people in my dreams as well. The first few times I saw them I couldn't see their faces.
"I figured since they were taking place on the moon I'd use one of the old Greek legends I had heard about. That's where the names Serenity and Endymoin came from. In fact, I began to actually use the idea of the couple being Greek. My early paintings of the couple looked like traditional Greek models with dark hair and eyes. They were beautiful but they weren't right.
"As the dreams continued I began to actually see some of the facial features of the couple. That's when I went to a more Roman looking couple. Their hair and eyes as well as their actual faces began to lighten and soften. Still it didn't seem right. Something was off. And then it came to me. I saw a white tail coming from the Serenity figure in my dreams and wrap itself around the wrist of the Endymoin character. It was close but the paintings just didn't seem right." Yumeni said.
Mamoru began wondering what it was in the paintings that Yumeni didn't think looked right.
"What don't you think looked right in the paintings in your work Yumeni?" he asked her.
"It was the couple themselves. The setting was right and I knew the tail was right but I just couldn't seem to get the couple right. Then a few days before I was to set up for my latest showing I had the dream that broke through all the mental barriers. I finally got a good look at the couple. I was only able to paint a few illustrations in time for the opening but it was worth it because I knew that if I could find the right couple I would have enough material for another show. In fact I've been working on a few paintings since the opening of my latest show. But somehow painting this new version of my couple always makes me feel quite sad." Yumeni replied.
Usagi could see the work Yumeni talked about. Getting off the couch the female Saiyan went over to check out the illustrations. Flipping through the paintings Usagi saw a blonde haired young woman with blue eyes sporting the white Saiyan tail. The man in the paintings was quite handsome with his dark hair and eyes. In some paintings he was wearing black and silver armor and in others he was wearing a tuxedo like the one worn by Tuxedo Mask. All of the paintings were breathtaking but it was the last one that caused Usagi to start.
The final painting showed the young couple standing on the balcony. The young woman was in a white gown accented in gold at the bodice with a bow in the back. The young man in the painting was wearing the black and silver armor. And like the painting in the gallery they were facing one another. The female in the painting had an object in her hands and looked as though she was about to give it to the male in the painting. Upon closer inspection Usagi could see the object looked exactly like the pocket watch Tuxedo Mask had dropped during the second battle with Zoicite.
The watch in the painting was only the beginning for when Usagi took a good look at the faces of the couple she was surprised to see how much they looked like her and Mamoru. That was a bit too much for the female Demi-Saiyan. Going back to the couch Usagi decided to change the subject.
"I can see why you chose us." Usagi said, "Tell me Yumeni why is it that no one has recognized you in public before? You look nothing like your self-portrait."
"That's exactly why Usagi. I painted a picture of what I thought other people expected me too look like not what I really look like. As you can see I'm not much to look at." Yumeni replied.
Both Usagi and Mamoru thought Yumeni looked perfectly fine to them. It didn't matter to them what someone looked like on the outside because sometimes simple packages hold the most beautiful things inside them.
"Yumeni it shouldn't matter what you look like on the outside." Mamoru said.
"As much as I hate to agree with him Mamoru is right." Usagi added.
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Time flew by and soon it was time for Mamoru and Usagi to bid farewell to Yumeni and head home for the night. They both had a lot of studying to do for their classes and they needed to get home before it was too late. Mamoru had left before Usagi did and went back to his apartment complex. Usagi waited around a bit and took a look at the preliminary sketches Yumeni had drawn. They were incredible.
After the modeling session was over with Yumeni offered to walk Usagi home. Usagi was more than happy to take the artist up on her offer. And as the pair walked down the streets of the Azabu-Juban neighborhood they began talking about this and that.
"I don't see why you waited for me. You probably wanted to walk home with Mamoru." Yumeni said receiving a strange look from the female Saiyan.
"You've got to be kidding I don't feel that way about Mamoru Chiba. Besides he's already seeing someone right now." Usagi replied a bit on the defensive side.
The pair silently decided to put that conversation out of their heads and start a new one. As they continued along the street they noticed a poster advertising Yumeni's collection at the art gallery in the window of a small boutique. The poster was another copy of the one Mamoru had noticed earlier. And standing near the poster was a small group of older junior high students. Usagi and Yumeni could hear the conversation they were holding.
"I bet whoever painted this is a very beautiful woman." The first girl said.
"Yeah a beautiful person must paint beautiful pictures." The second girl added.
Yumeni noticed the girls begin to head off and hid behind Usagi to hide herself. In their eyes she was beautiful. The shy simple looking artist didn't want to disappoint her fans by showing her true self.
Usagi saw what the young artist had done and wondered what she was so ashamed of. In her opinion Yumeni was worrying too much about what other people thought of how she looked. Where she came from what one looked like didn't matter as much as what one did. If you had an obvious talent you would receive some form of respect from someone. Yumeni had the talent all she needed now was the respect. Usagi was going to be the first person to give it to her.
"Look Yumeni you shouldn't worry about what people say about looks. Worry about making the best art you can. Besides I think you look beautiful and you're a nice person too." Usagi said.
Usagi then took a quick glance at her watch and saw it was getting late.
"Well I have to run. Remember what I said." Usagi said before heading off towards the campus.
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Luna had looked all over the Azabu-Juban neighborhood for Usagi. She went to the female Saiyan's favorite places outside the school and the park and couldn't find her anywhere. Being a cat had its advantages but it also had its disadvantages as well. For one thing she wasn't as fast as Usagi was and so searching an entire neighborhood in one district took quite a long time. And by the time dusk had begun to settle on the city of Tokyo Luna was ready to call it a day and wait for Usagi back in their room.
As Luna began to head back towards the campus she bumped into someone. Looking up Luna saw Usagi munching on a cream filled crepe roll. The lunar feline had come to learn that her charge had a fairly high rate of metabolism. She didn't know if it was because she was a martial artist or if it was because of her Saiyan side. Whatever the reason Usagi expended a lot of calories during the day and usual packed away a lot of food during the day. Putting the moon rod down Luna confronted her charge.
"Usagi I've been looking all over for you. Where were you all day?" Luna said.
Usagi looked down and noticed Luna and the moon rod. She hadn't noticed the rod was missing from her pack and knew she was in for it from Luna. I'm in for it now, she thought.
"Naru took me to see a show at one of the local art galleries. After that I ran into the woman who painted the illustrations in the show and helped her with her next work." Usagi explained.
Luna could understand how someone could loose track of time when they were out with their friends but the moon rod was very important and not to be let out of Usagi's sight for one moment. The fact that she almost lost it in the lake at the park had Luna worried. Maybe Usagi had too many things going on in her life and got easily sidetracked. Maybe the moon rod would be better taken care of in the hands of one of the other Senshi.
"Here you might need this." Luna said placing a paw on the moon rod.
Usagi picked up the moon rod and braced herself for whatever punishment Luna might give her. Usagi had survived many a tongue-lashing from her mother Chichi and knew how to soften the blow. It was something every single member of her family had learned how to do even five year old Goten.
"Okay Luna let's hear it. I was irresponsible and careless and almost lost the moon rod. I shouldn't be allowed to even have it and you just might be rethinking you decision." Usagi said.
Luna sighed before responding to what Usagi had said.
"Yes it was careless of you to not notice the moon rod was even missing. And yes I have been thinking about giving the moon rod to one of the other Senshi. But I'm not going to. You were chosen the leader of the Senshi for a good reason. Someone at Central must know about your past experiences and have decided you would make a good leader based on that. I agree with them." Luna replied.
Usagi was surprised her guardian didn't give her the much deserved tongue-lashing she was expecting. Maybe Luna thought that Usagi had learned her lesson. With the right look on her face Luna could instill fear in Usagi, fear that would get her to listen to anything she said.
As Usagi tried to better stow the moon rod in her small pack the small crystal on the handle of the rod began to glow indicating another rainbow crystal. Pointing the moon rod in several different directions Usagi was surprised to see it begin to glow brighter in the direction she had just come from.
"Luna I think we just might have another rainbow crystal." Usagi said.
Luna replied with a simple nod and followed Usagi's lead. They had to get to the rainbow crystal before the Dark Kingdom did. Luna didn't want Zoicite to get his hands on another crystal and at the moment she wasn't too certain if she wanted Tuxedo Mask to have another one as well.
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Zoicite had found his next target. The artist Yumeno Yumeni had almost reached her house when the effeminate dark general spotted the young woman the black crystal had told him held the next rainbow crystal. The sandy haired general was about to confront the artist when she spotted him first. Looking in his direction Yumeni noticed his handsome almost feminine beauty and came over to him.
"You're a very handsome individual sir." Yumeni told Zoicite.
Zoicite almost flustered and flushed at the comment made by Yumeni but caught himself before his cheeks began to show a slight pink tone to them. Gathering his wits and turning his focus back to the task at hand Zoicite pulled out his black crystal and prepared to get the crystal from Yumeni.
"I don't have time for your idle conversation. I have a task to complete and you are a large part of it. Soon you will return to your true self." Zoicite began, "Rainbow crystal I command you to come forth!"
Zoicite held the black crystal in front of Yumeni as he called forth its power. The crystal began to glow as it began to pull the rainbow crystal out of Yumeni's body. When the crystal was out of the body of the artist she began to cry out in pain as the transformation began to take place. Soon the shy and talented Yumeni was no more and standing in her place was a female warrior of the Dark Kingdom.
The youma was a sight to behold. Standing at the same height as Yumeni the female youma had blue gray skin and wings like an angel. Her eyes were dark and mysterious and her hair was long and dark. On her body she wore long flowing white robes with golden adornments on the robes and around her head. She was Bina warrior of the shadows.
"Those fools the Sailor Senshi and their ally Tuxedo Mask are bound to show up here soon. We will set a trap for them and wait inside the house. When they arrive we will destroy them." Zoicite commanded.
"Yes my master." Bina replied.
With that master and youma went into the house to prepare for the arrival of either the Senshi or Tuxedo Mask. Soon the real fun was about to begin.
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Usagi ran down the street with Luna in her arms. Going at an incredibly fast pace the female Saiyan followed the moon rod's directions to Yumeni's home in under ten minutes. Recognizing the house Usagi began to worry that something might have happened to Yumeni especially if she was the next carrier of a rainbow crystal. Going to the front window of the house Usagi peered inside to make certain everything was alright. But when the female Demi-Saiyan looked inside the home she saw a sight which had her fighting to keep her Saiyan side in check. Yumeni was no longer Yumeni instead she was now a Dark Kingdom youma. Usagi was going to need help and fast.
Pulling out her communicator Usagi pressed the all call button to reach the other three Senshi. After a brief moment's wait Usagi got the response she was hoping for.
"Ami here." Ami said.
"This Rei go ahead." Rei added.
"Makoto here, what's up." Makoto wanted to know.
Usagi gave the girls the condensed version of what was going on.
"Guys Luna and I have found another crystal carrier and she's already become a youma." Usagi told the other Senshi, "There's no time to give you directions to our location so I'm switching on my distress signal. You can track it with your communicators."
"We'll be there as soon as we can Usagi." Makoto answered for the others.
"Be careful until we get there." Ami added out of concern Usagi might get carried away.
"Don't worry guys I'll be fine." Usagi reassured her friends.
With that Usagi ended the conversation and pressed the distress call button so the others could find her in time. Once that was done Usagi pulled out her broach and transformed.
"Moon Prism Power!" she called out.
When the light show had faded Usagi stood ready to battle the youma and a possible dark general as Sailor Moon.
Mere moments after the transformation was complete Zoicite and Bina bolted from the house. The pair of Dark Kingdom minions made their way through the streets of the Azabu-Juban neighborhood trying to avoid being seen by Sailor Moon. The effeminate general believed they had made a clean getaway when they entered into a construction site. But they were unaware Sailor Moon had caught up with them in the construction site.
"Hold it right there Zoicite!" Sailor Moon called out, "I am the sailor suited soldier of the moon Sailor Moon and in the name of the moon I shall punish you."
Zoicite was unimpressed by Sailor Moon's little speech and began laughing.
"You think your puny little speech can stop us. Well you are sadly mistaken Miss Moon." Zoicite replied, "Bina eliminate Miss Moon."
The youma that was once Yumeni pulled out a large black marking pen and powered up for her first move. When her Ki was at its peak Yumeni began attacking in a most peculiar manner. Bina began to draw what looked like a large boulder. When the sketch was finished the female youma grabbed the boulder and hurled it at Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon dodged boulder after boulder that was being thrown at her. After a few solid minutes of trying to avoid getting smashed with a boulder Sailor Moon turned and prepared to take the next boulder head on with her tiara. But before she could use her patented attack Tuxedo Mask came and pulled her to safety.
"Thanks for the assist Tuxedo Mask." Sailor Moon said.
"Anytime Sailor Moon." Tuxedo Mask replied.
Zoicite used the two warriors slight distraction to try and escape without being seen but Tuxedo Mask noticed Zoicite leaving the area and went after him. And with Zoicite out of the way Sailor Moon could fully concentrate on dealing with Bina.
Sailor Moon tried not to attack Bina. She didn't want to harm the youma in any way before she had a chance to return her to the talented artist she had met earlier in the day.
"Please return to Yumeni. Please remember your kind heart. You aren't like this. You should be painting beautiful illustrations not fighting and hurting people." Sailor Moon pleaded.
Bina didn't listen to a word of what Sailor Moon had to say. The youma began to power up for another attack. But before she could pull off her attack two distinct and familiar voices rang out through the construction site.
"Mars Fire Ignite!" the first voice called out.
"Supreme Thunder!" the second voice added.
Sailor Moon and the youma looked in the direction of the voices and saw the rest of the Senshi standing on a pile of lumber. Bina took the opportunity to pull out her pen and began to draw another boulder and hurtled it towards the Senshi. Mercury saw the boulder heading for them and made a defensive maneuver using her bubbles.
"Mercury Bubbles Blast!" Mercury called out.
The bubbles collided with the boulder stopping the attack in time.
Sailor Moon upon seeing the other Senshi had things under control decided to go off in the direction Tuxedo Mask and Zoicite had gone. The female Saiyan wanted to see if there was anything she could do to help Tuxedo Mask in his fight with Zoicite.
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Tuxedo Mask had followed Zoicite to another section of the construction site. They had climbed to what would eventually become the sixth floor of a twelve story high rise building. Zoicite had the one thing Tuxedo Mask wanted the green rainbow crystal. Zoicite was not about to give up the crystal very easily. Not at least without a fight. And so the two warriors found themselves dueling it out high above the streets of Tokyo. Tuxedo Mask using his cane and roses and Zoicite using his pink crystal shard attack.
By the time Sailor Moon had arrived on the scene of the battle the effeminate general and the dapper defender were wearing each other down. Zoicite had fired off another blast and Tuxedo Mask had defended against the attack by twirling his cane around like a propeller to block the blast from touching him. Then he retaliated by flinging a rose at the dark general who easily dodged it. All in all the two combatants were evenly matched.
Zoicite tried to get the upper hand in the situation and sneak behind Tuxedo Mask to fire a blast at his back. Sailor Moon detected the sudden rise in the Ki level of the sandy haired general and prepared to send her own attack towards the general. Placing her thumb and forefinger on her tiara Sailor Moon charged it with her Ki and prepared to use it against Zoicite.
"Moon Tiara Magic!" Sailor Moon called out before sending the energy disk towards Zoicite.
The glowing energy disk didn't do much damage to the dark general but it did do the job Sailor Moon had intended. The disk had stopped Zoicite from getting in a sneak attack on Tuxedo Mask. Tuxedo Mask turned to face Sailor Moon and give her his thanks for her backup.
"Thanks for the assistance Sailor Moon." He said.
"Anytime. Besides you help me out on many occasions it's the least I could do." She replied.
Sailor Moon then turned her attention to the dark general on the I-beam and flared her Ki to a very noticeable level. The visible Ki flared around her body in the familiar blue and yellow hues. Not wanting to fail another mission Zoicite decided it would be best to run off and be able to fight again than get a severe beating at the hands of the female Saiyan. And so the sandy haired general left the construction site in the customary shower of sakura petals.
With Zoicite out of the way Sailor Moon could get the other reason she had come to the construction site out of the way. Sailor Moon needed to know if she would be able to trust Tuxedo Mask. As she turned to face the tuxedo clad warrior she noticed he had the watch she had been carrying in his hands. Looking down at the watch Tuxedo Mask let one word escape his lips.
"Princess." He whispered with great emotion.
"Do you know anything about our princess?" Sailor Moon asked him.
"I really don't know much about your princess Sailor Moon. I'm sorry." He told her.
Sailor Moon then decided to ask Tuxedo Mask the more important question on her mind.
"Tuxedo Mask are you our friend or our enemy?" she wanted to know.
"We are both after the rainbow crystals. In that regard I am your enemy. But I will help you when it comes to the dark generals." He said.
Sailor Moon felt a lump form in her throat and swallowed hard.
"I was afraid of that." She said softly.
"You seemed to have dropped this Sailor Moon." Tuxedo Mask said giving her the watch back.
Sailor Moon saw the watch and wondered why he was returning something that was rightfully his to begin with.
"But isn't that your watch? You did drop it first not too long ago." She wanted to know.
"You keep it for a while. I have a feeling it will be in better hands. Also I want you to make certain the crystal you have remains safe." Tuxedo Mask replied
"Don't worry both the watch and the crystal will be safe. I just hope we don't have to be enemies for long." Sailor Moon said as she took the watch.
With that Tuxedo Mask left the construction site and Sailor Moon. As she watched him leave the female Saiyan suddenly remembered the Senshi were still fighting Bina.
"Oh no I almost forgot all about the youma." Sailor Moon thought aloud.
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By the time Sailor Moon returned to the scene of the battle she could tell the Senshi had done a very good job of weakening the youma. Bina's Ki level was quite low and could easily be returned to Yumeni. As she pulled out the moon rod Jupiter asked her if she got a rainbow crystal from either Zoicite or Tuxedo Mask.
"Did you get it?" Jupiter wanted to know.
"I'm afraid not. Zoicite left the site too quickly and Tuxedo Mask just won't give up the one he has. He said he'd continue to help us as far as the youma are concerned but don't count on him to give up any crystals he might have." Sailor Moon told the others.
With that said Sailor Moon prepared to return Yumeni to her true self.
"Moon Healing Activation!" she called out.
The youma Bina was surrounded by a shower of intense light and with one final screeching yell she returned to the gentle artist Yumeni. When the Senshi were convinced she would be alright they left the construction site to let the authorities take care of things.
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A few days had passed since the incident at the construction site and Mamoru and Usagi were at the gallery with Yumeni. Yumeni had finished the illustration she was working on for the gallery showing and wanted the pair to be the first ones to see it. The young artist knew they would like the way the illustration had turned out. When she removed the cloth covering the illustration both Usagi and Mamoru were surprised by what they saw.
The illustration was similar to some of the other illustrations except this time the Serenity character in the painting sported the exact same hairstyle as Usagi. In fact the female Saiyan began to wonder if she would really look the way the woman in the painting did if she still had her tail. The Endymoin character now had a softer face and more expressive eyes that were full of love for his princess. The couple was standing on the balcony again and like the painting in Yumeni's house they were wearing the white dress and armor the dream versions had on. But instead of the Serenity character giving the Endymoin character a watch the couple was in a loving embrace with Endymoin's arms wrapped around Serenity and her tail wrapped around the wrist holding onto her waist. All in all the illustration was the most beautiful thing the pair had seen.
"That painting has to be the best thing you've ever done." Usagi said.
"I have to agree with her. I like the way it turned out." Mamoru added.
"Thank you very much. I'm glad you like the way it turned out." Yumeni replied.
Usagi smiled at Yumeni and as she did she noticed something out of the corner of her eye. The self-portrait Yumeni had painted before had been replaced with a new one. This time the painting showed the artist as she truly was. She was still sitting in the Queen Ann chair but this time she had on a simple blue shirt dress and wore her glasses with her hair in its familiar braid. Usagi was proud that Yumeni was finally comfortable with letting people see the real person behind the illustrations.
"Wow, you changed your self-portrait Yumeni." Usagi said.
"Yes, and I want to thank you for convincing me that I should let people see the real me." Yumeni replied with a great big smile on her face.
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Finally another episode finished! And surprise, surprise I found my original notes! They were with me all the time and I just didn't realize it oh well. It took way too long to finish this one and I apologize for that. First I was in Boston which was a great time and then I went on one of my usual weekend jaunts to Wisconsin. When I got back Fanfiction.net was down for the count for a while and I just didn't feel like writing very much besides I had more important things to attend to like a birthday last Sunday. I guess it's partly because this particular episode was a bit on the dull side originally. Don't worry though things will pick up soon.
There really isn't much to explain about this episode. The illustrations were pretty much left the way the animators made them look in the original episode all I did was add the Saiyan tail to some of them. What's more important about this episode is that Usagi is starting to actually see something good in Mamoru. I know all you Mamoru haters out there would rather see her with Ryouga but I'm putting the lost boy with Makoto. I've also got her wondering who she can really trust in this whole battle for the rainbow crystals. It'll make her think twice about letting Tuxedo Mask get his hands on another crystal.
Speaking of crystals and Makoto the next episode has the Senshi of Thunder beginning to explore her feelings towards Ryouga when she finds something out about her crush Motoki. It looks like our favorite arcade employee has himself a girlfriend and she's been offered the chance of a lifetime. Will she take the offer and travel far away or will she stay in Tokyo with Motoki and how will Usagi and Makoto handle the situation? And why does Zoicite have his eyes on Motoki's girlfriend. The answers to all this and more in episode fifteen Motoki's Girl.
