A creepy voice from out of the shadows: No.
Everybody looks scared and runs around in circles and falls over and screams and out of the shadows walks. . . .Broccoli Eyes.
Broccoli Eyes: Hello girlies. I'm here for the party.
Darien: O.O Are you calling me a girlie??
Serena: WHOA! you look familiar!!! Didn't we already go over this at some point? Like at the beginning of the story?
Broccoli Eyes: O.O *gasps* Oh my goodness! This is terrible! I never make double-appearances in stories. . . *looks ashamed* Terribly sorry.
Broccoli Eyes walks out of the room.
Darien: Would anyone like a cup of tea?
Luna: Yes, please.
Darien: Excepting Luna, because she isn't here.
Luna: . . .
Artemis: ()
Dalena: Teeeeeeaaaa
Rachel: Meow.
There is a knock at the door.
Ami: (dulcetly) I wonder who that could be now. . .
Dalena: (in shock) I definitely have no idea!
Darien walks over and answers the door, and there, silouhetted in the doorway is an elevator man in a rainbow striped eleavator suit and shimmery elevator hat with clear plastic gloves.
Elevator Man: Hello.
Darien: Er. . . hello. What, exactly, are you doing here?
Elevator Man: I have something very important to tell you, but first off, I think you should know, the font color you're using is extremely ugly.
Dalena: () Sorry about that.
Elevator Man: I forgive you. This is better. *everyone agrees, because blue freaking kicks ARSE!!*
A cute bunny hops by in the background. The slightly chipped floor shimmers for no apparant reason. A chill wind blows past.
Darien: Er, Elevator Man, do continue.
Elevator Man: Oh, yes, I am sorry. I had gotten distracted. I have a message to deliver to you.
Everybody waits expectantly for a couple of minutes.
Serena: Could we have the message?
Elevator Man: Oh, yes, I am sorry. It's just that derned pink spot on the wall, very intriguing, you know. *he pauses* Yes, anyway, here you are.
The Elevator man reaches into his beautifully rainbow-y striped Elevator Uniform pocket and pulls out a very pink envelope that emits a faint mysterious glow. Everybody stares in awe at the envelope, and Darien reaches out and takes it from the Elevator Man's hand.
Elevator Man: O.O Tea. I smell tea.
Darien: *jumps and sweatdrops and backs away because the Elevator Man has a scary look on his face.* Yes, tea . . .tea. I made tea. It's raspberry/chocolate flavored.
Everbody gasps. A picture falls off the wall.
Luna: . . .
Artemis: . . .
Elevator Man: I like tea.
Darien: (). . . okay, okay, FINE! Come in and have some tea with us.
The elevator man claps his hands and jumps around happily and bounds into the apartment building/hotel room thing and sits on the comfy squooshy floor.
Elevator Man: Yum.
Everybody stares at the elevator man.
Rachel: WHOA! I just had an idea!! I think the reason that we're all talking in unison, well, were, really, is because there are so many of us it's impossible for us all to say seperate comments and have a turn to talk!!!
Everbody: Hey, I think you're right!
Dalena: You're brilliant, Rachel!! Since this is the case, I think we should split up into teams for our quest to find Luna, so that in that way we will not be plagued by the unison virus anymore!!! *dances about*
Everybody nods and smiles.
Zach: YES!!! I get to be on Dalena and Rachel's team because they are SO totally awesome!!
Andy: Ooo! Ooo! Me tooo!
Rachel and Dalena sweatdrop and share a knowing look. Andy? On their team? They shrug.
Rachel: Well, okay. A team of four sounds pretty good to me. I suppose we could manage without a guide. . .() *looks sadly at Andy*
Andy: HEY! you have me!! What do you need a guide for?
Zach: *raises eyebrow* Andy, didn't you, like, have to go back home or something? I thought you were here to deliver my star wand and nothing more.
Andy: But. . . I don't have a ride home. . .
Everybody sighs.
Dalena: Okay, Andy, okay. Come with us. Maybe we can get you home somehow.
Andy: YAH!!!
Serena: I'll go with Darien, Rei, and Mina. Ami and Lita can go with Rini and Artemis. I think that should work just fine.
Elevator Guy: What about me?
*everbody glares at the Elevator Guy*
Elevator Guy: Whoa! Freaky. . .
Everybody sits down and thinks about things probably including *censored: private info*
Mina: Hey, what about that envelope that the Elevator Guy gave to you, Darien?
Darien: O.O INDEED! The envelope!! Any suggestions as to what we should do with it?
Everybody looks suspiciously at the Elevator Guy who is playing with a piece of multi-colored thread that was sitting nonchalantly on the floor and look so appealing he couldn't pass it up.
Elevator Guy: Hey! Don't look at me! It didn't come with instructions. . .*returns to the thread* What about tea?
Everyone in unison: In a minute, Elevator Guy!!!
Elevator Guy sweatdrops and plays with thread. Everyone looks thoughtfully at this mysterious very very pink envelope.
Lita: We could hang it on the wall.
Ami: It is very pretty.
*someone whose name we aren't mentioning*: hehehe, I'm in the story!!
Rachel: *slaps Dalena upside the head* Looks like somebody has their mind some place other than this entertaining story!! *everyone looks reproachfully at "Lina-Chan" (bwahaha)*
Zach: What the- ?! Who are you??
*someone whose name we aren't mentioning*: I'm *someone whose name we aren't mentioning*.
Zach: . . . cool.
Dalena: *pouts* Come on!! Can they please please please please please please stay??
Rachel: *raises eyebrow* You might regret it. . .
Dalena: *looks sad* Ergh. . . perhaps. . . but, they would make such a good Sailor Scout. . .
*someone whose name we aren't mentioning*: O.O()()()
Dalena falls asleep on the floor and tries to think of something to do. Darien finally gets up to go and get the delicious smelling tea, and everybody sits around waiting in anticipation for something to happen. Finally, Dalena comes to the very pathetic, depressing, sad conclusion that *someone whose name we aren't mentioning* might not do too well in this story, but that's okay, because everything is spiffily good. *someone whose name we aren't mentioning* waves.
Darien comes out with an extremely appetizing looking tray of tea.
Dalena: I'm off to take a shower now. . .
Everybody nods.
Rachel: We can drink tea until you get back.
Dalena: TEA!!! I musn't miss out on the tea!! Hmm. . . *grabs cup of tea and heads off to the shower with it singing "Can't help falling in Love" (the song that goes "I simply can't help falling in love with you," Yeah, I've had that stuck in my head for a while now. *nods*)*
Dalena walks back in.
Dalena: Ahhh, that was a refreshing shower. Good tea, Darien!
Everbody whole-heartedly agrees.
Darien: We post-poned the letter opening until you got back from your shower.
Dalena: Oh! So, then we are going to open it?
Darien: Yes, I believe that we have decided that we are going to open it.
Rachel: I know, it's quite a remarkable idea. Shall we open it now?
Everbody stares at the Elevator Man.
Elevator Man: *coughs and sips tea* This is a nice floor you have here.
Zach: Yes, let us open it now, the suspence is killing me.
Everybody stares in great anticipation as slowly tuxedo mask slips his index finger under the slightly crumpled flap of the very pink envelope. As the envelope is halfway opened it tears and tuxedo mask rips the rest of the envelope away. Everyone gasps in astonishment. Out of the envelope comes a very pink piece of pretty stationary. Strange, the way everything seems to be pink. Tuxedo Mask stares for a while at the stationary before unfolding it.
Serena: Read it, read it!!
Darien: Ahem, okay, here we are. It says: Dearest Sailor Scouts, it appears you have acquired a few new members, and I must say, their attire is quite stunning. Wherever did they come from, and how do I know that they're new as I just arrived on Earth? These are questions that nobody knows the answer to, so let us leave that topic at rest now. *everyone nods in agreement at this point* Perhaps by now you are wondering who this letter has been sent from? Well, I will sign my name at the bottom of this letter, and you will know then. By the way, what do you think of my stationary? I bought it just for this purpose, you know. In fact, I hand drew the pretty pretty border myself, you know, the flowers. I really like roses, myself.
Mina: Oh, let us see the border!!
Tuxedo Mask obligingly passes the letter around and they all marvel at the border.
Rachel: Very nice.
Dalena: Indeed.
Andy: O.o I could do better!!
Zach: My cursive sucks.
Tuxedo Mask: I shall now continue the letter. Here we are: As I'm sure you have all seen the border at this point, we can now move on to slightly more serious topics. I don't care for swim trunks. In fact, I prefer to possess girls if at all possible, but Sailor Earth was such a marvelous target I couldn't pass him up. Being the Sailor of Earth and all. Which,by the way, now that I think of it, does not make any sense at all. Because isn't Tuxedo Mask the prince of Earth and-. . . no, let's not go there. *Zach blushes*
Zach: People should tell me these things before making me the Sailor (aka Senshi) of Earth. . .
Darien: (continuing) Well, I thought that I should probably let you know that I have captured your delightful little kitty cat, you know, the black one. Her name is "Moon" or something like that. Well, if you want to see her alive again I would suggest finding me quick-like, and that way we can have a little battle, as it's doubtful that you will all be surrendering earth to me without a battle. Though of course, if you were planning on that, don't let me stop you! *darien passes out chocolate to the assembled scouts, ignoring the pleading Elevator Man* Of course, I can't tell you where my secret lair is, it isn't in the script for me to do so, you know.
Rachel: *hits Dalena* (whispering) Dalena, you're rambling!
Dalena: *blush* What do you mean? This isn't MY letter. . .
Darien: *frowns* AS I was saying. . . (continues reading) I do hope to see you soon! I shall be waiting in great anticipation. Anticipation is my word of the month, you know. Best wishes, Pinkalicious.
Everybody gasps.
Ami: O.O That was from Pinkalicious?!?!
Serena: We'd best get looking for her right away!!
Dalena: *smiles broadly* You know what? I HAVE A SPIFFARICIOUS IDEA!!! *grins* Let's interrupt the story for a moment, shall we?
Everyone mutually agrees, in unison, of course, since the group is still so gosh dang large.
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Rachel: Yes, Dalena, goodness! That's a marvelous idea! And as you said, we had best split up into our groups now! But first. . . I really think that we should go out and buy something so that our hair-styles can match.
Dalena: That's a brilliant idea, Rachel!
Elevator Man: OH YEAH!!!
Broccoli Eyes pops in and throws the Elevator Man back into his elevator. When Elevator Men get out of their elevators, all havoc breaks loose, as has been evident in the last few pages of this letter.
Artemis: But-!
Lita: But nothing, Artemis! Now, come on! Let's go!!!
Lita and Ami and Artemis and Rini run out, followed closely by Serena, Darien, Rei and Mina.
Rachel and Dalena high-five.
Rachel/Dalena: Oh yeah! Accessory time!!
Zach: Uh, but isn't Luna our first priority?? After all, she's like. . . the guide!
Dalena: (in shock) Okay, Zach, now if there's something that you must learn, it's that when you go into battle you have GOT to look good. It's the first rule in the handbook.
Rachel: So we need to go out and get hair accessories that will work to best frame our faces. After all, it just isn't proper to have a regular hairstyle in an anime, you know. We're Sailor Scouts! We deserve to be gorgeous!
Dalena: And anyway, it won't take more than a few minutes! *shakes head* Look, you and Andy can go and buy some lipgloss, if it will make you happy. (brightens) In fact, lipgloss isn't a bad idea!! Rachel?
Rachel: Oh yeah! Let's get lipgloss!
Zach: YEEEEAAAH!!! Lipgloss! *Zach frolics about*
Andy: But, it might clash with my band uniform. . . *cries*
Everybody happily takes the stairs down to the first level, walks past the reception desk, and out the front door, as the clerk-ish person waves cheerfully.
They all vaguely wonder why in the world the clerk-ish person is there, and walk out onto the street and down to the 7-11 place or wherever it was Rachel and Dalena got ice cream at earlier in the story. Because, of course, it has all kinds of accessories and things there.
They walk through the doors and up to the cashier guy.
Guy: Oh, it is delightful to see you again. I missed you.
Rachel: Yes, you did. We are here for lipgloss.
Dalena: And hair accessories.
Zach: And lipgloss!
Dalena: We already said that.
Guy: *sighs* They're over behind that secret door over there, if you want them.
Rachel: We are not in a secret door-y mood. Please retrieve them for us, so we do not have to go over there.
The cashier guy obeys, as they knew he would. He comes back with piles of lipgloss and hair accessories. Everyone looks very excited.
Dalena: Which hair accessories would best accent our faces?
*AN: Dang! Just realizing how really wierd and superficial and preppy we're sounding at the moment ^^;; kay, continue*
They spend only five minutes looking through the hair accessories before settling on the ones that they want. Choosing lipgloss is easy, one of each flavour. Zach and Andy are of course both ecstatic, it is in their nature.
Rachel: Thank you. We will be taking these now.
Guy: -But wait! You have to pay-
Rachel and Dalena quickly dashed out the door and onto the sidewalk, shoes clattering, with Zach and Andy both close behind them. They put their hair up into their glamorous new hairstyles.
Rachel's and Dalena's shoes clatter fetchingly as they walk up the ornate pink-tinted staircase into the strange hotel/apartment building thing.
Zach: YES!!!! Elevators!!!!!!!!
Andy: I think I'm going to go the bathroom now, okay? Does anybody mind?
Everyone ignores Andy, so he shrugs and heads for the lovely men's room.
Zach leads the way, rushing excitedly over to the third of the ten elevators. This one is pink and green striped. They press the up button that is next to the elevator, and the ornately carved pink and green striped doors slide majestically open, revealing an elevator man dressed in an orange suit with a blue striped hat.
Elevator Man: Going up?
Rachel: (Sarcastically) No, we're going down.
The Elevator Man leans conspiratorially closer.
Elevator Man: Ahhhh, going down? Very well then.
The Elevator Man's vibrant eyes scan the scene and he whisks Zach, Rachel and Dalena into the dusky depths of the intricately carved elevator. The pink and green door slide mysteriously shut. The Elevator Man's yellow gloved hand pushes the down button.
Zach: Uhhhh. . .
Rachel/Dalena: Shhhhhh!!!
Zach: . . .
Elevator Man: (cheerfully) Would you care for a martini?
Zach: Oh, yes please!
Dalena: . . . well, okay.
Rachel: . . . why not?
The Elevator Man whisks out four stained glass wine glasses, with, unsurprisingly, intricate designs on them. He pulls out a bottle from the glass compartment in the side of the elevator and skillfully pours the four martinis. He distributes them good-naturedly.
Elevator Man: Cheers!
The three cousins daintily clink glasses together, leaving the poor Elevator Man feeling neglected, and down the martinis.
Dalena: Ugh. . .
Rachel: Ergh. . .
Zach: WOOHOOOOO!!!!!
Elevator Man: My, that was fun, whoops, here we are.
The elevator slides to a gentle stop.
Elevator Man: I hope you enjoyed your ride! Please come again!
The intricately carved vibrant pink and green doors slide open, and the three step hesitantly out, into a wide open, and quite regally furnished, room. Most unfortunately, it is carpet, so they are all denied lovely clinking noises made by their shoes.
Rachel: Hey! Did anyone notice that Zach is still wearing his beautiful transformation outfit?
Dalena: Oh, that's right! (nervously) I wonder if anyone noticed?
Zach: If they did I bet they were jealous!!! I looove my outfit!
Rachel: Zach! This is nothing to joke about! The Negaverse is everywhere, and if they learned our identities, they could destroy us!It's absolutely vital that we keep our identities a secret.
Zach sighs.
Zach: So, I suppose this means you want me to un-transform?
Dalena: Sorry, Zach. Bizarre as it is, I do not believe that is possible. You will simply have to change regularly.
Zach: But the bathroom is upstairs!
Rachel: Well, we're not going back up there, now! Who knows what we've discovered here! Just go and change. . .in that corner or something.
Rachel gestures to a dark corner.
Zach skulks away.
Zach: But. . . I don't know where my regular clothes are. . . they disappeared.
Rachel and Dalena get sweatdrops.
Dalena: Yes, that is right. Oh well, we shall let him figure that out. They always do this changing stuff behind the scenes. . .
Rachel and Dalena suddenly sit down on the polka-dotted carpet, and cross their legs sweetly, looking very ravishing, indeed.
Rachel slowly pets the carpet.
Rachel: Hey, Dalena! This carpet is quite soft!!!
Dalena: Ooooh, is it? Delightful!
Dalena reaches out and pets the carpet as well.
Dalena: It must be made of silk or something of the sort!
Rachel gets a sweatdrop.
Rachel: Dalena, they don't make silk carpets. . .
Dalena just smiles obliviously.
After ten minutes of stroking the carpet, Rachel and Dalena realize that Zach still has not returned.
Rachel: Perhaps we had best go and check on Zach, now. It is possible that he got lost.
Dalena: Yes, that is true. It is possible. Let's.
Dalena and Rachel stand up, and patter, but not clink, across the carpet to the dark corner to which they had directed Zach.
