The Other Side
by Goz
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon. If I did, I would've made them wear more clothes.
Warning: This is a Sailor Moon fanfic concerning various new Sailor Scouts of my own creation. It also contains liberal mixing of the Japanese version with the dub. Caveat emptor.
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Part 3
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Andrea lost her balance and stumbled into the wall.
"Andrea Carpenter," said Connelly, breaking the awkward silence. "This is Ariane Erhlic."
Andrea looked from Connelly to Ariane, then back again. "Is this a joke or something?" Their shocked expressions answered her question. "No, I guess not. What..." she trailed off, unsure of what she was going to say.
"What's going on here?" finished Ariane, smiling shakily. "I haven't the slightest, and I doubt Ms. Potter does either. But nothing can be solved this late at night. I say we head to the orphanage and work this out in the morning."
Connelly smiled in relief. "A fine notion," she agreed. "Maybe we can do some DNA testing or something to work it out. I swear, this sounds like the plot to a TV show!" She turned and walked away, with a glance over her shoulder to the girls. Ariane followed, and after a moment, Andrea did, too.
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Andrea curled up in the back seat of Connelly's beat up old minivan. She was halfway paying attention to the conversation going on in the front seat, and halfway asleep. As she stared at her reflection in the window, she thought irrelevantly *Ariane's hair is shorter than mine.*
"I swear," Connelly was saying, apparently unaware that she was repeating herself. "This sounds just like the plot to a soap opera."
Ariane laughed a bit hysterically, and Andrea wondered if Ariane had a dimple on her left cheek, too. "It sounds like the plot to a cartoon, I think. I wonder if this is just a coincidence, or if we're somehow related."
"Somehow related, I'd say," opined Connelly gleefully. "A set of twins, separated at birth and reunited. I *love* it!"
Ariane sounded very slightly irritated. "Don't get your hopes up. But you were probably right earlier, we should get some DNA testing done. If the orphanage will finance it, that is."
Connelly said, "You needn't worry about that. Andrea's file says that she's being watched over by some mysterious figure from her past. He - or she - sends money for Andrea everytime she gets in trouble. He's paying for a shopping spree for her to help her get settled in. Her file says just about everything she owns was destroyed in the fire at her last orphanage."
"Hmmm," said Ariane. Andrea felt rather than saw her backward glance - she didn't open her eyes.
After a silence, Ariane said "I wonder if, if we're related, he'll start giving me money, too..." Connelly just laughed. "Your fire didn't touch most of your stuff. You were very lucky, you know."
"And there's another weird thing. We both had to come to another orphanage because of fires. That's just... weird." Andrea could think of much better words, and from the frightened note in Ariane's voice, so could she.
"Kismet," Connelly said cheerfully. Then her tone finally turned serious. "Actually, this smacks of something a little more serious. The fire at your orphanage took place at 2:30 AM on October 21, 2006. And the fire at Osaka took place somewhere around that, I don't remember exactly when -"
"2:30 AM, October 21." said Andrea thickly from the back seat. She wasn't going to force herself to wake up - she didn't *want* to take part in this strange conversation.
"I don't think so," said Connelly, her voice hardening. "That can't be a coincidence."
"Exactly," said Ariane and Andrea simultaneously. There was a moment of silence before Ariane and Connelly started laughing shakily. Andrea smiled weakly and curled around herself tighter.
by Goz
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon. If I did, I would've made them wear more clothes.
Warning: This is a Sailor Moon fanfic concerning various new Sailor Scouts of my own creation. It also contains liberal mixing of the Japanese version with the dub. Caveat emptor.
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Part 3
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Andrea lost her balance and stumbled into the wall.
"Andrea Carpenter," said Connelly, breaking the awkward silence. "This is Ariane Erhlic."
Andrea looked from Connelly to Ariane, then back again. "Is this a joke or something?" Their shocked expressions answered her question. "No, I guess not. What..." she trailed off, unsure of what she was going to say.
"What's going on here?" finished Ariane, smiling shakily. "I haven't the slightest, and I doubt Ms. Potter does either. But nothing can be solved this late at night. I say we head to the orphanage and work this out in the morning."
Connelly smiled in relief. "A fine notion," she agreed. "Maybe we can do some DNA testing or something to work it out. I swear, this sounds like the plot to a TV show!" She turned and walked away, with a glance over her shoulder to the girls. Ariane followed, and after a moment, Andrea did, too.
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Andrea curled up in the back seat of Connelly's beat up old minivan. She was halfway paying attention to the conversation going on in the front seat, and halfway asleep. As she stared at her reflection in the window, she thought irrelevantly *Ariane's hair is shorter than mine.*
"I swear," Connelly was saying, apparently unaware that she was repeating herself. "This sounds just like the plot to a soap opera."
Ariane laughed a bit hysterically, and Andrea wondered if Ariane had a dimple on her left cheek, too. "It sounds like the plot to a cartoon, I think. I wonder if this is just a coincidence, or if we're somehow related."
"Somehow related, I'd say," opined Connelly gleefully. "A set of twins, separated at birth and reunited. I *love* it!"
Ariane sounded very slightly irritated. "Don't get your hopes up. But you were probably right earlier, we should get some DNA testing done. If the orphanage will finance it, that is."
Connelly said, "You needn't worry about that. Andrea's file says that she's being watched over by some mysterious figure from her past. He - or she - sends money for Andrea everytime she gets in trouble. He's paying for a shopping spree for her to help her get settled in. Her file says just about everything she owns was destroyed in the fire at her last orphanage."
"Hmmm," said Ariane. Andrea felt rather than saw her backward glance - she didn't open her eyes.
After a silence, Ariane said "I wonder if, if we're related, he'll start giving me money, too..." Connelly just laughed. "Your fire didn't touch most of your stuff. You were very lucky, you know."
"And there's another weird thing. We both had to come to another orphanage because of fires. That's just... weird." Andrea could think of much better words, and from the frightened note in Ariane's voice, so could she.
"Kismet," Connelly said cheerfully. Then her tone finally turned serious. "Actually, this smacks of something a little more serious. The fire at your orphanage took place at 2:30 AM on October 21, 2006. And the fire at Osaka took place somewhere around that, I don't remember exactly when -"
"2:30 AM, October 21." said Andrea thickly from the back seat. She wasn't going to force herself to wake up - she didn't *want* to take part in this strange conversation.
"I don't think so," said Connelly, her voice hardening. "That can't be a coincidence."
"Exactly," said Ariane and Andrea simultaneously. There was a moment of silence before Ariane and Connelly started laughing shakily. Andrea smiled weakly and curled around herself tighter.
