Krispy Kreme Crisis
by Lady Aisheteru
Email: Lady_aisheteru@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.geocities.com/anniemaniac_99/index.html

Lady A: Have you ever *been* to Krispy Kreme? If not, then I suggest
you haul your poor donut deprived self off to your nearest Krispy
Kreme and stuff yourself silly with...the glazed, what else? If there
was such a thing as "donut of the gods" those would be it. Anyways, I
was wondering....I'd be willing to bet that such a delectable donut
would not go unnoticed by certain gluttonous anime characters...and
perhaps denizens of the Negaverse...anyways, enjoy!

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"Geez, would you get a load of that line?" asked Makoto.

"Yeah, and that's only the drive-through," said Minako.

"But it's totally worth it, minna! Naru says that they're to DIE for,"
said Usagi.

"That's NOT funny, Usa" said Mamoru, who had somehow been dragged into
this trip. He had faced up to Queen Beryl and had literally been brought
back from the dead. He didn't want to hear about death or dying for a L
ONG time.

Of course, Usagi didn't have to work very *hard* at getting Mamoru to
take her and the girls to Krispy Kreme. He couldn't help it....he was
a slave to her puppy dog eyes. But, looking at the happy expression
that they contained when he said yes, he honestly admitted to himself
that he didn't mind one bit. Life was a precious gift...too precious
for regrets.

Usagi, Minako, Makoto, Ami, Rei and Mamoru were standing in front of
the Krispy Kreme donut shop, which had recently been built just outside
of Tokyo. Naru had been raving about the donuts ever since the donut
shop had opened its doors, and Umino had been blabbing about the tasty
pastries all over cyberspace. Which was unusual for Umino, whose online
gossip usually involved pretty girls.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go in!" enthused Usagi.

"I don't know...you know that each donut is 210 calories, 110 of them
from fat..."

"Oh, Ami, don't be such a wet blanket. Live a little," said Makoto,
elbowing Ami.

"Ouch!" said Ami, glaring at Makoto, who had the grace to grin
sheepishly.

Everyone else rolled their eyes and joined the long, long line.

"Oooh, oooh, you can see how the donuts are made!" exclaimed Makoto.

"Hai, I've read all about it. They've been using the same recipie since
1933, which the founder purchased from a failing donut shop in Paducah,
Kentucky..."

"Geez, Ami! You sound like a textbook! Must you make even a DONUT seem
like school?" whined Usagi.

Ami simply blushed and everyone else giggled, used to Ami getting
frequently carried away when it came to information.

"OHMIGOSH!" squealed Usagi, disentangling herself from Mamoru's arm.
"It's the SAMPLE LADY! Oooh, oooh, over here, onegai!"

The sample lady smiled and walked towards the girls. "Mmmm!" said Usagi,
grabbing a donut. "Sample sample sample!" She got all starry eyed and
tore into her donut.

"I do enjoy watching customers enjoy their food," said the sample lady,
smiling. "Would you girls also like a sample?"

Minako, Makoto, Rei and Ami all eagerly nodded and happily enjoyed
their donuts.

"Well, my name is Kristen." said the lady. "Let me know if you need
anything else."

"WAIT!" shouted Usagi.

"Yes?"

"I'm still not convinced! I need another sample." she said, smiling.

"Gomen, but everyone only gets one sample." she said, walking on.

"BUT I NEEED A DOOOOONUUUUUT!" exclaimed Usagi.

"Relax, koiishi. I'll buy a dozen glazed, just for you," said Mamoru,
smiling.

"Really?"

Mamoru nodded.

"SUGOI! You're the BEST, Mamo-chan!" she said, enveloping her hapless
boyfriend in a crushing bear hug.

"Uh oh...." whispered Rei to Makoto. "Sugar high alert."

"She'll be bouncing off the walls for days," agreed Makoto.

Rei giggled as Usagi continued to stare, starry eyed, into space. But
even Mamoru wasn't sure if her loving gaze was due to him...or the
donuts.

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"Mmmm...thefe awe the BEFT!" said Usagi, her mouth full of donuts.

"Geez, Usagi, we don't need to see the contents of your mouth!" wailed
Rei.

"But thefe awe SO GOOB!"

"Definetly gross," said Minako.

"What is that, the sixth donut you've eaten?" asked Makoto, arching her
eyebrows.

"Sevenf," said Usagi, reaching for another donut. She swallowed and
said, "Mamo-chan said I could have this dozen all to myself," she
said.

"But not all at once!" exclaimed Ami. "That's over a thousand calories
you've eaten in half an hour!

Mamoru smiled. 'Where DOES she put it all?' he wondered. He stared at
his love, a medical miracle at a mere ninety pounds. 'Then again, it's
not like she doesn't work out,' he thought, remembering all the times
he had crashed into Usagi during her weekday marathons to Juuban junior
high, plus her battles as Sailor Moon.

"Well, it's getting late, minna. We have to be heading home," said
Minako.

"Should I tell your mother you're at the temple?" asked Rei, smiling.

"Hai," said Usagi, looking up at Mamoru adoringly.

"Geez, with all the nights you've slept at the temple, your parents
must think you're pretty religious by now," said Makoto.

"Yeah, right, I'm a regular miko in training," said Usagi, laughing.
"Ja minna! See you all tomorrow, right?"

"Yeah, we could use some serious shopping to burn off those donuts,"
said Minako.

"Definetly," agreed Usagi, watching her friends leave Mamoru's apartment.

"Well, I'll be taking my bath now," said Usagi.

"OK, just promise you'll leave some hot water for me," said Mamoru,
smiling.

"Oh, come on, Mamo-chan, I thought you were coming with?"

"U-usako!" he said, flushing beet red. He then took off into the
bathroom, locking the door, turning on the shower water.

"Hey! Come on!" yelled Usagi, pounding on the door. Even though she
really didn't mind at all. Although she couldn't help wondering how
Mamoru took such long showers and still left more than enough hot water
for her bath...

It was all part of their little game. She teases him, he showers, then
she falls asleep at the door and he carries her to bed and drifts off
to sleep by her side. He smiled as the icy water cooled him off. He
never got tired of it.

He exited the shower clad in his favorite towel and bathrobe and smiled
at the sight of his sleeping angel. He was about to carry her off
when he heard her communicator go off.

Sighing, he opened the compact, revealing a breathless Luna staring
desperately at him. "Mamoru!" she said.

"We really need to stop meeting like this, Luna," he said to the black
cat.

Luna rolled her eyes. "Wake up that Meatball Head and tell her that
there's trouble at the Krispy Kreme!"(AN: Like you didn't see that one
coming!)

"Hai, Sailor Catnip," he said, smiling and shutting the compact as she
ranted on how much she HATED to be called that name. He gently shook
his beloved and moments later they were leaping from rooftop to rooftop
on their way to the donut shop.

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"Luna, you said there was trouble here!" exclaimed a tired and VERY
cranky Sailor Moon.

"Yeah, it's quiet enough to hear a pin drop!" said Sailor Venus.

"I know what I heard," said Luna, licking her fur in annoyance.

"Are you sure it wasn't just a bad reaction from all that tuna you
ate?" asked Usagi, rubbing her eyes.

"HAI!" she shouted.

"Well, let's get to it, then," said Sailor Mars, "I need my beauty
sleep.

"That's for sure," quipped Sailor Moon.

"HEY! You take that back!"

"No way. I only speak the truth," said Sailor Moon, nodding smugly.
"Just look at all those bags under your eyes..."

"GRRR! Oooh, I don't have TIME for this!" she said, storming into
Krispy Kreme.

Once inside, they heard a blood curdling scream. "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

*grumble grumble* "Just make me a donut, you pathetic human!"

"I've told you, I'm not trained to run the machine! Come back
during regular business hours!"

"'Pathetic human'?" asked Sailor Mercury.

"How rude," agreed Sailor Mars.

The Senshi all rushed into the back of the store. But nothing could
prepare them for what they saw. Sailor Moon was the first to burst
out laughing, and even the stoic Tuxedo Mask could hardly keep a
straight face.

Cornering a poor, harassed Kristen(AN: The sample lady, remember?)
was a pissed off, and presumably hungry Rubeus, holding a large,
bag-like object and waving it threateningly at the senshi.

"STAY BACK!" threatened Rubeus. "Or THIS ONE gets it!"

Sailor Moon started to give her obligatory speech, "You corner poor
employees to feed your evil desires! This evil will not do! In the
name of the Moon, I will...I will...." But she was unable to finish,
breaking out in a fit of hysterical laughter.

"Come on, get it together, Sailor Moon!" said Sailor Mars.

"B-but he's...attacking her with.....a....FROSTING GUN!" she said,
rolling on the floor laughing.

"Oh." said Rubeus, dropping the gun. For a big Dark Moon general,
he felt very foolish. "Esmeraude's going to have a field day with
this one, I just KNOW it," he mumbled.

Sailor Moon stopped laughing and said sympathetically, "Look, I've done
some pretty silly things in the name of food," she said, patting Rubeus
on the shoulder. "But is a donut really worth all this? Why didn't
you just BUY a donut?"

"Well, I don't have any money. Us super-villains don't make all that
much money. We mainly get paid in rioting, mayhem, that kind of thing.
Besides, it wouldn't be very villain-like to come in and BUY a donut!
It wouldn't sit well with my reputation," he finished, sniffing.

"Well, if you just leave this place, your reputation will go unharmed,"
said Sailor Moon.

"Aw, but I wanted to fight!" he said.

Mars came up to Sailor Moon and looked her straight in the eye.

"You mean we're LETTING him get away?

Sailor Moon nodded.

"OK, then I will go. But you haven't heard the last of Rubeus!" he said,
disappearing off in a warp hole.

"Whew. I'm glad that's over. Boy, I hope I haven't missed the Late show,"
said Jupiter.

Suddenly Rubeus reappeared, grabbing a box of glazed donuts. "But I'm
taking THESE with me!" he yelled triumphantly, then vanished.

The Senshi all shook their heads, untied Kristin and were about to call
it a night when Sailor Moon said, "Unfair! He got the last box!"

"Come on, Sailor Moon, we've all had a busy night. Let's go..." said
Tuxedo Mask.

"NO! Not until she makes me a donut!"

At this, all of the senshi face-faulted.

"But I'm the superheroine of Tokyo! I deserve a donut!"

"Of course, Sailor Moon," said Tuxedo Mask, rolling his eyes. "Come on,
I'll buy you a dozen tomorrow..."

"But I want it NOW!"

But it was no use as Tuxedo Mask lifted Sailor Moon off, and carried her,
kicking and screaming, into the night.

"Geez, I don't get paid enough for this," said Kristin. She shrugged her
shoulders and began to clean up.


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Lady A: Like it? Hate it? R&R please! Ja minna!