YingGirl Senshi For Hire:
The Sailor Princess Chronicles

NOTE: All characters from Sailor Moon are copywritten by Naoko Takeushi, Kodashia, Toei Animation, DiC Cooperation, Mixx Zine, and CloverWay. All characters from "Iron Chef" is the property of FujiTV and all opinions expressed herein do not reflect those of FujiTV. I have also taken ideas from Simone Maxwell's fic, "The Mernagerie". You may read at the following URL.

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Flats/3767/dreamland/menageri.html

Chapter 2-Goodbye Peace, Hello New Enemies

Vanessa was reading her books as she was walking down the hallway. Katrice was on her left shoulder, looking at the book she was reading....
A manga.
"Van-chan," Katrice whispered, "do you think by reading comics you'll one day become a manga artist?"
"I hope so," Vanessa replied as she walked by the hallway, "since I got no more enemies to fight; I can finally live a life as a normal teenager...maybe I'll actually find a boyfriend to call my own!!"
"I liked our old life better."
"Now Katrice, don't start. Maybe we all need a rest after defeating enemies such as Lord Falsio, Lord Dimitri, Xia, Akiral, Count Dracula, and the Clow Hatter."
"But we had so many adventures! Come on Vanessa! Transform into YingGirl one more time and let's go after some bad guys!"
Vanessa sighed. Somehow, she'll never get used to pleasing her guardian.
Then one of Vanessa's "new friends" appeared and came up to her.
"Vanessa!!" Jenny cried out as she stood in front of Vanessa.
Vanessa looked at Jenny.
"Yes?" Vanessa asked.
"We got to hurry!" Jenny replied as she pulled on Vanessa's arm.
"For what?"
"Kaga Takashi is making his appearance at the auditorium at noon!!!"
Vanessa and Katrice looked at Jenny oddly.
"Kaga-who?" Katrice asked. Before she can say another word, Vanessa covered her mouth.
"Don't tell me you don't know the 'Kaga Takashi'?!!" Jenny cried out as she looked back at Vanessa, "The wealthy eccentric gourmand who runs Gourment Academy and has his 'Iron Chefs'; the invincible men of culinary skills!!"
"That name..." Vanessa muttered, "it does not ring a bell."
"Ugh!!! You're hopeless Van-chan!! Now come on! We've gotta get a move on!!"
She dragged her friend towards the auditorium.

****

The priestess stood quietly as she studied the temple's flame. Her readings were getting very strange.
She had seen a firebird that had a master.
She saw a great darkness that covered the earth. It placed everyone in the princess' court to an eternal slummber.
And she saw a young girl bearing a powerful crystal. She flew up into the heavens, with the help of the firebird to save everyone.
But...
What did it all mean?
Could this be the future?
The priestess looked at the flame seriously. Something was about to become a reality.

***

The servants appeared in front of the school. They looked around as if they were searching for something...or someone.
"I can't believe the Keeper of the Phoenix is here," one of the servants said as she crossed her arms, "I hope Lady Xineoh is right about this."
"She always is," the other replied as she looked towards her creation, "Well, what are you waiting for Gammakuu? Get that old fart and the crystal too!!"
"As you please my lady," Gammakuu cried as she bowed down.
She headed towards the school and the servants watched her.
Soon, what they came for shall be rightfully theirs.

***

Both Vanessa and Jenny were in the auditorium...
Along with a hundred other girls.
Katrice looked around.
"Man," Katrice said as she looked around, "this Kaga guy has to the some pop star."
"What I heard is Kaga Takashi is better known as Chairman Kaga," Vanessa replied.
"Hmmm...I think I heard about Kaga before...but from what?"
"You think he could be a new enemy?"
"Dunno."
Jenny turned around and looked at Vanessa.
"Why are you talking to yourself?" Jenny asked.
"Oh nothing," Vanessa said.
Jenny just looked at her.
Then the lights turned off. Someone appeared on the stage....
But it wasn't who all were waiting for.
"I'm terrible sorry to interrupt your fanfare ladies," Gammakuu said as she looked around, "but your energy is greatly needed to invoke the Phoenix Summoner."
Everyone started screaming. No wonder....
Gammakuu was a monster!!!
"All right!!" Katrice cried out, "It's YingGirl fighting time!!"
"Katrice!!!!" Vanessa yelled at her guardian.
"SLEEP!!!" Gammakuu shouted as she unleashed a spell at everyone.
Soon enough, the crowd was put to sleep...
Only Katrice and Vanessa were the only one that were up.
Gammakuu glared at the girl.
"Hey!" Gammakuu cried out, "My sleep spell works perfectly on mortals like you!! The only way you could have not been affected by my spell is..."
"We're busted," Vanessa muttered.
"You must have the ruby phoenix crystal!!! Gimmie that crystal!!!"
Gammakuu began to charge towards the two.
"You know the cue Van!" Katrice yelled as she looked at Vanessa.
Vanessa grabbed her locket and began her words...
"PHOENIX CRYSTAL POWER!!!" Vanessa shouted, "MAKE UP!!!!"

****

Gammakuu went blind as the light of the ruby phoenix crystal emerged from the locket. When it died out...there was someone else standing in front of her.
She wore a fuku with a long short sleeved jacket. She had hairpins in her hair, wearing long white boots, had fighting gloves on, had a yellow choker on her neck, and a mask on her eyes.
In the center of her forehead was a Yin/Yang symbol on the sun. Her locket was around her neck.
This new stranger looked at Gammakuu.
"These girls wanted a chance to meet someone actually famous," the stranger said, "some may even hoped just seeing this person their wishes can be fullfilled....but you came along and ruined it for them!!! I will not forgive you for your selfish act!!! For Love and Justice! I am the pretty suited senshi; YingGirl-Senshi For Hire! And I will punish you!"
"Grrr..." Gammakuu growled as she glared at YingGirl, "No matter what you do! I'll steal that locket away from you so we can awaken the Phoenix Princess!"
"The Phoenix Princess?" Katrice asked, "You mean the 'Phoenix Princess'?!!"
"Yes. We want to awaken her and turn her heart to darkness!!"
"But by doing that, the Black Phoenix Era..."
"Will begin," Gammakuu smiled, "and it'll start by getting rid of you two!!!"
Gammakkuu unleashed one of her attacks. YingGirl quickly dodged it, only to realized another attack was heading towards the audiance!!!
"No!!!" YingGirl cried as she dashed in front of that attack.
"Oh no!!!' Katrice yelled, "LOOK OUT!!!"
Too late. The audiance was saved from harm...
YingGirl collasped onto the ground. She had taken the entire attack.
Katrice, the green cabitlike guardian hopped to the fallen body of YingGirl. She stood in front of it, trying to protect from Gammakuu.
"That was easy," Gammakuu smirked as she walked towards the two, "and now, the crystal will be..."
Before she could say another word, a dog lunged onto Gammakuu. This dog seemed different and yet similliar than other dogs.
And old style mastiff?!! Those are even impossible to get or to even owe one! Gammakuu winced in pain as the mastiff drove its' jowles into her arm. The dog shattered her arm with one bite.
The owner appeared at the doorway of the auditorium.
"Caesar!" the owner cried, "She had enough."
The mastiff stopped and then trotted happily to his master, waving his tail. He then sat still right next to his master.
The owner unleashed a spell at Gammakuu...and she was no more.
Katrice saw everything. She felt a prensence that was similiar than the ruby phoenix crystal.
"The phoenix saved us?!!" Katrice asked as she looked around confused, "But I don't see the phoenix and Van-chan had been knocked out cold. So how could the phoenix save us?"
The mastiff and his owner had walked and appeared in front of Katrice. Katrice kept her guard as the mastiff gave her a look.
The owner lowered himself to get a closer look at the fallen YingGirl.
"So this is the girl that holds the ruby phoenix crystal?" the owner asked, "She looks so much like the phoenix princess. I wonder if she is..."
"Hey!!!" Katrice yelled as she looked at him, "Leave my master alone!! I may be small, but I can take both of you down any day of the week!!!"
The owner chuckled slightly.
"I'm impressed by your bravery," the owner said as looked towards Katrice, "but I have no intentions of hurting your master. Please, I invite you and your master to stay at my residence. There you will sheltered, restored, fed..."
"Food?!" Katrice replied as her long ears began to twitch, "Why didn't you say so?!!"
Katrice jumped onto the owner of the mastiff's shoulders. Maybe Yingy getting hurt wasn't such a bad thing after all.