.:It was brought to my attention that some people don't know the Japanese
names for the outer scouts. So here's a quick list:
Saturn: Hotaru
Uranus: Haruka
Neptune: Michiru
Pluto: Setsuna
Sorry for any confusion, and good luck keeping Hotaru and Haruka from being confused. It took me forever to figure out that they were different people^-^ Oh, and apologies about the transformation thing... I'm having a shortage on brain cells today and can't remember what it is she uses... Sorry:.
That night, Serena, Haruka, Michiru, Darien, and Raye, as well as Willow and Tara joined Buffy and Spike on their usual patrol. As they walked through the cemetery, Haruka and Tara fell back behind the others. "So, what's their story?" Haruka asked.
"What do you mean?" Tara replied, eyeing the area around them nervously.
"I mean, are they dating, or what?"
Tara frowned. "I don't think so..."
Haruka shrugged. "Okay. It just seems funny. I mean, they left the Magic Box so close together, and then with patrolling..."
"Well, Spike's the only one strong enough to help her," Tara explained.
"Oh, okay. Maybe I was wrong then. I know Dawn said Xander and that Anya girl are engaged... What about the others? Any of them involved?" Haruka asked as Michiru joined them.
"Umm..." Tara murmured, blushing, "Willow and I..."
Michiru smiled at her. "Are together?" Tara nodded, still blushing. "So are Haruka and I. It's nothing to be embarrassed about."
Tara glanced up sharply at her. "I'm not embarrassed. I love Willow with everything I am."
Haruka flashed her an easy-going smile. "I know just what you mean."
Ahead a little ways, Raye sighed. "I thought this was gonna be exciting. Where are all the vampires?"
"Patience, love. They'll be about soon enough," Spike told her.
"I just wish they'd hurry up," she muttered.
Serena glanced at her. "I know what you mean. I'm so used to the monsters coming to us when they want to fight, it's weird to go looking for them."
"But it's when they do go looking for you that you get trouble," Buffy mumbled to herself. "Look, I want you to be really careful out here. It's not just a game. People die."
Serena smiled gently at her. "Believe me, I know. I've lost so many friends over the past few years..." She shuddered involuntarily.
Suddenly, a vampire jumped out at them. Serena shrieked as Raye and Haruka jumped in front of her for protection. Buffy pulled out a stake and shoved it in the newly risen creature with deadly accuracy, and it exploded into a heap of dust.
Michiru blinked. "Wow."
Willow shrugged and grinned at her. "Are you kidding? That was nothing. Once, Buffy took out this demon guy with a bazooka. It was very cool."
Raye gazed blankly at her. "A bazooka? And we only have super powers?"
Serena was still gazing thoughtfully at the pile of dust. "Want to share with the class, pet?" Spike asked her.
"A vampire is a human, possessed by a demon..." she said slowly.
"Right..."
She looked up and met Darien's eyes. "Do you think...? Buffy, next time we come up to a vampire, don't stake it just yet, okay? I want to try something."
Buffy frowned, but nodded. "Okay, but if it comes after you, I'm dusting it."
A few minutes later, a female vampire with blue-streaked hair ran up to them. Serena instantly pulled out her brooch and yelled, "Moon eternal power!" A bright light surrounded her, and when it cleared, Sailor Moon was in her place. "Silver moon power kiss!" she called, holding out her staff. The same light surrounded the vampire, and when it vanished, there was only dust. Serena's face fell, and she de-transformed.
"I had really hoped it would work..." she said softly.
Buffy looked confused. "I thought it did work," she said.
Serena smiled sadly and shook her head. "No. If it had worked, she would be human again."
Spike snorted. "Is that what you were trying to do? I could have told you it wouldn't work." He sighed and shook his head. "Humans. Always think they can vanish the darkness. Vampires aren't humans. They're demons. What happens is, a vampire takes a human, drinks their blood, and then forces them to drink the vampiric blood flowing through it's own veins. The demon blood goes into the human, providing a way for a demon to enter the human's corpse after it dies. The demon has control over the person's brain though, which is why they seem to be like the body they inhabit. So you see, even if we wanted to be cured, which we don't, it's not possible."
Willow blinked at him. "Wow. Spike speaking Giles-speak. What a scary thought." She shuddered.
Serena looked dismayed. "Oh. But that's so sad."
Raye smiled gently at her. "Death always is. But it's also a part of life. The only thing we can do for them now is try to honor them by keeping others from their fates."
A determined look crossed the girl's face. "Right. Then let's go to it."
Saturn: Hotaru
Uranus: Haruka
Neptune: Michiru
Pluto: Setsuna
Sorry for any confusion, and good luck keeping Hotaru and Haruka from being confused. It took me forever to figure out that they were different people^-^ Oh, and apologies about the transformation thing... I'm having a shortage on brain cells today and can't remember what it is she uses... Sorry:.
That night, Serena, Haruka, Michiru, Darien, and Raye, as well as Willow and Tara joined Buffy and Spike on their usual patrol. As they walked through the cemetery, Haruka and Tara fell back behind the others. "So, what's their story?" Haruka asked.
"What do you mean?" Tara replied, eyeing the area around them nervously.
"I mean, are they dating, or what?"
Tara frowned. "I don't think so..."
Haruka shrugged. "Okay. It just seems funny. I mean, they left the Magic Box so close together, and then with patrolling..."
"Well, Spike's the only one strong enough to help her," Tara explained.
"Oh, okay. Maybe I was wrong then. I know Dawn said Xander and that Anya girl are engaged... What about the others? Any of them involved?" Haruka asked as Michiru joined them.
"Umm..." Tara murmured, blushing, "Willow and I..."
Michiru smiled at her. "Are together?" Tara nodded, still blushing. "So are Haruka and I. It's nothing to be embarrassed about."
Tara glanced up sharply at her. "I'm not embarrassed. I love Willow with everything I am."
Haruka flashed her an easy-going smile. "I know just what you mean."
Ahead a little ways, Raye sighed. "I thought this was gonna be exciting. Where are all the vampires?"
"Patience, love. They'll be about soon enough," Spike told her.
"I just wish they'd hurry up," she muttered.
Serena glanced at her. "I know what you mean. I'm so used to the monsters coming to us when they want to fight, it's weird to go looking for them."
"But it's when they do go looking for you that you get trouble," Buffy mumbled to herself. "Look, I want you to be really careful out here. It's not just a game. People die."
Serena smiled gently at her. "Believe me, I know. I've lost so many friends over the past few years..." She shuddered involuntarily.
Suddenly, a vampire jumped out at them. Serena shrieked as Raye and Haruka jumped in front of her for protection. Buffy pulled out a stake and shoved it in the newly risen creature with deadly accuracy, and it exploded into a heap of dust.
Michiru blinked. "Wow."
Willow shrugged and grinned at her. "Are you kidding? That was nothing. Once, Buffy took out this demon guy with a bazooka. It was very cool."
Raye gazed blankly at her. "A bazooka? And we only have super powers?"
Serena was still gazing thoughtfully at the pile of dust. "Want to share with the class, pet?" Spike asked her.
"A vampire is a human, possessed by a demon..." she said slowly.
"Right..."
She looked up and met Darien's eyes. "Do you think...? Buffy, next time we come up to a vampire, don't stake it just yet, okay? I want to try something."
Buffy frowned, but nodded. "Okay, but if it comes after you, I'm dusting it."
A few minutes later, a female vampire with blue-streaked hair ran up to them. Serena instantly pulled out her brooch and yelled, "Moon eternal power!" A bright light surrounded her, and when it cleared, Sailor Moon was in her place. "Silver moon power kiss!" she called, holding out her staff. The same light surrounded the vampire, and when it vanished, there was only dust. Serena's face fell, and she de-transformed.
"I had really hoped it would work..." she said softly.
Buffy looked confused. "I thought it did work," she said.
Serena smiled sadly and shook her head. "No. If it had worked, she would be human again."
Spike snorted. "Is that what you were trying to do? I could have told you it wouldn't work." He sighed and shook his head. "Humans. Always think they can vanish the darkness. Vampires aren't humans. They're demons. What happens is, a vampire takes a human, drinks their blood, and then forces them to drink the vampiric blood flowing through it's own veins. The demon blood goes into the human, providing a way for a demon to enter the human's corpse after it dies. The demon has control over the person's brain though, which is why they seem to be like the body they inhabit. So you see, even if we wanted to be cured, which we don't, it's not possible."
Willow blinked at him. "Wow. Spike speaking Giles-speak. What a scary thought." She shuddered.
Serena looked dismayed. "Oh. But that's so sad."
Raye smiled gently at her. "Death always is. But it's also a part of life. The only thing we can do for them now is try to honor them by keeping others from their fates."
A determined look crossed the girl's face. "Right. Then let's go to it."