Bishoujo Senshi Sailororion
Episode One: "A Mysterious Rod. The Saga Begins With Sukui!"
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
A slender, violet-eyed brunette woke at the sound of her alarm clock.
She rolled over in bed and pounded her fist onto the "OFF" button, missing the first few times.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
She groaned and threw her pillow at it, knocking it off her bedside table and onto the floor. The beeping finally ceased.
The girl sat up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes.
My name is Tenjouno Sukuinushi.
The girl stood up out of bed, placing her feet into fuzzy, white, bunny slippers. She bent over and picked up her alarm clock, placing it back on her bedside table.
I'm 15 years old, and I live in Sendai, Japan.
Yawning and stretching her arms, the brunette trudged sleepily out of her room.
I attend Asa Sakae High School, and my family consists of my mother, stepfather, stepsister, and two stepbrothers. My older stepbrother lives in Egypt with his real mom though.
"Sukui, are you up yet!? Breakfast is on the table!"
The brunette blinked at the sound of her mother's voice.
"Yes mom, I'm awake," Sukui called back. "...barely," she mumbled under her breath.
My life is like a weird soap opera. I've always known it wasn't exactly normal, but I had no idea of how abnormal it would get...
Once at the breakfast table, Sukui scarfed down her cereal and toast like a wolf.
As usual, her stepfather was busying himself with the morning stocks. Her stepsister, Arashi, had the comics section in one hand and a piece of toast in another. Her younger stepbrother wasn't awake yet.
Arashi burst into a sudden fit of snorting laughter.
"Baka neko; will you ever stop hating Mondays???" she laughed to herself.
Sukui finished her breakfast quickly, and walked back up the stairs to take her shower.
On the opposite end of the suburbs, a black cat with deep green eyes was sitting at a computer in a computer store.
The cat began pressing letters on the keyboard, eventually spelling out, "Lunsa, comew inm KL:una~!"
SENDING MESSAGE... PLEASE WAIT...
There was a beep, and another message popped up.
"KL:una?"
The black cat growled and typed something else.
"Not funnyt. You of all catds should know hoqw hard it is to typ[e with these dumbv paws~!!"
"You just need practice, Nodus. Try hitting the keys with your nails instead of your entire paw..."
The black cat, who was seemingly named "Nodus", blinked.
"Test... test... abcdefg... Hey! Luna, it's working! Thanks!"
"Nodus, stop fooling around. Why have you contacted me?"
"Oh, right. I've started to feel this odd sensation of impending doom; like something very sinister is approaching. The fur on my neck has been sticking up for days. I think something's coming..."
"Impending doom, eh? A cat's senses are never wrong, Nodus. Artemis and I always got that feeling before another invasion occurred."
"What do you think this means?"
"I think this means you're going to need some senshi help over there. But that may be a problem."
"What do you mean? The Planets aren't up for a little road trip?"
"The Inners have just started their senior years in high school, and even Mercury can't afford to be missing classes. And no, the Outers probably won't be much help to you either. Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn left Tokyo for America last year, and Pluto is back at the Gates. Have you heard anything from Tarazed, Ankaa, and Spica yet?"
"Nope. Haven't seen hide nor hair of any of them since the Silver Millennium... What do you suggest I do?"
There was a long pause before the next message.
"There appears to be only one option. First, you must wait. Wait, and make sure you are positive of this 'invasion.' Next, you will have to locate and awaken the Constellations."
Nodus paused.
"The Constellations? Are you sure?"
"Yes. But be forewarned, they may not be Sendai..."
"You're right. But I'll scope out the city for a few days. You never know. I'll send you my report in 48 hours. Nodus out."
Nodus pressed a few buttons, and exited the program.
He leapt off the computer chair and walked calmly out of the computer store; no one noticed him.
This is unbelievable. I never thought I'd have to awaken the Constellations... This may not be pretty... he thought.
Nodus could remember each princess perfectly. He knew everything about all of them; right down to their favorite sport, food, and song. But how would he find five girls out of a world population of nearly 6 billion??? The odds were against him, and he knew it.
An hour after school, Sukui and Arashi decided to hang out at the Shield Arcade and Diner.
Sukui and Arashi, happily slurping down their milkshakes, took no notice of the black cat that had just entered the diner.
I'm feeling something very strong coming from this place. Could it be one of them? Nodus thought.
He closed his eyes and focused. Yes. He could definitely feel something.
Nodus opened his eyes and looked around.
The diner/arcade was packed with teenagers; Nodus assumed they had come there from school.
He walked around a bit, trying to head in the direction the signal was coming from.
He stopped suddenly; the feeling of such pure, powerful, energy was overwhelming him. Whoever this feeling was coming from, they were right by him...
Nodus looked up, and realized he was standing by a girl drinking a milkshake. She had pretty violet eyes, and long, shimmery, auburn hair.
ORION! his mind screamed. He could see her again... dressed in a long, beautiful princess gown; laughing and smiling with her other friends in the palace garden.
Yes... It's her, I'm positive! he thought. But how to get her attention...?
Nodus leapt up onto the booth, landing in the girl's lap.
She gasped in surprise.
"What in the world- How did this cat get in here?" she exclaimed.
Arashi blinked and set aside her milkshake for a moment.
"No collar. She must be a stray," she said. At that comment, Nodus snarled and hissed at Arashi.
A GIRL!? Is she for real!? Nodus thought.
Sukui blinked and lifted up one of the cat's legs.
"She's a boy, Arashi," she laughed.
"I... I knew that!" the green-haired girl protested.
Sukui just laughed, and scratched the cat behind his ears.
"What a cutie!" she said sweetly. Nodus purred contentedly. "I wonder how he got in here..." she added.
Arashi opened her mouth to say something, thought better of it, and slouched into her seat.
Sukui examined the cat's face.
"You think mom and Kenjin will let us keep him? He is a stray after all. We wouldn't want him to be put in the pound..." she said.
"Sure, but it's sleeping in YOUR room..."
"Absolutely not."
"But mom, he'll end up in the pound if somebody doesn't take him in! And you know what happens to kitties in the pound!!!" Sukui argued. She ran her pointer finger across her neck to prove her point.
Tenjouno Seika shook her head.
"Sukui, we are not taking in a stray," she said firmly. The subject was closed.
Sukui sighed heavily and started back up the stairs.
"If only you could pull some charm on her..." she whispered to the cat.
As if the cat had understood her, he leapt out of her arms and bounded over to Sukui's mother.
"What the-" Seika looked down at the cat, bewildered.
Immediately, his eyes widened to saucers and glazed over.
Seika's heart melted.
"Aww..." she cooed, bending over and picking up the cat.
"You are just such a little cutie-pie!"
Sukui grinned and walked back down the stairs. She gave her mother a hopeful, pouty look.
Seika paused for a moment.
"Oh all right! I give! We can keep him! But only if he gets all of his shots, a bath, a flea collar, a name... Oh! And we'll have to get him fixed too..." she said.
At the mention of the word "fixed" Sukui could have sworn she saw the cat's jaw drop; if only for a second.
Forgetting about it, she ran up to her mother and hugged her tightly.
"Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!" she squealed, taking the cat from her mother's arms and running up the stairs to her room.
Sukui knelt on her knees beside her bed, placing her new cat on her covers.
"What should I name you...?" she thought out loud, leaning forward on her elbows.
The cat flopped down and started licking his right front paw.
"Nodus will be just fine, if you please."
Sukui blinked, sweatdropping.
"Did you just-? Am I-? Can you-?" she stuttered.
The cat sweatdropped.
"Meow!" he purred innocently.
Sukui, still sweatdropping heavily, raised an eyebrow.
"Did I just imagine that? Geez, I need an early night..." she muttered, shaking her head.
"I guess I'll call you... Masurao! It means 'warrior.' Do you like that name, 'Rao-chan?" she continued.
The cat blinked, but Sukui just beamed with happiness.
"Masurao it is then! Perfect!"
"SUKUI! ARASHI! KIYO! DINNERTIME!" Seika called from the bottom of the stairs.
"COMING MOM!" Sukui yelled back.
"You'll have to stay here for now, 'Rao-chan. I'll give you some yummy tuna after dinner!"
With that, Sukui ran out of her room and down the stairs to the dining room for dinner.
Nodus let out a heavy sigh and sweatdropped.
'Masurao'??? What kind of name is THAT???
He shook his head and jumped off the bed. He was certain this Sukui girl was one of the ones he was searching for. She had to be, to have been radiating so much pure energy. Yes, he was positive.
Orion... It's been so long. I'm glad our paths have finally crossed again.
"Boy am I stuffed..." Sukui muttered to herself, walking back up the stairs after dinner.
Arashi grinned at her.
"I love mom's rosemary chicken! Mmmm!!!!" she laughed.
Sukui nodded.
"Well, I have some homework to do, Arashi, then I'm getting an early night," she said, walking back in to her room.
"Night!" Arashi called back, before heading across the hall to her own room.
Sukui smiled at "Masurao" and placed an open can of tuna and a little bowl of milk on the floor beside her bed.
"Eat up, 'Rao-chan!" she said.
Sukui yawned and glanced at her wall clock. 10:46.
She sighed.
"Well, I'd better go to sleep now if I want an early night. G'night 'Rao-chan!" she said, pulling back her bed covers.
She stopped, noticing something very odd.
"What's this?"
She picked up the object resting by her pillow. It was a small violet rod with a silver star set in pinkish-purple gems at the top. On the star was a strange, yet somehow familiar-looking, symbol.
Sukui turned it over in her hand. Yes, the object looked very familiar, but somehow couldn't put her finger on it.
She glanced over at Masurao, who was sleeping on the floor beside her bed. Sukui squinted. Was he smirking!?
She shook her head, and gently placed the rod on her bedside table.
Turning over in her bed, Sukui couldn't help but get the feeling that her soap-opera life had just gotten a whole lot weirder...
Episode One: "A Mysterious Rod. The Saga Begins With Sukui!"
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
A slender, violet-eyed brunette woke at the sound of her alarm clock.
She rolled over in bed and pounded her fist onto the "OFF" button, missing the first few times.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
She groaned and threw her pillow at it, knocking it off her bedside table and onto the floor. The beeping finally ceased.
The girl sat up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes.
My name is Tenjouno Sukuinushi.
The girl stood up out of bed, placing her feet into fuzzy, white, bunny slippers. She bent over and picked up her alarm clock, placing it back on her bedside table.
I'm 15 years old, and I live in Sendai, Japan.
Yawning and stretching her arms, the brunette trudged sleepily out of her room.
I attend Asa Sakae High School, and my family consists of my mother, stepfather, stepsister, and two stepbrothers. My older stepbrother lives in Egypt with his real mom though.
"Sukui, are you up yet!? Breakfast is on the table!"
The brunette blinked at the sound of her mother's voice.
"Yes mom, I'm awake," Sukui called back. "...barely," she mumbled under her breath.
My life is like a weird soap opera. I've always known it wasn't exactly normal, but I had no idea of how abnormal it would get...
Once at the breakfast table, Sukui scarfed down her cereal and toast like a wolf.
As usual, her stepfather was busying himself with the morning stocks. Her stepsister, Arashi, had the comics section in one hand and a piece of toast in another. Her younger stepbrother wasn't awake yet.
Arashi burst into a sudden fit of snorting laughter.
"Baka neko; will you ever stop hating Mondays???" she laughed to herself.
Sukui finished her breakfast quickly, and walked back up the stairs to take her shower.
On the opposite end of the suburbs, a black cat with deep green eyes was sitting at a computer in a computer store.
The cat began pressing letters on the keyboard, eventually spelling out, "Lunsa, comew inm KL:una~!"
SENDING MESSAGE... PLEASE WAIT...
There was a beep, and another message popped up.
"KL:una?"
The black cat growled and typed something else.
"Not funnyt. You of all catds should know hoqw hard it is to typ[e with these dumbv paws~!!"
"You just need practice, Nodus. Try hitting the keys with your nails instead of your entire paw..."
The black cat, who was seemingly named "Nodus", blinked.
"Test... test... abcdefg... Hey! Luna, it's working! Thanks!"
"Nodus, stop fooling around. Why have you contacted me?"
"Oh, right. I've started to feel this odd sensation of impending doom; like something very sinister is approaching. The fur on my neck has been sticking up for days. I think something's coming..."
"Impending doom, eh? A cat's senses are never wrong, Nodus. Artemis and I always got that feeling before another invasion occurred."
"What do you think this means?"
"I think this means you're going to need some senshi help over there. But that may be a problem."
"What do you mean? The Planets aren't up for a little road trip?"
"The Inners have just started their senior years in high school, and even Mercury can't afford to be missing classes. And no, the Outers probably won't be much help to you either. Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn left Tokyo for America last year, and Pluto is back at the Gates. Have you heard anything from Tarazed, Ankaa, and Spica yet?"
"Nope. Haven't seen hide nor hair of any of them since the Silver Millennium... What do you suggest I do?"
There was a long pause before the next message.
"There appears to be only one option. First, you must wait. Wait, and make sure you are positive of this 'invasion.' Next, you will have to locate and awaken the Constellations."
Nodus paused.
"The Constellations? Are you sure?"
"Yes. But be forewarned, they may not be Sendai..."
"You're right. But I'll scope out the city for a few days. You never know. I'll send you my report in 48 hours. Nodus out."
Nodus pressed a few buttons, and exited the program.
He leapt off the computer chair and walked calmly out of the computer store; no one noticed him.
This is unbelievable. I never thought I'd have to awaken the Constellations... This may not be pretty... he thought.
Nodus could remember each princess perfectly. He knew everything about all of them; right down to their favorite sport, food, and song. But how would he find five girls out of a world population of nearly 6 billion??? The odds were against him, and he knew it.
An hour after school, Sukui and Arashi decided to hang out at the Shield Arcade and Diner.
Sukui and Arashi, happily slurping down their milkshakes, took no notice of the black cat that had just entered the diner.
I'm feeling something very strong coming from this place. Could it be one of them? Nodus thought.
He closed his eyes and focused. Yes. He could definitely feel something.
Nodus opened his eyes and looked around.
The diner/arcade was packed with teenagers; Nodus assumed they had come there from school.
He walked around a bit, trying to head in the direction the signal was coming from.
He stopped suddenly; the feeling of such pure, powerful, energy was overwhelming him. Whoever this feeling was coming from, they were right by him...
Nodus looked up, and realized he was standing by a girl drinking a milkshake. She had pretty violet eyes, and long, shimmery, auburn hair.
ORION! his mind screamed. He could see her again... dressed in a long, beautiful princess gown; laughing and smiling with her other friends in the palace garden.
Yes... It's her, I'm positive! he thought. But how to get her attention...?
Nodus leapt up onto the booth, landing in the girl's lap.
She gasped in surprise.
"What in the world- How did this cat get in here?" she exclaimed.
Arashi blinked and set aside her milkshake for a moment.
"No collar. She must be a stray," she said. At that comment, Nodus snarled and hissed at Arashi.
A GIRL!? Is she for real!? Nodus thought.
Sukui blinked and lifted up one of the cat's legs.
"She's a boy, Arashi," she laughed.
"I... I knew that!" the green-haired girl protested.
Sukui just laughed, and scratched the cat behind his ears.
"What a cutie!" she said sweetly. Nodus purred contentedly. "I wonder how he got in here..." she added.
Arashi opened her mouth to say something, thought better of it, and slouched into her seat.
Sukui examined the cat's face.
"You think mom and Kenjin will let us keep him? He is a stray after all. We wouldn't want him to be put in the pound..." she said.
"Sure, but it's sleeping in YOUR room..."
"Absolutely not."
"But mom, he'll end up in the pound if somebody doesn't take him in! And you know what happens to kitties in the pound!!!" Sukui argued. She ran her pointer finger across her neck to prove her point.
Tenjouno Seika shook her head.
"Sukui, we are not taking in a stray," she said firmly. The subject was closed.
Sukui sighed heavily and started back up the stairs.
"If only you could pull some charm on her..." she whispered to the cat.
As if the cat had understood her, he leapt out of her arms and bounded over to Sukui's mother.
"What the-" Seika looked down at the cat, bewildered.
Immediately, his eyes widened to saucers and glazed over.
Seika's heart melted.
"Aww..." she cooed, bending over and picking up the cat.
"You are just such a little cutie-pie!"
Sukui grinned and walked back down the stairs. She gave her mother a hopeful, pouty look.
Seika paused for a moment.
"Oh all right! I give! We can keep him! But only if he gets all of his shots, a bath, a flea collar, a name... Oh! And we'll have to get him fixed too..." she said.
At the mention of the word "fixed" Sukui could have sworn she saw the cat's jaw drop; if only for a second.
Forgetting about it, she ran up to her mother and hugged her tightly.
"Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!" she squealed, taking the cat from her mother's arms and running up the stairs to her room.
Sukui knelt on her knees beside her bed, placing her new cat on her covers.
"What should I name you...?" she thought out loud, leaning forward on her elbows.
The cat flopped down and started licking his right front paw.
"Nodus will be just fine, if you please."
Sukui blinked, sweatdropping.
"Did you just-? Am I-? Can you-?" she stuttered.
The cat sweatdropped.
"Meow!" he purred innocently.
Sukui, still sweatdropping heavily, raised an eyebrow.
"Did I just imagine that? Geez, I need an early night..." she muttered, shaking her head.
"I guess I'll call you... Masurao! It means 'warrior.' Do you like that name, 'Rao-chan?" she continued.
The cat blinked, but Sukui just beamed with happiness.
"Masurao it is then! Perfect!"
"SUKUI! ARASHI! KIYO! DINNERTIME!" Seika called from the bottom of the stairs.
"COMING MOM!" Sukui yelled back.
"You'll have to stay here for now, 'Rao-chan. I'll give you some yummy tuna after dinner!"
With that, Sukui ran out of her room and down the stairs to the dining room for dinner.
Nodus let out a heavy sigh and sweatdropped.
'Masurao'??? What kind of name is THAT???
He shook his head and jumped off the bed. He was certain this Sukui girl was one of the ones he was searching for. She had to be, to have been radiating so much pure energy. Yes, he was positive.
Orion... It's been so long. I'm glad our paths have finally crossed again.
"Boy am I stuffed..." Sukui muttered to herself, walking back up the stairs after dinner.
Arashi grinned at her.
"I love mom's rosemary chicken! Mmmm!!!!" she laughed.
Sukui nodded.
"Well, I have some homework to do, Arashi, then I'm getting an early night," she said, walking back in to her room.
"Night!" Arashi called back, before heading across the hall to her own room.
Sukui smiled at "Masurao" and placed an open can of tuna and a little bowl of milk on the floor beside her bed.
"Eat up, 'Rao-chan!" she said.
Sukui yawned and glanced at her wall clock. 10:46.
She sighed.
"Well, I'd better go to sleep now if I want an early night. G'night 'Rao-chan!" she said, pulling back her bed covers.
She stopped, noticing something very odd.
"What's this?"
She picked up the object resting by her pillow. It was a small violet rod with a silver star set in pinkish-purple gems at the top. On the star was a strange, yet somehow familiar-looking, symbol.
Sukui turned it over in her hand. Yes, the object looked very familiar, but somehow couldn't put her finger on it.
She glanced over at Masurao, who was sleeping on the floor beside her bed. Sukui squinted. Was he smirking!?
She shook her head, and gently placed the rod on her bedside table.
Turning over in her bed, Sukui couldn't help but get the feeling that her soap-opera life had just gotten a whole lot weirder...