Bishoujo Senshi Sailororion
Episode Four: "Lessons in Rock Climbing; Sailordraco Makes the Scene!"
Arashi sighed inwardly, thinking about the past week's events.
It's so strange... Every time Sailororion appears, Sukui disappears! There must be a connection... she thought.
She flopped down onto her bed and stared up at her ceiling. She had covered it with glow-in-the-dark stickers of stars, planets, supernovas, comets, and other spacey things.
"Hmmmm..." she thought out loud.
She suddenly sat up, her eyes wide.
"That's it! It all fits together... Sukui is Sailororion!" she said softly.
"But why wouldn't she tell me something like that? I'm her sister and her best friend..."
Arashi flopped back down on her back.
"I'll have to confront her about it. Somewhere private, so she and I can talk about it."
Sukui heard a knock on her bedroom door, and walked up to open it. It was Arashi.
"Hey sis! Wanna go for a nice, relaxing hike?" she said.
Sukui blinked.
"Um... sure... Why?" she asked.
"Oh! Just because! You know... some sisterly bonding!" Arashi said quickly, smiling sweetly.
Since when has she cared about 'sisterly bonding'...? Sukui thought. But Arashi's smile and determination was contagious.
"Okay, sounds good to me. I'll go get ready!"
* * * * *
Back in the dimension of Mephisto, Lord Diabolus was not pleased with his minions.
"Unbelievable! You've failed me TWICE now! How incompetent are you!?" he yelled.
The Dark Starz cringed.
"We beg your forgiveness, my Lord..." Centaurus said quickly.
Diabolus snorted with impatience.
"Fine. I shall leave you and your 'computer' to carry out the rest of your mission, but I am not impressed with your performance thus far! Dismissed!" he growled.
"Thank you, my Lord," the five young women said together, bowing and jumping into their smoky portals.
"Where does he come off yelling at us??? It was that damn dog who thought of targeting the senshi girl!" Serpens complained.
"Shut up Serpens. Lyra, find us another target," Centaurus said calmly.
"How can you let that guy walk all over you like that!?" Serpens yelled.
"I said shut up, Serpens! Diabolus may be our supreme leader, but I am the official leader of the Dark Starz! Do as I say, or I shall give you a slow, painful death!" Centaurus yelled, her eyes flashing a dangerous violet.
Serpens immediately backed off.
"Cool it, Centaurus..." Lyra said. "I've located us another target."
She pressed the print button, and out came a picture of a sporty-looking girl with freckles, chocolate-brown hair, and blue eyes. Her short hair was worn in a sloppy ponytail, and she was dressed in khaki shorts, a baby blue t-shirt, and a climbing harness.
"Her name is Sagakuno Kuraima. She is just recently out of college and a certified, professional rock-climber. Her main goal in life is to open up her own rock-climbing school. She is ambitious and full of life energy. I think she'd be a perfect candidate, don't you?" Lyra explained.
"Sounds good to me, " said Centaurus.
"I'll take this one," said Vulpecula. "I've always wanted to go rock-climbing!"
"This is not some silly game, Vulpecula!" Centaurus lectured.
"Yeah yeah, whatever!" Vulpecula replied, snatching the picture and stats away from Lyra and leaping into her portal of blood-red smoke.
* * * * *
"Ah, can you smell that fresh mountain air, Arashi?" Sukui asked. She was glad she'd decided to take this hike. It was quite refreshing.
Arashi, on the other hand, didn't seem to be enjoying the great outdoors as much.
"Yeah, it's really-- ACHOO!!!! Really-- ACHOO!!!! Really beautiful..." she said groggily. Her allergies were acting up as usual.
Sukui smiled and handed her a tissue from her backpack.
"Blow."
Arashi looked at her gratefully, and blew her nose; very loudly.
"Ugh..." she moaned, stuffing the tissue into her pocket for later use.
Sukui laughed, and the two continued down the rocky path.
Arashi took in a deep breath. "Sukui, there was an alterior motive to my inviting you on this hike. You see--"
"LOOK OUT BELOW!" someone suddenly cried from above them.
"EEEEK!!!" Arashi screamed, as she and Sukui leapt off the hiking trail just as a woman in a rock-climbing harness repelled down to the ground.
"Phew! That was a rush!" she said, grinning.
Sukui and Arashi, frightened out of their wits, just sweatdropped.
"Oh! Gomen, did I scare ya? My name's Kuraima, nice to meet you!" the woman said.
"I'm Sukui."
"Arashi."
Kuraima grinned.
"You two ever tried rock-climbing?"
"I-- I-- I can't do it!!!" Arashi cried, clinging to Kuraima.
"Come on, it's a total rush! You're perfectly safe with that harness on, too. Just hold on tight, and repel down slowly; take it one step at a time," Kuraima said.
"I can't! I'm scared!!!!" Arashi cried, bursting into anime tears.
Kuraima sweatdropped.
"Come on, your sister did it! You can do it too!" she encouraged.
"COME ON ARASHI!" Sukui yelled from the base of the mountain.
Arashi shook her head again.
"I'm scared!!!" she repeated.
"I was scared too, the first time I did this. But you know what? It's totally worth taking the chance to try something new, Arashi. I loved it so much, I do it professionally now. I'm even hoping to start a school that teaches rock-climbing," Kuraima said kindly.
Arashi stopped crying and smiled at her.
"You'd make a great teacher!"
Kuraima blushed.
"So, you ready to try it now Arashi?"
Arashi nodded, than stopped suddenly, her eyes widening in surprise.
Kuraima started to turn around. "What's wrong, Arashi-- AAAAAAAGH!!!!"
The claw emerging from Vulpecula's glove reached into Kuraima's mouth, ripping our her soul crystal; a solid lime-colored butterfly.
"DAMNIT!!!" Vulpecula yelled.
"KURAIMA!!!!!!" Arashi screamed, as her friend collapsed to the ground.
Sukui gasped, seeing Vulpecula attack Kuraima.
She reached into her backpack, pulling out her henshin rod.
"Orion Star Power, Makeup!"
Arashi gasped, seeing Sukui henshin into Sailororion.
"I knew it!" she whispered.
Vulpecula suddenly noticed her.
"FOXTAIL FLAMES!!!" she yelled, sending a burst of red energy at Arashi, knocking her off the mountain ridge.
"NOOOOO!!!!" Sailororion screamed from below, as Arashi hung on for dear life.
She suddenly felt herself being lifted up off the ground and flown towards her sister.
"I thought you needed a lift," said a kind voice.
Sailororion looked up into the smiling face of Orionknight.
"Thanks!" she said.
She grabbed Arashi's waist, and pulled her up onto the mountaintop.
"Su--" Arashi began.
"Shhhh. Let's keep that a secret, 'kay?" Sailororion winked.
Arashi grinned, and nodded.
"Well well, what do we have here? Sailororion and Orionknight, I presume?" Vulpecula said.
Sailororion stood up and held her scepter in front of her threateningly.
"So you've heard of us!" she said.
"Orion Chaste Beams, Blind!"
Vulpecula dodged her attack with ease, and quickly fired one of her own.
"AAAAAGH!" Orion screamed in pain, the seething hot flames hitting her hard.
Orionknight rushed to her side, and Vulpecula laughed insanely.
"So this is the legendary Sailororion I've heard so much about! How pathetic!" she exclaimed.
"This isn't worth my time! SOULS INVERT!" she yelled, the lime-colored butterfly starting to glow black.
"I call upon... youma Kazan!" she finished, throwing the crystal into the air. It exploded, shaping itself into human-looking youma with coral-colored skin and long, flaming hair. Beneath it's neck was a blood-red star.
"Youma Kazan! Finish them off and return at once!" Vulpecula ordered, jumping in her smoky portal.
"KAZANNNNN!!!!!" the youma shrieked, firing a round of fireballs towards Sailororion and Orionknight.
Orionknight quickly covered in injured senshi with his cape, repelling the fireballs from her, but taking much of his energy.
Arashi stood up, feeling extremely useless.
If only I could help! she thought. Not knowing it, a great power was rising through her body.
I wish... with all my heart... that I could help!!!!!
Suddenly, the green symbol of Draco glowed on Arashi's forehead.
"What the--"
A short beam of green light emitted from her forehead, forming a green rod in front of her.
Arashi snatched it out of the air, examining it. She could suddenly feel words forming on her lips.
She thrust the rod into the air and yelled, "Draco Star Power, Makeup!"
Strikes of lightning and green leaves circled around her body, forming a sailor fuku similar to Sailororion's; only green.
Sailordraco's face went slightly pink in amazement.
The youma, Kazan, raised one if it's fiery eyebrows.
"Kazan???" it questioned, cocking its head to the side in a confused manner.
More words seemed to form on her lips, as Sailordraco raised her arms above her head.
"AIM FOR THE STAR!" Orionknight yelled to her. She nodded.
"Draco Dragon Sphere, Detonation!"
A mass of electricity appeared between her hands, and the Dragon Sphere formed. She threw it with all her might at the blood-red star.
"KAZAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!!" the youma cried in pain, as is dissolved from Draco's attack. All that was left was the lime butterfly.
"Are you sure you can't stay?" Sailororion asked Orionknight.
"Positive." He smiled at her and nodded to Draco, before leaping off the mountain and flying towards the trees.
Draco noticed her sister's far away, dreamy look and smirked.
"Hey, Earth to Sailororion! Come in Sailororion!" she said, waving her hand in her sister's face.
"Huh? What?"
Draco laughed.
"Somebody's got a crush!" she teased. Orion blushed a deep shade of scarlet.
"Do not!"
"Uh huh. Suuuure."
"I'm telling the truth!"
"Oh yeah, I totally believe you!"
Draco and Orion de-henshined and picked up Kuraima; she had her crystal back, but was still unconscious.
"You're lying, Arashi! I don't have a crush on him!"
"Yes, I believe you!"
"No you don't!"
"What, are you saying it's true?"
"No! Yes! I mean... NO!!!"
"You're in denial..."
"I am not in denial!"
"Oh Orionknight! I love you soooo much! Kissy kissy!!!"
"Stop it!!!"
"Kissy kissy!"
"Quit it!"
"Kissy kissy!!!!"
"ARASHIIII!!!!!!"
Episode Four: "Lessons in Rock Climbing; Sailordraco Makes the Scene!"
Arashi sighed inwardly, thinking about the past week's events.
It's so strange... Every time Sailororion appears, Sukui disappears! There must be a connection... she thought.
She flopped down onto her bed and stared up at her ceiling. She had covered it with glow-in-the-dark stickers of stars, planets, supernovas, comets, and other spacey things.
"Hmmmm..." she thought out loud.
She suddenly sat up, her eyes wide.
"That's it! It all fits together... Sukui is Sailororion!" she said softly.
"But why wouldn't she tell me something like that? I'm her sister and her best friend..."
Arashi flopped back down on her back.
"I'll have to confront her about it. Somewhere private, so she and I can talk about it."
Sukui heard a knock on her bedroom door, and walked up to open it. It was Arashi.
"Hey sis! Wanna go for a nice, relaxing hike?" she said.
Sukui blinked.
"Um... sure... Why?" she asked.
"Oh! Just because! You know... some sisterly bonding!" Arashi said quickly, smiling sweetly.
Since when has she cared about 'sisterly bonding'...? Sukui thought. But Arashi's smile and determination was contagious.
"Okay, sounds good to me. I'll go get ready!"
* * * * *
Back in the dimension of Mephisto, Lord Diabolus was not pleased with his minions.
"Unbelievable! You've failed me TWICE now! How incompetent are you!?" he yelled.
The Dark Starz cringed.
"We beg your forgiveness, my Lord..." Centaurus said quickly.
Diabolus snorted with impatience.
"Fine. I shall leave you and your 'computer' to carry out the rest of your mission, but I am not impressed with your performance thus far! Dismissed!" he growled.
"Thank you, my Lord," the five young women said together, bowing and jumping into their smoky portals.
"Where does he come off yelling at us??? It was that damn dog who thought of targeting the senshi girl!" Serpens complained.
"Shut up Serpens. Lyra, find us another target," Centaurus said calmly.
"How can you let that guy walk all over you like that!?" Serpens yelled.
"I said shut up, Serpens! Diabolus may be our supreme leader, but I am the official leader of the Dark Starz! Do as I say, or I shall give you a slow, painful death!" Centaurus yelled, her eyes flashing a dangerous violet.
Serpens immediately backed off.
"Cool it, Centaurus..." Lyra said. "I've located us another target."
She pressed the print button, and out came a picture of a sporty-looking girl with freckles, chocolate-brown hair, and blue eyes. Her short hair was worn in a sloppy ponytail, and she was dressed in khaki shorts, a baby blue t-shirt, and a climbing harness.
"Her name is Sagakuno Kuraima. She is just recently out of college and a certified, professional rock-climber. Her main goal in life is to open up her own rock-climbing school. She is ambitious and full of life energy. I think she'd be a perfect candidate, don't you?" Lyra explained.
"Sounds good to me, " said Centaurus.
"I'll take this one," said Vulpecula. "I've always wanted to go rock-climbing!"
"This is not some silly game, Vulpecula!" Centaurus lectured.
"Yeah yeah, whatever!" Vulpecula replied, snatching the picture and stats away from Lyra and leaping into her portal of blood-red smoke.
* * * * *
"Ah, can you smell that fresh mountain air, Arashi?" Sukui asked. She was glad she'd decided to take this hike. It was quite refreshing.
Arashi, on the other hand, didn't seem to be enjoying the great outdoors as much.
"Yeah, it's really-- ACHOO!!!! Really-- ACHOO!!!! Really beautiful..." she said groggily. Her allergies were acting up as usual.
Sukui smiled and handed her a tissue from her backpack.
"Blow."
Arashi looked at her gratefully, and blew her nose; very loudly.
"Ugh..." she moaned, stuffing the tissue into her pocket for later use.
Sukui laughed, and the two continued down the rocky path.
Arashi took in a deep breath. "Sukui, there was an alterior motive to my inviting you on this hike. You see--"
"LOOK OUT BELOW!" someone suddenly cried from above them.
"EEEEK!!!" Arashi screamed, as she and Sukui leapt off the hiking trail just as a woman in a rock-climbing harness repelled down to the ground.
"Phew! That was a rush!" she said, grinning.
Sukui and Arashi, frightened out of their wits, just sweatdropped.
"Oh! Gomen, did I scare ya? My name's Kuraima, nice to meet you!" the woman said.
"I'm Sukui."
"Arashi."
Kuraima grinned.
"You two ever tried rock-climbing?"
"I-- I-- I can't do it!!!" Arashi cried, clinging to Kuraima.
"Come on, it's a total rush! You're perfectly safe with that harness on, too. Just hold on tight, and repel down slowly; take it one step at a time," Kuraima said.
"I can't! I'm scared!!!!" Arashi cried, bursting into anime tears.
Kuraima sweatdropped.
"Come on, your sister did it! You can do it too!" she encouraged.
"COME ON ARASHI!" Sukui yelled from the base of the mountain.
Arashi shook her head again.
"I'm scared!!!" she repeated.
"I was scared too, the first time I did this. But you know what? It's totally worth taking the chance to try something new, Arashi. I loved it so much, I do it professionally now. I'm even hoping to start a school that teaches rock-climbing," Kuraima said kindly.
Arashi stopped crying and smiled at her.
"You'd make a great teacher!"
Kuraima blushed.
"So, you ready to try it now Arashi?"
Arashi nodded, than stopped suddenly, her eyes widening in surprise.
Kuraima started to turn around. "What's wrong, Arashi-- AAAAAAAGH!!!!"
The claw emerging from Vulpecula's glove reached into Kuraima's mouth, ripping our her soul crystal; a solid lime-colored butterfly.
"DAMNIT!!!" Vulpecula yelled.
"KURAIMA!!!!!!" Arashi screamed, as her friend collapsed to the ground.
Sukui gasped, seeing Vulpecula attack Kuraima.
She reached into her backpack, pulling out her henshin rod.
"Orion Star Power, Makeup!"
Arashi gasped, seeing Sukui henshin into Sailororion.
"I knew it!" she whispered.
Vulpecula suddenly noticed her.
"FOXTAIL FLAMES!!!" she yelled, sending a burst of red energy at Arashi, knocking her off the mountain ridge.
"NOOOOO!!!!" Sailororion screamed from below, as Arashi hung on for dear life.
She suddenly felt herself being lifted up off the ground and flown towards her sister.
"I thought you needed a lift," said a kind voice.
Sailororion looked up into the smiling face of Orionknight.
"Thanks!" she said.
She grabbed Arashi's waist, and pulled her up onto the mountaintop.
"Su--" Arashi began.
"Shhhh. Let's keep that a secret, 'kay?" Sailororion winked.
Arashi grinned, and nodded.
"Well well, what do we have here? Sailororion and Orionknight, I presume?" Vulpecula said.
Sailororion stood up and held her scepter in front of her threateningly.
"So you've heard of us!" she said.
"Orion Chaste Beams, Blind!"
Vulpecula dodged her attack with ease, and quickly fired one of her own.
"AAAAAGH!" Orion screamed in pain, the seething hot flames hitting her hard.
Orionknight rushed to her side, and Vulpecula laughed insanely.
"So this is the legendary Sailororion I've heard so much about! How pathetic!" she exclaimed.
"This isn't worth my time! SOULS INVERT!" she yelled, the lime-colored butterfly starting to glow black.
"I call upon... youma Kazan!" she finished, throwing the crystal into the air. It exploded, shaping itself into human-looking youma with coral-colored skin and long, flaming hair. Beneath it's neck was a blood-red star.
"Youma Kazan! Finish them off and return at once!" Vulpecula ordered, jumping in her smoky portal.
"KAZANNNNN!!!!!" the youma shrieked, firing a round of fireballs towards Sailororion and Orionknight.
Orionknight quickly covered in injured senshi with his cape, repelling the fireballs from her, but taking much of his energy.
Arashi stood up, feeling extremely useless.
If only I could help! she thought. Not knowing it, a great power was rising through her body.
I wish... with all my heart... that I could help!!!!!
Suddenly, the green symbol of Draco glowed on Arashi's forehead.
"What the--"
A short beam of green light emitted from her forehead, forming a green rod in front of her.
Arashi snatched it out of the air, examining it. She could suddenly feel words forming on her lips.
She thrust the rod into the air and yelled, "Draco Star Power, Makeup!"
Strikes of lightning and green leaves circled around her body, forming a sailor fuku similar to Sailororion's; only green.
Sailordraco's face went slightly pink in amazement.
The youma, Kazan, raised one if it's fiery eyebrows.
"Kazan???" it questioned, cocking its head to the side in a confused manner.
More words seemed to form on her lips, as Sailordraco raised her arms above her head.
"AIM FOR THE STAR!" Orionknight yelled to her. She nodded.
"Draco Dragon Sphere, Detonation!"
A mass of electricity appeared between her hands, and the Dragon Sphere formed. She threw it with all her might at the blood-red star.
"KAZAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!!" the youma cried in pain, as is dissolved from Draco's attack. All that was left was the lime butterfly.
"Are you sure you can't stay?" Sailororion asked Orionknight.
"Positive." He smiled at her and nodded to Draco, before leaping off the mountain and flying towards the trees.
Draco noticed her sister's far away, dreamy look and smirked.
"Hey, Earth to Sailororion! Come in Sailororion!" she said, waving her hand in her sister's face.
"Huh? What?"
Draco laughed.
"Somebody's got a crush!" she teased. Orion blushed a deep shade of scarlet.
"Do not!"
"Uh huh. Suuuure."
"I'm telling the truth!"
"Oh yeah, I totally believe you!"
Draco and Orion de-henshined and picked up Kuraima; she had her crystal back, but was still unconscious.
"You're lying, Arashi! I don't have a crush on him!"
"Yes, I believe you!"
"No you don't!"
"What, are you saying it's true?"
"No! Yes! I mean... NO!!!"
"You're in denial..."
"I am not in denial!"
"Oh Orionknight! I love you soooo much! Kissy kissy!!!"
"Stop it!!!"
"Kissy kissy!"
"Quit it!"
"Kissy kissy!!!!"
"ARASHIIII!!!!!!"