Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Victory
Chapter 1: The New Generation
"Whenever there is a meeting, a parting is sure to follow; however that parting may not last forever, it is up to you." A young girl said, reading from a note card, in front of her class. The class applauds and the girl sits in her seat.
"Well done Miss Kearnes," the teacher said,
clapping softly from his desk, "Now, the next person will be…" the teacher
looked at his roll sheet, "Shouni Kamiya."
At the sound of her name, a young girl looked up
from her notebook on which she was doodling. She had a very blank expression on
her face as she stared at the teacher with a "you-expect-me-to-go-up-there?"
look.
"Care to go up there Miss Kamiya?" the teacher
asked sarcastically.
Shouni finally snapped to attention as the class
roared with laughter after a little while. Then she rifled through her folder
to find something to read to the class. Grabbing a random piece of paper,
Shouni bounded up to the front of the class, the girl before her sat in her
seat with a smug expression on her face, waiting for Shouni's piece.
Shouni cleared her throat, and began to read:
"Dear Shouni: What's up girl? I'm good how bout
you? Did you see that new guy that is in room 12-D? What a drool-fest!" Shouni
stopped reading for a moment and blushed a very deep red; she was reading a
note her friend Miaka gave her earlier in the day at lunch. The class was
roaring with laughter and Shouni in shame, sat back down.
"Well, seeing that Shouni is too busy drooling over
boys to concentrate on her work, I think that Shouni should serve a detention
tonight and write a five-hundred-word essay on why schoolwork is more important
than boys." The teacher said, looking at the red Shouni. The whole class was
snickering and the girl who went before Shouni was almost going to fall over
from laughter.
"OH SHOUNI!" the girl sang, "that quote-unquote
drool-fest is my cousin! Thanks for you opinion on him. He's been wondering
about you…"
"Jennifer!" the teacher yelled.
"Yes?" Jennifer was all acting all innocent,
batting her eyes at the teacher.
"Detention. Tonight, three o'clock. Be there or get
suspended." The teacher said writing up the two girls detention slips. He stood
and handed each of the girls a pink slip. The bell rang and the teacher left.
Jennifer gave him the evil eye as he left, practically dancing.
Jennifer turned to Shouni. "This is your fault you
know, if you had your piece ready to read today, we wouldn't have gotten
detention."
"Correction, JENNIFER," Shouni began, "If I had my
piece ready I wouldn't have gotten a detention. You got a detention for
flapping that big mouth of yours."
"Me? A big mouth?" Jennifer was shocked at what
Shouni called her, "excuse me, SHOUNI, I have a rare disease, it's called honesty,
sarcastic honesty none-the-less. So nyeh!" Jennifer stuck her tongue out at
Shouni just as the next teacher walked in.
"Miss Kearnes, that is not lady-like," the teacher
disciplined, "please refrain from doing that, it is immature and also you're
making a bad example of an American exchange student."
Jennifer stopped and pouted in her desk. "Fine,
Miss Tachikara, but only for the sake of my reputation, and nothing else."
"Would you like a detention?" Miss Tachikara asked.
"Um, no," Jennifer said, shutting up. "I already
have one from Mr. Motimiya." Jennifer grumbled to herself.
"Class, open your Mythology books to page
nine-sixty-four, today we will study recent legends of the world.
Over the past decade, strange attacks on people
have caused an air of fear around the globe. Twice, the entire planet was
covered in complete darkness, and every time, the light shone through with the
help of a heroine named Sailor Moon. Of course, many people believe that she is
Sailor V, the phantom champion of justice, and a fictional character. Of
course, now, people expect a Sailor Senshi to show up on the site of danger. It
is rumored that the Senshi of urban legend live here in Tokyo, but that is a
legend, so I don't believe it's at all possible real."
"Mamo-chan!" Usagi cried from the front door of
their apartment, Mamoru was walking down the hall towards his wife. When he
reached her, she hugged him tightly.
"I missed you," Usagi said.
"Usa-ko, I have some bad news…" Mamoru began, his
face turned grim.
Usagi stopped and let go of her husband and stepped
back. "What is it, did you get fired?"
"No," Mamoru said, his face very solemn, "another
person was attacked by a strange girl with pyrokinetic powers in the park near
work today."
"That means…" Usagi gasped, she got a solemn look
on her face as well. "That the evil is still in this world. I thought that when
I healed Galaxia-sama, that all evil would be banished from this world, for
good."
"I am sorry Usa-ko, but it seems that Sailor Moon
has one more show before the curtain closes." Mamoru said.
"I know, and it will be the best show that the
Earth will ever see!" Usagi said, "I have to contact the others, we need the
entire cast for the final show after all," Usagi headed inside winking at
Mamoru, who followed her in.
Shouni and Jennifer remained in class after all the
other kids left, and Mr. Motimiya strutted in.
"Well girls, I see that you want to commit to being
good students this year." Motimiya said sarcastically setting his briefcase on
the teacher's desk.
Jennifer was very frustrated, she stared at
Motimiya with the evil eye, then asking: "Exactly how long do we have to be
here?"
"As long as Shouni needs to finish her essay."
Motimiya said plainly, cracking open a newspaper. Jennifer fell over and leaned
over to speak to Shouni.
"I certainly hope you can write fast," Jennifer
whispered, "I have rehearsal in like forty-five minutes and I don't want to be
late because some girl I don't even know writes at a slug's pace."
"Would you put a lid on your mouth for once and
actually be quiet?" Shouni snapped.
The two girls sat there in silence for about twenty
minutes; Shouni writing the essay and Jennifer drawing little super-deformed
characters on her bag with whiteout.
Eventually, Shouni stood and went up to the teacher
and handed him the paper.
Nodding, the teacher dismissed the two and they
left together.
"You know, those drawings that you did on your bag
are actually pretty good." Shouni observed on the way out of the Juuban High
School building.
"Thanks, it's a gift I have I guess…" Jennifer
muttered, then she paused in her tracks. "Know what? I never had rehearsal at
all today, now that I think about that. I'm sorry I rushed you, I'm a ditz."
Jennifer slugged herself in the head.
"Your point being?" Shouni asked sarcastically.
"Listen, you want to come over to my place today, I
need a little help on a little experiment I'm doing." Jennifer said going a
little super-deformed, with a big grin on her face.
"I suppose, just asking, but is your cousin there?"
Shouni asked out of curiosity.
"Shinji? Yeah, that's who I live with, he just
started to go to school with me after transferring from Kyuuban High School,
and between you and me, if he wasn't related to me, I'd be dating him myself."
Shouni laughed at Jennifer's comments. "Jennifer,
you should be a comedian." Shouni giggled hysterically.
"I know, but I find my niche in the theater."
Jennifer said sighing, "Oh yeah, please call me Jen. My mom calls me Jennifer
only when I'm in some deep shit."
Shouni laughed again and the two continued to walk
to Jen's ride home. Her 1999 white Volkswagen Beetle, sent to her exclusively
from the states, complete with flames painted around the headlights, on the
sides and hood.
"Nice car," Shouni said, seeing her face in the
finish.
"Hop in," Jen said and started the engine. Shouni
climbed in and Jen hit the gas and they screeched out onto the street.
"Do you feel it? The wind carries an omen." Haruka
said while sunning on a Hawaiian beach.
"Yes." Michiru said sipping a cocktail, "it also
carries the ocean on it as well, trouble's in our future."
"I know," Haruka muttered, "I wish this would all
end, for the sake of the world."
"And for the sake of mankind." Michiru added.
"Oh a letter from Usagi-chan," Ami said peering at
her mail, she opened the decorated envelope and read the terribly misspelled
letter:
Dear Ami-chan:
I
hope your duing well in medikal school, I hat beeing the bearrer of bad newss,
but it seems that evill has com back to Tokiyo and it is not stoping until the
sennshi stopp they're planns.
Ami paused, shook her head and sighed, "Poor Usagi, couldn't spell if it could save her life," Ami shook her head and continued reading the letter.
Mamo-chan says that this enemmy is strongger than the mettal nightts , and morr powerfful than kaos. I think he's wright. I can now senssse the powerss of one of owr eminies. I havv to go, Mamo-chan is waitting for me to finnish the leteers to evereyone.
Ami sat at her laptop and wrote a letter to Usagi.
Dear Usagi:
I am glad to hear from you, but the news that you brought to me is rather disturbing. I am sorry, but I cannot come home to Tokyo until Christmas-time. I want to assist badly, but I cannot get any time away from school, even if I tried.
But the good news is that I'm not the only senshi here in Germany, I've come across a senshi called Sailor Star Keeper, and her twin, Sailor Star Destroyer, they are powerful, and they fight well against youma that have attacked people in Berlin. They are still in high school and when I see them again, I will tell them of your plight. I am sure that they will be more than willing to help you.
Until Christmas,
Ami
Ami sat back from her laptop and waited for the letter to print so she could send it to Usagi immediately. Slowly shaking her head, she addressed an envelope to Usagi and Mamoru's apartment in Tokyo. When the letter finished printing, she stuffed it in the envelope carefully, sealed the envelope, put on a stamp and went down to a postbox to mail it away.
"Miss Hino?" a young man asked poking his head in a dressing room doorway. "Phone call, its from a Mizuno Ami?"
Rei looked up from her pie at the sound of Ami's name.
"Well, then, I'll take it," Rei said, picking up the receiver, "Which line?"
"Four." The young man said, retreating from the doorway.
When the young man left, Rei made sure she was alone, then she pressed a button on the phone next to her on a little table under her lamp.
"Moshi, moshi, Ami-chan, it has been so long," Rei greeted.
"Rei-chan, it's good to hear your voice," Ami said, she sounded exhausted.
"Ami how have you been?" Rei asked.
"Not very good after Usagi sent me a letter today." Ami replied sadly.
"Usagi was never a good speller…" Rei muttered.
"It's not that…" Ami said.
"Then what is it that is so important that you insist on calling me?"
"We have a new enemy." Ami answered forlornly.
Rei stood up; her pie went flying to the floor. "What? A new enemy?!" Rei gasped in shock. "I thought that we destroyed all evil in this world…did Usagi give any details about them? What are we going to do about it?"
"Please Rei, calm down, I can't do anything about it, not at least until Christmas, I feel so guilty about it." Ami began, "But I know of at least two senshi that are here that probably can help. I just have to find them…" Ami paused and sighed. "Rei can you get to Tokyo soon Usagi and Mamoru are going to need help, they can't beat a new enemy alone."
"I can't make it there until the current show I'm doing is closed, and that is God knows when… all I can do is send a senshi that lives here in London to take my place." Rei said after a long pause. "Her name is Sailor Nerius, she is a water senshi and looks at lot like you when you were younger…you don't have any relatives in London do you?"
"Yes, I do, she is my second cousin. Her name is Fumito Mizuno, if you see her again, tell her I said 'hello' all right?" Ami said.
Ami's roommate walked in and Ami left the phone for a moment. After a bit, Ami returned to the phone, in the background her roommate is shouting something in German.
"Rei, I have to go, Ursula, my roommate needs the phone. I'll call you again as soon as I can. Ja ne Rei-chan." Ami hung up the phone and turned to Ursula. She said something in German and left to take a shower.
In the shower, Ami stood there thinking, "If there is a new enemy, then Chaos is still around, but Usagi said that Chaos was the Cauldron Guardian…Is there another corrupted sprite still in this galaxy?" Ami shook her head in disbelief and rinsed her hair of the shampoo and added some conditioner.
"Mamo-chan, I got a letter from Ami, she can't come, neither can Mako-chan or Rei. Minako can come, but only for a short time. I haven't heard anything from Haruka, Michiru, or Setsuna, and Hotaru is so busy in her studies that she can't make it either." Usagi said to Mamoru, showing the letter from Ami to him.
"Usa-ko? Did you read the letter all the way?" Mamoru said scanning the letter.
"No, I only read the first two sentences, why?" Usagi replied.
"Ami is sending someone to take her place, not just one, two, they are twin senshi…" Mamoru said.
"Luna have you heard of any other senshi reborn on this planet?" Usagi asked the cat.
"ZZZZZZZZZ…." Luna was snoring away on top of the sofa.
"LUNA!" Usagi yelled in the cat's ear, making Luna fall off the sofa.
"Ouch." Luna squeaked after she landed on the hardwood floor.
"Luna, have you seen this letter from Ami?" Usagi asked.
"No, because I just woke up odango atama no baka…" Luna muttered leaping to the top of the sofa again to read the letter.
"Mmmm, other senshi? I never…" Luna was very confused, "Artemisu, what do think of this?"
Artemisu was sleeping on the sofa, snoring away. Luna clawed his nose, making Artemisu wake up immediately.
"Ow! Luna, what was that for?" Artemisu cried, holding his nose in pain.
"Read the letter from Ami-chan." Luna ordered and shoved the letter in Artemisu's face. Artemisu read the letter and looked at the others just as confused.
"I have no idea what is going on…if there are more senshi on this planet…no, impossible…." Artemisu trailed off in mid-sentence.
"What is it Artemisu? Tell us what this impossibility is…" Luna ordered.
"The only way that other senshi have appeared on this planet is if the goddess that created all life have taken on human form and become senshi themselves, to protect the Oracle Stones.
"Oracle stones?" Mamoru asked, "Exactly what are these Oracle Stones? The woman that attacked the girl in the park was demanding that the girl hand over the Oracle Stone. Do they have some power that can destroy this world?"
"It's something like that…" Artemisu said. "The Oracle Stones are powerful gems that contain the power of the Mystic Goddesses that created the Universe. Usagi has one of those Oracle Stones, the most powerful of all of them."
"The Ginzuishou?" Usagi asked looking at the jewel chained on her neck.
"Yes, out there, the reincarnated Mystic Goddesses have in their possession a Oracle Stone that controls an aspect of life itself. These stones control belief, courage, wisdom, kindness, justice, purity and destiny. The Ginzuishou holds the power of Serenity and controls the forms of purity. Out there, there are six others which control an aspect of life, we must not let the enemy get them, because even one can alter our world."
"This is too confusing!" Usagi whined. "I thought I could just use the Ginzuishou and…. But there are more stones like the Ginzuishou?"
"For once you're right Usagi. Now our mission is to find the reincarnates of the Goddesses and keep the enemy from getting those stones. There are ten goddesses that created the universe, but only seven of them have Oracle Stones. We have one, now we must find the other six." Luna said, remembering the legend that Queen Serenity told her when she became the Queen's advisor. "From the story the Queen told us, didn't the goddesses also have guardians like us?"
"Yes, many scholars from Mau were assigned to royalty as either guardians or advisors. I heard that two of them guard the goddesses for spiritual proposes."
"And if the goddesses have been reincarnated, so have their spiritual guardians! Brilliant thinking Luna!" Mamoru exclaimed.
"Unlike some other thinkers…" Luna commented, watching Usagi snore away.
"Well, I see that you failed again in capturing a Oracle Stone, Clothos," said a woman with red hair.
"I...er...um, I apologize to you Omega-sama, I was sure the last target had one of the Oracle Stones!" a girl of about 14 stuttered.
"I'll see that it doesn't happen again, from now on I shall pick your targets, and you had better hit a bull's-eye on them. If you want to have a high rank in the future Omega Empire, you have to sufficient in your work."
"I see, don't worry, I won't fail you next time, Omega-sama, I promise." Clothos swore, holding up her right hand.
Omega swirled her wine and after a few seconds, threw it in Clothos's face. "YOUR PROMISES MEAN NOTHING TO ANYONE IN THIS EMPIRE! GET TO WORK!"
Clothos stood there and took the abuse of Omega, trying to hold back her tears. "I understand, Omega-sama, I shall succeed." Clothos blinked out in a red puff of smoke.
"See that you do." Omega said and got up from her settee and went to a large chamber behind a black curtain.
Behind the curtain, a small elaborately decorated bottle sat on a pillar. Omega bowed to it and spoke.
"Lady Cerridwen, an Oracle Stone shall arrive soon, and then you will be free to control this and every world!"
Some smoke seeped from the bottle and formed a face. "Well done Sailor Omega, you shall be awarded richly for you accomplishments. When my sister, Chaos was taken from this dimension, and sealed away, I was devastated. I emerged after a few thousand years and attacked the goddesses that sealed her away and they overpowered me and here I am. Trapped in a bottle.
"Tell me, do you know how it feels to be trapped in a bottle for ten thousand years?" the face asked.
"I do not, nor do I wish to be, your grace." Sailor Omega replied and told the Queen of the plan to get the Oracle Stones.
"Well, we're here." Jen said after a long ride towards Tokyo Bay. She stopped her car in front of a large mansion. It had a Victorian look to it and gargoyles on the second floor deck.
"Wow, is this your house?" Shouni asked and got out of the car in awe.
"Well, not exactly, this was my grandpa's summer house, he died not too long ago, and my mom inherited it. We were in a skanky neighborhood back in NYC and well, since me, and my mom wanted to get out of there, we moved here."
"Wow! You lived in New York City? What was it like?" Shouni asked.
"It was only for a short time, but it was pretty cool, so historical, so many theaters, so busy, the city that never sleeps." Jen responded getting out of the car and walking to the gate. It had an elaborate security lock that required a code to get in. Jen punched in the code and the gate opened. Shouni followed in closely.
They walked to the front door and Shinji opened it before Jen could even turn the knob.
"What are you doing here dingus?" Shinji interrogated.
"I live here stupid! Now get out of my way, I have company!" Jen snapped and Shinji stepped out of the way ogling Shouni.
Jen smacked Shinji upside the head, "Knock it off moron, she's not your type, catch my drift?"
Shinji's eyes went wide and he left for his room.
From the branches in the Kearnes's back yard, Clothos watched Shinji flop on his bed and turn on the TV in his room.
Clothos smiled evilly and with a snap of her fingers, caused the whole house to lose power.
"Huh?" Shinji looked around and went downstairs and confronted Jen and Shouni.
"Did you cut the power?" Shinji asked angrily.
"Nope, didn't even go near the kitchen, yet." Jen said, "Did you cut the power? We can't get the TV on."
"Something's going on here and it isn't the power." Shinji said and plopped down in a chair near Shouni.
"Maybe I should leave," Shouni said, getting up.
"Oh no, stay for the show." Clothos said in the shadows of the stairway.
"What the--?" Jen gasped bolting to her feet.
"Stay there girlie, this doesn't involve you." Clothos said and cracked her whip, which created a firewall around Shinji.
"Shinji!" Shouni cried and dove toward him, but Jen held her back.
"No! Shouni! You'll just make things worse!" Jen cried.
"You're right, girlie," Clothos cackled and sent the two girls flying into the kitchen.
"Unh," Jen and Shouni grunted when they landed on the linoleum.
"I've had it!" Jen cried and pulled a locket from her blouse.
"What are you doing?" Shouni cried and Jen handed her a locket similar to hers.
"Call out 'Solar Star Power, Make Up!' and help me!" Jen ordered.
"All right, Solar Star Power, Make Up!" Shouni yelled and in a flash of bright yellow light, was in a Sailor fuku.
"What--?!" Shouni gasped.
"Nebula Star Power, Make Up!" Jen cried and in a flash of violet light, was in a Sailor fuku too.
"Now, let's go!" Sailor Nebula ordered and dashed into the living room.
"Wait!" Shouni cried, "Jen!"
Sailor Nebula stopped in her tracks and turned to Shouni, "I'm not Jen, I'm Sailor Nebula, and you're Sailor Solaris, Shouni. Help me fight and I can tell you everything!"
"All right!" Sailor Solaris nodded and dashed to the living room with Sailor Nebula.
Usagi bolted to her feet; she felt a strong negative energy nearby. "That's the enemy!" she gasped and dashed to her dresser. Sitting on top was the Eternal Moon Brooch. Stuffing it in her pocket she ran out the door and found Mamoru downstairs waiting for her on his motorcycle. Usagi climbed on and they sped off towards Tokyo Bay and the site of the enemy.
"It's coming from that home there!" Mamoru pointed out as they pulled next to the flamed Beetle.
The Ginzuishou on Usagi's neck glowed, which meant that an Oracle Stone was nearby, but it glowed very brightly.
"Mamo-chan, look," Usagi said after climbing the wall, "The Ginzuishou is glowing!"
"Transform!" Mamoru said and changed into Tuxedo Kamen.
"Hai! Moon Eternal Power, Make Up!" Usagi transformed into Eternal Sailor Moon and dashed towards the mansion."
"Pathetic senshi! You think you can beat the power of the Black Moon Empire? Think again! You're in for more than just one battle!" Clothos cackled as she slammed Sailors Nebula and Solaris on the wall, knocking over a chair and table.
"Hold it right there!" Sailor Moon's voice cried.
"Eh?!" Clothos turned to face the voice.
"You dare to put my fellow senshi in danger! I won't allow it! I am the pretty sailor-suited soldier, Sailor Moon! And in the name of the moon, you're punished! Moon Twilight Flash!" A light from the crescent moon on Sailor Moon's forehead flashed and blinded Clothos.
Tuxedo Kamen went over to the down senshi and helped them up. "Are you all right?" he asked Sailor Nebula.
"Yeah, lemme at 'er!" Sailor Nebula said, cracking her knuckles and loosening her neck. "Hey! Spike head!" Sailor Nebula said at a blinded Clothos.
Clothos quickly recovered and stared at Sailor Nebula.
"Yeah, I'm talking to you," Sailor Nebula was getting cocky.
"What? You want to go?" Clothos asked, picking up on Sailor Nebula's attitude.
"Yeah, Magnus Blade!" Sailor Nebula shouted and a violet energy sword appeared in her right hand.
"Very nice, but can you beat me at my Crimson Blade?" Clothos said, making a dark red energy sword appear in her hands.
The pair ensued in a harsh duel, it ended when Clothos hit Sailor Nebula in the side and sent her flying to the wall. Clothos then turned to Shinji who was still behind the firewall, which produced no smoke and incredible heat. Sailor Moon tackled her and they fought viciously
Sailor Solaris, and Tuxedo Kamen went over to the injured Nebula.
"Sailor Nebula? Are you all right?" Solaris cried.
"Get her back with your Solar Flare," Nebula coughed and produced a staff, which had a softball-sized orb in a cage-like structure. She handed the staff to Sailor Solaris and passed out.
Sailor Solaris stood tall and faced Clothos who was attacking Sailor Moon.
"Die!" Clothos screamed, forcing her sword to the ground at Sailor Moon's feet.
"Solar Flare!" Sailor Solaris cried, and a huge flame came from atop of her staff, which burned Clothos severely.
"I give up!" Clothos cried and she disappeared to lick her wounds.
Solaris ran over to Sailor Moon, the energy sword disappeared and all was left was a shaking Sailor Moon in the corner. The firewall faded and Shinji collapsed to the floor.
"All you all right Sailor Moon?" Solaris asked and helped Sailor Moon up.
"Hey, wake up!" Tuxedo Kamen coaxed to Sailor Nebula. Some blood trickled from the cut on her side; Sailor Nebula was still unconscious.
Sailor Solaris saw Shinji fall to the floor and ran to his side. "Shinji-kun! Talk to me!"
"Nnngh, Shouni?" Shinji grumbled.
"No, Sailor Solaris," Solaris's eyes turned from a hard gaze to a soft one when he said her real name. "Are you OK? Did that bitch hurt you?"
"I'm all right," Shinji coughed and he passed out.
Tuxedo Kamen patted Sailor Nebula's face, trying to get to regain consciousness. She stirred a little and opened her eyes. "Unhh, what happened?"
"You were fighting that woman and you got knocked out." Tuxedo Kamen replied.
"Clothos, where is she? I have to finish the job." Sailor Nebula said, trying to get up, but screamed in pain and laid down again.
"You're badly hurt, you should rest." Sailor Moon said, seeing Sailor Nebula's pain.
"Don't worry about it," Sailor Nebula said and placed her hand over the wound on her side. A small, white glow emitted from her hand and she healed her wound. She tried to get up again, and succeeded, but shaking furiously. "I have to get Shinji upstairs, he needs to rest. Solaris, help me carry him."
Together, Nebula and Solaris hoisted Shinji onto their shoulders and carried him upstairs.
"Wait—" Sailor Moon said, making the pair stop in their tracks.
"What?" Nebula asked.
"I didn't catch your names," Sailor Moon said.
"Nebula,"
"Sailor Solaris," the two carried Shinji to his room and left him there.
"He won't be awake for hours," Sailor Nebula said and went into the hallway.
Sailor Solaris stayed in Shinji's room for a short while, gazing at him.
"Don't worry, they'll never harm you again, not as long as I am a senshi." Sailor Solaris thought.
"Sailor Solaris?" a Siamese cat asked, perched on Jen's shoulder, "It's time for me to explain everything to you. We'll go someplace where we won't be disturbed, change back and come along."
"Shouni? I'm sorry that I had to drag you into this, but it's for the greater good of mankind." Jen said and went downstairs.
"The greater good of mankind? I understand." Solaris changed back and Shouni went downstairs to catch a ride with Jen.
"This place is a disaster…I am so dead, d-e-a-d. What am I going to tell my mother when she returns from her business trip? Some monster came in, attacked Shinji, I rescued him in my superheroine form and we lived happily ever after? That would blow my cover big time!"
"Say you had a party, or Shinji did while you slept over with Shouni." The cat said.
"Yeah, like that'll work. Shinji will put the blame on me and then where will I be? Grounded! Stripped of all my enjoyment! Not allowed to leave this house except for school! No TV, no car, nothing! I might as well commit suicide!"
"Calm down, I'll help you clean up a little. When does your mother come back, Jen?" Shouni asked when she heard Jen's ranting.
"A week," Jen was really stressing out, the cat hopped off her shoulder and Jen flopped down on the sofa, moaning with her arm draped over her eyes.
"We'd better go," Mamoru said, preparing to leave.
"Oh no! You got involved! You now have to help." Jen said, hearing the steps edge closer towards the front door. She got up and blocked the way. "You two are now in some serious business, that involves the Oracle Stones." Jen saw the glowing Ginzuishou on Usagi's neck. "Why do you have the Ginzuishou? That is the Queen's stone! I hope you didn't steal it from her when she died! That is one of the worst things you could do!"
"I am Princess Serenity!" Usagi exclaimed, holding up the crystal.
Jen clapped her mouth shut and immediately apologized. "I'm sorry your grace, I could not recognize you!" Jen bowed and looked at Mamoru, "Prince Endymion?" Mamoru nodded and Jen went to the floor, bowing and apologizing. "I am truly sorry that I treated you two with such disrespect! Please do not punish me! I did not know!"
"Get up," Usagi said, "We accept your apology, but what do you know about the Oracle Stones and the Goddesses?"
Jen stared at Usagi wide eyed. "Where are the Queen's advisors? They guard the Royal Family of the Moon, I must speak to them."
"They live with us." Mamoru said.
"Aurora! Let's go, we have to talk to Luna and Artemisu!" the Siamese cat leaped to Jen's shoulder.
Continued in Chapter 2
