Silver Dreams
Chapter 3 :: "NegaVerse Fire Spy"
Author: Nightmoon
A/N: Okay, all of this is taken from the beginning of the fragmented_Reality RPG up to a certain point. I'll continue on with it in Chapter 5. Chikko-chan is doing Chapter 4 on Aislinn. :) I'm not going to be surprised if you, the reader, get MAJORLY confused because of what's happening.
The player to character list is as follows from fragmented_Reality RPG:
** Nightmoon (me!) - Hino Rei (Silver Mars), Grandma Hino, Tsukino Usagi (Silver Moon), Luna (Alternate)
** litamakoto12 - Mizuno Ami (Silver Mercury), Aino Minako (Silver Venus), Artemis (Alernate)
** naitono_warube - Chiba Mamoru (Lady Rose), Nephrite (Alternate)
** star_archer_tomo_no_senshi - Mizukeji Kibo (Sailor Morning Star), Zoicite (Alternate)
** peanut_butter419 - Raidon Makoto (Silver Jupiter), Kunzite (Alternate)
I only took text from the RPG that was happening around Rei at the time. So basically the effect should be you get to know as much as he knows, and a few things he really doesn't know.
I -barely- edited any of it, maybe for some spelling mistakes, grammar, -quotations- (in litamakoto's case, you do NOT want to know!). From the list above, you can see that the Senshi in this Universe are known as the 'Silver' Senshi not the 'Sailor' Senshi. ~.^ That's because in the RPG, we actually have some of the Sailor Senshi come into play. But they're only mentioned in this chapter, they will come out soon in full-bloom! Try to guess who they are!
I understand we jump a lot in time for this story. I'm sorry, but it's needed! It's the way we work! A lot of it will fall into place by the end. Think of this effect sort of like a Gundum Wing episode. ^^ Hope you like it! R/R Please!
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[ Seven Years Later, Early Morning on a Friday in September ]
Rei, 16 years of age. He was a whopping 6 feet tall and build to match. Since living in the temple, Grandma Hino's training sessions picked up as he grew. He built up strong arms; tight, buff abs; and strong legs. He still kept his dark, straggly hair and deep, violet eyes. On his upper arms were tattoo bands placed there by Grandma herself, the symbols of 'Fire' and 'Spirit' written for protection.
He picked up a large sack of flour placed outside the temple home and put it onto his shoulder, hawling the 10lb sack into the temple house. Just as he was to put it on the counter...
*FWOOMPH*
The back end of the flour ripped bag, spilling the white powdery substance all over.
*SWEATDROP* Rei sighed, knowing he had a mess to clean up. He put the bag of what remained on the counter, dusting his shoulder as he turned around...
*ACK!*
"Grandma?" Rei shouted in surprise, nearly jumping out of his socks when he turned to see the short, grey-haired woman covered in white. She looked like a ghost, standing inside a pile of snow.
The old woman, not even 4-feet tall, with her gray hair tied into a bun on the top of her head, with two japanese sticks sticking through it, blew out a pile of flour from her mouth. "Rei," she said slowly and commanding.
"Yes, Grandma?" Rei replied, with a sly smile on his face, his violet eyes looking down upon the woman. He was some 2 feet taller than her, so all he could do was stare down.
Grandma's hand came up, as she waved him to bend down. Rei did as she waved...
*WHOCK*
Grandma had pulled out a folding fan from her Kimono and whacked Rei on the head. Rei jerked up and rubbed his head. "What was that for?" he growled.
"Don't give me that tone," Grandma stated as she stepped out from the flour pile and dusted herself off. "I have every right to discipline you for making that mistake. Didn't I tell you to always check the bag before you pick it up?"
"It was fine when I picked it up. But, what were you doing behind me?" Rei asked, folding his arms across his chest.
"Checking your posture to make sure you were walking right, boy. You slump too much. You will never catch a girl with that posture," she stated, dusting the last bit of flour from her hair. "Now, clean this up before you go to school!"
"Hai, Obaasan," Rei said with a pout, walking over to the washroom to grab the broom and dustpan.
**
Donning the gray and burgundy 'private boys school' uniform, Rei sat in his desk near the back of the room and waited for class to start. His black book bag leant against the side of his desk. Rei tapped his pencil lightly against the flat desk, sighing deeply as he watched the clock's second hand move...
Second after, second after... hey, did it just go backwards? *raises an eyebrow*
A boy that sat in front of him looked back at him, raising a brow, annoyed bythe sound Rei was making. Rei immediately stopped and put his pencil down. Then the boy spoke... "You have some flour on your cheek, right there," he said, pointing to Rei's cheek.
Rei rubbed it off and smiled. "Thanks," he said.
"No problem," the boy replied, then turning around again to face the front while the starting bell rang, signaling all students to take their seats.
Rei wrote down the notes and listened to the teacher as he lectured them. Something inside him flickered, like a strange energy was around, something... oddly familiar, but he couldn't remember what. Carefully gazing around the room, he noticed a boy with silver hair pulled back into a ponytail.
He knew that's where the energy was coming from. 'Strange, why would he be emitting such energy?' Rei thought to himself.
The rest of the school day passed, and Rei had lost site of where the strange boy had disappeared to. He shrugged it off, and walked back to the temple, passing by the arcade, he noticed the new Sailor V video game was out.
"Hmmm," he said, looking at the girl. "She's... pretty," he began... "familiar." He ended, thinking more. Video games didn't interest him that much, though he wanted to go inside, he knew that Grandma Hino would whack him one again if he was late.
So he ran the rest of the way, up the temple stairs to see his Grandma sweeping the sidewalk. "Obaasan," he huffed, then catching his breath. "I'm here."
"You're late," she said... sweeping away.
Rei looked at his watch. "By one minute and twenty-seven seconds," he exclaimed, walking up to the old woman. He then hit the ground on his back with a good THUMP, as Grandma Hino had tripped him with the broom, and pinned him down with the broom handle against his neck.
"Obaasan!" Rei choked, as he grasped either end of the broom and tried, with all his might, to lift it from his neck. But, believe it or not, Grandma was too strong for him.
The old woman laughed. "How are you ever going to find a wife if you can't even stand up against a weak, old lady as myself? " Grandma chuckled, then getting off from Rei's chest and going back to her sweeping as if nothing happened.
Rei breathed in, coughing lightly. "Obaasan, you know what..." He growled... "Oh, nevermind," he sighed, then pushing himself to his feet and going on into the temple house to put away his stuff, change into his temple robes, and open the charm shopfor business today.
Rei came out of the temple home wearing his white robes, and walked over to the tiny shop where he sold charms to those who were interested. He knelt down under the counter to pick up the charm bracelets which were held in a locked box, to which were popular among the young girls. Along with the charms, Rei too had become popular among the girls... though it was Grandma Hino that was trying to arrange a marriage for him.
Setting up the charms in a display box on the counter, Rei hummed a song that was playing on the radio. One of his hobbies was singing, though Rei would never come out into the public with it, just not yet. Soon, Rei knew, the temple grounds would be bussling with people. Some coming to pray, others coming to enjoy the scenery, couples taking strolls; it was the daily routine.
Finishing up the display box with the charm bracelets, Rei looked around the grounds from inside the tiny shop, but saw only Grandma Hino still holding onto her broom, while she chatted with a tall guy with pitch-black hair pulled into a low pony-tail. He grinned and shook his head, his Grandma was always a flirt, even at her age.
Then, he noticed a girl with deep-blue hair. He smiled, she was lovely and seemed to enjoy the temple's Sakura trees. They were beautiful in the fall time, he had to admit... the trees. The only people that would admire such beauty in trees were the silent and kind type at heart. He wasn't going to disturb her, so he turned around to place his back to the front of the shop, and wrote in Kanji the type and price of the charms in felt-pen upon the white-board hanging on
the back wall of the shop.
Grandma Hino finished talking with the handsome, young man and looked around the grounds, noticing the blue-haired girl strolling on the grounds. She gave a quick smile, her squinty eyes widening behind her tiny-framed glasses. Looking then over to Rei who was busy with the charm shop, Grandma found this to be the perfect time to go talk to the young lady. Quickly she scurried over to the girl and burst out, "Kon'nichiwa! Welcome to Hikawa Jinja Temple. My name is
Grandma Hino. And who may you be, my dear? How old are you? Do you have a boyfriend? Are you interested in meeting my grandson, Rei?"
Grandma left no pause between her questions as she pushed them upon the girl, a keen smile crossing her face as she surveyed the girl. Proper posture, she looks smart, a little skinny, but we can fatten her up, great hips for child-bearing... aaah, yes, lovely girl.. quite lovely.
"Hello...." She was quietly, startled by all the questions. She slowly began to pick them out and answer. "My name is Ami Mizuno and I am 14. I have no boyfriend. And... your grandson?"
She blushed a deep red. She wasn't very good with love at all, but to be polite she agreed to meet him. "Sure I'd be glad to meet your grandson..."
"Hai, hai!" Grandma Hino said, grasping onto Ami's wrist and pulling her over to the charm shop. "You'll adore my Grandson."
Grandma then pushed Ami up to the charm shop. "Rei-kun, Rei-kun!" Grandma hollered, nearly frightening the badgeebers out of Rei, who dropped the felt-tip marker he was holding and turning around.
"Obaasan! Don't shout, I can..." Rei began, then noticed Ami. He rolled his eyes. "Obaasan... please, not again," Rei sighed lightly. His violet eyes looked to Ami. He felt a strange energy comin from her, close to that of the guy who sat in his class. 'Strange... maybe they're related,' Rei thought to himself.
Grandma looked between Rei and Ami, they were staring at each other, and Ami had a deep blush across her face. The first sign of love! Grandma laughed to herself; she hoped this would work! "Ami-chan, this is my Grandson Rei. Rei, meet Mizuno Ami, she's fourteen and wants to meet you..."
Rei rolled his eyes. "Obaasan, NO!" He shouted. He looked at Ami again, "I'm sorry, it's not you, it's my Obaasan. You seem like a very nice girl, but I'm not interested..." Rei said, then leaving the shop as if in a hurry.
"Hino Rei! You will come here this instant and introduce yourself to this pretty and fair young woman right now!" Grandma Hino commanded to Rei.
Rei stopped in his tracks. "Obaasan, please stop hooking me up with girls," Rei said, turning around, his eyes glaring at the old woman. "I'm only sixteen..."
"And if this was the old times, you'd have a child by now. Now Rei," Grandma said, then taking Rei's wrist and yanking him over to Ami. Grandma took Ami's hand and placed hers into Rei's. She looked up to Rei... her pale eyes glaring at him. "I will leave you two alone to get to know each other. Rei, be nice, and have fun." The old woman then scurried away, disappearing behind the
temple house.
Rei growled as his Grandma left. He then let go of Ami's hand and looked at her. "I'm really sorry for that. She's been doing this to me for years," Rei explained, then he noticed Ami's blank, confused expression. "Are you okay, Mizuno-san?"
"I'm so sorry I had no idea." Ami looked down at her feet. She felt a tear trickle down her cheek. She wiped it away and bit her lower lip. "I was just passing by to look at the sakura tree's. I didn't know this was going to happen. They're beautiful you know. I just love
stopping by here." She gave a faint smile.
"Hai, they are," Rei agreed softly, seeing Ami was upset. "You can come any time you like to see the trees. We don't own nature, but we must cherish and protect it all the same." He gave her a calm smile.
Rei then walked over to grab one of the charm bracelets in the shop. The one was blue, with the Kanji character for 'Friend' written upon it. He walked back over to Ami and placed it around her wrist. "Free of charge, a little gift from the temple, it'll bring you good luck," he said, then looking to Ami and giving her a soft smile. "Especially when meeting new friends. Take care,
Ami-san."
Rei then gave Ami a short salute and walked off towards the temple home, grasping the straw broom that was leaning against the side wall. He then disappeared into the temple home.
After doing some cleaning inside the temple quickly, Rei came back out to sweep around the Charm shop. As he did, two black crows came swooping down and landed on his shoulders. Rei laughed and looked to the two crows. He suddenly froze, a familiar energy striking him. Why was this happening so often?
He looked around the temple grounds surrounding him, and saw the same boy from his class, with silver hair, standing there.. almost frozen. The two crows on his shoulders cawed and shook their black bodies. Rei looked to the two, and smiled, then walked up to greet Kibo. "Welcome to our temple, is there anything I can help you with?" Rei asked.
The two crows on his shoulders craned their necks, their black eyes staring at Kibo.
The boy blinked some, snapping from his little trance, he then smiled some, bowing, "Konnichi-wa, you are Hino Rei, right? I go to the same school with you... My name is Mizukeji Kibo..." He stuck out his hand to shake Rei's, wondering if he could get a better feel of the
energy, maybe something might happen.
"Hai," Rei smiled, then taking Kibo's hand and shaking it. Phoebos and Deimos, the twin crows upon Rei's shoulders, cawed loudly as a shot of something flickered through Rei's mind when he touched Kibo. He let go naturally, as if nothing happened, but Rei couldn't shake the strong feeling.
Rei looked to Phoebos and Deimos. "Phoebos, Deimos, go now," he told the two crows that then flew off from his shoulders. Rei looked at Kibo again, but just then, Grandma Hino seemed to 'appear' from behind Kibo.
She touched his thighs gingerly. "Nice strong legs," she commented, then looking up at Kibo with a smile. "Handsome face."
Rei nearly slapped his forehead. "Obaasan, what are you doing now?"
"Mizukeji-san, would you like to work at our Temple? You'll get free Dojo training in the package, and all the lovely girls you want," Grandma winked.
She grasped onto Kibo's hand and pulled him into the temple home. "Stay, have some tea and biscuits," Grandma didn't offer, she COMMANDED. Rei walked in after them, then hearing Grandma's voice, "Rei! Ready the tea, I'm going to chat with Mizukeji-san in the sitting room."
"Yes, Obaasan," Rei sighed, then went into the kitched to prepare the tea.
Grandma sat Kibo down on the cushion on the floor, in frong of a long table, a traditional japanese sitting area. She sat across from him, staring at him. This old woman, like Rei, had felt the energy from Kibo as well... but her senses were stronger. "You have any hobbies? Girlfriends? Do you work? School?" Grandma asked question after question.
Kibo blinked some as the old woman observed him, she gave him to time to reply at all. He sweatdropped, eye widening as he was pulled by the old woman, 'Wow... for an old person, she is really strong...'he was then brought to a tea room.
He quickly slid his shoes off, and knelt opposite Rei's grandmother. He cleared his throat some, bowing to her in respect, "Well, I would love to work here in the temple... I have always pondered doing so. I love the scenery, the tranquility, and I also like helping out." He smiled innocently.
"Well, I like swimming, playing beach sports, and drawing is a main hobby of mine as well. I...I don't have a girlfriend, I've been concentrating in my studies, and maybe this can be where I work...I actually go to school with Rei.." He said calmly, still pretty shocked and surprised some.
Again his thoughts wondered to the amount of energy he felt from Rei, he even felt the same in himself, 'What was this? Why do I feel so strange...' he thought to himself some.
Grandma nodded to each and every one of Kibo's answers. "You can work here, and I'll put you through the same training that I put Rei through, but then I'll have to work harder with Rei, since he is my grandson," Grandma Hino said, just as Rei placed down a platter of Tea and biscuits.
"Great, more work," Rei sighed as he poured the tea, then sat down between the two. He looked to Kibo, still getting the vibes from him.
Kibo bowed his head. "It would be an honor working for you, I will gladly accept the training you will give me, and put it to heart.." he smiled , hoping he didn't appear to be sucking up or trying to show up Rei.
Grandma Hino felt the same vibes, stronger though as she felt it emerging from both. "I have a question, Mizukeji-kun, have you ever felt your mind travelling off into a different train of thought? Possibly believing that this is not your life, that it is something more than it is supposed to be?"
Rei was shocked at his Grandma's question, but he too was curious of the answer.
Kibo eyed her for a moment, almost frozen, he then slowly nodded. "Yes... I have felt out of place...and my mind does wonder... I have also been having a reoccuring dream...the same one almost every night..." he said slowly, trying to figure out how she would know that.
Grandma Hino smiled. "Dreams are the spirits trying to talk to you," Grandma said, "Do you mind telling me this dream?"
Rei nearly spat out his tea. "Obaasan! His dreams are not for you, so-"
"Hush, Rei, this is part of the training... why don't you go clean the kitchen. NOW!" Grandma commanded.
Rei growled, then standing, he bowed his head respectively before leaving.
Kibo smiled, then as Rei left he bowed back, he then turned to Grandma-Hino,"Well, I am in a different world...like was in space, but in a whole different civilization...I am there...but I am not me..if you know what I mean...I am a different person...I usually wake up before anything happens..." he sighed some, getting little flashbacks from the dream.
Grandma Hino sipped her tea and nodded as Kibo explained. "Hai, hai," she said. "I understand," she began, then placing down the cup and looking at Kibo with her pale eyes. "With proper meditation, we can probably bring out more of these visions of yours to the surface without harming your physical body. Don't worry, Rei too has had dreams like that..."
Then suddenly, a crash of cutlery emitted from the kitchen that caught Grandma Hino's attention. "Rei, Rei is that you making all that racket?"
Rei was indeed in the kitchen, and he had indeed dropped a dish while he was cleaning. He leant foreward on the counter, breathing irratically. He had been struck by a grand feeling...
Energies, stronger and more desolate than what he felt in Kibo, were around Tokyo. His sense was telling him in exactly what direction it was coming from, but Rei was somehow stuck in place, unable to move. Hearing his Grandma shout at him from the living room.
"Rei, Rei are you okay in there?" Grandma shouted again.
Rei shook his head to snap himself out. He brought his hand to his forehead and ran his fingers through his hair. "I'm fine," he replied. "Obaasan, I'm going to take a brief walk. I'll clean up
when I return." Rei stepped over the broken dish that lay on the floor, walked to the front where he slipped on his shoes, and walked out the door of the temple home.
Grandma quickly rose from her seat and gently ran to watch Rei exit the house. She could feel Rei's distressed aura. Then turning to back to Kibo, Grandma said, "Join him, Kibo-san, make sure he doesn't get into any unnecessary troubles. Please."
**
Rei walked and walked, things were bothering him like never before. The sudden change of energy, striking him like a lightning bolt from darkness, then suddenly disappearing. "What's going on with me?" Rei asked, leaning against a wall.
Then suddenly, his attention was turned to giggling as some two teen girls, around fifteen, came up to him. "Hey, you look bummed," one of the girls, with short blonde hair dipped in pink said. "Why don't you come with us, we can show you a way you can relax and have fun," the other said, who had crisp purple hair and took Rei's hand. "Com'n, you'll love it!" They both said together, each holding one of Rei's hands and pulling him towards the teen club.
Rei couldn't say anything, both of these girls seemed to have some sort of special energy that made him want to relax and follow them. He was dragged to the club, where a long line was, but apparently these two girls had VIP access and got in immediately. As they pulled him through the crowd, the music blarring and lights shooting about the place. You'd think this kind of action
would make Rei worse, but with the two girls dancing around him, their bodies seemingly rubbing against his own as the crowd grew in closer.
Rei felt very trapped, very weak, as though slowly his energy was being drained. He looked about wearily to notice the DJ, who seemed to be wearing very strange attire and emitted a very strong, dark energy. "Ugh, not that energy again... I'm dilerious," he said, believing that he was just feeling tired and seeing things.
He then felt a hand press against his chest, and looked down to see the blond girl with pink tips, her eyes, a shimmering transparent blue, looking up at him. "Did you say something?" she asked him in a seductive tone.
"I just don't feel well," Rei replied, trying to look away from those blue eyes.
She smiled at him. "My name's Tammy, what's yours?" Her tone seemed to be growing weaker and she seemed to be putting her body weight on him.
"Rei," he replied, then catching Tammy as she fainted from lack of energy. The others around him seemed oblivious to what was happening. Teenagers in the club seemed to be dropping like flies. He picked up Tammy into his arms and walked out to a sitting area, away from the crowds of the dance floor. He place her down on an empty seat on the couch, where three others seemed to be
in the same condition. "What's going on here?" he asked himself, and stood up again to look at the DJ - Virgo.
Definetely, the feeling he had was coming from that certain person. But what was she exactly?
Virgo smiled as she watched the teens. She pulled out another disc and slid it in. Immediately the sounds of "Cruel Angel's Thesis" from Neon Genesis Evangelion began to play. She had found that the teens seemed to respond well to music from the cartoons they watched. Her outfit shifted to her normal attire.
It consisted of a black leather suit that began at her bust and extended all the way to her feet. Leather boots adorned her feet. The boots stretched up to her knees then flared out. Two cuffs were upon her wrists. Her skin turned a light purple as her hair changed from silver to violet. Her eyes changed as well to violet from the green they had been a moment before.
She looked over and noticed Rei. 'Hmm, that one has a lot of energy. I bet Queen Beryl-sama would like to see him personally,' she thought.
Rei saw the change that the DJ (Virgo) made. Becoming quite afraid, quite weirded out, he began to walk towards the door. Just then, he felt the arms of the other girl wrap around him and sit him down. She then disappeared.
He looked around, confused, feeling very strange in this atmosphere as Virgo sat next to him. She sat down next to Rei and began to run a finger down his chest. With her every touch, he felt himself shivering with the energy she emitted. Without warning she bent her face down to his and kissed him passionately. He couldn't pull away, he felt himself slipping into her spell,
a poison running through his bloodstream as she deepened the kiss. He fell to the spell, knocked out.
**
As soon as he was out, Virgo picked up his body and teleported to Beryl. She laid Rei down in front of the evil queen and smirked. "This one has much energy. I suspect you could use him,"
she said bowing.
Nephrite looked on with a proud expression. He turned to Zoicite and Nephrite. "See this is how it should be. The energy collected for Metallia has been very steady and now my youma brings forth a sacrifice for her. While all you two have done is wasted energy on finding meaningless things from a dead kingdom, I have been out finding out information and collecting energy. It took two of you to find that piece of garbage, yet I have directed my youma and collected much energy," he boasted.
Kunzite gave Nephrite a sarcastic smile, then looked down to Zoisite, "This streak of luck won't last much longer, he can't fight the silver senshi, they'll break his plan, just like they did the others, Nephrite isn't strong enough." Kunzite moved closer to Zoisite.
Beryl looked on at the teenager that was before her. Lifting her hand, dark energy like ropes formed to bind Rei's arms and legs, even though he was unconscious. Beryl lifted from her throne and walked over Rei, who lay horizontal and binded before them all. She hovered her long fingers over his chest and to his face, she then brushed the dark hair from Rei's forehead, upon
with which her touch the Mars symbol began to glow.
She quickly motioned her hand away from the energy. "He is one of them," she said, "that is Mars energy..." Before anyone could ask what should be done with him, Beryl smiled. "We will taint him, use his power against the others. Apparently since he was so easilly taken, he had not yet been found. This could work to our plans. Now, Nephrite, with the power your Virgo had collected, I will use it to change this one to our side." She slid her finger along Rei's chest, over his shoulder to the tatoo on his forearm of kanji characters 'Spirit' and 'Fire'. "These will be the trigger."
The dark ropes around Rei grew broader, wrapping around Rei until he was covered completely, the dark energy entering his body through the tatoo's on his upper arms. This was happening just as Rei was awakening. He gasped as the dark energy seemed to seep into his very soul, the feeling was painful, so he shouted out, the symbol of Mars glowing its aura brighter, but it was no
match to the energy of the dark kingdom. Soon he could feel nothing.
The bright light of the raging Mars energy and that of darkness formed so bright around Rei's body that wouldn't blinded anyone who was not used to it, but that was not the case of Beryl and her generals. They watched as the dark ropes seeped to form Rei's new fuku...
A thick blood-red ribbon tied around his head, under his bangs and behind his head in a double knot, letting the ribbon ends flow down to his back. His shirt was Red and Black, horizontal stripped very loose t-shirt frayed at the shoulders. He wore red pants, almost like slacks. On both lower-arms, between wrist and elbow, silver metal bands were latched onto him. Embeded upon the metal were the dark symbol of the NegaVerse. His boots were red hikers, laced with black string.
He knelt on one knee before Beryl. "My Queen," he began, "What is it you wish of me?"
Beryl gave a soft laugh, as things finally seemed to be turning out for her. "What is your name? And which Senshi are you?" She asked, just to see exactly how much he remembered.
"Hino Rei," he said, lifting his dark violet eyes to look at Beryl. "I am the guardian of spirit and fire, Silver Mars."
"Ah, quite interesting," she said, passing her hand in front of Rei's face. He didn't focus or blink, simply kept his gaze upon his Queen. Beryl smirked. "You will be known as Fire from now on, Rei," she said, "Do you understand?"
"Yes, my Queen," he replied, bowing his head respectively once again.
"Stand and listen, Fire, for I have something of importance to ask of you," Beryl commanded him. Rei stood to his feet, casting his dark eyes upon Beryl. Beryl hummed to herself at the total loyality she had from this one. He was too easily tainted, and she didn't know how long it would last, but she would use him to her advantage before she had to destroy him. But what job would she have for him? If he hadn't yet been found out by the other Senshi, then should she so quickly show them what power she had? Noo... she would use him another way.
"Fire, you will go along as though any of this did not happen, but when I call upon you, you will obey me," Beryl said, waving her hand again in front of him as she cast the spell to put Rei into a deep sleep. This move pushed back the memories of this moment, so that Rei wouldn't know who he was, and would give him the chance to become Silver Mars so that Beryl would have someone among
them, as a spy.
Rei's dark fuku disappeared, leaving the temple robes that he wore before. Beryl turned her head to Nephrite. "Nephrite, have Virgo take our little spy back to the Nightclub. Make the power of Mars known to the Senshi, and lose to them so that our plan can be put into motion. We will find out all that we can through his mind," Beryl said. "As well, continue collecting that energy, if
perhaps we can keep the Senshi distracted from our actual plan, then we will have them under control."
Seeing the face Virgo gave her, she smirked, "I understand you have done well to collect that energy. But it was just in time that the Senshi would find out about the Nightclub. Let's just make sure that we have control over what happens, and everything will fall into place." She walked back to her throne and sat down, the crystal orb in front of her glowing of energy. "I still feel this is not the end of what we will see from the Silver brats. There will be others, and if we can find them, and do as what we did with this, then we will surely have things under control."
She then turned her eyes upon Kunzite and Zoicite. "Ah, yes, now for you two. The crystal that Serenity used could be of great use if it were in our hands. If it were smashed after the battle, then I believe that its shards might have been re-born in humans," Beryl said, raising her fingers once again as before her palm a black crystal appeared. "The Homing Crystal," she named it, and sent it to Zoicites hands. "I've linked it to the energy of that crystal
Serenity used. I know you won't disappoint me."
**
Rei focused in to find himself outside of the nightclub. He hadn't remembered a thing from before. He looked around, a little confused, but for some reason he knew why he was here.
"Rei! Over here!" Rei had heard the voice of Ami and looked down to the back of the line. With
talking with the front guard of the club, the guard waved in Ami and her two friends to
cut into the line and enter the club.
Rei gave them a smile as they approached. "Konbanwa Ami-chan," he began, wishing them a good evening, then looked on to Ami's friend - a blonde girl with an odango hair style and beautiful blue eyes, along with a male with another male. "Who's the crowd?"
Usagi blushed as she looked at Rei, tall, dark and handsome. "I'm Tsukino Usagi, and this here is Raidon Makoto," she said.
Rei took Usagi's hand and kissed it softly. "Pleasure to meet you, Usagi," he said, then led Usagi into the nightclub. Usagi couldn't do anything but follow, with Rei still holding her hand, and once they walked upon the dance floor, Rei spun her around and placed his arm around her waist to dance with her.
The music seemed to calm down to music they could dance as a couple. Usagi followed suit, not really knowing how to dance but in Rei's strong arms she couldn't miss a beat. She kept on looking down to see how she was doing. Rei put two fingers to her chin and lifted her head.
"Eyes on me, bright eyes," he said softly, with a smile that melted Usagi in his arms. She wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder, sighing and closing her
eyes. Gradually, she felt herself getting weaker, but she thought it was only because of how she felt with Rei...
But that wasn't the case.
*Virgo!* Queen Beryl shouted in Virgo's mind... *Attack now!!*
Rei felt a pain surge through his head. He let go of Usagi and stepped back.
"Rei-kun, what's the matter?" Usagi asked.
"I don't know..." Rei said, holding his head, "Something's not right."
Suddenly, all the other people around the club began to fall like flies. Slowly their energy drained out from them, and only 5 people were left standing - Usagi, Rei, Ami, Makoto, and... another (Kibo).
A black cat with a crescent-moon bald spot (Luna) ran into the Nightclub to see this. Negaverse," she hissed... but then, she saw the three boys, Makoto, Rei and Kibo. The dark-haired boy, Rei, seemed to be in pain... when he lifted his head, the symbol of Mars was shining bright. And Makoto, the symbol of Jupiter seemed to react...
Kibo, Luna felt something different about him. But she put her sights on Rei and Makoto, knowing exactly who they were. "Two more. This is perfect!" Luna thought. She then ran and jumped between the crowd, the moon dust sprinkling onto Rei and Makoto to make their transformation items appear...
On Makoto, the dust formed around his neck and spun a green aura as a small chain appeared, holding a turqoise pendant in the shap of the Jupiter symbol.
On Rei, the dust formed around his neck and spun a red aura as a silver chain appeared around his neck, holding a red key with the mars symbol engraved upon it.
"Usagi, Ami, transform! You three... should know what to do!" Luna shouted at Rei, Makoto and Kibo, the crescent-moon bald spot upon her forehead shining silver and flashed a warm light upon Rei and Makoto, activating the parts of their minds that knew who they were.
Usagi didn't know what was going on. She looked to Makoto and Rei and thought, could they possibly be Silver Senshi? If so, that was so totally cool! She giggled to herself and raised her hand... "Moon Prism Power, Make-up!" As she transformed in sparkles of pink and silver light. Her fuku was much like that of Sailor Moon's, excepts in silvers and pinks.
Rei touched the key on his neck, feeling its power and the words entering his mind. He closed his eyes and shouted, "Mars Star Power, Make-Up!" Flames shot up from the ground, wrapping around him to transform him in Silver Mars.
A thick crimson-red ribbon tied around his head, under his bangs and behind his head in a double knot, letting the ribbon ends flow down to his back. His shirt was red and white, horizontal stripped very loose t-shirt frayed at the shoulders. He wore red pants, almost like slacks. On both lower-arms, between wrist and elbow, silver metal bands were latched onto him. Embeded upon the metal were the glowing red symbols of Mars. His boots were red hikers, laced with white string.
Crossing his two silver bands around his lower arms, he spun around to face Virgo, letting the fire energy charge into orbs in front of him. "Mars Fire Bomber!" he shouted, pushing his arms foreward to send the tiny orbs hurdling at Virgo and exploding upon contact.
Ami looked at Silver Moon and Silver Mars. "Hai, Luna! Mercury star power!" She yelled. Her locket glowed transforming her into silver mercury. A blue silvery skirt appeared on her. "Icicle Cyclone!" She yelled as a bunch of razor sharp icicals surrounded virgo stabbing
her and causing her clothes to rip.
Makoto looked down at the pendant on his neck, then nodded, "Jupiter star power, make-up!" Green light flooded over Makoto, as it dissappeared, just as the light came, it dissappeared leaving Makoto dressed in black pants and a forest green mesh top, and the sign of Jupiter blazing on his head.
"Glistening..." Silver Jupiter held his hands in across. "Thunder.." orbs of lightning appeared in each hand "Smash!" He swung his hands forward causing the 2 lightning orbs to smash into Virgo.
Kibo blinked as he watched the other transform, he saw his braclet reacting to them. He raised his left hand some, as shouted, "Morning Star Crystal Power... Make-UP!"He then raised his left hand straight up.
Soon Kibo was surrounded in energy, his body outlined by blue and yellow lights. His symbol appeared on his head. A star chest plate with wings on the side appeared in the middle of his chest. He turned to the side some, as he developed breats, and the top portion of his fuku. Another turn the bottom appeared. She then turned as energy gathered around her, and in a flash she skipped to the side. Spun around in a sort of bow. She then flipped back, landing on her feet
and posed.
She jumped up to meet the rest of the senshi, "Nice to finally join you..." She said, as she got ready to attack, waiting for her turn to do the youma in.
Silver Mars was awestruck when he saw Kibo transform.. INTO A WOMAN! He couldn't help but to look at her bouncing physique as she can over to them. Moment later, he shook his head and put his hands to the knot behind his head, making sure it was tight, and smiled. "So, who are you?" he asked... just to be interrupted by another voice.
"You better say your prayers Nega Trash!" A feminine voice shouted from the shadows. "Because my name is Silver Venus, so you better say your prayers! Venus Love Beam Shot!" She yelled as a beam of light blinded Virgo instantly. A girl with long flowing blond hair came into view.
"Good work Venus!" said a male voice, as a white cat walked up beside the new Senshi.
"Thanks Arty," said Venus. "But we arent home free yet. Finish it off!" Demanded silver venus.
(( A/N: I know, a lot of Senshi eh? And yes, Kibo (guy) does transform into Morning Star (girl). All of these are taken from the RPG this story is oriented from. ^^ Hope I'm not confusing you guys too much. ))
Virgo stood up shakily and glared down at the senshi. Her breathing was slightly labored. "Since you already seem to know what I am..." she began before transforming.
Once she was in her youma form a new burst of energy surged through her veins. "Well, look what we have here. It seems that I am slightly outmatched. Then again you are all just beginners and I
think my experience will help me out," she said, a grin on her face.
She jumped down into the senshi, her nails extended to be a foot long each. She began to hack and slash at each of the senshi. She grazed Mercury's stomach and legs. She managed to leave a cut in the side of Venus. She knocked down both Jupiter and Mars. She grabbed Moon by her throat and held her high. "It began with you and shall end with you brat!" she sneered.
A flash of red whizzed across Virgo's hand. She dropped Silver Moon and clutched her hand. Lady Rose jumped down next to Silver Moon. "You senshi look like you could use some practice. Perhaps
I'll have to show up sometime and teach you. This youma has desecrated the title of 'virgin.' With you purifying light, destroy this evil and send a message that good shall always triumph," she said to Moon.
Virgo sneered and launched herself forward on the offensive, but leaving her mid section open for attack.
Silver Moon looked at the yoma lunging at them. She was scared of this monster, it took down the others so far. But she was as well angry at it for doing so. A new energy shot through her, the gem upon her tiara glowing pink and silver. The words entered her mind, and out it came from her lips...
"Silver Twilight Flash!" she cried, activating the attack as from her tiara, a light flashed to blind Virgo and sent a stream of pink and silver hearts to penetrate Virgo's mid-section.
Virgo cried out in agony as the hearts struck her, freezing then crumbling into dust... gone.
Silver Mars, pushing himself up off the ground, walked over to Silver Moon. He extended out his hand to help her up.
Silver Moon just sat there on the ground as the yoma turned to dust before her. She was shocked, the realisation of what she was just sinking in, and she thought it was awesome! Seeing the hand before her, she looked up to Silver Mars, one of her guardians from this day foreward. She took his hand as he used his strength to pull her up, giving a little too much of a yank as she
toppled towards him, placing her hand upon his chest to save herself from falling. She blushed as she realized what she had done, but Rei didn't seem to mind.
He wrapped his hand around hers as Silver Moon looked up to him, a blush of pink brushing acrossing her cheeks. "Are you okay?" he asked.
"Hai," Silver Moon nodded. She then pressed away from Mars and looked to Lady Rose, smiling. "Thank you," she said first before continuing, "May I ask who you are?"
Lady Rose turned and smiled at Silver Moon. "Lady Rose," she said before jumping out of the windows near the roof.
Silver Mars watched the woman disappear, then turned his attention to the others, seeing Jupiter and Mercury down, as well as the new blonde, Venus. Artemis and Luna had taken cover under a chair. He smirked and dehenshined, the pants, shirt, bandana and silver arm guards disappearing to leave him in his temple robes.
He walked over to Mercury, who had been grazed across the chest and legs. "You look like you'll be fine," he said, looking over her damage. He then took Mercury's hand and helped her to her feet, seeing her wince slightly in pain. "But we should take you home to rest just in case," he said.
'Home.' That word rung in her mind. "I cant go home because I don't have one anymore." She burst into tears. She felt blood trickling from her body but she diden't care. "My home is now a pile of ashes, I don't have a place to even call home."
"I'm sorry," Rei said softly. Then an idea struck him. "Listen, my Obaasan won't mind you staying at the temple until you can get yourself settled somewhere else. So I'll take you there for tonight and we'll talk about getting you set up somewhere else," he said, then picking Amy up into his arms so that she didn't have to put pressure onto her weakened body.
Silver Moon dehenshined, looking quite confused after the day. She dehenshined and sighed, "This has been a long day."
Silver Venus looked up and then noticed her leg. "Owww," she groaned in pain as she seen blood trickling from the wound. Artemis ran over to her.
"Minako are you ok?" He pawed at her face a bit. She shook her head. He looked at her leg, concentrating on it a second the cresent moon symbol on his forehead began to glow. The light from the moon was aimed to her leg and it healed it instantly. He then fell.
After a few moments of pain Venus came to her feet and picked up the white cat in her arms. "Oh Artemis thank you." She then turned her attention to Luna. "I am silver venus. I got here a few days ago I came back home to Japan to check out things. I was just passing by here ,and I
noticed that the nightclub dident have a line then i knew something was wrong." She stroked Artmeises white fur and kissed his head. "I better go." She got up and ran off.
"Hey, wait!" Luna called out to Silver Venus but she was already gone. "Shoot. And we needed to talk..." She decided to let it go. It was a long night and she knew her Senshi would be tired. Then turning to them all, she turned to the dark haired boy that held Ami and asked, "Who are you?"
Rei looked down at the talking cat, this didn't surprise him after all that happened. "Hino Rei," he replied.
"You're Silver Mars," she said, "Where do you live?"
"At the temple hill," he replied, "Why?"
"That'll be a good place for us to meet tomorrow morning to talk about what's
happened," she said, then looked at Mercury. "And you are?"
"She's hurt right now and very tired, maybe you could question her tomorrow, cat!" Rei scowled.
Silver Moon, dehenshined, place a gentle hand upon Rei's shoulder. "Hey, this cat is Luna, and seems to know more about who we are as Senshi and what we're here to do then most of us put together," she said, coming to Luna's defence. "Give her a chance to get to know who we really are," Usagi said softly.
Rei's rapid violet eyes caught onto Usagi's calm blues and his aggresive tone softened, nodding, he looked to Ami. "What do you think, Ames?" he asked, giving her the choice of what to do.
Silver Jupiter got up to his feet, dehenshined, then walked to where the rest were, "So this is why you left in a hurry yesterday, neh, Usagi?" Makoto looked around the group, "So we're going to meet at the temple tomorrow?"
He, then, looked around the club, "What's going to happen here?"
Usagi looked to Makoto. "I guess we'll leave this alone. And it's Luna's decision to meet at the temple tomorrow. We should listen to her, becuase frankly I'm very confused."
Ami wearlily looked up into Reis violet eyes. She then dehenished back into her blue tube top and the black knee high boots and miniskirt she wore. "Thank you." She said weakly I would like that then she blacked out.
Rei took Ami's fainting as a warning that he should get her medical attention immediately. Looking to Usagi, he smiled, "I really should put her to bed now, bright eyes. Tomorrow morning at the temple, I'll see you there?" Rei asked with a wink.
Usagi blushed and nodded. Tomorrow was Saturday so she didn't have to worry about school. "Hai," she replied.
Rei nodded then turned to Luna. "If you will excuse me, Luna," he said in a forceful tone and walked past the others. Ami was as light as a feather in his arms, as he pushed the door open with his foot and stepped outside where the teenagers, who seemed to have been in a daze under the yoma's control, were now wandering around and wondering where they were.
Rei looked down the line to see someone identical to Usagi. "Usagi?" he whispered, tilting his head slightly and narrowing his eyes, pondering who this look-alike was who stood beside a tall blonde, an aqua-haired beauty and a child with short, ebony hair. He simple stood there, wondering is maybe this was the same girl.. no, impossible, he just left her inside the nightclub.
He decided to confront them, but then again, Ami was in bad shape and was still unconscious in his arms. Rei heard the aqua-haired girl say something Ami looking like Ami. And about identicals...
But before he could say anything, Ami stirred in his arms.
Ami eventually gained conciousness. She opened her crystal blue eyes and looked up at Rei who was still holding her. She felt very lightheaded in this position. The blood had stopped luckily. Then she remembered the way Rei looked at Usagi. She felt a bit of jealousy come over her. It was like she didn't even have a chance. She had more things to worry about than love right now though and who was that caped person who threw roses?
All these things danced around in her head then the thought came back. Usagi and Rei? Could it be that he was in love with her? "Rei-kun," she managed to say softly, "I need to ask you something..." She said weakly. "Are you in love with Usagi?" She felt ashamed to ask him that question.
Ami's question boggled Rei's mind. "Ames, how can you- I mean, Usagi is beauti- but.. you're also..." Rei didn't know how to answer. "Let's not talk about this now," he then said, giving her a soft smile, "You have to keep your strength."
He then took one last look at the group of four - the Usagi look-alike, the blonde, the aqua haired beauty and the dark-haired child. He decided it best to get Ami to bed. He walked on towards the temple.
**
Grandma Hino waited at the steps for Rei to come. When she spotted him, she immediately felt something amiss around Rei's spirit. And also, a wounded Ami in his arms. "Rei, Rei," Grandma said, "What happened?"
"Just a little spill Obaasan, but we have to take care of her wounds. She'll be staying for the night, and few more days, until she can get settled elsewhere," Rei said, taking Ami into the temple home and laying her on his own bed.
Grandma ran into the washroom to get a cloth, bandages and a pot of water to clean Ami's wounds with. She immediately went to tending the wounds, but noticed she would have to undress Ami before going further. "Rei, you'll have to leave, take the guest room for the night and we'll move Ami into it tomorrow," Grandma commanded him.
"Hai," he said, then kissing Ami's forehead. "You'll be okay," he whispered to her. "Oyasumi nasai." He then left to the guest room.
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To Be Continued...
Chapter 4 :: "The Growth of a Dream"
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Chapter 3 :: "NegaVerse Fire Spy"
Author: Nightmoon
A/N: Okay, all of this is taken from the beginning of the fragmented_Reality RPG up to a certain point. I'll continue on with it in Chapter 5. Chikko-chan is doing Chapter 4 on Aislinn. :) I'm not going to be surprised if you, the reader, get MAJORLY confused because of what's happening.
The player to character list is as follows from fragmented_Reality RPG:
** Nightmoon (me!) - Hino Rei (Silver Mars), Grandma Hino, Tsukino Usagi (Silver Moon), Luna (Alternate)
** litamakoto12 - Mizuno Ami (Silver Mercury), Aino Minako (Silver Venus), Artemis (Alernate)
** naitono_warube - Chiba Mamoru (Lady Rose), Nephrite (Alternate)
** star_archer_tomo_no_senshi - Mizukeji Kibo (Sailor Morning Star), Zoicite (Alternate)
** peanut_butter419 - Raidon Makoto (Silver Jupiter), Kunzite (Alternate)
I only took text from the RPG that was happening around Rei at the time. So basically the effect should be you get to know as much as he knows, and a few things he really doesn't know.
I -barely- edited any of it, maybe for some spelling mistakes, grammar, -quotations- (in litamakoto's case, you do NOT want to know!). From the list above, you can see that the Senshi in this Universe are known as the 'Silver' Senshi not the 'Sailor' Senshi. ~.^ That's because in the RPG, we actually have some of the Sailor Senshi come into play. But they're only mentioned in this chapter, they will come out soon in full-bloom! Try to guess who they are!
I understand we jump a lot in time for this story. I'm sorry, but it's needed! It's the way we work! A lot of it will fall into place by the end. Think of this effect sort of like a Gundum Wing episode. ^^ Hope you like it! R/R Please!
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[ Seven Years Later, Early Morning on a Friday in September ]
Rei, 16 years of age. He was a whopping 6 feet tall and build to match. Since living in the temple, Grandma Hino's training sessions picked up as he grew. He built up strong arms; tight, buff abs; and strong legs. He still kept his dark, straggly hair and deep, violet eyes. On his upper arms were tattoo bands placed there by Grandma herself, the symbols of 'Fire' and 'Spirit' written for protection.
He picked up a large sack of flour placed outside the temple home and put it onto his shoulder, hawling the 10lb sack into the temple house. Just as he was to put it on the counter...
*FWOOMPH*
The back end of the flour ripped bag, spilling the white powdery substance all over.
*SWEATDROP* Rei sighed, knowing he had a mess to clean up. He put the bag of what remained on the counter, dusting his shoulder as he turned around...
*ACK!*
"Grandma?" Rei shouted in surprise, nearly jumping out of his socks when he turned to see the short, grey-haired woman covered in white. She looked like a ghost, standing inside a pile of snow.
The old woman, not even 4-feet tall, with her gray hair tied into a bun on the top of her head, with two japanese sticks sticking through it, blew out a pile of flour from her mouth. "Rei," she said slowly and commanding.
"Yes, Grandma?" Rei replied, with a sly smile on his face, his violet eyes looking down upon the woman. He was some 2 feet taller than her, so all he could do was stare down.
Grandma's hand came up, as she waved him to bend down. Rei did as she waved...
*WHOCK*
Grandma had pulled out a folding fan from her Kimono and whacked Rei on the head. Rei jerked up and rubbed his head. "What was that for?" he growled.
"Don't give me that tone," Grandma stated as she stepped out from the flour pile and dusted herself off. "I have every right to discipline you for making that mistake. Didn't I tell you to always check the bag before you pick it up?"
"It was fine when I picked it up. But, what were you doing behind me?" Rei asked, folding his arms across his chest.
"Checking your posture to make sure you were walking right, boy. You slump too much. You will never catch a girl with that posture," she stated, dusting the last bit of flour from her hair. "Now, clean this up before you go to school!"
"Hai, Obaasan," Rei said with a pout, walking over to the washroom to grab the broom and dustpan.
**
Donning the gray and burgundy 'private boys school' uniform, Rei sat in his desk near the back of the room and waited for class to start. His black book bag leant against the side of his desk. Rei tapped his pencil lightly against the flat desk, sighing deeply as he watched the clock's second hand move...
Second after, second after... hey, did it just go backwards? *raises an eyebrow*
A boy that sat in front of him looked back at him, raising a brow, annoyed bythe sound Rei was making. Rei immediately stopped and put his pencil down. Then the boy spoke... "You have some flour on your cheek, right there," he said, pointing to Rei's cheek.
Rei rubbed it off and smiled. "Thanks," he said.
"No problem," the boy replied, then turning around again to face the front while the starting bell rang, signaling all students to take their seats.
Rei wrote down the notes and listened to the teacher as he lectured them. Something inside him flickered, like a strange energy was around, something... oddly familiar, but he couldn't remember what. Carefully gazing around the room, he noticed a boy with silver hair pulled back into a ponytail.
He knew that's where the energy was coming from. 'Strange, why would he be emitting such energy?' Rei thought to himself.
The rest of the school day passed, and Rei had lost site of where the strange boy had disappeared to. He shrugged it off, and walked back to the temple, passing by the arcade, he noticed the new Sailor V video game was out.
"Hmmm," he said, looking at the girl. "She's... pretty," he began... "familiar." He ended, thinking more. Video games didn't interest him that much, though he wanted to go inside, he knew that Grandma Hino would whack him one again if he was late.
So he ran the rest of the way, up the temple stairs to see his Grandma sweeping the sidewalk. "Obaasan," he huffed, then catching his breath. "I'm here."
"You're late," she said... sweeping away.
Rei looked at his watch. "By one minute and twenty-seven seconds," he exclaimed, walking up to the old woman. He then hit the ground on his back with a good THUMP, as Grandma Hino had tripped him with the broom, and pinned him down with the broom handle against his neck.
"Obaasan!" Rei choked, as he grasped either end of the broom and tried, with all his might, to lift it from his neck. But, believe it or not, Grandma was too strong for him.
The old woman laughed. "How are you ever going to find a wife if you can't even stand up against a weak, old lady as myself? " Grandma chuckled, then getting off from Rei's chest and going back to her sweeping as if nothing happened.
Rei breathed in, coughing lightly. "Obaasan, you know what..." He growled... "Oh, nevermind," he sighed, then pushing himself to his feet and going on into the temple house to put away his stuff, change into his temple robes, and open the charm shopfor business today.
Rei came out of the temple home wearing his white robes, and walked over to the tiny shop where he sold charms to those who were interested. He knelt down under the counter to pick up the charm bracelets which were held in a locked box, to which were popular among the young girls. Along with the charms, Rei too had become popular among the girls... though it was Grandma Hino that was trying to arrange a marriage for him.
Setting up the charms in a display box on the counter, Rei hummed a song that was playing on the radio. One of his hobbies was singing, though Rei would never come out into the public with it, just not yet. Soon, Rei knew, the temple grounds would be bussling with people. Some coming to pray, others coming to enjoy the scenery, couples taking strolls; it was the daily routine.
Finishing up the display box with the charm bracelets, Rei looked around the grounds from inside the tiny shop, but saw only Grandma Hino still holding onto her broom, while she chatted with a tall guy with pitch-black hair pulled into a low pony-tail. He grinned and shook his head, his Grandma was always a flirt, even at her age.
Then, he noticed a girl with deep-blue hair. He smiled, she was lovely and seemed to enjoy the temple's Sakura trees. They were beautiful in the fall time, he had to admit... the trees. The only people that would admire such beauty in trees were the silent and kind type at heart. He wasn't going to disturb her, so he turned around to place his back to the front of the shop, and wrote in Kanji the type and price of the charms in felt-pen upon the white-board hanging on
the back wall of the shop.
Grandma Hino finished talking with the handsome, young man and looked around the grounds, noticing the blue-haired girl strolling on the grounds. She gave a quick smile, her squinty eyes widening behind her tiny-framed glasses. Looking then over to Rei who was busy with the charm shop, Grandma found this to be the perfect time to go talk to the young lady. Quickly she scurried over to the girl and burst out, "Kon'nichiwa! Welcome to Hikawa Jinja Temple. My name is
Grandma Hino. And who may you be, my dear? How old are you? Do you have a boyfriend? Are you interested in meeting my grandson, Rei?"
Grandma left no pause between her questions as she pushed them upon the girl, a keen smile crossing her face as she surveyed the girl. Proper posture, she looks smart, a little skinny, but we can fatten her up, great hips for child-bearing... aaah, yes, lovely girl.. quite lovely.
"Hello...." She was quietly, startled by all the questions. She slowly began to pick them out and answer. "My name is Ami Mizuno and I am 14. I have no boyfriend. And... your grandson?"
She blushed a deep red. She wasn't very good with love at all, but to be polite she agreed to meet him. "Sure I'd be glad to meet your grandson..."
"Hai, hai!" Grandma Hino said, grasping onto Ami's wrist and pulling her over to the charm shop. "You'll adore my Grandson."
Grandma then pushed Ami up to the charm shop. "Rei-kun, Rei-kun!" Grandma hollered, nearly frightening the badgeebers out of Rei, who dropped the felt-tip marker he was holding and turning around.
"Obaasan! Don't shout, I can..." Rei began, then noticed Ami. He rolled his eyes. "Obaasan... please, not again," Rei sighed lightly. His violet eyes looked to Ami. He felt a strange energy comin from her, close to that of the guy who sat in his class. 'Strange... maybe they're related,' Rei thought to himself.
Grandma looked between Rei and Ami, they were staring at each other, and Ami had a deep blush across her face. The first sign of love! Grandma laughed to herself; she hoped this would work! "Ami-chan, this is my Grandson Rei. Rei, meet Mizuno Ami, she's fourteen and wants to meet you..."
Rei rolled his eyes. "Obaasan, NO!" He shouted. He looked at Ami again, "I'm sorry, it's not you, it's my Obaasan. You seem like a very nice girl, but I'm not interested..." Rei said, then leaving the shop as if in a hurry.
"Hino Rei! You will come here this instant and introduce yourself to this pretty and fair young woman right now!" Grandma Hino commanded to Rei.
Rei stopped in his tracks. "Obaasan, please stop hooking me up with girls," Rei said, turning around, his eyes glaring at the old woman. "I'm only sixteen..."
"And if this was the old times, you'd have a child by now. Now Rei," Grandma said, then taking Rei's wrist and yanking him over to Ami. Grandma took Ami's hand and placed hers into Rei's. She looked up to Rei... her pale eyes glaring at him. "I will leave you two alone to get to know each other. Rei, be nice, and have fun." The old woman then scurried away, disappearing behind the
temple house.
Rei growled as his Grandma left. He then let go of Ami's hand and looked at her. "I'm really sorry for that. She's been doing this to me for years," Rei explained, then he noticed Ami's blank, confused expression. "Are you okay, Mizuno-san?"
"I'm so sorry I had no idea." Ami looked down at her feet. She felt a tear trickle down her cheek. She wiped it away and bit her lower lip. "I was just passing by to look at the sakura tree's. I didn't know this was going to happen. They're beautiful you know. I just love
stopping by here." She gave a faint smile.
"Hai, they are," Rei agreed softly, seeing Ami was upset. "You can come any time you like to see the trees. We don't own nature, but we must cherish and protect it all the same." He gave her a calm smile.
Rei then walked over to grab one of the charm bracelets in the shop. The one was blue, with the Kanji character for 'Friend' written upon it. He walked back over to Ami and placed it around her wrist. "Free of charge, a little gift from the temple, it'll bring you good luck," he said, then looking to Ami and giving her a soft smile. "Especially when meeting new friends. Take care,
Ami-san."
Rei then gave Ami a short salute and walked off towards the temple home, grasping the straw broom that was leaning against the side wall. He then disappeared into the temple home.
After doing some cleaning inside the temple quickly, Rei came back out to sweep around the Charm shop. As he did, two black crows came swooping down and landed on his shoulders. Rei laughed and looked to the two crows. He suddenly froze, a familiar energy striking him. Why was this happening so often?
He looked around the temple grounds surrounding him, and saw the same boy from his class, with silver hair, standing there.. almost frozen. The two crows on his shoulders cawed and shook their black bodies. Rei looked to the two, and smiled, then walked up to greet Kibo. "Welcome to our temple, is there anything I can help you with?" Rei asked.
The two crows on his shoulders craned their necks, their black eyes staring at Kibo.
The boy blinked some, snapping from his little trance, he then smiled some, bowing, "Konnichi-wa, you are Hino Rei, right? I go to the same school with you... My name is Mizukeji Kibo..." He stuck out his hand to shake Rei's, wondering if he could get a better feel of the
energy, maybe something might happen.
"Hai," Rei smiled, then taking Kibo's hand and shaking it. Phoebos and Deimos, the twin crows upon Rei's shoulders, cawed loudly as a shot of something flickered through Rei's mind when he touched Kibo. He let go naturally, as if nothing happened, but Rei couldn't shake the strong feeling.
Rei looked to Phoebos and Deimos. "Phoebos, Deimos, go now," he told the two crows that then flew off from his shoulders. Rei looked at Kibo again, but just then, Grandma Hino seemed to 'appear' from behind Kibo.
She touched his thighs gingerly. "Nice strong legs," she commented, then looking up at Kibo with a smile. "Handsome face."
Rei nearly slapped his forehead. "Obaasan, what are you doing now?"
"Mizukeji-san, would you like to work at our Temple? You'll get free Dojo training in the package, and all the lovely girls you want," Grandma winked.
She grasped onto Kibo's hand and pulled him into the temple home. "Stay, have some tea and biscuits," Grandma didn't offer, she COMMANDED. Rei walked in after them, then hearing Grandma's voice, "Rei! Ready the tea, I'm going to chat with Mizukeji-san in the sitting room."
"Yes, Obaasan," Rei sighed, then went into the kitched to prepare the tea.
Grandma sat Kibo down on the cushion on the floor, in frong of a long table, a traditional japanese sitting area. She sat across from him, staring at him. This old woman, like Rei, had felt the energy from Kibo as well... but her senses were stronger. "You have any hobbies? Girlfriends? Do you work? School?" Grandma asked question after question.
Kibo blinked some as the old woman observed him, she gave him to time to reply at all. He sweatdropped, eye widening as he was pulled by the old woman, 'Wow... for an old person, she is really strong...'he was then brought to a tea room.
He quickly slid his shoes off, and knelt opposite Rei's grandmother. He cleared his throat some, bowing to her in respect, "Well, I would love to work here in the temple... I have always pondered doing so. I love the scenery, the tranquility, and I also like helping out." He smiled innocently.
"Well, I like swimming, playing beach sports, and drawing is a main hobby of mine as well. I...I don't have a girlfriend, I've been concentrating in my studies, and maybe this can be where I work...I actually go to school with Rei.." He said calmly, still pretty shocked and surprised some.
Again his thoughts wondered to the amount of energy he felt from Rei, he even felt the same in himself, 'What was this? Why do I feel so strange...' he thought to himself some.
Grandma nodded to each and every one of Kibo's answers. "You can work here, and I'll put you through the same training that I put Rei through, but then I'll have to work harder with Rei, since he is my grandson," Grandma Hino said, just as Rei placed down a platter of Tea and biscuits.
"Great, more work," Rei sighed as he poured the tea, then sat down between the two. He looked to Kibo, still getting the vibes from him.
Kibo bowed his head. "It would be an honor working for you, I will gladly accept the training you will give me, and put it to heart.." he smiled , hoping he didn't appear to be sucking up or trying to show up Rei.
Grandma Hino felt the same vibes, stronger though as she felt it emerging from both. "I have a question, Mizukeji-kun, have you ever felt your mind travelling off into a different train of thought? Possibly believing that this is not your life, that it is something more than it is supposed to be?"
Rei was shocked at his Grandma's question, but he too was curious of the answer.
Kibo eyed her for a moment, almost frozen, he then slowly nodded. "Yes... I have felt out of place...and my mind does wonder... I have also been having a reoccuring dream...the same one almost every night..." he said slowly, trying to figure out how she would know that.
Grandma Hino smiled. "Dreams are the spirits trying to talk to you," Grandma said, "Do you mind telling me this dream?"
Rei nearly spat out his tea. "Obaasan! His dreams are not for you, so-"
"Hush, Rei, this is part of the training... why don't you go clean the kitchen. NOW!" Grandma commanded.
Rei growled, then standing, he bowed his head respectively before leaving.
Kibo smiled, then as Rei left he bowed back, he then turned to Grandma-Hino,"Well, I am in a different world...like was in space, but in a whole different civilization...I am there...but I am not me..if you know what I mean...I am a different person...I usually wake up before anything happens..." he sighed some, getting little flashbacks from the dream.
Grandma Hino sipped her tea and nodded as Kibo explained. "Hai, hai," she said. "I understand," she began, then placing down the cup and looking at Kibo with her pale eyes. "With proper meditation, we can probably bring out more of these visions of yours to the surface without harming your physical body. Don't worry, Rei too has had dreams like that..."
Then suddenly, a crash of cutlery emitted from the kitchen that caught Grandma Hino's attention. "Rei, Rei is that you making all that racket?"
Rei was indeed in the kitchen, and he had indeed dropped a dish while he was cleaning. He leant foreward on the counter, breathing irratically. He had been struck by a grand feeling...
Energies, stronger and more desolate than what he felt in Kibo, were around Tokyo. His sense was telling him in exactly what direction it was coming from, but Rei was somehow stuck in place, unable to move. Hearing his Grandma shout at him from the living room.
"Rei, Rei are you okay in there?" Grandma shouted again.
Rei shook his head to snap himself out. He brought his hand to his forehead and ran his fingers through his hair. "I'm fine," he replied. "Obaasan, I'm going to take a brief walk. I'll clean up
when I return." Rei stepped over the broken dish that lay on the floor, walked to the front where he slipped on his shoes, and walked out the door of the temple home.
Grandma quickly rose from her seat and gently ran to watch Rei exit the house. She could feel Rei's distressed aura. Then turning to back to Kibo, Grandma said, "Join him, Kibo-san, make sure he doesn't get into any unnecessary troubles. Please."
**
Rei walked and walked, things were bothering him like never before. The sudden change of energy, striking him like a lightning bolt from darkness, then suddenly disappearing. "What's going on with me?" Rei asked, leaning against a wall.
Then suddenly, his attention was turned to giggling as some two teen girls, around fifteen, came up to him. "Hey, you look bummed," one of the girls, with short blonde hair dipped in pink said. "Why don't you come with us, we can show you a way you can relax and have fun," the other said, who had crisp purple hair and took Rei's hand. "Com'n, you'll love it!" They both said together, each holding one of Rei's hands and pulling him towards the teen club.
Rei couldn't say anything, both of these girls seemed to have some sort of special energy that made him want to relax and follow them. He was dragged to the club, where a long line was, but apparently these two girls had VIP access and got in immediately. As they pulled him through the crowd, the music blarring and lights shooting about the place. You'd think this kind of action
would make Rei worse, but with the two girls dancing around him, their bodies seemingly rubbing against his own as the crowd grew in closer.
Rei felt very trapped, very weak, as though slowly his energy was being drained. He looked about wearily to notice the DJ, who seemed to be wearing very strange attire and emitted a very strong, dark energy. "Ugh, not that energy again... I'm dilerious," he said, believing that he was just feeling tired and seeing things.
He then felt a hand press against his chest, and looked down to see the blond girl with pink tips, her eyes, a shimmering transparent blue, looking up at him. "Did you say something?" she asked him in a seductive tone.
"I just don't feel well," Rei replied, trying to look away from those blue eyes.
She smiled at him. "My name's Tammy, what's yours?" Her tone seemed to be growing weaker and she seemed to be putting her body weight on him.
"Rei," he replied, then catching Tammy as she fainted from lack of energy. The others around him seemed oblivious to what was happening. Teenagers in the club seemed to be dropping like flies. He picked up Tammy into his arms and walked out to a sitting area, away from the crowds of the dance floor. He place her down on an empty seat on the couch, where three others seemed to be
in the same condition. "What's going on here?" he asked himself, and stood up again to look at the DJ - Virgo.
Definetely, the feeling he had was coming from that certain person. But what was she exactly?
Virgo smiled as she watched the teens. She pulled out another disc and slid it in. Immediately the sounds of "Cruel Angel's Thesis" from Neon Genesis Evangelion began to play. She had found that the teens seemed to respond well to music from the cartoons they watched. Her outfit shifted to her normal attire.
It consisted of a black leather suit that began at her bust and extended all the way to her feet. Leather boots adorned her feet. The boots stretched up to her knees then flared out. Two cuffs were upon her wrists. Her skin turned a light purple as her hair changed from silver to violet. Her eyes changed as well to violet from the green they had been a moment before.
She looked over and noticed Rei. 'Hmm, that one has a lot of energy. I bet Queen Beryl-sama would like to see him personally,' she thought.
Rei saw the change that the DJ (Virgo) made. Becoming quite afraid, quite weirded out, he began to walk towards the door. Just then, he felt the arms of the other girl wrap around him and sit him down. She then disappeared.
He looked around, confused, feeling very strange in this atmosphere as Virgo sat next to him. She sat down next to Rei and began to run a finger down his chest. With her every touch, he felt himself shivering with the energy she emitted. Without warning she bent her face down to his and kissed him passionately. He couldn't pull away, he felt himself slipping into her spell,
a poison running through his bloodstream as she deepened the kiss. He fell to the spell, knocked out.
**
As soon as he was out, Virgo picked up his body and teleported to Beryl. She laid Rei down in front of the evil queen and smirked. "This one has much energy. I suspect you could use him,"
she said bowing.
Nephrite looked on with a proud expression. He turned to Zoicite and Nephrite. "See this is how it should be. The energy collected for Metallia has been very steady and now my youma brings forth a sacrifice for her. While all you two have done is wasted energy on finding meaningless things from a dead kingdom, I have been out finding out information and collecting energy. It took two of you to find that piece of garbage, yet I have directed my youma and collected much energy," he boasted.
Kunzite gave Nephrite a sarcastic smile, then looked down to Zoisite, "This streak of luck won't last much longer, he can't fight the silver senshi, they'll break his plan, just like they did the others, Nephrite isn't strong enough." Kunzite moved closer to Zoisite.
Beryl looked on at the teenager that was before her. Lifting her hand, dark energy like ropes formed to bind Rei's arms and legs, even though he was unconscious. Beryl lifted from her throne and walked over Rei, who lay horizontal and binded before them all. She hovered her long fingers over his chest and to his face, she then brushed the dark hair from Rei's forehead, upon
with which her touch the Mars symbol began to glow.
She quickly motioned her hand away from the energy. "He is one of them," she said, "that is Mars energy..." Before anyone could ask what should be done with him, Beryl smiled. "We will taint him, use his power against the others. Apparently since he was so easilly taken, he had not yet been found. This could work to our plans. Now, Nephrite, with the power your Virgo had collected, I will use it to change this one to our side." She slid her finger along Rei's chest, over his shoulder to the tatoo on his forearm of kanji characters 'Spirit' and 'Fire'. "These will be the trigger."
The dark ropes around Rei grew broader, wrapping around Rei until he was covered completely, the dark energy entering his body through the tatoo's on his upper arms. This was happening just as Rei was awakening. He gasped as the dark energy seemed to seep into his very soul, the feeling was painful, so he shouted out, the symbol of Mars glowing its aura brighter, but it was no
match to the energy of the dark kingdom. Soon he could feel nothing.
The bright light of the raging Mars energy and that of darkness formed so bright around Rei's body that wouldn't blinded anyone who was not used to it, but that was not the case of Beryl and her generals. They watched as the dark ropes seeped to form Rei's new fuku...
A thick blood-red ribbon tied around his head, under his bangs and behind his head in a double knot, letting the ribbon ends flow down to his back. His shirt was Red and Black, horizontal stripped very loose t-shirt frayed at the shoulders. He wore red pants, almost like slacks. On both lower-arms, between wrist and elbow, silver metal bands were latched onto him. Embeded upon the metal were the dark symbol of the NegaVerse. His boots were red hikers, laced with black string.
He knelt on one knee before Beryl. "My Queen," he began, "What is it you wish of me?"
Beryl gave a soft laugh, as things finally seemed to be turning out for her. "What is your name? And which Senshi are you?" She asked, just to see exactly how much he remembered.
"Hino Rei," he said, lifting his dark violet eyes to look at Beryl. "I am the guardian of spirit and fire, Silver Mars."
"Ah, quite interesting," she said, passing her hand in front of Rei's face. He didn't focus or blink, simply kept his gaze upon his Queen. Beryl smirked. "You will be known as Fire from now on, Rei," she said, "Do you understand?"
"Yes, my Queen," he replied, bowing his head respectively once again.
"Stand and listen, Fire, for I have something of importance to ask of you," Beryl commanded him. Rei stood to his feet, casting his dark eyes upon Beryl. Beryl hummed to herself at the total loyality she had from this one. He was too easily tainted, and she didn't know how long it would last, but she would use him to her advantage before she had to destroy him. But what job would she have for him? If he hadn't yet been found out by the other Senshi, then should she so quickly show them what power she had? Noo... she would use him another way.
"Fire, you will go along as though any of this did not happen, but when I call upon you, you will obey me," Beryl said, waving her hand again in front of him as she cast the spell to put Rei into a deep sleep. This move pushed back the memories of this moment, so that Rei wouldn't know who he was, and would give him the chance to become Silver Mars so that Beryl would have someone among
them, as a spy.
Rei's dark fuku disappeared, leaving the temple robes that he wore before. Beryl turned her head to Nephrite. "Nephrite, have Virgo take our little spy back to the Nightclub. Make the power of Mars known to the Senshi, and lose to them so that our plan can be put into motion. We will find out all that we can through his mind," Beryl said. "As well, continue collecting that energy, if
perhaps we can keep the Senshi distracted from our actual plan, then we will have them under control."
Seeing the face Virgo gave her, she smirked, "I understand you have done well to collect that energy. But it was just in time that the Senshi would find out about the Nightclub. Let's just make sure that we have control over what happens, and everything will fall into place." She walked back to her throne and sat down, the crystal orb in front of her glowing of energy. "I still feel this is not the end of what we will see from the Silver brats. There will be others, and if we can find them, and do as what we did with this, then we will surely have things under control."
She then turned her eyes upon Kunzite and Zoicite. "Ah, yes, now for you two. The crystal that Serenity used could be of great use if it were in our hands. If it were smashed after the battle, then I believe that its shards might have been re-born in humans," Beryl said, raising her fingers once again as before her palm a black crystal appeared. "The Homing Crystal," she named it, and sent it to Zoicites hands. "I've linked it to the energy of that crystal
Serenity used. I know you won't disappoint me."
**
Rei focused in to find himself outside of the nightclub. He hadn't remembered a thing from before. He looked around, a little confused, but for some reason he knew why he was here.
"Rei! Over here!" Rei had heard the voice of Ami and looked down to the back of the line. With
talking with the front guard of the club, the guard waved in Ami and her two friends to
cut into the line and enter the club.
Rei gave them a smile as they approached. "Konbanwa Ami-chan," he began, wishing them a good evening, then looked on to Ami's friend - a blonde girl with an odango hair style and beautiful blue eyes, along with a male with another male. "Who's the crowd?"
Usagi blushed as she looked at Rei, tall, dark and handsome. "I'm Tsukino Usagi, and this here is Raidon Makoto," she said.
Rei took Usagi's hand and kissed it softly. "Pleasure to meet you, Usagi," he said, then led Usagi into the nightclub. Usagi couldn't do anything but follow, with Rei still holding her hand, and once they walked upon the dance floor, Rei spun her around and placed his arm around her waist to dance with her.
The music seemed to calm down to music they could dance as a couple. Usagi followed suit, not really knowing how to dance but in Rei's strong arms she couldn't miss a beat. She kept on looking down to see how she was doing. Rei put two fingers to her chin and lifted her head.
"Eyes on me, bright eyes," he said softly, with a smile that melted Usagi in his arms. She wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder, sighing and closing her
eyes. Gradually, she felt herself getting weaker, but she thought it was only because of how she felt with Rei...
But that wasn't the case.
*Virgo!* Queen Beryl shouted in Virgo's mind... *Attack now!!*
Rei felt a pain surge through his head. He let go of Usagi and stepped back.
"Rei-kun, what's the matter?" Usagi asked.
"I don't know..." Rei said, holding his head, "Something's not right."
Suddenly, all the other people around the club began to fall like flies. Slowly their energy drained out from them, and only 5 people were left standing - Usagi, Rei, Ami, Makoto, and... another (Kibo).
A black cat with a crescent-moon bald spot (Luna) ran into the Nightclub to see this. Negaverse," she hissed... but then, she saw the three boys, Makoto, Rei and Kibo. The dark-haired boy, Rei, seemed to be in pain... when he lifted his head, the symbol of Mars was shining bright. And Makoto, the symbol of Jupiter seemed to react...
Kibo, Luna felt something different about him. But she put her sights on Rei and Makoto, knowing exactly who they were. "Two more. This is perfect!" Luna thought. She then ran and jumped between the crowd, the moon dust sprinkling onto Rei and Makoto to make their transformation items appear...
On Makoto, the dust formed around his neck and spun a green aura as a small chain appeared, holding a turqoise pendant in the shap of the Jupiter symbol.
On Rei, the dust formed around his neck and spun a red aura as a silver chain appeared around his neck, holding a red key with the mars symbol engraved upon it.
"Usagi, Ami, transform! You three... should know what to do!" Luna shouted at Rei, Makoto and Kibo, the crescent-moon bald spot upon her forehead shining silver and flashed a warm light upon Rei and Makoto, activating the parts of their minds that knew who they were.
Usagi didn't know what was going on. She looked to Makoto and Rei and thought, could they possibly be Silver Senshi? If so, that was so totally cool! She giggled to herself and raised her hand... "Moon Prism Power, Make-up!" As she transformed in sparkles of pink and silver light. Her fuku was much like that of Sailor Moon's, excepts in silvers and pinks.
Rei touched the key on his neck, feeling its power and the words entering his mind. He closed his eyes and shouted, "Mars Star Power, Make-Up!" Flames shot up from the ground, wrapping around him to transform him in Silver Mars.
A thick crimson-red ribbon tied around his head, under his bangs and behind his head in a double knot, letting the ribbon ends flow down to his back. His shirt was red and white, horizontal stripped very loose t-shirt frayed at the shoulders. He wore red pants, almost like slacks. On both lower-arms, between wrist and elbow, silver metal bands were latched onto him. Embeded upon the metal were the glowing red symbols of Mars. His boots were red hikers, laced with white string.
Crossing his two silver bands around his lower arms, he spun around to face Virgo, letting the fire energy charge into orbs in front of him. "Mars Fire Bomber!" he shouted, pushing his arms foreward to send the tiny orbs hurdling at Virgo and exploding upon contact.
Ami looked at Silver Moon and Silver Mars. "Hai, Luna! Mercury star power!" She yelled. Her locket glowed transforming her into silver mercury. A blue silvery skirt appeared on her. "Icicle Cyclone!" She yelled as a bunch of razor sharp icicals surrounded virgo stabbing
her and causing her clothes to rip.
Makoto looked down at the pendant on his neck, then nodded, "Jupiter star power, make-up!" Green light flooded over Makoto, as it dissappeared, just as the light came, it dissappeared leaving Makoto dressed in black pants and a forest green mesh top, and the sign of Jupiter blazing on his head.
"Glistening..." Silver Jupiter held his hands in across. "Thunder.." orbs of lightning appeared in each hand "Smash!" He swung his hands forward causing the 2 lightning orbs to smash into Virgo.
Kibo blinked as he watched the other transform, he saw his braclet reacting to them. He raised his left hand some, as shouted, "Morning Star Crystal Power... Make-UP!"He then raised his left hand straight up.
Soon Kibo was surrounded in energy, his body outlined by blue and yellow lights. His symbol appeared on his head. A star chest plate with wings on the side appeared in the middle of his chest. He turned to the side some, as he developed breats, and the top portion of his fuku. Another turn the bottom appeared. She then turned as energy gathered around her, and in a flash she skipped to the side. Spun around in a sort of bow. She then flipped back, landing on her feet
and posed.
She jumped up to meet the rest of the senshi, "Nice to finally join you..." She said, as she got ready to attack, waiting for her turn to do the youma in.
Silver Mars was awestruck when he saw Kibo transform.. INTO A WOMAN! He couldn't help but to look at her bouncing physique as she can over to them. Moment later, he shook his head and put his hands to the knot behind his head, making sure it was tight, and smiled. "So, who are you?" he asked... just to be interrupted by another voice.
"You better say your prayers Nega Trash!" A feminine voice shouted from the shadows. "Because my name is Silver Venus, so you better say your prayers! Venus Love Beam Shot!" She yelled as a beam of light blinded Virgo instantly. A girl with long flowing blond hair came into view.
"Good work Venus!" said a male voice, as a white cat walked up beside the new Senshi.
"Thanks Arty," said Venus. "But we arent home free yet. Finish it off!" Demanded silver venus.
(( A/N: I know, a lot of Senshi eh? And yes, Kibo (guy) does transform into Morning Star (girl). All of these are taken from the RPG this story is oriented from. ^^ Hope I'm not confusing you guys too much. ))
Virgo stood up shakily and glared down at the senshi. Her breathing was slightly labored. "Since you already seem to know what I am..." she began before transforming.
Once she was in her youma form a new burst of energy surged through her veins. "Well, look what we have here. It seems that I am slightly outmatched. Then again you are all just beginners and I
think my experience will help me out," she said, a grin on her face.
She jumped down into the senshi, her nails extended to be a foot long each. She began to hack and slash at each of the senshi. She grazed Mercury's stomach and legs. She managed to leave a cut in the side of Venus. She knocked down both Jupiter and Mars. She grabbed Moon by her throat and held her high. "It began with you and shall end with you brat!" she sneered.
A flash of red whizzed across Virgo's hand. She dropped Silver Moon and clutched her hand. Lady Rose jumped down next to Silver Moon. "You senshi look like you could use some practice. Perhaps
I'll have to show up sometime and teach you. This youma has desecrated the title of 'virgin.' With you purifying light, destroy this evil and send a message that good shall always triumph," she said to Moon.
Virgo sneered and launched herself forward on the offensive, but leaving her mid section open for attack.
Silver Moon looked at the yoma lunging at them. She was scared of this monster, it took down the others so far. But she was as well angry at it for doing so. A new energy shot through her, the gem upon her tiara glowing pink and silver. The words entered her mind, and out it came from her lips...
"Silver Twilight Flash!" she cried, activating the attack as from her tiara, a light flashed to blind Virgo and sent a stream of pink and silver hearts to penetrate Virgo's mid-section.
Virgo cried out in agony as the hearts struck her, freezing then crumbling into dust... gone.
Silver Mars, pushing himself up off the ground, walked over to Silver Moon. He extended out his hand to help her up.
Silver Moon just sat there on the ground as the yoma turned to dust before her. She was shocked, the realisation of what she was just sinking in, and she thought it was awesome! Seeing the hand before her, she looked up to Silver Mars, one of her guardians from this day foreward. She took his hand as he used his strength to pull her up, giving a little too much of a yank as she
toppled towards him, placing her hand upon his chest to save herself from falling. She blushed as she realized what she had done, but Rei didn't seem to mind.
He wrapped his hand around hers as Silver Moon looked up to him, a blush of pink brushing acrossing her cheeks. "Are you okay?" he asked.
"Hai," Silver Moon nodded. She then pressed away from Mars and looked to Lady Rose, smiling. "Thank you," she said first before continuing, "May I ask who you are?"
Lady Rose turned and smiled at Silver Moon. "Lady Rose," she said before jumping out of the windows near the roof.
Silver Mars watched the woman disappear, then turned his attention to the others, seeing Jupiter and Mercury down, as well as the new blonde, Venus. Artemis and Luna had taken cover under a chair. He smirked and dehenshined, the pants, shirt, bandana and silver arm guards disappearing to leave him in his temple robes.
He walked over to Mercury, who had been grazed across the chest and legs. "You look like you'll be fine," he said, looking over her damage. He then took Mercury's hand and helped her to her feet, seeing her wince slightly in pain. "But we should take you home to rest just in case," he said.
'Home.' That word rung in her mind. "I cant go home because I don't have one anymore." She burst into tears. She felt blood trickling from her body but she diden't care. "My home is now a pile of ashes, I don't have a place to even call home."
"I'm sorry," Rei said softly. Then an idea struck him. "Listen, my Obaasan won't mind you staying at the temple until you can get yourself settled somewhere else. So I'll take you there for tonight and we'll talk about getting you set up somewhere else," he said, then picking Amy up into his arms so that she didn't have to put pressure onto her weakened body.
Silver Moon dehenshined, looking quite confused after the day. She dehenshined and sighed, "This has been a long day."
Silver Venus looked up and then noticed her leg. "Owww," she groaned in pain as she seen blood trickling from the wound. Artemis ran over to her.
"Minako are you ok?" He pawed at her face a bit. She shook her head. He looked at her leg, concentrating on it a second the cresent moon symbol on his forehead began to glow. The light from the moon was aimed to her leg and it healed it instantly. He then fell.
After a few moments of pain Venus came to her feet and picked up the white cat in her arms. "Oh Artemis thank you." She then turned her attention to Luna. "I am silver venus. I got here a few days ago I came back home to Japan to check out things. I was just passing by here ,and I
noticed that the nightclub dident have a line then i knew something was wrong." She stroked Artmeises white fur and kissed his head. "I better go." She got up and ran off.
"Hey, wait!" Luna called out to Silver Venus but she was already gone. "Shoot. And we needed to talk..." She decided to let it go. It was a long night and she knew her Senshi would be tired. Then turning to them all, she turned to the dark haired boy that held Ami and asked, "Who are you?"
Rei looked down at the talking cat, this didn't surprise him after all that happened. "Hino Rei," he replied.
"You're Silver Mars," she said, "Where do you live?"
"At the temple hill," he replied, "Why?"
"That'll be a good place for us to meet tomorrow morning to talk about what's
happened," she said, then looked at Mercury. "And you are?"
"She's hurt right now and very tired, maybe you could question her tomorrow, cat!" Rei scowled.
Silver Moon, dehenshined, place a gentle hand upon Rei's shoulder. "Hey, this cat is Luna, and seems to know more about who we are as Senshi and what we're here to do then most of us put together," she said, coming to Luna's defence. "Give her a chance to get to know who we really are," Usagi said softly.
Rei's rapid violet eyes caught onto Usagi's calm blues and his aggresive tone softened, nodding, he looked to Ami. "What do you think, Ames?" he asked, giving her the choice of what to do.
Silver Jupiter got up to his feet, dehenshined, then walked to where the rest were, "So this is why you left in a hurry yesterday, neh, Usagi?" Makoto looked around the group, "So we're going to meet at the temple tomorrow?"
He, then, looked around the club, "What's going to happen here?"
Usagi looked to Makoto. "I guess we'll leave this alone. And it's Luna's decision to meet at the temple tomorrow. We should listen to her, becuase frankly I'm very confused."
Ami wearlily looked up into Reis violet eyes. She then dehenished back into her blue tube top and the black knee high boots and miniskirt she wore. "Thank you." She said weakly I would like that then she blacked out.
Rei took Ami's fainting as a warning that he should get her medical attention immediately. Looking to Usagi, he smiled, "I really should put her to bed now, bright eyes. Tomorrow morning at the temple, I'll see you there?" Rei asked with a wink.
Usagi blushed and nodded. Tomorrow was Saturday so she didn't have to worry about school. "Hai," she replied.
Rei nodded then turned to Luna. "If you will excuse me, Luna," he said in a forceful tone and walked past the others. Ami was as light as a feather in his arms, as he pushed the door open with his foot and stepped outside where the teenagers, who seemed to have been in a daze under the yoma's control, were now wandering around and wondering where they were.
Rei looked down the line to see someone identical to Usagi. "Usagi?" he whispered, tilting his head slightly and narrowing his eyes, pondering who this look-alike was who stood beside a tall blonde, an aqua-haired beauty and a child with short, ebony hair. He simple stood there, wondering is maybe this was the same girl.. no, impossible, he just left her inside the nightclub.
He decided to confront them, but then again, Ami was in bad shape and was still unconscious in his arms. Rei heard the aqua-haired girl say something Ami looking like Ami. And about identicals...
But before he could say anything, Ami stirred in his arms.
Ami eventually gained conciousness. She opened her crystal blue eyes and looked up at Rei who was still holding her. She felt very lightheaded in this position. The blood had stopped luckily. Then she remembered the way Rei looked at Usagi. She felt a bit of jealousy come over her. It was like she didn't even have a chance. She had more things to worry about than love right now though and who was that caped person who threw roses?
All these things danced around in her head then the thought came back. Usagi and Rei? Could it be that he was in love with her? "Rei-kun," she managed to say softly, "I need to ask you something..." She said weakly. "Are you in love with Usagi?" She felt ashamed to ask him that question.
Ami's question boggled Rei's mind. "Ames, how can you- I mean, Usagi is beauti- but.. you're also..." Rei didn't know how to answer. "Let's not talk about this now," he then said, giving her a soft smile, "You have to keep your strength."
He then took one last look at the group of four - the Usagi look-alike, the blonde, the aqua haired beauty and the dark-haired child. He decided it best to get Ami to bed. He walked on towards the temple.
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Grandma Hino waited at the steps for Rei to come. When she spotted him, she immediately felt something amiss around Rei's spirit. And also, a wounded Ami in his arms. "Rei, Rei," Grandma said, "What happened?"
"Just a little spill Obaasan, but we have to take care of her wounds. She'll be staying for the night, and few more days, until she can get settled elsewhere," Rei said, taking Ami into the temple home and laying her on his own bed.
Grandma ran into the washroom to get a cloth, bandages and a pot of water to clean Ami's wounds with. She immediately went to tending the wounds, but noticed she would have to undress Ami before going further. "Rei, you'll have to leave, take the guest room for the night and we'll move Ami into it tomorrow," Grandma commanded him.
"Hai," he said, then kissing Ami's forehead. "You'll be okay," he whispered to her. "Oyasumi nasai." He then left to the guest room.
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To Be Continued...
Chapter 4 :: "The Growth of a Dream"
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