To the End of the Moon! (And Over the Edge)
By: Tannim Murphy and Mysterious Co-Author (who didn't want to take
any blame)
Part One:
---
Usagi Tsukino was not happy.
"Mom, dad... Why?!"
Both parents turned to look at each other, before looking back at
their daughter.
"Well, dear..." her mother began.
"WAAAH!!" Usagi interrupted.
"Usagi!" her mother admonished.
"Sorry mom," said Usagi quickly.
"Anyway... As I was saying. You are going to be living with your
second cousin Akane, your father's adopted sister's step-mother's
deceased aunt's daughter."
The blonde-haired girl briefly tried to follow her mother's words, but
gave up the task as being too confusing.
"But all my friends are heeeeerrrrreeee..." whined Usagi. "Why can't
I stay with one of them?"
Her mother shook her head as Usagi's father continued moving boxes.
"Because in Nerima, you'll be far, far away from that womanizing
jigalo man-slut Mamoru Chiba!" her mother said, icily.
"But MOOOOM... it's FATE! My Mamo-chan and I are DESTINED to get
together!" said Usagi, stars in her eyes. Suddenly the stars and the
lights (what few of them there were) went off in Usagi's head as she
collapsed in a heap in the ground.
"Sorry," her father said, a fist upraised after dealing the blow. "I
know it's wrong to hit your daughter... but... that was really
annoying. Destiny. What rubbish."
He then chucked his heavy (but light-looking) daughter into a box,
stuck on the postage, and shoved it out the door.
"That should be it!"
The mailman carried all the boxes away, in fourth-class style.
Usagi's father grinned at Usagi's mother. "Now we can finally go on
that cruise!"
---
That evening, at the Tendo Dojo...
A knock sounded on the door.
Kasumi looked up from the dishes she was cleaning. Now what could
that be? Taking off her apron with practiced ease, she made her way
to the front door. As she opened it, she was greeted to the sight of
a slightly annoyed mailman with several large boxes sitting in her
front yard. One of the larger boxes proclaimed 'pu dne eligarf' and
had an arrow pointing toward the ground.
"Yes, how may I help you?" she asked, confident that she'd find out
the situation soon enough.
"Is this the Tendo Dojo?" the man asked, as if he couldn't see the
sign proclaiming to all that this was, indeed, the Tendo Dojo.
Kasumi took it in stride. "Yes, it is."
"I need your personal stamp here please."
"Alright..." Kasumi's voice trailed off into uncertainty. "Please,
wait one moment."
Suddenly voice cried out, "Moon Cosmic power-"
The box closest to Kasumi began go glow. Bizarre, flashy music began
to play, and the box started to vibrate... until a barbell the size of
a truck axle flew out an upstairs window and landed on it with a
CLANG.
"QUIET OUT THERE!" Kasumi heard Akane shout. More quietly, Kasumi
heard "...get enough noise with the baka pervert as it is. Ow, my
headache..."
"Owie..." someone whimpered from inside the box.
"Oh dear."
A moment later the box spilled open to reveal a disheveled young girl
with a rather large bump on her head. She was unconscious, a fact
Kasumi was sure the girl would have been glad for, judging by how
painful the bump looked to be.
After getting her stamp and pressing it against the paper, the mailman
left with a nod.
"What am I going to do with you?" Kasumi asked herself, before picking
up the girl and carrying her inside the house.
Kasumi put the sleeping girl in her own bed, after thinking about it
for a moment. There were no other rooms open, and the dojo was too
cold at night to sleep comfortably. Kasumi carried the girl, being
careful so as to not hit the bump on any walls or door frames, and
gently set the blonde-haired girl on her bed. Pulling up the covers
Kasumi lovingly tucked her in.
Her task completed, the eldest daughter went downstairs, curled up on
the couch, and went to sleep.
---
The Next morning...
"AUGHHH!!"
A shout woke the Tendo household. Since it originated in Kasumi's
room, everyone in the household rushed to see what the matter was.
There was a stranger in Kasumi's bed.
"Kasumi!" Soun cried, "You've gone and changed your hair... and...
grew younger... Oh, the humanity! My baby girl has found the
fountain of youth and didn't tell her poor father!"
The strange girl stared at Soun for a moment with wide eyes, and then
looked at everyone else in confusion. Slowly, as if trying to find
the words, the girl asked, "Kasumi? Is that my name?"
---
End Part 1
Authors Notes:
Tannim: This was an experiment, a 'Round Robin' type deal, except
every other paragraph or so instead of every other chapter. Response
will determine if it continues. My 'friend' was feeling tired by the
time this was finished, and so left these words of wisdom for you to
ponder, instead of doing an actual 'Author Note'.
Mysterious Co-Author: "I'd like to contribute more, but I'm too
tired, and I think I did enough." -Anony-moose
By: Tannim Murphy and Mysterious Co-Author (who didn't want to take
any blame)
Part One:
---
Usagi Tsukino was not happy.
"Mom, dad... Why?!"
Both parents turned to look at each other, before looking back at
their daughter.
"Well, dear..." her mother began.
"WAAAH!!" Usagi interrupted.
"Usagi!" her mother admonished.
"Sorry mom," said Usagi quickly.
"Anyway... As I was saying. You are going to be living with your
second cousin Akane, your father's adopted sister's step-mother's
deceased aunt's daughter."
The blonde-haired girl briefly tried to follow her mother's words, but
gave up the task as being too confusing.
"But all my friends are heeeeerrrrreeee..." whined Usagi. "Why can't
I stay with one of them?"
Her mother shook her head as Usagi's father continued moving boxes.
"Because in Nerima, you'll be far, far away from that womanizing
jigalo man-slut Mamoru Chiba!" her mother said, icily.
"But MOOOOM... it's FATE! My Mamo-chan and I are DESTINED to get
together!" said Usagi, stars in her eyes. Suddenly the stars and the
lights (what few of them there were) went off in Usagi's head as she
collapsed in a heap in the ground.
"Sorry," her father said, a fist upraised after dealing the blow. "I
know it's wrong to hit your daughter... but... that was really
annoying. Destiny. What rubbish."
He then chucked his heavy (but light-looking) daughter into a box,
stuck on the postage, and shoved it out the door.
"That should be it!"
The mailman carried all the boxes away, in fourth-class style.
Usagi's father grinned at Usagi's mother. "Now we can finally go on
that cruise!"
---
That evening, at the Tendo Dojo...
A knock sounded on the door.
Kasumi looked up from the dishes she was cleaning. Now what could
that be? Taking off her apron with practiced ease, she made her way
to the front door. As she opened it, she was greeted to the sight of
a slightly annoyed mailman with several large boxes sitting in her
front yard. One of the larger boxes proclaimed 'pu dne eligarf' and
had an arrow pointing toward the ground.
"Yes, how may I help you?" she asked, confident that she'd find out
the situation soon enough.
"Is this the Tendo Dojo?" the man asked, as if he couldn't see the
sign proclaiming to all that this was, indeed, the Tendo Dojo.
Kasumi took it in stride. "Yes, it is."
"I need your personal stamp here please."
"Alright..." Kasumi's voice trailed off into uncertainty. "Please,
wait one moment."
Suddenly voice cried out, "Moon Cosmic power-"
The box closest to Kasumi began go glow. Bizarre, flashy music began
to play, and the box started to vibrate... until a barbell the size of
a truck axle flew out an upstairs window and landed on it with a
CLANG.
"QUIET OUT THERE!" Kasumi heard Akane shout. More quietly, Kasumi
heard "...get enough noise with the baka pervert as it is. Ow, my
headache..."
"Owie..." someone whimpered from inside the box.
"Oh dear."
A moment later the box spilled open to reveal a disheveled young girl
with a rather large bump on her head. She was unconscious, a fact
Kasumi was sure the girl would have been glad for, judging by how
painful the bump looked to be.
After getting her stamp and pressing it against the paper, the mailman
left with a nod.
"What am I going to do with you?" Kasumi asked herself, before picking
up the girl and carrying her inside the house.
Kasumi put the sleeping girl in her own bed, after thinking about it
for a moment. There were no other rooms open, and the dojo was too
cold at night to sleep comfortably. Kasumi carried the girl, being
careful so as to not hit the bump on any walls or door frames, and
gently set the blonde-haired girl on her bed. Pulling up the covers
Kasumi lovingly tucked her in.
Her task completed, the eldest daughter went downstairs, curled up on
the couch, and went to sleep.
---
The Next morning...
"AUGHHH!!"
A shout woke the Tendo household. Since it originated in Kasumi's
room, everyone in the household rushed to see what the matter was.
There was a stranger in Kasumi's bed.
"Kasumi!" Soun cried, "You've gone and changed your hair... and...
grew younger... Oh, the humanity! My baby girl has found the
fountain of youth and didn't tell her poor father!"
The strange girl stared at Soun for a moment with wide eyes, and then
looked at everyone else in confusion. Slowly, as if trying to find
the words, the girl asked, "Kasumi? Is that my name?"
---
End Part 1
Authors Notes:
Tannim: This was an experiment, a 'Round Robin' type deal, except
every other paragraph or so instead of every other chapter. Response
will determine if it continues. My 'friend' was feeling tired by the
time this was finished, and so left these words of wisdom for you to
ponder, instead of doing an actual 'Author Note'.
Mysterious Co-Author: "I'd like to contribute more, but I'm too
tired, and I think I did enough." -Anony-moose