TV Troubles.
By Tenshi no Nozomi
tenshi_no_nozomi@hotmail.com
AN: Okay, before we get started… let me explain that I originally started this a loooong time ago. Since then, I have edited it too many times to count, to try and figure out the way I wanted it to go. It was originally done up to be a one-shot, but I decided eventually that I wanted to spend more time on certain things.
This should be pretty original. The 'wishing' part isn't original- goodness knows how many times it's been used, but there are different aspects to the story that I don't think anyone else is going to have in their story. At least, I hope not.
It will have at least light romance in it later on, but my intention is for it to mostly be humorous. I don't know if anyone will FIND it humorous- sometimes my 'Funny Meter' is a bit out of tune- but I really do hope you enjoy this. ^^ Even so, it will have some serious times, just because I can't write a story without at least a few moments of sanity. Btw, in this story, Usagi's not going to be quite as stupid and such as either the manga or anime depicts. It's just one of those little twists that I, as a silly fan-girl author like to make. ^.^
Disclaimer: I own NONE of the many animes that will be mentioned and used in this. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar! Anyhow, this story isn't being written for profit- just for fun and enjoyment. Please don't sue me, my parents wouldn't let me live to see the trial.
Warnings: Usagi-centered, possible love web( my term for multiple love triangles) in the future, OOC-ness, some character bashing, some crude humor- though not much-, inane-ness… possible stupidity if I pull this off poorly.
Rating: PG-13
Now that I've handled all of that, let's begin.
IMPORTANT: After this prologue, you will find Chapter One attached! I did this because Prologues are generally boring, and I didn't want to bore everyone so badly that they wouldn't even attempt the next chapter. So, after a few spaces in lines, you'll find chapter one. I know this may make it harder to read and all, but I swear I will not do it again.
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Prologue: How it all began…
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Usagi Tsukino was a normal girl living an average life, in a not- so-average district of Tokyo ( AN: Either Azaba- manga wise- or Juuban- anime wise. Take your pick). She was a B- student, a normal teenage girl who didn't like to see the hours before ten, who enjoyed her sweets and manga immensely, and didn't gain a single pound in the process of being a junk-food addict. Or at least, by day she was.
But by night, she was more often known as 'Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon,' the champion of love and justice, and all that business. She had late and crazy hours, and got six hours of sleep on her best nights. Which might have explained why she tended to fall asleep during class, except that she had done so even before being recruited as the leader of the Sailor Senshi. So life was a little more than crazy.
Usagi, however, had had a rough couple of days. She had been in a serious fight with a youma, in which the Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen had failed to show up for until after the youma had broken her left arm. Well, at least they'd shown up before it had pulled her arm strait off.. but it still wasn't much to be thankful for. Not to mention that Mamoru had broken up with her again, and she was beginning to have suspicions that there was another woman.
Anyhow, a broken arm made her job hard to do- heck, it made everything hard to do. Now she couldn't play video games- even if she would never be able to win-, couldn't carry things and open a door at the same time if it had a handle and had to be pulled, and was a general hindrance. The fact that they had had to come up with an excuse on why Usagi had been out at one in the morning while she was supposed to be asleep and how she had managed to break her arm had been 'interesting' things to try to explain.
The scouts were currently discussing homework, and getting Ami to tutor them in the subjects they were lacking in… while Usagi lay there on her bed, obviously not paying attention to whatever it was she had to say. It wasn't fair; not only was her arm broken, but her scouts hadn't apologized for their tardiness and she was grounded until the world would be enveloped by the sun. As though this wasn't bad enough, they wanted her to be a 'proper future heir to Earth' and a good student. Neither of the ideas were particularly agreeable or pleasant to her…
Usagi sighed and scooted herself so she hung upside down on the bed, her upper body over the side and legs on the bed. Her long hair pooled all around her, and she felt discontent eat at her.
"Comfortable, Odango atama?" Rei teased. Usagi only stuck her tongue out in response, and managed to pull herself back onto the bed and into a sitting position. She could hear her brother shouting at his game, something about 'not supposed to lose to a shrub with legs and an elephant nose the spit out nuts.'
She felt words bubble up to her lips unbidden, and couldn't help but release them into the air.
"I wish life were like a video game!" As soon as the words were out and her fellow senshi and guardian cats turned to stare at her, Usagi felt that perhaps these had been the 'Wrong Words.' But she couldn't stop now that she'd started, so she decided to let the people look at her as though she were crazy understand how she felt.
"What? It would be sooo easy! Whenever we would die, we could just get up again and do things over. If things get too hectic, then we could just save and quit! And, if we wanted a brief rest, then we could just pause the game. I swear, it would be a whole lot easier!"
This received a few giggles, and someone mentioned that they already came back whenever they died, so she added pointedly, "Not to mention there are healing potions and stuff in games to make broken arms heal…" A few people looked down, embarrassed, to Usagi's satisfaction.
Amy just shook her head, and said, "I'd rather not; there'd be no Advanced Geometry!" Everyone just kind of stared at her and sweat dropped. She blushed, and buried her head into a book that looked a lot like a thesaurus. Usagi just shivered in horror.
Minako said, "There'd be no cute guys! How'd I possibly live?"
"That's a good point… and what about my cooking? I don't do too well without a timer and a thermostat," Makoto joked.
"I don't know about the rest of you, but I have actual duties!" Usagi just arched an eyebrow back at her raven haired friend.
"Duties? So, that's what you call flirting with Yuiichirou- san(sp?)!" Rei looked ready to kill Usagi, so Luna interceded.
"Speaking of duties, Usagi, don't you have a history test to study for?" And out of nowhere, Luna nudged forward a History book set at the correct page to study on.
Usagi scanned the page, and then snorted in disgust. She then stood up and threw the book down onto the floor, interrupting the flipping of pages and snickering in the room. They all looked at Usagi in surprise, as though to ask what on earth her problem was.
"Usagi," Ami said, appalled, "you can't just treat school property like that!"
Usagi snorted. "I don't care, nothing matters anymore! My life's being flushed down the metaphorical toilet of insanity-"
"Do you know what metaphorical even means, Usagi?" Luna asked with growing impatience.
"How can you not care?" Rei asked, becoming concerned about why Usagi didn't care, and what it was she didn't care about.
"Is it that time of the month, Usagi," asked Minako who looked sympathetic. She had been known to be irrational and irritable during her time of the month- not that she wasn't that way to begin with, but she chose to ignore that fact at that moment.
Usagi growled in frustration. "You don't understand, do you? I've been there for you all, but you weren't there for me! And all these- these stupid powers have gotten me is trouble! My parents are never going to trust me again!" By now, she was ready to cry. "I wish that my life were easy like the people in the video games and tv shows, I really do," she cried with her whole heart, forgetting momentarily that even on tv and in games there were still problems that had to be dealt with.
And then there was the bright, bright light that filled the room. It surrounded everything, but Usagi could feel it entering her body- it was an incredible feeling. And then… something strange was happening, something she didn't understand and couldn't follow.
When the light cleared, Usagi was gone, and there wasn't a trace of the light or Usagi left. For a moment there was silence and stillness, when all at once a flourish of movement- everyone searching for her at once, with Ami puzzling over where the girl could be with her computer, when their question as to where Usagi was at the moment was answered.
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A few minutes ago…
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Shingo had been minding his own business and playing his game. He wasn't particularly good at this one, but that was alright because he liked a challenge. It was certainly different from the 'Sailor V' games his sister liked. Thinking about her…
Odango otama. Ha! She was in so much trouble now, it wasn't funny- well, to him it was uncannily humorous, but that wasn't the point. The point was, Usagi was grounded until she got married- and knowing how their father felt about boys being around his precious daughter, it wasn't likely to happen any time soon. Usagi would be experiencing something close to prison, to Shingo's malicious delight. After all, what sibling didn't appreciate it when the other got into trouble for a long time?
About then was when the screen flashed white. Shingo's eyes went a bit wider. Something wasn't wrong with the game, was it? He hadn't saved his data, so if it turned off or had an error… then he was going to be really upset.
When the screen returned to normal, Shingo felt a rush of relief. Except that… the characters were moving on their own!? Some of them were meant to do that, but not the main character!! And looking closer, there was something different about the picture. Shingo scowled and looked closer at the screen. Yes, definitely different… there was a new character on the screen.
There was something familiar about that character… something wrong. It was female, that much was for sure, and it had long blonde in his sister's hair style, and a uniform on that looked suspiciously like his sister's school uniform, and… and…
Shingo paled a few shades and recoiled from the tv so fast he went strait over in a backward roll. Sitting there, leaning against the sofa for support, he began to hyperventilate.
Nononononononono NO it's just not possible… It can't be…!
And he did the only thing left for him to do. He screamed.
"OH, GODS NO!!! SHOW ME MERCY!!! WHY IN THE NAME OF THE GODS DOES USAGI HAVE TO BE IN MY GAME!?"
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Owari for Prologue
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Well, what did you guys think? I'm intending to continue this… I think it's going to be a lot of fun, at least for me. ^^ So review, please! Was it stupid? Silly? Good? Bad? A piece of trash? No flames, please, although constructive criticism is appreciated.
About the upcoming chapter… we'll find out which game Usagi's in! Actually, I kinda gave a clue to you with Shingo's statement about the shrubs. If you can guess which video game it is correctly, I'll send you the next chapter early- provided you give me your e-mail. Well, Ja ne, minna-chan! Remember to review!!
TV Troubles
By Tenshi no Nozomi
tenshi_no_nozomi@hotmail.com
AN: KK, it's time for chapter one now! Yippee! I know the prologue was boring, all talk and no meat, but I had to include it, just because it had to be there for things to make sense.
Warnings: Same
Rating: Same
Disclaimer: Same
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Chapter One: An accident becomes big trouble
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Usagi was very much aware that she was no longer on her bed, in her room, with her friends. If it was her room, then somebody really needed to mow the lawn and clip the trees.
She was sitting on her butt on a dirt path where there were lots and lots of trees surrounding her. The sky was amazingly blue overhead, and smelled suspiciously clean… This was most definitely NOT Tokyo.
Of course, there were a few plus sides… At the moment, she had the full and undivided attention of a true bishonen. Sure, his ears were a bit long, and he was wearing tights and a skirt, but those had to be the prettiest blue eyes she'd ever seen adorn a guy's face.
Of course, about that time she realized two important things that weren't really good signs… number one, the guy had a sword and was ridding a horse, and number two he was talking to a flying light bulb. Alright, so she was wrong- that was three things. However, how many number of disturbing things she was dealing with really wasn't at the top of her 'list of concerns.'
Even so, it wasn't until the flying light bulb thing started talking back that Usagi thought she was going to have a coronary. She took a deep breath, and prepared to scream at the top of her lungs of bloody murder, when…
She was silenced a hand wearing a soft leather glove. The boy signaled to her to be quiet, but Usagi still had the instinct to panic. How on earth had he moved that fast? One minute he'd been on that horse talking to that- that… thing, and the next, he was right in front of her, with his hand on her mouth keeping her quiet.
Now that her thoughts had come full circle, she found herself studying the boy in front of her. He had longish golden colored hair that looked like it might be fun to play with. And his eyes were a mixture of being narrowed like an older guy and wide like a child's, but they really were a pretty cerulean color. And he was hot…
Usagi blushed and scooted back from him. Or at least she tried to- she had a bit of difficulty, what with the fact she had only one arm to propel herself with. He seemed puzzled by this, and stood back up to finish his conversation with the… floating thing.
The thing buzzed close to Usagi's head, and it took all her willpower not to try to swat it away or scream. The thing scared her to death, and she had a hard time not showing it.
The thing continued its inspection, and the boy must have noticed her fright, because he smiled at her- and Usagi merely melted and blushed furiously. He seemed puzzled by why her cheeks changed color, but said nothing.
The thing finally left her alone, and Usagi relaxed at last.
"She's not an enemy, Link, but she has a strange feel to her…"
"Who're you calling strange," Usagi murmured to herself as the boy and ball of light continued to talk things over.
"We can't just leave her here, Navi. She probably lives in Kakariko Village and got lost or something."
"But Link, look at her clothes! No self-respecting girl would wear an outfit like that!"
Usagi frowned and looked down at what she was wearing. It was only her school clothes, and they seemed just fine to her, but perhaps here girls wore something different? Usagi didn't know what to think.
"What do the clothes have to do with the person who wears them, Navi? She still looks lost, and she's hurt too."
And so Usagi watched them continue to battle it out. Whether or not they were going to take her to a town nearby or something of the sort. Personally, Usagi was beginning to feel a bit invisible even if the whole conversation was about her. After all, she was sitting right here, why didn't they just ask for goodness' sake?
"Excuse me," Usagi said finally, standing up. "I don't really know where I am here, and I am lost. I'm a foreigner, so that doesn't help either. Would you help me, please?"
This got their attention. The boy blinked, began to speak, but the ball of light hovered right up into Usagi's face.
"How do we know we can trust you?"
Usagi looked down at herself, and gestured at her arm and apparel. "Do I look particularly dangerous to you? Besides, maybe I seem suspicious to you, but you seem odd to me- what on earth are you?"
The puff ball got a little bit bigger and kind of shook in anger. "I'm a fairy, what else!?"
Usagi blinked. "But I thought fairies were supposed little girls with butterfly wings who played in blue bells and played tricks on people… but you just look weird!"
"You shouldn't be talking! Your hair looks like spaghetti and meatballs!"
Usagi opened her mouth to retort back at the fairy when her stomach decided to talk for her. There was a long, empty gurgling sound that emanated from it, and Usagi could almost swear it was telling her to see if fairies were edible.
She blushed and looked at the boy apologetically. "You wouldn't happen to have anything to eat, would you? I'm kinda hungry…"
The boy smiled at her warmly, making Usagi feeling all tingly and warm inside. "My name's Link, miss, and you've already met Navi," motioned at the fairy, "and that's my horse, Epona. If you'd like, we could make you something to eat and camp out now…"
Usagi smiled at him broadly. "Tsukino Usagi, and if you have food, then you're my best friend!"
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::Back with the scouts and Shingo…::
"I don't believe it. I don't believe it! My sister is not only Sailor Moon, for crying out loud, but she's flirting with a video game character, and he's going to fix her food…" Shingo stared at the screen of Ami's computer as they watched the events unfold.
The screen to the TV had acted strangely to Usagi's being inside it and had stopped working some time ago, so Ami had managed to re-rout things so that they could still see what was happening to Usagi. Ami had tried to explain why it was doing that, but had only ended up with a bunch of blank stares and headaches.
"God, when she gets out of there, I'm next in line," Minako declared, transfixed with the things that were going on.
Ami shook her head. "You guys really don't understand that what happens in there is real, do you? Until Usagi wishes herself out of there, she's going to be stuck inside that TV. Only for her, things are going to be real."
Now she had everyone's attention. "That's right. When Usagi managed to get into the TV, it reacted like a portal. Now the video game is acting like a world- because of Usagi's being there, it's real now, a whole other world. And we can't get her out because she was the one that made the wish."
"So… that means that until she leaves, we're not going to be able to watch TV or play games? That's not fair!" A few sweatdrops were awarded for that comment.
Rei shook her head. "Isn't there anything we can do to help hurry her up?"
"Well, yes, but I don't think it's a good idea. You see, even though Usagi made her wish, she wasn't very specific about it, which means if we exert enough power, we'll be able to bend it to a degree."
"Meaning…?" Makoto looked truly confused.
Ami sighed; Makoto was taking unusually long to catch on. "Meaning we could send her from the video game into actual channels in the TV. If we were to do that, though, there could be dire consequences."
"How would this get Usagi out faster," Makoto asked.
"Well, we all know how much Usagi hates going from place to place too fast, and being caught up in hectic situations. It wouldn't take too many channel changes to make her want out."
"But why would it be dangerous," Shingo puzzled.
"Well, whenever she would switch to another channel, whatever else was on would become a sort of separate world too. Not to mention whoever was watching that show wouldn't be able to see it, till she left if she hadn't altered anything." Ami paused. "So if we did that enough times, and people found out, they might try to kill us…"
Minako just muttered to herself, oblivious to the fact that everyone else had been talking. "The next time she says she wants to be in a video game, and I feel the urge to say ' no, there's no guys there' like an idiot, I'm going to shut my mouth and agree…" This received plenty of sweat drops from all around.
"Look, we can't just leave her in there… so how do we do this," Rei asked, deciding that since Minako wasn't acting sensibly, she might as well act as leader for now.
"Well, the program's simple enough, it won't take me more than five minutes to design it and plug it into the TV. But I'll need all of the transformation wands, since they're the link to our powers. The program will collect energy, and when there's enough, it will 'switch the channels.'
The scouts were quick to hand over the wands, and Luna looked on in pride that they were able to make decisions and handle the situation responsibly. Of course, that was until Shingo- who had left momentarily- came back with a bowl of popcorn, saying something about this being the most entertaining thing he'd ever seen, while he watched- along with the fascinated Minako- the scenes displayed on the laptop.
"You guys do realize that you won't be able to watch what's going on while I program this thing, right?"
This brought up a few protests, but eventually Ami had things underway, and energy was being transferred. "It should take about twenty or so minutes," she announced with obvious pride. And so, they all returned to watching the actions of their hime.
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::Back to Usagi…::
Usagi burped and patted her stomach contentedly. She was vaguely aware that Link was staring and that Navi was close to having a coronary, but she was quite happy now. Sure, the cooking wasn't as great as Makoto's was- it had been a bit burnt, but what could you expect when you were roasting it over a fire?- but it had tasted really good… different than anything she had ever had before.
"Wh-what are you!?" Navi managed to sputter out finally. "How can you eat like that, it's disgusting! Link, I seriously believe this girl isn't what she seems!"
Usagi sighed and rolled over. "Yes, I'm a bottomless pit, Navi, and my ultimate favorite meal is Fairy sautéed- so, do please, come a bit closer. I have a little room left," she said sarcastically.
Obviously the fairy wasn't used to sarcasm, because it began to flit about frantically. Usagi raised an eyebrow, and watched in amusement. Upon seeing that Link looked a bit concerned as well, Usagi laughed and said it was a joke. Of course, Navi didn't think it had been funny, but who really cared about that?
Usagi rolled over on her back and looked up at the clear, black sky where the moon hung. She felt drowsy and full, and the sounds of crickets, wind through the trees, and the water running in the river were lulling her to sleep.
"I never knew the stars were so pretty… I've never really seen them well before. Not like this." Usagi wasn't a scientific person like Ami, and she liked nature and space a lot better without knowing all the reasons why things worked and how- she just wanted to know that they did work and was satisfied with that.
"What do you mean," Link asked. He was confused; the night sky was really pretty, but how could she have not seen the stars decently before? Did she mean that she'd never bothered to look at them before, or…?
"Well, where I come, there's too much light. We have things like torches that are really bright, and they burn constantly throughout our big city. So it makes it hard to see things like stars- we call it light pollution."
[AN: At least, that's how I think it runs. I have a hard time remembering some times. ^^;]
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::With the scouts…::
Ami gasped. "Usagi knows what light pollution is!?" She could have sworn that Usagi hadn't paid any attention in class that day when the teacher had been lecturing about that. In fact, she had been sleeping with her head on her book… drooling onto it…
"That's right, Usagi was sleeping with her head on the book, and the teacher took it out from under her head, she hit her head on the desk!" Makoto chuckled.
Minako looked away from the screen for a moment. "Maybe she learned it through osmosis?"
Ami frowned. "Osmosis is the process by which a fluid passes through a membrane from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated solution until the solutions reach the same level of concentration, Minako."
Minako blinked a few times. "Does that mean that it couldn't work? Because I just didn't get a single word you said besides maybe 'the', 'a', and 'by.'"
Ami sweatdropped.
"God, Ami-chan, you sounded exactly like a dictionary! Did you memorize that?" Makoto looked amazed as well.
"You forget, Ami, that Minako's almost more simple-minded than Usagi- you have to speak with small words for her to understand. And Makoto's not much better," Rei commented smugly with a smirk on her face.
"Say what!?" Both scouts cried in obvious irritation. And then, of course, they began to attack Rei.
Shingo turned around, sweatdropping multiply. "Would you guys tone it down, I'm trying to hear what Usagi's saying to this guy!"
Ami just sighed. "Disregard the ignoramus barbarians, Shingo- uncultured brutes are known for behaving in such uncouth manners."
"Say what?" Shingo stared at Ami bug eyed with multiple sweatdrops, while Ami just sighed.
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:: Back to Usagi…::
Link couldn't imagine how on earth how people had managed to come up with torches that burned even through rain, and he didn't quite understand what light pollution was supposed to be, but he felt sorry for this girl.
As a child, he had spent much of his time looking up at the stars at night, because they were his only friends, with the exception of Saria. He would have been even lonelier without the stars…
Navi was yelling at him in his ears that she was trying to trick him into doing something, though what he wasn't registering. Instead, he was watching Usagi, who was watching the stars. Her eyes glowed with an inner light as she gazed up at the night sky, and her mouth was curved into a slight smile. Her head lay back, rest against the roots of a tree, and her hair fanned out across the soft green grass.
She must have felt his eyes on her, because she turned her face at him, bright blue orbs wide with curiosity. He blushed slightly, and looked the other way, staring at a tree which he had found fascinating suddenly.
Usagi giggled, while Navi looked plainly irritated. "Link, we have to head to get to Lake Hylia and free the sage-"
"You're more impatient than Luna," Usagi interrupted decisively. "All the two of you seem to do is nag, nag, nag… it won't kill anyone to slow down for a little while and rest!"
Navi sent her a glare, and attempted to try and get her point across to Link. "Link, we really do need to get going- there's no time to waste, and it's going to take us extra time to get this girl to Kakariko Village where she'll be safe, so-"
"Wait just a minute! You can't leave me somewhere! I don't know where I am! How will I get home?" Tears sprung up in Usagi's eyes, and waterworks were obviously on the way.
"We won't leave you," Link promised hurriedly, recognizing the signs and trying to avoid the oncoming disaster. Usagi instantly gave him a cheery smile, and when Link turned his back to her, Usagi gave Navi a raspberry, resulting in a fit from the faerie.
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::Back to the scouts…::
"I didn't know that Usagi could act like that…" Minako murmured. "She really has potential!"
"Rei, did you find those smelling salts yet?" Makoto called from the couch, where she was tending to an unconscious Shingo. When Luna had shouted out a few choice words about being called a nag by her charge, the boy had passed out from shock; it seemed that there was only so much that any person could take.
Speaking of talking cats, Luna was still puffed up and irate, muttering things as she watched her manipulative charge on the screen. Artemis was gloating nearby; he'd never been called a nag before by Minako, so according to a male's ego's rules, it instantly made him a better cat than Luna. So caught up in his moment of glory, the male cat did not see the promise of death or worse from his female companion.
Ami frowned. The program should start to kick in any moment now… "I need one of you guys to come over here and turn the game off and pull the cartridge out when I tell you to."
Minako crawled over. "Alright, you tell me what to do when it's time, and I'll try to mess up."
Oh, God…
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::Back to Usagi…::
Usagi had been surprised at how well her acting had gone… Maybe she really should consider that drama class…? Yes, when she got back home, she would most definitely sign up for it.
She didn't really want to be manipulative when it came to Link- he really was a nice guy, sweeter than most of the guys back home. And kinder than a certain ex-boyfriend, too. The problem was, though, that she really couldn't stand to be left alone. All the people she knew in this strange place where Link and Navi- well, a person and thing- and she really didn't like the idea of them leaving her here. So, in a moment of desperation…
And, at that moment, Usagi thought maybe she was being punished for pulling such a dirty stunt on such a nice guy. Her whole body began to hurt; her stomach began to ache, her head pounded, and her muscles cramped. Her vision was laced with white on the edges, and she collapsed to her knees.
"Hey, what's your problem, you got what you wanted!" Navi said in that annoying little voice of hers. Usagi wished that she could have told the thing to shut up, but the pain was intensifying, and that was about all she could think about at the moment.
"Ughh…" She managed to moan, struggling to breathe. Everything hurt so much…
"Miss Usagi, are you all right," Link asked, coming over to kneel by the girl. Feeling her forehead, he couldn't feel any fever, but she was breaking out into sweat, and by the looks of it, she was in a lot of pain.
"Navi, we need to get her to a doctor," Link said, picking the smaller figure that was currently wracked with agony up. The faerie came to rest on his green cap, and began to ponder the possibilities that the girl was having a serious case of indigestion.
Usagi opened her mouth to attempt to speak, but saw a huge blindingly white force headed toward them at an impossible speed. All she got out was a slight moan before it surrounded them, and Usagi could have sworn that the white was laced with four distinct colors… blue, green, red, and yellow…
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::Back to the scouts…::
"Take the cartridge out, shut off the system….… NOW!" Ami said.
Minako yanked the cartridge out with such force that it flew out of her hands and hit a certain gloating white cat on the head, knocking him out cold to Luna's amusement. Minako shut the power to the Nintendo (I don't own Nintendo, folks!!!!!) off, and they all sat back to wait and see if it had worked…
Moments later, a familiar blonde appeared back onto the screen, along with new scenery. Everyone cheered; what progress they had made!
However… "Oh, no," Ami moaned.
"What is it, Ami?" Rei asked, looking over the blue haired genius's shoulder.
"Well, she did leave the system and went strait to a channel… demo… she brought that guy with her."
"WHAT!?" Rei cried. I need some Aspirin… She thought with a groan before she collapsed into a recliner, massaging her temples. (I don't own Aspirin, either…)
"How'd she manage to do that?" Makoto asked.
"Dang it, why does she have all the luck?" Minako complained, pouting.
"So wait a minute… she took the main character out of the game… so now… it's not gonna work?"
"That's right Shingo; until your sister sends him back to his proper place, you might as well have a busted game."
"Nnnnoooo!!! Odango atama, when you get out of there, I'm gonna kill you!!" The scouts then had to restrain him from beating the micro-chippy-pulp out of Ami's laptop; the way he saw it, if he were to destroy the thing, it would be the second best thing to beating his sister up.
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::Back to Usagi…::
"Ooohh…. That was horrible…" Usagi moaned. For some reason, the moment after the pain had stopped and the white thing had disappeared, Link had dropped her on the ground, which hadn't been a pleasant feeling either…
"By the Goddesses, Link: where are we!?" Navi appeared to be on the verge of having a coronary, and as much as Usagi hated that floating light bulb, her thoughts were along the same lines.
They were on a small dirt path with the forest nearby and a city not too far away from them, though everything was kinda… off. This forest seemed to be in the middles of fall, so all the leaves were turning golden and red and brown. And the town… why did she hear cars, trains, see pavement and shopping centers? Something was definitely off…
"Oh, by the gods, I don't believe this…"
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Chapter One finished! :evil laughter: So what did you guys think? Good, bad, funny, trash? Your opinions are important to me, so review!!! ^.^
Next time, in Chapter Two… we find out exactly which anime Usagi has gone to now! While Link goes into the town to see if he can find anybody who can tell them where they are, Usagi and Navi stay behind and run into a bit of… trouble. I won't say exactly what- don't want to spoil it for you guys- but it does require the rescuing of a bishonen or two. ^.~
So stay tuned! Or whatever…
ASLO: Just so you guys know… I am open to suggestions as to where I should send her! I have a few places already planned, but I would love to hear what you guys have to say/suggest. So suggest away! ^^
By Tenshi no Nozomi
tenshi_no_nozomi@hotmail.com
AN: Okay, before we get started… let me explain that I originally started this a loooong time ago. Since then, I have edited it too many times to count, to try and figure out the way I wanted it to go. It was originally done up to be a one-shot, but I decided eventually that I wanted to spend more time on certain things.
This should be pretty original. The 'wishing' part isn't original- goodness knows how many times it's been used, but there are different aspects to the story that I don't think anyone else is going to have in their story. At least, I hope not.
It will have at least light romance in it later on, but my intention is for it to mostly be humorous. I don't know if anyone will FIND it humorous- sometimes my 'Funny Meter' is a bit out of tune- but I really do hope you enjoy this. ^^ Even so, it will have some serious times, just because I can't write a story without at least a few moments of sanity. Btw, in this story, Usagi's not going to be quite as stupid and such as either the manga or anime depicts. It's just one of those little twists that I, as a silly fan-girl author like to make. ^.^
Disclaimer: I own NONE of the many animes that will be mentioned and used in this. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar! Anyhow, this story isn't being written for profit- just for fun and enjoyment. Please don't sue me, my parents wouldn't let me live to see the trial.
Warnings: Usagi-centered, possible love web( my term for multiple love triangles) in the future, OOC-ness, some character bashing, some crude humor- though not much-, inane-ness… possible stupidity if I pull this off poorly.
Rating: PG-13
Now that I've handled all of that, let's begin.
IMPORTANT: After this prologue, you will find Chapter One attached! I did this because Prologues are generally boring, and I didn't want to bore everyone so badly that they wouldn't even attempt the next chapter. So, after a few spaces in lines, you'll find chapter one. I know this may make it harder to read and all, but I swear I will not do it again.
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Prologue: How it all began…
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Usagi Tsukino was a normal girl living an average life, in a not- so-average district of Tokyo ( AN: Either Azaba- manga wise- or Juuban- anime wise. Take your pick). She was a B- student, a normal teenage girl who didn't like to see the hours before ten, who enjoyed her sweets and manga immensely, and didn't gain a single pound in the process of being a junk-food addict. Or at least, by day she was.
But by night, she was more often known as 'Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon,' the champion of love and justice, and all that business. She had late and crazy hours, and got six hours of sleep on her best nights. Which might have explained why she tended to fall asleep during class, except that she had done so even before being recruited as the leader of the Sailor Senshi. So life was a little more than crazy.
Usagi, however, had had a rough couple of days. She had been in a serious fight with a youma, in which the Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen had failed to show up for until after the youma had broken her left arm. Well, at least they'd shown up before it had pulled her arm strait off.. but it still wasn't much to be thankful for. Not to mention that Mamoru had broken up with her again, and she was beginning to have suspicions that there was another woman.
Anyhow, a broken arm made her job hard to do- heck, it made everything hard to do. Now she couldn't play video games- even if she would never be able to win-, couldn't carry things and open a door at the same time if it had a handle and had to be pulled, and was a general hindrance. The fact that they had had to come up with an excuse on why Usagi had been out at one in the morning while she was supposed to be asleep and how she had managed to break her arm had been 'interesting' things to try to explain.
The scouts were currently discussing homework, and getting Ami to tutor them in the subjects they were lacking in… while Usagi lay there on her bed, obviously not paying attention to whatever it was she had to say. It wasn't fair; not only was her arm broken, but her scouts hadn't apologized for their tardiness and she was grounded until the world would be enveloped by the sun. As though this wasn't bad enough, they wanted her to be a 'proper future heir to Earth' and a good student. Neither of the ideas were particularly agreeable or pleasant to her…
Usagi sighed and scooted herself so she hung upside down on the bed, her upper body over the side and legs on the bed. Her long hair pooled all around her, and she felt discontent eat at her.
"Comfortable, Odango atama?" Rei teased. Usagi only stuck her tongue out in response, and managed to pull herself back onto the bed and into a sitting position. She could hear her brother shouting at his game, something about 'not supposed to lose to a shrub with legs and an elephant nose the spit out nuts.'
She felt words bubble up to her lips unbidden, and couldn't help but release them into the air.
"I wish life were like a video game!" As soon as the words were out and her fellow senshi and guardian cats turned to stare at her, Usagi felt that perhaps these had been the 'Wrong Words.' But she couldn't stop now that she'd started, so she decided to let the people look at her as though she were crazy understand how she felt.
"What? It would be sooo easy! Whenever we would die, we could just get up again and do things over. If things get too hectic, then we could just save and quit! And, if we wanted a brief rest, then we could just pause the game. I swear, it would be a whole lot easier!"
This received a few giggles, and someone mentioned that they already came back whenever they died, so she added pointedly, "Not to mention there are healing potions and stuff in games to make broken arms heal…" A few people looked down, embarrassed, to Usagi's satisfaction.
Amy just shook her head, and said, "I'd rather not; there'd be no Advanced Geometry!" Everyone just kind of stared at her and sweat dropped. She blushed, and buried her head into a book that looked a lot like a thesaurus. Usagi just shivered in horror.
Minako said, "There'd be no cute guys! How'd I possibly live?"
"That's a good point… and what about my cooking? I don't do too well without a timer and a thermostat," Makoto joked.
"I don't know about the rest of you, but I have actual duties!" Usagi just arched an eyebrow back at her raven haired friend.
"Duties? So, that's what you call flirting with Yuiichirou- san(sp?)!" Rei looked ready to kill Usagi, so Luna interceded.
"Speaking of duties, Usagi, don't you have a history test to study for?" And out of nowhere, Luna nudged forward a History book set at the correct page to study on.
Usagi scanned the page, and then snorted in disgust. She then stood up and threw the book down onto the floor, interrupting the flipping of pages and snickering in the room. They all looked at Usagi in surprise, as though to ask what on earth her problem was.
"Usagi," Ami said, appalled, "you can't just treat school property like that!"
Usagi snorted. "I don't care, nothing matters anymore! My life's being flushed down the metaphorical toilet of insanity-"
"Do you know what metaphorical even means, Usagi?" Luna asked with growing impatience.
"How can you not care?" Rei asked, becoming concerned about why Usagi didn't care, and what it was she didn't care about.
"Is it that time of the month, Usagi," asked Minako who looked sympathetic. She had been known to be irrational and irritable during her time of the month- not that she wasn't that way to begin with, but she chose to ignore that fact at that moment.
Usagi growled in frustration. "You don't understand, do you? I've been there for you all, but you weren't there for me! And all these- these stupid powers have gotten me is trouble! My parents are never going to trust me again!" By now, she was ready to cry. "I wish that my life were easy like the people in the video games and tv shows, I really do," she cried with her whole heart, forgetting momentarily that even on tv and in games there were still problems that had to be dealt with.
And then there was the bright, bright light that filled the room. It surrounded everything, but Usagi could feel it entering her body- it was an incredible feeling. And then… something strange was happening, something she didn't understand and couldn't follow.
When the light cleared, Usagi was gone, and there wasn't a trace of the light or Usagi left. For a moment there was silence and stillness, when all at once a flourish of movement- everyone searching for her at once, with Ami puzzling over where the girl could be with her computer, when their question as to where Usagi was at the moment was answered.
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A few minutes ago…
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Shingo had been minding his own business and playing his game. He wasn't particularly good at this one, but that was alright because he liked a challenge. It was certainly different from the 'Sailor V' games his sister liked. Thinking about her…
Odango otama. Ha! She was in so much trouble now, it wasn't funny- well, to him it was uncannily humorous, but that wasn't the point. The point was, Usagi was grounded until she got married- and knowing how their father felt about boys being around his precious daughter, it wasn't likely to happen any time soon. Usagi would be experiencing something close to prison, to Shingo's malicious delight. After all, what sibling didn't appreciate it when the other got into trouble for a long time?
About then was when the screen flashed white. Shingo's eyes went a bit wider. Something wasn't wrong with the game, was it? He hadn't saved his data, so if it turned off or had an error… then he was going to be really upset.
When the screen returned to normal, Shingo felt a rush of relief. Except that… the characters were moving on their own!? Some of them were meant to do that, but not the main character!! And looking closer, there was something different about the picture. Shingo scowled and looked closer at the screen. Yes, definitely different… there was a new character on the screen.
There was something familiar about that character… something wrong. It was female, that much was for sure, and it had long blonde in his sister's hair style, and a uniform on that looked suspiciously like his sister's school uniform, and… and…
Shingo paled a few shades and recoiled from the tv so fast he went strait over in a backward roll. Sitting there, leaning against the sofa for support, he began to hyperventilate.
Nononononononono NO it's just not possible… It can't be…!
And he did the only thing left for him to do. He screamed.
"OH, GODS NO!!! SHOW ME MERCY!!! WHY IN THE NAME OF THE GODS DOES USAGI HAVE TO BE IN MY GAME!?"
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Owari for Prologue
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Well, what did you guys think? I'm intending to continue this… I think it's going to be a lot of fun, at least for me. ^^ So review, please! Was it stupid? Silly? Good? Bad? A piece of trash? No flames, please, although constructive criticism is appreciated.
About the upcoming chapter… we'll find out which game Usagi's in! Actually, I kinda gave a clue to you with Shingo's statement about the shrubs. If you can guess which video game it is correctly, I'll send you the next chapter early- provided you give me your e-mail. Well, Ja ne, minna-chan! Remember to review!!
TV Troubles
By Tenshi no Nozomi
tenshi_no_nozomi@hotmail.com
AN: KK, it's time for chapter one now! Yippee! I know the prologue was boring, all talk and no meat, but I had to include it, just because it had to be there for things to make sense.
Warnings: Same
Rating: Same
Disclaimer: Same
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Chapter One: An accident becomes big trouble
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Usagi was very much aware that she was no longer on her bed, in her room, with her friends. If it was her room, then somebody really needed to mow the lawn and clip the trees.
She was sitting on her butt on a dirt path where there were lots and lots of trees surrounding her. The sky was amazingly blue overhead, and smelled suspiciously clean… This was most definitely NOT Tokyo.
Of course, there were a few plus sides… At the moment, she had the full and undivided attention of a true bishonen. Sure, his ears were a bit long, and he was wearing tights and a skirt, but those had to be the prettiest blue eyes she'd ever seen adorn a guy's face.
Of course, about that time she realized two important things that weren't really good signs… number one, the guy had a sword and was ridding a horse, and number two he was talking to a flying light bulb. Alright, so she was wrong- that was three things. However, how many number of disturbing things she was dealing with really wasn't at the top of her 'list of concerns.'
Even so, it wasn't until the flying light bulb thing started talking back that Usagi thought she was going to have a coronary. She took a deep breath, and prepared to scream at the top of her lungs of bloody murder, when…
She was silenced a hand wearing a soft leather glove. The boy signaled to her to be quiet, but Usagi still had the instinct to panic. How on earth had he moved that fast? One minute he'd been on that horse talking to that- that… thing, and the next, he was right in front of her, with his hand on her mouth keeping her quiet.
Now that her thoughts had come full circle, she found herself studying the boy in front of her. He had longish golden colored hair that looked like it might be fun to play with. And his eyes were a mixture of being narrowed like an older guy and wide like a child's, but they really were a pretty cerulean color. And he was hot…
Usagi blushed and scooted back from him. Or at least she tried to- she had a bit of difficulty, what with the fact she had only one arm to propel herself with. He seemed puzzled by this, and stood back up to finish his conversation with the… floating thing.
The thing buzzed close to Usagi's head, and it took all her willpower not to try to swat it away or scream. The thing scared her to death, and she had a hard time not showing it.
The thing continued its inspection, and the boy must have noticed her fright, because he smiled at her- and Usagi merely melted and blushed furiously. He seemed puzzled by why her cheeks changed color, but said nothing.
The thing finally left her alone, and Usagi relaxed at last.
"She's not an enemy, Link, but she has a strange feel to her…"
"Who're you calling strange," Usagi murmured to herself as the boy and ball of light continued to talk things over.
"We can't just leave her here, Navi. She probably lives in Kakariko Village and got lost or something."
"But Link, look at her clothes! No self-respecting girl would wear an outfit like that!"
Usagi frowned and looked down at what she was wearing. It was only her school clothes, and they seemed just fine to her, but perhaps here girls wore something different? Usagi didn't know what to think.
"What do the clothes have to do with the person who wears them, Navi? She still looks lost, and she's hurt too."
And so Usagi watched them continue to battle it out. Whether or not they were going to take her to a town nearby or something of the sort. Personally, Usagi was beginning to feel a bit invisible even if the whole conversation was about her. After all, she was sitting right here, why didn't they just ask for goodness' sake?
"Excuse me," Usagi said finally, standing up. "I don't really know where I am here, and I am lost. I'm a foreigner, so that doesn't help either. Would you help me, please?"
This got their attention. The boy blinked, began to speak, but the ball of light hovered right up into Usagi's face.
"How do we know we can trust you?"
Usagi looked down at herself, and gestured at her arm and apparel. "Do I look particularly dangerous to you? Besides, maybe I seem suspicious to you, but you seem odd to me- what on earth are you?"
The puff ball got a little bit bigger and kind of shook in anger. "I'm a fairy, what else!?"
Usagi blinked. "But I thought fairies were supposed little girls with butterfly wings who played in blue bells and played tricks on people… but you just look weird!"
"You shouldn't be talking! Your hair looks like spaghetti and meatballs!"
Usagi opened her mouth to retort back at the fairy when her stomach decided to talk for her. There was a long, empty gurgling sound that emanated from it, and Usagi could almost swear it was telling her to see if fairies were edible.
She blushed and looked at the boy apologetically. "You wouldn't happen to have anything to eat, would you? I'm kinda hungry…"
The boy smiled at her warmly, making Usagi feeling all tingly and warm inside. "My name's Link, miss, and you've already met Navi," motioned at the fairy, "and that's my horse, Epona. If you'd like, we could make you something to eat and camp out now…"
Usagi smiled at him broadly. "Tsukino Usagi, and if you have food, then you're my best friend!"
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::Back with the scouts and Shingo…::
"I don't believe it. I don't believe it! My sister is not only Sailor Moon, for crying out loud, but she's flirting with a video game character, and he's going to fix her food…" Shingo stared at the screen of Ami's computer as they watched the events unfold.
The screen to the TV had acted strangely to Usagi's being inside it and had stopped working some time ago, so Ami had managed to re-rout things so that they could still see what was happening to Usagi. Ami had tried to explain why it was doing that, but had only ended up with a bunch of blank stares and headaches.
"God, when she gets out of there, I'm next in line," Minako declared, transfixed with the things that were going on.
Ami shook her head. "You guys really don't understand that what happens in there is real, do you? Until Usagi wishes herself out of there, she's going to be stuck inside that TV. Only for her, things are going to be real."
Now she had everyone's attention. "That's right. When Usagi managed to get into the TV, it reacted like a portal. Now the video game is acting like a world- because of Usagi's being there, it's real now, a whole other world. And we can't get her out because she was the one that made the wish."
"So… that means that until she leaves, we're not going to be able to watch TV or play games? That's not fair!" A few sweatdrops were awarded for that comment.
Rei shook her head. "Isn't there anything we can do to help hurry her up?"
"Well, yes, but I don't think it's a good idea. You see, even though Usagi made her wish, she wasn't very specific about it, which means if we exert enough power, we'll be able to bend it to a degree."
"Meaning…?" Makoto looked truly confused.
Ami sighed; Makoto was taking unusually long to catch on. "Meaning we could send her from the video game into actual channels in the TV. If we were to do that, though, there could be dire consequences."
"How would this get Usagi out faster," Makoto asked.
"Well, we all know how much Usagi hates going from place to place too fast, and being caught up in hectic situations. It wouldn't take too many channel changes to make her want out."
"But why would it be dangerous," Shingo puzzled.
"Well, whenever she would switch to another channel, whatever else was on would become a sort of separate world too. Not to mention whoever was watching that show wouldn't be able to see it, till she left if she hadn't altered anything." Ami paused. "So if we did that enough times, and people found out, they might try to kill us…"
Minako just muttered to herself, oblivious to the fact that everyone else had been talking. "The next time she says she wants to be in a video game, and I feel the urge to say ' no, there's no guys there' like an idiot, I'm going to shut my mouth and agree…" This received plenty of sweat drops from all around.
"Look, we can't just leave her in there… so how do we do this," Rei asked, deciding that since Minako wasn't acting sensibly, she might as well act as leader for now.
"Well, the program's simple enough, it won't take me more than five minutes to design it and plug it into the TV. But I'll need all of the transformation wands, since they're the link to our powers. The program will collect energy, and when there's enough, it will 'switch the channels.'
The scouts were quick to hand over the wands, and Luna looked on in pride that they were able to make decisions and handle the situation responsibly. Of course, that was until Shingo- who had left momentarily- came back with a bowl of popcorn, saying something about this being the most entertaining thing he'd ever seen, while he watched- along with the fascinated Minako- the scenes displayed on the laptop.
"You guys do realize that you won't be able to watch what's going on while I program this thing, right?"
This brought up a few protests, but eventually Ami had things underway, and energy was being transferred. "It should take about twenty or so minutes," she announced with obvious pride. And so, they all returned to watching the actions of their hime.
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::Back to Usagi…::
Usagi burped and patted her stomach contentedly. She was vaguely aware that Link was staring and that Navi was close to having a coronary, but she was quite happy now. Sure, the cooking wasn't as great as Makoto's was- it had been a bit burnt, but what could you expect when you were roasting it over a fire?- but it had tasted really good… different than anything she had ever had before.
"Wh-what are you!?" Navi managed to sputter out finally. "How can you eat like that, it's disgusting! Link, I seriously believe this girl isn't what she seems!"
Usagi sighed and rolled over. "Yes, I'm a bottomless pit, Navi, and my ultimate favorite meal is Fairy sautéed- so, do please, come a bit closer. I have a little room left," she said sarcastically.
Obviously the fairy wasn't used to sarcasm, because it began to flit about frantically. Usagi raised an eyebrow, and watched in amusement. Upon seeing that Link looked a bit concerned as well, Usagi laughed and said it was a joke. Of course, Navi didn't think it had been funny, but who really cared about that?
Usagi rolled over on her back and looked up at the clear, black sky where the moon hung. She felt drowsy and full, and the sounds of crickets, wind through the trees, and the water running in the river were lulling her to sleep.
"I never knew the stars were so pretty… I've never really seen them well before. Not like this." Usagi wasn't a scientific person like Ami, and she liked nature and space a lot better without knowing all the reasons why things worked and how- she just wanted to know that they did work and was satisfied with that.
"What do you mean," Link asked. He was confused; the night sky was really pretty, but how could she have not seen the stars decently before? Did she mean that she'd never bothered to look at them before, or…?
"Well, where I come, there's too much light. We have things like torches that are really bright, and they burn constantly throughout our big city. So it makes it hard to see things like stars- we call it light pollution."
[AN: At least, that's how I think it runs. I have a hard time remembering some times. ^^;]
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::With the scouts…::
Ami gasped. "Usagi knows what light pollution is!?" She could have sworn that Usagi hadn't paid any attention in class that day when the teacher had been lecturing about that. In fact, she had been sleeping with her head on her book… drooling onto it…
"That's right, Usagi was sleeping with her head on the book, and the teacher took it out from under her head, she hit her head on the desk!" Makoto chuckled.
Minako looked away from the screen for a moment. "Maybe she learned it through osmosis?"
Ami frowned. "Osmosis is the process by which a fluid passes through a membrane from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated solution until the solutions reach the same level of concentration, Minako."
Minako blinked a few times. "Does that mean that it couldn't work? Because I just didn't get a single word you said besides maybe 'the', 'a', and 'by.'"
Ami sweatdropped.
"God, Ami-chan, you sounded exactly like a dictionary! Did you memorize that?" Makoto looked amazed as well.
"You forget, Ami, that Minako's almost more simple-minded than Usagi- you have to speak with small words for her to understand. And Makoto's not much better," Rei commented smugly with a smirk on her face.
"Say what!?" Both scouts cried in obvious irritation. And then, of course, they began to attack Rei.
Shingo turned around, sweatdropping multiply. "Would you guys tone it down, I'm trying to hear what Usagi's saying to this guy!"
Ami just sighed. "Disregard the ignoramus barbarians, Shingo- uncultured brutes are known for behaving in such uncouth manners."
"Say what?" Shingo stared at Ami bug eyed with multiple sweatdrops, while Ami just sighed.
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:: Back to Usagi…::
Link couldn't imagine how on earth how people had managed to come up with torches that burned even through rain, and he didn't quite understand what light pollution was supposed to be, but he felt sorry for this girl.
As a child, he had spent much of his time looking up at the stars at night, because they were his only friends, with the exception of Saria. He would have been even lonelier without the stars…
Navi was yelling at him in his ears that she was trying to trick him into doing something, though what he wasn't registering. Instead, he was watching Usagi, who was watching the stars. Her eyes glowed with an inner light as she gazed up at the night sky, and her mouth was curved into a slight smile. Her head lay back, rest against the roots of a tree, and her hair fanned out across the soft green grass.
She must have felt his eyes on her, because she turned her face at him, bright blue orbs wide with curiosity. He blushed slightly, and looked the other way, staring at a tree which he had found fascinating suddenly.
Usagi giggled, while Navi looked plainly irritated. "Link, we have to head to get to Lake Hylia and free the sage-"
"You're more impatient than Luna," Usagi interrupted decisively. "All the two of you seem to do is nag, nag, nag… it won't kill anyone to slow down for a little while and rest!"
Navi sent her a glare, and attempted to try and get her point across to Link. "Link, we really do need to get going- there's no time to waste, and it's going to take us extra time to get this girl to Kakariko Village where she'll be safe, so-"
"Wait just a minute! You can't leave me somewhere! I don't know where I am! How will I get home?" Tears sprung up in Usagi's eyes, and waterworks were obviously on the way.
"We won't leave you," Link promised hurriedly, recognizing the signs and trying to avoid the oncoming disaster. Usagi instantly gave him a cheery smile, and when Link turned his back to her, Usagi gave Navi a raspberry, resulting in a fit from the faerie.
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::Back to the scouts…::
"I didn't know that Usagi could act like that…" Minako murmured. "She really has potential!"
"Rei, did you find those smelling salts yet?" Makoto called from the couch, where she was tending to an unconscious Shingo. When Luna had shouted out a few choice words about being called a nag by her charge, the boy had passed out from shock; it seemed that there was only so much that any person could take.
Speaking of talking cats, Luna was still puffed up and irate, muttering things as she watched her manipulative charge on the screen. Artemis was gloating nearby; he'd never been called a nag before by Minako, so according to a male's ego's rules, it instantly made him a better cat than Luna. So caught up in his moment of glory, the male cat did not see the promise of death or worse from his female companion.
Ami frowned. The program should start to kick in any moment now… "I need one of you guys to come over here and turn the game off and pull the cartridge out when I tell you to."
Minako crawled over. "Alright, you tell me what to do when it's time, and I'll try to mess up."
Oh, God…
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::Back to Usagi…::
Usagi had been surprised at how well her acting had gone… Maybe she really should consider that drama class…? Yes, when she got back home, she would most definitely sign up for it.
She didn't really want to be manipulative when it came to Link- he really was a nice guy, sweeter than most of the guys back home. And kinder than a certain ex-boyfriend, too. The problem was, though, that she really couldn't stand to be left alone. All the people she knew in this strange place where Link and Navi- well, a person and thing- and she really didn't like the idea of them leaving her here. So, in a moment of desperation…
And, at that moment, Usagi thought maybe she was being punished for pulling such a dirty stunt on such a nice guy. Her whole body began to hurt; her stomach began to ache, her head pounded, and her muscles cramped. Her vision was laced with white on the edges, and she collapsed to her knees.
"Hey, what's your problem, you got what you wanted!" Navi said in that annoying little voice of hers. Usagi wished that she could have told the thing to shut up, but the pain was intensifying, and that was about all she could think about at the moment.
"Ughh…" She managed to moan, struggling to breathe. Everything hurt so much…
"Miss Usagi, are you all right," Link asked, coming over to kneel by the girl. Feeling her forehead, he couldn't feel any fever, but she was breaking out into sweat, and by the looks of it, she was in a lot of pain.
"Navi, we need to get her to a doctor," Link said, picking the smaller figure that was currently wracked with agony up. The faerie came to rest on his green cap, and began to ponder the possibilities that the girl was having a serious case of indigestion.
Usagi opened her mouth to attempt to speak, but saw a huge blindingly white force headed toward them at an impossible speed. All she got out was a slight moan before it surrounded them, and Usagi could have sworn that the white was laced with four distinct colors… blue, green, red, and yellow…
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::Back to the scouts…::
"Take the cartridge out, shut off the system….… NOW!" Ami said.
Minako yanked the cartridge out with such force that it flew out of her hands and hit a certain gloating white cat on the head, knocking him out cold to Luna's amusement. Minako shut the power to the Nintendo (I don't own Nintendo, folks!!!!!) off, and they all sat back to wait and see if it had worked…
Moments later, a familiar blonde appeared back onto the screen, along with new scenery. Everyone cheered; what progress they had made!
However… "Oh, no," Ami moaned.
"What is it, Ami?" Rei asked, looking over the blue haired genius's shoulder.
"Well, she did leave the system and went strait to a channel… demo… she brought that guy with her."
"WHAT!?" Rei cried. I need some Aspirin… She thought with a groan before she collapsed into a recliner, massaging her temples. (I don't own Aspirin, either…)
"How'd she manage to do that?" Makoto asked.
"Dang it, why does she have all the luck?" Minako complained, pouting.
"So wait a minute… she took the main character out of the game… so now… it's not gonna work?"
"That's right Shingo; until your sister sends him back to his proper place, you might as well have a busted game."
"Nnnnoooo!!! Odango atama, when you get out of there, I'm gonna kill you!!" The scouts then had to restrain him from beating the micro-chippy-pulp out of Ami's laptop; the way he saw it, if he were to destroy the thing, it would be the second best thing to beating his sister up.
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::Back to Usagi…::
"Ooohh…. That was horrible…" Usagi moaned. For some reason, the moment after the pain had stopped and the white thing had disappeared, Link had dropped her on the ground, which hadn't been a pleasant feeling either…
"By the Goddesses, Link: where are we!?" Navi appeared to be on the verge of having a coronary, and as much as Usagi hated that floating light bulb, her thoughts were along the same lines.
They were on a small dirt path with the forest nearby and a city not too far away from them, though everything was kinda… off. This forest seemed to be in the middles of fall, so all the leaves were turning golden and red and brown. And the town… why did she hear cars, trains, see pavement and shopping centers? Something was definitely off…
"Oh, by the gods, I don't believe this…"
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Chapter One finished! :evil laughter: So what did you guys think? Good, bad, funny, trash? Your opinions are important to me, so review!!! ^.^
Next time, in Chapter Two… we find out exactly which anime Usagi has gone to now! While Link goes into the town to see if he can find anybody who can tell them where they are, Usagi and Navi stay behind and run into a bit of… trouble. I won't say exactly what- don't want to spoil it for you guys- but it does require the rescuing of a bishonen or two. ^.~
So stay tuned! Or whatever…
ASLO: Just so you guys know… I am open to suggestions as to where I should send her! I have a few places already planned, but I would love to hear what you guys have to say/suggest. So suggest away! ^^