Jou and Genzen both sat in the front row as Danko walked onto stage. Danko smiled
warmly at her two friends as Ms. Hinode sat down with the two girls. Danko went back to
setting up everything for the concert. After adjusting the microphone she heard several
screams from outside the doors. Jou, Genzen and Ms. Hinode snapped their heads
towards the door. Danko glanced up.
A tall pink skinned youma crashed into the room with a dark blue dress and large black
feather wings. It had short blonde hair with dead, calm red eyes. The youma smirked
before ramming both Jou and Genzen against a wall, its hands gripping their necks. Ms.
Hinode fainted. "Now, which one of you is Celestial Sun?" It hissed softly.
The two girls trembled in fear. "We don't know what you're talking about!" Jou managed
to get out.
"Is that so? Well, maybe zapping some of your energy would benefit me then!" The girls
screamed in pain as pink bolts of what seemed to be lightning hit them at full force. Both
felt themselves growing weaker.
"Star Meteor Shower!" A voice called from the doorway. A single shadowed warrior
stood there. She stepped forward. "As long as the heavenly bodies of the stars are here, I,
Sailor Celestial Star, won't stand for any of this." She had long black hair similar to
Ririshi's and wore an odd sailor fuku. A silver bikini-like top with a black cape flowing her
mid-thighs. A black pleated skirt and silver go-go boots. The warrior smiled kindly and
kicked the monster away from Jou and Genzen. "Celestial Sun?" She asked the two girls.
Neither answered. Celestial Star leapt up and stood in front of Danko. She took a deep
breath and looked the girl in the eyes. "Celestial Sun?" She asked softly, her voice hinted
that she was almost afraid to find out.
Danko looked bewildered. "What?" She responded quietly. 'Ririshi?'
The youma stood up and readied for another assault.
"Watch out!" a voice called. The two girls found themselves on the ground while the
youma's lightning hit where they just were.
Sailor Moon removed herself from on top the two girls and smiled. "You two allright?"
She asked softly.
Danko blushed immensely as she now found Celestial Star on top of her. Celestial Star
merely smiled in response then touched a finger to Danko's forehead. Everything went
white and Danko now found herself in an identical fuku to that of Celestial Star's. The top
was gold and the dark blue cape billowed to her ankles. A crimson pleated skirt and high
heels, one red and one gold.
"Celestial Sun! It is you!" Celestial Star, not even bothering to remove herself from on top
of the girl, hugged her close.
Danko removed Celestial Star from her and managed to stand. "Are we allies?" She asked
Sailor Moon softly.
Sailor Moon nodded and smiled. "Of course."
Celestial Star linked her arm with Celestial Sun's. Celestial Sun looked down at the
considerably shorter girl. "Ririshi?"
Star nodded. "Hai."
"Brave Stardust, I should've realized sooner you were more than you seemed." Celestial
Sun sighed. "It's good to be back."
Celestial Star rested her head on Sun's shoulder. "I'm glad you're back princess."
Celestial Sun blushed and pulled herself away. Star looked confused. "Why now?"
"A new enemy is in our midst." Star stared at the ground solemnly. There was no trace of
a smile on her face.
Sailor Moon raised her hand. "Uhm excuse me. Sorry to interrupt. However, I have just
one incy, wincy question." She twiddled her pointer fingers together.
"And that is?" Sun asked softly.
"Exactly who are you?" Sailor Moon put a hand to her hip and the other behind her head
giggling softly.
"Lost soldiers." Celestial Star's voice was barely audible.
The youma staggered up and was now approaching Sailor Moon.
"Sailor Moon! Watch out!" Star screamed.
Before Celestial Sun knew what she was doing she yelled out, "Celestial Blaze!" And shot
a ball of fire towards the youma, defeating it.
Sailor Moon was wide eyed and speechless as the youma disappeared before her eyes.
"That was sooo cool! You're really strong!"
Celestial Sun stared at her hands. "I did that?"
"Sailor Moon," Celestial Star began. "We are loyally yours." She curtsied slightly and held
out a sword with a golden hilt. The blade was made from crystal. "This is the sacred lost
treasure of the moon, you will gain more power than all of your previous forms put
together. When the time comes to use this, you'll know what to do."
Sailor Moon carefully took the sword. She was engulfed in a flash of light and now wore a
sailor uniform very similar to the other two. Except hers had bows and she kept the same
shoes. She looked down at the rainbow colored fuku. She blushed, noticing that it showed
her stomach. "Eheh...." She laughed softly. "This is soooo...." She began. However, when
she looked up, both of the new found senshi were gone. "... cool," She finished softly.
~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~
Danko sat on a bench in the park next to Ririshi. "Can you tell me everything?"
Ririshi nodded. "From the beginning?"
"The very..." Danko glanced at her comrade and then back to the ground.
"Four lost soldiers, protecting four very important sol system places. You, my friend, are
Sailor Celestial Sun, the protector of the Sun, and therefore, the protector of everything. I
am Sailor Celestial Star, I get the leftovers and the constellations..."
"Are we the only two?" Danko interrupted.
"What? No... No, there are two more. Sailor Celestial Earth, she protects this planet.
Then, there's Sailor Celestial Moon, of whom was a sworn guardian of Sailor Moon and
Queen Selenity themselves. These two are no where in Japan. We must search." Ririshi
passed Danko a cell phone. "These are some of my new creations. They're quite
convenient. Best part is, no one at all can listen in on the discussions going on over these
phones. We'll split up. You can search the eastern hemisphere and I'll search the western
hemisphere of this planet. I can feel their strength on this planet." Ririshi glanced at
Danko, her face emotionless. "They -are- here."
Danko examined the cellphone given to her. Her eyes met Ririshi's. "So, we just found
each other, and now we have to split up again?"
"That would be correct," Ririshi replied. "We are an extremely worthy asset to the senshi.
But we are only helpful when there are all four of us."
Danko nodded. "Be careful. I'll let you know if I have any leads."
Ririshi smiled and nodded. "And I'll let you know." Her delicate fingers traced Danko's
cheek. "I'll miss you."
Danko stood. "Same." She held Ririshi's hand firmly before turning and leaving.
"Oh! Wait!" Ririshi called. "Here, take this!" She tossed a purse full of money to Danko.
"Travel expenses. There's a credit card in there too. Don't worry about how much you
spend.... My family was very wealthy."
Danko stared at the purse. "N-no... I-i can't! This is your money!"
"No, see... This is a mission that -I- am giving you. All expenses paid, you'll find your first
plane ticket in there," Ririshi insisted.
Before Danko could object, Ririshi was on her way.
----------------
"Anrui!" The mistress called out.
"Yes, my Mistress?" Anrui proceeded from the shadows.
"You failed me once, and I'm going to over look it this time... The two senshi are splitting
up, attack the one called Danko Hinode.... they must not find the remaining two senshi!"
"Yes, Mistress." Anrui bowed.
--------------
Danko stepped into her house silently.
"Danko!" Jou ran over to her.
"Jou! What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to make sure you were allright! The concert was canceled.... but I couldn't find
you anywhere when I came to..."
Danko glanced at the floor. "I'm sorry... I had to check up on something."
"Look Danko, I don't care if you're friends with that Ririshi girl... But I want to know....
I'm still going to be your best friend in the whole world, right?"
"Of course you are."
"Be... cautious around Ririshi, promise?"
"Promise."
Jou smiled softly. "I have to go..."
"Jou!" Danko stated. She turned to her friend. "I'm going away for a while."
"Where?!" Jou yelped.
Ms. Hinode entered the room. "Yes, Danko, to where?"
Danko's gaze dropped to the ground. "To Europe... London to be exact."
"Why on Earth would you be going there?!" Jou exclaimed.
"It's for a.... a friend." Danko's pink eyes rose to meet Jou's confused brown eyes and her
mother's blue eyes.
Ms. Hinode shook her head. "What on earth? Danko, enough games!"
"This isn't a game, mother! I have to do this. I leave tomorrow morning, whether you like
it or not," Danko replied gravely. She turned and began to walk up the stairs.
"Is there any way we can keep in touch?" Ms. Hinode sobbed. Her lovely blue eyes filled
with tears as she watched her only daughter, her only companion turn to go up the stairs
and pack.
"I'll e-mail you," Danko replied.
---------------
The sun poured into the bedroom early the next morning. Or maybe it only seemed too
early because of the previous day's events? No matter what it was, Danko was already up,
before the sun.
Golden rays of sunlight fell onto her as she sat in front of her vanity and brushed through
her long pink hair. She finished brushing it, fixed it into a braid and headed over to her
closet. She chose at least thirty different shirts, twenty pants/shorts/skirts, and seven
dresses. She folded them neatly and placed them into the first suitcase she had. Then she
collected her necessities and stuffed them into the smaller bag. (Toothbrushes, toothpaste,
undergarments, glasses and extra contacts, etc...) Lastly, she took a collection of odds
and ends, such as: CDs, books, magazines, ballet slippers and outfits, jewelry, calendars
and, of course, her henshin brooch and cell phone communicator.
A soft tapping came from the door and Danko stifled her tears. "Come on in," She
whispered.
Ms. Hinode entered, looking very distraught and as if she hadn't had much sleep. Her face
was pale and stained red from tears and her hands were shaking violently.
Danko's gaze fell back to her luggage, not able to bring herself to look at her mother. "I'll
be back as soon as possible, I promise mom."
"I know...." Ms. Hinode choked out. She took a step forward.
"I'm so sorry mom, you know I wouldn't go if I didn't have to..." Danko whispered.
Ms. Hinode took a deep breath and ran over to Danko, throwing her arms around her and
hugging her close. "I'll miss you so much," She sobbed.
Danko couldn't fight the tears any longer. She too began crying horribly. "Me too... I
promise to call, I promise... And I'll write letters and e-mails." She hugged her mother
back.
"Well, finish getting ready and I'll drive you," Ms. Hinode sniffled.
Danko nodded and watched as her mother left the room. She couldn't take it. Her mother
was stressed and miserable about her leaving. Why did Ririshi have to do this? Why? She
picked up her luggage and carried it downstairs. Ms. Hinode opened the door for her and
she found that the trunk was already open. After piling her luggage in the car, they got in
and drove off.
It was more like 45 minutes later that they reached the airport. The time in the car had
been spent listening to music, no talking involved at all. They were standing at the gate,
Danko only holding her small bag of make up and entertainment, waiting to get on. She
took a deep breath when they called out her flight number.
"Tell Jou that I'm sorry. I'll keep in touch. Bye," Danko whispered. She embraced her
mother for a good two minutes, neither wanting to let go, then finally boarded the plane.
~~~~~
Hours later, Danko arrived at the airport in London to find that Ririshi was waiting for
her.
"Weren't you going to America?" Danko asked harshly.
Ririshi returned her glare with a sympathetic look. "I'm sorry..." She whispered. "I
thought it would be nice to discuss our plans over lunch. My flight doesn't leave for
another four hours. We had a delay..."
"What's there to talk about? You took me away from Jou. You took me away from my
mother and you took me away from my life!" Danko shouted.
A few people turned their heads at the harsh Japanese words. None knew what they
meant, though.
Ririshi looked down at the ground. "I didn't want to," She began softly. "But it's
necessary."
warmly at her two friends as Ms. Hinode sat down with the two girls. Danko went back to
setting up everything for the concert. After adjusting the microphone she heard several
screams from outside the doors. Jou, Genzen and Ms. Hinode snapped their heads
towards the door. Danko glanced up.
A tall pink skinned youma crashed into the room with a dark blue dress and large black
feather wings. It had short blonde hair with dead, calm red eyes. The youma smirked
before ramming both Jou and Genzen against a wall, its hands gripping their necks. Ms.
Hinode fainted. "Now, which one of you is Celestial Sun?" It hissed softly.
The two girls trembled in fear. "We don't know what you're talking about!" Jou managed
to get out.
"Is that so? Well, maybe zapping some of your energy would benefit me then!" The girls
screamed in pain as pink bolts of what seemed to be lightning hit them at full force. Both
felt themselves growing weaker.
"Star Meteor Shower!" A voice called from the doorway. A single shadowed warrior
stood there. She stepped forward. "As long as the heavenly bodies of the stars are here, I,
Sailor Celestial Star, won't stand for any of this." She had long black hair similar to
Ririshi's and wore an odd sailor fuku. A silver bikini-like top with a black cape flowing her
mid-thighs. A black pleated skirt and silver go-go boots. The warrior smiled kindly and
kicked the monster away from Jou and Genzen. "Celestial Sun?" She asked the two girls.
Neither answered. Celestial Star leapt up and stood in front of Danko. She took a deep
breath and looked the girl in the eyes. "Celestial Sun?" She asked softly, her voice hinted
that she was almost afraid to find out.
Danko looked bewildered. "What?" She responded quietly. 'Ririshi?'
The youma stood up and readied for another assault.
"Watch out!" a voice called. The two girls found themselves on the ground while the
youma's lightning hit where they just were.
Sailor Moon removed herself from on top the two girls and smiled. "You two allright?"
She asked softly.
Danko blushed immensely as she now found Celestial Star on top of her. Celestial Star
merely smiled in response then touched a finger to Danko's forehead. Everything went
white and Danko now found herself in an identical fuku to that of Celestial Star's. The top
was gold and the dark blue cape billowed to her ankles. A crimson pleated skirt and high
heels, one red and one gold.
"Celestial Sun! It is you!" Celestial Star, not even bothering to remove herself from on top
of the girl, hugged her close.
Danko removed Celestial Star from her and managed to stand. "Are we allies?" She asked
Sailor Moon softly.
Sailor Moon nodded and smiled. "Of course."
Celestial Star linked her arm with Celestial Sun's. Celestial Sun looked down at the
considerably shorter girl. "Ririshi?"
Star nodded. "Hai."
"Brave Stardust, I should've realized sooner you were more than you seemed." Celestial
Sun sighed. "It's good to be back."
Celestial Star rested her head on Sun's shoulder. "I'm glad you're back princess."
Celestial Sun blushed and pulled herself away. Star looked confused. "Why now?"
"A new enemy is in our midst." Star stared at the ground solemnly. There was no trace of
a smile on her face.
Sailor Moon raised her hand. "Uhm excuse me. Sorry to interrupt. However, I have just
one incy, wincy question." She twiddled her pointer fingers together.
"And that is?" Sun asked softly.
"Exactly who are you?" Sailor Moon put a hand to her hip and the other behind her head
giggling softly.
"Lost soldiers." Celestial Star's voice was barely audible.
The youma staggered up and was now approaching Sailor Moon.
"Sailor Moon! Watch out!" Star screamed.
Before Celestial Sun knew what she was doing she yelled out, "Celestial Blaze!" And shot
a ball of fire towards the youma, defeating it.
Sailor Moon was wide eyed and speechless as the youma disappeared before her eyes.
"That was sooo cool! You're really strong!"
Celestial Sun stared at her hands. "I did that?"
"Sailor Moon," Celestial Star began. "We are loyally yours." She curtsied slightly and held
out a sword with a golden hilt. The blade was made from crystal. "This is the sacred lost
treasure of the moon, you will gain more power than all of your previous forms put
together. When the time comes to use this, you'll know what to do."
Sailor Moon carefully took the sword. She was engulfed in a flash of light and now wore a
sailor uniform very similar to the other two. Except hers had bows and she kept the same
shoes. She looked down at the rainbow colored fuku. She blushed, noticing that it showed
her stomach. "Eheh...." She laughed softly. "This is soooo...." She began. However, when
she looked up, both of the new found senshi were gone. "... cool," She finished softly.
~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~
Danko sat on a bench in the park next to Ririshi. "Can you tell me everything?"
Ririshi nodded. "From the beginning?"
"The very..." Danko glanced at her comrade and then back to the ground.
"Four lost soldiers, protecting four very important sol system places. You, my friend, are
Sailor Celestial Sun, the protector of the Sun, and therefore, the protector of everything. I
am Sailor Celestial Star, I get the leftovers and the constellations..."
"Are we the only two?" Danko interrupted.
"What? No... No, there are two more. Sailor Celestial Earth, she protects this planet.
Then, there's Sailor Celestial Moon, of whom was a sworn guardian of Sailor Moon and
Queen Selenity themselves. These two are no where in Japan. We must search." Ririshi
passed Danko a cell phone. "These are some of my new creations. They're quite
convenient. Best part is, no one at all can listen in on the discussions going on over these
phones. We'll split up. You can search the eastern hemisphere and I'll search the western
hemisphere of this planet. I can feel their strength on this planet." Ririshi glanced at
Danko, her face emotionless. "They -are- here."
Danko examined the cellphone given to her. Her eyes met Ririshi's. "So, we just found
each other, and now we have to split up again?"
"That would be correct," Ririshi replied. "We are an extremely worthy asset to the senshi.
But we are only helpful when there are all four of us."
Danko nodded. "Be careful. I'll let you know if I have any leads."
Ririshi smiled and nodded. "And I'll let you know." Her delicate fingers traced Danko's
cheek. "I'll miss you."
Danko stood. "Same." She held Ririshi's hand firmly before turning and leaving.
"Oh! Wait!" Ririshi called. "Here, take this!" She tossed a purse full of money to Danko.
"Travel expenses. There's a credit card in there too. Don't worry about how much you
spend.... My family was very wealthy."
Danko stared at the purse. "N-no... I-i can't! This is your money!"
"No, see... This is a mission that -I- am giving you. All expenses paid, you'll find your first
plane ticket in there," Ririshi insisted.
Before Danko could object, Ririshi was on her way.
----------------
"Anrui!" The mistress called out.
"Yes, my Mistress?" Anrui proceeded from the shadows.
"You failed me once, and I'm going to over look it this time... The two senshi are splitting
up, attack the one called Danko Hinode.... they must not find the remaining two senshi!"
"Yes, Mistress." Anrui bowed.
--------------
Danko stepped into her house silently.
"Danko!" Jou ran over to her.
"Jou! What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to make sure you were allright! The concert was canceled.... but I couldn't find
you anywhere when I came to..."
Danko glanced at the floor. "I'm sorry... I had to check up on something."
"Look Danko, I don't care if you're friends with that Ririshi girl... But I want to know....
I'm still going to be your best friend in the whole world, right?"
"Of course you are."
"Be... cautious around Ririshi, promise?"
"Promise."
Jou smiled softly. "I have to go..."
"Jou!" Danko stated. She turned to her friend. "I'm going away for a while."
"Where?!" Jou yelped.
Ms. Hinode entered the room. "Yes, Danko, to where?"
Danko's gaze dropped to the ground. "To Europe... London to be exact."
"Why on Earth would you be going there?!" Jou exclaimed.
"It's for a.... a friend." Danko's pink eyes rose to meet Jou's confused brown eyes and her
mother's blue eyes.
Ms. Hinode shook her head. "What on earth? Danko, enough games!"
"This isn't a game, mother! I have to do this. I leave tomorrow morning, whether you like
it or not," Danko replied gravely. She turned and began to walk up the stairs.
"Is there any way we can keep in touch?" Ms. Hinode sobbed. Her lovely blue eyes filled
with tears as she watched her only daughter, her only companion turn to go up the stairs
and pack.
"I'll e-mail you," Danko replied.
---------------
The sun poured into the bedroom early the next morning. Or maybe it only seemed too
early because of the previous day's events? No matter what it was, Danko was already up,
before the sun.
Golden rays of sunlight fell onto her as she sat in front of her vanity and brushed through
her long pink hair. She finished brushing it, fixed it into a braid and headed over to her
closet. She chose at least thirty different shirts, twenty pants/shorts/skirts, and seven
dresses. She folded them neatly and placed them into the first suitcase she had. Then she
collected her necessities and stuffed them into the smaller bag. (Toothbrushes, toothpaste,
undergarments, glasses and extra contacts, etc...) Lastly, she took a collection of odds
and ends, such as: CDs, books, magazines, ballet slippers and outfits, jewelry, calendars
and, of course, her henshin brooch and cell phone communicator.
A soft tapping came from the door and Danko stifled her tears. "Come on in," She
whispered.
Ms. Hinode entered, looking very distraught and as if she hadn't had much sleep. Her face
was pale and stained red from tears and her hands were shaking violently.
Danko's gaze fell back to her luggage, not able to bring herself to look at her mother. "I'll
be back as soon as possible, I promise mom."
"I know...." Ms. Hinode choked out. She took a step forward.
"I'm so sorry mom, you know I wouldn't go if I didn't have to..." Danko whispered.
Ms. Hinode took a deep breath and ran over to Danko, throwing her arms around her and
hugging her close. "I'll miss you so much," She sobbed.
Danko couldn't fight the tears any longer. She too began crying horribly. "Me too... I
promise to call, I promise... And I'll write letters and e-mails." She hugged her mother
back.
"Well, finish getting ready and I'll drive you," Ms. Hinode sniffled.
Danko nodded and watched as her mother left the room. She couldn't take it. Her mother
was stressed and miserable about her leaving. Why did Ririshi have to do this? Why? She
picked up her luggage and carried it downstairs. Ms. Hinode opened the door for her and
she found that the trunk was already open. After piling her luggage in the car, they got in
and drove off.
It was more like 45 minutes later that they reached the airport. The time in the car had
been spent listening to music, no talking involved at all. They were standing at the gate,
Danko only holding her small bag of make up and entertainment, waiting to get on. She
took a deep breath when they called out her flight number.
"Tell Jou that I'm sorry. I'll keep in touch. Bye," Danko whispered. She embraced her
mother for a good two minutes, neither wanting to let go, then finally boarded the plane.
~~~~~
Hours later, Danko arrived at the airport in London to find that Ririshi was waiting for
her.
"Weren't you going to America?" Danko asked harshly.
Ririshi returned her glare with a sympathetic look. "I'm sorry..." She whispered. "I
thought it would be nice to discuss our plans over lunch. My flight doesn't leave for
another four hours. We had a delay..."
"What's there to talk about? You took me away from Jou. You took me away from my
mother and you took me away from my life!" Danko shouted.
A few people turned their heads at the harsh Japanese words. None knew what they
meant, though.
Ririshi looked down at the ground. "I didn't want to," She began softly. "But it's
necessary."