OK peeps, here is chapter one!!
NAME CORRECTION: I said I would use Amy, but I accidentally keep using Ami instead, so she is going to by Ami with and i, not a y.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Sailor Moon Anime or manga, nor any of the characters in it. I also do not own Dragon Ball Z, or any dragon ball series, the anime nor the manga nor the characters.
BUT: I do own a bunch of sailor moon posters, plushes, and lots of cards! HA!
DIRE WORLD
Chapter One
They were freedom fighters. Serena Tsukino was the leader of the group of five. The others were Raye Hino, Lita Kino, Mina Aino, and Ami Mizuno. They fought the androids and helped all those in need. Each girl was haunted by a dark past and a need for revenge on those who had caused them pain. And a need to help the innocent.
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Serena: As a child, she saw her Mother and Father killed by the androids. Her brother, mad with grief and hatred, tried to destroy the androids. They were too strong for him, and he was killed. This was when the androids had started making other androids to do their bidding; Serena was lucky they had missed the time when the two most powerful androids went around killing and destroying. They were known as 17 and 18, or the twins from hell.
Serena had survived because she had been hidden in the cellar, and because the new, weaker androids were not as thorough as the originals. Being worried for her parents safety, she had crept up the stairs and peeked through the door. She watched as her family was killed, and was forever haunted by the memory. When the androids destroyed the town, the cellar had withheld, keeping her from being crushed by tons of rock and rubble.
She had spent the next seven years on the streets. After a few months among the ashes of her home town, she had no where to get food. So she went to another town. More survivors were there; people who had not been killed by crumbling buildings or by the androids' powers. She was able to get enough food to survive, though most of it would not have been considered food before the Androids' reign of terror. She had learned to use a gun, where to get ammo, and more importantly, how to survive on the streets and in the wilderness. Her one friend, Terris, was like her older brother. He watched out for her and got her food when she couldn't find any. He was the one who taught her how to survive on the streets. But one day, he left with a group of young rebels to try to destroy the two Androids. She had been eleven; he was seventeen. He had told her he would be back for her.
She believed him.
She never saw him again.
Sometimes she would still wake up in the night, screaming "Matte! Onegai, matte! Don't leave me!" {AN: translation: Wait! Please, wait!}
She had met Raye when she was about 12; six years after her family had been killed. They became fast friends and always stuck together. They were there for each other in times of hunger, in times of pain, and in times of fear. When there was no shelter, they huddled together for warmth.
It was a change for Serena. On the streets, everyone knew her as a formidable fighter, even at her young age. She was cold, no longer holding that spark of light in her eyes. She never showed her emotions, not to anyone. She was tough. She was a punk. But when she met Raye, that ended. She was still the tough girl on the streets, but Raye knew her better. When they were alone, Serena showed her true self. She made jokes, she was relaxed. After awhile, you could sometimes see the old light in her eyes.
Serena had met the other girls in different towns. All had a story to tell, a story of pain. Lita she had met when she was fourteen; Ami when she was fifteen, and Mina when she was almost sixteen. Now, at twenty-two, nothing could separate them. When they had all turned eighteen, they decided they would fight back; be rebels. Serena had taught Amy and Mina to use a gun; the other two knew, but with Serena's help, they became pros. They learned hand to hand combat from Lita, knife fighting from Raye, staff fighting from Mina, and Ami taught them back flips and other moves of agility.
They called themselves the Moonlight Senshi. They had formed their group under the light of a full moon, swearing to forever fight the Androids and protect the innocent. And that was how Serena got to where she was today.
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Raye: Raye couldn't remember her family. All she could remember was Onna, the woman who had taken her in when she was five. Onna had told her that she had found Raye in the streets, crying for her parents. Onna took her in, and Raye lived with her and a group of other homeless people for five years. They wandered from town to town, staying in the wilderness when they could to avoid the androids. Raye had been taught the ways of survival.
When she was ten, some androids found them in the wilderness. They blew up the cave they were in, and everyone was killed. She had been out gathering fire wood with one of the men. When they saw what had happened, they hid from the androids, who were still looking for anyone who might have survived. Once they had left, Raye and the man had gone their separate ways. Raye had gone back to the cities, knowing that fewer and fewer were being destroyed. She lived on her own for four years, until she had met Serena.
Serena had taken her to her hideout and shared her food with her. Raye was surprised at this kindness that was shown to her, still a stranger. Serena had at first seemed cold and tough, but as Raye got to know her better, she found that Serena was just a lonely girl trying to survive. Raye met all the other girls later on, and the group had become very close.
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Lita: After her family was killed, she started to work in a restaurant in a nearby town. It was a run-down place, but in return for washing dishes and scrubbing floors, she got food and a place to sleep. When the town was destroyed, she fled to another. She started living on the streets. It was hard at first, but she was strong and could take care of herself, even at age 12. She was very lonely until she met Serena. Serena had taken her to a small warehouse, where she and her friend Raye lived. They shared their food and shelter. Frankly, Lita was amazed. She had never seen such kindness. When you lived in a world like theirs, it's every person for themselves. The three girls quickly became friends.
Lita was a great cook, and was able to make even the most disgusting things taste good, or at least bearable. She was always looking out for the other girls, and sometimes started fights with other homeless people who were stupid enough to insult her friends.
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Ami: Ami couldn't remember life before she was seven. All she remembered was moving from place to place with a group of homeless kids. They savaged for food, taught each other how to fight, how to pick pockets, and so on. One day when she was fifteen she was off by herself looking for food. A man had jumped her and pulled her into an alley. She wasn't a very good fighter and was almost raped when Serena had jumped in. She beat the man and took Ami to her place. Ami was pretty shaken up. Sure, she had seen some bad things in her life; people being killed in knife fights, people starving, and much more. But for some reason, it never prepared her for the reality of being raped. She was slightly beat up, and Serena, Raye, and Lita bandaged her wounds. They shared their food with her, even though they had so little. She remembered Serena saying chipperly that they would just have to work a little harder to get more food. Before she knew it, Ami had been adopted into the group. She felt happy then; something she couldn't remember ever having felt before. She had friends. Real friends.
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Mina: Mina was far from a dumb blond. Like Serena, by the time she was 12 she was a tough girl, never showing her emotions to anyone. She had been taken in by a group of female fighters living on the streets of St. Martin's town. The androids had heard of these fighters, and the twins from hell themselves came to see if these warriors were any competition. Of course, they weren't. The women hid Mina in an alley while they fought the androids. Mina couldn't see anything, but heard the blasts of energy from the Androids and the screams from her guardians.
If she hadn't met Serena two years later, she would have been a lost cause. She still thinks that Serena saved her soul. Even when Serena had found her, she was like an empty shell, feeling no emotions but cold hatred. After meeting the other girls and becoming their friends, she started to loosen up, like Serena had. The five girls were best friends. They cried together and for each other. They were there as a shoulder to lean on, a hand to pull you up. They were there as a friend to comfort you when you were down. The hardships they went through over the years only strengthened their bond.
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FLASHBACK:
"Yeehaw!" Serena whooped as she shot another android with a round of bullets. She felt like a cowgirl.
They were all nineteen; a year had passed since they had decided to become freedom fighters. Now that the main Androids had started sending weaker androids to do their bidding, they were having some fun blowin' them up. Serena grinned as she flipped over an android before it's ball of energy could disintegrate her. These Androids were so easy. They didn't move a fourth as fast, weren't as powerful, and definitely weren't as smart. She jumped back into the air the second she landed, narrowly avoiding another energy ball. While still in the air, she shot the Android in the head, chest, and stomach. Circuits crackled as it was electrocuted.
The other girls were having fun with the other six androids. They main Androids had started sending more once they found that there were people opposing them. But that was ok with Serena; more fun for them. She watched as Lita and Mina double teamed a purple haired android. Lita was sending rapid punches at it, forcing it to block; it was good that this one wasn't super fast like some of the others. While it was too distracted to send out energy beams or balls, (and those REALLY hurt!!) Mina snuck up behind it and slipped a bomb into it's shirt. (Serena still wonders why they bother with clothes and human appearances.)
Mina and Lita ran as fast as they could away from the android, who looked a little surprised by the sudden retreat. The 'Mina Surprise', as Mina liked to call it, kicked in and the Android exploded. Mina was quite proud of her invention; she and Ami had found some great chemical reactions to the Androids while experimenting on *ahem* spare *ahem* Android parts they had collected after a battle.
Serena was watching the battle so intently, she almost missed the new android coming at her.
Almost.
Can you say, 'Bye Bye Android'?
END FLASHBACK
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The girls piled into a supply train after it had been loaded. It was starting to move slowly by the time Lita had broken the lock off the door. It was a fairly cheap lock; in these hard times you couldn't get much better. They jumped into the rising car and slammed the door shut behind them.
They had taken a fairly small train so the chances of being intercepted by the Androids were small. The Androids liked to destroy passenger filled airplanes and trains. Luckily, they ignored most supply trains now. They were more interested in gathering slaves than killing and keeping away essential supplies. Serena hoped they wouldn't take over the train to use for transporting slaves; they had done once with a train the girls were riding on. Luckily, they managed to escape; the androids taking over the train were too strong for them to fight.
Serena leaned back into the sacks of food with a sigh. It was amazing how some people still managed to get food to transport to the towns that had not been destroyed. She looked over at the other girls. Lita was loading her guns and strapping them to her waist and thighs. Raye was going over their Ammo supplies. Ami was examining a weapon that one of the last Androids they had destroyed had been carrying. Mina had fallen asleep, her Magnum M20 close to her side. Serena sighed again and look over her guns. She had a pretty good collection, and was proud to add a strong, bazooka-like gun to her collection. She had taken it off a weak android a few days before. It would be hard to get ammo for, but could pack quite a wallop.
She took a deep breath, enjoying the fresh air that came in through the vents, and put her hands behind her head. She closed her eyes and thought about all that had happened since they had become the Moonlight Senshi. Slowly, she drifted off to sleep.
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Three hours later, the Moonlight senshi were walking down the nearly deserted streets of St. Martins. They found a warehouse to stay it. Several people were staying there, but they gladly made room for the freedom fighters. The girls were given the latest news on what was happening.
Androids had been taking away people, most likely for slaves, but no one knew for certain. They would just grab people and use a kind of gas that made them black out. Then they would put the people in trucks and take them away. Many people had fled to other cities, but they didn't get far. The androids had begun to block the exits to the town. Others had gone into hiding.
They asked about the strength of the Androids, but no one knew for certain. They did not fight at all. Serena held a meeting with the other girls after the other people were asleep.
"Ok, this is bad. The ways out of the city are being blocked, and we don't even know if we can beat these guys. Usually, we strike, do some damage, and get the hell out of town before they send reinforcements. So, now, if we attack, we either A. Get our asses kicked by these guys, or B. Get our asses kicked by the stronger reinforcements they will send as soon as they see we're there. And with no where to go..... this sucks."
"As much as I hate to say it, we should probably just hide until they are gone and not help anyone." Ami said slowly.
"Yeah, but then we run the risk of being made into slaves. Personally, I'd rather die." Serena stated. The others nodded in agreement.
"Hang on, if we can find out how strong the androids are, we may be able to fight them and bust through their defenses around the city." Raye said.
"That's true, but it's going to be hard to find they're power level. Ami used to be able to find it on her computer, but they are harder to read now." Lita replied.
"Actually guys, I've been working with my computer and those new android parts. While we were on the train, I was able to decode the power levels. It's a rough estimate, but we should be able to tell if we can beat them or not." Ami said.
"Ok girls, here is the plan," Serena said. "Tomorrow, we will all go to scout the city exits. We'll find out how many androids are at each exit, and Ami, you find out how strong they are. If we can beat them, or at least distract them enough to get away, we'll see how strong the ones in the city are. We have to be careful; if they see us and they are too strong, we'll be captured. We'll stay far away and use those new binoculars we got that can see for half a mile. Ami, will you be able to get a reading from there?"
"Yes, I'll be able to tell their power level, as well as approximately how many of them there are."
"Good. Well then, tonight we need rest. We might be in for some action tomorrow."
The others agreed and settled on the floor to sleep. Serena stayed up a little longer thinking about the upcoming days. She was always worried about what would happen; she didn't really care about what happened to herself, but when they were taking chances like they were then, she worried for her friends. She sighed. Sometimes she thought it would be so much easier if she had fought solo; she wouldn't have survived, but she wouldn't have had to worry about her friends. She knew they were strong and could take care of themselves, but some of the androids were stronger.
She smiled slightly. Who was she kidding? She would have died from loneliness before she had even started fighting the androids. She was very lucky to have her friends. And that was why she knew she couldn't bare to lose them. Many days she would train long and hard without the others knowing; she knew she had to be as strong as possible to protect them. If she was unprepared, they could get hurt— or killed. She would sometimes leave for several days and go to other towns to fight androids. Not the big groups, just one or two at a time before she would move on.
One thing that always got her down was the knowledge that though they kept fighting, they weren't winning. The main androids could keep building more followers to attack and destroy. She told herself that she was getting stronger, and that one day she would be able to fight the main androids, but she knew this wasn't so. They had power. She was only human; even the Saiyans had lost to them. They were much faster than a human could possibly be, even though Serena was faster and stronger than it seemed possible for a human, how could she win against robots?
So what was she doing? Saving some people so they could live a few more years? Stop the androids from annihilated a city for awhile? No matter what she did to stop them, eventually they would do it anyway. But she couldn't stop. If she only just annoyed the androids, it would be worth it. If she made them spend more time and resources making new androids, so be it. It was the best she could do, and she wasn't about to stop it.
Though she had slept on the train, she found herself yawning. She curled up into a ball on the hard wood floor and was soon asleep.
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END CHAPTER 1
Yes, this WILL get MUCH better, next chapter they will be captured, then in a few chapters is the romance. THIS IS THE R version, The NC-17 version will come up when I get to that part, but please note that it is nothing reaaallly extreme, sorry...
Please review, I just want to know what you think and if you want me to continue!
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Chapter two will be out on the 21st at the soonest, this friday (the 23rd) at the latest.