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Greetings again! Wow, what an end to part 15 ne? I'm willing to bet I annoyed some of
you with THAT cliffhanger. Oh well, sometimes it's necessary. Who am I? Oh that's right. I'm
Lance the Flamesniper.
I don't own Sailor Moon. Naoko Takeuchi does and we are all glad for it. Cloverleaf
owns the North American T.V. rights, but they don't use them. I own the rights to James
Everwolfe and Lance the Flamesniper, if you want to borrow them please ask first. Lorelei belongs
to Meara-sama and a long time ago I asked her for permission to use her, with any luck I'm writing
her character well.
Oh and by now you've most likely noticed that I use North american names except with
Setsuna. If that offends anyone please keep in mind that the author does this to keep from confusing
Haruka with Hotaru and Michiru with Makoto. And Besides, Trista just sounds WRONG for Sailor Pluto.
Anyway we now resume our story.
Hotaru's date part 16
by
Lance the Flamesniper
Lita looked up from her vacuuming. She was pretty sure she'd heard a knock at her door. But
that was silly, she didn't know of anyone who'd come here without calling ahead first. She heard the
knocking again, it sounded desperate and for the first time she became worried. Hesitantly she opened
the door.
"Lita! Thank Saturn you're here!" Hotaru said as she and James rushed past with someone in
their arms. "Ken's been injured and we need your help."
"Ken's been injured? How?" Lita said as she watched James set him on the couch.
"There was a youma at the restaurant looking for you and Ken rather foolishly jumped at it,"
James replied as Hotaru set to work healing Ken.
"Why is he here though? I thought he wasn't due until tomorrow?" Lita asked.
"I-I wanted to surprise y-you.." Ken stammered as he healed....
"Shhh, Gardian, you need to rest," James said softly.
"Gardian?" Lita said in confusion.
"Yes, Lita, he's the gardian of Jupiter," James said with a sigh.
After helping Hotaru sit down so she could recover, James reached into his cloak and withdrew
a green crystal henshin. Slowly he walked to Ken , whom Hotaru had finished healing. He held out the
Henshin and said, "This, Ken, is your birthright. If you take this henshin amulet your life changes right
here and now. Or you can refuse it and it'll never be offered to you again, it'll go away and not return.
I know you are weakened at the moment but you MUST choose."
Ken looked into the younger man's eyes. What he saw there scared him a little. Intensity and
pain but also honesty. "What in my life would change?"
"You would become a gardian. Protector to the princess of Jupiter. But it would mean you have
to fight."
Ken looked to Lita. "What about her?"
James looked at Lita and gave Ken a Mischievious smile. "This is nothing that she doesn't already
know. But I don't tell secrets that aren't mine. When you are ready hold his Henshin up and say 'Jupiter
Gardian Power'. You'll know what to do then."
With that James led Hotaru from the room, giving the two some privacy.
"Are you going to be okay Hotaru?" James asked in concern.
"Yes, it was just a tremendous strain on me to use that much power," Hotaru said breathlessly.
"I'm sorry to have made you do that.
"What I'm wondering is how you knew I could do that?"
James blinked a little. "I don't know how I knew. I just did somehow."
"We should head back to the Restaraunt and stop that monster," Hotaru stated as she lifted her
henshin....
******
Lita watched Ken carefully. James had left her in an uncomfortable spot. She knew the question
would come up. It was not long in coming.
"Lita, what did that boy mean when he said that you knew what he was talking about already?
What secret are you keeping from me?"
With a sigh Lita began. "Do you remember the first time you were injured by a youma?"
"Yes, Sailor Jupiter saved me and you gave me blood."
"Ever wonder how she got there so fast?"
"I just figured she was chasing the beast already."
"She wasn't."
"How would you know?"
"Because," Lita said with another sigh. "I'm Sailor Jupiter."
"You are Sailor Jupiter?"
"Yes."
"And you didn't tell me?"
"It's not exactly something that you bring up in everyday conversation. 'I went shopping, put in
a few hours at work and oh by the way I've been fighting monsters as Sailor Jupiter since I was 15...'"
"Yeah, I see your point." Ken stated. "So what now?"
"We go to the Restaurant and take out the youma," Lita said with a cold smile.
*****
Meanwhile at the restaurant the other Scouts had arrived. Unfortunately they weren't doing well.
"Mars Firestorm Strike!" Called Mars Knight.
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!" Sailor Venus called out.
The youma however managed to dodge both attacks with ease.
"This isn't working," Ami said as she contiunued to scan the monster with her visor.
"Really? I hadn't noticed," Raye hissed. "Flame-sniper!"
The monster dodged the firey arrow and released a flurry of sharp blades, sending the scouts
scattering. "Wheeeerrrreeee issss Liiiiiitttttaaaa Kiiiiino?" It half-growled half-keened.
"Sparlking Wide Pressure!" Came the response as a blast of lighting struct the monster dazing it.
The other scouts gazed at the entrance were The Saturn Knight, Sailor Saturn Sailor Jupiter
stood. Crounched behind them was Ken, still not transformed. Immediately Sailor Saturn and Sailor Jupiter
dove out of the way as a flurry of blades came their way. Saturn Knight however held his glaive in front of
him.
"Silence Wall!" He yelled as the feild came up. The blades shattered as The knight looked over his
shoulder. "You ready Ken?"
Ken nodded, "I-I think so."
The dark clad knight smiled. "Then I think we should finish him don't you?"
Ken eyes hardened as he lifted the Henshin. "Jupiter Guardian Power!" In an instant Ken was
covered in Green armor. "Woah!"
"Jupiter knight, use you chain lighting crash," Saturn Knight said as he dodged the monsters
sharp hands.
"Jupiter Chain lightning Crash!" the new Knight yelled as what looked like a chain of pure electricity
wrapped around the beast shocking it repeatedly. "Now what?"
"Hold him still!" Saturn knight said. "Sailor Jupiter, Now!"
"Oak Evolution!" Jupiter yelled as a flurry of evolving oak leaves destroyed the beast.
The Scouts looked at the pile of ash that was left of the youma.
"Nicely done scouts," Saturn knight said as he walked out of the wreckage of the Restaurant with
Sailor Saturn. "I'd love to stay and do introductions, but I have to get my princess home..."
*****
Two hours later, after telling the outer Senshi about the battle, James returned to his apartment. "I
never thought a simple conversation could be so taxing..."
"Are you sure that's all that it is?" Athena asked as she uncurled from the sunny spot on the couch.
"There was a battle today," James added. "But none of the scouts were hurt and the newest gardian
wasn't too bad in his first fight."
"Which gardian did you find?"
"Jupiter's. Now if you'll excuse me I do have dinner to prepare," James said as he suddenly realized
something. A frown crossed his face.
"Something wrong James?" Athena asked.
"I just remembered. I don't know how to cook."
Greetings again! Wow, what an end to part 15 ne? I'm willing to bet I annoyed some of
you with THAT cliffhanger. Oh well, sometimes it's necessary. Who am I? Oh that's right. I'm
Lance the Flamesniper.
I don't own Sailor Moon. Naoko Takeuchi does and we are all glad for it. Cloverleaf
owns the North American T.V. rights, but they don't use them. I own the rights to James
Everwolfe and Lance the Flamesniper, if you want to borrow them please ask first. Lorelei belongs
to Meara-sama and a long time ago I asked her for permission to use her, with any luck I'm writing
her character well.
Oh and by now you've most likely noticed that I use North american names except with
Setsuna. If that offends anyone please keep in mind that the author does this to keep from confusing
Haruka with Hotaru and Michiru with Makoto. And Besides, Trista just sounds WRONG for Sailor Pluto.
Anyway we now resume our story.
Hotaru's date part 16
by
Lance the Flamesniper
Lita looked up from her vacuuming. She was pretty sure she'd heard a knock at her door. But
that was silly, she didn't know of anyone who'd come here without calling ahead first. She heard the
knocking again, it sounded desperate and for the first time she became worried. Hesitantly she opened
the door.
"Lita! Thank Saturn you're here!" Hotaru said as she and James rushed past with someone in
their arms. "Ken's been injured and we need your help."
"Ken's been injured? How?" Lita said as she watched James set him on the couch.
"There was a youma at the restaurant looking for you and Ken rather foolishly jumped at it,"
James replied as Hotaru set to work healing Ken.
"Why is he here though? I thought he wasn't due until tomorrow?" Lita asked.
"I-I wanted to surprise y-you.." Ken stammered as he healed....
"Shhh, Gardian, you need to rest," James said softly.
"Gardian?" Lita said in confusion.
"Yes, Lita, he's the gardian of Jupiter," James said with a sigh.
After helping Hotaru sit down so she could recover, James reached into his cloak and withdrew
a green crystal henshin. Slowly he walked to Ken , whom Hotaru had finished healing. He held out the
Henshin and said, "This, Ken, is your birthright. If you take this henshin amulet your life changes right
here and now. Or you can refuse it and it'll never be offered to you again, it'll go away and not return.
I know you are weakened at the moment but you MUST choose."
Ken looked into the younger man's eyes. What he saw there scared him a little. Intensity and
pain but also honesty. "What in my life would change?"
"You would become a gardian. Protector to the princess of Jupiter. But it would mean you have
to fight."
Ken looked to Lita. "What about her?"
James looked at Lita and gave Ken a Mischievious smile. "This is nothing that she doesn't already
know. But I don't tell secrets that aren't mine. When you are ready hold his Henshin up and say 'Jupiter
Gardian Power'. You'll know what to do then."
With that James led Hotaru from the room, giving the two some privacy.
"Are you going to be okay Hotaru?" James asked in concern.
"Yes, it was just a tremendous strain on me to use that much power," Hotaru said breathlessly.
"I'm sorry to have made you do that.
"What I'm wondering is how you knew I could do that?"
James blinked a little. "I don't know how I knew. I just did somehow."
"We should head back to the Restaraunt and stop that monster," Hotaru stated as she lifted her
henshin....
******
Lita watched Ken carefully. James had left her in an uncomfortable spot. She knew the question
would come up. It was not long in coming.
"Lita, what did that boy mean when he said that you knew what he was talking about already?
What secret are you keeping from me?"
With a sigh Lita began. "Do you remember the first time you were injured by a youma?"
"Yes, Sailor Jupiter saved me and you gave me blood."
"Ever wonder how she got there so fast?"
"I just figured she was chasing the beast already."
"She wasn't."
"How would you know?"
"Because," Lita said with another sigh. "I'm Sailor Jupiter."
"You are Sailor Jupiter?"
"Yes."
"And you didn't tell me?"
"It's not exactly something that you bring up in everyday conversation. 'I went shopping, put in
a few hours at work and oh by the way I've been fighting monsters as Sailor Jupiter since I was 15...'"
"Yeah, I see your point." Ken stated. "So what now?"
"We go to the Restaurant and take out the youma," Lita said with a cold smile.
*****
Meanwhile at the restaurant the other Scouts had arrived. Unfortunately they weren't doing well.
"Mars Firestorm Strike!" Called Mars Knight.
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!" Sailor Venus called out.
The youma however managed to dodge both attacks with ease.
"This isn't working," Ami said as she contiunued to scan the monster with her visor.
"Really? I hadn't noticed," Raye hissed. "Flame-sniper!"
The monster dodged the firey arrow and released a flurry of sharp blades, sending the scouts
scattering. "Wheeeerrrreeee issss Liiiiiitttttaaaa Kiiiiino?" It half-growled half-keened.
"Sparlking Wide Pressure!" Came the response as a blast of lighting struct the monster dazing it.
The other scouts gazed at the entrance were The Saturn Knight, Sailor Saturn Sailor Jupiter
stood. Crounched behind them was Ken, still not transformed. Immediately Sailor Saturn and Sailor Jupiter
dove out of the way as a flurry of blades came their way. Saturn Knight however held his glaive in front of
him.
"Silence Wall!" He yelled as the feild came up. The blades shattered as The knight looked over his
shoulder. "You ready Ken?"
Ken nodded, "I-I think so."
The dark clad knight smiled. "Then I think we should finish him don't you?"
Ken eyes hardened as he lifted the Henshin. "Jupiter Guardian Power!" In an instant Ken was
covered in Green armor. "Woah!"
"Jupiter knight, use you chain lighting crash," Saturn Knight said as he dodged the monsters
sharp hands.
"Jupiter Chain lightning Crash!" the new Knight yelled as what looked like a chain of pure electricity
wrapped around the beast shocking it repeatedly. "Now what?"
"Hold him still!" Saturn knight said. "Sailor Jupiter, Now!"
"Oak Evolution!" Jupiter yelled as a flurry of evolving oak leaves destroyed the beast.
The Scouts looked at the pile of ash that was left of the youma.
"Nicely done scouts," Saturn knight said as he walked out of the wreckage of the Restaurant with
Sailor Saturn. "I'd love to stay and do introductions, but I have to get my princess home..."
*****
Two hours later, after telling the outer Senshi about the battle, James returned to his apartment. "I
never thought a simple conversation could be so taxing..."
"Are you sure that's all that it is?" Athena asked as she uncurled from the sunny spot on the couch.
"There was a battle today," James added. "But none of the scouts were hurt and the newest gardian
wasn't too bad in his first fight."
"Which gardian did you find?"
"Jupiter's. Now if you'll excuse me I do have dinner to prepare," James said as he suddenly realized
something. A frown crossed his face.
"Something wrong James?" Athena asked.
"I just remembered. I don't know how to cook."