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Well, after all that drama, I think it's time for a little break don't you? So he we are
with the second interlude in my long short story. Does that even make sense? A long short
story? Oh well. This one picks up where the part sixteen leaves off, with James' cooking
dilemma. But because cooking can be a little dry to write about I've also seaoned it up with
a look into the past of the mysterious Mr. Everwolfe. By the way the seafood stew meantioned
in this story is a real recipe that I made up and is quite good from what I'm told. I will take
requests for it and send the recipe through e-mail.
I don't own Sailor Moon. Noako Takeuchi, bless her talented mind, does however.
Cloverleaf owns the North American T.V. rights to the series, but for some reason has decided
against continuing it (I may not like the Starlights, but PLEASE show us the rest of the series!).
Toei Animation also own Sailor Moon since they animated her. Since I'm not Naoko Takeuchi,
an employee of Cloverleaf or one of the people at Toei animation, it's pretty safe to say that I'm
not making any money off this. I'm doing this as a labor of love for the scouts and entertainment
of the fans. And as such, the only payment I ask is that you e-mail me and tell me if you like my
story or if you hate it. Either way, I answer all e-mails sent to me.
Hotaru's date: Interlude 2
by
Lance the Flamesniper
James sat in his chair for fifteen minutes. He had a problem that needed solving and it
needed solving fast. After all it was three o'clock now and in three hours he would have Michelle,
Amara, Setsuna and Hotaru over for dinner. However he'd forgotten that he can't cook, or at least
he couldn't cook anything fancy. Looking in his pantry didn't help as he'd not done grocery shopping
for the week and all he had was a loaf of Italian bread and a container of hand made butter. Well that's
a start I suppose... James thought broodingly.
"It seems to me James that the first thing you should do is buy groceries," Athena added
helpfully.
With that in mind James went to the nearby grocery store. Though he wasn't a good cook he
had learned how to make a few things while traveling including a thin stew made with seafood. James
smiled as he remembered the guy who taught him that recipe. He always said it was a good soup for if
you ever needed a fast meal. Let's hope he was right. James picked out the items for the soup as well
as some fresh vegetables, additional seafood and a some lomein noodles.
When James got home he had only two hours to prepare the food. As he worked at chopping
vegetables for both the lomein and the salad his mind drifted back to his past.....
I've been to a lot of places. England, France, India.... Always traveling ever since I was ten.
Always fighting, never getting to enjoy life. Kinda sad really....
James mind snapped back onto the task at hand as he carefully mixed the salad with a low fat
vinegrette dressing he's learned how to make somewhere he'd been but didn't remember. With the salad
done and now in the cooler James went to work on the lomein. He put the noodles into a pot to soften
while he headed a wok to cook the shrimp and vegetables in.
And to think that I'd not be in this adventure had I not been in the right place at the wrong
time.... James' mind went back to the first time he'd held the amulet. He was ten and not in good health.
He'd been plagued with unbearable headaches and spells where he'd blacked out. Those were always
interesting 'cause they came along with things like lightbulbs blowing out or the television exploding
from 'unexplained powersurges'. That's when the dreams started.
**********
James blinked as he mixed the now done noodles with the now cooked Vegetables and shrimp.
He put a lid on them so they would stay heated and took them off the heat so they'd not burn. he sighed
slightly before turning his attention to the seafood stew. He wrinkled his nose at the fact that the recipe
called for milk which James knew Hotaru didn't like. Unfortunately there was no compromise to be had in
this case. As he stirred the slowly simmering brew his mind returned to that moment of defining destiny.
*********
He'd been stargazing around the time of year when Saturn was viewable, for some odd reason
he liked viewing Saturn and sometimes felt a little homesick when he looked at it. It was then that he'd
heard the screaming of his mother. What happened after that no one knew all he remebered was waking up
in a hospital with the amulet around my neck. The house had exploded but somehow he survived. James
added mentally. He didn't know where the amulet amulet came from, nor could he remember if it had
appeared before him or if someone had given it to him. All he knew was that it was there and it was his.
That night in the hospital was the first time he saw one of Somnius's Nightmares....
******
James frowned at the memory as he added a little pepper to the stew for flavor. There's something
to be said for that first time in battle. I was a little boy and scared out of my wits.
The nightmare and it really was one had attacked a doctor. It was huge compared to the small James.
The thing looked like a nurse but was somewhat lizard-like, as it had a long green tail, but also scorpion-like
as the tail ended in what looked like a hypodermic needle. The thing was decidedly female and had Mummy
wrapped the doctor in what looked like plaster cast material.
Inside James's mind something stirred. It sounded like a voice. A soft voice but with power in
the words.
"Transform my guardian and fight," That voice had said.
"How?" the young James asked
"The amulet will guide you," The voice responded.
James looked at the amulet for the first time. He saw the symbol for Saturn and then as if the words
were always there in his head called out. "Saturn Guardian Power!"
In that instant, his life changed. He was clad in dark armor that fit his form and held the glaive though
it was heavy at that age. The battle had been quick one strike on the monster no counter attack. It had been
surprised. James returned the Crystal and then quickly fled the hospital. Outside he found Athena and she told
him that she'd been looking for him and others. Days passed and he learned about himself and his powers. He
dreamed at night the dreams were always the same and yet different. But the voice was there too and it told him
what he needed to do....
"Find me," that female voice said. "Find me my champion, I'll be waiting."
*****
It took me six years, James thought as he set the table. It was the last thing left to do before his guests
arrived. But I found that voice and the angel it belongs to.
"James?" Athena asked as he finished.
"Yes Athena?"
"You've been very quiet. Is something wrong?"
"No, nothing is wrong Athena. I was just remembering."
Athena smiled as best a cat can. "Remembering that voice that told you so long ago to find it?"
"Yes, and even though it took a long time, I've finally found her. My princess, Hotaru," James said with
a sad smile.
Just then there was a knock at the door. His guests had arrived. James quietly tucked away his memories
for another time as he opened the door.
Well, after all that drama, I think it's time for a little break don't you? So he we are
with the second interlude in my long short story. Does that even make sense? A long short
story? Oh well. This one picks up where the part sixteen leaves off, with James' cooking
dilemma. But because cooking can be a little dry to write about I've also seaoned it up with
a look into the past of the mysterious Mr. Everwolfe. By the way the seafood stew meantioned
in this story is a real recipe that I made up and is quite good from what I'm told. I will take
requests for it and send the recipe through e-mail.
I don't own Sailor Moon. Noako Takeuchi, bless her talented mind, does however.
Cloverleaf owns the North American T.V. rights to the series, but for some reason has decided
against continuing it (I may not like the Starlights, but PLEASE show us the rest of the series!).
Toei Animation also own Sailor Moon since they animated her. Since I'm not Naoko Takeuchi,
an employee of Cloverleaf or one of the people at Toei animation, it's pretty safe to say that I'm
not making any money off this. I'm doing this as a labor of love for the scouts and entertainment
of the fans. And as such, the only payment I ask is that you e-mail me and tell me if you like my
story or if you hate it. Either way, I answer all e-mails sent to me.
Hotaru's date: Interlude 2
by
Lance the Flamesniper
James sat in his chair for fifteen minutes. He had a problem that needed solving and it
needed solving fast. After all it was three o'clock now and in three hours he would have Michelle,
Amara, Setsuna and Hotaru over for dinner. However he'd forgotten that he can't cook, or at least
he couldn't cook anything fancy. Looking in his pantry didn't help as he'd not done grocery shopping
for the week and all he had was a loaf of Italian bread and a container of hand made butter. Well that's
a start I suppose... James thought broodingly.
"It seems to me James that the first thing you should do is buy groceries," Athena added
helpfully.
With that in mind James went to the nearby grocery store. Though he wasn't a good cook he
had learned how to make a few things while traveling including a thin stew made with seafood. James
smiled as he remembered the guy who taught him that recipe. He always said it was a good soup for if
you ever needed a fast meal. Let's hope he was right. James picked out the items for the soup as well
as some fresh vegetables, additional seafood and a some lomein noodles.
When James got home he had only two hours to prepare the food. As he worked at chopping
vegetables for both the lomein and the salad his mind drifted back to his past.....
I've been to a lot of places. England, France, India.... Always traveling ever since I was ten.
Always fighting, never getting to enjoy life. Kinda sad really....
James mind snapped back onto the task at hand as he carefully mixed the salad with a low fat
vinegrette dressing he's learned how to make somewhere he'd been but didn't remember. With the salad
done and now in the cooler James went to work on the lomein. He put the noodles into a pot to soften
while he headed a wok to cook the shrimp and vegetables in.
And to think that I'd not be in this adventure had I not been in the right place at the wrong
time.... James' mind went back to the first time he'd held the amulet. He was ten and not in good health.
He'd been plagued with unbearable headaches and spells where he'd blacked out. Those were always
interesting 'cause they came along with things like lightbulbs blowing out or the television exploding
from 'unexplained powersurges'. That's when the dreams started.
**********
James blinked as he mixed the now done noodles with the now cooked Vegetables and shrimp.
He put a lid on them so they would stay heated and took them off the heat so they'd not burn. he sighed
slightly before turning his attention to the seafood stew. He wrinkled his nose at the fact that the recipe
called for milk which James knew Hotaru didn't like. Unfortunately there was no compromise to be had in
this case. As he stirred the slowly simmering brew his mind returned to that moment of defining destiny.
*********
He'd been stargazing around the time of year when Saturn was viewable, for some odd reason
he liked viewing Saturn and sometimes felt a little homesick when he looked at it. It was then that he'd
heard the screaming of his mother. What happened after that no one knew all he remebered was waking up
in a hospital with the amulet around my neck. The house had exploded but somehow he survived. James
added mentally. He didn't know where the amulet amulet came from, nor could he remember if it had
appeared before him or if someone had given it to him. All he knew was that it was there and it was his.
That night in the hospital was the first time he saw one of Somnius's Nightmares....
******
James frowned at the memory as he added a little pepper to the stew for flavor. There's something
to be said for that first time in battle. I was a little boy and scared out of my wits.
The nightmare and it really was one had attacked a doctor. It was huge compared to the small James.
The thing looked like a nurse but was somewhat lizard-like, as it had a long green tail, but also scorpion-like
as the tail ended in what looked like a hypodermic needle. The thing was decidedly female and had Mummy
wrapped the doctor in what looked like plaster cast material.
Inside James's mind something stirred. It sounded like a voice. A soft voice but with power in
the words.
"Transform my guardian and fight," That voice had said.
"How?" the young James asked
"The amulet will guide you," The voice responded.
James looked at the amulet for the first time. He saw the symbol for Saturn and then as if the words
were always there in his head called out. "Saturn Guardian Power!"
In that instant, his life changed. He was clad in dark armor that fit his form and held the glaive though
it was heavy at that age. The battle had been quick one strike on the monster no counter attack. It had been
surprised. James returned the Crystal and then quickly fled the hospital. Outside he found Athena and she told
him that she'd been looking for him and others. Days passed and he learned about himself and his powers. He
dreamed at night the dreams were always the same and yet different. But the voice was there too and it told him
what he needed to do....
"Find me," that female voice said. "Find me my champion, I'll be waiting."
*****
It took me six years, James thought as he set the table. It was the last thing left to do before his guests
arrived. But I found that voice and the angel it belongs to.
"James?" Athena asked as he finished.
"Yes Athena?"
"You've been very quiet. Is something wrong?"
"No, nothing is wrong Athena. I was just remembering."
Athena smiled as best a cat can. "Remembering that voice that told you so long ago to find it?"
"Yes, and even though it took a long time, I've finally found her. My princess, Hotaru," James said with
a sad smile.
Just then there was a knock at the door. His guests had arrived. James quietly tucked away his memories
for another time as he opened the door.