In class the next day, Ryuu had almost fallen asleep when the teacher
announced that they had a new transfer student. There was nothing
especially unusual about that, but what really got her attention is when
the new student walked into the room. From her feet to the top of her head,
she was over six feet tall! Her yellow hair hung to her neck, where it
swept upwards to each side. Her orange eyes darted nervously around the
room. She stood next to the teacher, and was taller than she was. She
shifted her weight, aware of all the people staring at her.
"We have a new student. This is Atsuko-"
"Akatsukinosorano Washi." Washi said.
"Excuse me." The teacher said.
"I'm used to it." Washi said. Carrying her books, she took a seat near the
back of the room.
LATER:
Washi was sitting on a bench eating her lunch by herself. Ryuu walked over,
still curious about the new girl.
"Hello."
Washi looked up. "Yes?"
"Nothing, really. Do you like our school?"
"I guess. Why does everyone keep looking at me so funny?" Washi asked with
a confused expression.
Ryuu smiled. "I think it's because you're so tall. You're even taller than
the teachers."
"I guess I am."
"Hey, why are you eating by yourself?"
"I always eat like this."
"You don't have any friends here, do you?"
Washi shook her head. "I just got here. I haven't had time to make any
friends." Her head drooped a little. "I didn't have any friends at my other
school either."
"I'll be your friend." Ryuu said. That comment had just popped out of her
mouth. The effect on Washi was immediate. Her face broke into a weak smile.
"Thanks."
Ryuu turned to go. "I've got to do some homework before lunch is over. See
you again, Washi."
"You know my name, but you never gave me yours." Washi said. Ryuu stopped
and hit her forehead lightly.
"I forgot. My name is Furui Ryuu."
"Hey, you're that girl who fought that monkey creature the other day,
aren't you?" Washi asked.
"Yeah, I did. How did you know? You just got here."
"I heard some other people talking about it. How did you beat something
that dangerous?"
Ryuu got quiet. She wasn't sure how to answer without admitting that she
was Sailor Dinosaur.
"A Sailor Soldier named Sailor Dinosaur showed up and saved me." Ryuu said.
"A Sailor Soldier? I've heard that a group of Sailor Soldiers led by one
named Sailor Moon lives here in Tokyo. They seems to have disappeared of
late, though."
"Really?" Ryuu said.
"That's what I heard, but I don't really believe it myself. Sailor Soldiers
sound like nothing but an urban legend, like the Dragon."
"Dragon?"
"I heard that a creature with wings like a bat roams the city by night,
fighting the forces of evil with a two-bladed sword. Someone at my old
school said that she saw it. No one really believed her, though."
Then a bell rang. Washi stood up and gathered her books. "I have to get to
my next class now." she said. Ryuu nodded.
"I do too."
LATER:
Sauro Chiba sat down on a bench. Ami Mizuno, his girlfriend, sat down next
to him.
"We're in big trouble." Sauro said.
"What about the other Sailor Soldiers She mentioned?" Ami said.
"No good. We would have to find them, and unless we find the Eight Points
soon, it might be too late for mankind."
"Usagi-chan and the others are imprisoned in crystals all over the Earth.
The only reason I'm here is because she couldn't get you, and you protected
me."
"Yeah." Sauro said. "But it took us weeks to get back here from where she
sent us."
"What good will the Eight Points do us?" Ami said, sounding very concerned.
"The Eight Points were the Guardians of my home, the Earth Kingdom, during the Silver Millennium. They were very powerful." Sauro said. "They were slain by the Dark Kingdom, but they should have been revived just like we were." Sauro stood up. Ami quickly stood as well. They walked away, holding hands. FAR, FAR AWAY: A group of men were walking through the jungle. As could be guessed by the weapons and equipment they carried, they were up to no good. In fact they were poachers. They had already killed several small forest antelope, as well as a few monkeys. Then they heard a series of loud hoots. Being experienced trackers, they knew that there were chimpanzees ahead. They also knew that an infant chimpanzee would be worth more than a whole month's wages, and that the adults were good eating. They readied their guns and spears. Unbeknownst to them, they were being watched. She had noticed them as soon as they entered the forest, though her awareness stretched much further than that. Only recently had she and her sister awoken from a very long sleep, and she was shocked to see what had happened to her domain. It had only been a thousand years or so, but the forests had shrunken considerably. The six species of apes, three known only from stories and chance encounters, which lived in them were on the decline as well. She watched from the nearby, almost completely invisible against the trees. She could traverse thousands of miles instantly, giving her the ability to protect a vast territory. Many were the humans who had met her and been slain. The men had managed to sneak up to the group of chimpanzees, which were too busy feeding on ripe fruit to notice. There was a loud noise as the old gun fired. A male chimpanzee fell, badly but not mortally wounded. Without even thinking, she moved. Grabbing her huge scythe, she tore down the tree with superhuman speed and leapt at the man with the gun. He fired the other barrel of the gun at her, but missed, and didn't even have the chance to scream as the razor-sharp blade of the scythe sliced both him and his gun in half. The other men immediately started firing at the woman, but she was far too fast. She slashed out, decapitating one of the men, before killing two with one stroke of her scythe, and two more with the next strike. One of the men managed to dodge her strike. He tried to stab her with the knife he was carrying, but she moved with an agility and speed more like that of a leopard than a person. She extended one hand. "Shadow Strike!" she said in a cold and savage voice. A bolt of black energy hit the man, surrounding him with black light. He screamed as the energy vaporized him. She turned to the only remaining man, a boy older a few years younger than she looked to be. He was shaking uncontrollably. She walked over to him. "Don't worry, I won't kill you this time." She said. This time her voice was kind and gentle. The boy took a good look at this strange woman. Her skin was much, much paler than his dark skin. Her hair was a pale green, and her eyes were the color of new leaves. She was wearing a white bodysuit, with a strange piece of green fabric over her shoulders. A dark green bow and a red gem fastened this piece of fabric to her bodysuit. She also wore a short green skirt and strange knee-high boots. "I want you to take a message back to the people of your village. Tell everyone that the Pale Reaper has returned to the forests! Tell them that if they kill too many animals, or if they harm any apes, my scythe will descend upon them, understand?" The terrified young man nodded. He got up and ran back to his village as fast as he could. The woman snapped her fingers, and the bodies of the men she had killed disintegrated, as did their weapons and equipment. Then she walked over the injured chimpanzee. It held out its arm, and she healed it instantly. "There you go." She said gently to it. No one initially believed the boy when he told his story, but suddenly, a column of green light shot up out of the forest and destroyed one of the houses in the village. After that, the villagers took him more seriously. There were, after all, old legends that spoke of a being known as the Pale Reaper, but these legends were not common knowledge. The woman smiled as she reclined on a branch. Her plan was progressing nicely. First, she must protect the apes, the elephants, and other rare animals. The second phase would take much longer. BACK IN TOKYO: A storm was brewing. Thunder roared like lions in the clouds, and lightning illuminated Tokyo like pictures taken by a gigantic camera. Ryuu slept soundly in her bed, untroubled by the storm. Psittacus sat on his perch near the window, watching the storm intently. "It seems that the Queen of Storms shall awaken soon." Psittacus said. "The Serpent Warrior already is awake." The next morning, Ryuu got up and left for school. She tripped in the wet grass of her front yard and her left arm hit something sharp that cut her uniform. She looked at her left arm, and was surprised to see blood starting to well up in a narrow but deep wound that must have been inflicted by the sharp object. She quickly wrapped a bandage around the wound, and stood up. As she did, her left hand came into contact with something hard. She looked and saw what looked like a bird's feather made of metal. She picked it up and looked at it, but decided that she could get a better look later, so she stuck it in with her books, and hurried to school. Washi hadn't slept well. She went out on an errand for her mother, and had started walking home just as the storm reached overheard. She had looked up, and she swore that she had seen a huge eagle inside the storm during one flash of lightning. It was gone by the next flash, however, and she decided that she had been seeing things. She hurried home and managed to avoid the worst of the rain. However, her dreams were turbulent and frightening. She could only remember one thing about them: An eagle speaking in her voice, saying, "The Queen of Storms sleeps. Find a piece of a metal wing and awaken her." She was tired, and ended up almost being late for school. At lunch, Ryuu found Washi and sat next to her. "What happened to your arm?" Washi said. Ryuu looked at it. "Oh, that. I tripped and fell on something sharp." Ryuu said. She fished around in her bag until she pulled out a metal feather. Washi gasped. "A piece of a metal wing." she said to herself. "If you want it, you can have it." Ryuu said. "I'm going to find my friends. Do you wanna come, Washi?" "No, thanks." As Ryuu left, Washi stared at the metal feather. It had a glow in her hand that was not present when Ryuu was holding it. "Why must I awaken this Queen of Storms? For that matter, how do I do it?" Washi wondered. Suddenly, someone screamed. Washi stood up and looked out over the schoolyard. She gasped as she saw a creature that looked like a leopard the size of a lion, with the head of a huge crocodile. It was stalking slowly towards the school. Suddenly, it charged. It grabbed a blue- haired young woman by the arm and shook her like a terrier shakes a rat. Washi heard a sickening sound as the girl's arm tore off. She lay there, having lost consciousness. The creature swallowed the girl's arm and charged on, leaving her to be helped by fellow students. Then Washi saw a figure standing between the creature and the other people. At first Washi thought it was Ryuu, but it didn't look quite right to be Ryuu. This woman was wearing an outfit like a Sailor Soldier! She carried a staff with a yellow crystal on the end of it. "I thought I'd see you again, beast!" the Sailor Soldier said. "I am Sailor Dinosaur, and I won't let you hurt anyone else!" The creature roared, and sprung at her. Sailor Dinosaur dodged, barely. It was then that Washi noticed the bandage around Sailor Dinosaur's left arm and the scar on her right arm. Sailor Dinosaur pointed her staff at the monster. "Extinction Beam!" she said, as a beam of energy fired from the crystal at the end of the staff. The creature leapt nimbly aside and the beam headed towards a group of people! Sailor Dinosaur watched in horror. Once fired, she had no control of her attack. She prepared for the worst. Suddenly, a figure leapt down into the attack's path. The attack hit the blade of his spear, but he deflected it into the air, where it dissipated harmlessly. Now Sailor Dinosaur got a better look at the man. He was wearing a tuxedo with a cape and top hat, and a half-mask shaped like the face of a bird covered his face. His spear had a blade that had a diamond edge, and the blade was the color of polished silver. And he had wings! Sailor Dinosaur blushed as she looked at him. He looked directly at her, and started to speak. "Sailor Dinosaur, be more careful with your attacks!" he said. Then he leapt into the air and was gone. The harsh shriek of the monster reminded her of the situation. Ignoring her, it had walked around her. Now it was within a few strides of attacking a group of people. "Leave them alone!" someone shouted. At the same time, something hit the creature, knocking it over and making it angry. It was Washi! The creature righted itself, and lunged at Washi, knocking her over. It pinned her to the ground and held her there without harming her. Washi started to tremble. The creature snarled at her. Its breath washed over her, surrounding her with the smell of blood and flesh and decay. She turned her head to try to escape the stench. She struggled, but the creature weighed more than she did. Its front paws were holding her arms, and it was sitting on her thighs, preventing her from moving her legs. I can't believe that I'm going to die like this. Washi thought. Sailor Dinosaur watched helplessly. If she attacked, the creature might hurt Washi. It might even kill her! Suddenly, she heard a familiar squawk, and Psittacus landed on her shoulder. He looked serious. "Ryuu, this is very important: Where is that metal feather you hurt your hand on this morning? I know you took it. What did you do with it?" Sailor Dinosaur scratched her head. "Oh, that? I gave it to Washi." "You WHAT?! That thing is the item that lets one of the other Animal Senshi transform!" "I didn't know that!" Sailor Dinosaur wailed. Suddenly, there was an explosion of yellow light. The leopard/crocodile creature went flying, landing nimbly on its feet. Washi was standing now, and a strange symbol glowed on her forehead. Psittaccus noticed the metal feather clutched in the tall woman's right hand. "I can't believe you!" Psittacus said. "What did I do now?" Sailor Dinosaur said. "Out of all the people in Tokyo, by sheer luck you ended up giving that feather to the person who's supposed to have it!" Psittacus took off and flew to Washi. He landed on her shoulder. "Do you wanted to awaken the Queen of Storms?" Washi looked at him as the yellow energy swirled around her. "Yes." "Be aware that your life will never be the same again." "Tell me what to do." "Are you sure this is what you want?" "Tell me what to do!" Washi said, more forcefully this time. "All right. Hold the feather up and say 'Argentavis Eagle Power, Make Up' and you will awaken the Queen of Storms." Washi held the metal feather up in the air. "Argentavis Eagle Power, Make Up!" Washi cried. Wind formed a glowing sphere around her, which floated into the air. The energy dissipated, and Washi landed a Sailor Soldier! Her outfit was identical to Sailor Dinosaur's except that colors were different, the gloves were very different, and she had wings. The gloves reached to just past Argentavis' wrists, and there were three long razor-sharp claw-like blades attached to each glove. Sailor Argentavis looked at herself. "What happened to me? I'm a Sailor Soldier?!" "Correct. You are Sailor Argentavis, known to some as the Queen of Storms." "I didn't know that you were an Animal Senshi like me." Sailor Dinosaur said. "There's a lot I want to ask you later, but I have to take care of this beast first." Sailor Argentavis. She turned to look at the creature, which stood snarling where it had landed. Suddenly it charged. It leapt at Sailor Argentavis. The claws on her gloves started to glow. "Bird Claw!" she shouted, slashing through the creature with ease. It disintegrated instantly. Then she turned to look at Sailor Dinosaur again. She turned back into Washi, and stuck the metal feather in one of her pockets. Sailor Dinosaur transformed back as well. Washi was surprised. "Ryuu, you're a Sailor Soldier?!" Washi said. Ryuu nodded. "I've only been Sailor Dinosaur since a few days ago. I'm not the only one, either. There's a woman named Sailor Cobra somewhere." Ryuu said. "Explain everything, please." Washi said. Ryuu told Washi everything that she knew about the situation, which wasn't much. "So we're Sailor Soldiers. Does that mean that that other group of Sailor Soldiers is real as well?" "Yes," Psittacus said. "But they disappeared from Tokyo three months ago and haven't been seen since. They may have been killed." "That's doubtful. I read online that the Dragon was seen a few days ago, and that there was a Sailor Soldier with him." "The Dragon really exists?" Washi said. "I don't know, but some kind of winged creature does call Tokyo home, anyway." Ryuu said. "The 'Dragon' is real, though I am forbidden to say anymore than that." Psittacus said. Washi slipped away while Ryuu and the bird were arguing. She walked home, barely noticing her route as she thought about her situation. A Sailor Soldier, her, Washi Akatsukinosorano! THE NEXT DAY AT SCHOOL: Everyone was buzzing about the appearance of Sailor Soldiers at their school. Washi gave her version of the story, not mentioning that she was the second Sailor Soldier who had appeared. "Wow! You actually saw one of the Sailor Soldiers! Cool!" Someone said. "I didn't think they existed." Said another. Washi turned and walked away. Ryuu slipped away before anyone could ask her anything, either. ELSWHERE: Sailor Gyrfalcon stood on top of a mountain, feeling the wind flow over her face like water. She held a long spear in one hand, and had an odd-looking mechanical contraption on her other. She stared vacantly into the wind. "I wonder how Sauro is doing in Japan." She said. "Something happened there not long ago, and I have a bad feeling about it." She spread her wings and leapt of the mountain, gliding smoothly down the sheer face of it. She flew with a careless ease, born from centuries of practice. She knew the face of this mountain by the sound of the wind across it. She could fly down it blind-folded. She flew high into the air, then folded her wings and dove. "This is my territory, and none may challenge the will of Gyrfalcon!" she crowed as she dove, pulling up at the last moment. She turned, and the mechanized weapon on her right hand opened, and energy built up inside it. "Energy Cannon, Mark Four!" she cried, as a torrent of energy burst from the weapon. The energy tore through a small town, and then the town went up in a huge fireball. Gyrfalcon smiled wickedly. These humans were in her territory, so she could do with them as she pleased!
"The Eight Points were the Guardians of my home, the Earth Kingdom, during the Silver Millennium. They were very powerful." Sauro said. "They were slain by the Dark Kingdom, but they should have been revived just like we were." Sauro stood up. Ami quickly stood as well. They walked away, holding hands. FAR, FAR AWAY: A group of men were walking through the jungle. As could be guessed by the weapons and equipment they carried, they were up to no good. In fact they were poachers. They had already killed several small forest antelope, as well as a few monkeys. Then they heard a series of loud hoots. Being experienced trackers, they knew that there were chimpanzees ahead. They also knew that an infant chimpanzee would be worth more than a whole month's wages, and that the adults were good eating. They readied their guns and spears. Unbeknownst to them, they were being watched. She had noticed them as soon as they entered the forest, though her awareness stretched much further than that. Only recently had she and her sister awoken from a very long sleep, and she was shocked to see what had happened to her domain. It had only been a thousand years or so, but the forests had shrunken considerably. The six species of apes, three known only from stories and chance encounters, which lived in them were on the decline as well. She watched from the nearby, almost completely invisible against the trees. She could traverse thousands of miles instantly, giving her the ability to protect a vast territory. Many were the humans who had met her and been slain. The men had managed to sneak up to the group of chimpanzees, which were too busy feeding on ripe fruit to notice. There was a loud noise as the old gun fired. A male chimpanzee fell, badly but not mortally wounded. Without even thinking, she moved. Grabbing her huge scythe, she tore down the tree with superhuman speed and leapt at the man with the gun. He fired the other barrel of the gun at her, but missed, and didn't even have the chance to scream as the razor-sharp blade of the scythe sliced both him and his gun in half. The other men immediately started firing at the woman, but she was far too fast. She slashed out, decapitating one of the men, before killing two with one stroke of her scythe, and two more with the next strike. One of the men managed to dodge her strike. He tried to stab her with the knife he was carrying, but she moved with an agility and speed more like that of a leopard than a person. She extended one hand. "Shadow Strike!" she said in a cold and savage voice. A bolt of black energy hit the man, surrounding him with black light. He screamed as the energy vaporized him. She turned to the only remaining man, a boy older a few years younger than she looked to be. He was shaking uncontrollably. She walked over to him. "Don't worry, I won't kill you this time." She said. This time her voice was kind and gentle. The boy took a good look at this strange woman. Her skin was much, much paler than his dark skin. Her hair was a pale green, and her eyes were the color of new leaves. She was wearing a white bodysuit, with a strange piece of green fabric over her shoulders. A dark green bow and a red gem fastened this piece of fabric to her bodysuit. She also wore a short green skirt and strange knee-high boots. "I want you to take a message back to the people of your village. Tell everyone that the Pale Reaper has returned to the forests! Tell them that if they kill too many animals, or if they harm any apes, my scythe will descend upon them, understand?" The terrified young man nodded. He got up and ran back to his village as fast as he could. The woman snapped her fingers, and the bodies of the men she had killed disintegrated, as did their weapons and equipment. Then she walked over the injured chimpanzee. It held out its arm, and she healed it instantly. "There you go." She said gently to it. No one initially believed the boy when he told his story, but suddenly, a column of green light shot up out of the forest and destroyed one of the houses in the village. After that, the villagers took him more seriously. There were, after all, old legends that spoke of a being known as the Pale Reaper, but these legends were not common knowledge. The woman smiled as she reclined on a branch. Her plan was progressing nicely. First, she must protect the apes, the elephants, and other rare animals. The second phase would take much longer. BACK IN TOKYO: A storm was brewing. Thunder roared like lions in the clouds, and lightning illuminated Tokyo like pictures taken by a gigantic camera. Ryuu slept soundly in her bed, untroubled by the storm. Psittacus sat on his perch near the window, watching the storm intently. "It seems that the Queen of Storms shall awaken soon." Psittacus said. "The Serpent Warrior already is awake." The next morning, Ryuu got up and left for school. She tripped in the wet grass of her front yard and her left arm hit something sharp that cut her uniform. She looked at her left arm, and was surprised to see blood starting to well up in a narrow but deep wound that must have been inflicted by the sharp object. She quickly wrapped a bandage around the wound, and stood up. As she did, her left hand came into contact with something hard. She looked and saw what looked like a bird's feather made of metal. She picked it up and looked at it, but decided that she could get a better look later, so she stuck it in with her books, and hurried to school. Washi hadn't slept well. She went out on an errand for her mother, and had started walking home just as the storm reached overheard. She had looked up, and she swore that she had seen a huge eagle inside the storm during one flash of lightning. It was gone by the next flash, however, and she decided that she had been seeing things. She hurried home and managed to avoid the worst of the rain. However, her dreams were turbulent and frightening. She could only remember one thing about them: An eagle speaking in her voice, saying, "The Queen of Storms sleeps. Find a piece of a metal wing and awaken her." She was tired, and ended up almost being late for school. At lunch, Ryuu found Washi and sat next to her. "What happened to your arm?" Washi said. Ryuu looked at it. "Oh, that. I tripped and fell on something sharp." Ryuu said. She fished around in her bag until she pulled out a metal feather. Washi gasped. "A piece of a metal wing." she said to herself. "If you want it, you can have it." Ryuu said. "I'm going to find my friends. Do you wanna come, Washi?" "No, thanks." As Ryuu left, Washi stared at the metal feather. It had a glow in her hand that was not present when Ryuu was holding it. "Why must I awaken this Queen of Storms? For that matter, how do I do it?" Washi wondered. Suddenly, someone screamed. Washi stood up and looked out over the schoolyard. She gasped as she saw a creature that looked like a leopard the size of a lion, with the head of a huge crocodile. It was stalking slowly towards the school. Suddenly, it charged. It grabbed a blue- haired young woman by the arm and shook her like a terrier shakes a rat. Washi heard a sickening sound as the girl's arm tore off. She lay there, having lost consciousness. The creature swallowed the girl's arm and charged on, leaving her to be helped by fellow students. Then Washi saw a figure standing between the creature and the other people. At first Washi thought it was Ryuu, but it didn't look quite right to be Ryuu. This woman was wearing an outfit like a Sailor Soldier! She carried a staff with a yellow crystal on the end of it. "I thought I'd see you again, beast!" the Sailor Soldier said. "I am Sailor Dinosaur, and I won't let you hurt anyone else!" The creature roared, and sprung at her. Sailor Dinosaur dodged, barely. It was then that Washi noticed the bandage around Sailor Dinosaur's left arm and the scar on her right arm. Sailor Dinosaur pointed her staff at the monster. "Extinction Beam!" she said, as a beam of energy fired from the crystal at the end of the staff. The creature leapt nimbly aside and the beam headed towards a group of people! Sailor Dinosaur watched in horror. Once fired, she had no control of her attack. She prepared for the worst. Suddenly, a figure leapt down into the attack's path. The attack hit the blade of his spear, but he deflected it into the air, where it dissipated harmlessly. Now Sailor Dinosaur got a better look at the man. He was wearing a tuxedo with a cape and top hat, and a half-mask shaped like the face of a bird covered his face. His spear had a blade that had a diamond edge, and the blade was the color of polished silver. And he had wings! Sailor Dinosaur blushed as she looked at him. He looked directly at her, and started to speak. "Sailor Dinosaur, be more careful with your attacks!" he said. Then he leapt into the air and was gone. The harsh shriek of the monster reminded her of the situation. Ignoring her, it had walked around her. Now it was within a few strides of attacking a group of people. "Leave them alone!" someone shouted. At the same time, something hit the creature, knocking it over and making it angry. It was Washi! The creature righted itself, and lunged at Washi, knocking her over. It pinned her to the ground and held her there without harming her. Washi started to tremble. The creature snarled at her. Its breath washed over her, surrounding her with the smell of blood and flesh and decay. She turned her head to try to escape the stench. She struggled, but the creature weighed more than she did. Its front paws were holding her arms, and it was sitting on her thighs, preventing her from moving her legs. I can't believe that I'm going to die like this. Washi thought. Sailor Dinosaur watched helplessly. If she attacked, the creature might hurt Washi. It might even kill her! Suddenly, she heard a familiar squawk, and Psittacus landed on her shoulder. He looked serious. "Ryuu, this is very important: Where is that metal feather you hurt your hand on this morning? I know you took it. What did you do with it?" Sailor Dinosaur scratched her head. "Oh, that? I gave it to Washi." "You WHAT?! That thing is the item that lets one of the other Animal Senshi transform!" "I didn't know that!" Sailor Dinosaur wailed. Suddenly, there was an explosion of yellow light. The leopard/crocodile creature went flying, landing nimbly on its feet. Washi was standing now, and a strange symbol glowed on her forehead. Psittaccus noticed the metal feather clutched in the tall woman's right hand. "I can't believe you!" Psittacus said. "What did I do now?" Sailor Dinosaur said. "Out of all the people in Tokyo, by sheer luck you ended up giving that feather to the person who's supposed to have it!" Psittacus took off and flew to Washi. He landed on her shoulder. "Do you wanted to awaken the Queen of Storms?" Washi looked at him as the yellow energy swirled around her. "Yes." "Be aware that your life will never be the same again." "Tell me what to do." "Are you sure this is what you want?" "Tell me what to do!" Washi said, more forcefully this time. "All right. Hold the feather up and say 'Argentavis Eagle Power, Make Up' and you will awaken the Queen of Storms." Washi held the metal feather up in the air. "Argentavis Eagle Power, Make Up!" Washi cried. Wind formed a glowing sphere around her, which floated into the air. The energy dissipated, and Washi landed a Sailor Soldier! Her outfit was identical to Sailor Dinosaur's except that colors were different, the gloves were very different, and she had wings. The gloves reached to just past Argentavis' wrists, and there were three long razor-sharp claw-like blades attached to each glove. Sailor Argentavis looked at herself. "What happened to me? I'm a Sailor Soldier?!" "Correct. You are Sailor Argentavis, known to some as the Queen of Storms." "I didn't know that you were an Animal Senshi like me." Sailor Dinosaur said. "There's a lot I want to ask you later, but I have to take care of this beast first." Sailor Argentavis. She turned to look at the creature, which stood snarling where it had landed. Suddenly it charged. It leapt at Sailor Argentavis. The claws on her gloves started to glow. "Bird Claw!" she shouted, slashing through the creature with ease. It disintegrated instantly. Then she turned to look at Sailor Dinosaur again. She turned back into Washi, and stuck the metal feather in one of her pockets. Sailor Dinosaur transformed back as well. Washi was surprised. "Ryuu, you're a Sailor Soldier?!" Washi said. Ryuu nodded. "I've only been Sailor Dinosaur since a few days ago. I'm not the only one, either. There's a woman named Sailor Cobra somewhere." Ryuu said. "Explain everything, please." Washi said. Ryuu told Washi everything that she knew about the situation, which wasn't much. "So we're Sailor Soldiers. Does that mean that that other group of Sailor Soldiers is real as well?" "Yes," Psittacus said. "But they disappeared from Tokyo three months ago and haven't been seen since. They may have been killed." "That's doubtful. I read online that the Dragon was seen a few days ago, and that there was a Sailor Soldier with him." "The Dragon really exists?" Washi said. "I don't know, but some kind of winged creature does call Tokyo home, anyway." Ryuu said. "The 'Dragon' is real, though I am forbidden to say anymore than that." Psittacus said. Washi slipped away while Ryuu and the bird were arguing. She walked home, barely noticing her route as she thought about her situation. A Sailor Soldier, her, Washi Akatsukinosorano! THE NEXT DAY AT SCHOOL: Everyone was buzzing about the appearance of Sailor Soldiers at their school. Washi gave her version of the story, not mentioning that she was the second Sailor Soldier who had appeared. "Wow! You actually saw one of the Sailor Soldiers! Cool!" Someone said. "I didn't think they existed." Said another. Washi turned and walked away. Ryuu slipped away before anyone could ask her anything, either. ELSWHERE: Sailor Gyrfalcon stood on top of a mountain, feeling the wind flow over her face like water. She held a long spear in one hand, and had an odd-looking mechanical contraption on her other. She stared vacantly into the wind. "I wonder how Sauro is doing in Japan." She said. "Something happened there not long ago, and I have a bad feeling about it." She spread her wings and leapt of the mountain, gliding smoothly down the sheer face of it. She flew with a careless ease, born from centuries of practice. She knew the face of this mountain by the sound of the wind across it. She could fly down it blind-folded. She flew high into the air, then folded her wings and dove. "This is my territory, and none may challenge the will of Gyrfalcon!" she crowed as she dove, pulling up at the last moment. She turned, and the mechanized weapon on her right hand opened, and energy built up inside it. "Energy Cannon, Mark Four!" she cried, as a torrent of energy burst from the weapon. The energy tore through a small town, and then the town went up in a huge fireball. Gyrfalcon smiled wickedly. These humans were in her territory, so she could do with them as she pleased!