Diary Three: The Art of Being an Aries
(Translated from Italian)
March 25, 1508
I found the strangest thing on my way to the Sistine Chapel today. It was some
kind of amulet; a gold chain with a white crystal set in a charm shaped like a ram's head. It
looked valuable, so I put it on, and decided it was mine. As I did, I saw in my mind six
familiar faces--just for a split second--though I don't know where or when I had seen
them! I instantly forgot about it as I entered the chapel, where Michelangelo was waiting
for me. I was so excited that he wanted me to model for him!
"Oh good, your here, Hime," the artist welcomed me, "Now, I want you to climb
up to the platform with the statue on it, and we'll get started,"
"Is this going to be a nude?" I asked, semi-innocently.
"Well, yes, of course," Michelangeo replied, "You're going to be Eve,"
My jaw dropped. Michelangelo--the Michelangelo--wanted me to be Eve, the
first--and only--perfect woman. This was unreal. Slowly, I removed my clothes and let
them fall all the way down to the floor. Then, I undid my hair, which I always wear in two
large coils, and let down my long, white (yes, white), curly tresses.
"Hey, isn't the Sixteen Ceiling supposed to be covered with paintings of naked
people?" said a blond girl down below.
"It's the Sistine Ceiling, Minako," another girl with short blue hair corrected her,
"and if I'm correct, it hasn't been painted yet--so keep your mouth shut,"
The other five girls gasped in surprise at her last remark.
"But I wanted to see pictures of naked people!" Minako whined.
"Forget the pictures!" cried a brunette, "I think I saw real naked people up there!"
She pointed to me. This was the last straw.
"How dare you come in here and mock a great artist at work!" I screamed. My
words echoed throughout the empty chapel. The six girls suddenly became quiet,
hopefully realizing how rude they had been.
"I'll take it from here," said Michelangelo, "Do you have permission to be here?"
"The pope said that we could assist you," answered the blue-haired girl, winking
vigorously at the others, "Right, everyone?"
"But Ami, we don't even know the--" Minako began, but the black haired girl
dressed in red nudged her hard in the stomach.
"Yes we do!" she hissed through her teeth.
I had a weird feeling about them. They were dressed in the latest Italian fashion,
but they acted like they weren't from around here. Most of the girls were absolutely
clueless as to helping out Michelangelo, especially that Minako. (I swear she is the
stupidest girl I've ever met!) Ami and Reira appeared to be the only ones who knew what
they were doing. Because of them, the place didn't turn into a disaster area! I think they
had the most difficulty trying to keep Jeshika from painting flowers, rainbows, and the
words "PEACE" and "LOVE" all over the walls!
Michelangelo didn't seem to mind his guests' antics, but focused completely on his
painting. I tried my best to keep still, but it wasn't easy with all the commotion going on
down below. Makoto kept attempting to toss paintbrushes up to the artist. ("Hey! This is
a great way to work on shooting hoops!" she would say, whatever that meant.) There was
even a time when Minako spilled pigments all over the floor! Ami must have apologized a
dozen times today, along wit frantically cleaning up one mess after another. I'm surprised
she had any energy left for dealing with what happened next, when yet another unexpected
"visitor" leaped through one of the stained glass windows, smashing the Virgin Mary to
pieces!
The intruder's blond hair was too long to be fashionable. He wore tight fitting
black clothing, and a large gold belt around his small waist. Rei was the first to recognize
him.
"Orion..." she whispered calmly, but I could see flames in her violet eyes.
"What do you want?" Mako joined in.
"Hime, Mr. Michelangelo, you might wanna get out of here," Jeshika commanded,
"We'll get rid of him,"
"What do you mean?!? Michelangelo's the man here! Why can't he fight this guy??"
I argued. Even though they had him outnumbered six to one, the girls didn't stand a
chance against this Orion.
"Just get out of here, okay?" Jeshika yelled. Michelangelo hurried out the back
door, but I didn't budge. Before I had a chance to grab my clothes, Orion grabbed my arm,
and reached toward my chest. I slapped him hard with my free hand.
"Oooh...!!" everyone said in unison, covering their eyes for a second, then they
peeked through their fingers to watch the rest of the action.
"What do you think you're doing, you pervert!!?" I screamed at Orion, struggling
to get free, "Let go of me at once!"
"Don't worry, I'm not after you. I just want the pretty necklace you're wearing," he
said, grasping for the pendant. (As if he didn't notice that the necklace was all I was
wearing!) I stopped Orion temporarily by biting his finger and kneeing him where it hurts.
A chorus of "aww"s filled the chapel. While Orion was on the floor, grimacing in silent
pain, Jeshika handed me a silver wand with dark brown ribbons wrapped around it. It was
topped with a star displaying this symbol (^) .
"Now, repeat after me," said Jeshika, "Aries Zodiac Power Make Up!"
"ARIES ZODIAC POWER...MAKE UP!" I shouted.
I don't know why I did what I was told so quickly. Usually, I'm the one who tells
people what to do! Maybe it was the chaos and confusion that made me act without
thinking, or maybe I figured that this would help. What I didn't realize was that while I
was thinking, I was transforming into a completely different person! When the
transformation sequence was over, my hair was back up. I was wearing a smoky gray skirt
that was way too short, a skin-tight bodysuit with a matching sailor's collar and chocolate
colored bows in the front and back. The six girls wore similar outfits to mine (only in
different colors). I couldn't move, couldn't speak, couldn't do anything but watch my new
friends throw awesome powers at Orion. However, Orion dodged them all and fought
back with even stronger power!
"Hime, why are you just standing there?? Help us!" said Rei nervously.
"You mean, I have powers too?"
"Yeah, just conjure up whatever you feel," she replied, then instantly got blown to
the back wall by one of Orion's massive balls of force. This was more than I could take.
This mad villain had to be stopped! And it was I who stopped him. Visualizing his body
burnt to ashes, I felt the charm on my amulet radiate, and the attack just came to me.
"ARIES...SPARK...COMBUSTION!!" I snapped my fingers, producing a small
flame from my thumb. As I said the word "combustion", I thrusted the fire at Orion, and
his entire body was engulfed in flames. Suddenly the fire went out, and all that was left of
our enemy was a heap of fine, white sand.
"You did it, Sailor Aries!" Jeshika cheered.
"Sailor Aries..." I echoed, "Is that my name now?"
"We all have Sailor Identities," Ami explained, "but you're still Hime Kaseino,"
Magically, we changed back into our original clothes. After a few more hours,
Michelangelo finished his painting (It didn't look like me at all! _;), and dismissed us
from the Sistine Chapel. He said that he hoped we didn't mind, but he didn't want the six
girls to work for him ever again!
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Rei: Great! Now how are we supposed to make a living here?
Minako: It wasn't my fault...was it?
Jeshika: . . .
Reira: . . .
Makoto: sigh Right when my shooting was getting really good!
Ami: I am so, so sorry, Mr. Michelangelo! Is there any way we can make it up to you?
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March 26, 1508
Rei says that in her native language, my name means "Princess of Mars". I wonder
if there is some kind of connection between her and me, since Rei is Sailor Mars. Although
it did just occur to me that the Sailor Senshi must be the same six people I saw in the
vision I had when I first put on the strange necklace. Jeshika and Reira told me that I'm a
special Senshi called a Sailor Zodiac. Apparently, I have strong supernatural powers that
come from that amulet I found yesterday.
Today, I met the two cats that had come with the Sailor Senshi. I had to ask them
how the animals were kept hidden this whole time, and more importantly, where they
learned how to talk! Ami said that two other talking cats (Luna and Diana) were left
behind to search for the former leader of the Sailor Senshi, Super Sailor Moon. Tsuki and
her brother Artemis came to help find and train the new Sailor Zodiacs. There are so many
more to find, and Tsuki is sure that a new enemy from the Black Hole Empire will come
soon.
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March 30, 1508 (I think)
I'll never forget the beautiful words Jeshika said right before we entered the
Cosmic Time Warp:
"Guardian of Time! Split the heavenly sky and open the door of time! I call upon
you, the almighty God of Time, Chronos! Lead us and protect us, onward to the road of
light!"
As Jeshika voiced these words, we all held hands in a circle, and the wind began to
blow our hair and sailor suits violently. A pink cloud of smoke surrounded us, and I felt
myself rising into the air with the others. (While everyone else was excited about the next
journey through time, I was marveling at the experience of weightlessness!)
"Awesome," I mouthed silently to myself.
In a few minutes, the smoke cleared, and a fancy silver gate decorated with the
phases of the moon appeared. For some reason, it made me think of a time long ago.
"I remember this gate, but--" I began.
"You don't know where from?" Reira finished.
"Yes... How did you know?"
"That was my same reaction when I first saw the Gate of Time,"
"Mine too!" exclaimed Jeshika, "Far out!"
"Welcome back, Sailor Senshi," said a female voice from behind us. We spun
around to see a dark complexioned girl with long green hair and bun tied in the back. She
wore a black sailor suit like the ones we were wearing. In her hand was a silver rod shaped
like a long version of Jeshika's time key adorned with a large garnet. Several time keys
hung from a chain around her waist.
"Boy, am I glad to see you, Sailor Pluto!" said Minako, giving the time guardian a
big hug.
"I'm glad to see you too," she smiled, "I see you found yet another Sailor Zodiac.
Welcome, Sailor Aries,"
"I am honored to met you, Pluto," I said, respectfully bowing my head.
"Are you all ready to go through the void again?"
"I gotta warn you," Reira whispered into my ear, "That time warp really messes
with your mind. Last time, Minako got cabin fever and went completely psycho!"
I giggled quietly at the thought.
Just remember to stay together at all times in the Cosmic Time Warp," Pluto
warned us, "If you get separated you'll be--"
"Yeah, yeah, we know we'll be 'stuck there forever,' " said Mako-chan, as if it was
no big deal.
"Puh-leez! We've done time warps before, and nothing's ever happened to us," said
Minako.
"Actually, we had to work really just to survive them!," Ami argued, "Remember
the first time we went through here, and we had to face the Genie of the Time Warp?"
"Oh yeah," Rei reminisced, "If it hadn't been for Ami, we would have never figured
out how to beat her,"
"Well, Chibi-usa had a big part in it too," Ami blushed.
"I hope that when this is all over with, we can finally see Chibi-usa, Usagi, and
Mamoru again," sighed Rei.
Finally, Sailor Pluto opened the Gate of Time, and all of us (except Pluto, of
course) entered the Cosmic Time Warp.
(End of Diary Three)
(Translated from Italian)
March 25, 1508
I found the strangest thing on my way to the Sistine Chapel today. It was some
kind of amulet; a gold chain with a white crystal set in a charm shaped like a ram's head. It
looked valuable, so I put it on, and decided it was mine. As I did, I saw in my mind six
familiar faces--just for a split second--though I don't know where or when I had seen
them! I instantly forgot about it as I entered the chapel, where Michelangelo was waiting
for me. I was so excited that he wanted me to model for him!
"Oh good, your here, Hime," the artist welcomed me, "Now, I want you to climb
up to the platform with the statue on it, and we'll get started,"
"Is this going to be a nude?" I asked, semi-innocently.
"Well, yes, of course," Michelangeo replied, "You're going to be Eve,"
My jaw dropped. Michelangelo--the Michelangelo--wanted me to be Eve, the
first--and only--perfect woman. This was unreal. Slowly, I removed my clothes and let
them fall all the way down to the floor. Then, I undid my hair, which I always wear in two
large coils, and let down my long, white (yes, white), curly tresses.
"Hey, isn't the Sixteen Ceiling supposed to be covered with paintings of naked
people?" said a blond girl down below.
"It's the Sistine Ceiling, Minako," another girl with short blue hair corrected her,
"and if I'm correct, it hasn't been painted yet--so keep your mouth shut,"
The other five girls gasped in surprise at her last remark.
"But I wanted to see pictures of naked people!" Minako whined.
"Forget the pictures!" cried a brunette, "I think I saw real naked people up there!"
She pointed to me. This was the last straw.
"How dare you come in here and mock a great artist at work!" I screamed. My
words echoed throughout the empty chapel. The six girls suddenly became quiet,
hopefully realizing how rude they had been.
"I'll take it from here," said Michelangelo, "Do you have permission to be here?"
"The pope said that we could assist you," answered the blue-haired girl, winking
vigorously at the others, "Right, everyone?"
"But Ami, we don't even know the--" Minako began, but the black haired girl
dressed in red nudged her hard in the stomach.
"Yes we do!" she hissed through her teeth.
I had a weird feeling about them. They were dressed in the latest Italian fashion,
but they acted like they weren't from around here. Most of the girls were absolutely
clueless as to helping out Michelangelo, especially that Minako. (I swear she is the
stupidest girl I've ever met!) Ami and Reira appeared to be the only ones who knew what
they were doing. Because of them, the place didn't turn into a disaster area! I think they
had the most difficulty trying to keep Jeshika from painting flowers, rainbows, and the
words "PEACE" and "LOVE" all over the walls!
Michelangelo didn't seem to mind his guests' antics, but focused completely on his
painting. I tried my best to keep still, but it wasn't easy with all the commotion going on
down below. Makoto kept attempting to toss paintbrushes up to the artist. ("Hey! This is
a great way to work on shooting hoops!" she would say, whatever that meant.) There was
even a time when Minako spilled pigments all over the floor! Ami must have apologized a
dozen times today, along wit frantically cleaning up one mess after another. I'm surprised
she had any energy left for dealing with what happened next, when yet another unexpected
"visitor" leaped through one of the stained glass windows, smashing the Virgin Mary to
pieces!
The intruder's blond hair was too long to be fashionable. He wore tight fitting
black clothing, and a large gold belt around his small waist. Rei was the first to recognize
him.
"Orion..." she whispered calmly, but I could see flames in her violet eyes.
"What do you want?" Mako joined in.
"Hime, Mr. Michelangelo, you might wanna get out of here," Jeshika commanded,
"We'll get rid of him,"
"What do you mean?!? Michelangelo's the man here! Why can't he fight this guy??"
I argued. Even though they had him outnumbered six to one, the girls didn't stand a
chance against this Orion.
"Just get out of here, okay?" Jeshika yelled. Michelangelo hurried out the back
door, but I didn't budge. Before I had a chance to grab my clothes, Orion grabbed my arm,
and reached toward my chest. I slapped him hard with my free hand.
"Oooh...!!" everyone said in unison, covering their eyes for a second, then they
peeked through their fingers to watch the rest of the action.
"What do you think you're doing, you pervert!!?" I screamed at Orion, struggling
to get free, "Let go of me at once!"
"Don't worry, I'm not after you. I just want the pretty necklace you're wearing," he
said, grasping for the pendant. (As if he didn't notice that the necklace was all I was
wearing!) I stopped Orion temporarily by biting his finger and kneeing him where it hurts.
A chorus of "aww"s filled the chapel. While Orion was on the floor, grimacing in silent
pain, Jeshika handed me a silver wand with dark brown ribbons wrapped around it. It was
topped with a star displaying this symbol (^) .
"Now, repeat after me," said Jeshika, "Aries Zodiac Power Make Up!"
"ARIES ZODIAC POWER...MAKE UP!" I shouted.
I don't know why I did what I was told so quickly. Usually, I'm the one who tells
people what to do! Maybe it was the chaos and confusion that made me act without
thinking, or maybe I figured that this would help. What I didn't realize was that while I
was thinking, I was transforming into a completely different person! When the
transformation sequence was over, my hair was back up. I was wearing a smoky gray skirt
that was way too short, a skin-tight bodysuit with a matching sailor's collar and chocolate
colored bows in the front and back. The six girls wore similar outfits to mine (only in
different colors). I couldn't move, couldn't speak, couldn't do anything but watch my new
friends throw awesome powers at Orion. However, Orion dodged them all and fought
back with even stronger power!
"Hime, why are you just standing there?? Help us!" said Rei nervously.
"You mean, I have powers too?"
"Yeah, just conjure up whatever you feel," she replied, then instantly got blown to
the back wall by one of Orion's massive balls of force. This was more than I could take.
This mad villain had to be stopped! And it was I who stopped him. Visualizing his body
burnt to ashes, I felt the charm on my amulet radiate, and the attack just came to me.
"ARIES...SPARK...COMBUSTION!!" I snapped my fingers, producing a small
flame from my thumb. As I said the word "combustion", I thrusted the fire at Orion, and
his entire body was engulfed in flames. Suddenly the fire went out, and all that was left of
our enemy was a heap of fine, white sand.
"You did it, Sailor Aries!" Jeshika cheered.
"Sailor Aries..." I echoed, "Is that my name now?"
"We all have Sailor Identities," Ami explained, "but you're still Hime Kaseino,"
Magically, we changed back into our original clothes. After a few more hours,
Michelangelo finished his painting (It didn't look like me at all! _;), and dismissed us
from the Sistine Chapel. He said that he hoped we didn't mind, but he didn't want the six
girls to work for him ever again!
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Rei: Great! Now how are we supposed to make a living here?
Minako: It wasn't my fault...was it?
Jeshika: . . .
Reira: . . .
Makoto: sigh Right when my shooting was getting really good!
Ami: I am so, so sorry, Mr. Michelangelo! Is there any way we can make it up to you?
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March 26, 1508
Rei says that in her native language, my name means "Princess of Mars". I wonder
if there is some kind of connection between her and me, since Rei is Sailor Mars. Although
it did just occur to me that the Sailor Senshi must be the same six people I saw in the
vision I had when I first put on the strange necklace. Jeshika and Reira told me that I'm a
special Senshi called a Sailor Zodiac. Apparently, I have strong supernatural powers that
come from that amulet I found yesterday.
Today, I met the two cats that had come with the Sailor Senshi. I had to ask them
how the animals were kept hidden this whole time, and more importantly, where they
learned how to talk! Ami said that two other talking cats (Luna and Diana) were left
behind to search for the former leader of the Sailor Senshi, Super Sailor Moon. Tsuki and
her brother Artemis came to help find and train the new Sailor Zodiacs. There are so many
more to find, and Tsuki is sure that a new enemy from the Black Hole Empire will come
soon.
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March 30, 1508 (I think)
I'll never forget the beautiful words Jeshika said right before we entered the
Cosmic Time Warp:
"Guardian of Time! Split the heavenly sky and open the door of time! I call upon
you, the almighty God of Time, Chronos! Lead us and protect us, onward to the road of
light!"
As Jeshika voiced these words, we all held hands in a circle, and the wind began to
blow our hair and sailor suits violently. A pink cloud of smoke surrounded us, and I felt
myself rising into the air with the others. (While everyone else was excited about the next
journey through time, I was marveling at the experience of weightlessness!)
"Awesome," I mouthed silently to myself.
In a few minutes, the smoke cleared, and a fancy silver gate decorated with the
phases of the moon appeared. For some reason, it made me think of a time long ago.
"I remember this gate, but--" I began.
"You don't know where from?" Reira finished.
"Yes... How did you know?"
"That was my same reaction when I first saw the Gate of Time,"
"Mine too!" exclaimed Jeshika, "Far out!"
"Welcome back, Sailor Senshi," said a female voice from behind us. We spun
around to see a dark complexioned girl with long green hair and bun tied in the back. She
wore a black sailor suit like the ones we were wearing. In her hand was a silver rod shaped
like a long version of Jeshika's time key adorned with a large garnet. Several time keys
hung from a chain around her waist.
"Boy, am I glad to see you, Sailor Pluto!" said Minako, giving the time guardian a
big hug.
"I'm glad to see you too," she smiled, "I see you found yet another Sailor Zodiac.
Welcome, Sailor Aries,"
"I am honored to met you, Pluto," I said, respectfully bowing my head.
"Are you all ready to go through the void again?"
"I gotta warn you," Reira whispered into my ear, "That time warp really messes
with your mind. Last time, Minako got cabin fever and went completely psycho!"
I giggled quietly at the thought.
Just remember to stay together at all times in the Cosmic Time Warp," Pluto
warned us, "If you get separated you'll be--"
"Yeah, yeah, we know we'll be 'stuck there forever,' " said Mako-chan, as if it was
no big deal.
"Puh-leez! We've done time warps before, and nothing's ever happened to us," said
Minako.
"Actually, we had to work really just to survive them!," Ami argued, "Remember
the first time we went through here, and we had to face the Genie of the Time Warp?"
"Oh yeah," Rei reminisced, "If it hadn't been for Ami, we would have never figured
out how to beat her,"
"Well, Chibi-usa had a big part in it too," Ami blushed.
"I hope that when this is all over with, we can finally see Chibi-usa, Usagi, and
Mamoru again," sighed Rei.
Finally, Sailor Pluto opened the Gate of Time, and all of us (except Pluto, of
course) entered the Cosmic Time Warp.
(End of Diary Three)