Diary Four: Taurus Charges In
(Translated from Spanish)
April 24, 1520
A wave of sunlight poured into my cabin window. I pulled the quilt over my head
to block it out.
Why?, I thought, Why did I have to choose the cabin on the east side of the ship?
"Maria! Maria, mi hija (my daughter), are you awake?" my father called as he came
into my cabin.
"I am now..." I replied groggily.
"We raided another ship last night,"
"That's great, Papi!" I exclaimed, sitting up in bed, "Did you get anything good?"
"Don't I always?" Papi retrieved a gorgeous pendant with a round blue jewel set in
gold circle with horns dangling from a delicate golden chain.
"Oh, wow! Is this for me? I love it!"
Papi put the necklace around my neck. It was warm, like his hands.
"Who was the Captain of the ship?" I asked.
"Some pirate with long blond hair like a woman's. I never got his name, though. It
was a pretty tough fight. Apparently, he and his crew had some kind of mystical powers,
but even they were only a mere challenge to the greatest Spanish pirate to sail the Seven
Seas!"
"And I slept through all of this?"
"Chica, you could sleep through anything!"
"Hey!"
"I think I'd better leave you to get dressed, and go see what Guadalupe has cooked
for us today, " (Guadalupe is our cook on the ship)
"Good idea," I giggled.
Papi gave me a quick kiss on the forhead before going out the door. As I opened
my wardrobe closet, seven girls about my age came tumbling out of it, followed by two
cats! I screamed loud enough to wake the dead.
"Now we're in trouble..." groaned the one with white hair.
"I'm gonna kill Pluto..." growled black haired one.
"Now I'm sure Sailor Pluto had no idea that the time portal would lead us here,"
said the girl all in blue (even her hair was blue!), trying to calm the others.
"What are you doing here, and how did you all get into my closet without my
seeing you?!?" I yelled.
"Is it really safe to tell her?" the blond asked the one with hair like the sea.
"Of course! See, she wearing the Taurus Gem. That's probably how we ended up
here in the first place!" cried one of the two brunettes.
"Good observation, Reira," the other, taller brunette praised her.
"What_happened_Maria??" panted my father, bursting the door open (most likely
responding to my scream), "And...who are they?"
"That is what I'm trying to figure out," I replied to Papi, then glared at the girls.
"Sir, your daughter is a very special person, and quite important to our mission,"
said (that's right, said) the golden cat, who told us her name was Tsuki, and also
introduced her kitty comrade and the girls.
"D-Did I just hear that cat t-t-talk?!?" (I had never seen Papi so terrified in all my
life)
"You certainly did," the white cat Artemis answered, "I can also speak,"
Papi's jaw dropped to the floor, and so did mine.
"As shocked as you are now, you'll be even more amazed when the time comes to
use this," said Jeshika, the leader, handing me a small copper-brown wand with dark
brown leather straps tied to it. On the top of the wand was a brown star with this symbol
(_) inside of it.
"What is this for?" I asked.
"It's for me; at least, the Taurus Gem is," said a finely dressed pirate with an evil
grin and blond hair down to his waist. The seven girls turned sheet white, as if a ghost was
standing there in the doorway.
"Orion?!?!" they all screeched at once.
"That's impossible!" said Ami.
"I thought we killed him," said Hime.
"We did," Jeshika declared, "That's the scary part,"
"If I'm dead," smirked Orion, "then how can I do this?" Quick as lightning, he
snatched the necklaces right off of Jeshika, Reira, Hime and me, then leaped out of one of
the windows.
"What is it with Orion and windows?" said Minako, annoyed.
"Forget the windows, we gotta save the Zodiac Gems!" shouted Jeshika,
"AQUARIUS ZODIAC POWER..."
"PISCES ZODIAC POWER..."
"ARIES ZODIAC POWER..."
"MERCURY CRYSTAL POWER..."
"MARS CRYSTAL POWER..."
"JUPITER CRYSTAL POWER..."
"VENUS CRYSTAL POWER..."
"...MAKE UP!"
Their bodies flashed in the colors of the sunset. Tsuki jumped onto my shoulder to
turn my attention away from the rainbow light show.
"You too, Maria!" she said, "Wave your wand high and say: Taurus Zodiac Power
Make Up!"
"TAURUS ZODIAC POWER MAKE UP?" A coppery fog surrounded me, and
my head hurt so badly, I thought it was going to explode! When the fog cleared, my
nightgown had been turned into a cocoa-colored sailor dress much like the ones the seven
girls were now clad in. My feet displayed elaborate brown leather knee-high boots, cut in
pirate style. Two magnificent bull horns had sprouted from the top of my head of long
dark blue hair. The horns explained that awful headache I had had during the
transformation, but they were actually quite becoming.
We all climbed up to the deck after Orion, but he was nowhere in sight.
"Can you track him, Sailor Mercury?" Makoto (who I suppose was now Sailor
Jupiter) asked Ami.
"I'll try," replied Sailor Mercury, while promptly pressing her earring to cause a
clear blue mask to appear over her eyes. She also opened up a small device that I couldn't
identify and started working it.
"Where did you all come from, anyway?" I asked the other six girls, "You don't
seem to be normal sailors,"
"You're absolutely right, Maria," voiced Artemis, "They're Sailor Soldiers. And
now you're Sailor Taurus,"
"Actually, most of us are from centuries into the future. We traveled through time
to get here," Tsuki explained, concerning my original question.
"Really? But if we're soldiers," I reasoned, "shouldn't we be wearing armor instead
of sailor suits?"
"Hey! Never underestimate the power of a girl in a cute outfit!" said Sailor Venus,
striking a pose.
"I found him!" exclaimed Sailor Mercury, "The problem is that he's...underwater,"
"Well, that's just fabulous!" groaned Sailor Mars, "Now how are we going to save
the Zodiac Gems?"
"I know!" said Sailor Aquarius, "I'll use something Tsuki taught me a long time
ago...AQUARIUS SEACRAFT CREATION!" Twirling her trident like a ship's steering
wheel, she made a strange, covered metal ship come up out of the water.
"What the heck is that?!" Sailor Aries and I both said at once.
"It's called a submarine," explained Mercury, "Where we come from, we use them
for underwater travel,"
"Ohhh...."
After we entered the submarine, we all had to "ooh" and "ahh" at how advanced
everything inside of it was! I can't even begin to describe all of the new things I saw while
we were in there.
This is fascinating!" said Aries, "It's so much more complex than Leonardo's crazy
inventions,"
"You mean to say that you actually knew Leonardo da Vinci??" said Sailor Pisces
excitedly.
"Sure, he was a good friend of mine," Aries replied coolly.
Their conversation about famous artists was boring me, so I turned to the Inner
Senshi to see what they were talking about. I learned about the puzzling disappearance of
Super Sailor Moon (or Serenity "Usagi" Tsukino), Tuxedo Kamen (Mamoru Chiba), and
their daughter Serenity "Chibi-usa" Tsukino who had traveled a century back in time to
become the trained Sailor Senshi, Super Sailor Chibi Moon. I also heard about Luna and
Diana, Artemis' future wife and daughter. There was a confusing misunderstanding
between Luna and Artemis that the white cat did not want to talk about. It happened right
before all this time traveling business started. I was curious to know what it was, but the
Inners had moved on to another topic.
No big deal, I thought, I'll just force the story out of Artemis when I can't take it
anymore.
Tsuki, gave me this Diary to write all my experiences as a Sailor Senshi in while
the sun is still in my sign (Zodiac, that is). I could tell that three other girls had written in it
before me. I tried to read it, but all the entries were all in languages I couldn't understand.
(Darnit!! .)
Well, night is here already! Artemis has just suggested that we get a good night's
rest, since we have no clue what's in store for us tomorrow. Even now, I can feel myself
falling asleep...Ahhh, glorious sleep...
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April 25, 1520
This morning, when we were all awake, Jeshika took us to the submarine's fully
equipped kitchen, where Makoto fixed us the most delicious breakfast I had ever tasted.
Mako really is a wonderful cook--even better than Guadalupe! After we had eaten our fill,
we transformed into Sailor Soldiers again. Then, as if on cue, Sailor Aquarius spotted
something through one of the small but thick windows.
"Look!" she cried, pointing to what she saw, "Orion must be in that black sub!"
"And that must be the enemy base!" said Jupiter, referring to an elaborate but
sinister looking building where the black submarine was heading to. Orion finally reached
the building, connected his craft to the door, then I'm sure he stepped inside. Then, the
black submarine parked itself by the building!
"Should we try to get in?" I asked.
"It's worth a shot," replied Mercury.
Aquarius drove the submarine over to the "enemy base", and connected our door
to the building's door, just as we had seen Orion do it. An inhuman voice said:
"PLEASE STATE PASSWORD..."
"Password? Theres a password?!" Venus shrieked.
"Shh! I'll handle this," Sailor Jupiter whispered, then in a perfect imitation of
Orion's voice, said: "The Sailor Senshi are brats, and Mistress Cassandra will rule the
universe!"
"PASSWORD CONFIRMED. WELCOME, ORION," said the voice. The door opened
and we were let in.
"How on Earth did you know that?" was all I could ask to keep my jaw from
dropping to the floor.
"Actually I just kinda guessed," she replied sheepishly.
The entrance hall was all black. The floor and ceiling were black, and even the
glass in the lanterns on the black wall had a dark tint to them. An eerie chill lingered
through the air.
"There has to be a way to find out what they're up to without their seeing us,"
Sailor Mercury thought out loud.
"Right as usual, Mercury. There is a way. Aries, summon your transformation
wand," Tsuki commanded. Aries retrieved a silver wand much like mine from thin air!
"But Tsuki, how will this help?" Sailor Aries inquired of the gold cat.
"Within each Sailor Zodiac's transformation wand is a hidden power that can be
used without the Zodiac Gem," Tsuki explained, "Aries, if you say 'Aries Angry Silence',
the enemy will not be able to hear anything we say or do. So, as long as we keep out of
sight, they won't even know we're here,"
"That is sooo cool!" exclaimed Sailor Venus, "Artemis, how come we Inners don't
have something like that?"
"Gee, could it be because you don't need your Sailor Crystals to perform attacks?"
said Artemis, rolling his eyes upwards.
"Oh," Venus sweat-dropped ^_^ ; looking as dumb as she probably felt, "Okay,
Aries, do your thing,"
"ARIES...ANGRY SILENCE!!" she shouted, tossing her wand in the air and then
catching it again.
"Ar-ies!! Not so loud!" we all hissed.
"It doesn't really matter now," Tsuki calmed us, "They can't hear us anyway. The
important thing to remember now is that we can't be seen. Otherwise, the spell will lose its
effect,"
Stealthily and carefully, Tsuki, Artemis, the Sailor Senshi and I crawled behind a
"wall" of stone statues that were all of a dark woman with extremely long hair.
"Geez! Mistress Cassandra sure loves promoting herself," commented Sailor
Jupiter.
"Yeah," Sailor Venus agreed, "She's even worse than Rei-chan!"
"Shut up, Venus!" growled Mars, with her face turning red as her sailor suit.
"What are you talking about? I don't promote myself at all," said Pisces.
"She wasn't talking about you!" Mars snapped.
"So you have a habit of promoting yourself, huh? What's the matter? You afraid
nobody will notice you unless you draw attention to your so-called talents?"
"I swear, if you weren't a fellow Senshi I'd--"
"Mars! Pisces! Give it a rest, will you? Honestly, I almost wish I was Mistress
Cassandra or one of her henchmen, just so I wouldn't have to hear your bickering right
now!" Sailor Aquarius commanded, stepping between the two.
We turned our attention to Orion, who was talking to a man who looked exactly
like him! They were both clothed in the same black outfit. Had Orion not been holding the
necklaces he had plundered from us, I don't think we would have been able to tell them
apart!
"Good work, Number Two," Orion praised his "twin", "With all these Zodiac
Gems, I may not need the other half of the Gemini one yet,"
"Gemini!" Aquarius gasped, as if she had just stumbled upon a crucial fact.
"Of course you need the other half, you idiot!" yelled a voice from the shadows, "I
need every last one of those Gems in order to build up the Black Hole Empire!"
"I realize that now, Mistress. please forgive my ignorance," Orion apologized,
bowing. A purple light shined on the "Mistress", who was lounging on a magnificent black
throne. I matched her face with those on the statues.
Well, keep looking for them," she scowled, "And while you're at it, find those
annoying Sailor Senshi and DESTROY THEM!" Then she disappeared from sight.
"Tsuki, do you have any clue who that Number Two guy is?" Sailor Pisces asked
the gold cat.
"Not even the slightest idea. Mercury?"
"I'm getting an analysis on him right now," replied the blue soldier, while expertly
tapping on that tiny contraption of hers, "It seems that Number Two's DNA matches
Orion's exactly, and I've detected cloning powers coming from the Gemini Gem!"
"What's cloning?" I asked, before Aries could. Artemis gave us a brief explanation
of what cloning was. He said that even in his time it is not fully developed or understood,
so I think Sailor Aries and I understood the concept as best we could.
"So that's how I was able to blast Orion away so easily," Aries realized.
"And it wasn't really Orion, it was his clone!" Aquarius exclaimed, "He's been
using part of the Gemini Gem to make copies of himself, so he won't be harmed,"
"The little wimp! I can't believe Orion doesn't even fight his own battles!" Sailor
Mars huffed.
"Never mind that, I've got a plan," Aquarius announced.
After she had gotten our attention, Sailor Aquarius proceeded to tell us her idea.
We were supposed to pair up and attack from the four corners of the room, combining our
powers if possible. I wondered what my own power was. Would Tsuki tell me when the
time was right? Or would I have to figure it out all by myself?
First, Sailor Mercury used an attack called "Shabon Spray", which filled the room
with bubbles, creating some sort of fog. Then, while hidden by the fog, the pairs each took
a place in a corner . Aquarius was with Pisces, I was with Aries, Mars was with Venus,
and Mercury was with Jupiter. When the fog dissolved, we were ready.
"AQUARIUS...PEACE SHOWER!!!" Sparkly stuff rained from the ceiling and
distracted Orion and his clone.
"PISCES...FISH WHIP!!" Sailor Pisces used a long green whip to tie up Orion
and his clone in seconds. The Sailor Zodiacs' powers may have been limited, but they sure
knew how to use them!
"What the--GAAH!" the twin evildoers screamed helplessly as the four Inner
Senshi combined their powers to make one big energy ball and threw it at them!
"Taurus, you'll have to attack alone," Aries told me sadly, "My 'Aries Angry
Silence' is no good in this situation, and it's all I have,"
"Jesucristo!" I exclaimed, throwing my hands up in frustration. That was real
smart, Aquarius. Stick the newcomer with the powerless one. I was about to put my hands
back down, when I felt those horns that were still on my head.
"Well, I might as well put these things to a good use," I sighed and stepped out of
the corner. Before I knew what I was doing, I shouted: "TAURUS...DOUBLE STAB!"
and my horns extended all the way to where our two enemies stood. The energy ball had
broken the whip, but along with my attack, it had also turned the clone to a pile of sand,
and had left the original badly injured. Orion had just enough strength to take a gold key
from his pocket, hold it up and say, "Just take me to the other half of the Gemini Gem,
NOW!" Then, he vanished, just like Mistress Cassandra.
"There's no time to lose!" voiced Sailor Aquarius, holding another gold key, "If
Orion finds the other piece before we do, who knows what kind of powers he'll have?!"
"Actually, right now he doesn't have any pieces," I grinned, showing the team the
Gemini necklace I had around one of my horns.
"How did you..." Sailor Mercury gasped.
"Hey, my Papi is a pirate you know, and pirates are excellent thieves,"
(End of Diary Four)
(Translated from Spanish)
April 24, 1520
A wave of sunlight poured into my cabin window. I pulled the quilt over my head
to block it out.
Why?, I thought, Why did I have to choose the cabin on the east side of the ship?
"Maria! Maria, mi hija (my daughter), are you awake?" my father called as he came
into my cabin.
"I am now..." I replied groggily.
"We raided another ship last night,"
"That's great, Papi!" I exclaimed, sitting up in bed, "Did you get anything good?"
"Don't I always?" Papi retrieved a gorgeous pendant with a round blue jewel set in
gold circle with horns dangling from a delicate golden chain.
"Oh, wow! Is this for me? I love it!"
Papi put the necklace around my neck. It was warm, like his hands.
"Who was the Captain of the ship?" I asked.
"Some pirate with long blond hair like a woman's. I never got his name, though. It
was a pretty tough fight. Apparently, he and his crew had some kind of mystical powers,
but even they were only a mere challenge to the greatest Spanish pirate to sail the Seven
Seas!"
"And I slept through all of this?"
"Chica, you could sleep through anything!"
"Hey!"
"I think I'd better leave you to get dressed, and go see what Guadalupe has cooked
for us today, " (Guadalupe is our cook on the ship)
"Good idea," I giggled.
Papi gave me a quick kiss on the forhead before going out the door. As I opened
my wardrobe closet, seven girls about my age came tumbling out of it, followed by two
cats! I screamed loud enough to wake the dead.
"Now we're in trouble..." groaned the one with white hair.
"I'm gonna kill Pluto..." growled black haired one.
"Now I'm sure Sailor Pluto had no idea that the time portal would lead us here,"
said the girl all in blue (even her hair was blue!), trying to calm the others.
"What are you doing here, and how did you all get into my closet without my
seeing you?!?" I yelled.
"Is it really safe to tell her?" the blond asked the one with hair like the sea.
"Of course! See, she wearing the Taurus Gem. That's probably how we ended up
here in the first place!" cried one of the two brunettes.
"Good observation, Reira," the other, taller brunette praised her.
"What_happened_Maria??" panted my father, bursting the door open (most likely
responding to my scream), "And...who are they?"
"That is what I'm trying to figure out," I replied to Papi, then glared at the girls.
"Sir, your daughter is a very special person, and quite important to our mission,"
said (that's right, said) the golden cat, who told us her name was Tsuki, and also
introduced her kitty comrade and the girls.
"D-Did I just hear that cat t-t-talk?!?" (I had never seen Papi so terrified in all my
life)
"You certainly did," the white cat Artemis answered, "I can also speak,"
Papi's jaw dropped to the floor, and so did mine.
"As shocked as you are now, you'll be even more amazed when the time comes to
use this," said Jeshika, the leader, handing me a small copper-brown wand with dark
brown leather straps tied to it. On the top of the wand was a brown star with this symbol
(_) inside of it.
"What is this for?" I asked.
"It's for me; at least, the Taurus Gem is," said a finely dressed pirate with an evil
grin and blond hair down to his waist. The seven girls turned sheet white, as if a ghost was
standing there in the doorway.
"Orion?!?!" they all screeched at once.
"That's impossible!" said Ami.
"I thought we killed him," said Hime.
"We did," Jeshika declared, "That's the scary part,"
"If I'm dead," smirked Orion, "then how can I do this?" Quick as lightning, he
snatched the necklaces right off of Jeshika, Reira, Hime and me, then leaped out of one of
the windows.
"What is it with Orion and windows?" said Minako, annoyed.
"Forget the windows, we gotta save the Zodiac Gems!" shouted Jeshika,
"AQUARIUS ZODIAC POWER..."
"PISCES ZODIAC POWER..."
"ARIES ZODIAC POWER..."
"MERCURY CRYSTAL POWER..."
"MARS CRYSTAL POWER..."
"JUPITER CRYSTAL POWER..."
"VENUS CRYSTAL POWER..."
"...MAKE UP!"
Their bodies flashed in the colors of the sunset. Tsuki jumped onto my shoulder to
turn my attention away from the rainbow light show.
"You too, Maria!" she said, "Wave your wand high and say: Taurus Zodiac Power
Make Up!"
"TAURUS ZODIAC POWER MAKE UP?" A coppery fog surrounded me, and
my head hurt so badly, I thought it was going to explode! When the fog cleared, my
nightgown had been turned into a cocoa-colored sailor dress much like the ones the seven
girls were now clad in. My feet displayed elaborate brown leather knee-high boots, cut in
pirate style. Two magnificent bull horns had sprouted from the top of my head of long
dark blue hair. The horns explained that awful headache I had had during the
transformation, but they were actually quite becoming.
We all climbed up to the deck after Orion, but he was nowhere in sight.
"Can you track him, Sailor Mercury?" Makoto (who I suppose was now Sailor
Jupiter) asked Ami.
"I'll try," replied Sailor Mercury, while promptly pressing her earring to cause a
clear blue mask to appear over her eyes. She also opened up a small device that I couldn't
identify and started working it.
"Where did you all come from, anyway?" I asked the other six girls, "You don't
seem to be normal sailors,"
"You're absolutely right, Maria," voiced Artemis, "They're Sailor Soldiers. And
now you're Sailor Taurus,"
"Actually, most of us are from centuries into the future. We traveled through time
to get here," Tsuki explained, concerning my original question.
"Really? But if we're soldiers," I reasoned, "shouldn't we be wearing armor instead
of sailor suits?"
"Hey! Never underestimate the power of a girl in a cute outfit!" said Sailor Venus,
striking a pose.
"I found him!" exclaimed Sailor Mercury, "The problem is that he's...underwater,"
"Well, that's just fabulous!" groaned Sailor Mars, "Now how are we going to save
the Zodiac Gems?"
"I know!" said Sailor Aquarius, "I'll use something Tsuki taught me a long time
ago...AQUARIUS SEACRAFT CREATION!" Twirling her trident like a ship's steering
wheel, she made a strange, covered metal ship come up out of the water.
"What the heck is that?!" Sailor Aries and I both said at once.
"It's called a submarine," explained Mercury, "Where we come from, we use them
for underwater travel,"
"Ohhh...."
After we entered the submarine, we all had to "ooh" and "ahh" at how advanced
everything inside of it was! I can't even begin to describe all of the new things I saw while
we were in there.
This is fascinating!" said Aries, "It's so much more complex than Leonardo's crazy
inventions,"
"You mean to say that you actually knew Leonardo da Vinci??" said Sailor Pisces
excitedly.
"Sure, he was a good friend of mine," Aries replied coolly.
Their conversation about famous artists was boring me, so I turned to the Inner
Senshi to see what they were talking about. I learned about the puzzling disappearance of
Super Sailor Moon (or Serenity "Usagi" Tsukino), Tuxedo Kamen (Mamoru Chiba), and
their daughter Serenity "Chibi-usa" Tsukino who had traveled a century back in time to
become the trained Sailor Senshi, Super Sailor Chibi Moon. I also heard about Luna and
Diana, Artemis' future wife and daughter. There was a confusing misunderstanding
between Luna and Artemis that the white cat did not want to talk about. It happened right
before all this time traveling business started. I was curious to know what it was, but the
Inners had moved on to another topic.
No big deal, I thought, I'll just force the story out of Artemis when I can't take it
anymore.
Tsuki, gave me this Diary to write all my experiences as a Sailor Senshi in while
the sun is still in my sign (Zodiac, that is). I could tell that three other girls had written in it
before me. I tried to read it, but all the entries were all in languages I couldn't understand.
(Darnit!! .)
Well, night is here already! Artemis has just suggested that we get a good night's
rest, since we have no clue what's in store for us tomorrow. Even now, I can feel myself
falling asleep...Ahhh, glorious sleep...
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April 25, 1520
This morning, when we were all awake, Jeshika took us to the submarine's fully
equipped kitchen, where Makoto fixed us the most delicious breakfast I had ever tasted.
Mako really is a wonderful cook--even better than Guadalupe! After we had eaten our fill,
we transformed into Sailor Soldiers again. Then, as if on cue, Sailor Aquarius spotted
something through one of the small but thick windows.
"Look!" she cried, pointing to what she saw, "Orion must be in that black sub!"
"And that must be the enemy base!" said Jupiter, referring to an elaborate but
sinister looking building where the black submarine was heading to. Orion finally reached
the building, connected his craft to the door, then I'm sure he stepped inside. Then, the
black submarine parked itself by the building!
"Should we try to get in?" I asked.
"It's worth a shot," replied Mercury.
Aquarius drove the submarine over to the "enemy base", and connected our door
to the building's door, just as we had seen Orion do it. An inhuman voice said:
"PLEASE STATE PASSWORD..."
"Password? Theres a password?!" Venus shrieked.
"Shh! I'll handle this," Sailor Jupiter whispered, then in a perfect imitation of
Orion's voice, said: "The Sailor Senshi are brats, and Mistress Cassandra will rule the
universe!"
"PASSWORD CONFIRMED. WELCOME, ORION," said the voice. The door opened
and we were let in.
"How on Earth did you know that?" was all I could ask to keep my jaw from
dropping to the floor.
"Actually I just kinda guessed," she replied sheepishly.
The entrance hall was all black. The floor and ceiling were black, and even the
glass in the lanterns on the black wall had a dark tint to them. An eerie chill lingered
through the air.
"There has to be a way to find out what they're up to without their seeing us,"
Sailor Mercury thought out loud.
"Right as usual, Mercury. There is a way. Aries, summon your transformation
wand," Tsuki commanded. Aries retrieved a silver wand much like mine from thin air!
"But Tsuki, how will this help?" Sailor Aries inquired of the gold cat.
"Within each Sailor Zodiac's transformation wand is a hidden power that can be
used without the Zodiac Gem," Tsuki explained, "Aries, if you say 'Aries Angry Silence',
the enemy will not be able to hear anything we say or do. So, as long as we keep out of
sight, they won't even know we're here,"
"That is sooo cool!" exclaimed Sailor Venus, "Artemis, how come we Inners don't
have something like that?"
"Gee, could it be because you don't need your Sailor Crystals to perform attacks?"
said Artemis, rolling his eyes upwards.
"Oh," Venus sweat-dropped ^_^ ; looking as dumb as she probably felt, "Okay,
Aries, do your thing,"
"ARIES...ANGRY SILENCE!!" she shouted, tossing her wand in the air and then
catching it again.
"Ar-ies!! Not so loud!" we all hissed.
"It doesn't really matter now," Tsuki calmed us, "They can't hear us anyway. The
important thing to remember now is that we can't be seen. Otherwise, the spell will lose its
effect,"
Stealthily and carefully, Tsuki, Artemis, the Sailor Senshi and I crawled behind a
"wall" of stone statues that were all of a dark woman with extremely long hair.
"Geez! Mistress Cassandra sure loves promoting herself," commented Sailor
Jupiter.
"Yeah," Sailor Venus agreed, "She's even worse than Rei-chan!"
"Shut up, Venus!" growled Mars, with her face turning red as her sailor suit.
"What are you talking about? I don't promote myself at all," said Pisces.
"She wasn't talking about you!" Mars snapped.
"So you have a habit of promoting yourself, huh? What's the matter? You afraid
nobody will notice you unless you draw attention to your so-called talents?"
"I swear, if you weren't a fellow Senshi I'd--"
"Mars! Pisces! Give it a rest, will you? Honestly, I almost wish I was Mistress
Cassandra or one of her henchmen, just so I wouldn't have to hear your bickering right
now!" Sailor Aquarius commanded, stepping between the two.
We turned our attention to Orion, who was talking to a man who looked exactly
like him! They were both clothed in the same black outfit. Had Orion not been holding the
necklaces he had plundered from us, I don't think we would have been able to tell them
apart!
"Good work, Number Two," Orion praised his "twin", "With all these Zodiac
Gems, I may not need the other half of the Gemini one yet,"
"Gemini!" Aquarius gasped, as if she had just stumbled upon a crucial fact.
"Of course you need the other half, you idiot!" yelled a voice from the shadows, "I
need every last one of those Gems in order to build up the Black Hole Empire!"
"I realize that now, Mistress. please forgive my ignorance," Orion apologized,
bowing. A purple light shined on the "Mistress", who was lounging on a magnificent black
throne. I matched her face with those on the statues.
Well, keep looking for them," she scowled, "And while you're at it, find those
annoying Sailor Senshi and DESTROY THEM!" Then she disappeared from sight.
"Tsuki, do you have any clue who that Number Two guy is?" Sailor Pisces asked
the gold cat.
"Not even the slightest idea. Mercury?"
"I'm getting an analysis on him right now," replied the blue soldier, while expertly
tapping on that tiny contraption of hers, "It seems that Number Two's DNA matches
Orion's exactly, and I've detected cloning powers coming from the Gemini Gem!"
"What's cloning?" I asked, before Aries could. Artemis gave us a brief explanation
of what cloning was. He said that even in his time it is not fully developed or understood,
so I think Sailor Aries and I understood the concept as best we could.
"So that's how I was able to blast Orion away so easily," Aries realized.
"And it wasn't really Orion, it was his clone!" Aquarius exclaimed, "He's been
using part of the Gemini Gem to make copies of himself, so he won't be harmed,"
"The little wimp! I can't believe Orion doesn't even fight his own battles!" Sailor
Mars huffed.
"Never mind that, I've got a plan," Aquarius announced.
After she had gotten our attention, Sailor Aquarius proceeded to tell us her idea.
We were supposed to pair up and attack from the four corners of the room, combining our
powers if possible. I wondered what my own power was. Would Tsuki tell me when the
time was right? Or would I have to figure it out all by myself?
First, Sailor Mercury used an attack called "Shabon Spray", which filled the room
with bubbles, creating some sort of fog. Then, while hidden by the fog, the pairs each took
a place in a corner . Aquarius was with Pisces, I was with Aries, Mars was with Venus,
and Mercury was with Jupiter. When the fog dissolved, we were ready.
"AQUARIUS...PEACE SHOWER!!!" Sparkly stuff rained from the ceiling and
distracted Orion and his clone.
"PISCES...FISH WHIP!!" Sailor Pisces used a long green whip to tie up Orion
and his clone in seconds. The Sailor Zodiacs' powers may have been limited, but they sure
knew how to use them!
"What the--GAAH!" the twin evildoers screamed helplessly as the four Inner
Senshi combined their powers to make one big energy ball and threw it at them!
"Taurus, you'll have to attack alone," Aries told me sadly, "My 'Aries Angry
Silence' is no good in this situation, and it's all I have,"
"Jesucristo!" I exclaimed, throwing my hands up in frustration. That was real
smart, Aquarius. Stick the newcomer with the powerless one. I was about to put my hands
back down, when I felt those horns that were still on my head.
"Well, I might as well put these things to a good use," I sighed and stepped out of
the corner. Before I knew what I was doing, I shouted: "TAURUS...DOUBLE STAB!"
and my horns extended all the way to where our two enemies stood. The energy ball had
broken the whip, but along with my attack, it had also turned the clone to a pile of sand,
and had left the original badly injured. Orion had just enough strength to take a gold key
from his pocket, hold it up and say, "Just take me to the other half of the Gemini Gem,
NOW!" Then, he vanished, just like Mistress Cassandra.
"There's no time to lose!" voiced Sailor Aquarius, holding another gold key, "If
Orion finds the other piece before we do, who knows what kind of powers he'll have?!"
"Actually, right now he doesn't have any pieces," I grinned, showing the team the
Gemini necklace I had around one of my horns.
"How did you..." Sailor Mercury gasped.
"Hey, my Papi is a pirate you know, and pirates are excellent thieves,"
(End of Diary Four)