Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon. I just happen to like it a lot and felt the urge to write something involved in it. I ain't getting paid so don't sue.
Moon Cats, The Further Adventures of Luna and Artemis
"You mean Artemis has been disappearing too?" Usagi looked at Minako surprised. Minako nodded, while the rest of the girls listened. The Inner Senshi, along with Hotaru, were having a slumber party at Makoto's apartment, and the recent strange behavior of the Moon Cats had quickly become a hot topic.
"Are they ever gone at the same time?" Rei asked. When the blonds nodded, she grinned. "The sneaky little fur balls... They're going off alone with each other. They are finally a couple!"
"You think?" The two blond Senshi said in unison, causing Hotaru to giggle.
When Rei nodded, Makato slumped. "Man, even Luna has a boyfriend! Where is MINE?"
"Well, she did have the edge of being the only female of Artemis's Specie available, and vice versa. "
"How terribly clinical!" Minako got all starry-eyed expression. "They were meant for each other. Like Usagi and Mamoru!"
"If I see him in a Tuxedo, I'll die!" Usagi said, laughing at the image of Artemis in a tux.
The girls stopped laughing when the Mercury computer started sounding an alarm. They hopped up, transforming, and headed out with Mercury locating the Monster.
"At least we know he won't be tossing roses around." Venus said, as a parting shot at her beloved advisor.
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Artemis cursed under his breath, even as he slammed a planter down on the monsters misshapen head, scattering rose petals over the heavily damaged street. Hopping away from the lumbering beast he took time to consider his position, and stupidity.
He had grabbed the disguise pen without thinking seconds after spotting the monster, and had used it to take the form he had fought the Gaki with, and attacked. All he achieved, with all the strength and claws of his man-tiger form was to distract it from everyone else, and lock it's focus totally on him.
That was good for the Humans, but not so good for Moon Cats.
The good news was that the monster, which looked like a poorly sculpted man of Play Dough, was strong but not the least bit fast or agile. Artemis was having no problems keeping out of the path of its fists, or sneaking in hits of his own, for what little good that did.
It didn't seem to like the 'Planter Attack' however.
Brushing off the leather jacket that seemed to be uniform for his tiger-man form, Artemis scanned for another planter, or heavy object, to drop on it, even as he jumped away from it again.
"Artemis! Stop playing with that thing and do something TO it." Luna yelled, while dragging an unconscious woman into a nearby store.
"Like?"
"Think of something!"
Artemis just growled, but his green eyes locked on to something he hadn't seen before on its back. It looked like strange writing, and it was glowing. "I wonder..." Artemis mumbled. He jumped into the air, landing a light pole like only a cat could, then dropped from the air onto the monsters back, one arm wrapping around it's thick "neck".
"Take THIS!" He yelled as his other claws all dug into the back of the monster, ripping furrows through the runes. With this act the monster suddenly stopped moving and solidified into a clay statue.
Hopping off his now immobile opponent Artemis chuckled. "Well, what do you know! It worked!" Artemis, happy but not quite satisfied, picked up another planter and slammed it into the monster's head. The new statue shattered nicely into dozens of pieces at the White Feline hero's feet. "That'll do it."
"Freeze, Nega-Scum!" A familiar voice yelled. A self satisfied Artemis turned to find out what Sailor Moon was yelling at. "Modern Art is a joy for some people, and it shouldn't be destroyed. In the name of the Moon, we will punish you!" She posed with rest of the Inner Senshi, and pointed at the "Nega-Scum" in question.
Artemis blinked, then pointed at himself, as he realized HE was the target. "Wait. ME?" He almost squeaked.
"Mars Fire Ignite!" He yelped as he dodged the Fire Senshi's attack, avoiding it neatly, though he didn't think so.
"Wait! That was the monster... Not me! I'm A...ACK!" What ever he was about to say was interrupted as he barely avoided an icy blast from the Senshi of Mercury. "Forget about it!"
Turning, Artemis did something that no enemy of the Senshi ever did before. He started running like hell! The Senshi were so shocked it took them a couple of seconds to start after him.
Artemis whipped around a corner at full speed, and screamed like a girl as he realized he was heading right for Sailor Saturn. The fact that she screamed in fear herself didn't make him feel any better, though it did likely save his life.
Instead of a Silence Glaive surprise, Saturn yelled "Silence Wall!" Forming a barrier between her and the cat demon. That said Cat Demon turned and dived into the entrance of a woman's clothing store just made her feel better.
She DID have enough of her senses around her to point the other Senshi in the direction it ran when they came around the corner, and watched as they all ran into the store.
They didn't find the Youma, though they did find one frightened shop girl behind the counter and a woman with a long white braid in the dressing room.
"Sorry Ma'am." Sailor Moon said to the startled seeming woman.
"No problem..." Artemis-chan replied, trying to look scared (Easy) and harmless while sitting on his/her tail. Some part of his mind focusing on the fact that he turned into a GIRL to save himself, and that he clothed himself in a mini-skirt and halter-top.
Artemis wasn't sure he would survive this blow to his masculine pride.
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Luna came out of the building she had dragged the injured woman into, just in time to see the Senshi round the corner down the block. "What in the name of the Moon are they doing?"
Before she could go after them, however, a reporter ran up, with a cameraman following her. "Miss, miss. Can you tell us what you think of what just happened here?"
"What? A monster just attacked, what do you think just happened?" The exasperated dark haired cat turned woman replied.
"No, I mean the OTHER monster. The one that destroyed the first one."
"I think you shouldn't be calling people monster's till you know better!" Luna growled, before stomping off after the Senshi, hopefully before they "Moon Dusted" Artemis.
She didn't notice the dark man with a cell phone at the other corner, who had apparently been watching the whole thing.
She did notice the Braided girl coming out of the store carrying the disguise pen and waving at the Senshi as they bounced away with the biggest, most cheesy grin she had ever seen on anyone's face.
"Hmm. Well, I suppose we shouldn't have teased you about Artemis being a girl's name so much." Luna said, very amused by the sight.
Artemis spun around. "Wait, I can explain!"
"Explain what?" Luna eyed 'her' very carefully. "I do hope you realize I will NEVER wear something like that, Artemis."
"Why not, you'd look hot... I meant cute!"
KATHUNK
"Now, are we going to the movies? I didn't get desert after all, and you DID invite me out for a fun, relaxing date."
Artemis, rubbing his head from where he got smacked, just nodded. "Fine... Just let me find a place to change back... to my other human form..."
Luna chuckled. "Of course. I don't date women, Artemis-chan."
Artemis just growled, following the chuckling woman, knowing that her dress was moving like that because of her amusement-animated tail. Settling 'her' new trench coat onto her shoulders, she followed. "I just want to know how I explain this to Minako... That's all."
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Somewhere, in the mists of the time stream, a fit of laughter filled the silence as a certain Senshi of Time and the planet Pluto enjoyed her favorite 'Soap Opera' once again.
AN: Well, seems Arty is a full-blown super hero now! And we all know that every super-hero, when they meet a new super-hero, they have to fight.
Just seems that Artemis has more sense then to try to take on odds as long as the entire Inner Senshi team.
And I admit, the turning into a girl thing is likely due to my Ranma 1/2 obsession, but tell me you couldn't see this happen eventually!
Next time: The enemy is revealed, More trouble for Artemis, Luna joins the Hero's list, and some powers are discovered for those who didn't know they had them.