Episode #21 - Looking Back, Gazing Ahead
Serena walked down the road. It was a bright, sunny Monday morning, and she was heading to her last semester of Highschool. Serena though back on the past three years, they had fought Geoff once more, and they had beaten him too. He granted them the "honour" of choosing the final battlefeild, and the time that it would take place. Serena still remembered walking forward and telling him the time and place. She had set it for the day that would be her coronation, five years from now. Geoff had accepted. Now that Serena knew that none of this carnage was Geoff's fault she actually took pity on him. After learning about his family dieing and the real reason he hated everyone, the battle was going to be a lot simpler. Serena now knew that he actually had weaknesses, and she knew how to play on them. She soon arrived at her school and went inside, sitting down.
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Geoff paced around his office, wearing his combat gi. He was to train with Shino, but she had disappeared in the last few days, and he had sent his four sons out to look for her. A low buzz was heard. Geoff walked over to his desk and hit the intercom button. "What!" he growled. "Dad, it's me, Zigokuno, I found her" "Good, bring her here, now" Zigokuno and Shino arrived a few moments later. Shino looked very uncomfortable and Zigokuno had a small, devious smile on his face. "You are excused Zigokuno," He nodded at his father and left. Geoff turned his gaze upon his daughter. She had become quite rebellious in the past three years, ever since his first defeat at the hands of that whimpering sailor bitch. "Shino my dear, what's the problem?" he asked as he sat down. She walked forward and sat down in a large leather chair. "It's. nothing you would understand." "Really?" "No. really, you wouldn't" "Can you at least try and tell me, so I can see if I can help?" "It's just that. goddamit how can I put this? I just feel. so goddamn weak. compared to everyone else" "What do you mean?" "Zigokuno and the others have all awakened their magic powers! Why can't I!!" She said, raising her voice and standing up. "My dear. you haven't awakened your magic yet because, to be truthful, you don't need them" "What?" "If your magic hasn't awakened yet, it's because you haven't needed it yet, it's that simple" "But I just feel so weak compared to the others, Akumano can create massive conflagrations of fire, Zigokuno can make illusions and fire massive blasts of magical force, Yamino has his dark magic, and Kibo can move like lightning when he wants to" "But do you need to?" "What?" "Think about it, you killed Queen Serenity, no mean feat, and you did it with one slash of your scythe, just think about that for a second my dear." Shino sat and thought about what her father had said, he made a good point. If she had needed her powers, then she would've been able to use them, and since she hadn't been able to use them, that meant she didn't need them yet, and that meant that she was still stronger then her four brothers. She looked at her father, smiling. "Thankyou otou-sama" She said, bowing slightly and walking out. "Oh, Shino" "Yes?" "I believe that we have a training session together, do we not?" She smiled and nodded. "I'll wait for you in the training room" said Geoff. Shino walked out of her father's office and went to her own room. She put a Cd on as she showered and changed, then went to the training room. He father was waiting there, armed with two massive Claymores. "Father?" Shino was slightly confused, her father almost never used swords, and never two massive blades like that. "Is there a problem, daughter of mine?" "No, it's just that I've never seen you use swords before. I wasn't expecting it" "You should, these are my original weapons. the first two blades that I ever used. The one in my right hand is called Sei, the other is called Shi, and today I hope to teach you that one can never be too careful in battle." Geoff watched as his daughter visibly paled. He had spoken the truth, these two blades were his first weapons, given to him by Queen Serenity to protect the Silver Millennium. They were mildly enchanted, they wouldn't loose their edge and were half as light as a normal Claymore. The thing about them was that even though the blades were five and a half feet long, when compared to his six foot ten frame, they looked like longswords, if that. Shino grabbed her scythe and held it in a defensive position.
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Robert walked out of his apartment, Hotaru trailing him. They had been living together for the past three years, ever since Haruka had kicked Hotaru out of her home. Robert had gone to great lengths to avoid Hotaru's ex-guardians, going so far as to leave halfway through a battle to avoid them. Hotaru knew that Robert would never leave a battle if there was even a slight chance of her being hurt, so when she saw him leave during the last battle they had with one of Geoff's children, she knew that they would win and drive off the infernal spawn. Robert knew that the instant he saw Haruka, Michiru or Setsuna, that he wouldn't be able to contain his anger for very long. They had pushed him the wrong way when they kicked Hotaru out of her home, he had even gone back to them, and asked them to take her back, told them that it wasn't her fault. They wouldn't hear a word of it, and that was what had pushed Robert so far. Hotaru and himself were going to a movie that day, but he felt like something was going to happen. In the past three years, Robert had gone through many changes, mainly that he had become a quiet and introverted individual, a drastic change from when he had first arrived. Hotaru and her friends were the only people that he was himself with, and the only person that he even talked with about anything was Hotaru. He had long talks with Serena, helping her, assuring her that in his time line that Sailor Venus was alive, and that she would most likely be brought back to life if they stopped Geoff. Serena was a different person from what he had known in the Crystal Millennium, she was just different from Neo Queen Serenity, she had what Robert thought of as a cold streak, but he knew that she had it especially reserved for Geoff and his foul progeny. Robert knew that Geoff had five children, but he had only fought four of them so far, he wondered who was left behind. He knew the four males, but even he had not been able to discern who the fifth child was, all he knew was that the last child was elusive and had great powers. Robert walked down the hall to the elevator, pressing the button for his floor, and waited for the elevator to show up. Hotaru smiled slightly and took his hand. She was still the same person, but she had come to depend on Robert as much as he did on her. They were each other's support in life. Hotaru knew things about Robert that she had never even though possible. She knew that he was an assassin, but she hadn't ever considered what that meant. Robert had killed over five hundred people, without any ethical problems or anything. He was a well-trained machine in that respect, and she now understood why no one scared him, he could simply just kill them, no questions asked. Even Geoff didn't scare him, Robert had actually attacked Geoff during their last battle with him, they had fought like devils, but neither had landed a single blow. Robert had grown a goatee and moustache, and it made him look quite refined and suave now. Hotaru was nineteen and Robert was twenty now, they were deeply in love and they would never let each other go. Robert rued the day that Hotaru would leave him, and he knew it was coming, there was over one thousand years between now and the time that he had arrived in the Crystal Millennium, plenty of time for them to grow apart or get into a fight. He knew that something would happen, fate was a loose concept, but it was at least set, and what had to happen, had to happen. Robert walked into the elevator after Hotaru, and pressed the button for the lobby. They walked into the garage and got into Robert's car, a Sting Ray III, one of the few that had gone into production. He drove up to the gate, paid the man, and pulled out. Hotaru watched as the scenery began to blur and she gripped the door handle. Robert slowed down and came to a stop at a red light, he looked around, no one was coming. He looked in his rear-view, and there was a yellow sports car flying up the road, and it stopped beside him. He looked at the driver, it was Haruka. Robert tightened his grip on his steering wheel, and he heard Haruka rev her car's engine. Robert smiled and lightly touched the accelerator, the massive 475-ci engine rumbling underneath the hood. He looked at Haruka, then at the next light, three blocks away. It was a Monday, not many people were on the roads yet and the way was clear. She nodded, and looked straight ahead. "Robert, you do know that-" "Of course I do, and I'll blow her doors off in this little baby" he said softly. Hotaru shrugged her shoulders and grabbed the door handle again. The light changed from red to yellow, Robert grabbed the shifter, the light changed from yellow to green, and both Robert and Haruka hit the gas. Haruka's car was lighter by half a ton, and had better pickup, but Robert's Sting Ray had better overall horsepower, and he pulled past Haruka, then pulled away, arriving at the next set of lights a full five seconds before she did. He stopped and turned around in his seat, looking for her. Her car crested the hill, and then rolled to a stop beside Robert's. Robert simply smiled slightly and looked at her over his sunglasses, and Haruka shot him a look that would've withered a redwood as she turned left and drove away.
Michiru watched as the purple sports car beside of them slowly pulled away, and she looked at Haruka. "Well."
"Don't say a word" Haruka was angry. That belligerent little twerp had beaten her, and he wasn't even a pro driver!! "He was driving a newer car" "I should've creamed'im! The bastards not even a pro driver for heavens sake!!" "Haruka. calm down. He beat you, so what? It doesn't meant anything, he just got lucky" "Well. I guess, but I should'a been able to blow his doors off!" "You can't win every race" "I guess. whatever" Haruka said as she drove away.
Robert looked straight ahead, gripping the steering wheel tightly. "Whenever I see that. woman my blood just boils" he said through lightly gritted teeth. Hotaru looked at him and smiled. She knew that he totally despised her three former guardians now, and she really didn't care. She had stopped caring about them the instant they had kicked her out of her home. "Robert, remember, they're just people from our past, nothing more" "I guess. I still hate them, though" "Yeah, I know" Hotaru reached inside her jacket and pulled out a pair of sunglasses, then put them on.
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Rini was in bed, at her home. She was sick, and it was the first day of school!! She really didn't want to miss school, especially since it was her second-last semester. She was studying to become a lawyer, and she knew that she would need every minuet of classes that she could get, but since she could barely move and had a headache the size of Texas, she wasn't about to do anything strenuous for a while. She just lay in bed, it hurt her eyes to read or watch tv, her ears felt like they were packed with cement and they hurt when she talked. Her entire body felt weak and it took great effort to move even a little. Rini thought back on the past three years, smiling slightly as she did. Sarah and herself had become good friends after Hotaru had changed schools, Rini knew that Hotaru and herself were still best friends, but she hadn't seen her in over two months. Even Rini didn't understand why Hotaru had to leave when she did. She had overheard the massive argument they Hotaru, Michiru and Haruka had when she came home that one time after staying the night at Robert's place. Setsuna had left early that morning for her job, but was even angrier then Haruka or Michiru were. It was awe inspiring to listen to those three fight. She had never known what a mouth Michiru had! She had thrown ever word Rini had ever heard, and some that she didn't! Hotaru had exclaimed something about "If you don't want me, I can leave right now!" and Haruka had taken her up on it. Rini knew that Hotaru was a little bit of a risk taker, but she never thought that she would even suggest something like that! Rini knew that she should stay out of that fight, and out she did stay. And it was that day that Hotaru left. Rini had a coughing fit and turned over, falling asleep.
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Shino dropped her pistol, the clip was empty, and it was the last one she had on her. She looked at her father, he was barely scraped or anything, even after she had connected with two of her Death Spikes, and another of her Twin Slices. She energized the blade of the scythe and charged at her father, the blade and staff of the weapon creating a protective cage around herself. Geoff stepped back slowly, holding one of his Claymores in a defensive position, and the other back, ready to strike with.
Geoff watched his daughter, she telegraphed her moves so well it wasn't funny. He knew that she was going to be unleashing her Magna Slash, followed by her Death Spike; he had to teach her that she needed to make some variety in her attack strategies. Her knew her four primary attacks, the first opened with her signature scythe cage, then followed it with either a Magna Slash or a Twin Slice, then finished with a decapitating slash either at the neck or kneecaps, The second was a simply flurry of slashes and strikes with her scythe, the third was a all out energy attack, and the fourth was a concentrated Death Spike that had twice the destructive power of her original one. Geoff knew that he needed to teach her to use different parts of her repertoire at different times, not what strategy and logic dictated, sometimes it was better to just trust your instincts and go for it! That was how Geoff fought now, using his powers to defend himself while he attacked with his twin Claymores. He looked at Shino, her hair was all matted and sticky with sweat, she was bleeding from several small cuts and scrapes, and she was beginning to tire. Geoff bowed to his daughter and placed his two Claymores on the ground. Shino dropped her scythe and bowed to her father. "How did I beat you?" "Just. too. damn. good" she panted. "No, but since you only have four attack patterns, it was simple to discern which you were using, and then to select an appropriate defence." "I. see." she panted, she was really worn out. "Shino, what I'm trying to drive into that pretty little skulls of yours is that even though tried and true fighting strategies work well in the beginning, they will eventually get you killed" "But-"
"No Buts!! Do you think I want to see you get killed by that whimpering bitch Sailor Moon!!" "Of course not father!" Shino was a little shocked. "Then think about this, use your pistol more, add in more physical attacks, change your battle plans, and MAKE SURE YOU ALWAYS STRIKE FIRST!!" Geoff said as he raised his voice. He offered his hand to help his daughter up, and instead was dumped on his rear end. He looked up, Shino was standing above him, her scythe against his throat. "Something like that?" she asked with a smile. "Exactly, but when your fighting the Sailor Bitches, don't use that particular trick, they're not that dumb" "And you are?" "No my dear, you actually surprised me with that little trick, nicely done" Shino helped her father up, and then took a shower. She smiled to herself, she had a plan, it involved breaking the rules a little, but she had a plan. Shino smiled evilly as she walked into her room and put on her combat gear.
Serena walked down the road. It was a bright, sunny Monday morning, and she was heading to her last semester of Highschool. Serena though back on the past three years, they had fought Geoff once more, and they had beaten him too. He granted them the "honour" of choosing the final battlefeild, and the time that it would take place. Serena still remembered walking forward and telling him the time and place. She had set it for the day that would be her coronation, five years from now. Geoff had accepted. Now that Serena knew that none of this carnage was Geoff's fault she actually took pity on him. After learning about his family dieing and the real reason he hated everyone, the battle was going to be a lot simpler. Serena now knew that he actually had weaknesses, and she knew how to play on them. She soon arrived at her school and went inside, sitting down.
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Geoff paced around his office, wearing his combat gi. He was to train with Shino, but she had disappeared in the last few days, and he had sent his four sons out to look for her. A low buzz was heard. Geoff walked over to his desk and hit the intercom button. "What!" he growled. "Dad, it's me, Zigokuno, I found her" "Good, bring her here, now" Zigokuno and Shino arrived a few moments later. Shino looked very uncomfortable and Zigokuno had a small, devious smile on his face. "You are excused Zigokuno," He nodded at his father and left. Geoff turned his gaze upon his daughter. She had become quite rebellious in the past three years, ever since his first defeat at the hands of that whimpering sailor bitch. "Shino my dear, what's the problem?" he asked as he sat down. She walked forward and sat down in a large leather chair. "It's. nothing you would understand." "Really?" "No. really, you wouldn't" "Can you at least try and tell me, so I can see if I can help?" "It's just that. goddamit how can I put this? I just feel. so goddamn weak. compared to everyone else" "What do you mean?" "Zigokuno and the others have all awakened their magic powers! Why can't I!!" She said, raising her voice and standing up. "My dear. you haven't awakened your magic yet because, to be truthful, you don't need them" "What?" "If your magic hasn't awakened yet, it's because you haven't needed it yet, it's that simple" "But I just feel so weak compared to the others, Akumano can create massive conflagrations of fire, Zigokuno can make illusions and fire massive blasts of magical force, Yamino has his dark magic, and Kibo can move like lightning when he wants to" "But do you need to?" "What?" "Think about it, you killed Queen Serenity, no mean feat, and you did it with one slash of your scythe, just think about that for a second my dear." Shino sat and thought about what her father had said, he made a good point. If she had needed her powers, then she would've been able to use them, and since she hadn't been able to use them, that meant she didn't need them yet, and that meant that she was still stronger then her four brothers. She looked at her father, smiling. "Thankyou otou-sama" She said, bowing slightly and walking out. "Oh, Shino" "Yes?" "I believe that we have a training session together, do we not?" She smiled and nodded. "I'll wait for you in the training room" said Geoff. Shino walked out of her father's office and went to her own room. She put a Cd on as she showered and changed, then went to the training room. He father was waiting there, armed with two massive Claymores. "Father?" Shino was slightly confused, her father almost never used swords, and never two massive blades like that. "Is there a problem, daughter of mine?" "No, it's just that I've never seen you use swords before. I wasn't expecting it" "You should, these are my original weapons. the first two blades that I ever used. The one in my right hand is called Sei, the other is called Shi, and today I hope to teach you that one can never be too careful in battle." Geoff watched as his daughter visibly paled. He had spoken the truth, these two blades were his first weapons, given to him by Queen Serenity to protect the Silver Millennium. They were mildly enchanted, they wouldn't loose their edge and were half as light as a normal Claymore. The thing about them was that even though the blades were five and a half feet long, when compared to his six foot ten frame, they looked like longswords, if that. Shino grabbed her scythe and held it in a defensive position.
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Robert walked out of his apartment, Hotaru trailing him. They had been living together for the past three years, ever since Haruka had kicked Hotaru out of her home. Robert had gone to great lengths to avoid Hotaru's ex-guardians, going so far as to leave halfway through a battle to avoid them. Hotaru knew that Robert would never leave a battle if there was even a slight chance of her being hurt, so when she saw him leave during the last battle they had with one of Geoff's children, she knew that they would win and drive off the infernal spawn. Robert knew that the instant he saw Haruka, Michiru or Setsuna, that he wouldn't be able to contain his anger for very long. They had pushed him the wrong way when they kicked Hotaru out of her home, he had even gone back to them, and asked them to take her back, told them that it wasn't her fault. They wouldn't hear a word of it, and that was what had pushed Robert so far. Hotaru and himself were going to a movie that day, but he felt like something was going to happen. In the past three years, Robert had gone through many changes, mainly that he had become a quiet and introverted individual, a drastic change from when he had first arrived. Hotaru and her friends were the only people that he was himself with, and the only person that he even talked with about anything was Hotaru. He had long talks with Serena, helping her, assuring her that in his time line that Sailor Venus was alive, and that she would most likely be brought back to life if they stopped Geoff. Serena was a different person from what he had known in the Crystal Millennium, she was just different from Neo Queen Serenity, she had what Robert thought of as a cold streak, but he knew that she had it especially reserved for Geoff and his foul progeny. Robert knew that Geoff had five children, but he had only fought four of them so far, he wondered who was left behind. He knew the four males, but even he had not been able to discern who the fifth child was, all he knew was that the last child was elusive and had great powers. Robert walked down the hall to the elevator, pressing the button for his floor, and waited for the elevator to show up. Hotaru smiled slightly and took his hand. She was still the same person, but she had come to depend on Robert as much as he did on her. They were each other's support in life. Hotaru knew things about Robert that she had never even though possible. She knew that he was an assassin, but she hadn't ever considered what that meant. Robert had killed over five hundred people, without any ethical problems or anything. He was a well-trained machine in that respect, and she now understood why no one scared him, he could simply just kill them, no questions asked. Even Geoff didn't scare him, Robert had actually attacked Geoff during their last battle with him, they had fought like devils, but neither had landed a single blow. Robert had grown a goatee and moustache, and it made him look quite refined and suave now. Hotaru was nineteen and Robert was twenty now, they were deeply in love and they would never let each other go. Robert rued the day that Hotaru would leave him, and he knew it was coming, there was over one thousand years between now and the time that he had arrived in the Crystal Millennium, plenty of time for them to grow apart or get into a fight. He knew that something would happen, fate was a loose concept, but it was at least set, and what had to happen, had to happen. Robert walked into the elevator after Hotaru, and pressed the button for the lobby. They walked into the garage and got into Robert's car, a Sting Ray III, one of the few that had gone into production. He drove up to the gate, paid the man, and pulled out. Hotaru watched as the scenery began to blur and she gripped the door handle. Robert slowed down and came to a stop at a red light, he looked around, no one was coming. He looked in his rear-view, and there was a yellow sports car flying up the road, and it stopped beside him. He looked at the driver, it was Haruka. Robert tightened his grip on his steering wheel, and he heard Haruka rev her car's engine. Robert smiled and lightly touched the accelerator, the massive 475-ci engine rumbling underneath the hood. He looked at Haruka, then at the next light, three blocks away. It was a Monday, not many people were on the roads yet and the way was clear. She nodded, and looked straight ahead. "Robert, you do know that-" "Of course I do, and I'll blow her doors off in this little baby" he said softly. Hotaru shrugged her shoulders and grabbed the door handle again. The light changed from red to yellow, Robert grabbed the shifter, the light changed from yellow to green, and both Robert and Haruka hit the gas. Haruka's car was lighter by half a ton, and had better pickup, but Robert's Sting Ray had better overall horsepower, and he pulled past Haruka, then pulled away, arriving at the next set of lights a full five seconds before she did. He stopped and turned around in his seat, looking for her. Her car crested the hill, and then rolled to a stop beside Robert's. Robert simply smiled slightly and looked at her over his sunglasses, and Haruka shot him a look that would've withered a redwood as she turned left and drove away.
Michiru watched as the purple sports car beside of them slowly pulled away, and she looked at Haruka. "Well."
"Don't say a word" Haruka was angry. That belligerent little twerp had beaten her, and he wasn't even a pro driver!! "He was driving a newer car" "I should've creamed'im! The bastards not even a pro driver for heavens sake!!" "Haruka. calm down. He beat you, so what? It doesn't meant anything, he just got lucky" "Well. I guess, but I should'a been able to blow his doors off!" "You can't win every race" "I guess. whatever" Haruka said as she drove away.
Robert looked straight ahead, gripping the steering wheel tightly. "Whenever I see that. woman my blood just boils" he said through lightly gritted teeth. Hotaru looked at him and smiled. She knew that he totally despised her three former guardians now, and she really didn't care. She had stopped caring about them the instant they had kicked her out of her home. "Robert, remember, they're just people from our past, nothing more" "I guess. I still hate them, though" "Yeah, I know" Hotaru reached inside her jacket and pulled out a pair of sunglasses, then put them on.
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Rini was in bed, at her home. She was sick, and it was the first day of school!! She really didn't want to miss school, especially since it was her second-last semester. She was studying to become a lawyer, and she knew that she would need every minuet of classes that she could get, but since she could barely move and had a headache the size of Texas, she wasn't about to do anything strenuous for a while. She just lay in bed, it hurt her eyes to read or watch tv, her ears felt like they were packed with cement and they hurt when she talked. Her entire body felt weak and it took great effort to move even a little. Rini thought back on the past three years, smiling slightly as she did. Sarah and herself had become good friends after Hotaru had changed schools, Rini knew that Hotaru and herself were still best friends, but she hadn't seen her in over two months. Even Rini didn't understand why Hotaru had to leave when she did. She had overheard the massive argument they Hotaru, Michiru and Haruka had when she came home that one time after staying the night at Robert's place. Setsuna had left early that morning for her job, but was even angrier then Haruka or Michiru were. It was awe inspiring to listen to those three fight. She had never known what a mouth Michiru had! She had thrown ever word Rini had ever heard, and some that she didn't! Hotaru had exclaimed something about "If you don't want me, I can leave right now!" and Haruka had taken her up on it. Rini knew that Hotaru was a little bit of a risk taker, but she never thought that she would even suggest something like that! Rini knew that she should stay out of that fight, and out she did stay. And it was that day that Hotaru left. Rini had a coughing fit and turned over, falling asleep.
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Shino dropped her pistol, the clip was empty, and it was the last one she had on her. She looked at her father, he was barely scraped or anything, even after she had connected with two of her Death Spikes, and another of her Twin Slices. She energized the blade of the scythe and charged at her father, the blade and staff of the weapon creating a protective cage around herself. Geoff stepped back slowly, holding one of his Claymores in a defensive position, and the other back, ready to strike with.
Geoff watched his daughter, she telegraphed her moves so well it wasn't funny. He knew that she was going to be unleashing her Magna Slash, followed by her Death Spike; he had to teach her that she needed to make some variety in her attack strategies. Her knew her four primary attacks, the first opened with her signature scythe cage, then followed it with either a Magna Slash or a Twin Slice, then finished with a decapitating slash either at the neck or kneecaps, The second was a simply flurry of slashes and strikes with her scythe, the third was a all out energy attack, and the fourth was a concentrated Death Spike that had twice the destructive power of her original one. Geoff knew that he needed to teach her to use different parts of her repertoire at different times, not what strategy and logic dictated, sometimes it was better to just trust your instincts and go for it! That was how Geoff fought now, using his powers to defend himself while he attacked with his twin Claymores. He looked at Shino, her hair was all matted and sticky with sweat, she was bleeding from several small cuts and scrapes, and she was beginning to tire. Geoff bowed to his daughter and placed his two Claymores on the ground. Shino dropped her scythe and bowed to her father. "How did I beat you?" "Just. too. damn. good" she panted. "No, but since you only have four attack patterns, it was simple to discern which you were using, and then to select an appropriate defence." "I. see." she panted, she was really worn out. "Shino, what I'm trying to drive into that pretty little skulls of yours is that even though tried and true fighting strategies work well in the beginning, they will eventually get you killed" "But-"
"No Buts!! Do you think I want to see you get killed by that whimpering bitch Sailor Moon!!" "Of course not father!" Shino was a little shocked. "Then think about this, use your pistol more, add in more physical attacks, change your battle plans, and MAKE SURE YOU ALWAYS STRIKE FIRST!!" Geoff said as he raised his voice. He offered his hand to help his daughter up, and instead was dumped on his rear end. He looked up, Shino was standing above him, her scythe against his throat. "Something like that?" she asked with a smile. "Exactly, but when your fighting the Sailor Bitches, don't use that particular trick, they're not that dumb" "And you are?" "No my dear, you actually surprised me with that little trick, nicely done" Shino helped her father up, and then took a shower. She smiled to herself, she had a plan, it involved breaking the rules a little, but she had a plan. Shino smiled evilly as she walked into her room and put on her combat gear.