"Wake up Usagi!!" wailed Luna for the tenth time. Finally, Usagi responded.
"Wha?" Usagi yawned, "Can't you see I'm trying to sleep?" And with that, she rolled over, accidentally tossing Luna off the bed.
"Gahhh! Usagi, you are going to be late for Hotaru's birthday party!" screamed Luna as she jumped back onto the bed. Usagi's reaction was as instantaneous as it was predictable.
"OH NO! I totally forgot! I'm going to be laaattttteeee!" Usagi panicked as she bolted out of bed, tossing Luna off the bed yet again. "At least I picked out the clothes I wanted to wea--oh no wait I didn't! This isn't good! The party is in... 20 minutes ago!" The next few minutes followed with minor obscenities and panicked yelling as Usagi threw on some clothes and ran out the door. At least she would only be about 30 minutes late. That is, until she also realized that she also forgot to buy Hotaru a present.
About 40 minutes later, the party was going on strong. Everyone had already showed up, and on time no less, except for Usagi of course. The scene was a pleasant one. Ami was sitting on the couch talking to Mamoru about her new project. Minako and Mokoto were by the wall going crazy over all the hot guys that were invited to the party. Hotaru and her friends were playing in the center of the room, having fun with some of Hotaru's presents. She wished Chibi-Usa could be there, but for some reason, Chibi-Usa had to stay in the future, even though it was her birthday. She couldn't understand why, but she had to accept it for the time being. The other guests were also mingling amongst each other, laughing and having a good time in general.
In fact, the only person that didn't seem to be having a good time was Rei, who despite her horrendous headache, was still making a valiant effort to enjoy herself.
This memory would be remembered and held onto dearly as a sign of hope by all the scouts for the years to come.
Usagi slipped in almost unnoticed, except for the guests she accidentally ran into, and quickly slipped her present into the pile of presents that Hotaru hadn't opened yet. She looked around then breathed a sigh of relief as no one seemed to notice her horrible transgression.
"Late again, Usagi, as usual I see." Said Rei almost half-heartedly.
"Late? Me?" Usagi said with an overly dramatic laugh. "What on earth are you talking about?"
"Never mind, Usagi. I thought you weren't here. My bad." Rei said, then drifted back off into her world.
Usagi could only stare at Rei in puzzlement as Rei nibbled on her cake. Usually she put up a lot more of a fight than that. Oh well, at least she was in the clear. She walked off towards the most important section of the room, the table with all the food on it. After snacking on half of the food available, she decided to find out what Hotaru thought of her present. She had picked it out last minute, and hoped she wouldn't notice that it was low quality. She promised herself that next year she'd get the best present for Hotaru ever.
Time seemed to stand still. The following events seemed to happen in slow motion.
Usagi walked up to Hotaru. "Hey there! Sorry I'm late. I, uh, got caught up in the traffic. But better late than never, right?" Usagi chirped cheerfully. Hotaru turned and looked at Usagi with a big grin on her face, but then realization hit her eyes and her expression slowly became that of a depressed one.
Usagi panicked. Did she see right through her? "Uh... I'm really really really sorry! I'll make it up to you, I promise" Usagi said as sincerely as she could, hoping Hotaru would forgive her. However, Hotaru didn't notice, and Usagi realized Hotaru wasn't looking at her, but rather seemed to be staring off into the air.
She said simply and with finality, "Treat Minako out to a chocolate sundae, she deserves it." With that her face suddenly changed to one of extreme anger and glanced off to the side as if the wall had committed some extreme grievance to her. Rei screamed, as the pain suddenly sharpened and was too much to bear any more.
"What are you talking a---?" Usagi never got to finish her question.
All the windows in house seem to explode in at once, and without warning. Pandemonium ensued as about a dozen machines about the size of a humanoid, although definitely not human, jumped into the room simultaneously. They looked like miniature tanks, but with legs, and a much bigger cannon than what should be appropriate for a tank their size. They all began charging up a blast as soon as they landed. The only one of the scouts to react immediately to the sudden intrusion was Hotaru.
"How dare you defile my day!" she screamed as she started emanating a massive purple aura of rage as she started powering up an attack of her own. Everyone in the room, including the panicking guests and the intruding machines seemed stunned by the sudden change in Hotaru and turned to face her, most fearing for their lives. The rest of the scouts could only watch dumbly as event were happening too fast to collect themselves, although they were reaching for their wands to transform out of instinct. Releasing a massive energy blast, Hotaru destroyed most of the machines at once, along with about half of her house. However, although she destroyed most of the machines, it was not enough to save the day; and the remaining 4 machines all released their energy blasts at the girl who dared to attack them.
Hotaru leaped to the side in an effort to dodge, but it was to no avail and she was instantly vaporized as she screamed. The seven newly transformed scouts all screamed out Hotaru's name in unison. Michiru and Haruka were the first to recover and attack the machines, which were already charging up new blasts. There would be time to mourn later.
"WORLD SHAKING!"
"DEEP SUBMERGE!"
Two more machines went down, but there were still two more left and time was running out. Makoto recovered next and screamed out "JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!" and one more machine was reduced to a smoldering crater. Minako was next to react, but the last machine had finished charging up and fired. Fortunately it missed, and the nearby wall was destroyed instead of Ami.
"VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!" The final machine was reduced to a smoking crater. Still panicking, everyone but the scouts ran out of the house as fast as they could, not looking back. The senshi stayed alert as Ami scanned the area, looking for more enemies. Completely recovered from the shock, the scouts prepared for the worst. The tense moment finally ended as Ami finally announced, "It's over". For the next several minutes, the scouts just stood there digesting what just happened.
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Back at the spaceship, a meeting was being held between the 3 leaders of the Wasureru.
"Looks like my plan is working so far," stated Kowasu emotionlessly as he reviewed the statistics of the battle. "One scout down, and potentially one of the most powerful no less."
Utsuru grumbled internally at Kowasu calling it his plan, but said nothing. It was his plan, how could Kowasu take credit for something he toiled so hard over? It just wasn't fair. Of course, if the plan failed, it would suddenly become his plan and then he would be punished. It wasn't a total loss however, as Kowasu didn't seem to yell at Utsuru as much during the rest of that day. Maybe he was getting on better terms with him after all.
Back in her room, Yoru was trying on different clothes. With the help of her illusion powers, she was able to change looks instantly.
"Hmm, I like the dress, but it's so tacky. I wish I could figure out a way to incorporate the new color the illusionists discovered a few weeks ago." Yoru pondered. She glanced at her watch. "Looks like it's time for more training. I wonder why he bothers with me, I'm such a bad student."
Utsuru stared out the window. Space always seemed to calm him. It was so complex and yet so simple at the same time. Then, it hit him as he thought about the curvature of space.
"That's it! I finally figured out the secret to the ultimate attack, Chronos Elimination! They said it was impossible to do, but I have figured it out!" With that, Utsuru headed off the bed, sure that the next few weeks would propel his status amongst his race immensely.
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Well, now you are probably wondering what I'm on, but as long as you are enjoying yourself it's okay. Much much more to go, so stay tuned!
As usual, send flames, comments, opinions, viruses (no wait, don't do that) to smargarella@hotmail.com
"Wha?" Usagi yawned, "Can't you see I'm trying to sleep?" And with that, she rolled over, accidentally tossing Luna off the bed.
"Gahhh! Usagi, you are going to be late for Hotaru's birthday party!" screamed Luna as she jumped back onto the bed. Usagi's reaction was as instantaneous as it was predictable.
"OH NO! I totally forgot! I'm going to be laaattttteeee!" Usagi panicked as she bolted out of bed, tossing Luna off the bed yet again. "At least I picked out the clothes I wanted to wea--oh no wait I didn't! This isn't good! The party is in... 20 minutes ago!" The next few minutes followed with minor obscenities and panicked yelling as Usagi threw on some clothes and ran out the door. At least she would only be about 30 minutes late. That is, until she also realized that she also forgot to buy Hotaru a present.
About 40 minutes later, the party was going on strong. Everyone had already showed up, and on time no less, except for Usagi of course. The scene was a pleasant one. Ami was sitting on the couch talking to Mamoru about her new project. Minako and Mokoto were by the wall going crazy over all the hot guys that were invited to the party. Hotaru and her friends were playing in the center of the room, having fun with some of Hotaru's presents. She wished Chibi-Usa could be there, but for some reason, Chibi-Usa had to stay in the future, even though it was her birthday. She couldn't understand why, but she had to accept it for the time being. The other guests were also mingling amongst each other, laughing and having a good time in general.
In fact, the only person that didn't seem to be having a good time was Rei, who despite her horrendous headache, was still making a valiant effort to enjoy herself.
This memory would be remembered and held onto dearly as a sign of hope by all the scouts for the years to come.
Usagi slipped in almost unnoticed, except for the guests she accidentally ran into, and quickly slipped her present into the pile of presents that Hotaru hadn't opened yet. She looked around then breathed a sigh of relief as no one seemed to notice her horrible transgression.
"Late again, Usagi, as usual I see." Said Rei almost half-heartedly.
"Late? Me?" Usagi said with an overly dramatic laugh. "What on earth are you talking about?"
"Never mind, Usagi. I thought you weren't here. My bad." Rei said, then drifted back off into her world.
Usagi could only stare at Rei in puzzlement as Rei nibbled on her cake. Usually she put up a lot more of a fight than that. Oh well, at least she was in the clear. She walked off towards the most important section of the room, the table with all the food on it. After snacking on half of the food available, she decided to find out what Hotaru thought of her present. She had picked it out last minute, and hoped she wouldn't notice that it was low quality. She promised herself that next year she'd get the best present for Hotaru ever.
Time seemed to stand still. The following events seemed to happen in slow motion.
Usagi walked up to Hotaru. "Hey there! Sorry I'm late. I, uh, got caught up in the traffic. But better late than never, right?" Usagi chirped cheerfully. Hotaru turned and looked at Usagi with a big grin on her face, but then realization hit her eyes and her expression slowly became that of a depressed one.
Usagi panicked. Did she see right through her? "Uh... I'm really really really sorry! I'll make it up to you, I promise" Usagi said as sincerely as she could, hoping Hotaru would forgive her. However, Hotaru didn't notice, and Usagi realized Hotaru wasn't looking at her, but rather seemed to be staring off into the air.
She said simply and with finality, "Treat Minako out to a chocolate sundae, she deserves it." With that her face suddenly changed to one of extreme anger and glanced off to the side as if the wall had committed some extreme grievance to her. Rei screamed, as the pain suddenly sharpened and was too much to bear any more.
"What are you talking a---?" Usagi never got to finish her question.
All the windows in house seem to explode in at once, and without warning. Pandemonium ensued as about a dozen machines about the size of a humanoid, although definitely not human, jumped into the room simultaneously. They looked like miniature tanks, but with legs, and a much bigger cannon than what should be appropriate for a tank their size. They all began charging up a blast as soon as they landed. The only one of the scouts to react immediately to the sudden intrusion was Hotaru.
"How dare you defile my day!" she screamed as she started emanating a massive purple aura of rage as she started powering up an attack of her own. Everyone in the room, including the panicking guests and the intruding machines seemed stunned by the sudden change in Hotaru and turned to face her, most fearing for their lives. The rest of the scouts could only watch dumbly as event were happening too fast to collect themselves, although they were reaching for their wands to transform out of instinct. Releasing a massive energy blast, Hotaru destroyed most of the machines at once, along with about half of her house. However, although she destroyed most of the machines, it was not enough to save the day; and the remaining 4 machines all released their energy blasts at the girl who dared to attack them.
Hotaru leaped to the side in an effort to dodge, but it was to no avail and she was instantly vaporized as she screamed. The seven newly transformed scouts all screamed out Hotaru's name in unison. Michiru and Haruka were the first to recover and attack the machines, which were already charging up new blasts. There would be time to mourn later.
"WORLD SHAKING!"
"DEEP SUBMERGE!"
Two more machines went down, but there were still two more left and time was running out. Makoto recovered next and screamed out "JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!" and one more machine was reduced to a smoldering crater. Minako was next to react, but the last machine had finished charging up and fired. Fortunately it missed, and the nearby wall was destroyed instead of Ami.
"VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!" The final machine was reduced to a smoking crater. Still panicking, everyone but the scouts ran out of the house as fast as they could, not looking back. The senshi stayed alert as Ami scanned the area, looking for more enemies. Completely recovered from the shock, the scouts prepared for the worst. The tense moment finally ended as Ami finally announced, "It's over". For the next several minutes, the scouts just stood there digesting what just happened.
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Back at the spaceship, a meeting was being held between the 3 leaders of the Wasureru.
"Looks like my plan is working so far," stated Kowasu emotionlessly as he reviewed the statistics of the battle. "One scout down, and potentially one of the most powerful no less."
Utsuru grumbled internally at Kowasu calling it his plan, but said nothing. It was his plan, how could Kowasu take credit for something he toiled so hard over? It just wasn't fair. Of course, if the plan failed, it would suddenly become his plan and then he would be punished. It wasn't a total loss however, as Kowasu didn't seem to yell at Utsuru as much during the rest of that day. Maybe he was getting on better terms with him after all.
Back in her room, Yoru was trying on different clothes. With the help of her illusion powers, she was able to change looks instantly.
"Hmm, I like the dress, but it's so tacky. I wish I could figure out a way to incorporate the new color the illusionists discovered a few weeks ago." Yoru pondered. She glanced at her watch. "Looks like it's time for more training. I wonder why he bothers with me, I'm such a bad student."
Utsuru stared out the window. Space always seemed to calm him. It was so complex and yet so simple at the same time. Then, it hit him as he thought about the curvature of space.
"That's it! I finally figured out the secret to the ultimate attack, Chronos Elimination! They said it was impossible to do, but I have figured it out!" With that, Utsuru headed off the bed, sure that the next few weeks would propel his status amongst his race immensely.
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Well, now you are probably wondering what I'm on, but as long as you are enjoying yourself it's okay. Much much more to go, so stay tuned!
As usual, send flames, comments, opinions, viruses (no wait, don't do that) to smargarella@hotmail.com