Chapter 3: Meetings at Night and Lights in Darkness.
Serena shivered gently.
"Something wrong, Serena?" Lita asked, worried. Lita, Amy, and Serena were walking home from Rei's. They had already dropped off Mina.
"No." Serena replied. "I'm just thinking about Rei's dream."
"Yes. That was weird." Amy nodded. "Here's where I turn off. See you at school tomorrow." Amy waved and rounded a corner.
Lita was silent for a moment. "Are you sure your okay?"
Serena rolled her eyes. "I'm fine Lita. Don't be such a worry wart."
Lita still looked skeptical. "Well, I hope your not coming down with something."
"I'm fine. I'll see you tomorrow, Lita." Serena waved as she watched Lita entered her house. Serena shivered again. How did it get dark so fast? She thought, and quickened her pace. Rei's dream had unnerved her. Darkness that was alive. Somehow, Serena ended up at a deserted park. Thinking, she wandered over to the swing set. And Sailor Sun? With a start, Serena realized something. I remember her. She came to my thirteenth birthday party with Sailor Nyx! She was a year older than me. We had so much fun.
Laughter sudden echoed all around her. "What are you doing out here all alone, little girl-child?" Serena whirled around and slipped, falling on her butt. In the fish shaped sandbox, there stood a figure. Serena couldn't tell if it was male or female. The thing cackled when she fell, and living shadows surrounded Serena, enclosing her in a circle. The circle began to tighten as the shadow fingers reached for her. "Have you lost your way?" The creature asked and started to approach her then flinched back as a ball of light energy almost hit it.
"I'm sure all she needs is a light to find her way." A voice proclaimed from atop the slide. Serena gazed up at the slide as a small figure jumped down and slowly came into the shadowy light. The figure was a sailor scout. Her short blonde hair was streaked with black, and instead of a tiara she had a sun symbol on her head. Her bow was black; as was the necklace she wore. On her necklace was also a sun symbol. On her bow there was a sun shaped locket. Her skirt was golden-yellow, and instead of gloves she wore gold bracelets. Her boots were long and black, with golden suns at the tops.
"Child of the light!!! I didn't expect to find you here. Master will be pleased when I bring him two versions of light." The thing cackled again.
The scout, however, ignored him as she rose up her hand. "Sunlit Battlecry!" A ball of light like the one thrown began to grow in her hand. Leaning over, she blew on it, and it zoomed out of her hand with a sharp whistling sound. It was so high pitched that it hurt. Serena covered her ears. The shadows shrank back at the whistling sound, but it was to late, the light ball hit the shadows surrounding Serena. They disappeared. The sailor scouts boots clicked on the pavement as she approached the creature and Serena. Stopping next to Serena, she offered her hand and pulled Serena up.
"Are you all right?" Her voice was light and musical, as if she would laugh any minute.
Serena nodded. "Uh-uh. My butt hurts. Are you Sailor Sun?" She questioned uncomfortably.
The scout looked startled. Then she smiled, and her smile was familiar. "Yep." She sang. "Now, Sailor Moon, you'd better show him what happens to monsters who mess with sailor scouts. Especially ones that give light in the darkness."
Serena stared at her, then smiled. "Right." Serena touched her crystal and shouted. "Moon Princess Power!" The long ribbons surround her, and she transformed into the Champion of Justice, Sailor Moon. She stood beside Sailor Sun and glared at the creature.
"I'll go first." Sun told her. "Sunlit Star Shower!!" She shouted, and yellow sharp stars flew through the monster and it screamed.
"In the name of the Moon. Moon Tiara Magic!" Sailor Moon shouted and threw her tiara. It whistled threw the air to hit the monster. The thing screamed and disappeared. A sole crow flew from where it had been. They both watched it go in silence.
"What was that?" Serena questioned.
"That was Crow. One of Erebus's minions. He'll be back. And that is all I have leave to say. I've got to get home." Sun said, and turned around.
"Wait." Sailor Moon cried. "Light!"
Sun stopped then turned around and smiled at Sailor Moon. "I'm not Light anymore, Rabbit of the Moon. You can call me Sunny, if you want." Then she turned back around and started to walk away.
"Sunny." Sailor Sun stopped again. "Can we be friends?" Sailor Moon asked, running to catch up to her.
Sun stared at her, then laughed and hooked arms with Sailor Moon. "I'd like that." She told her, eyes sparkling.
"You're supposed to be at home." A worried voice said from the darkness. Sailor Moon tensed, but Sunny merely said. "Hi to you to, Loki."
Out from the darkness stepped a knight wearing green armor. "Storm is worried." Then as an afterthought, "As was I."
"I'm sorry. I just had to come." Sun told him, squeezing Sailor Moon.
The knight studied Sailor Moon. "She could have fended for herself. If not, Crow deserved to get her." He said, bitterly.
Sailor Moon glared at him, but Sunny laughed. "Serena, this is my brother, Loki."
"You can call me The Emerald Knight." He offered. Serena could here the smirk in his voice. She couldn't see it because he wore knight armor, tailored green and black. He also wore a helmet.
Sailor Moon looked at Sailor Sun. "So Erebus is back?" She speculated.
"Yes. He has come back becau-" Sunny was cut off just then by Emerald Knight.
"Enough sister! That is all you have leave to say." He growled, glaring at Sailor Moon.
Sailor Moon opened her mouth to say something, but Sunny interrupted her. "Just ignore him. He's always like this. He's right though. I'll tell you later." She offered to Sailor Moon.
"Come sister. The night is young. And you have stuff to do in daylight." Loki offered his hand to her, and there was concern in his voice.
Sunny hugged Sailor Moon. "I'll be seeing you, Rabbit of the Moon." Sunny let go of her, and took Loki's hand.
Loki stopped and shouted back over his shoulder. "Don't tell you friends about us just yet."
Sunny waved and they both jumped up to the tree. Serena ran to the bottom and looked up. They both had disappeared.
The next day in school was very interesting. Apparently the word had gotten around about the teacher getting a surprise. All the students knew, and even some of the teachers. In the first class everyone talked, the teacher had gotten there yet. The room hushed as the teacher walked in. "Wow. You are unusually quiet today. Tired? We're having a pop quiz." Silence. Oh no, Serena thought, when he sits down the monitor lizard will bite him! Serena started to say something then happened to look at Ana. Ana shook her head gently and mouthed the word quiet. Serena closed her mouth. The teacher sat down and the students waited. Nothing. They waited again. Nothing. "Something wrong?" The teacher asked, passing out the quizzes.
After school, Serena and her friends caught up to Ana walking home. "Where did the lizard go?" Lita asked. "I really wanted to see it."
Ana smiled. "After Serena left I went back and put it back in the biology room."
"Weren't you scared?" Serena asked admiringly.
Ana grinned. "Nope. I love animals. Even cold blooded ones."
"No wondered you put up with Lee." Serena muttered.
Ana rolled her eyes. "Believe me, it's very hard."
Serena looked around. "Where is your shadow?"
Ana laughed and said, "Loki couldn't walk with me. He had a doctor's appointment."
"Ana!" Someone shouted. The girls stopped as a guy caught up to them. Scowling, he glared at Ana. "I've been looking all over for you." The guy told her. He had brown hair and black eyes. He was also extremely pale and looked a couple of years older than her. He had a nice build, and was tall.
"Damian!" Ana cried, hugging the guy, who hugged her back, studying the other girls over her head.
He smiled. "Who are your friends?" He asked her.
"This is Serena, Lita, Amy, and Mina. We're in the same class." She explained, pointing at each girl.
Damian smiled coldly. "Hello."
The girls smiled nervously and muttered hellos. Ana looked from the girls to Damian. She hesitated. "Damian's my boyfriend." She explained, smiling and letting go of him.
"I'm tired. Can we go home now?" He asked, stretching.
"Tired?" Amy asked, looking up at the sky.
"But it's the middle of the day." Mina told him, confused.
"I'm somewhat of a night owl, as you'll find out." He smiled charmingly, and Mina felt herself being pulled into those eyes.
Ana noticed what was happening just in time. Oh-oh, she thought. "Damian." She said brightly, pulling him back. "We'd better go get Loki, don't you think?"
Damian smiled teasingly down at her. "You spoil my fun." He teased, staring deep into her eyes.
Ana smiled and poked him. "No use trying that on me. Remember, it doesn't work?" She asked, dragging him off.
Lita and Amy exchanged glances. "What was that all about?" Amy thought aloud.
Sunny: Yippee! *dances* Sailor Sun finally makes an appearance!! Go me!! Woot!!! More about Sailor Sun's beginning in the next chapter, people. Yours truly, Sailor Sun.
Serena shivered gently.
"Something wrong, Serena?" Lita asked, worried. Lita, Amy, and Serena were walking home from Rei's. They had already dropped off Mina.
"No." Serena replied. "I'm just thinking about Rei's dream."
"Yes. That was weird." Amy nodded. "Here's where I turn off. See you at school tomorrow." Amy waved and rounded a corner.
Lita was silent for a moment. "Are you sure your okay?"
Serena rolled her eyes. "I'm fine Lita. Don't be such a worry wart."
Lita still looked skeptical. "Well, I hope your not coming down with something."
"I'm fine. I'll see you tomorrow, Lita." Serena waved as she watched Lita entered her house. Serena shivered again. How did it get dark so fast? She thought, and quickened her pace. Rei's dream had unnerved her. Darkness that was alive. Somehow, Serena ended up at a deserted park. Thinking, she wandered over to the swing set. And Sailor Sun? With a start, Serena realized something. I remember her. She came to my thirteenth birthday party with Sailor Nyx! She was a year older than me. We had so much fun.
Laughter sudden echoed all around her. "What are you doing out here all alone, little girl-child?" Serena whirled around and slipped, falling on her butt. In the fish shaped sandbox, there stood a figure. Serena couldn't tell if it was male or female. The thing cackled when she fell, and living shadows surrounded Serena, enclosing her in a circle. The circle began to tighten as the shadow fingers reached for her. "Have you lost your way?" The creature asked and started to approach her then flinched back as a ball of light energy almost hit it.
"I'm sure all she needs is a light to find her way." A voice proclaimed from atop the slide. Serena gazed up at the slide as a small figure jumped down and slowly came into the shadowy light. The figure was a sailor scout. Her short blonde hair was streaked with black, and instead of a tiara she had a sun symbol on her head. Her bow was black; as was the necklace she wore. On her necklace was also a sun symbol. On her bow there was a sun shaped locket. Her skirt was golden-yellow, and instead of gloves she wore gold bracelets. Her boots were long and black, with golden suns at the tops.
"Child of the light!!! I didn't expect to find you here. Master will be pleased when I bring him two versions of light." The thing cackled again.
The scout, however, ignored him as she rose up her hand. "Sunlit Battlecry!" A ball of light like the one thrown began to grow in her hand. Leaning over, she blew on it, and it zoomed out of her hand with a sharp whistling sound. It was so high pitched that it hurt. Serena covered her ears. The shadows shrank back at the whistling sound, but it was to late, the light ball hit the shadows surrounding Serena. They disappeared. The sailor scouts boots clicked on the pavement as she approached the creature and Serena. Stopping next to Serena, she offered her hand and pulled Serena up.
"Are you all right?" Her voice was light and musical, as if she would laugh any minute.
Serena nodded. "Uh-uh. My butt hurts. Are you Sailor Sun?" She questioned uncomfortably.
The scout looked startled. Then she smiled, and her smile was familiar. "Yep." She sang. "Now, Sailor Moon, you'd better show him what happens to monsters who mess with sailor scouts. Especially ones that give light in the darkness."
Serena stared at her, then smiled. "Right." Serena touched her crystal and shouted. "Moon Princess Power!" The long ribbons surround her, and she transformed into the Champion of Justice, Sailor Moon. She stood beside Sailor Sun and glared at the creature.
"I'll go first." Sun told her. "Sunlit Star Shower!!" She shouted, and yellow sharp stars flew through the monster and it screamed.
"In the name of the Moon. Moon Tiara Magic!" Sailor Moon shouted and threw her tiara. It whistled threw the air to hit the monster. The thing screamed and disappeared. A sole crow flew from where it had been. They both watched it go in silence.
"What was that?" Serena questioned.
"That was Crow. One of Erebus's minions. He'll be back. And that is all I have leave to say. I've got to get home." Sun said, and turned around.
"Wait." Sailor Moon cried. "Light!"
Sun stopped then turned around and smiled at Sailor Moon. "I'm not Light anymore, Rabbit of the Moon. You can call me Sunny, if you want." Then she turned back around and started to walk away.
"Sunny." Sailor Sun stopped again. "Can we be friends?" Sailor Moon asked, running to catch up to her.
Sun stared at her, then laughed and hooked arms with Sailor Moon. "I'd like that." She told her, eyes sparkling.
"You're supposed to be at home." A worried voice said from the darkness. Sailor Moon tensed, but Sunny merely said. "Hi to you to, Loki."
Out from the darkness stepped a knight wearing green armor. "Storm is worried." Then as an afterthought, "As was I."
"I'm sorry. I just had to come." Sun told him, squeezing Sailor Moon.
The knight studied Sailor Moon. "She could have fended for herself. If not, Crow deserved to get her." He said, bitterly.
Sailor Moon glared at him, but Sunny laughed. "Serena, this is my brother, Loki."
"You can call me The Emerald Knight." He offered. Serena could here the smirk in his voice. She couldn't see it because he wore knight armor, tailored green and black. He also wore a helmet.
Sailor Moon looked at Sailor Sun. "So Erebus is back?" She speculated.
"Yes. He has come back becau-" Sunny was cut off just then by Emerald Knight.
"Enough sister! That is all you have leave to say." He growled, glaring at Sailor Moon.
Sailor Moon opened her mouth to say something, but Sunny interrupted her. "Just ignore him. He's always like this. He's right though. I'll tell you later." She offered to Sailor Moon.
"Come sister. The night is young. And you have stuff to do in daylight." Loki offered his hand to her, and there was concern in his voice.
Sunny hugged Sailor Moon. "I'll be seeing you, Rabbit of the Moon." Sunny let go of her, and took Loki's hand.
Loki stopped and shouted back over his shoulder. "Don't tell you friends about us just yet."
Sunny waved and they both jumped up to the tree. Serena ran to the bottom and looked up. They both had disappeared.
The next day in school was very interesting. Apparently the word had gotten around about the teacher getting a surprise. All the students knew, and even some of the teachers. In the first class everyone talked, the teacher had gotten there yet. The room hushed as the teacher walked in. "Wow. You are unusually quiet today. Tired? We're having a pop quiz." Silence. Oh no, Serena thought, when he sits down the monitor lizard will bite him! Serena started to say something then happened to look at Ana. Ana shook her head gently and mouthed the word quiet. Serena closed her mouth. The teacher sat down and the students waited. Nothing. They waited again. Nothing. "Something wrong?" The teacher asked, passing out the quizzes.
After school, Serena and her friends caught up to Ana walking home. "Where did the lizard go?" Lita asked. "I really wanted to see it."
Ana smiled. "After Serena left I went back and put it back in the biology room."
"Weren't you scared?" Serena asked admiringly.
Ana grinned. "Nope. I love animals. Even cold blooded ones."
"No wondered you put up with Lee." Serena muttered.
Ana rolled her eyes. "Believe me, it's very hard."
Serena looked around. "Where is your shadow?"
Ana laughed and said, "Loki couldn't walk with me. He had a doctor's appointment."
"Ana!" Someone shouted. The girls stopped as a guy caught up to them. Scowling, he glared at Ana. "I've been looking all over for you." The guy told her. He had brown hair and black eyes. He was also extremely pale and looked a couple of years older than her. He had a nice build, and was tall.
"Damian!" Ana cried, hugging the guy, who hugged her back, studying the other girls over her head.
He smiled. "Who are your friends?" He asked her.
"This is Serena, Lita, Amy, and Mina. We're in the same class." She explained, pointing at each girl.
Damian smiled coldly. "Hello."
The girls smiled nervously and muttered hellos. Ana looked from the girls to Damian. She hesitated. "Damian's my boyfriend." She explained, smiling and letting go of him.
"I'm tired. Can we go home now?" He asked, stretching.
"Tired?" Amy asked, looking up at the sky.
"But it's the middle of the day." Mina told him, confused.
"I'm somewhat of a night owl, as you'll find out." He smiled charmingly, and Mina felt herself being pulled into those eyes.
Ana noticed what was happening just in time. Oh-oh, she thought. "Damian." She said brightly, pulling him back. "We'd better go get Loki, don't you think?"
Damian smiled teasingly down at her. "You spoil my fun." He teased, staring deep into her eyes.
Ana smiled and poked him. "No use trying that on me. Remember, it doesn't work?" She asked, dragging him off.
Lita and Amy exchanged glances. "What was that all about?" Amy thought aloud.
Sunny: Yippee! *dances* Sailor Sun finally makes an appearance!! Go me!! Woot!!! More about Sailor Sun's beginning in the next chapter, people. Yours truly, Sailor Sun.