Elle took Cindy's winter coat quietly from the rack and placed it on her. Even though Aryeona was the same age as her, she was much taller. Cindy was the same height, only wider, but her coat fitted perfectly.
She crept out into the outside hallway, and closed the door silently behind her, and started out the building. Where she was going, she didn't seem sure. It just felt like she needed to get somewhere.
When Elle was at the corner of a street, she sighed. Where was she to go now?
A feeling that cant be discribed (trust me, i've tried, but almost like a echoed voice inside her...? GAH!) told her to go toward the park. She didn't know where the park was, but she moved left anyhow.
After a while of walking down the side walk, Elle started to realize that her feet hurt. She didn't realize that before when she was walking with Aryeona and Cindy, mainly because she was so excited, her feet rarely ached. But now that she was just walking, they made her stop and sit down at a luckily put bench in front of a store to massage them.
She sat up straight and gasped. Down the street she swore she heard someone scream. It was too late--or an early bird would call it early--for anyone to be playing a game, let alone be out. Without thinking, she got up and started to run where she heard it.
Now her feet didn't hurt. She was going somewhere with a point. Running didn't even make her wince, let alone just stop for a nanosecond. Elle was determined to find out who screamed--and why!
Finally at the park. Why at the park? Elle didn't know, but she felt relieved to be there. The scream again; high pitched and frightened. She looked around but only saw empty playgrounds and benches, and untended gardens.
"Hey!" she screamed, standing on her tip-toes as though it would make her voice travel longer. "Who's there?!" like someone would answer!
Elle took another step farther in the park, but stopped right before her foot touched the ground. She was about to step on something. Taking her foot away, she peered down at it; a blue stick--a pen?--with a golden mark at the top... looked somewhat like a circle envoloping another, but smaller, circle. She picked it up and examined it more. Thin silver metal wound around it, like a snake winding around a tree.
Another scream.
Elle moaned. Where was the scream coming from, for goodness sakes?! She put the pen-shaped object into the coat, and ran up a small hill. Immediatly she ducked back down--practically fell.
She saw a woman. Not just a woman, but also five teens. Only one was standing, the others were on the ground. In those breif seconds she saw the woman zapping greenish lightening at one of the standing teen with her finger. Immpossible! Elle thought. This isn't a fairy tale!
Taking a breathless gulp, she peeked up again. All five teenagers were on the ground. A tall woman was glaring and grinning evilly at them. She had long red hair in the small pony tail half way up her head. From Elle's position she could see a small green glint in her eyes.
She just realized that she was trembling from fear. It would be too late to just walk away, now that the woman had nothing to occupy herself with. Besides, the coat she was wearing made too much noise, even though her feet seemed to be trained to walk silently.
Elle made the mistake of sighing. The woman shot a glance at her and kept it. Slowly her evil grin went to a warm and welcoming smile. Elle drew in a long rattling breath, afraid it would be her last. The woman stiffled a laugh... low and cold.
"We've been waiting for you," she said. Elle didn't speak. "Why don't you come over here?"
Elle gulped, although she felt that she had no more saliva. Thinking she better talk, to make this woman happy, she asked hesitantly "...We?"
The woman nodded. "Unfortunetly, it is only me here. We weren't expecting you to come to us this early. Now come on down here, I would like to see more of you then just your head."
Elle shook her head. The woman frowned.
"At least stand up?"
Elle obeyed, only because she didn't want to make this redhead angry. This time the woman grinned, showing all of her marvelous white teeth. Although they were extremely sharp and pointy.
"Thats better, much better." She then started to walk up the hill to where Elle is, making her want to run away. But she stayed still, herself even more pale than she was ever.
The woman grabbed her hand, making her wince. "Why are you frightened of me?"
Elle looked away. "B-b-because of the--the thing i saw you do...w-with your finger...."
"That was because the stupid Sailor Scouts were getting in my way, sweet heart."
Sailor Scouts? Elle thought. Lily told me about them. Fighting for good and against all evil. They were against this woman. She IS evil!
The woman's grip on her hand tightened, making no blood go through her hand. Elle tried to shake the woman off but it was no use. In doing so, the small object she found fell out of her coat and onto the ground.
"My, my, what have we here?" the redhead asked, bending down to pick it up. But Elle quickly took it off the ground before the woman got to it. She yanked on Elle's hand, making her look into her deep green eyes, but she quickly looked down. Who knows what her eyes could do, if her finger could do that?
Suddenly she heard a small voice in her head. Almost like the one who told her to go to the park. 'Illusion Circle-Magic Power!' it screamed. Should she trust it? It had brought her here, to this evil woman. But somehow the voice seemed right.
"Why don't you let me see that, youngling?" the woman asked, trying to grab it out of Elle's hands, but she kept them tight around it.
Why not? "ILLUSION CIRCLE-MAGIC POWER!" she screamed. The woman yelled and let go of her hand when a bright blue light appeared.
It happened all too quickly, and ended almost as soon as it began. The thin silver metal wound itself off the object like it was alive, and knocked off the circles. Then the metal became thicker and larger, as large as Elle herself, and three spokes at the top appeared, like claws of some sort. The blue object, without the golden circles or the metal, immediatly formed itself into a bubble, placing itself in between the claws. The smller golden ring grew a bit larger and incircled itself around the top of the staff, with the claws and bubble inside. The larger one grew even more larger, and appeared at the top of Elle. It went down her and as it did, new clothing appeared, just like the other Sailor Scouts! All ice blue, except a little darker blue on her bows. When the ring was fully done, it shrank and placed itself on Elle's chest, as a brooch, and a small bubble appeared on it. It all happened at once.
She crept out into the outside hallway, and closed the door silently behind her, and started out the building. Where she was going, she didn't seem sure. It just felt like she needed to get somewhere.
When Elle was at the corner of a street, she sighed. Where was she to go now?
A feeling that cant be discribed (trust me, i've tried, but almost like a echoed voice inside her...? GAH!) told her to go toward the park. She didn't know where the park was, but she moved left anyhow.
After a while of walking down the side walk, Elle started to realize that her feet hurt. She didn't realize that before when she was walking with Aryeona and Cindy, mainly because she was so excited, her feet rarely ached. But now that she was just walking, they made her stop and sit down at a luckily put bench in front of a store to massage them.
She sat up straight and gasped. Down the street she swore she heard someone scream. It was too late--or an early bird would call it early--for anyone to be playing a game, let alone be out. Without thinking, she got up and started to run where she heard it.
Now her feet didn't hurt. She was going somewhere with a point. Running didn't even make her wince, let alone just stop for a nanosecond. Elle was determined to find out who screamed--and why!
Finally at the park. Why at the park? Elle didn't know, but she felt relieved to be there. The scream again; high pitched and frightened. She looked around but only saw empty playgrounds and benches, and untended gardens.
"Hey!" she screamed, standing on her tip-toes as though it would make her voice travel longer. "Who's there?!" like someone would answer!
Elle took another step farther in the park, but stopped right before her foot touched the ground. She was about to step on something. Taking her foot away, she peered down at it; a blue stick--a pen?--with a golden mark at the top... looked somewhat like a circle envoloping another, but smaller, circle. She picked it up and examined it more. Thin silver metal wound around it, like a snake winding around a tree.
Another scream.
Elle moaned. Where was the scream coming from, for goodness sakes?! She put the pen-shaped object into the coat, and ran up a small hill. Immediatly she ducked back down--practically fell.
She saw a woman. Not just a woman, but also five teens. Only one was standing, the others were on the ground. In those breif seconds she saw the woman zapping greenish lightening at one of the standing teen with her finger. Immpossible! Elle thought. This isn't a fairy tale!
Taking a breathless gulp, she peeked up again. All five teenagers were on the ground. A tall woman was glaring and grinning evilly at them. She had long red hair in the small pony tail half way up her head. From Elle's position she could see a small green glint in her eyes.
She just realized that she was trembling from fear. It would be too late to just walk away, now that the woman had nothing to occupy herself with. Besides, the coat she was wearing made too much noise, even though her feet seemed to be trained to walk silently.
Elle made the mistake of sighing. The woman shot a glance at her and kept it. Slowly her evil grin went to a warm and welcoming smile. Elle drew in a long rattling breath, afraid it would be her last. The woman stiffled a laugh... low and cold.
"We've been waiting for you," she said. Elle didn't speak. "Why don't you come over here?"
Elle gulped, although she felt that she had no more saliva. Thinking she better talk, to make this woman happy, she asked hesitantly "...We?"
The woman nodded. "Unfortunetly, it is only me here. We weren't expecting you to come to us this early. Now come on down here, I would like to see more of you then just your head."
Elle shook her head. The woman frowned.
"At least stand up?"
Elle obeyed, only because she didn't want to make this redhead angry. This time the woman grinned, showing all of her marvelous white teeth. Although they were extremely sharp and pointy.
"Thats better, much better." She then started to walk up the hill to where Elle is, making her want to run away. But she stayed still, herself even more pale than she was ever.
The woman grabbed her hand, making her wince. "Why are you frightened of me?"
Elle looked away. "B-b-because of the--the thing i saw you do...w-with your finger...."
"That was because the stupid Sailor Scouts were getting in my way, sweet heart."
Sailor Scouts? Elle thought. Lily told me about them. Fighting for good and against all evil. They were against this woman. She IS evil!
The woman's grip on her hand tightened, making no blood go through her hand. Elle tried to shake the woman off but it was no use. In doing so, the small object she found fell out of her coat and onto the ground.
"My, my, what have we here?" the redhead asked, bending down to pick it up. But Elle quickly took it off the ground before the woman got to it. She yanked on Elle's hand, making her look into her deep green eyes, but she quickly looked down. Who knows what her eyes could do, if her finger could do that?
Suddenly she heard a small voice in her head. Almost like the one who told her to go to the park. 'Illusion Circle-Magic Power!' it screamed. Should she trust it? It had brought her here, to this evil woman. But somehow the voice seemed right.
"Why don't you let me see that, youngling?" the woman asked, trying to grab it out of Elle's hands, but she kept them tight around it.
Why not? "ILLUSION CIRCLE-MAGIC POWER!" she screamed. The woman yelled and let go of her hand when a bright blue light appeared.
It happened all too quickly, and ended almost as soon as it began. The thin silver metal wound itself off the object like it was alive, and knocked off the circles. Then the metal became thicker and larger, as large as Elle herself, and three spokes at the top appeared, like claws of some sort. The blue object, without the golden circles or the metal, immediatly formed itself into a bubble, placing itself in between the claws. The smller golden ring grew a bit larger and incircled itself around the top of the staff, with the claws and bubble inside. The larger one grew even more larger, and appeared at the top of Elle. It went down her and as it did, new clothing appeared, just like the other Sailor Scouts! All ice blue, except a little darker blue on her bows. When the ring was fully done, it shrank and placed itself on Elle's chest, as a brooch, and a small bubble appeared on it. It all happened at once.
