Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Eternal
Book 9: Chapter 25 'Song'
e-mail [kisaki@tds.net]
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~ Sailor Moon Instant Replay ~
* The main character
. . . . . . . . Usagi = Sailor Moon = Princess Serenity
* The Senshi who join Usagi's fight
. . . . . . . . Ami = Sailor Mercury
. . . . . . . . Rei = Sailor Mars
. . . . . . . . Makoto = Sailor Jupiter
. . . . . . . . Minako = Sailor Venus
. . . . . . . . Haruka = Sailor Uranus
. . . . . . . . Michiru = Sailor Neptune
. . . . . . . . Setsuna = Sailor Pluto
. . . . . . . . Hotaru = Sailor Saturn
. . . . . . . . Chibi-Usa = Sailor Chibi-Moon
. . . . . . . . Kouhi = Sailor Galaxia
. . . . . . . . Kei, Houshu, Hana, Irori = Sailor Vesta, Pallas, Ceres, Juno
* The people close to Usagi
. . . . . . . . Mamoru = Tuxedo Mask = Prince Endymion
. . . . . . . . Luna, Artemis, and Diana
. . . . . . . . Phobos & Deimos = Ojike & Nayami Sei
. . . . . . . . Kisaki Yumeno
. . . . . . . . Okugi Kokuou
. . . . . . . . Kaylyn
. . . . . . . . Sailor Luna
* The Negafleet
. . . . . . . . Morpheus
. . . . . . . . Lady Sage
. . . . . . . . The Tri-Fates = Clotho, Atropos, Lachesis
. . . . . . . . Castor & Pollux
* The story thus far…
. . . . . . . . Usagi is an ordinary schoolgirl, except for the fact that she can turn into the sailor-suited super-hero, Sailor Moon!
. . . . . . . . With the help of her friends, the Sailor Senshi, she has managed to defeat the Dark Kingdom, Black Moon, Death Busters, Dead Moon, and even Shadow Galactica.
. . . . . . . . Just when Usagi and the Senshi were enjoying the peace, the Negafleet appears. With these new foes brought many new people. The appearances of new people like Lady Kaylyn, Sailor Luna, Sailor Somnus, Kisaki Yumeno, Sailor Galaxia, the asteroid Senshi, and Phobos and Deimos. Kaylyn is the Princess of the dead planet Somnus, the Senshi of Vision – Sailor Somnus, daughter of Morpheus – Negafleet's leader, and half-sister of Endymion. Sailor Luna – who seems to be only concerned in getting the Lunar Heart – has even attacked the Senshi if they got in her way. And old acquaintances like Sailor Galaxia a.k.a. Kouhi Seiun even return to aid the Senshi. But don't forget the four Asteroid Senshi who joined the crew and Rei's two guardian crows, Phobos and Deimos, which also appeared to help.
. . . . . . . . Everyone seems to want this mysterious object called Lunar Heart which is also the key to the revival of an evil being. But Lady Sage – who seems to have her own plans in mind – is also searching for the Heart with the Negafleet. Now, Morpheus is searching for his daughter who Sage has secretly trapped. And the way he can find her is by using the Lunar Heart!
. . . . . . . . And what's more, a little girl and Chibi-Usa's friend, Kisaki Yumeno, has mysterious power to create anything she imagines. Okugi Kokuou – a friend of the girls – was revealed to be and illusion that Kisaki created. It's a good thing you recovered Mars from her imprisonment, Sailor Moon, you're going to need all the help you can get!
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"Chibi-Usa!" Shingo called upstairs. "Odango! The race is going to start without you if you don't hurry! Don't forget, we're supposed meet everyone there!"
"Coming!" Chibi-Usa rushed down the stairs, still in her school uniform. She had a backpack sling across one shoulder.
"I still can't get used to seeing you in that new uniform…" Shingo sighed.
She nodded. "Me too." Chibi-Usa turned around and screamed loudly. "Usagi! What are you doing up there?! Hurry up or were leaving without you!"
"… Haruka invited us to her race today. Everybody's going except the Amazon's and Mamo-chan." Usagi explained to Kaylyn. Then she sighed. "It's too bad we couldn't find you, Kaylyn…"
'Do not worry too much about it, Usagi…' A miniature Kaylyn floated on her desk above the Crystal Spire. She smiled. 'What is important is you are all safe at the moment.'
"Well…" Usagi sighed again. She snatched her jacket. "I wish you could see the race… Haruka's really good." Usagi grumbled when she heard a noise from outside.
"Usagi! What are you doing up there?! Hurry up or were leaving without you!" It was annoyed Chibi-Usa's voice.
"Coming!" She yelled back. She turned to face Kaylyn. "I wonder where you are… It would be great if you were around more often…"
'I am always here.' She assured back.
"?" Usagi blinked in puzzlement.
'I am beside you more often then you think, Princess.' She said seriously.
"USAGI!" A voice roared.
"Whoops! Gotta go!" She snatched her purse and barged out the door.
'Oh, Usagi…' Kaylyn shook her head and shrugged, slightly exasperatedly. Then she faded into the Crystal Spire Usagi had forgotten on the desk.
* * *
"Thank you for picking me up, Hotaru." Kisaki told her friend in the back seat of Haruka's car. Haruka herself had taken her motorcycle with Michiru, leaving the car for Setsuna, Kouhi, Hotaru, and Kisaki.
"The others are taking the train, right?" Kouhi asked Setsuna – who was driving.
"I think so." She agreed.
There was another pause. "It's been a while since the four of us got together." Kouhi then turned around in her seat to look at Kisaki. "I've been wanting to talk to you."
Kisaki fidgeted nervously. "Oh?"
"You knew who we were from the start, didn't you?" She told her then tilted her head.
"… Yes…" She admitted.
"Kisaki, tell me something. How is it that you bore the same symbol as Princess Kaylyn did? That symbol is the mark of someone born on the planet Somnus."
"…" Kisaki was silent.
"Well?"
Hotaru frowned. "Come on guys, don't push her!"
"It's… alright…" Kisaki sighed. "You have a right to know… and…" She glanced to Setsuna. "I wish I didn't have to tell you…"
"It's alright." Setsuna assured comfortingly. "You should tell us what you are comfortable in telling us, and no more. You should tell us this in your own time."
"My… own… time?" Kisaki wondered then nodded.
Kouhi looked confused to Setsuna. "What do you mean?"
"Exactly what I said."
"… Hmm… all right. No more questions."
* * *
"Hey, Usagi?" Chibi-Usa looked to her future mother.
"Yeah?" Usagi asked as they stepped onto the train with Shingo.
"Never mind…"
"What is it?" Usagi got the idea that something was troubling her daughter.
"Well…" She sighed exasperated then changed what she was going to say. "I wish I could talk to Kaylyn…"
"Why do you say that?"
"Umm…" She scratched her head. "She said she knew where the Lunar Heart was, right? But wasn't going to say?"
"Uh, yeah." Usagi suddenly got an idea. "Chibi-Usa, do you want to ask her something? Like where the Heart is?"
"Sort of… I want to ask her if… she… gave it to somebody…"
"Somebody in particular?"
"Uh huh."
Usagi just grinned and started to shuffle through her things. "Aw, man… I must have left it at home…"
"Left what?"
"Something that could solve your problem."
"Oh…" Chibi-Usa suddenly figured out what Usagi had been up to all this time. "Well, when we get back, could you ask her if she knows Kisaki?"
"Erk…" Usagi gulped. "How did you…?"
"He, he!" The pink-haired girl giggled. "It was easy when you put all the facts together!"
* * *
"Hey everyone!" Usagi waved to the group of girls standing in the bleachers.
Rei looked around and saw Usagi, Chibi-Usa and Shingo. "Hey, Odango! Glad you could make it." She called sarcastically.
"Rei!" Makoto scolded. "Be nice!"
"Oh, pooh!" Rei pouted. "I wasn't serious!"
"Hello, Usagi, Small Lady, and… oh! Shingo! Hello!" Michiru suddenly noticed Usagi's younger brother.
"Hello, Michiru-san." Shingo said pleasantly. "Where's Mamoru-san?"
"He gave up his ticket so we could go…" Chibi-Usa explained.
"Oh!" He gasped.
"Look! Haruka's practicing!" Minako pointed to the motorcyclist on the track.
Everyone glanced in the direction. Usagi rooted, "Go, Haruka!" Then she noticed the small number of Senshi. "Where's the others?"
"Setsuna, Kouhi, and Hotaru are picking up Kisaki, I believe." Ami said thoughtfully.
"Phobos and Dei… I mean Ojike and Nayami are going to get some ice cream. They've never had it before so that should be interesting to see." Chuckled Rei.
"The quartet have a circus act now, so they can't make it." Artemis added, he was in Minako's carrying case on the bleacher steps – the top was open.
"Hey, whatever happened to those police officers you mentioned, Michiru?" Asked Luna from Usagi's open backpack next to Minako and Chibi-Usa's.
"They just asked a bunch of questions. Nothing big, fortunately. Haruka managed to get them out before there was trouble. Ahh… it's too bad Kyo is Hinshi's cousin, though. She's a great friend and a wonderful person to choose for a duet or trio."
"You mean Seijaku, Kyo?!" Shrieked Minako in shock.
"Yes, why?"
"Duh! The most fabulous, super-cool, ultra-famous, pop singer Seijaku, Kyo! She's famous!" Minako jumped up and down. "I can't believe you PERSONALLY know her!"
"Oh! I've heard of her." Ami nodded in agreement. "Her songs are pretty good. I do listen so some of them."
"Yeah, she's great." Makoto shuffled through her stuff and pulled out a CD Player. "I've got one of her CD's – right here, too!"
"It's strange the way everyone's drawn to them. Even I like them." Rei remarked.
"Haruka and I used to meet with her. She'd help with my paintings and most of Haruka's racing access was originally due to Kyo's help." Michiru recalled the get-togethers the trio had once had. "And in return, the two of us helped out with some of her lyric problems and the music a couple times. We're too busy to meet now, though…"
"Wow! That so cool!" Usagi exclaimed. "Kyo's got great lyrics!"
"Most of the newer songs she did on her own."
"Isn't it strange the way the lyrics can relate to us as Senshi?" Makoto said thoughtfully.
"Yeah…" Everyone agreed.
"Miss Rei!" A duet of voices called. Ojike and Nayami joined the group suddenly carrying ice cream cones. Once again they were wearing matching clothes.
"Oh, hi, enjoying yourselves?" Rei asked them.
"Yes, Rei-sama." Ojike nodded furiously.
"This food is delicious!" Agreed Nayami taking another bite. "Rei-sama? Do humans allow cats to roam free? It seem they are everywhere!"
"Yeah, is that a problem?" Rei asked the two, confused.
"Well… Rei-sama…" Ojike glanced around. "It's just…"
"We don't…" Nayami shuffled her feet. "We don't like cats…"
"Thanks a lot!" Complained Luna.
"Oh, advisors, we didn't mean you!" Protested Ojike.
Nayami shook her head. "It's the ones that go after birds that we don't like."
"Well, what do you expect…" Sighed Makoto.
"Of course birds don't like cats…" Minako giggled.
* * *
"WHAT is the matter with you!" Morpheus roared to the Reflectors while he sat on his usual throne. He tapped his foot irritably on the floor of the High School Auditorium. His voice reverberating in the large room. "Can't you do the simple job of getting ONE small object?! Or can't you do even that?!"
"We apologize for our failure, Our Lord." The leader, Clio, bowed deeply. She was the only Reflector standing. The others were kneeling only steps behind her. When she spoke the remaining bowed their heads. "This is a mistake we will not repeat."
"It had better not be." He hissed.
"Three of us were destroyed by the Sailor Senshi, as you know." Clio told him. "We, the remaining seven, will retrieve the Lunar Heart that you desire. Even if it is piece by piece, we will not fail like the Tri-Fates."
"I am glad to hear that, Clio, but I want results. Get me the Heart, hmm? I grow weary of this game." He stood up and walked to the mirror behind his throne, where he walked through it to the other side.
"Yes, Your Excellency." They chorused bowing again before they too left.
Kaylyn sighed tiredly. She looked to the Looking Glass. 'Just a little longer… Please, be patient… You won't have to wait much longer…'
Sage rippled into the room. The moaning voices in the background softened as they recognized the woman who had entrapped them. They knew she would never release them. They were her prisoners for eternity.
"How are you enjoying the show so far, Your Highness?" She mocked to Kaylyn. "As of now, it is time to put the second chapter to this act in motion. Now for the next piece." She chuckled. "And I know just where to look." She turned to Kaylyn, who in turn jumped back away from the edge. "You can't hide them forever, my dear. He, he, he…" The shadowy woman cackled. "It's amusing… the boy wasn't there in spirit – didn't exist – that's what grabbed my attention to him. And where found the first piece. The second… ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!" She whirled around and walked to a free mirror. "The Sailor Senshi – or would it be more appropriate to say: the non-Sailor Senshi? Ha, ha, ha, ha!"
* * *
"Hey guys!" Minako waved a hand franticly to her friends who were welcoming the last four, having just arrived. When everyone turned, she continued. "Kyo is singing live! I brought my radio so do you want to listen? The race isn't going to start for another twenty minutes."
"Yes!" Michiru exclaimed to their surprise. "Please, turn it up!"
"Okay." She did so.
'…the one I dedicated to my two best friends who encouraged me to my position today! This song is for you guys!' Kyo's voice said on the radio.
"Kyo…" Michiru whispered softly.
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[Haruka… Michiru…] Kyo shook her head worried. [I can tell there's something wrong… but why won't you tell me what it is? But what am I saying… I should worry about my own problems… I can't be friends with them AND keep this up forever… Hidama's right – it's one or the other…]
"Miss Kyo?" The stage manager asked for her.
She jumped. "Huh?"
"You're up again." He told her.
"Oh! Thanks!" She scrambled up and out onto the giant stage where hundreds of fans waited for her debut song: Eternal Moon, Angel Moon. "Hey everyone! My next song is the one I dedicated to my two best friends who encouraged me to my position today! This song is for you guys!
"Hey! What's the matter?
What are these excuses you're making?
Where are you going?
I thought you wanted the universe.
That's okay, I'll move on without you
Even if you fall, I'll take a stand
Because I know that's what you want
To keep on moving, going, fighting.
So deep inside me, I hear it coming
The sound of the strength I need
I'll shed my disguise and leap to the battle
Just close my eyes and say the magic words:
Eternal Moon, Angel Moon!
I want out of this nightmare
But I know I'm not dreaming
One day we will take off our masks
And say the magic words:
Eternal Moon, Angel Moon!
Hey! What is wrong?
Can't you stand anymore?
Where's that fighting spirit I thought you had?
I thought you weren't going to give up.
I'll take your place and step to the battlefield
I know its coming, that shadow that hurt you
I don't know how big the darkness is, but I don't care
I have to continue moving, going, fighting.
Then my heart glows with power
And now I know I'll rise above my foes
I'll shed my disguise and leap into the battle
Just close my eyes and say the magic words:
Eternal Moon, Angel Moon!
I want out of this nightmare
But I know I'm not dreaming
One day we will take off our masks
And say the magic words:
Eternal Moon, Angel Moon!
So deep inside me, I hear it coming
The sound of the strength I need
I'll shed my disguise and leap to the battle
Just close my eyes and say the magic words:
Eternal Moon, Angel Moon!
I want out of this nightmare
But I know I'm not dreaming
One day we will take off our masks
And say the magic words:
Eternal Moon, Angel Moon!
Eternal Moon!
Angel Moon!"
* * *
"What a great song!" Kisaki remarked to Hotaru.
"It is great but the lyrics… are kind of odd…" Hotaru said thoughtfully.
Kouhi nodded. "It kind of reminds you of all the senshi battles we had."
"Michiru, did you help with this one?" Usagi asked.
[Kyo…] Michiru slowly shook her head. "No, this is one she did on her own…"
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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Eternal
Book 9: Chapter 25 'Song'
e-mail [kisaki@tds.net]
Book 9: Chapter 25 'Song'
e-mail [kisaki@tds.net]
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~ Sailor Moon Instant Replay ~
* The main character
. . . . . . . . Usagi = Sailor Moon = Princess Serenity
* The Senshi who join Usagi's fight
. . . . . . . . Ami = Sailor Mercury
. . . . . . . . Rei = Sailor Mars
. . . . . . . . Makoto = Sailor Jupiter
. . . . . . . . Minako = Sailor Venus
. . . . . . . . Haruka = Sailor Uranus
. . . . . . . . Michiru = Sailor Neptune
. . . . . . . . Setsuna = Sailor Pluto
. . . . . . . . Hotaru = Sailor Saturn
. . . . . . . . Chibi-Usa = Sailor Chibi-Moon
. . . . . . . . Kouhi = Sailor Galaxia
. . . . . . . . Kei, Houshu, Hana, Irori = Sailor Vesta, Pallas, Ceres, Juno
* The people close to Usagi
. . . . . . . . Mamoru = Tuxedo Mask = Prince Endymion
. . . . . . . . Luna, Artemis, and Diana
. . . . . . . . Phobos & Deimos = Ojike & Nayami Sei
. . . . . . . . Kisaki Yumeno
. . . . . . . . Okugi Kokuou
. . . . . . . . Kaylyn
. . . . . . . . Sailor Luna
* The Negafleet
. . . . . . . . Morpheus
. . . . . . . . Lady Sage
. . . . . . . . The Tri-Fates = Clotho, Atropos, Lachesis
. . . . . . . . Castor & Pollux
* The story thus far…
. . . . . . . . Usagi is an ordinary schoolgirl, except for the fact that she can turn into the sailor-suited super-hero, Sailor Moon!
. . . . . . . . With the help of her friends, the Sailor Senshi, she has managed to defeat the Dark Kingdom, Black Moon, Death Busters, Dead Moon, and even Shadow Galactica.
. . . . . . . . Just when Usagi and the Senshi were enjoying the peace, the Negafleet appears. With these new foes brought many new people. The appearances of new people like Lady Kaylyn, Sailor Luna, Sailor Somnus, Kisaki Yumeno, Sailor Galaxia, the asteroid Senshi, and Phobos and Deimos. Kaylyn is the Princess of the dead planet Somnus, the Senshi of Vision – Sailor Somnus, daughter of Morpheus – Negafleet's leader, and half-sister of Endymion. Sailor Luna – who seems to be only concerned in getting the Lunar Heart – has even attacked the Senshi if they got in her way. And old acquaintances like Sailor Galaxia a.k.a. Kouhi Seiun even return to aid the Senshi. But don't forget the four Asteroid Senshi who joined the crew and Rei's two guardian crows, Phobos and Deimos, which also appeared to help.
. . . . . . . . Everyone seems to want this mysterious object called Lunar Heart which is also the key to the revival of an evil being. But Lady Sage – who seems to have her own plans in mind – is also searching for the Heart with the Negafleet. Now, Morpheus is searching for his daughter who Sage has secretly trapped. And the way he can find her is by using the Lunar Heart!
. . . . . . . . And what's more, a little girl and Chibi-Usa's friend, Kisaki Yumeno, has mysterious power to create anything she imagines. Okugi Kokuou – a friend of the girls – was revealed to be and illusion that Kisaki created. It's a good thing you recovered Mars from her imprisonment, Sailor Moon, you're going to need all the help you can get!
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"Chibi-Usa!" Shingo called upstairs. "Odango! The race is going to start without you if you don't hurry! Don't forget, we're supposed meet everyone there!"
"Coming!" Chibi-Usa rushed down the stairs, still in her school uniform. She had a backpack sling across one shoulder.
"I still can't get used to seeing you in that new uniform…" Shingo sighed.
She nodded. "Me too." Chibi-Usa turned around and screamed loudly. "Usagi! What are you doing up there?! Hurry up or were leaving without you!"
"… Haruka invited us to her race today. Everybody's going except the Amazon's and Mamo-chan." Usagi explained to Kaylyn. Then she sighed. "It's too bad we couldn't find you, Kaylyn…"
'Do not worry too much about it, Usagi…' A miniature Kaylyn floated on her desk above the Crystal Spire. She smiled. 'What is important is you are all safe at the moment.'
"Well…" Usagi sighed again. She snatched her jacket. "I wish you could see the race… Haruka's really good." Usagi grumbled when she heard a noise from outside.
"Usagi! What are you doing up there?! Hurry up or were leaving without you!" It was annoyed Chibi-Usa's voice.
"Coming!" She yelled back. She turned to face Kaylyn. "I wonder where you are… It would be great if you were around more often…"
'I am always here.' She assured back.
"?" Usagi blinked in puzzlement.
'I am beside you more often then you think, Princess.' She said seriously.
"USAGI!" A voice roared.
"Whoops! Gotta go!" She snatched her purse and barged out the door.
'Oh, Usagi…' Kaylyn shook her head and shrugged, slightly exasperatedly. Then she faded into the Crystal Spire Usagi had forgotten on the desk.
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"Thank you for picking me up, Hotaru." Kisaki told her friend in the back seat of Haruka's car. Haruka herself had taken her motorcycle with Michiru, leaving the car for Setsuna, Kouhi, Hotaru, and Kisaki.
"The others are taking the train, right?" Kouhi asked Setsuna – who was driving.
"I think so." She agreed.
There was another pause. "It's been a while since the four of us got together." Kouhi then turned around in her seat to look at Kisaki. "I've been wanting to talk to you."
Kisaki fidgeted nervously. "Oh?"
"You knew who we were from the start, didn't you?" She told her then tilted her head.
"… Yes…" She admitted.
"Kisaki, tell me something. How is it that you bore the same symbol as Princess Kaylyn did? That symbol is the mark of someone born on the planet Somnus."
"…" Kisaki was silent.
"Well?"
Hotaru frowned. "Come on guys, don't push her!"
"It's… alright…" Kisaki sighed. "You have a right to know… and…" She glanced to Setsuna. "I wish I didn't have to tell you…"
"It's alright." Setsuna assured comfortingly. "You should tell us what you are comfortable in telling us, and no more. You should tell us this in your own time."
"My… own… time?" Kisaki wondered then nodded.
Kouhi looked confused to Setsuna. "What do you mean?"
"Exactly what I said."
"… Hmm… all right. No more questions."
* * *
"Hey, Usagi?" Chibi-Usa looked to her future mother.
"Yeah?" Usagi asked as they stepped onto the train with Shingo.
"Never mind…"
"What is it?" Usagi got the idea that something was troubling her daughter.
"Well…" She sighed exasperated then changed what she was going to say. "I wish I could talk to Kaylyn…"
"Why do you say that?"
"Umm…" She scratched her head. "She said she knew where the Lunar Heart was, right? But wasn't going to say?"
"Uh, yeah." Usagi suddenly got an idea. "Chibi-Usa, do you want to ask her something? Like where the Heart is?"
"Sort of… I want to ask her if… she… gave it to somebody…"
"Somebody in particular?"
"Uh huh."
Usagi just grinned and started to shuffle through her things. "Aw, man… I must have left it at home…"
"Left what?"
"Something that could solve your problem."
"Oh…" Chibi-Usa suddenly figured out what Usagi had been up to all this time. "Well, when we get back, could you ask her if she knows Kisaki?"
"Erk…" Usagi gulped. "How did you…?"
"He, he!" The pink-haired girl giggled. "It was easy when you put all the facts together!"
* * *
"Hey everyone!" Usagi waved to the group of girls standing in the bleachers.
Rei looked around and saw Usagi, Chibi-Usa and Shingo. "Hey, Odango! Glad you could make it." She called sarcastically.
"Rei!" Makoto scolded. "Be nice!"
"Oh, pooh!" Rei pouted. "I wasn't serious!"
"Hello, Usagi, Small Lady, and… oh! Shingo! Hello!" Michiru suddenly noticed Usagi's younger brother.
"Hello, Michiru-san." Shingo said pleasantly. "Where's Mamoru-san?"
"He gave up his ticket so we could go…" Chibi-Usa explained.
"Oh!" He gasped.
"Look! Haruka's practicing!" Minako pointed to the motorcyclist on the track.
Everyone glanced in the direction. Usagi rooted, "Go, Haruka!" Then she noticed the small number of Senshi. "Where's the others?"
"Setsuna, Kouhi, and Hotaru are picking up Kisaki, I believe." Ami said thoughtfully.
"Phobos and Dei… I mean Ojike and Nayami are going to get some ice cream. They've never had it before so that should be interesting to see." Chuckled Rei.
"The quartet have a circus act now, so they can't make it." Artemis added, he was in Minako's carrying case on the bleacher steps – the top was open.
"Hey, whatever happened to those police officers you mentioned, Michiru?" Asked Luna from Usagi's open backpack next to Minako and Chibi-Usa's.
"They just asked a bunch of questions. Nothing big, fortunately. Haruka managed to get them out before there was trouble. Ahh… it's too bad Kyo is Hinshi's cousin, though. She's a great friend and a wonderful person to choose for a duet or trio."
"You mean Seijaku, Kyo?!" Shrieked Minako in shock.
"Yes, why?"
"Duh! The most fabulous, super-cool, ultra-famous, pop singer Seijaku, Kyo! She's famous!" Minako jumped up and down. "I can't believe you PERSONALLY know her!"
"Oh! I've heard of her." Ami nodded in agreement. "Her songs are pretty good. I do listen so some of them."
"Yeah, she's great." Makoto shuffled through her stuff and pulled out a CD Player. "I've got one of her CD's – right here, too!"
"It's strange the way everyone's drawn to them. Even I like them." Rei remarked.
"Haruka and I used to meet with her. She'd help with my paintings and most of Haruka's racing access was originally due to Kyo's help." Michiru recalled the get-togethers the trio had once had. "And in return, the two of us helped out with some of her lyric problems and the music a couple times. We're too busy to meet now, though…"
"Wow! That so cool!" Usagi exclaimed. "Kyo's got great lyrics!"
"Most of the newer songs she did on her own."
"Isn't it strange the way the lyrics can relate to us as Senshi?" Makoto said thoughtfully.
"Yeah…" Everyone agreed.
"Miss Rei!" A duet of voices called. Ojike and Nayami joined the group suddenly carrying ice cream cones. Once again they were wearing matching clothes.
"Oh, hi, enjoying yourselves?" Rei asked them.
"Yes, Rei-sama." Ojike nodded furiously.
"This food is delicious!" Agreed Nayami taking another bite. "Rei-sama? Do humans allow cats to roam free? It seem they are everywhere!"
"Yeah, is that a problem?" Rei asked the two, confused.
"Well… Rei-sama…" Ojike glanced around. "It's just…"
"We don't…" Nayami shuffled her feet. "We don't like cats…"
"Thanks a lot!" Complained Luna.
"Oh, advisors, we didn't mean you!" Protested Ojike.
Nayami shook her head. "It's the ones that go after birds that we don't like."
"Well, what do you expect…" Sighed Makoto.
"Of course birds don't like cats…" Minako giggled.
* * *
"WHAT is the matter with you!" Morpheus roared to the Reflectors while he sat on his usual throne. He tapped his foot irritably on the floor of the High School Auditorium. His voice reverberating in the large room. "Can't you do the simple job of getting ONE small object?! Or can't you do even that?!"
"We apologize for our failure, Our Lord." The leader, Clio, bowed deeply. She was the only Reflector standing. The others were kneeling only steps behind her. When she spoke the remaining bowed their heads. "This is a mistake we will not repeat."
"It had better not be." He hissed.
"Three of us were destroyed by the Sailor Senshi, as you know." Clio told him. "We, the remaining seven, will retrieve the Lunar Heart that you desire. Even if it is piece by piece, we will not fail like the Tri-Fates."
"I am glad to hear that, Clio, but I want results. Get me the Heart, hmm? I grow weary of this game." He stood up and walked to the mirror behind his throne, where he walked through it to the other side.
"Yes, Your Excellency." They chorused bowing again before they too left.
Kaylyn sighed tiredly. She looked to the Looking Glass. 'Just a little longer… Please, be patient… You won't have to wait much longer…'
Sage rippled into the room. The moaning voices in the background softened as they recognized the woman who had entrapped them. They knew she would never release them. They were her prisoners for eternity.
"How are you enjoying the show so far, Your Highness?" She mocked to Kaylyn. "As of now, it is time to put the second chapter to this act in motion. Now for the next piece." She chuckled. "And I know just where to look." She turned to Kaylyn, who in turn jumped back away from the edge. "You can't hide them forever, my dear. He, he, he…" The shadowy woman cackled. "It's amusing… the boy wasn't there in spirit – didn't exist – that's what grabbed my attention to him. And where found the first piece. The second… ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!" She whirled around and walked to a free mirror. "The Sailor Senshi – or would it be more appropriate to say: the non-Sailor Senshi? Ha, ha, ha, ha!"
* * *
"Hey guys!" Minako waved a hand franticly to her friends who were welcoming the last four, having just arrived. When everyone turned, she continued. "Kyo is singing live! I brought my radio so do you want to listen? The race isn't going to start for another twenty minutes."
"Yes!" Michiru exclaimed to their surprise. "Please, turn it up!"
"Okay." She did so.
'…the one I dedicated to my two best friends who encouraged me to my position today! This song is for you guys!' Kyo's voice said on the radio.
"Kyo…" Michiru whispered softly.
* * *
[Haruka… Michiru…] Kyo shook her head worried. [I can tell there's something wrong… but why won't you tell me what it is? But what am I saying… I should worry about my own problems… I can't be friends with them AND keep this up forever… Hidama's right – it's one or the other…]
"Miss Kyo?" The stage manager asked for her.
She jumped. "Huh?"
"You're up again." He told her.
"Oh! Thanks!" She scrambled up and out onto the giant stage where hundreds of fans waited for her debut song: Eternal Moon, Angel Moon. "Hey everyone! My next song is the one I dedicated to my two best friends who encouraged me to my position today! This song is for you guys!
"Hey! What's the matter?
What are these excuses you're making?
Where are you going?
I thought you wanted the universe.
That's okay, I'll move on without you
Even if you fall, I'll take a stand
Because I know that's what you want
To keep on moving, going, fighting.
So deep inside me, I hear it coming
The sound of the strength I need
I'll shed my disguise and leap to the battle
Just close my eyes and say the magic words:
Eternal Moon, Angel Moon!
I want out of this nightmare
But I know I'm not dreaming
One day we will take off our masks
And say the magic words:
Eternal Moon, Angel Moon!
Hey! What is wrong?
Can't you stand anymore?
Where's that fighting spirit I thought you had?
I thought you weren't going to give up.
I'll take your place and step to the battlefield
I know its coming, that shadow that hurt you
I don't know how big the darkness is, but I don't care
I have to continue moving, going, fighting.
Then my heart glows with power
And now I know I'll rise above my foes
I'll shed my disguise and leap into the battle
Just close my eyes and say the magic words:
Eternal Moon, Angel Moon!
I want out of this nightmare
But I know I'm not dreaming
One day we will take off our masks
And say the magic words:
Eternal Moon, Angel Moon!
So deep inside me, I hear it coming
The sound of the strength I need
I'll shed my disguise and leap to the battle
Just close my eyes and say the magic words:
Eternal Moon, Angel Moon!
I want out of this nightmare
But I know I'm not dreaming
One day we will take off our masks
And say the magic words:
Eternal Moon, Angel Moon!
Eternal Moon!
Angel Moon!"
* * *
"What a great song!" Kisaki remarked to Hotaru.
"It is great but the lyrics… are kind of odd…" Hotaru said thoughtfully.
Kouhi nodded. "It kind of reminds you of all the senshi battles we had."
"Michiru, did you help with this one?" Usagi asked.
[Kyo…] Michiru slowly shook her head. "No, this is one she did on her own…"
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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Eternal
Book 9: Chapter 25 'Song'
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