Ooooh, another chapter! Sorry if it's taking too long, I've got bronchitis
and am spending way too much time sleeping. I'm scared that there's gonna
be a little too much homework when I get back to school. GOD SAVE ME!!!!
Disclaimer: Must I repeat myself??
Shinesman Red: I can't let my brother down!
Shinesman Sephia: I must give my daughter a stuffed fish...
Shinesman Salmon Pink: I can't let her win! She has bad hair!
Shinesman Moss Green: I have a date with Swedish twins...
Shinesman Gray: I will live to drive her again!
-Shinesman
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Ryo was now lying comfortably in his own bed. Mia had bandaged his arm and chest, which had also taken a fierce beating. His head had a nice, white bandage to match his pale skin. He was out of his wet clothes and into a warm pair of pajama pants. Mia watched from the doorway as his breath was labored and he was sweating heavily. She stood with her arms wrapped around herself and a sorrowful face. White Blaze sat patiently next to his master's bed, "Watch over him White Blaze." She murmured and closed the door.
Outside, she leaned against the door and sighed before sliding to the floor. She held her face in her hands and stared at the ground, "What am I going to do?" She whispered to herself. Mia had already called the guys' companies to tell them that they might be a few days late, but now, she was clueless, "I don't have powers to save them and Ryo had his stolen. There's nothing I can do."
She just sat there for a few moments before finally, standing up with a determined look, "I may not be able to fight but I can try to figure out where they are!" She exclaimed and rushed down the stairs to her closet. Mia threw on her raincoat and boots before running out the door and back out to the trail. It was almost completely washed away by the mud, but she followed it to the best of her ability.
She hiked for miles, mapping where she went to remember the way back before she came to the bottom of a hill. She looked up and prepared to go when suddenly, the forest began to move.
She turned every which way and her eyes widened in horror when Dynasty soldiers emerged from the shadows. Mia turned to run when they appeared behind her. Slowly, they advanced, closing the space around her, "No, stay away!" She pleaded.
"You are to come with us." One stated through his murky green mask and snatched her arm.
"Somebody please help me!!!!" She screamed and suddenly, everyone was blinded by a white light. The last thing Mia saw were the soldiers disintegrating into the light before she fell to the sleep that claimed her.
*~*~*~*~*
The first thing Mia felt when she regained consciousness was that she was in a warm, soft bed. Opening her eyes, she turned to see an old woman huddled by a fire, "Hello?" Mia called uncertainly. She noticed that she was still in her raincoat but now dry.
The older woman turned around with a wrinkled smile, "Hello, how was your rest?" She asked gently.
"Fine, but wasn't I just surrounded by Dynasty soldiers?" Mia asked, slightly confused.
"Why yes, but I rescued you with my magic." She explained. The old woman wore a velvet red cloak with her short silver hair pulled back into a tight bun.
"Why?" Mia asked, "I don't think I've met you before."
"No, we've never met in this lifetime." She stated mysteriously, "But I saved you because you are the one who will change the outcome of this fight."
"W-What?!" Mia exclaimed, standing up.
"You child, are the one who is going to defeat this enemy that holds your friend." She foretold.
"But-But how can you say that? I have no extra powers or strength to fight the Dynasty!" Mia sputtered.
"You do, locked within your heart." The old woman pointed at Mia's heart with a bony finger, "You are Sailor Orpheus, leader of the outer sailor scouts."
Mia looked around wildly, "Is this a joke? What kind of trick is this?" She demanded shakily.
"It's no trick, Mia." She soothed, "Here." The woman waved her hand and a small diamond crystal attached to a golden chain appeared in her hand, "This is yours." She took Mia's hand and pressed the crystal into her palm.
"It's warm." She whispered, enclosing her fingers around it.
"This is your Nebula crystal. It's yours to command and transform." She said with a smile.
"T-Transform?" Mia blinked, staring at the small, Ping-Pong sized crystal, "Into what?"
The woman laughed, "Not what, but whom. You are Sailor Orpheus."
"What's your name?" Mia asked quietly.
"Tila." She replied and looked into the fire, "Now we don't have much time. I need you transform so you can save the Ronin warriors."
"But I don't know how." Mia blurted.
"All you have you have to do is toss the Nebula crystal into the air and call out 'Orpheus Nebula Power'." Tila encouraged gently and stepped back to give Mia some room.
Taking a deep breath, she sighed, "Here it goes," She threw the crystal above her head and shouted, "Orpheus Nebula Power!" The crystal began glowing and Mia was bathed in a bright light that felt like a warm blanket.
When it died down, she was left standing in a very remarkable Sailor Suit. Mia was dressed almost identical to Super Sailor Moon with the exceptions of a few colors and styles. Her dark brown hair was pulled back into a loose ponytail and she wore a cherry pink lipstick. Her dark blue boots came up just above her knees with a purple edge and her skirt was lined with stripes of dark blue, purple and teal. Her gloves were in the same color pattern while her bow in the front was dark blue and the one in the back was transparent. The sash connecting to her bow was purple with two, teal stripes and her sleeves were that of one of the sailor scouts. Her golden tiara, waistband and necklace sported a blue heart. Mia found that her crystal was now embedded into a golden locket attached to her bow in the shape of a sun.
"My, my, my, don't you look like a true leader." Tila marveled.
Mia, who was taking in her appearance in a mirror, was dark red, "Could I get the skirt a couple sizes larger?" She asked, trying to pull down on the short skirt.
"Unfortunately, that's the way it comes." Tila chuckled before turning solemn, "When you go to fight the Dynasty, you will have to do it alone."
"Alone?" Mia gulped.
"Do not fear, you will succeed and you will have guidance." She comforted and placed a hand on the taller woman's shoulder.
"Guidance? From whom?" She asked, puzzled.
"From Stella*." Tila whistled and from the shadows leapt a medium sized lioness with a star on her forehead. The lioness seemed very nimble and agile by the way she landed.
"Your beautiful." Mia breathed.
"Why thank you. Keeping this coat clean in very hard to do." Stella spoke with a mystical and young voice.
Mia's eyes widened and she jumped back, "You can talk?!?!" She exclaimed.
"Of course, all guardians can." She laughed, "I'm Stella, from what Tila said and you are Sailor Orpheus, my sworn master."
"Well, you can call me Mia." She bent down as Stella approached her. The two smiled at each other, already feeling a connection.
Tila, who hated to do so, but did, broke the moment, "I'm sorry, but you must go. Time is of the utmost importance."
Mia stood and nodded, "I understand," Her determined face faded and she smiled gently, "Thank you for everything Tila, I'll never forget you."
"It would be impossible for me to forget you either, Sailor Orpheus." She returned the smile before raising her hand, "Good luck." She said before Mia was blinded by a white light and knocked unconscious again.
When she was gone, Tila lowered her hand and frowned, "Take care Mia, this is only the beginning." She whispered into the air. Suddenly, a bright light consumed the room and Tila disappeared.
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Dun, dun, dun!!! What will happen now?? Who will live, who will die and who will shut me up?
Disclaimer: Must I repeat myself??
Shinesman Red: I can't let my brother down!
Shinesman Sephia: I must give my daughter a stuffed fish...
Shinesman Salmon Pink: I can't let her win! She has bad hair!
Shinesman Moss Green: I have a date with Swedish twins...
Shinesman Gray: I will live to drive her again!
-Shinesman
*********************************************
Ryo was now lying comfortably in his own bed. Mia had bandaged his arm and chest, which had also taken a fierce beating. His head had a nice, white bandage to match his pale skin. He was out of his wet clothes and into a warm pair of pajama pants. Mia watched from the doorway as his breath was labored and he was sweating heavily. She stood with her arms wrapped around herself and a sorrowful face. White Blaze sat patiently next to his master's bed, "Watch over him White Blaze." She murmured and closed the door.
Outside, she leaned against the door and sighed before sliding to the floor. She held her face in her hands and stared at the ground, "What am I going to do?" She whispered to herself. Mia had already called the guys' companies to tell them that they might be a few days late, but now, she was clueless, "I don't have powers to save them and Ryo had his stolen. There's nothing I can do."
She just sat there for a few moments before finally, standing up with a determined look, "I may not be able to fight but I can try to figure out where they are!" She exclaimed and rushed down the stairs to her closet. Mia threw on her raincoat and boots before running out the door and back out to the trail. It was almost completely washed away by the mud, but she followed it to the best of her ability.
She hiked for miles, mapping where she went to remember the way back before she came to the bottom of a hill. She looked up and prepared to go when suddenly, the forest began to move.
She turned every which way and her eyes widened in horror when Dynasty soldiers emerged from the shadows. Mia turned to run when they appeared behind her. Slowly, they advanced, closing the space around her, "No, stay away!" She pleaded.
"You are to come with us." One stated through his murky green mask and snatched her arm.
"Somebody please help me!!!!" She screamed and suddenly, everyone was blinded by a white light. The last thing Mia saw were the soldiers disintegrating into the light before she fell to the sleep that claimed her.
*~*~*~*~*
The first thing Mia felt when she regained consciousness was that she was in a warm, soft bed. Opening her eyes, she turned to see an old woman huddled by a fire, "Hello?" Mia called uncertainly. She noticed that she was still in her raincoat but now dry.
The older woman turned around with a wrinkled smile, "Hello, how was your rest?" She asked gently.
"Fine, but wasn't I just surrounded by Dynasty soldiers?" Mia asked, slightly confused.
"Why yes, but I rescued you with my magic." She explained. The old woman wore a velvet red cloak with her short silver hair pulled back into a tight bun.
"Why?" Mia asked, "I don't think I've met you before."
"No, we've never met in this lifetime." She stated mysteriously, "But I saved you because you are the one who will change the outcome of this fight."
"W-What?!" Mia exclaimed, standing up.
"You child, are the one who is going to defeat this enemy that holds your friend." She foretold.
"But-But how can you say that? I have no extra powers or strength to fight the Dynasty!" Mia sputtered.
"You do, locked within your heart." The old woman pointed at Mia's heart with a bony finger, "You are Sailor Orpheus, leader of the outer sailor scouts."
Mia looked around wildly, "Is this a joke? What kind of trick is this?" She demanded shakily.
"It's no trick, Mia." She soothed, "Here." The woman waved her hand and a small diamond crystal attached to a golden chain appeared in her hand, "This is yours." She took Mia's hand and pressed the crystal into her palm.
"It's warm." She whispered, enclosing her fingers around it.
"This is your Nebula crystal. It's yours to command and transform." She said with a smile.
"T-Transform?" Mia blinked, staring at the small, Ping-Pong sized crystal, "Into what?"
The woman laughed, "Not what, but whom. You are Sailor Orpheus."
"What's your name?" Mia asked quietly.
"Tila." She replied and looked into the fire, "Now we don't have much time. I need you transform so you can save the Ronin warriors."
"But I don't know how." Mia blurted.
"All you have you have to do is toss the Nebula crystal into the air and call out 'Orpheus Nebula Power'." Tila encouraged gently and stepped back to give Mia some room.
Taking a deep breath, she sighed, "Here it goes," She threw the crystal above her head and shouted, "Orpheus Nebula Power!" The crystal began glowing and Mia was bathed in a bright light that felt like a warm blanket.
When it died down, she was left standing in a very remarkable Sailor Suit. Mia was dressed almost identical to Super Sailor Moon with the exceptions of a few colors and styles. Her dark brown hair was pulled back into a loose ponytail and she wore a cherry pink lipstick. Her dark blue boots came up just above her knees with a purple edge and her skirt was lined with stripes of dark blue, purple and teal. Her gloves were in the same color pattern while her bow in the front was dark blue and the one in the back was transparent. The sash connecting to her bow was purple with two, teal stripes and her sleeves were that of one of the sailor scouts. Her golden tiara, waistband and necklace sported a blue heart. Mia found that her crystal was now embedded into a golden locket attached to her bow in the shape of a sun.
"My, my, my, don't you look like a true leader." Tila marveled.
Mia, who was taking in her appearance in a mirror, was dark red, "Could I get the skirt a couple sizes larger?" She asked, trying to pull down on the short skirt.
"Unfortunately, that's the way it comes." Tila chuckled before turning solemn, "When you go to fight the Dynasty, you will have to do it alone."
"Alone?" Mia gulped.
"Do not fear, you will succeed and you will have guidance." She comforted and placed a hand on the taller woman's shoulder.
"Guidance? From whom?" She asked, puzzled.
"From Stella*." Tila whistled and from the shadows leapt a medium sized lioness with a star on her forehead. The lioness seemed very nimble and agile by the way she landed.
"Your beautiful." Mia breathed.
"Why thank you. Keeping this coat clean in very hard to do." Stella spoke with a mystical and young voice.
Mia's eyes widened and she jumped back, "You can talk?!?!" She exclaimed.
"Of course, all guardians can." She laughed, "I'm Stella, from what Tila said and you are Sailor Orpheus, my sworn master."
"Well, you can call me Mia." She bent down as Stella approached her. The two smiled at each other, already feeling a connection.
Tila, who hated to do so, but did, broke the moment, "I'm sorry, but you must go. Time is of the utmost importance."
Mia stood and nodded, "I understand," Her determined face faded and she smiled gently, "Thank you for everything Tila, I'll never forget you."
"It would be impossible for me to forget you either, Sailor Orpheus." She returned the smile before raising her hand, "Good luck." She said before Mia was blinded by a white light and knocked unconscious again.
When she was gone, Tila lowered her hand and frowned, "Take care Mia, this is only the beginning." She whispered into the air. Suddenly, a bright light consumed the room and Tila disappeared.
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Dun, dun, dun!!! What will happen now?? Who will live, who will die and who will shut me up?