"No. Absolutely no way," said the Headmaster.
"But sir. It's for a school assignment and we can't find anything in the school library. Honestly, if we could just get a one hour pass," lied Rini. This did not seem to be going well.
"I'm sorry girls, but if it's not anything that can be found in the library, then we are not teaching it here anyhow. Now maybe you can try looking again if it was a school assignment." His eyes narrowed. "What exactly is this homework about?"
"Well. It's an essay on the World Nega War, sir. We can't seem to find anything and also thought if there was anything there, you would know where to find it," replied Melanie.
"There is nothing from the WNW and you five should certainly know that. Now, if you don't mind, I have other matters to attend to, so will you please go?"
The girls nodded and filed out of the office quietly. "Why do I feel like he's trying to hide something from us? This is censorism! Like everyone doesn't want us to know about what happened twelve years ago. All I can remember is coming here when I was two," said Lianna. "Though every now and then I have a dream about a woman with curly brown hair tied up in a ponytail, and..." a secretary suddenly interrupted her.
"Miss Chiba? You have a letter here. There's no return address, but here you go." The woman handed the letter to Rini and then went back to her station.
"Let's get back to our room before you open it," said Amanda. The others agreed and slipped up the stairs gently.
Everyone gathered around Rini as she opened the envelope. "This is too weird. First the dream. Then the letter? We never get mail!" said Rini in a whisper. The contents were several pictures, a letter and a single newspaper article that fell out. Melanie picked up the newspaper piece and read it.
"'It appears that the heroic Sailors have finally met their match in the Negaverse. The fight for the planet has begun and everyone's favorite heroines and heroes are at it again. On Friday afternoon there was a large explosion at Tokyo Tower. Within moments the Sailors were on the scene. How will these short-skirted protectors of the city surprise us next? And who are they really?' I told you they were real!" "This is really too weird. And look at the pictures," said Rita, handing the pictures around. They were mostly of five girls that reminded them of themselves, and then there was a picture of two girls posing for the camera. The one had her hair in two buns and pigtails that reached down to her knees, and the other was.
"Rini! The girl in the picture looks exactly like you! Pink hair, red eyes. She wears her hair a bit different than you do, but with a little work she could be your twin sister!" exclaimed Melanie.
Rini grabbed the picture and looked at it. "And the other girl. She looks like the Princess I see in my dreams sometimes. Just put on a white dress and pearls in her hair and it would be her. Serenity. Now we have to read the letter!" The girls gathered behind her so they could read over her shoulder while Rini unfolded the letter.
Dear Rini, Lianna, Rita, Amanda and my dear Mellie,
My, how you must have grown by now. You were all just barely talking when I last saw you. Everything I'd love to tell you can't be put in this letter for fear that it will be read by everyone in the orphanage will read it before it gets to you. I addressed it to Rini since I know more about her than any of you unfortunately. Just keep up hope and know that there will be a brighter tomorrow someday.
Love, Mina A.
The girls looked over at Melanie who looked to be close to tears. "It must be my mum." She scanned through the picture until she came across one of five girls around a phone. "That's her. The one in the middle who's upside down. I remember her somewhat, but not much. Still, how does the newspaper and the pictures connect?" Rita handed her a black and white picture and turned the picture of the five girls back toward her.
"Don't they look oddly alike?"
* * * * * * * * *
Luna and Artemis were in their human form and sewing up burlap material into dummies. They were misshapen, but were close enough to be something to aim at. "Do you think that maybe she just left us here and is never going to come back?" asked Artemis.
"She'll be back. Mina couldn't survive with out the two of us," replied Luna. "I've also been have trouble remembering the other four girls we're supposed to be looking for. It's strange, but I seem to just have forgotten."
"Bethany, Alexia, Ariel and. Celest I believe," said Mina, coming in the back door. "And if that's now right then I'm sure I'm pretty close if nothing else. Alexia and Ariel I'm positive on however."
"There you are! You had us worried sick!" said Luna.
"Not us. Just Luna."
"But sir. It's for a school assignment and we can't find anything in the school library. Honestly, if we could just get a one hour pass," lied Rini. This did not seem to be going well.
"I'm sorry girls, but if it's not anything that can be found in the library, then we are not teaching it here anyhow. Now maybe you can try looking again if it was a school assignment." His eyes narrowed. "What exactly is this homework about?"
"Well. It's an essay on the World Nega War, sir. We can't seem to find anything and also thought if there was anything there, you would know where to find it," replied Melanie.
"There is nothing from the WNW and you five should certainly know that. Now, if you don't mind, I have other matters to attend to, so will you please go?"
The girls nodded and filed out of the office quietly. "Why do I feel like he's trying to hide something from us? This is censorism! Like everyone doesn't want us to know about what happened twelve years ago. All I can remember is coming here when I was two," said Lianna. "Though every now and then I have a dream about a woman with curly brown hair tied up in a ponytail, and..." a secretary suddenly interrupted her.
"Miss Chiba? You have a letter here. There's no return address, but here you go." The woman handed the letter to Rini and then went back to her station.
"Let's get back to our room before you open it," said Amanda. The others agreed and slipped up the stairs gently.
Everyone gathered around Rini as she opened the envelope. "This is too weird. First the dream. Then the letter? We never get mail!" said Rini in a whisper. The contents were several pictures, a letter and a single newspaper article that fell out. Melanie picked up the newspaper piece and read it.
"'It appears that the heroic Sailors have finally met their match in the Negaverse. The fight for the planet has begun and everyone's favorite heroines and heroes are at it again. On Friday afternoon there was a large explosion at Tokyo Tower. Within moments the Sailors were on the scene. How will these short-skirted protectors of the city surprise us next? And who are they really?' I told you they were real!" "This is really too weird. And look at the pictures," said Rita, handing the pictures around. They were mostly of five girls that reminded them of themselves, and then there was a picture of two girls posing for the camera. The one had her hair in two buns and pigtails that reached down to her knees, and the other was.
"Rini! The girl in the picture looks exactly like you! Pink hair, red eyes. She wears her hair a bit different than you do, but with a little work she could be your twin sister!" exclaimed Melanie.
Rini grabbed the picture and looked at it. "And the other girl. She looks like the Princess I see in my dreams sometimes. Just put on a white dress and pearls in her hair and it would be her. Serenity. Now we have to read the letter!" The girls gathered behind her so they could read over her shoulder while Rini unfolded the letter.
Dear Rini, Lianna, Rita, Amanda and my dear Mellie,
My, how you must have grown by now. You were all just barely talking when I last saw you. Everything I'd love to tell you can't be put in this letter for fear that it will be read by everyone in the orphanage will read it before it gets to you. I addressed it to Rini since I know more about her than any of you unfortunately. Just keep up hope and know that there will be a brighter tomorrow someday.
Love, Mina A.
The girls looked over at Melanie who looked to be close to tears. "It must be my mum." She scanned through the picture until she came across one of five girls around a phone. "That's her. The one in the middle who's upside down. I remember her somewhat, but not much. Still, how does the newspaper and the pictures connect?" Rita handed her a black and white picture and turned the picture of the five girls back toward her.
"Don't they look oddly alike?"
* * * * * * * * *
Luna and Artemis were in their human form and sewing up burlap material into dummies. They were misshapen, but were close enough to be something to aim at. "Do you think that maybe she just left us here and is never going to come back?" asked Artemis.
"She'll be back. Mina couldn't survive with out the two of us," replied Luna. "I've also been have trouble remembering the other four girls we're supposed to be looking for. It's strange, but I seem to just have forgotten."
"Bethany, Alexia, Ariel and. Celest I believe," said Mina, coming in the back door. "And if that's now right then I'm sure I'm pretty close if nothing else. Alexia and Ariel I'm positive on however."
"There you are! You had us worried sick!" said Luna.
"Not us. Just Luna."
