LOKI

A Note: I'm feeling so touched! Everyone loves me! ::big, sparkly eyes::

Muse: No, they love your story.

Me: Oh. ::sweatdrops:: Right.

Muse: ::rolls eyes::

Me: On with the story!

The story thus far:

Usagi has been given a chance to chill with the gods (Incarnations), and she takes it. In her forest in Purgatory she meets several of the Incarnations, and discovers that they're as normal as someone who's…not normal…can get. Some are mean, (Veggie-kun), some are sly (Wufei/Satan), and some are total hotties (Duo-koi!) Usagi's life rocks! But our bunny can't help but wonder how her esteemed mother is taking all of it.

The real story:

"SHE DID WHAT?"

The shriek resounded through the small castle, making servants cover their ears and sorely wish they weren't in debt to Lady Pluto, so they wouldn't have had to serve Queen Selenity to pay that debt off.

Anyways, back to the scene of terror. The servant cringed under the wrath of the serene (not so!) Megami no Tsuki. He drew a deep breath and began again.

"It is one's most humble duty to inform Your Majesty that her heir has become an Incarnation, thereby denouncing any claim to the throne."

He pressed his forehead closer to the floor, wondering if maybe he could escape her rage by sinking through the floor. Hmm. It wasn't working. It seems that people can't sink. Pity.

Above him, Selenity was still shrieking and stomping like an ogress. That wasn't very nice, he reprimanded himself. Entirely true, though, his personal demon snickered.

Selenity gave another scream of fury right as Lady Pluto appeared in the decorative room. She glared at the Queen.

"Just what is the meaning of this? The time streams have been shuddering for the last half hour! And leave the poor man alone for heaven's sake!"

The Queen promptly burst into tears, for once totally losing her cool. "Princess Serenity has gone racing off into Purgatory when she should be safe in Tokyo with Endymion! I don't know how that Lachesis found her, but she did, and now all my carefully laid out plans for Serenity are GONE! When I get my hands on whoever told Lachesis~"

"It was me, Majesty." Pluto said calmly. "I decided that Endymion and Mars were going to revolt anyhow, so it was better to sever the link now, and save her life in the process."

Queen Selenity drew herself up. "I demand that you take her from her office right this instant!"

Pluto smiled, almost mockingly. "I can't do that, Selenity. First, Usagi wouldn't want to, and second, Mars would hardly let her leave."

Queen Selenity scowled. "Where are they? I'm sure this 'Mars' will be humbled once he sees me!"

Pluto looked at her Queen stonily. "They are in a clearing by Bob."

Selenity huffed, and disappeared. Pluto promptly waved up a far-sight orb to see the fireworks.

Back to our Usa:

The forest looked so serene. It's leaves were the most beautiful shade of green imaginable. When there were flowers, they were always rich in color. Bright yellows, blues, and reds were strewn across the huge clearing. Of course, so was I. I glared at Vegetable again, and dragged myself to my feet. There was no way Loki was gonna be beaten up by some pipsqueak almost as short as she was!

"I AM NOT GONNA BE TAKEN DOWN BY A PIPSQUEAK!"

Veggie's face became an interesting shade of purple. Was that even a color? I watched on, fascinated as his face went through all kinds of hideous contortions. For a kawaii chibi-baka, he sure made some funny faces. You'd think he was mad or something.

"I AM NOT A PIPSQUEAK, BAKA ONNA! PREPARE FOR THE WRATH OF A SAYIN! BIG BANG!"

I shrieked and leaped into the air. "That wasn't fair! Twilight Cannon!"

A huge ball of ki ripped out of my hands and slammed into Veggie's stomach. I stared at him, and then at my hands.

"Cool! I didn't know I could do that!"

Veggie smiled. Ooookay, that's not cool. That smile…uh-uh. No way.

"You've learned the form. You can use ki." He smirked. "You know how to fly."

I cringed. That hadn't been fun. He had dropped me off of a cliff.

"So let's spar."

I winced. I was going to hurt tomorrow. Oh well! I needed to learn sometime!

He flew at me with a punch. I ducked it, and swung at his jaw. He phased out. I cursed, and flipped into the air, narrowly avoiding a red-gold ki blast. I yelled something incoherent, and suddenly another blast sped at Veggie. He leaped upwards, and it missed him. I didn't even notice his kick coming at me until I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. I crumpled.

He dove in for the finishing blow when…:

"SERENITY! WHAT IN SELENE'S NAME ARE YOU DOING?"

I froze. My heart filled with unholy terror. It was my mother! Vegetable stood, dropped me, and turned to face the fuming Queen.

"What does it look like she's doing, baka-onna?"

Mother gasped. "How dare you speak to me like that? I am Queen Selenity of the Moon Kingdom, and I demand that you leave my daughter alone!"

Vegetable looked at me askance. "You're her daughter?"

I scratched the back of my head and nodded sheepishly. "Yup."

He shrugged. "Well, it is of little importance to me, the mighty Prince of the Sayins!"

Mother scowled. "I don't care if you're God! I want my daughter back!"

"I'm training her woman!"

My tree decided to enter the argument. "Yeah snot-nose! She's being trained! You can't have her! NYAAAAHHHH!!!!"

Mother looked positively furious. She turned to me and smiled sweetly. "Dear, don't you want to go back to your dear Endymion?"

I gagged. "NO!" Then I let fly some phrases that I had learned just that day.

Mother turned green. Her expression darkened, and she smiled tightly. "It is your destiny to marry Endymion, have Chibiusa, and then become Cosmos. Dare you defy destiny?"

I shrugged nonchalantly, even though I felt like strangling the woman. "Lachesis says that Crystal Tokyo's not going to happen, and I've decided to believe her. Anyways, I can only dump my office at the end of the trial term. I like being Loki, Mother. Now go away so I can train some more!"

Mother opened her mouth to say something, when another voice cut in.

"Ma'am, I was instructed by Thanatos to tell you to 'go the hell away and leave Loki alone'."

Everyone turned to see a well-muscled girl with short, dark blue hair and dark eyes. She was wearing a fighting gi. She smiled and bowed slightly.

Mother was even madder now. "And just who do you think you are?"

"I'm Akane Tendo, Thanatos' secretary. Oh, Loki, I have a message for you as well. Gaea requests you presence. Here is your guide," she said gesturing to a tiny fairy. "Have a nice day!"

She disappeared. I blinked, and Veggie-kun scowled.

"We'll continue tomorrow."

I hugged him, oblivious to Mother's protests. "Agriato, Veggie-kun!"

The fairy shrieked at me, and then zoomed off. I leaped into the air, waved back at Veggie and Mother, and sped after it.

So I was finally going to meet Mother Nature, huh?

Cool, I thought grinning as I blasted after the laughing fairy. Way cool.