Recarnation, Part Two
Chapter 2
Disclaimer: I did not make up the Sailor Senshi's, they belong to Naoko
and everybody else associated with the right. Some of the Inner's name
are made by Aurora Eos Rose and used with premission.
This is my own version of the second life of the senshis. Since
Minako is my favourite of the Inners, I set this is London, England,
where she fought evil as Sailor V before she met the others. The time frame
is 1721. I might have things wrong, since I don't know that much about London
society and protocol and everything, so don't complain about those.
I've a bunch of classes to worry about, so I don't have the time to go back
and change every little detail that I've wrong. Sorry about that. I
hope you like this one.
// - flashbacks
* - thoughts
~ - mind sent
______________________________________________
We moved out of the side door, and into a nearby tavern, which
was empty. Meanwhile, all four of us had slipped on the bracelet of
our mineral of choice on our right hand, indicating that we were the
leaders. The four girls second-in-command sported silver ones, while
the ones of other member's were black. I walked over to the tavern
owner, who was a member of the gang, and held up my hand, revealing the
bracelet. He bowed low,
"Your Majesty."
"Sir Kendrick Pendleton, see to it that no one enters this
tavern between now and the time we return."
He hurried over to lock the door.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Diane handed him a wad of bills she had produced from a hidden
pocket, and sent him off for the night to the hotel room where the
whore Cassie had arranged awaited him, with a stern reminder not to
get drunk and leak out our secrets. With a solemn oath, he disappeared.
We tore off our dresses, standing in tank tops and black pants. I send
a quick prayer to the goddess that our parents wouldn't miss us. We
were running out of excuses, having used up our imagination for the
few times our parents actually found us gone. Usually, my mother just
decided that I had spent the night with my escort, Diane's mother was
mostly too busy fondling some middle-aged gentleman to care about her
daughter, Cassie's guardian was part of the gang, and Lita lived alone,
so that it usually wasn't any problem. As for our escorts, any excuse
was acceptable since they had no authority over us. A closet behind
a sliding brick wall provided the rest of our clothing: black jackets
and black handkerchiefs. Both mine and Cassie's hair were tied into a
long braid, before being twirled into a knot at the base of our neck.
This was both for efficiency and cover, considering my blonde hair would
was easily discernable against the darkness. A trapdoor on the floor of
the closet led us to an underground tunnel, and we hurried along. After
some time of walking through the fairly dry tunnel, we reached our
destination, a slim slit between two rocks that was covered from outside
by a clump of naturally grown bushes. Amy peeked out, checking that the
coast was clear, and all four of us crept out. I voiced a series of
shrill trills, my lips pressed tightly against a Marlicia (a
seven-petal flower) leaf. Two figures emerged out of the trees.
"Raven, Steel."
I inclined my head.
"Everything is going according to plan, Topaz. Violet and Rose
have already gotten most of the men drunk and are busy seducing the rest."
I gave a quick nod, motioning for her to continue.
"Some of the girls skilled in dancing and combat are with those
two. A ring of archers are hidden among the numerous trees, covering the
ground. The two biggest resistances from the Asuka gang will be Sir Chadwick
and Sir Gregory, not counting the four leaders who were absent according to
the last report we got."
"Sir Chadwick and Sir Gregory will have to be eliminated,"
Emerald snapped, her voice hard. She, as well as the rest of us, had
never forgiven the Asuka Gang for killing those closest to us, but Lita had
taken the death of her brother especially hard, for ever since her parents had
died 17 years ago, he had been the only family she ever had.
"Good, this should be easy."
Ruby voiced her satisfaction, her eyes glittering dangerously.
We moved swiftly to the Asuka Gang base, ducking behind buildings and melting
into shadows. Once in the range of a longbow by the tavern, I voiced a
different series of trills on the leaf, indicating the archers not to shoot.
We moved through the trees surrounding us, our finely developed night-vision
enabling us to avoid tree stumps and other hindrances. In low whispers,
we discussed our plan. As soon as we could see the tavern lights, we pulled
our handkerchiefs over our faces. Raven, Steel, and Diane stood guard, hidden
in the darkness with a bow aimed directly at the three side doors. Cassis,
Lita, and I, we would slide up the roof, and drop in through the windows,
giving us the advantage of surprise. With the help of Violet, Rose, the
other girls, and surprise, we should be able to do fine, but if trouble
should appear, a sharp whistle would signal the need for help. The three
of us crept up the roof, finding holds in the badly poured concrete, and
dropped in the midst of the men. As soon as we revealed our guns, all hell
broke loose. I shook my head, easily dispatching a group of these creatures
with a few accurate shots while lashing out with my legs, sending a number
of them sprawling backwards, knocking them into their companions,
"Lightning,"
I murmured, naming the boss of the Asuka Gang,
"What in the world were you thinking, leaving these drunken idiots
guarding this place?"
Emerald and Ruby were locked in a vicious fight with Sir Gregory
and Sir Chadwick, their rank obvious by their fine clothes. I grinned; they
looked like they dressed for a wedding rather than a fight. Neither was gaining
the upper hand. Deciding that the others could deal with those drunken - I
hesitate to say - men, I reloaded my guns and flipped over the heads of the
dueling pairs. I landed behind them, and before either had any time to react,
I had already pulled the trigger and they dropped to the ground, dead. Emerald
grinned at me,
"How come it's always you who gets all the fun?"
She held up a hand, staring mournfully at the shredded glove,
"It looks like I'll have to go shopping again."
We giggled, and attacked with knife and fists rather than guns. Soon,
the tavern was empty, and we were about to exit when a soft noise drew our attention
to the counter. I valuated over it, my knife at the person's throat in a instant,
before lowering it. I gestured to Emerald. She raised an eyebrow, but slowly
walked to my side. A young boy about age seven was hiding behind a crate of beer,
sobbing, his eyes filled with terror as he looked at us. I bend, putting a hand on
his shoulder, and he screamed as if my touch had burned him. I shook my head,
not daring to linger any longer on Asuka turf. I nodded to Emerald,
"Get him out of here, we'll question him later."
She took the terrified boy into her arms and left, asserting that she
would meet with us at her house at nine o'clock in the morning. Before exiting,
I left a little jade stone on the table holding a small slip of paper that said,
Give us back our seaport cabin, or this will become Jade turf
and we'll be out for mass murder of the Asuka Gang. You have
exactly one week to tell your men to clear out, starting now,
at 11:23 PM, Saturday.
Topaz.
We walked outside, rounding up the dead, both inside and outside the tavern.
The turf war counted 36 dead, including two of our own girls who had been inside the
tavern. The number wounded on our side amounted to 17, myself included with a slice
along one arm. The two girls who had died received the highest honor, and since they
had been orphans, we buried them in a small private cemetery with others of our gang
who had died for duty, with five gardeners were employed year-round. None other of
our gang was fatally wounded, just with some scratches and cuts. When everyone else
had been congratulated on strictly following orders and winning a major turf war, the
four of us along with Raven, Steel, Violet, and Rose kneeled on the ground, sending
a thank-you prayer to the goddess and prayer for the two girls who had died. We parted
ways, and me and my best friends hurried back to the ball, hoping our escorts had
gotten drunk and forgotten us. No such luck. As soon as I managed to get back inside,
dressed in my blue gown again, the first unwelcome face I ran into was Kevin, and he
looked livid. Grabbing me by the arm, he dragged me outside.
"Where the bloody hell were you?"
I could feel my own eyes sparkling with anger. Who did this jerk think he
was?
"I don't see why that is of any concern to you."
My voice was colder than ice.
"Your mother would have my hide if you had disappeared."
I laughed bitterly,
"My mother, anxious about me? Are you kidding? She'd probably think I just
overslept with some licentious seventy-year-old that I picked up at the party. I
honestly think Mother would forget she had a daughter if she didn't see me for a month."
His face softened.
"I'm sorry, Aria. I had no idea..."
I shook my head.
"Don't be. You couldn't have known. I apologize for worrying you, but
other than that, I did nothing wrong."
Except for not being in perfect control of the situation and causing the
death of those two girls, I added to myself silently. He sighed, running a hand
through his hair.
"I think it's best if I take you home now."
I faltered for a moment, and answered,
"All right. But let me say goodbye to my friends first."
He nodded. I hurried inside, hoping to lose him, but he stuck to me
like a shadow. I bid a quick good-bye to Lita, saying that I'll see her tomorrow,
before finding Cassie and Diane. I told them in innocent terms to meet me tomorrow
at Lita's for a little "girls' day", and bid them farewell. They snickered, and
I grinned back.
_________________________________________
End of Chapter 2. Hope you liked it. Please review. If you've any idea for Part 3 (the
time frame has to be between 1721 and the Negaverse), please e-mail me. I've decided to
do five parts of Recarnation, but I honestly don't know what the next setting should be.
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, WWII, Hawai? The Fall of Hitler? The second industrial
revolution? The Civil War between the North and South? Please give me some ideas, since
I think it'll be really boring to jump from 1721 right to their present life. And drop me
a note, 'kay?
Chapter 2
Disclaimer: I did not make up the Sailor Senshi's, they belong to Naoko
and everybody else associated with the right. Some of the Inner's name
are made by Aurora Eos Rose and used with premission.
This is my own version of the second life of the senshis. Since
Minako is my favourite of the Inners, I set this is London, England,
where she fought evil as Sailor V before she met the others. The time frame
is 1721. I might have things wrong, since I don't know that much about London
society and protocol and everything, so don't complain about those.
I've a bunch of classes to worry about, so I don't have the time to go back
and change every little detail that I've wrong. Sorry about that. I
hope you like this one.
// - flashbacks
* - thoughts
~ - mind sent
______________________________________________
We moved out of the side door, and into a nearby tavern, which
was empty. Meanwhile, all four of us had slipped on the bracelet of
our mineral of choice on our right hand, indicating that we were the
leaders. The four girls second-in-command sported silver ones, while
the ones of other member's were black. I walked over to the tavern
owner, who was a member of the gang, and held up my hand, revealing the
bracelet. He bowed low,
"Your Majesty."
"Sir Kendrick Pendleton, see to it that no one enters this
tavern between now and the time we return."
He hurried over to lock the door.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Diane handed him a wad of bills she had produced from a hidden
pocket, and sent him off for the night to the hotel room where the
whore Cassie had arranged awaited him, with a stern reminder not to
get drunk and leak out our secrets. With a solemn oath, he disappeared.
We tore off our dresses, standing in tank tops and black pants. I send
a quick prayer to the goddess that our parents wouldn't miss us. We
were running out of excuses, having used up our imagination for the
few times our parents actually found us gone. Usually, my mother just
decided that I had spent the night with my escort, Diane's mother was
mostly too busy fondling some middle-aged gentleman to care about her
daughter, Cassie's guardian was part of the gang, and Lita lived alone,
so that it usually wasn't any problem. As for our escorts, any excuse
was acceptable since they had no authority over us. A closet behind
a sliding brick wall provided the rest of our clothing: black jackets
and black handkerchiefs. Both mine and Cassie's hair were tied into a
long braid, before being twirled into a knot at the base of our neck.
This was both for efficiency and cover, considering my blonde hair would
was easily discernable against the darkness. A trapdoor on the floor of
the closet led us to an underground tunnel, and we hurried along. After
some time of walking through the fairly dry tunnel, we reached our
destination, a slim slit between two rocks that was covered from outside
by a clump of naturally grown bushes. Amy peeked out, checking that the
coast was clear, and all four of us crept out. I voiced a series of
shrill trills, my lips pressed tightly against a Marlicia (a
seven-petal flower) leaf. Two figures emerged out of the trees.
"Raven, Steel."
I inclined my head.
"Everything is going according to plan, Topaz. Violet and Rose
have already gotten most of the men drunk and are busy seducing the rest."
I gave a quick nod, motioning for her to continue.
"Some of the girls skilled in dancing and combat are with those
two. A ring of archers are hidden among the numerous trees, covering the
ground. The two biggest resistances from the Asuka gang will be Sir Chadwick
and Sir Gregory, not counting the four leaders who were absent according to
the last report we got."
"Sir Chadwick and Sir Gregory will have to be eliminated,"
Emerald snapped, her voice hard. She, as well as the rest of us, had
never forgiven the Asuka Gang for killing those closest to us, but Lita had
taken the death of her brother especially hard, for ever since her parents had
died 17 years ago, he had been the only family she ever had.
"Good, this should be easy."
Ruby voiced her satisfaction, her eyes glittering dangerously.
We moved swiftly to the Asuka Gang base, ducking behind buildings and melting
into shadows. Once in the range of a longbow by the tavern, I voiced a
different series of trills on the leaf, indicating the archers not to shoot.
We moved through the trees surrounding us, our finely developed night-vision
enabling us to avoid tree stumps and other hindrances. In low whispers,
we discussed our plan. As soon as we could see the tavern lights, we pulled
our handkerchiefs over our faces. Raven, Steel, and Diane stood guard, hidden
in the darkness with a bow aimed directly at the three side doors. Cassis,
Lita, and I, we would slide up the roof, and drop in through the windows,
giving us the advantage of surprise. With the help of Violet, Rose, the
other girls, and surprise, we should be able to do fine, but if trouble
should appear, a sharp whistle would signal the need for help. The three
of us crept up the roof, finding holds in the badly poured concrete, and
dropped in the midst of the men. As soon as we revealed our guns, all hell
broke loose. I shook my head, easily dispatching a group of these creatures
with a few accurate shots while lashing out with my legs, sending a number
of them sprawling backwards, knocking them into their companions,
"Lightning,"
I murmured, naming the boss of the Asuka Gang,
"What in the world were you thinking, leaving these drunken idiots
guarding this place?"
Emerald and Ruby were locked in a vicious fight with Sir Gregory
and Sir Chadwick, their rank obvious by their fine clothes. I grinned; they
looked like they dressed for a wedding rather than a fight. Neither was gaining
the upper hand. Deciding that the others could deal with those drunken - I
hesitate to say - men, I reloaded my guns and flipped over the heads of the
dueling pairs. I landed behind them, and before either had any time to react,
I had already pulled the trigger and they dropped to the ground, dead. Emerald
grinned at me,
"How come it's always you who gets all the fun?"
She held up a hand, staring mournfully at the shredded glove,
"It looks like I'll have to go shopping again."
We giggled, and attacked with knife and fists rather than guns. Soon,
the tavern was empty, and we were about to exit when a soft noise drew our attention
to the counter. I valuated over it, my knife at the person's throat in a instant,
before lowering it. I gestured to Emerald. She raised an eyebrow, but slowly
walked to my side. A young boy about age seven was hiding behind a crate of beer,
sobbing, his eyes filled with terror as he looked at us. I bend, putting a hand on
his shoulder, and he screamed as if my touch had burned him. I shook my head,
not daring to linger any longer on Asuka turf. I nodded to Emerald,
"Get him out of here, we'll question him later."
She took the terrified boy into her arms and left, asserting that she
would meet with us at her house at nine o'clock in the morning. Before exiting,
I left a little jade stone on the table holding a small slip of paper that said,
Give us back our seaport cabin, or this will become Jade turf
and we'll be out for mass murder of the Asuka Gang. You have
exactly one week to tell your men to clear out, starting now,
at 11:23 PM, Saturday.
Topaz.
We walked outside, rounding up the dead, both inside and outside the tavern.
The turf war counted 36 dead, including two of our own girls who had been inside the
tavern. The number wounded on our side amounted to 17, myself included with a slice
along one arm. The two girls who had died received the highest honor, and since they
had been orphans, we buried them in a small private cemetery with others of our gang
who had died for duty, with five gardeners were employed year-round. None other of
our gang was fatally wounded, just with some scratches and cuts. When everyone else
had been congratulated on strictly following orders and winning a major turf war, the
four of us along with Raven, Steel, Violet, and Rose kneeled on the ground, sending
a thank-you prayer to the goddess and prayer for the two girls who had died. We parted
ways, and me and my best friends hurried back to the ball, hoping our escorts had
gotten drunk and forgotten us. No such luck. As soon as I managed to get back inside,
dressed in my blue gown again, the first unwelcome face I ran into was Kevin, and he
looked livid. Grabbing me by the arm, he dragged me outside.
"Where the bloody hell were you?"
I could feel my own eyes sparkling with anger. Who did this jerk think he
was?
"I don't see why that is of any concern to you."
My voice was colder than ice.
"Your mother would have my hide if you had disappeared."
I laughed bitterly,
"My mother, anxious about me? Are you kidding? She'd probably think I just
overslept with some licentious seventy-year-old that I picked up at the party. I
honestly think Mother would forget she had a daughter if she didn't see me for a month."
His face softened.
"I'm sorry, Aria. I had no idea..."
I shook my head.
"Don't be. You couldn't have known. I apologize for worrying you, but
other than that, I did nothing wrong."
Except for not being in perfect control of the situation and causing the
death of those two girls, I added to myself silently. He sighed, running a hand
through his hair.
"I think it's best if I take you home now."
I faltered for a moment, and answered,
"All right. But let me say goodbye to my friends first."
He nodded. I hurried inside, hoping to lose him, but he stuck to me
like a shadow. I bid a quick good-bye to Lita, saying that I'll see her tomorrow,
before finding Cassie and Diane. I told them in innocent terms to meet me tomorrow
at Lita's for a little "girls' day", and bid them farewell. They snickered, and
I grinned back.
_________________________________________
End of Chapter 2. Hope you liked it. Please review. If you've any idea for Part 3 (the
time frame has to be between 1721 and the Negaverse), please e-mail me. I've decided to
do five parts of Recarnation, but I honestly don't know what the next setting should be.
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, WWII, Hawai? The Fall of Hitler? The second industrial
revolution? The Civil War between the North and South? Please give me some ideas, since
I think it'll be really boring to jump from 1721 right to their present life. And drop me
a note, 'kay?