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The Cherry Hill temple, a quiet place in a city that never sleeps. A place of tranquility and visited by many of the worshipers seeking a quick reprieve from their busy lives. Run by an old priest, his granddaughter, an apprentice. Unknown by many, this temple was also the meeting place, study and gossip hall for the Sailor Senshi and their cat guardians Luna and Armitis. They were currently having a rather heated discussion.
The young priestess in training had the floor. She commanded an air of respect while in her red and white robes. Her black raven hair highlighted the features of her face. Her eyes could pierce your very soul. She is also the Sailor Warrior, Sailor Mars. "I tell you we should eliminate him."
Ami, aka Sailor Mercury, being the voice of reason tried to get her ever-passionate friend to calm down. "Rei-chan, calm down. We won't know anything until we talk to him. I realize he is a potential threat, but why are you so egar to kill him?"
Their princess, Usagi, was being unusually silent. Her long blond hair was tied up in her traditional style of ponytails. Accented with her trademark odangos tied up. She got tired of the argument that had been running its course for the last fifteen minutes. "I trust him, he could have revealed our secret at any time. If Ranma is in danger and he felt his friends could not handle the situation... Who else could he turn to? We simply need more information. We need to talk to Mamoru."
The tallest girl of the group looked at her leader as if she grew two heads. She was making sense. "For once she has a point."
Usagi looked hurt and betrayed by that comment they hear a beeping sound come from Ami's computer. It could only mean one thing. Something powerful was near by and needed to be investigated.
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Mamoru set his gear down in the open area near the temple. It had been a while sense he had done his Ki exercises and decided it was time to practice. He closed his eyes and focused on himself, imagining the energy within him flowing. Slowly as he felt the familiar energy patterns and placed his fingertips together. Slowly he forced a small part of his energy to flow from fingertip to fingertip. Then he reached out and drew in the energy surrounding him. Ever so slowly he energized his limbs with that energy. His endurance and strength had just increased twenty fold. 'That should be enough to get their attention he thought.'
Once energized he slowly went into a simple keta, stretching his muscles. As time progressed he complicated the keta's pattern. Complicated to him would be an absolute amazement to even the most experienced Martial Artist. His motions were fluid and quick. He felt the presence of some people around him, but it was not the people he was expecting. 'Might as well give them a show.' With an implant from Washu he imagined an opponent and started to fight it. He was no longer in a keta and to an outside observer he was fighting for his life. Finally he got the presence he was looking for. Five very powerful young women stood near by. 'Time to end this.' He went into overdrive; his movements disappeared to the untrained eye and were nothing but a bluer to those who were trained. His opponent defeated he went into a cool down and the released his energy. He made a show of that release showing off an aurora.
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The girls gasped when they discovered the person putting off the powerful energy reading. It was Mamoru Johnson, right on the temple grounds doing a mock battle. He was in a simple white Gi. Makoto was drooling over his skill. "He is as good as Ranma." Upon that comment he went into his burst of overdrive speed. Rei had also been drooling over his display of skill. "I'd say he is a little better, just look at him go!" Usagi could only see a blur, "See what, I can't see anything." Makoto and Rei both chuckled at that, Makoto spoke first. "Don't feel bad Usagi, Rei and I can barely keep up our selves. Ami, what kind of reading are you getting?" Ami was ready to cry. "While not as powerful as the Generals, he could very well give us a run for our money as a group. Individually...." Rei finished the sentence for her, "He could mop the floor with us."
Usagi considered this. "If he is so powerful, why is he seeking out our help?" Ami answered, "Don't know, we really do need to talk to him. From the looks of things he has gone out of his way to respect our privacy." Before anyone could respond he went into a cool down exercise. They watched his form for several minutes. Neither Rei nor Makoto could spot a single flaw. They all collectively gasped as Mamoru let off a brilliant blue aurora. Rei was a little upset as the tile he was currently standing on was being blackened by the energy discharge. Those things are not cheap.
Rei marched up to him to give him a piece of her mind for defacing temple property. Upon getting closer she discovered his eyes were closed. 'Best let him open them, or I might find myself in a world of hurt. Don't want to startle him.'
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Mamoru felt the last of the energy drain off. He had felt one of the girls break off from the group and she felt upset. He stood there keeping his eyes closed, as he not only cooled of physically, but mentally as well. 'At least the girl has some training. If she had startled an inexperienced person out of a trance she could get hurt.' Slowly he opened his eyes. Hazel eyes met dark burning ones. 'Wonder what I did wrong? I must really be in for it.' He let his eyes widen in mock fear.
Rei saw his eyes open, then the fear. She ripped right into him. "How dare you damage temple property? Just look at that tile at your feet! Do you have any idea how expensive those things are buddy? Do you have any idea how inconvenient it is to replace them?"
Mamoru slowly looked down at his feet. The tile beneath his feet had indeed been turned black. 'Darn, that has never happen before, wonder what happen.' He slowly looked back up at Rei then bowed. "My apologies Priestess. It was not my intent to damage the temple property. This temple seems to be a focal point for energy and I just had to exercise here. 'That was true, he could feel the energy buzzing around the place.' I will of course pay for any of the damages to the temple grounds and a donation to the temple as well. As to the inconvenience, I offer my services as a English tutor for you and any of your friends."
Rei blinked at him. 'This guy is good. I can't possibly stay mad at him. At least we won't have to worry about the extra expense of the tile. I like how he included an open-ended chance for a meeting. He is at least trying not to be forceful. "Very well then, I will of course need contact information so we can have the bill sent to you. How soon could you do the tutoring lesson?"
Mamoru handed her his business card for Japan then looked at his watch. It was still early. "What ever time is most covenant for you Priestess."
Rei liked the openness of this. He was letting them be in control. "How about in an hour? Would that allow you enough time to clean up an change?"
Mamoru smiled at her. 'This was to good to be true.' "Of course, I have an apartment not far from here. I will return shortly."
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Jack stood there with his mouth agape. He had been patient so far, but he could hardly believe what he was hearing. For the first time he interrupted. "Let me get this straight father. Back when the Senshi were still hiding their identities you just walk right up to Sailor Mar's temple and begin practicing? Without a care in the World?"
Mamoru looked at his son. "Son, I did not exactly barge in uninvited." He looked at his Queen. "You Majesty." He watched her flinch at this form of address. He knew it bothered her and did it anyway as a sort of teasing. Everyone did it for that matter. "What would you have done if I had just walked in out the blue unannounced. "Hi there, I know you don't know me, but I need the Senshi's help."
Serenity looked at him with amusement in her eyes. "Hummm, that's a good question. Mars would have fire blasted you, Mercury would have frozen you, Venus would have whipped you with her chain." She groaned inwardly as Mamoru smirked at that statement. "Not like that pervert! Jupiter would have electrocuted you, and I would have moon dusted what was left. You went about it the right way Mamoru. At least we knew you were coming and trying not to be a threat. Rei was on cloud nine for weeks after your donation. The temple was ahead in expenses for three months. They did not struggle for over a year because of that."
Mamoru smiled at the memory. "Well, I wished I could have done more, but I felt it would have been odd to do so. I did not want to draw to much attention to my presence. If only we knew then what we knew now."
Serenity giggled at the memory. "Ya, how were we supposed to know that Grandpa had guessed a while back? Rei went ballistic when she found out. It would have made our lives so much easier."
Mamoru noticed his kids grow uneasy. "Well Serenity, it looks like my kids are growing impatient. Time to tell them more, or should we wait till tomorrow."
Serenity smirked. "O stop torturing them Mamoru, I'm just as curious to get this from your prospective as they are in learning this all together."
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The girls where busy gossiping about Mamour's abilities while waiting for him to arrive for the English tutoring session. They grew silent when there was a light knock at the door. Rei being the hostess answered. "Yes Yuuichirou?"
Yuuichirou was her Grandfather's apprentice, and also her boyfriend. He had crashed and burned as a Rock and Roll star and somehow found his way to the Cherry Hill Temple on a Pilgrimage to clear his mind. His unruly hair almost always covered his eyes. "Rei, The English Tutor you told me about is here. Were do you wish to meet him?" Rei called back out to him. "Yuuichirou, could you please bring him here?"
Yuuichirou's answer was automatic and a little draining. "Yes Madam Rei." The girls had begged him to stop with that title, but he claimed it was a hood habit to be in with all the guest coming in and out.
A short time passes before Yuuichirou announces the guest then silently slides the door open. Ami starts some polite talk and the English lesson starts. Yuuichirou slides the door closed while the English language continues. The girls are confused, why was he not bringing up the matter of Ranma, and why was Rei not upset by the delay? After several minutes Mamoru pauses, "I thought he would never leave." Rei blinks in surprise. "How did you know he was ease dropping out side?"
Mamoru grins at the question. "Rei, you don't spend over a year with Ranma in your head without picking up some skills." Usagi blinks as well as Ami, but Usagi is more vocal much to the happiness of Ami. "I don't understand..."
Mamoru looked at the leader and gave a gentle smile. "Nor should you Usagi. What I'm about to tell you does not leave this room." He waits for every one to nod in acknowledgment. "A little over a year ago there was an accident...."
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Well, this chapter went faster than I expected. Once I got past Mamoru's attention getter, things went smoothly from there. Again I'm sorry about the long delay. I'm quickly running out of mapped out material. Sniff, and I'm having real problems there. I'm beating my head against the wall.
Update, I managed to trudge my way through that difficult spot I had earlier. It's not as good as I would have liked, and I know there will be changes. Not enough character involvement. I have myself way to many characters to deal with.
Its my goal to have chapter eighteen out next week. Spring is here and I have lots of yard work. Lots and lots of yard work.
I uploaded another dead end story to my website. I'm considering going back to look at it eventually.
Ookii Mamoru
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The Cherry Hill temple, a quiet place in a city that never sleeps. A place of tranquility and visited by many of the worshipers seeking a quick reprieve from their busy lives. Run by an old priest, his granddaughter, an apprentice. Unknown by many, this temple was also the meeting place, study and gossip hall for the Sailor Senshi and their cat guardians Luna and Armitis. They were currently having a rather heated discussion.
The young priestess in training had the floor. She commanded an air of respect while in her red and white robes. Her black raven hair highlighted the features of her face. Her eyes could pierce your very soul. She is also the Sailor Warrior, Sailor Mars. "I tell you we should eliminate him."
Ami, aka Sailor Mercury, being the voice of reason tried to get her ever-passionate friend to calm down. "Rei-chan, calm down. We won't know anything until we talk to him. I realize he is a potential threat, but why are you so egar to kill him?"
Their princess, Usagi, was being unusually silent. Her long blond hair was tied up in her traditional style of ponytails. Accented with her trademark odangos tied up. She got tired of the argument that had been running its course for the last fifteen minutes. "I trust him, he could have revealed our secret at any time. If Ranma is in danger and he felt his friends could not handle the situation... Who else could he turn to? We simply need more information. We need to talk to Mamoru."
The tallest girl of the group looked at her leader as if she grew two heads. She was making sense. "For once she has a point."
Usagi looked hurt and betrayed by that comment they hear a beeping sound come from Ami's computer. It could only mean one thing. Something powerful was near by and needed to be investigated.
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Mamoru set his gear down in the open area near the temple. It had been a while sense he had done his Ki exercises and decided it was time to practice. He closed his eyes and focused on himself, imagining the energy within him flowing. Slowly as he felt the familiar energy patterns and placed his fingertips together. Slowly he forced a small part of his energy to flow from fingertip to fingertip. Then he reached out and drew in the energy surrounding him. Ever so slowly he energized his limbs with that energy. His endurance and strength had just increased twenty fold. 'That should be enough to get their attention he thought.'
Once energized he slowly went into a simple keta, stretching his muscles. As time progressed he complicated the keta's pattern. Complicated to him would be an absolute amazement to even the most experienced Martial Artist. His motions were fluid and quick. He felt the presence of some people around him, but it was not the people he was expecting. 'Might as well give them a show.' With an implant from Washu he imagined an opponent and started to fight it. He was no longer in a keta and to an outside observer he was fighting for his life. Finally he got the presence he was looking for. Five very powerful young women stood near by. 'Time to end this.' He went into overdrive; his movements disappeared to the untrained eye and were nothing but a bluer to those who were trained. His opponent defeated he went into a cool down and the released his energy. He made a show of that release showing off an aurora.
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The girls gasped when they discovered the person putting off the powerful energy reading. It was Mamoru Johnson, right on the temple grounds doing a mock battle. He was in a simple white Gi. Makoto was drooling over his skill. "He is as good as Ranma." Upon that comment he went into his burst of overdrive speed. Rei had also been drooling over his display of skill. "I'd say he is a little better, just look at him go!" Usagi could only see a blur, "See what, I can't see anything." Makoto and Rei both chuckled at that, Makoto spoke first. "Don't feel bad Usagi, Rei and I can barely keep up our selves. Ami, what kind of reading are you getting?" Ami was ready to cry. "While not as powerful as the Generals, he could very well give us a run for our money as a group. Individually...." Rei finished the sentence for her, "He could mop the floor with us."
Usagi considered this. "If he is so powerful, why is he seeking out our help?" Ami answered, "Don't know, we really do need to talk to him. From the looks of things he has gone out of his way to respect our privacy." Before anyone could respond he went into a cool down exercise. They watched his form for several minutes. Neither Rei nor Makoto could spot a single flaw. They all collectively gasped as Mamoru let off a brilliant blue aurora. Rei was a little upset as the tile he was currently standing on was being blackened by the energy discharge. Those things are not cheap.
Rei marched up to him to give him a piece of her mind for defacing temple property. Upon getting closer she discovered his eyes were closed. 'Best let him open them, or I might find myself in a world of hurt. Don't want to startle him.'
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Mamoru felt the last of the energy drain off. He had felt one of the girls break off from the group and she felt upset. He stood there keeping his eyes closed, as he not only cooled of physically, but mentally as well. 'At least the girl has some training. If she had startled an inexperienced person out of a trance she could get hurt.' Slowly he opened his eyes. Hazel eyes met dark burning ones. 'Wonder what I did wrong? I must really be in for it.' He let his eyes widen in mock fear.
Rei saw his eyes open, then the fear. She ripped right into him. "How dare you damage temple property? Just look at that tile at your feet! Do you have any idea how expensive those things are buddy? Do you have any idea how inconvenient it is to replace them?"
Mamoru slowly looked down at his feet. The tile beneath his feet had indeed been turned black. 'Darn, that has never happen before, wonder what happen.' He slowly looked back up at Rei then bowed. "My apologies Priestess. It was not my intent to damage the temple property. This temple seems to be a focal point for energy and I just had to exercise here. 'That was true, he could feel the energy buzzing around the place.' I will of course pay for any of the damages to the temple grounds and a donation to the temple as well. As to the inconvenience, I offer my services as a English tutor for you and any of your friends."
Rei blinked at him. 'This guy is good. I can't possibly stay mad at him. At least we won't have to worry about the extra expense of the tile. I like how he included an open-ended chance for a meeting. He is at least trying not to be forceful. "Very well then, I will of course need contact information so we can have the bill sent to you. How soon could you do the tutoring lesson?"
Mamoru handed her his business card for Japan then looked at his watch. It was still early. "What ever time is most covenant for you Priestess."
Rei liked the openness of this. He was letting them be in control. "How about in an hour? Would that allow you enough time to clean up an change?"
Mamoru smiled at her. 'This was to good to be true.' "Of course, I have an apartment not far from here. I will return shortly."
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Jack stood there with his mouth agape. He had been patient so far, but he could hardly believe what he was hearing. For the first time he interrupted. "Let me get this straight father. Back when the Senshi were still hiding their identities you just walk right up to Sailor Mar's temple and begin practicing? Without a care in the World?"
Mamoru looked at his son. "Son, I did not exactly barge in uninvited." He looked at his Queen. "You Majesty." He watched her flinch at this form of address. He knew it bothered her and did it anyway as a sort of teasing. Everyone did it for that matter. "What would you have done if I had just walked in out the blue unannounced. "Hi there, I know you don't know me, but I need the Senshi's help."
Serenity looked at him with amusement in her eyes. "Hummm, that's a good question. Mars would have fire blasted you, Mercury would have frozen you, Venus would have whipped you with her chain." She groaned inwardly as Mamoru smirked at that statement. "Not like that pervert! Jupiter would have electrocuted you, and I would have moon dusted what was left. You went about it the right way Mamoru. At least we knew you were coming and trying not to be a threat. Rei was on cloud nine for weeks after your donation. The temple was ahead in expenses for three months. They did not struggle for over a year because of that."
Mamoru smiled at the memory. "Well, I wished I could have done more, but I felt it would have been odd to do so. I did not want to draw to much attention to my presence. If only we knew then what we knew now."
Serenity giggled at the memory. "Ya, how were we supposed to know that Grandpa had guessed a while back? Rei went ballistic when she found out. It would have made our lives so much easier."
Mamoru noticed his kids grow uneasy. "Well Serenity, it looks like my kids are growing impatient. Time to tell them more, or should we wait till tomorrow."
Serenity smirked. "O stop torturing them Mamoru, I'm just as curious to get this from your prospective as they are in learning this all together."
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The girls where busy gossiping about Mamour's abilities while waiting for him to arrive for the English tutoring session. They grew silent when there was a light knock at the door. Rei being the hostess answered. "Yes Yuuichirou?"
Yuuichirou was her Grandfather's apprentice, and also her boyfriend. He had crashed and burned as a Rock and Roll star and somehow found his way to the Cherry Hill Temple on a Pilgrimage to clear his mind. His unruly hair almost always covered his eyes. "Rei, The English Tutor you told me about is here. Were do you wish to meet him?" Rei called back out to him. "Yuuichirou, could you please bring him here?"
Yuuichirou's answer was automatic and a little draining. "Yes Madam Rei." The girls had begged him to stop with that title, but he claimed it was a hood habit to be in with all the guest coming in and out.
A short time passes before Yuuichirou announces the guest then silently slides the door open. Ami starts some polite talk and the English lesson starts. Yuuichirou slides the door closed while the English language continues. The girls are confused, why was he not bringing up the matter of Ranma, and why was Rei not upset by the delay? After several minutes Mamoru pauses, "I thought he would never leave." Rei blinks in surprise. "How did you know he was ease dropping out side?"
Mamoru grins at the question. "Rei, you don't spend over a year with Ranma in your head without picking up some skills." Usagi blinks as well as Ami, but Usagi is more vocal much to the happiness of Ami. "I don't understand..."
Mamoru looked at the leader and gave a gentle smile. "Nor should you Usagi. What I'm about to tell you does not leave this room." He waits for every one to nod in acknowledgment. "A little over a year ago there was an accident...."
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Well, this chapter went faster than I expected. Once I got past Mamoru's attention getter, things went smoothly from there. Again I'm sorry about the long delay. I'm quickly running out of mapped out material. Sniff, and I'm having real problems there. I'm beating my head against the wall.
Update, I managed to trudge my way through that difficult spot I had earlier. It's not as good as I would have liked, and I know there will be changes. Not enough character involvement. I have myself way to many characters to deal with.
Its my goal to have chapter eighteen out next week. Spring is here and I have lots of yard work. Lots and lots of yard work.
I uploaded another dead end story to my website. I'm considering going back to look at it eventually.
Ookii Mamoru