"That's right," Sailor Moon nodded her head vigorously. "And he has the worst outfit I have ever seen! It's orange, but he has a blue. . ."
"Serena!!" Mercury cut Sailor Moon short. "Who cares what he was wearing! What matters is how strong he is!"
Luna looked over at Mercury, "No, I think it does matter this time."
The eyes of all three Sailor Scouts grew wide, and they made a questioning sound.
"If you haven't noticed, all minions of the Nega-verse look like whatever thing they started out as; if something was once a car, they look like an automobile. You see?" Luna theorized. "If this Goku fellow is dressed like something we can identify, then we will know what we are up against."
Sailor Mars understood, "Oh, I see! If we can identify what it is he looks like, we might be able to find his weakness!"
"Right!" Mercury clapped her hands.
Sailor Moon saw a problem, "But what does he look like? What is mostly orange with some blue, and has a name similar to Goku?"
At this, everyone slipped into deep thought.
Vegeta leaned against a wall. He and Goku were still in the old building, though now they were in a different room with stained glass windows.
"Great job, Goku! Not only are we lost, confused, and clueless, but now you have us running from a bunch of girls, and they're weak little pansies at that!"
"Vegeta, you just don't get it, do you?" Vegeta looked sideways at Goku. "If I would have fought back any more than I did, I could have seriously hurt someone."
"So? Does it really matter?"
"It does to me."
At this, Vegeta focused his gaze ahead of him, "Humph. And you call yourself a Sayin."
"Actually Vegeta, I call myself a Sayin from Earth; there is a difference."
The two were silent for a short while, then Dende` contacted Goku, "Goku, are you there?"
"Huh? Dende`, is that you? Yes, I'm here!"
"Ah, good, I was afraid that I'd missed you! Anyway, I have an idea of what the Red Heart Crystal's aura might feel like."
"You do? Great!"
"Yes, I understand that I sent you without any former information, but I hope that this will make up for any lost time."
"I'm sure it will, Dende`," Goku agreed. "Can you send us the aura now, or will it take time?"
"I should be able to send it to you in a few minutes, if that's all right."
"Oh, that's fine with me. Heck, the sooner the better!"
"Good! You should be able to feel it in about a minute or so."
Vegeta, who couldn't hear Dende`, was being eaten alive with curiosity, "What's going on? What aura are you talking about? Tell me!"
Goku patiently explained, "Dende` has found out what the Red Heart Crystal might feel like, so he's sending us an aura so we will know what it is we're looking for, er, feeling for, actually."
"He should have given us that before we left; it would have saved us a whole bunch of time," Vegeta criticized.
Goku didn't respond. Instead, he waited for Dende` to send him the aura. It came just a short while later, and stunned even Vegeta.
"Whoa! What is this?!"
Goku chuckled, "Feel that? That's what the Red Heart Crystal's aura feels like. If we want to find this thing fast, we should look for this energy field."
Vegeta stood in awe, "It feels like it's pulsating."
"I know. That's what makes it so unique," Goku clenched his fists, not in anger, but in admiration of this aura.
Dende` chimed in, "Goku, can you feel it?"
"Yes Dende`, both of us can."
"Excellent. Now Goku, this isn't an exact replica of the Red Heart Crystal's aura. The real one may be stronger or weaker, and there may be subtle differences in it's feel; but overall, it is a fairly accurate representation. I hope it will be enough for you two."
"Don't worry, Dende`, I'm sure it will."
Mercury had an idea after a very long time of pondering, "What if Goku is some type of bug?"
"Bug?" Sailor Moon was grossed out. "Eek!"
"Serena! Be serious and listen to what Amy has to say!" Luna cut in quickly.
"Thank you, Luna," Mercury continued. "Bugs have some of the highest strength to size ratios, and, since Goku is super strong, he could be based on a bug."
Mars agreed, but found a flaw, "That;s not a bad idea, but what bugs are orange and blue and have a name similar to Goku?"
"Hmm, I'll need to think about that a little bit."
"It isn't a bad thought, though," Luna acknowledged. "But it is getting late, and I think you should get home, Amy and Rae."
Mars sighed, "You're right. C'mon, Amy, let's get going. See you around, Serena."
"Yeah, see you later."
Mars and Mercury left Sailor Moon's room and exited through the front door. After they were gone, Luna outlined her plan to Sailor Moon. "Serena, I have a plan to find out about this 'Goku' person. Tonight, I'll hit the streets and try to scratch up some information on him, then, you can gather all the Scouts tomorrow and I can tell you everything I learned. Sound good?"
"Does it require me to do anything?"
Luna thought for a second, "No."
Sailor Moon smiled and held up her fingers in a peace sign position, "Okay, then! Sounds fine to me! I'll just hop into bed and let you work!"
A large sweatdrop appeared on Luna's head and her eyes became small lines. Soon, though, she was prowling the streets.
People of all shapes and sizes passed the little black cat as she strolled down the sidewalk, thinking to herself. "Now I know that character has to be here somewhere. Hmm, if I were an orange and blue superman, where would I stay? Ah! I know!"
Luna took off in the night, weaving through legs as she went. She ended up at the same place Goku and Vegeta started out in.
"Here we are! The old Museum of Western History! This place is large enough to hide and elephant in, much less a super-freak."
{Author's note: I have no idea if the 'Old Museum of Western History' exists, but it's in there for the story :) }
Luna hopped through a busted window and looked around. Light from the street lamp leaked in through the windows. She saw nothing in this room, but a few rooms later, she struck gold. Vegeta was conveniently out at this moment, but Goku was there, asleep and leaning against the wall.
"Bingo!"
Luna settled down for a long wait while Goku slept lightly. Hours passed, and Luna waited silently. When she felt like she could stay silent no longer, Goku woke up. He yawned, stretched, then stood up.
"I guess Vegeta left, or something," He said to himself.
"Vegeta?" Luna puzzled. "Must be a friend of his; or worse, a boss."
Goku's stomach growled, "I hope he went to find food, I'm starved!"
Just then, Goku felt Luna's presence, but he didn't let on quite yet. Looking around casually, he noticed her crouching in the far corner.
"Hey! A cat!" Goku smiled real wide, like a boy. "Here, kitty, kitty,kitty," He bent down as he beckoned to Luna.
Luna's first reaction was to run, but she had a better idea, "I could find out a lot more about this guy if I play along."
With that, she cautiously walked across the cold floor to him.
"I can't remember the last time anyone has called me 'kitty.' Not even Serena calls me that!"
"There's a good kitty," Goku cooed as Luna rubbed against his leg. "I'm sorry I don't have any food to offer you. Besides, you look like your pretty well fed as it is."
Luna purred outwardly as Goku stroked her back, but inwardly, she wanted to claw his eyes out for that last statement.
