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REAWAKENING Book One of Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon CosmicStars by Nashie (aka ShadowSamurai) December 1999 - April 2000 Revised - Summer/Fall 2002
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Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and her friends belong to Naoko Takeuchi. The author takes no credit for any of the original storyline. However, all the new characters belong to me and I'd appreciate it if you didn't take any without requesting permission.
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~~~Episode 203: The rising star? Tsukino Reverie's secret~~~
"Long time no see outer soldiers." The girl smiled icily and the fear began to clamber back on Usagi again. More so, now that the girl had whispered "outer soldiers". Setsuna stared hard at the girl and Hotaru got to her feet.
"Excuse me, miss," Hotaru said, her eyes dark and accusing. Usagi felt evil in the confrontation. "You said outer soldiers." The girl's smile dropped into a frown, the most human thing she had done. Usagi began to stop squeezing Rei's outfit. The girl's eyes sparkled.
"Outer soldiers?" the girl said again. Usagi began to hear an accent in her voice. It was Japanese, but from somewhere else, too. "I simply said 'other soldiers' unless my English is truly bad..."
"You're not from around here, are you?" Ami asked. The girl shook her head.
"Nah, I just moved here from...um...Ireland," the girl replied, shaking her head furiously. She paused and seemed to be considering something. "But, that was actually before I came from Mexico and Canada. I've just recently come from Germany, now that I think about it."
"You live in all those places?" Chibiusa asked. The girl shook her head again, causing the blue pigtails to shake like wet dogs. Chibiusa found it a delightful thing to watch and stared at the girl's cerulean colored hair.
"My papa...he sends me to many different schools all over the world," the girl muttered. "I guess he's hoping one will suit me enough. And...oh, my goodness. I must apologize. You don't even know my name."
"You're forgiven," Minako said, grinning wildly. She didn't know if she was crazy or what, but this girl sounded too interesting.
"Arigatou, minna. My name is Tsukino Reverie. My friends call me Usa though because of my hair. Oh, there I go again, babbling on. You can call me Usa or Reverie. I'm in the 10th grade. And...oh...I'm sorry again. I keep babbling on and on. I'm very sorry. Please forgive me."
"You're forgiven," Rei muttered, turning back to the fire. There was annoyance in her voice. "And if you do not mind, why did you say 'other soldiers'? Or did you actually say 'outer soldiers'?" Reverie looked up in surprised.
"I told you what I said," Reverie exclaimed. Her brow furrowed. "I am not a liar. My father sends me to performing arts schools. I was practicing for a play my school will perform. I go to the dome school on the district avenue of Juuban? What's it called? Katsura Academy?" Haruka's eyes widened in disbelief.
"You go there?" she asked. Reverie nodded. Haruka shook her head and stared at the girl. Michiru noted it and wondered why Haruka was acting so strangely.
"Tsukino?" Usagi asked, smiling. Her blue eyes were cheerful. "That's my surname! Except I'm Usagi and..." Usagi pointed to Chibiusa, "...and she's Usagi too, 'cept she's still a chibi. Chibiusa!" Reverie nodded and then looked back at everyone else.
"Well, I'm sorry if I scared any of you," Reverie said, getting ready to leave. She looked downcast. "Making new friends here is tough. Especially at that prep school. Well, ja ne!" Reverie left as quietly as she had come in. Michiru looked at Haruka.
"What? What's wrong with the Academy?" she demanded. Haruka still seemed distraught. "Haruka?"
"Haruka-san?"
"The Academy," Haruka whispered. Her eyes were dark. "It's a pretty good school, as far as I can remember." She smiled at Hotaru. "Your dad does work there, right?" Hotaru nodded and Haruka sighed deeply. "Well...that seems like a mess of deja vu that Tomoe-sensei works there."
Michiru looked confused. "So?"
"So," Haruka continued, "Katsura Academy was built directly above where Mugen Academy used to be. Isn't it strange how that just sort of happened? I mean, it's only been a year since that fight against Master Pharaoh 90. You think that someone could at least be thoughtful and not place a new high-tech school right over the Death Buster's old hideout. I mean, geez." Artemis laughed, shaking his head sadly.
"Haruka-chan?" Rei asked. Haruka turned to her. Rei stuck out her tongue, with the result of Haruka rolling her eyes at her.
"Rei-chan, was there anything else strange in that vision you had?" Usagi asked, surprising everyone by trying to stay on the subject. Michiru giggled at her partner's slightly exaggerated worry. Maybe it was that that caused her to remember. She hurriedly looked at the silver watch worn on her wrist.
"Haruka!" Michiru exclaimed. "I'm going to be late for the concert! Oh man, I totally lost track of the time." Haruka groaned to herself.
"Come on," Michiru said, grabbing Haruka by the arm. She turned toward the others. "I'm sorry. I have a concert in exactly one hour. I totally forgot about it. Haruka is dropping me off."
"I am?"
"Yes, you are."
Haruka gave in and followed Michiru out of the door. She turned back and waved. "See ya!"
"Bye-bye," Chibiusa called as she climbed on Usagi's back. She waved good- bye childishly. Usagi got a sweatdrop and glared at Chibiusa. "See you later!" A few seconds later, they heard the start of engine and soon there was no sound at all as it slowly faded away.
"Hey, shouldn't we continue with Haruka-papa's question?" Hotaru asked. "I mean, maybe it's not just a coincidence that Katsura Academy is right over the remains of Mugen." Setsuna nodded and then turned to the odango-atama.
"Usagi-chan? What do you think?" she asked. Usagi grabbed Chibiusa and dropped her on the floor. Chibiusa gave her a dead stare.
"Usagi-chan?" Usagi stared up and realized she had been spoken to.
"Um, yeah!" she said, getting a funny look on her face. Then her eyes became all sparkles. "And then we can go out for something to eat. I was thinking of an extra large pizza with everything, some tacos, maybe some nachos, and lots of ice cream sundaes. Wait, that's not going to fill the void. Maybe some cheeseburgers and French silk pie!"
Everyone else just stared at her. They sighed and dropped their heads.
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Author's Note: A short, miserable chapter. Doesn't Reverie seem like a silly two-dimensional character? Why would anyone go up to strangers and practice for a play? Ah, but she plays an important role later in the story, so I can't complain about her too much.
I can't wait until "The Second Mobius". At least that one had some interesting characters.
Katsura Academy built right over Mugen? Strange, isn't it, that someone would build another school right on top of the one that was destroyed a year ago?
Enough of my griping. Stay tuned for the next episode.
REAWAKENING Book One of Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon CosmicStars by Nashie (aka ShadowSamurai) December 1999 - April 2000 Revised - Summer/Fall 2002
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Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and her friends belong to Naoko Takeuchi. The author takes no credit for any of the original storyline. However, all the new characters belong to me and I'd appreciate it if you didn't take any without requesting permission.
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~~~Episode 203: The rising star? Tsukino Reverie's secret~~~
"Long time no see outer soldiers." The girl smiled icily and the fear began to clamber back on Usagi again. More so, now that the girl had whispered "outer soldiers". Setsuna stared hard at the girl and Hotaru got to her feet.
"Excuse me, miss," Hotaru said, her eyes dark and accusing. Usagi felt evil in the confrontation. "You said outer soldiers." The girl's smile dropped into a frown, the most human thing she had done. Usagi began to stop squeezing Rei's outfit. The girl's eyes sparkled.
"Outer soldiers?" the girl said again. Usagi began to hear an accent in her voice. It was Japanese, but from somewhere else, too. "I simply said 'other soldiers' unless my English is truly bad..."
"You're not from around here, are you?" Ami asked. The girl shook her head.
"Nah, I just moved here from...um...Ireland," the girl replied, shaking her head furiously. She paused and seemed to be considering something. "But, that was actually before I came from Mexico and Canada. I've just recently come from Germany, now that I think about it."
"You live in all those places?" Chibiusa asked. The girl shook her head again, causing the blue pigtails to shake like wet dogs. Chibiusa found it a delightful thing to watch and stared at the girl's cerulean colored hair.
"My papa...he sends me to many different schools all over the world," the girl muttered. "I guess he's hoping one will suit me enough. And...oh, my goodness. I must apologize. You don't even know my name."
"You're forgiven," Minako said, grinning wildly. She didn't know if she was crazy or what, but this girl sounded too interesting.
"Arigatou, minna. My name is Tsukino Reverie. My friends call me Usa though because of my hair. Oh, there I go again, babbling on. You can call me Usa or Reverie. I'm in the 10th grade. And...oh...I'm sorry again. I keep babbling on and on. I'm very sorry. Please forgive me."
"You're forgiven," Rei muttered, turning back to the fire. There was annoyance in her voice. "And if you do not mind, why did you say 'other soldiers'? Or did you actually say 'outer soldiers'?" Reverie looked up in surprised.
"I told you what I said," Reverie exclaimed. Her brow furrowed. "I am not a liar. My father sends me to performing arts schools. I was practicing for a play my school will perform. I go to the dome school on the district avenue of Juuban? What's it called? Katsura Academy?" Haruka's eyes widened in disbelief.
"You go there?" she asked. Reverie nodded. Haruka shook her head and stared at the girl. Michiru noted it and wondered why Haruka was acting so strangely.
"Tsukino?" Usagi asked, smiling. Her blue eyes were cheerful. "That's my surname! Except I'm Usagi and..." Usagi pointed to Chibiusa, "...and she's Usagi too, 'cept she's still a chibi. Chibiusa!" Reverie nodded and then looked back at everyone else.
"Well, I'm sorry if I scared any of you," Reverie said, getting ready to leave. She looked downcast. "Making new friends here is tough. Especially at that prep school. Well, ja ne!" Reverie left as quietly as she had come in. Michiru looked at Haruka.
"What? What's wrong with the Academy?" she demanded. Haruka still seemed distraught. "Haruka?"
"Haruka-san?"
"The Academy," Haruka whispered. Her eyes were dark. "It's a pretty good school, as far as I can remember." She smiled at Hotaru. "Your dad does work there, right?" Hotaru nodded and Haruka sighed deeply. "Well...that seems like a mess of deja vu that Tomoe-sensei works there."
Michiru looked confused. "So?"
"So," Haruka continued, "Katsura Academy was built directly above where Mugen Academy used to be. Isn't it strange how that just sort of happened? I mean, it's only been a year since that fight against Master Pharaoh 90. You think that someone could at least be thoughtful and not place a new high-tech school right over the Death Buster's old hideout. I mean, geez." Artemis laughed, shaking his head sadly.
"Haruka-chan?" Rei asked. Haruka turned to her. Rei stuck out her tongue, with the result of Haruka rolling her eyes at her.
"Rei-chan, was there anything else strange in that vision you had?" Usagi asked, surprising everyone by trying to stay on the subject. Michiru giggled at her partner's slightly exaggerated worry. Maybe it was that that caused her to remember. She hurriedly looked at the silver watch worn on her wrist.
"Haruka!" Michiru exclaimed. "I'm going to be late for the concert! Oh man, I totally lost track of the time." Haruka groaned to herself.
"Come on," Michiru said, grabbing Haruka by the arm. She turned toward the others. "I'm sorry. I have a concert in exactly one hour. I totally forgot about it. Haruka is dropping me off."
"I am?"
"Yes, you are."
Haruka gave in and followed Michiru out of the door. She turned back and waved. "See ya!"
"Bye-bye," Chibiusa called as she climbed on Usagi's back. She waved good- bye childishly. Usagi got a sweatdrop and glared at Chibiusa. "See you later!" A few seconds later, they heard the start of engine and soon there was no sound at all as it slowly faded away.
"Hey, shouldn't we continue with Haruka-papa's question?" Hotaru asked. "I mean, maybe it's not just a coincidence that Katsura Academy is right over the remains of Mugen." Setsuna nodded and then turned to the odango-atama.
"Usagi-chan? What do you think?" she asked. Usagi grabbed Chibiusa and dropped her on the floor. Chibiusa gave her a dead stare.
"Usagi-chan?" Usagi stared up and realized she had been spoken to.
"Um, yeah!" she said, getting a funny look on her face. Then her eyes became all sparkles. "And then we can go out for something to eat. I was thinking of an extra large pizza with everything, some tacos, maybe some nachos, and lots of ice cream sundaes. Wait, that's not going to fill the void. Maybe some cheeseburgers and French silk pie!"
Everyone else just stared at her. They sighed and dropped their heads.
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Author's Note: A short, miserable chapter. Doesn't Reverie seem like a silly two-dimensional character? Why would anyone go up to strangers and practice for a play? Ah, but she plays an important role later in the story, so I can't complain about her too much.
I can't wait until "The Second Mobius". At least that one had some interesting characters.
Katsura Academy built right over Mugen? Strange, isn't it, that someone would build another school right on top of the one that was destroyed a year ago?
Enough of my griping. Stay tuned for the next episode.