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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 205: A terrifying secret! The four outer senshi in a pinch!~~~
Usagi sat, rubbing her stomach. It was a good lunch. She sighed happily. It was one of those days she was happy that she could be normal. It was quiet and only the occasional squawk of some crows would interrupt her thoughts. Not even Chibiusa could disturb her. It was bliss.
"USAGI-CHAN!"
Usagi yelped as she fell from her quiet world and she stood straight up. Who had yelled at her like that? Not Setsuna or Hotaru. They never yelled. That left the others. She turned and saw a cute pink-haired child sitting in her spot. Usagi's face dropped.
"Chibiusa-chan!" Usagi wailed. "Get up!" Chibiusa shook her head. Diana, with her bell ringing, came and jumped atop the girl's head. That was a mistake. She had a hard time keeping her balance when Chibiusa was shaking her head like that. She bit her teeth into one of the pointed odangos to keep from falling off.
"Small Lady!" Diana said, her voice muffled. Chibiusa stopped shaking her head and Diana was able to regain her composure. She curled up on top of the child's head.
"Hey! We're back!" a voice called cheerfully from the front gate. Usagi turned and saw Haruka and Michiru come inside. She hadn't even heard their car pull up.
"Hi, Haruka-san! Hi, Michiru-san!" Chibiusa called from Usagi's sitting place. Usagi sighed and said hello too. Ami came out of the Hikawa Jinja. She said her hellos too and then went over to Usagi.
"Usagi-chan, minna," she whispered softly, though her voice was urgent. "Rei-chan has found a break in her vision. And it's not good." Usagi stared at her friend.
"Nani kore?"
"Come in and see," Ami said, a little louder. "Rei-chan is going to try and bring it back." The blue-haired girl led them back to the fire room. Rei, still in her miko-san clothes, sat in front of the burning fire. She was praying aloud.
"Rei-chan?" Usagi whispered. Mako pulled her hand over the girl's mouth. Usagi's eyes widened as she stared up at her friend.
"Shhh," she whispered. Usagi nodded her head and Mako pulled her hand away.
"It's okay," Rei suddenly spoke up. She turned to the others. "I think maybe that it's not as bad as I thought." Setsuna looked into the fire and saw the glowing embers.
"What was it?" she asked, moving her dark green hair away from the flames so not to burn it. "It had to be something distressing or else you wouldn't had been so worried about it." Knowing that she had been caught, Rei sighed.
"Yeah, well, it was kind of depressing," Rei said. "I saw all these toppled buildings and a dark shadow coming from the middle. Like it was sending waves out from the middle of the city, consuming it."
"Like Pharaoh 90?" Hotaru asked, remembering how she had first actually met the other soldiers. It was just one year ago, really. She had been informed that it was right after the talismans had been found that Chibiusa had met her. The outer soldiers had suspected that she was the soldier of destruction, Sailor Saturn. She had become Mistress 9 and had taken Chibiusa's heart crystal. But she was still strong inside and, thanks to Sailor Moon, was reborn.
"No, unlike that, but so much like it," Rei exclaimed, frustrated. "The colors were blue and red. There were three other soldiers in the middle of the dark energy. I didn't recognize them. Oh, this is so frustrating to tell you. You'd need to see to understand." She looked from one soldier to the other. "Gomen ne, minna."
"It's all right Rei-chan," Minako said. She pretended to be concentrating. "Okay, exactly how do we see this?" Her brow furrowed and twisted her mouth in a funny way.
Usagi tried to do the same thing, but couldn't see anything either. She sighed and dropped her head. Only to find out that Setsuna had taken out her garnet rod. Usagi blushed brightly as everyone stared at her.
"Okay," Setsuna said. "We've done this before. Concentrate on the orb on my key. Then you'll see the vision Rei saw." The other soldiers closed their eyes and concentrated. Usagi sighed and closed her eyes too. She concentrated on the glowing orb. It was hard at first, but she finally was able to connect to the orb.
Soon, she saw a vision. It was blurry at first, but soon began to become more detailed. It was dark, but Usagi realized it wasn't night. Dark, threatening clouds loomed overhead, blocking out the light of the moon. Or the sun, depending how you looked at it.
Deep within the heart of the city, the clouds had actually landed on the ground in a sort of tornado format. They were thick with lightning and other noises. Usagi recognized the city as Tokyo. She watched in horror as two asteroids rocketed on the ground. The ground shook and three other sailor soldiers could be seen stepping from the darkness.
Usagi stared at them, blinking constantly, hoping the vision would end. But no, the city was driven into oblivion and she soon saw what reminded her of the ruins of the Silver Millennium. The tornado-like cloud suddenly disappeared as if it was dust. Usagi saw four bodies lying where the dark cloud had once been. She peered at the bodies, but the darkness of the moon hid any recognition of the bodies. She only knew that their skirts were a dark color.
Usagi suddenly opened her eyes. She saw the others do the same just seconds afterward. They looked anything but happy. Fear, anger, frustration, and surprise showed through their faces.
Setsuna took a sideways glance at Rei. "That was something you could pass off?" Rei looked upset by the sudden confrontation. She glared into the fire.
"It wasn't like that," she replied. "I saw a more distant view of it and couldn't exactly see as many details." The outer soldiers looked at each other. They didn't need to be told. They knew all of the soldier who had appeared in the vision. They were shocked, but made sure that the inner soldiers didn't see what was on their minds.
The three soldiers from the Silver Millennium. Two of the them were the enemies of the outer soldiers. But, why had they appeared in the vision? They'd figure that out later. But the one thing they realized the most was that the four figures lying on the ground. They knew it who it wasn't. This left only four other candidates to be unfortunate enough to be lying on the ground, lifeless.
Only the four outer soldiers could've been lying there.
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Author's Note: Alright! Some sign of a plot. Evil soldiers, dead outer soldiers – what in the world could it all mean? It couldn't be the obvious, could it? Oh, and another note on an event from the chapter: the whole "look into my garnet orb to see the vision" was parallel to that from episode 119 when Hotaru was revealed to be Sailor Saturn. I use a lot of parallel scenes in my story, and hopefully, they won't confuse too many of you.
-----------Nane kore – what's that?
Few words from me. Until later, have a pleasant rest of the day!
REAWAKENING Book One of Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon CosmicStars by Nashie (aka ShadowSamurai) December 1999 - April 2000 Revised - Summer/Fall 2002
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
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 205: A terrifying secret! The four outer senshi in a pinch!~~~
Usagi sat, rubbing her stomach. It was a good lunch. She sighed happily. It was one of those days she was happy that she could be normal. It was quiet and only the occasional squawk of some crows would interrupt her thoughts. Not even Chibiusa could disturb her. It was bliss.
"USAGI-CHAN!"
Usagi yelped as she fell from her quiet world and she stood straight up. Who had yelled at her like that? Not Setsuna or Hotaru. They never yelled. That left the others. She turned and saw a cute pink-haired child sitting in her spot. Usagi's face dropped.
"Chibiusa-chan!" Usagi wailed. "Get up!" Chibiusa shook her head. Diana, with her bell ringing, came and jumped atop the girl's head. That was a mistake. She had a hard time keeping her balance when Chibiusa was shaking her head like that. She bit her teeth into one of the pointed odangos to keep from falling off.
"Small Lady!" Diana said, her voice muffled. Chibiusa stopped shaking her head and Diana was able to regain her composure. She curled up on top of the child's head.
"Hey! We're back!" a voice called cheerfully from the front gate. Usagi turned and saw Haruka and Michiru come inside. She hadn't even heard their car pull up.
"Hi, Haruka-san! Hi, Michiru-san!" Chibiusa called from Usagi's sitting place. Usagi sighed and said hello too. Ami came out of the Hikawa Jinja. She said her hellos too and then went over to Usagi.
"Usagi-chan, minna," she whispered softly, though her voice was urgent. "Rei-chan has found a break in her vision. And it's not good." Usagi stared at her friend.
"Nani kore?"
"Come in and see," Ami said, a little louder. "Rei-chan is going to try and bring it back." The blue-haired girl led them back to the fire room. Rei, still in her miko-san clothes, sat in front of the burning fire. She was praying aloud.
"Rei-chan?" Usagi whispered. Mako pulled her hand over the girl's mouth. Usagi's eyes widened as she stared up at her friend.
"Shhh," she whispered. Usagi nodded her head and Mako pulled her hand away.
"It's okay," Rei suddenly spoke up. She turned to the others. "I think maybe that it's not as bad as I thought." Setsuna looked into the fire and saw the glowing embers.
"What was it?" she asked, moving her dark green hair away from the flames so not to burn it. "It had to be something distressing or else you wouldn't had been so worried about it." Knowing that she had been caught, Rei sighed.
"Yeah, well, it was kind of depressing," Rei said. "I saw all these toppled buildings and a dark shadow coming from the middle. Like it was sending waves out from the middle of the city, consuming it."
"Like Pharaoh 90?" Hotaru asked, remembering how she had first actually met the other soldiers. It was just one year ago, really. She had been informed that it was right after the talismans had been found that Chibiusa had met her. The outer soldiers had suspected that she was the soldier of destruction, Sailor Saturn. She had become Mistress 9 and had taken Chibiusa's heart crystal. But she was still strong inside and, thanks to Sailor Moon, was reborn.
"No, unlike that, but so much like it," Rei exclaimed, frustrated. "The colors were blue and red. There were three other soldiers in the middle of the dark energy. I didn't recognize them. Oh, this is so frustrating to tell you. You'd need to see to understand." She looked from one soldier to the other. "Gomen ne, minna."
"It's all right Rei-chan," Minako said. She pretended to be concentrating. "Okay, exactly how do we see this?" Her brow furrowed and twisted her mouth in a funny way.
Usagi tried to do the same thing, but couldn't see anything either. She sighed and dropped her head. Only to find out that Setsuna had taken out her garnet rod. Usagi blushed brightly as everyone stared at her.
"Okay," Setsuna said. "We've done this before. Concentrate on the orb on my key. Then you'll see the vision Rei saw." The other soldiers closed their eyes and concentrated. Usagi sighed and closed her eyes too. She concentrated on the glowing orb. It was hard at first, but she finally was able to connect to the orb.
Soon, she saw a vision. It was blurry at first, but soon began to become more detailed. It was dark, but Usagi realized it wasn't night. Dark, threatening clouds loomed overhead, blocking out the light of the moon. Or the sun, depending how you looked at it.
Deep within the heart of the city, the clouds had actually landed on the ground in a sort of tornado format. They were thick with lightning and other noises. Usagi recognized the city as Tokyo. She watched in horror as two asteroids rocketed on the ground. The ground shook and three other sailor soldiers could be seen stepping from the darkness.
Usagi stared at them, blinking constantly, hoping the vision would end. But no, the city was driven into oblivion and she soon saw what reminded her of the ruins of the Silver Millennium. The tornado-like cloud suddenly disappeared as if it was dust. Usagi saw four bodies lying where the dark cloud had once been. She peered at the bodies, but the darkness of the moon hid any recognition of the bodies. She only knew that their skirts were a dark color.
Usagi suddenly opened her eyes. She saw the others do the same just seconds afterward. They looked anything but happy. Fear, anger, frustration, and surprise showed through their faces.
Setsuna took a sideways glance at Rei. "That was something you could pass off?" Rei looked upset by the sudden confrontation. She glared into the fire.
"It wasn't like that," she replied. "I saw a more distant view of it and couldn't exactly see as many details." The outer soldiers looked at each other. They didn't need to be told. They knew all of the soldier who had appeared in the vision. They were shocked, but made sure that the inner soldiers didn't see what was on their minds.
The three soldiers from the Silver Millennium. Two of the them were the enemies of the outer soldiers. But, why had they appeared in the vision? They'd figure that out later. But the one thing they realized the most was that the four figures lying on the ground. They knew it who it wasn't. This left only four other candidates to be unfortunate enough to be lying on the ground, lifeless.
Only the four outer soldiers could've been lying there.
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Author's Note: Alright! Some sign of a plot. Evil soldiers, dead outer soldiers – what in the world could it all mean? It couldn't be the obvious, could it? Oh, and another note on an event from the chapter: the whole "look into my garnet orb to see the vision" was parallel to that from episode 119 when Hotaru was revealed to be Sailor Saturn. I use a lot of parallel scenes in my story, and hopefully, they won't confuse too many of you.
-----------Nane kore – what's that?
Few words from me. Until later, have a pleasant rest of the day!