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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 207: The mysterious outer senshi? A time to plan and talk.~~~
"Who was it?" Usagi asked, her eyes near the far corner of the alley. She was sure she was being watched. She had heard voices speaking in quiet, hushed whispers.
"I'm not sure," Minako said, tapping her foot. She followed Usagi's glare. "She said her name was MagicStar and from the moon. She even had a moon insignia on her forehead." What was Usagi looking for anyway?
"MagicStar?" Chibiusa said. She tapped her foot impatiently. "Never heard of her. From the moon? Not from the future moon. Not Crystal Tokyo."
"Maybe the Silver Millennium?"
"We'll have to ask Luna and Artemis when we get back," Usagi said. Then she sighed. "Oh geez. A new enemy? When am I ever gonna have peace and quiet!?"
"Usagi-chan, chill," Chibiusa mumbled. Then her eyes lit up as if she had just came up with the best invention anyone has ever made. "I know, let's have a sleepover! Then we can discuss your past and get info!"
"A sleepover?" Minako asked. Then she became happy too. "Yeah, a sleepover! At Usagi-chan's house, tonight!" Usagi cheered and hugged Chibiusa.
"That's a great idea, Chibiusa-chan," she shrieked. Chibiusa was throwing a fit though.
"Put me down!" she yelled at the top of her lungs. Usagi put her down. Chibiusa gave her a dead glare. "Thanks a lot odango-atama!" Usagi stared at the little pink-haired brat.
Feeling tension between the two, Ami stepped in between them. "Hey, hey. A sleepover sounds good. Then we can discuss the new enemy."
Usagi and Chibiusa nodded. Ami and Minako nodded too and they left in their separate directions. But Usagi still couldn't shake off the feeling that she was being watched.
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"Wow, a sleepover!" Shingo said. He glared at his sister. "What am I supposed to do with all those girls over here, huh? Stay in my room?" Usagi sighed.
"Come on, Shingo!" Usagi cried. "Don't be difficult. My friends are coming over and you have to be nice. Why don't you go stay over at your friend's house tonight!?" Shingo got a sly look on his face.
"Wake up sister," he said, grinning. He pulled his eyelid down. "I'm thirteen now. I don't have sleepovers!" Usagi glared at him. Chibiusa tugged his hand angrily.
"Shingo-san!" she cried, pulling her Luna Ball out of her backpack. "Please, please. Go away for tonight. Pleeeeeease?" She looked up at him. Although she was seven, she could still give a cute puppy face look.
"No!"
"Fine then," Chibiusa cried. She held out her Luna Ball and began bouncing it. "Luna Sphere Kitty Magic!" She tossed the ball up into the hair. In a poof of pink clouds, the ball transformed into an umbrella. She glared at Shingo, who blinked in surprised.
"I want you to leave tonight for the sleepover!" Chibiusa called, spinning her umbrella. Usagi watched in awe as Shingo became hypnotized. He looked at Usagi in a weird way.
"I'm going to be leaving tonight because of your sleepover," he said in a spacey voice. "See you around, Usagi." The hypnotized boy left, closing the door behind him. Chibiusa turned proudly to Usagi.
"There," she said, almost triumphantly. "I can help you out when I want to!" Usagi stared at Chibiusa. Diana came down the stairs, followed by Luna and Artemis.
"Small Lady!" Diana cried. "Did you use your Luna Sphere on Shingo-san?" Chibiusa stared at Diana and nodded. Diana sighed and got a sweatdrop.
Luna perched on Usagi's shoulder. "You're having a sleepover? Why?"
Usagi grinned. "It was all Chibiusa-chan's idea, ya know. She said we can discuss that new sailor soldier that attack Minako-chan and Ami-chan in the alley an hour ago." Luna gasped and Artemis looked upset.
"A new sailor soldier? Did you see her?" Luna asked. Usagi shook her head.
"Nope, but Ami-chan and Minako-chan did," Chibiusa said, stroking Diana under the chin. Diana purred softly. Chibiusa gathered the little gray kitten in her arms and put her on top of her head.
"That's why we're having the sleepover," Usagi said happily. Then she became slightly distressed. "But we won't have a clue about what's going to happen. Our intuition isn't as high as the outer soldier's. Do you think we should invite them too?" Chibiusa stared at the girl and started laughing.
"I can't even imagine them at a sleepover!" she said, between giggles. "And after what happened at the meeting, I don't think it'd be smart to invite them." Usagi curled her hand into a fist.
"Then I'll make them come," she replied, her eyes narrowing. She smiled and gave a peace sign. "Because I'm their princess. I'll command them to come." Chibiusa stared at Usagi and got a sweatdrop.
"Uh, Usagi-chan...that won't work."
Usagi looked down at Artemis. "Why not?"
"Because!" Artemis said, sighing heavily. "Don't you see what Setsuna-san did to Chibiusa-chan this afternoon? They are the closest friends, but she didn't even tell Chibiusa-chan what she knew. If Setsuna-san turned that down, you know the others will too." Chibiusa looked upset.
"Even Hotaru-chan?"
"Probably," Diana replied. She felt sorry for saying it, but that's the way the outer girls were. Once they've made up their minds, it was hard to change it. But Chibiusa was laughing.
"No way!" she giggled. She got a dirty look on her face. "We'll just have to trick them to come!" Usagi stared at her little friend. Would that work? Would the outer soldiers be tricked so easily?
"I'll play my cute part," Chibiusa continued. She pointed to Usagi. "And when they get here, you beg them to stay. Use all of your powers of persuasion!"
Usagi nodded. "Got it. I'll call the girls. You call Setsuna-san and Hotaru-chan. Figures that they can be the easiest to persuade. Then we'll try and deal with Haruka-san and Michiru-san!" She grinned and hugged Chibiusa for the second time that day. "Chibiusa-chan, you're a genius!" Chibiusa threw a fit for the third time that day.
"Put me down, Usagi, you idiot!" she screamed. Usagi put her down and they both glared at each other. Luna cleared her throat and gave each girl a look. Usagi and Chibiusa blushed, and finally sighed. Usagi turned to leave the room, glaring at Luna as she went.
"Okay, I'm going to go and call the girls," Usagi said. She turned back at Chibiusa. "Let's go when you're ready!" Chibiusa punched her fist into the air.
"All right!" she yelled and ran upstairs. She came back down with Usagi's pink cordless phone. She was grinning wildly and Diana jumped off her head, sighing.
"I hope this works, Small Lady."
"It will, it will. It has to!" Usagi grabbed the phone and dialed the first number. The seven numbers were imprinted in her mind. She waited as the phone rang twice. Then she heard something click on the other line.
"Hello?"
"Konnichiwa, Mako-chan!" Usagi replied.
"Hi, Usagi-chan! What's up?" Mako said cheerfully.
"A sleepover!" Usagi exclaimed. "It was Chibiusa's idea. So we can discuss what happened to Minako-chan and Ami-chan today. They were attacked by a weird sailor soldier! We're going to see what's going on with the new enemy."
"A new enemy? Only a month after Galaxia and Chaos? Hmmm, all right, then. Tonight right? I'll be there. The others coming too?"
"I still have to call them."
"Okay, I'll be there. I love sleepovers."
"Bye-bye Mako-chan!"
"Bye!"
Usagi hung up the phone. So Mako was coming. She started dialing another phone number. *Please, just let Chibiusa be able to reach the outer girls.* She smiled as a familiar voice sounded over the phone.
"Hi, Rei-chan! Guess what?"
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Chibiusa walked around the house, trying to find the kitchen phone. The only bad thing about cordless phones is that you could never find them when you really needed them. She finally sighed and plopped down on the couch.
Diana walked into the living room and saw her mistress sitting sullenly on the couch. She meowed softly and hopped over to the girl.
"I can't find the other phone!" Chibiusa wailed, frustrated.
"But even if you did find it, you wouldn't be able to use it because Usagi-sama is on the other line," Diana whispered, curling up on her owner's lap. Chibiusa realized this was true and laughed.
"I guess you're right, Diana," she said. She petted her gray kitten on the back. Diana purred softly. Chibiusa sighed. Did she even want to talk to Setsuna? She had really hurt her feelings this afternoon. And, it was almost 5:00. It was getting dark so she couldn't very well go outside and look for her. But, she had been outside in the dark before. It wouldn't be any different...
"I'm going to go and find Pu!" Chibiusa decided and ran to the front hall. Diana leaped off her lap and followed the girl. Chibiusa put on her shoes and a red jacket. Diana looked surprised.
"Small Lady!" Diana yelped as Chibiusa opened the door. "Where are you going? It's almost dark outside! You can't go out there." Chibiusa gave her cat a dirty look.
"I'll be fine Diana," she whispered. "Come on, if you want. If you stay, tell Usagi I'll be back before long." Diana shook her head and leaped gracefully on top of Chibiusa's head.
"I'm coming with you," Diana said. She looked down at Chibiusa. "Please, please don't make the princess worry." Chibiusa sighed.
"I won't," she muttered. She opened the door and saw that the sky had turned pink and orange. Purple clouds floated thinly overhead. It was somewhat warm, but not warm enough to go out without a coat. Chibiusa let out a sigh and walked off the front porch.
"Where are we going?" Diana asked in her cute voice. Chibiusa looked across the street.
"I'm going to find Pu and ask for an apology," Chibiusa answered. She looked upset. "I hope that wasn't too forward. I didn't mean to say anything wrong." Diana comforted her mistress.
"It's not your fault. Setsuna-san probably didn't even mean to sound like that." Chibiusa smiled.
"You're right Diana. I really, really hope you're right." Diana purred and hung onto Chibiusa's warm head.
They walked into the district of Juuban. Diana didn't ask where they were going because she knew that Chibiusa had no idea. They walked on in silence.
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Setsuna looked at the plant. It was bright green and had crimson flowers sprouting all around it. She smiled. It was a gorgeous flower.
"You like it, Meioh-san?" the clerk asked.
"It's very pretty," Setsuna responded. "What's it called?" The clerk shrugged and Setsuna looked around the flower for a tag.
"It just came in today," the clerk said. He stared at the plant. "I've never seen anything like it before." Setsuna smiled again. An unknown plant. She doubted if it was an exotic species. It seemed to be a regular, everyday type of plant.
"Are you going to buy it?"
"Hmmm...I don't know." Setsuna immediately thought of Chibiusa. She was very sorry for what she had said this afternoon. But that vision...no. That was no reason to take it out on Small Lady. She sighed. She wondered if Chibiusa would like this new flower.
"I'll take it," Setsuna finally said. The clerk smiled.
"For someone?"
"Yes. A close friend."
"Ah." The clerk took the plant behind the counter and put it in a plastic bag. He tied it with a pink bow. Setsuna knew that Chibiusa would like the bow and almost laughed. The clerk handed the flower over the counter.
"Since you come in here practically everyday and it's for a friend, I'll let you have it for free." Setsuna looked up at the clerk. He was grinning.
"Why, thank you very much Taiko-san," she said as she gently picked up the fragile flower. The clerk smiled.
"My pleasure." Just then, Hotaru walked up to the counter. The clerk smiled at the little girl who appeared to be no more than ten.
"Are you ready, Setsuna-mama?" Hotaru asked. She caught a glimpse at the plant. "Wow, it's gorgeous. What's it called?" Setsuna shrugged.
"I don't know," she said. "It's for Small Lady. She can name it." Hotaru smiled and the two walked to the door. The clerk said good-bye and started to attend to another customer.
Suddenly, the door quickly opened. Setsuna stepped back just in time. Hotaru also stepped back. What the...?
"Hotaru-chan, Setsuna-san," Michiru whispered. She looked at them. There was something terribly wrong. She came inside the store. Haruka was right behind her. The look on their faces told it all.
"What happened?" Hotaru asked, looking at the two older girls wide-eyed. "What's wrong?" Haruka looked around the store and shook her head.
"Not here," she said. She motioned them to follow her. "Come on." The three other outer girls followed her outside. Setsuna stared at both Haruka and Michiru.
"What's going on?"
"Not here."
Setsuna and Hotaru looked at each other. Something was very, very wrong. Haruka led them to her convertible. Setsuna and Hotaru climbed into the back seat and Haruka and Michiru took the front.
"Now?" Setsuna asked. Michiru nodded. "Okay then. What's wrong?"
"MagicStar. She's back." Setsuna and Hotaru stared at each other. Both of their faces were pale. MagicStar? It couldn't be...
"Minako-chan and Ami-chan saw her," Michiru explained. She sighed. "They're going to tell the others and they're not going to know what to do. So they'll ask us. What do we do?" Setsuna and Hotaru were speechless.
"If MagicStar is here, so is DreamStar," Hotaru finally said. Haruka nodded.
"What are we going to do?" she asked. Setsuna didn't even want to answer. Those two couldn't be here. Impossible. Back in the Silver Millennium...they weren't supposed to awaken. But how were they here now? Why?
"Do you know why they came back?" Setsuna asked. But the answer was already lying on their minds. It was an empty question and one they didn't want to know the answer to, but it was there.
"Only one possible reason," Haruka said. She turned on the car and put it in gear. The engine revved up, breaking through the silence. The other girls were quiet as the answer slipped from Haruka's mouth. "They're going to want revenge."
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Author's Note: I wish people would give me plants (or chocolate) for free. I mean, I'm a regular customer at Sam Goody, but I've had to pay for everything I want! Ah, well. The unrealistic display of generosity was due to the fact that I have no idea how much plants cost in Japan, and I'm terrible with converting dollars to yen and vice versa. I always give my characters gifts for free.
The new sailor soldiers want revenge? The inner senshi are going to trick the outers into a sleepover? Yippee, sounds exacting. Bear with me all – the story is coming to a climax!
Farewell until next episode!