Still More Youma! Green Joins the Battles!
Kino Makoto strolled down the street, still worried about her close friend Minako. Even though Setsuna had said that her condition had mysteriously improved, it was implied that Hotaru had something to do with it, Mina was in no condition to even get up and walk. She had only woken up once so far, and that was only for a few minutes. Makoto wanted so bad to give some of the Sun Senshi a piece of her mind.
Noticing a flower shop on the other side of the street, she decided to go visit it. Plants always made her feel better.
She went to the street corner and crossed the road then to the small shop called 'Kotori's Floral'. When she opened the door and stepped inside, she was bombarded by a plethora of sweet scents. Makoto inhaled deeply and sighed.
A short woman in a pink apron sauntered over to the tall brunette with a pleasant smile on her face, "Can I help you, miss?"
"No, but thank you," Makoto replied cheerfully, "I just wanted to take a look around."
"Alright," the woman said and started walking away, "Let me know if you need anything."
Makoto moved over to a display of pink roses and buried her face in them. She loved roses...
Just then someone bumped into her. Makoto felt a surge of energy run through her, almost painfully. She casually spun around with her eyes narrowed bent on finding who or what caused that.
The only person near by was a girl with long green hair done in a bun on the top of her head, held in place with a scrunchie with a bow on it, and three long ponytails coming down from it. It looked almost like a strange modification on Usagi's hairstyle. The girl was examining a bouquet of green carnations intently.
Makoto opened her mouth and was about to say something but the girl turned around and spoke first. "I see you like plants as well, Juptar," she said and held out one carnation flower, "Smell. It is very sweet."
Makoto took the blossom and smelled it. Just as the girl had claimed, it was sweet. A thought struck her and she shoved the mint green flower back at the green-haired girl. "You're one of those—!"she began angrily, but was cut off.
"Yes," the girl said simply, but continued cheerfully, "I am . And you are?"
"Kino Makoto, but—"Makoto replied, rather cofused. Wasn't an enemy?
"Pleased to meet you, Kino-san," she started but a scream from the doorway stopped her. The flower shop owner gave a look of terror and dove beneath a table.
snatched a green crystal heart off of the bow in her hair and hurried behind a display while Makoto produced her transformation wand and ducked behind another.
"Jupiter Crystal Power, Makeup!" After a flurry of green energy and lightning, Sailor Jupiter stood poised and ready for battle. She hurried outside to see about twelve youma standing in the street and blasting any people who dared come near. To her surprise, a green and black clad senshi, as Sailor Green Sun, was already standing out on the sidewalk and attacking the monsters.
"Green Flares Auroras Dance!" she yelled and a shimmering mass of green light shot at the cluster of youma and four of them disappeared with a scream. She turned to the tall brunette senshi who was standing beside her, "You're turn Juptar."
Sailor Jupiter nodded. "Jupiter Oak Evolution!" Lightning cracked and a burst of green leaves shot at the evil creatures, destroying five. Three still remained.
"I'd like to try something..." Sailor Green Sun suggested.
Sailor Jupiter nodded in agreement as the green-haired girl extended her hand. Jupiter took it.
"Green Sun Spectrum Power!" she yelled.
"Jupiter Crystal Power!" Sailor Jupiter echoed.
"Golden!"
"Silver!"
"Counterparts Shine!" they finally yelled together and a green energy sphere, sparkling with lightning, shot from their clasped hands to the group of youma. All three disappeared without a sound.
Sailor Jupiter gaped at what they did with her mouth open. Suddenly a blast of blue light energy sent her sprawling across the sidewalk and into the window of the flower shop, shattering it and covering her in bloody scratches. She moaned and looked up.
A senshi dressed in blue and black was perched on top of a light post and was glaring down at Green Sun and Jupiter. "I'm disappointed in you, Sailor Green Sun. She is our enemy! She attacked Sailor Yellow Sun and attempted to kidnap our princess, Sailor Sunlight, Chibisun. Just because she is your counterpart does not mean you are on the same side! I am only forgiving you for this, Sailor Green Sun, because you are on my same side!" the blue senshi, presumably Sailor Blue Sun, leaped gracefully down from the light and strutted over to Sailor Green Sun, who was visibly trembling. She slapped her square across the face.
Sailor Green Sun whimpered and flinched— but did not protest.
"Let this be a lesson to you," she said firmly and began to walk away. "Come Green Sun," she added without pausing or turning at all.
Sailor Green Sun nodded reluctantly, then followed. "I am deeply sorry, Blue-san," she said quietly, but Sailor Blue Sun did not react. Green Sun paused for a moment and turned her head to gaze apologetically at Sailor Jupiter, "I am also deeply sorry, Juptar."
"Green Sun!" the fierce, older senshi reminded sharply, but did not stop walking.
"Sorry!" the green-haired girl squeaked and followed quickly. The spectrum senshi quickly vanished from site around a corner.
Sailor Jupiter slowly pushed herself up out of the shattered glass and groaned. The owner of the flower shop is not going to like this...
"Your Highness, Queen Astra!" a guard said succinctly, saluting his queen, then dropped to one knee on the golden carpet in front of her throne, "A small child wishes to see you. She says that she is the Last Soldier."
"Bring her in," The beautiful queen ordered, gracefully gesturing with her right arm to the golden, arched doorway.
"Yes my queen!" he said as he rose to his feet again and saluted. The guard turned on his heels and strutted back down the carpet and out the doorway.
A small girl, not more than seven years old, stepped in the throne room tentatively. Or it would have been tentatively if not for the bold look in her amber colored eyes. She was wearing an elegant amber dress to match her eyes but her boyishly short, teal hair was in a horrible mess. She looked her queen defiantly in the eyes and marched up the long, golden carpet, stopping just in front of the throne. She broke her gaze for only a moment as she bowed to the queen, but resumed it immediately.
"So you say you are Sailor Teal Sun," the queen started in an even, calming tone, "Do you child?"
"Yes, Queen Astra," the girl said. Her voice was deeper than average for a girl of her age.
"Then go find the teal broach and return to me as the soldier you claim to be," Queen Astra commanded, adjusting her pale blue wings slightly.
The young girl nodded and scurried out of the throne room. She was back in a matter of minutes, dressed in her senshi fuku of two shades of teal and a bodice of white. "Is it I, Queen?" she asked, grinning.
"Yes, Sailor Teal Sun. So I see that you have finally surfaced and I also see why. Your age says it all. As I remember, you were the oldest before the rebirth and were killed in my defense just before I put the kingdom into dormancy. I praise you for your bravery and welcome your return," The queen said, finally breaking a warm smile across her perfect face, "Now what was your name, child?"
"I am ," Teal Sun replied simply.
The queen nodded pensively. "I am glad that you came now, for I have found the need to take a trip to a city on Earth to reclaim my youngest daughter and meet the moon princess. I plan on leaving this evening," Astra informed the young senshi thoughtfully, resting her chin in one hand, "You shall accompany me there. After all, you partner, Sailor Pink Sun, has just been released from the Negaverse."
The girl's eyes brightened and her smile widened, "Yes, Highness. I would be glad to accompany you."
"Good to hear that, my dear," the queen sighed and nodded, "Let us go to dinner and then we shall leave from the High Turret directly after."