Secret of the Senshi Revealed! Callisto's Capture!
Magasasu stood just to the left of his dark throne, his back to his newest general. He stared out of the window, hands clasped behind his back, silent, as Nan waited.
"I want that senshi, Nan," he finally said, not turning.
"Which one, my lord?"
"Sailor Callisto." He finally turned, but it was only halfway. His eyes were dark and serious, a look Nan knew well. A look that meant if he failed, he would end up like the previous generals. He bowed low before his lord.
"I shall bring her to you, my lord."
"Yes. Bring her to me UNHARMED, do you understand me? If there is so much as a SCRATCH upon her, you will suffer a hundred fold."
"Of course, my lord." He bowed again before turning and starting away. A call from Magasasu, however, stopped him quickly.
"Nan, bring me that boy she is fond of as well, also unharmed. The others you have permission to kill." Nan bowed for the third time.
"Yes, my lord."
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"Thanks to Higashi, Yaten and Sesshou will probably never ask us out again," Jirian said in a depressed voice, plopping a pillow over her head. Peiti turned in her desk chair, leaning back a little.
"Well, you never know."
"Oh yeah? How are we going to explain our absence?" Jirian sat up, a mock dramatic expression on her face.
"We're SO sorry we had to run, but you see, we're secretly American senshi and this evil general was tearing up the docks so we just HAD to run." She dropped the act and sighed again.
"Obviously not. We'll just tell them that...a family emergency came up." Jirian raised an eyebrow.
"A family emergency?"
"Yeah. Like one of our grandparents was in the hospital or something and we didn't want to worry them with our problems. Or something like that." Peiti shrugged.
"I guess it'll work. Good thing men are stupid." Jirian picked up her guitar from the stand by her bed and began to tune it.
Peiti picked up her pencil and began to work on her homework. She sighed a little. "That new general looks...familiar..." Jirian looked up.
"Familiar?"
"Yes, more familiar than the others... Like when you see a family member or acquaintance that you haven't seen in a while, but you know them anyway." Jirian frowned.
"You'll have to be careful, Peiti."
"Hai, I know." There was a knock on their door and Usagi peeked in.
"There you are. Where did you two disappear to?" The girls looked at each other.
"Family emergency, Jirian's parents called to tell her that her grandmother was in the hospital. We didn't want to bother you. Sorry about leaving so abruptly." Usagi smiled kindly.
"Its okay. Just be sure to let the boys know." She grinned. "Oh, and Mama sent these up to you." She set a plate of warm, peanut butter chocolate chip cookies on one of the tables.
Arigato, Usagi!" Jirian grinned and grabbed a few. Peiti grabbed a couple as well and turned back to her homework.
"Tell your mom thanks for us." Usagi nodded.
"I will."
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Peiti yawned as she walked down the street after school. Today had been so boring. A hand closed upon her shoulder and she spun. "Sesshou!" The man laughed. "Don't do that!"
"Sorry, you didn't seem to hear me calling you." She blushed. "Its okay though. I was just wondering if everything was alright?"
"Hun?"
"Well you and Jirian disappeared so suddenly last night..."
"Oh! Jiru got a call from her parents on her cell phone, her grandma's in the hospital; sorry we didn't come back and tell you..."
"Its fine, we were just curious." He smiled. "On your way to archery?" She nodded, still a little pink.
"Hai..."
"Mind if I walk you?" She shook her head.
"No, not at all. Thank you." The two started off, chatting as they want.
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Jirian was taking a drink of water during a break at fencing practice when she heard someone behind her. She turned, raising her head. "Y-Yaten..." He smiled.
"Hi. Got a minute?" She nodded, straightening.
"Sorry I didn't come back last night...my grandma is in the hospital, so I wanted to talk to my parents for a while," she explained quickly.
"Don't even worry about it. Is she okay?"
"Oh, yeah. Turned out to be nothing at all," she said, wiping her forearm across her forehead to get rid of the sweat beaded there.
"I'm glad to hear it." Yaten smiled at her, his green eyes warm and Jirian felt herself blush.
"Thank you for understanding," she said after a beat of silence had passed and she was the proper color of pink.
"Like I said: don't even worry about it." His smile turned into a grin. "You'll just have to make it up to me somehow. See you later." He flashed her a peace sign and walked off, hands in his pockets.
Jirian melted.
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"You two don't have time to waste playing games!" Puck squealed as the group trudged into the crown that day after practice.
"Oh, come on, Puck. We need a LITTLE time to relax," Jirian said, flicking her mouse in the head.
"Yeah, Puck. It'll just be a couple quick games anyway. After that fight with Higashi, we deserve a little down time," the other said, sitting down at one of the Sailor V games.
"You two only won because you had help from the other Senshi," Elera quickly reminded her, curling up in her owner's lap.
"Well we still fought," Jirian said, taking one of the racing games next to her friend. "And that means we get a reward. So pbbbbbt." She blew a raspberry at both animals, cracking up Peiti.
"What's so funny?" The two turned their heads and smiled as Minako, Haruka, Mako-chan, and Michiru walked in.
"Nothing much. Just trading stories of our days," Peiti said.
"Usagi told us about your grandmother. I hope she's okay," Minako said to Jirian.
"Thank you for your concern. And she's doing much better. Turned out it was just a false alarm."
"I didn't know you like racing games," Haruka said, leaning against the back of the seat and peering over Jirian's head.
"Just watch. Now she's going to challenge her," Michiru said quietly to Peiti with a giggle.
"Care for a race?" was the next comment out of Haruka's mouth, sure enough.
"Sure. Let's see what you've got, Haruka-san." The Japanese woman looked pleased and sat down next to Jirian. "Don't you dare go easy on me either."
"I wasn't planning on it."
"Oh dear. There's two of them now. Whatever am I going to do?" Michiru said as the others laughed.
Everyone expected, of course, that Haruka would win easily. So when the screen flashed TIE, everyone was floored.
"You tied with Haruka-san?!!" Minako cried, her face practically pressed to the screen. "I've been practicing for a year and she still laps me!!" Jirian laughed a little, blushing.
"I play these games a lot at home."
"Yeah, she plays them so much that her mother has to get me to tear her away." That comment got more laughs and Peiti sat down at the Sailor V game and started playing. She heard the whoosh of the doors behind her, but didn't look to see who it was.
"Hey, you're pretty good at this game." She looked up then, loosing her concentration and getting hit.
"Sesshou! You made me mess up!" He laughed.
"Sorry. Want me to make it up to you somehow?"
"No, that's okay." She smiled at him. "So, what are you up to?" He shrugged.
"Not much. Just working on getting ready for our next tour. I was actually on my way to get some ice cream when I saw all of you in here. Any one care to join me?" Everyone shook their heads, giving Peiti meaningful looks. "No one? Peiti? Do you want to?"
"Why not?" She smiled and stood, going with him to the door.
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Nan watched as the couple walked down the street, talking. Smirking a little, he floated down, a few blocks away from them and began sending streams of fire towards the couple, but making sure they wouldn't hit the pair.
Peiti and Sesshou spun at the fire and Peiti gasped when she saw the general. Still smirking, he sent more fire towards them, this kind a type of rope or whip that would burn anyone other than the person it was encircling.
"PEITI!" She jumped out of the way quickly.
"NAN! Stop this!" She glared at him and Sesshou was surprised. She knew this general? "What do you want?!"
"You...and him." Peiti took a deep breath. She had to transform to save them both!
"CALLISTO CRYSTAL POWER! MAKE UP!" She transformed and she could hear Sesshou's gasp of surprise. "You will never get me! Callisto Lightning and Thunder Call!" The lightning streaked towards Nan but was deflected.
"Foolish girl. What the Master wants, the Master gets." He raised his hand again.
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Jirian froze suddenly, eyes wide and she ran out the door to the surprise of the other girls. Frowning, they followed.
"Peiti!" The Japanese senshi saw Sailor Callisto encircled with fire. Sesshou was as well. "PEITI!" Jirian cried again. Nan grinned and saluted them.
"Ta!"
"Oh no you don't! OBERON CRYSTAL POWER! MAKE UP!" Silver light surrounded the girl and she emerged a moment later as Sailor Oberon. "I won't let you have her! Oberon Diamond Hail!" Laughing, Nan held out his hand and the attack stopped in midair. A moment later, it turned back on her, forcing to her dodge.
"It's too late, Oberon. They're both mine." Oberon scrambled to her feet and ran forward. A fire ball dropped at her feet sent her flying backwards. The only thing that saved her from a very painful landing was Mako-chan and Haruka running forward and catching her. Nan laughed loudly, holding out a familiar crystal. A grayish mist poured from it, dousing the flames, but surrounding the pair with the smoke. A moment later, it cleared and all three people were gone.
"CALLISTO!" Oberon screamed, breaking from Mako-chan's and Haruka's hold, running forward to the spot they had been. Tears pooling in her eyes, she fell limply to her knees. "Peiti-san..."
(Cut)
Magasasu turned from his window as the door in his throne room slid open and Nan strolled in, a triumphant look on his face. He got down on one knee in front of his lord, holding out the crystal.
"Here they are, my lord. Just as you requested." Magasasu's eyes lit up as he took the crystal, holding it up to peer into the murky depths.
"You have done very well, Nan. You shall be rewarded for this."
"If you wish it, my lord." Magasasu smiled slightly, turning the crystal over in his hands.
"Perfect."