Chapter 6: Three against one
Luna sat at Sakura's computer surfing the Net. Unfortunately Artemis' owner was to be home today so more then likely he wouldn't be online to chat. With nothing in particular to interest her she decided to check for messages from the other moon cats. Thoth sometimes appeared at the message board "Magical Sailor ", and Mawu sent messages through fanfic reviews at ". At one time there had been thousand of moon cats now there was just the four of them. While it was her and Artemis's duty to find those who carried the power of the inners, Thoth and Mawu searched for the four outers. They weren't having the same luck that Luna and Artemis had either.
"Lina I'm home," came a shout from the living room. Luna panicked; she hadn't expected Sakura to be home yet. Unfortunately before she could return the computer to the state it was left it in she was walked in on.
"Magical Sailor Fuku? What's that about?" Sakura said while she was looking at the computer screen. She lifted Luna to her lap and clicked a few topics. Luna remained silent. Sakura was a little bit odd, always studying magic and such, but she wasn't sure how she would react to finding her Lina on the computer.
"Oh this site is run by a Sakura too? Did you think it had something to do with me? What a smart familiar you are." Sakura said as she scratched behind Luna's ears.
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Usagi knew she should be paying attention, but whatever she was missing just didn't seem as important as her current train of thought.
Rei always denied the things she felt the strongest about. It had been that way since elementary school. The most notable was her disgust in Gohan, and her hatred of Otaku Supreme.
In middle school when the first met Gohan, Rei treated him like dirt, but both Usagi and Arimi knew she had a huge crush on him. She was just too afraid to make the first move. When he had asked Usagi out she turned him down because she knew she didn't care for him as much as Rei did. Of course the fact that Rei never showed any interest in him, he never even though of asking her out.
With Otaku Supreme she would always complain that they had no talent at all. They didn't write there own songs the just sang the themes to Anime. This wasn't entirely true though, it's just that only the Anime themes were ever sung re-translated to Japanese. Despite how much she said she hated them, Usagi discovered Rei had all their albums and ever a poster of the female Michael hidden in her closet.
Now the question Usagi pondered was did Rei like Michael, Akuma as they'd taken to calling him, …..or was Rei Sailor Mars?
Usagi paused in that line of thought to think which was actually more important.
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Akuma and Rei sat down at a table at Anna Millers and waited for their waitress. Akuma notice Rei had chosen this table in particular. "What's so great about this table?"
"It's one of Arimi's" Rei said somewhat lost in he own thoughts. She was very thankful that Akuma was a girl right now. The last thing she wanted was to be seen with her as a him. There'd be no end of teasing from others. Looking at Akuma as he was now though reminded her of something.
"Arimi works here? You don't mind her seeing you with me do you?" Michael had noticed the five friends had a habit of picking on each other.
"Only Gohan knows you become a girl, why did he accuse you of being a cross-dresser anyway?" That puzzled her. Akuma looked similar as girl, but his eye color change and his hair was a little wavy as a guy, but straight as a girl.
"Usagi knows too. Ranma told me she knew about Patrick, since I didn't mention him in the class interview she probably knows as much about me as Gohan." He didn't answer her question, but he didn't want every one knowing who he was.
Beneath the table hidden in the shadows Patrick sighed. Why was Michael always trying to keep who really knew him to a minimum?
"How does knowing you have a cat mean she knows you turn into a girl? Are you……." Some sort of celebrity is how she wanted to end that sentence but then she recognized the girl sitting across from her. Michael Taylor......she had a poster of her in her closet; of course her hair was covering most of her face in the poster. "That's why you wanted to be called Gaijin or Akuma………."
And another person now knew who he was. He had assumed they their band hadn't been as big in Japan as they were in the US. This assumption was proven wrong when he arrived; he heard their version of Cosmic Cycler played over the radio and the announcer said it was a number one hit. "Yeah, keep it a secret please… allot of people are looking for me."
"Why is that?"
Rei turned to see Arimi had arrived to take there orders. "Um nothing"
"If you say so who is your…." Before Arimi could finish her sentence a scream came from the kitchen.
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Gohan sat thinking about Usagi. Sure she turned him down in High School, but allot of time had passed, maybe he should try again already. It wasn't fair. Why should he have to compete with a lousy fake singer? Maybe he should challenge Akuma to a fight, show Usagi that only he could protect her. He was sure he could handle him, just in case maybe he should ask Ranma to spar this afternoon. A book suddenly hit Gohan in the face and he was snapped from his thoughts
"Son Gohan, do not think because I'm your mother I'm going to let you goof in my class. Now come up here and tell the class what it was Xuan Zang set out to do in 'Journey to West'", Mrs. Son smiled deviously as her son stood up.
As he made his way to the front of the class he vowed to make sure who the teachers were before signing up for a class. At least he didn't have his Father for Physical Education.
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Arimi had turned the direction of the scream, and when she turned back she saw Rei and her friend fade from site. "What's going on here……"
A Liquid beast came from the back and most of the customers and employees ran in fear. Arimi just froze. From behind her though came two shouts. "Fire Soul! Cresent Beam!"
Both blasts went straight through the monster causing no apparent pain to it at all.
"This is not good." The newly appeared Sailor Venus said to Sailor Mars who stood besides her.
"You don't know any containment spells do you?" Sailor Mars said launching another fire soul at the Coffee Creature.
Arimi backed slowly away. This was not happening. She didn't really believe that the Sailor Senshi existed, she really only said they did to pick on Rei for her doubting everything.
"They can use your help," came a voice from below Arimi. She could see that the Senshi were having problems fighting a creature that just opened wholes in its body for there attacks to pass through. It had just knocked back Sailor Venus as well. What could she do? What good was a waitress, even a smart one like herself?
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On a roof top across the street from Anna Millers two figures stood and watch the chaos.
" Is that our friends doing? " Spoke a ninja clad in a green and black Gi.
" No, Hiraishin's still in the US. I think it's the Sailor Senshi. There have been demon attacks lately. " A gaijin with red hair said. " How did we get on this roof? "
Behind the two unnoticed Fridion sighed. She had freed Leoric and Darkstum for a brief few moments, but once again their host were back in control. How was it these two humans could seal what was within them so easily. No wonder Lumnaroin had failed, she underestimated them.
She left the two in the on the roof and left to find a stronger spell of unsealing.
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"I would suggest you take this" The voice from bellow Arimi spoke again. She looked down to see Gaijin's cat with a pen in its mouth. She bent down and took it. "Say the words Mercury Power Make Up."
Arimi had never seen SailorMoon in her life, but she had heard from Usagi that those were the words they spoke to transform. She honestly never believed in them. Patrick had just spoken to her though. Not sure what to do she help up the pen and said the word that were told to her. Her clothes melted away and the liquid they had melted into wrapped around her body forming a modified sailor fuku, just like in the pictures she seen in Usagi's room. "Wh…wh… what do I do now."
"Concentrate and the attack you need will come to you." Patrick back up in time to miss getting hit by Sailor Mars who had just been sent flying by the Coffee man.
Arimi focused and looked at the monster. "Shine Aqua Illusion!"
The monster froze solid. Sailor Mar got up and Sailor Venus took aim. Once again they attacked together. "Fire Soul! Crescent Beam!"
The creature was vaporized this time. Arimi was still surprised all this was happening.
"Let's go." Said Sailor Venus as Patrick climbed on her shoulder.
"Yeah, um, back to the shrine." Sailor Mars nodded. "Coming Arimi"
"I don't know…" Was this Rei and her friend?
"Don't worry, I'm sure when the people return they'll though you'd run away like everyone else. Its best we leave. You sure about the shrine? Ranma shouldn't be back from class yet we can use my apartment to explain this." Sailor Venus started to mumble something a type of barrier formed around them.
"Okay, your apartment then. Is this that invisibly spell again?" Rei said extending a hand to Arimi.
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On the dark side of the moon a peculiar castle stood in the shape of a rabbit. Within the castle's thrown room sat a shadow of a large man. Fridion then appeared before the thrown and bowed. "Lord CBoD, I understand you have the means to awaken that which is sealed. I have heard you were able to free Harecules from his imprisonment in a snow rabbit."
"I did. You demoness are a servant of Gouron. What do you wish from my Empire? What good is freeing enchanted rabbit to you?" From the shadow emerge a slightly larger than normal bunny with two cybernetic ears and shoulder cannon.
A sweat drop appeared on Fridion's forehead. She had heard about the Evil Bunny Empire from a lesser demon on earth. The state of evil had truly since Gouron had been sealed. Still she was told they may be able to free the generals. "I have several loyal servants of my master who I wish to be freed from their host."
"Gouron's Generals. What will I get in exchange for freeing your master's savants from their host?" The bunny said as an iris closed over its left eye.
"You sound as if you already have something in mind. What is it you wish?" More crystal sweat drops formed on the ice maiden's forehead. Why must she have to bargain with a rabbit? She was warned he was powerful, but looking at him it was quite hard to believe.
"Yes, I do. These Sailor Senshi, do not kill them. I wish to have them as my own savants. I think they'd look very attractive as bunny girls." The bunny hopped back into its misleading and imposing shadow. "Get your master's approval and then we shall discuss this more."
Fridion stood and disappeared.
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The Ninja and the Red head now sat in a cab on its way to the airport. " So anyway I had a nice time here. It was worth the visit, but I have to go back on duty next Monday. What are you doing here anyway? "
" Well when I heard the Sailor Senshi had appeared I decided to drop by and see them. " The Ninja pulling out odd looking sword.
As they arrived at the airport, the red head got his bags out of the trunk and they walked in.
When the cab pulled away the trunk was glowing and the cab driver was complaining about crazy Gaijin.
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Lio's Corner
Well that's the last chapter with myself unknowingly supplying the demons, now its Brad's turn.
Again this chapter hasn't been pre-read. It will be replaced when I can get a pre-read version, but that been very hard for me to get sorry to make you suffer. Thank you very much for reading and the emails asking me to continue.
I'm going to try my hand at the next chapters of "Out There" and "2BAM" before starting chapter seven. I hope it doesn't take another year to continue, but we'll see fate brings.
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