Chibiusa stares at Kousagi with her mouth wide open.
"You, a sailor soldier? Why you aren't even 100 years old! I had to wait until I was 900!"
Kousagi nods as she absently stuffs her face with food.
Ami says, "I wonder where she hides it. Her clothes don't seem to have the capacity to store that much food."
"She probably stores it in her skin," Mina says.
Mako comments, "Her disposition isn't that bad."
Akaruimi: It's a pun! "hada" is a word for both skin and disposition!
"Onee-chan! It's was true! I even have my own guardian cat!"
Kousagi looks around the room getting goose bumps and then holds up Lucine.
"She talks human, right?" Chibiusa says sarcastically.
Lucine blinks. Kousagi shakes Lucine a little and whispers, "Talk!"
Kousagi pauses as Chibiusa starts to look like she's going to laugh.
"Talk!" Kousagi demands.
Chibiusa's face starts to show signs of laughter.
"TALK!" Kousagi says shaking Lucine really hard.
Chibiusa finally can't help laughing, "Don't abuse your 'guardian' cat!"
"But she won't talk!" Lucine whines.
"Since when did you ever like cats?" Chibiusa says amused.
Kousagi flings Lucine across the floor. Chibiusa sweatdrops and then goes over to Lucine to check on her. She scratches the top of Lucine's head, picking her up. Lucine purrs.
Mako complains, "You really shouldn't abuse Lucine like that. You should give animals love and respect."
"The only love and respect Kousagi gives to any animal is to eat them," Rei says genuinely bored.
Lucine looks nervous as Kousagi agrees to follow Mako's instructions.
"I have to go now! See you all later!" Chibiusa says handing over Lucine to Kousagi.
"But Onee-san... it's true!" Kousagi complains
"Kousagi, don't forget it's your turn for rabbit duty!" Chibiusa says waving.
Kousagi stands like Sailormoon and says, "For rabbit security! Parallel Sailormoon at your service!"
Chibiusa ignores her sister and runs off grumbling that Kousagi is a lot like Usagi.
Kousagi trods off to look at the rabbits.
"Do you want to come?" Kousagi asks everyone else.
"I want to go to the arcade!" Mina says running off.
"I have some training to do," Mako says taking a punch in the air.
"Mom wants me to clean up the shrine before we go to school!" Rei says running away.
Ami says weakly, "I have some studying to do."
Kousagi watches them leave and drops Lucine gently onto the ground.
"I guess you want to leave too," Kousagi says walking off and then runs.
"Wait!" Lucine complains.
"What are you following me for? You wouldn't talk! I wanted you to talk! Now everyone is just laughing at me. Plus you are a cat, you wouldn't understand."
Kousagi wipes the tears from her face as she exits an archway, which leads outside. There are crates of rabbits surrounded by a garden. Kousagi gives them something to eat and takes a seat on an empty crate. Lucine jumps up and sits on an empty crate next to Kousagi's. Kousagi cradles her head leaning on her knees which are drawn to her cheast.
"I wanted to be a beautiful Sailor soldier like my mama and my sister. I wanted to get respect out of battling evil! Mama talked about how she battled and defeated countless enemies. She has a lot of friends and even if they tease her, they at least respect her!" Kousagi says wiping her tears away.
Lucine listens to Kousagi with an open mind her mouth forming into an oh. Kousagi takes a deep breath.
"Onee-chan too.. she has her own sailor soldiers in the future. She talks about the adventures she has.. and she gains a lot of respect. She even has her own prince.. and a friend like Hotaru-senpai."
Ami-chan is walking near the arc when she hears Kousagi sniffle. She leans against the wall behind a large bush.
"I'm alone. I didn't get any respect at all because I became a sailor solider. I didn't even find my own prince! Onee-chan told me that there aren't anymore left in the solar system."
"Everyone can find a prince if they try!" Lucine says jumping into Kousagi's lap.
Kousagi pets Lucine gently and scratches under Lucine's chin. Lucine purrs.
"Mama and Papa said to make friends. But.. I don't know how I am going to do that when no one likes me," Kousagi says.
"Some things take time," Lucine replies rubbing her cheek on Kousagi's hand.
"Why wouldn't you talk?" Kousagi asks pulling out a handful of candies from one of her pockets.
"Because then your sister or mother would take care of it. You are the destined one to defeat the Black Rabbit."
"I guess. Onee-chan didn't even see your crescent bald spot on your forehead," Kousagi says stuffing her mouth.
Kousagi sniffs.
Ami watches Kousagi and seems to understand. Ami sneaks off.
Ami is passing a fruit stand when she sees a giant piece of celery attacking. Since she can't transform without Kousagi so she runs back to Crystal Palace.
Kousagi still has Lucine in her lap and says, "You aren't so bad for a cat."
"You won't throw me across the room anymore?" Lucine asks.
"I will try," Kousagi says.
Ami-chan runs in and says, "Kousagi.."
Kousagi looks up to see Ami.
"Yes?"
"We need Parallel Sailormoon! The Black Rabbit sent a Taisho to attack a fruit stand."
"Fruit?!" Kousagi says standing up forgetting about Lucine. Lucine barely manages to land on her feet.
"Yes! We have to go," Ami says.
"Wait... do they have sugar plums and lichee fruit?" Kousagi asks.
Akaruimi: I should tell you that fruit is considered more like a dessert in Japan than a course or a snack.
Ami and Lucine sweatdrops. Ami nods slowly.
Kousagi runs yelling and throwing her compact in the air, "Parallel Moon power! Make up!"
Mako materializes from her kitchen. Mina materializes from a bathtub and Rei materializes from sweeping the shrine. They all appear transformed.
Parallel Sailorvenus, Parallel Sailorjupiter, and Parallel Sailormars all give Lucine a dirty look.
Parallel Sailormoon is on her way running at top speed. The other senshi run after her trying to catch up.
They arrive at the fruit stand where most of the customers are knocked out and the other customers are running away and don't even notice the arrival of the senshi. There is bruised fruit everywhere.
Celery Taisho is stepping on a lot of the fruit and knocking over the stands.
"I love cherry pie! Celery Taisho squished all of them!"
Parallel Sailorjupiter is really mad and yells, "All the cherries? Now this is personal!"
A mad Parallel Sailorjupiter taps the huge Celery Taisho on the shoulder.
"You smashed my favorite food!!" Parallel Sailorjupiter yells, "I'm going to make you pay!"
"I am Celery Taisho! I do as I please! No one appreciates vegetables anymore! The fruit gets all the glory!"
Parallel Sailorjupiter starts to summon energy.
Parallel Sailorvenus rolls her eyes and says, "Oh please, 'A potato a day keeps the doctor away!' Potatoes are vegetables."
"Uhh.. that's an apple." Parallel Sailormercury says.
Celery Taisho knocks over Parallel Sailorjupiter to get to Parallel Sailorvenus.
"Oops, I think I made it madder," Parallel Sailorvenus says sweatdropping.
Parallel Sailormars yawns with boredom.
Parallel Sailormoon shouts, "I can't allow this!"
Parallel Sailormoon gets down on her hands and knees and calls out, "Lucine?"
She looks all around as Celery Taisho gets closer to Parallel Sailorvenus.
"Hey, Veggie! We aren't done yet!" Parallel Sailorjupiter says.
Celery Taisho turns around and then picks up Parallel Sailorjupiter by the neck. Parallel Sailorjupiter smiles wryly.
"Electric Storm!" she yells.
Parallel Sailormercury winces as the Celery Taisho and Parallel Sailorjupiter gets electrocuted. Parallel Sailorjupiter and Celery Taisho get cooked.
Parallel Sailormercury shakes her head and says, "You weren't grounded! Careful next time.. keep your feet ON the ground."
Lucine finally has caught up and appears, Parallel Sailormoon stares at her levelly and then immediately jumps up with her in her hands and asks, "Do you have any more of those magical items for me?"
Lucine sweatdrops.
"Isn't that what you cats are for? Now give me some!" Parallel Sailormoon says shaking Lucine hard.
Parallel Sailormars's stomach rumbles. She comments with sudden interest, "You know.. that piece of celery wouldn't be too bad for ants on a log. I heard about it from an exchange student from the US at my school. You take a piece of celery and then spread on a lot of peanut butter, top it with raisons... and then you EAT it."
Celery Taisho drops Parallel Sailorjupiter and repeats, "E-ea-eat it?"
Parallel Sailormars nods.
Parallel Sailorvenus says, "You didn't eat anything for lunch did you?"
Parallel Sailormars replies, "Nahh, nothing that would stick to me.. I had some ramen though."
Parallel Sailorjupiter says, "That sounds good, but this piece of celery is cooked."
Parallel Sailormercury says, "Judging from it's size, it wouldn't make such a bad stew."
Parallel Sailormoon looks up and drools, "Foooddd?! Where, where?!"
Celery Taisho sweatdrops as the Parallel Senshi team take turns discussing how it could be eaten.
A figure appears and Celery Taisho bows to it. Akaruimi: Don't ask me how.. it just does, OK? The figure snaps his fingers. Celery Taisho rots and disappears.
Parallel Sailormoon wrinkles her nose and then goes back to shaking Lucine.
"How do I get a new magical tiara like my mama's?" Parallel Sailormoon demands.
Kepudo Kage clears his throat. Parallel Sailormoon turns to pay attention still holding Lucine.
"You are pathetic! You can't even concentrate long enough to defeat one Taisho! Parallel Sailormoon is the worst of you!"
Parallel Sailormoon blushes, dropping Lucine. Lucine recovers and then hisses at the figure.
Parallel Sailormoon starts to cry, "I try! Honest I do.."
Parallel Sailormars pinches her.
"Don't talk to the enemy like that!" she says in a harsh whisper.
Lucine plunges for the figure, but the figure disappears and then reappears on top of the canopy. Lucine finds herself plunging head first into the tomato stand. Akaruimi: Tomatoes are fruit too! In East Asian cooking they are considered more fruit than vegetable. They are rarely used in cooking. grins may as well give a cooking and food lesson!
The figure with his back turned shakes his head and then disappears.
Parallel Sailormoon runs in after Lucine and then touches her broach to turn back into Kousagi. She picks up Lucine by the scruff and comments, "Why did you do that? Now I'll have to give you a bath!"
Ami grumbles, "She's actually taking care of a cat."
"A cat?!" Mina says surprised.
"I could never foresee this!" Rei says equally surprised.
"We have to get to class! We can't be late again!" Mako says looking down at her watch.
Everyone starts running. Ami takes Lucine from Kousagi and whispers, "Can we all transform WITHOUT Kousagi? Be so much easier, ne?"
Lucine looks thoughtful.
Kousagi winks and says, "Lucine isn't so bad.. I don't think she's a cat. At least I don't think of her as one."
Critique tolerance 10. I'll take suggestions and use them. Especially grammar and spelling.
