Chapter Five: Sailor Little Moon's Debut

Batafurai, now Sailor Little Moon, rushed outside. She saw Sailor Moon, along with a senshi dressed in pink, trying hard to fend off the youma on their own. Although she wasn't sure what she was doing, she raised her right hand above her head. She felt something appear in it, and lowered her arm so she could see it. It was a red rose bud, newly opened, and a bit larger than the norm. She threw it at the youma's face and yelled, "ROSE BUD EXPLOSION!" On cue, it exploded, releasing a burst of smoke and light. The youma yelped, furiously rubbing its eyes. Sailor Moon and her teammate turned, confused.

"Who are you?" the pink one asked.

...Guess I'll wing this… Little Moon thought. "My name is Sailor Little Moon, protector of truth and justice! On behalf of…the moon…and Earth, I will vanquish this foe alongside of you…I hope," OH yeah, REAL smooth there, Batafurai…

Sailor Moon walked up to her. Little Moon noticed that she was taller than both of the Senshi and that the pink one looked a lot like Sailor Moon. "If you're a Sailor Senshi, then why haven't we seen you before?"

Little Moon sweatdropped. "Look, I'm new. Cut me a LITTLE slack, okay. I just found out like THREE SECONDS ago that I'm a…whatever we are…, and I assumed that since you guys are dressed somewhat like me and are beating up ol' big, mean, and nasty over there, then we're on the same side."

The pink one screamed, getting hit by the now very aggitated youma.

"CHIBI MOON!" Sailor Moon screamed, rushing up to her.

"…Well, now that I know her name…" Little Moon felt something appear in her right hand. She looked and saw a wand. It was just under two feet in length and had a replica of her brooch at the top. Below the butterfly was a heart, bearing a strange symbol on it. It had a circle with a plus sign within it. The rod part of the wand was a dark lavender, and the bottom was capped with red.

By pure instinct, she raised it above her head, putting her left arm behind her and closing her eyes. She felt herself charging up the wand and yelled, "MOON…" She swung it down once, then across. As she followed through on the last swing, she yelled, "FLOATING BUTTERFLY SMASH!" A burst of energy was released from the wand. It took on the appearance of a purple butterfly, smashing into the youma. "CHIBI MOON! Attack while it's distracted!"

Sailor Moon and Chibi Moon looked at each other and nodded. Both summoned wands, Sailor Moon slowly charging her attack. Chibi Moon then yelled, "PINK LADY'S FREEZING KISS!" Her own attack hit the monster, causing more damage.

"SILVER MOON CRYSTAL POWER KISS!" Sailor moon yelled, releasing her own attack. The blow finished off the youma.

Chibi Moon turned to Little Moon, looking very confused. "Little Moon…are you from…Crystal Tokyo?"

"What the HECK is that, some suburb of Tokyo that I'm unaware of?" Little Moon asked, herself now confused.

Shaking her head, she added, "No. Crystal Tokyo is in the future. You bear a name near mine, so I assumed you're from the same time as me."

Little Moon sighed, her shoulders drooping and her head hanging. "Look. I don't know anything really about myself. I know I've got some crazy heritage that lets me become Little Moon and that I have a mission that no one cares to tell me of. Until I figure who---and WHAT—I am, I'm going to keep helping you guys." As she turned to leave, she added, "Oh, and if you see Sailor Pluto-sama for some reason, tell her that Sailor Little Moon sends her thanks." She jumped up high, somehow landing on a nearby roof top. She ran a ways, then jumped back down. Pulling herself out of a crouching position, she muttered, "This form makes me like a stinkin' cat…"

She carefully rushed into the clothing store, darting into the dressing room and locking the door again. "Now, to un-transform…" She randomly pressed the crescent moons of her brooch. Once she hit the top right one, her Senshi uniform slowly returned to her normal outfit. "Now, to choose what I'm buying…"

"TSUKINO BATAFURAI, WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG!" ChibiUsa screamed, waiting impatiently outside the store with Usagi and another girl 20 minutes later.

Batafurai joined them outside, clothing in hand. "HEY now, when YOU get stuck in a dressing room while people in skirts destroy a youma, THEN you can yell at me about being late. Where WERE you two, anyways?"

"The store got evacuated. We were near the front then, and had thought you had left already. We looked all over for you!" Usagi said.

"Well, I'm here, I'm okay, so let's head back before another one of those shows…" Batafurai said. Finally noticing the third girl, she asked, "Who's this?"

The girl bowed respectfully in greeting. "My name is Mizuno Ami. I'm a friend of Usagi's. I'm very pleased to meet you, Batafuari-san."

Batafurai sweatdropped after she bowed in reply. "You can either drop the –san or call me Bata-chan. Either's fine. And I am, too, very pleased to meet you."

Usagi was nearly bouncing in excitement. "Ami-chan has a suggestion for you."

At Batafurai's questioning glance, Ami said, "Usagi has informed me of you and your friends' predicament. I, and my mother, am willing to take in one of your friends when you find her, if you agree to it."

Batafurai nearly dropped her bags. "Whoa…um…that would be awesome! Thank you SO MUCH, Mizuno-san!"

"It's no trouble at all, Batafurai. You may call me Ami if you like."

"Thank you…you have NO idea how much this means to me!"

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