Author's Note
In all seriousness I don't own Sailor Moon or Fullmetal Alchemist, yet the concept is mine. Please don't take it without my consent… PLEASE…
So anyway, the mission is in full swing. You'd think that Version's test would be just as easy as the last, but apparently, they weren't lying when they said his was the most difficult. In fact, we're on the third chapter of it, so that has to mean something…hmm…anyhow, I decided this time we were going to start from the point of view of someone other than Roy and Raye… just to mix things up a little…enjoy!
Sailor Moon and the Philosopher's Stone
Chapter 12: Rescue Mission, Part III
Lita found herself trapped in the grasp of a giant bird, as it flew around the area. Below her, she could see everyone who was trapped. Ed and Amy were still unconscious beneath her, as several giant spiders watched over them. To her right, the giant empty armor was being tossed around by goblin-looking demons. Then to her left, she saw Amara, Michelle, and Hotaru in various states of duress. Then there was Artemis and Mina. The two were separated, only feet from one another actually, but they were in glass tubes, both unconscious. If only she could get free from the bird, she could get to everyone's aid. Unfortunately, the bird was doing something so annoying, that you're fortunate to only be reading what it was doing. It was singing. The words were as follows:
I love to sing.
I love to sing.
In fact, I'm so dense,
I'll admit fear to lightning!
But nothing came to mind as Lita struggled to block out the singing. But each time she tried to cover her ears the bird would squawk louder.
I love to sing.
I love to sing.
In fact, I'm so dense,
I'll admit fear to lightning!
What could she do? How could she shut that stupid bird up? It would sing the same stupid verses over and over again, as if it was trying to mock her. She had to shut it up—now!
I love to sing.
I love to sing.
In fact, I'm so dense,
I'll admit fear to lightning!
"THAT'S IT!" Lita screamed. "YOU'RE GOING DOWN! JUPITER CRYSTAL POWER!"
I love to sing.
I love to sing.
In fact, I'm so dense,
I'll admit fear to lightning!
"JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!"
Suddenly, the bird was zapped into oblivion, as Sailor Jupiter quickly realized the first law of gravity. What goes up, must come down. As she fell for the ground below, she heard a faint voice in her head.
I love to sing
You're gonna die!
In fact, I'm so dense,
That I love Pi!
"OH FOR THE LOVE OF JUPITER SHUT THE HELL UP AND DIE ALREADY!" Sailor Jupiter screamed, firing another oak evolution into the air.
"JUPITER!" a familiar voice called from below. Sailor Jupiter wasn't sure who had said it, but she now noticed the pillar of rock she had landed on. Why wasn't she crushed? A few minutes later, she found herself on the ground, being hugged by Raye.
"Oh thank goodness you're all right!" she exclaimed.
"How did I survive that fall?" Sailor Jupiter wondered.
"Flame Alchemist decelerated you using the pillar of rock," Raye explained.
"Are you okay Sailor Jupiter?" Winry asked her. "You looked pretty angry."
"Yes, I'm fine, now that the singing has stopped," Sailor Jupiter replied.
"Singing?" the three asked her. She nodded.
"That bird that held me would keep singing the same stupid verses about being afraid of—oh you've got to be kidding me!" Sailor Jupiter screamed.
"What? Is it still alive?" Raye asked, looking around with worry.
"No, the stupid bird was telling me how to kill it the whole time!" Sailor Jupiter fumed.
"Now now," Winry said calmly. "It's gone now, right?"
"So you blasted the bird without realizing what it was telling you?" Roy asked, chuckling some.
"ALL RIGHT FLAME BOY! YOU ARE GOING DOWN!" Sailor Jupiter shouted, starting to fire, as Raye got in the way.
"Calm down Lita!" she cried, as Sailor Jupiter stopped her assault. "Why are you so moody today?"
"That stupid bird was singing the same thing over and over again, what else?" Sailor Jupiter fumed.
"Note to self: avoid Lita when she attends children's musicals," Raye muttered. "Or an educational television marathon."
"Since you got a bird's eye view, did you see anyone?" Roy asked smugly.
"SHUT UP OR FACE THE WRATH OF JUPITER!" Sailor Jupiter shouted. Roy took a step back.
"She's just traumatized," Raye said quickly, trying to apologize for Sailor Jupiter's rage.
"Some trauma," Roy muttered, as Winry put her hand over Roy's mouth.
"Colonel, do us a favor and don't speak," Winry whispered. She smiled as she looked to Sailor Jupiter. "So, did you find anyone?"
"Yeah, Artemis and Mina are that way," Sailor Jupiter said, now completely calm.
"I'm not going to ask," Roy whispered.
"Then let's go save them!" Raye said hesitantly, looking at the scary Sailor Jupiter, who nodded.
"I'm ready to start kicking some butt!" she announced, as they started on their journey again.
Not too long into the thunderous march led by Sailor Jupiter, they arrived at a set of glass tubes. Inside, there lay Mina and Artemis, who both seemed to be waking up.
"Mina! Artemis!" Raye cried. The two didn't seem to respond to Raye.
"They are sound-proof," Sailor Jupiter pointed out. "Let me try breaking the glass."
"Wait!" Winry cried.
"What?" Sailor Jupiter asked, mid-pre-attack-pose-phase.
"The tubes have metal bases. You're lightning-based, right? Won't you end up electrocuting them?" Winrey asked.
"You're right," Sailor Jupiter said. "Okay Raye, heat things up."
"No wand," Raye replied.
"WHERE IS IT?" Sailor Jupiter asked, shocked.
"The same place as Flame Boy's gloves," Raye replied. "Gone."
Mina started to pound on the glass.
"I would transmute the glass, but I can't etch the circle into the glass," Roy pointed out.
"Why not get Artemis to do it?" Raye suggested.
"The CAT?" Roy asked.
"It talks," Raye replied.
"I'm beginning to share Riza's sentiments."
"Don't you start. Attempt to get Artemis to claw the circle for you," Raye replied quickly.
"But won't the circle be on the inside? Can you still transmute with the circle on the other side?" Winry asked.
"You sure asking a lot of questions," Sailor Jupiter pointed out.
"I just don't want to see them hurt," Winry replied.
"Then what do we do?" Raye said, as Sailor Jupiter, Roy, and Raye huddled and began to think. Suddenly a loud shatter brought their attention back to the tubes. Before them, Winry had used the wrench to shatter the tube that held Artemis in one shot.
"That was an amazing swing!" Artemis said, as he began to fade. "What the?"
"It's Trista. We'll see you later Artemis," Raye replied.
"Be careful!" Artemis' fading form called. Winry took another swing at the other tube, as Mina was released from her prison as well.
"What happened to Artemis?" she demanded.
"Trista called for him. Anyone who wasn't on the original team is being gathered at the Time Gates."
"Oh," Mina said, as she held her wand.
"Transform," Raye said dismissively. "We need more transformed people here."
"Right!" Mina said, raising the wand into the air.
"More than the lightning-obssessed songbird?" Roy asked smugly.
"JUPITER THUNDER CRASH!"