Sailormoon Dark: Episode Two
"University Orientation II. Unknown senshi save the day."
written by Laurel Wilson ( Sailorhathor@aol.com
)
Inspired by the Japanese animated show Pretty Soldier Sailormoon.
The ideas for this fanfic were conceived in 1995, but this actual episode was
written in January 2000.
"Here we are, enjoying a nice lunch on our first day of university
life, and you know how much I love lunch... shrimp, sushi, rice, cakes for
dessert... Makoto's cakes... mmm... where was I? Oh yes! Our delicious lunch is
rudely interrupted by a real honest to goodness seamonster! But I can't
transform because he has my brooch! What will I doooooo?! Pretty Soldier
Sailormoon Dark: University Orientation Part 2. Unknown senshi save the
day. The moonlight carries the message of love."
In the courtyard, the students
were chatting and eating their lunches. "I wonder what is keeping
Rei-chan?" Makoto wondered aloud. "She's been gone awhile."
"I'll go check on
her," Usagi offered. As she got to her feet, her brooch came loose from
the front of her uniform and rolled into the bushes. "Oh dear, my brooch! That
is the clumsiest thing I have done in a long time." She carefully crawled
into the bushes, feeling around for the lost brooch. "I must find
it..."
"Ish thish what you'we
wooking fow?" a funny voice asked. There was Usagi's brooch, being held out
to her... by a tentacle!
"Thank y..." Usagi
glanced at the creature holding her brooch. "Gaaaaaaaah!"
The others watched in confusion
as the bushes gave a mighty shake, leaves flying in every direction, before
spitting out Usagi. She was screaming, "Octopus! Octopus! There's
an octopus in the bushes!"
A funny-looking
green creature with six tentacles scurried out of the bushes after her,
still holding her brooch. "I am not an octopush, I am a
sheamonshtew!"
Several students screamed and
got up to run. "Seamonster!" someone yelled. "It's a real
seamonster!"
"Is that what it said?
It's a seamonster?" Minako asked.
"Yesh! A sheamonshtew, a
sheamonshtew! Why is that sho hawd to undewstand?!"
"What did it say?"
Hotaru asked.
The seamonster sighed,
sweatdropping, then held up Usagi's brooch. "Wook what I have! I'm
Shailowmoon! Watch me get naked and twanshfowm. I will punissssh you!"
"Did you hear what it
said?! It knows I'm Sailormoon!" Usagi whispered to Ami.
"We can't transform here.
All the students will see," Ami replied.
"This is a strange scene.
Where did a seamonster come from, and what is it doing here?" Michiru
wondered aloud.
In answer, the seamonster
scurried toward some other students. "The sheamonshtew ish hewe to scawe
evewyone. Have you evew sheen a weal sheamonshtew? Don't wet me toush you, or
you'll tuwn into a sheamonshtew too! All swimy and gween!"
The students bought it. They
screamed and ran around in circles as the seamonster chased them.
"We have to do
something..."
"This seamonster is
ruining our orientation!" Usagi cried with much frustration.
Suddenly, a figure carrying a trident staff leapt down from an
upper window and landed right in the path of the rampaging seamonster. It made
a sudden stop to recoil in horror. "Ohhhhhhh noooooo, not you!"
The figure pointed the end of
the trident at the creature. Her long blue hair whispered over her senshi
uniform, which had a navy skirt trimmed in pink.
"Another senshi?! Who is
she?" Usagi wondered.
"These students gathered
here today for their university orientation, a time of great promise for young
dreamers. How dare you show up to spoil their special day! I am the nightmare
on the seas for monsters like you. I am Sailortriton
!" the figure cried.
The seamonster dramatically put
a tentacle over his eyes. "Ohhhhhhhh no, not Shailowtwiton!"
"Don't say my name! It
sounds stupid when you say it!" Sailortriton stomped her foot.
Michiru gasped at a
long-forgotten memory that came to the surface. "Sailortriton... a Sailor
Satellite, from the moon Triton. A member of my court from the past.
Reaching the roof, Rei took the
time to look around. The Mars imposter had to of come up here, as this is where
her trail lead. "Come out and face me imposter!" She raised her wand
to the sky, and cried, "Mars Crystal Power, Make-Up!"
As she transformed, two girls
dressed in senshi-like uniforms came out of the shadows to watch. "So you
are the Light Mars? You aren't all that impressive."
Sailormars quickly took on a
fighting stance. "Who do you work for? And what do you think she will do
to you when you return as failures?"
The two predictably laughed.
"We will not be failures. Everything has been planned brilliantly. Every
last detail. Even your death."
"You will not find that so
easy a task."
The other evil senshi spoke,
her voice sounding like someone on helium. "Such bravado. You have no idea
who you're dealing with. I am Sailorheliumsparrow
."
"And I am
Sailorantimonyhawk. We are servants of the Dark. You have been targeted for
death."
The imposter Mars stepped out
in front of them. "It is only through your death that I can truly live. I
am Sailordarkmars ."
Sailormars took in the other
girl's appearance. She looked just like her, except that her uniform was a bit
different, and instead of a tiara, she had a small oval mirror in the middle of
her forehead. As if she was Mars' reflection, but a very negative reflection.
This angered Sailormars. "You are not me." She raised her hand,
preparing to attack. "How dare you take the name of my home planet and
twist it to the purposes of Darkness. Mars Flame Sniper!"
The two evil Sailor Elementals
jumped in front of Darkmars. The Flame Sniper arrow dissolved as it hit their
bodies. They stood there unharmed and untouched.
Sailormars gasped in horror. If
they were immune to her attacks, how could she beat them alone?
"Fool! Helium does not
burn."
"And my element, antimony,
is used in the making of fireproof compounds. Your attacks are useless against
us."
Before Mars could do anything
else, Heliumsparrow raised her arm to the side. "Helium Levitate!"
Sailormars was lifted off the
ground at least 15 feet. "Ahhhh!" With a grin, Heliumsparrow lowered
her arm in an abrupt arc. Mars crashed to the surface of the roof as if someone
had thrown her down. She cried out in pain.
A foot firmly planted itself
into Sailormars' back. She did not have a chance to react. "You are wrong.
I am a part of you, a part you would like to forget was ever there. Flame
Sniper Solidify," Sailordarkmars said with confidence.
Mars screamed as the solid
searing arrow of flame buried itself deeply into her back.
"Trident Ice Geyser!"
Sailortriton yelled, pointing her trident at the seamonster. There was a loud
rumble before streams of almost frozen water sprang out of each tine, entwined
in a braid, and gushed at the seamonster, blowing him against the far wall of
the school. The force was so great that the little monster left a crater in the
bricks.
"Th-that-t wa-washn't
in... the plan," the seamonster croaked.
"Shut your mouth!"
Sailortriton snapped.
When he hit the wall, Usagi's
brooch flew out of his tentacle. She watched it clatter to the ground, debating
whether or not she should pick it up. Wouldn't that identify who she was to the
other students? The seamonster had already said the brooch belonged to
Sailormoon...
Sailortriton turned to the
others. "Michiru. It is good to see you again."
Her reaction cold, Michiru
simply gave a nod of acknowledgment.
"Michiru, I'm hurt,"
Triton said with a sly grin. "Why are you so cold to me, hm?" Her
tone indicated that she already knew why.
"We did not get along in
the past," Michiru answered simply.
"Oh, but shouldn't you
judge me by my present actions? Did I not just save you all from the
seamonster?" Sailortriton pointed out, her voice still sly.
With a sigh, Michiru admitted,
"Yes, I suppose you're right." Triton's demeanor told Michiru that
the other girl had not changed much.
The others wondered what had
happened between them, because their memories of Sailortriton were very hazy.
One of the students screamed,
"The seamonster is getting away!" It was true; the creature was
trying to sneak off to a nearby door where he could make his escape through the
school.
The monster stopped in his
tracks when he realized he had been found out. "Uhhh ohhh," he
moaned.
Visibly caught off guard,
Sailortriton blathered, "Uh, I taught him his lesson. Just let him go. He
won't hurt anyone now."
"Yesh, yesh. I have
wearned my wesshon. I'll be sheeing you!" The seamonster turned to the
door. "Gaaaaaaah!"
There stood Sailorvulcan,
Sailorsun, and Soldierhyperion.
"Who are they?!"
Usagi exclaimed.
"Damn!" cried
Sailortriton. "It's okay, I've taken care of the problem. You can just go
home."
Sailorsun scoffed. "Are
you kidding? Soldiers of love never skip out until the problem is properly
taken care of. I bathe the Earth in my nurturing light, but I can also destroy
life with my energy... the Senshi of the Harvest, Sailorsun!"
"My home planet lies in
ruin near the center of the solar system, destroyed by monsters like you. I am
still here to carry on its legacy as one of the Last Senshi. The forger of the
jewels of battle, I am Sailorvulcan, the Senshi of Destructive Fire!"
The seamonster started to sneak
away as Vulcan was doing her spiel. Soldierhyperion instantly got in his way.
"You wouldn't want to leave before finding out who I am. As a member of
the Satellite Senshi, I protect the planets of this solar system. My home is
the moon Hyperion. I am Soldierhyperion, Gatekeeper of the Sun!"
These intruders were trying
Sailortriton's patience. "Those were some very nice little speeches, but
you're not needed here..."
The other senshi were not
listening. Soldierhyperion took a sunflower out of a fold in his cape. "Sunflower
Explosion!" He casually tossed the flower at the seamonster. It exploded,
blowing the creature across the courtyard in a shower of tiny sunflowers.
"Waaaaaaaaaah!" the
monster screamed as it careened through the air, landing on its head.
Triton gasped. "Stop it!
You'll hurt him! He's just a dumb animal."
"That'sh an awfuwwy mean
thing to shay," the monster commented, still on its head.
Usagi winced at the loud
explosion. "Those flowers are dangerous! You shouldn't explode them in a
university courtyard."
Gently, Soldierhyperion moved
her back. "Look out, this could get messy."
Sailorsun held her scythe out
in front of her, the handle perpendicular to her body. "Prominence
Whip..." The scythe transformed into a flaming whip in her hands.
"...Snap!" She menacingly wielded the whip of flame, cracking its tip
on the seamonster's body.
"Yeeeeeeeooooooow!"
he cried. He ran for the nearest door. Students near the door screamed and
scattered.
Stepping forward, Sailorvulcan
raised her staff to her forehead. The diamond in its crest began to glow from
within. "Destructive Burning," she said almost sweetly.
The seamonster's tentacles
suddenly burst into flame. "Yaaaaaaaaaaah! Thish washn't shupposed to
happen! Stop dwop and wooooooooll!" He ran crazily into the school,
heading for the bathroom with his burning tentacles flailing.
"I don't think he'll be
back," Hyperion commented. Then he suddenly grabbed Sailorvulcan and
planted a firm, passionate kiss on her mouth. "I'm so glad you weren't
hurt."
Vulcan lightly pushed him away,
blushing. "Do you always have to do that?"
Angrily Sailortriton bopped
Hyperion on the head with her trident. "Don't be so happy. Why did you three
have to go so overboard? He was just a little seamonster."
"But he ruined
orientation," Sailorsun interjected. "Troublemakers must be taught a
proper lesson, or else they will return with stronger allies. We should have
learned that lesson by now." As she said these words, Sailorsun looked
right at Usagi. "Unless you all enjoy the wars."
The other senshi looked at each
other with troubled expressions. She knew their identities?
Putting her sly smile back on,
Sailortriton relaxed her stance. "Of course, I do not appreciate the wars.
You are right, Sun-sama. I will find the seamonster and finish him off."
She ran into the school in the direction that the monster had gone.
Carefully Sailorvulcan gathered
Usagi's brooch into her hands. "Here you are, Sailormoon. It is not
damaged."
"How do you know who I
am?" Usagi asked with exasperation.
Vulcan reassured her with a
gentle, pretty smile. "I am the forger of the jewels of battle,
Sailormoon. It is I who gave my sweat and my energy to make the brooch that you
hold in your hand. I created all of the talismans that you use. All of you.
Because of this, I have a special connection with each talisman. I can feel
their connections to you. You are known to me by the talismans that you
keep."
"But you were not there
when I received each new brooch and wand..."
Sailorvulcan explained,
"The talismans were forged before the first war against the Moon Kingdom.
They were kept in a secret room where the enemy could not find them. When the
Kingdom was threatened, each talisman chose a soldier worthy of wielding them
for eternity. This permanently linked these talismans with your souls. They
became pure energy and were made a part of you. You cannot wield each talisman
until you have evolved into it. At the time that you have earned the
responsibility of such power, then your talisman will emerge and evolve too.
For the time being, though, all future talismans are encased within the energy
of your bodies."
"Then is it possible that
I could evolve further?" Usagi asked.
"It is a certainty."
"What about those of us
who do not wield a talisman?" Makoto questioned.
"Even you have talismans.
They are just not physical objects you can hold, like a staff. Instead, you
wield intangibles, like the thunderbolt, and the spirit of the oak,
Jupiter-san."
Sailorsun cut in, "A new
war has just begun for us. I see a dark shape eclipsing the sun in my dreams. I
have not seen such a thing for a long while. We must prepare."
"How do we know we can
trust you? We have never seen you before... in this life," Haruka
remarked.
"I would say the same
thing of you," Sun retorted.
Usagi had heard this before.
"Let's not begin the arguing and estrangement this time. We will fight
together. I admit, I thought your methods were a bit drastic, but I feel I can
trust you three. Especially you, Sailorvulcan."
"But Dumpling--"
"We will fight
together!" Usagi snapped. "You must trust me, Haruka-san."
Haruka nodded, feeling humbled.
"Of course."
"Put you in your
place," Michiru teased.
Suddenly, Sailorvulcan grasped
her head in her hands and stumbled badly. Soldierhyperion caught her up in his
arms to support her with a gentle embrace. "Kitaeru?!"
She shook with the effort of
speaking through a haze of pain. "A talisman is crying out in agony. A
senshi has been pierced through her Soul Shield .
She is dying! Her soul is enshrouded in darkness!"
"Who?!" Ami cried.
"The keeper of the bow and
arrow of flame. She is being murdered... she is murdering herself!"
"REI!" Usagi
anguished.
"My best friend Rei is in terrible danger! I have to find her before
our new enemy hurts her any further. But what did Sailorvulcan mean, that Rei
was murdering herself? I do not understand. I just want to save my friend! The
soldier of the moon will not fail. Hold on Rei! Pretty Soldier Sailormoon
Dark: University Orientation Part 3. An opening born of fire. The moonlight
carries the message of love."
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