The joke at the end last time got messed up. It goes like this:
Usagi: "Luna, have I ever told you how glad I am that you don't need a litter box?"
Luna: blushes
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On My Own?
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A creature of darkness and shadow, reeking of evil, scurried across the expanse of a cavern. "Lord Kunzite. Lord Kunzite!" It came to a halt before a tall, platinum blond man pacing the floor urgently. This is the same man who had spoken previously to his queen about a new plan to defeat the senshi. A plan involving utilising the Shitennou identities, and the same plan for which he had received authorization just that morning.
"Report."
"My Lord," the creature bowed obsequiously, before continuing, "You were correct. The Light is in the capital. Our operative made contact shortly before being destroyed." The creature waited patiently for his superior to respond.
Lord Kunzite was in thought concerning which of his fellow Shitennou should be sent. Lord Nephrite seemed a good choice, for the senshi of Jupiter seemed the most likely to become emotionally unstable when confronted. Yet, she was also very likely to react to him with uncontrollable, unstoppable violence.
Lord Zoisite could succeed. The senshi of Mercury was unlikely to kill him on sight; however she was known to be very rational and may recognise him for an impostor.
He himself was out of the question. As the leader of the Shitennou, he sent others in first. Only if his particular skills were required did he involve himself in what he considered a minor 'scuffle' with an annoying enemy.
That left Lord Jadeite as the best option. The senshi of Mars was fiery, yet Kunzite felt confident that Jadeite could charm her out of killing him; long enough, at least, to touch on her insecurities and feelings of betrayal. If he could convince her to trust him, to help him, join him, then perhaps the Dark Kingdom could gain a powerful ally. If not, he could always use her hesitations to kill her.
Decision made, Lord Kunzite nodded his head to the minion, "Inform Lord Jadeite that his mission is a go."
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"What is it Venus?" Mercury looked around. "Where is the battle?"
"…Over…"
Mars looked at her comrade's frozen expression. "Over? How? What about that senshi?"
"It was… She was…" She was interrupted by Sailor Jupiter's arrival.
"Alright! Where is this youma stupid enough to interrupt my cookies!"
"Gone."
"She left?" asked Mars incredulously, "And where is the youma?"
"It was incredible. She was incredible. She did it all on her own."
"Did what!"
Mercury interrupted Mars. "Are you telling us, Venus, that this 'senshi' defeated a youma single handed?"
"That's exactly what I'm trying to say."
"Incredible…" Sailor Jupiter was in awe. This girl must be very strong indeed.
"More like not credible…" mused Sailor Mercury.
"What are you trying to say, Mercury?" asked Sailor Mars. "Do you think this is some sort of trick? Some plan by the Dark Kingdom to get to us?" She turned to their only witness, "Venus, you saw what happened. Did it look legitimate to you?"
"I really can't say. It was all so incred-, uh," she stopped herself from using the debated word once again. "Um, surprising," Venus appeared satisfied with this new word. "Yes, surprising, and hard to believe." She sat down on a curb, and gestured her arm as she described what she'd seen.
"First the youma was there, and she was over there. The youma was yelling insults, but she never reacted. She just dodged and jumped, and kicked it a few times. Then she pulled off her tiara and…" The others watched as Sailor Venus frowned and became pensive.
"What? And then what?" asked Jupiter. She wanted to know more of this senshi she was fast growing to admire.
"Well…" blinking, and turning to focus on Sailor Jupiter, "her tiara started to glow. It was so fast but it felt like time froze. She spun it and threw it and," her eyes unfocused, seeing it again in her mind's eye. "When it hit the youma everything exploded. The youma screamed. It was so bright I had to shield my eyes. Then when I looked again, the youma was gone!"
She turned to Sailor Mercury, "Could our missing senshi really be this powerful? Or do you really think it was all a set up by the Dark Kingdom?"
"Set up by the Dark Kingdom?" interrupted a masculine voice.
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A.N.: Extremely short, I know, and I apologise for it. But with the mood of this scene, and then the next… It just needed to be cut here. Besides, it's a cliff-hanger! -cough- sort of?
Anyway, I'll try to make the next one longer. It's not often that the writing bug hits me, and when it does, I try to go with it. It may be so long before one update that you want to kill me, and then just 10 days before the next. Go figure.
It helps that Mari-chan is talking to me again. (She's even got a fic she's doing all by herself called "Pagan vs. Heero" a series of shorts in the Gundam Wing universe.)
P.S. Please tell me if this is too dry, talkative, confusing, etc. It's nice to be told if you like it / hate it, but I really need to be told WHY. (Mari-chan says I write like it's an essay: boring, and only gets by because the teacher has to read it.) So, please relieve and/or confirm my fears?
