YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO COME UP WITH ORIGINAL DISCLAIMERS EVERY CHAPTER?: You know this is where I put stuff like how Naoko Takeuchi created Sailor Moon, and that this story is just my personal vision, an alternate universe version of Sailor Moon, set in the 1980s in Southern California instead of in Japan... Also, where I mention stuff like how I'm not making a dime off these stories, and that I don't own anything but what I created.
SAILOR MOON: 1987
EPISODE 13: SEVEN GREAT BEASTS #2: REVALATIONS
CAVERN MUSIC, FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA
DECEMBER 30, 1986 3:00 PM
"We ready to go?" Chris Forney said, plugging his Fender Telecaster into his amplifier in the room Rainy Day Man was using as rehearsal space.
"Just waiting for John to get here," Molly Hogan said,
"Hopefully, it doesn't take that much longer," Rae Hinowski said.
As if on cue, a security guard practically shoved John McCoy into the room. "I'll be back in a minute," the guard said. "I'll go get your guitar from behind the counter. And so I can let the officer know when he gets here, are you planning on pressing charges?"
"You bet your ass I am," John McCoy said. "And thanks for bringing me back here."
"Just doing my job," the guard said.
"Damn right," Dianne Hansen said, as she entered the rehearsal space, carrying a guitar case, which contained John's pride and joy, a Gibson Les Paul custom with ebony finish, a guitar given to him by Ace Frehley. "Nobody gets away with assaulting my employees in my place of business, especially right in front of me. And I'll tell you this much, whether or not John presses charges, that jerk is no longer welcome here."
"Thanks, Dianne," John said. "I already told Chet that I am going to be pressing charges. And since I'm only 17, it's assault on a minor, which carries a longer sentence."
"Anyways," Dianne said, "When the cops get here, I'll bring them back here. Oh, before anyone asks, some alpha male got upset because we didn't have the exact guitar he wanted, he took it out on John, threatened to kick his ass, and pushed him down. I don't know about you, but in my book, threatening someone and laying hands on them is assault in my book. Anyways, guys, nobody else needs this room today, so go ahead and use it for as long as you need."
"Thanks, Dianne," Mina Webb said.
The band had rehearsal, it lasted for a couple hours, they had a brief delay after a few minutes, a police officer arrived, and took a brief statement from John. After rehearsal, John, Mina, and Rae went to Ruby's for dinner, where they got burgers and fries. As they left the restaurant, they talked for a second with the nun standing out front, taking donations for the Sisters of Charity. While talking to the nun, a blonde haired woman in her early 30s, John thought he saw something out the corner of his eye. He turned his head, and his suspicions were confirmed. Zoicite. "We have to go," John said, to Mina and Rae.
"Why did we have to leave so quickly?" Mina asked.
"I just saw Zoicite," John said. "The shit just hit the fan," he said into his communicator.
"Mars Power, Make-Up!"
"Venus Power, Make-Up!"
John produced a smoke pellet, and tossed it down, surrounding himself with gold smoke, and when it cleared, Golden Hawk was there. He, Sailor Mars, and Sailor Venus ran to where Zoicite was, quickly followed by Sailor Moon, Sailor Mercury, and Sailor Jupiter, along with Luna and Artemis. "I am the Brave Warrior of Heavy Metal," Golden Hawk said. "I stand for Rock & Roll, I stand for baseball, I stand for apple pie, I stand for Disneyland. I stand with the Sailor Soldiers, and all they stand for, and anyone who wants to harm the innocent will have to go through me. My name is Golden Hawk, and in the name of all that is awesome and wicked cool, I will kick your ass!"
"I stand for love, I stand for peace, I stand for truth, justice, and the American way," Sailor Moon said. "I am Sailor Moon, the Pretty Soldier of the Moon, and protector of the people of Earth, and in the name of the Moon, I will punish you!"
"I stand for love and intelligence," Sailor Mercury said. "I am Sailor Mercury and in the name of Mercury, douse yourself with water and repent."
"I stand for love and beauty," Sailor Venus said. "I am Sailor Venus, and in the name of Venus, prepare to meet your fate!"
"I stand for love and passion," Sailor Mars said. "I am Sailor Mars, and in the name of Mars, evil will go down in flames!"
"I stand for love and courage," Sailor Jupiter said. "I am Sailor Jupiter, and in the name of Jupiter, you'll ride the lightning!"
"Go mind your own business," Zoicite said, holding the black crystal, which glowed, showing the presence of one of the Rainbow Crystals.
"You threaten the people of Earth," Golden Hawk said. "That kind of makes whatever you're doing our business."
"Whatever," Zoicite said, pointing the black crystal at the nun John, Mina, and Rae were talking to. The crystal emitted waves of energy at the nun, which caused her to collapse to the ground, and a hole opened in her chest, and pulled out the Blue Rainbow Crystal. Before Zoicite could take possession of it, Golden Hawk grabbed it, and put it in a pouch on his belt. "No matter," Zoicite said, just before he disappeared. "I'll be back when you're dead, and take the crystal from your dead body, and after that, I'll find that brat who snagged the Yellow Rainbow Crystal, and pry it from his cold, dead fingers if I have to."
As Zoicite disappeared, the nun transformed into what could best be described as what would happen if a demon decided to become a nun. "Remember what happened to me!" Golden Hawk said. "Whatever that is, she's still a human being, so don't harm her."
"Sister Mayhem!" the creature said.
"Mercury Fog Surround!" Sailor Mercury said, shooting a ray of fog at Sister Mayhem, which surrounded her, not harming her, but impairing her vision, although the Sailor Soldiers could still see her.
"Sailor Moon!" Golden Hawk said. "Use your Moon Stick!"
"Right," Sailor Moon said. "Moon Healing, Escalation!" she said, pointing the Moon Stick at Sister Mayhem, and firing a crescent shaped beam of pure white light at her, changing her back to a nun.
"What happened?" the nun asked, as she returned to normal.
"Same thing that happened to me last week," Golden Hawk said. "You and I were two of the hosts of the Seven Great Beasts."
"Seven Great Beasts?" the nun asked.
"Eons ago," Luna said, coming up and sitting on Golden Hawk's shoulders, "there was something called the Legendary Silver Millennium Crystal. To keep it out of the hands of those who would use it for evil, Queen Serenity divided it into the Seven Rainbow Crystals. In each of the Rainbow Crystals, Queen Serenity sealed one of the Seven Great Beasts, and sent them into the future, where each Crystal was reborn inside of one of seven people. Golden Hawk here was host of the first beast to be revived, and you were the second. Zoicite doesn't care about the hosts, except he wishes to use the Seven Great Beasts to cause destruction and death to Earth. He just wants the Seven Rainbow Crystals, to recreate the Legendary Silver Millennium Crystal, in order that his master, Metalia, could gain the power to take over Earth."
"I pray that never happens," the nun said.
"It won't," Golden Hawk said, removing the Blue Rainbow Crystal from the pouch where he put it. "He needs all seven to recreate the Legendary Silver Millennium Crystal, and I have the Blue Crystal. Someone else has the Yellow Rainbow Crystal, the one that was taken out of me. As long as just one of us doesn't lose our crystal to Zoicite, the world is safe. I ask you pray that never happens."
"I will," the nun said.
"I can't put my finger on it," Sailor Moon said, as she transformed back into Usagi Tsukino, "but there's something familiar about that nun. Like I met her before."
"You have met her before," Ikuko Tsukino said, arriving to where the Sailor Soldiers were, just as they changed back to their civilian identities. "In a way, that is. Usagi Tsukino, I would like to introduce you to Serena Campbell, your birth mother."
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YELLOW-SAMMY TSUKINO
BLUE-GOLDEN HAWK
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