Sailor Moon Aeons.
Book 2: Rebirth.
Act 7: The Senshi of Chaos.
Episode 98: She's the one named Sailor... What?

By Razor Knight
Last update: May 29, 2015
Last edited: June 12, 2017

Usagi looked out the window and let out a sigh. Six months. A whole six months with no enemy attacks. Back when she had started fighting, she would have said she enjoyed the peace, but she couldn't lie to herself. While no attacks meant people could live in peace, she missed the fighting.

And despite how chaotic they had been, she also missed the way fans had reacted to their decision to reveal their identities. Sometimes she would still meet a fan who would be very enthusiastic (or to use Terry's words, "crazy") but those were a rarity.

She looked down and noticed Luna staring at her. "Luna? How long have you been there?"

"A minute or two. You seemed lost in thought, and I didn't want to interrupt you."

Usagi smiled. "Sorry about that."

"Usagi, you've been acting strange lately. When in front of your friends, or your family, you seem to be enjoying yourself, but when you're alone... You look sad, and it worries me."

"I haven't told anyone, because I'm not sure what they'll think. Luna, I miss fighting."

"... That's all?"

"I'm one of the good guys, right? I'm not supposed to like fighting-"

"That's not true. You enjoy it because you're good at it, and since you'll probably have to go through more fighting in the future, it will make things easier for you, in a way. As long as you don't go out there and try to pick up fights with anyone you see-" she sighed. "You should tell the others, I'm sure you'll be surprised at their answers."

"You mean..."

"I'm sure a few of them miss those battles too. Just don't let that ruin everything else for you."

"I won't." Usagi looked out the window as she heard screams, and frowned. "Sometimes I think the universe has a strange sense of humor."

Luna saw what Usagi meant and shook her head. "How many of those are there?"

"Something tells me we won't like the answer to that question."

Nova had been patroling the city, but then she saw Usagi taking on an enemy. Usagi, not Sailor Moon, but she could guess why. She stopped and watched the 'battle,' short as it was, then phased near her friend. "They don't make alien invaders like they used to."

Usagi looked at the remains of the mantis-like creature. "That's an understatement. Looking for Shingo?"

"No, I was just flying by. Tell him I said hi, though."

"Will do." Usagi saw Nova turn to leave, and sighed. "I've been thinking... Would you be mad if any of us decided to help?"

"Help?" Nova smiled. "Oh, I get it. Honestly, I wouldn't mind, but you would be surprised at the effect having an actual superhero or ten around has on criminals."

Usagi nodded. True, Phase, Ail and Ann and Warwitch had also been seen plenty of times around the city, and caught a good number of criminals. "It's not our 'job' but I feel like I could use some action between evil group and evil group."

Nova stared at Usagi. "As long as you can control your own strength-"

Usagi flinched at that. "I know that. I asked Terry about how strong I was compared to a normal human, he told me even my fists, in my normal form, could kill someone in one blow."

"It's not a bad idea, but you don't need to do it."

"Neither do you," Usagi said.

"I know."

"Hey, I thought you were patroling?"

Nova turned to see Shingo walking to them. "I am. Sorry I can't spend more time with you, but-"

Shingo smiled at her. "It's fine, don't worry."

"I'll come back before dinner," Nova said, then vanished.

Usagi noticed Shingo's frown. "It's not fine, right?"

"Ugh, sometimes I wish you could turn that ability of yours off. I... Feel useless."

"Shingo, you're just a boy, and-"

"I'm almost as old as you were when you started fighting monsters. Heck, ChibiUsa was younger than me."

Luna had walked out of the house in time to hear that. "Not every human can be a Senshi."

"What if I am?"

Usagi looked down, then shook her head. "Even if my sword chose you to be a Dragon, this is not all fun and games, you-"

"I know that. But both my sister and my girlfriend go and risk their lives while I just sit around. I wish I could help you both."

"There's ways to know if the sword would choose you, but they're not infallible... And the risk is too high."

"What could it do, zap me?"

Luna looked at Usagi, then at Shingo. "I never really described this, even to the Senshi, but here's the thing: If the sword doesn't accept you, and you try to force it to, it has... You could call them security measures, to make sure no evil being can use its power. It would flood your body with energy until there's nothing left - not even a Saturn Senshi could bring you back if that happens."

"Ugh. Well, that's just peachy."

Usagi sighed and summoned her sword. "Feel anything?"

"Anything?" Shingo asked.

"You should have a feeling, in the back of your mind, something... Drawing you to the sword."

"Usagi, that's dangerous," Luna said.

Shingo looked at the sword. "No, I don't feel anything."

Usagi stared at Shingo. "You sure?"

"Yeah. Sorry to nag you with that, sis. I guess I'll just be a normal human being, as always."

Luna saw Shingo walk into the house and frowned. "Well, that's somewhat disappointing, I guess."

Usagi chuckled. "He was lying."

"You mean-"

"I could see it in his eyes - the same 'spark' I saw in Terry's eyes when he used the Saturn sword. He felt something, but... He's scared of it. I don't know if he's scared of the risk, or of the responsability."

"Why didn't you tell him you knew?"

"An insecure, doubtful warrior would not be any help to us. He'll ask me for the sword when he's ready."

Luna stared at Usagi for a few seconds before whistling. "Usagi, you've grown much wiser than I thought."

"I guess. I couldn't stay an airhead forever."

"... You could have," Luna noted, "but I'm glad you... No, 'changed' isn't the right word, you're still the same in many ways."

"I'm glad, too. I'm going to the base for a while, see if anyone wants to spar."

Luna nodded. "Have fun."

"I'll try."

Warwitch stared at her latest foes. Criminals, they always thought their weapons made them powerful. But she was more than happy to show them the truth.

"What the hell are you?"

The witch smiled at the man, the only one of this 'gang' who was still conscious. "What am I? Someone who uses her power the right way, to help people."

"Stop it right there!"

Warwitch turned to the one police officer who had just arrived. "You're right on time to take these guys to prison."

"I said freeze!"

Warwitch walked to the man, who just stared at her. She wasn't even close to Usagi when it came to reading people, but this man's fear was clearly visible, he was shaking. "I have no reason to hurt you, so stop pointing that thing at me. It's rude. Calling for reinforcements so you can take that trash I left lying around to the nearest prison would be a much wiser use of your time."

"I..." The man lowered his gun. "You're acting outside the law."

"A 'thank you' would be enough," Warwitch said. "Teleport."

The man stood there, surprised for a few seconds, before sighing. "Damn vigilantes."

Yukiko chuckled as she observed the cops taking the gang she had knocked out away. In a way, she was glad she still had her secret identity - tough as it was to keep it nowadays. She looked to the side as she noticed something familiar, and smiled. "Hey, Usagi!"

Usagi saw Yukiko waving at her, then sensed something. She could see a white-haired woman walking straight to Yukiko from behind, but the power she was sensing... It had to be wrong. "Yuki, behind you!"

Yukiko turned and saw a woman growling at her. White hair tied up in buns much like Usagi's ones, and a white business suit which suddenly morphed into something which was halfways between a Sailor Senshi outfit and a swimsuit. "What-"

"Gotcha!" the woman said and rushed at Yukiko, putting a hand in her forehead. As she pulled the hand back, Usagi - who had been rushing in to help - could see a small item pop out of Yukiko's forehead. It looked like a small seed. "Aw crap, a dud."

"Damn it, what did you do to her?" Usagi snapped. "Moon Cosmic Power!"

The woman chuckled. "I would be more worried about what she'll do to you, human."

Moon saw her foe turn to leave and glared at her. "Cosmic Flash!"

The woman turned as the attack hit, smiling mockingly at her. "Seriously? I am one of Galaxia's strongest soldiers. I won't waste my time fighting a weakling. Have fun!"

"Damn it!" Moon glared at the spot where the woman had been for a second, but then sensed movement behind her, and was barely able to move aside as someone rushed by. She looked at the new foe. Wearing a purple Sailor Suit, with a very short skirt - even by Senshi standards - and holding a couple magic wands. Still, she recognized this foe. "What... Yuki?"

The fake Senshi laughed. "I hope you're ready to be demolished by the burning passion of Sailor Otaku!"

Moon saw Yukiko strike a pose, and winced. "Damn, did we look that silly back when we did that?"

"Who are you calling silly? You're the one wearing a bad cosplay. Who are you supposed to be, Cutie Honey's uglier sister?"

Moon frowned. Whatever that woman had done to Yukiko, it had turned her into... Well, probably what she would be like if she didn't curb her enthusiasm. She saw the 'seed' still floating in mid-air, near them, and blinked. "The whole 'take something out of the target' deal again? This is getting old."

'Sailor Otaku' growled at her. "I see you're not taking me seriously, evildoer. Let that be your last mistake. Manga storm!"

Moon had to admit that Otaku was right, she hadn't been taken her opponent seriously enough. But after being knocked back half a block by a wave of manga pages, she could see this enemy was quite a threat. "Damn it, Yukiko, get a-" she looked at the 'seed' and frowned. It seemed impossible, and yet... "Oh, I get it. Cosmic Flash!"

Otaku was knocked down by the attack, but leapt back up and charged. Before Moon could react, she had already hit her several times - with a rolled-up manga. "Time to finish this! DVD Finisher!"

Another 'beam' was shot, this time made of Anime DVDs. Moon was shocked, this 'Otaku' had looked like a bad joke at first, but... She fell to one knee and winced. She had to think of something, or else...

Otaku smiled and summoned a sword twice as tall as her. "Time to rid the world of you, evildoer. Mecha Blad-"

"Golden Paw."

Moon saw Otaku get hit from the side, and 'fly' for a whole block before hitting a car. "Yuki!"

Luna rushed by - in her Senshi form, and smiled at Moon. She grabbed the seed and dropped it on Sailor Otaku's forehead, and the fake Senshi turned back into her old self. "It's done."

Moon tried to stand up. "You didn't need to hurt-"

Luna returned Moon's glare. "Yes, I did. That's how this will work as long as whoever did this is around. You need to weaken these fake Senshi or knock them out cold before returning them to normal."

Moon looked down. "Sorry." She then blinked and looked up at her friend. "Wait, how do you know-"

"Who was the enemy?"

"Some white-haired girl, her suit looked like a Senshi suit. She mentioned Galaxia, I think I've heard that name before-" Moon stopped as she saw Luna's face. It was the first time she saw Luna that scared. "Luna?"

"It's just as I feared, only someone like Galaxia could give others such a power."

"How did you know-"

"If you don't mind, call all your friends. Any who is able to use magic. I need to warn you about this, but I'd rather do it once."

Moon saw Luna return to normal, and sighed. "Thanks for saving my life."

"It's what I-" Luna shook her head. "No, even if it wasn't my mission to protect you, I would not let you die, Usagi. You're like a daughter to me."

Moon blushed slightly, then sighed. "Okay, I'll call the others."

Luna saw Yukiko stir and smiled. "Welcome back."

"What the heck-"

"I'll explain it all, but not here."

"... Gotcha."

Moon was done talking through her communicator, and turned to them. "You don't remember a thing? That's sort of good. You turned into a fake Sailor Senshi and, frankly, kicked my ass badly. Luna had to jump in and fight you herself."

"Whoa, I missed the one time I was able to beat Sailor Moon?" Yukiko said, then noticed the way Moon was looking at her. "Uh, sorry, I just-"

Moon smiled. "It's fine. Let's go to the base, Luna will tell us what she knows about that white-haired freak."

"So, she's already here."

"We have to make sure she doesn't get the golden seed."

"I know that. What about the Senshi?"

"They're too weak to face her. We should focus on our mission, this world's fate is none of our concern."

A/N: Enter the OP Senshi.