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Note: This is a multi-genre story.
Part 5: "The Greatest Story Nobody Wants to Know", "This Little Baby", and "Rabbit, Hawk and Dove".
Lady Usashinko Rantsu, disguised as the teenaged high school student "Usagi Tsukino", was having lunch with Naru ("Molly") Osaka; Naru is also known "Shin Sailor Moon", who subs in for Sailor Moon on occasion. Recently, Naru was asked to sub for Usagi on some recent JLU missions, while Usagi herself goes to her monthly Technocratic Union symposium, where she had given a lecture on how to create a time machine using the used tin foil of chewing gum as the apparatus. Usagi made sure that the other members of the JLU knew what was going on, but was confidant that her apprentice Naru was competent enough to do her job.
At the moment, Usagi was waiting for Naru at "Café Americana", a café dedicated to all things American. The Mishma Corporation owns the restaurant, where she, as Usashinko, as majority ownership. In fact, Usagi's net worth is in the tens of billions.
Usagi was eating a plate of spaghetti (with meatballs) and garlic bread, when Molly shows up.
"Ah," Usagi says, as she sets her fork down on her plate. "How's it going?"
Molly shakes her head in disbelief.
"I can't believe that the Americans can be…something," Molly says in a huff.
"Oh?" Usagi says. "What happened?"
"Alright. So, you told me that I was to help out the JLU, right?"
"Yeah, so?"
"Well…"
FLASHBACK!Shin Sailor Moon was sitting in the reception hall of the JLU Watch Tower, for her orientation. She was a bit awestruck about being in space, something that she has never thought was possible for her.
"Miss Baker?" said a voice.
At per Usagi's suggestion, Molly took on a westernized name in order to hide her true identity.
Molly looks up, and sees a rather large, green man of alien extraction.
A…Martian? Molly thought.
J'onn ("Martian Manhunter") J'onz smiles assuredly.
"Do not worry, Miss Baker," J'onn says. "We are well aware of the situation-"
BRIIINNG! BRINNNG!
"Wait here," J'onn said with urgency, as he flew towards the command area.
I wonder what's going on, Molly thought to herself.
A few minutes later, J'onn hurries back.
"We have an emergency situation down below," J'onn says. "And we can use all the help we can get. Are you up to the task?"
Molly swallows hard.
"Yes, sir."
"Good, now let's go!"
Five minutes later, Molly was down on the surface below. She was partnered with man named "Booster Gold", a man from the future who went to the present in order to gain fame as a superhero. He wore a gold costume (with blue trim and a blue star) that enhanced his strength and endurance, gave him energy blasts capabilities, and allowed him to fly. His constant companion was a micro-droid named "Skeets", who tended to build up Booster's morale.
"Man, I can't believe I'm stuck with 'crowd control'…and baby-sitting…while Beetle gets to have all the fun!"
Booster's best friend, the Blue Beetle, was being used to coordinate JLU activity while they dealt with the menace of the sorcerer Mordru, a Lord of Chaos dedicated towards universal domination. He had come to Earth in an effort to draw out the Lord of Order herself, Sailor Moon for a fight. However, Usagi was off world at the moment on her symposium when Mordru arrived. Hence, the arrival of the JLU to run interference for the Moon Princess was called for.
"One, I'm not a helpless child!" Molly fumes.
"And doing crowd control is the right thing to do, sir," Skeets interjected.
"Yeah, whatever, I-"
Suddenly, they felt a sucking sensation. All three turned their heads to the source.
There was a man in a lab coat with a huge hole in his chest. And it was that hole that was the cause of the sucking.
"Sir!" Skeets say, as he is being sucked into the vortex.
"I got you, little buddy!" Booster said, as he tried to use his enhanced strength to pull his friend to him. Unfortunately, Booster's suit could not match the force of the vortex.
"Hellllp!"
"I got you, Booster!" said Molly, as she grabbed Booster. While Molly's physical prowess was physically enhanced, her enhanced strength was due to training under Usagi's watch.
"Gah!" Molly says, as she moves away from the roving target, one step at a time, with Booster in her arms. As soon as they were in the clear, Molly puts down Booster.
"Thank you, Miss Baker," Skeets say.
"You're quite welcome, Skee-kun," Molly replies.
"Um…" Booster began. "Well…"
"You're welcome, Mr. Gold."
"My friends call me 'Booster'."
Molly smiles.
"Booster it is, then."
"Anyway, let's go. We got to figure out what's going on. I'll carry…you…"
Molly was floating above the ground, thanks to her training.
"Coming?"
Booster smiles.
"You bet, kid."
END FLASHBACK!"Turns out that when Mordru attacked the city, he disrupted an experiment involving black holes or something," Molly says.
"I read the report," Usagi says. In fact, Mordru had attacked an "amalgam" unit when the experiment involving quantum singularities, to generate more power, were disrupted.
"Booster and I were able to solve to problem with the help of his girlfriend-"
"'Girlfriend'?"
"Oh, yes, Usagi. She was one of the project managers that solved the problem of helping her boss to get rid of that hole in his chest."
"Oh. So, what about those other missions you went on?"
"They were a lot more easier, but no less dangerous. There was the one involving Circe the Witch…"
FLASHBACK!The witch goddess Circe was recently freed from her imprisonment in Tartarus, the prison of the underworld, when Batman and Wonder Woman came upon her. Apparently, she was doing a favor for an associate by stealing some rare artifacts. Needless to say, Circe was REAL happy to see her nemesis Wonder Woman. So much so that she had turned Princess Diana into a toddler before disappearing. So while Batman and fellow JLU associate Zatanna sought out a way to reverse the process, Molly was stuck babysitting the "Wonder Tot".
Too bad Princess Diana's enemies used that opportunity to attack her.
SLICE!
"Gah!" Molly said, as she avoided the claws of the Cheetah. Wonder Tot was oblivious to the entire fight, as she crawled all over the place. At the moment, they were all in a construction yard.
"For a human, you are quite fast," the Cheetah says.
Thank goodness that Molly had participated in those speed-training classes.
Wonder Tot was moving closer to the edge of the scaffold.
"No!" Molly says, as she rushes to Wonder Tots aid, only to be confronted by-
"The Silver Swan!" Molly gasped.
The Silver Swan was a villainess with the ability to create sonic screams, possesses winged flight, and the ability to control birds. Apparently, she was partnering with the Cheetah in an effort to get revenge on Wonder Woman.
SKREEE!
Molly instinctively covered her ears, as she decided to perform that trick Usagi had taught her. Sound waves were a form of energy. Sailor Moon can manipulate energy. Molly used her power to absorb the sound waves into her being. At the same time that this was going on, Cheetah was positioning herself for the kill…
NOW, Molly thought, as she used that energy to fuel her aura, which burst nice and bright.
FWOOSH!
"GAH!" Cheetah and Swan screamed, as they were dazed.
"Oh, no," Molly says, as she sees Wonder Tot fall. Molly leaps over the edge, and catches Li'l Diana. Floating back to the Earth, Molly just hopes that a cure for Wonder Woman comes SOON.
END FLASHBACK!"…And then there was incident in Casnia…"
FLASHBACK!Molly, with the exception of riding in Princess Diana's "Invisible Jet", was NOT having a good day.
First, she had to deal with a perturbed Wonder Woman, who was having a really bad day.
Second, she had to partner with two brothers who represent chaos and order personified. "Dove" (dressed in a light-blue costume with white trim) was a peace-activist, while his brother "Hawk" (dressed in a white costume with red trim) was pro-military. Their costumes covered their faces, but not their mouths.
"I'm telling you, Dove," Hawk said, "these people need to settle their frustrations. Only then can there be peace between the north and the south."
"That's not right, Hawk!" Dove says. "Only understanding can deal with the problem!"
"Knock it off, you two," Diana says. "We have business to deal with."
Third, there was a armored goliath running around, fueled by violence, that was smashing up the southern rebels. And it gets stronger the higher the level of violence becomes.
And the heroes were doing a lousy time of containing it.
BAM!
"Ah!" Molly said, as she is knocked backwards.
"I got you!" Dove says, as Molly lands in his arms. Molly looks up and sees the handsome visage of the one called Dove. "You okay?"
"Sigh," Molly says, with love-struck eyes.
And then there was Lord Ares of Olympus, who was the cause of the whole mess.
"Tell me, avatar of the Moon Princess," Ares says, as the blond and armored war god strokes Molly's cheeks. "What can you possibly do to stop me from causing pain and suffering onto these people, as well as taking you as my prize?"
"I'll do what I can to stop you!" Molly countered. "Sailor Moon would not give up, and neither will I!"
Thankfully, Wonder Woman, and Hawk and Dove had come to rescue her, after Ares had tied Molly to the chest of "the Annihilator", the armored, mystically-charged mechanical man that was causing pain and suffering. Dove was able to stop it after using his peaceful nature to cause the machine to stand-down. This act of courage was enough to convince all parties involved to settle for a temporary peace at least.
END FLASHBACK!"Sounds like you had quite the experience," Usagi says, as she sipped her Cocoa-Cola.
"I guess so," Molly says. "How do you do it?"
"Do what?"
"Deal with villains who aren't 'youma'? I mean, many of the enemies that the JLU has to deal with aren't simply demons."
"I pick and choose my battles," Usagi replies. "Generally, I avoid killing anyone, since, well, even the youma has the right to choose."
"Ah. Well, I-"
"Hi, Molly," said a handsome blond teenager, who was really "Dove" (sans the costume that went with his moniker). "Sorry I'm late, and all."
"Oh, hi Don!" Molly says. "Usagi, this is Don Hall. He's with the-"
"I know, Molly," Usagi says. "I still get the briefing reports, remember?"
"Uh, well, it's nice to meet you ma'am," Don says.
"Same here. Pull up a chair, and tell me all about your self…"
Tbc.
Author's note: The next few chapters will be decidely darker, since it will involve Usagi's deep rooted connections with "the-powers-that-be"...especially were CADMUS is concerned. Here's a sample of what's going to happen...
National Security Director Amanda Waller enters her office with a sense foreboding. There was something in the air...
"Have a seat, Director," a voice says, as a desk lamp comes on.
CLICK!
Sitting in her seat was Usagi Tsukino.
"Lady Rantsu," Waller saysnervously. "I didn't know-"
"Save it, Waller," Usagi says. "You and I have too much of the same past to begin this conversation with nonsense. Now, sit."
Waller was tempted to call for back up, but that wouldhave been a waste of resources.
"You and I have much to discuss, starting with what happened to my daughter, Power Girl..."
Next time: "Fractured Mirror" & "Imitations"