Helping Hotaru
Chapter I: Secrets Revealed
(Play Kingdom Hearts: Hollow Bastion)
Juban National Park…
Kaioh Michiru and Tenoh Haruka were on a nice romantic stroll along the park. At least, that's what they'd wish it was. In reality they were accompanying their future Princess, Tsukino Usagi, and her boyfriend Chiba Mamoru, along with the rest of the Inner Senshi (Chibi-Usa included) for an afternoon picnic in the park. They had invited Hotaru, and were waiting for her arrival. Of course, when she did arrive, they didn't expect her to be horribly distraught like she was. Chibi-usa was the first one to act.
"Ne, Hotaru-chan! What's wrong?"
"I'm a freak that's what!"
This statement caused the entire group to flinch. All of them knew of Hotaru's powers outside her Senshi form, and all of them knew how she was treated back in Mugen.
"Why don't you tell us the whole story?"
So she did. She explained how she encountered someone from Mugen, but told them he said nothing about her powers. She told them how her day was fine up until the end.
"Stupid upperclassmen were picking on one of the younger students. Then Kai-san stepped in and got them to back off. Of course I saw the big gash on the poor boy's arm so without thinking like the idiot I am, I ran in and healed him…but, once I noticed what I did…I saw the looks on their faces…I couldn't take it so I just ran…and when I did, I heard the gate slam shut behind me!"
Chibi-usa pulled Hotaru into a tight embrace.
"You're not a freak Hotaru-chan. I told you before-
"I know, I know, I have a gift and I should be happy to use it…but it doesn't change anything Chibi-usa! I'll never be accepted anywhere…"
Before anyone could deny that statement, a loud scream was heard.
Usagi immediately shot up.
"I know that scream! That's Naru!"
"Never a day of rest huh Usagi-chan?"
She answered by means of Henshin.
"Moon, Eternal…MAKE UP!"
"H-hey! Wait for us!"
The group transformed and left.
Minutes Later…
A figure appeared in the shadows of the trees surrounding the clearing. It held a bag filled with schoolbooks.
"That's strange…the trail ends here…but…it just vanishes."
It was Kurayami Kairyuu.
"And then…changes…Hmm."
Suddenly his head snapped to the side.
"Another one…"
And then, he vanished.
Elsewhere in the park…
"Stupid girl! Shut up!"
"Let me go! Let me go Dammit!"
Osaka Naru, long time friend of Usagi, and a major Sailor Moon fan, was being carried by some strange guy in a cloak. He tossed her to the ground and pulled out a knife.
"Your blood will be sweet."
"Stop right there!"
Naru looked up.
"Sailor Moon!"
"Bah, damn women! What the hell do you want!"
"You're gonna let her go, or in the name of the Moon, I WILL punish you!"
"Hmph, Shut up woman! Ide yo, Youma!"
A moderate group of disfigured monsters appeared in front of the Senshi.
"Now my creatures…kill them…while I deal with her."
He sliced open her shirt and was about to undo his pants…when another male voice sounded through the area.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you."
A figure walked out of the shadows. Hotaru recognized who it was.
"K-Kai-san…"
She said it low enough that only her friends heard…but it still seemed like he noticed.
"Who the fuck are you!"
"Ever heard of someone called the Twilight Seraphim?"
"Yeah, supposedly he's some superhero going around saving people…He's supposedly ruthless to those who rape or kill…why?"
"Oh good, then I wont have to introduce myself."
"You expect me to believe a little kid like you is the Twilight Seraphim? Don't make me laugh…Youma! Forget the women, kill the brat, THEN kill the girls!"
The Youma completely turned around and faced Kai.
"I was hoping you'd say that…"
(Play Chrono Trigger: Lavos' Theme)
"Hey! Pinkie!"
Chibi-Moon looked at him…and then fell back when two bags filled with school books slammed into her.
"Keep an eye on those will ya?"
The Youma leapt at him, all at once. There was a flash of light, and suddenly Kai was behind them, sheathing a blade. Seconds later the Youma all shattered into pieces.
"Destroyed them…"
"With one attack?"
"Who is this guy?"
"Impossible…"
"But done?"
"G-get away from me!"
The man tried to run, only to slam into a solid wall of…
"Air?"
"You, aren't going anywhere."
Kai walked towards Naru and held his hand to her.
"Doesn't seem like he got much more than an eye-full…and possibly a hard on…"
Kai helped her over to the Senshi, the man up against the wall, as if trying to meld with it.
"So Miss…"
"Naru…Osaka Naru."
"So Naru-san…you were the one he was attacking…therefore you decide his fate."
The Senshi looked at her. She looked particularly at Usagi…and nodded.
"Kill him."
Usagi and the Inners gasped.
"But…Naru…"
"So he may never harm another?"
"Yes…what almost happened to me…should never happen to anyone else."
"Indeed. Very Well…"
He stepped forward.
"Today's Monday right?"
"Yes…"
"First day of the week…officially…therefore…you." He looked at the bastard. "Get to die by the Element of Earth…by the way…if any of you are squeamish, or have nightmares easily…you might wanna look away for this."
None of them turned, all wanting in some twisted way, to see what he'd do.
"Don't say I didn't warn you…"
He brought his hands together in seals…seals that Rei recognized.
"Doton: Jimen no Yari!" (Earth Element: Spears of Earth)
The ground rumbled as rocks floated into the air, and combined and narrowed into sharp pointed projectiles. Hundreds of them surrounded the bastard, and then with speeds nobody could pick up, shot towards him like bullets, impaling him repeatedly, but not killing him.
"Sabaku Kyu!" (Desert Coffin)
The ground beneath the bastard shattered into particles that came together as sand, and surrounded, and then encompassed him. He began floating slightly, as Kai raised his arm higher. The Senshi watched in amazement, and horror.
"Sabaku Soso!" (Desert Funeral)
Kai opened his palm, and then slammed it closed. A wave of force surrounded it, as a similar wave caused the sand around the bastard to implode, crushing his body. Kai released his hold on the sand, and they watched as chunks of blooded sand and earth fell to the ground.
"So it was spoken, so it shall be."
He turned from the mess, the sand already seeping back into the ground, and walked towards Chibi-Moon. He pat her head, and took the bags.
(Play Astal: The River of Dreams)
"Thanks kid."
Suddenly he turned to Sailor Saturn, who was gripping her Glaive.
"I believe these belong to you, Tomoe-san."
He held out Hotaru's books.
"W-what? I don't know what you're talking about."
"Oh come now. That's a nice illusion you have there, but once I figured it out, it fell. You left these behind in your rush to leave Tomoe-san."
Haruka couldn't hold back. "That's because you chased her out!"
He looked at her. "We did no such thing. The others were just shocked to see someone else with that kind of power. He turned back to Saturn. You ran before Kouji could get over his shock and thank you properly."
"W-well what about the gate!"
"Oh, that…that was my fault. I was a bit slow in closing it. I was trying to keep you IN not kick you out."
"You…mean they…don't think I'm a freak?"
"Of course not. Look at what I just did. They know about my powers, hell I've even helped some of them begin channeling their own. But they know how you were treated back in Mugen, and before you ask, I told them. I didn't tell them everything, because A) it's your story to tell, and B) I only knew what I saw."
"Oh…"
Naru jumped in. "How did you find her then?"
This caused everyone to realize she was still there…and still shirtless. They knew Mamoru was immune to it, but they turned to Kai to see his reaction…which was nothing interesting, as if he'd seen it all the time.
"I followed her aura. It was rather hard seeing as she got a head start, but I eventually tracked it to that clearing…and then it vanished. So I sensed out again, and realized it didn't vanish, but became hidden, hidden by another aura. A stronger one. So I followed that, and ran into you."
"That's interesting…but why aren't you reacting?"
"Reacting to what?"
"Me. I don't have a shirt, OR pants on…and you're not doing anything. Why?"
"Heh, I see plenty of women without clothes on…its kinda part of saving them from rapists and the like. Besides…I try to keep my eyes on theirs…or behind them…I've seen what happens when guys stare at their chests, and I rather like keeping my balls intact thank you very much."
Naru and the Senshi chuckled. That was when Usagi registered what he had said earlier.
"WAIT!" She whirled around to Naru. "You aren't surprised!"
She blinked for a second, and understood. "Oh about you being Sailor Moon? Nah, I've at least had a feeling for a while."
"Oh…" Then she realized the other thing Kai said. "THE FOOD!" She took off.
"H-hey! Baka! Wait for us!"
The rest of the Senshi chased after her, leaving Hotaru (who had just de-transformed) and Naru behind. Kai looked at the two girls.
"Is she…always like this?"
They both nodded. He turned and grabbed Naru's clothes.
"Ruined…"
He looked at them closely.
"What…are you doing?"
Energy gathered within his hands and moments later an exact copy of her outfit was on her.
"How…"
"With every Youma I destroy a specific way, I gain their power. One of them had the power to materialize anything it wanted…that one was a bitch. So I took that…and now I can create stuff. Doesn't work on money though."
He held out his arms.
"So, shall we?"
The two girls grabbed them, and the three walked off to follow the bottomless pit known as Usagi.
And cut! Not my best work, but it sets things up.
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