Normal Things, It Seems

Disclaimer: Don't own none of this! Except the Knights and Brian, my OC.

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In the dark halls of the Negaverse, two women were standing before Queen Beryl. "My Queen, I have news regarding Shiva...," a woman with dark blue eyes and black hair said quietly. Beryl looked at her and the other woman. The one with the dark eyes and hair was wearing a long dress and had a black symbol tattooed onto her forehead, and the one next to her black hair with red highlights and was wearing a collar around her neck.

"You do, Kyra? Did she succeed?" she asked, curiously. The one called Kyra shook her head, "No, your Highness. Kairi here," she stopped and pulled out a chain leash connecting to the other girl's collar, "Witnessed her defeat from afar. She was slain, my Queen,". Beryl clenched the armrests of her throne, "Jadite...he's failed again. Was it the Sailor Scouts?" she asked. Kyra shook her head, "No, two Knights did her in,".

The one called Kairi cleared her throat, "I'm sorry, Mistress and my Queen, but it was one Knight," she said boldly. Kyra pulled hard on the leash, "Say that again?" she snapped. "It was one Knight, clad in red with a huge sword," Kairi repeated. Beryl leaned back in her chair, "Aries...," she murmured. Kairi and Kyra stood for a few moments in uncomfortable silence until Beryl addressed them again, "You two, since Jadite has failed me, you will be taking his place for a while. I trust that you will not repeat his mistake?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.

Kyra and Kairi bowed, "No Queen Beryl!" they said in unison. "Good...leave my sight," the dark Queen ordered the pair. Kyra led Kairi away down the hall, pulling on the leash. "Mistress Kyra?" Kairi asked. The woman glanced back at her servant, "Yes?". Kairi rubbed the back of her head, "What are we gonna do the Knights and the Scouts?" she asked her. Kyra grinned wickedly as she gripped the leash tightly, "Oh, I got something planned...,"

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A few weeks went by after the pool incident and Joey didn't have many encounters with the Dark Kingdom. Sure he was asked questions about where he was that day when that ice monster and Sailor Moon appeared, but he was able to convince his friends that he was pushed out of the pool area by the mob of people who escaped.

As he entered his apartment, he noticed his bedroom door was opened, and he had closed it when he left for school. He grabbed the Insignia around his neck and slowly made his way to the door, just in case. He peeked in and his mouth dropped in horror. "MY ROOM!" he yelled.

His room was something that it had never been. Clean. No clothes strewn on the floor, no cards randomly scattered, etc. "What the hell...?" he asked himself looking around. Luna stepped into view, "Welcome home Jounouchi. I've taken the liberty of straightening out this pigsty of yours," she greeted.

Joey slapped his forehead, "Why Luna? It was good the way it was!" he protested. Luna sniffed, "Well, it wasn't to me. Boys and girls need to keep a clean room because it's their responsibility!". The blonde Knight sat down crosslegged and noticed everything was neatly in its place, "Well...thanks...and good job I guess," he mumbled before looking under his bed.

"Hey...where are my mags? Where are my videos? Luna, where'd you put them?" he asked, scratching his head. Luna smiled brightly, "I threw them out,". Joey was about to have a heart attack, "YOU DID WHAT!". The talking cat looked at him, "You are under my tutelage and I won't have you looking at those sort of things while I'm here...understood?" she asked quietly. Joey whined and fell over on his back, "Next thing you gonna say is that you gonna have me study more...,". Luna chuckled nervously as she jumped onto his chest, "Well...,".

Joey's eyes nearly popped out of his head, "Luna...you said yourself, I'm a Knight...and I believe dat. Why do I gotta do this and keep my room clean?" he asked the feline. Luna planted her rump and looked at his big brown eyes, "A Knight must keep with his other responsibilities, such as cleanliness and schooling," she explained. "Grr...fine...but I swear if you keep me from my dueling, you gonna regret it," he warned with a glare.

Luna rolled her big eyes and sighed, "Yes yes yes, very well. I don't see what's so important about this 'dueling' anyway,". Joey sat up, making her fall off with a yelp, "You never played?" he asked. Luna held up her paws, "You think it's easy for me to do so?" she shot back. Joey nodded, "Good point...,".

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Serena, Amy, and Raye sat in a small circle in their temporary home/base in Domino City, discussing what had been going on lately. "So...here's what we know. The Dark Kingdom is looking for something very powerful here in this city, a person in a red cloak, and a guy who calls himself the Knight of the Moon show up at the pool and save's Serena's frozen ass...and we don't have any clue as to who they are?" Raye asked as she counted off her fingres.

Her blonde friend deathglared at her, "Bite me," she hissed. Amy decided it would be best to come between the two before a major fight started. She cleared her throat, "You also forgot the aura and the presence you felt at the Kame Game Shop, Raye," she reminded the raven haired teen. Serena smirked at Raye, "Yeah, Miss Perfect!".

Raye ignored her, "Yes, about that. I don't think the presence is evil. I hid sutras all over the store and I 'accidently', slapped one on the boy's back. Nothing happened," she recalled. Amy nodded, deep in thought, "I see...,". Serena grabbed some chips that were in a bowl in front of them, "So wha' do we do now?" she asked, her mouth filled with potato chips. Amy and Raye looked at each other, "I suppose we just go about normal things until something happens," Amy suggested.

Serena looked up at the ceiling, mentally agreeing with them. Amy left to get some drinks while Raye and Serena sat in silence. Finally, Serena brought her head back from looking at the ceiling and started to poke her friend. Raye's eye twitched, trying to ignore her. "Raye...Raye...RAYE, RAYE, RAYE, RAYE!" Serena chanted as she poked harder. "WHAT!" the Fire Senshi screamed, finally looking at her. "How do you accidently slap a sutra on somebody?" Serena asked tilting her head to the side. Raye fell over backward, "Aiya...,"

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Kilnorc: theres this chappy! hope you guys enjoyed it. thought i'd include SOME degree of normalcy and humor in here. As for the beginning, i can imagine one or two people having something to say about the characters...oh well. it's my fic, they bad guys, I put them the way I want! NYA NYA! ja ne.