My fight scenes suck.
Disclaimer-You know, I still don't own Sailor Moon. If I did, it would be just like this. Every author would have the rights to their characters, of course.
Warning- Bad language runs rampant in this chapter and probably the ones after.
In With the New VII- Repeat That, Please
"Apollo, NO! Get back here!" Kylie screams. She just got her dog back; no way was he escaping from her again. She breaks out into a run after him, reaching out for him with all her might.
"Stay your ass right there Kylie!"
The aforementioned girl freezes in her tracks, glancing over her shoulder. Was that Melody that had called to her like that? She meets her gaze and the triplet gives her a negative nod; of course not, that voice was too deep and masculine for it to be Melody. Then who could it have-
Holy crap, it was her talking fucking dog.
Melody is just as shocked as Kylie is, with the talking dog thing and all. Not only did he call out in a human-like voice, but his deep baritone-laced words towards his owner sounded a bit rude, in Melody's opinion. Apollo runs back towards the girls who are frozen in their spots at his outburst. They both gawk at him with amazed and shocked eyes.
He ignores this and calls out again. "Luna, it's time!" Suddenly, the black cat from earlier appears from freakin' nowhere and lands on Melody's head. The triplet doesn't push her off, too much in shock by whatever the hell is happening. Luna doesn't mind her and addresses the dog instead.
"You called me just in time, Apollo. I can sense one of them nearby." Apollo lifts his nose to sniff the air, moving closer to Kylie. The raven watches as her dog and the cat talk to each other, as if it's the most normal thing to do. Since when did animals talk in Crystal Tokyo?
"Come on out, we know you're hiding nearby; no need to conceal yourself any longer." Apollo yells to the air. A low sigh comes from the empty space around them and a woman appears in front of them. She's clad in a sleeveless white gown that falls past her feet, with a split going up the left side. Her silky white hair hangs loosely to her waist and periwinkle eyes scan the little group in front of her.
Her thin lips curl into a sly smile. "I guess the jig is up, you caught me." Apollo and Luna hiss and snarl at the woman, making her giggle at their actions. Obviously the intimidation attempts are not a factor here.
"You two are so adorable, do you know that? I could eat you up." She licks her lips to emphasize her point; Kylie and Melody gag a little.
"Why the hell are you, of all people, here? Aren't you supposed to be wiping Genesia's ass right now?" Apollo yells. The woman's smirk falls right off of her face. Smug little bastard.
"What you do to that bitch Serenity has nothing to do with me. I'm here on a field trip." Apollo growls lowly. What could a person like her be doing here?
"Who the hell are you woman? And why are you trading insults with my dog?" Kylie interjects. Frankly, she is getting tired of standing here and listening to this hostile banter between this unknown chick and her talking freakin' dog. Melody glances over to her friend and nods approvingly, she was about to say the same thing just Kylie beat her to the punch.
Luna hops off Melody's head and onto Kylie's, smacking her in the forehead with a paw. "What do you think you're doing? That woman is one of the most powerful and dangerous criminals in the solar system so it would be best if you didn't mouth off to her!"
The twin shrugs her shoulders. "How was I supposed to know?" Luna smacks her again.
"Are you all done with your comedy routine yet? If so, I'd love to get on with my mission." She holds out one of her manicured hands. "Hand over those sweet little girls."
Apollo scoffs. "You think just cause you're asking nicely that we'll give them to you? The answer's no bitch!"
The woman sighs and brings her outstretched hand up to her face. "What a shame. Guess I'll have to take them then." With a casual wave of her hand, a strong gust of wind knocks the group off balance and onto the ground. They stand back up and another gust knocks them down again.
"Luna, there's no choice! You've got to do it now!" Apollo yells over the wind. The cat obliges him and leaps off of Kylie's head, hitting a backflip in midair. She lands and two objects fall with her to the ground. She nudges them to the girls with her nose.
"Girls, you've got to take these items and transform. There's no time to explain so do as I say. Melody, take the turquoise star wand and Kylie you take the silver compact." The girls comply with the cat's demands and take their items.
"Now, hold them up in the air and repeat after me. Kylie you yell, Star Prism Power and Melody you yell, Neptune Prism Power. Do it now!" The girls stares at her compact for a minute before snapping out of their reveries and obeying Luna.
"Star Prism Power!"
"Neptune Prism Power!"
A flash of bright light and two transformation sequences later, Kylie and Melody stand before everyone in a whole new light. The girls stand there in white sailor fuku -similar to the original Sailor Scouts, Kylie notes- but each has their own color.
Melody's skirt and collar is a deep aqua green color while her bows are each a dark aqua blue. Kylie's skirt and collar is a soft lavender and her bows are each a silver-gray color. They both have the elbow-length gloves with the upper arm ending in their color and different styles of shoes; Melody with tie-up Mary Jane heels and Kylie with lavender knee high boots.
By now the woman has stopped her assault and gazes at the new warriors in front of her. They weren't supposed to be able to transform so soon, considering they were just chosen by the queens. No matter, she'll just dispose of them quickly and get back to headquarters.
The duo share a look and nod, sprinting off in different directions, Melody to the left and Kylie to the right. The raven haired girl holds a hand over her head and rotates it in circular motions until a lavender baton appears in her hand. The woman watches her carefully, arms poised to attack.
"And what do you think you're doing there, little girl? You won't beat me."
Kylie smirks. "We'll see about that." She holds the baton out in front of her and starts spinning in a circle. "Hazy Starlight Dance!"
A whitish blue cloud blankets the area and the woman covers her nose. What the hell is this? If it's poison, she won't risk breathing it in but its so dense she can barely see! That little witch, she'll pay for-wait a minute. Where is the other one?
Melody positions herself right behind the woman after scouting her out through the fog. It's a little hard to see but she knows where the enemy is. She holds up her hands as if she's aiming a bow and voila! An aquamarine bow appears in her hands and a matching quiver filled with arrows materializes onto her back. She loads the bow and targets the back of the woman; this fog is a good cover. When she sets her sights, she lets the arrow fly and watches it pierce through the thick cloud.
"Oceanic Wave Slash!"
When the arrow makes contact with the woman, two huge ocean waves rise from the ground and strike her at once, creating an 'X' in the process. The woman drops to the ground and the fog lets up.
"You two-bit sailor brats! How dare you attack me? Do you know who I am?" Kylie marches up to the woman and stomps a foot on the train of her pretty white dress.
"We don't really care to be honest, do we Melody?" The aqua haired teen confirms the statement and aims her bow at the fallen woman once more.
"Now you might want to leave or you'll be acquainted with my arrow once again."
The woman growls low in her throat; how dare these children threaten her? Now that they've got weapons, they think they can get away with anything but the buck stops here. The woman clutches her shoulder, the target of Melody's first arrow and pulls back her hand. Is this blood? No, t-this can't be possible, no one makes her bleed her own blood! She could get back up and fight them off but her injury would make that a difficult task. Damn it, she'll have to retreat for now.
"You little hussies think you're hot stuff now, but get ready. You two just made yourselves a new enemy." She rips her train out from under Kylie's boot and shakily stands up.
"I'll be back, little girls and you'd better bring your A-game. Next time we meet, I'll kill you on sight!" In a large gust of wind, the woman vanishes. The little group relaxes, knowing that they've gotten rid of their first enemy. Melody lowers her bow and makes her way back over to Apollo and Luna, with Kylie in tow.
"Okay, what happened just now? And how did we end up with a new enemy?" Apollo gives the girls a once over and turns to Luna; she'll explain it better than he will.
"I really wanted to wait to tell you all this but obviously you want to know. You two are apart of the Neo Sailor Scouts. You were chosen by two of the former sailor senshi now queens of the solar system to protect the world from evil like that woman you just encountered." At the girls' confused looks, Luna continues.
"You Melody, were chosen by the Queen of Neptune to take her place as Neo Sailor Neptune and you Kylie, were chosen by Neo Queen Serenity to take her place as Neo Sailor Star."
All Kylie and Melody can do is stare. First talking animals, then some crazy chick in a sleeveless dress, then they fight the crazy chick with abilities that came from nowhere and then learn that they're sailor scouts chosen by the previous generation. This day is not shaping out to be normal, not one bit.
"Pause the game, something's not right here. When Neo Queen Serenity was on Earth as a sailor scout, she was Sailor Moon. If I'm her successor, why isn't my name Neo Sailor Moon?" Luna ponders the question. It's a good observation and would actually make sense, but rationality is not the case here.
"You're not apart of the Royal Moon family, Kylie. Yes Neo Queen Serenity chose you but you do not share her bloodline, so she gave you a different name. Queen Neptune chose Melody because of their comparable personalities and similar appearances."
Melody tugs a little at her skirt. "This is has to be the most confusing day in all my life." Kylie nods with her.
"Now, you two have to de-transform before someone sees you." Apollo states, motioning across the street. A couple of the neighbors had come out of their houses to see what the commotion was all about.
"How do we do that?"
"Just press the brooches in the center of your front bows."
They press their brooches and in a flash of bright light, the girls find themselves back in their regular clothes. Melody feels herself for fever, maybe Tony got her sick and now she's having dreams of being a Neo Sailor Scout with Kylie and-
"Where'd this come from?"
Her hands slide down her neck and stop when she fingers something foreign. Around her neck is a thin gold chain with a heart-shaped gold pendant on the end. In the center of the pendant is a teardrop gem in turquoise with intricate designs etched all around the gem. The necklace catches Kylie's eye and she reaches over to examine it when she discovers a sterling silver chain link charm bracelet resting on her wrist. Two charms are already attached to the bracelet, a silver diamond and an aquamarine heart.
"Neo Queen Serenity wanted to get a little creative so she changed the transformation items." Luna explains. "Whenever you have to transform, you press your items and speak the appropriate phrase." Kylie looks at her bracelet once again; seriously, this is getting weirder and weirder by the second.
"Now there are enemies out there so don't get cocky. She was nothing, by the looks of it, she was just a clone. There are 7 more scouts out there that you need to find so you'd better get started with your search." Apollo states. The girls gape at him. Seven more scouts? How are they supposed to find seven more scouts?
"Pause the game Apollo, how are we supposed to find seven more scouts when we've just discovered that we're sailor scouts?"
"Neo Sailor Scouts, Kylie." Melody corrects. Kylie rolls her eyes.
"Yeah what Melody said. Hey Apollo are you listening to me? Hello?"
Instead of verbally answering his master, Apollo sits there ,wagging his tail and staring up at Kylie. "We'll explain when we get back to the house." He hurriedly whispers. "Now let's go before someone catches us."
Melody leans down and picks up Luna, while Kylie fastens Apollo's leash back onto his choker. The little group starts to walk back to Kylie's house in silence. An uncomfortable feeling accompanies the silence, but no one acknowledges it. How can it be comfortable when you find out you're a magical girl superhero with crazy powers chosen by legends to follow in their footsteps? Not to mention that you've got an enemy that you never even knew existed.
Yeah, that can give anyone a sense of stability.
It's not really something that you can take in all at once in a short amount of time, and just understand it in one go. It doesn't make any sense, in Melody's mind; no sense whatsoever.
Goodness, what have they gotten themselves into?