Sailor Uranus
There was a legend about a satellite, which used to rotate around Uranus. The first ruler of Uranus came from that moon which has since disappeared from Uranus orbit but the man's name lived on: Taro.
Kaze wanted to beat her head in as her instructor went on. Why did every tutor always have to talk about the legend? "Yeah okay," she thought, "it was good when I was a kid." Kaze sighed, "Now it was just old."
"Am I boring you Kaze?" her instructor asked.
"No I always bang my head against hard objects for fun," she mumbled.
"What?" the instructor said.
"Nothing Sensei," Kaze replied closing her golden eyes.
"Kami help me," the instructor thought. "That girl will be the death of me." The instructor turned back to the board. "So Taro," thud "decided to," thud "goes to the," the "blue planet," thud "which his home circled around everyday," thud "Kaze!" the instructor yelled. "Do you have to do that?"
"Do we have to go over this legend again?" Kaze replied ignoring her pounding head and the crack that seem to be forming on her desk.
"We do until you learn this," this instructor said returning to the board.
"Fine," Kaze sighed. The instructor smiled and then fell over as Kaze recited the entire legend perfectly. When Kaze had and the instructor had picked herself up off the floor she saw Kaze lounging back in her chair as if nothing strange had occurred.
"Wha," the instructor stammered.
"The legend?" Kaze asked. "I have always known it," she replied without waiting for an answer.
"We have been at this forever!" yelled her instructor storming out of the room.
"You did it again Kaze," Kea said coming in the room. "She quit."
"She is boring mother," Kaze replied. "I don't want to study books. I want to study swordsmanship and fighting. I want to be able to race with the wind."
"You leave me no choice," her mother. "I am sending you to live with the monks. Maybe they can tame your wild spirit and teach you some focus."
"Great," Kaze thought, "more teachers with books," she slammed her head as hard as she could on the desk in front of her and heard it crack. "Great I think I just broke my own nose," she mumbled into the desk.
Kaze stood at the entrance to the temple. "Why don't they get a few steps," Kaze mumbled as she looked at the steps, which seemed to never end. Finally dragging herself up all the steps Kaze collapse on the ground.
"New comer huh?" someone asked. Kaze looked up but only saw bare feet. The person squatted down closer to her. "Kaze?" the man asked. Kaze grunted still to out of breath to form words. "We heard you were coming. Let me help you up and show you to your room."
Kaze took his hand as she stood her golden eyes looked the man over and saw he looked about her age but was bald. "Thank you," she said finding her voice.
"My name is Nagataka," the man said.
"So how bad are the teachers and how thick are the books?" Kaze asked as she followed.
He only smiled and gave a slight laugh. "The Sensei is not too bad but he is demanding," was all he said. "It is late. I will have your dinner brought to you. Then you should get some sleep." Nagataka said after showing her to her room. He turned to leave but before he did, he told Kaze, "The day begins before the sun rises from his slumber."
The next morning Kaze woke to a bucket of cold water poured over her. "Ahh!" Kaze yelled jumping up to meet Nagataka holding a bucket.
"The sun has already risen. Sensei is waiting for you. Don't let this happen again," he said before leaving letting her get dressed in white pants and top provided by the monks.
After getting dressed and emerging from her room, she saw Nagataka standing with her back to her. "So Taka," Kaze began. "Where is Sensei?"
"Here," Nagataka replied turning around and Kaze face faulted to the ground. "If you are done as you are told you will get lunch."
"What about a morning meal?" Kaze asked.
"You woke up too late," her Sensei replied. "Maybe tomorrow you will wake up on time."
"Yes Sensei," Kaze bowed. Then she began playing with the aqua colored piece hanging from her neck. "So what book am I expected to read?"
"This," Nagataka threw a staff at her, "is your only book for now."
"What about swords?" she asked slowly beginning to like this place.
"Staff first," Nagataka, told her. "Then once you have mastered the staff other thing will be available to you."
Kaze's long white hair flew around her as she swung her body with her staff as her Sensei came toward her. "This is easy," she thought. Her illusion shattered as she felt a blow to her stomach and then her feet flying out from under her. "Or not," she thought with a groan as she hit the ground.
"Get up," he ordered. "Why are you here?"
"Mother sent me here," she replied.
"No. Why are you here? Why do you want to fight?" Nagataka asked. "You could have left before anyone knew you were here."
"I want to defend Uranus against all enemies including Neptune," Kaze answered gripping the staff.
"But you are a woman," he stated. "They will not let women join the Uranian army."
"There are other ways," Kaze answered.
"So you have heard about Queen Serenity and the others?" asked her Sensei. Kaze nodded. "What else do you want?"
"The wind," Kaze simply replied.
"The wind," Nagataka repeated. Kaze nodded. "What do you mean?"
"I have always felt the wind calling me. Daring me to run with it," she answered.
"What is that?" her Sensei asked pointing to her necklace.
"It is the only thing I have from my father," Kaze said. "He and my sister were killed by a Neptunian raiding party a few days after we were born."
Nagataka nodded. "Her necklace looks Neptunian but Kaze herself appears and acts Uranian," he thought. "Enough reminiscing shall we train."
Kaze nodded. "Yes please," was all she said stepping in to position.
"First your stance is off," he told her, "and second your grip is wrong." Her Sensei came over to her and proceeded to demonstrate and help her achieve the correct grip and stance to wield a staff.
When he saw Kaze about to fall over from excretion and lack of food he stopped. "I must be firm but not kill her," he thought. "I am here to help not bring more pain." He blocked her shot and whipped her feet from under her again for the countless time. "She is showing improvement and it has just been hours." Nagataka held up his hand. "Let's stop for now."
"I can still go," Kaze insisted.
Nagataka shook his head. "Another thing you must learn is to know the limitation of your own body. Let's wash up and get you some food."
Kaze nodded and bowed, "Yes Sensei."
After they had eaten Nagataka told Kaze that they would train in the afternoon that day since it was her first day. Kaze's muscles were screaming at her as she descended on her bed. She laid there for a minute aching but also restless at the same time. "I need a hot shower," Kaze groaned forcing herself out of her bed and started to take off her clothes while the shower room steamed up.
"Kaze," she heard her Sensei's voice and a knock on her door. "I will leave this here for you," she heard his say and walk away.
Throwing a towel around herself Kaze cracked open the door to find her Sensei had left her a book. "Great," she sighed, "a book, I thought he said I would not need books here." Kaze picked up the book and threw it on her bed before going to the shower room. Stepping into the water, she jerked. "Hot!" and slowly eased herself in. "Oh yeah. Mmmm," was all Kaze said letting the water over her body.
After her shower, Kaze came back in her room with her hair wrapped in a towel as much as possible as she had hair sticking out of the top of her towel. Catching her appearance in the mirror, she smiled, crossed her arms and blinked with a nod of her head. Unwrapping her hair and then began brushing it.
Still with damp hair, she placed a dry towel on her pillow and lazily pinned some of her hair up. Kaze picked up the book and noticed there was jeweled sword engraved on the brown binding cover. "I want a sword like that," Kaze said a loud and began to open the book. Looking out her window, she saw she had a few hours until dinner. "Taro had a sword?" she thought.
"Kaze," her Sensei knocked and came in. "Coming to dinner?"
"Yeah," Kaze jumped up and took the book with her. "This book is amazing. How come this sword was never mentioned in the legend about Taro?"
Her Sensei shrugged. "No one knows how the sword became removed from the legend of Taro. The other monks have found few mention of it around Uranus as time went on. We," he gestured around him to the other monks as they entered the dining building, "collect all the information on the sword."
"Cause you are the monks of Taro?" Kaze asked.
"Somewhat," he replied. "Our true name means the Order of the Glowing Sword."
As he finished speaking it was like a veil was lifted from her eyes and Kaze saw the enormous carving of the sword on the back wall, which was on the cover of her book.
"No one knows where the sword went after Taro died," Nagataka told her as she also got her food and followed him toward a table. "Haru over there," he pointed to a man with a yellow band around the right arm of his white shirt, "is the expert on the sword."
"Why give me the book?" Kaze asked. "Also why accept me here when I am a woman?"
"The book," he flipped it open, "had your name in it," he pointed to the symbols, which made up her name. "As for why you are here. Your mother and mine were close friends growing up. My father is the head of the temple."
"I thought monks did not marry," she wondered.
"Most don't but a few do," he replied. "The Order has been in my family for generations."
Still looking at the symbols for her name Kaze spoke, "These symbols could just have been someone writing the word for wind, which is what my name means. Also I am not the only person on Uranus named Kaze."
"All you say is true," agreed, "but you are the first person named Kaze to ever come to this temple since the book has been inn our possession." He stopped and looked at her. "We have had the book for many generations." This caused a smile to cross her face. "Now let us put that away and eat."
"Each day you are becoming better with the staff," Nagataka praised Kaze, "for someone who does not like books you can't seem to let it out of your sight." He laughed. "I bet you even sleep with it under your pillow."
Kaze blushed. "It calls to me," was all she said.
"Well put it down. I am calling you to train," he ordered. Kaze smiled and complied with her Sensei's wishes.
Many months had passed and Kaze had mastered the staff along with hand to hand in many forms. If she was not training, Kaze was rereading the book or as she called running, she was "racing the wind." Kaze knew soon she would begin training with a real sword and would no longer have to use the wooden sword. She wore her long white blond hair in some type of bun to keep it out of her way when training.
Out of the many swords from the board sword to the sword that looked way to heavy to be picked up, as it was larger than any person was Kaze liked the rapier the best. It was lightweight and cute through the air with ease.
"I do not know why you still read that book, Kaze," Nagataka said joining her under the tree. "You should know it by heart by now."
"I think I do," she replied casually. Then she looked up with excitement and hope in her eyes. "I think I am getting close to finding the sword."
Nagataka looked at her with surprise. "It is a legend."
"All legends bare some truth," she replied. "Taro was real so why not his sword?" she asked.
Nagataka nodded and stood. "Come on," he said.
"Where to?" she replied getting up.
"Sword training," he answered and then smiled, "with a real sword." Kaze grinned and ran after him. When Kaze caught up to Nagataka, he was holding two fencing swords. "You said this is the one you liked best right?" Kaze nodded and he threw the sword at her. "I will show you the basic of this sword and then we will move on to others and come back to this one later."
"Yes Sensei," Kaze said flexing the sword in her hand to see how much it would bend. "Why is there wax heavily coating the tip?" she asked curiously.
"Well we are training," he smiled. "We don't need to draw blood."
"Oh," she nodded, "makes sense."
"There are actually three types of these kinds of swords," he said flexing his own. "They are called the Foil, the Epee, and the Saber. The rapier which you seem to be so fond of can also be used in fencing which I will show you later." Kaze and Nagataka faced each other and saluted each other. "Attack!"
Kaze came at him swiftly aiming for his chest, which he easily deflected and countered. Kaze was not able to block his counter attack but she managed to evade his next attack. Kaze laughed from the sheer adrenaline rush she was getting from finally being able to battle with a real sword.
"Your training shows," Nagataka praised her.
"You are holding back," Kaze noted.
"Yes but it is necessary for now," he replied. "Her speed is amazing," he thought. "Kaze seems to get faster each day." He held his hand up, "It does you no good to spar with the same opponent all the time. You only learn to anticipate the others movements and not truly how the handle the blade." Nagataka motioned for someone to come to them. "Not only is Haru the expert on the knowledge of Taro's sword he is the best swordsman in this order. You will also not always fight someone which wields the same sword as you so you much learn to adapt."
Haru stood before her holding a Kopis. "How am I supposed to fight against that?" Kaze asked.
"Adapt," was the only advice Nagataka gave her. "Although she likes the rapier and other fencing type swords she must lean they are not suited for battle," he thought.
"Adapt," Kaze thought. "How am I supposed to do that?"
Haru swung his sword at Kaze and she moved to dodge it. Haru laughed. "Taka have all you been teaching her is how to doge?" he yelled at Nagataka.
Kaze hated when people thought she was weak. She growled and lunged for the man punching him in the stomach. Caught of guard by her attack, Haru lost his grip on his sword. Kaze caught his sword in mid air grinning as she held a sword in each hand.
Nagataka tested his student. "Kaze is all you have learned is how to cheat?" he asked sternly.
Kaze looked at Haru and then at Nagataka. "No Sensei," she replied and then grinning again. "Adapting," she said matter of factly with a nod. Nagataka smiled back at her and nodded in approval.
"Sensei," Kaze came running up to Nagataka. "Will you come with me?" Nagataka choked on his drink and Kaze smacked him on his head. "Perv Sensei," she crossed her arms over her chest, "To get the sword." Nagataka nodded. "Good lets go now," Kaze said beginning to run.
"We need packs," he insisted.
"Done," Kaze replied near a tree and then throwing a pack at him, "or did you want to write a poem about your feelings?" she harassed him as she always had since she found out he wrote poetry.
"No," he shook his head. "I will write an epic poem when we return," he grinned giving a thumb up.
"Idiot," she mumbled with a smile.
"I though you said the sword would be some where high," Nagataka said. Kaze nodded. "Then why does it feel like we are going deeper in the cave and down not up?"
Kaze shrugged. "With this sword I could defend Uranus from the entire Neptune force at once," she boosted. "Supposedly the sword can release some kind of energy blast."
"That would be interesting to see," he said trying not to slip on the wet rocks. "Are you sure we are going up?"
"For a teacher you ask a lot of questions," Kaze jested. As she walked, Kaze played with the aqua disc, which hung around her neck.
"So how do you know where we should be going?" Nagataka asked another question.
Kaze held up the book. "There was a map."
"Neither I nor Haru ever saw a map," he said confused.
Kaze stopped and turned to him opening the book and flip it over face down. "The map was the cover but I had to take a rubbing of the cover and then flip the paper over and hold it up to the sun to see the map."
"So this was the map," he said running his fingers over the cover.
"Yeah but reversed," she replied. "I had to get candles under a thin she of crystal to retrace the map so I could read it properly."
"Amazing," Nagataka whispered. "How did you know the map was on the cover?"
"There were many clues in the book," Kaze said. "The book was either written by Taro or a person Taro trusted to hide the sword."
After walking for what seemed like hours, the cave air began to get cold and a strong wind blew around them. "Still think we are going the wrong way?" yelled Kaze as the fabric of her clothes slapped her skin. The wind blew so strongly it unbound her hair, which blinded her shortly, and Kaze felt her body falling off the edge of the steep and narrow path where she and Nagataka were standing. "I tried," she thought closing her eyes and smiled as she felt the wind rushing around her. Suddenly Kaze's body jerked. She opened her eyes to find Nagataka leaning over the edge holding her by her sash.
"Quick Kaze," he held out his other hand, "give me your hand. You sash will not hold your weight."
"If this was a different situation I would hit you for insulting my weight," Kaze replied reaching to grab his other hand.
After Nagataka pulled her up, they sat on the ground for a moment catching their breath as the wind raged around them. "Sure you don't want to cute your hair?"
Kaze nodded. "Yeah I'm sure."
Nagataka stood, "Let's finish this," he said holding his hand out to her. "Let's get your sword."
Kaze and Nagataka entered a cavern that seemed to rise to the stars although there was no opening in the ceiling they summarized they were within the tallest mountain on Uranus. "Amazing," Nagataka said in awe. Kaze could form no words as she stared at the spinning crystal above them in the center of the cavern. Nagataka saw only the crystal but all Kaze could see was the image of the sword. "Hey," he said, "You look love struck." Kaze nodded still with a goofy grin on her face. "How are you going to get it?"
Kaze closed her eyes deep in thought feeling the wind rush around her. As the wind swirled around her, harder and faster Nagataka was pushed up against the cave wall and Kaze's eyes flew open. "Like this," and she began to run toward the center of the room. At first Kaze was running against the wind but then the wind seemed to change direction and Kaze was running with the wind. Once she reached the center of the room, the winds seem to form a tornado around Kaze and the sword. To Nagataka it looked like Kaze was bouncing back and forth from side to side on nothing, but Kaze would later say it was little mini tornado stepping-stones giving her a path to the crystal. Kaze leaped for the crystal with all her might. As Kaze touched, the crystal there was a blinding flash of golden light that enveloped Kaze and the crystal, which turned into the sword of legend.
Nagataka stared at Kaze as she transformed before him. "Look down," Nagataka mesmerized by the magick which was happening before him told himself as he realized she was nude. He was not even thinking of Kaze's nude form but how pure she looked and how calming the power was that he could feel surrounding her. Kaze floated back down to the ground holding the sword. "Beautiful," he said seeing Kaze with new eyes.
"I know," Kaze said holding the sword up. "This is so amazing." Then Kaze squealed like a little girl. "And it's all mine," she said hugging the sword to her chest.
"So," Nagataka began as the room started to shake and rocks began to fall around them covering the way they came in. "How do we get out of here now," he gestured to their form entrance and lack of exit.
Kaze closed her eyes in thought and listened to the voice in her head. "Like this," she grinned raising her sword around her head. "Space Sword Blaster!" Kaze slashed the air twice and two golden arcs of light came from the sword putting to dents in the cavern wall but did not break through the wall. "Okay," she said clipping the sword to her skirt, which she had failed to notice her new clothes, "that didn't work." Kaze looked at Nagataka and saw his expression. "Don't worry Sensei I have more than one trick." She raised her hand high above her head as an orange golden ball formed around her hand. "World Shaking," Kaze yelled slamming her fist and the glowing ball into the cavern floor.
"She is making it worse," Nagataka thought watching the speeding ball of light tear up the cavern floor as it sped toward the cavern wall.
"Yes," Kaze cried as the ball of energy smashed through the cavern wall creating an exit for them. "Hurry up Sensei," she yelled.
Nagataka nodded and ran after her. "Um Kaze," he said looking around. "How are we going to get down?"
Kaze began to glow golden as she looked at Nagataka. She pulled him close and drew him into a kiss as she glowed brighter as her and Nagataka disappeared from the side of the mountain as it collapsed on itself.
After they landed on the ground, Kaze broke the kiss as if the kiss was nothing out of the ordinary and Nagataka continued to stare at her speechless. Finally finding his voice all he managed was, "Why?"
Kaze shrugged, "It was the only way I could think to make sure we were close enough both of us would make it off the mountain."
Nagataka turned around to look behind him. "You realized we just leveled the tallest mountain on Uranus."
"Oops," Kaze replied.
"Also you realize you are the one that Queen Serenity was talking about," he told her.
"What do you mean?" Kaze asked.
"In that form," Nagataka gestured to her, "You are not Kaze but the Warrior of Uranus, a true warrior of the wind."
"Warrior of the wind," Kaze repeated. "I like that," she smiled. The Kaze walked to the stream to wash her face and screamed at her reflection. "I'm in a skirt!" Kaze ran around as if she was on fire waving her arms around. "I want my normal clothes back!" she yelled. There was a flash and Kaze was back in her white pants, white top and sandals.
"We have to go tell your mother," Nagataka told her. "You must join the other with Queen Serenity on the Moon."
"Mother," Kaze said as she and Nagataka were walking toward her home, which she shared with her mother.
"Kaze," her mother came from the house smiling and hugged her. "I am so proud of you. I guess we know why you were always so bored staying still." Her mother began to choke up. "Your father would have been so proud of you. Only if he could see you now," she smiled fighting back the tears. Kaze unconsciously played with the disc around her neck.
"Mother this is my Sensei, Nagataka," Kaze introduce him to her mother. "Sensei this is my mother, Madori."
"Mother Sensei says that I must go join the other chosen warriors on Earth's Moon," Kaze told her mother.
Nagataka and Madori bowed at each other. "Pleasure to meet up," Nagataka said.
Kaze's mother smiled and hugged Nagataka. "Taka it is good to see you again. You have grown into a fine young man. The last time I saw you, you were just a little boy and probably don't remember me."
He returned the hug. "May I talk to you in private?" he asked. Madori nodded as she and Nagataka walked into the house.
"I wonder what mother and Sensei are talking about," Kaze thought. She lay on the ground and folded her hands behind her head watching the light yellow clouds float in the dark navy blue sky. "I wonder what the sky looks like on Earth's Moon."
Madoria and Nagataka came from the house both with grins on their faces. Kaze did not notice them as she was deep in thought about how she probably only had a few more days left on Uranus.
"Go on," Madori whispered nudging Nagataka. He nodded and slowly walked up to Kaze.
Nagataka cleared his throat and sat down beside her. "Can I talk to you Kaze?"
She nodded. "Sure Sensei," Kaze opened her eyes and propped herself up on her elbows.
"Please call me Taka," he said. Kaze nodded. "I know that we have only known each other a little over a year." Kaze cocked her head to the side as she listened to Nagataka ramble on about what seemed like nothing. She giggled when she realized he was nervous.
"Taka," Kaze whispered making him stop talking and look at her. "Do you like me?" she asked blushing and Nagataka began to stutter. Kaze sat up and leaned over to him. "Did you really believe that story I told you about kissing you was the only way I was sure we would be close enough to kiss you? I just wanted a reason to kiss you." She stared at him a moment before kissing him.
Nagataka pulled Kaze close to him deepening the kiss. After they broke the kiss, Nagataka smiled. "Don't worry I already talked to your mother."
Kaze's mother who was still standing in front of their home squealed with delight. "Great," Kaze sighed and flopped back down on the ground. Madori ran over to the new couple and began talking of a wedding. "Mother," Kaze tired to interrupt. "I leave for Earth's Moon in a few days." Her mother waved her off ignoring her. Kaze glanced glance at Nagataka. "If she mentions babies can I blast her?" she whispered.
"No," he smiled. "Kids are wonderful. I would love some someday."
"You are no help," Kaze crossed her arms over her chest.
The day had come for Kaze to leave for Earth's Moon. She had convinced her mother that even though they had known each other for over a year they had only known each other's true feelings for a few days and it was too soon for a wedding. "I will write when I can," Kaze hugged her mother and then turned to Nagataka. "Taka, I will be back as soon as I can." Kaze and Nagataka kissed before she stepped in the shuttle.
"So," Kaze said sitting down. "How long will it take us the reach Earth's Moon?"
"A few Uranian weeks," the pilot replied
Kaze banged her head on the side of the shuttle causing the pilot to jump. She played with the ribbon in her hair, which Taka insisted she wear to remind her of him. Her mother had braided the top half of her hair weaving the ribbon in the braid.
By the time Kaze's shuttle finally reached Earth's Moon she almost plowed the pilot over and the Moon attendants to get out of the confinement of the shuttle. "Freedom," Kaze yelled running from the shuttle. The Moon attendants and guards stared at her. "Um sorry," Kaze said scratching her head.
"You are Kaze?" a soft feminine voice asked.
Kaze turned around to see a woman with blonde hair streaked blue and pink done in two buns and the rest of her hair trailing down her back. The woman worse a simple white dress and was walking toward her. "Yes," Kaze replied. "She is beautiful," Kaze thought. "Like a goddess."
"I am Queen Serenity," the woman bowed.
Kaze stiffened and dropped to one knee keeping her eyes to the ground. "Dang," Kaze thought, "I hope I did not insult her."
Queen Serenity squatted down to Kaze's level. "Loose something," she asked her soft voice making Kaze blush.
"Sorry for my rudeness my queen," Kaze answered stilling looking at the ground.
The Moon Queen smiled and cupped Kaze's chin in her hands bringing their eyes to the same level. "We are equals," she said. "Please cause me Selene." Selene then grabbed Kaze's hand causing her the blush more and they stood together. "There are still three other soldiers who have not been found yet but I will introduce you to the others that are already here," Selene told Kaze as they walked towards the palace. A man with long white hair followed them and a woman with short black hair done in two buns, both had yellow crescent moons on their brow, as did Queen Serenity. "Luna and Artemis behind us are my advisors." Kaze tried to turn to the side and bow as they walked to which Luna and Artemis both responded with nods. "Here we are," Selene, said coming to a set of double doors, which were as white as the walls, which held them up. Selene opened the doors to reveal what looked like a parlor. "This is your room, Kaze."
Kaze stood with her mouth agape. "Amazing!" she thought as she stared at the luxurious room.
"Get some rest and tomorrow you will meet the others," Selene told her.
"Thank you Selene," Kaze bowed. After the Moon Queen, left Kaze closed her doors and stared at the room before her. The colors in the room were navy blue and yellow while the ceiling reminded her of the sky on Uranus. "Beautiful!" she breathed spinning in circles before falling on the bed. Kaze folded her hands behind her head. "What is this feeling I feel towards the Moon Queen? I just met her. I am not attracted to women, I know this but I some how feel drawn to this woman who is a complete mystery to me."
"Kaze!" Selene bounded in the next morning. "Get up. I want you to come to breakfast and meet the others."
"May I get dressed first Selene?" Kaze asked groggily rubbing her eyes with the back of her hand.
"See you in a bit," Selene said bounding out of the room again.
"She has too much energy," Kaze grumbled.
"Oh," Selene popped her head back into Kaze's room scaring her and causing her to fall off the bed, which caused Selene to giggle. "Luna will show you the way when you are ready."
Kaze got up and began unbraiding her hair as she went to the wardrobe. "Nothing but dresses," she murmured, "They are beautiful though," she said pulling out a sleeveless low cute navy dress, which went all the way to the floor.
"Luna," Kaze asked hesitantly coming from her room.
"Yes," came a reply from behind her. Kaze turned to see the black haired woman from yesterday in a yellow dress, which stopped at her knees sitting in a chair. "Selene was right," Luna said rising. "That dress looks beautiful on you."
"I do not wear dresses much but," Kaze twirled as her dress and hair fluttered around her, "it is so beautiful."
"This way please," Luna said as she began walking down the hall.
After breakfast, the girls all met in the training room along with Luna and Artemis. "Okay," Selene began. "Kaze you have met the others this morning so let us began training." Selene nodded to the girl with her long blue hair in a braid.
The girl nodded back to Selene and raised her hand, "Mercury Ice Power!" the girl yelled as a blue pen appeared in her hand. When her transformation finished in place of, where Kaori once stood was now the solider of ice and wisdom, Sailor Mercury.
A girl with black hair that stopped above her shoulder and was streaked red stepped forward next. "Mars Fire Power!" she yelled throwing her hand above her head as a red pen appeared in her hand and flames surrounded her. Once it was over where Hinoko once stood was now the solider of fire and passion, Sailor Mars.
Next was a girl with brown curly hair that was tipped pink the ends. "Jupiter Lighting Power!" A green pen appeared in her hand as she threw her hand above her head as lighting danced around her body. Now in the place of Tenaka was now the solider of lighting and strength, Sailor Jupiter.
A girl with orange hair that faded into yellow reaching down to the small of her back and was cut diagonally from left to right starting at her shoulder stepped forward. Throwing her hand above her head an orange pen appeared in her hand. "Venus Light Power!" A yellow orange light surrounded the orange haired girl. When the light faded once where Aiko stood now was the solider of light and beauty, Sailor Venus.
The last girl had light green hair cut so short she could have been mistaken for a boy if she had not been wearing a dress and skin slightly darker than the rest of the girls. Raising her hand, she yelled, "Pluto Time Power!" In her hand appeared a lavender pen as she was covered in a lavender mist. Where Kanakaku once stood now was the solider of time and space, Sailor Pluto.
Selene now stepped forward. "Silver Crystal Power!" she yelled as she was bathed in silver light. The solider of love and justice, Sailor Moon, replaced Queen Selene. She nodded to Kaze, "it is your turn now.'
Kaze took a deep breath and threw her hand up yelling the words she heard in her head. "Uranus Wind Power!" and a navy blue wand appeared in her hand. A yellow wind swirled around her.
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"Get ready," Moon told Uranus as she launched herself at the newest member of her team and Uranus matched Moon blow for blow. "You are pretty good," Moon told her.
"I have trained with monks back on Uranus," she replied.
"Let's see how you do against the best fighter in the group," Moon smiled.
"Damn," Uranus thought. "There is someone better? I am barely keeping up with her." Uranus skimmed the room. "Maybe it is Mars? I hope it is not Mercury. Although she looks meek she is chosen just like me so appearances are not what they seem." Out of the corner of her eye, she saw something flying toward her.
"Her punches are almost as fast as mine," Jupiter thought, "but I have strength even if she is faster. Soon her speed will exceed mine," she smiled. As Jupiter kept, pushing Uranus back toward the wall there was a flash of light and a sword appeared between the two fighters.
"What the," began Jupiter.
"Why does she get a sword?" Venus crossed her arms over her chest.
"You and Jupiter have your chains," Mars replied. "Mercury has her computer. I have my bow."
"But the sword looks so cool," Venus replied. "I want one."
"Now I can win," Uranus thought. She managed to avoid a punch and came up behind Jupiter knocking her to the ground pointing the sword at Jupiter's throat as it glowed.
Jupiter smiled and locked her ankles around Uranus' pulling her knees toward her causing Uranus to fall backwards. "Don't think because you have a weapon you will win," Jupiter told Uranus as she helped her up.
"Noted," Uranus nodded.
Jupiter smiled. "I just didn't feel like using mine," she pointed to the pink belt around her waist with a dark pink rose in the larger globe.
"What does it do?" Uranus asked.
"It helps me channel my Flower Hurricane attack," Jupiter replied. "Also like Venus I can use it as a chain if I wish." Jupiter took her belt from around her waist and aimed at Uranus who had picked her sword from off the floor. "Rose Chain," Jupiter yelled as the chain glowed pink and grew in length. The chain wrapped around Uranus' hand and Jupiter tugged on the chain for effect causing Uranus to stumble forward.
"So," Venus stepped forward. "Besides carrying around a sword that appears from nowhere what else can you do?" Venus was not convinced that the white haired woman was able to lead the Outer System Soldiers as Selene had claimed. Mars was her second in command, Jupiter was the strongest, Mercury was the strategist, and she was the leader of the Queen Serenity's Inner Guard. "The only way this girl will be the leader of the Outer System Soldiers will be to defeat me in battle," Venus thought.
Uranus got distracted when she saw Luna and Artemis talking to Moon. She looked happy but Luna and Artemis both had a stern expression on their face and Artemis made a gesture toward Uranus. Uranus twitched when she thought she heard Artemis mention Neptune. Uranus walked away from Venus without a word.
"Hey Uranus," Venus said, "I am talking to you."
"What about Neptune?" Uranus asked holding her emotions back.
Everyone in the room visibly stiffen except for Moon as politics were still not her strong point and was unaware of exactly how bad the was between Uranus and Neptune were. Moon thought that everything could be worked out if the people of both planets would just talked to each other and that showing them people from the two planets could work together. The proof would be having a solider from Uranus and a solider from Neptune working together side by side with her and the other Planet Soldiers.
"It is great," Moon, said grinning. "The solider of Neptune will be joining up soon!"
Uranus' eyes went wide while Artemis instinctively stepped between her and his queen.
"Please Uranus," Venus began.
"Please what?" Demand Uranus. "Because of them I never knew my father!"
"I never knew mine either," Venus said, "That does not mean you need to hate a whole race of people."
"You never knew your father because your mother slept around like all Venusians do," yelled Uranus. "I never knew my father because he was killed by those damn Neptunians!" Uranus turned back to Moon. "I will never work with a Neptunian," she declared and stormed out but not before slamming her fist into the wall.
Venus held back her tears a Jupiter place a hand on her shoulder. "She definitely has a lot to show Selene if she is going to be the leader of the second group," Venus thought.
Suddenly there was a loud noise as the wall, which Uranus had punched began to crack and splinter. The cracks spider webbed until that part of the wall sunk in and Venus thought it would cave if anyone breathed.
**** Nagataka means everlasting final duty
****Written in 2009 along First Neptune.
The First Senshi by DavisJes
The First Senshi © DavisJes 2008 - July 2011
Sailor Moon © Naoko Takeuchi