A/N: Time for another update. And I know some of you have been waitingfor this for a little while. Anyway this story is turning out to be more complex than I thought it would, so cranking out chapters are not as easy as you would think.
So in an attempt to keep thinks simple, future chapters will vary in length from short to long. Hopefully this will allow me to update a little faster, but I also have a new job now and the nature of the work is rather unpredictable. So updates could go either way.
But enough talk, on to the story!
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{ Confrontation }
Despite all what had happened that night, Usagi was able to make it home before she could get into trouble with her parents for coming home so late. Then again O'Neill and his people wre nice enough to "beam" her and her friends directly to their homes, so they would not get into trouble for being out so late. After eating the dinner her mother made Usagi headed up stairs and got ready for bed, but as the young woman changed into her pajamas, her mind was still restless as a result of all which had happen during the day. Esspecially now that she and her friends were working with the American military against the same potential threat.
Usagi had been witness to many strange occurrences since she had become the guardian of love and justice, but in one day she and her friend had gone from facing death from an evil Senshi, to discovering the Earth had actual warships in space, to allying themselves with a military organization who also had a history of saving the world and the Galaxy at large. Ever since the events in Antarctica, Usagi had wondered if she and her friends would one day meet those who were involved in that battle. Now they had and were working together to defeat an enemy who could be thee most dangerous being either of them had ever faced.
Usagi may have been confident that General O'Neill and his team would be a great asset to have against Galaxia, but after what Kakyuu and Lead Crow had told them, the young blond could not help but to feel that such help would not be enough. 'If Mamo-chan was here...' Usagi thought to herself, as her mind soon drifted to thoughts about her loving boyfriend. It had been weeks since the two had said their goodbyes at the airport and he had yet to contact her from America, nor had she been able to contact him. Usagi did not know just how Mamoru would have reacted to the events of today, or just what he would say about the Star Gate Program, but she know that he would have agreed to team up. If he was there, Usagi knew he would try his best to comfort and encorage her.
But one other thing Usagi knew, was that Mamoru would want her to be strong for not only him, but her friends as well. Who now more than ever, needed her to be their leader. Sometimes Usagi wondered if she could ever live up to the Queen she would become in the future, but right now all she could do was hope that with the assistance of their ne friends, she and her senshi could stand a chance against this new enemy.
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"Usagi-chan! Let's go to school!" Minako's voice boomed out cheerfully, as both her and Rei stood outside their friend's home the following morning.
"Minako-chan! We're not elementary school students!" Rei scolded her blond friend.
"Why are you so embarrassed?" Minako shot back, before she continued to call out to Usagi. Completely unaware that their fellow senshi and leader was also quite embarrassed by Minako's actions. A little while later the three girls were together and were on their way to school.
"You don't have to escort me, you know." Usagi told her friends, felling slightly uncomfortable about it.
"Don't take it so lightly." Rei replied, "This Galaxia person has targeted your star seed, and we have not seen any of her minions since they attacked us yesterday."
"And you can't predict when they'll attack." Minako added on, all be it rather dramatically. "For example, they could be disguised as a man walking a dog!" the young blond declared, as she pointed as an man who himself was walking a dog.
"Or they might pretend to be a nice woman putting out the trash!" Rei added on, as she pointed an an woman who was just throwing away some trash.
"Furthermore, they might be watching, pretending to be a repair man on top of an electrical pole!" Minako declared, as she pointed to a now very confused utility worker on a near by pole.
"Or... they could be in that black truck which have been following us since we left my house." Usagi finally replied, as the trio soon caught sight of a black Nissian Patrol with heavy tint. Suddenly as if on que, the SUV came along side the girls and one of the tinted windows rolled down to reveal a man with dark skin and sun glasses. Who then proceeded to hand Minako an envelop, before the vehicle drove off.
"Well... that was odd." Rei commented, as Minako opened said envelop and began to read it.
"What does it say?" Usagi asked curiously.
"Looks like General O'Neill also decided to give you an escort too." Minako replied. "Those men work for the General and apparently they have been ordered to keep an eye on you as well."
"I guess being allies with these Americans have some pros to it." Rei replied, as the trio continued their walk. Completely unaware that the "man" on the pole, was not exactly who he appeared to be.
"They have pretty good instincts!" Seyia commented from his position on the utility pole, as the Starlight watched the trio walk off.
When the group arrived at the school, they met up with both Makoto and Ami, who would basically be taking over Rei's escort duty as she went to a diffirent school. Usagi though that with Ami amd Makoto, they would be a bit more rational. But that did not turn out to be the case...
"What... is all... this...?" a now wide eyed Usagi asked, as she stared at the contents layed out before her.
"A club, tear gas and a talisman from the Hikawa Shrine." Ami replied, "Use them to protect yourself."
"We'll definitely protect you, Usagi-chan!" Makoto declared. Usagi for her part was taken by what she was seeing and hearing. Not to mention she was still trying to figureout just how her friends were able to get their hands on Tear Gas.
"What's this whistle?" the odango blond asked, as she picked it up and blew hard on it. There was a moment of eerie silence before the ground began to shake and what looked like a dust storm began to cut through Tokyo. Moments later the doors leading into the classroom slid open and a very winded Rei Hino stood there breathing heavily.
"Did you call?" the Shinto Preistest managed to gasp out, as the rest of the girls just stood there and sweat dropped. Meanwhile across the street from the school...
"Did you see that?" Morrison asked his friend, as he and McKenzie sat within their SUV.
"What the hell was that thing?" the other airman replied, he too was for a loss of words at p
"Morrison, McKenzie... what is your status?" a new voice asked over the duo's radio. "Scaners just picked up some seismic activity in your location."
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As the school dayprogressed, Usagi found herself subjected to a security detail which could rival that of the American Secret Service. As her friends continued to keep a close on her, both figurtively and litterally. It was not that Usagi did not appreciate what her friends were doing for her, it was just that she did not feel comfortable with them acting the way they were. As a matter a fact, the young blond thought that it was a bit too much.
"We have to be ready for "If's."" Makoto reminded her friend.
"We can't be too careful, that's the key!" Minako added.
"But I think you guys will also get into trouble." Usagi reminded them, but to no avail. It was very clear to see that her friends were very serious about her safety, even during lunch time. It was quite possibly the first time in a long while Usagi did not feel hungry.
While this was going on, both McKenzie and Morrison kept an eye on the high school from their new SUV. Like the night before, the two airmen were dressed in civilian attire but under their close were kevlar vest. While a P90 and three clips of ammunition were located under their seats just incase things got hot. "So how long you think we're gonna be in Japan for?" McKenzie asked, as he used a pair of binoculars to spy on the upper levels of the school.
"I don't know man." Morrison replied, before an odd expression formed on his face. "I just realized something."
"Yea, what's that?"
"We are two grown men spying on a school looking on several teen girls." Morrison replied. "This is just seven levels of wrong."
"Hey look." McKenzie suddenly said, as he saw some of the girls they had seen this morning leaving the compound. "They're missing one."
"Think she's still in the school?"
"Possibly." the older male replied, as he continued to watch the girls leave. "Our orders are to keep an eye on them."
"So I stay behind and you follow the rest of the group?" Morrison suggested, to which the other airman nodded.
"Contact me when you've sighted her. I'll keep an eye on the rest of the group." McKenzie replied, before Morrison got out of the vehicle and took up position just out of sight of anyone who would have seen him. But as he took out his binocculars to continue his observation of the school, Morrison soon spotted an very familiar individual entering the building.
As this was going on, Usagi was on the rooftop of the school and looking down on the near by football pitch. A sad expression forming on her beautiful face as she began to think about her boyfriend. During the day, Usagi's friends made the unintentional blunder of bringing up the fact that Mamoru was not around to protect her. Something which made Usagi feel as if she was completely helpless without him and in some ways, she felt that way.
She missed Mamoru so very much and wondered just why he had not contacted her. Tears began to roll down her cheeks, it was very clear to see that Usagi was feeling very lonely at this point.
"You said you were alright, now you're crying you're lonely!" a new voice suddenly spoke up with a menacing tone. "Aren't you weird!"
Looking up, Usagi saw a young woman with black hair talking to her. "Who are you?"
"MEOW!" the strange woman exclaimed, as her school uniform was replaced with a black cat like uniform.
"At last, it's just the two of us!"
"Actually... it's just the three of us." a new voice cut in and upon investigation, Sailor Tin Nyanko something she was not expecting. For standing on the other side of the roof top was one of the very same men who had tried to tackle her the day before.
"What are you doing here!" the dark senshi screached out, obviously upset that her would be ambush of Sailor Moon had not gone to plan.
"I was about to ask you the same thing!" Morrison replied in Japanese, his P90 drawn and switched to semi-automatic. "Step away from the young woman and you will not get hurt!"
"I think not! Tin Nyanko roared, as she launched a ball of energy at the airman. Morrison managed to dodge the blast and return fire with his sub machine gun, but Nyanko was quick and was able to dodge the assault.
"You're good." the evil senshi admitted, "but try this on for size!" she screamed, as multiple blast came from her golden bracelets. Causing Morrison to duck behind a wall for cover, the golden orbs passing very close to the airmen, as he was not sure what would happen id one of them were to hit him. But just as it looked as if the evil senshi would get the upper hand, a rose flew out and stuck Nyanko on her wrist, causing her to flinch in pain.
On the ground, Usagi (Now Transformed into Sailor Moon by this point) saw a red rose embedded into the roof and for a split moment, the senshi thought it was her one true who had attacked.
"If you hurt any of my friends, I will not forgive you!" Seyia declared, as he stood above the door leading onto the roof.
"That's funny, what can you do?" Nyanko sneared, as she look on that the younf man.
"Fighter Star Power, MAKE UP!" Seyia shouted out and in a specticle of light, Sailor Starfighter stood in his place.
"What the f**K?" Morrison declared as he saw Seyia transform from a male to a female. A sentiment which was both shared by Tin Nyanko and to some extent, Sailor Moon.
"Star... Serious... LASER!" Starfighter declared, as bolts of silver energy lanced out and sent the evil senshi flying back. "Now, Sailor Moon!"
"Right!" the Senshi/ Moon Princess replied, before she brought out her septor and called out... " Sliver Moon! Crystal ….. Power... Kiss!" Golden beams of light lashed out and struck the now frightened Animamate, but what happened next surprised everyone who saw.
One of the gold bracelets on Nyanko's wrist shattered and as it did, half of the Senshi's uniform turned from black, to white. But before anyone could get answers, a glass box telephone booth appeared and allowed the Animamate to escape.
An eerie silence fell upon the roof top, as both Starfighter and Morrison approached Sailor Moon, who herself had collapsed onto her knees. The weather beginning to change as id to mimic the emotions Sailor Moon was feeling at that point. "Kid, you alright?" the dark skinned airman asked the young woman, as both he and the Starlight could see the distressed expression on hr face. Obviously Tin Nyanko's attack had an major effect on the senshi.
"Usagi!" Sailor Mars' voice called out, as she and the rest of the senshi ran over to her to see if their friend was alright. Followed by McKenzie who had is P90 in hand.
"Usagi-chan! Are you alright?" questioned the Senshi of Fire asked, "Did she hurt you?"
Sailor Moon just looked up at her friend for a moment, the tears starting to well up in her eyes, before the blond senshi held Mars in a tight embrace, softly sobbing into her shoulder as she did. "It's okay, It's okay..." Mars reasured her friend, as the rest of the senshi came in to comfort her. Starfighter and the two Airmen decided that now would be a good time to give the girls some space, but as they move back, the Starlight turned to Morrison and said...
"Uh... thank you."
"Thanks... but for what?" Morrison asked, curious as to why this man... or woman, was thanking him.
"Thanks for keeping an eye on her." Starfighter replied, "I don't kmow just how long she would have lasted aganst Tin Nyanko.
"Uh.. yea. Don't mention it." the airman replied. "I think now is a good time to contact General O'Neill and inform him of just what happened."
"Yea, you may want to do that." the Starlight agreed, as they looked on at the Sailor Senshi. Just as the rain began to fall.
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A/N: And there you go, what did you think? Like I said in the beginning, the chapters will now vary in length and in this case, it was short. I just hope it was enough to satisfy those of you who are following it.
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