Disclaimer: All rights to both "Fist of the North Star" and "Sailor Moon" belong solely to their respective owners, Tetsuo Hara and Naoko Takeuchi. I neither own these franchises nor do I profit from the writing of this story.
Author's Note: Enjoy.
Dark Kingdom
Jedite was visibly trembling as he had to deliver the news of his utter failure of the "Love Line" to his superior and queen.
Likewise, Queen Beryl was also trembling, but not in fear but in anger. The sight of Jedite's torn carcass as he hobbled about before her infuriated her. She did not know who she was more angry with. Jedite for his utter failure or this interloper that seemed to be on to them for some reason.
"I am angry Jedite, very angry. I was promised a large amount of energy that would surpass those of your last efforts. However, I find that you only managed to get a paltry amount of energy from one insignificant human being. To make matters worse, you then go and have another one of our youma killed during her mission while you come back looking near death yourself. Explain yourself Jedite." growled Queen Beryl in annoyance and anger.
Jedite flinched visibly as he was reprimanded by the queen and he struggled to get his thoughts together. The wounds on his chest were beginning to heal but they still stung with each breath he took. His left hand was gone entirely and even though his body managed to close the wound, he was still in pain.
"Everything was going to plan my lady, but it seems that this past two occurrences are no longer coincidence. Someone is on to us. I fought the interloper, but she proved much more capable than I imagined. She managed to strike me with a strange technique that contorted my body. I beg forgiveness my Lady. I underestimated my enemy and paid for my incompetence." pleaded Jedite as he keeled down low.
Queen Beryl narrowed her eyes and almost had a mind to blast Jedite out of existence and perhaps someone a bit more capable for the job. However, she could not afford to waste resources and the loss of a general, however incompetent, would hurt more than help.
"Stop your groveling Jedite it is unbecoming! Rise to your feet and tell me of your next course of action. Should this mission be successful perhaps I can find it in me to overlook this debacle." growled Queen Beryl.
"O-Of course my Lady!" said Jedite as he rose quickly to his feet. Taking a deep breath, he composed himself and his thoughts. Ignoring the pain of his still healing wounds, he soon spoke with calm and clarity.
"According to my sources, most humans lust after interscholastic achievements. Most will do anything in their power to excel in this particular activity. Harnessing this energy will be very much to our benefit." said Jedite.
"This sounds interesting Jedite. Do have a method in which we can collect this energy?" asked Queen Beryl, finding herself intrigued.
In a flash, Jedite produced a floppy disk in his right hand and presented it before the queen.
"With this device we can absorb the energy from these humans from a contraption known as a computer." said Jedite.
"Very well Jedite. You may proceed in your mission. However, let me warn you that my patience grows thin. Do not fail me Jedite." warned Queen Beryl in a stern voice.
"Of course not my Lady." replied Jedite.
Kenshiro was outside her house as she engaged herself in some training exercises to better improve her stamina and strength.
She was doing three finger pushups with one of her arms behind her back.
While this exercise was a cake-walk in her old body, it really pushed and strained at her new body and Kenshiro found that she had to really concentrate and push herself.
The last battle with that strange man had shown the limitations of her Hokuto Shin Ken. While normally devastating against other humans, Kenshiro saw that her style was not quite as effective against other creatures, such as the monsters she had been fighting lately.
There was only one reason as to why her techniques did not work and that was because these monsters did not have the same anatomy as humans. She was sure that they had pressure points, but they were located in different areas of their body.
Kenshiro sighed a bit in frustration before finishing up the pushups. She was out of breath.
This new body definitely needs work. If only I had a sparring partner I could better tune myself to this body and understand its strengths and limitations better.
As she stood there, she saw a blue haired woman walk outside and recognized her as the mother of the Usagi girl.
"My god Usagi, you're all sweating! What have you been doing?" asked Ikuko in concern.
"Training." replied Kenshiro curtly as she went over to the nearest tree and jumped on one of the lower branches and started to do chin-ups.
Ikuko did not know whether to be happy, concerned or angry. Her daughter's behavior changed so much after her fourteenth birthday. It was almost as if she were another person.
"Usagi, I hope you don't mind me asking but why are you training anyway?" asked Ikuko in slight concern.
"Mostly for self-defense. I realize that my body is out of shape and if I were to get into a confrontation I would be helpless." grunted Kenshiro as she continued to pull up, her muscles straining with the exercise.
The blue haired mother of two could not help but be confused at that statement. Immediately her concern preceded her.
"Usagi, is someone bullying you at school and making threats?" asked Ikuko, more concerned now.
Kenshiro did her last pull up, held the position and then used her arms to force her body upside down, her hands gripping the gnarled wood, before pushing off and landing on her feet. She was out of breath again and her muscles felt like they were torn open. She turned to the blue haired woman, who looked at her with a mixture of surprise and concern and proceeded to answer her question.
"There is no such thing happening at school. I keep to my own business, there should be no reason as to why anyone would harbor a grudge against me. I train as a precaution. As a young woman, I feel that being prepared for the unexpected is imperative. That, and the exercise puts my mind at ease." replied Kenshiro once more.
Ikuko did not know what to say to this. While she did not have any problem with Usagi exercising, what not for all its health benefits, it was extremely out of character for her to do so. What bothered Ikuko the most was how her daughter stated that the exercise put her at ease.
The blue haired woman knew her own daughter better than anyone and knew that Usagi was inherently lazy and did not like to exert herself physically. She normally played video games or read sappy romance manga to pass the time.
Not wanting to let silence ring on any longer, Ikuko soon responded.
"I understand your reasoning honey, but I think that you are going a bit too far. If you are really serious about this I can perhaps have your father hire you a trainer. I'm just not comfortable with you doing these exercises like this on your own. You could hurt yourself."
Kenshiro gave the blue haired woman a look of disgust, as if the idea repulsed her.
"That is not necessary. Do not burden father with having to pay out of pocket for a trainer when I am capable of doing everything on my own." replied Kenshiro.
"I guess I'll let it slide then. Just be careful and make sure to finish all your homework before exercising, you hear me young lady?" said Ikuko in a stern voice, to make sure her daughter understood.
"I understand." replied Kenshiro as she walked back inside the house. Ikuko turned to regard her daughter and frowned.
She had always nagged at Usagi for being immature but now the mother of two could not help but miss her old daughter.
"Oh Usagi."
Kenshiro gritted her teeth as she stepped into the tub of ice cold water. While uncomfortable, the cold water soothed the aches in her tired muscles and helped along with the healing. Soon, Kenshiro's body grew accustomed to the temperature and she sat there, deep in thought.
For what purpose am I here for? Never have I felt so lost and unsure of my goals. Master Ryuken, what would you propose my next course of action be?
The heir of Hokuto Shin Ken took a moment to open her eyes and examine her new body. Thin arms, slender hands, a small waist, a large bosom and soft skin. All the complete opposite of her previous body.
She felt powerless in this body.
While most men would have probably come up with hundreds of perverted ways to get acquainted with a female body, Kenshiro lamented the fact that she was in one at all.
The only woman that captivated her eyes was Yuria, but she was now beyond reach.
Kenshiro soon got out of the tub and proceeded to dry and dress herself. The long strands of blonde hair constantly skirted around Kenshiro's face and she wondered as to why she hadn't cut her hair yet. It would definitely help in battle.
As she sat on bed, no doubt planning to meditate, she heard the window open and saw Luna come jumping in.
"I have some very important information that I need to tell you Kenshiro." said Luna as she jumped on the bed to join her partner.
"Speak." replied Kenshiro dully.
"It concerns a new student that has just transferred over to the school you're attending right now. Her name is Ami Mizuno and according our information, she may be a spy for the Dark Kingdom." said Luna seriously.
"What makes you say that?" asked Kenshiro as she rose her eyebrow in mild curiosity.
"She has a very distinct energy aura that is unlike any other. It was hardly human and it has got me suspicious." replied Luna.
"I can understand your reasoning, but I feel that it is too early to make such a rash assumption just yet. I'll go and see this Ami girl myself and discern whether she is friend or foe." replied Kenshiro.
"Okay then, but do be careful. Your wounds still have not completely healed from your fight with Jedite." said Luna in concern.
Kenshiro nodded before resuming her mediation once more.
The next day proved unremarkable for Kenshiro as she once again had to trudge through school. However, things soon got interesting during lunch when Naru managed to drag Kenshiro into the hallway.
"See there! That's the transfer student, Ami. Supposedly she came from some really high tech school but ended up flunking out or something." said Naru as she relayed the hear say info to Kenshiro.
"Yeah, but even so I bet she's still really smart!" said Umino as he came out of nowhere behind Naru, causing the ginger haired girl to gasp in surprise.
"Umino!" exclaimed Naru in annoyance. She definitely was not wanting Umino's company.
The bespectacled boy made his way over to Kenshiro and soon spoke.
"You agree with me, don't you Usagi? Even a brain farm reject is still smarter than the normal person." said Umino.
"Each person is capable of their own sense of intellect. Academics are not the only standard in which intelligence can be measured." replied Kenshiro dully.
"That was surprisingly wise of you Usagi! I better write that down!" said Umino as he got a pencil and pad and started scribbling.
Meanwhile, Kenshiro soon started to part from the group to meet the girl, Amy.
"Wait Usagi! You don't want to do that! I heard that she's really snobby and thinks she's better than anybody else." warned Naru loudly.
"Let me be the judge of that." responded Kenshiro sternly as she soon made her way toward the blue haired girl, who seemed to be intent in staring outside the window.
Soon Kenshiro made her way close to the blue haired girl, which drew her attention.
"Hello. Can I help you?" asked the girl somewhat meekly.
"Are you Amy Mizuno?" asked Kenshiro, getting straight to the point.
"I suppose so. Do you have business with me?" asked the girl, now a bit more defensive.
Kenshiro regarded the girl before her and started to feel a strange vibe from her. She felt an overwhelming sense of familiarity for whatever reason. However, she decided to not draw anymore suspicion so she made her point clear.
"I wish to speak to with you. Perhaps we can convene after school perhaps?" asked Kenshiro.
The girl regarded Kenshiro with a look of suspicion but her face soon softened.
"I wouldn't be opposed to it, but I have a computer class after school. I'm sorry, perhaps another time?" asked the blue haired girl politely.
"Very well, perhaps another time." replied Kenshiro stoically before turning around and leaving to join Naru and Umino once more.
Kenshiro knew that this Ami Mizuno was rather suspicious.
However, what got to her the most was her aura. It was not malicious but calm, almost soothing. It felt so familiar as well, so much so that Kenshiro almost thought of her to be someone else.
Of course, that couldn't be. No one she knew from her world were present here in this one.
That said, she tried to follow the blue haired girl, but it seemed that she knew she was being tailed and promptly vanished. Kenshiro, for the life of her, could not seem to find this strange transfer student.
Something is not right about her. Even in this body, it would be difficult for someone to hide from me.
Before Kenshiro could ponder for too long, something caught her eye on the pavement and Kenshiro bent down to pick it up.
It was a floppy disk, with AMI MIZUNO spelled in large, bold, letters in the front.
She must have dropped this as she tried to make herself scarce from me. Perhaps I can have Luna take a look at it. It's very presence makes me feel uneasy.
It was not long before Kenshiro managed to find Luna, who happened to be in patrol around town.
"You're saying that this new transfer student dropped this?" asked Luna as they made their way to a nearby computer store.
"Yes. While the girl did not seem to exude any sort of malicious intent, I feel uneasy holding this disk." said Kenshiro as they made their way inside the store and soon found a private room in which they could use a computer.
"Very well, let me check it out then." said Luna as she grabbed the disk from Kenshiro's hand and promptly slid it into the computer's hard-drive.
The screen turned blue and for a moment there seemed to be nothing suspicious about the contents. Just a bunch of random files and academic exercises were all.
However, the computer began to emit a strange buzzing sound which grated on the ears and soon, a malicious voice began to speak.
"Welcome students. You are here to fulfill the wishes of the Dark Kingdom. Offer your life-force and succumb to eternal sleep. Know that in your contribution, the great one will soon rise once more."
Immediately Luna took the disk out and promptly threw it on the floor.
"I don't believe this! The girl really IS an agent of the Dark Kingdom!" exclaimed Luna.
Kenshiro was silent for a moment but soon interjected.
"No, that is not quite right. If this was her disk, it was obviously intended for her to use. Why would an agent said Dark Kingdom brainwash themselves? It is obvious. The disk itself is malicious and the girl, and the rest of the students attending this computer school, are the victims." said Kenshiro grimly.
"You make a good point. However, I will not take any chances. I will accompany you to this school, just in case." said Luna.
"Very well."
The two soon dashed over to the computer school.
Kenshiro was mildly relieved that there were no security guards this time. She could march straight in and deal with this problem.
"Kenshiro! I know that you are strong but please, take this just in case." said Luna as she produced the brooch before her.
"I don't believe I will need use of this brooch but perhaps you are right. There is no harm in taking precautions." said Kenshiro as she grabbed the brooch and promptly placed it inside the long skirt pocket of her school uniform.
"I want you to stay out here Luna. There is no need for you to endanger your life for my sake." said Kenshiro.
"I understand." said Luna softly as she stayed by the door as she saw Kenshiro run inside the building.
Kenshiro could not believe the utter amount of malicious intent in the building, but she knew where to go. The room reeking of the most of this foul aura would contain the mastermind behind this little scheme.
She dashed into the door and saw, to her dismay, that several of the students were unconscious. The blue haired girl was caught in the vice grip of what appeared to be a red, ugly she-monster.
"It would be wise if you let her go." said Kenshiro as she cracked her knuckles.
"And what if I don't want to? What are you going to do about it, little girl?" sneered the youma.
"I can see that you won't listen to reason so I have got no choice but to kill you." replied Kenshiro.
"Then try it!" roared the youma as she summoned a series of loose leaf papers and shot them toward Kenshiro.
Kenshiro, sensing that the papers were not normal, dodged the papers as the cut right into the blackboard behind her. Kenshiro saw that the youma was not making to move anywhere and soon blitzed her way toward the monster, hoping to kill it before it did any harm to the transfer student.
However, a hoard of people popped out of nowhere and hindered Kenshiro's progress.
"Let's see if you have the gall to kill innocent lives, you fool!" roared the youma.
Kenshiro found herself getting pushed into a corner and soon retaliated. Taking care to not strike their vital pressure points, Kenshiro attempted to fight off the crowd around her.
Unfortunately, she found out that none of these people were staying down when she struck them.
Everytime she knocked one down, instead of going unconscious, they just jumped right back up and resumed attacking. She was sure that she was striking the non-lethal pressure point, Kisha, in all their bodies. By all rights, if they were not unconscious from the blow itself, their muscles should be paralyzed.
What was worse was that her body was giving out. Her battle with Jedite was still too recent and old wounds inflicted on her soon started to wear on her.
Kenshiro soon found herself getting overwhelmed.
Meanwhile, the blue haired girl looked on with her eyes wide open as she saw Kenshiro striking at her zombie like opponents with such precision and care.
This girl's technique is exemplary. Her strikes are precise. It's almost as if she is using Hokuto...but there is no way. I'm pretty sure that I was the only one that got marooned into this world.
However, her musing was cut short as she saw the blonde haired girl before her soon begin struggle. Wounds inflicted on her person from a previous battle soon re-opened.
The blue haired girl looked downcast at the situation.
I really did not want to do this and arouse suspicion but however, I cannot allow an innocent to lose their life for my behalf. Too many lives I have seen pass away already. I will not allow this to continue any longer.
With that, the blue haired girl soon turned around and gave her youma captor a harsh look as she spoke.
"I will only give you this one chance. Let go of me and crawl back to where you came from." growled the blue haired girl in a menacing voice.
The youma, who was enjoying the battle before her, turned to regard her captive and cackled wickedly.
"Are you threatening me little girl? Do you want to end up like your little friend over there?"
It was then that the blue haired girl had had enough and promptly gripped the youma's wrist with her hand and squeezed down...hard.
The red youma growled in pain.
"Your response tells me everything. I should have killed you the moment I saw you. Its doesn't matter now though, your life is now forfeit." replied the blue haired girl sternly.
"I'll like to see you try!" roared the youma as she managed to pull herself away from the blue-haired girl's grip and jumped into the air. As she did this, she managed to transform both her arms into scythes.
"You forced my hand little girl and now you'll pay! I'll carve you up and present your corpse to our Queen!" roared the monster as she descended.
The blue haired girl said nothing as she closed her eyes and raised her arms.
Just as the youma was about to slice the blue haired girl up into pieces, she opened her eyes suddenly and a flashing, multi-color aura soon began to emit from the girl's body.
The youma found herself suspended in mid-air, unable to move at all.
"W-What are you doing? Why are you shining like that?" asked the youma in anger and fear.
The blue haired girl did not respond as she placed her hand on the stomach of the youma and sent a beam of light right through it.
Afterwards, the girl's aura dissipated and soon, the youma fell to the floor.
Kenshiro watched as all the people who had been under the monster's control suddenly slump down and go unconscious again. She was honestly relieved. They had her pinned near at the end of the room and were aiming to kill her. A minute longer and her patience would have run out and she would have started killing the whole lot of them, innocent or not.
However, all of that was moot as she saw the reason for it all.
Before her, she saw the blue haired girl, Ami Mizuno, send a beam of light through the belly of that monster as her aura radiated in many different colors. Immediately Kenshiro's eyes went wide in surprise and shock.
That's...but it can't be...there is no way! I thought I was the only one that-
Kenshiro's thoughts were interrupted as she saw the blue haired girl soon calm down as the monster fell to the ground and her aura dissipate.
Immediately the monster rose back up from the floor, not a single wound or cut on her red, monstrous body.
"What was that all about? It sure looked pretty, that's for sure but it didn't even hurt at all!" roared the youma.
The blue haired girl seemed unphased by this turn of events and merely smirked.
"That's good. The Hokuto Ujō Hagan Ken (Humane Face Breaking Fist of the North Star) is not supposed to cause pain. I pity you monster. You will experience the glory of Heaven before your eventual fall into Hell." said the blue haired girl.
"What are you talking about-"
Before the monster could continue, she could not help but notice an odd, if not euphoric feeling suddenly course through her body. She looked down to find that her legs were actually splitting down the middle and that her arms were contorted out of shape.
Something told her that she should be horrified at seeing her body getting maimed the way it was, but the feeling of pure euphoria was just too much. Never before had she felt so much bliss, it was unimaginable. She could never hope to give this up.
"It feels so good!" cried the youma in pure euphoria as her head began twisting round and round.
Soon, the youma's breathing hitched and soon, her head and upper body soon exploded. Blue blood stained the computers and walls. The only parts left of the youma were its innards and a few dismembered body parts.
The blue haired girl turned toward the blonde haired one, who was looking at her with pure shock and disbelief. She frowned at the reaction. She really did not want to scare the other girl.
"I'm sorry you had to see that. I'll leave right now." said the blue haired girl solemnly as she walked briskly toward the exit of the class.
"Toki..."
The blue haired girl froze as she heard the name come out of the other girl's mouth. She turned around with a look of shock on her face.
"What did you call me?" asked the blue haired girl.
"Toki. It has to be you. I only know of one person who has managed to master the Hokuto Ujō Hagan Ken." said the blonde haired girl from across the room.
The blue haired girl's eyes widened even more before speaking hesitantly.
"K-Kenshiro?"
The blonde haired girl then smirked as she was recognized.
"It has been too long, Toki." said Kenshiro.
In a flash, both girls ran up to each other and embraced one another.
"Kenshiro. I can't believe it is you. I thought that when I was sent here to this strange world that I had left everyone behind. That I would never again see my brothers." said Toki as she separated from her friend.
"I was of the same thought as well. In any case, I'm glad to know that I can finally speak to someone that knows me for who I truly am." said Kenshiro.
"I feel the same way Kenshiro."
Soon, the two girls walked outside the building to where Luna was waiting.
"I'm so glad that you two turned out to be alright. Were you hurt?" asked Luna to Kenshiro.
"Some minor wounds are all. It turns out that the transfer student, Ami Mizuno, was a bit odd." said Kenshiro.
"Really, how so?" asked Luna in curiosity.
It was then that the blue haired girl presented herself fully to Luna.
"I know who Kenshiro is. In fact, she trained with me long ago back in our world. My true name is Toki, though I'll probably be going by Amy Mizuno for as long as I am in her body." replied Toki as she spoke.
Luna looked absolutely stunned at the news. She was so stunned that she almost missed the mark on the blue-haired girl's head. Once Luna saw this, she became even more surprised.
That's the mark of Mercury! But how? The soul inhabiting this body is not the reincarnated one from long ago. What is going on here?
Luna soon spoke.
"I am glad to make your acquaintance, Toki, however, I need both you and Kenshiro to come with me. I need to confirm something." said Luna.
Both Kenshiro and Toki looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders.
"That's fine. Where shall we go?" asked Toki.
"Just follow me." said Luna.
The black cat and two teenage girls soon found themselves at an empty warehouse at the edge of town.
"Is there a reason as to why you brought us out here Luna?" asked Kenshiro.
"As a matter a fact, yes. Just earlier, when you were introducing me to your friend, I noticed that she had the insignia of Mercury on her forehead. That would make her one of the Sailor Senshi, soldiers who's duty was to protect the Moon Princess and do battle with the Dark Kingdom." said Luna.
Toki's eye's widened a bit as she heard this information. This was something she was not expecting.
"I see. That mark seemed to come out every so often. I did not know why. I just attributed it to a strange phenomenon with the girl's body." said Toki.
"It confuses me as well because the only ones capable of using powers of the Sailor Senshi are the souls of those soldiers reincarnated. But your souls are not theirs. By all rights, you shouldn't even be able to harness said power." said Luna.
Both Kenshiro and Toki took a moment to think on this.
"I see, but we have yet to test it out." said Kenshiro.
"Now's the time to try. Here you go, Toki, I want you to take this special rod and say, Mercury Power, Make Up!" said Luna.
Toki took the small rod from Luna. Though a bit suspicious about all this, she saw no harm in trying. At the worst, she would probably look silly.
"Okay then. I'll give it a shot. Mercury Power-Make Up!" roared Toki.
For a moment, nothing happened, then Toki suddenly fell on the ground as she grabbed her head, gritting her teeth in pain.
"Toki!"
Kenshiro strode forward near her friend and knelt down next to her. For a moment, it seemed that Toki had lost consciousness but she soon recovered her bearings.
"Toki, are you alright?" asked Kenshiro.
"Kenshiro...I saw her." said Toki.
"Saw who?"
"Ami Mizuno...the real Ami Mizuno." gasped Toki.
At once, Luna went toward Toki and Kenshiro and leaned in.
"What are you talking about? What do you mean that you saw Ami Mizuno?" asked Luna in confusion.
"I...can't explain. Kenshiro, why don't you try. Perhaps you'll see what I just saw right now." said Toki as she got up to her feet, albeit a bit off balanced.
Kenshiro took the brooch out of her skirt pocket and then spoke.
"What do you need me to say?" asked Kenshiro.
"Moon Prism Power, Make-up." responded Luna.
"Moon Prism Power...Make up." said Kenshiro rather dully.
For a moment, nothing seemed to happen.
Then, Kenshiro felt herself crash into the ground as her vision went haywire. It felt like she was going through a tunnel at very high speed. Soon she ceased to hear anything else as the world went black around her.
Author's Note: Sorry for the cliff-hanger but I need to have some sort of suspense. As I said, there is an actual reason as to why everything is going on the way it is. Anyway, hope you all enjoyed.