Even though he took the Rev Morpher, Touya did not join with the Rangers. Even Ash, May and Jimmy were surprised. Why would he take it if he wasn't going to join? Compounding the issue was Touya's refusal to explain why. Agent Hill did tell him he needed to keep quiet about S.H.I.E.L.D.'s activities, but he took an 'I don't give a fuck" attitude instead. Perhaps it was for the best if he didn't care. He wouldn't go blabbing about it to anyone.

But they were disappointed nonetheless. But they could not dwell on it. They still had school and superhero work. And Ash still had that "date" with Misty at Cerulean Fair. Part of the deal was they still had to stay covert and on guard. While it didn't look like there was going to be any orc attacks anytime soon, there needed to be some awareness.

And Ash still had to put on the "idiot trainer" mask. Although, the whole "mask" thing is a matter of opinion. One could simply see it as character development; growing from the kind of person he was when he was 10 to the straight-faced superhero out of necessity. But we're not going to go into some kind of philosophical debate over which "mask" is the true mask. It's a silly debate.

Misty, on the other hand, was getting stressed. It was only a couple of days since she first transformed, and while the dreams had stopped, she had much more to worry about. And she couldn't tell anyone about why she's stressed. The girl didn't want this kind of stress. "There's no good reason why anyone would want to be a superhero", that was her sentiment.

May noticed three days (a Thursday) after the battle in Cerulean. Misty had her head on her desk, looking like she was asleep. She had to switch her eyes between the orange-haired Gym Leader and the teacher every now and then to make sure she wasn't snoring. It wasn't like Misty was in the back of the room; she was right in the second row! If the teacher noticed her…

"Misty," she whispered, nudging her friend. The teacher kept going, talking about Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. "Misty!"

Misty stirred, groaning. May looked back at the teacher. He was writing on the chalkboard with his back to the class. May sighed and tried to get Misty to wake up. She succeeded and—oh, dear.

Misty looked paler than a Seel. "Jeez, Misty!" she whispered. "What's going on?"

Misty froze. She didn't dare break the first rule of superheroes, but it's why she was in this state. She had been painted into a corner. Or had she? There were a few excuses she could make. "I've just been busy," she said. It's a start.

"Really?"

"Yeah, a lot of homework, challengers and the gym—"

"Miss Waterflower, do you have anything to say?" Oops. "Do you know what John Locke said what men are entitled to?"

Oh, crap. May slapped herself. She brought this on herself. "Um…" she paused. Very bad! "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?"

"Close, but wrong," said the teacher. "That was Thomas Jefferson. What John Locke really said, was that man has the power to preserve his life, liberty and estate, or in our terms, property. You would know this if you were paying attention."

"I'm sorry," said Misty.

"I heard you were a diligent student," said the teacher. "Is there something wrong?"

"N-no, sir," she lied. The teacher gave her a skeptical look before going back to his lecture.

"I'm sorry," May mouthed. Misty rubbed her face in shame. This was not good.

The lunch special was baked, breaded chicken; real chicken, not a Pokemon. The cafeteria was crowded, as usual, since this is a big school. Misty just took her time getting her food (including the chicken) with sort of a blank look on her face. Instead of really trying to look cheerful, she just didn't have the energy to do it. Several people actually passed her in the line.

The one who didn't was Jimmy McAndrew, of all people. The Blue Ranger noticed her when he got behind her in line. And while he didn't really know her that well, he did know Ash seemed to be interested in her. It didn't take a genius to recognize she wasn't feeling good, and Jimmy could tell right away. He didn't want to disturb her just yet. He still had to get his lunch.

Okay, now they were out of the line. He waited for Misty to set her tray down for some condiments and—"Hey!"

"AAH!"

He just barely blocked her punch. If you think he was shocked, you should have seen her. "Dammit, McAndrew!" she seethed.

"Sorry!" he said. "It's just that you didn't look so good, and—"

"I appreciate it," she said, walking away with her tray. Jimmy followed her to her table where May was already waiting.

"What was that about?" May asked. She must have seen everything.

"McAndrew scared me," said Misty.

"It's not my fault!" he said. "She scared me, too!"

"Just be glad we didn't cause a scene," said Misty.

"You did kinda cause a scene," said May. "But, everyone just ignored you."

"That's good," said Jimmy. "May, have you noticed her?"

"It's not hard to notice," said May. "She's been acting like this all day."

"Guys, it's fine," said Misty. "It's not like—"

"Hello," Misty froze. May looked at Jimmy, who shrugged. They looked to see two girls; one with short blonde hair another with long blonde hair. "I'm sorry, are we interrupting?" The one with long blonde hair said.

"…No…" said Jimmy. "Who are you guys?"

"I think I know who they are," said May. "They're the girls who were staring at Misty a couple days. Denchu Risato is the one with long hair, and Deshi Ginsei has short hair."

"Right," said Jimmy. The two sat down next to Jimmy and May. "You know, I think I recognize them now," said Jimmy, "Especially Denchu."

"Drop dead," said Denchu.

"Sorry Jimmy," said May. "So… what are you guys doing here?"

"All of the other tables are full," said Deshi. Well, she wasn't lying.

"Okay, but you scared Misty," said May. "Did you do anything to her?"

"No," said Deshi. "Is she—"

"I dunno," said Jimmy.

"Maybe she's worried about this Saturday," said May. "Her friend is taking her to Cerulean Fair, wink, wink."

"May!" said Misty.

"She's awake!" said May.

"Who, him?" asked Denchu.

"My name is Jimmy!" he said.

"No, not him," said May. "I wonder where he is, he usually eats with us."

"I think he said he had something to take care of," said Jimmy. "And there's somebody else we recognize."

"Who?" asked May.

"Touya Kinomoto," said Jimmy. Now it was Deshi's turn to freeze, and she was blushing like a bright red apple. "Is she okay?"

"She probably knows him," May chuckled.

"I've heard of him," said Misty. "He's a senior. And I hear he's probably gay."

"Gay! ?" said Jimmy.

"Yeah, he's always hanging out with that gray-haired guy, what's his name?" said May. "The gray-haired guy with the glasses."

"I don't know, maybe they're just friends," said Misty.

"That's what they all say," said May.

"May, reality is not a yaoi manga!" said Misty. "And it's not a romantic comedy, either! Should we tease you about Drew?"

"Why?" said Jimmy. "I do—Ooohhh!"

"Sh-shut up!" she said with a blush. "Wh-what about those Sailors?"

"Sailors?" said Denchu. "What is she talking about?"

"What, you mean you missed that big mess on Monday?" asked Jimmy.

"No, I didn't miss it," said Denchu. "I just don't know why she's talking about Sailors. What is she talking about, anyway?"

"I noticed an article online," said May. "It had a blurb about these 'Sailor' characters. It tried to link them to Sailor Moon."

"I have no idea what you are talking about," said Denchu. It almost sounded… defensive, and hostile.

"I was about to say I think it's a load of junk," said May. "But we had those orcs running around; maybe there is some crazy stuff out there."

"I'd better hope those are Sailors," said Jimmy.

"Sailors!" said Misty. "I used to believe in them, but now I don't."

"Why not?" asked May.

"Well, look at them!" said Misty. "They're running around in leotards that look like Japanese schoolgirl uniforms, are they supposed to be threatening? And what about some sickos out there who like, if you know what I mean, schoolgirl uniforms," If she's gonna deny her involvement, might as well go the whole nine yards! "It's silly!"

"When you put it that way," said May.

"What are you talking about?"

Deshi turned redder than a tomato. Misty could almost call her Deshi the red-faced girl. "Should we call Santa?" said May. "I we found Rudolph's replacement!"

"Is she okay?" asked Touya.

"I think so," said Jimmy. "Did you do anything with her?"

"SHUT UP!" Deshi screamed.

"She always acts like this around me," Touya said with a sly smile.

"Oh, I get it, you two know each other," said May. Her evil little mind was already thinking up possibilities.

"Oh yeah," said Touya. Deshi looked like she wanted to die.

"Shut up!" she said.

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"So wait, this Deshi girl knows Touya?" Ash asked during his and May's free period outside the school building

"Yeah, and you should have seen her face when he showed up!" said May. "She looked like Rudolph's replacement!"

"You already said that," said Jimmy.

"And why did you mention the Sailors?" said Ash. "Are you trying to blow our cover?"

"I thought they had an idea," said May. "I guess the public doesn't know about them yet."

"They got more important things, like a Presidential election to worry about," said Ash.

"And we couldn't say anything to Touya," said May. "We weren't about to break the first rule of superheroes in the middle of the cafeteria."

"By the way, did you try to get to Kinomoto earlier?" asked Jimmy.

"No," said Ash. "I don't even cross paths with him."

"Dang," said Jimmy, "And what about May's boyfriend?"

"He is not—"

"Forget about Drew," said Ash. "If he starts talking, we'll have to deal with him."

"I should have invited him to take down Team Rocket," said May. "Then we wouldn't be in this mess."

"May, you can't blame yourself," said Ash. "I know it's crazy, but we could…"

"You're shitting us," said Jimmy. "Even May said he's a lover, not a fighter."

"He carries a rose around," said May.

"I know," said Ash. "I just thought it would be a good idea. Oh, and Fury called me. He said S.H.I.E.L.D. hasn't detected any enemy movement yet."

"Team Rocket was easier," said Jimmy.

"We weren't Power Rangers back then," said Ash. "But I see your point. Let's split up, we have to get to class."

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It took all of Misty's inner strength to get through the rest of the day. But she also wondered what she was doing. Was she hurting her friends by hiding her troubles? Was she turning her back on those she cared about? Ugh, it was making things worse. She nearly cheered aloud when the bell finally ended the day and she bolted for her locker, then the exit. She was on her bike before anyone noticed.

She got back to the Gym 15 minutes after school ended; record time. She sighed, dropping her backpack on the floor and sitting down on a couch in the lobby. She noticed the mail lying on the floor. Oh well, might as well pick it up. Bills, junk, bills; Great, probably from the city asking about the water. Ugh, Cerulean was being a pain in the ass.

She grabbed an orange juice from the fridge and poured a glass. She gulped it down in a matter of seconds. She let out a satisfied sigh and walked out of the kitchen and upstairs to her bedroom to do her homework, lugging her backpack up with her. But she was sorely mistaken if she though she was going to get some peace and quiet.

Misty dropped the backpack by her desk and sat down at the seat. She looked out at the city skyline and some UCC buildings in the distance. Birds (including Pokemon) were chirping, creating a relaxing environment that Misty loved. She could work with this. She opened up her backpack and took out her binder, taking out the pieces of homework she needed to get done before she could do any other gym-related paperwork.

She went to work immediately. Her pencil flew over the paper. She tried to get her work done as quickly as possible, but trying to make sure she was doing it right. She's a studious girl, although that may have been mentioned by now. She wanted to do well in school and get into Berkley (although UCC would probably work fine). She ignored all other outside stimuli, not even a bullet whizzing past her face could break her concentration. But, as she got close to being done, that was about to change.

Just a few more sentences and… "Hey!"

"GAH!" Misty was lucky she fell on her backside, since her head just missed the bed.

"I'm so sorry!" said Luna. "Are you okay?"

"Well my ass hurts like hell!" she said. "But other than that, I'm fine!"

"I didn't want you to get hurt," said the black cat.

"What are you doing here, anyway?" asked Misty.

"I came to make sure you were okay," said the cat. "Denchu told me you looked terrible today."

"Probably because of this whole 'Sailor' thing!" said Misty.

"Do you even want to be a Sailor?" asked Luna.

"Can't say it's been a dream of mine," said Misty.

"But you said you had strange dreams," said Luna. "What was in them?"

"A palace on the moon and some girl calling her a princess," said Misty.

"Then you will make a great Sailor," said Luna.

"Excuse me?" Misty said in an agitated voice.

"I'm sorry!" Luna pleaded. "Don't hurt me!"

"Oh, forget it," said Misty. "It's just that you interrupted me while I was doing my homework."

"The last person I guided hated doing homework," said Luna. "She had a good heart, but she was lazy."

"Well I'm a gym leader," said Misty. "I'm really busy, so I'm not sure how I can be a Sailor."

"And you don't want to be a Sailor?" Luna asked, jumping on the bed. Misty got a little annoyed, but she did let Marill on that bed of hers.

"No," Misty confirmed. "And you know, I'm not used to having a cat on my bed."

"Sorry," said Luna.

"But do you know anything about those monsters that attacked on Monday?"

"No," Luna said, shaking her head. "My contacts are not sure, either. You'll have to find out for yourself."

"Damn," said Misty. "What about those Power Rangers?"

"I didn't know they even existed!" said Luna. "I don't know where they came from!"

"You gotta be kidding me!"

"I'm not kidding," said Luna.

"Jeez," said Misty.

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"Come on, what's taking so long?"

"It's a damn moon rock, what's so bad about it?"

"Not just any ordinary moon rock."

"Whatever, they're all the same, valuable!"

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Ash didn't have a black cat coming into his mom's new house in Cerulean to interrupt him so he was able to get his homework done pretty quickly. Now I know what you're thinking: 'Wait, Ash did his homework? And his mom lives in Cerulean?' Okay, first off, Ash is smarter here. Second, his mom agreed to move to Cerulean so he could go to high school. It's the same story with May. As for Jimmy, well, there's more on him later.

He stretched in triumph, a little bit of his old self sneaking through. He never really changed that much, anyway. Oh, I must make another note: His mom owned the house, but she didn't live there about 75% of the time. She still kept her main residence in Pallet, but would spend time in Cerulean with him. It's actually money he won for an old State Championship, but he gave about half to her. So she bought the house and he lives there.

The young S.H.I.E.L.D. agent did have a gripe, though. When his mom was around, he always had something good to eat. Instead, he has to microwave some crap, which is why Delia was starting to teach him how to cook for himself. Even Pikachu thought it was bad. Of course, he had some ketchup, so he couldn't quite complain.

The meal in question was your average TV dinner. A bit of Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and corn mixed with peas and carrots. This is what kids eat, not a teenaged superhero! Taking a bite out of his steak, he had to wonder if he had it okay. Yeah, he's got things okay. He just needs to learn how to cook a real Salisbury steak. "PikaPi!" Pikachu said as he licked his ketchup.

"You like it?" he asked.

"Pi-KA!"

"Good for you," he said. He went back to his steak and didn't take long to eat it—is his phone ringing? He took out his Cell Shift Morpher. "Go ahead."

"Rangers, we've got a situation," said Nick Fury. "There's been a robbery at the UC Cerulean Geology Museum."

"What was taken?" asked Ash.

"A moon rock," said Fury. "Get over there now. It's just a couple of hoods, so you won't have any trouble."

"Got it," said Ash. He got up, grabbed his Ranger jacket and a pair of sunglasses.

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"We have a problem!" said Luna. "There's two monsters and some orcs en route to the University of California at Cerulean campus!"

"UCC?" Misty asked. "How do you know this?"

"Don't ask how, just listen to me!" said Luna. "This is your chance!"

"What if I don't want to take it?" asked Misty.

"Why not?" asked Luna.

"Let those other girls handle it, not me!" said Misty. "I still haven't decided if I want to do this!"

"But you've already transformed!" said Luna. "This is your destiny!"

"I make my own destiny!" said Misty. "I'll decide if I want to continue or not on my own." Luna lowered her head in disappointment. She couldn't force her to do this.

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The hoodlums who robbed UC Cerulean not only had the cops on their hands, but a nasty bunch of orcs, too; a small, but ravenous bunch of orcs, anyway. You would not want to be in their shoes at this point in time. Even in their car, which had just been shot with an arrow, they weren't safe. The only option was to abandon the vehicle and escape on foot. And even then, it wasn't easy. "Come on, man!" said one bandit. "Let's just ditch this thing!"

It was easy to ditch, anyway. The car crashed into the sign at the gate to the campus. The trio that had broken into the museum scrambled out of the car. The orcs that were behind them were attacking the cops at the entrance to campus. So now they had a chance to escape.

Oh, but this day just kept getting worse. Two monsters, one looking like an anthropomorphic Ursaring and another looking like a woman confronted them. "It's just three common crooks!" said the Ursaring monster. "Why are we dealing with them?"

"We just want to have a little fun," said the female monster.

"DROP THE BAG, MAN!"

"Now way!" said the lead crook. He pulled out his pistol and fired a couple of shots at the monsters. They didn't work. "Shit, run!"

"After them," the female monster said with a bored look on her face. The Ursaring took off in pursuit with the orcs.

Meanwhile, a TV crew was setting up near the campus. Several cops were putting up a roadblock to stop the crooks. If only they knew what was coming… from both directions. But their focus was on the front. They readied themselves for the hoodlums' car. The sergeant got his bullhorn ready. They were due almost any second and—what the hell is that?

The orcs had nearly caught the hoodlums. The cops panicked and started to retreat when—"RPM, Get in Gear!" They looked behind to see the Rangers jump right over their heads and engaged the orcs.

They made quick work of the orcs. They must have been a weak bunch, because they barely even put up a fight. They must have been after the hoodlums. Speaking of which, they dropped the satchel they were using to carry the moon rocks they'd stolen. Ash could only guess they'd decided they'd be better off if they went with the police, because they were quickly apprehended.

"So who's he supposed to be?" Jimmy asked about the Ursaring monster.

"A mutated Ursaring," said May, "How original."

"Stay sharp," said Ash. The Ursaring monster beat its chest and charged the trio. "Scatter!" The trio scattered. Ash pulled out his Nitro Blaster. He inserted his red Engine Cell and let off a couple of shots. Sparks flew as the Ursaring growled in pain. May rushed in, jumping off a mailbox and kicking the Ursaring monster in the muzzle. Jimmy finished the round off by shooting the monster twice.

"GRRRAAAAHHHH! ! ! ! !" The Ursaring monster roared. The circle on its chest started to glow. It fired a Hyper Beam-like attack from its mouth, causing a big explosion.

At the same time, Touya had happened to turn the TV to the station where they were showing off the attack. The Ursaring monster was tearing through the Rangers like they were paper. Something inside Touya snapped. Without thinking, he grabbed the Rev Morpher and darted out of his house.

Meanwhile, the female monster was strolling along, terrorizing Cerulean's civilians like it was a Tuesday. It's a Wednesday, but that doesn't matter. She used a sort of acidic substance as her main attack from her arms. The terrified Californians got out of there quickly. The monster laughed evilly like any good villain would do. She was having a twisted sort of fun.

Of course, it's about to come to an end.

"Stop right there!"

"What?"

"I don't know what you're doing, but it must end!" said Thunder. "I am the Soldier of thunder and lightning, Sailor Thunder!"

"And I am the Soldier of Flame, Sailor Fire!"

"And in the name of Thunder,"

"And Fire,"

"We shall punish you!"

"And just how is that supposed to intimidate me?" said the monster. "The Master might be afraid of you, but I'm not! DIE, Sailors!" She whipped out that deadly weapon known as her arm and fired a beam of energy at the two Sailors. They jumped out of the way while a mailbox was blown up.

"Stunning Lightning!" Thunder shouted. The monster had other ideas. She punched Thunder right in the cheek.

"Fire Ba—AAH!"

"Don't you Sailors know how to fight?" the monster taunted. "GAH!" That was answered by Thunder giving her a right cross to the cheek.

"How's that?" said Thunder.

The monster stopped, holding her mouth. She looked at her hand. Then she looked at the two Sailors and gave them the most evil and terrifying smirk they'd seen in their lives. A little bit of what must have been blood was trickling out of the sides of her mouth. Fire could feel a chill run down her spine. "Well now," she said. "It seems like our little Sailors know how to throw a punch."

"This is bad," said Fire.

"DIE! ! !"

Speaking of fighting, the Rangers were pinned down by a new group of orcs that had shown up. They were doing their best to keep the Ursaring monster in the area. And part of that involved going after the burlap sack (Jimmy: "I hate that cliché!"). In desperation, May made a dash for the sack. She dove to grab it right as one orc reached for it. She made it just in time. She tucked it under her arm like a football and made a break for it.

Ash gave her some cover, letting off a couple shots with his Nitro Blaster. He missed, but it allowed May to leave the sack in a place where she wouldn't forget it. The cops were all gone, anyway, so she didn't leave it with them. She nodded and gave Ash the thumbs-up before going back to fighting the orcs.

Jimmy kept the Ursaring monster busy. He grappled with the Ursaring to keep it in place. Unfortunately, the Ursaring monster is still stronger than him, even with the Ranger suit. And after all, bears are Godless Killing Machines (wink). Ursaring threw Jimmy to the side like a ragdoll. A burst of sparks coming from the Ursaring monster allowed Jimmy to escape and get back up.

The Ursaring monster roared and lowered itself, charging like a linebacker. Jimmy jumped out of the way and the Ursaring monster crashed into an orc. May cringed. It had to hurt like hell.

The Ursaring monster got up. The ring on its chest began to glow. "Oh, shit," said Ash. "Sc—" KA-BOOM!

The resulting explosion sent the Rangers (and several orcs) flying in all directions. The Rangers landed hard. Ash could feel like his tailbone had cracked, even though his helmet HUD said he didn't. Still, it hurt! He struggled to get up when the Ursaring monster stepped on his hand. About 300 lbs. of humanoid bear pressing down on his hand really hurt.

"The Master doesn't like interference," said the monster, "Especially from the likes of you." It stepped of Ash's and walked over to the mailbox, grabbed the sack and then—

"Hey, you!" The monster turned around. The other Rangers looked in the same direction to see—

"Kinomoto?" said Jimmy.

"About damn time," said Ash.

Touya took his Engine Cell and inserted it into the wrist-mounted Rev Morpher. "RPM! Get in Gear!" he shouted, revving the morpher and punching the air. In a flash of purple light, he transformed into the newest Ranger, the Black Ranger.

"Get him!" the Ursaring monster shouted, not even bothering to find out whom he is. The orcs charged Touya. Now it was time for Touya to prove himself.

He tore through the orcs like a man possessed. Whether it was the suit or the orcs didn't know his fighting style, he made it look easy. He punched the lights out of all the orcs he came across. He kicked and swept them away, blocking punches and swords. He ducked, dodging a sword and punched the offending orc in the gut. He punched an orc in the face, and finished off the next one. He side kicked the final orc and went straight for the Ursaring monster.

Said monster growled and shoved the burlap sack at the nearest orc. It charged at Touya and met him halfway.

Not wanting to be out done by the newbie, Ash signaled to his experienced teammates. They understood what he was trying to say and stood up. Jimmy rushed the orc, tackling it and sending the sack flying, allowing May to rush in and grab it out of mid-air. "Got it!" she shouted.

"Great!" said Ash, "Let's finish this!"

Meanwhile, Touya was busy grappling with the Ursaring monster. The two were locked in an epic struggle between man and monster. The Ursaring monster had the upper hand due to its sheer strength. But Touya had a bit of luck on his own and grabbed his Nitro Blaster. He shot the monster once, getting it off of him. Now it was the others' turn. "Road Blaster!" they shouted, giving Touya the signal to get out of the way. Ash inserted Jimmy's blue Engine Cell into the Turbo Cannon.

"FIRE!" he shouted, pulling the trigger and launching the Zip Charger. The Ursaring monster couldn't do anything and it exploded on contact.

"Wow," Touya said as Ash walked over to the bag, picking it up. He dumped the contents out.

"Just a moon rock," he said.

"Why would those robbers be after a moon rock?" asked May.

"It's valuable," said Ash. "Let's get this back to the museum and return this thing."

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"Pease, Misty!" Luna begged. "They need your help!"

"No, they don't," said Misty. There was doubt in that voice. "Th-they're fine, they can do this without me."

Luna continued to watch the situation with Sailor Thunder and Fire. She too looked concerned. Well, actually, way more than concerned. She was nearly terrified for the two. Misty watched and listened nervously. The sounds of Thunder and Fire's screams filled the room. At some point Misty started to wonder if she was killing them herself. And Luna's pleas for them to hang on were not helping.

Misty had to wonder if she could sit back and watch any more. She knew that girls who were fighting were her own schoolmates and if they died in action… hoo boy. Now she was starting to realize how selfish she was being. There's a time when someone realizes that they must act themselves and Misty had that moment. While Luna was distracted, Misty walked out of the room and rushed to the battle scene.

The monster was laughing evilly. Maleficent would be proud. She had the Sailors on the ropes. She knew how to handle two Sailors who, combining their attacks, could not bring her down. Thunder and Fire were growing desperate. They panted while taking cover from the monster. If only Misty could put aside any doubts and join them. They needed her now! "I should go and find Ursamauler, he should have the gem by now!"

"Gem?" said Thunder. "What is she talking about?"

"DIE!" She fired her beams at the two. They jumped out of the way.

"Stunning Lightning!" Thunder tried to get an attack off. The monster used its beam to block the attack.

"Fire Ball!" This one hit the target. The monster felt the hot flames on its back. It turned around and fired at Fire. She jumped out of the way, but caught the tail end of the attack.

"Fire!" Thunder shouted before she was swatted by the monster.

It had taken her five minutes, but Misty managed to reach the intersection where the Sailors were fighting the monster. She hopped off her bike and ran to take cover, watching the action unfold. She reached for the transformation stick. She hesitated. But the sounds of Fire's screams made her think otherwise. "Water Elemental Power… Make-UP!"

"Come ON, I want to have a little fun before I kill you!" The monster shouted. Thunder looked like she was ready to tear the monster to shreds. She started to move when—

"Hold it!" They turned around to see—"I am the Soldier of Water, Sailor Ocean! And in the name of the Seas, I shall punish you!" Do I REALLY have to say that? She thought.

"Damn girl!" said the monster. "Oh well, I can kill three of you!"

"Tidal… WAVE!" Ocean (Misty) swung her arm and unleashed a torrent of water at the monster. The water struck the monster before she could fire her arm beam.

"Stunning Lightning!" shouted Thunder.

"Wait!" said Fire. "I have an idea. Fire Ball!" The monster felt the searing hot flames burning her skin.

"Tidal… WAVE!" While it was a relief, it was considerable pain getting drenched by Misty's attack.

"Stunning Lightning!" And to finish it off, Thunder unleashed her lightning. But despite all that, she wasn't dead.

"You little bitches!" she growled. "The Master will have their way with you! Just you wait!"

"What do we do?" asked Ocean.

"I have an idea," said Fire. "All at once, ready! Fire Ball!"

"Tidal… WAVE!"

"Stunning Thunder!" The monster screamed in terror before she was incinerated.

They stood there in the middle of the street as the remains of the monster smoldered. Misty knew things would never be the same now. "Thank you," said Thunder. "You've proven yourself… for now, anyways."

"Thanks," said Ocean. "I guess."

"Thank you," said Fire. "You helped us out. And forgive Thunder, she just doesn't trust people."

"Okay," said Misty. "What was she talking about?"

"I don't know," said Thunder. "But we're going to find out."

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Hey guys, it's me, sorry I'm late. It's just that I've been kind of busy for the past month, what with the job search and all. I'm not sure when the next chapter will be up, but I'll try and get it up as soon as I can.

Again, Sailors Thunder and Fire are not mine, but they belong to the Soldier Project.