Sailor Moon was originally created by Naoko Takeuchi, while Golden Hawk was created by me, although his secret identity was created by Jerry and Sharon Logue. This series takes place in a real place, Orange County, California, during the 1980s. While I strive to make this series as accurate as possible, I have made some changes for artistic purposes.
Meet Serena Campbell, a typical all-AmJasonan girl. Blonde hair, blue eyes, a little on the short side. She's very pretty, even though she sometimes thinks her nose is a little small for her face, and she sometimes wishes she was a couple inches taller. She has family and friends, people who love her, and people she loves. She sort of somewhat had a boyfriend, well, he's a boy, and he's her friend. And now, he's her boyfriend for real. And now, with the addition of Sailor Jupiter, their quartet is now a quintet.
CHAPTER 7: THE SOLDIER OF LOVE AND BEAUTY SAVES THE DAY
FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA
JULY 18, 1986
7:30 AM
"Hope you haven't had breakfast yet," Cathy Campbell said, as Jerry Logue entered the house. "I'm about to make bacon and eggs, with some diced potatoes, and biscuits with gravy."
"And you aren't going to take no for an answer, are you?" Jerry asked.
"You know I'm not," Cathy said.
"Do your dad and Bonnie actually ever feed you?" Sammy Campbell asked.
"Believe it or not, yes,' Jerry said. "It's just that whenever your mom even senses my presence anywhere near your house around mealtime, she insists that I come over to eat, and won't take no for an answer. I mean, it's not my fault my dad and stepmother bought a house right up the street from where my best friend lived."
"But from what I've heard, you were getting along pretty good when you were living with your mom," Sammy said. "Why did you go live with your dad, anyways?"
"Because my mom thought it would be better for me to repeat the fifth grade," Jerry said.
"I don't understand," Sammy said. "You've always been good in school."
"It's a bit more complicated than that," Jerry said. "Sure, I was good in school, but there was more to it than that. It has to do with my birthday."
"Your birthday?" Sammy asked.
"My birthday's November 27," Jerry said. "To be exact, I was born on November 27, 1969. In La Habra, the cutoff date for kindergarten registration is Decemner 1, so my parents could have had me start school in the fall of 1974. However, they felt it would be better for me to wait a year, and start in the fall of 1975. Of course, there was that whole teaching myself to read before my second birthday threw a monkey wrench into their plans. After only a few weeks in kindergarten, they did some tests, and decided I was gifted, and had me bumped up to to the first grade. Yeah, I was good in class, but by bumping me up, it defeated the purpose. My parents started me late because I needed that extra year to mature emotionally. Anyways, my mom decided that I would have an extra year in elementary school to make up for the one I lost when I got bumped up. She talked to my dad about it, because even though they were divorced, he still had some say in my upbringing. He agreed with her, and he felt that since living with him would mean I would have to start a new school, not having to watch all my friends start junior high while I was still in elementary school would soften the blow. My mom talked to my teacher, and told her the plan she and my dad made, how I was going to go live with my dad and repeat the fifth grade. My teacher said it might be better if I at least finished out the school year in La Habra, it might be easier if I didn't have any disruptions from switching schools in the middle of the school year. My parents were on board with that, they both felt the fewer disruptions, the better my adjustment would be. Since my teacher was on board, even though I was a straight A student, my teacher recommended I repeat the fifth grade. She was the only teacher I had who saw past my book smarts, and realized I needed an extra year in elementary school to mature emotionally, but was afraid that if I got held back, it might do more harm than good. However, knowing I would be starting a new school the next fall, and making new friends, it might soften the blow, so that was what made her do what she felt was the right thing to do for me. At first, when my mom told me I would be going to live with my dad, I thought I was being punished, even though they told me why I was going to live with him. Of course, that first day I moved in with my dad, I met Serena. I don't know what it was, but the first time I saw her, I knew she would be someone special in my life."
"Well, you've been like a son to Dennis and I," Cathy said. "No offense, Sammy."
"None taken," Samny said. "Especially since I've been your son my whole life."
"And thank you for stating the obvious," Serena said, coming downstairs, followed by Luna, her cat. Serena went to the pantry, and grabbed a box of Meow Mix(the cat food so good, cats ask for it by name). "You want some Meow Mix for breakfast, with a little cream?" Serena asked.
"Meow," Luna said.
Serena got Luna's food bowl, and filled it with Meow Mix, and added some cream. She put it on the floor, and Luna began eating. As Luna ate, Serena grabbed her water bowl, emptied it, rinsed it out, and filled it with fresh water, and set it down. "So what do the two of you have planned for today?" Cathy asked.
"Besides cashing our paychecks?" Serena replied.
"Not much," Jerry said. "Steve's having a pool party this afternoon."
"And you're not going?" Cathy asked.
"They're all Steve's friends,' Jerry said. "Most of his friends are jocks or cheerleaders. I can count on one hand every one if his friends I have anything in common with aside from going to El Dorado. And besides, I kind of wanted to hang out with Serena today, and my dad and Bonnie said I couldn't invite any of my friends. Which I don't think is completely fair, seeing that whenever I have a party, Steve gets to invite one of his friends, even though they respect the fact that there are friends of his I absolutely forbid him to invite. But since this is his party, as far as I'm concerned, he can invite the whole lot of them. I don't see anyone holding a gun to my head and forcing me to go to his damn party."
"You seem a little upset," Sammy said.
"You want to talk about it?" Cathy asked.
"It just feels like my dad and Bonnie are a little disappointed in me because I'd rather hang out with Serena than with his friends. And that's the operative word, his friends. To be honest, I would much rather hang out with Serena, and you know this."
"Of course I know this," Cathy said. "As much as you're over here."
"To be perfectly honest," Jerry said, "there are times I'm glad Serena doesn't have a Siamese twin."
"Okay, that's random, and out of nowhere," Cathy said. "Mind telling me why?"
"You realize if I had a Siamese twin," Serena said, "there would be two of me for you to love."
"Because if Serena had a Siamese twin," Jerry said, "I would be insanely jealous of her."
"Why would you be jealous of my Siamese twin?" Serena asked.
"Because she would be with you 24/7/365," Jerry said. "Every second of every day, for your entire life."
"You realize the fact she'd be with me every second of every day of my life might have something to do with the fact she'd be attached to me," Serena said.
"Yeah," Jerry said. "But somehow, being attached to you would be a pretty good tradeoff for being able to spend every second with you."
"Okay, that sounds a bit creepy," Serena said. "But oddly enough, it sounds a bit romantic."
"That's how I feel sometimes," Jerry said. "Anyways, wanna go bowling after we cash our checks?"
"Sure," Serena said.
After breakfast, Serena and Jerry got into Peggy Sue, which was what Serena named her car. Of course, when one drives a pink Cadillac, which was what Serena drove, Peggy Sue would be an appropriate name. As they got into the car, they noticed a moving van in front of the house across the street, the house where Jerry's friend Mike used to live. Even though they weren't exactly best friends, Mike and Serena were friendly to each other, especially since both were friends with Jerry. Mike was the friend who turned Jerry on to both the music of the Beatles, as well as the comedy of Monty Python. He had moved earlier in the summer, just after the school year ended. The house where he lived had sat there unlived in, until now. Serena and Jerry saw a moving van in front, with movers bringing items from the van into the house. "Someone's finally moving in there," Serena said. "I wonder what they're like."
"Well, I know I have something in common with whoever they are," Jerry said.
"How do you know?" Serena asked.
"Look at the license plate on those cars," Jerry said, pointing to a black Volkswagen Type 2 microbus and a dark blue Ford LTD Crown Victoria in the driveway, both with Hawaii license plates."
"What about the license plates?" Serena asked.
"Notice what state issued them," Jerry said.
"Hawaii," Serena said.
"And where was I born?" Jerry asked.
"Oh," Serena said, "I get it."
"Hold on a second," Jerry said, as a teenage girl, who appeared to be the same age as Jerry and Serena, came out of the house, accompanied by a white cat. The girl had a red bow in her long blonde hair, which fell down just past her butt. "I wanna give your new neighbor an aloha."
"I think I'll say hi myself," Serena said. "I can't put my finger on it, but I have a feeling she's going to end up being a good friend."
Jerry and Serena went across the street. "Aloha and welcome to the neighborhood," Jerry said, making the "hang loose" sign with his right hand(a fist, with thumb and pinkie extended, and waved back and forth).
"I take it you saw the license plates on mine and my mom's cars," the girl said.
"Yeah," Jerry said. "I was born in Honolulu."
"Me too," the girl said. "I'm Mina."
"I'm Jerry," Jerry said.
"And I'm Serena," Serena said.
"Serena's my girlfriend," Jerry said.
"So where in Honolulu were you born?" Mina asked, as a woman who Jerry and Serena assumed was Mina's mother came out of the house.
"Tripler," Jerry said.
"Me too," Mina said. "Navy or Air Force?"
"Navy," Jerry said. "My dad was stationed at the submarine base at Pearl Harbor."
"I'm Virginaia Nani, I'm Mina's mother," the older woman said, confirming Jerry and Serena's assumption about her. "Now that I think about it, there's something familiar about you. What's your name again?"
"Jerry Logue," Jerry said.
"No wonder you look familiar," Virginia said. "You look just like your father."
"You knew my father?" Jerry asked.
"Of course I knew Jerry and Sharon," Virginia said. "My husband was stationed at the sub base Pearl Harbor at the same time. He and your dad were good friends. In fact, I remember the day you were born. November 27, 1969, Thanksgiving. Robert and I were supposed to have Thanksgiving dinner with your parents, but you just had to choose that day to be born. We were supposed to have dinner at your parents place, but I had come over early to make everything, since you were due pretty much any day. I remember I was just about to put the turkey in the oven when your mom's water broke. I had just given birth a little over a month earlier myself, but I wasn't exactly in as delicate condition as your mom was. Unfortunately, your dad had to pick something up at the PX, but fortunately, Robert was in the next room, watching a college football game on TV. I left Mina with him, and told him to tell your dad when he got back that I had taken your mother to Tripler. In fact, you see that VW bus in the driveway? That's what I drove your mom to the hospital in. Anyways, maybe when Robert gets home, we'll stop in and go see your mom and dad. Where do you live, anyways?"
"Just up the street," Jerry said. "You see the house with the red Toyota 4x4, that's my dad's truck. As for my mom, my parents split up about 18 months after my sister was born, she lives in La Habra."
"Robert and I are going to have to go see her one day," Virginia said. "Anyways, speaking of Robert, he should be along in a little bit. As soon as he gets home, we'll go pay your dad a visit."
"I'll do you one better," Jerry said. "I'll let him know you just moved in here. I have to go home, anyways."
"Why's that?" Serena asked.
"If we're going bowling," Jerry said, "I need to grab a pair of socks. I have thongs on, and most bowling alleys kind of frown on people wearing the rental shoes without socks."
"Thanks for reminding me," Serena said. "I need to grab a pair myself, since I'm wearing thongs myself."
"Anyways," Jerry said, "It's nice meeting you. I know I've met you before, but now I'm actually old enough to remember it."
A few minutes later, Serena, Jerry, and Luna were in Serena's bedroom, where Serena grabbed a pair of socks. "I can't put my paw on it," Luna said, "but I have a feeling we'll definitely be able to trust your new friend."
"Why do you say that?" Serena said.
"Her cat," Luna said.
"Just because she has a cat?" Serena asked.
"It's because of who her cat is," Luna said. "Artemis is from Mau, and he's one of my oldest and closest friends. He and Mina seem to like each other, and I know Artemis enough to know he doesn't like anyone he doesn't trust. If he trusts her, than I think you should."
"Wait a second," Jerry said. "Isn't Artemis the name of the Greek goddess of the hunt?"
"On Earth, yes," :Luna said. "However, on Mau, there's a legend of a great wise man, that of Artemis the Wise. Now I know you both saw The Empire Strikes Back, right?"
"Of course we did," Jerry said. "Star Wars is like my favorite movie of all time."
"Anyways," Luna said, "The best way to describe Artemis the Wise is he would be what you would have if Yoda was a cat. And Artemis the Wise is also known as the Father of Mau."
"Kind of like how George Washington is the father of America," Jerry said.
"Not exactly," Luna said. "I mean, literally the father of Mau. He's said to have fathered several million kittens. To put that in its proper perspective, on Mau, cats only give birth to one kitten at a time, unlike Earth cats, who usually give birth to a litter of several kittens. There are instances of cats having twins, but those are rare instances, and it's unheard of on Mau for a cat to give birth to more than two in one pregnancy."
"Damn, he's got some stamina," Jerry said.
"Well, he did live several thousand years," Luna said. "But you're right, he did have some stamina. It's said that on the day he died, he fathered a dozen kittens that day alone."
"No wonder Artemis was named after him," Jerry said.
"But anyways," Luna said, "since Artemis trusts Mina, I think you should trust her."
"I'll be back in a few," Jerry said. "I need to run home and get a pair of socks."
Jerry went home, and grabbed a pair of socks. When he came down, his father and stepmother were sitting on the couch in the den, watching TV. "Hey dad," Jerry said, "you remember Robert and Virginia Nani from Pearl Harbor?"
"I'm surprised you do," Jerry Lee said. "Last time you saw them, you were about 18 months old."
"I just talked with Virginia," Jerry said. "They just moved across the street from Serena, where Mike used to live."
"You sure it was her?" Jerry Lee asked.
"She knew you and my mom," Jerry said. "She knows my birthday, and my mom's name, and she said I look just like you. She told me a little story about when I was born."
"You mean, about how Virginia came over to make Thanksgiving dinner, and how she was just about to put the turkey in the oven when your mom's water broke," Jerry Lee said. "And how she had to rush your mom to the hospital because I had to pick something up at the PX. I don't know how much of the story she told you, but I just happened to pass her by on the way to the hospital. I ended up turning around, and following her to the hospital. I still remember that black VW bus they had back then."
"Would you believe they still have it?" Jerry asked. "Their daughter drives it."
"Mina's old enough to drive?" Jerry Lee asked.
"She's a month older than me," Jerry said. "How long have I been driving?"
"Sorry," Jerry Lee said. "The last time I saw the Nani's, Mina was only 16 months old, just before I transferred to South Carolina. I had a hard time thinking of her as a young woman."
"I get it," Jerry said. "Last time you saw her, she was a baby, now she's about to start her junior year in high school."
"Yeah," Jerry Lee said. "I mean, it's different for say, Kim. As close as I am to aunt Barbara, I've watched both her and Kelly grow up since they were born. Same with Debbie, even though her and your mom are divorced, she's still my daughter. But Mina, I haven't seen her since she was a baby. Same with your cousins James and Pookie."
"She doesn't go by Pookie anymore," Jerry said.
"It's been so long since I've seen your uncle Tommy that I forgot her real name," Jerry Lee said.
"It's Jennie," Jerry said. "If it makes you feel any better, for a while, I thought her name actually was Pookie. I used to wonder why some people called her Jennie."
And you've actually seen her since she was a baby," Jerry Lee said. "She was like a month old when your uncle Tommy and aunt Carolyn moved to Stockton."
"Funny you should mention my uncle Tommy," Jerry said. "But you know my friend Melissa?"
"The girl you did the English project with last year?" Jerry Lee asked.
"Yeah, her," Jerry said. "Anyways, you know her aunt and uncle took her in after her parents were killed in a car accident. Anyways, before her parents were killed, she lived in Stockton, and I'll give you three guesses who lived next door."
"I guess Walt Disney was right after all," Jerry Lee said.
"It's a small world after all?" Jerry asked.
"Yeah," Jerry Lee said.
"Anyways," Jerry said, "Serena and I are going bowling today. And don't forget Robert and Virginia are coming over later on."
"I still can't believe they moved just across the street," Jerry Lee said.
"I couldn't believe it either," Jerry said. "I mean, I did tell Mina I was born at Tripler, and that you were stationed at the submarine base at Pearl Harbor, but Virginia was mentioning stuff I hadn't, like your name, my mom's name, my birthday, the fact I was born on Thanksgiving, stuff like that. I figure that if someone I've never seen before tells me I look just like my father, as well as knows when I was born and the names of my parents, I figure she's on the level."
"Robert Nani was one of my best friends when I was in the Navy," Jerry Lee said. "He and his wife are both native Hawaiians. Robert was born on Maui, Virginia was born on the Big Island, they met in Honolulu. Robert was stationed at Pearl Harbor, Virginia was a student at the University of Hawaii."
Later on, Jerry and Serena went bowling. They weren't really playing serious, just messing around. At one point, Serena dared Jerry, who's right handed, to bowl left handed, and he rolled a strike. When they finished, and left the bowling alley, they could hear screaming coming from the distance. "El Centro Park, by the sound of it," Jerry said.
"Corn Festival?" Serena asked.
"No way," Jerry said. "First of all, the Corn Festival isn't for a couple more weeks. Second of all, if it were the Corn Festival, the screams would be of people having fun on the rides, maybe a little scared. But those sound like screams of pure terror, like something or someone's attacking."
"Let's get into character and check it out," Serena said.
"I'll be there in a second," Jerry said. "Something tells me I need to call in the troops for this one."
"Do what you have to do," Serena said.
"This is Big Bird," Jerry practically barked into his communicator. "Meet Graceland and me at El Centro Park in La Habra, just focus on my homing beacon."
"Pretty Soldier of the Moon, Make-Up!" Serena said, and transformed into Sailor Moon.
Jerry just tossed a couple smoke pellets at his feet, causing him to be surrounded by gold smoke. When the smoke cleared, he was gone.
A second later, Sailor Moon and Golden Hawk were at El Centro Park, where they encountered a man who looked like a cross between a vampire and a punk rocker. He stood 6' tall, with long stringy hair streaked with red, and wore a deep red silk shirt unbuttoned to the navel, dark red leather pants so tight that Golden Hawk thought one could tell his religious beliefs, pants that were tucked into thigh high black boots, and a black leather coat that hung down to just above his ankles, and black leather fingerless gloves, which showed the fact his fingernails were painted dark red. "I don't know who this faggot is," Golden Hawk said, "but he's going down."
"And who do you think you are?' the man asked, speaking in an accent Golden Hawk and Sailor Moon would put at Liverpool, England."
"I am the Soldier of Love and Justice," Sailor Moon said. "I am Sailor Moon, and in the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!"
"And I'm the Wicked Cool Suburban Vigilante of 1986," Golden Hawk said. "You can call me Golden Hawk, and in the name of all that is awesome, I'll kick your ass!"
Just at that moment, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, and Sailor Jupiter arrived. "I am the Soldier of Love and Wisdom," Sailor Mercury said. "I am Sailor Mercury, and in the name of Mercury, Douse yourself in water and repent!"
"I am the Soldier of Love and Passion," Sailor Mars said. "I am Sailor Mars, and in the name of Mars, I'll chastise you!"
"I am the Soldier of Love and Courage," Sailor Jupiter said. "I am Sailor Jupiter, and in the name of Jupiter, I'll fill you so full of regret, it'll leave you numb!"
"And you can call me Draevyn," the man said. "At least while you're still alive to call me anything."
"What the fuck is that supposed to mean?" Golden Hawk asked.
At that moment, the Sailor Soldiers and Golden Hawk realized that Draevyn had surrounded them with a force field, and that the force field was shrinking around them. "It means I expect you to die an agonizing death very soon."
"Maybe I can teleport us out of here," Golden Hawk said. "Everyone grab hold of me."
"Right," Sailor Mercury said, as she, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Mars, and Sailor Moon grabbed Golden Hawk. He attempted to teleport out, but was unsuccessful.
"That didn't work," Golden Hawk said, as Draevyn disappeared.
"But at least you tried," Sailor Moon said. "Anyone else have any ideas?"
"I think I might have an idea," Sailor Mercury said, pressing the earring on her left ear, which caused a visor to appear over her eyes. "I'll scan the force field to see if it has a weak spot somewhere."
"Use this if you find one," Golden Hawk said, transforming his staff into a Walther PPK, which was equipped with a laser sight. "Use the red dot to mark the weak spot if you find one, and I'll blast it."
"Let me guess," Sailor Mercury said. "You turned your staff into a gun, but don't have any bullets."
"Pretty much," Golden Hawk said. "Besides, I can always crank my energy blast up if I need to."
As the force field continued to shrink, Sailor Mercury scanned it for a weak spot. After about 25 seconds, she found a weak spot, which she used the laser sight to mark. As Golden Hawk was about to blast it, she noticed something. "Wait a sec..," was all she could get out before Golden Hawk fired an energy blast at the force field. It was only his superhuman speed and reflexes that saved himself and the Sailor Soldiers from his energy blast ricocheting off the force field. "That's the bad news," Sailor Mercury said. "While the force field does have a weak spot, it's only on the outside."
"That bastard thought of everything," Golden Hawk said.
"Not everything," a voice came from outside the force field. "Whoever it was who left you in this predicament didn't even think about me."
Golden Hawk and the Sailor Soldiers turned to where the voice was coming from, and saw a girl in a Sailor Soldier uniform, trimmed in orange and blue, with orange fingernails, and was wearing a red bow in her long blonde hair, which hung down to just below her butt. The girl was accompanied by a white cat. "Please tell me you have an energy beam power," Golden Hawk said.
"Will my Crescent Beam Kiss do?" the girl asked.
"I'll mark the spot you need to hit," Sailor Mercury said, aiming the Walther PPK she was still holding. "Aim at the red dot."
"Got it," the girl said, as Sailor Mercury activated the laser sight, projecting a red dot on the force field. As she did that, the girl made a fist with her right hand, with her index finger extended. She kissed the tip of her finger, and aimed it at the red dot. "Venus Crescent Beam Kiss!" she said, firing a beam of energy at the force field, which shattered it when it hit. Golden Hawk used his powers to shield himself and the other Sailor Soldiers from the shattered shards of the force field.
"I don't know who you are," Sailor Moon said, "but thank you very much."
"I'm Sailor Venus," the girl said. "And I don't know any of your names, but I know your communicator code names. Which one of you is Graceland?"
"That would be me," Sailor Moon said.
"Madeline?" Sailor Venus asked.
"Me," Sailor Mercury said.
"How about Southpaw?" Sailor Venus asked.
"I'm Southpaw," Sailor Mars said.
"And I'd be willing to bet you're Sparky," Sailor Venus said to Sailor Jupiter.
"Guilty as charged," Sailor Jupiter said. "But how did you know?"
"Because I could tell from his voice that Big Bird is male," Sailor Venus said. "Besides, it makes sense for Golden Hawk to use a code name that relates to birds. But enough about that, I just want to let you know I'll be there whenever you need me. But for now, I think it's time for me to make my exit."
"Don't you want to know who any of us are?" Sailor Moon asked.
"Another time," Sailor Venus said, as the other Sailor Soldiers left. Just before Golden Hawk disappeared in a puff of smoke, Sailor Venus noticed he was giving her the "hang loose" sign with his right hand...
À SUIVRE...