Rose of the Moon

Part 2- Enter Sailor Moon

Author's Note: This is it, the full on beginning of our Sailor Moon/BatB adaptation. At last, Sailor Moon will be introduced. I am taking inspiration from all four forms of Sailor Moon (Manga, Anime, SeraMyu, and PGSM). Montlune is a fictional town in France that I just created. Seemed fitting since Lune is the French word for Moon. Mont is short of Montagne which is French for Mountain or Mount. So you essentially have Mount Moon Village.

Act 6

Bunny was just a typical girl in this small town of Montlune. Just another of the ordinary pretty faces that resided here. Was it really any wonder that Gaston didn't notice her, she sighed. She must really sort of blend into the crowds. It would have to take an exceptional woman to catch Gaston's eye. That must be Belle's secret. Belle was so strange, so mysteriously beautiful and smart to boot. Normally smart women weren't all that wanted here, but Gaston would need something besides beauty since there were so many beautiful girls in this town and he was so special. He would want someone as special as he was. So as much as she said she disliked Belle, really her dislike was all based on her jealousy. If she could have, she would have done everything she could to gain Belle's friendship, if only to get closer to Gaston and perhaps learn how to snag him herself. But her sisters would never let her, they'd never understand it.

So, as usual, she stood off to the side with them at the fountain as Gaston demonstrated his great strength by lifting a heavy barrel of fish. She had to pretend that she was content with simply swooning over the man, knowing it was truly impossible for him to notice her the way she wanted.

"Bunny, you alright?" Nanou asked her.

Bunny waved her hand at her sister. "I'm alright, sister, I just have a headache. I think I should go home and lay down for a little bit."

"Good idea." Blanche agreed. "Go on, we'll be home soon to help Mama with supper."

Bunny took one last glance at Gaston and turned to leave. She didn't get far down the path when she felt something heavy land on her head. Startled, she screamed and batted at whatever it was. Quickly the weight left her and land at her feet.

"Oh, it's just a cat." she sighed in relief and a feeling a foolishness washed over her. She'd lost her cool over a dumb cat. "What are you doing jumping on my head, kitty." she knelt to pick up the cat and scratched at it's ear. She looked into it's eyes. "Is that a moon on your forehead kitty?"

"Luna! Here Luna!" a call came from a nearby shop. The cat leaped from her arms and went over to Tony, the bookseller's son. Tony smiled at her. "I'm sorry if she bothered you."

"Oh, is she yours?" Bunny asked. She'd seen the young man in passing before but never really talked to him. He was a book person, books weren't proper for a girl after all. But now that she saw him close up, she realized how good-looking he was. Not at all like she thought.

Tony shook his head. "Nah, she just wandered in one day and I've been feeding her. I saw her jump on you and I was worried you might be upset. I'm sorry."

"No, she just scared me that's all."

"She seems to like you though. She's never done that before. Maybe she could find a permanent home with you, if you'd like to keep her that is."
Bunny's eyes lit up. "Really?" She realized she would like to keep the cat. She was so pretty and with that moon on her forehead, she was a rare find. Maybe she could train the cat and show her at the contests at the next fair.

"BUNNY!" came the excited cries of her sisters as they came running up to her.

"Bunny, we know you have a headache, but you have to come quick!" Nanou said. "There's a new dressmaker and she's giving away some dresses as a grand opening special. "Quick!"

Nanou and Blanche latched onto their sister and began dragging her away. She turned and bade farewell to Tony. Luna bounded after them.

"I feel something from this girl." the black cat murmured. "Is she the one I'm looking for?"

The dresses at the new dressmaker's shop were certainly very lovely.

"Go on girls, one dress free to every customer. Any dress you like." the shopkeeper bellowed with a smile.

Bunny and her sisters looked over the dresses. "Do you girls think a new dress would get his attention?" she asked absentmindedly.

"Of course it will." the shopkeeper assured her from behind. "These are special dresses. They're sure to make your love dreams come true dear."

Bunny was about to try one on when she felt something at her ankle and looked down. "Luna, you followed me. What do you think, should I get one?" she showed the sparkly pink dress to the cat. If she hadn't known better she would have thought she'd seen the cat shake it's head. She looked back at the dress, suddenly filled with second thoughts. "Will a new dress really make me more beautiful than Belle, beautiful enough for him?" she thought to herself. She looked over to where her sisters were trying on bright, sparkly dresses of their own.

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"The time has come for us to attack the other dimension and release our master, Metallia." Queen Beryl stated to her people. "But to do that, we must gather energy, lots of energy. Jadeite, tell me of your plan."

The Dark Kingdom was an evil universe filled with horrid monsters and an even more horrid Queen. They had been locked away for many centuries, punishment for their attempt to take over the Moon Kingdom which had nearly succeeded.

"Yes, Queen Beryl," Jadeite bowed low. "My servant Morga has positioned herself as a new dressmaker in this small, quaint village of Montlune, in France. These dresses will sap the energy of those pathetic humans and all those near them. Soon, the Dark Kingdom shall be free and you Queen Beryl will rule the universe."

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Bunny didn't understand why, but she felt she had to leave the dress shop as quick as possible. Without even telling her sisters, she slipped out with the pretty black cat. In her hurry she didn't watch where she was going and bumped into something, or someone, and fell to the ground.

"Hey, why don't you watch where you're going…." she began to shout at whatever had knocked her down but stopped herself. "Gaston…I'm sorry…I didn't mean…" she stood up quickly. "Sorry." Her face colored with embarrassment and she ran away.

With his eyebrows raised, Gaston watched her run off. That was the second girl who had run away from him. Was he losing his touch?

AN: Luna has made an appearance and I hope we can now figure out who Sailor Moon is. I thought it would be good to give the triplets a bigger part then they have in the movie. Oh, and Nanou is the French Equivalent of Naru.