Rose of the Moon

Part 2- Enter Sailor Moon

Art Challenge 2: Design Bunny's Sailor Moon locket, according to the description in the paragraph.

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Act 7

Bunny ran right into her house and up the stairs to the room she shared with her sisters and locked the door. She curled herself up into a ball. "Oh, how could I do that? There's no way he'll ever want me now that I've made a complete fool of myself." she lamented her actions.

"That's hardly the worst of your worries, Bunny." said an unfamiliar voice at her feet.

Bunny uncurled herself and looked down. The only one she saw there was the cat, Luna. She must have followed her in. "Who said that? It couldn't have been you kitty."

"Actually it was."

Bunny let out a shriek and jumped to the other side of the room. "You're talking to me. I'm talking to a cat! I must be losing my mind."

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In the shop, several of the customers began collapsing weakly to their knees.

"What's going on?" one woman asked. "I feel so strange…so weak.."

Nanou, who had not yet been able to try on the dress she wanted, looked around. Her sister, Blanche, was fainted on the floor and Bunny was missing. "Umm…what's going on here? Everyone's fainting around me." She eyed the room, searching for the shopkeeper. "Hey, something's wrong here. We need to get help for these people." The shopkeeper was clearly not paying attention. "Hey, didn't you hear me? These people need help."

An evil laugh emanated from the woman. "There's no help for them I'm afraid. Or for you." The head twisted completely around until it was facing her.

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"No, Bunny, you are not losing your mind. As Tony told you, my name is Luna, although how he knew that remains a mystery, perhaps it was just a coincidence. But that's something totally different. I have been looking for you. I know you won't believe me, but you are a very special young woman. You have been chosen, Bunny."

"Chosen? For what?"

"To be the Sailor Soldier of the Moon, sworn to defend the Princess of the Moon."

For a moment everything was quiet. The quiet ended when Bunny began to giggle. "A soldier? Me? That's impossible, I'm a girl. Only men can be soldiers. You're probably looking for someone like Gaston."

"No Bunny. And speaking of Gaston, I suggest you stay away from him until I'm sure he's not really a spy from the Dark Kingdom."

"What are you talking about? Stay away from Gaston? Spy? Dark Kingdom! Start making sense already."

"You don't believe me then, alright, I'll prove it to you." Luna leaped into the air and spun into a flip. When she landed, a beautiful gold crescent moon locket, hanging on a gold chain, sat on the bed.

Bunny gaped. "What is that?"

Luna smiled. "That Bunny, is a special locket just for you."'

"For me? It's beautiful, thank you." Bunny picked it up and fastened it around her neck. She went over to her mirror.

"It's not just a piece of jewelry, Bunny. Listen to me. You need that locket to awaken your powers within. You are Sailor Moon and you must fight evil when it confronts you, you must not be afraid." But clearly, Bunny was not listening. "Fine, I'll prove it to you, again. Repeat after me, Moon Prizm Power Make-Up."

Bunny shrugged. "Alright. Moon Prizm Power." Before she knew it, her pony-tail was rolling up and dividing into two pigtail-buns on top of her head with two round-red barrettes. Her dress skirt shortened and became blue pleats. Her bodice changed into a leotard with a red bow and a crescent moon broach in the center, just like her locket which still hung about her neck. Her simple shoes became red knee-high boots and her arms from her elbow down to her fingertips were garbed in red and white gloves. Her earrings were crescent moons and stars. Finally, her forehead was adorned with a gold tiara with a red jewel in the center. She looked at herself in the mirror and nearly screamed. "What is this? This is completely improper clothing for a girl like me and it's totally gaudy."

"Well you can't expect to fight evil in long dresses do you? You'll trip and break your neck. Pleats are more durable and the skirt covers enough of you to be proper. And it is not gaudy!" Luna protested.

A scream echoed in Bunny's ears. "HELP! SOMEONE HELP ME! THIS DRESSMAKER'S CRAZY! HELP!"

Bunny looked at Luna. "That was Nanou. She and Blanche must be in trouble."

"Yes, Bunny. Some powerful evil forces have come to Earth, and it is your duty to fight them."

"But what can I do? I'm just a girl? I'm not a soldier."

"You are Sailor Moon. You will know what to do when you look into your heart. Believe in yourself."

Steeling her nerves, Bunny knew what she had to do. Her sisters were in trouble. "Okay."

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As they had predicted, Nanou was currently in terrible danger. The dressmaker was now a hideous monster and she had Nanou by the throat.

"Help me please, somebody." Nanou cried in desperation.

"No one's gonna help you now stupid girl?"

"Let her go." a voice demanded from the shop doors.

The monster turned it's head. "Huh?"

"I said, let her go!" the voice demanded again.

"And who do you think you are?"

Bunny stopped. What was she to say to that. "Um…I'm." She looked up towards the windows, the full-moon light shining through them. "I am Sailor Moon, champion of justice. I will right all wrongs and triumph over all evil and that means you."

"Sailor Moon? We'll see what kind of champion you really are. Arise my slaves, and serve the power that is the Dark Kingdom." Morga called forth her drained-customers as if they were zombies. "Destroy her."

Bunny suddenly realized that as much as Luna had said she would, she didn't know at all what to do as the zombie-customers attacked her. She didn't know anything about fighting. She quickly began dodging blows and trying her best to get away. "Luna, help me! I don't know what to do!" A blow from one of the zombies knocked her into a wall and she turned around with fear. "Oh no…what am I supposed to do now. Luna, please…help me! I don't want to do this anymore." she began wailing. "I want to go home!"

Morga moved in for the kill. "As you wish, little girl. AHHHH!" Morga screamed with pain as a sharp item sliced across her hand and embedded itself in the floor.

A closer look from both parties revealed that the item was a beautiful red rose. "Sailor Moon!" a male voice called to her from the window above.

Bunny looked up. There in the window was a handsome man clad in a black tuxedo and top hat. A cape framed him.

"You must not let this evil witch win! Look to the warrior within you!" the man instructed her.

"But I don't want to be a warrior." Her wails kicked up a notch and the world seemed to quake.

The zombies fell to the floor, Morga's spell broken thanks to her crying. Morga held her ears, feeling as though her brain was about the explode.

Luna came up behind her. "Sailor Moon, take your tiara and saw Moon Tiara Boomerang."

"Why, what good will that do?"

"Just do it!"

Unsure what else to do, Bunny took off her tiara. Instantly it became a sharp discus and she knew that it would work. "Moon Tiara Boomerang!"

Her tiara flew at the monster and seconds later, it was dust on the floor.

"I knew you could do it Sailor Moon. Good work!" the man called to her. "Now all of these innocent people are free and have their energy back. Others will test you but you cannot let them win. I will fight with you. I am Tuxedo Mask!" With that, the man leaped out of the window, leaving a shell-shocked Bunny behind with her guardian cat.

"Well, Sailor Moon, I see we have a lot of work ahead of us, but don't worry, I will have you in shape in no time."

But Bunny wasn't paying any attention. All of her attention was on the now empty window. "Who was that masked man?" she whispered. "He was so handsome."

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The next morning, as usual, the sisters were at their usual spot ogling Gaston. One of the many village women walked over to them.

"Hey, did either of you have a weird dream?" the lady asked them.

Nanou scratched her head. "As a matter of fact, I did. I was being attacked by this ugly monster and this beautiful girl named Sailor Moon saved us."

The lady nodded. "I had the same dream."

"So did I." Blanche added followed by several other women in the hearing range. "That's odd."

"Very odd." Nanou agreed. "Bunny, isn't that really strange?" she realized that Bunny wasn't beside them as usual and turned around. There, sitting on the ground, leaning against a haystack was a snoozing Bunny.

AN: Okay, I know that was very similar to how the first episode went but I couldn't resist. PLEASE REVIEW. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.