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Act Eight:
Lighting Strikes… Again.
Masao was speeding down the street wearing his school uniform and fling his school bag arm around; he was running late. “Ahh!” He was yelling as he turned a corner and gathered more speed to try and not to be late, for a third time this week. He had no idea what was wrong with him lately. Always being late and sleeping in, this was just not him, it was as if he was living through someone else.
Luna was running behind him with a bag in her mouth. She was trying to help him from not being too and made his lunch for the young man. Now with the bag in her mouth she was chasing him shouting, “Masao! Don’t forget the lunch I made you!” Looking down at the cat as he was running he smiled at her, turned another corner and slammed into something.
Falling, he out stretched his hands and caught himself before really hurting himself. He looked at was he ran into and noticed that a girl was under him and anyone looking in on the scene would of thought dirty thoughts. His hands were up by the girl’s face and his face was close to hers. Her legs were slightly spread apart and one of his knee’s were close to a very uncomfortable area for the both of them.
Looking at the girl and slightly blushing he saw that her eye’s were squeezed shut. He pushed himself and held out his hand to her. The girl must of heard him moving because she opened her eyes and revealed a shade of green that was breath taking on a human being. He hair was the shame shade of that lime green color and long, some of the longest hair that Masao had ever seen on a girl.
The girl took his hand and was pulled up, or Masao thought he pulled. It seemed to him that she forced herself up more than he helped her up. He took the hand away and scrubbed the back of his head and laughed softly. “Sorry! I was just running late for school and wasn’t paying attention…” He said trailing off as the girl just looked at him and brushed herself off.
“Not a problem. Most people don’t notice me anyways.” She said kind of glumly. Masao just looked at her, the girl seemed to demand notice. “My name’s Masao.” He said holding out his hand again, this time to be shaken. She took it and forced a smile. “Kino Shizuka” She said and they shook hands. Masao who didn’t want to be any later apologized and ran off. Shizuka just shook her head and sighed, continuing on her journey.
In all the confusing Masao had forgotten Luna who was just standing there watching the entire scene from the corner that Masao had run from. She felt something coming from the girl, but she wasn’t quite sure. She would have to invest age a little more first.
* * *
In a dark and very cold area, Jetto and Shinju stood facing their Queen. Beryl sat on her throne and watched her crystal ball on top of her staff. Just a few day’s ago she had sent Onikisu to his death, and the man finally succeed at something. The other two General hardly felt anything for the man, he was stupid and useless, Jetto seemed the lest bit concerned.
“My Queen, I feel we have wasted enough time and energy on those fools! Let us began the true mission!” He said, his voice going into a fevered pitch. Shinju looked at the man and fingered a small long black crystal that the Queen had given her. She was worried for him, the longer she watched the more she thought that the man before her was losing his mind.
“Patience, Jetto.” Was all the Queen said and then looked at Shinju, who nodded and held out her hand holding the crystal. Tossing it to the side the black crystal twirled in the air and dust and dirt that was around it began to circulate and gather more speed. The dust spun wider and wider, a soft glow forming at the tip of the black crystal.
The glow shot up into the dust cloud and an image appeared. A human man was looking at them through the image. He looked like a normal human child, nothing like one of the Great Seven Youma of legend. He wore a yellow shirt and blue jeans, a backwards red cap was on his head.
“This… this is one of them?” Shinju asked a little confused and looking at her Queen, who was smiling deeply, and then looking at Jetto. The dark glow in his eye’s only confirmed what he thought of the man. She sighed and nodded, holding out her hand and the crystal slowly moved towards his, the image above it disappearing.
“It shall be done.” And she disappeared in white flower petals.
* * *
Masao was humming to himself walking through the garden that the school had for lunch breaks on pretty days. He slowly made his way to the spot where he ate lunch with his friends when he noticed someone sitting near the wall, off from everyone else. Stopping to take a better look he noticed that it was Shizuka!
Quickly making his way to were she was sitting he stopped before she could know that he was there, she was talking to herself. “Stupid…. What made me think this would be any better? Huh? Who is that?” She looked at Masao who had jerked back. He held out his hands showing her that he was not armed and meant no harm.
Taking a seat he smiled at the girl. “Defensive aren’t you?” He said, his smile showing his white teeth. She just nodded as it were a matter of fact. Masao looked at all the food that the girl had before her. He had never seen quite a lunch like this before, someone in her family was an excellent cook.
“Wow, someone knows what there doing in the kitchen.” He said nodding to the lunch. The girl finally smiled, just a crack. “I’ve been making my lunch for a long time now.” She said, the sadness creeping back into her voice. Trying to avoid any of that Masao quickly informed her that he would be eating lunch with the girl.
“Everyone seems to be scared of me…” Shizuka said looking into her lunch, but never really touching any of it. Masao sighed, he knew how some of the people around here could be. Most of the students where not very nice to new people, besides, he heard some rumors about her.
“Not to worry! In a few day’s, if you stick with me, you will be on of the coolest girls around!” Masao said with a laugh and the girl actually giggled, thinks looked like they would be getting better for the girl. “Is there anything to do around here?” The girl asked, and Masao smiled at her. “I know just the thing!”
* * *
After school, Masao and Shizuka headed away from the building and towards the shopping district of the area. “A Game Arcade just opened up!” Masao said as they walked down the street past many shops and many other people. Pointing Masao had finally found it and the two quickly walked over and entered the building.
The arcade was semi-full with people and the place seemed to have all the latest games. “Wow, I have never been to one of these before, Masao said looking around. Oddly, Shizuka seemed to fit right in, gliding over to a game; The New Sailor V! Masao followed before the girl when someone tapped him on the shoulder. Turning he was shocked to see Mika and Akihito staring at him.
“How did you know I was going to be here!” He said a little confused. Mika smiled and Masao noticed that Luna was in her arms. Akihito was the one that answered though. “I go to your school remember. You have such a loud mouth.” Jerking a thumb at Shizuka he snorted. “I see you made friends with the crazy girl.” Masao glared at him. “She is not crazy. She’s quite.”
“What are you doing here anyways.” Masao asked and this time Mika answered. This was the first time that Masao really saw what the woman was wearing. A backward baseball cap and big sunglasses that covered the entire upper portion of her face. “Luna say’s that the girl bothers her.”
Masao laughed at the cat and patted her on the head. “You mean Shizuka? Luna please! I think your just worrying to much!” The group looked over at the “quite” girl who was now yelling at the game she was sitting at. “That was a CHEAP shot! Come on!” Mika giggled nervous and Akihito shot the two a look like, ‘I told you she was crazy.’
“Come here! Let me introduce you guys!” Masao said grabbing Mika by the arm and leading her to the other girl. Akihito had no choice to follow, although he felt like he was not invited to follow, which is why he did. “Hey Shizuka! Let me introduce you to my friends.”
“Nice to meet you.” Mika said and Shizuka eye’s went aglow. She almost looked like she was going to faint, but something stopped her. “It’s a pleasure to you Mika.” The girl looked a little… constipated. Masao taking a clue asked the girl if she was alright. All Shizuka could do was nod. The group heard a cough from behind Mika and they turned to look at Akihito. “Oh… And this is…” Masao trailed off as Shizuka lost interest in the man before her.
“Look at that Akihito, it’s the first time that you actually made someone space out.” Akihito glared at him and yelled back. “Clearly she lost interest in the way you were introducing us!” The two began to bicker even more and Mika pulled Shizuka aside. “At least their talking now.” She giggle and Shizuka joined with the girl. Scratching Luna under the chin, Shizuka coed over the cat.
The fighting and the giggling stopped when the group over heard gasps coming from the other side of the arcade. They all looked to see a huge group of people standing my a crane machine. A guy wearing a yellow shirt and blue jeans was working at the toy dispenser, and seemed to be winning; a lot.
The group made there way to look closer and pile in with the rest of the people watching the event unfold before them. The guy had just won a Sailor V doll when he plugged in more yen to play again. Masao noticed a huge brown paper bag sitting next to the young man and saw that it was filled with more plushie dolls.
Shizuka seemed to take a better interest in the man then the actual game he was playing, like everyone else. She mouthed something, but no one noticed and if she actually said anything, no one heard. The game hook went for another victim of the surprise assault of the game and this time grabbed two dolls instead of one. Masao thought he saw something but shook it off. He felt Akihito nudge him in the ribs, he saw something too.
Suddenly someone pushed Masao and he pushed into someone ahead of him. “Sorry!” He said quickly and the girl that turned around surprised him. “Sakura!” He said gasping. He hadn’t seen Sakura in a few day’s, something about her parents wanting to take her on a vacation. He wanted to sit down and talk to her, about what happened before she lost her memory.
She just smiled at him and giggled, she was with a group of girls that he had never noticed before. “Do you know what’s going on?” He asked instead of the questions he was dieing to ask. She nodded. “It’s Joe, the Crane Game Raider.” Masao looked a little confused and the girl gigged even more. “They say that he is the best at the Crane game and when ever he goes to an Arcade he clears them out of all the stuff toys.: Masao nodded in understand meant.
“Hey Shizuka isn’t that…” He trailed off as he finally noticed that the girl, who almost stood as tall as he did, was blushing at the sight of the man before them. “He looks exactly like him…” Masao snapped his fingers in front of the girl’s face. “Earth to Shizuka.” Shizuka finally snapped out of it and clutched a hand to her mouth. “I… I have to go!” She said in a rush and turned around to run away. Masao was going to go after her but was stopped by Mika and Akihito. “Let her go, man.” Akihito said
* * *
A few hours later, Joe decided that he had cleared the arcade out of enough toys and wanted to move on for the day. He was use to the crowds of people that watched him and it didn’t bother him a bit when they were sadden by the fact that he was ready to go. He bent over and grabbed his pack of toys and left the building, to a much relied owner.
Outside on the sidewalk, Joe decided which way he wanted to go and didn’t even noticed a green haired girl standing next to the sliding doors, waiting for him. He took the right outside the door and walked down the street. The sun was setting and left the area bathed in an orange glow, the streets were virtually empty of all people, but the two. Joe walking down the street and Shizuka following meters behind.
He stopped to look around, thinking if he wanted to take the stairs to a different level of the street or take the high road, taking the high road he hummed to himself. Changing his mind at the last moment he step up on the ledge and jumped down to the bottom street, stumbling and dropping all the toys.
As he gathered the toys he didn’t notice a woman appear wearing all white. White cherry blossoms swirled around her as she hovered a few feet above the ground. Landing on her feet she giggled, “Finally. I found you.” She said and holding the black crystal in front of her she tossed it. The crystal spun top over bottom and finally stopped, a flat facing pointed right at him.
A glow surrounded the center of the crystal and it began to emit waves of some kind. The man jerked up in confusion and looked at the woman and crystal. He thought he saw something coming from the crystal but he couldn’t make it out; pain emitting from his chest made him think of nothing else.
Grabbing his chest he began to scream. An ear piercing scream that seemed to fill his very soul and then he realized he could hear something else, something deep within him. A growl of shorts, something trying to break free, on the verge of breaking free. Grabbing himself he screamed even louder.
Shinju giggled as she watched the scene unfold before her. The man was turning into on of them. He was one of the Great Seven Youma and now thanks to her efforts, he would join to ranks of the Kingdom. He eye’s widen as she saw a red crystal appear at the place he was clutching. “The crystal!” She gasped.
“Stop right there!” Shizuka screamed. Shinju grabbed the crystal that was hovering in front of her and glared at the girl that appeared before her. Shizuka ran to stand in front of the now kneeling man and pointed at the woman before her. “Leave him alone you monster!” She wasn’t fighter and she knew it. Shinju had taken self defense course most of her life, a single young adult should, but she never liked to start fights, only finish them.
“Foolish girl!” Shinju yelled and hurled energy and cherry blossoms at Shizuka. Shizuka stood her ground protecting her face. Shizuka cracked her knuckles. “Since you started it.” And with that, lighting speed fast Shizuka started after Shinju who was caught off guard.
A punch to the stomach and face was all it took for Shinju to fall backwards. She glared up at the girl who had hit her, more energy forming in her hands, enough to kill bull. “HEY! what’s going on down there!” Both faces quickly stole a glance to see who had yelled. Masao was standing on the upper level of the street, pointing at Shizuka.
Shizuka looked back at her prey and noticed the woman was gone. Turning back to Joe and Masao, who had joined the young man she asked if he was okay. “Leave me alone!” He said shrugging her off and he ran away. Shizuka stared for a short while and then quickly followed, leaving Masao with a bag of forgotten toys and Luna. “I felt dark energy coming from him Masao!” She said and the boy looked down at the cat. Nodding the two ran after the other two.
Joe continued walking down the street clutching his chest. What the hell is happening to me… He thought as he stopped to catch his breath. He had known the girl that helped him was following, but he didn’t have anything to say to her, till now.
“How long are you going to follow me?” He asked heatedly. She stopped and blushed, trying to think of what to say. “Some crazy chick is after you, what better why to protect someone then be by there side?” The man laughed and continued to walk on.
Stopping in front of a shop he looked at it then at the girl. “I want some tea, alone!” And with that he stepped into the store and left Shizuka alone. “Well, that was rude!” Masao popped out of nowhere to say. Shizuka jumped at his sudden appearance and then giggled. “I think that’s why I like him.” Laughing she folded her arms around herself. “I left my other school because of a man that I fell in love with.” Masao took a seat on a bench to listen to the story the girl was telling.
She followed him but continued to stand. “See, he was my teacher and I couldn’t concentrate. My grades began to fall so I took myself away from the problem.”
Inside the store Joe had taken a seat at a large table fit for four. The woman brought him a cup of tea and he began to sip at it. He clutched his chest again as pain shot through it. Gasping for air he looked out the window and saw that the girl was standing there watching him. A boy had joined her now, but it was the girl that he felt suddenly attracted to.
Something inside him was stirring and he wanted to test the waters. He noticed the two were now looking at him and he motion for Shizuka to join him. He nodded, said something to the boy and then entered the store.
“Don’t take anything from this, but you looked pathetic standing out there.” He said, looking rather full of himself. Shizuka made herself comfortable and listen to the man talk. He went on about why and how he was so good at the crane game, which she ignored. She knew she shouldn’t be here, moving was to get away from this sort of thing. Then something occurred to her on what he said. “Psychic Power?”
Joe smiled and continued talking. He couldn’t believe what he was saying, he usually never told anyone about his powers, but something was taking over him. He felt something dark stirring inside and it wanted to break free, anyway possible. He held out his hand to demonstrate his abilities.
Shizuka watched has a cup floated a little bit above the table. He eyes went wide with surprise as the cup fell back down. She picked it up to check for wires or anything, there were none. “Isn’t that cheating?” Joe laughed at the question and treated it like it was stupid. “Who cares…” He said laughing some more.
“Can I help you?” A sickly voice asked. Shizuka, not looking up ordered some tea to go along with Joe’s, but the man started to scream. Looking up she looked into the eyes of the woman that had attacked them from before.
Before Shizuka could act, Shinju’s hand went up into the air a blasted the girl back into the wall. With a shrike she hit the wall hard and slid to the floor, others in the store were now watching the fight unfold. Some getting up to leave while others to shocked to even move.
Joe crawled his way to the door to be stopped be a madden Masao. “You were just going to leave her?” He asked in outrage. Joe just stood on all fours trying to speak. “I..I don’t care.. Care about her!” And with that he scrambled to his feet and ran out the door and down the street.
Shinju huffed and jumped out the huge bay windows that were overlooking the street and they shattered around people. Screams flew up into the air as people ran every which way to try and avoid what was happening. Shinju quickly followed after the retreating man. Masao ran over to Shizuka to see if she was okay.
“That man… That insufferable man!” Shizuka yelled and jumped out the broken window to follow the other two. Masao looked a Luna and sighed. “Do we have to be chasing this three all night?” He asked as he jumped out the window and followed after Shizuka.
Somewhere in the park, Joe had not realized yet how he got here, Joe ran towards a clearing. A water fountain was in the center with benches and tree’s lining the circle area. He stopped dead in his tracks as Shinju appeared before him. He held of his hand and started to cry. “Please.. Just leave me alone!”
“There is no reason to be scared.” Shinju said holding up the black crystal, light forming around it again. “Your one of us.” And with that the crystal shot the light out at Joe and he could fell the evil inside him began to grow. Yes, he was one of them, he had always been one, just forgotten.
The man began to scream as the light slowly surrounded him. His body changed into something else. His jeans and shirt molded into one piece that seemed to be made of his skin. Now he wore a tight fitting red suit, metal protected his left knee cap and right thigh. He had metal shoulder pads as well. At his chest the red crystal glowed and a metal piece surrounded that area.
The crystal shot out and flew towards Shinju, who caught it with ease. She looked at it and chuckled, the light from the crystal bouncing off of her face in almost heart like beats. She looked at the youma before her and smiled even more, she had completed her job, now all that was need…
“Huh?!” Shizuka said coming into the clearing and looking at the two monsters staring at her. “Stop right there!” Sailor Moon yelled pointing Shinju. Shizuka looked to her left and saw Sailor Moon, two of her own idols, met, today! Shinju laughed.
“Sailor Moon! You are a bit late I’m afraid. Sailor Moon crossed his hand across his chest. “Who the hell are you?” Shinju laughed and floated into the air. “let me finally introduce myself to you. I’m one of the Great Four General that Serve the Dark Kingdom, Shinju!” She took a sitting position as she hovered further into the air, flying didn’t seem to effect her hair one bit, it never moved. “I’ll leave the rest to you, Youma Gesen!” And with that the woman disappeared.
As if seeing the youma for the first time Sailor Moon jerked out of the way has he came crashing down on the spot he was just standing at. Sailor Moon ran in a circle to try and avoid the monster who kept crashing down just after he had stepped in a spot. This guy is faster then usual. He thought, this time he was clipped and flew back to hit one of the benches.
Gesen stood over Sailor Moon and produced a huge hammer that he was going to crush the man with. Sailor Moon tried to move but the youma was to quick, closing his eyes Sailor Moon waited for the death punch… but it never came. Opening his eyes he saw that Shizuka had picked up the monster and was holding it above her head.
“I’m not a fan of violence! But I am a fan of Sailor Moon! How dare you!” Masao saw something appear above the girl’s forehead that he had never seen appear on anyone before. The number four, he shook his head, thinking he was imaging things. Shizuka threw the monster to the side, much to Sailor Moon’s amazement. “Wow.” He said and jumped after the youma to fight him again.
Shizuka went to join but was stopped by a soft little voice. “Shizuka! I was wrong about you, your not the enemy, but an ally!” Shizuka turned to see that a little black cat was talking to her… A cat! “Okay, monsters I can deal with, but a talking cat!” When she looked at it again though, she thought it might look familiar. “Luna?” She asked and the cat nodded which frighten the girl even more. Luna was trying to hand her a green circular crystal. Hearing a yell the two looked over at Sailor Moon, he was trapped by one the monsters attacks. “Quickly! Take this and throw it up in the air shouting, Jupiter Solar Power! Nodding, she did just that.
“Jupiter Solar Power!” Shizuka through her arm in the air and soft green light filled the entire area, when the light faded Shizuka was no longer wearing her school uniform but a dark green and white sailor fuku. She had matching front and back bows that were the color of pink and her shoes were almost boots, but with heals.
“Shizuka is…” Sailor Moon looked at the girl surprised as Gesen created another grabber to through at the newly Sailor Jupiter. Jupiter quickly jumped out of the way and held her hands closer to her body. She felt warmth fill her to the core and she knew what to do. “Flower Hurricane!” A mass of pink flower pedals attack Gesen and the attacking holding onto Sailor Moon broke, freeing the man.
“Not enough!” Jupiter said and ran around the youma at lighting fast speed. “Jupiter! Thunderbolt!” She said jumping into the air and hurling a thick bolt of thunder at her prey. The monster screamed in pain, standing up and smoking he looked at the two Senshi before him a grunted. “Enough! Retreat Gesen!” A voice filled the entire park and the two Sailor Senshi fell to there knees. Gesen stood straight up and put a hand to the metal side of his chest and disappeared.
The two Sailor Senshi looked at it in shock; he ran away! Luna came trotting up and began to talk before even stopping. “Sailor Jupiter! You are the fourth Sailor Senshi!” Jupiter looked at the talking cat and looked at herself, the first time during the entire battle. “Sailor Jupiter?” She said more to herself then out loud.
“Sailor Moon! With the fourth Senshi found, you must become there leader and protect the Princess!” Sailor Moon argued with the cat for the rest of the night.
* * *
The next day Shizuka was sitting at the game she was playing before her life was totally turned upside down. She was determined to beat it, the game, not life. “ I hate stupid men!” Masao and Luna were standing back watching the girl play the game like it was worth her life. The sounds of a lost game emitted from the machine and Shizuka sighed. “One more time!”
Laughing nervously Luna look up at Masao and sighed. She was afraid that he might not take his duty as leader seriously. Just then Mika and Akihito joined the two and they began to talk about what happened last night.
“She seems to be taking it rather well.” Mika said as she gazed at the girl playing the video game. “Oh, my.” The other two looked at Shizuka who had jumped up out of her chair and started staring at a guy who had entered the arcade.
“He looks just like my old boyfriend.” She said, redness filling her checks. Masao looked at the guy then at Shizuka; the man looking nothing like Joe. “He has the same stances.” Mika started to laugh while Masao looked even more confused. “See I told you the girl was crazy.” Akihito said.
Act Eight:
Lighting Strikes… Again.
Masao was speeding down the street wearing his school uniform and fling his school bag arm around; he was running late. “Ahh!” He was yelling as he turned a corner and gathered more speed to try and not to be late, for a third time this week. He had no idea what was wrong with him lately. Always being late and sleeping in, this was just not him, it was as if he was living through someone else.
Luna was running behind him with a bag in her mouth. She was trying to help him from not being too and made his lunch for the young man. Now with the bag in her mouth she was chasing him shouting, “Masao! Don’t forget the lunch I made you!” Looking down at the cat as he was running he smiled at her, turned another corner and slammed into something.
Falling, he out stretched his hands and caught himself before really hurting himself. He looked at was he ran into and noticed that a girl was under him and anyone looking in on the scene would of thought dirty thoughts. His hands were up by the girl’s face and his face was close to hers. Her legs were slightly spread apart and one of his knee’s were close to a very uncomfortable area for the both of them.
Looking at the girl and slightly blushing he saw that her eye’s were squeezed shut. He pushed himself and held out his hand to her. The girl must of heard him moving because she opened her eyes and revealed a shade of green that was breath taking on a human being. He hair was the shame shade of that lime green color and long, some of the longest hair that Masao had ever seen on a girl.
The girl took his hand and was pulled up, or Masao thought he pulled. It seemed to him that she forced herself up more than he helped her up. He took the hand away and scrubbed the back of his head and laughed softly. “Sorry! I was just running late for school and wasn’t paying attention…” He said trailing off as the girl just looked at him and brushed herself off.
“Not a problem. Most people don’t notice me anyways.” She said kind of glumly. Masao just looked at her, the girl seemed to demand notice. “My name’s Masao.” He said holding out his hand again, this time to be shaken. She took it and forced a smile. “Kino Shizuka” She said and they shook hands. Masao who didn’t want to be any later apologized and ran off. Shizuka just shook her head and sighed, continuing on her journey.
In all the confusing Masao had forgotten Luna who was just standing there watching the entire scene from the corner that Masao had run from. She felt something coming from the girl, but she wasn’t quite sure. She would have to invest age a little more first.
* * *
In a dark and very cold area, Jetto and Shinju stood facing their Queen. Beryl sat on her throne and watched her crystal ball on top of her staff. Just a few day’s ago she had sent Onikisu to his death, and the man finally succeed at something. The other two General hardly felt anything for the man, he was stupid and useless, Jetto seemed the lest bit concerned.
“My Queen, I feel we have wasted enough time and energy on those fools! Let us began the true mission!” He said, his voice going into a fevered pitch. Shinju looked at the man and fingered a small long black crystal that the Queen had given her. She was worried for him, the longer she watched the more she thought that the man before her was losing his mind.
“Patience, Jetto.” Was all the Queen said and then looked at Shinju, who nodded and held out her hand holding the crystal. Tossing it to the side the black crystal twirled in the air and dust and dirt that was around it began to circulate and gather more speed. The dust spun wider and wider, a soft glow forming at the tip of the black crystal.
The glow shot up into the dust cloud and an image appeared. A human man was looking at them through the image. He looked like a normal human child, nothing like one of the Great Seven Youma of legend. He wore a yellow shirt and blue jeans, a backwards red cap was on his head.
“This… this is one of them?” Shinju asked a little confused and looking at her Queen, who was smiling deeply, and then looking at Jetto. The dark glow in his eye’s only confirmed what he thought of the man. She sighed and nodded, holding out her hand and the crystal slowly moved towards his, the image above it disappearing.
“It shall be done.” And she disappeared in white flower petals.
* * *
Masao was humming to himself walking through the garden that the school had for lunch breaks on pretty days. He slowly made his way to the spot where he ate lunch with his friends when he noticed someone sitting near the wall, off from everyone else. Stopping to take a better look he noticed that it was Shizuka!
Quickly making his way to were she was sitting he stopped before she could know that he was there, she was talking to herself. “Stupid…. What made me think this would be any better? Huh? Who is that?” She looked at Masao who had jerked back. He held out his hands showing her that he was not armed and meant no harm.
Taking a seat he smiled at the girl. “Defensive aren’t you?” He said, his smile showing his white teeth. She just nodded as it were a matter of fact. Masao looked at all the food that the girl had before her. He had never seen quite a lunch like this before, someone in her family was an excellent cook.
“Wow, someone knows what there doing in the kitchen.” He said nodding to the lunch. The girl finally smiled, just a crack. “I’ve been making my lunch for a long time now.” She said, the sadness creeping back into her voice. Trying to avoid any of that Masao quickly informed her that he would be eating lunch with the girl.
“Everyone seems to be scared of me…” Shizuka said looking into her lunch, but never really touching any of it. Masao sighed, he knew how some of the people around here could be. Most of the students where not very nice to new people, besides, he heard some rumors about her.
“Not to worry! In a few day’s, if you stick with me, you will be on of the coolest girls around!” Masao said with a laugh and the girl actually giggled, thinks looked like they would be getting better for the girl. “Is there anything to do around here?” The girl asked, and Masao smiled at her. “I know just the thing!”
* * *
After school, Masao and Shizuka headed away from the building and towards the shopping district of the area. “A Game Arcade just opened up!” Masao said as they walked down the street past many shops and many other people. Pointing Masao had finally found it and the two quickly walked over and entered the building.
The arcade was semi-full with people and the place seemed to have all the latest games. “Wow, I have never been to one of these before, Masao said looking around. Oddly, Shizuka seemed to fit right in, gliding over to a game; The New Sailor V! Masao followed before the girl when someone tapped him on the shoulder. Turning he was shocked to see Mika and Akihito staring at him.
“How did you know I was going to be here!” He said a little confused. Mika smiled and Masao noticed that Luna was in her arms. Akihito was the one that answered though. “I go to your school remember. You have such a loud mouth.” Jerking a thumb at Shizuka he snorted. “I see you made friends with the crazy girl.” Masao glared at him. “She is not crazy. She’s quite.”
“What are you doing here anyways.” Masao asked and this time Mika answered. This was the first time that Masao really saw what the woman was wearing. A backward baseball cap and big sunglasses that covered the entire upper portion of her face. “Luna say’s that the girl bothers her.”
Masao laughed at the cat and patted her on the head. “You mean Shizuka? Luna please! I think your just worrying to much!” The group looked over at the “quite” girl who was now yelling at the game she was sitting at. “That was a CHEAP shot! Come on!” Mika giggled nervous and Akihito shot the two a look like, ‘I told you she was crazy.’
“Come here! Let me introduce you guys!” Masao said grabbing Mika by the arm and leading her to the other girl. Akihito had no choice to follow, although he felt like he was not invited to follow, which is why he did. “Hey Shizuka! Let me introduce you to my friends.”
“Nice to meet you.” Mika said and Shizuka eye’s went aglow. She almost looked like she was going to faint, but something stopped her. “It’s a pleasure to you Mika.” The girl looked a little… constipated. Masao taking a clue asked the girl if she was alright. All Shizuka could do was nod. The group heard a cough from behind Mika and they turned to look at Akihito. “Oh… And this is…” Masao trailed off as Shizuka lost interest in the man before her.
“Look at that Akihito, it’s the first time that you actually made someone space out.” Akihito glared at him and yelled back. “Clearly she lost interest in the way you were introducing us!” The two began to bicker even more and Mika pulled Shizuka aside. “At least their talking now.” She giggle and Shizuka joined with the girl. Scratching Luna under the chin, Shizuka coed over the cat.
The fighting and the giggling stopped when the group over heard gasps coming from the other side of the arcade. They all looked to see a huge group of people standing my a crane machine. A guy wearing a yellow shirt and blue jeans was working at the toy dispenser, and seemed to be winning; a lot.
The group made there way to look closer and pile in with the rest of the people watching the event unfold before them. The guy had just won a Sailor V doll when he plugged in more yen to play again. Masao noticed a huge brown paper bag sitting next to the young man and saw that it was filled with more plushie dolls.
Shizuka seemed to take a better interest in the man then the actual game he was playing, like everyone else. She mouthed something, but no one noticed and if she actually said anything, no one heard. The game hook went for another victim of the surprise assault of the game and this time grabbed two dolls instead of one. Masao thought he saw something but shook it off. He felt Akihito nudge him in the ribs, he saw something too.
Suddenly someone pushed Masao and he pushed into someone ahead of him. “Sorry!” He said quickly and the girl that turned around surprised him. “Sakura!” He said gasping. He hadn’t seen Sakura in a few day’s, something about her parents wanting to take her on a vacation. He wanted to sit down and talk to her, about what happened before she lost her memory.
She just smiled at him and giggled, she was with a group of girls that he had never noticed before. “Do you know what’s going on?” He asked instead of the questions he was dieing to ask. She nodded. “It’s Joe, the Crane Game Raider.” Masao looked a little confused and the girl gigged even more. “They say that he is the best at the Crane game and when ever he goes to an Arcade he clears them out of all the stuff toys.: Masao nodded in understand meant.
“Hey Shizuka isn’t that…” He trailed off as he finally noticed that the girl, who almost stood as tall as he did, was blushing at the sight of the man before them. “He looks exactly like him…” Masao snapped his fingers in front of the girl’s face. “Earth to Shizuka.” Shizuka finally snapped out of it and clutched a hand to her mouth. “I… I have to go!” She said in a rush and turned around to run away. Masao was going to go after her but was stopped by Mika and Akihito. “Let her go, man.” Akihito said
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A few hours later, Joe decided that he had cleared the arcade out of enough toys and wanted to move on for the day. He was use to the crowds of people that watched him and it didn’t bother him a bit when they were sadden by the fact that he was ready to go. He bent over and grabbed his pack of toys and left the building, to a much relied owner.
Outside on the sidewalk, Joe decided which way he wanted to go and didn’t even noticed a green haired girl standing next to the sliding doors, waiting for him. He took the right outside the door and walked down the street. The sun was setting and left the area bathed in an orange glow, the streets were virtually empty of all people, but the two. Joe walking down the street and Shizuka following meters behind.
He stopped to look around, thinking if he wanted to take the stairs to a different level of the street or take the high road, taking the high road he hummed to himself. Changing his mind at the last moment he step up on the ledge and jumped down to the bottom street, stumbling and dropping all the toys.
As he gathered the toys he didn’t notice a woman appear wearing all white. White cherry blossoms swirled around her as she hovered a few feet above the ground. Landing on her feet she giggled, “Finally. I found you.” She said and holding the black crystal in front of her she tossed it. The crystal spun top over bottom and finally stopped, a flat facing pointed right at him.
A glow surrounded the center of the crystal and it began to emit waves of some kind. The man jerked up in confusion and looked at the woman and crystal. He thought he saw something coming from the crystal but he couldn’t make it out; pain emitting from his chest made him think of nothing else.
Grabbing his chest he began to scream. An ear piercing scream that seemed to fill his very soul and then he realized he could hear something else, something deep within him. A growl of shorts, something trying to break free, on the verge of breaking free. Grabbing himself he screamed even louder.
Shinju giggled as she watched the scene unfold before her. The man was turning into on of them. He was one of the Great Seven Youma and now thanks to her efforts, he would join to ranks of the Kingdom. He eye’s widen as she saw a red crystal appear at the place he was clutching. “The crystal!” She gasped.
“Stop right there!” Shizuka screamed. Shinju grabbed the crystal that was hovering in front of her and glared at the girl that appeared before her. Shizuka ran to stand in front of the now kneeling man and pointed at the woman before her. “Leave him alone you monster!” She wasn’t fighter and she knew it. Shinju had taken self defense course most of her life, a single young adult should, but she never liked to start fights, only finish them.
“Foolish girl!” Shinju yelled and hurled energy and cherry blossoms at Shizuka. Shizuka stood her ground protecting her face. Shizuka cracked her knuckles. “Since you started it.” And with that, lighting speed fast Shizuka started after Shinju who was caught off guard.
A punch to the stomach and face was all it took for Shinju to fall backwards. She glared up at the girl who had hit her, more energy forming in her hands, enough to kill bull. “HEY! what’s going on down there!” Both faces quickly stole a glance to see who had yelled. Masao was standing on the upper level of the street, pointing at Shizuka.
Shizuka looked back at her prey and noticed the woman was gone. Turning back to Joe and Masao, who had joined the young man she asked if he was okay. “Leave me alone!” He said shrugging her off and he ran away. Shizuka stared for a short while and then quickly followed, leaving Masao with a bag of forgotten toys and Luna. “I felt dark energy coming from him Masao!” She said and the boy looked down at the cat. Nodding the two ran after the other two.
Joe continued walking down the street clutching his chest. What the hell is happening to me… He thought as he stopped to catch his breath. He had known the girl that helped him was following, but he didn’t have anything to say to her, till now.
“How long are you going to follow me?” He asked heatedly. She stopped and blushed, trying to think of what to say. “Some crazy chick is after you, what better why to protect someone then be by there side?” The man laughed and continued to walk on.
Stopping in front of a shop he looked at it then at the girl. “I want some tea, alone!” And with that he stepped into the store and left Shizuka alone. “Well, that was rude!” Masao popped out of nowhere to say. Shizuka jumped at his sudden appearance and then giggled. “I think that’s why I like him.” Laughing she folded her arms around herself. “I left my other school because of a man that I fell in love with.” Masao took a seat on a bench to listen to the story the girl was telling.
She followed him but continued to stand. “See, he was my teacher and I couldn’t concentrate. My grades began to fall so I took myself away from the problem.”
Inside the store Joe had taken a seat at a large table fit for four. The woman brought him a cup of tea and he began to sip at it. He clutched his chest again as pain shot through it. Gasping for air he looked out the window and saw that the girl was standing there watching him. A boy had joined her now, but it was the girl that he felt suddenly attracted to.
Something inside him was stirring and he wanted to test the waters. He noticed the two were now looking at him and he motion for Shizuka to join him. He nodded, said something to the boy and then entered the store.
“Don’t take anything from this, but you looked pathetic standing out there.” He said, looking rather full of himself. Shizuka made herself comfortable and listen to the man talk. He went on about why and how he was so good at the crane game, which she ignored. She knew she shouldn’t be here, moving was to get away from this sort of thing. Then something occurred to her on what he said. “Psychic Power?”
Joe smiled and continued talking. He couldn’t believe what he was saying, he usually never told anyone about his powers, but something was taking over him. He felt something dark stirring inside and it wanted to break free, anyway possible. He held out his hand to demonstrate his abilities.
Shizuka watched has a cup floated a little bit above the table. He eyes went wide with surprise as the cup fell back down. She picked it up to check for wires or anything, there were none. “Isn’t that cheating?” Joe laughed at the question and treated it like it was stupid. “Who cares…” He said laughing some more.
“Can I help you?” A sickly voice asked. Shizuka, not looking up ordered some tea to go along with Joe’s, but the man started to scream. Looking up she looked into the eyes of the woman that had attacked them from before.
Before Shizuka could act, Shinju’s hand went up into the air a blasted the girl back into the wall. With a shrike she hit the wall hard and slid to the floor, others in the store were now watching the fight unfold. Some getting up to leave while others to shocked to even move.
Joe crawled his way to the door to be stopped be a madden Masao. “You were just going to leave her?” He asked in outrage. Joe just stood on all fours trying to speak. “I..I don’t care.. Care about her!” And with that he scrambled to his feet and ran out the door and down the street.
Shinju huffed and jumped out the huge bay windows that were overlooking the street and they shattered around people. Screams flew up into the air as people ran every which way to try and avoid what was happening. Shinju quickly followed after the retreating man. Masao ran over to Shizuka to see if she was okay.
“That man… That insufferable man!” Shizuka yelled and jumped out the broken window to follow the other two. Masao looked a Luna and sighed. “Do we have to be chasing this three all night?” He asked as he jumped out the window and followed after Shizuka.
Somewhere in the park, Joe had not realized yet how he got here, Joe ran towards a clearing. A water fountain was in the center with benches and tree’s lining the circle area. He stopped dead in his tracks as Shinju appeared before him. He held of his hand and started to cry. “Please.. Just leave me alone!”
“There is no reason to be scared.” Shinju said holding up the black crystal, light forming around it again. “Your one of us.” And with that the crystal shot the light out at Joe and he could fell the evil inside him began to grow. Yes, he was one of them, he had always been one, just forgotten.
The man began to scream as the light slowly surrounded him. His body changed into something else. His jeans and shirt molded into one piece that seemed to be made of his skin. Now he wore a tight fitting red suit, metal protected his left knee cap and right thigh. He had metal shoulder pads as well. At his chest the red crystal glowed and a metal piece surrounded that area.
The crystal shot out and flew towards Shinju, who caught it with ease. She looked at it and chuckled, the light from the crystal bouncing off of her face in almost heart like beats. She looked at the youma before her and smiled even more, she had completed her job, now all that was need…
“Huh?!” Shizuka said coming into the clearing and looking at the two monsters staring at her. “Stop right there!” Sailor Moon yelled pointing Shinju. Shizuka looked to her left and saw Sailor Moon, two of her own idols, met, today! Shinju laughed.
“Sailor Moon! You are a bit late I’m afraid. Sailor Moon crossed his hand across his chest. “Who the hell are you?” Shinju laughed and floated into the air. “let me finally introduce myself to you. I’m one of the Great Four General that Serve the Dark Kingdom, Shinju!” She took a sitting position as she hovered further into the air, flying didn’t seem to effect her hair one bit, it never moved. “I’ll leave the rest to you, Youma Gesen!” And with that the woman disappeared.
As if seeing the youma for the first time Sailor Moon jerked out of the way has he came crashing down on the spot he was just standing at. Sailor Moon ran in a circle to try and avoid the monster who kept crashing down just after he had stepped in a spot. This guy is faster then usual. He thought, this time he was clipped and flew back to hit one of the benches.
Gesen stood over Sailor Moon and produced a huge hammer that he was going to crush the man with. Sailor Moon tried to move but the youma was to quick, closing his eyes Sailor Moon waited for the death punch… but it never came. Opening his eyes he saw that Shizuka had picked up the monster and was holding it above her head.
“I’m not a fan of violence! But I am a fan of Sailor Moon! How dare you!” Masao saw something appear above the girl’s forehead that he had never seen appear on anyone before. The number four, he shook his head, thinking he was imaging things. Shizuka threw the monster to the side, much to Sailor Moon’s amazement. “Wow.” He said and jumped after the youma to fight him again.
Shizuka went to join but was stopped by a soft little voice. “Shizuka! I was wrong about you, your not the enemy, but an ally!” Shizuka turned to see that a little black cat was talking to her… A cat! “Okay, monsters I can deal with, but a talking cat!” When she looked at it again though, she thought it might look familiar. “Luna?” She asked and the cat nodded which frighten the girl even more. Luna was trying to hand her a green circular crystal. Hearing a yell the two looked over at Sailor Moon, he was trapped by one the monsters attacks. “Quickly! Take this and throw it up in the air shouting, Jupiter Solar Power! Nodding, she did just that.
“Jupiter Solar Power!” Shizuka through her arm in the air and soft green light filled the entire area, when the light faded Shizuka was no longer wearing her school uniform but a dark green and white sailor fuku. She had matching front and back bows that were the color of pink and her shoes were almost boots, but with heals.
“Shizuka is…” Sailor Moon looked at the girl surprised as Gesen created another grabber to through at the newly Sailor Jupiter. Jupiter quickly jumped out of the way and held her hands closer to her body. She felt warmth fill her to the core and she knew what to do. “Flower Hurricane!” A mass of pink flower pedals attack Gesen and the attacking holding onto Sailor Moon broke, freeing the man.
“Not enough!” Jupiter said and ran around the youma at lighting fast speed. “Jupiter! Thunderbolt!” She said jumping into the air and hurling a thick bolt of thunder at her prey. The monster screamed in pain, standing up and smoking he looked at the two Senshi before him a grunted. “Enough! Retreat Gesen!” A voice filled the entire park and the two Sailor Senshi fell to there knees. Gesen stood straight up and put a hand to the metal side of his chest and disappeared.
The two Sailor Senshi looked at it in shock; he ran away! Luna came trotting up and began to talk before even stopping. “Sailor Jupiter! You are the fourth Sailor Senshi!” Jupiter looked at the talking cat and looked at herself, the first time during the entire battle. “Sailor Jupiter?” She said more to herself then out loud.
“Sailor Moon! With the fourth Senshi found, you must become there leader and protect the Princess!” Sailor Moon argued with the cat for the rest of the night.
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The next day Shizuka was sitting at the game she was playing before her life was totally turned upside down. She was determined to beat it, the game, not life. “ I hate stupid men!” Masao and Luna were standing back watching the girl play the game like it was worth her life. The sounds of a lost game emitted from the machine and Shizuka sighed. “One more time!”
Laughing nervously Luna look up at Masao and sighed. She was afraid that he might not take his duty as leader seriously. Just then Mika and Akihito joined the two and they began to talk about what happened last night.
“She seems to be taking it rather well.” Mika said as she gazed at the girl playing the video game. “Oh, my.” The other two looked at Shizuka who had jumped up out of her chair and started staring at a guy who had entered the arcade.
“He looks just like my old boyfriend.” She said, redness filling her checks. Masao looked at the guy then at Shizuka; the man looking nothing like Joe. “He has the same stances.” Mika started to laugh while Masao looked even more confused. “See I told you the girl was crazy.” Akihito said.