It is said fate plays a hand in the lives of all people. One thousand years ago fate stepped in and decided the time had come to end the reign of one of the greatest monarchies in the galaxy. And with the end of the legendary Moon Kingdom the Silver Alliance and the Silver Millennium went with it. Fate had seen to that as well. When the Moon Kingdom was destroyed its last queen a woman named Serenity used the last remaining bits of her strength and the power of the kingdom's greatest treasure to send her daughter, her Senshi, and her feline advisors to a new life in the future on Earth. Fate made certain this new life would include the Earth prince and anyone else on the moon that was killed during the final battle.
Fate wasn't through playing with the lives of the Moon Princess or the Senshi. Almost one thousand years later fate decided to take the spirits of the children of the moon and have them begin to be reborn on Earth. One by one the citizens of the Moon Kingdom rejoined life without any memories of their former existence. But every once in a while fate decides to play around with the universe and spice things up a bit. And so fate took the spirits of the shy intelligent Senshi of Mercury and the Moon Princess herself and sent them to families whose entire existence revolved around martial arts. Fate had seen the lives of the princess and Mercury and decided to give them families who would understand their unique qualities. They would have lives free of ridicule.
For Mercury fate had chosen a family living in a middle class ward in Tokyo called Nerima. The family already had two children, girls in fact, and they were more than happy to have a third. The father, one Soun Tendo, had named this child the heir to his great legacy a martial arts dojo. And it seems the father had mad a pact with his best friend shortly before his marriage that one of his children would marry any male child his friend and training partner would have and take over the two martial arts schools they would soon form. Fate pinned this child, Soun's third child, as the one to fulfill that pact. And so Mercury became Soun Tendo's love his Ami.
The princess was another story all together. On the moon the mixing of two species that gained power from the moon created a child unlike any other. The princess that resulted from this match became the first albino Saiyan half-breed in the known universe. And because of her tail she was seen as a freak of nature whose only friends were two lunar felines and her protectors the Sailor Senshi. Fate decided to change all that and began playing a card game where and entire planet would be destroyed just so one Saiyan would come to Earth and live the life of a normal human. But fate hadn't finished playing its odd little card game yet. It had decided to leave the original child planed for the Saiyan who didn't know he was one in the picture and make him a twin instead. Son Goku one of the last pure Saiyans in the universe would become the proud father of a son named Gohan and a little rabbit he would name Usagi.
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Guardians of the Earth
Episode One: Usagi and Luna
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Son Usagi had lived her entire life in and around the Black Forest an area fifteen miles south of West City and four miles west of a little town called Ginger Town. Usagi had gone into town a few times with her mother and her twin Gohan when they were little but by the time the Son twins were five their trips to town had stopped. Soon Usagi's life was filled with intense martial arts training and intense home schooling under the stern yet loving eye of her mother Chichi. When Usagi and Gohan weren't out with their father or their sensei Piccolo training they were hitting the books hard. And much to their mother's disappointment the Son twins would sneak out through their windows and play with their pet a dragon Gohan had names Icarus. Life couldn't have been any better for Usagi.
Fate had of course stepped in and made Usagi's life more interesting than it already was and decided along the way to throw in a few threats to the Earth and other worlds at key points in her life. When she was five Usagi and her brother were kidnapped by a rouge Saiyan claiming to be their uncle and in the fight to get them back Goku had lost his life. It was on that day that Usagi and Gohan were formally introduced to their sensei Piccolo. With the threat of more Saiyans heading to Earth the Z Fighters needed all the help they could get.
As if seeing their father die before their eyes wasn't enough fate decided to have Usagi and Gohan witness the death of their sensei at the hands of a Saiyan as well. The only way to get Piccolo back was to travel to the planet of his origin Namek and find the original dragon balls. It was on Namek where the Son twins made their first real friend, a Namek boy named Dende. With the threat on Namek over and their father floating in space the twins spent the next year of their life fighting off a minor threat to the planet that was a pain in their side once before.
Usagi's life from that moment on revolved around improving both her mind and her body. Through martial arts training Usagi and Gohan learned discipline and respect and through home schooling they learned the educational tools that would ensure them a good life away from the martial arts tournaments, although Gohan was a better student than Usagi. By the time twins were eleven they had reached a level no human martial artist could ever reach. And even though Usagi had yet to become a Super Saiyan she was far stronger than normal humans.
With the threat of cell and the androids gone the Son family could now live life in peace. The entire group of Z fighters were happy to learn that Goku could be wished back by the new dragon and fate made certain he returned. With Goku among the living once more he could concentrate once again on being a father something Chichi would need in the not too distant future. For not too long after the end of the cell games Chichi gave birth to Goku's third child a boy they named Goten.
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Five years had come and gone since the end of the cell games and Usagi was once again on what she liked to call Goten Duty. It was Usagi's turn to pick up her little brother from his best friend's house in West City. Goten's best friend just happened to be another Saiyan half-breed born to their father's first friend Bulma and the reformed Saiyan Prince Vegeta and he happened to live in the Capsule Corp compound. Riding upon the magical cloud Nimbus Usagi made her way to the Capsule Corp world headquarters to gather her younger sibling. With her tail long gone and her long blonde locks up in a double bun and ponytail style the female demi-Saiyan passed for a normal human.
Usagi landed the cloud in an alleyway not too far from the Briefs home. Even though the sight of her and her brothers riding on the mystical cloud was a common event Usagi still liked to pass herself off as an average everyday human. As she walked out of the alley Usagi noticed something out of the corner of her eye. A group of boys five years older than Goten were chasing after a black cat that had a few cans tied to its tail. As she watched the boys Usagi could hear what they were saying.
"Don't let it get away!" the first boy yelled.
"Got you!" the second boy cried out as he tackled the cat.
The three boys surrounded the cat and soon the last member of the group added his own two cents.
"You won't be able to get away from us when we're through." He said.
Usagi couldn't let the cat get hurt by the boys and decided to face off against them. Technically she was the strongest woman in the world and could take on all three of them but she had learned in the time and space room on Kami's Lookout that you never take on anyone weaker than you. With that in mind Usagi planned on scaring the boys to the point where they would just wet their pants.
"Leave that cat alone!" Usagi demanded.
The boys turned to face the female demi-Saiyan and acting real tough gave her their response.
"Oh yeah who's going to stop us?" boy one wanted to know.
"I am!" Usagi replied.
The boys began to laugh at the thought of a girl trying to take them on but the cat just watched with great intensity plastered on its face.
"Yeah right like you could hurt us you're just a girl." Boy two said.
As if to challenge the boys a small smile much like the one her father gets before a fight crept onto Usagi's face. The cat could tell she was hiding something from the boys,
"I'm no ordinary girl." Usagi replied deadly calm.
The boys saw Usagi get into a ready position and noticed small bits and pieces of concrete and rocks start to float into the air around her. The boys began backing away from Usagi visibly scared.
"She's a witch! Run!" boy three yelled.
The other two boys took the third boy's advice to heart and high tailed it away from Usagi and the cat. As they ran off one of the boys made a final comment on the situation.
"She can keep that cat for all I care." Boy one said to his friends.
Returning her power level to an almost undetectable level Usagi turned her attention to the black cat that was still watching her intently.
"Hey there kitty why don't we take off those cans and that bandage." Usagi said gently.
With great care Usagi untied the cans and removed the bandage. To her surprise the bandage was covering a golden crescent moon mark on the cat's forehead. Usagi stared at it for a moment before getting the strange urge to take the cat with her. Oh well, I can deal with mom when the time comes, Usagi thought as she picked the cat up.
The cat now in Usagi's arms smiled and thought to itself. I've finally found the one, she thought.
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After picking up her brother and heading home Usagi showed off the black cat to her parents. Goku was more than willing to let his daughter have a pet of her own and after much convincing Chichi gave in and allowed the feline to stay as long as Usagi took care of her. And as the Son family sat down to their usual extremely large dinner Chichi gave her big news for the day.
"I received a reply from the school in Tokyo were I sent Usagi's records and she's been accepted." Chichi announced to the family.
Usagi was less than thrilled to hear she would be sent to school in a foreign city. Like her little brother Goten Usagi was happier being in the forest. But something in the back of her mind told her that she had to go to Tokyo. Evil forces there needed to be dealt with and maybe just maybe she would finally achieve what her father and her twin brother already had, the ability to become a Super Saiyan.
"Do I have to go?" Usagi asked her parents.
"Only if you want to." Goku said with a reassuring smile.
"But we'll need your answer soon so I can give the school our answer." Chichi added.
Usagi looked around the table to her family members and then looked down at her new pet before giving her parents her decision.
"I'll do it but I'd like to take my cat with me." Usagi told them
After dinner was over with Usagi began packing her trunk for the journey to Tokyo. As she packed the cat sat on her bed and watched the young woman go through her training outfits and casual clothes. She knew Usagi could sense the danger looming around Tokyo. And now seemed like a good a time as any to let her know the real reason she was there.
"Usagi I am glad you decided to accept the opportunity to go to school in Tokyo." The cat said.
Usagi looked over at the cat and tried to figure out if she had really heard the cat speak.
"Yes I can talk." The cat told her.
With a smile on her face Usagi went back to her packing and began a casual conversation with the black feline on her bed.
"A talking cat come on it's not like I haven't seen anything Earth shattering before." Usagi said.
"Well my name is Luna and I have been sent to find you Son Usagi." Luna replied.
"Why me?" Usagi wondered.
"Because you have been chosen to protect this world from a great evil. It will be your job to find the other chosen warriors and our princess. You are one of her protectors." Luna explained.
"If that's all there is to it then this will be a piece of cake." Usagi said as she searched through the dresses and skirts her mother had brought her.
"Usagi this isn't going to be like the other adversaries you've faced off against in the past. The enemy we're up against thrives on draining energy from people. You're going to need a whole new set of attacks in order to beat them." Luna replied.
With that said Luna stood up and performed a small flip above the bed filling Usagi's room with a burst of light. When the light faded a golden broach with four small stones and a crescent lay upon the bed. Usagi saw the broach and went to check it out.
"What's this Luna?" Usagi asked as she picked up the broach.
"That is your henshin broach. With it you'll be able to defeat our enemy." Luna explained.
"How in the world does this thing work?" Usagi wondered while she shook the broach.
"Just call out the phrase Moon Prism Power and you will become a champion of justice."
Usagi thought Luna had flipped her mind but decided to give it a try anyway. She was curious to see how a piece of jewelry her mother or Bulma might wear would help her be a better fighter. Clutching the broach in her hand Usagi called out the henshin phrase Luna had mentioned.
"Moon Prism Power!" Usagi called out.
In a flash of light and a shower of pink ribbons Usagi was transformed into the Senshi of the Moon. Looking her new outfit over Usagi noticed she was dressed in a white bodysuit with a matching blue skirt and collar and red bows. In the center of the bow on her chest sat the broach. On her arms were a pair of gloves trimmed in red. Usagi also noticed a pair of red knee length boots and a gold tiara with a red jewel on her forehead.
"Luna how am I supposed to fight in this get up? If my mom sees me like this she'll throw a fit and ground me for the rest of my natural life because the skirt is six inches too short." Usagi commented.
"You'll find a way Usagi." Luna replied.
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In a darkened cavern somewhere in the depths of the Earth a lone woman sat on a black marble throne. The eerie light that filled the room accented her long red hair and curvaceous body. In front of her was a crystal ball that sat atop an ornate staff that seemed to somehow defy gravity. The crystal ball was the source of the light in the room. Upon the woman's head was a tiara made out of a black stone trimmed in gold. The stone was the woman's namesake Beryl.
In the shadows of the room stood a multitude of demon creatures called youma waiting for their sovereign to give them her next command. From within the sea of youma a young man with blonde hair and blue eyes stepped forward and knelt before the woman. Dressed in a gray uniform trimmed in red he was one of her elite soldiers. With his head bowed the soldier waited for his leader to speak.
"Jedite what news do you have of your mission to find the Silver Imperium Crystal?" she asked.
Facing his leader from his kneeling position Jedite responded to her question.
"I have yet to find the Crystal my queen. So far the search has come up empty handed but we have been able to collect lots of energy from the people within the jewelry shops in Tokyo." He said.
"Good. Continue your search and continue to collect energy for our illustrious leader." Queen Beryl commanded.
With another bow of the head Jedite then stood up and vanished from the room via a dark tunnel. A few moments after Jedite left the tunnel closed leaving Beryl and her horde of youma minions.
"Soon the entire galaxy shall belong to Dark Kingdom." Beryl said with a vicious grin.
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Juban Preparatory High School was one of the best private schools in Tokyo. Rivaling the TA Catholic Girls Academy Juban Prep produced some of the best students in the country. The school campus featured the main school building, an auditorium, a large gym, and six dorms. Two of the dorms were coed and Son Usagi was lucky enough to be assigned to one of them.
Usagi's dorm Kinmoko Hall was a fairly modern structure consisting of six floors, three for the girls and three for the boys. The rooms were fairly moderate in size and had two beds, two closets, two desks, and a chest of drawers. There were also two extra drawers underneath each bed for more storage. Usagi's room on the second floor was conveniently located next to a large Japanese maple tree. And for the time being Usagi had the room to herself.
After unpacking her things Usagi met with the dorm director a Japanese woman just out of college with long dark green hair and the most peculiar red eyes. She had introduced herself as one of the school counselors Kimiko Yamamoto. Usagi felt a strange energy radiating off the older woman but didn't investigate it any further. She would probably have to ask Luna about it some other time.
Kimiko had given Usagi a run down of the dorm rules before letting her return to her room. There were policies on curfew and people of the opposite gender in her room after a certain time of night. The rules also included the school's policies on drugs, alcohol, and smoking as well as loud noises at night from Sunday to Thursday the typical school nights. In Usagi's opinion they were pretty much the same rules Chichi enforced back home. Usagi could tell she was going to like living in Kinmoko Hall.
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"Class I'd like to introduce to you a new student, Son Usagi." The teacher began, "Usagi would you please tell the class a bit about yourself."
Usagi was standing before her homeroom class on her first official day of class. Her teacher Sakaruda Haruna seemed to radiate with the same type of energy Chichi had. She was tough but fair. Taking a nervous breath Usagi began telling her new classmates about herself.
"As you know my name is Son Usagi and I come from the northwestern part of Japan. I live with my family in the Black Forest four miles west of a town called Ginger Town and twenty miles south of West City. I have two brothers, a twin my age and younger brother who's five. I'm into martial arts and camping and I have a cat named Luna. Also, my father is a past champion of the Tenkaichi Boudoukai." Usagi said.
Usagi liked to see the reactions of the people she met when she mentioned that little piece of information about her father. And just like everyone she had met before the male members of the class began chatting amongst themselves letting the occasional wow or real strong escape their lips. The female members just looked at Usagi with wondering eyes that told the female demi-Saiyan they wondered how much money her family had. The winner of the Tenkaichi Boudoukai usually took home a pretty large purse and Son Goku had won the tournament on three separate occasions.
"Alright class that will be enough talk for now." Haruna-sensei said, "Usagi please take the empty seat next to Naru and Umino."
Usagi sat next to a girl with chin length auburn hair and green eyes and behind her a boy with mussed up brown hair and the thickest glasses Usagi had ever seen someone wear.
"Hi I'm Son Usagi." Usagi whispered to the pair.
"I'm Osaka Naru and that's the school gossip Gurio Umino." Naru whispered back.
The morning seemed to creep by slowly and on more than one occasion Usagi's stomach began growling in the middle of the senseis' lectures. The breakfast she had eaten wasn't doing a good job of keeping her satisfied. Having eaten double portions of the breakfast special and some oatmeal in the cafeteria wasn't even close to the amounts Chichi usually made for breakfast. Didn't they know she had a large appetite even by Saiyan standards? And so when the lunch bell rang Usagi used her increased speed to get to the cafeteria before the lunchtime crowd.
"Man don't they get it I need more food than this." Usagi complained staring at what for her was a mere snack on her tray.
"They never give you enough in there." Naru said as she walked over to Usagi.
Usagi looked over at Naru and noticed she was carrying a simple bento tied with a blue ribbon. It seemed not everyone who went to Juban Prep was obligated to eating all their meals from the cafeteria.
"You're lucky you get to bring your own food." Usagi said.
"I was going to meet up with some friends for lunch. You can join us if you like." Naru offered with a big smile.
"I'd like that." Usagi replied as she followed Naru over to a Japanese maple in the schoolyard.
Sitting under the tree were two of Naru's friends Hikari and Momoko. The two friends were chatting about this and that and were currently discussing their latest role model Sailor V.
"Did you guys hear about the new Sailor V movie coming out soon?" Hikari asked the others.
Usagi had never heard of Sailor V before and wondered what Naru's friend was talking about.
"Um who's Sailor V?" Usagi asked Naru.
"Don't tell me you've never heard of Sailor V before. She's a real cool police operative who goes around solving crimes and saving people with her special powers. They've made a manga and a video game about all of her adventures." Naru explained.
"Oh I see. I don't really have time to get interested in those sort of things what with my martial arts training and my mother on back about my schoolwork all the time." Usagi replied.
"Oh." The others commented.
The girls decided to change the subject of the conversation and began talking about the jewelry shop that Naru's mother owned.
"Hey Naru I saw an ad in the paper this morning for a sale at your mother's shop. Are those earrings I've been saving for going to be on sale?" Momoko said.
"Yeah I saw my mom mark them down last night along with some brushed silver rings with different colored crystals in them." Naru told her friend.
Hikari saw that Usagi looked a little lost and explained what they were currently discussing.
"Naru's mom owns a big jewelry shop called the OSA P." Hikari explained.
"Sounds real neat." Usagi commented.
Naru heard Usagi's comment and decided to invite her new friend along on the girls after school activity of gazing at all the new pieces of jewelry that arrived in the store.
"Say Usagi how would you like to come with us to check out the store after school." Naru offered.
"I'd like that. And maybe you could show me some of the city along the way." Usagi replied flashing her usual bright cheerful smile.
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Usagi and her new friends made their way down the streets of the Azabu-Juban neighborhood of the Mintako ward of Tokyo. The remainder of the school day seemed to fly by and when the final bell rang Usagi rushed to her dorm room and quickly deposited her things and opened the window by the tree before joining Naru and the girls on their journey to the OSA P. The walk to the jewelry shop was filled with giggles and laughter as the girls talked about the latest gossip and made comments about the boys in their class. When they arrived at the shop Usagi noticed a pretty good-sized crowd outside the shop.
"Don't forget all crystal rings are half off and all gold jewelry is marked down by twenty percent." An older woman with auburn hair like Naru said into a small megaphone.
Naru smiled when she saw the woman in the deep violet dress and led her friends into the large jewelry shop. Inside the store there were just as many people as there was outside. A fairly large number of the prospective customers in the shop were high school aged girls all looking at the display of brushed silver rings with a multitude of different colored crystals in them in all sorts of shapes and sizes. The little rings were by far the most popular item with the high school and junior high students.
"Wow mom you're sure doing a great job." Naru commented.
"Thank you honey." Mrs. Osaka replied with a smile.
It was obvious to anyone where Naru got her smile from when they saw the one Mrs. Osaka flashed to her customers each day. The mother and daughter were so much alike in every way. And as Mrs. Osaka looked to her daughter and her friends she noticed someone new with them that day.
"Naru it seems you have a new friend with you today." Mr. Osaka observed.
Naru smiled and introduced her mother to Son Usagi.
"Mom I'd like you to meet Son Usagi. She just transferred to Juban Prep this week and today was her first day at school." Naru told her mother.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Usagi. I hope you like Juban Prep." Mrs. Osaka said
"Thank you Osaka-sama. I'm sure I will." Usagi replied with a slight bow.
When Usagi came out of her bow she and Naru's mother locked eyes for a moment studying one another. Something told Usagi Naru's mom wasn't your average human. The Ki levels radiating off of her were tainted with traces of evil like Vegeta's. At the same moment Usagi and Mrs. Osaka had the same thought creep into their heads. She seems to have a weird Ki level, they thought.
Usagi shrugged off the odd Ki reading and watched as Naru's mother sold a few rings to a group of schoolgirls. She then saw Momoko purchase a pair of earrings and figured they were the ones she had mentioned at lunch. It was at that point her stomach let out a loud gurgle and Usagi got red in the face.
"Um you know I think I'd better get back to my dorm room and check on Luna." Usagi said.
"Okay I'll see you at school then." Naru replied as the blonde left the store.
Naru's mom watched as Usagi headed through the crowd and out of the store. A suspicious smirk came across the older woman's face as she stepped back into the shadows of the store. I'll have to get her to buy a ring; her energy will be perfect for the master, she thought.
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Usagi's mind was elsewhere when she bumped into someone on her way back Juban Prep. Looking up she saw a young man with black hair and blue eyes wearing gray pants, a black shirt, and a green blazer. A slight blush came across Usagi's cheeks and she immediately began to apologize for walking into the complete stranger.
"I'm sorry I wasn't paying attention to where I was going. My mind was elsewhere." She said.
"That's okay. I wasn't paying much attention either. I'll be sure to watch out for you next time though odango atama." He replied making a comment about Usagi's hair.
Usagi wasn't too thrilled to be called meatball head by the slightly older man. She could tell he had the same arrogance and self inflated ego Vegeta had. This individual was going to be an interesting one if she ever ran into him again.
"Don't call me meatball head you GQ wannabe!" Usagi said using a phrase she had heard Bulma yell at Yamcha before storming off.
The young college student watched Usagi with intense curiosity as she headed for Juban Prep. In his mind she was one of the strangest individuals he had ever met.
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Usagi sat in her dorm room trying to study. But like all the other times Chichi was on her and Gohan's back about doing their homework Usagi just didn't have the desire to continue with her schoolwork. With a frustrated sigh Usagi began thinking about the odd Ki she had sensed from Naru's mother. And although she had just met the woman that afternoon Usagi could tell something wasn't just right. Grabbing her henshin broach from the top of her dresser Usagi decided to transform and take another look at the OSA P.
"Usagi what are you doing?" Luna asked her when she noticed Usagi wasn't studying anymore.
"I'm not going to get anything done until I do a little investigating at that jewelry store I told you about." Usagi replied.
"Alright but I'm going with you." Luna said.
With that said Usagi called out the henshin phrase that would turn her into Sailor Moon.
"Moon Prism Power!" Usagi called out.
After the flash of light and pink ribbons transformed her into Sailor Moon Usagi sensed something strange. Somehow Usagi was able to hear someone calling out for help and that someone sounded like Usagi's new friend Naru.
"Help! Someone please help me my mother's some kind of monster!" Usagi heard.
"I knew there was something not right about that woman. Naru's in trouble." Usagi told Luna.
Picking up Luna Usagi made her way to the window and opened it all the way. Climbing onto the desk below it Usagi climbed out of the window onto one of the thick branches just outside her room. After making her way to the topmost branches of the tree Usagi leapt off it and let her raised Ki level carry her off in the direction of the OSA P and Naru.
"I didn't know you could fly." Luna said.
"Yeah I learned how the hard way from my sensei Piccolo when Gohan and I were five. I guess he thought it was easier to teach us if we were hurtling towards the side of a cliff." Usagi replied.
Within a few short minutes the pair landed in an alleyway not too far from the OSA P and ran down the street to rescue the girl. Once inside the shop Usagi saw her new friend being held up by her throat by her mother. Plastered on the face of the elder Osaka woman was a look of vicious intent. The woman sensed Usagi's Ki and dropped Naru to the ground letting her body go limp from a lack of energy.
"Who's there?" the pseudo Osaka-sama demanded.
Unsure of what to do next Usagi looked towards Luna who returned her gaze with a look of her own that told the new defender of justice that she was on her own.
Not sure of how she knew what to say in response Usagi said the first thing that came to her mind.
"A defender of justice I am Sailor Moon! On behalf of the moon I shall punish you!" Sailor Moon replied using a series hand gestures and poses.
Oh no I'm turning into the Ginyu Force, Usagi thought recalling a childhood adversary.
"Sailor Moon huh. Well I don't know where you came from but you won't be around for very long." The woman hissed before revealing her true form.
Using every ounce of her training Sailor Moon waited for the youma to make the first move. The female youma sent a blast of dark energy towards the martial artist. Dodging the attack just seconds before it would have hit her Sailor Moon quickly knew this wasn't going to be like the previous battles she had been in. Looking over to Luna Sailor Moon gave the feline a look of desperation. It was time for one of those new attacks she had mentioned the other day.
Before Luna could say anything something red streaked across the room and stuck in ground at the feet of the female youma. The streak turned out to be a perfect long stem red rose in full bloom. The youma looked in the direction of the attack and saw the outline of a figure standing in the upper windows of the shop. The moonlight behind him cast an eerie glow accenting his long flowing cape and top hat.
"Sailor Moon if you believe in yourself and your abilities you can win against this evil." He said in a way that reminded Sailor Moon of her father.
"He's right Sailor Moon. If you use your tiara you can beat this youma. All you need to do is call out Moon Tiara Magic and throw it at the youma." Luna instructed.
Thinking Luna had gone off her rocker Sailor Moon decided to indulge the feline and try out the tiara attack. Grasping the tiara with her thumb and forefinger near the red jewel Sailor Moon called out the aforementioned attack phrase.
"Moon Tiara Magic!" Sailor Moon called out just before she sent her tiara flying at the youma.
The tiara turned into a glowing disk of pure energy that reminded Sailor Moon of Krillin's Destructo Disk. With great speed and precision the disk flew right at the youma and sliced it in half. The two halves of the youma quickly disintegrated turning into a pile of dust. Sailor Moon smiled at her handiwork thankful her new friend was now safe and sound.
Before leaving the shop Sailor Moon turned her attention to the mysterious figure standing in the windows of the shop. She wondered who the person was and why he had assisted her in the battle.
"Thanks for your help." Sailor Moon called to him, "Would you mind telling me who you are?"
"That will come in time but know this I will always be there to lend a helping hand and words of encouragement whenever you may need them. I'll be seeing you Sailor Moon." The figure replied just before leaving via the window.
"I just know I'm going to see you again. I can feel it." Sailor Moon said to the retreating figure.
"It looks like our battle has just begun Sailor Moon." Luna said before they left the store.
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Beryl looked into her crystal ball a frown now dominant on her face. Having just witnessed the demise of one of her youmas Beryl was none too pleased with her general Jedite. The blonde general had failed yet again to find the Silver Imperium Crystal but this time he also failed to gather any energy they could use to resurrect their great leader Queen Metalia. After the image had faded from the crystal ball Beryl turned her attention to the assembled crowd and addressed her general.
"Jedite not only have you failed to get the Silver Imperium Crystal you have failed to gather any energy for our great leader from that location. The appearance of Sailor Moon and this mysterious fighter must be dealt with if we are to succeed in our mission." Beryl told him.
Jedite who was on his knee before Beryl raised his head and address his queen and leader.
"I promise you my queen I will not fail you again." Jedite replied.
"You'd better not because you know what happens to those who fail." Beryl warned him.
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The first installment of my newest series is out and of course all you loyal readers are happy to see something from me but are wondering about my other series. I promise you that I will put out the other chapters I have already written and I will spend some time rereading them and updating them. Okay now I know what you're thinking why isn't Gohan at Juban Prep too. Well I wanted Gohan to still be able to go to Orange Star High and believe you me the entrance requirements are a lot tougher than Juban Prep. But then again I think a certain counselor and dorm director who bares a shocking resemblance to the Senshi of Pluto had something to do with it.
As you can guess this story will be a crossover with DBZ and Ranma. The Ranma aspects of the story will begin to show themselves in the upcoming chapters when Ami and Ranma arrive at Juban Prep. And maybe just maybe Ami will be Usagi and Luna's roommate. Which brings me to why Usagi was allowed to bring Luna. If that dorm director were Setsuna incognito then she would have no objections to Usagi bringing Luna with her. And as to why Usagi didn't freak out when Luna spoke I'll give you three words Puar, Oolong, and Karin.
So what's up next? Another new student arrives at Juban Prep and this one will have Umino the school gossip working overtime. Just what is up with Ami Tendo and Ranma Saotome? What secrets do they hold and why is Jedite interested in running a local juku? Find out in episode two The New Students. Remember to send in your reviews. I love reading them.
Fate wasn't through playing with the lives of the Moon Princess or the Senshi. Almost one thousand years later fate decided to take the spirits of the children of the moon and have them begin to be reborn on Earth. One by one the citizens of the Moon Kingdom rejoined life without any memories of their former existence. But every once in a while fate decides to play around with the universe and spice things up a bit. And so fate took the spirits of the shy intelligent Senshi of Mercury and the Moon Princess herself and sent them to families whose entire existence revolved around martial arts. Fate had seen the lives of the princess and Mercury and decided to give them families who would understand their unique qualities. They would have lives free of ridicule.
For Mercury fate had chosen a family living in a middle class ward in Tokyo called Nerima. The family already had two children, girls in fact, and they were more than happy to have a third. The father, one Soun Tendo, had named this child the heir to his great legacy a martial arts dojo. And it seems the father had mad a pact with his best friend shortly before his marriage that one of his children would marry any male child his friend and training partner would have and take over the two martial arts schools they would soon form. Fate pinned this child, Soun's third child, as the one to fulfill that pact. And so Mercury became Soun Tendo's love his Ami.
The princess was another story all together. On the moon the mixing of two species that gained power from the moon created a child unlike any other. The princess that resulted from this match became the first albino Saiyan half-breed in the known universe. And because of her tail she was seen as a freak of nature whose only friends were two lunar felines and her protectors the Sailor Senshi. Fate decided to change all that and began playing a card game where and entire planet would be destroyed just so one Saiyan would come to Earth and live the life of a normal human. But fate hadn't finished playing its odd little card game yet. It had decided to leave the original child planed for the Saiyan who didn't know he was one in the picture and make him a twin instead. Son Goku one of the last pure Saiyans in the universe would become the proud father of a son named Gohan and a little rabbit he would name Usagi.
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Guardians of the Earth
Episode One: Usagi and Luna
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Son Usagi had lived her entire life in and around the Black Forest an area fifteen miles south of West City and four miles west of a little town called Ginger Town. Usagi had gone into town a few times with her mother and her twin Gohan when they were little but by the time the Son twins were five their trips to town had stopped. Soon Usagi's life was filled with intense martial arts training and intense home schooling under the stern yet loving eye of her mother Chichi. When Usagi and Gohan weren't out with their father or their sensei Piccolo training they were hitting the books hard. And much to their mother's disappointment the Son twins would sneak out through their windows and play with their pet a dragon Gohan had names Icarus. Life couldn't have been any better for Usagi.
Fate had of course stepped in and made Usagi's life more interesting than it already was and decided along the way to throw in a few threats to the Earth and other worlds at key points in her life. When she was five Usagi and her brother were kidnapped by a rouge Saiyan claiming to be their uncle and in the fight to get them back Goku had lost his life. It was on that day that Usagi and Gohan were formally introduced to their sensei Piccolo. With the threat of more Saiyans heading to Earth the Z Fighters needed all the help they could get.
As if seeing their father die before their eyes wasn't enough fate decided to have Usagi and Gohan witness the death of their sensei at the hands of a Saiyan as well. The only way to get Piccolo back was to travel to the planet of his origin Namek and find the original dragon balls. It was on Namek where the Son twins made their first real friend, a Namek boy named Dende. With the threat on Namek over and their father floating in space the twins spent the next year of their life fighting off a minor threat to the planet that was a pain in their side once before.
Usagi's life from that moment on revolved around improving both her mind and her body. Through martial arts training Usagi and Gohan learned discipline and respect and through home schooling they learned the educational tools that would ensure them a good life away from the martial arts tournaments, although Gohan was a better student than Usagi. By the time twins were eleven they had reached a level no human martial artist could ever reach. And even though Usagi had yet to become a Super Saiyan she was far stronger than normal humans.
With the threat of cell and the androids gone the Son family could now live life in peace. The entire group of Z fighters were happy to learn that Goku could be wished back by the new dragon and fate made certain he returned. With Goku among the living once more he could concentrate once again on being a father something Chichi would need in the not too distant future. For not too long after the end of the cell games Chichi gave birth to Goku's third child a boy they named Goten.
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Five years had come and gone since the end of the cell games and Usagi was once again on what she liked to call Goten Duty. It was Usagi's turn to pick up her little brother from his best friend's house in West City. Goten's best friend just happened to be another Saiyan half-breed born to their father's first friend Bulma and the reformed Saiyan Prince Vegeta and he happened to live in the Capsule Corp compound. Riding upon the magical cloud Nimbus Usagi made her way to the Capsule Corp world headquarters to gather her younger sibling. With her tail long gone and her long blonde locks up in a double bun and ponytail style the female demi-Saiyan passed for a normal human.
Usagi landed the cloud in an alleyway not too far from the Briefs home. Even though the sight of her and her brothers riding on the mystical cloud was a common event Usagi still liked to pass herself off as an average everyday human. As she walked out of the alley Usagi noticed something out of the corner of her eye. A group of boys five years older than Goten were chasing after a black cat that had a few cans tied to its tail. As she watched the boys Usagi could hear what they were saying.
"Don't let it get away!" the first boy yelled.
"Got you!" the second boy cried out as he tackled the cat.
The three boys surrounded the cat and soon the last member of the group added his own two cents.
"You won't be able to get away from us when we're through." He said.
Usagi couldn't let the cat get hurt by the boys and decided to face off against them. Technically she was the strongest woman in the world and could take on all three of them but she had learned in the time and space room on Kami's Lookout that you never take on anyone weaker than you. With that in mind Usagi planned on scaring the boys to the point where they would just wet their pants.
"Leave that cat alone!" Usagi demanded.
The boys turned to face the female demi-Saiyan and acting real tough gave her their response.
"Oh yeah who's going to stop us?" boy one wanted to know.
"I am!" Usagi replied.
The boys began to laugh at the thought of a girl trying to take them on but the cat just watched with great intensity plastered on its face.
"Yeah right like you could hurt us you're just a girl." Boy two said.
As if to challenge the boys a small smile much like the one her father gets before a fight crept onto Usagi's face. The cat could tell she was hiding something from the boys,
"I'm no ordinary girl." Usagi replied deadly calm.
The boys saw Usagi get into a ready position and noticed small bits and pieces of concrete and rocks start to float into the air around her. The boys began backing away from Usagi visibly scared.
"She's a witch! Run!" boy three yelled.
The other two boys took the third boy's advice to heart and high tailed it away from Usagi and the cat. As they ran off one of the boys made a final comment on the situation.
"She can keep that cat for all I care." Boy one said to his friends.
Returning her power level to an almost undetectable level Usagi turned her attention to the black cat that was still watching her intently.
"Hey there kitty why don't we take off those cans and that bandage." Usagi said gently.
With great care Usagi untied the cans and removed the bandage. To her surprise the bandage was covering a golden crescent moon mark on the cat's forehead. Usagi stared at it for a moment before getting the strange urge to take the cat with her. Oh well, I can deal with mom when the time comes, Usagi thought as she picked the cat up.
The cat now in Usagi's arms smiled and thought to itself. I've finally found the one, she thought.
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After picking up her brother and heading home Usagi showed off the black cat to her parents. Goku was more than willing to let his daughter have a pet of her own and after much convincing Chichi gave in and allowed the feline to stay as long as Usagi took care of her. And as the Son family sat down to their usual extremely large dinner Chichi gave her big news for the day.
"I received a reply from the school in Tokyo were I sent Usagi's records and she's been accepted." Chichi announced to the family.
Usagi was less than thrilled to hear she would be sent to school in a foreign city. Like her little brother Goten Usagi was happier being in the forest. But something in the back of her mind told her that she had to go to Tokyo. Evil forces there needed to be dealt with and maybe just maybe she would finally achieve what her father and her twin brother already had, the ability to become a Super Saiyan.
"Do I have to go?" Usagi asked her parents.
"Only if you want to." Goku said with a reassuring smile.
"But we'll need your answer soon so I can give the school our answer." Chichi added.
Usagi looked around the table to her family members and then looked down at her new pet before giving her parents her decision.
"I'll do it but I'd like to take my cat with me." Usagi told them
After dinner was over with Usagi began packing her trunk for the journey to Tokyo. As she packed the cat sat on her bed and watched the young woman go through her training outfits and casual clothes. She knew Usagi could sense the danger looming around Tokyo. And now seemed like a good a time as any to let her know the real reason she was there.
"Usagi I am glad you decided to accept the opportunity to go to school in Tokyo." The cat said.
Usagi looked over at the cat and tried to figure out if she had really heard the cat speak.
"Yes I can talk." The cat told her.
With a smile on her face Usagi went back to her packing and began a casual conversation with the black feline on her bed.
"A talking cat come on it's not like I haven't seen anything Earth shattering before." Usagi said.
"Well my name is Luna and I have been sent to find you Son Usagi." Luna replied.
"Why me?" Usagi wondered.
"Because you have been chosen to protect this world from a great evil. It will be your job to find the other chosen warriors and our princess. You are one of her protectors." Luna explained.
"If that's all there is to it then this will be a piece of cake." Usagi said as she searched through the dresses and skirts her mother had brought her.
"Usagi this isn't going to be like the other adversaries you've faced off against in the past. The enemy we're up against thrives on draining energy from people. You're going to need a whole new set of attacks in order to beat them." Luna replied.
With that said Luna stood up and performed a small flip above the bed filling Usagi's room with a burst of light. When the light faded a golden broach with four small stones and a crescent lay upon the bed. Usagi saw the broach and went to check it out.
"What's this Luna?" Usagi asked as she picked up the broach.
"That is your henshin broach. With it you'll be able to defeat our enemy." Luna explained.
"How in the world does this thing work?" Usagi wondered while she shook the broach.
"Just call out the phrase Moon Prism Power and you will become a champion of justice."
Usagi thought Luna had flipped her mind but decided to give it a try anyway. She was curious to see how a piece of jewelry her mother or Bulma might wear would help her be a better fighter. Clutching the broach in her hand Usagi called out the henshin phrase Luna had mentioned.
"Moon Prism Power!" Usagi called out.
In a flash of light and a shower of pink ribbons Usagi was transformed into the Senshi of the Moon. Looking her new outfit over Usagi noticed she was dressed in a white bodysuit with a matching blue skirt and collar and red bows. In the center of the bow on her chest sat the broach. On her arms were a pair of gloves trimmed in red. Usagi also noticed a pair of red knee length boots and a gold tiara with a red jewel on her forehead.
"Luna how am I supposed to fight in this get up? If my mom sees me like this she'll throw a fit and ground me for the rest of my natural life because the skirt is six inches too short." Usagi commented.
"You'll find a way Usagi." Luna replied.
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In a darkened cavern somewhere in the depths of the Earth a lone woman sat on a black marble throne. The eerie light that filled the room accented her long red hair and curvaceous body. In front of her was a crystal ball that sat atop an ornate staff that seemed to somehow defy gravity. The crystal ball was the source of the light in the room. Upon the woman's head was a tiara made out of a black stone trimmed in gold. The stone was the woman's namesake Beryl.
In the shadows of the room stood a multitude of demon creatures called youma waiting for their sovereign to give them her next command. From within the sea of youma a young man with blonde hair and blue eyes stepped forward and knelt before the woman. Dressed in a gray uniform trimmed in red he was one of her elite soldiers. With his head bowed the soldier waited for his leader to speak.
"Jedite what news do you have of your mission to find the Silver Imperium Crystal?" she asked.
Facing his leader from his kneeling position Jedite responded to her question.
"I have yet to find the Crystal my queen. So far the search has come up empty handed but we have been able to collect lots of energy from the people within the jewelry shops in Tokyo." He said.
"Good. Continue your search and continue to collect energy for our illustrious leader." Queen Beryl commanded.
With another bow of the head Jedite then stood up and vanished from the room via a dark tunnel. A few moments after Jedite left the tunnel closed leaving Beryl and her horde of youma minions.
"Soon the entire galaxy shall belong to Dark Kingdom." Beryl said with a vicious grin.
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Juban Preparatory High School was one of the best private schools in Tokyo. Rivaling the TA Catholic Girls Academy Juban Prep produced some of the best students in the country. The school campus featured the main school building, an auditorium, a large gym, and six dorms. Two of the dorms were coed and Son Usagi was lucky enough to be assigned to one of them.
Usagi's dorm Kinmoko Hall was a fairly modern structure consisting of six floors, three for the girls and three for the boys. The rooms were fairly moderate in size and had two beds, two closets, two desks, and a chest of drawers. There were also two extra drawers underneath each bed for more storage. Usagi's room on the second floor was conveniently located next to a large Japanese maple tree. And for the time being Usagi had the room to herself.
After unpacking her things Usagi met with the dorm director a Japanese woman just out of college with long dark green hair and the most peculiar red eyes. She had introduced herself as one of the school counselors Kimiko Yamamoto. Usagi felt a strange energy radiating off the older woman but didn't investigate it any further. She would probably have to ask Luna about it some other time.
Kimiko had given Usagi a run down of the dorm rules before letting her return to her room. There were policies on curfew and people of the opposite gender in her room after a certain time of night. The rules also included the school's policies on drugs, alcohol, and smoking as well as loud noises at night from Sunday to Thursday the typical school nights. In Usagi's opinion they were pretty much the same rules Chichi enforced back home. Usagi could tell she was going to like living in Kinmoko Hall.
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"Class I'd like to introduce to you a new student, Son Usagi." The teacher began, "Usagi would you please tell the class a bit about yourself."
Usagi was standing before her homeroom class on her first official day of class. Her teacher Sakaruda Haruna seemed to radiate with the same type of energy Chichi had. She was tough but fair. Taking a nervous breath Usagi began telling her new classmates about herself.
"As you know my name is Son Usagi and I come from the northwestern part of Japan. I live with my family in the Black Forest four miles west of a town called Ginger Town and twenty miles south of West City. I have two brothers, a twin my age and younger brother who's five. I'm into martial arts and camping and I have a cat named Luna. Also, my father is a past champion of the Tenkaichi Boudoukai." Usagi said.
Usagi liked to see the reactions of the people she met when she mentioned that little piece of information about her father. And just like everyone she had met before the male members of the class began chatting amongst themselves letting the occasional wow or real strong escape their lips. The female members just looked at Usagi with wondering eyes that told the female demi-Saiyan they wondered how much money her family had. The winner of the Tenkaichi Boudoukai usually took home a pretty large purse and Son Goku had won the tournament on three separate occasions.
"Alright class that will be enough talk for now." Haruna-sensei said, "Usagi please take the empty seat next to Naru and Umino."
Usagi sat next to a girl with chin length auburn hair and green eyes and behind her a boy with mussed up brown hair and the thickest glasses Usagi had ever seen someone wear.
"Hi I'm Son Usagi." Usagi whispered to the pair.
"I'm Osaka Naru and that's the school gossip Gurio Umino." Naru whispered back.
The morning seemed to creep by slowly and on more than one occasion Usagi's stomach began growling in the middle of the senseis' lectures. The breakfast she had eaten wasn't doing a good job of keeping her satisfied. Having eaten double portions of the breakfast special and some oatmeal in the cafeteria wasn't even close to the amounts Chichi usually made for breakfast. Didn't they know she had a large appetite even by Saiyan standards? And so when the lunch bell rang Usagi used her increased speed to get to the cafeteria before the lunchtime crowd.
"Man don't they get it I need more food than this." Usagi complained staring at what for her was a mere snack on her tray.
"They never give you enough in there." Naru said as she walked over to Usagi.
Usagi looked over at Naru and noticed she was carrying a simple bento tied with a blue ribbon. It seemed not everyone who went to Juban Prep was obligated to eating all their meals from the cafeteria.
"You're lucky you get to bring your own food." Usagi said.
"I was going to meet up with some friends for lunch. You can join us if you like." Naru offered with a big smile.
"I'd like that." Usagi replied as she followed Naru over to a Japanese maple in the schoolyard.
Sitting under the tree were two of Naru's friends Hikari and Momoko. The two friends were chatting about this and that and were currently discussing their latest role model Sailor V.
"Did you guys hear about the new Sailor V movie coming out soon?" Hikari asked the others.
Usagi had never heard of Sailor V before and wondered what Naru's friend was talking about.
"Um who's Sailor V?" Usagi asked Naru.
"Don't tell me you've never heard of Sailor V before. She's a real cool police operative who goes around solving crimes and saving people with her special powers. They've made a manga and a video game about all of her adventures." Naru explained.
"Oh I see. I don't really have time to get interested in those sort of things what with my martial arts training and my mother on back about my schoolwork all the time." Usagi replied.
"Oh." The others commented.
The girls decided to change the subject of the conversation and began talking about the jewelry shop that Naru's mother owned.
"Hey Naru I saw an ad in the paper this morning for a sale at your mother's shop. Are those earrings I've been saving for going to be on sale?" Momoko said.
"Yeah I saw my mom mark them down last night along with some brushed silver rings with different colored crystals in them." Naru told her friend.
Hikari saw that Usagi looked a little lost and explained what they were currently discussing.
"Naru's mom owns a big jewelry shop called the OSA P." Hikari explained.
"Sounds real neat." Usagi commented.
Naru heard Usagi's comment and decided to invite her new friend along on the girls after school activity of gazing at all the new pieces of jewelry that arrived in the store.
"Say Usagi how would you like to come with us to check out the store after school." Naru offered.
"I'd like that. And maybe you could show me some of the city along the way." Usagi replied flashing her usual bright cheerful smile.
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Usagi and her new friends made their way down the streets of the Azabu-Juban neighborhood of the Mintako ward of Tokyo. The remainder of the school day seemed to fly by and when the final bell rang Usagi rushed to her dorm room and quickly deposited her things and opened the window by the tree before joining Naru and the girls on their journey to the OSA P. The walk to the jewelry shop was filled with giggles and laughter as the girls talked about the latest gossip and made comments about the boys in their class. When they arrived at the shop Usagi noticed a pretty good-sized crowd outside the shop.
"Don't forget all crystal rings are half off and all gold jewelry is marked down by twenty percent." An older woman with auburn hair like Naru said into a small megaphone.
Naru smiled when she saw the woman in the deep violet dress and led her friends into the large jewelry shop. Inside the store there were just as many people as there was outside. A fairly large number of the prospective customers in the shop were high school aged girls all looking at the display of brushed silver rings with a multitude of different colored crystals in them in all sorts of shapes and sizes. The little rings were by far the most popular item with the high school and junior high students.
"Wow mom you're sure doing a great job." Naru commented.
"Thank you honey." Mrs. Osaka replied with a smile.
It was obvious to anyone where Naru got her smile from when they saw the one Mrs. Osaka flashed to her customers each day. The mother and daughter were so much alike in every way. And as Mrs. Osaka looked to her daughter and her friends she noticed someone new with them that day.
"Naru it seems you have a new friend with you today." Mr. Osaka observed.
Naru smiled and introduced her mother to Son Usagi.
"Mom I'd like you to meet Son Usagi. She just transferred to Juban Prep this week and today was her first day at school." Naru told her mother.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Usagi. I hope you like Juban Prep." Mrs. Osaka said
"Thank you Osaka-sama. I'm sure I will." Usagi replied with a slight bow.
When Usagi came out of her bow she and Naru's mother locked eyes for a moment studying one another. Something told Usagi Naru's mom wasn't your average human. The Ki levels radiating off of her were tainted with traces of evil like Vegeta's. At the same moment Usagi and Mrs. Osaka had the same thought creep into their heads. She seems to have a weird Ki level, they thought.
Usagi shrugged off the odd Ki reading and watched as Naru's mother sold a few rings to a group of schoolgirls. She then saw Momoko purchase a pair of earrings and figured they were the ones she had mentioned at lunch. It was at that point her stomach let out a loud gurgle and Usagi got red in the face.
"Um you know I think I'd better get back to my dorm room and check on Luna." Usagi said.
"Okay I'll see you at school then." Naru replied as the blonde left the store.
Naru's mom watched as Usagi headed through the crowd and out of the store. A suspicious smirk came across the older woman's face as she stepped back into the shadows of the store. I'll have to get her to buy a ring; her energy will be perfect for the master, she thought.
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Usagi's mind was elsewhere when she bumped into someone on her way back Juban Prep. Looking up she saw a young man with black hair and blue eyes wearing gray pants, a black shirt, and a green blazer. A slight blush came across Usagi's cheeks and she immediately began to apologize for walking into the complete stranger.
"I'm sorry I wasn't paying attention to where I was going. My mind was elsewhere." She said.
"That's okay. I wasn't paying much attention either. I'll be sure to watch out for you next time though odango atama." He replied making a comment about Usagi's hair.
Usagi wasn't too thrilled to be called meatball head by the slightly older man. She could tell he had the same arrogance and self inflated ego Vegeta had. This individual was going to be an interesting one if she ever ran into him again.
"Don't call me meatball head you GQ wannabe!" Usagi said using a phrase she had heard Bulma yell at Yamcha before storming off.
The young college student watched Usagi with intense curiosity as she headed for Juban Prep. In his mind she was one of the strangest individuals he had ever met.
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Usagi sat in her dorm room trying to study. But like all the other times Chichi was on her and Gohan's back about doing their homework Usagi just didn't have the desire to continue with her schoolwork. With a frustrated sigh Usagi began thinking about the odd Ki she had sensed from Naru's mother. And although she had just met the woman that afternoon Usagi could tell something wasn't just right. Grabbing her henshin broach from the top of her dresser Usagi decided to transform and take another look at the OSA P.
"Usagi what are you doing?" Luna asked her when she noticed Usagi wasn't studying anymore.
"I'm not going to get anything done until I do a little investigating at that jewelry store I told you about." Usagi replied.
"Alright but I'm going with you." Luna said.
With that said Usagi called out the henshin phrase that would turn her into Sailor Moon.
"Moon Prism Power!" Usagi called out.
After the flash of light and pink ribbons transformed her into Sailor Moon Usagi sensed something strange. Somehow Usagi was able to hear someone calling out for help and that someone sounded like Usagi's new friend Naru.
"Help! Someone please help me my mother's some kind of monster!" Usagi heard.
"I knew there was something not right about that woman. Naru's in trouble." Usagi told Luna.
Picking up Luna Usagi made her way to the window and opened it all the way. Climbing onto the desk below it Usagi climbed out of the window onto one of the thick branches just outside her room. After making her way to the topmost branches of the tree Usagi leapt off it and let her raised Ki level carry her off in the direction of the OSA P and Naru.
"I didn't know you could fly." Luna said.
"Yeah I learned how the hard way from my sensei Piccolo when Gohan and I were five. I guess he thought it was easier to teach us if we were hurtling towards the side of a cliff." Usagi replied.
Within a few short minutes the pair landed in an alleyway not too far from the OSA P and ran down the street to rescue the girl. Once inside the shop Usagi saw her new friend being held up by her throat by her mother. Plastered on the face of the elder Osaka woman was a look of vicious intent. The woman sensed Usagi's Ki and dropped Naru to the ground letting her body go limp from a lack of energy.
"Who's there?" the pseudo Osaka-sama demanded.
Unsure of what to do next Usagi looked towards Luna who returned her gaze with a look of her own that told the new defender of justice that she was on her own.
Not sure of how she knew what to say in response Usagi said the first thing that came to her mind.
"A defender of justice I am Sailor Moon! On behalf of the moon I shall punish you!" Sailor Moon replied using a series hand gestures and poses.
Oh no I'm turning into the Ginyu Force, Usagi thought recalling a childhood adversary.
"Sailor Moon huh. Well I don't know where you came from but you won't be around for very long." The woman hissed before revealing her true form.
Using every ounce of her training Sailor Moon waited for the youma to make the first move. The female youma sent a blast of dark energy towards the martial artist. Dodging the attack just seconds before it would have hit her Sailor Moon quickly knew this wasn't going to be like the previous battles she had been in. Looking over to Luna Sailor Moon gave the feline a look of desperation. It was time for one of those new attacks she had mentioned the other day.
Before Luna could say anything something red streaked across the room and stuck in ground at the feet of the female youma. The streak turned out to be a perfect long stem red rose in full bloom. The youma looked in the direction of the attack and saw the outline of a figure standing in the upper windows of the shop. The moonlight behind him cast an eerie glow accenting his long flowing cape and top hat.
"Sailor Moon if you believe in yourself and your abilities you can win against this evil." He said in a way that reminded Sailor Moon of her father.
"He's right Sailor Moon. If you use your tiara you can beat this youma. All you need to do is call out Moon Tiara Magic and throw it at the youma." Luna instructed.
Thinking Luna had gone off her rocker Sailor Moon decided to indulge the feline and try out the tiara attack. Grasping the tiara with her thumb and forefinger near the red jewel Sailor Moon called out the aforementioned attack phrase.
"Moon Tiara Magic!" Sailor Moon called out just before she sent her tiara flying at the youma.
The tiara turned into a glowing disk of pure energy that reminded Sailor Moon of Krillin's Destructo Disk. With great speed and precision the disk flew right at the youma and sliced it in half. The two halves of the youma quickly disintegrated turning into a pile of dust. Sailor Moon smiled at her handiwork thankful her new friend was now safe and sound.
Before leaving the shop Sailor Moon turned her attention to the mysterious figure standing in the windows of the shop. She wondered who the person was and why he had assisted her in the battle.
"Thanks for your help." Sailor Moon called to him, "Would you mind telling me who you are?"
"That will come in time but know this I will always be there to lend a helping hand and words of encouragement whenever you may need them. I'll be seeing you Sailor Moon." The figure replied just before leaving via the window.
"I just know I'm going to see you again. I can feel it." Sailor Moon said to the retreating figure.
"It looks like our battle has just begun Sailor Moon." Luna said before they left the store.
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Beryl looked into her crystal ball a frown now dominant on her face. Having just witnessed the demise of one of her youmas Beryl was none too pleased with her general Jedite. The blonde general had failed yet again to find the Silver Imperium Crystal but this time he also failed to gather any energy they could use to resurrect their great leader Queen Metalia. After the image had faded from the crystal ball Beryl turned her attention to the assembled crowd and addressed her general.
"Jedite not only have you failed to get the Silver Imperium Crystal you have failed to gather any energy for our great leader from that location. The appearance of Sailor Moon and this mysterious fighter must be dealt with if we are to succeed in our mission." Beryl told him.
Jedite who was on his knee before Beryl raised his head and address his queen and leader.
"I promise you my queen I will not fail you again." Jedite replied.
"You'd better not because you know what happens to those who fail." Beryl warned him.
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The first installment of my newest series is out and of course all you loyal readers are happy to see something from me but are wondering about my other series. I promise you that I will put out the other chapters I have already written and I will spend some time rereading them and updating them. Okay now I know what you're thinking why isn't Gohan at Juban Prep too. Well I wanted Gohan to still be able to go to Orange Star High and believe you me the entrance requirements are a lot tougher than Juban Prep. But then again I think a certain counselor and dorm director who bares a shocking resemblance to the Senshi of Pluto had something to do with it.
As you can guess this story will be a crossover with DBZ and Ranma. The Ranma aspects of the story will begin to show themselves in the upcoming chapters when Ami and Ranma arrive at Juban Prep. And maybe just maybe Ami will be Usagi and Luna's roommate. Which brings me to why Usagi was allowed to bring Luna. If that dorm director were Setsuna incognito then she would have no objections to Usagi bringing Luna with her. And as to why Usagi didn't freak out when Luna spoke I'll give you three words Puar, Oolong, and Karin.
So what's up next? Another new student arrives at Juban Prep and this one will have Umino the school gossip working overtime. Just what is up with Ami Tendo and Ranma Saotome? What secrets do they hold and why is Jedite interested in running a local juku? Find out in episode two The New Students. Remember to send in your reviews. I love reading them.