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Sailor Moon: Reversal Chapter 1
"Reversal"

by Chris Jones

Based on the manga of Naoko Takeuchi and ideas
posted to the FFML by various authors.
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	*THWACK*
	Luna felt a vicious kick into her ribs. Howling in pain and
confusion, she tumbled end over end until she hit the chain link
fence.
	"Oh, no! I think I killed it!"
	As she was groggily trying to stand, she felt a pair of
masculine hands close around her ribs.
	*This is it,* she thought. *All my searching for naught... Now
the enemy will prevail.*
	"Kitty? Are you okay?"
	"Meow?..." Maybe she wasn't done in.
	"I'm sorry I tripped over you. Are you okay?"
	Slowly, Luna allowed her eyes to open. Holding her, with a
rather concerned look on his face was a young man with the most
piercing blue eyes she had ever seen. She just couldn't seem to tear
her eyes away....
	Luna jerked, and pulled out of the young man's grasp. She had
felt it. *IT*! But it couldn't be! It was impossible. All the...
	"Damn my memory."
	...Sailors? ...Senshi? Whatever they were, they were all
female.
	Still, Luna's mind burned with the image of those ocean blue
eyes and a shock of blond hair.
	Weren't they all female?
	"Com'on, Usuke. I don't think it's hurt that bad, and we're
gonna be late for school if we don't get a move-on!"

	Usuke Tsukino stared into the dark alley the cat had just run
into. A most unusual cat... Something about that marking on it's
head.
	"GRRRRR" Osaka's train of thought derailed as he was reminded
of why he was in a rush in the first place.
	Norio Osaka brushed a red curl out of his face and glared at
his best friend. "Didn't you eat breakfast."
	"I forgot, actually. D'you have anything in your bento I could
snack on?"
	"Dream on," Norio drawled. "You already owe me about fifteen
lunches."
	Usuke sighed and ran after his friend. "Hey, maybe your mom
can make us some snacks after school?"
	"No chance. She's got a big jewelry sale all day today. I'll
be lucky if I get dinner."
	
* * *

	*Elsewhere*, A tall, blonde woman bowed before her queen. She
wore a tight grey military uniform and a band of green stone around
her long ponytail.
	As she rose from her bow, her green eyes flashed dangerously.
	"Report, Jadeite," Her queen commanded.
	The woman cleared her throat and began to speak. "Our
operations in the east proceed apace. I have several Youma in place
as we speak to deal with our energy gathering operations."
	"What cities have you infiltrated, Jadeite?"
	"We have youma in Beijing, Sydney, and Seoul,  but I am
concentrating the bulk of my forces in Tokyo in order to deal with
'Soldier V'.
	"Ahh, the masked vigilante that has been giving you so much
trouble? I'm surprised it's taking you this long, Jadeite. Do I need
to call in Nephrite to fix your mistakes?"
	Jadeite's eyes became, if anything, even more dangerous. They
flashed angrily, but the woman showed no outward appearance of her
rage.
	"No, Queen Beryl. I can deal with this situation."
	"You had better, Jadeite. Don't disappoint me."

* * *

	Usuke was in a foul mood.
	Besides missing breakfast, eating his own lunch early, and
then being hungry the rest of the day, he had to spend the bulk of
the day fending off Umeka Gurio.
	Umeka was pretty enough, but she was a nerd. She was an 'A'
class dork, and her voice grated on Usuke's nerves while the glint
from her thick glasses gave him migraines.
	Besides her constant inane chatter about this or that computer
project, She seemed to regard Usuke as *her* property, no matter how
many times he told her he wasn't interested. Worse, while he was by
no means an outcast, there were several boys in his class who were
much stronger and much more popular. With his reputation for being a
pushover *and* Umeka on his case, none of the other girls would even
*consider* looking at him twice.
	Then, to make matters worse, Norio's mom seemed to have gone
berserk. Trying to delay returning home, he had stopped by his
friend's house after school. The Osakas lived above a jewelry store,
which Norio's mother ran.
	She usually turned a nice profit, but today she was *giving*
the jewelry away. Usuke had seen the police drive up to control the
near riot just as he was leaving the store.
	Then, on his way home, he accidentally bumped into that stuffy
bitch, Masami Chiba. She had called him a clutz and and air-brain.
She was drop-dead gorgeous, but Lord, could that woman be a pain in
the ass.
	Now, Usuke had to return home. As he slipped in the front
door, he whispered a quick 'Tadaima' and started to tiptoe to his
room.
	"Usuke..."
	Damn. "Uh, Hi, Mom! Urrr... nice weather today, isn't it?
You're certainly looking good today!"
	The dark haired woman narrowed her gaze. "Don't you try to
flatter me, young man. Weren't you supposed to get your math test
back today?"
	"*Ulp*..."	
	"Well..." Ikuko Tsukino started tapping her foot.
	"Urrr... Well, you see. I bumped into this cat on the way to
school, and before I knew it, both I and Norio were late, and--"
	Ikuko snapped her fingers. "Quit stalling. Where's the test?"
	Sighing, Usuke reached into his backpack to get the crumpled
up test. Dreading the inevitable, he handed the wadded up ball to
his mother.
	Ikuko flattened the paper out and gazed over the crumpled
surface. "Thirty-nine?"
	"Ummm... well you see, Mom--"
	"THIRTY-NINE?!?!"
	"It's not that bad. I can make it up later when I--"
	"OUT! OUT OF MY HOUSE YOU FREELOADER! YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO
GET INTO A GOOD UNIVERSITY, AND I AND YOUR POOR FATHER WILL BE
SUPPORTING YOU WELL INTO OUR RETIREMENTS!"
	"Mom?!?!"
	Ikuko clenched her eyes shut and pointed towards Usuke's room.
"Get out of my sight. I want you to study, and if I hear of you
reading manga while you're supposed to be studying, I'll burn every
last one in the house.
	"Mom!"
	"Do you understand me?!?!"
	"But--"
	"NOW!!!!"
	Dejectedly, Usuke turned and trudged into his room, shutting
the door behind him.
	A few seconds later, he ejected a dark haired little girl who
was chanting, "Usuke got a thirty-nine!" over and over again.
	"I don't need you making the situation worse, Shinobu," her
mother warned.

* * *

	Luna hopped up onto the windowsill. Luck was with her. The
young man had opened the window when it grew too warm in the room.
Currently, he was sleeping face down on a biology book.
	In this dim light his aura was unmistakable.
	"Usuke, wake up."
	"Urrr...... snxxnxxx"
	"Usuke, I need you to get up."
	"Jus' fi' more minutes, Mo...."
	Luna grimaced and extended her claws.
	"WAKE UP, AIR-BRAIN!!!!"
	"WHA!! I'm up, already!"
	Usuke looked around in confusion. "What?"
	"It's about time. You sleep like a corpse."
	"Hmmm..." His eyes, still wandering around the room, finally
came to rest on the black cat. "Oh. You. Followed me home. Well
you'll have to go. Mom won't let me keep strays."
	"I am most certainly *not* a stray!"
	Usuke jumped back in shock from the indignant feline.
	"Y-you talk!"
	"Of course I talk. Now listen Usuke, we don't have much time."
	"W-w-who are you?" the frightened young man stammered.
	"I am Luna, from the Moon Kingdom. I wasn't sure before, but
now that I can see you, I believe you are Sailor Moon, a warrior for
truth and justice."
	Usuke's expression narrowed. "This is a joke, right?
Ventriloquism?"
	"I'm not joking, Usuke. You know I'm right. Here..." The cat
leapt, up and back. She turned a flip in mid air, and came down
neatly. Before her, a jeweled, pink locket fell to the bed.
	"Take this. It's the Moon Lock.... err...."
	Usuke raised the rather feminine piece of jewelry and stared
at it.
	"Ummm... Moon *Medallion*..." This isn't right....
	"Moon Medallion?" Usuke grimaced as rainbow colored light
glanced off of the jeweled surface. "Maybe you want my sister."
	"No! I mean... she doesn't have your aura. It has to be you,
Usuke. You have to stand against our enemies and find and protect
the Moon Princess."
	Usuke's head whipped around. "Moon Princess?"
	"Yes." Luna raised her eyebrows speculatively, "She's very
beautiful. I'm certain that she would be very appreciative to the
leader of her personal guard."
	"Appreciative? Hmmm..." Usuke started eyeing the locket
speculatively. An image of a beautiful woman in a fantastic gown
approaching him with a seductive expression assailed his mind.
"What... What do I have to do?"
	"Raise the medallion above your head and shout..."
	Usuke lifted the medallion.
	"Shout, 'Moon Power...'"
	The words came unbidden down through ten thousand years to
Usuke's lips. "MOON POWER, MAKE UP!"
	Luna 'ahhed' at the light show. Usuke's clothes seemed to be
stripped off of his body in shreds to be replaced by... "uh-oh..."
	"Wha..." Usuke looked around breathlessly. Then he looked
down.
	"What the hell?!?!"
	"Urr... this wasn't supposed to happen..."
	"LUNA?!?! I'M IN A SAILOR FUKU?!?!"
	The cat trembled in confusion. "I... this... You have to
believe me, this wasn't supposed to happen!"
	"I'M WEARING A SAILOR FUKU! AND THIS WASN'T SUPPOSED TO
HAPPEN?!?!"
	Luna shook her head in disbelief. Usuke reached out and
grabbed the cat by the neck.
	"Luna, I'm gonna--"
	Just then, the red jewels in his hair began to glow.
	"*Help!* *Help, me* *Somebody let me out of here!*"
	Usuke dropped Luna. "That was Norio!" He pulled the jewel out
of his hair and stared at it.
	"*cough* Yes! *hack* *wheeze* He is in danger from our enemy!
You must help him, Sailor Moon!"
	"I ain't going *anywhere* like this, cat. Fix it!"
	Luna began to tremble again. She wasn't sure if there *was*
anyway to change the outfit... Maybe...
	"Hold up the locket again so--"
	"Oh, you're admitting it now?"
	"We don't have time for this, Sailor Moon. Just hold up the
locket and repeat after me..."
	With a cynical grimace, Usuke raised the locket.
	"Moon Transformation Scream!"

* * *

	The Youma smiled wickedly as it throttled the young man. The
energy of the betrayal was so sweet! All the youth could see was his
own mother strangling him.
	"Yurrrrxxxx...leeemmmeee gooo..."
	"Hehhehheh...." With her new minions surrounding her, and all
the energy she had collected for the dark kingdom, she was
invincible!"
	"Put him down, you slime!"
	The youma's head turned one hundred and eighty degrees to face
the intruder. "Ohhh? And who's going to make me?"
	The figure stepped out of the shadows. He was wearing loose,
flaring pants in a dark blue shade, and short, red boots. While his
white top was skin tight, his shoulders and arms were covered in
metallic red armor. His pants and banded collar gave him the
appearance of a naval officer.
	A shining yellow crescent glowed in the middle of his
forehead.
	Ignoring the speech that was filling his head, Usuke shouted,
"I'm Sailor Moon, and I'm here to kick *your* ass!"
	He dove off counter he was perched on into the monster's face.
	Dropping Norio, she jerked her arm backward to defend herself.
	Usuke hit the wall with a thud. He slid down it into a pile of
moaning flesh.
	"Urrr... I thought I was supposed to have super powers, Luna!"
	"You are... you're supposed to have a tiara, and you should be
able to ... I DON'T KNOW! THIS IS ALL WRONG! I DON'T UNDERSTAND!"
	The young man groaned and pushed himself to his feet.
	About forty middle aged women wearing glowing jewelry were
converging on him.
	"Oh, Lord..."
	"You can't, Sailor Moon! They're possessed by the Enemy!"
	"I'm gonna have to, Luna. There's no other way."
	Just then, a flash of red shot down toward the floor.	A rose
embedded stem first in the tile floor just in front of the possessed
mob.
	"What the--"
	Standing in the window was the most incredible thing Usuke had
ever seen.
	5'9",
	High heels,
	Net stockings,
	Tap pants,
	A tuxedo jacket,
	And a Top Hat...
	"I'm in love, Luna..."
	"We don't have time for this, Sailor Moon!"
	"I don't think she's wearing a bra, Luna..."
	The figure leaned in from the window. "Get up, Sailor Moon!"
she cried. In the dim light, Usuke realized he couldn't see her
face. She wore a tight, cloth mask that covered her cheeks. Oh, but
those eyes. Usuke felt the breath catch in his throat. They were
large, liquid ,pale blue-green pools of loveliness that---
	"It's up to you to--AAAHHH!" *thump*
	Too late, Usuke realized that the masked tuxedo girl had lost
her balance and fallen to the floor.
	The mob of dead-eyed, jewelry wearing women started to
converge on the girl.
	"Now's your chance, Sailor Moon!"
	Usuke had been about to jump into the fray to try to help the
girl, but at Luna's prompting, he realized the monster was staring
with incredulity at where she had been standing.
	"How do I attack her?" he whispered.
	Luna shook her head. "I don't know. You're supposed to have a
tiara."
	"No tiara, Luna. I guess I'll just have to make do." Usuke
grabbed a tall back chair and ran at the monster. While her back was
turned, Usuke slammed the chair into her head, knocking her to the
floor.
	"That's what you get for beating up on innocents, you trash!"
Usuke was about to run to help the masked girl, when he saw the
monster rise.
	There was a nasty, large gash in the side her head, and her
nose was caved in, but she smiled evilly. Usuke jumped as he saw the
wound close and the monster's nose pop back into position.
	The monster laughed insanely. "It's not that easy, little
boy."
	"Sailor Moon! I believe in you! You can--- *urk*" The tuxedo
girl went down for a second time as she tripped over one of the
possessed women.
	Luna sighed sadly, "At least she's providing a distraction."
	Norio, who had apparently crawled away during the fight had
returned. "Sailor Moon! Catch!"
	Usuke reached out to catch the proffered fire extinguisher. It
was one of the large, forty pound models, causing him to stagger
under the weight. He pulled the pin and hosed the monster.
	The youma wiped the white foam off of her face. "And just what
was *that* supposed to do?"
	"Urr..."
	"Throw it at him!" Tuxedo Kamen suggested, just before she
disappeared a third time under the pile of the jewelry squad.
	Usuke hefted the empty tank at the monster, who rather
casually batted it away. It knocked a hole in the wall, leaving a
broken, hissing section of copper pipe sticking out.
	"What do I gotta do to stop this thing?!?!"
	Luna had been wracking her brain all evening. Nothing was
going right. Sailor Moon wasn't a woman, there was no 'Moon Tiara'
attack, and for the life of her...
	"Wait, Sailor Moon, shout 'Moon Princess Vengeance Strike'!
	Unhurt, but with her clothes battered and torn, the youma
advanced on Sailor Moon.
	Usuke clasped his hands together and raised them at the Youma.
	"MOON!"
	As she took *another* vericose veined knee to the gut, Tuxedo
Kamen sniffed the air.
	"PRINCESS!"
	Luna's sensitive nose told her something was wrong. She
glanced over at the broken pipe. Gas Pipe!
	"VENGEANCE!"
	"Sailor Moon, NO!"
	"STRIKE!!!!"

* * *

	In her bedroom, Ikuko Tsukino at up in bed. She thought she
heard her son's voice.
	*THHOOOMMM*
	She jerked as the windows rattled.
	Startled out of his sleep, Kenji Tsukino sat up and pushed his
glasses onto his face. "What?"
	"I think lightning hit the house!"
	Kenji shook his head and ran to the window. The forecaster had
predicted clear skies tonight. It *couldn't* have been lightning.
	From the window, it was obvious what happened. Several blocks
away, a red column of fire and smoke was rising to the heavens.
	"There's a fire. I'm certain there was an explosion."
	"Do you think we should call the fire department?"
	Kenji shook his head. "I don't think so. I'm certain that it's
already being delt with."
	
* * *

	Usuke was in a foul mood. Besides being groggy enough to fall
asleep on his desk and missing his breakfast, he was red with a
killer 'sun burn'.
	"Hey!"
	"Norio!" Usuke carefully considered what he wanted to say to
the singed looking youth. "I heard there was a fire..."
	The "Yeah. We had a break in, too. Some weirdo was
impersonating my mom, and started a fire. We're gonna have to do
some remodeling, but the shop's mostly okay. The insurance should
pay for it all."
	Usuke breathed a silent sigh of relief.
	Just then, Umeka walked up. Usuke and Norio both groaned in
dread.
	"Hey, did you two seen Masami this morning? It looks like she
was mauled by the entire wrestling team! She's covered in bruises
and it looks like some one set her hair on fire."
	Norio grinned. "Deserves it."
	Usuke leaned over and groaned, far too tired to care.

	In Usuke's bedroom, Luna sat, staring at the Moon Locket,
trying to figure out just exactly what had gone wrong.
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