note: as some of you may know this is an OLD story I found while searching
through my archives. It took some time for me to post this because I was too
busy, BUT, I managed to fix it so it looks nicer via e-mail... I hope. I find
these... interesting, at least for work done.. 3 years ago or so. Geez... I
forget. Actually, this chapter, IMO is really... BAD. Hell, if you don't want
to read it, you don't have to. Help would be nice though, I want to "restart"
this work. It's got some kind of potential. At least the first chapter did....
((personally... I think I was trying to incorporate too much into this...))
Born from Darkness
A Ranma 1/2-Sailor Moon Fusion
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Ranma 1/2, or any other animes that
happen to make minor appearences in this story. SM belongs to Naoko Takechi
and Ranma 1/2 belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. English versions of both belong to
Toonami and Viz Com. respectively. Any other animes belong to their
respective creators.
Note: This story takes elements from the SM manga as well as the anime.
Chapter 2; Future ties! White Lies!
Chibi Usa walked out of the classroom, her back pack slung over one
shoulder. "Ugh, that was possibly the most irritating class yet!" She
smoothed out her pink hair. She had returned to Crystal Tokyo 5 years ago,
and now she was 16. At this point she resembled her mother alot more, her
odangos smaller, but still ovals, and her hair was much longer, nearly
touching the floor. No longer was she called, Chibi Usa, but Usagi, and no
longer Small Lady, but Princess.
"Usagi! Wait for us!" Kyo Kugi called running up to catch up with her.
Kyo was a tomboy, that practiced gymnastics. Her hair was a short dark green
with equally as green eyes. She dressed in a manor similar to Haruka, wearing
the male uniform in comparison to the female.
Behind her was Niwa Shigoto, a pink haired girl with a sharp tounge. Niwa was
possibly the second most blunt, next to Kyo and the smartest. She always had
her hair done in two thin loops and two long strands, and she always tied the
loops with yellow bows.
Beyond that was the petite Kou Maru. She was the most hyper, bouncing
around with incredible ease. She had long pale blue hair that was pulled into
a bun on the top of her head. Although her childish nature makes her seem
light headed, she actually quite bright.
The last one, was Chiku Shou. She was a tall red head, with temper that
matched the color of her hair. However she's also a very refined woman. Her
long hair was worn in a tall twist above her head.
These four were Chibi Usa's best friends, the ones she could always fall
back on. And the five together made up the powerful team of the Asteriod
Senshi, Sailor Moon, Sailor Juno, Sailor Ceres, Sailor Pallas, and Sailor
Vesta.
Chiku caught up to them and threw her satchel to the ground. "I hate
history!"
Chibi Usa laughed heartilly. "Oh, Chiku! I'm already been to that time!
history's a breeze for me!
Kou nodded. "And according to the text books, we were there once too! As
the Amazoness Quartet!"
Niwa coughed. "Yeah, right. Like we're allowed to remember that kind of
stuff." She crossed her arms. "We haven't fully awakened yet, so we don't
know anything about the past!"
Chibi Usa shook her head. "Not true. You learn everything you need to
from the text." She jumped into the air and swung out her arms. "Let's head
to the palace!"
"Alright! Let's go!"
All five of them took off in a run, Kyo leading the pack, jumping and
leaping ahead. They stopped at the castle, only to find Saturn gaurding the
door instead of the normal soldier.
"Hotaru?" Chibi Usa asked, looking at the 20 year old, intently.
Saturn moved aside from the entrance. "Be careful Chibi Usa," she
whispered.
She failed to hear Saturn's warning, and the five girls walked inside,
only to find all 7 senshi gathered in the front hall.
Pluto walked up to Chibi Usa and pressed the time key into her palm.
"Take this Princess. You must go to the past, and discover any irregularies
there."
"But, Puu, I thought you didn't like me going back in time anymore."
Pluto held out Luna-P, and a second key. "Take Luna-P with you. When the
time comes I will send the Asteriod Senshi to assist you, and Diana will be
sent along with them."
"But...?" Chibi Usa began, then saw the fierceness in Pluto's eyes and
held up the key in one hand and Diana in the other. "Time key! Take me to the
past to visit my parents when they were known as Usagi and Mamoru!"
"Bye! Bye!" Diana called.
"Hey Usagi! Bring me some newspapers while you're there," Kyo called, as
the Princess was englufed by a pink light and vanished.
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Ranma shook his head. "I can't believe it. Another victim of the
Nyannichaun."
Mamoru, now male, sighed. "How can you deal with a curse like this?"
Ryouga stepped forward. "You think changing sex is bad? How about being a
pig?" He raised a fist. "I was almost married to someone because she loved my
pig side more than me!"
Ukyou laughed, "Oh...ho...Poor Ryouga."
Mamoru stifled a laugh. He liked it in Nerima, Ranma, Ryouga, Ukyou and
Akane were all very nice, and understanding about his curse, especially the
guys. Besides that, they all practiced martial arts.
"Hey Mamoru," Akane asked, "Where are you from?"
"Juuban," he answered.
Ukyou slid over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck from the
back. She stood on her tiptoes and rested her chin on his shoulder. "Say
Mamoru...do you have a girlfriend?"
Mamoru blinked. "Well...I..."
"Ukyou!" Akane scolded, "Don't tease him!"
The Okanomyaki chef grinned, and retorted, "I just want to see if all the
good guys are really taken!" She turned her attention back to Mamoru. "So?"
Mamoru nodded, "I'm already, sorta engaged with...."
Once again he was cut off, this time by Ranma. "Mamoru! I know what it
feels like it have an unwanted engagment!"
"Or two or three," Akane coughed.
Mamoru stared at them, then waved his arms. "No! I'm not really engaged
to her! I gave her a promise ring. It means that someday we'll be married."
Ranma looked at him skeptically. "I don't know why you'd want to be
pre-engaged. Engagments are trouble enough."
Mamoru shook his head. "Her name is Usagi, and it's sorta, destiny."
Ukyou sighed and let go of him. "All the good guys, are taken after all."
Suddenly a rumble sounded from the sky. Ranma, and Ryouga peered up, and
stared at the small circle of clouds in the sky.
"Just our luck," Ryouga mumbled, "One storm cloud and it has to be above
our heads."
The clouds seemed to open up and a young girl began to fall from the
sky... screaming. Ranma sighed, "A girl falling from the sky."
Akane looked up as well. "This is Nerima," she said listlessly, "why
should the weather be normal?"
Mamoru glanced up and saw the figure of a girl falling from the sky. He saw
long pink hair, and she wore, what appeared to be a Juuban High uniform.
"Chibi Usa?" he whispered. He took a step foward and stretched out his arms.
The screaming girl landed precisely in his arms. She blinked, her red
eyes looking at Mamoru, then she cried, "Mamo-chan!" while hugging him around
the neck.
Ranma was staring at the pink haired 16 year old girl with a funny hair
style, that fell from the sky and landed in Mamoru's arms. It was apparent
that she knew him, by the way she hugged him around his neck.
Ranma tilted his head. "Hey Mamoru! You know her?"
The girl jumped out of Mamoru's arms and held out a hand. "My name is
Usagi Chiba, but you can call me Chibi Usa, everyone does!"
Ranma looked over the girl's shoulder at Mamoru. "Your girlfriend has
your last name?" he asked, confusion etched on his face.
Ryouga walked up to Chibi Usa and observed her, then turned to Mamoru.
"You're not marrying your cousin, are you? That's an old world tradition!"
Ukyou and Akane walked up to them and pushed the boys aside. "Give her
some room to breath," Ukyou snapped. She turned to the girl and stated, "I'm
Ukyou Kounji, otherwise known as the greatest Okanomyaki chef in all of
Japan!"
Akane bowed. "My name is Akane Ten...uh..Saotome."
Ranma noticed a small floating ball appear out of nowhere. It resembled
the face of a cat, a very round cat. Ranma pointed at it and stammered,
"C..c...ca...? It's a ball!" He looked at Chibi Usa, then the floating ball,
then Mamoru. "Hey! Mamoru! You're girlfriend is a magician that falls from
the sky, and makes floating balls appear out of thin air!"
Mamoru opened his mouth to speak but was interupted by Ranma, who was
still talking, "I'll bet a girl like that's better than a shapeless, violent
tomboy that can't even..." His words were cut short by a giant mallet to the
head.
Akane hefted up her weapon and shouted, "Shut up Ranma!"
Ryuga lunged forward and grabbed Ranma by the collar of his red shirt.
"Ranma! How dare you mistreat Akane like that! You're not worthy to be her
husband! I should be in your pl..."
Ranma pushed Ryouga off him, and retorted, "Come on Ryouga! Everyone know
you love Uk...mmph!"
Ryouga had clammed his hand over Ranma's mouth and hissed, "Don't say it
Ranma, or you'll regret it!"
Ukyou also appeared, holding her giant spatula above the pigtailed
martial artist, she grinned evily and said, "I'll make a great Okanomyaki
from your remains!"
Ranma jumped backwards shouting, "Whaaaaat!?!?"
Ukyou and Ryouga doubled over laughing, nearly falling onto the ground.
They were gasping for breath after 5 minutes but the laughter didn't stop.
Akane was trying her best not to laugh at the steaming Ranma. Chibi Usa and
Mamoru were staring at the sight before them, blinking. The two on the ground
finally stopped their hysterics, and stood up, still gasping.
Chibi Usa took off towards the nearby tree. Mamoru on the other hand
excused himself from the others, and went to join her.
"Chibi Usa?" he whispered carefully, "What are you doing here?"
The girl shrugged. "Pluto sent me. She told me to look for any
irregulatiries in the time shift."
Mamoru paled at that, then cleared his throat. "How old are you know
Chibi Usa?" he asked.
"16."
He nodded, then continued, "I thought as much. Chibi Usa, I want you to
return to Juuban. Right now you're in Nerima. Your mother is staying at her
new apartment that she shares with Minako. They live in the same building as
me, so you shouldn't have any trouble finding it. It's room C34, the third
level."
"What about you?" Chibi Usa asked, her eyes big. "Aren't you gonna come?"
Mamoru shook his head, "Sorry Chibi Usa. I have some things to discuss
here in Nerima."
"But..."
"Now Small Lady!" he ordered.
Chibi Usa was taken aback. She was never called Small Lady by her father,
unless she was in big trouble. She bowed her head and mumbled, "Sorry
Papa...I'll go now."
Mamoru sighed, and gave his future daughter a hug. "There's nothing
important here. If anything, I want you to discuss things with the Senshi,
not I, alright?"
Chibi Usa nodded slowly. "Alright."
Mamoru nodded, and added, "Please don't tell the Senshi where I am. I need to
keep it...say...a secret. Just between you and me."
Chibi Usa looked at him skeptically then nodded. "No problem."
Chibi Usa nodded and picked up Luna-P. "Bye Papa!" she called and took off in
a run. Mamoru walked out from behind the tree, and rejoined the group.
"Hey Mamoru, where's Usagi?" Akane asked.
Mamoru paused, then began searching his head for an alibi. "Uh...she went...
home," he answered plainly. 'Went home? That's the best I could think of?'
his mind screamed.
Ukyou looked up at the darkening sky. "Hey, let's head to Ucchan's. I'll
serve up some Okanomyaki, and you'll see that I'm the greatest chef in all of
Japan!"
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"One failed attempt."
A female shadow moved towards a large glowing book, resting on a pedatsle.
"We have other chances," she spoke.
The other shadow, a male nodded. "Perhaps. However, the Senshi must not
be involved in this."
The woman skimmed the book, and stopped at a line. "A summoning spell.
Kijo." She moved her hands in an intricate mannor, whispering a combination
of strange languages. A swirl of bluish smoke appeared, and then it swept
away, leaving a female figure.
It stepped into the light, a pale blue skinned demoness, with fangs,
white hair and red markings on her face. She wore a black body suit, with a
red cape. She rested her claw-like hands on her chest and bowed. "I am here
to serve you," she hissed.
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Chibi Usa, with Diana and Luna-P, reached the door to Usagi's apartment.
She paused when she felt a breeze whisk by her shoulder, then she heard a
faint pipe playing. She turned around, looking around the empty way. "Who's
there?"
Her question was answered by a quick trill. She looked up, and felt the
breeze whip across her face. She brushed her bangs aside, and leaned over the
edge of the railing. "Must be the start of a storm," she murmered.
Chibi Usa turned and knocked on the apartment door. After a couple
minutes Minako's voice sounded through the door, "Who's there?"
Chibi Usa was about to answer with her name, then decided against it. She
lowered her voice and barked, "Open up! This is the Police!" At the same time
she turned her Luna-P into a gun and a policeman costume.
She listened to the commotion in the apartment, then finally the door
creaked open, Minako peering through the crack, her eyes widened and the door
flung open. Her hair was lacking the usual red bow, and she was wearing
shorts and a tank. She raised her arms in the air and whimpered, "I'm sorry
officer!"
Chibi Usa cracked up, and flung the gun and costume into the air, where
it transformed back into Luna-P with a loud poof. Minako looked at her and
gasped. "Chibi Usa? You've...grown!" She grabbed the girl by the hand and
pulled her inside.
Usagi peeked her head from a room and asked, in a quavering voice, "What
happened?"
Minako smiled and answered, "Nothing Usagi, but we have a visitor!"
Usagi stepped out of the room, her hair out of their normal odango. She
was wearing a short skirted dress. "Who is it?"
Luna and Artemis crawled out from under the sofa to get a look at the arrival.
Minako stepped aside revealing Chibi Usa. "Taa daa!"
Usagi stared at the pink haired girl, then ran and embraced her in a hug.
"Chibi Usa!" she cried, almost crying.
Her daughter returned the embrace and whispered, "I've missed this you."
Luna and Artemis shared a look of intrest in Usagi's behavior, then as
quietly as they appeared they snuck back under the sofa.
Chibi Usa turned towards Minako. "Hey, is there a storm coming or something?"
"Huh? No, why do you ask?" she answered, looking out the window.
Chibi Usa sighed, "Uh...no reason..." She paused and asked another
question, "Say, does anyone here play the flute or something like that?"
Usagi shook her head. "Not that I know of." She grinned. "Say, Chibi Usa,
what are you doing here anyways?"
Chibi Usa sighed and sat down on the sofa. She began an explaination of
the day, starting when she was in school, all the way to the time Pluto gave
her the time key. She was about to talk about Mamoru, then stopped short,
remembering her promise. "Well, that's what happened."
Usagi nodded. "Let me guess, you need a place to stay."
Minako placed her hands on her hips and interjected, "You're not saying she's
gonna stay here, are you?!"
Usagi shrugged and replied, "My mom is on vacation, and Shingo's not
going to be very good company. I guess she can sleep on the couch until
then...but...." She looked up at Minako, who had crossed her arms and looking
at her very intently. Usagi frowned and snapped, "What!?"
Minako shook her head. "Oh, it's nothing. I'm just thinking about how
much your attitude towards Chibi Usa has changed since the last time we saw
her. I think, now that you're older, your maternal insticts are stronger."
Usagi seemed to jump back a couple feet at her words. "Whaaat!?"
Luna looked up from the corner and added, "It's true Usagi. Your attitude
has matured."
Chibi Usa crossed her arms and looked away, her nose in the air. "I don't
want her to be acting all motherly to me!"
Usagi crossed her arms as well, and retorted, "Well good, because I'm not
going to!"
Suddenly there was a strange sort of breeze in the apartment, awaking
Usagi and Chibi Usa from their argument.
"Hey, where'd that breeze come from?" Usagi asked, looking around.
Minako looked outside the window, at the dark sky. "It's already
nighttime, and there doesn't seem to be much of a wind outside."
Chibi Usa closed her eyes and heard once again, a faint song being played
on a pipe. She held up a hand and whispered, "Do you guys hear that?"
Minako cupped her ears with her hands, and Usagi looked up, both of them
closing their eyes. After a minute they finally detected a sweet tune being
played on a flute. There was something familar about it, not the tune itself
but the strange emotion that the song seemed to emitt.
Minako opened her eyes and nodded. "I hear it...it's so beautiful."
"It...it seems...familar..." Chibi Usa whispered.
Usagi nodded. "A memory?"
At that moment, another breeze, stronger this time, breezed by along with
a strangely sweet smell. It was followed by a trill of notes on a pipe. Then
there was a sound of two feet landing softly on the carpet. Everyone turned
around, to find who had made the sounds.
Chibi Usa gasped at the sight. Before them stood a young man, around 17, with
elegent white hair, accomanied by two purple strands. He wore a silvery
outfit, that seemed to resemble pajamas, with curls of silver, decorating the
clothes. In his hands he held a glass pipe, that curled at the end, matching
his outfit.
Chibi Usa held a hand to her chest and whispered, "Peruru?"
The man smiled, and produced a small plastic bag that held small burnt,
mishapen cookies. "I still have the cookies you gave me."
Minako, and Usagi stared at him with large eyes, shocked and speechless.
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Mamoru opened his eyes sleepily and stared up at the ceiling. "What
country is this?" he asked himself as he got wearily out of bed. He blinked
as the memories of the previous night came back to him. He was at the Nerima
hotel, and had checked in after a water fight with Ranma and Ryouga... or
more a curse fight.
After splashing his face with cold water, he woke up as he became a she.
Mamoru sighed and splashed herself with warm water. He changed and headed
out. The sky was cloudless, the sun was shining and the streets were quiet
and calm. All the signs of a nice, normal, peaceful region of Tokyo. However
the very thought of a calm Tokyo made Mamoru worry.
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"I'm glad you all enjoyed the performance! Now, to complete this
production of the Martial Arts Carnival we need some volunteers!" A female
ringmaster wearing a femine cut penguin tailed tuxedo. Her silvery-white hair
almost seemed to glitter in the sun while she twirled her staff.
The other performers, who were dressed in black with white gloves and
white painted faces, moved into the audience and began plucking them like
cherries. The ringmaster went into the audience to pick out someone as well.
She stopped at Akane, and smiled.
"You are just bubbling with ki aren't you?"
Akane stared at the ringmaster and asked, "What do you mean?"
The woman smiled and produced a tophat. "For you! Come, and join us!"
"I...." Akane was dumbfounded, and from behind Ranma gave her a shove
whispering slyly, "Aw, come one Akane. I'll bet you'll have tons of fun!"
She sighed and agreed. The ringmaster pulled her onstage, with the other
7 as well. Suddenly she jumped up and the staff became a whip, and at the
same time her skin became pale blue, while fangs, clawlike hands and pointed
ears developed as well. She smile evily. "I am Koji! Mistress of the dark
illusions!! Go my pets!" She struck the whip down hard. The assistances
underwent a quick transformation, resembling humans with green scalely skin,
and claws. Akane shrieked and tried to run off the stage, only to be held
back by the other audience members that were wearing leis, the same ones
pulled on stage moments ago, their eyes black and clouded.
The other audience members turned to run, but found that a dome of energy
had formed around them, and as they touched it, their life energy, ki, was
sucked out of their bodies making the dome grow brighter and stronger. Ranma
almost reached out to touch it then heard Akane's strangled cries. He
whirrled around and saw her pinned to a wall that had risen from the stage.
"Ranma! Help me!!" She cried, straining against the metal links.
"Akane!" He rushed forward, only to be blown back, by a ball of energy
thrown by the lizard people. They surrounded him, their long tounges hanging
from their mouthes in expectation.
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Mamoru stopped short noticing the sudden atmospheric change. A dark
energy had revealed itself. Just as he pulled out a rose, someone watering
their garden sprayed him. She sighed staring at the soaking rose. Mamoru
pulled out another one and held it close, she felt the same surge of energy
that occured when she transformed, but to her surprise the rose did not
become a top hat, instead it vanished completely. She was suddenly overtaken
by a new feeling of energy that washed over her. She closed her eyes until
the energy had lifted.
Mamoru opened one eye and held up a gloved hand. She stared at the short
black glove with red bands, that eerily reminded her of Uranus's gloves. She
sucked in air in fear and looked down. Not a tuxedo, but a super senshi fuku
was dawned upon her. It was black, where it was white for the other senshi,
and her skirt was red as well as her boots. Her bows were white, and she
noticed that she had a rose shaped brooch. Not only that, but there was a
belt around her waist which held her staff much like a sword. Mamoru reached
up and touched her forehead feeling for a tiara, which there was none,
instead she was wearing a white mask.
"Well," she mumbled, "this is new." Mamoru shook her head and jumped up
onto a building. "No time to dawdle." She lept from rooftop to rooftop and
stopped at the glowing dome. Inside she noticed fallen people, and monsters,
and her friends Ranma and Akane Saotome.
"No!" She cried as she watched what the creatures were doing. In anger
she jumped down and landed infront of the dome. She touched it with her hand
and felt some energy leave her body. Mamoru jerked her hand away immediately.
Thinkng fast, her hand went to her staff and weilding it like a sword, she
plunged it into the energy field.
"YAAAAAA!!!!!" she cried as the field began to split.
Koji shot a look at the oncoming senshi. "Dammit! She snapped her whip.
"My pets! Protect the field! I'll take care of the two remaining humans!" She
sautered over to Akane, who had collapsed, a large ball of ki suspended
before her. Koji smiled and placed her claw like fingers around it.
"Beautiful."
"A...a...akane..." Ranma groaned from his pinned position on the floor.
Mamoru ignored the attacking creatures that were pounding her, and
blasting her. She continued breaking through the field. Then, finally with a
powerful cry, the dome shattered, shards of energy sparking as they landing
on the ground.
Koji looked up from Ranma and stared at the oncoming senshi. She hissed
and raised the whip. Making complicated motions with it, she shouted,
"Gattai!"'
Mamoru stepped back, as she watched in horror, the lizard people melting
into one another, forming a monsterous beast, with many arms, tails and giant
glistening teeth. No longer did it resemble a human, as it's long tounge shot
forward aiming at Mamoru. Swiftly she backflipped out of the way and held up
the staff.
Koji smiled and turned back to Ranma. She smiled and hissed, "You are a
powerful one."
Ranma tried to sit up, but a strange force was pushing him back down.
"Wha... what do you want?"
The demoness pulled her whip taught and it became a rod once more. "Don't
worry. That warrior over there is too busy to save you. I'll make sure this
is done quickly!"
"Done...?"
A demonic laughter escaped her pale blue lips. "Yes!" She cried and
plunged the rod into Ranma's chest. It hit his rib cage hard, nearly breaking
the bones. "Your pure life energy, ki, is mine!"
"Graaaaaw!!!!" The lizard creature fell backwards as a tornado of energy
blasted a sticky, yellow hole through the monster. As it touched the ground
it fizzed away into nothing, leaving only a peice of parchment. Behind the
creature, fierce gashes along her arm, stood Mamoru, one arm extended, the
hand still crackling with energy, her legs bent from fatigue and her chest
heaving. The other hand, dripping with bright, red blood, clutched the black
staff and held it to her side.
Koji pulled away the staff, having only removed a minor amount of Ranma's
ki. "Dammit," she spat. Letting go of her weapon, Koji raised a hand, a gem
glimmering very clearly on the back side. "Till next time!" A swirl of green
enveloped the demon and she vanished.
Mamoru ran to the rod and lifted it up. With a fierce snap, she broke the
weapon in two. As she did so the shards of ki littering the ground seemed to
melt back into the collapsed people, and a thin stream of energy flowed out
of the rod, into Ranma.
He opened his eyes painfully and stood up, clutching his sides. He
staggered over to Akane and lifted up her deathly pale face. "A..akane?"
Mamoru reached out and wrapped her fingers around the ball of ki. It's
burning heat stung the cuts on her palm, but she ignored the pain and brought
it gently to Akane's chest. With a quiet whoosh, the energy was reabsorbed
into her body. As that happened the entire circus disappeared, and Akane fell
fowards into Ranma's arms. The other people that had collapsed had begun to
awaken holding their heads in pain and wonder. Without thinking about it,
they left, mumbling and murmuring to themselves.
Mamoru backed away, suddenly realizing how easily adapted she was to this
body in a fuku. She a large leap, she left the scene and Akane to Ranma.
Ranma looked at the warrior as she bounded away, then he turned his
attention back to his wife. Akane lifted up an arm wearily and touched
Ranma's face, before weakly giving him a smack. "Idiot," she mumbled.
notes: Holy.....!!! Sheesh, okay, chapter two was much, much slower. The
thing with Chibi Usa is really filler space right now, until I can figure out
what I was thinking of (or on) when I wrote that part with Peruru. I could
have sworn It was going to be Helios, but what's a girl to do?