Sailor Moon: The Io Saga
			   Chapter 1: Enter The Rogue
				    Team Io

			       By: Sarah J. Gates




1. Int. Rei's Temple.  Midday
The hot summer sunlight streams into the temple through the windows.  Rei sits
near the table beside Usagi, who is reading Rei's comics.
Rei: Can't you take those home with you?  I mean, you don't have to sit here
all day.
Usagi: But I'll get all hot and sweaty if I haul them home now when it's the
hottest outside.
Rei rolls her eyes.
Rei: but you're going to take an air conditioned bus.
Usagi seems to ignore that comment and keeps on reading and laughing.  There is
a polite knock and Minako pokes her head in.
Minako: Do you mind if I come in?
Rei: No.  Come on in.
Minako is followed by Makoto.
Makoto: This is the coolest place we've been in today!  Everywhere that has an
air conditioner claims that it's broken down from overuse because of the heat-
wave.
Rei: Well, you can stay here until it cools down a bit.
Minako: Thanks, Rei.  We were begining to think we'd never find a place to stay
slightly cool in this heat.
Usagi laughs loudly in the background.
Usagi: Oh, this is great!  You guys should really read these! (laughs again)
Rei sighs.  Two children of about 10 and 12 run past.  The younger one is
carrying a gem and running from the older.
Older child: Shira!  Come back here with my opal!
Shira: Nyahnyah! (sticks her tongue out at the older child)  No way, Shoko!
Shoko: You are _SO_ annoying!  Give it here!
They chase each other around in circles until Shoko stops and faces Shira.
Shira doesn't see here and runs into her, the opal flying out of her hand.
Shoko reaches up and grabs the opal.
Shoko: Ha!
Shira: Hey!  No fair!!
By this time, everyone is looking out the door at the two children.  Shira
tries to get the opal again, but Shoko holds her at arms length, literally.
Rei: Hey!  What are you two doing here?
Shoko and Shira stop and look over at Rei.
Shoko: Gomen nasaii*.  We didn't realize people were here at the moment.
[*Gomen nasaii means, "I'm very sorry"]
Rei: That's okay.  Do you want to come in?  It is cooler in here than it is out
there, and I'm sure you must be thirsty from all of that running around.
Shira: Domo arigato*.
[*Domo arigato means "Thank you."]
Minako: So, what brings you two to Tokyo?
Shoko: We heard of Tokyo and thought it would be nice to visit.
Shira: But the group we were with left us in this part and went on their own.
Makoto: You might as well stay here.  They'd have a better chance of finding
you.
Usagi is still laughing in the background.
Usagi: Oh, these are *so* great!
Rei: Usagi, could you turn down your volume?
Usagi: OKay.
Rei: Since it seems you're going to be staying here a little while, we may as
well properly introduce ourselves.  I'm Rei Hino. (bows)
Minako stands up and bows.
Minako: I am Minko.
Makoto: I'm Makoto.
Usagi: (wiping tears from her eyes) I'm Usagi Tsukino.
Shira: I'm Shira Bino, and this is my sis, Shoko.
2. Ext. Ice cream shop.  midday.
Ami and Chibi-Usa are sitting on a bench, each with their elbows on there knees
and their heads on their hands.  They look longingly at the ice cream shop.
Ami: How I wish I had enough for two cones of vanilla.
Chibi-Usa: Hey, how much money do you have?  I think I have some yen I saved.
Maybe it'll be enough to buy something.
Ami: I only 500 yen.  That's not enough for two small cups.  I need 50 more
yen.
Chibi-Usa: Hey!  I've got six 10 yen coins in my pocket!  That's enough for ice
cream!
Ami: Well, just give them to me and I'll get us some.  What flavor do you want?
Chibi-Usa: i'd like some strawberry, please.
Ami: Okay.  Stay right here and i'll get it.
Chibi-Usa hands Ami 6 coins and she gets up and gets in line.  Then three girls
who are running come crashing into the bench and fall on Chibi-Usa.  A white
haired girl gets up and pulled the redhead and violet haired girls up.
Chibi-Usa: Hey!  Whatch where you're going!
White haired girl: Gomen*.  These two snagged my money and I wasn't watching
where I was going.
[*Gomen, Sorry]
Redhead: Yeah.	I'm sorry too.
Violet haired girl: Me too.
Chibi-Usa: Could you tell me who in the world you are?
White haired girl: Watashi wa Boni desu*.
[*Watashi wa Boni desu, I am boni.]
Redhead: And I'm Mani.
Violet haired girl: And finally, I am Toni.
Chibi-Usa: Hi.	I'm Usagi, but everyone calls me Chibi-Usa.
Ami comes back with two cups of ice cream, one vanilla, one strawberry.  She
hands the strawberry to Chibi-Usa.  Then she notices the three girls standing
beside the bench, brushing themselves off.  She looks over at the oldest, Boni.
Boni, noticing Ami is looking at her, looks right back.  Then Ami tears her
gaze away and sees Mamoru running past.  He notices the bunch of girls crowded
around the bench.
Mamoru: Ami, Chibi-Usa, what are you doing out when it's this hot out?
Ami: The question is, what are you doing running when it's 105 degrees out?
The screen splits into two parts, one with a purple hue covering half of Mani's
fac, the other leaving her face normal.  She looks at Mamoru.
Mani: (whispered to herself) I know him.  I know i know him.  He is Tuxedo
Kamen!	I know he is!
Mani looks a little longer as they talk a bit in the background.  The screen
returns to normal.
Toni: Hello?  Ground control to Major Mani.  Come in Major Mani, over.
Mani: Hmm?
Boni: Introduce yourself, dim-wit!
Mani: Oh, right.  Konnichiwa.  Watashi wa Mani desu.
Mani bows deeply towards Mamoru.
Mamoru: Hello.
Mani continues looking at Mamoru.  He waves a hand in front of her eyes.  Her
eyes focus and refocus.  Then she blurts out somehting in an acient language.
Toni: Sheesh not that again!
Chibi-Usa blinks as Mani starts to speak the jiberish.	Boni takes ahold of
Mani's shoulders.
Boni: What?  What do you see? (this was spoken in the same language, but the
overlay voice speaks this.)
Mani: I see a mask, a monster, and Io and Europa, surrounded by elements.
(In same language.)
Boni: Is that all? (in the same language)
Mani: No.  I see Tuxedo Kamen. (in the same langueag)
Boni gasps.
Boni: Are you sure? (in japanese)
Mani: Hai.  When I see something, it is always true.  You should know. (in
japanese)
Mamoru: "See something"?
Toni: Okay, so you saw him, big deal.
Ami: Maybe we should take this discussion elsewhere?
Mamoru: I think that would be a good idea.
Boni: I second that motion...
3. Ext.  Rei's Temple.  Midday/Early afternoon.
Rei: So, do you really think they'll show up soon?
Shira: Knowing those three, they'll be here the minute we need 'em.  The only
problem is, we don't need them right now.
Shoko: Right.  We need a situation in which we need them.
Usagi, who is looking the way the others have their backs to, looks really
frightened, her eyes growing wide. O.o	Rei looks over at Usagi.
Rei: what's your problem Usagi.  Usagi?  Hello?
Usagi points behind them.
Usagi:	Y-youma be-behind you.
Rei: Yeah, right.  i'll believe i... (looks behind her) Okay.  I believe you...
Shira and shoko turn in unison.  The peer at the goo-like monster.  The goo
slowly forms into a humanoid form, carrying a sword.
Shoko: (in the same ancient language Mani was speaking, with the overlay)
Morph Intsu!  Oh, no, he must've followed us here!  Shira, we need to trans-
form, but we donot know if we can trust these people.
Shira: I'd much rather take my chances with these nice people!  Europa Gem
Power, Make Up!
Shira reaches into her pocket and pulls out a jewel.  Her clothes melt away as
her tiger-eye gem glows.  Her Sailor outfit forms around her, consisting of
the shades in her gem.	She places the jewel on her forehead and a tiara forms
around it.
Shoko: Oh, well, may as well follow in suit...	Io Gem Power, Make up!
Shoko reaches into her pocket and pulls out a jewel.  Her clothes melt away as
her opal gem glows.  Her Sailor outfit forms around her, consisting of the
shades in her gem.  She places the jewel on her forhead and a tiara forms
around it.
Shoko and Shira in unison: We are the Sailor Senshi, Sailor Io and Europa!  In
the name of the United Moons, we shall eleminate evil, and that means you!
Usagi: Hey!  That's my line!  Moon Crystal Power, Make Up!
Rei: Mars Star Power, Make Up!
Ami, Mamoru, chibi-usa and the others run in.
Ami: Mercury Star Power, Make Up!
Minako: Venus Star power, Make up!
Makoto: Jupiter Star Power, Make up!
Mamoru suddenly runs off.

	 <<<	 Typical Sailor Transformations.     >>>

Sailor Europa: See, what'd I tell ya, Rei?
Sailor Mars: I have to say, you were right..
Boni:  M-morpher Intsu!  Phobos Gem Power, Make Up!
Mani: Mimas Gem Power, Make up!
Toni: Triton Gem Power, Make Up!
Boni reaches for her granite jewel, Mani her pearl, and Toni her jade.	The
same transformations as Sailor Io and Europa except with different jewels.
Sailor Phobos: Morpher Intsu.  How dare you interupt our expadition of Earth!
Sailor Moon: Hold on a sec.  Expadition of earth? COuld you explain that?
Sailor Mimas: No time!	Right now, we need to deal with this poor excuse for a
glob of gook.
Morph Intsu: So, do you think you can escape me?  Now that we know your base
is on Charon, we can destroy the United Moon kingdom, giving us the power to
destroy the rest of the Moon Kingdom.
Sailor Moon: You're gonna have to get past me and my friends before you'll be
able to do that!
Sailor Io: And you'll have to get past us too!
Morpher Intsu: Ha!  Without the Charon and Miranda teams, you can't do squat to
stop me!
Sailor Triton: Ah, but that's where you're wrong.  We have the inner senshi to
help stop you.
Morpher Intsu: I'd much rather destroy you now than prolong your wait for your
deaths...
Sailor Io: Io Opal Staff!
Sailor Io pulls the opal out of her tiara as it turns into a small opal rain-
drop that extends itself into an opal staff.  Sailor Io idly twirls her staff.
Sailor Europa: Europa Tiger's Claw!
Sailor Europa removes the tiger-eye jewel from her tiara as it turns into a
small tiger-eye raindrop.  It extends itself into a sickle that Sailor Europa
twirls idly.
Sailor Mimas: Mimas Pearl Sword!
Sailor Mimas's jewel becomes a sword which she twirls idly.
Sailor Triton: Triton Jade Spear!
Sailor Triton's jewel becomes a jade spear.
Sailor Phobos: Phobos granite Axe!
Sailor Phobos's gem becomes a large, heavy looking, granite axe.
Sailor Mercury: Umm, do you mind telling us what is going on?
Sailor Triton: Like we said, no time!  We need to take car of this creep!
Morpher Intsu: Morpher Trident!
Morpher Intsu holds up his hand and a grayish trident forms in it. It is large
and around it is a small, blackish glow.
Sailor Moon: I'll take care of this gooey guy!  Moon Princes...
Sailor Mimas: NOOO!  Energy attacks make him stronger!	Only hand-to-hand
combat can hurt him, if you can get close enough.
Sailor Io charges Morpher Intsu with her staff ahead of her.  She manages to jam
her staff in his stomach.
M. Intsu: Arg!	Youll pay for that!
Morpher Intsu brings his trident crashing down towards Sailor Io's head.  Sailor
Europa holds her sickle out to catch it.  Sailor Jupiters comes from behind and
jams her elbow into his back.
M. Intsu: Aaah!
He slings his trident around, catching sailor Io and Europa.
Sailor Io: Itai*...
[Itai, Ouch/ow]
S. Mimas: _My_ turn now!
Sailor Mimas charges M. Intsu head on with her sword.  M. Intsu makes a hole
in his body where the sword should go in.  s. Mimas comes to a screeching halt
befor she punctures S. Jupiter.
S. Mars: Does fire work on him?
S. Phobos: You bet!  Last time he got near it, he was scorched for a week!
S. phobos swings her axe at M. Intsu.
Sailor Mars: Alright then!  Burning Mandala!
	 <<< Sailor Mars's Burning Mandala attack.  >>>
M. Intsu falls to his knees and becomes a large glob of gook again.
Morpher Intsu: You'll pay for that!  You haven't seen the last of Morph Intsu!
No way!
Sailor Triton digs her spear into the ground where M. Intsu's face should be.
He recoils.
S. Triton: Just get one thing straight, you overgrown muddy puddle, you will
not defeat the Io team, or the rest of the Senshi.  Got that?
M. Intsu: Believe me, I will get what I want.
M. Intsu melts into the ground.
Sailor Venus: Now, will you guys mind telling us what that was about, and what
in the world is the Io team?
Sailor Io: We'll answer the second question first.  I am the captain of the Io
team, a group of Sailor Senshi, named the moon senshi because of what we rep-
resent, the many moons of the solar system.
Sailor Phobos: Hai.  The Io team is just a part of a larger group called the
United Moons, a small off-shoot of the Moon Kingdom.
Sailor Europa: Right.  The other teams are Miranda and Charon teams.  When
they work together, we can normally fight 10 morphers and win over all of them
Sailor Jupiter: Wow.  That sounds like your kingdom is powerful.
Sailor Moon sits there, thinking.
S. Moon: Hey!  I think I remember Mom saying something about the United Moons,
and the Moon Senshi.  She said they were ones we could trust, should we need
help.
S. Mimas: We used to know your mother.	She helped us organize or forces on
Charon so no one would suspect where we are, leaving us with a good stronghold.
S. triton: But now, Morpher Intsu has the location of out base.  We don't stand
a chance against our enimies now.  We were hoping to get help from the inner
senshi, but we didn't know who they were.  All we knew was that they were in
Tokyo.
Sailor Moon: Well, you can count on us to help you!  especially since you once
helped us.
S. Io: Thank you, Princess.  We are forever in your debt.
Each Moon Senshi replaces their gem and return to normal along with the rest of
the Senshi.
Usagi: If energy attacks don't work on that Intsu glob, I won't be much of a
help.
Shoko: Shira, maybe you should handle this?
Shira: Sure!  I can have Boni convert your wand into a better weapon against
him.
Boni: Usagi, May I see your wand?
Usagi gets out her wand.
Usagi: Sure, just don't lose it.  I don't have a spare.
Boni: DOn't worry, I'd never lose something like that.
Boni smiles like: ^_^  She takes the wand and her transformation jewel out.
The gem glows and the wand is sucked in with the sand in an hourglass effect.
Boni: Gem Process Action.
The granite jewel glows.
Boni's Jewel: Converting energy, Phobos.  Please wait...  Estimating time for
a complete process...
Boni taps her foot.
Boni: I really eed to upgrade that thingy...
Boni's Jewel: Aproxomate conversion time: 10 days minimum.
Shira: Nani*?  Can't you speed it up?
[Nani, what]
Boni's Jewel: No.  If you wish a proper conversion, I must have 10 days.  Live
with it.
Shira: Hey!  YOu really need to be replaced, you overgrown granite chip!
Boni: Oi, oi, oi*!  Stop it!  Gem, just convert, Shira, don't bug my gem, 'kay?
[oi, hey]
Gem: Converting.
Boni puts the gem back in her pocket.
Usagi looks around.
Usagi: Hey, where'd Mamoru go?
Ami shrugs.
Ami: He just ran off with Chibi-Usa.
Makoto: That's not like him.  Sure he tries to avoid you, but he wouldn't just
run off when you're in trouble.
Toni looks over to Mani.
Toni: you're the one with the sight, why don't you shed some light on this?
Mani: I don't think that was him.  Remember when he turned off because he said
he needed to get something?
Ami: Yes...
Mani: I don't think that was him that came back.  I didn't see Tuxedo Kamen
when I tried to look at him again.  Instead, I saw a ball mask, implying some-
one from the Morpher's Underground.
Minako: Why didn't you tell us?
Mani: I didn't know you could be trusted.  At the time, I was too worried to
try to look at you or any of the others and find out if you could be trusted.
Usagi: Well, later is better than never, I guess....
Rei: In you're case, be glad that saying is in effect most places...
Usagi: Hey!
ami: Stop fighting you two.  This may be very serious!
Shira: Ami's right.  I believe this _is_ very serious.
Mani nods.
Mani: My guess is that he is a morpher, above Intsu's rank.
Shoko: Hmm...  That could mean big trouble.
Toni: One morpher's enough, but two?  This is terrible.
Rei: So you're saying Mamoru was captured, then replaced by a glob of gooey
gook, like the one we just faught, right?
Shira: I guess you could put it that way...
Usagi: Waaaah!	Tuxedo Kamen has been replaced with a muddy puddle!  Waaaah!
Rei: Maybe you'll have better luck with the mud puddle than you have had with
the real Mamoru.
Usagi: Hey!  I happened to have good luck with him, most of the time at least..
Shoko: What luck you'll have with the fake Mamoru is the least of our problems.
Normally, if two morphers are in place, more will probably come.
Mani: I doubt more are coming, Shoko.  I think these two are just scouting out
the people they need to get out of the way.  They've already got Mamoru.
Minako: Okay.  they're here to get us out of the way and they've already got
Mamoru.  That means only the Sailor Senshi is left to fight.
Makoto:  That's going to be tough.  Those morphers are hard nuts to beat.
Usagi: We may as well try our best.  Then we can get Mamoru back.
Luna pads in followed by Artemis.
Luna: We just saw the worst... (gets cut off.)
every human in unison: ...glob of gook you've ever seen, right?
Luna: How'd you know?
Ami: We just faught it.
Luna: Are you sure it was the same one?
Minako: It probably was the one we faught, but there's no telling since two of
them are running around.
Luna: There are two?  Are they dangerous?
Makoto points to the place that they faught the morpher.  it appears that a
great struggle happened there.
Makoto: Does that answer your question?
Luna: I guess so...
Shira looks over at Luna.
Shira: Luna!  I haven't seen you since Queen Serenity helped us with our base
on Charon!
Luna: Shira?  What are you doing here?
Shira: They found our base.  We came here to look for the inner Senshi, but
we weren't sure who they were.
Shoko: Right.  I brought the Io team here to seek out somebody who could help
us.  The Miranda and Charon teams high-tailed it to the remains of the castle
on the moon before they got caught.  The Underground's still clueless about
where they are, but unless we can do something, they won't be for long.
Artemis: That's terrible.  Do you know where the underground army is now?  May-
be we can get to them before they get to the rest of the Moon Senshi.
Mani: They must be close, because of the ones here.
Usagi: Maybe they just sent those to scout out who the need to get rid of here
and to find the other teams?
Toni: you may have something there...
Rei: Are you feeling okay, Usagi?  I've never heard that good of an idea from
you.
Usagi: Rei!
Ami: I agree with Toni.  Usagi may actually have something there.  I know that
would be the tactic I would use if I were in their position.
Artemis: I agree too.  That would be an easier way to do something like that.
Cut to:
4. Int. Castle.  Day.
Morpher Intsu: Morph Intsu reporting in, sir!  I have located the Io team.
They are with the inner Sailor Senshi, and the Moon Princess.
a female voice: Good work.  I have been able to capture someone who aids the
Sailor Senshi.
M. Intsu: The High Underground Order will be glad to hear of that, Morpher
Inma.
M. Inma: Do you think I do not know that?
Morpher Intsu: Of course not!  WHat do you take me for, an incompitent?
Morpher Inma: On occasion...
M. Intsu rolls his eyes.
Morpher Inma: Anyway, I have recieved orders from the High Underground Order to
summon some of the local allies of the underground.
M. Intsu: Okay, but who around here are our allies?
M. Inma: Baka*!  There are many allies around here, such as the remenants of
the many youma Sailor Moon has managed to defeat.  We just have to find them
and revive their powers along with their bodies.
[baka, idiot/fool/stupid]
Morpher Intsu: Oh, right.  We can always rely on old youma.  I brought some
tools to inhance or even alter their powers as needed.
Morpher Inma: Good, Morpher Intsu.  You will surely rise in rank for this.
cut to:
5. room surrounded by mirrors. day.
Ruebeus: I sense something in Tokyo.  Petz.
Petz emerges from a mirror.
Petz: Yes?  What do you need of me?
Ruebeus: Petz, I need you to go and look for something, possibly someone from
even farther in the future than the one we are trying to capture.
Petz: Sure thing!
Petz walks back into a mirror.
6.  Ext. Charm shop.  midafternoon.
Petz, disguised as a human, is looking around, not watching where she is going.
Morpher Intsu, also in human form, is looking around, not watching where he was
going.	They bump into each other.
Petz: Watch it!
M. Intsu: You watch it!
This soon breaks out into a total argument about who had the right of way,
including everyone who overheard.  this lasts for about 2 minutes.
	 <<< Typical Sailor Moon ending, theme and all. >>>



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