Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and all characters contained within this work
are the copyright of Naoko Takeuchi, Toei Animation, Kodansya and
probably lots of other big people I'm forgetting. I am using them
without permission, but suing me because of it would be futile as I have
nothing. Feel free to distribute this work around (for no profit, of
course; I'm not making any...), as long the included text is unmodified.
If you publish or repost it somewhere, please let me know.
Comments, criticism, flames, etc. welcomed (and, in fact,
requested) at Ultrace@aol.com.
The World Without
A Sailor Moon fanfic by Mike Chenoweth [Ultrace@aol.com]
Co-Plotted by "Tuxedo Will" Wolfshohl [Wwolfshohl@logicon.com] and
Nikki "Jet Wolf" Purvis [Jetwolf@ix.netcom.com]
Additional editing by Novareinna [Novareinna@aol.com]
Part 2: Mercury Gets a Helping Hand? Birth of the Sailor Team!
December, 1996
Queen Beryl was smiling, a rare occurrence. There was an
uncomfortable shifting around the throne room until it became apparent
what the source of her smile was--the flowing of recently collected
energy.
"I commend you, Jadeite. Your gathering of energy was a great
success."
Jadeite bowed. "Thank you, My Queen. The next plan should be even
more bountiful. My youma, Morga, has already discovered a site where
high concentrations of human energy are spent. This location is more
likely to draw the attention of the humans, but it's clear that the
strongest among them--this Sailor Mercury--is no threat to us."
"I find it disheartening that this same being who poses no threat
managed to hold your youma to a standstill," Beryl said, making Jadeite
regret mentioning Sailor Mercury. "Proceed with this plan, but have that
girl eliminated."
Jadeite merely nodded in agreement, not debating the matter of
Morga's victory over the human. He had already intended for his servant
to destroy the annoyance, anyway.
"By your leave," he said, vanishing from the room.
Luna sat in the darkness, facing the screen.
"We fared badly. Ami-chan is brave, but she's not strong enough to
fight the enemy alone." She frowned. "I wanted longer to search for the
Princess, but I think our time is up."
"Yes," the screen answered. "We have no choice..."
Luna hurriedly hit her paw against the screen to shut it off as
soon as she became aware that she was not alone in the room. She didn't
see or hear the woman who had just entered--Luna felt her. It was the
enemy.
Carefully making her way around the arcade--and without noticing
the black cat that remained constantly hidden in the shadows--the woman
toyed with and adjusted each of the game machines in turn until she was
satisfied. Then, as quickly as she had arrived, she disappeared, leaving
behind a relieved but concerned Luna.
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Ami awoke to the faint beeping of her alarm and the feel of a warm
cat laying on her. She rolled over to look at the clock and winced, not
at the fact that it was five-thirty, but at the pain in her neck; it was
still extremely sore from the previous day's fight. The numbness in her
arm, fortunately, had long since gone away.
She reached over and turned off the alarm.
On the portion of the blanket that was over Ami's stomach, Luna was
stirring. The cat stretched out and yawned, and Ami, more tired than
usual, did the same.
"I don't remember you coming back last night," Ami said. "Where did
you run off to?"
"There was some business that I had to take care of, Ami-chan.
More importantly, I discovered where the enemy is going to strike next."
"You did?" Ami asked, sounding more disappointed than she intended
to. She had very successfully hidden from the cat just how terrifying
her encounter with the monster had been. The monster's attitude and
parting words had made it clear that Ami was nothing more than a pest
who was spared from death only on a whim.
"Yes." If Luna detected the disappointment in Ami's voice, she
didn't show it. "The enemy's next target is going to be the Crown Gaming
Center. I'm certain of it."
Ami tossed her covers aside, got out of the bed, and made her way
toward the bathroom. "How do you know that's the next target?"
After a few seconds of finding her way out of the sheets and
blanket that had been flung onto her, Luna answered. "I felt the
presence of one of the enemy in the Gaming Center. She was tampering
with the machines there."
Ami examined her neck in the mirror. Only some mild discoloration
from the bruising was visible. Another few seconds without Luna's
interference, and those bruises would have turned into broken bones and
a crushed windpipe. She shook her head and tried to put it out of her
mind as she emerged from the bathroom. "What do we know about the enemy,
Luna?"
"Not much, unfortunately," was the reply. "All we know of them are
monsters whose objective is to drain the energy from humans. There is no
telling what they do with the energy or what their ultimate goal might
be."
"They must have chosen the arcade next because of how excited the
kids get when they play those games, then," Ami said, thoughtfully.
"And in that case, they'll probably wait until after school to do
anything. That's when most of the kids go there."
"Good thinking," Luna agreed.
"I don't have juku again until tomorrow, so I should be able to
check the arcade as soon as school lets out today," Ami said. She picked
up the computer-compact. "And if this can alert us to the enemy's
presence, I'll check it regularly at school in case they attempt
anything before then."
"I'll keep an eye on the area during the day as well," Luna said.
Ami spent the next twenty minutes or so leisurely dressing and
getting together her school supplies. She had an hour and a half before
she needed to leave for school, plenty of time to discuss something else
she was curious about. "Now, who are these companions and princess you
mentioned...?"
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"And I don't even remember what happened... This horrible thing was
choking me, and then I woke up and she was gone..."
"You must have fainted and had a dream, Naru-chan!" the girl said.
Ami had stopped on the way to her second class and joined the small
crowd which was gathered around the girl she had rescued the day before.
"That's what I thought, except for this!" Naru said, pulling down
the collar of her uniform to reveal the marks left from her partial
strangulation. There was a collective gasp from several of the crowd.
"And there were people all over the floor, asleep! It was real, Usagi."
"Then maybe you were saved by Sailor V!" Usagi suggested.
"That would have been so great..." Naru said breathlessly, looking
off into the distance and almost forgetting for a few moments about the
entire ordeal.
`Sailor V?' Ami wondered, suddenly curious.
She was about to ask Naru more about Sailor V when the crowd, aware
that they were going to be late for class if they didn't get moving,
dispersed, and Sailor V became to Ami just another stray thought in a
day already too crowded with them.
The two of them met outside the school. As Ami came walking down
the stairs amid a stream of students, Luna was waiting. The cat didn't
initiate any conversation until they were completely alone, and on their
way to the gaming center.
"Nothing," Luna said. "Not even a peep of unusual activity."
"I checked my computer and didn't come up with anything, either,"
Ami agreed, almost absently.
Apart from the brief report of the day's happenings, there was very
little conversation. Luna could tell that something was troubling Ami,
and had a good idea of what it was.
They came to a bench across the street from the arcade, sat down,
and watched. Half an hour passed. Slowly, the arcade began to fill to
near capacity, and it was shortly after that that Amy's computer, active
but silent during that time, began to beep.
Ami checked the computer to make sure there was no mistake. The
enemy was now inside the arcade, and as though on cue, people were
inconspicuously falling to the floor unconscious. Ami probably wouldn't
have even noticed it in the bustle of the city if she hadn't already
been watching for this.
She stood up, and pulled out her transformation pen. Luna, leg
still bandaged, also got up and prepared to enter the arcade, before Ami
turned to her. "Luna... Stay here."
The cat was surprised and confused. "What?"
"You still haven't recovered from yesterday. I don't want you to
get hurt any more," Ami said, uneasily.
"But I..."
"Luna," Ami started, and paused for a long, uncomfortable moment.
When she continued, her voice was anything but steady. "If something
happens to me... You'll have to find the others you told me about. So,
please, stay here... Okay?"
Luna looked up at the girl sadly. "Ami-chan..."
Ami gripped her pen tighter and looked back at the arcade with
determination. "But don't worry, I haven't given up yet. They're not
going to hurt anyone else if I can do anything about it."
She took off across the street as Luna watched her run into the
arcade.
Ami wasted no time once she was inside. As before, people were
scattered around the area, but she didn't need to examine any of them.
She knew there was only one way they would recover.
"Mercury Power, Make-Up!"
If the words hadn't caught Morga's attention, then the sudden burst
of light that heralded the arrival of Sailor Mercury would have. In
either event, the youma turned to look at her opponent. "You again. It
was a mistake to come here. This time, I won't be so merciful!" she
screeched.
"Shabon Spray!" Ami yelled, throwing forward her arms. As fog
filled the area, she quickly moved some distance from her original
position while activating her visor. Morga's form, along with those of
the fallen humans, became visible. Ami noted that, strangely, the people
were all remaining on the ground, unlike before.
She didn't have time to wonder about why that was. She detected
Morga's slight movements just before a powerful gust of wind, coming
from the youma's direction, swept over Ami, taking with it almost all of
her cover. When she regained her footing from the sudden gust, Morga was
right in front of her. Ami didn't even have time to raise her arms
before she was backhanded across the face, sending her flying into a
corner of the room.
Morga pulled her face back into a horrific mockery of a smile. "No
more tricks," she said, raising her arms. "This will end it."
Energy started to crackle between the ugly, wrinkled hands, and Ami
desperately looked from side to side for some protection, realizing with
a near panic that there was nowhere to run, and nothing she could do.
Within a few seconds, Morga had drawn the collected energy within
herself, becoming so powerful that she herself was glowing intensely.
Ami closed her eyes, partly to avoid being blinded, and partly because
she knew she was going to die. `I'm sorry, Luna...'
That's when the two voices called out.
One voice belonged to Morga. "DIE!" she howled.
The other voice was unfamiliar to Ami, but there was one thing she
realized instantly--it was a human voice.
"Crescent Beam!"
Morga turned her head toward the doorway, where daylight was
pouring in and silhouetting the figure there. A thin pinpoint of light
was racing out from the figure's fingertip, straight toward the youma.
Unaware of the beam until it was practically upon her, Morga was
struck full force with the attack. As though the concentrated light were
some sort of catalyst, the energy Morga had built up released itself
much more quickly than she had planned. She had a few seconds to twist
her face into a mask of pain before the energy blew her apart into a
mass of dust that fell to the floor and disintegrated.
Amy was paralyzed with shock. The figure stepped into the arcade,
becoming more than a silhouette. Ami could see a blonde-haired girl
wearing an outfit very similar to her own, the biggest difference being
a mask that served as a disguise.
"Sailor Mercury?" the girl asked.
"Who are you?" Ami asked in response, keeping her distance.
The girl took off the mask and tossed it aside to reveal a pair of
sparkling blue eyes. "I'm Sailor V."
"S--Sailor V?"
"Sailor Venus, now," someone corrected. Ami watched as from behind
the girl, Luna emerged, and with her came a white cat carrying a symbol
just like the one on Luna's forehead.
"Luna...?" Ami asked.
"It's alright," Luna said. "They're friends."
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Luna decided it would be a good idea for the four of them to return
to Ami's home and discuss a few things.
Ami, sitting on the bed, rubbed her jaw lightly. The hit from
earlier had left it tender, but probably wasn't serious enough to even
bruise it.
The girl who had, as Sailor Venus, saved her earlier, was a few
feet away looking a bit sheepish. "Sorry we didn't arrive any sooner,"
Minako said. "I didn't mean to scare you like that, letting that youma
corner you..."
"I think I understand why," Ami said, turning to Minako. "You let
her collect all the stolen energy in one spot and then destroyed her to
release all the energy?"
"Uh, yeah, that was it," Minako agreed, with an expression
indicating that the concept had been the furthest thing from her mind at
the time. Ami completely failed to notice it.
"I'm just glad we made it in time," Artemis said, stretching from
his perch on one of the chairs. "That was close."
"You're one of the people we've been looking for?" Ami asked.
"That's right," Artemis responded. "We've been fighting against the
Dark Kingdom for a while now."
"Dark Kingdom?"
"That's what the enemy call themselves," Minako said. "We learned
that much about them, but nothing else."
"We were trying to provide a distraction elsewhere so Luna could
search for the others, but we decided to come and join you when the
enemy stepped up their efforts here," Artemis continued.
Luna smiled. "And not a moment too soon..."
"Given the circumstances, I'd have to agree," Ami said, also
smiling. "Thanks, Minako."
"No problem," Minako said, cheerfully. "After all, with friends
like us, who needs enemies?"
Ami gave her a confused look.
Artemis rolled his eyes. "You mean `That's what friends are for.'"
"Whatever."
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and all characters contained within this work
are the copyright of Naoko Takeuchi, Toei Animation, Kodansya and
probably lots of other big people I'm forgetting. I am using them
without permission, but suing me because of it would be futile as I have
nothing. Feel free to distribute this work around (for no profit, of
course; I'm not making any...), as long the included text is unmodified.
If you publish or repost it somewhere, please let me know.
Comments, criticism, flames, etc. welcomed (and, in fact,
requested) at Ultrace@aol.com.
The World Without
A Sailor Moon fanfic by Mike Chenoweth [Ultrace@aol.com]
Co-Plotted by "Tuxedo Will" Wolfshohl [Wwolfshohl@logicon.com] and
Nikki "Jet Wolf" Purvis [Jetwolf@ix.netcom.com]
Additional editing by Novareinna [Novareinna@aol.com]
Part 1: A Magnificent Transformation! The First Sailor Senshi Arrives!
December, 1996
Somewhere, a voice was calling out and falling upon deaf ears.
"Eight o'clock!"
Sleepily, the girl rolled over in bed, turning her back toward the
sunlight coming in through her windows.
"Did you hear me, Usagi? I said it's already eight o'clock!"
As though the voice was part of some dream best-forgotten, Usagi
slowly opened her eyes and focused them on her clock, a tiny bird
telling her it was indeed ten minutes after eight.
"Usagi--" the voice began.
"AHHH! I'm late!"
One minute later, Usagi dashed down the stairs while simultaneously
getting dressed, gathering her school supplies, and brushing her teeth,
an amazing feat of dexterity.
"Why didn't you try to wake me up earlier?" she asked her mother.
"I've been trying all morning," came the reply. "I do it every time
you ask me to..."
Usagi was already halfway to the door when her mother called her
back. "Don't you want your lunch?"
Sheepishly, Usagi accepted the meal and then wasted no further time
in getting out of the house and on her way to school.
She ran the entire way, taking every shortcut she could think of,
but unfortunately, fate conspired to make her even more late than she
already was. Whatever agility Usagi had possessed earlier disappeared,
and when she stepped the wrong way on a rock, she found herself flying
through the air for a brief period of time before coming to rest rather
painfully on the ground.
For a few moments, she lay there, face buried in a now-crushed
bento box, before miserably getting up and once again heading for school
at breakneck pace. She barely overheard the three young boys as she ran
by them.
"I told ya to hold it still!"
"I didn't think it was gonna bite me!"
"Ow ow ow..."
She didn't have time to think about the reasoning behind the words,
and they were soon forgotten in the mad rush to get to school on time.
In the end, she was late, made to stand in the hall, and told she had
failed a test.
Usagi sighed to herself. It was a day just like every other...
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Ami was completely lost in thought as she stepped out of juku,
trying to decide whether she wanted to do her studying that day at home
or the library.
Only a stroke of luck kept her from crushing the cat's tail with
her foot. The cat, in turn, looked up, peering curiously at Ami, who
stood there, frozen on one leg.
It was a strange looking cat: jet black with no collar, only a pair
of crossed Band-Aids on its forehead to mark it. What struck Ami as
strange, though, were the eyes. When those eyes looked at her, she felt
like every detail about her was being scrutinized.
The cat remained still as Ami knelt down to pick it up. "Are you
hurt? Whoever took care of you didn't do a very good job..."
She reached down for the Band-Aids on its forehead. Pulling them
off seemed to have an electrifying effect on the cat. It appeared to
backflip out of Ami's arms to a safe distance, but didn't take up any
threatening posture. Ami noticed that beneath the Band-Aids lay a very
odd mark, which looked much like a crescent moon.
She felt sympathy for the cat--which she now realized must be a
stray--as it just stood there, looking at her. Who knows how long it had
been roaming the streets or what it had been through. "It's okay, I
won't hurt you. Come here," she coaxed. Slowly it responded, walking
over to her and allowing itself to be picked up. But its eyes never
wavered from Ami.
"I guess that settles that," Ami said to the cat, as though it
could actually understand her. "Home it is."
Despite complete silence and isolation, Ami's studies were not
going smoothly--she kept wondering about the cat that was, at that
moment, drinking some milk in the next room.
It was a very cute cat. When Ami had carried it home, something
about having the animal in her arms felt right. Unfortunately, neither
she nor her mother had time to take care of a pet right now. She didn't
want to call the animal shelter, but...
Her train of thought was broken as Ami looked at the doorway and
watched the cat walk into the room, jump onto the bed, and then from the
bed to her desk.
The two of them stared at each other for a few seconds, and then
Ami could have sworn that the cat raised its paw and politely cleared
its throat.
"My name is Luna," the cat told her. "I have been looking for you,
Mizuno Ami."
Ami blinked.
"By the way, thank you for removing those Band-Aids... It was a
very annoying prank--with them on, I wasn't able to talk or use my
special senses."
Ami continued to stare, expressionlessly. It wasn't quite the
reaction Luna had been expecting. Shock, surprise, fear--she was ready
for any of those, but not for this total apathy. "Ami-chan?"
Luna suddenly found herself being lifted, then gently poked,
prodded and examined, as though Ami were searching for a switch to turn
the cat off.
"Ami-chan!" Luna yelled, indignantly. "This is no trick!"
"Cats aren't capable of speaking Japanese," Ami said, seemingly
unaware that she was having a conversation with one.
"I'm not an ordinary cat," Luna protested. "And you are no ordinary
girl. Put me down and I will prove it to you."
Rather sheepishly, Ami did so, and watched in amazement as Luna did
another backflip through the air. At the peak of her flip, there was a
flash of light and two objects fell onto the desk with a clatter.
"What's this?" Ami asked, looking at the desk.
"Strange incidents have been happening," Luna said, not really
answering the question. "There is an enemy among us that the police are
unable to handle, so you have been chosen to be a warrior, Mizuno Ami."
Ami pondered for a moment and then, convinced that this was some
kind of trick after all, again reached for Luna, but the cat backed
away. "I said I would prove it to you. Take that pen and shout, `Mercury
Power, Make-Up!' I guarantee you will believe me."
"You mean this?" Ami asked, as she picked up the odd-looking stick.
The other object that had fallen looked like a compact. She gripped the
pen lightly and followed Luna's instruction. "Mercury Power, Make-Up!"
Ami immediately felt a tingling sensation that began in her hand
and quickly spread throughout her body, accompanied by a glow that
persisted for a few brief seconds. When it had ended, she knew instantly
that a change had taken place. Her hand, still holding the pen, was now
gloved. She was wearing knee-high boots, and she felt... Different.
"What happened?" she asked as she went to the mirror to examine
herself.
"You became Sailor Mercury, Ami-chan. You've been given the power
to fight this enemy that we face. That's your duty, and it's my duty to
guide you on that task. We have another responsibility as well--as we
fight this enemy, we must search for your companions and our missing
Princess."
Ami looked at herself in the mirror. She WAS different. In addition
to boots and gloves, her uniform had altered itself in shape and color,
and she was wearing some sort of metal headband. It was a incredible
amount of new information to process, even for someone as intelligent as
her. She began to feel a little light-headed as she turned around and
leaned her back against the mirror's countertop.
"Now do you believe me?" Luna asked.
Ami, though still skeptical, nodded, and held up the pen. "If this
is what I use to turn into... Sailor Mercury, then this," she said,
walking over to the desk and picking up the compact, "is what I use to
change back?" Opening the compact, she noticed that it, like the pen,
bore the symbol of Mercury.
"No, that's your computer," Luna told her. "You'll use that to
track the enemy and to help find the Princess."
"It's beeping."
"It is?" Luna asked, surprised. She leapt up to the desk and took a
look. A faint beep was indeed coming from the computer, and there was a
blinking red light on its screen. "It's the enemy's energy signature!"
she exclaimed. "The computer has already managed to detect them in the
city. We have to hurry, Ami-chan!"
"What?" Ami asked.
"Many people have been injured by the enemy so far. We have to stop
them before they can hurt anyone else! We can use the computer to find
them... Please, Ami-chan."
Ami examined the screen for a moment longer, then looked up. Maybe
this was real after all. "Let's go."
Naru knew something was wrong when the customers inside her
mother's store all began to collapse and pass out, but even that shock
was nothing compared to what she felt when her mother suddenly turned
and attacked her.
"Someone help me..." she gasped, trying to break free from her
mother, but the grip was like steel. "Stop it, Mama..."
Morga laughed and let her disguise melt away, revealing her true
face... That of a horrific demon-woman. "I'm not your `Mama.' She's
locked up in the basement... And after I kill you, she'll be joining you
in the afterlife!"
Naru blacked out just as the voice boomed. "Stop it!"
Morga released her grip on Naru--who slumped to the floor--and
turned to the intruder. "Who are you?" she snarled.
"I am Sailor Mercury!" Ami replied after a slight pause, not
sounding at all comfortable with the title. "And I am going to stop
you," she added, in an attempt to disguise the fear that she felt. The
creature looked absolutely hideous. More importantly, it looked
dangerous.
"Sailor Mercury? Never heard of her," Morga said, then raised her
voice. "Arise, all you who have given your energy to Our Great Leader.
You are my slaves!"
The fallen people in the store, except for Naru, all got up. Ami
turned to her cat. "Luna...?"
"Yell `Shabon Spray' and throw your arms outward!" Luna said,
rearing back and preparing to slash any of the humans who got too close.
Ami did as Luna commanded, and was as surprised as the humans and
Morga at the shrouding fog that appeared, so thick that it obscured
everything from sight.
"Tap your earring, and a visor will appear that will allow you to
see," Luna said.
"What about you?" Ami asked, bringing her hand to her ear. She
noted that Luna's voice had come from somewhere other than behind her,
which was where Luna had been only a few moments earlier. The cat was
moving through the cloud.
"Don't worry, I can sense the enemy much like I sensed you," Luna
said. "That will keep me safe."
As the visor came up, Ami could once again see normally--almost.
The forms displayed through the visor were indistinct and colorless, but
compared to what she saw through the fog otherwise, they were crystal
clear. The people that had been walking toward her before were now
mostly standing in a daze. The few that weren't simply standing were
instead wandering off in random directions. The monster that led them
was some distance off, and remaining in place.
There was no telling how long the fog would last, so Ami quickly
made her way around the people and toward Morga. She wasn't sure exactly
how she was going to fight the monster--there weren't any items on hand
that would be suitable as a weapon, and Ami's experience in fighting was
nil. She decided that her advantage of being the only one able to see
would have to be enough.
It wasn't.
Ami made the first hit, knocking Morga across the jaw as hard as
she could with the flat of her palm, and for a moment, Morga was
actually stunned--but from the surprise of being hit, not the force of
the attack. She swung at the now-revealed Ami and grabbed her by the
throat. "My turn, brat. I'm going to kill you!" She started to tighten
her grip and Ami struggled to breathe.
There was a sudden blur of movement and Ami was released, moments
before the monster could crush her throat.
"Get off of me!" Morga screamed, flinging Luna to one side. The cat
landed against the far wall and slumped to the floor.
Ami took every advantage of the distraction caused by the cat,
running up and catching Morga by surprise for a second time with her
elbow. A jolt of pain ran up her arm as she struck home with the bony
edge, and a tingling numbness instantly encompassed the limb.
Morga staggered back, taken completely off-guard. This little
girl's attack had actually hurt... The monster raised her arms in anger,
and bolts of power crackled between her hands as she prepared to reduce
the insect to ashes.
But she didn't. Jadeite would be furious if she wasted the energy
gathered so far on this pathetic little pest. Better to return and let
him decide how to deal with her...
"You aren't worth the trouble it would be to get rid of you," Morga
said, with a laugh. "The energy of these humans is ours now, and a
little girl like you can't stand in our way!"
Morga vanished, and Ami was left alone with the victims of the
attack. She went to Luna and found the cat unconscious and somewhat
battered, but otherwise alright. Ami herself had little more than some
bruising around the neck, and her numbed and useless arm, to which the
feeling was slowly returning.
The people weren't quite so lucky. As the fog started to dissipate,
Ami examined them. Each was in a near-comatose state, their energy
having been drained. She could only hope they would recover with time.
"I'm sorry, Luna," Ami said, as she bandaged up the cat's leg. "It
doesn't look like I'm going to be much good against this enemy of ours."
"That's not true," Luna said. "If not for us, that girl would be
dead, and maybe those other people, too!"
"Still, that creature got away with their energy. If I could have
stopped her..."
"We'll do better next time," Luna said, standing up unsteadily.
Her front left leg had borne the brunt of her impact with the wall.
"Don't let it worry you. It's starting to get late and you should try to
get to your studying. You have a normal life to lead, too."
Ami managed a smile. "And up until today, I actually thought my
life was a little dull."
Luna smiled as well. "I don't think you'll have to worry about that
again."
------------------
Luna sat in the darkness, facing the screen.
"We fared badly. Ami-chan is brave, but she's not strong enough to
fight the enemy alone." She frowned. "I wanted longer to search for the
Princess, but I think our time is up."
"Yes," the screen answered. "We have no choice..."