Well here is a Fanfic that I have been working on for several months
Preface:
First off; I would like to say that all characters in this story with
the exception of the Guardians are Property of Takeuchi Naoko-sama and
other people that I can't remember at this time. Secondly; This is by
no means a Ronin Warriors/Yorriden Samurai Troopers Cross over. The
reasons that the names of six of the Guardians sound like that of Ronin
Warriors is because of part of the history of each of the Guardians.
Each Guardian's name is a loose translation of their given names into
the Imperial Language that was used on the Moon and the Earth Kingdoms.
Thirdly; THERE IS NO SAILOR EARTH. There is a reason for this. Prince
Endymion is the Defender of Earth and the Guardian on Princess Serenity.
Now with out further self-indulgence on with the story.
The coming of the Halo
The smoke filled his lungs. As Halo stumbled through the burning ruins
of the castle looking for the rest of his friends, he began to cough.
Rounding a corner his heart nearly leapt up into his throat. He saw
laying on the ground in front of him, the body of Princess Jupiter, the
person he had sworn to protect dead. Cradling her in his arms Halo began
to silently cry. Swearing to get his revenge he began to look for the
rest of his comrades.
"Inferno!" Halo yelled. "Inferno where are you?"
"Commander Halo." a voice said.
Looking around he saw Queen Serenity standing in front of him looking
very sad.
"My Queen. What has happened?" Halo asked near tears.
"Queen Beryl and her armies attacked and destroyed everything." Queen
Serenity said near tears. "Inferno, Wildfire, Torrent, and Strata all
dead. Your close friend Trition was also killed. It was his warning
that managed to prevent us from all being killed."
"What about Thanos, Chrono, and HardRock? Where are they?" Halo asked.
"Don't know." Said Queen Serenity.
As he was about to say something, Halo was startled by a man that look
almost like a woman.
"Zoicyte, so you have come for Queen Serenity?" Halo said challengingly.
"No, only for you." Zoicyte said maliciously. He then conjured up a
spear of Ice and ran it through Halo killing him. That was the last
sight he saw before blackness claimed him.
******
Shane woke up in a deep sweat. It was the same dream for the past four
nights. His constant waking up screaming in terror was really putting
his parents on edge. Looking up he saw his cat Selene asleep on the
pillow next to his head.
"Oh Selene if only you understood what I am going through." Shane said
as he stroked his cat while she slept. Glancing at the clock he noticed
that if he did not get in gear he would be late to class. Running
around his room at what only seem to be hurricane speed Shane got ready
for school in record time.
"Hey jerk you forgot your bag!" said a voice belonging to his little
sister Mandy.
"Thanks, you little weasel." Shane said as he ran down the hall.
Not really wanting breakfast, Shane went running out of the house and
down the street to school.
"Man if I am late I'll end up in detention again this week." Shane swore
as he ran to school.
Getting to his first class was not a problem since it was on the first
floor of his school. His only problem was the gang of kids that were
waiting for him.
"So if it isn't the high school reject." The one kid who was the biggest
of the gang said.
"Man I am late and I don't have time for this." Shane swore.
"So what's in the bag Geek?" the little guy said as he stole Shane's
bag. "Well, well and just what do we have here. A nice neat history
Paper all ready to be turned in. Not anymore!"
The gang then pulled out lighters and burned his assignment right in
front of him. That was the last straw with Shane. He had put up with
enough of their constant harassment and he was about to do something
about it. Grabbing the shirt of one of the kids with the lighters,
Shane threw him up against the lockers and started to punch him with out
a hint of letting up. The kid's friends tried to pull Shane off of him,
but Shane landed kicks to the stomach that dropped all of them where
they stood. The principal showed up and pulled Shane off of the kid.
Shane then found himself in the principal's office.
"So what caused the fight this time Shane?" The Principal asked.
"They burnt my history paper and I was not going to tolerate any more of
their crap." Shane said.
"You know Shane that you have been kicked out of three schools already
for fighting and this was your last chance here." The principal said.
******
"Great this is the fourth school in as many months." Shane said as he
walked home from his now very short day. He was tempted to forget about
going home, but he knew that his parents have already got a phone call
from the school.
"Well better face the music from Mom about my fighting in school." Shane
said with a resigned sigh.
As he walked in the door, he knew that he was in very deep trouble
because his mother was waiting for him when he walked in the door.
"Shane Wesley Adams, just what were you thinking when you got into that
fight?" His mother asked.
"They burned my History paper." Was all that Shane could say.
"That isn't any excuse." Shane's mother fumed. "Your father and I are
not going to put up with this any longer. We are sending you away to a
school where manners is a big part of their curriculum."
"So where would that be huh?" Shane asked.
"In Japan." His mother said.
"That's all fine and dandy, yes but there is one problem mother." Shane
said.
"Oh and what might that problem be?" His mother asked.
"The figging Language is the problem." Shane said.
"Well it is a long flight so you will have plenty of time to learn the
basics." His mother said.
"Where will I be staying and can I take Selene with me?" Shane asked not
really liking the idea of going to some foreign country to go to school.
"Well you will be staying with the Tsukino's." His mother said. "And of
course you are taking that strange cat with you!"
******
The plane ride was boring and Shane knew it. He wanted off and soon.
For some unknown reason he had a feeling of terror that he just could
not explain. Getting up to use the restroom he noticed that his orange
and tan tabby cat, Selene was in the passenger's compartment. Looking
around to make sure that no one saw the cat, Shane picked it up and
walked to the bathroom with it.
After closing the door and locking it Shane started to talk to the cat.
"Selene you realize that you are supposed to be in the cargo
compartment?"
"Meow." Selene said.
"Look I don't think that I can sneak you back to my seat with out
problems." Shane said exasperated.
"Meow!" Selene said as she butted her head into Shane's outstretched
finger.
"Geez Selene, sometimes I think that you understand me and could talk if
you wanted to." Shane said as he scratched her behind the ears.
Before Selene could say anything, there was a scream that came from the
passenger compartment. As Shane peaked his head out of the bathroom, he
saw this man, well it looked more like a woman floating in mid air.
Shutting the door really quick he begin to panic.
"Oh crap, the plane is being hijacked and there is this man, I think,
floating in mid air." Shane said out loud to himself. "Where is Sailor
V when we need her?"
At that moment Selene saw a strange sight. On Shane's forehead two
characters appeared. One was the Symbol of Jupiter and the other was
the symbol for wisdom.
‘It is him, the guardian of Princess Jupiter. Halo, I have found him at
last.' Selene thought. ‘I must revive him in order to save everyone on
this plane!'
"Halo wake up!" Selene said, this time in the human language.
"Selene did you say something? Because if you did then I am in no mood
to hear it!" Shane snapped. Then it hit him. Selene did not "Meow" at
him she actually spoke to him in English. Turning around really slowly
he saw that Selene was holding an Emerald green bracelet.
"Here Halo! Take it and remember all." Selene said.
"Y-y-you can talk?" Shane stuttered. "Whoa reality check here! There
is a man floating in mid air and now my cat is talking to me? This has
got to be some wacked out dream. I know it must be the fish that I ate
for lunch. Yeah that's it!"
"No time to explain." Selene said. "Put it on and say ‘Jupiter Planet
Power Transform!'"
"Ok Selene I will." Shane said as he put on the Bracelet, then in a loud
voice he yelled. "JUPITER PLANET POWER TRANSFORM!!"
In a blinding flash of green-white light Shane was transformed in to a
suit of Emerald green Samurai-style armor. When the light cleared,
Shane saw that he was also carrying a Nodachi in his right hand.
"I remember every thing now. Zoicyte killed me as I was protecting
Queen Serenity. Princess Jupiter was killed because of my failure to be
by her side!" Shane said now as he remembered everything.
"Um Halo, the passengers of this plane." Selene prompted.
"Thanks Selene." Halo said as he opened the door.
******
Zoicyte was having his little fun draining all of the passengers of
their energy. He had not had so much fun since he went looking for the
seven rainbow crystals that made up the silver moon crystal. Zoicyte's
fun was short lived however, because his leering grin turned to a look
of terror as he saw a figure emerge from the bathroom.
"So Zoicyte we meet again!" The figure said. "I will not allow you to
harm the innocent passengers of this plane. All I ever wanted was to be
just a normal student going to school in Japan, but no, you just had to
go and ruin it for me!"
"Who the hell are you?" Zoicyte asked.
‘No I will not say that. ‘Name's Ashe, Housewares!' No way that is just
to stupid.' Shane thought. "I am the guardian of the Princess of
Jupiter. I am Halo!! And on behalf of Jupiter and the Moon, you will
die Zoicyte!!"
"Halo, now I remember you. I killed you one thousand years ago. But I
will not dirty my hands with you yet." Zoicyte sneered. "Aerlith come
forth and deal with him!"
"Yes my master." Said a very raspy voice. One of the passenger stood up
and then transformed into what looked like a woman with six arms and a
snake's body where legs were supposed to be.
Deciding that discretion was the better part of valor, Halo dropped the
visor on his helmet and waited patiently for that thing's attack.
Attack it did, and he was having a hard time blocking all six arms.
"That's it you are gonna die." Halo snarled. "THUNDER SWORD SLASH!!!!"
Halo then yelled. His Nodachi then started to glow with electrical
energy as he ran the demon through and electrocuting
‘Well at least it wasn't Miko Mido getting rid of it!' Halo thought with
a shudder. "Alright who wants some? Who wants a little? Huh? Who
wants some of this?" Halo said as he looked around the plane for more
of those things.
"So Halo, I see you haven't lost you touch." Zoicyte said with a steely
edge to it."
"I will not fight you here Zoicyte. Go away!" Halo said as he sliced at
him.
"Just you wait Halo!!! Zoi!!!!" Zoicyte said and disappeared in a flurry
of lotus petals.
Returning to the bathroom Halo powered down and tried to sneak his cat
back to his seat. It seemed that nobody noticed that Shane had returned
to his seat with a cat.
"Selene why do I have these feelings of fear and terror since I got on
this plane?" Shane asked Selene.
"Silly it is the Soul Bond that Queen Serenity had you take with Jupiter
after you finished your training." Selene said quietly. "Queen Serenity
hoped that you two would eventually get married and raise a family."
"Selene, I was not worthy to have the love of the Princess." Shane said
acidly. "I was born a commoner on Jupiter and that is all I shall ever
be!"
"Stop feeling so guilty for yourself." Selene chided. "The fact remains
that you still have that Soul Bond with Jupiter means that she is alive
and you can try to win her love now."
"Are you sure Selene? I mean she probably already has a boyfriend or
three." Shane said feeling very depressed.
"Just wait you never know what might happen." Selene said as she rubbed
her head against his hand.
"Yeah you're right." Shane said as he started to pet Selene.
"True." Selene said as she curled up in his lap and went to sleep.
******
Shane's flight landed with out a hitch at the Tokyo airport. As soon as
the plane landed he was hit with a wave of relief. At the luggage claim
he was startled by several people. One was a blonde with the strangest
hair style. The other was a tall auburn haired girl with green eyes.
There was also this kid with them about eight-years-old. Her hair had a
similar style to the blonde's, but it was done up like rabbit ears.
Plus her hair was the brightest pink that he had ever seen. All three
were dressed up really nice. The blonde was wearing a really nice dress
in light shade of blue. The little girl was wearing something similar.
The taller girl was wearing a long sleeve black blouse and a light green
skirt that fell to just below the knees. She was also wearing a
matching pair of light green high heels as well. As Shane looked at the
tall auburn haired girl, something passed between them as if an
understanding was reached.
"Um g-good evening." Shane said with a stutter.
"Could you help us we are looking for a someone that was supposed to be
staying with some friends of mine for school." The blonde said.
"Well what does he look like and perhaps I can help you find him or her.
"Ok thanks," The blonde said as she looked at her friend. She was just
standing there looking at Shane like she had just been hit with a love
arrow from Cupid himself. "He is about as tall as my friend here, with
the straightest black hair and dark blue eyes.
"Well if I see him I will let you two know Ok?" Shane said as he grabbed
his cat carrier and let Selene out near the window.
"You must be the exchange student that was supposed to be coming here
from America." The pink haired girl said.
"Yes I am." Shane said as he tried not to stare at either one of the
older girls or punt the pink haired one. "I am waiting for a Tsukino
Usagi. Who in their right mind would name their child Moon Bunny?"
"I am Usagi!!" The Blonde said now looking very furious. "Who are you
then?"
"Me, well my name is Shane Adams." Shane said. "And this is my cat
Selene." Shane said pointing to the cat that was dozing in the window.
"Well you know my name." Said Usagi. "Guys introduce yourselves!"
"I am Chibi-Usa." The pink haired girl said and Shane recoiled in fear
of this little girl.
"He looks exactly like my old boyfriend." The auburn haired girl said.
Shane's heart just sank. Here he thought that he might have a chance
with her and now he finds out that she has a boyfriend.
"Mako-chan!!" Usagi chided.
"Oh sorry, My name is Kino, Makoto. Pleased to meet you." Makoto said
as she bowed.
"Hey it's not your fault." Shane said with a smile. "Um is there some
way that I can get all of my luggage back to where ever I will be
staying?"
"Mamo-chan is here somewhere." Usagi said. "I'll go find him.
Chibi-Usa come on let's leave those two alone so they can get to know
each other.
"Do I gotta leave?" Chibi-Usa whined as Usagi dragged her off.
"Well Makoto, I uh was wondering if you go to school with Usagi?" Shane
asked.
"Yeah I do." Makoto said. "Will you be going to school with us?"
"Yeah I will be." Shane said. "Say Makoto do you ever get scared while
flying on a plane?"
"I don't like planes." Makoto said. "I guess I just never did."
A little while later, Usagi came back with a man who looked to be in his
mid twenties. Shane could not help but stare at him.
"Shane I would like you to meet Mamo-chan." Usagi said.
"Uh hello." Shane said. "My name is Shane Adams."
"Chiba, Mamorou" Mamorou said.
"Pleased to meet you." Shane said. "Um Usagi, My parents said that I
was supposed to be staying with your family for the duration of my
schooling here."
"Ok I think Mom knows more about that." Usagi said.
"Cool, now if I could get a hand with my stuff then we can be on our
way." Shane said. "Come here Selene."
"O-Meow." Selene said catching herself. ‘I don't want to give away that
I can talk just yet. Wait a minute that is Prince Endymion, Princess
Serenity, and Princess Jupiter. How lucky that they are here.'
In the car, the little girl with the pink hair sat between Shane and
Makoto on the way home from the airport. Makoto just could not keep
herself from staring at him all of the way to Usagi's parent's place and
Shane was thinking of several ways to get rid of the pink haired girl.
As soon as Shane got out of the car to stretch he noticed that there was
a black and a grey cat that was staring at him.
"Um Usagi-san who are these two cats?" Shane asked.
"Oh that is Luna and her daughter Diana." Usagi said.
"Hey Mamorou-san thanks for the ride." Shane said to Mamorou.
"Not a problem Shane, oh by the way I was wondering if we had met
before?" Mamorou asked.
"No I don't think that we have." Shane said.
Pulling all of his luggage out of the trunk he started to haul all of it
inside. Turning around to go get the rest of it, Shane saw that Makoto
had grabbed the rest of his bags and was bringing them in.
"Makoto-san you didn't need to do that." Shane began. "I could've got
them easily."
"It was no problem at all. Really!" Makoto said with a smile. "Please
call me Mako-chan, everyone of my friends do."
"Are you sure about that? That would be very impolite." Shane said.
"I insist." Makoto said.
"Ok Mako-chan." Shane said very uneasily.
Coming from around the corner a tall black haired woman appeared.
"Ah you must be Shane?" she said with a smile.
"Yes I am." Shane said. "But I didn't catch your name."
"My name is Ikuko." she said. "But please feel free to call me Mom if
you want."
"Thank you Mrs. Tsukino I will keep that in mind. Do you have a spare
room where I can put all of my things? Oh and before I forget I have a
cat if you don't mind?"
"Yes we have a spare room that you may use." Ikuko said. "Now about
your cat, as long as it gets along with Usagi and Chibi-Usa's cat you
will be fine."
Looking around Shane saw that Selene was getting along fine with Luna
and Diana. Shrugging, Shane started to carry all of his luggage up to
his room and get settled in. As soon as he finished unpacking he was
tired. Looking at his watch it said that is was 3:00 am, but looking
out of his window he saw that is was just starting to get dark out.
Finding a clock he saw that it was only 7:00 in the evening. Walking
back to his room, Shane collapsed on his bed and just laid there. A few
minutes later he heard a scratching at his door. Pulling himself up off
the bed he opened the door and all three cats that were in the house
wandered in. Deciding to lay back down on his bed Shane collapsed and
didn't move.
"Oh man I hate Jet Lag!!" Shane moaned in complaint. "Selene remind me
to never take another flight anywhere again."
"Meow!" was all Selene said.
The other two cats cautiously approached him and just looked at him.
Luna's ears perked up and she ran off. The little grey Kitten followed
after her a few seconds later. Once again exerting a strength of will
Shane got up and closed the door.
"Alright Selene spill it you have been itching to tell me something
since we left the airport." Shane grumbled as he sat up.
"Well Shane as we were leaving I noticed that three of the people that
we were with matches my memories of Princess Jupiter, Princess Serenity,
and Prince Endymion." Selene said as she hopped up in Shane's lap.
"You mean Mako-chan is Princess Jupiter?" Shane said in shock. "There
is know way she could be."
"But she is Shane." Selene said. "And it is your sworn duty to protect
her. If Zoicyte is here then your work will be cut out for you."
"Don't I know it Selene." Shane said as he fell asleep.
******
Later that evening Usagi, Makoto, and Chibi-Usa met up with three more
of their friends at a temple on the outskirts of town. As soon as
everyone arrived they started to talk.
"Hey you guys you should check out the new transfer student." Usagi
said.
"What is his name?" said the short haired girl.
"Well Ami his name is Shane and he is from America." Usagi said as she
started to look like she had just fallen in love.
"Hey Usagi I thought you loved Mamorou?" Said a very dark red haired
girl.
"I do Rei, but he is so dreamy." Usagi said and continued to dream.
"Hey Makoto did you meet him yet?" Ami asked.
"Yeah Mako-chan did you?" Said a girl with long blond hair.
"Yes Minako I did meet him and yet there is something about him that
seems so familiar." Makoto said.
"Hey Makoto what do you mean?" Rei asked.
"Well it seems like I remember him from when we were all living on the
moon. Plus I got this feeling of that I was on a plane when I wasn't."
Makoto said.
A few minutes later Luna and Diana ran in. Diana was out of breath.
"We might a problem." Luna said.
"What is it Luna?" said a white cat.
"Artemis, tell me do you remember ever knowing of a orange and tan cat
that looks like us?" Luna said.
"What is the problem then?" Minako asked.
"Um Luna the only other cat that I remember like that was my sister
Selene but I haven't seen her since we were on the moon." Artemis said.
"I see Artemis. Anyway the problem is that the person that is staying
with Usagi is radiating an enormous amount of energy for just being a
normal human being. I think that it would be wise to watch him at all
costs." Luna said at length.
Just then Rei perked up and started to look around.
"Guys I am sensing a very evil presence."
"Everyone Transform!" Luna and Artemis said at the same time.
All of them nodded and yelled:
"Mercury Crystal Power . . ."
"Mars Crystal Power . . ."
"Jupiter Crystal Power . . ."
"Venus Crystal Power . . ."
Then all of them at the same time said
"Make up!!" At this there was a huge surge of energy and all four girls
were transformed in to their costumes which were Girls Sailor suits.
Finally Usagi and Chibi-Usa transformed.
"Moon Crisis Make Up!!" Also in a very big surge of energy Usagi and
Chibi-Usa were transformed into their costumes as well.
As soon as everyone transformed they all ran off in the direction that
Rei indicated.
******
At the Tsukino residence, Selene also sensed something as well.
"Selene what is it?" Shane said half asleep.
"It looks like we have company. The dark forces has returned.
Transform and go to meet them." Selene said.
"Alright Selene I will." Shane said. "If I can remember how."
"Jupiter Planet Power Transform." Selene said in exasperation.
"He he he, er thanks Selene."Shane said nervously. "JUPITER PLANET
POWER TRANSFORM!!!!!!" Shane then yelled and was once again clad in his
emerald green armor. Jumping out of the window, Shane ran off in the
direction that Selene told him to go in.
"Great, just great with Zoicyte here I am not going to have an easy time
of helping them." Shane muttered as he ran off to find them. He found
them some twenty minutes later in a park beset by the same things that
attacked the plane that he came over on. He decided to wait and help
only if they needed it.
******
"Venus, Love and Beauty Shock!!" Sailor Venus yelled as a heart shaped
beam of energy impacted into the torso of the six armed demon. The
attack had no effect on them.
"Man I can't believe that my attack had no effect on them." Sailor Venus
said.
"Let me try." Sailor Mercury said. "Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" As a water
bolt impacted into one and had no effect except to make them angrier.
>From over in the distance there came a scream. All of the Sailor Senshi
looked around and saw that Sailor Jupiter was about to get strangled.
As Sailor Mars went to free her she saw a flash of green and then a
figure appeared. Holding a very unconscious Sailor Jupiter in one arm
and carrying a very large sword in the other. Gently laying her against
a tree and keeping an eye on the things around him, he began to try to
wake her up.
"Come on Princess wake up." He said as he gently patted her cheek to
wake her up. "Come on Princess wake up."
Finally some five minutes later she did wake up. Sailor Jupiter was
scared when she saw an armored figure standing over her. She decided to
lash out with a kick to disable him, but was astounded when he nimbly
evaded the kick.
"Who are you?" Sailor Jupiter asked.
"My name is Halo, my Princess and if I hadn't been here you would have
been killed again." Halo said as he offered a hand to help her up. "Now
shall we beat these suckers back?"
"Uh ok." Sailor Jupiter said as she got up. "But how are we going to
defeat them? They are unaffected by Sailor Mercury and Sailor Venus'
attacks."
"We must double team them." Halo said as he dropped his sword into the
ground. He then started to concentrate and formed a huge ball of
electrical energy.
"Electro Hurricane!!" Halo then yelled and threw it at two of the
demons. As soon as the ball of lightning hit them Sailor Mars powered
up for an attack.
"Mars Flame Sniper!" Sailor Mars said and then produced a bow and arrow
of pure flame and destroyed the demons.
"Way to go Princess Mars." Halo said as he pulled his Nodachi out of
where he put it.
Between the seven of them they had managed to defeat all of the demons.
However, Halo was still a bit agitated. Looking around he sensed the
same presence that he felt on the plane. Sailor Jupiter also, for some
reason could sense it as well.
"Show yourself Zoicyte!" Halo yelled.
"Hold on Halo." Sailor Moon said. "Zoicyte is dead."
"I don't know what rock that you crawled out of but I saw Zoicyte
earlier and I know that he is alive." Halo snapped.
"That is right Sailor Brats I am very much alive." Said a voice that all
of the Sailor Senshi and Halo recognized. Then in a flurry of lotus
petals a man appeared.
"So Zoicyte you would have to show your face here?" Halo snarled.
"I told you that I would be back and now here I am." Zoicyte taunted.
"I will not let the death of my Princess go unavenged. I will make sure
you suffer a thousand deaths for that." Halo seethed with anger.
"Come on and try it." Zoicyte said.
"Fine then I will." Halo said as he started to advance. He was about to
attack but was stopped by a single red rose. Looking up at the tree he
saw a man in a tuxedo, cape, top hat and mask. Zoicyte snarled and left
in another flurry of lotus petals.
"Tuxedo Kamen." Sailor Moon said excitedly.
"Are you all alright?" Tuxedo Kamen asked.
"We all are now if Halo hadn't stopped that thing from crushing Sailor
Jupiter." Sailor Mercury said.
"Where is this Halo person anyway?" Tuxedo Kamen asked. As he turned
around he saw that Halo was kneeling in front of Sailor Jupiter. "What
is with him?"
"Well he has addressed Sailor Jupiter as Princess on several occasions
and he has already addressed Sailor Mars as Princess as well." Sailor
Venus said.
Walking over to him Sailor Moon taps Halo on the shoulder.
"Halo, Would you mind explaining yourself to us?" Sailor Moon asked.
"Of course I will explain myself to you since you did ask." Halo said.
"But I will not explain here in such a public place."
"This is the only place that I will talk!!" Sailor Moon said
emphatically.
"Alright I will talk here." Halo said. As he looked up he noticed that
the face of Sailor Moon looked like someone that he remembered from long
ago.
"At the risk of sounding rude. You wouldn't happen to be related to a
Princess Serenity would you?" Halo said bluntly.
"Halo I am Princess Serenity." Sailor Moon said as she transformed again
into a white dress with yellow circles across the front.
"Princess Serenity." Halo said with the deepest amount of respect. He
then dropped to one knee out of total respect. "It is an honor to
finally see you again after so long. I fear that I have failed you.
And especially Princess Jupiter."
"Failed me? I don't even remember you." Princesses Serenity said.
"My Princess I am Halo, Leader of the Guardian Senshi and Sworn Defender
of Princess Jupiter and Neo-Princess Serenity, your daughter." Halo said
while still looking at the ground. "Your Mother Queen Serenity was the
one that brought the Guardians together. Do you remember now?"
"Yes I do remember something about that." Princess Serenity said as she
looked at Halo. "Rise my friend. You did not fail me or my mother.
You must realize that there was nothing that anyone could have done."
"But I have failed Princess Jupiter." Halo said. "I only wish that
there was some way that I could make it up to her."
"Halo, my forever diligent Guardian." Sailor Jupiter said. "You did
not fail me. You did your best and that was all anyone could have asked
for."
"Are you sure?" Halo asked.
"Yes we are sure." Princess Serenity said.
"I must be going now. Halo said. And as he walked off he stopped in
front of Sailor Jupiter and kissed her very gently on the cheek and then
left.
"We also should leave." Sailor Moon said when she was back to normal.
With that they all left.
******
The next morning, Ikuko heard the sounds of two alarms going off and
then fall silent. Twenty minutes later she could hear the sounds of two
pairs of feet running down the hall and down the stairs. She was in
shock to see that it was Shane the foreign exchange student that was
also running late as well as Usagi. She could understand Usagi being
late but not her house guest.
"Aw man that is the last time I stay up late again." Shane growled as he
grabbed some breakfast and headed out the door. "Thanks Ikuko-sama."
Shane then said as he ran out. "Come on Usagi we are late as it is
already. Man the first day of classes at a new school and already I
might get detention. Not cool!!"
"Wait up Shane!" Usagi yelled as she caught up with him. "Do you even
know where you are going?"
"Uh no!" Shane said as he stopped in his tracks. "So where do we go
again?"
"Follow me" Usagi said and then grabbed Shane by the wrist and drags him
off in the direction of the school.
As luck would have it he had to stand out in the hall with Usagi for
being late. Fortunately Shane did not get a detention. At lunch Shane
and Usagi both forgot their lunches, but Makoto was nice enough to share
with the both of them. As Shane fumbled with his chopsticks, he noticed
that Makoto just looked at him and smiled warmly. Noticing this, Shane
felt very guilty and stopped. A few minutes later two more girls. One
was a blond wearing a red ribbon in her hair and the other girl had
short blue hair.
"Hey Usagi-chan!" The blonde said. "Is this the new student?"
"Yeah it is." Usagi said. "This is Shane. Shane meet Ami and Minako."
"Greetings Ami-sama, Minako-sama." Shane said with a little half bow.
"It is nice to make your acquaintance."
"Nice to meet you to." Minako said.
"So Shane when did you get here?" Ami asked.
"I came in yesterday afternoon." Shane said.
"So you have no jet lag or anything?" Minako asked.
"That was last night after I got to Usagi's." Shane said.
"Mako-chan, thanks for the very delicious meal." Shane said.
"Hey it was nothing." Makoto said. "I always make a little too much so
I usually share with Usagi when she forgets her lunch."
"Still Mako-chan I really appreciated that." Shane said as he got up.
"So what classes do you all have next?"
"I have Phys Ed next." Makoto said.
"English for me." Usagi said as she stifled a yawn.
"I have an astronomy class." Ami said.
"Study hall for me." Minako said.
"Ew study hall." Shane said with a shiver.
"What do you have Shane?" Ami asked.
"Phys Ed." Shane said. "Well Mako-chan shall I walk with you to class?"
"Sure Shane I don't mind."Makoto said as she offered a hand to Shane to
get up.
Taking her by the hand Shane helped her up and they were off to class.
"What is with ‘Mister Polite' there?" Minako asked as soon as Shane and
Makoto left.
"You know Minako-chan, I think that Shane and this Halo person is the
same person." Usagi said.
"No way Usagi." Ami said. "But I will use my computer to scan him the
next time we are together. I got to get to class. Bye now."
"Same here see you later Usagi." Minako said and ran off to class.
******
After classes were over for the day Shane, Usagi, Makoto, Minako, and
Ami all walked home together. Makoto was constantly looking at Shane
and smiling. Shane on the other hand was mentally going over in his
head about how long it would take him to do his homework. He was cut
off in mid thought when Chibi-Usa showed up and started to walk with
them. It took a great strength of will to punt her into orbit or do
other things to her to make her go away. Going back to his thought
track he decided that it would take him about three and one half hours
to do all of his homework then to catch up on his sleep. When he and
Usagi got home he immediately wandered up to his room and locked the
door. Ikuko was worried that something had happened at school. She
walked up to Shane's room and knocked on the door.
"Hold on a minute." Shane said from the other side of the door. When
Shane opened the door and looked at Ikuko his expression was that of
disgust.
"Did something happen at school today?' Ikuko asked.
"No Mrs. Tsukino nothing happened at school." Shane said. "I was just
working on homework, and I wanted some privacy."
"I see." Ikuko said. "You know Usagi could take some lessons from you
on good study habits."
"Sure I will try to teach her." Shane said.
"Well I will let you get back to Studying." Ikuko said as she left.
Three hours later, Shane got some notion to talk to Usagi. Walking down
the hall to her room, Shane decided that if Usagi was Princess Serenity
as Selene claimed then she should be willing to listen to him. Stopping
in front of her door and knocking, Shane formulated a plan on how he
would talk to Usagi. When she answered the door, Shane noticed that
Usagi was not studying at all.
"Shane what can I do for you?" Usagi asked.
"Usagi-sama, I was wondering if I can talk to you?" Shane said very
nervously.
"Sure come on in." Usagi said.
As soon as Shane came in the room, he saw that Usagi's cat Luna was
asleep on her bed.
"Usagi-sama, there is something that I have to tell you." Shane began.
"But I don't want to tell you here I. . ."
Almost as if he could feel it Shane got this tingling sensation that
started in the tips of his toes and ran up his spine.
"No, not again." Shane said as he ran out of Usagi's room and jumped
down the stairs.
"What is it?" Usagi asked as she followed Shane out of the house.
Unfortunately she was unable to keep up.
As she stopped to catch her breath, Usagi saw that Shane's cat also ran
off in the same direction that Shane ran off in. Luna was not far
behind.
"Usagi the Dark Kingdom is after Sailor Jupiter. Transform and help
her." Luna said.
"Ok Luna." Usagi said. "Moon Crisis Make up!" She then yelled.
"Brilliant way to keep a secret identity." Luna sighed in exasperation.
As soon as Usagi transformed into Sailor Moon she was off again to try
to catch up with Shane.
******
Makoto was not having a very good day. It turns out that while she was
walking home from the store she was attacked by several of the six armed
demons again. This time they were not out to cause their usual
problems, they were here to specifically capture or severely injure
her. It wasn't enough to be attacked while she was with the other
Senshi, but to be attacked on her own was just too much.
"Fine if that is how you want to play it. It is fine by me." Makoto
said. "Jupiter Crystal Power Make up!!!" Makoto then Yelled and was
transformed into Sailor Jupiter.
As soon as she transformed the demons started to attack her furiously.
Makoto was having very serious problems. All of her attacks were
absorbed and turned against her. However, as it was about to close in
for the kill he was stopped.
"I will not allow you to harm Princess Jupiter." A voice echoed down an
alley.
"Who the hell are you?" The demons asked.
‘I will say it this time.' "Name's Ashe, House wares." Shane said.
The demons face faulted and looked as if they had just swallowed a very
large rock.
"What would a pitiful boy like you do against us?" The demons asked.
"A lot more than you would imagine." Shane snarled.
"Hold it right there youma!" Shane then heard a voice say.
Looking around Shane saw the form of Sailor Moon standing on a tree
branch.
"I can't allow you to hurt one of my friends." Sailor Moon began. "I
stand for love and Justice. I am the Pretty Sailor suited soldier
Sailor Moon. On be half of the Moon I will punish you."
"Ha ha! Very funny Sailor Moon but what would you say if I told you
that if you so much as even twitch I will kill both the girl and this
kid that happened to wander upon us here." One of the demons said as it
grabbed Sailor Jupiter in two arms and grabbed Shane in it's tail.
"This is not good." Shane said as he saw that Sailor Jupiter was in bad
shape. "I can't transform because I can't get my arm free."
"Fire Soul!!!" Came a very distinct voice.
Looking up Shane saw that Sailor Mars and the rest of the Sailor Scouts
had also arrived.
"Venus, Love me chain!!!" Yelled Sailor Venus as between the two of them
the managed to free both Sailor Jupiter and Shane.
"Now it is pay back time." Shane said. "Jupiter Planet Power
Transform!!"
When the light cleared all of the Sailor Senshi were looking at Halo.
"I will not forgive you for hurting Princess Jupiter." Halo said as he
started to glow with energy.
The other Senshi started to back away. None of them really remembered
how powerful Halo was and they were afraid that he would turn on them
next.
"ELECTRO HURRICANE!!" Halo yelled as a wave of Electricity slammed into
it and severely hurt it.
"Sailor Moon, Now finish it off. Halo said as he rushed to Sailor
Jupiter's side.
"Right. Moon Gorgeous Meditation!!" Sailor Moon then yelled. A beam of
energy shot out of her staff and totally vaporized the demon. All of
the other Senshi then ran over to see if Jupiter was alright. When the
got closer they saw that Halo had placed himself between Sailor Jupiter
and the other Senshi.
"Hey let us try to help her." Sailor Venus said as she laid a hand on
Halo's shoulder. She immediately pulled it back after being shocked by
the static electricity.
"Princess Venus I really appreciate you wanting to help but I wasn't
able to help her when I was needed." Halo said nearly crying. "But the
least that I can do is heal her of her injuries."
"You can heal as well?" Sailor Mars asked.
"Of course I can heal." Halo snapped. "Now let me do what I must to
help her."
"What is it with you?" Sailor Mars said in response to Halo's snapping
at her.
"I will tell you after I heal my Princess here." Halo growled.
"Guardian healing activation." Halo then said quietly. The other Senshi
saw Halo's hands start to glow with a soft green-white light. The glow
then forms into a small ball of energy. It then disappears into Sailor
Jupiter. With this all of her injuries are healed and she slowly
regains consciousness.
"Wha- what happened?" Sailor Jupiter asked groggily.
"The demons that attacked you hurt very badly." Halo said. "I healed
you my Princess."
Sailor Jupiter looked at Halo and smiled at him fondly. "Thank you my
Guardian."
"I think that it is time for some explanations to you all." said another
voice that the Senshi recognized but Halo could not place. The voice
belonged to a woman with very long dark green hair. Her eyes were the
darkest lavender that Halo had ever seen. The outfit that she was
wearing was in a similar style to that of the other Senshi. Halo
noticed that the bow on the front and back was a very dark purple,
almost black. The skirt was also of the same shade of purple. She was
wearing knee length boots. What stood out on her the most was the fact
that she carried a staff that looked like a very large key.
"Sailor Pluto." The other Senshi chorused.
Finally the name clicked into place in Halo's mind. This was Sailor
Pluto the Protector of the Time gate and Princess of the Planet Pluto.
She was also his teacher for two years as he was be trained as a
Guardian. This was the one person in all of the Silver Millennium that
he looked up to.
"Greetings and Salutations Princess Pluto." Halo said in the greeting
that was customary for the Guardians to greet the princesses. "It has
been along time my teacher."
"I am pleased that you remember me after all of this time." Sailor Pluto
said nodding to Halo. "Princess I believe that it is time to tell you
all about the Guardian Senshi and why they were formed.
"Please do Pluto." Sailor Moon said. "But not here. How about at our
meeting spot?"
"That would be excellent." Pluto said.
Sailor Mercury then helped Sailor Jupiter to her feet and they all
headed off to Sailor Mars' place to talk.
Halo was walking behind them all going over all that had been going on
in the past three days. His whole life had taken an interesting turn
when he saved Selene from the animal shelter. From then on it was as if
she knew when he was upset and did her best to comfort him. Selene was
his best friend all through Junior High School and through his first few
attempts at going to High School. Now he found out that he was a
Guardian of a Princess. Quite by accident too. There were other faces
that were hidden by shadows that he just could not make out.
Somewhere in the middle of his thinking, Selene jumped on to his
shoulder and just sat there as he walked along. It was not very long
until Halo noticed that Selene was on his shoulder. Gently lifting
Selene off of his shoulder, Halo set the cat in the crook of his arm and
carried her that way. Deciding to release his sword, the sword
disappeared into hyperspace and then he was able to carry Selene a lot
easier.
When they finally got to the temple they all powered down with the
exception of Sailor Pluto. It was a few seconds later that Tuxedo Kamen
showed up and then realizing that he was just a little too late powered
down him self. The only one that had not powered down was Halo. All of
the Senshi were waiting in anticipation to see exactly who Halo really
was. Selene, taking the clue jumped down out of his arms and walked
over by the girls and laid down. As soon as Halo powered down all of the
Senshi including Tuxedo Kamen saw for the first time the person behind
the armor. Standing before them was Shane. All of the girls were
shocked to see that the person that had been helping them was none other
than the new student at school.
"What in the world is going on here?" Rei yelled.
"Rei, shut yer trap for about two seconds and I will explain as best as
I can." Shane said.
"You mean all of this time you have been right under our noses and you
didn't say a word?" Minako said half stuttering.
"Yes Minako I have and I will try to explain.
"Please do." Ami said.
"Well during the Silver Millennium, Queen Serenity decided to create a
group of individuals that would in a sense be the Senshi's
counterparts. Also they were also to be their Bodyguards as well. For
some reason that I still don't remember she chose only certain people
from each planet. I was chosen to be Princess Jupiter's Guardian. I
vaguely remember that there were eight other guardians as well." Shane
said at length.
"What were their names?" Usagi asked.
"I can't seem to recall them." Shane said as he scratched his head.
"There names were Stratta, Inferno, WildFire, Torrent, HardRock, Thanos,
Trition, and Chrono." Sailor Pluto said. "Each of them were guardians
as well. Minako, Stratta was your Guardian. Ami, Torrent was your
Guardian. Rei, you had two Guardians, Inferno and WildFire. Haruka's
Guardian was HardRock. Michiru's was her younger brother Trition.
Hotaru's was Thanos. Finally mine her name was Chrono. She was my
little cousin. Her and I were very close."
With this Shane was able to recall everything about the guardians in
very clear detail.
"Pluto-sensei, I have a question for you." Shane began.
"What is it Shane?" Pluto asked.
"What happened to the Guardians that were with you and the others? I
mean the guardians that were with Princesses Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,
and for that matter yours?"
"I don't know." Pluto said obviously lying.
The other Senshi looked at Pluto with looks of shock on their faces. It
seemed that she knew more than she was letting on to.
"There is more that you should know about us." Shane started. "Aside
from our powers coming from our individual planets we also draw our
power from certain aspects of the human spirit. Mine is wisdom.
Stratta's was life. Torrent's was trust. Inferno and WildFire's was
perfect virtue. HardRock's was justice. Thanos' was serenity of
spirit. Trition's was loyalty. Chrono's was honor. It was on these
eight points that the Guardian Senshi were formed. And it was on these
eight points that all of the Guardians lived their lives."
"Was that what you wanted to tell me?" Usagi asked.
"Yes it was." Shane said. "But still I feel as if I have failed all of
you."
"How have you failed us?" Makoto asked.
"I was unable to help you with those demons and because of that you were
injured." Shane said as he bowed his head in shame.
"We can take care of ourselves." Rei said heatedly.
"And it is that kind of attitude that will eventually get you killed."
Shane snapped back. "What you don't seem to realize is that until all
of the other Guardian Senshi appear I will be fighting along side all of
you. And yes Pluto-sensei that means your group as well."
"But we are able to take care of ourselves." Rei snapped at Shane.
"Princess Mars, Halo both of you cool it." Selene said finally hearing
enough of the arguing. "You two must learn to get along. With Zoisite
alive we can't have a rift forming between the Guardians and the
Princesses. Plus who's to say that the other Dark Kings aren't here as
well."
"Selene it isn't going to get any easier." Shane replied as he sat
down. "Besides I haven't heard word one from you in regards as to how
Zoisite was brought back to life? That little so and so will not get
away that easily"
"Well I have been trying to figure that out plus I had to wake you back
up as well." Selene said.
"Don't you start on that line Selene." Shane growled. "First Rei is
yelling at me and now you. I just wish that I was never woken back up.
I mean all I wanted to be was just plain old normal Shane going to
school in Japan and that was it. Now I find out that I am a
reincarnation of a person from the Silver Millennium?" This is just too
much for even me."
And with that Shane ran out of the shrine in a flurry of emotions.
"Rei you didn't need to say that to him." Minako said giving Rei a cold
stare.
"Well he was trying treat us like fine China." Rei said. "We aren't
that at all."
"Don't you think he knows that and is trying to not have a repeat of
what happened to you all one thousand years ago?" Pluto said.
"What do you mean Pluto?" Mamorou asked.
"Well when all of you were killed by Beryl and Metallia, Halo blamed
himself for all of your deaths." Pluto said.
"But surely he should know that it wasn't his fault." Usagi said.
"Yeah I wish I could tell him myself." Makoto said.
"What is stopping you from telling him?" Ami asked.
"Well nothing." Makoto said. "Rei you should apologize to him when we
get back." Makoto said as she ran down the stairs to find Shane.
"Selene what do you know about the Guardians?" Usagi then asked.
"All I know is that when all of the Guardians are found all of their
powers will be finally unlocked. That is as about as much as I know I
am sorry." Selene said apologetically.
"Hey, we weren't expecting you to know everything." Ami said with a
smile.
"Thank you Ami-sama." Selene said with a cat-style smile.
******
Shane ran off to the park to sit and think. Why did he have to be this
great person? And for that matter he really did not want the job to
begin with.
"But you have it and I am grateful of you being here for me." A voice
said from behind him.
Turning around, Shane saw that the voice belonged to Makoto. Smiling
warmly, Shane motioned for her to sit down next to him. There was a
long silence before Shane finally spoke.
"Mako-chan, after what happened today I really don't know if I really
should remain as your Guardian." Shane said as he fiddled with the
Bracelet that he wore.
"Shane, regardless of what Rei said I still want you to be there for
me." Makoto said as she laid a hand on his. "But Rei does have a
point. We can take care of ourselves. However that doesn't mean that
we can't use some back up."
"But Makoto-sama I fear that I have failed you. I really don't deserve
to be your Guardian." Shane said, his voice wracked with guilt.
"Besides who is to say that I won't fail again?"
"You can't see the future." Makoto said. "Besides we need you. Usagi
is very glad to have you back and I kinda think that Mamorou is glad as
well.
"But what about what happened back in the Silver Millennium?" Shane
asked.
"It couldn't have been helped." Makoto said. "But I have a question for
you."
"What is it Mako-chan?" Shane asked.
"Why do I seem to have a link with you?" Makoto asked.
"Well Mako-chan from what I understand the link is called a "Soul
Bond." Princess Serenity's mother had all of the Guardians of the
Princesses that were supposed to protect Princess Serenity, meaning
Stratta, Torrent, WildFire, Inferno and myself. We were asked to
participate in the ritual that would forever allow us to fulfill our
duties as guardians. Mako-chan what she didn't realize was that there
were some of us that had fallen in love with our respective Princesses.
Stratta was in love with Princess Venus, Inferno and WildFire both were
in love with Princess Mars. But they decided among themselves that
Inferno would be better suited for her."
"What about you and Torrent?" Makoto asked.
"Well Torrent wouldn't know love if it hit him." Shane said. "And me
well I had fallen for you since the first time that I met you. However,
I knew that I was not worthy to love you. You were a Princess and I was
just a commoner."
"That shouldn't have made any difference when you became a guardian."
Makoto said. "Besides if Queen Serenity knew I am sure that she
wouldn't have minded."
"Mako-chan even then I could not try to love you." Shane said. "I was
so set in my role as guardian I knew that if I were to admit my feelings
to you then it would cloud my judgement. I couldn't let that happen."
"What about now?" Makoto asked. "Are you still going to stay devoted to
you position as Guardian and not finally admit your feelings for me?"
"You realize that if I do admit my feelings for you, it will make my job
all that harder?" Shane asked.
"I know and to be quite frank I don't care." Makoto said. "Now
confess. How do you really feel about me?"
"Ok Mako-chan you want me to tell you the truth then that is what I will
say." Shane said with a sigh. "Mako-chan I have for the past one
thousand years been madly in love with you. I was hoping that we now
could actually have a relationship?"
"You don't know how happy you have made me." Makoto said with tears of
joy streaming down her cheeks. "I am glad that you asked." Makoto then
said as she hugged him tightly.
"Let's go back to the others." Shane said as he got up helping Makoto up
as well.
"Yes let's" Makoto said as she slipped her hand into his and started to
walk off with him back to Rei's temple.
******
When Shane and Makoto arrived back at the temple, they saw that the
other girls were talking about something. Shane managed to walk up
behind them and was listening to all of them talk.
"What are we going to do?" Minako asked. "I mean there are other Senshi
that we didn't even know about."
"Well Minako I did some digging with my computer and it shows that there
were other Senshi as Shane said there was." Ami said. "I did find out
other things about them."
"Such as?" Rei asked.
"Well such as Rei your two guardians were twin brothers. Mine was the
adopted son of Queen Serenity. Minako's was supposed to be her husband
when they were able to be married. Mako-chan's Guardian was nothing but
a lowly commoner that was born on Jupiter." Ami said at length.
"You mean that I have a brother?" Usagi said.
"Well you do have Shingo." Minako said with a wry grin.
"I don't mean that little spore." Usagi said. "I was meaning as
Princess Serenity."
"Well according to this you do." Ami said. "His name meant, in the
Language of the Moon, Raging Water. Yet everyone called him Torrent.
Yet this is interesting!"
"What is it Ami?" Rei asked.
"Well it says that he was from Mercury originally. It seems that Queen
Serenity found him as an orphan and took him in and raised him."
"Is he older or younger than me?" Usagi asked.
"He is younger by about three months so in effect you two are the same
age." Ami said.
"Well if you would have asked me I would have told all of you that plus
what I remember about each of the others." Shane finally said breaking
the silence.
"So you finally accepted the fact that we don't need you after all?" Rei
asked hotly.
Shane, in a very uncharacteristic move walks over to Rei and then with
enough ire and rage said.
"I am working with you and that is final. If you even think of trying
to override my judgement then I will be more than happy to take it up
with you personally."
"You wouldn't dare hit me would you?" Rei asked. "I am after all the
Princess of Mars."
"I don't really care if you are or not. Because of my friendship with
Inferno I will not lay a hand on you, but if you even try to do
something like this again I will not be held responsible for my
actions." Shane said and with that stepped away from her.
"Now what else do you want to know about the Guardians?" Shane asked
them.
"Who is the Guardians' leader?" Minako asked.
"Well I am the Leader and I answer directly to Neo-Queen Serenity. The
only other person that I answer to is to Princess Jupiter and that is
it. All of the Guardians answer to their respective Princesses, myself
and to Neo-Queen Serenity." Shane said. "That is if she will still have
the Guardians as a part of her court." Shane then said as he looked at
Usagi.
"Of course I will still have you as part of my court." Usagi said with a
smile. "But I think that we need to start to look for the other
Guardians and soon."
"I tend to agree." Selene said. "With the Dark Kingdom coming back I
think that we could use all of the help that we can get."
"However, I am so tired." Shane said through a yawn. "Besides we have
school tomorrow."
"Good point so shall we meet here tomorrow after school then?" Minako
asked.
"I don't see why not." Shane said. "Mako-chan I will see you tomorrow."
"Yeah See you." Makoto said.
"Bye." Shane said as he lightly kissed her on the cheek. "Come on Usagi
we need to be getting home. You still need to do your homework and I
still need to eat dinner."
And with that Shane, Chibi Usa, Usagi, Luna, Diana, and Selene all walk
off and head for home.
The End For now.
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