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Sailor Cynic: Swerves of Fate
by Beky Sarver
Episode 3: Monsters, Indeed
Prologue: Last week on Sailor Cynic, we learned that Akane Tendo
has a Senshi-related gift, and she joined the Senshi. They trained
together in mock battles again. Ami and Setsuna went and talked to
Ryo, who had already precogged the encounter. Ami discovers some
mysterious fact about time that the author has decided to reveal
some other time. In the meantime, Ryo is now called Mercury Knight.
*
[Opening Song: St. Elmo's Fire]
[Chibi Senshi growing up; Naru and Usagi giggling together]
Growin' up, you don't see the writing on the wall
Passin' by, movin' straight ahead, you knew it all
[Makoto's parents dying; Rei's father marched off in handcuffs;
Naru's father dying;]
But maybe sometime if you feel the pain
You'll find you're all alone, everything has changed
[Usagi meeting Luna; Ami and Rei's first transformations; Makoto
hoisting Game Machine Joe shadow, symbol of Jupiter on her
forehead; Minako arriving in the darkness]
I can see a new horizon underneath the blazin' sky
I'll be where the eagle's flying higher and higher
Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
Take me where my future's lyin', St. Elmo's Fire
[Fighting poses against youma stolen from the first season (Season
of SC #0 in continuity) and first couple of episodes]
Play the game, you know you can't quit until it's won
Soldier on, only you can do what must be done
[Senshi face Malachite and Zoisite as Beryl appears in the air]
You know in some way you're a lot like me
You're just a prisoner and you're tryin' to break free
[Harley transforms into warrior gear; wielding the Silver Sword;
standing by Zoitan; Setsuna and Makoto fighting back to back,
Outers and inners mixed]
I can see a new horizon underneath the blazin' sky
I'll be where the eagle's flying higher and higher
Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
Take me where my future's lyin', St. Elmo's Fire
[Senshi getting tired, then getting up and fighting again.]
Burning up, don't know just how far that I can go
[Hyperspace meadow with arabian palamino horses grazing]
Soon be home, only just a few miles down the road
I can make it, I know I can
[Mamoru, Zoitan, Jedaite, and Ryo fighting for their girls]
You broke the boy in me, but you won't break the man
[Xalen, Saeblin, and Faolin observe from the multicolored space of
the time warp; Pics of them in warrior dress; Crowns around their
heads]
I can hear the music playin', I can see the banners fly
Feel like you're back again, and hope ridin' high
Gonna be your man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels
Take me where my future's lyin', St. Elmo's Fire
[Big, bright, jagged Z flashes]
*
Setsuna, Ryo, Jedaite, and Ami were sharing lunch at a nice
diner, reminiscing. Ryo's eyes widened as Jedaite's and Setsuna's
unfocused. They screamed in unison, "Ami! Down!"
She ducked just as a beam of energy passed through where her
head had formerly been. In seconds, the four had transformed to
meet the threat.
The youma like creature stood about seven feet tall. His
structure was bony, yet animal like. He shot another beam from his
eyes.
Mercury began scanning immediately. "We're in luck! His
specialty is psychic attacks. He's immune to everything... except
time attacks."
The three time masters attacked in unison, pen and staff
meeting Time Key, as Sailor Pluto whispered, "Dead Scream."
The blast threw the creature back, obviously surprising it.
A large black spot appeared on its chest. Otherwise it seemed fine.
It shot off some more psychic beams.
Jedaite dodged skillfully. "Fast Forward!" His odd sounding
attack showed no physical manifestation for a few seconds. Then,
almost imperceptibly, the creature began to age before their eyes.
Unfortunately, this also enabled the monster to thrown attacks
out much more quickly. A stray beam or two his Setsuna, but Sailor
Pluto proved quite resistant to the beams. Her brother and
betrothed were likewise unnaffected.
The same could not be said of Mercury's Sailor. She was lying
on the ground, looking terrible. Her fuku was scorched.
Mercury Knight leapt in front of her, gesturing with his pen.
"Time Whirl Wall!"
The creature finally collapsed into dust. Of course, due to
Ryo's protective wall, strange beams of light shot out at different
times in history, causing rumors of ghosts to permeate the area.
Ryo, detransformed now, clutched his love to his chest. "We'll
get you taken care of, Ami."
Jedaite chuckled. "I don't think you'll have to."
Ami's eyelids fluttered, and she detransformed. She gave Ryo
a quick peck on the cheek, then blushed terribly and scrambled up.
"I'm sorry..."
He put a hand on her mouth. "I know what you're going to say.
Don't be sorry."
Setsuna put in. "You two *are* engaged. You might enjoy acting
like it once in a while."
The two scrambled apart, beet red. Then Ami laughed. "I guess
you're right, Setsuna-san."
Setsuna smiled, but her eyes were troubled. Something odd was
going on.
*
Meanwhile, in the Aino residence, Akane, Minako, and Rei were
pounding on game controllers, attempting to beat the others'
characters to pulp. Zoitan was watching, an amused gleam in his
eye. "Its a good thing Luna and Artemis are coming back from
vacation in a few days. You guys haven't been getting anything
done."
Akane asked, "Luna, Artemis? Who are they?"
"Hah! You're dead, Akane!"
Akane turned back to the tv to see that she had been killed
by Rei in her moment of distraction. She pulled out her hammer.
"I'll show *you* dead..."
Minako looked around furtively. "You're *sure* they went on
vacation, right? I get this strange idea that someone's watching
me..."
Rei grinned as she tore apart Minako's character. "Don't
worry, Minako. Not even animals can hide from my sixth sense. Ha!
I win! They're nowhere around."
Zoitan frowned. "I hope Harli gets along with them better when
they return."
Akane was puzzled, and began to gesture threateningly with her
mallet. "What are you talking about?"
Rei started in on the computer's characters. "Luna and Artemis
are our guardian cats, from the moon. They got us started."
Zoitan added, "Harley has a grudge against Artemis because he
was instrumental in preventing the Moon from voting on Zephyr's
behalf."
Minako blinked. "He was? She never mentioned it."
Rei snorted. "She wouldn't. Well, he's changed."
Akane was still dubious. "Talking cats?"
Usagi's voice arrived. "That's what I thought when I met Luna.
Even after I transformed, I was convinced it was some wacko dream."
Mamoru grinned at her. "And quite a dream it has turned out
to be, my love."
Harley pushed her way through them. "Stop the mush,
lovebirds."
The mood broken, Usagi glanced at Minako. "Do you have any
food around?"
Rei chuckled. "You could time your watch by Usagi's appetite.
The second hand would move every time she got hungry."
They all laughed, except Usagi. "Hey! That's not fair."
Zoitan grinned. "In answer to your question, there's pretzels
downstairs."
"Eee!" Usagi ran down the stairs.
Mamoru joined Zoitan, Minako, and Rei in another game of
Mortal Kombat #10. Meanwhile, Akane and Harley moved over to a
small couch that was in Minako's room. (Being a model funds these
fun accesories.)
As they talked, Harley began leafing through Minako's broad
library of video game guides. She had more Pocket Monsters than
anything else. Minako owned all four versions of the game, and had
five strategy guides.
Akane looked over her shoulder. "Um, Le-chan, doesn't that
look sort of like that crab you guys fought last week?"
Harley blinked. "Yeah. Kind of." She gestured to Rei. "Come
here."
"But I'm winning!" She wilted. "Oh, fine." She dropped her
gamepad and came over.
Surveying the picture, she frowned. "I'm not sure." She turned
the page and gasped. "But *that* one is exactly like that huge
bird."
Harley nodded. "You're right."
Akane laughed. "Come on guys, its got to be a coincidence."
Ami, Ryo, Jedaite, and Setsuna took that moment to walk in.
They were breathing hard. "Another monster." Ami explained.
Harley raised an eyebrow and handed her the book. "See if you
can find it in here."
The four gathered round. Ryo nodded. "That's it."
Usagi arrived, her arms full of chips. She stumbled into
Jedaite, knocking him back and causing him to drop the book. She
looked at the picture. "Um, guys, why are you staring at a picture
of a Mewtwo?"
Mamoru laughed. "Usako, you can remember the name of all 150
Pocket Monsters, but you can't remember the capital of France?"
She frowned. "Well, there's really 151, but the Mew is only
in the yellow. Um, that's Louvre, right?"
Ami laughed. "No, Usagi-chan, the Louvre is a palace in Paris,
the capital."
Usagi snorted. "Whatever. So, why were you looking at it?"
The room sobered instantly. Minako got out, "Ami, Setsuna,
Jedaite, and Ryo just fought this monster."
Zoitan added, "And we've identified the crab and the bird
too."
Minako nodded. "A Kingler and small Aerodactyl."
Akane asked, hesitantly, "You mean... we've been fighting
Pocket Monsters?"
Ami was the only one to speak. "I suppose I'd better program
my computer."
*
[COMERCIAL BREAK, YOUR SHOW WILL BE BACK IN A FEW MINUTES]
Scene: A calm park. Geordi Laforge is in the holodeck with a lady
friend.
She smiles. "Geordi, can I ask you a small favor?" He nods.
"Could you use 1-800-COLLECT when you call me? It save me
nonexistent money."
Geordi. "Of course. How silly of me." They kiss.
Even in the 24 century, its better to use 1-800-COLLECT.
*
<NOW BACK TO THE SHOW>
The entire group was gathered in Makoto's apartment, who'd
been brought up to speed on events. Harley smiled. "Its time for
some more training."
Akane asked, "Then why are we inside?"
Harley smiled egnimatically. Then she relented. "This is how
it goes. These Pocket Monsters are usually especially vulnerable
to one or two of us. It makes sense for us to practice transferring
energy so that whoever has the best attack can attack with all our
might."
Setsuna nodded. "I agree."
Mamoru asked, "Did you find any cause for these odd
occurences?"
All three time types shook their heads. "No. It doesn't seem
related to the time stream."
Ami shot off a quick glance at them, one full of curiousity
and knowledge that no one else had. Setsuna nodded quickly.
Harley's raised an eyebrow at the silent exchange, but didn't pry.
Instead, she closed her eyes. The others followed suit. Above
her outstretched hand materialized golden energy. "To Usagi."
The golden ball flew, then hovered by Usagi's broach. Usagi
smiled. "To Minako."
The ball that flew had turned white, and was double the size
of the first one. In fact, as it bouced from person to person, it
continually changed color and became larger. Then, finally, it made
its way from Zoitan to Ami.
Ami considered what to do with this power. Then she shrugged,
and released it. The power surged back to its owners. They all
opened their eyes.
Makoto frowned. "There's got to be a better way to do that."
Zoitan's eyes lighted up. "There sure is! Mako-chan, do you
have some masking tape?"
Mamoru took some from a nearby table and tossed it to him.
"What are you considering?"
Zoitan busily made a line down the middle of the room. Now the
attendees were divided neatly in half. "Volleyball."
Grins were shared. This could be fun. The new ball was about
the size of a handball, formed with the tiniest bit of each
person's energy.
An hour layer, shouts could be heard. "Hiya!" "Hah!" "Uh!"
"Dive!" "It's only a flesh wound!"
Jedaite smiled. "My serve." He "grabbed" the ball and swatted
it across the line with his palm, towards Harley. Harley "bumped"
it back, so that it was headed towards Setsuna. Setsuna seemed to
catch it, and it rocketed away from her in the form of three
smaller balls.
The smaller balls were easier to manipulate, but more people
had to do so. Ryo, Ami, and Rei caught them. Ryo dissipated his,
causing the others to let their's dissipate. They looked askance
at him.
Ding-dong. Ryo grinned. "I must be psychic." They all laughed.
Meanwhile, Makoto answered the door. Yuka stood there. "Are
you Makoto Kino?
Makoto nodded. "Yeah. That's me."
Yuka smiled. "Oh, good. My friend Harley said to drop these
two off at your place." She held out two familiar cats.
Makoto thanked her, and Yuka left. Usagi and Minako leapt in
concert. "Luna! Artemis!"
Usagi continued, "How was your vacation, and.."
Luna smiled. "It was very nice. Setsuna-san has very nice
taste. Did anything of note happen?"
After a long period of silence, someone did explain the
current difficulties.
"Oh, my." Luna said. Artemis agreed.
*
Sailor Cynic Says! (substitute starred by Akane, because Harley
wasn't around again)
Akane: Hi there. I'm Akane Tendo, of the Senshi style of martial
arts. I'm filling in for Le-chan because she's shy.
:(muffled groans)
Akane: Ahem. Anyway, today we learned that we're fighting these
cute guys from Pokemon...
Ami: Erm, Akane, that's Pocket Monsters.
Akane (scowlin): Whatever. Well, we'll probably do something about
the problem soon.
Ranma: You might if you stopped hitting people and let some
discussion happen, you macho violent chick.
Akane: (takes out mallet) You don't even have a line in this story!
How dare you be here?
(sounds of a bicycle)
Shampoo: Strong husband do whatever he want in Jocketsuzuko!
Ranma: Anyway, Xanth got in last week. She doesn't have lines
either.
Akane (seething): Whatever. See you next week!
Author: Maybe having Akane do these things is not such a great
idea... I'll have to draft someone else next time.
Pocket Monsters is owned by somebody else.
Beky NeRichnead
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