LEGAL DISCLAIMER : None of the characters here belong to me. Sailor Moon belongs to DIC, and Saban currently owns the Yoroiden in North America. Don't sue me : I'm a student, and too broke to be worth it.

One, Saban does not own the rights to Yoroiden Samurai Troopers/Ronin Warriors in North America.  Graz Entertainment is the owner.

            SAILOR MOON / YOROIDEN SAMURAI TROOPERS X-OVER

                              RONIN SUMMER
              by Morgan Hudson (dataraven_659@hotmail.com)

PART 1 : LIGHT AND DARKNESS
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    "Tell me of our progress." The speaker was shrouded in darkness, his eyes glowing a baleful crimson in the chill and clammy shadows of the cave in which he sat.

    "Master..." the small and shrouded figure didn't even bother turning around. "I sense you are troubled."

    "I am troubled by our lack of progress, seer." A snort of fog jetted out into the air of the cave. "Throw your bones and tell me of my fates."

    The wizened and fragile bones clattered loudly on the damp stone floor. Legend had it that these bones were from the fingers of the mighty demon lord Tahlpa himself, and they had never been wrong.

That's Talpa, and if your using YST continuity, then it's Arago.

    Minako blinked as she lifted the cup to her lips. What was that sound? It was hauntingly familiar, drifting through the air and nearly drowned out by the stereo.

    "Alan?" Minako muttered, and walked off into the bushes.

    It was not Alan, but a man she had never seen before, perched cross-legged on a rock and playing a very familiar tune on a bamboo flute. He was about her height and age, with shoulder length blond hair that covered one eye. The other eye was closed, and he was swaying slightly in time with the music he played.

I never knew Seiji played...er, the flute that is.  ^_^

    "No," smiled Seiji, "thank YOU..." Suddenly, he felt a familiar twitching sensation from the crystal around his neck. The Korin? How could this girl be affecting his Yoroi?

    ** Wisdom... **

In the original, Seiji's virtue is Courtesy.  Wisdom is Rowen/Touma's original virtue.

    He shook his head. Must have been a misfire. There was no way that Minako could be a yauja. Just the same, he decided to keep an >eye on her.

That's 'youja'.

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    There was an explosion of green energy, with the young man as its centerpoint, glowing brighter than magnesium. The youma turned away and covered its eyes, hissing in pain.

If your curious, Seiji's armor up cry is, "Busso, Korin!", while Sage is, "Armor of Halo, Dao Chi!".

    In attacking its opponent, the youma had made a critical >error.
In Japan in particular, especially when dealing with perfectly >average looking school children, it was important to remember :

That all bishonen and bishojo are more than meets the eye.

    Sometimes the toes you step on are connected to the boot that kicks your ass.

This...now this, I like.  A lot.  I do believe I've found a new sig.

    The smoke cleared, and a frightening figure emerged. His body was swathed in emerald samurai armour, and a fierce steel mask >covered his face. The long and jagged blade in his hand was over six feet long, and its bearer looked like he knew how to use it.

    "A Yoroiden!" shrieked the youma.

I would leave it as 'Yoroi", since the 'den' part of it translates as 'Legend'.  Yoroi, on the other hand, means armor, which is what Talpa/Arago was after.

    "Exactly," growled the warrior as he stepped forward. "Your masters never told you who you were after, did they? Know then : I am Seiji Date, Ronin of the Halo, Yoroiden of the Korin, and master of >the Thunderbolt Cut!"

It would be, 'Korin no Seiji', or 'Sage of the Halo'.  Again, take of 'den' and leave it as Yoroi.  The Thunderbolt Cut in the original was Rai Kou Zan.

       "Prepare," he added as an afterthought, "to die."

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    Artemis slid to a halt as he saw the scene unfolding before him. A youma of come unknown kind was facing off against...

    "A Yoroiden..." he murmered. "So the legends are true..."

      "A Yoroi..."

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    Seiji lifted his blade and gazed warily at the monster before him. Some kind of yauja, probably, although he had never seen its >like serving the Dynasty before.

Again, that's, 'youja'.

    "Who sent you?" he asked again, "Saber Strike? Tahlpa? >Anubis?"
It was important he know, to warn the others.

'Talpa'.

    "I am called Thornzz, Yoroiden of the Korin."

'Korin no Seiji'

    "Well, you're going to hate this! THUNDER... " He drew back the sword, trailing electricity, "BOLT..." the energy collected along the edge of the sword, sizzling and crackling as he held the blade like a baseball bat, "CUT!"

    He swung, and the demon screamed in horror as it collapsed into a smoking pile of ash.

And there goes half the block with it...

    "Heh-heh! Dusted!" Sailor Venus walked over and wiped her forehead. Transforming had helped, but she still felt a little >woozy...

Dusted?  More like overkill when you deal with the Armor's big attacks.  At least it wasn't Shuu/Kento's Gantessai/Iron Rock Crusher.

    Cail laughed from the top of the waterfall as Jun swung on the end of his chain. She was in the water! She couldn't breathe! And >Shuu was still trapped in the rock! Minako took a deep breath and lifted her sword. There was only one chance...

In the original, the one we know as Cale was called Anubis.  The Anubis that we know was called Shutendoji, or Sh'ten for short.  Sehkmet was known as Naaza, and Dais was called Rajura.  Confusing, isn't it?

    Lord Tahlpa had managed to seperate the entire team. Minako stopped as she ran up the stairs and turned to Ryo. "GO!" she yelled at him, "this is my fight!" Gripping her sword, she ran back down the stairs towards certain death...

Again, it's 'Talpa'.  For the life of me, I can't remember which episode your referring to here, as when the Ronin's raided Talpa's Castle they were seperated into groups, with only Sage by himself.

    "I do," answered the cat, "and I have a few questions for you, Yoroiden of the Halo."

Again, either 'Korin no Seiji', or 'Sage/Seiji of the Halo'.

    "Yeah, well... say 'hi' to Makoto for me."

"After all", added Seiji, "I am her old sempai".
You know that wouldn't surprise me...

       "Tell me, seer. What do you see?"

       "Well, master, I see that you are looking well and are finally wearing the knitted sweater I made for your last birthday"

    The seer hunched over his bones once again. "The world is in flux. A time of great crisis comes for all... "

    "I already know that. Tell me more."

    "The Sailor Senshi are still in peril. They shall fight... and they shall cry... they shall fail, and they shall die. But there will be others."

    "Others? What others?"

       "The Power Rangers, my lord, as well as those blasted Bronze Saints as well as those 5 Gundams."

    The seer gestured, and once again the image of Queen Serenity and her Senshi appeared on the floor of the cave. One by one, each of the Senshi fell... and was caught by a shadowy figure.

    "Water's depth, and speed of light      Strength of rock shall join the fight.
     Heaven's vengeance, and virtue's flame,
     Shall battle in Usagi's name.

     Virtue, Justice, Truth and Chi,
     Wisdom : known as Courtesy.
     Some will fight, and some will swoon,
     But they shall kill you... for the Moon."

This, I have to admit, is very cool.

    The seer seemed to shudder as he fell out of his trance. His master watched, and felt a vague flutter of what might be fear.

    "Never," the shadow cried, "shall I be beaten by such... such POSEURS! They shall come, but they shall DIE!" His words echoed off >of the walls, chasing themselves around the cave :

                           To Be Continued

Overall, I have to admit this shows a lot of promise, as it could turn into the best crossover concerning Sailor Moon and the Ronin's/Troopers.  Please, by all means, continue on.

-Mike

I have the Son of God in a zip-loc bag, and you dare defy my word?
-Vegeto707X

Sometimes the toes you step on are connected to the boot that
kicks your ass.
-Ronin Summer, part 1


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