<In the theater>
Nicole: Without any further ado...
Brian: Roll it!!!
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From: Andrew Dynon <ajdynon@students.latrobe.edu.au>
To: byapes@erie.net
Cc: ffml@fanfic.com
Subject: [MST] (fanfic) (Battle Athletes) (alt-unv) (x-over) RunningWith
The Light-Part 1
Date: Monday, January 24, 2000 8:14 PM
[Space, just outside the Kthulhu starship. Two mecha are battling - one
is
Nicole Carter's Excalibur, while the other is Duo Maxwell's Gundam
Deathscythe Hell.]
Nicole: Err...point of order, Andrew. My mecha at the time of the fic, and
I assume at the time of this duel, is the Astro-Weltall, which is
*slightly* more powerful than an Excalibur cmabat suit.
Brian: And a Gundam?
Nicole: <smiles nastily> But of course.
Nicole: DIE, DUO!!!
Nicole: I like that!
Brian: <sweatdrop>
Duo: Hey, *I'm* the God of Death around here! That's supposed to be my
line!
[Starship MSTing theater]
Ruri: Ah, those two are really into it. Too bad I have to do this.
(Pushes a button, freezing both mecha in place and teleporting the pilots
out - Nicole into the fic and Duo into the MSTing theater.
Duo: Geez, why'd ya have to spoil my fun?
Ruri: Sorry, but we have a MST to do.
Andrew: Roll it!
At 12:03 PM 1/24/00 -0500, you wrote:
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Crystal Tokyo- March 7, 4998
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On the balcony of her parent's apartment in the Crystal Palace, Nicole
Carter stood still, her blond hair gently swaying in the breeze, jade
eyes
looking up at the myriad stars and the Moon in the skies above the great
city.
Andrew: I could make a bad joke about an English soccer team here, but
there are people in this theater who pilot mechs and control the guns on
space battleships, so I won't.
Duo: Wise.
Brian: Okay, that joke just zoomed over my head. In other words: Huh?
<Hard to believe I was among the stars for five years>, she thought as
she
looked across the sky, her mind wandering back to the five years she and
her "sisters" spent aboard the Explorer-class starship Odyssey, on a
voyage
that resulted in many hardships and rewards. Among them...
Nicole looked down at the broach pinned to her duty jacket. A gold
broach
with a silver star imprinted onto it, it looked like nothing out of the
ordinary. But Nicole knew better. She knew that it was the same type
of
broach that her Queen used in her days as Sailor Moon. The broach that
Nicole now wore marked her as one of the newest Senshi, Sailor Celestia.
<I still can't believe it. Me, a Sailor Senshi.> she thought as she
opened the broach to reveal an intricate star shaped crystal. She ran a
finger along the edges of the crystal as she remembered how she found
out
she was a Senshi, at the center of the Galaxy...
<O Who are you? O>
Nicole looked up with a gasp of suprise. <A telepathic signal? From
where?> She concentrated. <O Who's there? Hello? O> she sent. She
then
looked at the Moon and gasped.
Extending from the Moon was a straight beam of light, heading straight
down to Earth. As far as Nicole could tell with her senses, it was
centered somewhere in Japan.
Andrew: Been watching Gundam X, have we?
Brian: No. I wish I was, though.
Nicole: Why?
Ruri: I don't think so. If it was a Sattelite Cannon, there would have
been a large explosion resulting from that.
Nicole: Ahhhhh....
<Nicole and Brian grin>
Andrew: Ah, yeah. Well, I have a theory about who it may be...
Brian: <poker-face> I cannot confirm or deny...
<Oh my God.> she thought. <That's the source of that telepathic
signal!
But for it to have such range...who or what is it?>
A sudden pulse of pain ripped through Nicole's head, and she collapsed
to
her knees, fighting back the sudden headache. <SHIT!!! Whoever it is,
they
don't know their own strength!!>
"Nicole!! What happened?"
"My God, are you alright, dear?"
Ruri: "all right"
Brian: Ack! I always miss that!
Nicole's parents, Erica and Julia Carter, rushed onto the balcony to
help
their daughter up. As they were helping Nicole in, their com rang.
Erica
answered. "Hello?"
"Hi, Ma'am, is Nicole around?" Yui Ikari appeared on the screen,
rubbing
her head.
Nicole came to the com. "Hi Yui, I guess you and Athena felt that
too."
"How could we *not* feel that?!" Athena screamed from out of Yui's com
pickup range.
Nicole sweatdropped. "I guess that's a 'yes' then."
"Yeah, it is. Natsumi called and said she felt it too. Nicole...what
the
hell was that?"
"Yui...I just don't know..."
No one, both on Earth or the Moon, ever found out what that light was,
and
it was quickly filed away and forgotten...for now.
Andrew: Everybody got what they think it is written down?
Duo, Ruri: Hai!
Nicole, Brian: <poker-faces, Inc.(motto: Loose lips sink plot suprises!)>
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4999-Sol System-Aboard the assault cruiser Crystal Star.
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"Aaaahhhhhh!!!!!" Nicole sighed as she relaxed in the command chair of
the
Crystal Star. "Finally, after seven months of antipiracy patrol, we
finally get to go home!"
"Yeah, I know." Yui agreed from her place at the weapons console.
"After
we dock at the Orbital Ring station, get debriefed, and call our
parents...VACATION TIME!!!" she shouted the last, throwing her fist up.
Andrew: So, does that mean Teknoman's gonna be part of the DP Universe?
Brian: IF I can find a place to shoehorn it in!
The rest of the crew cheered loudly, which was suddenly cut off by the
shrill beeping coming from the communication console. "Oh, no...."
Nicole
moaned. "Karin, *please* tell me that's not new orders coming through?"
Ruri: Taking into account the Laws of Anime, I'd estimate around a
ninety-five percent probability that it is.
Nicole: What can I say...<claps hands> It's fate.
<A 100-ton anvil drops on her>
At the communication console, Karin Saizuki checked the signal's
origin.
"Sorry, Nicole," she said. "New orders, direct from the Crystal
Palace."
That got everyone's attention. "If the Crystal Palace is calling us
directly," Setsuna Saizuki mused, "then it's got to be important, right
Nicole?"
Nicole sighed. "I suppose. Well, there goes our vacation. Karin, put
the new orders up so everyone can read them, please?"
Karin did so...
It is said that in space, no one can hear you scream. This is true.
But
if you can bend the laws of physics around one particular cruiser just
enough to let sound carry, you would hear the following:
"WHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTT?!!??!?!?!??!??!?"
Ruri: I have frequently observed a similar phenomenon occurring aboard
the
Nadesico.
Brian: Heh, I took inspiration from the reaction to Kris's,
errr...."declaration" in "Girl Meets Girls." :-)
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Knight Productions present:
A story of the Celestial Knights...
A Battle Athletes Victory fanfiction...
Racing with the Light
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Chapter 1: We're Gonna What?!? (or How to Sneak Around Successfully
In
101 Easy Steps)
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Crystal Tokyo-the Palace-Sailor Saturn's office
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Ruri: I reccomend putting spaces around the hyphens.
Brian: Noted.
"So," Princess Usagi said to Sailor Saturn, "when do you think Nicole's
gonna come in here?" she asked, sitting on the couch in Saturn's office.
Sailor Saturn, seated behind her desk, tipped her head in thought.
"Well," she said. "Given the transmission time, the time needed to
dock,
the fact that Nicole probably took off for here in her Astro-Weltall as
soon as the Crystal Star docked, and flight time to here, I'd say..."
Nicole burst through the door and came to a stop in front of Saturn's
desk, holding a datadisk and looking very pissed off.
"...now." Saturn finished. "Hello, Nicole. What can I do for you?"
Duo: Law of anime?
Ruri: Probably closer to a Law of Fanfic, but not far from it.
Brian: An odd fusion of the two?
"My Lady." Nicole began. "What is the meaning of this? We're a
*combat*
team! This is totally out of our jurisdiction!! We're not trained for
this...!!"
"Nicole..." Saturn said, trying to calm down the pissed off Stellar
Senshi. "Before you blow a valve, did you notice the Princess was in
the
room?" she asked with a smile.
<Urk> Nicole thought.
Andrew: As many have upon encountering the pink [SMASH!]
Duo: I thought we had a rule "No Chibi-Usa Bashing"!
Nicole: <hits Andrew with a Mega Flare> Watch the jokes about the
Princess!!!
She turned to the seated Princess. "Your Highness,
I apologize for the outburst..." she said while curtsying.
"No, Nicole." Princess Usagi said. "You don't have to apologize. I
agree
that the assignment may seem out of your area, but in fact, you and your
Knights are perfect for this."
"But...a BODYGUARDING assignment?!?!?" Nicole protested. "Why us?"
Andrew (Chibi-Usa): Because with how much some people dislike me, I need
them!
[Duo stomps on him with Shinigami]
Andrew-pancake: Hey, I wasn't bashing her then, I was just pointing
something out!
Duo: Suuuuure you were.
Nicole: <summons Astro-Weltall and joins in the stomping>
Brian: <sweatdrop> The medical room over there must get a lot of service,
Ruri.
Usagi blinked. "Hotaru, didn't you give her the full details?"
"I couldn't do that over an open channel, Usagi." Saturn said.
"Nicole,
please sit, and I'll tell you everything about your new assignment."
Nicole pulled a chair in front of Saturn's desk and sat.
Saturn took a breath. "Nicole, how much do you know about the United
System Sports Academy?"
Nicole blinked. "Err...it was established in 3001 shortly after the
Great
Ice as the largest sports school system for women in the Sol System.
Each
year, they hold a Great Competition that can be equaled to the old 20th
Century Olympic Games. At this Competition, the highest honor is the
title
of Cosmo Beauty..." she blinked. "...for some odd reason."
Usagi and Saturn laughed. "Yes, we think so as well." Usagi said.
"Very good, you have the basics down." Saturn said. "Now, something
you
don't know is that the USSA is just about the most secretive bunch
around.
Their security level is rated at about Gold-Omega-1 by our own Special
Intelligence Service." At that, Nicole gasped. Level G-O-1 was the
normal
security rating given by the SIS for the most highly classified and
secure
materials. As a Senshi, she was cleared for all G-O-1 information.
Only
the Royal Family, the Senshi, and her, Natsumi, and the Ikari sister's
parents held a classification higher. At Nicole gasp, Saturn nodded.
"I
see you know what that means. You must ask yourself then, why does a
*sports academy* of all things need to keep secrets of that level."
"Surely the SIS has tried to get in..." Nicole asked.
"Yes, they have tried." Saturn said. "And each time, our teams efforts
have been repulsed. Our teams weren't hurt, we've just lost any info
they
might have been carrying. We've tried everything...but this."
Nicole whistled. "So this bodyguarding assignment is a cover to let us
try to gather intel on the Academy?" she asked.
Ruri: Although you'd think the senshi would know a few things, even if
the
SIS didn't - the academy would be accountable to at least Serenity and
Endymion, wouldn't it?
Brian: That will be explained in things to come.
"Partially." Saturn said. "New question, how much do you know about my
family?"
"Err....." Nicole said, perplexed.
"It's all right, Nicole." Usagi said. "It's not exactly common
knowledge.
May I, Hotaru?"
"Go ahead, Usagi."
"Thank you. Well, we should start with the fact that Hotaru got
married
about 4955. She had three daughters before her husband was killed when
the
remnants of the Black Moon Clan attacked in 4987. Her first daughter,
Yukari, is in training to eventually take over Hotaru's position as
Sailor
Saturn when she retires..."
"May that be a long time in the future..." Saturn muttered."
"Anyway..." Usagi continued. "Her second daughter, Moemi, is now an
executive at the Genom/Tendo Enterprises branch here in the city. And
finally...her third and youngest daughter...Tomoe."
Andrew: Hey, "Tomoe" is Akari's mother's given name, but isn't it
Saturn's
FAMILY name?
Ruri: I believe so, but I am not one hundred per cent certain.
Brian: Yep. And the explaination is that when Saturn married, she wanted
her family name to live on and prehaps overcome the events of Sailor Moon
S, so she named one of her daughter Tomoe.
Nicole: Or so the legend goes.
"The Cosmo Beauty of the 902 Competition." Nicole said in awe.
Ruri: I presume this does not refer to the year 4902, so it should be
"902nd".
Brian: <blinks> Right. Gotta change that.
"Exactly." Saturn said. "Soon after the Competion, she got
married...to
her instructor. He supposedly died soon after, but not before Tomoe was
pregnant with her daughter...Akari Kanzaki...my granddaughter." she
finished.
"So, I guess we're supposed to bodyguard her then?" Nicole asked.
"Yes, though it's a little more complicated than that." Saturn said.
She
called up a picture of Akari on the main holoscreen. "Akari is now
enrolled at the Antarctica Training School in the hope of making it to
the
USSA University Satellite. Unfortunealy, she isn't exactly the best
athlete in the universe." Saturn called up some video clips of Akari at
the School.
Nicole, watching the clips, winced. <Isn't exactly the best? Cripes,
the
girl is a klutz!>
Andrew: Didn't stop Usagi from becoming Queen, did it?
Nicole: <grins> Nope, not really.
"In addition to that," Saturn sighed. "the poor thing's a
psychological
basketcase from all the pressure put on her, plus the fact that she saw
Tomoe pass away in front of her eyes."
"Dear God..." Nicole whispered, echoed by Usagi.
Saturn leaned forward and propped her head on her hands. "Nicole, I
won't
lie to you. I chose the cover assignment because of personal reasons.
I...I want my granddaughter to succeed in life." She smiled sadly,
glancing over at the Silence Glave. "I guess another reason is because
I
want at least one part of my family to succeed in life on their own
terms."
"Hotaru..." Usagi whispered, getting up and going over to hug her
friend.
"But, why us?" Nicole then asked.
"Because," Saturn said. "You and most of your Knights have experience
dealing with the pressure of having famous parents. Plus, you and your
team have the highest success rate of any military unit in the Sol
System.
You know how to be sneaky and when to attack. And finally, all of you
have
a compassionate side to you. That is what we need." Saturn looked
down.
"That is what Akari needs now."
Nicole looked down, deep in thought. She then stood up and fingered
the
broach on her chest.
"Celestia Stellar Power, Make Up!"
<Cue transformation footage/music!>
Nicole: <looks over to Brian>
Brian: I'm still working on it.
One transformation later, Sailor Celestia-Nicole Carter-bowed to Sailor
Saturn and Princess Usagi. "Lady Saturn, Princess Usagi, I accept this
assignment. I promise that we, the Celestial Knights, will do our best
to
fulfill our duty with honor.
A tear rolled down Saturn's cheek. "Nicole, thank you."
"With your permission, then?" Celestia asked. Saturn nodded. Celestia
bowed and walked out of Saturn's office.
"Think she'll succeed?" Usagi asked.
"For my sake, and my granddaughter's sake, let's hope so." Saturn
replied,
looking at the picture of Akari on her desk.
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Three days later-Antarctica Training School Midterm Exam
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"This is an exam?!?" Nicole muttered as her Astro-Weltall passed over
the
students of the Antarctica Training School, currently in the midst of
their
midterm exam, which apparently entailed an endurance run while pulling
giant one-ton rollers.
"Cripes," Natsumi, as the Jade Iczelion, was flying next to Nicole,
keeping pace with the giant mecha. "These people have one weird idea of
exams!"
"Tell me about it." Nicole responded. Her sensors then flashed a
warning.
<O Natsumi, look out!! O>, she mentally signaled her partner.
<O Crap!! O> Natsumi snarled as she narrowly avoided some kind of
balloon
with a face painted on it and flashing lights all around it. "What the
HELL is that thing?!?" she shouted.
"According to the file, this thing is owned by Ling Pha Wong, one of
the
Chinese students here." Nicole replied. "Guess that says something
about
her ego."
Andrew: Given Ling-Pha's, uh, methods, do you think it's possible she's
related to Shampoo?
Ruri: Very much so.
Brian: LOL!!! There's a thought!
"Guess so."
A signal then sounded on Nicole's console. <O Hang on a sec, Nat. O>
She
pressed the com toggle. "Yes?"
"Unidentified mecha above the exam track, please identify yourselves.
This is School Control."
Nicole commanded a channel open. This is Lady Major Nicole Carter and
Lady Captain Natsumi Kai, Terran Federation Armed Forces 101st Special
Assault Squadron. We are here on orders and invitation number 203."
Andrew: Just having rewatched that episode of Robotech, it's lucky there
weren't any other mecha round for her to try and show up.
Brian: Yeah, that was a classic.
"Standby...Okay, that confirms as orders from the Place and an
invitation
>from the Headmaster of the USSA. I thought you had a ship?"
"It'll be here in a few days." Nicole said. "We're just here to set
things up. How's Kanzaki doing anyway?"
"Err...you passed her a while back, in last place."
Nicole sweatdropped, and outside, both Natsumi and the Astro-Weltall
gained a sweatdrop. "I see."
"You are cleared for landing on Pad C, have a good day, and watch out
for
the minefield." Control clicked off.
"Minefield?" Natsumi repeated, a little incredulous. Then multiple
explosions sparked off their left side, at the exam course.
"Oh, minefields...." Nicole stated, sweatdropping again.
Duo: And keep an eye out for the many other exciting features of USSA
Antarctica!
Nicole: <twitch> Don't remind me, Duo.
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Antarctic Training School-later
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"Have you seen her yet?" Nicole asked Natsumi as they walked by the
medical tents.
"No, and Izcel says that he hasn't seen her either." Natsumi responded.
"Damn, she couldn't have been this far behind, could she?" Nicole said.
"Excuse me, are you looking for Akari?" someone asked behind them.
Nicole and Natsumi turned around. Behind them were two students, a
Japanese girl with short dark hair, and a deeply tanned girl with wild
red
hair. "Yes, miss..." Nicole paused.
"Ichino Yanagida, and the redhead is Tanya Natdhipytadd." the Japanese
girl responded. "You two from around here? I mean at the School?" she
asked.
"Not really." Nicole said. "It's a long story, and I really don't feel
like going into it until we can find Akari."
"Fair enough." Ichino said.
"I bet I can find her!" Tanya said, smiling.
"Oh, how?" Ichino and Nicole said together.
"With this!" Tanya pointed to her head.
"Your head?" Ichino asked, a little skeptical.
"No, my nose!" Tanya said, and promptly put her nose to the ground,
sniffing her way towards the finish line.
"Her...nose?!?" Nicole repeated.
"Ichino, is she...normal?" Natsumi asked a little warily.
Ichino sweatdropped. "Yeah, that's normal...for her, anyway. Come on,
we'd better not lose her."
Ruri: Duo, meet one of the two people in anime more hyper than you.
Duo: Oh, who's the other?
[KodoCha's Kurata Sana runs in]
Sana: Hiiii!!!!! Someone want me???? [Sees Duo and...] KAKKOIIII
BISHONEN! [****GLOMP!!!!!****]
Nicole, Brian: <activate the anti-hyper field>
Nicole: <grins> Have fun, you two!!
Duo: Gyaaah!
Ruri: Baka. [Teleports Sana out]
The three followed Tanya beyond the finish line until Tanya suddenly
meowed and pointed up. They looked up...and saw the balloon they has
missed falling their way, with a news copter crashed into the side, and
holding on to the thing was...
"I-CHAN!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!" Akari Kanzaki yelled.
"Aw geez, Akari, what're you doing up there?!?" Ichino yelled back.
"What does it look like, getting a ride?!?!
HEEEEELLLLLPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!"
Akari yelled.
The balloon kept descending, with a screaming Akari clinging to the
side
of it. "Oh, shi..." was all Nicole could get out before the whole mess
crashed on top of them.
Andrew: And once again, the Laws of Anime are demonstrated.
Nicole: As my poor head found out.
When Natsumi came to, she was hip deep in debris, Tanya was out cold,
and
a pissed off Ichino was trying to shake Akari awake. Nicole was nowhere
to
be found. "Nicole?" she called.
Her Iczel came up to her. "Natsumi, are you all right?"
"Yes, but have you seen Nicole?" she responded.
"Aurora Revolution!!!"
A large section of debris suddenly exploded as Nicole sliced her way
through with her Celestial Sword. Stopping next to Natsumi, she looked
over at the dazed Akari, then she looked over at the scoreboard, which
had
the kanji for "make-up exam" next to Akari's name, then back to Natsumi.
"Nicole, are you all right?" Natsumi asked.
Nicole took a deep breath. "Well, at least it won't be a boring
assignment." she said.
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University Satellite
*********************************
Watching the aftermath of the midterm exam at the training school,
Headmaster Grant Oldman took note of the two Knights helping Akari out
of
the wrecked balloon. "Well, well..." he said. "Two of the Celestial
Knights, including Sailor Celestia herself." He leaned back in his
chair
and smiled. "This should be an interesting term!"
Duo: Yep! Destined to be an "Interesting time"!.
Brian: No kidding! <EG>
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End of Part 1
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Author's Notes:
<O *** O> is telepathic communication.
Well, with this new series, now begins my look into the future Earth of
the Destiny's Path storyline. I originally got this brainstorm while
watching the first tape of Battle Athletes Victory, but I wanted to wait
until I had seen the entire series. Eight tapes (and two AnimeNation
orders) later, I started writing.
So...what should you look out for? Basically, nothing major in the BAV
storyline is changed, I'm just adding my own special flair to it.
One more thing, this story does reveal certain facts about Destiny's
Path
and Voyage Of The Odyssey (like Nicole being a Sailor Senshi), but I
figure
if I can keep the spoilers to a minimum, I can see if curious readers
read
the aforementioned stories to see how the Celestial Knights got to where
they are now.
Guess that's it. Till next time, ja ne!!
Disclaimers: All series are the property of their respective companies.
No
disrespect is meant by this story. All original characters, whatever
their
birth are mine. Suing me will get you nowhere since I have nothing
worth
suing over. Stealing this story is A Bad Idea.
Andrew: In closing?
Ruri: Well done.
Duo: This was FUN!
Andrew: Yeah, sure was.
Duo: Now, if you'll excuse me, me and Nicole have a mecha duel to get
back
to.
All: See ya!
________________________________________________________________
Andrew Dynon
"When will those bloody adolescents learn to leave my Mobile Suits
alone?"
- Bright Noah, from Kathleen Moffre's fanfic "Russian Roulette"
"People who are too alike have no choice but to hate each other"
- Char Aznable, "Char's CounterAttack"
"Stories have to be told to exist. They exist in the telling and
retelling."
- Itzhak Roeh
Brian: Thanks Andrew!
Nicole: Now, if you'll excuse me...<summons Astro-Weltall and goes to make
life miserable for a certain Gundam pilot>
Brian: <sweatdrop> Sigh....Good night, all!!!
Brian Yaple
Knight Productions
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