Now, what might be interesting is if all of the senshi were opposites,
but that would require deciding on the opposites for each one.  Tough
Usagi, dumb Ami, handicapped Makoto...perhaps a punk Rei who couldn't
care less about "spiritual nonsense" (and who might also get along well
with Usagi, while using Ami to do her dirtiest deeds), plus a Minako
whose non-sailor form got scarred as a result of Sailor V work - to the
point where she doesn't even show her face at sporting events - and so
concentrates on inner beauty and philosophy (basically, canon Usagi
plus canon Rei)?

Actually...

---

*VROOMputputput*  "Hey!  You, with the pigtails!"

Loud, obnoxius, and riding a motorcycle to match.  *Maybe* she isn't
here to pick a fight, but I doubt it.  "Yo?"

"Are you Usagi T*sunk*o?"

Really doubt it.  "What if I am?  And it's Tsu*i*nko."

"Stay away from Ami."

Ami?  That moron Sailor Mercury?  "What's it to you?"

"She's *my* hench.  You're interfering with her schedule."

"And you are...?"

"Rei, Dame of the Flame."

Ah, so that's what the tattoo is on her arm.  At first I thought it was
a rash.  "Why should I care about your schedule?  She's *my* friend."

"Not any more she's not.  Stay away from her.  I've told her to avoid
you."

Ok.  Even if she wasn't Mercury, and thus possibly necessary to defeat
the source of these monsters, no one interferes in my social life like
that.  Especially some punk-ass...no, check that.  Leathers, sloppy dye
job, eternal sneer...she *is* a punk.  Fits the description of the
stereotype, anyway.  "No."

*VROOMputputput*  "You dissin' me?  I *SAID*..."

"I heard you, and you heard me.  And you started it by dissin'
yourself."

"WHAT?!?!?!?  Why, you!"  *vrrRRRRRRRR*

Right.  Bad idea: challenging someone when they're on a bike and you're
on foot in an open parking lot.  I can dodge aside easily enough - Luna
knows, I've been getting plenty of practice at that lately - but I
can't get very far before she cuts me off, and I can't dodge all day.
Think, Usagi, think.

Speaking of Luna, why is she staring at us like that?  And what's she
doing way out here?

Oops, Rei's seen her.  "Who's that?  Your cat?  Aww, does poor widdle
putty tat wanna TASTE SOME RUBBER?"

Damn!  Luna may be more flexible than I am, but a housecat just can't
outrun a human in a straight chase on open ground - and neither can
beat a motorcycle.

Wow.  Didn't think a cat could jump that high.

"Get outta my face, fur ball!"  Rei's not brave enough to take her
hands off the handlebars at speed...smart move.

"I have something that belongs to you.  If you stop, I'll give it to
you."

"WHO SAID THAT?"

"I did.  The cat."

Rei looks a little silly, going cross-eyed to see Luna's face near her
forehead.  "..."

"Stop NOW, Rei."

"...ok.  I'm going to slow down, then you're going to say something
about the red pill and the blue pill, right?"  At least she is
stopping.

"Just red for you, I'm afraid.  And it's not a pill."

Wh...a PEN?  "Are you CRAZY, Luna?  You're giving a transformation pen
to HER?!?"

"Yes, Usagi.  She is Sailor Mars.  I'm positive."

"You're positively whacko if you think she's on our side."  But Rei
does seem entranced by the pen.  Same expression I saw on Ami.

"Mars power, make up!"  Similar phrase, too.  Similar transformation.

Wait.  That means she's about to get similar powers.  Which means, one
way or another, bye-bye Usagi.  Let's take the way that involves Usagi
coming back when this is over.  One transformation of my own, coming
up...

"Ah, good.  Sailor Mars, meet Sailor Moon.  Sailor Moon, meet Sailor
Mars.  Now that we have found each other, I'm sure we can be-"

*VRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR*

"..."

---

"Leading our headlines tonight, two unidentified girls - dressed
similarly to the recently sighted superheroes, Sailor Moon and Sailor
mercury - tore up the Juuban district this afternoon.  In the wake of
this incident, stories have been coming forth about attacks by energy
draining monsters.  Most of these stories are unsubstantiated, but a
few have been solidly corroborated by evidence like this clip from a
security camera in the Osa-P jewelry store.  Police suspect the
monsters and Sailors are some sort of gang war, but it is not known-"

Gang war, huh?  Well, Ami and I are sort of a gang.  And if those
monsters are organized like they are in the movies, I guess that'd be
the rival gang, with Miss Moonrocks-for-brains a third side.  She even
trashed my *bike*, the jerk!  Oh, well, with the city in chaos it
should be easy to pull off heists, and taking our fights public will
help that.

Ha!  Are you proud of me *now*, dad?  You shipped me off to that temple
because you didn't want me following you around.  Now look at me, as
much a crook as you ever were.  Most criminals turn to crime 'cause
they're too stupid to earn an honest wage, so that's who police train
to catch.  Not me.  I know I've got the talent to grow up to be a movie
star, or a businesswoman, or whatever I wanted.  I want to grow up like
dear old dad, only better: queen of my domain, ruling by force and fear
instead of having people butter up the politician.  I'll even toss the
Yakuza out on their ear when - not if - they start objecting, and same
with the corporations.  They're all the same, anyway, just the latter a
little more shy about bloodshed than the former.

And now...now I have the *power* to do it.  Ramming my bike into a
brick wall at over 100 and just walking away...damn if I'm not
bulletproof, too.  But only when transformed - all the better, since no
one recognizes me as Mars.  At least, I think no one does.  Ami didn't,
and she's the only one who knows my face.

I suppose maybe I'll help Moon, and Luna, if any of those monsters
appear.  Show off my power, and from the word on the street, they're
too bestial to help anyone.  Yakuza already tried to negotiate; monster
just ate their negotiator in three bites.  Though maybe they'll be good
for a trap or two, rub out some competition.

And maybe I'll be better able to help: Ami and Usagi go to school.
Feh, who needs that?  Learned the basics years ago, and I've already
conned my way into a small fortune while they're still on allowances.
True, I have to live in a shelter under a bridge, but I'm cool with
that.  Tapped my own water and electricity, not to mention leeching
cell phone service and hooking it to a laptop - even *I* know how to
use the 'Net, especially when it comes to keeping my fingerprints off
the money I use.

Oh, what's that phrase?  "Sadistic, Intelligent, Devious"?  That's me,
alright.  And bikeless, but only until tonight.  The dealer down the
street still doesn't believe someone can just reach over their fence
and lift a motorcycle out of their lot, and their guards should be gone
by, say, 2 AM.  Mars-form should have an easier time of it.

But why do I get the feeling Mars would object?
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