And on to the second:

Shinohara made a face as he studied the paper. Sailor Moon this, Sailor

Moon

that. All anyone ever wanted to talk about was the mysterious woman who

had

seen fit to take the law into her own hands. Even his father couldn't stop
talking about her.

heh. So Usagi became Moonie on the sly.

 Though that may have been because of pressure from his

superiors on all koban to find and arrest the vigilante.

It was like she was another St. Tail. :)

Now there would be someone the Amazing SpiderAmi could cross swords with.
Sort of the female version of Mysterio.

 He stared across the

"Hiya, Shinnie," Usagi said, sitting on the bench next to him. On the

other

side, he felt someone else sit down and not unexpectedly, it was Naru.
Shinohara hid the reactive frown that seemed to come up whenever they were
around. Both girls wore identical mad grins and that meant that they were

up

to something.

They tended to smile a lot.

"Yep." Usagi sounded thoughtful. "She keeps this safe in the bathroom, you
know. Under the sink. Last place anyone would look, you know? Anyway, she
looked at the pictures and then dashed into the bathroom to put the

pictures

away where no one else could see them. She must have stubbed her toe or
something though, cause when we listened at the door, we heard her

moaning. I

guess she wanted you there to kiss it and make it better, cause she kept
calling out your name."

Definitely an evil Usagi.

"What's odd?" Shinohara asked. His stomach was a very tight knot. There

were

rumors that Ami had   been

extra space.

using steroids, which was why she had an athlete's
body when it was a well-known fact that the only exercise she ever got was
walking to and from school, her cram school, the library, and on occasion,
ScienceWorld (One stop shopping scientific equipment and material supply).

Heh.

"I've known Ami for years," Usagi said. "She thinks it's embarrassing, but
she has a huge inner ear problem, messes up her sense of balance. She can
walk and run, but that's about it."

Oops. Now she definitely knows something.

No. Weasel it out of her." The mad grin took on an air of hungry
anticipation. "This is going to be fun." Shinohara simply nodded, even as

he

offered up a silent prayer to anyone who might be listening that he didn't
wind up wearing say...a dog suit.

****
After practice, the qaurtet

quartet

"But you already have more money then most Hollywood celebrities," Naru

said.

"Why would you want more?"

Usagi: How much money is enough? I mean the exact figure.

Naru: Point taken.

The man was tall and powerfully built with short, dark gray hair in a crew
cut and a small square mustache. An unlit cigar was in his mouth and his

eyes

were sharp, missing nothing. He wore a dark gray polo shirt and matching
slacks.

Her Grandfather JJJ. Cute.

Ami sighed. Grandfather Jameson had been with the American Navy during the
Korean War. After a medical injury had sidelined him, he had gone into
Journalism. His first wife had left him soon after the birth of their son,
unable to deal with his obsession with journalistic integrity. Heartsick,

he

had gone to Japan on assignment, and fallen into the arms of a pretty
secretary at the Tokyo Bugle.

Heh. Tokyo Bugle indeed.

 Jameson chose to stay in Tokyo with his new

bride and went to work for the Bugle. He was loud, brash, indomitable,
scrupulously honest and unforgiving of screw-ups. The Japanese people

loved

him and his weekly editorials were one of the most frequently read. Even
after Ami's father had been born, Jameson continued in his ways, speaking

his

mind on politics and society, his foreign birth allowing him to get away

with

saying things that many thought, but didn't want to speak.

True. Of course many will take him non-seriously for the same reason. He's
not, you know, Japanese, and therefore inferior. :)

"Yeah. Hey, the Boys are coming to Tokyo."

Who?

Gendo, unfortunately, had had two hours to work up a fine head of steam

and

it broke lose. "What human being? She constantly teases you, flings

insults,

thumbs her nose at authority, and pays no attention to her grades. Then

hides

behind her name. She's worse then a Bukaramin! They, at least know their
place."

Hmm. Nice to see there are some flaws to Genny.

Now, up until that point, Ami had been doing pretty well with controlling

her

temper, but now it woke up and roared it's

its

"She's one of the Miracles?" The officer asked, obviously astonished. The
Okinawa Air Collision was one of the worst disaster in the history of

Japan.

Equipment failure, sloppy traffic control and bad weather had caused five
aircraft, three Marine Transports and two passenger liners to collide over
Okinawa Marine Base.

Wow. That is astounding.

"I suppose I should me

be

"Just do it." the phone clicked and Mai heard the dial tone.

"Curious," Mai said to herself and set the phone down. Walking into the TV
room, she turned the TV on and flipped the dial to six.

"Once again, the body found late last night in the park has finally been
identified. Gendo Shinohara, age fifteen, was apparently mauled by some

large

animal near the Genki memorial fountain.

Oops. Now Ami has motive to use her powers for good.

"Are you okay?" asked a voice. Ami turned to see a tall, graceful woman
standing nearby. She wore a business suit and her long hair seemed almost
dark green in the afternoon sun.

"Yes, yes, I'm...I'm not fine." Ami stood. "He's been gone more then a

week,

the hurting should start to fade by now, shouldn't it?

Nah. It usually takes longer than that

"It's always too soon for the ones we leave behind. All we can do is try

to

make this world a better place with the gifts we have...and those we are
given. Even if we don't seem them as gifts to begin with."

Ami turned to stare at the woman, but there was no sign of her. She stared
back down at the grave and then looked at her hands.

Heh. She disappeared quick

Be it gift, curse, or both, with Great Power, comes the even Greater
Responsibility to use it. I have dedicated myself to seeking out those who
would harm others for profit, amusement, and evil. I will do everything I

can

to make sure that no one else experiences the loss I have.

From this moment on, Ami Mizuno is a shell, a guise. Never again will I

give

in to fear. Never again will I run. I am the Spider, I am the night.

I'm Spiderwoman."

Works well as motive for upcoming heroism. Nice work

DB Sommer



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