[FFML] [Fic][SM] Sailor Who?

[Peter Ahlstrom]

Heh heh heh.

And you said on your blog that you'd lost your enthusiasm for writing  
fanfiction (except for SM4200).

This was good fluff. Funny. In-character. Thanks for sharing it!

Peter

p.s. A very similar title was used for a Sailor Moon/Doctor Who  
crossover.

On Sep 14, 2008, at 3:22 AM, Angus MacSpon wrote:

> Been a while since I posted any fiction.  This is a piece of fluff,  
> but
> the idea amused me.
>
>
>
> "Sailor Who"?
> By Angus MacSpon
>
> Based on characters and situations created by Naoko Takeuchi.
> Comments and criticism welcome.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> "So it doesn't bother you?" asked Usagi.
>
> "Not in the least," said Setsuna.
>
> Ami only sighed.
>
> The three were walking slowly down a quiet side-street in the middle  
> of
> town.  It was Saturday, nearly eleven at night, and the city was
> bustling; but the road around them was nearly empty and they could  
> speak
> without fear of being overheard.
>
> Tonight had been a Girls' Night Out at a local restaurant, one of the
> rare ones when all nine of them had made it.  Usagi, Makoto and Ami  
> had
> to deal with baby-sitters these days when they wanted to go out, so it
> was uncommon for all three to be present at once; Haruka and Michiru
> were on tour as often as not; and it was rarer still for Setsuna to
> socialise.  But for once, everyone's schedules had aligned, and they  
> had
> had a long and enjoyable evening in a private room.
>
> Later, after they had all made their good-byes, Usagi and Ami headed
> back toward where they had left their cars, and it turned out that
> Setsuna was going in the same direction.  (She did not say *where* she
> was going, and the other two did not ask.)
>
> So they continued to chat on their way.  After a little, the  
> inevitable
> subject arose.
>
> "But if Pluto isn't even a *planet* ..." said Usagi, and paused
> meaningfully.  Her eyes were wide, and far too innocent.
>
> Setsuna gave a tiny, finely-calculated sniff.  "As if it matters  
> what a
> bunch of astronomers say."
>
> "But they said Pluto is only a *dwarf* planet --"
>
> "You aren't going to let this go, are you?" asked Setsuna, irritated.
> "Come on, Usagi-chan.  Size doesn't matter.  Ask any man."
>
> "Hm."  Usagi's expression took on a certain hint of satisfaction.  "As
> a matter of fact, Mamo-chan is perfectly --"
>
> "Usagi-chan!" said Ami, reddening, and Usagi chuckled.  Even happily
> married and with a child of her own, Ami retained a certain prudish
> nature.
>
> Setsuna shook her head, ignoring the by-play, and went on, "Look, it
> doesn't matter that the astronomers call Pluto.  It doesn't matter how
> big it is.  What matters is whether it has a soul."
>
> "A soul?" asked Ami curiously.  Usagi stopped laughing, and simply
> looked interested.
>
> "Certainly.  Haven't you ever wondered why you always say, 'On  
> behalf of
> the planet Mercury'?  Each of us draws power, and authority, from our
> own world's planetary soul."  She paused, and added thoughtfully, "Not
> just planets.  Even a few of the asteroids have souls.  You've both  
> met
> Ceres, Juno, Vesta and Pallas.
>
> "Pluto is no different.  It has a soul, and I am its senshi.  But  
> those
> other, far outer worlds ... for one reason or another, they never  
> quite
> managed to wake up.  They can never have senshi of their own: poor  
> Eris,
> Sedna, Makemake and the rest.  They are the real dwarf planets."
>
> They walked in silence for a little.  "You sound ... sorry for them,"
> said Usagi curiously.
>
> Setsuna shrugged.  "It's ... sobering to think of what might have  
> been.
> If things had gone a little differently, I might never have become
> Sailor Pluto."  She gave a wry shrug.  "Or, then again, there might  
> have
> been more of us.  Perhaps even a second Moon senshi."
>
> "A second --"  Usagi froze.  "What?"  Behind her, Ami's eyes widened,
> and she started to open her mouth.
>
> "Certainly," Setsuna said calmly.  "After all, it would only be  
> fitting
> to have a senshi for Earth's other moon."
>
> "Other *moon*?!"
>
> "Indeed.  And I'm sure you wouldn't mind sharing your title with  
> Sailor
> Cruithne."
>
> "Sailor *who*?"  Usagi stared at her, aghast.
>
> "Oh, you hadn't heard?  Yes, astronomers discovered Cruithne a few  
> years
> ago.  It's rather hard to see from Earth, but --"
>
> Usagi rounded on Ami.  "Ami-chan!" she said desperately.  "It isn't
> true, is it?  There's no such thing as Cruithne!  There can't be  
> another
> Moon Princess!"
>
> "Well ..." Ami said, and hesitated.  "Cruithne does exist, and it is
> sometimes called Earth's second moon.  But, Usagi-chan --"
>
> "Waah!"  Usagi, not unexpectedly, dissolved in tears.  Seeing her car
> not far ahead, she put on an impressive burst of speed, and soon left
> the other two behind.  Her wailing echoed through the street.
>
> Ami sighed and started to go after her, but then visibly gave up as
> Usagi reached her car and flung herself inside.  Instead, she looked  
> up
> at Setsuna and said, "She's going to be quite cross with you when she
> finds out the truth, you know."
>
> The older woman smiled faintly, and said, "What, that Cruithne is a  
> tiny
> ball of rock, only about five kilometres in diameter?"
>
> "It isn't even a moon, really.  It's an asteroid with an orbit that's
> synchronised to Earth."
>
> Setsuna shrugged.  "She started it."  They walked on in silence for a
> few moments, and then she shook her head with a snort.  "Dwarf planet,
> indeed."
>
>
> End
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Note:  Cruithne is real, and is indeed sometimes called "Earth's  
> second
> moon."  It is named after an ancient Celtic people in iron-age  
> Britain,
> and its name is pronounced, more or less, "Crinya".
>
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> Angus MacSpon                                  Email: macspon at ihug.co.nz
> ICQ: 65719513                          http://shell.ihug.co.nz/~macspon/
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