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or so...

Characters: Sailor Earth/Takanera Moshi and belong to Tory L. Brown.
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Arc Notes:
Yet again, we're on a little break.  I've been getting email from
people questioning Moshi's relationship with other Senshi. Therefore,
for a while, I'll be presenting interaction between different Senshi!
I hope you all enjoy, I know that I'm having fun writing this! ^.^

This little blurb will be based off the Battle Exam chapters. (Or so
from the translated MIXX Pocket version ^.^ ) 



             :: T h e   U t o p i a n    C h r o n i c l e s ::

                              By: Tory L. Brown 
	                     (tory_brown@yahoo.com)


     :: A R C  E L E V E N ::
	Fire and Life.

	A cold wind brushed past Sailor Earth's legs as she stood her
ground.  Her glove covered hands balled into fists as she planted her
white booted feet hard against the concrete.  Her dark hair whipped
behind her like a dark cloak and the long purple ribbons of her fuku
swirled about her.

	She winked; an infinite sign appeared and grew in size before
she plucked it from the air.  "Infinite Boomerang!"  She cocked her
arm back and pitched the glowing glyph with all her might.

	The boomerang careened through the air, swiping at the grass 
as it fell low before swooping upwards.  The figure it was heading to 
had already moved.

	"Nice, but not fast enough." It ran closer towards Earth, 
heels clicking against the stony ground.  An arrow of pure flame 
came flying from the darkness, barely brushing past Earth's double 
layered skirt. The deadly flame singed the purple outer layer.

	Earth jumped back, smacking at the flames with her hands. 
"Shimatta!"

	"Play with fire, and you get burned!" it said, releasing 
another wave of fire.  

	Earth tried to counter attack, but her fiery opponent 
outmaneuvered her at every chance.  Fuku now torn and burned, 
Earth stood tall against the sunlight.  She'd had enough. She 
folded her arms and pulled herself to her full height.  "Jinsei to 
enaaji no, seera fuku, bishoujo Senshi. SupaSeera Aasu!"

	The red being planted its fists on its hips.  "My deity is 
the fiery planet, the god of war.  Hi to seigi no, seera fuku, 
bishoujo Senshi.  Seera Maazu!" When she finished, a sly grin slid 
across her face. Earth had always tried, and usually failed, to beat 
Sailor Mars.  

	The competition between the pair set the standards for their 
friendship. What the two were fighting for was domination, an 
establishment of their power. Moshi, stubborn and one to not hesitate 
in keeping her words, and Rei, also very stubborn and unwilling to 
listen to anyone.

	Usagi often worried that the 'battles' would carry too far, 
leaving someone open to get hurt.  Moshi had told Usagi that she 
wouldn't allow things to get too dangerous.  She simply enjoyed 
having a partner to train with.

	"Are you going to attack, Earth, or just stand there gaping 
like Usagi?" said Mars, changing her position to one of defense.

	Earth was tired, she knew she couldn't beat Mars; she simply 
wasn't powerful enough.  She figured the reason behind her gaining a 
new power with every transformation was her powers were always fading 
after some time.  In fact, the boomerang was starting to loose its 
power as well.  There was only one thing to do; act a fool.

	She caused her form to crackle with purple and golden energy. 
"Owari da, Seera Maazu!" She charged towards Mars, screaming at the 
top of her lungs in her Jupiter battle yell voice.

	This caught Mars off guard. The sudden sound of Jupiter yelling 
made her look around.  "She's mimicking," she thought as she pulled an 
ofuda from her subspace pocket.  

	When Earth reached the halfway mark that separated them, she 
stopped and vaulted using both of her feet to propel her body towards 
Mars.

	"Akuryo taisan!"  She smacked the ofuda on Earth's forehead, 
stopping her from landing on her.

	Earth collapsed and her body went as rigid as a board.  She 
quivered and was suddenly still.  Her henshin melted away, leaving 
her clad in her Juuban fuku.

	From the sidelines, the other Senshi watched with baited breath.  
Makoto was the first to break from the group when Moshi hit the ground.	
"Not again!" Makoto cried, rushing over to her fallen friend.

	Mars turned back into Hino Rei and helped her friends usher Moshi 
back into the temple.

	"Just had to use an ofuda, didn't you!?" Usagi asked as she placed 
a pillow under Moshi's head.

	Rei threw Usagi an evil glare.  "She was going to pounce on me!"

	"Never mind that!" Ami interjected.  "She's waking up!"

	"You don't think..." Minako started, trailing off when Moshi 
suddenly sat up.

	The purple eyes had a dazed look about them.  "Nani?" she asked.

	Ami waved a hand before the dazed eyes.  "Daijoubu?"  She grabbed 
one wrist and pressed her fingers against it to check the pulse.

	She stared at the five girls before giggling.  "Daijoubu, 
Ami-chan!"

	Makoto's face suddenly fell.  "Not again!" she repeated.   
Makoto grabbed the front of Moshi's fuku and gave it a strong shake.  
"Anata wa dare ka?!"

	Moshi's ponytail whipped about as Makoto started shaking her.  
"Ahhh! Mako-chan, yamate!"  She grabbed the strong hands and pried 
them away from her shirt.  "Atashi Minako!"  She put her hand behind 
her head and started giggling again.

	Rei sighed; at least she wasn't being imitated again.  "Now 
she thinks she's Minako-chan!"

	Usagi giggled.  "She has the voice right."

	Moshi pushed her hand through her hair, the ring of metamorphosis 
shone as the dark hair brightened to a pale golden color and her eyes 
lightened to an icy blue.

	Ami gagged.  "Now she has the look too."  The ring somehow had 
changed Moshi into a mirror image of Minako.  The Senshi could see the 
small golden infinity sign on her forehead.

	Minako roared and jumped to her feet.  "This is not fair!  She 
didn't turn into Rei the first time!"

	Ami tried to calm Minako down.  "We need to worry on getting her 
switched back!"

	"Forget that!" Usagi cried out.  "Mamo-chan's gonna kill me!  I 
can't take her home like this!"

	Moshi watched her friends as they started yelling and trying to 
figure out what to do.  "Minna?" she said in her Minako voice.

	All five turned their eyes onto her.  "Nani!?"

	She pressed her finger against the sign and transformed back into 
herself. "Just kidding!"

	"NANI!?" the five yelled again.

	"GET HER!" Usagi screamed, pouncing from her seat on the floor 
onto Moshi.

	"OOOF!" Five flying bodies suddenly pounded Moshi, knocking her 
to the floor.

	"Of all the insufferable--" Rei started.

	Moshi waved her hand, cutting Rei off.  "Rei-chan, calm down.  
It was just a little fun.  We've all been a bit stressed these days!"

	"Fun?! That was not fun!" Rei threw back.

	Moshi huffed and folded her arms.  "Well excuse me.  I'm sorry 
I'm not the comic genius that Minako-chan is.  I was just trying to lighten 
things up a bit."

	Rei growled and her eyes flashed with anger.  "These days everything 
you do is in fun.  For once can you just be serious and stick to the task 
at hand?!"

	"Task?" Moshi parroted, jumping to her feet.  "Did the mighty 
Rei-sama hand down a task to us mere mortals!?"

	Rei only bit her lip and frowned harder.  "I thought you had some 
qualities deemed good enough to be a Senshi, but I see you're nothing but 
another reject!"

	"Reject?!" Moshi said, horrified.

	"Another?!" Usagi said.  "Hey wait, are you talking about me?!"

	Rei only huffed and threw her hair over her shoulder before 
exiting.  

	"I don't have to sit here and take this crap!" Moshi roared at 
Rei's retreating backside.  "Don't worry, Rei-sama.  You don't have 
to worry about me anymore!"  She jumped up and threw her shoes on.  
Against the cries of Luna and Artemis, Moshi ran out of the Jinja 
and raced down the front steps.

	"Shimatta," Makoto cursed, taking off after Moshi.

	"Guess I should calm Rei-chan down," Usagi muttered.

*			*			*			*

	"I swear, Rei-chan always manages to piss me off," Moshi grumbled 
under her breath, storming past people on the sidewalk.  Some parted when 
they saw the dark red flush of anger on the girl's face.  Others only 
watched as she stomped past, gritting her teeth, her fists clinching in 
anger.

	"Mo-chan!" Makoto called.  She had chased Moshi nearly four blocks.  
How was Moshi moving so fast and just walking, while she had to run the 
marathon just to keep up.

	She finally caught up with Moshi at the stoplight.  Grabbing her 
shoulder, she tried to turn her around.  The energy jolt was sudden.  She 
pulled her hand back and shook her injured fingers.  "Mo-chan?!"

	Moshi looked at Makoto.  "What is it?"

	While crossing the street, Makoto whispered under her breath.  
"You're building up a charge!"

	Moshi looked at her ponytail.  Small strands of hair were standing 
up.  "Oh crap, you're right.  You see what Rei-chan does to me?!"

	Makoto laughed and directed her towards Fruit Parlor Crown.

*			*			*			*


	Rei was absolutely furious.  Moshi had taken something so 
serious as practice and turned it into a buffoonery act of 
self-preservation.  All the time Rei was worried that she'd 
seriously hurt Moshi; Moshi was merely playing opossum.  She 
thought that this time something even more disastrous might happen.  
The last time an ofuda was used like that, Moshi's past self had 
awakened and was ready to destroy Moshi.

	That still didn't take into account that why somehow Moshi 
always managed to piss her off.  At least her and Usagi had finally 
reached an understanding.  This was something different.  From the 
moment they met, the two were like oil and water; they just 
couldn't mix.

	When she first met the others, Rei could 'read' them in a 
way.  Her sharp sixth sense was able to detect slight things about 
each Senshi.  Moshi was different.  Whenever she was near her, 
Moshi seemed to dampen her sense.    Was it because of her past? 
Was it her powers? What exactly was it?  Rei wasn't sure, but 
she didn't like the feeling it created.

	She'd discussed the matter with Makoto.  Makoto's reasoning 
was because the two girls weren't on a normal level as the other 
Senshi; Rei was subconsciously shutting down whenever she was 
near Moshi.

	Rei had agreed with what Makoto had said, but that still 
ignored the major point.  Moshi pissed her off to no greater end.

	Rei sighed and glanced at the wall clock.  She still had an 
hour before going to dinner at Makoto's.  She was sure if Makoto 
was cooking that Moshi would be there.  That meant she'd had to 
get there a half-hour early to beat Moshi and Usagi to the food.  

	She gathered her needed books to study with and packed her
overnight bag.  This was going to be a long night.

	Outside the Hikawa jinja, a spirit was waiting.  This demon had 
sensed a great amount of anger brewing inside.  For years, this spirit 
had lain dormant, pacified by the holy wards that guarded this temple.  
Today was different, she felt the anger and wanted to taste it so bad. 
The fact that the person who had the anger was a priestess made the ache 
so much greater. 

	She calmed herself down, not wanting the priestess to sense her.  
And so she waited, hiding underneath the cherry tree, watching as the 
priestess walked down the stairs, muttering under her breath.

	Ain Gree waited until the priestess was around the corner, did 
she give chase.

	Rei was heading for the bus stop that would lead to Makoto's 
apartment when she suddenly sensed evil.  Gasping, she reached 
into her pocket and pulled out an ofuda, placing her back against 
the wall.  She knew it had been following and was now hovering 
back, as if stalking her movements

	"I know you're here," she muttered under her breath.  She 
knew she couldn't head back to the temple, whatever it was had 
to be in the path somewhere.

	Suddenly, her senses were clouded as a black spirit appeared 
in front of her.  "That ofuda won't work, my dear priestess."

	Rei screamed and threw the ofuda.  That was the last thing 
she remembered.

*			*			*			*

	Moshi and Makoto were in Fruit Parlor Crown having shakes.  
They were laughing, talking, and interacting with other people 
from their classes.  Makoto was trying her best to cheer Moshi 
up and so far, she thought she was doing a good job.  Every 
once in a while that dark look would appear in the violet 
eyes, like a dark cloud appearing before a storm.

	"Eh, Mako-chan.  There's your friend Toshi.  I think she 
really has a thing for you," Moshi quipped, a twinkie appearing 
in her eyes.  

	Makoto gasped.  "Mo-chan!" She whapped at Moshi with her 
napkin, causing Moshi to dash away and giggle.

	The sliding doors if the parlor opened and Minako rushed 
in, hair swaying and she was carrying a few bags.  "Moshi moshi, 
Moshi!!" Minako called from the entrance. When she reached the
table, she set her knapsack on the floor and Artemis' cat carrier 
on the bench next to Moshi.

	Moshi grumbled at Minako.  "You know I hate it when you 
say that."

	Makoto laughed.  "Which is exactly why she does it!"

	Minako blinked her huge blue eyes, trying to portray a scene 
of innocence.  "Gomen nasai, Mo-chan.  If you hate it that much, 
I'll stop."

	Moshi tried to respond, but a sudden jolt of heat, caused 
her to fall from her seat onto the tiled floor.  Minako and 
Makoto rushed to her side to help her up.

*			*			*			*

	'What happened?'

	Moshi opened her eyes.  Why did she all of sudden feel hot?

	'Where am I?'

	She had ignored the voice at first, but it repeated itself 
again.

	'Minako-chan? Mako-chan? Where am I?'

	Oh no.  It couldn't be Mosite again!  No, it didn't sound 
like her; it sounded more like Rei-chan.

	'That's because I am Rei-chan!'

	"OH MY GOD!" Moshi screamed.  Minako and Makoto jumped 
back in fright.

	"What is it?" Minako asked worried.  She settled down in 
the chair next to Moshi.

	Makoto put a hand on Moshi's forehead, searching for any 
lumps or bruises.  "Well, she didn't hurt herself.  What's 
going on?"

	Moshi shook her head; her dark hair flew about her face.  
"You aren't going to believe this, I think Mosite's back!"

	Both girls reared back in shock.  "Nani?!"

	'I'm not Mosite! Baka Mo-chan!'

	Nope, that was Rei-chan all right.  'Oh crap,' Moshi 
thought, of all the people to become possessed by, it *had* 
to be Rei.

	'I'm not exactly thrilled either,' Rei scoffed.

	Oh lovely, Rei could hear her thoughts also.  It was 
going to be a long day.

	Makoto tapped Moshi lightly on the cheek, trying to get 
her attention.  "Mo-chan, say something! What happened?! Why 
did you pass out?"

	Minako frowned.  "Working all day makes Moshi a dull girl!"

	From the carrier, a loud cat-like sigh was heard.

	Moshi shook her head to clear the cobwebs.  Everything was 
happening too fast.  As Moshi recited what had happened, Minako 
and Makoto's eyes grew two sizes larger than before.  Minako had 
even chuckled at the prospect of Rei's spirit inside Moshi.  
When Moshi muttered Minako's name in Rei's voice, the blonde 
had paled considerably.

	Artemis pushed his way out his carrier and walked over to 
Moshi, sitting down in the booth next to her.  He sniffed at 
her and reared back.  "I do smell Rei-chan!"

	'Oh great, the cat sniffs us.'

	'Quiet you,' Moshi thought.

	"Just a second here," Makoto said, folding her long arms.  
"Rei-chan, if you're in there, where did we go last weekend?"

	'Can I use your voice? Ano, I mean can you say what I say 
in MY voice?'

	'Sure.'

	"Simple, we went were here for about an hour and then we 
headed to the new shop downtown.  You bought that new tablecloth 
there," Moshi countered, speaking in Rei's voice. "I thought it 
was a horrible pattern! I mean green and pink?!"

	The green eyes blinked.  "It is, Rei-chan."

	Minako pointed out.  "Yeah, Mo-chan's rarely that grumpy."

	"I am not grumpy!" Moshi countered as Rei.  She then snorted 
at the comment and added.  "And I was Queen Gaia in my former life."

	The table grew quiet and then busted out into snickers and 
laughter.
	
	"Okay, girls," Artemis started, twitching his long tail in 
a quickened pace.  "If Rei-chan is in Mo-chan's body, that means 
her body is somewhere and we have to find it quickly!"

	"Maybe if we go to my place, I mean everyone should be 
there by now," Makoto commented, glancing at her watch.
	
	"Hai," Artemis said, as he climbed back into his carrier 
basked.  "Minna, iku yo!"


*			*			*			*

	The cat and three girls, four if you count the spirit 
dwelling in one of them, made it to Makoto's apartment and 
found Usagi and Ami waiting at the door.  They ushered them 
inside and quickly recounted the tale for a third time that 
day.  Usagi couldn't stop laughing long enough to catch her 
breath.

	'Baka Usagi! She would laugh at a time like this.'

	Moshi simply repeated what Rei had said.

	Usagi sat up and stuck her tongue at Moshi.  "Rei-chan 
wa iji no warui!" She tried to remain serious, but only 
laughed harder.

	"Usagi-chan, what do you find so funny?!" Luna asked 
exasperated at Usagi's laughing.

	Usagi paused, taking a deep breath.  "Of all the people 
Rei-chan hates, it's Mo-chan's body she wound up in!"

	Moshi (and Rei for that matter) gasped loudly, they wanted 
to scream when they noticed the twitching expressions of the 
others' faces, hinting that they wanted to laugh, but only Usagi 
had the nerve to do so.

	Moshi thought back to what she had talked to Ami about and 
smirked herself.

	'What's so funny?'

	'Well, it is true that we're not the best of friends.'

	'And you find *that* funny?  I swear, you don't get to know 
a person until you share their body.'

	'Rei-chan no hentai.'

	'ARGH!'

	"If we're done laughing," Ami stated, her red cheeks 
deflating.  "We have to find Rei-chan's body and get her back 
there.  I don't think it's a good idea to have her displaced 
for so long."

	"I'll say it is," Moshi stated.

	Usagi trained one blue eye on Moshi.  "Who's speaking, you 
or Rei-chan?"

	Moshi frowned.  "Me, Usagi-chan!"

	"Figures," Usagi retorted with a grin.

	'Baka Usagi...'

	'For once I agree with you.'


*			*			*			*

	The first task at hand was to find Rei's body and extract 
the demon that was inside.  Ami had programmed her Mercury 
computer to search for any body type like Rei's.  While she 
was scanning the city via computer, Makoto and Minako had 
transformed and went on a hunt for the errant body.  Moshi 
and Rei were trying to keep from killing herself (or each 
other) with an amused Usagi watching on.

	"So, If I poke you, Mo-chan.  Will Rei-chan feel it?"  
Usagi asked, holding a pencil in her hand.

	Moshi glanced worriedly at the sharp pencil and then at 
the expression on Usagi's face.  "I guess so."

	*POKE*

	'USAGI!'

	"YYYEEEOOOUUUCH!" Moshi screamed, batting the pencil away 
from a giggling Usagi.

	Usagi giggled louder and fell back against the couch, 
nearly squashing Luna.

	Luna groused.  "Usagi-chan, you're squishing me!"

	'I'm going to choke her.'

	'Mind if I do it?!' Moshi thought.

	'By all means!' Rei responded.

	Moshi reached out, grabbed Usagi by the front of her 
jumper, and shook her back and forth.  Usagi was still laughing, 
saying how she could see Rei in Moshi's face.

	Ami was scanning when her communicator started to beep.  
Luna jumped from the couch and padded over to Artemis' side.

	"Mako-chan?" she responded.

	"Yeah, I think we found her and you guys better get down 
here.  It's not pretty!" Makoto responded.  She quickly gave Ami 
directions as to where they were.

	"Minna, iku yo!" Ami ordered, grabbing her henshin wand 
and Moshi by the arm and heading out the door.

	Usagi grabbed Luna and placed her on her shoulder, while 
Ami grabbed Artemis.

*			*			*			*

	It took the girls ten minutes to reach the area Makoto 
gave Ami directions to.  When they reached the library, there 
were groups of people slugging it out in the middle of the 
street.  Traffic was backed up for blocks and people were 
kicking, slapping, clawing, and scratching one another.  

	Moshi stopped and felt her eyes grow large.  
"Kami-sama, what's going on here?!"

	'I sense evil, that same evil I felt earlier!'

	"Rei-chan says she senses evil, the same she felt 
before!" Moshi announced.

	Artemis leaped from Ami's shoulder.  "You don't 
think it could be another demon, could it?"

	Luna padded around, sniffing at the air.  "I don't 
know, it could be."

	Ami nodded, quickly tapping away at her computer.  
"Venus and Jupiter should be over there!" She pointed 
towards the end of the block, which happened to be the 
place where a large mob had gathered.

	Usagi gulped. "You mean we have to go *there*?!"

	Ami nodded.  "Yeah, we better get going."  

	The three snuck off to a hidden part of the street 
that wasn't swarming with masses of fighting bodies.

	"Minna, henshin yo!" Artemis ordered.

	Ami put her computer away and held her crystal wand up.  
"Mercury Crystal Power, make up!"

	The clasp on the Eternal brooch opened as Usagi put her 
hand in the air.  "Moon Eternal, make up!"

	Moshi grabbed her own wand and as she held it up, the 
infinity sign appeared.  "Earth Infinite Power, make up!"

	Sailor Moon and Mercury watched as nothing happened.  

	"Nani?!" Moshi exclaimed.  Why couldn't she henshin?

	'Baka, because I'm here! Remember!?'

	Luna gasped.  "It's because Rei-chan is in her body!"

	"We don't have time for this.  We gotta get Rei-chan's 
body back!" Moshi exclaimed.  "You go ahead, I'll follow!"

	They turned to leave, but hesitated in fear that they 
would get hurt in the mad rush of the large brawl that was 
going on.

	"You girls go on, I'll stay with them," Artemis said.

	"Arigato, Artemis," Luna said before bounding away behind 
Mercury and Moon.

	Moshi slid to the ground at the base of a tree.  "Now 
what?"

	Artemis came over and sat near her.  "We'll wait until 
one of them contact you.  Now, we'll stick it out here and make 
sure we don't get hit!"


*			*			*			*

	Venus and Jupiter had their hands full with an irate demon 
possessed Rei.  They were trying to wrangle it and slowly lead 
it towards where Moshi was sitting.  No such luck, it was 
almost as if the demon knew what they were trying to do and 
was heading in the opposite direction.

	Jupiter tried to make it turn around by heaving a Sparkling 
Wide Pressure, it only ducked and continued forward into the 
library.

	Moon and Mercury made the scene seconds later, asking for 
updates on the situation.

	"It ran into the library!" Venus cried, taking off after 
the errant body.

	Moon groaned.  "I bet it's going for the roof!"

	Hundreds of stairs later, they tracked the monster to the 
roof.  Each Senshi surrounded it, forming a diamond.

	Rei would have been furious if she'd seen the state her 
body was in.  Her hair was standing up in a large puff and her 
eyes had a semi-deranged look to them.

	"What are you doing in Rei-chan's body!" Moon demanded, 
bringing her tier to bear.

	The demon whipped its deranged purple eyes on the winged 
Senshi.  "Because she was angry! I love anger, I crave anger!"

	"Who are you?" Jupiter asked.

	The demon cackled, "I am Ain Gree! And I shall feast off 
all this anger!" 

	Venus took her chance and shot a love chain out to wrap 
around the demon.  Giving a yank, she pulled it off its feet 
and forced the chain to wrap tighter to bind the demon's 
limbs to its body.

	"Get Moshi up here now!" Luna cried.

	Mercury clicked on her communicator.  "Mo-chan? Where are 
you!?"

	A voice came from behind Jupiter.  "I'm over here."

	Not moving from their positions, each Senshi craned her 
neck to see which direction it came from.

	Holding Artemis in her arms, Moshi slowly walked forward.  
She bent over and placed Artemis on the ground and held her 
wand up.  "We figured out how this worked!"

	She reached into subspace with her other hand and 
withdrew Mars' Crystal wand.

	"Earth Crystal Mars Power, make up!"

	Fire and light surrounded Moshi as she transformed. She 
gasped at the intensity of the heat.  She heard Rei gasp also.
	
	'Is this what you feel when you transform?' Moshi asked.

	'Hai, and I assume this is the light you see.'

	'Hai.'

	'The light... it's beautiful...'

	'The flames... it almost burns, but it doesn't hurt...'

	When the light faded, she was clad in a fuku that was a complete 
mosaic of her fuku and Mars' fuku combined.  The lower skirt was 
red now instead of yellow while the top remained purple.  Her 
wings and bows were replaced with that of Mars' as was her gloves.

	The bow in her hair was now a deep red and in her ears were two 
star earrings. She now had on Mars' heels instead of the white 
boots.  The infinity symbol on her forehead was gone and 
replaced with a tiara.

	A silence fell over the people of the roof.  The first to 
break the silence was Jupiter.  "What the hell is THAT!?"

	"Never mind that," Earth-Mars said.  "Let me get near the 
body!"

	Mercury walked backwards a few steps, allowing enough room 
for Earth-Mars to walk by.

	The demon looked up at the Senshi.  "I know you're in there!" 
it screeched, scooting backwards across the ground.  "You're not 
getting this body back! I can taste the anger. I want the anger.  
I'm hungry!"

	"It thrives off anger. It must have searched Rei-chan out 
when they had the argument earlier," Artemis supplied.

	It hissed at the cat and kicked again.  "Hai, her anger 
was sweet, tasty.  The anger of a priestess is much better 
than regular anger!"

	"Free it," Earth-Mars ordered.

	Venus couldn't believe what she heard.  "What?!"

	"You heard me!" they snapped.  "Free it!"

	Venus sighed and dropped the chain, it vanished before 
hitting the ground, falling apart in a golden shower.

	"Now, demon, you have to face us!" The Senshi powered up, 
the aura glowing with flashes of purple and red.  They reached 
into a subspace pocket and withdrew an ofuda.  "Akuryo Force!"

	The ofuda found its mark on the demon's forehead.

	"Now we've got you! Mars!"  They threw a hand out to the 
side, the symbol of mars was suddenly swallowed by a purple 
flame.  "Flame Boomerang!"

	They spun in a circle, heaving a flaming infinity symbol 
towards the demon.  The boomerang connected with the ofuda, 
knocking the demon backwards.

	Instantly, it vacated the body and Rei was ripped from 
Moshi's body.

	'Rei-chan!'

	'Mo-chan!'

	Suddenly, everything went dark for Moshi.

*			*			*			*

	When Moshi finally came to, she slowly stirred and sat 
upright.  She noticed that Rei was besides her, nursing a 
wound on her arm.

	Moshi grabbed Rei's hand.  "Rei-chan, daijoubu!?"

	Rei cocked one dark eyebrow.  "Of course I'm okay.  What's 
this? You're concerned for my well being?"

	Moshi turned a bright pink as she released Rei's hand.  
"It wasn't you I was worried about."

	The dark haired priestess scoffed.  "Oh really? Then who 
were you worried about?"

	Moshi sighed.  "Rei-chan, so far I learned we have one 
thing in common.  We both care about Usagi-chan."

	The comment stole any sharp comments that Rei was thinking 
to come back with.  Giving in, she nodded.  "We do."

	"I think this is a tad silly. Can we call a truce?" Moshi 
asked.
	
	For the first time since she had known Rei, the priestess 
smiled at her and the smile actually held some warmth.  "Hai."

	Moshi smiled and suddenly grabbed Rei in a fierce hug.

	"ITAI! My arm!" Rei grumbled, shoving the taller girl away.

	"Well, we better get moving, we have a demon to kill!"

	"Right ahead of you!" Rei exclaimed, pulling her wand out.  
"Mars Crystal Power, make up!"

	"Earth Infinite Power, make up!"

	The other Senshi had finally cornered the demon again and 
were prepared to attack.  Earth threw a boomerang to hedge it 
closer to the other Senshi.

	"Sailor Moon, get it now!" Mars ordered, rushing to her side.

	As Moon pulled her tier out, the demon suddenly rushed forward 
and grabbed Mars.

	Mars clawed at the demon's face with no success; it still 
had a steel lock grip on her shoulders as it plowed towards the 
edge of the roof.

	"Rei-chan!" Moon exclaimed.

	Earth rushed to intervene and was pushed sideways as Mars 
was released.  Mars stumbled slightly at the sudden release and 
tried to upright herself.  The demon quickly turned its anger 
back to Mars and shoved her from the roof.  Mars' eyes grew 
large as her arms pinwheeled madly, searching for something to 
hold onto to prevent her from plummeting to her death.

	A loud scream came from Moon as she ran to the edge of 
the roof.

	"Mars!" Earth cried.  Without thought, she dived after 
the Senshi.

*			*			*			*

	Mars tried to flatten her body against the wind, to prevent 
herself from falling any faster.  She turned over and looked up.  
She gasped in horror as she saw Earth jump from the edge of the 
roof.

	Behind Earth, she saw the golden chain appear and wrap 
around one of Earth's ankles.  

	She stretched, holding one arm up.  

	"Mars!" Earth screamed, her dark hair billowed behind her 
like a cloud as she stretched forward, straining to grab the 
outstretched arm of Mars.

	Seconds later they connected and was suddenly jerked up as 
if they were on a bunjee cord.  In the rebound, Earth wrapped 
both arms around Mars and clutched her close.

	For a brief second, both thought they were safe.  That was 
when the chain snapped.

	"KAMI-SAMA!" Earth screamed as they started a second 
plummet to the ground.

	"Baka! Henshin into the knight!" Mars growled.

	Earth blushed again.  "Oh yeah, I forgot!"  She closed her 
eyes and concentrated on the sword.  The infinity sign on her 
forehead glowed brightly.  "Knight Power, come to me!"

	Mars saw the ground approaching closer and closer and she 
closed her eyes, muttering a small prayer.  She felt the warmth 
of the light as it enveloped Moshi and she felt the fuku melt 
away and the cold armor appear.  When she opened her eyes, they 
were hovering a foot above the ground.

	"I'm glad you remembered!" Utopia giggled.  Together they 
hovered back to the top of the roof and landed with a small thump.

	"Rei-chan!" Moon cried, rushing forward and grabbing Mars 
in a hug.

	"It's time to end this thing!" Utopia cried, creating a 
infinity sign and covering her eyes.  "Close your eyes, minna!"

	She rushed forward and brought the claymore over her head 
and swooping downwards at the demon.

	"Uhoh," Ain Gree squeaked.

	"Utopia Sword Illumination!" she cried as she sliced through 
the demon, cleaving it in two.  The demon stood still, a thin line 
appearing down the center.  Light appeared as the demon's body 
busted into a million pieces, followed by zigzags of golden light.

	"Yatta!" Utopia cried.

*			*			*			*

	When things had finally calmed down and they headed back to 
Makoto's place; Moshi took a long relaxing lounge in front of 
the television while the rest of the Senshi puttered around the 
dinner table.

	"Mo-chan, aren't you hungry!?" Usagi asked, stuffing her 
mouth with another odango.

	Moshi looked over the edge of the couch and shook her 
head.  "No, not yet."

	Rei smacked Usagi's hand away from her plate.  "If you 
don't hurry, odango here'll eat everything up!"

	Usagi simply stuck her tongue out at Rei.

	Moshi grinned.  "In a second."

	Moshi was still reveling in the fact that her and Rei 
actually agreed upon something.  They both admitted they 
cared for Usagi-chan.  It may have been something small, 
but at least it was a start.

	Sighing, she jumped from the couch and headed to the 
table.  "Oi! Odango-atama, quit hogging all the odangos!"

	"Mo-chan!" Usagi grumbled, slipping another odango 
onto her plate.

	Makoto smiled, handing Moshi a plate.  "Don't worry, 
I have more on the stove!"

	Moshi grinned toothily before stuffing an odango in 
her mouth.  She chewed, savoring the taste and swallowed.  
"Aa oishii da!"


Oshimai Da yo!

Next Arc: I'll tell you later!


*** JAPANESE USED IN ARC 11 ***

-chan, -kun, -sama -- honorifics attached to someone's name 
to show affection or respect.

Ano -- Verbal pause. (think Uhh!)
Atama -- Head
Atashi -- Female version of I (but men can use this too!)
Baka -- Stupid.
Da -- Present tense of desu.
Daijoubu -- Are you okay (can be used to say, are you sure)
Anata -- You. 
Gomen nasai -- I'm sorry.
Hentai -- Perverted! (Ecchi is the FIRST letter of Hentai!)
Hikawa jinja -- Hi - fire, kawa - river, jinja - shrine.  Fireriver Shrine.
Iku -- Let's go.
Minna -- Everyone
Nani -- What.
Odango -- 
Oi -- Hey!
Oishii -- Delicious!
Owari -- End.
Shimatta -- Dam* it!
Yamate -- Stop.

** SAYINGS **

Jinsei to enaajii no, serra fu, bishoujo senshi.  SupaSeera Aasu!
For live and energy, I am the lovely sailor suited warrior.  Super Sailor Earth!

Hi to seigi no...
For fire and justice...

Rei-chan wa iji no warui!
Rei has a nasty attitude (or Rei is being nasty!)

Aa oishii da! -- That tastes good!