Project: Sailor Earth

Chapter 19: Not again!

By: Tory L. Brown

Some Legal things: All Sailor Moon type characters (minus
Sailor Earth) is based on the series Sailor Moon, Copyright by Takeuchi
Naoko (Did I mention she rocks?). Moshi is now back in the past, or what
might be the past, kinda makes you go hmmm.. Please do not hesitate to
email me or sign the book..I would love to hear from you..domo
arigato!

     Silver...silver...all she could see was silver.  The only thing to
describe the dream was silver.  That one word that connected the dream
with her conscious thought...silver.  'Why am I just thinking of
silver!' Rei thought as she tossed again for what seemed to be like
the fiftieth time that night.  She couldn't get the silver out of her
head.  Everything had to do with silver. 'It can't be Valtork again,
Cyber Earth destroyed him...unless....' she thought as she sat up from
her sweat soaked bed.  

     Her dark hair clumped around her face in sweaty lumps.  The back of
her red gown was darkened by the rivers of sweat. 'Something's
coming...but not for Moshi....'  She slowly stood up and padded over
to the hearth.  A dull ember still glowed brightly from earlier readings.
Stoking the ember with a poker, Rei slowly coaxed it back into a blazing
fire.  Muttering ancient Shinto chants, she asked the fire to give her a
sign of what she was feeling.  In the glowing face of the fire, silver
once again showed up.  This time it was a silver fuku... but also, there
was EternalSailor Moon....

     'Usagi-chan!'

*			*			*			*

     Silver...silver..always in her mind.  Moshi wondered what the hell
was it about silver she kept dreaming about.  Again this night, silver
filled her mind once again.  That bright dazzling, shining silver glowing
in a light of some sort.  Her dream changed from a peaceful picnic with
Hoshi, to a nightmare of the senshi running and fighting something silver.
Sailor Jupiter threw herself in front of her, screaming something a silver
spike entered her stomach knocking her sideways.  One by one each senshi
was picked off until the silver reached it's final target.  

     EternalSailor Moon.....  

     She bravely fought using her powerful starlight honeymoon therapy
kiss, but to no avail.  The silver brushed off the attack like a
feather and slowly crushed her in it's grip with it's might.

     Moshi sat ramrod straight up in the bed. "USAGI-CHAN!!!"

     Miko rushed into the room to where her daughter was screaming.  She
shook her violently, trying to snap her out of her dream.  Moshi continued
to scream 'USAGI-CHAN USAGI-CHAN IIE USAGI-CHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'  In sheer
desperation Miko did what she never thought she would have to do.  She
slapped her daugher, hard, twice.

     "Oh..hi okaa...something wrong?" Moshi asked, unsure of why her mom
was in her room holding her.

     Miko sighed. "You were dreaming again....this time you were screaming
'Usagi-chan' instead of 'silver' like before."

     Moshi ransacked her memory, she couldn't remember what she was
screaming about.  Shrugging she hugged her mother and settled back down to
sleep.

*			*			*			*

     'Usako!' Mamoru thought as he twisted and turned in his sleep,
EternalSailor Moon was in danger, and somehow no matter what attack she
used, it couldn't defeat the silver that was attacking.  It already
destroyed the senshi, leaving him to try and protect his precious Usako.
In a valiant effort, she pushed him to the side taking the brunt of the
attack.  The attack was so forceful, it broke her Eternal wings and burned
the edges of her ponytails.  Her odangos shriveled up and fell off as her
limp, lifeless body fell to the ground.

     "USAKO!!!!!" Mamoru yelled as he sat up in his bed.  It had been the
third time this week he had this dream.  What could this dream be
fortelling?

*			*			*			*

     "Konnichi wa! What goodies did you bring today!" Usagi asked as she
settled down to lunch with Makoto, Ami, Moshi and Minako.

     Moshi fished around in her lunch she started bringing since she hated
cafeteria food. "hmmm some rice cakes, a few sandwiches...OOOOOH!! my mom
put some cupcakes in here too!!!"  She started to drool when she spotted
the few cupcakes in the bottom of the bag.

     Usagi's blue eyes swelled. "Cupcakes?! 
onegaicanIhaveonepleaseIlovecupcakes!!!"

     Moshi blinked. "What did she say?"

     Makoto laughed. "She asked for one, give it to her before she
dies!"

     When Makoto said 'dies' something clicked in Moshi's head. The dream,
silver, Usagi's death.  Usagi was going to die.  She didn't know how..but
she was going to soon!!!

     Minako narrowed her eyes as she looked at Moshi. "Mo-chan, Daijoubu?"

     Moshi didn't answer, her violet eyes stared out into nowhere.
Slowly her hand started to crumple up her lunch bag.

     "Mo-chan, say something!" Ami said, her voice starting to grow with
worry.

     Makoto snapped her fingers.  Moshi still didn't respond.  Makoto
looked at Moshi.  Moshi's lower lip started to tremble as she uttered a
single word. "Usagi...."

     "Nani?" Usagi said after stuffing the entire cupcake in her mouth.
Black crumbs spilled on the table top as she wiped her mouth. "What's
wrong with her?"

     Ami shrugged. "She just went catatonic!"

     Moshi shook her head as she started to come to.  "ano...cupcake? you
want a cupcake?"

     Minako tapped Moshi on the temple. "My friend, what have you been
smoking lately?!"

     Moshi looked at Minako and gasped. "I don't smoke!" She whacked
Minako with her lunch bag.

     "Ouch!" She yelled as the attacking lunch bag connected with her
forehead. "You act as if you're smoking something!"  Rubbing her forehead,
she was glad that Moshi didn't have bento.  The box might have cracked her
skull open if Moshi had used the same amout of force as she did with the
bag.

     "Forget that! What happened to you?!" Makoto asked, pushing Minako
back in her seat.

     Moshi blinked and stuttered as she tried to explain. "There's
something wrong.  I don't know what..but all I know is it involves silver
and Usagi..."

     "ME?!" Usagi screamed, her ponytails nearly standing up on her head
like horns.

     Ami nibbled on her finger as she thought. "Maybe Rei-chan know if
something is afoul or not.."

     Usagi grimaced. "afoul? what's that?!" She sniffed at her armpits,
quite an unpleasant scene for a lunch room.

     Makoto smirked as she patted Usagi on the back. "She means something
bad or not."

     "Something's bad gonna happen to me?! WHY!!!!" She whined fake tears
running down her cheeks as she opened her mouth to let loose a loud
wail.

     Moshi plugged her ears after she pulled her lunch bag over her head.
"I do not know you!"  Ami buried her nose in a book, trying to be unseen.
Minako merely sweatdropped as Makoto tried to calm the hysterical Usagi
down.

*			*			*			*

     "Mistress!" a voice called as a silver figure came into view. "I
believe the one called Moshi or SuperSailor Earth has figured something
out!"

     A light started to grow from somewhere in the dark chamber.  The
light surrounded the silver figure.  Posed on the dark marble throne was
Nova, the Silver Senshi.  Her silver fuku gleamed in the light as if it
was carefully polished.  Her dark hair was pulled back in a tight ponytail
that dangle from underneath her helmet.  Her black eyes narrowed as she
slowly stood up.  Stalking over to the silver ball that was held in the
clutches of a odd looking table, she waved her hands over the silver ball,
clearing the fog, getting a clear picture of the senshi in class.

     "Titanium...I want you to...play with these senshi.  DO NOT under any
circumstances hurt EternalSailor Moon in anyway." Her voice edged like
hard diamonds.

     The second figure bowed. "As you wish Mistress Nova." Titanium
vanished, off to acomplish it's deed willed by Nova, the Silver
Senshi.

*			*			*			*

     "You've been having the dreams too?!" Rei asked, not believing what
Moshi had said. 

     Moshi nodded, a serious look crossing her face. "Hai Rei-chan.  It's
nothing but silver...somehow Usagi-chan is in trouble!"

     Rei turned to face the others. "Have any of you had dreams about
silver or Usagi?"

     Minako hummed to herself a bit. "I think..I had one last night!
Somehow we were at the Celestrial Gardens.  Moshi was at a picnic..I can't
remember the rest but there was silver..lots of silver!"

     Ami's blue eyes widened. "You too?!"

     Minako nodded to Ami. "Hai.."

     Makoto nodded also. "I've been having the same dream...I thought it
was just something I was eating..I've been trying new recipes..."

     Usagi watched as the all chattered about her...HER.  She stood up
with her fists balled as tight as they would go. "WAIT A MINUTE! I am not
gonna sit here and have you talk about me as if I died or something!"

     Moshi's and Rei's face paled when she said died.

     "Galaxia was defeated and everything is DONE I don't want to become
Sailor Moon not ever again!"

     "Usagi-chan..."

     "No Rei..don't try and talk me out of it...never will those wings
grace my back again,"  Usagi finished as she plopped back down and folded
her arms. Her anger blazed across her cheeks like red paint.

     Moshi frowned. "Usagi-chan..if there is a new threat it's YOUR job as
Neo-Queen Serenity, EternalSailor Moon..to make sure the threat does not
conquer the earth!"

     Usagi stuck out her tongue. "If you're so concerned about the Earth.
YOU take care of it.  You are Sailor Earth..not me.  Oh wait I forgot,
you're not the 'real' Sailor Earth, just some stand in so that Mamo-chan
doesn't have to wear a fuku."

     "Usagi!" Ami chided.

     Minako made a gagging sound.

     Another sound that was heard, was Makoto's hand connecting with her
forehead.

     Moshi's eyes narrowed into violet slits. "Oh that was a low
blow...Come over here and say that!" She leaped from where she was sitting
over to Usagi.

     "I will..Ooof...aaack geet offffff!" Usagi choked, Moshi had wrapped
her hands almost around her throat. A evil look of glee crossed
Moshi's face as she started to shake Usagi back and forth.  Hair both
blond and black whipped about in the air as the two girls stuggled.

     "Stop her before something really ugly happens!" Luna cried out.  She
ran over and sunk her teeth into Moshi's calf.

     "OWWWEEEEEEEE!!!!" Moshi screamed in Usagi's ear.  Reaching behind in
a reflex action she pushed Luna off her leg.

     Standing up she brushed her skirt off. "Ever since I joined this
team, I've always felt like an outsider...simply because I wasn't here
when the team was founded.  Now I know that you don't consider me to be a
'real' senshi.  Usagi said so herself!"  Her fist was clinched at her
side.  She struggled to keep the tears from falling.

     Makoto looked up from her seat. "How can you say that?  Usagi was
just upset.  No one believes that crap!"  She felt a stab of guilt as
Moshi turned her flushed face towards her.

     "I just feel my welcome is worn out." Grabbing her bookbag and
putting her shoes on. Moshi left Hikawa Jinja and headed home.  

*			*			*			*

     Instead of riding the bus, Moshi was so filled with anger she walked
home.  "That twit...Usagi can never take a hint!" she growled to herself
as she gripped the handle of her bookbag. Still muttering to herself as
she neared the downtown district she didn't notice the figure dressed in
armor following her.

     Passing the arcade, Moshi felt the hair on the back of her neck start
to stand up. ' Someone's following me...'  She continued to walk
until she neared the corner.  In a sudden move she sprinted around the
corner and down the alley. She reached into her book back and pulled her
henshin wand out her book bag.  Instead of using the henshin star she now
used the Wand of Infinity to transform.  It was a plain white wand with a
large infinity sign hovering over the stick.  Gripping it, she held it in
the air as she called, "Earth Infinite Power...Make up!!!"

     SuperSailor Earth surveyed the area.  Who ever was following her
vanished. "Oh..So you are SuperSailor Earth."

     "Anata Dare!?" she called out as she spun around searching for the
body of the voice.

     "Atashi Sailor Titanium!" A voice rang out as a figure landed in
front of Her.  It was another senshi, this senshi was dressed in a dark
greyish metallic fuku.  In one gauntlet covered hand she held a staff with
a three pronged fork on the tip.

     "Ahh another Senshi ne?" SuperSailor Earth asked, trying to by
herself some time.  She tried to edge her way slowly out of the alley.

     Sailor Titanium nodded "Hai.  Enough with the introductions. Titanium
Steel Push!!!" she said as she threw her hands out in front.  A large wall
of steel appeared and slammed Earth into the back wall of the alley.

     Shaking her head to clear the stabs of pain.  SuperSailor Earth
brushed bits of stone and rock off her fuku. "Now that's not fair! 
Power....!!!" She crossed her fists and threw the ball of energy at
Titanium's feet.

     Titanium threw her helmted head back and laughed. "Is that the best
you can do?" She took a step forward on the spot where the energy had
landed.

     "Oh wait..it gets better..GRADATION!!!!!" On her word the pillar of
purple energy appeared and surrounded Titanium, slowly crushing her
metallic fuku.

     Trapped within the energy field Titanium cursed and swore. "You
little bitch! Titanium Steel Ground!!!" Since she was still encased within
the pillar, the attack rebounded and struck her.  Her staff flew out of
her hand as she was struck by the power of SuperSailor Earth's attack plus
her own.

     SuperSailor Earth winked.  A small infinity sign appeared and started
to grow larger.  Holding the sign between her index and middle finger, she
heaved the sign like an ofuda. "Infinite Boomarang!!!" The boomarang
caught Titanium in the mouth and caused her to spill backwards on the
alley floor.  In a huff she vanished, taking her staff with her.

     "I'll be back Sailor Earth..don't you forget it!" her voice
threatened.

     'Not again...oh kami-sama..not again..' she thought as she
detransformed and hurried home.

The End
Next Chapter: A New Foe

*** Japanese Words Used in Chapter Nineteen ***

-chan -- suffix added to a name to denote affection
-san -- suffix added to a name to denote respect/formal situation
-sama -- suffix added to a name to denote total respect

anata dare -- who are you!
Daijoubu -- are you ok
Konnichi wa -- good afternoon
Nani -- what
Okaa -- mother

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