"Sailor Senshi Heiresses" Chibi-Mamoru Darien Chiba CMDChiba@hotmail.com Chapter 14: Glide Speed Approach to Battle: Enter Scholar Sailor Moon Hiya, it's just little ol' me, Chibi-Mamoru Darien Chiba. I'm back at it again!!! The world of Sailor Moon belongs to Naoko Takeuchi; I'm just borrowing it for my story which is mine. The Sailor Scouts' daughters and the Outers' fathers Griffith, Kerwin, and Zaccheus and the Adaptation Sceptre are also mine. Lion-O and the Sword of Omens are the brain children of Rankin-Bass Entertainment and Lorimar Telepictures. Okay? Royal Palace: July 14, 2996, 5 am "Reenie . . . Reenie," a voice whispers. I rise to as much of a crouch position as my chains allow me.
"Ariadne," I whisper weakly. Ariadne appears from the magma. "What happened to you, Reenie?!!?" Ariadne gasps. "Who did this to you!?!?" "My mommy had me chained in my room with no food!!" I wail. "It's been two days since I last ate." "Oh, my!!!" Ariadne heaves. "I wanted to tell you that I located the intruders that we warned Shelly and Sandra about a couple of days ago. They're at Clyde River, Northwest Territories, Canada. I told Shelly and Sandra this through their dreams before I came to you, Reenie." I bow my head sadly. Ariadne picks my head up and says, "Cheer up, Reenie. I have a feeling that you'll be free before too long. When that happens, get a good breakfast in your belly and hightail it out to the main garden. Clotilda and I will be waiting for you." Sure enough as Ariadne predicted, my mom Neo-Queen Serenity saw fit to release me from my bondage. She, my dad King Endymion, and I have a good breakfast. When I am finished, I get up and start to head out when: "Reenie!!! Where are you going?!!" Serenity barked. "Have you already forgotten why your mother had you chained in your room, Small Lady?" Endymion asked me in an icy tone of voice. "No, your majesty, I have not forgotten," I told Endymion. "I'm going out into the main garden to play." I then rush out into the main garden before Serenity and Endymion get the chance to say anything else to me. Royal Palace Main Garden: July 14, 2996, 8 am Man, am I glad to get away from those creeps!!! First order of business when my reign over Crystal Tokyo begins: get rid of Endymion and Serenity!!!! That'll show them!!! "Pssst!!! Princess!!!" a voice called to me from a bush. Two circles of deep red and yellowish green greet me. "Ariadne!!! Clotilda!!!" I cried out happily when I recognize who's in the bush. Ariadne and Clotilda come out of hiding and look me over. "You don't look worse for wear, Reenie," Clotilda remarked. "You OK?" "Just plotting a way on how to pay my parents back for all they've done for me, Clotilda," I replied. "I have good news, Reenie," Ariadne told me. "It has been decided that I am to be on your court!!" I hug Ariadne and welcome her aboard. Clotilda then does likewise. "Guys, we don't have much time," I reminded Ariadne and Clotilda. "We don't know what date my parents have set for me to go against the Outers' kids." "Right!!" Clotilda agreed with me as she and Ariadne call for their transformation rings and put them on. "Jupiter quasar power, blast off!!!!" A lightning strike later, Ensign Jupiter stands ready for combat. "Mars quasar power, blast off!!!!" Ariadne cried. A fireball engulfs Ariadne and when it subsides, Ensign Mars stands fired up for combat. "Moon prism power!!!!" I yelled. A flash of light later, I'm Sailor Moon. Stacking my fists one on top of the other, I think, 'Form Adaptation Sceptre.' A beam of dirty orange light forms between my hands and becomes the Adaptation Sceptre's handle as I pull them apart. The bulb containing the Adaptation Amethyst forms soon after the handle does. "This won't hurt, will it?" Ensign Mars asked me. "Don't worry; you won't feel a thing," I assure Ensign Mars as I touch the business end to her heart. "Adaptive Assimilation!!!" As I download Little Sailor Mars's powers into the Sceptre, I come upon many fond memories of Raye and Chad actually spending time with Ariadne. Chad works as an accountant in downtown Crystal Tokyo and that, of course, puts a real ceiling on how much time he can spend with Ariadne, but he compensates by emphasizing quality in what little time he can. "You got it going on," I tell Ensign Mars when the Sceptre finishes. "I envy you." "I have thought the same of you, Sailor Moon," Ensign Mars smiled. I then turn to Ensign Jupiter and touch the Adaptation Sceptre's business end to her heart. "Adaptive Assimilation!!!" I declared. As the Sceptre does its business, I see many a night of Clotilda enjoying Lita's cooking in liberal amounts. Then one day, Clotilda learned she has diabetes. Lita and Ken took turns checking Clotilda's blood sugar levels and giving her insulin injections as needed which, to Clotilda's displeasure and their annoyance, was quite often. Clotilda suddenly found herself limited to how much she was allowed to eat at a meal. "Reenie, are you okay?" Ensign Jupiter asked me as she gently shakes me to rouse me. "I can't believe Lita would be so mean as to not allow you a second helping when one is not enough, Clotilda," I said sadly as we all detransform. "A minor inconvenience, Reenie," Clotilda sniffed. "I was upset at first and threw a major fit the night we first learned I had diabetes. My mommy and daddy sent me to bed after supper and spanked me. As I was crying myself to sleep that night, I did some soul-searching and slowly began to accept that things had changed and there was nothing I could do to get things back to the way they were. As time passed, I realized that in the relative scheme of things, not being allowed second helpings is not that important. I feel much better now that I told you this pain." "I suppose that if Clotilda can overlook this, you and I can do likewise, Reenie," Ariadne remarked. "Yeah, Ariadne, I guess you're right," I yielded. "So now that I have your powers, what do we do now?" "CLOOOOOTILLLLLDA!!!! Inspection time!!!!" Lita bellowed. "Oh, it's that time again," Clotilda groaned. "It's at times like this I REALLY hate being a diabetic. You guys hang tough; this shouldn't take long." Clotilda then runs for home. "What are we going to do while we're waiting, Reenie?" Ariadne asked. "I don't know, Ariadne," I replied. "I wonder where Hermione and Cara are." "I saw them being driven off to the doctor's office on the way over here," Ariadne told me. "I have no idea what for, though. Reenie, can I ask you something?" "Sure, what?" I answered. "Back at the hotel the other day, how did Sandra, Shelly, and you know what was happening with Clotilda?" Ariadne asked me. I unconsciously summon the Adaptation Sceptre and rotate it thoughtfully. I'm holding the answer in my hand, but how can I tell Ariadne that the Sceptre told me? I mean, that's how we were alerted that Clotilda was in distress, but will Ariadne buy it? Only one way to find out . . . "Ariadne, you won't believe this, but the Adaptation Sceptre told the judges and me that something was wrong," I replied. Ariadne looks at me like I have lost my mind. "I'm serious, Ariadne. I was talking with the judges about when to take on the Outers' kids when all of a sudden the Sceptre appears above my head and shines the symbols for Venus and Jupiter on the floor. When I grabbed the Sceptre and told it to investigate, I saw Cara trying to keep Clotilda calm and asking if you and Hermione have found any sugar. We hightailed it back upstairs and the rest you know." "You mean like Lion-O can when he holds up the Sword of Omens and tells it to give him 'sight beyond sight'?" Ariadne asked me, wanting to confirm what I just told her. I nod my head. "Can you check in on somebody?" "I don't know; I never tried that," I told Ariadne. "Never tried what?" Clotilda asked. "Clotilda, you're back," I exclaimed happily as Clotilda runs up to join us. "We missed ya." "Sorry, that took longer than usual, Reenie," Clotilda apologized. "My blood sugar level was found to be a bit high and I had to get several shots of insulin to take care of that. Usually, my mommy or daddy calls me in and all they do is check my blood sugar level and either tell me to work harder or take it easy. I'm going to have to start working out." "ARIIIIIIADNE!!!!!! Nap time!!!" Chad shouted. "I don't wanna take a nap!!!" Ariadne pouted, stomping her foot in the ground. "Ooooo, somebody's getting mighty cranky," Clotilda teased Ariadne. I give Clotilda a sharp nudge to the ribs. "Ouch, Reenie!! What did you do that for?" "If Ariadne is getting cranky, don't you think that it's a good idea not to make fun of her anymore?" I reasoned. "Will you guys get off it!?!?" Ariadne wailed as she jumps up and down. "I'm not cranky!!!! I just don't like being teased when I'm told it's time for my nap!!!" Chad walks up and carries Ariadne off. "Daddy, I'm not tired," Ariadne protests as she starts crying. "Oh, you aren't, huh?" Chad challenged as Ariadne yawns wide enough to see her tonsils. "Is this going to happen often?" I asked Clotilda. "Tsk tsk, Ariadne says that she doesn't like being teased when it's her naptime," Clotilda told herself out loud. "I don't think she likes taking naps, period." "Clotilda!!!" I yelled as I shake Clotilda, annoyed that she has gone off into her own world. "Yes, Reenie? Did you say something?" Clotilda replied. "Is this going to happen often?" I asked Clotilda again. "What do you mean, Reenie?" Clotilda wondered, not understanding what I'm getting at. "One of you guys leaving because it's your naptime," I told Clotilda. Clotilda pauses a moment to ponder her reply. "Well . . ., I know for *sure* that Claribel and Cecelia don't take naps in the middle of the day unless they do something that really wears them out," Clotilda told me. "However, Irvette and Cleopatra sometimes take short naps during vacations that last more than two days and when they aren't feeling well, but this isn't very often. But in the case of Hermione, Ariadne, and Cara, you can bet that sooner or later, they'll be called in to take a nap. That also goes for me too. But that'll change when we get older." "That's not fair," I said in a disgruntled tone. "Hey, choose the lesser of two evils, Reenie: your playtime with Hermione, Ariadne, Cara, or me being interrupted by our folks calling us in to take a nap or your playtime uninterrupted with the risk that a fight may break out because we're tired," Clotilda sighed, a bit annoyed. "I don't know about you, but I prefer the first one." "Sorry, Clotilda," I apologized. "Speaking of Cecelia, Irvette, Claribel, and Cleopatra, what can you tell me about them?" "Well, first of all, Cecelia, Irvette, and Claribel can shoot out their mothers' main attacks many times in succession," Clotilda told me. "Yeah, I know," I agreed with Clotilda. "They can do up to groups of seven and shoot off as many as they want." "You mean eight, Reenie," Clotilda corrected. I look at Clotilda questioningly. "Yes, Reenie, you heard me right. Irvette learned the verb to multiply by eight just yesterday. Ariadne told me about how Sailor Pluto visited in your dreams when you were unconscious. Do you really think that she was doing that to help you?" "Yes," I said. "Sailor Pluto loves me and wants me to be prepared." "I see that Sailor Pluto has done a good job," Clotilda smiled at me and then her face turning to a skeptical scowl, "thus far. Remember, Reenie, things will really pick up when you go against Cecelia. Let me show you something." Clotilda then reaches into the breast pocket on her jumper and produces a package of chalk. She drags me to the pathway and draws a vertical line and a horizonal line using white chalk. Then using orange, blue, red, and dark green chalk, Clotilda then makes dots and connects them using the white chalk. "Okay, Reenie, here is a graph that shows the relative difficulty of defeating each of us assuming nothing goes wrong. The orange dot is Cara, blue; Hermione, red; Ariadne, and dark green; yours truly. The vertical line is difficulty. What does that tell you?" I look at the graph and see that the blue and red dots are farther away from the horizontal line than the orange dot, with the latter being closer than the former. The line Clotida drew resembles a hill with the peak being the red dot. "You're slightly harder to defeat than Hermione and Cara are," I remarked. "Yeah, and Ariadne is the hardest to defeat of the four of us," Clotilda agreed. "See how the difficulty level rises as you proceed further in the tournament, Reenie. But now let's add in the Outers' kids." Clotilda then produces yellow, light green, black, and violet chalk and holds each up before making a dot saying, "Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and Saturn." She then makes a dot of each on the pathway and connects the dots with white chalk. I gasp when Clotilda finishes. The dot representing Cecelia is very far away from the horizontal line meaning I'll have a very difficult battle with her. "Cecelia is THAT tough?!?" I asked Clotilda. "Yep, Cecelia is *that* tough, Reenie," Clotilda answered, raising her eyebrows to emphasize the word 'that.' "Her powers govern everything in the sky and outer space. That means thunder and lightning and cyclones as well as gravity, comets, and even the stars themselves. Something I've seen Cecelia use a lot are her Uranus Thunder Mines. When Cecelia says 'Uranus Thunder Mine, electrocute,' get ready to dodge because her Mines are very fast once they're thrown and once they attach to you, they'll electrocute you. The Thunder Mines can also explode and destroy things. All she has to do is say 'detonate' instead of 'electrocute.' She may also walk up and plant the Mine on whatever she wants to blow up or electrocute. But for this tournament, she'll use her Thunder Mines to electrocute you. Anyway, here's the list of her attacks and those of Irvette, Cleopatra, and Claribel." Clotilda then hands me a list. I gasp at the vast number of attacks Cecilia and Irvette have. It's hard to tell what some of these attacks do just from their names. Claribel and Cleopatra each have quite a few impressive-sounding attacks of their own in their arsenal. Wow!!! "Dang, I've never seen so many attacks!!!" I told Clotilda. "Neptune Tectonic Turbulence, Red Tide Rush, Uranus Sky Comet Celerity, Cereberus Concussion, Gravity Crunch . . ." "Daunting, isn't it?" Clotilda winked at me. "What do all these attacks do, Clotilda?" I asked. Clotilda breaks out in laughter at my remark. "What's so funny?" "I'm laughing at the fact that you're expecting me to just sit here and rap off all of those attacks to you, Reenie," Clotilda said between fits of laughter. "I had a deal with the Outers' kids. They agreed to tell me the commands that launch those attacks and not be so hard on you if I promised not to tell you what I've seen those attacks do. If I don't keep my word, they won't keep theirs. Besides, what good would I be doing you by telling you what these attacks do anyway? These attacks all happen so fast that you probably won't have time to get scared before they hit you." My face falls. "Look, Reenie, there is a silver lining. It takes a while for the Outers' kids to recover from launching the listed attacks, so if they miss you, you can attack them using hand-to-hand combat without fear of reprisal if you're quick enough of foot and mind. And given your fight with Ariadne, I doubt that you have the emotional stability necessary to fight effectively against the Outers' kids." "But I defeated you, didn't I?" I challenged Clotilda. "I hung in there against your fiercest attacks. You tried to frighten me into giving up, but I kept at it and scored the three points I needed to win one point at a time." "Yes, Reenie, you did prove to be a formidable opponent," Clotilda agreed. "I have faith that you'll do no less against the Outers' kids when the time comes to take your turn against them. But still, I can't help but to worry about Cecelia getting the better of you with her vast sky- and space-based quasar-driven powers. I don't know; I may be worrying about nothing. Cecelia is also good at hand-to-hand combat, Reenie. Of course, Hermione, Cara, Ariadne and I as well as Irvette, Claribel, and Cleopatra all are as well; otherwise we would be of no use to you as your court." Clotilda smiles and begins laughing and I follow suit. "Ahem, girls," my mom Neo-Queen Serenity interrupted. Clotilda and I both jump in surprise. "Your mother just called and she wants you home for lunch, Clotilda." "Aww, nuts!!!" Clotilda groaned. "Do I have to?" "Yes, I'm afraid you do, Clotilda," Serenity replied. Clotilda sadly sighs and packs up her chalk. "Bye, your majesty," Clotilda waved. "See you later, Clotilda," Serenity waved back. "Thanks a heap, Clotilda!!" I called. Clotilda replies that I'm welcome and heads home. Royal Palace: July 14, 2996, 12:30 pm Serenity had taken me inside because it was lunchtime. Strangely enough, Endymion, Serenity, and I eat lunch in total silence. I gobble my lunch down and get ready to take off to go play when Endymion barked, "Hold it *right* there, young lady. I want to talk to you." I gulp nervously thinking that I'm going to get in trouble for Clotilda's artwork on the pathway. "It's nothing like that, Reenie," Serenity said, "but it is important. The judges paid us a visit yesterday. They were concerned that you may be trying to bite off more than you can chew. And since you were chained up at the time, your father and I had to act on your behalf. We want you to have a good chance of winning the tournament." "That's very considerate of you, Mommy," I thanked Serenity. "From what I hear, the Outers' kids are much more difficult to beat than the Inners' kids, Reenie," Endymion said. "Especially Cecelia. I hope that you will be able to compete effectively." "Yeah, I know, Daddy; Clotilda told me," I agreed with Endymion. "She told me that if I successfully avoid the Outers' kids' attacks, I could attack them with hand-to-hand combat while they charge back up if I'm quick enough of mind and body." "It also seems that Clotilda is a bit concerned that even if you're in peak condition as Sailor Moon, you may not have the agility necessary to defend yourself against the Outers' kids' speedy attacks, Reenie," Serenity said. "But what did you guys tell the judges?" I asked. "We told them that you and your friends visited them without our permission and that we were punishing you for your part in the offense, Reenie," Serenity replied. "Sandra said that it was a very assertive but irresponsible gesture for you to visit Shelly and him to discuss how you wanted to handle the second half of this tournament. When Raye and Chad were here with the judges and us to discuss Ariadne, they were wondering what the heck you girls were doing in the forest near Cherry Hill Temple the other day." "Did Shelly mention anything about how the girls' parents reacted when she brought them home, Mommy?" I asked Serenity. "Shelly said that Lita, Mina, Raye, and Amy were all emotional when she got the girls home, but as soon as she turned to leave, she could hear them shouting at their daughters for worrying them to death," Endymion said. "Of course, when I learned that Sandra and Shelly had left your friends alone in their room to take a nap, I dressed them down very harshly for being so careless. But I couldn't stay mad when Shelly told me that she and Sandra saved Clotilda's life. It's for that reason Lita and Ken are not pursuing child abuse and neglect charges against them." "Raye, Chad, Mina, Alan, Amy, and Greg have pressed charges against them for their negligence," Serenity added. "At my suggestion, they dropped the charges, but I made it clear that if it happens again, I will reinstate the charges and have them prosecuted to the fullest limits of the law." "After that, we had a pow-wow about how to handle you going against the Outers' kids, Reenie," Endymion explained. "We needed to find a way to wrap this up in a timely fashion without stressing you out too much. How would you like to fight Cecelia and Irvette three days from now and Claribel and Cleopatra the day after?" I consider Endymion's proposal. I'm in no condition to take on anyone right now, especially anyone like the Outers' kids, but I don't want give them time to hone their skills to the point where they may prove impossible to defeat. Then again, the Outers' kids have to take a break from their training sometime and may be resting now. Even with extra training, I doubt that I can handle them. But seeing as I have no other choice, I ratify Endymion's proposal and retire to my chambers to take a short nap. Reenie's chambers: July 14, 2996, 2 pm "Reenie, wakey wakey," a feminine voice whispered in my ear. I wake up to find Serenity standing over me. "Mommy, I'm so tired," I yawned. "Reenie, you stay right there," Serenity said as she leaves the room and comes back with a thermometer. "Put this under your tongue, honey." Serenity then takes my pulse. I start to ask Serenity just what the heck does she think she's doing when she puts her hand on my forehead and says, "Reenie, it's not like you to take naps. Does your tummy hurt? Do you feel like you want to throw up?" Serenity takes out the thermometer and studies it. "99.5 degrees . . . slight temperature. I'm glad it's nothing serious!!!" "Mommy, I want Diana," I told Serenity. "I miss her." "I know, pumpkin," Serenity sympathized with me, "but Diana is being observed for rabies right now and she can't be with you right now. I'm sorry." I look at Serenity and try in vain to blink away a tear. "I'm so lonely without Diana, Mommy," I sobbed as I hug Serenity. "Reenie, I'll be right back," Serenity said quickly as she leaves. Serenity comes back five minutes later carrying her cat advisor Luna. "Serenity, what is the meaning of this?!!" Luna demanded. "Luna, could you stay with my daughter for the next seven days?" Serenity requested. "Okay, but why, Serenity?" Luna asked. "Your daughter bit mine seven days ago and is being observed for signs of rabies, Luna," Serenity explained. "Reenie needs someone, or should I say, some feline to talk to. Now I have to some arrange things for the tournament, so I'll see you later, Reenie." Serenity then departs after leaving a red compact on my dressing table. "Luna, what's that?" I asked, pointing to the compact my mom left. "Why don't you clip it on your dress and find out, Reenie?" Luna suggested. I head over and seize the red compact. I see a yellow crescent moon and a black thing that Luna tells me is called a mortarboard on the lid. I clip it on my dress. "Now what?" I asked Luna. "Say the words 'Moon quasar scholar power,' Reenie," Luna directed. "What's going to happen if I do?" I asked Luna. "That compact will transform you into a faster, trickier, and more agile Sailor Moon, Reenie," Luna
replied. "Your mother and I have been working on upgrading your powers as Sailor Moon. At first, we were going to give you the powers your mother had when she was young, but I disagreed arguing that this would tempt you to use brute force to conquer the Outers' kids. After she and I overheard you and Clotilda in the main garden talking about the Outers' kids, we both agreed that making you trickier, faster, and more agile is best. The Queen also wants this compact to be her apology to you for chaining you in your room for the past two days." Now wait a minute!!! Neo-Queen Serenity just had me chained in my room and she expects me to just accept the compact and let bygones be bygones!!! I know how to avenge myself; I'll take this compact and use its power to show my parents the fierce warrior I really am!!!! I vow now, as my name is Reenie Chiba, that I'll fight the Outers' kids . . . and accept *nothing* less than TOTAL VICTORY!!!! "Moon quasar scholar . . . POWER!!!!" I cried. The compact does its work and less than a second later, I am the pretty sailor-suited soldier Sailor Moon. Or am I? I look at myself in the mirror. My cone-shaped buns still have the red pins and white feathers and my hair is still pink. The choker's there around my neck and my bodysuit is white. However, the bow on my chest is black and the red compact that had transformed me sits clipped over the center of my chest. The only change in my gloves is that they are ringed in yellow instead of pink. My skirt is yellow and while my boots have not changed length, they are black with red crescent moons all around the top. "Reenie?" Luna asked as she pads up to me and rubs herself on my legs trying to get my attention. I bend down to pick up Luna and hold her tightly to my chest. "Oh, Mommy," I sobbed. "Reenie, is something wrong with your new costume and enhanced powers?" Luna asked. I put Luna down and put my head down on my dressing table. "Reenie!!!" "No, Luna, I like my new costume very much," I replied as I wipe away my tears. "I'll test out my enhanced agility and speed later. I feel so icky for wanting to do away with my mommy and daddy as soon as my reign over Crystal Tokyo begins. I . . . I've never wanted to harm them." "I take that to mean that you have forgiven your mother for chaining you in your room, your highness?" Luna wanted to confirm my reply.
"Oh yes, Luna, I do," I said excitedly as I jump up and down. THE END
So what do you think? One of you emailed me about the harsh way Neo-Queen Serenity punished Reenie for being AWOL last chapter. Well, I hope that by having Neo-Queen Serenity give Reenie enhanced powers, I was able to compensate for last chapter's heavily charged ending. I think Cecelia is in DEEP trouble.
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