Sailor Moon Quasar: A Plutonian Girl and Her Dog Chibi-Mamoru Darien Chiba Chapter 5 Event 5A: The Rampage That Wasn't "Hey, Claribel!!!" Cecelia called to me as she and Irvette come up to me. I turn to look at Cecelia and Irvette and then turn my back on them. Cecelia Ten'oh-MacGrinrun, you got nerve to come up to me and talk to me as if nothing happened after all the crap that's happened!!! "How could you, Cecelia?" I sobbed. "Um . . ., Irvette, why don't you go keep an eye out for Dad?" Cecelia told Irvette as she hands off her books to her sister and escorts me into the nearest girls' restroom. Irvette follows us in the restroom and asks Cecelia what she should do if their dad Griffith MacGrinrun shows up. "Just tell him I'm with a friend right now, Irvette, and that I'll be out in a little while," Cecelia responds. "Now go on, Irvette; get out of here!!!" Satisfied that Irvette is gone, Cecelia says to me, "Look, Claribel. I know it's this arms race that's hurting you. I'm really sorry about that. I like to think of myself as the best of the best in everything I do." "Cecelia, ever since you entered into this arms race, you've become distant from me," I sobbed. "I felt alone without you around." Cecelia hugs me and holds me close. "Well, I'm here now, Claribel," Cecelia replied as her eyes turn a very pale yellow and tears start to form in them. "That's all that should matter right now." Cecelia sits astride in my lap with our chests pressing against each other hugging each other. Cecelia kisses me and whispers, "I just had an idea, Claribel. What do you say we go take a look at Princess Reenie sometime this coming summer?" "I don't know, Cecelia," I replied. "What if we get caught?" "Fortune favors the bold, Claribel," Cecelia returned as she kisses me again and reaches under my uniform skirt to feel my butt which takes me by surprise. "Hey!!" I yelped as I yank Cecelia's hand from under my skirt. "Sorry, I thought you would like that," Cecelia apologized to me. "Cecelia, I have had numerous shots in my rear end," I said, "and have been spanked several times. I don't like anything or anyone touching me in the butt." "What do you think of Cara, Claribel?" Cecelia asked. "I think she's a little weird," I replied. "Imagine, kissing your friends!!! Ewwwww!!!!!!" "Claribel, I just kissed you twice," Cecelia told me. " Claribel, a kiss is a beautiful thing when it's shared between two people who love each other for who the other is. I'm so sorry I hurt you, Claribel. I love you." "I love you too, Cecelia," I replied as my hands stroke Cecelia's back and accidentally stray down to her butt. "Oh, I'm sorry." "Don't be, Claribel," Cecelia smiled as she kisses me. "That's the most relaxing touch I've gotten since I've been started on these shots to help me control my bipolar depression. I tried to kill myself about three years ago because I had driven my best friend away in my quest to be the best and I could no longer stand the guilt." On this note, I could do nothing but hold Cecelia close to me while she cries silently. I have to do something to comfort my best friend. I could continue rubbing Cecelia's back, but that's losing its effectiveness. I don't know if I can live with myself if I stroke Cecelia's butt again, but I have already seen how Cecelia perks up when I do that. Wow, hard choice: my conscience or my friend's happiness. Come on, Claribel; your friend is hurting!! Well, to hell with my conscience!!! Before I knew it, I am being galvanized with the warmth of Cecelia's leg muscles and the softness of her panties. "Don't be scared, Claribel," Cecelia whispers when I withdraw my hands. "That was a very beautiful thing you just did. I remember that Sailor Venus had a cow when Cara and I French-kissed each other yesterday. Not everybody is fortunate to be loved like this, Claribel. Did you know that Amy and Greg were abusing Hermione?" "Oh, my God," I gasped. "What are they doing to Hermione, Cecelia?" "Just real subtle things, Claribel, like a missed meal here and there," Cecelia replied. "Or being overpunished for little things. Can you imagine your mom telling you that she often wishes that she had aborted you?" I look at Cecelia in shock and Cecelia returns my gaze. "My mama loves me too much to say something like that to me, Cecelia," I said as I shed an angry tear. "Are you saying that a gentle soul like Amy told Hermione something as mean and hateful as that she often wishes that she had aborted Hermione!?!?!" I don't anger easily as myself, but when I do, I'll warn you once and once only: DO NOT get in my way!!! "Claribel, there's no use in getting mad about that remark," Cecelia said. "The damage is already done and the most you can do is tell your parents and let them take it from there." "I beg to differ, Cecelia," I growled. "There is something more that I can do to keep Hermione from being damaged this way and I intend to do it right now!!!!" "Claribel!!! Don't do anything rash!!!" Cecelia called after me as I storm out of the restroom, transform to Quasar Sailor Pluto, and make a torch out of whatever I can find. On the way, I steal a lighter and a gallon of kerosene from a store and pass by Cherry Hill Temple. "Hold it, Young Pluto!!!" Raye Hino called as she rushes down the stairs towards me. "Where are you going?" I pay no attention to Raye and continue down the street . . . only to be stopped in my tracks by Raye's husband Chad Kumada. I run away, but Chad wrestles me to the ground and carries me into the Temple despite my best efforts to break free. "Let . . . me . . . go!!!!" I yelled as I continue fighting to free myself. "Cereberus, quasar battle mode!!!" Normally, that command would bring Cereberus running to my aid, but Raye snatches away the Pluto Quasar Onyx before I finish the command. "Raye, give me back my onyx!!!" "If you feel that you have to talk to me like that, then you may never get this onyx back, Claribel," Raye told me as she shows me the Pluto Quasar Onyx as it shrinks to become the stone of my transformation ring and its brooch becomes my ring. "Oh, my bad, your transformation ring. Ariadne!!" Raye calls. Ariadne walks into the room. "Yes, Mommy?" Ariadne answered Raye. "Take Claribel's transformation ring and put it in your room," Raye told Ariadne as she hands over my transformation ring. "And don't lose it." "Okay, Mommy, I won't," Ariadne replied as she turns and leaves the room. "Hey, Ms. Hino, that's *my* transformation ring," I protested to Raye. "Could you get your man to put me down?" "I know, Claribel, but I don't feel comfortable letting you loose with its power as angry as you obviously are," Raye replied as she indicates the branch, the kerosene, and the lighter. "Chad, put Claribel down, but don't let her go anywhere." Chad sets me down. "Why are you two detaining me?" I asked Raye and Chad. "Something's upsetting you to the point of wanting to set something on fire, Claribel," Chad said in a concerned tone of voice. "That in itself is a sign of serious trouble and I could never live with myself if I ignored it." By then, I'm in tears when I realize how out of control I was a while ago. "Mr. Kumada, Ms. Hino, I'm sorry I was such a monster to you both," I sobbed to Raye and Chad. "I was on my way to the Mizuno home." "What were you going to do when you got to the Mizuno house?" Raye asked me. "I was going to burn it to the ground, Ms. Hino," I sobbed to Raye. "Why were you willing to do something that would leave Hermione and her parents without a home and get your parents in so much trouble with the law, Claribel?" Chad asked me. "I learned that Dr. Mizuno and Mr. Ryo are abusing Hermione, Mr. Kumada," I said. I notice that Ariadne has just entered the room. "WHAT!?!? THAT CAN'T BE!!!!" Raye shouted. Poor Ariadne jumps at the loud, harsh tone of her mother's voice which also takes me by surprise. "Raye, before you get too carried away . . .," Chad interrupted, indicating the frightened Ariadne who is cowering in the corner. Raye walks over to Ariadne and picks her up. "Ariadne, I wasn't yelling at you," Raye whispered. "I'm not angry with you." Chad and I watch as Raye comforts Ariadne who is still crying and trembling in fear. "Claribel, I have known Dr. Mizuno and Mr. Ryo for years and they are the last people that I can imagine doing such a thing to an innocent child like Hermione." "Who told you that, Claribel?" Chad asked. "My friend Cecelia," I told Chad. "So you're willing to burn down Dr. Mizuno's house just because your friend said that there's something freaky going on there!??!!" Chad wanted to confirm, becoming angry himself. "Is that what you're telling me?!?!?" Raye sets Ariadne down and interposes herself between Chad and me. "I . . . I . . . I . . .," I stammered as I begin crying. Ariadne walks over and hugs me. "Claribel, do you know how many people lose friends and even their lives over 'he said, she said'?" Raye asked. "Mommy, please," Ariadne begged Raye. "Claribel feel bad enough as it is. I been over at Hermione's house before and Amy get so angry at Hermione it scare me." "I heard from Cecelia that Amy and Greg abuse Hermione by forcing her to skip a meal here and there and overpunishing her," I told Raye and Chad. Ariadne gasps and clings onto me. "Ariadne, it gets worse: Amy once told Hermione that she often wishes that she had aborted her." Raye, Chad, and Ariadne look at me in shock. Maybe I should have had Raye and Chad shoo Ariadne out of the room before expounding all those details. "Mr. Kumada? Ms. Hino? Are you angry with me for telling you all this in Ariadne's presence?" Still silence. Ariadne releases me and grabs Raye's leg. "Mommy?" Ariadne asked Raye in a small voice. "Yes, Tenshi? What is it?" Raye replied as she picks up Ariadne. "Did you ever wish that you had aborted me?" Ariadne asked Raye. "No, Ariadne! I NEVER wanted to or wished that I had aborted you," Raye exclaimed as she clutches Ariadne to her body. "You're my most holy angel of fire, Ariadne, and I love you. Don't ever forget that." "Correction, Raye," Chad declared. "Ariadne, you're OUR most holy angel of fire and we love you very much. We love you too much and worked too hard to get you here safe and sound to do to you the things Claribel said are being done to your friend Hermione. Claribel, these are some pretty heavy charges that you're making. Do understand that if you're wrong, Amy could lose her medical practice and doctor's license and she will have the right to sue us for slander and stand a good chance of winning. We have to have proof that this is taking place and Hermione is not here for us to examine her." Raye walks over to the phone and begins to punch in some numbers. "Ms. Hino, what are you doing?" I asked Raye. "I'm calling your parents, Claribel," Raye told me. "Why? Did I misbehave in some way?" I asked Raye, fearful of what she is going to tell my parents. "No, I don't want you to get in trouble for staying out too late," Raye told me. "I also need to talk to your father about something. Why don't you girls keep yourselves occupied for a while? This will take a while." Ariadne leads me to her room. "Uhh, Ariadne, where's your bed?" I asked. "I not have one and neither do Mommy and Daddy," Ariadne replied. "What do you sleep on then, Ariadne?" I asked. Ariadne shows me a mat 2 inches thick and seven feet long and four feet wide. "You sleep on that?" "Uh huh," Ariadne told me. I lay down on the mat. What an assault on my back!!! "This is uncomfortable, Ariadne," I complained. "How do you sleep on this thing?" "That because you not used to it, Clar'bel," Ariadne told me. "I scared for Hermione." "That makes two of us, Ariadne," I agreed, "but if anybody can get Hermione out of this mess, my mama and papa can." "Okay, Raye, let me get this straight," we heard Kerwin confirm. "You want me to fund an investigation of Amy Mizuno and Greg Ryo to find out if they are abusing Hermione?" "Yes, Kerwin," we heard Raye reply. "Raye, Chad, I care about children as much as you do, but there's no way I can spare the funds for such an operation," we heard Kerwin say. "Kerwin, you're the president of Del Trabajador Enterprises!!!" Chad shouted. "Surely you can do this." Ariadne and I jump at Chad's harsh tone of voice and head out to listen in on the conversation. "Chad, being the president of a corporation is not as lucrative a position as you and Raye obviously think it is," Kerwin objected. "Since I'm higher on the corporate hierarchy than anyone else in Del Trabajador Enterprises, I'm often the last one to get paid. Once I'm paid, I use the money to meet Claribel's needs first and then my own." "What about your wife Sharon?" Raye asked Kerwin. Kerwin takes a deep breath. "What can I say about Sharon?" Kerwin began. "She's the mother of my daughter Claribel. Sharon Setsuna Mei'ou is truly a soldier of revolution. I'll never forget the day Sailor Pluto kidnapped me and asked me to be the father of the next Sailor Pluto. Back then, I was a ruthless business tycoon, like my father was, who only cared about how well Del Trabajador Enterprises was doing and was willing to do anything enrich it and, with it, myself. Anyway, when Sailor Pluto asked me to be the father of her child, I panicked and fled to America. I just couldn't see any room in my life for a child of my own. I was scared. I didn't know what to do. I began drinking heavily thinking that this was an act of the devil. Sharon Setsuna Mei'ou stopped me when I was about to kill myself telling me that she, too, was a lonely soul that had little chance for a bright future and that we could complete each other." "That's so romantic, Ariadne," I whispered. "Imagine love forming between two lonely souls just like magic!!" "Kerwin, I was in a situation just like yours," Chad related. "Before I met Raye, I was a starving musician that got a bad case of stage fright at every performance. Now I'm a professional accountant, Raye's husband, Ariadne's father, and an amateur musician. And to think, a crush on Raye started it all . . ." "Yeah, Chad, something like that," Kerwin agreed. "After my father passed, I returned to Japan to attend his funeral and be coronated with the presidency of Del Trabajador Enterprises. I think accepting the presidency was the stupidest move that I ever made. There was a massive party celebrating my father's death and worldwide strikes that I had to put down. But I got Del Trabajador Enterprises moving again by allowing the workers the day off with pay for their birthdays and the birthdays of their family members along with other measures with Sharon's help. Sharon was a good friend to me during that time, but the fact that she wanted to have a baby with me still scared me. I talked with King Endymion about my feelings of reluctance and the emptiness that accompanied my father's death. Neo-Queen Serenity overheard that Sharon wanted a baby from so quickly and explained to me that 300 years ago a scientist named Gravitus La Phoenix appeared on Earth. Try as the Sailor Scouts may, they could not stop him from scooping up all eight of them and then vanishing as quickly as he came. It wasn't until 50 years from that day that they each came back with a jewel fabled to have the power to tap into the power of a quasar. If I remember correctly, Serenity told me that Sailor Mercury came back with a sapphire, Sailor Venus; a topaz, Sailor Mars; a ruby, Sailor Jupiter; an emerald, Sailor Saturn; an amethyst, Sailor Uranus; a diamond, Sailor Neptune; a jade, and Sailor Pluto; an onyx. Sharon came up to me and showed me a glowing onyx and told me that I am the right man to father the next Sailor Pluto. And now I see that she is correct. I can't imagine how I could have ever gotten along without my wife Sharon Setsuna Mei'ou or my daughter Claribel." "And I cannot imagine how I could ever get anything done if you weren't my papa," I told Kerwin as I step out from behind the wall. Before Kerwin could do anything else, I walk up and hug him. "I was so angry about what was happening to Hermione that I was going to burn down Dr. Mizuno's house. Please don't be angry with me." "Claribel, Raye explained everything to me," Kerwin said. "Why didn't you tell me that you were feeling this way? Now as for your request that I have Dr. Mizuno and Mr. Ryo investigated . . ., I'll do it. I won't ignore the abuse Hermione is supposedly experiencing at her parents' hands now that I see that it upsets my child to the point that she's willing to set somebody's property on fire." "I'll help too," Chad volunteered. Raye agrees. "So it's settled," Kerwin declared. With that, Kerwin and I leave Cherry Hill Temple for home. I hold tightly onto Kerwin's hand and infuse myself with his presence. In my anger, I had stormed down to Cherry Hill Temple alone and I'm now scared to let go of Kerwin's hand. "Papa, are you going to punish me?" I asked Kerwin after a long silence. "For being angry about what was being done to Hermione? Not at all," Kerwin replied as he unlocks the front door. "Claribel, why don't you go do some homework? Your mother and I have something to discuss." I sadly head up the stairs and look at the homework I have to do. Math, science, geography, . . . oh, yuck!!! History!!! Well, I'd better get started.