Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of Sailor Moon or Ranma 1/2. I do, however, own Sailor Element and her scouts. They may not be copied, doubled, or used with out my permission. This has no place on any Sailor Moon timeline. I created an alternate universe to put this story in. "speak" {{thought}} **dream** ::mental:: ----------------------------------------------------- Sailor Moon Elementals by Clabrieal Chapter 5: The Roaring Flames of Fire -------------------------------------- It was a cold and rainy day. That ment bad news for one Ranma Saotome, who was wallking home from school. He... she was dreading going home to face Akane for reasons that would come to her, in the shape of flower pots and other hard items. She heard someone yell "Ranma!" and she fainted. Sailor Pluto watched the time gates close. Another one to go to the Masters. She sighed. She wondered where that young lady would be going. She also wondered what it would be like to be split into two without knowing it. When Ranma woke up, all she could see was black. She stood up and noticed a tea kettle nearby. She walked to it. "Now at least I can be a guy!" she said as she dumped the hot water over her head. She felt a weird sensation that she had never felt changing before. She opened her eyes. She felt the water dripping off her body, but she was still a girl. "What!?!" she yelled. She heard someone behind her laughing. She turned around and saw a ghostly figure. "Hello, Ranma. I am a.. how can I say it in your tounge? A Master. We are responsible for many fanfics, mostly crossovers. You, however, were called to be an original character. So you will only retain your female appearence, voice, a few charictaristics, and last name. And don't worry, it won't hurt a bit." "Hey! Darien! Wait up!" called Nic as she ran after him. She caught him by the shoulder. He turned to look at her. "Oh, hi Nic!" he said smiling. "Did you hear?" "What? That we're brother and sister? Of course!" Nic smiled. Little did they know, Serena was watching them from around the corner. {{What are they doing?}} she thought. "Do you know exactly what happened?" Darien asked Nic. "Yes. When Raye and I were two, mother and father were taking you somewhere while we stayed with our aunt and uncle. There was a terrible accident. The car you were in fell off the road. Father woke up and thought you and mom were dead so he left. When the ambulance came, the found you still alive. Apperantly, at the hospital, they told you both your mother and father died. They didn't know about your sisters. Father gave Raye to grandfather and me to my aunt and uncle, who moved to America. The rest is your history." "How do you know this?" "Apollo told me." "It's nice to know I'm not the only one of my family left." Darien and Nic embraced. Serena, who hadn't heard what they had said, gasped. Her muffin hugging one of her best friends. She started to cry. She ran home, crying all the way. "Now what?" asked Slate. "We form another tactic. Duh!" said Jade. "And it's my turn." Slate just nodded. Jade set down the ball. "Druid Hydro! Show those stupid soldiers who's boss!" A water-based humanoid appeared. He was pure water except for two rubys that served as eyes. "Those scouts'll be washups!" and he dissappeared. Raye was fixing dinner when she noticed a note on the table. It was folded up and, in Serena's handwriting, on the front was written "To My Friends". Raye quickly read over it. Her eyes widened. She called the other scouts on her comminicator. "Guys hurry! This is important business!" Nic knew something was wrong she could feel it. She looked up from the book she was reading, put down her pencil, and ran out the door and headed for the temple. Nic arrived before the others. "What's...wrong?" she asked her sister between breaths. Raye looked up with tears in her eyes. "It's Serena!" Marie, followed by Michelle, climbed out of the pool. The showered off the chlorine, peeled off their suits, dried off, and dressed. They were heading home when Marie heard someone talking. It was Nic. ::Marie! Get Michelle and head for the temple! Hurry!:: Marie and Michelle ran through the open door of the temple. Everyone, minus Raye, was sitting at the temple. "Here," said Amy. "Have a seat." Soon, Raye came into the room with a note clutched to her chest. She sat down, wiped away her tears, and took a few deep breaths. Then she started reading: "Dear friends, I'm sorry about all this. I have seen something rather disturbing and I can't go on. I am resining from leader of the Sailor Soldiers. Maybe you should pick Darien's new girlfriend to take the job. You won't find me, so don't try. Serena" Then Raye held up something. It was the Star Locket. Everyone was silent. The only sound that could be heard was that of a door slamming. Marie was sitting at the table. She was only one who saw Nic run outside. She knew where she was going. Something started to invade her thoughts. A knowing of danger. "The pool." she said. She started to run. Everyone followed. Marie was half way there. She stoped and looked to her right. The bushes were shaking. She started running again. She yelled "Come on!" and Apollo burst out of the bushes. When they got to the pool, they could feel the evil that had surrounded. They transformed and ran into the pool. Almost everyone was floating in the water. Only one girl was standing. In front of her was Hydro. They were locked in a stare. The girl started to attack Hydro, and was doing a good job. Sailor Water felt something about that girl. ::Apollo?:: ::I know. You do it:: Marie looked at the girl and nodded to her. The girl returned her nod. Apollo threw an orange brooch, shaped like a flame, at her. She caught it. "Fire Star Magic!" she said as she threw the brooch into the air. It stayed in the air, about a foot or two from her head.The girl levetated and looked like she was laying on an invisable bed. The brooch turned into a flame and shot out vines that wrapped around her. The flame turned back into a brooch and fell onto the girl's chest and the flames dissappeared. Sailor Fire landed saftly on the ground. Hydro put away it's cards and resumed attacking. "Fire Burn!" a stream a fire erupted from the girl's hand and formed a dome around Hydro. "Uh, oh!" Hydro said, as the dome collapsed apon him and he was turned to a harmless steam. All the people at the pool recuperated. Jade had what she needed. She smiled as she thought about her brilliant plan. {{Those scouts probably don't suspect a thing! I know slate doesn't! Who said older means wiser?}} Slate was watching his little sister. She sure seemed happy today. Maybe she had an idea to catch those scouts. Or maybe it was that earthen coffe. The soldiers looked over the now detransformed Sailor Fire. She had her hair braided in the traditonal Chinese queue. Her eyes were a shade of China blue. They soon deducted she was Chinese. She was wearing purple eye shadow which accented her eyes nicely, as Apollo saw it. Over her swimsuit she had put blue pants and a red sleeveless shirt. "Hello. My name is Sailor Water A.K.A. Marie Kaioh. These are my friends..." she proceeded to introduce them. "My name is Rachel Saotome. I'm glad to meet all of you." She took one look at Apollo and jumped back in fear. "Ca..ca..cat!" she screamed, eyes wide. "Nice to meet you, too." said Apollo sarcasticaly. Nic had been running for quite awhile. She was now deep in the forrest. She could hear a river rushing near by and sped up. She could just make out a form sitting on the river bank. She slowed down and crept silently toward the figure. She could now make out two meatballs topping off two long pigtails. Serena turned, but not fast enough to see Nic drop to the ground, where she was hidden in the tall grass. {{I thought I heard something. Oh well.}} though Serena, shrugging. Marie's mind just wouldn't get off her case. {{When is Nic going to be back? Why was that monster so easy to defeat? Something's up, and I don't like it.}} Marie watched Apollo teasing poor Rachel. He would stay close to her and wriggle in laughter when she jumped to somewhere impossibly high. ::Apollo! Stoping teasing her, or I'll take you to the vet!:: scolded Marie. Apollo wriggled again, but it was more like a shiver this time. ::Okay, okay. Jeez, can't I have any fun?:: Nic had no idea what to do. Why was she sneaking around anyway? This was, after all, one of her best friends. She stood up. She bravely walked to where Serena was sitting. Nic reached out and put her hand on Serena's shoulder. Serena jumped, quickly turned her head, saw who it was, and narrowed her eyes at Nic. Marie sighed and snuggled up closer to Chris. {{I could get used to this. But what about Nic? She's beeen gone almost a day.}} she thought. Chris seemed to sence something was wrong and wrapped his arms around Marie. She sighed again. {{But, for now...}} Queen Trinity of Urth looked into the pool. She watched Serena almost lunge at Nic. She cried a single tear that dropped into the pool, causing the seen to change. Now, the cristine pool showed Jade and Slate talking between evil laughs. She could remember when they were her most trusted advisors, guardians, and friends. She knew what they were doing. She was building up her energy to stop them. She knew it would still only be temporary. It would kill her, too. But it would save her daughter. Her daughter, and her daughter's guardians. But not Serenity's. The seen in the pool now showed Setsuna. You're majesty, isn't there any other way?" she asked hopefully. "No. Are they prepared?" "I hope..." Apollo ran. He was running to the woods, but not to where Nic was. Instead, he ran deep into the forest. He soon came to a small clearing. A smooth, flat rock was set in the middle. He jumped onto the rock and closed his eyes. A beam of moon light appeared directly over him. He was engulfed in the pale light. He opened his eyes and looked up. "What is it, your majesty?" "Apollo. You know what is going to happen?" "Yes. But I thought it would not be for a few years. Untill I could get them..." "To America, yes. Prepare them. Just as Setsuna is preparing the two. They must be ready." "How can we just leave the others? When will I know when to go?" "We must leave the others. Leave when the wind blows. In America, the earth will rise. The rest are left to two." "Yes. Your majesty." Nic wasn't prepared to have Serena jump at her like that. But she quickly retaliated and soon had Serena pinned to the ground. "WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME NOW?!?!" Serena yelled at Nic. "WASN'T DARIEN ENOUGH FOR YOU?!?!" Serena said, sat up, and promptly started crying. This time it wasn't the crying that is shown in comical streams in most Anime, but the tears that are shown in extreame sorrow, first brimming then spilling. Nic didn't know what to do. So she did the one thing she knew her aunt did when she was crying. Nic put her arms around Serena, and held her her. ::Darien! Please help!:: Darien was driving to Serena's house when suddenly, he heard Nic calling him in his mind. The message was repeated several times. He did a stunt-worthy U-turn and sped to where he thought she was. He knew. Rachel sat on the roof of her house. It had been explained to her about the other scouts and Nic. But she was confused. Where was Nic? That Marie seemed to know, but didn't tell anyone. She laid back and looked at the stars. She saw a star that had a dark glow to it. She looked at it again, harder, and realized it was much too big to be a star. {{Is it a planet?}} Queen Trinity brushed back a long strand of silver hair from her eyes and sighed. "I'm sorry Serenity. You can't save your daughter or her friends again. I can't save them either. But, in the end, everything will work out. I just hope their ready for what lies ahead..." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whew! Where's my coffee? Send it, comments, and/or questions to Clabrieal@aol.com and I am, like my cousin, highly flammable. Stay tuned for more chapters, more specials, and a webpage! The next chapter will be short and dark. If you don't like darkfics, e-mail me and I'll give you a summary of what will happen. Character info will also be out soon.