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Post by 42zombies on Jun 6, 2010 18:24:15 GMT -5
The arcade was buzzing once again. That was no surprise. After all, one of the island's most famous gamers was back in the city to try his luck at the new arcade game, 'LUCKE Missiles'.
This gamer, White Eye, pushed the buttons on the cabinet; he pulled levers and never took his eye off of the screen, even while he talked to the Japanese man in the suit.
"You see, White-san, you only paid the foundation the bare minimum. Normally, you wouldn't be able to obtain a Gaia Memory at all."
"Pfft. Yeah, whatev's, man." White Eye said, his enemy blowing up in front of him. "Look, I've already got your fancy tattoo; I paid money."
The Japanese man produced a small, USB-like device from his jacket pocket. Its sides were rigid, made to look like human ribs. Its front was adorned with a stylized letter 'V' that vaguely looked like a no-signal image.
"Here. I have other business here, so you're being given this at a cheaper price than usual." The businessman set the device on the cabinet, next to White's moving hands.
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 8, 2010 18:40:34 GMT -5
(OOC: 42, could you eidt this to be invite only then? Also, I use honorifics with my Japnaese characters, but I'm gonna assume you know them. Also, I'm listing surnames first for the same reason, even in the narration. Mama is directly from what Usagi calls her mom, I don't like "translating" that to "mom". Song translation taking from sailormusic.net. Here's a link if you want the actual song, it's Youtube but the video isn't important: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqwZxGNmn6g&feature=relatedAlso, apparently Usagi's actor was in Decade as Jun. Sawai-san was Usagi in 2004, so she may have been older in Decade, I don't know the release date for that.) Tsukino Usagi, fourteen years old and in Junior High, had been enjoying the peace. She and her friends had been able to stop a repeat of their past lives. They couldn't transform into Sailor Soldiers anymore, but it didn't matter. Luna still retained her ability to take human form... really, that seeme the only "power" that remained from the fight before. Even the clock had counted backwards. Everyone had had a good laugh over Usagi moping that she would have to repeat the grade. She was able to date Mamoru whenever she wanted now, and times were good.
Or they had been. It was four in the morning when Luna had jumped on her chest and told her that there was big trouble. Usagi couldn't sense it because she had lost most of her Soldier powers, but there was something going on where the portal to the Dark Kingdom had once been. It had taken half an hour to get her awake. Luna had taken the time to call Usagi's friends. Now they were all running to the bridge. They couldn't become Soldiers, but Usagi was convinced there was something they could do. Luna knew she had to trust Usagi's resolve.
The Japanese girl, stuffed black (really, Luna was more purple) in hand, had arrived on the scene just as a black portal appeared. She had turned to see if the others were going to show up, but something had pulled at her. The stuffed cat that was Luna had flown out of her hands. She had thought she heard footsteps as she was yanked forward...----- "Luna...? Ami-chan, Rei-chan, Mako-chan, Minako-chan, anyone...?" Usagi was walking through what looked like a large mall. She had no idea how she had gotten here, only that she'd woken up in some back room and was now very lost. The japanese girl in a junior high uniform and her hair in two buns and ponytails remembered Luna waking her up, but... why would she have woken up in mall? This sure didn't look like the Dark Kingdom. Maybe she had fallen asleep and had a weird dream? "Shingo? Mama? Hello...?" No one seemed to be paying much mind to the lost girl. She let out a sigh and hung her head as she walked forward. If she had just fallen asleep, someone was really mean for leaving her alone! She was considering pulling out the cellphone Luna had given her when she heard a familiar song. Her head popped right up and she gave a grin. "Minako-chan!" ---------- Two kids had started up a game of Dance Dance Revolution to the left of where the business arrangement was going on. Everything in the Arcade was rather loud, so to most people the music they had chosen would just blend into the background. It was a Japanese song in any case. The singer was female, and if anyone had been looking at the selection screen they'd have seen it was by someone named "Aino Minako". After a short intro the lyrics began. -Doushiyou mo nai shoudou ni tsukiugokasarete ima- -Stirred by impulses that there's nothing I can do--Watashi no sore wa hajimatta kimi wo motomeru omoi- -That has begun for me now, feelings searching for you--Yotei chouwa no shousetsu ya eiga ga tsumaranai you ni- -Just like predictable movies and books are boring--JINSEE mo sukoshi ZUREtara omoshiroi no kamoshirenai- -When life is a little bit off, it might be more fun-As stated, it was likely most people wouldn't pay any attention to the song as it played. Tsukino Usagi was not most people. There was a distinctive sound of squeeing not that far from the Arcade, and if someone turned around they'd see the source was a Japanese junior high student in a fall/winter uniform. Usagi was running forward as the song continued. If the squeal wasn't enough to bother anyone in the room... well, she wasn't watching where she was going. If the business man didn't side step, he'd have a teenage girl accidentally crashing into him. |
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Post by 42zombies on Jul 9, 2010 10:02:51 GMT -5
"The Museum thanks you for doing business with us, White-san," the Japanese man thanked, bowing his head humbly. "We hope you'll tell your friends about--"
"DUDE, LOOK OUT!"
The Japanese only had enough time to turn around and raise an eyebrow at Usagi as she crashed into him. The two of them toppled backwards, landing on the floor in a messy heap.
<"Um... excuse me, are you Japanese?"> The man asked in his native language. His dialect was hard to place, but there was an air of refinement about it. <"C-Could you please get off of me? This is kind of embarass-->"
There was a sound not unlike a very pissed off bear, followed by the sound of a 'GAME OVER' screen. It took the Japanese man a split-second to realize he had landed on his client.
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 9, 2010 13:55:07 GMT -5
Usagi pushed herself up into a sitting position and rubbed her head. Even the way she was muttering about the pain indicated an answer to the man's question. She blinked as she heard the growl and looked down, realizing she had fallen on top of two men. Her eyes widened and she all but flew off them. She stumbled back a few steps before quickly bowing numerous times, her pigtails flopping back and forth with the movement.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Her response was in Japanese as well, using the full word rather than the short informal version. The teenager's face was bright red with embarassment. She did seem more focused on her apologies than any other part of her surroundings...
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Post by 42zombies on Jul 9, 2010 14:14:39 GMT -5
"God... DAMMIT!" White Eye pushed himself up and turned to glare at the Game Over screen. The skinny, pimply twenty-something loner turned to the Japanese girl and scowled. "You little bitch! You realize how close I was to the kill-screen?!" He exclaimed. He looked at the businessman. This was his fault, too, probably. White Eye racked his brain, trying to find a way to get revenge for this horrible crime. Slowly, his eyes fell on the device that the business man had given him. Quickly, White grabbed it off the cabinet. He pulled up his shirt to reveal a strange tattoo that resembled a USB port. "F*ck*rs!" White cried, tapping the Memory on its side. VIDEO! White shoved the Memory into the tattoo on his gut, where it was quickly absorbed into the rest of his body. Almost instantly, a bizzare transformation overtook him; in a flash of what looked like pixels, White's body was replaced with a creature that seemed to have a body made up out of televisions stuck together. It was vaguely person-shaped, and two bunny-ear anntenae stuck out of its head. "Heh... so this is what a Gaia Memory feels like..." White said half to himself. The crowd that had been watching in amazement before scattered away in terror as White stretched, testing out his new body. "Okay, bitch!" White Eye pointed a black finger at girl threateningly. All of the TVs that made up his body flared a no-signal image. "You're first; then the dude!" |
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 9, 2010 14:41:34 GMT -5
(OOC: Didn't translate ojiisan as it kills the joke. In a lot of anime and Japanese shows, kids and teens will use that term for anyone older than them, and you're probably aware of the gag with the person being annoyed at being called "old")
Usagi stopped bowing and winced as the man shouted at her. She opened her mouth to apologize more, but he just yelled more, effectively cutting her off. She really hadn't meant to run into either of them! She paled and took a step back when he lifted up his shirt. What was he going to do!? She seemed to be trying to find a place to run to when the man grabbed the odd thing and... stuck it in his stomach while cussing.
She looked suitably freaked and worried as the transformation took place. Her head jerked around and she realized that everyone was running. She should probably be running too. However, that man she had directly run into was still there. She grabbed his arm and tried to pull him away.
"Ojiisan, we have to run!"
This was a horrible time to not be able to transform anymore. She didn't want this youma to hurt people, but there was nothing she could do! They had to run. The worst part was, the girl had managed to get herself between the businessman and the "youma", despite him having made it clear she was his main target. She was wide open for attack...
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Post by 42zombies on Jul 9, 2010 15:00:32 GMT -5
<"W-What?"> The businessman asked, cuaght off-guard by what Usagi suddenly called him. <"Oh, um... yes, certainly. Let's leave."> "Damn..." He though, trying not to let his frustration show, "I can't risk transforming in such a public place. I'll have to hope he follows us somewhere secluded and wait for him to kill the girl first."However, before he could go through with this plan, a gunshot went off. The projectile impacted against White Eye, causing him to stagger backwards. "Who did that?!"KAMEN RIDE "Henshin!" A voice cried out. There was another gunshot, this one powerful enough to knock White Eye down. The businessman turned around just in time to see a flash of light. DIEND! A solitary armored figure stood at the entrance of the arcade. He pointed a gun at White Eye cockily. "Hey, Ojiisan..." he said, a heavy Japanese accent in his voice, "I'll save you... if you let me have your treasure." |
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 9, 2010 15:15:16 GMT -5
(OOC: Okay, I just wanna make it clear although it probably already is. My characters are speaking Japanese unless I specify otherwise. XD)
Usagi noded several times and was about to run off, making sure the man was with her. She sure seemed concerned with the safety of a "bystander". Before either of them could get much of anywhere, though, the bullet fired. Usagi screamed in surprise and unintentionally jerked the man she was holding onto to the side as she whirled around. Somone had... had shot the youma?
The teenager seemed very confused as she heard the voice. Henshin!? Someone was here that could transform? She scooted backwards, still holding onto the businessman, as the second goneshot came. He seemed to know what was going on better than she did, so she had the sense to turn when he did. She managed to see the figure after the flash had faded. He was talking in English, so she couldn't get most of what he said aside from the "Ojiisan". She sure didn't understand what he was offering to do.
And something horrible hit the teenager. It was very likely the youma had possessed the man. Which meant that if he was actually shot he could die. She looked nervously between the armored figure and the businessman. She had to do something to save him, but she couldn't do anything! She felt a hot pain in her chest. She... what could she do!?
"C-come on! He'll save us!"
Usagi yanked the businessman's arm. Maybe... maybe if she could get away, get somewhere safer, she could think of something. She couldn't transform, but... she was now trying to all but drag the man away. A single thought rippled in her mind, the voice sounded so familiar... but she was pretty sure it wasn't her own.
If you desire to fight, you have the power...
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Post by 42zombies on Jul 9, 2010 15:28:53 GMT -5
In-between being jerked around by Usagi, the businessman stared at the figure, his mouth opened in shock. He couldn't help but say the name.
"K-Kamen Rider...?" He half-whispered.
"There's a Kamen Rider on this island?! The Museum didn't tell me anything about this!" He thought.
While White Eye struggled to get up, DiEnd turned to look at Usagi. He stared at her for a while before he finally spoke.
<"Hey... this isn't your fight."> He said simply. <"Stay out of my way, okay, Moon-chan?">
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 9, 2010 15:44:18 GMT -5
(OOC: I'm gonna assume that's some power of DiEnd's I'm not aware of. XD In the live action version of Sailor Moon, appearance alone isn't really enough to tell they're the same due to the appearance difference what with the wigs and all.)
"Eeeh!?"
She had heard the "Kamen Rider" bit, and didn't know what to make of that. He certainly wasn't any version of Mamoru, despite the Kamen bit. But hadn't he just called her Moon-chan? How could he possibly know that!? Almost no one remembered that! Just her friends and Mamoru! Was he one of the Shitenou? He didn't sound like it...
Well, it wasn't like she could do much. She couldn't transform, right? She looked up at the man. Why wasn't he running already!? She yanked at his arm a bit more. She couldn't just leave him to get stuck here. If only he'd move! Usagi looked back towards "Kamen Rider".
"I think he's possessed by a monster, Kamen Rider-san! Don't hurt him!"
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Post by 42zombies on Jul 9, 2010 16:26:53 GMT -5
DiEnd looked back at White Eye and chuckled. <"Posessed, huh?"> He asked, more than a little amused. As White Eye crawled back onto his feet, DiEnd chuckled. <"Heh... this guy's just been posessed by his own selfish desires. The world won't miss a guy like him.">
DiEnd lifted his gun and fired a volley of shots at White Eye. However, each of the projectiles flew into one of the TV screens, leaving White Eye unscathed.
"Heh... looks like I'm untouchable!" He exclaimed, wringing his hands together happily.
The businessman's eyes widened. He quickly turned towards the exit. <"Run!"> He yelled to the girl.
"The Video Dopant can absorb energy and build it up until it evolves into a new form..." The businessman remembered as his eyes darted around the room. "Or, if the user can't handle the Gaia Memory, they'll let all of the energy out in an explosion that'll kill them and anyone around them. Damn it!"
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 9, 2010 16:48:46 GMT -5
Magnified negative emotions, right? That wasn't any different than what Metalia had done in the past life! No one deserved to die for that! Usagi looked trapped as "Kamen Rider" insisted that the world wouldn't miss someone like him. She had to fight. Whether it was "her battle" or not didn't matter, she couldn't let someone die over something like that!
If you want to fight, if you want to protect people... the Phantom Silver Crystal is part of your heart, Serenity...
Usagi jerked her head up as the man told her to run. She felt that warmth in her chest again. If she wanted to fight... if she wanted to protect people... her eyes widened as her mind went elsewhere.
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Usagi looked around at the white palace walls surrounding her. There were columns everywhere, and it appeared to be a palace of some sort. Wait, she'd been here once before....
"Serenity, my child..."
The teenager jerked her head up. There was a beautiful woman there with more than a passing resemblance to herself. Her long brown hair was longer than her own. She was dressed in a pristine white gown, a lot like what she wore when she transformed into her past self as Princess. Upon the woman's forehead was a gold crescent moon. She seemed to have a longer trail to her dress than she... did. Usagi looked down and noted she was in her form as Princess Serenity.
The woman held out her hand. A diamond shaped gem hovered there. Rainbow lights danced off it. Usagi's eyes widened. The Phantom Silver Crystal!? It was supposed to be destroyed, right? Princess Sailor Moon had said it was put back together, but... the power was lost, right?
"Serenity, the power of a Soldier is the power of the heart."
"Wh-who are you...?"
The woman gave a kind smile, "In life I was known as Queen Serenity. I was your mother in the past life. Lingering traces of my energy remain upon the moon. Little more than memories. Serenity... You wish to fight, correct?"
"Of course! I can't let people die!"
"The Phantom Silver Crystal is weakened and Metalia is gone, but it still responds to your emotions. Serenity, take it and fight. Reawaken the power of a Soldier you were granted in this life to protect what you hold dear..."
Usagi looked at the woman and gave a firm nod. She held out her hands and to her surprise a large pendant materialized there. It was shaped like a heart, but the design was different then her old one. A star was at the center. Queen Serenity held out both hands and the crystal floated over to Usagi as the pendant opened itself up. With a flash of light the crystal vanished, only to reappear within the pendant before it closed.
"Moon Crystal Power, Make Up..." Queen Serenity said. She faded into a warm light...
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Usagi opened her eyes. Less than a second had passed. She looked at the man. She realized she was holding something in her hand. A tightened grip revealed it to have a heart shape. Her eyes widened.
"O-okay! You hurry up and run too, ojiisan!"
The teenager let go of the man's arm and ran off. She yanked open the door to the exit and pulled it shut behind her. She seemed out of the fight. However, once outside she ran down the emergency exit stairs and held the pendant into the air. What Queen Serenity had said... She didn't have time to call the others, not if Kamen Rider was going to kill that man!
"Moon Crystal Power, Make Up!"
In a flash of pink light and sparkles, Usagi Tsukino had been replaced. Where there had been a brown haired Japanese girl in a school uniform before now stood a blond haired girl in an unsual twist on the basic school uniform. A large pink frontbow, a red backbow, a brooch in the middle of the bow that looked like an enlarged version of the pendant she'd just received, a skirt far too short for reason... she turned towards the stairs and began running up them.
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Post by 42zombies on Jul 9, 2010 17:36:18 GMT -5
The man watched the girl run away while DiEnd continued to fight White Eye. Then, a pleasant smile appeared on his face. <"Heh... looks like I'll fight after all."> Too quick for the eye to see, the man produced a Gaia Memory from his suit pocket. But this one was... different. It was sleeker, somehow, and instead of having a letter on its front like White's had, this one had the number 7. Wasting no time, the man-- Aoaru Yukata-- shoved the Gaia Memory into a tattoo on his wrist. 7FUKUJIN! A change similar to the one that White Eye underwent overcame Yukata. He resembled a blue creature with 7 spider-like faces. Slowly, the experimental 7 Dopant turned so he could enter the arcade. < "Without a doubt... I am god."> |
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Post by mugenginga on Jul 9, 2010 18:27:14 GMT -5
It was a few seconds after Yukata transformed that the door Usagi had ran out of burst open. Framed a fair bit by the light outside, the blond in a mini-skirt had a psuedo aura effect going on. Her eyes widened at the seven faced creature, but she turned most of her focus to the Kamen Rider and the television like youma that had taken over the man from before. Or at least, with how she saw the situation.
"The pretty suited soldier of love and justice, Sailor Moon, arrives!"
Moon flashed a quick pose. One hand was shaped like a "v" sign and it was over her forehead. Her other hand was on her hip, just above her skirt. The pose dropped as quick as she had put it up and she ran over to the Kamen Rider.
"You can't kill him! He's just possessed by that youma!"
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Post by 42zombies on Jul 9, 2010 19:49:15 GMT -5
DiEnd stared at Moon through his visor. <"I don't have time for this!"> He exclaimed quickly, loading what looked like a card into his gun. KAMEN RIDE
[glow=gold,2,300]IBUKI![/glow] A blue armored figure appeared with the pull of a trigger. This one seemed oddly reminiscient of a Japanese demon. He wielded what looked like a trumpet, but the way he pointed it at Yukata, it might have been a gun. The new Kamen Rider wordlessly charged for Yukata, firing off shots at him. DiEnd, meanwhile, took cover behind an arcade cabinet while White Eye fired a blast of energy from his hand. |
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