Episode 1! Astra dies quickly!

[Anastasia]

Usagi is a heroine? Sailor Moon appears!

> Usagi Tsukino is a normal girl. A normal girl living in Tokyo, going to her normal school and doing her normal homework with her normal friends. Her normal concerns of boys, ice cream, and teenhood are perfectly in line with a uneventful life. This is where our story begins.
> This normal girl sleeps in her warm bed, her normal pink pajamas hanging off of her still growing body. Still growing even as..."USAGI! USAGI!" the voice of her mother stirs the girl from her slumber. That, and the shaking from her grasp on your shoulders. "School starts in a half hour! Get up!"
<Usagi> "Mmgrg... five mr minutes..." is the garbled response as the blonde rolls over and buries her head in her oh so warm and soft pillow.
> Taking a second grip on her wayward daughter, "USAGI!" she shoulds, almost lifting the girl from her bed as she shakes her. Dropping her after, she yanks the warm blanket away. Cold! Even though Mom turned off the heat last week, it's still chilly in the house, being March and all. Really cold!
* Usagi sits up blearily and glances at her clock. "Ahh! I'm late!" she yells, hopping quickly out of bed and dashing around her room as she hurries to get ready. "Why didn't you wake me?" she adds with a brief accusing glance at her mother.
> Sighing at her daughter's display and words. "I DID, Usagi. Six times before this, but you kept going back to sleep. What about the homework you said you'd do in the morning, hmmm?"
> Slumping as her dark blue hair flutters slightly, "Usagi, you're going to get another student/parent/teacher conference at this rate."
<Usagi> "I'll do it between classes before it's due!" the blonde insists as she dashes out to the bathroom. 'I'll copy Naru-chan!'
> Sighing again, Ikkuko just shakes her head as she watches this. "Oh, Usagi..." she sighs, walking downstairs. HEr daughter soon follows, her school uniform hastily thrown on. As passes by the eating area, "I made toast and eggs,  Usagi-chan."
> Dad and Shingo are eating quietly, the former smiling at his daugther. "Morning, Usagi!"
<Usagi> "Morning," Usagi blurts out, snatching up a slice of toast and putting it in her mouth while she grabs her schoolbag and puts her lunch (breakfast) in. "I'm late!" she adds, taking hold of the toast once her bag is sorted out and dashing out the door.
> OOC - Body check, rabbit. Want to see your luck and see if the klutz kicks in.
<Usagi> roll 2d6
* Queen_Serenity --> "Usagi rolls 2d6 and gets 8."
> As you dash to the door, your foot catches just a second on the doorstop. GAAAAH! Usagi goes face down, her toast and schoolbag in each hand as she lays limbs out. Oooh, her poor, bruised body...
<Usagi> "Owww!" Usagi groans, sniffling as she sits up. Remaining sat at the porch, she puts her shoes on, rubbing her poor abused face for a moment before she stands. "I can still make it!" she then declares, racing out once more with a departing cry of "Bye!" to her dear family.
> Kenji peeks out as Usagi runs off, shaking his head. "That girl...she'll either break a leg or become an Olympic sprinter at this rate."
> ---
> AS Usagi races to school, she passes by various students doing the same. Ducking past another frazzled blonde whom turns the corner a moment later and away from Usagi, the rabbit named girl comes close to her school. Huffing...you're not late, are you?
<Usagi> Even if she is late, those other people are later. Besides, she'd have heard the chimes, right? Slowing down her pace to something a little more dignified, she continues the last leg of her journey.
> Heading up to the school, you smile. While chilly still, spring is in the air. What a nice time of the year, winter is ov-hm? You stop as you approach the schoolgates. Four burly, white jumpsuited with caps men are hauling a teacher's desk out to a nearby van. They look rather muscular and scary, the students nearby giving them a wide berth.
* Usagi stops a moment, her curiousity (and hope) getting the better of her. "Excuse me?" she asks one of the men, "Is one of the teacher's clearing out her desk because she lost her job for giving people too much homework?"
> They turn to you, eyes and faces hidden by the cap and the shadows they give off. "We're the new cleaning crew, kid. Get lost," he says, turning back as they continue to lug the desk.
<Usagi> "Eh... ok..." Usagi replies, rather put out as she backs off. Putting it behind her, she turns and hurries inside to her classroom.
> As you head inside...gah! You run into something hard and warm, sending you back a step. "EXCUSE ME," a rather annoyed woman says, in the same outfit as the other four. She's tall, dark and you can see enough of her face to see a scowl. "Watch where you're going!"
<Usagi> "I'm sorry!" Usagi blurts out, bowing quickly. 'Geez, these removal people sure aren't very nice, are they?' she thinks, moving to the side and hurrying along before she draws more wrath.
> Hurrying inside, Usagi heads to class...by a miracle or break, she makes it in just before the chime starts. "Oh, Usagi. You're on time today," Miss Haruna smiles from her desk. "Good. No detention for the day," she comments, rising.
* Usagi laughs nervously. "Good morning, teacher," she replies, heading over to her desk and sitting down with a sigh. It's already looking to be a long day...
> Nodding, "Class, we have an annoucement today. Our school hired a cleaning service yesterday, so you are no longer required to stay after school to clean up." To this there is a general cheer up from the class, as expected.
<Usagi> "Alright!" Usagi joins in the cheering. No wonder those people were so grumpy, then - she sure doesn't like staying behind to do her afternoon duty when she could be playing games at the arcade instead.
> Nodding, "Now class, turn in your homework and open your books to page 57..."
> ---
> Ah, lunchtime! You've made it! Survived another morning of boring class, to your free time. Somehow, you didn't even eat your lunch, so you don't have to go beg from Naru. Which is even better, since she's out today. She as sneezing and coughing the day before, so she's probably home sick. As the bell rings, a girl you know vaguely, Miyagi, stops by your desk. Husky girl, with short brown hair and dreams of stardom. "Wanna eat outside, Usagi," she asks.
<Usagi> "Sure!" Usagi nods cheerily, her mood buoyed by food as she produces her boxed lunch and stands up. "Boy, I thought that last class was never gonna end..."
> "I know..." she goes on, as you head outside. As you go to a bench outside..."Aaaaaw!" A gaggle of girls are gathered in a circle nearby. "He's so cute! Aaaaaw!" They go on quite loudly, for anyone to hear. "I should take him home! He'd get along great with Mom!"
* Usagi perks up slightly as she hears talk of something nice and cute being discussed, heading over to take a looksee.
> In the middle of the female circle a white cat, held by at least six students.  He's rather agatated, as he's almost in a tug of war. Cute cat, though he has some yellow stain on his forehead. "MeeeoooooW!" he yelps, his stomach upturned. Yep, it's most certainly a guy cat.
<Usagi> "Hey, it looks like you're hurting him," Usagi says as she hears the pained meow. "Maybe you should let him down?"
> "It's fine," one begins, as the cat hisses, and with a display of the typicall amazing feline agility, manages to get free of their hands and make a forward leap! His path lands you right towards you, the cat almost crashing into your chest!
> OOC - Body check, -2.
<Usagi> roll 2d6-2
* Queen_Serenity --> "Usagi rolls 2d6-2 and gets 3."
> Making an uncharacterisically smooth and reactive movement, you take your free, non lunch carrying hand and scoop the cat into the crook of your arm! He meows again, curling up in it. "Hey, Usagi," a rather bland, long haired girl from your class says, "Give him back! We found him and saved him from those jerks in the first place!"
<Usagi> "Hey, I didn't take him or anything!" Usagi protests. "You saw how he jumped at me like that!" she adds, glancing down at the feline.
> "That's right,"  Miyagi agrees, nodding. The cat looks up to you, suddenly purring and rubbing his face against your shirt.
> "Well, give him back anyway," another girl complains. "We wanted to dress him up pretty after school, too!"
<Usagi> "You don't dress cats up - they should be naked and free!" Usagi insists. "Besides, he has such pretty white fur, anyway," she adds, shifting her grip on her lunch to free her index finger and stroke the cat. "Well, except for that bald spot..." she adds, tapping his forehead.
> Huh. Maybe it was just you, but you felt warm when you touched that. The cat purrs, burying his face quite firmly into your shirt again. "But he'd be cute in one of those doll dresses," a third pouts, as the cat seems to p ick up his purring and almost burrowing into you another notch.
<Usagi> "He'll probably just go home after lunchtime - you won't even find him after school," Usagi points out. "Oooh, speaking of lunch!" she follows up by sitting down right where she is, shifting the kitty onto her lap and opening her lunchbox, "It's time to eat!"
> The girls sigh at this, but begin to disperse. The cat purrs away, eyeing you with his strangely interesting eyes as you begin to eat. Such deep eyes, especially for a cat. "Really is," Miyagi agrees, bringing out a lunch on par with yours for size and chowing down. "He seems to really like you."
<Usagi> "He's a nice kitty," Usagi smiles benignly at the feline, giving him a brief pat on the head, and letting her fingers linger for just a second on the bald spot before she starts to eating her lunch with a vengeance.
> It's very warm, the cat twitching slightly then looking up at you again. He seems so...serious, somehow, then..."Meow," he says, turning his attention to the foodbox and sniffing the air.
* Usagi lowers the lunchbox from her face where she's been shovelling its contents into her mouth with the help of her chopsticks. "Oh, you hungry, kitty?" she asks, giggling as she lowers the box and wipes some rice off her lips. "Here," she holds the last of her squid sausages out before his mouth.
> He meows again, brighter this time, and bites it. It's soon gone, the cat eating away. "Meow..." he purrs, lying firmly on your lap now and pushing his claws down into your leg. (Ow!)
<Usagi> "Watch it, kitty," Usagi protests, pushing the cat onto his side so he can't get any leverage with those claws.
> He seems to oblige, as the clawing slows to a more acceptable level. "Man, you're lucky. He likes you enough to where you could take him home," Miyagi marvels. "Cats don't like me much...I'd love a pet cat."
<Usagi> "I'm sure he won't mind if you pet him," Usagi encourages cheerily. "I wonder, though... no collar? Does he even have an owner?"
> "He looks too nice to be a stray," she comments, seeming to decide to stay with her own lunch for the moment. Then...he perks up, leaping off and taking off in a sudden hurry. As he does, you see a black cat hook up with him halfway, as they go out of sight.
<Usagi> "Huh," Usagi comments intelligently as he departs. "Even if he is a stray, at least he's got another cat friend." Putting it behind her, she works on scooping up the last dregs of her lunch into her mouth.
> "Aaaw...I guess he is," Miyagi agrees, but her own lunch cheers her. "Say, Usagi, ar eyou going to finish your rice?"
<Usagi> "Ehehe," Usagi grins, holding up her now barren lunchbox for inspection.
> Slumping in defeat, "Awww..."
> ---
> Freedom! Yes! Escape! No detention holds you back, so you get to leave with the rest of your class. As you head out, relieved at your day being over...in the hallway are those four men again, this time bringing a desk in. They glare at anyone in t heir way, the students giving them a wide berth.
* Usagi makes her way past without stopping to have a friendly chat with the surly removal men. Some time at the arcade sounds like a good way to pick up her day!
> As you head out, you see the same woman trailing them. You can just see a bit of her black hair as she passes, turning to see you. She smiles darkly, before turning back. Woah, that just gave you a case of the heebee jeebees.
* Usagi shivers. That wasn't a very nice smile... Unconsciously picking up her pace, the blonde makes her way out of the building.
> ---
> After wasting a part of your allowance and time at the arcade, you head home. That sundae sure was good, even if your favorite heroine, Tomb Rachel, didn't make it past the third stage. Oh well. Heading home as the sun sinks into the sky, you get a surprise in the kitchen. The white cat from before is eating from a bowl on the counter, as is a black cat. Both look up as you arrive; you note the black cat also has a yellow stain on her forehead. Almost shaped like a cresent.
> Both look up as you arrive; you note the black cat also has a yellow stain on her forehead. Almost shaped like a cresent.
<Usagi> "Huh?" Usagi blinks in surprise. "Kitty? What are you... both, doing here?" she asks, slightly stupefied.
> "Oh, Usagi," Mother smiles as you enter, coming back with the bottle of milk in her hand. "These cats were at our front door, and they're so cute..." she smiles to them, as the both turn to her and meow softly.
<Usagi> "They are," Usagi nods, coming over. "I saw them at school... how did you know I lived here?" she asks, idly scratching the white one's chin.
> Another meow, and a purr from him. "You already met them? How peculiar," Ikkuko comments, as she fixes two saucers full of cold milk. "Maybe they like you..." she muses.
<Usagi> "Seems that way," Usagi smiles. "What's for dinner, anyway?"
> "Meat and rice," is the reply, as the cats get more attention. "Ooooh...such a good cat, aren't you," she says to the black one, whom is currently playing upt o her while the white one keeps an eye on you.  "Maybe it's time we got a few family pets...they're so well behaved already."
<Usagi> "I wouldn't mind that," the blonde agrees brightly, genially patting the white cat on his bald spot.
> It's sure warm and pleasant, your fingers tingling lightly. As you do so, "Usagi...why don't you go clean your room and then we'll eat an early dinner? Your father will be home soon."
<Usagi> "Okay," Usagi agrees, less than enthusiastically, heading upstairs for a pathetically token effort at tidying the place up.
> Indeet it is just that, but your mother seems in too good a mood to really get on you about it. Dinner comes, with your father seeming to take to the cats well enough as well. When suggested, he doesn't object to the idea of having a few new housemates. Shingo doesn't seem thrilled, but he keeps his relative peace as the meal goes. Aftewards...It's nighttime and Miss H. gave out enough homework to keep you busy.
* Usagi at least attempts the homework. Even if she writes utter crap, a wrong answer is still more well recieved than no homework at all...
> AS you go at it, you find your mind wandering to more pleasant subjects. Like video games, or that cute boy who passed by you in the arcade today, or..heh, heh... heh..."Usagi," a voice tugs at your daydreams.
<Usagi> "Huh?" Usagi looks up at the voice, still rather spaced out.
> Clearing your mind, you turn to see the two cats sitting on your bed, staring at you. No one else is in the room, oddly.
* Usagi blinks, looking towards her door, "Come in," she calls.
> Nothing, as you hear a sigh behind you. "Over here, Usagi," a male voice calls, strong if soft and slightly weary.
* Usagi ever so slowly turns to face the cats. Her eyes blink a few more times, and she idly pokes her little finger in her left ear. "Did you just talk?" she asks after a moment.
> The white cat nods gravely, then speaks again. "I did. I'm Artemis, Usagi. This is Luna, and we're here because you're important to us."
<Usagi> "I've fallen asleep!" Usagi decides, nodding quickly. "Boy, all that homework sure isn't good for a girl, I should have at least went to bed, first..."
> "You're not asleep, Usagi," the other cat says, in a much cuter voice, the voice of a cute young girl. "Usagi-chan, we're very serious about this."
<Usagi> "Nuh uh!" Usagi shakes her head, just as quickly. "Cats don't talk in real life. Or if they do they do it in secret where no one can ever hear them to tell anyone else about it."
> "Usagi, we're talking and we're here for you - because you are Sailor Moon, and one of the heroines that can save the world!"
<Usagi> "Sailor who with the what now?"
> The male can nods desciviely to that, not letting any doubt show. "You felt funny when you touched my forehead, didn't you?" 'Oh God, I hope I'm not wrong...but it has to be her.'
<Usagi> "Uh..." Usagi pauses, "It felt warm? Kind of nice?" she hazards.
> "Usagi, you're a superheroine," Luna nods, explaining it slowly. "You'll help us fight the threat to the Earth - which is at your school right now." Nodding and picking up for the other cat, "You felt that way because you're Sailor Moon. It's your superheroine side waking up."
<Usagi> "There's evil at school?" Usagi asks, perking up and paying more attention, now.
> Artemis nods, going on. "That company they hired is really a front for the threat to drain energy from humans starting tomorrow. You have to stop it before they take all the energy from the humans and gain control of the entire school."
* Usagi stands up and takes a righteous pose, "And none of the teachers can give detention to the girl who saved the school, that's for sure!"
> "Um...yes," Artemis quickly agrees.
* Usagi beams down at the two cats for a moment, before a cute frown creases her brow. "But how can I do anything? Those guys looked scary..."
> Artemis nods to Luna, whom cuckles. "Why don't you, Artemis," she smiles, as if goading him. The white cat pauses, before sighing. "Fine, fine, fine," he mutters, doing a backflip out of the blue. Wow, that can really does have some reflexes. Falling to the bed is a silvery colored pen, the cap golden and enscribed with a cresent moon surrounded by a golden circle. "Hold this above you rhead and call, "Moon Prism Power," Usagi," Luna says. "You'll become Sailor Moon."
<Usagi> Usagi's eyes sparkle. "Oooh, pretty!" she coos, picking up the pen.
> "Yes, it is," Luna slumps a moment, before deftly recovering. "Try the command words, Usagi."
<Usagi> "I don't really understand, but okay!" Usagi declares enthusiastically, holding it aloft and beginning with a cheerful "Moon-" before her tone changes slightly as a strange rush fills her and she completes "Prism Power!"
> It's strange. You feel yourself spinning and warm, ribbons wrapping around you. It's a blur of movement, until you recover. You are in a pose, hand held open and fingers spread into a V to your forehead, with your other hand resting on your hip. As you look down, you see you are in a stylised school outfit, along with red boots and a very, very short skirt.
<Usagi> "Uwah!" the blonde cries, looking down at herself. "Cool!" she turns from side to side, before completing a neat little pirouette and examining herself in the mirror.
> You even feel taller now, stronger somehow. "Usagi, we have to go now," Artemis nods, leaping to the window, which he opens with a deft flick of his paw. "It's time to fight and save your friends."
<Usagi> "I still don't really understand, but okay!" Usagi agrees, rather enjoying herself as she follows, clambering out the window and carefully lowering herself to the ground.
* Usagi is now known as Sailor_Moon
* Anastasia is now known as Sailor_Anastasia
> Once you get out, the cats lead you at a good run through the quiet night streets. "We have to hurry...the sooner we stop them the better," Luna says. As you run, you find yourself not huffing for breath as much as usual. Maybe even faster, despite the boots?
<Sailor_Moon> "So what do we do when we get there?" Usagi asks. "And shouldn't this really be something for the police?" she adds. This is fun for now, but she's not really too sure about where she'll end up...
> "The police can't stop these threats, Usagi," Luna says gravely, as you rush on. "Only you and the Senshi can stop them."
<Sailor_Moon> "So where are the senshi?" the blonde asks the obvious question.
> "You're the first one we've found," Artemis says, stopping as you reach the street of your school. The street lights seem to be really dim here and no lights are on inside, making it appear, dark, spooky and very creepy.
* Sailor_Moon glances up at the dim streetlights, glancing back down the way she came to make sure it isn't her eyes playing tricks on her.
> It's not. Luna stops, eyeing ahead. "I feel them....Sailor Moon, we need to get inside, but be careful." With that, Artemis steps forward, as does Luna, ahead to the streets.
<Sailor_Moon> "Scary..." Usagi mutters, but nonetheless she forges onward.
> It really is, as you find yourself peering in the darkness. To the gates of the school you go, which are firmly locked and shut. You can't really see ahead of them, anyway.
* Sailor_Moon weakly rattles the gate. "Well, looks like it's closed, we might as well go home," she suggests nervously.
> "No, Sailor Moon," Artemis says. "We can't run away." With that, he leaps gracefully to the top of the wall besides it, Luna following suit. "Come on, Sailor Moon. You can do it, too."
<Sailor_Moon> "I'm not a cat," Usagi grumbles, attempting to clamber up the gate. "I hope no one looks up my skirt," she adds as she gets a foot on the lock and pushes herself up.
> OOC - Body check. IC - "Usagi..." Artemis says as you begin to climb. "You can do it. Trust me."
<Sailor_Moon> roll 2d6
* Queen_Serenity --> "Sailor_Moon rolls 2d6 and gets 9."
> You begin to climb, but slip and nearly fall hard. You prevent that, though you have to let go and get down safely in a controlled drop.
<Sailor_Moon> "Oohf," the blonde grunts as she lands. Sighing, she dusts off her hands and tries again, pushing herself up quickly to try and get a grip on the top of the gate as soon as she pushes off the lock.
> OOC - Body check again. IC - "Usagi," Luna leaps down, "Stop. You can actually jump. I'll show you how."
<Sailor_Moon> roll 2d6
* Queen_Serenity --> "Sailor_Moon rolls 2d6 and gets 8."
> No good, it's a hard gate to climb. You can't seem to pull it off.
<Sailor_Moon> "I'm not that good at the high jump!" Usagi protests. "The gate's taller than I am!"
> "You can do it, Usagi. You're Sailor Moon, after all," Luna nods, leaping nimbly up again.
<Sailor_Moon> "I'll hurt myself if I try to clear that in a single jump!" the blonde insists. "Isn't there another way in we can use?"
> Luna sighs. "Usagi...trust me, you won't get hurt. I promise."
* Sailor_Moon shakes her head, backing away several steps. But instead of continuing to retreat, she plants her feet firmly on the ground, before bounding forward with a quick hop before tensing her legs and jumping up as high as she can, aiming to vault over the gate. And praying all the while.
> To your surprise, you leap high, just clearing the gate and landing softly on the other side. You are soon joined by the other two. "See," Luna says. "Just trust us as we go."
<Sailor_Moon> "Uh..." Usagi glances back at the tall gate. 'Did I really just...?' she thinks with faint disbelief. "Okay!" she nods. "So what now?"
> "Come on," Artemis dashes towards the front doors, stopping. "They're in here somewhere."
* Sailor_Moon follows along at a fast trot. "How can you tell? It's so dark..."
> "Cats can see in the dark, you know," Luna says, as you head inside. The front door is unlocked, which provides you easy access inside the dark, gloomy, scary halls.
<Sailor_Moon> "But even so..." Usagi murmurs, following along as she looks around tentatively. Wouldn't anyone here have the lights on?
> THere is little light as you go on, down the first hallway of class rooms. But ahead...there is a little light coming from the corner class room. The two cats stop as you get closer, "That may be it, Sailor Moon."
<Sailor_Moon> "So what do we do?" Usagi whispers.
> "Follow my lead..." Artemis whispers. Going slowly, he creeps to the cracked open  door. "Peek in, Usagi," Luna whisperse very quietly.
* Sailor_Moon tiptoes (rather theatrically, in her bright red boots) towards the door, ever so slowly leaning past the frame to peek inside.
> Inside...the woman in the white jumpsuit is there along with the four men. The four men are still how they were before, but the woman now wears a black,s hort dress and waves at them as the move around a desk. "Hurry up! We want to get all of the energy from this school that we can!"
* Sailor_Moon quickly draws her head back from the door, leaning down towards Luna, as the cat furthest from the door. "It's true!" she whispers. "Now what?"
> "You have to stop them...you're a superhero now, Usagi," Luna nods.
<Sailor_Moon> "But there's five of them!" the blonde points out, still keeping very quiet.
> "You can do it," Artemis nods. "They'll hurt all your friends and teachers if you don't stop them here."
<Sailor_Moon> "They'll hurt me, though..." Usagi whimpers in a small voice. "I hate violence!"
> "Usagi," Luna sighs. Before she can speak, "There. Now every student in the room will become a willing donor and slave for the General," she says, eyeing the setup and the new, strangely polished desk and chairs. It's nice, but...off, somehow.
<Sailor_Moon> Slave? That just isn't right! Feeling an impulsive burst of righteousness, Usagi straightens up and kicks the door open. "Hold it right there!" she declares fiercely, striking a pose while pointing at the woman. "School is where we learn and play, and I won't let you make students into slaves! I am Sailor Moon, and in the name of the moon, I'll punish you!"
> Staring a moment, Artemis and Luna fall in line behind you, as all five turn. "Huh? Sailor wha?" the woman asks, scowling. "Whatever. Get her," she waves towards her, her face exposed a moment - a cold, nasty visage indeed. At her word, you see the four coming at you!
* Sailor_Moon eeps, having not really thought her plan through much more than this stage.
> OOC - Initiative. Go ahead and add a +2 to yours due to the speech, we'll get the speech details worked out later.
> roll 1d6
* Queen_Serenity --> "Sailor_Anastasia rolls 1d6 and gets 6."
> roll 1d6
* Queen_Serenity --> "Sailor_Anastasia rolls 1d6 and gets 6."
> roll 1d6
* Queen_Serenity --> "Sailor_Anastasia rolls 1d6 and gets 2."
> roll 1d6
* Queen_Serenity --> "Sailor_Anastasia rolls 1d6 and gets 1."
<Sailor_Moon> roll 1d6+2
* Queen_Serenity --> "Sailor_Moon rolls 1d6+2 and gets 3."
> Rushing at you, the two goons rush Sailor Moon, trying to grab her!
> roll 2d6
* Queen_Serenity --> "Sailor_Anastasia rolls 2d6 and gets 11."
> roll 2d6
* Queen_Serenity --> "Sailor_Anastasia rolls 2d6 and gets 8."
> Yet Usagi is able to weave out of the way easily enough, neither close!
<Sailor_Moon> "Uh..." Usagi stammers, really not sure what to do, now. Suddenly an expression of incredible shock and fear dawns on her face, "Ahh! What's that!" she points at the far end of the classroom, behind the woman.
<Sailor_Moon> roll 2d6-1
* Queen_Serenity --> "Sailor_Moon rolls 2d6-1 and gets 5."
> To your surprise, they turn to see...nothing at all!
<Sailor_Moon> As they turn, Usagi crouches low and hurriedly tiptoes behind the large teacher's desk, hunkering down out of sight!
> Once you do, "Idiots!" you hear, as the two cats follow. "She ran off! Go get her!" In a soft whisper to you as you hide, "Um...good work, Sailor Moon," Artemis says, almost laughing under the circumstances.
* Sailor_Moon doesn't dare open her mouth, still terrified, but her panicked look at the cat screams 'Now what?!'
> As you heara the four men rush off noisily, "Go get her, Sailor Moon. Throw your tiara at her and call, "Moon Tiara Action,"", Luna whispers.
* Sailor_Moon puts a hand on the golden band over her forehead, giving the cat an incredulous look.
> "Just do it," she nods quickly. "Trust me."
* Sailor_Moon shrugs. Nothing to lose but her life, right? Standing up, she takes the tiara off and rears her arm back. "Moon Tiara Action!" she yells, tossing it at the woman, hoping to at least bean her forehead or something.
<Sailor_Moon> roll 2d6
* Queen_Serenity --> "Sailor_Moon rolls 2d6 and gets 2."
<Sailor_Moon> roll 1d6
* Queen_Serenity --> "Sailor_Moon rolls 1d6 and gets 1."
> roll 2d6+3
* Queen_Serenity --> "Sailor_Anastasia rolls 2d6+3 and gets 13."
> As it happens, you feel funny. You feel powerful as the tiara glows and races out, the woman turning as the glowing disc that is your headgear hits her full on! She cries out as it hits her, her body changing into a white skinned woman in the same dress, her face unnaturally pale! Yet that is only for a moment, before she explodes out in a pile of dust and vanishes!
> Your tiara returns, appearing back on your head as the lights cut on. The desks suddenly seem...normal again, and the feeling of creepiness vanishes.
> "Wow..." Artemis says slowly, respect in his voice. "You really got her good, Sailor Moon!"
<Sailor_Moon> "Ahhh! She turned to dust!" the blonde quickly takes her tiara off and holds it at arm's length. "What is this?!"
> "It's your Moon Tiara, your weapon. It destroyed that youma, Usagi," Luna nods, leaping up to the desk. "You did it!"
* Sailor_Moon glances towards the door. "What about those big scary guys?" she asks with some trepidation.
> "Let's go see...I think they were under her control," Luna says. "If they were, they won't be a threat now."
<Sailor_Moon> "So you say..." Usagi says dubiously, holding her tiara somewhat gingerly, but at the ready, nonetheless, as she heads towards the door.
> Heading outside, you see the brightly lit hallway...with the four men lying, seemingly out cold, a goodly way away.
<Sailor_Moon> "Did they bang their heads?" Usagi wonders alound, resting a finger on her chin as she approaches and leans over them.
> "The control on them was broken when you destroyed the youman," Artemis explains. "It probably knocked them out." Going to them and sniffing a bit, he nods. "Okay. You did great, Usagi!" he says. "Let's go home now."
<Sailor_Moon> "Uh... sure," Usagi nods, brightening. "Wow, that wasn't so bad, actually."
> ---
> Somewhere far away....a man sits in the darkness, frowning. "Astra's dead?" His voice annoces, annoyed. His short blonde hair rustles as he rises. "Most interesting..."
> Frowning as he peers ahead. "Idiot. I'll have to be a bit more serious with the next one. She didn't even manage to get any energy."
> ---
> A not quite so normal girl sleeps in her normal bed, as her normal mother shakes her. "Usagi...Usagi! School starts in twenty minutes! Usagi!"
<Usagi> "Mmtired..." is the answering mumble from under the blanket.
> "Usagi, you're going to get detention again," she whips your blanket away, causing shivering to the not so normal girl. "Now hurry up!"
* Usagi sits up with none of the energy she displayed yesterday, emitting a cavernous yawn. "I'm really tired..." she complains, nonetheless sliding off her mattress and begining her morning routine.
> As you do, you notice two cats sleeping on the foot of your bed, quite peacefully. One white cat, one black, looking as normal in your room as your chair and bed.
* Usagi turns her nose up at the cats as she heads for the bathroom. Of course they don't have to go to school, it's no big deal for them to go running around at all hours of the night fighting monsters.
> And the not so normal girl goes off to her now normal again school, safe and sound. For now.

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For a first episode and setup, I feel this went fine. Got the background largely knocked off, and can use this as a spring board to more interesting things.

Also, damn that Usagi. She is one lucky girl. Good dicing all around 'cept on minor body checks.