"Shadows of the Past", Part 2
Written by M.H. Torringjan
MSTed by: G. A. Wildcat

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>Part two: Andrew's Troubles
>
>        It was the next morning that Lita awoke from a good night's
>sleep.  She had had a nightmare, though, so she couldn't really
>call it a good night's sleep.  It was the dream about the plane
>crash again.  She got dressed and cooked herself some breakfast.
>She was ready for school with her lunch with about ten minutes to
>spare before she had to leave.  She left anyway.

Wildcat: She's Sailor Jupiter, and by the powers, nothing's
going to stop her from getting to school on time!

>        The sun felt warm on her shoulders as she walked down the 
>road towards the school.  It was much better weather than the night
>before.  There wasn't a cloud in sight.  The weather forecaster had
>said that there was no rain in the forecast for another week.

Tails: And we all know how reliable those weathermen are.

>        Lita decided to slow down a bit.  She was almost to school
>and it was early.  She always got to school early, but she didn't
>want to get there too early.

Razor: Better late than never.

>        She passed some stores on her way and looked into them.
>They contained some good sports equipment.  It would be a good
>thing to remember, Mina's birthday wasn't very far away.  She would
>have to buy Mina a new mouth guard or something.

Tails: Just in case you lose your temper again?

>        Lita walked on alone in the street.  She wondered how the
>school-goers would react to the broken windows at the school.  She
>wished that she had been able to stop the Droid faster, but it had
>been impossible.  Well, at least no one had gotten hurt, she
>thought to herself.  Amy hadn't told her or the other Scouts about
>Greg being taken yet.
>        Lita got to school just as Amy was arriving from her home.
>They greeted and walked to their classes together, talking.

Razor: (Amy) Just remember: every cloud has a silver lining.
Wildcat: (Lita) Yeah, but doesn't lightning strike anyone who
tries to find it?

>        "Did you call Rena yet?" Amy asked.
>        "No, you told me not to call her this early.  Remember?
>What was that attack about last night?" Lita asked.
>        "The Negaverse is going after the Rainbow Crystal Carriers
>again.  They caught us off guard last night, but it won't happen
>again.  I was going to tell everyone about it at the meeting this
>afternoon.  They've already got Greg, so we don't have any way of
>knowing where they're going to strike next."

Wildcat: Outside the strike zone.  Ball three.

>        "How'll we be able to defend ourselves against this, then?"
>        "I don't know.  First of all, we'll have to have our
>transformation sticks and communicators with us at all times."

Tails: (dumb voice) Duh-huh.

>        "This coming from a person with experience." Amy frowned.
>        "Last night was a mistake.  We didn't even expect it.
>That's why they attacked when they did.  They won't get any more of
>the carriers.  We'll try to keep the carriers safe and save Greg.
>We should each guard one of the remaining carriers whenever we 
>can."

Razor: Promises, promises.

>        "I wonder who'll be next," Lita said as the first bell
>rang.  "See you at lunch!"  She walked into her room, which had new
>air-conditioning thanks to the structural damage done by the
>previous night's battle.  She sat down at her desk and searched her
>book bag for her materials.  She couldn't find her homework! She 
>could tell that it was going to be a lovely day.

Wildcat: (Lita) I hope it doesn't rain, because the flood insurance
here hasn't been paid in months.

>        At lunch, Lita went out and sat down in her customary spot
>to wait for the other two girls.  Serena arrived before Amy, of
>course.  Lita had gotten in trouble for not having her homework,
>and had received a detention.  It was a good thing that she already
>knew what was going to happen at the meeting that afternoon.  Amy
>sat down, and the two started talking.

Razor: Blahdidy-blah-blah.....
Tails: Blahdidy-blah.
Razor: Blahdidy-blah-blah.....
Tails: Blahdidy-blah.
Razor: Blahdidy-blah-blah-----
Wildcat: (snaps) Stop it!
Tails: (quickly) Blahdidy-blah.
Wildcat: (growls; aside) No matter where I am, people are
obsessing over Space Ghost.

>        "Amy, what was the battle about last night?" Serena asked.
>        "I'd rather wait to tell you about it until the meeting
>this afternoon," Amy said.
>        "What meeting?" Serena asked.  Lita smiled nervously.
>        "Sorry, Serena," Lita said.  "I forgot to call you about
>it.  We're meeting this afternoon at the temple.  I can't be
>there, though."
>        "Why not?" Amy asked inquisitively.
>        "I've been having one of those days.  First, I forgot my
>homework.  Then, I was almost suspended for being blamed for a
>fight with some jerk.  You'd think that these kids would know not
>to mess with me by this time."

Tails: Track down the guy who suspended you and hammer him, too.
Wildcat: The Sailor Scouts' lone weakness: an afternoon in
detention.

>        "You know, Lita," Amy said, "You've got to try and suppress
>these violent tendencies.  They're more trouble than they're worth
>in our battles."
>        "It's just the events of the days and the time that I got
>to bed last night.  I just really need some time to myself."
>        "Girl, what you need is some quality time with a shopping
>center," Serena said.

Razor: A teenager's paradise.

>        "You're probably just saying that so you can have an excuse
>to go shopping," Lita said, smiling.  "I think that after I've
>finished with my detention, I'll go home and go to bed early.
>Maybe watch some TV before that."
>        "That's a good idea," Serena affirmed.  "We'll be able to
>hold down the fort without you."
>        "I hope so," Lita said.

Razor: Unless it's Fort Sumter.

>        That afternoon, Lita stayed at the school house for the
>allotted hour and a half to pay her debt to society.  Her
>punishment was to help clean the room of rubble and to clean the
>desks.  She had no trouble with the desks, but she didn't like the
>rubble.  Wasn't that the police or the firemen's job?
>        At the temple, the meeting started without Lita.  Amy 
>started out with her reasons for calling the meeting.
	
Tails: (Amy) Our fan base is growing tremendously.
Razor: (Amy) We need to find some way to enhance our attacks.
Wildcat: (Amy) It's time to plan another trip to the grocery store.

>        "Okay, guys, we've got a problem.  The Negaverse is going
>after the Rainbow Crystal Carriers.  You know, those people who
>had the fragments of the Imperium Silver Crystal embedded in
>them.  Last night, they got Greg, and I'm sure that they're going
>to go after the others, considering that they got one out from
>under our noses.  To prevent them from getting the others, we'll
>have to stake as constant a guard as is possible on the carriers.
>All of them."

Wildcat: You guard them.  I'll take the steak.

>        "And don't do what you did, eh?" Mina asked jokingly.  Amy
>ignored the comment.  "But anyway, I don't know who all these
>carriers are.  I wasn't here then, remember?"

Tails: Ah, that's right; you weren't there to see the rainbow
lead to the silver.

>        "The rainbow crystals were carried by Greg, Hercules the
>cat, a priest, Raye's Grandpa, Game Machine Joe, Andrew's
>girlfriend, and that painter, Loni Lenai.  Who wants to guard who?"
>        "I'll take Hercules," Luna said.  The cat had had a crush
>on Luna, but she wasn't in any way returning it.

Wildcat: (as DBZ's Hercule) I'm the guy who defeated Cell, and I
simply adore cats, too!

>        "I'll guard Grandpa," Raye said.
>        "I'll take Loni," Serena said.
>        "I'll find the priest and guard him," Mina said.
>        "I bet that Lita'll want to guard Game Machine Joe," Amy
>said.  "And I'll guard Joe with Lita."
>        "What about me?" Artemis asked.

Tails: (Mina) You'll be a paperweight.  Sit on this book so I won't
lose my page.

>        "Why, you'll help me, of course!" Mina exclaimed.
>        "Quick test," Amy said.  "Does everyone have their
>transformation pens with them now?"  Raye, Amy and Mina did.
>Serena made up the lame excuse that she had put it right beside her
>school stuff so that she wouldn't forget it, but she had been in
>such a rush that morning...
	
Razor: (Serena) Mom and Dad were really upset when they found that
hole in the shape of my body in the front door.

>        "You must have forgotten your brain!" Raye teased.  Artemis
>broke the two up before they could get at it.  "She even flunks
>tests out of school," Raye muttered to herself.
>        "I heard that," Serena said angrily, but she decided to
>drop it before the others got mad at her.  The Scouts broke up to
>go to their guard duties with the Crystal Carriers.
>
>        "They know about my plans," Rubeus thought as the girls 
>broke up to go to their places.  "I'll have to get a better Droid.
>Droid Stalker, come forth!"  A Droid appeared from out of nowhere.
>It looked like a large tabby cat with a pouch at its side and a
>sheath at its side.  Across its back, it had a quiver of arrows.
>It had a thin over shirt covering its chest and sturdy breeches on.
	
Wildcat: (cheers) CATS RULE!
Tails: He's the bad guy, Curtis.
Wildcat: (stops cheering) Right.  Almost forgot.

>        "Your job is to capture this woman," he gestured towards
>the mirror, and its picture changed to show a woman with the
>occupation of biologist in Africa.  She was visiting Tokyo to be
>with her boyfriend, who worked at the local arcade.  As if that
>would matter any to the Droid.  It just knew to catch its prey.  It
>wondered how it would do its job without being noticed by someone.
>That was its one flaw.
>        Luckily, it made up for that flaw with its durability.  It
>could take just about anything and not get dented.  It could never
>do a task without being noticed by the wrong person.  It killed
>that wrong person, though.  "Bring her back, and try not to be as
>idiotic as the last Droid was."

Tails: (Rubeus) You can still be idiotic, just not AS idiotic.

>        As it was transporting out, it had the thought, "Why don't
>I try complete stealth?  Come out from under the ground and take
>her.  No one will even see me coming."

Razor: Except for the ants living underneath the cement.  Their
spy network is pretty outstanding.

>        Lita got home at about seven o'clock at night.  Her
>communicator went off just as she went in her front door.  It was
>Amy on the other end of the line.
>        "Lita, you're home?" Amy asked.
>        "Yes, what's up?" Lita responded.

Razor: The Cumulus Effect.

>        "We're guarding the Rainbow Carriers as we speak.  If you
>want, you can join us.  I volunteered you for guard duty on Game
>Machine Joe."

Wildcat: (Lita) Just give me his real name, and don't call me Joe.

>        "Good ol' Amy, never fails to find a way to cheer me up.
>I'll be right there.  He's at the arcade?"
>        "Yes, and so is Andrew's girlfriend.  That kills two birds
>with one stone.  We can keep an eye on both of them at once.  I'll
>be waiting, unless they move.  I'll call you if they do."
	
Tails: (Amy) If they move out of the city, we'll be hard pressed
to track them down.

>        "Thanks, Ames," Lita said, turning the communicator off.
>She went back out her door and down the road in the direction of
>the arcade.  She arrived at the same time that Game Machine Joe
>left the arcade.  She remembered him from the first adventure that
>she had been a Scout in.  He had seemed to have been attracted to
>her, but they had drifted apart after a while.  She was more
>interested in Andrew, anyway.  Amy wasn't far behind the guy,
>sneaking so that he wouldn't notice her.  Lita fell in with Amy,
>and decided that she would be able to handle sticking with Andrew.

Tails: (Lita) So, how was that book about glue that you found?
Wildcat: (Amy) I couldn't put it down.
(There is a long pause)
Tails: (Lita) Riiight....

>        "Amy, I'm going to go guard Andrew and Reika," Lita said 
>quietly.
>        "Okay.  They need someone on them." Amy continued on her
>way as Lita went back towards the arcade.  She entered and saw
>Andrew standing by the door to the back room with Reika by his
>side.  Reika was the one who she was supposed to be guarding, so
>she went over to talk to the two.  She didn't like Amy's tactic of 
>sneaking around.

Wildcat: It gets the job done, I'll tell you that.

>        "Hey, Andrew!" she greeted as she approached.  She didn't
>notice a small black spot on the ground appearing from out of
>nowhere.  It got larger slowly.  "How's business today?"

Razor: Tokyo has become the location of a new black hole.

>        "Same as usual for a school afternoon.  I've been kept
>busy so far, especially by your friend, Game Machine Joe."  The
>black spot had gotten large enough to surround both Andrew and
>Reika if it was to open.  Lita looked down just in time to push the
>pair out of the way.  A large, cat-like creature reached up through
>the black spot for Reika.  It caught on to her leg and began
>pulling.  The girl screamed helplessly as she was pulled into the
>hole.  Lita began trying to help Andrew pull her back.  After about
>a moment, she gave up and reached into her pocket for her
>communicator.  As she turned it on, an arrow streaked through it.
>She had no way to communicate with the others.  This just really
>wasn't her day.  She couldn't transform, because someone would 
>notice her.

Tails: A celebrity's nightmare: one transformation leads to a 
hundred autographs.

>        The creature had encased Reika in some sort of crystalline 
>substance and was storing her in the hole.  It went back for Lita
>and Andrew.  Andrew wasn't leaving without his girlfriend, though.
>The Droid wasn't leaving without their heads on a platter.

Tails: He laughs!  He sings!  He can count!  What's 2 + 2?
(Wildcat's ears twitch four times)
Tails: (victoriously) Correct!
Razor: (blinks) That one was lost on me.
Wildcat: Danny Kaye's "Egyptian head" impression.  You know, from 
that "Inspector" movie?
Razor: Ah.

>        "You've got to get out of here, Andrew!" Lita called across
>the room.  "Don't worry about Reika!"
>        "But that thing's got her!" Andrew called back, rushing
>towards the monster.  Lita gave up and grabbed her transformation
>pen.  She would only use it in case of emergency.  She turned
>toward the creature.  It had its bow raised towards her.  She
>jumped out of the way just before an arrow streaked through the air
>that she had just occupied.

Razor: (Monty Python) Message for you, ma'am.

>        She rushed towards the creature and tried punching it.  It
>didn't move or flinch.  It took the hit, and Lita pulled back a
>bruised fist.  The Droid kicked her in the gut and threw her back
>to Andrew.  Lita was awake enough to use her transformation pen,
>and she did.
>        "Jupiter Star Power!" she yelled out.  Andrew stared in
>amazement as Lita changed into one of the world-famous Sailor 
>Scouts.

Wildcat: (shudders; makes a sound mid-way between a growl and a 
hiss) Any chance we could manage another change of attire?

>        "Lita, you're a Sailor Scout?" Andrew stammered.  He
>couldn't believe his own eyes.
>        "Yeah," Lita said as she stood up, still reeling from the
>blow dealt to her by the Droid.
>        "Who else is there?" he asked, completely oblivious to the
>impending doom just off to his left.

(Wildcat pushes a button on his armrest.  Over the speakers behind
them, Debbie Gibson's "Electric Youth" begins playing)

Razor: Um, Wildcat....
Wildcat: (chuckles, wrings his paws) Quiet, Razor.  I think I'm
going to enjoy this.  BRING IT ON!

>        "Serena, Amy, and Raye.  There's also a girl named Mina,
>but I don't think you've met her," Lita said.  She didn't know why
>she was telling him the whole story.  Perhaps delirium brought on
>by her injuries.
>        "I've seen her around here a couple of times.  So that's
>why you've been hanging around them so much."

Razor: Priorities, you two!

>        "Now, if you could let me take care of this creep," Lita
>said as she went back into the fray.  "Jupiter Thunderclap Zap!"
>She let loose with a blast of energy directed at the Droid.  The
>Droid was hit by the blast.  A small explosion erupted from the
>site of impact.  When the smoke had cleared, the Droid was standing
>in place without a dent in it.  

Tails: Like trying to break down a stone wall with a pencil.

>"Oh, man!  That was a good 
>one, too!  Lemme try it again.  Jupiter Thunderclap, Zap!"  Another
>lightning bolt flew towards the Droid, which was laughing at
>Jupiter's futile attempts.  The energy hit the Droid, with the same
>results.
>        "You know, Lita, this doesn't look like it's working,"
>Andrew said.

Tails: (suppresses a snicker) How long did it take you to
figure that out?

>        "Call me Jupiter.  Andrew, I need you to do something for
>me.  Could you go find Game Machine Joe?  Amy should be somewhere
>nearby.  Tell her to get over here!"  The Droid had taken out its
>sword and was preparing to attack the two again.

Wildcat: (Bugs Bunny) What?  Sore again?  Aah, what a nasty
disposition.

>        "Yeah, sure!" Andrew said, rushing out of the arcade.  He
>went down the street, trying to find Joe and Amy.  About a block
>down, he came across Joe, who was looking in a store.  He looked
>around the area, and found Amy hiding around the corner of the 
>store.
>        "Amy, Jupiter needs your help!" he said, rushing up to Amy.
>        "What?!" she asked.  Lita was in trouble?  And how did
>Andrew know to talk to her? 

Razor: Because they both speak the same language, depending on which
version you're watching.

>        "Come on!  There's a monster at the arcade!  Jupiter's
>already fighting it, but nothing's working.  You've got to help 
>her!"
>        "I don't know what you're talking about," Amy said
>innocently.  She didn't know how Andrew had figured out that she
>was Mercury.
>        "Now is not the time to play stupid, Amy!  Lita told me
>everything.  You have to come help!"  The request was closer to an
>order.  Amy couldn't figure out why Lita would tell him their
>secret, but she began to follow him, none the less.

Wildcat: (Amy) Oh, great.  Now HE knows about us.

>        As she ran down the street, she took out her communicator
>to reach the others.  She contacted them all and told them to get
>to the arcade as quickly as possible.  She hoped that she wasn't
>too late herself.

Tails: You're-fired!

>        Another explosive arrow flew in Jupiter's direction.  She
>jumped out of the way of the explosion.  The creature rushed at her
>with its sword drawn.  She jumped out of the blade's way, narrowly
>avoiding being cut to ribbons.  She needed something to fight back
>with.  She thought of using her ear rings.  She reached up to her
>ears and removed the back of one.  She threw it towards the 
>creature.  A thought entered her head in a flash.

Razor: And left just as quickly.

>        "Jupiter Earring, Streak!"  The Earring began to glow in
>mid-flight.  The creature blocked the projectile with its blade.
>When the earring hit the blade, though, the blade shattered into
>pieces.
>        The creature didn't look too happy about this, and took
>its bow back out.  It started shooting arrows in the direction that
>Jupiter was standing.  The arrows missed Jupiter every time, but
>they didn't stop coming.  The creature kept on shooting, and
>Jupiter kept on dodging.  Jupiter began to tire after a few minutes
>of this, and was finally pinned in the shirt-sleeve.  She jerked 
>her sleeve loose and took a defensive stance.

Tails: The Block of Doom.  The ultimate defense against Droids and 
youmas alike.

>        "You don't stand a chance, Sailor Brat.  I've got a
>never-emptying quiver!" the Droid taunted.
>        "Oh, yeah?  I've got friends on the way right now, and
>they'll take care of you, along with me!" Jupiter shot back.

(As the song ends, Wildcat presses the button again, switching off
the speaker)
Wildcat: Shocking.
Tails: Revolting.
Razor: Let the sparks fly.

>        "Wrong," said a voice from the door of the arcade.  Amy
>had arrived with Andrew.  "You've got friends here!  Mercury Star
>Power!"  Amy changed into her Sailor Scout and prepared to lend a
>hand to the tiring Jupiter.
>        "Watch out, Mercury, this one's tough!" Jupiter exclaimed.
>"Andrew, get out of here!"  No sooner had the words left Jupiter's
>mouth than the man had left the premises.  "Ready, Mercury?"

Wildcat: Smart man.

>        "Always am!"
>        "All right!  Jupiter Thuderclap, Zap!"
>        "Mercury Ice Storm, Blast!"

Tails: Spin Dash Attack!
Razor: Matchhead Missile, deploy!
Wildcat: Extreme Insanime, write!
(The other two inhabitants stare at Wildcat)
Wildcat: (embarrassed) A-hem....I mean....Quad-Strike Attack!
Razor: Much better.

>        The two attacks combined in mid-air and formed a wave of
>electrified water heading towards the creature.  The creature
>stood its ground as the attack flew into it (unfortunately for
>Andrew, the attacks had also wreaked havoc on his arcade and the
>equipment therein).  The Droid eventually lost its balance and was
>driven back to the wall.  It took the damage for as long as the two
>Scouts could dish it out.  When they finally stopped, the Droid lay
>still at the wall.  The two Scouts walked over to the battered
>Droid to see if it was dead.
	
Tails: Disintegrate first, ask questions later.

>        Suddenly, the Droid roared back into action and grabbed the
>Scouts as they stood in amazement at the durability of this
>creature.  Within a moment, the creature had cocooned the two in
>the same type of cylinder that Reika was in.  Just as it teleported
>the cylinders out, the other three Scouts arrived, itching for a
>fight.  As the creature advanced, the Scouts jumped into action,
>and the two cats prepared to help if they were needed.

Razor: Bah.  What could THEY do?
Wildcat: Well, if they're anything like the cats I'm familiar with, 
they could join together and shed a layer of fur over the Droid's 
mouth.

>        "Mars Celestial Fire, Surround!" Mars yelled.  An inferno
>surrounded the Droid, which just stood and took it.  When the fire
>had died down, it shot an explosive arrow in Mars's direction.  It
>missed its target, but the explosion sent Mars flying into a nearby
>game machine.  

Tails: (pinball machine) TILT....TILT....TILT....
Wildcat: (rings a bell)

>The resulting thud sent chills up Sailors Moon's and Venus's spines.  
>Venus went over to check the still form of Mars while Moon held the
>Droid at bay.  Mars was only unconscious, thank goodness.  Venus 
>rejoined the battle and contributed her powers to it.
>        "I wish that Mercury was here right about now," Moon said.
>"We could really use that computer of hers.  What's this guy weak
>against, anyway?"
>        "Venus Love Chain, Encircle!" Venus called as her attack
>flew through the air.  The chain bound the Droid's arms to its
>sides and its legs together.  It fell to the ground, screaming and
>cursing the Scouts.  

(Razor pushes a button on his armrest.  Abruptly, all sound in the
theater is muted for several seconds.  The sound comes back on)
Wildcat: Thanks.
Razor: Anytime.

>"That'll give us some time to think," Venus said as she
>concentrated on the chain.
>        "I think that our best bet would be to use some combined
>attacks," Luna said.
>        "We can do combos?" Moon asked, intrigued.
>        "Yes, and I think that you'll like them.  They're
>incredibly powerful and very energy-draining, so you should use
>them sparingly.  You two have the Moon Shock Wave."

Tails: I thought it was the Healing Shower, or something or other.
Wildcat: (moans) Even in deep space, Aldonza Karate's video game 
habits get the best of someone.
Razor: Who's that?
Wildcat: Close friend of mine.  Let's just shut up and watch this 
for a while before the in-jokes get the best of us.

>        Venus dropped the chain and gathered what was left of her
>energy.  "Moon..." Moon began.
>        "Shock..." Venus continued.
>        "Wave!" the two said together.  A bright flash emitted from
>the two as the beams left their hands.  The shots combined to form
>a great wall in front of the creature.  As the wave hit the
>creature, it crumbled to dust.  As the dust gathered on the floor,
>Moon and Venus cried out at the same time, "Moon dusted!"

Tails: Well, then, take a vacuum cleaner with----
Wildcat: (looks at him, silencing him)

>        "BLAST!  They destroyed one of my best yet!  That cat is
>gonna pay dearly, after the Scouts.  At least I got my trophy,"
>Rubeus said, glancing at the crystal cylinders where the three
>beings laid, unconscious.  "I wonder what I'll do with these
>Scouts.  Maybe I'll hold them ransom for the rest of the Crystal 
>Carriers.  I'll have to ask Wiseman what he wants me to do."  He
>mentally floated the three cylinders over to where the other
>Carrier was, and emptied them in with him.  When the contents were
>gone, the cylinders disappeared into thin air.  The one named Greg
>rushed over to Sailor Mercury to check if she was all right.
>Humans and their frivolous emotions, Rubeus thought.  I just don't 
>get it.

(Razor nods, holding up a baseball and a screw.  Tails suppresses a 
snicker)

>        "Man, Luna, you're right!" Serena said as she and Mina
>were on their way home from dropping Raye off.  "Those duel attacks
>do take it out of you.  I could just sleep 'till next week after
>that one fight.."  Serena was sure that Raye would have made some
>sort of snide remark at that statement.

(Wildcat dozes off for a few seconds.  Tails holds a cup of soda 
under his nose, jolting him awake)

	"Yeah, Rena," Mina agreed.  "I hope that the Negaverse
doesn't try anything else today, or we're sunk!  I wonder what
will happen to Lita and Amy.  I hope that they'll be all right."
	"Don't worry about them," Artemis said.  "They can take
care of themselves against the Negaverse.  I just hope that they
can do it until we can find a way to save them."
	"Yes, that part might take a while," Luna said.  "I'll put
every moment of my time into that project."

(Wildcat holds up a tape recorder and presses the "Play" button.)
Luna's voice: Every moment that I'm not eating field mouse pudding
or ranting about Serena's sleeping habits.
(Wildcat presses the "Stop" button and puts the recorder away)

>        "Umm... Luna, are you forgetting the part about the
>Crystal Carriers?  The Negaverse is still after them, so we've
>still got to protect them," Mina said.  By that time, they had
>reached Serena's house.  Serena and Luna turned to enter and were
>met at the door by Rini being chased by Sammy.  Serena grabbed
>Sammy by the scruff of the neck and stopped him dead in his tracks.
>In his hand, he held one of his frog friends that he had caught
>while playing outside.
>        "Visiting with your real parents, I see," Serena said to
>the young boy.

Wildcat: (sighs) Frogs, lizards, and one real mean ferret.
Razor: Ad reference, obviously.
Tails: Not to mention our cue to start chattering again.

>        "More like showing it around its real home," Sammy said as
>he struggled to get out of Serena's iron grip.
>        "And what do you mean by that?"  Suddenly, in a flash of
>comprehension, Serena understood what Sammy had meant.  She let the
>boy go after making him drop the frog, and she rushed to her room.
>She opened the door to see that what she had feared had happened.
>Sammy had put frogs on Serena's bed top and had left them there for
>her to discover.
>        "SAMMY!!!  YOU LITTLE CREEP!  WHEN I GET YOU, YOU'RE GONNA
>WISH THAT YOU'D NEVER BEEN BORN!" Serena yelled, rushing out of her
>room to find the miscreant.  

Tails: Hey, he didn't ask to be drawn!

>Luna just sat there staring at the frogs.  She didn't mind them as
>such, it's just that they stank the room up.

Razor: (Luna) Hmmm....maybe if I put them in a pond and push a neon
sign into the water....
Tails: (Serena) It's been done to death, Luna.
Razor: (Luna) Crud.

>Serena eventually caught up with Sammy 
>and made him clean her room, along with the bedspread.  She wasn't
>able to get to sleep until about eleven that night because she
>thought that kept on feeling things sliver against her legs.
>
>End of Part Two
>
>Coming next: Part Three: Allies
>
>        Well, that's it for this part.  How'd you like it?  E-mail
>me at: jmh6187@uncwil.edu.  I prefer good notes, but flames will
>be accepted.  Any creative criticism will be accepted and pondered
>over until I can think of a way to write myself out of my own 
>writing.

Wildcat: Flames, huh?  Wish I had my "Heavy Flamer" with me.
Razor: Curtis, where'd you get that tape recording of
Luna's voice?
Wildcat: From a friend of mine.  She actually met them once.
Tails and Razor: ?
Wildcat: Just leave it at that.

-

* ---- "Heavy Flamer" appeared in a practically ancient computer
game released by Electronic Arts around 1993, so it doesn't belong 
to me in the slightest.  It is, though, a weapon that Wildcat likes 
to use, due to the fact that it's extremely volatile. ^_^


--------End of Part Two