Under a Full Moon

by
Michelle Nguyen

*Please note that I did say this next fanfic would be about SailorMau. However, I'm still working on that storyline. Eventually I will write one about him^_^ Also keep in mind that I can't put everyone who comes into #SailorFriends in each fic that I write. This is for two reasons: 1) I don't know everyone that well and 2) There are over twenty people that visit the channel! You don't want to try to keep up with that do you?!? Wait a minute. There are twenty people in this fic! *oOpS* ^^;; ANYHOW.. Enjoy!

"Ooooo... Look at the purty moon!" MK` said from the window. "Turn off the lights!" she ordered the bots.

"You and PT trying to have some fun?" Helios- said jokingly. MK` shot him a cold glance and urged everyone to join her at the windows and balcony. The ones occupying the chat room really didn't have a choice because of the fact that the lights were now off. They trudged over to the balcony to see what MK` had been awing over.

"Utsukushii," Fuu-hime said quietly. The full moon over #SailorFriends brought sentimental thoughts to her mind. The others seemed to be affected, too. PowerTux slipped his arms around MK`, and Helios- sighed audibly. "Nothing like a full moon to be invigorating!"

"It sure is bright," SKeLeT0R said, wiping a tear from his eye. "It's so f#@!ing bright, I think it's making my eyes water." Elespeth patted him on the back in an understanding gesture. Bludstone suggested that they keep the lights off and only burn a few candles. The rest agreed and set to the task of finding candles to burn. A little while later, Ken- arrived to offer casual greetings. He found the candle idea interesting and went to admire the moon from a window seat. Alita and Deathwing entered the chat room to find it fairly quiet. MK` and PowerTux were having their usual squabble off in a private corner. Ken- was reflecting quietly by himself, and the rest were having quiet conversation in the lounging area.

"What the?" Ken- queried in surprise. He opened the window to get a better view. The rest were alerted to his actions and watched him closely. "Um.. Alita? Tell me why there would be a large group of naked people coming out of the Undefined Territory."

"Where?!?" SKeLeT0R jumped up and ran over to the window that Ken- was looking out of. The rest either went to the left window, the balcony, or the right window where Ken- was peering out at the spectacle. "They're f@#!ing nude!" SKeLeT0R added his two cents.

"Yes, we've established that," Ken- stated. He watched the number of people grow to about fifty. There were men and women alike. Most of them were at least twenty and up by the looks of it. One man, who stepped forward, was young and looked to be the leader of the group. "I don't like this," Ken- said, "Step back from the windows and get out of the balcony!" The #SailorFriends crew did as he asked and backed up into the lounging area. All except SKeLeT0R who continued to look at the naked women. Ken- assessed the man who was apparently the leader. The man turned to his people to speak.

"I will conquer and prove my worthiness of the princess!" he said while looking toward the only clothed female. Then he turned toward the chat room. "Come out, barbarians!" Ken- stepped out onto the balcony with his bots behind him. The rest of the crew followed.

"What do you want?" Ken- asked them.

"I want your dwelling," the man narrowed his eyes, "I will prove my worthiness!" He walked around the lake separating his people and the #SailorFriends people. He came to stand twelve feet away from the balcony. PowerTux quickly covered MK`'s eyes with his hand. Elespeth and Fuu-hime, on the other hand, stared shamelessly at the unclothed man. SKeLeT0R sneered.

"No wonder he has to prove somethin'. With a small prick like that..." SKeLeT0R trailed off when the man turned his glare on him. In the next instant, the man had ordered the attack. Arrows flew toward the people on the balcony.

"Take cover!" Ken- ordered. MK` quickly threw up a shield to protect the people from the flying arrows. By now, the men of the strange group had come running up. Fuu-hime drew out her sword along with Helios-. PowerTux was keeping MK` close to him, and the rest prepared to use their magic. Instead of rushing toward them, the strange men simply closed their eyes and pulled their power together. The #SailorFriends crew felt themselves being pulled at by this magic. They resisted and tried to counter the magic, but unfortunately, the nude men's magic was stronger--more natural. One by one, the members of the chat room were pulled out onto the grass.

Ken- was the first one pulled out. He quickly jumped up and fought the men closest to him. MK`, PowerTux, Helios-, Alita, bludstone, SKeLeT0R, and Deathwing were pulled out next. PowerTux was throwing roses in every direction, able to take out several men. SKeLeT0R was using his fists and shoulders to ram the guys. One man, showing off his magic, approached him. SKeLeT0R shrugged off the magic and kneed the man in the groin. The man fell to his knees, holding his tender spot.

Fuu-hime landed on her back with a thump. She had been the last one pulled out. From the corner of her eyes, she could see the other crew members fighting the men. She felt a shadow over her and moved aside just as a blade came down next to her. However, she didn't escape in time. Her left arm was badly cut. She mustered up enough strength to blow the man away with a gust of wind, and then she collapsed.

Pochacco-, Aaron-san, and {Doad} arrived in time to see the commotion outside. They ran and jumped over the balcony, pulling out their weapons. Aaron-san and {Doad} had matching broad swords which they attempted to gut the enemies with. Pochacco- used his magic to conjure up fire balls which the men deflected. Even with the new arrivals, #SailorFriends was outnumbered. Ken- found Fuu-hime lying in the grass, holding her arm. He helped her up and ordered a retreat. They were closest to the Undefined Territory on the far, right side, and that's where they ran to. From the protection of the woods, they watched the strangers enter into their chat room. Ken- realized something at that moment. "Guys," he said, "We can't get home." The lake seemed to ripple with laughter.

"Great! What do we do now? They've made themselves at home!" MK` said indignantly. She saw Fuu-hime wince and apologized, "Sorry MB, I'll lower the decibels. Don't worry, we'll get them back for what they did to you." She was referring to Fuu-hime's wound which was now bandaged up nicely. They had been observing the chat room for an hour now, but they found out very little information. The strange people had set up guards next to both windows and the balcony. All of the guards were male, and all those that had fought were male.

"What are the women there for?" SKeLeT0R asked after Ken- had made that observation. Just then, the crew heard loud moans from the chat room.

"Some lovin'," Helios- joked. Elespeth, MK`, and Fuu-hime shot him a withering glance. However, it was apparently so.

"Helios- is actually right," Ken- said, while peering through his mini binoculars that he kept with him always. SKeLeT0R scrambled for the binoculars, but Ken- kept them in his hands. "We can't afford to fool around. We can't use magic in these woods, but we'll be safest here."

"Are we going to stay here?" Alita asked.

"There's no where else," PowerTux replied logically.

"We have to camp out here?!?" asked an indignant MK` who was scooting closer to PowerTux. Ken- sighed.

"No, not right here. We'll have to go in deeper," he said. Everyone hung their heads but followed his lead anyway. When they found a small clearing in the woods, they set to work making a campfire. PowerTux glanced at MK`, who blushed. The clearing seemed familiar somehow. It was the same clearing where they had looked at the stars. Aaron- san and {Doad} went to look for food that they would hunt and left the other members at the camp site. Ken- had Fuu-hime lie down and rest.

"Shhh," {Doad} motioned to Aaron-san to be quiet. They had the target in their sites. It was a deer-like creature that had all the features of a deer except its gentle nature. This beast was snarling and making low growls. Aaron-san had found some old swords lying somewhere, and they were using those as weapons. {Doad}cautiously closed the distance between him and the beast. The animal, alerted to their presence, sprang forward to attack {Doad}. After being a knight for so long, {Doad} remained calm and was able to spear the animal through with his sword. Together, the two young knights carried the beast swiftly back to the campsite.

Fuu-hime looked down at her clothes which had miraculously transformed into a long, flowing gown. She felt feminine and not at all threatening. The man watching her thought so, too. She looked around to find the rest of the #SailorFriends people gone. There was no campfire, and she wasn't anywhere near the clearing they had stopped at. It was misty to the point where she could not see ten feet ahead of her. Strangely enough, she did not feel fear or harm. The only thing she did feel was an emptiness that caused a great ache deep in her throat. She sat down and wept. Just then, a man stepped out of the shadow of a tree nearby and came to stand before her. Fuu-hime ceased her violent weeping to look up at him. A gentle rain began to fall. She could not see his face. She only knew that he would not harm her. He held out his hand slowly to help her to her feet. Still, she could not see his face clearly through the mist and rain.

"Shhhh," he cautioned her like a child, "There is no reason to cry." He gently wiped her tears away even though they had mixed with the rain water. "We will find each other again. Please, find the strength for our love?" With those words, he bent down to kiss her gently. Her body was flooded with warmth and security, and then she woke up.

"Food's here," Ken- said, handing her a section of the cooked meat. She momentarily forgot about her dream and concentrated on the need for sustenance.

"Have I been asleep long?" she asked after they had all finished their meal.

"Not really," Helios- said. "We did devise a plan, though. We'll go back in the morning to see any new developments. For now, we'll take turns sleeping and guarding."

"Yeah, Doad and I will go first," Aaron-san offered, holding up the swords they had found. While {Doad} and Aaron-san took their posts, the rest of the #SailorFriends crew laid down on the hard ground with makeshift beds. Some fell to feverish dreams, and some could not get to sleep at all. All of them, however, had one thing on their minds-- getting home.

The door slid open to a very noisy room. Naked couples were everywhere--on the furniture, on the carpet, and on top of the bar. AiZi, the former Kahlan, thought that she had walked into the wrong channel. The furniture was there, though, and so were the bots. Before she had the thought to even run, the two guards on either side of the door grabbed her by the arms and escorted her over to the corner where a dejected SailorMau was already sitting. "Let go of me!" AiZi said while pelting the guards with twinkies. The guards dodged her attack easily and put magic-restraining handcuffs on her. They sat her down and then returned to their post at the door. AiZi threw SailorMau a questioning glance.

"Takeover, by some strange group of people. Apparently, they did something with the other members who were here at the time," SailorMau stated non-enthusiastically.

"Man, if they didn't put these handcuffs on me..." AiZi threatened, "I'd blast them with the biggest twinkie they'd ever seen! Who are they, and what do they want with our room?"

"I don't know. They don't look like normal humans. I counted and there are exactly twenty-three couples and four male guards. Two guards are stationed at the door and two at the balcony. Apparently, they want to use our room as a resort," SailorMau motioned with one handcuffed hand. Couples were in the middle of foreplay all over the room. The only couple not doing anything was on the couch in the center of the lounging area. The female was clothed.

"Get your hands off me, you f#@!ing sicko!" RotteD had decked one of the guards. The other guard subdued him long enough to get the handcuffs on him. The couples about the room were not disturbed by the commotion. RotteD was brought over to the corner with the other two prisoners. "What the hell is going on?"

"See for yourself," AiZi shrugged. RotteD's attention finally fell on the couples around the room.

"Man, Ken runs a good channel," RotteD missed the point of their captivity. AiZi rolled her eyes and gave him a kick in the shin.

"You idiot! They've taken over!" AiZi yelled at him. RotteD formed a giant "O" with his mouth.

"We're too far away from the door and too far away to jump out a window," SailorMau observed, "Not to mention that we can't use magic..." AiZi sighed in frustration. She peered into the other corners of the chat room. She saw two forms huddling together in the corner to her right.

"It's Rini4 and ChibiUsa!" she cried out. Thinking of how young they were, she got angry. "At least let them go!" she pleaded toward the guards. The guards ignored her pleas. AiZi continued yelling until her throat was sore and her feet hurt from kicking the walls. Finally, she caught the attention of the couple in the center of the lounging area. The clothed woman made a slight nod toward her partner. He looked angrily at the guards.

"Do something about it," he glared at them, "Bring the little kids over to her and shut her up! We won't have anything interrupting the ceremony to come later." The guards did as ordered in fear of upsetting the man who seemed to be the leader. The two girls were brought into the corner containing the other #SailorFriends captives.

"Did I miss something?" TuXiE asked from the doorway. He heard people yelling at him to run, and he turned toward his right where the sounds were coming from. Two guards came up to him then, and he was put in the corner also. The others informed him of the going ons of the channel. "You think any of them would go out with me?" TuXiE asked while looking around the room. RotteD laughed but agreed. The rest just ignored the two who were not seeing the downside.

"Now, you have one hour left," the leader said to the couples, standing up. "After the clock strikes twelve o'clock, I will have the honor of impregnating your princess before dawn." The #SailorFriends crew watched in horror as the couples around the room rejoiced and then hurried to get to their satisfaction. AiZi covered Rini4's and ChibiUsa's eyes, and then she turned toward the corner.

"I'm too young to be seeing this!" she announced.

Alita's keen sense of vision let her locate a stream up ahead. She was tired from running. Trotting over to the stream, she lapped up the rushing water. When she looked into her reflection, she paused. "I.. I look like a wolf," she said to herself. Looking down at her paws, she noticed that she was indeed, a wolf. In the distance she heard the cries of wolves looking for mates. She had the strangest urge to answer their calls, but she held back until she heard the right one. Alita lifted her head and her ears became alert. The cry of a lone male wolf came again. She took off at a sprint toward the sound. It was sorrowful and lonely. "I can comfort you," she silently answered him. The trees were opening up, and in the full moonlight atop a hill sat the wolf. He stopped howling when he heard her approaching. Alita caught her breath as she gazed on at the moonlight bathing him in serene colors. He was massive--much larger than her.

Instead of moving toward him, she sat there in fear. "He has to approve of me," she silently prayed. He began his descent down the hill never taking his eyes off of her. His strength was reflected in the way he held himself so carefully. The muscles in his forearm and hind legs stood out as he picked his way down the hill. As he approached her, she saw the hungry look in his eyes. When he was close enough to smell her, he sniffed the air. Recognizing her scent, he quickly closed the gap between them. She was awfully shy, and at first she pulled away from him. He pulled her closer but was careful to not scare her away. She knew then that she had found him at last.

Helios- had trouble sleeping again. He tried to stay awake by humming a tune inside his head. He heard Alita sighing contentedly in her sleep, and he wished that he could sleep like that. He propped himself up on one elbow and looked around. He saw MK` sleeping in PowerTux's arms. PowerTux was dosing while resting his chin on MK`'s head. The rest of the #SailorFriends members were fast asleep except for bludstone and Deathwing who had now taken up the task of guarding the camp. Helios- stared lazily at the campfire that was slowing dieing, and his thoughts turned to more troubled matters. "Will I ever get home?" he asked himself, "What's there for me anyway?" He sighed and rested on his back. The stars were winking at him overhead. They seemed to be telling him to not give up. His eyelids drooped once, twice, and then he was fast asleep.

Helios- opened his eyes to a very empty place. He was next to a river surrounded by woods. Puzzled, he wondered where the rest of the crew had gone. Shaking his head in confusion, he sat next to the river to drink some of the water. It was cold and clean as if no one had ever touched it. He stared down at his reflection. Soon, the reflection was replaced by the real image of a girl! A female hand came up to touch his lips gently. Then the hand was followed by a head, shoulders, and a full body. She stepped out onto the bank of the river and reached out to grasp his hand. He couldn't see her face because of a heavy fog that had settled in. "Please, watch the stars with me," she asked him in a sweet, familiar voice.

"How can we? The fog won't even allow me to see your face," he answered. Even though her voice was familiar, he knew that he had never heard it before.

"Have faith," she whispered, leading him to a spot in the grass where she stretched out. He laid down beside her, and immediately the fog cleared. Helios- sat up to look at her, but the fog came back before he could see who she was. "Have faith," she whispered again, while squeezing his hand. He laid down again so that the fog cleared to where they could see the night sky. He did not try to look at her this time. He felt that feeling the comfort she brought to him was enough. His eyes traveled to the full moon that was casting its light over the entire forest. His eyes began to droop, and he fell into a deep sleep.


"Richard," the shake came again, "Richard!" Helios- awoke to Fuu-hime shaking him with her good arm. "It's time to go," she said.

"Wha?" he questioned, still in his dream state. "We're leaving?"

"Yeah," Elespeth said, "Ken wants to get an early start."

"It can't be more than three o'clock," SKeLeT0R complained looking around for a lighter. MK` yawned and wrapped her arms around PowerTux.

"Anymore of that deer left?" Deathwing asked, rubbing his belly. Ken- shook his head.

"Nope. Let's get a move on!" he shouted.

"Geez, somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed," MK` frowned at Ken-.

"Not everyone is as lucky as you are," Ken- stated, leading the way back to the chat room. Ken- had never said something like that before. Alita noticed it and made a mental note to ask him about it later. In truth, Ken- had had a strange dream. In it he was desperately running away from something bigger and more powerful than him. He had never run from anything in his dreams before. He blamed it on the Undefined Territory sending him these strange dreams, but deep in his heart he knew that the fact that he had lost the battle with the strange men bothered him.

This time, they were at the edge of the woods directly across from the balcony. In front of them was the lake. Ken- took out his mini binoculars once more and peered into the chat room. He noted that all of the couples were turned toward the center lounging area.

"The couples have stopped, but they're looking at something that I can't really see," Ken- informed the others.

Inside the chat room, AiZi asked, "Can it really take this long?!?" She was still covering Rini4's and ChibiUsa's ears and eyes.

"At least they didn't find out about my secret hot tub room," SailorMau glanced at his private corner diagonal from them. RotteD was getting impatient from sitting for hours.

"Oh come on!" he yelled, "Don't you think she's pregnant? You've f@#!ed the hell out of her. If she ain't pregnant by now, she's sterile!" The others ignored him except for his last comment. One of the guards by the door came over to him and back handed him so hard, he fell unconscious. The people were very sensitive about insults to their princess.

Outside, PowerTux said, "I heard Rott's voice!"

"I know. I'm checking on it," Ken- said. He moved over to the left to get a better view. "We're burning that couch," he announced. The rest followed him to ask why. "It appears that the couples have stopped only to watch the leader and the princess mate, and they're doing it on our leather couch! Also, RotteD has been knocked unconscious, and the others who must have come in after us are in the corner with him. They're wearing handcuffs of some sort. I imagine that they're used to subdue their magic powers."

"You're so calm about it, too," bludstone stated sarcastically. They watched as a guard on the inside stood to speak to the couples who were now the audience.

"He is now worthy of our princess! The babies from this arrangement will go forth to conquer the world outside these doors," the guard motioned to the door leading to the IRC building.

"Our Real World?" AiZi whispered to SailorMau in shock. The #SailorFriends members outside heard the decree and were in as much shock as the ones on the inside. Fuu-hime felt something nagging at the back of her mind. She walked back to the area where she was directly in front of the chat room. Waging an inner battle, she remembered her dream. The man's words came back to haunt her.

"Please, find the strength for our love?" he had said.

"What love?" she thought to herself, "I haven't loved anyone." However, she knew that that was not true. She loved him. He was somewhere out there, but he was not here in the IRC World. She would find him, and to find him meant getting out through #SailorFriends. "I will get home!" she shouted before leaping out of the woods. Being able to use her magic, she jumped up over the lake and threw an enormous gust of wind at the brick building. The occupants of the room were sent flying against the far wall. She had blown away a good size hole around the balcony. The rest of the #SailorFriends outside watched as she landed twelve feet from the room, sword in hand. The men of the alien group threw a burst of light which blinded her for a moment. When she looked up, she saw fireballs coming straight toward her. In the next instant, she was on the ground out of the path of the fireballs that went harmlessly into the water.

"Thanks," she said to Ken- who had launched himself at her to get her out of the way of the fireballs. Looking up, she saw that Helios- had sent his own energy into the chat room, which cleared the way for Alita to jump in and begin the attack. Alita and Helios- had privately come to the same conclusion that Fuu-hime had and were ready to do anything to get home. Ken- and Fuu-hime jumped into the chat room to rescue the other members in the far corner. However, they had to get through several men and women alike to do so. After they had destroyed the handcuffs for the captives, Ken- spotted the leader of the group off to the side attempting to sneak out into the IRC building. He ran after him. It was like his dream except for the fact that he was not going to run away.

AiZi, free at last, created the biggest twinkie she had ever made and threw it at a whole group of men. The nude strangers went flying, now covered in cream. Fuu-hime turned to see the rest of the #SailorFriends crew in the chat room. Hope was restored. Seeing Pochacco- being attacked by two men, Helios-' first instinct was to help. Then he thought back to his dream. The words, "Have faith" rang in his ears. Pochacco- felt a surge of energy and was able to blast the men out onto the grass outside.

"Get them outside!" Ken- yelled at the channel members. He had knocked the leader of the strangers senseless and had thrown him out of the channel. The women of the group followed the leader outside on their own free will. RotteD, now awake, and TuXiE were mourning the lost of the naked women. When the last man was defeated and outside, the princess ordered some of her men to carry the still unconscious leader.

"He was not worthy after all," she declared casting a last glance toward Ken- who was standing near the balcony. Her look was full of gratitude and hate at the same time. PowerTux noticed this and called after the group heading into the woods.

"Your welcome!" he said. The princess turned around and assessed him for a long moment. MK`, getting jealous, put her arm around PowerTux. The princess just smiled and continued into the Undefined Territory. The #SailorFriends group, now tired, cast a look at the full moon.

"Sure is pretty, ne?" Alita thought she heard a howl off in the distance.

"Yeah," Ken- agreed with her. He went to sit in the window seat again. Elespeth yawned and sat down to rest, too. The remaining #SailorFriends members looked around the room for a place to sit. Cream from AiZi's twinkie lay everywhere.

"Ya know, I think sex weakened them," PowerTux stated, "They were so easy to beat this time."

"Actually, it's because we got stronger," Ken- replied. Fuu-hime looked down at her left arm.

"I won't have a visible scar from this battle," she put emphasis on the word "visible" while healing her wound.

"Me either," Helios- agreed.

"Do you think we see them again?" Pochacco- asked no one in particular. Elespeth shook her head.

"Not often at least. Maybe once in a full moon," she turned to glance out the window. The rest followed her gaze. They watched the sunrise together, feeling closer than before. At about eight o'clock, ^lost came in. He looked around nonchalantly, and then he went to sit on the leather couch.

"Nothing ever exciting happens in here," he said, propping his feet up on the couch. He looked down to find his shoes soaked in twinkie cream. The crew members just laughed at his surprised expression.

"You're just not here at the right time," Alita said sympathetically.


THE END

completed on January 20, 1998

What did you think of my second fanfic? E-mail me! "What?" you say, "There was a first fic?" Don't forget to read my first one, "I Never Knew I Loved You."

If I didn't include you in this fic, you can do two things: 1) Seek me out on #SailorFriends and get to know me^-^ or 2) E-mail me and scream at me. *Keep in mind that I'm just using these people to portray my stories. They don't necessarily act this way although I sketch em like I see em @_@ or how I want to see em... O_O or just because:)*