Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes

By WolfByte

Sailor Moon and associated characters were created by Naoko

Takeuchi, and are property of Toei Animation, DiC, etc(I don't in

all honesty know the full list anymore). These characters are used

without permission for the sole purpose of entertainment.

All other characters in this story were created by myself, and should

you wish to use them, please ask my permission first.

Please e-mail comments, constructive criticism, etc to

wolfbyte000@yahoo.com

Chapter 1

"A Vision from the Past? A Familiar Stranger Makes the Scene."

The two ravens sat quietly upon the open window sill, having

watched the five girls in the room study diligently at their

schoolwork. That was, at least, the intention the five girls had.

Only one really managed to pull it off as studying was something

that she often did in her own quiet time. Ami enjoyed the chance

to learn of new things, and to broaden her knowledge; the others

failed to fully understand it.

Makoto, for all her attempts at studying, was lost in a drifting

thought of a new transfer student in her first class, a tall,

athletic boy with lively green eyes and bright red hair who,

contrary to her initial statement, looked absolutely nothing like her

old boyfriend.

Rei and Usagi spent their study time arguing fiercely over what

was, in essence, nothing at all. It was their constant banter that

in it's off beat way, let each other know that they still cared about

their friend. A truth they'd never admit to, but was obvious to

those that had grown to known them best.

The last of the room's occupants, the bubbly blue-eyed blonde

known as Minako was resting the side of her head gingerly upon the

wooden table, looking back at the two familiar birds in the window.

One raven cocked it's head slightly to match Minako's position,

and stared at her in a questioning glance, as if to ask if there were

something different about the world from that angle.

The comical movement caught Rei's attention, and she laughed

silently to herself as she walked over to the birds. "Phobos,

stop that you strange raven." She tossed the two a few remaining

bits of their earlier snack, and closed the window as the two birds

took flight, their beaks firmly grasping their precious prizes.

"How can you tell them apart?" asked Minako. "They look

exactly the same."

"Well Phobos has black feathers..."

four pairs of eyes gave Rei a questioning look, and she simply

smiled at her small joke. Those two are like family," she answered.

"I just know."

"Can't see how," Minako admitted.

The discussion was interrupted by a sudden roar of thunder

and the distinctive rattle of millions of water droplets crashing

to the ground.

Makoto turned towards the door, listening to the sounds outside.

"Wow, listen to it rain, it came out of nowhere."

Ami turned on the small radio that sat in the room, adjusting

the tuner through static caused by the sudden storm.

"...Rain, rain, rain," droned the dry voice of the station's

DJ. "It just seemed to come out of nowhere, the national weather

forecast for today? Sunny, with partial clouds in the early evening.

Looks like they need to get away from that overpriced equipment

and stick their heads outside from time to time."

"What a rude person," Rei muttered as she sat back down. "No

one's good enough for him I bet."

"Hold on a moment everyone," the DJ's voice interrupted.

"It's seems we've gotten a call on our Tokyo Townwatch line.

Apparently the Tenth Street Shopping Complex is being robbed by-"

The girls held their breaths as the DJ's voice fell silent for

a moment. "by what appears to be the famous hero, Sailor V."

"Wha?!"

The five surprised voices rang out in unison as all the girls

turned their attention to the slightly pale Minako. "Sailor V would

never do such a thing!" Minako protested. "It's just not her."

Her friends exchanged embarrassed glances, and Usagi leaned

over to Minako's ear. "Minako-chan, you're Sailor V."

Minako stood up with a jolt, startling the others and pitching

Usagi off balance and toppling to the floor. She slammed her hands

on the table, her eyes filled with determination. "How dare someone

ruin the name of a beautiful idol like me. Lets go!"

-----

The Sailor Senshi, each still uncertain what exactly to make of

the situation, surrounded the entrance to a jewelry store in the

Tenth Street Shopping complex. Standing in a semi-circle,

they looked back and forth at one another.

"Why are we just standing here in the rain!" Venus protested,

"Let's go get this phony!"

A shrill whistle ceased their dash towards the door, and they

all turned about.

She stood before them in white, red, and blue, with large red

bows adorning the front and back of her outfit. Elbow-length

white gloves, with orange trim, and a large red mask completed

the clothes that were known everywhere as the trademark fashion

of Sailor V.

Whoever stood before them, the resemblance was beyond

remarkable. The color of their hair, the way it fell from the large

red hair bow that held it tightly back, the shining blue of their

eyes.

"A little slow today, aren't we guys?"

Even the voice was identical, and the Sailor Senshi couldn't

help finding themselves looking between her and Sailor Venus in awe.

"Sailor V?" Moon asked with uncertainty.

"That would be me," she replied. "The one and only Sailor V, V

is for Victory!"

Twin crescent moons glowed for an instant at her fingertip

as she charged her power. "Crescent beam!"

The golden beam of energy sent the Senshi scattering, and fueled

Venus's anger even more. She lunged at her doppelganger who leapt

over her nimbly. "You should know better than to try that on

yourself Sailor Venus," Sailor V taunted. "You'll only wind up

embarrassing us."

"You aren't me!" yelled Venus angrily.

"You're right," V agreed. "I'm Sailor V, the person you were,

the idol you gave up being. Such a poor choice. You ended my

existence, so now I'm going have yours. Sailor V Kick!"

Sailor V's heel collided with Venus's shoulder, forcing her back

down onto the ground painfully. The dark double turned to smile

triumphantly at the other Senshi, holding out her hand which clutched

a large necklace of black pearls. "The owner just left these laying

around, and I know they'd look better on me than on his display,

don't you think? Besides, a new start isn't free. But enough of

that, it's been fun guys, see you around, say hi to Artemis for me!"

The sirens blared as the two police cars screeched to a halt

before the shopping center. Four uniformed officers made a rapid

exit from their vehicles, and headed quickly inside. Some of them

had wanted to leave sooner, but the strange report, which their

superior had deemed as 'just another crank call,' had taken a

backseat to another smaller matter nearby.

Rushing to the scene, they made it just in time to see one

unidentifiable blonde get away, leaving five startling figures

behind.

"F-freeze!" shouted one of the officers, pulling his gun out

nervously.

"Sorry guys," Sailor Mars said with a smile, "Can't stay and

chat."

The Senshi vanished in the same direction as the other had gone,

leaving the four officers dumbfounded. The officer who'd drew his

weapon just stared at his gun for a second before putting it away,

fumbling a bit as he did so. "You realize," the told the others,

"that no one is going to believe this."

-----

"She knew my name?"

"Artemis, do you have any idea what's going on?"

The white cat turned to the other feline and shook his head.

"Not a clue Luna, I don't have any idea. Minako-chan is the only

Sailor V, so this person is some sort of fake."

"She looked just like me," Minako whispered, more to herself

than the others. "She sounded like me, had my powers, even knew my

moves."

"It's okay Minako-chan," Ami said reassuringly. "We'll find a

way to stop this imposter."

"Thank you Ami-chan." Minako's smile failed to cover anything,

and the others could all tell just how much the situation was

disturbing her.

The rain died, and the five girls, now dry, split up and made

their ways back home. Minako walked slower than usual, her feet

dragging heavily as she plodded along in an uncomfortable

silence. Artemis followed beside her, worry in his eyes. "What's

wrong Minako?"

"Artemis, why did I give up being Sailor V? Being an idol is

everything I've wanted, and it would be so easy to fulfill my dreams

as Sailor V."

"Being an idol is Minako Aino's dream, not Sailor V's. Would

it be the same if people were cheering Sailor V, as it would Minako?"

The blonde didn't reply as she continued to walk on, her mind

still full of thoughts.

"Don't let this imposter get to you Minako. No matter what,

you were, and are the one and only Sailor V, soldier of love and

justice. It doesn't matter what costume you wear, and what you call

yourself, you are you, no one can ever destroy that."

Minako looked down at the white cat, smiling at his genuine

concern for her. Opening her arms, Artemis jumped into her grasp,

and she held him tightly. "Thank you Artemis. You wouldn't happen

to have a plan along with those words of confidence would you?"

"Actually," the cat said with a glimmer of pride in his eyes,

"I do. But first thing's first, you need a good night's sleep."

A few cool drops of water splattered on the two companions

as the clouds began to loose another session of rain down upon them.

Minako held her book bag above her head, attempting to shield the two

of them as she ran the short distance back to her house.

WolfByte

wolfbyte000@yahoo.com

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