Fighting Evil by Moonlight

[lightthedarkness]

Who: Eternal Sailor Moon and whoever she comes to help
What: All the tabloid talks of attacks has made Sailor Moon decide to go on patrol at night
Where: All over the city and outside of Virgo HQ
When: Throughout the Week
Warnings: Minor violence



Option A: Rabid Fans Abound

It wasn't that she didn't understand that they needed to remain low key, but with the missing rescuers, all the tabloids of more and more violence, and the ocean attack on the label? Sailor Moon couldn't keep sitting on her hands. It went against everything she stood for. She had to protect everyone, even those of an alternate Earth.

So at night, with the moon as her guide, she kept watch on the streets. Her boots clicked along the gravel of a roof as she landed, her wings... she took a deep breath. It was good to have them back. She would be lying if she wasn't also doing this to keep her wings strong. She hadn't been able to fly in months and hadn't needed too for years back home.

She heard screams though and started running towards it, coming to a ledge and watching as a concert was being let out of a club. Oh, thank goodness. Just screams of joy.

Or well... it had started out that way. She watched as the fans broke the barriers and started going after the rock star. Her eyes narrowed. What was it with these fans!

She flew down and cut through the screams.

"LET THEM GO THIS INSTANT!" she ordered.


Option B: Breath of Fresh Air

She was flying again. She closed her eyes and while she didn't have any connection to the wind and sky like Uranus did, the moon was full overhead. She basked in the moonlight, feeling it wash over her. Not her moon, no, but so close to it. She closed her eyes as she spun in the air to soak it up.

It was warm and cool at the same time, welcoming soft light while all the other stars were blotted out by the light pollution.

She landed in a park and let out a breath, she glowed. She had soaked up the moonlight and the crescent moon on her brow glowed brightest. She tucked her wings in tight. Her head felt clear and she reached up to remove the transformation, only she stopped suddenly when she heard a twig snapped. She spun around.

"Show yourself!" she demanded.


Option C: The Tower Gates

She was looking at Virgo Tower and the calm ocean with her hands clenched at her side. In there was the one who took Rei from her, who took all those innocent people from their homes. She summoned the Tiare and lifted it... only for her shoulders to slump and her head to fall forward.

She couldn't... the were getting closer, and she couldn't attack because it would be the people she was trying to save who would face the consequences of her actions. She let her scepter fade from her hand and she just continued to look at the tower.

"Please just wait a little longer," she whispered.


Option D: Just an Average Girl

No longer Eternal Sailor Moon, just Usagi Tsukino a.k.a Serena Lapin now, she needed to head back home. She was just outside of the Virgo Tower and knew it was going to be a long way back. But she couldn't risk them following her as Sailor Moon when she flew. She'd have to walk.

"Not my smartest idea," she mumbled to herself as she started walking, her head bowed. So of course, she didn't notice when she ran smack into someone's chest.

She stumbled backwards and rubbed her nose.

"Oh, uh, I'm sorry, should look where I'm going," honestly she should.

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tower gates

[hearted]

"Sailor Moon..."

And Sailor Venus is there, because she needs to be. Her hand reaches for her princess's, her eyes hidden by her hair. No, she can't let despair get the better of her. They need to stay strong against the darkness.

"You want to rip it all up too, huh?"

[lightthedarkness]

"Venus," she said as she turned to face the leader of her guard. "I'm sorry," she smiled. "Did I worry you?" always worrying her best friend.

"I do... I know... I know I'm not as strong as I was, but I want to destroy them. But it's all just... just some game of patience. I can't even face the enemy... It's all avoiding capture and constant moving... But I'm not... I'm not good at that. I've never been."

[hearted]

"I can't help but worry, I love you too much," Venus whispered back. "And you're right, so do I...I want to run them through, pull them out, rip this building apart 'til it's gone."

She wraps her free arm around her waist.

"But we owe it to Rei to save them when the time's right. It's so dangerous, so much has happened already...it's enough to drive you crazy, isn't it?"

D!

[ace_of_hearts]

At least the chest she ran into is all muscles and no shirt for cushioning.

No wait, that's probably a bad thing.

Well....

At least there's no piercings or zippers to get caught on?

After making sure the girl is okay, setting her solid, and gently holding the top of her arms to keep her steady, he pulls back completely and gives a deep sweeping bow, even doffing his orange cowboy hat, exposing the mustache'd skull and T-bones tattoo on his back.

"Nonsense, it's all my fault Miss. I'm very sorry. Are you all right? Unharmed?" A glance up at her to make sure she hadn't hit him running too hard.

[lightthedarkness]

OH GOD WHY IS HE SHIRTLESS!

Usagi's face went deep, deep red. She promptly bowed back, if only to hide her face from the embarrassment and nodded."

"I-I-I'm alright! I'm really sorry I ran into you, sir." She took a deep breath, trying to calm down. "You-you did nothing wrong, sir, I promise. I'm so sorry! You're not hurt, are you?"

[ace_of_hearts]

Because shirtlessness isn't just a fashion statement, it's a way of life.

"No no, I'm absolutely fine. I'm used to people running me down actually!" he gives her a gentle grin to show no harm done, and that it was a joke. Mostly. He has the vaguest inkling he's been thrown through walls by people he loved. Random.

"Are you sure you're okay? At least nothing's spilled right?"

Another bow with a small sly grin, trying to make sure she wasn't bruised or knocked back. Part of that being-thrown-through-walls not!memory is that he also swears he's used to his Gramps refusing to use doors, preferring just to break walls. Again, random, but since that's where Ace must have learned most of his fighting, he's pretty sure he's more solid than your average not-flung-through-walls person.

"I'm Ace. Portgas D. Ace. Are you in a rush? Can I see you home safely anywhere?" Another impetuous grin, "That way no one else gets run over, right?" Another joke... sort of.

Option A

[psyvampexperiment]

He's gotten accustomed to the screaming fans, to people snapping photos of him in the street, to cameras in his face constantly, and some part of him has lapped it up. But while he's accustomed to all this, he's gotten worn down by the crazier displays. He almost expected something like this, but not like this, not on the night of a show at a high-end club. He'd tried to stay closer than usual to his guards, but even they can't keep off the crowd, once it breaks the cordon, and surges into the street, surrounding him. One guard tries to throw a coat over him, to afford him some cover, but the crowd of squealing fans only grabs the coat, tearing it to shreds to have a piece of it as some mad relic. He can only watch helplessly, realizing he's next, once they've had done with the coat.

Which is when he hears the cry from above, and he looks up, as if into the face of an angel, a true angel, not the persona he has played for so long, and his lips part in a silent prayer for help...

[lightthedarkness]

Sailor Moon summoned her Tiare and held it high above her head as she flew between the fans and him. She then started to glow, willing to put a barrier between them and the fans if needed.

All the fans fell in a hush at the sight of her, feathers drifting around her but before they could touch the ground, they scattered into specks of light and disappeared. She held her ground, the Tiare in hand.

"STAND DOWN!" Her voice held command and the whole group was unable to really comprehend the sight in front of them. "You should all be ashamed of yourselves! Trying to hurt someone in such a way! Someone who only tried to share their art with you, to bring you joy and inspire you and you easily could have hurt him!"

She turned to look at him, but turned her body so she could keep a close watch on the fans.

"Are you safe?"

[psyvampexperiment]

The feathers... something about the feathers sparks an image in the back of his mind: a gateway opening, feathers flying about, a dark haired figure in his arms --

But that all vanishes back into his head, overwhelmed by the crowd falling back, the guards moving in, but holding back, startled by the avenging figure above. He looks up to her, jaw dropped, staring at her, his good eye glassy with fear yet clearing slowly.

"Shaken... badly shaken... I'll live, but... cuts deep as any wound," he manages, through his trembling breaths. He might still shiver from all this.

C

[nibelungvalesti]

"And what, precisely, do you think you are doing?"

Neither of them was in a position to recognize the other. No musician and fan bonding over a churro -- now they were Eternal Guardian and Chooser of the Slain, one glaring at the tower, the other defending it.

Lenneth Valkyrie hovered above the ground, sword in her hand but not yet pointed. She would have an explanation, or a battle, but she had no intention of getting the latter without the former.

[lightthedarkness]

"I am doing nothing," she answered easily and truthfully. She hadn't attacked and she hadn't caused any harm. As far as the guardian was concerned, there was no reason for hostility.

"I have no intention of harming the tower." Not until they could get everyone out safely, including the citizens within. Her focus was on the managers and the ones who kidnapped her Rei and the others.

"I assure you, we're on the same side."

[nibelungvalesti]

"The same side?" she said, with mild scorn. "Then tell me. What side do you believe I am on? For all you know, I am merely seeking the dead to send to Asgard, in preparation for Ragnarok. Do you intend to aid me by sending souls across the line between life and death?"

She was, after all, a Valkyrie.

A

[twoscompany]

Oh, for the love of--

[The fans have only gotten worse since the album came out. At least they didn't bother her bandmates as much, but dear lord. Now along with the Squares, there was the Chromes - the girls and boys who dressed in the powder blue suits, big sunglasses, and two-colored contacts, regardless of the hair style.

She's in the middle of a set, for goodness sake.]

Come on, calm down!

[Nope, its not working. They are converging...and then they stop at the sound of the shouting. Huh?

One of them looks up, shouting.]

Hey! Who asked!?

[lightthedarkness]

Sailor Moon landed between them and Garnet, her Tiare summoned and she glowed bright. The feathers of her wings falling to the ground, but scattering in bits of light before ever touching the ground. Even though she was much shorter than Garnet, her wings made her taller, and her gaze cut through them.

"I didn't ask," she said calmly. "STAND DOWN NOW!" she ordered as she glowed even brighter. "How dare you attack someone you claim to love! That isn't love! And as the champion of love and justice I cannot abide by it!"

[twoscompany]

"You..." ...Did she snap? Is she hallucinating? Are those real feathers? "...you heard her!"

On the other hand, the response from the Chromes was....disbelieving laughter. She might not be hallucinating after all.

"Really? Who is this?" Laughing. Out. Loud. "Did no one tell you it isn't Halloween? Wow, you're a little crazy with your costume, aren't you?"

D

[eba02]

Admittedly, J is plenty distracted himself. He hasn't seen Lapis in a while, and he's starting to get worried about her - just because she can handle herself on her own doesn't mean she should have to. But she hasn't been at the beach near Virgo for the past few nights - at least, not when he's been there. He may need to think up a new strategy for this.

He doesn't really register Usagi's tune until she literally runs into him. He stumbles backwards a step or two and reaches out a hand to steady her. "Don't worry about it. You okay?"

[lightthedarkness]

"Oh! J, hi! Sorry," she immediately said once she realized who she ran into. "I'm fine, but what are you doing out?" she asked concerned, which was a bit amusing to any onlooker as Usagi was clearly younger than J.

"Are you headed home?"

B

[4thdimensional]

[Doc's spent a lot of his time searching the streets for clues. He's sporting a hat and trench-coat, something almost Western with a space-age silver flair, and he looks a little weird to be running into in an alley at night.

But then again, so does the young woman with...]

...a humanoid shape and functional wings?

[That's what he's gaping at. Yup. And he says the last part aloud, eyes wide as saucers. It defies physical laws.]

[lightthedarkness]

[Sailor Moon recognizes him from the communicator but unfortunately can't recall his name. Still she doesn't remove her transformation for his own safety. She smiles as her wings shift from their usable form to the ones for pure decoration of her fuku. She came closer, and he may notice she's actually glowing as she comes over to him.]

Functional wings, yes. Though I cannot travel the distances I am used to.

A) And now she can save him!

[snapcrackleburn]

Roy had never been present for a fan uprising before, only the typical excited screams and applause. When the gate comes crashing down he can't help looking stunned, first thinking it was an accident or because of the wind. These people are better behaved than that, aren't they?

Then the swarm starts spilling forward. He takes a few steps back, in disbelief that he's about to partake in the running of the fangirls (and boys). Just as the crowd begins to creep up on him that's when Eternal Sailor Moon makes her appearance. Roy's view is blocked by wings for a moment, he does a double take as it becomes clear a flying girl appeared from up above to fend off the fans.

That outfit is nothing like a regular body guard's.

"What?" This just keeps getting stranger.

[lightthedarkness]

That's because she's a superior body guard, Roy. She's the guardian of the moon, the Earth, and the whole universe when need be. She is Sailor Moon, champion of love and justice.

"Are you hurt?" she asked, standing between the fans and Roy, her Tiare summoned in case she needed to create barrier to protect him.

tower gates!

[elegy]

Neptune's gloved hand briefly touches Sailor Moon's shoulder before she allows it to drop back down to her side. Her expression is solemn, but there's an ironclad resolution there. This situation is far from ideal, but they've been through worse.

"We'll have her back soon," she promises, speaking in a low murmur.

[lightthedarkness]

"Neptune, I'm sorry, did I worry you?" she said as she turned to look at the older senshi, taking in a deep breath, her hands feeling useless at her side.

"I... She won't go without everyone, and you know, I'm fine with that... but then I got to thinking... where... where will we even keep them for them to stay safe? We can't expect them to fight against their captors, though I know we can ask. And what will she remember when we get home? I've never been so unsure in the face of an enemy before. It's like... it's like walking up a dark stairway, Neptune, and you slowly inch up each step because if you don't, your foot falls through the air and there's that panic because there's no next step there. And I keep feeling that panic the closer and closer we get."

A

[trustme]

Doctor's popularity had skyrocketed in the past month. If Flowers Over Bones hadn't been a hit already, just about everyone and their grandmother had heard of them now or at least one of the lead artists (or now often mistaken for THE lead artist), Doctor.

Tonight unfortunately a couple of shippers had begun arguing while waiting for their favorite star to walk out of the club. By the time he had emerged from the doorway the shipping war had escalated and others from the group had joined in. It was a violent showdown between DoctorxLuce versus DoctorxCello with a few people claiming he was their husband sprinkled in here and there. Doctor's bodyguard and the club bouncers moved to calm down the crowd when fists started flying but they weren't enough. The crowd had been so riled up they started jumping over the barrier and screaming fans went diving at Doctor, successfully catching him by the legs.

"No! Wait. No, NO!" Doctor tries to shake them loose and make a run for it. He's nearly groped by one crazy fan and he slaps reaching arms and hands that would wrap around his torso away. "Not now! No! Nope! Please! DO YOU MIND?!"

[lightthedarkness]

The fact that they didn't stop when she ordered them too meant that she would have to take more extreme measures. She lifted her Tiare high into the air and a bright, blinding light, as if you were staring into the sun suddenly filled the back alley of the club that the Doctor was trying to get out from. A barrier surrounded the Doctor as Sailor Moon stood in front of him, wings shielding him from the sight of the screaming fans.

The feathers that fell from her wings scattered in soft light before they could touch the ground. Many of the fans, and even the body guards and club bouncers, were holding their eyes, temporarily blinded. Sailor Moon turned to the Doctor, concern knitting her brow.

"They didn't hurt you, did they? The blindness will go away very soon, I promise."