"So, let me get this straight..." Haruka Ten'ou, better known as Sailor Uranus, was looking incredulously at her fellow senshi Sailor Pluto "There's this guy under a 'sleeping beauty' curse in a magic castle in Nerima who can only be freed by a noblewoman or a princess..." She pointed at the TV screen where a news report detailed the whole thing "And you want us to go there !?"
Setsuna Meiou was the picture of calm and serenity as she sipped at her cup of green tea "In one word... Yes"
Haruka's reaction was predictable "Are you out of your mind !? Did you read this ?" She took the flyer in Hotaru's hands, the senshi of Saturn glared at her but was ignored "To free him, a girl has to kiss him awake and they'll instantly fall in love ! Do you have any idea how this would screw up Crystal Tokyo if one of us did it !?"
Setsuna put her cup back on the table "That's why we have to go there to ensure that it is a non-senshi who wakes up this Ranma Saotome... Venus is already in and Jupiter is close. Moon, Mercury and Mars will join them if only to help, those girls probably think all of this is incredibly romantic or something..." Her eyes grew cold and hard "Some of them may fall to the castle's defenses. It is an unacceptable risk for our future, who knows how long they would be stuck there ?"
Michiru nodded "Now I understand your angle in this. Let's go immediately..."
The four outer senshi transformed and left for Nerima, their mission and their purpose clear. Except for a small detail : No one had noticed the eager glint in Hotaru Tomoe's eyes when she had read the flyer.
*****
Washuu rushed into the Masaki living room. Tenchi, Nobuyuki and Kiyone looked at the self-proclaimed greatest scientific genius in the universe. Her haggard expression and obvious panic clued everyone that something must be very wrong for her to react like that.
"My link with Ryoko is gone ! Something terrible must have happened to her !" Everyone gasped.
Tenchi stood up, visibly upset "How is that possible !?"
Kiyone was pensive for a few seconds then spoke "Ryoko and Ayeka must have ran into more trouble than they could handle at this 'sleeping prince' castle..." She snorted in derision "What else can you expect from one of Mihoshi's blunders ?"
The child-looking scientist jumped and shook Tenchi by his collar "We must go save my daughter, Tenchi-dono ! If it's Mihoshi's fault, there is no telling the horrors she is going through now !!!"
Nobuyuki was re-reading the flyer Mihoshi had dropped by "According to this, those who fail at awakening the prince are transformed and become part of the castle's furniture or defenses. The only way to save them now would be for a princess to kiss that Ranma boy" *Lucky punk*
Tenchi turned to his father "The problem is Ayeka is gone as well. Where will we find a princess to rescue them ?"
Sasami entered the room with Ryo-Ohki on her head, smiling "Dinner's ready ! Hey, where are my sister and Ryoko ?"
Everyone turned their head slowly and stared at the youngest juraian princess then smiled. She nervously backed down "Umm... Why are you all looking at me like that ?"
*****
In Tomobiki, a part of Tokyo well-known for its alien residents, Mihoshi had found three more alien princesses to send to the castle.
Benten was bored. Since Lum and Ataru had more or less made peace with each other, there was nothing interesting going on. She was even a little envious of the Oni princess. She had someone in her life, unlike her. When she read the flyer, she was ecstatic. A chance to go kick butt and gain the love of a hunky human ! She jumped on her hovercycle with her best weaponry and took off to Nerima.
Oyuki had come to visit and found the flyer in Benten's ship. She decided to participate too, if only to brighten up her cold life with this 'race', it would be a competition between her and Benten like when they were children. She was confident that her powers (and secret bodyguard) would protect her from this castle's magic.
Princess Kagura of the Tengus had superficiously read the flyer and left immediately to awaken her prince charming. Why, it was like Tengu law in reverse. Her faithful subjects followed, eager to assist in any way necessary.
*****
Meanwhile, in the sinister castle of Akane the dreaded uncute scarlet dragon...
See other episodes by Jamil Nate
(Posted Mon, 02 Dec 2002 16:42)
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