Meanwhile, other villagers have gathered around the fish shop, having listened to the last part of the conversation.
"What do we do then?" Minako gasps. "Without your potion, the Romans will surely be able to defeat us."
"It's no use... we have to catch some fresh fish out in the ocean," Rei replied.
"But... how? If Haruka sold her boat..."
Grandpa Hinix strode up to his granddaughter and grinned. "No worries! I own a small boat lying at the shore... in my younger days, I used it to catch fish myself. Thee also must be an old fishing net in there..."
"You heard it," Rei said to Haruka. "Get to it... now!"
"But... but..." Haruka whined. "If I go now, I might miss the newest edition of 'Horses, Chariots and Races'..."
Rei snarled and made a fist. "You'll miss some teeth if you don't..."
"Hey, calm down, Rei," Ami quickly said and stepped in-between the enraged druid and the cowering fisherwoman. "Let me go fishing if Haruka doesn't want to... I surely know how to steer a boat."
"Oh yeah, me too," Usagi said excitedly and hopped up and down. "This will be fun..."
"All right then," Rei sighed. "But you better hurry, I only have one cauldron of potion left... wait, lemme get you a bottle, just in case, okay?"
Ami nodded. "Sure!"
Rei threw one last glare at Haruka. "We'll talk later..."
By now, the crowd was slowly dissolving, and Michiru was dragging her companion inside. "Come, you... it's time you learn something about business!"
"Ouch! Hey, lemme go..."
Ami giggled as she watched the two women vanish inside their hut. She then looked at Usagi. "You really wanna come along? You haven't really been on many boats before..."
"Ah, it's okay," the blonde menhir delivery girl grinned. "I'll do fine, somehow..."
"I guess I better come with you two," Luna grumbled. "I don't want to know what disaster Usagi might cause out there..."
Usagi glared at her feline friend. "Luna, that was unnecessarily mean!"
The black cat just shrugged.
Rei came back with a small bottle of magic potion. "Here, Ami! Use it if the two of you would get in any kind of trouble... I would come with you, but... I have to make sure the others don't waste the rest of the potion within hours... and you know how irresponsible grandpa can be at times."
"It's okay, Rei... but thanks for the potion. We'll come back as fast as we can."
Rei nodded. "Good, I'm counting on you! Happy fishing!"
----
Luna groaned when she saw grandpa Hinix' boat that was floating next to the catwalk, on the shore just outside the village.
"We're supposed to use that tiny thing? Well, it's just fine that Rei wasn't able to come... she wouldn't have fit inside anyway."
Ami looked over the small boat and smiled. "I like it. It's enough to catch some fish... it's not like we'll be gone for days, right?"
"All right," Usagi cheered. "Let's get inside!"
She made a small step and jumped on board of the small vessel.
"Usagi, be careful!" Ami shouted. "You don't want to fall into the..."
"Aaaaaah!" Usagi's own force carried her further than she had intended to, and for a short while, she was staggering at the edge of the boat, desperately struggling to regain her balance...
SPLASH!
"...water..." Ami said with a groan.
Usagi surfaced and spit out some water. "Oops," she said with a grin. "Teehee, I guess I got carried away for a while..."
Luna shook her head. "I have the feeling this is going to be a looong trip..."
----
Like a sailing expert, Ami was setting sail and let the wind carry the small boat away. When she believed they had reached a good point for fishing, she nodded and stroke the sail.
"Usagi, cast the net!"
Usagi saluted. "Aye, aye, captain!"
Usagi took the net and threw it over the ship's rail. Luna watched her for a while while she was fumbling with it, and shook her head.
Turning to Ami, she asked: "Do you really believe Usagi is able to use that thing?"
"Oh, I'm pretty sure Usagi can do it if she really tries," Ami smiled.
Just then, the blonde in question tapped her blue-haired friend on the shoulder. "Ummm... Ami?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
Usagi fidgeted with her fingers. "I don't know how to say it, but..."
"Yes? Out with it!" Luna said impatiently.
Usagi sighed. "I kinda... lost the net."
"What?"
She nodded. "It's true. I was just holding on it, when suddenly, a BIG fish yanked it out of my hands. I tried holding onto it, but... it was kinda slippery..."
Ami sighed. "Oh, great... what are we supposed to do now?"
"Great job, Usagi..." Luna threw her an angry glare.
Usagi whined. "I'm sooo sorry..."
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(Posted Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:52)
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