Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Ronin Warriors Fan Fiction ❯ SeeDs, Ronins, and Scouts ❯ Secret Identities Revealed ( Chapter 2 )

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"Secret Identities Revealed"

Chapter Two

"RENZOKUKEN!!" another voice shouted.

A boy dressed in a white t-shirt, black cropped jacket with a white fur collar, black pants with three thigh belts on his right leg, black boots, and carrying a huge gun blade ran towards Cale. He performed a series of gun blade attacks on him. After he finished, he jumped back.

"Man this guy is really good," the boy in green armor acknowledged. The other warriors nodded in agreement.

"Lion Heart!"

He knocked the warlord into the air and performed another series of deadly gun blade attacks. After he finished, Cale fell helplessly to the ground. The boy landed in front of the defeated warlord. Both teams stared in awe. Zoysite appeared on top of Serena's house.

"Master Talpa wants you to return to the castle immediately."

"I'm not done yet," Cale retorted, trying to stand up.

"That's a direct order from him."

Both the defeated warlord and his accomplice disappeared. Both teams stared at each other then at the boy. Jupiter already knew who it was from the beginning. Venus took a closer look at the boy.

"Squall? Squall Leonhart is that you?"

"Venus, long time no see," the boy replied.

"How did you know we were in trouble?" Mars asked him.

"I was riding through town. The headmaster told me to look for one of the SeeD cadets. I turned on this street and saw you guys fighting that guy so I thought you could use a little help."

All the Scouts ran over to him except Jupiter. The Ronin Warriors walked over to the green clad Sailor Scout.

"Are you and the others okay?" the boy in green armor asked her.

"Yeah, we're okay." She extended out her hand to him. "I'm Sailor Jupiter."

He placed his no-datchi on his back and shook her hand. "I'm Sage of Halo." He pointed to each of his comrades. "This is Ryo of Wildfire, Kento of Hard Rock, Cai of Torrent, and Rowen of Strata."

"Wow!! The legendary Ronin Warriors. I've heard so much about all of you but I never thought you guys really existed. It's an honor to meet all of you." The guys smiled. "Let me show you the others. The one wearing orange is Sailor Venus, Sailor Mars is in red, our leader Sailor Moon is with the pigtails, and Sailor Mercury is the one with blue hair," she explained as she pointed to the Scouts.

"I can't believe we're actually talking to a Sailor Scout in the flesh. We thought that you guys were a legend. I'm really glad to meet you," Hard Rock replied. Jupiter blushed.

"Who's Squall?" Wildfire asked her.

She faced him. "A gun blade specialist and a friend of the Sailor Scouts."
"Why didn't you say anything to him?" Torrent asked her.

She stared at her green boots. "I didn't want to. I really don't want to talk about that." She walked over to a tree and sat under it. The warriors looked at the green clad Scout and tried to figure her out.

`Something's not right about her. There's something she's not telling us and I'm gonna find out,' Halo thought to himself. He looked at his companions. ""You guys go ahead and talk to Squall. I'll catch up." He walked towards Jupiter and knelt before her. He saw her head resting on her knees.

Jupiter heard footsteps approaching her and didn't bother to look at the person. "Please leave me alone."

"I have some questions to ask you Sailor Jupiter," he said quietly as he inched in closer, "…or should I say Lita Kino." Her head shot up and she looked at the person in shock. "Why wouldn't you speak to your friend? He did save your life, as well as your friends and mine."

She slowly became angry. "Who the hell do you think you are to just question someone like that?!!" she barked out, letting her true colors show. "I guess you expect for me to answer your questions. Well, I hate to tell you this, but you have truly lost your fucking mind!!"

He pulled off his helmet and the blond, telltale lock fell into place. "I'm asking you this as a friend Lita. I could tell something was wrong with you after Squall fought Cale. While your friends were happy to see him, you on the other hand were very distant."

She glared at the person in front of her. Her anger died down somewhat and she was totally shocked. "Sage, you're a Ronin Warrior?!! Then Ryo and the others...." He nodded and placed his helmet back on. "How did you know that I'm a Sailor Scout? Do Rowen and the others know that we're the Sailor Scouts?" She thought about his title and made the connection. Her anger began to build up. "Why didn't you tell me..."

Sage placed a finger over her lips to silence her. He took a deep breath, shook his head, and stared at her. He took his finger off her lips and sighed. "You ask too many questions. I'll get to yours, but first you have to answer mine. Don't try to tell me there's nothing wrong when I can tell there is. The issue is written across your face." The piercing glare that he gave her was deadly. She gave him a piercing look in return. "Remember, I've known you since we were in elementary school and I can tell when you're hiding something from me."

The green clad teenagers held a staring contest. A few seconds passed. She finally tore her gaze away from his and looked up at the birds making a nest in the tree.

"Fine!" She sighed and began her long story. "About four months ago in April, Squall and I dated for three years. I told him about my friends and I were Sailor Scouts. Somewhere in the last week, the relationship fell apart. Whenever we wanted to spend some romantic nights together, we had to end up leaving because we were fighting off monsters. One day during that week, Squall told me that our relationship wasn't going to survive because we were unable to spend time together without constant interruptions. He said that we should just be friends. I told him that he should take our friendship and shove it up his behind."

Tears were brimming in her eyes. Halo hugged her and the tears poured down. He cupped her face and brushed away her tears with his thumbs. Jupiter looked at him startled.

"I'm sorry that happened. Do you still love him?" Halo asked her. She gave him an `are you crazy?!!' look. "I guess that answers my question."

"Hey you two, come over here will ya!" Venus shouted to them.

"We're coming," Jupiter told her. Sage stared at her. "What!"

"Did you tell your friends about the break up?"

"I didn't. I couldn't."

"Lita, those are your friends. You should have told them. I thought they already knew."

"I know, I know," she sighed with her chin resting on her knees. "You can answer my questions now."

"Yes, Ryo and the others know your other identities because we saw you transform. The reason why my friends and I didn't tell you guys about our other identities is the same reason why you and your friends didn't tell us about yours." She nodded in understanding. "Let's head over to the others before they get any ideas." He stood up and held out his hand to her.

She accepted and pulled herself up. "Even though you can sometimes be a major pain, you are still a good friend." She hugged him. "Just remember that you still owe me." He smiled. They walked over to their friends.

"It's about time you two made it," Mars commented. "I thought we'd have to drag both of you over here."

"I see the lovebirds are here now," Venus teased, walking towards them.

Jupiter and Halo exchanged looks and shook their heads.

"It's not like that. We're just good friends," Halo replied.

Jupiter quickly nodded in agreement. The other Ronin Warriors and the Sailor Scouts looked at each other, then smirked at the green clad teens.

"Hello Sailor Jupiter," Squall greeted.

"Squall," she responded curtly.

"How's everything going?"

"Fine. How's Seifer?"

"He's still the same. He's apart of Balamb Garden's Disciplinary Committee with Fujin and Raijin."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Balamb Garden?!! You're going there too?!!" She had to lean against the Ford Explorer. "So you'll be attending the garden with Serena and her friends?"

He nodded and turned to Torrent. "What about your friends?"

"They're going the same place."

"Great. Tell Lita I'll see her on Monday, Jupiter. Nice meeting you Ronins."

"I'll make sure she gets the message," Jupiter mumbled through gritted teeth.

Squall walked away to his black Nissan Maxima but turned around. "Halo, can I talk to you for a minute?" he yelled.

Jupiter secretly exchanged glances with Halo. His expression told her to don't worry about it. He shrugged his shoulders and walked towards Squall.

"What is it?" Halo asked him once he was out of hearing distance of the others.

"I just want you to look after Jupiter. I also want your friend to look after Lita while I'm gone on important missions. She's beautiful and a very special girl to me."

"Why me?"
"I saw you talk to her while I held a conversation with her friends. Besides Jupiter talking to her fellow comrades, she's lucky to have someone like you by her side. I trust you with her. Will you do that for me?"

The wind picked up. Rain poured down suddenly.

"I have to go, but my friend and I will take of her," Halo agreed.

"Thanks."

Squall jumped into the car and sped off. Halo ran towards his friends.

"We need to talk in Ryo's house," Strata told the Scouts.

`I'm sensing really high auras from all of them,' Mars thought. `That's strange. Their auras are the same as Ryo and his friends. Could it be…'

The Ronin Warriors ran towards the porch and the Sailor Scouts followed.

"What's this about?" Venus questioned him.

"Strata and I will try to explain once we're inside," Wildfire replied.

They walked inside and Wildfire turned on the lights. The Ronin Warriors transformed back into their clothes in front of the Scouts. The girls were shocked except for Jupiter. Ryo ran upstairs and brought back five towels. He handed them to the Scouts.

"You're the Ronin Warriors?!!" Sailor Moon exclaimed.

`I was right!!!' Mars thought.

"Yes, we are Serena. You and your friends can transform back into your clothes," Ryo replied.

The other Scouts, except Jupiter, looked at each other hesitantly. Jupiter sighed and transformed back into her clothes. The other Scouts read each other questions with their eyes and finally decided to follow Jupiter's example. They all started towel drying their hair.

"How did you know our other identities?" Amy asked Rowen as she sat across from him.

"At first, we thought that you were working for Talpa because Sage sensed high auras from all of you." The girls' jaws dropped.

"Raye also sensed high auras from all of you," Mina stated. Now it was the guys' turn to be shocked. "We thought you were from the Negaverse."

"Sage sensed an evil presence after you guys left. We went to go check it out and found out it was the Warlord of Darkness. We saw you transform once Cale wouldn't back down without a fight," Ryo stated.

"Are there any other warlords besides him?" Lita asked, sitting in a chair next to Mina.

"There's Sekmet and Dais. There's also Lady Kayura. At times, Kayura can play the innocent role but her attacks tell another story. Those are pretty much Talpa's henchmen," Sage explained, sitting in a chair next to Rowen.

"But you forgot to mention Anubis. He used to be the Warlord of Cruelty but now he's our friend. He's the Ancient One, and he's staying with Mia and Yuli while we're away. I hope Anubis is protecting the Jewel of Life," Kento said, leaning on the couch.

"Cale mentioned something about the NetherWorld. Is Talpa the ruler of that place?" Serena asked, sitting next to Mina.

"Yes. Who was the girl that rescued Cale?" Cai asked, sitting next to Serena.

"That was that witch Zoysite from the Negaverse! Queen Beryl's the ruler of the Negaverse and Zoysite is just one of her puppets," Raye hissed.

"Do you think that they're working together?" Sage asked, leaning forward on the back of Lita's chair.

"I don't know Sage. If they are, we need to pull together and work as a team," Rowen replied.

"We'll help you defeat Talpa as long as you help us defeat Queen Beryl," Serena promised.

"Sure. No problem there. You can count on us!" Kento said. His stomach growled.

"Yeah, after he eats something," Cai teased. Kento grabbed a pillow and threw it at his best friend. Everyone laughed.

At the NetherWorld:

Talpa and Queen Beryl sat next to each other in the Dynasty Castle. Their loyal servants Zoysite, Lady Kayura and the three Dark Warlords, stood before them.

"Cale, you failed me," Talpa scorned.

Cale knelt before him. "I'm sorry milord but Halo and the other Ronins interfered. I had those Sailor Scouts right where I wanted them. Also, a boy with a huge gun blade attacked me before Zoysite got me." The warlords snickered. Cale gave them the evil eye.

"Master Talpa, send me down to the mortal world to destroy those Ronin Warriors. That way you can get the Jewel of Life and your full armor that belonged to you since day one. Next, you can send the other warlords to capture the Sailor Scouts. That way, Queen Beryl can have the Silver Imperium Crystal," Sekmet said, kneeling before him.

Talpa thought about the warlord's plan. "Granted." Sekmet bowed in response.

"Master Talpa, send me with Sekmet to make sure that his plan is successful," Dais asked.

"Master Talpa, let me go instead of Dais," a female voice interrupted.

Zoysite and the other warlords looked behind them and saw Lady Kayura. Zoysite narrowed her eyes at the blue-haired female.

"Both of you shall go with Sekmet," Talpa ordered.

"Thank you," Dais and Kayura said, bowing. The warlords and Kayura disappeared except for Zoysite.

"I want you to send a monster to gather energy for the Negaverse, and I also want you to find out who this person Cale mentioned. He might be a worthy ally to us. Do not fail me," Queen Beryl told her.

"Yes, my queen."

Lita's House:

Serena and her friends sat on the couch, waiting for dinner. As usual, Lita did all the cooking, with some assistance from Amy and Raye. Once dinner was finished, the girls cleaned up the kitchen.

"I can't believe we'll be working with our childhood friends to save this world," Mina stated.

"I know. They've matured and they are so handsome," Serena sighed, daydreaming. Everyone looked at her. "What!! Did I say something wrong?"

"You're dating Seifer Almasy and you're already talking about another boy, Cai Moori in particular!" Raye screamed through clenched teeth.

"Calm down Raye. You're the one with the hots for Ryo," Mina revealed, holding her orange fingernails in the air. "You can't deny that."

Raye opened up her mouth to deny the remark but nothing came out. She knew Mina was right. Raye pouted and sat on the couch next to her. Mina continued examining her nails.

"But you're the one who told me that you and Kento were talking about dating this year, Mina," Amy stated said after braiding her hair. She grabbed the magazine off the corner table. Mina blushed.

"She'll admit to that if you admit that you had a crush on Rowen since 7th grade," Serena teased.

Everyone else looked at the blue-haired female in surprise. Amy's face turned crimson.

"I can't believe I didn't see this earlier! The Soldier of Love and Beauty never misses these things. Did you know about this Raye?" Mina asked.

Raye looked at her. "No." She turned to her right. "Did you Lita?"

Lita shook her head. "I didn't know Amy had a crush on Rowen!! I can't believe our little genius has another interest besides Physics and Calculus!"

"At least Lita didn't talk about Sage that way. I remembered when she and Sage dated, but that was in the past. Now she's with Squall," Raye commented.

Lita cringed and stared at her green toenails. Her friends looked at her.

"Lita, what's wrong?" Mina asked, regarding her best friend.

`I've got to tell them about Squall and me,' she thought to herself.

"Lita, this isn't like you. What's wrong?" Serena asked.

"It seems to me that she didn't want to speak to Squall until Sage finally convinced her to," Amy stated while looking through a Newport News magazine at the new clothes. The other girls looked at the blue-haired genius and thought for a while.

"You're right. Not only that, she wasn't even shocked to find out that the Ronin Warriors were Ryo and the others. Is there something you're not telling us?" Raye questioned Lita as she crossing her arms over her chest. She tapped her foot and slowly became impatient.

Serena looked at Raye. `That too was quite strange,' she thought to herself. She faced the emerald-eyed female. "Tell us Lita or I'll tell Raye to read your mind and find out what's wrong!" Serena threatened.

"ALL RIGHT ALREADY!!!!!!!" Lita screamed as she jumped off the couch. She was sick and tired of people questioning her today.

Her friends gasped and stared at her in shock. Each girl slowly stepped away from the angry female.

"You knew that Squall and I were an item throughout high school." The girls nodded. "Well, our relationship fell apart. During the last week of April, he told me that we should just be friends. I told him that I didn't want anything to do with him. I told this to Sage before I told you guys. He's the one who told me to tell you."

"That explains what's wrong. Did you know the Ronin Warriors other identities?" Amy questioned her.

"Yes. Sage was the one who told me that also," she whispered, holding back tears.

"That answers all the questions except for one. Why are you now telling us this? The event happened in April and it's near the end of August," Mina asked her.

She started crying. "I don't know. Let's leave it at that."

"I'm sorry that happened. If something is wrong, let us know that instant. Remember, we're your friends and friends help each other," Amy told her.

Lita nodded and gave her friends a watery smile. Everyone gathered in a circle for a group hug. Lita wiped away her tears and her friends smiled.

"Well, I'm going to bed. I'll see you in the morning," Lita sighed.

"We'll just sleep in the other two bedrooms. Night Lita," Serena told her. Lita walked upstairs to her bedroom.

"I hope she took Amy's advice seriously," Mina commented.

"Same here," the others agreed.

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Lita ran down the streets of Balamb City. Sekmet and Lady Kayura chased her down an alley. She turned and ran down the left street and around Balamb Hotel when an armored hand grabbed her and pulled her behind the bushes. She slowly turned to look at the person.

"Halo, you're okay," Lita breathed, clutching her shirt.

"Yeah. Where are the rest of the Sailor Scouts?"

"The other warlords killed them except Serena. She's fighting Beryl all alone. What about Ryo and the others?"

"They were also killed except Ryo. He's fighting Talpa in another dimension. You need to transform."

"Jupiter Star Power!!"

After she transformed, Sekmet and Lady Kayura saw them.

"Lady Kayura, leave it to me. Snake Fangs Strike," Sekmet shouted.

Halo and Jupiter jumped out of the bushes.

"Leave them to us," a voice yelled.

Jupiter looked over her shoulder and saw Squall with his ultimate weapon, Lionheart. The other gun blade specialist, Seifer was with him.

"You both came to help us," Jupiter acknowledged over her shoulder. "Now, you don't stand a chance against the four of us."

Kayura shook her pointer finger from side to side. "I wouldn't be so sure about that. Star Swords Scream!" Kayura shouted.

"Jupiter Thunder Crash Zap!" Jupiter counterattacked.

"Armor.. of… Halo!!!" Halo shouted. "Thunderbolt Cut!!!"

Both attacks combined together and cancelled out Kayura's attack.

"Snake Fangs Strike!" Sekmet yelled, throwing his swords.

"Jump!" Halo ordered. He and Jupiter jumped out of the way.

"RENZOKUKEN!" Squall shouted. He ran towards Jupiter.

"Jupiter Thunder Dragon!!" Jupiter shouted.

He dodged the attack and continued for her.

Halo jumped in front of Jupiter and blocked some of Squall's attacks with his sword. Halo's sword shattered and he took the rest of the blows to the chest. Squall jumped back. Jupiter helped Halo to his feet.

"Fated Circle!" he shouted.

He jumped into the air and twirled his gun blade. Jupiter jumped into the air to try and stop him. Halo jumped into the air to try and stop her. The shockwave of energy released from Squall's gun blade hit both of Jupiter and Halo hard.

"Sekmet, I got this one. Star Swords Scream!!!" Kayura exclaimed. Her attack hit both of them.

"Snake Fangs Strike!!!" Sekmet shouted, throwing six swords at them. The poisonous swords ripped Jupiter's uniform and poisoned her and Halo. They both screamed in agony.

Halo and Jupiter both hit the ground hard. Jupiter slowly stood up, clutching her shoulder.

She looked over her shoulder at Halo. "I won't let them take you. I promise," she whispered.

"Fire Cross!" Seifer yelled. He hit her with a Firaga (fire) spell. She counterattacked one last time with her Thunder Dragon attack. He ran up to her and slashed her across her chest, ripping her uniform. Jupiter fell next to Halo, completely exhausted. She felt the poison taking effect.

"Excellent job Seifer and Squall. Talpa and Queen Beryl will be most pleased," Kayura commended them. They bowed. "Take them back to the NetherWorld."

Jupiter closed her eyes and felt her body being lifted and carried away to the NetherWorld.

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Lita woke up in a cold sweat. She regarded her surroundings and realized that she was in her bedroom. She raked her hair back from her face and took in deep breaths. She then felt a cool breeze enter her room and shivered. She looked at the red numbers on her digital clock reading 3:35 A.M.

"What in the world was that? It felt so real," she said to herself, pushing the sheets off her body.

She looked through the curtain on the balcony door. She walked to the cracked door, pushed it open, and inhaled some night air. Her forest green, pajama shirt waved gently in the night air. She gazed at the beautiful view of the moon and stars shining on the lake below. Pictures of her nightmare replayed in her mind.

"I don't know what you're up to Talpa and Beryl, but the Ronin Warriors and the Sailor Scouts will stop you. That's a promise," she whispered to the moon. "I just hope that it's really soon."

Author's Note: Will Lita continue having the same nightmare? What message is it trying to tell her? Find out in the next chapter. Don't forget to leave reviews!!