Gundam Wing Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Generation Extreme ❯ The Test and Their Tears ( Chapter 1 )

Serena: *formally* Are you ready to take the test? To be the first of the third generation of scouts to ever take it?

Rini: *nods* Yes.

Serena: Then let the Test begin. *she leaves to instruct another girl*

Ami stepped forward: If you were to be Sailor Moon you would have to learn to wield your powers and protect the other scouts. You must be quick footed and witted, and understand that death is not only your foe, but your ally.

Rini tried to understand the last part.

Rini: So, I have to be ready to kill?

Ami: *shaking head* Ready to die, ready to kill also, but that's not as hard as accepting death. If you accept death, and prove to be brave and pure of mind and of heart, then you will be returned to this Earth. On with my speech... *ahem* If you were alone and surrounded by a group of six foes, what would you do?

Rini: *face scrunched in a guess* Fight valiantly and hope my own Tuxedo Mask comes to help.

Ami: No. You fight to the end, and while doing so call the scouts, but until they come you wait and rely on no one. Whoever said you get a man or woman that comes like Darian did? Maybe you won't. You must rely on and trust only yourself, but trust is also shared with your fellow scouts. No matter what you are all bonded by a special force that decides whether the enemy or you live or die.

Rini: So I rely only on myself and trust only you and the scouts.

Ami: Yes. Now, tell me, if you were to die, do you think you'd accept it, or go down screaming?

Rini: Honestly... screaming.

Ami: Then you have passed my question. Now for the second part. *she transforms into the least powerful level of Sailor Mercury* We're to have a little...duel. We fight, and I think you pass, I end the battle, if you fail, I end the battle, and insrtuct you on what was wrong with your tactics.

Rini: I understand. *and so they battled*

Mercury: Well, I believe you've passed. Go to the next room and wait after knocking, Lita may not be done with Hope yet.

Rini: Thank you. *bows and hurries out.*

Sarie: Is she hard?

Rini: Not especially. Who'd you have?

Sarie: Serena. So, whatever you do...don't try and use a "but you're my mom" tactic on her. She was so angry when I told her to slow down, I was Lita, her best friend's daughter. She went even faster and threw me across the room. You sure were right, I should've worked on Dad's weights over this time. I just never percieved your mom as that strong!

Rini: She is Sailor Moon.

Sarie: *nods* So, who do you have next?

Rini: Lita.

Sarie: Ahhhhhhh.*nods thoughfully* Who's in there?

Rini: Hope.

Sarie: *nods again* Fair fight, fire and lightning, both powerful. But, Gina against Rei...that'd be a problem since she can't freeze yet.

Rini: Yeah... true.

Sarie: So, good luck. *walks into Ami's room and closes the door*

Rini: You too.

Hope stumbles out, her spikish, 70's-like out-turned short, purple hair falling about her red and huffing face. Her hair was naturally like that, and came to her elbows in a layer cut.

Rini had to fix her own pink pigtails before she rushed over to catch Hope.

Hope: I'm not strong enough for this, it's too much.

Rini: No, c'mon Hope, you remember last night? What did the fire say?

Hope: That we'd all pass. But, I also had a "positive attitude", until Madam Thundara ruined my dreams.

Rini: Nah, they're just trying to break us. We can't let our mothers beat us, can we? They're old, and out-of-shape, and haven't been scouts for a while. They're testing us because they're too old, and we've never used our powers. We're all about the same age, except I'm the oldest, and you're the youngest, but you're only 14! You've never used this kind of power before the last few months! You're doing really good, too.

Hope: Yeah.You're right!

Jupiter: C'mon, Rini!!

Hope: Good luck. I have Mars next. Yea. Mom vs. daughter, how...interesting.

Rini: Here,*takes her hand and gives her an energy boost* That should help.

Hope: It does!! Thanks, Ri. *runs off and Rini enters the next room*

Each test took about an hour, and Each Scout was assigned a certain question. Ami spoke of trust, and death. Mina lectured them on love and forgivness. Serena spoke to them about leadership and confidence. Lita talked about strength, and stubborness, and Rei told them about virtue, pride and self-belief.

All five girls passed, but each needed some sort of basic training, and, oddly enough the mothers only told them," what you showed us is what you know, but what we showed you is what you must learn", and then Hope shouted that she made that up.

That night the girls were all out celebrating at a local Teen Hangout and the adults were at their old hangout, thinking about how now, they were giving up their titles as scouts, and how their girls were growing up so fast.

Then there was an explosion, a grill had caught the kitchen on fire, and it had contacted a can of coal and gasolene they used for the grill, and...kerbloom.

*Klub Kids*

Hope fell forward and gasped while grasping her necklace pendant. It was the Chinese symbol for "strength". Sarie stood.

Sarie: Something's wrong.

Rini: Ya think? wow, thanks for the clarification. Hope, Hope are you okay?

Hope: I saw an explosion. I saw only red, and the way I saw it was... I was looking at the candle- *sits up* We need to find our parents.

Gina: Lets go!

all rush out to run to the old place their parents had sat since the beginning of their days as scouts, and even before then. They find what they had hoped was not what Hope had seen in the fire. A scorched red bow hung from a tree limb and Iris sobbed while clutching it to her chest as Sarie found a litlle green hair tie with two green balls on it. Gina found a hat with a napkin in it. Greg had written "it's all up to you now" on it, and there was a picture of him and Ami in it also. Hope found a waterproof bag with "fireball charge papers" in it, and only until Rini found a locket did she believe it. She opened the Golden star and a little glowing cresant moon went around, slowly in circles as a melody played. The music and the sobs and the sound of wood burning were the only things the now scouts heard, as they completely ignored the sirens.