READING

CHAOS FINALE
Episode Three: Two Sides of A Coin

        Story settings; two young girls come across a cat that, unbelievably, can talk. And these twins are told that they are those who were once revered but now are cursed. And only by working together can they stand as senshi.

Opening
        In the bustle of the city of Mare Serenitatis, movement is progressing. A hand is slowly making its darken sweep as more and more people are targeted. But some people are just completely unaware. Or at least, they act like it.

        A young girl exited a hair salon, her hair a sultry, wavy mass of black locks. The bangs fluffed evenly on her brows, her hair trailing down to the base of her nape. Her silver gray eyes peered out forward before glancing backwards.
        A identical featured girl stepped out, her head turned up to gaze up at the clear skies and warm sun. She wore her hair long and thick, piled on high of her head to trail to the top of her buttocks.
        Both had partially tanned Caucasian skin, that seemed to bring out the silver in their eyes. Though the short haired girl had a cool gaze versus her sister´s airy sight. Both eventually stopped at a corner, watching the sign flash in beats of red.
        "You haven´t said anything yet," the shorter haired girl finally spoke, sounding impatient.
        "Why?" The other girl shook her head. "I see no point in it."
        "Allete! Come on!" The girl whined as Allete rolled her eyes.
        "Meguinis, shut it, will you? You just wasted your allowance on, at most, a week´s long hairstyle. And you´re naturally wavy too!"
        "I wanted to spice it up!"
        "Then dye it!"
        A foot came down and a feline´s scream echoed in the air as the two girls both jumped back. They got a flash of a scraggly form before it melted into the blackness of the garbage filled alleyway.
        "Whoops," Allete shrugged. "Poor thing, hope I didn´t break anything."
        The afternoon was a beautiful day, with a shining sun. Meguinis faintly acknowledged a man who seemed eerily familiar with his olive skin and the girl who was impossibly tall. But she barely spared a thought before she turned toward the sun´s direction and was blinded.
        As her gaze swept away, everything was silver. But the two people she had noted, the girl fleeing from the man, were the only ones in the group to be contained in silver auras. She turned and faced her twin and gasped.
        Allete pointed at her, speaking in a hushed tone. "You´re glowing!"
        "You too!"

        Time sped forward as Carmen paced in the room. "Sooner or later, Heliose, you have to let me out."
        "In a little while."
        "I have to go out now. I don´t know how I can spell it out for you!"
        "Listen, it´s bad enough Liv is about to crack because of you but we don´t need to start out a panic. If enough people get riled up, maybe even SHE will appear."
        "I NEED to go out." She settled very closely to the door, nearly pressed into the frame.
        She began to meow, softly at first before her voice grew in long, drawn out wails.
        "ALL RIGHT ALREADY!"
        The door flung angrily open as Carmen disappeared in seconds.
        "Be back in time for dinner!" Heliose practically screamed it, still ticked off at the gall of the cat.
        Carmen had two new people to find. She should´ve known it from the first incident but that was just before the silver light hit her. And that she was withering in pain could´ve possibly set her back a little.
        So she had a limp for a few days, she had worse days.
        So began Carmen´s quest for the two girls, those she knew would hold two powerful stars. But she didn´t have a clue where to start so she begged her instincts to show her the way.
        Or the silver light, that would work.

        "Meguinis?" Allete called out. Silence followed her. "Meguinis? HEY!"
        She stomped upstairs and found her twin fast asleep in her bed. "Great, what am I supposed to do now?"
        Allete turned around and left her twin´s bedroom and wandered downstairs. A beautiful Sunday, the girls were home alone after church while their parents mingled with their friends. The girls stopped going the instant they were old enough to stay home and both were grateful since their parents talked in boring topics.
        She left through the backdoor, her silvery gray eyes lighting momentarily in the sunlight before she turned toward shade and they returned to normal coloring.
        She hadn´t brought it up with Meguinis, who also didn´t bring it up with her. That strange incident, that sign that said something neither one could talk about or even think about it.
        So why was it that this silver light haunted her dreams? Allete looked up at the sky, seeking out a clue.
        And all she saw was a dim outline of a dead planet, in space all alone.
        Or was it alone? The thought startled her. Could SHE be there or maybe it was...
        "Hey, what´s up?"
        Allete turned around and saw no one at face level. So she allowed her gaze to move downward.
        Carmen attempted to look her best but her fur wasn´t grown back fully. She did have Heliose trim it all to be even but the tail was a lost cause since she couldn´t find the other half and besides, she was pretty sure it couldn´t be placed back together after being ripped apart.
        "MEGUINIS!" Allete screamed, falling back onto her buttocks. "Oh my GOD!"
        "You look like you´re about to hyperventilate."
        "MEGUINIS!"
        "And I hope this person you´re calling for is the second person I need to talk to," Carmen continued cheerfully.
        "What?! What´s wrong? Are you hurt?" Meguinis spotted the cat. "You´re scared of a..."
        "Hello!" Carmen smiled.
        "TALKING CAT!" Meguinis pointed, a little unnecessary in Carmen´s view, and gasped. "Oh no, it´s true along!"
        "What´s true?" Allete asked, distracted.
        "What I´ve been thinking, that the silver light.."
        "Has to do with HER..."
        "And that we ARE..."
        "Sailor warriors..."
        "And being called by.."
        "The silver light."
        Carmen dropped her head after the tennis round. "My neck," she complained dryly. "Twin speak much?"
        "That was English..."
        "If you couldn´t follow it.."
        "You´re just stupid then."
        Carmen sighed. "Can we talk?"
        "Hold on," Allete pointed to the cat. "Stay."
        "Sure... for like five seconds. I´m not a dog, you know!" She called out fruitlessly to the two as Allete pulled her twin to the side.
        "Well?"         "Well what?" Meguinis asked quizzically.
        "What should we do? Listen to the cat or what?"
        "What´s what?"
        "Meguinis, pay attention!"
        "I´d listen to the cat?"
        "You´re asking me?!" Allete shrieked. "My god, but you..."
        "Oh boy, a youma!" Carmen sounded hysterical. "I NEED A DECISION!" She flipped as the shadow in the skies loomed closer. Two identical pens fell to the ground. "And it can´t just be one," she added darkly. "MAKE IT!"
        "In for a penny..."
        "In for a pound!"
        They grasped their pens at the same time, fire erupting around them.
        "Phobos..." Allete began.
        "Deimos.."
        "Power, Make Up!" The two stood back to back as white flames consumed their flesh, turning into flickering red before melting into cooling orange.
        The flames fell away, revealing the two girls in their senshi form.
        Allete, or now Sailor Phobos, bore a yellow tiara with a red gem in its center. Her six pointed red stars dangled in her ears. Her choker was bronze colored, matching her bronze collar. The collar had a red stripe. She wore a eight pointed star, outlined in yellow with a inside of bronze. Etched in its center was the sign of Mars. From the bottom half of her brooch were two pieces of red fabric, with feathered tips. She wore a white bodice, with three, red shoulder bands. Her waistband dipped into the center into a five pointed yellow star. The waistband was a flattened two layered piece, the top bronze with the bottom a red color. Her hips were covered in two layers of skirts, the top bronze with the bottom red. She had a back bow of bronze, with long slender tails that nearly reached her feet. She wore white arm length gloves, ending with a thick bronze cuff just below the elbows. Her feet bore bronze sandals, with crisscrossing ties that traveled up to her knees before ending in a bow tie toward the outside of her legs.
        Meguinis, or now Sailor Deimos, bore a yellow tiara with a red gem in its center. Her six pointed red stars dangled in her ears. Unlike her twin, she wore a five-pointed orange star with a red feather sticking out clipped in her hair on the left side. Her choker was orange colored, matching her orange collar. The collar had a red stripe. She wore a eight pointed star, outlined in yellow with a inside of orange. Etched in its center was the sign of Mars. From the bottom half of her brooch were two pieces of red fabric, with feathered tips. She wore a white bodice, with three, red shoulder bands. Her waistband dipped into the center into a five pointed yellow star. The waistband was a flattened two layered piece, the top orange with the bottom a red color. Her hips were covered in two layers of skirts, the top orange with the bottom red. She had a back bow of orange, with long slender tails that nearly reached her feet. She wore white arm length gloves, ending with a thick orange cuff just below the elbows. She wore orange, heavy looking boots that reached halfway up to her calves, with a thick sole. The top had a slight center indent, with a red rolled edge.
        The youma landed, at first only as a shadow before it manifested fully. It´s constantly tearing and reforming bird wings spread as it´s beaked nostrils flared, the beady red eyes glowing dangerously.
        "Great, this is great.." Carmen was heard muttering. "A bird youma, this is just sad..."
        "How dare you come here!" Sailor Phobos shouted. "It´s not like we invited you!"
        "It was drawn to your light," Carmen pointed out.
        "And we will not stand to have you around."
        The two spoke as one. "Be prepared, monster, for with Fright and Dread, we will show you Death!"
        They moved before stopping suddenly. Twin flames sparked and blazed in front of them, two halves of an arrow.
        "It´s the..."
        "Mars Arrow.."
        They grasped their halves as fire ignited. "Deimos..." "Phobos.." "War Cry!"
        They became pillars of light, their powers growing together as one. The air vibrated as the bird´s head jutted up in pain. It screeched and attempted to take flight.
        Sailor Phobos guided as Sailor Deimos followed, as side by side, Phobos´ right hand and Deimos´ left hand pointed. Arrows of hot flames licked out, hitting into the beast´s chest, where its heart should´ve been.
        It screamed in agony, the flames spreading as it turned to black dust.
        "This isn´t good.." Carmen said finally.
        "What? Why?" Phobos demanded.
        "You two.. didn´t you see the teamwork?"
        "Isn´t that good?" Deimos scratched her head.
        "You cannot fight alone," Carmen spoke softly. If you weren´t twins or related, maybe you wouldn´t have to depend so much. Can you handle always backing each other up?"
        "What do you think?" Phobos crossed her arms. "If I could handle Meguinis for the last sixteen years, I can handle anything."
        "And I agr.... HEY! That was an insult!"
        "Bite me!"
        "Stuff it!"
        "Like your bra?"
        Carmen couldn´t figure out who lunged first. "Oh yes, this is teamwork. Now if I can only get Heliose to help me look for more of you.."