Disclaimer: Sailor Moon is a (c) by Naoko Takeuchi, Kodansha, TOEI Animation, TV Asahi, DiC & others. In Mexico, its rights have been granted to Ban-Dai, TV Azteca, Editorial Toukan, Intertrack de México, Editorial Navarrete (Perú), Editorial Vid, Anime Comarex, Industrias Kay & others. Yaocihuatl Coyolxauhqui and any other characters and happenings originally developed in this fanfic, are an intelectual property by me, Mahtlactli Atl. Please, don't use them without an autorization in advance. Even when placed at real geographycal zones, specific places, happenings and character presented here are pure creation of author's imagination. Any resemblance with real persons or happenings is due to casuality. It's next monday, and Milagros and Malinalli are in their school recess. They're in a little store in front of their secondary school's entrance. Malinalli: Then she...!! Milagros: Sssshhh! Malinalli: (Blushing) Sorry. I mean... Purita did that? Milagros: I swear you! I really felt like dying! Malinalli: But are you OK now? Milagros: I look so bad? Malinalli: (Smiling lightly) Of course not. I'm really glad for you and her. Milagros: Yeah. Me too. Malinalli: But changing the subject, Purita isn't going to school yet? Milagros: (Now blushing) Well... Dad is already looking for adult classes for her... Malinalli: Adult classes? Milagros: Yes... to be honest... Purita cannot write or read. Malinalli: I guessed it. Please, tell her she can count count on me for anything she needs. Milagros: I was sure you would say that. I'll tell her. Thank you. While they were leaving the store, Milagros with peanuts and a soda and Malinalli with her accostumed Amaranto bar, they found in front of the school an impressive black limousine, guarded by two strong men with black suits and glasses. Milagros: Holy...! What's this? Malinalli: Even more... What is this doing HERE? Then a tall and pretty girl, with long red hair and dark glasses, but looking too "casual" in her dressing, left the school and went to the car. She pulled down her glasses a bit and scanned around, looking the girls a brief moment. Then, she put her glasses back over her eyes, and entered the car, folloowed by both men, and went away. Milagros: You're roght. What can be doing a girl like that around here? Malinalli: Who knows? Maybe se found a missing relative, or something. Inside the car, the red-haired girl took the glasses off and smiled strangely. Girl: (Thinking for herself) That's perfect. The old man will turn head over heels when he knows about this!! =========================================== Yaocihuatl Coyolxauhqui's Codex Amoxtli Ce: The Long Way to Redemption. Amatl Mahtlactli uan Ce (Chapter 11): Ambassador's Daughter. By: Mahtlactli Atl. ============================================ At the end of school, Malinalli went to Milagros' house, to talk with Purita. The girls and Tameme were near home, when Servando went out of there, obviously in rage and walked to them. Milagros: Hey, "Capea"! Now wha-...! Servando: Shaddap! This is all your fault! He walked faster, took a bus almost moving, and went away. Malinalli: Your brother looks really mad. Milagros: We better hurry up. I'm afraid something really bad happened! The girls entered the house and went right to the dinning room. Milagros: Dad! Mom! I'm home! (She kisses each of them) Malinalli came with me. Malinalli: How are you, Mr. And Mrs. Tuchmetztli? Mrs. Tuchmetztli: Come in, Malinalli, please! (Kisses her cheek) How's your uncle? Malinalli: Fine, thank you very much. Milagros: Dad, we found Servando leaving home. Something's wrong? Mr. Tuchmetztli: I'm afraid it is, darling, but that's no important. Purita locked in her room, and she says she will not go to school. Milagros: What? She was so happy yesterday about it!! Malinalli: Excuse me. Can you allow me to talk with her? Mr. Tuchmetztli: (Smiling) I would really thank you about it, Malinalli. I'm sure you can make her turn back her mind about this. Milagros: I'll go too, mom. May I? Mrs. Tuchmetztli: Please, do it. The girls ran upstairs to the attic, and knocked at the door. Purita was tunning her guitar, and wasn't answering. Milagros: Purita! It's me, Milagros! Open here, please, Malinalli came to visit you! Purita's guitar silenced, and shyly opened the door. Purita: Come in... She went back to sit over her blanket and tunning her guitar. Milagros: Dad says now you'll not take the night classes. Purita just clenched her teeth and kept tunning her guitar. Malinalli: I think it'll be better that I speak to her privately. Milagros: But, it's...! Malinalli: Come on, trust me. Everything will be OK. After a brief look at malinalli's eyes, Milagros accepted and went out. Milagros: I'll be waiting here outside. Milagros left, and Malinalli sitted next to Purita. Malinalli: You didn't want to do something that may affect Mily, didn't you? Some tears ran over Purita's cheeks, and she affirmed. Malinalli: Come on. You can tell me. Mily's brother told you something? Purita: No. Malinalli: So, what happened? Purita: He told to the Sir... Malinali: Come on, tell me. Then, Purita told her when, after cleaning the table and carrying the dirty dishes to the kitchen, she stopped in front of the door when listening Mr. Tuchmetztli and his son Servando talking, and couldn't help listening. Servando: You're going too far, Dad! Too Far!! Father: So, how it may affect you? Servando: Come on, "ol' man"...! Father: My name is not "Old Man"!! Servando: You see? This girl is breaking down in pieces all of our family! And now you want to PAY her school? What's next, to adopt her?! Father: It's highly probable. Why not? Servando: Father! You cannot teach a giraffe to sing!! That girl is a vagabond, and a vagabond will remain! Father: I will pay for her studies, and you are nobody to tell what I can or cannot do! Am I clear? Servando: (With a surrendering gesture) As you wish! But the day she starts to STEAL stuff, don't say I didn't warned you! Purita couldn't stand it anymore. The dishes felt from her arms, and she ran away to her room. That's where her story ended. Malinalli took a few moments to think and dry Purita's tears. Malinalli: And now? What are you gonna do? Purita: I don't know... Malinalli: Will you learn to write? Purita denied silently. Malinalli: Why? Purita: And what if it's true? What if I have giraffe's brains? Malinalli stood a bit, and sitted in front of her. Malinalli: (Looking to her stumps) You know? When I... well, when I had my accidente, I thought I would never be able to write or draw again. And you know what? I felt I was becoming crazy. Purita: And now you can write? Malinalli: (Looking at her with solidarity) Yes. It took me a lot of effort to learn to write with the stumps only, and when I came to live with my uncle, he made me a wristband which allowed me to write with a single arm again. Purita: It should have been very hard... Malinalli: Not really. I've faced something too much harder than it. Purita: What? Malinalli: (Looking to the ceiling) "Normal" people saying it can't be done. They're keep looking at me as a weird bug, and think I'm crazy for studying technical drawing. Purita: Why? Malinalli: That's obvious. Somebody without hands cannot write. You cannot teach a giraffe to draw... (she smiled and looked to Purita's eyes) Do you understand? Purita looked at her too, and tears ran again over her cheeks, but now she was smiling a bit, and affirmed with her head. Malinalli offered her arms, and Purita took them gently. Malinalli: I was able to write again, and even to draw, but I would give away everything I got to have two hands back. You have them! Then use them, and the first step is to learn to write! Will you do it? Purita accepted again. Malinalli: Promise me. Purita: I will, Miss Malinalli. I promise. Malinalli: Please, don't tell me "Miss". (She looked to the door) May you allow Milly to enter? She will be late for her practice... Purita accepted again. Malinalli: Come in, Mily! Milagros and Tameme entered. Malinalli: Purita will go to school. Milagros: Really? Thanks, Purita! (She runs and hugs her) I feel so happy! Tameme: (To Purita) Do you feel better now, "No Cihuanton"? Purita: (Patting Tameme's head) Yeah, cuttie, Thanks. But there's something I still not have quite clear. Milagros: What? Purita: Why they say precisely a giraffe cannot learn to sing? Tameme: Because we dogs sing really beautiful! Do you want to hear me? All of them laughed happily. Next day, during Milagros' first class, she got a huge surprise when finding the red-haired tall girl with the luxury car, sitted next to her. But she felt even more amazed by her dressing. She had the uniform's sweater tied around her waist, her skirt strategically folded to look shorter, her perennial sunglasses over her head, chewing bubble-gum and doing herself a manicure. Milagros went shyly to her chair, expecting something weird form her. For her good luck, the teacher arrived immediately. Teacher: Good morning, young men. I'm reported we have a new student. Miss... Barbara Ilhuicamina? The red-haired girl stood up, still chewing her gum. Teacher: Young lady, woudl you please put you bubble gum aside? Bárbara took it form her mouth, and sticked it behind her chair! For just a moment, the teacher looked about to explode, but was able to hold herself. Teacher: Madam, why don't you tell us a bit about you? Barbara: (Crossing her arms in fornt) My name is Barbara Ilhuicamina, I live with my diplomatic grandpa, I just entered here... Something else?? Some students laughed lightly; some others, like Milagros, stared at her in shock. Teacher: (With an inflated vein and a sweatdrop, trying to keep calm) Quiet! We better start the class. Barbara took sit, obviously satisfied to make her teacher angry. Milagros felt unable to look away from her. Barbara: What's up, doc? Something on my face, or what? Milagros looked back to the blackboard, now feeling as mad as her teacher. At recess time, Milagros went to sit behind her favorite tree. There, Malinalli and Dolores joined her. Dolores: Hi, Mily! I heard about your new classmate! Mialgros: (Fuming) Please, don´t tell me about her! Malinalli: What's up? Something's wrong? Milagros: Something's wrong? Ha! She was not conformed with making angry all of the teachers. She gave nicknames to all of the classroom!! Dolores: (Smiling devilishly) Even you? Milagros just blushed, and affirmed while shrinking in her place and a vein inflated over her head. Dolores: And how she named you? Malinalli: Lola! How can you ask her about that? Milagros: "Grandma"... Dolores: (Trying very hard not to laugh) "Grandma"? As in "Grandmother"? Malinalli: Lola, please!! Dolores: (In shame) I'm sorry... you know? I heard a few things about that girl. Milagros: Like what? Dolores: (Sitting next to her) Well. That girl is the grand-daughter of Plutarco Ilhuicamina, a former municipality president at Sonora, and apparently just a year ago came back to Mexico, after two years studying at Japan. Milagros: (Really surprised) Japan??? Dolroes: Yes. They say her grandfather has served many years in aboard service, and even that girl has lived a few years by herself in the United States. Milagros: Wow! That's why she is so arrogant... Malinalli: Have you seen how the basketball court is now crowded? Indeed, the small basketball court of the school was now completely surrounded of people. The girls went there to see what was happening and found a group of boys playing, but among them was a girl. She was Barbara, and she was displaying a great ability for the game, but also was constantly mocking to the guys, and doing exagerated expressions and shouts when scoring. Barbara: Come on, "sweety"...! Over here, HERE! Hurry up, "Hammy", throw to me...! (She jumps and slam dunks savagely, starting to dance with an imaginary rap music) YEAH, YEAH, YEAH! (Quickly goes to defend) Come on, "Mickey" go past me, past me...! (She steals the ball and starts to "broadcast" herself) And "Barbie" goes, goes... (Slams again) IN YOUR FACE!!! (Again, dances exageratedly) WOOO-WOOO-WOOOOOHH!! One of the guys loose control and ran to shaddapher, but as appeared form limbo, one of her bodyguards stood in front of him. From her bodyguard's back, Barbara stuck her tongue out. Barbara: BLEEEEH!! Better luck next time, "Taz"! (Then the bell rang, and she sighed bored) Damn! Back to dungeons. (She turns and looks from the corner of her eye to Milagros) let's go back to classes, "Grandma"... Milagros never expected she had noticed her, and her faced turned red in anger. Milagros: I already told you don't call me that way! Barbara: (Walking to her, defiantly) Will you forbid me?? Malinalli: (Hugging the basketball) Cool down! will you? Bárbara looked at her with a devilish smile. Barbara: I think "Grandma" is old enough to defend herself. Don't you think so... "lazy"? Malinalli: (Turning red) "Lazy"?? What do you mean? One of the bocyguards quickly stood in the middle. Barbara: That you never lend a HAND to nobody! Don´t you? (Then she laughed as loud as Emerald, and chanted to Milagros) Let's go to the classroom, "Grandma"!! The girls stood in shock in their place. Malinalli cried some tears of rage, And Milagros hugged her. Milagros: Hang on, Maly. We must go to classes. We met at the end of the school. OK? Malinalli dried her tears with an arm, while Milagros went back to her classroom, following her disgusting new classmate. That day, Malinalli spent all of her free time watching the "Celestes" practice with Purita, who was also accompanying Milagros. At the end, the team was informed about another game in 10 days. When coach Cuevas arrived with the male team, Bertha took Dolores and Milagros for training in a near basketball court. When the five women arrived to a small "park" (if you may call it that way, because it just had to basketball courts, with posts by its sides to tie a volleyball net, and a few steps away some old children's playing toys), they found a girl playing alone in one of that courts. Dolores: That's incredible. Is the new girl! Precisely, Barbara was playing alone there. Undoubtedly she had a great telent for basketball, but there was something different in her attitude. She was looking angre and sad at the same time, bouncing and dunking the ball more furiously than at the school. Milagros noticed it, and couldn't help to feel sorry about her. Milagros: She must feel quite lonely, acting as she does. Don't you think so? As if she had her Milagros, Barbara stopped playing after a dunk. She just stood freezed a few moments, clenching her fist, and then turned to the group, with her disgusting mocking smile. Barbara: Well, well, well! "Grandma", "Lazy" & "Tarkenton"! Who's mother that lady? Purita: (Stepping in front really angry) Don't call them that way! Barbara looked at the tiny girl speaking, and spitted out another of her noisy laughs. Barbara: WHA-WHA-WHAAA! You, "pirinola" (*A spining typical toy for kids)? You all will thorw to me your "chihuahua"? Milagros: Purita, wait...! Purita: (Unnoticing Milagros) And what about you? You need your "babysitters" to defend you? In fact, both bodyguards were approaching to them. Barbara looked at them, then to Purita, and went to the men. Barbara: Hold right there! Go back to the car and don´t go out, no matter what! Bodyguard 1: Madam, we have order to... Barbara: Your new orders are these: Go back to the car, and stay there!! I have some business to attend! Both men looked at each other, shrank their shoulders and went back to the limo. Barbara smiled, and went back to Purita. Barbara: There are no "Babysitters" now. What are you gonna do? Purita: Just kick your talc-covered butt! Barbara: Oh, really? (She stands in a boxing guard) Come on! (Lowers her guard and points to her own jaw) Come on, give me your best shot! Right here! Malinalli: Purita, you better cut this out. That girl looks well trained. Purita: That dude is just bluffing! You just don't say "cold", even if you see some penguins! (She walks resolutely to the tall girl) Come on, "Strawberry Shortcake"! Show me your stuff! Barbara: (Fuming) What did you say??! Purita: (Lowering her hands to the hips) What's happening, "Richie Rich"? Your afraid of the "pirinolita"?? Barbara: (With an inflated vein in her head) You asked for it, I'll close that big mouth of yours!! Barbara threw a punch right to Purita's face, but she moved aside quickly and scratched Barbara's arm. It repeated a lot of times. Barbara was attacking like a man, and sometimes landed her punches, but she ended covered of schatches, twitches and bites. After a few minutes, both of them looked very exhausted, but Barbara the most. Barbara: (Breathing really heavy) Ahh... Ahh... I must... I must accept you are pretty good... This is like fighting a mosquito! Purita: (Breathing a bit less heavy) If... if you weren't like you are... probably you wouldn't poison the poor mosquitoes! Barbara was again felt angry with that girl, and charged over her. She threw another punch, but Purita moved aside quickly and, using her own momentum, she jumped over her back, surrounding Barbara's shoulders with her arms, and interlocking her hands over Barbara's backhead. She was completely helpless! Barbara: (Struggling to reach Purita's hair) Go down! Go down now!!. Purita: You quit! Do it now! While trying to grab her, Barbara loose balance and began to fall backwards. Purita quickly moved her feet to the ground and jumped, pushing Barbara forward. Purita quickly moved stayed her feet back, to avoid falling and seriously damage Barbar's back. She was now trapped in a wrestling grab, and Purita was doing an incredible effort to not hurt her seriously. Purita: I...can't... hold this. QUIT, FOR GOD'S SAKE! QUIT NOW!! Barbara: I DO! I DOOOO!! Purita moved her hands apart, and both girls felt heavily to the ground, with Purita sitted over Barbara's back. She quickly moved aside, resting on the ground next to Barbara. Milagros: Purita! Bertha: (Grabbing Milagros' arm) Wait, Mily! (She looks at her with a slight smile) Everything is OK. Milagros: But... Slowly, Barbara and Purita recovered their breath, lying on the ground, and turned to see each other. Barbara: You almost broke my back, you know! Purita: And you do people feel bad, you know! Barbara looked to that big-teethed girl, and surprisingly, she covered her face with both hands and began to cry and laugh at the same time. Purita: Hey! I didn't hurt you, did I? Barbara: (Moving her hands aside) No... Is not that... It's just I deserved this! I hadn't a fair fight since I was at Japan! Purita: What? Where the hell is that? Barbara facefaulted and the laughed again. But there was something different in her laughing, that made it sound not so mockingly. Barbara: (Offering her hand to Purita) What's your name? Purita: Purificacion De la Cruz, and if you laugh about this, I break your face again! Barbara: (Keeping her hand offered) Thank you, "Pirinolita"! I think I was needing this! Purita finally accepted Barbara's hand, and they laughed a bit, to let out a tired sigh right after. Barbara: Damn, I'm dead! Purita: You have to pay our bet yet. Barbara: Bet? We didn't made any bet. Purita: You must apology with my friends... Barbara: (Smiling and pathing Purita's head) You're right. Can you help me to stand up? Purita stood up, and helped Barbara to do so. They went to the other girls, and suddenly Barbara blushed in shame. Purita: (Chanting) Strawbeeerryyyyy... Barbara: I'm coming! (Then she looks to Milagros and Malinalli) Please, forgive me... Bertha: Well, I think we better start our sessions tomorrow. Can you come with me, Lola? Dolores: Of course... See you tomorrow, Mily. When Bertha and Dolores went away. Milagros walk to Barbara and put a hand over her shoulder. Milagros: Why do you act like that? Barbara: (Surprised) What? Milagros: Why do you like to hurt people? Barbara: (Smiling sadly) I guess, when you live in politics, it's something such necessary that it becomes a lifestyle. Do you forgive me? Milagros: I have no problem, but you must recognize you went too far about Malinalli. Barbara: Well... I guess I'm not used to deal with... with... you know... Malinalli just stared at her, quite seriously. Barbara: Come on! "Grandma", tell her to forgive me! Milagros: Once again with this? Why do you call me "grandma". Barbara: Becuase you, like my "Dip" Grandpa, live with the "miracle"* hanging on. Didn't you? (* "to hang a miracle on" is a colloquial expression to refer that someone is blamed for something he or her is not related about). Milagros never guessed something like thatcould be the reason, and she started laughing. Soon, all of the girls were laughing with her. After a few while talking, sitted in the middle of the basketball court, Barbara had told the girls a bit about her experiences at the USA and Japan. Malinalli: It must be fascinating to have travelled so far being so young. Barbara: (Looking at nowhere) I don't think so... Milagros noticed Barbara was looking very depressed. Milagros: You haven't made many friends, don't you? Barbara: Two or three. You know, stupid guys... Milagros: And you gave them a chance to prove you they weren't so dumb? Barbara: (Putting her chin over her knees, while thinking her answer) No, I guess not... Milagros: And why not to start right now? Barabra: (Smiling sarcastically again) What for? Anyway, this is just a joke almost over. Malinalli: What? Barbara: I just tried to turn my old man upside down, but surely tomorrow I will by studying somewhere else. I feel I cannot fit around here. Don't you think so? Purita: Why not? Barbara looked to her, and almost felt tender about her innocence. Barbara: Never mind. (Sighing while standing) Girls, it has been a pleasure to meet you. Good-bye. Milagros: So long. Barbara went to the black limousine, while the girls looked at her. Malinalli: You know what? I feel a bit sorrowful about her. Milagros: She seems so disgusting, but after all she has good feelings. Maybe... I'll even miss her calling me "grandma"... Malinalli: Well, we better go back to... Purita: Look out!!! This time, the girls saw two red lights flying over their heads, which felt right on the blakc limo where Barbara was about to enter. Milagros: Oh, no! Tameme: (From a near cabinet) No cihuantoton! Over here! (The three girls ran to the dog) Tezcatlipoca's servants again! Change up quickly!! Milagros: Let's go, girls! TO NANTZIN METZTLI, OLLIN! Malinalli: TO NANTZIN CHALCHIUHXOCHITL, OLLIN! Purita: TO NANTZIN YOLLOXOCHITL, OLLIN! Meanwhile, Barbara was slowly walking back from her bodyguards, whom were walking to her menacingly. Barbara: What are you both doing? (She stands in her boxing guard) You better cut this thing out! Then kept walking to her, and Barbara throw a kick to one of them, but he took her foot with a hand, and effortless threw her into the air. Barbara: (Standing slowly) OK, enough is enough. You both are fired! Uurghh! Both bodyguards took her by the neck, lifting her from the ground. When she was quite up, they took their guns. Barbra: Wha... what are you gonna... do to me?! Shout: METZTLI YECAPIL, EHUA! Something like a boomerang smashed the guns away from the bodyguards' hands, whom left Barbara fall heavily to the floor. The thing went back to Coyolxauhqui's hand. Coyolxauhqui: Why do you dare to attack those who keep our people's security? I'm Sailor Coyolxauhqui, and to reach my redemption and defend the Macuiltonatiuh, I'll stop you! Barbara: What?? Sailor Scouts right here??? Mayahuel: Don´t forget we both! Yaocihuatl Mayahuel...! Tlazolteotl: ...and Yaocihuatl Tlazolteotl...! Both: ...will also defend the Macuiltonatiuh!! Both bodyguards turned to them, and suddenly displaying ridiculously big smiles. Bodyguards: Those macehualli are just obstructing us!! After displaying terrible pain shouts, both men felt as their heart crystals flew out of their bodies, and from them two black clouds emerged, taking the form of two monkeys, almost identical. Demons: We are the Mictlozomatli Twins, and our lord Mictlantecuhtli commands us to destroy you! WHA-WHA-WHA-WHAAAAAH!!!!! Tlazolteotl: (Secretely to the others) They laugh quite like that girl, don't you think so? Mayahuel: (Trying not to laugh) Come on, girl! I don't think those monkeys are a playing matter. Barbara: (Facefaulted as if she had heard Tlazolteotl's comment) What are you waiting for? Then, both monkeys jumped over the Senshi, which barely avoided the first charge. Mayahuel tripped one of them, and began to fight with her weird style. Demon 1: Can you fight more serious- (Mayahuel knocks his jaw with one of her leaves, while she's falling) Oooouch! Mayahuel: Coyolxauhqui, take that- (The other monkey ties her ankle with his tail, and trips her down) Kyyyaaaa!! Demon 2: You'll not be able to beat we bo- (A hand ungloved punches him right on the nose) Yayayayayayayahhhh!! Bárbara: (Who knocked the demon) Two-on-two is quite fair! Don't you think so? Mayahuel: Holy! Barbara, your forehead! Barbara: What about it? A weird symbol was flashing there. Tameme: Gods heavens! Is the "Tecpapalotl"! Barbara: Aiiieeeehh!! Where this talking dog came from?? Meanwhile, both monkeys had Coyolxauhqui trapped on the ground, while their tails had Mayahuel and Tlazolteotl tied, unallowing them to help their friend. Tlazolteotl: T-teo Chipauac...! (The monkey's tail tightened around her) Argh! Mayahuel: Hiuzmetme...! (The other monkey's tail tightens around her) I-I can't breath! Tameme was already running in circles, revealing a new Nahuiollin. Tameme: Take these, hurry! Barbara: What's these? Tameme: You are Yaocihuatl Itzpapalotl, the powerful guardian of chichimeca tribes! Barbara: Am I a Sailor Senshi? Cool!! (She raises her Nahuiollin and shouts) MOON PRISM POWER, MAKE UP! (Obviously, nothing happens) No batteries included? Tameme: (Facefaulted) You must say: "To Nantzin Uehcamitl, Ollin". Barbara: What??! Coyolxauhqui: HELP MEEE!! (Both monkeys were about to strangle her). Barbara: Hang on! TO NANTZIN UEHCAMITL, OLLIN! After shouting her phrase, Barbara's body began to glitter in black, while un releasing the Nahuiollin, which starts to fall slowly to her chest. She then opens her legs shoulder-wide, bents them a bit and puts her fists, turned upside, at the sides of her hips, like in a karate guard. When the Nahuiollin touches her chest, black ribbons emerged from it, forming her fuku, which appears finished after a new color explosion; then she straights her knees, and puts a hand over her forehead, quite like Sailor Moon after her first transformation. Meanwhile, The Demons were grabbing tightly at Coyolxauhqui's neck. Demons: (In unison) You're history! Right then, somebody jumped over them and knock hardly their heads, leaving them dizzy enough to loose the grabbing of their tails. After shaking their heads to recover they stand up, forgetting about Coyolxauhqui, and face their new rival. Demon 1: Who dares to challenge us! Demon 2: Yes! Who dares? Itzpapalotl: Those who dare to challenge me, don't know what are looking for! I'm the Obsidian Butterfly, Sailor Itzpapalotl, and in the name of Macuiltonatiuh, I'll punish you! Tameme: (Facefaulted and with his face going down slowly) Another one who thinks she is a Sai... sail... that thing Coyolxauhqui says... Demon 1: (To #2) I think we must start with this one! Demon 2: OK... CHARGE!! But itzpapalotl was a quite better fighter than Barbara, and easily punched a mokey's face while avoiding the other, and with the same movement she took her red headband, tied the monkey's neck, made him fly back, and nailed him to the ground with a nasty elbow. Immediately, with a summersault she jumped away next to the others, who stared at her in shock. Itzpapalotl: Konbanwa, Bishoujo Senshi-san! Coyolxauhqui: What did you say? Itzpapalotl: You didn't got it? And you consider yourself a Sailor Senshi? Demon 2: I guess we face a too big handicap. Demon 1: Let's go away! Both monkeys tried to escape, but the crashed against a wind wall which threw them back to their place. Demons: Now what??! Coyolxauhqui: Eagle-Cavalier!! Cavalier: Itzpapalotl, I know you are not quite close to the other Cihuateo, but trust me, this fight involves all of us. Itzpapalotl: What do you say? Mayahuel: You're right! HUIZMETMEH, AXCAN! (She throws her thorns attack, but the monkeys are able to avoid it). Demon 1: It will not be so easy. At least, we'll take with us, those macehualli crystals! Listening to this, Itzpapalotl looked to her bodyguards, and a sudden rage arouse in her. Itzpapalotl: I'll not allow you to! (She places a knee on the ground, and makes a movement similar to "Mars Flame Sniper") TO ITZMITL, EHUA! Then, two arrows made of energy flew to the monkeys, grabbing each one from a shoulder and nailing them to nearby trees. Meanwhile, Coyolxauhqui had almost finished to collect energy into her gem. Itzpapalotl: Do it now, Coyolxauhqui!! Coyolxauhqui: COCHIQUETZALMETZTLI, AXCAN! With a terrified shout, both monkeys saw the energy beam flying over them, until disappearing and to leave just both men's crystals. Cavalier: Coyolxauhqui, you are near to complete the group. I hope you can do it on time, because Tlilcoatl is almost over us. Goodbye. (He goes) Coyolxauhqui: Wait! (After a brief attmpt to follow him, she quits and sighs) Oh, God. When all of this will be over? Tameme: I don't know, No Cihuanton, both with a help as powerful as Yaocihuatl Itzpapalotl, We have a big advantage on our side. Itzpapalotl: What yao-whatever! I'm a Sailor Senshi who stands for love and justice! Coyolxauhqui: Honestly. Don't you all think it sound better? Tameme, Mayahuel and Tlazolteotl just facefaulted. Next day, the three girls and Tameme were walking to the school. Milagros: Then, even when finding out who she is, she's planning to leave? Malinalli: It looks like. She insists this is not "her world". Purita: Her world? I though here was just one... Milagros and Malinalli laughed lightly, When they saw a crowd of enraged boys pursuing Barbara, who was trying to escape terrified, while the guys, arising a big cloud of dust, are behind her with sticks, basketballs and anything else at hand. Barbara: I WAS JUST JOKIIIING!! (From her eye-corner she saw the girls, but couldn't stop) HEY, GALS, HELP MEEEEEE!!! The trio sweatdropped, and then Dolores, leaving the group, ran to them, trying to recover her breath. Milagros: What's happening, Lola? What's doing Barbara still around here? Dolores: Don't you know it? It turned out that Barbara entered our school without asking her grandfather, and also took a false letter from the Municipal President! Malinalli: No way! Dolores: And there's more! When her grandfather knew about it, he removed her personal guard, and gave our principal orders that she must finish her secondary school right here! The girls looked at each other smiling, ans then to the cloud of dust of Barbara's "hunting-mob". Purita: I guess "Strawberry Shortcake" will be around here for a long-enough time! Tameme, who couldn't speak in front of Dolores, was jumping and barking to the mob running away, like urging the girls to go and help Barbara. Dolores: Girls, it seems your dog wants to join the mob. Maybe he wants to help Barbara. Milagros: Don't you think we must help her? They looked at each other, and after a few seconds... The three of them: (In unison) NNOOOOOO!! Milagros: Come right here, Tameme. It will help her. Tameme insisted, barking at the same site, jumping and doubting if going with the girls or help Barbara. She was still running, while shouting: Barbara: THE OLD MAN'S GONNA PAY FOR THIIIIIIS!!!! ============================== END OF CHAPTER 11.