Title: Alternate Identities, Part IV - Flame Sniper (revised) Author: Mina, Warrior Princess Rating: PGish, or PG-13ish Feedback: sailor_v@mail.com Disclaimer: I'm not Naoko Takeuchi, nor that guy that created Ronin Warriors. I don't own them, nor do I claim to, so please don't sue me for using the characters. Thank you! (subliminal message: You shall bow down! Must... worship... Ms. Takeuchi ^_^...) Author's Note: Hehe!!! Hope you all loved that last chapter, I did. Aren't the Outers so cool?? :) Well, I think so. Especially Cerra! But anyway, this is an * interesting chapter * (naturally, it's Dani narrating! ^_^) about Dani and her.. well, I won't spoil the surprise, k? :) Bye bye! Please e-mail me!! Revision: I added the lyrics to Flame Sniper, because you can listen to it while reading this chapter for a good effect. (there are cues as where to start) Oh, with the image song lyrics in this and the upcoming chapters, what is actually said is on the left... the translation is on the right. Love, Mina-chan P.S. Shout outs to Usagi (of course! ^_^), and the real life Dani: my real life stepsister!!! you simply rock, girl :) even if you *DID* have an asshole boyfriend.... ^_- (she dumped the jerk!! GO DANI!!!!) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ A l t e r n a t e * I d e n t i e s ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ p a r t 4 - f l a m e s n i p e r shizuka ni moeru no ga watashi no yarikata yo Burning quietly is the way I do it sensei kougeki koi mo tatakai mo onaji A preemptive attack is the same in love and war yume mite inagara mo kokoro atsuku moeru Even when I'm dreaming my heart burns hotly hoshii to omottara tsukamitoranakya dame When I think I want something I have to grab onto it mune no naka naze ka When for some reason there is kawaite iru nara A thirst inside my heart sunao ni natte I become gentle dareka wo aishiteru And love somebody kiken osorezu Unafraid of danger jibun wo shijite I believe in myself Shoot a burning arrow Shoot a burning arrow akai senkou A red flash of light! Flame Sniper moeru omoi wo ya ni takushite Flame Sniper, entrusting my burning feelings in my arrow Flame Sniper nigasanai nerai wo sadamete Flame Sniper, aiming at my target, it will not escape Flame Sniper moeru atsui haato uketomete Flame Sniper, catching the heart that is burning hotly Flame Sniper kakugo kimenasai hyouteki wa anata Flame Sniper, make yourself prepared, my target is you deatta toki sou yo When we first met, yes then mirai ga mieta no I saw the future uranau yokan A premonition mou tomerarenai wa I can't stop anymore kiken osorezu Unafraid of danger yuuki wo dasu no yo I find my courage Shoot a burning arrow Shoot a burning arrow akai jounetsu A red burst of passion! Flame Sniper moeru omoi wo ya ni takushite Flame Sniper, entrusting my burning feelings in my arrow Flame Sniper nigasanai nerai wo sadamete Flame Sniper, aiming at my target, it will not escape Flame Sniper moeru atsui haato uketomete Flame Sniper, catching the heart that is burning hotly Flame Sniper kakugo kimenasai hyouteki wa anata Flame Sniper, make yourself prepared, my target is you Flame Sniper moeru omoi wo ya ni takushite Flame Sniper, entrusting my burning feelings in my arrow Flame Sniper nigasanai nerai wo sadamete Flame Sniper, aiming at my target, it will not escape Flame Sniper moeru atsui haato uketomete Flame Sniper, catching the heart that is burning hotly Flame Sniper kakugo kimenasai hyouteki wa anata Flame Sniper, make yourself prepared, my target is you * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Man, were those Outers kicking some serious ass. I was just standing there, watching as they totally pulverized demon after demon. And then.... "Hey! Dani!!" Naturally, it was my sister. You know, the annoying ditzy one that's Sailor Venus? ^_- "Come with me!!!" So, of course, I did... reluctantly. We ran for a while through the void, and she blasted a few demons out with her Crescent Beam (or whatever). I just followed her, wishing that I could do something to help out. I wanted to kick butt, too. But I didn't have any powers. I wasn't a Sailorsenshi. I was just a stupid sophmore. In a way, I suppose it pissed me off that wimpy little Kate got powers, and I didn't. Although... I guess overall, she needed them more than I did. *grin* Kate stopped running, panted, put her hands on her knees, and breathed in deeply. All that demon killing takes a lot out of someone, I guess. Not that I would know, or anything. "I think..." she managed to get out. "... I got 'em all." "Good," I smirked. "Took ya long enough." "Shut up," she smiled. "Not like YOU would have done it any faster..." "You're damn wrong sis, I would have done it 10 TIMES faster!!!" I tossed my hair back. "Ugh," she groaned. "Must be that time of the month..." "It still amazes me that YOU could be the Soldier of LOVE, of all things. Especially with you and that pathetic desperate stalking hobby of yours- er, did I say desperate stalking?? I meant 'LOVE LIFE'....." "Oh, shut up. Let's just get outta this stupid Time Warp thing." "And HOW do you propose to do THAT?!" "Umm.... don't know. But I'll find a way eventually!!!" : : sigh : : Stupid Kate, I thought. She thinks she's hot shit because she's got powers and I don't, and she's trying to rub it in. Yeah, eventually. Right. Great. And by that time, we'll be freaking demon bait. *if you're listening to Flame Sniper, you should start the song about here.* Suddenly.... there was a flash....... It was ......... red............... The most beautiful shade of red I had ever seen!!! It was wonderful... it was moving my soul, and I just couldn't seem to stop looking at it.......... And then... I felt a sharp pain in my side!!!! "AAA-!" I tried to muffle my scream with my hand. I was too proud to scream. To scream, or cry. Two things that were beneath me. Though it felt as if I couldn't control myself anymore.... I was floating in mid-air!!!! I was being elevated by something!!! And I looked down at Kate, in hopes that she would save me. But it was too late for her. . . . . . . . . she was laughing hysterically and evily. I had been so mean to her ...... ..... so self-centered.......... .......and now she wasn't going to save me. She was just going to stand by... and laugh...... .....she was going to watch me die............ But yet, I was still too proud to call out her name. I was born proud, and so I was going to die proud. But just when I was totally ready to die..... FLASH!!! A vision. I saw a castle, built atop a beautiful bottom structure made of red stone. Ruby! Red, red, everywhere. The entire planet was red. And then.... FLASH!!! Another vision! This time, it was a girl with long black hair, in a lacy red dress. She was looking out the window at something, black eyes completely fixated on it. She looked nothing like me, but somehow I knew that she was me.... but... ... she was crying... something I thought that I would never do.... FLASH!!! The scene changes again! I'm still crying, but this time I am in a Sailor Senshi costume, fighting some sort of evil spirit.... to my right, is Kate, but she is Sailor Venus, and she's dead.... It looks as if she was blasted by something....... FLASH!!!! "Rei...." It was a male voice. A voice I had never heard before. Calling out my name. Rei. But.... .... that's not my name!!! .....or IS it?? "Rei... you can't give up now. The battle's only just begun." A face came into view. It was a guy, alright. He looked to be about 17 or so, and he also had fairly long dark hair, and beautiful eyes..... They were so beautiful...... "Rei, you have to be that strong person I know you are. Never give up. A Sailor Senshi never does. Same for us Ronin Warriors." And then suddenly, I knew who this man was. I remembered his name. He was Ryo of Wildfire. I had vague memories of dreams I had when I was a young teenager, around 13 or so. I was in this huge pit of fire, in some sort of battle. There was this bird of flames, like a phoenix. And there was this guy. He was there. He was battling with me, also using the element of fire in his attacks with his huge swords. We fought together. As a team. As one. I had no clue why, but I knew that I loved this man. And I knew right there that he was right... I WAS strong. I was the Senshi of Fire...... I W A S S A I L O R M A R S ! ! ! And I knew where MY own 'Mars Crystal' was.... Right inside my own body!!!! "Sailor Mars, soldier of flame. Take a ribbon, string it across your heart, aim at your target, and with all your emotion call out-" I didn't have to wait for him to finish. I knew like second nature what the end was. I took my aim at the blazing red light. "MAAAAAARS.... FLAAAAAAME..... S N I P E R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I heard a powerful shattering sound as I fell, far..... I landed, hard.... And I opened my eyes to see the damage that was done. But to my shock, Kate was gone. There was nothing except a small heart-shaped, red crystal next to me. The Mars Crystal. I sat up, and saw a light at one end of the Time Warp. I smiled. I had just passed my test, with flying colors. And I was going back to find the others, a new person. When the evil times come.... .... and the villians get distressful.... We all stay connected.... ...... by our Fire Soul Love destiny..... Never give in to the bad.... Never Never Never.... Look out world, because I am Sailormars!!! ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ e n d p a r t 4 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^