Sailor Andromeda?

By Wendy Olson

 

 

"I’m Sailor Andromeda?" Andromeda questioned after her transformation. Wicca seemed to know things that I didn’t.

"Yes, my sweet. Did you really believe that I was the guide cat of Auriga? Sorry Auriga." Wicca said to the horse that was Auriga.

"How is this possible?" asked Sailor Andromeda.

"You are the sailor of the Andromeda Galaxy. When I found you, you were the princess of the Constellation Alliance. I didn’t think it was appropriate for you to become a sailor. You weren’t needed at the time anyway. The Andromeda Galaxy has been empty of life for a very long time.

I guess I was wrong. I didn’t know your sailor destiny would call to you this badly. I didn’t think you would go to such great lengths to become a sailor. I’m very sorry, my Princess." Wicca fell to her knees and said.

Sailor Andromeda and all of the rest of us were in shock. All that is except Circe. Circe sat on her throne with a cold smile.

"You! You knew all along!" Sailor Andromeda shouted at Circe.

"Of course I knew! I could feel your Sailor Crystal even when you and your mother could not! I’ve been watching you a long time. I made my move once the Queen was destroyed. I knew that if I planted a dream of your mother in your mind, you would follow it blindly! Ha Ha!" Circe laughed.

Tears began to fall from Sailor Andromeda’s eyes. "I’m so sorry. I thought I was doing what my mother wanted. I feel so guilty. And Wendy, I’m the most sorry to you. I’ll never do anything to you or Perseus again. I swear."

"It’s all right. I know now that it wasn’t your entire fault. Circe has the most to blame." Wendy told Andromeda.

Wicca rose to her feet. "Now it is your turn to help them. Think of your power and use it." Wicca softly said to Sailor Andromeda.

The girls and Centaurus put down the animal sailors they were holding. We all got out of the way.

Sailor Andromeda closed her eyes and thought a moment. "Andromeda Zodiac Correction!" Her power wrapped around the animal sailors and the scales. Soon they became human again. First in Greek dresses and then in their sailor uniforms.

"What, what happened?" questioned Sailor Libra. I guess I was right. She appeared to have no memory of being a set of scales.

"You were scales." Sailor Scorpio told her. Libra had the most confused look on her face. Everyone else seemed to know what had happened. They all were fine.

"I don’t think I’ll ever be able to eat beef again. How about you?" Sailor Taurus asked Bootes who was still a steer. Bootes mooed in response. "And I’ll never look at milk the same."

"Sushi is out for me!" Sailor Pisces pulled her foot out of the glass fish bowl and said.

"Crab-legs." Was all Sailor Cancer had to say.

"Well, even though I never liked it, I can never eat my mother’s Haggis again!" Sailor Aries agreed.

"What was I? A sea-goat, that was so weird. I didn’t know whether to eat grass or swim. It’s good to be normal again." Sailor Capricorn explained.

"Sailor Sagittarius you are now back to normal. I’m glad I could help you." Centaurus said. He then appeared to be leaving.

"You aren’t going are you?" questioned Sailor Sagittarius.

"I can no longer be of service to you. I’m going back into the stars where I belong." He explained to her.

"I think they still may need your help. Now if the happiness is over let’s get back to business. Sailor Andromeda has used too much of her power. She will never be able to change the rest of your friends or your classmates. Give me the Horoscope Stone and I will." Circe said.

"We don’t need you anymore! Everyone!" Mindy and Wendy shouted together.

All twelve sailors gathered into a circle. Each put their right arms in the circle. Mindy and Wendy put their arms on top of each other’s. Everything happened just as before. The girl’s tiaras disappeared and were replaced by their symbols. Then each girl called her zodiac name. Then after each did, their symbol appeared in the middle of the circle. After this was done the small stone that was the Horoscope Stone appeared.

I looked at Circe and saw her change. She became a black crow. Circe then flew over to the girls and grabbed the Stone with her talons. Circe then flew back to her throne. She then became herself again.

"Ha, Ha. Yes, I finally have it. Now I will change the world’s humans into animals! Then I will be the Queen of the world!" Circe yelled. She then laughed to herself. She kept staring at the stone.

"I thought you wanted to be a constellation?" Sailor Andromeda asked.

"Silly girl. I have been stuck here for thousands of years. They made me immortally cursed to live here forever. That’s when I had the decision that people are better off when they are animals. There isn’t any work, you don’t need money, beauty and fame isn’t important. Everyone is better off!" responded Circe.

"What about love?" the Twins questioned.

"What about learning?" asked Sailor Leo and Sailor Pisces.

"What about being different?" Sailor Taurus pondered.

"What about art?" questioned Sailor Libra, Sailor Sagittarius and Sailor Scorpio.

"What about competition?" asked Sailor Cancer and Sailor Aquarius.

"What about food? Different kinds of food?" Sailor Virgo added.

"What about everything that makes us unique and human?" lastly Sailor Capricorn and Sailor Aries added.

"Trust me you won’t miss those things." Circe cackled. She started to place the Horoscope Stone on top of her staff.

"Andromeda Galactic Stars!" Sailor Andromeda had enough power to call this spell. It caused stars to shoot out at Circe. They cut her staff into pieces destroying it.

I then made my move. I ran to Circe. She was distracted trying to put her staff back together. I grabbed the Stone without her even noticing. I then threw it to the sailors. Sailor Taurus caught it and put it back in the middle in the circle.

To be concluded in "The End of Circe"