The Zodiac Senshi Trials

The Air Trials

By Wendy Olson

Rosa’s Trial

Kelly, Rosa, Mindy and Wendy appeared in the sky. The four girls were standing on clouds. Wendy immediately grabbed a hold of Mindy. She nearly knocked Mindy off the clouds. “Hey, watch it!” Mindy yelled and pushed her sister off of her.

“Where do you suppose we are?” asked Kelly.

“I don’t know. I just hope these clouds hold. Maybe I can try to call Pegasus?” Wendy said. Just as she prepared to call the flying horse the clouds shifted. The clouds took the girls away from each other. Well, Mindy and Wendy stayed together.

Rosa stood on her cloud all alone. She didn’t dare to look down. Rosa had never been that fond of heights. Rosa sat on to the clouds feeling that it was safer that way. Rosa closed her eyes and rubbed them with her hands.

When Rosa opened her eyes she was in a memory. Rosa was 5 years old. She was dressed in a Flamenco dress. Her dress was dark pink with light pink dots. Rosa always liked the color pink. Her hair was pulled up into her bun. She was watching her mom dance. Rosa’s mother was a great Flamenco dancer.

As Rosa watched she started to copy her. The audience began to notice Rosa. They began to clap and holler at her. “Dance with your mother!” they told her. A little embarrassed Rosa sat down.

Rosa mother heard the audience and stopped. She walked over to her daughter. Rosa’s mother bent down and looked at Rosa. She held out her hand and said, “Dance with me.” Rosa smiled and nodded yes.

Rosa watched as her mother danced and copied exactly. Rosa’s father sat in the audience and clapped and laughed with everyone else. Rosa did the steps beautifully. Her mother didn’t know how good she had become.

After the dance was over Rosa’s mother gave Rosa a rose. She took it out of her own hair and placed it behind Rosa’s ear. Rosa was so happy. Rosa loved to dance and now she did it with her mother. Rosa’s mother picked her up and they bowed to the audience together.

When Rosa opened her eyes she saw her mother standing on the clouds with her. “How could you lose sight of your goal?” she asked.

Rosa just looked at her mother. “What do you mean? I still am one of the worlds best dancers wheather or not I’m Sailor Libra!”

“That is not the answer I was looking for.” Rosa’s mother threw castanets at Rosa. The castanets became big and hit Rosa nearly knocking her from the clouds.

Rosa stood back onto her feet. She didn’t understand what was happening. “Mama.” she said with tears in her eyes. “Libra Crystal Make-Up!” she called. Rose colored air surrounded her and she became Super Sailor Libra. Her uniform changed a little. Her sleeves now had transparent parts. There is a white stripe around the bottom of her skirt. Her broach now has the Libra symbol on the outside with her sailor crystal on the inside. Her back bows grew longer. The tiara’s gem became star shaped.

“I have to kill you. You can’t be a sailor.” Libra’s mother said. She threw another castanet at Libra. This time she missed.

“You are not my Mama! Libra Blind Tornado!” Libra’s new power is a rose colored tornado. The tornado crashed into the fake mother and destroyed her.

Sailor Libra stood on the clouds still worried about the fall. Soon rose colored light surrounded her and she was gone.

To Be Continued in “Air Trials: Mindy and Wendy’s Trial”