The Zodiac Senshi Trials

By Wendy Olson

The Thirteenth of the Zodiac Senshi

“Cancer Protective Shell!” Super Sailor Cancer yelled once the girls were fully back. The wall formed between the new sailor with her cat and everyone else.

“Pisces Fisherman’s Hook!” Super Sailor Pisces called. Her water rope wrapped around the mysterious Sailor. This made her drop her pungi.

“Libra Justice Scales!” Super Sailor Libra used her scales to see how evil the sailor was. Almost no weight fell onto her.

“Virgo Pure Light!” Super Sailor Virgo also used her light to see how evil the new sailor was. “She isn’t evil.” Virgo told everyone.

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Voodoo had been looking for her his whole life. In the Silver Millennium he was sent to awaken her so she could take her place. When he had finally found her it was all over. He had found her just as the two wars were over and Queen Serenity sent them all to the future.

The next time Voodoo awoke he was in a bakery in downtown New Orleans. He was just a stray that had been taken in by a nice family. Voodoo is a orange Manx with black eyes. When he awoke he had a symbol on his forehead. It was of a yellow line with another yellow line wrapping around it. It looked sort of like a snake wrapped around a staff. Once he remembered his mission he went back to work.

It had taken him a very long time to find her. He had finally come to a small apartment in Tokyo, Japan. As he went up the stairs he could see something happening down the street. Voodoo ran to see what it was. It was a brown haired guy wearing a white Ancient Greece uniform and a girl. The guy also had crystals all over his body.

“Ophiuchus, I have been sent by Queen Cassiopeia to bring you back. I’m Perseus.” the man said. The girl was stunned. She was of Eastern Indian decent. The girl had black hair that was in pig-tail loops with white bangs. The loops were attached to her head with pick bows. The girl had black eyes and was wearing black round glasses.

“I really don’t know what you are talking about. My name is Manasadevi Naga. I do not know who Ophiuchus is.” The girl spoke with a very heavy Eastern Indian accent. Voodoo knew that must mean she was from India.

The man named Perseus walked over to her. He was about to put his hand on her head when both Voodoo and Perseus noticed a symbol appear there. It was a black line with a white line wrapping around it. It looked just like Voodoo’s.

Voodoo ran to her and spun in the air. Out dropped a four pointed black star. “Dis Cherie, is your broach. Call the phrase ‘Sailor Ophiuchus Make-Up!’.” Voodoo said with his heavy Cajun accent.

“What? No she is a constellation not a sailor. Who are you anyway?” Perseus shouted at the cat.

“A constellation she be, but a sailor she is too, Mon Ami.” Manasadevi didn’t understand what was going on. She picked up the star and held it up. It was very pretty and some how she did feel drawn to it.

“Sailor Ophiuchus Make-Up!” she called. Black and white snake-like ribbons wrapped around her and she was transformed. She held in her hand a pungi. “Ophiuchus Snake Charmer!” she used her power. She began to play a tune. Perseus became quiet and his eyes became blank.

Perseus then disappeared. He went and told the Queen that he couldn’t find Ophiuchus. The memory was completely gone. The queen decided they had enough constellations and now could start their attack with Sailors Gemini.

“Good job, Cherie.” Voodoo told her.

Sailor Ophiuchus still was confused. “Who are you and what does this mean?” She asked the cat.

Voodoo smiled. “I’m Voodoo your guide. You are the 13^th of the Zodiac senshi. You will meet them in time. But that time is not now, eh.”

Voodoo then went into the explanation of the Zodiac and the Constellations Alliance. Ophiuchus listened intently. Soon a question arose.

“There are only 12 signs of the Zodiac, why am I now a sailor?” She asked.

“Good question, Cherie. Lemmie see, the Zodiac consists of the constellations that the sun passes through. Back when it was first created the sun didn’t go through Ophiuchus. After a while the sun did. Thus making you are part of the senshi. You’re star seed became a sailor crystal. Now you will be needed to help guard the Horoscope Stone.”

Sailor Ophiuchus untransformed. Manasadevi took the cat to her small apartment. The apartment was full of star charts. It also had many telescopes. “I’m an astronomer.” she told Voodoo. He smiled. How very ironic.

Manasadevi and Voodoo sat on her bed. “Soon when do I meet the others?” she asked.

“You are the only one who can help them reach the next level. You must wait until it is time.”

“But shouldn’t I help protect the Horoscope Stone with them?” she questioned.

“The Stone is not ready for you. It doesn’t know about you yet. The others need to reach the next level so it does. The Horoscope Stone will also reach a new level.”

“Okay.”

* * * *

“I remember her.” Perseus said. The other cancellations were now on their feet free of her spell. “She is Sailor Ophiuchus.”

Bootes agreed, “I felt that the constellation Ophiuchus was very active.”

“What do you want? What is going on?” asked Mojo.

“I’ll explain if Super Sailor Pisces let’s me go.” she said.

That’s when the others realized the girls were now super. They all looked at them with smiling faces. “My little Lamb Chop!”Auriga said. The girls giggled a little.

To Be continued in “Super Horoscope Stone?”