The Seventh of the Zodiac Senshi

By Wendy Olson


Illustration by Archer

 

We have just found the sixth sailor, which makes us halfway to finding all of the sailors. I’m Mojo a black longhaired cat. The sailors we have are Mindy and Wendy Duet from USA Sailors Gemini, Esa Simba from Kenya Sailor Leo, Bella Scorpius from Italy Sailor Scorpio, Cleo Hathor from Egypt Sailor Taurus, Shelly Snow from Australia Sailor Cancer, Rosa Balanza from Spain Sailor Libra. We have also found out that Queen Cassiopeia uses the constellations to find out who the next sailors is.

I have tried to find out a way to read the remaining zodiac constellations, but I can’t. Every time I look to the stars the only one that jumps out at me is Gemini. I think that is because of the Gemini symbol on my forehead. Esa has been trying to find a computer program that might help.

All the girls have welcomed Rosa with open arms. Rosa has also really liked the thought of sailorhood. She says that it won’t get in her way of becoming a dancer. I’m glad she thinks so.

I have also found out that Rosa is 23, the eldest of the senshi at this time. Rosa has been going to this school for about two years. The kinds of dancing she does is just about every kind. She even does a little ballet. I’ve seen her practice and she is very good. So good, she takes a cat’s breath away.

Rosa and the twins have been practicing for a talent show. They have been working very hard. I don’t know what the prize is, but is doesn’t seem to matter.

The day of the show all seven girls were in the twin’s dorm room. They were there to help the three get ready. Rosa was going to do a Spanish dance and was wearing a traditional dress. Mindy and Wendy were performing one of their songs. They were wearing funky leather outfits. The outfits match except Mindy’s is teal and Wendy’s is violet.

All of the girls are going to support Rosa and the twins. Percy and Hank, the twin’s boyfriends, are also going. "Mojo, will you come backstage with us? I really need you there. As always you are my lucky charm!" Mindy told me.

"Of course!" I agreed.

I rode on Mindy’s shoulders. They didn’t mind me being seen anymore. Once there the girls found out that Rosa is last and the twins are just before her. This made them very disappointed. "Oh well, now we get to see everyone else first." Wendy tried to sound happy.

"I’m glad that I am before you. I hear all of you are very good." A girl said. This girl has auburn colored hair down to her waist. Her hair doesn’t have bangs and some of the hair from the front was pulled back into one small braid, making two braids on each side of the head. The braids ended up on the back of her head and into a blue barrette. A kind of a Hippie look. She also has purple eyes and an English accent.

"Who are you?" Mindy asked.

"I’m Kim Archer from England. I am going just before you. I’m an actress." She told them.

"What are you performing?" questioned Wendy.

"I’m doing a monologue from ‘The Taming of the Shrew’" Kim answered.

"Wow, that should be good." Rosa said.

All of us sat down and watched the others perform. All of the kids were very good at what they did. I started to get sleepy and took a catnap. I couldn’t wait to see my girls and then go back to our dorm room. These outing were almost too much for a cat.

After a while I woke up and heard the girls talking. "England is a cool place. I’ve always wondered what America was like thought. I want to go there some day." Kim was telling Wendy.

"I hope I get to go to England. My boyfriend is from there. His name is Percy Star." She told Kim. Rosa and Mindy were watching the people perform and not listening.

"I’ve never heard of him. Of course England is a big place. Oh, I’m on next! Break a leg all of you!" Kim said and then got ready to go on stage.

"Break a leg!" the three girls said. That was when I noticed that only Rosa, Mindy and Wendy were left backstage.

All of us went to watch Kim perform. The girls waved at the other sailors, Percy and Hank. As we watched Kim I saw something flying over the audience. It was Andromeda, on top of Aquila the eagle. She seemed to be sprinkling stars onto the audience. "Star Gazer!" she was saying at the same time.

The audience then fell asleep. Even my sailors! Andromeda then landed onto the stage next to Kim. "Who are you?" Kim asked.

"Girls, transform!" I told Rosa and the twins. The each did.

"Stay away from her!" all three said as they ran onto the stage.

"I really don’t think so!" Andromeda retorted.

"Twin Singing Harmony!" Sailors Gemini yelled. The eagle once again batted it’s wings and sent the power back to the girls. All three were blown off stage. I was the only one left besides Kim.

"Ha Ha!" Andromeda laughed. The eagle sprayed lighting at Kim, she was knocked to the ground.

I ran to her to see if she was okay. Then I saw on her forehead the Sagittarius symbol. I had a feeling she might be a sailor. I gave her a navy blue star. "Say ‘Sailor Sagittarius Make-Up’" I told her.

"Sailor Sagittarius Make-Up!" light surrounded her and she became Sailor Sagittarius. Her uniform was navy blue with light purple bows. Her boots are navy blue cowboy boots.

"Well, I think the tables have turned! Sagittarius Sagitta Crossbow!" Sagittarius didn’t even have to be told she used her power anyway. Once Sailor Sagittarius’s power started it made her sort of look like a centaur, a half man half horse. Then Sagitta, the arrow constellation, came down from the sky and was loaded into a crossbow that was made out of stardust. Next she fired it. The arrow hit the eagle right in the chest. Both of the constellations then went back into the heavens.

"How could you? Aquila was my favorite! I hate you sailor twits!" Andromeda said and disappeared in a hurry.

Sailors Gemini and Sailor Libra got back on the stage and welcomed Sagittarius. That’s when the audience woke up. They all were muttering and sounded very confused. Not knowing what to do we all took a bow. The audience thinking this was a skit clapped for us.

We then hurried backstage. Once we were out of sight the girls powered down and went back to perform. The girls did very well and Mindy and Wendy were awarded first prize. They only were awarded it after the sailors didn’t show for up to claim first prize. After the show we all laughed.

To be continued in "The Eighth of the Zodiac Senshi"