First off, before the purists warm up there flamers don't yell at me, I
did't come up with the title :)

Secondly, normally I wouldn't post for someone not on the list but I'm doing
it because I know both authors fairly well and I'm editor for this fic as well.

Thirs... I promise last thing :) You can pass comments using the e-mail
addresses list below or if you want just ot post to the list I'll forward
the comments.

Doug
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Adventures of the Chibi-Scouts
By "Tuxedo" Will Wolfshohl and Eric "Greywolf" den Biesen

Author's Notes by "Tuxedo" Will (July 1997):

Hello fellow Moonies. Well here it is finally. My fanfic, "Adventures of
the Chibi-Scouts" here on known as ACS.

ACS began as an idea back in September 1996. I discussed it with Mike
Chenoweth. He thought my idea was unique and agreed to co-author it with
me. However, in March 1997, I discovered that Mike, due to other
commitments, would not be able to work on ACS until late 1997. At this
point, I decided I needed a different co-author. I asked my friend, Eric
"Greywolf" den Biesen of "Guardians of the Star"'s fame for help. He
agreed to take on this project with me. I can't thank Greywolf enough
for co-authoring ACS with me and it should definitely improve the
quality of writing. Mike did put in a lot of work with me on ACS in the
early going and is more than worthy of co-plotter status. The editor for
ACS is Doug "Candle Light Author" Helm with whom I co-authored "Tales of
Younger Jupiter" and "Chibi-Usa Times Two" and is the North American
site host of the SM Fanfics Archive. Doug will now have the opportunity
to get back at me since I edited a number of his earlier fanfics. ;)

ACS is shoujo fanfic. If you want epic battles or graphic violence, then
ACS is not for you. If you read fanfics for the relationships and
character development, IMHO you won't be disappointed. ACS by its nature
will have some very sweet scenes. As a member of Project CUTE, I do not
recommend ACS to diabetics or those with poor dental health due to the
high sugar content of certain sections. ;) ACS will use the NA names and
continuity where possible.

ACS's home is "Tuxedo" Will's Fanfiction Archive Page at
http://log.on.ca/users/helm/anime/index.htm and Greywolf's Page at
http://www.eagle.ca/~greywolf although it may eventually wander to
other archives and MLs.

Disclaimer: Sailor Moon, Sailor Scouts, and all terms, names etc.
associated with this or other series are copyrighted by Naoko Takeuchi,
DiC, Disney, Bandai, Toei Animation, Kodansha, and other big companies.
I make no claim to them and this work of fanfiction should not be seen
as making a claim. ACS is not intended for commercial release or use.

Those characters that are original and the story "Adventures of the
Chibi-Scouts" are copyrighted (c) 1997 by Will Wolfshohl & Eric den
Biesen.

Comments good or bad are encouraged. Please Email comments to "Tuxedo"
Will (wwolfshohl@logicon.com) or Greywolf (Greywolf@eagle.ca).

This story takes place during the Reenie arc of the SMR series before
the Four Sisters are turned good. So on with the show...

Rating: G


Part 1:  "The Chibi-Scouts Arrive"

        On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, from a crystal clear sky the
sun shone down upon the City of Tokyo. A city bustling with activity as
people got out to enjoy the lovely weather, except for one.
        A little girl walked down the street with a pensive expression
on her young face. Her puffy hair, done up in two ovoid `meatballs' and
pigtails, was pink. Her red eyes were filled with sadness.
        <I've got to find the Silver Imperium Crystal!> she thought
anxiously, <I've just GOT to!>  Memories of the terrible trouble in her
home of Crystal Tokyo flooded her mind. Tears filled her eyes as
memories were relived and a faint crescent moon began to flicker
unnoticed on her forehead. When the awful image of her mother trapped
within crystal filled her mind, she could hold her grief back no longer!
"MOMMY!!!" she cried. In her distress, her crescent moon sigil flashed
brightly while releasing an energy beam into the bright blue sky.

        At the Cherry Hill Temple, four teenage girls were sitting in
Raye's room discussing Rubeus and the Four Sister's possible next move.
A fifth teenage girl in the room with blond hair, done up in `meatballs'
with long trailing pigtails, was engrossed in a stack of Raye's comic
books.
        At another braying laugh from the girl, Raye turned to her in
exasperation. "Serena!  This is a Scout meeting!  Do you think you can
put those DOWN and PAY ATTENTION?! Though `think' may be the wrong term
to use in YOUR case!"
        Serena put down the comic book she was reading and looked like
she was going to wail for a moment before saying, "Raye! Why don't you
just be quiet?!"  She suppressed the urge to wail as she would of done
only a scant few months earlier in the same situation. Amy moved to
intervene before the inevitable argument began when they all sensed
it...
        "REENIE!!" Serena cried, her tears vanishing miraculously,
"Quick everyone! Transform!"
        "MOON CRYSTAL POWER!"
        "MARS STAR POWER!"
        "MERCURY STAR POWER!"
        "JUPITER STAR POWER!"
        "VENUS STAR POWER!"
        "SCOUT POWER!!"
        Once transformed, the Sailor Scouts headed for Reenie's location
at a blistering pace, Luna and Artemis riding along on Sailor Moon's and
Venus' shoulders, respectively.

        "AHA!  There you are, Rabbit!"
        Reenie turned with a gasp and, seeing the grinning Prisma
standing behind her, took off at a run. Prisma darted after her, and
easily seized Reenie by the front bow on her school uniform.  "I've got
you now, Rabbit!" she gloated, "Rubeus is looking forward to the
pleasure of your company!" Prisma laughed as Reenie struggled
desperately to get free.
        "LET HER GO, NEGATRASH!"
        Prisma turned to see the Sailor Scouts standing there. "This is
a day little children should enjoy!" Sailor Moon stated angrily, "For
ruining her enjoyment of this lovely day, I, Sailor Moon..."
        "Sailor Mars..."
        "Sailor Venus..."
        "Sailor Jupiter..."
        "Sailor Mercury..."
        "In the name of the Moon, will punish you!" they all finished
together.
        "Nice speech, Sailor BRATS!" Prisma said, looking bored, "I'd
shoot your speech writer if I were you!"
        While Prisma was distracted by the arrival of the Scouts Reenie
continued her struggles to get free from Prisma's grasp. She quickly
managed to wiggle loose; Prisma hurriedly grabbed for the little girl
seizing, instead, the necklace with the Time Key hanging from it. Reenie
jerked free and the necklace snapped as she ran towards the Scouts.
Sailor Moon ran to Reenie and grabbed her as Prisma moved towards them
with vengeance in her eyes.
        "MARS CELESTIAL FIRE SURROUND!" Rings of fire burst from Mars'
hands and blasted Prisma back.
        Prisma picked herself off the ground. "That HURT, Fire Brat!"
she snarled, "Since I don't have the Rabbit, maybe Rubeus will be
interested in THIS instead!" <And not be angry with me for losing her.>
Although Prisma did not know its function, she knew it was not of
twentieth century origin.
        Reenie turned to look at Prisma and was horrified to see the
broken chain with HER Key on it dangling from Prisma's hand.
        "MY KEY!!" Reenie cried as she began to run towards Prisma.
        <What's so important about that key?> Mercury thought as she
exchanged puzzled glances with the other Scouts.
        Sailor Moon stopped Reenie's mad dash. "Reenie, I'll get your
key back, I promise!" she said consolingly, "Please run to your home as
fast as you can!"
        <Without my key, I can't get home!> Reenie thought sadly and
hesitated, <Wait, this is Sailor Moon! If she says she'll get my key
back, she WILL! She's not like that meatball head Serena!> Obediently,
Reenie turned and ran for home.
        "I'll get you later, Rabbit!" Prisma yelled after her. She
raised her hand to initiate her teleport when....
        "JUPITER THUNDERCLAP ZAP!" The lightning disk struck Prisma
knocking her to the ground, the Key flying from her grasp to land
several feet away.
        "You'll PAY for that, Sailor Brats!" Prisma raged as she climbed
to her feet. Venus somersaulted past Prisma, grabbed the Key off the
ground, and power leapt over Prisma's head to rejoin the Scouts.
        "Way to go, Venus!" Sailor Moon cried admiringly.
        Prisma's face darkened with fury. <How DARE they take that key!
It belongs to Rubeus!> she thought. The Scouts drew defensively together
with Luna and Artemis in the middle, ready to counter any move the
infuriated Prisma might make.
        "GIVE ME BACK THAT KEY!!" Prisma screamed. <Rubeus will be
furious!>
        "Why don't you come and GET it?!" Venus taunted her. That was
it. With a scream of rage, Prisma cut loose her black lightning aimed
directly at Venus. Unable to dodge in time, Venus instinctively raised
her hands to shield her face. Venus was astonished when, instead of
striking her, the energy bolt struck the Key and was absorbed!
        The Key immediately glowed with a white hot fire causing Venus
to drop it with a cry of pain. A pink ball of energy exploded from the
Key and slowly engulfed both the Scouts and the cats.
        <What's happening?!> they cried silently within the pink haze of
the energy ball. After a few seconds the pink ball collapsed. The Scouts
stared at each other in utter shock. Where fourteen year old girls had
once stood were now standing little children in Sailor Scout uniforms.
The two cats with them were now kittens. So shocked were they by this
development that none of them noticed the Key had vanished.
        <This is too much to take on right now!> Prisma thought, awed by
the sheer POWER of the energy surge. "I'll get you little brats later!"
she snarled, "For now, Droid Itsy Bitsy Spider come forth!"
        A droid appeared, looking like a giant spider. "What is your
bidding, Mistress?" it rasped in a low hissing voice.
        "Destroy these children!" Prisma ordered.
        The droid looked at the child Scouts with anticipation in its
eight eyes. "My pleasure, Mistress!" Prisma raised her hand and
teleported away leaving the droid to do its worst.
        The Scouts continued to stare at each other. The shock and
disbelief of seeing themselves as little children was just too much for
them to take in all at once. "Look out, Mercury!" Luna cried as the
droid moved towards them.
        The spider droid blasted out a web of glowing energy at Mercury.
She leapt over it nimbly and fired back.  "MERCURY BUBBLES FREEZE!" she
cried in a high piping voice. The attack struck the droid and froze it
solid.
        "NOW, Sailor Moon!" Artemis cried. Sailor Moon stood there,
staring in shocked revulsion at the frozen spider droid and her new
pint-sized form. As she did, the ice around the encased droid began to
crack ominously.
        "Sailor Moon! Snap out of it! Do it NOW!!" Mars yelled.
        Sailor Moon shook herself. "Right, Mars!" Reaching into her
subspace pocket, she pulled out her Moon Scepter.
        "MOON SCEPTER ELIMINATION!"  Energy poured out of the Scepter
impacting the droid, instantly turning it into dust. "Moondusted," a
triumphant Sailor Moon crowed gleefully.

        The Sailor Scouts and cats gathered together and resumed staring
at each other, shock and confusion reining supreme in their eyes.
"What's happened to us?" Venus finally spoke, asking the obvious
question.
        "Yeah! Look at us!  We look like a bunch of preschool rejects!"
Sailor Mars broke in.
        "Mars! Calm down!" Luna commanded in a high-pitched voice as she
looked at the excitable Scout. Sailor Moon started to giggle.
        "What's so funny?" Luna turned to her.
        "Oh Luna, your voice sounds so funny...like a little girl's,"
Sailor Moon returned with yet another giggle.
        "Well, you sound pretty ridiculous yourself!" Luna shot back
indignantly.
        "It's obvious that some sort of temporal transformation has
taken place," Sailor Mercury broke in before an argument ensued, "I
believe it had something to do with Reenie's key."
        Sailor Jupiter began to glance around.  "What's happened to the
Key?!" she asked worriedly. Everyone quickly began to search the ground
but the Key was nowhere to be found.
        "Well that's just GREAT!" Mars commented sarcastically, "Now we
are STUCK like THIS!"

        During this time, people were gathering and starting to stare
from the other side of the street. They seemed to be attracted to this
group of little girls in Sailor uniforms and the pile of dust where the
droid formerly stood.  "Aren't they just adorable?" commented a woman in
the crowd.
        After a little bit Jupiter finally noticed the buzzing crowd
across the street. "Uh, guys," she said urgently, "We're attracting an
audience. Don't you think we ought to get out of here?"
        Sailor Venus looked up. "Yeah, let's go back to the temple," she
suggested, "We'll sort all this out there."
        "Great idea, Venus!" Sailor Moon chimed in.
        "Venus, aren't you forgetting something?" Mars commented, "We're
all little girls! Do you think we can just waltz into the temple and
have a meeting without Grandpa and Chad getting suspicious?"
        Venus looked downcast, "Oh! Right, I forgot."
        "Where CAN we go then?" Mercury asked worriedly.
        "I have an idea!" Sailor Moon began brightly.
        "Well, that's a first, Meatball Head!" Mars shot back.
        Sailor Moon's eyes began to fill with tears.  "Mars, why are you
always so MEAN?!  WAAAAH!!" she whined.
        Luna looked up impatiently as the others covered their ears.
"HOLD IT!" she commanded, "We DON'T have time for this!  Now, what is
your idea?"
        Sailor Moon stopped in mid-wail and smiled.  "Why not go to MY
house?" she said happily.
        Mars snorted, "And won't your parents and Sammy notice that you
look JUST a LITTLE different?"
        "No, they won't!" Sailor Moon returned with a huge smile. She
reached into her subspace pocket and pulled out the `Lunar Pen'. "We'll
use the Lunar Pen!" she said excitedly, holding it up for everyone to
see.

End Part 1

Coming up next time... ACS Part 2: "A Strange New World"
Be there! ^_-