Furry Guardian Sally Moon

Episode 18:  The Anime Artist

At the Acorn residence, Sally was at home watching TV when she saw an advertisement for a new Fiona V movie.

"Wow, Fiona V is getting her own anime movie?  Awesome," Sally said as Luna looked at her.

"There goes Sally with her hero worship again," Luna thought to herself.  Elsewhere, two girls, a lemur named Tangle and a wolf named Whisper, were walking down the street.

"I hate to say it, but I'm completely depressed," Whisper said.

"So did you understand what the director wanted," Tangle asked.

"No.  He always speaks in terms I can't understand," Whisper replied.

"I see.  Well, race you to the studio," Tangle said as she ran.  Whisper followed as Nicole came out of the bookstore, as she saw Whisper drop a paper.

"Excuse me, ma'am," Nicole said, but the wolf was gone.  But she read the address.

"I have to get to class, but I will deliver it afterwards," Nicole said.  Meanwhile, at the cathedral, Starwing was pondering his next move when he starts his ritual.

"Weaving dreams of light and shadow and spinning time into image for our eyes, Gemini, the twins, have chosen the next target," Starwing said as he saw an image of Whisper.  "It is time to summon my two most powerful monsters."

Later, Nicole was heading to the studio to return the paper when she saw a red sports car speed by.  She was shocked when she saw Starwing, in his human guise, speed past.

"That's Stanley Warwick, a.k.a. Starwing," Nicole said as he saw him speed away.  Back at the studio, Whisper was struggling, and when she saw Tangle's art, she was jealous.

"Tangle is a great artist, she captured the love and passion of Fiona V perfectly.  I can't let her outdo me," Whisper said as she reached in her desk and pulled out a case with a ribbon on it.

"I guess I should use these special pencils I got when me and Tangle started out," Whisper said.  She opened it, revealing a small pencil left.

"I used them without telling her, and I have one left.  I feel inspired when I use them," Whisper said.  She soon saw Starwing approach.

"Hi, you're Whisper Wolf, aren't you," Starwing said.

"Who are you," Whisper asked.

"A big fan of your's.  I dropped by to see where you work," Starwing said as he took the pencil.

"Wait, don't touch that," Whisper said when she felt something inside her.  Starwing dropped the pencil as it showed a mark, showing he has put Catster and Purlux, two powerful cat monsters, into the pencil.  Starwing teleported out and smiled.

"Now all that's left is to lure the Sailor Guardians here," Starwing said.

"Starwing, you're up to no good again, aren't you," a voice said.  Starwing looked to see Nicole Mercury on the top of his car.

"So, you're here already," Starwing said as he took to the sky and landed, using a hand swipe to knock the lynx off the vehicle as he got in.

"I have the monsters to deal with you three.  I suggest you work on your fighting skills," Starwing said as he closed the door and sped away.  Nicole Mercury went to the back and de-transformed, her uniform turning into water, then her clothes re-appearing, as she went into the studio, as Whisper was giving a cold look to Tangle.

"Hello?  Your friend dropped this and I wanted to bring it back," Nicole said.

"Oh, thank you.  This is important to us.  Hey, Whisper, someone found your stuff," Tangle said when Whisper ignored her and went to another room.

"You have to forgive her.  She has a lot of work, so she may be out of it," Tangle said to Nicole.

"It's okay," Nicole said as she wondered if Starwing has something to do with this.  

"Tell you what.  Come back next time and I will show you around the studio," Tangle said.

"Okay," Nicole said.  The next day, Nicole met with Sally and Luna during lunch period

"That's not like you, Nicole.  It's too risky taking on Starwing alone," Luna said.

"You're right. Sorry," Nicole said.

"So, you've been to the studio making the new Fiona V movie," Sally asked.

"Yep, and we can go there after school, as one of the girls I met wanted to show us around, so this is a good chance to investigate," Nicole said.

"That sounds like a good idea," Sally said.  Later, at the studio, Whisper put her drawings up as Tangle was in shock.

"You drew all those in one night," Tangle asked.

"Doesn't everyone," Whisper said as she went into another room.

"What's with her," Tangle said as inside, Whisper was drawing with a sinister grin.

"As long as I have this pencil, Tangle, you won't outdo me," Whisper said as her pencil grew in size.  Back at the cathedral, Starwing is drinking tea when a voice startled him.

"Aren't you supposed to be working," it said.  Starwing turned to see Nightrose.

"What do you want this time," Starwing asked.

"I take it your plan is going well this time," the female cat said.

"Everything is going perfectly," Starwing said.

"Always confident in the outcome as usual.  I'll believe it when I see it," Nightrose said.  At the studio, Sally, Nicole, and Blaze were talking to Tangle when Whisper came in.

"Hey, who are these three," Whisper asked.

"They are here to look around the studio," Tangle said.

"More like ask for autographs and drawings," Whisper said.

"Treating our fans like freeloaders is not cool," Tangle said.

"You shouldn't be letting visitors in here, especially since the director is expecting my final scene," Whisper said.

"And that is," Sally said.

"Well, since you all will keep it a secret, I plan to kill off Fiona V," Whisper said, shocking Sally and the rest of the artists.

"You can't be serious," Tangle said.

"I am serious.  That's the kind of thing kids are into nowadays, and I don't need anyone's help," Whisper said as Blaze sensed something.

"I sense an evil prescense," Blaze said.

"Yeah," Sally asked.

"Well, I'm going," Whisper said as she left, Tangle giving chase.  As the three also went out, they saw Tangle looking for her friend, with Sally seeing the wolf on the roof.  The four went up to see a white energy surrounding her.

"Whisper, why are you doing this," Tangle asked.

"Tangle, you think you're better than me, aren't you," Whisper asked.

"No, I never," Tangle said.

"Just because you think you have a little talent, that makes you great.  Well, I'm the one on a roll now, all thanks to this pencil" Whisper said as she held the pencil up high, allowing Starwing to sense it.

"Energy level peak.  Catster, Purlux, do it," Starwing said.  Two beams came out of the pencil as Whisper fainted.  Tangle fainted as well as the beams formed into two cat monsters, one pink and one blue,

"Quickly, transform," Luna said.

"Right," Sally, Nicole, and Blaze said as the three transformed into Sally Moon, Nicole Mercury, and Blaze Mars.

"Anime is supposed to entertain kids and gives them dreams," Blaze Mars said

"How dare you take advantage of this youthful passion," Nicole Mercury added.

"Your evil actions have made anime-lovers like us mad.  In the name of the moon," Sally Moon said as she, Nicole Mercury, and Blaze Mars posed.

"We'll punish you," the three said in unison.  The two monsters grinned.

"It's very silly to think," Catster said.

"That you stand a chance against us," Purlox finished.

"Seriously, we're doing that trope," Blaze Mars said.

"No matter, we'll stop them," Sally Moon said as the two monsters joined powers and Catster fired a projectile similar to Blaze Mars' Fire Soul, which they dodged.

"My turn," Purlox said as she fired a projectile similar to the Bubble Spray, as the girls dodged that.

"See," Catster said.

"Our teamwork has knocked you out," Purlox said.

"She's right," Nicole Mercury said.

"I agree.  They seem to have the same techniques we used in battle," Blaze Mars said.

"Now to finish them off," Catster said.

"No, I'll finish them off," Purlox said.

"Finishing them is my job," Catster said.  Sally Moon woke up to see them arguing.

"Looks like they're too busy fighting each other.  As the two dislodged their tails, Sally Moon got up.

"Nicole Mercury, Blaze Mars, let's combine our attacks to show them what true teamwork is," Sally Moon said.

"Sounds like a plan," Nicole Mercury said.

"Okay, I'm in," Blaze Mars said as Sally Moon took off her tiara and turned it into a projectile as Blaze Mars and Nicole Mercury prepared their attacks.

"Moon Tiara Action," Sally Moon said as she threw her projectile.  Soon, Blaze Mars fired her Fire Soul, as it combined with the tiara to become a fiery disc, and Nicole Mercury fired her Bubble Spray, which circled around the disc.  The combined attack destroyed the two monsters, who noticed it too late.

"We should have valued," Catster said.

"A friendship a lot more," Purlox said as they were hit by the combined attack, being reduced to moon dust.  Later, Tangle and Whisper made up, with Tangle even revealing she used her pencils without telling Whisper, as the Fiona V movie would get back on track to the happy ending it needs, as the two made a new promise:  to keep drawing children's dreams and working to make them come true.

TO BE CONTINUED..