Rei Hino led her band up on to the stage, assessing the rowdy crowd with a single glance. She looked back at her band mates, "Hurricane, on three!" She gave them a moment, then counted down, "One... two.. three!" The band exploded into their signature tune, "Hello, Hurricane," and the crowd sat up and took notice. Rei was belting out the tunes in her harsh, raspy voice, moving from song to song in perfect sequence. She was angry, about being called in at the last minute, about the crowd's hostility, about a lot of things, and she was letting that anger fire her songs with passion. By the end of the last set, the crowd had mellowed, accepting the replacement, and the club's owner was beaming happily at them. 'We'll probably be playing this dive again,' Rei thought wryly. As she left the stage she felt eyes on her, and looked up, only to see a blue haired figure leaving the club. With a shrug she went into the dressing room to change, toweling the sweat away and pulling her stage leathers off, then she waved good-bye to her band mates and left. The motorcycle started up smoothly, Rei pulled her helmet on over her short black hair and pulled out into the rain. She wasn't on the road long before another vehicle pulled in behind her own. Rei spotted the sports car almost immediately, and picked up the pace a bit. They were soon playing a game on those rain slick streets, a wild bit of cat and mouse as Rei took the turns sharply and pulled a few rapid accelerations. But the car managed to keep pace, driven with both precision and a bit of guts. "They're serious about this, whoever they are," Rei muttered. She slowed down, picking a deserted stretch of highway to finally slow to a stop. She climbed off her motorcycle, popped the kickstand and leaned up against the powerful machine to wait for her hunter. The sports car smoothly glided to a stop just ahead of where Rei stood, and waited there a moment. Rei felt the comforting weight of the knife she always carried and waited patiently. The door slid open and she was mildly surprised to see a woman get out, pausing a moment to take off a pair of stylish but simple glasses. She walked forward neared to one of the street lights, and Rei saw a few more details. Short blue hair in a boyish cut, a beautiful face but very reserved, But it was the eyes that struck Rei. There was pain in her eyes, the pain of a person who has lost someone terribly precious. It was a look Rei was quite familiar with, knowing that her own eyes carried much the same thing. "Rei Hino?" the blue haired young woman called out. "Yeah?" Rei looked at her cautiously. "My name is Ami Mizuno," she smiled slightly as she stopped a few steps from Rei, "and I have a business proposition for you." Rei blew out a angry breath, "Not interested." She turned around, pulled her bike up, and prepared to climb back on. "I know about your Grandfather, the shrine," Ami said quietly, "and what happened to him when he refused to sell the land to the Infinity Organization." Rei froze, a flash of memory striking her. Coming home to the shrine, and finding his body there. Beaten to death, a random killing, the police had said, ignoring the pressure that Infinity had been putting on them, ignoring all the veiled threats. "It's all ancient history," Rei grated out, "the cops couldn't do anything." "How would you like the chance to make Infinity and Prof. Tomoe pay for what they did?" Ami asked quietly. Rei met her eyes, and saw sincerity in them. She didn't let herself think too hard before answering, "Keep talking." "Instead of talking, why not just follow me," Ami said. She climbed into her car and Rei fell in behind her, eventually pulling up to a tall office building, the first floor occupied by a business. "Silky Doll?" Rei smiled slightly, following Ami inside. The reserved young woman actually blushed a bit, as they walked through the racks of seductive clothing and even more revealing lingerie. Ami led Rei into a concealed elevator, and they swiftly descended into the basement of the building. The doors hissed open, and Rei saw two other women waiting inside. 'Kami, she's tall,' Rei thought, looking up at the brown haired woman. She was clearly athletic, muscles rippling on her arms, and her eyes were a startling shade of green. Lounging in another chair, a blonde haired woman was playing a video game and clearly winning. She was gorgeous, almost idol quality, even with her eyes riveted to the screen. "Makoto, Minako, I'd like you to meet Rei Hino," Ami smiled. "So you're the newest recruit," the tall woman smiled, "Makoto Kino," and she shook Rei's hand firmly. The blonde finished her game, "New high score!" She bounced to her feet and smiled at Rei winningly, "Minako Aino." Rei pushed her hair back and shot a fierce look at Ami, "What's going on?" "Come with me," Ami calmly led the three into another room, both Minako and Makoto exchanging knowing glances. 'They obviously know something I don't,' Rei thought, trying to control her irritation. The room they entered was dark, until Ami hit a switch and lit up what waited for them. "Wow," Rei found herself murmuring. Four battle suits rested in charging stations against the wall. Smoothly female in appearance, they held carefully restrained power, each one looking battle ready. Makoto walked to the green suit, Minako to the golden armor, and Ami stood by an icy blue one. "This one is yours," Ami gestured to the blood red armor. Rei walked over to it thoughtfully, looking down at the sleek suit. The helmet was warm in her hands, the weight comforting, and she knew, just knew that it would fit her like a glove. Rei looked up at Ami, "You built these." "Yes," Ami nodded. She took a breath, "The Infinity Organization and their bio-boomers are out of control. I want you to join us in fighting them." Rei wanted to, Kami she wanted to, but... "What's in it for me?" she asked. "Ignoring your personal reasons," Ami actually smiled, "I'll pay you all for each job, as we'll be taking on some mercenary assignments as a cover." "And why do you do this?" Rei asked quietly. Ami's voice became flat, devoid of emotion as she said, "My Mother, Dr. Mizuno, helped develop the bio-boomer technology and Prof. Tomoe killed her once she was no longer useful." "I'm sorry," Rei said softly, now understanding where the loss Rei had seen in Ami's eyes had come from. Alarms rang out in the small chamber, and Makoto cursed softly. "Bad timing," she muttered, and began to strip down before pulling on a skin tight leotard. Minako slapped her on the bottom, "Looking good." She stripped too, then pulled on her golden suit of battle armor. Ami picked up a leotard from a locker and held it out to Rei. "We could use you out there," she said quietly, her eyes meeting Rei's. Rei hesitated, then grabbed the leotard and stripped down herself. "How hard is it to pilot one of these things?" she nodded to the red suit. "It only magnifies your own muscle power," Ami began to change as she explained, "the weapon system I'll explain on the way." Rei noticed how shapely the slim woman was, stripped down to the leotard, and had to shake herself for a moment. She stepped into the front segment of the suit, and felt it fold itself around her. The body, arms, and legs locked into place, and she pulled the helmet on over her head. She took a few steps, balancing carefully on the metallic heels. "Nice fit," Rei opened and closed her fingers, looking down at the cannon built into the right arm. She raised it, pointing it at the wall as targeting displays came on line in the helmet. She lined up where she wanted to hit, and fired. The metallic foot long needle cut through the air like a knife, digging deeply into the wall. After a few moments, Rei was surprised to see the spear explode into flames! "Thermal charges," Ami explained as she shook her head ruefully adding, "I don't think you'll have any trouble with the weapon systems." The truck was loaded up and they were quickly on the move, racing to where the crisis was unfolding. The bio-boomer's were an incredible innovation, organic robots that were supposed to serve humanity. But there was a grave flaw in their creation, and sometimes they would go rouge, becoming monstrous creatures. "Makoto, you and I go in first," Ami said intensely, "Rei, this is your first time out, so you're our back up." She looked at Minako, "Be ready to use the electronic counter measures to keep the AD Police off our backs, and the FX to cover our escape." "Got it," Minako nodded eagerly. "Ready to go," Makoto agreed. 'No way I'm hanging back,' Rei thought to herself grimly, keeping silent. The misshapen creature howled, tentacles writhing all around it as Ami and Makoto carefully moved in first. Silvery blades that trailed frost popped out of the wrists of Ami's armor, freezing and cutting at the creature. Then Makoto leapt in, her suit deploying electrified cutting cables that sliced and shocked it. It staggered backward, and Rei saw it, 'An opening!' The suit moved like a dream as Rei went in for the kill. She used her cannon to break through it's weakened defenses, and then plunged her fist into it's chest. She reached around as she had been told and pulled out the heart crystal that powered it. The creature gurgled, it's body breaking down into a black ooze pooling around their feet. Minako's urgent voice came over the radios, "The AD Police are here! Ami, leave your calling card and let's go." The cruiser pulled up into the lot even as Minako dropped a series of strobe flares that the other three used to get clear. The police, once their eyes cleared, found the remains of the bio-boomer, and something else. Carved into the ground by a laser beam were the words, "Senshi Sabers." The tall blonde with her long hair tied up in buns slammed her fist down on the top of her AD Police cruiser. "The Senshi Sabers beat us to the punch again," Usagi complained, "and now there's another one of them!" Her partner, Naru, shook her head, "Why are you so hung up on them?" "I don't know," Usagi sighed, "I just am." "You're too tense," Naru reached out to put her hand on Usagi's arm. She smiled slightly, "Come home with me tonight, I'll make a new woman of you." Usagi climbed into the cruiser with a sigh, "I've got a headache." Naru pouted, climbing in the other side, "But that's what you always say!" The trip back to the Silky Doll was quiet, all of them lost in their own thoughts. Minako and Makoto disrobed quickly, changing and leaving together walking hand in hand. 'Interesting, very interesting' Rei thought. The armor came off easily, and Rei stood there a moment dressed in her leotard only, gazing at the helmet in her hands thoughtfully. She sensed a presence, and looked up to see Ami Mizuno looking at her, her expression utterly unreadable. "What?" Rei asked. "I'll have to keep in mind that you don't always obey orders," Ami said quietly, "but other than that, good job." Having said her piece, Ami should have left, but she lingered, gazing at Rei. Rei put her helmet with the rest of the suit, then advanced on Ami slowly. Ami's eyes widened slightly, but the leotard clad woman didn't flee. "I saw you at the concert," Rei murmured softly. A slight smile, "Was there another reason you asked me to join your little crusade?" "Yes," Ami admitted quietly. Her breath seemed to come a bit faster, "I shouldn't... I'm your employer now." "But do you want to," Rei murmured softly. "Yes," Ami sighed out her surrender, and pressed her lips to Rei's. The first kiss was fleeting, a bare brushing of lips. Then Rei pulled her close, kissing her with a passion. Re felt Ami's fingers in her hair, bodies close, then gentle tugging on her leotard when... BBZZZZTT! Rei flailed about her wildly, eventually quieting the alarm clock sitting beside her bed. She rubbed at her eyes and staggered out of bed, her long hair standing up all around her head. "That's the last time I watch Bubblegum Crisis and then polish off half a fully loaded pizza before going to bed," she muttered. Rei staggered into the bathroom, splashing cold water on her face. She was brushing her teeth when a particular bit of the dream came back to her vividly, her kissing Ami passionately. "Where on earth did that come from?" she muttered softly. ------------------------------------------------------------ Author's Notes: A Sailor Moon One-shot! My first ever, as I always seem to do mini-series and stuff on them. This was just a wacky idea I had, and jotted down for fun. But it just wouldn't go away, and I finally had to write it. If you haven't seen Bubblegum Crisis, Rei is in the place of the main character Priss, Ami is Sylia, Makoto is Linna, Minako is Nene, Usagi is Leon and Naru is Daley. Prof. Tomoe and the Infinity Organization take the place of the main villains of Bubblegum Crisis, Quincy and his company Genom. This story is a bit of a blend of the original Bubblegum Crisis OVAs, and the Bubblegum Crisis 2040 series' first episode. The Usagi/ Naru conversation is, with some changes, directly from an episode of Bubblegum Crisis between Leon and Daley. Very funny, and I just had to slip it in. If you are interested in Bubblegum Crisis, I would recommend seeing the OVA series first, then try BGC 2040. I know making it all a dream was a bit of a cop-out, but it seemed the best way to do it. If I'm really tempted to do a sequel, I'll change the ending and move on from there. If you liked it, leave a review. If you hated it, leave one too, but I'll just ignore it...
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