Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Scouts in america ❯ Luna's friend ( Chapter 23 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]
Sailor moon is the property of Toei. The American names are the property of DIC. All
new characters are mine except for the guilded rose. He's the idea of my friend AOL
nickname gcl1969

Chapter 23: Luna's friend.


"I have studied those parts of the location you have retrieved so far. There is enough to
tell us that it is in a temple and not that far away from where you are." The voice says.

"I could look for it in this area." Chaka says.

"No. I have a feeling that it's going to be impossible to find unless we get the other 2
pieces of the location. You must find them quickly. My planet's time is running out." The
voice says.

"Yes my lord. I will find them quickly for you." Chaka says.

Chaka concentrates.

"Show me the next possible person to have the location." Chaka says.

A cat appears.

"A cat? Very interesting. That should make things very easy." Chaka says laughing.

Meanwhile the same cat is hanging out with Luna.

Luna and her friend are walking down the street. The cat is rubbing himself on Luna.
Luna purrs.

"Shall we hit the fish market?" Luna asks.

The male cat meows in agreement.

"Then it's a date." Luna says.

"Hey Luna." Mina says.

Mina walks up on the two.

"Nice day isn't it." Mina says.

Both Luna and her friend meow in agreement. Along the way something comes over
Luna's friend. He collapses on the ground and meows strangely.

"What's wrong?" Luna asks.

Mina looks at the other cat.

"Oh man he doesn't look good. I think I should take him to a vet." Mina says.

Mina picks up the male cat gently.

"Has he collapsed like this before?" Mina asks.

"He has seemed a bit sluggish lately. But he hasn't collapsed like this before." Luna
responds worried.

Mina and Luna race to the nearest vet and sit down to wait.

"Come-on hurry up and take us." Mina says.

Finally the three are let in.

"I am afraid that I can't let her in unless she has a problem." The doctor says about Luna.

Luna yowls.

"Uh she is a good friend of this cat. Can she stay please?" Mina asks.

"Okay." The doctor responds.

He feels the cat's stomach and around the rest of his body. He frowns.

"There is something strange in his stomach. I want to take a x-ray." The doctor says.

Mina calls up her host wife and she is willing to pay for the visit with her insurance.

Mina and Luna wait worried as the x-ray develops. The male cat just lays their meowing
weakly every once in awhile. The doctor comes back with the x-rays and frowns when he
looks at them.

"It's as I feared. I am afraid that your little friend has a tumor in his stomach." The doctor
says.

Mina gasps.

"What does that mean for him? Can you do anything about it?" Mina asks.

"I am afraid that the only thing I can do is give you pills that will help with his pain. But
he will have to be put to sleep." The doctor responds.

Luna meows inquisitively.

"Are you sure there is no other way?" Mina asks.

"I'm sorry." The doctor responds sadly.

"Where can I get the pills? I don't think my cat can handle the death of her friend right
this instant." Mina says.

"Okay if you insist. But with this kind of tumor, the pain will get beyond what this pill
can handle long before he dies naturally." The doctor says.

The doctor fills out a prescription. Mina gently carries the cat out of the hospital.

"What is he talking about? What's so bad about putting him to sleep?" Luna asks.

"Luna. Putting to sleep is just a good way of saying killing him." Mina responds.

"What? No they can't kill my best friend." Luna says.

"If they don't then your best friend will be in tremendous pain and will die anyway. But
you wouldn't want your friend to go through all that pain." Mina says.

"I'm sorry. We can get pills that will put him out of his pain but not forever." Mina says
sadly.

"He saved my life. Why can't I do the same?" Luna asks.

"That's the tough thing about being a hero. You have to realize that sometimes you can't
save everybody." Mina responds.

"You won't save this one for sure." Chaka yells.

Mina yelps. But then transforms.

"You stay away from my friend." Sailor Venus yells.

Chaka disappears and before Mina can do anything, she grabs the male cat. Chaka
quickly scans the cat's mind.

"That's it. I have the 3rd piece. And I don't need you anymore." Chaka says.

She throws the male cat down onto the ground behind her.

"No!" Luna yells.

Luna jumps at Chaka. Chaka prepares to blast Luna with dark energy. But before she can
she yells in pain. On her back the male cat is digging it's claws into it. Luna slashes at her
face until Chaka backhands her to the ground. She then knocks the male cat off of her.

"I will deal with you later. Doesn't look like you are going anywhere anyway." Chaka
says.

Sailor Venus had called the others while Chaka was busy with the cats.

"It's time you face off against one of my most powerful forms ever." Chaka says.

Chaka changes into a huge plant. The roots flail out at Sailor Venus.

"Better be careful. I am poisonous." Chaka says.

The root misses Sailor Venus and strikes the wall. Sailor Venus gasps when the section of
the wall dissolves as if struck by acid.

"That's enough. How dare you terrorize my friend again? I am Sailor Moon and in the
name of the moon I shall punish you." Sailor Moon says.

Sailor Moon jumps to the side yelling as a root shoots out at her.

"Careful that those things don't hit you." Sailor Venus says.

Suddenly a huge maw opens up in the center of the plant. Balls of fire shoot from it and
put holes in the ground.

"Getting hot enough for you?" Chaka asks laughing.

"Mars sacred fire ignite." Sailor Mars yells.

Chaka yelps as fire strikes the maw.

"That hurt." Chaka yells.

A vine flies at Sailor Mars and wraps itself around her. An energy exchange occurs as it
drains Sailor Mars's energy.

"I am hungry. Give me more energy." Chaka says.

Another vine wraps itself around Sailor Jupiter. Then around the others.

"Mmmm. I have a taste for love." Chaka says.

The vine strikes out at Sailor Venus but she as able to dodge it. But Sailor Venus
stumbles and the vine wraps itself around her.

"It's over you fools. Soon I will have all your energy." Chaka yells.

Chaka screams in pain and the vines let go.

"What happened?" Sailor Venus wonders.

She sees Luna's friend biting on one of the main roots.

"No. It's poison." Luna yells.

But the cat still holds on.

"Quickly Sailor Moon." Sailor Mars says weakly.

"Moon disruptive blast." Sailor Moon yells.

The beam turns Chaka back to her old self again.

"Well I got what I came for anyway. It doesn't matter how hard you try to defeat me. I
will get the last location and then you shall all pay." Chaka says.

She disappears.

Mina and Luna run over to the male cat that is lying on its side, breathing shallowly.

"Oh god. It doesn't look good. He took in too much poison." Mina says sadly.

"He saved all of us." Luna says.

She walks over to her friend. The male cat meows weakly and tries to rub his head on
Luna but is too weak to do it.

"Thank you." Luna says.

The male cat meows one last time before going limp. Mina cries and Luna would be
crying if she could.

"Goodbye." Luna says.

That night Luna is curled up on the couch feeling lonely. She hears a meow and Artemis
jumps up.

"Hey I heard what happened. I am really sorry. Even if I ever felt jealousy towards that
cat, I didn't want him to die." Artemis says.

Luna doesn't look up at him.

"He was my friend. Sometimes he felt like more than a friend. I had never felt such a
connection with a normal cat before." Luna says.

Luna sighs.

"It's so lonely without him." Luna says.

A rubbing feeling on her startles her. She looks up and sees Artemis rubbing himself on
her and purring.

"You aren't alone." Artemis says.

Luna smiles.