Sailor Shadow
Episode 9, Chapter 1
"Dark Moon Rising"



ROBYN
[Walks out of her last class for the day.] Oh! I hate school!"  {"Ugh! Why do I have to study this stuff anyway?! Oh well, maybe I could get some help from that cool girl I sit next behind in Science!"} [grins Daydreaming, she bumped into someone.] Oh! I'm sorry, I-" [looks up and sees it's her. Stops in mid sentence.] I- I- I was just- I mean, I'm sorry! {"Now's your chance Robyn! Ask her!"}

AMY
It's ok, I was on my way to the Study Hall.

ROBYN
Don't you ever stop studying?! [smirk]
[scoldingly] {"Great, you finally get to talk to the smartest girl in school, and you go and say something STUPID!"}

AMY
[blush] Well, I guess I do overdo it at times, but I never really noticed... Hey, at least I'm passing! [smile]

ROBYN
[blush] [looks down] Yeah, well....Um, hey, would you... I mean, could you... [sigh] Hello! I'm Robyn Markius, I'm the new kid here... [hopefully] I sit behind you in Science Class? I'm kinda failing it... would you-

AMY
[laughs] Okay, I know where this is going, Robyn. I'd be happy to help you out. My name's Amy. I guess you heard I tutor some classes. I even help my friend Serena... With ALL her classes! [giggles]

ROBYN
{"PERFECT! Now don't say anything stupid again!"} That's cool... [smile] Well, could you help me?

AMY
[surprised] Oh! Yeah, but I gotta go right now, I promised Serena I'd meet her and -uh- help her study! [smiles] See ya later, ok?"

ROBYN
[blushes] Uh,Ok... [nervous giggle] [sighs] {"That's weird..."}

AMY
[waves from end of sidewalk] Yeah, um, bye, Robyn. [turns and hurries off]

ROBYN
BYE! Amy.. [sighs again]


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[The girls are sitting in front of Rei's Temple and talk about Amy's run-in with Robyn]

AMY
Yeah, she seems nice, but you never know. She wanted to study together... She said she was failing Science." [sigh] Thing is, she seems to do ok in class...[questioningly] Luna?"

LUNA
I can't tell you what to do, Amy, you help a lot of kids that have trouble in school.

AMY
Yeah, but she's pretty new. How would she know?

SERENA
I heard she comes from Canada!

BAY
No, It's Ireland!

LITA
No, she came from The USA...

SERENA
Canada!

BAY
Ireland!!

LITA
USA!!!

AMY
[Sees Robyn walking by the Temple and ignores the argument] Why don't we just ask her, guys?

[yelling stops]

LITA/BAY/SERENA
What?!

AMY
ROBYN!

ROBYN
[looks up and towards Amy and clutches her books tighter against her] Hi, Amy! [half smiles]

SERENA
[whispering to Rei] She looks depressed...

CAT
[A brown/orange cat comes running up behind her] Mrow?!

AMY
Cute cat, Robyn! Would you like to sit with us?

ROBYN
[She looks down at the cat. Then smiles at Amy] Sure! [She jogs onto the temple grounds with a smile, and the cat follows... sits beside Serena] Hi. I'm Robyn. This is Butterscotch! [smiles]

SERENA
Hi! I'm Serena! This is Amy, who I guess you know... [smile] Rei, Lita, Mina, Bay, Artemis, and Luna. [The cats all look at each other... strangely... and all the girls say hi, in turn.] [an uncomfortable silence] So, we were just wondering... Where are you from? [smile] [The other girls get the teardrop effect]

REI
{"Way to go, Meatball Head!"} [giggles nervously] Well, you don't have to tell us if you don't want to, Robyn!

ROBYN
Oh, it's alright, Rei! [big smile] I was born in Canada and moved to the US when I was 3. [takes a deep breath in and out] My family comes from Ireland... and my father moved here to Tokyo about a year ago. When my mom died, I was sent to be with him here. [sad look] I really didn't want to leave home... I thought I'd hate it here, but with friends like you, I'm sure I'll be ok... [looks at Amy] I can be your friend can't I?

ALL
[The girls look at each other] Of course! [smiles all around, and Serena hugs Robyn]

ROBYN
[smiles] Cool! [Butterscotch jumps onto her lap] [surprised] Oh! I almost forgot to tell them about you! [smiles and pets her] This was all I could bring... I had more animals, but Dad told me to choose one and he'd let me keep that one... I had to get rid of my Great Dane, and my gerbils... but the reason I did, was because mom gave me my little girl here a year before she died... [looks down at Butterscotch] This past week she's been losing some of her fur... which I understand, but it's only on one part of her body... right here on her forehead... [shows Serena]

SERENA
Hmmm, I wonder why?! [glances at Luna]

ROBYN
I wish I knew... probably all the stress of moving and losing the other animals....

[A soft, continuous beeping sound suddenly started and Serena jumped]

ROBYN
[confused] What's that sound?

SERENA
My- uh, organizer... I gotta go, Robyn... [nervous smile] I'm really sorry! Bye! [Runs off out through the Temple gates]

ROBYN
Wait-! [sigh] Do you guys have to go too? [looks at Amy sorrowfully]

AMY
I'm afraid so... I have homework to do!

REI
I have to finish cleaning the Temple!

LITA
I have a karate lesson... nice to meet you, Robyn!

BAY
I have to help Rei with the Temple! [They all ran off in their separate directions]

ROBYN
[sigh] [petting her] Why does everyone hate me, Butterscotch?

BUTTERSCOTCH

[curiously] Mrow?!

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[Negaverse]

MALACHITE
I have found a perfect minion, my Queen! [bowing]

BERYL
Continue, Malachite.

MALACHITE
She is a new girl, and she feels depressed and sad. She has a strange aura... possibly an unknown power!

BERYL
What good is a sad, depressed girl?!

MALACHITE
She should be easy to convince that no one loves her... that she has no friends... the strange power could be harnessed, and used against those stupid Sailor Scouts!

BERYL
Are you forgetting the Sailor Sun incident?! [sneers]

MALACHITE
[winces] {"I'd rather forget it!"} No, my Queen... But this WILL work!

BERYL
You sound awfully sure of yourself, Malachite! This had better work! [waves hands over crystal ball] You may use this. We need another minion to fight those Scouts... and if it is one of their friends, they may not fight back! [a small, round, purple/black crystal floats over to Malachite]

MALACHITE
Thank you, my Queen! [bows] [smirks] [teleports out]



Will Malachite and the Negaverse succeed this time?
Find out in Chapter 2: The Shadow of the Moon"...