Title: The Rainbow Senshi Author: Usa (moon.senshi@gmail.com) Rating: PG13 Disclaimers: Sailor Moon and her Senshi belong to Takeuchi Naoko-sama. Mamoru belongs to me... er... ^^;; not really. Rainbow Brite and the Color Kids etc are property of someone else who's not me. Author's Notes: I've recently been reminiscing with my sisters and we were talking about Rainbow Brite. In fact, I've started downloading songs and even bought the movie the other day... ^^;; Anyway, I decided that I would write a Sailor Moon/Rainbow Brite fanfic cause I don't believe I've seen any. (Not that anyone hasn't written them. If they have, I can't find them) I gave each Senshi a Color Kid. I ended up giving Venus and Moon two because I only wanted to use the Inner Senshi for this and didn't want to leave out any Color Kids. So I'm pathetic and obsessed, give me a break! ^_^ Some people may not know anything about Rainbow Brite. Either they've forgotten, were too little, or *gasp* have never seen an episode. Well, I'm going to give those of you who fall into one of those categories a bit of background info then tell you what I'm changing. Cause lets face it, when have I ever written a fic that wasn't alternate reality? Rainbow Brite, who's real name was Wisp, saved the Earth and Rainbowland from The Dark One. She was able to save her horse (Starlite) from the tomb of ice he was imprisoned in as well as the seven Color Kids (one for each color of the rainbow). Rainbow was then put in charge in keeping color alive on Earth. She does it with the help of the Sprites (furry, colored creatures) and the Color Kids. The Sprites mine the Color Caves for the Color Crystals. Of course, the crystals come in seven different colors. You can find out more information on Rainbow Brite at http://www.rainbowbrite.net . There are also pics of the Rainbow, the Color Kids, the Sprites, etc. In my fic, the villain is going to be the Evil Princess from the movie, Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer. Her fate in the movie was unknown. I am going to have her be Beryl's sister. And, since she didn't have a name, I'm going to give her one myself... :-) ************ "Rainbow, are you feeling all right?" Canary Yellow asked looking up from her yellow tulips. Rainbow sighed. She had no idea what was wrong with her and until she did, there was no sense in worrying the Color Kids about it. Smiling, she said, "I'm fine, Canary, thanks for asking." Canary stared at her friend's pale complexion as she headed towards the Color Castle. She wasn't so certain. "What is wrong with me?" Rainbow muttered to herself. She was feeling really light headed. "Something isn't right..." The girl staggered and fell to her knees. Luckily, she was in the Red Region by that time and Red Butler rushed to her side. "Rainbow!" He exclaimed. "Are you all right?" Rainbow accepted his hand. "I'm fine, just a little dizzy, Red." He kept an arm around her waist for fear she'd collapse again. "We should send for Orin quickly. I don't know what's going on..." Everything blurred and Rainbow passed out in Red's arms. The Color Kid lifted the girl and rushed to the Color Castle. ***************** It was an eerily gloomy day in Tokyo, Japan. This did not help the mood of Tsukino Usagi. She was upset because of the grade she received on her History test. One she had actually studied for with Mamoru and she new all the information. Well, it wasn't as bad as usual, she had gotten a 60. With a sigh, Usagi headed to Hikawa Shrine to meet her friends. "Why is it so dark?" she wondered aloud. "It's weird. Maybe a new enemy is coming. Hmm... I'll have to ask the others." Five minutes later, she arrived at the Shrine. Luna padded up to her. "Good, you're here! Something's come up. Artemis and I have much to explain to you girls." Usagi nodded and joined them in Rei's bedroom. She saw Mamoru and sat next to him on the floor. "What we're about to tell you is something we never planned on telling any of you," Luna began. "You were all supposed to learn of this through dreams. It has to do with your past." Artemis continued. "During the Silver Millennium, Queen Serenity, appointed eight children from each of your planets to be the Color Kid, or Senshi, of the Universe. Even Earth had one. She then appointed a young girl, Wisp, as the Color Kid of light, Rainbow Brite." "These children," Luna said, "created all the colors you see in the Earth. However, I just received word from Rainbow Brite's guardian, Orin. Apparently Rainbow is sick and no one knows what's wrong with her. She's very weak and the world is slowly dying because of this. Without the light of their colors, which Rainbow Brite sends down herself, then all the worlds of the Universe will die." The Senshi gasped in shock. "What do you want us to do?" Makoto asked. "You are all being sent to Rainbow Land to help try and figure this out," Artemis responded. He turned to Ami. "You can help determine what's wrong with Rainbow Brite. The rest of you will be able to meet the Color Kid or Kids of your planet as well as help protect them from..." The cat sighed. "From who?" Minako wanted to know. "Princess Oni." "Oni... Why does that sound so familiar?" Rei said. "Because she's Queen Beryl's sister," Luna replied. Usagi jumped up in shock. "Nani yo! We have to fight a relative of Queen Beryl, someone just as bad as her!" Tears fell from her eyes. "Remember what happened last time we did that!" The others stared at her. None of them had memories of that final battle. Mamoru realized this and stood up, wrapping his arms around her. "Usako, we'll be fine. As long as we work as a team, nothing can stop us." "He's right, Usagi-chan," Ami said. "We have love on our side!" Usagi sniffled and nodded. "Okay! Let's leave for Rainbow Land!" "Haaaiii!" As the girls transformed, Artemis and Luna called Mamoru over. "Hai?" "Mamoru-san." Luna cleared her throat. "Take care of Usagi-chan. Keep an eye out for her. She's the only one who remembers what happened during the fight with Queen Beryl. I have a feeling that this will bring back horrible memories. Some she might have forgotten herself." "Don't worry about anything, Luna. I'll protect her with my life!" Mamoru walked to where the girls were waiting for him. He transformed into Tuxedo Mask then stood in the circle. "Minna, lets go." The Senshi nodded. "Sailor Teleport!" ***************** Orin paced impatiently at the coordinates he had sent Luna, Sailor Moon's guardian. He didn't want the Senshi to arrive in a flash of light, taking the Color Kids by surprise and scaring them. Plus, he wanted to discuss a few things before they met their respective Color Kid. Princess Oni was after Spectra again, but this time, she was also after the Senshi, Rainbow Brite, and the Earth. Just like her sister, she had been consumed with greed and the lust for power. Orin only hoped that the Senshi could defeat her. The small Sprite was blinded for a minute when the Senshi landed exactly two feet in front of him. They opened their eyes and looked around. No one saw him at first, not that he could blame them. "Where's this Orin?" Sailor Jupiter asked. "Ahem..." The Senshi looked down to see a small furry white creature with glasses. "I am Orin, the Sprite of Spectra." He bowed. "It is good to see you again, Princesses, Prince." Moon grinned. "Kawaii!" Mars knocked her upside the head. "Itai! What was that for, Pyro!" "Quit being baka, Odango Atama!" "Waaaiii! You're so mean, Rei-chan!" Tuxedo Kamen put his hand on Moon's shoulder. She looked at him and shut up. "Anyway," Orin began, the Sprite was a little shocked at the display Mars had shown with her Princess. "Let us head towards the Color Castle and I'll tell you what I know." The Senshi followed Orin through Rainbow Land, explaining what Princess Oni had attempted to do the last time. "We thought she had been destroyed, but we were wrong." He finished. By this time, they had arrived at the Color Castle and eight little Color Kids, each with a Sprite, walked up to them. The Kids were... well, they were kids! They looked to be about nine or ten physically, but mentally they were probably thousands of years old! "Color Kids, Senshi, let me introduce to you all," Orin said. "Sailor Mars, meet Red Butler, guardian of the color red. Red, this is your Princess, Hino Rei." Red bowed, astonished by the mysterious eyes of his Princess. "It's good to see you again, Rei-hime." "Please, just call me, Rei," the girl replied. "Sailor Jupiter, Patty O'Green, guardian of the color green. Patty, your Princess, Kino Makoto." Jupiter was too shocked by the fact that she was actually being referred to as 'princess'. It's true that she was one, but it was... weird. "Makoto-hime," Patty said with a bow. She smiled. "Makoto will be fine." "Sailor Mercury, Shy Violet, guardian of the color violet. Violet, your Princess, Mizuno Ami." The other Senshi were confused by this. Why was she guardian of the color violet? Orin laughed. "Well, the color violet is a color of Mercury. However, with Sailor Saturn, Mercury chose the color blue for her Senshi." "Ami-hime!" Shy said quietly with a bow. "It's good to see you." "Ami is fine, Shy Violet." "Sailor Venus, you have two color guardians, Canary Yellow and Lala Orange. Girls, this Aino Minako, your Princess." "Princess," they said. "Minako, please," she responded. "Tuxedo Kamen, the Earth has color guardian as well. Buddy Blue, your Prince, Chiba Mamoru." "Endymion-sama," Buddy said, bowing. "I remember you well." "Call me Mamoru, Buddy." The Color Kid nodded. Orin stood next to Sailor Moon. "The Moon has two guardians as well. However, they're not the guardians of any colors. This is Tickled Pink, she's the guardian of happiness." Tickled bowed. "And this, is Moonglo, guardian of the night sky. She creates everything in the night sky you see." She bowed as well. "Moonglo, Tickled Pink, this is your Princess, Tsukino Usagi or Princess Serenity." "It's good to meet you," Usagi said with a smile. "And please, call me Usagi." The girls nodded. "Mercury, Violet will take you to see Rainbow now. The rest of you can get a tour of the Color Castle." While Mercury followed Shy Violet up to Rainbow Brite's room, the other Color Kids to the Senshi on a tour of the castle. Buddy led them into the main computer room. This is where the Sprites were getting the Color Crystals together, trying to send as much color as they could to Earth. "Normally, the computers would be in a frenzy sending colors, but they're not." He sighed. "No one can figure out anything, not even Orin." "I'm sure we'll figure it out," Mamoru said. Rei walked away from everyone as her communicator beeped. "Rei-chan," Ami said. "have Orin bring all of you to Rainbow's room. However, don't let the Color Kids follow you up here." "Okay, we'll be right there!" "Here we are," Orin said a few minutes later. The girls gasped at the pale girl lying in the huge four poster bed. "Ami-chan, what's wrong with her?" Usagi asked. "Her energy is being drained." "Nani yo!" Ami nodded. "A youma entered her body and is slowly taking her energy." She turned to Rei. "Can you expell it?" "Of course!" Rei began to chant. "Akuryo Taisan!" The charm flew onto Rainbow. There was a slight screech as the youma left her body. However, they couldn't see it. "Did you find it, Ami-chan?" Minako whispered nervously. "Iie! It's gone!" Everyone looked around except Usagi. "Usako?" "Hai, Mamo-chan?" "Daijobu? You spaced out for a minute there." "I'm just fine." Usagi had no idea the youma had entered her. ************** That night, everyone slept soundly in their beds. Everyone, except Usagi, that is. She was wondering through the halls of the Color Castle. The problem is, she had no idea why. Finally, she reached Rainbow Brite's room and slowly opened the door. The orange haired girl was fast asleep in her bed. The youma inside caused Usagi to grin evilly. "I'll get you Rainbow Brite..." it hissed. She was standing over Rainbow's bed, arms stretching to her neck. Luckily, Rainbow sensed something and grabbed the arms. She was able to push the girl out of the way. "P-princess?" she gasped out. Ami and Shy Violet had explained everything to her. "She's being controlled like I was!" Rainbow jumped out of her bed and reached for her Color Belt, putting it on. She picked up a few star sprinkles and touched the star on her belt. A beautiful rainbow shot forth and rained onto Usagi. The blonde stood for a minute, blinking in confusion. "Are you all right?" Rainbow asked, rushing to the girl. "What happened?" Rainbow sighed. "You don't remember?" "No..." Suddenly it clicked. "Kami... Oh, I am so sorry, Rainbow!" She sank to her knees. "I could have killed you!" "No, you wouldn't have killed me," Rainbow replied, putting a hand on Usagi's shoulder. "The youma could have." "Youma!? Where is it now? I have to find it!" "It's definitely gone now, so don't worry about it." She helped Usagi to her feet. "Why don't you try to get some rest? We'll discuss this in the morning." Usagi nodded warily. "I guess. G' night." "Night!"