Isekai by Moonlight

[Inquisitive Raven]

And together we forced Kaolinite on the defensive. She was good enough to fight us both for ten seconds, but then Jupiter got past Kaolinite's defences and thrust into her torso.

And it was all over.

If the wound didn't kill Kaolinite, the electrical discharge sending her heart into flatline did. Either way, we both knew that it was a fight to the death as soon as Jupiter electrified Donguri-no-ken.

Mercury dispelled the Hyperspatial Sphere, leaving Kaolinite's body in the dissolving pocket dimension.

---

So we turned around and headed for the front door, only to be met by Kaolinite. "Your father did want you to stay inside today," she told Hotaru-chan.

"I assure you," Makoto said before Hotaru-chan could say anything, "that we will keep her as safe as we keep Chibiusa."

"So kindly get out of our way," Hotaru-chan told Kaolinite.

They stared at each other for a moment. Kaolinite either lost the battle of wills or remembered who was possessing Hotaru-chan. "Do what you want."

So it appears that none of your pre-readers caught this. In my case, I'm pretty sure it's because I read these sections days apart and didn't remember what happened in the first section by the time I got to the second one. Unlike my fridge logic moment which could be fixed by changing one line, this one may require a lot more reworking unless there's someone you can conveniently substitute for Kaolinite. Don't forget to edit out any later appearances.

[robkelk]

And together we forced Kaolinite on the defensive. She was good enough to fight us both for ten seconds, but then Jupiter got past Kaolinite's defences and thrust into her torso.

And it was all over.

If the wound didn't kill Kaolinite, the electrical discharge sending her heart into flatline did. Either way, we both knew that it was a fight to the death as soon as Jupiter electrified Donguri-no-ken.

Mercury dispelled the Hyperspatial Sphere, leaving Kaolinite's body in the dissolving pocket dimension.

---

So we turned around and headed for the front door, only to be met by Kaolinite. "Your father did want you to stay inside today," she told Hotaru-chan.

"I assure you," Makoto said before Hotaru-chan could say anything, "that we will keep her as safe as we keep Chibiusa."

"So kindly get out of our way," Hotaru-chan told Kaolinite.

They stared at each other for a moment. Kaolinite either lost the battle of wills or remembered who was possessing Hotaru-chan. "Do what you want."

So it appears that none of your pre-readers caught this. In my case, I'm pretty sure it's because I read these sections days apart and didn't remember what happened in the first section by the time I got to the second one. Unlike my fridge logic moment which could be fixed by changing one line, this one may require a lot more reworking unless there's someone you can conveniently substitute for Kaolinite. Don't forget to edit out any later appearances.

Actually, this is canon. They had to kill her twice, because she was brought back from the dead.

I alluded to, but didn't spell out, that with this exchange:

"Kaolinite?" asked Ichiro.

"She's starring in a Kenneth Branagh movie," replied Meia. Seeing everyone else's looks of puzzlement, she added, "Dead again."

[Inquisitive Raven]

This brings up the question "Did they need a body to bring her back?" because her death scene in your version ensured that there was no body. I haven't seen the original to know what the situation was there.

[robkelk]

In canon, she "fell" off the Tokyo Tower the first time she died. No body was ever shown.

[robkelk]

Sometimes I think I write too much.

My intention for the "breather" chapter was to tie up some loose ends, check in on some long-term subplots, and visit the Sailor Moon S movie. I'm 69 kb into the chapter and all I've addressed is the first of those three.


Have a subject-to-change teaser:

The day after the kokubetsushiki was not a fun one.

It started with a meeting of the Mugen Academy Board of Regents, which Tomoe-san had to attend. As much as she didn't want to, she was Tomoe Souichi's sole heir and thus owner of the academy, so she had no option. Makoto, Sakura, Ichiro, and I accompanied her, the Devices using Mirage Hide to appear to be fully-human sized.

The Regents wanted to know who we were. Tomoe-san introduced us as her advisors.

Then they wanted to know when the Academy would re-open.

Ichiro asked where the classes would be held.

Tomoe-san said that it was too dangerous to rebuild on the site of the destroyed building because of lingering effects from the menace that the Senshi had fought there.

One of the regents asked why he should have to listen to a twelve-year-old girl.

Tomoe-san literally showed him the door and asked whether he wanted to remain a regent.

Things went downhill from there.

[Vulpis]

Found something that I figured would be appropriate to comment about here (and on the Drunkard's Walk S thread): Super Panavision 70 Sailor Moon (done by AI)

[robkelk]

I... might be able to use that, but not for a while yet. Thanks.

In a related matter, what are people's favourite non-crossover Sailor Moon fics?

Oh, and the next chapter of this fic is currently at 84kb.

[Shepherd]

While the vast majority of my favorite Sailor Moon fics are crossovers, I'd say my favorite non-crossover would be Red Moon by Fire.

The enemies are the same, the Sailors are the same (mostly). So why is Luna so afraid that they will not bring back the Moon Kingdom?

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/435276/1/Red-Moon

[Valles]

I... might be able to use that, but not for a while yet. Thanks.

In a related matter, what are people's favourite non-crossover Sailor Moon fics?

Oh, and the next chapter of this fic is currently at 84kb.

Quite belatedly, I'd have to say that my favorite pure Sailor Moon fic is Sailor Moon: Millennials.