Sailor Gaea: The Dark Kingdom

Mother Nature Strikes Back!

I thank December Silentvale for helping me.

It was another beautiful afternoon after school and Usagi invited Ayame to join her and two of her other friends she had been hanging out with recently besides her and Naru. Ami Mizuno and Rei Hino. Ayame had never really known the two. One reason was Ami being in a different class and never really having a reason to talk to her. She always seemed to be studying and she didn't want to interrupt her. Second, Rei was from an entirely different all girl Catholic school. She remembered Usagi mentioning they had met at a temple Rei lived at and worked as a miko.

It was interesting to meet them. But, Ayame couldn't help but feel Usagi was drifting away from her and Naru to hang out with them more. Rei wore a yellow top and blue shorts, along with red stud earrings. Ami wore a pale blue halter dress with a belt at the waist. Usagi wore a light peachy colored mock turtle neck without sleeves tucked into her light teal skirt. Ayame herself wore a purple tank top with a light weight green jacket and cuffed blue jeans.

Today Ami wanted to show them something and Ayame had to say it was beautiful. It was a park filled with flowers and trees. The path cleared of any debris and a pond where people could take a row boat and each the water up close and personal.

"Oh, it's nice and quiet here." Rei commented.

"Yeah, this the perfect place for a date!" Usagi added. Always so boy-crazy.

Ayame couldn't help but love the place. She briefly wondered if it was because she was Sailor Gaea. Pushing the thought away she added her own comment. "The scenery would be great in a painting."

"I'm glad you like it." Ami said politely.

"I'm kind of surprised that you know of a place like this, Ami." Rei said. Probably thinking the bookworm didn't get out much.

"Really? Well, sometimes I come here to read before I go to cram school." Ami replied.

Looking around, she smiled as she noticed and headed towards a man who was tending a part of the flower garden.

"Hi, Mr. Kokurtitsu!" Ami greeted him.

"Huh? Oh! Ami!" The man now known as Mr. Kokurtitsu greeted her. Mr. Kokurtitsu stood and turned to them. Ayame noticed he was tanned from probably years of working out in the sun and he wore a grey button up shirt, a belt, gray pants, and gardening gloves.

"Huh?" Usagi and Rei asked.

Seeing as they knew each other Ami and Mr. Kokurtitsu asked them to join them as they sat down on the benches. After asking how they knew each other, the girls learned Mr. Kokurtitsu was the main caretaker of the park.

"Wow! You're in charge of taking care of this whole enormous park all by yourself?" Usagi asked in amazement.

"Yes, but I won't be for much longer." Mr. Kokurtitsu answered solemnly.

"What?" Ami asked.

Off in the distance, Ayame could barely make out the sounds of construction going on.

"The person who owns this land has sold the park to a developer. They plan to build a large business complex here." Mr. Kokurtitsu explained.

"No way!" Ayame cried. Such beauty was going to be destroyed for another business complex. What would happen to Mr. Kokurtitsu? He would be out of a job and the wildlife out of a home!

"That's such a shame." Ami said sighing.

"Especially for all the wildlife. Where will they go when this place is destroyed? It's a big problem." Mr. Kokurtitsu bemoaned.