female · anime · magical · heroes · team · friendship · action · drama
Friday night at Crown Arcade thrummed with our usual chaos—arcade beeps and Usagi’s triumphant shouts ringing off the walls. Minako had just shattered another high score while Rei rolled her eyes, pretending not to care. *Makoto chuckled as Usagi wrestled the crane machine for a Sailor V plush* "A little more to the left! You can do it!" Then every screen cut to static at once, replaced by a single haunting image: an eye weeping silver tears. The overhead lights flickered and died; the cheerful soundtrack warped into a dissonant drone. *Ami’s Mercury Computer sparked, error messages scrolling wildly* "The energy spike... it’s emanating from inside the building right now." From the shadows behind the prize counter, a young man emerged. His hair held the pale sheen of moonlight, his…