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The Creature in the Well (9) : While Destiny City has a modern water system, it’s not uncommon to see decorative wells around the city. Often in parks or around gardens, they grant a peaceful, countryside flair to the otherwise busy metropolis. Most days, they blend into the background. Not today. Maybe you heard a powerful, fierce splash, like something smacking violently against the water, or maybe it was the unnerving croak that echoed from deep below, but something has clearly gotten trapped in the well. Sometimes, there’s the distinct sound of something clawing, scratching, climbing–desperate to get out. The noise its making is deep enough to vibrate through the ground. If you go to investigate, you’ll see nothing but a pair of golden, snakelike eyes staring back up at you. Whatever it is, its body is completely submerged under the water, but just looking into its eyes is enough to petrify someone. There’s something hypnotic about it, something that seems like it’s drawing you into the well. And why shouldn’t you climb in? What’s stopping you? Danger is forgotten; the creature in the well has made a target of you. Hopefully you have someone to pull you out of the trance–or, maybe if you’re strong enough, you can do it yourself. If you lose the battle with the creature, you will fall unconscious just as you hit the water in the well; you will feel the sensation of something coiling around you, crushing you, and then–blackness. You will wake up in a hospital with a day lost and no memory of what happened in the well, or how you were pulled out. You only have bumps and bruises, and when you close your eyes you’re haunted by the chilling golden eyes in the well. If you return to it, you’ll find nothing but a strange, croaking echo.

Sailor Terpsichore of Rhythm was on her nightly Patrol. Unlike most Senshi, she fit into the crowd, because her fuku happened to fit in with most of the crowd's clothing. Not here though. Her patrol had taken her to a garden on the outskirts of town - where she felt calm. She often chose to end her patrol here, because she felt peace here, and it cleared her mind before bed. There was a lovely little well, that she hardly noticed till tonight.

There was a cry like a child's cry coming from the well as well as some scraping and struggling like someone trying to get out.

She hit the panic button. "Oh no! Is someone in there? I'll help you get out!" She shrieked as she ran to the well!

Terpsichore looked up. "Oh good, another Senshi! I'm Sailor Terpsichore. Listen, I heard a child cry out for help from the well! I can't see them, but I can still hear them calling, I'm not sure my magic will do any good - it has to do with rhythm. Do you have any ideas?"