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School hadn't been in session long when Vythica found herself tossed into the war. Balancing school with her nightlife had become an interesting venture to say the least. The first few nights since she had been awoken had been a tight rope walk honestly. Making sure nothing kept her out too late so that she wouldn't be utterly exhausted in the morning. It took a minimal amount of adjusting and soon enough she had gotten a pretty decent schedule going.

While she was adjusting, she had kept to herself for a couple of days. Which got her some pretty odd looks from a lot of her school friends and classmates. Vythica was one of the biggest social butterflies so her not being out and about raised some eyebrows. One of her friends had actually brought her some chicken noodle soup, thinking she was sick. But with a little bit of reassurance she had finally gotten her friend to stop worrying so much. Weaving a tale of how she was putting a bit more effort into her studies at the moment, staying up late studying was making her tired.

But no matter how tired she was, she showed up on time for every class during the day. And once classes were over, she'd begun once more the routine of studying, time with friends and then once the sun had set her second life began.

Vyth would tell you that it was fairly easy at first, with only a few minor trip ups. But she knew she still had a lot to learn. It wasn't easy being green. And there were others out there. Those aligned with Order that would stop at nothing to stop her. Luckily enough she had yet to run into any in powered form. And even luckier she hadn't run into any that had those big white wings.

The wings were pretty though she had to admit. And Vyth wouldn't mind a set of her own. So that gave her even more drive to work hard at what she was tasked with doing. Taking down humans and collecting their energy. The chase was the biggest part for her, nothing got her blood pumping when someone ran. Those were the most exciting energy runs.

She had yet to actually kill anyone, though she'd probably come close the first couple of times. But as she did it more and more often, she began to cut closer and closer to the quick. Seeing how long she could go right before someone faded away. Stopping only a moments breath from complete and total energy drain.

It was almost a morbid curiosity really. Watching as your victim gasped for breath. Calling back your Mirror Wraith just before they slipped into eternal darkness. She hadn't quite expected to enjoy watching as much as she did.

Either way, when she did finally take that final leap. When she did finally let someone slip into the abyss. Vyth would be prepared. Perhaps more so than others at her stage would be. It was a tantalizing and seductive idea.

To hold the power over whether or not someone lived or died.

Once she had finished for the night she headed for home. Powering down only when she could feel no other serious energy signatures near her. Of course, that usually meant she would slip into an alley way near the dorms. Vyth didn't feel like getting jumped and having her energy drained by a fellow DMCer or Negaverser. She was still fairly new and unknown. So the situation may have become a reality. One she did not look forward too.

Slipping back into the dorms so late had proven to not be that much of a challenge. She had payed some of the security guards to keep their mouths shut. When you were pretty right and your dad was a big scary Russian business man that was known well for some of his specific business practices people generally kept their mouth shut. Money or not. But she figured it was best that they got something out of the whole deal besides threats of cement shoes. So it all worked out for everyone. Win win right there.

Reaching her dorm room, she slipped inside. Lucky enough for her she had never gotten a room mate. So there really was no reason to be quiet. Showering and slipping into her pajamas had become a consistent ritual after these night patrols. As well as some sort of snacking and late night movie. Though if she was tired enough she'd skip the movie all together, wolf down her snack and crawl into bed right away. Especially if she had a test bright and early the next morning. Though if she didn't she'd stay up a bit later than probably she should have.

It was hard some days to keep her double life a secret from her friends. She shared everything with them. Well, not everything everything, but almost everything. Gossiping was a way of life in her circle of friends. But she figured Leto would have her hide if she even spoke a whisper of what was going on. And...for all intensive purposes, one could never be sure if one of her friends was an Order Senshi.

That thought had crossed her mind a few times since her awakening. Of course, she would never be able to tell. Nor could they tell she was a Dark Mirror Senshi. But the thought of having to fight one of her friends. To have to kill them possibly sometime in the future? That made her sad deep down inside. But, if that did happen she knew there was no turning back. If she killed an Order Senshi or Knight and one of her friends suddenly disappeared with no real explanation then she might have an inkling of what happened to her civilian friend.

But there was no time to lament over that thought. She had a job to do. A driving force to collect as much energy, destroy the Order senshi here on Earth so she could go home. But where was home? Toutatis. The name of an Asteroid. A fitting celestial body for her sphere for sure. The thought of an asteroid striking Earth often filled people with absolute horror. Asteroids, especially large ones were things to be afraid of. But could there really be a home on this place. For her? Vyth had no memories of this place. But it was certainly something to ponder.

Now, this whole Mirror Walking thing was pretty cool. Sure she could not stay long in Mirror Space or go long distances. Or take other people there. But just being able to step through the polished silver and glass was exciting. And being able to communicate through mirrors was certainly handy as well. It would cut down on the cost of her cellphone bill. Well, cut down on the extra expenses that her cellphone bill might incur if she had to call more people than she already did. And less headachy calls from her father about how high the bill is now. She hadn't explored much of Mirror Space, but figured once she went up in power she'd have more time to wander about and get a good look at things.

Either way, her life had taken an interesting turn none the less.

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Halloween.

One of the only times of the year where pranking is so rampant that Vyth could get away with murder. Well, if she felt like going that far. Which she did not. At least not right now anyways.

It was a lot more fun to watch the snob girls at school freak out and squeal. Which she did with the utmost glee. It really was not all that hard to have happen. They were all so snooty that they probably had butlers for their butlers to pick the pickles off of their cheeseburgers.

Mmmm, burger.

She made a mental note to go grab one or two bacon cheeseburgers from the fast food place after she finished this last one prank for the day. Vyth had been on a pretty good role dishing out street justice. This one was the topper tho. The coup de gras. She was going for head b***h herself.

Marcy Brookage.

The b***h had had a thing out for Vyth since the first time they met at Crystal. She had no clue as to why this chick singled her out most of the time when honestly she had nothing to do with her. Probably cause she ignored her and hung out with the scholarship girls instead of joining rich b***h clubs and snubbing her nose at those who's parents couldn't afford to just write a check and send their girl off to school.

Vyth loved the scholarship girls. It showed they had real gusto and umpf to put that much work into trying to get into this 'prestigious' school. If you really wanted to call it that. It was a country club for teen girls.

She had spent a good portion of the day back at the stables and gotten the idea for this lovely prank while she had been riding one of her favorite horses around the field. After she was finished mucking out the horse's stall and grooming him, she'd filled a small container with the soiled bedding. Closing it up tight so that no one could smell it. When she was sure everyone had cleared the halls for the afternoon, she jimmed the lock on Marcy's locker. Removing the lid for the contained and propping it a precarious angle against her locker door. Closing it and promptly walking away.

The bell rang and soon students had begun to fill the halls. Vyth included. She lingered around Marcy's locker, not too obvious as she didn't want to draw suspicion. Stopping to talk to one of her friends near the water fountain closest to b***h girl's locker. And then there she came. With her little entourage. Vyth jerked her chin in Marcy's direction, trying to get her friend to watch with a small smirk on her lips. They both stood there waiting, making casual comments to each other.

When Marcy stopped in front of her locker Vyth's heart began to race. She hoped that the container would tip. God she hoped it would.

The second Marcy opened her locker the container fell out. Splashing muck and horse manure all over her. Covering her from almost head to toe down her front side. The hallway went silent as everyone stopped to stare as Marcy turned around with a look of horror on her face. All at once every student in the hallway, besides her little group of a** kissers, was roaring with laughter.

Marcy screeched and ran down the hall. Her friends trailing behind her, though keeping their distance as to not get any splash back.

Vyth put out her hand inconspicuously, to which her friend gave her a little low five before they too joined in with the laughter.

It was a good day.

WC: 619

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It had felt like perhaps one of the longest weeks that Vythica had ever experienced. So much was baring on her mind that it was hard to concentrate in school. Hard to socialize with her friends. Hell, she hadn't even heard from Esme and even now still did not know how her friend was fairing. While she could understand perhaps why Esme hadn't called or tried to contact her in any way, it also made her upset.

Could her friend not trust her? Even after what they had been through in their short time of being friends? It wasn't anything monumental and perhaps a lot of it was just childishness. But even still.

Maybe Esme just didn't want to be friends anymore.

Perhaps she could have called her or gone to look for her. But at this point Vythica figured that if the pink haired girl wanted to talk to her she'd had done so by now. So what was the point? She might have not even picked up her phone or compact anyhow. So she just left the whole thing alone for now.

So while she had her friend to worry about, she also had her duties and all that junk to worry about. Eventually she would have to get the guts to call Leto and talk with her. Try to smooth things over. The moment was just too heated and stupid things were said. So many misunderstandings. She just couldn't let it continue to fester.

But that was the point wasn't it? Remarque had told her that you couldn't just shut it all off. Redirecting it was the key. But he didn't tell her right off exactly how to redirect it. Maybe once she got some more on hands guidance she would understand just exactly what he meant. She wanted to learn so badly how to just shove it all to the side and focus it on more important things then let her emotions and feelings come before her duties.

She couldn't chance that anymore. It always ended bad for her. And she was tired of that.

Even still, during her patrols which had become less frequent as of late she didn't do much energy draining. Didn't battle many Order people that she came across. It almost felt as if everything had a dull, grey hue to it. Everyone and everything around her was dark static. Wisps of shadows that flowed past her as she wandered in a haze.

Toutatis was unsure. There was no clear path before her. She needed clarity, direction. Remarque offered it, or at least she hoped that was what he would give her. But his way would be slow. She was patient but the way she felt at that time she wished it was just a quick snap of the fingers fix.

While she still put on a face for those in her civilian life, the powered life dragged on. Like running through quick sand.

Returning to her dorm that evening, Toutatis slipped through the tall, full length mirror she had put up in her room. It made it easier to enter and exit in her powered form than previously when she would sneak out as a civilian than power up a few blocks away.

As she reached for her brooch she stopped just before powering down. Pale blue eyes locking on a small, dark figure that sat upon her bed. Large eyes peering at her through the darkness. "Who are you?"

A small, lyrical laugh came from the creature as it padded forward. Long tail flicking back and forth almost annoyed at the Dark Mirror Senshi's question. "You know." He replied, jumping down from the bed he made his way over to the mirror. "Oh yes yes. This will do quite nicely." Suddenly the surface of the mirror began to waver. Flowing like silvery water as the Guardian Cat began to glow. His attention turning back to Toutatis, eyes narrowing.

"The power to change never comes when we need it most. Sometimes it is thrust into our laps before we are ready. But time shows us the way. Yes. Shows us how to change. To embrace it." Clearing his throat, he snapped his tail against the mirror, causing the ripples to quicken and multiply. "If you please."

Unsure, Toutatis watched the cat then looked back to the mirror as it moved. In her heart of hearts she knew she was not entirely ready. But she had never truly been ready when she had been awakened. So who was ever ready for any of these things?

Biting her bottom lip, she stepped towards the mirror, stopping inches from it's rippling surface. Watching as her reflection twisted and contorted this way and that.

"GO ON GO ON I HAVEN'T GOT ALL NIGHT!" The cat nearly screeched.

Taking a deep breath, Toutatis slipped into the powered mirror. It felt as if a horrible under tow was dragging her down. Wave after wave crashing against her body as she struggled to breath. Scratching at the air as she tried to catch her breath. Legs kicking, it felt as if her body was spinning in endless circles. Surprisingly her body was warm. Almost tingly.

In an instant her fuku was gone and she felt naked in front of leering eyes. Curling into a ball as she fell through an endless void. Full of darkness and horror.

Horror....

Her heart beat. The air around her thrummed and vibrated. When had she closed her eyes so tight? A cold, detached feeling enveloped her as she unfurled from her ball. Wrapping around her darkness, the leering eyes vanishing as she was dressed a new. It felt odd yet familiar. This new power. This new Henshin.

This was the power she needed. This would help her change. She would not allow her emotions to get the better of her. To overwhelm her. No, those days were done. With help she would focus and hone this new power. This new senshi.

Super Sailor Toutatis was born a new.

Stepping from the mirror back into her room she instantly noticed that the Guardian Cat was gone. Turning quickly, the rippling mirror's surface was still once more. And she caught a glimpse of her new fuku. The new her.

A gloved hand touched the surface of the mirror as she stared back at herself. A blank expression on her face. So now it was to begin.

WC: 1075