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“Oh, you can’t go to class because you’re sick but you can go ‘training’! Blah blah blaaaaaahhh!”

To be fair, Maddy did have a point, and Gwen knew that mocking her sister behind her back when she had a point was an accident just waiting to happen as far as karma was concerned. But Gwen had made a promise to Sailor Chibi Lenka that she would meet her back at the block that she was attacked, and Gwen fully intended on keeping that promise. She rubbed her nose, trying to overcome her aches and pains as she walked down the block on her own, but not unprepared.

After all, she was a Senshi now, a Sailor Senshi, a padawan to Sailor Chibi Lenka, and NOT a Power Ranger. ’But they might exist… if these Sailors and Jedi do. What the hell can I trust these days?’

The sick girl looked over her shoulder, not for a nun to be following her but for anything that would be suspicious. Which, really, could be ANYTHING. Bunnies, basketballs, lampposts…

This time, she was prepared. She had her Senshi cell phone, and her pen, and she wasn’t going to let a measly cold bring her guard down or get in the way. She was Sailor Tsui, Senshi of Tigers, and tigers could not be bested by a co-

She sneezed, and it was big, and it was painful. She moaned, taking a moment to blow her nose, and continued on her way. She wasn’t sure what kind of a mentor this Sailor Chibi Lenka was, but she didn’t want to make a bad first impression by being late. She kept her eyes and ears on high alert, not yet learning how to sense youma, or, if she could, she simply could not distinguish the difference between a youma being nearby or perhaps a bad case of indigestion…

“Stupid cold… why can I just be sick from 8 to 5?”

No one replied to her complaint, but she certainly wasn't alone. Multiple eyes watched her, slinking along the grass at a safe pace behind her and merely looking for an opportunity to strike.

“Hello? Anyone around here?”

Gwen was thrilled to hear that familiar voice, even if it did sound a bit stuffy, and her thoughts immediately went to the Super Senshi's health. She turned the corner, revealing herself, wearing a bath robe with her school uniform underneath. She gave a sheepish wink, dusting off some dirt from the dark red, fuzzy robe, and she apologized. "I'm sorry, I didn't have anything besides a bath robe, and Maddy wasn't going to allow me to go out a buy one. Not unless I pull up my grades..."

She felt a sneeze coming on and she quickly turned away, sneezing inside of her sleeve so that she wouldn't sneeze on poor Sailor Chibi Lenka. The poor girl sounded sick enough...

"You got the cold too? Talk about bad luck... I hope this doesn't interrupt our training, will it?"

Multiple eyes blinked as it took in its prey, pondering which of the two it should attack. One of them was a senshi, but despite her being sick, she was still ripe with energy... it slithered closer, this time its tentacles causing the bush to move and shake behind Gwen. To anyone passing by or who didn't know any better, it could have been mistaken for a squirrel...

The multiple-eyed youma simply chose a bad day to attack, not knowing what had happened to its fuzzy companion a week ago, nor knowing that Sailor Chibi Lenka was not the only Senshi there. Gwen was more than eager to get her training started, as it was, literally, the only thing that she was really looking forward to doing the entire week, more than playing her games, or even having good health, so to have yet another youma stalk them only made her mad.

And when Gwendolyn Caspian got mad, it was go time. Without even looking around or thinking of the consequences, Gwen reached into her pocket and withdrew her henshin pen, yelling with an almost feral roar in her voice. "Oh no, not this again... Tsui Power Make Up!"

There was no one visible in the streets to see her transform, except for a fellow Senshi, and it seemed that her sudden transformation had enticed the multipled eyed beast to attack, leaping out of the bushes and charging them. All of its eyes shone a bright red, scuffling its tentacle-like feet towards them and charging like a bull. This one fed off of fear and hoped to get them to run, but the odds seemed unlikely, not by Sailor Tsui's stuffy shout. "Back off- I am NOT in the mood! Leave me and Lenka alone!"

“Woah…You’re a senshi too…That’s so cool!”

'Yeah... that IS cool,' Sailor Tsui thought to herself, enjoying the feeling that came with transforming and knowing that she'd certainly get used to it. Even though she was still suffering from the cold, she felt stronger, quicker, and this youma was going to pay for interfering with her and Sailor Chibi Lenka's training session.

She winked at her comrade, even as she was gathering the energy into her arms to attack the youma, who was seriously considering a quick retreat right now. "Just found out recently. Now, I don't know about you, but I was REALLY looking forward to that Jedi training, so let's show this youma who's boss!"

It began to slither away, but it was already too late. Sailor Tsui concentrated her power into her arms, charging forward and striking down the multiple-eyed youma and pushing it right into the open with a feral shout. "Tiger Fist STRIKE!"

It screeches, being launched into the air and insult was added to injury as it wasn't just struck down by the Senshi's attack, but a well timed sneeze as well. It flopped onto the ground and into Lenka's path, unable to find an escape route thanks to the mucus that blinded it. Tsui shouted to her friend, "Now!"

"Bless you! You sound like you got a cold too..." Due to the small height difference, Tsui tried bouncing along with her, if only to make it easier for the younger but more experienced Senshi to express her excitement as well as relieve any weight on her back. But despite the awkward position, Tsui was just as excited as she was, and she expressed it with fist pump into the air. "Yeah, but you know what's better than being a Senshi?"

She never waited for Lenka to answer that question, and she answered her own question as she gently pulled away from Lenka's embrace, growing rather serious. "A Jedi Senshi, of course! I'm ready to train, Master Chibi Lenka... but don't be too hard on me. I never really swung a weapon before, well, besides these fists o'mine."

Tsui curled them tight, holding them in front of her for Lenka to see. Her smile was fueled by determination, and she stood tall in front of Lenka, giving her nothing but eagerness and respect. Until she realized something. "Wait, where did my bath robe go? Did I take it off or is it under this?" She motioned her uniform, glancing about the area and seeing only the ashes of the beast they had defeated and the emptied streets. "Or did I take it off dramatically... great, I bet it's floating away in the wind. I'm sorry, Master Lenka!"

Tsui could feel her joy swelling in her chest, though that could have also have been the forming of a cough, and she kept it together until the Chibi senshi had waved off and left. Then, and only then, did Tsui let down her defenses and cough away, her chest aching from the restraint it took for her to stop herself from coughing for so long.

'You'd think being a Senshi would prevent you from getting sick... ugh...'

After a few more rounds of the coughing fit and maybe a sneeze or two, Tsui was more than ready to head back home. She rubbed her arms and moved towards the brick wall, taking a quick glance about and seeing that there was no one in sight still, but deciding it would have been best to get closer to her apartment and find a better hiding place before powering down. The lucked out with no one seeing her transform in the first place, and she didn't think lightning would strike in the same place twice.

Only when she was within a few feet of her apartment did she find the shed where the landlord kept all of his yard tools did she power down, and it was the best feeling in the world when she felt her warm, fuzzy robe wrap around her aching body once more. Despite the cold, she had helped Sailor Chibi Lenka defeat a youma, and the prospect of being able to train later made today a good day.

"Now, some nice soup, and rest... maybe after a game or two."