The Moon Bunny Gamer Chapter 4: Homework, History Lessons, and DOOM!, a sailor moon fanfic

Hey gang, Jay back again, and I'm just tickled by how much people have been enjoying the story so far. People have pointed out how most Gamer stories have been in just fandoms like Naruto, Harry Potter, Worm, and similar, and I won't lie, I've been repeatedly reading through ones from a couple of those groups just to get the hang of writing for this sort of story, and doing a great deal of research into D&D and RPG books, not to mention picking the brains of buddies of mine like BunnehWyld. To everyone that's helped me or let me bounce ideas off of them, especially my fiance TracyHedgefox, you have my undying thanks. :)

Also, thanks to those who wished me a happy birthday, as I celebrated it last month (10/27). My mom even came up to visit from Texas, and a lot of fun was had, as well as a lot of good food. :P

A quick thanks to reviewer xXSakuraBlossomsXx for pointing out my goof on Usagi's leveling up. I took care of that quickly and bumped it from 6 to 7. Just shows what happens when you barely proofread in the wee hours of the night. XD

Anyway, on with the story!

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Standard disclaimer: The following is a non-profit fanfiction story. Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon Crystal, and all related properties are owned by Naoko Takeuchi, Toei Animation, Kodansha, and others. Please support the official releases. I write this stuff for fun and on a whim. Please don't sue me. If you want to give the franchise to me, I'd be all over that like gravy on biscuits.

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Last time on 'The Moon Bunny Gamer'...

After making her mom happy with her improved school work, Usagi went out to have fun at the Crown Arcade, and ended up making a bet against pretty boy frenemy Mamoru. Later, she ended up saving a kitty from some annoying kids that were picking on it, setting the groundwork for more craziness to come!

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Despite her detour to deal with the brats and the odd looking cat, Usagi made it home in time for dinner, even if she still apologized for running late. Considering the good mood her parents were in over her academic achievements that day, even if her little brother Shingo couldn't believe it even when their mother showed off the test paper herself, a lovely evening was had by all, and Usagi took great pride in leaving her kid brother flabbergasted.

After dinner, with promises of both Tsukino children to take care of their remaining homework before bed, Usagi found herself up in her room, already washed up and in her favorite pink pajamas, looking over her assignments from her classes.

Ding!

[New Quest Alert!]

Homework Time: Pretty self explanatory, get your homework done before you go to sleep.

Quest Objective: See above.

Reward: 300 XP
+100 Reputation with Haruna-sensei

Failure:
-50 Reputation with Haruna-sensei

Accept: [Y/N]?

"I was already planning to do that, but I'll take it," Usagi stated and accepted, chipping away at her homework with newfound ease due to the knowledge she'd absorbed from her school books that day, and soon enough she had it all knocked out, and even took the time to double check her work on some of it just to be safe. 'At this rate I might actually turn into a model student. The world really MUST be ending,' she giggled in thought.

[QUEST COMPLETED]
Rewards: 300 XP
+100 Reputation with Haruna-sensei

"And that's that," she said with a sigh of relief, setting her pencil down and leaning back against her bed, stretching her arms out and popping a few odd vertebrae in the process. "It's just amazing how much easier this stuff is now that I've got it all up here," she tapped the side of her head, yawning a bit, "This whole Gamer business might just be the best thing to ever happen to me, or at least to my academic career." Slowly getting up, and doing a few more stretches as she went, Usagi made short work of gathering up her homework and writing tools and getting them back into her school bag. "Wonder if Haruna-sensei will flip when she sees my homework is done too, wonder if they'll call the school nurse if she faints," she couldn't help giggling at that thought, even if she didn't really want to cause her favorite teacher any harm, the reaction would still be funny. Flopping down on her nice comfy bed, the bun haired girl turned her thoughts away from scholastic torment and back to her Gamer powers. This had been quite the wild day, to say the least. "I suddenly get crazy magic video game powers, and I can absorb and learn books, and get all sorts of odd mini quests and things. Sounds like something out of one of my comics, to be perfectly honest," she thought aloud, putting her arms behind her head and thinking about it more. "Oh, that's right, I have those perks and points to go through, I forgot about that from having to get home for dinner!" Since now seemed like as good a time to deal with that as any, she got comfortable and called up her 'Status' menu.

[STATUS]
Name: Usagi Tsukino
Birthdate: June 30, 1978
Astrological Sign: Cancer
Height 4'11"
Blood Type: O-
Hobbies: Eating, shopping, video games

Class: The Gamer
Title: Rabbit of the Moon
Level: 7
HP: 127
SP: 178
EXP to next Level: 550/1300

Strength: 11
Dexterity: 16 (-10%), 14
Constitution: 16
Intelligence: 15
Wisdom: 14
Charisma: 19

Perk Points: 2
Attribute Points: 10

Status Perks
Gamer's Mind
Level: MAX

This ability allows the user to think clearly, logically, and calmly when tackling problems. Extremely useful in high stress situations, and nothing short of head trauma or hypnosis will be able to befuddle you for very long.

Gamer's Body
Level: MAX

This ability gives the user a body that allows for going through life as though they were a character in a game. Also grants the ability to fully restore HP (Health Points) and SP (Skill Points) during sleep. Congrats, you're rewarded for napping, your life long goal is complete.

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Level: ?

This ability is locked until certain criteria have been met.

Status Flaws
Crybaby: -20% to reputation with non-friends and non-family (can be removed)
Klutz: -10% to DEX (can be removed)

"I know it's not much, but it still sucks that stupid {Klutz} flaw is taking two points off, I really need to figure out how to get rid of that," Usagi grumbled, still holding her ground that the game was enjoying picking on her. "Still, I can't believe I've already gone up two levels in just a day, heck, half a day really. Now, let's see about sorting out those Attribute Points, shall we?" Giving her current stats another glance, she pondered how to handle this. She could just dump them all into a single one, like her Strength or Intelligence, but that seemed a bit short sighted, at least for now. "I never was that great with RPGs, but I think I'll play it safe for now." Making a decision, she decided to give all six areas a single point each to start off with, then dropped the remaining four points into her Strength after all, if for no other reason than to bring it up closer to the other stats. "I figure it's early enough in the game that being a bit more balanced wouldn't hurt, and I can always try and specialize later if I feel like it," she reasoned.

Strength: 16
Dexterity: 17 (-10%), 15
Constitution: 17
Intelligence: 16
Wisdom: 15
Charisma: 20

"Yeah, that'll work for now, I think," Usagi nodded to herself, even if she didn't exactly feel any different. "You'd think my body would start glowing or something, like a metamorphosis or something? Maybe it does it when I'm asleep?" Shrugging and ignoring that for now, the bun haired girl turned her attention to the other points she had to play around with, the Perk Points. "Let's see what all I have available to buy," she murmured, calling up the 'Perks' menu next.

[Perks]

Like any good character in games or other stories, you have perks and you have flaws. Here, we'll be discussing the perks part of this system.

Perks are the unique traits (or semi-unique in some cases) that are separate from your Special Statuses.

Most of the time these Perks are overwhelmingly positive and make the game much easier, but on occasion they also come with a few demerits to balance things somewhat, or at least make you stop and consider the risks before accepting them. While it is possible to mitigate or even straight up remove some of these, as one can with their Flaws, most of the time it's going to be a crazy amount of work to achieve that. Can't make things too easy for you now, can we?

Gaining or losing perks happens every so often as you go through life and level up, and every so often you'll run into weapons, armor, and accessories that will grant additional perks as long as you have them equipped, though such things are exceptionally rare and tend to not show up as much as normal items, some even falling under Legendary status.

Enjoy trying different combinations, find something that works for you. Good luck!

"Okay then, this stuff is mostly good, but can backfire sometimes. Got it," the bun haired girl commented, then continued on to see what was open. There seemed to be a number of different options already, though all but two of them were currently greyed out, and some were even flat out hidden under [?] headings. "Right, some of the stuff I got from quests I did earlier were like that too. Gotta be something that unlocks that, or I'm not a high enough level yet. Well poo." Figuring there was no use complaining about it, she looked again at the two perks that were available, and to her surprise, were both able to be bought with the points she already had.

[Available Perks]

[Night Vision](Passive/Active)
Now you too can see in even the darkest nights and the dimmest rooms, without even the need for those fancy goggles. Tom Clancy would be proud, I'm sure. Uses 1 SP every 30 minutes.

Cost: 1 Perk Point

[Early Riser](Passive/Active)
They say everyone has a biological clock, well in your case it's an alarm clock. Never miss a wake time again by always stirring a set time before you're supposed to, up to 5 minutes total! Best part, will not affect mornings you actually want to have a lie in. As an added bonus, completely refreshed as well. Annoy the hell out of others by being the dreaded 'Morning Person'!

Cost: 1 Perk Point

"I don't know why, but I feel really called out on that last one," she grumbled, but still, both of those sounded fantastic. "Never oversleeping again, and I can see in the dark? Sure, let's do it!" Making her decision, she bought both of them, and then dismissed the menu after that. Holding back a massive yawn, Usagi took a look at her bedroom clock, and it was almost 10pm. "Homework is done, and I'm already dressed for bed. Think I'll catch up on my comics before I pass out," she smiled, crawling across her futon over to her shelf and grabbing two of the paperbacks sitting on top, pulling her covers over herself and soon getting immersed in the adventures of robot girl Arale and her menagerie of friends.

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Much later...

You've rested in your own bed for a few hours. Your HP and SP have been fully restored!

"It is far, far too early for that nonsense."

Mumbling under her cocoon of sheets and her bunny print duvet, Usagi wormed her way out shortly thereafter and rubbed her eyes. Reaching around, her hand soon found the small clock that she kept by her bed, wondering just what the actual hour was.

"... it's 1:30, why am I awake?" She didn't set her alarm that early, she knew that much, and she had to be up for school in a few more hours.

"That would be because I was trying to wake you," came a feminine voice from the end of her bed.

If not for her Gamer's Mind ability, Usagi would've likely screamed and woken up the whole house. Instead, she jumped out of bed and looked around for the source, brandishing her alarm clock in a threatening manner. "Who said that?" She called out in a hushed voice, and she was surprised to see a small form step out into the light of her window, standing in the center of her bed. It was the cat she had rescued that evening!

"I did, and please put that down, if I was here to harm you I wouldn't have woken you up, now would I?" The black cat with the crescent moon mark asked, and truthfully Usagi couldn't argue with that kind of logic.

"A talking cat?" Staring back at it, the bun haired teen pinched one of her cheeks, and winced when she felt the pain from it, "Alright, I'm clearly not dreaming, so this is really happening."

"It certainly is happening, as are a great number of other things, but we'll get to that in a bit," the cat replied, then gave a small smile and bowed her head. "First of all, thank you for saving me from that pack of kids earlier today. I wasn't able to do a great deal then due to those bandages they'd put over my crescent mark, threw me off quite a bit there until you pulled them off of me," she said, then looked up at Usagi again, blue eyes meeting red, "secondly, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Luna, and you, Usagi, are just the person I've been looking for."

'Looks like this is just the day for the universe to drop bombshells in my lap,' Usagi thought to herself. "Okay, it's nice to meet you Luna, and you're welcome for earlier, but what do you mean when you say you've been looking for me? I'm just a regular junior high school student, I'm nobody special," she said, and mentally added, 'Beyond developing special game powers out of the blue, that is.'

"Well, you might want to sit down, this will take me a few minutes to really explain, but first, let me get this part out of the way," the newly introduced feline stated, then proceeded to leap onto her windowsill again, and then executed a surprisingly impressive back flip onto Usagi's bed once more. There was a sudden flash of light, and an object materialized out of thin air, landing on the duvet just as Luna landed on her feet.

Having watched the unexpected acrobatic display, Usagi couldn't help but to start clapping, quite impressed by the little show from her new kitty friend. Taking a seat on her bed again, she glanced over at what had appeared from seemingly nowhere, and was surprised to see it was a small gold brooch adorned with four different colored gems and a gold crescent moon, just like the one on Luna's forehead. "Nice trick, and neat looking jewelry."

"Thank you, I actually had to practice that quite a bit, so I'm rather proud of it," Luna gushed for a moment and even seemed to blush. Did cats blush? Well, she was a talking cat, so maybe that just makes her different. Also, cats typically didn't make costume jewelry appear out of thin air either, so there was that. Recomposing herself, Luna settled in on the bed as well, making sure she was comfortable herself. "I'm certain you're going to have many questions, but I ask that you let me tell the whole story before asking them. There's much to go over, and I'd rather not have to stop halfway through, if that's alright?" Usagi thought about it for a few moments, then nodded her head, and the lunar kitty soon began. "Much like many tales of old, ours begins a long, long time ago, though not in a galaxy far far away. Truthfully it began on the Moon itself, as part of a great collection of kingdoms across many planets known collectively as The Silver Millennium. While each planet had their own royalty and races, at the heart of it was The Moon Kingdom, which was ruled by Queen Serenity. She had a daughter known as Princess Serenity, and she had loyal guardians known as the Sailor Senshi, who represented each of the planets that were part of The Silver Millennium and even countless more beyond that. Princess Serenity, a young and beautiful girl with a heart as big as the Milky Way, fell in love with a dashing prince from Earth, named Endymion. However, at the time, the Earth and the Moon Kingdom were not on the best of terms, due to civil war here on Earth between the Terrans and a growing force known as the Dark Kingdom, commanded by an evil witch calling herself Queen Beryl, and powered by an absolutely vile force known as Metalia."

Usagi looked like she wanted to ask something, but remembered what Luna had said, and held her tongue for now, for which Luna was grateful, and she soon continued. "While they were able to fend off Queen Beryl's forces for a long time, it still wasn't enough to turn the tides, and one day while Prince Endymion was visiting Princess Serenity on the Moon, the Dark Kingdom attacked directly, led by their wicked queen personally. In all of the madness of the attack, she slew both the princess and the prince, since Queen Beryl was jealous that he'd chosen the Moon Princess over her. In her heartbreak, Queen Serenity used the last of her strength to strike down and banish the Dark Kingdom and Queen Beryl, using the Moon Kingdom's most powerful and sacred treasure, the Maboroshi no Ginzuishou, or Illusionary Silver Crystal." Deciding this might be a good point to elaborate, Luna went ahead and explained, "The Ginzuishou, as the name suggests, is a crystal of immense power and ability, and allows the user to pull off amazing feats, but it's also a double edged sword for lack of a better term. For while it can do fantastic things, the more power used, the more it puts the user at great risk. When Queen Serenity used it to banish the Dark Kingdom, she also sent the souls of all of those destroyed by them to the future to be reborn, and hopefully have much more peaceful lives, including her daughter the Princess, her beloved Prince Endymion, and all of the Sailor Senshi, but at the cost of her own life to do so."

Shaking her head, Luna realized she had become somewhat misty eyed, and even Usagi herself was looking close to tears at the tale. Knowing she had to finish, she straightened up again and looked up at the blonde girl once more, "For a time, there was great peace throughout the cosmos, and all knowledge of both the Silver Millennium, the Sailor Senshi, the Ginzuishou, and the Dark Kingdom were lost to history, becoming nothing more than a moonlight legend, until recently," she said, suddenly looking much more serious. "As much as I had hoped it would never happen, the Dark Kingdom has been revived, and it appears Queen Beryl and her army of darkness are once more active in the world. Because of this, I've been awakened again along with other allies of ours, and we've begun to search for the Sailor Senshi to do battle with the forces of evil again, and most importantly of all, find the reborn Moon Princess and the Ginzuishou before the Dark Kingdom can." Nudging the brooch towards Usagi, Luna looked her dead in the eyes, and the bun haired girl could feel the conviction in the cat's words, "You are one of those Sailor Senshi, Usagi. With this transformation brooch, you have the power to become Sailor Moon, and battle the forces of the Dark Kingdom. Will you help me find the others, and find and protect the Moon Princess?"

Ding!

[NEW QUEST ALERT!]

The Moonlight Legend Begins…

The mysterious black cat you saved earlier has appeared before you now, and surprise! She can talk! Beyond that though, she has asked something majorly heavy of you: become the magical pretty soldier of love and justice, Sailor Moon!

Objective: Accept Luna's offer and become the Sailor Senshi of the Moon.

Rewards: New title unlocked, [Bishoujo Senshi]
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Failure:
Certain Doom

WARNING: Acceptance of this permanent quest will bring about massive game changing effects to The Gamer and the world around you.

Accept: [Y/N]?

'Wow, no pressure on this one. Certain Doom, really?' Usagi sat there as things remained greyed out for several moments, heavily debating whether to go through with this or not. On the one hand, the story was incredible, and she couldn't help but feel compelled to do something, especially since it sounded like these bad guys from that Dark Kingdom sounded like serious business. On the other hand, she was still just one girl. Granted, one girl who also had mysterious powers that were unrelated to this whole Sailor Senshi thing...

'Wait, that's it! I can do this! I'm The Gamer!' Giving it some serious thought, she considered all that she'd learned that day. 'Maybe this is why I've been granted this power. I can use my Gamer ability to power myself up, and maybe even power up these other Sailor Senshi too! If we're gonna be fighting people that took out an entire planet alliance, we're gonna need all the help we can get!'

As a result of not jumping head on into things and actually thinking things through, your WIS has gone up by +1.

Ignoring the status update, Usagi knew her mind was made up at that point. There was no way she was going to say no to this, so she chose the 'Yes!' option, and the world resumed again. "Alright Luna, I'll do it, so show me what I need to do."

"That's probably going to be the easiest part," Luna said. "Just pick up the transformation brooch, hold it up over your head, and say the words 'Moon Prism Power, Make Up!', and it'll do the rest."

Taking another look at the piece of jewelry sitting on her bed, Usagi picked it up and studied it further. "Just like that?"

"Just like that," the black kitty nodded.

Looking at Luna again for a moment, she then looked back down at the brooch, and a brand new window appeared.

[Equip Item: Transformation Brooch](Legendary)

An heirloom of The Silver Millennium, this brooch grants the user the ability to transform into the magical soldier of love and justice, Sailor Moon!

'Okay, got that much already,' Usagi thought as she tried to read further, but the rest of it was greyed out and locked with [?] over it, earning a huff from her as she dismissed it, 'Gonna be real happy when I can finally read those hidden parts.' Seeing Luna was stuff watching her, the blonde teen decided to get the show on the road, and held the brooch over her head as she'd been instructed.

"Moon Prism Power, Make Up!"

What happened next seemed to take several minutes, but in actuality was over in the blink of an eye. Usagi's pajamas vanished as her body was surrounded by a field of blue and white lights, with the brooch adhering itself to the center of her chest. Her arms, legs, and torso were wrapped up in glowing red ribbons, which then transformed themselves into a white leotard with a blue color with two white strips on it, white shoulder pads, and a blue skirt, along with red chest and back bows, as well as red knee-high boots with a white border at the triangular tops which had a crescent moon at the middle, and white gloves with red borders. A red gem formed in the middle of her forehead, from which a golden tiara expanded outwards, and golden earrings with dangling crescent moons appeared attached to her ears. White bordered red circular hairpieces appeared on both of her hair buns, and a choker with a gold crescent moon formed around her neck, completing the combination as she struck a pose, giving a V sign beside her face and her free hand on her hip.

As the transformation sequence finished, Usagi, now Sailor Moon, found herself standing in her room again, befuddled for a moment as she took in what just happened, and could only say two words in response. "Holy shit."

Ding!

[QUEST COMPLETED!]

You have become the Pretty Sailor Soldier of Love and Justice, Sailor Moon!

Rewards: New title unlocked, [Bishoujo Senshi]
5,000 XP
New Skill: [Magical Transformation: Sailor Moon, Level 1] Unlocked
- 10x to all base Stats while transformation is in effect
- Can only be used while [Transformation Brooch] is equipped.
- Can be negated if [Transformation Brooch] is removed or destroyed.
[Magical Technique: Sonic Scream, Level MAX] Unlocked
Your Hair Jewelry acts as a pair of magical amplifiers, giving you the ability to scream and stun foes into confusion.
Cost: 5 MP per use
[Magical Technique: Moon Tiara Action, Level 1] Unlocked
Your Moon Tiara transforms into a homing disk of holy light, and can strike down all foes in its path.
- Can fail if opponent is of sufficiently higher level.
Cost: 10 MP per disk
New Perk: [Instant Dungeon Creation, Level 1] Unlocked
Create a dungeon to explore, battle against monsters, and discover treasures or lost items.

[STATUS]
Name: Usagi Tsukino
Birthdate: June 30, 1978
Astrological Sign: Cancer
Height 4'11"
Blood Type: O-
Hobbies: Eating, shopping, video games

Class: The Gamer
Title: Rabbit of the Moon
Level: 9
HP: 159 (x10) 1,590
SP: 208 (x10) 2,080
EXP to next Level: 1131/2197

Strength: 16 (x10), 160
Dexterity: 17 (x10), 170 (-10%), 153
Constitution: 17 (x10), 170
Intelligence: 16 (x10), 160
Wisdom: 16 (x10), 160
Charisma: 20 (x10), 200

Perk Points: 2
Attribute Points: 10

Status Perks
Gamer's Mind
Level: MAX

Gamer's Body
Level: MAX

Night Vision
Level: MAX

Now you too can see in even the darkest nights and the dimmest rooms, without even the need for those fancy goggles. Tom Clancy would be proud, I'm sure. Uses 1 SP every 30 minutes.

Early Riser
Level: MAX

They say everyone has a biological clock, well in your case it's an alarm clock. Never miss a wake time again by always stirring a set time before you're supposed to, up to 5 minutes total! Best part, will not affect mornings you actually want to have a lie in. As an added bonus, completely refreshed as well. Annoy the hell out of others by being the dreaded 'Morning Person'!

Instant Dungeon Creation
Level: 1

Create a dungeon to explore, battle against monsters, and discover treasures or lost items.

Status Flaws
Crybaby: -20% to reputation with non-friends and non-family (can be removed)
Klutz: -10% to DEX (can be removed)

Due to XP bonus, you have leveled up by 2!
You have earned 2 Perk Points and 10 Attribute Points!

Still stunned over her new transformation, Usagi dismissed the status update, before taking a good look at herself in her vanity mirror. "Did I get taller?" She pondered out loud, wondering if she'd gotten some kind of magical growth spurt or if it was just the heels in her new boots. Quickly enough, her Gamer Mind kicked back in, and she was turning her attention back to Luna.

Releasing a breath she didn't know she'd been holding, Luna smiled up in clear relief at Usagi, "You have no idea how happy I am right now. I was afraid you might not believe me, or worse, say no."

"Don't worry Luna, you can count on me," Usagi smiled, petting her reassuringly, earning some very pleased purring from the little black cat. "After seeing all of this, I could hardly say no now. We're in this together now, you and me against the world."

"Mmm, yes, right about there," Luna mewed, letting this go on for a few more moments, and making the bun haired girl giggle, the shift in the mood quite welcome after the story was over with.

Ding!

[Familiar Bond Alert!]

A Familiar Bond occurs sometimes between wizards, witches, magical girls and boys , and others with powerful enough connections to magic and other living creatures, such as cats, dogs, and sometimes even magical animals and beasts such as phoenixes, dragons, and similar beings. This bond makes a permanent connection between the magic user and the creature, letting them share power, knowledge, and other abilities as well depending on the strength of their bonds.

You have found an overwhelmingly strong match to be your magical girl familiar. Would you like to confirm the bond now?

[Y/N]?

Startled by this new message, Usagi paused and looked it over again, making sure she was reading it correctly. Luna could be her familiar? Like a witch's cat? Well, she was already a magical girl, so that didn't seem like that far of a stretch in the grand scheme of things. Plus, they were going to be working together now anyway, so why not? Tapping "Yes" on the window while Luna was occupied with purring up a storm, it burst into a brilliant blue light, and seemed to rain down on the both of them, making them both glow in the moonlight for several moments.

"... wh.. what.. what was that?!" Luna stammered, looking completely dumbfounded as the light faded away, leaving the two of them sitting on Usagi's bed with a mixture of emotions going through them.

Ding!

Congratulations!

You've now completed the Familiar Bond. Luna is now registered as your Magical Familiar.

Luna
Level: 9
Job: Guardian Cat, Magical Familiar

Reborn in modern times, Luna is a Lunar Mao, a species of cat native to the Moon Kingdom. At first she seems like a no nonsense feline who suffers no fools, but in reality she's very affectionate and loyal to her friends and in her duties as mentor to the Moon Princess and her Sailor Senshi. She also really likes chicken, tuna, and sugar stars, and long naps in the sun.

"Wh-what was.. what's that message about? How does it know all that? What's going on?!" Luna asked again, looking quite frazzled, until yet another glow seemed to wash over her briefly, quite clearly calming her down, even if she still seemed perplexed and lost.

"Wait, you can see the message boxes?" Now it was Usagi's turn to be surprised again, before thinking back to what the alert had said before she accepted it. It HAD said they'd be connected, so maybe the Gamer Ability was carrying over to Luna now since she was her Familiar.

For stating the obvious, your INT has gone up by +1.

"Okay, it's official, the game is a smart ass," she grumbled, then shook her head and looked down at Luna again, deciding now was as good a time to explain things as any. "Well Luna, you had a long story for me when you showed up, time for me to return the favor."

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Several minutes later…

"... Alright, let me see if I have this straight," Luna said, much more composed now than she'd been a few minutes prior. "Your day started out normal enough, then while you were at school, one of those message boxes appears, you accepted it, and now you've got the powers of this Gamer, and now you and I are connected by a Familiar Bond, which is why I'm seeing it now, too. Is that correct?"

Thinking about it for a moment, Usagi nodded her head, "Yeah, that seems to be about it."

"Hmph, I should be mad about you making such a personal choice for me like that without asking, but I suppose what's done is done," Luna stated, and Usagi at least had the decency to look chastised about it. "Still, this is an incredible thing. I've never seen anything like it before, in this or my previous lifetime. You've been given a gift, Usagi, one that I think will be incredibly useful for our mission. I seriously hope you're going to be responsible with it."

"Well, too much at least. I'll at least try not to draw too much attention, besides getting my grades up and stuff like that," Usagi giggled, and earned an exasperated sigh from Luna.

"Knowing what I know now, I should expect that," the black cat said and shook her head, then gave her a small smile. "At any rate, this is going to be quite the boon, especially when it comes to your Sailor Senshi training. We might actually be able to pull this off, or at least survive until we can get the rest of your team together."

Ding!

[NEW LONG TERM QUEST ALERT!]

Squad Goals: You've taken the plunge, now it's time to get the gang together! There are four other members of your team, and it's your job to locate them! This will obviously take a while, hence why this is a long term quest.

Objective: Find and awaken the other members of the Inner Sailor Sensei.

Rewards: New Friends!
1 Additional Party Slot per Senshi found.
1000 XP per Senshi found.

Failure: DOOM!

Accept quest: [Y/N]?

Ding!

[NEW LONG TERM QUEST ALERT!]

Your Princess is in Another Castle: Like you, the Princess has been reborn on Earth, but remains unawakened yet. While this keeps her from being found by the enemy for now, it also means she could still be in grave danger, especially if they find the Ginzuishou.

Objective: Discover the identity of the Moon Princess, and protect her from the Dark Kingdom together with the rest of the Sailor Senshi!
Bonus Objective: Find and protect the Legendary Silver Crystal!

Rewards: 10,000 XP per party member.
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Failure: GAME OVER

Accept quest: [Y/N]?

"Wow, first time I've gotten two at once," the blonde heroine stated, looking the two new quests over for several moments. First time she'd seen long term ones, too. She already figured something like this wasn't going to be done in one day, but clearly the game had taken that into account as well it seemed. "Still, doesn't have to be so dramatic about it," she muttered, and accepted both of them with a resounding "Yes".

"Well, on the bright side, the sooner we find the other Sailor Senshi, the easier that second quest will be," Luna chimed in, trying to perk Usagi back up, "and I'll be behind you the whole way as well."

"Thanks Luna, I do appreciate that," the bun haired girl smiled, and she really did. If she was having to do this whole thing alone, even with the new abilities she had, she wasn't sure just how well it would work out for her. Even enhanced as she was, she was still just one teenage girl against the forces of evil. That was about as heavy a weight as you could put on anyone.

Just as she was getting her resolve back, Usagi felt a strange buzzing above her head. Wondering just what that was, she reached up with one of her gloved hands, and was surprised to discover her new hair bun disks were vibrating. "Well this just got weird agai-"

"Somebody help me! Please!"

Her eyes widened when she heard that voice, recognizing it instantly, "Naru-chan?!"

"Please! Someone! Anyone! Help me!"

No doubt about it, that was definitely Naru's voice. How was she hearing that though?

Ding!

[New Skill Unlocked: Super Sonic Hearing: Level 1] (Passive/Active)

Thanks to the Odango Shields in your hair, you can pick up on cries for help from both short and long distances. Useful for helping out kittens stuck in trees, when little Timmy falls in a well, or when your friends are about to end up as monster chow.

Ding!

[New Quest Alert!]

Your BFF Naru Osaka is in danger! As a newly appointed champion of love and justice, it's up to you to go save her from certain doom!

Objective: Get to the OSA-P jewelry store, and save Naru!
Bonus Objective: ?

Reward: 500 XP
Bonus Reward: ?
?

Failure: What part of Certain Doom did you not understand?

Accept: [Y/N]?

"This could be an attack by the Dark Kingdom, we have to go, Sailor Moon!" Luna said, jumping to the windowsill and pushing it open.

"Right, got it. Let's go!" Usagi answered, hitting the "Yes!" command without a second thought, and leaping out her bedroom window and into the night. Her best friend was in trouble, and she'd be damned if she was going to let Naru get eaten by a monster or worse!

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Unbeknownst to the pair of them, in another part of the city, a lone figure was also running across the rooftops, cape fluttering with each leap that they took, their own mission just starting as well...

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And calling it here for now. Usagi is now Sailor Moon officially, and is getting a better understanding of how her new gifts work, and Luna is getting in on the act, too! Definitely going to have fun adding her into the mix too. :P

This is my longest chapter yet, and I hope it was worth the wait. The madness is only going to continue from here, as Usagi is about to have her first real fight on her hands, as well as her first run in with a certain masked ally. Good luck, Sailor Moon!

I'm hoping the chapter didn't seem too cluttered, but some of this stuff was necessary, especially for setting up things for later. Also, been doing some research, and Usagi has other attacks besides her main ones like the tiara and the finishing moves. Definitely going to make use of things like her scream attack and other one offs as well. Gotta give the kid some range, right?

Being her familiar now, Luna's level is going to be reflective of Usagi's, and so when Usagi levels up, Luna will as well. Who knows, something might even come of this at some point. :P

At any rate, hope you guys are still enjoying this, and I'm so happy for all the reviews and adds and faves and what not. Please continue to let me know what you think, and I'll keep trying my best to keep this thing going! See you all next chapter!

JM4L

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EDIT: 03-13-2020

So this has been a long time coming, but at this point I'm marking this story as ended. I had always planned to try and keep it going as long as I had motivation, but it pretty much nosedived after a point and I never came back to it. I'm touched so many folks enjoyed the premise for this fanfic, and heavily encourage folks to take a stab at a Sailor Moon gamer fic themselves at some point. Sorry for keeping you all hanging for so long, but I always was a better artist than a writer, and while I always get nifty ideas for things, it's amazing when I can get anything written down, even just the odd blurb here and there.

Anyways, thanks for showing this story some love, but it's done like dinner. Maybe I'll try again at some point, but don't go betting the house on that one. Take care!

JM4L