Disclaimer - None of the Senshi or Tuxedo are mine. Tylaxin and Jelliscan are mine though.
Summary – When Setsuna gets word of Salutous' existence, she springs into action to save the Inner Senshi from one of their best friends. In the process, she brings about much confusion as to why the Senshi has to be stopped.
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Turning Point
Ami hurried down the street, hoping to catch up with her friends. She never noticed the figure stepping out from around the corner. The two smacked into each other and fell to the ground.
"I'm so sorry," Ami managed to say.
She stood up and glanced over to the other person. She instantly recognized the person and the smile that crossed her face.
"Tylaxin!" she cried.
"Don't worry about me Ami. Are you fine? Any damage?" she wondered.
Ami shook her head as she helped her friend to her feet. Tylaxin dusted herself off as Ami laughed over the situation.
"It's been a while since we've seen you Tylaxin," Amy mused.
"I've been busy. But by what I've heard that you haven't really needed my help anyway. At least that what it seems like to me," Tylaxin replied.
Ami appeared confused as Tylaxin gave a laugh. The older Scout motioned for to her to follow before beginning to clarify what she meant.
"I do believe that someone by the name of Mamaru explained it to me," Tylaxin replied.
Ami laughed for she should have known what was coming. They headed down the street, unaware they had three sets of eyes watching them. Setsuna stepped once in the direction Ami and Tylaxin had gone in as Haruka and Michiru stood silently behind her.
"What is the matter Setsuna? Ever since you arrived, you've seemed worried about something," wondered Michiru.
It appeared as if the keeper of time didn't hear her, continuing to watch the two as they moved out of view. Setsuna remained silent, unable to shake the feeling the back of her mind was giving her.
"I've passed Ami's friend several times already and I keep getting strange vibes from her. Don't tell me you haven't felt them as well," Setsuna finally replied.
Haruka and Michiru looked at each other, slightly confused as Setsuna turned around. She narrowed her eyes, wondering what they were thinking.
"I don't know about their friend but the one I'm more worried about is Sailor Sarlutous," Haruka mentioned.
"Who?" wondered Setsuna, not sure she heard the name correctly.
"You never heard of Sarlutous? I shouldn't be surprised for we hadn't either. If we hadn't seen her with our own eyes, we wouldn't have believed it. When we first met her, we thought she was Sailor Saturn," Michiru replied.
Setsuna was in slight disbelief over what she was recently told. She turned away from them, placing a hand on her chin.
"What's wrong? You have heard of her, haven't you? Is there something about her we need to know?" demanded Haruka.
Setsuna gave a small sigh, barely moving her head to look Haruka and Michiru in their faces.
"I admit, I have heard about her but we should be careful when we deal with her for we don't know her well enough. She has great power that could be dangerous," Setsuna replied.
She began to walk away from the two, leaving behind two very confused Senshi.
"I should not go into detail but I will tell you that the next time we see her, be very careful in how you deal with her," Setsuna warned them.
The other two Soldiers were shocked at the request before Michiru stepped up to Setsuna and stopped her.
"You have got to be joking. She's helped us many times when we needed it. She even said that she was defender of the Inner Scouts and yet sworn to help us. Why would she say that if she wasn't?" she wondered.
"You don't understand and I know what you're going to say. That unless I tell you, you can't possibly understand. It's not what you think and you're going to have to wait to find out," Setsuna replied.
She walked away from the two, leaving two very befuddled Senshi behind.
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Rei growled as she, Minako and Makoto waited for Usagi and Ami. The dark haired Senshi was becoming very impatient with each passing moment.
"She is always late!" Rei yelled.
"Don't be so upset Rei. Heck, even Ami isn't here yet. Now that's unusual for her. I wonder what's taking her so long," Minako put in.
Rei remained quiet, not wanting to listen to her two friends. They soon heard a noise at the door and they looked to see Ami and Usagi walking into the room. The three soon noticed another figure behind her.
"You can blame Ami's tardiness on me. Just please tell me you haven't forgotten me already," Tylaxin told them.
The eyes of the three Scouts lit up in joy to see their friend again. Stars were apparent in Minako's eyes as the three stood up. They had all been amazed by Tylaxin and her powers from the day they first met.
"Listen, you don't have to get all starry-eyed. I'm a normal person, just like any of you or Mamaru," Tylaxin told them.
"Sure you are Tylaxin. If you consider being a defender of the planet something normal," Usagi smirked.
Tylaxin gave a gesture that said 'you got me' as Usagi narrowed her eyes.
'Something's going on here. It seems as if she's hiding something. I just hope she doesn't have anything planned with my boyfriend. If she is, she's going to get a mouthful. I'm not stupid. I saw they was she looked at him,' she thought to herself.
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Setsuna placed a hand on her chin as she continued her way down the street. She thought about the Sailor that the other two had told her earlier.
"I have to find Sarlutous. Little do any of them know but she could be a threat to us all. Her powers have always been unpredictable. I can only hope I can find her in time," Setsuna quietly told herself.
She briefly stopped wondering how to find Sarlutous since she could be anywhere in town. Setsuna suddenly began to hurry down the street.
'I just hope I'm not too late,' she thought to herself.
TBC…