Come What May: Senshi Search
By Lady Sylver
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This is part two of the story Come What May. I hope that you all enjoy this story. Please send me any comments or questions. I will answer them as soon as I can.
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Chapter 1
In a far part of the galaxy, not known to many people, a small world exists. Darkness surrounds this world like light surrounds the Earth. On this world is where the creator of evil beings exists. This is the same person who brought Metalia into existence. Metalia was only one of many creations. No one knows the name of the creator, not even the minions he has created.
The goal of the creator is to stamp out all that is good in the universe. So, the creator keeps creating and sending his creations out into the corners of the universe. He waits for the day when there is only darkness. Then, and only then, will the creator be content.
Many of the worlds that he has tried to conquer have fallen. There is only one place that continues to evade his grasp. That place is Earth.
It has been three years since the destruction of Queen Crystalline, one of Metallia's loyal subjects, and three years since the death of the Moon Princess. When a new warrior had appeared on Earth, the creator began to work on his newest creation, but the new warrior vanished before he could finish. So, for three years he has worked on his newest creation. Slowly perfecting her. This is his greatest creation.
"The Earth will fall to you. You are my greatest creation." He whispers as he stares into his mystical tapestry. "You will go to Earth and make me proud. There is no one to stop you, Angelica." He turns his attention to the woman standing in the nearby shadows.
"Yes, Master, I will make you proud." She tells him before disappearing from the room.
"The universe will be mine!" He yells as he begins to laugh a maniacal laugh.
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Kaylee glances onto the balcony and shakes her head at her big brother. Every night he and Luna sit on the balcony and watch the moon rise. She watches the unmoving pair for a few moments before she continues on her way to the kitchen. "Maybe one day you will be reunited with her, Brother." She thinks to herself.
As she enters the kitchen, she sees her twin sister standing by the stove. Kayla turns and looks at Kaylee, then turns her attention back toward what she is cooking. "Did you tell them dinner is almost ready?" Kayla asks as she continues to stir the concoction in the pot.
"I didn't have the heart to disturb them." Kaylee whispers as she looks toward her feet.
Kayla shakes her head and begins to laugh. Kaylee looks up at her sister like she has suddenly grown a third eye in the middle of her forehead. "It has been three years, and you still can't interrupt them. Usagi is gone and there is nothing any of us can do. Staring at the moon will not bring her back to him."
"No, it can't." She whispers. "At least, they still have hope to be reunited, I guess."
Kayla drops her head in defeat. She turns off the fire from under the pot and walks over to her sister. "Do you still have hope?" She asks as she pulls her sister into a hug.
"I don't know anymore." She confesses.
Kayla pulls her sister away so that she can look her in the face. "As long as they believe, I guess that is all that matters." She puts her arm around Kaylee's shoulder. "Come on, Sis. Let's go watch the moon rise with them. That is at least one way that we can honor our fallen princess."
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Raye sits before the Great Fire. She stares deep into its flames. Something has been bothering her for the last few months. Many things had bothered her since the day that Sailor Universe had brought them back three years ago, but nothing as much as the last few months have. She had slowly become more withdrawn and spent more time in front of the Great Fire. The others had worried at first, but soon all was forgotten. Slowly their lives had all taken them in different directions. They did not seem to meet as much since they defeated Queen Crystalline.
As her thoughts fall upon the past, her concentration is broken. Tears begin to fall down her face as she remembers the one person that could keep the Senshi together, but the only problem was that this person was long gone. The tears turn to sobs and she falls to the ground crying. "Usagi." She screams as loud as she can hoping that yelling her name would bring her back to them. "Usagi."
Amber stands in the doorway and stares at Raye. She slowly pulls the door closed and lets Raye lay there and cry. She had felt her fiery tempered friend's wrath before when she had gone to help her. She found that it was best just to let Raye cry herself out.
Amber walks out onto the porch of the temple and walks down a few stairs before she sits down. "Good evening, Destiny." Amber whispers. Sailor Destiny walks from the shadows and sits down next to Amber. "How goes the search?"
Sailor Destiny drops her head and stares at the ground for a moment. She raises her head and looks toward the moon. "Not well, I am afraid." Sailor Destiny turns her head and looks toward Amber. "How are things here?"
"Not, well, I am afraid." She says as she gives a small sad smile to her friend. "Ami and Ocean are hiding by doing nothing but studying. Minako is chasing any boy that even looks her direction. Mamoru and Luna watch the moon rise every night. They still have not gotten over Usagi's death. Kayla and Kaylee try to take care of Mamoru the best that they can, but Kaylee, there is something she is not telling us." Amber pauses and looks toward Sailor Destiny. She sees Sailor Destiny's eyebrow raise for a brief moment. She looks away and begins her update once more. "Raye sits in front of the Great Fire every spare moment she has. Most days, she falls asleep there, but other days she starts screaming Usagi's name and begins crying." Amber stops and looks toward the moon.
"And you and Makoto?" She asks.
"Makoto cooks and takes food to everyone. Her cooking keeps her from having to think about her princess." She looks toward Sailor Destiny. "Me? I just try to pick up all the pieces." She sighs as she leans back against the stairs. "Will you stay for a while?"
Sailor Destiny leans back against the stairs. "No, I must continue to look, but I will be back soon. Something Sailor Pluto said that day has intrigued me. I must find Sailor Universe."
"Are you sure that you can find her?" Amber asks. "Will you get the answers that you want if you do?"
"I don't know, but I have to try."
"I need to go check on Raye." Amber says as she sits up. "Be careful, Old Friend. There is something on the wind, but I can't figure out what it is."
Sailor Destiny stands and walks out into the yard. "You are beginning to sound like Raye and Kaylee, Old Friend."
Amber smiles to Sailor Destiny. "Maybe they are starting to rub off on me." Amber waves as Sailor Destiny raises her staff and forms a portal. "I hope that I am wrong." She whispers as a tear falls down her cheek.