~Dark Reflections~
-Chapter 1: Opposite
~Scene 1
Hotaru – Sailor Saturn
"Imagine - Just for a split second." "A world absolutely opposed to ours, yet identical. The dualities of the gender would be switched. Where the pure light becomes hauntingly obscure and the darkness is the only pristine hope. Where the demons are worshipped and the angels are ridiculed. Where every enemy we faced is a hero. Where we, the sailor senshi, are the tyrants of the universe."
Hotaru's purple pupils looked away from her journal. Thinking about what she just wrote "…A world, forgotten into the eternal darkness." She paused and side-smiled at the absurdity of her own words "That's impossible. If there was such darkness, one of us would have sensed it a long time ago."-She told herself. "Hotaru-chan! Dinner is served" Michiru's sweet voice echoed in the hallways. Delicately placing the pen by her side and closing her diary, the girl stood up and headed downstairs, chasing away the 'incoherent' thoughts.
~Scene 2
Setsuna – Sailor Pluto
Her white-gloved fingers held the staff tightly as the sands and the air moved quickly before the majestic doors of time. A deep disturbance could be sensed everywhere – there was a feel, something ineffable that transmitted self-destructive emotions, despair and sadness in one single wave. For a few seconds, Sailor Pluto began to tremble. Like a disease, it shut down her senses almost making her faint. "Ahh.." she barely muttered in confusion, as she regained control of herself. "What… happened?" the senshi weakly muttered. Standing up, she noted the sudden calm. The storm had stopped.
Suddenly, she gasped when she felt something had changed in her realm and whatever it was, it stood right behind her. Turning around very fast – staff ready to be employed and fully focused…on a black mirror? Puzzled, she let down her guard and stared at her reflection. The mirror was enormous, probably ten times larger than the doors of time. A gigantic gem hovered at the top. Waves of a transcendent power emanated from it, the kind of power to disturb the very fabrics of reality.
In her centuries of experience, not once Sailor Pluto had even dreamed of such a thing. "…A mirror?" she asked in disbelief.
"…A very important mirror." Whispered a calm voice. The woman looked behind her and to her sides, wondering where the sound had come from.
"Look in front of you." It whispered again ever-so-calmly. The senshi of time was frozen in shock of seeing a shadow through the mirror, walking towards her. Semi-long green hair, slightly dark-skinned and holding a silver staff, the tall masculine figure stood before her, his lips forming into a malevolent smile.
"Boo…" it said with sarcasm. "To think, that you're me…" the figure materialized out of the mirror, and looked down at her resting on the sandy carpet, smiling but transmitting no emotion "…how pathetic." it whispered.
~Scene 3
Mina – Sailor Venus
A dozen of minutes passed by until Mina came back from the bathroom, a towel wrapped around her body while she hummed a certain melody. She sighed "Artemis, if you're hiding under the bed, better get out of my room now." To her surprise, it was not what was hiding under that shocked her, but over the bed itself. Setsuna was extended on the bed, barely breathing and in terrible shape, as if she had been beaten up badly.
Artemis who was lying beside the senshi of time, turned to Mina "…We have a serious problem."
That night, there was a gathering. Inners and Outers alike were silent at the shrine held by the fire senshi. The Starlights were off in an international tour thus, unable to assist. Haruka broke the unsettling quietness first "Setsuna is unable to move or speak. As I said to Amy on the phone, Setsuna can only mutter "Mirrors and Reflections" over and over again. We defeated Chaos only a month ago, and we all know it's impossible for it regenerate so fast." Michiru who was holding Hotaru then said "…Our duty is to protect the King and Queen at all costs. And we thought of sending Usagi-chan to the future, where she is safe. However, how can we do that? The gates can only be opened by Setsuna and I doubt it is safe to go where she was hurt so badly."
"My meditations haven't revealed anything but senseless images. It seems as if there is something interrupting my clairvoyant abilities, but I can't quite understand it." Said a frustrated Rei. Amy added "When Haruka called me, I attempted to do some research in different subjects, but when I tried to access the main database, the one connected directly to Crystal Tokyo - I was kicked out. Could someone hack into our internal system? It doesn't make sense."
Mamoru and Usagi were silent, of course their marriage approached, but how could they possibly organize the wedding when one of their closest friends had been brutally beaten. "All this… is so strange." Muttered Makoto. "Your majesties," interrupted Haruka again. "The Outer Senshi will investigate the Gate incident at once. During that time, the Inners will remain close for your protection. There is no way we can risk an enemy interrupting the ceremony." Usagi sighed "…I worry for Setsuna-sama. We will keep her safe here. I want to go and fight to your side, but I know you will all strongly object to it. Haruka, Michiru and Hotaru… please be careful."
As the Outers went on their way, Mina kept her eyes on Usagi. It was amazing how much she was becoming like Queen Serenity, in attitude at least. A few months ago, her blonde friend would had whined to fight at their sides. "…She's maturing pretty quickly, huh?" muttered Rei at her ear. "Yeah… too quickly maybe." The senshi of love softly replied.
-Chapter 1: Opposite
~Scene 1
Hotaru – Sailor Saturn
"Imagine - Just for a split second." "A world absolutely opposed to ours, yet identical. The dualities of the gender would be switched. Where the pure light becomes hauntingly obscure and the darkness is the only pristine hope. Where the demons are worshipped and the angels are ridiculed. Where every enemy we faced is a hero. Where we, the sailor senshi, are the tyrants of the universe."
Hotaru's purple pupils looked away from her journal. Thinking about what she just wrote "…A world, forgotten into the eternal darkness." She paused and side-smiled at the absurdity of her own words "That's impossible. If there was such darkness, one of us would have sensed it a long time ago."-She told herself. "Hotaru-chan! Dinner is served" Michiru's sweet voice echoed in the hallways. Delicately placing the pen by her side and closing her diary, the girl stood up and headed downstairs, chasing away the 'incoherent' thoughts.
~Scene 2
Setsuna – Sailor Pluto
Her white-gloved fingers held the staff tightly as the sands and the air moved quickly before the majestic doors of time. A deep disturbance could be sensed everywhere – there was a feel, something ineffable that transmitted self-destructive emotions, despair and sadness in one single wave. For a few seconds, Sailor Pluto began to tremble. Like a disease, it shut down her senses almost making her faint. "Ahh.." she barely muttered in confusion, as she regained control of herself. "What… happened?" the senshi weakly muttered. Standing up, she noted the sudden calm. The storm had stopped.
Suddenly, she gasped when she felt something had changed in her realm and whatever it was, it stood right behind her. Turning around very fast – staff ready to be employed and fully focused…on a black mirror? Puzzled, she let down her guard and stared at her reflection. The mirror was enormous, probably ten times larger than the doors of time. A gigantic gem hovered at the top. Waves of a transcendent power emanated from it, the kind of power to disturb the very fabrics of reality.
In her centuries of experience, not once Sailor Pluto had even dreamed of such a thing. "…A mirror?" she asked in disbelief.
"…A very important mirror." Whispered a calm voice. The woman looked behind her and to her sides, wondering where the sound had come from.
"Look in front of you." It whispered again ever-so-calmly. The senshi of time was frozen in shock of seeing a shadow through the mirror, walking towards her. Semi-long green hair, slightly dark-skinned and holding a silver staff, the tall masculine figure stood before her, his lips forming into a malevolent smile.
"Boo…" it said with sarcasm. "To think, that you're me…" the figure materialized out of the mirror, and looked down at her resting on the sandy carpet, smiling but transmitting no emotion "…how pathetic." it whispered.
~Scene 3
Mina – Sailor Venus
A dozen of minutes passed by until Mina came back from the bathroom, a towel wrapped around her body while she hummed a certain melody. She sighed "Artemis, if you're hiding under the bed, better get out of my room now." To her surprise, it was not what was hiding under that shocked her, but over the bed itself. Setsuna was extended on the bed, barely breathing and in terrible shape, as if she had been beaten up badly.
Artemis who was lying beside the senshi of time, turned to Mina "…We have a serious problem."
That night, there was a gathering. Inners and Outers alike were silent at the shrine held by the fire senshi. The Starlights were off in an international tour thus, unable to assist. Haruka broke the unsettling quietness first "Setsuna is unable to move or speak. As I said to Amy on the phone, Setsuna can only mutter "Mirrors and Reflections" over and over again. We defeated Chaos only a month ago, and we all know it's impossible for it regenerate so fast." Michiru who was holding Hotaru then said "…Our duty is to protect the King and Queen at all costs. And we thought of sending Usagi-chan to the future, where she is safe. However, how can we do that? The gates can only be opened by Setsuna and I doubt it is safe to go where she was hurt so badly."
"My meditations haven't revealed anything but senseless images. It seems as if there is something interrupting my clairvoyant abilities, but I can't quite understand it." Said a frustrated Rei. Amy added "When Haruka called me, I attempted to do some research in different subjects, but when I tried to access the main database, the one connected directly to Crystal Tokyo - I was kicked out. Could someone hack into our internal system? It doesn't make sense."
Mamoru and Usagi were silent, of course their marriage approached, but how could they possibly organize the wedding when one of their closest friends had been brutally beaten. "All this… is so strange." Muttered Makoto. "Your majesties," interrupted Haruka again. "The Outer Senshi will investigate the Gate incident at once. During that time, the Inners will remain close for your protection. There is no way we can risk an enemy interrupting the ceremony." Usagi sighed "…I worry for Setsuna-sama. We will keep her safe here. I want to go and fight to your side, but I know you will all strongly object to it. Haruka, Michiru and Hotaru… please be careful."
As the Outers went on their way, Mina kept her eyes on Usagi. It was amazing how much she was becoming like Queen Serenity, in attitude at least. A few months ago, her blonde friend would had whined to fight at their sides. "…She's maturing pretty quickly, huh?" muttered Rei at her ear. "Yeah… too quickly maybe." The senshi of love softly replied.