"Those heart snatchers are becoming a handful,"
Raye groaned at her fire, "There has to be a way to stop them.
*********************
"Where did all these enemy mobile suits come from?" Quatre demanded, "they're all around us."
"Well, they'll all be scrap metal in about five minutes!" Duo roared, advancing to the closest enemy mobile suits.
As they fought, Zero had a present for Heero.
"Huh?" he mumbled.
The other four noticed the same with their gundams and they
would not move.
"What the?" Duo muttered, "What's going on?"
"Sandrock, what?"
There was a blackout and they had to cover their arms over
their faces to prevent getting slashed from broken glass or sparks.
"What the hell?" Duo demanded, "where are we?"
"H-how did we get here?" Wufei mumbled.
"Where are our gundams?" Trowa asked.
"Hmm, this is strange," Quatre said. "Maybe we're back on Earth."
"Or a colony," Trowa finished.
"Yeah," Heero muttered, thoroughly displeased
without the knowledge where the heck they were.
"Let's split up," Quatre suggested, "we can search around to find out where we are and then we meet back here in an hour, okay?"
"Sounds like a plan," Wufei said, "If I can
remember how to get here."
"See you guys in an hour then," Duo said,
shrugging.
The five pilots nodded to each other and took different
ways.
*********************
"Hmm," Quatre moaned, "these buildings, I
think maybe we're in Japan somewhere."
"It is, isn't it?" said a shrill and hyper voice.
"Yeah," he opened his eyes and let out a gasp,
"what?" In front of him stood a red head with chin length hair and
red eyes dressed in a rather unusual red and black outfit.
"You don't look at all like the boy in the picture
here," she said, glancing at it, "ah, no matter." She ripped it
and tossed the pieces to the ground.
"Who are you?" Quatre questioned, "and what
do you want with my heart?" He jumped up.
"Allow me to introduce myself, I am Mimette of the Bureau of Bad Behavior!"
"Bureau of Bad Behavior?" Quatre nearly choked as
he repeated it.
"I don't think you're in Kansas anymore," Mimette pointed at him, "My Pretty Boy!"
"Nice joke," he mumbled, "please leave me
alone.
"Really?" she asked, her eyes lightening.
"My heart?" he put his hands over it, "but--it's weak!"
"Oh, but I bet it's pure!" she cried and set down a briefcase with a black star on it, "It's time for Mimette!"
Black light emitted from the star and on the ground, a woman
with green skin and black hair wearing a yellow-orange sleeveless dress with a
petal-like appeared.
"Lazy Susan!" Mimette shouted, "Get up and get that boy's heart!"
"Hmm?" Lazy Susan mumbled, the blossom pressed
against her nose.
"Hurry now!" Mimette stepped to her and jerked her
up.
"Oh, all right," Lazy Susan sighed, "here, hold this!" she gave Mimette the flower she was sniffing--
"Huh?" Mimette mumbled as Lazy Susan pushed the flower in her hand.
Lazy Susan turned and walked to Quatre.
As Quatre stepped back and fell onto the bench, forgetting it was there; he realized he shouldn't have suggested that the team split up.
Lazy Susan opened her green-gloved hand; at the top of the
gloves were yellow petal like ornaments.
"Now just hold still!" Lazy Susan commanded, "I don't feel like chasing you!"
Of course, Quatre couldn't move.
"Hey, that wasn't too hard," Lazy Susan said, somewhat impressed as she took Quatre's heart crystal.
"VENUS LOVE CHAIN ENCIRCLE!"
"What the?" Lazy Susan whispered.
"Why you!" Mimette hissed, dropping the flower.
An orange heart-linked chain zipped through the air and
wrapped around Lazy Susan's wrist twice.
Sailor Venus pulled hard on her chain, making the heart
crystal fall from her hands.
"Ah, forget it," Mimette said, "His heart was too weak to be pure anyway."
"A heart doesn't need to be strong to be pure," Sailor Venus muttered, "but of course, you couldn't know that, now would you?"
"Why you!" she rounded on her and Lazy Susan restrained her.
"I don't think it's worth it," Lazy Susan, "here, calm down," she bent down and picked up the flower, "smell the flower and relax!"
"Oh, shut up!"
Sailor Venus laughed, "VENUS CRESENT BEAM SMASH!" She sent a golden beam that went right between Mimette and Lazy Susan.
"Whoa!" Lazy Susan gasped.
"This isn't over," Mimette muttered and disappeared with Lazy Susan.
"No doubt about that," Sailor Venus said and
turned to the still and unmoving Quatre.
Indeed, it did.
"Wow," she whispered, "it's like the
stars," she smiled and dropped the crystal onto his chest. A second later,
his chest rose and Quatre's eyes opened to reveal his hazy eyes and he blinked
again, now looking normal.
"Are you all right?" Sailor Venus asked, "Hey, you're pretty cute!"
Quatre rubbed his eyes and then he was able to focus on her
girl in front of him.
"They're gone," she said quickly.
Quatre leaned forward and rubbed his forehead.
"How?"
*********************
"Man, I'm hungry," Duo mumbled as he walked down
the sidewalk.
"You won't have an appetite when I'm through with you?"
"Who said that?" Duo whipped around.
"Let's see if his heart is any stronger," Mimette said to Lazy Susan.
"A pleasure!" she said and advanced to Duo.
"Lady, you have got to be kidding me," Duo grunted.
Lazy Susan smiled, "Heart snatchers never kid."
"Sorry, but I can't let you take my heart," Duo said, "My heart already belongs to somebody!"
But again, unfortunately for Duo, he could not talk himself
out of this one and Lazy Susan held her hand over his heart.
"Augh, what're you doing?" he demanded, "stop!"
Duo could not stand the pain and screamed in agony.
Lazy Susan took Duo's heart crystal and handed it to Mimette when a voice interrupted them.
"MERCURY SHINE AQUA ILLUSION!" A wave of water hit the two goons, drenching them and washed the heart crystal from Lazy Susan's hand.
"I'm all wet!" Lazy Susan shouted, shaking her head and swinging excess water droplets onto Mimette, "aw, that's better!"
"You fool!
"You're supposed to water your plants," she retorted, "not drown them!"
"Where's the heart crystal?" Mimette demanded.
"I don't know."
"I have it!" shouted Sailor Mercury, holding in her hand was Duo's heart crystal, "and if you try to get it then I'll splash you again!"
"Well, it shouldn't be too much for you, Lazy Susan, get on with it!" Mimette said, "Go and water yourself!"
Lazy Susan groaned, "all right, but after this, I'm spending some time in the sun!" she approached Sailor Mercury but she stood her ground.
"MERCURY ICE BUBBLES FREEZE!"
"It's so cold!" Mimette said, her teeth chattering.
However, Lazy Susan could not speak.
"Oh you fool," Mimette hissed, "you're no good
to me frozen like that!"
Mercury prepared herself to attack again.
"Then we will just have go elsewhere," Mimette
said, wrapping her arm around the frozen Lazy Susan, "besides, you've
frozen her and she won't do me any good like this!"
Mercury looked at Duo's heart crystal and turned to return
it to him. Then she stopped in her tracks, studying the heart crystal.
It was true.
"I don't think I'll ever see a heart crystal like that
again," Mercury told herself, "at least, I hope not."
She bent down next to him and let go of his heart
crystal.
"Ughhh, what hit me?"
"You'll be okay," Mercury spoke.
Duo heard a soft voice speak to him and looked at the blue haired girl dressed in something he never imagined a girl wearing--however he did like how she was dressed--squatted next him.
"Do you need help up?"
Duo couldn't speak so Mercury helped him to his feet.
"I'm sorry, I need to go."
"So soon?" Duo's color got back to his face and so
did his sense of humor.
"There's a motel down the block," she said, "maybe you should get some rest."
"Hey, who are you?" Duo questioned.
Mercury didn't respond and took off around the corner.
"Why do they always have to play hard to get?" Duo wondered out loud, hands on his hips.
***************
Trowa walked down the road with his hands in his
pockets.
"Now that you're thawed out," Mimette said to Lazy Susan, "take his pure heart!"
"I hope that little brat isn't around," Lazy Susan sighed, "that water was very cold!"
Trowa raised an eyebrow.
"Excuse me?" Trowa demanded, appalled.
"Don't try to run away," Lazy Susan muttered and
the petals around her wrists shot forward and entangled Trowa.
A gasp escaped Trowa's throat, followed by a groan.
"Mars Fire Surround!"
"Oh no!" Lazy Susan groaned and ducked just before
the fire got her petals.
"You are making business hard for us, you sailor
brat!" Mimette said.
"Fine, take the heart crystal," Lazy Susan said, "just don't flame me!"
"Good," Sailor Mars hissed.
"There's plenty of pure hears out here," Mimette said, "let's go!"
They disappeared in a dark portal.
"They need to get a new job," Mars said and picked
up Trowa's heart crystal.
Trowa rubbed his head and wondered why he felt as if someone was holding his heart right in the palm of her or his hands.
**********
Wufei had wandered pretty far off.
"Far from home, aren't you?" hissed Mimette.
"Out of my way, woman!" he growled.
"Oh, you're not very polite," Mimette said, "Lazy Susan, teach him a lesson on manners, won't you?"
"Very well," Lazy Susan said.
Wufei fought hard not to scream.
"Nice work, Lazy Susan!"
"Thank you!" She took Wufei's heart crystal.
"Not so fast!" Sailor Jupiter snarled, "JUPITER THUNDERCLAP ZAP!"
"Oh no, not again!" Lazy Susan yelled.
Jupiter jumped and caught the crystal.
"This is starting to get too rough for me!" Lazy Susan whined.
"I'm not going to let you harm him!" Sailor Jupiter growled.
"B-Bosss, do something!"
"We will try one more time," Mimette said,
"and if you fail me, I'll destroy you myself!"
Sailor Jupiter smiled at her victory and cut Wufei
loose.
Wufei groaned and looked up.
"Oh, don't worry, you'll be all right."
"Don't touch me woman!" he jumped to his feet and fled.
"What a jerk!" Sailor Jupiter growled.
**********************
Heero felt somehow drawn to a factory.
"See anything interesting in there?" Mimette asked.
Heero whipped around--reaching behind him to withdraw his
gun--which wasn't there.
"Now, Lazy Susan," Mimette ordered.
"Ooh, he's a scary one," Lazy Susan said, "He doesn't look like he has a pure heart!"
"Pure heart?" Heero murmured.
"Just do the job, Lazy Susan," Mimette groaned.
Lazy Susan sighed and did as she was told.
Heero gasped and wrenched his head to the other side.
"Ah, finally," Lazy Susan said.
"Hold it right there!" Sailor Moon shouted,
"I protect pure hearts.
"This is the last time I'm fighting you sailor scoundrels!" Lazy Susan fretted.
"Yes, I bet this will be the last time!" Sailor Moon chided, "MOON SPIRAL HEART ATTACK!"
"I'm wilting, I'm wilting, oh what a world!" Lazy Susan shouted, she disappeared and where she stood was the dark pod and a Lazy Susan flower.
"You're next, Mimette," Sailor Moon hissed.
"Next time, Sailor Moon." And Mimette disappeared.
Sailor Moon took Heero's heart crystal that was floating in
the air.
He opened his eyes and they looked as cold, dark and empty
as his heart crystal.
Sailor Moon fought to find her voice, "don't
worry," she said, "you're all right now.
Heero did not introduce himself. Instead, he stood up and left, knowing he would never forget her.
"Why," Sailor Moon whispered to herself, "why was his heart so cold?"
**********************
"What's with this emergency sailor meeting?" Raye demanded.
"Did you encounter a heart snatcher earlier?" Serena asked, "a flower-like one?"
All her answers were Unanimous: yes.
"What about the victims?" Mina questioned, "I
found a boy.
"Yes, I did too," Ami said quietly, "he looked like an orphan."
"An orphan?" Mina muttered, "what makes you say that?"
"He had long hair," Ami replied, "in a braid…and he hit on me."
"Long hair?" Lita laughed, "that doesn't'
sound like an orphan to me!
"Did you notice something about how they all
felt?"
"Yeah," Ami nodded, "mine seemed like it had
two sides to it.
"The guy I saved," Mina said, "his heart
crystal was pretty big and it was very bright.
"So was the guy I saved," Raye sighed, "his
was pretty dark.
"Well, the jerk's heart crystal was dark but it felt
hot," Lita said, "and it hurt.
"Maybe we should find these guys," Mina said.
"You just want to see that cute guy again," Raye groaned.
"Well, what if I do?"
Serena, who had been silent, shouted, "no, bad
idea!
"Huh?" the four mumbled.
Serena began to shake, "there was something about the
guy I saved.
"Wait, look over there!" Lita said, pointing at the street, "it's those guys!"
"They must be a group of soldiers or something," Ami said.
"But they don't look like soldiers to me."
"He did," Serena said, pointing at Heero.
"Let's go for a closer look," Raye suggested.
"I don't want to peek on them," Ami mumbled.
"Ohh, isn't he the one you saved, Ami?" Mina gasped, pointing at Duo, "Wow, Ami, you sure know how to pick 'em!" she winked and elbowed Ami in the ribs, making her blush and look away.
They casually walked down the street where the boys were seated on a curb.
"I don't think it's a matter of where we are," Quatre said, "but when."
"Huh?
"Our mobile suits," Quatre explained, "they probably brought us back here."
"You mean, our gundams are like time machines?" Duo laughed, "Who knew!"
"How are we supposed to get back?" Trowa asked, "we don't have them."
"I don't know," Quatre sighed.
"Hear that," Lita said, "they're not from around here!"
"I wonder what mobile suits are," Ami whispered, "and what time they are from."
"Must be from the future," Mina mumbled.
"Something happened to me," Duo said, "I was attacked to some kind of creep lady in a flower suit and she said she was going to take my heart away."
"Happened to me too," Quate said.
Trowa, Heero and Wufei nodded.
"Then I was saved from some cute shy girl in a mini
skirt!" Duo laughed.
"Hey, he's talking about you, Ami!" Mina teased.
"Stop it," Ami mumbled.
"So was I," Quatre added, "I guess there was
a reason we were brought here.
"Sailor Moon," Heero mumbled.
"Come again?" Duo asked.
"Sailor Moon," Heero repeated, a bit louder.
"Her name is Sailor Moon?" Duo nearly laughed, "What kind of name is that?"
"She said she was the champion of love and
justice," he explained.
"Like superheroes," Duo said.
"He remembered me," Serena whispered, leaning forward and tripping, knocking all the others down.
"Serena!" Raye grunted.
The gundam pilots heard the commotion and looked at the girl's direction.
"They're looking at us," Ami said, "let's get out of here before they recognize who we are!"
They ran into they're favorite hangout.
"Hi, Elizabeth," Serena said and sat down with her friends.
"So what'll it be?" Elizabeth asked.
The Gundam pilots trailed in the parlor and looked at the
girls.
Duo nodded, "yeah, the girl in the light blue shirt looks a lot like the girl who saved me."
"They followed us," Ami muttered to Serena.
They came to their table and the girls froze.
"Have we met?" Duo asked Ami.
"I don't think so," Ami replied softly.
"We're not from around here," Quatre said, "do you know anything about five girls that are super heroes?"
"Yeah, the sailor scouts," Elizabeth said quickly.
Quatre looked at her, "you know them?"
"Not personally," she said, "I've heard of
them.
"We know the sailor scouts," Raye said.
"Raye," Serena said under her breath.
"We can find get them for you," Raye suggested.
"Thanks," Quatre said.
"We'll have them meet you in the park," Mina said, "Do you know where that is?"
Quatre nodded, "yes."
"Okay, just give us some time," Ami said and the girls crawled out of their booth and to Raye's temple as the gundam pilots went to the park.
"Raye, they're going to tell we're the sailor scouts," Serena muttered.
"We need to help them go back to their own time,"
Ami said.
"All right, let's hurry up and transform so we can get this over with!" Serena groaned.
"Moon Crystal Power!"
"Mercury Star Power!"
"Mars Star Power!"
"Jupiter Star Power!"
"Venus Star Power!"
The five teen girls transformed into the sailor scouts and met the gundam pilots there.
"Do you think those girls were telling us the truth?" Duo asked.
"I hope so," Quatre said, "we have no other choice."
The sailor scouts approached the five boys.
"Are you going to help us?" Quatre asked.
"Yes," Sailor Venus replied, "we have a
friend.
"Sailor who?" Duo asked.
Sailor Mercury opened her mini computer and contacted Sailor
Pluto.
"Yes, Sailor Mercury."
The scenery changed into the gates of time.
"Gates of time," Sailor Pluto answered.
"They were victims of heart snatchers," Sailor Mars said, "they're from the future."
"Heart snatchers?" Duo muttered.
"That's what they are called," Mercury confirmed.
"What year?" Pluto asked.
"A.C 195," Heero replied.
"What year is that?" Sailor Venus wondered out loud.
"It's probably 200 years into the future."
"Earths Sphere Alliance?" Pluto asked.
"That's it," Duo said.
"Follow me," she commanded and walked to the
gate.
"This is so weird," Duo mumbled.
"Thank you for helping us," Quatre said.
"Hey wait," Sailor Moon shouted.
"Heero."
"Duo."
"Trowa."
"Quatre."
"Wufei."
"And yours?" Duo asked.
"Sailor Moon."
"Sailor Mercury."
"Sailor Mars."
"Sailor Jupiter."
"Sailor Venus."
"Well, I guess we know each other now," Duo smiled. He winked at Sailor Mercury, "'Bye, Sailor Mercury."
Sailor Mercury blushed and waved at him, "Er, bye Duo."
Quatre said goodbye to Sailor Venus and she said the
same.
"Take care of yourself, Wufei!" Then she cringed right after she said it.
He glanced at her and turned around, folding her arms.
"You must hurry before the gate closes," Sailor Pluto explained.
The Gundam Pilots stepped through the gate and Sailor Moon found herself running after them as they disappeared.
"Heeeeerooooooo!" she cried, cupping her hands around her mouth to project her voice, "I'lllll neeevvveeeeerr forrrrrgeeeeeeet yooooouuuuuuu!"
Heero whipped his head around.
