"The what now?" Serena hadn't really been listening to anything her loyal cat Luna had to say, but she sounded kind of worried.
"The Hope Diamond! A very important item, and one that could make the Sailor Scouts more powerful!"
Serena shrugged, "Does Ami have it?"
Luna glared at her young mistress who was doodling aimlessly in a notepad. "Serena. I told you, the Hope Diamond was lost in history."
"May be we could find it in the museum!" Serena remembered a new clothes shop had opened next to it, and she could use this as an excuse to go...
"Exactly Serena!"
"Huh?" This never happened! Had she actually got something right?!
"Well Serena. There's a magic stone there, said to have the powers of time travel. I think that the Imperium silver crystal might open that gate."
"Great!" Serena leapt up, "Let's go."
Luna frowned, "You're very eager... What's the sudden change in attitude?"
"Oh nothing!" Serena smiled innocently.
"Well, call the other Sailor Scouts! Meet at the steps of the museum!"
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"But Luna!" Serena kicked her feet, "I'm here early for once and you won't let me go in that tiny little shop?"
"That "tiny little shop", Serena will take you four hours to get round! No!"
Serena swung her legs sadly. "Fine."
"Hey! Serena!" Lita's voice drifted over to her.
"Hey Lita! What's up?"
Lita gestured behind her, "The others are just on their way. We found each other at the bus stop."
"Oh." Serena smiled, a little peeved. She always managed to miss out on this kind of thing.
The other Sailor Scouts, dressed normally ran up and smiled.
"How's it going?" Mina gave Serena a hand up.
"Ok! Who fancies going in the new clothes shop!"
"Wait." Raye put her hands on her hips. "I thought we had important scout business!"
"Yes we do." Luna stepped forward, "You are going to retrieve the Hope Diamond."
"Hope Diamond? What's that?" Lita folded her arms.
"Well," Artemis stepped out from behind Mina's feet, "It was a diamond Queen Serenity's opponents used. They used it to lure people to them. How knows what would happen if the Negaverse got hold of it..."
"It's just a silly diamond! And if it's lost in history who's gonna find it?" Serena leant back against the wall.
"We are, before the Negaverse does!" Ami stepped forward decidedly.
The other sailor scouts nodded.
"Excellent. Go to the stone of Arkunadin, and use the crystal to open its powers! It will take you to where you need to go."
"Wait, aren't you coming?" Mina looked to the two cats.
"'Fraid not." Artamis sighed, "We need to discuss what can be done with the Hope Diamond when it's retrieved."
Mina nodded, "See you soon then."
The girls made their way in to the museum, and down in to the Ancient Egypt section.
"So does this mean we're going to Egypt?" Serena pondered.
"I don't know." Ami said, "The Hope Diamond could have fallen anywhere in to the past!"
"Well, we'll find it." Raye smiled, "If someone doesn't get distracted by the gift shop..."
"Hey!" Serena glared at her, "I was only looking!"
The girls reached the stone eventually and looked around.
"Should we transform?" Lita whispered.
"Probably best." Raye looked about more, "We don't know where we might land."
"What? Right here!" Serena stared, "What if there's CCTV footage?!"
"She has a point..." Lita bit her lip.
"Let's just do it." Ami said decidedly, "If there is CCTV, then they're going to see a portal to a different time anyway!"
"Fine... Moon Prism Power!" Serena raised her hand aloft and began to transform, her friends following her lead.
"Mars Power!"
"Jupiter Power!"
"Venus Power!"
"Mercury Power!"
And soon, the five Sailor Scouts stood in front of the huge stone tablet.
"All right." Serena took the wand out from her bag, "Silver Impirium Crystal! Take us to the Hope Diamond!"
All at once, the tablet glowed a dark blue shine, and a great light began to open up in front of them. Serena stepped back a little, "We have to go... in there?"
"Yes." Sailor Mercury stood strong, "Everybody hold hands. This is taking us to a time, not a specific place."
"Wait... has anyone thought how we're gonna get baaaaaaaa... WOAH!" Sailor Moon was dragged in to the light by her four friends leaping in together.
As the final boot vanished through, the light closed up behind them like nothing had happened. The people continued round the museum. They had seen nothing.
The four friends flew through the time streams, holding on to one another as best they could.
"I can't keep my grip!" Lita shouted.
"TRY!" Raye looked to Ami.
"Raye... I just... can't!" Ami flew off in a different direction.
"I knew this was a bad idea!" Serena wailed.
"I'm going after Ami!" Raye yelled, "You guys stay together!" Before anyone could protest, Raye was gone.
As Serena looked to her side, a violent force yanked Mina away from her, "Mina!"
"Stay with Lita, Serena!"
But the final two girl were separated, flung down different time streams.
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Raye blinked her eyes open. Where am I?
"Well! Aren't you a pretty little thing!"
Raye shook her head at the sound of the sharp shrill voice.
"All in Red, though I must say, the white dulls it down a bit..."
She started to spasm, trying to get up, when a black gloved hand floated in front of her.
"Need a hand, pretty one?"
Raye took the hand and stood up, blinking at what she saw in front of her. The man... woman... person... was draped in a brilliant red coat, with sharp red and black shoes and a smart waistcoat.
"Are you going to introduce yourself?"
She just blinked at him.
"No? May be I'll start, my name's Grell. Grell Sutcliff. Is your name by any chance Scarlett?"
"No... I'm Raye... I mean..." She tried to stand firm, "I am Sailor Mars!"
"Raye Mars, ey?" Grell chuckled, "That's nice. You know, you'd look stunning with red hair, although it being black sets your skirt off nicely."
"I'm sorry..." Raye pushed her hair back of her face slightly, "Are you a man?"
Grell sighed and lifted his hand to his head, "This again? Is it my tone of voice or the way I dress? Biologically, I'm a man. But that doesn't stop me being the gorgeous woman I know I am." He flicked his hair back and stuck his tongue out slightly at the side.
Raye nodded, "And secondly, are you from the Negaverse?"
"The what now?" Grell looked over his shining red glasses a little non plussed.
"Don't play dumb with me! You look exactly like the sort of scum they send to attack our planet!" She was becoming more fired up now.
"SCUM?! How dare you, I'll have you know scum don't wield THESE!" Grell reached out and pulled the huge mechanical chainsaw out from behind a bush.
Raye stepped backwards, "A chainsaw?!"
Grell paused, "Eh?"
"It's... a chainsaw."
"No." Grell lifted it and revved it a little, "It's a death scythe."
"You are from the Negaverse! Chainsaws don't exist in Victorian England!" Raye leapt in to action, "Mars, fire... IGNITE!" The flames spat out of her fingers and straight towards Grell.
"The HELL?!" Grell threw himself out the way and rolled across the grass, before looking up and grinning a sharp, toothy grin, "My, you're good."
Raye stopped, "What?"
"Listen, my little dear, I've never heard of this Megaspurce or whatever you call it, but you look like fun. How's about you try and give me a hand, hmm?"
Raye eased herself a little, "Where are you from? With those teeth you don't look Human."
Grell giggled, "I'm a reaper."
Raye's eyes widened, "As in, the Grim Reaper?"
"No. If there was only one that would probably be the undertaker." He gave a wistful sigh, "No, I'm just one of them."
Raye measured her situation, she was in a strange land, with no idea where her friends were, and no chance of getting anywhere without help... "All right, Grell. I'll help you if you help me."
"Oh goody! This will be fun, now let's see." Grell drew out a small book from his back pocket, "Hmm. Now here it is. We have an anomaly on the to die list. Her name's Mina Aino. Ever heard of her?"
