DISCLAIMER: I do not own sailor moon or any of its characters. Any similarities to other stories/characters is unintentional

Right, I'm back! This second chapter gets things rolling (I hope). We'll meet an old friend or two, and introduce the threat...

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"Seriously meatball head? Formalities? After all these years you still call the 'sacred flame'. Next time, just call me like you used to, I know there's something wrong," Rai's spirit always had something to say to me.
"Rai, I'm concerned. Have you seen anything along the threads of the past or future that may affect our lives here? I feel like something is wrong, but I can't put my finger on it." *And it's killing me inside* I silently added.
"What do you mean? You know I can't give answers unless the question is more specific. I want to help you, it's why I stayed dead!"
"OK, Rai, I felt a disturbance in the fabric of time, it feels a lot bigger than Pluto says it actually is. I have never felt this bad about anything before. Not since Beryl came back from the dead." We never really understood how she was resurrected, we just got up one morning to find half the city drained of power – by this stage we had shields up protecting as much of the city as we could (which was nothing in comparison to now). Didn't take too long to destroy her, but that is for another story.

Rai's fire spirit swayed back and forth, searching for a way to explain what I had felt without dealing a heavy blow to my ego. I was wrong, life was ok, it was normal. I was overreacting. At least that's what I had told myself at the time.
"Sere, it's bad. I can't give you details, it's not in my nature to reveal all secrets of the dead, but you need to prepare. You haven't faced it yet, and I'm already hoping you find a replacement scout coz you're really gonna need either some divine celestial help, or my old fire power," I could feel Rai's concern, and her fiery spirit self burned brighter with the rage of a thousand suns. She often regretted staying in the realm of the dead, but she knew the sacrifice would be worth it.
"Tell me, can I stop it without the others? Can I do it alone?" I hated pulling the girls out of their lives for yet another world-wide crisis. They were so happy, they had jobs, homes to go to, and people who relied upon them.
"I'm not going to lie to you, it may be possible, but I really don't know. There are so many unknown factors I can't see. Pluto has no idea what's been going on under her nose, this has been building for years – millennia even."
"Don't tell me that she's been sensing these disturbances like I have, passing them off as nothing, and all the while it really was an enemy? Rai! Who? Why Earth? WHY ME?!?!" I'd had enough. All I ever wanted was peace, and finally I get a chance to deal with everything and BAM! Another evildoer hell bent on destroying my nice little reality. I was angry, so much so that I probably needed to disappear and blow up a star or something. I was not impressed.

"Speak to Pluto, maybe she has an answer. Maybe she can track down where this force is coming from, and where they may be hiding. Hopefully you can work out a way to defeat this unknown evil before you lose your future. Be careful, my Queen, this one will determine the fate of several galaxies." Rai's spirit shimmered and disappeared. I had kept her too long; she wouldn't be much use to me for a little while.

I sighed as I left the temple, leaving the new girls guarding it to ponder the words that I had been given. I was confused, how could Plu get this all wrong? I knew she usually had all the answers, so what did the time shift mean? Could it be that the enemy has found a way to utilize minor portals to get an army ready? Or did someone have that much power that even our combined powers couldn't stop the force? And who or what is about to terrorize more than one galaxy? This was too much for me to handle, so I chose to leave my thoughts, and find Darien, hoping for some solace in his arms.

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I found my love studying in his apartment. He always had something to study- even though he finished his medical degree years ago. He could always tell something was wrong with me, and our bond was at its full strength – so he knew I was coming before I had made the conscious decision. It was nice to know we always had that relationship. So open and loving. He was waiting in the open door of his apartment as I got off the lift.
"Come here," He said, his blue eyes telling me he knew something was up, but respecting my privacy, "Cocoa? Or a chocolate milkshake?" He always knew one of the two would make me talk. Damn him.

He waited until I was completely relaxed before questioning me. I told him about the feeling I'd had when time itself split, and how Plu passed it off as a minor thing. I explained the conversation I had with Rai, and her concerns, as well as my own. He listened patiently until I was finished, then asked me what I was going to do about it.
"I don't know," I sighed, "I don't want to call the girls and take them out of their lives, but in the same respect, I won't be able to hide this threat for long. I really want to look deeper into these disturbances, and work out who or what is coming, so we can prepare better for it. I hate knowing something is about to happen, and we have to wait." I've never been patient in all my lives.
"Sweetheart, I'm sure the scouts have a right to know," Darien said, using our alias', "I think it might be wise to call a meeting," He sighed, "It's been long enough since peace began to rein here on Earth."
I looked out his window, watching the small ant-like people below going about their everyday business, blissfully unaware of the dangers that lay ahead. I made the call *Mina, Ami, Lita? Can you guys get to Darien's apartment tonight? 5pm? It's kinda bad* I thought-spoke to them. Mina responded first
*I'm in Africa, filming my next music clip, can we make it 7?* Mina always was late. We understood. The others agreed. 7pm it was. I really didn't want to tell them, and I'm glad Darien was beside me.

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A bit longer than I thought! Hope you guys like it so far. The next chapter the scouts come back in, and I think we may need to identify this enemy.

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