Disclaimer I don't own Sailor moon or the superfriends. I do own Kayla, and Rina belongs to Rina.
A/n: I know the first chapter implied that it was fallowing a specific timeline, the truth is, its not. Its going to be pretty AUish from this point on. Basically the second half of Sailor Moon R didn't happen, and Chibi-Usa isn't Usagi's future child. I'm happy to answer questions, but please….read the chapter completely before asking questions.
Warning: Standard warning disclaimers apply, please see chapter one for full warning disclaimers.
Chapter 2
Kayla imetally headed for the make-shift bed she'd woken up on her sister fallowing her. Robin had prepared to call his friends to alert them of what was going on, but suddenly became distracted when the strange pink-haired child attached herself to one of his legs, crying in Japanese "Papa don't forget mama…."
"Calm down little one. I'm sure Mama is fine." He said surprised at himself for knowing Japanese so well. He really hadn't taken the time to study despite what his mentor had tried. He shook his head to clear it wondering himself why he felt some strange connection to her.
"I need the mystical silver crystal to save mama in the future." The strange girl replied.
"So dish, who's the guy…." Rina spoke to her sister wanting to know all about this kid and the stranger the child called papa.
"I don't know…I just barely met the guy today." Kayla admitted.
"What? Kayla…..I'm shocked!" Rina nearly shouted.
Robin had to process what the pink-haired child had just said. What was this crystal? Why did she insist that he was her father? Who were the two girls chattering away on the other side of the room? Other questions like this, and much more raced through his mind. However, he had no time in whitch to dwell on such problems for his friends had returned from their previous mission filled with questions of their own, slightly shocked to find more then the young lady and Robin.
"Robin do you mind telling us what went on while we were away for only a couple of hours." Batman demanded of his young ward.
"It's a long story, one I don't have all the details of myself." Robin replied careful to chose his words. If that wasn't bad enough, the little girl that had been attached to Robin's leg moments before let go.
"Watashi wa Tsukino, Usagi-hime." The small child introduced.
This caused both Rina and Kayla to look at each other then in the direction of the superfriends and the young stranger.
"Nani-o?!" both girls shouted.
"She didn't just say…." Kayla began
"Hai….she did she's caling herself… Usagi…." Rina finished.
Batman watched this interaction clearly amused by this entire turn of events, slightly shocked. No one thought much of the girl until, "And, I'm here for the mystical silver crystal in order to save you mama." She completed her statement by pointing at Kayla.
::What could she mean?:: Kayla thought ::I have the crystal or rather 1/3 of it.::
"So Robin, is there something you want to tell me? That child seems to think you're her father." His voice was calm void of any and all emotion. A dangerous tone lining every word.
Robin knew exactly what this ment and he had no explanation. "Maybe I remind her of her father." He tried desperately, but Batman didn't appear to be buying it.
"Lets go home. We'll continue this conversation there." He continued to speak in that dangerously low voice that spelled doom for many an evil foe before. Until recently Robin had no reason to fear it, then again until recently that voice hadn't been directed at him, at least, not like that, and not that he could remember.
"See you later batman, I can handle things here." Superman commented his attention directed to the two girls sitting frozen on the floor trying to console the little girl calling herself Usagi. The pink-haired child started to sob softly attaching herself instead to Kayla's chest. Kayla in turn rubbed the young child's back, trying to calm her. "Now young lady…" superman continued his gaze firmly locked on Kayla. "What have you done to Robin?"
Nani-o?!" Kayla nearly shouted in Japanese, "How dare you accuse me of doing anything. She came here on her own looking for help. She probly got separated from her parents and when she saw Robin, she automatically thought he was her father. Hell, I'd start to fallow strangers thinking they were my parents at her age." She completed this statement in English being sure to control her anger. However, the signs of fatigue were starting to show not only on her face, but superman's as well.
"We aren't going to get anywhere we all should go home and get some rest and deal with it in the morning." Wonder woman suggested placing a hand on the man of steal's shoulder.
Superman sighed to himself and nodded. It had been a long day and he had to juggle being superman, plus, being Clark Kent. Sometimes he hated being both, but he had no choice in the matter. "Well I'll drop the child off at child services and head home.
"And, I'll go home …" Rina tried knowing getting away wouldn't be that easy but you couldn't blame a girl for trying.
"No, you and your friend will spend the night here…." Superman stated firmly.
"No…we can't… I can't… I've got someone waiting for me who'll go out of his mind if I don't come to bed tonight." Small tears came to her eyes, as she thought of Precious her orange cat. The animal had gotten used to her being home after so long, and had finally stopped trying to come out to meat her after a long day. Small tears came to her eyes as she thought of how the orange tabby would handle his owner's abance. Now she lived alone, the animal depended on her for everything, and Kayla was not one to fail to provide it.
"You should have thought of that….before you tried coming here and seducing Robin." Aquaman pointed an accusing finger at the girl as he spoke. "We have to keep you here until we get our answers…..you understand…."
But, just as superman reached to lift the pink-haired child from Kayla's arms, she let out a loud cry. The center of her forehead begun to glow, a gold upturned crescent forming in the center of her forehead.
"Um…perhaps the child should remain with us until morning. That revelation puts her in untold danger." Rina begun. "It's proof that she belongs to either Kayla or Usagi."
"Wait a minute though, she introduced herself as Usagi, you mean to say there is another?" Samurai questioned speaking in perfect Japanese. Rina herself had been speaking the langue herself, not even giving it much thought, so she had come to realize this when someone spoke back to her using it.
"Hai….it appears that way…" Rina replied rubbing her face. "So you have been listening,." She quipped. She would have come up with a slightly smarter remark but she just didn't quite have it in her. Things had only become more complicated by the minute and she too longed for her bed, or if anything else to be sitting in front of a blank canvas painting her thoughts. Kayla had given up trying to get home, and Superman had given up trying to take the child. He didn't know what the symbol could have ment, and if he'd taken the girl, then who knew what power she could unleash on the unsuspecting child welfare authorities.
"I'll take the nightshift. They may not be as hostel with another woman around." Wonder woman offered.
"That's fine we'll see you in the morning." Superman stated as he and the others left. Kayla kept a firm grip on Chibi-Usa, or, small rabit., not wanting anyone to take her again fearing what may happen. Wonder woman spoke not a word, as she prepared make-shift beds for herself and Rina. Rina on the other hand fallowed wonder woman's movements carefully feeling uneasy around the other woman.
"There, if you want to lie down and rest you can. In fact, I suggest you do so." Wonder woman began. "Tomarrow is going to be quite a long day."
"Right…" Rina agreed carefully considering her options. If she'd played her cards right she could return home safe, but still something made her feel uneasy. Who was this girl calling herself Usagi, and why did she appear? From the strange mark the girl had displayed, Rina could tell she spoke the truth, about being the daughter of the royal moon family, but who's child. Kayla didn't seam to know her, and Usagi hadn't mentioned anything, yet Chibi-Usa seemed to think Kayla was going to be her mother. But, if this were so, why would Kayla chose to call the child Usagi? Unless, something would happen to her twin forcing Kayla to permanently take on the role of both Sailor moon and possible future queen.
Rina shook the questions and thoughts from her over-worked mind not wishing to linger on all the possible outcomes of this situation. She yawned deciding to take up wonder woman's offer to rest, in hopes the past few hours would clear out in her mind and make some sort of since. "Good night onei-chan." She whispered to Kayla before moving over to an empty make-shift bed and lying under its covers. She lie on her back looking blankly skyward for several moments before her body gave into the desire of sleep.
Early the next morning, Rina opened her eyes feeling around for her eyeglasses finding them near her. Kayla lie fast asleep Chibi-Usa near her slumbering away. Not wanting to be far from her mother's side where she felt protected. Rina laughed lightly confirming in her mind, that this girl must belong to Usagi, and had completely confused the girls being as the two looked so much alike. She stood neatly making the make-shift bed and walking to the window placing a palm against the cool glass. The sun had not completely raisn, casting an orange hue over the city. Street lamps flickered off allowing the daylight to bring light to the slowly awakening city.
"Good morning." Wonder woman spoke slowly approaching Rina, who at this moment had her back to the woman caught up in her own thoughts.
Rina turned quickly on her heal locking eyes with the woman, directing a steally gaze at her. "Oh, good morning… so what do you want? Don't you think it's a little early to be starting the 3rd degree?" she quipped.
"Don't worry I wasn't going to start that so soon. Accutally I wondered if you might like some coffee. We have a coffee maker here and…." The other woman began but Rina cut her off.
"No thanks I don't want anything from you."
Wonder woman sighed, she guessed she'd deserved that after everything that she and her friends had put the girls through. "Well, can I at least have a name in which to call you?"
"Tsukino Rina."
She sighed again walking away leaving the girl to her own resources. She moved over to where Kayla and Chibi-Usa lie tangled quite literally in the sheets and blankets. She couldn't help but laugh at the predicament the girls had gotten themselves in before moving to assist them in removing the tangled webbing. However, Kayla who normally was considered a heavy sleeper moved at the slightest touch jumping up a dangerous look in her sightless orbs. "What do you think you are doing?!" she shouted in a dangerous tone.
"I wanted only to help you out of the bind you'd gotten yourselves in." Wonder woman wasted no time in backing up not wishing a repeat of the previous night to occur.
Kayla managed with much difficulty to remove herself from the knot that had once been their sheets and blankets standing, all be it somewhat weekly in order to avoid the other woman. In her current mood she'd completely forgotten about the small pink-haired child still slumbering on the floor.
"Uh….I take it you aren't morning people?" Wonder woman ventured in hopes of stirring up some polite conversation, and hoping to avoid a verbal or physical assault from the two other, very hostel women.
"No…." Kayla snapped her body in one of the few chairs in the room arms crossed and eyes closed.
"What's going on? Mama?" Chibi-Usa called from her place on the floor her red eyes searching frantically for the woman she'd referred to as her mother. When she spotted the woman she raced over to her climbing into her lap. "Is daddy going to be alright? Batman-sama won't hurt him right?"
"I'm sure he's fine." Kayla's tone and appearance softened at the child's words. She didn't want the girl to be scared, and she didn't know why but she felt this connection, much like the one Robin had felt the day before. It was useless to deny that she could be the future mother of this child, especially after the appearance of the gold crescent. But, still why would she show up now? Judging by the age., the child would have had come from the future. She didn't know how, but it had to have been the case. Nothing else she could think of could fit.
"Mama…." The child spoke again breaking Kayla out of her own musings.
"Gomen Chibi-Usa-chan."
"Mama Daijobou?"
"Hai Daijobou Chibi-Usa-chan." Kayla then playfully ruffled the pink locks numbly aware the other superfriends had arrived.
"So are you ready to talk?" Superman demanded getting a very board look from the girl in front of him who closed her arms protectively around the child seated in her lap.
"Whatever you say…" she replied dully Rina taking a seat by her sister. She had thought it over that night and had also come to the conclusions that Kayla had, all except for the possibility that Kayla in fact would bear this child. Though seeing how Kayla reacted in regards to the child, she hadn't completely dismissed such an option either.
