Story by SinisterMarmalade.

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ALTERNATE SENSHI

Part Two: Planning the Epic Fail

At the Cherry Hill Shinto Shrine the senshi stood assembled, and no one was meeting eachother's eyes. In frustration, Haruka spoke up.

"Goddamit, doesn't anyone have a plan!?" the senshi of Uranus demanded.

"Haruka-san, we would first need to understand what just happened," Ami responded.

"We know what happened! Koneko-chan was dumb and followed a cute rabbit through a dimensional portal! The portal closed and now we just need to find out where it went, get there ourselves, and rescue meatballs for brains!"

"So how do we find out where she is?" asked Mina. Haruka pointed in the air and opened her mouth to speak, then stopped. After making some inarticulate sounds that expressed the dead end thoughts she was coming up with, she just looked at the ground and exhaled. Suddenly, Setsuna Meioh stepped out of a glowing portal in the center of the group.

"That is exactly what I was just trying to determine. As to that effect, I have both good and bad news." The Senshi of Time took a deep breath before continuing. "The good news is that I have narrowed the possibilities down to... seven dimensions that she could be in." The impatient stares from the other senshi prompted her to finish her thought. "As for the bad news, this means we will be sending lone senshi into different dimensions, while leaving just Mamoru-san, Hotaru-chan and Usa-chan to look after this one. This should not be a problem, however, as most likely the Nega-verse will also be spread thin trying to anticipate us."

"And do they also know about these seven dimensions?" asked Rei.

"Umm.. yes, it can be assumed that they do," Setsuna answered, looking down.

"So we are dividing ourselves up in order to walk into a trap where we will be slain far from home and any survivors won't even know who else lived," Ami postulated. The other senshi glanced around at eachother.

Haruka quirked an eyebrow. "That's a bit grim for you, Ami-chan." The senshi of Venus turned to address this statement.

"The problem is, it's also true. So Setsuna, you not being a fool, I assume there is some back-up plan for this?" asked Mina.

"There is something I haven't ever mentioned to any of you, as I assumed you would discover this yourselves in due time and make use of it at your convenience and pleasure. But now I find this is a tool that may become necessary in an emergency, as awful as that sounds." Setsuna opened her mouth to continue, but was interrupted.

"Just 'cause you can never grow old doesn't mean the rest of us can't! Get to the point already!" shouted Makoto. Setsuna closed her eyes for a moment and cleared her throat.

"Each of you has the power to 'knight' someone. Whoever you chose for this will gain powers similar to Mamoru-san's, but will still need to be trained in their use. I assumed that your knights would be chosen out of love or at least political advantage, as it has always been. But now it may be that you would have to chose someone based on other factors and more quickly than you would have liked. In any case, the method by which you 'knight' someone is to kiss them..."

"But I haven't knighted anyone...and... umm, I mean," Makoto spoke up.

"AND concentrate on transferring some of your power to that individual," finished Setsuna. Makoto blushed and nodded, keeping her head low. Hotaru spoke up.

"So Haruka-poppa and Michiru-momma are eachother's knights? 'Cause they mmgmmf nnf." This last part was muffled by Michiru's hand.

"Oh dear, Hotaru-chan, there's something on your face. Come outside so I can get a look at it," The senshi of Neptune mentioned. Setsuna shook her head.

"No, senshi can not knight eachother, Hotaru-chan. In any case, if I send you each now, you should have a head start of about a week before the youma can get to where you are."

"So when are we AHHHHHhhhhhh..." asked Mina as a glowing portal opened under her. Identical portals opened under the other senshi who were going.

Hotaru sighed. "Auntie Setsuna can be such a bitch sometimes."