The Scouts New Lives! A Forthcoming Darkness? (Part 1)
Waves of dark energy pulsated from his hands and reached to the far ends of the galaxy. He could feel them all coming back. Their dark energy was profound, and soon, he'd be able to use them all to get what he wanted. Once he had that certain thing, nothing could stop him from plunging the world into complete and utter darkness, destroying it.
Every single dark being that had been on the planet before him would be awakened. They would all serve under him and help him find the biggest power source ever. He was sure they would help him find the Crystallized Soul. That one thing would give him more power than was even imaginable. Then he would plunge the entire universe into an everlasting darkness.
He smiled, the thought warming his insides. "They're alive again," he breathed. One by one they all began to appear in palace. He grinned to see all the hating faces, once again in the same room. They would be ready for revenge for sure.
The first to speak was a tall slender lady. She had flowing, wavy, emerald-green hair that matched the skin tight dress she wore. In her hand was a large, feathery, pink fan which she immediately closed as she spoke. "What are we doing here? A more pressing question is, how are we here?"
The man spoke up, "I am Lord Carrion. I am the reason you are all here. Things have changed much on Earth. A drastic much, if I say so myself, and I'm in need of your services. All of you have been here before, but were all dashed back by the wretched Sailor Scouts. Well, I'm giving you all another chance to seek revenge." He looked around to see the response he got from everyone around him. There was nothing much different on their faces than there had been when he brought them all to him.
"Some of us here were leaders before. We were the ones who wanted to take over the world. Why would we work under someone like you?" another person asked. This lady was extremely tall, but had the beauty of a thousand different women. Her hair was a dark blue with a silk look to it, which flowed down behind her. She had on robes that seemed to have been made just for her body. His heart skipped a beat, for he knew who this lovely woman was.
"Queen Nehelenia," Lord Carrion addressed, "you're almost certain to fall again if you all go off on your own. I can grant you all extra power to help get me what I want. When I have that object, you will all have your spots in helping me rule this world. Believe me, I stick to my word."
A deep, raspy voice spoke from the crowd. "You're looking for the Crystallized Soul, are you not?"
Carrion laughed, "Very good guess indeed, Wiseman. I am looking for just that one thing. It is believed to have been sealed in the body of someone years ago by Queen Serenity. This soul has more power than any item all of you combined have been searching for. It's power outweighs that of the Imperium Silver Crystal by more than can even be measured. Once it is in our hands, it can be used to wipe the entire universe of any light and plunge it into darkness. From there we can rule over it as we see fit."
A man with flaming red hair stepped forward, crossing his arms over his chest. "Do you have any idea where this item may be located?"
"No I do not, Rubeus. The only thing I do know is that it could either be located in the past here, or the future. That why I have brought you all back to help me. Some of you are experts in the area of this past and others know more about the future. The Dark Kingdom and Black Moon Clan will travel to the future and search for the Crystallized Soul there, while the Death Busters and Dead Moon Circus stay here," Lord Carrion replied.
Another lady spoke up. She had knotty long red hair and a long, slender, deep purple dress. Her nails were almost as long as her fingers themselves and were painted a deep red. In her hand she held a staff that looked like a long hand. At the top of the hand was a huge crystal ball. Carrion knew this woman was Queen Beryl, the very first woman to ever go up against the Sailor Scouts. "Are you sure we're going to be able to find it?"
He looked at her and smiled, "Of course, Beryl. Now everyone, go! We must begin to search for this before the Sailor Scouts figure out we're trying something new. This is the time to extract every bit of anger you have on the Scouts and destroy them!" Everyone in the room bowed before disappearing, leaving him alone. Soon, one of his attacks came on. He doubled over in pain and clutched his heart. They had best hurry. If they don't, sooner or later I'm going to end up dead.
Rei crumpled up the paper and threw it hard at the wall. It bounced off and landed into the trash among the rest of the papers. The trash basket was overflowing with white pieces of paper that meant absolutely nothing to her. Why can't I get anything right?
The door to her dressing room opened and standing there was the man she had come to love. He had shaggy brown hair that was down past his shoulders and almost always hid his eyes. In the past few years, his training had taken off, and he had even began to lift weights, which sculpted his body and made him even more attractive to Rei. He smiled, "Uh... Rei, are you busy?"
Just seeing him seemed to make her day all the more worthwhile. She sat down her pen and motioned for him to come in. As soon as he had closed the door she jumped up and ran into his open arms. She laid her head down on his broad shoulder and sighed, "Oh, Yuuichirou, I can't seem to write anymore songs. After that last one, there seems to be no inspiration left in me."
He took a step back and looked into her eyes. "Whoa, hold on! Don't tell me you're going to give up?"
Rei answered, "Wow, you are stupid. Of course not! It's just, that last song I wrote seemed to come from somewhere, but I don't know where. The meaning was so deep... It seemed like it was inspired by a past life or something, and it just came to me. Yuuichirou, if I'm not able to write anymore, where is our band going to go?"
Slowly he leaned down and kissed her. She savored the taste of his lips on hers. Forever she had been trying to deny that she hadn't felt anything for the boy who was always in their temple, but no more could she have denied it. When she became the singer and song writer for his band, everything moved so fast and soon they were in a relationship neither of them could ever live without. He was the first to stop. His soft hand brushed away a strand of jet-black hair that was hanging in her face. "I asked you to become the singer and song-writer for our band because I believed in you, Rei. I know you can do this. All you have to do is believe in yourself, and I'm sure something great will come to you again," Yuuichirou said.
"Yuuichirou," Rei breathed, "have I told you how much I love you yet today?"
"I'm sure you have, but I'd love to hear it again," he laughed.
She playfully punched him in the shoulder and then wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer until they were touching and then she kissed him. If they never moved from this spot again for the rest of their lives, that would have been just fine for Rei. She wanted nothing more than to spend the rest of her life with the man standing before her now.
The door of her dressing room opened again, but this time it was by the band drummer. The moment he looked in he gasped and tried to hurry away. Rei and Yuuichirou had already heard them and parted, embarrassed. Rei quickly returned to her vanity and attempted to put on the rest of her makeup. Even after putting on foundation she couldn't hide away the blushing that was happening.
Yuuichirou asked, "What do you want, Micheal?"
The drummer stammered, "I-I was just c-c-coming to tell you guys that w-w-w-we're supposed to go on stage now." He looked from Yuuichirou to Rei trying to see if either of them was furious enough to can him. Quickly he threw himself down at Yuuichirou's feet. He said, "Please don't fire me! This is the only thing I have! I'm so sorry I forgot to knock!"
Rei laughed and walked over to him. She grabbed his hand and stood him up. "Don't worry, Miaku, you're fine. We should have been getting ready for the show anyway. I'm glad you came in and told us. Now, go get ready. We're heading out now." He thanked her and sprinted out of the door faster than either Yuuichirou or Rei could blink. She flipped off the lamp on her vanity and grasped Yuuichirou's hand in hers. "We should go, huh? Our crowd is waiting."
He nodded his head and then Rei led the way towards the stage. As they got on it, they parted ways. He headed for his trusty guitar, and she slowly walked to the microphone. The faces of millions of people still made her heart jump. They were all cheering for her. Never before had she thought something like this could happen. Before she could dwell on it any longer she heard the band begin the music, and Rei knew her cue.
"You've been there for me, no matter what the cost. My best friend since we believed in Santa Claus. You have always stood beside me, and I want to let you know," Rei began. She took a deep breath as some strange pang in her heart almost made her quit. "I'll be the one who hears your prayer. Don't have to ask me, I'll be there. I'll be the friend you'll never have to do without... no. When you have nothing at all, you'll still have nothing to worry about. Oh, nothing at all."
The words from her own song made her want to start bawling on the stage. Where had they come from? In her line of work, she never really had a friend that she could completely rely on. The only person who had been there for her was Yuuichirou, but in this song she had written, it was all about a best friend. How did she possibly know anything about best friends? What didn't she know about herself? "When I was lost inside a forest of dismay, you always knew just how to help me find my way. In a world that's so uncertain, I will promise this to you. I'll be the one who hears your prayer. Don't have to ask me, I'll be there. I'll be the friend you'll never have to do without... no. When you have nothing at all, you'll still have nothing to worry about. Oh, no, when you have nothing at all you'll still have nothing to worry about. Oh, nothing at all. Oh..." As the music came to a close, the tears began to fall. Where had she gone so wrong in life that she couldn't have ever experienced something as joyous as she had written in this song? With the crowd cheering around her, she bowed and then quickly ran off the stage, careful to hide her face from her adoring fans, who only cared that she was famous.
Tears poured down the cook's face as she chopped the onions to pieces. That had to be the hardest part of her job, cutting onions. No matter what she did, they always caused her to cry. As soon as she had chopped and diced them as small as possible she brushed them from the cutting board into the soup that was on the stove. Her special for the day was her famous onion soup.
"Mako, we're running low on hamburger! You know how all those workers like cheeseburgers with their onion soup," one of the cooks yelled.
Makoto wiped the sweat from her brow and sighed. "Alright, I'll be sure to get some more before we open this morning." She looked outside and saw that the sun was just beginning to peak up from the horizon and already there were cars parked outside the doors of her restaurant. Makoto smiled. Opening her own restaurant was the best thing she had ever thought about doing. Everyday she had more customers than she could serve, and at the moment, she could take a bath in all the money she was earning.
It was great, doing the things you love to do. Each and every day she was able to come to work and cook. She got to know many new people around town and worked with the best crew that anyone could ever ask for. They were a blast. With all the money she made and as popular as her restaurant, Makoto Kino was almost just as famous as Rei Hino, Minako Aino, Usagi Tsukino, and the Three Lights all combined. She grinned and tried to stop herself from blushing. All I ever wanted to do was cook. This is where that small dream got me.
Slowly, people began to step out of their cars as Lita put up the signs for the daily special all around her large restaurant. They all began to crowd around the door, and she waved at them all. They were all regulars who came every morning. She laughed and decided that she could open a little early and walked over to open the door.
Everyone outside yelled hellos and good mornings as she flipped through her keys. Finally she landed on the right one and slipped it into the keyhole. With a click, the door unlocked, and she opened it so everyone could rush inside and grab their favorite morning spot. It warmed her heart so much that she could help all these people, but at the same time it hurt her. She could never get really close to her customers because she didn't know if the next day they would be back. There were tons of rivalry restaurants that would do anything to take her customers away.
All through school everyone was always afraid of her. No one had ever taken the chance to actually try and be her friend. She was friendless throughout that time. She sighed. Her restaurant was really great, but she would give it all up to be able to share her life with someone special. Just one friend is all she'd like to have. If she even had that, and she had to give up her place of work, she wouldn't even have to think once about it.
Makoto rushed back to the kitchen and began taking people's orders. Her mind wasn't with it, though. Her mind kept wandering about the possibility of having friends. What would she have done different? Would she still be where she was today? Would she be happier about everything she has accomplished? All questions that she had absolutely no answers to. She had never had friends, and now, with her work, there was no way she'd be able to start and try.
Her mind drifted to an image that she tried to keep in her head in times like this. It was that of four girls. Their faces were blurry, but she could make out minor details about them such as blond pig-tails on one girl. Somehow whenever she dreamed about these girls, everything seemed alright, but she had no idea who they were.
Orders kept coming and she frantically wrote them all down and started giving them to her cooks. In an instant, she managed to push aside the thought of ever having friends. She had work, and that took the place of everything a friend could give.
Amy flipped through all the books in front of her and wrote down what she found out. "This can't be right. It's the exact opposite of what I've found out," she said to herself. That was just one person's opinion, though, and she knew that she'd have to keep reading if she wanted to figure out really what was out of whack in children's history textbooks.
"Ami, I think we should be heading home," someone said.
She turned around to see the man walking up behind her. He had dark brown hair and had a fair build. His eyes were like two liquid chocolate chips that matched the color the coat he wore. She smiled at the sight of him. "Ryo, I don't know. I've so much work to do. I can't possibly go home right now," she answered.
He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. He held her close for a few minutes, loving how she felt in his arms. "It's almost midnight and you're still in a library. I know big-time historians such as yourself need to work, but come on. You've been here all day."
Ami turned around and faced Ryo. She shook her head, "I'm sorry, Ryo, but I knew when I decided to become a historian that I would need to work all the time. There is so much in the world that we don't know yet, and things we know, but have incorrectly told everyone else. You head on home, and I'll be there by the time morning rolls around."
"No," he said, "if you're going to stay here all night, then I'm going to stay right here by your side!"
"Why would you stay up all night? You're a pediatrician, and you really need your sleep, Ryo. Come on, don't be stubborn. Please, go home," Ami pleaded.
He kissed her on the lips and then looked into her deep blue eyes. "Ami, I really do love you. I hardly get to spend any time with you. If we have to spend the night trying to figure out history then let's do it together. It's better than never getting to see you."
She sighed, "I know. I'm sorry for not being around. You know I still love you, though, right?"
He laughed, "Of course I do, Ami. I mean, with you being around books all days, there aren't many more people you can be in love with because Aristotle is dead, and I'm pretty sure you're not into those types of guys."
Ami shook her head and ran her hands through his hair. It was as soft as silk She ran her hand down the side of his face and then pulled him closer to her and passionately kissed him. She couldn't make up for all the time they were missing together, but she could savor every moment they were together. She couldn't bear to lose Ryo. He was the only thing she had left. All through school she had never really had any friends, she was always looked at as a freak because of how smart she was. Then after she had told her mother that she wanted to be a historian instead of a doctor, her mother had cut off all ties with her as well. Losing Ryo would be like losing everything she had worked so hard for.
Mother... she thought.
"I've decided, Mom! I want to become a historian when I grow up!"
"Why would you want to do something so meaningless?" her mother asked.
Ami was shocked. Why had her mother just called history meaningless? "It's not meaningless. We need to be able to understand it all so we can stop it from happening again."
Her mother turned her back on her and began to walk up the stairs. "I could really care less what happened when I wasn't alive. It makes no difference to me. I don't understand why you would want to waste everything you've worked so hard for on something so stupid. Being a doctor is what it's all about, dear. You can save people in your every day life."
"It's not stupid!" Ami yelled.
"Don't you raise your voice at me, young lady," her mother scolded.
Amy looked down at her feet and clenched her hands together. "I'm sorry. I don't want to be a doctor, though, Mother. I love history. It fascinates me so much! Why can't you be happy for me?"
Her mother turned and looked down the stairs. Her eyes were so cold and empty, Ami had to look away. She replied sarcastically, "I imagine someone as dull as you would find something like history to be fascinating. Amy, if that's really what you want to do then I only have two words for you..."
A smile began to spread on Ami's face. I'm happy, say it, Mom. I know you want to.
"Get out!" her mother yelled.
Shock hit Ami like a moving bus. "W-What do you mean?"
"You heard me, Ami, if you refuse to become a doctor then get out of my house. I won't claim you as my daughter any longer. Good-bye!" Slowly she turned around and slinked up the stairs towards her room. Ami was left at the bottom of the steps. Tears splashed onto the marble floor beneath her, and she knew what she was going to do.
Ryo laughed, "That was more of the Ami I know. Hey, did you hear about the Three Lights? I guess the paparazzi found out today that Seiya is dating the world famous model, Usagi Tsukino. I know you probably haven't heard, being you're so busy, but some little girl told me today in the office. I figured I'd share that bit of news with you."
"I'm glad you did. Your voice is like a melody from a harp to me, Ryo. Usagi Tsukino, huh? I've read about her during my free time. Is it weird that I feel like I know her from somewhere? I know we've most likely never met before in our lives, but it's just this feeling I have. Am I crazy?" Ami asked.
"Of course not," Ryo reassured. "I feel that way all the time. I felt that way just today. I saw this guy on a motorcycle, and I felt this weird vibe, like I'd seen him before as if he was after me for something. It was really weird, so no, you're not crazy. If you are, I'm just as crazy." She smiled at him and they began to kiss, and she seemed to lose herself in the way it felt. Her work seemed like nothing. The only thing that mattered was staying in Ryo's arms forever.
Note:This is only Part 1 of the first chapter (so no preview for the next episode)! I wanted to see what everyone is thinking of it so far! I'll have the second part up soon. You'll get to see what Minako and Usagi have been up to now that they've been reincarnated, and what the new Dead Moon Busters plan on doing to look for the Crystallized Soul!
