Well, here we are again. Yet another thrilling instalment of Firefly's Powers and thank you so much for taking the time to read my rambling author notes.
I would like to say a big Hello and Thank You to our new reviewers James Birdsong (interesting last name you have James) and sin.nighthawk.
Oh, and God'schild777? The crossover is with Card Captor Sakura. I've chosen not to use the Dub Names. If you are famillier with the show, Madison is Tomoyo and Li Shaoron is now Shaoron Li. Right now, those would be the main differences. If you are completely unfamiller with the show I can only suggest you google it. I've set my story a couple years after the end of the show and will only briefly cover the plot-line of CCS. I hope that helps.
Ice.
Chapter Three
Keroberos had just enough time to notice that the girl had dark violet eyes, when this strange girl brought up her left fist and punched him so hard he flew backwards and landed in front of the others.
Yue stepped in front of Sakura, and spread his wings defensively. "Who are you?" he demanded of this strange girl. How? To survive a fall from such a height she would have to have a great amount of power, yet all my senses tell me she is a mere human. A human with the strength to punch Keroberos so hard, he is pushed back several feet? It doesn't make sense!
Hotaru quickly sat up in order to identify possible attacks before slamming her eyes shut again. Owww. My head hurts. I shouldn't have sat up so fast. Where am I?
When Hotaru opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was a black leather bag with the symbol of Saturn stitched in purple on the top. Huh? That's not mine. At least, I don't think it's mine. Hotaru's eyes scanned the are as she pulled the bag closer to her. She opened it up in order to inspect it. After all, it does carry my symbol. So it's not like I'm snooping or anything. When Hotaru reached in the bag, she pulled out the first thing she grabbed, a picture. A very familiar picture of all of the outers standing at the beach.
A picture she was sure she left sitting on top of her desk.
- Flashback -
"Come on Hotaru! We're going to be late!" an impatient Haruka called up the stairs as she paced by the front door. "Koneko will be there before us at the rate your going!"
"Calm down Haruka." Michiru laughed as she leaned against the wall, watching her lover with amusement. "It's her 16th birthday. Let her be late."
Haruka grumbled beneath her breath but stopped yelling at Hotaru. Both of them knew it wasn't really Hotaru's 16th birthday, but after being reborn after the Final Fight with Chaos, Hotaru's body had aged to the point that she looked 16. The senshi, deciding that they needed to have some fun for once, said that they were going to have some fun at the beach and that they would have a birthday party for Hotaru there, despite Hotaru's protests.
"That's it. I've waited long enough." Haruka marched back to the stairs with a determined gleam in her eyes. "Hotaru!" she yelled. "Chibi-Usa will be at the beach!"
A yelp of excitement came from upstairs. "I'm coming!" a breathless Hotaru called as she ran down the stairs, pulling on her shoes.
- End Flashback -
Hotaru closed her eyes tightly, in an attempt to not remember, to not see the memories.
- Flashback -
All of the senshi were lying on the beach, sunbathing. Hotaru lay off to one side, thinking about the others. They look so happy. For the first time in two years, they have peace. There are no enemies left now that Chaos has been defeated.
Hotaru looked over at the other senshi. Her eyes lingering for a moment on Chibi-Usa, Mamoru and Usagi. The future Crystal Tokyo is secured now that Mamoru and Usagi have gotten engaged. Chibi-Usa said that there have been no more attacks, and now that she finally looks her age she's getting engaged to Helios.
Hotaru's heart began to turn to lead in her chest as she made as decision. I can't tell them. How could I ruin this? If I stay, eventually they'll know and it will ruin everything.
Hotaru turned her head and closed her eyes, missing the look in the eyes of the Time Guardian.
I have to go.
In that quiet moment, if the others had listened carefully, they would have heard the quiet shattering of a heart.
- End Flashback -
Sakura, watching the girl open the bag and pull something out, felt pity in her heart as she watched the girl freeze then slowly crumple.
"Hey." Sakura called softly to her, walking forwards. "Are you okay?"
Hotaru's head snapped up and, looking at the people around her, dealt a Death Glare worthy of Hades himself. Who are these people?
In front of Hotaru stood four humans and one lion. One of the humans, a girl, was holding a video camera. She had long wavy blue/black hair that came to her knees and was wearing a blue skirt and a white peasant top. Next to her stood a boy with chestnut coloured hair wearing Chinese-style green and cream clothing and he had a sword clutched in his hands. Standing slightly behind him was another girl. This one had long, light brown hair that came to just below her shoulders. The top half of her hair was pulled into two pigtails at the back of her head except for two bangs of hair that fell to just below her chin.
On the other side of her was another man, again slightly in front of the girl with brown hair. Unlike the other three humans, this one was obviously not human. For one thing, he had wings, large, white, fluffy bird's wings that actually looked like they would work. For another, his eyes looked like a cats. They were a pale ice blue and had slit pupils. He had long white hair that fell to the ground and his clothing was a picture of White and Silver.
Finally, Hotaru turned her attention to the lion. At least she thought it was a lion. It would have looked like a lion if it weren't for the large white wings coming out of its back and the metal hat sort of thing it was wearing. And then there was the fact that it could talk, if clutching its face and muttering things that sounded suspiciously like swearwords could be called talking.
Okay. Weird. The one with the camera seems normal enough, but the other three and the lion have very high power readings. Who are they?
Hotaru looked at them a moment longer before looking around her. I don't recognize anything. "Where am I?"
"You're in Penguin Park" Sakura answered her.
Say what? Hotaru's head whipped back, and she fixed her attention on the one who spoke. What's a Penguin Park? I've never heard of a penguin park before. Puzzled, Hotaru looked into the bag again, in the hopes that some clue might be inside it. What she found shocked her into speechlessness.
She found a letter.
A letter addressed to her.
In Plutonian.
Hands shaking, Hotaru carefully opened the envelope. Why would there be a letter in here from Pluto?
- -
Dear Hotaru.
I'm so sorry.
I know what you have been going through and I'm so sorry I couldn't say so. But what's happened needed to happen.
Hota, you are not going crazy.
What you need to control the voices, you cannot learn in our world. You needed to go to another world to train, to learn.
I have enrolled you at the local school, the same one that these ones I front of you go to, and have arranged accommodation for you at the local shrine with a Mizuki-san. The key to the house is on the key chain. You could ask them for directions, they know the way. But if you don't want to, follow the map in your bag.
I will watch you from the Gates. When you are ready, I will come for you.
If you are needed here, I will come for you.
I have watched these ones. You can trust them.
Be safe
Pluto.
- -
Hotaru bowed her head and closed her eyes, remembering the pain and anguish she had gone through. She also remembered the look in Setsuna's eyes the last time she saw her.
She looked up. "My name is Hotaru Tomoe."
Well? What do we think? Don't forget, I love hearing what you think so review and please, be brutaly honest with me. I have thick skin, i can take it. You can tell me what bits you liked and what bits you thought were only good for toilet paper.
I'm serious.
Ice.
