Sacrificial Trust

Hoshiro looked into her dark pool.
"We have ten different eras, time, and places. Each Guardian and each Senshi trapped in these eras. They won't survive. I've summoned the greatest fighters to take care of them when they arrive."
"How can we do that, Lady Hoshiro? Doesn't the Seal protect them from us interfering?" Sumiko asked.
"The Seal is broken remember?" Yakumo said "look." he pointed to the ten capsules with the mind essence of each Guardian.
"Go, find the White Dragon and Sen will rise again." Hoshiro ordered.
"Yes Lady Hoshiro." The Protectors said and left.
Rani was at home with Philip.
"Close your eyes." She smiled.
"Okay" he smiled. She brought out the black box with the white cross in it. She put it around his neck.
"Okay open you eyes." She said
Philip opened his eyes and looked at the cross. He smiled and held her in his arms.
"You remembered?"
"Of course I did."
They leaned closer then heard the doorbell.
"Ha ha." Rani laughed and answered the door.
Bryce stood there with a hysterical look on his face.
"Rani are you well enough to bowl?" Bryce asked.
"Yeah I'm fine." Rani said.
"Course you are." Philip held her tightly from behind kissing her cheek." They both smiled at each other.
"Please you guys."
"What did you do?"
"Well we have a bowling competition this afternoon."
"Bryce I'm gonna kill you." Rani said getting ready to strangle him.
"You opened your big mouth again." Philip said
"I didn't mean it..." Bryce pleaded.
"It's okay I'm kidding." Rani laughed.
"Okay what time is it?" Philip asked.
"In ten minutes."
"We'll meet you there." They said.
Bryce raced to the bowling alley. He met the Guardians and the Senshi there. Iria had a black bowling shirt on. Bryce put on his as the Senshi gasped.
"You're on a league?" Usagi asked.
"Yeah" Bryce said modestly.
Justin came in with a black bowling shirt on.
"You bowl too?" Rei asked.
"Yeah" Justin smiled.
"Who else?" Minako asked.
Finally Rani and Philip showed up in black bowling shirts.
"You two bowl too?" Hotaru said.
"Yeah um go read the board." Philip said.
The Senshi read the league board. On the top were Bryce, Iria, Justin, Rani, and Philip's names.
"They're the top league." Setsuna said.
"They sure are modest about it." Michiru said.
"Please, sweetie let me do it once?" Bryce begged Iria.
"Go ahead and be quick about it." She smiled. "Prepare for a laugh." She said to the Senshi.
Bryce picked up a six-pound ball and threw it water polo style down the lane. He knocked down seven pins as everyone laughed.
The five guys, in gray bowling shirts arrived. Eric, the one who hit on Iria earlier smiled at them. He was obnoxious but he really was nice, once in awhile. All five had short black hair and were pretty good bowlers. Brad was the nicest one out of all of them.
"Hi I'm Brad" he introduced himself to Rani.
"I'm...not interested." She said coldly and went back to Philip.
"She's got spunk!" Brad said to himself and laughed "I like that."
Philip put his arm around her hugging her and kissed her cheek.
"Oh she has a boyfriend too." Brad's smile dropped.
Mike was the one who induced the competition. Iria and Rani were talking to each other with their backs toward the guys.
"You guys have two girls?" Mike asked.
"Iria and Rani turned around and looked at them.
"You can be on my team." Mike smiled at Rani.
"Nah." Rani smiled.
"Okay well..."
Brad pulled Mike aside.
"Are you crazy her boyfriend is right there."
"I could take him." Mike said.
Tom and David were the other two guys and they were polishing their balls.
Lorraine and Mamoru came in a little late.
"We didn't miss anything did we?" Mamoru asked.
"No they just started" Usagi said.
Justin went first, he hit seven pins the first time and hit three afterwards, so he got a spare. David went next, he got the same thing, a spare.
"Good luck." Brad smiled at Rani." She just looked at him.
"Arigato." She smiled.
"Was that a smile?" Brad asked. "It sure is a pretty one."
Philip approached them.
"Hi I'm Philip." Philip said introducing himself.
Brad back off really quick.
"I'm Brad I was just wishing you guys good luck."
"It's your turn, sweetie." Philip said to Rani. She rolled her ball down the aisle and got a strike.
"Yeeah.' Rani laughed.
"Good job, sis." Justin said then Rani hugged him "That guy is hitting on you."
"Nah he's just being nice." Rani said separating from him.
Philip watched Brad get a spare.
"Good." Philip smiled.
"Thanks...you have a pretty girlfriend."
"Arigato...excuse me it's my turn." Philip started his turn and he got a strike.
"Strrrike!" he joked then everyone laughed. Haruka smiled you can tell she began to like him more and more.
In the 10th frame the other guys were a little worried.
"Man they're kicking our asses." David said.
Soon after that the Guardians won and congratulated their opposing team.
"Good game!" the Guardians said.
"Yeah, arigato see you around." They said leaving
Brad packed up his bag and winked at Rani before he left.
"Oh my gosh!" Haruka said. "He's been hitting on Rani the whole time and in front of Philip even."
They all went home as Minako and Kimi went shopping. Mako and Elaine had another cooking lesson. Elaine kept putting too much of and ingredient and too little of an ingredient. They made bread so Elaine put a little too much yeast into it. While the bread was baking, it almost exploded.
"Mako-chan, I didn't mean to, I'll clean it up."
"Elaine-san, it's okay you're learning."
"Oh no go ahead I'll clean up okay?'
Elaine got started on cleaning up as Mako left the room. About 15 minutes later Mako came back and almost didn't recognize her own kitchen. Elaine sure knows how to clean a kitchen but she does not know how to cook. Mako's kitchen was sparkly clean when Elaine finished.
"I should have you clean my kitchen all the time."
"Arigato, for the lesson maybe next time I'll do better.'
"Okay, ja ne."
"Ja ne."
Bryce and Jason went to the club to work
"Usagi and the rest are coming tonight." Bryce said.
"Okay that's cool." Jason said.
Peter and Ami went to the pool hall. Peter got Ami in even though she was under-age.
"Ever play pool?" Peter asked.
"No." Ami said.
"It's all just simple geometry..."
"Oh that's all?"
"Well you have to hit the ball too."
Peter got two cue sticks and gave one to Ami.
"How do you hold it?" Ami asked.
Peter showed her then she tried.
"That's all for starting." He smiled.
They began a game of 8-ball. Peter broke and hit in the yellow 1 ball.
"Okay I'm solids, you're stripes. Don't hit the 8-ball or you'll lose automatically." Peter shot a few more then missed one. Ami nodded and took her turn. She almost cleaned up the table.
"Pool shark!" Peter laughed then Ami smiled.
"It's beginner's luck."
"Sure..."
"Can I ask a question? This is embarassing for me but did you and Rani used to date?" she took her turn and scratched. Peter had a sad look on his face then it was pleasant looking.
"A while ago." He said. "It didn't last, I had to move back to Japan. I was only 16 back then." He shot in one.
"You still have feelings for her?"
"I still have a huge place for her in my heart but it's won't happen...corner pocket." He missed the pocket.
"Why do you say that? Eight in side pocket." She missed.
"I haven't seen her in four years. The next thing I know she's with Philip. It's okay thought I have to accept it... Eight corner pocket." He missed.
"Gomen nasai...eight corner pocket." And got it in.
"Don't be sorry she made up her mind. Good first time."
"Why don't you tell her?"
"It'll complicated things more between her and Philip. She's not going to give him up. He's a nice guy."
"He's good-looking too."
"Yeah you and every girl on this planet thinks so too." He smiled.
The Senshi and the Guardians met at Usagi's house going to the Raging Dragon that night. They all were dressed nicely as they met at her house. The girls were in dresses except Rani she was in shorts and Haruka looked like the guys, casual.
"Usagi-chan, hurry up." Rani said.
"Hold on... I'm coming." Usagi said and finally came downstairs in a floral dress.
"Usagi-chan?" Iria said.
"Hai?" she asked.
"Don't wear that." Lorraine said.
The Jades flew Usagi upstairs and raided her closet.
"Nope...nah...oh my gosh no." They all said rummaging through Usagi's clothes. Rani lost interest and slide down the banister of the stairs.
After a few minutes Usagi came down in a black sleeveless turtleneck dress as everyone smiled.
"Whoa, big difference!" they said
"Usagi isn't that your black turtleneck dress?" Rei asked. "It had sleeves right?"
Usagi began to cry.
"They cut them off."
"Usagi it looks good on you." Philip said and she stopped crying.
"Usako it does." Mamoru agreed.
"Really?" Usagi asked.
"Yeah."
"Okay we agree it looks good, let's go!" Minako said getting impatient.
They went to the club as the Senshi stared in awe at the room. It was full of people dancing to loud music.
"You guys are awfully lucky to get in." Lorraine said.
"Look there's Bryce." Justin said pointing to the stage. Bryce noticed them and waved. He held up a CD in the air and waved for Rani to pass him one.
"Hey you brought a CD right?" Rani asked Philip.
He gave a CD to her. Rani handed it to Usagi.
"Bring back old times and throw it to Bryce." Rani smiled.
Usagi took it and smiled. She remembered that was her first power. She threw it like a frisbee to Bryce. He caught it and put it in the player. The music and the beat were so loud you can feel it in the floor.
"Rani-san what music it this?" Usagi asked.
"Ever dance to this Usagi-chan?" Rani asked.
"No..."
"Well here's your chance to learn."
The room stopped dancing.
"Here we go again." Philip said and walked to the middle of the dance floor. Rani followed him.
He started dancing first as everyone in the room just stared. After awhile they started dancing too.
"Wow he sure knows how to move." The Senshi said.
Rani came on and danced with Philip they didn't dance with their arms around each other.
"What kind of music is that?"
"Hip hop?" Haruka said, "I think Rani said that."
Suddenly a slower song came on but it still had a beat.
'Oh slow dancing." Rei said.
Rani raises her arms and moved her hips a little. She didn't move too much and neither did Philip. He smiled and moved a little.
"Well if that's what they I wonder what the Lambada is?" Minako said.
Philip and Rani stopped and rejoining their friends.
"What's the Lambada?" Mako asked.
"Yeah can you show us?" Usagi asked.
"HELL NOO!!" Philip and Rani said together.
"Why?"
"One, we don't know how and two, it's one hell of a nasty dance." Rani said.
"Okay let's spread out go do something." Philip said.
Bryce changed the music to some slow dance music.
"Ah the traditional stuff." Rani said. Setsuna sat at the bar as Jason smiled at her.
"Hey w'sup?" he asked
"Just saw Rani and Philip dance."
"Interesting moves huh?"
"Yeah kind of seductive in a way."
Usagi sat on the stage as Bryce approached her.
"Hey Usagi-chan." Bryce said.
Iria came up to him and hugged him.
"Doesn't Usagi look nice?" Iria asked him.
"Yeah...I like it..."
"C'mon Usagi-chan let's mingle" Iria said and grabbed her hand.
Haruka and Michiru were talking as Rani noticed them.
"Hey go dance with Haruka I think she'll like that." Rani suggested.
"Okay." He smiled and talked to Haruka.
They went onto the floor. Haruka put her arms in a guy in a way that she looked like she was going to dance with a girl.
"I forgot, I don't think you've ever danced with a guy." He smiled.
"Uh..." she said speechless. The next thing she knew Philip took her wrists putting them around his neck pulling her closer. He wrapped his arms around her waist.
Usagi whistled. Haruka was in shock but after a few minutes you can see a big smile on her face.
"Rani sat at a small table watching them. She was happy to see Haruka happy.
"Is this seat taken?" a guy asked
"Uh I..." Rani said and looked up at Brad. "Brad!?"
"Hi..."he said sitting down in the chair. "I never got your name."
Rani looked at him seriously.
"Miranda, they call me Rani."
"Nice to meet you." He said. "Now what is a beautiful girl like you doing in a club like this anyway."
"Friends wanted to come."
"Oh..."
Peter led Ami to the floor as they started dancing.
"Go Ami-chan" Rani smiled.
Iria sat on the stage with Bryce. Jason finished his shift and danced with Setsuna. After that Usagi danced with Mamoru as Justin danced with Rei.
"Wanna go?" Brad asked.
"Next time, I had my fill for tonight."
"I saw you move out there. You're pretty good."
"Arigato."
Minako, Kimi, Lorraine, Mako, Elaine, Hotaru, and Michiru all sat at one table.
"So what if we're dateless I don't care." Kimi said loudly.
"Yeah we don't need guys..." Minako said.
"Okay I'm here to join the rejects club." Rani smirked.
"Hey." They all said together "You know we thought you'd be the last person we'd expect to be dateless. Where's Philip?"
"Dancing with Haruka."
They looked at Philip and Haruka dancing.
"They make a kawaii couple huh?" Rani said.
"The Jades and the Senshi didn't expect to hear that type of answer from her.
"Are you serious? Lorraine asked.
"I've never seen Haruka so happy." Michiru said quietly.
"Yeah I mean that." Rani said.
Hotaru got up and approached Haruka and Philip.
Apparently she wanted to dance with him too.
Haruka left as Hotaru danced with Philip a little.
"Now that is kawaii!" Elaine said looking at them.
"We'll be back." Rani said and left the table with the Jades.
Haruka sat down and smiled ear to ear.
"Have a nice dance?" Mako asked.
"Yeah" Haruka blushed.
"You had fun out there didn't you?" Michiru joked.
"Oh stop it." Haruka said laughing.
When they all got home Rani started combing her hair.
"There's still something wrong with Philip he still has Sen's power in him."
The next day the Inner Senshi took a little walk in the park. Sumiko, Koura, Sato, Shindo, and Kisaragi floated over the city.
"What are we doing here?" Sumiko asked
"Sen's power still lived inside the White Dragon." Shindo said. "He will be with us again."
They appeared in the park as the Senshi stopped from a distance.
"C'mon..." Usagi said "Moon Eternal Make-up!"
"Mercury Crystal Power Make-up!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power Make-up!"
"Mars Crystal Power Make-up!"
"Venus Crystal Power Make-up!"
"Look it's the Sailor Senshi" Shindo said and turned to them.
"Reeking havoc?" Mars asked.
"We're looking for the White Dragon where is he?" Koura asked.
"He'll find you." Jupiter said.
"If you're not going to tell us we'll make you tell us." Sato said. The Protectors drew their weapons and charged at the Senshi.
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!"
The leaves hit Sumiko but she charged at Jupiter slamming her into the ground.
"Venus..." Venus yelled but got hit bye Koura quickly held her neck choking her.
Sato and Kisaragi slammed Mars and Mercury into stone walls.
"Where is he?" Shindo demanded then threw her toward a tree. She hit it hard and fell to the ground. He held her in the air.
A yellow ball of energy hit Shindo as he dropped Sailor Moon. The Protectors looked at the direction where the ball cam from.
The Outer Senshi stood before them. After they said their introductions Yumi, Nami, Fuji, and Yakumo appeared before them.
"Let's even up the odds a little." Nami smirked. The Protectors charged at the Outer Senshi.
"Deep Submerge!"
"World Shaking!"
"Dead Scream."
Their attacks flew at the Protectors but they dodged it with ease. Laira appeared and raised her arms. Vines grew out of the ground wrapping each Senshi by their arms and legs. Laira laughed and approached Sailor Moon.
"I'll start with you. You're always the pain in the ass!" Laira laughed raising her knife to Sailor Moon's neck. A sharp pain ran through Laira's hand as she dropped the knife. On the ground was a red rose.
"Tuxedo Kamen...."Sailor Moon smiled.
"OH SHUT UP!" Laira slapped Sailor Moon hard across the face. Yumi and Nami threw their rings at him. He dodged it as Fuji played his flute. Tuxedo Kamen covered his ears. Shindo and Kisaragi snapped their whips around his arms pulling him toward them. Laira wrapped him with vines just like the Senshi.
"Let's get rid of them all at once." The Protectors smiled as they stood together. The sky grew very dark. A huge black beam of energy shot from the sky toward the Senshi. They closed their eyes thinking they were going to die.
"Philip...I never got to tell you how I felt about you." Uranus cried to herself. "Rani. I love him too."
The beam engulfed them as the park filled with darkness of their attack.
The Senshi opened their eyes to see the Guardians holding them.
"Where are we?" Haruka asked looking around
"Safe..." Silver Jade letting her go." You're out of the park."
"Philip!" Saturn cried holding him tightly.
"Shh..." White Dragon said comforting her.
The Guardians disappeared through the ground.
The Protectors laughed
"Yeah those stupid Sailor Senshi are gone!"
"Don't count on that." Sailor Moon said.
"How... you can't..." Nami said shocked.
Out of nowhere the Guardians each held a Protector holding their swords to their necks as Senshi gasped. "What do you want?" Silver Jade asked holding Laira.
"Noth..." the Guardian pressed her sword a little deeper into her neck just enough to draw some blood.
"You're stupid flute can't help you now. You can't breath you can't play it." Black Jade said holding Fuji.
"Sen...the White Dragon."
"That explains the tattoo and your new powers." Silver Jade said.
"Lady Hoshiro." Yakumo said.
Hoshiro appeared smiling evilly.
"You, Senshi and Guardians have bothered me for the last time. Your next battle won't be so lucky. Sen, you will come back. Destroy that body that imprisons you if you have to. You will serve me again."
A beam came down and hit the Guardians throwing them away from the Protectors.
"You Protectors need to save your own asses." Hoshiro said and disappeared.
White Dragon got up slowly. The Protectors escaped except for Laira. She lie on the ground holding her neck as he approached her.
"Hurry get out of here." He said, "Before my leader see my treachery." Silver Jade got up and raised her sword to Laira.
"I want some answers Laira." White Dragon knocked the sword out of her hand as Laira escaped by disappearing.
Silver Jade changed back into her normal form.
"How could you let her go? I was going to get some answers from her?" Rani yelled.
White Dragon changed back to his normal form.
"I'm very disappointed in you, Philip."
"Rani listen..."
"You were totally out of line. Your duty as a Guardian..."
"Will you listen to me..." he said frustrated.
"No explanation will take back..."
Something came over Philip as he struck Rani across the face with the back of his hand. She fell to the ground holding her cheek. Gray Spirit was going to rush at him but the other Guardians held him back. The Senshi gasped as Saturn helped her up. Philip couldn't believe what he just did.
"Rani-san you okay?' Saturn asked she hugged her.
"Rani I..." Philip said sincerely. "I didn't mean to I..."
He looked at her face and saw tears. For the first time the Guardian cried. Philip held her shoulders but she pushed him away.
"Leave me alone!" she cried. She disappeared through her dark pool.
Philip hung his head.
"What happened?" Black Jade asked. The Guardians approached him in their normal forms. The Senshi changed back into their normal forms too.
"I don't know what came over me. I'd never hit her. I let Laira go. That's not me..." he had a scared look on his face. "What's wrong with me? I turned into some monster. Rani hates me...I wish I never became a Guardian."
Haruka ran up to Philip holding him tightly as he hugged her back.
"Philip it's okay. We know who you are. You'd never really do those things."
"You believe me Haruka?" Philip asked.
"Of course I do."
Hotaru looked at her hair. She felt it was a little wet. She remembered Rani hugging her and tried to cover her face from her.
"She was crying." Hotaru said.
"Rani doesn't cry." Michiru said.
"She did." Philip said. "It was because of me."
"She didn't cry when you died" Rei said.
"Good, I'm glad she didn't."
He turned to the Guardians, none of them looked too happy with him. Justin was the unhappiest with Philip. He ran off to find his sister.
"Justin wait up..." Rei, Elaine, and Mako followed him.
They looked halfway through the city. Justin looked at the small mountain behind the city.
"I know where she is." he said.
Rani sat at the grassy part of the cliff sobbing.
"Rani..." Justin said.
"Just go away." She whispered in between sobs. He hugged her as she hugged him back.
"Justin...how could he..."
"Philip would never hit you like that."
"But he did."
"I don't think he meant to." Mako said.
"Rani, talk to him later..." Elaine suggested.
"I don't want to see him again. It's over..." Rani cried harder "He did it once he'll do it again."
"Gomen nasai." Rei said. All of them hugged her trying to calm her down.
Philip went home, he felt awful. He looked in the mirror and saw Laira with his arms around him. He quickly turned and saw nothing there. He remembered Hoshiro's call to Sen that night.
"Destroy that body that imprisons you..." That call kept repeating itself in his head.
"He's inside me, he made me hit Rani, let Laira go..." Philip thought to himself.
The next day Rani was making breakfast as Philip appeared in her kitchen. She was carrying a pitcher of water and dropped it when she saw him.
"What are you doing here?" She said coldly.
"We need to talk." He said.
"I don't want to even..." she almost walked away but he grabbed her arms looking straight into her eyes.
"Rani, you know me. I'd never hit you. I wouldn't let Laira escape like that."
"But you did."
"Let me explain. I think Sen still lives inside me. I have his powers including him."
She hung her head.
"Sweetie, I'm sorry for hitting you and for letting Laira escape." He noticed she was pretty quiet. "Do you still love me?"
"I still love you but I don't trust you. Unless he's out of you I don't think we should be seeing each other anymore."
"So it's over then?"
"Until he's out of you, yes."
"I understand." He said sadly.
He kissed her forehead and walked out of her front door. She closed the door behind him and leaned against it. He leaned against her door too. She tried to hold back her tears but one managed to roll down her cheek.
Philip got teary-eyed but fought it.
A ninja does not shed tears...even the strongest one should act human sometimes.