Of Saturn

By: Wilona Riva

Disclaimer: I only own the plot and any OCs.

Shades of Truth

Silver Millennium, Moon, Palace

Ganymede looked around. "Why are my rooms not near Endymion?"

"Because you are the Crow Prince," a woman said from the doorway opposite his. "And it's time you learned what that means, my son."

Ghost Zone, 1970s, random rock island

She gasped as a large flaming metal contraption-flying fiery motorcycle?-flew over her head, narrowly missing her.

"Ganymede, that was my second best set of wheels!"

The boy, who had jumped from the fiery death trap, ignored the angry, annoyed tone of the second teen who rolled up behind them. His passenger elbowed him and made small 'oh!' sound. The driver shut up upon seeing them.

"Johnny's teaching me to ride a motorcycle so I can get around faster. You must be new. I'm Ganymede," the 1st boy introduced himself, grinning a bit, while idly rubbing at a scratch on his cheek.

"Crow Prince, you owe me!"

"Johnny, shut up!" the emerald haired girl on the back of the motorcycle exclaimed, elbowing her boyfriend.

"I'm Ember. What is this far-out strange place? And what are you and them?"

Ganymede rose to his feet. He was clad in jeans, white tank underneath a beat-up brown leather jacket and white boots. His hair was intricately braided with tiny hematite beads. Dang! Wasn't he gorgeous in a far-out dreamy way with those sexy emerald eyes. "Well, we are ghosts. I'm Ganymede, as I said before, and these are Johnny 13 and his girlfriend Kitty. Welcome to the Reflection."

"Huh?"

"He means the Ghost Zone, kid. Ganymede is the nonofficial greeter for new comers. Now about those wheels, Phantom..."

"Oi!"

Ghost Zone, Present Day, outside Ghost Writer's library

"So why are we helping the whelp?" Skulker asked, folding his arms.

"He's been having dreams that I suspect are really memories," Ember explained, rolling her eyes. "I think those are memories from his first lifetime. Ghost Writer was part of Pariah Dark's inner circle and is hundreds of years old. Short of going to the Time Master, he's our best source of information."

"So the whelp is reincarnated. Next you'll be telling me he was one of the Five," Skulker grumbled.

"If my hunch is correct," she muttered, reaching for the heavy ornate knocker on the door.

Amity Park, Present Day, airport

"When will we know where we are staying?" Usagi grumbled. "I'm hungry."

"You are always hungry, Odango Atama," Rei told her. "We ate just two hours ago."

"She's got a point," Makoto told her. "We are supposed to be meeting our host families tomorrow according to the information packets Ms. Haruna passed out before we left."

"Any word from Minako?" Ami interrupted before Usagi could say another word.

"Artemis and she will be staying with the Outers until a host family can be arranged for her. Mamoru is meeting with local scientists he is interning with later on today. He was supposed to intern at the local hospital, but the offer fell through at the last minute. If Mayor Masters hadn't intervened with the government, Mamoru wouldn't be able to be with us."

"That was generous," Rei said.

"All we need now is to switch Naru on and attract the local youmas," Makoto joked.

"Mako-chan!"

"Anyone check on the Outers?"

"Haruka said not to worry. They've got everything arranged, and Hotaru passed the test, so she'll be taking classes with us at the local high school."

"Did any research yet, Ami?"

"Amity Park is a nice friendly place to live," she said. "It's also the most haunted city in America."

"Ghosts do not exist," Usagi said, folding her arms.

"Why?" Rei teased. "Is the big bad Odango Atama scared of a few little ghosties?"

"You're mean, Rei."

"I know."

Amity Park also had many run-ins with an infamous ghost who looked eerily familiar somehow, Ami felt, from the grainy image the internet had pulled up from one of the local rags. This she chose not to tell her fellow senshi-especially Rei.

Author's Note: Happy, Bralynn?