Kakyuu let Chibi-Chibi, as she had dubbed the tiny senshi-girl, lead the way. She was unfamiliar with the route they were taking, though she was breathless with wonder—partly from exhaustion from traveling, but also at the sight of giant planets with rings and such.
Chibi-Chibi led her to a small blue and green planet with a single gray moon. Together they shot through the atmosphere, towards what appeared to be a small island. The island grew immensely bigger as they approached it. To those on the planet watching the skies, it was evening, and the lights of Kakyuu and Chibi-Chibi were simple shooting stars in the twilight.
They landed in a deserted garden. It was rather beautiful, but Kakyuu did not want to gaze upon it. She gasped for breath as she adjusted to the atmosphere of the alien planet. She was lost and alone on a strange planet. She could feel the grip of fear and panic encircle her, until she felt a tug on her sleeve. It was Chibi-Chibi, smiling cheerfully. Kakyuu smiled too. She was not alone after all.
She tried to stand, but felt too weak from the travel. The small girl produced a small incense box. "Chibi?"
Kakyuu wondered vaguely where she had gotten it from. Her thoughts were becoming more clouded by the minute.
"Chibi chibi." The girl opened the box. She motioned her hand towards the princess, then put her hand into the box.
Kakyuu tilted her head. "You want me—to get in there?" she pointed.
The girl nodded. "There chibi." She produced a small white wand with an encircled heart on it.
Confused, but trusting the small child's magic, she allowed herself to change form. She entered the box, and the small girl closed the box. A warm olive scent was the only hint that there was something in the incense box.
Chibi-chibi herself detransformed, and to the ordinary onlooker, appeared to be just a toddler with an oversized incense box. She ran out of the garden until she came upon a street. She then walked along the sidewalk, as if she knew exactly where she was going. After some time, she came upon a two-story house. It was ordinary in every way, and similar to other houses on the same street. The little girl studied the name on the mailbox—Tsukino. Nodding to herself, she made her way to the front door of the home…
***
The Starlights continued to battle Galaxia, but she continued to wave off their attacks. Once in a while, they would catch her off-guard, but for the majority of the time, Galaxia seemed impenetrable. Galaxia herself continued to taunt them, angering them even more.
Suddenly, a flash of light shone from the side of the mountain—a pure, red comet-like light, along with a small pink flash. "She's leaving," said Healer, gazing at the leaving lights.
"We should follow her," stated Fighter quietly, "before Galaxia decides to."
Maker asked, "Why? We could finish her here and now."
Fighter shook her head. "We need to regroup and rethink our strategy here. Even the power of the mountain is not helping anymore."
Maker sighed. "Fine."
"What's all that whispering about? Still trying to figure out how to beat me?" Galaxia teased.
"Not anymore," declared Sailor Star Fighter. She focused her energy, along with the other two Starlights, and together they shot up, shooting stars together in the throes of space.
"I will find you," declared Galaxia to no one in particular. "I will possess those Star Seeds—and there will be no one to stop me." She conjured her own light, and shot off in pursuit of the Starlights and their princess.
***
It was often difficult to communicate while traveling at the speed of light, and so the Starlights spoke not a word as they tried to find where their princess could have gone. They slowed their speed and tried to search for clues in the great cosmos. Suddenly, Fighter motioned towards a small blue and green planet far in the distance. A faint trail of pink butterflies extended from it. Together, the Starlights headed for the unfamiliar planet.
***
They landed in a forest, just outside of a rather large city. They could hear the sound of machinery and some sort of motor growling at a short distance.
"Where the hell are we?" demanded Sailor Star Healer.
Fighter shrugged. "Not sure. But this is definitely where the princess went."
"And you're sure of this how?"
"Her scent. And that pink trail…there was a pink light leaving with Kakyuu when she escaped from Kinmoku. Not sure what that was…it's definitely not her magic, but it's with her at the moment, whatever it is."
Maker sighed. "Well, she could be anywhere on this planet."
"Pretty sure she's in the region somewhere. We can't be that far off."
"Well, how will we find her? And what do we do if we do not find her immediately? I fear we may be here for some time," stated Healer.
"Let's detransform and head towards where the people are. We can perhaps blend into the culture here and find our way to her. Perhaps someone has seen her."
"Oh yes, because I'm sure she hasn't gone incognito by now," replied Healer sarcastically. The other Starlights stared at her. Healer put her hand to her head. "Sorry. That was bitchy." She detransformed and appeared in her normal Kinmokuan garb. "I'm just worried."
Fighter detransformed as well. "We all are," she said, as her clothes changed. "Do not worry—you saw the power she exerted on the mountain. As long as she still has that ability—that rare senshi form—she can defend herself."
***
"Damn them! Where did they go?" a certain golden senshi wondered. She noticed a streak of light and decided to follow it. Surely the light would lead to more light…and sure enough, she spotted a silver pearly moon orbiting a planet full of light. Motivated by the amount of light she saw, she sped towards it, hungry for more power.
***
