Sorry this is so late!
CLASH!
Chapter 12
Minako knew it was too good to last long. She just wished it hadn't been Dudley Dursley that ratted her out. In one innocent question, in front of the entire Order, her entire disguise was questioned.
"Aren't you that actress from that one show that used to be on the telly... Sailor V?"
Usagi had tried to smooth things over. It was a valiant try.
"Yep! They used to say they should just save the money and pay her in colouring books."
The Order of the Phoenix thought through things rather quickly, though. She would know; she had had Ami eavesdrop and record the discussion, which had occurred not ten minutes after.
"Actresses are paid to do what they do, right? Especially if they're on the telly. So she must be good at what she did, or does. From what we've seen, Endymion and Serenity are smart--too smart to tolerate that kind of incompetence around them, considering what a delicate operation they're running here. I say it's all an act," Tonks declared. "And honestly--paying some one in colouring books? Yeah right."
She was disgusted with herself. If any of them ever figured out how to use a computer--and make no mistake of it, one of them eventually would--all they would need to do is run a search on her name and her entire history--all of her accomplishments, all of her titles, all of everything--would be made public to them. And they would know, and they would doubt everything Usagi and Mamoru told them, and it would be like coaxing them out of the darkness just to have them run back to it at the first sign of the sun.
How could she have been so damn stupid?
The only thing that she could do now, though, was lay low and shed her mask as soon as she possibly could, before they got any concrete evidence on her. Maybe Mamoru would even stop giving her death glares, if she executed her plans properly. She did so loathe not being able to smack that glare off her best friend's husband's face... or was that just the bitterness at having messed up so spectacularly showing through?
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It had taken a long, long time, but they were finally ready to go up and resettle the moon. However, the Order wasn't ready to cooperate, and the Dursleys, whom they had been forced to bring along when they went to get Hestia Jones and Daedalus Diggle, were absolutely hysterical and convinced they were going to die.
Even Michiru, normally one of the most level headed, was ready to kill them.
Mamoru and Usagi had been thinking for days on what to do about their less than willing guests. Magic was suggested, then shot down. Haruka had brought up the idea of a battle, of sorts, between two representatives of their respective groups, and it was accepted after much deliberation.
It didn't exactly help when, the day before they proposed the challenge, Jadeite brought through all of Hogwarts.
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Jadeite smiled as the last of the students Portkeyed in. They would be staying in the palace, and as a result, he had taken the students away from Voldemort's territory. It would only be a matter of time before Voldemort decided to hurt some more of the students any way, and it wasn't as if he didn't evacuate the group that had been living in what she heard called the Room of Requirement.
He knew Usagi was rather fussed at him, but he explained the situation as best he could as soon as it was clear to do so. She begrudgingly allowed him free reign, as long as he didn't say anything stupid to one of the Members of the Order of the Phoenix.
He was more than happy to comply, as long as the Order kept away from the students. Subtle magic suppressors, placed innocently in between shoulder blades during the night, would assure that there would be no trouble when they were out in Crystal Tokyo, showing aspects of the magical defenses and Muggle life to the students. However, if any of them knew the Order of the Phoenix was there, it would be disastrous.
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It was finally time.
Deep inside the Moon, something stirred. Something that was already ancient when the planets were just being born. In response, something inside the Earth woke, starting a chain reaction that would spread throughout the entire universe. As each planet awakened, so did their protectors and soldiers--their senshi.
Glowing softly, all but one warrior joined with their planets. That one warrior shot up from her comfortable bed in a palace on the planet Earth and let out a loud, long wail of sheer despair, even as her comrades soared off into the night to go home.
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The next day, Usagi was irritable, to put it mildly. She snarled at anyone who tried to find out what was wrong, which was largely the few Members of the Order brave enough.
Finally, during dinner that night, she snapped. "That's it. We are going to the Moon, and I will drag you all there by your hair if I must."
"We cannot exist on the Moon. We would all die," Fleur retorted angrily.
"We say you can. The Moon used to be its own planet, with its own people."
"And we say zat we are not allowing 'oo to take us on a sueecide meession!"
"How about a contest then, to decide if we're going or not?" Ami suggested, gently pushing Usagi toward Michiru and Haruka, who led her from the room.
Fleur sniffed delicately. "What kind of a contest?"
Ami grinned wickedly, something that was mirrored on the faces of many of the senshi. "Chess," she replied easily, throwing something at the group of Order Members huddled behind Fleur.
Ron reached out and caught it easily. It was a queen, made of elegant white marble and gleaming fresh water pearl.
The senshi left, following the group that had already gone. Several Members dismissed the challenge, but, after several whispered arguments, Ron managed to convince his family and a few other Members, and they too followed where Usagi was leading.
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Sorry this is so late, the words just wouldn't come. I knew what I wanted, the words just weren't flowing. And my internet's been down.