ACT 20

The Amazoness Quartet where gathered within the center ring of the Dead Moon Circus all four of them speaking with the various acts, those who even without their dreams still served Queen Neherenia, all making fun of Zirconia at the prodding of the Quartet calling her an old hag and wrinkled. Zirconia who had appeared in the room without anyone noticed listened for only a very short amount of time before shaking in anger and yelling out, "Quite down! Quite down, you idiots," with a resounding echo from her cane echoing throughout the tent causing the figures to vanish into the shadows leaving the Quartet in the center ring to face Zirconia's wrath. "This is no time to be playing," she told the four her icy glare keeping even VesVes and JunJun the two most outspoken members of the quartet silent. "Seek the one with the truly beautiful dream! They who hold the Golden Mirror," she shouted at the four who cowered from the anger in her voice floating down a piece of paper to them that ParaPara caught.

Maturity Ceremony

Date: 1/15 1-4 PM

Place: Juban Civic Hall

Gather together and talk about

the dreams of young adults

"Let's see. Juban Civic Hall," ParaPara said after reading the paper the other members of the quartet looking just as confused as she sounded. "What is it," CereCere asked. "January 15, Maturity Ceremony," JunJun said reading that part of the letter but still sounding as confused as ParaPara and CereCere had. "Maturity Ceremony," VesVes said as if there shouldn't even be such a thing. "Gather together and talk about the dreams of young adults," CereCere said looking at the last part of the flyer disbelief evident in her tone as well. "Dreams," all four said. "Hai, find the Golden Mirror! Find that Pegasus," Zirconia said to the four who looked up at her as if she had lost her mind, "Before MY skin becomes irritated," she said repeating something the Quartet themselves had said causing them all to blush realizing that Zirconia had heard what they had been telling the various acts of the Dead Moon Circus, so they left knowing that now was not the time to be testing the Grand Master's patience.

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"Volunteer Work Minako-chan," Usagi-chan asked as I walked by her side. "Hai, it's for the Maturity Ceremony at Juban Hall," Minako-chan said as Rei-chan who was by her side sighed. "Mina-chan's manager is impressed by the sales that LOVE Is producing but the latest single needs more promotion," "ah that explains why you called all of us then," Ami-chan said as Akai-san who was by her side chuckled and added, "of course." "Though having all of us here is a bit much don't you think Minako-san," Hanako-san who I still couldn't truly believe at times was really Jadeite asked. "We haven't been all been together like this in a very long time Hanako, and where our prince goes I gladly follow," Shirai-san who was walking behind Mamo-chan holding Usagi-chan's hand and I saw both of them smile and couldn't help but do the same at Zoicite's loyalty. "True enough," Hirose-san said as Sets-chan who was at his side only shook her head while Haruka-san and Michiru-san who where walking side by side said nothing though I heard a chuckle come from Haruka-san at the same time that Michiru-san smiled.

"I think it will be fun," Diana said from my side, "don't you agree okaa-san, otou-san, Small Lady," she said looking at Luna, Artemis and then myself all of us nodding in agreement causing Minako-chan to giggle. "See no problems," she said as Artemis and Rei-chan seemed to roll their eyes in unison at her antics though neither said anything. After a short journey of walking we finally reached the Civic Hall and as we where making our way into the building a very enthusiastic girl with Ami-chan's hair style who was about my age and dressed in a blue sweater with white shorts that had a blue band around each leg at their bottoms and socks of the same color but white shoes rushed passed us with a smile to the doors. "I found it," she said waving excitedly to someone and we all turned to see three others dressed exactly the same except for the colors. The girl in red had Rei-chan's hairstyle from when she had been younger, standing next to a girl in yellow with Minako's hairstyle from when she had been in high school as well the last girl wearing green having a hair style like Mako-chan's when she had been younger as well all of their eyes where various shades of brown.

"Well we are finally here," the girl dressed in the yellow said. "Let's hurry," the girl in blue said excitedly from the top of the stairs. "Who are they," I heard Rei-chan whisper to Minako-chan. "I think they are volunteers from the Circus," she whispered back. "Well the more hands we have the better," Usagi-chan said as Mamo-chan and the Shitennou nodded in agreement, as they all went inside though I couldn't help but look at the girls who where huddled together now seeing that they where looking at me as well as I followed the others into the Civic's Center…

"Strange," VesVes said. "Yes, but we need to focus," CereCere added. "Then we should start taking a look around then," JunJun said. "Ok," ParaPara said as the four went inside. "And why do we have to do all of this," VesVes asked as ParaPara happily hummed as she painted fake cardboard clouds white. "It is necessary VesVes," CereCere said as with a deep sigh VesVes nodded in agreement. "If we stay here, targets will gather round tomorrow, right," JunJun said…

"All right," I yelled from the stage up towards the rafters. "Further this way, this way," I said motioning with my hands as Usagi-chan looked down unable to move further with the streamer she was trying to hang. "You should us do that," Mamo-chan who was beside me said the Shitennou gathered strategically below where Usagi-chan was, and I knew the reason was just in case she somehow lost her balance. "You can do this Usagi-chan," Rei-chan who was up in the rafters said. "It is just like a balance beam, I remember you did that quite well when you concentrated," Mako-chan added encouragingly. "I don't fear the balance beam, but at this height, I think I really should have let Mamoru do this," she said unable to step out onto the walkway leading across the top of the stage.

"Let me do it for you Usagi-chan," Rei-chan said taking the streamer from Usagi. "Reiko," Minako-chan said putting a hand on her shoulder. "It's ok Mina-chan. This is twice as wide as a balance beam, I will be ok," Rei-chan said as the two looked into each others eyes and I wondered what had been communicated between the two without so much as a word as Minako-chan with a tender smile released Rei-chan's shoulder and nodded as she stepped back drawing Usagi-chan with her so Rei-chan would have room to work, but as soon as Rei-chan looked down at me I realized she was just as scared of the heights as Usagi-chan had been. "Ha, let me see," the girl in green said walking out onto the ledge as if it where nothing. "Now, what do you want me to do," she asked with a large smile as all the girls simply looked at her amazed. "How did she do that," Usagi-chan said making me nod my head in agreement.

"This cloth," Rei-chan said holding up the banner still in her hands. "We need it to be hung across the stage like this," Mako-chan said showing her the schematics that Shirai and Ami-chan had put together rather quickly, which was kind of scary but the two where geniuses after all. "Oh, I see! Bring be the cloth and I'll do it," the girl dressed in green said. "Well, if we could do that," Rei-chan said. "It would have already been finished," Mako-chan added as Usagi and Minako-chan nodded in agreement. "Let me borrow it then please," the girl in red said and before any of the girls could answer her she had already taken the cloth in her hands and vaulted out across the beam over the stage and landing perfectly in front of the girl in green. "Here," the girl in red said. "Thank you," the girl in green said taking the pearl cloth banner in her hand. "So amazing," I said to the two making them blush though they did give me and all the others watching on with me a small bow.

"That isn't very fair VesVes, you and JunJun shouldn't be the only one's showing off," the girl in yellow said surprising myself, Mamoru, the Shitennou and the Outer Senshi by coming up behind us on the stage. "CereCere, why don't you come up here as well," the girl in green who I now knew was JunJun replied. "Fine, could I have some room please," she asked the Shitennou who parted out of her way only to watched amazed as I did as she ran in a dead sprint before bending her legs and jumping in a perfect arc upwards through the air landing on the beam behind JunJun. "Amazing," Usagi-chan yelled. "They are pretty good," Rei-chan added. "They must have gymnastic training," Mako-chan said as Minako-chan simply nodded, and I found it strange that she was remaining so quite. "I will help," CereCere said. "Alright," VesVes replied. "CereCere you take that end," she said pointing behind CereCere, "I will take this one," she said looking behind herself. "Well I guess we aren't needed here afterall," Minako-chan finally said as the girls came out of the rafters leaving CereCere, VesVes and JunJun to easily do the task given to them.

"They are something else hey Minako," I heard Artemis say as she and the other girls came out of the rafters to stand on the stage. "Hai, that they are," was Minako's simple reply. "I wish we could help more," Diana-chan said. "You know we can't, not with these normal people here," Luna-chan said. "Normal okaa-san," Diana replied making both myself and Luna-chan chuckle but it was kind of true the four seemed very skilled and talented even for Circus performers. "Hey Ami-chan we're done," I heard Usagi-chan say excitedly to Ami who walked through the door carrying a box full of pink streamers. "Really," Ami-chan said with a smile. "That was quick," she added looking at the streamers. "But it doesn't look pretty," the girl in blue said raising up out of a seat surprising Ami-chan and everyone else on the stage as well as none of us had seen her there. "Hey PallaPalla, what are you doing back there," JunJun said giving the girl a name. "I thought I didn't see her around. So she was slacking," VesVes said all three of the girls looking quite angry. "ParaPara," CereCere said sounding disappointed more than angry.

"But it doesn't look pretty," ParaPara said once again. "You know now that she mentions it," JunJun said. "It really does seem to leave room for improvement," VesVes added as we all looked up as well to see that ParaPara was right though none of us could place our finger on why exactly. "What is wrong with it," ParaPara said as Ami-chan with a smile said, "I think it is a matter of proportions," she said typing away on a lab top the same one that she and Shirai had made their schematics on. "Of course,' Shirai -san said shaking his head as if he should have realized it sooner. "What are you doing," ParaPara said looking over Ami's shoulder as she typed. "There is something called a golden proportion," Ami-chan answered. "To human eyes, a 1:1.618 ratio looks the most beautiful," she said and I felt just as confused as ParaPara looked at that moment though Shirai-san was nodding his head in agreement. "I don't get it," she said as I couldn't help but nod my head in agreement.

"You'll see," Ami-chan said with a smile. "Move the right-hand cloth to the right by 9 centimeters. "VesVes," JunJun said the two looking at each other as VesVes said, "Leave it to me," as she used JunJun to vault back up into the rafters doing as Ami-chan had said. "Like this," VesVes asked. "Right. Now take that one over there by 5 centimeters to the left. Yes, that's right," Ami-chan said giving out instructions. "And then, those over there, pull them just a tiny bit up. Is this alright," Ami-chan asked ParaPara who with wide eyes in wonder nodded her head that it was. "You have a good sense of design, thank you for your help," Ami-chan told ParaPara. "You're so smart! I was very surprised," was ParaPara's reply which made everyone around me either try to keep from laughing or giggle just a bit before stopping themselves.

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Later that same day when I found myself alone on the stage with JunJun who was looking at the sign hung over the stage that read "Maturity Ceremony," I saw the cable holding the sign giving way. "Watch out," I yelled trying to keep it from falling as JunJun rushed over to help me, but even though I could tell she was strong, together we where not strong enough to stop the sign and reset the wench holding the cable at the same time. "Chibi-usa," I heard Mako-chan say as she and who after reaching us grabbed the handle of the winch and began easily turning it, but not before telling us both to get out of the way. "Mako-chan is very powerful," I said with a smile as JunJun looked on amazed. "How did you do that," she asked once Mako-chan had finished. "Oh well, everyone says I'm some kind of superwoman or something," Mako-chan said rubbing the back of her head in nervousness but JunJun didn't seem to notice…

"How is it going over there," Rei asked CereCere after putting the finishing touches on a bouquet of flowers. "I, um, I've almost got it," CereCere said embarrassed that her bouquet wasn't coming together like she wanted only to look over to see that Rei's was almost perfect, well in her eyes at least. "Pretty," CereCere said making Rei blush. "But, in any case," she thought looking at her disaster of a bouquet. "Darn," she said out loud as Rei actually laughed…

"Hey look what Minako-san and Usagi-san gave me," ParaPara said walking up to VesVes, CereCere and JunJun who where seated in the Civic's Centers seats looking at the stage. "That is a bit childish don't you think ParaPara," CereCere said. "Still they are pretty amazing girls," VesVes admitted with a smile. "For humans," CereCere whispered as JunJun, VesVes and ParaPara nodded their heads in agreement.

"Well it looks like we are done," Haruka-san said. "Tomorrow's ceremony should go perfectly now," Michiru-san added as Sets-chan nodded her head in agreement. "True," VesVes said. "Still I have to wonder," CereCere added. "What is a Maturity Ceremony anyway," ParaPara asked as we all looked at the four oddly. "Well you know," Usasi-chan said. "You mean you helped out without knowing what it was for," Mamo-chan who was at her side asked as the Shitennou nodded in agreement. "That's right," ParaPara said. "Just what," "is a," "Maturity Ceremony," first JunJun, then CereCere and finally VesVes said the three speaking over each other but still completing there sentence perfectly. "It celebrates your 20th birthday," Shirai said. "It is a day where you join the world of adults," Hirose added. "Adults," JunJun said sounding confused. "Why celebrate," VesVes said as CereCere finished. "becoming an adult."

"It is a happy thing to become an adult," I told the four thinking of my own dream of one day growing up to be as great of a lady as Usagi-mama. "No way," VesVes said her eyes closed refusing to look at me. "I don't want to become an adult," ParaPara said sounding frightened of the idea. "To become an adult," JunJun said, "Anything but that," CereCere said looking at her both nodding their heads in agreement as we all looked at the four shocked that they truly felt this way about growing up.

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It was the next day and we had all gathered once again in order to help the Maturity Ceremony go smoothly, myself Usagi-chan and Ami-chan stood behind the curtain looking at the gathering crowd talking about how excited we where when from behind I heard ParaPara's familiar voice say. "I don't want to be an adult," causing us all to turn to see her, CereCere, VesVes and JunJun standing there. "Dream, dream, don't doubt it," CereCere said. "A dream of dreams that…" JunJun added "dreaming children have," VesVes finished. "You guys," Ami-chan said sounding surprised. "We didn't think you would be coming," Usagi-chan added as I nodded my head in agreement especially after what the four had said yesterday. "Why," VesVes said giggling. "This is fun for us too," JunJun added. "But I thought you didn't want to become adults," I asked confused. "Hai, but, but," ParaPara said excitedly. "We have interests in what dreams adults have," CereCere said looking at me for a moment before looking away as if unable to keep my gaze. "Guys, they need us to go downstairs," Mako-chan yelled so we all did as she asked.

The mature ceremony began and I heard CereCere ask Usagi-chan and Minako-chan why they liked being adults. Usagi-chan told her about how she loved being married to Mamoru and doing simple things like cooking everyone something even if it was simply miso soup. Minako-chan laughed and said. "You are thinking small Usagi-chan," before telling CereCere that she loved to be a pop idol sharing her music and ideas with the world. "Hm, but we bask in the spotlight every day too," CereCere said to Minako who chuckled but had to agree with the circus star that she was right in her own way as well. Walking around I heard JunJun ask the same question that CereCere had but to Mako-chan and Ami-chan. Ami told her about how she loved being a doctor and being able to help children while Mako-chan talked about her catering business and being married to Motoki-san who had overheard his wife and was blushing just as much as her.

"Do you have fun working for other people," JunJun had asked only to be told by Ami-chan that she thought it was a wonderful thing to be needed by others and I couldn't help but to agree as I thought of Pegasus…

"Why do you think my dream is so funny," Rei-chan asked VesVes and CereCere who had cornered her and me asking the same question that had been asked by the four all day today. "Won't you just get worked into the ground," CereCere had said as Rei-chan blushed but remained calm none the less. "Working isn't a bad thing. To work for others is to help make the world a better place," she said as VesVes repeated what she said while looking at CereCere before the two began laughing again. "Please stop," I asked the two. "Making fun of people's dreams, are you having fun doing this," I asked standing in front of Rei-chan my cheeks as red as Rei's fuku when she was Sailor Mars causing the two to fall silent before they looked at me CereCere asking if I wished to be an adult as well, and I replied, "Of course it is. My dream is to become a wonderful lady," I said to the two of them. "Ah, I see," CereCere said unable to look me in the eye once again. "But if that is how you feel," VesVes said as the two stood back up to their full height instead of bending down to look at me. "Dream, dream don't doubt it. A dream of dreams that dreaming children have," the two said speaking of leaving both myself and Rei-chan confused before a scream filled the halls and the two of us shared a look as VesVes and CereCere seemed ran away making things easier for the two of us.

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"Thank you thank you, I am the electric catfish! Biribiri-yarou," a male Remless said that had a sleek merman like body said to the crowd that he had just made pass out. "He's funny," the girl with blue hair and eyes said. "All right, you go get em," the girl with green hair and eyes added. "No fair," pink said, "Yea, don't start without us," red added. "Ah don't be so upset. Let's have them show us one mirror of dreams after another," green said with a smirk. "Hai! Go my lead soldiers," ParaPara said causing little toy soldiers to appear that fired out of a miniature cannon her blue orb that caused the dream mirrors of all those knocked out in the crowd to appear only for each and every one to be pink with a blue bow. "Oh my," blue said. "They are all normal," pink added. "Should of known the old hag would be wrong about an a adult having the Golden Mirror," VesVes added. "Well to bad, lets get rid of them shall we," JunJun added.

"Hold it right there," Usagi-chan said as myself and the other girls stepped onto the stage to confront the Amazoness Quartet. "Dreaming of the future," Minako-chan said. "These young adults," Ami-chan added. "Special day is," Rei-chan said, "being tarnished by you," Mako-chan added. "We the Sailor Gaadian's," Haruka-san, Michiru-san and Sets-chan said as one. "In the name of the moon, we shall punish you," myself and Usagi-chan finished all of us striking a pose. "Ah, it's you guys again," red said. "It's like you can set your watch by it," Pink added. "I don't like this," blue added. "Take care of them Biribiri-yarou," green said as the Remless tried to shock us with its electrical attack when a familiar cane struck it in the head knocking the Remless to the ground. "Sorry but we can't let you do that," Mamo-chan said. "I am Tuxedo Kamen," "and we are the Shitennou," Jadeite, Nephrite, Zoicite, and Kunzite added.

"Well it would seem we are outnumbered," red said. "Well you know what they say," pink added. "Discretion is the better part of valor," green added. "Don't you mean we should retreat," blue said. "Exactly," the other three said as one as all four vanished in the way that they did into their orbs that simply passed through the ceiling as if it where not there. "Chibi-usa," Usagi-chan whispered to me as I nodded bringing forth the Crystal Carillion. "Pegasus! Please protect everyone's dreams! Twinkle Yell," I said as the Carillion chimed three times calling forth Pegasus as Usagi brought the Kaleido-Moon Scope to her hands. "Moon Gorgeous Meditation," she yelled causing the Remless who was struck with the kaleidoscope of colors to scream, "Stage Out," before vanishing in the way all Remless do…

"I wonder where those four girls went off to," I asked as we made sure that the rest of the Maturity Ceremony went well, but in our civilian forms. "I don't know, but despite how they may feel, I know we can be friends with them," Usagi-chan said with a smile. "I am sure we will meet them again," Rei-chan said. "And on that day we will get to know them better," Minako-chan added. "Right," Ami-chan and Mako-chan said at the same time making Haruka-tachi, as well as Mamo-chan and the Shitennou laughed at the strange coincidence, while myself and the other girls did our best to keep from giggling.

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"The only chance we have in several centuries," Neherenia said her back to the mirror that was her prison which reflected the Earth surrounded by stars. "We now have absolutely no time to waste," Neherenia said looking ahead at something that simply wasn't there. "Now is the time for me to use my own hands to…," Neherenia said but here she fell silent as she looked upon the cage that held Elios's body. "Serenity," she whispered quietly a lone tear falling from her eye that she didn't not bother to whip away.

{ N O T E }

And so ends Act 20. You know I didn't realize just how close to the end of the SuperS season I am getting until I watched the episode this act is based on and saw how many episodes are left in this particular arc of the anime. As I watched these episodes I realized something that each one of these episodes are far to important to the overall plot that none of them can be left out without causing confusion especially as bits and pieces of what I have planed are already starting to show through in my storytelling.

I bet you are wondering just what I am meant by that last statement aren't you. Well I won't tell you, but pay close attention to the villains of this story and the things they are doing and saying especially, nope I'm stopping myself right there, that is the only clue you as my readers are getting.

So until our next meeting;

I remain a . . .

KuRSeofTime

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