Sorry about the late update. I was having trouble with the Doc Manager. I can't upload a file or copy and paste because when I tried to load it, the page goes blank for too long. I have to press enter on the address bar but it doesn't save the work. I didn't know what was wrong and needed to fix it.

So I have to use another computer to update.


Disclaimer: I do not own Digimon, Naruto, Xiaolin Showdown, the Mummy, Princess Tutu, Rugrats or Sailor Moon. I do not own 'I Have Nothing' by Whitney Houston, 'Everytime' by Brittany Spears, 'That's The Way It Is' by Celine Dion and 'Listen to Your Heart' by Roxette.

All credits go to Nickelodeon, the composers, the record companies, songwriters and singers. I own only my OCs.


Special: Chapter 3

~SailorMoon~

"Since your mother refused to go to a hospital, we had to bring her and the guys to Raye's shrine."

The teenagers, woman and children went to Raye's family shrine. At the top, Raye's grandfather opened his big mouth to berate Raye for bringing so many boys when his jaw dropped to the ground when he saw Nori. Like Serena, he had never saw such beauty like her before. He swooped in right in front of her, down on one knee and proclaimed his sudden love for her.

"Granpa!" Raye screamed, embarrassed at his actions.

But Nori took it calmly. "I'm so sorry, but I'm already married." She held out her left hand, showing him a gold ring on her wedding finger.

The old man dropped himself down, heartbroken. But he couldn't resist staring at Nori's body going inside until Davis whacked him on the head with a broom.

"How dare you! Give me that broom!"

Inside, Nori sat perfectly still as Darien and Amy used their medical knowledge to treat her injuries.

"How are the children?" Nori asked.

"They're killing my grandfather." Raye blunted out, ears hearing her grandfather's yells and Davis's laughs. She scowled. "I can't believe how much trouble one little kid can cause. Its that boy, Davis. Kokoro was such a sweetheart until he pulled her into his troublemaking. He's such a bad influence for a kid."

Something broke. The room stilled.

"EX-CUSE ME…?!"

All ears were in pain of the banshee scream Nori gave out. Her hair sprung up and fanned out, making her look demonic. She stood up and strolled over to Raye in absolute fury. She even scared Raye.

"How dare you? My son is innocent in all of this!"

"I-I-I-"

Nori reached out and took a firm grasp of the miko's ear, and begun pulling. "Didn't your grandpa taught you any respect?!"

"Ow, ow, ow!"

"You're the real child with the way you're behaving!"

Finally, Nori released her, letting Raye drop down in a heap. She stepped over her with one big step and gracefully moved towards the open slide doors leading outside, head held high in self-pride, surprising the onlookers that there was a feisty and fiery side to her sunny personality and let them watch her saunter off…and then watch one of her heels step on loose lace from her shoes, making her trip forward, clumsily stumbling about, causing one of her shoes to come off, go flying across the room and hit Serena right on the head just as Nori fell down on her front.

She was as very klutzy as she was very beautiful.

Serena groaned, rubbing her head and holding Nori's platform heel in her hand. The pain was hard but she found Nori in more pain. She ran outside, along with the others, and they helped her up.

"Thank you." She said gratefully.

Serena handed her heel, which she accepted and put it back on her foot, tying the laces around her great leg. Then she straightened up, hearing youthful laughs, and so, she looked, watching the children play in the garden, while she bathe in the moonlight. She clearly loved her son. Even when he's leaving a trail of destruction.

"You rascals!" Raye's grandfather hollered as he chased the kids until they climbed up a tree and he crashed into it.

Nori, due to possessing the strong lungs of a singer, gave out a gasp loud enough for him to hear and fixed himself up.

"I'm alright!" He proclaimed. He heard the gigging again and looked up, almost getting a heart attack as the youngesters were swinging on tree vines like monkeys (like he did in Episode 30 of the original series!).

"I hope they're not giving you too much of a hard time."

"Nonsense! I raised Raye from a baby, its nothing new to me." The old priest flashed a grin and then ducked when the kids swung too low, narrowly at his head. He looked up, glaring. "Of course, I had only one grandchild! Now, you four! Get down from there this instant! And bring back that baby!"

Nori chuckled and so did Serena. They stood side by side, watching over the children playing so energetically.

"Lively little tykes, aren't they?" Zoisite, introduced as Zane Zenith, remarked, appearing at Amy's side, directing a smile to her.

Amy squeaked in surprise and blushed.

"Get in here, casanova!"

Then Zane was dragged back inside by the shirt.

Serena watched the kids, finding varioussimilarities her scouts. In Annalise, she had burning eyes and long black hair like Raye, Lita's hairstyle, strength and strong attitude, and Mina's optimism. Kokoro, Darien's little cousin, looked kinda like Serena and Mina and was definitely shy like Amy. Baby Lori sort of has a temper like Raye and was as polite and quiet as polite. Anya kinda looks like Lita's looks but mostly has brains like Amy and a snappy attitude like Raye. Davis was like herself in personality, along with a temper like Raye and a tough front like Lita.

Nori laid a hand on her cheek as she stared dreamily at her own flesh and blood. "Kids…either be through childbirth or adoption, a child can really change your life."

How about getting one from the future? Serena thought.

Nori looked her way, as if to have read her mind. "Don't be thinking what I think you're thinking!" She bewildered the teenaged girl once again with her dramatic outburst. "You're what? 16? Unless it's an unplanned pregnacy-"

"No, no! I was just thinking, that's all."

Nori pressed her hand to her heart, releasing a deep, relief sigh. "Thank goodness. You're not ready to have a child of your own. I can see it in you." Rini sniggered until Nori shot her a stern motherly frown that shut her up. She turned back to Serena. "You're supposed to be crazy and immature. You should live your life as you can." She threw her head back and stared up at the full moon. "Heaven knows you should."

"What do you mean?" Serena asked.

Nori looked to her, remembed remorse in her deep blue eyes. "I might as well tell you. "When I was your age, I was battling the Bogeyman and performing concerts all over the world. I've been doing it since I was a little girl. It's the price I pay for wishing a life outside my confined hometown. At the beginning, it was like a dream come true, but I soon found out the great responsibility I have to take." She held her amulet in her hand and stared at her reflection. "The only time I felt…normal was when I was with my true love." A beautiful smile graced her face. "He was the first person I ever met who perfers my real self over my alter-egos."

"Wow…" was all Serena could say to Nori's backstory. Nori looked very young for, possibly in her early or mid twenties, 10 years older or so than Serena herself and she did so much in her lifetime!

"Your mother was very special woman. There were so many different sides all in one body, and I'm not talking about her alter-egos."

"All that glitters is not gold."

"That's one inspiring bunny."

"That's my Quartz."

"Uh, miss Nori, Honour-sama?" Mina kindly interrupted. "What's this about the Bogeyman?"

Nori decided to play around by 'scaring' the teens, clawing her hands out to them. Her amulet glinted and her ears enlarged with oranged-furred pointed tips and her eyes turned cat-like, which was almond-shaped with slits and a gold eye color. "Have you heard about the several children complaining about 'a monster in the night'? Shadows moving on their own? The creature Rini saw?"

"I knew it!" Rini cheered.

"Are you saying the reports are real?" Serena said.

"I'm investigating since the police won't. You believed them, didn't you?" Serena nodded. "The Bogeyman is real. And he is my archenemy. I spent a majority of my life battling him, rescuing innocent children he has kidnapped every night. He is much worse than the fairytale."

"How come only you and Rini saw it?"

"I never lost sight of my enemy and only children can see the Bogeyman and that's why adults don't believe them for centuries. Children don't make up stuff. They say what they see and what they know. Children are the most honest souls you ever meet. They don't know how to lie yet."

"Mama!" Davis ran up to his mother, leaving Raye's grandfather in a daze after a wild game of 'run-and-go-chase'. Nori picked him up into her loving arms. He leaned out from the side, grabbing Serena's hair. "Bunny!"

Serena smiled at him and Rini glowered jealously.

"Oh sure, now you decided to be shy!" Mina said when in front of her Kokoro shyly hid her face in her small hands.

"YEOW!" Lita yelled when Annalise's ball landed on her head after getting kicked too hard and said with a smile "Damn, you got strength!" making Annalise blush.

"Um…" Amy merely hummed while Anya studied her with her sharp, dark-green eyes behind her oddly-shaped glasses.

"Am I doing this right?" Raye asked as she held baby Lori in her arms, desperately trying not to make her cry again.

"Just don't scream around her." Serena said. She let Davis tug her hair, his pulling surprisingly gentle.

Nori smiled, impressed with the way she was handling her son. "Children are certainly one of your strong suits. I've never seen my baby boy like a grown up so quickly. Must be because you're the only one who believed their crazy tales." When she simpered, the other scouts got embarrassed. "Maturity isn't about being serious all the time. For me, it means knowing how things are. And being a leader doesn't mean having the correct answer to everything. I believe it means leading others to the right side. Well, those are the words of a hopeful soul." She shrugged but her words were no doubt very true. Whenever she talked, Serena listened with full interest and attention. Then Nori slipped two fingers under Serena's chin and lifted her head up, meeting eyes. "And from what I learnt about you today, I believe you're more mature than your friends."

"No, she's not!" They chorused at once.

Serena got offended by that, making a squeak.

"Don't take it like that. Your friends are being overprotective." All the girls looked to Nori. A hand of hers was on her cocked hip while holding her son in the other arm. "I'm not stupid. I see things that no one else can. It's a skill. I can see that you don't want Serena to mature, you want and need to protect her. Surely you can still protect her, as well as guide her and help her on her journey."

With a coy smile, she walked inside taking the children with her, beaming to herself and leaving the girls deep in thought.


"So…we're the reincarnations of your generals from your past life as the prince of the earth?" Nathanial/Nephrite, said questioningly.

"And we were brainwashed by an evil temptress to do her bidding?" Malachi/Malachite said, curious and bewildered.

"And I was reincarnated as a girl!?" Zane shrieked.

"Actually, I don't think it was that much of a difference." Judai/Jadiete snickered, causing his old friend to glare at him.

While Nori was talking to the girls outside, Darien stayed in to explain everything to the guys.

"Oh whatever! Anyway, that explains the weird dreams I usually have." Zane said with a hand on his head. "I thought I would need brain surgery."

"Am I having a dream?" Judai asked out loud, camera at the ready when Nori came in, head held high, lips curled in a simper after making an achivement. She put Davis down, smiled sunnily at Judai's camera and sashayed off. The boys were in awe of her. "Wow… Sunna is even more beautiful without the glamour."

"Do you use that thing every second of your time?" Mal inquired.

"Yep."

"Hey, watch it!" Zane scried when the kids zagziged around his legs, almost making him fall.

"Makes me wish kids run on batteries." Nathanial said.

Then the girls came in and Judai found new-found interest in Raye as his new subject.

"Will you get that camera out of my face!?" Raye shrieked, seeing that he kept filming her ever since the incident earlier.

"No can do, firefly." Judai smirked. Then he lowered his camera, softening his annoying, teasing look. "By the way, you can call me Jude."

Raye scoffed and stormed off.

Meanwhile, Nori had strutted back to the room, heading for the outside and shut the fusuma* close behind her without a single word or glance.

"What is she doing now?" Luna wondered.

Curious and maybe a little worried, Serena went over to the slide doors and knocked. "Nori?" She got no answer so she tried again. "Miss Nori?"

"She seems very private." Darien noted.

"I don't even know her last name." Serena retorted. "Nori?"

Yells and grunts could be heard from the other side.

"It sounds like there's a brawl is right outside." Mal remarked, hearing the noise.

Mina turned to him. "You don't think…"

"That she's fighting the boogeyman again?" Mal finished for her.

Serena got the sick feeling Mal and Mina may be right. She pushed the fusuma aside and sure enough, Nori was Burlesque Tease, jumping around and kicking at a massive black monster!

"That's the thing I saw!" Rini cried. Her cry alerted the little V-Hearts of about the boogeyman and they quickly hid behind a Byōbu*.

Burlesque Tease battled her arch nemesis as she did earlier. Just like earlier, she was hit and went flying to the teens' feet. Luckily this time, there wasn't a wall to crash into. She lifted herself up and twisted her head around to Serena.

"Keep the children inside." She gasped out, sounding like she would be begging. "They're practically bait. Its nighttime, he has no need to be invisible!"

Serena pulled her up and pushed her inside. "You need to rest. Protect your son and I'll fight the boogeyman for you."

"Serena, you can't!"

"I got a little secret of my own." Serena winked and closed th e fusuma, leaving herself outside. Alone with the boogeyman. She felt like she was facing Beryl, Metallia and Galaxia all over again.

"MOON ETERNAL, MAKE UP!"

She transformed into Eternal Sailor Moon in a burst of pink energy, angelic feathers and bubbles, wearing a more elaborate fuku than the one she had as Sailor Moon.

"Serena!"

Her friends ran out and tranformed, becoming grown woman (or girl in Rini's case!) in fukus like Sailor Moon's, never minding that Nori was staring and Jude was filming the whole time.

"Oh, so you're the Sailor Scouts of Tokyo." Nori said. Finally realizing that Serena was there to stay and fight her battle, she might as well give advice "If you really want to beat him, you better have light-based powers." She turned and pushed her fascinated son and his friends inside. "Get in!"

Darien ran out and transformed into Tuxedo Mask, leaving his new friends surprised by the sudden turn of events.

"Wow!" Jude exclaimed, finally putting his camera down and off.

"Incredible!" Nathanial proclaimed.

"I wanna do that! Can we do that?" Zane asked excitedly with childlike delight, sounding just like the little kids.

"Sure, I'll ask our king!" Mal replied sarcastically.

Overhearding this, Nori smirked and fingered her glinting amulet. The four boys were engulfed in a glow.

"Hey, what the-" Jude's sentence of shock was short when the boys became men, Endymion's gerenals once again, feeling powerful and donning white uniforms with different coloured trim and capes. Mal/Malachite's suit was trimmed in blue with a blue cape, Nathanial/Nephrite's was yellow-trimed with a matching cape, Jude/Jadiete had red trim with a matching cape, and Zane/Zoisite's trim and cape were green.

"Thank you!" Zoisite praised, just before he and his friends teleported themselves right into the battle.

{I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston}

Luna, Artemis and Diana watched from the open door, looking worried.

Nori watched the fight from the nearest window, sitting down on a chair and keeping the kids who were trying to take a peep out of view.

Nori took a deep breath and begun to sing again, low yet still powerful.

Share my life, take me for what I am

'Cause I'll never change all my colors for you

Take my love, I'll never ask for too much

Just all that you are and everything that you do

The scouts tried their hardest to stand against the boogeyman. He wasn't anything like the fairytale. He was more like the god of the underworld.

I don't really need to look very much further

I don't want to have to go where you don't follow

I won't hold it back again, this passion inside

I can't run from myself, there's nowhere to hide

The generals had the same problems but they adapted to the battle with their powers easily.

Malachite's powers were producing waves of offensive energy and powering up his sword.

Nephrite had his old ability to disguise himself and the ability to use his shadow to possess people, or in this case, counter against a shadow creature.

Zoisite regained his hypnosis, and found out he also had technology manipulation and can launch powerful green energy blasts.

Jadiete possessed psychic powers like telephany and telekinesis, and ice-based powers to rival Sailor Mars.

Don't make me close one more door

I don't wanna hurt anymore

Stay in my arms if you dare

Or must I imagine you there

Don't walk away from me

I have nothing, nothing, nothing

If I don't have you, you, you, you, you

Nori could see that the teenagers were losing quickly. Years of dealing with the boogeyman herself made her last way longer than them

You see through, right to the heart of me

You break down my walls with the strength of your love

I never knew love like I've known it with you

Will a memory survive, one I can hold on to

Still singing, she stood up, putting the children out of reach and view, and walked to the open doors.

"Wonder what she's up to now." Luna said, noticing her.

I don't really need to look very much further

I don't want to have to go where you don't follow

I won't hold it back again, this passion inside

I can't run from myself, there's nowhere to hide

Your love I'll remember forever

She breathed in deeply and moved her hands over her amulet, which glowed, surrounding her in its golden light, pulling into a sun of its own.

Oh, don't make me close one more door

I don't wanna hurt anymore

Stay in my arms if you dare

Or must I imagine you there

Don't walk away from me

I have nothing, nothing, nothing

"Sailor Sun!"

There was a burst of light and she leapt through the air in a flash of yellow energy, leaping to the young scouts and the generals' aid.

"By the power of the sun and will of honor, I will bring you to justice!"

She struck the Boogeyman right in the face, her hair

Don't make me close one more door

I don't wanna hurt anymore

Stay in my arms if you dare

Or must I imagine you there

Don't walk away from me, no

Don't walk away from me

Everyone looked up and saw Nori as 'Sailor Sun', wearing a yellow fuku with free-flowing orange hair, Sailor Venus's colors reserved.

Her outfit resembled Sailor Moon, consisting of a nice tight white leotard with a yellow V-necked collar, frilly very-short sleeves and a yellow bow on her chest with her amulet on the center, a yellow skirt with a poufy bow at the back, long white gloves with yellow cuffs on her arms, gold sandal-heels, a yellow choker with a gold sun-shaped pendant in center, shiny gold medallion earrings like the round sun, and a golden tiara around her head with a topaz in the middle, surrounded by smaller pieces, appearing like a sun.

Don't you dare walk away from me

I have nothing, nothing, nothing

If I don't have you, you

If I don't have you, oh you

The boogeyman snarled, orbs appearing red on his long face.

But as Sailor Sun got into another battle stance, a soccer ball hit him right in the face!

"Goal!"

All attention went back to the shrine. Annalise was cheering and jumping, Anya was frowning with her arms crossed, Lori was laying on her front with eyes wide, Kokoro was shaking on the spot and Davis was shouting.

"Leave my mama alone!"

"Davis!" Sailor Sun gasped.

The boogeyman darted straight for the kids. Sailor Sun reacted quickly, getting in his way and, once again, blinded him with her amulet, making sure it was brighter than before.

The boogeyman shrieked and vanished away like dust.

He was gone…for now.

"Whoa!" Sailor Jupiter gasped out, turning back to a typical teenage girl, same with the scouts.

"That…was…exhausting." Malachite puffed as he went back to a normal boy, along with the generals.

"You'll get used to it." Darien answered huskily, hands on his knees.

Sailor Sun dropped to her knees, changing back to plain old Nori, total worn-out.

"Nori!" Serena ran over to her, putting her hands on the woman's shoulders.

Nori lifted her head up, smiling, and settle a hand over Serena's. "You're sweet."

Serena blushed and smiled.

"Mama, Bunny!" Davis launched himself at Nori and Serena.

"My baby…" Nori hugged her son tightly, afraid he would get taken if she let go. Her eyes leaked out tears, her hand woven through soft, short, red-brown hair. Nori pulled back, looking at a smiling Davis with her hand still behind his head, sad eyes expressing relief and a great amount of regret.

Serena had a bad feeling about this.

Nori sighed heavily, closing her eyes and rose-red lips closed together in a slim line. She seemed to be overthinking while looking so torn and stressed out. She hunched a little, holding her head up with her hand.

"Nori? What's wrong?" Serena asked with concern and a hint of fear. Nori had proved to be an unpredictable type of person.

"I'm a terrible mother." Nori muttered.

Serena didn't believe that. "No, you're not."

"I put my child in mortal danger! Innocent children as well!" Nori wailed, near frightening the younger girl.

"Mama, I like having adventures! Just like you!" Davis piped up.

Calming down, Nori sighed again. "I'm not having adventures, dear." She closed her eyes and sighed again. She was getting tired but she wouldn't admit it, vocally or physically. Without even opening her eyes, she held out amulet and whispered, "I'm so sorry, honey."

Davis blinked confusedly at his reflection in the amulet. "Huh?"

The last thing he remembered of that was a flash coming off the golden surface and then his world…went…black.


"She's wiped out our memories!" Davis burst out, shocked and ending up falling backwards. Rui, on his lap, shierked out and laughed as he went down.

"No, I think she only blocked them." Serena inputted. "Remember, you remember us when you all saw that amulet."

"What happened after she 'blocked' our memories?"

"You fell asleep."


Little Davis dropped down. Quickly, his mother caught him. His head was hanging down, his body was weak and limp, and he was snoring loudly. His friends were the same. Annalise dropped down to her knees and bowled over, Anya fell on her side, Kokoro fell backwards on her back, and in her arms, Lori went silent on Kokoro.

"Nori!" Serena shierked. "What was that for?"

Nori said nothing as she gathered her sleeping son up.

"Please, answer me!"

"Its for the best. I cannot keep bringing my children into such danger."

"I don't see why."

The woman turned around, solemn-faced. "Like I said…its for the best." She held her amulet out and up again, already shining. Serena panicked, her friends got a little alarmed. The flash went off…the teenagers…and stayed on their feet…

"We still remember you!" Zane blurted out.

"Huh?" Nori mimicked her young son's sound of confusion. She tried again and again, getting frustrated each time, comically making growls and shrieks at every failed effort.

Ultimately, she stopped making many efforts and sagged, exhausted and irritated. Serena just stared at her.

"She was the sun, I was the moon. I guess we were so alike, she couldn't put her spell on us."

Long, loud orange hair was brushed with a hand and cascaded over Nori's as she sighed heavily, getting more and more tired. Purple rings were beginning to form around her eyes, just totaling more alarming signs to her health.

Without saying a word, Nori made her way over to the little girls, gathering Anya and Annalise, and plucking Lori out of Kokoro's hands.

"Nori…" Serena came up behind Nori, trying to reason with her.

But Nori swiftly turned, placing Kokoro in her arms, making Serena turn most of her attention on the sleeping little girl. Nori stood up, holding Davis and Lori with Annalise and Anya sleeping against her legs, and kissed Kokoro's small forehead. She moved back, her amulet shining and gathering energy…

"Nori-!"

But the woman and children disappeared in a golden flash, leaving Serena and Kokoro in its wake. Serena gawked at the sudden getaway before looking down on Kokoro, making movement and mumbles in her sleep. Darien wrapped his arm around her comfortingly. Rini wanted to be grinning in triumph over that the toddlers were gone from the spotlight but seeing her usually ditzy future-mother sad over the event made her stop from doing so.

"Hey, my tape!" Jude suddenly cried. His camera was open but something was missing. "She took my tape!"

"How could she? You never put that thing down!" Raye retorted.

"That thing contained everything I recorded today!"

"She probably took it to keep her big secret." Nathanial theorized, shrugging his huge shoulders.

"To keep her big secret…" Serena whispered. Realization dawned on her, making her widen her eyes. "I need to back to Nori's house!"


Using the reincarnated generals ability to teleport, the teenagers plus cats, young girl and a toddler showed up at Miss Nori's, saving the hassle of going uphill.

The door was swinging open.

When they stepped inside, they were greeted by not a beautiful, sunny woman, but an empty, lonely darkness.

Not a trace of Nori or Kokoro's friends was left. No kids running around the place, no mother chasing after them, nothing at all.

"Miss Nori!" Rini hollered. A series of echo answered her.

"Spooky." Zane illustrated so bluntly.

"She cleared out fast." Lita noticed.

"Not exactly." Mal pointed out, seeing a photo album in the abandoned living room, presumably left behind by accident.

Rini grabbed the album and flicked through it, skimming pages and pictures, her curiosity slowly formed into something soft. She presented a page to Serena, bringing the same understanding face on her.


{Everytime by Britney Spears}

Darien had walked out of the living room and came back with the same old album from 11 years ago.

He handed it to Davis while giving him a smile. Davis stared at the man until he gingerly took the album, shifted Rui to lay the book on his knees and opened it.

The curious rest of the V-Hearts either looked over his shoulder or sat beside him.

Notice me

Take my hand

Why are we

Strangers when

Our love is strong

Why carry on without me?

In another scene, a spotlight dawned on Nori, who was sitting in a curled up position on the floor. As she sung beautifully, she rose up, standing on en pointe, arms raised up in an oval shape. Nori was in another alter-ego, Queen Tutu, an incredibly graceful ballerina and mother of Princess Tutu, the alter-ego of Nori's daughter, Ahiru.

In this form, she was poise in its physical form, the perfect Prima ballerina, a Prima ballerina assoluta*.

She was donned with a tutu with a strapless V-neck like Princess Tutu's, covered entirely with swan feathers that were so flawlessly white, they shone radiantly, with gold details of wings on her chest and a train of sheer, sparkly gold fabric falling behind her. Her amulet was chainless and set on her chest at the tips of her V-neck. White frilly armbands clung tight on her smooth biceps while she stood in pale-gold satin pointe slippers. Her eyes were shut and wearing white makeup painted like feathers. She also wore gold stud earrings with teardrops hanging off. Her brightly colored hair was chopped at the shoulder blades, falling straight and topped with a headband of white feathers while a golden egg-like crown like the one Princess Tutu has but bigger sat on her head.

Queen Tutu performed an ecarte* first and then gracefully danced into bourree* and then a glissade*, demonstrating aplomb*.

Everytime I try to fly

I fall without my wings

I feel so small

I guess I need you baby

And everytime I see you in my dreams

I see your face, it's haunting me

I guess I need you baby

The V-Hearts look through the album, astonished at the pictures of their time together in one year.

"Hey, look!" Veemon pointed at a picture of the five V-Hearts going down a slide altogether.

"You look so small!" Cleo gushed while on Kokoro's head, having jumping from the seat.

"We did all this when we were 6?" Annalise said in awe.

"Your headphones are frying your brain again, Annie." Anya chided, smirking at Annalise angrily puffing her red cheeks out. "You and I were 6, Kokoro and Davis were 3, and Lori was barely 1!"

"I know that, Awnie!"

"Anya, didn't you and Annalise already knew each other by then?" Helena asked, hovering over.

"Yes, because we first met in kindergarden. Right after Annalise scared off some girls for acting mean to me."

"Kindness is the greatest wisdom."Quartz quoted.

"We were such great friends." Kokoro said softly, smiling softly also.

"We're still are!" Davis said, bringing an arm around her.

"But Daisuke-kun, your mother made us forget each other…" Lori solemnly pointed out.

"Lemme see!" Atsuko, in pure innocent and childish curiosity, snatched the album to get a close up, burying her nose in the pages.

"Atsuko!"

I make believe

That you are here

It's the only way

I see clear

What have I done

You seem to move on easy

Queen Tutu did a series of the Faille* and finished with an Arabesque.

"You were the bestest friends I ever had." Davis sincerely confessed. "And still are."

Kokoro laid a hand on her chest upon her heart. "I always felt like there's a void inside of me…something I couldn't seem to fill."

And everytime I try to fly

I fall without my wings

I feel so small

I guess I need you baby

And everytime I see you in my dreams

I see your face, you're haunting me

I guess I need you baby

Queen Tutu performed a Fouette* and threw in a Balancoire*. Her face was solemn as memories played.

Nori's difficult decision to block their memories made them forget each other for the time being. In the aftermath, their strong friendship was forgotton and that brought tough times on them.

Little baby Lori was in a cot, staring blank-faced up at the ceiling. She was curious but boring, quiet and unamused. She needed something more to break her. More action, adventure, something…daring.

Young Anya was sticking her head in books and working on computers. She had only one friend in Annalise since was too intelligent, stuck-up and snobby for children her own age. She needed to be open-minded.

Young Annalise was having problems of her own. She was best player on the field but none of the boys wanted her because she was a girl despite her talents, so she pushed herself into training. She needed to believe herself rather than push herself.

Little Kokoro was so shy, so timid, she hid from everyone. While kids her age play loudly, she hid behind a curtain, curled up in a ball, her tiny hands fisted against her chest, just upon her heart.

Young Davis had the worst luck. Because he was obonxious, because he was spoiled, but no longer spoiled, all because he was lonely. He was an attention seeker and just wanted some friends. He needed a chance to reach into his senstivity again, which he forgot.

I may have made it rain

Please forgive me

My weakness caused you pain

And this song is my sorry

Now Queen Tutu did a Fouetté en tournant and then leaped up to do a grand jete*.

Ohhhh

"Shame we have to go through all that torture of social rejection." Anya commented.

At night I pray

That soon your face

Will fade away

"What doesn't kill us makes us stronger." Annalise smiled encouragingly, one arm around the necks of her four best friends.

And everytime I try to fly

I fall without my wings

I feel so small

I guess I need you baby

And everytime I see you in my dreams

I see your face, you're haunting me

I guess I need you baby

Finally, Queen Tutu bowed and slowly slipped down to a split, and then curled up in an egg form. The spotlight on her dimmed.


"The next day, we tried to find Nori and get some answers. But it wasn't easy…"

{That's The Way It Is by Celine Dion}

On the day after the events, the teenagers set off in their resident city tried to find Nori. Kokoro was left with Rini and the cats.

Nori: Um…

A woman in a brown trench coat was briskly walking down the busy street while reading a newspaper about Sunna Honour's sudden reappearance. A grey fedora hat and black sunglasses hid her face but not her red lipstick-wearing lips.

Yeah…

"How do we know she's even in the city?" Amy questioned.

"She will be. Those attacks from our childhood nightmare didn't die down last night." Zane answered surely as he pulled her along by the hand.

But she wasn't as confident. "Ok…"

I can read your mind

And I know your story

I see what you're going through, yeah

It's an uphill climb

And I'm feeling sorry

But I know it will come to you, yeah

Don't surrender

'Cause you can win

In this thing called love

Then Serena glanced at a woman in an old trench coat and spotted the orange hair failing to hide under the hat.

She stayed quiet about it but Mina followed her gaze, finding Nori and exclaimed, "There she is! I see her!"

Everyone made a move forward but Darien stopped them all with an arm out. "Hang on, we need to approach her with caution!"

When you want it the most

There's no easy way out

When you're ready to go

And your heart's left in doubt

Don't give up on your faith

Love comes to those who believe it

And that's the way it is

But Nori looked their way and quickened her pace, trying to get away from them.

"Nori!" Serena shrieked as the chase took place.

"Man! Now I know where her son gets it from!" Lita noted the woman's speed.

When you question me

For a simple answer

I don't know what to say, no

But it's plain to see

If you stick together

You're gonna find the way, yeah

So don't surrender

'Cause you can win

In this thing called love

Nori was easily losing them in the crowd but they break through but also they were losing hope.

"Ok! This isn't working." Serena remarked.

"No kidding(!)." Lita retorted.

"We need to trap her somehow." Amy theroized.

"On it!" Zane jumped to the job just because Amy suggested it because of his schoolboy crush on her. He thought of manipulating the cables from utility poles to grab her but she nimbly evaded the leathery snakes and innocent people got scared at the very sight.

Nathanial used his shadow ability to stop her but she flashed her amulet and his shadow dissolved into dust without taaking her nose out of her newspaper.

Jude freezed the path, hoping Nori would slip but the artist easily slide through the ice as graceful and professional as an ice skater while others slipped on the ice.

"Idiots." Mal grumbled.

"You guys had better plans when you were under Beryl's control!" Raye chided hotly.

When you want it the most

There's no easy way out

When you're ready to go

And your heart's left in doubt

Don't give up on your faith

Love comes to those who believe it

And that's the way it is

The guys tried teleporting to catch her but she stayed far ahead of them.

The teens dashed hurried past a video store. The TVs in the window were playing Sunna Honor in her music videos.

That's the way it is

Serena stopped in the middle of running to watch the music video, noting the differences between the glamorous superstar with everything going for her and the real woman struggling to make thing right.

"Serena!"

Serena squeaked as hands grabbed her and forcibly pulled away, courtesy of Mina.

"Come on, we're losing her!"

When life is empty,

With no tomorrow,

And loneliness starts to call

Baby don't worry

Forget your sorrow

'Cause love's gonna conquer it all all

The chase went on and on. No matter how much Nori tried to lose the teenagers, they stayed hot on her heels.

When you want it the most

There's no easy way out

When you're ready to go

And your heart's left in doubt

Don't give up on your faith

Love comes to those who believe it

She took a sudden turn, into the train station.

The teens followed her onto a train but couldn't find in it!

"Where'd she go now?" Lita demanded puzzledly.

A tap on a window knocked twice, making Lita turn her ponytailed head around and saw Nori's grinning face! The sought-after woman was on the other side!

Before anyone made a move to get off, the doors shut quickly and the train rode off to the next district.

(And that's the way it is

When you want it the most

There's no easy way out

When you're ready to go

And your heart's left to doubt)

Nori waved after the train, chuckling to herself for her little trick. She twirled and disappeared into the crowd again. Blending in naturally.

Don't give up on your faith

Love comes to those who believe it

And that's the way it is

That's the way it is

That's the way it is

Don't give up on your faith

Love comes to those who believe it

And that's the way it is


"Man, she's one crafty lady." Nathanial said as he and the others headed for Raye's shrine.

"How can we catch her if she keeps getting us the slip?" Amy inquired.

"What do you suggest? Call Wile the coyote* for advice?" Zane quipped playfully, making her laugh.

Serena groaned. She really wanted to confront Nori. "Its not like she'll show up when we call her name! NORI!"

"You rang?"

Serena jumped at the unexpected sentence. She twisted her body around, waving her limbs as she rotated right around. Nori was leaning causally with arms folded against cherry blossom tree, showering in pink petals and sunlight beams in streaks through the treetop.

"Here you are!"

Mina begun to get excited in her prescene again. She couldn't stop from grinning. "How did you-"

"I'm a widely famous popstar. I have to know how to avoid the overzealous press from discovering me. You need to know that if you want to be an idol, Mina." The carrot-topped beauty winked at her, causing the girl to swoon. The playfullness then washed away and replaced with seriousness. "I only came because I need to make you children to stop this."

The teenagers gasped. "What?"

"I need you all to stop following me and stay out of my duties as a defender of children."

"Hold on!" Lita exclaimed. "If it involve danger, we're there!"

"You shouldn't be." Nori coolly retorted.

"Nori, we can work this out!" Serena protested.

"How? By working together? By letting you know of my terrible secret? It cannot or will ever work, Serena. I must work alone."

"But what about Davis? What happened to him after you mindwhiped him? Kokoro doesn't remember her friends and she's shyer than ever!"

"Its better that way for now. Friendships don't break so easily anyway."

"I need an answer!"

"Please, try to understand. I have to do this. I cannot let anyone else get hurt because of me. I made that mistake already and I will not repeat it."

"You can't!" Serena pleaded and then she started crying, the only thing she knew what to do in any situation and the only thing she thought she was good at.

A hand soft as a feather and and warm as a firecupped the side of her tear, never minding the tears sprouting out. Serena shifted her watery twilight-coloured eyes up to Nori's tender face.

"I'm so sorry, dear. But I have no other choice that could hurt anyone. I'm sure you, one with a story like mine, understand why hard decisions are made." Nori made Serena remember when she was on the verve of dying and wished that she, the dead scouts and her prince would be back to their normal selves, with no memories of their time together. At least for a while but still, it was tough. "Just live your life and follow your heart." Nori leaned forward to plant a kiss on the younger girl's forehead. "Goodbye, Serenity."

Serena felt numb and unable to move, watching Nori swiftly walk away, her long orange hair swinging behind her, disappearing into the sunset.

Darien wrapped his arm around her in an effort to comfort her but she still stared at the sunset with full attention.

{Listen to Your Heart by Roxette}

"That was the last time I ever saw your mother…We just let her go like that…To be honest, we couldn't do anything but listen to her advice and her plead…but we never forgot about her. Ever."

Sunna Honour was on a dark stage in a spotlight, singing another song powerfully.

I know there's something in the wake of your smile.

I get a notion from the look in your eyes, yea.

You've built a love but that love falls apart.

Your little piece of heaven turns too dark.

Serena was curled up on her bedroom window seat, bathing in the moonlight from her position. She was dressed down in a light-red sleeveless blouse with a high corsage-decorated collar and a short loose waist, blue jean capris, and white bunny slippers.

Her hand was moving fast across a sketchpad, a pencil working its magic on the paper. Her eyes darted back and forth from the sleeping forms of Kokoro, Rini and Diana on her bed.

Listen to your heart when he's calling for you.

Listen to your heart there's nothing else you can do.

I don't know where you're going and I don't know why,

But listen to your heart before you tell him goodbye.

Nori advised the teens to live their lives and follow their hearts. So all of them (except for Serena and Darien) were on moonlight dates.

Amy and Zane were walking over a traditional Japanese bridge, holding hands. Amy was dressed up in a turquoise buttoned-up blouse with long snug sleeves and a matching sash that ties around her waist and tied at the back, a cream skirt with a bow at side, soft-turquoise heels with gold soles and light-pink flowers at the sides, and gold earrings with oriental blue enamel balls.

Alongside the river, Zane swooped his hand down to the water and scooped up a water lily, giving to it to Amy, maing her blush. He placed it in her hands when she took his, making their eyes dart up and meet in a long gaze before coming in for a kiss.

Sometimes you wonder if this fight is worthwhile.

The precious moments are all lost in the tide, yea.

They're swept away and nothing is what is seems,

The feeling of belonging to your dreams.

Mina and Mal were leaning against a railing, talking. Mina was stylishly wearing an orange dress with a red end on the skirt, a corset-style top, fitted waist and short sleeves, tall white high-heeled boots, and a silver necklace with a pendant of three hearts, one silver, one covered in diamonds and one in rose gold.

Then Mal surprised Mina with a marigold that he took him behind his back, making her beam. He tucked it in her long hair, taking the chance to trail his hand down her face and cup it for a kiss.

Listen to your heart when he's calling for you.

Listen to your heart there's nothing else you can do.

I don't know where you're going and I don't know why,

But listen to your heart before you tell him goodbye.

Sunna took a deep breath after singing so much, letting the instruments play their long solo.

And there are voices that want to be heard.

So much to mention but you can't find the words.

The sense of magic, the beauty that's been

When love was wilder than the wind.

Raye and Jude spent most of their date underneath the cherry blossom tree arguing heatedly with Jude taking great pleasure in frustrating her. Raye was looking stunning in a purple satin bustier dress with thin nude-coloured straps, tall red stiletto boots with laces coming up sides, a black leather choker with gold buckles around her throat, gold butterfly earrings with ruby drops and long red satin gloves.

Then Raye snapped and grabbed his face, pulled and kissed him passionately, as heated as their argument. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed back in response. When they pulled apart, Jude gave her a smirk and a Casablanca lily.

Listen to your heart when he's calling for you.

Listen to your heart there's nothing else you can do.

I don't know where you're going and I don't know why,

But listen to your heart before you tell him goodbye.

Lita was with Nathanial in the equatorial room of Nathanial's family observatory. Lita was dressed in a green dress creatively made with a cutout in middle, a top in light-green with drapy short sleeves and a buttoned front, attached to a skirt in dark-green, falling near knees, paired with green leggings with prints of clouds, thunder and rain on her knees, and black high-heeled ankle-boots.

Lita peered through the telescope, admiring the stars. Then Nathanial tilted the telescope aside to hand her a pink rose. She smiled as she took it from his hand, only for their hands to grab onto each other and they both came in for a kiss eagerly.

Listen to your heart when he's calling for you.

Listen to your heart there's nothing else you can do.

I don't know where you're going and I don't know why,

But listen to your heart before you tell him goodbye.

Serena got into drawing with the memory of Nori implanted in her head, as a way of honouring her for inspiring her. Throughout the night, she made sketches of Sunna Honour, Burlesque Tease and Sailor Sun and a portrait of Nori herself in all of her stressed beauty.

The moon princess went onto drawing Davis, and then to Kokoro, Rini and Diana.

Then she looked up, seeing Darien smiling at her with a bouquet of red roses.

Her mature side told her to smile sweetly, stand up and kiss him chasely while her childish side was telling her to squeal, tackle him and ravish him with kisses. She chose the latter and he was much happier with that choice.

Another long solo of music played.

Listen to your heart…

Sunna ran her hand up through her long hair, singing her heart out.

Oh!

(listen to your heart)

Take a listen to it!

Ha ha-ah!

(listen to your heart)

Take a listen to it!

Ye yea!

(listen to your heart, listen to your heart)

(listen to your heart)

Ha-ah ha-ah ha-ah ha-ah!

(listen to your heart)

Ha-ah ha-ah oh ha-ah!

(listen to your heart)

Ha-ah ha-ah ha-ah!

(listen to your heart)

Ha-ah ha-ah oh ha-ah!

(listen to your heart)

Ha-ah ha-ah oh ha-ah!

The violins kept on playing as Sunna stopped singing and took heavt breathes of air. Her sunglasses slipped sideways, showing Nori with a sad frown and an exhausted touch to it.


*In Japanese architecture, fusuma are vertical rectangular panels that can slide from side to side to act as doors in a room.

* A Byōbu is a Japanese folding screens made up of 4 joined panels, usually bearing decorative painting and calligraphy, and are used to separate interiors and enclose private space.

* Prima ballerina assoluta is a title awarded to the most notable of ballerinas, higher than prima ballerina. This title is considered is a rare honor, traditionally reserved only for the most exceptional dancers of their generation.

* Ecarte is a position in which the dancer faces one of the front corners of the stage and one leg is further forward than the other.

* Bourree is a series of quick movements on en pointe, giving the appearance of gliding.

* Glissade is literally 'gliding', by starting with a traveling step in fifth position with the front foot moves out to a point, both legs briefly straighten as weight is shifted onto the pointed foot, and the other foot moves in to meet the first.

* Aplomb is the apparent elegance and precision exhibited by a confident, accomplished dancer.

* Faille, meaning 'To give way', a spring onto one foot landing with the back foot raised, then sliding the back foot to the front.

* Fouette is a turn supported on one flat foot inplié (bent knee). The working leg is extended and then whipped around to the side, thus creating the push to spin one turn.

* Balancoire, French for 'seesaw', is performed by swinging the working leg between front and back.

* Grand jete is a long horizontal jump, starting from one leg and landing on the other. Known as a split in the air.

* Zane's joke about Wile the coyote is from the Looney Tunes duo, Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.