SailorStar9: With Chapter 71 out, this is Chapter 72 of this fic. Remember boys and girls, reviews are an author's subsistence. Really, is it so difficult for you guys to review instead of just putting this fic up in your favorites and alerts?
Pairings: No official Tieria/Ami for this Book, sorry. Just canon Mamoru/Usagi and quite possible Setsuna/Hotaru in S Season.
Standard BS Disclaimers: I do not own Sailor Moon, Gundam 00 or the pairings. If I did, the other Senshi would be as powerful as Sailor Moon and kicking MOTD ass more often and VEDA would have least an anti-hacker program installed. The only thing I do own is the plot.
Chapter 72: The Kindness of a Man! Yuuichirou, Heartbroken by Rei?
Time passes...
Rei was in the Fire Reading Room late one night, mediating in front of the Sacred Fire. That ominous dream that I've been having lately... what is it trying to foretell?
"Yuuichirou..." Grandpa Hino tapped his disciple on the shoulder, the long-haired male was watching outside the Fire Reading Room. "A young man with many worries," he started. "What are you looking at so late at night?"
"It's not that." Yuuichirou flustered. "I'm just worried about Rei's health."
"It seems that lately, she's doing that all night, every night." even Grandpa Hino was concerned. "Still Rei isn't one to stop, even if we tell her to. It should be okay once in a while. I don't know what Rei is trying to see through, but there is only one truth. We have to let her do it until she is satisfied."
"You say that, but..." Yuuichirou turned back to the room as Grandpa Hino walked off.
"Yuuichirou?" Rei turned back to see the brawny male behind her. "Sorry, but if you want something, can you talk to me later? This is a very important fortune."
"Then, have this." Yuuichirou untied one of his armbands. "You can keep your hair tied back, so it doesn't get charred."
In Professor Tomoe's laboratory...
"This is the ultimate creation born of chemistry." Professor Tomoe caressed the newly formed Daimon Egg.
"It is truly a living art form." Kaolinite agreed.
"That's right." Professor Tomoe concurred. "A living art form; the best work I've spent my heart and blood for. But you, Kaolinite. You always make a waste of these Daimon Eggs."
"Please don't worry." Kaolinite assured. "My plans, based on perfect calculations and harmony, are also art. Until now, I've had interruptions that were outside my calculations." she bottled the Daimon Egg. "I will make sure to get the Talismans that are necessary to get the Holy Grail."
"That's right." Professor Tomoe droned. "The end of this world, the arrival of darkness, and the destruction of everything. The time limit is fast approaching. Go, Kaolinite."
"As you wish." Kaolinite made her exit.
In the city...
"So, this is the vehicle known as the city train." Kaolinite hitched a ride on the roof of the train. "If I use this, I can automatically check all the people getting on and getting off. This is wonderfully useful. Go." she released the Daimon Egg which immediately embedded itself into the train. "Now, all we do it wait for someone with a Pure Heart to appear."
Meanwhile...
Yuuichirou was on his way back from getting groceries when he came upon the sight of Haruka flirting with Rei. "I lose..." the brawny priest-in-training moaned. "Rei... with a guy like that..."
Later...
"This is a rather sudden departure." Grandpa Hino remarked, seeing Yuuichirou out of the door, the priest-in-training had bid his master farewell.
"Please forgive me." Yuuichirou apologized.
"I'm sure you'll have a lot going on in your young life." Grandpa Hino nodded.
"I, Kumada Yuuichirou, will never forget your kindness." Yuuichirou bowed to his master.
"Wait." Minako stopped the former training priest as he turned to leave.
"What happened?" even Ami was worried.
"Please don't ask." Yuuichirou told the girls.
"Idiot." Rei muttered, returning home and seeing Yuuichirou run past her. "Yuuichirou, you're an idiot."
"We have to hurry after him." Minako urged.
"It's all right now." Rei turned.
"It's not, Rei." Usagi protested. "Yuuichirou is really going away."
"The blockhead who jumps to conclusions can go where he wants." Rei retorted.
"Rei, Yuuichirou was worried about you." Usagi insisted. "He really cares for you from the bottom of his heart."
"Then, why didn't he believe in me till the very end?" Rei teared.
"You just have to tell Yuuichirou that." Usagi advised. "Don't mope about it." she slapped the priestess on the shoulder. "Go and make up."
At the train station...
The moment Yuuichirou touched the train's door frame, he activated the Daimon hidden within.
"All passengers, please hurry." Daimon Toden declared.
"We finally caught one." Kaolinite trapped Yuuichirou. "Toden, take the Pure Heart that loves someone."
The railway Daimon raised her arm, revealing the black star mark on the underside of her limb and shot out a black energy beam to extract Yuuichirou's Heart Crystal.
"Mars Star Power, Make Up!" hiding behind the station, Rei took the opportunity to transform. "Hold it right there!" the Fire Senshi interjected. "To steal the Pure Heart of that man, the pretty Sailor Senshi of Love and Passion, I, Sailor Mars, will not allow it. In the name of Mars, I will chastise you!"
"Standing passengers, please hold onto the handle straps." Toden trapped Sailor Mars in a grip ring as Kaolinite made off with Yuuichirou's Heart Crystal.
"This isn't a Talisman, either." Kaolinite frowned. "Looks like another wasted trip."
"Flash Chain!" Sailor Venus used her light chain to snatch the Heart Crystal from Kaolinite and free Sailor Mars from the ring.
"The Pure Heart Crystal is safe." Sailor Mercury caught the cross-shaped crystal.
"Toden, I'm leaving the rest to you." Kaolinite made her retreat.
"New line creation!" Toden circled the Senshi in pair of railway tracks. "Please wait for the next departure. Front all clear. Sides all clear. All right for departure." she morphed into a train carriage and rode along the new railway track she created, straight towards the Senshi.
"Swallow Snow Storm!" Sailor Mercury let loose her flock of ice swallows, the drop in temperature generated by the constructs freezing both sides of the railway.
"Akuryo Taisan!" Sailor Mars slapped an ofuda paper on the Daimon's forehead, paralyzing her. "Crimson Flame!" she fired off a series of fiery flame balls at the frozen Daimon, setting it on fire.
"Moon Spiral Heart Attack!" Sailor Moon ended the fight.
Later...
"Don't force yourself." Rei told Yuuichirou who had just woken up. "You're hurt. We're going home now. You have to apologize to Haruka later. You picked a fight against a meek little girl."
"A girl?" Yuuichirou exclaimed.
SailorStar9: Any OOC-ness is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Read and review.
