The Lady Wore Black: Lady Number Five
Time is perpetual, endless, and infinitive . . . .
Tell that one to the sixteen-year-old doing the one-hundred mile to class:
Time was short, she was late.
"OHHHHHHH NOOOOOOO! Why am I becoming like S-E-R-E-N-A!"
Jubilan High School was just a touch away, the bell had only a second before it mocked her tardiness, she could make it if she only tried . . . .
She cursed the older woman for breaking her alarm clock in the middle of the night . . . .
"Oooohhhhhh, why did I choose NOT to go to the future! I WOULD BE ON TIME!"
Running . . . . Running . . . . Panting and panting . . . . Swearing in the back of her mind.
"I should have lived with Ami or Rei like I wanted to, or with my dad!"
Daddy dearest was finishing graduate school in New York while her dear mother-the satirical tone crept up in her voice-
managed by a miracle to get out of high school and get into a nursing school that felt enough pity to take her back in Tokyo.
Reni had now grown into the classic Serena style-Locks trailing in the wind
like pink lemonade ready to be spilt, the once short ponytails
were lengthy twists minis the meatballs, tall and bright-eyed, small frame. . . .
But right now she didn't need her future mother's style . . . . What she needed now was a believable explanation to her Trig teacher.
R I N G!
A piecing scream followed it.
"AHHHHHHHHH!"
**********************
"Miss Tskino, could you please explain to the class why you can't be prompt to her class?"
"I-I-I . . . Someone broke my alarm clock."
A ripple of giggles followed the last statement.
"Miss Tskino, find yourself a better clock next time, this is the second time this week.
You're starting to become like your sister."
Her voice felt tiny, small like it used to be before she hit puberty. "Yes sir."
"Now then, after anticipating the arrival of our little Miss, we can proceed with Ch 5 in our books . . . .
The Identifies of the Six Trigonometric Functions . . . .
Take out a sheet of paper and began your "fun" notes class."
With her scarlet eyes downcasted to the ground, she went to her seat near the window.
**********************
After school finally ended, Reni made her way home to the Cherry Apple Arms where she resided s-l-o-w-l-y.
Today was a drag, a total bore, even with her aptness to pay attention and make decent grades she couldn't focus.
The words in her literature book blurred in front of her face, all the trig problems looked the same,
she lost of desire to catch a softball. A lost puppy her mind was wandering far and wide, her mind wouldn't focus.
"Why can't Ijust stop thinking about-"
Beep-beep-beep-beep-beeeeppppp.
"Huh?" Her head lifted.
A bright yellow Bug was driving along side of her.
"Hey Reni!" The young woman waved furiously, Reni prayed that Serena didn't forget what the brakes were for.
"Reeeniiii." Her ivory sunglasses bounced on her head.
She continued walking.
"Hi."
The smile faded, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Came out flatly.
"Are you sure? You look pretty tired." The blonde observed solemnly
"*Yes.*" Came out in a low growl, the girl was gritting her teeth.
"Hmmmmmmm . . . "
"I know! Let's go to that cool new Super Mall, we can find new outfits!"
Known fact among the girls: Serena couldn't drive.
"That's ok, Serena, really-"
*We don't need another ticket or accident-which ever comes first.*
"Well-"
"Ohhhhh, come on! Trust me!"
"That's what I'm afraid of-" She mumbled as she reluctantly slid into the passenger side.
Suddenly, the blonde hit the gas with her heel, sending them in flight . . . .
**********************
Later on down a more quiet, safer road without parked cars or stray dogs, Serena started questioning her again.
"And why are you so down today hmmmm?"
"I'm not down, I'm just ready to go home." She simply stated, "I'm not up for shopping."
'Watch the road Serena!' She mentally scolded.
"You're not up for shopping?" She gasped, then spoke proud:
"A girl can always use more clothes-"
"Do you really need more clothes, Serena? Isn't that what your wearing only a day old?"
This time Reni had stopped to scrutinize the sleeveless matching Seventeen top and 5-pocket Levi shorts.
"Really *Serena,* you need to pay attention to your studies in the CPR class more than the sales rack in Ms. J's."
"Sure is." Serena had a smile wide as the sun.
"Aww great, now I get to be bored watching you try on seven different outfits with seven different shoes a
nd seven different hair clips. Besides it starting to rain."
"All come on! We'll be indoors and it'll be fun!
Rei and Mina and Lita will be there, then we'll get Ami when she gets
out of her organic chemistry class . . ."
The girl was counting with both fingers, since no hands were there the car managed to drift from the right side to the left.
"Se-re-na, shouldn't your hands be there?"
"Why?"
"So you can . . . . AVOID THIS FRUIT TRUCK!"
"Fruit truck-" She started blankly.
The driver in the larger Doe Fruit Truck slammed his fist into his horn.
BBBBBBBBBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
The girls screamed as the olden one threw the wheel in the opposite direction,
the trunk missed them narrowly from being in a head-on.
Each of them resembled pale statues-breathless and still.
"Reni-" Serena began, hands glued to the wheel, "are you-"
"Serena-" Voice small again and full of fear.
"Yes . . ." The words hung in the air.
The girl's voice came back to her in a threatening yell:
"Stop being so irresponsible!"
Serena was offended and snapped back. "Stop being such a brat!"
"Forget the mall and at least try driving!"
"*I* have a license and you don't!"
"Act like it!"
"Reni, watch your tone!" The woman ordered her future child.
"Serena! Why don't you. . . !" She barked until a human figure caught her eyes: "WATCH THE ROAD!"
A girl had appeared in the middle, frozen was her body, her eyes were staring clean through Reni's soul . . . .
The Bug screeched to a sudden halt . . . .
Smoke could be smelled and burning rubber seen on the pavement. . . .
A body laid in the middle of the road . . . .
A bright light had blinded them both . . . .
**********************
"OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD! IS SHE DEAD! IS SHE HURT!"
They had rushed to her side, trying to revive the girl.
"She's probably dead now-stop yelling in her ear.
And don't shake her, she could have broken bones!"
Once again Reni was acting like the mother and not the child.
*'Will she ever grow up?!?'*
"Sorry!" She let the body's head roll back.
"Ugh! You're going to kill her-"
When they were trying to save the girl's life they found themselves so engrossed in bitting each other's head off.
The girl peeked out of one eye then slowly with two, she remained balled up in
a fetal position afraid that her arrival may have landed in a hospital.
Neither one noticed her face turning toward them.
"No . . . . I'm fine Ladies . . . .Thank you."
"Huh?"
They looked to find the girl looking at them.
The deepest but darkest brown eyes that looked almost black found theirs.
A mass of elaborated pleated braids veiled her bronze face with Egyptian-style eyebrows,
she looked to be Reni's age but possibility younger,
Serena offered a hand but she quietly refused it jumping to her feet without a single sign of pain.
"We should really get you to a doctor-I happened to know a great one-"
Her sudden move had spooked the young woman.
"I don't need a doctor Lady, I just need to get to my destination."
The way she said-cold and forcefully-made them jump.
"Are you sure, we can help you-" Serena continued.
"I'm so very sorry for appear-walking in the middle of a rainy street.
I was being careless and-and stupid . . . .
Really, I didn't see you . . . "
She rambled until the pink-haired girl placed a hand of her shoulder.
"It's ok, just be careful next time."
"Can we help you please? Are you lost? Do you need a ride home?"
Serena was met with a stony glare for the last statement from the girl.
*'No idiot, they'll continue to plague you if you aren't be kind.'*
A small smile broke onto her features. Maybe that would shut them up.
"No . . . . I'll find . . . . I know my way . . . .
I was just trying to see a friend of mine. . . ."
"What's your name, do you live nearby?"
She was becoming nervous, they were asking too many questions.
'It's too soon, we should be talking yet-'
"You're too kind dearest ladies . . . . I'm fine."
The bronze one bowed quickly to both women.
"I should be going. No thanks is needed for your kindness. . . ."
"Really we must-" Serena reached out to her until she took off.
"Hey!" The blonde screamed.
"Wait!" The pink-haired one yelled.
"Don't run away!"
The figure disappeared into the evening-school uniform flapping in the
wind like her own the day before.
"She's gone." The blonde said in a awed tone.
"She didn't want our help, Serena." Reni concluded solemnly.
"But-but why . . . . We only wanted to help-"
The rudeness had thrown the older woman off but not the teenager.
"She's probably just scared of us." She slowly stood up. "Come on, let's untangle the Bug."
**********************
"Damn questions." The figure cursed stopping in an alley.
"Just like those two queens-all snappy and sweet." She spat out disgusted.
"Where's my make-up?"
Her compact appeared in one hand as she proceeded to powder her nose.
"Oh yes, I'm fine." The tone went from scared and shaken to an ominous and arrogant thing.
"But dearest Ladies-are you?"
The compact slammed shut.
"Now it's time for the real make-up."
She pulled a pen from her school sachet, a black star on top trimmed with white.
"Dark Sailor Neo Mystique Make-Up!"
**********************
An hour passed as the lecture continued.
The quartet had followed the girl-on time this morning,
Reni got Ami to fix her alarm clock the night before-to her class posing as students.
"If that's not the Queen's daughter, then "Black and Blue isn't real."
Doreira declared in a low whisper noting her hair and yesterday's tardiness.
"Then it is. That album really full of really bad singing." Terra joked.
"Why you little-" The girl felt a fierce fire boiling in her.
Selena shook her head, they were fitting in the young crowd too much.
"Quiet." Creda scolded, they had located themselves in the back of the room watching
Reni furiously scribble notes for a subject that was a foreign language in itself.
"We should help her-" Terra suggested, ignoring the turquoise one beside her.
"Those lil' brats were making fun of her." The old protective streak rose in Doreira.
"We can't interfere with the past too much."
The silver one continued, "Even if it means watching her suffer in this' learning environment.'"
"Creda, we betta start helping ourselves-this Owens guy is watching us-"
Selena warned in her small voice but it was too late:
"Miss Jones, Miss Smith, Miss Haley: Would you like to stop and entertain questions?"
They froze.
A large man with a bad tie and thick glasses loomed over them.
"Well . . ." He asked pointedly.
Sets of eyes fixed the back of the class.
Terra didn't even raise her head from the notebook,
the other three grabbed their pencils and started scribbling.
The teacher glared momentarily at the trio before continuing with the lecture.
"Now, before I was interrupted by our three math geniuses, sine and cosine-"
Creda noticed that their lady didn't even look back.
*'She must be thinking.' The silver one noted.*
She could trace her stare to the window, she was watching the clouds.
*'The Lady will be perfect, as a senshi and queen-she'll be happy with her King-'*
*'H-e--l-l-o Psyche, don't waste time trying to read her eyes.'*
*'I wasn't, Sky.'*
*'How can we tell her?' Sun's quiet tone interrupted the strained silence.*
*'She'll know. After we activate the pens, she'll know.'*
They choose to speak inwardly-they were reading each other minds.
*'Then we can get back.'*
'True-but my energy's drain from that long ride.'*
Terra said pointedly, she hated being the one who knew how to teleport people.
*'The Mothers-'*
*'They'll come too, if our dear buddy and old pal Charisma stalks this earth
she'll be channeling her power to-'*
*'To what-'* Sky demanded, Psyche and Earth were always the only ones who knew anything.
*'Revive the Black Lady.'*
She answered darkly.
Sun began to wonder:
*'The Black Lady . . . . You don't mean . . . . T
he one made by the Dark moon's influence?'*
*'That's her.'*
*'Then we must revive the Moon."* Earth told them. They agreed.
*"Sailor Moon is gone-"* Sky contended but she was cut.
*"Sailor Moon was gone but now she is our Queen, she came back.
Now it's time for a Neo Revolution, a new millennium-a Golden Era-'*
*ll of her friend's grandeur and lofty vision made the turquoise one sick.
*'Ooh, and did the great Psyche see all of this in a crystal ball?'*
*'No actually I didn't-I saw it under a tree.'*
The copper one felt the ground stirring beneath her feet . . . . Head throbbing . . . .
*'Lady Terra-' Sun inquired, ignoring the latest spat between the soul and the body.
The sunny demeanor faded slightly. Earth remained stoic.
*'I'm afraid.'*
*'Of . . . ?'*
*'I think I know where she is-'*
The bell stopped further conversation.
*'I'll tel you later Heart-" She smiled, the other girl regain her brightness.*
*'Got 'ya Mind.'*
**********************
"The wind-" Terra was the first to feel it moving across the earth and in her mind.
"It's-" Selena saw the clouds marking the sun in the sky.
"Changing-" Doreira confirmed, tuning into the heavens for an answer.
"Sky-" Psyche glared at the girl, hoping it was just another trick to show her powers off.
"This isn't *my* doing." She stepped back being eyed down.
"Then it's. . . ." Selena feared but Creda said the word.
"Mystique."
The fifth one had landed.
**********************
Time is perpetual, endless, and infinitive . . . .
Tell that one to the sixteen-year-old doing the one-hundred mile to class:
Time was short, she was late.
"OHHHHHHH NOOOOOOO! Why am I becoming like S-E-R-E-N-A!"
Jubilan High School was just a touch away, the bell had only a second before it mocked her tardiness, she could make it if she only tried . . . .
She cursed the older woman for breaking her alarm clock in the middle of the night . . . .
"Oooohhhhhh, why did I choose NOT to go to the future! I WOULD BE ON TIME!"
Running . . . . Running . . . . Panting and panting . . . . Swearing in the back of her mind.
"I should have lived with Ami or Rei like I wanted to, or with my dad!"
Daddy dearest was finishing graduate school in New York while her dear mother-the satirical tone crept up in her voice-
managed by a miracle to get out of high school and get into a nursing school that felt enough pity to take her back in Tokyo.
Reni had now grown into the classic Serena style-Locks trailing in the wind
like pink lemonade ready to be spilt, the once short ponytails
were lengthy twists minis the meatballs, tall and bright-eyed, small frame. . . .
But right now she didn't need her future mother's style . . . . What she needed now was a believable explanation to her Trig teacher.
R I N G!
A piecing scream followed it.
"AHHHHHHHHH!"
**********************
"Miss Tskino, could you please explain to the class why you can't be prompt to her class?"
"I-I-I . . . Someone broke my alarm clock."
A ripple of giggles followed the last statement.
"Miss Tskino, find yourself a better clock next time, this is the second time this week.
You're starting to become like your sister."
Her voice felt tiny, small like it used to be before she hit puberty. "Yes sir."
"Now then, after anticipating the arrival of our little Miss, we can proceed with Ch 5 in our books . . . .
The Identifies of the Six Trigonometric Functions . . . .
Take out a sheet of paper and began your "fun" notes class."
With her scarlet eyes downcasted to the ground, she went to her seat near the window.
**********************
After school finally ended, Reni made her way home to the Cherry Apple Arms where she resided s-l-o-w-l-y.
Today was a drag, a total bore, even with her aptness to pay attention and make decent grades she couldn't focus.
The words in her literature book blurred in front of her face, all the trig problems looked the same,
she lost of desire to catch a softball. A lost puppy her mind was wandering far and wide, her mind wouldn't focus.
"Why can't Ijust stop thinking about-"
Beep-beep-beep-beep-beeeeppppp.
"Huh?" Her head lifted.
A bright yellow Bug was driving along side of her.
"Hey Reni!" The young woman waved furiously, Reni prayed that Serena didn't forget what the brakes were for.
"Reeeniiii." Her ivory sunglasses bounced on her head.
She continued walking.
"Hi."
The smile faded, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Came out flatly.
"Are you sure? You look pretty tired." The blonde observed solemnly
"*Yes.*" Came out in a low growl, the girl was gritting her teeth.
"Hmmmmmmm . . . "
"I know! Let's go to that cool new Super Mall, we can find new outfits!"
Known fact among the girls: Serena couldn't drive.
"That's ok, Serena, really-"
*We don't need another ticket or accident-which ever comes first.*
"Well-"
"Ohhhhh, come on! Trust me!"
"That's what I'm afraid of-" She mumbled as she reluctantly slid into the passenger side.
Suddenly, the blonde hit the gas with her heel, sending them in flight . . . .
**********************
Later on down a more quiet, safer road without parked cars or stray dogs, Serena started questioning her again.
"And why are you so down today hmmmm?"
"I'm not down, I'm just ready to go home." She simply stated, "I'm not up for shopping."
'Watch the road Serena!' She mentally scolded.
"You're not up for shopping?" She gasped, then spoke proud:
"A girl can always use more clothes-"
"Do you really need more clothes, Serena? Isn't that what your wearing only a day old?"
This time Reni had stopped to scrutinize the sleeveless matching Seventeen top and 5-pocket Levi shorts.
"Really *Serena,* you need to pay attention to your studies in the CPR class more than the sales rack in Ms. J's."
"Sure is." Serena had a smile wide as the sun.
"Aww great, now I get to be bored watching you try on seven different outfits with seven different shoes a
nd seven different hair clips. Besides it starting to rain."
"All come on! We'll be indoors and it'll be fun!
Rei and Mina and Lita will be there, then we'll get Ami when she gets
out of her organic chemistry class . . ."
The girl was counting with both fingers, since no hands were there the car managed to drift from the right side to the left.
"Se-re-na, shouldn't your hands be there?"
"Why?"
"So you can . . . . AVOID THIS FRUIT TRUCK!"
"Fruit truck-" She started blankly.
The driver in the larger Doe Fruit Truck slammed his fist into his horn.
BBBBBBBBBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
The girls screamed as the olden one threw the wheel in the opposite direction,
the trunk missed them narrowly from being in a head-on.
Each of them resembled pale statues-breathless and still.
"Reni-" Serena began, hands glued to the wheel, "are you-"
"Serena-" Voice small again and full of fear.
"Yes . . ." The words hung in the air.
The girl's voice came back to her in a threatening yell:
"Stop being so irresponsible!"
Serena was offended and snapped back. "Stop being such a brat!"
"Forget the mall and at least try driving!"
"*I* have a license and you don't!"
"Act like it!"
"Reni, watch your tone!" The woman ordered her future child.
"Serena! Why don't you. . . !" She barked until a human figure caught her eyes: "WATCH THE ROAD!"
A girl had appeared in the middle, frozen was her body, her eyes were staring clean through Reni's soul . . . .
The Bug screeched to a sudden halt . . . .
Smoke could be smelled and burning rubber seen on the pavement. . . .
A body laid in the middle of the road . . . .
A bright light had blinded them both . . . .
**********************
"OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD! IS SHE DEAD! IS SHE HURT!"
They had rushed to her side, trying to revive the girl.
"She's probably dead now-stop yelling in her ear.
And don't shake her, she could have broken bones!"
Once again Reni was acting like the mother and not the child.
*'Will she ever grow up?!?'*
"Sorry!" She let the body's head roll back.
"Ugh! You're going to kill her-"
When they were trying to save the girl's life they found themselves so engrossed in bitting each other's head off.
The girl peeked out of one eye then slowly with two, she remained balled up in
a fetal position afraid that her arrival may have landed in a hospital.
Neither one noticed her face turning toward them.
"No . . . . I'm fine Ladies . . . .Thank you."
"Huh?"
They looked to find the girl looking at them.
The deepest but darkest brown eyes that looked almost black found theirs.
A mass of elaborated pleated braids veiled her bronze face with Egyptian-style eyebrows,
she looked to be Reni's age but possibility younger,
Serena offered a hand but she quietly refused it jumping to her feet without a single sign of pain.
"We should really get you to a doctor-I happened to know a great one-"
Her sudden move had spooked the young woman.
"I don't need a doctor Lady, I just need to get to my destination."
The way she said-cold and forcefully-made them jump.
"Are you sure, we can help you-" Serena continued.
"I'm so very sorry for appear-walking in the middle of a rainy street.
I was being careless and-and stupid . . . .
Really, I didn't see you . . . "
She rambled until the pink-haired girl placed a hand of her shoulder.
"It's ok, just be careful next time."
"Can we help you please? Are you lost? Do you need a ride home?"
Serena was met with a stony glare for the last statement from the girl.
*'No idiot, they'll continue to plague you if you aren't be kind.'*
A small smile broke onto her features. Maybe that would shut them up.
"No . . . . I'll find . . . . I know my way . . . .
I was just trying to see a friend of mine. . . ."
"What's your name, do you live nearby?"
She was becoming nervous, they were asking too many questions.
'It's too soon, we should be talking yet-'
"You're too kind dearest ladies . . . . I'm fine."
The bronze one bowed quickly to both women.
"I should be going. No thanks is needed for your kindness. . . ."
"Really we must-" Serena reached out to her until she took off.
"Hey!" The blonde screamed.
"Wait!" The pink-haired one yelled.
"Don't run away!"
The figure disappeared into the evening-school uniform flapping in the
wind like her own the day before.
"She's gone." The blonde said in a awed tone.
"She didn't want our help, Serena." Reni concluded solemnly.
"But-but why . . . . We only wanted to help-"
The rudeness had thrown the older woman off but not the teenager.
"She's probably just scared of us." She slowly stood up. "Come on, let's untangle the Bug."
**********************
"Damn questions." The figure cursed stopping in an alley.
"Just like those two queens-all snappy and sweet." She spat out disgusted.
"Where's my make-up?"
Her compact appeared in one hand as she proceeded to powder her nose.
"Oh yes, I'm fine." The tone went from scared and shaken to an ominous and arrogant thing.
"But dearest Ladies-are you?"
The compact slammed shut.
"Now it's time for the real make-up."
She pulled a pen from her school sachet, a black star on top trimmed with white.
"Dark Sailor Neo Mystique Make-Up!"
**********************
An hour passed as the lecture continued.
The quartet had followed the girl-on time this morning,
Reni got Ami to fix her alarm clock the night before-to her class posing as students.
"If that's not the Queen's daughter, then "Black and Blue isn't real."
Doreira declared in a low whisper noting her hair and yesterday's tardiness.
"Then it is. That album really full of really bad singing." Terra joked.
"Why you little-" The girl felt a fierce fire boiling in her.
Selena shook her head, they were fitting in the young crowd too much.
"Quiet." Creda scolded, they had located themselves in the back of the room watching
Reni furiously scribble notes for a subject that was a foreign language in itself.
"We should help her-" Terra suggested, ignoring the turquoise one beside her.
"Those lil' brats were making fun of her." The old protective streak rose in Doreira.
"We can't interfere with the past too much."
The silver one continued, "Even if it means watching her suffer in this' learning environment.'"
"Creda, we betta start helping ourselves-this Owens guy is watching us-"
Selena warned in her small voice but it was too late:
"Miss Jones, Miss Smith, Miss Haley: Would you like to stop and entertain questions?"
They froze.
A large man with a bad tie and thick glasses loomed over them.
"Well . . ." He asked pointedly.
Sets of eyes fixed the back of the class.
Terra didn't even raise her head from the notebook,
the other three grabbed their pencils and started scribbling.
The teacher glared momentarily at the trio before continuing with the lecture.
"Now, before I was interrupted by our three math geniuses, sine and cosine-"
Creda noticed that their lady didn't even look back.
*'She must be thinking.' The silver one noted.*
She could trace her stare to the window, she was watching the clouds.
*'The Lady will be perfect, as a senshi and queen-she'll be happy with her King-'*
*'H-e--l-l-o Psyche, don't waste time trying to read her eyes.'*
*'I wasn't, Sky.'*
*'How can we tell her?' Sun's quiet tone interrupted the strained silence.*
*'She'll know. After we activate the pens, she'll know.'*
They choose to speak inwardly-they were reading each other minds.
*'Then we can get back.'*
'True-but my energy's drain from that long ride.'*
Terra said pointedly, she hated being the one who knew how to teleport people.
*'The Mothers-'*
*'They'll come too, if our dear buddy and old pal Charisma stalks this earth
she'll be channeling her power to-'*
*'To what-'* Sky demanded, Psyche and Earth were always the only ones who knew anything.
*'Revive the Black Lady.'*
She answered darkly.
Sun began to wonder:
*'The Black Lady . . . . You don't mean . . . . T
he one made by the Dark moon's influence?'*
*'That's her.'*
*'Then we must revive the Moon."* Earth told them. They agreed.
*"Sailor Moon is gone-"* Sky contended but she was cut.
*"Sailor Moon was gone but now she is our Queen, she came back.
Now it's time for a Neo Revolution, a new millennium-a Golden Era-'*
*ll of her friend's grandeur and lofty vision made the turquoise one sick.
*'Ooh, and did the great Psyche see all of this in a crystal ball?'*
*'No actually I didn't-I saw it under a tree.'*
The copper one felt the ground stirring beneath her feet . . . . Head throbbing . . . .
*'Lady Terra-' Sun inquired, ignoring the latest spat between the soul and the body.
The sunny demeanor faded slightly. Earth remained stoic.
*'I'm afraid.'*
*'Of . . . ?'*
*'I think I know where she is-'*
The bell stopped further conversation.
*'I'll tel you later Heart-" She smiled, the other girl regain her brightness.*
*'Got 'ya Mind.'*
**********************
"The wind-" Terra was the first to feel it moving across the earth and in her mind.
"It's-" Selena saw the clouds marking the sun in the sky.
"Changing-" Doreira confirmed, tuning into the heavens for an answer.
"Sky-" Psyche glared at the girl, hoping it was just another trick to show her powers off.
"This isn't *my* doing." She stepped back being eyed down.
"Then it's. . . ." Selena feared but Creda said the word.
"Mystique."
The fifth one had landed.
**********************