(Chapter Five)
The Queen is gone! The Queen is gone! The Queen is gone! the castle buzzed with the news from every maid and every footman. The news of course soon reached the village and it was met with horror from the some and others were filled with hope that the handsome King Endymion might choose another wife among the women of the village if the Queen never returned. They peered out of windows and behind the stands of the village square and watched the procession of King Endymion, the Royal Senshi, and... more Royal Senshi? The procession led up to the castle and the minute it left the Square the buzz of conversation began anew.
"If this doesn't cause enough gossip to bring the whole solar system running then I don't know what will." sighed F. Mercury and P. Mercury at the same time.
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"Oh no, you found another girl from the Mystic Moon? What's going on Lord Van?" came the voice of Merle, the cat-girl addressing the young man in the red shirt. Her tail swung and her cat ears twitched frantically. The girl in the corner dressed in a private school uniform similar to the one Rei was wearing with short brown hair walked up to her. "Hi. My name's Hitomi. Did I spell it right? I'm from Earth too. From Japan. What's your name?" She clutched a necklace with a pretty pendant hanging from it.
"I'm Rei. I'm from Japan as well. What planet are we on now if not on Earth? I think I hit my head and I woke up to find myself in some kind of place with this lady called Sailor Pluto or something who insisted I was something called a Sailor Senshi and was Sailor Mars. I opened a door and found myself exactly where they found me." with that she pointed at Van and at the other young man with the blond hair. Hitomi gasped and grasped her arm. Van was as startled and asked, "Is there something wrong Hitomi?" he gripped the hilt of his sword as he spoke.
"You- yes, you are Sailor Mars. Didn't Sailor Pluto explain to you anything?" Rei stared at her with round eyes. "N-no." she quavered and trembled visibly. "Who is Sailor Mars, Hitomi? I can't remember anything except my name." The blond man walked up to Rei. "Greetings. I am Alan Shczar, Knight of Kaeli and this is Van, King of Finaalia." he turned to Hitomi. "Who *is* Sailor Mars, Hitomi? Is she with Zaibach?" Hitomi shook her head violently. "NO! Don't harm her at all!" Van, who had drawn his sword halfway now sheathed it and asked her quietly. "Is she really from the Mystic Moon, Hitomi? Have you heard of her?"
Hitomi had blanched and said. "Know of her? I've seen her with my own two eyes. "Sailor Mars is one of the Sailor Senshi who protects the Earth. The whole world knows who the Sailor Senshi are! Consider them Japan's native super heroines. Although, no one has ever found out who they actually are when de-transformed. I remember you. You're Hino Rei. I saw you once when I went to a running competition at your school!" Van, Alan and Merle were silent as Hitomi spoke. At last, Alan said quietly. "It's getting late, we can talk more in the morning. Come let me take you to your room." he took her hand and led her down the hallway into a bedroom. He turned and left the room after a smile and a goodnight. Rei looked around and saw a window. She walked up to the window and peered out. She gasped. They were in some kind of rock grotto. Why are we floating then?
There was a knock at the door and it opened softly. "Rei? It's Hitomi. May I come in?" Rei nodded and Hitomi walked in. she held out a bunch of clothing. Here are some of my clothes that I managed to bring with me when I came here. I think you should be able to change out of those mud-spattered ones." She put them on the bed. "Thank you." croaked Rei. Hitomi stopped. "Don't worry, we'll go back someday, but for now everyone here has accepted you. We'll talk more in the morning. Goodnight." She walked out and closed the door. Rei saw a nightgown in the small pile and she put it on. She crawled into bed and fell into a deep sleep.
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"Ohmygod, what happened?" shrieked Bulma as she rushed over to the troupe following Goku and his unconscious wife. "Nothing. Nothing. She just fainted. I just need some water and that should be enough. ChiChi eyes opened at that moment and said. "Nope, no water. I'm just fine and she jumped out of her husband's arms. Come on, this is a nice restaurant and people are already staring!" He shrugged and they all sat down to eat.
Usagi had finished eating and she felt very sleepy. Trunks was sitting beside her and said. "It's okay. Nobody will notice. I'll wake you when it's time to go." She nodded and fell asleep on his shoulder. Gohan stared at Usagi and Trunks. Did Usagi like Trunks? It was possible. Trunks *was* a knockout with the ladies.
It was soon time to go. They all went out into the night. Usagi shivered in her dress. They all said goodbye and went their separate ways. Gohan and Trunks both stared at Usagi who was shivering. Gohan took off his jacket and put it around her. "Come on, we've got a long way to go." Usagi nodded. Trunks joked. "Besides, if we don't get there soon, you'll break you're promise to me for tonight." Gohan was shocked. Promise for tonight? What did that mean? Was Trunks talking about... No. It couldn't be. Nope, no way, absolutely... maybe. "Gohan, Gohan, GOHAN!" Usagi's voice yanked him back to reality. "What? Oh, sorry, zoned out for a second." She read his face and gasped. "Oh my god, that's NOT the kind of promise I made. Control your imagination, boy!" Trunks looked at her and it dawned on him, "Hell no! What kinda guy do you think I am?" Gohan pretended he had no idea what they was talking about, but he inwardly sighed with relief. They all headed toward home.
The Queen is gone! The Queen is gone! The Queen is gone! the castle buzzed with the news from every maid and every footman. The news of course soon reached the village and it was met with horror from the some and others were filled with hope that the handsome King Endymion might choose another wife among the women of the village if the Queen never returned. They peered out of windows and behind the stands of the village square and watched the procession of King Endymion, the Royal Senshi, and... more Royal Senshi? The procession led up to the castle and the minute it left the Square the buzz of conversation began anew.
"If this doesn't cause enough gossip to bring the whole solar system running then I don't know what will." sighed F. Mercury and P. Mercury at the same time.
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"Oh no, you found another girl from the Mystic Moon? What's going on Lord Van?" came the voice of Merle, the cat-girl addressing the young man in the red shirt. Her tail swung and her cat ears twitched frantically. The girl in the corner dressed in a private school uniform similar to the one Rei was wearing with short brown hair walked up to her. "Hi. My name's Hitomi. Did I spell it right? I'm from Earth too. From Japan. What's your name?" She clutched a necklace with a pretty pendant hanging from it.
"I'm Rei. I'm from Japan as well. What planet are we on now if not on Earth? I think I hit my head and I woke up to find myself in some kind of place with this lady called Sailor Pluto or something who insisted I was something called a Sailor Senshi and was Sailor Mars. I opened a door and found myself exactly where they found me." with that she pointed at Van and at the other young man with the blond hair. Hitomi gasped and grasped her arm. Van was as startled and asked, "Is there something wrong Hitomi?" he gripped the hilt of his sword as he spoke.
"You- yes, you are Sailor Mars. Didn't Sailor Pluto explain to you anything?" Rei stared at her with round eyes. "N-no." she quavered and trembled visibly. "Who is Sailor Mars, Hitomi? I can't remember anything except my name." The blond man walked up to Rei. "Greetings. I am Alan Shczar, Knight of Kaeli and this is Van, King of Finaalia." he turned to Hitomi. "Who *is* Sailor Mars, Hitomi? Is she with Zaibach?" Hitomi shook her head violently. "NO! Don't harm her at all!" Van, who had drawn his sword halfway now sheathed it and asked her quietly. "Is she really from the Mystic Moon, Hitomi? Have you heard of her?"
Hitomi had blanched and said. "Know of her? I've seen her with my own two eyes. "Sailor Mars is one of the Sailor Senshi who protects the Earth. The whole world knows who the Sailor Senshi are! Consider them Japan's native super heroines. Although, no one has ever found out who they actually are when de-transformed. I remember you. You're Hino Rei. I saw you once when I went to a running competition at your school!" Van, Alan and Merle were silent as Hitomi spoke. At last, Alan said quietly. "It's getting late, we can talk more in the morning. Come let me take you to your room." he took her hand and led her down the hallway into a bedroom. He turned and left the room after a smile and a goodnight. Rei looked around and saw a window. She walked up to the window and peered out. She gasped. They were in some kind of rock grotto. Why are we floating then?
There was a knock at the door and it opened softly. "Rei? It's Hitomi. May I come in?" Rei nodded and Hitomi walked in. she held out a bunch of clothing. Here are some of my clothes that I managed to bring with me when I came here. I think you should be able to change out of those mud-spattered ones." She put them on the bed. "Thank you." croaked Rei. Hitomi stopped. "Don't worry, we'll go back someday, but for now everyone here has accepted you. We'll talk more in the morning. Goodnight." She walked out and closed the door. Rei saw a nightgown in the small pile and she put it on. She crawled into bed and fell into a deep sleep.
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"Ohmygod, what happened?" shrieked Bulma as she rushed over to the troupe following Goku and his unconscious wife. "Nothing. Nothing. She just fainted. I just need some water and that should be enough. ChiChi eyes opened at that moment and said. "Nope, no water. I'm just fine and she jumped out of her husband's arms. Come on, this is a nice restaurant and people are already staring!" He shrugged and they all sat down to eat.
Usagi had finished eating and she felt very sleepy. Trunks was sitting beside her and said. "It's okay. Nobody will notice. I'll wake you when it's time to go." She nodded and fell asleep on his shoulder. Gohan stared at Usagi and Trunks. Did Usagi like Trunks? It was possible. Trunks *was* a knockout with the ladies.
It was soon time to go. They all went out into the night. Usagi shivered in her dress. They all said goodbye and went their separate ways. Gohan and Trunks both stared at Usagi who was shivering. Gohan took off his jacket and put it around her. "Come on, we've got a long way to go." Usagi nodded. Trunks joked. "Besides, if we don't get there soon, you'll break you're promise to me for tonight." Gohan was shocked. Promise for tonight? What did that mean? Was Trunks talking about... No. It couldn't be. Nope, no way, absolutely... maybe. "Gohan, Gohan, GOHAN!" Usagi's voice yanked him back to reality. "What? Oh, sorry, zoned out for a second." She read his face and gasped. "Oh my god, that's NOT the kind of promise I made. Control your imagination, boy!" Trunks looked at her and it dawned on him, "Hell no! What kinda guy do you think I am?" Gohan pretended he had no idea what they was talking about, but he inwardly sighed with relief. They all headed toward home.