INFINITY!
PART 1
CHAPTER 2
INFINITE STARDUST
Abi sat with the still oblivious Usagi, eating lunch in the schoolyard. "So, Abi-chan, have you met the new transfer student yet?" She asked, making small talk.
Abi perked up in interest. "Transfer student?"
"Yeah, she supposedly left her other town because she was in an accident or something," Usagi replied, shrugging.
Abi felt something nagging at the back of her mind… "What- what's her name?"
"Mako Jennifer, I think."
Abi froze, seeing the familiar figure sitting alone, not too far away. She immediately trotted over to greet her old friend. "Jennie-chan!" she cried when she got close.
The girl looked up, directly at Abi. "Have we met?" she asked.
Abi looked hurt. "Jennie-chan? Is something wrong? It's me, Abi! Gintenshi Abi!"
Jennie still had a blank look on her face. "Ugh, I knew there were some crazies here… but-"
"Man, you've done some weird things, but this takes the cake," Abi muttered.
Jennie uttered something under her breath, barely audibly.
"Huh?"
"Look, I've never met you, but you seem like a good acquaintance to make, seeing as how I'm new. I already know your name, so, uh, I'm Mako Jennifer-"
"I know."
Jennie shook her head. "Okay…"
By the end of the day, Jennie had met Usagi, Minako, Makoto, Ami, and had become better acquainted with Abi. She was glad to have met ne - friends. She didn't remember anyone from the last town… or before that. She had lost her memory in an 'accident' and was taken in by a different family in Juuban. The only per - one - she had to talk to was her cat, Starling. At times, Jennie thought she was going crazy… she met a talking cat, and then… she became something she would have never dreamed of. She became a Sailor Senshi…
Jennie on her bed, debating something with Starling. Despite the suggestment her name made, Starling was colored very light blue and he bore the insignia of Stardust on his forehead. This time they were arguing whether or not to continue helping the other senshi.
"They can fare for themselves," Starling pointed out, flicking his tail.
"But… what about Sailor Infinity? She-she's just like me, she's an Infinite Senshi."
Starling thought for a moment. "I suppose your right…"
"Besides, what else could we possibly fight for?"
Starling sat thinking a while before saying, "I suppose it wouldn't hurt anything…"
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"Well, Hematite, I see you have the nerve to return."
"I have f-failed you, my queen," Hematite muttered, head down.
"I was hoping the senshi would have finished you off," the queen said dismissivelly passing her hand through the air.
Hematite clutched his throat as he was once again strangled. A black orb floated to him and engulfed him… A crystal clattered to the ground…
"Demonic!" A woman with blood red hair and equally red eyes stepped forward. She wore a ragged red dress, and knee-high boots.
"Hai, my queen?"
"You are to take that - that - keimusho and use it as your source of power. Destroy the senshi and achieve what we have lost!"
"Hai, your Excellency," she gave a quick bow and disappeared. "I will not fail you."
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Abi sat at her desk, frowning and looking absentmindedly out of the window. What had happened to Jennie-chan? She wished her friend had remembered her… but there was nothing to do now but get reacquainted…
Eclipse jumped onto the desk, in front of her. "Abi-chan…"
"Hmm?"
"That new senshi, Sailor Stardust, is an Infinite Senshi."
"There's more than one?"
"Uh… yeah…"
Abi groaned. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I… forgot. But its okay, you know now. There are actually… four including yourself. You see, in the Silver Millennium-"
"Four?"
Eclipse nodded. "You're their leader."
"Wow."
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Jennifer tossed and turned beneath her covers. Sweat dripped from her pale face, dampening her pillow…
She found herself suddenly running… running for her life. She wasn't alone. Beside her ran Sailor Infinity. Only… it wasn't her...
A bright light engulfed Jennie and Infinity.
Jennifer looked over to see… Abi…? She shook her head and turned away, still running. She cursed as she tripped… she realized suddenly that she was wearing a long, light blue dress. She cursed again and turned to Infinity.
She was wearing a light pink dress of a similar fashion. Jennie sighed in relief as she studied her face. It wasn't Abi… it was the princess, the destined.
Stopping wasn't the best choice, for the enemy had caught up. Two eyes appeared, and then a shadowy man took shape. A beam shot for her… and hit…
Jennie woke up, panting as if she had just run a marathon. She shook her head slightly, to clear it. The dream… it had been so vivid. Did it mean…?
"Jennie-chan?" She looked down to Starling. "Daijoobu?"
She nodded slightly. "I just had the weirdest dream… I think the princess is near."
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Abi tossed and turned beneath her covers. Sweat dripped from her pale face…
She found herself running… running for her life. She wasn't alone. Beside her was Sailor Stardust… only it wasn't.
A bright light engulfed Abi and Stardust, changing their clothing. Abi wore a long, light pink dress, which made it extremely difficult to run. She looked over to Stardust, now wearing a light blue dress of a similar fashion, just in time to see her trip. She ran back and helped her up…
She noticed Stardust looking at her oddly, then smiling in relief. The smile didn't last long.
The enemy had caught up…
Two eyes appeared, and then a shadowy figure of a man took shape. A beam shot for Stardust… and hit…
"Iie!" Abi cried, removing the necklace she was wearing. "Iie!"
A beam shot from the crystal in the necklace as it enlarged and floated to Abi's hand. Then a beam from her foe shot it away…
One more shot…
Meant death…
Abi woke up, panting as if she had just ran a marathon. She shook her head slightly, to clear it. The dream… had it meant something…?
Eclipse bounded on to Abi's bed, looking worried. "Daijoobu?"
"F-fine really," Abi answered, unsure it was the truth. "I've just had the weirdest dream…"
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The queen grinned sinisterly as she saw Demonic clutching the keimusho. "Should she fail…"
She grinned again and turned to her new lackey. She held up her crystal, her jaako. A dark beam shot into the eyes of the newcomer.
"You say you were her old friend?"
The figure tried to resist, but eventually nodded. "Hai, my queen."
"Hmm. There was one other Infinite I have to worry about. Where could she be…?"
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Abi shot out of bed, having not slept since her dream… "There's trouble," she muttered to Eclipse. The cat nodded and followed Abi out of the house.
As soon as she reached a secluded area, Abi transformed. "Where are we headed?" asked Eclipse, pleased at Infinity's alertness.
Infinity thought for a moment, sensing where the danger could possibly be… "Hikawa Jinju Shrine."
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Jennifer jumped out of bed and moved to the window. Her senses were on fire… "Trouble."
Starling nodded and followed Jennie in jumping out of the window. She transformed into Sailor Stardust, and ran off, not waiting fir her cat. Starling stood for a moment before taking off after her.
"Hey, wait up!"
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Infinity arrived at the Hikawa Jinju Shrine moments after Sailor Mars. "What's going on?" she asked, jogging up beside her.
"I - don't know," she confessed. "I felt a presence and contacted everyone…"
Just then, Mercury trotted up, followed closely by an unseen friend… Moments after, everyone else gathered around… save one person…
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Sailor Stardust stopped short of the shrine. Starling ran up and sat beside Stardust. "I - I don't know whether I should help them or not."
Starling shook his head. "We're not supposed to…"
Stardust nodded and peered through the branches of the tree she was hidden in. She could see Sailor Mercury typing on her mini-computer while the others formed a circle around her. Stardust turned her gaze to Sailor Infinity. She seemed so familiar… Stardust jumped back as she heard a rustling in the tree above her.
She glanced up to see… A man dressed in a suit of armor…
"Infinite Knight," she whispered. Without meaning to, she had caught his attention. He slapped his hand to his forehead, then jumped down. How had she known his name?
"Sailor Stardust, right?" he asked, keeping his voice down. Stardust nodded slightly, still wondering how she had known him…
They had been quiet, but not enough…
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Infinity took her place in front of Mercury. The senshi had formed a circle around her to protect her during the search. She thought she saw something in the trees…
A few moments later, Infinity heard a faint whisper. She broke away from the circle and ran to the few trees. She parted the branches…
"Stardust! Infinite Knight!" she exclaimed, letting her guard down. She failed to see the woman clothed in blood red approach her from behind…
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Stardust jumped back as Infinity spotted her and the Infinite Knight. In the corner of her eye, she spotted a woman clothed in blood red approach Infinity. She opened her mouth to say something, but it was too late…
Infinity let out a scream as a woman caught her from behind.
"Ha! That's where Hematite went wrong! A direct approach always works best!" the woman gloated, restraining Infinity with one arm and raising the keimusho in the other. A streaking blue star knocked the crystal out of her hand and continued to slash her other arm, freeing Infinity.
The woman frowned and turned to Infinite Knight from his new position. "Why you little -"
"Infinite Stardust!"
"Ack!" The woman cried, jumping back. "That almost hit me! Excruciating Pain!"
A dark beam shot for Sailor Stardust, who easily jumped out of the way and attacked again, this time hitting the woman.
"Infinite Disaster!" Infinity called, sending her own attack to join with Stardust's.
"Burning Mandala!" added to the destructive ray.
This was too much for the woman. "ARGH! That's it!" Her eyes glowed a deeper red and a cold wind began to pick up.
"Blood red haze," she whispered. Responding to her command, a blood red mist began to gather. "Insanity."
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Infinity suddenly found herself in the company of her friends. She smiled happily at the ones she hadn't seen in so long…
"I missed you guys," she confessed.
Megan, Amanda, and Jennie exchanged glances. "Are you crazy? Who are you?" Amanda spoke up.
"Guys - please - "
They all turned away and began walking. Abi took a deep breath and ran to catch up to them… but the faster she ran, the further away they got… Abi stopped.
"This - this isn't real…"
Infinity's eyes blinked open as the haze around her cleared. "What are you trying to do?" she demanded. The woman was gone…
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Stardust looked up to see two adults… her parents? Everything was so hazy... she couldn't see clearly. But she could hear… she could hear very well.
"We just can't deal with this right now," the woman said.
The man nodded his agreement. "Please agree to take her in."
"She was a burden enough when she had her memory. Besides, she's thirteen now. She'll be old enough to go on her own in a couple of years."
"I understand what you're going through, but I think it would really be better if she were with her natural parents-"
"We don't want her!"
"Mother? Father?" Jennie struggled. The woman and man turned. "You - you don't want me?"
"We never did! Why do you think we pushed you over that cliff?"
"But - but - "
"You honestly thought it was an accident? You're so naïve!"
Jennie shook her head. "Iie. Iie, my parents are dead!"
"We're very well alive Jennifer."
"I - I saw you die-"
Stardust's eyes flew open as the haze around her cleared. "You witch!" she screamed, turning to face the silhouette of the woman who had created the image. "How could you?"
The haze fully cleared and the woman was gone…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Infinity gathered herself as the rest of the senshi awoke from their hallucination, each of them angrily shouting at the missing woman. Infinity felt a tap on her shoulder and whirled, ready to face the woman…
She found no one standing behind her… only a note.
"Meet me tomorrow at the café after school," she read aloud. "Who wrote this?"
The other senshi had gathered around her. "Perhaps it was that woman," suggested Mercury.
Infinity shook her head. "She seemed more direct - where are Stardust and Infinite Knight?"
Abi spent the whole day at school wondering who had written the note… and debating whether or not to go to the café. She had discussed it with Eclipse and she told her it would be smart… but Abi wasn't very sure.
Finally the bell signaling the end of the school day rang. Abi bolted out of the school and in the direction of the café…
Once again, Abi ran into someone on the street. "Not again! Gomen nasai, I was in such a hurry!"
She looked up to see… Ashiru. "You again?"
"Oh! Ashiru! Gomen, I was in a hurry!"
"When aren't you?"
Abi narrowed her eyes menacingly, then laughed in spite of herself. "Okay, okay, I'll start getting up earlier if it'll make you feel any better."
Ashiru grinned. "Good. I gotta get going, see ya."
"Ja ne."
Abi stood for a moment before taking off for the café again. When she arrived, Abi took a seat in a booth near the window. She ordered a milkshake and gazed around. She suddenly realized she had no idea who she was looking for.
Abi sighed. She had assumed whoever had wanted to meet her would have known who she was… She was almost finished with her milkshake when someone approached her.
"Abi? Gintenshi Abi?" Abi looked up to see a woman with dark red hair and sunglasses standing in front of her.
Abi nodded. "You must be the one who gave me this," she said, holding out the note.
The woman smirked as the people and the café itself begin to fade away. Infinity found herself in a dark chamber, chained to a wall…
PART 1
CHAPTER 2
INFINITE STARDUST
Abi sat with the still oblivious Usagi, eating lunch in the schoolyard. "So, Abi-chan, have you met the new transfer student yet?" She asked, making small talk.
Abi perked up in interest. "Transfer student?"
"Yeah, she supposedly left her other town because she was in an accident or something," Usagi replied, shrugging.
Abi felt something nagging at the back of her mind… "What- what's her name?"
"Mako Jennifer, I think."
Abi froze, seeing the familiar figure sitting alone, not too far away. She immediately trotted over to greet her old friend. "Jennie-chan!" she cried when she got close.
The girl looked up, directly at Abi. "Have we met?" she asked.
Abi looked hurt. "Jennie-chan? Is something wrong? It's me, Abi! Gintenshi Abi!"
Jennie still had a blank look on her face. "Ugh, I knew there were some crazies here… but-"
"Man, you've done some weird things, but this takes the cake," Abi muttered.
Jennie uttered something under her breath, barely audibly.
"Huh?"
"Look, I've never met you, but you seem like a good acquaintance to make, seeing as how I'm new. I already know your name, so, uh, I'm Mako Jennifer-"
"I know."
Jennie shook her head. "Okay…"
By the end of the day, Jennie had met Usagi, Minako, Makoto, Ami, and had become better acquainted with Abi. She was glad to have met ne - friends. She didn't remember anyone from the last town… or before that. She had lost her memory in an 'accident' and was taken in by a different family in Juuban. The only per - one - she had to talk to was her cat, Starling. At times, Jennie thought she was going crazy… she met a talking cat, and then… she became something she would have never dreamed of. She became a Sailor Senshi…
Jennie on her bed, debating something with Starling. Despite the suggestment her name made, Starling was colored very light blue and he bore the insignia of Stardust on his forehead. This time they were arguing whether or not to continue helping the other senshi.
"They can fare for themselves," Starling pointed out, flicking his tail.
"But… what about Sailor Infinity? She-she's just like me, she's an Infinite Senshi."
Starling thought for a moment. "I suppose your right…"
"Besides, what else could we possibly fight for?"
Starling sat thinking a while before saying, "I suppose it wouldn't hurt anything…"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Well, Hematite, I see you have the nerve to return."
"I have f-failed you, my queen," Hematite muttered, head down.
"I was hoping the senshi would have finished you off," the queen said dismissivelly passing her hand through the air.
Hematite clutched his throat as he was once again strangled. A black orb floated to him and engulfed him… A crystal clattered to the ground…
"Demonic!" A woman with blood red hair and equally red eyes stepped forward. She wore a ragged red dress, and knee-high boots.
"Hai, my queen?"
"You are to take that - that - keimusho and use it as your source of power. Destroy the senshi and achieve what we have lost!"
"Hai, your Excellency," she gave a quick bow and disappeared. "I will not fail you."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Abi sat at her desk, frowning and looking absentmindedly out of the window. What had happened to Jennie-chan? She wished her friend had remembered her… but there was nothing to do now but get reacquainted…
Eclipse jumped onto the desk, in front of her. "Abi-chan…"
"Hmm?"
"That new senshi, Sailor Stardust, is an Infinite Senshi."
"There's more than one?"
"Uh… yeah…"
Abi groaned. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I… forgot. But its okay, you know now. There are actually… four including yourself. You see, in the Silver Millennium-"
"Four?"
Eclipse nodded. "You're their leader."
"Wow."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jennifer tossed and turned beneath her covers. Sweat dripped from her pale face, dampening her pillow…
She found herself suddenly running… running for her life. She wasn't alone. Beside her ran Sailor Infinity. Only… it wasn't her...
A bright light engulfed Jennie and Infinity.
Jennifer looked over to see… Abi…? She shook her head and turned away, still running. She cursed as she tripped… she realized suddenly that she was wearing a long, light blue dress. She cursed again and turned to Infinity.
She was wearing a light pink dress of a similar fashion. Jennie sighed in relief as she studied her face. It wasn't Abi… it was the princess, the destined.
Stopping wasn't the best choice, for the enemy had caught up. Two eyes appeared, and then a shadowy man took shape. A beam shot for her… and hit…
Jennie woke up, panting as if she had just run a marathon. She shook her head slightly, to clear it. The dream… it had been so vivid. Did it mean…?
"Jennie-chan?" She looked down to Starling. "Daijoobu?"
She nodded slightly. "I just had the weirdest dream… I think the princess is near."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Abi tossed and turned beneath her covers. Sweat dripped from her pale face…
She found herself running… running for her life. She wasn't alone. Beside her was Sailor Stardust… only it wasn't.
A bright light engulfed Abi and Stardust, changing their clothing. Abi wore a long, light pink dress, which made it extremely difficult to run. She looked over to Stardust, now wearing a light blue dress of a similar fashion, just in time to see her trip. She ran back and helped her up…
She noticed Stardust looking at her oddly, then smiling in relief. The smile didn't last long.
The enemy had caught up…
Two eyes appeared, and then a shadowy figure of a man took shape. A beam shot for Stardust… and hit…
"Iie!" Abi cried, removing the necklace she was wearing. "Iie!"
A beam shot from the crystal in the necklace as it enlarged and floated to Abi's hand. Then a beam from her foe shot it away…
One more shot…
Meant death…
Abi woke up, panting as if she had just ran a marathon. She shook her head slightly, to clear it. The dream… had it meant something…?
Eclipse bounded on to Abi's bed, looking worried. "Daijoobu?"
"F-fine really," Abi answered, unsure it was the truth. "I've just had the weirdest dream…"
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The queen grinned sinisterly as she saw Demonic clutching the keimusho. "Should she fail…"
She grinned again and turned to her new lackey. She held up her crystal, her jaako. A dark beam shot into the eyes of the newcomer.
"You say you were her old friend?"
The figure tried to resist, but eventually nodded. "Hai, my queen."
"Hmm. There was one other Infinite I have to worry about. Where could she be…?"
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Abi shot out of bed, having not slept since her dream… "There's trouble," she muttered to Eclipse. The cat nodded and followed Abi out of the house.
As soon as she reached a secluded area, Abi transformed. "Where are we headed?" asked Eclipse, pleased at Infinity's alertness.
Infinity thought for a moment, sensing where the danger could possibly be… "Hikawa Jinju Shrine."
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Jennifer jumped out of bed and moved to the window. Her senses were on fire… "Trouble."
Starling nodded and followed Jennie in jumping out of the window. She transformed into Sailor Stardust, and ran off, not waiting fir her cat. Starling stood for a moment before taking off after her.
"Hey, wait up!"
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Infinity arrived at the Hikawa Jinju Shrine moments after Sailor Mars. "What's going on?" she asked, jogging up beside her.
"I - don't know," she confessed. "I felt a presence and contacted everyone…"
Just then, Mercury trotted up, followed closely by an unseen friend… Moments after, everyone else gathered around… save one person…
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Sailor Stardust stopped short of the shrine. Starling ran up and sat beside Stardust. "I - I don't know whether I should help them or not."
Starling shook his head. "We're not supposed to…"
Stardust nodded and peered through the branches of the tree she was hidden in. She could see Sailor Mercury typing on her mini-computer while the others formed a circle around her. Stardust turned her gaze to Sailor Infinity. She seemed so familiar… Stardust jumped back as she heard a rustling in the tree above her.
She glanced up to see… A man dressed in a suit of armor…
"Infinite Knight," she whispered. Without meaning to, she had caught his attention. He slapped his hand to his forehead, then jumped down. How had she known his name?
"Sailor Stardust, right?" he asked, keeping his voice down. Stardust nodded slightly, still wondering how she had known him…
They had been quiet, but not enough…
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Infinity took her place in front of Mercury. The senshi had formed a circle around her to protect her during the search. She thought she saw something in the trees…
A few moments later, Infinity heard a faint whisper. She broke away from the circle and ran to the few trees. She parted the branches…
"Stardust! Infinite Knight!" she exclaimed, letting her guard down. She failed to see the woman clothed in blood red approach her from behind…
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Stardust jumped back as Infinity spotted her and the Infinite Knight. In the corner of her eye, she spotted a woman clothed in blood red approach Infinity. She opened her mouth to say something, but it was too late…
Infinity let out a scream as a woman caught her from behind.
"Ha! That's where Hematite went wrong! A direct approach always works best!" the woman gloated, restraining Infinity with one arm and raising the keimusho in the other. A streaking blue star knocked the crystal out of her hand and continued to slash her other arm, freeing Infinity.
The woman frowned and turned to Infinite Knight from his new position. "Why you little -"
"Infinite Stardust!"
"Ack!" The woman cried, jumping back. "That almost hit me! Excruciating Pain!"
A dark beam shot for Sailor Stardust, who easily jumped out of the way and attacked again, this time hitting the woman.
"Infinite Disaster!" Infinity called, sending her own attack to join with Stardust's.
"Burning Mandala!" added to the destructive ray.
This was too much for the woman. "ARGH! That's it!" Her eyes glowed a deeper red and a cold wind began to pick up.
"Blood red haze," she whispered. Responding to her command, a blood red mist began to gather. "Insanity."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Infinity suddenly found herself in the company of her friends. She smiled happily at the ones she hadn't seen in so long…
"I missed you guys," she confessed.
Megan, Amanda, and Jennie exchanged glances. "Are you crazy? Who are you?" Amanda spoke up.
"Guys - please - "
They all turned away and began walking. Abi took a deep breath and ran to catch up to them… but the faster she ran, the further away they got… Abi stopped.
"This - this isn't real…"
Infinity's eyes blinked open as the haze around her cleared. "What are you trying to do?" she demanded. The woman was gone…
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Stardust looked up to see two adults… her parents? Everything was so hazy... she couldn't see clearly. But she could hear… she could hear very well.
"We just can't deal with this right now," the woman said.
The man nodded his agreement. "Please agree to take her in."
"She was a burden enough when she had her memory. Besides, she's thirteen now. She'll be old enough to go on her own in a couple of years."
"I understand what you're going through, but I think it would really be better if she were with her natural parents-"
"We don't want her!"
"Mother? Father?" Jennie struggled. The woman and man turned. "You - you don't want me?"
"We never did! Why do you think we pushed you over that cliff?"
"But - but - "
"You honestly thought it was an accident? You're so naïve!"
Jennie shook her head. "Iie. Iie, my parents are dead!"
"We're very well alive Jennifer."
"I - I saw you die-"
Stardust's eyes flew open as the haze around her cleared. "You witch!" she screamed, turning to face the silhouette of the woman who had created the image. "How could you?"
The haze fully cleared and the woman was gone…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Infinity gathered herself as the rest of the senshi awoke from their hallucination, each of them angrily shouting at the missing woman. Infinity felt a tap on her shoulder and whirled, ready to face the woman…
She found no one standing behind her… only a note.
"Meet me tomorrow at the café after school," she read aloud. "Who wrote this?"
The other senshi had gathered around her. "Perhaps it was that woman," suggested Mercury.
Infinity shook her head. "She seemed more direct - where are Stardust and Infinite Knight?"
Abi spent the whole day at school wondering who had written the note… and debating whether or not to go to the café. She had discussed it with Eclipse and she told her it would be smart… but Abi wasn't very sure.
Finally the bell signaling the end of the school day rang. Abi bolted out of the school and in the direction of the café…
Once again, Abi ran into someone on the street. "Not again! Gomen nasai, I was in such a hurry!"
She looked up to see… Ashiru. "You again?"
"Oh! Ashiru! Gomen, I was in a hurry!"
"When aren't you?"
Abi narrowed her eyes menacingly, then laughed in spite of herself. "Okay, okay, I'll start getting up earlier if it'll make you feel any better."
Ashiru grinned. "Good. I gotta get going, see ya."
"Ja ne."
Abi stood for a moment before taking off for the café again. When she arrived, Abi took a seat in a booth near the window. She ordered a milkshake and gazed around. She suddenly realized she had no idea who she was looking for.
Abi sighed. She had assumed whoever had wanted to meet her would have known who she was… She was almost finished with her milkshake when someone approached her.
"Abi? Gintenshi Abi?" Abi looked up to see a woman with dark red hair and sunglasses standing in front of her.
Abi nodded. "You must be the one who gave me this," she said, holding out the note.
The woman smirked as the people and the café itself begin to fade away. Infinity found herself in a dark chamber, chained to a wall…