[Author's Note]
Hi, guys, sorry about the delay in getting this chapter out.
I was revising my butt off on the first two chapters! I can't
believe how much mistakes I made! LOL. If you've only read
the first draft, reading it again might help you understand
the plot better. (Yes, I made it a bit easier to catch on.)
Again, I must remind you that Mamoru does not exist in this
particular fiction (you will understand why as the story goes
on!), and so the Senshi's pasts are a bit different than
Naoko's original plot. Thanks a lot for reading! ^_^
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Chapter 3 - Crystal Tokyo in Chaos
Wow. Usagi awed to herself as the trio walked into city limits.
This land seemed far more advanced than did her own, yet it was
a thousand years ago. Did the present-day living standards
actually decrease?
Her eyes wandered from the hover cars to the skyscrapers, and
the masses of people soaring by. Even in the city, the citizens
managed to keep the air clean. Usagi could still smell the beauty
of grass from where she had first left the time portal.
Trunks was keeping a close eye on his new friend. Or perhaps, an
enemy? Her strange but somewhat friendly ki hadn't disappeared.
In fact, it grew stronger since they've entered the city. Goten,
on the other hand, decided to be Usagi's tour guide and showed
her any places he considered important, which includes the ice
cream shop, the arcade, and several toyshops.
* * * * * * * * * *
"We're here." Trunks stated as they stopped in front of a gigantic
igloo-like structure.
"What is this?" Usagi asked, looking up. "The mayor's mansion?"
"This is my house..." Trunks replied, giving Usagi a look that
cleared said "you must be crazy".
"You live here?" Usagi squeaked, "It's... it's huge!"
"Yep." Trunks smiled proudly, rejoicing that he has someone to,
err, show off to. Goten never cared about their big house, their
hundreds of cars, or such other things he considered petty. He
just loved the mountains of toys that existed here.
"MOM, I'm home!" Trunks spoke into the intercom attached to a
grand pole. In no time at all, a woman with the same lavender hair
rushed out of the magnificent front door.
"Trunks, honey! Welcome home!" She screamed happily, hugging her
son and saying hello to Goten. Then her attention immediately
turned towards the little girl who was blinking at them innocently.
"OOOOH!" She squealed in delight, "My little boy made a new friend
today! How are you, my dear?"
"I'm fine, Mrs. uh... um..."
"Bulma Briefs." The lady finished up for her.
After some more blabbing, Bulma finally gave her son a chance to
speak.
"She's lost." Trunks explained, "I thought maybe you could help
her..."
"Why, certainly! Come on in." Bulma said as she walked swiftly
back towards the door. The trio tagged behind. Usagi was even
more amazed at such advanced technology inside of the house.
Electric-powered doors, intercoms in every room, wall TV's and
computers. Honestly, it seemed rather like a large laboratory
than a household.
"Where's dad?" Trunks asked his mother.
"Oh, as usual, in his gravity r-"
"I'm right here." A harsh voice interrupted. It belonged to a
middle-aged man with hair like Goten's, except... his spikes go
even higher. His loose black shirt and black spandex were both
torn here and there. Now, maybe this era was more advanced, but
people had absolutely NO fashion senses. Usagi chuckled to
herself.
The man's eyes were aimed right at hers. There was a sharpness
in his eyes that she couldn't exactly explain. For a brief
moment, they just stood there like statues, as if one expected
the other to suddenly change into a monster.
"I don't know your name yet!" Bulma exclaimed, breaking the
uneasy silence.
"I'm Usagi."
"Usagi? Oh, what a wonderful name! Do you like bunnies? There
is an ancient legend about bunnies on the moon that I used to
tell my little Trunks! Do you want to hear it?"
"We're going to the playroom." Trunks whispered, wanting to
escape his father's unwelcome and his mother's childish greetings.
"Well, okay, kids! I will bring you a snack in a few minutes.
Have fun!" Bulma offered cheerfully, forgetting all about Usagi's
being "lost".
"Thanks, mom." Finally! Escaped the horrid parents.
Usagi was careful as she passed the man, who was still staring
at her suspiciously, arms crossed. Just like how Trunks was when
they first met back in the meadow... only much more serious and
stern.
After the trio had gone out of sight, the stern man turned to face
his wife.
"Who is that kid?" He demanded.
"Oh, Vegeta. That is just Trunks' new friend! Isn't she adorable?
Plus, I don't appreciate my son and Goku's boy fighting each other
all day. It's about time they learn what real kids their age do
for fun!"
"Humph! She is no regular 'kid'."
"What are you talking about? She is just an average little girl!"
Vegeta didn't say anything more. Instead, he simply turned his
back on his wife and returned to his precious gravity room.
* * * * * * * * * *
"Minako-chan!"
Minako turned around, vaguely making out whom the voice
belonged to.
"Chibi-Usa!" She exclaimed, wondering why Chibi-Usa was not
surprised by her shrunken appearance. Instead, her face was
filled with anxiety.
Chibi-Usa knew exactly what Minako was thinking. "Mom knew you
were going to be here." She quickly explained, "She needs you
in the palace. Something serious has gone wrong."
The garnet rod... Such a simple thought ran through Minako's
spine like an iced arrow. They ran to the palace as quickly as
possible. Minako didn't even have time to enjoy its beauty and
greatness, as she meant to. If the garnet rod was indeed what
was causing this serious business, each minute wasted was a
great loss.
"So, where is my future self?" Minako asked, out of breath.
"She's in the castle."
"I bet I will surprise her..."
"No. She knows she's coming... or you're coming."
"...How?"
"She's you, too. I mean, when you grow up, you will still
remember that you returned to the palace as a child, won't you?
Mom remembers."
"Yeah... That's logical."
The palace was a disaster. Servants were running wild, screaming
odd remarks such as, "Time is out of order!" and, "We're all
going to be old ladies soon!" Minako was well aware of what
was going on.
The moment they entered the throne room, they were greeted by
an exasperated future version of Minako.
"My past self!" She exclaimed, "You've got to return to the past!"
Then the queen herself walked over in a hurried pace. "Please call
my past self as well!"
Minako didn't have the time to hesitate one moment before she
picked her communicator and dialed Usagi.
Ring. Ring.
No answer.
RING. RING.
No answer.
R I N G. R I N G.
No answer.
"Where is she?!"
"If I do remember, my old self is having fun with her new friends..."
The queen sweatdrops.
"Uh... do you remember where she had left her communicator?"
"I'm afraid not..."
It was the Minakos' turn to sweatdrop this time.
"I'm very sorry, but you must return to the past and find them
on your own." Future Minako said with a nervous laugh, "But after
all, I did it!"
Minako sighed. Just leave it to Usagi to be so irresponsible!
"We did not tell her what is going on, or did we?" The queen glanced
cluelessly at Future Minako. She shrugged back.
"Well," The queen clears her throat, trying to sound like royalty, "as
you know, the garnet rod is lost in your era, and disaster is spreading
faster than you thought it would. It is already beginning to affect this
time. The rod have mysteriously disappeared here as well. So, if this
is the case... it means the rod was never recovered in your era. Setsuna's
power without the rod is only great enough to locate the era where the
root of this problem is. It's in the past, year 1014, where
my past self is, right now..."
"I see. I will do my best, queen..."
"But not to worry. The rod alone can't act on it's own. And besides the
cats' crescent moons, I do not believe there is another object that
is connected to the time portal."
"Okay."
* * * * * * * * * *
Minako gave the future a last glance as she stepped back into the time
portal that brought her here. When she arrived in the Silver Millennium
era, it was already nightfall. Overwhelmed by what happened in a single
day, she fell in a fountain of thoughts... being transformed back to a
child... a visit to the grand 30th century... and now, an adventure
awaiting her.
Sighing, she wondered how long this would last...
"Long enough." She hoped aloud, smiling. This was better than everyday
life at home. Tired and spent from the day, she unconsciously lied down
on the soft grass...
----------
This story will be moved to Sailor Moon Crossovers TEMPORARILY after
chapters 1-6 are published and perfected.
Hi, guys, sorry about the delay in getting this chapter out.
I was revising my butt off on the first two chapters! I can't
believe how much mistakes I made! LOL. If you've only read
the first draft, reading it again might help you understand
the plot better. (Yes, I made it a bit easier to catch on.)
Again, I must remind you that Mamoru does not exist in this
particular fiction (you will understand why as the story goes
on!), and so the Senshi's pasts are a bit different than
Naoko's original plot. Thanks a lot for reading! ^_^
----------
Chapter 3 - Crystal Tokyo in Chaos
Wow. Usagi awed to herself as the trio walked into city limits.
This land seemed far more advanced than did her own, yet it was
a thousand years ago. Did the present-day living standards
actually decrease?
Her eyes wandered from the hover cars to the skyscrapers, and
the masses of people soaring by. Even in the city, the citizens
managed to keep the air clean. Usagi could still smell the beauty
of grass from where she had first left the time portal.
Trunks was keeping a close eye on his new friend. Or perhaps, an
enemy? Her strange but somewhat friendly ki hadn't disappeared.
In fact, it grew stronger since they've entered the city. Goten,
on the other hand, decided to be Usagi's tour guide and showed
her any places he considered important, which includes the ice
cream shop, the arcade, and several toyshops.
* * * * * * * * * *
"We're here." Trunks stated as they stopped in front of a gigantic
igloo-like structure.
"What is this?" Usagi asked, looking up. "The mayor's mansion?"
"This is my house..." Trunks replied, giving Usagi a look that
cleared said "you must be crazy".
"You live here?" Usagi squeaked, "It's... it's huge!"
"Yep." Trunks smiled proudly, rejoicing that he has someone to,
err, show off to. Goten never cared about their big house, their
hundreds of cars, or such other things he considered petty. He
just loved the mountains of toys that existed here.
"MOM, I'm home!" Trunks spoke into the intercom attached to a
grand pole. In no time at all, a woman with the same lavender hair
rushed out of the magnificent front door.
"Trunks, honey! Welcome home!" She screamed happily, hugging her
son and saying hello to Goten. Then her attention immediately
turned towards the little girl who was blinking at them innocently.
"OOOOH!" She squealed in delight, "My little boy made a new friend
today! How are you, my dear?"
"I'm fine, Mrs. uh... um..."
"Bulma Briefs." The lady finished up for her.
After some more blabbing, Bulma finally gave her son a chance to
speak.
"She's lost." Trunks explained, "I thought maybe you could help
her..."
"Why, certainly! Come on in." Bulma said as she walked swiftly
back towards the door. The trio tagged behind. Usagi was even
more amazed at such advanced technology inside of the house.
Electric-powered doors, intercoms in every room, wall TV's and
computers. Honestly, it seemed rather like a large laboratory
than a household.
"Where's dad?" Trunks asked his mother.
"Oh, as usual, in his gravity r-"
"I'm right here." A harsh voice interrupted. It belonged to a
middle-aged man with hair like Goten's, except... his spikes go
even higher. His loose black shirt and black spandex were both
torn here and there. Now, maybe this era was more advanced, but
people had absolutely NO fashion senses. Usagi chuckled to
herself.
The man's eyes were aimed right at hers. There was a sharpness
in his eyes that she couldn't exactly explain. For a brief
moment, they just stood there like statues, as if one expected
the other to suddenly change into a monster.
"I don't know your name yet!" Bulma exclaimed, breaking the
uneasy silence.
"I'm Usagi."
"Usagi? Oh, what a wonderful name! Do you like bunnies? There
is an ancient legend about bunnies on the moon that I used to
tell my little Trunks! Do you want to hear it?"
"We're going to the playroom." Trunks whispered, wanting to
escape his father's unwelcome and his mother's childish greetings.
"Well, okay, kids! I will bring you a snack in a few minutes.
Have fun!" Bulma offered cheerfully, forgetting all about Usagi's
being "lost".
"Thanks, mom." Finally! Escaped the horrid parents.
Usagi was careful as she passed the man, who was still staring
at her suspiciously, arms crossed. Just like how Trunks was when
they first met back in the meadow... only much more serious and
stern.
After the trio had gone out of sight, the stern man turned to face
his wife.
"Who is that kid?" He demanded.
"Oh, Vegeta. That is just Trunks' new friend! Isn't she adorable?
Plus, I don't appreciate my son and Goku's boy fighting each other
all day. It's about time they learn what real kids their age do
for fun!"
"Humph! She is no regular 'kid'."
"What are you talking about? She is just an average little girl!"
Vegeta didn't say anything more. Instead, he simply turned his
back on his wife and returned to his precious gravity room.
* * * * * * * * * *
"Minako-chan!"
Minako turned around, vaguely making out whom the voice
belonged to.
"Chibi-Usa!" She exclaimed, wondering why Chibi-Usa was not
surprised by her shrunken appearance. Instead, her face was
filled with anxiety.
Chibi-Usa knew exactly what Minako was thinking. "Mom knew you
were going to be here." She quickly explained, "She needs you
in the palace. Something serious has gone wrong."
The garnet rod... Such a simple thought ran through Minako's
spine like an iced arrow. They ran to the palace as quickly as
possible. Minako didn't even have time to enjoy its beauty and
greatness, as she meant to. If the garnet rod was indeed what
was causing this serious business, each minute wasted was a
great loss.
"So, where is my future self?" Minako asked, out of breath.
"She's in the castle."
"I bet I will surprise her..."
"No. She knows she's coming... or you're coming."
"...How?"
"She's you, too. I mean, when you grow up, you will still
remember that you returned to the palace as a child, won't you?
Mom remembers."
"Yeah... That's logical."
The palace was a disaster. Servants were running wild, screaming
odd remarks such as, "Time is out of order!" and, "We're all
going to be old ladies soon!" Minako was well aware of what
was going on.
The moment they entered the throne room, they were greeted by
an exasperated future version of Minako.
"My past self!" She exclaimed, "You've got to return to the past!"
Then the queen herself walked over in a hurried pace. "Please call
my past self as well!"
Minako didn't have the time to hesitate one moment before she
picked her communicator and dialed Usagi.
Ring. Ring.
No answer.
RING. RING.
No answer.
R I N G. R I N G.
No answer.
"Where is she?!"
"If I do remember, my old self is having fun with her new friends..."
The queen sweatdrops.
"Uh... do you remember where she had left her communicator?"
"I'm afraid not..."
It was the Minakos' turn to sweatdrop this time.
"I'm very sorry, but you must return to the past and find them
on your own." Future Minako said with a nervous laugh, "But after
all, I did it!"
Minako sighed. Just leave it to Usagi to be so irresponsible!
"We did not tell her what is going on, or did we?" The queen glanced
cluelessly at Future Minako. She shrugged back.
"Well," The queen clears her throat, trying to sound like royalty, "as
you know, the garnet rod is lost in your era, and disaster is spreading
faster than you thought it would. It is already beginning to affect this
time. The rod have mysteriously disappeared here as well. So, if this
is the case... it means the rod was never recovered in your era. Setsuna's
power without the rod is only great enough to locate the era where the
root of this problem is. It's in the past, year 1014, where
my past self is, right now..."
"I see. I will do my best, queen..."
"But not to worry. The rod alone can't act on it's own. And besides the
cats' crescent moons, I do not believe there is another object that
is connected to the time portal."
"Okay."
* * * * * * * * * *
Minako gave the future a last glance as she stepped back into the time
portal that brought her here. When she arrived in the Silver Millennium
era, it was already nightfall. Overwhelmed by what happened in a single
day, she fell in a fountain of thoughts... being transformed back to a
child... a visit to the grand 30th century... and now, an adventure
awaiting her.
Sighing, she wondered how long this would last...
"Long enough." She hoped aloud, smiling. This was better than everyday
life at home. Tired and spent from the day, she unconsciously lied down
on the soft grass...
----------
This story will be moved to Sailor Moon Crossovers TEMPORARILY after
chapters 1-6 are published and perfected.
