I'm really getting into writing this... hehe. Okay, I've been reading my past chapters, and realize that I've left a few loose ends here and there. I'll try to remember to tie everything together! Enjoy!

Scouts in the Mysterious Play
By: Eternal Flame

Sighing again, but this time from reluctance, Sailor Mars trudged on ahead on the path.

She pondered the day's events over and over again in her mind, trying to organize and sort everything out. "We landed in the Universe of the Four Gods, met Tasuki and Chichiri, who, like Taka, are Celestial Warriors if Suzaku, and Miaka is the Priestess. Yui is the Priestess of Seiryuu, Suzaku and Konan's enemy. However, Suzaku defeated Seiryuu in the batttle between Konan and Kutou. But why would Suzaku...it was Suzaku, right? It had to be! What other red phoenix can talk to humans?? But then why would he want me? Why not Miaka or Chichiri, or someone... And there's that blue Suzaku. Isn't Suzaku red? Yeah...the Suzaku I saw was red, and the Celestial Warriors all have red symbols."

Closing her eyes, she stopped in her tracks. Once again, she fell into the dream-like meditation trance, trying to find a deeper meaning within the vision of the two Suzakus.

Minutes later, her eyes flew open, and grew wider and wider. She clutched her chest, trying to comprehend what she saw. Leaning helplessly against a nearby tree, her head bent down and her hair fell across her shoulders.

"Th-That can't be! It's impossible!" she screamed in her thoughts.

Looking up again, but this time with a determined look, she stood up. "I have to find my way back to Serena and the others!" she thought anxiously, and dashed off as fast as she could down the trail.

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At the palace in Mt. Taikyoku, Taiitsukun ushered the visitors in. Immediately, Nyan Nyan appeared.

Miaka squealed, "Nyan Nyan! You're here! It's been so long!" The adorable and lovable little girl flew over to Miaka, braids flapping behind her. They joyfully hugged with identical wide smiles on their faces. Taka smiled a little bit at his love's happiness.

Mina had been eyeing Chichiri for a while. He was so noble...so handsome...so adorable! She sighed softly, and girlishly flung her hair across her shoulder. His face was turned towards the mountains outside, giving Mina a good chance to see his profile. He didn't wear his mask that day, looking much older and more mature.

Mina added on in her thoughts, "And sexier...what was Lita and Yui saying about Chichiri being such an ugly guy? He's pretty hot!"

As if on cue, Chichiri turned his head to face Mina. She blushed and looked down at her lap while fiddling with the ends of her hair. He just smiled and turned towards Taiitsukun.

"Taiitsukun, you wouldn't happen to know what happened to Ms. Raye Hino, would you? She disappeared, so his majesty Boushin organized searches for her, you know? But we thought it would be faster just to ask you, you know?"

"We did?" Miaka asked curiously.

Yui scowled. "Yes, I think anyone with brains would have figured that out by now!"

Serena just said, "Well, I didn't know either!"

Nyan Nyan replied, "That's not your fault! You didn't know Taiitsukun had a big mirror to spy on everyone in the world!"

Pow! Nyan Nyan broke a hole through the roof as Taiitsukuun walked towards the group.

Lita asked cautiously, "Er, Taiitsukun? Wouldn't that, well, hurt the Nyan Nyan?"

Taiitsukun merely replied, "I do it all the time. Oh, and about your friend, Raye. Follow me. Nyan Nyan, you stay here."

Serena eagerly followed the woman. Miaka, remembering the first time she had followed Taiitsukun into that room to find out what happened to Yui, hesitated a little before Taka urged her in. The others were curious to see what was going on.

An immense, perfectly round golden mirror stood in a room covered with white, regal cloth. It seemed to be floating and defying time and space. They all felt drawn into it, as if they were being sucked in.

Taiitsukun closed her eyes, and said in a stately voice, "Show me what happened to the girl Raye when she disappeared in the Konan palace!"

Miaka held her breath. This was so much like when she found out what happened to Yui that it scared her. Taka placed his arm around her comfortingly.

Serena, Amy, Lita, Mina, Darien, and Yui stared at the mirror with widening eyes, hoping to understand what was going on. Each had the same identical worried look. Chichiri and Tasuki stood behind them all.

The mirror flickered on a bright, blinding yellow color, then flickered off. Again and again this happened. Suddenly, a piercing sound filled the room, making everyone shriek and cover their ears. Finally, it stopped, and a hazy grayish color covered the mirror.

Taiitskun narrowed her eyes. "Someone must have taken the girl Raye into a dimension this mirror could not locate."

Hesitantly, Mina asked, "Excuse me, Taiitsukun-sama, but what exactly is this mirror? I've never seen anything like it..."

Taiitsukun replied, "This mirror keeps track of everything that happens in this universe, and I mean everything. I just need to ask it to show me an event, and it plays it back to me exactly how it happened. For example," she turned to the mirror again, "show me how these strangers from the other world arrived in Konan!"

The mirror flickered on normally this time, and instantly replayed the scene of the six people falling on top of Chichiri.

Serena nodded wisely, and said, "Ohh...like a VCR!"

Miaka giggled, "Yep!"

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Sailor Mars ran down the trail, but her strength was failing. Gasping for breath, she stopped and bent over. Panting, she looked up at the trail ahead. It seemed to twist and turn forever, never stopping or showing any signs of ending. She bit her lip nervously. Who knew how long she could be running?

She sat down in the middle of the dirt, and thought about her current situation. When she had meditated before, she sensed that this area was nowhere close to the Universe of the Four Gods. But then how did she get in this universe? And how could she get out? Everything seemed to be against her.

In her previous meditation, she had seen the two Suzakus: one red and the other blue. There was no mistaking that the blue one was a Suzaku, Mars had sensed that too. There was just one thing that terrified her.

The blue Suzaku was by no means an ally. It was worse than an enemy. It was deadly.

It was the reincarnation of both Galaxia and Tenkou.

In Suzaku's body.


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Does this story seem really corny so far to you guys? I don't know where to go with it!!!!!!!!!

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