Chapter 4: Journey to Earth
"I can't believe this day has finally arrived," Mrs. Emberlin sobbed as she hugged Melissa for the hundredth time that morning.
"Mom," Melissa squeaked, "you're squeezing me too hard."
"Oh! Sorry hon!" She let go of Melissa and took a step back so her daughter could breath.
It was the morning after the girls found out that they were scouts. The girls were getting ready to go to Earth to rescue the Scouts.
Everybody there was crying, save Melissa's 6-year-old brother, Dave.
As soon as everyone said their good-byes, the girls got ready to transform.
"That won't be necessary, Diana said, walking up to Melissa.
"But Rini told us," Melissa's voice trailed off as she tried not to cry.
"Yes, but you girls are still weak from the battle yesterday. So you won't have enough energy to reach Earth."
"But how are we going to get there?" Megan asked. 'We don't have enough power to teleport, and we don't have any space crafts.' Then she looked down at Diana. The small cat was looking at her as thought she was trying to tell her something. Megan then noticed that Diana's crescent moon was glowing slightly.
It suddenly hit her. "Diana, are you going to transport us there?"
Diana smiled and nodded. "I have enough power to transport you there, but once we get there, we can't turn back."
"Okay!" Kimmy said, clenching her fist. "Let's get going!"
"Yeah!" Faith piped in. "We have a planet to save!"
Melissa smiled softly. "Okay. Here we go!"
As their families looked on the girls gathered around Diana. They formed a circle and grabbed each other's hands.
"Everyone!" Diana cried, "Concentrate on me!"
The scouts closed their eyes and began to concentrate on Diana. A soft glow appeared around the girls. A wind began to blow and continued to pick up intensity as the glow around the girls became brighter. The wind became a twister and swallowed the girls. When it died down, the girls and Diana were gone.
A little while later the five teens and Diana appeared in the middle of a bunch of rubble. When the girls opened their eyes, they couldn't believe what they saw.
"Where are we?" Kimmy asked.
"I'm guessing this is Earth," Megan said softly.
Melissa glanced around. "But this place seems familiar."
"This," Diana spoke up, fighting back tears, "is the remains of Crystal Tokyo."
"What?!" Faith said.
Diana nodded. Then she kind of wobbled. "I'm okay," she told the girls who were coming over to help her. "I'm just tired from the transport."
Melissa picked up Diana. She had seen pictures of Crystal Tokyo in book at school and in photo albums at home. The once beautiful and prosperous city was now just rubble. There were frames of buildings and of parks everywhere. In the middle of the rubble stood a tall crystal building. It was the only structure still in almost on piece. There were a few parts missing but Melissa recognized it right away. "Guys look!"
The others turned and looked at the building.
"Oh my lord." Saria whispered.
Diana looked at the building. "No! The Crystal Palace! Mama! Papa!" she cried. She jumped out of Melissa arms and started running towards the Palace.
"Diana!" the girls shouted and ran after her.
Diana ran as fast as she could. Tears were flying from her eyes. All she could think about was her parents. 'Please be all right! Mama, Papa. Please just be okay!'
She got to the door and stopped to catch her breath. She turned around to see the girls running towards her.
"Okay everyone. Follow me!" Diana said as the girls reached her. She darted into the palace.
The girls looked at each other then followed Diana in to the building.
The girls slowed down as soon as they entered. Each of them began to remember the palace. They slowly examined to huge hall as they walked deeper into the palace.
"Is it just me," Kimmy said, "Or as we go farther into the palace, my memory is becoming clearer."
"Mine is becoming more clear also," Megan said.
The others nodded.
"This place has mysterious powers," Diana said. "Even the Queen doesn't know all of the powers this palace has."
Then they entered a grand room. The girls were amazed at the size of the room. It was about the size of their school. Suddenly they heard some of the rubble in the room move.
"Get ready Scouts!" Melissa called. And clutched her brooch. The others gripped their wands.
One of the rocks fell away from the rest. Two small heads appeared from the hole.
"MAMA!! PAPA!!" Diana screamed as she ran over to the two cats that were climbing out of the hole.
The white cat was the first one out and Diana tackled him. "Papa!" Then Diana looked up at the black cat. "Mama! You two are alright!"
"I'll will be once you get off me Diana!" the white cat said, groaning.
"Oh! Sorry Papa." Diana got off of the male cat and took a few steps back. Then she turned back to Melissa and the others.
"Everyone, I would like you to meet my parents, Luna and Artemis."
The five girls stared in disbelieve.
"You mean the same two cats who advise the Queen?" Saria said.
"Yes." Luna answered. She gave a slight bow to the girls.
"And who might you five be?" Artemis asked.
"These," Diana said, looking proudly at the girls, "Are the Neo Scouts."
Now it was Luna and Artemis' turn to look shocked.
Then the girls introduced themselves.
"My name is Megan Glaser, well, it's now Megan Anderson."
"Hello! I'm Kimmy Hino, formally known as Kimmy McBride."
"My name now is Faith Kino, but I used to be Faith Morgan."
"Hi! My name is Saria Watson Anio."
Melissa finally stepped forward. "My name was Melissa Emberlin, but know it is Melissa Tsukino."
"You are the children of the Inner Scouts!" Artemis said, looking at Megan, Kimmy, Saria, and Faith. They nodded and smiled.
"That must mean." Luna said, looking at Melissa, "That you are the niece of the Queen."
Melissa slowly nodded. Then she hung her head.
"How is Rini?" Luna asked.
Megan, Kimmy, Faith, and Saria looked at each other.
"She... was... captured yesterday. Just after giving us our powers." Melissa whispered. Tears were again filling her eyes.
"They got the Princess!" Artemis said, looking at Diana. Her eyes her overflowing with tears as she slowly nodded.
"Well," Luna said, after a while, "I think it's time you girls learned about this new enemy."
"I can't believe this day has finally arrived," Mrs. Emberlin sobbed as she hugged Melissa for the hundredth time that morning.
"Mom," Melissa squeaked, "you're squeezing me too hard."
"Oh! Sorry hon!" She let go of Melissa and took a step back so her daughter could breath.
It was the morning after the girls found out that they were scouts. The girls were getting ready to go to Earth to rescue the Scouts.
Everybody there was crying, save Melissa's 6-year-old brother, Dave.
As soon as everyone said their good-byes, the girls got ready to transform.
"That won't be necessary, Diana said, walking up to Melissa.
"But Rini told us," Melissa's voice trailed off as she tried not to cry.
"Yes, but you girls are still weak from the battle yesterday. So you won't have enough energy to reach Earth."
"But how are we going to get there?" Megan asked. 'We don't have enough power to teleport, and we don't have any space crafts.' Then she looked down at Diana. The small cat was looking at her as thought she was trying to tell her something. Megan then noticed that Diana's crescent moon was glowing slightly.
It suddenly hit her. "Diana, are you going to transport us there?"
Diana smiled and nodded. "I have enough power to transport you there, but once we get there, we can't turn back."
"Okay!" Kimmy said, clenching her fist. "Let's get going!"
"Yeah!" Faith piped in. "We have a planet to save!"
Melissa smiled softly. "Okay. Here we go!"
As their families looked on the girls gathered around Diana. They formed a circle and grabbed each other's hands.
"Everyone!" Diana cried, "Concentrate on me!"
The scouts closed their eyes and began to concentrate on Diana. A soft glow appeared around the girls. A wind began to blow and continued to pick up intensity as the glow around the girls became brighter. The wind became a twister and swallowed the girls. When it died down, the girls and Diana were gone.
A little while later the five teens and Diana appeared in the middle of a bunch of rubble. When the girls opened their eyes, they couldn't believe what they saw.
"Where are we?" Kimmy asked.
"I'm guessing this is Earth," Megan said softly.
Melissa glanced around. "But this place seems familiar."
"This," Diana spoke up, fighting back tears, "is the remains of Crystal Tokyo."
"What?!" Faith said.
Diana nodded. Then she kind of wobbled. "I'm okay," she told the girls who were coming over to help her. "I'm just tired from the transport."
Melissa picked up Diana. She had seen pictures of Crystal Tokyo in book at school and in photo albums at home. The once beautiful and prosperous city was now just rubble. There were frames of buildings and of parks everywhere. In the middle of the rubble stood a tall crystal building. It was the only structure still in almost on piece. There were a few parts missing but Melissa recognized it right away. "Guys look!"
The others turned and looked at the building.
"Oh my lord." Saria whispered.
Diana looked at the building. "No! The Crystal Palace! Mama! Papa!" she cried. She jumped out of Melissa arms and started running towards the Palace.
"Diana!" the girls shouted and ran after her.
Diana ran as fast as she could. Tears were flying from her eyes. All she could think about was her parents. 'Please be all right! Mama, Papa. Please just be okay!'
She got to the door and stopped to catch her breath. She turned around to see the girls running towards her.
"Okay everyone. Follow me!" Diana said as the girls reached her. She darted into the palace.
The girls looked at each other then followed Diana in to the building.
The girls slowed down as soon as they entered. Each of them began to remember the palace. They slowly examined to huge hall as they walked deeper into the palace.
"Is it just me," Kimmy said, "Or as we go farther into the palace, my memory is becoming clearer."
"Mine is becoming more clear also," Megan said.
The others nodded.
"This place has mysterious powers," Diana said. "Even the Queen doesn't know all of the powers this palace has."
Then they entered a grand room. The girls were amazed at the size of the room. It was about the size of their school. Suddenly they heard some of the rubble in the room move.
"Get ready Scouts!" Melissa called. And clutched her brooch. The others gripped their wands.
One of the rocks fell away from the rest. Two small heads appeared from the hole.
"MAMA!! PAPA!!" Diana screamed as she ran over to the two cats that were climbing out of the hole.
The white cat was the first one out and Diana tackled him. "Papa!" Then Diana looked up at the black cat. "Mama! You two are alright!"
"I'll will be once you get off me Diana!" the white cat said, groaning.
"Oh! Sorry Papa." Diana got off of the male cat and took a few steps back. Then she turned back to Melissa and the others.
"Everyone, I would like you to meet my parents, Luna and Artemis."
The five girls stared in disbelieve.
"You mean the same two cats who advise the Queen?" Saria said.
"Yes." Luna answered. She gave a slight bow to the girls.
"And who might you five be?" Artemis asked.
"These," Diana said, looking proudly at the girls, "Are the Neo Scouts."
Now it was Luna and Artemis' turn to look shocked.
Then the girls introduced themselves.
"My name is Megan Glaser, well, it's now Megan Anderson."
"Hello! I'm Kimmy Hino, formally known as Kimmy McBride."
"My name now is Faith Kino, but I used to be Faith Morgan."
"Hi! My name is Saria Watson Anio."
Melissa finally stepped forward. "My name was Melissa Emberlin, but know it is Melissa Tsukino."
"You are the children of the Inner Scouts!" Artemis said, looking at Megan, Kimmy, Saria, and Faith. They nodded and smiled.
"That must mean." Luna said, looking at Melissa, "That you are the niece of the Queen."
Melissa slowly nodded. Then she hung her head.
"How is Rini?" Luna asked.
Megan, Kimmy, Faith, and Saria looked at each other.
"She... was... captured yesterday. Just after giving us our powers." Melissa whispered. Tears were again filling her eyes.
"They got the Princess!" Artemis said, looking at Diana. Her eyes her overflowing with tears as she slowly nodded.
"Well," Luna said, after a while, "I think it's time you girls learned about this new enemy."