Note: sorry for the long wait.. I'm still working. I don't think I'll get another chapter up until the weekend. *shrugs* enjoy!
Chapter 3: Filling in the Holes
When they arrived at Amy's house it was empty. Her parents had gone off for the evening, leaving a note for Amy to have fun and that they'll be home later that night.
"Lita, please, calm down..." Raye was still arguing with Lita. It had taken them 20 minutes to walk back to Amy's house and Lita was still spouting out non-sense things.
Serena was already in the fridge, grabbing anything she could devour in a matter of minutes. Quickly but not gracefully, she walked into Amy's bedroom trying to balance goodies and sweets with her two arms. "Ok," Serena shrieked, "I've brought the sweets, so let's get crackin'!" She placed them on Amy's desk that was covered in hardcover textbooks. Ripping a bag open, she grabbed her two hands full of things then sat down beside Lita and Amy.
Lita had stopped mumbling and was taking a few deep-breathing exercises with Raye. 'Why was I bumbling like an idiot? I could have calmly said to Serena, "I need your help." I don't know what came over me. I have to find my answers.'
Raye finished her breathing then looked at Lita. She was just finishing hers and opened her eyes, "I'm really sorry about all of that. There have been so many things going on in the past two weeks, I just needed to tell someone before I exploded."
Lita blushed and Serena waved a hand that was full of food at her, "Not a problem what so ever! I think before we start anything we should have something to eat."
Amy shook her head as Raye answered, "Listen Meatball Head, we have a lot to discuss and explain, so please... keep the food in your mouth and your voice in your voicebox." With that Serena cowered back a little, still enjoying her food.
"Um... I guess I should start out with an introduction and a small history," Amy grabbed her computer again, "I'm Amy and I'm Sailor Mercury. I am the Princess of Mercury and am part of Serena's Inner Court." She motioned to Raye to do her introduction, "And I'm Raye, also Sailor Mars... I am the Princess of Mars and also part of Meatball's Inner Court." Serena gave a small squeal of disapproval as she swallowed her food.
"Raye, that's not nice!" She shouted, then redeemed herself with her introduction, "I'm Serena and Sailor Moon... Princess of the Moon, Champion of Justice...etc" She grinned as she tried to show her Princess posture.
"Alright..." Lita nodded, "I think I have all that down. I sort of remember who you all are, now, someone will have to fill me in on what exactly happened 1000 years ago and where I came from... and why I have Jupiter's Emerald Tear. Do you all have crystals too?"
Raye looked at Amy bewildered and Amy for once didn't have an answer. Serena took charge of the silence, "I have the Imperium Silver Crystal. It belonged to the Moon and... My mother, Queen Serenity..."
Lita's eyes gave an understanding glance in Serena's direction, "Sorry to interrupt, but I have heard that name before... she was the one that sent us into the future once everything was destroyed and we all... um... died... right?"
Amy nodded, "Yes Lita, you're right. As for the crystal, it holds a large amount of unbelievable energy. Sailor Moon hasn't quite learned the full power of it yet, although, we all know that it can heal people and destroy people..."
The girls took a moment to remember the last battle against the Negaverse. Each girl gave her own encounter and Serena finished off the story.
Raye paused, "Serena... you brought your wand and the crystal with you right?" Serena nodded and continued to put food into her mouth. Amy looked in Raye's direction, wondering what she was up to.
"Well... we should try and get it to take us back in time again... only this time to another planet, like mine, or Jupiter, or Mercury... maybe Venus? Maybe if we can find out who the Princess is, we'll be able to find her faster?" Excitement surged through Raye as she described everything.
Lita shrugged, "Why not, it's worth a shot..."
Amy shook her head, the others confused, "It'd be too dangerous right now. We'll have to try it when we are stronger and more capable of such a journey. The last time it happened, we were so scared and confused and also very weak. Remember?" Honestly though, none of the girls could remember anything.
Serena brought out the wand and the crystal and placed the on the bed that the girls were sitting on. Quietly, Serena silently prayed upward and opening her heart giving out part of her energy for the crystal.
The girls noticed the crystal starting to sparkle and glow. Serena had her eyes shut and was concentrating hard.
"Serena, what are you doing?" Amy's voice of concern distracted everyone. Raye and Lita fell silent as they watched a crescent moon appear on Serena's forehead; it flickered then died out. The crystal stopped glowing, but still sparkled and Serena opened her eyes slowly, feeling a little drained.
"Serena, are you trying to kill all of us?" Raye's voice boomed. She had gotten up and paced the room because she was so frustrated.
"You guys, listen to me..." Serena persuaded, "The crystal gave me some answers, all I had to do was connect with it for a few moments, that's all. I just wanted to try it. Anyway... it told me that I couldn't bring you back into the past onto any other planet other than the Moon. I'm sorry Lita. Though, it did say something strange..."
Lita was sitting beside Serena, glaring at the crystal and then back to the spot on Serena's forehead that had shown the crescent moon.
"... it said that if you wanted to go back in time, there were other crystals that you would be able to use..."
Lita's voice rose in reason, "My Emerald Tear! Though, am I the only one that has a crystal for my planet other than Serena?"
Amy shook her head; "I have one... although I never knew what it was. My grandmother told me to open it when I had questions that needed answers. Well, that was when I was nine and I had millions of questions without answers, so I opened it." She walked over to her jewelry box and brought out a golfball-sized crystal. It was a light tint of blue and was in the shape of a star.
"Ok, this is odd..." Lita put breaks between words, as if she was thinking hard, "Um... I got mine when I was nine also... and from my grandmother... with the same exact warning when to open it..."
"Since it's confession time," Raye chipped in, "I have one too... it's a red ruby in the form of a sun... same size as Amy's. Are these the crystals your crystal was talking about Serena?" Lita's eyes gave off hopeful rays in Serena's direction.
'Please know... Serena please help me get back to my kingdom...please...' Serena shook her head, "I'm not sure... what am I doing? I was talking to a crystal..." She rambled on in disbelief of what she did.
Lita's mind ran through every possible bit of information ever given to her by her dream. Nothing came to mind on how to get back to the past.
Raye looked at her watch, "Well, it's summer... Amy, could we sleep over? Maybe we'll come up with something then?"
Serena's eyes lit up at the thought of staying in a house with so much yummy food, "Ooo! Raye, you came up with a great idea! Amy... come on... please? We just got Lita today... it's time to celebrate!"
Amy slowly gave a small smile, "Ok, Ok... I'm sure that it'll be ok. I won't call them because they are probably in the middle of a social thing, so we'll just go back to each others houses and gather things..."
Lita's insides jumped for joy, 'I finally can hang out and talk about my alter ego problems and I made new friends that are so awesome!'
"Hey guys," Lita spoke, "What if Serena comes with me and we'll meet you back here? It takes about half an hour to get back to my place from here..."
Raye smiled and laughed, "Yeah, you can have Meatball Head! At least I won't trip trying to get up the Temple stairs with her right on my heels."
Amy chuckled, "Alright, we'll meet back here soon. Just walk in the back if you guys get here before me."
The four girls got up and spilt into two separate directions.