Disclaimer:I do NOT own Mega Man X or Sailor Moon. They are the property of there respective owners and creators.
Author's Notes: This story is unique in that it runs on the format of alternating chapters. Meaning that every other chapter will focus mainly on either Mega Man X or Sailor Moon. This chapter focuses mainly on Sailor Moon so the next chapter will focus on Mega Man X.Also any unknown or mysterious occurences in this chapter, being Sailor Moon, will be explained in the next Mega Man chapter.
Year: 2000
Location: Tokyo, Japan
A city bustling with peope. Some for work, some for pleasure, and some who just have nothing better to do. A city with a number of possibilities some good, some bad. A city whose future is about to be questioned, whether that future be one filled with hope and magic or one in the midst of a war for all time.
"Hmmmmmmmmm" Rei Hino sighed suddenly. She had been submerged in thought for some time now. What exactly she was thinking about was beyond her, all she knew was that ever since she got up this morning she'd had this feeling in the back of her mind that something was out of place. That there was something here that shouldn't be. And she was just as in the dark as to what that something was.
"Hey. Earth to Rei. You in there girl?" came a familiar voice.
Rei snapped back to reality as she felt something knocking on the top of her head. "Oh Mina. Sorry. I spaced out again didnt I......"
"Third time today. And lemme guess. If I were to ask if something was wrong you'd just say it was nothing important right?"
"Honestly........ I would tell you whats wrong, if I knew what it was that was wrong......"
"Well maybe you can start by just telling me whats on your mind?"
She took a deep breath and attempted to try to express what was running through her head in words. "Something just isn't right. I feel something that shouldn't be here but I don't know what it is. I try to block it out but its always there in the back of my brain..........Its like the feeling you get when you think theres someone in the room with you but when you check theres no one there. If that makes any kind of sense........."
"Oh it makes perfect sense.............I think........."
Rei laughed a little at that. But at that same moment a man in a red shirt and white slacks who looked to be in his late teens ran past them at full speed nearly knocking them over. He had long blonde hair that had been tied back in a ponytail. He was immediately followed by another man who looked to be the same age he had short black spikey hair and was dressed the same way expect for in the colors of blue and black.
"Thank you for watching where you were going!!!!" Mina yelled. Obviously not enjoying nearly being knocked over twice in a row.
The man in blue and black suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked back at the two giving a look they couldn't quite interpret. The man in red and white ahead of him had apparently noticed his sudden stop and yelled something to the extent of 'hurry up'. With that he took off again at full sprint.
"Jeez what are they in such a hurry about.............."
Rei didnt answer. Or more precisely couldn't answer. The feeling she had been having all day, the feeling of something in the world being out of place had heightned to a degree she had never felt before when those two passed by them.
"Hey Rei you don't look so hot. Is something wrong.....?"
"We.........I need to get back home.Now."
It wasn't before they were back at the temple with Rei deep in the meditation with the sacred fire and Mina more confused than she was two hours ago. She had since alerted the other scouts and they were already gathered outside the temple trying to piece together what they could.
"So she's been acting like this all day?" Ami asked.
"From what I could tell yeah. But it was only about two hours ago when she really started acting weird." Minako explained.
"Anything strange or unusual happen while you were out? " Ami asked again.
"No. Well two guys nearly ran us over but thats about it.........."
"And she said she felt like something was out of the ordinary?"
"Yeah. At least thats all she told me. She really hasn't gotten used to confiding in me yet. At least not fully.........I just wish she'd start to trust me more."
"So she's been in there ever since you got back?" Makoto asked.
"Yeah. I knocked on the door but she didnt even answer and when I went in it was like she didnt even know I was there. She's really in it deep this time."
"If I know Rei theres really nothing we can until she's done. If theres one thing she's good it's blocking out the rest of the world." Usagi explained.
"Yeah I guess so............I just wish I knew what was running through her head right now." Minako sighed.
She had always come to the sacred fire when she found a question too difficult to answer on her own. She admitted that sometimes the answers the fire gave her were more vague and open ended than the question itself. But either through determination or sometimes just luck she was always able to find some semblance of meaning in the visions that came to her. But this time what the fire was telling her quite simply made absolutely no sense. She continued to focus on the image of the black haired man who ran by them that afternoon. To try to see into his heart, to see who or what he is. But everytime she saw nothing, she didnt feel the swirling emotions that are always unconsciously present in a persons heart. She felt something cold inside him, everything about him was so precise, so rigidly structred. The equivalent of a souless machine.
"Is that even possible............." she thought to herself. "Yet for some reason. Despite what I felt when he and partner passed us..............I don't think he's the exact source of what I've been feeling. What I felt was much darker. And despite his lack of emotion I can still feel some semblance of good in him...........I just don't know."
Rei's thoughts were suddenly broken to pieces as the entire temple shook violently threatening to bring the entire structure down on her. Needless to say she ran out side as fast as she possibly could.
"WHAT'S HAPPENING!!!" she screamed over the rumbling.
Makoto pointed over to the high rise buildings that marked the center of Tokyo. Only it wasn't the buildings she was pointing at, it was massive mushroom cloud rising into the sky.
To Be Continued..................