Chapter 4-Epilogue
The sun burned brightly in the noon sky. The citizens of Juuban went about their daily business, completely oblivious to the fact that their lives, the very future had been doomed only hours before. But things were fine now.
The Sailor Senshi had been successful in helping the three time guardians in setting time right. The Weird Sisters had been revived and sent back to their time all was right with the world. Well, almost everything.
Kimiko, Eclipse, Rini, and Diana sat on top of the Tokyo Tower. They had had alternate and future Pluto send the other Senshi home so they could take one last look at the world they'd helped save.
"Beautiful isn't it?" Rini asked. "The future is nothing like this. Everything seems so uncomplicated here."
Kimiko nodded. She'd been awfully silent ever since the danger ended.
"What's wrong, Kim-chan?"
"Is the answer really this simple?" Kimiko asked. "Just like that, everything's okay?"
Rini sat down on the edge next to Kimiko. "Actually, yeah, it is. Puu, all three of them, erased all memories of what happened here from the minds of the other Senshi. We're the only two that remember."
"What about the Outers? Isn't their being in this time going to throw everything off?"
"Nope. They're supposed to be here."
"They are?"
Rini nodded. "The Senshi are going to come up against the Death Busters soon. They'll be too strong for just Usagi and the others so Pluto figured we might as well leave them here. They'll all meet up soon enough."
"Even Hotaru?"
Rini looked vaguely sad at the mention of her best friend. She sighed. "Yes, even Hotaru. I'm really going to miss her, but at least I'll meet her again soon. Of course I'll be a lot younger."
Kimiko pulled her knees up to her chest and rested her chin on them. "Well I guess that everything's back to normal then. Except my time. I'm still the only Senshi left there."
"Not quite," said a voice from behind the girls. The looked over their shoulders to see Alternate and Future Pluto standing behind them.
"What do you mean?" Kimiko asked.
Future Pluto smiled. "As a thank you to you, Senshi of Earth, we have set your time right as well. We have made it so you shall go back to the beginning. Before the pain and death."
Kimiko was confused. "You mean--?"
"That's right," Alternate Pluto said, "we'll have all our friends back. Though we all may be slightly different."
Kimiko couldn't help but smile. She leapt to her feet and threw her arms around Alternate Pluto's neck. "Thank you so much!" she sobbed.
Future Pluto put a hand on Kimiko's shoulder. "It is time to go," she said.
Kimiko picked up Eclipse and Rini ushered Diana into her backpack. "We're ready," they said.
The Senshi of Time nodded and raised their Time Staves. When the Garnet Orbs touched, the resonated with a great purple light. The massive doors of time opened behind them.
"Through these gates shall you find your destinies. May Planet Power protect you," Future Pluto said, smiling at the two girls.
Kimiko and Rini looked at each other one last time and couldn't resist giving each other a quick hug goodbye. Then they jumped into the Gates of Time. The doors slowly closed behind them.
When the doors were securely closed, Alternate Pluto looked at her adult counterpart. "They'll be okay, right?"
Future Pluto nodded.
"Will they remember all of this when they get there?"
Future Pluto shook her head.
Alternate Pluto paused. "Then they won't be mad at us for resetting Kimiko's timeline completely and sending them both there?"
Future Pluto shrugged.
"Ah, well," Alternate Pluto said, "time is a funny thing isn't it."
* * * * * * * * *
Kimiko felt the world slip away from under her feet. She was falling, but it wasn't the same sensation as if she were falling to her death. She felt warm and whole, as though she was falling to her life. All around her was nothing. Nothing but a warm, golden emptiness. She sighed and closed her eyes. She felt wonderful.
Then, it was all over. Kimiko opened her eyes. She was staring at a ceiling. No...the ceiling, her ceiling. She was home. She stretched as though she was waking up from dreaming. She then slowly realized that she was in her pajamas. She was waking up. She sat up in bed and looked around her room. She couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.
Everything was where it should be. Her dresser was in the corner, the window was on the east wall, and her closet on the west...everything was fine. But something was missing...or rather someone. But who?
Kimiko shook the thoughts from her head and looked over at her alarm clock. The numbers on the cartoon kitty's chest read '6:47'. Kimiko rubbed her eyes and got out of bed, heading toward the bathroom. Time for school yet again.
She yawned. "Sometimes I wish my life was more exciting..."
The End.
The sun burned brightly in the noon sky. The citizens of Juuban went about their daily business, completely oblivious to the fact that their lives, the very future had been doomed only hours before. But things were fine now.
The Sailor Senshi had been successful in helping the three time guardians in setting time right. The Weird Sisters had been revived and sent back to their time all was right with the world. Well, almost everything.
Kimiko, Eclipse, Rini, and Diana sat on top of the Tokyo Tower. They had had alternate and future Pluto send the other Senshi home so they could take one last look at the world they'd helped save.
"Beautiful isn't it?" Rini asked. "The future is nothing like this. Everything seems so uncomplicated here."
Kimiko nodded. She'd been awfully silent ever since the danger ended.
"What's wrong, Kim-chan?"
"Is the answer really this simple?" Kimiko asked. "Just like that, everything's okay?"
Rini sat down on the edge next to Kimiko. "Actually, yeah, it is. Puu, all three of them, erased all memories of what happened here from the minds of the other Senshi. We're the only two that remember."
"What about the Outers? Isn't their being in this time going to throw everything off?"
"Nope. They're supposed to be here."
"They are?"
Rini nodded. "The Senshi are going to come up against the Death Busters soon. They'll be too strong for just Usagi and the others so Pluto figured we might as well leave them here. They'll all meet up soon enough."
"Even Hotaru?"
Rini looked vaguely sad at the mention of her best friend. She sighed. "Yes, even Hotaru. I'm really going to miss her, but at least I'll meet her again soon. Of course I'll be a lot younger."
Kimiko pulled her knees up to her chest and rested her chin on them. "Well I guess that everything's back to normal then. Except my time. I'm still the only Senshi left there."
"Not quite," said a voice from behind the girls. The looked over their shoulders to see Alternate and Future Pluto standing behind them.
"What do you mean?" Kimiko asked.
Future Pluto smiled. "As a thank you to you, Senshi of Earth, we have set your time right as well. We have made it so you shall go back to the beginning. Before the pain and death."
Kimiko was confused. "You mean--?"
"That's right," Alternate Pluto said, "we'll have all our friends back. Though we all may be slightly different."
Kimiko couldn't help but smile. She leapt to her feet and threw her arms around Alternate Pluto's neck. "Thank you so much!" she sobbed.
Future Pluto put a hand on Kimiko's shoulder. "It is time to go," she said.
Kimiko picked up Eclipse and Rini ushered Diana into her backpack. "We're ready," they said.
The Senshi of Time nodded and raised their Time Staves. When the Garnet Orbs touched, the resonated with a great purple light. The massive doors of time opened behind them.
"Through these gates shall you find your destinies. May Planet Power protect you," Future Pluto said, smiling at the two girls.
Kimiko and Rini looked at each other one last time and couldn't resist giving each other a quick hug goodbye. Then they jumped into the Gates of Time. The doors slowly closed behind them.
When the doors were securely closed, Alternate Pluto looked at her adult counterpart. "They'll be okay, right?"
Future Pluto nodded.
"Will they remember all of this when they get there?"
Future Pluto shook her head.
Alternate Pluto paused. "Then they won't be mad at us for resetting Kimiko's timeline completely and sending them both there?"
Future Pluto shrugged.
"Ah, well," Alternate Pluto said, "time is a funny thing isn't it."
* * * * * * * * *
Kimiko felt the world slip away from under her feet. She was falling, but it wasn't the same sensation as if she were falling to her death. She felt warm and whole, as though she was falling to her life. All around her was nothing. Nothing but a warm, golden emptiness. She sighed and closed her eyes. She felt wonderful.
Then, it was all over. Kimiko opened her eyes. She was staring at a ceiling. No...the ceiling, her ceiling. She was home. She stretched as though she was waking up from dreaming. She then slowly realized that she was in her pajamas. She was waking up. She sat up in bed and looked around her room. She couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.
Everything was where it should be. Her dresser was in the corner, the window was on the east wall, and her closet on the west...everything was fine. But something was missing...or rather someone. But who?
Kimiko shook the thoughts from her head and looked over at her alarm clock. The numbers on the cartoon kitty's chest read '6:47'. Kimiko rubbed her eyes and got out of bed, heading toward the bathroom. Time for school yet again.
She yawned. "Sometimes I wish my life was more exciting..."
The End.