Senshi Vacation

by SailorGuardian9

It’s been a long hard road and the Senshies deserve a break, a nice time in Texas should be relaxing. Shouldn’t it? Read to find out!

5. Chapter Five

Chapter Five

A Dish Best Served Frozen

It was late the next morning when everyone started to get up. "Morning Sarah, how'd you sleep last night?" Kaede asked as she sat up and looked at Sarah.

"Okay." Sarah quietly replied with a sigh.

"You still upset about yesterday?" Kaede quietly asked with a small frown. Sarah lightly shook her head in response. "Cheer up Sarah, those McClain guys are gonna get what they deserve, I know they will." Kaede quietly said with a smile as she leaned over and gave Sarah a kiss on her cheek.

"Everyone keeps saying that, but I know tham guys. They ain't ever paid fer their actions." Sarah quietly replied with a sigh.

"Then it sounds like they're overdue on their payment, guess they're gonna have some late fees to pay as well." Kaede said with a grin.

"I guess they will." Sarah replied with a small chuckle.

"There's a smile." Kaede chuckled as she nudged Sarah a few times. "Come on, who's my favorite little farm girl?" Kaede asked as she poked Sarah a few times.

"Me." Sarah mumbled in response.

"Come on, who's my favorite little farm girl?" Kaede asked again as she nudged Sarah a bit.

"Me." Sarah answered in a slightly louder tone.

"I can't hear you." Kaede giggled as she continued poking and nudging Sarah.

"I'm yer favorite little farm gal." Sarah chuckled as she rolled over and hugged Kaede.

"You sure are Sarah, now get your hinders outta bed. We've got things to do today." Kaede said with a smile as she hopped out of bed.

"Like what?" Sarah asked with a chuckle as she slowly got out of bed.

"Well, after yesterday I thought that maybe you might need a little us time. You know, to take your mind off of things." Kaede said with a small grin.

"I don't know Kaede, I ain't sure if I'm in the mood fer anythang like that right now." Sarah replied with a small frown.

"That's okay, maybe you'll feel better after breakfast." Kaede said with a smile as she started getting dressed.

"Er maybe a little show." Sarah suggested with a chuckle.

"Sarah! You devious girl, I like it. But be warned, this show might blind you with..." Kaede paused as she flipped her hair and puffed her chest out to Sarah. "Beauty." Kaede finished with a chuckle.

"That's alright darling, I'll see by touch then." Sarah quietly replied as she slowly ran her finger from Kaede's shoulder down to the center of her breast.

"I can't stay quiet anymore, this is just too ridiculous." Minako giggled as her and Rei rolled over and stared at Kaede and Sarah.

"Damn it Minako, you ruined everything!" Kaede yelled as she glared at Minako.

"It's not my fault you were talking all sexy in a room full of people, if you wanted privacy you should've gone into a different room." Minako replied with a shrug.

"That's alright, even with just tham few words I's feeling better. Thanks Kaede, y're such a sweetheart." Sarah said with a smile as she gave Kaede a kiss on her cheek.

"We should get up now that the show's over." Mako said with a smile as her and Ami sat up.

"You were listing the whole time?!" Kaede shouted as she stared at Mako.

"Well yeah, it's not like you two were being very subtle or quiet." Naru informed as her and Usagi sat up.

"Come on! Is there anyone in here who wasn't listing to us?!" Kaede yelled as she looked around the room at everyone.

"No, but that's just because you don't do subtle Kaede." Chibiusa giggled as she pulled the blanket off of her head.

"Oh dang, I fergot that Chibisua was in here! I'm sorry ya had ta hear our um...adult talk." Sarah apologized as she stared at Chibiusa.

"I'm use to it after being around all of these people." Chibiusa chuckled as she looked around the room at everyone.

"Well I guess we's best get dressed since the fun's over fer now." Sarah said with a sigh as she started undressing.

"Alright. But afterwards can I talk to you alone please Sarah?" Ami asked with a smile as she got out of bed.

"Sure thang Ami, what'd ya need?" Sarah asked as she slipped a pair of shorts on.

"I'll tell you when we're alone." Ami answered with a smile.

"Keeping secrets from Mako? That's not like you Ami." Naru giggled as she finished getting dressed.

"Trust that I have my reasons." Ami replied with a smile as she tried to fasten her bra. "I don't remember this being so tight. Damn strap's digging into my back." Ami grumbled as she tugged at her bra strap.

"Careful what you wish for Ami, it just might come true." Rei said with a grin as she looked at Ami's chest.

"Thanks for the tip, I'll try and remember that for next time." Ami replied as she fiddled with her strap some more.

"Here, ya can use one of mine. It's a litter bigger than yers." Sarah said as she tossed Ami a bra.

"Thanks." Ami thanked as she took her bra off and swapped it with Sarah's.

"I thought you were gonna look for bigger ones before we left." Mako said with a grin as she stared at Ami's chest.

"I was, but I got distracted looking for a dress and totally forgot to look for bras." Ami replied as she pulled her shorts up and tugged at the flaps. "Why didn't you people tell me I'd gained so much weight?" Ami asked as she tugged at her shorts.

"You haven't Ami, those aren't your shorts." Usagi informed with a straight face.

"What?" Ami asked as she looked down at the shorts.

"Those are Shingo's, they must've landed on your bag when he got undressed yesterday." Usagi chuckled as she stared at Ami.

"Well I know how my day's gonna go." Ami grumbled as she peeled the shorts off and grabbed hers. "Better, but still tighter than I remember." Ami said with a smile as she looked at herself in the mirror.

"Don't forget sexier." Mako said with a grin as she stared at Ami's butt.

"Yeah they are, your butt looks almost as good a Minako's does." Rei said with a grin as she spanked Minako.

"AH! What is wrong with you Rei?! Didn't your grandpa ever teach you that's it's rude to slap a girls butt?!" Minako shouted as she covered her butt and turned away from Rei.

"No." Rei answered with a snobby smile.

"OH! Rei I'm gonna..." Minako started yelling, until Naru interrupted.

"That's enough you two. Now let's finish getting dressed and figure out something to do today." Naru instructed as she quite literally put her foot down.

"Yes ma'am." Rei and Minako both replied as they hung their heads down.

"That's my Naru." Usagi chuckled as she gave Naru a kiss on her cheek.

"Awe. Thanks Usagi." Naru replied with a smile as she hugged Usagi and planted a kiss on her cheek.

"I have to talk to Sarah alone about some things real quick." Ami informed as she took Sarah's hand and started dragging her towards the bathroom.

"Okay." Mako replied in a confused tone as she watched Ami drag Sarah away.

"I have to as well." Naru informed as she ran after Sarah and Ami.

"You know what alone means right Naru?!" Rei yelled towards Naru as she disappeared down the hall.

"So what'd ya wanna talk 'bout Ami?" Sarah asked as Ami pulled her into the bathroom and shut the door.

"I was wondering if..." Ami started asking until someone started pounding on the door.

"Can I talk to, I think I know what you wanna do Ami and I wanna do the same thing?!" Naru yelled as she knocked on the door some more.

"Hold on!" Ami yelled back as she unlocked the door and opened it.

"Thank you Ami." Naru thanked as she walked into the bathroom and closed the door behind her.

"So you know what I wanna ask?" Ami asked with a straight face as she stared at Naru.

"I think so, you wanna get a gift for Mako in town." Naru answered as she stared at Ami.

"How'd you know that? I haven't even told Sarah yet." Ami asked with a shocked expression.

"I saw the way you were staring at that turquoise necklace at one of the shops yesterday, I figured that you wanted to get it for Mako but you didn't want her to know about it." Naru answered with a smile.

"You're very perceptive Naru, thank goodness Mako isn't." Ami replied with a chuckle.

"I was wondering if I could come with to get something for Usagi, I saw a really pretty brooch that I thought might look nice with her senshi outfit, it also has a nice velvet pad for her crystal." Naru explained with a smile as she stared at Sarah and Ami.

"That's so sweet of you Naru, of course you can come. Assuming Sarah's willing to drive us." Ami replied as she looked at Sarah.

"I'd be happy ta, plus I wanna get somethang fer Kaede as thanks fer being there fer me yesterday." Sarah said with a small smile.

"Thank you Sarah. I hope I'm not being too pushy, but would you mind if we left sooner rather than later?" Ami asked with a smile.

"That's the only time I would, I wanna get back soon 'nuff ta enjoy the day." Sarah answered as she gave Ami a pat on her shoulder. "Now let's sneak on outta here befere anyone notices we's missing." Sarah said with a grin as she slowly opened the bathroom door. "Looks clear, let's run downstairs real quick." Sarah whispered as she crept out of the bathroom, followed by Ami and Naru.

"Where are you all going?" Luna asked as she walked up the stairs.

"SHHHH! Quiet Luna, we're sneaking out to buy presents for our girlfriends." Naru whispered as she stared down at Luna.

"OH! Sorry." Luna whispered back with a smile.

"Sarah! Are you coming back anytime soon?!" Kaede yelled from the room as she started opening the door.

"Crap! We's gonna get caught!" Sarah quietly yelled as she stared at the door.

"Don't worry, I've got this." Luna informed as she dashed over to the door and slipped in before Kaede could open it enough to see.

"Oh hey Luna, have you seen Sarah, Naru, or Ami? They went to talk about something a while ago and haven't come back." Kaede asked as she and everyone else stared down at Luna.

"Yeah, they went to...feed the horses! That's what they're doing, they're helping Sarah feed the horses." Luna replied with a nervous smile.

"Okay, well we'll be waiting for them at the table downstairs." Kaede replied as she started leaving the room.

"Wait! Before you go could you um, scratch my back please? I got into some tall grass this morning and it's really itchy now." Luna asked as she arched her back at Kaede.

"Alright what are you hiding?" Kaede asked with a straight face.

"I'm not hiding anything, what makes you think I'm hiding anything?" Luna asked with a nervous chuckle.

"You're an intelligent moon cat who can speak at least two languages and work a computer, but yet you can't scratch your own back. You're up to something Luna." Kaede said with a grin.

"I'm insulted that you'd even suggest that I'm lying to you. I just didn't feel like scratching it myself because I'm an intelligent moon cat and figured I could get someone to pamper me." Luna replied in a snobby tone.

"So you're just a normal cat then." Rei chuckled as she scratched Luna's back.

"That's an insensitive remark towards the feline species. Now scratch harder peasant." Luna demanded with a grin.

"You're the kind of pampered cat that even Cleopatra wouldn't want." Rei grumbled as she scratched Luna's back a little harder.

"We made it, thank you Luna." Ami quietly said as she, Naru, and Sarah all got in the ambulance.

"Hold on folks, we's gonna have ta punch it before we get caught." Sarah instructed as she started her ambulance and smacked it into drive. "Hold on!" Sarah yelled as she slammed her foot on the gas and sped out of the driveway.

"Did any of you hear that?" Mako asked as she looked towards the driveway.

"It's probably just one of Sarah's neighbors, they tend to show up often to talk about farm stuff with Mr. Blouse." Kaede suggested with a shrug.

"Okay, but where are Ami, Sarah, and Naru? They were here when we woke up and now they're gone." Mako asked with a curious expression.

"Knowing my daughter she went down ta the swimming hole, she tends ta do that on warm days like today, or if she has nightmares. She likes ta be alone down there after a rough night. It was hers and Jenny's spot." Jud informed as he flipped through the paper.

"Maybe Naru and Ami are with her." Usagi suggested with a smile.

"I can understand why Ami might go, but not Naru." Minako replied with a thoughtful expression.

"Naru helps calm Ami down a lot, maybe she does the same for Sarah to." Mako suggested as she looked at everyone else.

"Well whatever the case I guess we can give them their space for a bit, we'll call Ami if we don't see or hear from them in a while." Minako replied as she sat down on the couch.

"Sounds good to me." Mako replied as she plopped down next to Minako.

"Can we watch cartoons Mr. Blouse?" Chibisua asked with a smile.

"Sure, remote's in the drawer under the T.V." Jud answered as he looked through the paper some more.

"Thank you." Chibiusa thanked as she grabbed the remote.

"Let's watch some U.S cartoons, I wonder if they're anything like ours back home?" Minako asked with a smile as she sat down next to Chibiusa.

"Y'all got that one 'bout the yellow guy that lives in a fruit?" Jud asked with a smile.

"I love that one! I can't wait to watch it in its original form." Usagi said with a smile as she grabbed the remote from Minako and switched to the proper channel.

"How could that burger be any good, don't you think it'd be soggy as heck?" Rei asked with a chuckle as she stared at the T.V.

"They all seem to like it." Minako replied as she stared at the T.V.

"I'm with Rei on this one, soggy burgers are no fun." Mako chuckled as she also stared at the T.V. While everyone watched T.V, Sarah, Ami, and Naru were just pulling into town.

"This is gonna be so much fun, just the three of us shopping fer our partners. Though I ain't got a clue as ta what I should get Kaede, we ain't been together long nuff ta know tham kindsa thangs yet." Sarah said with a small frown.

"Don't worry Sarah, we can help you. We've been friends with Kaede for a few months now and we've gotten to know her very well. She's actually a lot like Mako, but a little more brutish at times. I do know that she's not much of a chef, so you can probably avoid any cooking related things." Naru informed with a smile.

"Hard to believe her and Mako are related at times isn't it?" Ami asked with a giggle as Sarah parked and turned the vehicle off.

"Not really, that's about the only thing they don't have in common." Naru replied as all three of them exited the vehicle.

"Ain't that the truth." Sarah chuckled as she lead Ami and Naru into a small shop.

"Howdy there folks, y'all looking fer anythang specific?" A woman asked with a smile as everyone walked through the door.

"Is that torquiest necklace still here ma'am?" Ami asked with a smile as she glanced around.

"Yep, it's in a case towards the back left corner." The woman answered as she pointed at a large glass display case.

"I'd like to buy that please." Ami informed with a smile.

"Sure thang missy." The woman replied as she grabbed some keys and walked over to the case. "Ya got good taste, they's pertty but not over priced. They'll go good with yer pertty blue hair to." The woman replied with a smile as she put the necklace in a case and handed it to Ami.

"Thank you ma'am, but it's actually for my girlfriend." Ami informed with a smile.

"Awe, that's sweet. She's a very lucky gal ta have someone as thoughtful as you." The woman said with a smile as she walked Ami over to the register.

"I'm lucky to have someone as caring as her, I don't know what I'd do without my Mako." Ami replied as the woman rang up her purchase.

"That'll be thirty dollars even please." The woman informed as she handed Ami the box.

"Is forty okay?" Ami asked as she pulled two twenties out of her purse.

"It sure is, and ten is yer change." The woman replied as she took Ami's money and gave her a ten dollar bill.

"Thank you ma'am." Ami thanked as she walked over by Sarah and Naru.

"Can I ask about this brooch ma'am?" Naru asked as she pointed at a diamond encrusted golden heart shaped brooch.

"That one looks fancy but it ain't real gold er diamonds, though it's still pertty and durable." The woman informed as she walked over by Naru.

"So that's why it's much cheaper than it looks." Naru replied as she stared at the brooch.

"Indeed, that being said it's still a good quality. It was hand made by a woman right here in town, she does jewelry fer fun and sometimes I buy her stuff ta sell in my shop." The woman explained with a smile as she pulled the brooch out of the case.

"It's beautiful, and I love the purple velvet on the inside. It'd cushion Usagi's jewel perfectly." Naru replied as she picked up the brooch and looked it over.

"Tell ya what, ya seem like a gal who knows a good thang when she sees it. I'll knock ten percent off fer ya, hows that sound?" The woman asked with a smile.

"That's so kind of you, thank you so much ma'am." Naru thanked with a huge smile.

"Alright, let's go get this guy all packed up." The woman said with a smile as she took the brooch and walked it over to the register. "Okay, yer total's gonna be forty-five dollars even." The woman informed with a smile as she put the brooch in its case and handed it to Naru.

"Here you are ma'am, and thank you for your help." Naru thanked with a smile as she gave the woman her cash then took the brooch.

"Any time young lady." The woman replied as she walked over by Sarah. "Ya find anythang ya wanna look at?" The woman asked as she approached Sarah.

"Unfortunately not ma'am, I ain't gotta a clue what ta get my gal." Sarah answered with a small sigh.

"Maybe instead of getting somethang fer her from here, ya should give her somethang from here." The woman replied as she pointed at Sarah's heart.

"Ya think I should plan a dinner er somethang like that fer us?" Sarah asked with a smile as she looked up at the woman.

"I don't know, do ya think yer gal would like that?" The woman asked with a smile.

"Yeah, I think Kaede would love that. Thank ya ma'am, we appreciate all yer help today." Sarah thanked with a smile as she walked towards the door.

"Thank you for everything ma'am, have a good day." Ami said with a smile as her and Naru followed Sarah out of the store.

"Ya ready ta head back?" Sarah asked as she opened the door to her ambulance.

"Yep, let's get back before..." Ami started saying as she opened the back doors, until someone jumped out of Sarah's ambulance and jabbed a needle into her neck.

"Ami! What the..." Naru started yelling, until she too was jabbed with a needle.

"What's going on back..." Sarah shouted until the same thing happened to her.

"Shoulda locked yer doors Blouse." A man in a mask said as he pushed Sarah into the back.

"You...bastards." Sarah quietly said as she passed out.

"Tie 'em up, I'ma start driving." The man instructed as he took his mask off and turned the ambulance on.

"Been waiting a long time fer this Blouse, ya should've stayed in yer lane, ya might've lived longer." The man in the back said as he grabbed some tape from his bag. An hour passed before anyone started waking up.

"Oh, my head." Ami groaned as she slowly opened her eyes.

"What happened? Where are we?" Naru asked as she shook her head a few times.

"I don't know, but I'd bet anythang the McClains are behind this." Sarah grumbled as she looked around a bit.

"If I had a yen for every time I was kidnapped or put in danger I'd be rich." Naru grumbled as she looked around the room they were in.

"It's dark in here, I wonder where we are?" Ami quietly asked as she looked around a bit. The lights suddenly flashed on and everyone was shocked at what they saw. They were all in a huge empty room that looked like some kind of warehouse, and there were two very familiar faces waiting to greet them.

"Y're in hell." One of the McClains chuckled as him and his brother stared at the three of them.

"I knew you bastards were behind this!" Sarah shouted as she tried to lunge at one of them, only to find out she was tied to a chair.

"That ain't no way fer a guest ta talk ta their host, but I guess we should introduce ourselves ta be more proper on our end." The other McClain said with a wicked grin. "My name's Wilbert McClain, and this is my brother Tom McClain. We's gonna be yer hosts tonight." Wilbert said with an evil grin as he approached Sarah.

"If you wanna be a good host you should let your guests leave." Sarah snapped as she stared at Tom.

"That ain't no way ta talk ta yer host little girl." Wilbert said in a cold tone as he backhanded Sarah. "Didn't yer pa ever teach ya any manners?" Wilbert asked as he got face to face with Sarah.

"Didn't your dad ever teach you not to hit women?!" Ami shouted as she glared at Wilbert.

"He did, but the three of yas ain't women. Y're heathens and sinners! There's a special place in hell fer fags like you!" Wilbert shouted as he looked at Tom, who walked over by Ami and punched her in the stomach. Ami gasped at the force of the blow and would've doubled over if she hadn't been tied up.

"Ami!" Naru shouted as she stared at Ami.

"That...that the best you've got? I thought you Texas boys were tough." Ami said with a grin as she looked into Tom's eyes.

"Ya insulant bitch!" Tom shouted as he plowed his fist into Ami's kidney.

"You're the one hitting like a bitch. I thought you were a real Texas man, you should be..." Ami started saying, until Tom kicked her in the chest and sent her toppling to the floor.

"I'd watch that lip if I was you, ain't nobody coming ta save ya, which means y're at my mercy. Remember that." Tom informed as he gave Ami a solid kick to her ribs.

"Enough bro! She ain't no good ta us dead." Wilbert said as he watched Ami gasp for air. "Come on, we's got thangs ta prep fer operation purity." Wilbert instructed as he started walking towards a door.

"See ya later gals." Tom said with a grin as he followed Wilbert out of the room.

"Oh my god. Ami! Ami are you okay?" Naru asked as she stared at Ami.

"I'll live." Ami groaned as she looked at Naru and Sarah.

"How the hell are we gonna get outa here? They took my knife and Ami's gear, what are we supposed ta do?" Sarah asked as she looked around a bit.

"Use what we have." Ami replied as she conjured a dagger of ice and started cutting her ropes with it.

"I can't believe this. Why can't anything ever just go smoothly for us? I can't even buy a gift for Usagi without getting kidnapped." Naru quietly said as she looked down at her knees.

"Y've been kidnapped before?" Sarah asked with a surprised expression.

"Oh yeah, it's basically a past time at this point." Naru grumbled.

"It could be worse Naru, at least we're all still alive." Ami quietly said as she cut her hands free. "Got it. Okay, your turn Naru." Ami quietly said as she ran over to Naru and cut her free.

"Thanks Ami." Naru thanked as she rub her wrists a little.

"Don't thank me until we're out of here." Ami replied as she ran over by Sarah and started cutting her loose.

"Let's see if we can find a way outta this place befere tham fellers come back." Sarah suggested as Ami cut her hands free.

"Alright split up, but don't wander too far. There's no telling what kinds of dangers could be lurking around this place." Ami instructed as she threw her ice dagger on the ground and watched it shatter.

"Okay." Sarah and Naru both replied as all three of them split up to search the area for an exit. While Ami, Sarah, and Naru tried to find a way out, everyone else was back at Sarah's house just finishing watching their cartoons.

"I love that show, it's nice to see that they're making new ones." Minako said with a smile as she looked over at Rei.

"Yeah, but none of them can hold a candle to the classic episodes." Rei replied with a chuckle.

"I know. Remember the one where they tried to make that band?" Mako asked with a smile.

"Yes! The pink one kicked that one in the space suit and she stuffed his head in a trumpet!" Usagi replied with a chuckle.

"Or the one with the big fat guy who was lying about the pickles." Chibiusa laughed.

"Such a good show. Too bad Ami, Naru, and Sarah weren't here to watch with us." Shingo said with a smile as he looked over at Usagi.

"Where are they anyways? They've been gone all day." Rei quietly replied with a straight face.

"I don't know, maybe we should try and call them." Mako suggested as she started reaching for her communicator.

"They're fine Mako." Luna informed with a smile.

"That doesn't tell us where they are though." Mako replied as she continued reaching for her communicator.

"They're okay Mako, they just had some errands to run. I can't say anything else or they'll be furious, I shouldn't've even said that." Luna replied with a small frown.

"Fine, we wont pry. Knowing Ami she has a reason for doing what she did without telling me. I'm sure Naru and Sarah did the same." Mako said with a smile as she put her communicator away.

"So what should we do in the mean time until they all show up?" Usagi asked as she looked at everyone.

"Let's see what else is on T.V." Minako replied as she grabbed the remote and started flipping through the channels. "Oh this looks cool. Space battles the copy battles." Minako said with a smile as she stared at the T.V.

"Cool, they have those laser swords that they cut the robots apart with. I love space battles, the first three were definitely the best." Mako said with a smile as she stared at the T.V.

"By first three I hope you mean the original three and not those crappy prequels." Rei replied as she also stared at the T.V.

"No way, the prequels are the best. They look so much better than the original ones." Mako replied with a grin.

"You're insane! You're the only person I've met who thinks that!" Rei yelled as she continued to stare at the T.V.

"Instead of arguing about which trilogy is better, let's all agree that this cartoon about it is awesome." Usagi said with a smile as she looked at Rei and Mako.

"That we can agree on." Rei and Mako both replied as they started watching the show. While everyone else remained glued to the T.V, Ami, Sarah, and Naru had just finished searching for a way out of the room they were in.

"Any luck?" Naru asked as all three of them met in the center of the room.

"Just a vent, but I don't know if we'll be able to squeeze through it or not." Ami informed as she looked at Sarah and Naru.

"We should at least try, there's no telling what those monsters will do to us if they come back." Naru replied with a small frown.

"I agree, we ain't got the luxury of sitting and waiting. We's gotta act now before they come back and do god knows what ta us." Sarah said with a straight face.

"Okay. I'll go pry the cover off, you two watch my back." Ami instructed as she dashed over to the vent, followed by Sarah and Naru. "This should only take a sec." Ami informed as she made a small screwdriver of ice and started unscrewing the vent cover.

"Thank goodness you can use your powers without transforming Ami, otherwise we'd still be tied up." Naru quietly said as she watched Ami finish unscrewing the cover.

"No kidding. Okay got it." Ami quietly said as she pried the cover off and moved it aside.

"That looks tight Ami, I don't know if we can make it." Sarah quietly said as she stared at the small rectangular hole.

"If you have a better idea please voice it now." Ami instructed as she peered into the vent.

"I wish I did." Sarah sighed as she stared at the vent.

"Then follow me." Ami instructed as she put head arms into the vent.

"Wait. Is there any special order we should enter in?" Naru asked as she stared at Ami.

"Good thinking Naru." Ami replied as she backed out of the vent. "Okay, I'll go first since I'm the one with the powers. I can get rid of any threats that might be waiting for us on the other side of this thing. Next should be Sarah since, and no offense when I say this Sarah, since she's bigger than you Naru." Ami suggested as she looked at each of them.

"I like that plan Ami. Now get going, ain't no telling when tham two jerks'll be back." Sarah replied with a nod.

"Alright, here I go." Ami quietly said as she started crawling into the vent.

"How are you doing Ami?" Naru quietly asked as she watched Ami wiggle further into the vent.

"Okay, but I'm having some trouble with my hips." Ami answered as she wiggled her lower half at Naru.

"Hold on, we'll give you a push." Naru replied as she grabbed Ami's hips and turned her a little. "This might hurt a bit Ami." Naru warned as she gave Ami a solid push forwards.

"Thanks." Ami quietly thanked as her hips slid into the vent. "You're up Sarah." Ami informed as she moved forwards a bit to give Sarah some extra room.

"Wish me luck." Sarah replied as she put her arms in the vent and tried to push forward. "I don't think it's gonna work, my chest ain't even fitting." Sarah groaned as she pushed on the edges of the hole.

"Well it's gonna." Naru replied as she grabbed Sarah's breasts and stuffed them into the vent.

"Ouch. Thanks Naru." Sarah quietly said as she rubbed her chest a bit.

"Any time, now keep going. We don't have all day." Naru quietly said as she stared at Sarah.

"Kay." Sarah replied as she started wiggling forward. "Can ya give my bum a push Naru?" Sarah asked as she jerked herself forwards.

"Yep." Naru replied as she grabbed Sarah's butt and gave it a hard shove forward. "There you go, now move up so I can get in." Naru instructed as she watched Sarah's legs slowly move further into the vent.

"I'm going as fast as I can, it ain't exactly easy worming my way through this darn thang." Sarah replied as she continued wiggling forward.

"I'm coming in." Naru quietly said as she wiggled into the vent.

"Ya in Naru?" Sarah asked as she tried to look back at Naru.

"Almost, just a bit of trouble with my hips." Naru answered as she tried to pull herself forward.

"Grab my legs and pull yerself through." Sarah instructed as she stopped and straightened her legs for Naru.

"Okay." Naru replied as she grabbed Sarah's legs and pulled herself forward. "Thanks, I'm good now." Naru informed as she slid the rest of the way into the vent.

"We're all here?" Ami asked as she looked back at Sarah.

"Yeah, we's all good Ami." Sarah answered as she looked back at Naru, who gave her a thumbs up.

"Alright, then let's move a ways down so that if anyone comes back they won't notice us in here." Ami instructed as she continued wiggling down the vent shaft.

"Do we even know where we should be going?" Naru asked as she started crawling forwards.

"No. Right now we're just gonna move out of sight of the vent we entered through, we'll figure out the rest once we're safely out of their sight." Ami replied as she continued wiggling through the vent. After about fifteen minutes Ami had led everyone far enough to a point where no one would see them. "This should be far enough." Ami quietly said as she looked around the area she was in.

"Where should we go from here?" Sarah asked as she tried to look past Ami.

"We can either go left, right, or straight. I have no idea what leads to where though since I don't have my visor." Ami informed as she looked back at Naru and Sarah.

"The left side looks a bit smaller than the other two, so I'd avoid it." Sarah suggested as she tried to look down the left duct.

"Then it's straight or right. You choose Naru, you have good instincts." Ami instructed with a smile.

"Let's go straight and see where it takes us." Naru replied with a shrug.

"Works for me, now let's move." Ami quietly said as she started crawling forwards again, followed by Sarah and Naru. Several more minutes passed and everything was going well, until Ami encountered a small problem. "It looks like there might be oh!" Ami suddenly yelped as she came to a sudden stop.

"What happened?" Sarah asked as she stared at Ami.

"There's a bend in this part of the duct and my side just caught it. Shit that hurt, I think it cut my side." Ami quietly said as she looked back at her side, which was slightly bulging around the bent piece of metal.

"Let me see." Sarah quietly said as she gently ran her fingers over Ami's side. "It's just a small cut, y'll be okay." Sarah quietly said as she dabbed at the blood with part of her shirt.

"Thanks, but I don't know if I can fit through here." Ami quietly said as she tried to pull herself forward a bit.

"Hang on, I'll try and squish yer side down a bit fer ya." Sarah quietly informed as she gently pushed her fingers into Ami's small love handle. "Try and go forward now." Sarah instructed as she kept Ami's side pressed down. Ami took a small breath and lightly pulled herself forward.

"Thanks." Ami quietly said as she moved forwards a bit.

"Ya might need ta do the same thang with me Naru, my sides ain't exactly flat either." Sarah quietly informed as she started moving forward, stopping at the same point Ami did.

"Suck it in cowgirl." Naru quietly said as she pushed Sarah's sides down.

"If I could I wouldn't need ya ta push 'em in fer me." Sarah replied as she pulled herself forward. "Got it. Thanks Naru, and thank goodness ya ain't as doughy as Ami and I er y'd be screwed." Sarah whispered as she moved forward a bit more.

"Tell me about it." Naru quietly replied as she wiggled her way past the bent piece.

"Ya think the others are starting ta get worried 'bout us yet?" Sarah asked with a small breath.

"I'd be surprised if they weren't." Naru answered as she continued crawling forwards with everyone else. While Ami, Sarah, and Naru made their way through the vents, everyone else was starting to panic a bit at their absents.

"Okay, we've watched almost three hours worth of shows and haven't heard a peep from Ami, Sarah, or Naru all day. I'm starting to get worried." Usagi quietly said as she shut the T.V off.

"Me to, we should try calling Ami. Assuming Luna finally lets us." Rei replied as she stared at Luna.

"I'm worried to, so go ahead and call Ami and see what's taking them so long." Luna instructed as she stared at Usagi.

"Okay." Usagi replied as she grabbed her communicator and pushed the Mercurian symbol.

"Hey! That fancy game thang that ya got from the blue one's beeping!" Wilbert yelled as he picked up Ami's communicator.

"We ain't got time ta worry 'bout that shit, just leave it on the table and get back ta unloading tham crates!" Tom shouted as he grabbed a large wooden crate and hauled it off a truck. "We's gonna have plenty of fire power fer operation purity." Tom said with a grin as he opened a crate and stared at the contents. It was loaded with half a dozen military grade full auto M4 assault rifles with under barrel grenade launchers.

"This town and all tham fags and illegals ain't gonna know what hit 'em." Wilbert said with a grin as he pulled one of the rifles out.

"Stealing these thangs was easier than I thought it'd be, and all it took was a fancy army ID." Tom said with a grin.

"Wonder if they ever found the poor bastard in that pond?" Wilbert asked with a grin as he looked back at Tom.

"Who cares if they did, ain't nobody gonna be able ta stop us now." Tom replied as he smacked a magazine into the rifle. "I think it's time ta check on our guests." Tom said with a wicked grin as he slapped the bolt closed and turned the safety off.

"Try not ta kill 'em just yet, we might need a few meat shields." Wilbert said with a chuckle as Tom walked way.

"Bastards. They was gonna kill us, I knew it." Sarah quietly said as she peered down at the room through a vent cover.

"If we're not careful they might still, now come on, we need to find an exit so we can get out of this place." Ami quietly replied as she started moving forward.

"Damn, this thang's chafing the hell outa my sides." Sarah groaned as she pulled herself forward.

"Mine to Sarah, plus my chest is starting to hurt. I think that asshole broke some of my ribs and cracked my sternum." Ami grumbled as she continued pulling herself down the duct.

"At least you can move, you've been through far worse Ami." Naru quietly said with a small smile.

"That is true." Ami replied as she tried to pull herself forward a little more. "Uh oh." Ami quietly said as she tried to pull forward again.

"What now?" Sarah asked as she stared at Ami's butt.

"I think I'm stuck." Ami quietly said as she tried again to move forward.

"Well ya best get unstuck befere they start looking fer us." Sarah quietly replied as she stared at Ami.

"Really? I never would've thought about that without your help." Ami grumbled as she tried again to pull forward.

"It ain't my fault ya got sides like the bags on a horse saddle!" Sarah quietly yelled as she continued staring at Ami.

"Says the girl who barely even got her chest in here!" Ami quietly yelled back as she wiggled a bit.

"Enough! Both of you." Naru quietly yelled in an angry tone. "Ami, try and back up a bit and see if you can find a different angle okay." Naru instructed as she backed up a bit.

"I'll try." Ami replied as she tried to back up.

"You can do it Ami, just give a hard push back." Naru instructed as she watched Ami struggle.

"I can't. I don't know why but I can't budge." Ami quietly replied with a small breath.

"Give her a pull Sarah." Naru instructed in a firm tone.

"Fine." Sarah replied as she grabbed Ami's hips and jerked her backwards.

"Ow!" Ami quietly yelled as she budged backwards. "Thanks Sarah." Ami thanked with a small breath.

"Y're welcome, and sorry I yelled at yas. I ain't use ta being in these kindsa situations and I'm a bit scared ta be honest." Sara quietly said with a small frown.

"It's okay Sarah, I'm scared to. But we'll be okay if we keep our cool and stick together." Ami said with a smile as she turned her hips at a different angle and tried again to move forward.

"Ya think ya can make it at that angle?" Sarah asked as she watched Ami try and move forward again.

"I hope so, otherwise we're gonna have to double back and look for a way around." Ami replied as she started wiggling her way through again. "Ah. Damn it, I don't think I can fit. No matter how I turn I keep getting stuck." Ami groaned as she tried to pull herself forward.

"I have an idea. Find the angle with the least resistance and then I'll try and give ya a shove forward." Sarah instructed as she put her hands on Ami's hips.

"Okay." Ami quietly replied as she turned her hips so they were angled with the top right corner and bottom left corner of the duct.

"Ready? Push!" Sarah quietly yelled as she slammed her hands into Ami's butt, while Ami simultaneously jerked herself forwards.

"AH!" Ami quietly yelled as she popped forward and slammed her face into the floor.

"Ya good Ami?" Sarah asked as she stared at Ami.

"Yeah. Thanks Sarah, I couldn't've made it through without you." Ami thanked with a smile as she moved forward a little more.

"Y're welcome. Now let's hope I can make it through." Sarah replied as she turned at the same angle as Ami and tried to move forward. "Little help please Naru." Sarah quietly said as she felt her hips dig into the metal.

"Hold still, I'm gonna adjust your position a bit." Naru whispered as she gently grabbed Sarah's hips and turned her right hip a bit upwards. "Okay you're good, try now." Naru whispered as she put her hands on Sarah's butt. Sarah pulled herself forward and Naru gave a hefty shove at the same time. "Ah. Thanks Naru." Sarah quietly thanked as she budged forward.

"No problem Sarah." Naru replied as she started wiggling her way past the same obstacle. "This is tight, I'm glad you both made it through." Naru whispered as she tried to pull her hips through the gap.

"So are we. Now come on, I think I see light." Ami quietly said as she continued forwards.

"Thank goodness, I can't wait ta get outta these damn vents." Sarah quietly replied as she started following Ami.

"Aren't you two forgetting something, or more accurately someone?" Naru asked as she wiggled her hips around a bit.

"What do you mean Naru?" Ami asked as she stopped crawling.

"Yeah, we's all accounted fer. You, me, and Ami, there ain't no one else." Sarah said in a confused tone.

"I may be thin but I still have a somewhat feminine physique you know. Like my wide hips that don't squish down." Naru hinted as she tried to pull herself forwards again.

"Well jeez Naru, ya could've just told us ya needed help instead of blabbing on 'bout fergetting someone. Can ya reach my legs?" Sarah asked as she backed up a little and straightened her legs.

"I think so." Naru answered as she reached for Sarah's legs.

"Can ya reach now?" Sarah asked as she wiggled back a few inches.

"Got 'em, thanks Sarah." Naru thanked as she took a firm grip on Sarah's ankles.

"Hold on, I'ma try and jerk ya forward." Sarah informed as she took a small breath then pulled forward with all her strength.

"Ow!" Naru quietly yelled as she popped forward.

"Ya good?" Sarah quietly asked as she felt Naru's hands leave her ankles.

"Yeah, thanks Sarah. Guess I'm not so small myself, huh?" Naru quietly chuckled as she started moving forward again.

"You're smaller than both of us Naru." Ami chuckled as she wiggled her hips, causing her doughy love handles to lightly brush the sides of the vent. "Now come on, we're almost out of these damn vents." Ami quietly informed as she started moving forward again. While Ami, Sarah, and Naru continued through the vents, Usagi and the others were preparing to go and look for everyone.

"We've had no response from any of them in almost two hours, I think it's time to go look for them." Usagi suggested as she secured her ODM rig.

"Agreed, but we should prepare for a fight. This has the McClains stench all over it." Minako replied as she fastened her final strap.

"Then it's settled. Ask Mr. Blouse if he has any rounds for our gun types, we're going in with live rounds, no blanks this time." Usagi instructed as she popped her magazines out and emptied the blanks from them.

"Yes princess." Mako replied as she walked into the kitchen.

"Well howdy there Mako, how're y'all doing today?" Jud asked with a smile as he set his coffee down.

"Not great. Ami, Sarah, and Naru are missing and we need to steal some bullets from you sir." Mako informed in a serious tone.

"What'd ya mean they're missing? They ain't back yet?" Jud asked as he set his cup down and stood up.

"No. If Luna got the time they left right they've been gone for over three hours, and none of us can get in touch with Ami." Mako informed as she looked at a clock.

"What the hell are we doing sitting here talking fer then?! Come on, I's got an armory in the basement." Jud informed as he lead Mako towards the basement.

"What's going on Jud?" Emily asked as Jud walked past her and the other adults.

"Ami, Naru, and Sarah are missing, and we's gonna go find 'em." Jud informed as he opened the basement door. "Everyone, downstairs now!" Jud yelled as he turned a light on and stormed down the steps.

"We're with you." Minako replied as she and everyone else followed Jud downstairs.

"Go unlock the panic room Emily." Jud instructed as he stopped by a table and grabbed a pistol from it.

"On it." Emily replied as she ran to a metal door in the back corner of the basement.

"What's going on Mr. Blouse?" Kenji asked as he, Ikuko, and Saeko all came down the steps.

"Ami, Sarah, and Naru are missing, and we're gonna go find them." Usagi informed as she started loading her magazines.

"How do you know they're missing?" Ikuko asked with a shocked expression.

"Because Ami's not answering her communicator and no one's heard from her, Sarah, or Naru since last night." Mako answered as she slapped a magazine into her gun and chambered a round.

"Is there anything we can do to help?" Kenji asked with a small frown.

"Call that detective from the restaurant, jibs or whatever his name was. I'm sure he can help us." Usagi answered as she started walking back towards the stairs.

"We're coming with Usagi." Kenji informed as he started following Usagi.

"No. You're all staying here where it's safe. Nobody but us and Mr. Blouse leaves this house, is that understood?" Usagi asked as she stopped in the middle of the stairs and looked back at Kenji.

"But Usagi, we're..." Ikuko started saying, until Usagi snapped at her.

"No buts mom! We won't loose any of you to these monster! Now sit down and wait for us to contact you! That's an order!" Usagi shouted as she left the basement.

"Ta hell with that, I'ma go and get my daughter." Emily quietly said as she started running up the steps.

"No. They's right Emily, y'all would just make yersleves targets. Wait here till we get back, in the mean time see if ya can find a way ta contact that detective." Jud instructed as he left the basement.

"No way Jud! She's my daughter and she's missing, I ain't sitting round waiting fer ya ta do all the dangerous stuff! I'm coming with." Emily replied as she pulled a gun out of her waistband.

"So that's where my ol' colt went. Fine, but ya stay close and don't do nothing unless I say." Jud said with a straight face as he led Emily and everyone else back upstairs.

"What about us? That's my daughter who's missing, and one of her closets friends. You can't expect me to just sit here while they're missing can you?" Saeko asked with a small frown as she stared at Jud.

"Of course not Mrs. Mizuno, but it's gonna be dangerous and I don't want ya getting hurt." Jud quietly replied as he stared at Saeko.

"There's nothing more dangerous than a mother who's had their child taken from them. I'll rip her kidnappers apart with my bare hands and teeth if I have to." Saeko quietly said through gritted teeth.

"Alright, but let's call that detective first. I have his card in my wallet." Jud informed as he pulled a small card with the letters NCIS on it out. "I'll go make the call, y'all just get in the truck and start it up." Jud instructed as he pulled his phone out and punched the numbers in. "Come on. Pick up, pick up." Jud quietly said to himself as he listened to the phone ring.

"Yeah?" A man asked on the other end of the line.

"Is this Agent Jibs?" Jud asked as he stared at the card.

"Gibbs, but yes. Who's this?" Gibbs asked in a mono tone.

"Ya may not remember me, but my name's Jud Blouse. My daughter had the ambulance that was vandalized the other day." Jud quietly informed.

"I remember. What's up?" Gibbs asked in the same tone.

"She's missing, as well as two of her friends. We could use yer help sir." Jud quietly informed in a sad tone.

"Alright. We'll come to your place and take a look around, give us a few minutes though." Gibbs informed as he waved to another man.

"Please hurry sir, they could be in real trouble." Jud quietly replied as he hung up the phone.

"Yeah boss?" The man asked as he ran over by Gibbs.

"Finish up here McGee, we've got something we need to deal with." Gibbs informed as he pushed a few buttons on his phone. "Tell me ya got something Abs." Gibbs spoke into his phone as he walked away.

"I've got lots of something!" The perky woman yelled back with enthusiasm. "Firstly, the compound we found on our victims clothing was a mixture of salt, pepper, paprika, a few other chemicals, and obviously gun powder residue from where he was shot." Abby informed in a cheery tone.

"How does this help us Abs?" Gibbs asked as he got in a car and started it.

"Well I did a little digging and found out that all of those spices where part of a mixture for and old chip brand that went out of business, but the really exiting thing is what I found out about the manufacturing location. It's less than a mile away from where the body was found, pretty coincidental huh Gibbs?" Abby asked in the same perky tone.

"No such thing Abs, that's good work." Gibbs replied as he prepared to hang up the phone.

"Wait! Wait! Wait! There's more. I called a friend of mine in the NSA and apparently those McClain guys that you asked about are on pretty much every watch list you can think of, there're even rumors that the CIA and Homeland have been keeping tabs on these two and the group they founded." Abby quickly informed in a frantic tone.

"The ANA?" Gibbs asked as he started driving.

"Yeah, the American nationalist army. It's believed that several of their members have committed similar crimes to the one we're investigating right now. They've murdered and or kidnapped high ranking members of the military and used their victim's credentials to access restricted bases and other military institutions. It's estimated that they've stolen over ten million dollars worth of equipment in the past six months from various bases around the country." Abby explained in the same frantic tone.

"But we can't prove any of that until we find the stash houses, so any suspects we do catch are normally released within seventy-two hours." Gibbs replied as he continued driving.

"Exactly, but with this new evidence we may finally have found the stash house, or one of them at least." Abby informed in an excited tone.

"That's real good work Abs, I owe you two cafe pows for this one." Gibbs replied in a happy tone. "Stay at the lab in Austin, we'll pick you up when this is all done." Gibbs instructed as he prepared to hang up the phone.

"Um, how important is it that I stay at the lab?" Abby quietly asked in a nervous tone.

"Very." Gibbs replied with a sigh.

"I'm already out of the lab." Abby quietly informed with a chuckle.

"Where are you?" Gibbs asked in a confused tone.

"I wanted to try and find Sailor Mercury because I heard she was in town here and I really wanted to meet her, but then I was driving and I came across the factory and I thought that it wouldn't hurt to take a peek at it since it was unguarded." Abby quietly informed with a nervous chuckle.

"You're by the factory?!" Gibbs yelled in a shocked tone.

"Maybe." Abby quietly replied.

"Get out of there Abs, that place could be crawling with gun toting maniacs!" Gibbs shouted as he floored the gas peddle.

"I would've left already if hadn't thought I heard people screaming, I had to see what was going on!" Abby yelled back in a sad tone.

"That was probably the Blouse girl and her friends! Get out of there Abs!" Gibbs shouted in a frantic tone.

"But I can't just..." Abby started saying, until someone came up behind her and clamped a hand over her mouth.

"Abby? Abby?!" Gibbs shouted into the phone. The phone suddenly cut out. "Shit." Gibbs quietly swore as he hung up and pushed a few buttons on his phone. "They've got Abby!" Gibbs shouted into the phone as he hung it up again. While Gibbs sped towards the warehouse, Abby was dragged inside and thrown into the middle of a room.

"My other friends might've vanished, but at least I gots a pertty new one." Wilbert said with a grin as he ran his hand over Abby's cheek.

"What other friends?" Abby quietly asked as she turned away from Wilbert.

"The three little fags that went wee wee wee all the way ta hell." Tom answered with a wicked grin.

"Shit. Who the hell is that now?" Naru quietly asked as she peeked through a vent cover at Abby.

"It doesn't matter, she's in trouble so we help her." Ami whispered as she patted Naru's back, signaling for her to back up. "Let's get out of these damn vents." Ami quietly said as she put a finger on the edge of the grate where it met the wall. "Here goes nothing." Ami whispered as she concentrated her power into the crack between the cover and the wall, forming a thick layer of ice in it. "Now I dissipate the ice and it should allow me to easily and hopefully quietly push the cover off the vent." Ami quietly said as she gently pushed on the vent cover, forcing the screws out of their sockets as she did. "It's off, now let's get out of here." Ami whispered as she started wiggling out of the vent.

"Hold on Ami, I'll give ya a hand." Sarah quietly said as she pushed on Ami's butt.

"Almost Sarah, just a little more." Ami quietly said as she slowly squeezed out of the vent. "Thanks. Now come on, we've gotta help that girl." Ami whispered as she grabbed Sarah's hands and started to pull.

"HEY! It's tham other gals!" Wilbert shouted as he pointed at Ami on the cat walk. "They's trying ta escape!" Wilbert yelled as he grabbed Abby and used her as a human shield.

"I'll hit the alarm!" Tom yelled as he ran over to a big red button and slammed his fist down on it. An ear piercing alarm began to sound followed by flashing red lights all over the room.

"What the heck? I thought this place was an abandoned chip factory." Abby quietly said as Wilbert dragged her behind some crates.

"You two stay here!" Ami shouted as she ran across the catwalk to a ladder.

"Are ya nuts?!" Sarah shouted as Naru pulled her back into the vent.

"NO! I'm a scout!" Ami yelled back as she dashed across the cat walk, then jumped over the rail onto a pile of crates. "I need my gear." Ami quietly said as bullets zipped over her head.

"Come on! Get moving! Get moving!" Wilbert yelled as he shoved Abby forward.

"Damn it, I need to get my gear so I can out maneuver this guy and save that girl." Ami quietly said as more bullets whizzed past her.

"Help's here bro!" Tom yelled as he and more than fifty other people in full combat gear showed up.

"Ah shit." Ami quietly said as they all aimed their guns at her.

"Kill that foreign bitch!" Tom shouted as he and everyone else sent a hellfire of bullets towards Ami.

"Oh crap!" Ami shouted as she threw her hands up, forming a thick wall of ice in front of her.

"What the hell was that?" One of the other gunners asked.

"She's a witch!" Another person yelled as they stared at Ami's ice wall.

"Grab tham AP rounds and light her up!" Wilbert ordered as he stared up at Ami.

"Oh my god, they's gonna kill Ami. Those armor piercing rounds 're gonna tear through that ice wall like it's made of paper." Sarah quietly informed as she watched the chaos below from her spot in the vent.

"We can't just sit here and watch, get out of the way!" Naru yelled as she pulled Sarah back and started crawling out of the vent.

"What the hell 're ya gonna do Naru? Go down there and say please don't kill her? Ya got no weapons, armor, er powers. There ain't nothing we can do ta help her." Sarah quietly said as she grabbed Naru's foot before she could crawl out.

"So you'd rather we just sit here with our thumbs up our asses waiting to see if she dies or not?!" Naru shouted in an angry tone.

"Of course not, but ya can't just run in there without thinking. Otherwise y'll end up dead, and if that happens then all this would've been fer nothing." Sarah quietly replied with a small frown.

"Damn it. So what do we do?" Naru quietly asked with a small frown.

"First we get outta here whilst they're distracted, after that I don't know. But we ain't no good ta Ami dead, that's fersure." Sarah quietly replied with a frown.

"Fine. I'll go and then I'll see if I can get you out while they're focused on Ami and the other girl." Naru replied as she started wiggling out of the vent. "Give me a shove Sarah." Naru quietly instructed as she pushed on the walls.

"Hang on." Sarah quietly replied as she gave Naru's butt a few hard shoves.

"Thank you." Naru quietly thanked as she slipped out of the vent. "Give me your hands." Naru quietly said as she took Sarah's hands and started pulling.

"Uh. It's digging inta my side." Sarah quietly said as she pulled on Naru's hand.

"Bare with it Sarah, it'll hurt less than a bullet for sure." Naru replied as she yanked Sarah out of the vent.

"Thanks. Now stay low, they ain't seen us yet." Sarah quietly said as she started crawling towards Ami.

"AAAAH!" Ami screamed in terror as a hail of bullets plowed through her ice wall. "I need my damn gear!" Ami screamed as she looked around. Ami couldn't believe her luck when she happened to look at a crate to her left and see her gear just sitting on it. 'Am I gonna be able to grab it and get it on before they dial in on me though?' Ami thought to herself as she stared at her rig. "I don't have a choice. My heart and soul to the cause!" Ami shouted as she broke down her wall and dashed towards the crate, narrowly missing being shot on several occasions. "Oh my god I made it!" Ami shouted with a breath as she formed another ice wall and pulled her gear off the crate. "I may not have any bullets in it, but at least I'll have an advantage in maneuverability." Ami said as she got her gear on and grabbed the mags off the crate. "Guess these assholes are good for something after all." Ami said with a grin as she looked at her magazines, finding them fully loaded with live rounds. "Now to get that girl and get her to cover." Ami quietly said as she held her guns and took a breath to steady her nerves. "My heart and soul to the cause!" Ami screamed as she fired an anchor into the ceiling and zipped up to one of the rafters.

"I told ya she's a witch!" One of the gunners yelled as he aimed at Ami.

"DIE!" Ami screamed as she pointed one of her guns at him and shot him through the top of his head.

"Oh my god!" Abby yelled as she watched the man's head splatter in every direction.

"Grab on!" Ami shouted as she landed by Abby and started shooting at more of the gunners.

"O-okay." Abby quietly said as she grabbed onto Ami.

"Hold on!" Ami instructed as she zipped up to the cat walk.

"Kill her!" Tom shouted as he aimed his gun at Ami and fired.

"AH!" Ami shouted in pain as a round tore through her shoulder mid glide.

"Ami!" Naru yelled as Ami tumbled onto the catwalk in front of her.

"I'm okay." Ami groaned as she set Abby down.

"Thank you." Abby quietly said as she ducked behind a barrel with Naru and Sarah.

"Who the hell are you and how'd you get here?" Ami asked as she formed a much thicker ice barrier around them.

"I'm Abby, the girl from the restaurant. I helped look at the vandalized vehicle." Abby informed with a small breath.

"Right. Sorry, I'm a little out of it right now." Ami quietly replied as bullets bounced off her barrier. "Why are you here?" Ami asked as she instinctively shifted at the sound of each round that bounced off her barrier.

"I was following up on a lead for our investigation and got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time." Abby quietly replied as more rounds ricocheted off the barrier.

"Um, Ami. They's got a bigger one." Sarah quietly said as she looked out the barrier.

"A bigger what?" Ami asked as she looked back at Sarah.

"GUN!" Naru shouted as several rounds were sent flying at the barrier, tearing through it like it wasn't even there.

"Holly crap! That's an M2 Browning fifty cal machine gun, that thing can rip through almost anything that's not a tank!" Abby shouted as she stared down at the gun.

"If that thang hits us it's over, one shot kill fer sure." Sarah quietly said as she peeked at the gun.

"Stay here, I'll deal with it." Ami quietly said as she stood up.

"Are you nuts?! That thing could cut you in half!" Abby shouted as she stared at Ami.

"If I just sit here it'll cut us all in half. Best to put the life of one person at risk than the lives of four. Besides, it may be big, but it's hard to maneuver. So what I lack in fire power I make up for in maneuverability." Ami replied with a smile as she made a small opening in her barrier and crawled out. "Stay safe you three, I'll be back. I hope." Ami said with a smile as she closed the barrier again, then started running across the catwalk.

"There! Get her! Get her!" Tom yelled as he sprayed bullets at Ami. The bullets slammed into everything around Ami, and the only thing they didn't seem to hit was her.

"Dowse yourself in water!" Ami shouted as she jumped off the cat walk and soared towards the machine gun. "And drown!" Ami screamed as she unleashed a barrage of icicles almost directly in the gunners face. The icicles ripped through his body so fast with such force that he didn't even have time to scream from the pain.

"She ain't human! She's a goddamn monster!" A woman yelled as she pointed her gun at Ami and emptied the magazine at her.

"AH!" Ami screamed as one bullet ripped through her leg and another through her side.

"That don't mean she can't be killed." Tom said with a wicked grin as he pressed the barrel of his gun into Ami's head. "Nighty night freak. I'd say see ya in the morning, but ain't nobody gonna see ya ever again." Tom said with a wicked grin as he started to squeeze his trigger.

"NO!" Ami shouted as she grabbed the guns barrel and yanked it to the side, causing Tom to stumble forward. Ami quickly formed a dagger of ice and jammed it into the side of his neck. "We both knew it was gonna end with one of us going down. It just wasn't your day..." Ami paused as she twisted the icy blade in Tom's neck. "Partner." Ami finished as she ripped the dagger out of Tom's neck.

"BRO!" Wilbert screamed as he watched his brother fall to the ground, gasping and choking on his own blood. "I'll kill you! I'ma kill you ya unholy foreign witch! Y're dead!" Wilbert screamed as he put his finger on the trigger of his grenade launcher. "NOW DIE!" Wilbert screamed as he started pulling the trigger, but just before he did the front door flew open and two people burst into the warehouse with their guns drawn.

"NCIS! Drop the weapons and put your hands up!" Gibbs shouted as him and a woman with short brown hair entered the room.

"NCIS! Hands up!" Another man shouted as he and his partner came in through a back door.

"NEVER! They killed my bro! We's all going ta hell tagether!" Wilbert shouted as he pointed his gun at Gibbs.

"Drop it now!" The woman shouted as she aimed at Wilbert's head.

"Enough!" Ami screamed as she formed a sword of ice and cut his hand off with one swift motion.

"AAAAH!" Wilbert screamed in agony as his severed hand flopped to the ground.

"You damn Marlyian trash!" Ami screamed as she kicked Wilbert in the side of his leg, breaking it like a twig.

"Hey! Take it easy!" Gibbs shouted as he stared at Ami. Ami stared back at him with a look of sheer terror and eyes filled with tears. "It's okay. You're okay." Gibbs quietly said as he holstered his gun and took a step towards Ami.

"Get back!" Ami screamed as she pointed her guns at Gibbs.

"You're fine now, no need to keep fighting." Gibbs quietly said as he took another step towards Ami.

"I said get the fuck back!" Ami screamed as she started backing away from Gibbs.

"Drop it!" One of the men yelled as everyone but Gibbs pointed their guns at Ami's head.

"Put your weapons down DiNozzo." Gibbs quietly ordered as he held his arm back at his team.

"Boss?" The other man asked in a confused tone.

"That's an order McGee." Gibbs instructed as he took another step towards Ami.

"I'll kill you. I swear to god I'll kill you if you come any closer you damn Marlyian." Ami quietly cried as she held her gun in a trembling hand.

"You know I'm not a bad guy, and I know that you're not gonna kill me." Gibbs said with a straight face as he took two steps towards Ami.

"What makes you such an expert?! You know nothing about me!" Ami screamed as her hand started shaking more violently.

"I know people like you. They get scared and their first instinct is to aim their gun at the threat, but if it doesn't shoot back or run, they loose their nerve. That's what's happening with you right now. If you were gonna shoot me, you would've done it the first step I took." Gibbs replied with a smile. Ami stared at Gibbs with quivering lips and watery eyes, she did all she could to fight back her tears. But it didn't matter, within seconds the damn burst and tears began to pour from her eyes as she dropped her guns and fell to her knees crying.

"I want my mom." Ami quietly cried as she curled into a ball on the floor. Gibbs sat down next to her, gently sat her up, then pulled her into a hug.

"We'll get you home A-SAP." Gibbs quietly said as he continued to comfort Ami.

"I want Naru." Ami quietly cried as she looked up at Sarah and Naru.

"We're coming Ami!" Naru shouted down as she looked over the railing.

"Did anybody clear that catwalk?" One of the men asked as he looked up at the catwalk.

"I don't know." Ami quietly answered as she looked up at the man. He was about average height for a man and had short light brown hair, he was wearing a sharp looking black suit that almost made him seem like he was trying too hard.

"If there was anyone up there Tony they would've shot by now." The woman informed in a thick accent that was unfamiliar to Ami. She was a little shorter than the man and had dark brown hair that reached just past her shoulders. She was wearing a pair of camouflage pants and a black coat with the letters NCIS stitched into the back.

"Well Ziva, I guess there's no one there or your super battle hardened instincts would've sensed them." Tony replied with a grin as he stared at the woman. "Kinda like a Jedi." Tony replied with a smile.

"A what?" Ziva asked as she holstered her gun and stared at Tony.

"A Jedi. Lightsaber wielding icons from the the Star Wars movies." Tony explained with a smile as he looked at Ziva.

"Why would there be a war over stars? What would anyone do with one if they got it? It makes no sense to fight over stars." Ziva replied with a look of confusion.

"I can't believe they let you become a citizen without quizzing you on the importance of classic American movies. You'd best explain it McGeek." Tony replied as he looked over at the other man. Ami looked at him as well and didn't really think much about him, though she wasn't doing much thinking of any sorts at the moment. He was about the same height as Tony but slightly plumper, his hair was short and black and he was wearing black pants, a navy blue shirt, and the same jacket as everyone else.

"McGeek?" Ami quietly asked as she looked up at the man.

"My names actually Timothy McGee, but I'm a bit of geek so he calls me McGeek. On top of several other insulting names." McGee informed as he stared at Tony.

"Don't start crying now McSensitive." Tony said with a grin as he looked down at Ami.

"Hey!" Gibbs suddenly yelled as he stared at everyone. "Did anyone clear the catwalk yet?" Gibbs asked as he looked up at the catwalk.

"No. I'll do it now Gibbs." Ziva said as she turned around to walk away, just as a bullet zipped past her head. "Contact!" Ziva shouted as she ducked for cover. Ami grabbed her ODM handle and pulled the trigger several times, but she was out of ammo and she was to weak to make anymore ice weapons.

"Die ya heathens!" A man shouted as he started spraying bullets down from the catwalk.

"Leave them alone!" Abby shouted as she threw one of her massive boots at the man.

"Y're dead ya obnoxious little..." The man said as he pointed his gun at Abby, just as Sarah charged at him. "AAAAAH!" The man screamed as Sarah plowed into him and pushed him over the railing.

"That's fer calling me a fag! The accepted term is gay, ya asshole!" Sarah yelled down at him as he hit the ground with a loud crack.

"Did you kill him?" Abby asked as she looked over at Sarah.

"Nah, he's still breathing...I think." Sarah answered as she looked down at the man, who just groaned.

"How's Ami?!" Naru yelled down to everyone as she looked over the railing.

"I got shot! Three times!" Ami yelled back as she put a hand on her side and looked at her leg. "Nothing major was hit at least." Ami quietly said as she looked around the room a bit.

"Hold on Ami, we're coming!" Naru shouted as she vaulted over the rail onto the same box Ami had used, quickly followed by Sarah and Abby.

"Could one of you please grab my stuff from that table, they took my communicator and wand at some point?" Ami asked as she pointed at the table her gear was on.

"Sure." McGee answered as he walked over to the table and grabbed Ami's things. "Wow. Quite a fancy thing you've got here. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it." McGee said as he stared at Ami's computer.

"That doesn't surprise me. This technology doesn't exist anymore, it's from an ancient kingdom on Mercury." Ami explained as she took her computer and wand

"What?" McGee asked as he stared at Ami with a look of confusion and shock.

"This all happened over a thousand years ago, so you wouldn't know anything about it I'm sure." Ami replied as she opened her computer and went to push the Jovian symbol.

"Maybe we should get you checked out for a head injury." Ziva suggested as she stared at Ami.

"I know it sounds crazy, but it's true. Over a thousand years ago there was civilization on all the inner planets and Jupiter, but they were all wiped out after the moon kingdom fell." Ami explained as she pressed the Jovian symbol.

"Go get Ducky and have him and Palmer take a look at her, she must've really messed her head up." Gibbs ordered as he stared at Ami.

"How are you doing Ami?" Naru asked as she, Sarah, and Abby walked over to Ami.

"My leg hurts a bit, as well as my shoulder, side, love handles, ribs, and sternum; but other than that I'm okay." Ami answered as she waited for Mako to answer.

"Oh. That's good." Naru quietly replied with a nervous chuckle as she stared at Ami.

"You certainly are not okay. You just talked about kingdoms on most of the planets and that you have ancient Mercurian technology. You're definitely not fine." Ziva replied as she stared at Ami.

"Those stories were true?! I thought those were all just legends!" Abby yelled with excitement.

"Here we go." Tony said with a straight face as he stared at Abby.

"That's so cool! If that stuff actually happened then maybe they do exist!" Abby shouted as she looked around at everyone.

"Come on Abby, there's no way that Japan's sailor protectors actually exist. They're just myths." McGee replied as he shook his head at Abby's hopeful delusions.

"But what about her? She shot ice from her hand and formed an igloo out of thin air, only a guardian could do that." Abby replied with a grin.

"Or someone with a good piece of technology." McGee retorted with a smile.

"They do exist McGee! I know that the Sailor Guardians are real, and I'm gonna convince you that she's one of them!" Abby yelled back with a big smile.

"The only thing that'll convince me is if they suddenly fall out of the sky and land at my feet." McGee replied as he stared at Abby. As if on cue Sailor Moon and the others smashed through the roof and rappelled to the ground with their ODM gear.

"AMI!" Jupiter shouted as she looked around a bit.

"Sarah!" Europa yelled as she levied her guns at Gibbs and McGee.

"NCIS! Drop the guns!" Gibbs shouted as he pointed his gun at Sailor Moon.

"Let our friends go!" Mars shouted as she pointed her guns at Ziva and Abby.

"Naru!" Sailor Moon shouted as she stared at Naru.

"We're okay Usagi, you can put the guns down. They're good people." Naru informed as she looked at Abby.

"You okay Ami?" Venus asked as she stared at Ami.

"I've been worse. But put your guns away, these people helped save our lives." Ami instructed with a small breath.

"Y've been worse?! Y're shot ta hell Ami!" Sarah yelled as she stared at Ami with a horrified expression.

"You got shot again?! Mama Mizuno's gonna kill me for letting you get kidnapped and shot up like this." Jupiter groaned as she kneeled down by Ami.

"Oh my god. It's you again, Mr. um...Gibbs right?" Sailor Moon asked as she stared at Gibbs.

"Yep, and you're the girls from the plane and restaurant." Gibbs replied as he holstered his weapon.

"You recognize us in our shenshi forms?" Venus asked in a surprised tone as she stared at Gibbs.

"Yeah. You all look exactly the same apart from your outfits, even the buns in her hair are the same as the girl from the plane." Gibbs replied as he looked at Sailor Moon.

"I always thought our identities were protected by some kind of magic until we revealed them ourselves. Are you telling me people were just that oblivious to who we really were?" Jupiter asked with a surprised expression.

"Not likely. What's more likely is that the average person never noticed because they were too busy seeing their heroes the sailor guardians rather than the individual person themself. Plus the fact that no one can pull one over on our esteemed investigator Leroy Jethro Gibbs." Ducky explained as he walked into the warehouse.

"Good timing Duck, this one needs medical aid." Gibbs informed as he looked at Ami.

"Sorry sir, but she's actually my responsibility." Europa informed as she held her arm out and summoned her bag.

"Woah! Did that thing just appear out of thin air?!" Abby asked as she stared at Europa's bag.

"Technically it was summoned from another dimension, but for the most part yes." Europa answered with a smile as she turned her visor on and dug some equipment out of her bag. "Wow, they did a number on you Ami. A cracked sternum, three broken ribs, a bullet hole in your shoulder, another in your side, and one in your leg. You're just a magnet for trouble Ami." Europa said with a small smile as she dug some bandage wraps and tape out of her bag. "Thankfully none of the bullets hit anything major and they were all through and through shots that left no shrapnel behind. You're gonna be just fine Ami, just take a day or two to rest and with your express healing you'll probably be up and moving by tomorrow with minimal pain, day after at the most." Europa informed as she started bandaging Ami's wounds.

"Thank you Kaede." Ami thanked with a smile as Europa put the last piece of tape on the last wrapping.

"Look! I told you they existed! I told you all, and you all said the same thing! They don't exist Abby, they're just myths, you read too many stories on the internet. Well look who's laughing now!" Abby yelled with a huge smile as she pointed at Sailor Moon and the others.

"Gotta admit Abs, that one caught even me off guard." Gibbs said with a small smile as he stared at Abby.

"The great Jethro got something wrong, the chances of that are even less than your chances of hitting a lottery jackpot." Ducky chuckled as he looked over at Gibbs.

"Rule fifty-one Duck." Gibbs replied as he kneeled down by Ami.

"Indeed Jethro." Ducky said with a smile as he walked over by Ami.

"Rule fifty-one?" Venus asked with a confused expression.

"Sometimes you're wrong." Gibbs answered with a smile as he put his hand on Ami's shoulder. "You did good out there kid, it's nice to know that people like you are keeping the world safe. Assuming everything Abby's been blabbing about for the past week is true." Gibbs said with a smile as he looked at Abby, who puffed out her chest and smiled.

"Depends what she's been saying." Ami chuckled as she tried to stand up.

"Take it easy, you're in no condition to be doing that right now." Gibbs quietly said as he put his other hand on Ami's other shoulder.

"I've been far worse sir, trust me." Ami replied with a grin as she started standing up again.

"How much worse could you get?" Tony asked with a shocked expression.

"Let's see. I've had two buildings dropped on me, I've been impaled twice, I've been legally dead at least three or four times. I've also been shot probably close to six or seven times including today, almost crushed to death by several different monsters, and I was almost eaten alive by a monster in another universe. Oh and I was thrown like a baseball by a different monster in the same universe I was almost eaten in." Ami explained with a small smile.

"Is there anything that hasn't happened to you?" Ziva asked with a dumbfounded expression.

"I haven't almost drowned yet." Ami answered with a smile.

"Yeah you did Ami. When you regressed one time you walked into the pool and sank like a rock." Naru reminded with a smile.

"Oh yeah." Ami replied with a small chuckle.

"Before you say I haven't almost burned to death, you did almost burn alive in that fire at the office building after part of the floor came down on you." Rei added with a grin.

"I didn't think it was that bad. Was it?" Ami asked with a small smile.

"You were saved by civilians, so yeah it was pretty bad." Sailor Moon answered with a smile.

"Well you haven't been abducted by aliens yet." Abby said with a smile, Ami just looked at her and grinned. "Eaten by the Lochness Monster?" Abby asked with a smile.

"That I can say for certain hasn't happened yet." Ami answered with a giggle.

"I love this! You're so much fun! Did you know that you're my favorite guardian?! I mean, not that the rest of you aren't totally amazing or anything, it's just that you're so smart and you find all the answers and solutions through science and calculations, I feel like we're almost like twins or something!" Abby yelled with enthusiasms as she proceeded to talk Ami's ears off.

"Awe, Abby found a new friend." McGee said with a smile as he watched Abby talk to Ami.

"Abby's new friend can't get a word in edgewise. She's too polite to tell her to skip to the good stuff." Tony said with a grin as he watched Abby talk to Ami.

"Or she's intrigued by what Abigail has to say, remember that Abby is highly intelligent and neither of them meet other people of their intellect very often. Perhaps it's not Abigail who talks too much, perhaps it's all of us who talk too little." Ducky said with a small grin as he sat down by Sarah.

"Huh, so we're all just too stupid to talk to Abby about anything interesting." Tony said with a thoughtful expression.

"Well there are times that you can be dumber than a crate of pebbles." Ziva replied as she nudged Tony.

"Box of rocks." Tony corrected with a sigh.

"Same thing." Ziva replied as she looked over at Venus. "I love your outfit." Ziva said with a smile as she stared at Venus.

"Thank you. I like your shoes." Venus replied as she looked down at Ziva's boots.

"I think it's safe for us to return to our normal states." Sailor Moon said with a smile as she let down her transformation.

"Alright! Vacation Rei is back!" Mars shouted as she and everyone else let down their transformations.

"Yep, you all look exactly like your guardian forms, just in different outfits." Gibbs said with a smile as he stared at everyone.

"I still can't believe you're the only person who's ever noticed that before." Mako said with a smile as she looked over at Ami and Abby.

"I can't either." Gibbs replied with a smile as he walked over to one of the crates and looked inside of it. "Good, all these weapons are accounted for." Gibbs informed as he wrote a note and stuck it to the crate. "Start checking these crates to make sure all the equipment and weapons are accounted for." Gibbs ordered as he grabbed a crowbar and pried open another crate.

"On it boss." Tony replied as he and rest of the team excluding Abby and Ducky started checking the crates.

"Can we help?" Usagi asked with a smile.

"Please, we've got over a hundred of these crates to check, assuming they're all at this one location." McGee answered as he pried another crate open.

"You heard him everyone, get to searching those crates!" Usagi instructed as she walked over to a crate and tried to pry it open.

"Use these!" Ami yelled as she made several crowbars of ice and tossed them to each of her friends.

"Thanks Ami!" Mako yelled back as she went to open a crate.

"Um, guys! We've got a problem!" Rei shouted as she peered into a crate.

"What's wrong Rei?!" Minako yelled back as she pried a crate open.

"This one's already open!" Rei informed as she continued staring into the crate.

"So?!" Minako yelled back in a confused tone.

"It's empty!" Rei informed as she dug through the straw in the crate.

"What?" Gibbs asked as she he ran over by Rei.

"It's empty sir, and I don't know what was in it." Rei answered with a small frown.

"Crate number 117-S. Let me make a phone call." Gibbs said as he grabbed his phone. "Leon, I need a manifest for a crate labeled 1 1 7 Sierra from the base nearest our crime scene." Gibbs instructed in a calm tone.

"Hold on a sec Gibbs." The man on the other end of the line replied as he typed on a computer. "That crate should have three stinger launchers in it." The man informed as he stared at his computer screen.

"Are you sure about that?!"Gibbs yelled back as he stared at the empty crate.

"Definitely." The man answered as he continued to stare at his screen.

"Well it's empty Leon!" Gibbs yelled back as he waved to his team.

"What do you mean it's empty?!" The man yelled back in a frantic tone.

"The missiles and launchers aren't here!" Gibbs shouted into the phone.

"You need to find those missiles now Gibbs, the Vice President is scheduled to arrive at Air Force base Kelly in less than an hour!" The man yelled back as he prepared to hang up the phone. "I'll contact Air Force two and tell them to be on high alert until you find those missiles Gibbs." The man informed as he hung up the phone.

"Let's go! We've gotta find those missiles now!" Gibbs shouted as he started running out of the warehouse.

"What's going on sir?" Usagi asked as she ran up to Gibbs.

"I can't tell you girls anything." Gibbs answered as he ran out of the warehouse.

"We can help though! It's our job as guardians to protect everyone!" Usagi informed as she continued following Gibbs.

"You can't be involved in this, we don't know you well enough to trust you yet!" Gibbs yelled as he opened the door to his car.

"You don't know if you can trust them?! Gibbs! Sailor Mercury took a bullet for me, she saved my life and put her own on the line to do it. What more can they do to earn our trust?" Abby quietly asked as she stood next to Ami.

"I have to agree with Abby boss. These girls are something special, and their unique abilities could prove to be a huge asset in this matter." McGee added as he stood next to Usagi.

"Sorry boss, but for once you might be wrong." Tony calmly said as he stood next to Minako.

"For once Tony is right, we need all the help we can get Gibbs." Ziva said with a straight face as she stood next to Mako.

"Please Mr. Gibbs, let us help you." Usagi quietly said with a smile as she stared at Gibbs.

"Fine. But you all do what I say, understood?" Gibbs instructed as he got in his car.

"Yes sir!" Everyone yelled as they saluted Gibbs with their right fists over their hearts. "Wrong salute everyone!" Usagi informed as she did a traditional salute instead.

"Sorry, force of habit." Mako replied as she and everyone else properly saluted Gibbs.

"We're doomed." Gibbs quietly said as he closed his door.

"Everybody find a vehicle and hop in!" Tony ordered as he jumped in a different car with Ziva.

"We'll ride with Ducky if it's okay with him." Usagi informed as she started running towards the M.E van.

"That's fine, it'll give me a chance to introduce you to Mr. Palmer." Ducky replied as he and everyone else followed Usagi to the van.

"Where are we off to now doctor?" A young man asked with a smile as Ducky got in the van.

"Follow Gibbs!" Ducky ordered as he looked at the other man.

"We're ready sir!" Usagi yelled as she and everyone else jumped in the back of the van.

"Oh god! You girls scared me. Please tell me you're not hijacking us, because we've already gone through that once and it was just terrifying. Plus my wife freaked out when I got home and..." The man started rambling until Abby snapped at him.

"We don't have time for this, drive Palmer!" Abby shouted as she closed the back doors.

"Who are those girls doctor?" The man asked as he started driving.

"Those girls are the legendary Sailor Soldiers from Japan, more commonly known as the Sailor Guardians." Ducky explained as he got in the back with everyone.

"Hi ladies. My name's James, I'm doctor Mallards assistant." The man introduced himself with a smile.

"Hey." Rei said with a small smile as she looked at him. He was about Tony's height and had short brown hair as well as a pair of circular glasses on his face, and he was wearing a dark blue coat with the NCIS insignia stitched into it, and just below that were the words medical examiner.

"Nice to meet you." Venus quietly said as she flexed her wrists a bit.

"Everyone check your ammo and gas levels,there's no telling what we're gonna be up against when this vehicle stops." Usagi ordered as she knocked on her gas tank a bit.

"How're ya doing Ami?" Sarah asked as she looked at Ami, who was hunched over in her seat.

"Been worse." Ami answered with a smile as she looked up at Sarah.

"I still don't believe that. You're either the luckiest or unluckiest person alive Ms. Mercury." Abby said with a smile as she held her hand out to Ami.

"Please, call me Ami." Ami replied as she she shook Abby's hand.

"I know we met once before, but meeting you in your guardian form makes it feel like I'm meeting you all over again." Abby chuckled as she continued to hold Ami's hand. "Got any cool stories you can tell me? Meeting you all is a dream come true and I really just wanna get to know everything about all of you! That sounds creepy when I say it out loud, but that's okay. You know what I mean right? I mean, you kinda speak Abby. Don't you?" Abby asked with a small smile.

"Yes. I understand you perfectly." Ami chuckled as she thought about a story to tell Abby. "I've got an interesting one for you. Have you ever heard of a multiverse theory?" Ami asked with a small smile.

"Yeah, the theory that any and every possibility and eventuality simultaneously exists across an infinite number of universes." Abby answered with a smile.

"Right. So my friends and I found ourselves in one of these alternate universes, that's actually where we got the gear we're all wearing." Ami informed as she patted her ODM rig. "Any ways, we were on a beach after a not so pleasant ride through this super dangerous area known as titan country, and some of the people we were traveling with had never eaten fish before. So Usagi taught some of them how to fish and whatever they caught Mako cooked. Well at the same time Kaede and...oh, sorry Kaede, I shouldn't've brought that up." Ami quietly apologized as she looked over at Kaede.

"It's okay Ami, that was a good day, and I wanna remember the good times Sasha and I had together." Kaede replied with a small smile. "What Ami was saying was that while Mako was cooking the fish, Sasha and I were having some fun in the ocean water together. A lot of fun in little clothing." Kaede said with a small chuckle.

"No clothing would be more accurate." Minako said with a giggle.

"You were skinny dipping?! I've always wanted to do that, but I've always been too nervous that someone would see me." Abby said with a huge smile.

"We were. So anyways, Sasha and I were hanging out in the water o-natural, and sis yells that the fish is done cooking. Sasha was so excited that she jumps up and runs out of the water completely naked! The entire scout regiment was just staring at her with their mouths agape! It was so funny, and sexy!" Kaede yelled as she doubled over laughing.

"Don't forget who else ran out of that water in her birthday suit." Mako said with a grin as she looked at Kaede.

"I did, and I didn't care at all. Not even when Captain Levi started yelling at us to and I quote, put some damn clothes on!" Kaede yelled with a laugh.

"That's so funny! That sounds like something I would totally do!" Abby yelled with a big smile and a laugh.

"Really?" Ami asked with a smile as she looked at Abby.

"Oh yeah, I would do something like that for sure." Abby answered with a small chuckle.

"How far are we from where the plane's supposed to land?" Usagi asked as she climbed up front with Palmer.

"Not far, a few minutes maybe." Palmer answered in a serious tone.

"Alright enough chit chat everyone, let's lock and load!" Usagi shouted as she topped off her guns.

"Right!" Everyone else yelled as they followed her lead.

"Ready Usagi." Ami informed as she chambered a round in each gun.

"No way, you're not going anywhere with those injuries Ami. You stay here and keep everyone else safe okay." Usagi instructed as she pulled her brooch out.

"Yes princess." Ami quietly replied with a small sigh.

"Don't feel bad Ami, you still have a very important job. I'm trusting you to watch Sarah, Naru, and all of our new friends. You're the only one who's gonna be here to protect them if something unexpected happens." Usagi said with a smile as she gave Ami a pat on her shoulder.

"Okay." Ami quietly replied as she pulled her wand out. "Mercury crystal power, make up!" Ami yelled as she began her transformation sequence. "Ready for action Usagi." Mercury said with a smile as she lightly put a hand on her wounded side.

"That was awesome!" Abby yelled with excitement.

"Thank you." Mercury replied with a small smile as she looked down at her side.

"When Mr. Palmer stops I'll take a look at your wounds and see what I can do." Ducky informed as he grabbed a bag from a cabinet.

"Thank you." Mercury quietly thanked as the van came to a stop.

"Everyone transform!" Usagi ordered as she opened the doors and jumped out of the van.

"Right!" Everyone yelled back as they all started transforming. "We're ready Usagi!" Venus yelled as she jumped out of the van, followed by everyone but Mercury.

"Moon eternal, make up!" Usagi shouted as she started transforming. "Alright people let's go! Your hearts and souls to the cause!" Sailor Moon ordered as she started leading everyone in a charge towards the base.

"Good luck everyone." Naru quietly said as she watched her friends run off.

"Um, doctor. Did they all just run out of the van?" Palmer asked as he looked back at Ducky.

"They did. We should've told them that we had to go through the security checkpoint first." Ducky replied as he watched Gibbs and the others speed after Sailor Moon.

"What are those girls doing? They're gonna get themselves killed running at a military base like that." Gibbs grumbled as he sped in front of Sailor Moon and slammed on the brakes. "Hey!" Gibbs shouted as he opened the door and looked at everyone.

"Yes sir?" Sailor Moon asked as she stared at Gibbs.

"What are you doing charging at a Military base on foot? You're gonna get yourselves shot." Gibbs informed as he stared at everyone.

"Sorry, we kind of got caught up in the moment." Sailor Moon quietly apologized with a nervous chuckle.

"Get back to the M.E van and follow us in." Gibbs ordered as he closed the door. Sailor Moon and the others quickly ran back to the van and climbed back into it.

"Figured you'd all be back." Ducky said with a smile as he closed the doors.

"We're not use to this security stuff, when we fought in that other world we would just get our orders and charge into hell." Sailor Moon quietly informed with a small sigh.

"Don't feel bad, you were just doing what you all do. Following your battle instincts, and there's no shame in that." Abby replied with a smile.

"Thanks." Sailor Moon quietly replied as the van started moving again.

"It was my bad ladies, I should've told you we had to go through the gate. Though I didn't expect all of you to suddenly jump out of the van when we stopped." Ducky chuckled as he gently patted one of Ami's wounds with a piece of gauze.

"Um, doctor." Palmer quietly said as he leaned forward in his seat a bit.

"Yes Mr. Palmer?" Ducky asked as he turned around and looked at Palmer.

"I think we're too late." Palmer quietly said as he watched a trail of smoke shoot up from the ground.

"What do you mean Mr. Palmer?" Ducky asked as he looked out the window. "Dear Lord." Ducky quietly said as he stared at the smoke trail. "Call Gibbs on the radio right now!" Ducky ordered as he watched the smoke trail rise higher into the air.

"Gibbs!" Palmer yelled into the radio.

"I see it Palmer!" Gibbs yelled back as his phone started ringing. "Not now Leon!" Gibbs yelled into the phone.

"Air Force two just reported that they were fired upon Gibbs, we need those launchers stopped now!" Leon shouted into the phone.

"I know Leon!" Gibbs yelled back as he hung up.

"They're deploying flares!" Abby yelled as she watched several flares shoot out of the back of the plane.

"Where are the shots coming from?!" Palmer yelled as he looked around for signs of the shooter.

"Trace the smoke trail back to the launch area!" Europa yelled as she pointed at the smoke trail.

"Good call." Palmer replied as he started driving towards the smoke trails point of origin.

"Don't get too close or they'll target us!" Mars shouted as she whipped the back door open.

"This is close enough! Ami stay here and keep everyone safe, the rest of you are with me! We're gonna find that launcher and stop it by any means necessary!" Sailor Moon ordered as she waited for the van to stop moving.

"Our hearts and souls to the cause!" Venus shouted as she jumped out of the back, followed by everyone else.

"We've got more missiles in the air!" Jupiter shouted as she watched two more missiles glide towards the plane.

"Shoot 'em down Rei!" Sailor Moon ordered as she continued tracking the launch site.

"Mars! Flame sniper!" Mars shouted as she launched her attack at one of the missiles, destroying it mid flight.

"Sparkling wide pressure!" Jupiter yelled as she launched her attack and intercepted the second missile.

"Get to the top of that hill and stop them from launching any more!" Sailor Moon ordered as she lead everyone towards the shooters.

"The dang thangs blew up mid flight! Load and fire again!" A man shouted as he looked back at a small group of people.

"Locked and loaded!" A woman yelled back as she aimed at the plane again.

"Fire!" The man yelled as he stared up at the plane.

"Eat this punk!" The woman shouted as she fired the missile.

"Sorry lady, but we're full!" Venus shouted as she threw a love and beauty shock at the missile and destroyed it.

"Grabbed the launchers Mina!" Sailor Moon ordered as she delivered a solid kick into the man's gut.

"I've got one!" Jupiter yelled as she snapped the woman's neck and took the launcher.

"I've got the second one!" Europa yelled as she trapped the rest of the group in her igloo and fried them.

"What about the third?" Sailor Moon asked as she looked around a bit.

"The launcher's here in the dirt, but whomever was operating it vanished." Jupiter informed as she looked at the launcher.

"NCIS! Drop the weapons and..." Gibbs yelled as him and the rest of the team came over the top of the hill. "You girls are fast, I'll give you that much." Gibbs said with a smile as he holstered his gun. "Where're the suspects?" Gibbs asked as he stared at everyone.

"Most of them are dead, but one is subdued and another is missing, but all three launchers are here." Sailor Moon answered as she sat down and looked at the bodies.

"You all okay?" Gibbs asked with a small smile as he sat down by Sailor Moon.

"I don't know, right now we are because of all the adrenaline, but this is gonna haunt us later." Sailor Moon quietly answered with a small sigh.

"You all did a good thing here today, we owe you ladies a very big debt. Thank you for what you all did." Gibbs thanked with a smile.

"You're welcome Mr. Gibbs." Sailor Moon replied as she let down her transformation.

"Come on, I think it's about time that we..." Gibbs started saying, until a gun shot echoed over the valley.

"What was that?" Ziva asked as she, Tony, and McGee all turned towards the sound with their guns drawn.

"That came from over by Ducky and the others." Gibbs informed as he jumped to his feet and started running towards the van.

"You bastard!" Mercury screamed as she emptied her magazine into the man in front of her.

"What happened?!" Gibbs yelled as he and everyone else arrived at the van.

"The bastard shot her!" Mercury yelled as she leaned over and pushed on Abby's stomach.

"G-Gibbs." Abby quietly gasped as she looked down at her stomach, watching as blood began to slowly ooze out between Mercury's fingers.

"Abs." Gibbs quietly said as he put his hands over Mercurys. "You'll be okay Abs, we'll get you to the hospital." Gibbs quietly said as he looked into Abby's eyes.

"She's loosing too much blood, I don't know if she'll make it there Gibbs." Palmer quietly said as he stared at Abby.

"Shut up Palmer! She's gonna be fine okay!" Gibbs shouted as he glared at Palmer.

"He...he's right G-Gibbs. I'm not...not gonna m-make it." Abby quietly choked out as she coughed up some blood.

"Don't say that Abs, you're gonna be fine." Gibbs quietly said as he fought back tears. "Drive Duck! We have to get her to the hospital!" Gibbs ordered as he stared at Ducky.

"NO! If you start driving before stabilizing her it'll only do more harm. Let me help her, I specialize in combat medicine." Europa informed as she held her arm out and summoned her bag. "Rei, Mako, lay her on the gurney and pull it out. The rest of you just give me space." Europa ordered as she activated her visor.

"What are you gonna do to her?" Gibbs asked as he stared at Europa.

"My job." Europa answered as she flipped through the views on her visor. "Looks like the bullet entered through the stomach, ricocheted, then ripped through the right kidney before getting lodged in the psoas major muscle. "I'm gonna give her a sedative then cut her open." Europa informed as she dug a needle out of her bag.

"You're gonna what?!" Gibbs shouted as he stared at Europa.

"I have to give her a field surgery." Europa said as she took the cover off the needle and prepared to stick it in Abby's Leg.

"No way! Absolutely not! She needs to see a real doctor, not some high schooler with magic powers!" Gibbs yelled as he put his hand on Europa's shoulder.

"She doesn't have that kind of time, she's already loosing too much blood. I need to stop the bleeding or she won't make it. Trust me Mr. Gibbs, this isn't the first time I've done something like this. Ask Ami, I performed a field surgery on her and she's fine. Please trust me, I can do this." Europa quietly said with a smile as she inserted the needle into Abby's leg.

"I can't watch." Gibbs quietly said as he walked away.

"Don't worry Abby, you're gonna be just fine." Europa quietly said as she started cutting into Abby. An hour passed and no one had said a word since Europa had started her operation, but someone finally broke the silence.

"Oh Abs, I'm so sorry that we let this happen. That should've been one of us that got shot, we should've been there to keep you safe." McGee quietly said with a few tears.

"She wouldn't've wanted that though, she would've wanted us to do our jobs McGee. No matter the cost." Ziva quietly replied with a small frown.

"Poor Gibbs, he hasn't even looked at Abby once since Europa started the operation." McGee quietly said as he looked at Gibbs, who was just sitting on a rock with his back to everyone.

"I don't blame him. Abby's like a daughter to him, though he may never say it, he loves her almost as much as he loved Kelly." Tony quietly said with a small frown.

"Who's Kelly?" Usagi quietly asked as she looked at Tony.

"She was Gibb's daughter." Tony quietly answered with a small frown.

"Was?" Usagi quietly asked as she stared at Tony.

"He doesn't like to talk about it, and I won't either." Tony said with a small frown.

"Everyone." Europa quietly said as she turned around and faced everyone. Gibbs slowly turned around and stared at Europa with a worried expression. "Abby's stable and ready for transport, I was able to remove the bullet and stop the bleeding. I don't wanna jinx it, but I think she'll make a full recovery." Europa informed with a smile as she stared at Gibbs.

"Abs." Gibbs quietly said as he rushed over to Abby and looked at her. "Oh Abby." Gibbs quietly said as he ran his fingers over Abby's forehead and pushed some of her hair aside. "Thank you. Thank you so much." Gibbs quietly cried as he stared down at Abby.

"Let's get her in the van and get her to the hospital." Europa said with a smile.

"Okay." Gibbs quietly replied as he took a step back from Abby.

"Mako, help me get the gurney in the ambulance." Europa instructed as she grabbed the front of the gurney.

"On it." Mako replied as she grabbed the back end.

"Three, two, one, lift." Europa counted as she and Mako lifted the gurney into the van. "Let's load up and get to the hospital, hopefully before she wakes up." Europa quietly said as she sat down by Ami.

"I'll drive Gibbs, you ride with Abby." Tony quietly said as he started walking towards the car.

"I'll ride with them so you can ride with her." Ami quietly said as she tried to stand up.

"You stay here Ami, I'll ride with them." Europa quietly said as she started getting up.

"No, stay here in case something happens on the way. You're better equipped for an emergency, especially one during transport." Ami replied as she slowly started standing up.

"Don't try and walk with your injuries, I'll help you." Ziva ordered as she kneeled down so Ami could climb on her back.

"I'm a little heavy." Ami quietly said with a small blush.

"Nothing's heavy to Ziva." McGee said with a smile as he got in the car.

"He's right, now hop on." Ziva ordered with a smile.

"Okay." Ami quietly said as she got on Ziva's back.

"I thought you said you were heavy." Ziva quietly said as she carried Ami to the car.

"I am, I weigh a hundred and ten pounds." Ami quietly replied with a blush.

"That is not heavy, that's about normal for a woman your age." Ziva replied as she set Ami in a seat.

"Not a woman my height though. I use to weigh about ninety pounds." Ami quietly informed with a sigh.

"Then it sounds like you needed to put on a little weight." McGee said with a smile as he sat down next to Ami.

"That's why you'll never have a girlfriend McVirgin, you never tell a woman to loose or gain weight. The only time you mention a woman's weight is when you say, no dear, that outfit doesn't make you look fat at all." Tony said with straight face as he got in the passenger seat.

"Does he always make fun of you like that?" Ami quietly asked as she looked at McGee.

"All the time." McGee answered with a small smile.

"We'll follow you guys via our ODM gear, just in case anything unexpected happens during the trip." Usagi informed as she grabbed her handles.

"Your what?" McGee asked as he looked at Usagi.

"We'll explain later, just start driving and we'll follow." Usagi replied as she fired her lines into a tree.

"Alright, let's get going." Ziva said with a smile as she started the car.

"We're letting Ziva drive?" McGee asked with a horrified expression.

"Apparently. Buckle up back there, Ziva likes to speed." Tony warned as he put his seatbelt on and tightened it.

"I get a few tickets and take out a mailbox or two and you act like I'm the worst driver ever." Ziva replied as she put the car in drive.

"Don't forget all the whiplash you give us." Tony replied with a grin as he looked over at Ziva.

"I'm sure she can't be as bad as my friend Haruka, she's a professional race car driver. She always drives like she's racing, even when she's not." Ami said with a smile as she put her seatbelt on.

"Oh I don't know about that, Ziva's well known for her poor driving." Tony said with a grin as he looked at Ziva, who just gave him an annoyed look.

"It's true, all of NCIS knows not to get into a car with Ziva behind the wheel." McGee added as he put his seatbelt on.

"You're talking to a woman who glides on gear powered by pressurized gas, I'm not all that worried about Ms. Zivas driving." Ami said with a smile as she put a hand on her side. "Can we go please? The seatbelt's not comfortable on my ribs or sternum, plus my adrenaline is wearing off and it's starting to hurt." Ami quietly said as she tried to adjust her seatbelt.

"Of course. Sorry about your injuries by the way." Ziva quietly said as she put the car in drive, then slammed her foot on the gas.

"That's okay, it wasn't your fault." Ami replied as she was whipped around the back seat by Ziva's crazy driving.

"Easy on the turns Ziva, you're gonna throw the kid out the window. Or roll us." Tony scolded as he held onto the dashboard.

"We're perfectly safe Tony, if I didn't think I could do it then I wouldn't." Ziva replied as she drifted around another turn.

"Ziva must be driving." Palmer quietly said as he watched Ziva speed past them.

"There go the other guardians. Guess they're just gonna follow on their weird gear." Ducky said as he watched Usagi and the others zip by on their ODM gear.

"Wonder why, we have plenty of room in here for all of them. Even with Abby laying on the gurney." Palmer replied as he watched everyone glide further and further away.

"They're probably providing cover from an over watch position. After everything that's happened it's probably a good idea, who knows how many more of those nut cases are out there just waiting to shoot at us." Europa quietly said as she turned her visor on and looked at Abby's vitals.

"Damn it." Gibbs quietly swore as his phone started ringing. "What Leon?!" Gibbs shouted into the phone as he answered it.

"I need an update Gibbs, is Air Force Two clear to land or not?!" Leon shouted into the phone.

"The plane's clear to land, all suspects are KIA!" Gibbs shouted into the phone as he prepared to hang it up.

"That's good, no need to shout though Gibbs." Leon replied in an annoyed tone.

"I'm not in the mood Leon!" Gibbs yelled back in an angry tone as he looked down at Abby.

"Did something go wrong with the mission?" Leon asked in a worried tone.

"You're damn right it did, Abby got shot! On top of that we're gonna have to deal with a huge foreign relations mess now!" Gibbs yelled back as he squeezed Abby's hand.

"Ms. Sciuto was shot?" Leon quietly asked in a shocked tone.

"Right through the stomach, and it ricocheted and tore through one of her kidneys before stopping in a muscle." Gibbs quietly explained with a sniffle.

"Is she gonna be okay?" Leon quietly asked in a sad tone.

"I don't know, the girl that worked on her said she should make a full recovery, but she's just a seventeen year old. I don't know if she realizes how serious a wound like this can be." Gibbs quietly cried into the phone.

"You think I don't know how bad a gun shot wound can be." Europa quietly said as she looked at Gibbs. "My first girlfriend was shot to death on an airship, gunned down right in front of me. She was standing so close to me that she pushed me out of the way of the shooter, her blood spattered all over my uniform. I know better than most how bad a bullet to the body can be." Europa quietly said with a few tears.

"I-I'm sorry, I had no idea." Gibbs quietly said as he stared at Kaede.

"Gibbs!" Leon yelled into the phone, feeling more worried about Abby.

"Abby will be fine, I'd bet anything on that." Europa quietly said as she turned and looked out the back windows.

"She's gonna be fine Leon, she had a guardian watching over her. A sailor guardian." Gibbs quietly said with a small smile as he looked at Europa.

"I'm sorry Gibbs, but I don't think I heard that last part right. Did you say a Sailor Guardian was watching over Ms. Sciuto, as in the mythical heroes from Japan?" Leon asked in a surprised tone.

"Yeah, that's them Leon." Gibbs quietly replied.

"This just got a whole lot more complicated. The Japanese government's gonna loose it when they hear about this, please tell me none of them were hurt." Leon said in a worried tone.

"Wish I could Leon, but one of them was kidnapped and given a pretty harsh beating. She's not in terrible shape though thankfully." Gibbs calmly explained.

"It's nothing you have to worry about, I promise that things with us won't affect how our countries get along." Europa informed with a smile.

"Was that one of them who was just talking?" Leon asked in a surprised tone.

"Yep, wanna talk to her?" Gibbs asked in reply.

"Please." Leon answered with a sigh.

"Here you go." Gibbs calmly said as he handed the phone to Europa.

"Hello." Europa said in a happy tone as she answered the phone.

"Are you really a Sailor Guardian?" Leon asked as he typed on his computer a bit.

"Yep. My name's Sailor Europa, well my guardian name is anyways." Europa informed in a cheerful tone.

"I'm so sorry that you all got caught up in this mess." Leon apologized in a sincere tone.

"I'm not, we helped stop some really bad people from doing a lot of bad things. Plus if we hadn't gotten caught up in all this then Abby probably wouldn't've made it." Europa replied in a happy tone.

"Thank you for helping her Ms. Europa, and also for helping stop those lunatics from using the equipment they stole. God only knows what a group like that would do with that kind of hardware." Leon thanked in a happy tone.

"No need to thank us sir, we were just doing what we always do. Fighting for love and justice." Europa replied with a small giggle. "Oh and don't worry about foreign affairs, as far as the Japanese government is concerned we're an independent force that protects the world from odd supernatural forces. We're not loyal to or even considered members of any one government. The Japanese government just helps take care of us as thanks for everything we do to protect the country and the world." Europa explained in a happy tone.

"But you're all Japanese citizens, so how isn't this going to be a foreign affairs issue?" Leon asked in a confused tone.

"That's not technically true. Kaede Kino is a Japanese citizen, Sailor Europa on the other hand has no citizenship in any country. She has no birth certificate, no background, and no biological family. Speaking purely from a legal stand point, Sailor Europa doesn't exist." Europa explained in a calm tone.

"There's always a loop hole. Well thank you for all of your help Ms. Europa, and thank you again for saving Ms. Sciuto." Leon quietly thanked as he prepared to hang up the phone.

"You're welcome sir." Europa quietly replied as the van came to a gentle stop.

"I hate to interrupt everyone, but we've made it to the hospital." Ducky informed as he turned the van off.

"We've gotta go sir, we just got to the hospital." Europa informed as she gave the phone back to Gibbs, then let down her transformation.

"Gotta go Leon." Gibbs informed as he prepared to hang up.

"Gibbs." Leon said just as Gibbs was about to hang up. "Take good care of those girls, the world needs them." Leon quietly said in a kind tone.

"It sure does Leon." Gibbs replied as he hung up the phone. "Let's get her inside." Gibbs quietly said as he got out of the van.

"Working on it." Kaede informed as she pulled the gurney out of the back and started rolling it inside.

"Looks like they're bringing Abby inside." Tony quietly said as they pulled up next to Ducky.

"We should get you in as well and get you checked out." McGee suggested as he got out of the car and opened Ami's door.

"Okay." Ami replied as she tried to stand up.

"No standing on your own there, let us help." Tony instructed as he got out and walked over by Ami.

"Thank you." Ami thanked as Tony and McGee helped her out of the car.

"How's Abby doing?" Usagi asked as she and everyone else landed by Ami.

"I don't know, you'd have to ask Kaede." Ami said with a wince as McGee stood her up.

"Sorry." McGee apologized as he steadied Ami.

"Doesn't Gibbs have a rule about apologizing?" Ami asked with a smile as Ziva kneeled down so Ami could get on her back.

"Yeah, how'd you know that?" McGee asked in a slightly surprised tone.

"He told me on the plane that it was a sign of weakness." Ami answered with a smile she carefully got on Ziva's back.

"You've got a good memory." Tony complimented as he started leading everyone towards the doors.

"Well, she is a genius." Mako said with a smile as she looked at Ami, who blushed at the comment.

"Here that McGeek, she's smarter and stronger than you. Better be careful or Gibbs might replace you." Tony said with a smirk as he lead everyone inside.

"Don't worry, I'd never want to do this job. I struggle to keep fighting as a guardian some days, and I rarely have to fight people. Well, not since I got home anyways." Ami quietly replied with a small frown.

"From where?" Ziva asked as she adjusted Ami's position a bit.

"Another universe. That's where we got our funny gear from." Ami answered as she patted her ODM rig.

"Another universe?" Tony asked in a surprised tone as he approached the front desk.

"Yeah, it's a bit confusing. Basically we were fighting this monster and it blew itself up, and the explosion made a black hole that turned out to be a tear in the space time continuum. So we all ended up in a completely different universe after we fell into it. Well I fell into it, everyone else jumped in after me." Ami explained with a straight face.

"That sounds like something out of a classic sci fi movie." Tony replied with a smile as he stopped in front of the desk.

"Evening folks, what can I do fer y'all tonight?" A woman asked with a smile as she looked up from her computer.

"We need someone to take a look at this young woman please, she's had a rough night." Tony calmly said as he looked back at Ami.

"A rough night huh. How rough are we talking here? A got drunk and punched in a bar fight rough er fell off the roof of a barn rough?" The woman asked with a small smile.

"I would call it a kidnapped and beaten kind of rough." Ziva chimed in as she glared at Tony.

"That ain't funny lady." The woman said in a slightly agitated tone as she glared at Ziva.

"Of course it's not! What makes you think I'd think that's funny?!" Ziva yelled at the woman as she lightly slammed her hands on the desk.

"You'll have to forgive her ma'am, she's a little...well she's Ziva. But she's not joking, this young women was kidnapped along with two of her friends and she suffered a GSW to the left shoulder, right side, and one in the left leg." Tony informed with a straight face as he looked at Ziva.

"Don't forget the three broken ribs and cracked sternum." McGee quickly added.

"Why am I getting checked out? Kaede already patched me up." Ami asked with a confused expression.

"Standard protocol, plus we have to try and get in touch with your care giver." McGee answered with a small smile.

"I can do that no problem." Ami informed as she pulled her communicator out and pressed the Chibi Moon symbol.

"Finally! Where are you guys, everyone's worried sick back here?!" Chibiusa yelled into her communicator as she answered it.

"A hospital, but I'm not sure which one." Ami answered with a nervous smile.

"This is Saint David's Medical Center." The woman behind the desk informed with a smile.

"We're at Saint David's Medical Center." Ami clarified as she fidgeted a bit.

"You're at the hospital?! We've only been here for three days! How are you already in a hospital?!" Chibiusa shouted into her communicator.

"It's a long story Chibiusa." Ami replied with a nervous chuckle.

"I'll let everyone know that we need to go to the hospital." Chibiusa grumbled as she started walking towards the kitchen.

"Thanks Chibiusa, you're the best." Ami replied with a smile as she prepared to hang up her communicator.

"I know." Chibusa giggled as she hung up.

"I can't wait to hear what mom has to say this time." Ami quietly said as she put her communicator away.

"We'll try and help out however we can." Tony informed as he looked at the woman behind the counter. "Can you tell me what room Abby Sciuto's in please?" Tony asked with a small smile.

"Let me check fer ya. Spell the last name please." The woman instructed as she typed on her computer.

"S c i u t o." Tony answered as he watched the woman type.

"Abigail Sciuto, she's on the eight floor, room twenty-six." The woman answered as she looked up at Tony.

"Thanks. Ziva, you and McGee go check on Abby and Gibbs while I take her to wherever she'll have to go." Tony instructed as he went to grab Ami.

"I've got her." Mako said with a smile as she carefully took Ami from Ziva. "We'll stop by in a bit if it's okay with all of you, we're just gonna take Ami to get checked out or whatever you wanted to do with her." Mako informed with a smile.

"You can't go on your own, especially not armed. I can escort you all around because I'm a federal agent." Tony replied as he turned back to the woman behind the desk. "So where can we go to get her checked out?" Tony asked with a smile.

"Go ta urgent care on the third floor." The woman answered as she typed on her computer a bit, then handed Tony a piece of paper. "This is a guest pass, everyone but the injured gal's gonna need one." The woman informed as she handed the same paper to everyone else.

"Thank you." Tony thanked as he started leading everyone to the elevator.

"Well Ami, it was nice knowing you." Mako said with a small smile as she stood next to the elevator with everyone else.

"What do you mean Mako? I'm not dying or anything." Ami asked with a chuckle as she looked at Mako.

"I know you're not, I'm the one who's gonna end up dead. Mama Mizuno's gonna kill me for sure this time." Mako replied with a small sigh.

"Oh my god Mako, mom is not gonna be mad at you for this. How could she be? We left without telling you anything, you had no idea that we even left." Ami replied with a chuckle.

"Where'd you guys go anyways, or what was the original plan I should say?" Minako asked as she watched the elevator doors close.

"It's a surprise." Ami giggled in response.

"How are you doing Sarah, you've been really quite which is not at all like you?" Usagi asked as she looked over at Sarah.

"I think I killed a man tonight." Sarah quietly said with a small frown.

"What?" Usagi quietly asked as she and everyone else stared at Sarah.

"He was on the catwalk and he was shooting at Ami and the others, so I flanked around him and pushed him over the railing. He hit the ground with a big crack, I'm pertty sure it was the sound of his neck breaking." Sarah quietly explained with a shudder.

"Oh my god Sarah." Usagi quietly replied with a shocked expression.

"Can I get hug Usagi? I need a hug." Sarah quietly cried as she held her arms out to Usagi.

"We're here Sarah, it's okay. We're here." Usagi quietly said as she wrapped her arms around Sarah.

"I...I'm scared. I ain't ever scared like this. I ain't felt like this since Jenny died." Sarah quietly cried into Usagi's chest.

"Oh Sarah." Usagi quietly said as she gently rocked Sarah.

"I want Kaede ta hold me." Sarah quietly informed as she squeezed Usagi tighter.

"I'm here Sarah, I've got you." Kaede quietly said as she gently took Sarah from Usagi.

"Is this how ya felt the first time ya had ta kill? Was it this painful, er am I just weak?" Sarah quietly asked with a sniffle.

"You're not weak at all Sarah. The first time we found ourselves fighting other humans we felt the same way. Afraid, guilty, angry, we felt all of those things and more. If you can kill another person without feeling bad about it then you're not human. What you're feeling is completely acceptable Sarah, even if they were bad people." Kaede quietly explained as she tightened her grip on Sarah.

"Thank ya Kaede, that makes me feel a little better, knowing I ain't just being a baby. I don't know what I'd do without yas." Sarah quietly said as the elevator came to a stop.

"Hopefully you'll never have to know." Kaede replied as the doors opened. "Come on, let's get Ami checked out and then we can go home after we see how Abby's doing." Kaede quietly said as she picked Sarah up and carried her off the elevator.

"Follow us." Tony instructed as he started leading everyone towards the urgent care.

"Ya the folks with the gal who got shot?" A man asked as everyone approached a desk.

"Yeah, this is her here." Tony answered as he pointed at Ami.

"Follow me please." The man instructed as he stood up and started leading everyone to a room. "The doctor will be in momentarily." The man informed as stopped by a room and opened the door.

"Thank you." Tony thanked as he lead everyone into the room.

"Here you go Ami." Mako said with a smile as she set Ami on the bed.

"Thanks." Ami quietly said as she put a hand on her side.

"I hope ma and pa get here soon." Sarah quietly said as she cuddled up to Kaede.

"They will be, just relax for now." Kaede replied as she gently ran her fingers through Sarah's hair.

"I hope Abby's gonna be okay, she's such a sweet girl." Ami quietly said with a small frown.

"I'm sure she'll be fine. This isn't the first time she's been shot, but it is the first time she had a sailor guardian to help her. I know she'll be just fine." Tony replied with a smile just as his phone rang. "Excuse me ladies." Tony calmly said as he answered his phone and left the room.

"So what were you all doing out so early in the morning anyways? We tried to ask Luna and she wouldn't say anything about it." Mako asked as she stared at Ami.

"It was supposed to be a surprise but I guess that's kinda ruined now. We went shopping for some gifts and when we got back into Sarah's ambulance we were grabbed and jabbed with a needle. It's all blank after that, at least until we woke up in that building." Ami answered with a small sigh.

"You went out to go gift shopping?" Usagi quietly asked as she looked over at Naru.

"We did, the things we bought should all still be in Sarah's vehicle." Naru informed with a small smile.

"You're the sweetest girlfriends anyone could ever ask for." Usagi quietly said as she hugged Sarah, Ami, and Naru.

"Easy on the hugging Usagi." Ami groaned as Usagi squeezed her tighter.

"Sorry." Usagi replied as she let go of everyone.

"You all went shopping and didn't invite me? I love shopping though." Minako said with a small pout.

"You were sleeping, and everyone knows not to wake you up early if it can be avoided." Naru chuckled in response.

"Besides, you would've made our escape a lot more difficult to pull off." Ami added with a grin as she looked at Minako's chest.

"How? I'm the one with the most experience out of all of us." Minako asked with a small pout.

"But you're also the one with the biggest assets apart from Mako. You wouldn't've done well with our cramped escape route." Naru informed with a smile.

"How'd you all escape?" Mako asked with an intrigued expression.

"We had to use the vents, and it sucked! Even I had trouble moving through some parts." Naru answered with a chuckle.

"Glad I wasn't there then or we'd've been screwed." Mako replied with a chuckle as someone knocked on the door.

"Good evening folks, how are y'all doing apart from the young woman with the bullet wound?" The doctor asked as she walked into the room.

"You mean women with the bullet wounds." Ami quietly said with a small frown.

"Ya were with the young woman in the skull shirt?" The doctor asked with a straight face.

"Yeah. How is she by the way?" Ami asked with a small wince as she leaned back on the bed.

"She's doing pertty good fer a gal who suffered a bullet ta the abdomen. She's gonna get a few tests ta double check on the original surgeon's work though. Hard ta believe a seventeen year old patched her up, if what the man with her said was true anyways." The doctor answered with a small smile.

"It's true doc, and she's standing right there." Gibbs said with a smile as he walked into the room and looked at Kaede.

"Why aren't you with Abby sir?" Ami asked with a small smile as she looked at Gibbs.

"I will be any minute now, they're bringing her in here with you. They looked her over and said she was all good, they thought a professional surgeon fixed her up at a different hospital. You did a great job Ms. Europa." Gibbs said with a smile as he sat down in a chair.

"Thank you sir, but I was just doing my job." Kaede replied with a small smile.

"How are you doing Ami, are you in a lot of pain?" Gibbs asked as he looked at Ami.

"A little, but I've been far worse before." Ami answered with a small smile.

"Hey boss, they're bringing Abby down the hall right now and she's doing well." McGee informed as he walked into the room.

"Thanks Tim." Gibbs quietly replied as he looked back at McGee.

"How's Ms. Mercury doing?" McGee asked as he looked over at Ami.

"Pretty good all things considered." Gibbs answered with a small smile.

"That's good. Listen Ms. Mercury, I just wanted to thank your for protection Abby in that warehouse earlier. She means a lot to us and what you did saved her life for sure, so thank you." McGee thanked with a small smile as he walked over by Mercury and put a hand on her shoulder.

"I was just doing my job." Ami replied with a small smile.

"Now that we have some time, do you mind if I pester you about that multiverse thing we were talking about earlier?" McGee asked with a hopeful expression.

"The multiverse theory. I can tell you without a doubt that it's no theory, it's a fact. Granted I don't know how many of these alternate universes exist, but I know for sure that at least one exists. But I really don't wanna talk about that universe if it's okay with you, that place was...a nightmare." Ami quietly said as she gripped her sheets at the thought of her experience with the titans and Marlyians.

"How so?" McGee asked with a confused expression.

"There were huge humanoid creatures that ate people alive! There where other people on the opposite side if the sea that were at war with the people we met! We got caught in the middle of their war and it was a nightmare! I killed so many people, we all did! That's how I did it so easily today, I saw Abby in trouble and after that first gun was drawn I just snapped! The next thing I knew I was in a firefight, it was like being in that world all over again! I let my instinct take over and I just killed! I killed and killed and killed! I gave my heart and soul to the cause, and I killed them all!" Ami screamed as she began taking rapid frantic breaths.

"Ami! Ami you need breath! Just breathe okay. Slow deep breaths Ami, just calm down okay." Mako quietly said as she took Ami's hand in her own and squeezed it.

"They're dead! They're dead and I killed them! I'm a killer Mako! I'm just a monster now!" Ami shouted as she held Mako's hand in a death grip.

"No! No you're not a monster Ami, you did what you had to do to survive and protect everyone. That doesn't make you a monster Ami, it makes you a guardian, a protector." Mako quietly said as she did her best to comfort Ami.

"I want my mom." Ami quietly cried as she buried her face in Mako's chest.

"She's on her way Ami, they're all on their way." Mako quietly replied as she gently ran her fingers through Ami's hair.

"Why can't I just find peace?" Ami quietly cried as she pulled herself closer to Mako.

"Because our job is to make peace, which means we have to find chaos and remove it. That's why you can't find peace Ami, it's not something we find, it's something we make." Mako quietly said as she gently rubbed Ami's back.

"Well I want an easier recipe, because this one takes too long to make." Ami replied with a small sniffle.

"I know something we can make that may not be easier, but it'll be more fun." Mako said with a small grin.

"Cake?" Ami asked with another sniffle.

"No, I was thinking something more...entertaining." Mako replied with the same grin.

"What should we make that's more entertaining than making cake?" Ami asked as she wiped a tear away. Mako leaned in close and whispered something in Ami's ear, something that made her flush a shade of red Mako had never seen before. "Y-y-y-you wanna do th-that?" Ami stuttered as she stared into Mako's eyes.

"Only if you're ready Ami." Mako answered with a soft smile.

"Oh my god I'm dead, because I'm in heaven." Ami said with a huge smile as she stared at Mako.

"Not according to this monitor you're not." Minako chuckled as she pointed at Ami's heart monitor.

"So I take that as a yes?" Mako asked with a small smile.

"Oh my god yes! I've wanted to do that since I first saw you! Oh my god that sounds so creepy when I say it out loud!" Ami beamed as she grabbed Mako and pulled her into a hug.

"Don't keep us all in suspense, what are you two gonna do?!" Rei yelled as she stared at Ami and Mako.

"You know what we're talking about Rei, you know, the thing." Mako cheerily answered with a huge smile.

"The thing? I don't under...Oh! The thing! You cheeky little love birds, I'm kinda jealous. I've wanted to do the thing with Minako forever." Rei chuckled as she looked over at Minako.

"I know you have, but it never felt like the right time. Now that we're on vacation however, maybe Sarah wouldn't mind if we found a quiet spot on her property and had a little..." Minako paused as she leaned in close to Rei's face and grabbed her shirt collar. "Fun." Minako whispered as she gently nipped Rei's lip.

"We're still in here you know." Naru said with an embarrassed expression as she stared at Rei and Minako.

"What about you Sarah, you wanna have a little fun to?" Kaede asked as she lightly nudged Sarah wit her hip.

"Huh?" Sarah suddenly asked as she looked at Kaede, seeming to have been awoken from some sort of trance.

"You okay Sarah? You seem a little out of it?" Kaede asked as she stared at Sarah.

"I'm sorry darling, I just can't stop thinking 'bout that feller I killed. I know he was a monster and all, but I still feel bad. I don't understand why though. He was a monster who was hell bent on starting a war against anyone who didn't fit inta his groups visions. He was a damn Nazi, so why do I feel so guilty 'bout killing him?" Sarah quietly cried as she slumped her head on Kaede's shoulder and cried.

"Because you're a good person Sarah, it's not in your nature to harm people like that, even if they deserve it." Kaede quietly explained as she gently rocked Sarah.

"How am I gonna be a soldier if I ain't capable of killing? I don't think I can do it Kaede, I was so determined ta join the Marines like my pa, but after today I don't think I can. I ain't Marine material Kaede, I can't kill like this again." Sarah quietly cried as she clung to Kaede.

"Nothing wrong with that young lady, it's a hard path that few can walk. But don't be discouraged for not having it in you to kill, that's not a bad thing." Gibbs quietly said as he looked over at Sarah.

"But my pa was so proud of me when I told him I wanted ta be a soldier, what's he gonna think of me now that I ain't got it in me? He's gonna be so disappointed in me." Sarah quietly cried as she stared at Gibbs.

"I ain't ever gonna be disappointed in ya Sarah." Jud quietly said as he walked into the room.

"Pa?" Sarah quietly said as she stared at her dad.

"Hey gals, y'all had a rough night I hear." Jud quietly said as he walked over to Sarah and hugged her.

"I'm sorry pa, but I can't do it, I can't kill again. I can't go inta a military career, I just can't do it." Sarah cried as she clung to her father.

"It's okay Sarah, deep down I'm happy that ya ain't joining the military. I was proud of ya fer wanting ta, but I was scared as well. I know how horrible war can be and what it can do ta a person if they're lucky nuff ta come back, and I wanted ta tell ya not ta join, but I also wanted ta support my baby and her dreams. I don't care what ya do with yer life Sarah, just as long as ya live long nuff ta enjoy it." Jud quietly said with a smile as he gave Sarah a kiss on her forehead.

"Ya really ain't disappointed in me fer backing out?" Sarah asked with a sniffle as she stared at her dad.

"Not at all, and I know yer mother's gonna be relieved ta hear it as well. She never showed it, but she was so scared when ya told us what ya wanted ta do. It kept her up at night sometimes." Jud quietly replied with a smile.

"I'm sorry I caused ya both so much stress." Sarah apologized with a small sniffle.

"Don't be, wanting ta server yer country is a noble career choice that ya should be proud of, but it ain't a path fer everyone. Besides, it ain't the only way ya can serve yer country or even community." Jud replied with a smile.

"What else could I do?" Sarah asked with a small smile as she looked into her dad's eyes.

"Naru and I are gonna be firefighters, maybe you could do something along the lines of a first responder." Kaede suggested with a smile.

"That'd be a good one fer ya Sarah, ya did wanna be a firefighter paramedic back in the day. Maybe ya can reignite that dream." Jud suggested with a smile.

"Yeah, and I even have my own ambulance already." Sarah replied with a chuckle. "Oh my god my ambulance! Where is it, we left it by that store where tham jerks grabbed us! Oh and we left the presents in there to!"Sarah suddenly yelled in a horrified tone.

"Don't worry, it was towed back ta the house after the NCIS folks looked it over fer evidence." Jud answered with a smile.

"Are the presents okay to?" Sarah asked with a small smile.

"Yes, they're right where ya left 'em in the back cabinet." Jud answered with a chuckle.

"We didn't put them in any cabinets though, we got jumped the second we opened the back door." Ami informed with a confused expression.

"That was Abby's doing, she determined that your gifts weren't useful evidence and decided to just leave them in that cabinet after she examined them." Tony informed as he looked over at Abby. "Hey, I think she's waking up!" Tony suddenly yelled as he and the rest of the team ran over by Abby.

"Oh man, I had the weirdest dream. I was taken by these crazy nationalists and then I was saved by Sailor Mercury and these two other girls, I've gotta stop drinking so much caf-pow so late at night." Abby quietly said as she looked around a little. "Where am I?" Abby quietly asked as she continued to look around until she spotted Gibbs.

"The hospital Abs, that dream wasn't a dream. This young woman saved your life once, and this other young woman saved it a second time." Gibbs informed as he gestured to Ami and Kaede.

"Oh my god it was real. That means that you're her! You're really Sailor Mercury! Oh my god you do exist, you all exist! I knew it! In your face McGee! Yes, I was right! The guardians are real!" Abby shouted as she threw her arms in the air.

"You seem to be feeling pretty well for someone who was shot." Tony said with a smile as he looked at Abby.

"Of course I am, I had the best field medic in the universe to help me! I've never even heard of Sailor Europa until today, but she's awesome! I think she's my second favorite guardian now, no offense to the rest of you because you're all totally amazing, but oh my god Europa's awesome!" Abby shouted with excitement.

"She sure is, she's the best sister anyone could ever ask for." Mako said with a smile as she hugged Kaede.

"Awe, thanks Mako." Kaede replied as she hugged Mako back.

"Does anyone know when mom's gonna be here?" Ami quietly asked as she looked at Usagi.

"They should be here soon, but I'll have McGee go check the lobby for them." Gibbs answered as nodded at McGee. McGee took the hint and quickly left the room.

"Thank you Mr. Gibbs, you've all been a big help." Ami thanked with a small yawn.

"So have all of you, now get some rest kiddo, you've earned it." Gibbs replied with a smile as he pulled a blanket over Ami.

"We should ask the doctor if they're gonna have to spend the night here." Usagi suggested as she turned to leave the room.

"Ami can definitely leave tonight, Abby on the other hand should stay at least another forty-eight hours or so. Just to be sure that the stitches hold and that there aren't any blood pockets around the wound." Kaede explained with a smile as she looked over at Abby.

"I trust your judgment, if you think it would be safer for Abby to spend a couple days here for observation then that's what she'll do." Gibbs replied as he looked over at Abby.

"Look at you Gibbs, getting all chummy with the guardians, and you said they didn't exist." Abby giggled as she looked back at Gibbs.

"I was wrong Abs, even I can't be right all the time." Gibbs said with a grin as he patted Abby's shoulder.

"That's okay, ninety-nine percent of the time is good enough I suppose." Abby replied with a small laugh.

"The sound of laughter, it warms the heart to hear it." Ducky said with a smile as him and Palmer walked into the room.

"Ya get lost or something Duck?" Gibbs asked as he watched Ducky walk over by Abby.

"Of course not, I was busy talking to the receptionist. She was quite an interesting young woman, though I never thought she'd stop talking." Ducky answered as he looked down at Abby.

"Now you know how we feel." Tony mumbled with a small grin, Gibbs just lightly slapped him in the back of the head. "Shutting up boss." Tony instinctively replied as he rubbed his head a bit.

"Look who's here everyone." McGee said with a smile as he walked back into the room, followed by Saeko and the others.

"Oh Ami, what am I gonna do with you." Saeko quietly said as she walked over by Ami and looked at her.

"Feed me, love me, take me back to Sarahs." Ami answered with a giggle.

"Not until the doctor says you can go." Saeko replied with a small smile.

"What happened Ami?" Chibiusa asked as she and Shingo walked over by Ami's bed.

"I don't even know where to begin." Ami answered as she stretched a little. "First we went out to do some shopping, but when we got back to Sarah's ambulance some people jumped out and jabbed us with some needles, the next thing we knew we were waking up in a warehouse all tied up." Ami calmly explained with a small smile.

"That sounds awful, we're glad that you're all okay." Ikuko quietly said as she looked Ami with a horrified expression.

"Okay's a strong word." Sarah quietly said with a sniffle.

"What'd ya mean Sarah?" Emily asked with a confused expression.

"Ma, I...I killed a man today. I killed him! He was trying ta shoot Ami and the others, so I pushed him over a balcony! He died when he hit the ground, his neck broke like a twig and he died!" Sarah shouted through her tears as she threw herself into her mother's arms. Emily stood there staring at Sarah, she were shocked beyond words and had no idea what to say. "Was I wrong ta do it?! Did I make the wrong choice? Am I a bad person now?!" Sarah cried as she looked up at her mom with tears pouring from her eyes.

"No Sarah, you did what you had to do to survive. You gave your heart and soul to the cause, and as much as it may hurt, watching the people you care about suffer and die from your lack of action is far more painful than killing a bad person." Usagi quietly said as she looked down at the ground. "Still though, I know how hard it is to make that decision, and how much harder it is to act on it. No matter what choice you'd've made, pain was an inevitability. But at least with your current decision you still have your friends here to comfort you, unlike the alternative option where someone would've died, someone who didn't deserve to." Usagi quietly cried as she slowly turned and hugged Naru.

"Usagi." Sarah quietly said with a sniffle as she stared at Usagi.

"I'm sorry, this all just brings back such bad memories for me. I know this isn't about me, and I'm sorry if I seem neglectful to your current situation Sarah, I can't always help it though. The memories come back with such little warning, I never know what's gonna trigger them." Usagi quietly said with a sniffle as she looked back at Sarah.

"It's okay Usagi, it's good ta let it out when ya need ta. It's better than trying ta bottle it up ferever, until the memories drive ya crazy and ya do something stupid after that bottle breaks." Sarah quietly said with a smile.

"Like beating each other up in the middle of the school's hallway." Usagi chuckled with a small sniffle.

"Exactly." Sarah replied with a smile as she patted Usagi's shoulder.

"Good evening folks, hope I ain't interrupting nothing, but y'all are clear ta head on home whenever y're ready." A doctor said with a smile as he handed Ami a sheet of paper.

"Thank you so much, I'm ready to just go to bed." Ami said with a small yawn.

"It's only about five o'clock though." Mako said with a chuckle.

"I know, but I've had a really rough day Mako." Ami replied with another yawn. "I'm ready to curl up with my lightning bug and watch a sappy movie." Ami quietly replied as she slowly closed her eyes.

"Alright, if that's what my little blueberry wants then that's what she'll get." Mako replied with a smile as she carefully picked Ami up.

"Come on everyone, let's get home." Usagi said with a smile as she picked Naru up.

"Right behind you Usagi." Kaede replied as she gently picked Sarah up.

"Rei." Minako said with a hopeful expression.

"Fine. Come here Mina." Rei said with a sigh as she picked Minako up.

"Woohoo!" Minako cheered as wrapped her arms around Rei's neck.

"I guess we're leaving. Take care everyone, and thank you for helping Ami and her friends today." Saeko said with a smile as she bowed to Gibbs and the others.

"We should be thanking them, they helped us save our Vice President. We owe them a great debt." Gibbs replied as he bowed back to Saeko.

"The guardian's presence is so great that it affects even the great Jethro Gibbs." Ducky said with a smile as he watched everyone slowly leave the room.

"Something was bound to eventually Duck, I'm glad it was them though. Now we should let Abby get some rest, she's got work to do tomorrow." Gibbs said with a grin as he left the room.

"What, no sick time Gibbs?" Abby asked with a smile.

"Not for you Abs, we can't afford to give your brilliant mind sick time, we'd never catch any bad guys if we did." Gibbs replied as he walked away.

"At least he knows it." Abby giggled as she stretched a little, then rolled over and started to fall asleep. While the NCIS team found some chairs to sit in and type up their debrief reports, everyone else was already headed out the front doors to their truck.

"Well at least y'all ain't gotta glide home since Sarah's ambulance is all good ta go." Jud said with a smile as he lead everyone towards the truck.

"Where is it pa?" Sarah asked as she looked around the parking lot a bit.

"Tham NCIS folks had an officer drop it off right next ta ours a little while ago." Jud answered as he pointed at Sarah's ambulance.

"I wonder when they did that." Sarah said to herself as she followed her dad.

"Couldn't tell ya, but let's just be happy they did. Now hop in, I'ma drive so y'all can rest. Yer ma can take everyone else home in the truck." Jud said with a smile as he unlocked Sarah's ambulance and opened the back for everyone.

"What's in the bags?!" Minako asked in an excited tone as she stared at the shopping bags.

"Sorry Mina, but we don't have anything for you or Rei." Ami quietly apologized with a small frown.

"That's okay, I guess it's my fault for sleeping in huh." Minako replied with a small giggle.

"On the bright side you got to avoid all the drama." Naru said with a small smile.

"I guess that's a plus. Well let's get back to Sarah's, you can give your gifts to your girlfriends there." Minako replied as Rei set her in the ambulance.

"I actually don't wanna wait, after tonight I realized how little time we's really got on this planet. So from now on if I don't gotta wait then I ain't gonna." Sarah replied with a smile as she stared at Kaede. "Kaede, I'm sorry I ain't got a gift fer ya, I didn't have a chance ta really look around town befere everythang happened, but I did get ya this." Sarah quietly said as she gave Kaede a big kiss. "That's from my heart, I hope ya like it." Sarah said with a small smile as she stared at Kaede.

"Oh Sarah, I love it more than you'll ever know." Kaede replied as she kissed Sarah back.

"My turn. Here Mako, it's nowhere near as lovey as Sarah's gift was, but I hope you love it anyways." Ami quietly said as she handed her bag to Mako.

"Thank you Ami, but you didn't need to get me anything. You're the best gift I could ever ask for." Mako said with a small smile as she took the bag and peered into it. "Oh my god Ami, it's beautiful. How'd you know?" Mako quietly asked as she pulled the necklace out and looked at it.

"I saw the way you were looking at it yesterday, and I'm glad you saw it because it looks perfect on you Mako." Ami answered with a smile as she undid the clasp and put the necklace around Mako's neck.

"Thank you Ami, you're the best girlfriend anyone could ever ask for." Mako quietly said as Ami hooked the necklace together and straightened it.

"So are you Mako." Ami quietly replied as she hugged Mako.

"Usagi." Naru quietly said as she looked at Usagi.

"Yeah Naru?" Usagi asked with a smile as she stared at Naru.

"I got something for you as well." Naru said with a small blush as she fidgeted nervously.

"You did?" Usagi quietly said with a small smile.

"Yeah, I just hope you like it." Naru replied as she held her bag out to Usagi.

"Thank you Naru, but you really didn't have to do this for me." Usagi quietly replied as she slowly reached into the bag.

"I know, but I wanted to. You mean a lot to me Usagi, and I wanted to show you just how much I appreciate you." Naru quietly said with a small blush.

"Oh Naru, you're so sweet." Usagi quietly replied as she pulled the brooch out of the bag. "Naru. This is...it's beautiful. This is the most beautiful brooch I've ever seen. Thank you so much Naru. I'll never go anywhere without it." Usagi quietly said as she took her old brooch out and opened it up.

"You really like it?" Naru asked with a small smile as she stared at Usagi.

"Yes, more than you could ever know." Usagi answered as she pulled the silver crystal from it's original brooch and gently placed it in her new one.

"You should test it before you take it into battle. I wouldn't want your transformation to fail because the crystal doesn't work with that brooch." Naru quietly suggested.

"Okay." Usagi replied with a smile as she pulled her new brooch out. "Moon eternal, make up!" Usagi called out as she held her new brooch in the air. She waited for a few seconds, but to her dismay nothing happened.

"It's okay Usagi, it was worth a try. I didn't think the brooch mattered since your power comes from the crystal, but I guess it does." Naru quietly replied, trying her best to hide her disappointment.

"No! I won't accept this, I want this to work so badly! I won't accept this, as your queen I order you to work crystal!" Usagi shouted at her crystal as she slowly started to cry.

"It's okay Usagi, it's not that big of a deal." Naru quietly said with a small frown.

"It is a big deal! I want to have a piece of you everywhere I go Naru. I want to always have you with me, you make me happy and you give me strength! I want to have this piece of you in every battle! So when things get hard I can look at it and remember what I'm fighting for, so I never forget who I'm fighting for. I'll make this thing work if I have to reassemble my crystal molecule by molecule!" Usagi shouted as she held her new brooch up again. "Moon eternal make up!" Usagi screamed at the top of her lungs, but again nothing happened.

"That's the wrong phrase princess." Someone quietly said from behind Usagi.

"Who said that?!" Usagi shouted as she grabbed one of her guns and spun around.

"The only one of your friends who can travel so far so fast." Pluto said with a smile as she stared at Usagi.

"Setsuna? What are you doing in Texas?" Usagi asked as she and everyone else stared at Pluto.

"Pu!" Chibiusa yelled as she ran over to Pluto and hugged her.

"Hello small lady." Pluto said with a smile as she patted Chibiusa's head.

"What are you doing here Setsuna?" Ami asked with a smile as she stared at Pluto.

"I sensed something odd and came to investigate, if I'm right you've lost the ability to transform again Usagi." Pluto said with a small smile as she stared at Usagi.

"Not exactly, my transformation phrase just won't work with the brooch Naru got me. But I really want it to and I don't understand why it won't!" Usagi yelled in a frustrated tone.

"Because it's the wrong phrase Usagi." Pluto answered with a grin.

"It's the same phrase I've been using though." Usagi replied in a confused tone.

"But that's not the same brooch, and it certainly doesn't have the same meaning to you since it's a gift from your beloved. You need a new phrase to go along with your new brooch and new feelings." Pluto explained with a smile.

"Another new transformation?!" Usagi said with a shocked expression.

"Yes. But you must say the right phrase to trigger it, this phrase will come to you though. It won't be anything like your old phrases, just look into your heart and the words will come. Good luck princess." Pluto quietly said as she waved her garnet rod and vanished.

"A new phrase that'll come to me." Usagi quietly said as she stared at her new brooch.

"What do you think the phrase will be?" Mako quietly asked as she stared at Usagi.

"I don't know, I guess I'll just have to trust my instincts when the time comes." Usagi answered as she put her brooch in her pocket.

"Come on Usagi, you have to try something! Just say the first thing you think of and try it!" Minako shouted as she stared at Usagi.

"Like what?" Usagi asked as she stared at Minako.

"Who knows, just do what your heart tells you to do I guess." Minako answered with a shrug.

"Okay." Usagi quietly replied as she closed her eyes and focused on her heart beat. She slowly reached into her pocket, pulled out her brooch, then said the first words that came to her. "Moon love make up." Usagi quietly said as she held her brooch against her chest. The brooch slowly began to glow with a bright angelic light, and soon the light enveloped Usagi completely.

"What's happening?!" Minako shouted as she stared at Usagi.

"I don't know!" Ami yelled back as she stared at Usagi. Seconds passed and the light began to dim, and after another few seconds it flickered out. Everyone gasped at what they saw, or more accurately, who they saw.

"Is that you Usagi?" Naru quietly asked as she stared at Sailor Moon.

"Yes Naru." Sailor Moon quietly answered as she stared back at Naru.

"Incredible." Rei quietly said as she and everyone else stared at Sailor Moon. The Sailor Moon they all knew was gone, and in her place stood a new being. Her new outfit glowed with a whiteness of the full moon, and her wings had blossomed into ones worthy of the most majestic angel, stretching over three meters from tip to tip. Even folded they still spread several inches past her shoulders, and atop her head floated a single glowing halo.

"This new form, it's name is Angelic Sailor Moon." Sailor Moon said with a beautiful smile as she stared at everyone.

"Wow." Naru quietly said with a look of astonishment.

"Do you like it Naru?" Sailor Moon asked with a small smile.

"You look like a real angel Usagi, it's absolutely mesmerizing." Naru quietly answered as she continued to stare at Sailor Moon's new form.

"Wanna take it for a test flight?" Sailor Moon asked as she held her hand out to Naru.

"You can really fly now, without your gear?" Naru quietly asked with a soft smile.

"Only one way to find out." Sailor Moon answered as she wrapped an arm around Naru's waist. "Hold on Naru." Sailor Moon instructed as she flapped her wings once and left the ground.

"She really is an angel." Rei quietly said as she watched Sailor Moon and Naru sore into the sky.

"I guess we'll meet ya back home then!" Sarah yelled up at Sailor Moon.

"Will do Sarah." Sailor Moon replied as she soared away with Naru.

"Wow. Naru's a lucky girl." Shingo quietly said as he watched Sailor Moon and Naru fly away.

"Don't worry Shingo, I'm sure Usagi will take you on a flight if you ask her. Just give her a chance to get use to her new form." Ami said with a smile as she looked over at Shingo.

"At least now we know she'll never be late for school again." Ikuko giggled as she looked up at Sailor Moon.

"I'm sure she'll still oversleep and be late, you know our daughter, Ikuko." Kenji chuckled as he also looked up at Sailor Moon.

"Shall we head home everyone, the gals need ta rest and recover a bit. Especially you young lady, ya little trouble magnet." Emily said with a smile as she patted Ami's shoulder.

"Who told you I'm a trouble magnet?" Ami asked with an embarrassed blush.

"Yer ma, plus I just saw fer myself that ya tend ta get the short end of the stick. But ya always pull through, and that's what counts." Emily replied with a smile.

"Thank you Mrs. Blouse." Ami thanked with a soft smile and a small yawn.

"Well let's get home and pop a movie in fer all of yas, maybe I should pick some pizza er somthang up fer dinner tonight since I'm sure y'all don't wanna go nowhere." Jud suggested as he got in the truck and started it.

"Pizza sounds great pa." Sarah replied as she and everyone else piled into her ambulance.

"See ya at home Emily." Jud said with a smile as he closed the door and started driving away.

"Shall we depart?" Emily asked with a smile as she hopped in the ambulance and started it.

"We shall." Saeko answered as she and the rest of the adults got in the ambulance.

"I can't believe Usagi's an angel now." Ikuko quietly said as she looked at Kenji.

"She always was a caring and sweet person, but I never imagined she'd actually take the form of an angel." Kenji replied with a small smile.

"I'm jealous that Naru got the first flight, I should be with her since I am her daughter and all." Chibiusa grumbled as she looked up at the sky.

"But Naru's her love, remember how Helios took you on that first flight and how special it made you feel?" Ami asked with a smile as she looked over at Chibiusa.

"I guess you have a point. I'm still jealous though." Chibisua grumbled as she crossed her arms in a huff.

"I don't blame you Chibiusa, I'm jealous to. But that's Usagi's specialty, transforming in ways that none of us could ever dream about, let alone achieve ourselves. That's why she's the princess, because her magic is strong and her spirit is stronger. When we're all ready to give up she says no way and pushes forwards despite the obstacles and hardships, she deserves that kind of power, because no matter how much she has she'll never use more than she needs. She'll always show mercy to her foes even when they deserve none, that's why she can be trusted with that kind of power." Rei quietly said with a smile as she stared out the window. "Unlike some of us." Rei quietly said with a small tear.

"It still bothers you, what happened across the sea that day." Minako quietly said as she stared at Rei.

"It always will Mina, I let my emotions get the better of me and lost control of my power. I burned people alive, there are fewer deaths worse than being burned alive Mina, and I was the cause of that pain." Rei quietly cried as she leaned her head on Minako's shoulder.

"I'm sorry Rei." Minako quietly said as she wrapped her arms around Rei and hugged her tightly. The rest of the ride was quiet and felt like it lasted forever, but eventually the engine stopped and everyone got out in Sarah's front yard.

"Ya didn't have ta wait fer us out here, ya could've gone inside." Emily said with a smile as she walked up to Usagi and Naru, who were patiently sitting on the front porch waiting for everyone else.

"That's okay, we were enjoying the moon and perfect weather together. It was calming after everything that happened." Naru replied with a smile as she watched Sarah open the front door.

"Alright. Well why don't ya come inside with us and figure out what y'all want on yer pizzas." Sarah suggested as she waited for everyone else to enter the house.

"Sounds good to us." Naru replied as she stood up and offered her hand to Usagi.

"I can't wait to eat some dinner." Usagi said with a smile as she took Naru's hand and pulled herself to her feet.

"Me neither, getting kidnapped is hungry business." Sarah giggled as she walked inside with Kaede.

"I know, I'm gonna get even fatter now." Ami grumbled as she poked her doughy stomach.

"And cuter." Mako giggled as she squeezed Ami's side.

"Hey." Ami quietly said with a dark blush.

"Let's go order the pizza and find a movie ta watch." Sarah said with a smile as she sat down on her couch.

"Anyone have any special requests?" Emily asked as she grabbed a pen and notebook to write in.

"Cheese please!" Chibiusa yelled with a big smile.

"Good choice, what else?" Emily asked as she wrote Chibiusa's pizza down.

"Meat lover please!" Mako yelled with a smile.

"Okay, anythang else?" Emily asked as she wrote down Mako's pizza.

"Hawaiian!" Sarah yelled with a smile.

"Alright, and we'll get one other kind." Emily replied as she wrote Sarah's pizza down.

"Does anyone mind if we order a veggie pizza?" Saeko asked with a small smile as she looked around the room.

"Not at all Mizuno-San." Sarah answered with a smile.

"That sounds good. Now just ta double check, we're getting one large cheese, one large meat lover, one large Hawaiian, and one large veggie pizza. Does that sound right?" Emily asked as she read over the list.

"Sounds perfect Emily-San." Saeko answered with a smile.

"Alright, I'll call 'em and order right now. Why don't ya gals go get yer pjs on in the meantime." Emily suggested as she walked into the kitchen.

"Okay!" Everyone yelled back as they all started heading upstairs.

"Need a hand Ami?" Mako asked as she watched Ami limp towards the steps.

"Please." Ami quietly answered as she held a hand over her ribs.

"Up you go." Mako said with a smile as she carefully picked Ami up.

"Thank you Mako." Ami quietly thanked as she closed her eyes.

"Anytime little blueberry." Mako quietly replied as she carried Ami into Sarah's room.

"Maybe tomorrow I'll be all healed up and we can have some fun." Ami said with a giggle.

"I like the sound of that." Mako replied with a grin as she set Ami on the bed.

"Ami Ami Ami, somebody's getting a little naughty." Minako said with a grin as she and Rei stared at Ami.

"Who cares, it's about time I did something a little naughty. I think it's long overdue." Ami replied with an evil grin.

"That's the spirit! Now help me convince Rei to be naughty, but not in the way she usually is. Make her fun naughty, not just mean." Minako giggled as she looked at Rei, who just stuck her tongue out at her.

"Sorry Mina, but you're on your own with Rei." Ami replied as she started getting undressed.

"Oh my god Ami! What happened to your side?!" Minako gasped as she stared at a long deep cut on Ami's side.

"I cut it on a jagged piece of metal in the vents." Ami answered with a straight face as she looked at her cut.

"Please tell me you got a tetanus shot at the hospital when you got there." Rei said with a worried expression.

"I forgot all about it, I was more worried about Abby and my other wounds." Ami answered with a small frown.

"It's okay, that's why I'm here." Kaede informed as she held her hand up. "Europa moon power, make up." Kaede called out as she took her guardian form. "Lets get that cleaned up and get you a tetanus shot." Europa said with a smile as she summoned her bag and dug a needle out of it. "Little prick." Europa warned as she gently pushed the needle into Ami's arm, then pushed the plunger down. "Now I'll wipe the cut down with a little hydrogen peroxide and wrap it up." Europa informed as she took Ami's bandages off, then sprayed some hydrogen peroxide on the cut; slapping a gauze pad on it and rewrapping it afterwards. "There you go, we'll clean it up again tomorrow if it's still there. You tend to heal pretty quick though all things considered." Europa said with a smile as she put her equipment away, then sent her bag back to it's alternate dimension before letting down her transformation.

"Thanks Kaede." Ami thanked with a smile as she finished getting her pajamas on. "Alright, now let's go find a sappy movie to watch and eat some pizza." Ami said with a big smile as she started leaving the room.

"Woohoo!" Everyone cheered as they all left the room.

"I called in the pizzas everyone, it's gonna be 'bout forty minutes er so. Guess Jud's gonna be waiting fer a bit before it's all ready." Emily informed with a smile as everyone came down the steps.

"That's fine, thanks ma." Sarah thanked with a smile as she lead everyone into the living room and started looking through the movies.

"What's this one?" Mako asked with a smile as she pulled a movie out of the storage case.

"That's a funny one 'bout a rich guy who's gotta go back ta school starting from first grade and complete all twelve years of school in just six months ta gain ownership of his pas company. It's one of my favorites." Sarah explained with a chuckle as she thought about the movie.

"Let's put that one in the maybe pile." Usagi said with a smile as she took the movie from Mako and set it on the floor.

"Oh my god! You have the movie of that guy who makes the burgers underwater!" Minako shouted as she pulled another movie from the case.

"We sure do, ya wanna watch that?" Sarah asked with a smile as she looked at Minako.

"Yes please!" Everyone shouted with excitement.

"Alright, let's set it up. We'll wait till pa brings the pizza home before we start watching it though, if that's alright with all of yas." Sarah informed as she put the disc in the player.

"That's fine, but what should we do in the meantime?" Mako asked with a smile.

"Let's play a classic sleepover game, truth er dare!" Sarah yelled with enthusiasm.

"That sounds like fun, let's do it!" Minako yelled in an excited tone.

"Nothing to crazy though, remember that Ami's not in the best shape right now." Mako informed as she looked over at Ami.

"Don't worry so much Mako, I can handle it, and if I can't I'll say something." Ami chuckled as she gave Mako a kiss on the cheek. "It's sweet that you care enough to remember though." Ami said with a smile as she stared at Mako.

"Who wants to go first?" Usagi asked as she looked around at everyone.

"Why don't we let Shingo go first since he's the only boy." Naru suggested as she looked over at Shingo.

"What's going on down here?" Luna asked as she, Artemis, and Diana walked into the living room.

"We were just about to start a game of truth or dare, you guys wanna play?" Usagi answered and asked with a smile.

"No thank you, we just woke up and we're a bit tired yet." Artemis answered with a small yawn.

"That's okay, you can watch us make fools of ourselves then." Usagi giggled as she looked over at Shingo. "Go ahead Shingo, ask anyone you want to start with." Usagi instructed with a smile.

"Okay. Mako, truth or dare?" Shingo asked with a smile as he looked at Mako.

"Um, truth." Mako answered with a smile.

"How did you first feel when you got your powers?" Shingo asked with a small smile.

"That's a good question. Let's see, it was exhilarating while at the same time a little scary. Having that much power at my disposal was something completely new to me, true I was always physically strong, but my guardian powers turned everything up to eleven. Plus I was thrown into battle right away, I actually started fighting that monster before they even fully awakened." Mako explained with a small smile as she thought back on her first transformation.

"Wow, that's pretty cool Mako. You're turn Chibiusa." Shingo said with a smile as he looked over at Chibiusa.

"Okay. Usagi, truth or dare." Chibiusa said with a grin as she stared at Usagi.

"What the heck, I'll go with dare." Usagi answered with a similar grin, already knowing what Chibiusa was gonna say.

"I dare you to take me on a flight with your new wings!" Chibusa yelled with enthusiasm.

"I knew it! I knew you were gonna make me do that!" Usagi yelled as she stared at Chibiusa. "But very well, let's head outside. We're only going for a short flight though since it's dark out." Usagi informed as she lead Chibiusa outside. "Moon love make up!" Usagi called out as she held her brooch high. In a flash of warm white light she once again took her new form. "Ready?" Sailor Moon asked as she picked Chibusa up and spread her wings.

"Yeah!" Chibusa yelled with excitement as she clung tightly to Sailor Moon.

"Then here we go." Sailor Moon said with a smile as she flapped her mighty wings twice and left the ground. "Up up and away!" Sailor Moon yelled as she soared high into the air.

"WOW! This is amazing, everything looks so tiny from up here!" Chibiusa yelled as she looked around with a starry eyed gaze.

"Yet at the same time it's beautiful." Sailor Moon replied as she opened her wings fully and glided on the minuscule air currents.

"Not as beautiful as my mommy's new form. Thank you Usagi, this is really nice." Chibiusa thanked as she continued to look around.

"Ready to head back down?" Sailor Moon asked as she slowly started descending.

"I don't think I'll ever be ready to leave this view, but I guess we can since you did fulfill your dare." Chibiusa replied with a sigh.

"Don't worry, this won't be the last flight we take Chibiusa." Sailor Moon informed as she gently landed on the ground, then set Chibiusa down.

"Thanks Usagi, that was really something special." Chibiusa thanked as she watched Sailor Moon let down her transformation.

"I'm glad you enjoyed it Chibusa, now let's get back to the game." Usagi replied as she lead Chibusa back inside.

"They're back, your turn Usagi." Naru said with a smile as Usagi and Chibiusa sat down next to her.

"Okay. Rei, truth or dare?" Usagi asked with a smile.

"Dare." Rei answered with a grin.

"I dare you to moon Minako." Usagi said with an evil grin.

"What?! You're such a child Usagi!" Rei yelled back as she glared at Usagi.

"You have to, it's a dare." Usagi replied with the same evil grin.

"UH! Fine. Sorry Mina." Rei sighed as she stood up and flashed her butt at Minako.

"Hey don't put it away yet, it's so perfect and shapely." Minako said with a grin as she stared at Rei's butt.

"UH! You two were in on this together weren't you?!" Rei shouted as she yanked her pajama bottoms up and glared at Usagi.

"We might've had a little talk before coming downstairs." Minako chuckled.

"Why you little..." Rei started grumbling until Ami interrupted her.

"It's your turn Naru, please go quick." Ami quickly said with a smile.

"Don't worry Rei, I'll get her back." Naru whispered with a smile. "Minako, truth or dare?" Naru asked with a soft smile.

"Truth." Minako answered with a grin.

"Are you sure, that's pretty cowardly Minako. I thought you were tougher than that, but I guess I was wrong. Oh well, I guess you're weaker than Rei." Naru replied with a shrug.

"I am not!" Minako yelled with a shocked expression.

"Really, because she chose dare while you chose truth, like a coward!" Naru yelled with an evil grin.

"Fine! Dare! I choose Dare!" Minako shouted in an upset tone.

"Great, I dare you take your top off and let Rei stare at you for the hole next round." Naru said with an evil smile.

"WHAT?! But Shingo's here, and so is Artemis!" Minako shouted back with a horrified expression.

"You have to, it's a dare." Naru replied with a grin.

"You're gonna get it on my next turn Naru." Minako grumbled as she turned towards Rei and slowly took her top off.

"Oh yeah! Take it off Mina! WOO!" Rei shouted as she stared at Minako's chest.

"Shut it Rei!" Minako shouted back.

"You're turn Usagi." Rei chuckled as she continued to stare at Minako's bare chest.

"Alright. Luna, truth or dare?" Usagi asked with a smile.

"Truth." Luna answered with a small smile.

"Are you proud of us Luna, even after everything we did? Are you really proud of us Luna?" Usagi asked with a small frown.

"Of course I am Usagi, we all are. You've all changed so much since I first met all of you. You're not the immature little girls I met when I first found you, you've grown so well into your rolls as guardians, especially you Usagi. You're a night and day difference from when we first met, you're truly worthy of your royal title now. No matter what kinds of things you all might have to do to survive or protect people, it'll never change how proud I am of all of you." Luna quietly answered as she rubbed her cheek against Usagi's hand.

"Thank you Luna." Usagi quietly said with a sniffle as she hugged Luna.

"We love you Usagi, we love all of you." Luna quietly said as she snuggled against Usagi.

"You're turn Ami." Usagi informed with another sniffle.

"Alright. Mako, truth or dare?" Ami asked with a smile.

"Should I be afraid to choose dare?" Mako asked with a nervous expression.

"I don't know, choose it and find out." Ami answered with a giggle.

"Okay dare." Mako answered with a nervous expression.

"I dare you to give me a massage. A nude massage." Ami said with a devious smile.

"As in I'm naked or you're naked?" Mako asked with confused expression.

"Yes." Is all Ami said in reply.

"Alright, let's head upstairs." Mako said with a sigh as she slowly stood up.

"I don't think so you two, you're both staying right here, just like I had to." Rei said with a grin.

"Yeah, if we had to do nude stuff in front of everyone then so do you." Minako added with a straight face.

"I'll just go wait in the kitchen." Shingo said as he quickly got up and ran to the kitchen.

"So innocent. You scram to Artemis." Minako ordered as she looked at Artemis.

"Not a problem." Artemis replied as he ran out of the room.

"Well Mako, what are you waiting for?" Ami quietly asked as she slowly started to undress.

"My heart to stop palpitating." Mako answered as she slowly took her top off.

"Oh come on Mako, you know want...Ah." Ami quietly yelped as she bent over to pull her sleep shorts off.

"What happened Ami?" Mako asked in a worried tone as she put a hand on Ami's back.

"Everything aches, especially my hips and lower back. Plus my chest and ribs hurt." Ami answered with a sniffle as she fought back tears.

"Alright, lay down and I'll do my best to ease the pain a bit." Mako quietly said as she helped Ami lay on her chest. "How's this feel?" Mako asked as she gently kneaded Ami's upper back and shoulder blades.

"It hurts." Ami quietly answered with a sniffle.

"You didn't have to dare me to do this Ami, you should've just told me you were in pain and I would've helped right away." Mako quietly said as she continued to massage Ami's back.

"I was too embarrassed to ask before, plus I thought it might just hurt more when you started putting pressure on the parts that hurt." Ami quietly cried as Mako pressed her palms into Ami's middle and lower back.

"Oh Ami, what am I gonna do with you." Mako quietly said as she continued massaging Ami.

"My mom said the same thing earlier." Ami giggled as she started to relax a little.

"Does that feel better?" Mako asked as she took her hands off Ami's back.

"A little, thank you Mako." Ami quietly thanked as she slowly rolled over and sat up.

"Good, maybe I'll give you another one before bed just to ease the tension before you go to sleep." Mako replied as she gave Ami her pajamas, then put her own back on.

"Don't get dressed yet, you still need yours." Ami said with a smile as she stared at Mako.

"I don't want you exerting that kind of force yet, you need to heal first. You should be good by tomorrow or the next day hopefully." Mako replied with a smile.

"Okay, but you're getting your massage before we go back home." Ami said in a firm tone.

"Yes ma'am." Mako replied with a smile as she watched Ami get dressed.

"That was a sweet scene. Shingo, you and Artemis can come back into the room now!" Usagi yelled towards the kitchen.

"Okay!" Shingo yelled back as he and Artemis walked out of the kitchen.

"Your turn Mako." Minako said with a smile as she looked at Mako.

"Okay, let me think. Sarah, truth or dare?" Mako asked as she looked at Sarah.

"I'ma go with truth." Sarah answered with a smile.

"Did you like living in Japan more than you liked living here. Like if you had to choose a place to live, would you choose the U.S or Japan?" Mako asked with a smile.

"Tough one Mako, but I'd have ta go with my good ol' home country. Stars and Stripes ferever y'all." Sarah answered with a big smile.

"Good call Sarah, it's alway good to support your home country." Mako replied with a smile. "You're turn Rei." Mako informed with a smile.

"Chibiusa, truth or dare?" Rei asked as she looked at Chibiusa.

"Truth." Chibiusa answered with a smile.

"You meet any cute boys yet?" Rei asked with a giggle.

"Not here." Chibiusa answered with a smile.

"That implies that you did back home though." Minako said with a smile.

"I might've, but he's oblivious to my feelings. Typical guy." Chibiusa grumbled with a small frown.

"Then make him notice! This isn't the eighteen hundreds Chibiusa, you're just as capable of making that first move as he is. Have some faith and go for it!" Naru yelled with a smile.

"Yeah, you're right. I'm gonna make him notice me! Thanks everyone." Chibiusa thanked with a smile.

"What's this guy's name Chibisua, I wanna know who my daughter's interested in." Usagi demanded as she stared at Chibiusa.

"You know him Usagi, he's always hanging out with Momko and I. His name's Kyuusuke." Chibiusa answered with a small blush.

"I remember him, he's a good match for you Chibiusa. Let him know that when you get home." Usagi replied with a smile.

"No way Chibiusa, don't chase him! If he's really worth it then he'll chase you. Just make sure he knows you wanna be chased, but be subtle about it, otherwise you give him all the power, and that's no fun." Minako chimed in with a grin.

"Don't listen to her Chibiusa, do what you feel is best for your situation, wether that's to chase or be chased. As long as you end up with your guy in the end then it doesn't matter." Mako said with a smile.

"Yeah, you're right. Thanks Mako, you always did give the best guy advice." Chibiusa replied as she hugged Mako.

"My turn now!" Minako yelled with an evil smile. "Oh Naru, truth or dare!" Minako shouted as she stared at Naru.

"I'm not afraid of you Minako, I choose dare." Naru replied with a smirk.

"You fool! I dare you to play the whole rest of the game without your pjs on!" Minako shouted with a maniacal laugh.

"That's your big evil dare? Okay." Naru replied with a shrug as she took her pajamas off. "I normally don't wear underwear in my pajamas, but around my friends I do, just in case any of them do something like this." Naru said with a smile as she folded her pajamas and set them next to her.

"Ha! Your whole plan just blew up in your face!" Rei yelled as she started laughing at Minako.

"WHY?!" Minako yelled as she flopped face down on the ground. "It's not fair." Minako mumbled with a sigh.

"Welp, guess you're up Luna." Usagi informed as she looked at Luna.

"Alright. Diana, truth or dare?" Luna asked as she looked down at Diana.

"Truth." Diana answered with a smile.

"Did you lie to us when you said you didn't eat that mouse the first day we were here?" Luna asked with a straight face.

"Um..." Diana quietly replied.

"Diana." Luna said as she glared at Diana.

"It was so fat and juicy, I couldn't help it mama. It tasted so good!" Diana said with a small pout.

"EW! I told you not to eat that thing, you're lucky you didn't get sick!" Luna shouted with a disgusted look.

"But it tasted so good! I wanna eat another one!" Diana yelled with a small pout.

"Where did I go wrong!" Luna yelled with a sad expression.

"That's coming from the cat that ate my Chanela! Though it was an evil creation of the dark kingdom, so I guess I shouldn't complain." Usagi said with a giggle.

"Your turn Artemis." Luna mumbled as she shook her head at Diana.

"Alright. Minako, truth or dare." Artemis said with a smile as he looked at Minako.

"Dare." Minako answered with a smile.

"I dare you to tell me what all that noise was in Rei's room the first night you confessed your feelings to each other!" Artemis shouted with a grin.

"Don't you dare say a word Minako! So help me I'll staple your mouth shut if I have to!" Rei shouted as she glared at Minako.

"Oh this is gonna be good!" Mako said with an evil grin as she leaned in closer.

"I can't say it Artemis! I swore on my grandfather's grave that I'd never speak a word of what happened in that room that night!" Minako shouted back.

"You have to Minako, it's the rules! Now tell me what all that noise was!" Artemis shouted again.

"Don't say a word Minako! You keep your big mouth shut!" Rei shouted as she stared at Minako.

"We were making out like a bunch of sexually immature middle schoolers! I'm sorry Rei!" Minako shouted as she slammed her head into her hands.

"NOOOOOO! You promised you'd never speak of that night! My whole facade of a mature and respectable young woman has shattered under the weight of our secret shame!" Rei yelled as she buried her head in her hands.

"That's it? That's what you two were doing in there for three hours?! Thank god, I thought it was something much worse." Artemis said with a sigh of relief.

"You dirty minded feline!" Minako shouted as she and Rei glared at Artemis.

"It's not my fault you two were so bad at kissing that it sounded like something more romantic! Who kisses in a way that you can hear it across the shrine! You two needed to practice." Artemis said with a straight face.

"What did you just say you furry little nuisance?!" Rei yelled as she glared down at Artemis.

"N-nothing." Artemis stammered as he backed away from Rei.

"You best sleep with one eye open tonight, because you might just wake up shaven tomorrow, kitty cat." Rei said with an evil smile as she looked over at Minako, who gave Artemis and equally devilish grin.

"I'm a dead man." Artemis quietly said as he looked over at Luna.

"I told you not to ask about it." Luna said with a straight face.

"My turn! My turn!" Diana yelled as she looked around.

"Okay Diana, ask someone truth or dare." Luna said with a smile as she looked at Diana.

"Truth or dare Mako." Diana giggled as she looked at Mako.

"Truth." Mako answered with a smile.

"Am I your favorite kitty?" Diana asked with a giggle.

"You certainly are, you adorable little thing you. Come here you little cutie." Mako giggled as she picked Diana up and cuddled her. "Your turn sis." Mako said with a smile as she looked over at Kaede.

"Alright. Sarah, truth or dare?" Kaede asked with a smile.

"Ya know I'm going fer dare!" Sarah yelled with enthusiasm.

"I dare you to..." Kaede paused as she leaned over to whisper in Sarah's ear.

"I dare ya ta do the same thang, game over let's go!" Sarah yelled as she grabbed Kaede by the hand and ran up the steps with her.

"Should we follow them?" Mako asked as she watched Kaede and Sarah run up the stairs.

"Noooo. Let 'em go Mako, trust me." Ami replied with a straight face.

"You have another weird vision or something Ami?" Rei asked as she looked at Ami.

"You don't need to be able to see the future to know what they're about to do." Ami quietly replied with a sigh.

"Lucky." Minako grumbled as she looked down at the floor.

"Who's hungry fer pizza?!" Jud yelled as he walked in the front door.

"Awe! Pa, yer timing couldn't've been worse!" Sarah yelled from halfway up the stairs.

"Why ya say that?!" Jud asked as he closed the door with his foot and walked towards the kitchen.

"Never mind." Sarah grumbled as she and Kaede slumped back down the steps.

"Awe, did I interrupt yer adult time with yer gal?" Jud asked with a chuckle.

"Your dad knows?" Kaede whispered in a surprised tone.

"Yeah, both my folks know. They don't mind so long as I'm safe, and it ain't like I can get pregnant er nothing." Sarah answered with a sigh.

"If you did I'd be worried." Kaede chuckled as Sarah lead her into the kitchen.

"Why? Ya don't want kids?" Sarah asked as she grabbed a stack of plates from one of her cabinets.

"No, because it would mean that I somehow got another woman pregnant which defies all known science. Then again, my entire existence as a guardian defies all known science so, meh." Kaede explained with a shrug.

"Amen ta that." Sarah said with a smile as she handed Kaede a plate.

"Come and get pizza everyone!" Emily yelled as she grabbed a plate and put a slice of meat lovers on it.

"Thank you for dinner!" Everyone yelled as they all scrambled from the living room to get their pizza, with the exception of Ami and Mako.

"You okay Ami?" Mako asked as she watched Ami slowly walk towards the kitchen.

"Yeah, just achy." Ami answered with a small breath.

"I can grab your pizza for you if you're too sore." Mako informed as she watched Ami limp towards the kitchen.

"I'm okay Mako, but thanks for the offer. I need to move a little bit or things are gonna get stiff and lock up." Ami replied as she made it to the kitchen and leaned on the counter. "I should be feeling better by tomorrow anyways." Ami quietly said as she grabbed a slice of Hawaiian and a slice of veggie.

"Alright, but let us know if you need any help. It's not good to push yourself when your body's healing." Mako instructed as she grabbed a slice of meat lovers.

"You're the last person who should be getting on me about pushing myself while trying to heal. I still remember the time you tried to fight after donating a good pint or two of blood. You could barely stand or keep up with us on the way to the scene, let alone fight." Ami replied with a grin as she slowly made her way back to the living room.

"Do you ever forget anything?" Mako mumbled as she followed Ami back into the living room.

"Not normally, it's both a blessing and a curse." Ami giggled as she slowly sat down in front of the T.V.

"This must be one of those abnormal times then, because you forgot your drink." Mako chuckled as she cracked open a can of orange soda.

"Oh shoot." Ami grumbled as she slowly started getting up again.

"Don't worry about it, just tell me what you want." Mako said with a smile as she rolled her eyes at Ami.

"A white soda please." Ami said with a small smile.

"Could someone please grab Ami a white soda?!" Mako yelled towards the kitchen.

"No problem!" Kaede yelled back as she grabbed Ami's drink, then walked into the room with Sarah.

"What kind did you two choose?" Ami asked as Kaede handed her her soda.

"I grabbed a slice of cheese and a slice of veggie." Kaede answered as she sat down next to Mako.

"I grabbed cheese and meat lovers." Sarah answered as she sat down next to Kaede.

"Good choices." Mako said as she took a bite of her pizza.

"We ready to watch a movie?" Usagi asked as she walked back into the living room, followed by everyone but the adults.

"What'd Luna, Artemis, and Diana grab?" Minako asked as she and Rei sat down next to Usagi and Naru.

"A single slice of meat lovers to split between the three of them." Naru answered as she looked over Luna.

"Someone's probably not too hungry though since her belly's full of mouse." Luna informed as she looked over at Diana, who just smiled in response.

"What'd y'all pick out ta watch tonight?" Jud asked as he sat down in a chair.

"A funny one 'bout an adult who goes back ta school starting from first grade." Sarah answered with a mouth full of pizza.

"I love that one! Ya know that feller use ta be an SNL actor." Jud said with a smile as he grabbed the remote.

"No wonder he's so funny." Sarah replied with a smile as her dad started the movie. For the rest of the night everyone sat quietly and enjoyed the movie, apart from their fits of laughter anyways.

"Oh my god, this movie is great! I wonder if they have it available in Japanese!" Minako yelled as she laughed at the movie.

"That's one way to learn I guess, every right answer means the lady takes a piece of clothing off!" Rei yelled with a laugh.

"There we go, that's how we'll help Usagi study. We'll just have Naru strip with every correct answer, and redress after each incorrect one!" Mako yelled with a laugh.

"What are you laughing about, you did almost as bad as Usagi on our entrance exams. Maybe we'll have to teach you the same way but with Ami as the model." Rei said with a smirk as she looked over at Mako.

"I wouldn't complain." Mako replied as she looked over at Ami, who was cracking up, despite the pain her laughter caused.

"You okay Ami, you're really clutching that side of yours?" Mako asked with a small frown.

"Yeah, my ribs are just sore from all this laughing." Ami answered with a smile.

"Alright, but let us know if your cut tears open or the pain gets really bad okay." Mako instructed with a small frown.

"I will." Ami replied with a small smile as she went back to watching the movie.

"I'm going to grab another slice, anyone want one?" Naru asked as she stood up and looked at everyone.

"A slice of veggie please." Ami answered with a smile.

"Sure Ami, anyone else?" Naru asked as she looked at everyone else once more.

"No thank you Naru." Usagi answered as she took a sip of soda, almost spewing it out as she fought back a laugh.

"Alright." Naru answered as she left the room. After a moment Naru came back and slid a slice of pizza onto Ami's plate, then sat down next to Usagi.

"Thank you Naru." Ami thanked as she started nibbling on her pizza.

"You're welcome." Naru replied as she started doing the same thing.

"This is a really good movie." Luna said with a mouthful of meatball.

"I know, it's just the right amount of romance, drama, and comedy." Artemis replied as he pawed at a long strand of cheese.

"That lady's chest looks big and squishy like Makos." Diana innocently pointed out, which almost made Mako choke on her pizza when she heard that.

"Diana! That's rude to comment on peoples figures, it's not what's outside that matters, it's what's on the inside that counts." Luna scolded with a straight face.

"Sorry mama." Diana replied as she nibbled on a meatball.

"That's okay, you're still learning." Luna replied as she bit on the edge of the crust.

"Want me to pull that apart for you Luna?" Naru asked as she watched Luna pull on the crust with her teeth.

"Yes please." Luna answered with a smile. Naru picked up the crust and tore it into cat sized pieces, then set them in a pile on the plate.

"There you go Luna." Naru said with a smile as she bit into her own crust.

"Thank you Naru." Luna thanked as she daintily ate her crust chunks.

"I think I'm gonna have one more slice." Rei said with a smile as she got up and started leaving the room.

"Could you grab me another slice of cheese please?!" Minako yelled towards the kitchen as Rei entered it.

"NO!" Rei yelled back as she put a slice of Hawiian and a slice of cheese on her plate.

"Meanie!" Minako yelled back with a pout.

"Here." Rei said with a smile as she slid the pizza slice onto Minako's plate.

"Awe, thanks Rei. You're not such a meanie after all." Minako thanked as she gave Rei a kiss on her cheek.

"Don't you forget it either." Rei replied with a grin as she took a bite of her pizza.

"I'm all done, that was so good. Thank you again Mr. and Mrs. Blouse." Ami thanked with a smile as she stretched a little.

"It was our pleasure honey. Now why don't y'all finish watching yer movie while we clean up quick." Emily replied as she stood up and started gathering up plates.

"We can help Mrs. Blouse." Usagi replied as she started standing up.

"It's alright dear, y'all did more than enough today by helping Sarah and saving our Vice President." Emily replied as she walked into the kitchen.

"The movie's over. Should we watch something else now?" Minako asked as she looked around the room at everyone.

"I think you should all head to bed, you all had a really long day today. Especially you three." Ikuko informed as she looked at Sarah, Naru, and Ami.

"I agree with Ikuko-San, brush your teeth and get to bed everyone. Especially you Ami, you need sleep to recover." Saeko instructed as she looked at Ami.

"Yes mom." Ami answered with a small yawn.

"Ami why don't ya take my bed tonight, it might be better fer yer injuries if ya don't sleep on the hard floor." Sarah suggested as she stood up and stretched.

"I can't take your bed Sarah, that'd be rude." Ami quietly replied with a small frown.

"No it wouldn't, I ain't sleeping in it anyways since I'll be sleeping next ta Kaede down here. So go on upstairs and get snuggled in, Mako's welcome ta share it with yas as well." Sarah replied as she set up her spot on the floor and laid down.

"Thank you Sarah, that's very kind of you." Ami thanked with a small bow. "Oh that hurts. Mako, I hate to ask, but could I get a ride upstairs please?" Ami asked with a small frown.

"Sure Ami." Mako answered as she carefully picked Ami up. "Goodnight everyone, and thank you for letting us steal your bed Sarah, it's very kind of you." Mako thanked with a smile as she bowed to Sarah.

"Y'all would do the same fer me if we was back at yer place. Sleep well, and let ma, pa, er myself know if yas need anythang; er if ya start hurting tonight Ami. We's got thangs fer pain, and what we don't got I assume Kaede's got." Sarah instructed as she looked over at Kaede, who gave a thumbs up.

"Will do, thank you Sarah." Mako thanked as she started carrying Ami upstairs.

"Mako's so good with Ami, she'd make a wonderful mother some day." Saeko quietly said as she watched Mako disappear up the steps.

"I don't think Ami would do half bad herself Mizuno-San." Usagi replied with a smile as she laid down in her spot from the previous night.

"I don't think she would either, I just don't want her to make the same mistakes I did and end up neglecting her child for her job." Saeko quietly said with a sad sigh.

"You didn't neglect her at all Mizuno-San, she's a wonderful young woman. That means you did something right for sure, a neglected child normally wouldn't turn out so sweet." Usagi quietly said with a soft smile.

"Thank you Ms. Tsukino, that makes me feel really good to hear someone say that. It was really hard after her father left, and I constantly worried if I was doing what was right. She use to have such trouble making friends that I thought she'd end up completely alone in life, but once she met you everything else fell into place. Thank you Usagi, you helped make Ami the happy young woman she is. She smiles more now than she did in all her first thirteen years of life." Saeko quietly explained with a smile.

"Thank you Saeko-San, but I don't think I can take all the credit for that. I think Mako was a huge part of that change, she really opened up after they met." Usagi replied with a smile.

"I can't argue with that, I still remember how happy she was the night she came home after meeting Mako. The way her eyes lit up every time she said Mako's name. I still can't believe it took her three years to confess her feelings." Saeko chuckled as she thought back on that day.

"I couldn't either, I thought for sure she would've said something long before then. Especially with all the life and death battles we find ourselves in. I'm just glad she told Mako how she felt before we ended up in Mikasa's world. She need that closeness to help her survive there, we all need someone strong to depend on in that world." Usagi quietly said with a small sigh.

"Who'd you depend on Usagi, if you don't mind me asking?" Saeko asked with a small frown.

"A girl we met in the first few minutes we were there, Ami actually caught glimpses of her in her visions. Her name was Mikasa, Mikasa Ackerman. She was as strong as she was beautiful. Tougher than nails on the outside, but sweeter than candy once you got to know her better. She really helped me keep my head over there, and she even helped me find it when I lost it once or twice. I never would've survived without her support, none of us would've come to think of it. She was really quite a unique young woman." Usagi quietly explained with a small sigh. "If you'll excuse me Mizuno-San, I'd really like to get some sleep now." Usagi quietly said as she laid down next to Naru.

"Of course Usagi, you had a big day today. Goodnight everyone, sweet dreams." Saeko quietly said as she went to bed.

"We'll try." Usagi quietly said as she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

"Goodnight Kaede, see ya in the morning." Sarah whispered as she gave Kaede a kiss on her cheek.

"Goodnight Sarah." Kaede whispered back as she cuddled up to Sarah and closed her eyes.

"Night Mina." Rei whispered as she pulled a blanket over herself and Minako.

"Goodnight Rei, see you in the morning." Minako quietly said with a small yawn.

"Ready for bed?" Mako asked as she helped Ami put her shirt back on.

"Yeah. Thanks for changing my bandages and cleaning my wounds Mako, I really appreciate that." Ami quietly thanked as she slowly laid down.

"You're welcome Ami." Mako quietly replied as she threw the bloody gauze and bandage wraps away.

"Hey Mako?" Ami quietly asked as she stared up at the ceiling.

"Yeah Ami?" Mako asked in reply as she looked at her.

"Am I fat?" Ami quietly asked with a straight face.

"Don't start Ami." Mako grumbled as she rolled over to turn the bedside lamp off.

"No for real Mako, am I fat? I really don't mind being a little pudgy, I can deal with that and might even like it a bit. But I don't wanna get too over weight, especially to the point where it puts my life or the lives of others at stake." Ami quietly said with a small frown.

"What are you talking about Ami?" Mako asked with a confused expression as she turned the lamp back on.

"When we were kidnapped today we escaped through the vents, and I barely fit most of the time. I even got stuck two or three times, granted Sarah did to, and Naru even thought they were cramped, but what if they had started shooting at the ducts. I could've gotten us killed because I couldn't move. Did that happen just because the vents were small, or was it because I'm too fat?" Ami quietly asked with a small frown.

"Do you think Sarah's fat?" Mako asked with a straight face.

"No, she's mainly muscle. She might have a little pudge on her midsection, but it's barely noticeable, especially compared to me." Ami answered with a straight face.

"You said Sarah had a hard time fitting through parts of the ducts, and if she's not fat and struggled almost as much as you, then it's not a you issue Ami. The ducts were small, it's as simple as that." Mako replied with a small smile.

"Thanks Mako, I think I just needed to hear someone say that out loud. It helps a lot. Goodnight Mako, I love you." Ami quietly said as she rolled over and cuddled up to Mako.

"I love you to Ami." Mako whispered as she gave Ami a kiss goodnight, then fell asleep with her arms around her.

(Author's Note: Just a heads up involving Gibbs, Abby, and the other new characters. I have no claim to them or the show they originated from which is titled N.C.I.S. Its characters and plots are all created and owned by Donald P. Bellisario.)