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!

7. Chapter Seven

Chapter Seven

A Happy Reunion and a Tearful Goodbye

Everyone slept for about an hour and a half before they were all awoken by an unfamiliar voice. "Excuse me everyone." A gentle and feminine voice called out.

"Hm?" Sarah mumbled as she slowly opened her eyes. The sight that greeted here was unexpected, but not unpleasant. A middle aged woman in a light gray clean pressed suit stood in front of her, she looked kind and had an inviting smile on her face. "Can I help ya ma'am?" Sarah asked with a small yawn.

"Maybe, I'm looking for the family of a Ms. Kaede Kino." The woman answered with the same sweet smile.

"Hey y'all, wake up. This woman's looking fer Kaede's family." Sarah quietly said as she lightly nudged her parents.

"I'm up!" Jud lightly jumped as Sarah nudged him.

"What's going on? Is Kaede okay?" Usagi asked as she and everyone else quickly woke up.

"That's what I'm here to find out. My name's Amanda Foster, I'm with CPS." The woman introduced herself as she held her hand out to Jud.

"Pleasure ta meet ya ma'am. My name's Jud and this is my wife Emily and my daughter Sarah." Jud replied as he shook Amanda's hand, then introduced his family.

"Pleasure." Amanda replied as she shook Sarah and Emily's hands.

"Hi. I'm Usagi, one of Kaede's friends." Usagi introduced herself as she shook Amanda's hand.

"It's nice to meet you Usagi." Amanda replied as she returned the gesture.

"I'm Naru, I'm also a friend of Kaede's." Naru introduced herself as she shook Amanda's hand.

"Hello Naru, it's nice to meet you." Amanda replied as she shook Naru's hand in return.

"I'm Minako and this is Rei." Minako introduced herself and Rei.

"Hello ma'am." Rei greeted with a smile as she and Minako shook Amanda's hand.

"Hello girls." Amanda replied as she shook their hands in return.

"I'm Ami." Ami introduced as she held her hand out to Amanda.

"Nice to meet you Ami." Amanda replied with a smile as she shook Ami's hand.

"So now that the introductions are out of the way, how should we proceed with everything Ms. Foster?" Usagi asked as she stared at Amanda.

"Well first off I need to speak with Kaede's parent or guardian." Amanda answered with a straight face.

"Unfortunately that's not possible at the moment. Her mom's back in Japan and her quote on quote guardian is with one of our other friends right now who's also in this hospital. We're the closest thing to an accessible family at the moment ma'am" Usagi calmly explained.

"I see, well then I'll need to talk to all of you about the incident that got me involved in this in the first place. After that I'll have some one on one time with the victim." Amanda informed as she pulled out a clipboard and pen. "Just some base questions to start out with. Please answer honestly and don't try and guess. If you don't know an answer just say that you don't know, the more accurate this initial interview goes the better care I can get for your friend. Does everyone understand what's going on?" Amanda instructed as she sat down across from everyone.

"Yes ma'am." Usagi answered in a kind tone.

"Okay. Let's start as far back as you can all remember. Can any of you tell me what may have lead to this situation in the first place? Such as a trauma, a bullying situation, or something along those lines." Amanda asked in a professional tone.

"Yeah. It's kind of a long story, so we'll just cut to the chase. There was a girl that Kaede had very strong feelings for, and the girl felt the same way about her. They were very close, closer than Kaede had ever been to anyone outside of her family." Usagi explained with a straight face.

"Define very close." Amanda instructed as she took some notes.

"Explicitly close." Usagi answered with the same expression.

"I think I understand. Would you say they were in love?" Amanda asked as she stared at Usagi.

"Very much so." Usagi answered with the same blank expression.

"Okay. So what went so wrong to the point that she'd consider doing something like this?" Amanda asked as she continued to stare at Usagi.

"She was killed in combat, shot to death. She was gunned down right in front of Kaede, she actually threw herself between Kaede and the bullet. The shot was meant to hit Kaede, but Sasha took it in her place. She died shortly after from rapid and extensive blood loss." Usagi explained with a shaky breath.

"That sounds awful, I'm very sorry to hear that. It seems that Kaede's not the only one who was affected by this woman's death." Amanda quietly said as she stared at Usagi.

"For me it's more than just Sasha's death, it was the entire experience of that place. But I'm not the one at risk here, so I'd prefer to stay on topic about Kaede if you don't mind." Usagi quietly replied as she looked down at her feet.

"Of course. So after this woman's death, how did Kaede cope with everything?" Amanda asked as she jotted down a few more notes.

"Not well to be honest, we all had our struggles after the things we saw and did in that battle and the ones before it, but Kaede was on a whole other level of messed up. Her mother frequently described her behavior as manic, her mood would take a one eighty at the drop of a hat. She'd go from sheer euphoria about her time with this girl to a suicidal mindset in a matter of a single sentence. Looking back we should've dealt with this months ago, but we had no idea it was gonna get this bad. After her first attempt we all started going to regular therapy sessions, both individually and as a group. It helped for a while, or at least it seemed to. Though looking back, I think Kaede just suppressed her issues rather than actually confronting them. But I can't judge, I did the same thing, hell, I think we all did." Usagi explained with a sad sigh.

"First attempt? How many times has she tried to harm herself like this?" Amanda asked with a surprised expression.

"I can't say for certain, but including this latest attempt I believe she's tried three or four times now." Usagi answered with a thoughtful expression.

"That many? Forgive me if I'm speaking out of line here, but why wasn't this issue dealt with long before that?" Amanda asked with a suspicious expression.

"She didn't wanna deal with it, her mom tried to talk to her, the counselor talked to her even more than she talked to the rest of us, but deep down Kaede just didn't wanna keep going. She couldn't bare the thought of living without Sasha, and with someone as stubborn and determined as Kaede is, you can bug them and nag them and talk to them for several days straight and never get past their walls. I think it's part of her Jovian nature." Usagi explained with a thoughtful expression.

"Jovian? You mean like the planet?" Amanda asked with a confused and surprised expression.

"No one told you? Kaede's a Sailor Guardian, we all are. We're legendary protectors of Japan, not to brag or anything. We're just different, it's how we ended up in the mess that caused all of this in the first place." Usagi explained with a straight face.

"That would've been nice to know before I got here, but I thank you for telling me before I got too far into all this." Amanda replied as she made some additional notes. "Okay. So just to recap real quick. You're all Sailor Guardians, Kaede is also a guardian. She met a young woman named Sasha who died protecting Kaede, upon her death Kaede's mental state began to crumble and this caused her to make at least three to four attempts on her life. The most recent one being the closest she's ever came to actually dying. Am I within a reasonable field of understand right now?" Amanda asked as she went over her notes.

"Yes ma'am." Usagi answered with a small frown.

"Alright. Thank you for your time everyone, unless there are further details any of you have to add then I'd like to go see Ms. Kaede now." Amanda informed as she stared at everyone.

"No ma'am, you're free to proceed as usual now." Ami answered with a smile.

"Alright, I'll have a chat with Kaede now. This may take a while so don't feel like you have to stick around here the whole time. I'll have them page you back when I'm done unless you're all still here." Amanda informed as she started walking towards Kaede's room.

"I'm gonna go and check on Mako if it's okay with all of you." Ami quietly said as she stood up.

"That's fine Ami, give us a call if you need us." Usagi replied with a smile.

"Will do, and call if Kaede can have visitors or if Ms. Foster comes back and needs either mom or myself." Ami instructed as she walked away. Ami walked towards Mako's room at a slow pace until her communicator started beeping. "Oh boy, here we go." Ami quietly said to herself as she pulled out her communicator and answered it.

"AMI! Come quick, I think Mako's waking up!" Saeko shouted into the communicator as her face flashed on Ami's screen. Ami didn't even know how to react she was so shocked, she just started running full speed towards Mako's room, ignoring all the looks and comments to slow down. 'Mako! Mako! Mako!' Ami thought to herself as all the happy memories she'd made with Mako since her confession to her began to flash through her head. "I'm coming Mako, I'm coming!" Ami yelled with joy as she zipped towards Mako's room, favoring the stairs over the elevator since she'd get to the proper floor faster on foot.

"Woah! Woah! Woah! What's got you in such a hurry young lady?" A security guard asked as he held his arms out to Ami.

"Mako woke up! She woke up!" Ami yelled with joy as she danced her way around the guard and kept going, leaving him confused as hell.

"Congrats?" The guard said as he watched Ami sprint around the corner.

"MAKO!" Ami shouted as she finally reached the room and burst into it.

"Ami? Hey Ami, how've you...UH!" Mako started saying, until she found all of Ami's weight crashing down on her body.

"Oh my god Mako! I'm so glad you're okay! I knew that you would be since you're so strong and everything, but I'm still just so glad to have you back lightning bug!" Ami yelled as she wrapped Mako in a tight hug.

"I'm glad to have you back to, little blueberry." Mako quietly said as she wrapped her arms around Ami. "So did I miss anything interesting while I was taking an extra long nap?" Mako asked with a chuckle.

"Not really, just the usual boring stuff." Ami lied with a smile, not wanting to give Mako a sudden shock after just waking up from her coma.

"You're a bad liar Ami." Mako chuckled as she lightly punched Ami's arm. "It's okay though, I already know what's going on. But I'm not worried, sis is gonna be fine." Mako said with a small smile.

"H-how did you..." Ami started asking until Mako cut her off.

"My parents. Being in a comma is a weird sensation, or it was for me anyways. Maybe that's just because of my guardian powers or something. Anyways, while I was in that comatose state I saw a lot of things and learned a lot of things to. I talked to my parents, Kaede's dad, and I even traveled through my own mind with a physical form of my conscience. I can tell by the look on your face that you think I'm nuts, but it's true. I learned lots of things and saw a lot of things in my head. Buried memories that part of we wanted to forget, but it's good that I don't." Mako quietly explained with a sad smile. "The truth is, I'm scared Ami. I'm more afraid right now than I was in Mikasa's world, but I know that's okay. Because I have you and mama Mizuno, not to mention Akiko mama, Kaede, and everyone else that loves me. Thanks for being here with me right now Ami, I'm glad that you came." Mako quietly said as she hugged Ami.

"I'll always be here for you Mako." Ami quietly said as she gave Mako a kiss. "You should get some rest, did a doctor come in and check on you yet?" Ami asked with a small smile.

"I've had one here, and she's been checking on me every second for quite some time from what I hear." Mako answered with a grin as she looked at Saeko.

"I can't help it, you're my baby and I worry about you." Saeko quietly said as she gave Mako a kiss on her forehead.

"I love you to mama Mizuno." Mako quietly said as she hugged Mako.

"I'm gonna go and check on everyone else, and maybe grab a bite to eat. Are you two gonna be okay on your own?" Saeko asked with a small smile. Ami and Mako looked at each other and smiled.

"I think we'll be juuuuust fine." Mako said with a grin as she wrapped her arm around Ami's waist, slowly lowering her hand towards Ami's butt.

"Oh my. Mako, are you sure you're healthy enough for this?" Ami asked with a small blush.

"If not I've got the second best doctor with the last name Mizuno right here." Mako chuckled as she lightly grabbed Ami's butt and squeezed.

"I'll leave you two alone." Saeko said in an awkward tone as she stumbled out of the room.

"She's almost as bad as you use to be." Mako chuckled as she gave Ami a kiss.

"Where do you think I got it from?" Ami giggled as she carefully climbed on top of Mako. "I'm not hurting you am I?" Ami asked with some slight concern as she slowly lowered herself down onto Mako's chest.

"No, I actually feel very comfortable and secure right now. My sweet little blueberry." Mako answered as she gave Ami a kiss. "Uh oh." Mako quietly said as she stared at Ami's chest.

"What is it? Am I hurting you?!" Ami asked in a worried tone as she started pushing herself up off Mako's chest.

"Not at all, but there's a problem with your outfit." Mako quietly said with a grin.

"What's wrong with it?" Ami asked as she looked down at her outfit, thinking she'd spilled something on it or got it dirty somehow.

"It's still on." Mako whispered as she started unbuttoning Ami's top.

"That is a problem, if only I had a nice soft pair of hands to rectify that problem." Ami quietly giggled as she let Mako start to undress her.

"Let's have a nice time Ami, we have a lot of missed time to make up for." Mako quietly said as she and Ami started kissing. While Ami and Mako had some fun, Kaede was having the opposite as she laid in her bed staring at the ceiling.

"What have I done. I fucked up, I fucked up big Sasha. I'm so sorry, I hope you can forgive me for what I did. I really hope Sarah can forgive me to." Kaede quietly cried to herself.

"Knock knock. Hey there sleepy head, I hope I'm not bothering you or anything by letting myself in." Amanda quietly said with a smile as she walked into the room.

"It's fine. Based on your suit, clipboard, and attitude I'm gonna guess that you're CPS." Kaede quietly said as she stared at Amanda.

"You'd be correct. My name's Amanda Foster and I'm with child protective services, I'm here to talk with you about what happened." Amanda informed in a friendly tone as she sat down in a chair next to Kaede's bed.

"What's there to talk about? I was too focused on what I'd lost rather than focusing on what I had, and it made me do something stupid and selfish. I know what I did was wrong and that I should've dealt with my issue in a different way. I hurt my friends and my family, and I'm sorry." Kaede quietly said as she stared down at her lap.

"There's nothing to apologize for, everyone makes mistakes sometimes. The important thing is that we learn from them, you're a very wise young woman Kaede, and I know that you'll learn a lot from this experience. Now let's talk about what lead to this situation in the first place. Please describe in your own words what happened with your friend Sasha." Amanda quietly instructed with a smile.

"How do you know about Sasha?" Kaede asked in a surprised tone as she stared at Amanda.

"I had a chat with your friends before I came in to see you, I wanted to get a little background info on you before starting my interview." Amanda answered with a straight face.

"I see. Well to answer your question, I happened. Sasha was my first girlfriend, we got very close very fast. From the moment I met her it was love at first sight. She was so beautiful, long brown hair tied in a cute pony tail, an adorable accent that she and her friends called her bumpkin accent, and she was amazing in the bedroom. She was everything I ever wanted in a girlfriend. Compassion, romance, strength, humor, all of that and more. She was my whole world and I was hers. We did everything together after we met. We ate together, slept together, fought together, hell, the only thing we didn't do tougher was die. She took a bullet for me, because I let my guard down. I thought we'd be safe on the airship, but that stupid little girl snuck on board and shot her. She shot Sasha right through the back like a coward. She didn't even have the guts to look her in the eyes as she killed her. I had to sit there with her head on my lap, helpless as I watched her suffer and slowly bleed to death. There was nothing I could do but watch it happen. It wasn't fast and it was incredibly painful. I could hear her breathing turn into gargles as blood started to fill her lungs. It was so hard to watch her die in such an agonizing way. The last thing she said to me was to promise her that I'd find love again, that broke my heart to hear her say that. But I told her I would, just to give her peace in her final moments. She died with a smile on her face, but I was shattered once she'd stopped moving. I was so angry that I burned the city to the ground, then jumped out of that ship. I guess the universe really wanted to keep me around, because I tried to kill myself three times over the past few months, and I failed every single time. This last time though, it was different than the other two. I was definitely dying, but then she came to me. She scolded me, comforted me, then saved me. It took that horrible incident to make me realize how selfish I'd been, and that even though Sasha's dead it doesn't mean she's gone. She's been with me the whole time, and it took me almost dying to learn how to live. What I did was wrong and stupid, but I won't make that mistake again. I am not alone, I have my friends, my mother, my sister, and most importantly, I have Sarah. I will not let such a weakness stop me or break me again. I will talk, I will cry, and I will do what she wanted and move on. I know that's not gonna get me off the hook and that you still have things you're gonna need to do before I'm deemed stable enough to leave, but I want you to know that I want to live. I want to keep moving forward with my life, because I have to live enough life for both myself and Sasha. But most importantly, I need to be there for Sarah, just like she's been there for me." Kaede explained with a determined expression.

"You know what Kaede, I think you're gonna be just fine. It's true that I'll have to keep you under surveillance for a while, but I think you're on the right path. Stay on it." Amanda replied with a smile.

"I will, thank you ma'am." Kaede replied with a smile. Amanda jotted down a few more notes, then walked over by Kaede.

"It was a pleasure to meet you Ms. Kaede, and I wish you the best. I'm gonna be keeping tabs on you and your friends for a bit, but I think you're gonna be just fine." Amanda said with a smile as she held her hand out to Kaede.

"Thank you ma'am, I'm glad I had a chance to talk with you. I feel...free now that I've opened up a bit more. Now I understand what everyone meant when they told me to talk to them. I'm gonna keep talking when I feel down, and I'm gonna get past this with my friends and family. I promise, you won't see me for anything like this ever again Ms. Foster." Kaede said with a smile as she shook Amanda's hand.

"You know Kaede, I really believe that. Take care of yourself Kaede, I'm glad we had this talk. Do you need anything before I go?" Amanda asked with a smile.

"Maybe one thing." Kaede answered with a smile.

"Name it." Amanda replied with a smile.

"Could you send Sarah in here please?" Kaede asked with a small smile.

"Absolutely." Amanda replied as she turned to leave the room.

"Thank you." Kaede quietly said as she watched the door close. After closing the door Amanda walked into the waiting room where everyone but Ami and Mako were patiently waiting.

"Hello everyone." Amanda greeted with a smile.

"Hey. How's she doing?" Saeko asked with a straight face.

"She's doing very well, she's a very strong young woman, and I have no reason to think she's a danger to herself anymore. We talked and she definitely understood what had happened and how much what she'd done had hurt all of you. She regrets it, but she's not distraught over it. She understands why she did it, and she understands what she needs to do to not let it happen again. In my professional opinion, she's very stable now, almost as if she had some kind of epiphany during her experience. All she wants to do now is get better and most importantly, talk to Sarah." Amanda informed with a smile.

"I-I can go see her now?" Sarah asked in a hopeful tone.

"Yes, in fact I'm encouraging you to. I think it'll help her." Amanda answered with a smile. With those words Sarah was out of her seat and halfway to Kaede's room before anyone could even blink.

"Kaede!" Sarah yelled as she burst into Kaede's room.

"Sarah. I'm so glad you came, I was worried that you wouldn't wanna see me after I hurt you like this." Kaede quietly said as she looked at Sarah.

"Don't worry about that now Kaede, I'm just glad that y're okay. I'm so sorry that ya were feeling so bad that ya felt like doing this. I'm sorry I didn't notice that ya were hurting so much. Can ya ever forgive me Kaede?" Sarah asked as she hugged Kaede and cried into her shoulder.

"There's nothing to forgive you for Sarah, I was the one who messed up. I should be the one asking for forgiveness. I was so selfish when I put that blade on my wrists. I never stopped for a second to think about the pain I'd cause you or the others. I'm so thankful that you're here, I can't believe how ready you are to just forgive me for all this." Kaede quietly cried as she snuggled her head against Sarah's chest.

"Of course I forgive ya Kaede, I know ya were in pain and that pain makes a person do crazy thangs sometimes. Remember, I've been in pain like that to before, and I'd be lying if I said the same thought never crossed my mind at any point. But that don't mean y're a bad person er that I hate ya er nothing. I'll always love ya Kaede, no matter what kinds of mistakes ya make. I'm just glad that ya learned from it, and I'm here fer ya if ya ever need ta talk er cry, er whatever. Ya just let me know what ya need darling, and I'll make sure ya get it." Sarah quietly said with a smile and a few tears.

"There is one thing I need." Kaede quietly said with a small smile.

"Name it darling." Sarah quietly replied as she stared into Kaede's eyes.

"I need you to help me set up an online school account. Because it's gonna be hard to travel from here to Japan and back again five days a week." Kaede giggled as she stared at Sarah.

"What do ya mean darling?" Sarah asked in a confused tone.

"I'm not going back to Japan, not for a while anyways. I need to get away from that life, my life as a guardian. I'm not ready to do that again, I'm not ready to go home. I wanna stay here with you for another few months at least. I feel safe and peaceful around you and your family, I feel like if I wanna get past this, then I need to stay here with you." Kaede quietly explained with a straight face. Sarah was stunned and couldn't find her voice for several seconds as she processed what she'd heard, but after a moment she spoke softly.

"That's a big decision Kaede, I don't know if ya should be thinking like that in yer current state. Maybe ya should take some time ta recover before ya say thangs like that." Sarah quietly replied as she stared at Kaede.

"I have thought about it Sarah, I thought about a lot of things after I woke up. How I hurt all of you, how I let Sasha down, and how peaceful it's been here. There were no monsters, no crazy portals to other universes, no feelings of constant hopelessness. I felt safe and loved here, as well as peaceful and understood. I know my actions contradict that statement, but other than that one incident I've been happy. I've felt alive, more so in these past few days than I have since I got my powers. Please Sarah, I don't wanna leave this behind." Kaede quietly explained as she looked at Sarah with pleading eyes. Sarah let out a soft sigh before she spoke.

"Okay, but ya need ta talk ta yer friends and yer ma before doing anythang. Okay darling." Sarah instructed with a straight face.

"I can agree to that." Kaede replied with a smile. "Speaking of my friends, how's sis doing? Did she ever wake up?" Kaede quietly asked with a small frown.

"Yeah, just today actually. She must be doing well because Mizuno-San left her and Ami alone tagether in the room." Sarah answered with a grin.

"Really? Hm. I wonder what they could be doing in there all alone like that." Kaede said with a grin.

"I can't imagine what two pertty gals in love could possibly be doing alone in a room tagether." Sarah giggled as she kissed Kaede.

"Perhaps the same thing we'd like to do." Kaede replied as she kissed Sarah back.

"I wouldn't doubt it sugar." Sarah whispered as she gently pulled Kaede's hospital gown up over her head. "Them twenty twos?" Sarah giggled as she stared at Kaede's breasts.

"Maybe nines? But they punch like a fifty cal." Kaede giggled as she puffed her chest out at Sarah.

"Oh I don't doubt that darling." Sarah quietly said as she made a trail of kisses from Kaede's lips down to her stomach.

"We really gonna do this Sarah?" Kaede asked with a small breath.

"Only if y're ready darling." Sarah answered in a soft tone as she stared into Kaede's eyes.

"This ain't my first rodeo cowgirl." Kaede replied with a grin.

"Ain't mine either sugar, but it is my first one in a hospital bed." Sarah said with a smirk as she straddled Kaede.

"Well you best hold on tight, because this horse likes to buck." Kaede said with a wicked smile as she put her hands around Sarah's waist.

"It's a good thang I have experience with..." Sarah paused as she leaned in close to Kaede's ear. "Ruff rides." Sarah whispered, sending a shiver down Kaede's spine.

"Enough talk, let's ride." Kaede ordered in a forceful tone as she gripped Sarah's sides.

"Ye haw." Sarah said as her and Kaede proceeded with their special time together. While Sarah and Kaede started their special moment, Ami and Mako were finishing theirs.

"Oh Mako. That...was amazing." Ami said with a few breaths and a huge smile.

"You're telling me. If I didn't know any better I'd say that you were extremely experienced in the field of love." Mako breathed as she looked at Ami.

"Well, I have read a lot of books over the years." Ami said with a grin.

"Oh?" Mako asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I may be a total romantic fail in public, but in private, I'm well versed in the art of love. Those physiology books aren't just for show, I know a lot about the female body. Including how to make...it...tick." Ami said with a grin, walking her fingers up Mako's breast with each pause. Mako lightly moaned at her girlfriends delicate touch.

"Damn right you do. I've never felt anything like that before, not that I've done this before so don't get the wrong idea. You were my first Ami, but I know that even if you were my millionth, you would've been the best of them all." Mako said with a small smile as she gently wrapped her arm around Ami.

"Cuddle time?" Ami giggled as she laid on Mako's chest.

"Cuddle time." Mako answered with a smile.

"Aaaah. This is the life Mako." Ami quietly said with a content sigh.

"It sure is Ami, and nothing could ruin this..." Mako started saying, until the door burst open.

"Mako! We heard you were awake and...OH NO! Oh god! I'm so sorry, I should've knocked! Dear Lord! Oh my eyes!" Minako shouted as she burst through the door, only to slap her hands over her eyes and run out of the room. Ami and Mako looked at each other for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"That's Minako for you." Ami said with a smile as she stared at the door.

"Yep. Good ol' Mina." Mako giggled as she looked at Ami. They could still hear Mina babbling to herself from halfway down the hall, causing them both to burst into another fit of laughter.

"Jeez Mina, what's wrong with you?" Rei asked with a grin as Minako came back into the waiting room.

"I saw things Rei, things I'll never unsee." Minako replied as she sat on Rei's lap.

"Hey! Watch it ya tank!" Rei snarked as she wiggled under Minako's weight.

"How's Mako doing?" Usagi asked with a small smile.

"Ami." Minako answered with a blank expression.

"She's doing Ami?" Rei asked with a confused expression.

"Yep. All the way." Minako quietly replied. Everyone looked at each other for a second before looking back at Minako.

"Um...what exactly does that mean?" Naru asked in a confused tone.

"Don't ask questions you're not prepared to hear the answers to." Minako quietly said with a straight face. Rei just started chuckling to herself.

"What is it Rei?" Usagi asked as she looked at Rei.

"I just figured it out. It's about time those two had some fun. Ami's been dying to that for some time now." Rei chuckled as she gently grabbed Minako's breast. "And so have I." Rei quietly said as she kissed Minako's neck.

"Rei! Chibiusa and Shingo are here remember!" Naru yelled as she covered both of their eyes.

"Oops, sorry kiddos. I got a bit caught up in the moment." Rei said with a nervous chuckle as she took her hands off of Minako.

"You always did." Chibiusa giggled.

"Is she this bad in your time?" Usagi asked with a smile.

"Worse." Chibiusa answered with a giggle.

"Well if Mako's healthy enough to do that, then I'm guessing she's healthy enough to leave." Usagi said with a smile as she looked at Saeko.

"Yes, I believe she is. We just need to check in with Kaede then. The CPS agent said that she's not worried about Kaede and that she's stable. So Kaede's free to leave whenever she's ready. I'll go talk to her in a little bit." Saeko informed with a smile.

"Sounds good Mizuno-San." Usagi replied with a smile.

"So when does the plane leave?" Rei asked as she looked at everyone around her.

"Doesn't matter. We're not taking a plane home. I'm not putting Mako through that again. We're gonna sailor teleport back to Japan." Usagi informed with a straight face.

"Is that possible to do with civilians?" Rei asked with a surprised expression.

"I'm not sure, so I think we should test it first. Rei, I want you, Minako, and Naru to come with me out to the parking lot. We're gonna do a little experiment." Usagi instructed as she stood up.

"Yes princess." Rei and Minako replied as they both stood up.

"What are we doing Usagi?" Naru asked as she stood up as well.

"Conducting a test. I'm hoping that by combining Minako and Rei's power with mine we'll be able to teleport at least to Sarah's house with you along." Usagi explained with a smile.

"Is that okay with you Mr. Blouse?" Rei asked with a small smile.

"Sure, ya gals feel free ta head inside to if it works. Our home is yer home." Jud said with a smile.

"Thank you Mr. Blouse." Usagi thanked as she started leading everyone else outside.

"Seems like this tale's coming ta an end." Emily quietly said as she watched everyone walk out of the waiting room.

"Maybe so, but that means that they can start a whole new adventure." Jud replied with a smile.

"That they can." Emily said with a smile.

"Ready girls?" Usagi asked as she pulled out her brooch.

"We sure are Usagi." Rei answered as she and Minako grabbed their wands.

"Venus crystal power!" Minako cried out as she held her wand up.

"Mars crystal power!" Rei shouted as she also held her wand in the air.

"Moon love!" Usagi yelled as she held up her brooch.

"Make up!" Everyone shouted as they took their guardian forms. "I'll never get tired of seeing that new form of yours." Rei said with a smile as she marveled at Usagi's angelic form.

"Me neither." Naru quietly said as she gently ran her hand over Usagi's feathers, making her wings flinch slightly at the touch. "You can feel that?" Naru asked in a surprised tone.

"Very much so, they're as sensitive to stimulation as my fingers." Sailor Moon answered as she held her hand out to Naru.

"Let's do it Usagi." Naru said as she took Sailor Moon's hand, then held her other one out to Mars.

"Off on another adventure." Mars quietly said as she took Naru's hand and held her other one out to Venus.

"I can't wait." Venus said with a smile as she took Mars's hand, then grabbed Sailor Moons. "Sailor teleport!" All the guardians called out as they prepared to teleport. In a flash of rainbow light all four girls vanished, and a few seconds later found themselves on Sarah's front lawn.

"Woah! What a rush! That felt awesome! My whole body was filled with this intense energy! I'm shaking from it! That was really something! I hope we can use that to get home!" Naru yelled as she let go of Sailor Moon's and Mars's hands.

"Are you feeling okay? No pain or discomfort?" Sailor Moon asked as she stared at Naru.

"Not really, I just feel like a drank a gallon of over caffeinated soda! That was such a rush! I can't believe you guys do that all the time! Oh man, that was wicked!" Naru yelled as she shook with excitement.

"I'm glad you liked it Naru, but try and calm down. One heart attack on this vacation was enough." Sailor Moon chuckled as she let down her transformation.

"Should we start packing up?" Mars asked as she let down her transformation and walked inside.

"Might as well, I get the feeling we'll be leaving either today or tomorrow anyways." Usagi replied as she followed Rei inside.

"Should we pack up everyone else's stuff as well?" Minako asked as she looked back at Usagi.

"Nah, we'll let them take care of their own things, unless it's already packed that is. This was just a test to see if this was gonna work anyways." Usagi replied as she walked into Sarah's room and started packing her bag.

"Fair enough." Rei replied as she and Minako started packing.

"Has anyone seen my brush?" Minako asked as she looked around the room for her brush.

"I think it's on Sarah's dresser." Rei answered as she finished packing her bag.

"Found it, thanks Rei." Minako thanked as she grabbed her brush and stuffed it in her bag.

"No problem." Rei replied as she zipped up her bag.

"I'm also missing a bra." Minako informed as she looked round for her missing bra.

"Which one?" Rei asked as she looked back at Minako.

"The soft one with the orange lace design." Minako answered as she looked around for her bra.

"You better find it Mina, that's your sexy one." Rei said with a grin.

"You think they're all sexy you perve." Minako grumbled as she looked around every nook and cranny of Sarah's room.

"Not like that one though, that's my favorite bra to see you in. I'm actually jealous because I can never find anything that cute in my size." Rei grumbled as she watched Minako look around for her bra.

"That's because I got it from London, it's exclusive to one of the shops out there. It's part of the royal set. It was super pricy though and you wouldn't be caught dead wearing a bra that expensive. The only reason I got it was because the tailor there gave it to me as a gift for solving a robbery case for him." Minako explained as she got on her knees and peeked under the bed. "Of course. It must've been kicked under there while we were all horsing around the other day. I'm never gonna be able to reach that." Minako grumbled as she stared at her bra.

"Maybe I can get it, how far back is it?" Rei asked as she kneeled down by Minako.

"To the wall." Minako grumbled as she stared at her bra.

"Oh." Rei said with a straight face as she stared at Minako.

"Yeah. It's lost." Minako whined as she stared at her bra with a pout. Rei let out a light sigh and put a hand on Minako's shoulder.

"I'll get it." Rei quietly said.

"Really?" Minako asked with a smile.

"Yes, just don't laugh at me if I struggle or pull an Ami." Rei said with a sigh as she laid on her stomach in front of the bed. Minako chuckled at the memory of what happened the last time one of them crawled under Sarah's bed.

"I won't...much." Minako giggled as she patted Rei's back. Rei let out another sigh then started wiggling her way under.

"Ow. Uh, this sucks." Rei grumbled as she shimmied her chest around to get it under.

"You okay?" Minako asked as she watched Rei wiggle.

"Oh yeah, I love cramming my body into a space half my size for a damn bra that's not even mine." Rei grumbled as she pushed herself further under the bed. "HA! Got it! Okay Mina, pull me out!" Rei yelled as she tried to wiggle back out.

"Usagi, you wanna..." Minako started asking until Usagi cut her off.

"I've got her left leg." Usagi sighed as she grabbed Rei's leg and Minako grabbed the other.

"Sorry to be such an inconvenience Usagi! I know it's so hard to give a girl a pull." Rei snarked in a sarcastic tone.

"Want me to leave you here?" Usagi asked in a flat tone.

"Please don't." Rei pouted as she pushed against the floor.

"I'm just teasing Rei. Okay Mina, give her a yank!" Usagi instructed as she pulled on Rei's leg.

"Right." Minako replied as she did the same thing, slowly pulling Rei out as she did.

"Few. Thanks girls, note to self, never buy such a low bed frame." Rei giggled as she handed Minako her bra.

"Oh thank you Rei! You're the best!" Minako yelled as she planted a big kiss on Rei's cheek.

"Don't you forget it Mina." Rei said with a grin as she stared at Minako.

"Let's finish packing everyone. Knowing Ami and Mako all their stuff's neatly packed already, so I guess we can grab their stuff as well." Usagi said as she grabbed Ami's and Mako's bags from the closet.

"What about Kaede's?" Rei asked as she looked back at Usagi.

"I get the feeling that Kaede's gonna wanna take care of her own stuff." Usagi answered as she set Ami and Mako's bags next to hers.

"You all ready?" Naru asked as she zipped her bag up and set it by Usagis.

"We sure are." Usagi answered as she grabbed hers and Ami's bags, while Rei grabbed Makos.

"Let's go then." Rei said with a smile as she walked out of the room, followed by everyone else.

"You know, I'm gonna really miss this place." Naru quietly said as she followed Usagi out of the house.

"Us to Naru. But I'm sure we can all come back and visit again one day. Plus Sarah might come back and visit us in Japan." Rei said with a smile as she glanced around Sarah's property one last time.

"I'm gonna miss this place, but it's gonna feel good to get home again." Usagi said with a smile as she pulled out her brooch. "Moon love make up." Usagi said with a smile as she held her brooch against her heart. With a quick flash she once again took her angelic form and prepared to teleport.

"That it is Usagi." Rei replied as she and Minako pulled their wands out. "Mars crystal power, make up." Rei quietly said as she took her guardian form.

"Venus crystal power, make up." Minako quietly said with a smile as she held her wand up and transformed.

"Ready?" Sailor Moon asked as she held her hand out to Naru.

"Always." Naru answered as she took Sailor Moon's hand in her own.

"Let's go." Mars said as she and Venus held hands, then Mars grabbed Sailor Moon's free hand while Venus grabbed Naru's free hand.

"Sailor teleport." Sailor Moon quietly said as she looked up at the sky. With the same bright flash everyone vanished.

"There it is again! Wow! That rush of power, I feel like some kind of super woman or something!" Naru yelled as she bounced with excitement.

"I'm a little worried that a normal human isn't capable of handling that kind of energy all at once. Are you sure it's not painful or anything Naru?" Sailor Moon asked in a concerned tone as she let go of Naru's hand.

"My heart's beating a hundred miles a minute right now, like I just chugged seventeen energy drinks in one gulp! But other than that I'm great! OH Man! This is so awesome! I feel like I could just...just...take a nap." Naru mumbled the last part as she leaned her head on Sailor Moon's shoulder.

"I guess that kind of power triggers and adrenal burst in normal people, we'll have to keep on eye on that and make sure it's safe for her to teleport home with us." Venus quietly said as she stared at Naru.

"Could you hold this please Rei?" Sailor Moon asked as she handed Mars her bag.

"What do I look like Usagi, a pack mule?" Mars asked with a smile as she took the bag.

"Well, you can be kind of an ass sometimes." Sailor Moon chuckled as she threw Naru over her shoulders.

"Wow, that was mean Usagi. Even I wouldn't stoop that low. I like your style." Mars chuckled as she started walking towards the entrance.

"I thought you would." Sailor Moon giggled as they walked through the front entrance.

"What's wrong with her?" A woman behind the front desk asked as everyone walked inside.

"She's just tired, big adrenaline rush after teleporting." Sailor Moon answered as she carried Naru towards the elevator.

"What?" The woman asked in a confused tone as she stared at Sailor Moon.

"Weird Sailor Guardian stuff, don't worry about it ma'am." Mars informed as she and Venus walked by.

"Okay." The woman replied with a confused expression as she watched everyone get on the elevator.

"I can't believe we're going home, I'm really gonna miss this place Usagi." Mars quietly said as she let down her transformation.

"Me to Rei, but we can always come back." Sailor Moon replied as she did the same thing.

"True, but it's never gonna feel quite the same. This first trip was really something special. We learned a lot about each other and about ourselves. We learned how to let go of the past while somehow still hanging on to it. If that makes any sense." Minako quietly said with a small smile.

"Yeah, I understand what you mean Mina." Usagi replied with a smile.

"I learned that Usagi could get even sexier than I thought she was. She's an angle." Naru mumbled as she opened her eyes for a second, then closed them again.

"You're tired. Get some sleep goof ball." Usagi chucked as she shifted Naru's weight a little.

"Nighty night Sagi." Naru quietly said as she fell back asleep.

"Goodnight Nar Nar." Usagi whispered as the elevator came to a stop.

"Let's go ladies." Minako quietly said as she lead everyone off the elevator and back to Kaede's room.

"We're back." Usagi said with a smile as they all walked into the room.

"And packed by the looks of it." Saeko said with a smile as she stared at everyone.

"Yep, we even grabbed Ami and Mako's things." Usagi replied as she pointed at Rei, who held up Ami's bag.

"Thanks everyone, so what time is the flight?" Mako asked with a small smile.

"We weren't planing on taking a flight Mako, we thought that maybe you wouldn't wanna take a plane after what happened." Usagi replied with a straight face.

"I'm fine with taking a flight. During my coma I had an epiphany, I talked with my parents and realized that there's no need for me to be afraid of planes. It's true that I was in that crash, but as long as they're with me, watching over me, I'll never have to worry about anything." Mako explained with a smile.

"Wow. That's beautiful Mako, I'm glad that you're feeling better." Usagi said with a smile as she hugged Mako.

"Me to Usagi. Um, what's going on with Naru?" Mako asked with a smile as she pointed at Naru.

"Turns out that sailor teleport is very draining on normal people." Usagi answered with a giggle.

"I don't wanna get up yet." Naru mumbled as she continued sleeping, letting a small dribble of drool slip down Usagi's shoulder.

"Yuck." Usagi mumbled as she gently wiped the slimy liquid from her shoulder.

"Really? Well then I guess we're gonna have to fly home for sure now." Mako said with a chuckle. "Did my discharge papers come through from the doc yet?" Mako asked as she looked over at Saeko.

"Yep, I've got 'em right here. So get up and get moving Mako, we've got a plane to catch in less than three hours." Saeko instructed with a smile.

"Alright." Mako replied as she hopped out of bed.

"Let's go check in on Kaede and see how she's doing." Usagi said with a smile as she carried Naru out of the room, followed by everyone else.

"I'm sure she's doing much better now, the CPS lady didn't seem too concerned after her talk with Kaede." Saeko said with a smile as she walked alongside Ami.

"That's good to know, I'm glad that sis is doing better." Mako quietly said as she stretched a little. UH! I feel so lazy, I just slept for two days straight! What a slug!" Mako yelled with a big smile.

"Yeah Mako, you should be ashamed of yourself, sleeping your vacation away in a hospital bed. Especially without me!" Ami yelled with a chuckle.

"That's okay, we did more than enough in that bed to make up for it." Mako said with a grin as she lightly spanked Ami.

"I'm gonna have to start charging you for those Mako." Ami said with a wicked grin.

"That's fine, but I'll have to charge you for that new thing you like." Mako replied with a wink. Ami's whole face flushed bright red at this comment.

"New thing?" Rei asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I-It's nothing! Nothing at all! M-mind your own damn business Rei! What I do with my face and Mako's pillowy chest are of none of your concern! Oh shit, I said that out loud." Ami yelled, until she realized what she'd said, then her volume lowered significantly for the last part.

"It's okay Ami, I've accidentally fallen into Minako's beautiful cleavage more than a few times." Rei said with a smirk, putting air quotes around the word accidentally.

"I knew it! You pervert! You can be such a pig Rei! But I guess you don't really have a chance to work with..." Minako paused as she puffed her chest out to Rei. "This much material at once." Minako finished with a grin.

"I'm so jealous." Rei mumbled as she poked Minako's breast, causing her to giggle lightly.

"Girls, please, we're in public." Saeko said with a sigh.

"Sorry Mizuno-San." Everyone but Naru and Usagi apologized with a bow of their heads.

"You know Naru, I think you and I are the only normal couple in this group." Usagi giggled as she looked back at Naru, who was still sleeping like a rock. "Well, mostly normal." Usagi said with a smile as she turned her head back.

"Well there they are, hello everyone." Ikuko greeted as everyone walked into the waiting room.

"Hi mom." Usagi said with a smile as she walked over by her mom, then sat Naru in a chair.

"Someone's tired." Ikuko chuckled as she looked at Naru.

"Yeah, I guess teleporting is a little rougher on a normal body than it is on ours." Usagi quietly said as she gently titled Naru's head so she could rest it on her shoulder.

"Did y'all get yer stuff?" Emily asked with a smile as she looked at Usagi.

"Yes ma'am, we're all ready to go." Usagi answered as she held up her bag.

"Thanks for grabbing our stuff sis." Shingo grumbled as he stared at Usagi.

"Yeah, thanks a lot Usagi." Chibiusa added in the same grumpy tone.

"I couldn't carry everything! We'll go back and grab the rest once Kaede's ready to leave. That way we can all teleport and be able to grab more stuff at once." Usagi informed with a smile.

"Any word on Kaede?" Minako asked as she looked at Jud.

"Not since Sarah went in by her, but I get the feeling that tham gals are juuuuust fine." Jud answered with a smile.

"Are we allowed to go in by her?" Usagi asked as she looked over at Jud.

"Yep, if any of yas wanna go see her ya can go on in." Jud answered wit a smile.

"Thank you." Usagi replied as she got up and walked towards the room.

"Should we tell her?" Emily asked with a straight face.

"Nah, I think she might suspect already." Jud answered with a chuckle.

"Kaede? Sarah?" Usagi quietly said as she knocked on the door and waited for a response.

"Crap." Kaede whispered as she looked down at herself.

"Shh! Be quiet and get yer clothes on." Sarah whispered as she whipped the blanket off of her and Kaede.

"You two don't have to whisper you know, I'm not stupid. I know what was going on, if you need more time I'll come back." Usagi chuckled as she started walking away.

"We's all good Usagi, just had ta grab our clothes!" Sarah yelled back with no hint of shame.

"Can I come in?" Usagi asked in a friendly tone.

"One sec." Kaede answered as she slipped her shirt on and straightened it out. "Okay!" Kaede yelled as she started getting her shoes on.

"Have fun?" Usagi asked with a smirk as she opened the door.

"Hell yeah! I've been dying ta do that with Kaede, and she did not disappoint." Sarah answered with a grin as she gently nudged Kaede, who smiled and nudged her back.

"I'm glad to see you smiling again Kaede. Are you ready to go home, the plane leaves in about three hours?" Usagi asked with a smile.

"Yeah, about that. We all need to talk." Kaede quietly said with a small frown. Usagi gave her a confused look, but then nodded.

"Okay. Do you want to talk in here with everyone, or do you wanna go out there by them?" Usagi asked with a straight face.

"We'll go to them." Kaede answered as she started getting out of bed.

"How are you doing by the way? The CPS lady talked to us a bit and it sounded like you were doing better." Usagi asked with a straight face as she stared at Kaede.

"I'm better. I'm not a hundred percent yet which I understand is normal, but I know what I need to do to get back to that good mindset I had before everything happened. I know that she may not be here, but that doesn't mean she left me. I know that I have a lot of people who care for and worry about me and that I really hurt you guys. But I also understand why I did what I did, and now I know how to not let that happen again. So over all, I'm well." Kaede answered with a small smile.

"I'm proud of you Kaede, and if you ever need anything, just ask us. We're all family, and we watch out for each other." Usagi quietly said as she hugged Kaede.

"Thanks Usagi, that really means a lot to me." Kaede replied as she hugged Usagi back.

"You're welcome. Now let's go get this talk out of the way so that we can get to the airport." Usagi said with a smile as she put an arm around Kaede's shoulders and walked her out of the room. "Look who's up and moving." Usagi said with a smile as she, Kaede, and Sarah all walked into the waiting room.

"SIS!" Mako yelled with a huge smile as she ran over to Kaede and hugged her.

"Mako! Oh it's so good to see you up and moving again! I've missed you!" Kaede said with enthusiasm as she held Mako in a bear hug.

"I've missed you to Kaede! I can't wait to tell Akiko mama all about our crazy trip!" Mako giggled as she let go of Kaede.

"Yep, you'll have to tell her everything Mako." Kaede replied with a smile.

"I'm not telling her everything, you're gonna have to do some of the story telling as well." Mako giggled as she stared at Kaede.

"Well, that's what I wanted to talk to everyone about. Um, there's no easy way for me to say this, so I'm just gonna say it. I'm not going back with you guys." Kaede quietly said with a small frown.

"Ha! Good one sis. Can we leave now, you still have to pack your bag." Mako replied with a chuckle.

"I'm not kidding Mako, I'm staying here. I'm not ready to go back, I'm not ready to be a guardian right now or return to Japan. I can't do it yet. I'm not stable enough, I'd be at too much risk of a relapse. Plus, I'm happy here Mako. I'm happy here with Sarah and her family, I feel safe and free. I have an easier time opening up to her, and I can't leave that, not yet." Kaede quietly said with a small frown.

"But...what about Akiko mama, she's gonna be so lonely without you." Mako quietly said with a small frown.

"No she won't, because she'll have you. I'm counting on you to look after her for me Mako. I won't be here forever, just for a few months. I'm gonna go to school with Sarah, have some new experiences, and try to move on a bit. I'll be home by Christmas." Kaede explained with a sad smile. Mako wanted to cry, but she knew that Kaede had to do this for herself. So with a sniffle she looked her sister in the eye and nodded her understanding.

"Okay sis, if this is what you need to do to heal, then it's what you've gotta do. But promise me two things." Mako replied with a small smile, despite the tears she was fighting back.

"Anything sis." Kaede said with a sad smile.

"First, you have to call at least once a week so we can all catch up. Secondly, you better bring me a damn good American Christmas present when you come back home. I want something that screams America, like a statue of a fat guy riding an eagle with a machine gun and a flag cape." Mako instructed with a grin.

"I'll bring you the most American thing I can find sis." Kaede replied with a grin.

"Hey! We ain't all fat." Sarah said with a smile as she poked her stomach.

"We're just kidding Sarah, you know all the stereotypes." Kaede chuckled as she looked at Sarah, then back at Mako. "Take care of yourself sis, and take care of mom for me to." Kaede said with a smile as she put a hand on Mako's shoulder.

"You know I will. Goodbye Kaede, I'm gonna miss you. But I'm happy for you, I hope everything works out for you here." Mako quietly said with a smile and some tears as she hugged Kaede.

"I'm gonna miss you to Mako. I'm gonna miss all of you." Kaede quietly cried as she hugged Mako back.

"Good luck Kaede, and if you ever need us, just call. We'll teleport here so fast it'll make your head spin." Usagi said with a grin as she looked at Kaede.

"Thank you princess." Kaede thanked with a smile as she bowed to Usagi.

"We should get going, the plane leaves in about four hours." Rei quietly said as she looked at Kaede.

"I'll see you all off." Kaede said with a smile as she started walking towards the elevator.

"Hey, ya sure ya don't wanna go back Kaede? They's yer family." Sarah quietly said as she walked alongside Kaede.

"I know they are, but so are you. Right now I need to be here, I'm not ready to go home yet. There's too much pain back there and I don't think I'd be strong enough to deal with it right now." Kaede quietly answered with a small frown.

"Alright darling. But I'ma put ya ta work on the farm, y're gonna become a real cowgirl." Sarah said with a grin as she held her hand out to Kaede.

"Can't wait." Kaede replied with a smile as she gently grabbed Sarah's hand and interlaced their fingers.

"How about us adults head on back and grab the rest of the luggage, meanwhile you kids can go have lunch together somewhere. A last little hoorah before we go back." Kenji suggested with a smile as he looked at all the younger members of the group.

"Sounds like a fun time dad." Usagi replied with a smile.

"Wanna go back ta chuckle cheddars?" Mako asked with a smirk.

"Yay!" Chibiusa shouted with excitement.

"Do we have to?" Kaede groaned as she stared at Mako.

"I think it'd be poetic to end our time here at the place that started most of the major issues we just dealt with." Mako replied with a chuckle.

"Fine! Just stay out of the tubes this time sis, I can't handle you having another heart attack right now." Kaede grumbled as she crossed her arms in a huff.

"I promise to stay out of the play area this time." Mako said with a smile as she patted Kaede's shoulder.

"Thank you." Kaede thanked with a small smile.

"Well what're we waiting fer, let's go!" Sarah yelled as she ran onto the elevator. Everyone smiled and giggled as they chased after her. "Yep, this is gonna be a day ta remember." Sarah said as she hit a button for the lobby.

"I can't wait to grab a bite to eat, I'm completely famished." Mako said with a smile as she watched the floor number change.

"Me to, I guess those bonding activities require a lot of energy." Ami giggled as she wrapped her arm around Makos.

"I still can't believe Ami did that before we did." Rei grumbled as she looked at Minako.

"Now now Rei, as the saying goes, it's good to wait for good things." Minako said with a chuckle.

"Good things are worth the wait." Rei sighed as she lightly face palmed at her girlfriend's usual screw ups with sayings.

"Yeah that." Minako said with a smile as she patted Rei's shoulder.

"So you're really not coming back with us, huh Kaede?" Usagi quietly asked as she looked at Kaede.

"Yeah, I'm just not ready yet Usagi. But I'll be back by Christmas, I promise." Kaede answered with a smile.

"Alright. It was a fun journey Kaede, but I know that you have to find your own path now." Usagi quietly said with a smile as she hugged Kaede. "We're gonna miss you when you're gone." Usagi said with a small sniffle as she tightened her grip on Kaede.

"They were right about you all along Usagi, you really are a crybaby." Kaede chuckled as she ruffled Usagi's hair. "I'm gonna miss you to princess." Kaede said with a smile as the elevator came to a stop.

"Let's go give Kaede a Texas sized goodbye." Ami said with a smile as she walked off the elevator.

"Yeehaw." Mako replied as she and everyone else followed Ami.

"Hey Kaede, take a gal fer a ride?" Sarah asked with a smirk as she patted Kaede's ODM rig.

"Saddle up partner." Kaede grinned as she grabbed her handles.

"Us to!" Chibiusa yelled as she hopped on Usagi's back.

"I can't wait! I've been dying to ride on this gear with one of you, do you mind Ami?" Shingo asked with a big smile as he stared at Ami.

"As long as it's okay with Usagi." Ami answered with a smile as she looked at Usagi.

"Why not, just don't fall off Shingo." Usagi said with a smile as she adjusted Chibiusa's position on her back.

"You know what I just realized?" Minako said as she grabbed her ODM handles.

"What?" Ami asked as Shingo climbed on her back.

"Usagi's new form makes her gear completely obsolete." Minako answered with a chuckle.

"I wouldn't say that. True her new form can go higher, faster, and it runs on her own magical energy, but it's less maneuverable." Ami pointed out with a smile.

"Good point, I never thought about that." Minako replied as she looked for a good anchoring point.

"Ready to go Naru?" Mako asked as she looked behind her at Naru.

"You know it Mako." Naru answered as she tightened her grip on Mako.

"Yeehaw! Giddy up darling!" Sarah yelled as she held onto Kaede with one hand, then twirled her hat around with the other.

"What do you think I am Sarah, a horse?" Kaede asked with a chuckle as she put her fingers on her triggers.

"Nah, y're much too strong ta be a horse. Y're more like a bull." Sarah chuckled as she placed her hat on Kaede's head.

"You'd better watch it or I'll stick you with my horn." Kaede said with an evil grin as she prepared to fire her grappling hooks.

"Mm, kinky today are we." Sarah said with a grin.

"Ahem, there are children here." Naru scolded as she pointed at Chibiusa and Shingo.

"Right. Okay let's go!" Kaede yelled as she fired her anchors and took off into the air.

"Oh yeah! Up, up, and away!" Rei shouted as she followed after her.

"Wait for me!" Minako yelled as she chased after Rei.

"Hold on Shingo." Ami instructed with a smile as she zipped into the air, then darted after Minako.

"Here we go Naru!" Mako yelled with a smile as she did the same thing and tore after Minako.

"Hold on Chibiusa, there's gonna be a big burst." Usagi instructed as she launched her anchors, then reeled them in at the maximum speed, propelling herself and Chibiusa forward like a bullet.

"AAAAAH! This is wicked! I love it mama!" Chibiusa yelled and cheered as she watched everything flash by her.

"Mama. I like the way that sounds." Usagi quietly said with a smile as she continued chasing after everyone.

"They're gaining on us Ami." Shingo said as he looked back at Usagi and Chibiusa.

"That's okay Shingo, it's not a race or anything." Ami replied with a smile as she.

"But it could be." Shingo said with a grin.

"Hm. Alright, let's land and see if the others wanna join in or not." Ami replied with a smirk as she landed on a rooftop.

"What is that girl doing?" Rei said to herself as she stopped pushing the burst trigger and stared down at Ami, who waved to her from the rooftop. "I think Ami wants us to land!" Rei yelled as she dashed towards the roof, followed by everyone else.

"What's up Ami, everything alright?" Usagi asked as she and everyone else landed by Ami.

"Yeah it's fine, Shingo just had a fun Idea and I wanted to know what the rest of you thought about it." Ami answered with a smile.

"What's the idea?" Mako asked as she looked at Shingo.

"Who wants to have race?" Ami asked with a grin.

"Awe yeah! Let's do it y'all!" Sarah yelled as she pumped her fist in the air.

"That sounds like fun. So what are the rules?" Minako asked with a smile.

"Simple, first to Chuckle Cheddars wins. Easy as that." Ami answered with a smile.

"I like it. Let's do this!" Mako shouted as she stood in a ready stance. Everyone quickly lined up next to her and waited for the signal to start.

"Tell us when to go Chibiusa." Usagi instructed with a smile.

"On your marks. Get set. GO!" Chibisua shouted with excitement. The second the word left her mouth the whole group was off like a bullet.

"You can actually go faster?!" Shingo shouted with surprise as Ami zoomed over the rooftops like a rocket.

"Absolutely! This is typical combat speed, what we do with you guys is a casual joy ride!" Ami yelled as she did a quick twirl to avoid an antenna dish, then fired her anchors into a billboard.

"This is amazing! Usagi's never gonna be late for school again!" Shingo laughed as he held on tighter to Ami.

"You know what's funny, Naru said the same thing the first time she went for a ride!" Ami replied with a smile.

"Oh man, we got smoked!" Kaede yelled as she watched Ami get further and further ahead of the group.

"She always did have a knack for her gear, remember how she killed a titan during her first session on the actual rig?" Usagi asked with a smile.

"Oh yeah that's right, she saved your ass that day!" Kaede yelled with a smile.

"I gotta hear this story!" Sarah yelled as she looked over at Usagi.

"I don't know, it might be a little violent for Chibiusa." Usagi replied with a small frown.

"BOO! I wanna hear it!" Chibisua yelled back.

"Fine. So the day after we arrived in that world we were taken to a special training ground to learn how to use the gear. After a bunch of stuff that we don't need to go too much into, we were ready for our first field test. We rode out to this huge forest that was filled with these colossal trees! I mean they were enormous! Anyways, we're in the middle of our field training and suddenly the ground starts shaking. I think it's an earthquake and I scramble under a tree root, but it turned out to be a titan. Ami just goes full on beast mode when she sees this thing coming at me, she jumped out of the tree, glided through the air, then stuck her anchor into the titan's nape and slashed it open! That thing dropped dead less than a meter away from my feet! I couldn't believe Ami had that kind of strength, she would've made any Jovian jealous of her strength that day." Usagi said with a smile as she stared ahead of her at Ami. "That girl is really something special, how she went through everything she did and came out as stable as she is right now, I'll never know. But she's definitely an inspiration to me." Usagi said with a smile as she watched Ami zip around on her gear.

"Wow. That's amazing Usagi, Ami was always tough in the future, but she was nothing like you just described. If she'd been like that when the black moon clan attacked, then future you never would've been in any danger." Chibiusa quietly said in a shocked tone.

"Speaking of your future, I wonder what it's gonna be like when you go back. A lot of things have changed since the fight with Galaxia, who knows what we've done to your time." Usagi quietly said with a small frown.

"I'm sure you've made it much better Usagi, I already know that one big thing is gonna be different, I'm gonna have two mommies now instead of just one." Chibiusa giggled as she looked over at Naru.

"Oh, that's so sweet. My little cotton candy girl." Naru giggled.

"My Naru mama." Chibiusa giggled back.

"What is Ami doing?" Minako suddenly asked as she watched Ami drop hard onto a roof top.

"I don't know, but that landing looked like it hurt." Mako replied as she slowed down a bit so she could land safely on the same roof.

"We're right behind you Mako." Usagi calmly informed as she and everyone else followed Mako towards the roof.

"Ami! Ami what's wrong?" Shingo asked in a worried tone as he stared at Ami, who was on her knees clutching the sides of her head.

"It hurts! My head is pounding like never before! I feel like there's a cannon going off inside of my skull!" Ami screamed as she fell on her side crying.

"Ami!" Mako shouted as she and the others landed on the roof.

"Shingo, what happened?!" Usagi asked as she stared at Ami.

"I don't know, she was fine one second then she just crashed and started screaming about her head!" Shingo answered in a slightly panicked tone.

"Kaede!" Usagi yelled as she looked back at Kaede.

"On it! Europa Moon power, make up!" Kaede shouted as she threw her hand in the air, quickly taking her guardian form. "Stand by for analysis." Europa instructed as she flipped on her visor. "Hold her still, I can't get a good view with her flailing all over the place." Europa ordered as she flipped through the settings on her visior.

"Flam, little girl, suffering! Green monkey! Lab coat!" Ami randomly shouted as she continued writhing in pain.

"What? What are you talking about Ami?" Usagi asked as she stared down at Ami.

"Mountain top observatory, big city, pickles!" Ami continued shouting random things, until she let out a loud gasp before calming down. "Ow. What the hell. That was the most painful a vision has ever been for me. I think I'm gonna puke." Ami cried as she slowly rolled onto her stomach.

"That was a vision? They've never hurt you like that before Ami, you always complain about a headache when they happen, but that was terrible to watch. We thought you were having some kind of aneurism or something." Europa quietly said as she continued to examine Ami through her visor. "I can say this for sure though, it's no wonder you get headaches when you have visions. There's a ton of activity in your brain durning a vision, there were so many neurons firing off at such rapid paces that for several seconds they were all interconnected through a continuous electrical current. They were literally bridged together by the electrical signals. I mean, the electrical currents looked like solid bridges of lighting bolts they were being fired back and forth so fast." Europa informed in a shocked tone.

"Is that bad?" Mako asked as she gently rubbed Ami's back to try and comfort her.

"I don't know, what I do know is that it's far above the average neuron transmission speed. Most neurons fire signals at an average of two-hundred and thirteen miles per hour give or take, if I had to make a random guess based on what I saw, I'd say Ami's were firing off at double that speed, maybe even triple. So that could be why her head hurts when she has these visions. The electrical currents the accelerated transmissions cause probably stimulate a lot of various parts of her brain, specifically the parts that interpret and transmit the sensation of pain. The stronger and faster the electrical current, the more pain it causes. But that's just a theory since no one's really studied the effects of psychic visions of the future and it's affects on the brain. Mainly because it doesn't happen in normal people." Europa explained as she turned her visor off and looked at Ami. "Ami. Ami, you still with us?" Europa asked as she snapped her fingers in front of Ami's eyes a few times.

"That...was the worst pain I've ever felt in my head. It was like being repeatedly struck in the head with an electrically charged baseball bat made of steel. I feel nauseous." Ami groaned as she hung her head down.

"Do you need to see a doctor?" Usagi asked with a small frown as she stared at Ami.

"No. I just wanna go grab a bite to eat, then I'm gonna sleep my way through the plane ride." Ami answered with a small breath.

"Okay. Can you use your gear, or do you need a ride?" Usagi asked with some concern.

"No, I'll be okay. Thank you though Usagi." Ami answered with a small smile.

"Do you remember what you were saying during everything? Or what you were seeing?" Naru asked with a small frown.

"Most of it. It was weird though and I don't understand any of it. But I think I know what triggered it this time." Ami answered with a straight face.

"What do you think caused your vision?" Minako asked in a slightly intrigued tone.

"The billboard. The one that we passed on the way here." Ami answered as she gently rubbed her eyes.

"The colorful one with the neon lights?" Naru asked with a straight face.

"Yeah, the one with the green, blue, and pinkish red lights flashing on it. Those were the same colors I saw in my first vision. I can't explain it, but when I passed it, I felt pain. Not physical pain though, I felt a great sadness and fear, especially when I looked at the green one. It was as if I was feeling another person's agony." Ami explained with a small frown. "I have to figure this out, especially if someone's either going to or already is suffering. If I can unravel the mysteries in my visions, maybe I can help that person, whomever they may be." Ami explained with a small smile.

"Whoever that person is Ami, I'm sure you'll be there for them when the time comes. I believe in you." Usagi said with a smile as she held her hand out to Ami.

"Thanks Usagi, that gives me hope for a better outcome than my last set of visions." Ami replied with a smile as she she took Usagi's hand and pulled herself to her feet.

"You sure you're okay to travel now?" Mako asked as she looked at Ami with concern.

"Definitely. Also, I'm sorry if you got hurt in my little tumble Shingo, I hope you're okay." Ami quietly apologized as she looked at Shingo.

"Don't worry Ami, I'm tough like my sister. A little scratch won't keep me down." Shingo replied with a grin as he flashed a scrape on his arm at Ami as if it were some sort of trophy.

"You sure are Shingo, now let's get going." Ami said with a smile as she kneeled down so Shingo could get on her back again.

"Alright! Let's get some food y'all!" Sarah yelled as she jumped on Kaede's back. "YA! Giddy up girl!" Sarah yelled as she patted Kaede's butt.

"Neigh." Kaede said with a grin as she fired her anchors into a building, then took off full speed towards the restaurant.

"Let's go!" Minako shouted as she followed after them.

"Last one there's a rotten egg!" Rei yelled as she dashed after Minako.

"Woohoo!" Everyone else yelled as they all jumped off the roof and started following the others.

"PIIIIIIIZAAAA!" Chibiusa cheered as Usagi jumped from the roof and zoomed forward.

"I see it!" Minako shouted with joy as the Chuckle Cheddars came into view.

"Alright! I'm gonna eat a whole dang pizza like a fatty!" Rei yelled as she fired a few bursts of gas to slow her decent.

"Not if I eat it first!" Minako yelled as she passed Rei and fired a quick and large blast of gas to slow herself down, before tucking and rolling onto the ground. "HA! First one with boots on the ground! See ya inside suckers!" Minako yelled with a smirk as she walked towards the door.

"Try this one Minako! Superhero landing!" Kaede shouted as she did the same thing, but landed with her fist on the ground in a kneeling position.

"Looks cool, but it's so bad for your knees." Minako chuckled as she looked back at Kaede.

"Hey, ya stole that joke from that funny superhero movie with the dude in the red suit." Sarah said with a grin.

"Maybe, but you can't prove it." Minako giggled as she opened the door for everyone.

"Can we go play while we wait for the pizza?" Chibiusa asked with a smile.

"I suppose, just listen for us so we don't have to go searching for you guys. I do not want another repeat of the last time we were here." Usagi answered in a firm tone.

"Yay!" Chibiusa and Shingo cheered as they ran towards the play area.

"What kind of pizza do you want?!" Naru yelled as she watched them run away.

"Cheese please!" Both of them answered simultaneously as they ran into the play area.

"Let's go order." Usagi said with a smile as she lead everyone else to a table.

"There're so many choices for toppings, what kind should we get?" Mako asked as she sat down in a large corner booth.

"We need a cheese pizza for sure, the size will depend on how many of us want plain cheese pizza." Naru answered as she grabbed a menu and started looking through it.

"Well I'd like a meat lovers pizza please if that's okay." Mako informed with a smile.

"That's fine Mako, you can get whatever you want." Usagi replied as she glanced over the menu.

"Sweet." Mako said with a smile.

"What do the rest of yas want?" Sarah asked as she looked around the table at everyone.

"I'm good with plain cheese." Ami answered as she closed her menu.

"I'll munch on Mako's pizza if she doesn't mind." Minako informed with a smile as she set her menu down.

"Will any of yas eat a pepperoni pizza if I get one?" Sarah asked with a smile.

"I will." Kaede answered with a smile as she raised her hand.

"Do any of yas want any other type of pizza?" Sarah asked as she looked at everyone around the table.

"I think those three are plenty, remember that we can't bring them home because we're leaving in a few hours." Usagi reminded with a small smile.

"Alright, so we're gonna get one large cheese pizza, one large pepperoni, and one large meat lovers. What should we get to drink?" Naru clarified and asked as she looked at everyone around her.

"Water for sure please." Ami answered with a small smile as she put her menu away.

"Alright. Any of yas want anythang else ta drink?" Sarah asked as she looked around at everyone.

"No thank you Sarah, we need water in this southern heat." Naru answered with a smile.

"Alright, I'll go put the order in." Sarah informed as she got out of the booth and walked up to the counter.

"Is it bad that I wanna go play with Shingo and Chibiusa?" Minako asked with a small pout.

"You do whatever you want Minako, but I'm not going in there for any reason." Mako answered with a straight face.

"You are so immature." Rei sighed as she looked down at the table and shook her head.

"Yep, and damn proud of it!" Minako yelled as she got out of the booth and took her ODM rig off. "Oh yeah! It's play time!" Minako shouted as she ran towards the play area.

"Should someone go with her?" Naru asked with a giggle.

"I will, I need to move around a bit." Ami answered with a smile as she got out of the booth.

"Have fun goober." Naru chuckled as she watched Ami take her gear off.

"That's such a dumb nickname, but at the same time it's growing on me." Ami giggled as she set her gear by Minakos, then headed towards the play area.

"How much you wanna bet something crazy happens to one of them?" Naru asked with a smirk.

"Thousand yen says either Ami comes out of there a two year old or Minako needs to be rescued." Usagi whispered with a smirk.

"I'll raise you a hundred yen saying they both need to be rescued." Rei said with a grin as she stared at Usagi.

"Taking all bets right now, anyone else have any other bets they wanna make?" Kaede asked with a smirk as she looked around the table.

"I bet you all a hundred yen that nothing goes wrong." Mako said with a smile as she looked at the group.

"You're all on." Usagi said with a smile as she stared at her friends, who all nodded in agreement. Meanwhile in the play set, Ami and Minako were crawling around looking for Shingo and Chibiusa.

"How could we have lost them this fast? They've been in here for less than two minutes and there's no trace of them." Minako chuckled as she crawled through a big blue tunnel.

"Because they're kids in a play area, they're happy and full of energy. Plus they can move around a little easier than you and I can." Ami replied as she followed behind Minako.

"That's true. Speaking of moving around, I don't remember seeing this part last time I was in here." Minako informed as she came to a long bridge like section with what looked like several punching bags hanging down from the ceiling, but were also anchored to the floor so they wouldn't sway around too much.

"I don't either, and I actually remember a good chunk of this place surprisingly enough." Ami replied as she stared at the bags.

"At least we can stand in this part." Minako said as she exited the tunnel and stood up.

"That's good, my knees were getting sore." Ami replied as she also crawled out of the tunnel.

"Why don't you go first this time." Minako suggested as she stepped aside for Ami.

"Thank you." Ami thanked with a smile as she started walking through the area. The bags were oddly positioned, with one bag on the left half of the bridge, then one on the right, and finally at the end there was one on either side, leaving a small space between the two of them for people to slip between. An easy task for an average child, but not so much for two seventeen year olds. "Careful of this last part Mina, it's a little tight." Ami groaned as she slowly wiggled her body through the narrow gap. "Uh, I really need to loose some weight." Ami said with a breath as she squeezed her love handles through the gap.

"At least, uh, you got through!" Minako groaned as she pushed on one of the bags. "I don't think I can make it Ami, my chest is too big." Minako chuckled as she pushed against the gap. Ami stared at Minako for a second, then startled giggling.

"I'm a little jealous right now Minako, I wish I had a chest like yours." Ami said with a smile as she held her hand out to Minako.

"Trust me Ami, they're not as much fun as everyone makes them out to be." Minako replied as she took Ami's offered hand in her own.

"Well, not when it comes to small places anyways. But at least people know you're a girl when they look at you. If I had a yen for every time someone called me sir or mr, I'd be one rich high schooler." Ami chuckled as she gave Minako a hard pull, squeezing her the rest of the way through.

"Really? I find that hard to believe." Minako replied as she straightened out her outfit.

"Believe it Mina. With my short hair people see me from behind and for some reason think I'm a guy. They'll say things like pardon me sir, or hey Mr, where can I find this shop, or whatever. Then I turn around and they all look so guilty when they see I'm actually a girl. It's gotten to the point where I'm actually use to it." Ami explained with a smile. "It use to bother me a lot for some reason, but now I don't really care. I'm happy just the way I am. Short hair, love handles, and everything else." Ami said with a smile.

"You know Ami, that's really nice to hear. I'm glad you're happy with who you are, you use to be so self conscious that you would always assume people thought the worst of you. I'm glad that you've moved past that and realized just how amazing you really are." Minako quietly said with a smile as she hugged Ami.

"Thanks Mina, I'm happy I got over that to." Ami replied as she hugged Minako back.

"Now lets go find the little rascals so we can go check in on the others and see if the pizzas came yet." Minako said with a smile as she started leading Ami towards a section with a ladder leading to another level.

"Right behind you." Ami replied as she followed Minako.

"Be careful with this hole Ami, it's kind of small." Minako warned as she slowly poked her head and arms through the hole.

"Hi Mina!" Chibiusa yelled as Minako started rising out of the hole.

"There you two are. We're gonna head out and go see if the pizzas are ready yet." Minako informed as she stared at Chibusa and Shingo.

"Will you come down the slides with us first?" Chibiusa asked with a smile.

"I suppose. Where are they?" Minako asked as she continued staring at the two of them.

"They're just down this tunnel." Shingo answered as he pointed at a multi colored tunnel.

"Alright." Minako replied as she started pushing her way up through the hole. "Oh! Well this is a little embarrassing." Minako mumbled as she twisted around in the hole.

"Are you okay Mina?" Chibiusa asked with a small frown as she stared at Minako.

"Um...kinda. Just give me a moment to find a better angle." Minako answered as she twisted around some more.

"What are you doing up there?!" Ami yelled from below as she stared up at Minako.

"Dying of embarrassment! Ami I can't get my chest through, could you give me a hand please?!" Minako yelled back as her face flushed red with embarrassment.

"You sure? Not to be rude Mina, but if your chest won't fit then your hips probably aren't gonna make it either." Ami replied as she stared at Minako.

"Just push please!" Minako yelled back as she wiggled around a bit more. Ami let out a sigh then started pushing on Minako's butt.

"You want some help Mina?" Chibiusa asked as she and Shingo stared at Minako.

"Please." Minako answered with a smile.

"Alright. Come on Shingo, you lift under one arm and I'll lift under the other." Chibisua instructed as she walked over by Minako, then grabbed her under her right arm.

"Okay." Shingo replied as he did the same thing with Minako's left arm.

"Pull!" Chibiusa yelled as she pulled on Minako. Shingo followed her lead and pulled with her. After a few seconds Minako's chest slowly came through the hole.

"Thank you, that's much better." Minako thanked with a smile as she started pushing herself the rest of the way through.

"In three, two, one." Ami counted as Minako's hips inched towards the hole, stopping her countdown exactly when they made contact with its edges. "Right on the mark." Ami sighed to herself as she watched Minako's lower half twist around.

"Seriously?!" Minako yelled as she pushed against the floor.

"I told you!" Ami yelled from under her.

"Shut up Ami! Don't throw facts at me right now!" Minako yelled as she pushed against the floor.

"There's no way you're making it through Mina!" Ami shouted in an annoyed tone as she watched Minako struggle.

"I can to! Just keep pushing!" Minako yelled back in a grumpy tone as she flailed her legs around.

"You're too big Mina! Your hips are literally twice the width of the hole, just give it up already!" Ami yelled as she continued to watch Minako's legs flop around like they were fish out of water.

"Never! I wanna get up here!" Minako yelled back as she kicked some more.

"Please Mina, I really..." Ami started saying, until she fell to her knees screaming.

"Ami?! Ami what happened?!" Minako shouted as she stopped struggling at the sound of Ami's screams.

"It hurts!" Ami shouted as she clutched the sides of her head.

"Get me out. Get me out right now." Minako instructed as she stared at Shingo and Chibiusa.

"How? We can't pull you up." Chibisua asked with a worried expression.

"Push me down! I need to get to Ami!" Minako yelled as she tried to wiggle herself back through the hole.

"Okay." Chibisua replied as she and Shingo started pushing on Minako's shoulders.

"This isn't working! You won't budge!" Shingo yelled as he pushed harder on Minako's shoulders.

"Screw it! Chibisua, grab my breasts and push 'em back down! Don't worry about hurting me, just get me out of here!" Minako ordered as she stared at Chibiusa.

"What should I do, because I'm not doing that?" Shingo asked as he stared at Minako.

"Take the stairs and go check on Ami, hurry!" Minako instructed as she stared at Shingo. Shingo nodded then quickly ran towards an adjacent tunnel that lead to a small fight of stairs.

"Sorry about this Mina." Chibisua apologized as she grabbed Minako's chest and started pushing on it.

"It's fine, just get them out." Minako replied through gritted teeth. Chibisua nodded, then started pushing harder in an atttempt to free Minako. While Chibisua and Minako struggled to get her back out, Shingo was just coming down the steps to Ami's section.

"Ami! Ami what's wrong?!" Shingo yelled as he ran over to Ami.

"It hurts! It's too much information! I don't understand it!" Ami yelled and cried as she continued to clutch the sides of her head.

"Try to stay calm Ami, I'll go get help." Shingo said as he started getting up, until Ami grabbed his hand.

"Don't go! Don't leave me Shingo! There's nothing anyone can do!" Ami yelled through her tears.

"Okay, I won't go anywhere. I'll stay right here with you." Shingo quietly said as he took Ami's hand in his own and squeezed it.

"She's suffering Shingo. She's suffering so much, but I don't know why." Ami cried as she clung to Shingo's hand.

"Who is Ami? Who's suffering?" Shingo quietly asked as he squeezed Ami's hand.

"I don't know. I've never seen her before. I see short black hair, a green and black outfit, and big green eyes. They're filled with pain and fear, like she's been through something horrible." Ami cried as she started curling into a ball.

"Do you see anything else?" Shingo asked with a straight face.

"I see a lab coat, like a scientist or a doctor. The person's blurred, but they're definitely human. I see two other figures similar to the first girl. One's a blonde and the other's a red head. They're all so mean to the girl in green, she's hurting and the lab coat one is scolding her, and the other two are just smirking about it. They have no idea how much she hurts. I can feel this girls pain and I don't even know her, how could they treat her like that." Ami quietly cried as she started to calm down.

"What does the girl in pain look like?" Shingo quietly asked as he gently rubbed Ami's shoulder.

"It's the green one, she's clearly in physical and emotional pain, but no one cares! She's miserable, now I see her alone in a room. She's on a multi colored bed, just crying. It looks like she's getting ready to go to sleep, she's getting pjs on as she's sitting there crying. She seems overly concerned if anyone's watching her." Ami explained with a few deep breaths. "Now there's nothing. It's over." Ami said with a small breath. "That was horrible, I saw her so clearly. She was so upset, and no body cared. I don't know this girl, but I feel so bad for her. Shingo, I have to help her." Ami quietly cried as she turned around and hugged Shingo.

"You will Ami, I believe in you." Shingo quietly said with a small frown as he continued comforting Ami.

"How's she doing?!" Minako shouted from the hole she was in.

"Better! She's not in as much pain anymore, but she's really upset about what she saw!" Shingo yelled back as he continued to comfort Ami.

"What'd she see?!" Minako yelled back in a curious tone.

"Some girl in a green outfit in a room on a bed! She was really upset about something!" Shingo answered as he gently hugged Ami.

"Ami or the girl?!" Minako asked as she looked up towards them.

"The girl!" Ami answered with a sniffle.

"Any idea who she is or why she's upset?!" Minako asked in the same curious tone.

"No! I've never seen her before! It's like the mess with Mikasa all over again!" Ami answered with a sniffle.

"Don't worry Ami, you'll get through this! Your powers are growing, your visions are becoming much more detailed! Just try and stay calm and I'm sure we'll figure this all out eventually!" Minako encouraged in a sweet tone.

"Okay!" Ami replied as she wiped her tears away. "I'm gonna go see if the pizza's ready, I also really wanna go see Mako." Ami informed with a sniffle as she slowly got to her feet.

"Don't leave me here Ami!" Minako yelled as she flailed her legs around a bit.

"I'll have Rei come and help you, I don't have any strength right now Mina. I'm really sorry." Ami apologized as she slowly headed towards the steps Shingo had used to get to her.

"Okay!" Minako replied with a sigh.

"You gonna be okay to go down on your own Ami?" Shingo asked as he walked behind Ami towards the steps.

"I don't know, would you be upset if I leaned on you a little bit? I'm just feeling really off right now." Ami asked with a small frown.

"Of course not Ami." Shingo answered as he stood next to Ami.

"Thanks." Ami thanked as she put an arm around his shoulders, then slowly started walking down the steps with him.

"Easy!" Shingo yelled as Ami stumbled into the side of the netting.

"I don't feel good Shingo." Ami said as she dropped down onto one of the steps and held her head in one hand.

"Stay here, I'm gonna go get Usagi." Shingo instructed as he leaned Ami against the side of the netting so she'd be less likely to fall down the steps.

"Kay." Ami quietly answered as she closed her eyes. Shingo turned around and stormed down the steps in an instant, then he turned the corner and bolted out of the play area. "Usagi!" Shingo yelled as he ran over to the table.

"What's wrong?" Usagi asked with concern as she jumped up from the table.

"Two things. First, Ami's not well. She had another vision thing and now she's just miserable. She said that she didn't feel good and she almost fell down the steps she's so off balance." Shingo explained in a frantic tone.

"I'll go grab her." Naru informed as she got up from the table and ran towards the play area.

"What's the other issue?" Usagi asked in a firm tone.

"Minako's stuck in a hole." Shingo answered with a blush.

"Ha! Pay up Rei!" Usagi yelled with a grin as she held her hand out to Rei.

"I'll pay you when we get back, but for now I should probably go save her." Rei said with a sigh as she got up from the table, then moseyed her way towards the play set.

"Did Ami tell you what she saw?" Kaede asked in a serious tone.

"Yeah. She saw a girl in a green and black outfit with short black hair and big green eyes, she was getting ready for bed. She said the girl was in pain but she was trying to hide it, she was alone her room, crying. She also saw a figure in a lab coat and two other figures that looked similar to the first girl, one was blonde and the other was a red head. She said that none of them knew how much the green one was hurting, they were all being very mean to her. The lab coat one was scolding her while the other two smirked about it. That's about all she said." Shingo explained with a straight face.

"Alright, we'll add those notes to the rest of the information Ami gave us and see if we can put anything together. Thanks for taking care of her Shingo, and thanks for paying such good attention; now she won't have to repeat everything." Usagi thanked with a smile.

"Well at least ya know the green color ain't got nothing ta do with Mako now. It clearly has ta do with this other gal." Sarah said with a small frown as she looked at Kaede.

"True. But even so, it's never easy to hear about anyone suffering like that." Kaede replied with a small frown.

"Yeah, guess ya got a point there." Sarah quietly said as she looked at Naru and watched her walk Ami to the table.

"Take it slow Ami, that's it. I've got you." Naru quietly said as she helped Ami back to the table.

"I think I'm gonna puke." Ami said with a breath as Naru helped her to a chair.

"I'll grab you the garbage can in a sec, just take a seat and breathe." Naru instructed as she gently sat Ami down.

"She's so pale." Mako quietly said as she stared at Ami.

"Drink." Kaede instructed as she pushed a water over by Ami, who took it and started sipping on it.

"Are you hungry?" Usagi asked as she stared at Ami.

"Yeah." Ami quietly answered as she gently rubbed her forehead.

"I'll go check on the pizzas." Sarah said as she got up from the table and left the play area.

"My head hurts so much right now." Ami groaned as she laid her head on the table.

"Do you want something for it?" Kaede quietly asked as she stared at Ami.

"No thank you, I just wanna sleep." Ami answered as she slowly closed her eyes.

"You should eat something first, maybe you'll feel better afterwards." Naru quietly said as she gently rubbed Ami's back.

"I hope so." Ami quietly said as she looked up at Naru. She was so tired that she could barely keep here eyes open.

"Rest Ami, I'll wake you up when the pizzas come." Naru whispered as she lifted Ami's head off the table, then gently moved her so she'd be resting on her shoulder.

"Okay." Ami quietly replied as she fell asleep.

"She's so pale, I've never seen her like that. She had more color to her when she was bleeding to death at school that one day." Naru quietly said as she stared down at Ami.

"Do you think those visions cause so much upset in her head that all the blood just rushes to it? That could explain her pale complexion." Mako asked as she looked at Ami.

"Probably not, otherwise she'd look like this after every vision. This is something else, maybe it's because that one was just so intense and caused her such agony that it triggered an adrenal burst. If that's the case then once she calmed down her whole body would probably feel really drained and she'd need a little time to replenish her oxygen levels. That could explain her pail and clammy complexion, her cells are extremely deoxygenated. I'm gonna check her vitals real quick and see if she needs anything to speed up her recovery." Kaede informed as she held her hand up. "Europa moon power, make up." Kaede quietly said as she continued to stare at Ami. "Alright, let's see what's going inside your body right now." Europa said as she summoned her bag, then dug a blood pressure cuff out and a finger pulsimeter. "Pulse is elevated, even at rest it's over one hundred and thirty BPMs." Europa informed as she wrapped the blood pressure cuff around Ami's arm. "BP's elevated as well, 128 over 77. Just under hypertensive." Europa quietly said as she put her equipment back in her bag.

"What does any of that mean?" Usagi asked with a confused expression.

"Her pulse is how fast her heart is beating, her heart is beating at a rate of about one hundred and thirty times a minute. The first blood pressure number, 128, stands for the amount of pressure that's being exerted on her arterial walls during a heart beat. The other number, 77, is how much pressure is being exerted during the rest between beats. All you really need to know is that you don't want those numbers to be consistently high, constant high blood pressure can damage the arterial walls, making them more likely to rupture. Thankfully this isn't common for her, the stress and pain of her vision just caused a temporary spike as all, but it's something to keep an eye on." Europa explained as she sent her bag away, then let down her transformation.

"Alright. Thanks for looking her over Kaede, it looks like she's calming down and her complexion's starting to return to normal." Usagi quietly thanked as she stared at Ami.

"Pizza's here y'all, how's she doing?" Sarah asked as she and an employee carried the pizzas to the table.

"Better, she's starting to calm down." Mako answered with a small smile.

"That's good." Sarah replied as she set a pizza on one part of the table, and the employee set the other two down.

"Thank you ma'am." Usagi thanked as the employee set some napkins on the table as well.

"Y're quite welcome. If any of yas need anythang else just let us know." The woman replied with a smile as she walked away.

"Oh! My! GOD! That was a huge pain in the rear!" Rei yelled as she and Minako walked back over to the table.

"Oh yeah that's right, you've been stuck in a hole this entire time." Naru chuckled as she looked at Minako.

"Wow, I see how much I mean to all of you." Minako said with a smirk as she sat down.

"That was the hardest thing I've ever had to do." Rei sighed as she sat down by Minako.

"Really?" Usagi asked with a giggle.

"Yes! Trying to get her chest out of that hole was like trying to stuff an inflated beach ball into a desk drawer. It just did not wanna go through. Of course I couldn't push her up though because she was too wide at the hips, but she wouldn't go down because she was too puffy up top! I ended up having to, and even I'm embarrassed to say this, strip her whole upper body of clothing; and I mean bare. Thank god we were alone and there weren't any kids in there." Rei explained with a sigh.

"Oh my god! That's hilarious! I bet you had fun with that Mina." Mako laughed as she stared at Minako.

"No way! I hated every second of Rei's soft gentle hands moving all over my exposed top, it was such a nightmare." Minako replied in a sarcastic tone as she looked at Rei. "It'd be just awful if it happened again one day." Minako said with a grin as she twitched her eyebrows at Rei.

"Maybe when we get home and have some time to ourselves I'll cram you into the shrine's attic hatch, that outta do it for you. You kinky little weirdo." Rei grumbled as she grabbed a slice of pizza.

"Again you two, there are children at this table." Naru scolded as she stared at Rei and Minako.

"Shhh! I love this story!" Chibiusa giggled as she stared intently at Rei and Minako.

"Wait, you've heard this before?" Rei asked in a surprised tone.

"Yeah, it's a Christmas tradition. Every year you tell the story of Minaclause, the busty Santa who couldn't quite get down the chimney. Then everyone but Mina laughs about it, she just sits there and gives you a grumpy look." Chibiusa explained with a chuckle.

"Nice Rei, even a thousand years from now you're still cruel and perverted." Minako grumbled as she crossed her arms at Rei.

"Did I change it to a chimney to be festive, or does she also have an issue with a chimney in her future?" Rei asked with a confused expression.

"I'm not saying anything more, otherwise it might change the future. Then one of my favorite Christmas traditions will be ruined." Chibiusa replied with a smile.

"Why is my luck so bad?" Minako whined as she shook her head in disappointment.

"Bad for you maybe." Rei snickered as she took a bite of pizza.

"I can't believe it's our last day here, and our last day together. We're really gonna miss you and Sarah, but we're happy for you Kaede." Usagi said with a smile as she looked at Sarah and Kaede.

"I'm gonna miss all of you as well. But we'll still see each other on the holidays and on long breaks, plus we can use our communicators and talk whenever we miss each other." Kaede replied with a smile as she took another slice of pizza from the pan.

"That's true. It's just not gonna be quiet the same though sis, but I understand why you need to do this. I'm proud of you Kaede, stay safe sis." Mako said with a smile as she nibbled on a slice of pizza.

"You to Mako; and Ami, if you ever figure out what your visions mean, please call and let me know. Otherwise I'll worry." Kaede instructed with a smile.

"You'll know what they mean right after I do." Ami giggled as she munched on a piece of pizza.

"Thanks." Kaede said with a smile as she took another slice of pizza from the tray.

"So how much longer before the plane leaves?" Minako asked as she took a sip of soda.

"About an hour and a half. We should finish eating and head to the airport, everyone else is probably already there waiting." Ami answered as she ate another slice of pizza.

"Good idea Ami. Shovel people, we've got a plane to catch." Mako instructed as she scarfed down two more slices of pizza.

"Don't have to tell me twice." Minako replied as she did the same thing.

"Keep eating like that and you're really gonna have a tough time in the play area." Rei chuckled as she gobbled up another slice of pizza.

"Don't act like you're worried about that or anything, you'd like it if I got stuck again. You grubby little perv." Minako replied with a grin as she grab another slice of pizza.

"Sorry babe, but I just can't keep my hands off that rocking bod of yours." Rei said with a smirk as she lowered her hand beneath the table, then patted Minako's butt.

"You two are such an embarrassment." Naru sighed as she finished her slice of pizza.

"That was delicious! Thank you for lunch everyone." Shingo thanked with a smile as he finished his pizza and took a sip of soda.

"Yeah, thanks for lunch everyone." Chibisua giggled as she finished her slice of pizza.

"You're very welcome. Now lets get you cleaned up and then we'll head to the airport." Usagi replied as she grabbed a napkin and gently wiped pizza sauce off of Chibiusa's face. "There you go, now you look like a proper princess." Usagi giggled as she patted Chibiusa's head.

"Thanks mommy." Chibiusa thanked with a smile.

"Let's head out people. Any idea how far away the airport is?" Minako asked as she looked around the table at everyone.

"Let's see. Taking into account our excessive speed and the fact that we can take a pretty direct route, I'd say about ten to fifteen minutes." Ami answered with a smile.

"Then let's get going. We have to get through security and it might be a bit of a hassle with our gear and stuff. So we should get going." Usagi instructed as she stood up.

"Sounds good Usagi." Rei replied as she and everyone else stood up.

"Yay! Another ride!" Chibiusa cheered as she jumped on Usagi's back.

"You wanna ride with me again Shingo, or did I scare you away now with my little mishap on the way here?" Ami asked with a giggle.

"Nope, let's soar Ami." Shingo answered as he climbed onto Ami's back.

"Come on Sarah, let's go see 'em off." Kaede said with a smile as she waited for Sarah to hop on her back.

"Woohoo! Ride like the wind Kaede!" Sarah yelled with a big grin.

"I'm not a horse." Kaede chuckled as she started walking towards the front door.

"Y'all take care now, thanks fer coming in!" An employee yelled as he watched everyone leave.

"Thank you sir, you all have a good day!" Usagi yelled back as she and everyone else walked out the door. "Alright ladies, let's go! We're on a time crunch so kick it into high gear!" Usagi ordered as she grabbed her handles and fired her anchors into the roof of the building.

"Yes princess!" The others quickly replied as they all did the same thing.

"Y'all know which way y're going?" Sarah asked with a smile.

"Yep, follow me everyone." Ami answered as she pulled her trigger and launched herself into the air.

"Right behind you!" Usagi yelled as she flew after Ami, followed by everyone else.

"Alright! I've got the need for speed!" Shingo yelled with a smile as Ami soared through the air.

"She's so fast! How does she do that?!" Minako yelled as she watched Ami soar further ahead of everyone.

"Very precisely timed bursts of gas, she really is a natural with her gear!" Rei answered as she glided next to Minako.

"We should ask her to teach us how to do that!" Usagi yelled as she came up behind them.

"I don't think it's something that can be taught Usagi, I think it's something you have to learn on your own based on the mechanics of your individual rig!" Mako replied as she dashed past Usagi.

"What makes you think that?!" Usagi yelled back as she watched Mako glide towards Ami.

"Because I'm getting faster with mine the more I use it! I understand it better and I'm able to control it better now!" Mako answered as she started catching up to Ami.

"I guess that makes sense, we didn't really have a chance to get to know the gear when we first got it! We were just given a crash course on it, but nothing as in depth as a traditional soldier would've gotten!" Kaede suggested with a thoughtful expression.

"I guess it does, but how much practice could it take to be like Ami and Mako?!" Usagi asked with a straight face as she looked at Kaede.

"Depends on your gear and how in tune you are with it! It could take minutes for some and months for others! I'm sure we'll all get it eventually!" Kaede answered with a smile.

"I suppose!" Usagi replied as she continued chasing Ami and Mako.

"You good Ami?!" Mako asked as she zoomed up next to Ami.

"So far so good, no headaches or anything! Hopefully I won't have another wipeout!" Ami answered with a straight face.

"Don't worry Ami, I'm right here if you do! I won't let you crash this time if something happens!" Mako assured with a smile.

"Thanks Mako, I can always count on you!" Ami yelled back as the airport came into view. "Let's land here so we don't cause a panic if people see us speeding at them like this!" Ami instructed as she slowly gilded towards the ground.

"Good idea!" Mako yelled back as she started to descend with Ami.

"Looks like we're landing!" Usagi yelled as she looked back at everyone else, who nodded in agreement.

"Meet you all on the ground!" Kaede yelled as she dove towards the ground, then fired a few burst of gas to slow her fall.

"Hopefully we don't get arrested when we walk in." Ami said with a smile as she watched everyone else land.

"I'm sure y'all are gonna be fine." Sarah replied with a smile.

"Guess we'll see." Ami said with a shrug as she started leading everyone towards the airport.

"Hm?" Rei mumbled as she darted her eyes to the side.

"What is it Rei?" Minako asked with a confused expression.

"We've got a tail." Rei answered as she continued staring ahead of her, not wanting to alert the vehicle that she was on to it.

"What should we do?" Minako calmly asked as she stared at Rei.

"Act natural and catch up to Usagi, I'll watch over Naru and Chibiusa." Rei answered in a firm tone.

"Understood." Minako calmly replied as she started walking a little faster towards Usagi.

"Hey Rei, what's up?" Naru asked with a smile as Rei slowed down so she could match hers and Chibiusa's pace.

"Act natural and don't look, but we've got a tail. Black four door car, it's not passing us even though with the speed limit in this area it should be." Rei explained in a calm and firm tone.

"Got it, stay close Chibiusa." Naru instructed as she put her arm around Chibiusa.

"Kay." Chibiusa answered with a smile, oblivious to what was going on.

"Usagi." Minako quietly said as she approached Usagi.

"I'm aware, just act natural and see what they do. Are Naru and Chibiusa taken care of?" Usagi calmly asked as she walked alongside Ami and Shingo.

"They are." Minako answered with a straight face.

"Good, stay here with us so they don't get suspicious of all the back and forth movement." Usagi instructed as she casually placed her fingers on her triggers.

"Would you look at that." The driver of the car quietly said as he watched everyone.

"Why do you think they split up like that?" One of the passengers asked with a confused expression.

"Rule forty four." Gibbs quietly said with a smile.

"Protect the women and children." Abby said as she stared out the window at everyone.

"Head's up, the car's slowing down." Mako informed as she casually looked back at the vehicle.

"Guns at the ready, assume the worst and hope for the best." Ami said as she turned her safety's off.

"I believe we should let them know who we are, unless of course you'd rather see how tough your vests are." Ducky suggested with a straight face as he looked at Gibbs.

"I'd agree Duck. Stop the car Tim." Gibbs ordered as he stared out the front window at everyone.

"You've got it boss." McGee replied as he hit the brake, then put the car in park.

"It stopped." Minako quietly said as she fully turned and looked at the car.

"Get ready." Kaede ordered as she levied her guns at the car.

"Well that's no way to greet a friend!" Tony yelled with a grin as he stepped out of the car.

"Mr. DiNozzo!" Minako yelled with a smile as she and everyone else put their guns away.

"Hey there ladies, how's it going?" Tony asked as he waited for the rest of his team to get out of the car.

"Better now that we know you're not a bad guy." Ami answered with a smile.

"Well, he's not too bad." Ziva chuckled as she nudged Tony.

"Looks like you girls are headed home." Gibbs said with a smile as he walked up to everyone.

"Yeah, it's that time unfortunately." Usagi replied with a smile.

"It's good to see you all again, and I'm glad that your friends are okay." Gibbs said in a friendly tone as he looked at Mako and Kaede.

"So are we. So, are you all headed back with us?" Usagi asked with a smile.

"Nope, we're headed back to D.C this time. But we're gonna walk you ladies in and make sure you don't have any issues." Gibbs answered with a smile.

"Thank you, we'd really appreciate that. Don't wanna get detained again." Ami giggled as she thought back to the airport in Tokyo.

"Again?" Abby asked with a chuckle.

"I got detained at the Tokyo airport because the metal plates or screws in my body set off the metal detectors. They thought I was bringing some kind of unauthorized weapon or something with me." Ami explained with a smile.

"You have screws and plates in your body?" Abby asked in a surprised tone.

"Yeah. I've suffered a lot of injuries and I've had more than a couple of surgeries to fix those issues." Ami explained with a small chuckle.

"Well I'm glad that you're okay Ami." Abby quietly said as she hugged Ami. "Take care of yourself Sailor Mercury, and thanks for saving me in that warehouse. I really owe you one." Abby thanked with a smile.

"I was just doing my job." Ami replied as she hugged Abby back.

"I have to thank you as well Kaede, you saved my life. Actually, I should thank all of you. You all helped prevent what could've been a major disaster. Thank you for protecting our Vice President." Abby thanked with a smile as she looked at everyone else.

"Speaking of which. Director Vance asked that you please accept these as a token of our appreciation." Tony said with a smile as he pulled a box out of the car.

"What is it?" Minako asked with a smile as she stared at the box.

"Why don't we find out." Ducky said with a smile as he looked at Gibbs, who took a knife out of his pocket and cut the box open.

"No way!" Usagi yelled with a huge smile as she and everyone else stared into the box. The box contained eight custom made jackets, with each coat having one of their names on the top left side of the front of the coat, and on the back the letters NCIS were printed in large bold white letters.

"You ladies are honorary members of team Gibbs of NCIS." Abby said with a smile as she watched everyone grab their coats.

"Even we got one. This is amazing, thank you so much." Naru quietly thanked as she and Sarah slipped their jackets on.

"No, thank you for your courage. You kept your cool during the heat of a shoot out, not many high schoolers could do that." Gibbs said with a smile as he looked at Naru. "Then there's you, the girl who saved our hides from that last guy on the catwalk. You did good that day, and just to let you know, he lived. So you don't have to feel guilty or anything about what happened." Gibbs said with a smile as he gave Sarah and Naru a pat on their shoulders. "Take care of yourselves, the world needs people like you to keep it from falling apart." Gibbs said with a smile.

"Yes sir." Everyone replied with smiles as they saluted Gibbs.

"Might I ask you all something?" Ducky asked with a smile as he looked at everyone.

"Sure Ducky, what's up?" Usagi asked with a smile.

"When we first met, you used a rather peculiar salute. Is that how they salute in Japan?" Ducky asked in an intrigued tone.

"No. We learned that in the other universe we were in. It's how the military of that world saluted. It's a symbol of our willingness to give our hearts and souls, and if necessary, our lives to the cause. It's become habit at this point so salute in that fashion." Usagi explained with a sad smile.

"Then I believe we owe you ladies a proper salute, worthy of the sacrifices you've both made and are willing to make for this world." Ducky replied as he saluted all of them with a scout salute.

"We sure do Duck." Gibbs replied as he and the rest of the team did the same thing.

"To the cause!" Abby yelled with a big smile.

"Oohrah." Sarah said with a smile as she looked at Kaede.

"Take care of yourselves ladies. We'll walk you through the check in, but unfortunately that's as far as we all go together." Gibbs informed with a small smile.

"We'd be more than happy for even that Mr. Gibbs." Usagi replied with a smile.

"Let's go." Gibbs said with a smile as he walked inside with everyone.

"Howdy folks, welcome ta...GUN!" The security guard yelled as he started to draw his weapon on everyone.

"Hold it! Special agent Gibbs, NCIS. They're with us." Gibbs informed as he held up his badge, then gestured to Usagi and the others.

"Sorry 'bout that sir. Stand down, we're all clear!" The guard yelled as waved to some other security guards.

"Rodger that. All teams, we're code four! Stand down." Another guard yelled into her radio.

"Thanks." Gibbs thanked as he put his badge away.

"Where're these folks headed?" The guard asked as he stared at everyone.

"Tokyo Japan." Gibbs answered with a smile.

"Take 'em ta gate eight. Walk 'em through security and wait fer 'em ta get on the plane. The Air Marshal will take care of the rest." The guard instructed as he looked at everyone.

"Will do." Gibbs replied as he started leading everyone towards their plane.

"Thank you Mr. Gibbs, that could've been a real mess." Usagi thanked with a smile as she walked alongside Gibbs.

"It was our pleasure Usagi." Gibbs replied with a smile as he lead them all to their gate.

"So, I guess this is where we all say goodbye." Usagi quietly said with a small smile.

"Yep. It was nice to meet all of you, and thanks again for all your help. You helped us put some really bad people away, and we won't forget that. If you ladies ever need anything, just give us a call." Gibbs said with a smile.

"Thank you, but we have no idea how to get in touch with any of you." Usagi replied with a small frown.

"Sure you do, just call those GOG people. After what happened we called the Japanese government and though they did deny your existence on record, off the record they gave us the number of a group that's soul purpose was to assist you ladies through various means. They have our number and we have there's. So if you need us, just go to them and they'll call us directly." Gibbs explained with a smile.

"Thank you Mr. Gibbs, you've all been such a big help to us in so many ways. We'll miss you all." Usagi quietly said as she hugged Gibbs.

"We're gonna miss you to Usagi." Gibbs replied as he hugged Usagi back.

"I wish we could come with you, I never got a chance to really talk with you." Abby said with a frown as she looked at Ami.

"I wish we would've had more time to talk as well, you're such a cool person Abby. I'm gonna miss you." Ami replied as she hugged Abby.

"Touching, but there's no need to separate just yet." Leon informed as he casually walked up to the group.

"Good afternoon Director Vance, to what do we owe the pleasure?" Ducky asked with a smile as Vance approached the group.

"No pleasure Duck. We've got a problem. Body turned up near a navel port in Okinawa, I'm sending you and your team to investigate." Leon informed as he looked at Gibbs.

"Wouldn't that be a job for the local investigators?" Tony asked with a confused expression.

"Normally yes, but this one's different. Though the victim was wearing a U.S Navy uniform, their prints didn't show up in the AFIS system. Also, the uniform had an odd chemical on it that was bagged for evidence, but I've requested that no one mess with the uniform or whatever's on it. Thought Ms. Schiuto should take care of that." Vance informed with a serious expression.

"Anything else?" Gibbs asked with a straight face.

"Yeah, watch yourselves over there. Got word that some weird shit's been going down since the Senshis left on vacation. Lot of unexplained activity of the supernatural and possibly demonic kind. So it sounds like you ladies are gonna have work to do as well once you get home." Vance informed with a stern expression as he looked at Usagi.

"Sounds like we're needed back home." Usagi said with a smile as she looked at everyone.

"Maybe we should skip the flight and get straight to the fight." Mako said with a grin as she cracked her knuckles.

"I couldn't agree more." Usagi replied as she looked at everyone else. "Could you do us a favor please Director?" Usagi asked with a grin.

"What do you need Ms. Tsukino?" Vance asked as he stared at Usagi.

"Watch over these four for us until our parents get here, and when they do get here, please let them know that we had a job to do back home and that we'll be waiting for them." Usagi answered as she pulled out her brooch.

"I'd be happy to do that for all of you. Now go do what you ladies do best, and kick some demon ass." Vance said with a wicked grin as he looked at Usagi.

"Yes sir." Usagi replied as she held up her brooch. "Moon love make up!" Usagi called out in a strong and powerful tone.

"Mercury crystal power!" Ami yelled as she held her wand up.

"Mars crystal power!" Rei shouted as she did the same thing.

"Jupiter crystal power!" Mako cried out as she held her wand high.

"Venus crystal power!" Minako called out as she also held her wand high. "Make up!" Everyone shouted as they all quickly took their guardian forms.

"See ya around sis, we'll let you know how everything went." Jupiter said with a smile as she looked at Kaede and Sarah.

"Take care sis, I'll be here if any of you need me." Kaede informed as she stared at Jupiter.

"Thanks Kaede. Take good care of my sister Sarah, and she'll do the same for you." Jupiter said with a smile as she looked at Sarah.

"Ya know it sugar. Y'all be safe, and call Kaede ta let her know how thangs went." Sarah instructed with a smile.

"We will. Goodbye Sarah, thank you for everything these past few days. You've really helped us, and we'll always be grateful for that." Jupiter said with a smile as she held her hand out to Mercury.

"Let's go ladies, we've got work to do." Mercury said with a smile as she took Jupiter's hand, then held hers out to Venus.

"Yep, back from vacation and ready to kick butt." Venus replied as she grabbed Mercury's hand, then held her own out to Mars.

"Just like the good old days." Mars chuckled as she gently wrapped her hand around Venus's, then held her other one out to Sailor Moon.

"No, they're even better now. Because we've got more friends, more love, and more power. Now let's use all that to kick some demon ass and save the day." Sailor Moon said with a grin as she took Mars's hand in one of hers and Jupiter's in the other. "Sailor teleport!" Sailor Moon shouted as she and everyone else stared up at the sky.

"There they go." Naru quietly said with a smile as she watched everyone vanish.

"Off on another adventure." Shingo quietly said with a smile as he stood next to Naru.

"Come on, we've got a plane to catch." Naru quietly said as she held one hand out to Shingo and the other one out to Chibiusa.

"You think they'll be okay?" Chibisua asked with a small smile as she looked at Naru.

"I'm sure they'll be fine Chibiusa." Naru answered as she walked her and Shingo towards their boarding area.

"What about Ami's vision?" Shingo asked in a nervous tone.

"There's nothing they can't handle, just have faith in them. They're the toughest fighters around, I feel sorry for the poor schmuck who's gotta fight them." Kaede replied with a smile as she patted Shingo's head.

"Hell yeah darling." Sarah said with a grin as she patted Kaede's shoulder.

"Now let's go, you three have a plane to catch." Kaede said with a smile as she walked with everyone towards their gate.

"You know, I'm kind of excited for the next adventure." Naru said with a smile.

"Us to Naru. Us to." Kaede replied as they all walked towards the plane together.

(Author's Note: I hope you all enjoyed the conclusion of the misfortunate event series, keep an eye out for the next story Senshi Puffs! Though set in the same universe it will not be directly connected to the three previous stories. Also, I apologize, but it could take some time to finish since I've just started my fall semester. Thank you for your patience and continued support!)