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I stared at myself in the mirror. Yuck! The teakettle in the kitchen whistled loudly. I sighed and went to retrieve it. The "house" Setsuna left me in wasn't as small as I originally thought. It had two bedrooms, a bathroom, some kind of computer room, a high-tech kitchen, and a living room. You'd think she'd leave me some more food. I noticed earlier on that I was in a small village. The moment everyone else wakes up, I'll ask how to get out of here and head to the Northern Forest. I glanced outside. The sun was coming up. I really should get some sleep, but...I'm too nervous to sleep. I took my cup of tea and went into the computer room. Maybe I can find directions to the Northern Forest so I won't have to ask a villager.


"How do you turn this thing on?" I murmured. The four-foot screen flared with life. I jumped out of my seat.


"Really, Jupiter, this is the future. Computers turning on at your voice is the least of the new technology," a bemused said. The screen showed Sailor Pluto. Setsuna?


"Setsuna? Is that you?"


"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you. This is how you will contact me."


"How? I thought I had to leave this place? This computer is way too big to carry."


"How many times do I have to tell you? Technology. This huge computer turns into a pocket-size palm computer."


"I swear if I hear that word one more time I'll-"


"Okay. You should get started on your journey."


"It's too early. I wanted to wait and talk to the villager about how to go north."


"You don't have to. This computer will give you directions. Just go to the mapping program once you're done talking to me."


"I also need some food."


"The computer will provide almost anything you need."


"Let me guess technology."


"You learn quickly."


"Pluto...why wasn't I captured?" I swallowed the lump in my throat.


"When you were blasted into the forest the enemy assumed you were dead, so they took the others and left. I found you before Kouhi could send her henchmen back to get you."


"Why didn't you help the others?"


"Contact me if you need help," the screen went blank. Somehow I knew she wouldn't answer that question. I sighed and drank my cooled tea.


"Uh...computer, turn into a palm computer," a white glow surrounded it and it shrunk into a small computer. I picked it off the floor. This dumb outfit is has no pockets. Wonder if it fits in my bag. I walked into the bedroom. I wonder whose house this is? I grabbed my bag pack, the over coat in the living room and left the house.



"You'll have to go through the Abelyne Forest, then cross the Coijii River. It's two days quicker than going through the towns, but more dangerous. Would you like to go through the forest or the towns?" a mechanic voice asked. The faster I find my friends the faster I get to go home.


"The forest."


"Yes, here's the route you will have to take," it showed me a map of the two forests with a red line outlining my path.


"It's too vague can you make it a little less vague? Thanks," I glanced at the sun one last time, before I entered the forest. I gasped at the beauty of the forest. The leaves were on the ground, but those were from previous years, because the trees were rich with luscious green leaves. The weather was beautiful. It was either late summer or early fall. I listened peacefully to the forest sounds. They sounded...well a little louder than the normal sounds of the forests. Then again the trees are huge...maybe it's all that genetically engineered stuff Ami was talking about. I glanced at the computer and headed in the direction the computer showed me. I walked quietly and calmly. If Kouchi had any spies in this forest I would have to be careful.


I glanced at the sun through the trees. High noon. My stomach growled. Lunchtime. The computer-maybe I should name the thing. Seijitsu. What if it's a girl? Do these things have a sex? I've got to ask Setsuna next time she calls. Okay I have officially checked out of hotel sane. I ordered rice and broccoli from Seijitsu. I didn't want to order anything with a high smell that would attract attention. I ate quietly and listened to the sounds of the forest. Water running, birds chirping...more like roaring. Anyway, leaves rustling to the left of me, insects-wait leaves rustling? Something moved in the tree directly above me. I stiffened and listened. The noise ceased. Slowly I pack up my stuff and started moving. Suddenly I was on my back. A tall woman stood above me. I swept the legs form under her. She started to fall, but hen she did a back flip and landed on her feet. I jumped up ready to fight. I noticed her forest green eyes, but they seemed to have a blue tint to them. Nice eyes. She had long raven hair too. She wiggled her finger and a laser staff appeared in her hand. She swung her staff and aimed for my head. I shrieked and duck the staff. The staff penetrated through the tree behind me. The tree started to fall towards the woman and myself. Everything started in slow motion. I glanced at her she seemed to be frozen in place. Out of pure instinct I grabbed the woman and threw her and myself out of the way of the tree. We rolled to the right of the tree. I it hit a smaller tree and the two trees together fell and it a third tree and that one fell too. All in al we demolished 8 trees. I turned to my companion who had moved away from me, she mumbled something I couldn't understand. I shot her a confused look. She said it again. She must be talking a different language. I held my hand up and signaled for her to wait. I went to my bag and searched for the translator Setsuna had given me. It was in a tiny box marked translator. I took it out. It was the size of an earplug. I showed it to her. She understood and held my head still. I stiffened slightly. She put the translator in my right ear.


"Can you understand me now?" I nodded, "Who the hell are you?"


"Who the hell am I? You're the one that jumped me!" I was irate at this girl.


"Who do you seek in these woods? Why didn't you go through the towns?"


"I could ask you the same question," she was silent for a moment. She seemed to be trying to figure out who I was. I watched her critically. Is she one of Kouhi's spies?


"That hair tie...were did you get it from?" I touched the aqua bubble on my head, "May I see it?" I looked at her as if she was crazy. I handed it to her slowly. She looked at it and gasped.


"What?"


"This is an original...you look like her," okay I ran into a psycho.


"Look I don't know if there are asylums still around but if there are check into one."


"Kino Makoto?"


"How do you know my name?" she launched herself at me and hugged me. I threw her off, "Who the hell are you?"


"I'm your granddaughter."