Another Time Chapter 5
by Sailor Vega
calli_thaala@yahoo.com
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OK, see I was sitting down to write more to this 'fic, but some of the droids kidnapped me saying they didn't like how I portrayed Rubeus, so they were keeping me away from my computer. Then when they released me they planted ideas into my teachers' heads to give me lots and lots of homework so that I wouldn't be able to write anything, 'cept that sonnet called "Hopes of a Protector" which I wrote about Sailor Moon 'cause I was feeling so guilty about not having written anything. In fact, it's been on my mind so much I used a couple of Japanese words in my English essay and got points taken off. OH! AND I am not supposed to be on-line for 6 weeks (I asked Fifi to tell you guys, so this is supposed to be just a reminder...) therefore I won't be posting much (not that I usually do...) sorry to all you fans! (if there are any?) OK, OK, I'll stop rambling off my excuses! Sorry! Just a note, this is from season R (duh) the Rini arc (again, duh) while Rubeus is in charge of the 20th century operation (duh once more) and finally, this is BEFORE Rini knows who everyone is, got it? That means she doesn't know Serena is Princess Serenity OR Sailor Moon. Ditto for the other scouts and Darien and their alter egos. OH! I saw today (for the first time) The episode "Emerald Takes Over" and I must say, it was excellent! One of the best ones I've ever seen! The plot was wonderful, and Darien had a BIG part! *silly grin on her face* Oh, and do read that sonnet I mentioned and tell me if it (and this) are any good and E-MAIL ME AND ANY OTHER AUTHORS YOU'VE READ RECENTLY. Thanks! Oh, and kudos again to Fifi for helping me with everything! *HUG* So, without further ado, I present to you Another Time: Chapter 5
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~~CARRIAGE RIDE BACK TO LOCAL LORD'S CASTLE~~
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"RINI?!" Serena exclaimed, oblivious to her friend's momentary state of unconsciousness. "What are you doing here?" "Oh Mommy!" the little girl sobbed. "I was so afraid! I hated it in the past! The only good part was Darien! I hated living with that Meatball-Head! She's so mean! I missed you so much! don't make me ever go back!" With this outburst, Rini hugged her "Mommy" and sighed contentedly. Everyone else stood there in shock for a moment before Lita spoke up. "So, Serena, is there something you've been hiding from us? *wink wink nudge nudge*" Serena glared at Lita and was about to say something but was stopped by the small child's gasp "S-Serena!? NO! It can't be! But, but you look just like Mommy!" Tears welled up in her eyes. "Mommy!" With that final outburst the little girl ran out into the woods. "Rini, no!" Serena called, but it was too late. She started to run after the girl, but a hand reached out to stop her. "No," stated Darien quietly, yet firmly. "I will go after her. You stay here where the others can watch you. It may be a trap." Serena pulled away and glared at him. "How DARE you tell me what to do? I am my own person and may do as I please. Mina, Lita, you guys go off to the left. Amy, Raye, to the right. Lance and I will go straight. Anyone else willing to help may come along." Several of the knights seemed less than pleased at the idea of being told what to do by a Lady, but complied none the less. Darien attached himself to Serena's party under the pretense of keeping an eye out for her safety, but in reality he just wanted to keep an eye on her and Lancelot and make sure they didn't say - or do - anything. As soon as the parties were arranged (there were several besides the ones with the scouts in the end) everyone but the few knights guarding the carriage started out to find the small child lost in the woods.
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~~GROUP ONE~~
(Princess Mina, Princess Lita, Sir Percival, Sir Gaheris, Lady Vivian, Sir Kay, Lady Sabrina, Sir Pelleas, Lady NimŸe, Sir Bryan, Sir Gareth, Lady Flora, Sir Bors, Sir Lionel, Daguenet, Lady Eva, Lady Morgana, King Lot and several other knights and ladies)
"I wanted to be in Lancelot's group!" whined Mina, much to the displeasure of everyone else present. "He's SO FINE!" "I know! Did you see how strong he is?" agreed Lita. They soon realized that they were rather loudly proclaiming their feelings, even though it was obvious that his heart belonged to their friend. At the scandalous looks some of the ladies were shooting them they stopped chattering and had the grace to blush. Soon Lita got angry at these self-righteous women and exclaimed, "You can't tell me you've never thought of him!" Several of the women blushed and looked away, some attempted to deny it, and others simply gaped at the gall of this Sailor Scout. After a little more of the scouts' whining, Percival spoke up, "Ah, Ladies, it may not be a great idea to be expressing your ideas with such volume. The little child is still out here and we need to find her soon..." He trailed off when the scouts nodded. They continued on their way for a bit until they heard a distant scream.
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~~GROUP TWO~~
(Princess Amy, Princess Raye, Sir Gawain, Lady Elaine, Sir Caradoc, Sir Uwaine, Sir Bedivere, Lady Clymene, Sir Agrivain, Sir Gaharet, Princess Kassandra, Sir Galen, Taliesin, Sir Geraint, Sir Bedwyr, and several other knights and ladies)
"The appearance of both Rubeus and Rini would suggest a larger rip in the space-time continuum than we had previously postulated. Either we caused that modification, or something else has happened which further altered this dimension..." Amy trailed off when she noticed everyone else gaping at her as if she had grown a third head. She blushed slightly and then turned to Raye and spoke, whispering. "But what worries me the most is what if WE caused the alteration of this realm and are therefore responsible for this whole fiasco? Do you know what that means!" "Considering I don't know WHAT the heck you just said, no." answered the senshi or fire. Amy just turned even more crimson. She then continued to whisper to Raye, "But have you not also noticed the surprising number of people whose names are a mythological reference? And some of them are eerily so, such as Hector and Kassandra and Andromache. I wonder...." Amy got out her computer and quickly typed something, then waited until a beep is heard. "Ah ha! I hate to say it, but this does not look good..." "What doesn't?" Raye demanded. "Well, it seems that-" Amy was cut off by a distant scream.
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~~GROUP THREE~~
(Princess Serena, Queen Guinevere, Sir Lancelot, Prince Darien, King Arthur, Lady Niobe, Prince Hector, Lady Hera, Sir Lucan, Merlin, Lady Helen, Sir Lamerocke, Sir Saffire, Lord Aeneas, Lady Andromache, Sir Tristram, Sir Palamedes, and several other knights and ladies)
Serena sighed contentedly and looked about. The leaves were such a beautiful vibrant green color, and the flowers were of such a divine hue that it made her wonder if this wasn't heaven. She sighed contentedly again and, not looking where she was going, tripped over a root, right into Darien's arms. "Watch it, Meatball-head! You might hurt someone one of these days!" Serena scowled at him, straightened her gown out, brushing dust off, and muttered "Thank you SO much for worrying about my personal safety. You are TRULY a caring soul!" They continued in silence for a while, both Lancelot and Darien stealing glances at Serena, which was NOT missed by Gwen, Hera, or Niobe. The latter two noted this and remarked upon it to their neighbors. Then they came up to Serena and Hera spoke first, "My dear Princess! Me thinks you have gained the attention of the two most desired lords of the court! But remember, you must pick one, and it is not kind to keep them stringing along, darling. Make your choice, and be quick about it, 'else word gets out that you acknowledge the claim of both." With this Hera went off to flirt with Darien. Serena scowled, but stopped when she realized the merit in the other woman's words. She sighed yet again, but this time from unhappiness. Guinevere was about to speak to her when the ear-shattering scream of a young child in danger was heard near by.
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"RINI!" Serena and Darien exclaimed at the same time and ran in the direction of the noise, Serena calling out her transformation and Darien mentally doing the same. After a few moments, they came to a clearing. At first glance, they saw nothing, but soon they heard Rubeus's evil laughter, and looked up. He was floating about ten feet up in the air and holding Rini by her foot upside down, ready to drop her at any instant. Soon the other scouts joined them, having transformed on the way. "Release the child this INSTANT!" Sailor Moon demanded, glaring at her foe, who just laughed. "Ah, Sailor Moon. How delightful of you to join us! But are you sure you want me to RELEASE the child?" He let his grip on the child slip a little, eliciting yet another scream of terror from the frightened child in his grasp. "Or would you rather bargain for the Rabbit's life?" Sailor Moon was about to speak, when Tuxedo Mask stopped her. "We will listen to your request, Rubeus, but I cannot ensure that you will come out of this, er, bargain alive." For a moment the two stared at one another, and finally Rubeus tightened his grip on Rini. "Here is my demand." "Only one?" muttered Sailor Jupiter, which only got her angry glares from the others. "Yes, Sailor Brat, only one. I believe you have something- or should I say someone?- in your party that his highness has GREAT interest in. Turn her over to me now, and you will get the child back, unharmed." He smiled. "I promise." After a moment of silence, Sailor Mars finally ventured, "Who is it you want?" Rubeus laughed. "Pitiful child! Don't you know?! Now turn over the Princess and the child will be safe. If you refuse..." he let Rini slip in his grip again. Tuxedo Mask was about to answer Rubeus when Sailor Moon stepped forward. "Here I am. Now release the child." Rubeus took one good look at Sailor Moon and laughed. "YOU? The MOON PRINCESS?! HA! That'll be the day! Seriously though, now that I have had a good laugh about this, turn her over." He crossed his arms, still holding Rini by the one foot and waited. "I AM the princess! I'll prove it to you!" "Serena! NO!" Sailor Moon, not heeding Tuxedo Mask's outburst, proceeded to become the princess once again. Rubeus was so startled he dropped Rini, who was recovered by Mina's Love Chain. "Very well, princess. We had a deal. Come with me." Rubeus tried to grab Serena's arm, but she was pulled away by the now Prince Endymion. "Over my dead body!" Darien shouted, angry at the presumptuousness of his foe. "Ho ho! So the little prince has a backbone after all! I will take care of you first, and then take the princess to Prince Diamond!" Something on Rubeus's outfit beeped, causing Rubeus to let out a string of expletives Rini should never have heard. "Well, it seems I must depart now. So don't worry, little prince, I won't take your princess. For now, at least." He smirked. "But trust me, I WILL be back!" With this, Rubeus disappeared. Everyone began congratulating one another on a job well done when Rini started to speak. "S-Serena's Sailor Moon? And the Moon Princess? A- and Darien's Tuxedo Mask? And the Prince of Earth? And Ami, Mina, Raye, and Lita are the other scouts?" Everyone turned and looked at the small child, each regretting something they said or did that could have given away their identities. Finally, Serena spoke. "Yes, Rini, we are. I'm sorry for having to deceive you, but it was to keep you safe..." She trailed off and looked down. Lancelot came over and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder which caused her to look up and smile at him. It ALSO caused Darien to turn several shades of green. Mina noticed this, and whispered to Lita, "I guess that's where they get the saying: Green with envoy!" Lita slapped her forehead and sighed. "It's envy, Mina. Envy." "What I'd like to know is who this 'Prince Diamond' is! And what he wants with Serena. If he sent Rubeus and those sisters, then I'd like to..." Raye exclaimed and pounded her fist into her other hand. The others nodded their heads in agreement. Everyone was silent for a moment, then Raye turned to Amy and asked, "Weren't you gonna tell me something earlier about some temporal shift or something?" Amy nodded and started speaking. "As soon as we arrived in this time, I hypothesized that we had created an ephemeral rip in the space-time continuum. Now, however, it seems that the disturbance we instigated had, in fact, a more sustaining effect than I had previously speculated. Have you noticed all of the people with mythological namesakes? Well, it appears that they were NOT named after those well-known human beings, but rather ARE those very individuals. You see, I believe the laceration we contrived in the space-time continuum not only influenced our time and this one, but others as well. Isn't this formidable?" Everyone stared at her with blank looks on their faces when Rini finally spoke. "She means you guys screwed it up a lot when you time traveled without one of Puu's keys." Everyone now turned to stare at Rini, and everyone would have spoken at once, had Serena not held up her hand to stop them. She kneeled in front of the little girl and asked, "Rini, who is Puu? And what do you know about time travel?" Rini was silent for a moment, trying to tell if Serena was joking or not. "Puu is Sailor Pluto." She ignored the gasps of the other scouts and continued. "She gave me my key which allowed me to go to the past, no, future now, no... argh! YOUR time! I didn't want to, but I had to save Mommy! Then I suddenly came here!" She crossed her arms and tried to prevent the tears from coming to her eyes and spilling over. Serena enveloped the child in a hug, picked her up, and silently signaled for the others to return to the carriage. Then she turned and headed back herself.
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Well, that's it for chapter 5! I enjoyed writing this, especially Amy's part! (Thank you Thesaurus!) I'm still thinking of maybe adding a 2b at a later date to show when Lancelot actually challenged Darien. What do you think? It's all up to you! PLEASE tell me what you want to read! Send all comments, flames, ideas, etc. to calli_thaala@yahoo.com or sailah_vega@hotmail.com Oh, you probably know this already, but FANFIC AUTHORS LIVE OFF MAIL! MAIL ME (AND ANY OTHER AUTHOR YOU'VE READ!) It shows that we are appreciated and it REALLY means a lot to us! Thanks!
by Sailor Vega
calli_thaala@yahoo.com
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Non story stuff:
OK, see I was sitting down to write more to this 'fic, but some of the droids kidnapped me saying they didn't like how I portrayed Rubeus, so they were keeping me away from my computer. Then when they released me they planted ideas into my teachers' heads to give me lots and lots of homework so that I wouldn't be able to write anything, 'cept that sonnet called "Hopes of a Protector" which I wrote about Sailor Moon 'cause I was feeling so guilty about not having written anything. In fact, it's been on my mind so much I used a couple of Japanese words in my English essay and got points taken off. OH! AND I am not supposed to be on-line for 6 weeks (I asked Fifi to tell you guys, so this is supposed to be just a reminder...) therefore I won't be posting much (not that I usually do...) sorry to all you fans! (if there are any?) OK, OK, I'll stop rambling off my excuses! Sorry! Just a note, this is from season R (duh) the Rini arc (again, duh) while Rubeus is in charge of the 20th century operation (duh once more) and finally, this is BEFORE Rini knows who everyone is, got it? That means she doesn't know Serena is Princess Serenity OR Sailor Moon. Ditto for the other scouts and Darien and their alter egos. OH! I saw today (for the first time) The episode "Emerald Takes Over" and I must say, it was excellent! One of the best ones I've ever seen! The plot was wonderful, and Darien had a BIG part! *silly grin on her face* Oh, and do read that sonnet I mentioned and tell me if it (and this) are any good and E-MAIL ME AND ANY OTHER AUTHORS YOU'VE READ RECENTLY. Thanks! Oh, and kudos again to Fifi for helping me with everything! *HUG* So, without further ado, I present to you Another Time: Chapter 5
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"RINI?!" Serena exclaimed, oblivious to her friend's momentary state of unconsciousness. "What are you doing here?" "Oh Mommy!" the little girl sobbed. "I was so afraid! I hated it in the past! The only good part was Darien! I hated living with that Meatball-Head! She's so mean! I missed you so much! don't make me ever go back!" With this outburst, Rini hugged her "Mommy" and sighed contentedly. Everyone else stood there in shock for a moment before Lita spoke up. "So, Serena, is there something you've been hiding from us? *wink wink nudge nudge*" Serena glared at Lita and was about to say something but was stopped by the small child's gasp "S-Serena!? NO! It can't be! But, but you look just like Mommy!" Tears welled up in her eyes. "Mommy!" With that final outburst the little girl ran out into the woods. "Rini, no!" Serena called, but it was too late. She started to run after the girl, but a hand reached out to stop her. "No," stated Darien quietly, yet firmly. "I will go after her. You stay here where the others can watch you. It may be a trap." Serena pulled away and glared at him. "How DARE you tell me what to do? I am my own person and may do as I please. Mina, Lita, you guys go off to the left. Amy, Raye, to the right. Lance and I will go straight. Anyone else willing to help may come along." Several of the knights seemed less than pleased at the idea of being told what to do by a Lady, but complied none the less. Darien attached himself to Serena's party under the pretense of keeping an eye out for her safety, but in reality he just wanted to keep an eye on her and Lancelot and make sure they didn't say - or do - anything. As soon as the parties were arranged (there were several besides the ones with the scouts in the end) everyone but the few knights guarding the carriage started out to find the small child lost in the woods.
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~~GROUP ONE~~
(Princess Mina, Princess Lita, Sir Percival, Sir Gaheris, Lady Vivian, Sir Kay, Lady Sabrina, Sir Pelleas, Lady NimŸe, Sir Bryan, Sir Gareth, Lady Flora, Sir Bors, Sir Lionel, Daguenet, Lady Eva, Lady Morgana, King Lot and several other knights and ladies)
"I wanted to be in Lancelot's group!" whined Mina, much to the displeasure of everyone else present. "He's SO FINE!" "I know! Did you see how strong he is?" agreed Lita. They soon realized that they were rather loudly proclaiming their feelings, even though it was obvious that his heart belonged to their friend. At the scandalous looks some of the ladies were shooting them they stopped chattering and had the grace to blush. Soon Lita got angry at these self-righteous women and exclaimed, "You can't tell me you've never thought of him!" Several of the women blushed and looked away, some attempted to deny it, and others simply gaped at the gall of this Sailor Scout. After a little more of the scouts' whining, Percival spoke up, "Ah, Ladies, it may not be a great idea to be expressing your ideas with such volume. The little child is still out here and we need to find her soon..." He trailed off when the scouts nodded. They continued on their way for a bit until they heard a distant scream.
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~~GROUP TWO~~
(Princess Amy, Princess Raye, Sir Gawain, Lady Elaine, Sir Caradoc, Sir Uwaine, Sir Bedivere, Lady Clymene, Sir Agrivain, Sir Gaharet, Princess Kassandra, Sir Galen, Taliesin, Sir Geraint, Sir Bedwyr, and several other knights and ladies)
"The appearance of both Rubeus and Rini would suggest a larger rip in the space-time continuum than we had previously postulated. Either we caused that modification, or something else has happened which further altered this dimension..." Amy trailed off when she noticed everyone else gaping at her as if she had grown a third head. She blushed slightly and then turned to Raye and spoke, whispering. "But what worries me the most is what if WE caused the alteration of this realm and are therefore responsible for this whole fiasco? Do you know what that means!" "Considering I don't know WHAT the heck you just said, no." answered the senshi or fire. Amy just turned even more crimson. She then continued to whisper to Raye, "But have you not also noticed the surprising number of people whose names are a mythological reference? And some of them are eerily so, such as Hector and Kassandra and Andromache. I wonder...." Amy got out her computer and quickly typed something, then waited until a beep is heard. "Ah ha! I hate to say it, but this does not look good..." "What doesn't?" Raye demanded. "Well, it seems that-" Amy was cut off by a distant scream.
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~~GROUP THREE~~
(Princess Serena, Queen Guinevere, Sir Lancelot, Prince Darien, King Arthur, Lady Niobe, Prince Hector, Lady Hera, Sir Lucan, Merlin, Lady Helen, Sir Lamerocke, Sir Saffire, Lord Aeneas, Lady Andromache, Sir Tristram, Sir Palamedes, and several other knights and ladies)
Serena sighed contentedly and looked about. The leaves were such a beautiful vibrant green color, and the flowers were of such a divine hue that it made her wonder if this wasn't heaven. She sighed contentedly again and, not looking where she was going, tripped over a root, right into Darien's arms. "Watch it, Meatball-head! You might hurt someone one of these days!" Serena scowled at him, straightened her gown out, brushing dust off, and muttered "Thank you SO much for worrying about my personal safety. You are TRULY a caring soul!" They continued in silence for a while, both Lancelot and Darien stealing glances at Serena, which was NOT missed by Gwen, Hera, or Niobe. The latter two noted this and remarked upon it to their neighbors. Then they came up to Serena and Hera spoke first, "My dear Princess! Me thinks you have gained the attention of the two most desired lords of the court! But remember, you must pick one, and it is not kind to keep them stringing along, darling. Make your choice, and be quick about it, 'else word gets out that you acknowledge the claim of both." With this Hera went off to flirt with Darien. Serena scowled, but stopped when she realized the merit in the other woman's words. She sighed yet again, but this time from unhappiness. Guinevere was about to speak to her when the ear-shattering scream of a young child in danger was heard near by.
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"RINI!" Serena and Darien exclaimed at the same time and ran in the direction of the noise, Serena calling out her transformation and Darien mentally doing the same. After a few moments, they came to a clearing. At first glance, they saw nothing, but soon they heard Rubeus's evil laughter, and looked up. He was floating about ten feet up in the air and holding Rini by her foot upside down, ready to drop her at any instant. Soon the other scouts joined them, having transformed on the way. "Release the child this INSTANT!" Sailor Moon demanded, glaring at her foe, who just laughed. "Ah, Sailor Moon. How delightful of you to join us! But are you sure you want me to RELEASE the child?" He let his grip on the child slip a little, eliciting yet another scream of terror from the frightened child in his grasp. "Or would you rather bargain for the Rabbit's life?" Sailor Moon was about to speak, when Tuxedo Mask stopped her. "We will listen to your request, Rubeus, but I cannot ensure that you will come out of this, er, bargain alive." For a moment the two stared at one another, and finally Rubeus tightened his grip on Rini. "Here is my demand." "Only one?" muttered Sailor Jupiter, which only got her angry glares from the others. "Yes, Sailor Brat, only one. I believe you have something- or should I say someone?- in your party that his highness has GREAT interest in. Turn her over to me now, and you will get the child back, unharmed." He smiled. "I promise." After a moment of silence, Sailor Mars finally ventured, "Who is it you want?" Rubeus laughed. "Pitiful child! Don't you know?! Now turn over the Princess and the child will be safe. If you refuse..." he let Rini slip in his grip again. Tuxedo Mask was about to answer Rubeus when Sailor Moon stepped forward. "Here I am. Now release the child." Rubeus took one good look at Sailor Moon and laughed. "YOU? The MOON PRINCESS?! HA! That'll be the day! Seriously though, now that I have had a good laugh about this, turn her over." He crossed his arms, still holding Rini by the one foot and waited. "I AM the princess! I'll prove it to you!" "Serena! NO!" Sailor Moon, not heeding Tuxedo Mask's outburst, proceeded to become the princess once again. Rubeus was so startled he dropped Rini, who was recovered by Mina's Love Chain. "Very well, princess. We had a deal. Come with me." Rubeus tried to grab Serena's arm, but she was pulled away by the now Prince Endymion. "Over my dead body!" Darien shouted, angry at the presumptuousness of his foe. "Ho ho! So the little prince has a backbone after all! I will take care of you first, and then take the princess to Prince Diamond!" Something on Rubeus's outfit beeped, causing Rubeus to let out a string of expletives Rini should never have heard. "Well, it seems I must depart now. So don't worry, little prince, I won't take your princess. For now, at least." He smirked. "But trust me, I WILL be back!" With this, Rubeus disappeared. Everyone began congratulating one another on a job well done when Rini started to speak. "S-Serena's Sailor Moon? And the Moon Princess? A- and Darien's Tuxedo Mask? And the Prince of Earth? And Ami, Mina, Raye, and Lita are the other scouts?" Everyone turned and looked at the small child, each regretting something they said or did that could have given away their identities. Finally, Serena spoke. "Yes, Rini, we are. I'm sorry for having to deceive you, but it was to keep you safe..." She trailed off and looked down. Lancelot came over and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder which caused her to look up and smile at him. It ALSO caused Darien to turn several shades of green. Mina noticed this, and whispered to Lita, "I guess that's where they get the saying: Green with envoy!" Lita slapped her forehead and sighed. "It's envy, Mina. Envy." "What I'd like to know is who this 'Prince Diamond' is! And what he wants with Serena. If he sent Rubeus and those sisters, then I'd like to..." Raye exclaimed and pounded her fist into her other hand. The others nodded their heads in agreement. Everyone was silent for a moment, then Raye turned to Amy and asked, "Weren't you gonna tell me something earlier about some temporal shift or something?" Amy nodded and started speaking. "As soon as we arrived in this time, I hypothesized that we had created an ephemeral rip in the space-time continuum. Now, however, it seems that the disturbance we instigated had, in fact, a more sustaining effect than I had previously speculated. Have you noticed all of the people with mythological namesakes? Well, it appears that they were NOT named after those well-known human beings, but rather ARE those very individuals. You see, I believe the laceration we contrived in the space-time continuum not only influenced our time and this one, but others as well. Isn't this formidable?" Everyone stared at her with blank looks on their faces when Rini finally spoke. "She means you guys screwed it up a lot when you time traveled without one of Puu's keys." Everyone now turned to stare at Rini, and everyone would have spoken at once, had Serena not held up her hand to stop them. She kneeled in front of the little girl and asked, "Rini, who is Puu? And what do you know about time travel?" Rini was silent for a moment, trying to tell if Serena was joking or not. "Puu is Sailor Pluto." She ignored the gasps of the other scouts and continued. "She gave me my key which allowed me to go to the past, no, future now, no... argh! YOUR time! I didn't want to, but I had to save Mommy! Then I suddenly came here!" She crossed her arms and tried to prevent the tears from coming to her eyes and spilling over. Serena enveloped the child in a hug, picked her up, and silently signaled for the others to return to the carriage. Then she turned and headed back herself.
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Well, that's it for chapter 5! I enjoyed writing this, especially Amy's part! (Thank you Thesaurus!) I'm still thinking of maybe adding a 2b at a later date to show when Lancelot actually challenged Darien. What do you think? It's all up to you! PLEASE tell me what you want to read! Send all comments, flames, ideas, etc. to calli_thaala@yahoo.com or sailah_vega@hotmail.com Oh, you probably know this already, but FANFIC AUTHORS LIVE OFF MAIL! MAIL ME (AND ANY OTHER AUTHOR YOU'VE READ!) It shows that we are appreciated and it REALLY means a lot to us! Thanks!
