It had been a week since Ceres and Willow had been found, and they had
just finished moving their things into their new rooms.
"All right guys, I'll see you later." Mikka shouted, as she
opened the door.
"Where are you going?" Willow asked her, coming out of her room.
"To the store." Mikka said, making a face. "We're out of milk
again."
Willow laughed.
"Have fun."
"Bye." Mikka smiled as she closed the door.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
'I hate these long lines.' Mikka thought to herself with a sigh.
She was in line to pay for her milk. She had the sense to pick up two
cartons this time.
Finally, it was her turn. But as she took out her money to pay the woman,
a high pitched scream filled the air, coming from outside.
Mikka grabbed the milk, and ran out of the store.
"You forgot your change." The woman called out to her.
"Keep it." She yelled back, as she ran out the doors.
Her suspicions had been correct. A Youma was attacking innocent people
again. It had been the 3rd attack in the last week, and Mikka was getting
tired of all the fighting.
She put her milk down in an alley, and transformed.
As CrimsonCat, she stepped out to battle the Youma, but the Sailor Scouts
were already there.
"..And in the name of the moon, We shall punish you!" Sailor Moon
had just finished her speech.
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!"
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!"
The two attacks rushed towards their target, and slammed into the Youma,
who barely flinched. They did however, get its attention.
The Youma charged towards the Senshi, who scrambled to get out of the way.
They all got out of harms way, except Sailor Moon, who tripped and fell.
Before Cat or the Sailor Senshi had a chance to do anything,
three voices rang out from the roof tops.
"Shadow's Embrace!"
"Ice Storm!"
"Light Aura!"
The three attacks slammed into the Youma, turning it to dust before it
had a chance to harm Moon.
"Ice! Shadow! Light!" Cat called out to them.
"CrimsonCat?" Shadow replied.
"Cat!" Ice shouted, jumping down from the roof and running to
embrace her friend.
"Ice!" Cat exclaimed, running to meet her.
They met in the middle, and became a jumble of screams, tears and jumping.
"I missed you SO much!" Ice exclaimed.
"Its so good to see you again." Cat laughed.
The Sailor Senshi watched, with confused looks upon their faces.
"Cat." Light smiled. "How have you been."
"Light!" Cat embraced the older Senshi. "We thought you guys
were gone."
"Silly kitty." Shadow teased.
Cat stuck her tongue out at him, and laughed in spite of herself.
The Sailor Scouts walked over.
"Thanks for saving me." Moon said.
"No problem." Light smiled.
"We make it our business to save beautiful girls." Shadow added
with a wink.
Cat rolled her eyes.
"Haven't changed a bit have you Shadow?"
"I try not to." He joked.
Venus and Jupiter pushed Moon out of the way.
"We haven't been properly introduced." Jupiter smiled.
"I'm Sailor Venus, And this is Sailor Jupiter." Venus introduced
them.
"Pleased to meet you ladies." Shadow smiled. "You may call me
CrimsonShadow."
"Have you guys seen Flame or Wind?" Cat asked, interrupting
the conversation.
"Nope. Not a trace." Light shook her head.
"What about the others?" Ice asked.
Mikka smiled.
"All present and accounted for."
Shadow's eyes lit up. "Storm too?"
"Yes." Cat laughed. "Storm too."
"What are we waiting for then?" Light smiled.
"Family reunion." Ice grinned.
Cat picked up her grocery bag.
"Here, let me get that for you." Shadow insisted, taking the bag
out of her hands.
"Always the gentleman." Cat noted.
"Tell that to Storm." He laughed.
"Well, Like always its been a blast." Cat smiled at the Sailor
Senshi. "And I do appreciate you not trying to kill me this time." She
winked.
And before they could say anything, the Crimson Senshi were gone.
"We really need to find out who those people are." Mars muttered.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Honey, I'm home!" Altais called out, as Mikka opened the door.
"Oh stop that." She chided him.
"Well look what the cat dragged in." Ceres laughed.
"You know, all those cat jokes are really getting old." Mikka
said, making a face.
"Ceres." Altais smiled ignoring Mikka's comment. "How have you
been?" He grinned. "You look exactly the same."
"You haven't changed much either." Ceres laughed.
"Ceres!" Artio and Ataries exclaimed in unison.
"Ah, there are my favorite sisters."
"Sounds like I'm missing something." Nikkos said, as he came
out of the living room.
"Hey Nikkos. Long time no see." Altais called out.
"Not long enough." Nikkos joked.
"Wheres Willow?" Artio asked.
"Right here." Willow said, coming out of her room.
"So we're all together again." Ataries smiled.
"Not quite." Mikka called from the kitchen where she was putting
the milk away. "We're still missing Pyper and Clio. And Raven, but we
know where she is."
"Do we care where Raven is?" Artio asked coldly.
"Just because your element is ice doesn't mean you have to be so
cold." Mikka commented.
"Your kidding right?" Artio looked amused. "Your not actually
sticking up for her, are you."
"So what if I am?" Mikka challenged her, stepping out of the
kitchen.
"Are you crazy?" Artio demanded. "Your defending the person
who left us to die."
"Who is also my sister, might I remind you."
"If it weren't for her, we would still be on Trillitana." Artio
argued.
"Are you saying you've forgiven her for what she's done to us?"
Ataries asked, unbelieving.
"Partially, yes." Mikka told her. "And what's the big deal?"
"She left us to die Mikka." Ataries almost screamed.
"I know that." Mikka hissed. "But she's still my sister. And
whom I chose to talk to is none of your concern."
"Relax guys." Nikkos said, standing beside Mikka. "That was
hundreds of years ago. We're different people than we were back then."
"Apparently." Artio said, looking at Mikka.
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Mikka demanded.
"You're a smart girl, figure it out." Artio spat.
Mikka's eyes flickered between Dark blue, and steel grey.
"Fine then." She whispered, looking around the room. "Guess I'm
not needed here." She glanced at Artio. "Or maybe wanted is the better
word." She hissed.
Mikka pushed past them and left the house, slamming the door on her way
out.
"Can you imagine sticking up for that traitor?" Artio almost
laughed.
"God forbid she stick up for her sister." Nikkos said, his voice
heavy with sarcasm. "And how dare you speak to her like that?"
"She was being stupid." Artio defended herself.
"And what about yourself?" He demanded "How were you being?"
Artio looked at him, speechless.
"Perhaps you've been away from Trillitana for too long." Ceres
spoke up. "You seem to have forgotten that she is our princess. Both her
and Raven."
Nikkos brushed past them.
"I'm going to go find her." He told them.
"Wait, I'm coming with you." Ceres said, following him out the
door.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Mikka walked down the street. She wasn't going anywhere, just walking
for the hell of it.
She heard Nikkos calling her.
But she ignored him, and kept walking farther away. Tears stung her
eyes, and she wiped them away. Things would never be the same as they
used to be. Too much had changed for that to happen. Nikkos was right
though, they had all become different people. Artio had never used to
be that cruel. Especially not to her.
She was so lost in thought, that she didn't see the group of people
in front of her, and ended up running into them.
"Sorry." Mikka apologized. "I guess I should watch where I'm
going."
"Your Raven's sister, aren't you?" A girl asked.
Mikka looked up. It was the outer Senshi, in their normal clothes.
"Yeah." Mikka smiled slightly.
"Are you ok? You look like you've been crying." Hakura asked,
then got a weird look on her face.
"What is it?" Michiru asked.
"Deja-vu." Hakura muttered.
"I'm ok." Mikka told them. "But I really should be going."
"Where are you headed?" Hotaru asked her.
Mikka stopped, and thought about that.
"I'm not sure." She murmured. "Someplace where I can think I
guess."
"By the ocean is the perfect place for that." Michiru told her.
"But that's too far to walk." Hakura spoke up.
"I like long walks." Mikka assured her. "What direction?"
"Keep going down this road. You can't miss it." Setsuna said.
"Its a really long walk though." Hakura warned.
"No problem." Mikka smiled. "Thanks." she said with a wave, and
continued down the road.
"Bye." they called to her.
When they were out of sight, She changed into CrimsonCat.
"This will get me there quicker." She spoke to herself.
Cat took off down the road, her speed picking up until she was no more
than a blur.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Cat slowed as she reached the calm waters. She powered down, and leaned
upon the railing that lined the small cliff she stood upon.
She sighed lightly. Things were so messed up. But at least they had found
almost all of the other Senshi.
Mikka stood there, and stared out at the sea. Her thoughts turned to the
other Senshi: CrimsonFlame and CrimsonWind. Or, Pyper and Clio. How she
missed them, and their days upon Trillitana. She had been happy then.
But everything had gone wrong. It wasn't supposed to turn out this way,
she was supposed to be happy.
"Oh mother," Mikka whispered. "How did it get this way?"
A tear rolled down her cheek, and as the ocean waves crashed upon the
shore, the air was filled with the sounds of a lost girl's broken sobs.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Nikkos looked out the window, as the rain splattered against the glass.
An hour ago it had been clear blue skies, but it was now pouring.
"Has she come home yet?" Willow asked from the doorway.
"Nope." He sighed.
They hadn't seen Mikka since she had left 3 hours earlier. Artio, Ataries
and Altais had gone home awhile ago. They seemed like their old selves,
except for a deep resentment for what Raven had done.
Suddenly, Nikkos felt a familiar surge of power in his gut, and when it
passed, it left him with a great sense of joy.
Ceres and Willow almost ran into the living room.
"You feel that?" Willow grinned, her face flushed.
"Yup." Nikkos grinned back at her.
"You know what that means." Ceres laughed.
"It means that we're whole again." Nikkos smiled. "Lets follow
it, before the feeling fades."
They quickly transformed into CrimsonWolf, CrimsonDream, and CrimsonStorm,
and rushed out the door.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Mikka stood beneath the shelter of one of the many trees in the park, when
she felt the surge.
A smile grew upon her face, as she transformed into CrimsonCat, and
rushed off towards the source, laughing with pure joy.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ataries, Artio and Altais changed into CrimsonLight, CrimsonIce and
CrimsonShadow.
"Well, lets go join the others." Light smiled.
"Yeah, they'll all be there this time." Ice grinned.
"What are we waiting for, lets get going already!" Shadow
exclaimed, dashing out of the apartment.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Raven sat in the living room sketching when she too felt the sure in the
pit of her being.
She laughed out loud.
"Finally." Avalon smiled.
"Reunited at last." Atlantis agreed.
"I guess you guys are coming?" Raven asked them.
"We wouldn't miss it for the world." Avalon laughed.
Raven changed into CrimsonStar.
"Then lets go."
And they too ran off to find the source of the power.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
CrimsonLight, Ice, and Shadow were running up a hill on the outskirts
of town. The source of the power was at the very top, they could feel
it. As they reached the peak, they noticed the others were all there.
Cat, Wolf, Dream, Storm and even Star. They stood there, smiling at each
other as the rain fell around them.
"My friends." A voice laughed.
"We hoped you would come." Another voice added.
Star stepped forward, with tears in her eyes... or perhaps it was only
the rain.
"Flame. Wind. We have missed you dearly." She spoke for them.
"No princess." Wind smiled. "What you missed was the feeling
of being complete."
Avalon and Atlantis approached the figures.
"Its good to finally be back together again." Atlantis spoke.
"It is." Storm smiled.
"Why did you wait so long to call us?" Wolf questioned them.
"We had to wait." Flame said.
"It wasn't time." Wind agreed.
Cat laughed.
"What dose it matter? After so many years, we are finally together again."
And her laugh was like the peal of many silver bells, and before long
they were all laughing.
Her laughter was like that sometimes.
Cat embraced the sisters.
"I missed you so much." She whispered.
"Not as much as we missed you." Wind whispered back.
And then, they were all hugging and laughing. For once more, they were
a team. A family. Everything was right again, if only for this single
moment.
And then, the rain stopped, the clouds parted, and the sun bathed them
in its golden light.
"We are reborn today." Cat smiled, and the others smiled too.
for it was the truth.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Off a little ways, where they weren't seen, The Sailor Senshi smiled as
they watched the Crimson Senshi's reunion.
For they had felt the surge as well, and had come to investigate.
"We've found our greatest allies here today." Moon smiled.
The other Senshi nodded in agreement.
For they could feel in their guts that this was true. And of course,
it was.
just finished moving their things into their new rooms.
"All right guys, I'll see you later." Mikka shouted, as she
opened the door.
"Where are you going?" Willow asked her, coming out of her room.
"To the store." Mikka said, making a face. "We're out of milk
again."
Willow laughed.
"Have fun."
"Bye." Mikka smiled as she closed the door.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
'I hate these long lines.' Mikka thought to herself with a sigh.
She was in line to pay for her milk. She had the sense to pick up two
cartons this time.
Finally, it was her turn. But as she took out her money to pay the woman,
a high pitched scream filled the air, coming from outside.
Mikka grabbed the milk, and ran out of the store.
"You forgot your change." The woman called out to her.
"Keep it." She yelled back, as she ran out the doors.
Her suspicions had been correct. A Youma was attacking innocent people
again. It had been the 3rd attack in the last week, and Mikka was getting
tired of all the fighting.
She put her milk down in an alley, and transformed.
As CrimsonCat, she stepped out to battle the Youma, but the Sailor Scouts
were already there.
"..And in the name of the moon, We shall punish you!" Sailor Moon
had just finished her speech.
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!"
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!"
The two attacks rushed towards their target, and slammed into the Youma,
who barely flinched. They did however, get its attention.
The Youma charged towards the Senshi, who scrambled to get out of the way.
They all got out of harms way, except Sailor Moon, who tripped and fell.
Before Cat or the Sailor Senshi had a chance to do anything,
three voices rang out from the roof tops.
"Shadow's Embrace!"
"Ice Storm!"
"Light Aura!"
The three attacks slammed into the Youma, turning it to dust before it
had a chance to harm Moon.
"Ice! Shadow! Light!" Cat called out to them.
"CrimsonCat?" Shadow replied.
"Cat!" Ice shouted, jumping down from the roof and running to
embrace her friend.
"Ice!" Cat exclaimed, running to meet her.
They met in the middle, and became a jumble of screams, tears and jumping.
"I missed you SO much!" Ice exclaimed.
"Its so good to see you again." Cat laughed.
The Sailor Senshi watched, with confused looks upon their faces.
"Cat." Light smiled. "How have you been."
"Light!" Cat embraced the older Senshi. "We thought you guys
were gone."
"Silly kitty." Shadow teased.
Cat stuck her tongue out at him, and laughed in spite of herself.
The Sailor Scouts walked over.
"Thanks for saving me." Moon said.
"No problem." Light smiled.
"We make it our business to save beautiful girls." Shadow added
with a wink.
Cat rolled her eyes.
"Haven't changed a bit have you Shadow?"
"I try not to." He joked.
Venus and Jupiter pushed Moon out of the way.
"We haven't been properly introduced." Jupiter smiled.
"I'm Sailor Venus, And this is Sailor Jupiter." Venus introduced
them.
"Pleased to meet you ladies." Shadow smiled. "You may call me
CrimsonShadow."
"Have you guys seen Flame or Wind?" Cat asked, interrupting
the conversation.
"Nope. Not a trace." Light shook her head.
"What about the others?" Ice asked.
Mikka smiled.
"All present and accounted for."
Shadow's eyes lit up. "Storm too?"
"Yes." Cat laughed. "Storm too."
"What are we waiting for then?" Light smiled.
"Family reunion." Ice grinned.
Cat picked up her grocery bag.
"Here, let me get that for you." Shadow insisted, taking the bag
out of her hands.
"Always the gentleman." Cat noted.
"Tell that to Storm." He laughed.
"Well, Like always its been a blast." Cat smiled at the Sailor
Senshi. "And I do appreciate you not trying to kill me this time." She
winked.
And before they could say anything, the Crimson Senshi were gone.
"We really need to find out who those people are." Mars muttered.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Honey, I'm home!" Altais called out, as Mikka opened the door.
"Oh stop that." She chided him.
"Well look what the cat dragged in." Ceres laughed.
"You know, all those cat jokes are really getting old." Mikka
said, making a face.
"Ceres." Altais smiled ignoring Mikka's comment. "How have you
been?" He grinned. "You look exactly the same."
"You haven't changed much either." Ceres laughed.
"Ceres!" Artio and Ataries exclaimed in unison.
"Ah, there are my favorite sisters."
"Sounds like I'm missing something." Nikkos said, as he came
out of the living room.
"Hey Nikkos. Long time no see." Altais called out.
"Not long enough." Nikkos joked.
"Wheres Willow?" Artio asked.
"Right here." Willow said, coming out of her room.
"So we're all together again." Ataries smiled.
"Not quite." Mikka called from the kitchen where she was putting
the milk away. "We're still missing Pyper and Clio. And Raven, but we
know where she is."
"Do we care where Raven is?" Artio asked coldly.
"Just because your element is ice doesn't mean you have to be so
cold." Mikka commented.
"Your kidding right?" Artio looked amused. "Your not actually
sticking up for her, are you."
"So what if I am?" Mikka challenged her, stepping out of the
kitchen.
"Are you crazy?" Artio demanded. "Your defending the person
who left us to die."
"Who is also my sister, might I remind you."
"If it weren't for her, we would still be on Trillitana." Artio
argued.
"Are you saying you've forgiven her for what she's done to us?"
Ataries asked, unbelieving.
"Partially, yes." Mikka told her. "And what's the big deal?"
"She left us to die Mikka." Ataries almost screamed.
"I know that." Mikka hissed. "But she's still my sister. And
whom I chose to talk to is none of your concern."
"Relax guys." Nikkos said, standing beside Mikka. "That was
hundreds of years ago. We're different people than we were back then."
"Apparently." Artio said, looking at Mikka.
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Mikka demanded.
"You're a smart girl, figure it out." Artio spat.
Mikka's eyes flickered between Dark blue, and steel grey.
"Fine then." She whispered, looking around the room. "Guess I'm
not needed here." She glanced at Artio. "Or maybe wanted is the better
word." She hissed.
Mikka pushed past them and left the house, slamming the door on her way
out.
"Can you imagine sticking up for that traitor?" Artio almost
laughed.
"God forbid she stick up for her sister." Nikkos said, his voice
heavy with sarcasm. "And how dare you speak to her like that?"
"She was being stupid." Artio defended herself.
"And what about yourself?" He demanded "How were you being?"
Artio looked at him, speechless.
"Perhaps you've been away from Trillitana for too long." Ceres
spoke up. "You seem to have forgotten that she is our princess. Both her
and Raven."
Nikkos brushed past them.
"I'm going to go find her." He told them.
"Wait, I'm coming with you." Ceres said, following him out the
door.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Mikka walked down the street. She wasn't going anywhere, just walking
for the hell of it.
She heard Nikkos calling her.
But she ignored him, and kept walking farther away. Tears stung her
eyes, and she wiped them away. Things would never be the same as they
used to be. Too much had changed for that to happen. Nikkos was right
though, they had all become different people. Artio had never used to
be that cruel. Especially not to her.
She was so lost in thought, that she didn't see the group of people
in front of her, and ended up running into them.
"Sorry." Mikka apologized. "I guess I should watch where I'm
going."
"Your Raven's sister, aren't you?" A girl asked.
Mikka looked up. It was the outer Senshi, in their normal clothes.
"Yeah." Mikka smiled slightly.
"Are you ok? You look like you've been crying." Hakura asked,
then got a weird look on her face.
"What is it?" Michiru asked.
"Deja-vu." Hakura muttered.
"I'm ok." Mikka told them. "But I really should be going."
"Where are you headed?" Hotaru asked her.
Mikka stopped, and thought about that.
"I'm not sure." She murmured. "Someplace where I can think I
guess."
"By the ocean is the perfect place for that." Michiru told her.
"But that's too far to walk." Hakura spoke up.
"I like long walks." Mikka assured her. "What direction?"
"Keep going down this road. You can't miss it." Setsuna said.
"Its a really long walk though." Hakura warned.
"No problem." Mikka smiled. "Thanks." she said with a wave, and
continued down the road.
"Bye." they called to her.
When they were out of sight, She changed into CrimsonCat.
"This will get me there quicker." She spoke to herself.
Cat took off down the road, her speed picking up until she was no more
than a blur.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Cat slowed as she reached the calm waters. She powered down, and leaned
upon the railing that lined the small cliff she stood upon.
She sighed lightly. Things were so messed up. But at least they had found
almost all of the other Senshi.
Mikka stood there, and stared out at the sea. Her thoughts turned to the
other Senshi: CrimsonFlame and CrimsonWind. Or, Pyper and Clio. How she
missed them, and their days upon Trillitana. She had been happy then.
But everything had gone wrong. It wasn't supposed to turn out this way,
she was supposed to be happy.
"Oh mother," Mikka whispered. "How did it get this way?"
A tear rolled down her cheek, and as the ocean waves crashed upon the
shore, the air was filled with the sounds of a lost girl's broken sobs.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Nikkos looked out the window, as the rain splattered against the glass.
An hour ago it had been clear blue skies, but it was now pouring.
"Has she come home yet?" Willow asked from the doorway.
"Nope." He sighed.
They hadn't seen Mikka since she had left 3 hours earlier. Artio, Ataries
and Altais had gone home awhile ago. They seemed like their old selves,
except for a deep resentment for what Raven had done.
Suddenly, Nikkos felt a familiar surge of power in his gut, and when it
passed, it left him with a great sense of joy.
Ceres and Willow almost ran into the living room.
"You feel that?" Willow grinned, her face flushed.
"Yup." Nikkos grinned back at her.
"You know what that means." Ceres laughed.
"It means that we're whole again." Nikkos smiled. "Lets follow
it, before the feeling fades."
They quickly transformed into CrimsonWolf, CrimsonDream, and CrimsonStorm,
and rushed out the door.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Mikka stood beneath the shelter of one of the many trees in the park, when
she felt the surge.
A smile grew upon her face, as she transformed into CrimsonCat, and
rushed off towards the source, laughing with pure joy.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ataries, Artio and Altais changed into CrimsonLight, CrimsonIce and
CrimsonShadow.
"Well, lets go join the others." Light smiled.
"Yeah, they'll all be there this time." Ice grinned.
"What are we waiting for, lets get going already!" Shadow
exclaimed, dashing out of the apartment.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Raven sat in the living room sketching when she too felt the sure in the
pit of her being.
She laughed out loud.
"Finally." Avalon smiled.
"Reunited at last." Atlantis agreed.
"I guess you guys are coming?" Raven asked them.
"We wouldn't miss it for the world." Avalon laughed.
Raven changed into CrimsonStar.
"Then lets go."
And they too ran off to find the source of the power.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
CrimsonLight, Ice, and Shadow were running up a hill on the outskirts
of town. The source of the power was at the very top, they could feel
it. As they reached the peak, they noticed the others were all there.
Cat, Wolf, Dream, Storm and even Star. They stood there, smiling at each
other as the rain fell around them.
"My friends." A voice laughed.
"We hoped you would come." Another voice added.
Star stepped forward, with tears in her eyes... or perhaps it was only
the rain.
"Flame. Wind. We have missed you dearly." She spoke for them.
"No princess." Wind smiled. "What you missed was the feeling
of being complete."
Avalon and Atlantis approached the figures.
"Its good to finally be back together again." Atlantis spoke.
"It is." Storm smiled.
"Why did you wait so long to call us?" Wolf questioned them.
"We had to wait." Flame said.
"It wasn't time." Wind agreed.
Cat laughed.
"What dose it matter? After so many years, we are finally together again."
And her laugh was like the peal of many silver bells, and before long
they were all laughing.
Her laughter was like that sometimes.
Cat embraced the sisters.
"I missed you so much." She whispered.
"Not as much as we missed you." Wind whispered back.
And then, they were all hugging and laughing. For once more, they were
a team. A family. Everything was right again, if only for this single
moment.
And then, the rain stopped, the clouds parted, and the sun bathed them
in its golden light.
"We are reborn today." Cat smiled, and the others smiled too.
for it was the truth.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Off a little ways, where they weren't seen, The Sailor Senshi smiled as
they watched the Crimson Senshi's reunion.
For they had felt the surge as well, and had come to investigate.
"We've found our greatest allies here today." Moon smiled.
The other Senshi nodded in agreement.
For they could feel in their guts that this was true. And of course,
it was.