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Twelve thousand miles from the outer atmosphere of Venus
01:08 Earth Time
One week after Earth's Winter Solstice
10365 S.A.

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Much to the distaste of Neptune they were stuck in an old space shuttle used for transporting Plutonian shellfish to the inner planets. The ship was rusted inside and out. The once bright blue paint of the compay's name was almost vanished except for a still readable "E" and half a phrase she couldn't make out. Not that Neptune had grown up in a world full of luxury. But really her seat smelled of an old non washed Plutonian deep space ship driver, and the controls left grease smudges on her hands. No longer could she take it.

"Uranus!"

Footsteps came running down the ships dark,damp hall. The banged up door opened to reveal three fully armed royal moon guards. Swords drawn, with confused expressions on their face of what to do. A pair of powdered covered hands pushed through the guards.

"What in the name of all that is scared do you think you're doing. You'll wake the child Neptune."

"Why?! Why !"

"Uhm why what?"

"Why are we in this hell hole of a ship! We could just teleport or even better use the teleportation rings."

Now Neptune knew why this was so. If herself or Uranus used their own teleportation skills, there maybe side effects on one of the children. It would be even worse to use the teleportation rings, because Earth intelligence monitors its every transport. And they couldn't travel faster because it would attract attention.

"Don't ask stupid questions Neptune, space obviously doesn't suit you."

"Ugh, fine I am going to the what ever infested room."

With that Neptune stalked out of the control room and down the hall.

"Ok...well, Murok your in charge of central control."
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Uranus took a deep breath as she rounded the corner. In her view was two more royal moon guards, perfectly drenched. Trying not to smile she asked the guards a very obvious question.

"She's in there right?"

"No senshi we just decided to take a bath with our cloths on."

Uranus was happy that the guards sent with them had quite a sense of humor or otherwise they wouldn't be able to handle both senshi. With the flick of the right guards wrist the door popped open, well half way open it got stuck. A roll of the eyes and a squeeze through the door got Uranus in.

"No, not the bug, don't touch the bug."

"B-u-g,bug. He, ehe!"

"Gross."

Uranus couldn't help smile. At least someone was having fun on this trip. She swooped down and picked up Mercury, pushing the bug out of her hand. Sitting on the bed with Mercury on her lap she stared at Neptune.

"So Mercury you like that bug huh."

"Bug was nice. Furry skin."

"Bug was nasty and had mold growing on it."

"Come, come my dear companion, if I remember correctly you liked eating Martian mud pies."

"Well I never... you have no proof."

Swiping her hair off her eyes, she threw Mercury in the air, a squeal escaped the child and she was caught gracefully by Neptune.

"Don't do that. Besides she should rest while we go to get Venus."

"Leaving me?"

"Hey don't worry kido, we'll bring you some more bugs."

Looking at Neptune,"No bugs grossish."

Neptune smiled triumphantly, about to brag of her great victory when she was interrupted by a staticky noise that sounded like Grifforth.

"We...two....landing."

Wedog stuck his head in the busted half opened door.

"Excuse the interruption but he just said that we'll be landing in two minutes and to get your glasses on."
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Notes:

*Wedog, Murok, Grifforth are three of the five royal moon guards on the ship
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