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Chapter 4

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....One Year Later...



A man pulled up in his black convertible with his eyes hidden behind his glasses. This was the place for him to pick her up and he hoped that he was on time. It had been one year since all of the five men had seen the woman they rescued and recruited to be an official Gundam Pilot. His music was playing while he waited for her to come over to his car and say those words to where he would know her. He looked at a woman pass the front of his car and looked over his shades to get a better look at her. He looked her up and down for a moment and then waited for a moment where he looked at his watch. Arms went around his neck in a hug like fashion. His glasses were pulled off while and then he felt his head being turned to looking into these beautiful emerald eyes. Her lips moved over his ear.


"Do you want to party now or later?" she asked him. His arms reached over and grabbed her.


"We'll have to wait for the others." A phone rang and her hand grabbed hers.


"Makoto Kino here, how can I help you?" There was some mumbling noise of a voice and then she clicked off. Her head leaned on his shoulder.


"Quatre has a private plan for us to get on so we'd better get going to the airport. Passes will be given to us at the front." They let go of each other and she moved into the front seat. His hand met hers.


"We made a deal so, where's my hi?" he asked.


"You're right. We did make a deal. I passed the course so you owe me shopping. You hi can be post poned until later. I'll owe you breakfast tomorrow."


"Breakfast in bed." She rolled her eyes as she buckled herself in and then they were off.


"Duo, I have to confess something." He turned off the music as they continued to drive.


"Don't tell me you shacked up with one of your roommates." She hit him on the back of the head.


"No. I'm starting to remember things. Bit by bit." He looked at her from the corner of his eye.


"Do you know why they wanted to kill you?" he asked.


"I'm remember things that seem to be different than usual. It's about a woman that seems to be a warrior. She fights with other women in rather revealing clothes. Her eyes are beautiful. They seem to look like pure emeralds without any flaws. I don't know how this connects with me though. It seems very strange that I would be involved in it. Perhaps I know their secrets or who they are." He shook his head.


"I'm sorry babe but, I don't know what to tell you. It could mean various things that I wouldn't know. Perhaps you're one of them."


"No. That couldn't be possible. I know that it couldn't." He nodded.


"You're right. I couldn't imagine you wearing revealing clothes---"


"No. I know what else you could imagine Duo... These clouds are getting really dark. It looks like it's going to rain." He nodded and started placing the roof up. They were in the middle of forest all around then, driving as the rain started to come down gently.


"This doesn't feel right." She nodded in agreement. Suddenly, there was a figure in the road which made them stopped. Duo rolled down his window and poked his head out.


"Hey! Get out of the road you fool. You could get hit."


"Give me the Princess," it's voice hissed. He turned to Makoto and then looked back at the figure.


"Um, I don't know what you're talking about weirdo. Just get out of the road." He rolled up the window as the figure started charging at them. He swerved around it to leave it in the dust as they continued on their way. The rain was getting heavier each minute as they continued. Suddenly, something seemed to go wrong with his car. It was making a clanking noise. A pulled over just in time to see everything shut-down. He tried starting the car but it wouldn't.


"Shit. This just had to happen, didn't it?" he asked. Makoto sighed and picked up her cell phone. She tried turning it on but, it wouldn't work.


"My phone's out. What about yours?"


"Yeah. Well, it looks like we're shit out of luck. What are we going to do, walk?" She shrugged.


"It would be better than that weird figure catching up to us, don't you think?" He nodded as they both grabbed their coats and started walking. The rain was pouring down as they walked together, side by side. Trying to keep as warm as possible. It really wasn't working. Duo could feel his shirt starting to get wet. He turned to see a light coming from a house.


"Makoto, lets go over there. Perhaps we could get help." She nodded as they started running toward the place. They knocked on the door to receive no answer. Both of them walked in to see a note on the table.


Dear Makoto,


I hope that you and your friend made it here safely. As of now, you are on your own. I hope that you remember before they get you. Please be careful. It'll be warm here. I have clothes already laid out for the both of you. Take care and remember to always try and be safe. We all miss you and love you very much.


The Sailor Senshi


Makoto dropped the note as her hand went to her head.


"Makoto, are you alright." She felt the gently touch, his voice, the place around her fade away. She saw the one that had emerald eyes going through all of these trouble, her parents killed when she was a child, living alone, trying to survive, asking a woman to send her to a different dimension. The men that asked her to get into the car and then everything went blank as her eyes closed...


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Rei quickly walked out from her fire room and sighed.


"Darkness and Light have met. I believe that Makoto has remember mostly everything. The only thing is, she doesn't have her transformation pen to prove anything. We'll just have to wait."


"They've reached the safe place. Makoto knows. The only problem is, she still has to remember what those men wanted with her and who wanted her to forget," said Setsuna.


"We need to go and help her," said Usagi. Setsuna shook her head.


"Everything is going to be alright. Once the evil has been defeated, my brother is going to merge the two worlds together so that we can come one. Both will have achieved peace. All of us warriors will be able to work together." Minako nodded.


"I just hope that everything gets over soon. I miss her so much."


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Makoto felt warm water around her and the body holding her. Her eyes slowly opened as she felt a headache coming over her. She lifted her hand up to her head to feel it hurt at the touch on that certain spot.


"Makoto, are you alright?"


"Oh god my head hurts."


"Your head hit the table before I caught you." She moved her body closer to his for more warmth while her head was comfy near his neck.


"It's all real Duo. Someone's still after me. They know that I'm alive and they want to kill me. I know they're going to kill me and anyone else who they think knows. They're going to kill all of you. I know they will---"


"Don't worry Makoto. Everything is going to be alright. No one is going to try and kill you nor are they going to kill any of us. We're going to protect you from anything." She nodded.


"How long was I out?"


"At least thirty minutes."


"Did you find any clothes like in the letter."


"Yeah. I know they'll be big on you."


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"Master, I have found the Princess. I believe that someone is protecting her. I couldn't tell who it was. He seemed to look like our Dark Prince. Should I let her be?" hissed a voice.


"Yes. We'll just watch her. Make sure that everything is in working order. If our Dark Prince doesn't have her then we will have to get her ourselves. I do hope that she will remember things like they should be instead of the way good has tried to train her in their ways. Find her location and have someone watch her all hours of the day."


"Yes Master. I will bring in files for you to choose."


"Good. Now off with you!" The shadowed figure then left quickly.




AN: So what do you think?