THREE
"Dreams last so long/Even after you're gone/
I know that you love me/and soon you will see/
You were meant for me/
and I was meant for you"(Jewel, "You Were Meant for Me")
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Two days later, Jade still couldn't take her mind off Raven. Raven, meanwhile, was having the same problem. He had managed to track Jade to Austin College, but that was as far as he'd gotten. Old man Giovanni and his daughter knew how to get in touch with the girl, but neither one was talking. Every time the don suspected there was more to someone than meets the eye, you couldn't get a thing out of him.
Interlude
"Jennifer! I didn't know you had classes here," Jade exclaimed when she saw Jennifer waving to her.
"Yeah, I'm a music major," Jennifer replied. "I'm glad I ran into you-I had a weird dream."
"About what?" Jade asked as the two girls sat under a tree.
"I dreamed about being the princess of a kingdom working for something called the Negaverse. My kingdom was their ally until we got cheated out of something...I'm not sure what."
"Fragments of our true past, I suppose," Jade said. "I wish I knew more of my past, but Minerva said that she didn't remember much."
"Who's Minerva?"
"She's a white owl that claims to be my guardian."
"Oh. Hey, what's that?"
The sky darkened all of a sudden and several shadowy figures surrounded the girls. "Uh-oh," Jade said.
"Give us the Universe stone!" one of the things said.
"What the hell is a universe stone?" Jennifer asked.
"Forget that, we have to transform!" Jade replied. "Think hard, and your medallion will show you how."
"Ursa Galaxy..Power!" Jennifer said after some hesitation.
"Sun Cosmic Power!"
"Even with two of you, there's no stopping us!" one of the shadows said.
Jade looked at Jennifer, who had transformed into a pure-white suit and cape, then said, "We'll see about that!"
"Ursa Moon Blast!" Jennifer shouted. A huge ball of light hit the shadows and propelled them backward.
"You only stunned them," Jade said. "Let me try. Aurora Borealis!"
"Oww!" one shadow screamed. "That burns! I'll get you for that!"
"Damn, it disintegrated them last time," Jade said.
Sailor Demeter started to reply, but was interrupted by a huge blast that sent both girls flying.
"I've fallen and I can't get up," Sailor Sun complained.
"Ha ha..oww," Sailor Demeter groaned.
"Finish them," a voice said from out of nowhere.
"Who said that?" Sailor Sun asked.
"I am Chaos," the voice replied. "I seek the Universe stone. One of you has it. Since you won't give it to me, both of you will die."
"No!" Sailor Sun said, crawling over to Sailor Demeter and attempting to shield the other girl's body with her own.
"How cute," Chaos remarked. "But sacrificing your life for hers will yield nothing."
"That's enough!" a masculine voice said. Dark energy filled the air. A blast of black light hit the shadows and made them disappear.
"Who dares interrupt my work?" Chaos demanded.
"In the name of the Negaverse, I command you to stop this now!" the newcomer demanded.
"YOU command ME?" Chaos asked. "What a fool you are. I will let you go for now. However, I WILL get that universe stone!"
The presence of Chaos left. Sailors Sun and Demeter de-transformed and lay on the ground, panting. Someone walked toward them.
"Raven!" Jade exclaimed. "You saved us, didn't you?"
"But..he's from the Negaverse," Jennifer protested.
Raven helped both girls up and said, "Relax. I'll explain everything."
"You'd better," Jennifer said. "I'd like to know once and for all what the hell is going on."
Giovanni Mansion
After being bandaged up by Don Giovanni's personal physician, both girls were ready to hear Raven's story. Jennifer had her arms folded. Jade was lost in thought ; the past couple of days had been such a jumble of confusing events.
"I'm a prince of the Negaverse," Raven said. "The Negaverse and Jennifer's kingdom in Ursa Minor were allies, but after the attack on the moon kingdom in this galaxy, the Negaverse and Ursa Minor parted ways."
"So that's what happened," Jennifer said. "But what part did you play in all of this?"
"Very little," Raven said. "Queen Beryl of the Negaverse was my mother, so I got to watch the fun."
"Raven?" Jade asked. "Do you know anything of my past?"
"All I know is that my mother destroyed your kingdom," Raven replied. "Years later, she found out that you survived on planet Thoth and sent me to kill you. However, I couldn't bring myself to do it, so I sent us both back to the past to escape her."
"Wow," Jade said. "You did that for me?"
"Yeah," Raven said. "At the time I felt that it was important that you survive."
"I need to think," Jade said.
"So do I," Jennifer added.
"That's understandable," Raven said. "Take all the time you need; I'll be around." With that, he left the room.
"Dreams last so long/Even after you're gone/
I know that you love me/and soon you will see/
You were meant for me/
and I was meant for you"(Jewel, "You Were Meant for Me")
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Two days later, Jade still couldn't take her mind off Raven. Raven, meanwhile, was having the same problem. He had managed to track Jade to Austin College, but that was as far as he'd gotten. Old man Giovanni and his daughter knew how to get in touch with the girl, but neither one was talking. Every time the don suspected there was more to someone than meets the eye, you couldn't get a thing out of him.
Interlude
"Jennifer! I didn't know you had classes here," Jade exclaimed when she saw Jennifer waving to her.
"Yeah, I'm a music major," Jennifer replied. "I'm glad I ran into you-I had a weird dream."
"About what?" Jade asked as the two girls sat under a tree.
"I dreamed about being the princess of a kingdom working for something called the Negaverse. My kingdom was their ally until we got cheated out of something...I'm not sure what."
"Fragments of our true past, I suppose," Jade said. "I wish I knew more of my past, but Minerva said that she didn't remember much."
"Who's Minerva?"
"She's a white owl that claims to be my guardian."
"Oh. Hey, what's that?"
The sky darkened all of a sudden and several shadowy figures surrounded the girls. "Uh-oh," Jade said.
"Give us the Universe stone!" one of the things said.
"What the hell is a universe stone?" Jennifer asked.
"Forget that, we have to transform!" Jade replied. "Think hard, and your medallion will show you how."
"Ursa Galaxy..Power!" Jennifer said after some hesitation.
"Sun Cosmic Power!"
"Even with two of you, there's no stopping us!" one of the shadows said.
Jade looked at Jennifer, who had transformed into a pure-white suit and cape, then said, "We'll see about that!"
"Ursa Moon Blast!" Jennifer shouted. A huge ball of light hit the shadows and propelled them backward.
"You only stunned them," Jade said. "Let me try. Aurora Borealis!"
"Oww!" one shadow screamed. "That burns! I'll get you for that!"
"Damn, it disintegrated them last time," Jade said.
Sailor Demeter started to reply, but was interrupted by a huge blast that sent both girls flying.
"I've fallen and I can't get up," Sailor Sun complained.
"Ha ha..oww," Sailor Demeter groaned.
"Finish them," a voice said from out of nowhere.
"Who said that?" Sailor Sun asked.
"I am Chaos," the voice replied. "I seek the Universe stone. One of you has it. Since you won't give it to me, both of you will die."
"No!" Sailor Sun said, crawling over to Sailor Demeter and attempting to shield the other girl's body with her own.
"How cute," Chaos remarked. "But sacrificing your life for hers will yield nothing."
"That's enough!" a masculine voice said. Dark energy filled the air. A blast of black light hit the shadows and made them disappear.
"Who dares interrupt my work?" Chaos demanded.
"In the name of the Negaverse, I command you to stop this now!" the newcomer demanded.
"YOU command ME?" Chaos asked. "What a fool you are. I will let you go for now. However, I WILL get that universe stone!"
The presence of Chaos left. Sailors Sun and Demeter de-transformed and lay on the ground, panting. Someone walked toward them.
"Raven!" Jade exclaimed. "You saved us, didn't you?"
"But..he's from the Negaverse," Jennifer protested.
Raven helped both girls up and said, "Relax. I'll explain everything."
"You'd better," Jennifer said. "I'd like to know once and for all what the hell is going on."
Giovanni Mansion
After being bandaged up by Don Giovanni's personal physician, both girls were ready to hear Raven's story. Jennifer had her arms folded. Jade was lost in thought ; the past couple of days had been such a jumble of confusing events.
"I'm a prince of the Negaverse," Raven said. "The Negaverse and Jennifer's kingdom in Ursa Minor were allies, but after the attack on the moon kingdom in this galaxy, the Negaverse and Ursa Minor parted ways."
"So that's what happened," Jennifer said. "But what part did you play in all of this?"
"Very little," Raven said. "Queen Beryl of the Negaverse was my mother, so I got to watch the fun."
"Raven?" Jade asked. "Do you know anything of my past?"
"All I know is that my mother destroyed your kingdom," Raven replied. "Years later, she found out that you survived on planet Thoth and sent me to kill you. However, I couldn't bring myself to do it, so I sent us both back to the past to escape her."
"Wow," Jade said. "You did that for me?"
"Yeah," Raven said. "At the time I felt that it was important that you survive."
"I need to think," Jade said.
"So do I," Jennifer added.
"That's understandable," Raven said. "Take all the time you need; I'll be around." With that, he left the room.