"So Chelsea, Elysian Moon, what's the deal?"
The leader of the Elysian Senshi took a breath and absentmindedly fingered her pink pigtails. After a moment, she faced one of her best friends, Sailor Elysian Jupiter. Violet still looked a little tired but Chelsea had had one of the servants bring her some tea. Unlike Taylor, Violet wasn't a coffee drinker.
"Well, Aunt Maggie showed up, a younger Aunt Maggie, from the thirtieth century, not the thirty-first."
The Elysian Senshi exchanged glances. They had been grown up for decades and their children had grown as well. Most of their husbands were becoming very old and barely managing to sustain a shield. Then the Senshi turned back to their princess.
Elysian Moon continued, "The enemies that are attacking this time have appeared in the past. The past forms of our mothers have appeared but they need help. Our help."
Elysian Saturn stood, "What? I thought the laws forbade it."
Elysian Mo0on nodded, "Hai, they do. But the time is desperate. If we don't defeat this enemy we will most likely cease to exist."
Elysian Uranus folded her arms, "Sorry, that isn't on my list of acceptable activities."
Elysian Neptune rolled her eyes at her cousin but said, "No argument there. Besides, I can't leave Chasity without a mother…"
"if we cease to exist, Chasity won't be around to miss you." Elysian Mercury said bluntly, although kindly.
Elysian Mars twisted her wrists, nervous. She and Ashley had just recently resolved their differences. It had taken years before Ashley had stopped regarding her mother with contempt. Brooke had finally managed to convince her that she had not picked favorites among her two children. The thought of losing her daughter now was heart wrenching. She stood,
"We have to help them!"
"And we will," a voice added. The Elysian Senshi turned.
"Elysian Pluto! We were wondering where you went," Elysian Moon inquired. "Why didn't you show?"
"Because the enemy I've seen is ruthless beyond imagining. If we're to beat her, we're going need more than three generations."
"Three?" Elysian Mercury quickly realized that the Chibi Senshi counted as a generation, their future selves, the Cosmic Senshi and now the Elysian Senshi. Yes, that was three. She waited along with the other for Rose to continue.
"We need four. All four."
As the others watched, Rose stepped aside and in stepped a grown woman, a Pluto Senshi. Her body suit was white, her skirt, collar, chocker, and boots a midnight black. She had deep red bows, a maroon shade. Her deep maroon eyes were older, serious but less knowing than Rose's. Her long green hair was bound in braids that were held together with a rubber band, near the top, resulting in a ponytail of braids. She carried a time key.
Elysian Jupiter gasped as she recognized her goddaughter.
"Jasmine!"
Their daughters were grown but this girl was obviously from several decades into the future. Sailor Crystal Pluto nodded and stepped aside.
An averaged sized girl walked through. She had beautiful aqua hair and deep aqua eyes, which matched her hair. Her hair was long, to her waist and she had it bound in a low ponytail, tied with an aqua bow. She wore a an aqua blue fuku with aqua strapped pumps. Her bright blue bows trailed down her legs and she stood with grace and elegance.
Grace ran over to her daughter and embraced her. Since she had been on tour she had not seen her daughter as much as she should have. Sailor Crystal Neptune smiled and hugged her mother back.
The next to enter was pulsing for action. Her short blond hair was the late Haruka's length and cut in the same fashion, the sole difference being that Haruka's had been a duller shade. Her deep green eyes were shimmering with anger and frustration. Her blue fuku and bright yellow bows only shook with her rage. She was tapping one of her light blue boots impatiently.
Taylor sighed, "Definitely Sydney."
"Crystal Uranus, Mom," she replied. "Where's this monster? Let me at it."
"Save your energy and leave some of it for me, Sydney."
Hannah smiled.
"Gisselle?"
Crystal Saturn stepped into the light, her brown hair bound in a half ponytail.
"Who else?"
She fingered her brown bows and tugged at her purple fuku absentmindedly for a moment. She also had her own glaive which she was now tapping against her other hand. Her face was angry and full of aggression. She was different from the rest of her family but when a threat was thrown towards her family then she was ready to act.
"Don't forget about us!"
Four more girls piled into the room.
The one had spoken had been the youngest, Sailor Crystal Mars. Her black hair was down and the same length as her grandmother's and late great-grandmother. She looked uncomfortable in her red high heels. Of the Mars generation, Ashley was the only one who had trouble with her foot wear. She sat down in an empty chair and took her shoes off, saying,
"It's a good thing whoever designed our uniforms is dead. Cause if he wasn't I'd kill them."
Sailor Crystal Mercury sighed and shook her head, sending her shoulder-length deep blue hair into her eyes. She fixed her glasses and said,
"I assume you all get the idea."
The Elysian Senshi nodded. The last two members, Sailor Crystal Jupiter and Sailor Crystal Moon stepped into the light. Tiffany didn't exist because Gloria had never grown up to have Celine.
Rayna sat down, tossing her floor length white blond hair over the back of the chair. She had been 'upgraded' to Super Sailor Crystal Moon. Her uniform looked like her late great-grandmother's except that she had no tiara, just her crescent moon.
Lily had her brown hair twisted into a bun at the top of her head. The rest of her hair fell to her shoulders. She had green ivy leaves twisted around the bun. She was the only Crystal Senshi, except for Rayna, that looked relatively calm. But her mother knew that would fade as soon as she met her enemy.
Rayna stood again,
"So, we leave for the past?"
Her mother looked at the other Elysian Senshi. A unanimous nod.
"Hai."
PresentGloria screamed as Hiroshima hit her with another blast of power. The pain made the pain that Venus gave her seem like a mother's touch. It wasn't long before she lost consciousness.
A swift pinch brought her back. Hiroshima smiled, evilly,
"How do you like that, Senshi?"
Gloria growled and wished she had the nerve to tell her off. But she feared the pain too much. Still…
"I must be alive. I hurt too much to be dead."
Hiroshima smiled at her youma,
"You've broken into their power."
"Hai, Hiroshima-sama."
"Good."
"What about this one? We can no longer access her power."
Hiroshima gave Gloria cold smile. The girl shivered, despite herself.
"I have a sense of irony. Give me all the wands, except Chibi Mars'."
Gloria swallowed. Hiroshima turned to Gloria.
"At sunrise, I want this girl burned alive."