Chapter Twenty-Two
The crash itself was deafening. But as the window crashed in, along with a majority of the wall, it gave time to distract Hiroshima and for the group of Senshi to gather together. The Knights were still trying to keep as many youma out as possible. With this woman's appearance, the youma numbers seemed to multiply.
The Jupiter Senshi went flying out through the broken windshield. Turning right side up in mid air, Elysian Jupiter knocked Hiroshima down while Crystal, Cosmic and Chibi ran to stand in front of the original Senshi. Chibi Jupiter ran to her mother,
"Mom!"
Lita's mouth dropped but she swiftly fell to her knees and embraced her daughter, tears in her green eyes. The girl hugged her back hard as the other Senshi ran over.
"Daisy! Where did you go?"
"Where are the others?" Raye added.
Daisy almost answered when Hotaru said, from Haruka's arms. "Who are your friends?"
Cosmic Jupiter walked over, her green hair sweaty.
"Daisy, we need you."
"who are you?" Lita demanded as she pulled her daughter close. Daisy looked up at Lita.
"Mom, this is me. My future self, Sailor Cosmic Jupiter."
Lita was stunned. She let go of Daisy and stared at her daughter's future self. She had grown so that she was equal to Lita in height. But that's where the similarities stopped. Daisy's eyes were deep and full of sorrow and anger, she was glancing at Lita like she had not seen her for years. Tears welled up in her eyes until finally Cosmic Jupiter could stand it no longer. She flung her arms around Lita's shoulder and wailed her heart out.
Lita was horrified. But she wrapped her arms around her daughter and held her close. Hiroshima was starting to overwhelm the other two Senshi but Lita clung to her little girl tightly. Cosmic Jupiter cried until she felt she would collapse. Her mother…her mother's arms were around her. Her mother was alive. Tears began to stain Lita's shirt.
Chibi Jupiter ran to the battle while Cosmic Jupiter had her reunion. It only took a few minutes but the sorrow the Senshi heard in Cosmic Jupiter's cries told them that something terrible must have happened.
Crystal Jupiter ran over,
"Grandma, we need you."
Cosmic Jupiter nodded,
"Hai, I'm coming Lily."
Lily turned to Lita, "Gomen, Great-Grandma. I'll pay you back…eventually."
Lita merely nodded, still astounded by all this. The Elysian Jupiter she saw must have been Daisy's daughter, Violet. But the Senshi were easily being overwhelmed.
Lita ran forward and said to Elysian Jupiter,
"Nice way to win an upper hand but looks like you could use some help."
Violet smiled, "Help's coming and are you talking about that?"
She jerked her thumb towards the car. Lita nodded. Violet shook her head,
"Naw, now the Uranus Senshi. There's a group that knows how to make an entrance."
The group in question had been told to approach from the very front. They were very aggressive as a general rule so when given the chance to approach with a bang they were about to take it. They decided to split up into two side, Faith and Cosmic Uranus as one and Taylor and Sydney in another group.
Cosmic Uranus had dragged Faith into a nearby Harvey store. She wanted to enter with a bang and from the least expected place. And she knew exactly how to do that. But she needed some equipment first. Wasting no time, she walked up to the clerk.
"Give me the fastest motorcycle you've got. If you have one that's fast and quiet that's a bonus."
"Done."
Faith followed her older self and the clerk into the back. She had heard of the clerk, Mr. Ismi. He wasn't very kind as all he cared about was money. He'd been married twice.
But Faith whistled when she saw the motorcycle selected. It was a dark black but the seat was yellow, like her fuku. Her elder self looked it over and asked a few questions, then said,
"I'll take it now."
Mr. Ismi said, "there's a waiting period, this one is for display only and-"
Faith's elder self handed him a small sack which Faith saw had small diamonds, like those in the treasury. But she got her expected result.
"or you could just tell them you didn't get it here," he amended, handing Cosmic Uranus the keys.
The girl nodded, took two helmets and gestured for her younger self to follow her.
Elysian and Crystal Uranus had managed to sneak into the Palace pretty much unseen. Since the Uranus Senshi were one of the Senshi that dealt with security, they knew how to get around the camera and sensors. Although they swiftly realized their efforts were wasted. The Jupiter Senshi had already made an impact.
Crystal Uranus turned to her mother as they ran towards the battle,
"Now why didn't we do something cool like that?"
Elysian Uranus sighed, "if I know your grandmother, she'll make up for it."
Crystal Uranus giggled. She knew her mother was right. She knew what her grandmother was like and if there was a way to come in with a bang and made a show of her entrance, she would do it.
All the Uranus Senshi were generally impulsive but Cosmic Uranus was the worst of the bunch. Especially after the death of her parents. Crystal Uranus had been told stories that her grandmother had once thought things through a tad more but now she never seemed to think ahead, merely went on impulse. Such was the way of the soldiers of the heavens. Elysian Uranus thought events through longer and more completely than her other relatives but even she was not known for her strategic strategies.
That was one reason the Uranus and Neptune Senshi generally paired up. Elysian Uranus was always with her partner and cousin Elysian Neptune because Elysian Uranus was the strength and Elysian Neptune the direction. The same was true of Crystal Uranus and Crystal Neptune. They did not get along as well as their parents but they were good friends, besides being Senshi dependants.
The two had found their way to the council room. But before they could enter Faith decided to.
Faith and Cosmic Uranus had been riding to the Palace at mind blowing speed. Faith found that she and her older self were definitely the same person. Cosmic Uranus had barged through the side doors and was no racing along the stairwells by the council room. The council room was on the lower floor but they could see the battle through the window.
Faith looked at Cosmic Uranus, who was sitting behind her, driving. The girl narrowed her eyes and said,
"hang on faith."
She sent the speed as high as it would go and burst through the railing, aiming for the window. Faith covered her eyes. But Cosmic Uranus made no reaction as the glass shattered and they found themselves skitting across the floor. Cosmic Uranus hit the brakes and leapt off as Faith stared in shock.
Lily meanwhile, was not surprised. She turned to Haruka and Mirchiru.
"See what I mean?"