"Hiyoke-Sama!" a golden cat, the sign of the sun on its forehead
said. "Where were you?! There are very important matters we must attend to.
You can't be running off at a crucial time like this. There may be a way to
win our Star back! Plus you left me to look after the brat."
"I am sorry, Taiyo, but..." Hiyoke sighed.
"But what?" Taiyo snapped.
"They have come again," she replied softly. "They will stop at nothing to find me, even if it means desroying the entire Multiverse."
"Not again," the cat said, concerned. "Then we're going to..."
"Leave," Hiyoke finished.
"But we can't!" Taiyo cried, jumping onto the girl's lap. "Not when we've come so far! Our chance is near! Why do they always have to show up when we've almost suceeded?!"
"That is the reason, Taiyo. There is nothing we can do. We must leave...again."
"Why don't you just fight them? You can easily. We've moved around so many times already and now we're finally this close to our beloved Sun. Just destroy them once and for all."
Hiyoke glared at her. "And put innocent peoples' lives at stake? Never."
"So a few people will get killed, oh well, it happens," the cat reasoned. "The sake of a kingdom--"
"Yes, Taiyo," Hiyoke interrupted. "The sake of a kingdom...a kingdom that is already dead."
* * *
"Karui!" a boy yelled to his cat. "I'm going out! See ya!"
"Fine, but make sure you come back this time. I don't want to go hunting for you." The cat looked around...he was already gone. Karui sighed. "Why did I have to get stuck with him?"
* * *
Meanwhile, the celebration continued, only a little less cheerful than before. The nine scouts all pondered secretly about the tragedy of the Sun Kingdom, while the others just tried to forget about it. The day grew old and the Sun slowly retired, revealing the beautiful full moon. The clock in the middle of the city struck midnight and all was quiet once again. Only the intense sound of the silence itself filled the air, eventually, over hours, settling down and becoming absent with the return of sound.
Morning, at last, had come to Crystal Tokyo.
"Morning, Mamo-chan!" Usagi said happily.
"Good morning, Usa-ko," Mamoru replied.
She stared into his eyes as if searching for something. "Is something wrong?" she asked at last.
"Hm? Oh no, it's nothing," he said, smiling.
"Are you sure? It just seems like..."
"It's nothing...really," he assured her.
"What ever you say, Mamo-chan," she said, shrugging.
* * *
"Everything seems to be going well today," Minako commented. "You think yesterday was just a fluke?"
""I don't know," said Rei suspiciously. "I got a feeling from the event that it wouldn't be the last of its kind."
"Hehe, maybe it was all just a dream," Makota said cheerfully.
"I don't think so, it seemed pretty real to me," Ami said.
"I was kidding, Ami," Makoto retorted.
* * *
"That Sailor Sun girl was rather peculiar, don't you think, Haruka?" Michiru commented.
"Yeah," she replied, deep in thought
"I remember her," Setsuna said. "She used to visit me and ask me all about the element of Time. She was always very interested in learning new things. She was very good company, even though she was so quiet."
"Really? That must have been a long time ago," Michiru said.
* * *
Far away, a battle was about to take place...
"So I finally find you, Princess of the Sun," a yoma cackled. "We've been hunting for you for so long, you don't even know. And today is the day I get the glory I deserve."
Hiyoke stared at the creature, silent, and then, very softly, said, "Sun Solaris, Make Up!" A burst of light filled the area and when it subdued, Sailor Sun stood where Hiyoke had been.
"Ah, so I get a good fight, eh? Wonderful, I've been needing some good practice," it said insanely.
Very calmly, the girl replied, "Pick your fight."
"Yes, I've heard of this little habit of yours...I shall play along...hand-to-hand combat."
"Very well," Sailor Sun replied calmly, bowing, then readying herself.
The yoma, taking advantage of her noble politeness of battle, attacked, throwing hard punches at her, but to its surprise, the girl dodged every single attack, blocking and countering, succeeding in making contact. This went on for some time and the monster realized it was at a disadventage, but the fun of being evil was that there's always a trick or two to dish up.
In the shadows not far away, someone watched intently.
"Oh not again!" came a voice from behind him.
"K-Karui? What are you doing here?" he asked
"I could ask you the same thing," the golden cat snapped at him. "The princess can take care of herself. There is no need for you to be here."
"Well maybe I want to be here!" he retorted.
"She is fine and there are important things to do, so let's go!" Karui yelled.
"I don't have to listen to you! I can do what ever I--" A small flash of light caught his attention. Now was his chance to make an appearence.
Sailor Sun, still fighting the yoma, noticed something that didn't look quite right, but ignored it. All it could do to her was a flesh wound. The next thing she knew, she was on top of a large, nearby building, being carried by some strange boy.
"What are you doing?" she said in the loudest, most angry voice she ever used. "Put me down!"
"Hey, I just saved your life! You could at least thank me!" he said.
"Saved my life?" she said as if it was unbelieveable. "I was doing just fine, thank you,"
"That...thing...had a knife."
"I know that!"
"It would have killed you!"
"I had it under control! Besides, who cares if I die?"
His frown disappeared. "I care if you die," he said quietly.
"Who are you?" she asked, confused.
"I'm...um..." he looked down at a frowning, golden cat with the sign of the sun on his forehead. "I'm late, aren't I?"
"Let's just say yes," the cat said irritably.
He sighed and put her down. "Bye, Hiyoke. See ya later!" And he disappeared. And when she looked down at the yoma again, it was on the ground in a puddle of blood, thouroughly dead. Embedded in it was a throwing blade shaped like a sun.
"I am sorry, Taiyo, but..." Hiyoke sighed.
"But what?" Taiyo snapped.
"They have come again," she replied softly. "They will stop at nothing to find me, even if it means desroying the entire Multiverse."
"Not again," the cat said, concerned. "Then we're going to..."
"Leave," Hiyoke finished.
"But we can't!" Taiyo cried, jumping onto the girl's lap. "Not when we've come so far! Our chance is near! Why do they always have to show up when we've almost suceeded?!"
"That is the reason, Taiyo. There is nothing we can do. We must leave...again."
"Why don't you just fight them? You can easily. We've moved around so many times already and now we're finally this close to our beloved Sun. Just destroy them once and for all."
Hiyoke glared at her. "And put innocent peoples' lives at stake? Never."
"So a few people will get killed, oh well, it happens," the cat reasoned. "The sake of a kingdom--"
"Yes, Taiyo," Hiyoke interrupted. "The sake of a kingdom...a kingdom that is already dead."
* * *
"Karui!" a boy yelled to his cat. "I'm going out! See ya!"
"Fine, but make sure you come back this time. I don't want to go hunting for you." The cat looked around...he was already gone. Karui sighed. "Why did I have to get stuck with him?"
* * *
Meanwhile, the celebration continued, only a little less cheerful than before. The nine scouts all pondered secretly about the tragedy of the Sun Kingdom, while the others just tried to forget about it. The day grew old and the Sun slowly retired, revealing the beautiful full moon. The clock in the middle of the city struck midnight and all was quiet once again. Only the intense sound of the silence itself filled the air, eventually, over hours, settling down and becoming absent with the return of sound.
Morning, at last, had come to Crystal Tokyo.
"Morning, Mamo-chan!" Usagi said happily.
"Good morning, Usa-ko," Mamoru replied.
She stared into his eyes as if searching for something. "Is something wrong?" she asked at last.
"Hm? Oh no, it's nothing," he said, smiling.
"Are you sure? It just seems like..."
"It's nothing...really," he assured her.
"What ever you say, Mamo-chan," she said, shrugging.
* * *
"Everything seems to be going well today," Minako commented. "You think yesterday was just a fluke?"
""I don't know," said Rei suspiciously. "I got a feeling from the event that it wouldn't be the last of its kind."
"Hehe, maybe it was all just a dream," Makota said cheerfully.
"I don't think so, it seemed pretty real to me," Ami said.
"I was kidding, Ami," Makoto retorted.
* * *
"That Sailor Sun girl was rather peculiar, don't you think, Haruka?" Michiru commented.
"Yeah," she replied, deep in thought
"I remember her," Setsuna said. "She used to visit me and ask me all about the element of Time. She was always very interested in learning new things. She was very good company, even though she was so quiet."
"Really? That must have been a long time ago," Michiru said.
* * *
Far away, a battle was about to take place...
"So I finally find you, Princess of the Sun," a yoma cackled. "We've been hunting for you for so long, you don't even know. And today is the day I get the glory I deserve."
Hiyoke stared at the creature, silent, and then, very softly, said, "Sun Solaris, Make Up!" A burst of light filled the area and when it subdued, Sailor Sun stood where Hiyoke had been.
"Ah, so I get a good fight, eh? Wonderful, I've been needing some good practice," it said insanely.
Very calmly, the girl replied, "Pick your fight."
"Yes, I've heard of this little habit of yours...I shall play along...hand-to-hand combat."
"Very well," Sailor Sun replied calmly, bowing, then readying herself.
The yoma, taking advantage of her noble politeness of battle, attacked, throwing hard punches at her, but to its surprise, the girl dodged every single attack, blocking and countering, succeeding in making contact. This went on for some time and the monster realized it was at a disadventage, but the fun of being evil was that there's always a trick or two to dish up.
In the shadows not far away, someone watched intently.
"Oh not again!" came a voice from behind him.
"K-Karui? What are you doing here?" he asked
"I could ask you the same thing," the golden cat snapped at him. "The princess can take care of herself. There is no need for you to be here."
"Well maybe I want to be here!" he retorted.
"She is fine and there are important things to do, so let's go!" Karui yelled.
"I don't have to listen to you! I can do what ever I--" A small flash of light caught his attention. Now was his chance to make an appearence.
Sailor Sun, still fighting the yoma, noticed something that didn't look quite right, but ignored it. All it could do to her was a flesh wound. The next thing she knew, she was on top of a large, nearby building, being carried by some strange boy.
"What are you doing?" she said in the loudest, most angry voice she ever used. "Put me down!"
"Hey, I just saved your life! You could at least thank me!" he said.
"Saved my life?" she said as if it was unbelieveable. "I was doing just fine, thank you,"
"That...thing...had a knife."
"I know that!"
"It would have killed you!"
"I had it under control! Besides, who cares if I die?"
His frown disappeared. "I care if you die," he said quietly.
"Who are you?" she asked, confused.
"I'm...um..." he looked down at a frowning, golden cat with the sign of the sun on his forehead. "I'm late, aren't I?"
"Let's just say yes," the cat said irritably.
He sighed and put her down. "Bye, Hiyoke. See ya later!" And he disappeared. And when she looked down at the yoma again, it was on the ground in a puddle of blood, thouroughly dead. Embedded in it was a throwing blade shaped like a sun.