Chapter 5, where IS Peri? Is she... alive? Who knows... Peri probably doesn't even know herself. And, will Usagi wake up? Can Rei save her? Actually, we don't even know ourselves... we come up with it as we type.
Chapter 5: Mars... Fury... Ignite!!!
After the red soldier burst into the room, the Doctor held up his hands to fend her off. "I have not hurt her at all. I simply asked her a few questions and she became... tired. So now she's taking a nap. You don't want to disturb her do you?"
Mars slowed down, glowing a dull red. "No, no I don't want to disturb her but it sounds strange. Even Usagi wouldn't fall asleep in the presence of a... questionable entity."
He raised his eyebrow at that. "Questionable? I assure you that if you ask Peri she will say that I am perfectly safe and trustworthy. Although she'll probably tell you that in English, which you won't understand. Now, you two both agreed to answer my questions truthfully, so please cooperate." He smiled as he said the last part but the meaning was clear.
Rei hesitated, debating whether or not to try and use any of her attacks. After a second she spoke up. "I'll sit down and answer your questions after I check to make sure that Sailor Moon is fine."
"That's fine by me."
Sailor Mars approached the snoring Moon Princess, grabbing her by the shoulders to shake her awake. To no avail... She wouldn't wake up, no matter how much Rei shook and moved her. But this wasn't unusual for her... When Usagi slept, she *slept*.
"Alright, she checks out okay. I'll take your word that you didn't do anything to her. Now what do you want to ask me?"
The Doctor refilled his cup with tea and leaned over to pour some for Rei. The Mars Scout sat back in another comfy, high-backed chair, accepting the teacup from the technicolor Time Lord.
"Well first I'll tell you what your friend here told me. Usagi says that she is the Moon Princess, and that she has other scouts that protect her so that she will become Neo-Queen Serenity. She also says that she is a Lunarian from the long-collapsed Moon Kingdom. Is this all true?"
Rei sipped her tea. "Hai, all true. I am Hino Rei, Sailor Mars, and I am sworn to protect her. So if you *do* do anything to her, Doctor, you'll have to answer to me." After saying this, she locked eyes with him over hear teacup.
"I see. Is it safe to assume, Rei, that you are sixteen like your friend Sailor Moon?"
"Hai, I am sixteen."
"If Sailor Moon is Lunarian, might I conclude that you are a Martian?"
"A Martian I am, but when Beryl destroyed all the Kingdoms, the Mars Kingdom was destroyed as well. I, the Mars Princess, was sent to the future to protect Usagi over there so that she can create the new Moon Kingdom on Earth. Crystal Tokyo. I am the last of the Martians."
The Doctor pursed his lips. "So you could recreate the Mars Kingdom if you wished, but you are sworn to protect her...?" He pointed at the completely zonked Usagi, who was lying, drooling, on the couch, arms and legs askew. "Oh, good choice," he said sarcastically.
"Hey! She may be stupid... and clumsy... and naive... Oh well, you're right! What am I doing!" There was a pause. "But she has a pure heart; she loves everyone and cares for all in trouble. She's a good person and well-worth protecting!"
He smiled at her recriminations and nodded. "I've noticed. She's so trusting... innocent. A truly wonderful specimen."
"Specimen? Hey! I don't like that at all. We may be the last of our kind, but we are *not* specimens."
"Gomen... I didn't mean for it to sound that way. It's just that you two are very rare. You should be protected."
"And how do you plan on that happening? We have a mission. Protect Earth. Protect the Universe. Re-create the Moon Kingdom. We need no help."
The Doctor relented, giving Rei the point, sipping his tea nonchalantly. "Well if you do need help, you can contact me you know... If you'd ever like to go back to your Kingdoms, I can take you. The TARDIS can go to any planet at any point in time in its history."
"What? Pluto must have something to say about this! And one more thing, you calling yourself a 'Time Lord,' how conceited!"
Somewhat ruffled, he leaned forward. "I *AM* a Time Lord, a Lord of Time. Who is this Pluto you speak of?"
"One of the outer planet Scouts, she's the guardian of the Time Gates."
In amazement, his mouth dropped open. "Time Gates? Amazing, that beings from this solar system have power over time. How could we have missed this? One day I must visit these Time Gates... Or perhaps I already have..."
"I don't think that would be a good idea," Rei countered. "I think she'd kill you before you could explain why you were there. Pluto is verrry protective of her Time Gates. She watches over the streams of time carefully and continuously. In fact, she probably feels your presence every time you come to Earth or any of these planets..."
At that very moment, a voice echoed through the TARDIS. "I DO......." it said.
The Doctor spilled his tea all over himself, his brilliant colors fading as the liquid soaked in. Mars, however, kept sipping calmly, waving one dainty hand in the air.
"That... was Pluto."
The so-called Lord of Time just opened and closed his mouth repeatedly, trying to understand what he gotten himself into with these two innocent-looking teenagers.
At that moment, mumbling could be heard from Usagi. Both the Doctor and Mars looked over at the princess. She was slowly waking up from her refreshing nap, moaning, grumbling, and stretching. The two alert people in the room, slowly turned back to each other and continued their conversation.
"You two must be very powerful," he said as he wiped his waistcoat with a handkerchief.
"I guess we are," Mars stated, glancing over the Doctor. "The outer scouts are stronger than the inner scouts but not as powerful as Sailor Moon herself. She holds the power of the Imperium Silver Crystal."
The Doctor raised an eyebrow. "Who are the inner scouts?"
"I'm third in command in the Princess's bodyguards. Venus is first, then Jupiter, me, and finally Mercury. We are closer to Sailor Moon than the outer scouts. The outers are Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. We don't see much of them. Around a year ago, Pluto was banned from entering the physical world, Saturn became a baby again, and Uranus and Neptune... just left town. We haven't seen them since. Well, there was that little situation with the Black Dream Hole, demo other than that..."
"So," the Doctor said. "You are one of the inner scouts, ne?" At Mars' nod, he smiled. "The five of you, sometimes nine, protect the world and universe from destruction-"
He was cut off by a blonde bullet launching herself at him. "I'm HUNGRY!!!"
Sailor Moon grabbed him by the lapels and gave him a few shakes. "First, you put me to sleep and now you just stare at me when I tell you that I'm hungry!" She sighed heavily. "Come on..."
Mars snickered. "I'd feed her, Doc. She gets pretty aggressive when she hasn't eaten for a while."
Sailor Moon nodded agreeably then stopped, becoming incensed. "Hey!" She turned on Rei. "I do not!"
"You do, too!"
They would have gone on like for a while if the sound of laughter hadn't stopped them. Sailor Moon grunted in confusion as she realized that she was shaking with the force of the Doctor's laughter. "Nani?" she asked.
The Doctor stood up, putting Sailor Moon under his arm again. "Let's go get some food," he stated, starting towards the door.
"Matte!!" Sailor Moon shouted. "I don't want to be carried again."
Mars stood up as well and grinned. "For once, Usagi, you don't want it the easy way."
Sailor Moon harrumphed as the Doctor set her down. "Zip it!" she mumbled. The two scouts followed the large man out of the sitting room and down the halls once more.
To be continued...
Where IS Peri???? Do the Scouts trust the Doctor yet? Is he... trustworthy??? Well, to find out, check out the next chapter "There She Is!!!" (As soon as we get it written.)
Chapter 5: Mars... Fury... Ignite!!!
After the red soldier burst into the room, the Doctor held up his hands to fend her off. "I have not hurt her at all. I simply asked her a few questions and she became... tired. So now she's taking a nap. You don't want to disturb her do you?"
Mars slowed down, glowing a dull red. "No, no I don't want to disturb her but it sounds strange. Even Usagi wouldn't fall asleep in the presence of a... questionable entity."
He raised his eyebrow at that. "Questionable? I assure you that if you ask Peri she will say that I am perfectly safe and trustworthy. Although she'll probably tell you that in English, which you won't understand. Now, you two both agreed to answer my questions truthfully, so please cooperate." He smiled as he said the last part but the meaning was clear.
Rei hesitated, debating whether or not to try and use any of her attacks. After a second she spoke up. "I'll sit down and answer your questions after I check to make sure that Sailor Moon is fine."
"That's fine by me."
Sailor Mars approached the snoring Moon Princess, grabbing her by the shoulders to shake her awake. To no avail... She wouldn't wake up, no matter how much Rei shook and moved her. But this wasn't unusual for her... When Usagi slept, she *slept*.
"Alright, she checks out okay. I'll take your word that you didn't do anything to her. Now what do you want to ask me?"
The Doctor refilled his cup with tea and leaned over to pour some for Rei. The Mars Scout sat back in another comfy, high-backed chair, accepting the teacup from the technicolor Time Lord.
"Well first I'll tell you what your friend here told me. Usagi says that she is the Moon Princess, and that she has other scouts that protect her so that she will become Neo-Queen Serenity. She also says that she is a Lunarian from the long-collapsed Moon Kingdom. Is this all true?"
Rei sipped her tea. "Hai, all true. I am Hino Rei, Sailor Mars, and I am sworn to protect her. So if you *do* do anything to her, Doctor, you'll have to answer to me." After saying this, she locked eyes with him over hear teacup.
"I see. Is it safe to assume, Rei, that you are sixteen like your friend Sailor Moon?"
"Hai, I am sixteen."
"If Sailor Moon is Lunarian, might I conclude that you are a Martian?"
"A Martian I am, but when Beryl destroyed all the Kingdoms, the Mars Kingdom was destroyed as well. I, the Mars Princess, was sent to the future to protect Usagi over there so that she can create the new Moon Kingdom on Earth. Crystal Tokyo. I am the last of the Martians."
The Doctor pursed his lips. "So you could recreate the Mars Kingdom if you wished, but you are sworn to protect her...?" He pointed at the completely zonked Usagi, who was lying, drooling, on the couch, arms and legs askew. "Oh, good choice," he said sarcastically.
"Hey! She may be stupid... and clumsy... and naive... Oh well, you're right! What am I doing!" There was a pause. "But she has a pure heart; she loves everyone and cares for all in trouble. She's a good person and well-worth protecting!"
He smiled at her recriminations and nodded. "I've noticed. She's so trusting... innocent. A truly wonderful specimen."
"Specimen? Hey! I don't like that at all. We may be the last of our kind, but we are *not* specimens."
"Gomen... I didn't mean for it to sound that way. It's just that you two are very rare. You should be protected."
"And how do you plan on that happening? We have a mission. Protect Earth. Protect the Universe. Re-create the Moon Kingdom. We need no help."
The Doctor relented, giving Rei the point, sipping his tea nonchalantly. "Well if you do need help, you can contact me you know... If you'd ever like to go back to your Kingdoms, I can take you. The TARDIS can go to any planet at any point in time in its history."
"What? Pluto must have something to say about this! And one more thing, you calling yourself a 'Time Lord,' how conceited!"
Somewhat ruffled, he leaned forward. "I *AM* a Time Lord, a Lord of Time. Who is this Pluto you speak of?"
"One of the outer planet Scouts, she's the guardian of the Time Gates."
In amazement, his mouth dropped open. "Time Gates? Amazing, that beings from this solar system have power over time. How could we have missed this? One day I must visit these Time Gates... Or perhaps I already have..."
"I don't think that would be a good idea," Rei countered. "I think she'd kill you before you could explain why you were there. Pluto is verrry protective of her Time Gates. She watches over the streams of time carefully and continuously. In fact, she probably feels your presence every time you come to Earth or any of these planets..."
At that very moment, a voice echoed through the TARDIS. "I DO......." it said.
The Doctor spilled his tea all over himself, his brilliant colors fading as the liquid soaked in. Mars, however, kept sipping calmly, waving one dainty hand in the air.
"That... was Pluto."
The so-called Lord of Time just opened and closed his mouth repeatedly, trying to understand what he gotten himself into with these two innocent-looking teenagers.
At that moment, mumbling could be heard from Usagi. Both the Doctor and Mars looked over at the princess. She was slowly waking up from her refreshing nap, moaning, grumbling, and stretching. The two alert people in the room, slowly turned back to each other and continued their conversation.
"You two must be very powerful," he said as he wiped his waistcoat with a handkerchief.
"I guess we are," Mars stated, glancing over the Doctor. "The outer scouts are stronger than the inner scouts but not as powerful as Sailor Moon herself. She holds the power of the Imperium Silver Crystal."
The Doctor raised an eyebrow. "Who are the inner scouts?"
"I'm third in command in the Princess's bodyguards. Venus is first, then Jupiter, me, and finally Mercury. We are closer to Sailor Moon than the outer scouts. The outers are Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. We don't see much of them. Around a year ago, Pluto was banned from entering the physical world, Saturn became a baby again, and Uranus and Neptune... just left town. We haven't seen them since. Well, there was that little situation with the Black Dream Hole, demo other than that..."
"So," the Doctor said. "You are one of the inner scouts, ne?" At Mars' nod, he smiled. "The five of you, sometimes nine, protect the world and universe from destruction-"
He was cut off by a blonde bullet launching herself at him. "I'm HUNGRY!!!"
Sailor Moon grabbed him by the lapels and gave him a few shakes. "First, you put me to sleep and now you just stare at me when I tell you that I'm hungry!" She sighed heavily. "Come on..."
Mars snickered. "I'd feed her, Doc. She gets pretty aggressive when she hasn't eaten for a while."
Sailor Moon nodded agreeably then stopped, becoming incensed. "Hey!" She turned on Rei. "I do not!"
"You do, too!"
They would have gone on like for a while if the sound of laughter hadn't stopped them. Sailor Moon grunted in confusion as she realized that she was shaking with the force of the Doctor's laughter. "Nani?" she asked.
The Doctor stood up, putting Sailor Moon under his arm again. "Let's go get some food," he stated, starting towards the door.
"Matte!!" Sailor Moon shouted. "I don't want to be carried again."
Mars stood up as well and grinned. "For once, Usagi, you don't want it the easy way."
Sailor Moon harrumphed as the Doctor set her down. "Zip it!" she mumbled. The two scouts followed the large man out of the sitting room and down the halls once more.
To be continued...
Where IS Peri???? Do the Scouts trust the Doctor yet? Is he... trustworthy??? Well, to find out, check out the next chapter "There She Is!!!" (As soon as we get it written.)