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Petra: *glare* Kati... what did I tell you about that nickname! *pounces*
Kait: Aak!!!
DEDICATED: To everyone who lives for someone other than themselves.
WARNING: This fic contains light shojo-ai and shonen-ai aka girls-loving-girls and boys-loving-boys, and hints of more than that. If you flame me about this, even though I put up this warning, I will merely laugh and continue on with my daily life. There's a little bit of blood and about a normal amount of langauge. Hey, it's PG-13 for a reason, people! This also takes after the manga only!!! So, if I say something that confuses you... sorry!
DISCLAIMER: I own none of the Anime in this story (yes, there is more than one but... I want it to be a surprise... though I get the feeling it won't be much one)
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CHAPTER ONE: MISSIONS, CRYSTALS, and CHAOS
"The greatest person is a person who will give their life for others, and know the whole while, that they are doing so." -Unknown
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Authors Notes: (Just a quick couple of 'em) (Kati: Sure... quick... quick like a turtle)
1. Please note that this is (mostly) from the manga (though small parts of the anime may creep in). Thus, if you haven't read the English manga and don't know a small amount about the Japanese manga, then you might be confused. Most of the numbers (e.x. [1]) have to do with explaining about the manga, though not all of them. Thus, I would suggest just ignoring the numbers if you're not confused. That's just what I would suggest doing.
2. This story starts out in the advanced society of Crystal Tokyo, as Chaos is attacking for the second time. For those of you who don't know, in Sailor Moon StarS a whole bunch of new Senshi are introdocued (the manga and anime differ slightly on what exactly happens, so you'll just have to make due), one of the key ones being Sailor Cosmos. Sailor Cosmos is the ultimate form of Sailor Moon and is from the future, a time where the entire universe has been ravaged by war and all her friends are dead; dead because Chaos came back. This is when the fic takes place, right as that war is starting, before her friends are dead.
3. Since this IS Cyrstal Tokyo, ruled by Neo-Queen Serenity, everyone here speaks Lunarian, the langauge that they used to speak. It is spoken throughout the entire world and, since it has been more than a thousand years, all other langauges have been wiped off the planet, except for those which have stayed perhaps has slang. For example: being influenced by the Japanese langauge since they were young, the Senshi would probably have found it extremely hard to stop putting suffixes at the end of the names, and the people who revered them would have picked up and probably also started using it, think it was "cool" until it had become a force of habit.
4. Please note that this WAS supposed to have a sequel (was also supposed to be part of an arc that will never happen). Thus, that's why this ends the way it does. I'm terribly sorry, I admit that it's a horrendous ending, but I, at least for now, don't have the time nor the inclination to further this story. Sorry.
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A shadow flitted through the streets, creeping in and out of the blackness created by the looming buildings. As what appeared to be a young woman rounded another corner she slowed down to a hurried walk, looking straight ahead at the brick wall in front of her, as though waiting for it to do something. Her shoulder length raven hair barely brushed her shoulders but, as the light struck it at odd angles, violet highlights could be seen. "Puu," [1] she murmured in Japanese, "Where are you?" [2]
Fog began to roll through the city at an alarming rate, filling the streets and clinging to skin and clothes. The small woman watched with only half interest, her pose emanating readiness for anything. "Please hurry..." she whispered, glancing around her. She walked over and leaned against a wall, before slowly sliding down to sit on the ground, her short, crimped purple skirt providing little protection from the uncomfortable ground and the chilly mist.
'We knew that Chaos would be back but we thought it would be much later... and at this point in time Neo-Queen Serenity has lost something vital, though she will not tell us what. Whatever it is that she lost makes it so she can only turn into Super Sailor Moon, and not Eternal Sailor Moon. Chaos had been hard to beat with Eternal Moon but now, with only the powers of Super Moon, and not even the extra powers of Galaxia, who will defeat this darkness? The Asteroid Senshi [3] are not powerful enough and Chaos has grown in power; she is even greater than before. It will take more than even the two most powerful Senshi this time, and now there is not even one all-powerful Senshi...' She sighed. 'The Inner Senshi are busy protecting the Queen and the city, which is taking all of their energy at the moment... Their children would have been able to... if...' Sailor Saturn shifted, trying to find a comfortable spot on the hard ground. 'If they had not been kidnapped when they were younger, not that it would have mattered, they were all males. What powers do they have? There never has been a first-born SON in any of the royal families of the planets...' Saturn stood up, deciding that standing was more comfortable than the rocky ground, even though her legs ached from the constant running and fighting she had done. 'It does not matter though, they were kidnapped.' She gritted her teeth in anger and rammed her hand painfully into the wall, but the pain never even penetrated her thoughts. A person tended to learn how to ignore pain after thousands of years of it... 'How old am I? More than a thousand years old, [4] and I could not even protect toddlers! When were the inner's children kidnapped? About one thousand years ago, though Makoto's [5] son was a year old when it happened... But still... DAMMIT!'
Neo-Queen Serenity had been devastated when she had woken at five in the morning to check on her newborn son only to find him gone from his cradle and no where to be found. After a quick check with the Inner Senshi it turned out all their children had been stolen late in the night. For four years the whole city had been depressed along with the Queen until she had learned she was pregnant with her second child. She had, through much self-determination, had put the past behind her. Chibi-Usa, however, had no clue that she had an older brother somewhere, for people didn't talk of the tragic event and the Neo-Queen had never felt the need to tell her young daughter about the tragedy.
'The Senshi did not know what to expect when they became pregnant. What would the children do if they were female? The Asteroid Senshi protected Chibi-Usa, so their children's powers would be... would have been... unknown... at this point they might have been the only ones who could have save us... But they are gone, perhaps even dead...' Saturn was shivering violently by now, and wishing to the Gods that she could use magic without attracting Chaos. "Puu, please hurry..." Saturn whispered to the cold night air. She could feel her energy level falling even lower, dangerously low; the cold and the battle beforehand were taking their toll. She was just about to risk magic, not caring what the consequences were as long as she didn't freeze to death, when the brick wall began to ripple, as though it were made of water.
"You have only a minute, be quick to come through," Saturn heard Pluto's voice all around her, echoing in her head. Saturn stepped forward until she was only a foot away from wall, which was quickly transforming into a large ornate door.
"This way! Be quick, a time gate is opening!" a low menacing voice called out, the sound of footsteps echoing off the surrounding buildings, steadily getting closer. Saturn took a quick look behind her, trying to gauge how close her pursuers were, before staring intently at the still see-through door. 'Hurry... HURRY!' she thought frantically, her hands balled into tight fists. She watched closely as the door rippled once more and then stabilized. During this one moment of stability she hurled herself through, feeling it close soon after she was through... but not before a blast of energy followed her in, striking Saturn in the shoulder, and exiting out of the other side of her shoulder.
She stifled the scream of pain that threatened to tear from her throat. Not giving it a second thought she squeezed the brooch in the middle of the large scarlet bow on her chest. In a swirl of dark purple ribbons her senshi fuku disappeared to be replaced with a dark purple sleeveless turtleneck and baggy blue jeans, all covered by a long black overcoat complimenting her hair which was pulled up into messy ponytail. In a fit of annoyance she violently yanked the hair-tie out of her hair, running her hand through the strands in a hopeless attempt to get it into some resemblance of orderliness. Blood quickly stained the shirt and trailed down her arm at the movement. [6]
Looking up she noticed the tall woman standing next to her, a happy smile gracing the older woman's face. "Puu!" Hotaru smiled but did not hug the older woman, knowing that this Pluto still hadn't gone through the parenthood of raising her and thus wasn't 'Setsuna-mama' and wouldn't be comfortable with a hug. As she bowed, though, she grimaced and, pushing her hand behind her shoulder as far as it would go, touched the still bleeding flesh gingerly. Reaching deep within herself she pulled forth the magic from deep within herself, using it to heal herself.
"Hotaru, are you alright?" Pluto asked in Lunarian. Her ruby red eyes sparkled like the jewel they were named after, slightly glazed over from the concern she had for Hotaru.
"Fine, except that the Kingdom has almost fallen and all the Senshi are wounded. The Outer Senshi are hurrying to get to the Palace... but... I do not think that they will get there in time..." Hotaru said, thinking back to the older and wiser Pluto who no longer needed to guard the time door, so she helped the other Outers, Uranus and Neptune, to protect the Earth.
Pluto sighed and leaned heavily into her staff, using it to help her hold up her weight. "Hotaru, are you ready to go on a mission?"
"A mission for what?" Hotaru asked, just as a small heart-shaped violet crystal with light purple wings protruding from its back appeared in front of her. "And what is this?"
"This is your Lavender Crystal, you used it once to turn into Super Sailor Saturn and Eternal Sailor Saturn, [7] but this will allow you to turn into Eternal Angel Saturn, your ultimate form. As for your mission, you must find the Inner Senshi's sons," Pluto said, watching Hotaru who gasped in surprise, her dark violet eyes widening.
Absently mindedly, Pluto tucked some dark green hair behind her ear and then nervously ran a hand behind her head to check that the small bun was still holding up a quarter of her hair, waiting for the reaction she knew as coming; Hotaru didn't disappoint her. "NANI?! You know where they are at?!" Hotaru stammered in surprise.
"We do not have time," Pluto said and motioned toward the gate, "Uranus, Neptune, and the older me will come through this door soon, but as you know I must not meet myself, so I will go. When you are ready to go, just step through this door. Hurry, we do not have much time." With a graceful wave of her time key there was a dark flash and Pluto was gone.
The older Pluto, Uranus, and Neptune suddenly stumbled through the doorway, dangerous lights following them, quickly cut off as suddenly as they had appeared, the portal closed from the outside world. The three Senshi looked wildly around, blood splatterd and with hair plastered to their faces. Hotaru silently hoped that none of it was their blood. "What are we doing here?" Pluto asked, looking around, apparently ill at ease in her old home.
"We have a mission..." Hotaru said, watching as their fukus disappeared in small whirlwind of ribbons. Setsuna's dark green hair was all pulled up in the same way as the other Pluto's had been, a quarter pulled into a bun while the rest were left to stream down her back. Michiru's hair was pulled into the low ponytail she wore when she swam, and she was wearing her bathing suit still. Haruka's hair was still in the same boyish haircut it had always been in, and people still mistook her as a male, much to her humor... and preference.
"Where are the Inner Senshi?" Haruka asked, looking around the misty dimension.
"They need to protect the Queen, this is just our mission..." They stared at Hotaru, more than a little confused. "We are to find and bring the Senshi's sons home."
"They are still alive?!" Michiru exclaimed in surprise, feeling her jaw drop open.
"Yes, but that is all Pluto would say, that we would have to find their sons and that when we were ready, to step through this door. She also said to hurry fast because we do not have much time to waste," Hotaru explained, watching as their expression ranged from surprise at this unexpected turn of events to worry at what would happen while they were gone.
Suddenly, the crystal that had been floating in front of Hotaru began to glow. The light intensified and then disappeared with a flash of light as three different colored lights appeared in front of the three other Senshi. "They are our Crystals," Hotaru said, reaching out to grab hers, which caused the lights in front of the other Senshi to fade and the Crystals to take shape. The others grabbed theirs hesitantly, staring at them in slight wonder...
Haruka suddenly took charge and Hotaru was all too happy to let her; Haruka was a leader, Hotaru was not, nor did she want to be. "Let us go," Haruka said, turning back toward the portal, "There is no time to lose!" And they stepped through the portal...
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[1] "Puu" is what Chibi-Usa called the Sailor Pluto she befriended. Due to Hotaru's friendship with Chibi-Usa, Hotaru picked up on the nickname and, unconsciously, calls the Sailor Pluto that's never been reborn "Puu."
[2] Once you grow up with a langauge it will ALWAYS be your langauge, even if you've been reborn and have memories of a time when you spoke another one. (At least... I think that's the way it would be.) Thus, when the Senshi are surprised or answering automatically, they will, probably, talk in Japanese. They probably talk it amongst themselves anyways, mostly just because it means there's less of a chance that someone can overhear them and use what they were talking about against them. You'll notice that the only exception to this rule is "Puu" the Sailor Pluto that never left the time gate and, consequently, "Puu" speaks in Lunarian because, for her, that is her langauge, though I'm sure that, being the Senshi of time, she knows every langauage out there. Also, for those of you confused, in the manga of Sailor Moon, Sailor Pluto stopped time in order to stop the "present" Silver Crystal from touching the "past" Silver Crystal and thus destorying everything. However, this incredible power came with an immense price: death. Thus, instead of just showing up to help out, she was reborn.
[3] The Asteroid Senshi (just like "Outer" and "Inner" this is a fan-name) are better known as the Jungle/Amazoness Quartet from SM SuperS. In the anime they just turn good. However, in the manga it is revealed that they were, originally, Senshi who were meant to be Chibi-Usa's guardians but were corrupted by Nepherenia. When they were finally reminded of their past (by Saturn, nonetheless) they went back to sleep until the day when they would protect Chibi-Usa.
[4] This is purely mentally, as I doubt that even they would live for this long. This counts her previous life during the Silver Millennium as well as her present one. This is working under the assumption that the Senshi have an incredibly increased life expand (if you REALLY wanted me to put a limit, I would say two thousand, though with the Silver Millennium also being counted I would even put forth that, mentally, they'd be older than even that) so at the point that this story is taking place, she's probably still got about a thousand years to go.
[5] Another thing you may notice is that, when the Senshi talk about each other or to each other they do not use suffixes at the end of each other's names. I did this on purpose. You see, for those of you not aware, the only people who don't use suffixes at the end of the names are lovers and family (again, this could be wrong). Thus, when the Senshi are talking to each other, they are talking to their family, so there is no need. However... you'll soon notice that Hotaru is the exception to this rule, with her "Setsuna-mama", "Haruka-papa", and "Michiru-mama". This is because of the fact that, in the manga, Hotaru's father died and didn't come back to life. Thus, Setsuna, Haruka, and Michiru took over the care of the baby Hotaru.
[6] In the manga, Hotaru cannot use her healing powers in her Senshi form.
[7] One of the differences between the anime and the manga is that, in the manga, the Senshi do get an outfit that looks like Sailor Moon's Eternal form. They never actually say that the Senshi are now the "Eternal Senshi" but, since they are called "Super Senshi" when they get an outfit like Super Sailor Moon's, then I thought the same would follow with the Eternal outfit. However, when the other Senshi turned into their Eternal form, they didn't have wings like Sailor Moon did, which is one of the few differences between the costumes the other Senshi wear and the costume that Sailor Moon wears, other than color, that is.
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Kati: CLIFFHANGER!!!
Petra: *ducks flying objects* I know, I know, I hate cliffhangers too but at this point my inspiration died. *glares at Kati*
Kati: *smiles sweetly*
Petra: As will my muse presently... *wink* You writers know how it is, don't you? *rolls eyes*
Kati: Anyways... REVIEW!!!
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Kati: We still appreciate it though, and Pet-chan will personally thank EVERY SINGLE PERSON who reviews! ^_^ Thanks!
Petra: *glare* Kati... what did I tell you about that nickname! *pounces*
Kait: Aak!!!
DEDICATED: To everyone who lives for someone other than themselves.
WARNING: This fic contains light shojo-ai and shonen-ai aka girls-loving-girls and boys-loving-boys, and hints of more than that. If you flame me about this, even though I put up this warning, I will merely laugh and continue on with my daily life. There's a little bit of blood and about a normal amount of langauge. Hey, it's PG-13 for a reason, people! This also takes after the manga only!!! So, if I say something that confuses you... sorry!
DISCLAIMER: I own none of the Anime in this story (yes, there is more than one but... I want it to be a surprise... though I get the feeling it won't be much one)
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CHAPTER ONE: MISSIONS, CRYSTALS, and CHAOS
"The greatest person is a person who will give their life for others, and know the whole while, that they are doing so." -Unknown
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Authors Notes: (Just a quick couple of 'em) (Kati: Sure... quick... quick like a turtle)
1. Please note that this is (mostly) from the manga (though small parts of the anime may creep in). Thus, if you haven't read the English manga and don't know a small amount about the Japanese manga, then you might be confused. Most of the numbers (e.x. [1]) have to do with explaining about the manga, though not all of them. Thus, I would suggest just ignoring the numbers if you're not confused. That's just what I would suggest doing.
2. This story starts out in the advanced society of Crystal Tokyo, as Chaos is attacking for the second time. For those of you who don't know, in Sailor Moon StarS a whole bunch of new Senshi are introdocued (the manga and anime differ slightly on what exactly happens, so you'll just have to make due), one of the key ones being Sailor Cosmos. Sailor Cosmos is the ultimate form of Sailor Moon and is from the future, a time where the entire universe has been ravaged by war and all her friends are dead; dead because Chaos came back. This is when the fic takes place, right as that war is starting, before her friends are dead.
3. Since this IS Cyrstal Tokyo, ruled by Neo-Queen Serenity, everyone here speaks Lunarian, the langauge that they used to speak. It is spoken throughout the entire world and, since it has been more than a thousand years, all other langauges have been wiped off the planet, except for those which have stayed perhaps has slang. For example: being influenced by the Japanese langauge since they were young, the Senshi would probably have found it extremely hard to stop putting suffixes at the end of the names, and the people who revered them would have picked up and probably also started using it, think it was "cool" until it had become a force of habit.
4. Please note that this WAS supposed to have a sequel (was also supposed to be part of an arc that will never happen). Thus, that's why this ends the way it does. I'm terribly sorry, I admit that it's a horrendous ending, but I, at least for now, don't have the time nor the inclination to further this story. Sorry.
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A shadow flitted through the streets, creeping in and out of the blackness created by the looming buildings. As what appeared to be a young woman rounded another corner she slowed down to a hurried walk, looking straight ahead at the brick wall in front of her, as though waiting for it to do something. Her shoulder length raven hair barely brushed her shoulders but, as the light struck it at odd angles, violet highlights could be seen. "Puu," [1] she murmured in Japanese, "Where are you?" [2]
Fog began to roll through the city at an alarming rate, filling the streets and clinging to skin and clothes. The small woman watched with only half interest, her pose emanating readiness for anything. "Please hurry..." she whispered, glancing around her. She walked over and leaned against a wall, before slowly sliding down to sit on the ground, her short, crimped purple skirt providing little protection from the uncomfortable ground and the chilly mist.
'We knew that Chaos would be back but we thought it would be much later... and at this point in time Neo-Queen Serenity has lost something vital, though she will not tell us what. Whatever it is that she lost makes it so she can only turn into Super Sailor Moon, and not Eternal Sailor Moon. Chaos had been hard to beat with Eternal Moon but now, with only the powers of Super Moon, and not even the extra powers of Galaxia, who will defeat this darkness? The Asteroid Senshi [3] are not powerful enough and Chaos has grown in power; she is even greater than before. It will take more than even the two most powerful Senshi this time, and now there is not even one all-powerful Senshi...' She sighed. 'The Inner Senshi are busy protecting the Queen and the city, which is taking all of their energy at the moment... Their children would have been able to... if...' Sailor Saturn shifted, trying to find a comfortable spot on the hard ground. 'If they had not been kidnapped when they were younger, not that it would have mattered, they were all males. What powers do they have? There never has been a first-born SON in any of the royal families of the planets...' Saturn stood up, deciding that standing was more comfortable than the rocky ground, even though her legs ached from the constant running and fighting she had done. 'It does not matter though, they were kidnapped.' She gritted her teeth in anger and rammed her hand painfully into the wall, but the pain never even penetrated her thoughts. A person tended to learn how to ignore pain after thousands of years of it... 'How old am I? More than a thousand years old, [4] and I could not even protect toddlers! When were the inner's children kidnapped? About one thousand years ago, though Makoto's [5] son was a year old when it happened... But still... DAMMIT!'
Neo-Queen Serenity had been devastated when she had woken at five in the morning to check on her newborn son only to find him gone from his cradle and no where to be found. After a quick check with the Inner Senshi it turned out all their children had been stolen late in the night. For four years the whole city had been depressed along with the Queen until she had learned she was pregnant with her second child. She had, through much self-determination, had put the past behind her. Chibi-Usa, however, had no clue that she had an older brother somewhere, for people didn't talk of the tragic event and the Neo-Queen had never felt the need to tell her young daughter about the tragedy.
'The Senshi did not know what to expect when they became pregnant. What would the children do if they were female? The Asteroid Senshi protected Chibi-Usa, so their children's powers would be... would have been... unknown... at this point they might have been the only ones who could have save us... But they are gone, perhaps even dead...' Saturn was shivering violently by now, and wishing to the Gods that she could use magic without attracting Chaos. "Puu, please hurry..." Saturn whispered to the cold night air. She could feel her energy level falling even lower, dangerously low; the cold and the battle beforehand were taking their toll. She was just about to risk magic, not caring what the consequences were as long as she didn't freeze to death, when the brick wall began to ripple, as though it were made of water.
"You have only a minute, be quick to come through," Saturn heard Pluto's voice all around her, echoing in her head. Saturn stepped forward until she was only a foot away from wall, which was quickly transforming into a large ornate door.
"This way! Be quick, a time gate is opening!" a low menacing voice called out, the sound of footsteps echoing off the surrounding buildings, steadily getting closer. Saturn took a quick look behind her, trying to gauge how close her pursuers were, before staring intently at the still see-through door. 'Hurry... HURRY!' she thought frantically, her hands balled into tight fists. She watched closely as the door rippled once more and then stabilized. During this one moment of stability she hurled herself through, feeling it close soon after she was through... but not before a blast of energy followed her in, striking Saturn in the shoulder, and exiting out of the other side of her shoulder.
She stifled the scream of pain that threatened to tear from her throat. Not giving it a second thought she squeezed the brooch in the middle of the large scarlet bow on her chest. In a swirl of dark purple ribbons her senshi fuku disappeared to be replaced with a dark purple sleeveless turtleneck and baggy blue jeans, all covered by a long black overcoat complimenting her hair which was pulled up into messy ponytail. In a fit of annoyance she violently yanked the hair-tie out of her hair, running her hand through the strands in a hopeless attempt to get it into some resemblance of orderliness. Blood quickly stained the shirt and trailed down her arm at the movement. [6]
Looking up she noticed the tall woman standing next to her, a happy smile gracing the older woman's face. "Puu!" Hotaru smiled but did not hug the older woman, knowing that this Pluto still hadn't gone through the parenthood of raising her and thus wasn't 'Setsuna-mama' and wouldn't be comfortable with a hug. As she bowed, though, she grimaced and, pushing her hand behind her shoulder as far as it would go, touched the still bleeding flesh gingerly. Reaching deep within herself she pulled forth the magic from deep within herself, using it to heal herself.
"Hotaru, are you alright?" Pluto asked in Lunarian. Her ruby red eyes sparkled like the jewel they were named after, slightly glazed over from the concern she had for Hotaru.
"Fine, except that the Kingdom has almost fallen and all the Senshi are wounded. The Outer Senshi are hurrying to get to the Palace... but... I do not think that they will get there in time..." Hotaru said, thinking back to the older and wiser Pluto who no longer needed to guard the time door, so she helped the other Outers, Uranus and Neptune, to protect the Earth.
Pluto sighed and leaned heavily into her staff, using it to help her hold up her weight. "Hotaru, are you ready to go on a mission?"
"A mission for what?" Hotaru asked, just as a small heart-shaped violet crystal with light purple wings protruding from its back appeared in front of her. "And what is this?"
"This is your Lavender Crystal, you used it once to turn into Super Sailor Saturn and Eternal Sailor Saturn, [7] but this will allow you to turn into Eternal Angel Saturn, your ultimate form. As for your mission, you must find the Inner Senshi's sons," Pluto said, watching Hotaru who gasped in surprise, her dark violet eyes widening.
Absently mindedly, Pluto tucked some dark green hair behind her ear and then nervously ran a hand behind her head to check that the small bun was still holding up a quarter of her hair, waiting for the reaction she knew as coming; Hotaru didn't disappoint her. "NANI?! You know where they are at?!" Hotaru stammered in surprise.
"We do not have time," Pluto said and motioned toward the gate, "Uranus, Neptune, and the older me will come through this door soon, but as you know I must not meet myself, so I will go. When you are ready to go, just step through this door. Hurry, we do not have much time." With a graceful wave of her time key there was a dark flash and Pluto was gone.
The older Pluto, Uranus, and Neptune suddenly stumbled through the doorway, dangerous lights following them, quickly cut off as suddenly as they had appeared, the portal closed from the outside world. The three Senshi looked wildly around, blood splatterd and with hair plastered to their faces. Hotaru silently hoped that none of it was their blood. "What are we doing here?" Pluto asked, looking around, apparently ill at ease in her old home.
"We have a mission..." Hotaru said, watching as their fukus disappeared in small whirlwind of ribbons. Setsuna's dark green hair was all pulled up in the same way as the other Pluto's had been, a quarter pulled into a bun while the rest were left to stream down her back. Michiru's hair was pulled into the low ponytail she wore when she swam, and she was wearing her bathing suit still. Haruka's hair was still in the same boyish haircut it had always been in, and people still mistook her as a male, much to her humor... and preference.
"Where are the Inner Senshi?" Haruka asked, looking around the misty dimension.
"They need to protect the Queen, this is just our mission..." They stared at Hotaru, more than a little confused. "We are to find and bring the Senshi's sons home."
"They are still alive?!" Michiru exclaimed in surprise, feeling her jaw drop open.
"Yes, but that is all Pluto would say, that we would have to find their sons and that when we were ready, to step through this door. She also said to hurry fast because we do not have much time to waste," Hotaru explained, watching as their expression ranged from surprise at this unexpected turn of events to worry at what would happen while they were gone.
Suddenly, the crystal that had been floating in front of Hotaru began to glow. The light intensified and then disappeared with a flash of light as three different colored lights appeared in front of the three other Senshi. "They are our Crystals," Hotaru said, reaching out to grab hers, which caused the lights in front of the other Senshi to fade and the Crystals to take shape. The others grabbed theirs hesitantly, staring at them in slight wonder...
Haruka suddenly took charge and Hotaru was all too happy to let her; Haruka was a leader, Hotaru was not, nor did she want to be. "Let us go," Haruka said, turning back toward the portal, "There is no time to lose!" And they stepped through the portal...
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[1] "Puu" is what Chibi-Usa called the Sailor Pluto she befriended. Due to Hotaru's friendship with Chibi-Usa, Hotaru picked up on the nickname and, unconsciously, calls the Sailor Pluto that's never been reborn "Puu."
[2] Once you grow up with a langauge it will ALWAYS be your langauge, even if you've been reborn and have memories of a time when you spoke another one. (At least... I think that's the way it would be.) Thus, when the Senshi are surprised or answering automatically, they will, probably, talk in Japanese. They probably talk it amongst themselves anyways, mostly just because it means there's less of a chance that someone can overhear them and use what they were talking about against them. You'll notice that the only exception to this rule is "Puu" the Sailor Pluto that never left the time gate and, consequently, "Puu" speaks in Lunarian because, for her, that is her langauge, though I'm sure that, being the Senshi of time, she knows every langauage out there. Also, for those of you confused, in the manga of Sailor Moon, Sailor Pluto stopped time in order to stop the "present" Silver Crystal from touching the "past" Silver Crystal and thus destorying everything. However, this incredible power came with an immense price: death. Thus, instead of just showing up to help out, she was reborn.
[3] The Asteroid Senshi (just like "Outer" and "Inner" this is a fan-name) are better known as the Jungle/Amazoness Quartet from SM SuperS. In the anime they just turn good. However, in the manga it is revealed that they were, originally, Senshi who were meant to be Chibi-Usa's guardians but were corrupted by Nepherenia. When they were finally reminded of their past (by Saturn, nonetheless) they went back to sleep until the day when they would protect Chibi-Usa.
[4] This is purely mentally, as I doubt that even they would live for this long. This counts her previous life during the Silver Millennium as well as her present one. This is working under the assumption that the Senshi have an incredibly increased life expand (if you REALLY wanted me to put a limit, I would say two thousand, though with the Silver Millennium also being counted I would even put forth that, mentally, they'd be older than even that) so at the point that this story is taking place, she's probably still got about a thousand years to go.
[5] Another thing you may notice is that, when the Senshi talk about each other or to each other they do not use suffixes at the end of each other's names. I did this on purpose. You see, for those of you not aware, the only people who don't use suffixes at the end of the names are lovers and family (again, this could be wrong). Thus, when the Senshi are talking to each other, they are talking to their family, so there is no need. However... you'll soon notice that Hotaru is the exception to this rule, with her "Setsuna-mama", "Haruka-papa", and "Michiru-mama". This is because of the fact that, in the manga, Hotaru's father died and didn't come back to life. Thus, Setsuna, Haruka, and Michiru took over the care of the baby Hotaru.
[6] In the manga, Hotaru cannot use her healing powers in her Senshi form.
[7] One of the differences between the anime and the manga is that, in the manga, the Senshi do get an outfit that looks like Sailor Moon's Eternal form. They never actually say that the Senshi are now the "Eternal Senshi" but, since they are called "Super Senshi" when they get an outfit like Super Sailor Moon's, then I thought the same would follow with the Eternal outfit. However, when the other Senshi turned into their Eternal form, they didn't have wings like Sailor Moon did, which is one of the few differences between the costumes the other Senshi wear and the costume that Sailor Moon wears, other than color, that is.
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Kati: CLIFFHANGER!!!
Petra: *ducks flying objects* I know, I know, I hate cliffhangers too but at this point my inspiration died. *glares at Kati*
Kati: *smiles sweetly*
Petra: As will my muse presently... *wink* You writers know how it is, don't you? *rolls eyes*
Kati: Anyways... REVIEW!!!
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