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`The Machine`
Summary: Sailor Mars and Mercury are sucked into the DBZ world, changing fate, and bringing back one of the deadliest enemies to conquer the Z fighters.
Takes place:
SM: A few days after the defeat of Dark Moon Circus
DBZ: A month and a half after Goku defeats Majin Buu.
Important: This is an Alternate Universe fic. Lets say Goku did beat Majin Buu, but he died because a strange power was blocking out Dragon Shenlon's power, rendering the Dragon Balls useless. The last wish made, however, was to erase everyone's memory of Buu.
Chapter 2:
Proceed to Tokyo Tower! Trunks and Goten's Plan to Help!
*Makoto*
In less than an hour we were all gathered in Rei's room, by her bed. Her grandpa had also come in, but left when we reassured him Rei would be fine, we had some very important things to talk about and couldn't have him overhearing.
Explaining Rei's clothing was another story. Though I hadn't seen it myself, Ami had been pretty smart to cover Rei up with a long comforter and hiding the feathers in Rei's hair. Or, Princess Rei's hair.
That added a small ring to her name, as all of ours did. Princess Ami of Mercury, the super genius. Princess Minako of Venus, leader of Sailor Moon's court. Prince Endymind of Earth, next in line to the throne of Crystal Tokyo with his lover Princess Serenity of the Moon Kingdom. Princess Rei of Mars, apparently the holder of the Takizuisho. And myself, Princess Makoto of the planet Jupiter, the physically strongest of the Inner Senshi.
Ami had told us all she knew, including the vision Rei had had. But Beryl? Alive? And even if she was, we've gotten stronger than we were when we first fought her, it would be a cinch to beat her right? But if she . . . if she managed to kill Usagi . . . then that means she also got stronger. A lot stronger.
But how?! She was dead! Supposedly dead. Maybe she had been alive all this time, keeping watch over time, studying our growth in skill and strength. The very thought of that witch watching us for that long made me shudder.
No, it couldn't be that. We would've also sensed her, especially Rei.
There was an eerie silence in the room, all of us finished with our earlier discussion. And as I noticed it, we were all caught off guard with this sudden announcement. None of us got up this early on a Sunday. Ami sat in the corner of the room in just pajamas, slippers and uncombed blue hair. She was trying to figure out what was going on while using her miniature computer, Luna and Artemis watching intently.
Usagi and Minako sat dreary eyed with there backs pressed against each other. Usagi wore a white t-shirt under a pair of pink overalls, part of the shirt sticking out to the side. Her blonde hair was out of it's Odango style, half of it lying in a heap on the floor.
Minako had the same red bow on her head, lopsided and carelessly tied, a long piece of red ribbon hanging in front of her face. She had on her school uniform, probably found in the laundry basket near her bed due to the ketchup stain from yesterday. Just like Usagi, half of her shirt hung sloppily to the side.
I figured I looked no better than anyone else. Having no time to comb my hair, I let it down, finding the stray strands of hair rather annoying when the got in front of my face. To top that off, I just grabbed the first pair of clothes I could find, which was my jogging uniform I would have used later today.
The clock showed it to be a quarter to six. Six AM. It was over an hour since we got here, but none the less we had each come, reluctantly or not. Rei was our friend and we wouldn't abandon her.
Not her or Usagi.
If the vision was true, all four of us would protect Usagi no matter what. It was our oath as friends and partners.
My eyes averted from my friends and landed upon the lone sleeping figure. Rei Hino in her Princess form.
She stirred slightly and her eyes opened slowly. "Hey, sleeping beauty's up." I called over my shoulder, being the closest one near her.
That caught everyone's attention.
As if we had been perfectly fine and just found out we were going on a shopping spree with everything on sale, the whole room lightened up. Even Luna and Artemis scampered away from their work and walked over to Rei who was now looking around confused.
"Rei, are you okay?" Usagi asked, her eyes filling up with worry.
The princess hesitated before answering in a whisper, "Yeah, just tired . . . and a little confused."
I laughed. "I would be to, after what Ami told us."
"Is it true you have a crystal like Usagi's Ginzuishou?" Minako asked. "What's it called, Taki . . . taki something."
"Takizuisho, the Fire Crystal." Rei answered, rubbing her temples. I looked at her with concern.
"Do you remember anything about it?" Ami asked before I could speak.
"Yeah, I remember how I got it . . . where is it anyway?" Rei quickly asked.
"Ami had to put it in your fireplace," Luna explained. "She said it was hotter than coal."
Ami nodded and Usagi and Minako massaged their palms, probably imagining how it would feel like to hold a crystal of fire in their hands. And when I looked down, I too was doing the same thing.
Leave it to Usagi to rub off on me.
"How were you able to hold it?" Artemis asked.
She murmured something that sounded like burn. "Huh?" Minako asked, being the only one who must've heard her. "What do you mean it didn't burn?!"
"It sure burned me!" Ami said.
"Well it makes since," I said. Puzzled expressions greet my eyes and I smiled. Some things would never change. "She's the Princess of Mars, remember? Sailor Mars the Senshi of fire?"
Sweat drops formed on their heads and I laughed again. "Why didn't I think of that?" Usagi mumbled.
"Maybe if you would get your heads out of the clouds . . ." Luna answered and let her voice trail off.
We all laughed, glad to have broken the tension. When I looked over at Rei again, she too had a cheerful smile on her face. But she caught herself so suddenly I had to do a double take. Was there . . .?
Yeah!
"Uh, you guys . . .?" I said and pointed towards Rei.
Gasps were heard as eight pairs of eyes gazed at the floating object in front of Rei. The sign of Mars appeared on her forehead and she touched the red crystal, a white star suddenly wrapped itself around the Takizuisho, much like Usagi's heart broach. (AN: Just think of in the Sailor Moon series, Sailor Moon and Chibi Moon have those heart lockets? Well Rei has one just like that, only it's a star instead of a heart.)
Almost as if an unseen person was using her like a puppet, she jumped off the bed, the covers falling on the floor. She grabbed the star locket and transformed . . .
*Rei*
I grabbed the star locket and held it above my head, for the evil presence was growing nearer by the second. "Mars Fire Crystal Power . . . Make up!" I shouted.
The top of the locket disappeared, revealing the crimson crystal known as the Takizuisho. The same fire bird from before flew from the interior of the crystal, igniting my clothes aflame until they disintegrated, leaving a painless and almost pleasant fire biting at my exposed skin. The bird formed again, circling around me until a geyser of more fire and rock exploded from the ground, latching onto my skin and forming my new Sailor Fuku.
It looked almost as it did before, same layout, same colors. Only the red bow on my back was replaced by a scarlet red pair of hawk wings. The fire bird, which I now realized was a hawk, circled me once, and slipped into my chest, into the center of my red bow, where the star locket and Takizuisho were.
"Woah, Rei . . ." Usagi mumbled, surprised. She didn't know that I was just as surprised as she was.
But I shook my head and turned to my friends, "Tokyo Tower, transform." I ordered.
They looked at each other and agreed in union. "Right!" They said.
"Mercury Crystal Power . . . Make up!"
"Venus Crystal Power . . . Make up!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power . . . Make up!"
"Moon Crises . . . Make up!"
They were engulfed by their proper elements and powers, and I waited. Never until I was waiting and in a hurry did I realize that our transformations really did take long to do. They stood in front of me ready and I looked at Sailor Moon. It'd be up to her to lead us now, I smiled and she nodded.
"All right, let's go!" She shouted and we did.
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*Trunks* (AN: He's a kid and so is Goten)
"C'mon Goten, we're gonna get in trouble!" I hissed at my dumbfounded friend.
He did a double take and scratched his head in surprise. Sometimes Goten could be a pain, always he was confused. And always I had to explain things to him. But sometimes I didn't mind too much.
It earned me much praise from him afterwards. I hid a grin. "Why are we doing this again Trunks?" He asked me as we walked from around the house, keeping our power levels as low as possible. We didn't necessary have to, Goten's mom was causing enough distraction with her crying.
But why wouldn't she? Gohan was gone, and when Goten and I had tried sensing him, we got nothing. Almost like he was . . .
I pushed the thought out of my head. He was one of the strongest in the world now that Goten's dad was gone! And besides, he wouldn't die. He had made a promise to Goten when we couldn't wish his dad back.
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Flashback
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"Ah, don't worry Goten." I tried to reassure. I couldn't really offer too much, though. I knew how it was to lose my dad, he'd died killing Buu. Even if it was for a short time, it still made me feel really bad.
"Don't worry?!" Goten had yelled. "My dad isn't coming back like yours did Trunks! How am I supposed to not worry?"
I winced. He'd gotten me there. With the Dragon Balls turning to stone here and on Planet Namek, there was no way to make anymore wishes. And that included bringing back Goten's dad. "Sorry, I'm trying to help. I lost my dad too! Even if it was for a while, it still hurt!"
Goten cried more. Leave it to me to make someone feel worse about things. I watched as his tears rolled off his chubby cheeks and onto the floor. "Goten?" My head turned towards the door in surprise and I smiled.
Duh! I shoulda gotten Gohan in the first place! I smiled and ran up to Gohan, glad to have an excuse to leave. Goten was my best friend, but I didn't like seeing him like this. It made him look weak.
"Good luck." I muttered when I left.
I don't think they knew, but I had stayed during their talk. "Cheer up Goten," Gohan began. "We'll see dad someday."
"How?" Goten asked, and I could just imagine the giant confused look on his face. "The Dragon Balls are gone, remember? We can't make anymore wishes!"
"I don't know." Gohan admitted.
I winced. Gohan always knew what to do. And he could have lied and told Goten that he did and everything would be fine. But hey, mom said the Son's were honest to the bone. Whatever that meant.
"We'll figure out something. I'm sure Bulma can figure something out to." Gohan continued.
"And if we can't?" Goten mumbled.
"Then you'll have me," Gohan said cheerfully.
"You won't leave?"
"Nah, I think I'll stick around."
"Really?"
"You bet kiddo. I promise I'm not going to go anywhere." And when I looked through the door crack, they were both grinning.
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End Flashback
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"Trunks, wait up!" Goten called as we reached the window where all the grown-ups were talking.
"I can't see," I mumbled.
"You're taller than me so I can't either," Goten added as he stared to jump up and down. I grabbed his leg.
"Do you want us to get in trouble?" I asked.
He cringed. "But I want to know what's going on!" He answered.
"Then let me stand on you."
"No!"
"C'mon, we've always done this before, what makes it so different?"
"Gohan's my brother, so I get to go on top this time."
I mumbled and sighed. Another trait of his; begging. He climbed on my shoulders and I lifted him up, getting a balance, we listened.
~*^*^*~
They were all inside the house, in the living room. Yamcha, Choutzu, Krillen, My mom and dad. Chi-Chi was also there, crying uncontrollably in her father, Guyamo's, arms.
My dad paced, annoyance across his face. He paused momentarily next to the TV set and snarled. "Will someone get some sense out of her?!"
Guyamo glanced at everyone. "I found her like this. She hasn't stopped since I arrived."
"Any idea where Gohan went and how long he's been missing?" Yamucha asked making his way over to the couch. He sat down, arms on his elbows, hands clenched.
The large bearded man shook his head, and stroked his sobbing daughter. "At least twenty hours ago. But I'm not sure and I haven't the faintest idea where he went." Worry lines made Guyamo look absolutely ancient. He dropped his chin, heaving a sad sigh. "My poor Chi-Chi . . ."
Krillen rubbed his chin, looking towards us, we ducked as he spoke. "Piccolo might know. He keeps an eye on Gohan." he said. "Someone should ask him."
~*^*^*~
Goten and me got up groggily from outside, forced to call upon Nimbus and sit on the yellow cloud as we watched and listened.
~*^*^*~
"Good idea, why don't you?" My mom replied.
"I believe he's at Kame's platform." Tenshinhan added helpfully. "It would be no harm to ask. The worst thing he could do is not to say anything."
"Chi-Chi . . . Please, we need to know. What happened to Gohan-chan?" My mom asked.
She gave a strangled cry and buried her head deeper in Guyamo's chest. My mom peered up to Guyamo sympathetically, then placed a hand on Chi-Chi's shoulder. "Chi-Chi . . ."
"Goddamn it. You're all ineffective!" My dad snarled. Before anyone could stop him, the pointed black-haired Prince was pulling Chi-Chi, wailing, from Guyamo's arms, and slapping her across the face.
~*^*^*~
I winced, 'Man, poor Chi-Chi.' I wondered how Goten felt, and when I looked he was frowning. I knew that he was trying to stop himself from stopping Mr. Vegeta as he called him.
~*^*^*~
"Stop screeching like a wounded dragon and speak sense onna before I put you out of your misery!"
Fear and shock flooded Chi-Chi's face as she gaped at my dad. Her hand timidly touched her bruising cheek. The others tensed. Yamucha stood, sprinting to Chi-Chi's side.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing?!" he shouted pulling Chi-Chi from my dad's grasp. "Kami! Give her a little compassion. She just lost her husband, damn it!"
"And she'll loose her son too if we don't find him. That is, if he's in trouble." My dad coldly retorted. "I, for one, don't have the time for compassion."
"I'll be all right. " Chi-Chi sniffled meekly. "It's all right Yamucha." Slowly, she eased away from him, and stood on her own, hands folded in front of her lap. "I'm so sorry . . . It's just Gohan got so upset this morning . . ."
"Upset?" Krillen asked, venturing closer. "How?"
"Well, Chi-Chi?" My mom whispered. "What happened then?"
"I haven't seen him since this morning," Chi-Chi said. "Usually he goes to school early in the morning, but when I went to his room . . . I say him fly off, but not to school. And he was wearing his Gi."
"Did you see where he went?" Dad said with thought clenched fangs.
Chi-Chi shook her head.
Yamucha nodded, then looked around at the others. "I looked around before I came and didn't see any path Gohan may have taken. I also can't feel his KI."
"Now that I think of it, neither can I." Krillen added, worry forming over his smooth brow. "Which can mean several things; a few of them real bad."
"Let's not jump to conclusions." Mom said, insisting on remaining calm.
I watched dad as he stalked to the door, toward us, impatient as usual and determined to do everything on his own. "This has been a waste of time. If none of you will, I'm going to track the boy and bring him home."
"With what?" Mom shouted out.
"My goddamn eyes and ears women! And if he has KI, that too!" He was out the door before any of they could react.
~*^*^*~
Goten and I jumped off the cloud and ran from the door where we were floating by. The window was right next to it, so we didn't have a choice. My dad powered up and slammed the door, taking off into the air.
"Goten?" I asked carefully, knowing he'd heard all that I did.
He looked up and smiled slightly. "Your dad will find Gohan, most likely!"
I sighed, suddenly feeling a pang of relief. My dad did care about something, but we all couldn't help but be concerned about Gohan.
"Well, where do we start?" I asked.
Silence. Then, "Start? What do you mean start?"
I looked at Goten and smirked. "We're gonna help too!"
He punched his fist in the air and grinned. "Yeah!" He shouted and jumped onto Nimbus. We'd fly when we were more away from everyone else. Our cover would be blown if they sensed us, and if they found out what we were up to, we'd be in trouble.
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Author's Notes: Sorry it took so long. But as you can see, this is a VERY LONG chapter. Anyways, thanks so much for the reviews! And . . . uh, dudes who have been sending the reviews with weird names, please sign your reviews, it makes me feel weird. I'm glad you like my story, but signing them () or ? or O.o o.O is just freaky, JA NE! PLEASE REVEIW!