AN: Wow. It's been a long time. Too long.
Thank you so much for all the wonderful reviews! That's what really got me started again. I am SO flattered by all your comments! Just wanted to clear a few things up:
LadyD and crystaldove- I am Anti- Mamo-baka. Sooo… I'm not letting him have a part in this brainchild. If there is a sequel, he **might** come in to play there. Big IF. But for now, consider him dead or something. I don't wanna deal with dirt like him.
Prophetess Of Hearts and Li-chan- it's not Mina's choice to be in the slums. It's my way of saying "She didn't make it to major success in an acting career."
Boy of Enders and Twig- ::grins:: Wow. You're good! Yes, they are. Technically, they are half Saiyin and a quarter Martian and human, but instead of going into too many fractions, I simply said three halves. Which is also kinda true, since it is Goku + human Rei/Princess of Mars. But they do have special gifts because of this, which will be revealed in time. ::zips mouth shut at almost revealing future plot::
Bunnicula03 - I just LOVE long reviews! Anyway, Hotaru is 15 because she was reborn at the end of the Pharoah 90 saga and because she has been in space, where time passes differently. Rei, Mina, and Ami are (more than) twice her age because they remained on Earth. Mako and Usa are in their early 20's. Hotaru's also 15 cause that's how old Gohan is. ::winks::
Yes, Mako is an Outer in mine. Well, she's an Inner that turned Outer. Because, in astronomy, Jupiter is an Outer planet. Look at the contrast between it and the Inner planets (Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury)! There's a lot of difference. Plus I wanted to show the futures of each of the scouts and how different they were.
Yes, the Outers are tough soldiers. That's part of the problem. Why would these soldiers slack off so suddenly? Answer: an evil that they couldn't control. They can't stop everything! If they could, we wouldn't need Usa to save the day.
Hmm… never thought much about their parents, cept that they ruled their planets in the Silver Millennium. ::thinks:: That could make a good future plot!!
THANK YOU ALL!!!!
As my reward to everyone, I'm updating a lot. TWO whole chaps here! Ch. 5 of Always & Forever! And there might be more, depending what I can pull off.
Hope everyone has an enjoyable spring break, joyous Easter, wonderful Passover, or whatever you celebrate. IT'S SPRING!!!!!
Last time the "trio" visited the USA. Now we go back to Usa's POV.
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In a flash, Cosmos reappeared on the same roof she had left. It was almost deserted, save one lavender haired five-year-old.
"Usagi, you're back!" he cried, running up to her and surprising her with a hug. [How kawaii!!] She had never expected a son of Vegeta to show any sign of affection, so she awkwardly patted his back.
"Everybody else went away to look for the Venus-lady, but I had to stay here to tell you. Can we go now?"
Cosmos smiled. "Absolutely." She closed her eyes for a moment and suddenly snow-white wings sprouted from her back. She joined the wide-eyed Chibi Trunks in the air and flew off.
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She found them all easily enough. Yamcha and Seventeen were searching about a mile apart, and when Cosmos arrived they headed towards her. Mirai Trunks felt her ki and flew off to meet her; Makoto noticed him leave and followed on the Nimbus. Soon they were all together.
"Any news, Usa?" asked Makoto.
"Yep, and good news. Bulma located Ami's clinic and we're hopeful that Piccolo, Tien, and Chatzou will be bringing her to CC. No luck here?"
"None what-so-ever," replied Yamcha.
"What should be do?" asked Mirai, who personally felt the case was hopeless.
"I saw her leaving a yellow building, probably heading to work.. Our only hope is to keep searching, so keep up the good work. I'll join you, but first I have to make a few side-trips. It won't take long." Without another word, she flew up and was off.
"Usagi, wait for me!!" cried Chibi Trunks as he flew after her. 17 took off too. Mirai was about to follow but Makoto grabbed his sleeve. "Leave them, they really shouldn't be following, this is something she should see alone."
Trunks and Yamcha looked at her questioningly. She sighed and began the tale . . .
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Usagi was unaware of the duo following her. She flew over the familiar district of Tokyo that she'd missed for so many years, and she saw from the air so many spots that brought back memories. She stopped at the familiar house where she'd lived her whole life, until that dreadful day . . .
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Rei had told her what had happened. After Usagi "died", the senshi had the horrible task of telling the Tsukino's. They went together to the house and told her family the whole tale, from the beginning... to the end . . .
After the funeral service without a body, the Tsukino family seemed to fall apart. Mr. Tsukino went out almost every night to bars and almost always returned home drunk. Mrs. Tsukino neglected the housework, letting the dust, dirty laundry, and dishes simply gather, and her cooking began to taste worse and worse. Shingo [sp? Sammie] quit going to school. Then one day, Mr. Tsukino was driving the family out to dinner after having too many beers. They smashed into a trunk in an intersection, wounding the driver and killing the family in the car...
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The house was now old and falling apart. The windows and doorways were boarded up. It looked more like a ghost house than a home. Chibi Trunks and 17 landed quietly on the street while Usagi leaned against the building, tears streaming down her face and sobs racking her body. A comforting arm wrapped around her shoulder, and without looking at its owner, she sobbed into his shirt.
17 wasn't sure what to do, so he just awkwardly patted her back. Chibi held onto her leg and sniffed back some tears (I know he grows up to be "cool" but I just had to make him kawaii when he's younger!).
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Eventually Usagi did acknowledge 17 and Chibi Trunk's presence. She led them to many other memorable spots in Tokyo, including her highschool, junior high, the arcade, Cherry Tree Temple (under new ownership). Then she led them to one last spot before returning to the others . . .
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Cosmos looked around the park. It seemed like only yesterday she'd been here fighting youmas or just hanging out for fun. It had changed little over those many years. The lake was still there, and the flowers and trees and paths... She vividly remembered all the boat rides and moonlit strolls and every youma that came.
Usagi walked out on one pier that really brought back memories. She remembered what the cotton-candy haired girl had left from the very spot. Sniffing back a tear, she was suddenly aware of how much her heart ached for that little "spore". She looked up in the sky wistfully.
Suddenly she blinked. 'These memories are getting way too vivid,' she thought. She blinked again. But it was still there! 'But, could this mean...' She she didn't have time to complete the thought. A pink bundle dropped from the swirling pink cloud and into her waiting arms...
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"Chibi Usa, you're back!" The small girl only smiled, with a tired look on her face. She looked barely older than the last time Usagi had seen her, almost two decades ago. 'But... how?' she wondered.
Chibi Trunks and 17 chose this moment to find Usagi on the pier. "Hey Usagi," cried Trunks as they ran out. "What was..." He stopped suddenly and couldn't seem to find word. "Wh- who...?"
"This is Chibi Usa," Usagi explained simply.
"Why did she just fall out of a cloud?" asked Seventeen suspiciously.
"Well, uh, she... hehe," stammered Usagi, putting her hand behind her head. "Uh, that's how she likes to travel. And Chibi Usa, this is Trunks and 17," she added before any other questions could be asked.
Suddenly the pink haired girl broke down in tears. "Oh Mommy, it was horrible! Some kinda evil came to our world and destroyed everything and nobody could stop it! Puu says its like Chaos but 100 times worse. It turned all Crystal Tokyo evil. I just got away with the time key Puu gave me. She said I should come to this time, cause before now you wouldn't be back or something. Mommy, I'm scared!!" she cried.
Usagi hugged the small girl close. "Hush, its okay, darling. Everything will be fine."
Chibi Trunks and 17 looked at her questioningly. "Mommy?" was all 17 could manage.
Usagi sweatdropped. "Um, yeah, uh, she's my future daughter."
Trunks and 17 both fell over as ChibiUsa looked up. "But ::sniff:: Puu said that it won't happen in this dimension. She said ::sniff:: the future is never permenant and can always change, and ::sniff:: the course of destiny seems to be flowing differently in this dimension."
Usagi looked at her would-be-daughter questioningly, but simply said, "We need to get back to the others, they might get worried." As she carried Chibi Usa through the air, she brought her up to date on the events of this time.
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I had to bring Chibi Usa in, cause Trunks needed another friend, lol. Also, if you're confused about Chibi Usa and how this would relate to Mamoru, think of it as when Mirai was time traveling- the future and the past are totally different. In the future, Usa married Mamo-baka and had Chibi Usa. Then the future was basically destroyed and Chibi Usa fled. I refuse to bring Mamo-baka of the past back into this fic so there will only be Mirai Chibi Usa and never and present day one. Does that make ANY sense? I'm confusing myself, lol!
Try to guess the pairings! Now for Ch. 9…
Thank you so much for all the wonderful reviews! That's what really got me started again. I am SO flattered by all your comments! Just wanted to clear a few things up:
LadyD and crystaldove- I am Anti- Mamo-baka. Sooo… I'm not letting him have a part in this brainchild. If there is a sequel, he **might** come in to play there. Big IF. But for now, consider him dead or something. I don't wanna deal with dirt like him.
Prophetess Of Hearts and Li-chan- it's not Mina's choice to be in the slums. It's my way of saying "She didn't make it to major success in an acting career."
Boy of Enders and Twig- ::grins:: Wow. You're good! Yes, they are. Technically, they are half Saiyin and a quarter Martian and human, but instead of going into too many fractions, I simply said three halves. Which is also kinda true, since it is Goku + human Rei/Princess of Mars. But they do have special gifts because of this, which will be revealed in time. ::zips mouth shut at almost revealing future plot::
Bunnicula03 - I just LOVE long reviews! Anyway, Hotaru is 15 because she was reborn at the end of the Pharoah 90 saga and because she has been in space, where time passes differently. Rei, Mina, and Ami are (more than) twice her age because they remained on Earth. Mako and Usa are in their early 20's. Hotaru's also 15 cause that's how old Gohan is. ::winks::
Yes, Mako is an Outer in mine. Well, she's an Inner that turned Outer. Because, in astronomy, Jupiter is an Outer planet. Look at the contrast between it and the Inner planets (Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury)! There's a lot of difference. Plus I wanted to show the futures of each of the scouts and how different they were.
Yes, the Outers are tough soldiers. That's part of the problem. Why would these soldiers slack off so suddenly? Answer: an evil that they couldn't control. They can't stop everything! If they could, we wouldn't need Usa to save the day.
Hmm… never thought much about their parents, cept that they ruled their planets in the Silver Millennium. ::thinks:: That could make a good future plot!!
THANK YOU ALL!!!!
As my reward to everyone, I'm updating a lot. TWO whole chaps here! Ch. 5 of Always & Forever! And there might be more, depending what I can pull off.
Hope everyone has an enjoyable spring break, joyous Easter, wonderful Passover, or whatever you celebrate. IT'S SPRING!!!!!
Last time the "trio" visited the USA. Now we go back to Usa's POV.
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In a flash, Cosmos reappeared on the same roof she had left. It was almost deserted, save one lavender haired five-year-old.
"Usagi, you're back!" he cried, running up to her and surprising her with a hug. [How kawaii!!] She had never expected a son of Vegeta to show any sign of affection, so she awkwardly patted his back.
"Everybody else went away to look for the Venus-lady, but I had to stay here to tell you. Can we go now?"
Cosmos smiled. "Absolutely." She closed her eyes for a moment and suddenly snow-white wings sprouted from her back. She joined the wide-eyed Chibi Trunks in the air and flew off.
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She found them all easily enough. Yamcha and Seventeen were searching about a mile apart, and when Cosmos arrived they headed towards her. Mirai Trunks felt her ki and flew off to meet her; Makoto noticed him leave and followed on the Nimbus. Soon they were all together.
"Any news, Usa?" asked Makoto.
"Yep, and good news. Bulma located Ami's clinic and we're hopeful that Piccolo, Tien, and Chatzou will be bringing her to CC. No luck here?"
"None what-so-ever," replied Yamcha.
"What should be do?" asked Mirai, who personally felt the case was hopeless.
"I saw her leaving a yellow building, probably heading to work.. Our only hope is to keep searching, so keep up the good work. I'll join you, but first I have to make a few side-trips. It won't take long." Without another word, she flew up and was off.
"Usagi, wait for me!!" cried Chibi Trunks as he flew after her. 17 took off too. Mirai was about to follow but Makoto grabbed his sleeve. "Leave them, they really shouldn't be following, this is something she should see alone."
Trunks and Yamcha looked at her questioningly. She sighed and began the tale . . .
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Usagi was unaware of the duo following her. She flew over the familiar district of Tokyo that she'd missed for so many years, and she saw from the air so many spots that brought back memories. She stopped at the familiar house where she'd lived her whole life, until that dreadful day . . .
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Rei had told her what had happened. After Usagi "died", the senshi had the horrible task of telling the Tsukino's. They went together to the house and told her family the whole tale, from the beginning... to the end . . .
After the funeral service without a body, the Tsukino family seemed to fall apart. Mr. Tsukino went out almost every night to bars and almost always returned home drunk. Mrs. Tsukino neglected the housework, letting the dust, dirty laundry, and dishes simply gather, and her cooking began to taste worse and worse. Shingo [sp? Sammie] quit going to school. Then one day, Mr. Tsukino was driving the family out to dinner after having too many beers. They smashed into a trunk in an intersection, wounding the driver and killing the family in the car...
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The house was now old and falling apart. The windows and doorways were boarded up. It looked more like a ghost house than a home. Chibi Trunks and 17 landed quietly on the street while Usagi leaned against the building, tears streaming down her face and sobs racking her body. A comforting arm wrapped around her shoulder, and without looking at its owner, she sobbed into his shirt.
17 wasn't sure what to do, so he just awkwardly patted her back. Chibi held onto her leg and sniffed back some tears (I know he grows up to be "cool" but I just had to make him kawaii when he's younger!).
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Eventually Usagi did acknowledge 17 and Chibi Trunk's presence. She led them to many other memorable spots in Tokyo, including her highschool, junior high, the arcade, Cherry Tree Temple (under new ownership). Then she led them to one last spot before returning to the others . . .
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Cosmos looked around the park. It seemed like only yesterday she'd been here fighting youmas or just hanging out for fun. It had changed little over those many years. The lake was still there, and the flowers and trees and paths... She vividly remembered all the boat rides and moonlit strolls and every youma that came.
Usagi walked out on one pier that really brought back memories. She remembered what the cotton-candy haired girl had left from the very spot. Sniffing back a tear, she was suddenly aware of how much her heart ached for that little "spore". She looked up in the sky wistfully.
Suddenly she blinked. 'These memories are getting way too vivid,' she thought. She blinked again. But it was still there! 'But, could this mean...' She she didn't have time to complete the thought. A pink bundle dropped from the swirling pink cloud and into her waiting arms...
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"Chibi Usa, you're back!" The small girl only smiled, with a tired look on her face. She looked barely older than the last time Usagi had seen her, almost two decades ago. 'But... how?' she wondered.
Chibi Trunks and 17 chose this moment to find Usagi on the pier. "Hey Usagi," cried Trunks as they ran out. "What was..." He stopped suddenly and couldn't seem to find word. "Wh- who...?"
"This is Chibi Usa," Usagi explained simply.
"Why did she just fall out of a cloud?" asked Seventeen suspiciously.
"Well, uh, she... hehe," stammered Usagi, putting her hand behind her head. "Uh, that's how she likes to travel. And Chibi Usa, this is Trunks and 17," she added before any other questions could be asked.
Suddenly the pink haired girl broke down in tears. "Oh Mommy, it was horrible! Some kinda evil came to our world and destroyed everything and nobody could stop it! Puu says its like Chaos but 100 times worse. It turned all Crystal Tokyo evil. I just got away with the time key Puu gave me. She said I should come to this time, cause before now you wouldn't be back or something. Mommy, I'm scared!!" she cried.
Usagi hugged the small girl close. "Hush, its okay, darling. Everything will be fine."
Chibi Trunks and 17 looked at her questioningly. "Mommy?" was all 17 could manage.
Usagi sweatdropped. "Um, yeah, uh, she's my future daughter."
Trunks and 17 both fell over as ChibiUsa looked up. "But ::sniff:: Puu said that it won't happen in this dimension. She said ::sniff:: the future is never permenant and can always change, and ::sniff:: the course of destiny seems to be flowing differently in this dimension."
Usagi looked at her would-be-daughter questioningly, but simply said, "We need to get back to the others, they might get worried." As she carried Chibi Usa through the air, she brought her up to date on the events of this time.
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I had to bring Chibi Usa in, cause Trunks needed another friend, lol. Also, if you're confused about Chibi Usa and how this would relate to Mamoru, think of it as when Mirai was time traveling- the future and the past are totally different. In the future, Usa married Mamo-baka and had Chibi Usa. Then the future was basically destroyed and Chibi Usa fled. I refuse to bring Mamo-baka of the past back into this fic so there will only be Mirai Chibi Usa and never and present day one. Does that make ANY sense? I'm confusing myself, lol!
Try to guess the pairings! Now for Ch. 9…
