Chapter 1: Just in Time



Mina visibly shuttered at the though of a whole other race of aliens coming to their home. "I'm scared. What these things look like?" She had invited a few of her friends to spend the night at her home that night. Setsuna's speech on the planet filled with "monkey people" hadn't help any of the girl's minds to function right, well.. Not without panicking.

"Hm. I don't know." Amy said. She'd been trying to solve that very question all day long. "Different."

Lita rolled her eyes, "Well duh. I bet their ugly green things."

"With a hundred eyes." Mina added in.

"And ten arms." Raye grinned, "And razor sharp teeth." The four girls laughed at their imaginary outline of the "alien race". They thought it was the funniest thing in the world; to have a whole other planet full of strange creatures at the end of their universe. Though they were a bit frightened.

Outside on the balcony two girls sat staring up into the night sky. A pair of blue eyes looked wistfully up at the moon, the other, violet eyes, watched a star fall over the horizon. The two girls remained silent. Though their minds were exactly on the same thing: a card laid out in front of the, the Tower. The tarot card of change.

"Ser! Taru!" Mina came running out, "There you are." She giggled softly. "I was beginning to worry you'd both died on us."

"Either that or the aliens snatched them away." Lita added from the door. "It's cold out here. Come inside and we'll eat some chocolate and popcorn." She winked at the golden haired princess who had yet to acknowledge her.

"Hm. Alright." Serena stood slowly, straightening out her pink pj shirt as she did. "Coming. sis?" She raised a brow as Hotaru stood too.

"Hai."

Mina grinned, "This is going to be weird. He Taru, I mean Len, can I do your hair to look like Ser's?"

"Oh that'd be kawaii!" Lita grinned. "Though I'm not sure I'll ever get used to the fact you two are twins." (An: Oooook, Taru's hair is the same length as Ser's. Pretend with me people!)

Hotaru sighed and rolled her eyes heavenwards, "I hope we have time too. If this prince comes here looking for me, I don't know what'll happen." They all nodded as a moment of silence passed between the four of them.

A call from the living room brought the girl's attention back to the present. "Come on, Raye and Amy are waiting for food too!" Mina pulled Hotaru and Serena in after her. "And we can do Len's hair!"

"I like Taru better then Len." Hotaru muttered though the blonde's attention wasn't on what she was saying, it was on the roses that had somehow appeared out of nowhere. They filled the living room; fragrances and colors of all sorts. White, red, pink, and violet roses..

"Oh wow." Lita murmured.

"Um. where are Raye and Amy?" Mina asked. They looked around the room, but there was no sight of the two senshi. Lita and Hotaru ran around the house while Ser and Mina went outside to search; but the girls were nowhere to be found.

"Shit." Lita cursed. "Where are they?"

"I'll call Ruka-papa." Hotaru volunteered.

"K. I'll go look for clues around the roses." Mina said and dragged Lita with her. Serena followed them reluctantly, not sure what to do herself.

"Hello?" Setsuna's voice was soft as ever as she answered after the fourth ring.

"Hi." Hotaru said. "Have you seen Raye or Amy?"

"No why?" Suna's voice became concerned.

"Mina, Lita, Ser, and I were out on the balcony and when we came back in they were gone and a bunch of roses lined the room from floor to ceiling."

"That's odd." Suna commented. "And it sound's like the work of someone I know. Taru, I want the four of you to get over here now. Don't pack or touch anything. Just run over here. No bus, no car, no anything else. Run!"

"Hai." Hotaru dropped the phone to the floor and ran into the living room. "Minna!" She cried when she saw the three rummaging through the flowers. "Don't touch anything." Mina, Lita, and Ser backed away from the flowers and towards her.

"Why not?" Li asked.

"Suna said not to. She said don't touch, don't get, don't do anything but run. As fast as we can to them. No bus no nothing. We need to move, Now!" They all nodded and ran to the 1rst flood and out the door.

And just in time too..