Passing Destinies- Aftermath
Chapter 5- Keeper of the Speculum
By Miko of da Shinigami
Miko's Note~ Here's the next chapter…
Disclaimer~ Well…guess what!!! I DON'T OWN IT!!!! BUT NEITHER DO YOU!!! SO THERE!!! ALSO THE PLOT IS MINE…STEAL IT AND YOU HAVE A DATE WITH THE SHINIGAMI!!! (but not the romantic kind…so there :P) Sailor Yoru is MINE!!! With permission, you may borrow her.
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When the sailor scouts came though the door, Taju was waiting.
"What are you?" she asked. She tried to touch Hyades' armor, but found it was burning hot, as was the air around the group. They quickly de-transformed. "So much power…"
The scouts stood in shock for a second. They had forgotten about her.
"You're the Sailor Scouts!" she shouted, surprising them all. "I know all about you! You're like a legend around here!"
"What?" Lita said, looking dumbstruck.
"A legend," she repeated. "Some myth we read about in like first grade. It took place back in the silver millennium. That was a really long time ago though, so no one really knows if it was true. It must be know though. This is like soo cool!"
Usagi waved her hand and the young girl froze.
"EPO-SAN!" she shouted.
"POCHY!" Duo shouted after her, laughing until Lita elbowed him.
"I'm here queen," Sailor Epoch said, appearing before them.
Usagi was about to say something to her when Hotaru butted in.
"You didn't tell her?" Hotaru asked quietly. "Why?"
"I didn't know," Epoch said, but no one except Hotaru knew what she was talking about.
"You knew," Hotaru said. "You're the Keeper of the Speculum. You knew."
"What are you talking about," said Wufei, who just woke up.
"We're in the same dimension the Sailor Scouts originally came from, just thousands of years into the future."
The other scouts gasped.
"I can't believe you didn't tell them. Do they even know how many dimensions there are, and why?"
"Hotaru," Epoch said sharply. "That's not something they need to know. They just need to finish their mission and go home."
"Baka!" Hotaru shouted, shocking everyone. "They can't go home!"
"What!" Usagi shouted.
"What are you talking about?" Epoch asked.
"Of course," Hotaru began. "There are only two dimensions. One of magic, and one of machinery. There used to be one, when the people could live in peace. But that time ended quickly. In those years, Heero," she eyes began to water. "And myself, were the rulers. Usagi-san was only a princess, engaged to her true love, Darien." With that WuFei stormed out of the room. Hotaru raised a hand a her froze. "Duo, Lita, and WuFei were in charge of protecting the peace. Quatre and Mina my consultants, and Ami and Trowa were my supervisors. We were immortal, and it continued like that for many centuries. Tension was building though. The magic were getting tired of the restrictions placed on their powers and the mortals were tired of being outlived and overpowered. Finally a women came from beyond our galaxy. Her name was Koi Beryl. She spoke exactly what that people wanted to hear. She turned the princess Usagi against me and I was overthrown. I went quietly to my place of banishment, and remained sleeping on Saturn until I was called upon in the first silver millennium. Heero would not go quietly, and he was killed by Duo"
"I'm so…sorry," Duo said, holding back tears. Hotaru raised a hand to silence him.
"But after Usagi took the throne, nothing changed. There was still a war going on. Finally it had to stop. Duo cast a spell and the dimension divided. One half would grow into a world based on machinery, the other on magic. Pluto was created them to watch over the Speculum. The Knights were sent into the colonies as mortals, and would be reborn each time they die. More sailor scouts were created to watch over a world where most problems were magic. They would be placed on their own planets and watch over their kingdoms. Then there was the battle at the moon kingdom. Everyone died and were reborn on earth. All events seemed to lead up to your meeting however, but Epoch really fucked things up when she brought you all together. Now the colonies are fighting the earth, and both sides are losing. Here Yoru and Darien have been split, and while some halves are fighting you, the other are living normal lives. We can't do anything until we get them together."
"Split?" Mina asked.
Hotaru turned to Epoch, who was cowering. "Now that you knew. Why did you feed them such riddles? Do you want them to lose?"
"Explain," Usagi said.
"I needed you to finish the task by yourself, to prove that you could only succeed as a team," she said. "To prove to need to be together. I failed. I can't bring you back to their dimension again. You will remain in your home and the knights will lose their powers and go home."
"What?" Usagi said.
"No!" Mina shouted.
Ami could feel the tears forming in her eyes. Trowa places his arms around her wasted. "But how will they get back?" she asked.
Epoch stared at Duo.
"Oh no, Pochy," he said.
"Duo," Hotaru said. "You've been having some interesting dreams lately. Something we've been hearing about Death, Stars, and Night. And about a spell and a portal. You know exactly what I'm talking about, don't you Duo."
"I will not let you tear us apart!" Duo said, grabbing Lita's hand and squeezing it gently.
"Duo!" Hotaru said sharply. "Your world is being destroyed. They need you. And you need to go back."
"I will not leave!"
"You will," she said in a fiery voice. She looked out the window. "The last battle is today, so you better say your good-byes."
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It's really short, but I wanted to get it out so I could work on the next chapter. R/r pwease!
2 more chapters to go!
"I'll Catch You"- Get Up Kids
can you sleep as the sound hits your ears one at a time?
an unspokenbalance here,
unabridged for so many years
that i sould stare atreceivers to receive her isn't fair
don't worry i'll catch you
don't ever worry
your arms in mine, anytime
i wouldn't trade anything
you're still my everything
to my surprise, before my eyes, you arrive
i'm still breaking old hapits when you pulled the wool over me
i can see everything, remembering "jinx removing"
no need for reminding... you're still all that matters to me