Chapter 7: The Guard of Outer Solaris
"Pluto." a small whisper echoed on the crystal walls of the palace. "Sailor Pluto."
"This way," answered another whisper. Footfall through the halls resounded as well.
"In here," came a third.
"It's time," said the first.
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The door of time made the sound of a rustling wind is it opened. Pluto sighed and waited for whoever was on the outside to come in. She was expecting them, but not this soon.
"Pluto," stated Uranus as she opened the door all the way. "It's made its way here."
"Past the guard of outer Solaris," added Neptune.
"Surely, you've felt it, too," said Saturn.
Pluto nodded and stepped forward. "I knew you would come. I think, however, that we are too late."
The new arrivals gasped.
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"What does it mean?" cried Juno.
"There's no trace of anything! No clues, no signs, no nothing!" shouted Vesta.
"Everyone's gone?"
"They're all gone!"
"Dead?"
"NO! They're still alive somewhere! They've got to be!" interjected Sailormoon
"Sailor Pallas is scared!"
Ceres looked down at the deck and noticed something suspicious. She pushed off of the glass dome she was clinging onto and floated towards the irregular rubble on the deck. She picked up a chunk of the remains and floated on, letting the other end of the glass dome stop her from drifting off into space. She scrutinized the small black matter.
"Ceres?" inquired Juno.
"This isn't a part of the dome that was smashed. There doesn't seem to be anything else that was destroyed."
The other four Senshi pushed off of the dome and joined Ceres. "Where do you suppose it came from?" asked Vesta.
"Very curious!" exclaimed Pallas.
"It seems that we are at war again," sighed Sailormoon as she looked off into space with tears in her eyes.
"Sailormoon," Vesta's eyes softened and she put her hand on Sailormoon's shoulder. Sailormoon looked back down at the Sailor Quartet, her very own Sailor Team; her very own friends.
"We should go back home and think about what's happened," suggested Juno.
"Then we can begin the search for the others," added Ceres.
Sailormoon nodded and took Vesta's hand from her shoulder. The others took hands as well. They all closed their eyes and their auras began to shimmer in their respective colors. Juno shone in green, Vesta in red, Pallas in blue, Ceres in pink and Sailormoon in white. "Sailor Teleport!" they yelled together. The deck beneath them crumbled slightly and the rubble floated around as a beam shot up from the center of the circle the five Senshi made. The Neo Sailor Team disappeared with a flash of light.
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"Too late!?" shouted Uranus. Pluto simply nodded. "How is that possible? We would have felt something!"
"There's nothing we could have done," answered the time guardian.
"You don't know that!" barked Uranus as she stepped threateningly forward. Neptune put her hand on Uranus' shoulder and she backed back. "If you knew about this, then why didn't you do anything!?"
"I already told you! There's nothing we could have done!" answered Pluto.
"Who survived?" asked Neptune.
"There were no survivors," said Pluto sadly.
"That means.!" cried Neptune.
"Destiny acts in strange ways," remarked Pluto as she turned her back on the three soldiers and stared into the Time Void.
"How can you blame destiny like a lost child when you lie here, in your crib, as the world around you falls to pieces?! How can you stay here, safe and alone, knowing you could have done something to prevent a disaster?!" Uranus screamed at Pluto's back as tears shimmered on her cheeks.
"I said! There's nothing I, or anyone, could have done! Not even her! I am destiny's servant, I can only follow the ebb and flow of that time!" answered Pluto, tears in her own eyes.
"There IS no destiny now that she's gone!" Uranus answered sharply and silence followed. Neptune looked down at the misty floor as tears welled up in her eyes as well.
"You're wrong," peeped a small voice. The three soldiers turned in shock at Saturn's words. Saturn, who until now had remained silent, had no tears. "My time has not come yet. There is still a destiny for us- there is still a destiny for them."
The three other soldiers nodded and dried their eyes.
"Pluto." a small whisper echoed on the crystal walls of the palace. "Sailor Pluto."
"This way," answered another whisper. Footfall through the halls resounded as well.
"In here," came a third.
"It's time," said the first.
~~~~~~
The door of time made the sound of a rustling wind is it opened. Pluto sighed and waited for whoever was on the outside to come in. She was expecting them, but not this soon.
"Pluto," stated Uranus as she opened the door all the way. "It's made its way here."
"Past the guard of outer Solaris," added Neptune.
"Surely, you've felt it, too," said Saturn.
Pluto nodded and stepped forward. "I knew you would come. I think, however, that we are too late."
The new arrivals gasped.
~~~~~~
"What does it mean?" cried Juno.
"There's no trace of anything! No clues, no signs, no nothing!" shouted Vesta.
"Everyone's gone?"
"They're all gone!"
"Dead?"
"NO! They're still alive somewhere! They've got to be!" interjected Sailormoon
"Sailor Pallas is scared!"
Ceres looked down at the deck and noticed something suspicious. She pushed off of the glass dome she was clinging onto and floated towards the irregular rubble on the deck. She picked up a chunk of the remains and floated on, letting the other end of the glass dome stop her from drifting off into space. She scrutinized the small black matter.
"Ceres?" inquired Juno.
"This isn't a part of the dome that was smashed. There doesn't seem to be anything else that was destroyed."
The other four Senshi pushed off of the dome and joined Ceres. "Where do you suppose it came from?" asked Vesta.
"Very curious!" exclaimed Pallas.
"It seems that we are at war again," sighed Sailormoon as she looked off into space with tears in her eyes.
"Sailormoon," Vesta's eyes softened and she put her hand on Sailormoon's shoulder. Sailormoon looked back down at the Sailor Quartet, her very own Sailor Team; her very own friends.
"We should go back home and think about what's happened," suggested Juno.
"Then we can begin the search for the others," added Ceres.
Sailormoon nodded and took Vesta's hand from her shoulder. The others took hands as well. They all closed their eyes and their auras began to shimmer in their respective colors. Juno shone in green, Vesta in red, Pallas in blue, Ceres in pink and Sailormoon in white. "Sailor Teleport!" they yelled together. The deck beneath them crumbled slightly and the rubble floated around as a beam shot up from the center of the circle the five Senshi made. The Neo Sailor Team disappeared with a flash of light.
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"Too late!?" shouted Uranus. Pluto simply nodded. "How is that possible? We would have felt something!"
"There's nothing we could have done," answered the time guardian.
"You don't know that!" barked Uranus as she stepped threateningly forward. Neptune put her hand on Uranus' shoulder and she backed back. "If you knew about this, then why didn't you do anything!?"
"I already told you! There's nothing we could have done!" answered Pluto.
"Who survived?" asked Neptune.
"There were no survivors," said Pluto sadly.
"That means.!" cried Neptune.
"Destiny acts in strange ways," remarked Pluto as she turned her back on the three soldiers and stared into the Time Void.
"How can you blame destiny like a lost child when you lie here, in your crib, as the world around you falls to pieces?! How can you stay here, safe and alone, knowing you could have done something to prevent a disaster?!" Uranus screamed at Pluto's back as tears shimmered on her cheeks.
"I said! There's nothing I, or anyone, could have done! Not even her! I am destiny's servant, I can only follow the ebb and flow of that time!" answered Pluto, tears in her own eyes.
"There IS no destiny now that she's gone!" Uranus answered sharply and silence followed. Neptune looked down at the misty floor as tears welled up in her eyes as well.
"You're wrong," peeped a small voice. The three soldiers turned in shock at Saturn's words. Saturn, who until now had remained silent, had no tears. "My time has not come yet. There is still a destiny for us- there is still a destiny for them."
The three other soldiers nodded and dried their eyes.