Chapter 8: Nine Soldiers
The halls of the palace were silent. Only the slight pitter- patter of small feet brushed the crystalline walls. Diana rounded the corner into one of the many back corridors of the palace and the bell on her collar made a delightful twinkling sound. Three outer Senshi turned their heads to look.
"How long have they been gone?" asked Neptune.
"Nearly half the day," sighed the small gray kitten as she walked closer to the trio. "Where's Pluto?"
Uranus slammed her fist against the wall and everyone jumped. "Hiding," she forced through gritted teeth.
"Uranus!" remarked Neptune sternly.
"Pluto is doing her duty," restated Saturn. "I, however, am more concerned with Small Lady and the Senshi Quartet."
"Do you think we should follow them?"
"How?" questioned Pluto, now standing outside of the Time Gate further down the hall. No one had noticed her presence until now.
"Pluto!" announced Diana.
"Even if it was intelligible to follow the Neo Senshi, there is no way that we could."
"That's true," agreed Neptune.
"Then what do you suggest we do!?" shouted Uranus.
Suddenly a flash of brightness filled the hallway and seemed to light the crystal walls on fire. Immense brightness. Everyone was stunned, but soon the light faded away.
"Looks like we wont have to wait after all," Pluto said with a smile.
The Outer Senshi and Diana raced down the corridor and eventually made it to the main lobby. There stood the Neo Senshi. They dropped hands and opened their eyes.
"Small Lady!" Diana strode up to Sailormoon. "We have visitors."
Sailormoon bent down and scooped up Diana in her arms. She looked over to where the outer Senshi were standing. The Senshi Quartet parted and turned to face them as well.
"Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Saturn." Sailormoon paused, holding back tears. "You know?" The four of them nodded. "What do you know?"
"The enemy came from outside Solaris. They attacked without warning," Pluto began.
"Yet you knew, didn't you!?" interrupted Uranus. Obviously, still bitter. The Neo Senshi looked shocked.
"Yes. Haven't we discussed that already, Uranus?"
"Puu?" Sailormoon questioned.
"Small Lady," Pluto said reassuringly. "You know, as well as I do, that I cannot change what destiny proclaims."
Sailormoon nodded sadly.
"To continue," Pluto continued, "We do know that the enemy came from the center. We could go there now, or we could wait for the enemy to make the next move."
"The center?" asked Ceres.
"Of the galaxy," added Neptune. "Zero Star Sagittarius."
"We cannot allow the enemy to strike again. We're going to have to go first," concluded Sailormoon. Saturn nodded in agreement. The four outer Senshi moved to join the Neo Senshi.
"Are we going to leave right this second?" complained Pallas.
"There's no reason to wait," remarked Uranus.
Diana dropped to the floor and the nine Senshi held hands. The small gray kitten walked out of the circle. Nine Senshi closed their eyes, nine auras lit up the great crystal hall, nine beams of colored light shot into the air, and nine voices cried out, "Sailor Teleport," then were gone.
The halls of the palace were silent. Only the slight pitter- patter of small feet brushed the crystalline walls. Diana rounded the corner into one of the many back corridors of the palace and the bell on her collar made a delightful twinkling sound. Three outer Senshi turned their heads to look.
"How long have they been gone?" asked Neptune.
"Nearly half the day," sighed the small gray kitten as she walked closer to the trio. "Where's Pluto?"
Uranus slammed her fist against the wall and everyone jumped. "Hiding," she forced through gritted teeth.
"Uranus!" remarked Neptune sternly.
"Pluto is doing her duty," restated Saturn. "I, however, am more concerned with Small Lady and the Senshi Quartet."
"Do you think we should follow them?"
"How?" questioned Pluto, now standing outside of the Time Gate further down the hall. No one had noticed her presence until now.
"Pluto!" announced Diana.
"Even if it was intelligible to follow the Neo Senshi, there is no way that we could."
"That's true," agreed Neptune.
"Then what do you suggest we do!?" shouted Uranus.
Suddenly a flash of brightness filled the hallway and seemed to light the crystal walls on fire. Immense brightness. Everyone was stunned, but soon the light faded away.
"Looks like we wont have to wait after all," Pluto said with a smile.
The Outer Senshi and Diana raced down the corridor and eventually made it to the main lobby. There stood the Neo Senshi. They dropped hands and opened their eyes.
"Small Lady!" Diana strode up to Sailormoon. "We have visitors."
Sailormoon bent down and scooped up Diana in her arms. She looked over to where the outer Senshi were standing. The Senshi Quartet parted and turned to face them as well.
"Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Saturn." Sailormoon paused, holding back tears. "You know?" The four of them nodded. "What do you know?"
"The enemy came from outside Solaris. They attacked without warning," Pluto began.
"Yet you knew, didn't you!?" interrupted Uranus. Obviously, still bitter. The Neo Senshi looked shocked.
"Yes. Haven't we discussed that already, Uranus?"
"Puu?" Sailormoon questioned.
"Small Lady," Pluto said reassuringly. "You know, as well as I do, that I cannot change what destiny proclaims."
Sailormoon nodded sadly.
"To continue," Pluto continued, "We do know that the enemy came from the center. We could go there now, or we could wait for the enemy to make the next move."
"The center?" asked Ceres.
"Of the galaxy," added Neptune. "Zero Star Sagittarius."
"We cannot allow the enemy to strike again. We're going to have to go first," concluded Sailormoon. Saturn nodded in agreement. The four outer Senshi moved to join the Neo Senshi.
"Are we going to leave right this second?" complained Pallas.
"There's no reason to wait," remarked Uranus.
Diana dropped to the floor and the nine Senshi held hands. The small gray kitten walked out of the circle. Nine Senshi closed their eyes, nine auras lit up the great crystal hall, nine beams of colored light shot into the air, and nine voices cried out, "Sailor Teleport," then were gone.