Chp 1 - Operation Meteor: The stage is set.
Disclaimers: Bah! Who needs em?
AN: Hey all^_^ Well here it is, the much awitedyeah rightchapter 1 of FTSK. This things marks the beginning of the story. The intro and the prologue are just the extras I put in. Hmmm...that reminds me, do any of you think that I should just put the intro and the prologue in one chapter?
Anyway, YATTA I finally fixed my spacings^-^ I looked at my story the other day and realized the spacings were wrong. Hey, why didn't anyone tell me about the problem w/ spacings on the reviews? *pouts* And sorry for any grammatical errors that can be found on this page. English, after all, is not my native language^-^ There, I'm done^-^ As always, ANY C&C R WELCOME. Also, Tell Your Friends About My Story!!!! LOL
REPLIES TO REVIEWS R AT THE END OF THE STORY.
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They say that in space, no one can hear you scream.
Perhaps that is why a meeting such as this is held in the very center of it.
The room is completely shrouded in darkness as though to make sure that nothing, no secrets can come out. With the Earth and the Moon as the only witnesses, their ethereal glow penetrating through the only window of the room. Casting a faint light that reveals five silhouettes almost unseen to the naked eye.
"The time has finally arrived."
"I'm surprised that Oz is allowing it to happen."
"Hah, even they, the world's most powerful organization, cannot keep the people wait forever."
"They know that it is inevitable that the princess should appear before her subjects. Still, knowing Oz, they won't take any chances of loosing power."
"But, is it really wise to kill her?"
The question hanged in the air. For a minute there, no one spoke. It seems that everyone was uncertain as to what to say.
There, a glint in the darkness, the silenced stopped. A person had stepped closer to the window. Though much closer to light now, his identity still remains a mystery. The only thing that can be seen of him is a pair of glasses that glitters of in the dark.
"Nothing is certain in life. The decision is not ours alone. No one really knows what the final outcome will be. Fate will decide if she lives or not. This is her test. If she passes then so be it. Either way, it is better to act now than to wait forever."
"Hmm...you're right. I just hope those children won't mess things up. The future after all, is in their hands."
"You just got to have a little faith in them."
"Are the messages sent?"
"They're probably reading it as we speak."
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"Ugh! I'm poop." came the announcement from a very successful teen idol. Feeling exhausted, the said person plopped into one of those office chairs. Twirling around while sitting on the chair, she decided to face own of the downs of being a superstar. Having a busy life.
"Martia-san, what's my next schedule?" she called to her secretary and somewhat close friend.
A middle-aged woman with auburn hair holding a folder walked in the room where the young idol was.
"You have a press conference in an hour, I'm afraid."
"Aw, not again!" protested the teenager with a pout. She raised her feet and put them on the table while at the same time crossed her arms to her chest. In doing so, one of her foot came in contact with a bunch of papers and some envelopes that were lying on her office desk and are now currently scattered on the floor.
"Eh, what's this?" the idol said. She raised a delicate eyebrow while looking expectantly at her secretary."
"Oh, those are just some fan mail and whatnot. You know, the usual." shrugged the secretary.
"What!? But there's so much of them already!" cried the actress while at the same time pointing to a part of the room that was stacked full with letters.
"How am I supposed to read all of them when I've just finished only a hundred!?"
"There, there mistress. I'm sure you'll be able to finished all of them...somehow. But, right now we have to prepare you for the press conference so let us get going ne?"
"Okay, if you say so," she sighed. All this work was really getting to her. She really needed a vacation. Fixing herself, she was about to leave when she spared a glance to the envelopes scattered on the floor. One in particular caught her eye when she spotted an insignia that was stamped on the envelope. A smile found its way to her lips. With this, she made another announcement.
"Martia-san, cancel all my meetings and engagements, will you. Tell the something came up," she said while currently opening the envelope. A bit hastily, one could say.
Martia, surprised by her mistress' command came running back to the room. "Whatever for mistress? You know that you just can't..." Martia never came to finished her sentence when her mistress giving her a V-sign and a grin, suddenly showed her a letter with an insignia on it. Martia, a little bit shocked could only mutter an "Oh my..."
The idol, still grinning like a maniac said, "Well, it's not really a vacation but it'll do."
"Ja ne, Martia-san. Take care of everything for me ne?" With that, teen idol Minako Aino left the building.
The secretary who was still speechless heard her mistress mumble something about seeing a trigger-happy boy again before the idol completely left.
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The fire flickered. Tension rised in the air. She could hear a faint voice. The one she's been waiting for in days. Finally she would get an answer to her questions. The fire continued to grow. She kept on concentrating, drowning all unnecessary sounds in order to understand. She needed complete silence. It was starting. When she was finally about to comprehend what the great fire was telling her, chaos broke loose. The temple assistant, Yuichiro, opened the door to the room and slipped on his first step. It of course left a resounding *thud* that greatly irritated the priestess not to mention completely ruined her whole concentration.
"Yuichiro..." the miko said with malice on her voice. Her back was facing him. When she finally decided to turn around and face him, her eyes where red with anger. Promising the one who she's glaring at a painful death if he would not give a satisfying excuse.
Yuichiro, having recovered from his fall, though still dazed, told the priestess that he brought her the mail for that day. This he told her with a huge smile. Apparently, he still didn't know what situation he was in. Poor guy, that smile won't last for long though.
A vein popped. Oh, she was MAD! Definitely! She was angry. She was greatly irritated. And she was Rei Hino, someone you don't wanna mess with. Fire seemed to burst from within her. With her every step closer, Yuichiro felt the temperature get hotter. Now, Yuichiro was no fool. Well, at least not much because he finally realized that he was on hot water. But he was no smart one either because he didn't run away when he had the chance. Bravery or stupidity, you decide. Only one thing's for certain, he must face the consequences of his not so smart actions. Rei will make sure of that.
Finally, what seemed like an hour to Yuichiro when it was only a matter of seconds ended. Rei had reached him. "Oh, you brought me my mail, how nice." Rei said rather too sweetly. "But it's wrong!"hehe, couldn't resist^_^
Steam was now coming out of Rei's ears. Yuichiro's reaction of course was to cower. Faster than a blink of an eye, Rei snatched the letters from Yiuchiro's hand and without even looking threw it all in the fire. Yuichiro merely blinked. "Um, Rei? I don't think you should have done that. One of those letters seemed pretty important. It even had that weird insignia. You know, the one that is always on the letters that you read right away?
"What!?" Rei shreiked. Her anger quickly forgotten, Rei did the unthinkable. She jump smack-dabbed into the great fire. Yuichiro's eyes bulged. He was about to get a bucket of water when a very singed Rei suddenly emerged from the fire. Her current state didn't even seem to bother her. Right now, she was cackling maniacally while she read the letter in her hands.
"Rei?" Yuichiro cautiously asked. 'Maybe all those meditating finally got into her'
"Hmn?" Rei barely heard him. She took her eyes of the paper she was reading but instead of looking at Yuichiro, she looked at the great fire. Rei's visage turned into a serious one.
"This is so sudden. The great fire still hasn't told me the answers I'm waiting for..." she mumbled to herself. Quietly, she walked out of the room with Yuichiro sweatdropping.
Now outside the temple, Rei paused to think. After a few seconds, her face lit up. "Oh, what the heck! At least I'll get to pay that chauvinist pig a lesson for what he did to me last time." With that, Rei packed her things and left. Leaving a crying Yuichiro behind.
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The hunt just began a few minutes ago yet here he was, about to catch the prey already. Sweat glistened on his well-toned body as he ran vigorously. The animal he was running after was smarter than the others. Usually, it only took him a matter of seconds to catch his lunch. But he wasn't complaining, At least the animal did give him a little challenge. Unfortunately, it wasn't good enough. The prey made a wrong turn and was instantly trapped into a corner by its hunter.
Not wanting to give up easily, it attacked the man before him. That was a mistake. For no mere animal could defeat Chang Wufei. With grace, he leapt high into the air, missing his attacker's onslaught. About midway from the ground, he took his katana from its sheath. With one last look at the animal's eyes, he swiftly ended its life. After the assault, he cleaned his katana of blood and made his way to the now dead prey.
Wufei looked down at it with somewhat disgust. "You were weak. That's why I was able to defeat you. Only the strong survives in this world." Wufei lifted the animal and hoisted it above his shoulders. He was ready to walk off when a distant sound reached his ears. He looked up to the sky. There he saw a hawk circling around before finally coming towards him. He lifted one of his fingers for the hawk to land on. When the animal reached him, he noticed a paper attacked to its claws. He unrolled the paper and read its contents. A smirk appeared on his face. "Finally, the time for justice is at hand. Those demons would pay for what they did." Wufei, then walked back to middle of the jungle where his current home was located.
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Wonderful music filled the air. Yet, someone typing on a computer was still heard in the background. Ami Mizuno was sitting contentedly in front of her mini-computer while listening to her friend play the violin. Pausing for a while from her work, she carefully lifted a cup of tea to her mouth. The tea was simply exquisite like the rest of the house. Right now she was with her partner on one of his many mansions. This one, specifically, was her favorite. They were now in the music room. Its walls were completely surrounded by expensive glass cabinets containing all the musical instruments you could think of. The owner of the mansion was currently playing the violin.
For a while, she rested her eyes on him. His eyes were close while playing the instrument. It's as if he was completely in tuned with his surroundings. Everytime he played, she couldn't quite help but admire him. It's not that she doesn't know how to play an instrument; in fact she's quite good with a harp. It's just that there was something about the music he makes that she really likes. A sharp beeping of her computer snapped her back to reality. She quickly checked what it was about. It turned out that a message was sent for her and her partner.
He slowly opened his eyes when he heard something beep. The sound distracted him so he stopped playing. He looked at his partner and saw her looking at the computer with a slight frown on her face. He gently laid the violin on its case before going towards her.
"Daijobu ka, Ami-chan?"
Ami looked away from her computer and into the face of one concerned Quatre Raberba Winner. "Hai, daijobu, Quatre-kun."
"What's it about?" asked Quatre, pointing to Ami's computer.
"It's from HQ. They're now giving us the go signal to do the mission."
"Then why the frown?"
"Oh, its nothing. It's just that we just arrived here and now we have to go." said Ami, smiling slightly.
"I see. Then would you care join me in doing a requiem before we go?" asked Quatre before standing up and offering a hand to Ami.
"I'd love to."
Everyone in the house sighed happily when they heard the beautiful melody made by the great combination of a harp and a violin.
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For now, he was at peace. Nothing relaxes him more than being with the animals from the circus. He was not a man of words for he rarely needs it. For some reasons, the animals enjoy his company and solitude. All was quiet for everyone left to get lunch. And this, he appreciated. It gave him sometime to think about things without noise to bother him. But Trowa Barton knew that this peace and quiet wouldn't last long. And he was usually right.
Someone came barging through the door to the animals' cages. Without even turning and looking at who it was, he gave a short greeting.
"Konichiwa, Makoto."
"Ossu, Trowa-kun!" the person called Makoto replied with a huge smile. She quickly went to Trowa's side and gave him his lunch for the day. For quite a while now, the renound cook Makoto Kino has been visiting Trowa Barton during Lunchtime. However, today something else was given to Trowa besides his Lunch.
"Is this what I think it is?' asked Trowa looking at the paper on his hand.
"Yup!" replied Makoto. "But, don't worry about that right away. For now, its lunch time so let's eat."
Trowa only nodded in approval. But as he ate, he can't help but think about the consequences that would come out of their actions. Unknown to him, Makoto was also thinking about the same lines and something much more.
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"Whew, this is exhausting." he sighed. This was how his day usually ends. His work for the day was done. Now he could rest and eat. He plopped down a bench and drank from a bottle of water. He put his hands behind his head and silently looked at the clouds up in the sky. ' I'm bored. There's nothing to do here. Why don't they put us in action already? 'he thought. A child's laugh broke his train of thoughts. Idly he looked at the source of the sound. It looked as though the children from the neighborhood found their way near his place of work. Right now, they were busy playing and laughing with each other.
A grim smile appeared on his face. Unwanted memories began to resurface in his mind. He shook his head in his attempt to clear them away. This was why he was always hyperactive. That way, he wouldn't have time to think of such things. While he was deep in thought, a child managed to bump into him. He didn't mind, he was even very thankful for the distraction. Once again, he put on that trademark grin of his and helped the child up. The child said his thanks and happily made his way back to the other children. He waited until he saw the child safely back with his playmates before going off as well. It was getting dark and he still had to go home.
He walked in to an alley before stopping on his tracks. He was aware that someone was following him. After all, he was Duo Maxwell. A former street-rat with stealth assassination as his specialty.
"Come out now, I know you're there." he said to no one in particular
Duo slightly turned around to look for the person. His well-trained eyes scanning for any sign of movement. A soft giggle echoed through the alley.
"Lighten up Duo-kun. Why are you so serious? It's not like you."
Duo was a little startled when someone suddenly appeared before him. It was definitely female. She had pale skin and was shorter than Duo. Her black chin-length hair swayed with the wind and her wide purple eyes glowed with mirth. An enigma to most, she was Hotaru Tomoe. A girl with strange healing powers.
"Geez, Hotaru don't scare me like that." said Duo
"Gomen ne Duo-kun but you seemed a little out of your usual self. Demo, I think I might have the right stuff to cheer you up!" Hotaru said glee.
"Oh yeah? And what's that you little pipsqueak?"
"This." Hotaru held out her hand to show that she was holding a letter. Upon looking on the insignia stamped on the paper, Duo already knew what it was about.
"Finally, I'll be able to avenge my family's death." Duo said as he looked at the full moon that now hang in the sky. Hotaru looking at the same direction as Duo was also thinking about her vendetta.
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In a dimly-lighted room. A person was intently reading a message in his computer. His silhouette alone clearly says his personality. A person who is well described as a perfect soldier. His name, Hiiro Yui. His face, a mask of indifference. He emitted a cold dark exterior. No one really knows what goes inside his head. And that's what makes him lethal among other things.
After he finished reading the contents of the message, only two words came out of his mouth.
"Ninmu Ryokai."
The familiar humming of a laptop stopped. The room was now covered in darkness. There was now total silence. Like a calm before the storm. An explosion occurred. The evidence that he was even there was erased.
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Somewhere on earth, two occupants in a house talked. Their role as vital as the others. Still, one would wonder why they were just talking of nonsense.
"Achoo!"
"Hey, are you alright? You're not catching a cold are you?"
"Nah, I'm fine."
"Yeah, sure. You've just been sneezing the whole day. You'd think that someone was thinking of you often."
"Why not? I am popular you know."
"Ha! I'm more popular than you and you don't see me sneezing."
A pillow could be seen sailing across the room.
"Hey!"
Various noises could then be heard afterwards. This was the site that the owner of the house saw when she arrived. Frankly, she was not pleased.
"Stop it! Both of you!"
Both immediately stop, grinning sheepishly once they say what they'd done to the house. The owner quietly sat down and looked at them seriously. The two immediately drop their smiles. Their faces, a mirror to that of the third person in the room.
"It finally started hasn't it?" asked one.
"Yes, it has. Five meteors will soon be arriving on earth. And with them lies the future." said the oldest and also the owner of the house.
"Don't worry, I won't let them harm the princess. I'd rather die first," said the youngest.
For a long time, no one spoke. Each assessing their thoughts. Readying their selves, for the long battle to come.
hALLO! hERE R da Replies*goofy grin*
sAMANTHA: hEY! i Didn't say the newborn was Usagi! *pouts* Hehehe...for all you know the princess could be an entirely different person. }:
Spampers: I also don't remember saying that the 2 toddlers were Haruka and Michiru. Okayyy...so it's fairly obvious that it's them. Well, to answer ur review, they were kids, they were reborn, they could be an entirely new person^-^
Sky Goddess: Setsuna? Selenity's daughter? Woah, you guys make too many assumptions already! But tha's good...hehehe. It means I could confuse u more. lol ^_^ First and for most, who said the queen was Selenity? Who said that just because she called her okaasan that she's her mother? well, i guess that theory could be accepted *sweatdrop* Maybe it's just an endearment thing.
I'm just answering your questions w/ more questions are'nt I? Hopefully, the answers would be found on later chapters still more questions will surface so be forewarned^.^
Disclaimers: Bah! Who needs em?
AN: Hey all^_^ Well here it is, the much awitedyeah rightchapter 1 of FTSK. This things marks the beginning of the story. The intro and the prologue are just the extras I put in. Hmmm...that reminds me, do any of you think that I should just put the intro and the prologue in one chapter?
Anyway, YATTA I finally fixed my spacings^-^ I looked at my story the other day and realized the spacings were wrong. Hey, why didn't anyone tell me about the problem w/ spacings on the reviews? *pouts* And sorry for any grammatical errors that can be found on this page. English, after all, is not my native language^-^ There, I'm done^-^ As always, ANY C&C R WELCOME. Also, Tell Your Friends About My Story!!!! LOL
REPLIES TO REVIEWS R AT THE END OF THE STORY.
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" " talking
AN
They say that in space, no one can hear you scream.
Perhaps that is why a meeting such as this is held in the very center of it.
The room is completely shrouded in darkness as though to make sure that nothing, no secrets can come out. With the Earth and the Moon as the only witnesses, their ethereal glow penetrating through the only window of the room. Casting a faint light that reveals five silhouettes almost unseen to the naked eye.
"The time has finally arrived."
"I'm surprised that Oz is allowing it to happen."
"Hah, even they, the world's most powerful organization, cannot keep the people wait forever."
"They know that it is inevitable that the princess should appear before her subjects. Still, knowing Oz, they won't take any chances of loosing power."
"But, is it really wise to kill her?"
The question hanged in the air. For a minute there, no one spoke. It seems that everyone was uncertain as to what to say.
There, a glint in the darkness, the silenced stopped. A person had stepped closer to the window. Though much closer to light now, his identity still remains a mystery. The only thing that can be seen of him is a pair of glasses that glitters of in the dark.
"Nothing is certain in life. The decision is not ours alone. No one really knows what the final outcome will be. Fate will decide if she lives or not. This is her test. If she passes then so be it. Either way, it is better to act now than to wait forever."
"Hmm...you're right. I just hope those children won't mess things up. The future after all, is in their hands."
"You just got to have a little faith in them."
"Are the messages sent?"
"They're probably reading it as we speak."
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"Ugh! I'm poop." came the announcement from a very successful teen idol. Feeling exhausted, the said person plopped into one of those office chairs. Twirling around while sitting on the chair, she decided to face own of the downs of being a superstar. Having a busy life.
"Martia-san, what's my next schedule?" she called to her secretary and somewhat close friend.
A middle-aged woman with auburn hair holding a folder walked in the room where the young idol was.
"You have a press conference in an hour, I'm afraid."
"Aw, not again!" protested the teenager with a pout. She raised her feet and put them on the table while at the same time crossed her arms to her chest. In doing so, one of her foot came in contact with a bunch of papers and some envelopes that were lying on her office desk and are now currently scattered on the floor.
"Eh, what's this?" the idol said. She raised a delicate eyebrow while looking expectantly at her secretary."
"Oh, those are just some fan mail and whatnot. You know, the usual." shrugged the secretary.
"What!? But there's so much of them already!" cried the actress while at the same time pointing to a part of the room that was stacked full with letters.
"How am I supposed to read all of them when I've just finished only a hundred!?"
"There, there mistress. I'm sure you'll be able to finished all of them...somehow. But, right now we have to prepare you for the press conference so let us get going ne?"
"Okay, if you say so," she sighed. All this work was really getting to her. She really needed a vacation. Fixing herself, she was about to leave when she spared a glance to the envelopes scattered on the floor. One in particular caught her eye when she spotted an insignia that was stamped on the envelope. A smile found its way to her lips. With this, she made another announcement.
"Martia-san, cancel all my meetings and engagements, will you. Tell the something came up," she said while currently opening the envelope. A bit hastily, one could say.
Martia, surprised by her mistress' command came running back to the room. "Whatever for mistress? You know that you just can't..." Martia never came to finished her sentence when her mistress giving her a V-sign and a grin, suddenly showed her a letter with an insignia on it. Martia, a little bit shocked could only mutter an "Oh my..."
The idol, still grinning like a maniac said, "Well, it's not really a vacation but it'll do."
"Ja ne, Martia-san. Take care of everything for me ne?" With that, teen idol Minako Aino left the building.
The secretary who was still speechless heard her mistress mumble something about seeing a trigger-happy boy again before the idol completely left.
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The fire flickered. Tension rised in the air. She could hear a faint voice. The one she's been waiting for in days. Finally she would get an answer to her questions. The fire continued to grow. She kept on concentrating, drowning all unnecessary sounds in order to understand. She needed complete silence. It was starting. When she was finally about to comprehend what the great fire was telling her, chaos broke loose. The temple assistant, Yuichiro, opened the door to the room and slipped on his first step. It of course left a resounding *thud* that greatly irritated the priestess not to mention completely ruined her whole concentration.
"Yuichiro..." the miko said with malice on her voice. Her back was facing him. When she finally decided to turn around and face him, her eyes where red with anger. Promising the one who she's glaring at a painful death if he would not give a satisfying excuse.
Yuichiro, having recovered from his fall, though still dazed, told the priestess that he brought her the mail for that day. This he told her with a huge smile. Apparently, he still didn't know what situation he was in. Poor guy, that smile won't last for long though.
A vein popped. Oh, she was MAD! Definitely! She was angry. She was greatly irritated. And she was Rei Hino, someone you don't wanna mess with. Fire seemed to burst from within her. With her every step closer, Yuichiro felt the temperature get hotter. Now, Yuichiro was no fool. Well, at least not much because he finally realized that he was on hot water. But he was no smart one either because he didn't run away when he had the chance. Bravery or stupidity, you decide. Only one thing's for certain, he must face the consequences of his not so smart actions. Rei will make sure of that.
Finally, what seemed like an hour to Yuichiro when it was only a matter of seconds ended. Rei had reached him. "Oh, you brought me my mail, how nice." Rei said rather too sweetly. "But it's wrong!"hehe, couldn't resist^_^
Steam was now coming out of Rei's ears. Yuichiro's reaction of course was to cower. Faster than a blink of an eye, Rei snatched the letters from Yiuchiro's hand and without even looking threw it all in the fire. Yuichiro merely blinked. "Um, Rei? I don't think you should have done that. One of those letters seemed pretty important. It even had that weird insignia. You know, the one that is always on the letters that you read right away?
"What!?" Rei shreiked. Her anger quickly forgotten, Rei did the unthinkable. She jump smack-dabbed into the great fire. Yuichiro's eyes bulged. He was about to get a bucket of water when a very singed Rei suddenly emerged from the fire. Her current state didn't even seem to bother her. Right now, she was cackling maniacally while she read the letter in her hands.
"Rei?" Yuichiro cautiously asked. 'Maybe all those meditating finally got into her'
"Hmn?" Rei barely heard him. She took her eyes of the paper she was reading but instead of looking at Yuichiro, she looked at the great fire. Rei's visage turned into a serious one.
"This is so sudden. The great fire still hasn't told me the answers I'm waiting for..." she mumbled to herself. Quietly, she walked out of the room with Yuichiro sweatdropping.
Now outside the temple, Rei paused to think. After a few seconds, her face lit up. "Oh, what the heck! At least I'll get to pay that chauvinist pig a lesson for what he did to me last time." With that, Rei packed her things and left. Leaving a crying Yuichiro behind.
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The hunt just began a few minutes ago yet here he was, about to catch the prey already. Sweat glistened on his well-toned body as he ran vigorously. The animal he was running after was smarter than the others. Usually, it only took him a matter of seconds to catch his lunch. But he wasn't complaining, At least the animal did give him a little challenge. Unfortunately, it wasn't good enough. The prey made a wrong turn and was instantly trapped into a corner by its hunter.
Not wanting to give up easily, it attacked the man before him. That was a mistake. For no mere animal could defeat Chang Wufei. With grace, he leapt high into the air, missing his attacker's onslaught. About midway from the ground, he took his katana from its sheath. With one last look at the animal's eyes, he swiftly ended its life. After the assault, he cleaned his katana of blood and made his way to the now dead prey.
Wufei looked down at it with somewhat disgust. "You were weak. That's why I was able to defeat you. Only the strong survives in this world." Wufei lifted the animal and hoisted it above his shoulders. He was ready to walk off when a distant sound reached his ears. He looked up to the sky. There he saw a hawk circling around before finally coming towards him. He lifted one of his fingers for the hawk to land on. When the animal reached him, he noticed a paper attacked to its claws. He unrolled the paper and read its contents. A smirk appeared on his face. "Finally, the time for justice is at hand. Those demons would pay for what they did." Wufei, then walked back to middle of the jungle where his current home was located.
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Wonderful music filled the air. Yet, someone typing on a computer was still heard in the background. Ami Mizuno was sitting contentedly in front of her mini-computer while listening to her friend play the violin. Pausing for a while from her work, she carefully lifted a cup of tea to her mouth. The tea was simply exquisite like the rest of the house. Right now she was with her partner on one of his many mansions. This one, specifically, was her favorite. They were now in the music room. Its walls were completely surrounded by expensive glass cabinets containing all the musical instruments you could think of. The owner of the mansion was currently playing the violin.
For a while, she rested her eyes on him. His eyes were close while playing the instrument. It's as if he was completely in tuned with his surroundings. Everytime he played, she couldn't quite help but admire him. It's not that she doesn't know how to play an instrument; in fact she's quite good with a harp. It's just that there was something about the music he makes that she really likes. A sharp beeping of her computer snapped her back to reality. She quickly checked what it was about. It turned out that a message was sent for her and her partner.
He slowly opened his eyes when he heard something beep. The sound distracted him so he stopped playing. He looked at his partner and saw her looking at the computer with a slight frown on her face. He gently laid the violin on its case before going towards her.
"Daijobu ka, Ami-chan?"
Ami looked away from her computer and into the face of one concerned Quatre Raberba Winner. "Hai, daijobu, Quatre-kun."
"What's it about?" asked Quatre, pointing to Ami's computer.
"It's from HQ. They're now giving us the go signal to do the mission."
"Then why the frown?"
"Oh, its nothing. It's just that we just arrived here and now we have to go." said Ami, smiling slightly.
"I see. Then would you care join me in doing a requiem before we go?" asked Quatre before standing up and offering a hand to Ami.
"I'd love to."
Everyone in the house sighed happily when they heard the beautiful melody made by the great combination of a harp and a violin.
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For now, he was at peace. Nothing relaxes him more than being with the animals from the circus. He was not a man of words for he rarely needs it. For some reasons, the animals enjoy his company and solitude. All was quiet for everyone left to get lunch. And this, he appreciated. It gave him sometime to think about things without noise to bother him. But Trowa Barton knew that this peace and quiet wouldn't last long. And he was usually right.
Someone came barging through the door to the animals' cages. Without even turning and looking at who it was, he gave a short greeting.
"Konichiwa, Makoto."
"Ossu, Trowa-kun!" the person called Makoto replied with a huge smile. She quickly went to Trowa's side and gave him his lunch for the day. For quite a while now, the renound cook Makoto Kino has been visiting Trowa Barton during Lunchtime. However, today something else was given to Trowa besides his Lunch.
"Is this what I think it is?' asked Trowa looking at the paper on his hand.
"Yup!" replied Makoto. "But, don't worry about that right away. For now, its lunch time so let's eat."
Trowa only nodded in approval. But as he ate, he can't help but think about the consequences that would come out of their actions. Unknown to him, Makoto was also thinking about the same lines and something much more.
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"Whew, this is exhausting." he sighed. This was how his day usually ends. His work for the day was done. Now he could rest and eat. He plopped down a bench and drank from a bottle of water. He put his hands behind his head and silently looked at the clouds up in the sky. ' I'm bored. There's nothing to do here. Why don't they put us in action already? 'he thought. A child's laugh broke his train of thoughts. Idly he looked at the source of the sound. It looked as though the children from the neighborhood found their way near his place of work. Right now, they were busy playing and laughing with each other.
A grim smile appeared on his face. Unwanted memories began to resurface in his mind. He shook his head in his attempt to clear them away. This was why he was always hyperactive. That way, he wouldn't have time to think of such things. While he was deep in thought, a child managed to bump into him. He didn't mind, he was even very thankful for the distraction. Once again, he put on that trademark grin of his and helped the child up. The child said his thanks and happily made his way back to the other children. He waited until he saw the child safely back with his playmates before going off as well. It was getting dark and he still had to go home.
He walked in to an alley before stopping on his tracks. He was aware that someone was following him. After all, he was Duo Maxwell. A former street-rat with stealth assassination as his specialty.
"Come out now, I know you're there." he said to no one in particular
Duo slightly turned around to look for the person. His well-trained eyes scanning for any sign of movement. A soft giggle echoed through the alley.
"Lighten up Duo-kun. Why are you so serious? It's not like you."
Duo was a little startled when someone suddenly appeared before him. It was definitely female. She had pale skin and was shorter than Duo. Her black chin-length hair swayed with the wind and her wide purple eyes glowed with mirth. An enigma to most, she was Hotaru Tomoe. A girl with strange healing powers.
"Geez, Hotaru don't scare me like that." said Duo
"Gomen ne Duo-kun but you seemed a little out of your usual self. Demo, I think I might have the right stuff to cheer you up!" Hotaru said glee.
"Oh yeah? And what's that you little pipsqueak?"
"This." Hotaru held out her hand to show that she was holding a letter. Upon looking on the insignia stamped on the paper, Duo already knew what it was about.
"Finally, I'll be able to avenge my family's death." Duo said as he looked at the full moon that now hang in the sky. Hotaru looking at the same direction as Duo was also thinking about her vendetta.
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In a dimly-lighted room. A person was intently reading a message in his computer. His silhouette alone clearly says his personality. A person who is well described as a perfect soldier. His name, Hiiro Yui. His face, a mask of indifference. He emitted a cold dark exterior. No one really knows what goes inside his head. And that's what makes him lethal among other things.
After he finished reading the contents of the message, only two words came out of his mouth.
"Ninmu Ryokai."
The familiar humming of a laptop stopped. The room was now covered in darkness. There was now total silence. Like a calm before the storm. An explosion occurred. The evidence that he was even there was erased.
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Somewhere on earth, two occupants in a house talked. Their role as vital as the others. Still, one would wonder why they were just talking of nonsense.
"Achoo!"
"Hey, are you alright? You're not catching a cold are you?"
"Nah, I'm fine."
"Yeah, sure. You've just been sneezing the whole day. You'd think that someone was thinking of you often."
"Why not? I am popular you know."
"Ha! I'm more popular than you and you don't see me sneezing."
A pillow could be seen sailing across the room.
"Hey!"
Various noises could then be heard afterwards. This was the site that the owner of the house saw when she arrived. Frankly, she was not pleased.
"Stop it! Both of you!"
Both immediately stop, grinning sheepishly once they say what they'd done to the house. The owner quietly sat down and looked at them seriously. The two immediately drop their smiles. Their faces, a mirror to that of the third person in the room.
"It finally started hasn't it?" asked one.
"Yes, it has. Five meteors will soon be arriving on earth. And with them lies the future." said the oldest and also the owner of the house.
"Don't worry, I won't let them harm the princess. I'd rather die first," said the youngest.
For a long time, no one spoke. Each assessing their thoughts. Readying their selves, for the long battle to come.
hALLO! hERE R da Replies*goofy grin*
sAMANTHA: hEY! i Didn't say the newborn was Usagi! *pouts* Hehehe...for all you know the princess could be an entirely different person. }:
Spampers: I also don't remember saying that the 2 toddlers were Haruka and Michiru. Okayyy...so it's fairly obvious that it's them. Well, to answer ur review, they were kids, they were reborn, they could be an entirely new person^-^
Sky Goddess: Setsuna? Selenity's daughter? Woah, you guys make too many assumptions already! But tha's good...hehehe. It means I could confuse u more. lol ^_^ First and for most, who said the queen was Selenity? Who said that just because she called her okaasan that she's her mother? well, i guess that theory could be accepted *sweatdrop* Maybe it's just an endearment thing.
I'm just answering your questions w/ more questions are'nt I? Hopefully, the answers would be found on later chapters still more questions will surface so be forewarned^.^