Usagi and Mamoru stood in Chibi-Usa's doorway arm in arm. Chibi-Usa had been asleep for three days. Since then everything had gone fairly normally. Usagi had been staying at Mamoru's apartment. Kenji, her father, just about blew a fuse but she insisted that she wasn't coming home and didn't intend on giving him the address.
Usagi was feeling good about staying over there. It was just like they were husband and wife staying together! She grinned then her smile fell 'Almost like we were normal, but we aren't… We'll never be just a normal couple' She felt Mamoru pull her closer and she looked up and saw him smiling brightly at her. It was night and there wasn't a sound in the apartment except for Chibi-Usa's steady breathing and the drip of a faucet in another room.
"I'm going to sleep Usako," Mamoru said bending down kissing her.
"I'll be in in a minute," Usagi assured him kissing him again on the cheek.
"Okay," Mamoru turned and Usagi listened, leaning against the doorway, to his slippers padding across the apartment to the bedroom. Usagi moved across the room and sat in the chair next to Chibi-Usa holding her hand. She was listening to the peaceful breathing and the chirp of insects carried by the evening breeze when she heard a sound behind her. She spun around and saw shimmering white lights appear. Within the sparkles a figure appeared.
"Sailor Stardust!"
"Usagi."
Sailor Stardust bowed to Usagi and then walked over to Chibi-Usa. She placed her hand on the small girls hot forehead. When she lifted it the head lifted about a foot behind the hand. When Chibi-Usa was in a sitting position her eyes fluttered open.
"What? Taylor…" Chibi Usa muttered as she fell back into Sailor Stardust's arms and fell asleep.
Sailor Stardust put the child down stroking her wet hair sticking to her forehead.
"Poor child, the transformation was too much for her," Sailor Stardust said. She placed her hand over the brooch and it returned to the normal one. Usagi clutched her brooch tightly.
"Usagi, You can keep yours, be warned it takes a lot out of you. Now, come here child."
Usagi obliged and leaned forward. She felt Sailor Stardust touch her forehead and everything went black as she fell to the floor. She was in shadows except for a hand that has rollled out into the light coming from the hallway. Sailor Stardust picked her up and walked through the hallway putting her next to Mamoru ignoring the bed laying out on the ground. 'How silly,' she thought 'The prince and princess being afraid to sleep together,'
"Take good care of Serenity" She whispered to Mamoru.
"Usako…" Mamoru mumbled in his sleep, he smiled and turned over putting his arm around Usagi.
Sailor Stardust smiled and she raised an arm over her head sweeping it to the ground. She disappeared in a collage of sparkling stars.
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Pluto looked around and saw that she was in the park. It was night and all the sailors were around her.
"Burning Mandala!"
"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!"
"Venus Love Me Chain!"
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!"
"World Shaking!"
"Deep Submerge!"
"Dead Scream!"
"Silence Glaive Surprise!"
"Pink Sugar Heart Attack!"
A rainbow of attacks and a rose flew from the senshi's hands aimed directly at the youma. Fear filled it's eyes until the attack got close. It lifted out a hand and threw the attacks over his head.
Then, "No!" Everyone screamed as portals opened up behind them. Pluto was wrenched from behind and all went dark. All she saw was a crying Usagi lying on the ground clutching Minako's bow which had evidently fallen off her head. Usagi raised her head and let out a blood curdling scream. She heard her whisper afterwards. "please come back" then she found a large shard of glass from a building that had been destroyed in the fight. Sirens wailed in the background and Usagi said something undeterminable and then she raised the piece of glass and shouted out. "I will join you!" The glass glinted in the silhouette of a perfect crescent moon as Usagi thrust the shard into her bosom. She screamed in agony and her knuckles grew white as she reached out and clutched Minako's Bow tightly. She lay down on the ground and closed her eyes letting the glass fall from her hands, still lodged in a freely bleeding chest, fall from her hands.
Setsuna woke up with a scream. She was sweating and her long hair stuck to the back of her neck. She was breaving heavily and sitting upright in her bed wearing deep purple silk pajamas cuffed in a deep jade green holding the blankets up around her chest, one arm supporting her body. She glanced at the clock still breathing heavily and brushed her hair back out of her face. '6 a.m. It was just a dream'
Then Hotaru rushed in.
"What is it Setsuna-mama?" She said coming up and sitting on Setsuna's double bed.
"It's alright. Just a bad dream." 'or was it?' Pluto appeared in front of them and spoke.
"Setsuna, this is a preminition of what could happen. You can not avoid the inevitable but you can ease the pain." She said disappearing.
"What happened Setsuna-mama?" Hotaru repeated.
Setsuna began to tell her when Michiru and Haruka rushed in. She had to begin all over again.
"So what do you think" Haruka asked after she was done.
"We must have someone stay with her and a way to communicate, possible inter-dimensionally."
"Well that should be simple enough. The scouts are naturally connected."
"No, It's not enough to travel that distance. Plus, we will be completely cut off. We should have established better relationships with them when we had the chance. Haruka looked smug after this but then she tone dit down when Michiru nodded in agreement to Setsuna's statement.
"You two are fine, you are so closely connected with eachother that you will be inseperable in mind. Haruka smiled and looked to Michiru.
"of course, I'm always with you"
"And I with you" They thought to eachother.
"Hotaru can most likely connect with Chibi-Usa but it's not enough and that leaves me in the dark anyways. We have to all be together somehow."
"Couldn't you have Mercury develop something?" Michiru suggested.
"I'll see. We'd only need one for Usagi and myself seeing as the others will be close enough to communicate."
"I see" Haruka said.
"I'll talk to her in the morning."
"In the meantime who wants breakfast?" Michiru asked seeing as it was now 7 a.m.
They agreed to eat and they all headed out to the dining room.
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"Hmmm. It might take a while to develop such a thing." Ami said sitting looking thoughtful with Setsuna at her house.
"Well if you can't do it…"
"No I can. It just takes time"
"We don't have time."
"I suppose I could create an amplifier rather then a communicator…" Ami began, "Because the communicators we already have won't work inter-dimensionally"
"Yes that's good, as long as we'll be able to communicate."
"Have you decided who is going to stay behind with Usagi?"
"Yes, I think Mamo-chan would have the best effect with her."
"Yes, good idea. How do you intend to go about doing it."
"Well at the next attack we'll just leave without telling them. I hate to do it to her but we have to protect her."
Ami looked thoughtful again.
"Yes I see what you mean. Well I'd better start developing this thing I hate to push you out but I need to get started the attack could be at any time."
"Okay thank you Ami, I'll show myself out"
Setsuna stood and headed out the door grabbing her coat.
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Usagi woke up and looked around. Her head spun wildly. 'Where am I?' she looked up and saw a hand.
"Are you alright Serenity?" A voice said.
"Yes I'm fine" 'Serenity?' Usagi looked down to see the white flowing gown of Princess Serenity. She had already clasped the hand and was on her feet dusting off her dress. She looked up to her rescuer.
"Mam…Endy!"
A young Prince Endymion looked at her funny but then smiled.
"My princess, it's an honor but.. how do you know my name?"
'oopsie… I don't even know him yet!'
"Ummm…"
"Don't worry you don't have to answer. Anyways I think someone is waiting for you."
Prince Endymion glanced down nervously and Usagi noticed she was still holding his hand. She blushed and let go.
"I'm sorry…"
"Serenity! Hurry Up!" A voice called from in front of her. She looked up the hill and saw three sailors.
"I'm coming Taylor-mama!" She called unexpectantly. 'Taylor! Of course Sailor Stardust!'
"Goodbye Prince Endymion, I hope we meet again."
Now it was Endymion's time to blush.
"As do I. Thank you princess it's an honor." He bowed awkwardly and then watched as Serenity ran up the hill towards the awaiting figures.
"Serenity are you okay?" Kriss/Sailor Starbright asked.
"Yes. Prince Endymion helped me."
"I thought you had broken something!" Sarah/Sailor Starlight said hugging Serenity.
"Usagi, you have been brought to this time so you can remember us." Taylor said over the others. They looked at her strangely but quieted down. "We are the Neo Gen Soldiers, as you can see. We were your care-givers and the strongest of the senshi. We have been resurrected because of an unexpected time fold. We were sent to protect you again. Your battles will be hard but you must face them strongly. We're counting on you."
"Yes. I will" Usagi said. Then everything went black again and Serenity fainted in Sailor Stardust's arms.
She held Serenity and looked around strangely and met the odd glances from the other girls.
"What'd I just say."
"Something about… Oh that's odd… I don't remember"
"Me neither."
"Oh well" they said as Serenity's eyes fluttered open and they helped the child back home.
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Usagi felt her head spin and she hoped she were back in her own time. She opened one eye and saw it was very dark out. There was someone in front of her hugging her. She caught herself just before she cried out. She was in the bed next to Mamoru. Sailor Stardust must have put her here. Usagi moved to get on to the pullout bed put Mamoru's arms tightened around her and she looked back. 'I guess it can't hurt. I'll just move back before morning' she said putting her feet back up and snuggling into Mamoru's arms.
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"Ahh!" Something yelled right into Usagi's ear as she awoke. "Usako! What are you doing."
Usagi rolled over groggily closing her eyes and pulling the pillow over her head.
"Well good morning to you to Endy!" She yelled.
"Errr… why are you in my bed… and why did you just call me Endy?"
That woke Usagi up. She sat bolt upright and looked around. She yelped and jumped out of bed.
"I'm so sorry! It was sailor stardust, and then you were there and then I was back in the past and then I tried to leave but then you wouldn't let me so I thought what the heck and…"
"Whoa. Slow down. Sailor Stardust?" Mamoru said swinging his legs over the side of the bed running his hands over his unshaven face.
"Yes Sailor Stardust and Sailor Starlight and Sailor StarBright and You were there we were out for a walk in the park and…"
"Where's Taylor?" Chibi Usa said running into the room.
"Chibi Usa?" Mamoru said surprised.
"I'm sorry honey. I went back to the past. They aren't here."
"Oh…" Chibi Usa's face fell. "I felt her presence. She healed me didn't she?"
"Yes."
"Ummm… Could someone explain all this to me.
After Usagi finished explaining Mamoru said that he couldn't remember any of that.
"The first time I met you was that banquet on Mars. Not on a park on the moon."
"Well we were only supplied with the memories that we would need here on earth. They didn't know they would need the Neo Sailors."
"Oh that's true. So… I helped you eh?" He smiled and they looked at each other blushing.
"Blach!" Chibi Usa made a face and scrunched up her eyes.
"You're so gross. I see enough of this mushy stuff at home. You better stop it or I'm not going to visit you anymore!" Chibi Usa warned.
Usagi and Mamoru laughed and they decided to make breakfast. While they were eating Rei called and scheduled an emergency meeting at the temple in the afternoon. Usagi called together everyone to come over to the apartment until then. "Non-scout related party" she explained. Everyone agreed except for Haruka and Makoto who had a sparring date.
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Makoto landed a hard punch to Haruka's unprotected side. Haruka groaned at the pain rendering her defensless for a minute. Makoto managed a few sharp kicks to her side as she recovered. Haruka shot out and hit Makoto full on the cheek bone. Makoto was thrown backwards and landed scuffing her elbows but she jumped back up again and circled her foe.
"Your pretty good" She said to Haruka.
"Not so bad yourself, but prepare to lose."
Haruka launched a powerful punch to Makoto's stomach and she again flew backwards, the wind knocked out of her. Haruka stood by and watched her stand up.
"Giving up?"
"I don't think so!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power, Make Up!"
"Uranus Crystal Power, Make Up!" Haruka yelled following suit.
"Sparkling Wide Pressure!" Jupiter guided the attack towards Haruka as she dodged out of the way.
"World Shaking!" Still in the air Haruka threw a powerful attack at the presumed location of Makoto.
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!" Jupiter yelled from behind her. 'dang, wrong way. That blast must have turned me upside down!'
She felt the attack hit her full in the back she flew and landed face first into the pavement. She scratched up her front pretty badly and she could feel her back was charred. She groaned and fought against her bursting lungs.
Jupiter walked over to her.
"I won," She said smiling. She bent down and placed her hand over Uranus's brooch. She grunted as green light flowed from her hand and into Haruka. Haruka's wounds healed and they both helped eachother up and decided to go for lunch.
"Good match," Haruka said impressed. She was still breathing heavily but she would be okay after relaxing and having something to eat. "But you only caught me off guard. That's the only reason."
"Haha, okay. Let's go in. I'll make something to eat."