Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon! (Short, sweet & to the point this time!)
Before I give you my U.E. notes, I want to mention that Cassandra Sisenta and I started a website -- it's dedicated to a long, intricate timeline that she and I made up for Kinmokusei and the nagareboshi senshi. There's all kind of original characters, profiles, etc. and we're working on the fiction as well. Though it doesn't have much up now, check it out:
http://www.geocities.com/starlights_quartet_stage_on/
Now....okay, this is it! ;_; My first Starlights fic has come to an end! It's sad, kind of, but
at the same time I'm happy to have finished it. ^^ Thanks so very much for all the support
you've given me through this....my reviews were mediocre until I started writing Starlights
fanfics, and now I think I've found my forte! LOL Seriously, thanks a lot!
.... "I can't believe Kakyuu-hime let us come," Maker said thoughtfully as they approached their landing destination; one of the balconies near the top of Tokyo tower. "I thought she would have wanted us to stay with her. Especially after all we went through to reunite with her in the first place."
"Hn." Healer made a face; "what I can't believe if that she let SEIYA come...."
"Hey!"
"Healer, that was uncalled for."
"Exactly." Fighter agreed, then immaturely stuck her tongue out at the silver-haired senshi who was a foot to the left of her. Healer glowered and opened her mouth to reply, but before she could say anything, Maker interrupted.
"Focus or we won't land properly." She told them sternly.
....and despite Star Fighter's immaturity....and Star Healer's stubbornness....they both shut up and focused on Star Maker. Immature, stubborn or both, neither of them wanted to miss their landing zone and fall from the top of Tokyo Tower....
Which would suck. Fighter thought to herself as her boots touched the ground. It was GOOD to feel something under her feet again, especially after so long traveling through the darkness of space. With a stifled grin, Seiya's transformation was reversed. Then, himself once again- not that Star Fighter wasn't a part of him, he really did treasure that side of his personality- he stretched his arms over his head and looked at the others. Both had transformed back, and were standing nearby.... "it's good to be back!"
"Yeah, yeah..." Yaten muttered to himself, rolling his eyes.
Waving him off, Seiya walked over to the balcony and peered downward, his eyes quickly lighting on a flash of golden pigtails below. Grinning, he spun around again, "well? Let's go! C'mon, c'mon!" Shoving at Yaten's back- the silver-haired boy was less than enthusiastic about going down and meeting the Earthian senshi who were waiting below- he ushered them to the elevators. "Jeez, Yaten, I figured you'd be HAPPY to see Aino-san again!"
Yaten growled and swiped at him, making Taiki shake his head.
I don't care! Seiya thought brightly, grinning still, I'M glad to be back...
Much as he was looking forward to seeing Usagi again, he did, however, hesitate at the bottom floor. And Yaten found it extremely amusing, as could be told from his snickering, when Seiya did a quick Haruka-check before exiting to the street outside.
"Oi, Odango!" He crowed, once he was sure that the senshi of wind wasn't there to Space Sword him back to Kinmoku. Giving the blonde a mocking salute, he continued with; "long time no see!"
"It HAS been a while, hasn't it?"
"Hai," Seiya agreed, patting one of Usagi's dumplings contentedly, "but we said we'd come visit, and here we are!"
Across from them, the combination of happy squealing and annoyed exclamations told them that Minako had found her way to Yaten's arm again; Taiki was already engaged in a conversation with Ami and Rei.
"So, what's it like to travel at the speed of light?" Makoto asked, glancing upward.
A chuckle. "Overrated."
"I can imagine." A soft voice said, catching their attention.
"Setsuna-san!" Usagi said, surprised, as she turned, "Hotaru-chan, nani-?"
Setsuna smiled, then turned her attention to Hotaru. The little girl was gazing upward with an intent and melancholy expression on her face, her eyes pinned on some unknown point in space.
"It's ending...." the senshi of destruction whispered.
"Huh?" Minako, who had wandered over with Yaten in tow, blinked. "What're you talking about-"
And she turned her eyes, following Hotaru's gaze, just in time to see the flash of white light that lit the sky above them. Gasping, the senshi all looked away, shielding their eyes from the blast, before turning back in wonder to watch a thousand tiny shooting stars race toward earth.
"What the hell was-"
"Nagareboshi?"
"What do you suppose..."
Hotaru shook her head with a sad smile. "It's over."
"What's over, Hotaru-chan?"
"Nothing." The girl's eyes remained trained on a shimmer of light that no one else had noticed. She watched solemnly as the stream of sparkling light vanished toward the planet she knew only too well, and then looked back toward Setsuna. "Never mind. Setsuna-mama, let's go home."
"Hai."
There was silence for a moment as they watched the two outer senshi walk away, then Usagi turned back to Seiya, an almost embarrassed look on her face. "Gomen ne," she apologized, "sometimes they're hard to understand...."
Seiya shrugged, still looking upward at the shooting stars that raced the sky above.
"Seiya?"
There was something....
"Um, Seiya?"
A feeling....
"Ne, ne! Seiya!"
Like he'd forgotten something important....
"Hell-oooo? Earth to Seiya!"
"Huh? Itai!" Wincing when Usagi tugged on his ponytail, he looked at her, "nani, Odango?"
Usagi looked at him strangely. "What're you DOING?"
"....nothing," casting a final glance to the stars, he grinned again, "nothing, Odango!"
It didn't matter, anyway....
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Me: **sighness** Well, that's it! I'm torn between being happy and being sad. ;_; ^_^ For those
of you who didn't get it -- Saturn went back and used her glaive to destroy the Oscuridad in the
past. Thus, events returned to the way they should have been. Yes, Setsuna and Hotaru knew that
something was happening; why? Because Setsuna is the guardian of Time, and Hotaru's just like
that, ne? ^_~ They don't remember EXACTLY, but they know something happened.
Anyway, I've ben kicking some ideas around for a sequel, but it still needs a lot of work. ^^;;
Keep an eye out, and some time in the next couple of months, you might see it come out. I don't
know how it'll turn out, but I guess I can try, ne?
Oh, and before I forget! ^^ I've started recording of a Radio Play of U.E. -- casting's already
complete, and we're recording the Trailers right now. If you're interested, the official site for my
productions is here: http://www.geocities.com/uchuno_sakuhin/
Thanks again!
Ja,
~Senashenta ;)