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Immortal Habit Chapter I: Where Are They Now?
"So may I ask what my mission is, Doctor?" asked Artemis as she looked around.
"Dr. M said it was time to reunite the warriors of the past, what ever that means," the Doctor grumbled.
He was not happy about what his young student had told him to do without explanation from her. He got the feeling there was something big happening that hadyet to learn about their current status in the silent war they were fighting. He was even more suprised when the woman he had known for two years and seemed second only to Heero did something totally out of character. Artemis smiled.
"I know exactly what it means," she said, "I don't have to worry about Christmas cards this year."
She then turned and walked out of the building, her leather duster fluttering in the non-exsistent wind.
"Weird girl," murmured Dr. J.
***Aboard the Outlaw Star***
(Hotaru and Jim both look 19 or 20, but were kept young by Hotaru's healing powers. Gene and the rest of the crew are also alive. I'm planning on writing a story explaining all this later. )
"Jim! Wake up! We're late! I can't believe we slept in! I mean after a 1000 years you would think Serena wouldn't have any influence on me! But nooooo!" cried Hotaru Tomoe the deadliest person on this side of the sun as she ran around the room at top speed.
Hotaru had been living with Jim and his crew for the last 600 years after she had come to dimension to put down a threat that Pharoh 90 had risen and working his ways through a group of space pirates. She had joined the Crew, as Hotaru called them, during a fight in a gunshop when a group of pirates came looking for Hotaru. After she realised that Melfina was a living, breathing, key to the gates of both Time but of dimensions she had offered an alliance of sorts in hopes of studying and teaching Melfina about her powers. It had been like that ever since except for the fact that she was a virgin then and not head-over-heels in love with Jim.
"Firefly, you're over reacting. It's only.... 10:15! I can't believe it! You would think after a 600 years Gene's habits wouldn't have any influence on me!" cried Jim Hawkings as he ran around the room trying to get dressed.
It had only been 120 years since they had realized their feelings for eachother were mutual, much to the amusment of a certain redheaded bounty hunter and his fiance. Yes,that's right. Gene and Melfina were to be married, for the last 300 years. Hotaru was about to kill them if they didn't tie the knot soon. Finally, Jim found his other sock and looked at Hotaru, who was fully dressed but still complaining about missing underwear.
"Forget it. Let's go, it smells like Melfina's got breakfast ready," said Jim as he walked out of the room.
They both walked into the kitchen and were surprised that Gene was sitting quietly reading the paper.
"Good morning, how did you sleep? Get enough rest?" asked Gene with a sly smile.
"Screw you, Gene," said Hotaru as she walked towards the coffee maker, since she couldn't properly function without it.
Melfina raised an eyebrow at the comment and smirked. She and Gene had had a disagreement last week and they still weren't on speaking terms. Jim chuckled at the women's behviour and grabbed some eggs and bacon.
"Someone got up on the wrong side of bed this morning," Gene grumbled.
"Who said I woke up on the bed?" Hotaru smirked and took a sip of her coffee.
Suddenly a bright flash of light erupted in the room. When the light dissapated a woman could be seen with waist length silver hair and crystal blue eyes, she was wearing a pair of blue jeans, a silver tank top and a leather duster. Gene and Jim pulled out their guns and pointed at the woman while Melfina took a defensive stance.
"Who the hell are you?!" asked Gene.
The woman smirked. The smirk that was designed specificaly to piss people off. She calmly reached down and picked up Gene's coffee and took a sip.
"Good java. I am Artemis and I'm here for Hotaru," she said calmly andsetthe mug back on the table.
"Why do you want her?"asked Jim as he moved slightly in front of Hotaru.
"Because she hasn't sent me a Christmas card in almost 600 years!" joked Artemis.
"I knew Trista couldn't be trusted with such a simple task," muttered Hotaru, "I bet ten years from now you'll find every christmas card I have sent to you in you're mailbox."
"Or on my front porch," Artemis sighed when she thought of all the time it would take to sort them out.
"What are you two talking about?" asked Gene.
"Guys, this is my friend Serenity Artemis Moon Cosmos, Sere for short," said Hotaru as she pushed past Jim and hugged her friend, "And these are my other friends Gene, Melfina, and my boyfriend Jim. Now all of you put your guns down!"
Jim and Gene reluctantly set down their weapons but kept them within arms reach and Melfina became more relaxed.
"So what brings you to this dimension, Moon?" asked Hotaru.
"Trista says its time to reunite. I thought I'd drop in on my favorite angel of destruction first," chirped Serenity as she plopped down into a chair and took another drink of coffee out of Gene's mug.
"Excuse me, but I'm feeling a bit lost. I can understand the 600 years thing but you lost me after that and I'd appreciate it if you would leave my cup alone," said Gene slightly miffed about hiscoffe being taken.
"And didn't you say your name was Artemis?" asked Melfina.
"Artemis is my alias when I'm on a mission. I come from a different dimension and I need to take Hotaru back with me or our world could be destroyed," Serenity answered and set the mug down.
"Riiiiight," said Gene.
Hotaru smirked. This was exaclty the effect she expected.
"You should have seen them when I told them I'm over a thousand years old and that since I healed them so many times that they wouldn't die any time soon," said Hotaru.
"I bet Red here shot ya from shock," Serenity laughed as she quickly went through each strangers mind to be sure of no threat.
"Missed by an inch," chuckled Melfina and put up her mental shields which Serenity raised an eyebrow at.
"What was funny was when she pulled out a glaive a threatend to cut Gene's throat," chirped Jim as he relished the memory of a terrified Gene.
Hotaru and Serenity exchanged wicked grins.
"Well, it was nice to meet you. Now if you don't mind I must take little Hotaru back home," said Serenity as she stood up.
"May I go with you?" asked Jim.
Serenity was about to say no then she say the pleading in Hotaru's and Jim's eyes. They obviously loved each other andshe had a sneaking suspicion that Hotaru going to really need Jim to be at a hundred percent during the fighting.
"Fine, but no one else. I can't carry to many people with me," said Serenity.
"I can carry myself thank you very much," Hotaru snapped and quickly ran off towards her and Jim's bedroom. She came back a few minutes later with an old duffel bag of clothes and another bag with computer equipment.
"I guess this is goodbye, huh?," said Gene.
"Ya, I guess so," Jim replied.
"Have fun and don't get killed," Gene joked.
"We'll try not," Hotaru promised.
"Well, we have to get going we're on a schedule," Serenity sighed and moved towards Hotaru and Jim.
"Hope to see you soon," said Melfina as another bright light erupted in the ship and the three people in the center of the light disappeared.
"I hope they're okay," said Melfina to herself.
"Me too," replied Gene and wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed he, all thoughts of a fight were forgotten. (AN: I have yet to see that damn ending to Outlaw Star and so this is my hope for the future.)
***Advanced Medical Reaserch Center, Tokyo***
Dr. Ami Mizuno fought to stay awake as she watched information scroll down her computer screen in her office. She was working late again and after working late for three years in a row it started to wear on you. It didn't matter how many awards she won, there was always something new to discover she planned to be the one to discover it.
"Coffee...I need coffee. No forget coffee, just get me caffine in a shot needle and I'll eject it right into the vein," she mumbled to herself.
She turned her swivel chair away from the computer screen and pushed on the floor with her barefeet, sending her rolling towards the coffee-maker. She poured herself the last of the the coffee and took a sip and smiled, it was just the way she liked it: black. Ami rolled back in front of her computer and started reading the scrolling symbols.
"I've looked at this information millions of times before, why can't I shake the feeling I'm missing something," she said and then she noticed that she could no longer read the information because of her blurry eyes.
"Great now I can't work and if I try to drive home I'll probably be killed, where is Sere when you need her..."
Suddenly a bright light filled the room and there stood Serenity, Hotaru, and a man she didn't know.
"Well, speak of the devil! I was just thinking about you!"cried Ami as she got up and hugged her friends.
"Hi, Ames, this is Jim Hawkings, Hotaru's boy toy," said Serenity as she looked around the room. Ami had been a scientist for years now and it always amazed Serenity that her quiet friend had turned out to be so loud after a few hundred years and it was the science had brought her out of her shell. Get her in a lab and nothing could stop her.
"Hello, Jim. I'm Ami Mizuno the head of genetic research here."
"Jim Hawking, co-owner of Star-Hawking Enterprises in another dimension," Jim replied, he guessed that if Serenity and Hotaru would come here then woman new about the magic that had helped him stay alive.
"So what brings you guys here?" asked Ami.
"Well Miss Head of Genentic Research and Nobel Prize Winner, I got orders from Puu that it's time to regroup," replied Sere.
"Why?" asked Ami.
"Her contact didn't say. It sounded like he knows just as much as we do, probably less," said Serenity.
"Have you contacted the others?" incquired Ami.
"Nope, just you and Hotaru," Serenity answered.
"Where are they all?"asked Hotaru, it had been along time since she had seen her friends.
"Lita, Mina, and Rei are all here in Tokyo, but Amara and Michelle are in the U.S. for a concert and race," said Serenity.
"Well let's go, I'm not needed here for another two years or so since it'll take that long to get organized," sighed Ami as she refered to the moving of the Genetic Research Labs to another building, her stuff had only been saved so far because of her authority.
"First you have to cut your hair so no one recognizes you," said Hotaru as she eyed Ami's now long blue hair.
"That won't be a problem," Serenity said as she grabbed a pair of scissors off the desk and quickly snipped off Ami's hair until it looked like it did in 2000 before she decided to grow it out.
"I can't believe you did that!" cried Ami as she clutched her sheared tresses.
"All in the name of justice, Ami, I a sure you," laughed Hotaru.
"Okay now we can go," said Serenity and without warning a flash of light came and went, taking the four with it.
* * * * * *
The group of four appeared in a small appartment.
"Welcome to my little corner of the institution," said Serenity, "We'll sleep here for the night but then we have to be on our way to something bigger. Hotaru, Jim you two can take my room and Ami can have the couch and I'll sleep on the floor."
"We couldn't do that to you Serenity," said Jim, "We'll sleep on the floor you take the bed."
"No, now go away before I change my mind," said Sere as she grabbed some blankets for her and Ami.
"G'night guys," said Hotaru.
"G'night," replied Ami and Serenity as they both lay down and drifted off to sleep.
***Ami's Dream***
Ami was on Mercury, she could tell by the deep blue walls that surrounded her and the overwhelming heat. no matter what element the planet controlled it was still very close to the sun.
"Hello, dear," said a voice from behind.
Ami swiveled around and came face to face with her mother and father.
"King Hermes, Queen Athena" she said formally and gave a minute bow.
"Don't be so formal Ami, it doesn't suit you," said her father as he enveloped her in a hug.
"Okay, Father," said Ami and hugged back.
"We're here to tell you about the enemy. You already know them but they've both changed. Their much more powerful than they used to be," said her Mother, Athena.
"The Negaforce?" Ami asked.
"Oh, heavens no child, these two were much closer to you than that," chuckled Hermes.
"Endymion," she said with absolute certainty.
"Yes, my dear, he is back," said Athena.
"That bastard," Ami whispered.
"Watch your language, dear," scolded Athena.
"What if Apollo or you brother heard you say that?" asked Hermes.
"Apollo? Brother?" she asked.
"Prince Apollo of the Sun, your not so secret lover and Prince Bellephone, your brother," said Athena.
Suddenly memories came flooding back of Mercury, and two young men.
"Whoa," Ami said.
"We've got to go now dear but don't worry we're be always here for you," said Hermes. (AN: Even gods have to act parently sometimes!)
***End Dream***
Then Ami was staring at the ceiling as the images of her parents burned in her mind.
***Serenity's Dream***
"Why do my dreams always take place in the ruins of some palace?" Serenity asked aloud.
"Because all the good places are booked by the time we can schedule a dream," a male voice chuckled.
"Daddy?!" Serenity cried as she raced to hug him but she went right through him.
"Damn it! I can never remember that ghosts aren't made of matter," muttered Serenity.
"Well it's sucks for me too," said Helios, the king of the Sun, husband of Queen Serenity, father of Apollo and step-father of Serenity.
"Okay, Da, why are you here, I thought Mother was the messenger of the family?" asked Serenity.
"I wanted to see you, after all you've been around for a 1000 years, I thought you might have changed by now," said Helios.
"So what's the verdict?" Serenity asked as she plopped down on a broken pillar.
"You look like a Lunarian and think like a Lunarian, but you sense of humor is defeniatly Solarian," her father chuckled.
"Funny, Da," Serenity said with much sarcasm.
"Sorry, Princess," Helios apologized.
"Well it's time for me to go, places to destroy and lives to ruin, ya know," Serenity joked as she faded in reality.
***End Dream***
The next morning everyone was up early. Serenity was making breakfast, and Hotaru, Jim, and Ami were sitting at the kitchen table watching the news.
"Today we're going to split into groups, Ami, Hotaru you go get Lita, Mina, and Rei and I'll go get Amara and Michelle hopefully their awake( Michelle and Amara are a couple in this story.), and you Jim get to stay here and fix the washing machine, it's broke again," said Serenity as she placed plates of food in front of her guests.
"Serenity, do you still have your crystal?" asked Ami.
"Yes, why?" Sere replied.
"And it has the power to give back memories, right?"
"Ya...where is this going?" Serenity asked and took a bite of her omlete.
"Will you use it on Jim, please?" asked Ami.
"You know I don't like doing that!" Serenity exclaimed.
"Please?" said Ami and Hotaru.
Serenity sighed and pulled out her crescent staff at which Jim pulled back.
"No way! I've seen what Hotaru can do and there is no way your getting near me with that!" Jim yelled.
"Don't worry so much, I'm not going to use the staff just the crystal," Serenity said as she silently called the Imperium Silver Crystal to her hand.
"Why?" Jim inquired.
"Just touch it," Serenity said.
"Why?" Jim demanded.
"Do it," Serenity growled.
"No," Jim replied.
"Do it or your sleeping by yourself tonight," threatend Hotaru.
"Fine," Jim sighed in defeat and touched the crystal.
Memories crashed into him like a flood and he momentarily blacked out. When he woke up he saw his Angel of Destruction looking down at him worried.
"Wakey, Wakey sunshine," chirped Serenity.
"Shut up Sere or I'll go and tell Actaeon that you would rather kiss a frog than him," said Jim as he groggily sat up.
"Sorry, haven't found him yet but you'll know when we do," Serenity retorted.
"Hey sis, long time no remember, huh?" Jim joked to Ami.
"Have your powers woken up?" asked Ami.
"Ya, I think so, it's like ice right, so ya," Jim said as he reached for a blanket but Hotaru beat him and wrapped him up like a child.
"You'll get used to the decrease in body temprature soon," Ami said kindly as she watched her brother shiver and sneeze.
"Okay, while Jim is recovering let's go get the others," said Serenity and they all dissapeared in a light of silver, blue and violet.
***The Lightning Bird Resturaunt***
Hotaru appeared just outside a fancy resturaunt by the name of The Lightning Bird. She walked in and went to the kitchen were she asked a waiter where she could find Lita Kino. He said that she was probably cooking on the fifth stove so she walked that way. She immediatly recognized the woman with emerald eyes and brown hair in a bun.
"Six star chef Lita Kino how does it feel to be one of the best in the business of cooking?" asked Hotaru.
Lita turned around expecting to see another reporter but instead saw a woman with violet eyes and long black hair. Lita almost screamed when she saw the Soverign of Silence but then she realized that it was a grown up Hotaru.
"Hotaru!" cried Lita as she hugged her friend,"You grew up!"
"It was to be expected, Lita," Hotaru laughed as she pried herself out of Lita's firm grip.
"Why are you here?" Lita asked.
"Pluto said it was time to regroup so me, Serenity, and Ami are rounding up the herd for the slaughter," Hotaru joked.
"Are you staying here in Tokyo?" Lita asked.
"Ya, but I don't know the address," replied Hotaru.
"That's okay. I'm done here for the night I was just cleaning up and I think I need some vacation time so I'll leave everything to my second in command, I own the resturaunt so I don't really have to confer with the manager," said Lita as she scribbled a note for the manager.
When she was done they walked out of the resuraunt and dissapeared.
***Tokyo Hotel (AN:Sorry if the name sucks)***
Ami looked at the huge hotel that both Mina and Rei were staying at. Only the best for Oscar winner Mina Aino and singing sensation Rei Hino. Ami walked in and asked the receptionitst to give Rei and Mina a message, "Tell them that Cosmos has risen and given the order to reunite and that Mercury is waiting."
The receptionist thought that she was just another fan but the seriousness of her voice told her that if she didn't do what she was told that things may go down hill. After giving the message to the two super stars the receptionist was amazed at he speed that the women came down, from the stairs no less. Mina and Rei looked at Ami, squealed and hugged.
"What are you doing here?" asked Rei.
"Like I said in the note Serenity was told that Pluto said it was time to reunite and here I am running errands like a good little scout," joked Ami.
"Well let's go I just got done filming a movie and Rei is done recording her new CD so we can leave," said Mina and they went to pack . When they we're done they dissapeared like the senshi of ice appeared.
***Holiday Inn, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA***
Serenity appeared in a empty hotel room but you could tell by the junk thrown around in it that it was Amara and Michelle's room. Sere sighed and cleared off a chair to sit and wait for the return of the two women.
***20 minutes later***
"I could sleep for the next month, Michelle, between your concert and my race you'd think that there would be time to sleep a little but no they had to be scheduled right next to each other!"whined Amara as she walked into the room.
"I have to say I agree," said Michelle.
"You two are such whiners," said Serenity.
"Sere! You scared us to death!" said Michelle.
"Oops," smirked Sere.
"So, why are you here, odango?" asked Amara.
"Pluto says it's time to regroup," Serenity replied.
"Where are you staying?" asked Michelle.
"In Tokyo," Serenity said.
"Oh, well both of our appiontments are over so we can go at any time," said Amara.
"Okay," said Serenity and eveything packed its self by its self.
"Sometimes, it pays to be a demi-god," quipped Amara.
"Ready?" asked Serenity.
"Yup lets go," replied Michelle and they dissapeared in a silver flash.
***Serenity's Apartment***
"Finally, you get here what took you so long?" asked Rei from the couch.
"Nice to see you've changed alot pyro," said Serenity and hugged her best friend.
"Why do you think we are being regrouped now?" asked Ami.
"Let's ask Trista, shall we?" said Serenity, "Pluto I know you can hear me! Get your ass over here right now!"
"Yes, Princess?" asked Pluto who had appeared through a time portal.
"Why now?" asked Serenity.
"Short version or long version?" asked Pluto.
"Short first," said Lita.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we're losing the war," said Pluto.
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Immortal Habit Chapter I: Where Are They Now?
"So may I ask what my mission is, Doctor?" asked Artemis as she looked around.
"Dr. M said it was time to reunite the warriors of the past, what ever that means," the Doctor grumbled.
He was not happy about what his young student had told him to do without explanation from her. He got the feeling there was something big happening that hadyet to learn about their current status in the silent war they were fighting. He was even more suprised when the woman he had known for two years and seemed second only to Heero did something totally out of character. Artemis smiled.
"I know exactly what it means," she said, "I don't have to worry about Christmas cards this year."
She then turned and walked out of the building, her leather duster fluttering in the non-exsistent wind.
"Weird girl," murmured Dr. J.
***Aboard the Outlaw Star***
(Hotaru and Jim both look 19 or 20, but were kept young by Hotaru's healing powers. Gene and the rest of the crew are also alive. I'm planning on writing a story explaining all this later. )
"Jim! Wake up! We're late! I can't believe we slept in! I mean after a 1000 years you would think Serena wouldn't have any influence on me! But nooooo!" cried Hotaru Tomoe the deadliest person on this side of the sun as she ran around the room at top speed.
Hotaru had been living with Jim and his crew for the last 600 years after she had come to dimension to put down a threat that Pharoh 90 had risen and working his ways through a group of space pirates. She had joined the Crew, as Hotaru called them, during a fight in a gunshop when a group of pirates came looking for Hotaru. After she realised that Melfina was a living, breathing, key to the gates of both Time but of dimensions she had offered an alliance of sorts in hopes of studying and teaching Melfina about her powers. It had been like that ever since except for the fact that she was a virgin then and not head-over-heels in love with Jim.
"Firefly, you're over reacting. It's only.... 10:15! I can't believe it! You would think after a 600 years Gene's habits wouldn't have any influence on me!" cried Jim Hawkings as he ran around the room trying to get dressed.
It had only been 120 years since they had realized their feelings for eachother were mutual, much to the amusment of a certain redheaded bounty hunter and his fiance. Yes,that's right. Gene and Melfina were to be married, for the last 300 years. Hotaru was about to kill them if they didn't tie the knot soon. Finally, Jim found his other sock and looked at Hotaru, who was fully dressed but still complaining about missing underwear.
"Forget it. Let's go, it smells like Melfina's got breakfast ready," said Jim as he walked out of the room.
They both walked into the kitchen and were surprised that Gene was sitting quietly reading the paper.
"Good morning, how did you sleep? Get enough rest?" asked Gene with a sly smile.
"Screw you, Gene," said Hotaru as she walked towards the coffee maker, since she couldn't properly function without it.
Melfina raised an eyebrow at the comment and smirked. She and Gene had had a disagreement last week and they still weren't on speaking terms. Jim chuckled at the women's behviour and grabbed some eggs and bacon.
"Someone got up on the wrong side of bed this morning," Gene grumbled.
"Who said I woke up on the bed?" Hotaru smirked and took a sip of her coffee.
Suddenly a bright flash of light erupted in the room. When the light dissapated a woman could be seen with waist length silver hair and crystal blue eyes, she was wearing a pair of blue jeans, a silver tank top and a leather duster. Gene and Jim pulled out their guns and pointed at the woman while Melfina took a defensive stance.
"Who the hell are you?!" asked Gene.
The woman smirked. The smirk that was designed specificaly to piss people off. She calmly reached down and picked up Gene's coffee and took a sip.
"Good java. I am Artemis and I'm here for Hotaru," she said calmly andsetthe mug back on the table.
"Why do you want her?"asked Jim as he moved slightly in front of Hotaru.
"Because she hasn't sent me a Christmas card in almost 600 years!" joked Artemis.
"I knew Trista couldn't be trusted with such a simple task," muttered Hotaru, "I bet ten years from now you'll find every christmas card I have sent to you in you're mailbox."
"Or on my front porch," Artemis sighed when she thought of all the time it would take to sort them out.
"What are you two talking about?" asked Gene.
"Guys, this is my friend Serenity Artemis Moon Cosmos, Sere for short," said Hotaru as she pushed past Jim and hugged her friend, "And these are my other friends Gene, Melfina, and my boyfriend Jim. Now all of you put your guns down!"
Jim and Gene reluctantly set down their weapons but kept them within arms reach and Melfina became more relaxed.
"So what brings you to this dimension, Moon?" asked Hotaru.
"Trista says its time to reunite. I thought I'd drop in on my favorite angel of destruction first," chirped Serenity as she plopped down into a chair and took another drink of coffee out of Gene's mug.
"Excuse me, but I'm feeling a bit lost. I can understand the 600 years thing but you lost me after that and I'd appreciate it if you would leave my cup alone," said Gene slightly miffed about hiscoffe being taken.
"And didn't you say your name was Artemis?" asked Melfina.
"Artemis is my alias when I'm on a mission. I come from a different dimension and I need to take Hotaru back with me or our world could be destroyed," Serenity answered and set the mug down.
"Riiiiight," said Gene.
Hotaru smirked. This was exaclty the effect she expected.
"You should have seen them when I told them I'm over a thousand years old and that since I healed them so many times that they wouldn't die any time soon," said Hotaru.
"I bet Red here shot ya from shock," Serenity laughed as she quickly went through each strangers mind to be sure of no threat.
"Missed by an inch," chuckled Melfina and put up her mental shields which Serenity raised an eyebrow at.
"What was funny was when she pulled out a glaive a threatend to cut Gene's throat," chirped Jim as he relished the memory of a terrified Gene.
Hotaru and Serenity exchanged wicked grins.
"Well, it was nice to meet you. Now if you don't mind I must take little Hotaru back home," said Serenity as she stood up.
"May I go with you?" asked Jim.
Serenity was about to say no then she say the pleading in Hotaru's and Jim's eyes. They obviously loved each other andshe had a sneaking suspicion that Hotaru going to really need Jim to be at a hundred percent during the fighting.
"Fine, but no one else. I can't carry to many people with me," said Serenity.
"I can carry myself thank you very much," Hotaru snapped and quickly ran off towards her and Jim's bedroom. She came back a few minutes later with an old duffel bag of clothes and another bag with computer equipment.
"I guess this is goodbye, huh?," said Gene.
"Ya, I guess so," Jim replied.
"Have fun and don't get killed," Gene joked.
"We'll try not," Hotaru promised.
"Well, we have to get going we're on a schedule," Serenity sighed and moved towards Hotaru and Jim.
"Hope to see you soon," said Melfina as another bright light erupted in the ship and the three people in the center of the light disappeared.
"I hope they're okay," said Melfina to herself.
"Me too," replied Gene and wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed he, all thoughts of a fight were forgotten. (AN: I have yet to see that damn ending to Outlaw Star and so this is my hope for the future.)
***Advanced Medical Reaserch Center, Tokyo***
Dr. Ami Mizuno fought to stay awake as she watched information scroll down her computer screen in her office. She was working late again and after working late for three years in a row it started to wear on you. It didn't matter how many awards she won, there was always something new to discover she planned to be the one to discover it.
"Coffee...I need coffee. No forget coffee, just get me caffine in a shot needle and I'll eject it right into the vein," she mumbled to herself.
She turned her swivel chair away from the computer screen and pushed on the floor with her barefeet, sending her rolling towards the coffee-maker. She poured herself the last of the the coffee and took a sip and smiled, it was just the way she liked it: black. Ami rolled back in front of her computer and started reading the scrolling symbols.
"I've looked at this information millions of times before, why can't I shake the feeling I'm missing something," she said and then she noticed that she could no longer read the information because of her blurry eyes.
"Great now I can't work and if I try to drive home I'll probably be killed, where is Sere when you need her..."
Suddenly a bright light filled the room and there stood Serenity, Hotaru, and a man she didn't know.
"Well, speak of the devil! I was just thinking about you!"cried Ami as she got up and hugged her friends.
"Hi, Ames, this is Jim Hawkings, Hotaru's boy toy," said Serenity as she looked around the room. Ami had been a scientist for years now and it always amazed Serenity that her quiet friend had turned out to be so loud after a few hundred years and it was the science had brought her out of her shell. Get her in a lab and nothing could stop her.
"Hello, Jim. I'm Ami Mizuno the head of genetic research here."
"Jim Hawking, co-owner of Star-Hawking Enterprises in another dimension," Jim replied, he guessed that if Serenity and Hotaru would come here then woman new about the magic that had helped him stay alive.
"So what brings you guys here?" asked Ami.
"Well Miss Head of Genentic Research and Nobel Prize Winner, I got orders from Puu that it's time to regroup," replied Sere.
"Why?" asked Ami.
"Her contact didn't say. It sounded like he knows just as much as we do, probably less," said Serenity.
"Have you contacted the others?" incquired Ami.
"Nope, just you and Hotaru," Serenity answered.
"Where are they all?"asked Hotaru, it had been along time since she had seen her friends.
"Lita, Mina, and Rei are all here in Tokyo, but Amara and Michelle are in the U.S. for a concert and race," said Serenity.
"Well let's go, I'm not needed here for another two years or so since it'll take that long to get organized," sighed Ami as she refered to the moving of the Genetic Research Labs to another building, her stuff had only been saved so far because of her authority.
"First you have to cut your hair so no one recognizes you," said Hotaru as she eyed Ami's now long blue hair.
"That won't be a problem," Serenity said as she grabbed a pair of scissors off the desk and quickly snipped off Ami's hair until it looked like it did in 2000 before she decided to grow it out.
"I can't believe you did that!" cried Ami as she clutched her sheared tresses.
"All in the name of justice, Ami, I a sure you," laughed Hotaru.
"Okay now we can go," said Serenity and without warning a flash of light came and went, taking the four with it.
* * * * * *
The group of four appeared in a small appartment.
"Welcome to my little corner of the institution," said Serenity, "We'll sleep here for the night but then we have to be on our way to something bigger. Hotaru, Jim you two can take my room and Ami can have the couch and I'll sleep on the floor."
"We couldn't do that to you Serenity," said Jim, "We'll sleep on the floor you take the bed."
"No, now go away before I change my mind," said Sere as she grabbed some blankets for her and Ami.
"G'night guys," said Hotaru.
"G'night," replied Ami and Serenity as they both lay down and drifted off to sleep.
***Ami's Dream***
Ami was on Mercury, she could tell by the deep blue walls that surrounded her and the overwhelming heat. no matter what element the planet controlled it was still very close to the sun.
"Hello, dear," said a voice from behind.
Ami swiveled around and came face to face with her mother and father.
"King Hermes, Queen Athena" she said formally and gave a minute bow.
"Don't be so formal Ami, it doesn't suit you," said her father as he enveloped her in a hug.
"Okay, Father," said Ami and hugged back.
"We're here to tell you about the enemy. You already know them but they've both changed. Their much more powerful than they used to be," said her Mother, Athena.
"The Negaforce?" Ami asked.
"Oh, heavens no child, these two were much closer to you than that," chuckled Hermes.
"Endymion," she said with absolute certainty.
"Yes, my dear, he is back," said Athena.
"That bastard," Ami whispered.
"Watch your language, dear," scolded Athena.
"What if Apollo or you brother heard you say that?" asked Hermes.
"Apollo? Brother?" she asked.
"Prince Apollo of the Sun, your not so secret lover and Prince Bellephone, your brother," said Athena.
Suddenly memories came flooding back of Mercury, and two young men.
"Whoa," Ami said.
"We've got to go now dear but don't worry we're be always here for you," said Hermes. (AN: Even gods have to act parently sometimes!)
***End Dream***
Then Ami was staring at the ceiling as the images of her parents burned in her mind.
***Serenity's Dream***
"Why do my dreams always take place in the ruins of some palace?" Serenity asked aloud.
"Because all the good places are booked by the time we can schedule a dream," a male voice chuckled.
"Daddy?!" Serenity cried as she raced to hug him but she went right through him.
"Damn it! I can never remember that ghosts aren't made of matter," muttered Serenity.
"Well it's sucks for me too," said Helios, the king of the Sun, husband of Queen Serenity, father of Apollo and step-father of Serenity.
"Okay, Da, why are you here, I thought Mother was the messenger of the family?" asked Serenity.
"I wanted to see you, after all you've been around for a 1000 years, I thought you might have changed by now," said Helios.
"So what's the verdict?" Serenity asked as she plopped down on a broken pillar.
"You look like a Lunarian and think like a Lunarian, but you sense of humor is defeniatly Solarian," her father chuckled.
"Funny, Da," Serenity said with much sarcasm.
"Sorry, Princess," Helios apologized.
"Well it's time for me to go, places to destroy and lives to ruin, ya know," Serenity joked as she faded in reality.
***End Dream***
The next morning everyone was up early. Serenity was making breakfast, and Hotaru, Jim, and Ami were sitting at the kitchen table watching the news.
"Today we're going to split into groups, Ami, Hotaru you go get Lita, Mina, and Rei and I'll go get Amara and Michelle hopefully their awake( Michelle and Amara are a couple in this story.), and you Jim get to stay here and fix the washing machine, it's broke again," said Serenity as she placed plates of food in front of her guests.
"Serenity, do you still have your crystal?" asked Ami.
"Yes, why?" Sere replied.
"And it has the power to give back memories, right?"
"Ya...where is this going?" Serenity asked and took a bite of her omlete.
"Will you use it on Jim, please?" asked Ami.
"You know I don't like doing that!" Serenity exclaimed.
"Please?" said Ami and Hotaru.
Serenity sighed and pulled out her crescent staff at which Jim pulled back.
"No way! I've seen what Hotaru can do and there is no way your getting near me with that!" Jim yelled.
"Don't worry so much, I'm not going to use the staff just the crystal," Serenity said as she silently called the Imperium Silver Crystal to her hand.
"Why?" Jim inquired.
"Just touch it," Serenity said.
"Why?" Jim demanded.
"Do it," Serenity growled.
"No," Jim replied.
"Do it or your sleeping by yourself tonight," threatend Hotaru.
"Fine," Jim sighed in defeat and touched the crystal.
Memories crashed into him like a flood and he momentarily blacked out. When he woke up he saw his Angel of Destruction looking down at him worried.
"Wakey, Wakey sunshine," chirped Serenity.
"Shut up Sere or I'll go and tell Actaeon that you would rather kiss a frog than him," said Jim as he groggily sat up.
"Sorry, haven't found him yet but you'll know when we do," Serenity retorted.
"Hey sis, long time no remember, huh?" Jim joked to Ami.
"Have your powers woken up?" asked Ami.
"Ya, I think so, it's like ice right, so ya," Jim said as he reached for a blanket but Hotaru beat him and wrapped him up like a child.
"You'll get used to the decrease in body temprature soon," Ami said kindly as she watched her brother shiver and sneeze.
"Okay, while Jim is recovering let's go get the others," said Serenity and they all dissapeared in a light of silver, blue and violet.
***The Lightning Bird Resturaunt***
Hotaru appeared just outside a fancy resturaunt by the name of The Lightning Bird. She walked in and went to the kitchen were she asked a waiter where she could find Lita Kino. He said that she was probably cooking on the fifth stove so she walked that way. She immediatly recognized the woman with emerald eyes and brown hair in a bun.
"Six star chef Lita Kino how does it feel to be one of the best in the business of cooking?" asked Hotaru.
Lita turned around expecting to see another reporter but instead saw a woman with violet eyes and long black hair. Lita almost screamed when she saw the Soverign of Silence but then she realized that it was a grown up Hotaru.
"Hotaru!" cried Lita as she hugged her friend,"You grew up!"
"It was to be expected, Lita," Hotaru laughed as she pried herself out of Lita's firm grip.
"Why are you here?" Lita asked.
"Pluto said it was time to regroup so me, Serenity, and Ami are rounding up the herd for the slaughter," Hotaru joked.
"Are you staying here in Tokyo?" Lita asked.
"Ya, but I don't know the address," replied Hotaru.
"That's okay. I'm done here for the night I was just cleaning up and I think I need some vacation time so I'll leave everything to my second in command, I own the resturaunt so I don't really have to confer with the manager," said Lita as she scribbled a note for the manager.
When she was done they walked out of the resuraunt and dissapeared.
***Tokyo Hotel (AN:Sorry if the name sucks)***
Ami looked at the huge hotel that both Mina and Rei were staying at. Only the best for Oscar winner Mina Aino and singing sensation Rei Hino. Ami walked in and asked the receptionitst to give Rei and Mina a message, "Tell them that Cosmos has risen and given the order to reunite and that Mercury is waiting."
The receptionist thought that she was just another fan but the seriousness of her voice told her that if she didn't do what she was told that things may go down hill. After giving the message to the two super stars the receptionist was amazed at he speed that the women came down, from the stairs no less. Mina and Rei looked at Ami, squealed and hugged.
"What are you doing here?" asked Rei.
"Like I said in the note Serenity was told that Pluto said it was time to reunite and here I am running errands like a good little scout," joked Ami.
"Well let's go I just got done filming a movie and Rei is done recording her new CD so we can leave," said Mina and they went to pack . When they we're done they dissapeared like the senshi of ice appeared.
***Holiday Inn, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA***
Serenity appeared in a empty hotel room but you could tell by the junk thrown around in it that it was Amara and Michelle's room. Sere sighed and cleared off a chair to sit and wait for the return of the two women.
***20 minutes later***
"I could sleep for the next month, Michelle, between your concert and my race you'd think that there would be time to sleep a little but no they had to be scheduled right next to each other!"whined Amara as she walked into the room.
"I have to say I agree," said Michelle.
"You two are such whiners," said Serenity.
"Sere! You scared us to death!" said Michelle.
"Oops," smirked Sere.
"So, why are you here, odango?" asked Amara.
"Pluto says it's time to regroup," Serenity replied.
"Where are you staying?" asked Michelle.
"In Tokyo," Serenity said.
"Oh, well both of our appiontments are over so we can go at any time," said Amara.
"Okay," said Serenity and eveything packed its self by its self.
"Sometimes, it pays to be a demi-god," quipped Amara.
"Ready?" asked Serenity.
"Yup lets go," replied Michelle and they dissapeared in a silver flash.
***Serenity's Apartment***
"Finally, you get here what took you so long?" asked Rei from the couch.
"Nice to see you've changed alot pyro," said Serenity and hugged her best friend.
"Why do you think we are being regrouped now?" asked Ami.
"Let's ask Trista, shall we?" said Serenity, "Pluto I know you can hear me! Get your ass over here right now!"
"Yes, Princess?" asked Pluto who had appeared through a time portal.
"Why now?" asked Serenity.
"Short version or long version?" asked Pluto.
"Short first," said Lita.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we're losing the war," said Pluto.
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