The usual disclaimer: Neither Sailor Moon nor DragonBall Z belong to me, I am simply borrowing the characters for a time to use in my twisted little stories

This is awesome! I have been getting so many good responses to both my stories, so I went ahead and put up some other anime fics I wrote. (See if you can find them! ^_^) Oh, and I have been getting a lot of questions about the senshi. Don't worry, you will hear from them soon! (Hehehe, as in now!) I got inspired by someone asking about the senshi. They had put in a comment along with it that sounded really good, so I'm going to use it! I don't remember exactly who sent it to me, I think it was someone named Diana or something… maybe not, my memory sucks. ANYWAYS, I just want to thank all those that took time out to review me! I have gotten a lot of constructive criticism, and I am grateful for it! Don't stop! Well, that's all for now, please excuse me. I must get back to writing my fanfics!

Spirit of Cosmos

The usual disclaimer: Neither Sailor Moon nor DragonBall Z belong to me, I am simply borrowing the characters for a time to use in my twisted little stories. If I did own them, I would be rich and famous, and rename myself the supreme goddess of the moon. But since I don't, and since I'm not, I'm writing this disclaimer. Remember - I only do what the voices tell me to do….

Chapter Three – Calm Before the Storm

"Congratulations, Chi-chi! You have a son-in-law!" Bulma giggled to Chi-chi.

"Same to you, Bulma! I'm sure you will like your daughter-in-law!" Chi-chi squealed excitedly.

The two women collapsed in helpless giggles at the thought of their respective son and daughter wed.

"Oh, the fates definitely have something special planned for those two," Bulma said happily.

Apparently, fate did have something special planned for her. It demanded no Sailor Moon… No Moon Kingdom… Nothing ever came about to remind Usagi of her past life, and so she had no problem acting like a normal child. There was no destiny to live out – she finally had the right to form her own.

Pluto watched as Usagi flew down the tunnel, into a new life. Twisting the strings to get Usagi into the DragonBall universe had been tricky, but as Usagi was born again, Pluto breathed a sigh a relief knowing the girl was safe. Finally, she can be happy. Pluto turned from the mirror she had been watching Usagi from, and walked a little ways away. Waving her staff, the mirror disappeared. Fog swirled around the empty place where the mirror had been before. Finally settling down, the fog stopped moving. Pluto looked around her silent domain. Walking over to the time gate, she leaned against it, and sighing, looked upwards into the inky blackness. The calm before the storm… Her friends are going to be coming any minute… What shall I tell them? I killed her? Running a hand through her dark green hair, she turned her head from the time gate. I didn't kill her. I merely… sent her off. To be happy… To live a free life… But I will never tell them that. No, I will preserve the image that they saw, that they believe… But for now, I shall wait. Let them come.

The inner senshi stood in a small circle in Rei's temple. Each stood with their heads bowed, contemplating a course of action now that their leader was… None of the girls could bring themselves, even in their minds, to admit what was fast becoming fact. Every girl there had the illogical hope that Usagi would come bursting in, apologizing for being late again, and babbling some inane excuse about Motoki dragging her into the arcade to play the latest game. But as the minutes passed, it was obvious she wasn't coming. And it was becoming clear she never would. Still, each girl stood with their heads bowed, wondering what they should do. The silence was deafening, and it seemed to stretch for ages.

Suddenly, Ami lifted her head, and breaking the silence, murmured one word. "Pluto."

Rei glanced up at Ami. "Yes… she would know what do to. How to fix it."

"Can you communicate with her, Rei?" Makoto asked hopefully.

"I think so…" she replied uncertainly.

"Well, thinking so is better than nothing. Get on it now!" Minako said quickly.

"I agree with Minako, Rei. Try to contact Setsuna now, perhaps she can tell us something," Ami said quietly.

"Alright, let's try it now," Makoto spoke up.

"Lets?" Rei said indignantly. "Look, since its me who is going to try and contact her, not you, I think you all should give me a least a little bit of peace and quiet," she finished, looking around at the other girls.

"Ok, I guess we will check back with you…" Amy trailed off, waiting for Rei to supply her with an answer.

"Believe me, you will know when I get through to Setsuna. You'll feel it – trust me," Rei answered.

"Right then, I guess we will come when the time is right, ne?" Minako said. Nodding, Rei ushered them all out of the temple, and proceeded to the fire.

Sliding the door closed behind her, she took a deep breath and smoothed her kimono. Walking over to the ceremonial fire, she kneeled down and, taking a deep breath, began to meditate.

~~~~~~~~~~ Several hours later ~~~~~~~~~~~~

Rei sighed and stood up, straightening her robes. Shaking her head in frustration, she flipped a piece of hair out of her eyes and crossed the room to the sliding door and silently pushed it open. Taking a calming breath, she stepped out of the temple, and walked slowly across the courtyard. Nothing. Five hours of staring into that damn fire, and what do I get? Nothing. As for calling for Pluto… that worked out swell, ne? Rolling her eyes heaven ward, she bent down to pick up a broom, and started sweeping the spotless stonework of the courtyard. As she worked her way across the stones, she began to relax.

"Nothing like mindless work to soothe the soul, huh Rei?" A new voice called out. Snapping her head up at the sound, Rei's eyes widened in surprise at the appearance of a figure leaning against the cherry tree.

"Pluto!?"

Well, what did you think? I know it has been ages since the last update, and I was going to add more (I have the second half of the chapter written on a different document) but it needed to be strung together better. SO, you're going to have to wait! I'm going up to the city this weekend, so don't expect any updates in anything! And again, thanks for all the encouraging responses!

Spirit of cosmos

p.s. I KNOW this is only two pages, but shorter stories mean more updates! Promise! (Well, mostly… I'm so lazy!) thanks again! =)