Hey, Starshower here. I'm so so so so so so so sorry this took so long to
get out, but I had a writers block, and school (final year at high
school…scary) which has been a major part of my time for the last 4 weeks.
Then I have my Chinese lessons every Saturday, and I've been having friend
problems, parent problems, school problems, and everything. Plus, my
parents only let me on the net once a week, and because my teachers at
school say I should be doing 5 hours of homework a night, I don't get much
time to type anymore.
Thanks to everyone who has been reviewing this, and everyone who has been badgering me to get more out. It helped, guys, it really did!
Oh, another thing, would you believe I have yet to receive a proper flame? It's true! I'm honoured!
One more thing before I go. An apology is owed to BloodMoon, my beta- reader. I couldn't send this to her, because our e-mail wasn't working, so, BloodMoon, please forgive me.
Disclaimer: I don't own them. Never have, Never Did, Never Will. *Sighs. Sobs. Louder sobs. Full on wails.*
Rei and Lita exploded. "What? You kissed the Princess?"
Ami turned her steely gaze on Duo. "I hope you know she's been crying her eyes out for 2 days now." She told Duo. "She won't eat or talk to anyone. She was just beginning to get over Darien's death, and then you do something like this."
"Woah, hold on here a second." Duo said, holding out his hands in a defensive position. "You're telling me that Meatball Cop is… is a princess?"
"Ah, no…" Ami said, glancing at Rei and Lita. "It's just a nickname. Um, we have to go now."
"No chance." Heero said. He opened his jacket and the three girls could see a small canister attached to the inside of the jacket. "This is a canister of the Ebola virus. I have no problems letting it infect everyone in this airport. We're all immune to it." He finished, indicating himself, Duo and Trowa. "I will let it go unless you tell us."
"You're joking." Ami said softly, her eyes not leaving the canister. "You have to be…"
Heero followed her gaze and smirked cruelly. "Can you be sure?" he asked. "Or more importantly, are you willing to risk it?"
Ami gulped. "What do you want to know?"
Duo let a twisted smiled cross his face. "Not here. Come with us."
"But my flight…"
"Too bad."
Serena was lying down on her bed, crying. She had been like this ever since she had last seen Duo, and he had kissed her. Ami had come around yesterday, to see how she was, but Serena had told the blue haired princess of Mercury that she was fine. Ami, being the good friend she was, hadn't believed a word, and Serena had told her the truth. The two girls had talked for a while, talking about how hard it had been for them to fight with the three other inner scouts gone, but at least the outers were still helping. Serena currently lived with Setsuna, Haruka, Michiru and Hotaru since the death of her parents. Sammy had lived there as well until his early death in the war between the colonies and Oz. He had been a rebel spy for the colonies, but had been accidentally killed while trying to get some information the colony's fighters, the Gundam Pilots, but one of the pilots had mistaken him for an enemy and shot him down.
But that was the least of her troubles. Somehow, Prince Diamond had been reawakened, and he was still after Neo-Queen Serenity. He remembered that Sailor Moon was Serenity, but luckily, he didn't know Sailor Moon's true identity. The scouts had been having a hard time fighting him off, especially since Darien – or Tuxedo Mask – had died. Serena sighed. And it had only been three months since that had happened. They needed the other inners, badly. Rei and Lita were on assignment in China and Australia respectively, and both had told her that they would drop everything to help her, but Serena had assured them that everything was alright. She hadn't told them about Diamond. And Mina had disappeared about 2 years ago, running away after a fight with her mom when Mrs Aino had found out about Mina being a scout. She had been fifteen. Artemis had been living with Serena and Luna in the outers' mansion ever since, but the white cat still continually searched for the Scout of Venus.
The other reason Ami had come around was to say goodbye. She was going to Arabia to help search for Quatre Winner. Her computer, the one she used to analyse monsters they fought, always came in handy in cases like this. Serena looked up at her clock. Ami's plane should be taking off right about now.
Serena knew she was in no shape to go to work, so she had called in sick. Her boss, Wufei, seemed to understand, though she had no idea how he could possibly know what had happened. Even more surprisingly, he had told her not to worry about her gun, and that if he knew that baka, he would return it.
Which begged another question. How did Wufei know she had lost her gun, that Duo had it (she presumed) and what did he mean when he said 'if he knew that baka'?
The phone rang, startling her out of the cocoon she was trying so hard to put up. She took a second to compose herself before answering.
"Hello?"
"Serena, it's Ami. I need you to come to…" there was a pause and Serena heard some other voices, one of which sounded very familiar, but then Ami continued, "to the warehouse on 7th street, downtown. Rei, Lita and I need your help."
"Rei and Lita?"
"Yeah. Hurry. We'll explain when you get there."
The phone went dead.
A million questions running through her head, Serena grabbed her keys and ran out the door. (AN: I just realised I wrote 'grabbed her kids and ran out the door' he he he)
The warehouse was in one of the worst parts of town. Rubbish lined the streets and men tried to assault her.
Why in the world would Ami, Rei and Lita be here? She thought.
The warehouse itself was not much different from others she had seen…or been in. she opened the door and walked into the pitch darkness, her gun held ready.
"Ami? Lita?" Serena called softly. "Rei?" there was no answer, and Serena sighed. "Why the hell would they be here?" she asked out loud, not expecting an answer. That was why, when she received one, she jumped.
"Because me and my friends brought them here, Meatball Cop." Said a familiar mocking voice.
Serena froze. "Duo."
The braided boy appeared. "Yep. Glad you remember me, babe."
"Where are my friends?" Serena demanded, pointing her gun at him.
He merely glanced at it. "Safety's on." Was all he said.
"Do you really think I'm stupid enough to fall for that a second time?"
Suddenly, the gun was wrenched from her hand, and she was spun around to see another boy behind her with green eyes.
"This is the girl, Duo?" he asked. There was a tone of approval in his voice.
Duo nodded.
"Where are my friends? What have you done to them?"
"We're fine, Serena."
Lita, Ami and Rei came out of the shadows, glaring at another brown haired boy, who followed them, a gun in his hand, and pointed at them. Serena ran to them, wrenching herself out of the green-eyed boy's grip.
"What happened?" Serena asked quietly.
"It's too long to tell now." Rei said. "We'll explain when we get out of here."
"If." Lita said, glancing at the boys. "It wont be easy escaping from them."
"Why?" Now both Serena and Ami looked confused. They were warriors, the Scouts. These boys were good, but still…
"They're ex gundam pilots." Lita said simply.
"WHAT?!" Serena squealed, briefly deafening her friends. The noise had also startled the boys, who were quietly talking in a corner. In an instant, all three had guns out, pointed at the four girls.
Before any of the boys could cock the guns, however, Serena was pushed to the floor, while Lita, Rei and Ami shielded her from the line of sight of the guns.
The surprise could be seen in Duo's face. "You would rather die yourself, then let her die?" he asked, indicating Serena.
"As long as she's safe, we will never really die." Rei answered cryptically.
"Oookay…" Duo said, looking at Rei like she was crazy.
"What do you want with us?" Serena asked, pulling herself up, and pushing out of the protection of the other girls.
"It's not you, Miss Tsukino, who interests me, in particular." Said one of the guys.
Lita turned on him. "Then why is she here, Yuy?"
"Because she interests me." Duo cut in, holding up a hand to silence Heero. "We had no idea, until we saw you talking to Ms Mizuno in the Airport, that you even knew each other. But it sure makes it easier for us that you do."
"So if Serena doesn't interest you, as you put it, who does?"
"Well, we're not exactly going to let you keep us from our targets, so we'll keep you here, until the job is done." Heero said simply.
"And me?" Ami asked, dreading the answer.
"We want to find Quatre. We know Chang assigned you to the case. Therefore, we will be giving you a companion for your journey. We just need to wait for him to get here." The other boy, who Ami remembered had been called Trowa by Lita, answered.
"Why does he interest you?" Ami asked, curious.
"None of your business." Heero snarled. Ami stepped back, scared at the viciousness of his tone.
~~ Rei, Lita, Ami. We need to get out of here, now, before their friend gets back. ~~ Serena said telepathically.
~~ Rei, Lita, you guys create a distraction, just keep them busy. ~~ Ami ordered, planning ahead.
~~ Serena and I'll teleport out as soon as we can. Get out as soon as we're gone, got it? ~~
~~ Yep. ~~
~~ Gottcha, Merc. ~~
Then Ami added some more, this directed solely at Lita and Rei. ~~ If they find out about your powers, we'll deal with it later. Do whatever it takes. ~~
Rei and Lita said nothing, but both nodded. They understood perfectly.
"What's going on?" Duo spoke up. All four girls looked at him in surprise.
"W…what do you…mean?" Ami stammered.
"You were staring at each other for, like, a minute, without talking. It was freaky!" Duo laughed. "If I didn't know better, I'd say that you guys were talking telepathically to each other."
All the girls got guilty looks on their faces, and tried to avoid the look of the pilots, which Duo didn't notice – he was too busy cackling at the insane idea of telepathic speech. Unfortunately, both Heero and Trowa did notice, and began ruling out possibilities in their minds.
But before they could come to any definite conclusion, the Scouts of Mars and Jupiter had put their plan into motion.
Thanks to everyone who has been reviewing this, and everyone who has been badgering me to get more out. It helped, guys, it really did!
Oh, another thing, would you believe I have yet to receive a proper flame? It's true! I'm honoured!
One more thing before I go. An apology is owed to BloodMoon, my beta- reader. I couldn't send this to her, because our e-mail wasn't working, so, BloodMoon, please forgive me.
Disclaimer: I don't own them. Never have, Never Did, Never Will. *Sighs. Sobs. Louder sobs. Full on wails.*
Rei and Lita exploded. "What? You kissed the Princess?"
Ami turned her steely gaze on Duo. "I hope you know she's been crying her eyes out for 2 days now." She told Duo. "She won't eat or talk to anyone. She was just beginning to get over Darien's death, and then you do something like this."
"Woah, hold on here a second." Duo said, holding out his hands in a defensive position. "You're telling me that Meatball Cop is… is a princess?"
"Ah, no…" Ami said, glancing at Rei and Lita. "It's just a nickname. Um, we have to go now."
"No chance." Heero said. He opened his jacket and the three girls could see a small canister attached to the inside of the jacket. "This is a canister of the Ebola virus. I have no problems letting it infect everyone in this airport. We're all immune to it." He finished, indicating himself, Duo and Trowa. "I will let it go unless you tell us."
"You're joking." Ami said softly, her eyes not leaving the canister. "You have to be…"
Heero followed her gaze and smirked cruelly. "Can you be sure?" he asked. "Or more importantly, are you willing to risk it?"
Ami gulped. "What do you want to know?"
Duo let a twisted smiled cross his face. "Not here. Come with us."
"But my flight…"
"Too bad."
Serena was lying down on her bed, crying. She had been like this ever since she had last seen Duo, and he had kissed her. Ami had come around yesterday, to see how she was, but Serena had told the blue haired princess of Mercury that she was fine. Ami, being the good friend she was, hadn't believed a word, and Serena had told her the truth. The two girls had talked for a while, talking about how hard it had been for them to fight with the three other inner scouts gone, but at least the outers were still helping. Serena currently lived with Setsuna, Haruka, Michiru and Hotaru since the death of her parents. Sammy had lived there as well until his early death in the war between the colonies and Oz. He had been a rebel spy for the colonies, but had been accidentally killed while trying to get some information the colony's fighters, the Gundam Pilots, but one of the pilots had mistaken him for an enemy and shot him down.
But that was the least of her troubles. Somehow, Prince Diamond had been reawakened, and he was still after Neo-Queen Serenity. He remembered that Sailor Moon was Serenity, but luckily, he didn't know Sailor Moon's true identity. The scouts had been having a hard time fighting him off, especially since Darien – or Tuxedo Mask – had died. Serena sighed. And it had only been three months since that had happened. They needed the other inners, badly. Rei and Lita were on assignment in China and Australia respectively, and both had told her that they would drop everything to help her, but Serena had assured them that everything was alright. She hadn't told them about Diamond. And Mina had disappeared about 2 years ago, running away after a fight with her mom when Mrs Aino had found out about Mina being a scout. She had been fifteen. Artemis had been living with Serena and Luna in the outers' mansion ever since, but the white cat still continually searched for the Scout of Venus.
The other reason Ami had come around was to say goodbye. She was going to Arabia to help search for Quatre Winner. Her computer, the one she used to analyse monsters they fought, always came in handy in cases like this. Serena looked up at her clock. Ami's plane should be taking off right about now.
Serena knew she was in no shape to go to work, so she had called in sick. Her boss, Wufei, seemed to understand, though she had no idea how he could possibly know what had happened. Even more surprisingly, he had told her not to worry about her gun, and that if he knew that baka, he would return it.
Which begged another question. How did Wufei know she had lost her gun, that Duo had it (she presumed) and what did he mean when he said 'if he knew that baka'?
The phone rang, startling her out of the cocoon she was trying so hard to put up. She took a second to compose herself before answering.
"Hello?"
"Serena, it's Ami. I need you to come to…" there was a pause and Serena heard some other voices, one of which sounded very familiar, but then Ami continued, "to the warehouse on 7th street, downtown. Rei, Lita and I need your help."
"Rei and Lita?"
"Yeah. Hurry. We'll explain when you get there."
The phone went dead.
A million questions running through her head, Serena grabbed her keys and ran out the door. (AN: I just realised I wrote 'grabbed her kids and ran out the door' he he he)
The warehouse was in one of the worst parts of town. Rubbish lined the streets and men tried to assault her.
Why in the world would Ami, Rei and Lita be here? She thought.
The warehouse itself was not much different from others she had seen…or been in. she opened the door and walked into the pitch darkness, her gun held ready.
"Ami? Lita?" Serena called softly. "Rei?" there was no answer, and Serena sighed. "Why the hell would they be here?" she asked out loud, not expecting an answer. That was why, when she received one, she jumped.
"Because me and my friends brought them here, Meatball Cop." Said a familiar mocking voice.
Serena froze. "Duo."
The braided boy appeared. "Yep. Glad you remember me, babe."
"Where are my friends?" Serena demanded, pointing her gun at him.
He merely glanced at it. "Safety's on." Was all he said.
"Do you really think I'm stupid enough to fall for that a second time?"
Suddenly, the gun was wrenched from her hand, and she was spun around to see another boy behind her with green eyes.
"This is the girl, Duo?" he asked. There was a tone of approval in his voice.
Duo nodded.
"Where are my friends? What have you done to them?"
"We're fine, Serena."
Lita, Ami and Rei came out of the shadows, glaring at another brown haired boy, who followed them, a gun in his hand, and pointed at them. Serena ran to them, wrenching herself out of the green-eyed boy's grip.
"What happened?" Serena asked quietly.
"It's too long to tell now." Rei said. "We'll explain when we get out of here."
"If." Lita said, glancing at the boys. "It wont be easy escaping from them."
"Why?" Now both Serena and Ami looked confused. They were warriors, the Scouts. These boys were good, but still…
"They're ex gundam pilots." Lita said simply.
"WHAT?!" Serena squealed, briefly deafening her friends. The noise had also startled the boys, who were quietly talking in a corner. In an instant, all three had guns out, pointed at the four girls.
Before any of the boys could cock the guns, however, Serena was pushed to the floor, while Lita, Rei and Ami shielded her from the line of sight of the guns.
The surprise could be seen in Duo's face. "You would rather die yourself, then let her die?" he asked, indicating Serena.
"As long as she's safe, we will never really die." Rei answered cryptically.
"Oookay…" Duo said, looking at Rei like she was crazy.
"What do you want with us?" Serena asked, pulling herself up, and pushing out of the protection of the other girls.
"It's not you, Miss Tsukino, who interests me, in particular." Said one of the guys.
Lita turned on him. "Then why is she here, Yuy?"
"Because she interests me." Duo cut in, holding up a hand to silence Heero. "We had no idea, until we saw you talking to Ms Mizuno in the Airport, that you even knew each other. But it sure makes it easier for us that you do."
"So if Serena doesn't interest you, as you put it, who does?"
"Well, we're not exactly going to let you keep us from our targets, so we'll keep you here, until the job is done." Heero said simply.
"And me?" Ami asked, dreading the answer.
"We want to find Quatre. We know Chang assigned you to the case. Therefore, we will be giving you a companion for your journey. We just need to wait for him to get here." The other boy, who Ami remembered had been called Trowa by Lita, answered.
"Why does he interest you?" Ami asked, curious.
"None of your business." Heero snarled. Ami stepped back, scared at the viciousness of his tone.
~~ Rei, Lita, Ami. We need to get out of here, now, before their friend gets back. ~~ Serena said telepathically.
~~ Rei, Lita, you guys create a distraction, just keep them busy. ~~ Ami ordered, planning ahead.
~~ Serena and I'll teleport out as soon as we can. Get out as soon as we're gone, got it? ~~
~~ Yep. ~~
~~ Gottcha, Merc. ~~
Then Ami added some more, this directed solely at Lita and Rei. ~~ If they find out about your powers, we'll deal with it later. Do whatever it takes. ~~
Rei and Lita said nothing, but both nodded. They understood perfectly.
"What's going on?" Duo spoke up. All four girls looked at him in surprise.
"W…what do you…mean?" Ami stammered.
"You were staring at each other for, like, a minute, without talking. It was freaky!" Duo laughed. "If I didn't know better, I'd say that you guys were talking telepathically to each other."
All the girls got guilty looks on their faces, and tried to avoid the look of the pilots, which Duo didn't notice – he was too busy cackling at the insane idea of telepathic speech. Unfortunately, both Heero and Trowa did notice, and began ruling out possibilities in their minds.
But before they could come to any definite conclusion, the Scouts of Mars and Jupiter had put their plan into motion.