Here's the beginning third part. It doesn't change point of view but it does change to
present tense once and a while. This is actually my 2nd attempt at writing this part
since the path I was taking the first time got too boring after a couple of episodes.
Sailor Moon: World Rebirth -Part 3, Hope and Chaos
Prologue 'A New Battle Begins'
This is a prologue of beginnings and endings. That which has been and that
which could be. A new variable is unraveled.
****
Below the palace of Crystal Tokyo exists a multitude of empty corridors and
passages. They have long before been mapped and explored. It has been at
least 500 years since the last official exploration was finished. It is said
that many of the tunnels were used during the founding of Crystal Tokyo, but
are now no longer needed. But now, there are two people in one of those
passageways. Queen Serenity, and her daughter Princess Usagi. A year and a
half have passed since Princess Usagi returned from her training in the past
and there has been no sign of the guardian of time, Sailor Pluto. Although
these two members of the royal family don't realize it, this moment is going
to be the turning point in time. The birth of the one small ray of hope for
harmony in time. Maybe one of them does know. We shall never know.
*****
Princess Usagi was relieved when her mother finally stopped. Walking through
these hallways completely disoriented her, and she hated it. Queen Serenity
paused for a moment, as if contemplating whether to continue or not, then
turned around to face her daughter. Standing aside, she revealed what she
had brought the princess down to see. She feared it, yet trusted what it
stood for.
Something about what was on the wall immediately grabbed young Usagi's
attention. It was lines and lines of a language that she didn't recognize.
It had to be a language! She ran her finger over the symbols which had been
engraved in the rock. She looked up to her mother. "What is it?"
"It appeared shortly before you returned. Sailor Mars had a dream which led
her down here to find it. But when we did our searches many, many years ago
it wasn't here. We have spent quite a long time trying to figure out what it
is. Shortly after your return Saturn realized that they are time runes."
"Time runes? What are they?"
"The language of those like Sailor Pluto. Only a guardian of time could
accurately translate the true meaning of it and Pluto hasn't returned.
Fortunately, Sailor Mercury and some other scholars were able to roughly
translate what it says. Even with Mercury's computer there are many parts
which we can't fully translate." Queen Serenity paused.
Princess Usagi wasn't sure she wanted to know what the runes said. She knew
this was a time to be serious and that whatever it said, must be incredibly
important.
Queen Serenity regained her composure. "Basically, it's a very complex
prophecy. It gives many references to signs to look for, and then what will
happen, and what will have to happen if the signs appear." What a mouthful
of a riddle, Serenity thought. But that was what Mercury had said.
Usagi realized that her mother was dancing around telling her what the wall
said. She suddenly felt frightened, and nervous. "What does it say?"
"Our lack of knowledge of this language has caused many difficulties. We
aren't sure whether the phrases that were translated are correct or if the
language can even be correctly translated to Japanese. Also, because of the
jumble of wording, many of its meanings are a mystery to us."
"It . . . it makes references to many things . . . all which have come
true." Her voice wavered. " Some of them are: the shortening of the young
one's training, the disappearance of the guardian, star formations and
events which have occurred throughout the last year. But most importantly,
'the crown looses the ability to heal, and is marked by the darkening of the
crystal'."
Queen Serenity held up what Usagi realized was the ginzuishou. Only it was a
pale green colour. "I can no longer use the crystal; its power is a stranger
to me. The script says that the crystal shall be passed on, as well as the
power that was never needed."
Princess Usagi was starting to get even more nervous because she realized
that her mother was frightened. "So what does all of this mean?" she managed
to get out.
Queen Serenity looked back towards the wall. "What exactly the words say we
are unsure of, but we are pretty sure most of the references are to you."
Princess Usagi didn't know how to react. How could a wall deep underground
make references to her in a strange language?
"We are certain that the prophecy speaks of you. In several places you are
referred to as the 'one light of hope'. It speaks of a superior being
rewriting time itself, and that you have the power to stop it. It says that
with the sword of light, or of time -we're not sure which it means- you
'will journey in relative time' back 'to where whence returned from'. This
means that you will travel to a year and a half after you left your training
in the past since that is how long you've been here for. But it also says
that you 'will meet your future in a period of seconds preceding the
journey' -we have no idea what that part means. It says later on that 'the
ray of light shall share the power of the guardian through the mysterious
power of the diamond'. And at the end of this section it says that 'with the
power of eternity, the ray of hope will confront the darkness'."
Queen Serenity moved her finger to a spot below the part she had just been
translating, which was below all of the rest. "But here is the part that
scares me the most. We were able to pretty much completely translate this
part. It reads something similar to: 'Following the departure of the chosen
light of hope, the time from which it shone from, will become a time that
could have been, should have been, but now to never exist again. With the
loss of the events of their memories, the present shall no longer exist."
"It's just one giant riddle, with multiple meanings, but I think this part
means that after you leave here, we will all disappear."
Princess Usagi didn't know how to react. What her mother had just said was a
lot to absorb for a ten year old girl. She just stared at the wall she
looked it over and found a part at the bottom which Serenity hadn't referred
to. "What about this part here?"
"Which part?"
"These lines right here."
"I don't see any-" Queen Serenity fell silent. As her daughter ran her
fingers along a portion of the wall, some additional runes appeared. "But
now I can see them."
Princess Usagi looked over the wall as a whole. "Mother, I don't think this
is a wall, I think this is a door."
The Queen suddenly realized, that this made possible some of the references
to how the sword of light would be found. "How do we open it?"
"I think it has something to do with this indent." Princess pointed to an
indent in the middle of the door which her mother clearly couldn't see. She
ran her finger over it and that problem was corrected.
Queen Serenity realized that it was just the right size to hold the
ginzuishou. She tried to place it in the hole but nothing happened.
"Here, let me try," Usagi offered. As soon as the crystal touched the
princess's hands it returned to its original white colour. She placed it in
the indent and it stayed there. It began to glow, and the two of them
stepped backwards in amazement as the whole wall swung inward to reveal
another chamber. The ginzuishou just hung in the air where it had been
placed in the wall. Usagi tried to take it but it wouldn't move. She
abandoned it and Queen Serenity followed her daughter to find something that
she never expected to find under her palace. It was a circular room, and the
walls met in a dome at the top of the room. The room was illuminated by a
light blue light which came from the walls.
In the middle of the room was a circle carved into the floor, about ten feet
across. Inside it was an eight-pointed star which had a different planet's
symbol at the end of each point. In the middle of the star was a circular
dais that was slightly raised from the floor. Inside this was a crescent
moon. But most spectacular was the pedestal that rose from the gap in the
crescent moon. Blade down, placed into the pedestal was a crystal sword,
which reflected the blue light into symbols of the planets on the walls,
although the sword was not carved in any way. Serenity was the first to
speak. "This must be the room which will link you to the past without the
aid of Sailor Pluto." The two of them walked forward but Serenity found that
after a few steps she ran into an invisible barrier while Usagi passed right
through. "Wait," she called out.
Usagi turned around to find that her mother could not follow her to the
pedestal. She quickly hurried back to her waiting arms. Usagi found that her
mother's face was wet with tears. "I'm never going to see you again my small
lady." Princess Usagi finally realized that this was the last moment that
she was going to spend with her mother and found tears running down her own
face as well. She buried her face into her mother' chest. She didn't even
know what she was doing yet and events and actions beyond her knowledge were
spinning out of control. But she felt a responsibility, something inside
that would allow her to know exactly what to do. After about a minute they
separated. "Good bye, my daughter. Do not forget me." The many years of
queenship had taught Serenity when it was time for herself, and when it was
time for responsibilities and what must be done. She placed a small cube
into Usagi's hand. "Here is a memory cube. It contains images of all of your
friends here, as well as the time runes which you must show to Sailor Pluto
if you find her. Good luck."
Princess Usagi pushed a smile. If she spoke again she knew that she would
burst into tears so she just turned around and walked towards the circle.
"Good bye Mommy," she spoke, for the very last time, allowing the tears to
run down her face anyway. Princess Usagi stepped into the circle.
Immediately she felt that she was far away from her mother. She could feel
the sword in the center calling to her. A call which became clearer as she
approached the dais. It was like the beautiful song of a bird, wanting you
to come closer so you can hear it better. When she stepped upon the dais,
the entrance to the cavern swung shut, trapping both of them inside. The
ginzuishou floated over to her and placed itself in the hilt of the sword.
She could feel the energy radiating from it. As she placed her hands on the
hilt of the sword, everything else around her faded away. There was suddenly
a silence surrounding her which was more deafening than the silence before.
It was now just her, and the sacred crystal.
A voice spoke to her which seemed to come from all around the room, as well
as from in her mind. Arise Haiku. Lifting her hands, there was a blinding
flash of light as Princess Usagi lifted the surprisingly light sword from
the pedestal; and as she turned, lifted the sword up in her hands, the dais
rotated so that she was facing her hopeful mother. The sword was glowing,
and she could feel the power building within herself. The voice spoke again.
Become a warrior worthy of the sword.
Queen Serenity looked up from her tears to find her daughter facing her.
Then the impossible occurred. Her daughter began to age. She grew taller and
wider, and more built to handle a sword. Queen Serenity estimated that her
daughter had aged about 5 years in a minute. The final parts of the prophecy
were dropping into place. Fight with the power of eternity.
Princess Usagi felt her feet rising from the ground as her gown shredded to
reveal her sailor fuku. Then even it began to change. The skirt and collar
went completely white, and then a red line followed by a pink line appeared
along the edges of both. On the wrists of her gloves pink bracelets
appeared. When she aged her hair grew, so now it was arranged similar to
Sailor Moon's. The ginzuishou didn't float to her chest but an eight-pointed
star appeared where it would have been. Finally three ribbons, one from her
choker and two from the top of her skirt appeared before she was set back on
the ground. Perhaps the most amazing feature was the wings that grew from
her back. Unlike Eternal Sailor Moon's these wings actually looked like they
could lift a person.
This new eternal sailor looked herself over. She had aged. She knew that it
was because of the sword. The fact that she had been too young for her
mission had been resolved. The sword had also given her a new uniform so
that she could effectively channel its power. The knowledge of what to do
next entered her mind. First she turned the sword so that it was pointing
down, and then she knelt on one knee. She focused on the ginzuishou. It was
the key. The sword was simply a tool. The power was in the crystal. She sent
the power of the ginzuishou throughout the sword, the dais, and throughout
the entire platform. The entire platform was engulfed in light. The last
thing she heard before the ancient time machine transported her away was the
voice inside her head. Be reborn; as Haiku, the senshi of time. The last
chance for harmony in time.
A single ray of hope sped towards the past.
*****
--One year after Chibi-usa travels to the past for her new purpose in life, as
well as shortly after the gathering:--
The 'beyonder' was having minor difficulties. These 'senshi' he believed he
had dealt with upon his arrival were becoming more than a minor nuisance.
The time for games was over. Round three meant it was time for serious
business.
Of course, it would be too simple just to wipe them out himself; a waste of
precious time and valuable energy. Every bit of spare energy was going to be
needed for his masters would be arriving soon, and he had to be ready to
present his 'creation'.
It was time to eliminate the senshi.
Aries!
Arcana!
He chose semi-humanoid forms and twisted, cruel minds. Why not add a little
chaos into his world? Since these senshi believed that they stood for
'peace' and 'justice', it only seemed fitting that those who eliminated them
were corrupt and lived for 'destruction' and 'death'. Of course, these were
all traits of weaker, lesser beings and were meaningless to someone like
him. Gods stood for everything, as well as nothing.
His children needed no instructions. His will was their purpose of being.
The one named Aries put a fist to his chest. "The lord of chaos shall rule!"
He faded away. Good; loyal, arrogant. Arcana rose from the crouching
position she had been summoned in. "Think of the deed as already completed,
my lord," she said before turning around and walking into the darkness. Also
good; he sensed a double cross forming as well as deadly efficiency and
selfless daringness. It was perfect. One would most certainly focus on chaos
while the other on the task at hand although each of them would contribute
to both.
With a few more touches to his world it was about to become a deadly game of
cat and mouse. A game where the cat enjoyed allowing the mouse to think it
had the advantage. Of course, it would all be cleaned up afterwards with
time to spare before his masters' arrival.
*****
In another place on new Earth, shortly afterwards.
There was a time when neither of them had taken their responsibilities
seriously. Life, love, success, failure. They were meaningless because of
destiny, even though each of them were humoured. They had a future which was
unescapable, or at least it had been, until the rules were changed.
With new rules and variable destinies a few of the senshi weren't surprised
to find Usagi and Chibi-us -well, Haiku, because of the aging -already in
the meeting room when they arrived, discussing the senshi's next move. The
daydreaming, ditzy days were long gone; the two of them had matured from
hardships and were ready to take up arms for peace.
Fond memories of times long gone passed back and forth across the table
until all of the girls, had arrived. Then it was down to business. The
senshi had their leader back and she was taking the role seriously now as
she should have from the beginning.
"Those were good times," Usagi was saying, "But now it's time to get down to
business and the situation at hand. Now that everyone is fully aware of the
full situation we can move ahead in the matter. Ch -Haiku and I have been
completely briefed in what the situation on our planet is and what we should
do."
"First, now that we are all together again I think you'd agree that it would
be unwise for us to split up and go our separate ways, so instead we're
going to split into two group. The inner senshi led by me, and the outer
senshi led by Haiku." No one was surprised by this decision since Usagi and
Haiku were equals when it came to the fact that they each held a ginzuishou.
Although Michiru had to lay a hand on Haruka's hand before she said anything
against it. Haruka would just have to step down from being leader for a
little while. There were more important matters at hand. Besides that no one
spoke, allowing Usagi to continue."
"The inner senshi and I will go to the arctic region to investigate a
possible weapon being built there, while the outer senshi shall travel to
the volcanic region to discover the purpose of the mountain which has
appeared next to the command point. In each region we will have to locate
any inhabitants and report on how they stand in this ... war. Is there
anything that I'm forgetting?"
Ami spoke up first. "I think we should go to Dohilne Island and check on the
condition of Haiku's ship. It could be very helpful if we need to regroup
for any reason."
"Agreed," Usagi replied. "Anything else?"
"We should pass through Toria," Hotaru said quietly, staring down at the
table. "And check on my father," she finished as she looked up.
"I'm sure that that can be arranged. And if he needs out I'm sure that his
help would be greatly appreciated here or in Dohilne. Anything else
concerning this?" No one could think of anything at the moment so she
continued. "Good then. After packing supplies we will proceed tomorrow
morning."
"Now that that's been taken care of, how about another breakfast? Haiku and
I have been at this for at least a couple of hours and I'm starving again."
Some things never changed.
*****
And so the adventure begins refreshed and anew.
present tense once and a while. This is actually my 2nd attempt at writing this part
since the path I was taking the first time got too boring after a couple of episodes.
Sailor Moon: World Rebirth -Part 3, Hope and Chaos
Prologue 'A New Battle Begins'
This is a prologue of beginnings and endings. That which has been and that
which could be. A new variable is unraveled.
****
Below the palace of Crystal Tokyo exists a multitude of empty corridors and
passages. They have long before been mapped and explored. It has been at
least 500 years since the last official exploration was finished. It is said
that many of the tunnels were used during the founding of Crystal Tokyo, but
are now no longer needed. But now, there are two people in one of those
passageways. Queen Serenity, and her daughter Princess Usagi. A year and a
half have passed since Princess Usagi returned from her training in the past
and there has been no sign of the guardian of time, Sailor Pluto. Although
these two members of the royal family don't realize it, this moment is going
to be the turning point in time. The birth of the one small ray of hope for
harmony in time. Maybe one of them does know. We shall never know.
*****
Princess Usagi was relieved when her mother finally stopped. Walking through
these hallways completely disoriented her, and she hated it. Queen Serenity
paused for a moment, as if contemplating whether to continue or not, then
turned around to face her daughter. Standing aside, she revealed what she
had brought the princess down to see. She feared it, yet trusted what it
stood for.
Something about what was on the wall immediately grabbed young Usagi's
attention. It was lines and lines of a language that she didn't recognize.
It had to be a language! She ran her finger over the symbols which had been
engraved in the rock. She looked up to her mother. "What is it?"
"It appeared shortly before you returned. Sailor Mars had a dream which led
her down here to find it. But when we did our searches many, many years ago
it wasn't here. We have spent quite a long time trying to figure out what it
is. Shortly after your return Saturn realized that they are time runes."
"Time runes? What are they?"
"The language of those like Sailor Pluto. Only a guardian of time could
accurately translate the true meaning of it and Pluto hasn't returned.
Fortunately, Sailor Mercury and some other scholars were able to roughly
translate what it says. Even with Mercury's computer there are many parts
which we can't fully translate." Queen Serenity paused.
Princess Usagi wasn't sure she wanted to know what the runes said. She knew
this was a time to be serious and that whatever it said, must be incredibly
important.
Queen Serenity regained her composure. "Basically, it's a very complex
prophecy. It gives many references to signs to look for, and then what will
happen, and what will have to happen if the signs appear." What a mouthful
of a riddle, Serenity thought. But that was what Mercury had said.
Usagi realized that her mother was dancing around telling her what the wall
said. She suddenly felt frightened, and nervous. "What does it say?"
"Our lack of knowledge of this language has caused many difficulties. We
aren't sure whether the phrases that were translated are correct or if the
language can even be correctly translated to Japanese. Also, because of the
jumble of wording, many of its meanings are a mystery to us."
"It . . . it makes references to many things . . . all which have come
true." Her voice wavered. " Some of them are: the shortening of the young
one's training, the disappearance of the guardian, star formations and
events which have occurred throughout the last year. But most importantly,
'the crown looses the ability to heal, and is marked by the darkening of the
crystal'."
Queen Serenity held up what Usagi realized was the ginzuishou. Only it was a
pale green colour. "I can no longer use the crystal; its power is a stranger
to me. The script says that the crystal shall be passed on, as well as the
power that was never needed."
Princess Usagi was starting to get even more nervous because she realized
that her mother was frightened. "So what does all of this mean?" she managed
to get out.
Queen Serenity looked back towards the wall. "What exactly the words say we
are unsure of, but we are pretty sure most of the references are to you."
Princess Usagi didn't know how to react. How could a wall deep underground
make references to her in a strange language?
"We are certain that the prophecy speaks of you. In several places you are
referred to as the 'one light of hope'. It speaks of a superior being
rewriting time itself, and that you have the power to stop it. It says that
with the sword of light, or of time -we're not sure which it means- you
'will journey in relative time' back 'to where whence returned from'. This
means that you will travel to a year and a half after you left your training
in the past since that is how long you've been here for. But it also says
that you 'will meet your future in a period of seconds preceding the
journey' -we have no idea what that part means. It says later on that 'the
ray of light shall share the power of the guardian through the mysterious
power of the diamond'. And at the end of this section it says that 'with the
power of eternity, the ray of hope will confront the darkness'."
Queen Serenity moved her finger to a spot below the part she had just been
translating, which was below all of the rest. "But here is the part that
scares me the most. We were able to pretty much completely translate this
part. It reads something similar to: 'Following the departure of the chosen
light of hope, the time from which it shone from, will become a time that
could have been, should have been, but now to never exist again. With the
loss of the events of their memories, the present shall no longer exist."
"It's just one giant riddle, with multiple meanings, but I think this part
means that after you leave here, we will all disappear."
Princess Usagi didn't know how to react. What her mother had just said was a
lot to absorb for a ten year old girl. She just stared at the wall she
looked it over and found a part at the bottom which Serenity hadn't referred
to. "What about this part here?"
"Which part?"
"These lines right here."
"I don't see any-" Queen Serenity fell silent. As her daughter ran her
fingers along a portion of the wall, some additional runes appeared. "But
now I can see them."
Princess Usagi looked over the wall as a whole. "Mother, I don't think this
is a wall, I think this is a door."
The Queen suddenly realized, that this made possible some of the references
to how the sword of light would be found. "How do we open it?"
"I think it has something to do with this indent." Princess pointed to an
indent in the middle of the door which her mother clearly couldn't see. She
ran her finger over it and that problem was corrected.
Queen Serenity realized that it was just the right size to hold the
ginzuishou. She tried to place it in the hole but nothing happened.
"Here, let me try," Usagi offered. As soon as the crystal touched the
princess's hands it returned to its original white colour. She placed it in
the indent and it stayed there. It began to glow, and the two of them
stepped backwards in amazement as the whole wall swung inward to reveal
another chamber. The ginzuishou just hung in the air where it had been
placed in the wall. Usagi tried to take it but it wouldn't move. She
abandoned it and Queen Serenity followed her daughter to find something that
she never expected to find under her palace. It was a circular room, and the
walls met in a dome at the top of the room. The room was illuminated by a
light blue light which came from the walls.
In the middle of the room was a circle carved into the floor, about ten feet
across. Inside it was an eight-pointed star which had a different planet's
symbol at the end of each point. In the middle of the star was a circular
dais that was slightly raised from the floor. Inside this was a crescent
moon. But most spectacular was the pedestal that rose from the gap in the
crescent moon. Blade down, placed into the pedestal was a crystal sword,
which reflected the blue light into symbols of the planets on the walls,
although the sword was not carved in any way. Serenity was the first to
speak. "This must be the room which will link you to the past without the
aid of Sailor Pluto." The two of them walked forward but Serenity found that
after a few steps she ran into an invisible barrier while Usagi passed right
through. "Wait," she called out.
Usagi turned around to find that her mother could not follow her to the
pedestal. She quickly hurried back to her waiting arms. Usagi found that her
mother's face was wet with tears. "I'm never going to see you again my small
lady." Princess Usagi finally realized that this was the last moment that
she was going to spend with her mother and found tears running down her own
face as well. She buried her face into her mother' chest. She didn't even
know what she was doing yet and events and actions beyond her knowledge were
spinning out of control. But she felt a responsibility, something inside
that would allow her to know exactly what to do. After about a minute they
separated. "Good bye, my daughter. Do not forget me." The many years of
queenship had taught Serenity when it was time for herself, and when it was
time for responsibilities and what must be done. She placed a small cube
into Usagi's hand. "Here is a memory cube. It contains images of all of your
friends here, as well as the time runes which you must show to Sailor Pluto
if you find her. Good luck."
Princess Usagi pushed a smile. If she spoke again she knew that she would
burst into tears so she just turned around and walked towards the circle.
"Good bye Mommy," she spoke, for the very last time, allowing the tears to
run down her face anyway. Princess Usagi stepped into the circle.
Immediately she felt that she was far away from her mother. She could feel
the sword in the center calling to her. A call which became clearer as she
approached the dais. It was like the beautiful song of a bird, wanting you
to come closer so you can hear it better. When she stepped upon the dais,
the entrance to the cavern swung shut, trapping both of them inside. The
ginzuishou floated over to her and placed itself in the hilt of the sword.
She could feel the energy radiating from it. As she placed her hands on the
hilt of the sword, everything else around her faded away. There was suddenly
a silence surrounding her which was more deafening than the silence before.
It was now just her, and the sacred crystal.
A voice spoke to her which seemed to come from all around the room, as well
as from in her mind. Arise Haiku. Lifting her hands, there was a blinding
flash of light as Princess Usagi lifted the surprisingly light sword from
the pedestal; and as she turned, lifted the sword up in her hands, the dais
rotated so that she was facing her hopeful mother. The sword was glowing,
and she could feel the power building within herself. The voice spoke again.
Become a warrior worthy of the sword.
Queen Serenity looked up from her tears to find her daughter facing her.
Then the impossible occurred. Her daughter began to age. She grew taller and
wider, and more built to handle a sword. Queen Serenity estimated that her
daughter had aged about 5 years in a minute. The final parts of the prophecy
were dropping into place. Fight with the power of eternity.
Princess Usagi felt her feet rising from the ground as her gown shredded to
reveal her sailor fuku. Then even it began to change. The skirt and collar
went completely white, and then a red line followed by a pink line appeared
along the edges of both. On the wrists of her gloves pink bracelets
appeared. When she aged her hair grew, so now it was arranged similar to
Sailor Moon's. The ginzuishou didn't float to her chest but an eight-pointed
star appeared where it would have been. Finally three ribbons, one from her
choker and two from the top of her skirt appeared before she was set back on
the ground. Perhaps the most amazing feature was the wings that grew from
her back. Unlike Eternal Sailor Moon's these wings actually looked like they
could lift a person.
This new eternal sailor looked herself over. She had aged. She knew that it
was because of the sword. The fact that she had been too young for her
mission had been resolved. The sword had also given her a new uniform so
that she could effectively channel its power. The knowledge of what to do
next entered her mind. First she turned the sword so that it was pointing
down, and then she knelt on one knee. She focused on the ginzuishou. It was
the key. The sword was simply a tool. The power was in the crystal. She sent
the power of the ginzuishou throughout the sword, the dais, and throughout
the entire platform. The entire platform was engulfed in light. The last
thing she heard before the ancient time machine transported her away was the
voice inside her head. Be reborn; as Haiku, the senshi of time. The last
chance for harmony in time.
A single ray of hope sped towards the past.
*****
--One year after Chibi-usa travels to the past for her new purpose in life, as
well as shortly after the gathering:--
The 'beyonder' was having minor difficulties. These 'senshi' he believed he
had dealt with upon his arrival were becoming more than a minor nuisance.
The time for games was over. Round three meant it was time for serious
business.
Of course, it would be too simple just to wipe them out himself; a waste of
precious time and valuable energy. Every bit of spare energy was going to be
needed for his masters would be arriving soon, and he had to be ready to
present his 'creation'.
It was time to eliminate the senshi.
Aries!
Arcana!
He chose semi-humanoid forms and twisted, cruel minds. Why not add a little
chaos into his world? Since these senshi believed that they stood for
'peace' and 'justice', it only seemed fitting that those who eliminated them
were corrupt and lived for 'destruction' and 'death'. Of course, these were
all traits of weaker, lesser beings and were meaningless to someone like
him. Gods stood for everything, as well as nothing.
His children needed no instructions. His will was their purpose of being.
The one named Aries put a fist to his chest. "The lord of chaos shall rule!"
He faded away. Good; loyal, arrogant. Arcana rose from the crouching
position she had been summoned in. "Think of the deed as already completed,
my lord," she said before turning around and walking into the darkness. Also
good; he sensed a double cross forming as well as deadly efficiency and
selfless daringness. It was perfect. One would most certainly focus on chaos
while the other on the task at hand although each of them would contribute
to both.
With a few more touches to his world it was about to become a deadly game of
cat and mouse. A game where the cat enjoyed allowing the mouse to think it
had the advantage. Of course, it would all be cleaned up afterwards with
time to spare before his masters' arrival.
*****
In another place on new Earth, shortly afterwards.
There was a time when neither of them had taken their responsibilities
seriously. Life, love, success, failure. They were meaningless because of
destiny, even though each of them were humoured. They had a future which was
unescapable, or at least it had been, until the rules were changed.
With new rules and variable destinies a few of the senshi weren't surprised
to find Usagi and Chibi-us -well, Haiku, because of the aging -already in
the meeting room when they arrived, discussing the senshi's next move. The
daydreaming, ditzy days were long gone; the two of them had matured from
hardships and were ready to take up arms for peace.
Fond memories of times long gone passed back and forth across the table
until all of the girls, had arrived. Then it was down to business. The
senshi had their leader back and she was taking the role seriously now as
she should have from the beginning.
"Those were good times," Usagi was saying, "But now it's time to get down to
business and the situation at hand. Now that everyone is fully aware of the
full situation we can move ahead in the matter. Ch -Haiku and I have been
completely briefed in what the situation on our planet is and what we should
do."
"First, now that we are all together again I think you'd agree that it would
be unwise for us to split up and go our separate ways, so instead we're
going to split into two group. The inner senshi led by me, and the outer
senshi led by Haiku." No one was surprised by this decision since Usagi and
Haiku were equals when it came to the fact that they each held a ginzuishou.
Although Michiru had to lay a hand on Haruka's hand before she said anything
against it. Haruka would just have to step down from being leader for a
little while. There were more important matters at hand. Besides that no one
spoke, allowing Usagi to continue."
"The inner senshi and I will go to the arctic region to investigate a
possible weapon being built there, while the outer senshi shall travel to
the volcanic region to discover the purpose of the mountain which has
appeared next to the command point. In each region we will have to locate
any inhabitants and report on how they stand in this ... war. Is there
anything that I'm forgetting?"
Ami spoke up first. "I think we should go to Dohilne Island and check on the
condition of Haiku's ship. It could be very helpful if we need to regroup
for any reason."
"Agreed," Usagi replied. "Anything else?"
"We should pass through Toria," Hotaru said quietly, staring down at the
table. "And check on my father," she finished as she looked up.
"I'm sure that that can be arranged. And if he needs out I'm sure that his
help would be greatly appreciated here or in Dohilne. Anything else
concerning this?" No one could think of anything at the moment so she
continued. "Good then. After packing supplies we will proceed tomorrow
morning."
"Now that that's been taken care of, how about another breakfast? Haiku and
I have been at this for at least a couple of hours and I'm starving again."
Some things never changed.
*****
And so the adventure begins refreshed and anew.