Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Eternal
Book 4: Chapter 12 'Emotion'
e-mail [kisaki@tds.net]
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The Senshi stared in disbelief at the blank spot in the sky. Sailor Mars had been kidnapped and not one could have done a single thing.
"She's gone..." Jupiter whispered.
Venus shook her head. "No way..."
"It can't be..." Mercury insisted.
"This is bad." Pluto clenched her hands. "This was not supposed to happen!"
"Mars..." Tears started falling from Sailor Moon's eyes. "REEIIIII!!!! COME BACK!!! Come back.....!!"
"Then somebody had better fix it." Remarked Sailor Luna as she left.
"Stop it!" Snapped Sailor Jupiter. "You should has some respect! Mars is our friend! And you're mocking her!"
A small figure watched them in the nearby trees. It observed their behaviors with interest. [Silly children. They shouldn't be playing with a fire they can't control.]
* * *
Mamoru could feel something was wrong. The Senshi were fighting. But could he get there in time? He was far away from Usa and his friends.
[Well, I'll just have to try.] He reasoned. It was a good thing he was on his way to his apartment. He wouldn't need an excuse this time.
* * *
Uranus glanced around, paying scant attention to the argument brewing around her. [Maybe there's a clue to all this somewhere...] Suddenly something caught her eye. A shadow that had leapt down from a tree branch and disappeared into the forest beyond. [What the...] She nudged her counterpart slightly. "Did you see that?"
"Yes." Came a soft reply. "Let's follow it."
"Agreed." The two burst into a run, following the ghostly figure.
It glanced behind. Seeing the pair, it jumped into the nearby tree then moved from branch to branch.
"Stop!" When it didn't even hesitate, Neptune asked. "Should we attack?"
"Yeah." Uranus nodded then turn left slightly while Neptune went to the right.
"SUBMARINE VIOLIN TIDE!"
"SPACE TURBULENCE!"
The figure dodged the first then fired a ball of energy from a gun at the second. "Hmph! You can't win like that... ever." It said then hopped into the pond below. Uranus and Neptune followed it through the overgrowth. They skidded to a halt when they found no one there.
"Dang it!" Uranus swore. "I'm sure that was someone I knew, too!"
"But who?" Inquired Neptune.
"Silly children." A voice spoke behind them.
The two twirled. "Who are you?!" Uranus gasped.
"You don't know, little children?" asked the figure. "Know this then, this isn't a game. Don't play with a fire you can't control. Stick to your own mission." It warned.
"You can't tell us what to do." Neptune challenged.
The figure didn't respond this time. The partners were caught totally unprepared for what happened next. The person pushed to two into the pond behind them. The water suddenly seemed to rise around them. The pond had turned into a lake. The lake grew transforming into a giant ocean, and there was nothing either could do as the water swept around them. Cascading into waves as they sank deeper and deeper into the sea and deeper into unconsciousness...
* * *
Everyone went quiet as they saw Sailor Uranus and Neptune rush off.
"Uranus! Neptune!" They called but to no reply.
"I think... they'll be alright." Okugi assured after thought.
"But why did they run off like that?" asked Saturn.
"Let's go after them and find out." Jupiter suggested.
"The must have seen something." remarked Mercury.
"Then let's follow them!" Jupiter persisted.
"I don't want to loose any one else." Sailor Moon agreed.
"Okay then, let's go." Pluto nodded.
* * *
"NO!!!" Sailor Uranus tried to scream. The tide swept around her, as she gasped for air. She clawed the water, trying to swim upward, but the force pulled her down. Dizziness swept over her and she felt disorientated from the lack of oxygen. Then everything turned black as she faded into unconsciousness.
Sailor Neptune prayed her element would spare her, but that was not to be. She too felt the darkness sweep over her just as she saw her partner float without resistance...
'Uranus... Neptune...'
'Wake up...'
'Wake up... Sailor Uranus... Wake up... Sailor Neptune...'
'Wake up...!'
Uranus and Neptune opened slowly their eyes to find they were surrounded by a swirling mass of blue and green.
"Where are we?" Neptune asked.
"I dunno..." Uranus responded.
A ripple appeared in front of them. It twisted into a figure of a person. 'Little children.' the figure spoke. 'You known so much, and yet so little.'
"Who are you?! Where are we?!" Uranus burst into a series of questions.
'Patience, Sailor Uranus... A time will come when you find the answers to your questions... Until then, understand that your enemies could be your friends and even your friends could be an enemy, be very cautious...'
"What do you mean?"
'Be careful... Anything you do or say to these so called "enemies" could backfire... One thing a person does or says can make a bigger difference than you think...'
"I still don't understand." Neptune admitted.
'In due time, you will...'
The pair glanced at each other, confused.
'Sailor Uranus... Sailor Neptune... You're dreaming... Wake up to your new mission... Wake up...'
Everything swirled around them. Yet again they were swept away into the world of dreams, but they could still hear her voice calling to them.
'Uranus... Neptune...'
'Wake up...'
But... was it her voice? It didn't seem like it anymore. It sounded more like...
'Wake up...!'
"Please! Open your eyes!"
"Wake up!"
Sailor Moon?! Odango?!
"Neptune! Uranus! Wake up! Please!" She begged.
Uranus opened her eyes to find the other Senshi hovering over her. Neptune groaned and awoke in a quick gasp. Both realized they were sitting in a few inches of water.
"What... happened?" Neptune asked faintly.
"Are you guys okay?!" Wailed Sailor Moon.
Both nodded in response. "What happened?" Neptune repeated.
"We found you in the pond - faced down and unconscious." Venus explained. "So what happened to you two?"
"We saw a watcher in the shadows." Uranus spoke first, "We followed him until we reached this pond. We attacked but lost him coming here and found then him behind us. Then he pushed us into the pond."
"I..." Neptune said hesitantly, whispering the words so only Uranus could hear. "I don't know what happened to you after that but, I don't recall hitting the bottom of the pond. It felt like I was sinking in an ocean. Then I passed out. I had a dream that a lady told me that our enemies weren't all enemies."
"You too?" Uranus hissed sharply. "I did also. She said 'A time will come when you find the answers to your questions. Until then, understand that your enemies could be your friends and even your friends could be an enemy.' Right?"
"Yes!" Neptune exclaimed. "Then..."
Suddenly a figure jumped out of the bushes.
"VENUS LOVING..."
"JUPITER LIGHTNING..."
"MERCURY LIQUID..."
Everyone powered up for another assault.
"Hey wait!" The person yelled. "It's me! Tuxedo Mask!"
Looking sheepish, everyone powered-down.
"Sorry about that." Mercury apologized.
"It's alright. Did I get here in time?"
"No, but I think we should finish this conversation at my place tomorrow. I know I have a student conference to go to right about now... and I'll be late if I don't hurry." Galaxia spoke for the first time since the kidnapping.
Everyone agreed. They all needed a break.
As they parted, Jupiter called over her shoulder: "I'll tell Mr. Hino that Rei's staying at my place for a while!"
* * * That afternoon...
"Mr. Hino? Rei will be sleeping over for a few days at my place. OK?" Asked Makoto.
"Well... I guess. Just make sure she calls if she's going to stay extra long."
"Great! Thanks! Bye!" Makoto ran out of the Jinja before the grandfather could protest.
"Girls..." He grumbled.
* * *
"Now... Let's begin the discussion of our new base on Earth." Morpheus began.
"How about the North Pole?" Voiced one.
"The Amazon Jungle." A second called.
"Something closer to Tokyo." Sage disagreed.
"And you have something better?" Asked Morpheus.
"Indeed I do. I suggest the old base the Death Busters used - the Mugen Academy."
"It doesn't exist anymore." The first pointed out.
"No, but it has been rebuilt as a different school called the Hikawa Academy. There would be plenty of young bodies for the Akuma Stones to feed on."
Morpheus grinned. "It's perfect."
* * *
Kusamura Hana giggled. She brushed off the dirt from on her hands and stood up to look at her three friends, who had accompanied her to the Juuban Park. "The flowers are so beautiful here." Her pink hair tossed in the wind, but held in place by the bun in the back and the yellow bow tied to it. At each side was a looped pigtail.
"We didn't come here to smell to roses, Hana." Pointed out the girl with green hair twisted into five parts. The top three had been pulled together at the end, while the other two were left hanging at the sides.
"Irori's got a point." Said the red-haired girl. It had been gathered into a long ponytail with gold bands attached every so often. "We know she's here, we just need to find her."
"But, Kei, we can't help her yet." Blurted out the last girl. She had her hair pulled up in a bun, also. Her hair was a light blue. "We mind as well wait for something to happen."
"No way!" Protested Irori, "Houshu! How could you say such a thing?! If we do that, She'll be killed by the time we find her!"
"Yeah... you're right." Houshu sighed, "We can always keep an eye on her!"
"So let's get going!" Kei cheered.
"Yeah!" The others agreed and set off.
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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Eternal
Book 4: Chapter 12 'Emotion'
e-mail [kisaki@tds.net]
Book 4: Chapter 12 'Emotion'
e-mail [kisaki@tds.net]
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The Senshi stared in disbelief at the blank spot in the sky. Sailor Mars had been kidnapped and not one could have done a single thing.
"She's gone..." Jupiter whispered.
Venus shook her head. "No way..."
"It can't be..." Mercury insisted.
"This is bad." Pluto clenched her hands. "This was not supposed to happen!"
"Mars..." Tears started falling from Sailor Moon's eyes. "REEIIIII!!!! COME BACK!!! Come back.....!!"
"Then somebody had better fix it." Remarked Sailor Luna as she left.
"Stop it!" Snapped Sailor Jupiter. "You should has some respect! Mars is our friend! And you're mocking her!"
A small figure watched them in the nearby trees. It observed their behaviors with interest. [Silly children. They shouldn't be playing with a fire they can't control.]
* * *
Mamoru could feel something was wrong. The Senshi were fighting. But could he get there in time? He was far away from Usa and his friends.
[Well, I'll just have to try.] He reasoned. It was a good thing he was on his way to his apartment. He wouldn't need an excuse this time.
* * *
Uranus glanced around, paying scant attention to the argument brewing around her. [Maybe there's a clue to all this somewhere...] Suddenly something caught her eye. A shadow that had leapt down from a tree branch and disappeared into the forest beyond. [What the...] She nudged her counterpart slightly. "Did you see that?"
"Yes." Came a soft reply. "Let's follow it."
"Agreed." The two burst into a run, following the ghostly figure.
It glanced behind. Seeing the pair, it jumped into the nearby tree then moved from branch to branch.
"Stop!" When it didn't even hesitate, Neptune asked. "Should we attack?"
"Yeah." Uranus nodded then turn left slightly while Neptune went to the right.
"SUBMARINE VIOLIN TIDE!"
"SPACE TURBULENCE!"
The figure dodged the first then fired a ball of energy from a gun at the second. "Hmph! You can't win like that... ever." It said then hopped into the pond below. Uranus and Neptune followed it through the overgrowth. They skidded to a halt when they found no one there.
"Dang it!" Uranus swore. "I'm sure that was someone I knew, too!"
"But who?" Inquired Neptune.
"Silly children." A voice spoke behind them.
The two twirled. "Who are you?!" Uranus gasped.
"You don't know, little children?" asked the figure. "Know this then, this isn't a game. Don't play with a fire you can't control. Stick to your own mission." It warned.
"You can't tell us what to do." Neptune challenged.
The figure didn't respond this time. The partners were caught totally unprepared for what happened next. The person pushed to two into the pond behind them. The water suddenly seemed to rise around them. The pond had turned into a lake. The lake grew transforming into a giant ocean, and there was nothing either could do as the water swept around them. Cascading into waves as they sank deeper and deeper into the sea and deeper into unconsciousness...
* * *
Everyone went quiet as they saw Sailor Uranus and Neptune rush off.
"Uranus! Neptune!" They called but to no reply.
"I think... they'll be alright." Okugi assured after thought.
"But why did they run off like that?" asked Saturn.
"Let's go after them and find out." Jupiter suggested.
"The must have seen something." remarked Mercury.
"Then let's follow them!" Jupiter persisted.
"I don't want to loose any one else." Sailor Moon agreed.
"Okay then, let's go." Pluto nodded.
* * *
"NO!!!" Sailor Uranus tried to scream. The tide swept around her, as she gasped for air. She clawed the water, trying to swim upward, but the force pulled her down. Dizziness swept over her and she felt disorientated from the lack of oxygen. Then everything turned black as she faded into unconsciousness.
Sailor Neptune prayed her element would spare her, but that was not to be. She too felt the darkness sweep over her just as she saw her partner float without resistance...
'Uranus... Neptune...'
'Wake up...'
'Wake up... Sailor Uranus... Wake up... Sailor Neptune...'
'Wake up...!'
Uranus and Neptune opened slowly their eyes to find they were surrounded by a swirling mass of blue and green.
"Where are we?" Neptune asked.
"I dunno..." Uranus responded.
A ripple appeared in front of them. It twisted into a figure of a person. 'Little children.' the figure spoke. 'You known so much, and yet so little.'
"Who are you?! Where are we?!" Uranus burst into a series of questions.
'Patience, Sailor Uranus... A time will come when you find the answers to your questions... Until then, understand that your enemies could be your friends and even your friends could be an enemy, be very cautious...'
"What do you mean?"
'Be careful... Anything you do or say to these so called "enemies" could backfire... One thing a person does or says can make a bigger difference than you think...'
"I still don't understand." Neptune admitted.
'In due time, you will...'
The pair glanced at each other, confused.
'Sailor Uranus... Sailor Neptune... You're dreaming... Wake up to your new mission... Wake up...'
Everything swirled around them. Yet again they were swept away into the world of dreams, but they could still hear her voice calling to them.
'Uranus... Neptune...'
'Wake up...'
But... was it her voice? It didn't seem like it anymore. It sounded more like...
'Wake up...!'
"Please! Open your eyes!"
"Wake up!"
Sailor Moon?! Odango?!
"Neptune! Uranus! Wake up! Please!" She begged.
Uranus opened her eyes to find the other Senshi hovering over her. Neptune groaned and awoke in a quick gasp. Both realized they were sitting in a few inches of water.
"What... happened?" Neptune asked faintly.
"Are you guys okay?!" Wailed Sailor Moon.
Both nodded in response. "What happened?" Neptune repeated.
"We found you in the pond - faced down and unconscious." Venus explained. "So what happened to you two?"
"We saw a watcher in the shadows." Uranus spoke first, "We followed him until we reached this pond. We attacked but lost him coming here and found then him behind us. Then he pushed us into the pond."
"I..." Neptune said hesitantly, whispering the words so only Uranus could hear. "I don't know what happened to you after that but, I don't recall hitting the bottom of the pond. It felt like I was sinking in an ocean. Then I passed out. I had a dream that a lady told me that our enemies weren't all enemies."
"You too?" Uranus hissed sharply. "I did also. She said 'A time will come when you find the answers to your questions. Until then, understand that your enemies could be your friends and even your friends could be an enemy.' Right?"
"Yes!" Neptune exclaimed. "Then..."
Suddenly a figure jumped out of the bushes.
"VENUS LOVING..."
"JUPITER LIGHTNING..."
"MERCURY LIQUID..."
Everyone powered up for another assault.
"Hey wait!" The person yelled. "It's me! Tuxedo Mask!"
Looking sheepish, everyone powered-down.
"Sorry about that." Mercury apologized.
"It's alright. Did I get here in time?"
"No, but I think we should finish this conversation at my place tomorrow. I know I have a student conference to go to right about now... and I'll be late if I don't hurry." Galaxia spoke for the first time since the kidnapping.
Everyone agreed. They all needed a break.
As they parted, Jupiter called over her shoulder: "I'll tell Mr. Hino that Rei's staying at my place for a while!"
* * * That afternoon...
"Mr. Hino? Rei will be sleeping over for a few days at my place. OK?" Asked Makoto.
"Well... I guess. Just make sure she calls if she's going to stay extra long."
"Great! Thanks! Bye!" Makoto ran out of the Jinja before the grandfather could protest.
"Girls..." He grumbled.
* * *
"Now... Let's begin the discussion of our new base on Earth." Morpheus began.
"How about the North Pole?" Voiced one.
"The Amazon Jungle." A second called.
"Something closer to Tokyo." Sage disagreed.
"And you have something better?" Asked Morpheus.
"Indeed I do. I suggest the old base the Death Busters used - the Mugen Academy."
"It doesn't exist anymore." The first pointed out.
"No, but it has been rebuilt as a different school called the Hikawa Academy. There would be plenty of young bodies for the Akuma Stones to feed on."
Morpheus grinned. "It's perfect."
* * *
Kusamura Hana giggled. She brushed off the dirt from on her hands and stood up to look at her three friends, who had accompanied her to the Juuban Park. "The flowers are so beautiful here." Her pink hair tossed in the wind, but held in place by the bun in the back and the yellow bow tied to it. At each side was a looped pigtail.
"We didn't come here to smell to roses, Hana." Pointed out the girl with green hair twisted into five parts. The top three had been pulled together at the end, while the other two were left hanging at the sides.
"Irori's got a point." Said the red-haired girl. It had been gathered into a long ponytail with gold bands attached every so often. "We know she's here, we just need to find her."
"But, Kei, we can't help her yet." Blurted out the last girl. She had her hair pulled up in a bun, also. Her hair was a light blue. "We mind as well wait for something to happen."
"No way!" Protested Irori, "Houshu! How could you say such a thing?! If we do that, She'll be killed by the time we find her!"
"Yeah... you're right." Houshu sighed, "We can always keep an eye on her!"
"So let's get going!" Kei cheered.
"Yeah!" The others agreed and set off.
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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Eternal
Book 4: Chapter 12 'Emotion'
e-mail [kisaki@tds.net]