As Uranus stepped into the den and towards the couch, Michelle came down
the stairs her mirror in hand. Uranus stopped at the couch and gently laid
the still figure of the Princess down. With that done she turned her
attention to prying the cat's claws from her shoulder.
"What do you think you are doing Amara? You can't just come and take her from her house!" It was obvious that Luna was outraged and there was a hint of worry in her voice, she still seemed oblivious to the fact that the Guardian of Time was in the room. Luna jumped from her perch and on to the couch, where she patted Serena's face with a velvety paw. "Come one, Serena wake up."
Uranus shot the cat a look of pure annoyance, which probably had something a little stronger mixed with it. "She was like that when I got there." She said shrugging. Then walked over to where Michelle was standing. Hotaru went over to where Luna was still trying to get Serena to wake up.
"It's ok Luna, I'm sure that she will be fine in a little while. We just have to wait for the Inners to get here, then we will find out everything." She looked in the direction of Pluto and noticed that she wasn't there. At this her face paled.
"Yes, you are right. Now why was everyone called here?" Luna asked sitting down on her haunches and looking up at the young Senshi of Destruction.
"Umm.we'll all find out soon enough." With that she got up and walked hurriedly over to where the remaining Outers where standing conversing quietly. "You guys where did Pluto go?" She asked quietly.
At the soft question they both jerked their heads in the direction of where she had last been. "Oh no. Where did she go? I am not about to have the Inners here along with Luna wanting an explanation as to why they are here and us not able to give them one." About that time there was a knock on the door. "Oh damn. Great, just great." By this time it was apparent that Uranus had had just about enough.
"Calm down. I'm sure that she has a good reason, at least she had better have a good one." Michelle said as she tried to calm her. The only thing it served was to restrain her for a moment. Hopefully the moment would last until Trista had had time to explain what had happened. "Answer the door. While I try to come up with something." Michelle didn't specify who should open the door, and Hotaru being a little eager to be away from Amara at the time took off running.
The young girl reached the door as the doorbell rang. She quickly opened the door to revel the Inners and Tuxedo Mask on the doorstep. The young girl motioned for them to enter as she looked for her Rini; she was surprised to see that she wasn't there. They had spent the afternoon together and thought that she would have been with Serena or at least with Darien, but they were both here now and Rini wasn't. She had been worried before, but now she was really starting to get worried.
The fiery tempered black haired Senshi of Mars was the first to speak. It was apparent that she didn't like the idea of being called from her shrine in the middle of the night just to see that the one that had summoned them was no where to be seen. "Would some one please explain what is going on here? Where is Pluto? Someone had better have a good reason for this." She was fuming.
At the second question posed by Mars, Luna looked interested in something other than trying to get Serena to wake up. "Pluto? She was here? I agree with Rei on this one, some one needs to explain what is going on, now. If she was here where is she now?"
"I'm here." As those words were heard a gate appeared in the corner, black and green mixing as they swirled in a spiral pattern. Soon out stepped the Guardian of Time, Time Staff in hand. Once she was one out of the portal the light diminished. And instantly she was bombarded with questions. Pluto let the questions fly for a few more minutes before she had finally had enough.
"QUIET!" The usually calm Senshi yelled. Before Luna could say anything let alone anyone else she continued. "Luna, Serena will be ok in a little while. Just let her rest. You'll understand in a minute. I also sent Uranus after Serena; I knew something was going to happen. I just didn't know what. I called everyone here. Before you ask, I sent Rini back to the future; she will be safe there. Take a seat and be prepared for a shock."
She gave everyone a chance to get settled and with a hard glare at Mars and an equally hard glare at Uranus that basically said if you interrupt you WOULD deal with her. Once everyone was seated she began with what had been happening at the Gates.
"You will hear the story from where I come in, and that is all I know. Questions only if they are intelligent, and if there is an interruption there had better be a very good reason, not just because you don't like it. A couple weeks ago I got this feeling that something wasn't right, that something was going to happen. I checked through time many, many times and found nothing out of place. Everything was fine that just made the feeling worse. I decided that it was my imagination and that I needed a break for a day. I dozed off and woke to a flux in the Space Time Continuum. I checked everything once again; nothing was out of place, nowhere in time had anything happened. Look out side, do any of you see anything missing?" With that she gestured toward the large bay window that stood to her right.
At first the group didn't move, they just sat there as if in a state of shock. Ami, the blue haired Senshi of Mercury was the first to move to the window. She scanned the shy a couple of times then began typing on her computer. By this time everyone else had joined her at the window, and Pluto had went to check on Serena, who was coming out of her state of unconsciousness.
Pluto kneeled down by the couch that she was laying on, and watched as her eyes fluttered open to a look of confusion. A quick glance at the group by the window told Pluto that they were waiting for the results of Ami's scan.
Serena looked around the room before her clear sky blue eyes settled on the kneeling figure of Pluto. "What's happened?" Her voice soft, not the usual whiny voice, it was obvious to her that there was something the matter, something seriously wrong had happened.
"I'm sorry, Princess, I didn't for see this coming. I don't know how this has happened. I can only tell you that what has happened so far. I know not where this unfaithful, unprecedented event will lead to in the future."
Serena sat slowly up; feeling drained, and looked around once again. Everyone was there. "Rini? Where is she?" She asked brushing golden strands of hair from her face.
"I sent her home, back to the future. She will be safe there. She is safe there."
The only acknowledge Pluto had to this was a slight nod of the head. "Mother, I was talking to mother. When it happened. She told me not to worry, that it would be okay, but she didn't say what would be okay."
"That's why you fainted then. This was not supposed to happen." She added under her breath, hoping that no one heard and if they did, then so be it.
"Nothing is old friend." Serena added under her breath as well, Pluto is was the only one, beside Luna, that knew that Serena had awoken as the Princess that she had been on the Moon. Everything was just an act, so as to know one would know, but slowly very slowly she had been doing better in school, gradually becoming on time for things, but not enough so to give anything away.
"It's time they knew."
"I don't think so. A little longer, but not yet, it could be useful that they do not know yet."
About this time there was an explosion of conversation from the window. "WHAT IN THE.?" Mars exclaimed when the results from Mercury's scan had been told.
"What does that mean?" It was hard to tell who had asked this question because at Mar's exclamation everyone had started talking.
"The moon has disappeared from sky at its zenith, and from the resent past. From this night there will be no record of there ever being one. From what I can gather it could mean nothing besides it has finally went beyond the gravitational pull of the Earth or it could mean trouble."
When Pluto started talking and explaining what had happened, the Senshi turned to face her and the pale form of Sailor Moon.
"What do you think you are doing Amara? You can't just come and take her from her house!" It was obvious that Luna was outraged and there was a hint of worry in her voice, she still seemed oblivious to the fact that the Guardian of Time was in the room. Luna jumped from her perch and on to the couch, where she patted Serena's face with a velvety paw. "Come one, Serena wake up."
Uranus shot the cat a look of pure annoyance, which probably had something a little stronger mixed with it. "She was like that when I got there." She said shrugging. Then walked over to where Michelle was standing. Hotaru went over to where Luna was still trying to get Serena to wake up.
"It's ok Luna, I'm sure that she will be fine in a little while. We just have to wait for the Inners to get here, then we will find out everything." She looked in the direction of Pluto and noticed that she wasn't there. At this her face paled.
"Yes, you are right. Now why was everyone called here?" Luna asked sitting down on her haunches and looking up at the young Senshi of Destruction.
"Umm.we'll all find out soon enough." With that she got up and walked hurriedly over to where the remaining Outers where standing conversing quietly. "You guys where did Pluto go?" She asked quietly.
At the soft question they both jerked their heads in the direction of where she had last been. "Oh no. Where did she go? I am not about to have the Inners here along with Luna wanting an explanation as to why they are here and us not able to give them one." About that time there was a knock on the door. "Oh damn. Great, just great." By this time it was apparent that Uranus had had just about enough.
"Calm down. I'm sure that she has a good reason, at least she had better have a good one." Michelle said as she tried to calm her. The only thing it served was to restrain her for a moment. Hopefully the moment would last until Trista had had time to explain what had happened. "Answer the door. While I try to come up with something." Michelle didn't specify who should open the door, and Hotaru being a little eager to be away from Amara at the time took off running.
The young girl reached the door as the doorbell rang. She quickly opened the door to revel the Inners and Tuxedo Mask on the doorstep. The young girl motioned for them to enter as she looked for her Rini; she was surprised to see that she wasn't there. They had spent the afternoon together and thought that she would have been with Serena or at least with Darien, but they were both here now and Rini wasn't. She had been worried before, but now she was really starting to get worried.
The fiery tempered black haired Senshi of Mars was the first to speak. It was apparent that she didn't like the idea of being called from her shrine in the middle of the night just to see that the one that had summoned them was no where to be seen. "Would some one please explain what is going on here? Where is Pluto? Someone had better have a good reason for this." She was fuming.
At the second question posed by Mars, Luna looked interested in something other than trying to get Serena to wake up. "Pluto? She was here? I agree with Rei on this one, some one needs to explain what is going on, now. If she was here where is she now?"
"I'm here." As those words were heard a gate appeared in the corner, black and green mixing as they swirled in a spiral pattern. Soon out stepped the Guardian of Time, Time Staff in hand. Once she was one out of the portal the light diminished. And instantly she was bombarded with questions. Pluto let the questions fly for a few more minutes before she had finally had enough.
"QUIET!" The usually calm Senshi yelled. Before Luna could say anything let alone anyone else she continued. "Luna, Serena will be ok in a little while. Just let her rest. You'll understand in a minute. I also sent Uranus after Serena; I knew something was going to happen. I just didn't know what. I called everyone here. Before you ask, I sent Rini back to the future; she will be safe there. Take a seat and be prepared for a shock."
She gave everyone a chance to get settled and with a hard glare at Mars and an equally hard glare at Uranus that basically said if you interrupt you WOULD deal with her. Once everyone was seated she began with what had been happening at the Gates.
"You will hear the story from where I come in, and that is all I know. Questions only if they are intelligent, and if there is an interruption there had better be a very good reason, not just because you don't like it. A couple weeks ago I got this feeling that something wasn't right, that something was going to happen. I checked through time many, many times and found nothing out of place. Everything was fine that just made the feeling worse. I decided that it was my imagination and that I needed a break for a day. I dozed off and woke to a flux in the Space Time Continuum. I checked everything once again; nothing was out of place, nowhere in time had anything happened. Look out side, do any of you see anything missing?" With that she gestured toward the large bay window that stood to her right.
At first the group didn't move, they just sat there as if in a state of shock. Ami, the blue haired Senshi of Mercury was the first to move to the window. She scanned the shy a couple of times then began typing on her computer. By this time everyone else had joined her at the window, and Pluto had went to check on Serena, who was coming out of her state of unconsciousness.
Pluto kneeled down by the couch that she was laying on, and watched as her eyes fluttered open to a look of confusion. A quick glance at the group by the window told Pluto that they were waiting for the results of Ami's scan.
Serena looked around the room before her clear sky blue eyes settled on the kneeling figure of Pluto. "What's happened?" Her voice soft, not the usual whiny voice, it was obvious to her that there was something the matter, something seriously wrong had happened.
"I'm sorry, Princess, I didn't for see this coming. I don't know how this has happened. I can only tell you that what has happened so far. I know not where this unfaithful, unprecedented event will lead to in the future."
Serena sat slowly up; feeling drained, and looked around once again. Everyone was there. "Rini? Where is she?" She asked brushing golden strands of hair from her face.
"I sent her home, back to the future. She will be safe there. She is safe there."
The only acknowledge Pluto had to this was a slight nod of the head. "Mother, I was talking to mother. When it happened. She told me not to worry, that it would be okay, but she didn't say what would be okay."
"That's why you fainted then. This was not supposed to happen." She added under her breath, hoping that no one heard and if they did, then so be it.
"Nothing is old friend." Serena added under her breath as well, Pluto is was the only one, beside Luna, that knew that Serena had awoken as the Princess that she had been on the Moon. Everything was just an act, so as to know one would know, but slowly very slowly she had been doing better in school, gradually becoming on time for things, but not enough so to give anything away.
"It's time they knew."
"I don't think so. A little longer, but not yet, it could be useful that they do not know yet."
About this time there was an explosion of conversation from the window. "WHAT IN THE.?" Mars exclaimed when the results from Mercury's scan had been told.
"What does that mean?" It was hard to tell who had asked this question because at Mar's exclamation everyone had started talking.
"The moon has disappeared from sky at its zenith, and from the resent past. From this night there will be no record of there ever being one. From what I can gather it could mean nothing besides it has finally went beyond the gravitational pull of the Earth or it could mean trouble."
When Pluto started talking and explaining what had happened, the Senshi turned to face her and the pale form of Sailor Moon.
