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Sailor Moon: Silver
Chapter 42
Meeting Galaxia
Aurora wakes up two days later. Her bandage is wrapped around her head only and
Yaten is asleep on another couch. Aurora slowly sits up and tilts her head to
the side. She slowly stands up and walks over to Yaten. She bends down and taps
him. He doesn't wake up and Aurora stands up.
"Athena? Can you hear me?"
Yes. How do you feel?
"Terrible. How about you?"
Fine now. I paid a visit to Elysion and I guess that's all I needed.
"Just like when you left. I feel miserable."
Aurora sits down and sighs.
"Where are you?"
Athena's head appears from behind the couch Yaten is sleeping on. Aurora runs
forward and hugs Athena, then winces. Athena nips Aurora's hand and Aurora
rests her head on Athena's neck.
"I have a headache."
You banged your head pretty hard. I'm surprised you don't have a
concussion.
"Thick-skulled."
Both Aurora and Athena laugh. This causes Yaten to stir. He opens his eyes and
looks over at Aurora, who picks her head up.
"How do you feel?" Yaten asks.
"I still have a headache." Aurora answers.
Yaten stands up and walks over to Aurora. He places his hand on her forehead.
He smiles and steps back.
"Your fever's broken. I think you're on the road to
recovery."
Aurora smiles and brings her arm up. Yaten bends down and Aurora moves her
finger over the scar on Yaten's face.
"I almost got your eye. I'm sorry."
Yaten smiles and traces his finger over a mark on Aurora's cheek. She shines
away and winces.
"I got attacked. No worries. Does Serena know where I'm at?"
Yaten shrugs and stands up straight.
"Seiya was supposed to tell her. Knowing him he probably forgot."
Aurora laughs softly and Yaten smiles.
"Let's take you home."
Aurora climbs onto Athena's back, afraid she'll pass out on the journey home.
Yaten opens the door and Athena walks outside. Both teenager and pegasus walk
down the street. Athena's left ear cocks back towards Aurora as the girl
sneezes and shivers. Yaten looks at her and she looks at him, only to turn her
head away with a light blush in her cheeks. Athena lets out a low whine and
Aurora growls softly. Aurora whispers something into Athena's ear and both of
Athena's ears prick. Her horn gives a soft glow and Athena turns her head back
towards Aurora.
"I'll be fine Yaten. You should go home."
Yaten looks shocked, but nods.
"Don't get hurt."
Aurora smiles and nods.
"Athena's here to help me."
Yaten smiles and walks off. Aurora gets off of Athena's back and turns around.
"Hi Nezu."
Nezu walks forward and smiles.
"What happened?" Nezu asks.
"I hit my head." Aurora answers.
"Oh! It's that beautiful pegasus again."
Athena flushes and Aurora laughs.
"So, what's up?"
"A friend of mine wants to meet you."
"Oh? Alright."
Nezu leads Aurora to a building and walks inside. As they walk through the
building, Aurora slowly becomes aware of a faint gassy smell. When they reach
an out of order elevator it's gotten much stronger and Aurora is feeling faint.
She collapses against the wall and her eyelids start closing. Athena slowly
lies down and whines loudly. Both girl and pegasus fall asleep. It takes Aurora
an hour and a half to wake up. When she finally does, she instantly notices
she's on a cold surface. She slowly lifts her head up and sees a woman in
golden armor sitting on a throne. Aurora sits up and looks at her. The woman is
looking at her with a cross between a caring look and a hard look.
"Hello. May I ask who you are?" Aurora asks.
"My name is Galaxia. What is yours?"
"Aurora. Wow. Your pretty." Aurora says looking at her.
Galaxia smiles and stands up. Sure Aurora had learned about her in school but
she though she could convince Galaxia that she was a friend.
Chapter 43
Befriending Galaxia
Aurora stands up and walks over to Galaxia. She reaches up and Galaxia makes no
move. Aurora puts her hand on the sapphire crystal on her chest and it glows
softly.
"Oh wow. Pretty stone."
Galaxia smiles again and Aurora takes her hand off of the sapphire. She looks
down and notices the bracelets around her wrists. She puts her hand over the
gem and shivers as it glows. Galaxia moves her hand away and holds her wrist.
"You shouldn't touch those."
"All right. So what are you doing here?" Aurora asks.
"I live here." Galaxia answers.
Aurora looks around and scuffs.
"This place is boring. Why don't you come to my house..Umm if I can get
out that is."
Two giggles are heard and Aurora turns around. A girl who looks a lot like Nezu
appears. She's wearing all white and isn't in the business suit that Nezu
usually was in. The other is a girl wearing all black.
"Tin Nyako. Iron Mouse. Why are you here?" Galaxia
asks.
Aurora walks over to the one dressed in black and bows.
"Hello. My name is Aurora. What's yours?"
The girl looks shocked.
"Umm. Kitty Bell."
Aurora smiles.
"Cute."
A bell around Kitty's wrist rings and Galaxia growls.
"Iron Mouse. Tin Nyako. Go back to your duties."
Kitty disappears and the girl who looks like Nezu stays.
"Iron Mouse." Galaxia says warningly.
"Madame Galaxia. What about Aurora?"
"I'll take her home."
Iron Mouse disappears and Aurora sighs.
"Who are they?"
"Friends of mine. It's time to take you home."
"Where's Athena?"
Galaxia walks over to Aurora.
"Home already."
Both girls disappear and reappear in a building in Tokyo. Aurora sighs and
walks a few feet away from Galaxia. She turns around and bows.
"Thank you, Galaxia. But where will I find you if I want to visit?"
Galaxia smiles and takes the sapphire gem off of her chest. She holds it out to
Aurora who takes it.
"Just rub it and say "Take me to Galaxia." Alright?"
Aurora nods and Galaxia disappears. Aurora smiles happily and walks outside the
building.
"I wonder if Galaxia really trusts me."
The sapphire glows and Aurora smiles once more. She fiddles
with the necklace that has the time key on it. After a few minutes, she finally
gets the gem to stay on the chain. She smiles happily and walks down the
street. Unknown to her, three figures are watching her in the darkness.
Chapter 44
She's Who?!
Two days later and Aurora finally decided to go home. She had spent the last
two nights at Amy's house and she figured Serena had worried enough. Aurora walks
down the street, hands behind her back and head up towards the sky. The
sapphire gem is shimmering and Aurora is in high spirits. That is until she
enters an alley. She was going to fly the rest of the way home, but got stopped
as she heard screaming. She turns the corner and sees a blue haired woman and
another woman with a flower over her head. Aurora gasps softly and steps back
around the corner. A strong flash of light engulfs her and when it disappears, Super
Sailor Crystal is standing in her place. She turns back around the corner to
see the blue haired woman is gone and the woman that had the flower over her
head has changed. She looks like a cross between a cat and a human, more of the
former then the latter. Her skin is covered with brown fur and she's wearing a
black dress over it. She has blue cat eyes and has cat claws on her fingers and
toes. As Crystal looks at her, she can see fangs pressing against her bottom
lip.
"Oh boy. I would say she doesn't look evil, but the
twitching of her tail tell me otherwise."
The woman looks at her and Crystal freezes.
"Sailor Cat!"
"Umm..AH!"
Crystal jumps out of the way as the cat woman lunges at her.
"Huh? What's this?"
Crystal bends down and picks up a kitten. She cradles it in her arms and lets
her guard down. The woman rams into her and she goes flying. She hits a tree
and the kitten falls out of her arms.
"No, kitty!"
Crystal grabs the kitten and gets rammed in the side again. She hits the tree
again and winces.
"Are you sure you're a sailor scout?" A voice asks.
Crystal lifts her head up and sees three figures in a tree. She slowly gets up,
holding the kitten to her chest.
"Yes. Of course I am." Crystal answers.
One of the three figures jumps down and Crystal gasps. She bends down and takes
the dagger out of her boot. As she starts to swipe it, her hand gets caught.
"I'm not the enemy! She is!" Crystal yells.
The figure growls at her and the other two appear beside her. The figure
holding Crystal throws her down to the ground. Crystal lands on her side and
sighs.
"I guess I was wrong."
"Wrong about what?"
Crystal looks in shock at the cat in front of her. The grayish-lavendrish fur
and the crescent moon on her forehead give her away.
"Diana!"
Crystal hugs the kitten and Diana licks Crystal's face. Crystal lifts her head
up to see the cat woman on her knees. Diana's bell rings as she jumps onto
Crystal's shoulder.
"Move." Crystal orders.
The three figures move and Crystal steps up. Her dagger blade glows and silver
and pink sparkles come out from it.
"She was human. I saw her right before she transformed. Crystal
Healing."
She had no idea if the attack would work, or if it did, if it was as strong as
her mother's. Even so, the woman changed back and collapsed to the ground. A
crystal went back into a flower and disappeared. Crystal turns her head and
flies up to avoid an attack. Diana hisses and Crystal holds up her dagger.
"Starlights." Crystal hisses.
The one with white hair, Star Healer was her name, looks closely at Crystal.
Crystal glares back, then her eyes widen.
"Her scar."
Crystal flies down and lands beside Star Healer. She doesn't move. Crystal
traces her fingers over the newly reopened scar and Star Healer's eyes widen.
"Aurora?" She whispers.
Crystal giggles and puts the dagger tip to her lips. She winks at Star Healer
and flies up into the sky.
"It was nice meeting you. I'll see you again, Starlights."
Crystal turns and flies off. As she flies, she detransforms.
"How did she know you?" Diana asks.
"Easily. You know the Outer Guard right?"
Diana nods. Aurora doesn't see it, but she hears the bell ring.
"Well, Amara and Michelle can tell the auras of people. I remember
recalling Amara once telling me about invaders outside the solar system. The
Starlights were those invaders! They can sense auras as well or so I think.
Either that, or Star Healer recognized my touch."
Diana giggles and Aurora flies down. She lands on a building and sighs.
