SETSUNA and CARMEN

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A Sailormoon / Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego crossover.

NOTICE: Neither Sailormoon nor Carmen Sandiego are mine!!

Sailormoon is the property of Naoko Takeuchi, Kadansha Publishing,

Toei Amination, Bandai Toys, DiC, Cloverway, Mixxzine, and probably

others I have missed.

Carmen Sandiego belongs to Bondesbord (I hope I spelled

that right), DiC, and I don't know know else.

The story-idea is mine.

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NOTES:

(1) All Japanese words used will translated in the notespage.

(2) For anyone who MAY be interested in learning about the planned Allied-invasion of

the Japanese Home-Islands during World War 2 (planned for 1945 and 1946)

go to...

http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/arens/preface.htm

http://www.warships1.com/US_olympic.htm

http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/arens/

(3) "Himmler and Eichmann":

Heinrich Himmler (committed suicide in 1945) in Chief of Gestapo, the German

Secret-Police, in World War 2.

Adolf Eichmann (executed in 1962) was the head of the SS.

(4) Carmen's and Serenity's quips to Ami are in reference to the "Dr. Leonard 'Bones'

McCoy"-character on the series "Star-Trek", played by the Late Deforrest Kelley ..

a wonderful country-doctor, but with an ascerbic bedside-manner at times!

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ACME's Toyko-Offices were a beehive of excitement!

Zack and Ivy had been checked out by the doctors in Kyoto earlier in the day, and had

just returned to Tokyo via Bullet-train! Even with clean bills-of-health by the Kyoto

hospitals, the Chief was nervously-watching over the two detective like a Mother-Hen! But,

that wasn't the only reason for the excitement!

ACME.. via the Japanese National Police Force.. had just realized (along with the JNPF)

that Ten'oh Haruka and Kaioh Michiru were in the island nation! While it was true that the

two were stuck on the island of Iwo Jima, that they weere *anyplace* in Japan caused many

people in several law-enforcement agencies to go into a PANIC!!

Then, there was the report that Svetlana had turned in from Asahikawa in Hokkaido, minutes

before she was to catch an inter-island flight to Nagano!

"I cannot BELEIVE this!!" The Chief looked like his vid-screen was going to fry! "Here we've

been playing Fox-and-Geese with Carmen.. and the two most-wanted HOMICIDE-suspects in the WORLD

suddenly POP-UP in Japan?!?! This puts a halt to Carmen's case.. until we learn WHY the

Homicides are here in Japan!!"

"'Homicides', Chief?" Setsuna asked with a bit of a quiver, "Are.. you sure.. you are not..

overreacting?"

"'OVERREACTING'?!?!" The chief was blowing a fuse. "What ELSE would you call a pair of

women with 600 murder-warrants between them!! And now, we've got these Sailorsenshi to deal

with!"

"I.. am sure they had their reasons for.. doing what they did?" Sersuna offered as an explanation. "They.. DID seem to be after Carmen! Svetlana and the boys.. just.. got in the

way?"

"As alot of people seem to have done, here in Japan." The Chief scowled.

"And what *about* Svetlana?" Zack asked. "Her report sounded down-right hostile that her

partners bugged-out on her! But, Svetlana's never struck me as much of the partner-type,

before!"

"Yeah..". Ivy said. "She always seemed as much of a Lone-Wolf as Carmen Sandiego!"

"Svetlana sounded kinda like she's been taken composure-lessons from you, Sis!"

Zack joked.

"Yeah..", Ivy chuckled. "Real cute, Zack!"

"I wouldn't worry about Svetlana's partners!" Carmen called from the doorway.. to everyone's

surprise (save for Setsuna). "Usagi and Shingo know what they are doing! More than anyone else here.. except me!" Carmen grinned. Then, she looked over to Zack and Ivy with a serious look

on her face. "Aren't you two supposed to be in hospital beds in Kyoto?"

"Ahh.. hi, Carmen.. yeah.. we were..", Zack stammered. "But.. we were released from the hospital this morning after our check-up. Kinda creepy, actually."

"Yeah! Especially after our visitor last night." Ivy shivered a little. "A young girl with

the saddest pyrple eyes and smile came to see us!"

"She did?" Carmen asked, interested, as Setsuna slowly nodded her head in contemplation.

"Yeah." Ivy continued in a small voice. "Carmen? I'm not THAT superstitious.. but, when she looked at us- without talking- I would have sworn I was seeing my death-angel! Especially with her holding that glaive! But, then she spoke, and said that everything would be alright,

and that we'd be free to leave tomorrow! Then she touched us.. Zack and me.. and, it felt like all the pain I was in just left!!"

"Who is she, Carmen?" Zack asked. "A new VILE agent?"

"No, Zackary!" Carmen smiled, "Just a friend! A friend..", Carmen turned a suddenly icy-stare

to Setsuna, "who knows the value of faithfulness! Unlike some others. Kids? The girl you saw was

Sailorsaturn, the Senshi of Death and Rebirth! Meioh Setsuna-san is also one of the Senshi. As

Sailorpluto. she is the Guardian.. the Warden, it you will.. of Time! Well, Setsuna.. if you were

any other warden, you'd be serving time in Prison, yourself, for the things you've pulled! Chief?

Ten'oh Haruka and Kaioh Michiru are on Iwo Jima because I had my pilot drop them off there to keep them out of mischief! They were planning to set a trap for me in Hokkaido.. after they

tried their best to kill Zack and Ivy in Kyoto."

Every Acme detective within earshot suddenly looked at Setsuna.

"After I'd dealt with the Homicides.. I thought I'd go after their handler."

Setsuna paled considerably!

"'Handler'?" Ivy asked.

"Yes." Carmen replied. "Their handler. Meioh-Sama is the one who brought them to Japan, the one who guides them while they are here! And, who has shielded them from Law-Enforcement!"

There was now a tight ring around Setsuna.

"I must admit..", Carmen sighed, "I am as guilty as Setsuna for letting this go on! I'd known

about the links between the three women, but.. since nothing voilent had happened in the past year, I THOUGHT that.. maybe.. Setsuna had put a tight-leash on the other two! My mistake! Or, was it?" Carmen walked up the Setsuna like a Prosecuting Attorney. "Sailorsaturn told me you've been a bit.. lax.. around Ten'oh and Kaioh, of late. So.. your hands could have wound up just as stained with Zack and Ivy's bllod as your two pet Homicides!"

"Harka and Michiru.. are needed..", Setsuna mumbled without looking up.

"Yeah." Zack hurrumphed. "As needed as Himmler and Eichmann were in Europe!"

"The Hime may need them.. eventually.. Meioh-Sama, as she MAY need you, one day, but,

as of now, you three are nothing but millstones around her neck! Someone should cut you loose

before you break her neck!" Carmen then turned back to the doorway. "I would imagine- for the

next few years, at least- Ten'oh and Kaioh will be sitting in some Japanese prison! I am not

sure what Acme will do, Setsuna, but as of now.. you are no longer on VILE's payroll! And,

Setsuna, if I*ever* hear of you around VILE or Acme, again? I'll issue a Shoot-to-Kill Order

on you!"

"Carmen!" Ivy called out.

"Wait up!" Zack hollered.

"I'm going to Kyushu." Carmen replied in a soft voice. "This was something I had to start.. and it's something I have to finish. Just.. do me one favor, this time? Stay here in Tokyo?"

"Carmen?" Ivy asked, holding on to her brother. "Why did you have to start this?"

"For you", Carmen whispered in reply. Then, she left.

The next morning found Usagi and Shingo wandering through Kagoshime, on Kyushu's Satsuma Peninsula.

"So, this is where Amercans would have landed," Usagi asked, "if..."

"Hai." Shingo spoke softly. "If war had not been stopped at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Americans would have landed near here! 'Operation Olympic'! Last stop to Tokyo."

"Demo.. Where might Carmen be, now?" Usagi asked. "Satsuma Peninsula is not that small! Iie."

"Maybe I can help?" A girl spoke as she silently walked up to Usagi and Shingo.

"HOTARU-CHAN!!" Usagi cried out!

"Konnichi-wa, Tomoe-san!" Shingo smiled and bowed. "If you are here.. I guess other Senshi

are nearby?"

"Iyaa." Sailorsaturn softly said. "One other.. not all! Most are still looking through the Olympic host-cities! Hai!" Saturn started to giggle. "Carmen told me you were one she thought

she hear mis-directing Senshi!"

"Dano.. you are helping Carmen, now?" Shingo asked Sailorsaturn.

"Because she has not tried to hurt Usagi! Hai!" Saturn smiled. "She cares about Usagi! Hai!"

"Where are we to meet?" Usagi asked.

"Outside of Kagoshima!" Hotaru said. "Carmen-Sama said you will recognize marker!"

As they got out of town, and down the beach, Usagi asked Hotaru, "Who was able to see

through my lie?"

"Sailormercury!" Sailorsaturn replied.

"Hai. Would have been her!" Usagi smiled.

"Hotaru-San?" Usagi commanded Hotaru. "If Ami finds us.. delay her! Do not let her though! Carmen wants to ask something of me! Something that she can tell no one but me! I hear it in her voice on Hokkaido! It hurts her. Hai. She does not need to be hurt, anymore! And, she will not!"

"Hai, Usagi-Sama!" Hotaru said. "It shall be as you want!"

"Shingo!" Usagi said, "Did the information you found say anything about landing-beaches?"

"Hai, aneue! The landing were to be centered around Sendai!"

"That is where we will go, then!" Usagi quickened her step. "Come!"

Just outside of Sendai, Usagi spied a beach with two flags waving from it.. two flags of

old style..

"I count .. 48 stars on American flag?" Usagi said looking through her binoculars. "I

thought flag have 50 stars!?!?"

"Not during war!" Shingo said. "Dano.. that is Japanese Battle-flag! We found right beach!"

"Hai." Usagi said. "Now.. to see Carmen. Shingo? Stay with Hotaru. Hai?"

"Hai!"

So, Usagi walked down the beach. Soon, Carmen found her!

"Tsukino Usagi-Sama? Serenity-hime?"

"Hai!" Usagi turned around. "You wanted to ask me a question, Carmen-Sama?"

"Hai. Come!" Carmen lead Uagi to a sand castle. "I've always been accused of building

castles in the sand!"

I was then that Usagi saw two finger-puppets in front of the sand castle. One was a

red-headed girl. The other was a light-headed boy.

"You have a right to be proud! Hai!" Usagi smiled as she realized something. "They are good

children! Hai hai!"

"Their the only parts of my life that are worth a damn!" Carmen smiled sadly. "If some things just would have worked right... At least, I was around to watch them grow into good adults! Just wished I'd been around when they were young." Carmen shed a couple of tears.

"Do they know you are Hahai?" Usagi asked as she tried to comfort the crying woman.

"No. How could I even begin to tell them? 'Ivy? Zackary? I'm your mom! Can we be a family, now?" Carmen laughed bitterly. "It's much too late for that. But, they're my children.. and, you never stop worrying about your babies!"

"Iyaa.." Usagi caressed her stomache, remembering seeing her Chibiusa from the future. "Iie. Always worry. Hai."

"I.. can feel the world getting colder, somehow.. darker..." Carmen stared out to sea. "Something's happening.. and I'm afraid I won't be here when Zack and Ivy need me! Anyway.. I knew about the Sailorsenshi.. from keping tabs on Setsuna.. and, the more I heard about the Champion on the Moon, the more I read the old legends of Japan! I then figured.. what have I

got to lose? All anybody'd do if I was wrong would be call me crazy! *Hehheh* Been called that before. Been called WORSE, actually!"

As the two women talked on the beach, Usagi's pickets were called into duty:

"What do you MEAN I can't go any farther, Hotaru? Who are you and this .. boy ..", Ami

said, "to tell ME and MAMORU-SAN What to DO? I am SENSHI! And MAMORU-SAMA is your KING!!"

"So am I Senshi, Hime-no-Mercury! And this 'boy' is Usagi's otouto! And, he is man-enough

to help gaurd aneue! As for Baka-Prince of Earth? Not King, yet! Not MY King!! Princess only

one I take orders from! Dano.. Usagi order me to KEEP you off beach! Hai. So..", she lowered

the Silence-Glaive manacingly, "back away!!"

"But, we are ACME DETECTIVES!" Ivy cried out. "We have been on this case since Acme HEAARD

about it, and we won't LEAVE until we see this THROUGH!! We have a RIGHT to be here!!"

"You have to pardon her..", Zack said with a sheepish grin, "too much caffiene!"

"Too much *WHAT*.. ZACKARY ???" Ivy growled.

"You have a right to be here, hai!" Shingo sid as politely as he could. "But, not on beach!

Gomen nissai!"

Meanwhile, at the sandcastle, Usagi looked back up toward Sedai.. and grinned.

"Joji are much like Haha. Hai. It is good thing Hotaru is occupied with Ami and Mamo-kun!

Hai!"

"They *are* alot like their mom!" Carmen smiled. "That is why I'm asking this, from one

mother to another! I.. dom't know.. if I will be around.. to watch after them.. after what I *feel* is coming.. comes! Usagi? Serenity? Would you.. look after them.. when I cannot?

Onegai?"

Usagi looked into the blue eyes of Carmen, much older-looking and sadder than the rest

of the women.

"Hai."

Carmen then dug around in the middle of her sandcastle and pulled out Ginzhuishou.

"I believe this is yours, Hime?" Carmen smiled as she handed Ginzhuishou back to Usagi.

The two women then walked back up to the road.. and the Senshi and detectives!

"Shingo-touto? Hotaru-chan?" Usagi asked in a voice that reminded those who had heard

it before of Princess Serenity, "is there a problem here?"

"Iyaa, your Highness!" Shingo grinned a cocky smirk. "It is just.. a misunderstanding!

Demo.. it has been resolved!"

"Dano.." Usagi turned to Hotaru. "What are Mercury and Endymion doing here?"

"N.. N.. Na.. ni?" Ami and Mamoru stuttered.

"We asked," Serenity's speech patterns continued to come out, "what are Mercury and

Endymion doing here? Sailorsaturn! Is there a problem here?"

"Demo.. Serenity-Hime.." Ami answered softly, in an effort to blunt Chiba Mamoru's

reaction, "we.. are here to.. aid you?"



"And did we ask for aid?" Serenity answered. "We were asked a question.. the only way

Sandiego-Sama knew how the ask it! The only way it could have beeen asked!"

"And..?" Zack asked. "your answer? Your Highness?"

"My answer is between Carmen-Sama and myself, detective!" Serenity smiled. "For now."

"Demo.. Ginzhuishou?" Ami asked.

"It is with me.. Ami-chan!" Usagi's voice returned. "Will you keep it, Ami-chan?

For now?" She gave Ginzhuishou to a very-stunned Mizuno Ami. "I think.. for now.. that

Ginzhuishou should be with wisest of Senshi.. first and best friend among Senshi.. in

*both* lifetimes!"

"Hai." Ami wispered, through her tears, as she took Ginzhuishou. "Arigatou nissai..

Usagi!"

"Demo.. Usagi!" Mamoru was finally able to speak. "We *still* have problem! Sailormars

called and told us that Sailoruranus and Sailorneptune have been taken prisoner in Osaka!

Dano.. Sailorpluto has just been arrested in Tokyo!"

"Dano.. they will stay where they are!" Usagi responded! "They will stay out of trouble

that way! Hai hai! Uranus and Neptune have to answer for what they have done! Dano.. Pluto

needs to be relieved from Time-Gate. Hai! In a few months.. we shall look on them..."

Usagi smiled slily. "See if they are ready to return to outside-world! Yoshi?"

"Arigatou nissai, Usagi-hime!" Carmen bowed. Then, she walked over to Zack and Ivy. "Detectives? We can go back home, nowI I'm through running. What's dome is done."

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It had been a few years since the world had thawed out and accepted it's new ruler.

Actually, it had been a few *hard* years, as a good-sized portion of the remaining-population

had not accepted the rule of Serenity and the young queen had had to deal with a growing restlessness befor it had given birth to a fully-formed rebellion! So.. she had not heard from Serenity since she had woken-up!

But that didn't bother Carmen. She just wished the young Queen all of the best, the

happiest moments, that life had to give her. Nor, was Carmen worried over-much about Zack and Ivy. If they had survived the ice of the last millenia, then they were safe with Serenity.

With Usagi. And.. if they didn't survived, then she would join them, shortly. Probably.

Prison had not been physically-kind to Carmen. Of course, she had no one to blame for that but herself! As the says before the Ice got colder and dolder, Carmen made sure the other prisoners were cared for, that they received the food and medicine, the blankets and clothing..

even when she went with very little, herself! And.. after the Thaw, she kept doing as she had been doing! So, physical-exhaustion, and the ills the followed it, soon preyed on her!

'Well,' Carmen reasoned, 'there are worse ways I could have lived my life - and worse

people to have live it with.. an' worse ways to end..."

As Carmen was readying her spirit to die, the warden of the prisom came into Carmen's

cell.

Carmen? Carmen! Wake up!! You have some visitors, here!"

"Visi.. tors?" Carmeb weakly mumbled. "Are you*cough*.. are.. you *cough*cough* sure,

Warden Jeffries?"

"Well.. it surprised me a little, Carmen!" The Warden grinned. "But, she DID ask for you!"

"She?" Carmen asked weakly.

"Come on, Carmen!" Warden Jeffries smiled. "Let's get you cleaned up a bit!"

"After a detoure to the infirmory, Carmen and the Warden went outside to meet Carmen's Visitors!

"Konnichi-wa, Carmen-san!" Neo-Queen Serenity smiled. "I have waited long time to see you,

again, my friend!"

"Arigatou, Your Majesty!" Carmen bowed. "Gomen nissai! I *cough!* look like a mess.. the

whites still look nice.. a little smudged.. nut *cough!* I've let m'self go t' hell..."

"As I told you, Your Majesty.. she's helped with so many of the other inmates here, she

hasn't really looked after herself too well!"

"That is Carmen I remember!" Serenity smiled. "Worrying about others! Hai!" Then, she turned again to Carmen. "My friend? I hope you remember Princess Haruka no Uranus, Princess Michiru no

Neptune, Princess Setsuna no Pluto, Princess Hotaru no Saturn, and Princess Ami no Mercury?"

"Hai!" Carmen straightened. "It is.. good.. to see you again! Gomen Nissai, Lady Haruka..

Lady Michiru.. Lady Setsuna.. for..."

"Gomen ne, Lady Carmen!" Haruka straighten herself up.. and bowed. "There is nothing for you to be sorry for! You only did what.. I would have done.. in your place! Dano.. prison was not that bad."

"Speeak for yourself, Lady Haruka!" Michiru huffed, then broke into giggles!

"Hey! It kept me out of trouble!" Haruka grinned. "And, It kept YOU out of trouble!"

At that rebuff, Michiru fell to the ground in gales of laughter! Meanwhile, Setsuna was trying to hide a guilty smile!

"Do.. not.. TRY to get away, Setsuna-hime!" Neo-Queen Serenity caught the green-haired Senshi. "Dano, where have *you* been?"

"Prison." Setsuna meeped. "I stay until.. before the Thaw? Until I was needed, again?"

"Your Senshi were in Prisom??" Warden Jeffries gaped.

"Hai. For past misdeeds." Serenity explained. "Carmen was able to bring them in!"

"You brought them IN, Carmen?"

"It was.. my last case, Warden Jeffies." Carmen smiled sheepishly. "Gomen nissai."

"Gomen ne, Lady Carmen! You were right! I spend too much rime at Time Gate! I was freer

in prison!! Hai!"

"Dano..", Neo-Queen Serenity continued the introductuctions, "you remember my otouto, Shingo,

and Endymion-no-Chiba? Dano.. these are the rest of my Senshi! Princess Minako no Venus! Princess

Rei no Mars! Dano, Princess Makoto no Jupiter! Dano.." A little girl stepped forward, "I would like you to meet my mesume, Tsukino Usagi! Hai! We call her 'Chibiusa'! Hai hai!"

"Konnichi-wa, Usagi-chan!" Carman bowed, as Chibiusa took Carmen's hand!

"Kinnichi-wa, Lady Carmen!" The three Senshi and small Princess said.

Carmen grew as red as a radish! "Why.. errr.. do you call me 'Lady'? I'm only a commoner."

Serenity just grinned slightly.

"Don't listen to her!" A young man spoke up. "There is nothing common about my mom!"

"I will agree with you there, little bro!" A young lady spoke up.

Carmen paled a little and started shaking as she turned around.

"Hi, mom."

"Zack? I..vy?" Carmen asked weakly. "You *COUGH!*cough*cough* c.. called me 'Mom'? When..?

How..?"

"We xornered her Majesty and made her confess!" Zack grinned.

"'Made her *confess*???" Carmen looked at Serenity.

"Hai." Serenity smiled. "After I revived your joji, I arranged for them to live near palace!

Hai! Watch over them, like I promised! Sano. After a year.. they ask why they are treated so well! I tell them they are my family, now! All true! Demo.. they still ask why! Ara.. I tell

them of what you ask of me in Kyushu! I tell of promise! Already I look for you before I tell. Later harder after I tell!!"

"I.. thank-you.. your Majesty..", Carmen whispered as she bow.. then slumped to the ground in a coughing-fit!

"CARMEN!?!?!?!?"

Carmen woke up in the prison infirmory, with Zack and Ivy, Neoo-Queen Serenity, the Senshi,

and Warden Jeffries around her bed.

"Am I dying?" Carmen weakly asked, a surprisingly-bitter esge in her voice. "Well.. at least Zack and Ivy will be alright.."

"You are not going to die!" Sailormercury reprimnded the thief! "At least, not if I can help it! Ass Neo-Queen Serenity's Chief-Physicisn, I haven't lost anyone, yet.. nor, do I plan to!"

She looked at an x-ray and some test results. "While it's true you have a case of pneumonia

and a spot of two of tuberculosis.. both aew treatable! The tuberculosis can even be cleared up

in 6 months.. IF you stay of the treatment-schedule! Your main problem, Carmen-baka, is that you

haven't been getting enough rest! Once we get you out of here.. and back home.. start being SELFISH, for once, and rest up!"

"HAI, 'Dr. McCoy'!" Carmen grinned.

"I am NOT THAT BAD!!" Sailormercury looked up at Neo-Queen Serenity. "Am I?"

"Of course not," Serenity's eyes twinkled, "'Bones'!"

"USAGIIII !!!!" Sailormercury whined, using Serenity's old-name!

"Yoshi Ami-chan!" Serenity hugged her friend. "Truce?"

"Truce!" Sailormercury grinned.

"I guess this means when going home, together, Mom?" Ivy smiled down at her Mom.

"I guess?" Carmen said. "If all the paperwork has been signed by Warden Jeffries?"

"Don't worry, Carmen!" The warden smiled. "Everything's filled out. You're a free-woman,

Carmen! Go home!"

"'Home'..", Carmen whispered as she squeezed Ivy's and Zack's hand. "what a wonderful word!"

"On that..", Sailopluto said as she offered Carmen her hand, "I agree! Truce, Carmen?"

Carmen smiled and took Pluto's hand.

"Truce, Setsuna!"

THE END.