Twist of Fate
Chapter 1
By:IceQueen
AN: Hello. I'm so happy. I got 6 reviews withing 24 hours of posting. ^_^ BUT, I've just had a moment of inspiration. Instead of sending all the girls there at once... well, you'll see.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or Sailor Moon. Those belong to their respective creators. I do own Marle or Sailor Sun, so don't steal her.
~Start~
Hotaru awoke gasping for breath. She'd just seen herself die! Finally she knew how she had died exactly.
Hotaru's breathing returned to normal, and she could finally feel the breeze of the black winds. Death would be coming soon to someone near.
Hotaru climbed slowly out of bed, and stumbled in the dimness of her lair for the overhead lightswitch. Finally she found it and light filled the area, making her blink. "Too bright," she mumbled sleepily. She made her way to the wardrobe, and pulled out a pair of black pants, a deep violet shirt, and you know.. other necessities. Checking to make sure her clothes matched, and nodding satisfied, she exited the room and went into the bathroom down the hall.
After enjoying a long, hot shower, which finally got her fully conscious, she got dressed with her hair still damp and went down to breakfast. "Good morning," she said as she seated herself down next to Setsuna. "Good morning, Hotaru," Setsuna answered back in her smooth voice. "Morning!" Michiru and Haruka cried from the kitchen. "Good day to you too!" Hotaru called over her shoulder. Setsuna, nice as she was, poured orange juice into the glass set out for Hotaru. "Thanks," Hotaru said softly. "No problem," Setsuna replied.
Seconds later out came Haruka and Michiru carry plates of food. "Looks good," Hotaru said as she stabbed a pancake for herself. "Indeed," Setsuna agreed, sounding quite British. Setsuna selected two pancakes for herself and a few slices of bacon. Hotaru snatched the last two slices of bacon before Haruka could. "Hey!" Haruka cried, indignant. Hotaru just smiled in return. She grabbed the syrup and poured a hefty dose on.
After breakfast Hotaru was hustled out the door by Michiru, and driven to school by Haruka. I slowly rise from the car and go... to face another day in hell. The classes are boring, monotonous even. The same damn thing everyday. It gets so exhausting.She's even caught herself falling asleep a few times.
Hotaru walked up to the building in a daze, concentrating on something other than where she was stepping. Even here the taste of the black winds surrounded her. Why was death so near her? It usually didn't stay this long! Alarmed, she contacted Pluto. *Do you sense something?* Hotaru said in mind-speech. *No, little one. Should I?* Pluto answered back. *Death..It's been here for far too long. Are you sure nothing important is going to happen?* Hotaru pleaded. *You know that is information I cannot divulge. Be patient, little one. All will be revealed in time.* Pluto returned just before severing the connection. "Grr... easy for her to say. She has all the time in the world," Hotaru muttered under her breath.
Hotaru snapped to attention as she walked into the front doors of the school. "Ow," she said, while rubbing her head. She grasped the handle and pulled it. Hotaru entered the building, sped to her locker, and ran to class to avoid being late.
~~Lunch in the school courtyard~~
Hotaru leaned up against the wall and let the coolness of the shade wash over her. The tang of the Black Wind was still strong around her. She wondered why it could possibly linger for so long. Unless something tragic was going to happen to her... She shied away from that thought and let her mind wander elsewhere.
She wondered where Daea was. Daea, the senshi of life and light. She had recently come to them like a gift-wrapped package and helped them defeat their toughest enemy yet. The albino girl had claimed she had too much to explore while she was here to waste it all in cold, crowded Tokyo. She was right. Still, Hotaru looked forward to the day she returned.
Daea had an aura around her that just screamed out happiness and warmth. It drew people to her like moths to a flame.
*Beep beep beep* Hotaru quickly flipped open her watch/ communicator. "What is it?" she asked after seeing Michiru's face. "We're under attack in Kaiyama Park! Hurry!" Michiru cried out before severing the connection. Hotaru took one last look at the shiny, smiley faces of the people her age and had never felt more distant from them. Then she vaulted over the fence.
Hotaru landed in a crouched position on the sidewalk. She ran across the street into an alley and shouted, "Saturn Crystal Power!" In istants where the weak Hotaru Tomoe had once stood now towered Sailor Saturn holding her Glaive. Saturn smiled grimly and took off towards Kaiyama.
Arriving at Kaiyama, Saturn let her powers expand until she felt the weak and fading-fast powers of her colleagues. She ran in the direction she felt them.
Bursting into a clearing her jaw dropped at the sight of the carnage before her. Sailor Mercury, lying in a mass of her own blood with her entrails seeping out of a huge wound in her stomach, dead. Sailor Mars, burned to death by her own powers. Sailor Venus was lying behind the sobbing Sailor Moon, killed by some sort of poison. Tuxedo Mask was impaled upon a sharp tree branch, and Sailor Neptune was lying in a hysterical Haruka's arms, on her last breath.
The only senshi alive beside herself were Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Uranus. Not for long, she amended as a silver lightning bolt struck Uranus dead in the chest. Saturn felt Hotaru's panic within her, but stifled it.
Now was the time for destruction, not emotions. "Silence Glaive..... Surprise!!" she yelled out. A glacial calm filled the air, then exploded out towards the enemy, a man in a blood red cape, holding a staff topped in ruby. The attack penetrated, but did not perform its function. It only injured him a bit. Jupiter raised her arms above her head and cried out, "Jupiter Oak Evolution!!" The attack also hit, but did even less damage than Saturn's.
Saturn ran swiftly to Jupiter's side, protecting the princess behind them. "Use the silver crystal," Saturn said in her cold tone. "I can't," Serenity sniffled, "It's dead. My heart is broken, so my Crystal is too." Jupiter groaned, "We're doomed." "Yes, we are," Saturn stated.
"Ahahahahaha!" came an evil laugh from behind them. Both senshi turned in shock just in time to see a gold lightning bolt crash down and strike Serenity in the heart. Saturn looked up in shock to see a woman dressed in a blue cape holding within her hands a staff similar to the man's, but topped in sapphire.
"Good bye, Senshi," the man stated coldly behind them. "Yes, we will have fun with your world as our play-toy," the woman joined in with her melodic voice that contained a hint of madness. "Oh, and please remember us. My name is Chaos," the man said. "And I am Strife," the woman added. "Good night," the two chorused together, raising both their hands and preparing one doosey of an attack.
"No, not 'good night,'" came a somber voice from behind them. Pluto latched onto Jupiter and Saturn, yanking them through a portal into who knows where.
AN: Hello again! Lookie! 'Nother chapter! I promise one more soon. Please review! Voting for couples is now open. You may vote for:
Makoto:
Mako/Heero
Mako/Quatre
Mako/Trowa
I don't care which couple you pick for Makoto, but please don't even suggest couples for Daea and Hotaru. They both are in fixed couples. Thank you, and good eve!
