CHAPTER 3
Normal P.O.V. :
The next afternoon, the girls met up in the park as they had planned the previous evening. They didn't want to waste time, but they did want to find Darien as soon as they possibly could.
"Is everybody ready?" Luna asked. Luna was a sleek black cat with a crescent mark on her forehead and long whiskers. She was one of the girls' guardians as Sailor Scouts and could sometimes be on the bossy side, such as at that moment. Artemis, a white cat, also with a crescent mark on his forehead, was the Scouts' second guardian cat, and the total opposite of Luna in personality: easygoing, except about Sailor business. Then he cracked the whip.
Before any of the girls could answer, a voice called out, "Hey you guys wait up! Wait for me!" Serena cringed inwardly as the group turned and saw a small pink-haired girl running towards them with a small gray kitten on her head.
"Rini," Serena said through clenched teeth, "didn't we agree that you weren't going to come along this time?"
"Nope," Rini said, pointing a finger at Serena, "You just told me that I wasn't supposed to come."
"Well, then if I told you not to come, why are you here?"
"Since when do you make the rules?"
"Since I was your mother."
Rini snorted. "Since when did you act like it?" she challenged.
"Look Rini, I'm not going to get into this now. You are not going and that's it!"
"I am too going! I'm a Sailor Scout too, remember? And this is Sailor business. So there."
Serena scowled visibly, but she couldn't argue. Rini did have a point, one that she couldn't argue with. This was not good. Rini stuck her nose in the air and smirked.
"Anyway, I have to make sure that you do this right and that you don't screw it up for everyone like you usually do," she said. "Besides, you're not supposed to leave me alone, remember?"
"Why not? I should say that you could take care of yourself for once. I could certainly do without your mouth for awhile."
"Why should I be able to do something that you can't?"
"Why you little..."
"Hey, time out you guys!" Lita exclaimed, stepping between the two. "Knock it off. Rini's here already, so she'll have to come along. And she is a Sailor Scout, Serena, so that settles it."
"If Rini goes then I have to go too," the gray kitten piped up from her perch on Rini's head.
"Don't worry Diana. We wouldn't dream of separating you two," Mina said, tickling the kitten's furry chin fondly.
"Ahem." Luna's voice once again caught their attention. "As I was saying, you girls need to make sure you have everything." She looked sternly at Serena.
"What?!" exclaimed the blond. "Why do you always single me out Luna? I swear I didn't forget anything." She reached into her pocket and held up her locket and communicator. "See?" she gloated. "I didn't forget anything at all."
Luna snorted. "Think again, Serena," she said irritably. "You almost forgot the Luna Pen."
"Oops." Serena took the pen from Luna and shrugged in embarrassment. "Sorry. I guess I did forget something," she said sheepishly, pocketing the three items.
"Now." Luna turned to the other girls and continued, "Do you girls have your equipment?" In reply, the girls held up their Crystal Pens (Rini displayed her locket) and communicators.
Amy added, "And I have my computer, so you guys can contact me from here, if it's possible."
Luna nodded and Artemis, who had been silent for the whole time, said solemnly, "You have to be careful. Find Darien and get back as soon as possible, okay? Good luck."
"Don't worry, we'll be fine," Mina said, winking and throwing the two guardian cats a "v" for victory sign.
The girls all gathered around Serena, who summoned the power of the Silver Moon Crystal to take them to the Gate of Time and Sailor Pluto.
In a burst of prismatic colors, the girls were gone. Sailor Scouts, come back safely, both cats thought simultaneously.
***
WELL, THAT'S CHAPTER THREE. I HOPE YOU LIKED IT! SO, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK WILL HAPPEN NEXT? WILL THE GIRLS GET THROUGH THE GATE OR WILL THEY GET TURNED AWAY? IF THEY DO, WHAT WAY WILL THEY CHOOSE NEXT? WHAT? DON'T LOOK AT ME! READ THE NEXT CHAPER AND FIND OUT!!! AND DON'T FORGET THAT REVIEW! GO ON AND CLICK THAT LITTLE PURPLE BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM... YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.... SO DO IT NOW!!! (pretty please?)
Normal P.O.V. :
The next afternoon, the girls met up in the park as they had planned the previous evening. They didn't want to waste time, but they did want to find Darien as soon as they possibly could.
"Is everybody ready?" Luna asked. Luna was a sleek black cat with a crescent mark on her forehead and long whiskers. She was one of the girls' guardians as Sailor Scouts and could sometimes be on the bossy side, such as at that moment. Artemis, a white cat, also with a crescent mark on his forehead, was the Scouts' second guardian cat, and the total opposite of Luna in personality: easygoing, except about Sailor business. Then he cracked the whip.
Before any of the girls could answer, a voice called out, "Hey you guys wait up! Wait for me!" Serena cringed inwardly as the group turned and saw a small pink-haired girl running towards them with a small gray kitten on her head.
"Rini," Serena said through clenched teeth, "didn't we agree that you weren't going to come along this time?"
"Nope," Rini said, pointing a finger at Serena, "You just told me that I wasn't supposed to come."
"Well, then if I told you not to come, why are you here?"
"Since when do you make the rules?"
"Since I was your mother."
Rini snorted. "Since when did you act like it?" she challenged.
"Look Rini, I'm not going to get into this now. You are not going and that's it!"
"I am too going! I'm a Sailor Scout too, remember? And this is Sailor business. So there."
Serena scowled visibly, but she couldn't argue. Rini did have a point, one that she couldn't argue with. This was not good. Rini stuck her nose in the air and smirked.
"Anyway, I have to make sure that you do this right and that you don't screw it up for everyone like you usually do," she said. "Besides, you're not supposed to leave me alone, remember?"
"Why not? I should say that you could take care of yourself for once. I could certainly do without your mouth for awhile."
"Why should I be able to do something that you can't?"
"Why you little..."
"Hey, time out you guys!" Lita exclaimed, stepping between the two. "Knock it off. Rini's here already, so she'll have to come along. And she is a Sailor Scout, Serena, so that settles it."
"If Rini goes then I have to go too," the gray kitten piped up from her perch on Rini's head.
"Don't worry Diana. We wouldn't dream of separating you two," Mina said, tickling the kitten's furry chin fondly.
"Ahem." Luna's voice once again caught their attention. "As I was saying, you girls need to make sure you have everything." She looked sternly at Serena.
"What?!" exclaimed the blond. "Why do you always single me out Luna? I swear I didn't forget anything." She reached into her pocket and held up her locket and communicator. "See?" she gloated. "I didn't forget anything at all."
Luna snorted. "Think again, Serena," she said irritably. "You almost forgot the Luna Pen."
"Oops." Serena took the pen from Luna and shrugged in embarrassment. "Sorry. I guess I did forget something," she said sheepishly, pocketing the three items.
"Now." Luna turned to the other girls and continued, "Do you girls have your equipment?" In reply, the girls held up their Crystal Pens (Rini displayed her locket) and communicators.
Amy added, "And I have my computer, so you guys can contact me from here, if it's possible."
Luna nodded and Artemis, who had been silent for the whole time, said solemnly, "You have to be careful. Find Darien and get back as soon as possible, okay? Good luck."
"Don't worry, we'll be fine," Mina said, winking and throwing the two guardian cats a "v" for victory sign.
The girls all gathered around Serena, who summoned the power of the Silver Moon Crystal to take them to the Gate of Time and Sailor Pluto.
In a burst of prismatic colors, the girls were gone. Sailor Scouts, come back safely, both cats thought simultaneously.
***
WELL, THAT'S CHAPTER THREE. I HOPE YOU LIKED IT! SO, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK WILL HAPPEN NEXT? WILL THE GIRLS GET THROUGH THE GATE OR WILL THEY GET TURNED AWAY? IF THEY DO, WHAT WAY WILL THEY CHOOSE NEXT? WHAT? DON'T LOOK AT ME! READ THE NEXT CHAPER AND FIND OUT!!! AND DON'T FORGET THAT REVIEW! GO ON AND CLICK THAT LITTLE PURPLE BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM... YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.... SO DO IT NOW!!! (pretty please?)