NOTE: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING FOR IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!
Starcatcher: Okay, before we begin, I would like to bring up a few things I think you all should know. First of all, a lot of you Duo fans out there are probably going to flame me for what's going to happen in this chapter. I simply ask that you read the ENTIRE chapter before you do so. Secondly, this chapter WILL have some romance. Lita and Trowa WILL get together, as well as another mystery couple that I'm sure some of you could have guessed. There WILL be more Duo/Hotaru romance, though it may not seem like it, so PLEASE DON'T FLAME ME FOR WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN! Third, for those of you who haven't noticed, I have rewritten the last chapter, so hopefully, the layout will be better this time. And as an special bonus for all my loyal fans-
Relena: What fans?
Starcatcher: The ones I'm going to allow to tear you apart if you don't shut up!
Relena: OKAY! OKAY! I'll be quiet!
Starcatcher: Nope! Too late! (Opens a door and several hundred.possibly thousand fans rush in)
Relena: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! (Runs)
Fans: (Chase after her wielding various big, heavy objects and shouting death threats)
Starcatcher: As I was saying, as a special bonus for all my loyal fans out there, I added a special part to the last chapter featuring Chibi Chibi and Wufei. It is really sweet, yet sad, and will most likely lead the way for Raye and Wufei getting together in the next chapter. I REPEAT! NEXT CHAPTER IS WHERE RAYE AND WUFEI GET TOGETHER!!! This chapter will have more of all the previous couples, plus Lita/Trowa and a surpise couple. And though you may all hate me, it will have even more Duo/Hotaru. Why? It fits the story best. Just read and you'll see what I mean.
(That night, after the mission.)
Quatre was still stunned about what they had learned. It was wrong! Those monsters! How could they do such a thing!?! He would never have thought they would go this far!
You're probably wondering what this is about. Zechs had helped them out in the base, and all the pilots found it strange that Noin was not with him. After they had accomplished the mission, they found out the reason why.
Noin was dead. She infiltrated the Dark Rose to try and find out exactly what it is they're planning and who the leader was. She was discovered, and the leader of the Dark Rose killed her with his own hands. Zechs was among one of many to watch her death as well as Sally and Une. Needless to say, he was devastated. Since then, he hasn't been the same, and that was about a year ago.
(NOTE: Chibi Chibi did NOT start staying with the pilots a year ago. In the storyline, she has only been with them for a few months. Apparently, the Dark Rose got started some time ago and the Preventers only started getting worried when the organization started to gain support at a rapid pace a year and a half ago. So they sent Noin to spy on them and make sure they weren't planning anything. But she was caught and killed and Zechs hasn't forgiven himself because he still feels as though he should have done something. And now you know.the rest of the story.)
Zechs, or Milliardo was offered a place as a teacher at the Academy by Relena, yet he wasn't up to accepting the job. He couldn't live with himself knowing he had allowed Noin to die.
This is where a certain person who can't butt out of other people's business comes in. You all know who she is. That ever interfering Guardian of the Dead. Still don't know? It's Setsuna's sister, Sailor Charon, or Lillith. Why she was given that name, no one knows really. But you have to admit; it is a rather strange name.oh wait.I'm getting off track here.
As I was saying, Lillith as Sailor Charon was watching all this from her planet, Charon (of course). The other four mysterious people, whose identities most of you already know (it wasn't that hard to figure out) were guarding the Gates of Time from the moron leading the Dark Rose (whose identity you all should obviously know).
But back to the main point, Lillith was on the moon, Charon, guiding the souls to the afterlife. Even from there, however, she could see the troubled man on earth. After watching how this was tearing him up inside, she sighed. "Great.just great.now what do I do.? OH DUH! I already know what to do! Silly me!"
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In a dark, misty place, similar to the Gates of Time, but much darker, a lost soul was.well.lost!
"Uh.hello? Can anyone hear me? Zechs? Are you there?" (Three guesses who)
Noin (don't pretend you didn't know!) looked around, completely confused and scared, though normally nothing scares her. But then again, she normally isn't all alone in such a strange place. "Is anyone out there?" She cried.
"Hello!" Came a cheerful voice. Out of the shadows stepped.LILLITH! Gasp.big shock there. Who else would show up? The Easter Bunny? Sure, that loser leading the Dark Rose might show up, but then again, why should he considering that Noin is already dead? But then some of you are wondering how she can be dead if she's there talking. Well.uh.how about I just shut up now and continue? (Raye: Yeah, maybe you should!)
Noin was rather shocked to find that anyone could be cheery in such a place. "Who are you? Where are we?"
"I'm Lillith!" Lillith held out her hand to Noin, who shook it uncertainly. "This is the spiritual plane for those still tied to the mortal realm!"
"Spiritual plane? Mortal realm? What's going on? How did I get here and why?"
"Well.uh.er.this won't be easy to swallow, but you're dead."
"I'm.dead?"
"Yes. You died about a year ago."
Noin frowned and nodded her head sadly, remembering. "But then.is this what it's like.to die?"
Lillith shook her head. "Nah. The afterlife is a lot better than this place. This is where lost souls go when they can't leave the mortal plane."
"So.I'm stuck here?"
"Fraid so. Apparently something's holding you to the mortal plane. Until whatever that is finally decides to let you go, you're stuck here."
"But.who's holding me back?"
"You probably know him. His name is Milliardo Peacecraft."
"Zechs?"
"Yep! That's him! He sorta feels it's his fault you're dead, even though it's not. He just can't accept the fact that you're gone and he won't move on, so you're stuck here until he lets you go. And that's sorta the reason I came here to talk to you."
"Really?"
"Yeah. It's been about a year and he can't keep living like this! Not only that, but you can't stay here forever either! Your time came and went and there are some old friends of yours who are waiting for you on the other side! Not only that, but there's also someone that Zechs is supposed to meet, but he can't until he gets past this. So you need to talk to him and get him to move on, so you can too."
Noin nodded. "All right."
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Luckly, at that exact moment, Zechs was asleep, so it was no problem for Noin to talk to him.
In his dream, Zechs found himself in a dark misty place similar to the one Noin was in earlier. "What's going on? Where am I?" he wondered.
"Zechs."
He spun around, trying to find the source of the voice, vaguely noticing that it seemed familiar somehow. "Who's there?"
"Zechs."
He heard footsteps coming from behind and turned only to find, to his shock though not ours, that Noin was standing right behind him. He gasped. "Noin?"
"Hello Zechs."
"Noin, you're alive!"
She shook her head. "No. I'm still dead Zechs."
He frowned and looked away, saddened. "But.then why are you here?"
"To talk to you. Please, you have to let me go and move on with your life."
"No! I can't!"
"As long as you're holding on to me, I can't go on to the afterlife and I'm forced to stay here and you can't do any good for the earth or the colonies."
"So.you're saying.I need to move on?"
"It's for the best. Please understand, I don't want to leave you, but there isn't anything left for me. I already did everything I was supposed to.but you still have to live your life. Don't give it up because of me."
"But Noin.you-"
She shook her head, cutting him off. "Zechs, right now someone very important is waiting for you. How long must you keep her waiting until you get over me?"
He sighed and nodded, realizing this was true. "I see."
Noin walked over to him and held his hand. "Zechs.don't blame yourself for what happened to me. I couldn't have had a happier life with anyone else. And now it's time that someone else lives a happier life because of you."
He smiled. "I understand.goodbye Noin."
She kissed his cheek. "Goodbye Zechs.thank you." And with that, the dream ended.
When Zechs woke up, he felt as though a great weight was lifted from his shoulders. Looking over at his nightstand, he saw the letter from Relena, once again asking-more like begging-him to come to the Academy and possibly become a teacher there. He smiled. "Why not? I guess I might as well."
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Back in that dark, misty place, Noin waited until that ever interfering and slightly annoying (Lillith: HEY!) Guardian of the Dead appeared, smiling just like a certain Shinigami we all know.
"Well, it's confirmed! You no longer have any ties holding you back to the mortal plane and you are now free to go to the after life to be judged."
Noin frowned. "Judged?"
Lillith nodded. "Yeah. They have to judge you to decide where you should go."
Noin became worried. "They're not going to send me to be tortured for eternity in Hell, are they?"
The younger girl laughed. "Considering all that you've done, I really doubt they'd do that!" Noin smiled and the two disappeared.
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Heero was once again, working at his laptop, frowning, as usual. He was looking up the information about all the recent youma attacks. Lately, the attacks had become much more frequent, at least every other day now. The strange thing was that the attacks happened much more frequently ever since those two new transfer students arrived. What's more, after searching for data on the two, he could find no information on either of them. They didn't exist.
He scowled at the computer. That girl, Rena, was just too much like the angel he saw. But then again, he had a very high fever and was probably just hallucinating. But still.
He shook his head. "We have to keep an eye on them." he muttered, never noticing the figure right outside his door listening in before turning away and disappearing.
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Lillith was looking through the information the pilots had sent her, cursing silently. "Damn, damn, DAMN!!! This is bad! This is really, REALLY bad!"
"What's wrong?" Asked the girl with light blue hair, the only one still there since the other three were off somewhere else.
Lillith turned to face the girl and frowned. "This is much worse than we originally thought." She then went back to looking through the files, and that's when something caught her eye. Looking at it, she gasped. "Oh no.no no NO!!!"
The blue haired girl was still confused until she caught sight of the information and gasped as well. "It can't be.he wouldn't!"
"But he is.and we've got a MAJOR situation on our hands! Call the others! QUICKLY!!!" The blue haired girl nodded in response and disappeared. Lillith went back to looking through the files and cursed some more before disappearing as well. "We've got to do something.and soon."
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The next day found Zechs meeting with Relena in her office at school. It had a bright pink desk, a pink chair, pink walls.well.lets just say it had a lot of pink. (Everyone: *Shudders*)
"Oh brother! I'm so happy you finally decided to accept a teaching position here!" Relena.
"Well I wanted to help out any way I could." Zechs.
Relena smiled. "This just keeps getting better and better! You know, the pilots are here as well!"
Zechs frowned. If the pilots were here, that must mean that something is happening. He smiled kindly at Relena.at least as kindly as anyone could smile at her. "I'll be preparing for my class now." And with that, he was gone.
Relena stood from her chair and walked over to a pink curtain. Pulling the curtains back, she smiled at the portrait of herself and Heero together and sighed. "When I become the Goddess of the Cosmos, he will rule the universe with me by my side."
Relena, however, was unaware of Sarah listening in. The pink haired secretary rolled her eyes upon hearing this. "Please.as if she could ever become Cosmos.the day she rules the universe is the day I kiss that stupid Earth Prince!" Just then, there was a blue light, and the light blue haired girl appeared. Sarah looked at her, confused. "What's wrong?"
The light blue haired girl looked horrified. "We've got a HUGE problem! We're all needed right NOW!!!"
"All right then." Sarah stated. The blue haired girl then disappeared in a flash of blue light while Sarah disappeared in a flash of yellow light.
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Setsuna was relaxing in the teacher's lounge, sipping her coffee. It was her break and all her earlier classes had really taken a lot out of her. And if that wasn't bad enough, Mina was going to drag all of them along with her to pick out their dresses for the dance. Setsuna sighed. "What did I do to deserve this?" she muttered.
"Sorry. I hope I'm not interrupting." Came a voice. She turned to see a certain platinum blonde haired blue-eyed man standing at the door and blushed.
"I'm sorry, I didn't think anyone was listening." Setsuna.
"No, there's no need to apologize. But is there something wrong?"
She sighed. "The classes have been getting more hectic because of the frequent youma attacks and the student disappearances. Many of the students are fearful that they may be the next victim."
Zechs nodded. "I see."
They continued to talk, completely oblivious to the green haired gym teacher watching them. 'I love my life.' she thought to herself, smirking.
Setsuna sighed after explaining the whole situation to Milliardo (she doesn't know he is Zechs Marquis). She gasped and blushed, breaking off from the current topic of conversation. "I'm so sorry! I've been doing all the talking!"
He smiled at her. "It's no trouble. You really seem to know a lot and the way you explain things is wonderful. It's no surprise to me that all of your students are passing."
June scowled. 'HURRY IT UP!!! I DON'T HAVE ALL DAY!!!'
Setsuna smiled back at him, looking into his eyes. "Thank you. It's just so nice to have someone to talk to, who understands." She broke off when she realized how close he had gotten to her.or was it how close she had gotten to him?
'Come on.COME ON!!!' June.
Their lips were almost touching.
'Just a little more.'
*BAM!!!*
'Damn it!'
The door was thrown open, causing both teachers to jump up in surprise. It was Haruka. "Setsuna! There's another youma attack! There are students getting injured!" she shouted, before rushing off to warn the other senshi.
Setsuna gasped, then turned to Milliardo. "Please excuse me!" With that, she rushed off. Zechs just watched her leave sadly before pulling out his gun (Duo: He has one too? Man! He's just like Heero!) from wherever he keeps it and jumped out of a nearby window.
A few seconds later, a creaking sound could be heard before the ceiling caved in and June fell to the ground, cursing. "WHY ME!?!"
She was cut off by a bright blue light, and the blue haired girl from before appeared. "We've got problems! We're needed back at the Time Gates PRONTO!!!"
June sighed. "Fine." The blue haired girl disappeared in a flash of that same blue light, and June sighed and grumbled some more before disappearing as well, only her light was a dark green.
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Meanwhile, away from all the commotion.
"Listen Dixie, I'm really sorry, but I can't go to the dance with you." Duo told the girl when they were alone.
Tears formed in her eyes. "But.but WHY!?!"
"I was already going to go with another girl." Well.it's not a total lie. He was planning on going with Hotaru, even though he hadn't asked her.
"So you LIED to me!?!"
Duo sighed. This was going to be hard. "I'm sorry. When you asked me, I tried to tell you, but you never gave me the chance."
Dixie scowled. "It's because of Hotaru Tomoe, isn't it!?!"
"I'm going with her because I really like her and she really likes me too. Don't worry! I'm sure you've got a bunch of other guys wanting to go with you!"
Dixie cried. "But I wanted to go with YOU! Don't you see? I loved you!"
Duo stepped back. He really didn't think she had taken it that far. "Dixie.I."
"SAVE IT!!! YOU HATE ME!!!" With that, she ran off.
Duo groaned. "Why do I have to be such a nice guy?" He wondered, before taking off after her. No, he did NOT find out that deep down, he really did like her. He just couldn't stand leaving her like that, so being the semi-gentleman he is, he took off after her. Suddenly, he heard a shriek and saw Dixie being dragged around a corner by a dark figure. "The Dark Rose!" He ran around the corner and stopped, not at all expecting what he saw before him. "What the.?"
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"MERCURY AQUA RHAPSODY!!!"
"MARS FLAME SNIPER!!!"
"CHRONOS TYPHOON!!!"
"NEPTUNE VIOLENT TIDE!!!"
The attacks hit the youma at the same time, causing it to turn to dust. Silently, what was left of it was blown away. Zechs marveled at the scene before him. The pilots (minus Duo) had gotten all the innocent people away from the monster, and the senshi showed up and destroyed it. Needless to say, this being his first time seeing such a thing, he was shocked.
Relena bounded up to the scouts, smiling. " I knew you would come to help me!"
The girls looked at her like she was nuts. "What are you talking about? We came to defeat the youma and save the innocents here, not to protect you specifically." Pluto.
Relena continued smiling, oblivious to the fact that the scouts didn't seem to like her much. "Of course you came to protect me! I'm your princess!"
"Are you kidding? YOU.our princess?" Venus.
"You're no princess of ours." Neptune.
"Yes I am!" Relena insisted.
Mercury shook her head. "You are nothing like our princess. She is a kind, caring person."
"I am kind and caring!"
"She also wouldn't just sit by and let others do the fighting for her. If someone were in trouble, she would do whatever it took to help. And if there was any sort of evil, she would not give up until it was healed or, if it was completely evil with no chance of redemption, destroyed." Mars.
"What's more," Jupiter continued. "She wasn't just our princess, she was first and foremost, our friend and treated us as friends, not servants."
Haruka began glaring daggers at Relena. "And you, little brat, are NOT her!"
Relena was furious. "BUT I AM COSMOS!!! I AM DESTINED TO BECOME THE QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE AND YOU'LL HAVE TO PROTECT ME ANYWAY!!!"
"May heaven and hell help us if that day were to ever arrive." Saturn stated, before they left.
Relena growled and stormed off, completely missing the fact that everyone burst out into laughter only seconds later.
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Hotaru was looking around for Duo after the attack, but couldn't find him anywhere. "That's funny.he said to meet me here.I wonder what happened?" That's when she noticed Sharon and Rena. The strange thing is that even since they first met, Hotaru felt as though she knew them both somehow, Rena especially.
"What's wrong Hotaru?" Rena asked. "You seem upset."
"It's Duo. He was supposed to meet me here and it's been half an hour already."
"Why don't we help you look for him?" Rena.
"Thank you. I really appreciate it!" With that, they worked together looking for Duo. It was Sharon who found him, however, and not in the best shape either.
"What the.!?! GUYS!!! I FOUND HIM!!!" Sharon shouted. The other two arrived and found, to their horror, Duo was unconscious on the ground.
"DUO!" Hotaru cried, rushing over to him. Checking his pulse, she was relieved to find he was still alive. "He's still breathing."
"We'd better take him to the nurse." Sharon stated. Working together, the three girls carried the unconscious Duo to the Nurse's Office, where Vespa was.
The red haired nurse gasped when she saw them. "What happened to him?"
"We don't know. We just found him like this!" Hotaru cried as the other two girls carefully laid Duo on the cushion. Vespa looked him over, then turned to face an overly worried gaze (Hotaru), a concerned gaze (Rena), and a rather pissed off glare (Sharon).
"It looks like he's completely fine. I can't find anything wrong with him. I think he just needs some rest. You girls head back to class and I'll let you know if anything happens." Vespa commanded, and Hotaru left sadly, followed closely by Rena. Sharon sent a final glance at Duo before narrowing her eyes, then turned to leave. Vespa sighed, but the peace was only for a few seconds. Suddenly, there was a flash of blue light (once again) and the blue haired girl appeared.
"We've got problems! Big, BIG problems! Hurry with what you're doing then get to the Time Gates!" She shouted, before disappearing.
Vespa growled. "I.HATE.MY.LIFE!!!"
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In a place filled with nothingness.oooh.scary.OW! Don't hurt me! I'll shut up now! (Starcatcher: You'd better!) A single entity seemed to be the only thing to exist in the dark, empty place.
'Where am I?'
'It's so dark.I can't see anything!'
'Hello? Anyone out there? HELLO!?!'
'There has to be some way out of here.wherever HERE is.'
'Something's wrong.I can't think.'
'There's.something else here.
'It's too strong.I can't fight it.'
'Someone.anyone.please help me.'
'I can't.hold on.anymore.'
'I'm.sorry.'
'H.o.t.a.r.u.'
And all was silent once more.
(Can any of you guess what that was about? Get it right and you've earned yourself a cookie! Good for you!)
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Hotaru was running down the hall, trying to get back to the Nurse's Office as fast as she could after class was over. When she entered, Vespa turned and smiled at her. "Hello Hotaru."
"How's Duo?"
"He's fine. He should wake up anytime soon." At this, she broke off, because right at this moment, Duo woke up, clutching his head in pain.
"Augh.my head."
"Duo!" Hotaru cried in happiness. (Hotaru: That's right! NOT squealed, NOT screeched, CRIED!!!) She rushed over and hugged him, so happy that he was okay.
Well.maybe he wasn't okay after all because only a few seconds later, she found herself rudely shoved to the floor. She looked up at him in hurt and confusion, only to find him glaring at her.
"Geez! Get offa me! Just because you're my girlfriend doesn't mean you can crush me!" Duo.
"I'm sorry.I didn't mean to! It's just.I'm so happy you're all right!" Hotaru.
"That's a little hard to tell from the way you're hanging all over me!" Duo shouted, rather harshly. Hotaru tried to bite back the tears. Why was Duo being so cruel all of a sudden?
Vespa's watch began to beep. She gasped when she saw what time it was. "School's over and you're both going to worry your friends. Sorry to rush you both out like this, but I have an important meeting to attend." With that, the two teens left, though Vespa could still hear them talking.well.shouting would be the better term. After they were gone, the nurse sighed and disappeared in a flash of red light.
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A bit later.
"Tell me again WHY we're doing this?" Raye demanded.
"We need formal dresses for the dance, and we could use some time to relax considering all that's happened recently." Amy.
"YEAH! NOW LET'S GO SHOPPING!!!" Mina (who else?) shouted as she got into a Sailor V pose. The others just stared at her and sweat drops formed on their heads. She then grabbed Amy and Raye and rushed off to the nearest store. It was at this time that Lita noticed that Hotaru was a bit down.
"Hey Hotaru? Is anything wrong?" Lita asked, worried. Fortunately, the other outers had already left to follow Mina and the others into the store to make sure that they didn't break anything, so this only left the two girls there.
Hotaru looked over at Lita, and decided to tell her since Lita was usually good at giving advice. After leading Lita to an empty girl's restroom, she spoke. "Duo yelled at me today. In the past, he was so sweet. He was a flirt, but he cared about me. Lately, he's been really cruel. He yelled at me for being worried about him. He even said I was too clingy." Tears came to her eyes. "I'm not that bad, am I?"
Lita shook her head. "Of course not! None of that is true about you! I don't know what his problem is. Maybe he's just angry about something? If he continues this, then you're better off without him."
"But Lita.I think.I think I really love him. I mean.even when we first met, I liked him. I even realized that somehow, even when I wasn't doing anything, I could somehow feel him.or sense him in a way. Yet now.it's like he's not even there! I'm worried something's wrong." At this, she broke down and sobbed. Lita held the younger girl.
"There, there.it's okay." Lita stated. Unknown to them, Amy was right outside and had heard the whole thing.
"I wonder." She mumbled, before walking off.
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Finally, all four mystery girls returned to the Time Gates only to find no sign of Lillith.
"What's the big deal!?! She calls us and tells us to come right away and she isn't HERE!?!" June demanded.
"Calm down!" The blue haired girl exclaimed. "She just wanted to make sure it wasn't already happening!"
"Well I might be more forgiving and understanding if I knew WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!!!" June.
"SHUT UP!!!" Commanded a new voice. All heads turned to see Lillith.well.it was really Sailor Charon.a very angry Sailor Charon to be precise. "We've got major problems here! Take a look at this!" She pointed to the screen on a computer (don't ask how they were able to have a computer at the Time Gates). The other girls gasped when they saw it.
"You.don't.mean." Sarah stammered, unable to even imagine such a thing.
Charon nodded, furiously. "And what's worse, they already have a test subject they're trying it out on!"
Vespa gasped when she realized who it was. "Oh no.Duo."
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Meanwhile, Heero, Duo, Wufei, Quatre, and Zechs were at the mall too, looking for Tuxedos at Quatre's urging. They were all surprised that Duo wasn't the one dragging them all there, but he had been acting a bit strange lately and they figured it would be best not to bug him in case he would go nuts. Originally, the G-Boys were going to buy their Tux's at the mall, but they had met Zechs earlier at the school and Quatre figured it would be a good chance for them to share any information they had about this new threat.
Zechs looked around, confused. "Hey.where's Trowa? Shouldn't he be here?"
At this exact moment, Trowa appeared with Chibi Chibi skipping along beside him, holding his hand, her eyes shining brightly. He noticed Zechs with the others. "Hello Zechs.or is it Milliardo?"
"Just Zechs. And who is this charming little girl?"
Quatre smiled and introduced the child. "This is Chibi Chibi. She just appeared at the doorstep of my mansion one day and we've been taking care of her. We named her Chibi Chibi since that's the only thing she seemed to be able to say at first, though we call her Chibi for short."
Zechs nodded. "I see." he paused when he noticed something. "And why, may I ask, does she have duct tape covering her mouth?"
It's true. The cute, innocent (sorta) child had a long piece of duct tape covering her mouth. When Zechs mentioned this, Trowa blushes slightly. Not much, just barely and unless you looked carefully, you could barely notice at all.
Quatre frowned when he noticed the duct tape as well. "That's strange.Trowa? What happened?"
Trowa thought back to the incident.
(Once again, it's time for a.)
*FLASHBACK!!!*
Trowa groaned as he paced around the room, trying to decide what to do. "I could just come out and say it.but she'd probably think I'm nuts. What should I do? Maybe I should ask one of the others for help? Not Heero.he's the 'Perfect Soldier' and thinks emotions are weak. Wufei believes all women are weak. Quatre.perhaps, but definitely not Duo. He'll just get a kick out of this. I can already hear him singing that stupid song. 'Trowa and Lita sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g'.no.maybe it would just be best if I-"
"Trowa an Lita sittin in a tree! K-i-s-s-i-n-g!"
He spun around quickly only to come face to face with a smiling Chibi Chibi, who just repeated the line again. He froze. 'Oh no!'
So he spent the next half hour trying to explain to Chibi to not sing that song or mention anything about him and Lita. Unfortunately, being who she is and the fact that she likes to mimic people, she didn't get it. So he was forced to use extreme measures to ensure her silence.
Thus the duct tape.
*END FLASHBACK!!!*
Trowa shrugged. "I have no idea."
Fortunately, at this moment, who else should show up but the scouts.
"Hey look! It's the guys! HEY GUYS!!!" Mina yelled, waving.
Quatre smiled when he saw Amy and walked over to her. When he reached her, he kissed her gently on the cheek, then looked back at the overly- excited Mina. "Is there something wrong with her?"
Amy sighed. "Too much sugar.she gets rather hyper."
Quatre nodded. "I see."
Lita noticed Chibi, still with the duct tape covering her mouth. "What the.? Who's this?" she asked as Chibi bounced over to her. "Hello little one."
"MPH! MPH!" Chibi tried to talk, but couldn't. Lita smiled kindly and carefully peeled the duct tape off Chibi's mouth. The little girl only smiled cutely. (Starcatcher: Evil little thing isn't she?) "Trowa an-"
Fortunately.or unfortunately depending on how you look at it, Trowa broke her off. "Hello Lita."
She smiled at him in return. "Hey Trowa. How are you?"
"Tro-" Chibi began, until she noticed the dangerous look Trowa was giving her and abruptly stopped. Lita looked back and forth between the two, confused.
"What is it?" Lita asked.
Chibi returned Trowa's glare with one of her own, which surprised him. She also put her hands on her hips as though to emphasis her point. Although she couldn't talk well, he could swear he heard the little child say, "Ask her or I'll start singing!"
He gulped, then turned to Lita. "Lita, I was wondering if you had a date to the dance?"
Lita thought for a moment, then shook her head. "No. All the guys that asked me so far have come striding up to me and acting like I was some trophy or something. They didn't even really ask me, just told me I was their date. I'm sure that's what they believed before I pounded them to a pulp!" She grinned at this.
Trowa stared and backed away. "Uh.I.see." He turned to walk away when he saw Chibi glaring at him even more.
'Back out now, and I'll make your life a living hell.'
He gulped and turned back to face Lita. But right when he was about to speak.
"Hey Trowa, would you like to go to the dance with me?"
He blinked. "Wh.what?"
Lita blushed a bit and looked away. "I was wondering if you would like to go to the dance with me."
Well.what a shock. This time it's the girl who asks. Unfortunately.
"TROOOOOOOWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" Came a familiar and oh-so- annoying wail. Seconds later, a Relena clone had attached itself (note the IT) to Trowa's arm. It's Trixie. "Hey Trowa! There's going to be a dance and I still don't have a date! What do you say? HMMMM?"
He only stared at her, then turned to look back at Lita, who only looked at him sadly. "Is this how those other guys were like around you?" He asked, and she nodded. "Well then." He then looked back at the annoying girl glomping the life out of his arm. (Everyone: Poor arm.) "I'm sorry Trixie, but Lita just asked me."
Trixie stared at him in shock. "B.but how could you go with her!?! A girl can't ask a guy! It's against tradition!"
Trowa smiled at Lita, who smiled back. "Well then.Lita, would you like to go to the dance with me?"
Lita smiled and nodded. "Sure!"
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" Trixie cried as she ran off. I don't really think they noticed considering what happened next.
'Geez.get a room!' Chibi thought.
She decided to see what was going on with the others. Amy was with Quatre trying to pick out a dress. Mina was dragging Raye all over the store. Wufei thought it was funny until Mixie showed up and he had to hide. Heero was once again, typing on his laptop looking for more info on the Dark Rose(who's leader I'm sure you all should know.it's so obvious and I intended it to be). Zechs was with Setsuna at the food court. Which left Duo, Hotaru, Michiru, and *GULP* Haruka.
Fortunately, however, Hotaru had decided to talk to Duo about the dance, so Haruka's little talk would have to wait.
"Hey, Duo! How does this dress look on me?" She asked as she pulled out a dark purple dress and held it in front of her.
Duo just smirked cruelly. "It makes you look like a slut, but what else is new?"
She just looked at him, shocked. "W.what? Duo.why are you being so horrible? What did I do to make you hate me?"
"Your being born was enough to make the whole world hate you!"
Hotaru ran off, crying as Haruka began glaring at Duo. Michiru glared at him as well before running after Hotaru. After they left, Haruka grabbed Duo by his shirt and raised him a foot into the air. "I ought to kill you for what you just did!" She growled.
Duo only laughed. "You'd better be careful. An old hag like you could get hurt pretty easily!"
Haruka was seeing red now. But before she could do anything, Wufei showed up after finally losing Mixie somewhere in the shoe store. "Maxwell! What did you do to the onna!?!"
"Why would you care Wufei?" Duo.
"Because." Wufei froze. "What.did.you.call.me?"
"Wufei. That's your name, isn't it?" Duo.
Wufei's eyes widened in shock. "ONNA! GET AWAY FROM HIM!" He shouted, but it was too late. Some type of black mist appeared around Duo and threw Haruka into the wall, leaving an imprint of her body as she slumped to the ground. She was soon back on her feet though and she got into a fighting stance while Wufei drew out his sword out of nowhere; both facing Duo.only he wasn't Duo anymore.
Think of the Grim Reaper only ten times worse. What? You want descriptions? Well, there's the black hair, glowing red eyes, the scythe (only this one is much more wicked looking), the black cloak that conceals the rest of his body.but that's only assuming he has one. Need I go on?
Anyways, the phage that used to be Duo tried to slash the two fighters with his scythe. Wufei jumped out of the way, but when Haruka tried to dodge, the dark force sent her flying through a window.off the third floor.ouch.
"NO!" Wufei shouted. But before he could do anything, Duo swiped at him with a huge demon type claw (Duo: Now where did THAT come from!?!), leaving a huge gash right in the middle of his chest. Despite how hard he tried to hold up, the pain and loss of blood was too much, and Wufei fell back.
Well, I'm sure you all can already figure that by now, there's a lot of screaming and running around. The reason, however, is much worse than Duo being turned into a phage. As it turns out, more youmas had appeared. And of course, they all instantly began attacking people.
"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOO!!! HEEEEEEEELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!" I'm sure you all can guess who that was. Yes, Relena was being taken away by Duo and two youmas (both of which look like overgrown goblins). Of course, normally it's doubtful anyone would care, but she IS the one the Dark Rose is after, and despite how annoying she is, it's much more important to keep the Dark Rose from accomplishing anything.
Trowa and Lita heard the screech as well and came running only to find complete chaos. Looking around, Trowa found Heero and Quatre, looking confused.well, Quatre was confused and worried, while Heero was trying to shoot at the monsters. (Duo: I should have figured as much. Starcatcher: Uh.Duo? I hope you know Heero can hear you. Duo: EEP! RUN AWAY!!!)
Trowa turned to Lita. "Find someplace safe to hide!" He ordered and ran to the other pilots. Lita smirked at his retreating figure and disappeared into an abandoned store.
Quatre gasped when he saw Wufei. "Guys! Look!" The others followed his gaze to the downed Shenlong pilot. Rushing over to him, Quatre started to check how bad the wound was. Fortunately, it wasn't deep enough to kill him, and there was no poison either. "Wufei! What happened!?!"
Wufei groaned. "Max.well.he became.some.sort of demon.ugh." With that he was unconscious. Fortunately, Vespa arrived.
"I'll take care of him! You boys save Relena!" Vespa told them as she tore a strip of her dress off to stop the blood flow. The pilots nodded and rushed after the monsters. Of course, the monsters had a pretty big head start, so how did the pilots know where to go?
"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"
Meanwhile, the other scouts heard the screams as well and transformed. (Starcatcher: I'm not going to waste time going through each of their individual transformation sequences! All the Guys: (Sadly) Aww.)
Mercury scanned the phages. "Guys, there's only one phage in control here! If we take that one down, all the youmas should disappear!" Using her computer, she led the others down the maze of stores to the roof, where they found Heero, Quatre, Zechs, and Trowa trying to get past the two youma to reach Duo, who was guarding Relena and the other four girls. Apparently, they all looked and sounded so much alike, they couldn't tell which was the real Relena, so they just took all four of them. But that didn't seem to be such a good idea when all four were screeching at the top of their lungs for their heroes to rescue them. Of course, after screeching for such a long time, they finally ran out of oxygen and promptly fainted.
"JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!!!" (I know I misspelled it before and I'm sorry) The pilots jumped out of the way just in time, but the two phages were hit by the attack and blasted away. Now they only have to deal with the phage formerly known as Duo. (Duo: Hah.hah.hah.very funny.)
"MARS FLAME SNIPER!!!"
"MERCURY AQUA RHAPSODY!!!"
"JUPITER THUNDERCLAP ZAP!!!"
"VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!!!"
"NEPTUNE DEEP SUBMERGE!!!"
"URANUS WORLD SHAKING!!!!"
"PLUTO DEADLY SCREAM!!!"
"SILENCE WALL!!!"
Strangely, though all the attacks hit him, Saturn's was the only one that actually hurt him. The others were shocked, when they realized none of their attacks worked.
Mercury pulled out her computer and began to scan Duo. When she received the results, she gasped. "He's invincible to all elemental attacks! Since Saturn's attack invokes destruction and silence, she's the only one who can hurt him!"
Saturn nodded as the other scouts retreated to the open doorway to prevent anyone from getting up there. The pilots and Zechs had grabbed the five unconscious girls and brought them to safety, but they couldn't see what was happening. "Fine then! SILENCE GLAIVE SURPRISE!!!"
The attack hit Duo, knocking him unconscious, but not killing him. The remaining pilots and Zechs approached the scouts carefully, still unable to see Saturn or Duo from behind the girls.
"Will he be okay?" Zechs asked them.
"If we could return him to normal." Mercury.
"Can't you change him back?" Quatre worried.
"Only Sailor Moon has the power to change someone back, and she's not here!" Mina.
Hotaru (still as Saturn) began to cry. There was no way to return Duo to normal, and they couldn't allow him to continue living as this.this.monster! But only her attacks actually had any effect on him, so that meant.
"NO! I WON'T DO IT!!!" Hotaru shouted. "I WANT DUO BACK!!! HE'S NOT GONE! HE CAN'T BE GONE!!!" Tears streamed down her face as she rushed over and held what was left of him close to her.
Strangely enough (or not, depending on how you look at it), a strange light began to form around Duo. Hotaru didn't notice, however, because she was still crying. Everyone covered their eyes until the glow finally faded, revealing Hotaru (who was still crying) and Duo, who was now perfectly healed and back to his normal human form.
Duo opened his eyes when he heard the sounds of a girl crying. Looking up, he saw Hotaru and frowned. "Hotaru.what's wrong? Why are you crying?"
"D.Duo?" Hotaru marveled when she looked at him and found him perfectly fine. "Is it really you?
"The last time I checked." At this moment, he started looking around, confused. "Uh.how did we get on the roof?"
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Starcatcher: See? Duo did NOT turn evil, and he and Hotaru are still going to be together, as will Zechs and Setsuna, and Lita and Trowa. And I know that it was obvious who the leader of the Dark Rose is. It was rather easy to find out who the four mystery girls are. What I do NOT get is how NOBODY could guess who the two new transfer students are! Only one person guessed right, but this person only knew who ONE of the two is! COME ON PEOPLE!!! It's not that hard! Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed the chapter.
Duo: That was sloppy!
Starcatcher: Sorry, but when it gets to the point that reviewers start making threats, then I usually forget about making it as detailed as possible and start doing everything I can just to finish!
Mina: Speaking of reviewers, lets take a look at some of the reviews!
(Da da da da da da.DA!!!)
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Lady Earth Goddess
IF YOU DO NOT FINISH THIS SOON OR ADD MORE I WILL FIND YOU AND SICK RELENA AND HER FOLLOWERS ON YOU!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! (laughs evilly)
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Everyone: (Blink, blink)
Duo: Relena has followers?
Starcatcher: What would you call Dixie, Trixie, Mixie, and Vixie?
Duo: Her foll.oooh.
Everyone: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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Almaseti
hi there!!! soory it took me so long to review, but my computer was being wierd. for some reason, a mature teen acess wasn't enough to read this story!!! i had to beg my mom to let me upgrade it just to read this!!! aren't you flattered? heheh. ne way, that was another very good chapter. very funny, but i'd like to see something bad happen to relena please. oh, and maybe b/c those dumb girls are so much like relena, they would get mistaken for her and kidnapped too before the kidnappers get the real relena. that would be funny!!! i bet whoever kidnaps them is going to get so sick of thier whining and stuck-up-ness that they'll either shoot them or let them go! heheh. oh, and i decided about trowa. put him with makoto! (lita(sry, but i really prefer the jap version)(heheh, still using parentheses)) AND u better do a wufei-rei, but i still want rei to either SAVE or KICK his butt first!! if not in the story, do it in anime deathmatch!! by the way, dont forget to do that!! i wuz really disappointed when u stopped doing weeklys on that!! it was soooo funny and i really, really want to see you do something bad to hamtaro!! it was all because of hamtaro that CN canceled sailormoon in the summer!!!i HATE hamtaro!!!!!!!! stupid hamster!! if you go to the Save Our Sailormoon website, they have a report on exactly how stupid it is!! the people who owned it wanted to put it on nick jr!!!!!! sorry, i'm getting off-topic, but hamtaro just bugs me. any way, i like how u did quatre and ami. they make a cute couple. and why was haruka still wanting to kill duo? they made up and everything!! oh, yeah, and the little thing at the bottom sez im s'posed to say what ur doing wrong, but besides the fact that, like many writers, u dont space out your words enough and u put a little too much of the story into too little space, (but u were rushing to get it out, ne? what it seems to need sometimes is a beta-reader, (hint hint) and a lot of good authors have people beta-read thier fics, (for example, meara. have u read any of them? their amazing!! u should!! ne way....)so theres no shame or anything....) there isnt anything wrong with it. its very good. oh, and im always happy to be noticed, but if u tell them i got it right who lillith was talking to, wont they just look at my review and see who it was? and i'm still not sure about the exchange students. for a little while, i thought they might have something to do with that 'black rose' thing, but they seem too nice and smart and un-hateable to be working for mamo-baka. and dont act like that is a secret or anything, its really obvious. ummmm.... my hands are starting to hurt from writing all these reveiws and stuff. besides, i think i've written a lot here anyway, so thats it for now. i will review again when u come up with another chapter, so ja ne for now.
-Almaseti
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Starcatcher: You want to see Raye save Wufei's butt, then they fall in love? Hmm.I don't know.lets consult.THE MAGIC FORTUNE COOKIE!!!
Everyone else: ALL HAIL THE MAGIC FORTUNE COOKIE!!!
Davis (From second season of Digimon): (Enters holding a silver platter on which lays a fortune cookie) You guys are getting too into this.oh well.I'm still getting paid either way. (Holds silver platter above his head) BEHOLD!!! THE MAGIC FORTUNE COOKIE!!!
Everyone else: Ooooooooooh.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!
Starcatcher: (Cracks open the fortune cookie and reads) "You're wish will come true." Well.that's it then. I guess the next chapter will involve Raye saving Wufei's butt and him admitting he likes her!
Davis: But you did that last chapter!
Starcatcher: But they don't know that.
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HeartSoul
The four girls with Lillith are the Amazon Quartet, right? I'm pretty sure they are.
Wasn't this fic sorta centered on Chibi Chibi? But if that's so then how come Chibi Chibi wasn't in this chapter?
Um.... what else to say? What else to say? Besides that your fic is good, that is... Uh... what else to say?
I'm sorry to say that I have nothing else to say.
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Amazoness Quartet: YEAH! IT WAS US!!!
Starcatcher: Once again, I redid the last chapter and added a portion with Chibi Chibi and Wufei. READ IT AND LAUGH!!!
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Veggie-Babu-chan
I'm gonna take a "wild" guess here and say Mina's not gonna be w/anyone, now is she? ...*drops on knees and lifts up hands in praying position* PLEASE get her SOMEONE?! PLEEEEEEAAAAASE?!?!?! I want Rei/Wufei, SOOON, and Lita/Trowa (unless you can get Tro-san w/Mina! ^ ^v)!!!!!! And if you CAN'T make a T/M, please put Mina w/... Milardo? PUH-LEEEEASE?!?!? Since you are sooo *OBVIOUSLY* gonna put Serena w/Heero (no offense, but that is SOOO *cliche* now, it's not funny...). MORE SOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!!!! ~VBC~
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Mina: I'M SO ALONE!!!
Starcatcher: Sorry. As you could already tell by reading this chapter, Zechs is going to be with Setsuna.
Mina: IT'S NOT FAIIIIIR!!!
Starcatcher: Don't worry Mina! You'll be with someone!
Mina: WHO!?! WHOOOOOOOOOO!?!
Starcatcher: (Rolls eyes) Yeah right! As if I'm going to ruin the surprise!
Mina: TELL ME! TELL ME NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!
Amy: (Glares at the others) How many time have I told you NOT to give her sugar!?!
Everyone else: (Glances at each other) Er.we forgot!
Amy: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! (Starts chasing them all with a computer)
Starcatcher: WAIT! THAT'S-
Amy: (Smashes the computer on them, causing it to explode and ending the transmission)
Starcatcher: Okay, before we begin, I would like to bring up a few things I think you all should know. First of all, a lot of you Duo fans out there are probably going to flame me for what's going to happen in this chapter. I simply ask that you read the ENTIRE chapter before you do so. Secondly, this chapter WILL have some romance. Lita and Trowa WILL get together, as well as another mystery couple that I'm sure some of you could have guessed. There WILL be more Duo/Hotaru romance, though it may not seem like it, so PLEASE DON'T FLAME ME FOR WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN! Third, for those of you who haven't noticed, I have rewritten the last chapter, so hopefully, the layout will be better this time. And as an special bonus for all my loyal fans-
Relena: What fans?
Starcatcher: The ones I'm going to allow to tear you apart if you don't shut up!
Relena: OKAY! OKAY! I'll be quiet!
Starcatcher: Nope! Too late! (Opens a door and several hundred.possibly thousand fans rush in)
Relena: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! (Runs)
Fans: (Chase after her wielding various big, heavy objects and shouting death threats)
Starcatcher: As I was saying, as a special bonus for all my loyal fans out there, I added a special part to the last chapter featuring Chibi Chibi and Wufei. It is really sweet, yet sad, and will most likely lead the way for Raye and Wufei getting together in the next chapter. I REPEAT! NEXT CHAPTER IS WHERE RAYE AND WUFEI GET TOGETHER!!! This chapter will have more of all the previous couples, plus Lita/Trowa and a surpise couple. And though you may all hate me, it will have even more Duo/Hotaru. Why? It fits the story best. Just read and you'll see what I mean.
(That night, after the mission.)
Quatre was still stunned about what they had learned. It was wrong! Those monsters! How could they do such a thing!?! He would never have thought they would go this far!
You're probably wondering what this is about. Zechs had helped them out in the base, and all the pilots found it strange that Noin was not with him. After they had accomplished the mission, they found out the reason why.
Noin was dead. She infiltrated the Dark Rose to try and find out exactly what it is they're planning and who the leader was. She was discovered, and the leader of the Dark Rose killed her with his own hands. Zechs was among one of many to watch her death as well as Sally and Une. Needless to say, he was devastated. Since then, he hasn't been the same, and that was about a year ago.
(NOTE: Chibi Chibi did NOT start staying with the pilots a year ago. In the storyline, she has only been with them for a few months. Apparently, the Dark Rose got started some time ago and the Preventers only started getting worried when the organization started to gain support at a rapid pace a year and a half ago. So they sent Noin to spy on them and make sure they weren't planning anything. But she was caught and killed and Zechs hasn't forgiven himself because he still feels as though he should have done something. And now you know.the rest of the story.)
Zechs, or Milliardo was offered a place as a teacher at the Academy by Relena, yet he wasn't up to accepting the job. He couldn't live with himself knowing he had allowed Noin to die.
This is where a certain person who can't butt out of other people's business comes in. You all know who she is. That ever interfering Guardian of the Dead. Still don't know? It's Setsuna's sister, Sailor Charon, or Lillith. Why she was given that name, no one knows really. But you have to admit; it is a rather strange name.oh wait.I'm getting off track here.
As I was saying, Lillith as Sailor Charon was watching all this from her planet, Charon (of course). The other four mysterious people, whose identities most of you already know (it wasn't that hard to figure out) were guarding the Gates of Time from the moron leading the Dark Rose (whose identity you all should obviously know).
But back to the main point, Lillith was on the moon, Charon, guiding the souls to the afterlife. Even from there, however, she could see the troubled man on earth. After watching how this was tearing him up inside, she sighed. "Great.just great.now what do I do.? OH DUH! I already know what to do! Silly me!"
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In a dark, misty place, similar to the Gates of Time, but much darker, a lost soul was.well.lost!
"Uh.hello? Can anyone hear me? Zechs? Are you there?" (Three guesses who)
Noin (don't pretend you didn't know!) looked around, completely confused and scared, though normally nothing scares her. But then again, she normally isn't all alone in such a strange place. "Is anyone out there?" She cried.
"Hello!" Came a cheerful voice. Out of the shadows stepped.LILLITH! Gasp.big shock there. Who else would show up? The Easter Bunny? Sure, that loser leading the Dark Rose might show up, but then again, why should he considering that Noin is already dead? But then some of you are wondering how she can be dead if she's there talking. Well.uh.how about I just shut up now and continue? (Raye: Yeah, maybe you should!)
Noin was rather shocked to find that anyone could be cheery in such a place. "Who are you? Where are we?"
"I'm Lillith!" Lillith held out her hand to Noin, who shook it uncertainly. "This is the spiritual plane for those still tied to the mortal realm!"
"Spiritual plane? Mortal realm? What's going on? How did I get here and why?"
"Well.uh.er.this won't be easy to swallow, but you're dead."
"I'm.dead?"
"Yes. You died about a year ago."
Noin frowned and nodded her head sadly, remembering. "But then.is this what it's like.to die?"
Lillith shook her head. "Nah. The afterlife is a lot better than this place. This is where lost souls go when they can't leave the mortal plane."
"So.I'm stuck here?"
"Fraid so. Apparently something's holding you to the mortal plane. Until whatever that is finally decides to let you go, you're stuck here."
"But.who's holding me back?"
"You probably know him. His name is Milliardo Peacecraft."
"Zechs?"
"Yep! That's him! He sorta feels it's his fault you're dead, even though it's not. He just can't accept the fact that you're gone and he won't move on, so you're stuck here until he lets you go. And that's sorta the reason I came here to talk to you."
"Really?"
"Yeah. It's been about a year and he can't keep living like this! Not only that, but you can't stay here forever either! Your time came and went and there are some old friends of yours who are waiting for you on the other side! Not only that, but there's also someone that Zechs is supposed to meet, but he can't until he gets past this. So you need to talk to him and get him to move on, so you can too."
Noin nodded. "All right."
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Luckly, at that exact moment, Zechs was asleep, so it was no problem for Noin to talk to him.
In his dream, Zechs found himself in a dark misty place similar to the one Noin was in earlier. "What's going on? Where am I?" he wondered.
"Zechs."
He spun around, trying to find the source of the voice, vaguely noticing that it seemed familiar somehow. "Who's there?"
"Zechs."
He heard footsteps coming from behind and turned only to find, to his shock though not ours, that Noin was standing right behind him. He gasped. "Noin?"
"Hello Zechs."
"Noin, you're alive!"
She shook her head. "No. I'm still dead Zechs."
He frowned and looked away, saddened. "But.then why are you here?"
"To talk to you. Please, you have to let me go and move on with your life."
"No! I can't!"
"As long as you're holding on to me, I can't go on to the afterlife and I'm forced to stay here and you can't do any good for the earth or the colonies."
"So.you're saying.I need to move on?"
"It's for the best. Please understand, I don't want to leave you, but there isn't anything left for me. I already did everything I was supposed to.but you still have to live your life. Don't give it up because of me."
"But Noin.you-"
She shook her head, cutting him off. "Zechs, right now someone very important is waiting for you. How long must you keep her waiting until you get over me?"
He sighed and nodded, realizing this was true. "I see."
Noin walked over to him and held his hand. "Zechs.don't blame yourself for what happened to me. I couldn't have had a happier life with anyone else. And now it's time that someone else lives a happier life because of you."
He smiled. "I understand.goodbye Noin."
She kissed his cheek. "Goodbye Zechs.thank you." And with that, the dream ended.
When Zechs woke up, he felt as though a great weight was lifted from his shoulders. Looking over at his nightstand, he saw the letter from Relena, once again asking-more like begging-him to come to the Academy and possibly become a teacher there. He smiled. "Why not? I guess I might as well."
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Back in that dark, misty place, Noin waited until that ever interfering and slightly annoying (Lillith: HEY!) Guardian of the Dead appeared, smiling just like a certain Shinigami we all know.
"Well, it's confirmed! You no longer have any ties holding you back to the mortal plane and you are now free to go to the after life to be judged."
Noin frowned. "Judged?"
Lillith nodded. "Yeah. They have to judge you to decide where you should go."
Noin became worried. "They're not going to send me to be tortured for eternity in Hell, are they?"
The younger girl laughed. "Considering all that you've done, I really doubt they'd do that!" Noin smiled and the two disappeared.
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Heero was once again, working at his laptop, frowning, as usual. He was looking up the information about all the recent youma attacks. Lately, the attacks had become much more frequent, at least every other day now. The strange thing was that the attacks happened much more frequently ever since those two new transfer students arrived. What's more, after searching for data on the two, he could find no information on either of them. They didn't exist.
He scowled at the computer. That girl, Rena, was just too much like the angel he saw. But then again, he had a very high fever and was probably just hallucinating. But still.
He shook his head. "We have to keep an eye on them." he muttered, never noticing the figure right outside his door listening in before turning away and disappearing.
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Lillith was looking through the information the pilots had sent her, cursing silently. "Damn, damn, DAMN!!! This is bad! This is really, REALLY bad!"
"What's wrong?" Asked the girl with light blue hair, the only one still there since the other three were off somewhere else.
Lillith turned to face the girl and frowned. "This is much worse than we originally thought." She then went back to looking through the files, and that's when something caught her eye. Looking at it, she gasped. "Oh no.no no NO!!!"
The blue haired girl was still confused until she caught sight of the information and gasped as well. "It can't be.he wouldn't!"
"But he is.and we've got a MAJOR situation on our hands! Call the others! QUICKLY!!!" The blue haired girl nodded in response and disappeared. Lillith went back to looking through the files and cursed some more before disappearing as well. "We've got to do something.and soon."
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The next day found Zechs meeting with Relena in her office at school. It had a bright pink desk, a pink chair, pink walls.well.lets just say it had a lot of pink. (Everyone: *Shudders*)
"Oh brother! I'm so happy you finally decided to accept a teaching position here!" Relena.
"Well I wanted to help out any way I could." Zechs.
Relena smiled. "This just keeps getting better and better! You know, the pilots are here as well!"
Zechs frowned. If the pilots were here, that must mean that something is happening. He smiled kindly at Relena.at least as kindly as anyone could smile at her. "I'll be preparing for my class now." And with that, he was gone.
Relena stood from her chair and walked over to a pink curtain. Pulling the curtains back, she smiled at the portrait of herself and Heero together and sighed. "When I become the Goddess of the Cosmos, he will rule the universe with me by my side."
Relena, however, was unaware of Sarah listening in. The pink haired secretary rolled her eyes upon hearing this. "Please.as if she could ever become Cosmos.the day she rules the universe is the day I kiss that stupid Earth Prince!" Just then, there was a blue light, and the light blue haired girl appeared. Sarah looked at her, confused. "What's wrong?"
The light blue haired girl looked horrified. "We've got a HUGE problem! We're all needed right NOW!!!"
"All right then." Sarah stated. The blue haired girl then disappeared in a flash of blue light while Sarah disappeared in a flash of yellow light.
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Setsuna was relaxing in the teacher's lounge, sipping her coffee. It was her break and all her earlier classes had really taken a lot out of her. And if that wasn't bad enough, Mina was going to drag all of them along with her to pick out their dresses for the dance. Setsuna sighed. "What did I do to deserve this?" she muttered.
"Sorry. I hope I'm not interrupting." Came a voice. She turned to see a certain platinum blonde haired blue-eyed man standing at the door and blushed.
"I'm sorry, I didn't think anyone was listening." Setsuna.
"No, there's no need to apologize. But is there something wrong?"
She sighed. "The classes have been getting more hectic because of the frequent youma attacks and the student disappearances. Many of the students are fearful that they may be the next victim."
Zechs nodded. "I see."
They continued to talk, completely oblivious to the green haired gym teacher watching them. 'I love my life.' she thought to herself, smirking.
Setsuna sighed after explaining the whole situation to Milliardo (she doesn't know he is Zechs Marquis). She gasped and blushed, breaking off from the current topic of conversation. "I'm so sorry! I've been doing all the talking!"
He smiled at her. "It's no trouble. You really seem to know a lot and the way you explain things is wonderful. It's no surprise to me that all of your students are passing."
June scowled. 'HURRY IT UP!!! I DON'T HAVE ALL DAY!!!'
Setsuna smiled back at him, looking into his eyes. "Thank you. It's just so nice to have someone to talk to, who understands." She broke off when she realized how close he had gotten to her.or was it how close she had gotten to him?
'Come on.COME ON!!!' June.
Their lips were almost touching.
'Just a little more.'
*BAM!!!*
'Damn it!'
The door was thrown open, causing both teachers to jump up in surprise. It was Haruka. "Setsuna! There's another youma attack! There are students getting injured!" she shouted, before rushing off to warn the other senshi.
Setsuna gasped, then turned to Milliardo. "Please excuse me!" With that, she rushed off. Zechs just watched her leave sadly before pulling out his gun (Duo: He has one too? Man! He's just like Heero!) from wherever he keeps it and jumped out of a nearby window.
A few seconds later, a creaking sound could be heard before the ceiling caved in and June fell to the ground, cursing. "WHY ME!?!"
She was cut off by a bright blue light, and the blue haired girl from before appeared. "We've got problems! We're needed back at the Time Gates PRONTO!!!"
June sighed. "Fine." The blue haired girl disappeared in a flash of that same blue light, and June sighed and grumbled some more before disappearing as well, only her light was a dark green.
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Meanwhile, away from all the commotion.
"Listen Dixie, I'm really sorry, but I can't go to the dance with you." Duo told the girl when they were alone.
Tears formed in her eyes. "But.but WHY!?!"
"I was already going to go with another girl." Well.it's not a total lie. He was planning on going with Hotaru, even though he hadn't asked her.
"So you LIED to me!?!"
Duo sighed. This was going to be hard. "I'm sorry. When you asked me, I tried to tell you, but you never gave me the chance."
Dixie scowled. "It's because of Hotaru Tomoe, isn't it!?!"
"I'm going with her because I really like her and she really likes me too. Don't worry! I'm sure you've got a bunch of other guys wanting to go with you!"
Dixie cried. "But I wanted to go with YOU! Don't you see? I loved you!"
Duo stepped back. He really didn't think she had taken it that far. "Dixie.I."
"SAVE IT!!! YOU HATE ME!!!" With that, she ran off.
Duo groaned. "Why do I have to be such a nice guy?" He wondered, before taking off after her. No, he did NOT find out that deep down, he really did like her. He just couldn't stand leaving her like that, so being the semi-gentleman he is, he took off after her. Suddenly, he heard a shriek and saw Dixie being dragged around a corner by a dark figure. "The Dark Rose!" He ran around the corner and stopped, not at all expecting what he saw before him. "What the.?"
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"MERCURY AQUA RHAPSODY!!!"
"MARS FLAME SNIPER!!!"
"CHRONOS TYPHOON!!!"
"NEPTUNE VIOLENT TIDE!!!"
The attacks hit the youma at the same time, causing it to turn to dust. Silently, what was left of it was blown away. Zechs marveled at the scene before him. The pilots (minus Duo) had gotten all the innocent people away from the monster, and the senshi showed up and destroyed it. Needless to say, this being his first time seeing such a thing, he was shocked.
Relena bounded up to the scouts, smiling. " I knew you would come to help me!"
The girls looked at her like she was nuts. "What are you talking about? We came to defeat the youma and save the innocents here, not to protect you specifically." Pluto.
Relena continued smiling, oblivious to the fact that the scouts didn't seem to like her much. "Of course you came to protect me! I'm your princess!"
"Are you kidding? YOU.our princess?" Venus.
"You're no princess of ours." Neptune.
"Yes I am!" Relena insisted.
Mercury shook her head. "You are nothing like our princess. She is a kind, caring person."
"I am kind and caring!"
"She also wouldn't just sit by and let others do the fighting for her. If someone were in trouble, she would do whatever it took to help. And if there was any sort of evil, she would not give up until it was healed or, if it was completely evil with no chance of redemption, destroyed." Mars.
"What's more," Jupiter continued. "She wasn't just our princess, she was first and foremost, our friend and treated us as friends, not servants."
Haruka began glaring daggers at Relena. "And you, little brat, are NOT her!"
Relena was furious. "BUT I AM COSMOS!!! I AM DESTINED TO BECOME THE QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE AND YOU'LL HAVE TO PROTECT ME ANYWAY!!!"
"May heaven and hell help us if that day were to ever arrive." Saturn stated, before they left.
Relena growled and stormed off, completely missing the fact that everyone burst out into laughter only seconds later.
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Hotaru was looking around for Duo after the attack, but couldn't find him anywhere. "That's funny.he said to meet me here.I wonder what happened?" That's when she noticed Sharon and Rena. The strange thing is that even since they first met, Hotaru felt as though she knew them both somehow, Rena especially.
"What's wrong Hotaru?" Rena asked. "You seem upset."
"It's Duo. He was supposed to meet me here and it's been half an hour already."
"Why don't we help you look for him?" Rena.
"Thank you. I really appreciate it!" With that, they worked together looking for Duo. It was Sharon who found him, however, and not in the best shape either.
"What the.!?! GUYS!!! I FOUND HIM!!!" Sharon shouted. The other two arrived and found, to their horror, Duo was unconscious on the ground.
"DUO!" Hotaru cried, rushing over to him. Checking his pulse, she was relieved to find he was still alive. "He's still breathing."
"We'd better take him to the nurse." Sharon stated. Working together, the three girls carried the unconscious Duo to the Nurse's Office, where Vespa was.
The red haired nurse gasped when she saw them. "What happened to him?"
"We don't know. We just found him like this!" Hotaru cried as the other two girls carefully laid Duo on the cushion. Vespa looked him over, then turned to face an overly worried gaze (Hotaru), a concerned gaze (Rena), and a rather pissed off glare (Sharon).
"It looks like he's completely fine. I can't find anything wrong with him. I think he just needs some rest. You girls head back to class and I'll let you know if anything happens." Vespa commanded, and Hotaru left sadly, followed closely by Rena. Sharon sent a final glance at Duo before narrowing her eyes, then turned to leave. Vespa sighed, but the peace was only for a few seconds. Suddenly, there was a flash of blue light (once again) and the blue haired girl appeared.
"We've got problems! Big, BIG problems! Hurry with what you're doing then get to the Time Gates!" She shouted, before disappearing.
Vespa growled. "I.HATE.MY.LIFE!!!"
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In a place filled with nothingness.oooh.scary.OW! Don't hurt me! I'll shut up now! (Starcatcher: You'd better!) A single entity seemed to be the only thing to exist in the dark, empty place.
'Where am I?'
'It's so dark.I can't see anything!'
'Hello? Anyone out there? HELLO!?!'
'There has to be some way out of here.wherever HERE is.'
'Something's wrong.I can't think.'
'There's.something else here.
'It's too strong.I can't fight it.'
'Someone.anyone.please help me.'
'I can't.hold on.anymore.'
'I'm.sorry.'
'H.o.t.a.r.u.'
And all was silent once more.
(Can any of you guess what that was about? Get it right and you've earned yourself a cookie! Good for you!)
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Hotaru was running down the hall, trying to get back to the Nurse's Office as fast as she could after class was over. When she entered, Vespa turned and smiled at her. "Hello Hotaru."
"How's Duo?"
"He's fine. He should wake up anytime soon." At this, she broke off, because right at this moment, Duo woke up, clutching his head in pain.
"Augh.my head."
"Duo!" Hotaru cried in happiness. (Hotaru: That's right! NOT squealed, NOT screeched, CRIED!!!) She rushed over and hugged him, so happy that he was okay.
Well.maybe he wasn't okay after all because only a few seconds later, she found herself rudely shoved to the floor. She looked up at him in hurt and confusion, only to find him glaring at her.
"Geez! Get offa me! Just because you're my girlfriend doesn't mean you can crush me!" Duo.
"I'm sorry.I didn't mean to! It's just.I'm so happy you're all right!" Hotaru.
"That's a little hard to tell from the way you're hanging all over me!" Duo shouted, rather harshly. Hotaru tried to bite back the tears. Why was Duo being so cruel all of a sudden?
Vespa's watch began to beep. She gasped when she saw what time it was. "School's over and you're both going to worry your friends. Sorry to rush you both out like this, but I have an important meeting to attend." With that, the two teens left, though Vespa could still hear them talking.well.shouting would be the better term. After they were gone, the nurse sighed and disappeared in a flash of red light.
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A bit later.
"Tell me again WHY we're doing this?" Raye demanded.
"We need formal dresses for the dance, and we could use some time to relax considering all that's happened recently." Amy.
"YEAH! NOW LET'S GO SHOPPING!!!" Mina (who else?) shouted as she got into a Sailor V pose. The others just stared at her and sweat drops formed on their heads. She then grabbed Amy and Raye and rushed off to the nearest store. It was at this time that Lita noticed that Hotaru was a bit down.
"Hey Hotaru? Is anything wrong?" Lita asked, worried. Fortunately, the other outers had already left to follow Mina and the others into the store to make sure that they didn't break anything, so this only left the two girls there.
Hotaru looked over at Lita, and decided to tell her since Lita was usually good at giving advice. After leading Lita to an empty girl's restroom, she spoke. "Duo yelled at me today. In the past, he was so sweet. He was a flirt, but he cared about me. Lately, he's been really cruel. He yelled at me for being worried about him. He even said I was too clingy." Tears came to her eyes. "I'm not that bad, am I?"
Lita shook her head. "Of course not! None of that is true about you! I don't know what his problem is. Maybe he's just angry about something? If he continues this, then you're better off without him."
"But Lita.I think.I think I really love him. I mean.even when we first met, I liked him. I even realized that somehow, even when I wasn't doing anything, I could somehow feel him.or sense him in a way. Yet now.it's like he's not even there! I'm worried something's wrong." At this, she broke down and sobbed. Lita held the younger girl.
"There, there.it's okay." Lita stated. Unknown to them, Amy was right outside and had heard the whole thing.
"I wonder." She mumbled, before walking off.
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Finally, all four mystery girls returned to the Time Gates only to find no sign of Lillith.
"What's the big deal!?! She calls us and tells us to come right away and she isn't HERE!?!" June demanded.
"Calm down!" The blue haired girl exclaimed. "She just wanted to make sure it wasn't already happening!"
"Well I might be more forgiving and understanding if I knew WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!!!" June.
"SHUT UP!!!" Commanded a new voice. All heads turned to see Lillith.well.it was really Sailor Charon.a very angry Sailor Charon to be precise. "We've got major problems here! Take a look at this!" She pointed to the screen on a computer (don't ask how they were able to have a computer at the Time Gates). The other girls gasped when they saw it.
"You.don't.mean." Sarah stammered, unable to even imagine such a thing.
Charon nodded, furiously. "And what's worse, they already have a test subject they're trying it out on!"
Vespa gasped when she realized who it was. "Oh no.Duo."
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Meanwhile, Heero, Duo, Wufei, Quatre, and Zechs were at the mall too, looking for Tuxedos at Quatre's urging. They were all surprised that Duo wasn't the one dragging them all there, but he had been acting a bit strange lately and they figured it would be best not to bug him in case he would go nuts. Originally, the G-Boys were going to buy their Tux's at the mall, but they had met Zechs earlier at the school and Quatre figured it would be a good chance for them to share any information they had about this new threat.
Zechs looked around, confused. "Hey.where's Trowa? Shouldn't he be here?"
At this exact moment, Trowa appeared with Chibi Chibi skipping along beside him, holding his hand, her eyes shining brightly. He noticed Zechs with the others. "Hello Zechs.or is it Milliardo?"
"Just Zechs. And who is this charming little girl?"
Quatre smiled and introduced the child. "This is Chibi Chibi. She just appeared at the doorstep of my mansion one day and we've been taking care of her. We named her Chibi Chibi since that's the only thing she seemed to be able to say at first, though we call her Chibi for short."
Zechs nodded. "I see." he paused when he noticed something. "And why, may I ask, does she have duct tape covering her mouth?"
It's true. The cute, innocent (sorta) child had a long piece of duct tape covering her mouth. When Zechs mentioned this, Trowa blushes slightly. Not much, just barely and unless you looked carefully, you could barely notice at all.
Quatre frowned when he noticed the duct tape as well. "That's strange.Trowa? What happened?"
Trowa thought back to the incident.
(Once again, it's time for a.)
*FLASHBACK!!!*
Trowa groaned as he paced around the room, trying to decide what to do. "I could just come out and say it.but she'd probably think I'm nuts. What should I do? Maybe I should ask one of the others for help? Not Heero.he's the 'Perfect Soldier' and thinks emotions are weak. Wufei believes all women are weak. Quatre.perhaps, but definitely not Duo. He'll just get a kick out of this. I can already hear him singing that stupid song. 'Trowa and Lita sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g'.no.maybe it would just be best if I-"
"Trowa an Lita sittin in a tree! K-i-s-s-i-n-g!"
He spun around quickly only to come face to face with a smiling Chibi Chibi, who just repeated the line again. He froze. 'Oh no!'
So he spent the next half hour trying to explain to Chibi to not sing that song or mention anything about him and Lita. Unfortunately, being who she is and the fact that she likes to mimic people, she didn't get it. So he was forced to use extreme measures to ensure her silence.
Thus the duct tape.
*END FLASHBACK!!!*
Trowa shrugged. "I have no idea."
Fortunately, at this moment, who else should show up but the scouts.
"Hey look! It's the guys! HEY GUYS!!!" Mina yelled, waving.
Quatre smiled when he saw Amy and walked over to her. When he reached her, he kissed her gently on the cheek, then looked back at the overly- excited Mina. "Is there something wrong with her?"
Amy sighed. "Too much sugar.she gets rather hyper."
Quatre nodded. "I see."
Lita noticed Chibi, still with the duct tape covering her mouth. "What the.? Who's this?" she asked as Chibi bounced over to her. "Hello little one."
"MPH! MPH!" Chibi tried to talk, but couldn't. Lita smiled kindly and carefully peeled the duct tape off Chibi's mouth. The little girl only smiled cutely. (Starcatcher: Evil little thing isn't she?) "Trowa an-"
Fortunately.or unfortunately depending on how you look at it, Trowa broke her off. "Hello Lita."
She smiled at him in return. "Hey Trowa. How are you?"
"Tro-" Chibi began, until she noticed the dangerous look Trowa was giving her and abruptly stopped. Lita looked back and forth between the two, confused.
"What is it?" Lita asked.
Chibi returned Trowa's glare with one of her own, which surprised him. She also put her hands on her hips as though to emphasis her point. Although she couldn't talk well, he could swear he heard the little child say, "Ask her or I'll start singing!"
He gulped, then turned to Lita. "Lita, I was wondering if you had a date to the dance?"
Lita thought for a moment, then shook her head. "No. All the guys that asked me so far have come striding up to me and acting like I was some trophy or something. They didn't even really ask me, just told me I was their date. I'm sure that's what they believed before I pounded them to a pulp!" She grinned at this.
Trowa stared and backed away. "Uh.I.see." He turned to walk away when he saw Chibi glaring at him even more.
'Back out now, and I'll make your life a living hell.'
He gulped and turned back to face Lita. But right when he was about to speak.
"Hey Trowa, would you like to go to the dance with me?"
He blinked. "Wh.what?"
Lita blushed a bit and looked away. "I was wondering if you would like to go to the dance with me."
Well.what a shock. This time it's the girl who asks. Unfortunately.
"TROOOOOOOWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" Came a familiar and oh-so- annoying wail. Seconds later, a Relena clone had attached itself (note the IT) to Trowa's arm. It's Trixie. "Hey Trowa! There's going to be a dance and I still don't have a date! What do you say? HMMMM?"
He only stared at her, then turned to look back at Lita, who only looked at him sadly. "Is this how those other guys were like around you?" He asked, and she nodded. "Well then." He then looked back at the annoying girl glomping the life out of his arm. (Everyone: Poor arm.) "I'm sorry Trixie, but Lita just asked me."
Trixie stared at him in shock. "B.but how could you go with her!?! A girl can't ask a guy! It's against tradition!"
Trowa smiled at Lita, who smiled back. "Well then.Lita, would you like to go to the dance with me?"
Lita smiled and nodded. "Sure!"
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" Trixie cried as she ran off. I don't really think they noticed considering what happened next.
'Geez.get a room!' Chibi thought.
She decided to see what was going on with the others. Amy was with Quatre trying to pick out a dress. Mina was dragging Raye all over the store. Wufei thought it was funny until Mixie showed up and he had to hide. Heero was once again, typing on his laptop looking for more info on the Dark Rose(who's leader I'm sure you all should know.it's so obvious and I intended it to be). Zechs was with Setsuna at the food court. Which left Duo, Hotaru, Michiru, and *GULP* Haruka.
Fortunately, however, Hotaru had decided to talk to Duo about the dance, so Haruka's little talk would have to wait.
"Hey, Duo! How does this dress look on me?" She asked as she pulled out a dark purple dress and held it in front of her.
Duo just smirked cruelly. "It makes you look like a slut, but what else is new?"
She just looked at him, shocked. "W.what? Duo.why are you being so horrible? What did I do to make you hate me?"
"Your being born was enough to make the whole world hate you!"
Hotaru ran off, crying as Haruka began glaring at Duo. Michiru glared at him as well before running after Hotaru. After they left, Haruka grabbed Duo by his shirt and raised him a foot into the air. "I ought to kill you for what you just did!" She growled.
Duo only laughed. "You'd better be careful. An old hag like you could get hurt pretty easily!"
Haruka was seeing red now. But before she could do anything, Wufei showed up after finally losing Mixie somewhere in the shoe store. "Maxwell! What did you do to the onna!?!"
"Why would you care Wufei?" Duo.
"Because." Wufei froze. "What.did.you.call.me?"
"Wufei. That's your name, isn't it?" Duo.
Wufei's eyes widened in shock. "ONNA! GET AWAY FROM HIM!" He shouted, but it was too late. Some type of black mist appeared around Duo and threw Haruka into the wall, leaving an imprint of her body as she slumped to the ground. She was soon back on her feet though and she got into a fighting stance while Wufei drew out his sword out of nowhere; both facing Duo.only he wasn't Duo anymore.
Think of the Grim Reaper only ten times worse. What? You want descriptions? Well, there's the black hair, glowing red eyes, the scythe (only this one is much more wicked looking), the black cloak that conceals the rest of his body.but that's only assuming he has one. Need I go on?
Anyways, the phage that used to be Duo tried to slash the two fighters with his scythe. Wufei jumped out of the way, but when Haruka tried to dodge, the dark force sent her flying through a window.off the third floor.ouch.
"NO!" Wufei shouted. But before he could do anything, Duo swiped at him with a huge demon type claw (Duo: Now where did THAT come from!?!), leaving a huge gash right in the middle of his chest. Despite how hard he tried to hold up, the pain and loss of blood was too much, and Wufei fell back.
Well, I'm sure you all can already figure that by now, there's a lot of screaming and running around. The reason, however, is much worse than Duo being turned into a phage. As it turns out, more youmas had appeared. And of course, they all instantly began attacking people.
"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOO!!! HEEEEEEEELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!" I'm sure you all can guess who that was. Yes, Relena was being taken away by Duo and two youmas (both of which look like overgrown goblins). Of course, normally it's doubtful anyone would care, but she IS the one the Dark Rose is after, and despite how annoying she is, it's much more important to keep the Dark Rose from accomplishing anything.
Trowa and Lita heard the screech as well and came running only to find complete chaos. Looking around, Trowa found Heero and Quatre, looking confused.well, Quatre was confused and worried, while Heero was trying to shoot at the monsters. (Duo: I should have figured as much. Starcatcher: Uh.Duo? I hope you know Heero can hear you. Duo: EEP! RUN AWAY!!!)
Trowa turned to Lita. "Find someplace safe to hide!" He ordered and ran to the other pilots. Lita smirked at his retreating figure and disappeared into an abandoned store.
Quatre gasped when he saw Wufei. "Guys! Look!" The others followed his gaze to the downed Shenlong pilot. Rushing over to him, Quatre started to check how bad the wound was. Fortunately, it wasn't deep enough to kill him, and there was no poison either. "Wufei! What happened!?!"
Wufei groaned. "Max.well.he became.some.sort of demon.ugh." With that he was unconscious. Fortunately, Vespa arrived.
"I'll take care of him! You boys save Relena!" Vespa told them as she tore a strip of her dress off to stop the blood flow. The pilots nodded and rushed after the monsters. Of course, the monsters had a pretty big head start, so how did the pilots know where to go?
"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"
Meanwhile, the other scouts heard the screams as well and transformed. (Starcatcher: I'm not going to waste time going through each of their individual transformation sequences! All the Guys: (Sadly) Aww.)
Mercury scanned the phages. "Guys, there's only one phage in control here! If we take that one down, all the youmas should disappear!" Using her computer, she led the others down the maze of stores to the roof, where they found Heero, Quatre, Zechs, and Trowa trying to get past the two youma to reach Duo, who was guarding Relena and the other four girls. Apparently, they all looked and sounded so much alike, they couldn't tell which was the real Relena, so they just took all four of them. But that didn't seem to be such a good idea when all four were screeching at the top of their lungs for their heroes to rescue them. Of course, after screeching for such a long time, they finally ran out of oxygen and promptly fainted.
"JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!!!" (I know I misspelled it before and I'm sorry) The pilots jumped out of the way just in time, but the two phages were hit by the attack and blasted away. Now they only have to deal with the phage formerly known as Duo. (Duo: Hah.hah.hah.very funny.)
"MARS FLAME SNIPER!!!"
"MERCURY AQUA RHAPSODY!!!"
"JUPITER THUNDERCLAP ZAP!!!"
"VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!!!"
"NEPTUNE DEEP SUBMERGE!!!"
"URANUS WORLD SHAKING!!!!"
"PLUTO DEADLY SCREAM!!!"
"SILENCE WALL!!!"
Strangely, though all the attacks hit him, Saturn's was the only one that actually hurt him. The others were shocked, when they realized none of their attacks worked.
Mercury pulled out her computer and began to scan Duo. When she received the results, she gasped. "He's invincible to all elemental attacks! Since Saturn's attack invokes destruction and silence, she's the only one who can hurt him!"
Saturn nodded as the other scouts retreated to the open doorway to prevent anyone from getting up there. The pilots and Zechs had grabbed the five unconscious girls and brought them to safety, but they couldn't see what was happening. "Fine then! SILENCE GLAIVE SURPRISE!!!"
The attack hit Duo, knocking him unconscious, but not killing him. The remaining pilots and Zechs approached the scouts carefully, still unable to see Saturn or Duo from behind the girls.
"Will he be okay?" Zechs asked them.
"If we could return him to normal." Mercury.
"Can't you change him back?" Quatre worried.
"Only Sailor Moon has the power to change someone back, and she's not here!" Mina.
Hotaru (still as Saturn) began to cry. There was no way to return Duo to normal, and they couldn't allow him to continue living as this.this.monster! But only her attacks actually had any effect on him, so that meant.
"NO! I WON'T DO IT!!!" Hotaru shouted. "I WANT DUO BACK!!! HE'S NOT GONE! HE CAN'T BE GONE!!!" Tears streamed down her face as she rushed over and held what was left of him close to her.
Strangely enough (or not, depending on how you look at it), a strange light began to form around Duo. Hotaru didn't notice, however, because she was still crying. Everyone covered their eyes until the glow finally faded, revealing Hotaru (who was still crying) and Duo, who was now perfectly healed and back to his normal human form.
Duo opened his eyes when he heard the sounds of a girl crying. Looking up, he saw Hotaru and frowned. "Hotaru.what's wrong? Why are you crying?"
"D.Duo?" Hotaru marveled when she looked at him and found him perfectly fine. "Is it really you?
"The last time I checked." At this moment, he started looking around, confused. "Uh.how did we get on the roof?"
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Starcatcher: See? Duo did NOT turn evil, and he and Hotaru are still going to be together, as will Zechs and Setsuna, and Lita and Trowa. And I know that it was obvious who the leader of the Dark Rose is. It was rather easy to find out who the four mystery girls are. What I do NOT get is how NOBODY could guess who the two new transfer students are! Only one person guessed right, but this person only knew who ONE of the two is! COME ON PEOPLE!!! It's not that hard! Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed the chapter.
Duo: That was sloppy!
Starcatcher: Sorry, but when it gets to the point that reviewers start making threats, then I usually forget about making it as detailed as possible and start doing everything I can just to finish!
Mina: Speaking of reviewers, lets take a look at some of the reviews!
(Da da da da da da.DA!!!)
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Lady Earth Goddess
IF YOU DO NOT FINISH THIS SOON OR ADD MORE I WILL FIND YOU AND SICK RELENA AND HER FOLLOWERS ON YOU!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! (laughs evilly)
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Everyone: (Blink, blink)
Duo: Relena has followers?
Starcatcher: What would you call Dixie, Trixie, Mixie, and Vixie?
Duo: Her foll.oooh.
Everyone: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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Almaseti
hi there!!! soory it took me so long to review, but my computer was being wierd. for some reason, a mature teen acess wasn't enough to read this story!!! i had to beg my mom to let me upgrade it just to read this!!! aren't you flattered? heheh. ne way, that was another very good chapter. very funny, but i'd like to see something bad happen to relena please. oh, and maybe b/c those dumb girls are so much like relena, they would get mistaken for her and kidnapped too before the kidnappers get the real relena. that would be funny!!! i bet whoever kidnaps them is going to get so sick of thier whining and stuck-up-ness that they'll either shoot them or let them go! heheh. oh, and i decided about trowa. put him with makoto! (lita(sry, but i really prefer the jap version)(heheh, still using parentheses)) AND u better do a wufei-rei, but i still want rei to either SAVE or KICK his butt first!! if not in the story, do it in anime deathmatch!! by the way, dont forget to do that!! i wuz really disappointed when u stopped doing weeklys on that!! it was soooo funny and i really, really want to see you do something bad to hamtaro!! it was all because of hamtaro that CN canceled sailormoon in the summer!!!i HATE hamtaro!!!!!!!! stupid hamster!! if you go to the Save Our Sailormoon website, they have a report on exactly how stupid it is!! the people who owned it wanted to put it on nick jr!!!!!! sorry, i'm getting off-topic, but hamtaro just bugs me. any way, i like how u did quatre and ami. they make a cute couple. and why was haruka still wanting to kill duo? they made up and everything!! oh, yeah, and the little thing at the bottom sez im s'posed to say what ur doing wrong, but besides the fact that, like many writers, u dont space out your words enough and u put a little too much of the story into too little space, (but u were rushing to get it out, ne? what it seems to need sometimes is a beta-reader, (hint hint) and a lot of good authors have people beta-read thier fics, (for example, meara. have u read any of them? their amazing!! u should!! ne way....)so theres no shame or anything....) there isnt anything wrong with it. its very good. oh, and im always happy to be noticed, but if u tell them i got it right who lillith was talking to, wont they just look at my review and see who it was? and i'm still not sure about the exchange students. for a little while, i thought they might have something to do with that 'black rose' thing, but they seem too nice and smart and un-hateable to be working for mamo-baka. and dont act like that is a secret or anything, its really obvious. ummmm.... my hands are starting to hurt from writing all these reveiws and stuff. besides, i think i've written a lot here anyway, so thats it for now. i will review again when u come up with another chapter, so ja ne for now.
-Almaseti
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Starcatcher: You want to see Raye save Wufei's butt, then they fall in love? Hmm.I don't know.lets consult.THE MAGIC FORTUNE COOKIE!!!
Everyone else: ALL HAIL THE MAGIC FORTUNE COOKIE!!!
Davis (From second season of Digimon): (Enters holding a silver platter on which lays a fortune cookie) You guys are getting too into this.oh well.I'm still getting paid either way. (Holds silver platter above his head) BEHOLD!!! THE MAGIC FORTUNE COOKIE!!!
Everyone else: Ooooooooooh.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!
Starcatcher: (Cracks open the fortune cookie and reads) "You're wish will come true." Well.that's it then. I guess the next chapter will involve Raye saving Wufei's butt and him admitting he likes her!
Davis: But you did that last chapter!
Starcatcher: But they don't know that.
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HeartSoul
The four girls with Lillith are the Amazon Quartet, right? I'm pretty sure they are.
Wasn't this fic sorta centered on Chibi Chibi? But if that's so then how come Chibi Chibi wasn't in this chapter?
Um.... what else to say? What else to say? Besides that your fic is good, that is... Uh... what else to say?
I'm sorry to say that I have nothing else to say.
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Amazoness Quartet: YEAH! IT WAS US!!!
Starcatcher: Once again, I redid the last chapter and added a portion with Chibi Chibi and Wufei. READ IT AND LAUGH!!!
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Veggie-Babu-chan
I'm gonna take a "wild" guess here and say Mina's not gonna be w/anyone, now is she? ...*drops on knees and lifts up hands in praying position* PLEASE get her SOMEONE?! PLEEEEEEAAAAASE?!?!?! I want Rei/Wufei, SOOON, and Lita/Trowa (unless you can get Tro-san w/Mina! ^ ^v)!!!!!! And if you CAN'T make a T/M, please put Mina w/... Milardo? PUH-LEEEEASE?!?!? Since you are sooo *OBVIOUSLY* gonna put Serena w/Heero (no offense, but that is SOOO *cliche* now, it's not funny...). MORE SOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!!!! ~VBC~
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Mina: I'M SO ALONE!!!
Starcatcher: Sorry. As you could already tell by reading this chapter, Zechs is going to be with Setsuna.
Mina: IT'S NOT FAIIIIIR!!!
Starcatcher: Don't worry Mina! You'll be with someone!
Mina: WHO!?! WHOOOOOOOOOO!?!
Starcatcher: (Rolls eyes) Yeah right! As if I'm going to ruin the surprise!
Mina: TELL ME! TELL ME NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!
Amy: (Glares at the others) How many time have I told you NOT to give her sugar!?!
Everyone else: (Glances at each other) Er.we forgot!
Amy: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! (Starts chasing them all with a computer)
Starcatcher: WAIT! THAT'S-
Amy: (Smashes the computer on them, causing it to explode and ending the transmission)