Spiritwing: If anyone has noticed, the prologue's author's note keeps changing from 'anime battle with Chaos' to 'manga battle with Chaos' and vice versa. Don't worry, I was just having an inner battle about which version to go by, and I've finally made up my mind: the manga. There might be a couple parts that sound like they're from the anime, but they're there to make the story flow and I'll point them out. I haven't read the manga before, just summaries and the last four acts, so if I'm doing something wrong please tell me. Anyways…on with the story:

Disclaimer: Refer to prologue…

Chapter 1: Shigorei's Plea

"Crap! I'm late!"

Usagi ran as fast as she could through the snow-covered city towards the Hiwaka Shrine. She was late, as usual, to meet the girls at the Hiwaka Shrine, and was pushing through the crowds of people trying to finish their Christmas shopping.

The cold was almost as harsh as the night before, for even during the day her white ski jacket and ski pants could barely keep her warm. As Usagi ran past an appliance store, the television in the window turned to the news. She disregarded it completely and kept running as the blonde woman reporter announced to the bustling city unheard:

"This winter's temperature has dropped down to –10°C, the coldest it has been in years. Meteorologists are currently searching for a theory for the sudden cold wave, but satellite information is not detecting any problems within the atmosphere. Stay tuned for more information…"

"This is bad…this is bad…this is bad," Usagi repeated quietly to herself as she knocked over yet another person while trying to think of a quicker way to the shrine, "I know! I'll cut through the park! It'll be much faster than this traffic jam."

She swam through the sea of people to reach the ice-covered street. While almost slipping on the ice, she barely made it across the road without injury and ran into the small park. The park was abandoned for the winter, as no one wanted their children playing in the freezing weather. Usagi sprinted through the ankle deep snow desperately trying to get to the other side. Suddenly, Usagi saw the ground coming closer as she tripped over a hidden rock and fell face flat in the snow.

"Ow…" was all she could manage to say with enough white snow stuffed in her mouth to make a sizable snowball. Usagi slowly stood up, wiping the snow off her clothes and out of her blonde ondangos. The sound of someone running passed through her ears, though ever so quietly. She quickly turned around to find the source of the noise, but did not see anything. She turned back towards the direction of the shrine, and then she saw it.

A young woman who looked to be around eighteen running barefoot across the snow, her long white tresses following after her. She was almost camouflaged against the ice, as her skin was a pale as the snow beneath her feet. The girl quickly side glanced with amethyst eyes at Usagi before continuing to run into the distance.

"What was that?" Usagi wondered in awe as the young woman disappeared in the snow. Usagi stood there for a moment before realizing that she was still late, "Shit! I'm almost an hour late! Gotta go! This is bad…this is bad…this is bad…Reid's gonna kill me…this is so bad…"

Usagi arrived at the Hiwaka Shrine completely winded; coming to a total of 34 people knocked over, 26 scattered shopping bags, record speed of 55 mph, 12 broken items, and an entire city thrown into chaos…well, it's better than the last time.

She didn't see any of the other senshi anywhere as she searched the meeting place.

"Maybe they just finished the meeting without me," Usagi thought sadly to herself, "I wanted to tell them about what I saw in the park."

Her thoughts were disrupted as hundreds of snowballs collided with her head from all directions.

"AHHH!!!" Usagi screamed, trying to shield her face with her arms unsuccessfully.

"You baka! The meeting started an hour ago! Where were you?!" Rei demanded in a furious rage as she came out from behind a mound of snow in front of her shrine.

"What's with all the snowballs!?" Usagi demanded angrily as she began to wipe masses of snow off her face.

"We though we'd surprise you," Minako replied, smiling as she walked out from behind a tree.

"Yeah! You took so long that we were able to make a ton of snowballs," Makato added while laughing, strolling out from behind a pole.

"You pay the price for being late Usagi!" Ami giggled as she revealed herself hiding below one of the shrine's many statues.

"Yeah, yeah, ha ha," Usagi rolled her eyes sarcastically, "I've got to tell you what I saw in the park on the way over."

"Does this have anything to do with why you're so late?" Rei questioned angrily, and then clenched her fists in a fighting position, "If you say it was a guy I am so going to kill you!"

"No, it wasn't a guy," Usagi rolled her eyes as if she would never have done such a thing as that in her life, "I saw something really strange in the park. I tripped while I was running…"

"Yeah, what else is new?" Rei asked sarcastically.

"Shut up! Let me finish!" Usagi exclaimed furiously before continuing her story, "… and when I got up I saw something like an angel, just without the wings."

"Angel? What the hell are you talking about Usagi?" Minako asked doubtfully, looking at Usagi as if she were crazy.

"She had white hair and purple eyes," Usagi described, trying to remember the exact features of the woman, "That was all I saw of her before she ran off."

"We better go check it out," Ami suggested, "It may be a youma."

"I agree," Makato added, and then smiled, "Plus, I've never seen an angel before."

"Okay! I'll take you there!" Usagi exclaimed happily. Before the five of them could run off to the park, a mysterious wind blew through the shrine. Everyone froze in her place, as mysterious winds weren't exactly the best sign for the senshi. Rei tensed, standing perfectly still, trying to sense the presence, and then relaxed.

"It's okay, no bad vibes," she called to everyone, who in turn all sighed in relief. They began towards the park again, but the wind picked up again, spiraling into a whirlwind.

"What the hell!" Minako screamed as the snow whipped at her face. The ice helix whirled in front of them, stopping the five senshi in their tracks with it's ferocious winds.

"Inner senshi…" the whirlwind called desperately to them.

"Wha?" all five of them asked at the same time, looking up at the mini tornado.

"How do you know who we are?" Rei asked in fear, as she was the only one who could actually sense the amount of power in this presence. The aura that surrounded this whirlwind wasn't evil, but it definitely was powerful enough to strike fear into all their hearts. She sensed something supernatural about this presence, as if it came from the gods.

"Inner senshi…you need to protect my charge…please…" the whirlwind pleaded.

"Protect your charge?" Ami asked, confused.

"My charge is going to die at her own hands…" the presence explained, concerned, "You have to stop her…"

"Wait a second! What's going on?! Who are you?" Makato demanded.

"I am Shigorei…guardian angel to Taihosha Meiun…" Shigorei replied, "You have to protect my charge…if she dies…the universe will fall into chaos…"

"Shigorei? Who's Taihosha?" Usagi asked, wondering if any of this connected to what she saw at the park.

"Fate's captor…"

"Fate's captor?" Rei asked, confused.

"She holds Fate in her heart…if she dies then Fate will be set free…"

"You're asking us to protect this charge of yours?" Ami asked, trying to confirm the guardian's request, "How are we supposed to find her?"

"One of you has already seen her…please protect her from herself…"

"I knew it!" Usagi thought to herself.

"What will happen if this…Fate…you talk about is set free?" Makato questioned.

"Then Chaos will be spawned again…"

Everyone paused in shock. They had just defeated Chaos, how could she be born again so soon?

"What?!" Usagi exclaimed, "Chaos?! How?!"

"Fate must not unite with Death…Chaos must not be spawned from the two evils…history must not repeat itself…"

"Senshi! We need to find that woman I saw in the park pronto!" Usagi commanded as she started to run towards the park, motioning to follow.

"Hurry…before it's too late…"

"We won't let you down!" Minako waved towards Shigorei before the inners ran off towards the park. Shigorei watched them run away, and then whispered before leaving:

"My blessings are with you…please find her before she kills herself…"

Spiritwing: You like? I'm liking the twists I'm throwing in here, and lots more to come. Please review! If any of this is confusing, I'll be glad to answer any questions (I'm still trying to understand it completely myself). Well, I'll update soon! Buh bye!