Disclaimer: Sailor Moon is copyright © 1992 Naoko Takeuchi/Kodansha, TOEI
Animation. English Language Adaptation © 1995 DiC Entertainment. My
original characters Joyce, Dr. Athol, and Tani belong to me. Have a nice
Day! ^_^
Author's Note: Yes, I know it has taken me many months to write this chapter. Real life got in the way a lot. I hope to start back writing on this more often. So, here it is. Enjoy!
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When Worlds Collide
Chapter 4
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"Zoey, do you want to buy some flowers for Malcolm at the gift shop?" Tani asked. She had told Zoicite who the silver haired gentleman was on the way to the hospital. "Yes, that would be a good idea." Zoicite was a bit cheered up by the idea.
Six flower bouquets, four balloons, and five knick-knacks later they arrived at Malachite and Nephrite's room. "Where are they?" Zoicite asked as she saw the nurses changing the sheets. Malachite and Nephrite were nowhere to be seen. "They aren't here anymore." Zoicite gasped. Jadeite, however asked the nurse, "Where are they now?" "I think they took them up to another floor." Jadeite nodded, "That's what I thought." Zoicite let out a sigh of relief. Tani patted the taller woman on the shoulder. "Let's go find them, ok?" Zoicite grinned and nodded. After asking the receptionist where their friends were located, the small group rode the elevator up to the next floor.
They stood in front of room 319 and knocked on the door. "Come in," a male voice said.
The sight behind the door surprised the visitors. Malachite and Nephrite were casually sitting in the beds talking to each other and Dr. Athol. The only things connected to them were blood pressure checking devices. "You all have finally arrived. I have some wonderful news to tell you!" Dr. Athol proclaimed. Zoicite didn't really hear what the doctor said. Her eyes were already gazing into those of the silver haired gentleman. Their eyes were fixed upon one another for what seemed like an eternity. "Your friends have made an amazing recovery. They have done three months worth of healing overnight! I don't know how it happened, but I would definitely want to document this into a medical journal!" "I'm sorry, but, I don't think you should do that.." Tani said. Jadeite thought this to be a strange reply from her. "I don't see why I shouldn't. This is a medical miracle." "It is a miracle. I don't feel it should be documented, though." Dr. Athol was completely surprised by her words. "Why wouldn't she want something like this to be documented? There must be more going on here." He thought and sighed to himself. "It's fine then. I'm discharging them in two days." "Two days? I feel ready to leave now." Nephrite said as he dragged his body to a standing position. Still being somewhat weak, he started to sway. Jadeite instantly ran over to his friend's side offering physical support. "Take it easy, Maxfield. You'll be out of here soon." He helped him sit on the side of the bed. "Thank you," he said in a confused tone. "You're welcome. I'm Jed, in case you forgot." Nephrite nodded still confused. "I'll leave you all to talk," Dr. Athol said as he quietly stepped out of the room.
"Okay, do you two remember anything?" Tani asked. "I remember a dark alley, and you were trying to stop my injuries from bleeding. I passed out. The next thing I knew, I was in this hospital." "I remember the events of the alley also. The thing I remember most is gazing into the eyes of the angel before me." Malachite said as he smiled at Zoicite who then blushed. Tani smiled and nodded. "After I take your measurements, then I'll tell you all about your pasts."
After their measurements were taken, Tani told them about the band and about them losing all of their belongings. They all listened, but Nephrite was somewhat skeptical about the story. He decided to ask some questions. "What instruments did we play?" Tani paused. "Oh great," she thought to herself. "I wonder what I can come up with this time." She was about to speak when Jadeite interrupted saying; "It makes no difference what instruments we played. The only thing that matters is that we're all alive. We all need to thank Tani for that." Tani was relieved when he said that. "You're right Jed. Thank you, Tani." Nephrite stated as if he was reading from a textbook. Jadeite glared at him. Zoicite didn't believe the story completely either, but the girl did save their lives. Then Malachite spoke, "The only thing we should concentrate on right now is healing. We all owe Tani a debt of gratitude for saving us. We should leave it at that." The room fell silent. "I guess I should go buy those clothes before the store closes." Tani said trying to lighten the mood. "I'll go with you. Can you handle things here alone, Zoey?" "I think I can manage." She said as she smiled at Malachite.
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Jadeite and Tani arrived at the store. They browsed through the clothing racks. Jadeite watched her as she picked the things that she thought Malachite and Nephrite might like. Her smile was so cheerful and full of happiness. Something about her seemed as if it was missing from his life. He then had the strangest feeling that he was with her, then lost her, only to find her again. Every time he looked at her his life seemed to brighten just a little more. This is the reason he could not let Nephrite criticize her in such a way. He always had a slight twinge that what she told them wasn't the complete truth, but something about her wouldn't let him get angry. "So, do you think blue jeans are a safe bet with them?" His mind wasn't really listening to her words, but watching her mouth instead. "Jed?" "Oh, I'm sorry. What were you saying again?" Tani raised an eyebrow and sighed. She then lifted the jeans in front of her face. "Blue jeans, are they okay?" "Of course they are." He then smiled at her as she pulled the jeans down.
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"I don't trust her." Nephrite said while looking at the other two in the room. "She saved our lives, Maxfield.' Zoicite spoke back to him. "Yes, but do you really trust her?" "I," Zoicite couldn't say whether she did or didn't. "You don't have to answer that." Malachite said placing his hand on her shoulder. "I can't say that I completely trust her, but she did save our lives when she could have killed us all. We should be grateful that we are alive." Nephrite sighed. "Yes, she saved us. It's just; something tells me that she isn't telling us the entire truth." "What other truth do we have to go on?" Zoicite said joining into the conversation again. "We all have a lack of our memories. So, there is a chance that she could be our worst enemy or our greatest friend. She might not even know us at all." "Why must you be so negative about everything? From the time I arrived here all I've heard is your constant whining." "I'm not whining compared to your attitude of everything she says is truth." "I said no such thing; you're twisting my words!" "I am not! You're the one who keeps saying 'She saved us, she saved us.'" "You know what, Maxfield. You can just," "That's enough both of you." Malachite groaned obviously tired of their bickering. "She'll show who she is in time. The only thing we need to worry about now is recovering." Zoicite and Nephrite both sighed.
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About twenty minutes later, Tani and Jadeite returned with the clothes. Everyone seemed to like them, and Tani was happy for that. They stayed with them until visiting time was over and returned home. While they were eating dinner, Zoicite seemed unusually quiet. Later that evening, Zoicite went to Tani's room and knocked on the door. "Come in," Tani said calmly. Zoicite opened Tani's door and slowly walked in, taking note of her room. It was a medium sized room with a bay window on one wall, a queen-sized bed, dressers, mirrors, art supplies, a writing desk, a computer desk, and various other things Zoicite didn't notice. Tani was sitting at the window reading a book. Zoicite walked up to her. "Tani, I want to discuss something with you." Tani placed the book down on an end table next to her. "Sure, Zoey. What is it?" "May I?" Zoicite asked gesturing to the seat next to Tani. Tani nodded. Zoicite sat. "Let me first say this. I am very grateful to you for saving my life, and I hope to repay you someday. It's just, I find it difficult to believe what you told us about our pasts." Tani watched her intently, "Why?" "I tried singing a song to myself, and I can't sing and I don't feel like I can play any instrument." "Well, sometimes people forget things like that. For all you know, you might be an expert pianist and write your own music." "Was I?" Tani smiled. "I'll let you find out for yourself. Thank you for telling me about your doubts and concerns." Zoicite nodded and stood up to go out of the room, when she bumped into a tall cabinet of some sort, and out of it fell several DVD's. Tani almost ran to get them up. "Let me help you, I'm the one who knocked them over. "No, it's okay." Tani said as she tried to get them all up quickly. Zoicite picked up one and read it to herself. "Sailor Moon: Volume one, disc one." "May I have that please; I need to place it with the others." Zoicite just stared at the picture of the girl on the front. Something about the cover of this movie tugged at her mind, she couldn't figure it out though. "Zoey, may I have the movie back please?" That knocked her out the trance seeing that picture placed her in. She silently handed the movie back to Tani and made her way out of the room in a bit of a confused state. "Good night," Tani said to her. It was then that Tani realized what movie it was. "Oh, no! I should have hid this better. Now they'll know the truth." She thought to herself while getting extremely nervous. She then decided something. "I can't keep hiding the truth from them forever. As soon as nephrite and Malachite get out of the hospital, I'll tell them the truth."
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*Gasp!* They're on an anime! How can that be? I'll try to explain in the next chapter! ^_^
Author's Note: Yes, I know it has taken me many months to write this chapter. Real life got in the way a lot. I hope to start back writing on this more often. So, here it is. Enjoy!
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When Worlds Collide
Chapter 4
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"Zoey, do you want to buy some flowers for Malcolm at the gift shop?" Tani asked. She had told Zoicite who the silver haired gentleman was on the way to the hospital. "Yes, that would be a good idea." Zoicite was a bit cheered up by the idea.
Six flower bouquets, four balloons, and five knick-knacks later they arrived at Malachite and Nephrite's room. "Where are they?" Zoicite asked as she saw the nurses changing the sheets. Malachite and Nephrite were nowhere to be seen. "They aren't here anymore." Zoicite gasped. Jadeite, however asked the nurse, "Where are they now?" "I think they took them up to another floor." Jadeite nodded, "That's what I thought." Zoicite let out a sigh of relief. Tani patted the taller woman on the shoulder. "Let's go find them, ok?" Zoicite grinned and nodded. After asking the receptionist where their friends were located, the small group rode the elevator up to the next floor.
They stood in front of room 319 and knocked on the door. "Come in," a male voice said.
The sight behind the door surprised the visitors. Malachite and Nephrite were casually sitting in the beds talking to each other and Dr. Athol. The only things connected to them were blood pressure checking devices. "You all have finally arrived. I have some wonderful news to tell you!" Dr. Athol proclaimed. Zoicite didn't really hear what the doctor said. Her eyes were already gazing into those of the silver haired gentleman. Their eyes were fixed upon one another for what seemed like an eternity. "Your friends have made an amazing recovery. They have done three months worth of healing overnight! I don't know how it happened, but I would definitely want to document this into a medical journal!" "I'm sorry, but, I don't think you should do that.." Tani said. Jadeite thought this to be a strange reply from her. "I don't see why I shouldn't. This is a medical miracle." "It is a miracle. I don't feel it should be documented, though." Dr. Athol was completely surprised by her words. "Why wouldn't she want something like this to be documented? There must be more going on here." He thought and sighed to himself. "It's fine then. I'm discharging them in two days." "Two days? I feel ready to leave now." Nephrite said as he dragged his body to a standing position. Still being somewhat weak, he started to sway. Jadeite instantly ran over to his friend's side offering physical support. "Take it easy, Maxfield. You'll be out of here soon." He helped him sit on the side of the bed. "Thank you," he said in a confused tone. "You're welcome. I'm Jed, in case you forgot." Nephrite nodded still confused. "I'll leave you all to talk," Dr. Athol said as he quietly stepped out of the room.
"Okay, do you two remember anything?" Tani asked. "I remember a dark alley, and you were trying to stop my injuries from bleeding. I passed out. The next thing I knew, I was in this hospital." "I remember the events of the alley also. The thing I remember most is gazing into the eyes of the angel before me." Malachite said as he smiled at Zoicite who then blushed. Tani smiled and nodded. "After I take your measurements, then I'll tell you all about your pasts."
After their measurements were taken, Tani told them about the band and about them losing all of their belongings. They all listened, but Nephrite was somewhat skeptical about the story. He decided to ask some questions. "What instruments did we play?" Tani paused. "Oh great," she thought to herself. "I wonder what I can come up with this time." She was about to speak when Jadeite interrupted saying; "It makes no difference what instruments we played. The only thing that matters is that we're all alive. We all need to thank Tani for that." Tani was relieved when he said that. "You're right Jed. Thank you, Tani." Nephrite stated as if he was reading from a textbook. Jadeite glared at him. Zoicite didn't believe the story completely either, but the girl did save their lives. Then Malachite spoke, "The only thing we should concentrate on right now is healing. We all owe Tani a debt of gratitude for saving us. We should leave it at that." The room fell silent. "I guess I should go buy those clothes before the store closes." Tani said trying to lighten the mood. "I'll go with you. Can you handle things here alone, Zoey?" "I think I can manage." She said as she smiled at Malachite.
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Jadeite and Tani arrived at the store. They browsed through the clothing racks. Jadeite watched her as she picked the things that she thought Malachite and Nephrite might like. Her smile was so cheerful and full of happiness. Something about her seemed as if it was missing from his life. He then had the strangest feeling that he was with her, then lost her, only to find her again. Every time he looked at her his life seemed to brighten just a little more. This is the reason he could not let Nephrite criticize her in such a way. He always had a slight twinge that what she told them wasn't the complete truth, but something about her wouldn't let him get angry. "So, do you think blue jeans are a safe bet with them?" His mind wasn't really listening to her words, but watching her mouth instead. "Jed?" "Oh, I'm sorry. What were you saying again?" Tani raised an eyebrow and sighed. She then lifted the jeans in front of her face. "Blue jeans, are they okay?" "Of course they are." He then smiled at her as she pulled the jeans down.
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"I don't trust her." Nephrite said while looking at the other two in the room. "She saved our lives, Maxfield.' Zoicite spoke back to him. "Yes, but do you really trust her?" "I," Zoicite couldn't say whether she did or didn't. "You don't have to answer that." Malachite said placing his hand on her shoulder. "I can't say that I completely trust her, but she did save our lives when she could have killed us all. We should be grateful that we are alive." Nephrite sighed. "Yes, she saved us. It's just; something tells me that she isn't telling us the entire truth." "What other truth do we have to go on?" Zoicite said joining into the conversation again. "We all have a lack of our memories. So, there is a chance that she could be our worst enemy or our greatest friend. She might not even know us at all." "Why must you be so negative about everything? From the time I arrived here all I've heard is your constant whining." "I'm not whining compared to your attitude of everything she says is truth." "I said no such thing; you're twisting my words!" "I am not! You're the one who keeps saying 'She saved us, she saved us.'" "You know what, Maxfield. You can just," "That's enough both of you." Malachite groaned obviously tired of their bickering. "She'll show who she is in time. The only thing we need to worry about now is recovering." Zoicite and Nephrite both sighed.
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About twenty minutes later, Tani and Jadeite returned with the clothes. Everyone seemed to like them, and Tani was happy for that. They stayed with them until visiting time was over and returned home. While they were eating dinner, Zoicite seemed unusually quiet. Later that evening, Zoicite went to Tani's room and knocked on the door. "Come in," Tani said calmly. Zoicite opened Tani's door and slowly walked in, taking note of her room. It was a medium sized room with a bay window on one wall, a queen-sized bed, dressers, mirrors, art supplies, a writing desk, a computer desk, and various other things Zoicite didn't notice. Tani was sitting at the window reading a book. Zoicite walked up to her. "Tani, I want to discuss something with you." Tani placed the book down on an end table next to her. "Sure, Zoey. What is it?" "May I?" Zoicite asked gesturing to the seat next to Tani. Tani nodded. Zoicite sat. "Let me first say this. I am very grateful to you for saving my life, and I hope to repay you someday. It's just, I find it difficult to believe what you told us about our pasts." Tani watched her intently, "Why?" "I tried singing a song to myself, and I can't sing and I don't feel like I can play any instrument." "Well, sometimes people forget things like that. For all you know, you might be an expert pianist and write your own music." "Was I?" Tani smiled. "I'll let you find out for yourself. Thank you for telling me about your doubts and concerns." Zoicite nodded and stood up to go out of the room, when she bumped into a tall cabinet of some sort, and out of it fell several DVD's. Tani almost ran to get them up. "Let me help you, I'm the one who knocked them over. "No, it's okay." Tani said as she tried to get them all up quickly. Zoicite picked up one and read it to herself. "Sailor Moon: Volume one, disc one." "May I have that please; I need to place it with the others." Zoicite just stared at the picture of the girl on the front. Something about the cover of this movie tugged at her mind, she couldn't figure it out though. "Zoey, may I have the movie back please?" That knocked her out the trance seeing that picture placed her in. She silently handed the movie back to Tani and made her way out of the room in a bit of a confused state. "Good night," Tani said to her. It was then that Tani realized what movie it was. "Oh, no! I should have hid this better. Now they'll know the truth." She thought to herself while getting extremely nervous. She then decided something. "I can't keep hiding the truth from them forever. As soon as nephrite and Malachite get out of the hospital, I'll tell them the truth."
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*Gasp!* They're on an anime! How can that be? I'll try to explain in the next chapter! ^_^
