Oh, and I'm just going to keep their names as the planet names so it's easier to remember for those with the memory of a goldfish
Ages:
Hotaru = 17
Janus = 18
Epimetheus = 18
Calypso = 9
Helene = 13
Rhea = 16
Phoebe = 14
Telesto = 19
Pandora = 17
Dione = 7
Mimas = 15
Tethys = 15
Trunks = 18
Goten = 17
Gohan = 26
Mirai Trunks = 20 (Why? Cuz I said so)
Duo = 18
Hiiro = 18
Trowa = 20
Quatre = 17
Wufei = 18
Zechs = 25
Grown-ups = Fairly old-ish.
Sails of Charon
Chapter One
By:
Tomoe
Hotaru woke up in the morning, still feeling lethargic and sort of out of place. She opened her eyes halfway to glance at her clock, it was nine in the morning, a weekend so she was allowed to sleep in.
She stretched, her hand hitting her head board before she finally climbed out of bed, her bare feet hitting the warm carpet as she shuffled along, changing out of her pajamas and into her normal daily clothes and heading outside to see if Michiru had already made breakfast...
"Michiru-mama, I had the strangest dream last night..." she began talking as she walked down the stairs, able to hear the sounds coming from the kitchen.
"I dreamt that I had elev--" Hotaru stopped dead in her tracks as she saw exactly who was cooking, and the many people seated either in the dining area or at the kitchen table.
Her eyes widened, "What? How? It- but..." she stumbled for her words, feeling very nervous in front of all these people. As if she were somehow outnumbered against an enemy... she felt so... inferior to them.
Suddenly a ball of silver launched itself at her, before she realized that the thing clinging to her was actually Sailor Calypso... the supposed trouble maker.
"Um..." she said, embarrassed and not quite sure what she should say to them all. "...Welcome?"
The silver-haired nine-year old giggled, "Hotaru! Aren't you happy to see me after so long? Yesterday doesn't count because that was a dream and-- wow, you look different."
Hotaru blinked her violet eyes down at her, her own gaze meeting the little girl's blue one. "H-How so?"
"Oh! I know what it is!" she said proudly.
Mimas, who hadn't spoken in her dream yesterday; in fact nothing had been said about her, rolled her eyes in unison with Janus.
Janus immediately glared at Mimas, tugging the girl's purple hair roughly, "Stop copying me."
Mimas said the exact same thing at the same moment, also tugging Janus's hair.
Janus and Mimas both turned to Tethys for help, "Make her stop!" they shouted in unison.
Tethys sighed, clearing her throat shyly, she of course had been the other that nothing had been said about yesterday. Her short black hair fell over her face as she looked to the floor, Mimas copied her actions and for that Janus was thankful.
"That's Mimas," Epimetheus explained sourly, "She's able to copy enemy techniques... so she practices on us. She's gotten so good at it that she can say the same thing we do as we're saying it."
"Oh..." Hotaru said, smiling slightly.
Helene sighed heavily, "Gosh, it's boring on earth..." she said, tapping her fingers on the table.
"Don't do that!" Mimas said, glaring at the thirteen year old as she held her head, "You know how that annoys me."
"Which is probably why she does it." Pandora said with a wide grin, "You remember me don't you?" she asked Hotaru, her blonde hair swaying slightly as she stood from her chair.
"Yes..." Hotaru said with a nod, "You're the one they said acted a lot like Minako."
"Princess Venus. Yup!" Pandora said, "One day I'll be just like her..."
"Stop being disloyal to Saturn." muttered Telesto with a heated glare.
Hotaru shuddered, she also remembered her... the one with powers connected to the underworld they had said...
"You're probably wondering why we're here..." Dione, the redhead, commented, "And if you're not then I'm answering anyway." she said smirking, a very prideful feature for such a young person... she was only seven after all. "We're here waiting for Setsuna. Janus never said when we would have to go and stop the other Saturn senshi turned evil in other dimensions." she said shrugging, "Well, it's today." she said simply.
"Today?" Hotaru asked shocked, "But I have no time to prepare-- to pack my belongings, how long will we be gone?" she asked.
This was when Rhea spoke up, the lavender-haired analytical one of the group, also commander in battle, "We will be gone for a long time, but preparations will be made for us where we are staying so you will not need to bring anything."
"When will I be back home?" Hotaru asked, "Do Michiru and Haruka know about this?"
"Of course." Epimetheus said, her twin finished her sentence.
"We told them you'd be back within the hour." Janus said with a nod.
"But you just said we'd be gone for a long time... how can I be back within one hour?" Hotaru asked.
Telesto smiled evilly, raking her long fingernails softly against the wooden table, "That's what we need Setsuna for..." she said, her voice low and raspy as she spoke.
"Don't scare her so, Telesto." Janus scolded her even if she was younger than she. "She's our princess after all. Scare Dione and Calypso all you want but never Princess Saturn."
Telesto turned to look at Calypso and Dione, taking Janus's words literally as she gave an evil look to the youngest of the eleven. Calypso turned away from her to look back up at Hotaru with a grin as she tried to ignore the frightening one.
Dione glared back at Telesto, "Stop that!" she yelled, throwing a plastic cup at Telesto's head which she dodged easily.
"Or what? You'll run and cry to your father again?" Telesto asked, throwing a glass at Dione.
Dione ducked and Pandora ran to try and catch the glass before it slammed against the wall and broke, but instead she tripped on Telesto's extended foot and Helene jumped up catching the glass right in time.
But before she completely landed on the ground, Calypso; who had also made a run for it, caused her to lose her balance and fall over, the glass being thrown into the air before falling to the floor and shattering to pieces.
Helene, who had been right next to it, cursed quietly, thankful that she had shielded her face.
"I'm sorry!!" Calypso said, sincerely, gingerly touching Helene's arms which had small shards of glass imbedded in them.
Helene frowned, "I know you are Calypso. But don't dawdle and heal them already!"
Calypso, who was the only one other than Hotaru with the ability to heal and cast protection spells, immediately nodded and healed the girls arm-- the shards falling to the floor with the rest of them.
"Oh great..." Hotaru thought to herself, "If Michiru finds out I broke that then I'll be in big trouble..."
"But you didn't break it Hotaru, Telesto did." the blonde said with a reassuring smile.
"That doesn't matter Pandora... even so I'll end up in trouble because of it."
"Now see what you did?" Phoebe asked, coming from the dining room (after watching TV) to glare at Telesto, "I'll give you nightmares for weeks because of that."
"Why doesn't Calypso just fix it?" Telesto suggested, her voice full of sarcasm.
Epimetheus sighed heavily as everyone started verbally fighting with the exception of Mimas who was copying Tethys, Janus, and herself. She picked up the shards in her hands, unafraid of being cut by them as she chanted something and the glass was as it was before it was thrown. "Happy?" she asked.
"Now everyone, please, shut up. You're giving me a headache." Janus said, holding her head in her hands for emphasis.
'I wish Setsuna would hurry and get here...' Hotaru thought to herself, amongst all the chaos before the room quieted down and Setsuna entered the household.
"Sorry for being late..." Setsuna apologized but did not make up an excuse or give a reason for her tardiness, "Now, I understand that I'll need to send you all to different universes. I know that there are two, I've made reservations so to speak in both of them. The first one, will be the Cinq Kingdom run by a woman named Relena Peacecraft. You have an apartment not too far from the main political office there... I wish you the best of luck. There is money and clothing there for each of you-- ut remember. You're not there for fun. You have a mission, find the other Saturn senshi, convert them back to your side, once you have all in that dimension head to the next, do the same and return home. It sounds simple but I know it will be difficult." she hugged Hotaru lightly, "Don't fall in love while you're there."
Pandora pouted and practically everyone else rolled their eyes as if it was unbelievable for that to happen anyway.
Though it was highly likely... afterall they'd been alone on Saturn for nearly 1000 years now. With no men. It was hard. Though going into detail would be strictly distrubing.
"Is everyone ready to leave? Do you have any questions?"
Everyone shook their heads to the question part and nodded when she asked if they were ready.
"Most importantly, do not separate while you're in the time chamber." she said softly, "Otherwise you'll end up in completely wrong places and it'd be nearly impossible to bring you back."
And with that Setsuna chanted a few words and they all disappeared from the kitchen.
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To be continued.
Tomoe: Vote on couples that's all I'm going to say... other than I'm sorry about not updating and stuff. Sorry sorry sorry! ;; and thank you to all who reviewed huggles you all I only hope you're still at least a little interested in this story...