Hi again!!! Back with the next installment of "Getting With the Times."
I think by now we have established the fact that I do not own Sailor Moon, but just for the record, let me say: I do not own Sailor Moon! There. Now it's official! Two times over!
Hope you like this chapter!
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Getting With the Times
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By Silver Indigo Sky
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Rating: PG
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Chapter 1-Behind the Bushes
Usagi woke up slowly to the feel of a fresh, warm, spring morning. Some birds were chirping above her, and she could hear the steady sounds of the wind blowing gently against the trees and occasionally the light voices of people as they walked by.
She opened her clear, light blue eyes to find that she was in the park, lying on the grassy ground. For a few seconds, she just sat there numbly, still very sleepy, before the memories from the previous night started to drift back into her mind. She jumped up from the ground, completely awake, in sudden fear of what could have happened. It took her a few seconds to regain her senses again. She decided that maybe instead of being a baby like she usually was, she should reason this out.
She was still in the park, just like she had been last night. That made sense. She remembered the unbearable, burning white light, and then that horrible squeezing sensation, and then, finally, she remembered nothing. She must have fainted, she reasoned. It made perfect sense. But even if that made sense, what had happened previous to her fainting did not make sense, not in the least.
What had that been anyway, and what caused it. To her, it had looked like an enormous star; really fiery, bright, and hot. But why had it been there? It perplexed her beyond belief. Usagi could begin to feel a thumping head- ache coming on, as it usually did when she thought of anything that required real thinking out. Perhaps she would leave this case for brainy Ami to figure out, as she usually did. Usagi decided on that.
She took a look around the green, gorgeous park. It didn't look any different, and it certainly didn't look like it had been affected in the least by the.the.well, whatever that thing was. She took a huge breath in, trying to calm her racing head.
She probably just fainted last night, that's all. No apparent harm was done, and she should be thankful for just that. She would find one of her fellow senshi, and explain to them the events that occurred, and she had full confidence in them that they would figure it out. And Usagi was sure that they had found Chibi-usa and taken her with them too. Usagi was even more sure that if Chibi-usa had been the cause of the glowy ball thing, then she had probably fessed up to the senshi already, and they were ready to supply Usagi's bombardment of questions with adequate answers.
That had to be it, she thought, getting happier as she realized the situation wasn't really all that bad. In fact, now that she thought about it, it had actually been pretty fun. So Usagi found herself chuckling happily as she began to walk through the park.
Why all of her messes with that pink-haired weirdo seemed so funny afterwards was beyond her, but they did nevertheless.
When she remembered that she must have missed her date with Mamo-chan, she got a little upset. But she had all day to make it up to him! Usagi smiled smugly at the thought. She was positive he wouldn't be mad at her for missing it. After all, just saying "Chibi-usa" would easily explain everything.
Usagi's stomach gave a sudden, sharp growl. Looks like it was time for her to get something to eat.. She wasn't sure when the last time she ate was, but she knew it was a while ago.
Usagi dug her hand into her pants pocket, searching for some money. She smiled brightly when she found she still had 1,000 yen in her pocket from the other day. She decided she would head over to the arcade first, to buy a milkshake and a small meal, before heading on to Ami's house.
Usagi was just about to exit the park when she heard a familiar voice drift from somewhere behind her, a giggly voice filled with mirth and laughter, and one that sounded very young without belonging to a little kid's. A voice that sounded oddly like.her own?
No! It couldn't be! That was impossible, for it to be her voice! Or, was it?
Usagi whipped her head around to face the person whose voice it was, and her jaw dropped at the unbelievable sight before her. Sure enough, Usagi's eyes beheld herself! Herself walking alongside Makoto. This was wrong! Something was completely wrong with this! How could this be?! Usagi's mind raced, and no possible solutions as to what was going on right now were coming to her. Usagi did the first thing that came to her, and followed her natural instinct. Having been a sailor senshi for over five years, that natural instinct was to hide. If you weren't sure of the trouble that was going to occur, avoid it and TAKE COVER!!!
Usagi, quick as lightning, sprinted behind nearest bush she could find and ducked under it. She was quite thankful that it was not a rose bush (can you say "pain?").
She settled herself beneath the thick green leaves of the bush, which gave her much protection against being seen by her duplicate and her friend's duplicate. Usagi noticed one different thing between her and.herself.immediately. Though they were carbon copies of each other, the Usagi in front of her looked a lot younger. It was as if she was her past self, or something.
Just as she that thought passed through her mind, the realization of what must have happened hit her. Usagi was in the past! It made perfect sense now! Everything did.
That was how Chibi-usa was involved in everything. The mischievous little girl, after all, was the only one who had a time key, and knew how to use it. She always carried it with her in case she had to go back to the future on short notice. And though that was all good, the girl had a tendency to play and fidget with it, treating time-traveling as if it were all a game.
Even the bright, star-like sparkle in the sky made sense. Usagi had seen it many times when saying good-bye to Chibi-usa, even though the spoiled child would always come back within the next month. It had been the power of the time key, opening up the portal to travel through time. It had just never gotten so bright, powerful, or dominating before.
Still, Usagi felt greatly relieved with the knowledge of what must have happened. She could breathe normally again, without worry of hyperventilating. She knew for a fact what had happened and where she was. She knew that, once she located the elusive brat named Chibi-usa, whom, might she add, caused this whole thing to begin with, she could easily correct this problem and send them back to the time period where they belonged. Simple, right?
Wrong! Wrong! Completely and utterly wrong! Usagi quickly realized that her predicament was not so easy to get out of or bear through while she was stuck in it, for at that exact moment, a youma decided to attack. A youma from the Dark Kingdom. A youma that Usagi must have "moon-dusted" five years ago..
This was going to be a very interesting experience for both Usagi's, past and present.
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Hino Rei, Mizuno Ami, Aino Minako, and Kino Makoto were chatting with one another in the Cherry Hill Temple. They were waiting patiently for their friend, Tsukino Usagi, to join them as well. Everyone except for Rei were waiting for her patiently anyway. But Rei knew there was nothing she could do to get that forgetful blonde over here any sooner, and by this point in time she was also quite used to Usagi's perpetual lateness.
She sighed, a bit vexed, before getting on with things and offering the other three tea.
"Shouldn't we wait for Usagi to show up before you serve tea?" Minako pointed out.
"It's already been over a half-hour, and still that girl's a no-show. Personally, I'm tired of waiting for her. That girl's nineteen, and still she has not improved since I first met her, when she was fourteen. She has GOT to learn responsibility some time or another. I mean, really! Is she just going to be late to her wedding, just like this?" was Rei's frank response.
"Probably not," wise Ami put in. "When it comes to anything having to do with Mamoru, she is usually on time, and quite willingly. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if she was there right now."
"Yeah," Makoto put in. "And they had a date last night, remember. You know how those to are!" she grinned devilishly. "I'm sure they could go on all night!" To emphasize her point, she even licked her finger and pressed it against her skin, making a sizzling sound.
All of the girls groaned in protest at the risqué comment, all tossing whatever throw pillows they could find on the couches next to them at Makoto.
"What?" Makoto asked innocently. "I'm just telling it like it is!"
"We don't care if it's true, false, whatever! We just don't want to hear it," replied Rei. "Let's keep conversation humane here, OK?" Makoto grumbled.
As if on cue, Chiba Mamoru decided ran through the doors to Cherry Hill Temple at that exact time, heading into the room where all the girls were camped in. Rei's grandpa didn't mind. He knew Mamoru well, and trusted him.
"Hi, Mamoru-kun," Rei greeted, a bit surprised. Mamoru looked around the room at the others.
"Hey guys! Have you-" he stopped mid-sentence upon noticing Makoto "Should I ask what you were doing?"
The girls all shook their heads "no," and it was very fortunate for Makoto that she was covered in pillows, so that Mamoru didn't see her almost break out into full-force laughter at the irony of the situation.
Mamoru, very used to the girls' antics (he never did understand them), disregarded whatever they had done to Makoto, or, more appropriately, whatever Makoto had done to make them do that to her, and continued on with what he had been saying.
"Anyway, I was wondering if any of you had seen Usako yet today."
"No," Ami told him. "She was supposed to be here 45 minutes ago, but we figured she was with you."
"Well, she wasn't," Mamoru mentioned, and he heard Makoto let out a devilish snicker. He glanced her way, giving the brunette a suspicious look, before deciding he should disregard that as well, for his own good. Mamoru slid one of his hands through his thick, gorgeous, ebony-shaded hair. "She didn't even show up for our date last night." At the comment, all of the girls' expressions melted into that of extreme shock.
"REALLY?!" they all exclaimed. One could have said that dinosaurs were still alive, and they would have been just as surprised. Mamoru nodded.
"Usako can be awfully late sometimes, but it isn't like her to just miss a date. She didn't even call me," he said. His beautiful midnight-blue eyes were full of worry, and his voice sounded so upset. The girls just stared at him. It wasn't like Usagi to miss a date with Mamoru-never! For once in their lives, they were speechless. Something must have happened to cause her to do something like that-something big.
Suddenly, Chibi-usa ran through the doors of Cherry Hill Temple at light speed. Her face was red from running and she looked very worn out. Everyone in the room watched the ruby-eyed girl silently as her heavy breathing returned to normal and her panting died away. She appeared to be in a very frazzled state.
"Chibi-usa-chan?" Mamoru began very carefully, edging towards her. "Is everything all right?" Chibi-usa blatantly ignored him.
"You guys.," the little girl began cautiously. Her eyes looked almost fearful, which was very odd for someone like Chibi-usa. Minako nodded her on, encouraging her to speak. Chibi-usa complied with her request.
"I think...," she began, "I think.," another nod, this time from Mamoru, and she blurted it out. "I think I did something very bad!"
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And there ya have it. End of chapter 1-Behind the Bushes. Hope you like it! ^_^ I got it out in only one day too! I'm so proud! The next chapter is going to be called "Behind the Buildings." I'll either have it out tomorrow or next weekend, not sure when but oh well. I hope I get some reviews for this!!! That was a hint for you guys who have made it this far and are still reading this fic. Nothing else for me to say... see ya next time! ~*^Silver Indigo Sky^*~
I think by now we have established the fact that I do not own Sailor Moon, but just for the record, let me say: I do not own Sailor Moon! There. Now it's official! Two times over!
Hope you like this chapter!
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Getting With the Times
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By Silver Indigo Sky
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Rating: PG
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Chapter 1-Behind the Bushes
Usagi woke up slowly to the feel of a fresh, warm, spring morning. Some birds were chirping above her, and she could hear the steady sounds of the wind blowing gently against the trees and occasionally the light voices of people as they walked by.
She opened her clear, light blue eyes to find that she was in the park, lying on the grassy ground. For a few seconds, she just sat there numbly, still very sleepy, before the memories from the previous night started to drift back into her mind. She jumped up from the ground, completely awake, in sudden fear of what could have happened. It took her a few seconds to regain her senses again. She decided that maybe instead of being a baby like she usually was, she should reason this out.
She was still in the park, just like she had been last night. That made sense. She remembered the unbearable, burning white light, and then that horrible squeezing sensation, and then, finally, she remembered nothing. She must have fainted, she reasoned. It made perfect sense. But even if that made sense, what had happened previous to her fainting did not make sense, not in the least.
What had that been anyway, and what caused it. To her, it had looked like an enormous star; really fiery, bright, and hot. But why had it been there? It perplexed her beyond belief. Usagi could begin to feel a thumping head- ache coming on, as it usually did when she thought of anything that required real thinking out. Perhaps she would leave this case for brainy Ami to figure out, as she usually did. Usagi decided on that.
She took a look around the green, gorgeous park. It didn't look any different, and it certainly didn't look like it had been affected in the least by the.the.well, whatever that thing was. She took a huge breath in, trying to calm her racing head.
She probably just fainted last night, that's all. No apparent harm was done, and she should be thankful for just that. She would find one of her fellow senshi, and explain to them the events that occurred, and she had full confidence in them that they would figure it out. And Usagi was sure that they had found Chibi-usa and taken her with them too. Usagi was even more sure that if Chibi-usa had been the cause of the glowy ball thing, then she had probably fessed up to the senshi already, and they were ready to supply Usagi's bombardment of questions with adequate answers.
That had to be it, she thought, getting happier as she realized the situation wasn't really all that bad. In fact, now that she thought about it, it had actually been pretty fun. So Usagi found herself chuckling happily as she began to walk through the park.
Why all of her messes with that pink-haired weirdo seemed so funny afterwards was beyond her, but they did nevertheless.
When she remembered that she must have missed her date with Mamo-chan, she got a little upset. But she had all day to make it up to him! Usagi smiled smugly at the thought. She was positive he wouldn't be mad at her for missing it. After all, just saying "Chibi-usa" would easily explain everything.
Usagi's stomach gave a sudden, sharp growl. Looks like it was time for her to get something to eat.. She wasn't sure when the last time she ate was, but she knew it was a while ago.
Usagi dug her hand into her pants pocket, searching for some money. She smiled brightly when she found she still had 1,000 yen in her pocket from the other day. She decided she would head over to the arcade first, to buy a milkshake and a small meal, before heading on to Ami's house.
Usagi was just about to exit the park when she heard a familiar voice drift from somewhere behind her, a giggly voice filled with mirth and laughter, and one that sounded very young without belonging to a little kid's. A voice that sounded oddly like.her own?
No! It couldn't be! That was impossible, for it to be her voice! Or, was it?
Usagi whipped her head around to face the person whose voice it was, and her jaw dropped at the unbelievable sight before her. Sure enough, Usagi's eyes beheld herself! Herself walking alongside Makoto. This was wrong! Something was completely wrong with this! How could this be?! Usagi's mind raced, and no possible solutions as to what was going on right now were coming to her. Usagi did the first thing that came to her, and followed her natural instinct. Having been a sailor senshi for over five years, that natural instinct was to hide. If you weren't sure of the trouble that was going to occur, avoid it and TAKE COVER!!!
Usagi, quick as lightning, sprinted behind nearest bush she could find and ducked under it. She was quite thankful that it was not a rose bush (can you say "pain?").
She settled herself beneath the thick green leaves of the bush, which gave her much protection against being seen by her duplicate and her friend's duplicate. Usagi noticed one different thing between her and.herself.immediately. Though they were carbon copies of each other, the Usagi in front of her looked a lot younger. It was as if she was her past self, or something.
Just as she that thought passed through her mind, the realization of what must have happened hit her. Usagi was in the past! It made perfect sense now! Everything did.
That was how Chibi-usa was involved in everything. The mischievous little girl, after all, was the only one who had a time key, and knew how to use it. She always carried it with her in case she had to go back to the future on short notice. And though that was all good, the girl had a tendency to play and fidget with it, treating time-traveling as if it were all a game.
Even the bright, star-like sparkle in the sky made sense. Usagi had seen it many times when saying good-bye to Chibi-usa, even though the spoiled child would always come back within the next month. It had been the power of the time key, opening up the portal to travel through time. It had just never gotten so bright, powerful, or dominating before.
Still, Usagi felt greatly relieved with the knowledge of what must have happened. She could breathe normally again, without worry of hyperventilating. She knew for a fact what had happened and where she was. She knew that, once she located the elusive brat named Chibi-usa, whom, might she add, caused this whole thing to begin with, she could easily correct this problem and send them back to the time period where they belonged. Simple, right?
Wrong! Wrong! Completely and utterly wrong! Usagi quickly realized that her predicament was not so easy to get out of or bear through while she was stuck in it, for at that exact moment, a youma decided to attack. A youma from the Dark Kingdom. A youma that Usagi must have "moon-dusted" five years ago..
This was going to be a very interesting experience for both Usagi's, past and present.
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Hino Rei, Mizuno Ami, Aino Minako, and Kino Makoto were chatting with one another in the Cherry Hill Temple. They were waiting patiently for their friend, Tsukino Usagi, to join them as well. Everyone except for Rei were waiting for her patiently anyway. But Rei knew there was nothing she could do to get that forgetful blonde over here any sooner, and by this point in time she was also quite used to Usagi's perpetual lateness.
She sighed, a bit vexed, before getting on with things and offering the other three tea.
"Shouldn't we wait for Usagi to show up before you serve tea?" Minako pointed out.
"It's already been over a half-hour, and still that girl's a no-show. Personally, I'm tired of waiting for her. That girl's nineteen, and still she has not improved since I first met her, when she was fourteen. She has GOT to learn responsibility some time or another. I mean, really! Is she just going to be late to her wedding, just like this?" was Rei's frank response.
"Probably not," wise Ami put in. "When it comes to anything having to do with Mamoru, she is usually on time, and quite willingly. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if she was there right now."
"Yeah," Makoto put in. "And they had a date last night, remember. You know how those to are!" she grinned devilishly. "I'm sure they could go on all night!" To emphasize her point, she even licked her finger and pressed it against her skin, making a sizzling sound.
All of the girls groaned in protest at the risqué comment, all tossing whatever throw pillows they could find on the couches next to them at Makoto.
"What?" Makoto asked innocently. "I'm just telling it like it is!"
"We don't care if it's true, false, whatever! We just don't want to hear it," replied Rei. "Let's keep conversation humane here, OK?" Makoto grumbled.
As if on cue, Chiba Mamoru decided ran through the doors to Cherry Hill Temple at that exact time, heading into the room where all the girls were camped in. Rei's grandpa didn't mind. He knew Mamoru well, and trusted him.
"Hi, Mamoru-kun," Rei greeted, a bit surprised. Mamoru looked around the room at the others.
"Hey guys! Have you-" he stopped mid-sentence upon noticing Makoto "Should I ask what you were doing?"
The girls all shook their heads "no," and it was very fortunate for Makoto that she was covered in pillows, so that Mamoru didn't see her almost break out into full-force laughter at the irony of the situation.
Mamoru, very used to the girls' antics (he never did understand them), disregarded whatever they had done to Makoto, or, more appropriately, whatever Makoto had done to make them do that to her, and continued on with what he had been saying.
"Anyway, I was wondering if any of you had seen Usako yet today."
"No," Ami told him. "She was supposed to be here 45 minutes ago, but we figured she was with you."
"Well, she wasn't," Mamoru mentioned, and he heard Makoto let out a devilish snicker. He glanced her way, giving the brunette a suspicious look, before deciding he should disregard that as well, for his own good. Mamoru slid one of his hands through his thick, gorgeous, ebony-shaded hair. "She didn't even show up for our date last night." At the comment, all of the girls' expressions melted into that of extreme shock.
"REALLY?!" they all exclaimed. One could have said that dinosaurs were still alive, and they would have been just as surprised. Mamoru nodded.
"Usako can be awfully late sometimes, but it isn't like her to just miss a date. She didn't even call me," he said. His beautiful midnight-blue eyes were full of worry, and his voice sounded so upset. The girls just stared at him. It wasn't like Usagi to miss a date with Mamoru-never! For once in their lives, they were speechless. Something must have happened to cause her to do something like that-something big.
Suddenly, Chibi-usa ran through the doors of Cherry Hill Temple at light speed. Her face was red from running and she looked very worn out. Everyone in the room watched the ruby-eyed girl silently as her heavy breathing returned to normal and her panting died away. She appeared to be in a very frazzled state.
"Chibi-usa-chan?" Mamoru began very carefully, edging towards her. "Is everything all right?" Chibi-usa blatantly ignored him.
"You guys.," the little girl began cautiously. Her eyes looked almost fearful, which was very odd for someone like Chibi-usa. Minako nodded her on, encouraging her to speak. Chibi-usa complied with her request.
"I think...," she began, "I think.," another nod, this time from Mamoru, and she blurted it out. "I think I did something very bad!"
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And there ya have it. End of chapter 1-Behind the Bushes. Hope you like it! ^_^ I got it out in only one day too! I'm so proud! The next chapter is going to be called "Behind the Buildings." I'll either have it out tomorrow or next weekend, not sure when but oh well. I hope I get some reviews for this!!! That was a hint for you guys who have made it this far and are still reading this fic. Nothing else for me to say... see ya next time! ~*^Silver Indigo Sky^*~