DISCLAIMER: If anything in this story belonged to me, I would make it into a video game, but nothing does. The only thing here that belongs to me is the character Mickey and the plot thing. I also do not own the characters Alethia Black, Tami Delaney, Kai Rumiko, Rachel Saikei, Caylin, Rem Galaxy, Windy D. Rodriguez, Ran Hoshino, Gemini Sai, Brian Anderson, or Kitara. They own themselves.
Crystal: Pssst…I think all my readers hate me and are angry at me…
Rachel: DAMN STRAIGHT WE ARE! (is tied to pole)
Others: (tied to poles and gagged, all the poles forming a circle)
Little Animal Thing: (runs up and gags Rachel)
Crystal: I didn't gag my team mates…those are some of that new…talking…patio furniture…yea…
Alethia: (lets out a muffled yell through her gag)
Crystal: Yea…they're…extremely feisty…(kicks Sai who lets out a small moan of pain) Yep…see…very…erm…realistic…HEY! DO YOU SEE THAT ICE CREAM TRUCK WITH THAT BIG SIGN THAT SAYS FREE ON IT!!!!!?!!!!?
Everyone and Readers: (turn to look)
Readers: Where?!?!?!?
Everyone tied to poles: Mmrmph?!?!?!?
Crystal: (sneaks off)
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Through the next couple of days…people were let from the infirmary, and soon it was only Mickey who occupied the large room. Rem only came for medication time, but was otherwise elsewhere on the ship. Mickey, herself, was asleep most of the time, but when she was awake, she would sit and think…
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"So she really is awake?" Rachel asked, looking around the dining room table, which they were gathered around for a meeting.
"Yes…she REALLY is awake" Caylin smiled, and so did everyone else. At least…everyone but Kai…
"She knew though…she should have told us…" he muttered. Rem looked at him.
"You know very well it was to protect us, herself, and the Realm…it was better off this way…" she answered to him, and he looked down at the table.
"Still…" his voice was cut off, though, by a loud ringing sound, which stopped within a matter of seconds.
"…where do you think it went?" Sai asked after a few moments. Everyone stood.
"To our leader, of course…" Kai said, and they all began to make their way towards the infirmary.
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When they arrived at the infirmary, Mickey was already awake and reading a metallic colored letter. She closed it, looked up, and smiled.
"Two this time…" she said, looking about them. "As for the place of mission…Sailor Moon planet…" she said.
"Short skirts! Short skirts!" Kai chorused, finally breaking from the serious mood he had been in the past week. Several girls hit him upside the head. "Itai…"
Mickey rolled her eyes, and then looked at two people in the room separately.
"Would everyone but Brian and Rem please leave the room…thank you…" Mickey said, as she looked down at the letter again. Rem and Brian looked shocked out of their minds, as the rest of the team walked out, Caylin and Windy dragged Kai.
"Nooooo…the skirts…" he cried, and Caylin kicked him lightly in the side, as they finally pulled him out, and shut the door. Mickey sighed, rolling her eyes once more, and then looking at the two.
"Us…why us?" Asked Rem, looking at Brian, who nodded.
"Because you guys need a time to shine."
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The rest of the team sat, fidgeting, in the circular couches, whilst they waited for Rem and Brian to appear. Mickey would send orders for them to do then…
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"Asleep???" Brian questioned, as Mickey went through the steps of the mission. She nodded.
"That's right…everyone…and I mean, EVERYONE is asleep…even the scouts…even those attacking the scouts…and…it's starting to spread…there have been reports of people starting to fall asleep at the Studio Ghibli planet as well…which is a few 100k from the Sailor Moon planet" she said. "I need you two to find the core of this deadly sleep, and destroy it, before it spreads over the whole Realm. If that happens, IE will have no trouble taking over" she finished.
"Are you coming with us?" Rem asked, and Mickey shook her head.
"No…I won't be…the only thing I'll provide you with…are these…" from her pocket, she pulls out two cords; necklaces. On each, there is a small, silver ring, with a shimmering stone on each. "These are your contact to me…they will give you short term telekinesis…but you can only contact with each other, and me…and as soon as you leave the planet, they will cease to work. I will send you through the portal, and when you want to get back, you have to come to the exact same spot to get back…and then contact me, so I can open the portal. Now…" she looked at them once more. "I will meet you in the portal room in 20 minutes…you will not need your disguising tooth, and if you try to use them…well…they won't work…they aren't charged up. You will need your weapons, since there is some youkai energy coming from the planet…and I'll tell you…this will be a dangerous mission, even though you'll just be on a sleeping planet with a few youkai…but…in the amount of 6 hours…all of Studio Ghibli planet will be asleep…and the energy will start moving on…you have 6 hours to complete the mission…do you except?" Mickey asked, after her full on explanation. They both hesitated for a minute, but then nodded.
"Good…I'll see you in the portal room then…" she finished, and they both ran out of the room to prepare.
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Brian and Rem ran through the circular room, not saying a word to the others, and just running down the hall towards their rooms. The group followed them with their eyes quizzically, before they all turned to look at each other.
"Now what? They were-" Tami began, but was cut off by another voice.
"They weren't supposed to tell you anything, I was" Mickey said as she came from the infirmary hallway, in her normal clothes and walking, though at a slower pace. Everyone stayed quiet, and Mickey walked down to the center. She smiled a bit. "Well…it's good to be back. As I was saying, they have to go get ready, and I have a few minutes to brief you all on what you're going to be doing…" she blinks a few times as she says this, shaking her head a bit. "Though, I'm sure, it will only take a few seconds…you'll be staying at the resort till they are called back from their mission…and if they failed…you will not be returning here and all of your belongings will be sent to you. Understood?" She asked, as she began to make her way up to the top level of the couches. Everyone nodded.
"Good…then go grab the duffel's in your rooms with your vacation supplies and meet me out here in about…20 minutes from now…" and as soon as she had finished, Mickey had disappeared with a flick of her wrist, and they could hear her shoes clicking off towards the portal room.
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"I wish you both the best of luck," Mickey smiled a bit, and they both nodded, stepping through the portal as the door opened. Mickey turned her pendent as Kai walked over.
"What the hell is going on?" He asked, and she looked up at him.
"You're stuff?" She asked, calmly and quietly. He moved his head to the side, and she saw his belongings there, as well as Shadow, his black wolf.
"Are you going to tell me what's going on?" He asked, and she looked away for a minute, glanced at him, and then began pacing.
"I guess, being second in command, it is you're right to know, hmm?" She asked, pacing with her eyes on the floor, and then looking up at him as she said the last part of her question. He nodded, crossing his arms. "Well…let's just say that IE has dug their claws deeper this time…and if Rem and Brian don't stop him, well, the whole Realm is pretty much…doomed."
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"What was that?" Asked Rem, turning around quickly as she heard a sound. She saw nothing, and then looked back at Brian, clutching her Scythe to her chest. Brian looked back at her.
"We have to keep going…we don't want the spell to start up while we're here, remember?" Brian said, and Rem nodded. They kept moving, and then Rem stopped him.
"Look," she said, pointing to a car with an open door. He nodded, and they walked over. The keys still dangled inside, and a guy sat, sleeping, at the wheel.
"Help me move him," Brian said to her, and she nodded, climbing into the car on the other side of the sleeping man. She hoisted one of his arms, and Brian hoisted the other, and they lifted him into the back seat.
Brian took the wheel, closing the door, and Rem sat right, buckling her seatbelt.
"Don't bother," Brian said, as he started the car, his seatbelt un-buckled. Rem looked at him opening her mouth, and he gave her a look. "You don't know when we might have to get out unexpectedly," he said to her, and she nodded, unbuckling her seatbelt as he started the car and they drove off.
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"Doomed?!? If they fail we're DOOMED?!?! Why'd you send them?" He asked, and Mickey looked at him, leaning against the wall.
"Because they need their credit, they need to shine. I know they can do it, they know they can do it, and now…I need to see IF they'll do it," Mickey said to them, and Kai began to open his mouth, but then the others started arriving.
"Mickey, what's this all about? Where are we going?" Rachel asked, setting her things down.
"We're going to the main base…and, if things go well…we'll be back. If they don't…you'll be going home," Mickey said, and they all looked at her, shocked. She turned around, and began twisting her pendant, and the others just stood there. Kai leaned against the wall, his eyes closed.
"Mickey…" Caylin began nervously.
"Hmm?" Mickey said, still twisting her pendant.
"What's going to happen to you? I mean…do you have a family waiting for you?" She asked, and Mickey paused. Everyone looked at her, and Kai opened his eyes, turning his head towards her. She didn't answer, and just kept turning the pendant, till a portal opened before her.
"Mickey…?" Windy asked, but she said nothing, and stepped through the portal. Everyone looked at each other, and then followed, it closing behind Tami, who was the last.
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"Brian!" Rem called, holding off a large monster by blinding it with dirt. She hurled one of her knives at his eyes, and one at his heart. Brian had been tossed into the air and had landed on the car they had been using. They were actually in front of the door they needed to go through…but they were attacked by these things.
Brian lifted his head a bit, making groaning sounds and opening one of his eyes. Two of the monsters began to close in on him.
"Oh no you don't…" Rem said, running over to the fallen monster and pulling the two knives from it. She threw both of them at one of the monsters closing on Brian, hitting him in each of his kidneys. The monster turned, a puckish, green colored slime pouring out from his new wounds. He began towards Rem, and she ran back a bit, climbing onto a near (smashed) car.
"Power of ice, I call thee!" Rem called, stretching her hands horizontally in front of her. Long, shards of ice appeared, and she jolted her hand forward. All of the long shards of ice darted towards the monster, several of them puncturing him through. But he kept going. He was bigger, stronger, then the last.
A few of the shards hit the other beast, causing him to turn, which gave Brian a chance to recover. Rem nodded at him, calling more ice shards to finish of her beast, while Brian slid off the back of the car, picking up his discarded weapon. A pole with a club on it. He swung it, flying it towards the beast and knocking him in the head. The beast turned with rage, taking a giant stepping and crushing the car.
Well…there went their way of getting back. Brian shook his head. Not a time to worry about that. He began to run, leading the beast into a better area for combat. When he did, he swung the pole around, hitting the monster in all different directions. The monster turned around, confused…and getting dizzy. Perfect.
Brian jumped onto a stable car, and closed his eyes for a moment.
"Power of earth, I call thee!" He called, and there was a rumble. The monster fighting Rem (who was badly wounded) turned as the ground began to roll. Rem let out a scream, jumping off the car as a large land bulge pulsed through it. It broke, and rocks began to fall over everything. Rem began to dodge, running in a random direction, and before she knew it…a ground roll had picked her up.
She fell to her knees, closing her eyes, and when it stopped, she was next to Brian. The monsters were all dead, but they could hear more approaching.
"We'll deal with them later…" Rem said, looking at the building. Brian nodded, and then closed his hand and opened it.
"Elevator going up…" he said, and Rem let out another scream (steadying herself), as they were picked up in the air by the earth…heading towards the top of the building.
"Great…" Rem said, looking over the edge at where more monsters were gathering. "I'm gonna need more knives…"
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"Hey, watch it!" Tami called as she stepped through the portal and hit into Kai.
"You watch it!" Kai called back.
"Uh, no way! You were standing in my way!" Tami snapped back.
"You were the one that hit into me!" Kai called back. Tami opened her mouth.
"Tami, Kai, quit it!" Everyone called at them, and they shut their mouths.
"Hey…where's Mickey?" Caylin asked, looking around.
"No, not again…" Windy sighed.
"Don't worry about it, she's over there," Sai said, pointing to where Mickey stood. Thing was…she didn't look like herself. Instead of her usual clothes, she was now dressed in long, crimson colored robes. Her hair was tied up in a high, twisting bun…though…it was different. The style was indescribable.
She was talking with a tall, brunette man. He had bushy hair, that was short…though he had a beard and mustache. Sort of like Santa's beard.
They were standing on a metal type platform, in a very large circular room. The platform went around the room, sort of like a type of porch. There were two sets of stairs, leading to a lower level that contained millions of desks and millions of people. All of the men and women were wearing robes, as well, but all of them had black, dark blue, or silver robes. The female's hair was all put up in the same style as Mickey's, too. On one wall was a large stretch, glass map, with blinking areas and shaded areas. They were…planets. And there, there was the Akuna Yume headquarters!
Where were they?
"You guys…" Mickey said, looking at them and walking up with the guy she'd been talking to. He stood out, too, with his emerald green robes. "This…is Gin," she nodded, and everyone looked at him. Mickey gave them a look, as if saying 'show some respect', and they all bowed simultaneously. He nodded.
"A very nice team, Michelle," he said in a deep, husky voice…that sounded as if it could belong to god. She bowed.
"Thank you sir…all hand picked. All the best," she smiled, looking at her team. She smiled again, and then turned back to him.
"Any news on Rem and Brian?" She asked, and he nodded. "Yes…five monsters down within the time of 20 minutes, more wreckage to the city, but it fits in with the damage already done to the city. We'll get a clean-up squad down there when the sleep beam has been de-activated," Gin nodded, looking at the glass map. One area moved closer so one of the planets was in a closer view, and the whole map shrank to the other side. Of it. The planet rotated, got to a certain red area, and then zoomed in. The city of Tokyo fell into view, a full frontal map. All the team could do was stare, until one of them came to their senses.
"Wait…sleep beam?" Sai asked, looking where Gin and Mickey stood discussing the map. It kept moving closer and closer, till the city was in 3D…the camera then began to move through the virtual streets.
"Yes, sleep beam," Mickey said, turning to look at her team. "The whole planet that we are looking at now has been captured by a sleep beam, as to our knowledge. Every living, breathing thing on that planet is asleep. And they have been asleep for 5 days. Without any nourishment whatsoever. The beam is beginning to spread through the atmosphere and will soon reach the next planet, and then a chain reaction. After a while, the poison of the beam will destroy the ozone layers and the planets themselves…and there goes the Realm. If Rem and Brian happen to turn it off…we send a clean-up team down there to tend to monsters that have gathered (who will also help with the destruction) and clean up the city…everything will be fine," Mickey said. Everyone was quiet before a few moments, and then Gin cleared his throat. Mickey looked at him. "Sir?" She asked.
"If you would, show your team to their temporary rooms. Two for the girls, one for the guys," he nodded, and she did. "East wing, simple to find," he said, and Mickey nodded. A door appeared in the circular wall, and Mickey headed for it. Her team, having heard the orders, followed without question.
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"Watch your step…" Brian said as he helped Rem into the top of the building. They had to enter through a window, which had lucky enough…been locked. It was on the top floor, too. So, they were lucky to some extent.
Brian had to smash the window open with his club, so the frame was no teethed with glass shards. Exactly why Rem needed help.
"Thanks," she smiled, hopping down, and then looking around the room. The walls seemed like they were all window, but it defiantly wasn't that visual on the outside. You could defiantly see everything out of them. There were flipped over desks…so she took it as an old office building. There was an odd, green glow in the center of the room, too. She blinked, and began towards it.
"Rem!" Brian called, and she snapped out of her daze, turning her head in a flurry to look at him. Her eyes turned wide as she saw what he'd seen. Why he'd called her.
Hanging from a bar by ties to their wrists were all of the sailor scouts, down to Setsuna. But…Serena…she was missing.
"They're asleep," Brian said. Rem nodded.
"The sleep beam…I'm pretty sure that's it," Rem said, turning and looking at the green glow. She could see from her new spot that it came from a clear, half orb that had turning crystals inside.
"We need to be careful…the last thing we need is for us to fall asleep…" Brian said, and Rem nodded. She paused, and then took out the silver ring on the necklace. She looked at Brian, and he nodded. "Good idea." They both gripped the rings and closed their eyes.
"Mickey," they said in their heads.
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As Mickey led them down the hallways, her crimson robes flowing around her like millions of capes or dresses, the team went over their own thoughts.
"Mickey…" Rachel spoke up, looking at the leader. She paused, but didn't look back at the group behind her. "…what are you wearing?" Mickey smiled at the question, but she hid it.
"Everyone in the Realm…when they return to their place of training, where they learned…they always return in their first set of clothes. I have always worn crimson robes…and you'll soon wear robes as well. Lets continue," she said, and they all continued walking.
She stopped suddenly, grabbing her head. Everyone looked at her.
"…Mickey?" Ran asked, and everyone looked at him. Showing concern…for their leader? She shook out her head, and then closed her eyes. Everyone watched her.
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"I'm here Rem, Brian," she answered them with her mind. Rem smiled, gripping the ring tighter.
"We're inside the building…the top floor, the sleep beam is only feet away," Rem thought, excited.
"Be careful, though…I don't need you two falling asleep, as well," Mickey answered, and they both nodded. Mickey knew, though, even though she wasn't there.
"Mickey…we've also found the scouts. They're tied up in here, by their wrists…" Brian thought.
"Except…Serena. She's missing…" Rem added. Mickey sighed through their brain connection.
"She's been captured…and now used for bait. Listen, we'll need to break the connection if you guys want any power to return. First I want you to untie the scouts and tell them no matter what threats they receive NOT to go after Serena. You MUST convince them, or else more of them will fall in IE's hands. Explain the situation, and if need be…give them transporters. I'll see you when you get back. I expect you safe and sound," and with that, Mickey's voice disappeared.
"Come on…" Brian said, letting go of the ring. Rem did as well, and looked at him. "Let's get them down," he said, nudging his head in the direction of the scouts. She nodded, taking out two of her knives and handing one to Brian. They ran over and began to cut them down.
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Mickey opened her eyes, rubbing her head a bit.
"Mick, you ok?" Kai asked, looking at the back of her, confused. They were all in the same places, all in the back of following her. He knitted his eyebrows together. What had happened?
"I'm fine…I got a message from Rem and Brian, is all. They've found the sleep beam…they should be back in no time. But until then…" Mickey said, opening three doors on the hallway next to her.
"These two on the right belong to you girls. Divide as you see fit. Boy's, yours is on the left," she said, nodding. "I'll see you all later…please be sure to change into some…more fitting attire while we wait," she nodded, and with that she swept away. The girls quickly divided, three to a group, and the three boys went into their room.
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Brian let out a sweaty gasp as he set down the last scout in an up-right position against the wall. Saturn. All of them were now cut loose, and would wake comfortable…hopefully. He tossed the knife back to Rem, who caught it, twirling it in her hand. She put both of the weapons away, and then looked at him.
"We aren't supposed to get too close in rang…my daggers won't be able to break that glass shielding…but I'm sure I'll be able to split those crystals inside. So, you smash, I split, and then you smash again?" She suggested. Brian nodded, twirling the pole of his weapon in his hands a bit. He brought it down with as much strength as he had (maybe even more), and smashed at the orb. The green glow began to leak everywhere…it was then they realized…it was gas, made by the crystals. Rem quickly grabbed her knives, and threw them at the crystals. She hit three…out of five. She was out of knives. That…wasn't good.
She began coughing as the gas began invading her.
"Brian! You…have to…stop it!" She coughed, covering her mouth with her shirt and coughing, hysterically. Brian looked at it, and then quickly held his pole. He brought it down on the Crystals, smashing the already split ones into shatters. The gas began to thin…but the whole crystals were now only split. He took a deep breath, and then brought down his strength again…crushing the crystals. He smiled as the smoke disappeared. Rem opened her eyes and dropped her shirt from her mouth, and looked at Brian.
"We did it," she smiled, and he nodded.
"All our own, too," he nodded, and then turned at the sound of coughing. The scouts began to wake up, and he looked at Rem. She nodded. They had a lot of explaining to do.
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"A trap?!? Saving our princess is a trap?!?" Haruka cried, standing. Michiru pulled her back down.
"Yes, a trap…and we have been told that you do not try and rescue her, because of what we explained earlier," Rem nodded, solemnly.
"But…IT'S SERENA! MEATBALL HEAD! We can't just leave her, she'll think we abandoned her!" Rei called.
"She won't be alone for long…she'll be saved and no one else will be captured. We assure you of this," Brian nodded towards her, sneaking a quick glance at Setsuna afterwards. She was sitting next to Rei.
"I think these people are very right, we don't want to put Serena in more danger," Ami said, looking around the group. Setsuna nodded.
"Yes…and with the transporters they gave us, we can check with them. They have positive energy. They can be trusted," she said, and then nodded again. "We will recline on rescuing our princess, but if we do not have her back soon…we will go after her." The other scouts gave a unison nod, and Rem looked at Brian. He gave a sigh, but agreed, and she did as well.
"You guys better be getting back, though," Lita said, and they nodded.
"We need to get to the edge of Tokyo from here as fast as possible," Rem said, as they headed to the window. The patch of earth stretched, and all of them fit on.
"Jeez! Did you see all the scum down there?" Lita asked, looking over the edge. Rem nodded.
"I don't have hardly enough knives to fend off for myself…" she sighed, as the earth began to shrink back to its original place.
"Don't worry…see, their environment is dying…so they are, too," Ami pointed out.
"But they're still going to be difficult," Haruka pointed out. They did the unison nod again.
"We'll fend them off, don't worry," Michiru smiled.
"Yea…I'll escort you guys to the edge of town," Lita smiled, and they nodded. They were feet away from the ground, and the three that were separating from the pack jumped and began running. Lita transformed while doing so, and began to fend off on-coming monsters as they came after them.
"Good luck!" The rests of the scouts called, and the two Realm members nodded.
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Crystal: It's been a long time…
Kai: A VERY long time
Caylin: 6 months, to be almost exact
Sai:…can you say almost exact?
Caylin: Now you can (glare)
Sai: meep! (crawls away)
Crystal: I really am sorry…I'm going to try and get up more chapters by Friday…but here's the girl who can't necessarily do that…sigh Anyways, till I do decide to grace you with my presence again…see ya!