"The vision that Harry saw," Severus began, typing away at the computer as
he spoke, "was of the Earth and moon covered in darkness after the eclipse,
wasn't it?"
"Yes," replied Remus. "It was..."
"Disturbing as all holy hell," Sirius muttered.
"Disconcerting, to say in the least."
"Hnn." Severus stopped typing and sighed. He stood up and turned around, facing Remus and Sirius. "The distortion in space-time over London that night. The dramatic rise in temperature. The abnormal increase in plant growth everywhere. The devastation and destruction of cities with no apparent cause. All of these have been dictated by the new moon - all of these began the day after the solar eclipse.
"The enemy has invaded us, gentlemen."
Remus slammed his fist against the wall behind him. Sirius and Severus looked at him, startled.
"We know that already, Severus," Remus said in a dangerously quiet voice. "However...
"You, at the London Observatory and Scientific Research Centre that day.
"Me, in the middle of my performance in Vienna.
"And Sirius during the race in Africa.
"And in the gathering of the darkness...in the falling of cities and death of people...what else were we to think but 'the enemy!'
"And yet...and yet...
"We couldn't transfigure."
Remus ran his hands through his light brown hair, making it stand up and sprawl everywhere.
"Do you- of course you know what this means. Don't you?"
"Remus-" Sirius said pleadingly.
"We can't transfigure anymore!" Remus cried. "We have no power anymore – no power as the witchsoldiers of the outer planets!"
The room was quiet. Remus slumped against the wall, looking more tired than Sirius and Severus had ever seen him look before.
They had all knew what was coming, what it meant. But it had been so easy to pretend.
"So," said Sirius. "Is that it? We're no longer needed? Our Princess has forsaken us, has she? Abandoned and left us. Those four...they can go and fight proudly as wonderful soldiers. They can go and protect the Witchprincess, just them. Our inability to transfigure – was that the sign that we're no longer needed?" Sirius leaned against the wall and slid down it, burying his face in his hands.
"We were never meant to protect her," Severus said quietly. "You both know that. The three of us...our mission is different. Separated and left alone on our own planets. Our life was dedicated to protecting this solar system. That's why we're so far away from the others."
"We failed the last time," Sirius muttered from behind his hands.
"Last time, the enemy was from Earth," Severus growled.
"But we failed to protect the solar system," Remus said. "No matter how far away we were, we still failed. That's why we're here now, that's why we're these people now."
When no one said anything, Remus continued quietly, "That's why Harry is here now."
Sirius and Severus looked over at Remus, who was staring off in thought.
"Remus..."
"I've been thinking for a while now," Remus said, "about us. About Harry. About who we...used to be.
"At first...I didn't want Harry to awaken again. I didn't want him to come into his power. I knew it was inevitable; some day, some time in the future, Robesaturn will awaken and destroy the world. He is the one who brings the silence.
"But...I can remember him. From back then."
"Remus, you can't possibly-"
"Yes. It's hard; the past is sketchy. Well, it was two thousand years ago." Remus chuckles lightly, almost desperately. "But I can remember...we were so young then. Our Princess had just been born. Even the solitary guardians of the outer system we allowed to attend and see their Witchprincess. Even Saturn was allowed."
"Yes," Severus said, startling Remus out of his revery. "He was powerless even then. Queen Selenity had sealed away his powers. The court...they were afraid of him. Afraid of what a little boy could do with those powers and that glaive. So the Queen gave in to pressure and sealed it all away. He was teased, of course – the Powerless Witchsoldier."
"He clung to us the entire time," Sirius chuckled. "We saw him as a fellow outcast and he stayed near us during the entire celebration. And then..." Sirius's brow furrowed. "And then...I can't remember after that."
"Neither can I," Remus said. "Severus?"
"No. I find it absolutely ridiculous that I, of all people, can not remember my own past life..." Severus growled.
"Ah, the job of guarding space-time not all it's cracked up to be, Severus?" Sirius teased.
"Oh, shut the hell up, Sirius Black," Severus snapped, turning back to his computer.
"I wonder..." Remus mused quietly, drawing the attention of the other two men. "I wonder if...this is how he felt, 2000 years ago. Aware of your power, yet unable to use it. Unable to protect her...them. Is this how Saturn felt?"
Sirius and Severus stared at Remus.
"Remus..." Sirius began, before he realized that he didn't know quite what to day.
Meanwhile...
Muryoku Mashi is how I imagine it would be in Japanese, but this is not a term they have ever used (at least, not that I know of) in the manga, and most certainly not in reference to Saturn.
The whole edgy-Remus thing is really based off of how Michiru/Neptune acts in the manga. At this point, she's very tense and upset, when she's usually calm and cool. In my opinion, it's because she's sort of the motherly, I'll- take-care-of-you figure of the Outer Senshi. She and the other three have built this wonderful life together, and now, not only is it falling apart, but it seems that they are no longer needed. No wonder she's edgy!
I've sort of created a background for the Outer Senshi. Most of this is based on what they say about their past incarnations during the Infinity Arc.
"Yes," replied Remus. "It was..."
"Disturbing as all holy hell," Sirius muttered.
"Disconcerting, to say in the least."
"Hnn." Severus stopped typing and sighed. He stood up and turned around, facing Remus and Sirius. "The distortion in space-time over London that night. The dramatic rise in temperature. The abnormal increase in plant growth everywhere. The devastation and destruction of cities with no apparent cause. All of these have been dictated by the new moon - all of these began the day after the solar eclipse.
"The enemy has invaded us, gentlemen."
Remus slammed his fist against the wall behind him. Sirius and Severus looked at him, startled.
"We know that already, Severus," Remus said in a dangerously quiet voice. "However...
"You, at the London Observatory and Scientific Research Centre that day.
"Me, in the middle of my performance in Vienna.
"And Sirius during the race in Africa.
"And in the gathering of the darkness...in the falling of cities and death of people...what else were we to think but 'the enemy!'
"And yet...and yet...
"We couldn't transfigure."
Remus ran his hands through his light brown hair, making it stand up and sprawl everywhere.
"Do you- of course you know what this means. Don't you?"
"Remus-" Sirius said pleadingly.
"We can't transfigure anymore!" Remus cried. "We have no power anymore – no power as the witchsoldiers of the outer planets!"
The room was quiet. Remus slumped against the wall, looking more tired than Sirius and Severus had ever seen him look before.
They had all knew what was coming, what it meant. But it had been so easy to pretend.
"So," said Sirius. "Is that it? We're no longer needed? Our Princess has forsaken us, has she? Abandoned and left us. Those four...they can go and fight proudly as wonderful soldiers. They can go and protect the Witchprincess, just them. Our inability to transfigure – was that the sign that we're no longer needed?" Sirius leaned against the wall and slid down it, burying his face in his hands.
"We were never meant to protect her," Severus said quietly. "You both know that. The three of us...our mission is different. Separated and left alone on our own planets. Our life was dedicated to protecting this solar system. That's why we're so far away from the others."
"We failed the last time," Sirius muttered from behind his hands.
"Last time, the enemy was from Earth," Severus growled.
"But we failed to protect the solar system," Remus said. "No matter how far away we were, we still failed. That's why we're here now, that's why we're these people now."
When no one said anything, Remus continued quietly, "That's why Harry is here now."
Sirius and Severus looked over at Remus, who was staring off in thought.
"Remus..."
"I've been thinking for a while now," Remus said, "about us. About Harry. About who we...used to be.
"At first...I didn't want Harry to awaken again. I didn't want him to come into his power. I knew it was inevitable; some day, some time in the future, Robesaturn will awaken and destroy the world. He is the one who brings the silence.
"But...I can remember him. From back then."
"Remus, you can't possibly-"
"Yes. It's hard; the past is sketchy. Well, it was two thousand years ago." Remus chuckles lightly, almost desperately. "But I can remember...we were so young then. Our Princess had just been born. Even the solitary guardians of the outer system we allowed to attend and see their Witchprincess. Even Saturn was allowed."
"Yes," Severus said, startling Remus out of his revery. "He was powerless even then. Queen Selenity had sealed away his powers. The court...they were afraid of him. Afraid of what a little boy could do with those powers and that glaive. So the Queen gave in to pressure and sealed it all away. He was teased, of course – the Powerless Witchsoldier."
"He clung to us the entire time," Sirius chuckled. "We saw him as a fellow outcast and he stayed near us during the entire celebration. And then..." Sirius's brow furrowed. "And then...I can't remember after that."
"Neither can I," Remus said. "Severus?"
"No. I find it absolutely ridiculous that I, of all people, can not remember my own past life..." Severus growled.
"Ah, the job of guarding space-time not all it's cracked up to be, Severus?" Sirius teased.
"Oh, shut the hell up, Sirius Black," Severus snapped, turning back to his computer.
"I wonder..." Remus mused quietly, drawing the attention of the other two men. "I wonder if...this is how he felt, 2000 years ago. Aware of your power, yet unable to use it. Unable to protect her...them. Is this how Saturn felt?"
Sirius and Severus stared at Remus.
"Remus..." Sirius began, before he realized that he didn't know quite what to day.
Meanwhile...
Muryoku Mashi is how I imagine it would be in Japanese, but this is not a term they have ever used (at least, not that I know of) in the manga, and most certainly not in reference to Saturn.
The whole edgy-Remus thing is really based off of how Michiru/Neptune acts in the manga. At this point, she's very tense and upset, when she's usually calm and cool. In my opinion, it's because she's sort of the motherly, I'll- take-care-of-you figure of the Outer Senshi. She and the other three have built this wonderful life together, and now, not only is it falling apart, but it seems that they are no longer needed. No wonder she's edgy!
I've sort of created a background for the Outer Senshi. Most of this is based on what they say about their past incarnations during the Infinity Arc.