Note: Thank you all for reviewing, and let me tell you something, when you start a new chapter be sure to save it. I was almost done and my comp had an error and erased the whole damn thing. Well, Crap. Here we go again. The beginning of this chapter takes place at the same time as the one before.

Chapter 4: Riders on The Storm

There's a killer on the road

His brain is squirmin' like a toad

Take a long holiday

Let your children play

If ya give this man a ride

Sweet memory will die

Killer on the road

-- The Doors -- Jim Morrison -- The Riders on the Storm

Black eye's watched, always watching, never moving, as in mocking, the sight before them.

Then, from those cavernous eyes

Pale flashes seemed to rise,

As when the Northern skies

Gleam in December;

And, like the water's flow

Under the December's snow,

Came a dull voice of woe

From the hearts Chamber.

Eldorado -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"Their here" Amelia said.

Kieran and Jaryn, moved from there place on the nice plush sofa. Moving slowing, sauntering to the door of the great room. Stepping through two great oak doors into the vast hallway.

Their eye's beheld Kieran's grandfather and nothing else. Giving each other an inquiring look. They Heard his soft deep voice say.

"Ami, this is my grandson Kieran, and his best friend Jaryn." Jonathan said.

"Boys, this is Ami Mizuno she will be here for a while." A small girl about 15 walked out from behind Jonathan.

Kieran sucked in a breath. The one who stood before him, silken skin of ivory, caressing its way over small bones. Hair that seemed to gleam blue, waved in an unknown breeze. Her eye's, Ice the color of the ocean in December. She was petite. But angelic.

Kieran stuck out his hand in an offer to Ami and she shook it, "Nice to meet you." he said.

Ami returned it with the same phrase.

Jaryn stuck out his hand and as Ami did before she reached to meet his hand, But instead he knelt down in front of her and placed a small kiss on her hand.

"A pleasure to me such a beautiful woman." He said.

Ami felt like knocking him out, it would be easy she thought. He didn't have to go for the dramatics here.

"A pleasure to meet you to." she said.

Jaryn raised from his knee, placing a gallant smile on his debonair face. She was in a league all her own. A deep sadness creased her ice blue eye's, one of loss and suffering.

This girl looked like she was going threw a war within herself. Unknowing to him, she had been threw many different wars, this was just her newest crusade. The one that will save her life, and unbeknownst to her, the future as well.

(Tokyo - Hikawa Shrine)

"Alright calm down everyone this is important." Screeched Luna. She looked around the room. The place had been so loud. With thoughts about Ami. In with the tears falling for the missing girl. Even Luna was worried. All the girls had there talents, but Ami's saved them the most. From now on it would be trial and error.

Usagi sat in a corner, quite for the entire meeting, until one moment when she stood, unable to take it any more. She screamed, not the ear piercing scream the girls were used to but on of pain and heart ache.

"SETSUNA, HERE, NOW".

Everyone turned to look at the blonde as she seethed with anger. Turning all shades of fire. Rei looked to her.

"Usagi, are you all right?" she asked.

"I will be in a moment." she said with vehemence in her voice.

From the corner of the room, a black swirling portal opened and a man stepped out. All the girls got at the ready to attack. As said man held up his hand. He was slightly aged, with graying hair, but beneath that was green. He had reddish eye's that spoke of years of knowledge.

"May I help you?" he asked.

All the girls ushered in front of Usagi.

"Who are you?" Makato said.

"Ahh, the question of the ages."

He bowed coming up saying. "I am Chronos." All the girls gasped.

Minako stepped forward.

"Where's Setsuna?".

"She is being taken off duty for the moment. How may I be of assistance."

Usagi stepped forward. "What's happening, these things weren't supposed to happen, we were all supposed to be together, an.. And happy." She said as she finally broke down, and the tears fell to the ground.

"We have always warned you the future could change. And Sets was not allowed to tell you everything." He said eye's wavering.

"Ami is supposed to be with us, she needs us and we need her. Bring her back now." Usagi said threw a raspy voice.

"I am unable to do that. This is what she needs to do, the future is now in her hands. Her decisions will decide her fate, the impact, affecting Crystal Tokyo. You are not allowed to help with this. I am sorry Princess." With these words he disappeared threw the same portal.

All the girls again, fell into a hug crying and praying at the same time, to all the Gods and Goddesses they could think of, that Ami would have some help. That she could make it threw this test, that was being set before her.

(California)

She sat on the four poster bed, still looking at the beautiful room before her, when her head fell back and hit the pillow. Then there was a gasp, as her eye's fell on the ceiling. It was the most beautiful mural she had ever seen. She also knew the myth behind it. The daughters of the Gods. This she knew was Mercury. A small sad smile played across rose red lips, as she remembered her friends back home.

'I wonder what they are doing now.' She thought.

As she fell into a restless sleep. Unknowing to her a slim figure appeared in the corner. Walking to the sleeping girl. A women's voice whispered into her ear.

"Sleep well my little princess." Placing a small kiss on her forehead. A tear appeared at the corner of the figures eye. The only solid thing, It slid down a translucent cheek and fell on the hair of the girl.

"I will always be with you." and then she vanished, back into the mist from whence she came.

The nightmares plagued her as they always did. This time was different, it was not her mothers face. It was a face of a younger women, she was beautiful, long brown hair, blue eye's. Smiling face until the blood flowed. It was like a snapshot. She saw the face, the knife, then the blood.

Ami darted up from her bed with beads of sweat crossing her gentle features. She walked to the balcony, looking over toward the ocean, she breathed in deep. Trying to clear the images from her head. Why was she seeing these things. Why her. She was unable to see the future.

Unknown to her she was seeing the present. A link had been formed, to burn in her minds eye, until that link could be severed.

I hope you liked. Yeah this chapter didn't change much. lol