"Crystal Tokyo Interlude"
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon; it belongs to the talented Naoko Takeuchi-sensei.
Once again, these brackets indicate thoughts or unspoken words, and the " " marks indicate speech.
Chapter 1 – "Unexpected hitchhikers"
It was a beautiful calm afternoon in Tokyo. The sakura trees were just beginning to blossom and patches of pink decorated the lawn of Juuban's central park. Chibi Usa sighed at the sight of these sweet but short lived flowers.
Looking back at the group of girls walking just a few paces behind her, the princess of the 30th century suddenly felt a little sad. She had been so anxious to get back home that she had failed to realize that this might be her last time coming back to the past. This could be the last spring morning with everyone together, Chibi Usa reflected to herself. In the future most of the Outer Senshis will be stationed on their home planets, millions of miles away from Earth and Pluto will resume her post at the gate of time. The Inner senshis will still be around so will Usagi and Mamo- chan, but they'll all have changed by then as they create a second Silver Millennium on Earth.
"Chibi Usa-chan...what's wrong?" Hotaru looked at Chibi Usa's face and was worried by the girl's gloomy expression. Chibi Usa smiled sadly as they approached the pier where she will begin her journey home.
"I was just thinking..." Chibi Usa paused, "that everything is so different in the future. You, Haruka, and Michiru will be guarding your respective planets while Puu stays at the Time Gate. I might never see all of you together like this again."
Unexpectedly Hotaru laughed. Chibi Usa cocked an inquisitive eyebrow at her friend. "So that's what will happen to us in the future, hmm, it sounds pretty boring." Hotaru said jokingly before turning to look at her friend with those incredibly perceptive violet eyes. "Chibi Usa-chan the past is something we have no power over. But we do have power over our future. If you keep your memories of this time close to your heart, no matter how many years go by those happy times we've all had together will never change."
Chibi Usa slowly nodded. She had to admit, despite her fragile appearance, Hotaru was still ten times wiser than herself. "Yeah...but take care of yourself Hotaru-chan, especially at school. There are some real nasty jerks there and I don't want them anywhere near you"
"Don't worry," Hotaru smiled "If anyone gives me trouble, I've got Momo-chan and all our other friends to look after me, besides I could always tell Haruka-papa." Hearing this Chibi Usa grinned and rolled her eyes. She actually felt a little sorry for the person who might upset the overly protective Haruka. The senshi of Uranus would bury you with her Earth Shaking attack and teach you a lesson while you're dazed or unconscious, half stuck in a fissure in the ground.
The scenery before Chibi Usa's eyes changed as that amusing thought ended. The peaceful lake stretched out beyond the brown weathered pier, idly waiting for the princess to step forward. The chatter that had accompanied Chibi Usa since she said goodbye to Ikuko, Shingi, and Kenji suddenly died down. Slowly, Chibi Usa turned to her family and friends and smiled.
"Well, this is it. I'll be going now." Chibi Usa said quietly
Minako sighed and winked at the pink haired teen "You better remember to visit us Chibi Usa, it gets boring without you here"
"Yeah, we'll be waiting for you; have a safe trip now kiddo." Makoto smiled warmly.
"Say hi to your parents for us" Michiru nodded towards Chibi Usa with Haruka standing beside her.
"Remember to keep up your school work" Ami remained
"And make sure your mom doesn't eat too many candies; I get the feeling she still has that sweet tooth problem even after a thousand years." Rei said followed by an indignant growl from Usagi.
Chibi Usa nodded and looked to Setsuna and Hotaru. The long haired woman smiled gently "I will see you in the future Small Lady"
"Take care Chibi Usa-chan, we'll always be best friends forever." Hotaru and Chibi Usa shared a mutual nod of agreement.
Even Artemis and Luna could not hold back as they looked at their future kitten with pride "Take care of the princess Diana, I know you'll do a good job" Luna said, her tiny mouth curved in a cat's smile.
"Be a good kitten, we'll miss you!" Artemis said tearfully while Diana nodded, both amused and saddened by her parents' different approaches to a sound farewell.
With a last long look at the people who have gone through so much with her, Chibi Usa pulled out her time key and walked to the tip of the pier. She concentrated on the words that will activate the key and raised it above her head.
"Guardian of Time! Split the sky and open the Door of Time to me! I call your true name, the almighty god of time, the guardian of time's father, Chronos! Guide me, protect me, onward to the path of light!"
As these words fell a cloud of pink mist manifested above Chibi Usa and Diana. A beam of heavenly light shone down and the two began to levitate. Just as they were about to disappear into the cloud a loud rustle from a nearby bush exploded into a flash of color as four figures charged into the beam of light that had pulled Chibi Usa up.
"What the-?!" Chibi Usa's cry of surprise was cut short as she disappeared from sight. The next thing she knew she was back inside a hidden location in the crystal palace, right outside the closed Time Gate. But the problem wasn't where she was, it was the fact that she was buried the floor with the weight of four other people sitting on top of her.
"Ow! Oh, whose idea was it to do this? Now my hair ribbon is all crinkled!" A pink haired girl wearing a yellow dress complained as she tried to sit up.
"It was your stupid idea to charge in at the last minute Cere-Cere! Now get off of me!" A green haired girl screamed as she roughly shoved the other girl onto the ground so she could stand up. Cere-Cere gave the disgruntled green haired a sour look while rubbing her equally sour bum.
"Are we there yet? This place is too dark and spooky" whined a blue haired girl
"Don't know...it does look kind of bleak though." A red haired girl with matching red dress made a face as she stood up.
Just then the Time Door opened and Pluto, alerted by the commotion, was amazed to find a strange congregation of people before her. "Small Lady was that you... what are you four doing here?!" Pluto said to the girls standing by the gate.
Seeing the Senshi of Time, all of the strange girls froze in fright and everyone forgot about the royalty lying on the floor. Chibi Usa managed to push herself up, and although her back wasn't feeling its greatest, any strains or sores she might have had at the moment disappeared when she saw who the time traveling hitch-hikers were.
"Hey! You guys are the Amazones Quartet!!"
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Minutes later in the private drawing room of the royal family, an unlikely group of four stood before the rulers of Crystal Tokyo as five senshis watched every breath they made. To say that the atmosphere was serious would be an understatement. For although only the royal family, their senshis, and the intruders were inside the room, the hallway outside was lined with soldiers ready for action at a moment's notice.
Chibi Usa looked at her parents, her neck still felt a little odd from being at the bottom of a human dog pile. As things went the future Inner Senshis had rushed to the Time Gate after the notice of the intrusion, only to find four past known enemies and their princess on the floor to boot. Not taking any chances, they were about to attack when the Quartet told them they came in peace and wished to see the queen. Everyone had been reluctant to grant them an audience due to their history but when the queen learned about it, she didn't seem quite as worried as the rest and decided to speak with the Amazones Quartet. Now Neo Queen Serenity and King Endymion were seated in the center of the grand room but their expression did not reflect the positive nature of the room they were in. A watchful and suspicious frown was on the king's face while the queen looked placidly but keenly towards the four Amazones standing at attention before them. The senshis behind the Quartet were even more alert, with each of the experienced woman practically glaring holes at the back of the Amazones' heads except for Pluto, who stood near her queen.
The fair ruler was the first to break the long drawn silence that first began when they had entered the room. "Amazones Quartet..." she began slowly and gently "Do you know what this time and place is?"
The four girls glanced at each other when they nodded in unison. Cere-Cere spoke up as the unofficial spokeswoman of the troupe "Yes your majesty. This is the 30th century and this city is Crystal Tokyo, we're in the palace right now"
"And why have you come here? How is it that you know about this time and place?"
"Well..." Cere-Cere looked nervously at her sisters "We were told to come here..."
"By whom and to what end?" The king interjected quietly, but the edge in his voice was clear as daylight. "You once fought for Nephrenia, you were once our enemy. It would be in your favor I think, if you truthfully explain what your intentions are."
"We know that sir, but we're not bad girls anymore!" Jun-Jun, the green haired one, spoke up passionately. "We were told by a voice, a voice in our dreams to come here. We mean no harm to you or anyone; we only want to see if what it said was true, honest!"
At that the queen looked up sharply "A voice?" She looked at Pluto whose eyebrows drew together in thought.
"Yes," Cere-Cere answered hesitantly "After Nephrenia was gone we didn't have much to do here on Earth so we returned to the place we lived before Nephrenia made us her goons. It was a few months ago I think when one night we all had a dream, the same dream in fact after we'd talked to each other about it. A strange but very gentle voice told us that our destiny was not here, but in the future on Earth. It said we are the protectors of the future, of Crystal Tokyo and its princess. It also told us the date and time when we'll be able to find her at the park and that if we go with her we will be able to fore fill our destiny..." Cere-Cere paused, clearly not sure how her audience will react to what she had to say.
"As senshis of the 30th century."
"Senshis?! That mean..." Mercury gasped and looked to the queen who spoke thoughtfully.
"If what you say is true then that means..." she raised her head to look at her daughter approvingly "that you four are Small Lady's guardian senshis..."
Hearing this Chibi Usa felt her heart skip and had to make a conscious effort to keep her mouth from hanging open. The Amazones Quartet? Senshis? Her guardian senshis?! Chibi Usa let this fact run several times over in her mind. She had always wanted a team of her own and finally they were standing before her. And to think, she had became Neo Sailor Moon for only a few months, now she even has her own team to support her! Chibi Usa felt like she could pass out from the exhilaration of knowing she was another huge step nearer to being Sailor Moon's equal. But from the looks of thing she shouldn't celebrate too soon. Even if she was completely ready to accept them, most of the others weren't. Besides, being their supposed leader was one thing, becoming their trusted friend was another.
So does she really like these new "senshis", especially a group with a past like theirs? Chibi Usa reflected on this as the rest of the room absorbed the shocking news. She had met these girls outside of a fight before, when they were working at the community center. They had gotten along just fine before they figured out who each other were and at the time other than being fun and friendly the Quartet also struck her as being...well, cool. Yes, she liked them, but as her senshis...? Chibi Usa turned her eyes back to the four nervous teenagers standing before her. They were older than her, were not originally from Earth, and their relationship with a certain former mistress made the princess and the girls of the Quartet very different from each other.
Or did it?
Chibi Usa reflected. Both she and the Quartet had been the victim of evil, had one way or another become the unwitting puppet to satisfy someone's ego. After one thinks about it, these four girls don't seem all that different from Chibi Usa herself and they had even helped Sailor Moon by stealing the Golden Crystal out from under Nephrenia's nose, risking their own lives in the process.
No, Chibi Usa concluded, they weren't all that different from her and she knew in her heart at that moment, that if they were willing to accept her, she would eagerly accept them as well.
After the rushed whispering and sideways glances died down, the queen motioned for Cere-Cere to continue. The Amazones gave an uneasy nod, like a little girl standing in a room full of distrusting adults. "I know what I've said sounds really weird, but I swear it's the truth. Before that dream we've resumed our way of live on our home just like before we found Nephrenia's mirror, but all of us felt something was missing. Even though we got our dreams back our dream mirrors were empty; we didn't know what to do with our lives. It was after the Voice talked to us that we felt as if we were given a purpose. We had been doing nothing for so long it was like our dreams were rekindled and we felt full of energy once again."
"Of course we all thought the dream sounds farfetched but none of us wanted to dismiss it and go back to a boring life, so we did to do as it says and see what will happen. We hid in the bushes in the park and to our surprise it was Sailor Moon and her team who showed up. But when we saw the princess use the key thingy we knew that this just might be true and so at the last minute we jumped in with her and here we are." She finished weakly.
Palla-Palla looked to the royal family and said in an earnest voice "Palla- Palla is sorry if we made trouble here, but Neo Queen Serenity-sama must believe us! Palla-Palla, and Jun-Jun, and Cere-Cere, and Ves-Ves did bad things before but she's good now, and she hopes to be strong like the senshis that beat baddy queen Nephrenia!"
King Endymion narrowed his eyes, his mind clearly torn between wanting to believe the girl's story and the inert suspicion that had grounded itself in him over so many battles. "We would like to believe you but...do you have any proof, any evidence that what you have just said is true?"
At this the Quartet seemed to have remembered something and Cere-Cere nodded "I almost forgot! We each found one of these after we woke up after the dream but we're not sure what it's for." So saying she took out a pearly white handle with a transparent star on top. Inside the translucent star was yet a smaller star and each of the girls had one of a different color.
"Is that a henshin stick?" Venus wondered.
The queen didn't answer; instead she stood up and approached the four girls. She walked up to Cere-Cere and reached out to touch the object in the teen's hands. She clasped her palm over the transparent star with its little yellow star inside and closed her eyes. Everyone else looked anxiously on and when the queen reopened her eyes, a soft satisfied smile was beaming on her face.
"I feel it, the power of a senshi radiates from you, yet this is an energy that is different from that of my own senshis." The queen mused to herself while everyone else looked puzzled at this new revelation. "Have you tried to use them yet?" She asked the girls as a whole. They each shook their heads. The queen smiled and gave them a small nod "Try them; let us see what will happen."
"But what are we suppose to do? We've never tried to use them before." Ves- Ves stared at the crystalline object in her hand.
The blonde queen looked patiently at her and said "You will know, just closes your eyes and concentrate on your henshin stick."
"Um...okay..." the Quartet followed the queen's instructions and after a few seconds opened their eyes with a new sense of wonder before boldly raising their henshin sticks in a thundering cry.
"Ceres Power Make Up!"
"Vesta Power Make Up!"
"Juno Power Make Up!"
"Pallas Power Make Up!"
For a brief moment the drawing room was flooded with a rainbow of red, yellow, green, and blue light. As everyone turned their eyes back to the Quartet and found that the four girls had turned into sailor senshis. Each wore a fuku with a bubble sleeve like that of Eternal Sailor Moon and Neo Sailor Moon. The golden tiara on their foreheads was adorned with a star which reflected their individual image color as does the star shaped broach on their chests.
"I don't believe it; they are the Asteroid Senshis, the Sailor Quartet!" Luna suddenly cried out in amazement.
Endymion turned to the queen's advisor, "You know about them Luna?"
The black cat nodded "Yes, I remembered just now." The cat looked thoughtful and frowned "The truth is I've only read about them in a book in Queen Serenity's library on the moon palace, and as you know that was a very long time ago. I believe the book said that they are the last of the senshis in this system, and I remembered that fact just now because there was a short description of the Asteroid Senshis's appearance in that book. However that's all I remember so I don't know what set these four senshis apart from the others or what their powers are."
The queen nodded in conformation "That is all right Luna, I am sure we will discover their abilities in due time." She smiled pleasantly at the girls and extended her hands to them "Now, as a fellow senshi I welcome you Sailor Quartet. It seems your decision to follow Small Lady was a wise one. Since you have accepted your duty, you will begin training as the princess' guardians after you have fully rested from your journey here. You are more than welcome to stay here in the Crystal Palace because from now on this palace will be your home."
At this the Quartet's faces lightened and they each smiled their gratitude and knelt down before their queen.
"We'll do our best!" they said in unison.
The queen motioned towards Jupiter "Mako-chan, could you help these girls settle down." And the two women began talking about the living arrangements for the new additions to the senshi family.
Chibi Usa watched as the Quartet detransformed, still radiating with excitement over what they had accomplished. The princess couldn't resist walking up to them and striking a conversation.
"That was a really big surprise. I still can't believe it that you guys will be my senshis!"
Cere-Cere smiled back "It was for us as well. And you've grown a lot since we last saw you hime-sama." Her smile suddenly faded as she looked regretfully at the pink royalty "And uh...we're sorry for what we did to you and Pegasus and all. I guess we don't really have an excuse for that.
Jun-Jun nodded "Yeah, I hope you'll forgive us. At the time we thought it was harmless fun but we never meant to hurt anyone"
"Palla-Palla is sorry she put the bridle on Pegasus. She knows hime-sama like that horsy a lot; hime-sama jumped into the fire to save him." The shortest of the Quartet whimpered as she apologized.
Chibi Usa raised her hand gently patting Palla-Palla's head. "It's all right, I know you guys aren't evil, Nephrenia's magic blinded you so you didn't realize what you were doing was bad." Chibi Usa's clear ruby eyes showed clear empathy as she pacified the blue haired Amazones Quartet member. "I know how it feels to be used and I understand how you guys are feeling, so don't worry over that any more. Let's put the past behind us and be friends, what do you think?"
At this Palla-Palla nodded vigorously and grinned "Yeah! Palla-Palla wants to be hime-sama's friend! What about you Jun-Jun, Cere-Cere, Ves-Ves?" she asked the other three girls as the blue balls attached to her hair bounced up and down happily.
Ves-Ves smirked in that manner of hers and gave the princess a big nod. Jun- Jun and Cere-Cere nodded in turn. "We would be honored your majesty." Cere- Cere said with a grateful smile.
Chibi Usa grinned positively and raised a finger "Ah! But as a friend the first thing we'll need to settle is how to address me. You guys don't have to call me princess all the time, Just Chibi Usa is fine!"
"Very, if you put it that way, I'll just have to call you Chibi Usa...sama!" Cere-Cere said jokingly and caused the whole group began to giggle.
After the laughter faded the Quartet waved an energetic farewell before being led away by an amiable Jupiter who didn't seem to mind the girls at all. Sailor Pluto walked up and smiled down at the princess and received a youthful grin from the girl. "You have quite a team there Small Lady, who'd have thought..." Pluto said half to herself and half to Chibi Usa.
"I know, but they're so nice and funny too!" Chibi Usa smiled happily to herself "things are going great aren't they Puu? I mean, not only have I gotten a new crystal but four new friends and teammate as well!" she asked energetically
At this Pluto's good cheer disappeared, only to be replaced with concern. "Yes, but please be careful Small Lady. For a while now I had a feeling that something unknown and abominable has been set into motion. I have already talked to your mother but she could detect anything abnormal" Pluto sighed wearily "I guess it could just be the over reactive instincts of a person who's seen too much in the world, but I hope it's just that and nothing more. However, please remember that it is your duty to protect this planet and coupled with the warning I received from the Voice, you mustn't let your guard down."
Chibi Usa looked perplexed at the tall woman who gave her a serious nod of the head. What Pluto said sent a small chill down Chibi Usa's spine. The Senshi of Time was wise and rarely wrong. Her words of caution weighted down the light, carefree heart Chibi Usa had felt when chatting with the Quartet and a fissure of anxiety crept into the princess' mind.
"Small Lady," Chibi Usa whirled around at the mention of her name and looked into her mother's blue eyes as her parents stood behind her. "We need to talk to you sweetie."
At this Chibi Usa nodded slowly. She knew what the queen wanted to do and decided to push away the sinking feeling from Pluto's warning. Saying a solemn farewell to Pluto, she walked back into the room, closed the door behind her, and took her seat beside her parents then began to relate to them the events that had happened in the last few months.
After her narrative ended, the queen cast a worried glance towards one of the large windows in the room. "Mama, are you okay?" Chibi Usa touched the queen's hand and the older woman smiled faintly.
"I'm fine dear. We're glad you have come to your own as a senshi Small Lady, never before have I heard of a case where a sailor crystal evolved. I am very proud of you for what you did." Serenity patted her daughter's hand.
"Thanks, but I'm sorry that in order to do so the people around me were put in harm's way. If my crystal hadn't evolved a lot of people wouldn't have gotten hurt" Chibi Usa said guiltily, remembering the damage she had done, especially to the person she loved.
King Endymion wrapped his arm around his little girl's shoulders and said reassuringly "Don't bury yourself in guilt honey. We all understand that it wasn't something you wanted. I know it hurts to see the people you care about getting hurt but you were able to remove yourself from Wise Man's control, you did it. You remained strong that's why everything came out just fine in the end."
"Yes, and I know you will grow stronger, especially with your new senshis at your side. You should put the past in the closet and look forward to a bright future." Neo Queen Serenity smiled benevolently.
Chibi Usa smiled shyly at her parent's comforting words and whispered a grateful "Thank you" to them.
"Things are going to be a bit chaotic around the palace with the Quartet moving in and you will need to return to your schooling here. But what worries me the most is what that Voice had told Pluto. If the evolution of your crystal was a precaution against a new evil then we should be on our guard. We still have no idea who the voice belongs to and if everything it says is true, which is why like Pluto said, I want you to be very careful Small Lady. To think, a force of evil like we have never seen before..." The queen seemed lost in her dark thoughts when she shook her head and rose from the silk upholstered couch she sat on, followed by her husband "Anyhow, it's been a long day for you, you should get some rest before dinner starts." She said to her daughter.
Chibi Usa stood up as well when she suddenly realized she had forgotten to ask something very important. "Mama, Papa" the king and queen turned around, a curious look on their faces when they saw their daughter's face turn red. "Um...I was wondering if...if you two would let me go to Elysian sometimes soon...to...to..."
Hearing this Neo Queen Serenity chuckled softly and smiled. "To see Helios?" she said with a twinkle in her eyes.
Chibi Usa's head jerked up at the bluntness of her mother's question. She had tried to leave out as much of the things between Helios and herself as possible but in the end there was no escaping the all knowing mind of the queen. The princess only managed to nod slowly while the royal couple exchanged a knowing look.
In a mood that could only be described as a cross between the reluctance from letting go and the joy to know her dearest daughter has fallen in love, the king answered Chibi Usa's question. "I am willing to let you visit Elysian; however..." the last part of the sentence instantly wiped the blooming glee off Chibi Usa's face "only after the Sailor Quartet has received and passed their basic training and they'll be able to go with you. I don't want you to go off to Elysian by yourself."
Hearing this Chibi Usa responded with a deep frown "But how come, I'm old enough that I don't need baby-sitters!" she whined to the best of her inherent ability.
Endymion sighed and looked sternly at his daughter while the queen watched the exchange with great amusement. "Small Lady, don't argue with me. As your father I will not leave you alone with a boy and no chaperons; even if he is Helios." Endymion added as an after thought.
"But-but-!" Chibi Usa sputtered and was about to continue arguing when her mother stepped in diplomatically.
"All right you two, stop bickering. Give the poor girl a chance dear." She said to her husband who gave her a stubborn poker face that she ignored. Turning to Chibi Usa, the queen winked "You may go to Elysian without an escort Small Lady, but I trust you will be discreet while you're there and take Diana with you, just in case something happens you won't be alone."
"But I'm not alone there, I-!" the princess contended but a raised finger silenced her again.
"I know, I know. You have to remember that I am also a woman and I know what it feels like to be in love." The blonde queen said with a blushful glance at Endymion "However, your father does have a point in letting you go after the Quartet finish their basic training. That way we'll have people to back you up in case of trouble."
Unable to defeat her mother's reasoning, Chibi Usa gave a reluctant nod of her head. "All right then, but all this waiting is so aggravating!"
"Good things come to those who wait, you must have patience Small Lady; it is an important component of being a future queen." The queen chided lightly.
"I know..." Chibi Usa spouted then sighed and decided to let the matter go for now "I'll go take a nap now, and Diana's probably wondering where I am. Ring me down for dinner." She smiled as she walked out of the room "see you later Mama, Papa!"
The couple watched as their daughter lightly jogged down the marble hallway, her pigtails flying behind her. The king gave a deep sigh and said to his queen "Are you sure just sending Diana with her will be enough?"
Neo Queen Serenity playfully patted her husband on his chest "Don't worry about it Mamo-chan. Our little girl is growing up and we should give her a chance to spread her wings."
"Mmm, but I still say that she's a little too young to be visiting boys out on dates. Ten more years seems good to me."
"Mamo-chan!"
"I was joking Usa-ko," The king laughed at his wife's indignant (and un- queenly) expression. A dark thought passed into the ruler's mind as he watched the pink haired disappear down the long corridor "But I wonder...will there be more challenges waiting for her? The whole ordeal with Wise Man and Bellona must have been terrible for her and Helios."
Serenity took her beloved's hand and said plaintively "Who knows, but I suppose all lovers must go through some sort of trial and misfortune to reach happiness. Let us hope that they will find their strength and their happiness with each other, just like we have." She turned and looked at her husband lovingly.
The king smiled and held his beautiful wife's hand tightly. "Yes, hope is something we can do..."
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Chibi Usa let out a long breath of air as she threw herself on her big four post bed. Diana, as it turned out, wasn't in the room but Chibi Usa was quite content to be by herself for a while. "Mmm the bed is so soft and comfy! Just like I remembered it!" she purred and enjoyed the bed's softness for a while longer, lying spread eagle out on top of the down feather stuffed sheets before finally pushing herself up with her arms and looked out the tall windows in her room.
The scenery outside was just as she remembered it but so many things with regards to herself has changed since she last slept on this bed. For one thing she had her own senshis, and she also has a new crystal. But more however, she has someone special in her heart who loves her back.
Reaching into the backpack that sat beside her on her bed, Chibi Usa pulled out the picture frame she had prepared to give Helios. She blushed as she looked at it, recalling the wonderful moment they shared in Elysian before she had to rejoin the senshis on Earth. Wrapping her slim arms around the frame Chibi Usa rested her head contently against the pillows propped up by the head board.
"I wonder how he's doing..." Chibi Usa whispered to herself. For him it would've been more or less a thousand years since their last meeting and it still saddened her to know that Helios is forced to wait all that time for her. "I'll come as soon as I can Helios, please, wait just a little longer..." curling her legs up towards her chin, Chibi Usa held the present tightly to her and drifted off to a peaceful sleep with a hopeful heart.