Chapter 15 - Speculation
"I still think it was an alien," Serena interjected.
"Serena," Amy groaned. "It wasn't an alien."
"It could have been!" Serena whined.
"Then how would you explain the humans inside?" Mina asked.
"Well..." Serena paused. "I don't know."
The Scouts had run to their favorite hangout, a small restaurant run by a friend of theirs. They had long since de-transformed while they ran and had come here to rest. Since they came in the door, they have been sitting around throwing ideas on what those things they saw really were. But all they could do was speculate.
"Hey girls," a low feminine voice said. "What are you up to?"
A tall, short-haired blonde walked in. She was trailed by an aqua-haired girl and a woman with green-black hair. Amara was decked in a man's sport suit, Michelle was wearing her school uniform, and Trista was wearing a pale purple outfit with a knee-length skirt and a red bow across a white blouse. The Inners were wearing their school uniforms.
"Oh, hey, Amara," Lita said. "You'll never guess what we saw today."
"Really?" the girl with aqua hair asked. "What would that be?"
"It wouldn't happen to be a couple of enormous robots and a strange shuttle, would it?" the woman with green-black hair asked.
"You hit it right on the button, Trista," Raye said.
"How did you know?" Lita and Mina chorused.
"Amara, Michelle, and I all witnessed the event from the rooftop," Trista said.
"Michelle almost gave us away," Amara said, indicating the aqua-haired girl.
"It was quite unusual to see giant robots in our city, Amara," Michelle said.
"Tell me the whole story," Trista said, sitting down.
Michelle and Amara pulled up chairs to the table. Then Amy began the story.
"We were all walking to Raye's temple to study. We were deeply immersed in a conversation when the six sonic booms were heard. Then Serena started to break down and cry-"
"HEY!" Serena yelled. "Is there a problem with crying when you're scared?"
"SERENA!" the rest of the group shouted.
"Go ahead, Amy," Trista said.
"Anyway, Raye started to get on Serena's case about her-um-high decibal levels when we all started to defend Serena. That's when Raye spotted the strange shuttle coming at us. Lita knocked us all down when the shuttle's main gear flew only inches above us.
"Then, Mina noticed that the shuttle was about to collide with a building and transformed into Sailor Venus. She used her Love Chain to catch the shuttle and slow it down. She succeeded, but barely. It dragged her at least ten meters before she and the shuttle stopped. After she had stopped it, she fainted. Then, we all transformed to see if there were any survivors in the shuttle. Well, we got more than we bargained for.
"As you know, the two large robots came out of two of the seven pods surrounding the shuttle and started to communicate silently to each other. My theory is that they had an intercom system between them, and they were using that to communicate without us hearing, since I found out that there were humans inside the robots. The one with the long braids, Backlash, went around to the front of the shuttle and lifted the nose as DreadScythe pushed down on the aft portion of the shuttle. The two turned the shuttle around and spotted us. Backlash landed near us, drew a rather large shotgun from its left leg, and loaded a shell into it. It pumped the gun and aimed at us. We were all so scared that we all started to cry. Then, the Backlash spoke to us in a human voice, calling us 'weak little twats'. The DreadScythe came over and started to defend us, getting into a fight with the Backlash. The DreadScythe drew its own gun and aimed it at Backlash, who in turn pointed his at DreadScythe. The two just stared each other down for a little bit, then had a brief exchange-"
"Yeah," Lita jumped in. "Something like, 'This is not-'"
"LITA!" the rest of the group shouted. "Go ahead, Amy."
"Thank you," Amy said. "After they had their exchange, they walked back to the shuttle, lifted it up, and flew off with it."
The three older females nodded. Trista lifted her head up first and looked at the Inner Scouts. Then, she said,
"They are from the future."
"What?" Lita said.
"Are you sure?" Mina offered.
"Yes," Trista said. "They are weapons called mobile suits. Those are special mobile suits called Gundams. They are named after the metal that armors them."
"Which is?" Amy asked.
"Gundanium," Trista said. "I noticed several time warps were forming in the atmosphere recently, that I had nothing to do with. It was only a matter of time before a craft fell through one."
"It has to be destiny," Serena said. "Why else would some random shuttle with Gundams or whatever, fall through a time warp without a reason?"
Everyone looked at Serena like she had just grown an extra nose or something. Where did that come from? What was she talking about? Only Trista knew that she was right, it was destiny that those seven have come, especially Sailor Universe.
"Um, Serena?" Raye asked.
"Yeah?" Serena answered.
"Are you feeling all right?"
"Yeah, why?"
"What you just said could be the key to everything that's happened and will come to pass in the flow of time," Trista said.
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"OK, so what do you think they were?" Pyrone asked Wufei.
"A group of weak, costumed onnas," Wufei said.
"Again with your weak onnas," Duo said.
"Shut it, Maxwell!" Wufei yelled.
"Shutting up," Duo said.
"Tre?" Pyrone said.
"Hmm?" Tre seemed to be staring off into space...literally.
"What did you say back in your Gundam?"
"About the Scouts?"
"Yeah."
"OK, I'll tell you my most intimate secret," Tre said, looking at the group of pilots.
"Well, are you gay?" Duo asked, laughing.
"No," Tre laughed.
"Then out with it," Trowa said.
"OK, there is a legend," Tre began, "that there were princes and princesses of the
planets and celestial bodies of the universe. They all interacted in a harmonius kingdom called the Moon Kingdom. Their ruler was Queen Serenity-"
"INJUSTICE!" Wufei spat. "A WOMAN IS NOT FIT TO RULE A KING-"
"SHUT UP, WUFEI!" the pilots shouted.
"Anyway," Tre continued, "Queen Serenity wasn't the supreme ruler of the universe. That was King Universe's job.
"Ol' King Universe had a wife and a son. His son was the only male Sailor Scout, and the strongest of all. So strong, that his power was greater than all the other Sailor Scouts' power combined plus Queen Serenity's power on top of that. He could've taken a planet out with a flick of his finger, for God's sake.
"When he was only five, his father and the king of Venus arranged to have Prince Universe and Princess Venus married. Both prince and princess were happy about it because they liked each other. When the little prince was fifteen, he was appointed the protector of the protectors. He was supposed to watch over the Scouts and defend them.
"So when the Moon Kingdom got into a battle with the Negaverse, run by Queen Beryl, the Scouts were all involved in the war and Universe wasn't. He was too busy fighting off a very viscious enemy that threatened to enter his universe. He fought as hard as he could to get to the war on the moon. But he was too late. Everyone was dead, even his beloved Venus. Then he was killed by Beryl in a fight and is reborn today.
"I am he, Sailor Universe," Tre said.
The pilots looked at each other, then at Tre. Suddenly, all the pilots started laughing. Heero and Trowa threw their heads back and laughed like maniacs. Duo slapped his knee, doubled over. Quatre and Wufei were hugging each other, tears running down their faces. Pyrone just breathed in and laughed very loudly, over and over. Tre just sat there, arms crossed. He floated lazily around the cabin. When the laughter died, he produced a black-handled switchblade. Then,
"Universe Celestial Power!" Tre yelled.
The pilots all wide-eyed and scared, backed away from Tre as black lightning bolts enveloped his body, sprouting from his knife point. They ran horizontal and vertical, creating a network of bolts around him. Then a black flash and his spacesuit was replaced with a pair of baggy black jeans covered by his mid-shin high black boots. A black long sleeve shirt with a silver U surrounded by a broad, slanted ring covered his torso and arms. Then the black sleeveless trench coat that reached just below his ankles. Finally, the long curvy sword in its sheath on his back, the hilt behind his right shoulder, the beam scythe staff handle behind his left shoulder, and the tiara with the black stone in the center crossing his forehead.
"Told ya," Sailor Universe said.
"Tre?" Pyrone asked.
"Yeah?" Sailor Universe said.
"My God," Pyrone whispered.
"It's me, dawg."
"Yes, well, I can see that."
"It'll be easy as Hell to spot the other Scouts," Duo said.
"Yeah," Heero agreed, smiling.
"Well, I have to go y'all," Sailor Universe said, de-transforming.
"Why?" Duo asked.
"I have business to attend to on Earth."
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Tre flew the DreadScythe back to Tokyo, trying to slow the Gundam before it entered the atmosphere fast enough to cause a sonic boom. He activated the Hyper Stealth and flew around Tokyo for a while, trying to find a good spot to land the damn Gundam. He found a very deserted building structure and squeezed the Gundam into the framework, as if it were a statue under construction.
Tre opened the cockpit, grabbed the skateboard and helmet from behind his seat and hopped onto the cable. It lowered him to the ground swiftly.
Tre was decked in a pair of khaki Jnco shorts and a white tank. His low socks came up past the tops of the black skateboard shoes. Tre got onto the street and snapped the black helmet over his head, stuffing a black ballcap into his pocket.
He mounted the board and pushed off with his right foot. He pushed a few more times and rode for a while toward a stair rail. He ollied five feet into the air and performed a truck grind all the way down the rail. People were avoiding the rail, backing away from the skateboarder. He then kickflipped the board and landed it from the rail. He pushed off several times before turning onto another sidewalk. He was racing across a crosswalk and almost ran into a woman. He jumped off the board, right over the woman, letting the board go underneath her. He landed right onto the board perfectly, absorbing the impact by crouching. The woman about fainted.
Tre kept riding for a good five minutes through the park, boardsliding on benches and and pulling benihanas after he ollied off the benches. People were jumping out of the way, not being used to such vigor from teens. He then crossed a street and turned left onto a sidewalk. He pushed off, getting faster, people leaping out of his way. He came to an entrance to an alley and leaned the board backwards, the tail end acting as a brake, scraping against the pavement. While it was slowing, he rounded the board's nose to point into the alley to his right.
Tre dismounted, and stomped his right foot onto the board's tail end, popping it into the air and catching it with his hand. He unlatched the helmet, took it off his head and lathched it around the top kingpin. He placed his cap backwards on his head and walked into the alley.
Standing against the wall was a woman with green-black hair. She was wearing a sailor fuku, Tre guessed, and was holding a large key topped by a garnet orb.
"Wassup, Pluto?" Tre said.
"Hello, my friend," Sailor Pluto said.
"It must have been an eternity to wait for me, huh?"
"Very funny," Pluto said flatly. "This is serious business, Tre."
"So what?"
"We were expecting you all to come to our time. I didn't think it would be this soon."
"Well I'll be damned, I was invited into the past to have a big reunion."
"That isn't the point. You and the others are here for a reason."
"And that is?"
Sailor Pluto lifted herself off the wall and held her staff above her. The scenery changed from the alley in Tokyo to a full-fledged war. It was dark and the ground was dusty and gray. Debris from once proud buildings littered the ground. Slabs of concrete and shards of glass all lay spread over the pavement with twisted metallic beams cast contorted shadows. Screams of people were heard as they ran for cover, their clothes tattered and dirty.
Tre then heard the sounds of machine guns and beam weapons firing their rounds off. He also heard an energy beam weapon slicing through metal. Tre saw the Gundams fighting an army of tall metallic beings only a quarter the height of the Gundams. The Scouts were on the ground near the feet of the Gundams, blasting all the creatures they could. It was an intense battle. Neo Queen Serenity suddenly unleashed a blinding blast of white energy; clean and pure. The metallic beings were gone, the Gundams and the Scouts were all shielding their eyes. Then the Gundams all crouched on one knee, powered down, and the cockpits opened. The pilots all hopped out.
"Shall we take a closer look?" Sailor Pluto asked.
"Yeah," Tre said.
They seemed to warp from one point to the other. Tre saw himself in the future.
He was much different. He had grown taller, by at least three inches. He had a cut running along the top of his cheek, bleeding. He had his rings in, plus three new ones that encircled his lower lip, but his hair was cut into inch long dreads. He had grown a goatee around the upper lip and circling down to his chin, a thin strip of coarse hair from his lower lip to his chin. His body was much more muscular and shapely, bulging from the black tank he was wearing. Tattooes ran up and down his arm, ranging from names and dates to grotesque images and and custom designs. The rest of him was decked in forest green fatigues pants and black combat boots.
The pilots all looked different, much like the future Tre had. Only they still had their same overall look from their past selves and they were all wearing the same uniform as Tre.
Heero had small dreads splaying across his head. Even he had become more muscular and grown a lot of facial hair, not to mention his increased height; the guy was six feet even. His arms were as well decorated with numerous tattooes. And to ghost Tre's surprise, he had a ring encircling his lower lip.
Duo was changed a bunch. His braid had gotten much longer, for one, and the guy was as tall as present Tre. Duo was still clean shaven in the future, but he still had a determined and cold stare from his eyes, like a bull. And like a bull, he had a nose ring through his septum. His arms were more bulging with the sinews underneath, his legs as well. Scythe tattoes ran up and down his arms, all the blades were different colors and his right forearm bore an image of a naked woman; Sailor Jupiter.
Trowa had a shorter hair cut and a different hairstyle. Instead of the long bangs in front of his face, he had short hair curled on the top of his head and the sides were cut short. His muscular frame was accented more than ever, the sinews bulging through his very skin. The guy had an earring in the cartliage of his left ear: a quarter-inch diameter palladium hoop with an aqua ball on it. No tattooes ran up and down his arms, but a small tattoo of Neo Heavyarms was on his right arm, near the shoulder joint. His chin was covered in short, coarse hairs and he reached the same height as Duo.
Quatre was indeed different. If you thought he would always remain innocent little Quatre, you are so wrong. His hair was done in four-inch long dreads, down the sides of his head. His nose was full of nose rings and studs. In the septum were three gold rings and in the left nostril were at least two studs of platinum. The right nostril had one blue stoned stud and one gold ring. In his left ear, lining from the cartilage to the lobe, were five silver rings.
'Whoa,' Tre thought. 'Quatre is freaky.'
That wasn't all. Quatre had become taller, as tall as future Heero, and was much stronger, for his muscles were just as toned as Heero's. His wits were all about him though. He was still considered the brains of the team, as far as Tre knew.
Wufei had certainly changed his hair. It now had different colors: orange near the top and lightening as it reached the roots, like a fire, and stood up in a series of spikes. He as well had grown more muscular, the bulge from his arms was all Tre saw that told him so, plus just under Quatre's height. Wufei had no piercings, but one tattoo. A tattoo of a dragon on his entire right arm.
Lastly, Pyrone. The guy was obviously tricked out this time, if not before. His head was still shrouded by the "Head" twists, which had been cut to shoulder length. His face was covered by beard and the long hairs of his chin were reaching his chest. He already had a muscular frame, but it was even more toned and bulging. And in both eyebrows were a set of five gold rings and two silver hoops in each earlobe.
The Sailor Scouts that were present (Mercury, Venus, Neo Queen Serenity, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto) all looked pretty much the same, save for the fact that they all looked more feminine and their hair was longer. The younger Scouts (the Neo Queen included) were indeed grown into tall, fine ladies. Their bodies were much more developed and shapely, as opposed to their still developing teenage bodies. Their breasts swelled with the years of maturity and development and their slim frames were very seductive and curvy. However, Neptune and Pluto were already very shapely and matured. This time, all the women had their lips shaded in their dominant color (a darker shade of pink for Serenity, blue for Mercury, orange for Venus, crimson for Mars, forest green for Jupiter, aqua for Neptune, and garnet for Pluto.)
Mercury kept her hair the same, however, it did add to her beauty. Venus's long hair had reached her knees by know over the years, but she had to have cut it at some point.
"There will be more coming soon," future Tre said to the group.
"What do you mean, babe?" Venus said to future Tre.
'Holy crap she sounds fine,' ghost Tre was thinking. 'And she called me babe!? What's that about?'
"I hear their thoughts," future Tre said. "Transform guys!"
Each pilot produced a small handheld computer and raised it above their heads.
"Zero! Heero shouted.
"Zero-two!" Duo exploded.
"Zero-three!" Trowa exclaimed.
"Zero-four!" Quatre yelled.
"Zero-five!" Wufei screamed.
"Zero-six!" Tre bellowed.
"Zero-seven!" Pyrone roared.
A network of green lines surrounded each pilot, enveloping them in a seemingly complex design blueprint. Then, metal started forming around them all in the form of...
"The Gundams," ghost Tre said. "They've transformed into their respective Gundams."
"Yes," ghost Pluto said. "You were given those tools in the same year that we just came from."
"So what's the point of this little trip?"
"You'll see."
An entire field corp of metallic midgets were coming from the opposite end of the field. They were lead by one other Gundam with spikes on its head. Tre's eyes widened as he figured out who was in that large machine.
"Jesus, its Shawn," Tre said.
"Yes," Pluto said. "Shawn Chamberlin has decided to join up with the dark forces of the universe because you failed to kill him in exchange for your wife's life."
"And whom is my wife?"
"Sailor Venus, of course."
"I knew it! That's why she called me babe! When were we married?" Tre asked.
"In After Colony one-nine-eight," Pluto answered.
"Hmm," was all Tre said.
The smaller Gundams were all tensed for battle, their weapons drawn and ready. The Scouts were set in fighting stances. The metal midgets made their move first. They flew at the Scouts and "mini-Gundams". They all looked like little kids with beefy bodies and metallic skin, but that didn't stop the Scouts and MG's from destroying them. DreadScythe MG sliced through them all like tissue paper with the scythe and sword. The suit somehow looked different, because there was a double-barreled beam rifle strapped to the right leg and the wings were not the only things on the suit's back. It was moving too fast for Tre to pick up on the difference.
All the sudden, the Zero MG just got its helmet knocked off and and it seemed to have Heero's hairstyle.
"What the-?" Tre said.
"The suits have your hairstyles when they come around your bodies," Pluto explained.
"Uh huh," Tre said.
Just then, future Quatre just yelled out,
"I'm sick of this!"
Sandrock MG threw its helmet off, blonde dreaded hair covering its head, and just let loose. It blasted its way from midget to midget, slicing them into bits of metal shards. Deathscythe and DreadScythe were all too busy doing the same thing. Then a loud blast was heard. The Gundam off in the distance had fired at the group of Scouts and MG's. Several of them lay like they were dead or unconscious.
DreadScythe MG went ballistic. It roared and a golden tiara formed across it's forehead. It then drew the sword and scythe, both weapons at the ready. Just before it was seen striking the larger suit down, the image blurred and swirled. Tre felt dizzy and shaken, scared and confused. He fell to his knees, holding his head and coughing. Then, they were back in the alley. Tre felt nauseous and was coughing very harshly. He could barely stand up, so Pluto picked him up and placed him on his feet.
"What happened?" Tre said groggily.
"You aren't used to coming back from images of the future like I am," Pluto said.
"I felt like I was going to barf my guts out," Tre coughed.
"You'll be fine in a few minutes."
"Why is that so significant?" Tre asked. "I fight all the time."
"That is the future of Hell," Pluto said sternly. "If you don't bring the Scouts to your time and try to bring some magic back to a place where science and technology rule, what is to become of the prosperous future?"
"It can become a future of Hell," Tre finished.
"Yes," Pluto said, tears welling in her eyes. "I am still a little fuzzy on the seeings of the future."
"Huh?"
Pluto let out a sob and covered her eyes, then said, "I have been alone for many millenia, guarding the Gates of Time. It is worse every passing day."
"You will find a good man to spend eternity with, I know that for a fact," Tre soothed.
"I hope so," Pluto sniffed. Then she embraced Tre, his powerful arms were very comforting to her. After about five minutes, Tre released Pluto.
"I gotta go, lata," Tre said, removing his hat and placing the helmet on.
He dropped the board to the ground and rolled away. Pluto stared after him for a minute then disappeared into the shadows.
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Once Tre had gotten back, the other pilots were all over his case. Tre wouldn't answer to any of them becuase he was too busy trying to make sense of what Pluto showed him. How could the Gundams not be able to eliminate the forces of darkness, even with the help of the Scouts?
"This is whack," Tre groaned. "I better get changed."
He undressed out of his khaki shorts, took off his shoes, and left his shirt on. He then pulled his baggy black jeans over his legs, zipped and buttoned them up. He then pulled his boots over his legs and part of his jeans, lacing those up with his psychic sense. While he was doing that, he pulled on his long sleeve Quiksilver shirt and his trench coat. He finally attached his four foot wallet chain to his black wallet and stuffed the wallet in his back pocket.
He emerged from his room and to the group of pilots waiting outside.
"Let's go to Earth!" Tre said.
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"So we hide the Gundams in a park or something?" Duo asked.
The Gundams were all flying to the Earth, back to Tokyo. The pilots were on a quest to find the other Scouts.
"No," Tre said. "Somewhere less likely to be inspected."
"Where?" Quatre asked.
"I don't know!" Tre said. "Figure somethin' out!"
"How about the park?" Trowa said.
"NO!" Tre yelled. "The park is too conspicuous!"
"OK, OK, I got it!" Wufei said. "The park!"
Tre muttered to himself, then, "FINE! We'll hide them in the park!"
The Gundams were just about to make reentry. They guarded themselves the best they could and let gravity take over. Fiery red glows surrounded the machines as they burned through the atmosphere. Neo Wing Zero went in bird mode and entered the atmosphere that way. Once they had broken through the Earth's barrier of air, they flew to the park. They all landed in a part of the park where a lot of trees grew and crouched their Gundams beneath the foliage. The Gundams' heads were lowered onto their higher knee, arms crossed around the leg. The Gundams powered down and the cockpits opened.
Out of their respective Gundams came Heero, Duo, Trowa, Quatre, Wufei, Tre, and Pyrone. The first five pilots were wearing their everyday outfits while Tre sported the outfit he just changed into and Pyrone wore a black flight suit. Both of the older boys wore black boots.
"So, how are we going to find them?" Duo asked.
"Oh come now," Pyrone said. "It's just a walk in the park."
Tre sputtered, then laughed out loud. Duo got the joke and just chuckled. Pyrone and Heero just smiled. Trowa, Quatre, and Wufei just blinked. They didn't know what was going on.
"Come on," Tre laughed. "Let's get this party started."
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"Mom!" Serena called through the house.
"What is it, Serena?" Ikuko Tsukino answered.
"I'm going to the park with my friends," Serena said. "I'll be home at eleven."
"OK, have fun," Ikuko said.
Serena rushed out the door and ran as fast as her legs could carry her to the park. Her blonde streamers of ponytails flew behind her as she ran to the park. All the Scouts were going to be there, the Outers included. They needed a place to discuss these futuristic newcomers.
"Serena!" a black cat said to Serena.
"Luna?" Serena said.
"Yes, I just had your mother summon me in my dream," Luna huffed.
"What did she say?"
"She said that there will be another Scout joining us tonight."
"How many of us are there?"
"This might be the missing link, the most powerful Scout of all."
"What's she look like?"
"SHE?" Luna laughed. "No, no, no. It's not a she, it's a he."
"What? I wasn't aware that there were boy Sailor Scouts."
"There is a legend of another that I haven't heard from your mother at all."
"The new Scout?"
"I'll tell you later," Luna said. "She also said we would have seven new allies."
"Artemis has their transformation tools?"
"Yes."
They had reached the park, huffing and panting. From here they walked deeper into the park, trying to find the other Scouts. They first saw Trista and walked over to the woman.
"Trista!" Serena exclaimed.
"Serena," Trista replied calmly.
"Did Luna tell you there is a new Scout and seven new allies?" Serena asked.
"Yes," Trista said. "But, the new Scout is also one of the new allies."
"So it's just seven Serena, not eight," Luna said.
The teen, the woman, and the cat all met up with the rest of their group. They were sitting on the stage, the moon's light cascading over them all. When they spotted the two women approaching, they walked over to the two and listened to Trista.
"I know you've seen first-hand what these machines are, but you haven't seen their destructive side. They are dangerous weapons."
"If they are so dangerous," Amara jumped in, "then why are we even going to interfere with them?"
"Yes, why mama?" Hotaru asked.
"Because they are in a time where everything they know doesn't even exist," Trista said. "Besides, they're probably scared stiff."
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"This is unbelievable!" Duo exclaimed, smiling. "Everything here is so, so-"
"Neat?" Tre finished.
"Yeah!" Duo shouted.
"Well, it is the twentith century, Duo," Pyrone said.
"It's so primitive here," Wufei complained. "Everything is so fragile."
"Things are much different between hundreds of years," Pyrone said.
"Where are we going?" Quatre asked.
"To a stage I saw while we were landing," Tre said.
"A stage? In the park?" Trowa asked.
"Yep," Tre said. "And as soon as we round that bend we'll see it."
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"Sailor Scouts!" a scratchy, feminine voice said. "I have come to destroy you."
The group wheeled around. Before them was a female looking creature with pale blue skin, medium length black hair, and a very revealing outfit. Her yellow eyes pierced through the darkness and the slits of her pupils expanded as she fell into the shadows. She had a nasty set of yellow, pointy teeth that she was baring.
"Who are you?" Amara asked. "And who are the Sailor Scouts?"
"Don't play dumb!" the creture squawked. "I am Fagila (AN: pronounced 'fah-hee-la') and I know you are the Sailor Scouts. I've watched you for years planning my move for now, when you are weakest."
"We just defeated Chaos a year ago," Lita said. "So I don't know what you mean when we are weak."
"Have you used your powers within this year at any point?" Fagila screeched.
"Yes," Trista answered. "Transform Scouts!"
"Mercury Crystal Power!"
"Venus Crystal Power!"
"Moon Eternal Power!"
"Mars Crystal Power!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power!"
"Saturn Crystal Power!"
"Uranus Crystal Power!"
"Neptune Crystal Power!"
"Pluto Crystal Power!"
The group of nine females were bathed in different colored lights and blinding flashes of each color flared up. There stood the Sailor Scouts, all nine of the Moon Kingdom protectors. Sailor Moon started a little speech,
"In the wake of one battle, there is sure to be another rising from the waves of war. That is why I, Sailor Moon, the sailor soldier of love and justice, will punish you in the name of the Moon."
Fagila grinned at the little pose Sailor Moon pulled off, then laughed. It was a high pitched and annoying laugh. A gun shot went off from behind the Scouts.
"I still think it was an alien," Serena interjected.
"Serena," Amy groaned. "It wasn't an alien."
"It could have been!" Serena whined.
"Then how would you explain the humans inside?" Mina asked.
"Well..." Serena paused. "I don't know."
The Scouts had run to their favorite hangout, a small restaurant run by a friend of theirs. They had long since de-transformed while they ran and had come here to rest. Since they came in the door, they have been sitting around throwing ideas on what those things they saw really were. But all they could do was speculate.
"Hey girls," a low feminine voice said. "What are you up to?"
A tall, short-haired blonde walked in. She was trailed by an aqua-haired girl and a woman with green-black hair. Amara was decked in a man's sport suit, Michelle was wearing her school uniform, and Trista was wearing a pale purple outfit with a knee-length skirt and a red bow across a white blouse. The Inners were wearing their school uniforms.
"Oh, hey, Amara," Lita said. "You'll never guess what we saw today."
"Really?" the girl with aqua hair asked. "What would that be?"
"It wouldn't happen to be a couple of enormous robots and a strange shuttle, would it?" the woman with green-black hair asked.
"You hit it right on the button, Trista," Raye said.
"How did you know?" Lita and Mina chorused.
"Amara, Michelle, and I all witnessed the event from the rooftop," Trista said.
"Michelle almost gave us away," Amara said, indicating the aqua-haired girl.
"It was quite unusual to see giant robots in our city, Amara," Michelle said.
"Tell me the whole story," Trista said, sitting down.
Michelle and Amara pulled up chairs to the table. Then Amy began the story.
"We were all walking to Raye's temple to study. We were deeply immersed in a conversation when the six sonic booms were heard. Then Serena started to break down and cry-"
"HEY!" Serena yelled. "Is there a problem with crying when you're scared?"
"SERENA!" the rest of the group shouted.
"Go ahead, Amy," Trista said.
"Anyway, Raye started to get on Serena's case about her-um-high decibal levels when we all started to defend Serena. That's when Raye spotted the strange shuttle coming at us. Lita knocked us all down when the shuttle's main gear flew only inches above us.
"Then, Mina noticed that the shuttle was about to collide with a building and transformed into Sailor Venus. She used her Love Chain to catch the shuttle and slow it down. She succeeded, but barely. It dragged her at least ten meters before she and the shuttle stopped. After she had stopped it, she fainted. Then, we all transformed to see if there were any survivors in the shuttle. Well, we got more than we bargained for.
"As you know, the two large robots came out of two of the seven pods surrounding the shuttle and started to communicate silently to each other. My theory is that they had an intercom system between them, and they were using that to communicate without us hearing, since I found out that there were humans inside the robots. The one with the long braids, Backlash, went around to the front of the shuttle and lifted the nose as DreadScythe pushed down on the aft portion of the shuttle. The two turned the shuttle around and spotted us. Backlash landed near us, drew a rather large shotgun from its left leg, and loaded a shell into it. It pumped the gun and aimed at us. We were all so scared that we all started to cry. Then, the Backlash spoke to us in a human voice, calling us 'weak little twats'. The DreadScythe came over and started to defend us, getting into a fight with the Backlash. The DreadScythe drew its own gun and aimed it at Backlash, who in turn pointed his at DreadScythe. The two just stared each other down for a little bit, then had a brief exchange-"
"Yeah," Lita jumped in. "Something like, 'This is not-'"
"LITA!" the rest of the group shouted. "Go ahead, Amy."
"Thank you," Amy said. "After they had their exchange, they walked back to the shuttle, lifted it up, and flew off with it."
The three older females nodded. Trista lifted her head up first and looked at the Inner Scouts. Then, she said,
"They are from the future."
"What?" Lita said.
"Are you sure?" Mina offered.
"Yes," Trista said. "They are weapons called mobile suits. Those are special mobile suits called Gundams. They are named after the metal that armors them."
"Which is?" Amy asked.
"Gundanium," Trista said. "I noticed several time warps were forming in the atmosphere recently, that I had nothing to do with. It was only a matter of time before a craft fell through one."
"It has to be destiny," Serena said. "Why else would some random shuttle with Gundams or whatever, fall through a time warp without a reason?"
Everyone looked at Serena like she had just grown an extra nose or something. Where did that come from? What was she talking about? Only Trista knew that she was right, it was destiny that those seven have come, especially Sailor Universe.
"Um, Serena?" Raye asked.
"Yeah?" Serena answered.
"Are you feeling all right?"
"Yeah, why?"
"What you just said could be the key to everything that's happened and will come to pass in the flow of time," Trista said.
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"OK, so what do you think they were?" Pyrone asked Wufei.
"A group of weak, costumed onnas," Wufei said.
"Again with your weak onnas," Duo said.
"Shut it, Maxwell!" Wufei yelled.
"Shutting up," Duo said.
"Tre?" Pyrone said.
"Hmm?" Tre seemed to be staring off into space...literally.
"What did you say back in your Gundam?"
"About the Scouts?"
"Yeah."
"OK, I'll tell you my most intimate secret," Tre said, looking at the group of pilots.
"Well, are you gay?" Duo asked, laughing.
"No," Tre laughed.
"Then out with it," Trowa said.
"OK, there is a legend," Tre began, "that there were princes and princesses of the
planets and celestial bodies of the universe. They all interacted in a harmonius kingdom called the Moon Kingdom. Their ruler was Queen Serenity-"
"INJUSTICE!" Wufei spat. "A WOMAN IS NOT FIT TO RULE A KING-"
"SHUT UP, WUFEI!" the pilots shouted.
"Anyway," Tre continued, "Queen Serenity wasn't the supreme ruler of the universe. That was King Universe's job.
"Ol' King Universe had a wife and a son. His son was the only male Sailor Scout, and the strongest of all. So strong, that his power was greater than all the other Sailor Scouts' power combined plus Queen Serenity's power on top of that. He could've taken a planet out with a flick of his finger, for God's sake.
"When he was only five, his father and the king of Venus arranged to have Prince Universe and Princess Venus married. Both prince and princess were happy about it because they liked each other. When the little prince was fifteen, he was appointed the protector of the protectors. He was supposed to watch over the Scouts and defend them.
"So when the Moon Kingdom got into a battle with the Negaverse, run by Queen Beryl, the Scouts were all involved in the war and Universe wasn't. He was too busy fighting off a very viscious enemy that threatened to enter his universe. He fought as hard as he could to get to the war on the moon. But he was too late. Everyone was dead, even his beloved Venus. Then he was killed by Beryl in a fight and is reborn today.
"I am he, Sailor Universe," Tre said.
The pilots looked at each other, then at Tre. Suddenly, all the pilots started laughing. Heero and Trowa threw their heads back and laughed like maniacs. Duo slapped his knee, doubled over. Quatre and Wufei were hugging each other, tears running down their faces. Pyrone just breathed in and laughed very loudly, over and over. Tre just sat there, arms crossed. He floated lazily around the cabin. When the laughter died, he produced a black-handled switchblade. Then,
"Universe Celestial Power!" Tre yelled.
The pilots all wide-eyed and scared, backed away from Tre as black lightning bolts enveloped his body, sprouting from his knife point. They ran horizontal and vertical, creating a network of bolts around him. Then a black flash and his spacesuit was replaced with a pair of baggy black jeans covered by his mid-shin high black boots. A black long sleeve shirt with a silver U surrounded by a broad, slanted ring covered his torso and arms. Then the black sleeveless trench coat that reached just below his ankles. Finally, the long curvy sword in its sheath on his back, the hilt behind his right shoulder, the beam scythe staff handle behind his left shoulder, and the tiara with the black stone in the center crossing his forehead.
"Told ya," Sailor Universe said.
"Tre?" Pyrone asked.
"Yeah?" Sailor Universe said.
"My God," Pyrone whispered.
"It's me, dawg."
"Yes, well, I can see that."
"It'll be easy as Hell to spot the other Scouts," Duo said.
"Yeah," Heero agreed, smiling.
"Well, I have to go y'all," Sailor Universe said, de-transforming.
"Why?" Duo asked.
"I have business to attend to on Earth."
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Tre flew the DreadScythe back to Tokyo, trying to slow the Gundam before it entered the atmosphere fast enough to cause a sonic boom. He activated the Hyper Stealth and flew around Tokyo for a while, trying to find a good spot to land the damn Gundam. He found a very deserted building structure and squeezed the Gundam into the framework, as if it were a statue under construction.
Tre opened the cockpit, grabbed the skateboard and helmet from behind his seat and hopped onto the cable. It lowered him to the ground swiftly.
Tre was decked in a pair of khaki Jnco shorts and a white tank. His low socks came up past the tops of the black skateboard shoes. Tre got onto the street and snapped the black helmet over his head, stuffing a black ballcap into his pocket.
He mounted the board and pushed off with his right foot. He pushed a few more times and rode for a while toward a stair rail. He ollied five feet into the air and performed a truck grind all the way down the rail. People were avoiding the rail, backing away from the skateboarder. He then kickflipped the board and landed it from the rail. He pushed off several times before turning onto another sidewalk. He was racing across a crosswalk and almost ran into a woman. He jumped off the board, right over the woman, letting the board go underneath her. He landed right onto the board perfectly, absorbing the impact by crouching. The woman about fainted.
Tre kept riding for a good five minutes through the park, boardsliding on benches and and pulling benihanas after he ollied off the benches. People were jumping out of the way, not being used to such vigor from teens. He then crossed a street and turned left onto a sidewalk. He pushed off, getting faster, people leaping out of his way. He came to an entrance to an alley and leaned the board backwards, the tail end acting as a brake, scraping against the pavement. While it was slowing, he rounded the board's nose to point into the alley to his right.
Tre dismounted, and stomped his right foot onto the board's tail end, popping it into the air and catching it with his hand. He unlatched the helmet, took it off his head and lathched it around the top kingpin. He placed his cap backwards on his head and walked into the alley.
Standing against the wall was a woman with green-black hair. She was wearing a sailor fuku, Tre guessed, and was holding a large key topped by a garnet orb.
"Wassup, Pluto?" Tre said.
"Hello, my friend," Sailor Pluto said.
"It must have been an eternity to wait for me, huh?"
"Very funny," Pluto said flatly. "This is serious business, Tre."
"So what?"
"We were expecting you all to come to our time. I didn't think it would be this soon."
"Well I'll be damned, I was invited into the past to have a big reunion."
"That isn't the point. You and the others are here for a reason."
"And that is?"
Sailor Pluto lifted herself off the wall and held her staff above her. The scenery changed from the alley in Tokyo to a full-fledged war. It was dark and the ground was dusty and gray. Debris from once proud buildings littered the ground. Slabs of concrete and shards of glass all lay spread over the pavement with twisted metallic beams cast contorted shadows. Screams of people were heard as they ran for cover, their clothes tattered and dirty.
Tre then heard the sounds of machine guns and beam weapons firing their rounds off. He also heard an energy beam weapon slicing through metal. Tre saw the Gundams fighting an army of tall metallic beings only a quarter the height of the Gundams. The Scouts were on the ground near the feet of the Gundams, blasting all the creatures they could. It was an intense battle. Neo Queen Serenity suddenly unleashed a blinding blast of white energy; clean and pure. The metallic beings were gone, the Gundams and the Scouts were all shielding their eyes. Then the Gundams all crouched on one knee, powered down, and the cockpits opened. The pilots all hopped out.
"Shall we take a closer look?" Sailor Pluto asked.
"Yeah," Tre said.
They seemed to warp from one point to the other. Tre saw himself in the future.
He was much different. He had grown taller, by at least three inches. He had a cut running along the top of his cheek, bleeding. He had his rings in, plus three new ones that encircled his lower lip, but his hair was cut into inch long dreads. He had grown a goatee around the upper lip and circling down to his chin, a thin strip of coarse hair from his lower lip to his chin. His body was much more muscular and shapely, bulging from the black tank he was wearing. Tattooes ran up and down his arm, ranging from names and dates to grotesque images and and custom designs. The rest of him was decked in forest green fatigues pants and black combat boots.
The pilots all looked different, much like the future Tre had. Only they still had their same overall look from their past selves and they were all wearing the same uniform as Tre.
Heero had small dreads splaying across his head. Even he had become more muscular and grown a lot of facial hair, not to mention his increased height; the guy was six feet even. His arms were as well decorated with numerous tattooes. And to ghost Tre's surprise, he had a ring encircling his lower lip.
Duo was changed a bunch. His braid had gotten much longer, for one, and the guy was as tall as present Tre. Duo was still clean shaven in the future, but he still had a determined and cold stare from his eyes, like a bull. And like a bull, he had a nose ring through his septum. His arms were more bulging with the sinews underneath, his legs as well. Scythe tattoes ran up and down his arms, all the blades were different colors and his right forearm bore an image of a naked woman; Sailor Jupiter.
Trowa had a shorter hair cut and a different hairstyle. Instead of the long bangs in front of his face, he had short hair curled on the top of his head and the sides were cut short. His muscular frame was accented more than ever, the sinews bulging through his very skin. The guy had an earring in the cartliage of his left ear: a quarter-inch diameter palladium hoop with an aqua ball on it. No tattooes ran up and down his arms, but a small tattoo of Neo Heavyarms was on his right arm, near the shoulder joint. His chin was covered in short, coarse hairs and he reached the same height as Duo.
Quatre was indeed different. If you thought he would always remain innocent little Quatre, you are so wrong. His hair was done in four-inch long dreads, down the sides of his head. His nose was full of nose rings and studs. In the septum were three gold rings and in the left nostril were at least two studs of platinum. The right nostril had one blue stoned stud and one gold ring. In his left ear, lining from the cartilage to the lobe, were five silver rings.
'Whoa,' Tre thought. 'Quatre is freaky.'
That wasn't all. Quatre had become taller, as tall as future Heero, and was much stronger, for his muscles were just as toned as Heero's. His wits were all about him though. He was still considered the brains of the team, as far as Tre knew.
Wufei had certainly changed his hair. It now had different colors: orange near the top and lightening as it reached the roots, like a fire, and stood up in a series of spikes. He as well had grown more muscular, the bulge from his arms was all Tre saw that told him so, plus just under Quatre's height. Wufei had no piercings, but one tattoo. A tattoo of a dragon on his entire right arm.
Lastly, Pyrone. The guy was obviously tricked out this time, if not before. His head was still shrouded by the "Head" twists, which had been cut to shoulder length. His face was covered by beard and the long hairs of his chin were reaching his chest. He already had a muscular frame, but it was even more toned and bulging. And in both eyebrows were a set of five gold rings and two silver hoops in each earlobe.
The Sailor Scouts that were present (Mercury, Venus, Neo Queen Serenity, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto) all looked pretty much the same, save for the fact that they all looked more feminine and their hair was longer. The younger Scouts (the Neo Queen included) were indeed grown into tall, fine ladies. Their bodies were much more developed and shapely, as opposed to their still developing teenage bodies. Their breasts swelled with the years of maturity and development and their slim frames were very seductive and curvy. However, Neptune and Pluto were already very shapely and matured. This time, all the women had their lips shaded in their dominant color (a darker shade of pink for Serenity, blue for Mercury, orange for Venus, crimson for Mars, forest green for Jupiter, aqua for Neptune, and garnet for Pluto.)
Mercury kept her hair the same, however, it did add to her beauty. Venus's long hair had reached her knees by know over the years, but she had to have cut it at some point.
"There will be more coming soon," future Tre said to the group.
"What do you mean, babe?" Venus said to future Tre.
'Holy crap she sounds fine,' ghost Tre was thinking. 'And she called me babe!? What's that about?'
"I hear their thoughts," future Tre said. "Transform guys!"
Each pilot produced a small handheld computer and raised it above their heads.
"Zero! Heero shouted.
"Zero-two!" Duo exploded.
"Zero-three!" Trowa exclaimed.
"Zero-four!" Quatre yelled.
"Zero-five!" Wufei screamed.
"Zero-six!" Tre bellowed.
"Zero-seven!" Pyrone roared.
A network of green lines surrounded each pilot, enveloping them in a seemingly complex design blueprint. Then, metal started forming around them all in the form of...
"The Gundams," ghost Tre said. "They've transformed into their respective Gundams."
"Yes," ghost Pluto said. "You were given those tools in the same year that we just came from."
"So what's the point of this little trip?"
"You'll see."
An entire field corp of metallic midgets were coming from the opposite end of the field. They were lead by one other Gundam with spikes on its head. Tre's eyes widened as he figured out who was in that large machine.
"Jesus, its Shawn," Tre said.
"Yes," Pluto said. "Shawn Chamberlin has decided to join up with the dark forces of the universe because you failed to kill him in exchange for your wife's life."
"And whom is my wife?"
"Sailor Venus, of course."
"I knew it! That's why she called me babe! When were we married?" Tre asked.
"In After Colony one-nine-eight," Pluto answered.
"Hmm," was all Tre said.
The smaller Gundams were all tensed for battle, their weapons drawn and ready. The Scouts were set in fighting stances. The metal midgets made their move first. They flew at the Scouts and "mini-Gundams". They all looked like little kids with beefy bodies and metallic skin, but that didn't stop the Scouts and MG's from destroying them. DreadScythe MG sliced through them all like tissue paper with the scythe and sword. The suit somehow looked different, because there was a double-barreled beam rifle strapped to the right leg and the wings were not the only things on the suit's back. It was moving too fast for Tre to pick up on the difference.
All the sudden, the Zero MG just got its helmet knocked off and and it seemed to have Heero's hairstyle.
"What the-?" Tre said.
"The suits have your hairstyles when they come around your bodies," Pluto explained.
"Uh huh," Tre said.
Just then, future Quatre just yelled out,
"I'm sick of this!"
Sandrock MG threw its helmet off, blonde dreaded hair covering its head, and just let loose. It blasted its way from midget to midget, slicing them into bits of metal shards. Deathscythe and DreadScythe were all too busy doing the same thing. Then a loud blast was heard. The Gundam off in the distance had fired at the group of Scouts and MG's. Several of them lay like they were dead or unconscious.
DreadScythe MG went ballistic. It roared and a golden tiara formed across it's forehead. It then drew the sword and scythe, both weapons at the ready. Just before it was seen striking the larger suit down, the image blurred and swirled. Tre felt dizzy and shaken, scared and confused. He fell to his knees, holding his head and coughing. Then, they were back in the alley. Tre felt nauseous and was coughing very harshly. He could barely stand up, so Pluto picked him up and placed him on his feet.
"What happened?" Tre said groggily.
"You aren't used to coming back from images of the future like I am," Pluto said.
"I felt like I was going to barf my guts out," Tre coughed.
"You'll be fine in a few minutes."
"Why is that so significant?" Tre asked. "I fight all the time."
"That is the future of Hell," Pluto said sternly. "If you don't bring the Scouts to your time and try to bring some magic back to a place where science and technology rule, what is to become of the prosperous future?"
"It can become a future of Hell," Tre finished.
"Yes," Pluto said, tears welling in her eyes. "I am still a little fuzzy on the seeings of the future."
"Huh?"
Pluto let out a sob and covered her eyes, then said, "I have been alone for many millenia, guarding the Gates of Time. It is worse every passing day."
"You will find a good man to spend eternity with, I know that for a fact," Tre soothed.
"I hope so," Pluto sniffed. Then she embraced Tre, his powerful arms were very comforting to her. After about five minutes, Tre released Pluto.
"I gotta go, lata," Tre said, removing his hat and placing the helmet on.
He dropped the board to the ground and rolled away. Pluto stared after him for a minute then disappeared into the shadows.
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Once Tre had gotten back, the other pilots were all over his case. Tre wouldn't answer to any of them becuase he was too busy trying to make sense of what Pluto showed him. How could the Gundams not be able to eliminate the forces of darkness, even with the help of the Scouts?
"This is whack," Tre groaned. "I better get changed."
He undressed out of his khaki shorts, took off his shoes, and left his shirt on. He then pulled his baggy black jeans over his legs, zipped and buttoned them up. He then pulled his boots over his legs and part of his jeans, lacing those up with his psychic sense. While he was doing that, he pulled on his long sleeve Quiksilver shirt and his trench coat. He finally attached his four foot wallet chain to his black wallet and stuffed the wallet in his back pocket.
He emerged from his room and to the group of pilots waiting outside.
"Let's go to Earth!" Tre said.
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"So we hide the Gundams in a park or something?" Duo asked.
The Gundams were all flying to the Earth, back to Tokyo. The pilots were on a quest to find the other Scouts.
"No," Tre said. "Somewhere less likely to be inspected."
"Where?" Quatre asked.
"I don't know!" Tre said. "Figure somethin' out!"
"How about the park?" Trowa said.
"NO!" Tre yelled. "The park is too conspicuous!"
"OK, OK, I got it!" Wufei said. "The park!"
Tre muttered to himself, then, "FINE! We'll hide them in the park!"
The Gundams were just about to make reentry. They guarded themselves the best they could and let gravity take over. Fiery red glows surrounded the machines as they burned through the atmosphere. Neo Wing Zero went in bird mode and entered the atmosphere that way. Once they had broken through the Earth's barrier of air, they flew to the park. They all landed in a part of the park where a lot of trees grew and crouched their Gundams beneath the foliage. The Gundams' heads were lowered onto their higher knee, arms crossed around the leg. The Gundams powered down and the cockpits opened.
Out of their respective Gundams came Heero, Duo, Trowa, Quatre, Wufei, Tre, and Pyrone. The first five pilots were wearing their everyday outfits while Tre sported the outfit he just changed into and Pyrone wore a black flight suit. Both of the older boys wore black boots.
"So, how are we going to find them?" Duo asked.
"Oh come now," Pyrone said. "It's just a walk in the park."
Tre sputtered, then laughed out loud. Duo got the joke and just chuckled. Pyrone and Heero just smiled. Trowa, Quatre, and Wufei just blinked. They didn't know what was going on.
"Come on," Tre laughed. "Let's get this party started."
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"Mom!" Serena called through the house.
"What is it, Serena?" Ikuko Tsukino answered.
"I'm going to the park with my friends," Serena said. "I'll be home at eleven."
"OK, have fun," Ikuko said.
Serena rushed out the door and ran as fast as her legs could carry her to the park. Her blonde streamers of ponytails flew behind her as she ran to the park. All the Scouts were going to be there, the Outers included. They needed a place to discuss these futuristic newcomers.
"Serena!" a black cat said to Serena.
"Luna?" Serena said.
"Yes, I just had your mother summon me in my dream," Luna huffed.
"What did she say?"
"She said that there will be another Scout joining us tonight."
"How many of us are there?"
"This might be the missing link, the most powerful Scout of all."
"What's she look like?"
"SHE?" Luna laughed. "No, no, no. It's not a she, it's a he."
"What? I wasn't aware that there were boy Sailor Scouts."
"There is a legend of another that I haven't heard from your mother at all."
"The new Scout?"
"I'll tell you later," Luna said. "She also said we would have seven new allies."
"Artemis has their transformation tools?"
"Yes."
They had reached the park, huffing and panting. From here they walked deeper into the park, trying to find the other Scouts. They first saw Trista and walked over to the woman.
"Trista!" Serena exclaimed.
"Serena," Trista replied calmly.
"Did Luna tell you there is a new Scout and seven new allies?" Serena asked.
"Yes," Trista said. "But, the new Scout is also one of the new allies."
"So it's just seven Serena, not eight," Luna said.
The teen, the woman, and the cat all met up with the rest of their group. They were sitting on the stage, the moon's light cascading over them all. When they spotted the two women approaching, they walked over to the two and listened to Trista.
"I know you've seen first-hand what these machines are, but you haven't seen their destructive side. They are dangerous weapons."
"If they are so dangerous," Amara jumped in, "then why are we even going to interfere with them?"
"Yes, why mama?" Hotaru asked.
"Because they are in a time where everything they know doesn't even exist," Trista said. "Besides, they're probably scared stiff."
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"This is unbelievable!" Duo exclaimed, smiling. "Everything here is so, so-"
"Neat?" Tre finished.
"Yeah!" Duo shouted.
"Well, it is the twentith century, Duo," Pyrone said.
"It's so primitive here," Wufei complained. "Everything is so fragile."
"Things are much different between hundreds of years," Pyrone said.
"Where are we going?" Quatre asked.
"To a stage I saw while we were landing," Tre said.
"A stage? In the park?" Trowa asked.
"Yep," Tre said. "And as soon as we round that bend we'll see it."
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"Sailor Scouts!" a scratchy, feminine voice said. "I have come to destroy you."
The group wheeled around. Before them was a female looking creature with pale blue skin, medium length black hair, and a very revealing outfit. Her yellow eyes pierced through the darkness and the slits of her pupils expanded as she fell into the shadows. She had a nasty set of yellow, pointy teeth that she was baring.
"Who are you?" Amara asked. "And who are the Sailor Scouts?"
"Don't play dumb!" the creture squawked. "I am Fagila (AN: pronounced 'fah-hee-la') and I know you are the Sailor Scouts. I've watched you for years planning my move for now, when you are weakest."
"We just defeated Chaos a year ago," Lita said. "So I don't know what you mean when we are weak."
"Have you used your powers within this year at any point?" Fagila screeched.
"Yes," Trista answered. "Transform Scouts!"
"Mercury Crystal Power!"
"Venus Crystal Power!"
"Moon Eternal Power!"
"Mars Crystal Power!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power!"
"Saturn Crystal Power!"
"Uranus Crystal Power!"
"Neptune Crystal Power!"
"Pluto Crystal Power!"
The group of nine females were bathed in different colored lights and blinding flashes of each color flared up. There stood the Sailor Scouts, all nine of the Moon Kingdom protectors. Sailor Moon started a little speech,
"In the wake of one battle, there is sure to be another rising from the waves of war. That is why I, Sailor Moon, the sailor soldier of love and justice, will punish you in the name of the Moon."
Fagila grinned at the little pose Sailor Moon pulled off, then laughed. It was a high pitched and annoying laugh. A gun shot went off from behind the Scouts.