The night was clear and the large crystal palace shone beautifully. The wind blew a soft, warm breeze and the crystal lights that lit up the Moon Kingdom, sparkled like the pure light of the stars above. To the sky and earth, the night was like any other, but to the people that lived there, it was quite another matter.
The great council of all the planets had gathered! There was a judgement to be made on the most prestigious, old, and powerful being in the entire universe. He was loved by all that was good. He was known advisor to the Moon Queens before there was even a royal family. It was rumored for him to have existed before the moon itself. It was he who had made the crystal of power, and he that created the moon wands, and scepter. The power of light was his to command, on some of the more primitive planets he was a god, and on the most advanced planets he was still treated as one. He had an answer for every question, though not often a helpful one, and sometimes he would not answer at all. His warnings were always heeded, simply because to question him was to question time itself. For he was the father of it. It was for this he was named, for his real name had passed out of all knowledge save his own, and the queen's long, long ago. They bestowed a name upon him that suited his task. His title was simply what he was: Father Time.
So why would such a good and caring being be put on trial by the very council he helped to create? He was there, behind the scenes when the royal family took the people out of the cold recesses of the moon to help them create a kingdom that would rule the universe. It was this great father of all, who created the guardian senshi, trained them, and gave them the tools or wands needed to control the power they wield to protect their worlds. It was he, who created a scepter to rule all the wands, so justice could be served. He was there with advice and assistance to help the good and kind monarchy of the moon to rule over all the planets. Why would such an old, kindly man be put on trial?
Why?
Because he performed a miracle…
He created a life form. It was not in the form of a human, but with the intelligence of one. He created a cat. Actually he created two. Each were imbued with the magic emblem of the moon, and had the sparkle of intelligence in their eyes. But it was asked what purpose did they have, by his own words, and he had no answer. This frightened them more than anything else, for as said, he always had an answer.
It was for this the council had gathered. It was true, Father Time, was an eccentric man at the best of times, and they thought for sure that he had finally gone over the edge. To create a whole new type of being for no reason, who knew what they might do?
A navy blue cat walked down the hall with the Queen of the Moon Kingdom at her side.
The Queen bent down to talk to the cat.
"You are sure about this?"
"I… Yes your majesty. I seek many answers from him."
"If I can I will try to be of service to you. But the other, the other one like you. He has the same reason as you, will he speak out against him as well?"
"No. I do not believe so your majesty. He seems do be fine to live without a purpose for his existence."
"Than why do you? Why do you seek your purpose?"
"Your Majesty. I'm scared. I'm scared I was made only on some flight through fancy of an old man and his delirious mind. Not only that. But his mind helps to run all that is here. Even you, your Majesty, depend on his advice."
"Yes. I'm afraid it is true. There is more than just the creation of a new species at risk here. Come. The council awaits our arrival."
A FLASH OF LIGHT
The scene is now one of golden hardwood lined along a huge expansive room. The room is covered in chairs and the important delegates in them, diplomats, kings, queens, rulers of all sorts had come to take part in the great council.
At the head of the room was a large seat and desk that was meant for the Moon Queen Serenity herself, her presence produced an awe of her beauty and a silent respect to all that resided in the large expansive room. All save one. The one located in the middle of the room. His white beard came down to his chest, and his white, frazzled hairs streamed down his back. His blue robes longer than himself, flowed over and on to the floor. His brown eyes twinkled in knowledge only he could know. He rose along with everyone as a sign of respect when the Queen entered the room, but he did it slowly, and with the cane he used to help keep his balance. Unlike the rest though, when told to be seated as the Queen sat down, he remained standing. His own looks were so simple, so astounding, he was the very embodiment of a man who should live forever. The council looked on apprehensively as he open his mouth to speak.
And he did speak. In an old, cracked voice, he greeted her majesty and the feline with her.
"Hello, Old friend."
He smiled to her majesty, and then to his dark furred creation.
"And to you, my beautiful daughter, my miracle of life."
In response the cat looked away. She felt such an anger swell up in her. An anger at this man, an anger at her own self, for her very existence. While she visited with the Moon Kingdom under the permission of Father Time, she came to learn how things were done. She watched in awe at the beauty and peace that was here, but there were also the whispers.
A FLASH OF LIGHT
The scene changes once again, and a younger version of the same cat is walking around the castle. She hears whispers of her before she entered a room. One man called her an abomination! He said she shouldn't have existed!
For one year herself and the other one like her roamed this wondrous kingdom, until the whispers grew loud. Other kingdoms came to see if it was true, and they were quite distraught when they left. She didn't realize why she was called this "abomination", until she caught the gist of a conversation nearly the whole year later.
They were worried.
They worried that it wasn't that he had no answer, just that they weren't supposed to hear the answer…
The humans were worried that "their Father" had created something to replace them.
"Replace them?" she thought, "Replace these people who have made something so… beautiful?" The cat couldn't stand the thought. Did her father really think that way?
A FLASH OF LIGHT
The scene is silent and now the cat sits before Father Time in a garden. It's obvious by the look on her face that she just asked a question, and now anticipated his answer. His eyes twinkled, and a smile warmed his cracked, wrinkled features, and his lips moved to speak. The words he said burned their way to her heart, and the cat sprinted off crying. The father of time smiled softly as she left. His cane, that was more like a strong, gnarled stick, chose that moment to give out. A white cat walked in, and jumped in surprise as he found his creator lying on the floor. He quickly ran to his aid. The old man assured the cat by picking him up into his lap, and tickling him a little before settling down by simply petting him. Calmed, the white cat took off happily out of the room. The father of time looked out the door straight at the blue cat as if he could see her behind her hiding place in the tree. She wondered absently, How it was he could always seem to see her? She wondered if he could see her tears.
A FLASH OF LIGHT
"I greet you, oh master of time, father of creation, and oldest of allies to the moon and all planets that wish peace."
The Queen's words brought the cat out of her memories and back to the council's gatherings.
Th old man in front of the council arced his eyebrow at the queen as if waiting for something more.
"and Old friend." The Queen smiled.
"Ah good. You're titles you give me will never be as important as that one simple phrase. Especially since some of them are not entirely true." He smiled enigmatically. "But you've asked me to come to this council, for once not as an advisor, but as an accused. But I am unaware of what crime I may have committed."
"I'm afraid it isn't a law that could be applied to any other Father. My grandfather wrote laws a long time ago, and I am sure that you are aware of every last one."
A smile was his only response. The blue cat looked on. It was rumored that the Father had helped in the creation of those laws.
"What we are here to discuss, Father, is the making of a new law, and whether you have disobeyed it."
"Hmm… That makes little sense to me… How was I supposed to obey a law not yet created?"
"Father I am sorry, but the delegates, and people in general are in uprising, and are frightened, and your silence on a certain matter has not calmed their nerves, if you but say what your plans are for this young life I have beside me, all could be solved."
"I have none. I have not designed her life out for her. It is hers to choose."
"But certainly you have some plan for me?! Please! Why was I created?!" The cat stood up now, trying to keep the emotion from her voice. Her presence brought fear to the people there, she could see it in their eyes, her abnormality. Had she heard him correctly that day? Had she left before he finished? Let it be a mistake, what he said than, let it be a mistake…
"Dear one, I created you because I felt the universe could do with a little change. I have given you a purpose, like I have given you a name. I haven't, nor will I ever."
There they were. The same words he had spoke to her before. They echoed off of the walls in her mind, once again burning themselves unto her heart. The cat could only watch the rest of the proceedings through blurry, tear-soaked eyes now, as she couldn't stop the uncontrolled sobs coming from her heart. Was she not worthy of a purpose to him? Not even a name? All of his other creations had both, she was to have neither.
"I cannot allow this!" The Queen's voice echoed throughout the room settling down the large amount of arguments, conversations, and whispers going on. "How could you?" She shouted at the old man before her. He simply looked up puzzled.
"How could you do this to her? She has been nothing but a friend to me and my house the entire time she was here. I trust her as I trust you! All she asks of you, her creator, was a purpose! And you will not. This is what I called the council for. You were the one behind this council's making. You are perhaps more powerful than all else in creation, but will you concede to the ruling of your own council?"
"I will. I would be shamed to do otherwise. I trust in the people here. You all look for what's best to rule your own worlds and universe. I will follow any judgement you make."
"Thank you Father." The Queen's look softened. "Your respect and honor are beyond many, as I am glad to have trusted in them both."
"I've found them to be likable qualities to have" he chuckled.
"I trust in you Father Time, and yet I am now forced to make a proposal to this council about your position."
"My position?"
"Yes Father. I cannot guarantee many will be satisfied with you holding so much power over the heads of the people here. You continually tell me you are as capable as any of us to make mistakes, but should you make a mistake, as I believe you have here, with your creations, it is realized there is no way to stop you."
"I see. So you and the kingdoms no longer feel safe with your infallible Father of Time watching over you, when he is not so infallible. Yes I can perceive how that may be threatening. Have you thought of a way to go around this?" The old man gestured to all in the building, "I know all of you, and have so for many, many years. You are all friends to this old man, but I can see your trust slipping away. I will agree to anything to help bring your faith back to me. I have far too many friendships at stake to do otherwise."
"Thank you Father. I do have a plan. We would like you to have an heir. One we can trust."
"An heir? What a splendid idea, but I do foresee a problem with this my lady."
"Yes?"
"Many years from now, you would have this same problem with this heir. Now there is two sides to my art. Could I instead train two heirs? One to learn the way of time, and one to learn the way of space. That way, the senshi combined or the other heir, could rival either heir."
"Your advice, as always, is sound Father. Yet there is another matter to attend to. Your newest creations. Could I give them a purpose? And perhaps a name? Here in my kingdom?"
The black cat looked up at the Queen who smiled down at her. Than she looked to her creator excitedly.
"If they agree to it. I see no problems for it."
"Than my feline friend, would you care to join me and my court?"
"Yes! Oh yes! Your majesty!"
"Very well." Queen Serenity smiled down at her newest servant. "Than I shall give you a name. Form now on you will be known as Luna, and your race, mooncats. Is this to your liking, Luna?"
"Your majesty. It is more than I could have hoped for."
"I hope your life is happy Luna of the Moon, should you ever need me ask your other. He will know where to find me. Now I shall select my heirs. One shall be from the kingdom of Pluto. The chosen shall become the Guardian of Time, they are probably the most precise people I've ever known, and the art of time is a very precise one indeed. And the other from the planet Mercury, upon who will be called the Guardian of Space, they seem to have a knack for those type of things. I will teach them from children and onward. I have much faith in the princess of Mercury and her chosen prince, but she is still too young for a baby. Her boy, I have sensed a great destiny from him. And Pluto's new princess, I believe her parents will not be able to afford the time to give to her. They are busy defending the borders from the outer planets. War is no place for a child to be raised in. They will have to stick close to me though, for they will learn the secrets creation, and, undoubtedly, a few of my own personal secrets as well. After so many years of travelling alone, maybe the company will be good for me."
"And what of the other like me Father? Where shall he go?"
"Just like you, Luna of the Moon, he must first have the choice to go where he pleases. I will not allow him to be forced anywhere he does not wish to go."
"You've done so much for us Father, but I still must ask you one last thing."
"Yes? Old friend…?" He looked at her questioningly.
"Father Time…" She paused, looking for the way to say it. This would be hard, and she had to say it in a way that it wasn't her choice, but that of the council's.
"Father Time…" She repeated herself, and took a quiet breath, "This council has decreed that after your heir, or in this case, heirs, are taught, you will be respectfully retired from your position."
"RE…! Retired!!!" His voice boomed, echoing off the walls, "And, who, is even this council to retire me? What is your reasoning?!"
"The council believes this is based on insanity. Your creation of a new species with no purpose, or even a name has us all distraught."
"Insanity?! On behalf of creating something?! Really now?! I doubt I'd have heard half so many complaints when he helped in your creation!!" No one noticed when the white cat had stormed in. He came as soon as he could get past the guards outside.
"Please, my son, don't get caught up with this foolishness." The old man calmed himself, so he could calm the cat better.
"But foolishness is exactly what this is! How can I just stand out there and listen to them complain on how you made me?"
"Nevertheless! A being with your power cannot be allowed to go insane!" The moon Queen interrupted You could threaten the entire universe! Please understand Father, as much faith as we may have in you, even you proclaim yourself to be mortal, and fallible."
"Fine. I will do as the council wishes." The old man's voice rang of the walls, shaking the floor they stood on, though it only came out as a whisper. "I will take the heirs you wish me to train, than they will tell you of your own absurdity." His words spoke in a tired tone of finality. Then he bent to one knee to pet the anxious white cat at his side. "My son, I bestow upon you the power to contact me whenever you are in need. Simply call out and I will come. You will always know where I am."
"Why Father? Aren't I going with you?"
"No my boy. I have sent you and "Luna of the Moon" away from me to begin your journeys to find your answer."
"What answer Father?"
Luna's ears perked up as she listened. Was he going to give the white cat a purpose and not her? His eyes caught her own, and she couldn't look away. He said something that she had never understood no matter how many times she thought back to it and then he teleported away.
"The answer to why you live. The reason to your life. The reason your not just another wild animal. I leave you here to live so you may one day find your answer."
He was only ever seen again when he came to pick up his students, each at the age of three.
A FLASH OF LIGHT
Luna woke up taking in huge heaving gasps of air. She had fallen asleep, and she hadn't rested well, with worry over Artemis. Now she had this vivid dream, which was obviously something that had been dredged up from her past. But why him? Why now? Was it about the argument she had with Artemis before he was taken?
She remembered now that they'd had that same argument many times before. He had never chosen to go to the moon kingdom, instead he went to the planet Venus. They got along well enough, but whenever the subject came up, the fights often became hateful. Luna was starting to remember all too well Artemis's love for their creator, and her rivaling hate. He had chosen to stay and protect the princess of Venus, who he had become fast friends with, just as she had chosen to become the guardian and advisor of the Moon Princess. She wondered though, where Artemis had gotten his name. He had gotten it right after the trial. But everyone could only wonder why he had chosen the name of the 'goddess' of the hunt.
Luna sighed to herself and hoped she might still get the chance to ask him.
Luna yawned to herself then jumped up on Serena to wake her for school. She was surprised to see Serena already awake. Tears had wet her pillow from crying that night.
"Serena? What's wrong?"
"I just don't understand Luna. Where's the purpose in all this? My friends, all of us, have given so much. And… and… *sob*… I just don't see the purpose anymore. I fought to make sure my friends were safe, and now… now all of them are hurting, their not safe at all… I can't see any reason to continue this…"
"Oh Serena…" Luna looked at her with eyes that only saw herself from her memories. Than it clicked… everything clicked, and she suddenly knew what her creator meant. "Listen to me…" Luna jumped in front of her, about an inch from her face.
"Serena, I'm going to tell you something, a great man once told me though not in so easily understood words."
"Hmm?" Serena stopped sniffling to hear, because despite Luna being so close to her, she spoke in a very quiet voice.
"The reason why you and I are so special and different from the creatures of the forest, is because every creature of nature is part of a balance, and has a purpose given to them by the one who set the process in motion. Meanwhile, we do not have such a purpose given to us."
"We don't?"
No Serena. You see, we have to choose our purpose for ourselves, and it is not always an easy choice to make, and sometimes you don't even notice when you've chosen it. Mine was to be the guardian of the Moon Princess, and to do all I could to protect her. I didn't know it was what I chose at the time. And now I have chosen a different purpose."
"Really? And what's that Luna?"
"I want to guard and protect you Serena. That is the reason why I'm here. I could always just choose to get up and walk away from all of this, but I don't want to. I want to stay and make sure you and your friends are safe. That is my purpose. And it has taken me this long just to realize it…"
"I'm not sure I understand Luna…"
"You will some day Serena. You will some day. Now up you get! I don't want you to be late for school!"
"Aw Luna! Can't I just stay home today?"
"Certainly not! I'm here to look after you! And that means your education too!"
"Ugh. How come I get the feeling your going to be even more of a nag than before?"
"And have a decent breakfast for once! I don't want to have to see you trying to choke a piece of toast into you while sprinting down the street."
"Aww Luuuun~aaaaa!!"
Mina sat in bed, and wiped the tears out of her eyes. She looked at her calendar in a rare quiet moment from her. Well it used to be rare for her, but she had been that way for the past two weeks, since they found out about his disappearance. He was her best friend, and confidant. He had been by her side through thick and thin, constantly there to offer advice or warning when she needed it. Now there was no sign of him. No one could tell if he was dead or alive. She hadn't lived here very long, but the friends she met had become very important to her. Serena's ever present sincerity, Rei and Lita's strength and determination, Amy's brains, Luna's advice, Darien's quiet, helpfulness, she even got used to of Dimmer's bad outlooks on life now that he smiled every now and than, and Chad… Chad's endless task to remain an equal, despite never being given a gift of power like everyone else, his endless hope
She was surprised to find out he was supposed to be some kind of music star from America when he first arrived there. She reached for her autograph book. It was nearly full with names of rock stars and actors. She had been a groupie and fan of just about every star that was on television. She followed their concerts, and could probably rhyme off, from the top of her head, anything you wanted to know about any of the names in her autograph book.
She never heard of Chad.
"Maybe he had a stage name?" She smiled sadly. Artemis wasn't the only one she cared about taken away that fateful night. Both of their teachers were taken in one foul swoop. Chad…
She had no idea what his fate would be, Amy said he wouldn't be killed, but then what? What was going to happen to him? She really didn't want to think about it. And Dimmer… once a great asset and now an even greater danger. He wasn't after people's energy like the Negaverse Youmas, but people's lives. He'd feel no mercy toward them, simply because they were his main food source. Just as a hunter had no mercy on his prey. Prey… that's exactly how Dimmer would now view them.
She hadn't heard too much from anyone since then. She saw them in school every now and than, but everyone was too busy thinking of how they would get through the next wave of Negaverse troops. Serena, for her credit, was trying. She had made house calls to everyone constantly. But her cheerful demeanor had vanished along with Darien. No one had heard anything from him since he left the warehouse that night. Some of them feared the worse. Serena told her, he hadn't been home yet, his mail was piled up in his door, and newspapers from two weeks ago were just lying there. Serena was as heart broken as everyone else.
Rei had been getting along okay. Serena said she has been keeping her mind busy on helping her grandfather get back to proper health and off the fact on how the temple seemed so lonely without Chad or Dimmer there. Serena said she noticed as soon as walked into the place, and she couldn't imagine how it must be having to be there 24/7. Her grandfather was supposedly making real progress though, not to mention Rei seems to have a friend constantly there…
Lita had been training at the temple night and day, even more than what Dimmer and Chad had them doing at the start. She was saying that now was the worse time to slack off on their training, she was probably right, but no one had the heart for it right now. Rei was her only training buddy, and she would only spar with her once a day, so she could make sure her grandfather was okay.
Than there was Amy. She, out of all the scouts, had Serena worried most. For the first time any of them had ever heard of such a thing in all of their lives, Amy was skipping classes.
It was quite a surprise when she first found out but she hadn't been to school in weeks. She ate, breathed, and slept by her computer as she decoded, wrote, rewrote, broke, and rewrote code again. Her eyes were red and swollen, and Serena was saying she doubted it was just from staring at the computer for so long. She was worried. About all of her friends, but mostly about Dimmer. Every third word from her mouth was about him. She may have been breaking the code to the Negaverse and the very fabric of space itself so they could rescue Chad, but it was always about Dimmer they spoke.
The police had heard no reports of him leaving the territory they first led him too, but there were definitely signs, noises, and large damaged areas proving he was still there. Amy was researching, and talking continually with Talenite, and Greg about the weaknesses, habitat, and any other information about werewolves. They hadn't come up with any better theories than they had now, but it seemed to be working as it was anyway. As long as Dimmer remained out there where there was nothing to hunt, he would soon begin to starve. He will get worse before he gets better, becoming desperate to find something humanoid to eat, and that's probably when the scouts would have to confront him. It would be just to kill time and waste his energy, and when there was nothing around any that the werewolf could eat, it would change back, leaving Dimmer famished, but mostly unharmed.
Amy and Dimmer had some kind of connection that was more than any of the closest friends, and she knew more about him than even Rei, as they found out that she knew about his past the next day after he had told Rei.
Serena said Amy's latest interest was the backpack Dimmer arrived with. He never owned it or the stuff in it before he arrived there. So since she couldn't figure out any more about his werewolf form, her, Talenite, and Greg have turned to Dimmer's origins. Mostly it was just clothes and a broken digital watch. Greg was trying to fix the watch, he actually got the mechanics and the face of it repaired, he said that the only problem left in it was the battery needed recharging. Serena said there was supposed to be something strange about the battery, but she didn't understand what.
Mina sighed again. She had only learned anything about her friends because of Serena's continued visits. But she didn't know what to do anymore, if the Negaverse attacked now, the scouts would be finished.
"Artemis… what would you say?" she cried, the tears renewing themselves as they traced along her cheeks. But unlike all the other times she asked herself that through the last two weeks, there was an answer.
The familiar, scratchy, cheerful voice came from deep with in her own mind. "Okay girls! Let's get out there and fight!"
Mina looked up. That's exactly what he would say, what he had said many times before. Get out there and fight. Show them what you're made of.
Mina grit her teeth in new found determination. She had always taken Artemis' advice before, if she might never hear from him again, the least she would do was follow the advice he already gave her. For the first time in two weeks, the blonde went over to her mirror.
"Won't do to go out there and try to encourage friends looking like this." She looked at her red puffy eyes, and ruffled hair. After done getting her self perked up, Mina fished out her communicator.
EVENING AT THE TEMPLE
Rei and Lita were obviously the first ones there. Lita hardly left the place anymore. They waited inside Rei's room for the other to arrive.
"So what do you think Mina called the meeting for?"
"Don't know Lita. Serena said she hasn't been doing much of anything but crying lately when she came by yesterday, so I'm really not sure."
"Hi guys!"
"Speak of the blonde…" Rei gave Serena a flat look at her overly cheerful greeting. Serena, obviously, wasn't feeling so cheerful. She knew Serena was only trying to help, but it was more annoying than helpful to her right now.
Serena pulled down on her eye, and stuck out her tongue in response. Rei was about to say something, when Luna interrupted.
"Not now girls, Rei I expect more out of you."
Rei's jaw clamped shut.
"Hello everyone." Came Amy's quiet voice from behind Serena.
"Serena stop blocking the doorway. Hi Amy. Haven't seen you in a bit. Serena says you, Greg, and Talenite are really working hard."
"Oh not me really. It's Talenite and Greg who has been really helpful."
"The girl speaks nonsense, it was her that came up with almost everything we know about that code." Talenite walked in behind her.
"Yeah Talenite, we all know how modest about her talents Amy is." Lita laughed, "Did you hear anything about this meeting Amy?"
"I'm afraid not, I haven't heard anything from Mina since…"
"Yeah us too." Rei supplied quickly.
"Hey! Glad you all made it!" Mina smiled as she walked in the door, taking her coat off. "Ooo, it's chilly out there."
"Mina what is all this about?" Rei asked.
"The meeting you mean?"
"That would be the question in people's minds".
"That's simple." Mina supplied, "It's to get the scouts back together."
"Back together? I never knew we broke up…" Lita leaned back against a wall, no longer very concerned.
"Really? We look pretty broken to me." Mina observed the room, and everyone inside. "We haven't met like this for two weeks, the only contact I had with any of you was from Serena, who is the only reason any of us know anything about what we've been doing for the past two weeks. It's horrible! What would Chad or Dimmer say if they knew everyone but Lita gave up our training? We came that far under their training in two weeks, and now we spend the same amount of time doing absolutely nothing."
Most of the group looked a little shamed.
"But how are we supposed to train without our teachers? And what about Dimmer's special power of teaching us? We can't get as strong without that…"
"I can answer that Amy. Dimmer and Chad made a schedule for training us. I've been using it for the last two weeks. It's true I haven't gone near as far as I would if I had Dimmer there to teach me, but I have made some progress." Lita put in from her spot up against the wall.
"That's not all though, Lita."
"I think I see what you mean Mina. Before we had our meeting almost once a day sometimes. I was able to share some of the plans I'd set up, and we could decide our priorities, and what goals we would try to accomplish that day. Despite all of the time I put into breaking that code, I feel like I haven't gotten very much done these past few weeks."
"That's what I'm saying. Serena's been trying to tell us this in her own way, the way she visits us all every day. And that's despite being heartbroken over Darien. Rei your grandfather is fine now, we need your help. It's time we did something to help one of our friends. Talenite? Can't you make a portal back to the Negaverse?"
"I can only do it for one person at a time, and once there, only I could take you back. Which means if I'm harmed in any way…"
"We can't get back." Rei put in. "Well that's useless…"
"Not quite Rei. Talenite's ability to travel to the Negaverse has been extremely helpful in my research. Combined with the readings I got off of the warehouse, where a huge portal was made, possibly larger than the warehouse itself, I think it's only a matter of time before I can find a permanent opening we may be able to go through."
"Really? That's great Amy! And thank you Talenite, you don't know how much that means to us."
"I must admit, I am rather interested in how all this turns out."
"Hopefully you'll be on our side the rest of the way." Rei smirked at him.
"Little doubt of that. Only death awaits me, to serve the Negaverse."
"Has anybody heard anything on Dimmer?" Mina smiled. It already felt like a real meeting.
"Actually Greg is checking that out tonight."
A loud knocking and the sudden thump of something brought them all to attention. They all looked to Rei. She shook her head. She had just put her grandfather to bed with a few sleeping pills to help him get the rest he needed. He wouldn't be up until morning. Lita gestured to the window. That's where the sound seemed to have originated from. Rei, being the closest one to the window, looked outside. There was a slumped over shape against the ground, it seemed to be wrapped in some kind of black cloak. She looked closely and saw dark stains of blood on the ripped and torn cloak.
"Hurry! There's somebody hurt out there. A minute later they all found themselves outside watching as Serena unwrapped the sticky, ripped and tattered cloth from the man's body. She noticed several tooth and claw marks in the holes, and was just finishing getting the stuff off his face. She had the surprise of her life.
"Darien!"
Sailor Moon Says:
"It's okay to be depressed you know. No one can be happy all the time. But no one should be sad all the time either. We were all very depressed after we found out about all we lost from that fight with the Negaverse, and we even threatened to remain like that, who knows how long it might've taken to come around if Mina didn't help me?!"
"Depression is a very serious matter, that almost everyone goes through! And no matter what you might think, you're not alone, there's always someone out there who cares, or notices, but when we're depressed we tend to chase away these people who try to help us. We don't see them, and are only absorbed in ourselves. Remember there are roses blooming out there, and even if it isn't for us, if we start looking and caring for others, we can be just as happy for their roses as they are.
"Then you just might see it was the smiles of the people you care most about, that will make your own roses bloom."
"Sailor Moon Says!"
Next time on:
Sailor Moon
A Change in Fate: Dimmer Chronicles!
Darien, What happened?!
Artemis is lost in the caves right inside the Negaverse's base! Can he protect Chad, and find a way out of the twisting labyrinth of rock?
Then guardian of time remembers the Father of it, all in the next episode:
The Masters of Time and Space
Reality Check:
Among the room were easily hundreds of computers, and Mitchell couldn't believe it, as he walked around NASA's hallways. He turned to see a couple of Japanese scientists talking hurriedly with each other. They were both very excited about something, switching in and out of english, they might as well have been speaking Japanese the whole time, for what english they were saying had just soared right over his head. He shook his head. Scientist from every modern country had gathered here. Everything was on a verge of a breakthrough that might change absolutely everything!
But his main question was what was 'he' doing there? Him and Dimmer simply got along, they were much alike in their cold attitudes, well when he had one. He watched Dimmer's outlooks change episode by episode. Everyone here was talking like it was an international rescue mission, but he wondered how many had Dimmer on their mind? Didn't they know what life was like for him here? Didn't they realize they should just leave him be?
Mitchell sighed, "rescue mission my ass. Everyone here just wants to break 'the barrier'.
The barrier, he figured like back home that Dimmer's name would be on the lips of everyone at his rescue mission, but no, all he ever head was talk about this stupid barrier. The barrier of time and space, the barrier between dimensions, the barrier Dimmer had somehow passed through, and crash-landed into the Sailor Moon 'realm'. That's right, instead of world they wanted everyone to refer to it as 'realm'. There was a few that had Dimmer's best interests in mind though. He smiled.
He could trust anyone that actually watched Sailor Moon. The first and foremost being Jamie, the manager of DiC, and the reason he even knew about any of this. But why? Dimmer had another, much closer friend then him, so why was he here? This question needed answering, and he was headed to Jamie's office.
Jamie sat behind his desk. He could hardly believe he had his own desk at NASA now, and they were finally getting close, getting close to some answers! He watched the monitor showing Mitchell heading in. He let the automatic cupboards close over the monitor and watched the door patiently. He knew why he was coming, there were others looking for them as well, and Mitchell happened to be one, the difference from the rest of the week when he asked, was Jamie finally had clearance to tell him. Mostly because there would be a press conference this afternoon, telling much of what was occurring, and Mitchell would have to learn what to say.
There was an angry sounding knock at the door, and Jamie smiled. "Come in Mitchell. Did you get that suit I sent you?"
"Why?" It was all he said, he shut the door with his foot, and gave Jamie a glare that told him just how much he liked to be kept in the dark of things.
"A rather broad question, care to be more specific?" He joked, they both knew very well what question it was, he'd only asked it in this same situation 5 other times throughout the week.
Mitchell narrowed his eyes. He was about to get violent, and took a step toward Jamie.
Jamie just realized what was different about this situation from any other time he'd asked, there would be an answer today, even if Mitchell had to beat it out of him. Jamie was far from ready to deal with physical threats, the people he usually dealt with would stop at the simple thoughts of being sued. Mitchell obviously had no such cautions.
"W.w woah there Mitch! N..no need to get angry right?" Jamie started to stammer, as Mitchell walked toward him, "it was just a joke! I'm going to say! Really! I was just waiting for clearance! It came today, look for yourself!" He had backed away from his desk so he gestured toward the brown envelope on the table.
Mitchell opened it, and glanced at all the legal jabber he knew would be there. What wasn't there was the information he was looking for, Jamie was starting to get on his nerves. He walked around the desk. "Then tell me."
"Okay, now here's what it's all about. You are who we want to be the spokesperson. The public speaker so to speak."
Mitchell stopped and blinked. "Me? Why the hell…?!"
"Look at it this way, you're the public's favorite out of Dimmer's friends right?" Jamie straightened up, recomposing himself, "so we decided on you, also you make enough publicity to keep the publics eye off the more important details here, if we manage to get passed this barrier, then we'll have some wrong hands that'll want this. Imagine if they could go into one of the older shows, build their own dimension, they'll be able to breed an army, without anyone to stop them. We only want to give hints at what this can do, you can keep secrets Mitchell, I can see that easy enough, but you can also distract, and have the public follow you around, instead of say, one of our more important scientists?"
"And why should I? I hate those peckers, they've been buggin' my friends for sometime now."
"They'll only bug you instead for now on."
"I can get them away from my friends if they force me too…"
"I'll make you rich" Jamie interrupted.
"I'm in."
Author's notes:
Hey money'd get me to agree pretty quick too!
Hey all, hope you enjoyed!
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