Chapter 7
Pie and Pocky shouldn't be on the same plate
It was eight a.m. on the second day, and three people sat at a counter in an
arcade in deep discussion. They barely acknowledged the blond man who
served them soda, tea, and coffee. Instead these three people seemed to
be going over something in detail, at times their voices rising and
falling.
"So, tell me again what these girls who mentioned your brother looked
like."
"May, we have been through this!" Terry exclaimed, a little frustrated.
"Yeah, lady," added Yusuke, "what the hell else do you want from us?!"
May sighed. "The reason I'm pushing you is because of your talents.
You," she said turning to Terry, "have a quick mind and are very
observant. You," she continued, turning to Yusuke, "have an amazing
memory when it comes to things that have annoyed you. And you seemed
pretty annoyed about being run over. I'm hoping between the two of you
I can get that little bit of information that could mean everything."
She sighed. "Come on, guys. Humor me just a bit. Tell me again about
these girls you met yesterday."
"Okay, okay," Terry relented before he started. "They obviously came in
together. The one who didn't run over Yusuke had dark hair. It was so
black it almost looked purple. She answered to the name Rei. My guess
is that she's religious like you."
That startled May slightly, "What do you mean, like me?"
"It was something in the way she carried herself...kind of like you do.
Like part of you is on another plane. It's like she went through some
kind of religious training...or is at least very dedicated to her beliefs.
You are like that. At moments it is like you are in conversation with
another power in another place...I know I'm not making sense-"
"Yes, you are," May interrupted. "And that was useful. Really." May
smiled, "so what about the woman who ran Yusuke down?"
"She caused the whimp here to lose it! I mean, he was himself...then he
looked at her and was suddenly rude...and talking in another voice. Like
he was another person." Yusuke jumped in.
"Tremaine," May muttered under her breath, "Tremaine recognized this girl
and was angry about it."
"What did you say, lady?" Yusuke shouted.
"Nothing," May said quickly. "Now, what did this girl look like?"
"Blonde," Terry began, "Short. Blue eyes. A very strange hairstyle.
It's like she had two mini balls...or meatballs or something, with some
hair streaming out behind each meatball."
"She also had a problem with gravity." Yusuke added.
"A problem with gravity?"
"Yeah, it was almost like she wasn't a native...if I was in my dimension
I'd bet she was a demon from the spirit world."
"A demon?" May asked in a slightly disbelieving tone.
"Yeah. Around her I got this feeling that something was really out of
place. That somehow what we saw was a cover for something else."
"Calling her a demon is pushing it, Yusuke," Terry said. "And I wouldn't
say she had a problem with gravity so much as she seemed the be
pre-disposed to running down dark-haired men. The fact that she took out
Yusuke and not me was due solely to the fact that the twip here was
closer to the door."
"Hey!"
"Boys!" May raised her voice...and then lowered it. She took a deep
breath and tried to relax...so that she could calm the boys down. "Look,
we have a good beginning. After the engagement party we go looking for
these girls, alright? We'll find your brother...and tell him the truth.
We'll get him back." May finished. In her head, she added, 'Because
something tells me you ran into the Empress's daughter. And where she
is in her perfect world, our kidnapped prince can't be far away. I'll
get Endy back from you...just watch me.'
*****
Panting as she ran, Usagi said, "I can't believe I'm late."
"And you were getting so much better about this," said a voice from the
ground.
"Luna, don't harass me about this now! Rei called this meeting, and
she is so going to kill me for showing up late. Why do we need to have
this meeting anyway? Galaxia is gone. What else could possibly be
wrong?"
"Usagi, Rei said this was important. It must be to call a meeting so
suddenly," Luna said as they neared the temple steps.
Not bothering to reply, Usagi dashed up the stairs. "I'm sorry I'm late-"
she began, but she stopped when she saw who was in the room.
That Rei, Ami, Makoto, and Minako were there wasn't surprising. What
shocked her was seeing Haruka and Michiru in one corner, Hotaru present,
and..."Mamo-chan? What are you doing here? What's going on?"
"He's here because I called the meeting and he's central to the discussion,"
Setsuna said as she entered the room.
"This is serious, isn't it?" Usagi asked as she sat next to Mamoru.
"Yes," Setsuna said. "The timeline is in danger...and we all need to
work together to save it." She sighed, 'This has to work,' she thought
to herself, 'I have got to get them...all of them to attack first and
ask questions later.'
"It appears that someone is manipulating time to suit their purposes.
How they have power over time, I don't know. What I do know is that it
appears that Mamoru is a target."
The room erupted with shouts and questions. Usagi clutched Mamoru, who
looked surprized at the pronouncement, "I'm the target? Not Usako?"
"Yes," Setsuna answered. "This person thinks to gain power by destroying
Crystal Toyko and all the moon kingdom stood for. I'm not sure how
powerful this person is...so far they have been subtle. Anyone that
shows inordinate interest in Mamoru, especially if they seem foreign or
strange should be treated with caution."
"Like those guys we met yesterday?" Usagi asked, turning to Rei.
"What guys?" Haruka and Mamoru asked together.
"When we stopped into the arcade to talk to Motoki about the engagement
party, we met these two guys-"
"Meaning Usagi ran over one of them," Rei interrupted
Usagi gave her a dirty look, but continued, "who seemed interested in
meeting you," she finished, turning to Mamoru.
"Actually," Rei clarified, "they weren't interested in much else besides
screaming at Usagi until she pointed out how much one of them looked like
Mamoru."
'No!' Pluto thought, 'It is worse than I thought. They are here already.'
"Did he actually look like Mamoru?" Setsuna asked, instead of letting her
panic show.
"Both of them did, a little. But the older of the two...they could have
easily have been brothers." Rei said and Usagi nodded.
"What is it, Setsuna?" Michiru asked, noticing the look on Setsuna's face.
"I have reason to think these people are dangerous. I think Mamoru
should be placed under guard...at least until I can nail down who is
behind this and where they are."
With that conversation turned to ways of discreetly keeping an eye on
Mamoru and ways of finding this enemy. Setsuna used this moment to
perpare to leave, but she was stopped by a voice calling, "Setsuna-san?"
"Yes, Mamoru?" she said as she turned.
The young man seemed to be unable to speak at first. Then he asked,
"What was the relationship between the Moon kingdom and Earth during
the Silver Millenium?"
That question caused Setsuna's eyes to widen and her mind to worry,
"What prompted that question?"
Mamoru ran his hand through his hair, "I've had a dream off and on for
the past two weeks. It actually seems like a memory. It the dream there
seemed to be some tension between the Earth and Moon." 'That's an
understatement,' he thought to himself, but he continued, "In the dream
I call this woman that I can't really see, 'mother'. What do you know
about my Silver Millenium family? What happened around the time I became
engaged to Princess Serenity? I remember so little and some of what I've
been told and 'remember' doesn't seem right. What-"
Setsuna held up her hand. 'How do I get out of this?' she asked herself.
What she said was, "I understand that you are confused. And I promise
that as a group we can talk about the Silver Millenium at some point, but
your safety is the most important thing at the moment."
"You don't think this is important?" Mamoru asked. "You said that the
person wants to destroy Crystal Toyko and everything that the Moon
kingdom stands for. If it is a bitter noble of Earth from the Silver
Millenium, wouldn't it be useful to know more about my past?"
"Not in this case. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to the
gate." Setsuna said, as she turned and began to walk away. As she left
she heard Usagi say, "They aren't getting him! We'll fight and we'll
win."
Setsuna smiled. 'Mission accomplished. I won't let the Earth family
reunite. The Earth prince is what my princess wants. This is her world...
they won't win.'
- to be continued -
It's been awhile since I've updated. If anyone is still reading, I'd
love some feedback. Please email me or review this story. It's a
huge undertaking and a work in progress. So far I'm proud of it, but
I'd like some more feedback.
Speaking of updating, I have changed (due to feedback from my wonderful
editor and beta reader) chapters one and two. It would be a good time
to read the story from the beginning...and see what you think now. Off
and on, I will change some chapters along the way. So going back to
read the story from the beginning occasionally is a good idea.
As always, Batman Beyond, Yu Yu Hakesho, and Sailor Moon are not mine.
The only things I "own" are the idea to combine these series in this
way, and May and Imani. Thank you for reading and giving feedback.
~December
Pie and Pocky shouldn't be on the same plate
It was eight a.m. on the second day, and three people sat at a counter in an
arcade in deep discussion. They barely acknowledged the blond man who
served them soda, tea, and coffee. Instead these three people seemed to
be going over something in detail, at times their voices rising and
falling.
"So, tell me again what these girls who mentioned your brother looked
like."
"May, we have been through this!" Terry exclaimed, a little frustrated.
"Yeah, lady," added Yusuke, "what the hell else do you want from us?!"
May sighed. "The reason I'm pushing you is because of your talents.
You," she said turning to Terry, "have a quick mind and are very
observant. You," she continued, turning to Yusuke, "have an amazing
memory when it comes to things that have annoyed you. And you seemed
pretty annoyed about being run over. I'm hoping between the two of you
I can get that little bit of information that could mean everything."
She sighed. "Come on, guys. Humor me just a bit. Tell me again about
these girls you met yesterday."
"Okay, okay," Terry relented before he started. "They obviously came in
together. The one who didn't run over Yusuke had dark hair. It was so
black it almost looked purple. She answered to the name Rei. My guess
is that she's religious like you."
That startled May slightly, "What do you mean, like me?"
"It was something in the way she carried herself...kind of like you do.
Like part of you is on another plane. It's like she went through some
kind of religious training...or is at least very dedicated to her beliefs.
You are like that. At moments it is like you are in conversation with
another power in another place...I know I'm not making sense-"
"Yes, you are," May interrupted. "And that was useful. Really." May
smiled, "so what about the woman who ran Yusuke down?"
"She caused the whimp here to lose it! I mean, he was himself...then he
looked at her and was suddenly rude...and talking in another voice. Like
he was another person." Yusuke jumped in.
"Tremaine," May muttered under her breath, "Tremaine recognized this girl
and was angry about it."
"What did you say, lady?" Yusuke shouted.
"Nothing," May said quickly. "Now, what did this girl look like?"
"Blonde," Terry began, "Short. Blue eyes. A very strange hairstyle.
It's like she had two mini balls...or meatballs or something, with some
hair streaming out behind each meatball."
"She also had a problem with gravity." Yusuke added.
"A problem with gravity?"
"Yeah, it was almost like she wasn't a native...if I was in my dimension
I'd bet she was a demon from the spirit world."
"A demon?" May asked in a slightly disbelieving tone.
"Yeah. Around her I got this feeling that something was really out of
place. That somehow what we saw was a cover for something else."
"Calling her a demon is pushing it, Yusuke," Terry said. "And I wouldn't
say she had a problem with gravity so much as she seemed the be
pre-disposed to running down dark-haired men. The fact that she took out
Yusuke and not me was due solely to the fact that the twip here was
closer to the door."
"Hey!"
"Boys!" May raised her voice...and then lowered it. She took a deep
breath and tried to relax...so that she could calm the boys down. "Look,
we have a good beginning. After the engagement party we go looking for
these girls, alright? We'll find your brother...and tell him the truth.
We'll get him back." May finished. In her head, she added, 'Because
something tells me you ran into the Empress's daughter. And where she
is in her perfect world, our kidnapped prince can't be far away. I'll
get Endy back from you...just watch me.'
*****
Panting as she ran, Usagi said, "I can't believe I'm late."
"And you were getting so much better about this," said a voice from the
ground.
"Luna, don't harass me about this now! Rei called this meeting, and
she is so going to kill me for showing up late. Why do we need to have
this meeting anyway? Galaxia is gone. What else could possibly be
wrong?"
"Usagi, Rei said this was important. It must be to call a meeting so
suddenly," Luna said as they neared the temple steps.
Not bothering to reply, Usagi dashed up the stairs. "I'm sorry I'm late-"
she began, but she stopped when she saw who was in the room.
That Rei, Ami, Makoto, and Minako were there wasn't surprising. What
shocked her was seeing Haruka and Michiru in one corner, Hotaru present,
and..."Mamo-chan? What are you doing here? What's going on?"
"He's here because I called the meeting and he's central to the discussion,"
Setsuna said as she entered the room.
"This is serious, isn't it?" Usagi asked as she sat next to Mamoru.
"Yes," Setsuna said. "The timeline is in danger...and we all need to
work together to save it." She sighed, 'This has to work,' she thought
to herself, 'I have got to get them...all of them to attack first and
ask questions later.'
"It appears that someone is manipulating time to suit their purposes.
How they have power over time, I don't know. What I do know is that it
appears that Mamoru is a target."
The room erupted with shouts and questions. Usagi clutched Mamoru, who
looked surprized at the pronouncement, "I'm the target? Not Usako?"
"Yes," Setsuna answered. "This person thinks to gain power by destroying
Crystal Toyko and all the moon kingdom stood for. I'm not sure how
powerful this person is...so far they have been subtle. Anyone that
shows inordinate interest in Mamoru, especially if they seem foreign or
strange should be treated with caution."
"Like those guys we met yesterday?" Usagi asked, turning to Rei.
"What guys?" Haruka and Mamoru asked together.
"When we stopped into the arcade to talk to Motoki about the engagement
party, we met these two guys-"
"Meaning Usagi ran over one of them," Rei interrupted
Usagi gave her a dirty look, but continued, "who seemed interested in
meeting you," she finished, turning to Mamoru.
"Actually," Rei clarified, "they weren't interested in much else besides
screaming at Usagi until she pointed out how much one of them looked like
Mamoru."
'No!' Pluto thought, 'It is worse than I thought. They are here already.'
"Did he actually look like Mamoru?" Setsuna asked, instead of letting her
panic show.
"Both of them did, a little. But the older of the two...they could have
easily have been brothers." Rei said and Usagi nodded.
"What is it, Setsuna?" Michiru asked, noticing the look on Setsuna's face.
"I have reason to think these people are dangerous. I think Mamoru
should be placed under guard...at least until I can nail down who is
behind this and where they are."
With that conversation turned to ways of discreetly keeping an eye on
Mamoru and ways of finding this enemy. Setsuna used this moment to
perpare to leave, but she was stopped by a voice calling, "Setsuna-san?"
"Yes, Mamoru?" she said as she turned.
The young man seemed to be unable to speak at first. Then he asked,
"What was the relationship between the Moon kingdom and Earth during
the Silver Millenium?"
That question caused Setsuna's eyes to widen and her mind to worry,
"What prompted that question?"
Mamoru ran his hand through his hair, "I've had a dream off and on for
the past two weeks. It actually seems like a memory. It the dream there
seemed to be some tension between the Earth and Moon." 'That's an
understatement,' he thought to himself, but he continued, "In the dream
I call this woman that I can't really see, 'mother'. What do you know
about my Silver Millenium family? What happened around the time I became
engaged to Princess Serenity? I remember so little and some of what I've
been told and 'remember' doesn't seem right. What-"
Setsuna held up her hand. 'How do I get out of this?' she asked herself.
What she said was, "I understand that you are confused. And I promise
that as a group we can talk about the Silver Millenium at some point, but
your safety is the most important thing at the moment."
"You don't think this is important?" Mamoru asked. "You said that the
person wants to destroy Crystal Toyko and everything that the Moon
kingdom stands for. If it is a bitter noble of Earth from the Silver
Millenium, wouldn't it be useful to know more about my past?"
"Not in this case. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to the
gate." Setsuna said, as she turned and began to walk away. As she left
she heard Usagi say, "They aren't getting him! We'll fight and we'll
win."
Setsuna smiled. 'Mission accomplished. I won't let the Earth family
reunite. The Earth prince is what my princess wants. This is her world...
they won't win.'
- to be continued -
It's been awhile since I've updated. If anyone is still reading, I'd
love some feedback. Please email me or review this story. It's a
huge undertaking and a work in progress. So far I'm proud of it, but
I'd like some more feedback.
Speaking of updating, I have changed (due to feedback from my wonderful
editor and beta reader) chapters one and two. It would be a good time
to read the story from the beginning...and see what you think now. Off
and on, I will change some chapters along the way. So going back to
read the story from the beginning occasionally is a good idea.
As always, Batman Beyond, Yu Yu Hakesho, and Sailor Moon are not mine.
The only things I "own" are the idea to combine these series in this
way, and May and Imani. Thank you for reading and giving feedback.
~December