Chapter 4
"Do you really think these will make it harder for Nemesis to recognize us?" Lita asked running her hand through her newly cut hair as they walked out of Molly's shop.
Each of the Elder
Sailor Scouts had just gotten a new hair cut so that Nemesis wouldn't
recognize them or at least, have a harder time recognizing them.
Lita's long brown hair, which was normally worn tied back was now
shoulder length and worn long. Raye's long, raven black hair was
shoulder length and tied back, while Mina's hair was dyed brown and
reached halfway down her back. And since Amy's hair was already so
short, Molly had decided to just dye it blonde.
"They
should," Amy said, not at all sure.
"Well, now that
we've got our new disguises, where do we go?" Mina asked, "Do
we go in search of the others or what?"
"In search of
the others," Raye said, speaking up suddenly.
"Did you
sense something, Raye?" Lita asked, noticing that there was a
spark in Raye's eyes where there hadn't been in the two and half
years since Nemesis had taken over Crystal Tokyo.
Raye nodded.
"Yeah," she said. "I know that they're here now and I
get the feeling that they want answers as to what's happened to
Crystal Tokyo while they were in the past. I suggest that we go in
search of them because they won't be able to recognize us like this."
"Okay, Raye," Amy said. "Do you have any clue
where we should look?"
Again, Raye nodded.
"The park," she said, no doubt in her voice.
"You
sure?" Mina asked.
"The park is where they are or where
they're going to be soon, so the park is where we should head if we
want to find them and explain to them what has happened to their home
while they were gone."
"Fine," Amy said. "So,
we head to the park?"
Lita and Mina nodded. "To the park," the two said in unison.
Raye nodded but said nothing. Deep down she was dreading seeing the two princesses, Reenie and Kara because she knew that when she saw them she would have to tell them what had happened to their mother. She wasn't sure if she would be able to.
Quickly, the Scouts picked up their pace and headed to the park of Crystal Tokyo.
Kenneth and Jordan were just entering the park, when Jordan spotted three familiar looking teenagers sitting on a bench not too far away. Jordan nudged Kenneth with his elbow. "Princess Kara, Megan and Kirsten are already here," he told him, motioning to where the three girls were sitting.
Kenneth looked to
where his guardian and friend were looking. "You're right,
Jordan," he said. "I guess they couldn't take any more of
this wretched city than we could."
"Guess not."
Quickly, the two of
them walked over to Megan, Kirsten, and Kara. "Hey, guys,"
Kenneth said, as he and Jordan neared the bench.
"Hey,
Kenneth," Kara said, happy to see her cousin.
"Hey,
Kar," Kenneth said with a half-smile. Then, looking to Megan and
Kirsten, "Has Reenie show up yet?"
Both of the woman
shook their heads. "Not yet," Megan said, the tone of her
voice showing just how worried she was.
"Do you think she's
in trouble?" Kara asked, scared and worried for her older
sister.
Jordan looked at
his watch. "It's been over an hour since we went into the city.
Weren't we supposed to meet up after an hour?"
"We
were," said Lillian Kino as she and Chantal Aino neared the
others. "Is Princess Serena not back yet?"
"Something's
wrong," Kirsten said, her back stiffening.
Everyone turned
their heads to look at Kirsten. "What's the matter, Kirsten?"
Jordan asked, concerned.
"Princess Serena has transformed
into CT Sailor Moon," Kirsten said, no doubt in her voice.
"You're sure?" Kenneth asked, not having any clue how she knew this.
Kirsten nodded.
"I'm sure," she said. "I always get this weird feeling
whenever one of us transforms. Almost like I can sense it or
something. I think it's something passed on to me from my mom."
"Do you know where she is?" Kara asked, knowing that
if her sister had transformed into Sailor CT Moon something must be
wrong.
Kirstein
closed her eyes and tried to sense where the princess was. After a
few minutes, she shook her head. "All I can see that is Princess
Serena is running from somebody and she needs help."
Megan
looked to Chantal and Lillian, worry in her eyes. "We have to
help her," she said.
"But how?" Lillian asked. "We
don't even know where she is."
"CT
Sailor Moon!"
"Why is she all by herself?"
"Let's not just stand here! Transform! Jupiter Star
Power!"
"Mercury Star Power!"
"Mars Star
Power!"
"Venus Star Power!"
In seconds,
standing on the street were the four Elder Sailor Scouts. Quickly,
they ran to help their friend's daughter.
"Jupiter
Lightening Sheets!"
"Mars Flame Sniper!"
"Mercury Water Waves!"
"Joint Hearts!"
All
four attacks joined into one and quickly flew towards the two police
hover cars that were chasing after their dead friend's daughter. The
force of the four joined attacks hit the police hover car nearest CT
Sailor Moon, causing it to explode.
Less than five seconds later another explosion was heard as the fire from the first police hover car caught onto the one behind it. Hearing the familiar attacks being called out, CT Sailor Moon turned her head to see if she was just imagining things or if it was real. When she saw that it was the Elder Sailor Scouts she couldn't help but smile. She had been hoping that she would find them and now here they were. But she couldn't help being shocked at how they looked. She shook her head, deciding that they must have done that to avoid being recognized by Nemesis.
At least I can have
a good excuse for being a bit late, CT Sailor Moon thought, knowing
that it had been over the hour time limit she had set.
"We'd
better get going, before their back up shows," Sailor Jupiter
said, as the four Elder Scouts ran up to CT Sailor Moon.
The other three nodded and quickly the group of five began running.
As they ran, CT
Sailor Moon couldn't help but notice that Sailor Mars wouldn't even
look at her and that she kept her face down. Why is Mars acting like
that? she wondered, not really having anytime to ask the older Sailor
Scout.
"Where are the others?" Sailor Mercury asked as
they turned a street corner.
"In the park," CT Sailor
Moon said quietly, so that no one but the four Scouts were able to
hear her.
Sailor Venus smiled. "Right where Mars said they would be."
Sailor Jupiter
nodded, noticing that Mars didn't say anything or nod.
"We
should change back to our normal selves after we turn this corner,"
Mercury suggested.
"Good idea, Mercury," Jupiter said.
Quickly, the four older Scouts and CT Sailor Moon turned the street
corner. Before they were completely around the street corner, they
had already begun to transform into their normal selves.
"I'm really worried about them, Darien," Serena said as they headed to their apartment.
Darien nodded. "Me, too," he admitted, "But I think that you guys trained them well enough so that they can take care of themselves and anything anyone throws their way."
Serena looked to him, hopefully. "Do you really think so, Dar?" She wanted the truth from him. The complete truth.
Again, Darien nodded. "Yeah, I do," he replied, deep down knowing that he really wasn't so sure. He was just as worried about the kids as Serena was, but he didn't want her to know that. "I know that you and the others trained them really well. Especially with the help of Zoicite, Malachite, Neflyte and Jediate."
Serena smiled as she remembered the many training sessions they had had with their future kids, with the four former-Negaverse agents acting as the pretend bad guys and taking the hits from the Sailor Scouts blows. "They really did help us out, Darien," Serena said, still a little bit surprised that the four had really changed and sided with the forces of good, instead of evil. "I have to admit, I didn't really like the idea of them helping us out at first. I didn't even trust them. Reenie did, though. When no one else thought they could change, Reenie did."
Darien smiled. He remembered that day four years ago, when Reenie had accidentally heard Neflyte, Zoictie, Malachite, and Jediate talking about Sailor Moon.
This time they had returned to help instead of trying to kill her as they had been trying to when they had been under the Negaverse's control. Kirsten, Raye's future daughter had been able to sense Reenie's transformation and after Reenie had contacted them, they had headed to the house Neflyte had used when his alias had been Maxfield Stanton. The Scouts (both the regular and CT) had run to the home, curious to know what was up. When the group arrived, Reenie was standing in front of the home with the four former-Negaverse agents. Serena had been relieved when she had seen that Reenie hadn't been hurt.
Serena had
immediately distrusted them. It had been Reenie who managed to
convince her future mother that they could have killed her when they
had they chance because their powers were much more advanced than
hers were, but they hadn't. She had also convinced her mother that
the four wanted to join up with the Sailor Scouts. Lillian, CT Sailor
Jupiter and Lita's future daughter, had tried to coax Reenie away
from the four former-Negaverse agents, but Reenie could not be
convinced to leave the four unless Serena agreed that they could be
part of the Sailor Scouts or at least help them. Finally, Serena had
agreed that Zoicite, Malachite, Neflyte, and Jediate could be a part
of the Sailor Scouts.
"I remember," he said. "And
that's why I know that they're in good hands. Reenie's a good judge
of people. I know that with her as their leader, they're safe.
Besides, she's our daughter."
Serena smiled and leaned into Darien's side. "I hope you're right, Dar," she said, as Darien wrapped his arm around her shoulders and they continued walking towards their apartment. "I hope you're right."
