Somewhere on the road, the car disappeared into the Celest's tunnel and they couldn't remember more. Mina was the first to awake; she sat up and looked around. The ground was a hard silver enamel and so were the walls. Through the grate she saw Erin typing at his computer, cross-legged in a corner. A hazy blue screen lit up most of his glasses. The other Senshi were there and Darien too. Rei sat up against a wall, her knees pulled up to her chest and her chin cradled between them.
"You guys were out for a while," Erin said absently as he looked at his computer, "I was getting worried."
Mina lunged forward and grabbed the gate but immediately recoiled, the grate hot. Undaunted, she spat back at him, "And what do you care? You sold us out, at least tell us what your price was."
"You'll find my price surprising, Mina," Erin replied, "Perhaps beyond your understanding even but we'll see when the time comes. Oh, the enamel absorbs energy so even your love-based attacks will be defused. I wish I could have studied you longer, but there may be time for that too."
The rest had woken up and Rei still sat against the wall in the back. Lita stood up and glared at Erin, "So what happens now, huh? What is the Celest doing if it plans to kill us."
"I convinced the Celest to kill all the scouts at once, the New York bunch too," Erin smiled, "It can handle them itself, it thinks."
"Erin, what do you mean other scouts?" Serena cooed, "Just who are you."
"Now's a good intermission to explain that," Erin shrugged, still watching his computer, "This planet has tuned into your life energy, as you tune with each other's, and calls fighters to help you when you need it. There are two poles to this energy field, one here in Tokyo and another in New York. This pole has the Moon Princess and the senshi so invaders are naturally drawn to its incredible power. Its one stop shopping for those on a power trip, and thanks to you it's usually the last stop."
Erin paused for a moment and began again, "I'm from the New York office, these invaders have gotten global attention you know. We've monitored your houses, your schools, you bodies, and we're working on your minds too, to help you when you need it. Now you do. You fought the celest before, beat it, and it came back again. I think I know why. Enter us here now. Questions?"
"Yeah," Lita snapped, "If you're helping us, why did you help the Celest?"
"To get here," Erin said calmly, "The secret to the Celest's immortality rest here, I'm sure of it, and I had to get inside." Erin's computer beeped and Erin closed it and stood up, "The celest is over the Atlantic Ocean now, the intermission is over. Step away from the bars please." The scouts did, unsure of what would happen. Erin pulled a metallic rose, griping its stem between two fingers and flung it at the gate. Its stem plunged through the grating and the frame dissipated in seconds. The scouts looked at Erin for a moment.
"Its nano-disassemblers," Rei explained mournfully. Amy looked between the two until she finally sat down.
Serena crouched down in front of Rei and their eyes met. Serena started, "What's wrong Rei? You sound so sad. And how did you know about the nino-whatsits anyway?"
"Nano-disassemblers," Amy corrected and the scouts looked at her. Amy continued, "I read about them a few weeks ago and thought they were science fiction. Long story short, really tiny machines pull atoms apart. The actual machines see our skin as a large wire fence."
"The Celest is passing over Europe as we speak; if we're going to do anything, now is the time."