As soon as Hotaru opened the frontdoor of her house, she felt dizzy. She sensed an evil aura coming out. It felt hot. Hotaru walked in and put her jacket away. When she climbed the stairs, that feeling began to grow stronger and stronger. She reached her bedroom, and saw the necklace Chibi-Usa gave to her lying on her pillow. She didn't understand what it was doing there, but as soon as she grabbed it, she fainted.
"Welcome."
Hotaru
looked around."It's
a pleasure to finally meet you, Sailor Saturn."
She turned
around and saw a man approaching her.
"Who...
Who are you? And how do you know me?"
"You
don't know? I'm Takashi, servant of Silence."
"Servant
of... Silence?"
"Yes.
I'm the long lost servant of the former ruler of silence. Because
you're the princess of Saturn, I have to serve you."
"You
mean... You served my family... my former family?"
"Yes, I
did. I want to meet you, Sailor Saturn. I'm here in Tokyo. Tomorrow
at 12.00am in the central parc. Be there, and bring the necklace with
you."
Takashi
dissapeared, and Hotaru woke up lying in her bed. She looked around.
What was this stranger talking about?
Hotaru
grabbed the phone, and called to Chibi-Usa.
"Hello,
here the Tsukino residence."
It was
Usagi.
"Can I
talk to Chibi-Usa? It's urgent."
"I'll
see if I can get her away from her new comic book..."
After some
second Hotaru heared some screaming. As soon as Chibi-Usa answered
the phone, she heared a tired Chibi-Usa.
"Chibi-Usa
here."
"What
was that screaming?"
"Usagi
tried to get my comicbook, but she didn't succeed!"
"Ah, I
see... But I'm getting off topic. Chibi-Usa, I want you to come to
me as soon as possible."
"I'll
be there!"
As soon as
Chibi-Usa arrived, Hotaru told her about the stranger who she has
been speaking to. They found it very weird, so they decided to take
precautions. Finally they came to a solution. Chibi-Usa, Setsuna and
Usagi would come with Hotaru, and watch over her. Setsuna and Usagi
agreed on that.
"Too bad
the others can't come," said Hotaru.
"Yeah,"
said Chibi-Usa, "I hope Michiru's performance won't be spoiled
by us doing this."
As soon as
they gathered in the parc they took their places. Setsuna was near
the lake, while Usagi was watching the north. Chibi-Usa watched the
south. Hotaru walked towards the lake, and saw the man of that weird
dream sitting on a bench on the west coast.
"I see
you've came."
He stood
up and walked towards Hotaru.
"Would
you like some ice-cream? I saw someone selling those a few steps from
here."
"Yes,
thank you."
While they
where eating some icecreams on a bench, Hotaru asked: "Why am I
here, Takashi?"
"Because
I want to tell you something. That necklace you brought with contains
special powers. It has even more power as the Silence Glaive, but it
ran a bit out of control. There is a demon around here who is trying
to get it in hands. I'm afraid I can't guard it any longer. Last
time I saw him, he almost killed me, but he didn't succeed."
He sighs,
and laid his hand on Hotaru's shoulder. I want you to guard it,
Hotaru."
Hotaru
looked him in the eyes, not knowing what to do.
"You
have your doubts, don't you? It's not that hard to guard it. You
only need to wear it, that's the only way it can't be stolen. I
have no rights wearing it, it's a royal emblem of Saturn. Only the
ones with the royal blood in their vanes can guard it without getting
in danger."
A few
minutes they remained silent. The birds where the only sound beaking
through this very moment. Hotaru stared to the ground, and made her
decision.
"I'll
do it!"
