Chapter 2: Surprises at Home
The "former" sailor scouts were now discussing what happened. "I think we were sent to some parallel dimension. It's very similar to ours but there are also important differences." said Amy.
"What kind of differences?" asked Lita.
"Well for one thing the world seems to be a generation ahead of ours; though it's the same year as in our dimension we, and probably everyone else our age we know, is middle aged instead of teenaged."
"What about us not being Sailor Scouts and those kids?" said Raye.
"I think one of them was Rini." said Serena. "I don't know about us not having our powers or who the other scouts are but maybe she can help us."
"I'm not sure about that." said Amy.
"Come again?" said Mina.
"We came here when that monster's dark energy mixed with energy of the Silver Crystal. Now that he's gone we lost that part of the equation."
"Are you saying we could be stuck here forever?!" cried Serena.
"Not necessarily. If only we had access to my computer I may be able to figure a way out of here."
"What about us?" said Mina. "I mean the versions of us that are from this dimension what happened to them?"
"I think we can safely assume that they're in our dimension."
"So our middle aged counter parts are teenagers and sailor scouts?" said Raye. "That hardly seems fair."
"But they probably don't know anything about this. If the enemy in our dimension attacks again and they get killed we could really be stuck here."
"We can't do anything about that." said Lita. "All we can do for right now is blend in until Serena talks with Rini."
"I agree it seems she's the leader of what I would like to call the Parallel Sailor Scouts. We better find out more about our alternate selves."
Serena looked at a nearby table and saw a set of five purses. "Those must be ours." She rummaged through a pink purse that was cluttered inside. "This must be mine." She pulled out a business card and an ID card. "According to these I'm a thirty-seven year old realtor and thankfully my house is at the same place." The others began rummaging through their purses.
"I'm a doctor." said Amy. "That's great!"
"I don't see any business cards." said Raye. "But from these charms in my purse I can tell I'm a priestess."
"Well looks like I run a combination flower shop/bakery." said Lita.
"Mind if I come over for cake while we're here?" asked Serena.
"Well I run a cosmetics store." said Mina.
"Ok, we got each others numbers on speed dial on our cell phones so we can reach each other without our communicators." said Serena. "I'll talk to Rini and see if she can arrange an introduction with her friends."
"Uh, guys..." said Mina. "I just noticed that I'm wearing a wedding ring." She held up her left hand and showed it to the others. They all held up their hands and saw they each had a wedding ring. "How do we handle this?"
"As it comes I guess." said Amy. "Just be prepared for surprises."
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Serena took a deep breath as she stepped up to the front door. "Ok, here goes." She unlocked the door and stepped in; it appeared to be normal enough. "Hello is anyone home?"
"Welcome home dear." said Darien.
{I'm married to Darien, yes! The dream is a reality!} Serena thought. "Have you seen Rini?"
"We haven't called her that for a few years now. Serenity should be home..." The door bell rang. "Right now."
Serena went back to the door but was shocked when she opened it. Rini was there all right, but she was fifteen. "Hi Mom, Hi Dad! Forgot my keys! Gotta do my homework!"
{Rini's a teenager?! This ruins everything!!} "Wait a minute!" said Serena.
"What?" said the teenage Rini.
Serena paused for a moment. "Did you have a good day?"
"Oh yeah, I got something I want to tell you at dinner!" She then dashed upstairs.
"Serenity grew up so fast. It seems like only yesterday that we brought her home from the hospital and calling her small lady." said Darien. "So aren't you going to fix dinner? It's your night to do it."
Serena hesitated. {I not a good cook, but I gotta do it to keep him from getting on to me.} "I'll get right on it."
"Mom!" Serenity yelled from upstairs.
"After I see what her problem is."
She went upstairs to what normally was her room. She opened the door and found that the floor was covered with bras and Serenity was trying to open her closet. "Karen was going through my bra drawer again! Why do I have to have a brat like her for a sister?!"
{I have another daughter?!} "Uh...Karen would you come out please?"
The closet opened and an eight year old girl with red eyes and pink hair done in two wispy pig tails each coming from two rabbit ear buns, one behind the other, peeked out. "You are so dead you little spore!" Serenity said.
"Let me handle this. Karen you know you're not supposed to go through your sister's things."
"I'm sorry." said Karen.
"How about you help me fix dinner as punishment and let your sister do her homework." {Maybe it won't be as bad if she helps.}
"That's it?!" said Serenity. "Aren't you going to spank her or take away her video games?!"
"Clean this up and then do your homework."
Serenity was muttering to herself as Serena and Karen left. "I could have been an only child, but noooo. I had to have a friend, a companion, a playmate, a little sister."
"Everything ok?" asked Darien as they came down.
"Karen here was going through Serenity's bra drawer." said Serena.
"No dessert after dinner." Darien said to Karen.
"Awwww." moaned Karen.
"Come on lets cook dinner." said Serena. {How am I going to tell the guys that Rini...Serenity can't possibly be Sailor Moon?}
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Amy entered her apartment and looked around. "Looks like I did ok for myself."
She went into the living room and saw an eight year old girl sitting on the couch reading a book. The girl looked up from her book; she had blue hair, blue eyes and wore glasses. "Hi Mommy!" she said before going back to her book.
{Mommy?!}
The door then opened and Greg came through. "Amy, Alice, I'm home!"
{I'm married to Greg, I can handle that.}
"Hi Daddy!" said Alice.
"So did you have a good day honey?" asked Amy.
"Boring actually, only one person came for a regular check-up. I missed you at work."
"Well I'm here now."
"We better get dinner started."
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Raye walk up the steps she had countless times before, yet they weren't the same steps. She walked into the shrine and saw Chad was in the kitchen chopping up vegetables for dinner. "I see you're back from your weekly meeting with your friends." He said.
"Yes." {He looks so different, shorter hair and shaven. I guess my other self must have whipped him into shape.}
"You better head into the living room. Remember you promised Rachel that you'd play tea party with her."
"Of course I didn't forget." {Even though I have no idea who Rachel is.}
She went into the living room and found an eight year old girl with violet eyes purple highlighted black hair kneeling next to a toy tea set. "Ready to start Mommy?"
{I'm a mother?! Rachel is the daughter of me and Chad?} "Uh...Sure honey."
They sat down and Rachel poured imaginary tea into plastic cups. "I really like doing this with you."
"I like doing this too." {This is going to be a long tea party.}
###
Lita stood in front of the door to her apartment. "Here I am again, in front of my lonely apartment." She then gave another glance at her wedding ring. "Well it won't be as lonely now."
She opened the door and was rushed by an eight year old girl with green eyes and red hair done up in a ponytail. "Mommy, Mommy I got an A on my math test today!"
Lita looked at test that had a red A on it. "I'm so proud of you Lisa!" {I wasn't expecting to have a kid. Good thing that her name is on this test!}
Lita then felt a hand on her shoulder and a peck on her check. "How's my sweetheart?" said Ken.
{Ken's my husband?! I never thought of him as anything more than a friend.} "Great; Lisa got an A on her math test."
"Well then I guess someone's going to get their favorite for dinner." Ken said to Lisa.
"Macaroni and cheese!" said Lisa as she ran to her room.
"I better get cooking then." said Lita. {Being married to Ken will take some getting used to.}
###
Mina opened the door to her house and smelled something wonderful being cooked. {That smells tasty!}
She walked straight to the kitchen and found Jamie was there cooking. "Welcome home sugar. How was the weekly meeting with your friends?"
{I knew Jamie couldn't resist me!} "Same old stuff. Mind if I watch TV while you cook?"
"No problem. Marie's already in the living room watching cartoons."
{Marie?}
Mina went into the living room and saw an eight year old girl with long blonde hair and blue eyes watching a cartoon about a girl who could talk to ghosts. She turned around and saw Mina. "Oh hi Mommy."
{I'm a mother...} "Hi Marie, mind if watch with you?"
"No I wouldn't."
Mina sat down on the floor. {She's a pretty girl, but she has my genes so why wouldn't she be?}
###
"Dinner's ready!" said Serena.
"Good I'm starving!" said Darien.
"I half expected it to have frosting since you had the junk food princess help." said Serenity.
"Take that back!" said Karen.
"It's true. You're always eating, whatever you find you just stuff down the bottomless pit in your stomach."
"Mommy!"
"Can't we have a nice dinner?" said Serena. "Serenity what was your big news?"
"Oh!" said Serenity. "Get this; Destined Fire is going to be on Talent Quest next Friday!"
"That show where normally sane people embarrass themselves on nationwide TV?" said Darien.
"Who's Destined Fire?" Serena asked.
"The pop band that me, Melissa, Hotaru and Diana started; what planet have you've been on?!"
"How can a kitten be a part of your band?"
"Diana's not a kitten; her parents Luna and Artemis run the cat shelter!"
"Serenity you know that your mother gets forgetful when she's had a busy day." said Darien.
"Anyway my plan is now foolproof. We go on Talent Quest and get discovered, then we sign multimillion dollar contracts taking classes while on tour, and then when I get old enough I'll ask Helios to marry me!"
"But what if it doesn't go well?"
"It will go well; we're going to practice at Diana's everyday until the big night."
"Why would you go there?" said Karen. "It's scary with all the cats."
"Well I'm not Ailurophobic like you."
"What does Ailurpfom; whatever that word is means?"
"It means that you are afraid of cats." (Ailurophobia is the fear of cats.)
"Well they're scary."
"If you're a weenie."
"I am not a weenie!"
"I had just about enough of this!" said Serena. "As long as you girls live in this house and under my rules you two will respect each other!" {Oh my god I sounded just like Mom does when Sammy and I fight!}
"Sorry Mom." said Serenity.
"Sorry Mommy." said Karen.
"Good." said Serena.
After dinner they all watched a little TV and then went to bed. "Can't wait till tomorrow night." said Darien as he lay down on the bed in only his underwear.
"What's tomorrow night?" Serena. She only wore a bra and underwear herself.
"Saturday night, our night for lovemaking."
Serena blushed. "Oh Saturday...yep can't wait!" {I gotta get out of here, though I may look like her I'm not his wife!}
###
Serenity was looking at a picture of her friends in her room. "Won't be long, Superstardom here we come!"
Things were not as well is Karen's room. She was dressed in her Pajamas looking at the full moon and taking to it. "I know that Mommy and Daddy love me, but it doesn't seem like anyone else does. My sister is always picking on me and my friends think I'm useless, even after we got our wands from the white lady. They say I'm a clumsy scardy cat and anyone of them can be a better leader than me. They also say they only tolerated me in the first place because their mommies are friends of my mommy. I'm not sure if I'm the right one to use your power." She then placed something on her nightstand. It was a pink wand that had pink crystal ball with a crescent moon in it on top of it. "I'm not sure if I can be Sailor Moon anymore."
The "former" sailor scouts were now discussing what happened. "I think we were sent to some parallel dimension. It's very similar to ours but there are also important differences." said Amy.
"What kind of differences?" asked Lita.
"Well for one thing the world seems to be a generation ahead of ours; though it's the same year as in our dimension we, and probably everyone else our age we know, is middle aged instead of teenaged."
"What about us not being Sailor Scouts and those kids?" said Raye.
"I think one of them was Rini." said Serena. "I don't know about us not having our powers or who the other scouts are but maybe she can help us."
"I'm not sure about that." said Amy.
"Come again?" said Mina.
"We came here when that monster's dark energy mixed with energy of the Silver Crystal. Now that he's gone we lost that part of the equation."
"Are you saying we could be stuck here forever?!" cried Serena.
"Not necessarily. If only we had access to my computer I may be able to figure a way out of here."
"What about us?" said Mina. "I mean the versions of us that are from this dimension what happened to them?"
"I think we can safely assume that they're in our dimension."
"So our middle aged counter parts are teenagers and sailor scouts?" said Raye. "That hardly seems fair."
"But they probably don't know anything about this. If the enemy in our dimension attacks again and they get killed we could really be stuck here."
"We can't do anything about that." said Lita. "All we can do for right now is blend in until Serena talks with Rini."
"I agree it seems she's the leader of what I would like to call the Parallel Sailor Scouts. We better find out more about our alternate selves."
Serena looked at a nearby table and saw a set of five purses. "Those must be ours." She rummaged through a pink purse that was cluttered inside. "This must be mine." She pulled out a business card and an ID card. "According to these I'm a thirty-seven year old realtor and thankfully my house is at the same place." The others began rummaging through their purses.
"I'm a doctor." said Amy. "That's great!"
"I don't see any business cards." said Raye. "But from these charms in my purse I can tell I'm a priestess."
"Well looks like I run a combination flower shop/bakery." said Lita.
"Mind if I come over for cake while we're here?" asked Serena.
"Well I run a cosmetics store." said Mina.
"Ok, we got each others numbers on speed dial on our cell phones so we can reach each other without our communicators." said Serena. "I'll talk to Rini and see if she can arrange an introduction with her friends."
"Uh, guys..." said Mina. "I just noticed that I'm wearing a wedding ring." She held up her left hand and showed it to the others. They all held up their hands and saw they each had a wedding ring. "How do we handle this?"
"As it comes I guess." said Amy. "Just be prepared for surprises."
###
Serena took a deep breath as she stepped up to the front door. "Ok, here goes." She unlocked the door and stepped in; it appeared to be normal enough. "Hello is anyone home?"
"Welcome home dear." said Darien.
{I'm married to Darien, yes! The dream is a reality!} Serena thought. "Have you seen Rini?"
"We haven't called her that for a few years now. Serenity should be home..." The door bell rang. "Right now."
Serena went back to the door but was shocked when she opened it. Rini was there all right, but she was fifteen. "Hi Mom, Hi Dad! Forgot my keys! Gotta do my homework!"
{Rini's a teenager?! This ruins everything!!} "Wait a minute!" said Serena.
"What?" said the teenage Rini.
Serena paused for a moment. "Did you have a good day?"
"Oh yeah, I got something I want to tell you at dinner!" She then dashed upstairs.
"Serenity grew up so fast. It seems like only yesterday that we brought her home from the hospital and calling her small lady." said Darien. "So aren't you going to fix dinner? It's your night to do it."
Serena hesitated. {I not a good cook, but I gotta do it to keep him from getting on to me.} "I'll get right on it."
"Mom!" Serenity yelled from upstairs.
"After I see what her problem is."
She went upstairs to what normally was her room. She opened the door and found that the floor was covered with bras and Serenity was trying to open her closet. "Karen was going through my bra drawer again! Why do I have to have a brat like her for a sister?!"
{I have another daughter?!} "Uh...Karen would you come out please?"
The closet opened and an eight year old girl with red eyes and pink hair done in two wispy pig tails each coming from two rabbit ear buns, one behind the other, peeked out. "You are so dead you little spore!" Serenity said.
"Let me handle this. Karen you know you're not supposed to go through your sister's things."
"I'm sorry." said Karen.
"How about you help me fix dinner as punishment and let your sister do her homework." {Maybe it won't be as bad if she helps.}
"That's it?!" said Serenity. "Aren't you going to spank her or take away her video games?!"
"Clean this up and then do your homework."
Serenity was muttering to herself as Serena and Karen left. "I could have been an only child, but noooo. I had to have a friend, a companion, a playmate, a little sister."
"Everything ok?" asked Darien as they came down.
"Karen here was going through Serenity's bra drawer." said Serena.
"No dessert after dinner." Darien said to Karen.
"Awwww." moaned Karen.
"Come on lets cook dinner." said Serena. {How am I going to tell the guys that Rini...Serenity can't possibly be Sailor Moon?}
###
Amy entered her apartment and looked around. "Looks like I did ok for myself."
She went into the living room and saw an eight year old girl sitting on the couch reading a book. The girl looked up from her book; she had blue hair, blue eyes and wore glasses. "Hi Mommy!" she said before going back to her book.
{Mommy?!}
The door then opened and Greg came through. "Amy, Alice, I'm home!"
{I'm married to Greg, I can handle that.}
"Hi Daddy!" said Alice.
"So did you have a good day honey?" asked Amy.
"Boring actually, only one person came for a regular check-up. I missed you at work."
"Well I'm here now."
"We better get dinner started."
###
Raye walk up the steps she had countless times before, yet they weren't the same steps. She walked into the shrine and saw Chad was in the kitchen chopping up vegetables for dinner. "I see you're back from your weekly meeting with your friends." He said.
"Yes." {He looks so different, shorter hair and shaven. I guess my other self must have whipped him into shape.}
"You better head into the living room. Remember you promised Rachel that you'd play tea party with her."
"Of course I didn't forget." {Even though I have no idea who Rachel is.}
She went into the living room and found an eight year old girl with violet eyes purple highlighted black hair kneeling next to a toy tea set. "Ready to start Mommy?"
{I'm a mother?! Rachel is the daughter of me and Chad?} "Uh...Sure honey."
They sat down and Rachel poured imaginary tea into plastic cups. "I really like doing this with you."
"I like doing this too." {This is going to be a long tea party.}
###
Lita stood in front of the door to her apartment. "Here I am again, in front of my lonely apartment." She then gave another glance at her wedding ring. "Well it won't be as lonely now."
She opened the door and was rushed by an eight year old girl with green eyes and red hair done up in a ponytail. "Mommy, Mommy I got an A on my math test today!"
Lita looked at test that had a red A on it. "I'm so proud of you Lisa!" {I wasn't expecting to have a kid. Good thing that her name is on this test!}
Lita then felt a hand on her shoulder and a peck on her check. "How's my sweetheart?" said Ken.
{Ken's my husband?! I never thought of him as anything more than a friend.} "Great; Lisa got an A on her math test."
"Well then I guess someone's going to get their favorite for dinner." Ken said to Lisa.
"Macaroni and cheese!" said Lisa as she ran to her room.
"I better get cooking then." said Lita. {Being married to Ken will take some getting used to.}
###
Mina opened the door to her house and smelled something wonderful being cooked. {That smells tasty!}
She walked straight to the kitchen and found Jamie was there cooking. "Welcome home sugar. How was the weekly meeting with your friends?"
{I knew Jamie couldn't resist me!} "Same old stuff. Mind if I watch TV while you cook?"
"No problem. Marie's already in the living room watching cartoons."
{Marie?}
Mina went into the living room and saw an eight year old girl with long blonde hair and blue eyes watching a cartoon about a girl who could talk to ghosts. She turned around and saw Mina. "Oh hi Mommy."
{I'm a mother...} "Hi Marie, mind if watch with you?"
"No I wouldn't."
Mina sat down on the floor. {She's a pretty girl, but she has my genes so why wouldn't she be?}
###
"Dinner's ready!" said Serena.
"Good I'm starving!" said Darien.
"I half expected it to have frosting since you had the junk food princess help." said Serenity.
"Take that back!" said Karen.
"It's true. You're always eating, whatever you find you just stuff down the bottomless pit in your stomach."
"Mommy!"
"Can't we have a nice dinner?" said Serena. "Serenity what was your big news?"
"Oh!" said Serenity. "Get this; Destined Fire is going to be on Talent Quest next Friday!"
"That show where normally sane people embarrass themselves on nationwide TV?" said Darien.
"Who's Destined Fire?" Serena asked.
"The pop band that me, Melissa, Hotaru and Diana started; what planet have you've been on?!"
"How can a kitten be a part of your band?"
"Diana's not a kitten; her parents Luna and Artemis run the cat shelter!"
"Serenity you know that your mother gets forgetful when she's had a busy day." said Darien.
"Anyway my plan is now foolproof. We go on Talent Quest and get discovered, then we sign multimillion dollar contracts taking classes while on tour, and then when I get old enough I'll ask Helios to marry me!"
"But what if it doesn't go well?"
"It will go well; we're going to practice at Diana's everyday until the big night."
"Why would you go there?" said Karen. "It's scary with all the cats."
"Well I'm not Ailurophobic like you."
"What does Ailurpfom; whatever that word is means?"
"It means that you are afraid of cats." (Ailurophobia is the fear of cats.)
"Well they're scary."
"If you're a weenie."
"I am not a weenie!"
"I had just about enough of this!" said Serena. "As long as you girls live in this house and under my rules you two will respect each other!" {Oh my god I sounded just like Mom does when Sammy and I fight!}
"Sorry Mom." said Serenity.
"Sorry Mommy." said Karen.
"Good." said Serena.
After dinner they all watched a little TV and then went to bed. "Can't wait till tomorrow night." said Darien as he lay down on the bed in only his underwear.
"What's tomorrow night?" Serena. She only wore a bra and underwear herself.
"Saturday night, our night for lovemaking."
Serena blushed. "Oh Saturday...yep can't wait!" {I gotta get out of here, though I may look like her I'm not his wife!}
###
Serenity was looking at a picture of her friends in her room. "Won't be long, Superstardom here we come!"
Things were not as well is Karen's room. She was dressed in her Pajamas looking at the full moon and taking to it. "I know that Mommy and Daddy love me, but it doesn't seem like anyone else does. My sister is always picking on me and my friends think I'm useless, even after we got our wands from the white lady. They say I'm a clumsy scardy cat and anyone of them can be a better leader than me. They also say they only tolerated me in the first place because their mommies are friends of my mommy. I'm not sure if I'm the right one to use your power." She then placed something on her nightstand. It was a pink wand that had pink crystal ball with a crescent moon in it on top of it. "I'm not sure if I can be Sailor Moon anymore."