Oh! And sorry about the way the last chapter looked. I didn't intend for it to be in all CAPITOL LETTERS. I'll fix it when I get the chance.
CHAPTER 2
their flesh fled from their bones
and with a horrid cry,
the undead rose again!
an invincible army
who would suffer the living!
Serena's eyes slammed open as she bolted upright. A cold sweat dotted her upper lip and brow. She released a ragged breath and moved to silence her blarring alarm. She shivered. That dream was a foreshadow of things to come. She had to warn the others about it.
SHe threw the covers off her and left her room. She went to the kitchen and dug through her purse. Finding what she sought, Serena flipped open her communicator and pressed the button for her second-in-command.
Venus.
After a moment, an image of the blonde appeared on the screen. She yawned; having just woken as well.
"What's going on, Serena?"
"Call the rest of the inners. We're having a Sailor Meeting at the Tomoe Mansion. It's Urgent."
"I'm on it!" Mina gave a thumbs up and her image vanished.
Serena hit a second button on her communicator. She knew already that she was going to regret this call. Waking the leader of the Outter Soldiers on a Saturday was dangerous.
Uranus.
"You'd better have a good reason for this 8:30 wake-up call." Amara's image appeared on the screen. She was frowning and looked as though she hadn't slept. Serena ignored her bitterness.
"I'm calling a Sailor Meeting." Amara's expression changed to shock as she absorbed those words. "The Inners and I will be there shortly."
"Serena, What is this about?"
"A premmonition. I'll let you know when I get there." With that, Serena disconnected. She sighed and turned back to her bedroom to get dressed.
It was going to be a long day.
"What premmonition?" Michelle asked the instant Serena entered the room. The Moon Princess shook her head and took a seat in the living room. She looked arround, noting the absence on one... Pluto. This would be hard to do witout her advice.
"Are you going to tell us why you summoned us here, or are you just going to sit there and stare at us?" Raye asked, clicking a lighter shut. Serena smirked.
"I had hoped that Pluto would be joining us. Her advice would be useful right now."
"We tried to contact her, but got no answer." Hotaru answered quietly. "But maybe we could be enough help."
"Tell us what you saw, then we can help." Amara replied with a smile.
"I didn't actually see anything. It was just this voice whispering in my ear." Serena said, looking down at her hands.
"What did the voice say?" Mina asked, moving closer.
"'The flesh fled from their bones; and with a horrid cry; the undead rose again; an invincible army; who would suffer the living.'"
"What the heck is that supposed to mean? 'Suffer the living'?" Amara asked, looking at Michelle. The Water Soldier shrugged, but remained silent.
"I'm curious as to what the voice sounded like." Amy said, looking to Serena.
"Well... It kind of sounded like Seiya's voice."
"Seiya?" Amara siad, sounding offended by the name.
"Do you think he's trying to send a message to you?" Lita asked, toying with a strand of hair.
"It's possible. 'Suffer the living' does sound like a threat." Amy replied quietly.
"Is there any way we can contact them?" Serena asked, first looking to her Outter Soldiers, then to Amy.
"There might be a way... the problem would be finding some sort of amplifier strong enough to streach across galaxies. Then the problem would be finding the correct frequency..."
"What about a Sailor Teleport?" Mina offered.
"It's too dangerous. Even with all of us teleporting, we wouldn't be able to traverse galaxies. And we don't even know where their planet is." Amara answered.
"So there is no way to contact them." Raye deadpanned, flipping her lighter open and lighting it before quickly closing it. Then she got an idea. "I could try to use the Great Fire in the Shrine. Send a message that way. It wouldn't be very long though..."
"Right now, that's the only card we have to play." Serena said getting to her feet. "Go ahead and try it, Raye. Anybody have anything else?"
"I'll work on boosting our communicator range. We'll work on finding a frequency later." Amy replied, removing a notepad from her pocket. Serena nodded her approval.
"Oh crap! At this rate, I'll be late for the photo shoot! Sorry guys, Gotta book it! Keep me updated!" Mina called, sprinting out the door. Everyone chuckled at the blonde's antics.
"If nobody else has anything, this meeting's over. And just in time too. Some of us have to work." Serena smiled at Lita. The brunette sighed.
"Saturday's our busiest day, too, Especially with two-for-one burgers."
"Michelle and I might stop by for lunch then." Amara smiled teasingly. Lita shrugged her indifference and headed for the door. Serena followed.
A few minutes later, the last two Inner Soldiers departed leaving the three Outer Soldiers. Amara sighed and took Michelle's hand in her's.
"The winds shifted last night."
"Something happened?"
"The Sailor Soldiers are needed again."
There it was.
Earth.
The first time we set eyes on that lonely, blue planet, we thought it was an uninhabited, pathetic, mudball. We were wrong. At first we dispised everything about it: the lesser gravity, the shorter days, the yellow star, and all that green. It got to us though, and after we left to rebuild Kinmoku, we found ourselves reminicing about that very mudball... and it's Senshi. Now that we were returning, it felt weird... almost like we belong there.
But nothing lasts forever.
This was a short visit; a quick mission.
At least we get to see them again...
So why was my communicator beeping?
"Hey, Serena, ya get a moment, some bloke wants to see ya." Australlian exchange student, Trinity said with a smile. She directed Serena's attention to a sandy-haired blonde at table nine. Serena smirked, knowing Amara would love the title 'bloke'.
"Thanks. Tell her I'll be there in a moment, would you?"
"Her?" Trinity looked abashed. "Bloody good lookin' her!"
Serena could only laugh as she watched Trinity walk away. She finished cashing out a new waitress, wished her a good day, and proceeded to Amara.
"I heard I'm a bloke now." Amara laughed as Serena sat down.
"Yeah, and she thinks you're hot, too." Serena joked, stealing a french fry.
"You tell her I"m taken?"
"No, I'll leave you the job of breaking her heart."
"Cruel of you." Amara took a bite of her cheesburger.
"Why are you here, and where's Michelle?" Serena stole annother fry.
"Bathroom. And we need to talk."
"About what, exactly?"
"Did you sense something last night?"
"At, oh, say, four in the morning? Yeah. Why?"
"The winds shifted then, too. Something's happening."
"I've no doubt. The question is... What?"
"Right now, only time will tell."
"Speaking of time, did you get a hold of Trista?"
"Still M.I.A., I'm afraid." Michelle answered, slidding into the seat next to Serena. "It worries me that we haven't heard from her in so long."
"Me too."
"But we do have good news. It seems Raye managed to send a quick message to the Starlights' Princess." Amara replied a bit scornfully.
"Quick was right. Her exact words were, 'Contact Earth'." Michelle smirked.
"Hopefully they'll get the message and contact us, then." Serena said standing up.
"Just so long as they don't land here." Amara retorted biting into her burger. Serena scowled.
"You still owe them for protecting me when you couldn't. And what if coming here is the only way to contact us?" Amara shrugged and watched as her princess walked off.
"She's right, you know." Michelle whispered.
"Yeah, I know. I just don't want to have Seiya chasing after her again."
"I get the feeling, this time, he won't be the one doing the chasing."
Author's note: Whew! That took a while! I hope you guys enjoyed it. Unfortunately, I won't be able to get annother chapter up tonight. I'll try again next week. Feel free to Respond or Flame.