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Chibiusa couldn't stop looking at everything around her. Her parents had told her so much about the 20th Century, but she had never seen any pictures of what it was actually like. Those had all been destroyed in the great freezing.
And everything was so.alive. In Crystal Tokyo it was beautiful, and wonderful, and.incredibly boring. It was nice to see all of the grass that was growing naturally by the side of the road instead of carefully cultivated. And it was wonderful to look at the trees, and know that she's not in a garden. The 20th Century teemed with untamed life that filled the small 5 year old with wonder and delight.
And then there was the fact that she was holding hands with Sailor Venus, only not at the same time. In the future she mainly only saw the sailor scouts in their sailor form, and only very rarely untransformed. And Mina looked so different than she did in the future! She couldn't wait to see what her mommy and daddy looked like when they were still only teenagers!
But there was this strange feeling that she had as she walked along. Something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
And she was so filled with excitement that she didn't stop to wonder whey Mina was gripping her hand so tightly.as if she would never let go.
***
Ami sat on the floor of the temple. She was only minimally surprised to see that it hadn't changed since she had been here last. With everything else that had been happening over the past few months, the temple seemed immune alteration.
But the silence attested to the change greater than anything else could. Where there would once be a room of laughing girls all chatting together, eating, and having a good time there sat only 3 girls trying not to look at the people they had avoided for so long. Ever since Usagi had 'left' they had barely talked to one another, or anyone who reminded them of their old friend. So instead of the three best friends who had once sat there, there were only three girls who were practically strangers.
Ami glanced over Makoto, who sat across from her. She was glaring off into space, obviously trying to think up what could have brought them all here. Mina hadn't said anything but that it was important, and if there had been an attack she would have told them. So that left them all wondering.what could it be?
Rei was also trying not to look at either of them. She had no expression on her face whatsoever, so Ami had no idea what she might be thinking. And it was so strange to see them again after so long, Ami wanted nothing more than to once more reach out to them. To be friends with them once more, but neither of them seemed interested, and so Ami just sat there not making a sound other than her quiet breathing.
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Heero sat cradling the small medallion in his hands. It was warm to the touch, and was created of a stone of the purest black that he had never seen before. There was nothing to mar the perfection of the striking dragon that was engraved on the surface, and for some reason he gained a small amount of comfort from just having it with him.
And while he sat and pretended to be otherwise occupied, his thoughts were frantically trying to think up something to say to the 4 people who were all looking at him like he was some sort of strange breed of alien. He knew that they wanted answers to what had happened a few days ago, and so far he had managed to put it off by saying that he was too tired, and telling them they should wait until Duo was better. But now he had 4 relatively angry, and confused strangers who were all looking at him for answers.answers the he couldn't give.
He knew that Usagi never told anyone about her other life in her world, and she had a perfectly good reason for it too. After all, who would ever believe it? They would simply think that she was crazy, and then she would be alienated from the rest of the world. And there was also the danger of it. How could he give such knowledge to people he didn't even know, but who claimed to know him? Sure, he had a vague idea of who they were. He had a whole new set of memories overlapping his own, but they were indistinguishable, and he couldn't really make it out. He was able to know the names, and a little about each of the Gundam Pilots, but nothing else. Not enough to gift them with the truth.
"Well, are you going to tell us what the hell is going on here or what?" Heero looked up to see the very angry Duo glaring at him, and for some reason he got the general impression this wasn't normal for the braided pilot. Stalling time was over; it was time to tell them what they wanted to know.
He tried to speak in a perfect monotone, striving to act like the perfect soldier they all expected. "What do you want to know?"
Wufei jumped in before anyone else could open their mouths. "We want to know where Amei went!"
Heero tried not to look surprised at the vehemence in the Chinese man's voice, but he honestly had no idea what he was talking about. "What on earth are you talking about? Who's this Amei?"
"Oh, don't pretend you don't know. You seemed to know her perfectly well when you me up with her." Wufei snidely answered.
Quatre was once more the peacemaker in what could become a dangerous situation. He had no desire at all to see his two friends fight, and Heero was the person he never had to worry about too. After all, he usually pulled his gun on whoever got in his way and that was the end of the discussion.
But they were all so angry. They all, even though Wufei might deny it were touched in a special way by Amei, and with everything that happened.. and they still didn't have any answers. Duo was the worst of all though. He had faced death, and had missed everything that had happened. He had been pacing ever since he had begun to recover, trying to figure out what had occurred. He didn't even bother with any of his pranks or teasing Wufei, which really worried Quatre a great deal. But then again, being shot might do that to a person. And there was something that was nagging him about when Heero had first run in. It was something he had said.
"Guys, didn't Heero call Amei Usagi?" He said it softly just as it came to him. So quietly that he didn't even remember Heero had called the girl they all knew, but didn't at all by a different name.
Heero smiled a small smile at the familiar name. "If you're talking about the girl that healed Duo, then yes, I called her Usagi. That's because her name is Usagi."
Trowa wasn't as surprised as everyone else by the revelation. After all, Usagi had come here under very strange circumstances, and it only made sense that she wouldn't tell them her name. And it also explained why he hadn't been able to find anyone by the name of 'Amei' matching her description on his laptop.
"And if you want to know what happened to Usagi" Heero interjected into all of their thoughts "I can honestly tell you that I have absolutely no idea. You're as much at a loss as I am."
Duo clenched his fists, wanting nothing more than to punch the perfect soldier. Heero knew more than he was telling them, that much was obvious. And even though he hadn't see he scene where Heero and Amei.no.Usagi met up he still could sense the change with the man he thought he knew. It was almost like the perfect soldier was gone.and in his place was a perfect stranger. But that was a crazy thought, and Duo quickly brushed it away and showing intelligence no one would have thought he possessed asked.
"And who exactly is Usagi?"
Heero tried not to wince at the ramifications of the question. Duo might not even know the full extent of what he had just asked. Who is Usagi? That's the one thing he could never tell them, or anyone. It was her secret to tell, not his.
"It's hard to explain exactly who Usagi is. I'm not really certain myself." He artlessly lied like an expert. "We.grew up together, if you can really call it growing up. We were both experiments for Dr. J. for myself; he wanted to see if he could create a perfect soldier. Someone, almost like a machine. Totally loyal to him and without any emotions. Without humanity.But at the same time able to think and react like a person would." He paused for a moment to let that sink in.
"Usagi was another experiment entirely. Dr. J spent many years with different forms of energy, and ever since she was a small child he did something to her. I have no idea what but he somehow gave her the ability to do what you saw. She had this incredible power that came from inside her. An ability to manipulate energy to do as she saw fit. I really don't understand it myself, only that Dr. J wanted her as a weapon. I didn't see her very much when we were children, but when I did, we were the only kids around, and.well, we sorta bonded. She helped me keep my sanity, and I tried to convince her not to kill everyone, including herself. From what I understand, it was very painful when she went in with her sessions with Dr. J. She would always be crying when she came out.and she was just a little girl." He added a slight tremor to his voice in order to enhance the feeling of horror.
Heero glanced around at the faces of the pilots, unsure whether they were buying his crazy tale. But from the looks of anger and disgust on assorted faces he guessed they were swallowing it whole. And as crazy as it might sound, he knew that was far more believable than the truth.
"Wow, man. Sorry I yelled at you. I never knew Dr. J did that to kids. Adults are one thing, but to take a little child and try to turn them into something other than human.it sounds like something from a horror film." Duo had a far off look in his eyes, probably picturing hundreds of babies in soldier uniforms.
"I never really found out what happened to Usagi after that. I went off to become a soldier, and she completely disappeared. I know Dr. J has been looking for her, and I hoped that she had escaped. I never would have guessed she would be here with you guys." Heero quickly shut up after implying his question. The one thing he wanted to know more than anything. He had thought it was impossible to travel through dimensions, and if Usagi had done it once, maybe he could repeat the process.
He wanted to get into their good graces, without seeming so out of character that they would guess he was something else. And he had already talked too much anyway.
"You failed. That's what happened. You said you tried to keep her from harming herself and others, but when first Duo found her, and then when I later found her she was dying from a stab wound in the abdomen. When we asked what happened, she said she had done it herself. And she really didn't like it that we had saved her."
Wufei's prideful voice cut through the silence like a knife, which went straight into Heero's heart.
The world went dark around Heero as his mind slowly assimilated what had just been said. He felt like he was dying inside. Usagi had sought to take her own life, and he knew it was all his fault. He knew that she would take it bad when she found out he had left without even saying goodbye. But he had never dreamed.
The thought that he had done what he did to accomplish a greater good didn't make the ache go away from his soul. His fear at the mere notion of someone hurting the woman he loved was enough, and he nearly went mad watching her boyfriend beat her. But the thought of her doing something like that herself, of willingly attempting to hurt herself was far worse than he had ever imagined he could feel.
And now she was gone from him again. Once more he felt the overwhelming need to be with her, to protect her from the world overcome him. He would find her, and he would take care of her. He would explain that he never wanted to leave her, and he would never do it again. But first he would have to deal with these curious boys, who were far more dangerous than they looked.
***
Chibiusa couldn't shake the nagging feeling at the back of her mind. It was really beginning to get quite annoying. How was she supposed to enjoy her trip to the past, spending time with her friends if her mind was somewhere else.
It was almost dark by the time they reached what Chibiusa guessed was some sort of temple or shrine. And she only knew that was where they were headed because when she had tried to keep walking down the road Mina had just pulled her harshly in that direction. She even seemed irritated that Chibiusa didn't know where she was going. What, was she supposed read minds or something?
Mina still hadn't talked since she had first met up with her, and so it was a surprise when she said. "Wait out here for a minute. I think it might be a good idea to warn everyone." She whispered softly. Almost like she was afraid of being heard.
Chibiusa didn't like it one bit. She was supposed to be having an adventure in the past, and she didn't want to waste any of her time just standing around. After all, she had no idea how long her mommy would let her stay here.
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Mina walked through the door, still in a daze. She had no idea how everyone else would take it, but most likely as badly as she was. After all, how can you tell Chibiusa that her mother is dead? How can any child handle that?
When she walked into the room, the tension could be cut with a knife. As soon as she opened the door she was instantly barraged with questions, and she snapped somewhat out of her stunned state.
"Well, why are we here already?"
"Is something wrong?"
"What are you hiding?"
Came from the respective three girls sitting in the room.
Mina put her hand behind her head, and sweat-dropped. She probably should have told them right away, but it was the sort of thing you need to see to believe after all. And besides, if she had told them they probably wouldn't have bothered to listen to her anyway.
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Chibiusa leaned on the door, trying to hear what was going on inside. She would almost make up some voices.
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"Well, guys, the thing is you're never going to believe what happened today." Mina paused to try to come up with words to explain everything.
"What, let me guess. Your groupies decided they didn't like you anymore and dumped you. Now you're coming running back to us hoping to become friends again." Mina winced at Rei's tone of voice. She had been more and more snappish lately.
But surprisingly Mina didn't get mad; she just blushed, and looked down. "No, it was nothing like that. You see, the thing is."
***
Chibiusa could almost make out Rei's voice, and when Mina started to answer she leaned just a little more.
And fell face first into the room.
Faster than most could see she jumped back on to her feet and started to laugh nervously. Today was a day of strange entrances wasn't it? Her Daddy would have scolded her for not being able to be sneakier, and her Mother would have just laughed.
Finally she looked up, and smiled nervously. "Hi everyone.Uh.Surprise?"
And everyone in the room but Mina promptly fainted.
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Chibiusa couldn't stop looking at everything around her. Her parents had told her so much about the 20th Century, but she had never seen any pictures of what it was actually like. Those had all been destroyed in the great freezing.
And everything was so.alive. In Crystal Tokyo it was beautiful, and wonderful, and.incredibly boring. It was nice to see all of the grass that was growing naturally by the side of the road instead of carefully cultivated. And it was wonderful to look at the trees, and know that she's not in a garden. The 20th Century teemed with untamed life that filled the small 5 year old with wonder and delight.
And then there was the fact that she was holding hands with Sailor Venus, only not at the same time. In the future she mainly only saw the sailor scouts in their sailor form, and only very rarely untransformed. And Mina looked so different than she did in the future! She couldn't wait to see what her mommy and daddy looked like when they were still only teenagers!
But there was this strange feeling that she had as she walked along. Something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
And she was so filled with excitement that she didn't stop to wonder whey Mina was gripping her hand so tightly.as if she would never let go.
***
Ami sat on the floor of the temple. She was only minimally surprised to see that it hadn't changed since she had been here last. With everything else that had been happening over the past few months, the temple seemed immune alteration.
But the silence attested to the change greater than anything else could. Where there would once be a room of laughing girls all chatting together, eating, and having a good time there sat only 3 girls trying not to look at the people they had avoided for so long. Ever since Usagi had 'left' they had barely talked to one another, or anyone who reminded them of their old friend. So instead of the three best friends who had once sat there, there were only three girls who were practically strangers.
Ami glanced over Makoto, who sat across from her. She was glaring off into space, obviously trying to think up what could have brought them all here. Mina hadn't said anything but that it was important, and if there had been an attack she would have told them. So that left them all wondering.what could it be?
Rei was also trying not to look at either of them. She had no expression on her face whatsoever, so Ami had no idea what she might be thinking. And it was so strange to see them again after so long, Ami wanted nothing more than to once more reach out to them. To be friends with them once more, but neither of them seemed interested, and so Ami just sat there not making a sound other than her quiet breathing.
***
Heero sat cradling the small medallion in his hands. It was warm to the touch, and was created of a stone of the purest black that he had never seen before. There was nothing to mar the perfection of the striking dragon that was engraved on the surface, and for some reason he gained a small amount of comfort from just having it with him.
And while he sat and pretended to be otherwise occupied, his thoughts were frantically trying to think up something to say to the 4 people who were all looking at him like he was some sort of strange breed of alien. He knew that they wanted answers to what had happened a few days ago, and so far he had managed to put it off by saying that he was too tired, and telling them they should wait until Duo was better. But now he had 4 relatively angry, and confused strangers who were all looking at him for answers.answers the he couldn't give.
He knew that Usagi never told anyone about her other life in her world, and she had a perfectly good reason for it too. After all, who would ever believe it? They would simply think that she was crazy, and then she would be alienated from the rest of the world. And there was also the danger of it. How could he give such knowledge to people he didn't even know, but who claimed to know him? Sure, he had a vague idea of who they were. He had a whole new set of memories overlapping his own, but they were indistinguishable, and he couldn't really make it out. He was able to know the names, and a little about each of the Gundam Pilots, but nothing else. Not enough to gift them with the truth.
"Well, are you going to tell us what the hell is going on here or what?" Heero looked up to see the very angry Duo glaring at him, and for some reason he got the general impression this wasn't normal for the braided pilot. Stalling time was over; it was time to tell them what they wanted to know.
He tried to speak in a perfect monotone, striving to act like the perfect soldier they all expected. "What do you want to know?"
Wufei jumped in before anyone else could open their mouths. "We want to know where Amei went!"
Heero tried not to look surprised at the vehemence in the Chinese man's voice, but he honestly had no idea what he was talking about. "What on earth are you talking about? Who's this Amei?"
"Oh, don't pretend you don't know. You seemed to know her perfectly well when you me up with her." Wufei snidely answered.
Quatre was once more the peacemaker in what could become a dangerous situation. He had no desire at all to see his two friends fight, and Heero was the person he never had to worry about too. After all, he usually pulled his gun on whoever got in his way and that was the end of the discussion.
But they were all so angry. They all, even though Wufei might deny it were touched in a special way by Amei, and with everything that happened.. and they still didn't have any answers. Duo was the worst of all though. He had faced death, and had missed everything that had happened. He had been pacing ever since he had begun to recover, trying to figure out what had occurred. He didn't even bother with any of his pranks or teasing Wufei, which really worried Quatre a great deal. But then again, being shot might do that to a person. And there was something that was nagging him about when Heero had first run in. It was something he had said.
"Guys, didn't Heero call Amei Usagi?" He said it softly just as it came to him. So quietly that he didn't even remember Heero had called the girl they all knew, but didn't at all by a different name.
Heero smiled a small smile at the familiar name. "If you're talking about the girl that healed Duo, then yes, I called her Usagi. That's because her name is Usagi."
Trowa wasn't as surprised as everyone else by the revelation. After all, Usagi had come here under very strange circumstances, and it only made sense that she wouldn't tell them her name. And it also explained why he hadn't been able to find anyone by the name of 'Amei' matching her description on his laptop.
"And if you want to know what happened to Usagi" Heero interjected into all of their thoughts "I can honestly tell you that I have absolutely no idea. You're as much at a loss as I am."
Duo clenched his fists, wanting nothing more than to punch the perfect soldier. Heero knew more than he was telling them, that much was obvious. And even though he hadn't see he scene where Heero and Amei.no.Usagi met up he still could sense the change with the man he thought he knew. It was almost like the perfect soldier was gone.and in his place was a perfect stranger. But that was a crazy thought, and Duo quickly brushed it away and showing intelligence no one would have thought he possessed asked.
"And who exactly is Usagi?"
Heero tried not to wince at the ramifications of the question. Duo might not even know the full extent of what he had just asked. Who is Usagi? That's the one thing he could never tell them, or anyone. It was her secret to tell, not his.
"It's hard to explain exactly who Usagi is. I'm not really certain myself." He artlessly lied like an expert. "We.grew up together, if you can really call it growing up. We were both experiments for Dr. J. for myself; he wanted to see if he could create a perfect soldier. Someone, almost like a machine. Totally loyal to him and without any emotions. Without humanity.But at the same time able to think and react like a person would." He paused for a moment to let that sink in.
"Usagi was another experiment entirely. Dr. J spent many years with different forms of energy, and ever since she was a small child he did something to her. I have no idea what but he somehow gave her the ability to do what you saw. She had this incredible power that came from inside her. An ability to manipulate energy to do as she saw fit. I really don't understand it myself, only that Dr. J wanted her as a weapon. I didn't see her very much when we were children, but when I did, we were the only kids around, and.well, we sorta bonded. She helped me keep my sanity, and I tried to convince her not to kill everyone, including herself. From what I understand, it was very painful when she went in with her sessions with Dr. J. She would always be crying when she came out.and she was just a little girl." He added a slight tremor to his voice in order to enhance the feeling of horror.
Heero glanced around at the faces of the pilots, unsure whether they were buying his crazy tale. But from the looks of anger and disgust on assorted faces he guessed they were swallowing it whole. And as crazy as it might sound, he knew that was far more believable than the truth.
"Wow, man. Sorry I yelled at you. I never knew Dr. J did that to kids. Adults are one thing, but to take a little child and try to turn them into something other than human.it sounds like something from a horror film." Duo had a far off look in his eyes, probably picturing hundreds of babies in soldier uniforms.
"I never really found out what happened to Usagi after that. I went off to become a soldier, and she completely disappeared. I know Dr. J has been looking for her, and I hoped that she had escaped. I never would have guessed she would be here with you guys." Heero quickly shut up after implying his question. The one thing he wanted to know more than anything. He had thought it was impossible to travel through dimensions, and if Usagi had done it once, maybe he could repeat the process.
He wanted to get into their good graces, without seeming so out of character that they would guess he was something else. And he had already talked too much anyway.
"You failed. That's what happened. You said you tried to keep her from harming herself and others, but when first Duo found her, and then when I later found her she was dying from a stab wound in the abdomen. When we asked what happened, she said she had done it herself. And she really didn't like it that we had saved her."
Wufei's prideful voice cut through the silence like a knife, which went straight into Heero's heart.
The world went dark around Heero as his mind slowly assimilated what had just been said. He felt like he was dying inside. Usagi had sought to take her own life, and he knew it was all his fault. He knew that she would take it bad when she found out he had left without even saying goodbye. But he had never dreamed.
The thought that he had done what he did to accomplish a greater good didn't make the ache go away from his soul. His fear at the mere notion of someone hurting the woman he loved was enough, and he nearly went mad watching her boyfriend beat her. But the thought of her doing something like that herself, of willingly attempting to hurt herself was far worse than he had ever imagined he could feel.
And now she was gone from him again. Once more he felt the overwhelming need to be with her, to protect her from the world overcome him. He would find her, and he would take care of her. He would explain that he never wanted to leave her, and he would never do it again. But first he would have to deal with these curious boys, who were far more dangerous than they looked.
***
Chibiusa couldn't shake the nagging feeling at the back of her mind. It was really beginning to get quite annoying. How was she supposed to enjoy her trip to the past, spending time with her friends if her mind was somewhere else.
It was almost dark by the time they reached what Chibiusa guessed was some sort of temple or shrine. And she only knew that was where they were headed because when she had tried to keep walking down the road Mina had just pulled her harshly in that direction. She even seemed irritated that Chibiusa didn't know where she was going. What, was she supposed read minds or something?
Mina still hadn't talked since she had first met up with her, and so it was a surprise when she said. "Wait out here for a minute. I think it might be a good idea to warn everyone." She whispered softly. Almost like she was afraid of being heard.
Chibiusa didn't like it one bit. She was supposed to be having an adventure in the past, and she didn't want to waste any of her time just standing around. After all, she had no idea how long her mommy would let her stay here.
***
Mina walked through the door, still in a daze. She had no idea how everyone else would take it, but most likely as badly as she was. After all, how can you tell Chibiusa that her mother is dead? How can any child handle that?
When she walked into the room, the tension could be cut with a knife. As soon as she opened the door she was instantly barraged with questions, and she snapped somewhat out of her stunned state.
"Well, why are we here already?"
"Is something wrong?"
"What are you hiding?"
Came from the respective three girls sitting in the room.
Mina put her hand behind her head, and sweat-dropped. She probably should have told them right away, but it was the sort of thing you need to see to believe after all. And besides, if she had told them they probably wouldn't have bothered to listen to her anyway.
***
Chibiusa leaned on the door, trying to hear what was going on inside. She would almost make up some voices.
***
"Well, guys, the thing is you're never going to believe what happened today." Mina paused to try to come up with words to explain everything.
"What, let me guess. Your groupies decided they didn't like you anymore and dumped you. Now you're coming running back to us hoping to become friends again." Mina winced at Rei's tone of voice. She had been more and more snappish lately.
But surprisingly Mina didn't get mad; she just blushed, and looked down. "No, it was nothing like that. You see, the thing is."
***
Chibiusa could almost make out Rei's voice, and when Mina started to answer she leaned just a little more.
And fell face first into the room.
Faster than most could see she jumped back on to her feet and started to laugh nervously. Today was a day of strange entrances wasn't it? Her Daddy would have scolded her for not being able to be sneakier, and her Mother would have just laughed.
Finally she looked up, and smiled nervously. "Hi everyone.Uh.Surprise?"
And everyone in the room but Mina promptly fainted.
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