Hmm…so not exactly the quick release I promised in the last chapter. Heh…silly college.

Also, I did some major revamp work—as far as wording goes—on the previous chapter. I'll admit that I overlooked quite a number of simple mistakes in my haste to get the chapter out. Overused pronouns seemed to be its biggest fault. Oh well, I think I've fixed most of the problems. Still nothing you absolutely have to go back and read; just know that it flows a little better and is a lot closer to what I really wanted to say.

So…I see there aren't that many takers on the direction my story is going. Hopefully this chapter will bring in more reviews. The new Teen Titan season that just finished should generate some interest too. Although I have to admit that I wasn't too impressed by what I saw.

Disclaimer: Really, this seems a bit unnecessary by now…

Chapter Five: Collaborations

The late afternoon sun bathed the shopping district in an eerie red light; to the Titans an uncomfortable reminder of their last battle with Trigon. Screaming city-dwellers ran past the teen heroes as they reached their destination, signifying that they were definitely getting closer to whoever or whatever their target was. As they reached the top of the next incline in the hilly street, the source of the disturbance came into full view.

Robin couldn't help but give a confident smirk, and flicked on his com. "Senshi, stay inside. This guy's ours."

"You're joking, right?" Jupiter scoffed, narrowing her eyes at the Boy Wonder on the T-car's video screen.

None of the rest of the Titans seemed to be too concerned with the current adversary either, though. In fact, they all seemed relieved…eager, even. Not quite the reaction the Senshi had expected when they first caught sight of the tuxedoed figure wreaking havoc on a corner street ATM.

"You sure that's one of yours? He looks a bit on the freaky side. And he's got powers. Definitely the standard M.O. of the kind we go up against," Jupiter reasoned as she crossed her arms in annoyance.

"We get a few of those too," Cyborg defended as he parked some lengths away. "This'll just take a minute. So just sit back and relax ladies, and watch how the Teen Titans do it in our little part of the world," he grinned at them, charging up his sonic blaster.

Jupiter was about to reply to this physically when an embarrassed looking Mercury pulled her back. "We're only here to help them with our enemies. They can handle theirs. Besides, I'm sure you'd be disappointed. I just double checked his stats, and it doesn't seem like there's much more to him than his wand."

Mars bit her lip worriedly as a "Teen Titans, Go!" was heard in the distance. "I don't know, Mercury. I'm still getting a bad feeling about this. It wasn't a very 'disappointing' impression I got back at the Tower. Even if this guy isn't what caused it, whatever did is still out there." She closed her eyes and began to concentrate.

Always the quiet one, Saturn merely nodded her agreement as she caught Mercury's eye.

The Ice Guardian's expression turned pensive as she looked out of the car windows towards the fracas. Though she couldn't help but abandon her train of thought as she gazed in wonder at the proficiency of their hosts. Whatever doubts she had in their abilities beforehand were now irrelevant as she watched while Starfire shot down blazing energy disks around and behind the bizarre magician, Robin and Cyborg did a dual frontal attack, and Raven and Beast Boy closed in from the sides. Even as the man with the peculiar tint managed to launch a street sign at the charging changeling and repel Cyborg with a flurry of feathers which streamed forth from his inverted top hat, the others on the superhero team shifted positions to compensate. Even Jupiter had abandoned her irritated look and adopted one of appreciation.

Mars' eyes suddenly shot open, and she hurriedly unbuckled. "We have to help them!"

Brows knitted in confusion, Jupiter wondered allowed, "Why? They seem to be doing pretty well on their own. It looks like the guy's just about to surrender."

"It's not him I felt," Mars shouted back to her without elaboration as she practically kicked opened the passenger-side door.

Indeed, the true disturbance had decided to make itself known to the diverted teens, who only had the suspicious laughter of their current adversary as a warning. With the advantage of surprise, a handful of small spiked balls were launched in their general direction and exploded as they landed at the feet of the gathered Titans, scattering them in all directions.

The felled fighters turned shocked faces towards the origin of the mini-bombs.

"Titans, regroup! Looks like we've got another one who wants to play," Robin called as he took stock of their new opponent. It didn't look especially formidable; rather like a gerbil on steroids. About Johnny Rancid's build and height, and his air of arrogance as well. But Robin knew more than most that looks could be deceiving, and was not about to underestimate the overgrown rodent.

Raven and Starfire took to the air in preparation for another clash, only to be brought down by a metal chain and a thrashing mace. Beast Boy, who had started to run after a fleeing Mumbo Jumbo, also found himself thwarted, this time by punching spike-knuckled fists. Cyborg fell backwards trying to avoid a large swinging metal pole and a large knife blade kept Robin from helping his downed teammates.

"Seemz like we surprized youz guyz," the first gerbil-like thug leered, as his five cronies closed in on the disorientated adolescents. "We sher do like surprizes."

"Then you'll love us," shouted a strong female voice. All heads turned towards the four recently arrived participants standing against the crimson sunset.

Not waiting for introductions, the shadowed group ran the last few yards towards the shocked brutes. Using surprise to their advantage this time, the Titans dispersed, allowing the Mars and Jupiter to launch their elements at the stationary gerbil-humans.

It wasn't just the sudden appearance of new adversaries that had petrified the monstrous gang; it was who those new opponents were. They had seen enough pictures of them during training to recognize the ridiculously short skirts and bright bows as belonging to those of the Sailor Senshi. But the dreaded warriors were supposed to be halfway around the world, according to Zelquor.

As the band was shocked and singed in turn, uncertainty evolved into fury. They were the ones that had demolished their home realm, they were the ones that had destroyed their Queen, and they were the ones whose actions had sent them to Hell. While the simple-minded creatures may not have been able to understand the intricacies of how and why their rivals were there, they did know what hate felt like, and could fathom what to do with that most volatile of emotions: use it to destroy those who had caused them all of their troubles.

Shrugging off the effects of the attack, the six hybrids gave an enraged war cry and launched themselves at the opposing girls.

Not expecting such a dramatic change in behavior, the two pairs had to break their formation to dodge the oncoming assailants. More concussion bombs impeded a clean evasion, and the element-wielders struggled to regroup.

"We've gotta help them! Titans, GO!"

Cyborg sent off a burst of his own blue energy towards the fray, knocking away the gerbil-human with the mace who was about to attack a preoccupied Mercury ducking beneath a swinging chain. Jupiter kicked away the swinging blade, but was hit from behind with the one with the metal pole. She crumpled to the ground, gasping for breath like a fish out of water, and Saturn moved in to block another blow with her glaive. Mars was using her Fire Soul attack to keep the last two goons from getting close enough to attack her. The downside to this was that one didn't have to get close to use mini-bombs either, and she soon found herself thrown backwards from several blasts.

"Oh no, you do not!" cried out a livid Starfire, showering down several damaging bolts towards the two towering over the vulnerable Jupiter and glaive-swinging Saturn. Although they hit their mark, Saturn was standing too near not to be affected as well. Starfire gasped and flew down to check on the smaller girl.

Beast Boy had turned into a falcon and was streaking towards the beast that had attacked him earlier. He pulled up at the last minute, and quickly transformed into a weighty elephant, only to be shot in the back by a semi-recovered Mars.

"Beast Boy!" she cried out, stumbling towards the reverted figure with the burning bottom running around in circles.

Mercury had evaded her opponents and now rushed to help, sending a cold cloud which calmed the flames grieving the purple-clad boy.

Once again using preoccupation to their advantage, chain-gerbil and pole-gerbil closed in to attack to the distracted teens, only to confront Robin and Jupiter, who had by now caught her breath. The two executed a series of well placed punches and kicks, effectively driving back their opponents.

"We need to get them together so we can finish this," Robin ordered.

"No! We need to keep them apart. They're more dangerous if they're together," she argued. (1)

Robin quickly flipped behind her, expanding his bo-staff and spinning it with dizzying speed to deflect a batch of spiked bombs.

"Get down!" she ordered, already running towards him.

Robin managed a confused look before he felt himself being pushed down as Jupiter used him as a launching pad to jump kick 'Chain'. His instincts kicked in as he stiffened against the foreign weight and pushed up against it.

Unfortunately Jupiter was not expecting this move, and it threw off her balance. Her projected path shifted, but at the last minute she twisted and was able to land a solid hit on her quarry. Landing a bit unsteadily she rolled to the side to avoid being an easy target.

A few feet away Saturn continued sparring with Pole. Though she was by far the more agile fighter, each blow she blocked sent powerful tremors down her arms, causing her to tire. Noting that there was a moment of lag time right before he sent down his metal rod in an attack, she sprang up from her crouched position during one of these opportunities and sent the butt of her glaive into his unprotected stomach. He staggered backward, seeing stars.

"Azarath…Metrion…ZINTHOS!" Raven shouted out, using her power to yank away the weapons of the unbalanced Chain and Pole.

Mercury quickly moved in to finish the pair by creating a layer of ice under their unsteady feet. Unfortunately Cyborg had the same idea, but was using the more hands-on approach. As a result, he too found himself on his back.

Once Robin had seen that two of their adversaries were down, he jumped back into the ensuing fray and soon found himself battling with Knife, whom Mars had been holding off with her fireballs. Starfire was occupying herself with shooting practice, making sure that none of Bomb's choice of weapons hurt any of her comrades. Saturn was utilizing her prior tactic with Mace, and was just about finished with her battle. Knuckles and Jupiter were locked in a scuffle of their own. While Jupiter was one of the better hand-to-hand fighters of her team, she hadn't accounted for the fact that Knuckles' spikes could expand and contract on his command. This was making it extremely difficult to judge dodging distance, and had several cuts to show for her miscalculations.

Raven had had a large trash bin in the grips of her power ready to throw for quite some time, but knew that the Senshi were not used to avoiding this type of attack. Judging from the way the battle had been going, she knew it was not a good idea to launch an arsenal of heavy objects until she was absolutely certain it was clear to do so.

Beast Boy saw an opening for one of his attacks though, and used his triceratops form to plow down the otherwise engaged Bomb. He quickly morphed into a squawking parrot to avoid a slicing Knife.

An unoccupied Saturn brought down her own weapon on the offending blade, and a drop-kick from Robin effectively put the threat out of commission.

Mars and Starfire had gone over to help Jupiter surround Knuckles, and moved in to attack. Miscalculating whose attack would be a bluff, they all had to duck to avoid each others' missed powers. Raven finally saw this as her opening and launched the heavy arsenal caught in her spell.

Mercury, who had just barely been able to free the helpless Cyborg from her ice trap, yelled for the others to "Step back!" and shouted out one of her older attacks. Freezing winds whipped by her, and try though they did, the six beings it was directed at could not block it. After several moments, the angry gerbil-humans were completely enclosed in individual icy tombs. A somewhat worn Saturn used tendrils of her own power to bind each chunk of ice while tying the opposite ends to the end of her weapon. Once she nodded her signal, Mars and Jupiter called forth their elements and aimed them towards Saturn's glaive, which amplified and channeled the power towards its intended targets.

Raven put up a wall of dark energy to protect the thoroughly intimidated Titans from the shards of ice that flew in all directions, and Beast Boy decided then and there to avoid any serious confrontations with any of their new guests. He might even have to avoid playing any practical jokes on them…

'Nah, I'll just cross that bridge if I get to it,' he thought to himself as he pulled his ostrich head from the ground.

"Um, Boo…yah?" offered Cyborg uncertainly with a wary glance towards their leader.

Robin didn't exactly look very pleased. "Why did you destroy them? They should have been taken into custody! What right do you have t—"

"Hey, we'll deal with our guys OUR way just like you deal with your guys YOUR way," challenged Jupiter as she took a step forward.

Robin blinked; not only was he not used to being interrupted, he was also very much aware of how hard their recent battle had been, how powerful their new foes were, and even more importantly, how powerful their new 'allies' were.

"I don't care how you did things back in your country, but here we have LAWS that have to be followed, laws about how to deal with criminals. They had a right to a trial, and a chance for rehabilitation if found guilty. You can't just KILL everything that does something wro—"

"What the hell were you going to charge them with? Youmas are not your average petty criminals," Jupiter retorted with a sneer.

"Please, I am afraid I must agree with Robin," Starfire input hesitantly. "Why is it that you did not allow the 'yow-mais' to offer their 'point-of-views' or to relay their story of the life? Perhaps they had no other choice but to attack."

This question made even Jupiter a bit uncomfortable, but she wasn't about to show it. "You think we've lasted this long by asking each of our enemies to tell us their life stories? Of course not! Whenever we find a bad guy, we destroy it without wasting time asking stupid questions."

"Just like you almost did earlier with Raven?"

A sharp intake of breath from Mars was the only sound offered to air already thick with tension.

"Although they weren't exactly innocent, that doesn't change the fact that you murdered them," Robin continued in a low voice.

Even if his narrowed eyes been had been wide open he could not have seen what happened next. In two quick moves and as many half-seconds he found himself punched down with what seemed to be the force of Zeus himself and picked up roughly by his collar.

"You should learn not to make such careless statements about things of which you know nothing about," Jupiter growled dangerously before anyone had the chance to shake themselves from their shock.

The rest of the Titans couldn't seem to decide whether or not to attack the livid warrior, or how to do it without making things worse. Mercury bit her lip and frowned at the situation, and Saturn cast her eyes sadly to the ground.

"Jupiter…put him down," Mars calmly stated.

At her words, Jupiter seemed to realize what she was doing. She glared at the masked leader once more, and then shoved him into Starfire. Saturn stepped forward and put a small gloved hand on the green-suited Senshi's shoulder. Jupiter shrugged it off and started to walk away. Mars glanced over at Mercury who nodded, and then quickly followed the taller girl.

Nobody moved until the two were out of sight. Then Mercury stepped forward and gave them a deep bow.

"I'm terribly, terribly sorry about that." Another bow. "Really, I can't apologize for her behavior enough. It's just that…I thought we had explained about the youma well enough…"

Robin, who couldn't rather than wouldn't reply, merely gave her a hard stare.

Saturn stepped forward and bowed in apology as well. "You see, these youma are supposed to be dead."

"But they're not anymore," Cyborg asserted. It wasn't very hard for him to decide whose side to be on.

"Youma are monsters, demons. They are not subject to human laws, because they'd never allow themselves to be. The only way to ensure they don't hurt anyone else is to destroy them. I assure you that there is not a more humane way to manage them," Mercury tried to explain as she crafted a piece of ice for Robin to place on his already swelling face.

"It is our duty to destroy them, because they threaten the life of our Princess and Future Queen. Which is why Jupiter became so angry when you implied that we were…murderers," Saturn whispered. "By doing so you also implied that our pledge, all of our deeds, and indeed our reason for being, was dishonorable. It was one of the worst insults you could have ever used against us…"

"We do save those we are able to; Sailor Moon has the power to cleanse certain beings. But the type we just battled are not of that sort. And most likely neither will the ones we have yet to encounter."

Robin gave no indication he was even listening as he started to walk towards his R-cycle. Starfire looked like she was about to say something, but then decided against it. A look of worry marred her pretty face as she watched him peel away.

Mercury turned a somewhat perturbed face to the others. "We are sorry if this bothers you, but you must understand that it is necessary. I'll…understand if you no longer wish to help us. We will not force you to associate with us. As we explained earlier, we will stay in your city only while there continues to be a threat. After that we will go back to Tokyo."

The Changeling couldn't stand it anymore. "No way! Those guys were way tough! We might not have powers like you do, but we can help! Robin might be a bit, um…miffed about what just happened, but I'm sure now that you've explained things to him, he'll understa—"

Cyborg stopped the younger Titan's declaration with a single look. It fell upon the larger teen to take over when their leader wasn't around, but even so he didn't feel right making this type of decision, considering what had just happened. "Look guys, I'm all for you staying with us, and even more for us helping you out. But it's not my call."

Starfire looked disappointed. "I, too, feel it would be best to help our new friends."

"I think we should all just head back to the Tower. I'm sure Robin'll come back once he's ridden of some steam. Then we can decide what to do next."

Seeing they could do little else at this point, Beast Boy, Mercury, and Saturn took Cyborg's offer for a ride, with Raven and Starfire following in the air.

It was a quiet ride to their headquarters and home; even the former Doom patrol member knew there wasn't really anything to joke about.

'So much for teamwork…' he thought sullenly.

x-x-x-x-x-x

"What happened? Who were those girls?" an incensed Slade asked an equally outraged Zelquor in their base of operations.

'My lord, those are the despicable Sailor Senshi, the same group that managed to grieve our previous ruler. The reason for our current state of affairs,' the youma leader spat. 'My men and I feel it is our duty to destroy them and avenge our fallen comrades from present and past. Allow us to attack them now!'

Slade raised an eyebrow to show his mild alarm. "This is a most unexpected request, Zelquor. I thought you of all beings would have learned about the intricacies of war. Your quest for revenge is most understandable. But the way you intend to go about doing it is rather…disappointing."

Zelquor snarled in shocked anger, dubious as to what the armored man meant.

"For example, are you absolutely certain those are the same girls that destroyed your…Negaverse, was it? And if so, what are they doing here in Jump City? I thought you said they resided in Tokyo?"

Zelquor turned to glare at the figures pictured in several screens. 'Master that is the same group. The green one is Jupiter. The one in red is Mars, the one in blue Mercury…' he trailed off as he eyed the smallest of the four.

'The last one should be in orange. Sailor Venus. I…do not recognize her.' Zelquor grudgingly admitted. After studying other repeating video clips of the battle, he noticed something else as well. 'Their attacks are different as well,' he went on, confused.

"So, what you are telling me is that you are ready to wage war on an opponent of which you know hardly anything at all?" Slade smiled behind his mask at the absence of a reply. He had been formulating a new plan of action based on what he had just observed about the battle. It was now imperative that he had the complete cooperation of his new 'associates.'

"Here is what I think, though you understand it is just speculation on my part. Clearly, time flows very differently out here in the world than in your previous…residence. I learned this on my many journeys there. Isn't it possible then, that your enemies had time to become stronger and to learn new things? They obviously have a new member. But have they used her as a replacement or as an addition? If she has been added to the group, do you know exactly how many there are in total?

"And to bring up an earlier question, why are they here? Did they sense what was happening? That would mean we have very much to learn from our foes. Only a complete fool would go into a fight against an opponent without trying to understand exactly what they are capable of."

Zelquor growled at the insinuation. 'How do you plan to go about gathering that information, Master Slade?'

"I believe we should move slowly, to test them. See what they can do. Perhaps we should send out a slightly stronger group, and see if they call for any reinforcements. Of course…" Slade paused, as another thought came to him. "Zelquor, what do you say about sending another group to your old haunt as well? If those girls are the only 'Senshi,' perhaps you'll find Tokyo a bit more accommodating than last time."

Zelquor couldn't help but feel a bit less on edge as he realized just what exactly Slade was suggesting. 'I did not make the wrong decision after all.'

"This way we can see just what plans we must modify," Slade continued, grinning a secret grin as Zelquor considered.

"Mumbo Jumbo was most agreeable in aiding us. I will contact another who I'm sure will be so inclined. I require two groups for this assault; one for our humble city, and one for yours. I trust you have enough of the energy necessary for this endeavor?"

'Only enough to send a small group. But once there, they will be able to acquire more.'

"Then let us begin."

x-x-x-x-x-x

Waves lapped lazily against weathered stones and the booted feet of two girls. The last tentacles of sunlight seemed eager to abandon the large tower, as if it too could not stand the ill feelings borne from it.

Saturn sighed. "What do you think Robin will say when he comes back?" She had been going over all possible scenarios in her head, and none looked too promising.

Raven thought for a bit. "I'm pretty sure he'd still let us help you. He understands that your threats are our threats as well."

The Senshi of Death nodded her confirmation. "I'm pretty sure of that too. I'm more worried about whether or not he'd be against us talking to each other any more than necessary. I don't know when we'd get the chance again."

Her half-sister nodded, understanding that Saturn was worried about how the campaign against her team's old adversaries might turn out. "Well, he might be our leader, but he doesn't exactly rule our lives. I'll still 'associate' with you no matter what he says."

She hugged her knees to her chest and wrapped her cloak more securely around herself. Looking over at the soldier next to her doing the same, she went on, "Besides, I still have a lot of questions about you guys." Noticing the questioning look that was her reply, she clarified, "How were you able to live on your planets? Weren't they uninhabitable back then too? If it really was all based on enchantments, you must have known some incredibly gifted magic-wielders. Were you trained in the Arts? Is that what your powers are? What else can you guys do? What exactly did you mean by 'Crystal Tokyo'? Can others learn what you know, or were you chosen? If so, how—?"

"Wait!" Saturn giggled, putting up her hands in mock surrender. "That's a lot of questions alright. Um…I can answer some, but a lot of what happened during the Silver Millennium is a bit hazy. Pluto says we're not really ready to remember everything."

"That's the one that guards Time, right?"

"Mmhmm…We hardly see her though. She has a lot to look over, after all. And even though a lot of the others get mad for what she doesn't tell us, I think she gets more upset at whatever Powers keep her from doing so."

"Sounds frustrating, having the power to See All but not Tell All…"

"The thing is I'm pretty sure she helps us out more than she's supposed to. And she's been spending a lot more time away from the Gates lately. It makes me wonder if—"

A demanding beep issuing from her communicator stopped her from continuing with her theory. "Mars?"

"Saturn, where are you guys?"

"The T-Tower. Where are you and Jupiter?"

Mars let out an exasperated sigh. "That girl is hard to keep up with. She didn't exactly appreciate my 'condolences.' But I think we're ready to head back. Is Robin there yet?"

"Nope, he—" the trademark sound of the R-cycle approaching the base caused her to amend her statement. "I take it back, he just got here."

She and Raven looked on as Mars turned to address something outside of the view screen.

"Alright, let's get this over with. We'll be there in five minutes."

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Ten minutes later, the two groups were fully congregated in the living area of the Teen Titan's home awaiting the 'verdict,' per se. It was no surprise that certain people were taking extra care to avoid acknowledging each other, though it did not help alleviate the apprehension.

Robin looked over each of the assembled fighters, lingering for a moment when he caught Raven's eye, which caused her to visibly relax. Due to their link, she was able to surmise what he was about to do, and gave him a grateful smile.

"I think I should apologize about earlier. It's just that what I saw happen, as I understood at the time, went against everything we do, everything our team stands for. I'm sorry I wound up offending everything you represent."

"I am pleased you had a change of the heart, Robin," Starfire smiled.

"I wasn't planning on it. As it was, I asked some friends of mine to check into your story. They gave me information about your activities in Tokyo. It seems you have been at it for a while.

"I also requested that they check the composition of some of the monsters, er…youma, that you've been up against, to see if they really can't be treated differently."

"But not even the police would have that kind of information! They're constantly giving the public some made-up story about a sickness or something that causes hallucinations and faintness," Mars interjected.

"The only way you could have gotten any data of that sort is if you…" Mercury left the rest of her sentence unfinished as she came to her conclusion, and immediately started checking her ever-present device.

Robin gave a wry smile. "You're not the only one with a supercomputer and the skills to use it. I'm sorry about that too. I just had to know if we were really doing the right thing in helping you guys. It turns out I was. (2)

"So here's the deal: We'll continue to assist in your mission, if you'll allow us, and you're welcome to stay. But first and foremost, we have a lot of work to do. Today's battle showed us just how different our groups are in everything from tactics, to fighting style. If we want to ensure nobody gets hurt the next time there's an attack, we're going to have to work and train together as one team."

"Yeah, no kidding. My butt didn't appreciate being barbequed," the still singed boy joked, extremely thankful that things worked out the way they did and hoping to clear away any last feelings of uneasiness.

Mars grinned as a mental picture of Beast Boy's bum on a grill yelling and complaining entered her mind. "Next time, watch where you're landing."

"Well excuse ME for not being used to arrows of fire flying at me from all directions," the disgruntled animal-morpher defended, emphasizing his point by pointing everywhere so fast it seemed he had at least twenty arms.

"One arrow, ONE direction," Mars corrected, not willing to allow him to have the last word.

The carefree Titan held up an accusing finger and took a deep breath to prepare for his comeback, except that he couldn't think of one once he realized she was telling the truth. Instead, he settled on the classic attack of the sticking-out-of-the-tongue persuasion, and Mars was only too happy to return his opening fire in kind.

Saturn sighed theatrically. "Feels like home…"

Numbers/Notes:

(1) If you think about it, these two teams have really different strategies. The Senshi have had multiple opponents a couple of times, when they all squared off with their counterpart in the final battles. They're used to doing things this way, whereas the Titans routinely deal with only one guy at a time. One main guy, anyway; lackeys don't count. So, it makes sense that Robin would focus on trying to get them all in one spot, so they can focus their attacks as usual.

(2) Heh heh…can you guess who he turned to for advice and help?

This chapter didn't come as easily as my earlier ones. The fight/argument scenes (i.e. the majority of the chapter) were especially onerous. That being said, this might not be on the same level as my others. Gomen nasai! -.- Hopefully I'll get the next ones out sooner to make up for it, ne? ;)

Have any comments, concerns, observations, questions, suggestions, recipes! Please don't hesitate to post them by using the little review button at the bottom of the screen. And as a small incentive, I'm going to start asking specific questions at the end of each chapter, though that by no means limits what you can write about.

Question: If there was just one thing you could change about this story, what would it be? It could be the addition of a character (Senshi or Titan), the exclusion of another, or maybe my characterization.

While I don't guarantee that I'll completely conform to suggestions, I will take them into account and do my best to accommodate. As I said in the first chapter, I have an idea for the ending, but no specifics on how to get there. Any type of input is greatly appreciated!

This chapter is specially dedicated to i laugh at you (I'm just about to come into a much-needed stretch of nothingness in my calendar, and will try to work on this a lot more during that time) and moon-bunny735 (aww…you're so sweet! thanks for the concern!), who have actually continued to review this story. It really means a lot to me you guys. Also, thanks to Taeniaea for reviewing my last chapter a while back, and yugi'sgurl for also making it known that some people are still interested in reading it! And yeah, I know the new rule for replying to reviews in the story, but I really do feel that some acknowledgements have more effect if made publicly. Though of course I'll avoid doing two pages of replies…

Ja!

-flarescence

Edited 2/12/06