Chapter 3
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(30th Century Crystal Tokyo)
"You wanted to see me your highness?" Pluto said as she walked in bowing to Neo Queen Serenity.
"Setsuna stand up." Serenity said walking over to the time guardian. "Yes I wanted to talk to you about Neptune and Uranus."
Pluto sighed as she stood then said, "What have they done this time?" She had already begun imagining the things the two girls could have done they were even more of a handful then their parents were.
"Nothing yet, I want to talk to you about what they are going to do." Serenity said.
"Anou? Do?" Pluto asked she hadn't noticed the girls plotting anything usually she was able to tell before they actually could pull off any of their plans.
"Yes do, I've asked the other senshi to plant thoughts in the girls. At some point the twins are going to try to steal a time key from you." Serenity said.
"What! Why would they…" Pluto exclaimed training off as she realized what her queen was asking.
"Pluto you know I can't officially ask you to give them a key but if they were to get one somehow…" Serenity said leaving the sentence unfinished.
"I understand my queen." Pluto said bowing and leaving the room to return to the time gate wondering how long it would be before the girls came.
(The next morning)
"Are you sure you know what to do?" A teenage girl with green short hair said wearing a short roman warrior like toga.
"Course I do Ruko this was my part of the plan remember?" A blond hair teenager said wearing a long toga and reached her ankles.
"Chiyo don't mess this up like you did last time when you tripped over Luna as I was drawing a mustache on Artemis." Haruko said.
"You said the path was clear it was dark how was I supposed to know Luna was there!" Michiyo said.
"Yeah whatever lets just go over this one more time so we don't have anymore mishaps." Haruko said. "The scolding Luna gave us will be nothing compared to the one Setsuna-mama will give us if she catches us."
"Fine, I go in there tell Setsuna-mama that you've been picking on me again then get her talking about something from the past you know how she drones on and on, while you sneak in there and steal a key. Are you sure you can take it without her noticing?" Michiyo asked.
"Just leave that to me. Now just one last thing." Haruko said punching her sister in the arm them messing with her hair.
"Ow! What was that for!" Michiyo said hitting Haruko back.
"Just making it a little more believable, now go." Haruko said.
Michiyo nodded rubbing her arm and walked down the hall towards the time gate. "Halt who goes there!" Pluto said as she got closer.
"Just me Setsuna-mama." Michiyo said stepping into the light rubbing her eyes so it looked like she had been crying.
"What is it Michiyo?" Pluto asked knowing full well why Michiyo was here the true question now was where is Haruko?
"Haruko was picking on me again." Michiyo said sniffling a little.
"I'll talk to her later ok?" Pluto said laughing on the inside at how good of an actor Michiyo was. "Is there anything else I can do?" Pluto walked over to a small bench patting it next to her as she sat.
Michiyo walked over and sat down next to her. "What were mom and dad like?" She asked.
"How much do you remember?" Pluto asked.
"I remember quite a bit but I want to know what they were like in the Silver Millennium did they love each other back then too?" Michiyo said.
"Ah yes they did and it drove myself and Queen Serenity mad. You see back then love between two senshi was forbidden." Pluto started into her tale.
Hiding in the shadows Haruko stood waiting for the right time she watched as Pluto and Michiyo sat down on a bench. Prefect the bench was close to the wall she could stay in the shadows. Could this be any easier she wondered? Slowly at first Haruko creep along the walls until she was right behind Pluto and Michiyo finally close enough to hear them clearly. "When the Queen found out about the two of them she ordered Uranus back to the outer rim and Neptune to stay on the moon hoping that if she could keep the two apart they would forget about each other."
Haruko dropped completely to the ground and crawled over to them seeing the keys hanging on Pluto's belt she slowly reached up and began unhooking one. Pluto moved but made no moves that she noticed Haruko had taken a key. Haruko quickly slipped the key into a pouch around her neck tapped Michiyo then crawled back to the entrance. "Uranus then made her way back to the moon secretly without my knowing she found Neptune and took her to one of the moons of Venus where they were secretly married. The Queen's hands were tied she couldn't do anything the bond of marriage is something not even she could break. As punishment she ordered that four months out of the year they would be on Neptune then four more on Uranus and the last four of the year they had to remain on their own planets not able to see the other or contact the other except by letter." Pluto said wrapping up her tail knowing full well Haruko sat at the entrance to the cave listening. "Haruko." She said not getting an answer. "Haruko I know you are there come here."
Haruko slowly stepped out of the shadows crosssing her arms in front of her chest and over the pouch. "Yea?" She asked.
"I hear you were picking on Michiyo again." Pluto said causing Haruko to slowly nodded. "Haruko how many times do we have to go over this?"
"Sorry Setsuna-mama" Haruko said.
"Come here." She said patting the bench next to Michiyo, Haruko sat down next to her sister. "You two are sisters I know you are going to fight it's only normal but you have to know where to draw the line ok?" Both girl nodded, "Alright hug and get out of here it's it about time for you lessons with Mercury isn't it?"
The two of them reluctantly hugged then stood up and ran out back towards the palace. They stopped in the courtyard to catch their breath. "That was close I swore I almost thought she caught us." Haruko said.
"I know." Michiyo said walking towards the palace.
"Hey where are you going?" Haruko asked.
"Class you know Mercury hates it when we are late and you are already on her bad side don't want to make it worse." Michiyo said.
Haruko grabbed her arm stopping her. "I think we should go to the past now before Setsuna-mama realizes we took the key. It will be harder for her to find us."
"True but are you sure it's not just an excuse to avoid Mercury?"
"Whatever lets just do this." Haruko said taking the key out of the pouch.
"So how do we use it?" Michiyo asked.
"Chibi-Usa told me she called on Chronos when she used her key so lets give it a try take my hand." Haruko said grasping hands with Michiyo and holding the key up in the air. "O guardian of time. Rend the heavens and open the doorway of space and time to us. We call out thy true name. O almighty god of time, father of the guardian, Chronos! Guide us!" They both were surrounded by a flash of blinding light and when it faded they were gone.
Pluto stood at the time gate her eyes closed sensing the twins using the key. She opened her eyes and said, "Well it is done Chronos forgive me." She then opened a portal to the throne room to inform the Queen that a key had been stolen and the twins were missing.
To be continued….