Chapter 9
Disclaimer: No matter how much I wish I do not own Sailor Moon or any of the characters found in the anime, manga or musicals. I do however own Haruko, Michiyo, Queen Katsumi and any other characters sadly I've never made any money off them.
Author Notes: Sorry it took so long for an update my new boss found out I am best friends with someone she hates and you can imagine how pleasant my life is right now. Never the less my boss doesn't really like me now. And sorry I haven't really responded much to reviews I've replied to a few but I thought hey I'll just do it in the post.
Thienmong: I'm not sure yet if Michiyo will have someone in her love life let alone what gender they will be you just have to wait and see what my mind comes up with.
Keiko-chan2000: I've slowly been hinting that Haruko has a darker side to her that's why she has fallen prey to Katsumi easier than Michiyo. Haruko is the stronger of the two she's just got a dark side hence why she steals, lies, and knows how to hot wire motorcycles, picks on Michiyo and other stuff. All adding up to why Future Ami doesn't like her. Ami has reason to think badly of her imagine the bad kid in class that is always in trouble or the kids or parents told you to stay away from that is Haruko.
(Katsumi's hide out same day Haruka was attack)
Katsumi sat on a bench staring at a painting Haruko was painting Michiyo sat on the other side of her but her canvas was blank the paints and brushes hadn't been touched. Haruko was painting a picture of Sailor Uranus. She picked up a brush and started to dip it into the yellow paint but Katsumi stopped her. "Are you sure you want to use yellow?" She asked.
"Sailor Uranus has blonde hair." Haruko said.
"But it's your painting you can give her whatever color hair you want." Katsumi said taking Haruko's hand and leading it towards the green paint. "Here I think you should use the green."
"Papa's hair is blond not green!" Michiyo said.
"Yes this time's Sailor Uranus has blond hair but the future Sailor Uranus might just have green hair." Katsumi said.
"Like me?" Haruko asked.
"Yes, just like you." Katsumi said ruffling Haruko's hair.
"Does that mean I could be Sailor Uranus someday?" Haruko asked.
"Maybe would you like to be Sailor Uranus?" Katsumi asked.
Haruko nodded her head, "Oh yea I'd love to be Sailor Uranus fighting to protect the Princess and the solar system. I wanna be just like my papa."
"Maybe some day you will Ruko but maybe you'll protect a queen instead of a princess." Katsumi said.
"Don't call her that!" Michiyo said. "Only family can use that name!"
"She can call me it if she wants!" Haruko said standing and pushing Michiyo.
"What's wrong with you? Can't you feel it? She's doing something to you! Making you think she is a good guy!" Michiyo said pushing back.
"Girls calm down. Michiyo why don't you paint something?" Katsumi said trying to distract them.
Michiyo picked up a jar of black paint and threw it on her canvas. "There!" She said then stormed off down the hall to the room Haruko and she were staying until since they first were kidnapped. Yes kidnapped as much as Haruko was making this out to be they weren't on vacation Katsumi was not there to be their friend she wanted something from the she just hadn't figured out what yet.
Katsumi watched as Michiyo walked away she feared that this one had too much good in her and couldn't be turned. One senshi was powerful alone but two would be better. "My queen." Tetsuji said walking into the room.
"Do you have it?" Katsumi said looking up at him.
"Perhaps we should talk in the other room away from…" Tetsuji said pointing to Haruko.
Katsumi nodded and stood walking into the other room with Tetsuji. "Well?" She asked.
"Forgive me my queen; I did not retrieve the henshin stick." Tetsuji said bowing.
"What?" Katsumi said holding her hand out and as she did Tetsuji clutched at his throat gasping for air. "You've failed me twice now."
"M-My Queen th-there is m-more." Tetsuji still trying to breath, Katsumi relaxed her hand and Tetsuji fell to the ground.
"Speak quickly and pray you can say something to appease me." Katsumi said.
Tetsuji knelt on the ground taking deep breaths. "The extra senshi at the zoo I know who they are."
"Who?" Katsumi ordered.
"Uranus and Neptune." Tetsuji said.
"Idiot of course Uranus and Neptune were there they were the target!" Katsumi said.
"No my queen that Uranus and Neptune." Tetsuji said pointing to the room Haruko was in.
"Explain." Katsumi said.
"When I attacked Uranus today I had her. I was inches away from killing her when two senshi appeared. When Uranus and Neptune appeared, the Uranus and Neptune from the future." Tetsuji said.
"Are you sure?" Katsumi asked.
"I felt Neptune's attack and Uranus' blade." Tetsuji said. "Neptune was in the stands when I left there was no way she have made it to me in the time she was there and Uranus was lying on the ground unconscious. They hair colors were reversed like the twins. My queen they had to be from the future it's the only way."
"Hmm perhaps was there anything else?" Katsumi asked.
"I believe Uranus recognized me and I believe your charms on her are working. She could have easily killed me but she hesitated." Tetsuji said.
"And Neptune?" Katsumi asked.
"I fear it has not." Tetsuji said.
"I'm beginning to think the same, bring me the files on the inner senshi. They may not be as powerful as Neptune but would still be better than only one." Katsumi said.
Michiyo stood in the hallway listening to the two talk. She saw Tetsuji come her way and ran down the hallway to Haruko. "Ruko we have to get out of here I knew she was bad!"
"Chiyo what are you talking about?" Haruko said not looking up from her painting.
"Katsumi I heard her and that man talking they are trying to kill mama and papa!" Michiyo said.
"Why would she do that?" Haruko said.
"She wants their henshin sticks." Michiyo said.
"Why she can't use them only those of the blood of Uranus and Neptune can use them." Haruko said.
"That's it that's why she kidnapped us she's trying to brainwash us into protecting her!" Michiyo said.
"Stop talking nonsense." Haruko said.
Michiyo threw her hands up in frustration then headed back to their room bumping into Tetsuji in the hallway. "So you figured it out have you? I had a feeling you would. It's pointless to try to convince your sister she belongs to the queen now." Tetsuji grabbed Michiyo by the collar and with one hand dragged her into the room with Katsumi in his other he held a folder.
"Tetsuji what are you doing let go of her." Katsumi said.
"She knows my queen." Tetsuji said.
"I heard everything mama and papa aren't going to let you get away with this!" Michiyo said stomping down on Tetsuji's foot getting him to let go of her. She ran down the hall towards the one place she hadn't been yet. The hall was long and dark but at the end there were stairs. She climbed them and found herself in a courtyard looking around. She was on an island there on the shore were several boats. She quickly ran to one and pushed it off the shore dropping its sail. Thank the gods she knew how to sail. Judging by the size of the mainland she was quite far from it. She turned and looked back to see Tetsuji and Katsumi run out flanked by several other guards.
"Let her go. She'll never make it back to the mainland in that storm." Katsumi said pointing to the clouds above them. "She's no use to me anyhow." Katsumi turned and walked back down the stairs taking the folder from Tetsuji on her way. She made it back to the room and sat down at the table opening the folder. She flipped past several pictures a young infant with pink hair worn in buns labeled Chiba Usagi another with a brown haired girl labeled Kino Iyona, a dark haired girl labeled Kumada Reiko. "Lets see Chibi Moon is far too young, Jupiter too loyal like her mother, Mars fiery but doesn't get along with Uranus. No children yet for Venus wait what is this?" Katsumi said turning the page to a young blue haired girl labeled Urawa Kimi. "Mercury, daughter of Urawa Ami MD, child prodigy attends Juban Municipal Elementary School is close friends with Kaiou Haruko. Excellent Tetsuji forget any plans you have to attack Neptune and focus on kidnapping the young Mercury. I'm going to want Uranus and Mercury's henshin sticks."
"Yes my queen." Tetsuji said.
(Time Gate 30th Century)
Pluto stood at the gate watching the scenes of this time everywhere she looked there was war, people fighting and people dying. From what she could gather the Queen had locked herself in Crystal Tokyo while her senshi fought the forces of Queen Katsumi. Pluto was pulled away from the gate as a portal opened and two girls jumped through she raised her staff, they were senshi. Mars and Mercury both looked like hell. Mercury leaned on Mars as they staggered forward. "Stand down Pluto it's us" Mars said leaning Mercury against a wall. She glanced up at Pluto who still stood on guard not sure what to make of the two. "Who are you?" Mars asked sensing something odd from Pluto.
Mercury reached up touching her earring causing her computer to appear in front of her. Mercury coughed, "She's Pluto but her energy signal is wrong. She's Pluto but not our Pluto."
Mars nodded, "Are you from the future or the past?"
Pluto stood quite for a minute her future self hadn't told her what to do if anyone came to the gate. "You're past what happened?"
Mars looked down at Mercury, "I have to get back will you be ok?"
Mercury nodded and the portal opened then closed after Mars jumped through it. "Uranus' army is attacking the palace. The Princess ordered Mars to bring me here after I was injured." Mercury said holding her side. Pluto knelt down next to Mercury as she transformed back into her civilian clothes. "There are bandages in the pouch on my belt."
Pluto took the bandages and quickly wrapped the girl's side. "Ami what is happening? Uranus is attacking the palace?" Pluto asked.
"I'm not Ami, my mother died many years ago. I'm Kimi." Kimi said. "We have been fighting Uranus for centuries. She claims that Queen Katsumi is the rightful queen not Serenity."
"Katsumi of the Golden Sun?" Pluto asked. "Haruko told me that was who killed Haruka and Michiru."
"You never should have let them go to the past." Kimi said.
"You knew?" Pluto asked.
"Yes, Haruko told me. Or I'm sure she told me. I have memories of a life I never lived. A life where Haruko and I were…" Kimi said pausing.
"Lovers." Pluto said finishing for her. "It part of the time paradox. Haruko and Michiyo saved their parents but their younger selves were kidnapped."
"I know I remember that. Pluto we have to do something to stop this. Haruko is under Katsumi's spell she will betray the senshi and when she does Haruka, Michiru, Venus, Mars and my mom will die. When this happened there weren't enough senshi to stop her. Someone has to warn them." Kimi said standing but she was a little unstable. "You have to send me back."
"You are hurt." Pluto said.
"In your time Saturn is still alive she can heal me." Kimi said. "Please send me back I have to stop this I want to know the life I lived with Haruko a life without war." Pluto nodded and opened the gate to past letting Kimi step through.
(Several hours after young Michiyo stole the boat)
Michiyo sat on the boat the sail wrapped around her to keep her warm she was soaking wet from the storm. The boat had been tossed all over the place she had dropped the sail and anchor but the winds and broke the rope on the anchor. She had no idea where she was and she was stuck the mast had broke as well in the storm. She was dead in the water floating hoping for a miracle. In front of her on the boat a bright light appeared causing Michiyo to squint her eyes when it faded Pluto stood on the bow of the boat. "Setsuna-mama!" Michiyo yelled and wrapped her arms around her waist. Pluto stood there for a minute holding the young girl a young girl that was nothing like the Michiyo she knew. The Michiyo of her time was a harsh battle worn woman not a loving child. "Setsuna-mama cane we go home?"
"Yes Chiyo we can go home." Pluto said least now Michiyo wouldn't have to have memory of being strained at sea for a week.
(Back at the Kaiou/Ten'ou Manor)
Haruka sat in a chair as Michiru dabbed at her forehead with a rag causing her to wince as Michiru touched the alcohol soaked rang to a cut on her forehead. "Hold still you big baby." Michiru said.
"That hurts." Haruka said.
"I can heal it for you papa." Hotaru said.
"No Hime-chan your father can live with this it's not that bad." Michiru said.
"Another attack and still we are no closer to finding out where she took us." Michiyo said from the couch. "Haruko do you have any idea what that guy was talking about when he said you knew?"
"Not a clue." Haruko lied slowly memories were coming back to her. Memories that told her these people her family were not her allies. She had to get back to Queen Katsumi but she didn't know where all she saw in her mind was an island.
"Mama where is Setsuna-mama?" Hotaru asked.
"I don't know she went to the time gate to check on it." Michiru said.
The room was engulfed in a bright light of a portal. They all thought it was Setsuna coming back but when the light was gone a teenage girl with blue hair fell to the ground. Haruko stared at the girl for a second like everyone else then ran to her picking the girl up in her arms. "Kimi!"
To be continued….