by Kaekilia LeoLynn
Two chapters in 2 days, how scary is that? I think I like the title, Secrets and Lies. So... what do you think of my new Starlight, Griever? Wait til you meet the other three... heeheehee! Thanks to Lunadoragon and Koijima for reviewing (glad you like Shazza).
PS. I'm still typing all of this while at work. Looks around nervously Hey, it's a 10 hour shift and all I do is troubleshoot people's dsl connections (granted we have 30 people waiting 40 minutes to talk to a tech at the moment, but... I have time to kill 'cause I'm sitting thru an hour long new install... did I say hour? Make that 2 and 1/2 and still on the call... why me?).
Randomness:
Noun... It's what you verb with.
Chapter 3
The stars were out and the moon was full by the time Serena reached the Outer's mansion with her backpack. She rang the doorbell and was greeted by a new face that she assumed was one of the Starlights. The girl had ice blue hair and white eyes that seemed to glow in the dark. She smiled warmly at Serena and opened the door wide enough for her to enter. Serena crossed the thresh hold and paused in the hallway as the girl closed the door.
"The others are waiting for you in the other room." The girl said in a liquid voice as she locked the door. Serena smiled in responce.
"Thank you..."
"I am called Star Dancer." The Starlight answered the hanging question without hesitance. "You may call me Tekkila." (AN: yep, ponounced just like the booze... Tequilla)
"That's a pretty name. I'm Serena."
"I know who you are, Princess." Tekkila whispered, nodding her head in respect. Serena nodded back and stepped into the living room. Shazza was there, standing between another new face and Amara.
"Now what's going on?" Serena asked, dropping her backpack and crossing her arms.
"Rishai misunderstood Uranus. It's nothing to worry about." Shazza replied, forcing her team mate to turn away from Amara. "Allow me to introduce you. This is Rishai Khimari, better known as Sailor Star Raider. Raider, this is the White Moon Princess, Serena." (AN: pronounced reeshy kimareee... I'm complicated)
Reshai finnaly turned her full attention to Serena. The Moon Princess was left breathless by the girl's intense gaze. Shrowded by shoulder-length grey hair, the Starlight's black eyes seemed to bore a hole into Serena's soul. The Starlight sighed; irritated. "Well met, tsukino-hime."
"Scary, isn't she?" Came a laugh behind Serena. The Moon Princess spun arround to see the fourth and final face of the new Starlights. Serena was awe struck. This final Starlight was a mirror of herself; brilliant blue eyes and long golden hair tied up in two buns, but had several braids flowing down from them. She smirked at the Princess' reaction. "I am Sailor Star Singer. My real name is Selena Kyle." (AN: for all you Catwoman fans out there)
Serena's jaw dropped. "Wow. We could be twins."
"I noticed." Selena laughed. "We're not related though. I'm from a desert star called Arakis, and it's nowhere near your system."
"None of our systems are." Reshai mumbled, leaning against a wall and crossing her arms.
"Ignore Raider." Tekkila whispered, entering the room followed by the four Inner Soldiers. "She always has a bad additude when stationed at distant systems."
"But between me, you, and the lamp post, she really knows how to kick some ass in a fight." Selena whispered to Serena and winked. Serena laughed.
"Now that all five of you have returned, are you ready to go?" Shazza asked, amethyst eyes scanning each face. Ami and Raye nodded. Lita flashed a thumbs up.
"I'm ready to see my Yaten again!" Mina exclaimed, hugging herself.
"Oh? Lady Healer?" Selena asked. Mina nodded causing the four Starlights to laugh. "Good luck with that one! She's as stubborn as a chinaku!"
"She's also your commanding officer." Reshai deadpanned. Selena stuck her tongue out at her team mate.
"What's a chinaku?" Serena asked, picking up her backpack.
"You can get Lady Healer to show you once we get you to Kinmoku." Selena winked. Serena smiled and nodded. She couldn't wait to get to Kinmoku. The first thing she would do was tackle Seiya to the ground and hug him.
"Do they know we're comming?" Raye asked, shifting her pack on her shoulder. Shazza shook her head.
"Our comms are out of range of the satelites, so we have no way of relaying information." Shazza explained. The Inner Soldiers watched as her clothes shimmered once again, transforming her into Star Griever. The other Starlights followed her example, changing into their black leather Sailor Suits.
"No harm better come to any of them!" Amara angrilly declaired.
"Trust us or shut up!" Raider glared back at Amara, taking the Outer Soldier by suprise.
"Enough." Greiver ordered. "Transform quickly so we can go."
"Okay." Serena looked at her friends and nodded. Each one shouted their transformation, calling upon the power of their respective planet. Once the lights of the transformation faded, the five Sailor Soldiers were ready.
"Be careful." Said Michelle, entering the room.
"Have a safe trip." Trista whispered. The Inner Solders nodded and watched as the four Starlights surrounded them.
"Ready?" Singer asked, rasing her arms to joing hands with her team mates. The Inner Soldiers nodded. "Then take our hands and hold on."
Greiver waited as the Inner Soldiers each took a hand. She could tell they were a bit nervous about what was going to happen. She sighed. This would terrify them. "Let's go. Three...Two...One."
They were gone.
It was like becoming part of nothing. Sailor Moon was freezing cold on the outside and burning up on the inside. She couldn't even feel Star Griever's hand, but somehow knew she was holding onto it. Somewhere beside her were her friends and fellow Soldiers, but all she could see were clouds of stars and planets wizzing by. It was just like a dream! Suddenly the chilling dream came to a stop. She found herself gasping for air on the ground. Greiver was leaning over her, worry evident in her features. What happened? Where was she?
"Are you alright?" Griever asked, extending the Moon Princess her gloved hand. Sailor Moon took it and was helped to her feet. Her friends were also being helped up, each one having the same experience as she. She turned to Griever. The Starlight smiled. "Welcome to Kinmoku."
The Moon Princess cast her eyes about her surroundings. She saw lush green trees and plants, beautiful alien flowers in bloom, and a deep sapphire sky with two suns. Now she understood why the Starlights wanted to return home so badly. "It's gorgeous."
"Wait until you see the palace." Singer smiled, pointing up ahead. The Inner Soldiers follower her finger to the palace in the distance and were left speachless. It was same palace as the future Crystal Tokyo! The giant quartz crystal palace gleamed in the sunlight; reflecting rainbows over the city.
"Oh my God..." Jupiter whispered, falling to her knees.
"You recognize the Grand Palace?" Dancer asked confused by the reaction of the Earth Soldiers.
Sailor Mercury snapped out of her awe. "No, it's not that. It's just so beautiful. How did you build it?"
"Not sure. You should ask Kakyuu-hime or Lady Fighter." Griever answered, starting towards the palace. Her teammates turned to follow. The Inner Soldiers all looked at eachother in confusion before following the Starlights.
This was going to be a stange visit indeed.
Author's note: Hmm... so what do you think of my little twist by adding the Crystal Palace? I have many evil plans... Mwuahahahahaha! cough!
Should I make this a Seiya-Usagi fic?
Also... I have a webpage now. It's under HEAVY construction tho.