Sailor Moon NeoStars: What the Future Holds (REWRITE)
CHAPTER #1
Deadly Misunderstandings
Almost two years have passed since the chaos threat and Tokyo, Japan has fallen back into its normal routine. The late summer evening brings with it the coolness of night time. The leaves of the cherry blossom trees are just beginning to fall and a half-moon reflects itself on the still waters of the lake. The sound of love birds wandering through Veno Park's more secluded areas gives way to the gentle music of the Hiyodoris and Robins singing from the treetops. A million stars twinkle on and off in the sky above. All is calm and cool and peaceful on this all too normal summer evening.
With so many of them up there, it is unlikely that any but the most trained astrological eye would notice a little pink star just beginning to reveal its light in the evening sky. It starts out small and unnoticeable, but quickly brightens and begins to fall. Very soon after, it becomes apparent that the pink falling star is not a star at all, but a beam of light making its way down towards the earth. A pink cloud appears above the beam as it expands into a circle large enough to hold four pre-teenaged children.
The light settles in a secluded area of Veno Park, and disappears again in the blink of an eye. The pink stone in the center of Small Lady's Crystal Time Key twinkles as the light disappears. Breathing heavily, Small Lady falls to her knees still clutching the Crystal Time Key in her right hand. Her Senshi uniform has changed dramatically since her last visit to the 20th century. Her old pink and yellow "Chibimoon" uniform has been replaced with the blue, green, gold, and silver colors representing the Sailor Senshi of the Moon AND Earth, Sailor Terramoon.
She now wears a blue collar with two small green strips, blue and green strips at the bottom of her skirt which have replaced with old yellow and pink ones. The bow on her chest in the front of her uniform is green and set off by the new golden heart-shaped henshin locket, which houses the Pink Moon Crystal, in its center. Her belt and choker are silver with a golden heart in the center, and the oversized bow on her back has disappeared altogether. Blue boots and golden armbands on the end of her white gloves finish the new look. Both uniform and powers have been upgraded as she has finally been granted "earth" powers originating from her father to complement her moon-based powers.
Unfortunately, however, her new powers are no where near as developed as the ones she had previously acquired - and lost in the two years since her return to Crystal Tokyo. For this reason, Crystal Tokyo's newest enemy proved a feat to powerful to be tackled alone. A close rescue at the hands of her three appointed guardians saved her from an early death, but left the four of them trapped in the midst of battle. With no other option, she managed to save her battle-weary friends by throwing them back into the past by way of the Time Warp. Thank goodness for the fast action of the Crystal Time Key. . .
For more information on HOW Small Lady lost her old powers and henshin and gained her new one, you'll have to wait for my "Crystal Tokyo" story to come out.
"Are you all right, Small Lady-sama?" A calm and composed male voice questioned placing a single hand upon the shoulder of the young soldier. Terramoon nodded, still in the midst of catching her breath. "You are not hurt at all?" Placing her hands on her knees, Sailor Terramoon pushed herself back up onto her feet turning to face the Prince of Mercury with a wearied smile. "Hai, Antiny-san. I am fine, just sore - - - and tired."
Prince Antiny, firstborn child of the future Sailor Mercury, was a gentle spirit with all-to-conspicuous blue hair falling to just about an inch above intelligent and handsome emerald-green eyes. With the appearance of a twelve year old, he was a genius beyond compare, having been taught by the best. His position in battle, however, proved to be a lot more offensive in nature than that of his mother before him.
His silent, surprise attacks and ability to remain cool and collected in the midst of trouble often proved a lethal quality to those enemies who were more likely to react out of anger and frustration. After giving the princess a once over with his VR visor, the Mercurian prince seemed satisfied. "You okay, Damien-kun?" He questioned turning his gaze upon a second one of his companions.
"I will live." Damien grumbled rubbing an ice-burn on his left forearm sorely where he had taken a hit. "No thanks to Small Lady no baka!" Intense reddish-purple eyes burned angrily behind raven black hair as he turned on the young princess. Prince Damien, firstborn to the future Sailor Mars, had a forceful and passionate personality that all too often put him at odds with the equally stubborn and – in his eyes – often foolish princess of the earth and moon. "What did you think you were doing out there!" He yelled, a bright red martain symbol appearing on his forehead as he did so. "You almost got yourself killed! You almost got - - - Triston killed!"
"I - - -"
Shaking his head, Prince Antiny pressed a button on the side of his visor. The aqua-blue symbol of Mercury revealed itself on his forehead as the visor retracted itself. "Try to calm down, Damien-kun." Antiny reproved coolly stopping Small Lady before she could interject her thoughts on the matter. "Now is not the time for that. We have more important matters than Small Lady's improper actions to address at the moment." Stepping in between the two of them, Antiny gave them both - what he hoped came out as – a serious and reproving look.
Kneeling down, Prince Antiny turned his attention to the final member of their party. "Triston-kun, can you hear me?" He questioned of the badly injured Jupitarian prince whom served as leader of Small Lady's guardians. Prince Triston was a tall and well-built youth with the appearance of a thirteen or fourteen-year-old. A leader by nature, his powerful stance demanded attention, while his swordsmanship and martial arts skills were unmatched by any but the best of swordsman and the King of Earth himself.
He was extremely overprotective of the young princess and had held an important place for her in his heart for many years waiting for the day when her physical age would reach a point that would make a "proper" relationship between them a viable option. Although he would sooner die than admit his feelings for her, he was the first of the three to jump in front of the Small Lady willingly taking the powerful attack that had been meant for her. "Triston-kun?" Prince Antiny tried once again, pursing his lip into a noticeable frown.
Sailor Terramoon's burgundy eyes filled with tears as she looked upon the state of the Jupitarian prince, the leader of her three male guardians. As much as she hated to admit it, Damien was right - - - for once. If she had stayed behind the castle gates like she had been told, her other guardians would not have had to come out after her and Triston wouldn't be . . . he couldn't be. . . "Go – Gomen nasai." She choked out tearfully. "I didn't mean for – is he going to be all right?"
Forming his face into a cool but determined expression, Prince Antiny released his VR visor once again with a single click. Prince Triston's warm chocolate brown eyes remained closed as he showed little response. Damien's stomach churned as he worried for his best friend. Small Lady might be his princess, and Antiny might be one of his friends, but Triston was, and always had been, his best friend. "Antiny-kun?" He questioned desperately wanting to know the answer to the Small Lady's question.
"He is - - -."Antiny began, before something else caught his attention. Shifting back up onto his feet and turning around in one fluid motion, Antiny began to type furiously using a combination of his visor and his computer to in on something in the distance. Damien blinked, eyes furrowing curiously as began to focus his energy out in the direction his friend was looking. Small Lady opened her mouth again, only to have Damien answer before she even had the chance to begin her question. "Something is coming this way . . . something evil."
Sailor Terramoon grumbled underneath her breath. Oh….she hated it when they silenced her like that, as if her abilities as a Senshi weren't even worth taking notice of. The young Senshi looked up as the rustling of branches exposed their newest enemy's location. Purple and Emerald eyes narrowed as the two guardians drew their swords moving protectively in front of Sailor Terramoon and Triston. "Hey!" She yelled at the two of them "You don't HAVE to stand in front of me. I can fight too you know!"
"You have done enough for one day." Prince Damien snapped back at her. Terramoon glared at him, anger mounting. "How does it look, Antiny-kun?" Damien requested brushing the princess's temper off as a minor issue as compared to assuring her safety. It wasn't that he didn't care for the princess; he simply saw her limited Senshi powers as little more than a nuisance and a joke.
As if on cue, the source of their worries chose that moment to make its self known. It was a strange-looking monster with mixtures of green, blue, and purple covering its tall and slender slug-like body. It held mostly feminine characteristics, although with monsters one can never be completely sure of gender. Half-walking and half-slithering, the multi-colored slug-like creature focused its one eye upon the two guys and Senshi that stood before it.
"Strong." Prince Antiny commented, however unconcernedly. "But no where near the strength of our last enemy." Removing his visor, Prince Antiny turned a firm gaze upon the Small Lady of Crystal Tokyo. "Your parents have trusted us to protect you." He replied with all the determination of a true guardian. "And that is what we intend to do . . . whether you like it or not."
"Must . . . Destroy . . . Opponents." Glaring orange eyes sized up her young opponents conspicuously. Impatiently, the slug-monster stamped her feet on the ground like an angry bull preparing to charge. Why did they not run away like all the others? Did they dare challenge her? "MUST DESTORY OPPONENTS! DESTROY! DESTROY!" With one finally battle cry, the slug monster began running towards the group at break-neck speed leaving a trail of slime and smoke behind her.
"Let me take care of it!" Sailor Terramoon insisted, anxious to prove herself worthy of joining the rest of the Sailor Senshi. Forcing herself out from behind her two "guardians," she began her usual - corny - speech. "I don't know who you are . . . or what you are, but in the name of the future moon, I'll punish you!" The monster stopped cocking her head to the side as she studied the pink-haired child attempting to stand up to her. A sadistic smirk crossed her face as she began to laugh heartily at the girl's threats.
Terramoon gritted her teeth, a tinge of pink coming into her cheeks. "Err . . . Moon Tiara, Boomerang!" The little pink tiara flew through the air towards the slug-monster who looked at it curiously. She watched as it came closer and closer . . .Terramoon's aim was precise until . . . the small golden tiara knocked the monster right in the middle of its forehead . . . then bounced off and landed on the ground in front of her. "Oft." The monster grunted, blinked for a second, and then began to rub her forehead furiously like a small boy who had just been kissed by a girl.
Biting as his lower lip a bit, Prince Antiny fought back against a growing smile of amusement, which proved it self to be a rather difficult task. Prince Damien, on the other hand, doubled over with laughter not even trying to hide the hilarity of the scene. "Come on, Small Lady no baka." Damien grinned as he composed himself and forced his way back in front of the young princess. "Stop showing off. Find a safe place to hide and leave the fighting to the real soldiers." Clutching his sword with one hand, he used his spare to brush a few stray locks of hair back from his face. "You got a plan, Antiny-kun?"
The Mercurian prince nodded mutely. Intelligent emerald eyes narrowed as a range of battle strategies already ran quickly through his young mind. "Hai, this one should be an easy target. She isn't nearly as strong as the ones the Sailor Guardian's have been fighting and . . . obviously not as intelligent either." Damien raised an impatient eyebrow at his friend's extended explanation, silently encouraging him to just lay out the plan already. Antiny flushed, a tinge of embarrassment showing on his face. "Err….right. Let's just try to surround her - - come at her from two different directions. If she is as thick-headed as she seems to be, she will be to confused to pick out a target."
A smirk played its way across Damien's face. "You really think she's THAT stupid?" He questioned watching their 'opponent' as she began powering up for her first assault. "Ok….now!" On Damien's call, the two boys split up setting themselves up for a quick and easy battle. Prince Damien teleported himself the short distance it took to put himself on the monster's right side just behind her range of sight, while Prince Antiny took to the trees making his way around to her left.
The slug-woman blinked, thrown off by Damien's sudden disappearing act. By the time she had recovered from the small light show, Antiny and Terramoon too had disappeared from her line of vision. Her face was a question mark. Behind her Damien smirked noticeably while waiting for Antiny to get into position. Stopping a good distance behind her, Antiny sent the Martain prince a silent signal. Damien nodded, and the two began powering up their attacks silently.
Sailor Terramoon stood behind a nearby tree and steamed. "What does he mean a real soldier. . .I am a real soldier!" Glancing out from behind the tree, the young girl's focus homed in on their obviously confused opponent. "OOooh, I will show them." Terramoon decided impulsively only moments before stepping out from her hiding place. "Hey, you!" The young soldier called out moving herself easily into Sailor Moon's signature pose. "For disturbing such a peaceful night, Sailor Terramoon will punish you! Earth Golden Melody!"
The slug-monster quickly regained its focus as its "opponent" reappeared directly in front of it. With a snake-like grin, it moved forewords just in time to miss being hit head-on by the combined attacks of the Mercurian and Martian princes. She easily dodged the beam of energy coming at her stomach, aiming her own attack directly at the now wide-open young Senshi. The attack planted itself in Terramoon's chest throwing her backwards into the very tree she was supposed to be hiding behind. Her burgundy eyes shut, turning the world black, as she slumped to the ground.
"Small Lady!" A chorus of male voices rang out. The slug-monster's narrowed its orange eyes dangerously, encouraged by the success of its first attack. She turned to face her two conscious opponents; Prince Antiny and Damien prepared themselves for another round of battle. "VARROOM!" The monster looked up, blinking curiously, as a motorcycle in the revved its engine somewhere in the distance. Was that a battle cry? Her curiosity getting the better of her, the slug-monster forgot about her old opponents and went off to find this new one.
Damien sweat dropped (anime-style) watching with a frown as the monster ran off towards the street. "Should we . . ."
"It is not our responsibility." Antiny answered shaking his head disbelievingly as he made his way back towards his two fallen friends. "Small Lady is. Come on." Nodding his agreement, Damien let the monster disappear from his sight, following Antiny back over to their landing spot. As they came closer, Antiny and Damien found a barely conscious Jupitarian prince hovering over the Small Lady. The leader of Small Lady's guardians cursed himself inwardly as he held the young princess gently in his lap. If only he hadn't been unconscious for so long, he could have prevented this.
Kneeling down next to them, Prince Antiny placed a single hand on his friends shoulder. "I am glad you are awake, Triston-kun." The young mercurian replied while placing his free hand on the side of Small Lady's neck to check for a pulse. She was alive and breathing normally. "How are you feeling?" He questioned with concern over the both of them.
Prince Triston replied by glaring dangerously at his two friends and teammates. "Never mind me! What did you morons think you were doing leaving her over here by herself! You were supposed to be protecting her!" Annoyance and concern were written clearly on the Jupitarian face as he brushed a few strands of the young lady's hair gently back from her face. Antiny sighed as he pulled out his visor once more to do a scan. He expected no less from their leader, who obviously cared a lot about the young princess, perhaps even more than his position would require. . . .
Damien just shook his head covering his relief over his friend's having returned to the living with a neutral expression. Turning from the trio, the Martian prince crossed his arms in front of him defensively while using his energy to focus out on the surrounding area. If that strange-looking monster should happen to return this way, he was going to be ready for it. A frown marked his face as he began to feel a new wave of energy signatures headed their way. "Um, guys. . ." Damien started just as a group of unidentified shadowy figures appeared in the distance. "I believe we have more visitors."
The leader of the small group looked up noting the six shadows with a scowl before glancing worriedly back towards the Small Lady, reluctant to leave her side. With a soft smile, the mercurian prince gazed through his visor at their leader. "I will take care of her." Antiny tried to assure his friend. Overcautiously, Prince Triston studied him as if trying to discern weather or not his friend was fully telling the truth. Antiny sighed. "I will not leave her side. I promise." Seeming satisfied, Triston gently lowered her head back to the ground before rising slowly to his feet to join Damien.
Shifting Small Lady's head into his lap, Antiny gave her another once over before looking worriedly up in their leaders direction. Silently, he wondered if it may not have been a better idea - considering his condition - to have left Triston with the Small Lady. But then, there was nothing he could do about it at this point. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a small mini-data computer, similar to the one Sailor Mercury used, and began to pull up figures on their newest opponents.
(END SCENE)
Hino Rei, eighteen years old and newly graduated from T.A. Girls Private School, entered Veno Park late one Friday evening. Her long raven-colored hair fell gracefully around a short-sleeved green v-neck top and blue jean skirt, until a gentle summer breeze blew it back behind her shoulders once more. A small sigh couldn't help but escape her lips as she made her way past couple after couple enjoying a romantic night beneath the stars.
Slowly but pointedly, the young woman made her way down to the pier where Chibiusa had last left them almost two full years ago. Her violet eyes seemed to glaze over slightly as the memory of the girl's last departure played itself over in her head. Sure, she was fond of the future princess whose extended visits they had all come to expect, but she had to wonder just why it was that the girl would come and stay so long. Was she lonely in the future? Were there not any other children in the future for her to play with? A small frown was present on Rei's face as she made her way to the edge of the pier.
Sitting down gracefully, she removed her brown sandals seating them down beside her before dipping her small feet into the cool water. It was obvious the Senshi - the inners in any case - lived in the Crystal Palace in the future Crystal Tokyo. 'Are there no other children in the future?' She had to wonder. Gazing over the rippling waters, Rei's focus homed in on a particular boat with a particularly familiar couple sitting side by side on the lake. 'Usagi and Mamoru…' Were they the only ones who got to be happy and prosperous in the future? What about the rest of them? Would destiny also allow them love, family, and children? If so, why was she still sitting here alone on a Friday afternoon?
Shaking her head in frustration at the infamous couple, Rei got her feet slipping back into her sandals before heading into other areas of the park at a lazy pace. She wasn't sure exactly where she wanted to go. She only knew that she didn't want to spend another summer evening alone at the temple with only her grandfather for company. Perhaps she should have pursued a relationship with Yuuichirou (Chad) while she still had the chance, but she hadn't and now he was gone. But somehow, he had just never felt like "the one."
So lost in thought was she that she barely noticed the light, yet still noticeable, foreboding feeling of negative energy beginning to resonate through the park until she was almost right on top of it. Violet eyes narrowed instantly going on the defensive. It didn't appear all that terribly powerful, but she had learned after three years of fighting youma, diamons, fake Senshi and everything else under the sun that that fact could easily change within an instant. As a precaution, she pulled out her communicator pressing the "all-call" button to contact the other inner planetary soldiers. "Minna, there is negative activity in Veno Park. I haven't located it yet, but I'm on my way."
"Hai, we'll meet you there, Rei-chan."
"Right." Cutting the communication, Hino Rei reached for her henshin stick holding it over her head. "Mars Crystal Power, Make-up!" Waves of fire so intense they would cause severe burns to any 'normal' person wrapped themselves around her forming into a red and white Senshi outfit with a golden star choker on it - an addition that came about during their battle with chaos two years before. Sailor Mars was awake and ready for battle.
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"The negative energy appears to have come from north-northwest." The blue-clad warrior, Sailor Mercury, commented leading her fellow Senshi while typing commands rapidly into her computer. "Their appears to have already been a battle. The attacks have stopped, but there are still some unreadable signatures just up ahead." Eyebrows furrowed as baby-blue eyes focused curiously on the readings her computer was picking up. For some reason, she was having difficulty getting an accurate reading on the life energies they were now approaching. In all actuality, it reminded her of her readings on Chibiusa. She never had been able to pick up a completely accurate reading on the child - presumably due to the fact that - technically - she wasn't supposed to exist yet.
"There!" Sailor Moon declared earnestly pointing in the direction of a small band of young men, clad in armor of differentiating shades, all hovering around the limp form of a ten-year-old girl. Crystal-blue eyes grew wide in over-dramatized horror. Anxiously, she pushed her way to the front of the group. "Oh my. . .It's Chibiusa!" Sailor Moon was ready to rush over to the child when she felt Mars grabbed hold of her. "Mars. . .let go!" Sailor Moon yelled at her friend. "Chibiusa is hurt. . .I have to get to her."
"We know that, Sailor Moon no baka! Wait for Mercury to do a scan before you go rushing into things!"
"I can't. . ." Mercury replied with a small frown causing the other Senshi to look back at her. "I can't get a good reading on them." Sighing, she replaced her mini-data computer back inside her sub-space pocket.
"Chibiusa is hurt?" A cool male voice questioned, joining Sailor Moon in the front of the group. Behind his white mask, Tuxedo Kamen looked out at the group of guys huddled around his future daughter with an obvious frown. Although her last trip to this century had brought her in contact with more than one "male friend," she had only been eight-years-old then. And of course, she was only five-years-old when their first adventure with her began. How old was she now? He couldn't tell. . .but something about the sight of what appeared to be a fourteen-year-old young man standing in between him and his young daughter caused his paternal instincts to kick into high gear. Not wasting a minute, he made his way straightaway towards her.
Crossing his arms in front of him, Prince Triston shut his eyes while fighting back against dizziness, the slight feeling of clamminess running under his skin, and pain radiating from the gash he had taken previously on his left side. When he opened his eyes again, the world blurred for a moment before returning to - almost - complete focus. Brown eyes narrowed in on the caped man as he began to approach. Triston blinked. He was seeing the battlefield they had just escaped from. "I will take care of this." Prince Triston replied roughly while going forewords to meet Tuxedo Kamen halfway across the field that separated them. He blinked again, and the image he was seeing reverted back to the actual reality.
"Who are they Antiny-kun?" Damien questioned back to his Mercurian friend. 'A one on one. This should be interesting. . .I hope Triston is up for this.' Expression remaining neutral, he kept up a defensive / protective stance in front of the unconscious princess with one hand resting on his undrawn sword and eyes narrowed intensely. 'They look like the Sailor Guardians, but that can't be. They are back in Crystal Tokyo, and this definitely isn't Tokyo.' And again, who were the odango-ed Senshi and caped man in the front? He had never seen them before. It must be trap of some sort. . .
"I am having trouble getting an accurate reading." Prince Antiny replied typing some commands quickly into his computer before double-checking the young lady's pulse once again. "Something is messed up. According to my readings, we never even left Crystal Tokyo. I can not figure out where we are, much less who they are." Sighing, he ran his hand over the princess's head checking to be sure she hadn't drawn blood or caused herself a concussion or something of the like.
The two men met in the middle of the grassy field stopping mere feet from each other. At such close proximity, Prince Triston had to look up just to meet Tuxedo Kamen's gaze. The Jupitarian's chocolate brown eyes narrowed dangerously. 'No one is going to threaten my princess as long as I am still able to fight.' Placing his hands on the handles of the twin swords at either side of his forest-green armor, Triston pursed his lips together studying his enemy while attempting to keep his injury and recent return to consciousness well-hidden.
Tuxedo Kamen watched the man with intense blue eyes. They seemed to be piercing sapphires of curiosity and wariness. Of course Tux didn't need a sword to fight, but he was quite aware of the young man and his twin blades. A slight wind swept across the field, catching Tuxedo Kamen's cape and slightly moving his raven-colored hair. He said nothing at first, his gaze slightly looking beyond the young man in front of him to the sight where his future daughter was being taken care of by some other young men. His focus came back to the man in front of him and instantly he noted that his 'opponent' was not entirely well. He filed that information away to the depths of his mind and brought out the most passing questions. "Who are you? What is your purpose here?" 'So help me if he's here to harm Chibiusa...' Although Tux thought that wasn't likely.
Prince Triston scowled body tensing in preparation as the image in front of him shifted once more to the scene of battle. "The name is Triston." The young man replied roughly through narrowed eyes. He took in a deep breath as a small gust of wind blew past his face cooling down the heat raising up beneath his skin. A bit of a smile crossed his face. "And my purpose here is to stand between you and them." Behind him, he felt Damien throw up a fire-energy barrier around himself and the two remaining members of their party. Triston's arms crossed as he withdrew his swords from their hilts crossing them in front of him. "If you want to see her, you will have to go through me." The prince answered hotly. As he blinked again, the image before him momentary returned to reality before a second blink returned him to the battlefield in Crystal Tokyo. He stood in a battle ready position, intent on remaining in between Tuxedo and the Small Lady.
"Violence isn't the way to do this if you are protecting Sailor Chibimoon." Tuxedo still didn't move, but he prepared for a fight. He held his right hand up, as if in a defensive position, yet he had no weapon in it. "It's my objective to make sure she's all right." He flexed his fingers, debating weather or not to create a rose or four first or to bring out his sword like cane.
'Who is this guy?' Damien wondered, a bit perplexed by the caped man's stance in the battle. Why wasn't he attacking? What was his strategy? His eyebrows furrowed as he turned his burning purple-eyed gaze back to his mercurian friend. "I'm working on it." Antiny grumbled with frustration at his continually coming up with the same response. 'How could it be showing that we never Crystal Tokyo?' Running a hand back through his hair, Antiny shut his eyes taking in a calming breath before leaning over the computer once more. If we never left Tokyo, then. . .the gears in his mind were beginning to turn. "Tell Triston to wait a minute. . ."
"Wait?" Damien questioned as if the very concept of the word were foreign to him. His face formed into an anxious scowl. Triston was in no position to battle; the enemy probably knew that and wanted to play with his mind or something by appearing as their allies. Besides, the Sailor Guardians were in Crystal Tokyo and this definitely WASN'T Tokyo. "You are too slow." The martain prince hissed back in anxious annoyance. There was no time to wait. What if the princess needed to get to go to the hospital wing or something? "Triston no baka, They are full of shit and you know it! If you can't fight him, I will."
'What does he mean, if I can't fight him?' Triston frowned, his pride turning on at the very suggestion of Damien's outburst. Taking in another deep breath, the Jupitarian prince continued to fight against his body's continuing protests, in particular he was purposefully forcing himself not to favor his left side in any fashion. So long as he was standing still like this, that wasn't all too difficult . "Check your sources. Chibimoon doesn't exist any more. If you want to get any nearer to that girl, you will have to go through me.' His hands gripped the handles of the twin swords tighter, beginning to fire them up with waves of electric energy, as he stood readily in front of the man.
Tuxedo Kamen blinked, a shocked look upon his face. "Chibimoon doesn't exist anymore?" Those words put fear into Tuxedo Kamen's heart, fear and worry. He took a step back , kneeling to the ground, searching. This way, he could easily get past the young man in front of him and over towards the others, in a second, he got over there through his Earth connection. He could tell just through vision and gut intuition that that girl was his future daughter. "Chibiusa..." He whispered as he released his contact with the ground he looked up to Triston and nodded. "If that is the way you want it, then so be it." Tux stood, ready to take this guy on. Family was the most important thing in the world to Tuxedo Kamen and he would be damned if he let anyone stand in the way of him and his future progeny. This time, he decided he would show he meant business. In his left hand he created a single, solitary rose and waited for this guy's first move.
The young man was more than a little thrown off by Tuxedo Kamen's act of kneeling, seeming to focus elsewhere. Something about that was familiar. . .but he couldn't quit put his finger on it. His head felt as if he had just swallowed a little too much cold medicine. His skin still held that cool and clammy feeling about it, but he did his best to push it away and ignore it. His first priority was to insure the Small Lady's safety - never mind his own condition. Determinedly, Triston fought past the cloudiness before his vision and finished powering up his weapons. He took a small step back to increase the distance between them just slightly before sending out his first attack. With his right hand, he swung his sword forewords while silently releasing his "Electric Dragon" attack from the left one. (consider it a "Super" level attack - about equal to the Senshi's attacks from the Infinity series - The "S" series if you are more familiar with the anime.)
Tux knew a lightning attack when he saw one. Jupiter had shown him many over the course of their time fighting and he jumped up quickly, throwing the rose at his hands. With his right, he produced his cane and extended it to shoot down at Triston's side. 'I've got to take him out!' Blinking the world into focus, Triston jerked to the side in time to miss the cane attack. Tuxedo's rose came across his right hand, but the young prince held tightly onto his sword. Actually, the sting from the rose didn't hurt nearly so bad as the effect of jerking the as-of-yet untreated wound on his left side in such a way had. The battle continued. Inwardly, he consider his position in this and had to admit it wasn't a good one.
He was loosing steam more quickly than he would have liked and focusing on Tuxedo's attacks got harder and harder the longer they fought. Attempting not to reveal his disadvantage by favoring his left side was almost impossible. Despite his best attempts not to, Triston couldn't help but to favor his left side a bit as he landed again before forcing himself to straighten up once more. Cursing his lips together forcefully, he ignored the pain radiating from the wound and sent out another "Electric Dragon" attack at his caped opponent. A dragon-shaped electric storm was released from each sword coming towards Tuxedo Kamen from both sides.
Luckily for Tuxedo Kamen, his cane was not a conductor of electricity, for he was able to block the electricity. He contemplated using his energy attack but decided against it. Once the energy was stopped from hitting him, Tuxedo Kamen came in closer, throwing a barrage of roses at the kid's feet, not trying to kill him. He knew the kid favored his left side and was going to use that to his advantage. Walking forward, Tux watched as the roses wrapped thorny vines around the younger man's feet. "I told you before I don't want to fight you. I just want to see that young woman over there, we all do." Tux came charging forward at Triston and extended his cane grasping it in both hands to use as a shield of sorts for both swords.
Tuxedo's words escape the Jupitarian prince who was just barely managing to dodge the onslaught of roses when Tuxedo's vines began wrapping themselves around his feet and lower lowers. "Err-uh…" Triston gritted his teeth against the thorny scratches, but the perpetual movement required to dodge the attacks was quickly wearing him down where pain from the side he favored was more and more difficult to fight through.
His breathing was heavy and his intense chocolate-colored gaze were quickly taking on a more hazy/cloudy and glassy look as his concentration lapsed. He blinked and saw Tuxedo approaching him. He blinked again and saw his previous enemy closing in. A tad bit disoriented by this, Triston stopped to get regain his footing, shaking his head in an effort to push away the ever-approaching darkness. He position was quickly being forced from offensive to defensive in nature.
As Tuxedo Kamen came in closer, he decided to take a chance and used his cane to block both swords, then kicked the younger man in the side he was favoring. He hoped that would have to have force him to drop, but once he could he would try and help the young man. "Stand down! We honestly don't want to harm you if you are protecting Chibimoon." She may not exist to Triston, but she existed to Tuxedo Kamen. What did he mean, "she doesn't exist anymore" anyways?
Triston's face paled, a wave of darkness passing over his eyes, as the pain going into his side radiated out through his body causing him to spontaneously open his left hand. The one sword feel from his hand, but he didn't bother reaching for it. He staggered back for a moment before regaining his footing and using his now free hand to balance his remaining sword moving it back into a battle ready position. "I won't stand down." Triston answered back stubbornly through gritted teeth.
"I don't know you. You won't go near her." The haze before his eyes grew more pronounced as he began throwing more energy into powering up another attack. "Shut up your tricks and . . ." His words faltered as tried once more to bring things into focus. Loss of blood from the gash he had taken previously was quickly making him more and more disoriented. Once again, he was seeing the battle in Crystal Tokyo. "and fight, Sa'omi." Behind him, Prince Damien frowned watching his friend fight a losing battle and debated dropping the barrier he placed around the princess in order to aid his friend. He was just about to do exactly that when Antiny's voice interrupted him cause him to stop and look back.
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"Mars, let go!" Sailor Moon watched anxiously as Tuxedo Kamen made his way towards their future daughter only to be met half-way by a brown-haired young man in forest-green armor with golden lining and a determined expression on his face. She paused, watching the young man and her lover through curious crystal-blue eyes. Who was he? Was he with Chibiusa? 'Chibiusa. . .' Her eyes traveled once more back to her future daughter. The girl unconscious with her cone-shaped pink odangos falling limply across the lap of a blue-haired youth with a mini-computer and visor similar to the ones their own Sailor Mercury was currently focused on. He didn't appear to be hurting her, and yet - - her body tensed as Damien threw up a fiery shield around the three of them. Her mind flashed back to the battle with Mistress 9 and Pharaoh 90. She remembered the invisible shield that had kept her from protecting her daughter as her heart-crystal was swallowed whole. She lay limp . . . "Chibiusa. . .I have to help her."
Beside her, Sailor Mars' fiery red eyes were focusing on the young man whom had thrown up the barrier. That energy - - she'd recognize that energy anywhere. The intense and fiery flames of her home planet were all too familiar. The young man in question wore red-orange armor of a color that blended almost perfectly with the dancing flames just inches in front on it. Her purple eyes honed in on the marking at the top-right side of his chest - - the symbol of Mars. Her mind returned to her earlier thoughts. Were Usagi and Mamoru the only ones who got to be happy and prosperous in the future? What about the rest of them? Would destiny also allow them love, family, and children? Damien shifted his position turning to gaze in her direction. Sailor Mars looked up just in time to meet his curious gaze. Purple eyes burned intensely into equally intense violet ones. Distractedly, she loosened her hold on their leader's arm.
Seeing her opportunity, Sailor Moon had just managed to release herself from Mars' grip when Jupiter stepped in front of her placing a hand on either one of her shoulders. Drawing her attention away from the ensuing battle, Sailor Jupiter met her leader's gaze. "Sailor Moon, matte. Listen, I know fighting tactics. What that kid wants is a one-on-one. If we all go barging in, it will only escalate into a even larger battle. We don't even know for sure if they are our enemies yet." Sailor Moon and Venus both turned to stare at their friend disbelievingly. Inwardly, Jupiter wasn't surprised by their looks. Her first instinct was to rush in and get things done, but - - her gaze turned back towards the battle. Her brown-eyes studied the young man trying to face-off against Tuxedo Kamen - - She didn't know why, but she didn't want to see the young man hurt. Against all of them, he wouldn't have a fighting chance. . .
"But. . ." Sailor Moon faltered at Jupiter's sudden change of strategies. "Chibiusa . . ."
"Chibiusa is fine." Sailor Mercury interrupted, still typing away with her computer. Pressing a button up next to her ear, she withdrew her visor for further assistance. "She just knocked herself out. She is a little scratched up, maybe with a sprained wrist, but she is going to be just fine." Mercury gently assured the cornflower blonde with a confident smile before returning to her calculations. Friends or not, she wanted to know as much as she could about these mysterious newcomers. "But, I agree with Jupiter. We should let Tuxedo talk things out with the young man." She put in after a moment of silence.
"I think the talking part is over." Sailor Venus replied blue-eyes watching intently as the young man released his first attack - what appeared to be a wave of electricity shaped into the form of a dragon. Tuxedo Kamen dodged without much trouble. She wasn't surprised - - until her gaze fixed itself on her fellow Senshi. Sailor Moon's eyes kept shifting anxiously from Tuxedo to Chibiusa and back again as she winced whenever an attack was thrown his way and kept calling out for him to "be careful." That wasn't altogether unusual, but the other three. . . Jupiter was watching Tuxedo with clinched fist and dangerous look in her eyes. The way she reacted as each attack was thrown made you almost wonder just which side she was supporting. Mars seemed to be stuck in a starring contest with the raven-haired young man, and both had unreadable expressions on their face. As for Mercury - she had long since quit typing and was starring from the computer screen to the group surrounding Chibiusa with an ash-white expression of shock on her face.
Sailor Venus blinked, eyebrows furrowing in confusion. Were they picking up on something she wasn't? Curiously, she made her way over toward the genius of the group. Neither Mars nor Jupiter seemed to take note of her movement. "What's wrong, Mercury?" Sailor Venus questioned while trying to make sense of her fellow Senshi's odd reactions. For a short few moments, she was greeted with silence. Even more curious, Venus glanced over Mercury's shoulder to find an image of the three young men pulled up on the screen. But as the writing was native mercurian, she couldn't make heads or tales of the rest of it. "Have you figured out who they are?" She questioned again prodding her friend for an answer. Mercury nodded silently as the rest of the Senshi turned their attention to the blue-haired Senshi. Their eyes seemed to search for confirmation.
"So. . . Who are they!" Sailor Mars questioned hotly, her tone demanding a definite answer.
"They are from the future." Mercury replied finally just as Tuxedo's vines were wrapping themselves around Triston's feet. Her voice was quiet as she continued, while wearing an expression that suggested disbelief at her own words. "They are the children of the Sailor Senshi in the future." She explained continuing to stare at her computer until a loud and yet - - inwardly familiar - - voice caused her to look up.
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"Shit!" Antiny cursed aloud just as his computer finally managed to clear things out for him. Pushing Small Lady off of his lap, Antiny stood to his feet. "Damien, drop the barrier."
"Nani? Is something wrong with Small Lady?"
"Iie."
"Then stay with her. I'm going to help Triston."
"Iie!"
Damien narrowed his eyes, as his friend's short answers were beginning to annoy him. "Why, the hell not! Stop giving one word answers!"
"I will go."
"I will go!"
"It's not what it seems to be, Damien. Your hot-head will probably get him killed! Let me out of this stupid barrier! I will explain in a minute. You stay with Small Lady!" Damien glared at the mercurian prince, arguing with him shortly, before finally relenting. He dropped the barrier just long enough for Antiny to step out before raising it up again around himself and the Small Lady. Frowning, Antiny paused momentarily to get a feel for where the two warriors were standing. He - unlike his hot-headed Martian companion - wasn't one to go rushing blindly into a fight. 'Did he just say, Sa'omi?' Antiny thought, eyebrows furrowing. 'He is losing it...'
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Mercury's eyes fell back upon the blue-haired young man - that is to say, her future son - as he rose to his feet obviously flustered over something. She followed his gaze back into the battle, on the young man who insisted on fighting Tuxedo Kamen. Now that she thought about it, the look on his face . . .His emerald-green eyes held a distant look she had often seen in the hospital while shadowing her mother's rounds, as if he weren't quite tuned into reality. Frowning, she reopened her computer doing a scan of the young man and pulling up a few vitals. "This can not continue much longer." Mercury thought, not liking what she was pulling up. 'That one is hurt much worse any of the others.'
"Sa'omi?" Tuxedo Kamen wondered aloud. He looked the younger guy over and knew if he didn't do something soon, he'd most likely die of massive blood loss. In one carefully placed and pulled punch, Tuxedo Kamen attempted to knock the kid out. He caught him before he hit the ground, lowering him down slowly, and placed a hand right on the gash. "Stubborn, I commend you for that, but you need more medical attention than Chibimoon does at the moment." He noted the kid was still avoiding passing out, and hoped that he wouldn't go right back to attacking him.
The stubborn Jupitarian prince finally fell, but fought whole-heartedly against loosing consciousness. "Let go." He grumbled weakly, still trying to struggle back onto his own feet. "Leave. . .her alone." He pleaded anxiously, swallowing his pride as his henshin finally released on him. He was left in a pair of black slacks and a forest green top that had a large red spot where the blood had soaked through on his left side. "She isn't - strong anymore. Leave her alone. She is - worth nothing to you."
Prince Antiny winced sympathetically for his friend, before deciding that now would be a good time to intervene between the two. 'He is even more stubborn than Small Lady.' Antiny thought as he took hold of his sword pressing it down into the hilt far enough that it would lock, prevent anyone else - in particular Triston - from attempting to release it for their own use. "Matte!"
Placing a single hand over the young man chest, Tuxedo was able to effectively hold him down as he continued to struggle against him. "She is worth a lot to me actually. Do not worry, I am not going to harm her. Farthest thing from my mind . . . ever." Tuxedo Kamen's voice was calm and caring as he released a golden energy healing up the young man's wound so he wouldn't bleed to death. "You should rest now."
Triston continued trying to struggling, but the older man's hand was firm and his energy was failing him. The temptation to slip back into peaceful unconsciousness was strong. Tuxedo made sure the over-persistence young man wasn't going to throw any more attacks before looking up to the other young man, noting he didn't seem to want to fight. "I would wait, but your friend here needs a little help. Who are you?"
Not knowing for sure the older man's intentions for his friend, the Mercurian prince rushed foreword dropping to a kneel just a few short feet from the caped man. "King Endymion-sama, matte. Please. . .There has been a misunderstanding. We are - - Small Lady's guardians." The cool and soothing aura he always carried moved like a gently flowing stream around him as he stopped to collect a breath. "Small Lady didn't have the time to tell us where - err…when she intended to land us." Growing silent for a moment, he glanced respectfully up towards the man and found himself meeting his eyes before flushing slightly and averting his gaze shyly back down again. "It took me until now to recognize you behind your disguise. Gomen nasai."
Approaching the trio from behind, the Sailor Senshi approached the trio awkwardly. Oddly enough, this was likely the first fight that had ever been seen where the Senshi stood on the side while 'Tuxedo Kamen' did the fighting. Sailor Mercury's face was white as she slipped her computer back into her sub-space pocket once more before turned her ocean-blue gaze on the young man knelt before Tuxedo. Antiny could feel his face growing hotter under her intense stare. Embarrassed at the attention, the mercurian prince continued to look downwards avoiding her gaze. . .
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It was Sailor Jupiter's turn to look anxious. Her brown-eyed gaze took on its familiar protective look as she clinched her fist all the more. She was moments from inviting herself into the two men's battle when Triston finally fell, being caught by Tuxedo Kamen. The strongest member of the Inner Planetary Senshi headed out just at the same time Prince Antiny did, with the rest of the Senshi close behind her. She stopped, words interrupted, as the young man fell into a hurried kneel in front of Tuxedo Kamen.
Giving up his fruitless struggle, Prince Triston turned his gaze towards what appeared to be a familiar energy. His eyes quickly picked Jupiter out of the group of Senshi. As he blinked a couple of times, the image switched between the future Jupiter and the current one - but the differences were actually quite minimal. The sight of a familiar face was comforting as Triston called out to her in a tired voice. "Mother?" He questioned hopefully, tense muscles finally starting to relax after the recent battle.
Sailor Jupiter look down at the young man with a look that revealed a mixture of anger, confusion, and protectiveness. "What's his name?" She questioned of the blue-haired youth, glancing up briefly before returning her gaze to her son. Her eyes softened quickly, however, as Triston's hopeful chocolate-brown gaze met her own. Pushing Tuxedo's hand out of the way, she replaced it with her own. Gently, she used her free hand to brush a few stray hair back from his face. Triston seemed to forget about Tuxedo Kamen as he gave his mother his full attention. He blushed slightly at her mothering and worried gaze but was to tired to protest.
"Hmm? Oh, he is Prince Triston of Jupiter." Antiny answered looking over his friend with a worried gaze before looking uncertainly back to Tuxedo Kamen. Emerald-green eyes focused respectfully at the man in question in a way that Tuxedo actually - - wasn't quite used to. "Majesty?" The young man questioned again still watching him from a formal kneeling position. All in all, the prince of mercury - not surprisingly - was the humblest of Small Lady's guardians although his tendency to speak out and take the offensive position in battle was quite different than his mother's preferred style of fighting.
Seeing that the young man was now being taken care of by Mercury and Jupiter, Tuxedo was able to devote more of his attention to the blue-haired young man in front of him. "It is alright. That is the reason I wear it." Tuxedo answered rising to his feet. Looking ahead to check on Chibimoon, he was greeted with the sight of Sailor Mars yelling at her future son, the raven-haired youth arguing back with an amused glint in his eyes, and Sailor Moon just trying to avoid the line of fire between them. Shaking his head, he looked back at Antiny offering him a hand up. "And you do not need to keep calling me 'majesty.' It is just Mamoru in this time. Why don't you tell me your name, we can go check on Chibimoon."
'Chibimoon?' Prince Antiny thought, momentarily confused, as he accepted a helping hand up onto his feet. 'Oh, I see.' Nodding his agreement, the mercurian prince glanced in the direction of his Martian friend. Somehow though, he wasn't all that surprised by what he saw. "Hai, Maj - er, Mamoru-san." The young prince replied watching curiously as he powered down into a pair a slacks with a black top under his signature green jacket. "My name is Antiny, and the hot-head trying to annoy Mars is Damien - her son." He had to grin a bit at his friends' reactions to all this as he powered down into a simple pair of blue jeans and a light-green, short-sleeved t-shirt ( Haha - I bet you expected him to be wearing blue didn't you:P ). "Oh, and she isn't Chibimoon anymore. She is Sailor Terramoon now."
It didn't take Damien too long to recognize his mother's energy once she was within range, but still - - he couldn't help but be confused. The Sailor Guardians were supposed to be protecting Crystal Tokyo. What were they doing here? Not being 100 certain of Mars' truthfulness, he turned to a battle strategy he'd learned while going at it with the Small Lady in the future - - - He stalled by asking annoying questions that kept sending the conversation in circles. Damien grinned mischievously as he stood behind his fiery barrier with his arms crossed. ". . . Yes, but can prove that you're you? How can you be sure you're not someone else?"
Prince Antiny rolled his eyes grinning slightly as he and Mamoru met up with Damien, Sailor Moon, and Sailor Mars - who looked like she was about ready to strangle her future progeny. "Damien no baka, you know it's possible you might just be risking your very existence?" The young mercurian called out with a small laugh. The response he received was a questioningly raised eyebrow. Prince Antiny shook his head. "Small Lady dumped us in the 20th century. This is your mother, Neo Queen Serenity, and King Endymion." He explained simply. Growing silent, Damien blinked starring among the trio disbelievingly. "The king and queen want to check on their daughter . . . "
"Huh? Oh, right." Dropping the fiery barrier from around them, he watched as Sailor Moon rushed forward to take Chibimoon in her arms. As soon as she had her daughter in her arms, Sailor Moon used her energy to power the two of them back down into their normal state. Usagi was left in a short red skirt with a green top and a light pink jacket. Chibiusa, on the other hand, was left in her pure-white princess dress with yellow circles around the neckline - an almost exact duplicate of the one worn by her mother before her. Usagi blinked starring down at her seemingly sleeping daughter in awe. It had been so long since she'd seen her in this dress. She had grown so much since then; the small girl was finally beginning to grow into a young lady. Coming up beside them, Mamoru ran a gentle hand over his daughter's head glad to see to her safety.
Sailor Mars smiled at the newly reunited family before reversing back into the blue jean skirt and green v-neck top she had been wearing before all of this had begun. Once satisfied that he no longer needed to look after the Small Lady, Prince Damien turned to face his future mother seeming to study her for a moment before speaking up. "You know this 'technically' means my mother is about eight-hundred something years younger than me?" His eyebrows furrowed thoughtfully for a moment. "Gross!"
"You had better be glad I don't have my broom with me." Hino Rei told her future son with a slight smirk. Laughing, Damien shot his mother a grin which she returned before they fell into a conversation concerning the carelessness of their respective princesses.
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"How bad is it, Mercury?"
Pulling her blue-eyed gaze off of her future son, Mercury dutifully turned her attention to the hurt member of their party. Setting down on her knees Japanese style, she pulled her visor out for a quick scan. Her computer picked up on the wound that had just recently been healed. Surprisingly unabashed, Sailor Mercury pushed Triston's shirt up enough to get a look at the offending area. Such an action wasn't unusual for someone who volunteered regularly at the hospital and planned to someday be a doctor. She ran her hand over the offending area, before turning to Jupiter with a smile. "He's going to be fine. He won't need stitches or anything since the wound has been healed, but he lost a lot of blood. . . He needs to rest."
Still laying back, Triston rolled his eyes in his mother's direction. "See, you worry to much . . ." The Jupitarian prince told her with a sly grin. His expression, however, turned to one of worry as his mind thought back to the state he'd found the Small Lady in. "But, Small Lady. How is she?"
Sailor Jupiter raised an eyebrow slightly grinning knowingly at him. "Now, who is worrying? She is with her parents. She will be fine." She assured him before brushing away another few strands of hair that the wind kept blowing back into his face.
The young prince blushed deeply before attempting to push his mother's hand away. "Stop that! Leave it alone. I'm not five years old anymore." He protested, while struggling once again to escape her grasp and get back up onto his feet. . .but her hand was firm. Triston sighed finally giving in. 'In a way, I am glad Small Lady is unconscious so I don't have to deal with her watching this.' As he finally began to allow his mind and body to switch out of battle mode, the young prince quickly found himself slipping back again into the blissful state of unconsciousness.
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Kotaroh - Oh, I definitely intend to write more. The first time I wrote this it came out to nine chapters. It was my first fanfic to actually complete. Unfortunately, I was a new writer back then so I'm rewriting it. Here's the Second Chapter. Thank you SO MUCH for reviewing, and I hope you enjoy!
raincloudblue - Hehe - Thanks a million. I began to wonder a while back why "Chibimoon" only got access to here Mother's powers and never her Father's, so I had the idea of combining the two and making her the Senshi of the Moon AND Earth. Thanks for reviewing!
Hollie Daye - These are my favorite kind of reviews - the ones that let me know what I'm doing right, and what I need to fix. ; I wondered while I was writing this if I ought to address what the Senshi were doing, but I really just wanted to focus on character development for Tuxedo Kamen and Triston. Taking what you said into consideration though, I decided to address the Senshi's reactions to the battle first off in Chapter 2. I hope it turns out as good as Chapter one. Tell me what you think, okay?
Eternal Lady - Here is the second chapter I promised. I'm typing it now and will try to get it out as soon as possible, especially since I got such AWESOME reviews! I've never actually read the manga either. Aside from listening to people who've read it, what I did was go to and type in "Sailor Moon Manga" - - I was able to get all the information I needed from there. This might work for you to.
Traser SyberJedi - I would have to say that Tuxedo is one of my favorite characters in the sailor moon universe. If this turns out like the last version did, Mercury and Antiny should get a chapter all their own later on, but I can't make any promises right this moment. We'll see what happens. I do believe that I would like to eventually bring the Shintennou into the NeoStars storyline. I am still deciding whom to pair my Senshi with amoung the Shintennou and the Knights. I've already decided for Mars and Venus. Still deciding on Mercury and Jupiter. . .(Not all will be with the generals and not all will be with the knights…that I can promise…)
FireSenshi2 - One new chapter hot off the press. . . I really hope you enjoy it and keep reading! Thanks a million for the review! Love your name btw. Are you a Mars fan? Hope to here from you again! hugs all reviewers I'm going to try and do this for my reviewers each chapter.
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