Ossu, minna-chan!!!! Gomen Nasai for the whole not-updating quicker thing.
I've been a bit busy, what with being shuttled back and forth to a city
that's 90 miles away twice a week because of my parents' doctor visits. So,
when I go a long time between updating, please remember that I have a lot
of things weighing on my mind, so it may take a while to find the time and
inspiration to write. I already do most of my writing between 11:30 PM and
3:00 AM!!! ^_^ Thank you.
On a happier note, I'm thouroughly thankful that everything is happening during the Summer Vacation!!!
I've made a bunch of revisions to the chapters before this. Please go back and check if you get confused.
I don't own SM, GW or DBZ.
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{recap} {Videl/Pluto speaking} "When she was reborn here, Fate and Destiny knew better that certain things wouldn't work to be pulled over Serenity-hime's sharp eyes. They also knew that her powers would be re-awakening soon........." ~~*~~
".....And with the awakening of her powers, they would lose control of her, and this time they wanted her to be happy, as herself, so they took her from here, and planted her in another world where she would be needed, and where she could grow and flourish. They were also going to let her seek out her beloved, and have him this time, that is, *if* she was willing to fight for him, which is a stupid question to ask. At the same time, though, they put the Sailor Senshi there, for they had been devastated with her last life... here, let me show you."
~~ More picture fade-ins and stuffies.~~
The picture faded to a short girl with golden hair, with a smile affixed to her face, as she hummed and spun around in a park, her arms out, and her head tilted to the sky, her eyes closed. A raven-haired girl ran up to her, violet eyes glinting with michief. She snuck up to the golden-haired girl, and quickly reached out and grabbed her shoulders, shouting "BOO!!" The blonde girl jumped and started to yell at the black-haired girl.
"Rei!!!!! What didja do that for!?!?!?!? You Meanie!!!!!!"
"Calm down Odango Atama!!! You should have seen the look on your face, Usagi!!!" Rei laughed. There was a group of other girls coming up.
"Don't call me that, Rei!!!!!"
"Rei, you shouldn't antagonize Usa so much." A quiet, blue haired girl advised, the smallest of smiles gracing her delicate features.
"You've got to admit, Ami, they are fun to watch." said a tall brunette, mirth obvious in her eyes.
"Yeah, Ames, soon the rasberry war'll start." Another blond girl snickered.
"I still don't think that Rei should try to annoy Usagi so much, Mako-chan, Mina-chan." Ami replyed, as quietly as ever. Then she sighed. "Don't they ever quit?" Looking slightly annoyed at Rei and Usagi, who were pulling eachother's hair and shouting insults.
~*~*~*~*~
ChiChi smiled, clearly amused. Those girls, Usagi and Rei, acted more like sisters than friends. She looked over and saw the silly smile on Goku's face, and even caught Vegeta smirking.
~*~*~*~*~
The picture then shifted to a battle. It was inside some sort of building, and a group of girls in odd, short-skirted fuku's were there. Two of the were tied to some sort of pillar, and another, one that looked a lot like Usagi was yelling at the two pinned to the pillar. She seemed to be guarding another girl, smaller, with black hair. The two on the pilar threw attacks at the black-haired girl, and Usagi (for they could only assume that it was her), jumped in the way, taking the blasts' full brunt. She feel to her knees after those attacks. Then, the black-haired girl started to glow, and when the glowing stopped, she was wearing an outfit similar to the others, only with purple being her over-ruling color. She held a tall weapon that resembled a staff with a large, sharp blade at the top.
The fighters on the pillar were now seeming to panic somewhat. They were struggling against their bonds, and shouting something, which the other girls paid no attention to. The one in purple said something to Usagi, and when Usagi attempted to advance to her, held the staff/blade to her throat. She looked at her in kindness, but firmly asserted that she was going to do whatever she was going to do on her own. Then the girl went into a glowing column, and Usagi cried. She was on all fours, beating her fist on the ground, yelling something. Finally, a bunch of lights swirled about her, and her outfit changed somewhat. She then went into the column after the other girl. There was an explosion, and then Usagi stood from the rubble of the ruined building, holding a baby wrapped in purple blankets. The two that had been tied up ran to her. The blue haired one took the baby and the other caught Usagi as she passed out.
~*~*~*~*~
They watched as several battles were waged, each progressively getting worse, harder. In the final one, the picture blacked out in the end. In between the battles, there were times of happiness and peace, such as the one in the park earlier. But the point was that those girls spent a large part of their lives fighting. Videl explained that the reason that they couldn't see the end of the last battle was because NO ONE knew what happened at the end of that. All they knew was that the evil had been destroyed.
There were several scenes at an arcade, and even more at the same park that they had seen earlier. There were many, MANY scenes in which they watched amusedly as trivial arguments broke out between Rei and Usagi, mostly, and sometimes other girls, who were later identified as Haruka, Michiru, Videl's past self, who was named Setsuna, and Hotaru. Usagi seemed to be involved with a tall, black haired man, who always seemed to be a bit, well, off. It was easy to see that while they may have harbored some sort of feelings for each other, something that looked to be at most a tenuous friendship, they were not suited for each other as far as long-term relationships went.
Then, the picture changed to a dark room with several lamps in it.
~*~*~*~*~
Usagi was crying on a black-haired girls shoulder. It was Hotaru, the one that everyone else seemed to be afraid of. Hotaru was smiling softly, patting Usagi's back in an attempt to console her about whatever it was.
"What's the matter, Usa-mama?" Hotaru whispered.
Usagi lifted her head from the fragile girls shoulder, raising her tear- stained face and blood-shot eyes to meet the unwavering gaze of her surrogate daughter. "I don't love him like I should, Hota-chan." Hotaru nodded, understanding what she meant. "I'm supposed to spend eternity with him? We hardly speak, we never go on dates, we're both roped into a soon-to- be marriage of convenience. And you're the only person that I can talk to. The others love me, I know, but they are divided right down the middle, and making them choose between their concern for me and their longing for Crystal Tokyo would be not only impossible, but unfair to them. What should I do?"
Hotaru pondered her words carefully. "It's okay, Usa-mama. I understand. And I, for one, think that you have done enough for us. How many times have you risked and given your ife for us? Too many too count. And no," she cut off Usagi's forthcoming protest, "you did NOT owe it to us. If there is any debt to be paid here, it is us who owe you. I believe that it's time that you did something for yourself, you've been so selfless that doing something for *you* wouldn't be selfish at all. So, I say do what you really WANT to do, deep down. In the end, every one will see why, and they will love you the same."
"When did you get to be so wise?" Uasgi was no longer crying, and she and Hotaru were resting against the footboard of Hotaru's bed, Usagi's head dropped tiredly against her friend's. They looked rather cold sitting there on the floor, but it seemed that they didn't notice. Hotaru laughed quietly.
"You know, we're alike, you and I. I remember you telling me once that 'we are a perfect split of light and dark, and as such, we balance eachother out. One shadow, one sun, we are perfectly matched, for your predominant power is dark, and mine is light. We are both ends of the spectrum, each spanning from the black to the white, and the gray area in between. Though we are only cousins, this makes us closer than sisters. But, we are not purely one thing. In you runs light, too, and in me runs darkness. Therefore we perfectly match each other. Like twins.' Don't you remember?"
"That was back in the Silver Millennium. You had come to me for comfort, because everybody was terrified of the Senshi of Death. I also told you that all they see are the the words 'Death and Destruction' in your title. They don't notice the part that says 'Healing and Rebirth.' Had they known that we were cousins, they would have treated you differently, but that wouldn't have helped much, because deep down, they would still fear you. It is in their nature to fear that which they do not know. What is strange to them is automatically perceived as dangerous. That's the way it is. You know personally how long it took even Ruka, Michi, and Sets-chan to accept you, and the inners STILL haven't. But, I knew you first, and we were always the closest."
Hotaru giggled slightly. "Kami-sama, the rest of the senshi would all have heart attacks if the knew we were related. But we're straying from the subject. Do what *you* want to do. Not anyone else. You. You hear me, cousin?"
"Sir, yes sir!" Usagi saluted mockingly. Hotaru pushed her softly. Usagi pushed her back. Soon they were collapsed in a fit of giggles, and Hotaru was glad to have raised her cousin's spirits. A few minutes after they had quieted, Usagi stood up, offering a hand to Hotaru, who grasped it and got pulled to her feet. Usagi drew her long tan overcoat tighter, shivering in the chill that was creeping into the room. "I'd better be going, there's a meeting at Rei's temple in a little bit, 'Inners only.'" she mocked, obviously not impressed with Rei's prejudice against the Outers. "There'll be another meeting for everybody next week. Be there with Ruka, Michi and Setsu. Take care, now."
"See you later, Usa."
"See you, 'Taru." With that, Usagi left, sighing as she breathed in the fresh Spring air outside of the Outer's mansion. It would be warm enough for shorts next week, she'd bet. It had almost been the day before, but that day had been colder than usual.
~*~*~*~*~
The overall rection of the Z-gang was a sad smile, for they could see Usagi's uncertainty, and her unhappiness in being caged. But at least she had one person that she could count on to always be there and be truthful and fair with her. What they saw next both confused and shocked them.
~*~*~*~*~
All of the senshi had gathered at Rei's temple, and for once there was no fighting, even though the tension in the air was thick. Usagi was concentrating hard on a large book as Ami was talking and occasionally pointing things out for her. Apparently the meeting was a study grou for the most part. Haruka, Michiru, and Setsuna were leaning against the far wall, patiently waiting for the real meeting to start. Hotaru was sitting cross-legged in a corner, eyes closed and dead to the world, it looked like. Usagi sneaked a glance at Hotaru out of the corner of her eye, and something seemed to trouble her. Her brow wrinkled as if thinking hard and confusedly about something. After a moment she turned back to the book she was holding but not really paying any attention to. A minute later, her head snapped up, a new understanding in her eyes. Everybody snapped to attention, Hotaru shooting to her feet, when Usagi slammed her book down, and stood up quickly. She cast a glance at everyone, then ran out of the temple as fast as her feet could take her.
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Muahahahahahahaha!!!! Cliffie!!!! Yes, I know you hate me, I'm dragging it out to long, but it's good marketing, people!!!
**IMPORTANT NOTE, PLEASE READ:**
If you're wondering what Usa was talking about, about her and Hotaru being cousins, and all the light and darkness stuffs, basically, their fathers were brothers. Both of their mothers in the Silver Millenium were of light, and their father's were of darkness. Such a union was forbidden, so no one could know about them being cousins, and no one could know who their fathers were. Nobody dared to question such powerful queens when they gave birth to children while out of wedlock. So, Hotaru and Usagi are half light, half darkness (not very original, I know), but their respective powers were predominantly Dark for Hotaru, and Light for Usagi. But that doesn't mean that Hotaru can't use Light power, or that Usa can't use Dark power. Basically, though, they create balance. Their mothers thought it only fair for them to know that they were related, and told them, but forbade them to tell anyone else. They're pretty much best friends, and as they said, closer than sisters, like twins.
I know that in one part Hotaru was regressed to being a baby, but let's just say that she grew super-fast, causing her to be about the same age as Usa, like she's supposed to be. I don't know if this happened in the manga or TV show, seeing as I only saw part of the show, and have never laid hands on the manga, much to my great disappointment. Anyway, I changed the battles and other things to my liking. If you don't like it, then I plead Artistic License!!!
Next chapter shall reveal what happened at the end of this chapter!!! But wait, there's more!!! If you review this, my sidestories, and my new release called Jade Lake, you shall get Chapter 9 even quicker!!!!! If you don't, it may take MONTHS for me to update!!! Yes, I am perfectly aware that this is both shameless plugging and blackmail, but guess what?? I DON'T GIVE A FLYING RAT'S @$$!!!!!!If you want to be a dear and read and review my sidestories, called *I'm Coming, and This Time She'll Be Happy* and *Scream For What Good It'll Do*, and Jade Lake, just click on my author name!!!! And of course, Review this chapter!!!! Or else reviewing the others will be of no use, as it comes as a package deal. Yes, I'm an evil Bitch. Get over it.
On a happier note, I'm thouroughly thankful that everything is happening during the Summer Vacation!!!
I've made a bunch of revisions to the chapters before this. Please go back and check if you get confused.
I don't own SM, GW or DBZ.
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{recap} {Videl/Pluto speaking} "When she was reborn here, Fate and Destiny knew better that certain things wouldn't work to be pulled over Serenity-hime's sharp eyes. They also knew that her powers would be re-awakening soon........." ~~*~~
".....And with the awakening of her powers, they would lose control of her, and this time they wanted her to be happy, as herself, so they took her from here, and planted her in another world where she would be needed, and where she could grow and flourish. They were also going to let her seek out her beloved, and have him this time, that is, *if* she was willing to fight for him, which is a stupid question to ask. At the same time, though, they put the Sailor Senshi there, for they had been devastated with her last life... here, let me show you."
~~ More picture fade-ins and stuffies.~~
The picture faded to a short girl with golden hair, with a smile affixed to her face, as she hummed and spun around in a park, her arms out, and her head tilted to the sky, her eyes closed. A raven-haired girl ran up to her, violet eyes glinting with michief. She snuck up to the golden-haired girl, and quickly reached out and grabbed her shoulders, shouting "BOO!!" The blonde girl jumped and started to yell at the black-haired girl.
"Rei!!!!! What didja do that for!?!?!?!? You Meanie!!!!!!"
"Calm down Odango Atama!!! You should have seen the look on your face, Usagi!!!" Rei laughed. There was a group of other girls coming up.
"Don't call me that, Rei!!!!!"
"Rei, you shouldn't antagonize Usa so much." A quiet, blue haired girl advised, the smallest of smiles gracing her delicate features.
"You've got to admit, Ami, they are fun to watch." said a tall brunette, mirth obvious in her eyes.
"Yeah, Ames, soon the rasberry war'll start." Another blond girl snickered.
"I still don't think that Rei should try to annoy Usagi so much, Mako-chan, Mina-chan." Ami replyed, as quietly as ever. Then she sighed. "Don't they ever quit?" Looking slightly annoyed at Rei and Usagi, who were pulling eachother's hair and shouting insults.
~*~*~*~*~
ChiChi smiled, clearly amused. Those girls, Usagi and Rei, acted more like sisters than friends. She looked over and saw the silly smile on Goku's face, and even caught Vegeta smirking.
~*~*~*~*~
The picture then shifted to a battle. It was inside some sort of building, and a group of girls in odd, short-skirted fuku's were there. Two of the were tied to some sort of pillar, and another, one that looked a lot like Usagi was yelling at the two pinned to the pillar. She seemed to be guarding another girl, smaller, with black hair. The two on the pilar threw attacks at the black-haired girl, and Usagi (for they could only assume that it was her), jumped in the way, taking the blasts' full brunt. She feel to her knees after those attacks. Then, the black-haired girl started to glow, and when the glowing stopped, she was wearing an outfit similar to the others, only with purple being her over-ruling color. She held a tall weapon that resembled a staff with a large, sharp blade at the top.
The fighters on the pillar were now seeming to panic somewhat. They were struggling against their bonds, and shouting something, which the other girls paid no attention to. The one in purple said something to Usagi, and when Usagi attempted to advance to her, held the staff/blade to her throat. She looked at her in kindness, but firmly asserted that she was going to do whatever she was going to do on her own. Then the girl went into a glowing column, and Usagi cried. She was on all fours, beating her fist on the ground, yelling something. Finally, a bunch of lights swirled about her, and her outfit changed somewhat. She then went into the column after the other girl. There was an explosion, and then Usagi stood from the rubble of the ruined building, holding a baby wrapped in purple blankets. The two that had been tied up ran to her. The blue haired one took the baby and the other caught Usagi as she passed out.
~*~*~*~*~
They watched as several battles were waged, each progressively getting worse, harder. In the final one, the picture blacked out in the end. In between the battles, there were times of happiness and peace, such as the one in the park earlier. But the point was that those girls spent a large part of their lives fighting. Videl explained that the reason that they couldn't see the end of the last battle was because NO ONE knew what happened at the end of that. All they knew was that the evil had been destroyed.
There were several scenes at an arcade, and even more at the same park that they had seen earlier. There were many, MANY scenes in which they watched amusedly as trivial arguments broke out between Rei and Usagi, mostly, and sometimes other girls, who were later identified as Haruka, Michiru, Videl's past self, who was named Setsuna, and Hotaru. Usagi seemed to be involved with a tall, black haired man, who always seemed to be a bit, well, off. It was easy to see that while they may have harbored some sort of feelings for each other, something that looked to be at most a tenuous friendship, they were not suited for each other as far as long-term relationships went.
Then, the picture changed to a dark room with several lamps in it.
~*~*~*~*~
Usagi was crying on a black-haired girls shoulder. It was Hotaru, the one that everyone else seemed to be afraid of. Hotaru was smiling softly, patting Usagi's back in an attempt to console her about whatever it was.
"What's the matter, Usa-mama?" Hotaru whispered.
Usagi lifted her head from the fragile girls shoulder, raising her tear- stained face and blood-shot eyes to meet the unwavering gaze of her surrogate daughter. "I don't love him like I should, Hota-chan." Hotaru nodded, understanding what she meant. "I'm supposed to spend eternity with him? We hardly speak, we never go on dates, we're both roped into a soon-to- be marriage of convenience. And you're the only person that I can talk to. The others love me, I know, but they are divided right down the middle, and making them choose between their concern for me and their longing for Crystal Tokyo would be not only impossible, but unfair to them. What should I do?"
Hotaru pondered her words carefully. "It's okay, Usa-mama. I understand. And I, for one, think that you have done enough for us. How many times have you risked and given your ife for us? Too many too count. And no," she cut off Usagi's forthcoming protest, "you did NOT owe it to us. If there is any debt to be paid here, it is us who owe you. I believe that it's time that you did something for yourself, you've been so selfless that doing something for *you* wouldn't be selfish at all. So, I say do what you really WANT to do, deep down. In the end, every one will see why, and they will love you the same."
"When did you get to be so wise?" Uasgi was no longer crying, and she and Hotaru were resting against the footboard of Hotaru's bed, Usagi's head dropped tiredly against her friend's. They looked rather cold sitting there on the floor, but it seemed that they didn't notice. Hotaru laughed quietly.
"You know, we're alike, you and I. I remember you telling me once that 'we are a perfect split of light and dark, and as such, we balance eachother out. One shadow, one sun, we are perfectly matched, for your predominant power is dark, and mine is light. We are both ends of the spectrum, each spanning from the black to the white, and the gray area in between. Though we are only cousins, this makes us closer than sisters. But, we are not purely one thing. In you runs light, too, and in me runs darkness. Therefore we perfectly match each other. Like twins.' Don't you remember?"
"That was back in the Silver Millennium. You had come to me for comfort, because everybody was terrified of the Senshi of Death. I also told you that all they see are the the words 'Death and Destruction' in your title. They don't notice the part that says 'Healing and Rebirth.' Had they known that we were cousins, they would have treated you differently, but that wouldn't have helped much, because deep down, they would still fear you. It is in their nature to fear that which they do not know. What is strange to them is automatically perceived as dangerous. That's the way it is. You know personally how long it took even Ruka, Michi, and Sets-chan to accept you, and the inners STILL haven't. But, I knew you first, and we were always the closest."
Hotaru giggled slightly. "Kami-sama, the rest of the senshi would all have heart attacks if the knew we were related. But we're straying from the subject. Do what *you* want to do. Not anyone else. You. You hear me, cousin?"
"Sir, yes sir!" Usagi saluted mockingly. Hotaru pushed her softly. Usagi pushed her back. Soon they were collapsed in a fit of giggles, and Hotaru was glad to have raised her cousin's spirits. A few minutes after they had quieted, Usagi stood up, offering a hand to Hotaru, who grasped it and got pulled to her feet. Usagi drew her long tan overcoat tighter, shivering in the chill that was creeping into the room. "I'd better be going, there's a meeting at Rei's temple in a little bit, 'Inners only.'" she mocked, obviously not impressed with Rei's prejudice against the Outers. "There'll be another meeting for everybody next week. Be there with Ruka, Michi and Setsu. Take care, now."
"See you later, Usa."
"See you, 'Taru." With that, Usagi left, sighing as she breathed in the fresh Spring air outside of the Outer's mansion. It would be warm enough for shorts next week, she'd bet. It had almost been the day before, but that day had been colder than usual.
~*~*~*~*~
The overall rection of the Z-gang was a sad smile, for they could see Usagi's uncertainty, and her unhappiness in being caged. But at least she had one person that she could count on to always be there and be truthful and fair with her. What they saw next both confused and shocked them.
~*~*~*~*~
All of the senshi had gathered at Rei's temple, and for once there was no fighting, even though the tension in the air was thick. Usagi was concentrating hard on a large book as Ami was talking and occasionally pointing things out for her. Apparently the meeting was a study grou for the most part. Haruka, Michiru, and Setsuna were leaning against the far wall, patiently waiting for the real meeting to start. Hotaru was sitting cross-legged in a corner, eyes closed and dead to the world, it looked like. Usagi sneaked a glance at Hotaru out of the corner of her eye, and something seemed to trouble her. Her brow wrinkled as if thinking hard and confusedly about something. After a moment she turned back to the book she was holding but not really paying any attention to. A minute later, her head snapped up, a new understanding in her eyes. Everybody snapped to attention, Hotaru shooting to her feet, when Usagi slammed her book down, and stood up quickly. She cast a glance at everyone, then ran out of the temple as fast as her feet could take her.
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Muahahahahahahaha!!!! Cliffie!!!! Yes, I know you hate me, I'm dragging it out to long, but it's good marketing, people!!!
**IMPORTANT NOTE, PLEASE READ:**
If you're wondering what Usa was talking about, about her and Hotaru being cousins, and all the light and darkness stuffs, basically, their fathers were brothers. Both of their mothers in the Silver Millenium were of light, and their father's were of darkness. Such a union was forbidden, so no one could know about them being cousins, and no one could know who their fathers were. Nobody dared to question such powerful queens when they gave birth to children while out of wedlock. So, Hotaru and Usagi are half light, half darkness (not very original, I know), but their respective powers were predominantly Dark for Hotaru, and Light for Usagi. But that doesn't mean that Hotaru can't use Light power, or that Usa can't use Dark power. Basically, though, they create balance. Their mothers thought it only fair for them to know that they were related, and told them, but forbade them to tell anyone else. They're pretty much best friends, and as they said, closer than sisters, like twins.
I know that in one part Hotaru was regressed to being a baby, but let's just say that she grew super-fast, causing her to be about the same age as Usa, like she's supposed to be. I don't know if this happened in the manga or TV show, seeing as I only saw part of the show, and have never laid hands on the manga, much to my great disappointment. Anyway, I changed the battles and other things to my liking. If you don't like it, then I plead Artistic License!!!
Next chapter shall reveal what happened at the end of this chapter!!! But wait, there's more!!! If you review this, my sidestories, and my new release called Jade Lake, you shall get Chapter 9 even quicker!!!!! If you don't, it may take MONTHS for me to update!!! Yes, I am perfectly aware that this is both shameless plugging and blackmail, but guess what?? I DON'T GIVE A FLYING RAT'S @$$!!!!!!If you want to be a dear and read and review my sidestories, called *I'm Coming, and This Time She'll Be Happy* and *Scream For What Good It'll Do*, and Jade Lake, just click on my author name!!!! And of course, Review this chapter!!!! Or else reviewing the others will be of no use, as it comes as a package deal. Yes, I'm an evil Bitch. Get over it.
