Sapphir walked through Juuban Park in the morning hours of his day off from University.
He had tried to wake his brother so that he could join him but no matter how many times he called to him, he seemed to be too deep in slumber to even stir. But Sapphir understood that his brother must have had a strenuous week at his job.
It was a shame though, a thought had occurred to him when he first awoke this morning to walk through the area where they had transported to when they had first arrived on Earth and he wished his brother was here to share this moment with him. The setting seemed so much less intimidating than in the dark unknown hours of the night when they were stranded here.
Although only a few months have passed, it somehow felt like years with how much their lives have changed since coming to this foreign world in which they were now fully ingrained.
He thought of that time he had found the blue flower that had managed to grow on Nemesis in it's one pitiful number but, to him, it held all the beauty and potential he had ever wanted . Now all around him were hundreds in all shapes and colors and he could never imagine getting used to such scenery no matter how much time passed by.
He walked the cobblestone pathway seemingly to be the only person along the path, until a woman came to a crossroads with him from an adjacent path. They both didn't seem to be aware of one another, as both were lost in thought, which caused them to collide with one another.
An intense energy jolted through him for the brief second they made contact.
Their eyes soon shortly met.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention.." he said to her.
"No it was my mistake." she said, smiling politely.
Color came to Sapphir's cheeks as he looked upon her.
The woman had an unusual look for around here. Her hair was a similar color to Petz's; a dark tinted green that was long and partially held up in a bun while the rest flowed past her backside. Her tanned skin was something he was not used to seeing on the planet he came from and he found it lovely against the rest of her fine features.
But it was the energy he picked up from her from when they bumped each other that took him the most by surprise. It was quite powerful and ancient.
Was she able to sense something from him, he wondered.
They looked to each other without speaking for a few moments as he tried his best to suppress any possible black energy he gave off. It was hard to tell from her expressionless face what she was thinking.
Eventually, she brought her wrist in front of her to check her watch.
"Excuse me, I should be on my way." she said before bowing.
"Yes-me too!" he replied nervously as he bowed before she walked past him.
He exhaled in relief and watched her disappear through the entryway that lead to the playground. The one where he had first landed in when he arrived on Earth and was planning on visiting.
There was no doubt in his mind that she wasn't an ordinary human and that could only mean one of two things which he would make sure to find out.
He began to follow her and kept his distance behind her while she was unaware and continued to suppress any trace of ki, a skill he had developed with the newly grown Jakokusuishou.
She entered inside the playground area that was well guarded by a plentiful array of trees in which he could keep himself hidden from sight.
He heard many voices coming from playground, all sounding to be of young females.
The energies all collected in this spot were powerful and that of the white moon as he could feel the power from the silver crystal among them.
Trying to keep himself concealed as best he could, he peaked to the other side of the tree to the woman who was now standing in front of the queen's past self, known in this time as Usagi Tsukino, along with the rest of her inner senshi.
He concentrated on their voices.
"You mustn't let your guard down." he heard the woman he followed here say to them, silencing their prior conversation.
"Setsuna!" Usagi said with an air of surprise.
"There's an evil energy throughout the entire Milky Way Galaxy, an evil energy that sucks the light from the stars...our solar system isn't safe." she tells them.
They all stood thoughtfully, forgetting to take bites from the popsicles they held.
"We need to be careful, this enemy is unlike any we've ever faced before."
Sapphir tensed. The woman's otherworldly beauty and strong energy could only mean she was yet, another one of the Queen's senshi.
But this one's identity wouldn't be such a mystery this time. Back in the 30th century Black Lady had given a thorough description of the senshi who guarded the doors of the Queen's time gate, and this woman fit every detail.
This woman they call, Setsuna, would be none other than Sailor Pluto.
He leaned against the tree and looked down to the ground in disbelief.
It was as he feared, the world as they knew was in grave danger and Sailor Pluto's presence here proved that as she has never once left her post at the time gate, according to Black Lady; even up until the 30th century. And yet the events here have driven her from her sacred duty to guard the gate as well as all of these different senshi who were never meant to be exist in their original timeline.
Why did things have to turn out this way, now that they finally have a chance of happiness and repentance for all they had done?
"Setsuna-san, now that you're here, maybe we can get your opinion on something." Ami Mizuno spoke up.
"This is about the Starlights, I take it." she replied.
Usagi looked to her in surprise.
"I had overheard part of your conversation as I approached here, it couldn't be helped." she assured Usagi.
"Don't you think Usagi's being a bit too naive in wanting us to put all our trust in them even though they won't tell us anything about where they come from?" Rei asked.
Setsuna looked to Usagi first being appearing to look guilty.
"I do." she answered calmly."None the less, I also have complete trust in my princess."
Usagi smiled faintly back while still feeling the disappointment of no one really taking her side in the matter.
"I'm going to throw my trash away, I'm finished already." Usagi glumly said to them as she started to walk toward the direction Sapphir was hidden in.
He gasped and checked his surroundings, finding no other option but to break his own taboo of using the powers of the black crystal and teleported himself out of the park.
Demande groggily emerged out of his bedroom.
His head pounded and his eyes were so sensitive to the light that he hadn't bothered turning any of them on as he made his way to the living room.
His journey from his bedroom to the living room turned out to be an arduous one, leaving him only to collapse on the couch once he reached it.
The sounds of someone unlocking the front door were soon heard.
Sapphir walked in and turned on the lights.
Demande immediately shielded his eyes and winced.
"Nii-san...are you just now getting up?"
Demande looked up at the clock which told that it was 1 in the afternoon.
He cleared his throat to respond.
"No, I woke up not feeling well this morning and took a nap on the couch just now. I must have had too much wine last night before bed."
"I've never known wine to have that effect on you." Sapphir pointed out.
"My tolerance isn't what it used to be I'm afraid, and neither is the quality of red wine." Demande sighed.
He continued, "But the extra rest helped and I feel much better now, I just need some fresh air."
"How about we grab lunch somewhere?" Sapphir suggested.
"That's a fine idea. I need to get ready first so wait for me out here."
Sapphir nodded obediently.
Demande went inside his bathroom and turned on the faucet.
The water rushed out powerfully and gradually became warmer as he splashed it on his face.
The handles soon screeched as he tightened them and the water abruptly came to a halt.
Although he was still quite drowsy, it was an improvement to how he had felt earlier.
He raised his head to look back at the true version of himself and somehow became fixated on his reflection. The white hair, the violet eyes which currently had dark circles underneath them. The inverted black moon crest on his forehead. This person slowly started to become more and more like a stranger each and every passing day.
He wondered if one day this outsider would be free to walk the streets of this place without a disguise.
But he decided not brood about such things at a time like this. There was a much more dire situation at hand here that even Sapphir wasn't aware of and he needed to keep it this way for the time being.
He picked up a towel and patted his face dry and then placed his towel down on the counter and glanced one last time into the mirror.
Again, he started to stare hard into his image and for some reason couldn't take his eyes away from it, as if there was something wrong with it that he couldn't place his finger on.
For a slight instant, his eyes started to glow an intense purple light and he gave a smirk, or rather, his reflection gave a smirk that he had not knowingly made.
He blinked his eyes and rubbed them frantically.
He stared intently at his reflection while he moved his white hair that covered his ears back, but strangely enough they were bare and not holding the black crystal earrings which could only be the cause of his eyes to glow like that.
A sudden knock on the door broke his concentration.
"Nii-san, is everything okay in there?" Sapphir asked.
"Y-Yes, I'm fine." he replied.
He took a deep breath to calm his nerves and activated his disguise, turning the color of his hair and eyes their different shades.
Demande opened the door and appeared to Sapphir acting nothing more than his usual calm and collected himself as he smiled back at him.
"Lead the way." Demande said.
He knew that in order to divert himself from Sapphir's suspicious nature, he would need to keep his thoughts away from this for now.
It was Sunday, most people's off day from work or school, so naturally, the city was bustling.
Both men walked closely together with uneasiness, as they were still unaccustomed to the densely populated walkways.
When there was a clearing, both stepped aside to decide where they were going to eat.
They looked around at the restaurants that surrounded them but they all seemed to have a long line out the doors for a wait. They lastly looked at the title of the building they were standing in front of that appeared to be the best option since there was no line.
The White Rabbit
Both appeared uneasy and turned a slight shade of pink before looking to one another.
"How about...we see what's further down." Demande said followed by a nervous chuckle.
"Agreed." Sapphir replied, sounding relieved.
Everywhere looked to be equally crowded so they finally just decided to settle on a random diner they came across.
"I'll go in and put our name on the waiting list." Sapphir suggested.
"Alright." Demanded replied.
As Demande stood outside while Sapphir went inside the restaurant, the streets started to disperse and become less busy.
"Excuse me, you're Satoshi-san, correct?" a woman asked from behind.
He turned and was surprised to find that it was Usagi's mother.
"Why..yes, it's a pleasure to meet you again, Mrs. Tsukino." he said with a cheerful politeness.
He noticed that she looked to be in some sort of panic.
"Is there something wrong?" he asked.
"Yes, it's Chibi-Chibi. She wandered off while I was turned away for only a second and now I can't find her. I've already sent out Usagi and her friends to look for her but I'm getting really worried." she pleaded.
"It'll be alright, I'll help you look for her." he assured her.
"Thank you, I appreciate it." she replied.
"The police station is just down the street, we can try there first." he pointed.
Demande poked his head inside the restaurant quickly to let Sapphir know the situation, leaving out who the identity of the lady was.
Since there would be a long line anyways, Sapphir understood and said he would wait for him.
When they arrived at the police station, they walked in to find that Chibi-Chibi had already been found and that Usagi was with her.
"Chibi Chibi, thank goodness!" Ikuko-mama cried out.
She went over to the little girl and lifted her off the bench and into her arms.
There were three young police officers standing with them.
She looked to the officers, "Thank you very much!"
"It was nothing." one of them said with an eager smile.
Upon closer inspection, Demande recognized the three officers, or rather, boys dressed up as officers. He couldn't mistake that voice anywhere. That damn Seiya.
"That's right!" Usagi intervened. "He was just taking a stroll and happened to find her!"
"Really, that's how you're gonna put it?" Seiya said to her.
"Well that's what happened." Usagi smirked as she turned away from him.
That was when she noticed Tohru and made a small gasp.
"When did he get here?" Seiya asked with annoyance.
"I bumped into Satoshi-san while I was looking for Chibi Chibi and he graciously offered his help in searching her, isn't that nice?" Usagi's mother gleamed.
"It was nothing, really, I'm just glad that she's safe." he answered bashfully.
"Where's the rest of the group?" Ikuko asked her daughter.
"Oh no I forgot. Rei-chan and the others are still looking!" Usagi said aloud.
She immediately hurried out of the police station, with only a small wave of goodbye directed at everything in the room.
"I should be heading home now, I apologize for the trouble I've caused you all." Ikuko-mama said to Demande and the Three Lights.
"It was no trouble at all. I should go meet my brother now that everything seems to have worked out." Demande said.
"Have a good day, Satoshi-san, and thanks again." she said graciously.
Demande bowed to her and as he started to walk out, he could overhear Seiya offering for them to escort her home.
"You don't have to go through all that trouble, really." she replied with a giggle.
The police chief who had just entered the room had praised their efforts to remember their duties even after they were done volunteering for the day.
"My goodness, I am so glad Usagi has such nice, respectful gentlemen as classmates. I think I might have a few slices left of my lemon pie that I can give to you as a token of my appreciation for finding my Chibi-Chibi." she gleamed.
"That would be wonderful, I bet it is absolutely delicious." Seiya said before giving one last glance at Demande and widening his smile even more.
Demande turned around and hurried his pace out of the building.
"That imbecile." he muttered to himself.
He looked up to find that Sapphir was about to enter the station.
"Our tables are almost ready so I wanted to check and see how things were going." he said.
Just then Usagi's mother, surrounded by the Three Lights walked past them.
"See you on Monday, Librarian-san!" Seiya playfully called back to him.
Demande balled his fists in anger.
"Isn't that…?" Sapphir started to say.
"Yes." Demande answered shortly. "Let's just go."
"Hold on, a second." Sapphir stopped him.
"What it is it?" Demande asked irritably.
"Do you feel that?" Sapphir asked.
Demande stood still for a moment and could now sense two sources of dark, unfamiliar energies coming from the other side of the police station.
"Yes." he replied.
But that wasn't all he sensed.
The Marboro no Guinzuishou was present as well.
He started back inside before Sapphir grabbed onto his sleeve.
"No, don't do it. Don't let us get involved." he said in desperation.
"We can't just let the enemy go by unnoticed." Demande retaliated.
"I know why it is you desperately want to go back there. Let her handle it, it is not our problem."
"Like it or not, it is our problem. This is our planet now and if something happens to her, it will affect us all. Even Petz will be in danger, did you ever think about that?" Demande said as he jerked his sleeve out of Sapphir's grip.
This caused Sapphir to relent.
"I will keep myself hidden I promise." Demande reassured him before making his way around station.
Sapphir continued to stand dumbfoundedly for a few moments.
As much as he wanted nothing more right now than to punch his brother in the face, he couldn't help but hate the fact that he had a point.
As much as he despised Sailor Moon and the effect she had on his brother, she is the one and only person who can defend the planet that they now knew as home and if she were to fail, what would become of them?
He ran now to catch up with Demande.
When they approached the back parking lot where the police cars were located, they had made it just in time to witness a star seed being taken.
The police chief who Demande had seen no more than ten minutes ago was screaming in agony as his star seed shined brightly above him in a hover.
There were two women in the parking lot with him.
One sat casually on top one of the squad cars watching the scene before them. She had tanned skin and long red hair but wore civilian clothing. She brought down her sunglasses to get a better look, revealing her red eyes.
The other, the woman stealing the man's star seed, had already revealed her guise as her long blue hair that curled over her blue scantily clad outfit held her gold bracelets together with a look of determination showing through her blue eyes.
The star seed's shine started to dull until it eventually turned black.
The blue lady's confidence dropped and she sighed.
"You're a liar, miss Kurasuma. You chose me a miss!"
"What are you saying?" the lady sitting on top of the car said defensively.
"Hold it right there!" A voice called, diverting everyone's attention.
It was Sailor Moon. But there was another senshi with her that Demande had never seen before.
"You attacked a police officer who protects the public! And that is something that I cannot forgive!"
"I am the Pretty Guardian who fights for love and justice!"
"I am Sailor Moon!" she said as she gave her signature stance.
"And I am Sailor Pluto! I will not allow you to do as you please to this lovely Earth" the other senshi called out.
"In the name of the Moon, we will punish you!" they both yelled.
The woman who had been sitting idly by up until now finally stood and jumped off of the cop car.
She undressed to reveal her true form. The outfit she now wore was similar to that of the women in blue but in red.
"So you're the Sailor Guardians of this world?" she called out.
The lady in blue now walked up to Sailor Moon and greeted herself as if in a normal scenario.
"How do you do." She bowed enthusiastically. "I am Sailor Aluminum Siren, here's my business card."
It was obvious Sailor Moon was unsure how to react to this.
"What are you exchanging business cards for?" the lady in red asked irritably.
"And this is my partner…" Aluminum Siren started to say.
"I am the number one Anima Mate: Sailor Lead Crow!" she said in a hardened stance.
The other one with blue hair posed as well and said cheekly, "And once again I am Sailor Aluminum Siren."
Sailor Pluto made her way towards them.
"If you are our enemy, then we will show no mercy!"
She raised her staff and the orb on top, glowed an intense red with power gathering around it.
"Dead Scream!" she called.
As powerful as it was, the two Animates avoided easily and even landed on top of her staff.
"Looking for us?" They taunted.
They jumped back off a second later and landed a distance behind them.
"Today was just a greeting." Sailor Lead Crow said. "Next time we'll have some real fun."
The telephone booth that Demande had once seen Sailor Moon Iron Mouse go into, encapsulated them.
Sailor Aluminum Siren smiled and gently said, "However, that's only if you can survive Sailor Cop."
The phone booth door closed on them and soon disappeared leaving Sailor Moon and Pluto alone with the unconscious officer.
The officer shortly after transformed into a larger, robotic version of himself and pointed a gun to them.
"Down on the Ground!" he shouted.
"Oh no! Look what he's turned into!" Sailor Moon said nervously.
"Is that what they call a Phage?" Pluto asked.
Sailor Moon nodded hysterically.
"I said down on the ground now!" he yelled before shooting the gun.
The shot caused a car behind them to blow up as Sailor Moon screamed.
Demande started took a step forward, but Sapphir tightly gripped his sleeve to stop him.
As the Phage raised his gun and aimed it at them again a voiced called out:
"Star Serious Laser!"
A blast of energy knocked the robo-cop backwards, dragging him along the ground.
"A police officer doesn't point his gun at law-abiding citizens!"
The starlights had appeared on the roof of the station.
"Sailor Starlights stage on!"
The Robo-cop continued to remain incapacitated on the ground.
"Now's the time Sailor Moon!" Sailor Star Fighter called to her.
Eternal Sailor Moon nodded to them and brought out the large rod as she called out in her dance of power:
"Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss!"
When it passed though the robocop, he transformed back into his normal form and his star seed was absorbed back into his body causing him to collapse on the ground.
"Looks like new enemies have entered the picture." Sailor Star Fighter said amongst them.
"They're formidable, Sailor Moon." Sailor Star Maker said.
"You're the only one who can protect this planet." Star Healer finished.
Both parties looked intensely to one another, each wondering if the other was trustworthy.
Then without a moment's notice, the Starlights vanished into the wind, leaving just Sailor Moon and Sailor Pluto alone.
Or so they thought.
Usagi and Setsuna emerged back into their civilian forms as their guises slipped away.
"Setsuna-san, you saw that she saved me. I think we should join with them to fight Sailor Galaxia, she is our common enemy." Usagi said.
"It is not for me say. But you must stay cautious...remember that it's not just our world that is in peril, but that of the thirtieth century where Small Lady resides. We must protect you at all costs if she is to have a future."
A sudden realization came over Usagi causing her chest to ache. Even if they can overcome this battle, if Mamoru is truly done with her, then Chibi-usa's existence would still be at risk.
"Let's...go inform the other's about this." Usagi said shakily trying to hold back her tears.
She hadn't waited for a response from Setsuna before walking towards the back gate.
Sapphir and Demande had entered that way, meaning she was heading in exactly in the location they were witnessing all of this.
Both looked to one another and gave a swift nod of confirmation as they knew what to do without the other saying it out loud.
They used their dark powers to transport out of there and disappeared back into the space they know to be the safest haven for them, their home.
Setsuna soon ran after Usagi and out of the back area of the station.
While all parties thought they went away unnoticed, unbeknownst to them, a small set of eyes watched them from behind a police car nearby.
Chibi Chibi stepped out from behind the car and looked over to the spot where Sapphir and Demande were just moments before, then looked up to the sky with worry as the wind blew through her hair.
That was when she too, disappeared as if into thin air.