Here is the next chapter of Time Vortex One, and it will have a lot of discussion between the Scouts about certain things, especially about what might next happen for them and others in their lives, before they leave Moon City again for somewhere else on the Moon. They haven't yet found their next adventure, but it's still on the way, trust me. That adventure will begin in chapter three, for sure, after a bit of discussion with their Peruvian friends, among other things.
With no further ado, then, I present you with the next chapter of Time Vortex One, and hope that you all will come along with me and all the Scouts and Monitors and the cats as the nature of the coming adventure for them all is ultimately revealed. Until later, then, TUS out.
Main Ballroom In The Crystal Palace
Moon City, Moon Kingdom, Moon
June 10, 987
While Serena and her parents were discussing Serena's dream of the night before, several of the Princesses were waiting for Serena and her mother to come to the main ballroom as planned. Among them, of course, was Raye, and she didn't know yet why Serena wasn't currently present in the main ballroom. Also there were Amy, Lita, Mina, Destiny, Bethany, Susan, Hannah, Alexis, Michelle, and both cats, at least, if not other Princesses as well.
Raye asked, "Does anyone know why Serena's not here right now?"
Destiny said, a few seconds later, at most, "She's talking with Mom and Dad about something she thinks is rather important, Raye."
"Do you know what it is, Destiny?"
"I think it has something to do with at least one, if not more than one, of her dreams. But Serena didn't share much about such a thing, if it does have at least something to do with what she's discussing with our parents right now. That's if she shared anything at all about such a thing with Bethany and/or me, of course, Raye."
"I hope that it's got nothing to do with me, then, Destiny."
"I don't know if it does, or if it doesn't, Raye, and neither does Bethany. It could, or it couldn't, have anything to do with you."
"And this is why she's not here with us right now, I suppose."
"I'd not be all that surprised if that's the case, in actual reality, Raye Hino."
"I see, Destiny."
Amy asked Destiny, "Did she say how long this discussion of hers with your parents might take?"
"No, I don't believe so, Amy."
"But if she's going to keep us from leaving here when we're planning to, Destiny, could it be that it'll take at least a little while to finish discussing whatever she's talking about with your parents?"
"I suppose it's possible, Amy. I don't know how likely it might be, but I would think that it might be possible, if the discussion happens to last long enough between her and them."
Mina asked, "Destiny, are you wondering what will happen next for us all, by any chance?"
"Sure I am, Mina. But aren't all of us often doing that in our lives, if not all the time?"
"I suppose that's true, Destiny. Do you have any idea what might happen for us, then, on our next adventure as Scouts?"
"Not really. But sometimes, I'm glad that I don't see with my physical eyes, Mina, at least not whenever I'm not in my Scout state, in my life."
"Why's that, if I may ask you this?"
"Because, Mina, I don't have to see a lot of things most people might consider rather disturbing, whenever I'm not in my Scout state."
"I suppose that can be a good thing, at least sometimes, if not all the time, whenever you're not actually in your Scout state, Destiny."
"Bethany also is often glad she doesn't have to worry so much about having her ears blasted out by really loud band music, Mina."
"I understand that, Destiny. But sometimes, the fact that she's normally deaf could pose problems for us whenever we need to talk to her, and communicate with each other."
Bethany saw Lita translate that into sign language, and then said, "Mina, I realize that might be the case often, but I'm still glad that I normally won't have to worry about having my ears blasted out by especially loud music, most especially by quite loud band music."
Lita asked Bethany, "Do you sometimes wish that you could normally hear like we do, Bethany?"
"Not often, if at all, Lita. I don't want to have to go through another ear-related operation ever again. Or at least not until I'm eighteen or so, if not longer than that, do I want to do that, if I don't absolutely have to do that. And I know that Destiny doesn't really want any further eye-related operations in the future, if she doesn't absolutely have to have them in the future. Sure, it might mean that she'll spend most, if not all, of her remaining life normally blind. But she doesn't want to have any more operations to try to help her gain more, if not total, sight, in her life, if she doesn't have to have them in it. And I feel the same way about operations on my ears to try to gain more, if not total, hearing that she does about operations on her eyes, Lita. Even if I'm normally deaf most, if not all, of the rest of my life, I still feel that way about such operations on my ears."
"You'd willingly be deaf most, if not all, of the time in your life, if you could be, Bethany?" asked Amy.
"Yes, I believe I would, Amy."
"Even if you might not hear something you might really need to hear?"
"Even if that's the case, I think so, Amy."
Susan soon asked Destiny, "But you can see when you're in your Scout state. Why not stay in it all the time, if you can?"
"Susan, I don't want to spend the rest of my life in my Scout state if I don't have to. I don't think that I could keep myself in it for the rest of my life, anyway. Even if I wanted to, Susan."
"Even if it might help you save any or all of us Scouts?"
"Yes, I think so, Susan."
"I see, Destiny."
"I may not survive if I don't stay in my Scout state all the time. But I hope that I do, of course, if I have to be in it most, if not all, of the time in whatever time I have left in my life. Serena seems to often think that a good number of us will be able to be saved by Mother, however, Susan."
"Like who, if you can tell me?"
"I really think that if the visions and/or dreams of Serena and enough other people in our Moon Kingdom are accurate enough in each of their respective natures, Mom will be able to somehow save at least Serena, Amy, Raye, Lita, Mina, Alexis, Michelle, Hannah, Luna, Artemis, Darien, Greg, Chad, Ken, Steven, Samuel, and you, Susan, if not anyone else we might know well enough, as well. Of course, that might also mean that Bethany, me, and so many others might be lost because of our enemies. But I still hope that we all do manage to survive into the future, somehow, Susan. I'd hate for Serena to lose all her siblings, if she doesn't actually have to lose them, of course. Especially me and Bethany. I'd love to be with her for as long as possible into the future. But we'll have to see how things go for us all, just the same."
Alexis asked Destiny, "And if we did survive somehow, where do you think that your mother would send those of us she was able to save?"
"Into at least one of eight different Zones on Earth, I suppose, Alexis, if not also to any other place in this Universe of God's and ours. I could be wrong, of course, but I think that she'll be able to do that at least once for each of us who she's somehow able to save from here."
"And do you actually know where each of those Zones of Earth are right now on it?" asked Michelle, in somewhat of a curious manner, if not totally in such a manner.
"No, I don't, Michelle. If I did, I don't even know if I could tell you where those Zones are on Earth's planetary surface. But I'd not be surprised if any or all of us end up somehow in Darien's nation, if she's able to save any of us easily enough to send us to one or more of those Zones on Earth. Supposing, of course, that I'd somehow be able to be saved by her, so that I could have a life in the future somewhere on Earth, at least once."
"And if she isn't able to save you?"
"Then I think you people who somehow survive us might eventually see me again in the Celestial City, if it's God's will that you ever do so again in the future. And I really do hope that I'm with anyone else that she's not able to somehow save then in the Celestial City, while I'm still waiting and still hoping for the rest of you to get up there too, Michelle."
Luna said, "I don't know how many of us Queen Serenity will be able to save, of course. But I think that she'll somehow be able to save at least some of us, if not all of us, girls."
"And if she does, will I probably be quite lonely, like I often seem to be, Luna?"
"I don't know, Hannah. But we'll just have to see, if at all possible, won't we?"
"I suppose you're right, Luna. But at least as long as we live here, it sometimes seems like Alexis, Michelle, and Susan don't often like being around me, at least. That's whether or not the rest of you often feel the same way as they apparently do toward me, of course."
"Hannah, they may or may not like often being with you. But they'll still have to be with you periodically, I think, in the future, if you and they survive somehow. Things about you may frighten them, as I know you've said at least once before, in front of them. But they'll still have to deal with you in the future, if Queen Serenity is able to save you and them somehow, Hannah," said Artemis.
"But I don't often like being alone, if ever at all, Artemis."
"I can see how you might feel that way, but sometimes working alone is a good thing."
"Even if it puts a whole lot of people in great, if not grave, danger, Artemis? I really don't see how it can often be a good thing for a person to be away from everyone else in their life so much of the time. Sure, it might occasionally be a good thing. But I don't often think that it's as much of a good thing as it isn't a good thing."
"You'd prefer to be around people, whenever possible?"
"Sure I would. But do most people here in the Moon Kingdom often want to be with me, at least among those that I've actually met often enough in my life? I don't think so, Artemis. I really don't think so. It's like they're often quite afraid of me. For they often act like I might know something that might really scare the living daylights out of them, so to speak. Supposing that such a thing or such things could possibly do that somehow in this Universe of ours, of course."
Just then, Serena entered the main ballroom. When she noticed that her fellow Princesses were currently chatting with each other, she asked, "What are you all talking about, if I may ask you about such things, girls?"
Raye soon said, "We're all talking about the future. And what may or may not happen in it, if your mother is able to save at least some of us, with her Crystal. We were expecting you here a while ago, Serena."
"Well, I was here earlier. Just ask Bethany and Destiny, and they'll tell you that, Raye."
"But you weren't here when I got here, at least, Serena."
"So? I was with Mom and Dad discussing certain things of at least some importance to me, at least, if not to anyone else here in our own dear Moon Kingdom, Raye."
"I see. And I suppose that this discussion of yours that you just had with your parents had to do with another dream or vision of yours, Serena."
"I can't really say, at least not right now. For Mom asked me not to confirm or deny what our discussion was about, at least for the time being, Raye. Maybe later, when she joins us here, I can. But not right now, so please don't ask me about what we discussed just a while ago with each other and Dad. At least not until she does so."
"And if I would?"
"Then I really don't think that I could tell you anything more about it, at least not while she's not with us, Raye. So please don't even consider pestering me about our just-ended discussion with each other and my Dad, for at least that long, if not longer."
The assembled Princesses and the cats conversed with each other for a while longer. And the girls often wondered what their next adventure as Scouts might actually be like for them all, and for Queen Serenity. That was because it seemed that Serenity would probably be with them all on it. As they were waiting for her to show up again in the main ballroom, they often discussed various things with each other at some length.
Eventually, Serenity showed up in the main ballroom. When she got there, she wasn't yet in her Scout state. For she wanted to make sure that before she and the assembled Princesses left the main ballroom again, they weren't able to sneak anything at all past her. Serenity came there with Daniel. As she'd done at least once before, if she'd reject anything of theirs for their next mission, he and assorted others would be able to return the rejected items to the proper Crystal Palace chambers, after they all left with her. She quite quickly, and quite efficiently, checked all their things. And she soon cleared everything they'd put in their piles to bring with them on their next mission.
Raye had briefly considered possibly trying to sneak at least a few things past Serenity here. But she thought better of it before she left her own chambers. As had both Lita and Mina, in fact. But fortunately for all concerned, none of those girls tried to do that in actual reality. They were the only three Princesses to actually consider the chances of them possibly being able to sneak anything past Serenity. But they, quite soon after doing that, all chose not to try and sneak anything at all past Serenity.
After Serenity had gone through all her companions' things to make as sure as she could that they'd not tried to sneak anything past her in their things, she soon cleared their things for later transport by any required means of transport. When that was done to her heart's content, she said, "Prince Daniel, if something happens to any or all of us while we're elsewhere on the Moon, you know the drill by now. If we can't be found, then Prince Raphael is to take over control of our Moon Kingdom, as the situation might require him to do so. He knows the drill by now as well, of course. He'll have to be in charge, at least while we're all away from here, if we can't be accounted for often enough, Prince Daniel. If we all don't return or check in within the next three or four months, then he is to act as if we may not return here while we're still alive. And he's to take over as the Moon Kingdom's next leader, to the best of his ability to do so, at least until the Negaverse comes, until we return, or until at least one of the quintuplets is somehow able to lead our Moon Kingdom in actual reality, whichever comes first."
"Understood, Queen Serenity."
She briefly conversed a little longer with Daniel, before dismissing him again from the main ballroom. Once she was sure that she was sufficiently alone again with all her remaining companions, she said, "Girls, we need to go to Crescent's Double Earth Palace for the time being. To do that, we'll need to transform."
Moments later, all the assembled Princesses were in their respective Scout states. That done, Serenity had her Scouts cover the available doors of the main ballroom, while she transformed herself into her first-power Sailor Scout state as Royal Sailor Serenity. They did so, at least long enough for her to do so, if not longer. After she'd transformed herself into such a Scout state of hers, she told her Scouts to gather up all their things, as she picked up her things and the cats' things.
After they did so, Royal Sailor Serenity said, "Girls, we all need to get to the Sailor Scout Garden now, before we all go to the Double Earth Palace. That is so we can access the required underground cavern, of course. Gather around me, and take up positions quite close to me. Luna and Artemis, please climb on my shoulders now, and hang on them to the best of your abilities to do so."
The Junior Sailor Scouts did as had just been ordered of them by Royal Sailor Serenity, as both Luna and Artemis also got on Royal Sailor Serenity's shoulders. After they'd taken up the necessary positions either on or around her, she told her Scouts to prepare to use their Sailor Teleport abilities, so they could leave the main ballroom for the Sailor Scout Garden with them. Those Scouts did so, and when the situation required them to speak, they did so. And when they did so, they all began teleporting to the Sailor Scout Garden from the Crystal Palace's main ballroom in Moon City.
Shortly after they got done with doing so, they were all in the Sailor Scout Garden. Serenity accounted for the presence of all necessary people and cats. And she did this just before she and her companions accessed a cavern somewhere under the Crystal Palace, and before they went to the required part of it.
Minutes later, they were all actually at that part of it. And they were all moving to stand upon certain tiles in the middle of a depression there. Just as they'd all done at least once or twice before in each of their own lives, if they had to do that. Because Luna and Artemis were still on Royal Sailor Serenity's shoulders, they didn't have to stand on them. Royal Sailor Serenity had her Scouts each go to the necessary tiles in that depression first. And then she went to the tile that she had to go to in it, as well.
Moments later, the part of the cavern those tiles were in was again empty. That was because all the beings on or above those tiles had left that part of the cavern behind for Crescent's Double Earth Palace on the Moon. Nothing was left behind there that didn't actually need to be left there by any of the Scouts that'd just been in that cavern for any reason at all. No matter what it was, nothing that didn't need to be left there by any of the Scouts was left there, when they all eventually left the cavern behind for somewhere else on the Moon. Specifically for the Double Earth Palace of Crescent on it.
As they were teleporting, they bounced off the Moon's primary sun shield, because they'd need to do that to teleport themselves to Crescent's Double Earth Palace. While they were teleporting, they were all light. Eventually, they all materialized in the Double Earth Palace's South Garden in Crescent. When they arrived there, nobody else was in that garden, as expected by Royal Sailor Serenity.
After Royal Sailor Serenity accounted for all her Scouts and both cats, she said, "Girls, I'll want you to meet me in the main dining hall of this palace within two hours, at most. But I don't want you girls to get too far away from there or here in the meantime. Yes, you can all go to each of your chambers here. But if you do, you won't likely have a lot of time that you can spend in them, before I want you all in this palace's main dining hall."
Moon asked, "Why within two hours, Mother?"
"Because, Moon, we'll need to be meeting with our Peruvian friends by then. It seems that they have several things that they need to discuss with us. And they need us there in the main dining hall by then."
"I see. I hope that they can explain sufficiently well why we can't be back home in the Crystal Palace."
"I think they'll be able to do that well enough, Moon."
"Well, Mom, we'll have to see about that, won't we?"
"Yes, I suppose you're right, Moon. But I really hope that you're not suggesting that I'm kidding about us having to meet with them here."
"I'm not suggesting that, at least not intentionally. I trust you, Mother. You know I really do, Mom. But I just don't like having to leave Moon City, if I don't really have to at all."
"Moon, is that because you want to be with Darien?" asked Mars.
"Of course it is, Mars. Would you expect anything else from me, in a situation like we may be in now here?"
"Not really, perhaps, Moon. But I sometimes wish that you wouldn't be so possessive when it comes to him and his possible romantic relations with girls. Especially ones from our very own Moon Kingdom."
"Well, he's my honey, Mars. And I'll be doggone possessive of him if I want to, at least as it relates to him and his possible romantic relationships with girls. Supposing that I can be, of course, Mars."
Then Royal Sailor Serenity let her Scouts leave the South Garden for a while, at least, if they really wanted to. And she did the same for both of her cats, also if they wanted to do that. Moments later, she was alone in the South Garden, and walking alone in it.
That's another chapter down, just before this story's real adventure begins. Things will begin to pick up quite a bit in the next chapter, for sure. Just how they will, you'll all have to keep on reading to find out. But this adventure of theirs will be quite a bit different than any of the ones they had before, even though many of them may have been outside the Milky Way Galaxy before, in any case. For actual time travel will be involved, when it hasn't been before, for many, if not all of them, in truth. That should prove to make this next adventure real interesting for them, not to mention challenging, as well.
Keep reading, and prepare yourselves for an adventure like none of the previous ones for the Scouts that have come before in this series, if you so choose. There's still a lot of things and people to see here, and a lot of the history of the Moon Kingdom in this story's timeline will also be revealed during it, for sure.
Until next time, then, I'll close this. And I hope you all do come to enjoy this story, as it develops, until it's time to end it again, et cetera, of course, folks. TUS out.