Deathblade: Well, it's been a while since I last updated so here we go!
Carina: It's about time you stopped mourning for a piece of hardware.
Deathblade: Hey, if I didn't stop you, Trish and all the other OCs would've faded into nothingness. And beside I was also recovering from a flying glomp attack.
Carina: Oh. (walks away while shaking her head and mumbling about crazy authors and reviewers)
Deathblade: Anyway, on with the show.
"Blah, blah" - Regular talking
'Blah, blah' - Thinking
'Blah, blah' - Communication
--11
Chapter 4: Reunion
The morning after interrogating Setsuna, Tyree woke up feeling some weight on his chest. Looking down, he spotted a mop of blue hair. Being too early to think straight, his mind very slowly registered that Ami was in bed with him and with a leg crossed over with one of his. He slowly tried, being the operative word, to get out of bed, but to find that she was securely latched on to him and to add insult to injury, she snuggled even closer. 'Greeeeaaaaat, now I have to wait for her to wake up.' He sarcastically thought. Ami was enjoying her beauty sleep (Deathblade: Like she needs it, she's beautiful enough already.) holding on to a comfortable heat source. As she felt it try to leave, she tightened her hold on it and buried her face in it. But something clicked in her head, there wasn't supposed to be anything in bed with her to snuggle with. She slowly woke up and lifted her head, her deep blue eyes locked with Tyree's grayish-blue ones. "Good morning, Ami." He said. Reacting on instincts, she pushed back and took a deep breath to scream. Being a coordinator and a highly self-trained martial artist, he quickly clamped his left hand onto her mouth preventing her from screaming. "Listen Ami, this is my room. You probably entered here last night without realizing it. And I don't know about you, but that was the best sleep I ever had." He explained as he removed his hand from her face. The blue haired Harmonixer glanced around and this was indeed not her room.
"Sorry about this." She said while being on her knees in Tyree's queen size bed.
"Don't worry about it, Ami. Like I said, that was the best sleep I ever had." He replied while getting out of bed only garbed in a pair of boxers and a pair of pants, a shirt, a clean pair of boxers, and a pair of socks. "Ummm……… could you leave, please, while I get dress?" He gently asked. Realizing that she was still in his room, she quickly jumped out of bed and ran to her room across the hall blushing beet red.
'I almost saw him……' She thought as she closed and pressed her back against the door. Sliding down it onto the floor, she hugged her knees, placing her forehead on them. 'What am I going to do? I thought I was in love with Makoto, but now here I am lusting after a guy.' She added as a tear slid down her face. "Mako-chan………"
In the kitchen, Tyree, now fully clothed, looked back at Ami's room down the hall and sighed. 'I'm just a love starved twit. We shared a bed last night purely by accident and here I am lusting after her.' He thought while cooking breakfast as Kayla came out of her room wearing nothing but a tank top and a pair of panties.
"Morning." She told him with a small yawn.
"Morning." He replied placing some fish in Pen's food dish before tending to the French toasts on the stove.
"Soooooooo how was it last night?" Kayla asked with a small cat-like grin hoping for some juicy gossip.
"Sorry to burst your bubble, but nothing happened." He bluntly answered just as Setsuna exited Nell's room.
"God! It's a miracle that her liver hasn't failed yet with all that alcohol she drinks!" Setsuna said rather loudly.
"I think that being a Coordinator helps that." Kayla replied as Tyree placed two plates in front of them. "Thanks, roomy."
"Where's Ami?" Sets asked.
"She hasn't left her room yet." Tyree replied being worried about their blue haired roommate as he sat at his spot and began eating.
"She's just sorting out her emotions, because I have seen that both you and she will end up together. Before coming here, she was seeing someone else." Setsuna explained.
"But everyone knows that the future is never set in stone. Ami could end up with anyone: Tyree, that person she was with, me, heck even Nell." Kayla pointed out. And as if on cue, Nell exited her room garbed the same way as yesterday morning. The scarlet zombie slowly moved to the icebox for her liquid gold.
"Morning." Sell weakly said while poking through the fridge as she scratched her rear. She grabbed a can, cracked it open and sculled it down. "OOOOOH YEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHH! WHAT A WAY TO START A DAY!" She yelled the empty can on the table.
"You have to cut back on the beer, Nell. Before your liver fails." Setsuna warned as Nell dug into her breakfast.
"Hey, don't complain miss-I-have-no-social-life." Nell shot back.
"No social life, huh? Well at least I'm engaged." Setsuna shot back prideful.
"A boyfriend? You?" Nell said before breaking into hysterics.
"I never said it was a man." Setsuna clarified as Ami left her room with slightly puffy eyes. "Good morning, Ami."
"Morning Sets." Ami replied before sitting at the table.
"So, what are everyone's plans?" Kayla asked.
"Well I plan to take Ami to headquarters to finalize her enlistment and begin her pilot training." Nell replied after calming down.
"Look at the calendar." Tyree said his two cents.
"What's so special about today?" Ami asked while looking at said calendar.
"Today is the anniversary of his parents' death, exactly a year apart each. He usually pulls a disappearing act for a few days afterwards." Nell explained.
"You should wait for your sister then; I plan to bring her back here along with her friends." Setsuna said adding her two cents.
"Alright, then. You got three hours, beyond that I'm gone with or without her." Tyree told her.
"So you'll be taking my car then?" Kayla asked.
"Maybe, should you let me?" He replied
"Go ahead, because I just want to go to the beach and tease the guys with something they can never have." Kayla said grinning mischievously.
"Even after you've alienated yourself from them?" Nell asked.
"Alienated herself? What did she do?" Ami asked curiously.
"She permanently castrated a guy for sexually harassing her." Tyree replied with a cocky smirk on his face.
"And damn proud of it!" Kayla added pride fully.
--!!
(Dimensional Transfer)
Meanwhile in the Tsukino household and being Sunday they were able to sleep in, Usagi and Rei slowly woke up after a night of high arousal (Deathblade: I'll leave what they did to your imagination………perverts) to find that Luna was missing and Usagi's communicator was beeping. Both girls quickly got up, put their discarded pjs and answered the communicator. "Usagi, here. What's up?"
'Usa, it's Mina. Is Luna over there?'
"No Mina, she isn't. Why do you ask?" Rei answered.
'Because Artemis is and… wait a minute… Rei? What are you doing in Usa's room?' Minako asked.
"Well, she was pretty mad that you permanently broken up with Mamoru and that you're seeing me intimately." Rei said wondering where both lunar cats were and dodging Minako's question.
--11!!
In a tree somewhere in the park, Luna and Artemis were discussing things with Mamoru (Carina: cough…prick…cough), who's in the states, via Rei's communicator and things weren't going smoothly. 'What do mean, Usagi broken up with me!?' Mamoru demanded.
"just like we said, she and Rei are together. They even forsaken the ancient engagement." Luna said.
"Also we feel that the seals, Queen Serenity placed on the Inners, are weakening. Mercury's seal has already broken." Artemis added.
'You're saying that we have a Harmonixer running loose now? We have to force Usagi into marrying me!' The bastard roared.
"It will be difficult, but we'll try to do something about it." Luna said.
"We could ask Pluto to bring Chibi-Usa here. She'll feel so guilty of herself that she'll be crawling back to us." Artemis proposed.
"No, that wont' work. They both said that they'd work on a way to have her." Luna countered, "They are determined to be together. Even Usagi's parents approved of the relationship as well." Mamoru was fuming at that, be before he could say anything else Setsuna broadcasted to every communicators about a Senshi meeting. "We'll talk later." Luna added closing the communicator watch.
--111!!
Back at the Tsukinos, Usagi and Rei went down stairs for breakfast, fully clothed mind you, before leaving for the Shinto Temple. As the couple sat at the table, the two of them saw that both Kenji and Ikuko had a serious look on their faces. "Usagi, there's something we need to tell you." Ikuko said quite sadly.
"What?" Usa asked holding onto Rei's hand as if it were her last lifeline.
"We're not your real parents." Ikuko added.
"What?"
"You see, we found you crying in an alley while heading to hospital for a pregnancy check up. You were crying for your big brother. The two of us without a doubt decided to take you in as our own." Kenji explained.
"Even though, you're not a child of our blood, you'll always be our daughter." Ikuko said.
"Somehow, I always knew that, because I remember crying myself to sleep every night. I also know that I'm not 'normal'; because I never got sick, not even a single pimple during puberty." Usagi pointed out.
"That's right. Remember Mina's acne outbreak?" Rei asked with mirth in her voice.
"Do I ever! That was the first time I saw her with a paper bag over her head. She actually thought it was the end of the world." Usagi said before they broke in hysterics. After breakfast, the couple left the house for Rei's home.
--111!!
At the shrine, the couple arrived to see the others Sailor Soldiers, minus Ami, and both cats. "Now that everyone is here, let's begin," Setsuna said opening the meeting, "first off, Ami's alright. She's staying with my old college roommate and she quits the Sailor Senshies." Seeing the shocked expression on everyone's face, then hearing them asking why she continued. "Something about not wanting to be Queen Serenity's lap bitch, because of a seal on her heritage." Sets explained.
"My mother did what!?" Usagi yelled.
"She placed a seal on every Inner Senshi to keep them in check, something the Outers and I were completely against. You see," Setsuna explained, "the Mercury Kingdom were Harmonixers, people that can turn Youkais, Tenshis, and even Kamis, and they were the most loyal until serenity sealed Ami powers."
"What about the rest of my Inner Court? What are their planetary heritage?" Usagi asked as resentment for her previous mother began to form.
"Mars' power hovered around Crest Magic, Jupiter could transform into dragons, and Venus was able to summon powerful creatures. Right now those Seals are breaking and it's only a matter of time before your Inner Court is back to full strength." Setsuna happily explained. This however outraged both feline advisors.
"Those seals were meant to keep the balance within the solar system!" Luna shouted.
"How? By keeping us on a short leash?" Minako angrily demanded.
"The queens of your planets did not disapprove of this." Artemis countered hoping to gain the upper hand.
"It is because they did not know about them. Only the queen of Mercury found out about it, when her daughter couldn't change into a demonic form. And because of that, the Mercury Kingdom broke the alliance with the Moon." Setsuna explained shooting down his point.
"So Queen Serenity had a direct influence in the Moon Kingdom's fall!" Makoto angrily pointed out.
"Luna, Artemis, what did my mother do when confronted about this?" Usagi demanded glaring at the felines, but they simply turned away. "ANSWER ME!"
"If you won't tell her, then I will!" Setsuna added. Getting no answer from them, she turned to her princess. "Fine then, Queen Serenity simply laughed at her closest ally."
"I see……LUNA!" Usagi declared in her regal tone. "You and Artemis are hereby exiled from my sight for as long as you live; now get out of my sight." Sighing both left in disbelief that the two of them were cast out by their own princess.
"Now that's settled, on to the next point," Setsuna said with a gentle smile on her face before addressing Usagi, "would you like to return to your brother?"
"You mean it?" Usagi asked with a glint of hope in her eyes. Getting a nod from the Time Guardian, she glomped her girlfriend in glee.
"So Sets, do you know why Usagi never gotten sick in her life?" Rei asked.
"Of course, it's because she's a Coordinator." Setsuna replied.
"A Coordinator?" Minako cluelessly asked.
"Coordinators are people that were genetically enhanced at the time of conception. They have higher stamina, learning rate, hand-eye coordination, faster, and have a better immune system then normal people." Setsuna explained.
"Also I was holding back, so not to attract too much attention to me." Usagi added before turning to the Time Guardian. "I trust that my brother has a job."
"He's a mercenary pilot and quite a successful one at that. Ami is on route to become one." Setsuna replied with her usual gently smile.
"Well, I'm going home to pack and say good bye to my foster parents." Usagi said before heading out.
"Setsuna, can I go with her?" Rei asked with hope in her eyes.
"Yes, you can Rei, but keep in mind that it will be a one-way trip. Also you'll be able to marry Serena over there." Setsuna replied wisely to reassure the fire Senshi.
"Serena?"
"Usagi's birth name. Her full name is Serena Romeria Frostmorn and her brother's Tyree Sounga Frostmorn." Setsuna said.
"How old is he?" Minako asked out of curiosity.
"He's around Haruka's age and he's still single, with a huge fan club." Setsuna said, "Some of which had to be beaten away with a stick." She added with mirth.
"A stick, huh?" Haruka asked with a grin.
"Yes, most of them even want to bed him, but he turns them all down." Setsuna added.
"Well, I better go pack as well." Rei said before heading to her room.
--1111!!
At the Tsukino household, Serena arrived with a large smile on her face; she was going to her real home soon. "Hey mom, hey dad, hey squirt! Guess what! I'm going back to my brother!" She said loudly and proudly while heading up stairs.
"I guess this how a parent feels when their eldest child leaves the nest." Ikuko said sadly before heading up stairs to help her daughter pack. When she reached Serena's room, she saw her foster daughter scurrying all over her room, placing her clothes in an open suitcase on her bed. "Would you like some help, Usagi?" She asked.
"Thanks, mom." Serena replied as she placed her laced underwear in the suitcase.
"You know, Usagi. Your father and I will miss you." Ikuko said sadly.
"I know I'll miss you too. That's why I'm bringing a picture of you guys so that I won't forget any of you." Serena said. The pair worked in silence as they filled Serena's suitcase until they were finished. Serena found herself in front of her foster family by the front door with a sad look on her face. "Well, this is it." She said.
"If you ever need help, our door is always open." Kenji said as he gave a hug to his foster child.
"I know, dad." Serena replied returning the hug.
"Say sis, what does your brother actually do?" Shingo asked.
"He's a pilot and a pretty good one at that from what I heard." Serena replied.
"Wow, that's sugoi!" Shingo yelled.
"Well, I better get going. I guess this is good-bye." She said. With that said she picked up her suitcase and left the house with tears in her eyes.
--111!!
Back at the temple, Rei had just finished packing her bags and was waiting for her lover to arrive. Makoto went home to go pack her bags, so that she could be with Ami, while Minako and the Outers left knowing that their princess would be safe. "So Sets, where does Usagi's older brother live?" Rei asked.
"On a fully terraformed Mars." Setsuna stated.
"On Mars? Why not on Earth?" The priestess asked quite confused.
"Because, it's gone. Forcing humanity to the stars." The Time Guardian replied taking a seat next to the priestess.
"So should Crystal Tokyo happen, it will be on MY patron planet, huh?" Rei asked with a small grin on her face.
"Yes, it will. Also it will really yank Mamoru's chain." Setsuna replied returning the grin.
"So will Chibi-Usa be born?" Rei asked.
"I haven't checked about that, but on the way here I checked and Makoto stays with Ami, and I don't have any idea who's going to be with Serena's older brother or his roommates." Setsuna explained just as Serena arrived with her suitcase.
"So are you ready to go?" Serena asked as she reached the top of the stairs.
"I am. We're just waiting for Makoto to get here." Rei replied as stood to greet her lover. "Say, Serena. How about we get married once we get there?" Rei added while blushing a bit. Serena's reaction was somewhat expected, she simply dropped her suitcase on the stone path, tackled Rei, and kissed her deeply.
"How's that for an answer?" Serena asked to her girlfriend, now turned fiancé.
"Don't you ever change, Serena." Rei replied holding her lover close. While the three of them waited for the Lightning Senshi, Setsuna decided to tell them what to expect on the other side, especially their roommates. "Are you serious?" Rei asked wide-eyed.
"Yes, I am." Setsuna calmly replied.
"This Nell can't cook, drinks too much, and drives as if traffic laws are non-existent?" Usagi asked completely stupefied.
"That's about right. But the others aren't like that, heck they even threaten to force feed me her curry if I didn't answer." Setsuna confirmed just as Makoto arrived with her stuff.
"Well, I'm here. Let's get going." Makoto said.
"Very well." Setsuna replied standing up, morphing into her altered ego, raising her staff and opening a portal to the other dimension. Serena and both Inners crossed over with their luggage to the other side.
--!!
(Dimensional Transfer)
The dimensional crossing was very quick, the party of four now stood in front of a thirty story tall beach front apartment building. The new arrivals were in total awe at their surroundings. The air had no traces of pollution; the nearby ocean was crystal clear, even the pearl white sand. "My brother lives here?" Serena asked in wonder and in disbelief. 'She said he was successful, but not this successful.'
"Yes, he lives here with his roommates. Tenth floor, apartment 1058." Setsuna replied as Kayla exited the building wearing only a pair of flip-flops, a silver two-piece Malibu string bikini that left nothing to the imagination, a see-through white sarong, and a pair of sunglasses. She was also carrying a beach bag that held her towel, sunscreen, her PDA for emergencies and a few books to read. Not being near Ami, Makoto felt some blood trickle from her nose, to which she quickly placed her free hand under it to starch the blood flow. Seeing that reaction from the tall brunette, Kayla grinned mischiefly as she continued her way. "That's Kayla, an active lesbian. She's also a Harmonixer and your new flat mate. Well you better hurry before your brother leaves. Remember, tenth floor, apartment 1058." Setsuna added before heading back to the gates. The trio hurried inside the apartment building, they got on the glass elevator and headed to the tenth floor.
At the flat, Tyree was getting tired of waiting. He had just finished tying his combat boots with Kayla's car keys in his pocket. As he stood up, the apartment intercom buzzed to life, forgoing yelling a reply and being next to the door, he just opened it. The door slid opened revealing a person he hadn't seen in years. She had the same golden blond hair their mother had and the same blue eyes that both their parents had, his little sister had indeed returned and she was flanked by two girls. One with violet eyes and long raven hair, while the other had deep green eyes and bright brown hair held up in a high ponytail. "Sis, is that you?" He asked in surprise. Serena simply nodded with a small smile. Not needing any other confirmation, Tyree just gave his little sister a bone crushing hug. "God! I missed you, sis." He added as tears began flowing down his face.
"I know, I miss you, too, brother." Serena replied with tears in her eyes.
"Isn't it great seeing two long lost siblings reunited after god knows how many years?" Rei whispered to Makoto.
"Yeah, it is." Makoto whispered back.
"Well then, are you going to introduce me to your friends?" He asked letting his sister go.
"Sure, this is Makoto Kino, Ami's girlfriend." Serena said introducing Tyree to Makoto as the two shook hands. "And this is the love of my life, Rei Hino." She added.
"Nice to meet you two. You're all in luck, because I was ready to leave." Tyree said after shaking Rei's hand.
"Where are you going, bro?" Serena asked as her big brother took their luggage and placed it inside the apartment.
"See mom and dad." He replied.
"A family reunion? Can I come?" Serena asked.
"Of course, I'll take a side trip to the governmental building to get you and your friends registered afterwards." He replied. Getting an approval from the others, Tyree closed and locked the apartment door, then led the girls back to the elevator. On the way down to the parking garage, Serena was grilling her brother for details on his social life. So far he told her that he was the Arena Grand Champion and with a huge fan club, most of which tried to bed him. When the elevator reached the parking garage, he led them to Kayla's four seater Impala-RX.
"Wow! That's your car?" Makoto asked in wonder.
"Actually, this is Kayla's car," Tyree replied getting into the driver's seat, "my wheels are right behind you."
"Huh?" She checked behind her to find a motorcycle. But it wasn't just any motorcycle; it was the A-bomb of the motorcycle industry, The Hayabusa mark 8, a machine that deserved respect. "Whoa………" She whispered impressively.
"Now, that's a bike." Rei added quite impressed as well. The girls quickly boarded the car as Tyree turned on the engine and gave it a few test revs to get the feel of the engine.
"Seat belts, everyone." He said as he fastened his. As soon as they buckled, Tyree placed the Impala in reverse to ease her out of the parking space. Once cleared, he engaged onto first gear and headed out.
Along the way, Serena, Rei and Makoto were staring every which way in awe at how far humanity had advanced. The major city, which they were passing through, had skyscrapers that could easily shatter the world record of their world and that the outside walls were almost completely made out of glass. It almost reminded them of Crystal Tokyo. Makoto caught a glimpse of a large black ship, although it's keel was red, in the sky. "What is that?" She asked in wonder.
"That? It's just an Ikazuchi-class Heavy Carrier, the main work horse of the S3G fleets; it's only 700 meters long, but heavily armed and armored. If you're impressed by that, wait until you see a Liberator-class Super Fortress. There are at least fifteen of them surrounding the heart of the Sol Star System Government." Tyree explained.
"And how big are those?" Rei asked while staring at the carrier in the distance.
"Oh just 1.3 kilometers long give or take a few meters." Tyree replied as the car approached their destination, a graveyard.
"Is that where we're going, brother?" Serena asked.
"Yeah, sis. Because you see… mom and dad are dead. They died years ago, you might not remember them, because you were too young." Tyree told them as he spotted a land AC carrier belonging to the Government's Special Forces. "I see that uncle Leos is here." He added as he slowed the vehicle down while entering the cemetery. Roughly ten minute after passing the main gate, they spotted a middle-aged man, even though his hair hasn't even started to turn gray, wearing the Special Forces standard uniform that was decorated by his many achievements, simply standing ahead of the car. Tyree stopped the vehicle and unbuckled his seat belt. "Wait here." He said while getting out of the car. After closing the door to the car and keeping it unlocked just in case, he turned to the special forces operative. "Hello uncle."
"Greetings nephew. I trust that the information I gave you was useful." Leos indirectly asked.
"Indeed, it was." Tyree replied with a smirk. "Plus I got some news for you."
"Does it involve the ones in the car?" Leos wondered. His nephew kept his smirk and signaled the occupants of the car to come out. Leos was confused as to why Tyree smirked like that, until he saw who came out of the car. "Se-Serena, little Serena? You came back!" He said as a multitude of emotions played on his face, ranging from shock to relief, all the way to joy.
"Yes, and I'm here to stay." Serena replied softly as she gave her uncle a comforting hug. "Anyway, where are mom and dad?" Seeing the grim look on both her brother and her uncle's faces, she immediately regretted what she said. "I'm sorry. I didn't…"
"It's okay, sis. You were too young to remember them. You see, father disappeared when the prototype teleporter in his lab went critical and took everyone with in said lab with it, including dad. I was five at the time and you were only two. While mom died when our train was attacked by Disorder Units, we were the only survivors of that attack. This happened exactly a year after dad vanished." Tyree explained while heading to the grave site.
"So, only mom's buried here?" Serena asked following her older sibling and uncle.
"Yes, since no bodies were recovered, there's a good that my brother-in-law might still be alive somewhere out there." Leos replied.
'Maybe, I could ask Pluto to find him, since father's body wasn't recovered.' Serena thought as the group reached the proper tombstones for 'Hiroshi Frostmorn' and 'Cecilia Tensaiga Klein Frostmorn'. 'The fact that I didn't know either of them truly doesn't help a lot.'
The party paid their respect to the lost family members even Rei and Makoto, although Rei secretly ask them permission to marry their daughter hoping that they wouldn't mind that their daughter was a lesbian. After Tyree's turn, he got up and turned to head deeper into the cemetery saying that he had something to do.
The elite Raven walked down the row looking at the grave markers until he found the right one. He gave a small smile as he knelt and placed a hand on the marker. "Hey Maya, it's been a while. I know I should visit more often but things have been pretty hectic lately, first a pureblooded Natural being found in some Ancient Ruins, my sister returning and the fan girls acting up. I know that you want me to move on, but I don't think that I'm ready to do so, especially with those lousy fan girls are getting on my nerves. Well Maya, It was good to see again, I'll try to see you sooner next time." He said. As he stood, he heard a gun cocking right behind him and pressed against his head.
"Hello Lover Boy." Said a very familiar voice. "Ah ah, other hand, slowly and keep your other where I can see it." The voice said as he reached for his phase gun with his right hand. Tyree slowly took out his concealed side arm with his left hand. "Good, now toss it, then turn around." It ordered.
"Still can't shoot someone it the back, huh Jayna?" He asked after doing what he was told.
"SHUT UP! We could've been happy together, but you just threw me away like I was last century's garbage!" She yelled with her gun shaking.
"I can easy tell you that you haven't murdered anyone by the way your gun shakes." Tyree said calmly. "So, who sent you?"
"Someone…" Jayna replied as hardened her grip on her weapon, "…who paid a lot of money for your ass. And no, it's not a fan girl."
"Oookay, so how will this end?" He asked.
"For you? Badly." She replied.
"Well it's your call. Take the shot or walk away." He calmly told her. Jayna simply closed and squeezed her eyes shut while she pulled the trigger.
Chapter 4 end
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Deathblade: And that's it for this chapter.
Carina: Well folks, tune in next to see the result of Jayna's action.