Disclaimer: Okay, okay, I don't own Sailor Moon.
AN: Hehehe. I know I haven't updated in a long time. Oh, if you have any ideas to add into the story, I'll gladly put them in. I may need some more inspiration to continue writing some more over summer vacation because starting next month I'm going to be in some practices for my best friend's debut. I have to dance and everything. So I might have to speed up the process a little more before practices start, that is, if I have the will to do so. And I suck at battle scenes, so bare with me here.
And all you people out there just too lazy to review or just have some other reason, don't pity me and review. I just hate those kinds.
B-chanz
hikarisailorcat: Why thank you. I thought it was pretty good myself, considering how bad I am at writing stories. hint hint Thanks for being kind of enough to actually review again. XD And I -did- get a longer review from you. Whoopee!
Legend:
'Thoughts'
"Normal speaking"
-Dream Sequences/Flashbacks-
Chapter 3 to Dreams and Wishes
It hadn't even been five minutes before they began to hear the battle cries of her fellow Scouts and Generals. "The stadium is just up ahead, you two." Artemis informed the two as he kept up with their speed, jumping from rooftop to rooftop. "I hope the Scouts are holding up..." The cat shook his head, erasing all thoughts of doubt in his mind.
Sailor Venus was getting restless as she fired her attack, hoping to at least deal some damage. "...Venus...Love Chain..." She whipped her arm up and brought it down. "...Encircle!" Her attack was a success as the chain wrapped around the creature's arms. "Yes...no!"
"Is this child's play?" The morphed Maggot bared its fangs and sprayed some of its acidic ooze onto the chain and watched it melt. "Is that all you have?" Venus stood bewildered as her chain diminished into nothing as the Maggot began squirming its way towards her, at an incredible speed, I may add.
The trio had arrived at that very moment. Sailor Moon quickly surveyed the situation and gasped. "Venus! Get out of the way!" She began to run towards her comrade, even if it was much too late to do anything, she had to try.
Please legs...go faster.
Venus had snapped out of her reverie at the sound of Sailor Moon's voice and soon realized the trouble she was in.
I've got to reach her...
She had noticed that the other scouts had been slightly injured by the Maggot earlier in battle, the Generals at their side.
"Look out!" A tall figure that was near Sailor Venus cried out and pushed her out of the way, knocking her to the ground. "Errrrrrgh..." The man groaned as he took the force of the attack, falling to the ground unconscious, wounded.
Venus groaned from the impact to the ground and realized what had just happened. She turned around to look at her savior and her eyes widened. "Jason! No..." Venus stumbled as she ran to him and cradled his head in her lap. She forced back the tears that wanted to escape.
Sailor Moon glared at the monster and was just about ready to claw at its ugly face when a different, yet familiar, voice stopped her. "Don't move." She looked around for the source of the voice.
"Who are you? Show yourself!" Serena wasn't in the mood to play hide and seek. She was still tired from the flight they had taken and had wanted to take a nice, long nap. Jet lag was starting to affect her system.
The new Scout materialized between her and the monster. "Xantara is a name you will remember." She bore the same uniform as the rest of the scouts. Her signature colors were of a pale yellow and, of course, white. Her face was a fuzzy picture due to the magic to protect her identity; the other Scouts also had this to their advantage back when they didn't know each other. But they could make out her black hair and a few streaks of red. "Now, to dispose of this creature." Upon closing her eyes, a staff appeared in her hands, facing the creature side ways. The Maggot, who seemed surprised by Xantara's appearance, was soon charging at her with the same speed and attack that it had used when attacking Venus.
Tuxedo Mask watched with surprise as the Scout would take on the creature that the others had surprisingly been having trouble with. "Is she really as powerful as Venus said she is?" He looked down at Artemis who only watched with awaiting eyes. Something seemed strange about this Scout. Could she have been a part of their past?
"Langit at Mundo..." She opened her eyes and pointed her staff at the charging creature. "...Putok!" A small orb of energy had formed at the tip of her staff as she chanted and was released as soon as she had finished. When it had made contact, it enlarged tremendously, the Maggot absorbed inside and trapped. When the attack diminished, no traces of a battle could have been seen. Xantara smiled and the staff disappeared seeing as her duty was done, she closed her eyes and concentrated on teleporting herself away.
Something itched in Serena's mind. So, she decided to find out now while she still had the chance. "Wait!" Xantara opened her eyes, stopping her concentration, her attention on the Scout. Sailor Moon was standing three feet away from her. 'I need to know...' She held a glint of hope in her eyes as she spoke. "You seem familiar to me, as if I met you a long time ago." The blurred face of the Scout helped hide the surprise in hearing Sailor Moon's words. "Are you Princess Abigail?"
Xantara sighed and seemed to be looking up at the half Moon. "I have not heard that name in a long time."
"So you are her! My sister!" Sailor Moon was ecstatic, her search was now complete. She was about to hug the Protector of the Earth, but stopped as the scout held up a gloved hand to stop her from making any movement.
"I did not say that I am..." Xantara turned and noticed the wounded man. Sailor Moon shook her head in dismay, not wanting to believe it. "...And I did not say I am not. All your questions will be answered in due time, Princess." She gestured to Venus and Jason. Sailor Moon's eyes grew wide. She knew she was a Princess? "I suggest you bring him to the Health Sciences Hospital, someone will be there waiting to tend to him." Before she could utter a single word, she materialized out of sight.
Serena stood there for a few seconds until she heard Mina's voice. "Hurry! He needs help immediately!" Mina had already changed back into her civilian self after Xantara had disappeared. The others had followed suit and were soon by her side, lifting the unconscious man slowly.
Just who are you, Xantara?
Serena looked up at the Moon for an answer, but received none.
I will find out.
She sighed once more and helped to take Jason to the Hospital they were instructed to head towards.
They were now all sitting in the waiting room, most of them bandaged up as soon as they had entered the building. Serena and Raye had decided to take a walk to kill time. "Our first day and this has already happened..." Both girls had stopped in front of the room where the kids who stayed at the hospital played in during their free time.
"You think he'll be okay, right?" Serena surveyed a little boy stacking up building blocks. She smiled as one of his friends came up and asked if he could make it tumble and he allowed him to do so.
"So how have you and Darien been lately?" The priestess had a mischievous glint in her eyes and Serena caught it.
"Ever since Rini returned to her time, he's been acting quite strange lately." She leaned up against the wall for support as Raye raised an eyebrow. "I don't know. It just feels like he's keeping something from me. Like the time he had those dreams that caused us to break up?"
The priestess, however, was sensing another presence and narrowed her eyes. "Who's there?" The person gasped and came out from around the corner and out into the light. It was then Serena's turn to be surprised.
"Steph? Is that you?" Serena stepped closer and her assumptions were correct.
Stephanie sighed in relief. "Oh, good! I thought you were people that were going to harm the children for a second." Raye looked from one to the other, wondering who this girl was. Raye seemed to be sensing something different, but not from this person.
Serena noticed the confusion in the priestess' eyes and slapped her head. "Raye, this is Stephanie, she lives in the same apartment building as me and the others. Steph, this is Raye, she also arrived here from Japan with us."
They shook hands with smiles on their faces. Stephanie seemed to have noticed the bandaged cuts and bruises on Raye, but did not question her about it. Raye surveyed the girl. Black hair, dark brown eyes, and about 5'4". "What brings you here?" She glanced at the bags in the other girl's hands.
She followed her gaze. "Oh, these? It's for them." She pointed to the room they were standing in front of. "I volunteer here for the kids when I have the time and I haven't seen them since I went on tour. I'm just waiting for Tina to come by. She called me at the last minute and said she was going to be a little late." Stephanie paused and studied Raye for second. "I think I may have seen you in Japan...at that temple, right?"
Raye nodded. "You were with those tourists." She looked up at the ceiling, reminiscing. She figured the other girl with her at that time was Tina.
"Steppy!" All three girls turned around and noticed a little girl, about the age of six, grinning at them. "You're back!" And she ran towards 'Steppy'.
She laughed as she nearly fell over by the mere force that was now wrapping themselves around her legs. "Yes, Yoko." The little girl giggled. "Sorry, I have to leave you guys for now. If you see Tina, tell her I'm already here."
"It was nice meeting you, Steph." Raye sent her a smile and received one in return. Serena, too, smiled, with some hesitation.
Tina...hmm. There's something strange about her.
Serena thought as she had one final question. "Who's watching Cirri?" The teenager paused halfway through the door.
"Oh. She's in there with the kids." She shook her head. "I have special permission from the head of this building." Sending them one last smile, she disappeared only to be bombarded with the children she had grown accustomed to.
Raye was confused as ever and needed answers right away. "Cirri? Who in the world is that?" They both started walking their way back to the waiting room as they had been gone for quite some time.
"That's the puppy that she owns. Animals are allowed in our apartment building." Serena shrugged. "Get this, Cirri has this weird symbol on her forehead much like Luna and Artemis, but slightly different."
The priestess thought for a second and shook off the weird feeling. "Does the symbol look like a sun?" She nodded in response.
"Yeah. How did you figure that out, Raye?" Serena noticed the slight change in her friend's behavior and wanted to know if something was up. She crossed her arms as they rounded a corner.
"It was because..." Raye drifted off as she focused her attention on someone that looked very familiar. She stopped walking, watching the person leaving the building.
"Raye?" Serena shook the priestess. "Raye! Snap out of it!"
The raven-haired girl blinked before shaking her head. "I thought I saw someone I once knew." She looked into Serena's eyes, worry evident in them. "It's nothing, Sere. Let's get back before they send the police to find us." Serena sighed and followed her back to the waiting area. Raye would tell her when she was ready and she'll be there to listen.
"What's the patient's statistics?" The Doctor pulled out a chart as the Nurse filled him in. "Gang beat up, you say?" The Nurse nodded and indicated a whole bunch of them had come in with cuts and bruises except two of them.
She was leading him towards the small group as she continued to explain. "Yes, Doctor, their cuts have been treated to as soon as they had arrived. They wish not to say more than what is needed, it seems." They stopped a few feet from them and the Doctor surveyed them a moment longer.
"Thank you, Claire. That will be all." The Nurse nodded and left to tend to other patients. He sat down in one of the chairs of the waiting room, noticing that the whole group had spotted him and he would have to explain.
Mina was still in a state of shock and couldn't do anything, so Amy spoke for her. "Doctor, what is the diagnosis of our friend?" Amy had a bandaged wrist and a bandage across her left cheek, along with a couple of bruises that were soon to form. Mina suffered only a couple of cuts for Jason took the full force of the attack. Raye, Jadeite, Malachite, and Zoisite suffered minor cuts and bruises.
"Sit down, please, and I will tell you." Everyone whom was still standing managed to find a seat. "I'm Dr. Daniels."
"Ugh..." He opened his eyes, but was greeted by a sudden blindness. "I feel like crud." Jason could tell from the abrupt pains in his muscles he would feel by making any sort of movement.
"Don't worry, everything will be okay." A voice on his right calmly stated. It was a woman's voice, a very calm and soothing one.
"Who...?" He attempted to open his eyes again, but his vision was blurred and unfocused.
"You will find out someday. I promise..." She whispered so quietly that he had to strain his ears to hear her. The next thing he knew was that a golden-yellow aura surrounded the woman and then transferred to him.
The feeling was a warm, safe feeling. "What-?"
"Shh."
And then he blacked out.
The Doctor sighed; he always hated to be the bringer of bad news. "He has a broken rib cage and some fractured bones." Mina cried silently, the guys' had their heads bowed as did the rest of the girls. "But let's not lose hope; he may not be paralyzed as we assumed he may be." Someone tapped him on the shoulder.
"I'm sorry, Doctor, but we need you to see this." It was the same Nurse from before, Claire.
"I will be there in a minute, Claire." Dr. Daniels turned his attention back to the group, but the Nurse didn't move and rather continued.
"Now, Doctor." Her eyes held patience and surprise. He merely sighed as he stood up and waited for her to explain. "It's about Jason Watner, you must see this." Mina's ears perked up at the sound of his name.
"What's wrong with him? Don't tell me he's dead!" She was now standing in front of the Nurse, hysterical. Nurse Claire backed up a step and shook her head.
"I can assure you he's quite far from being dead." Everyone stared blankly at her, as did the Doctor. "It is hard to explain, it would be easier for you to see for yourself." Without waiting for any kind of response she began heading towards the ICU room. They stopped in front of the doors a few moments before the Nurse spoke up again. "Have a look for yourself." She pointed to the small windows built into the door.
The Doctor was the first to look and his eyes widened at the sight. Mina saw this and decided to look in, resisting her fear, and gasped. The Doctor had already pushed the door open and was examining the man. "What...? How...?"
Jason looked at the man and smiled. "Hi, Doctor, is there something wrong?" He was up and standing after unplugging all the wires connected to his arms. He was just finishing dressing up when he entered. Dr. Smith was already studying him for any sign of the injuries that had once been visible.
"Jason!" Mina screeched and ran in, the Doctor moved aside, as she nearly tackled him to the ground in a fierce hug, but was saved by the wall. He merely laughed and hugged her back.
He stroked her hair and whispered in her ear. "Hey, Baby." He could tell his shirt was getting soaked and he smiled. Jason noticed all the other people that had begun to gather around in his room. "Hey!" He grinned at them as they just stared back, confused. They huddled around him after shaking themselves out of their stupor.
Darien had an odd sense that something, more like someone, had been here. He scanned the room, hoping to find some trace of whoever it was that was in the room.
Why do I sense energy from Mother Earth? I thought I was the only one that had the ability to use Earth's natural power, other than my parents of long ago.
He noticed a faint golden-yellow glow that surrounded Jason's entire body. "Amy. Will you scan him?" He turned to the blue-haired girl and was surprised to see that she was already busy.
"One step ahead of you, Darien." She smiled slightly as she continued to type information into her Mercury computer. Raye noted that the faint aura she was sensing now was very different than the one at the airports.
Serena placed a hand on her head, shaking slightly. "Why do I get the feeling I've seen this before?"
"Ouch!" A five-year-old princess cried out as she scraped her knee on the cement. She had been running in a game of tag, but tripped on the hem of her little dress. Her knee had turned red and started to bleed a little. She blew on it to ease the pain.
Someone kneeled in front of her, worry in his or her eyes. "Sissy?" The princess looked up, but the face was a blur. "Pwomise not to tell anyone, okay?" The girl, about four years old, stuck out her pinkie.
Little Serena nodded and linked her own pinkie with the girl. "I promise." Pinkie swears were sacred to the two of them. It was a promise that was always meant to be kept. The other girl nodded and unlinked their fingers.
"Just welax." The child still had problems pronouncing the letter 'r'. She closed her eyes and placed both her hands over the princess' knee, but not touching it. Serena watched every little movement the girl did. A small golden-yellow glow had formed around her hands and then the glow transferred into the wound. Serena's eyes grew wide as she watched the wound disappear as if it was never there.
"Magic..." The Princess whispered in awe. A hand was in front of her face indicating that she needed to get up. She pulled herself up and jumped to test out her knee. "It's better than before!" She giggled and engulfed the smaller girl into a hug.
She gasped and struggled to break free. "Se...wee...na..." She laughed some more before releasing the younger girl. She took this time to fill her lungs back up with fresh air.
"Let's continue our game!" Serena bounded off away from the girl. "You're still it!" And she ran as fast as her little legs could carry her.
A small smile tugged at the corner of her lips. "You awe welcome, Sewena." She shook her head before running after the princess. A slight limp was evident in the girl's step...
Serena shook her head.
Abby...were you truly here?
There must have been some other logical reason as to how Jason recovered so quickly. But how? She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked up to meet stormy blue eyes. Darien's eyes were filled with uncertainty and confusion, much like how she felt right now.
Where are you, Abby?
AN: If you thought this chapter was crummy, tell me. If you have any ideas as to what I will post in upcoming chapters, I would like to know what you think. You never know, you may be right. And that healing power up there is not mine. I do not own it nor will I ever claim it. Someone who wrote a Digimon fanfic owns it, but I forgot who it was, so all credit goes to them, not me!
B-chanz
Translations:
Langit at Mundo putok; Langit (Lung-it) means 'Heaven'. At (At) means 'And'. Mundo (Moon-d'oh...D'oh as how Homer Simpson would say it.) means 'Earth'. Putok (Pooh-took) means Blast/Explode/Explosion. Put them together and you get Heaven and Earth blast/explode/explosion.