When We Meet – Inner Sailor Scouts
"Solet! the shuttles here!" Makoto yelled to her daughter as she sat on her usual cliff.
Solet looked up from the village below her and smiled, it was time to spread her wings and fly.
Makoto was instructing the maids how to take care of her daughter's luggage while Duo was conversing with the royal shuttle pilot.
"Mother I'm ready to go!" Solet said as she came running up to her parents.
Duo looked over to her daughter and grinned, "Hey Kiddo! This guys ready to take you away, I hope you remember all that we have taught you and apply it to your daily adventures."
Solet grinned; her father's grin and hugged her parents, "I promise to make you guys proud!"
Makoto was the one to respond, "We know you will … Just be careful, the universe is quite big."
Solet hopped up into the shuttle and the door closed; her parents were both teary eyed as the shuttle took off. The next time they would see their daughter again would be when she was a fully grown woman.
It took five hours for the shuttle to reach Mars, when it finally did arrive there was a lone figure waiting to board. She had a hard eye shape, but the eyes themselves looked soft. The pilot exited the shuttle and confronted the girl.
"Miss, are you Lady Marie?" The girl nodded.
"Well then; I am the pilot of Crystal Tokyo's royal shuttle, may I get your bags?" He asked as he began to reach for her belongings.
Like light, Marie grabbed his arms and was face to face with him, "Sir no one touches my bags but me. Only someone weak would allow another person to carry their bags." The pilot stared in shock and the young woman before him, he could see years of training behind her soft eyes, but what he did not understand was how her eyes could be so soft.
"Forgive me my Lady; I was merely doing my duty as your pilot."
As she released him Rei and Chang appeared on the shuttles docking port. The pilot bowed his head in respect as they came to stand by their daughter.
"Forgive us for being late. We had business to attend to before we could see you off Marie" Rei stated as she patted Marie on the head.
Chang just stared her in the eyes and nodded his head; his daughter no longer needed to hear words, just acknowledgement for her years of preparation for this day.
"I will honor the family name father, I promise. Your saving my life will not go in vain; I will come back only when I have proved myself worthy to do so."
Once again Chang nodded his head and Rei let out a little sob as she hugged Marie to her. Chang knew that Marie could see the love from his ever ebony eyes; she looked over her mother's shoulder and subtly smiled at him. When her mother finally let go of her Marie picked up her bags and nodded once again to her parents.
"I know that this will make me sound weak…" Marie took a breath, "I'm going to miss you guys, I will honor this family and prove myself to you so that I may come back to your love again." Chang smiled and nodded to his child and Rei started crying heavily as Marie entered the shuttle after the pilot.
"Now Rini you remember to contact us as soon as you land on Mercury understand?"
The teen in question simply rolled her eyes in response to her mother's worried lectures and smirked at her as she hefted her bunny shaped bag onto her shoulder.
"Stop worrying so much mama! I haven't trained for 15 years to have you treat me like a novice as your sending me out into the galaxy!"
As the two females bickered Heero and Tobias followed by Fayt brought the rest of the baggage for the adventure in which the two future leaders of the galaxy were about to embark.
"Don't you two ever stop?" Toby asked as he fished out Fayt's favorite ball out of his pocket.
"Hush up Toby! I am simply explaining to mother that she need not worry about us as were are plenty capable of taking care of ourselves."
"Alright, alright this is no way for a family to bid each other farewell now is it? Now behave yourselves…" Heero paused and looked toward his wife, "That goes for you as well Usa-Ko."
At this Usagi turned toward him with a pout that made everyone laugh. Just then the shuttle began to dock in the loading bay and began to prepare for boarding.
"Now Tobias darling you will be the only boy on this quest remember that." Usagi said as she placed her gloved covered hand on his shoulder, "You must remember to be a perfect gentleman and mind yourself."
Rini giggled as Toby rolled his eyes, "Mother I promise to behave myself and don't worry, I will hold true to my duty as the protector of the sailor senshi."
The queen of Crystal Tokyo smiled gently in approval and kissed him on the cheek. As she went to bid her daughter farewell Heero walked up to Toby and stood beside him patting Fayt on the head.
"You know your mother is going to worry about you every second that you are gone right?" Heero looked over to his son, and noticed the sheer determination showing in his eyes.
"I want you to remember everything that I have taught you and never let yourself lose control for that is your greatest weapon above all else."
Toby glanced at his father and then back to the pilot that was greeting his mother and sister, "Father I will never forget anything that you have taught me… Please tell mother that she need not worry, I will protect Rini and the others, and I won't fail ever."
Heero looked at his son with pride but then frowned and spoke with such seriousness that it took Toby by surprise.
"Tobias, while I know that you will never forget your duty to this galaxy, you must remember to hold true to your heart." Toby looked on confused, "Don't let this life of yours drag you into a lonely life without love, do what your heart tells you… Only then will you succeed anywhere in life. Don't forget that ever."
Heero smiled his rare smile and patted Toby on the back before walking over toward Serenity and their daughter. Toby stood still running what his father had said through his mind as he said good bye the Fayt and lifted his bag over his shoulder.
"Good bye Rini, good bye Tobias may the gods be on your side and I pray that you return safe home when you are ready." The teens nodded and bid their parents farewell. As the shuttle lifted away from the Earth they soon began to wonder if they would ever really see their parents again in this life time.
Next chapter the shuttle completes its journey on the planet closest to the Sun. Stay tuned as the new defenders of the galaxy get to know each other for the second time in their lives.
As for those who are concerned about the ooc… Well I thought about how many people do change with age and thought about what would happened if their was peace and the pilots found love and I really could not see them staying exactly how they were when they were of killing people. So there it is Nect chapter will be up shortly.