After losing the internet then gaining it back, then losing it and gaining it back, then having to buy another laptop because mom took the other one back, and on top of that losing my OS and having to re-install it twice... then all the stress I've been faced with lately, I sorta pushed this fanfic to the back of my mind. I'm sorry to all the loyal readers I failed. Good news though! Attached to this sympathy note, I have more of the story! Needless to say, I lost the script for this story, and the bios... but... I'll see if I can make a new one to continue this one! Hope you enjoy! Teehee, let's see if my writing has improved in a year... even though this part's pretty uneventful... we'll just have to wait and see! 3
Also, I'm going to TRY and make it easier to tell who is speaking, for those who got confused.
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Chapter 1: Reminiscence (cont.)
The girls all raced out after a moment, and stopped, standing and staring in awe beside the cats. Rini continued to cling to Serena's hair, and Serena lowered her head in attempts to lessen the pain.
"Yeeeoooowww... c-could you let go of my hair Rini! Please!" Serena whined.
"KYA! How'd you know my name!" She jumped back, grabbing Luna P. as a sense of comfort. "H-Hey... wait... are you guys the Sailor Scouts?" Her bright red eyes scanned the group of girls over until a satisfied grin formed on Rini's lips. "You are! All of you are the past forms of the Sailor Scouts!"
Serena instinctively raced over to Rini, cupping her hand over her mouth and pressing tightly, "Y-Yes... S-Shhhh!" Rini flailed about as Serena dragged her into the Crown Arcade, followed by the rest of the group. The one stray kitten stayed behind, sniffing the air. "Calm down Rini!" Serena said, finally letting go of the small child.
"Calm down! I have urgent important news to share while you're covering my mouth and you tell me to calm down?" Her face was now red with frustration. "My mommy and the scouts trusted me to promptly relay this information to you and I WILL NOT fail them so you guys all better sit down, shut up, and listen!" With blank expressions, all of the girls sat down. Rini smiled and stood with her hands on her hips as though she'd just been awarded some sort of national trophy. "Now then..."
"Uhh..." Serena said, rubbing the back of her head, "None of us were going to stop you from informing us Rini..."
"SILLLLEEEENNCE!" Rini shouted, wacking Serena atop the head with an umbrella form of Luna P. "I'm trying to remember everything they said!" The girls looked to Serena with wide eyes and gulped, then looked to each other. Rini cleared her throat, slamming her fist into her open hand. "Right! They said to tell you guys, that... Mitsume, who by the way is the new leader of the scouts Sailor Sun, has been acting funny the past few days... and... uh... has been mumbling things to herself..." She sat there, taking in a deep breath before sulking over, "and... she... said something important that may... help... aaanywaaay, she fell into the Gateway of Time, and they were wondering if she happened to come here, because this is the century the time key was set to..."
"Well, what does Mitsume look like?" Lita asked, tilting her head to the side.
"Oh! Like..." Rini fidgeted through a small brown pouch she had attached to her hip. Finally, she swiftly pulled out a picture of a smiling woman, who looked exactly like the woman the girls had previously encountered. The girls all gasped in unison. Rini blinked, and tilted her head. "So, I assume you have seen her then?"
Nodding, Rei pointed to the East, "Yes, she just ran out of here after asking where she was. I knew I sensed some strange power emitted from her!" The girls all nodded. Rini blinked and peered past the girls, and to the orange kitten that was wondering around outside the doors. "I wonder if she's still nearby..." Rei asked, looking to Lita. Lita simply shrugged. Rei shook her head, "Nonetheless, we have to find her... obviously something's not right in her head."
Serena looked to where Rini had previously been standing and gasped, doing a double take, "Ahh! Rini! Rini where'd you go?" She looked around frantically, then saw the arcade doors close. She raced through the girls, and outside, to see Rini rubbing the orange kitten's chin.
"Hey Ace, where've you been girl?" She rubbed the purring kitten happily. Serena raised an eyebrow, and Rini looked up to her. "This is Ace, she's Mitsume's guardian." Ace looked up to Serena, nodding. Rini sighed, "She doesn't really talk much if she's got something occupying her mind..."
"There's no time for chat Rini. I'm following Mitsume's scent... but there are so many people out, I'm having difficulties locating it again." She looked around and growled, "And a majority of these bastards have tried to step on me... it's a shame I can't claw all of their eyes out!"
"Calm down Ace..." Rini said, patting her head and then placing the tiny kitten on top of her own head. "Can you see better from up there? I doubt anyone's going to try and stomp on me!" The two chuckled slightly. Serena just gave a blank stare, and then finally was forced to give a slight laugh, more of a disturbed laugh, but a laugh none the less.
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"I hope Rini is safe..." The worried Neo Queen Serenity managed to say as she paced back and forth. "The world was a pretty dangerous place back then, and she's so small... not to mention her powers aren't awakened yet..."
Endymion looked to her and smiled, wrapping his arms around her and kissing her softly on her cheek, "It's alright Buns. Rini is a tough kid, she can handle herself... and besides, the girls will protect her."
"But what if she doesn't find the girls before she runs into trouble?"
"Just trust me... she'll be alright. We need to just trust the girls to handle this... in the meantime, you and I have some business to attend to before we leave for our three day vacation." Endymion kissed his worried wife before letting her go. He smiled, and placed his hand on her shoulder, then walked out. Serentiy sighed and sat down, rubbing her temples, unsure of what to do. In the main hall, the scouts all contemplated on what to do.
"Ok, so, Rini relays the messege... then what?" Jupiter asked Pluto with a confused expression.
"Well, then the scouts find her, and Rini contacts us letting us know that Mitsume's been found. Or, if Mitsume isn't in there time, and I was wrong on the pink light... Rini comes back and then we worry..." Pluto's sure smile faded. "Let's just hope they are successful and Mitsume really is in there time..." The scouts all nodded in agreement. "...I'm sure though that the light I saw before Mitsume fell in completely was that of a time key..."
"You're probably correct Pluto," Mercury replied. "I'm sure that it was, I mean, one time key IS missing... and in her state of mind, who knows what she was capable of!"
"Yeah, and besides... what else could the light be?" Jupiter added.
Pluto nodded and smiled, "Good point."
Mars growled and looked around, "Well... I for one am going to be very impatient on the news. Everything is at stake the longer we wait..." She sighed and paced around a moment.
Mercury looked to Mars and sighed, "Mars, calm down... worrying isn't going to do anything..."
Mars snarled, "I know that Mercury! Someone as smart as you should know what danger we're just sitting around waiting on..." Mercury lowered her head and nodded, and after a moment Mars sighed and looked to Mercury. "Sorry."
Jupiter glared to Mars, "Calm your act down Mars or else you're going to get left in here alone."
Venus nodded, "Stress isn't a good reason to go off on Mercury like that... what's up with you!"
Mars shook her head, "I said I was sorry, ok. I'm not sure myself why I'm so angry..."
Serenity walked in and looked to the girls, "Any news?" They simply shook their heads. Serenity sighed and placed her hand on her forehead, "I'm just really worried about Rini..."