So very sorry for the delay in updates, I sprained a ligament in my arm and haven't really been able to type in the last week and a bit… Still struggling, but I figured you'd waited long enough!

HUGE thanks to loveinthebattlefield, TropicalRemix and Sweetmaj010 for their reviews, I promise to try and update this one quickly, this fic is already finished, just needing to type it out…

Usual disclaimer applies, the ShadowLlord and Ronan are mine, mine I tell you! Miss Moon and her entourage however are not… at least in this lifetime

Notes in italics are thoughts and thought-speech, everything else should be self-explanatory.

The boy spoke as the pair started walking to the temple.

"Well, my name is Respirios, but everyone calls me Ronan. I'm here because this guy called the shadow lord has kidnapped my mummy." Rei gasped.

*THE Shadow Lord? Who'd she piss off to get kidnapped by him?*

"Anyway," Ronan continued, "The Shadow Lord has been trying to hurt her since she was a girl around about your age. He went and though up this simple but stupid plan, and for the first time, it succeeded. And now the only way to get her back is by finding this 'crystal' and destroying him with its powers." (AN: kinda obvious what I'm talking about here)

"Is that all?" Rei motioned for the boy to continue.

"Almost. The only thing I failed to mention is that there's only one way to find these crystals."

"And that would be…" she trailed off letting the child speak.

"By collecting the legendary Reinbow Crystals and unleashing their power."

"Do you know where I might find these 'legendary' crystals?"

"That's why I need help. I know they're inside seven special people like you, that is with special powers, but these powers can be good or evil, or even just extraordinary human ability."

Rei thought for a moment as the pair approached the bottom of the stairs to Hirawaka Shrine.
"But then, wouldn't the Dark Lord know about these people and the crystals?"

"Where I'm from, yes. Here and now, I'm pretty sure daddy told me that he knew of some power, but not the Reinbow Crystals."

Rei had to think about this sentence for a moment. She realised what the fires had been trying to tell her. The reason why she couldn't see the enemy was because…

"You're form the future aren't you?" she realised it as soon as she'd said it.

"As my daddy would say, that's a hole in one."

As the pair ascended the stairs, Rei contemplated what the boy had said. She was in big trouble, but needed to call the scouts in for this problem.

"Ronan, we're going to go inside, I want you to wash up while I make a few phone calls," she'd decided to call the girls in, but needed her usual contingency plan. Besides, she had no idea what this kid did and did not know.

"If you call the scouts won't they be at school?"

Rei looked at this ebony haired kid in shock. How in Selene's name did he know about the scouts? *I guess he is from the future after all, and he did recognise me* she thought rationally. She took a deep breath before replying to the child. She knew it would be a long day.

"Yeah, they will be," she checked her watch, "but it should be recess, so I should be able to contact them." She pushed a button on her wristwatch communicator, hoping her leader would be able to talk.

"Rei? What's up? Where do you need us?" Serena and Ami asked. It wasn't often that a call came in broad daylight, so something had to be up, "We can't find Lita, but we'll be able to get in contact with her soon." The leader of the senshi responded.

"Thanks," the fire scout nodded, "Listen, I need you to get down here as soon as you can. I'm at the shrine. I'll call the school with the usual excuse, but I want you to get here within the hour. Can you let Mina know?"

"Sure, we'll grab Lita and we're on our way," the screen went blank as Serena ended the communication. Rei walked into her room to use the secure line she kept. It was handy having a father in politics sometimes.

"Crossroads Junior High, how may I help you?" the secretary answered.

"Uh, hello. I need to get Lita Kino, Serena Tsukino and Amy Mizuno in year 9a out of their classes and down to the Hirawaka Shrine immediately."

"Is there a reason for this? Miss?"

"Hino, My father is the politician everyone is talking about at the moment?"

"Ah yes, and why do you need these girls?"

"These three have been requested specifically by my father for a meeting to discuss the differences between young women in today's society. Apologies for the last minute notice, he was not sure if he would make it today or in the next week."

"Right away Miss Hino. Are the girls to be picked up?"

"No, they know the way."

"I shall send them immediately."

"Thank you, my father would very much appreciate this. I would hope that with the speediness of your ability to get these girls here he will make the school seem much better in the next edition of the magazine."

"O- of course. We thank him for being so generous."

Twenty minutes later, almost everyone had arrived at the temple, all curious to see what Rei had for them. It never happened when she needed to call upon her father's influence to get the senshi together.

To answer your quesiton, yes Ronan is from the future... who's kid? kinda obvious, but if you don't know it will be brought up soon...

I feel bad leaving it here this time folks, it's nearly 11pm and I really should have been asleep hours ago. I promise to update as soon as my arm feels up to another typing session.

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