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"So now you know," Rob's sister said, "Who did you call a liar? Me! I'm not the liar! You're the liar, and now you can truly see that you're the liar!"
Ami sniffed, Duo catching up, and spoke.
"Why don't you have any fingerprints? Is it because of what they did to you?"
The girl growled. "Shut up!"
"Why," Ami said, "What did they do to you?"
"I said shut up!"
"Tell me," Ami said, "And whatever you did before won't matter. Now that we know, we can help you!"
"Like how you helped my brother?"
Chapter 10
"The people you're working for hurt your brother," Duo spoke up from next to Ami, "Not Ami!"
"They wouldn't," the girl said in a low voice, "They loved me and my brother. When he died defending you scouts, and they told me...I knew then. I knew, that it was up to me to finish his mission, to avenge him."
"If you want to avenge him, then leave the D Galaxy! They killed him! They probably tortured you! They've turned you into something that's not even human," Ami said angrily.
"They do it because they love me. I am of the specially chosen," the girl said in a low voice. Ami and Duo both looked at each other. They now understood.
"Love never includes harming someone," Ami said quietly, "Perhaps you should ask your master why she had your brother killed. Why they've tried to change you. Then you can come back and fairly defend them."
The girl stood there a moment, a long silence passing over the three, before turning and running in the opposite direction. Duo went to run after her, but Ami grabbed his arm. He frowned at her.
"Why? She may have valuable information."
Ami shook her head.
"Were you and I looking at the same girl? She doesn't know anything Duo. She knows what she's been told. She is one beating away from completely losing it. Keeping her as a hostage would give us no information, and also not help her. She'll find out soon, I think. And when she needs help, she'll come to us. Besides, the others and I are boarding a plane in a few hours. Then what would we do with her?"
Duo nodded, the two heading towards the park where Usagi described. They were the last to arrive, everyone standing around except Usagi and Mamoru. Usagi was sitting on the ground tiredly, Mamoru holding her shoulders. The pilots were all silent, whether it was from being lost in their own thoughts or hurt pride.
"Sorry I couldn't finish showing you the rest you guys," she breathed out, "I couldn't supply any more energy for the crystal untransformed like I was."
"You've done enough. I think the guys got the main idea without any more sad details," Makoto said, crouching down next to her. Trowa crouched next to Makoto, his hand laced loosely through hers.
"So while we're all together, why were you boys sent to kill us," Minako asked.
"A woman named Mirvette came to us at our work. It's a long story of where we came from, which we'll tell you in greater detail later, but basically, we were trained pilots who fought in war in our world, since Mirvette explained that we have two different demensions."
The girls looked a bit startled, but not nearly as shocked as they expected, so Quatre continued his story. "Well anyways, she told us a lot of terrible things about you. Offered us a mission. To destroy you. We had to find the Sailor Scouts and kill them."
"But now," Duo said, "We know that she was lying. And we're stuck in this demension, definitely not wanting to go back and see Mirvette now."
The girls glanced at each other. They would get more detailed explanations about the guys' world later, but for now- they could trust them. There was no time for long explanations. Silence reigned over the group, before Rei spoke up.
"Listen," she said, "There are more Sailor scouts then us. Four more in this time. One of them controls the gates of time. We tried to reach her yesterday, but found out we couldn't. We think she's hurt or captured, and we haven't heard from the other scouts. We're going to Tokyo because there is trouble brewing again. Like last year. We think there's gonna be one final big battle. If we win, if we find the scout that controls time, then we can probably help you guys get home."
The guys glanced at each other, all seemingly agreeing.
"I guess we'd better get tickets to Tokyo before the plane for tonight fills up," Wufei said after a moment. Mamoru tossed him his cell phone and told him what number to dial.
"Then you guys better get home and pack," Ami said, "We leave in a few hours."
"Don't worry," Duo said as the group headed home, "We didn't bring much, just small duffel bags. The rest of the house was already ready for us."
Usagi and Mamoru glanced at Quatre as they walked home. Everyone was silent, still thinking about the new things that had been revealed, as well as for the guys trying to take in all the information. Quatre stared straight ahead as they walked, apparently not noticing Usagi's gaze on him. She knew he was thinking about Sanyu. From what she had seen before, he had seemed quite smitten with her. This probably crushed him. For a brief moment, Usagi thought she saw his eyes glaze over, but a second later they were normal.
They separated and the rest got the rest of their belongings. Mamoru headed to the motel, packed up his things, and headed over.
The girls quickly cleaned the house and packed the last of their belongings, trying to leave it in good condition.
Ami pushed down on her hand bag and tried to zip it, her hands shaking. She was alone in the bedroom, Usagi downstairs packing with Mamoru, Minako, and Rei in the living room. Ami had begun crying from the minute she entered the room and began packing her clothes, trying to be as quiet as possible since Makoto was packing in the next room.
She had thought that once she learned the truth about Rob, she would be at peace. But instead she felt more miserable. The D Galaxy had ruined his life, and then, after loving her, she had indirectly helped destroy him. The D Galaxy had taken an innocent brother and sister and tormented them, making them search for the scouts, and when one of them tried to defy them, he did not live.
She sighed in frustration, pushing down on the top of the suitcase angrily as tears dropped onto her hands when she leaned over to apply more force.
"Hey," a voice said from the doorway.
Ami did not turn around to greet Makoto, because she didn't want to be caught crying.
Makoto entered the room, not shocked at all when she saw that Ami was crying. Rather than comment, Makoto pushed down on the top of the suitcase, Ami once again appreciating her strength, and Ami quickly zipped it up.
"Thanks," she said, wiping her eyes.
"It's okay," Makoto said. Ami frowned at her.
"What?"
"It's okay if you cry," Makoto said, sitting down on the bed next to Ami's suitcase. "I personally enjoy a good cry every once in a while."
Ami looked at Makoto a moment, before a small smile appeared on her face.
"You guys are too good to me. I don't deserve it."
Makoto stood and hugged her, before leaving the room, her parting words echoing slightly.
"No one could ever say you don't deserve it, Ames. You're our best bud. We're always there for each other."
The pilots stood on the lawn of the cabin. The girls' suitcases were around them. Duo had earlier taken the rental car back, paying the damages with money left for them by the D Galaxy when they first arrived, for basic necessities. Mamoru walked out of the house, followed by Usagi, Makoto, and Rei. Minako trailed behind with her last suitcase, and Heero grabbed it for her. She laughed.
"I didn't realize how much stuff I bought here until now!"
"Did you lock the back door," Mamoru asked. Ami nodded, locking the front door and stepping off of the porch, taking one last glance at the old house. She had found both peace and pain in this old cabin.
"Goodbye old house," Usagi said jokingly as they walked towards the taxis parked on the side of the road.
'Yes,' Ami thought, memorizing every detail in her mind. 'Goodbye. I hope I live to return here one day.'
She headed towards the taxi, reluctantly looking away from the house. She didn't know why it suddenly mattered so much to her. After all, it was just a house. She sighed, climbing into the taxi next to Rei. She had this awful feeling that they may not get off as lucky as the year before.
Once they arrived at the airport, the group checked their bags and headed to their terminal.
After about a half-hour wait, they boarded the plane. There was a slight panic as the large group found their seats, but the plane was not crowded, since Tokyo was not exactly the safest travel destination at the moment. Makoto once again had her hands gripped like steel to the arm rest. Trowa glanced at her.
"You'll fight monsters and can't handle a plane ride?"
She nodded tensely, not even looking at him as she stared straight ahead. Trowa took her hand in his, and he could feel her relax a moment later, but she s till muttered a prayer before the plane took off.
"The flight is only a few hours," Ami told Duo as they sat down. Duo drifted off to sleep within the first half-hour, and was soon being shaken awake by Ami, who was looking at him worriedly.
"Are we there already," he asked. Ami shook her head.
"No. About 45 minutes still. But you must have been having some nightmare. You've been moving around and you screamed once." He looked taken back.
"I did?" Ami nodded, and he noticed the rest of his friends looking at him. Wufei had an eyebrow raised.
"Maxwell, you're becoming a woman," he said after a moment of deliberation. Everyone laughed, including Duo, but as he settled back into his seat, an uneasy feeling settled over him. The dream was so real- but it was impossible. He would just have to worry about it later...
"So are there any hotels near to your homes," Quatre asked.
"It's not safe to stay in a hotel. The D Galaxy likes to attack crowded places. Besides, it's very expensive to stay for more than a couple of nights, you won't be able to afford it. You can all stay with me. My apartment is spacious enough temporarily," Mamoru offered.
"Thank you."
"This is your pilot," a voice said over the intercom, "We will be landing shortly. Please put your chairs in the upright position and buckle your seat belts."
The seat belt sign flashed, and there was a rustle through the once quiet plane as chairs went up and seatbelts were buckled. Minako and Rei handed out gum, and everyone got read for landing.
The plane landed a bit shakily, and Makoto gripped Trowa fiercely, but it turned out a wheel of the plane simply took a bit longer to be lowered.
They departed from the plane, taking their carry on bags and heading to the terminal. From there they headed for baggage claim, where they would meet their families.
Tokyo airport was huge, and currently very crowded.
Not many flight were entering the airport, most were departing.
"Wow," Usagi said, surveying the frenzy of people.
"People are scared," Mamoru said. "Once things got bad, the tourists left. Now anyone with family in other countries, or far away parts of Japan, is going to leave. They want to be far from any fighting."
"Where is our baggage claim," Minako asked, checking the signs.
"It's baggage claim number two according to that screen. This way," Rei said, as the group made their way past the crowds.
"Here we are," Makoto said, confidence boosted once she was off of the plane. Automatically, the shuffle for luggage began.
"Did you see my blue one?"
"Oh, er...black, with a tassel. That's it right there! Oh wait, forget it..."
"Dark green, very big, er...oh- there it is."
"Hey! That guy is taking my luggage!"
"No Usagi, yours was not a hand bag."
"Oh."
The boys watched the frenzy before them, thanking God that they only brought carry on duffel bags.
Once everyone had their luggage, they made their way through customs out to where their families stood waiting. The first group that they spotted was Usagi's family.
"USAGI!" Sammy's voice sounded over the crowd, and Usagi looked before spotting them. She ran at them full speed, catching Sammy in a big hug, which the scouts new was usually out of character. Her mother kissed the top of her head and her father hugged her and ruffled her hair.
"Good to have you home," he said. Mamoru shook his hand, and Usagi's mother said hello to Mamoru.
"Rei! Over here," a voice called. Rei looked to see Chad standing a few feet away, Grandpa standing at his full height, which was not very tall, next to him. She smiled broadly. He had been through so much, and still, her grandfather acted like a young man. She hugged Chad and bent down to hug and kiss her grandfather.
"Rei! Don't leave again for so long! Chad didn't do any of the chores right," her grandfather said, causing Rei to laugh and hug him again.
"Geez grandpa, I really thought I did okay," Chad said.
Minako greeted her mother, who had Artemis with her.
"Artemis!" Minako gave him a hug that knocked his breath out of him. From where Artemis was squished in Minako's arms, he could see Luna in the same predicament with Usagi.
"Ami!" Ami looked over to see her mother trying to wave at her. She headed over quickly. Her mother hugged and kissed her.
"I missed you."
"I missed you too Mom," Ami said.
Makoto stood next to the boys rather awkwardly.
"Where's your family," Trowa asked. The other four pilots looked over. Makoto said nothing for a moment, before sighing and answering.
"I don't have one. They died in a plane crash when I was a kid."
Silence reigned over the group. That explained her fear of planes.
"And Mamoru? I know he's a grown man, but some families do like to greet each other at the airport," Quatre said.
"He's an orphan too. His parents died in a car accident when he was a kid."
The families kind of merged together.
"Hello Makoto. Can I give you a ride home," Ami's mother asked.
"That's alright. I was going to just take a taxi home anyways," Makoto said pleasantly.
"Don't be silly, you're on our way home," Ami's mother said.
"Hello. Who might you gentleman be," Usagi's father suddenly asked, peering at the five suspiciously. He could kind of handle Mamoru by now, but his daughter and her friends had just arrived with five more males they hadn't left with.
Before anyone could speak up, suddenly remembering Usagi's father from what they had seen earlier, Usagi cut in, laughing. "These are some friends we met on the island Dad. Friends." Usagi laughed again. "Heero, Quatre, Trowa, Wufei, and Duo. They're visiting from America, and wanted to see Tokyo too."
Usagi's dad nodded. "A nice idea, but not the right time to visit Tokyo. This place is a mess right now."
"Where are you boys staying," grandpa asked.
"They're staying at my place," Mamoru said.
"Alright then. Mamoru, is your car at the airport," Usagi's mother asked. He nodded.
"Alright then, let's all get home to safety and off the streets," Ami's mother said brightly, fear in her voice as she ushered Ami and Makoto along.
"We'll meet you at the door, one minute," Ami said.
"Hang on Mom," Minako called, turning to the rest.
The girls hung behind a moment to talk to the guys.
"Meeting at 2:30 tonight, my apartment," Makoto said, and everyone nodded.
"If anyone hears from Uranus, Saturn, or Neptune before that time, call. And Usagi, please don't get out of the house by using your window again. You suck at those escapes," Rei said, causing Usagi to give a playful shove at Rei and run after her parents, the others following their own families. Mamoru was left alone with the guys.
"Everyone have everything?" Mamoru asked as more of an ice breaker than a question. Everyone nodded.
"Alright, come on. We'll be a tight squeeze in my car, but it'll have to do for now."
The guys followed Mamoru out the doors, surveying Tokyo airport and seeing the frenzy of cars in the streets and people.
"Even in dangerous times, this city is way too crowded. People can't seem to stay home," Mamoru said with a laugh, heading towards a red Ferrari in the center of the parking lot. Quatre and Duo exchanged glances, Duo commenting.
"Awesome car!"
Upon arriving upon the apartment, they took note that it seemed small from outside but what quite spacious. It was stylishly decorated. Pictures of Usagi and him were in his room and one in the living room, as well as a picture of him and all the girls together, although there were some people in the photograph they didn't recognize. Mamoru had his bedroom and one other guest room.
He looked around a moment before turning back to them.
"Well, someone can have my bed if they want. I don't mind the couch."
"You've done enough already. I feel like we're taking advantage," Quatre said, as Heero sat down on the couch.
"Not at all," Mamoru said. "I'm hungry, and I can't say I'm as good a cook as Makoto as you've grown accustomed, but I was thinking I'd order pizza." Duo's eyes lit up.
"Be careful about spoiling Maxwell," Wufei said, setting down his duffel bag and turning to Mamoru. "You'll never get rid of him."
"So what's with the late night meeting," Heero asked, finally speaking up once they were sitting down in front of the television eating pizza.
"Well, the girls usually meet during the day, after school, or earlier on weekend, but Tokyo has been under massive attack the last few weeks, and people are afraid that it's getting as bad as last year, so their families don't want them leaving. The girls are only meeting late because it's the only time they can."
Mamoru then explained to the pilots more about the previous year, about their battles, and about the other missing senshi. The pilots told him more about their world, their war, and why they were sent to kill them.
"I'm so glad you're home," Ami's mother said, "I've missed you."
Ami and her mom sat in her room folding her clothes back up and throwing stuff in the laundry.
"So Ami," her mother said after a moment, "Tell me. Were those boys really just friends?"
Ami laughed at her mother, grabbing a pair of shorts from her hands and throwing them in the growing laundry pile.
"Not for all of us," she said. "I don't know." Her mother gave her a smile at her answer, looking like she was calculating what Ami was saying, before standing and beginning to collect the laundry from the floor.
"Alright Ames. Whatever you say honey." Aiko Mizuno paused at the doorway, watching her daughter pack away the last of her belongings. She hoped Ami was open to looking for romance. Rob was a wonderful person, but Ami had to move on.
That night, Makoto set her alarm for two o'clock. When it rang, she turned it off, slipped out of bed and washed up, getting dressed. She set out some cookies on the table. She had baked them that afternoon, knowing it was the only thing that would keep Usagi attentive and not sleepy.
She also put out a pitcher of lemonade on the table, with several glasses around it. Someone knocked on the door at 2:25, and she opened it to reveal Minako standing there, looking sleepy but happy. Artemis was curled in her arms.
"Hey Mako," he said quietly, yawning, Makoto laughed and ushered for them to enter. Rei came about a minute later, followed by Ami, who waved and sat down.
Mamoru and the pilots arrived.
"Cool place Mako," Duo said as he entered. Heero and Wufei nodded in greeting, and Quatre said hello. Trowa entered last, kissing her on the cheek quickly and closing the door.
"Cool, cookies," Duo said, approaching and sitting in between Ami and Rei, who were already munching with Minako.
"Where's Usagi," Rei said angrily after a few minutes. "She's twenty minutes late for a late night meeting! We can't wait forever!"
"I resent that," a grumpy voice said from outside the door. Makoto ran and opened it up, revealing a panting Usagi. On her shoulder sat a bewildered looking Luna.
"What took you so long," Rei asked from inside.
Usagi entered, Luna jumping off of her onto Ami's lap.
"Usagi hit the snooze button one too many times. She sprinted here, I have such a headache," Luna said, shaking her head.
"Better than Mina's basket of death," Artemis said, glaring at Minako, who shrugged and laughed.
Five men were on their feet in a very short amount of time.
"T-that cat just spoke," Duo said.
"So did the white one," Heero said irritably, staring at Artemis. A long silence reigned over the room, before the scouts burst out laughing.
"Sorry," Ami said, getting her laughter under control. "We should have told you sooner. These are our cat guardians, Luna and Artemis. Yes, they speak, and advise us. They're from our old lives in the Silver Millennium, and they were reborn as cats, to find us."
The boys nodded, not caring to go into further explanation about the strange felines.
"Ooooh, cookies," Usagi said, walking over and sitting down in front of the cookies as if under a spell, grabbing a couple. "Thanks Mako!"
"Alright," Luna said, "I'll begin by saying that we have yet to hear from the outers. Pluto also gives no response. There have been no attacks in the last 28 hours so far, and the building that appeared out of nowhere in central Tokyo is as of now inactive. We'll have to check it out. I'm afraid that the enemy is waiting for something. Perhaps waiting to spring a big attack."
The boys stared in shock at Luna, but Minako spoke.
"The calm before the storm."
"Exactly as last year," Makoto said, standing and collecting a few glasses. "I say we go check the building out now. We're not letting the enemy escape again this year like we did last year. They slipped right through our fingers last time. Not again."
"I agree with Mako," Ami said, "who knows when they'll attack. Let's try and get the upper hand."
"Alright then, if we're all dec-" Before Minako could finish her sentence, a bright light in the center of the room, towards the ceiling, appeared. Everyone shielded their eyes.
"I recognize that light," Usagi and Mamoru said at the same time, before a loud scream was heard. A body fell right onto Mamoru's lap, and everyone gasped when they noticed who it was.
A girl looking no older than 7 or 8 with pink hair similar to Usagi's blinked a moment, rubbing her eyes.
"Rini," Mamoru said in a shocked voice, standing up and holding the little girl. Usagi dropped what she was holding.
"Rini, honey, why are you-"
"Usagi!" Everyone was quick to notice that she was crying as Usagi rushed to Mamoru side, taking Rini from him and hugging her fiercely.
"They got into the time gates. I don't know where Pluto is. They came back for us- back for Crystal Tokyo," Rini said in between sobs.
All the scouts were on their feet, and the pilots now stood as well, alarmed by the sudden appearance of the girl.
"No wonder they haven't attacked for for 28 hours, they've been destroying the future instead," Rei said furiously.
"Mom and Dad told me to go. The whole kingdom was covered in darkness. Mom said that the only way to restore our Kingdom was to come back here, and destroy the D Galaxy so that our world would return back to normal. Pluto wasn't at the time gates. Everyone helped me supply my time key so I could find you."
"Don't worry Rini," Minako said, "You won't be away form home for long this time. We're gonna get them before they get us this time. We're not letting them hurt or kill anyone else we love."
"Who is she," Duo asked Ami. Ami turned to glance at him, before speaking. "She's from the future. We call her Rini." Duo nodded, and Ami continued. "She's Usagi and Mamoru's future daughter. The place she came from- that's our future."
Their future? They knew?
"So Usagi and Mamoru are going to get married," Wufei stated from next to them. Ami nodded.
"Eventually, yes. The earth will freeze over, and in the year 3000, a queen will arise, that queen being Usagi, and unfreeze the Earth from it's slumber, and all will hail her as their Queen. She and Mamoru will be King and Queen of Earth, and they will rule the city Crystal Tokyo."
The pilots sat shocked as Ami explained, not removing her eyes from Usagi, Mamoru, and Rini.
"That's impossible," Trowa said, "To live that long."
Ami nodded. "Don't forget that we all once lived in the Silver Millennium, 1000 years ago. Nothing is impossible."
Quatre stated what he figured was on a few of their minds,
"And what about you all? The rest of the senshi?"
Ami smiled, and responded.
"As we once did, as we do now, we will protect the royal family and Earth. Sailor Pluto, senshi of time, will keep her solitary watch over the time gates."
"Alright, enough of this," Makoto said. The other three scouts had been arguing while Usagi, Mamoru, and Rini talked.
"Look, Usagi, Mamoru, you guys stay here and catch up with Rini. We're checking out the building, if what Rini says is true, then they could attack any time, and we have to be ready for a big attack."
"Does the building have a strange force field around it," Duo spoke up out of nowhere. The room went silent.
"Yes actually, it does. How do you know that," Luna asked, eyeing the new guy suspiciously.
"I-" he hesitated. "We can't go there. Not tonight."
"Why?" It was Heero who asked this time. Duo realized the pilots must have thought he kept information from them.
"I think I had a dream about it, and it didn't turn out so good," Duo said unsurely.
"On the plane," Ami stated. He nodded.
"I dreamt about two things. I think that the first was a vision of what happened to you guys last year. Like what Usagi didn't show us," he said. "I mean- I'm not sure or anything likes that. Just a guess, because it seemed to continue where Usagi left off."
Silence reigned over the room.
Rei cleared her throat. "I never ignore a vision. Tell us."
"About the building or what I saw?"
"Everything."
Duo nodded. "Alright, well at the beginning of my dream it seemed to leave off in the hospital after Usagi's family was attacked."
Everyone nodded, urging Duo to continue, so he did.
Usagi and Rei pushed a button to return to the floor their friends were on after Rei yelled at her, the two now on good terms.
The elevator stopped on the third floor and a nurse entered. She had black hair cut to just beneath her ears and red eyes. The nurse stepped in and the three stood in silence for a moment.
The nurse exited the elevator when it stopped on the second floor, but she was the only one that stepped out. She tucked the needle she had back into her bag and walked down the hallway.
She arrived to find the room she was looking for full of people.
"Hmm...I see way too many people in here," she said brightly. "Mr. Tskino," she said, referring to Sammy, "Return to your room please. As for the rest of you, may I ask you to leave so that I can give Ms. Mizuno a finally check up before she leaves tonight?"
"Of course."
"Go right ahead."
Everyone piled out of the room and the nurse asked Makoto to close the door after her for Ami's privacy. Sammy did not go to his room.
"It's boring in there," he told the others as they sat in chairs outside the room. "So- where's Usagi? She's been gone a while."
"She'll be back soon. I'm sure she and Rei are probably getting something to drink at the cafeteria in this place or something," Minako said confidently.
In the room, the nurse walked around to the other side of the bed Ami was sitting on and began to pull things out of the cupboard, as if looking for something. Ami looked away, staring at the ceiling. Immediately, Robert's body in the garbage bag came to mind, and she shook her head, trying to think of something else.
"Ms. Mizuno, are you ready?" She turned to look at the nurse, who held a needle in her hand.
"Um...I'm not scheduled for any more needles."
The nurse frowned at her.
"The doctor is a friend of my mothers. He gave me two needles and said it was all I'd need because he didn't want to over dose."
The nurse gave a stoic smile.
"My my, what an intuitive girl you are," she said in a tight lipped way. Ami said nothing.
"Well anyways, the doctor sent me because-"
Ami frowned at her, realization etching across her face at the familiarity the nurse held.
The nurse suddenly dove towards her, and Ami lept away, now on her feet.
"Sanyu!"
The woman laughed and her hair grew longer and changed colors, as well as her eye color changed.
Sanyu tackled Ami to the floor, attempting to bury the needle, whatever it was, into Ami's neck.
Ami's screamed, and her cry caught her friends attention, who were just outside the room. Minako and Makoto came running in, Mamoru and Sammy at their heels. Mamoru took one look and ran in, pulling Sanyu off of Ami. Sanyu turned around and tried to stab him with the needle too, but he held her hands away, throwing her aside. Making sure that no one was watching and that there were no security cameras in the room, Minako and Makoto transformed.
"Go Mamoru," Venus said, "I have a bad feeling. Look for Usagi and Rei."
"I'll be right back," Mamoru said, running from the room down the hall.
Sammy helped Ami up and the two escaped from the room.
Meanwhile, Mamoru got to the elevator and pushed the button. An elevator came down for him, and a minute later it opened up. On the floor of the elevator lay an unconscious Usagi and Rei.
"Anyways, that's all I saw of the hospital," Duo concluded. Everyone nodded.
"That's exactly right," Ami said, remembering the details.
"What ended up happening," asked Quatre.
"Mamoru joined the fight with Minako and Makoto, and Sanyu backed off for the day," Rei said.
"What else did you see Maxwell," Wufei asked skeptically.
"Well, all I remember about the building is that it seemed like late at night. There was police tape everywhere, surrounding a big black building, only it had a strange shape, not like an ordinary building," Duo said.
"What happened," Minako asked.
"Well, as we approached it, it seemed like there was nothing surrounding it. All I remember is that the moment one of us tried to step through, there was a scream heard and the person fell to the floor. Everyone ran towards the person, and there were more screams heard. I remember a voice saying that whoever touched the area was dead. When Ami shook me awake, I had touched it. That's why I was screaming in the plane."
Silence passed over the room. Luna spoke first.
"That's very interesting actually Duo. I heard on the news today that a teenager crossed the police tape and was found dead."
"A killer force field? We've never had that before," Ami said, pulling out her mini computer. Usagi was now encouraging Rini to munch on some cookies with her.
All the pilots looked up with interest.
"What's that," Trowa asked, saying what everyone was thinking. Ami looked up.
"Oh this? It's just my mini computer." The pilots huddled around Ami with interest as she quickly typed into it. Even Heero was impressed with the technology.
"I didn't know you had that kind of technology here," he said in his usual monotone.
"We don't," Ami responded as she continued.
"Are all the establishments in town closed," Minako asked.
"Everything but the airport and hospitals. If you're parents aren't police officers, doctors, nurses, or work in the airport, then they're off of work," Artemis said.
"Aww," Minako said, slumping in her chair. "How will I get out during the day?"
"I have no problem," Makoto said, and Minako glared.
"My mom and dad are at home," Usagi said, "I'll have hell sneaking out."
"My mom has to go to the hospital and help out, they're majorly short handed," Ami said as she typed.
"It really is a good thing that everything is closed. The city finally smartened up, not like last year, they were taken completely by surprise," Rei said, taking a sip of lemonade.
"Either way, if Duo's vision is true, then we can't go tonight. Ami, since your mother is working tomorrow, and since Makoto can leave the house as well, we'll check it out tomorrow," Luna said.
"It sucks that the rest of us can't come," Minako whined.
"I know! Call me and tell me what's up with the building afterwards," Usagi said.
"Yeah, I wanna know too," Rini voiced, her mood improving.
"Well, maybe your mom will let you out if you tell her you're just going to the temple," Rei suggested. Minako shook her head.
"Well I can't come," Rei said, "but after you check it out, come to the temple quickly and tell me what's going on. Grandpa usually sleeps for a couple of hours in the afternoon now, so he won't question why your parents let you out of the house."
"Isn't it sort of dangerous to go to the building either way," Quatre said.
"I won't get too close," Ami said. "I just have to be near enough to get a reading on it, so we can figure out how to beat it."
"Fine," Makoto said, "Ami, how's twelve o'clock? We'll meet outside the crown arcade. Do you wanna come Mamoru? Guys?"
Mamoru shrugged. "Yeah, maybe it will be better if I come along. Just incase it isn't safe. Do you guys wanna see the building too?"
The pilots nodded.
"Fine," Mamoru said. "We'll meet you at the crown."
The next morning, Ami's mother rushed around the house, picking up her belongings and turned to Ami, who looked very tired.
"Now, you'll make sure you stay home," Aiko warned, brushing her daughters hair from her eyes.
"Of course. Now be careful when you go to work. Alright? I'll call you around four to see how you're doing," Ami said, and by this she was ensuring that her mother didn't call the house, because she would be awaiting Ami's call.
"I will be. Bye honey, I love you," her mother said as she left.
Ami showered and got dressed, then had a quick breakfast. She grabbed her transformation wand and then walked out around 11:40, headed for the crown. It was closed, of course, and she just leaned against the doors and waited a minute for Makoto. Mamoru and the pilots arrived first.
"Hey Ames," Duo greeted.
"Hi Ami," Mamoru said, as the others said hello or nodded in greeting.
"Makoto's not here yet," Trowa observed.
"Yes, I am!" They looked over to see a panting Makoto, with her hands on her knees. "Sorry, I overslept. I'm turning into Usagi."
Ami laughed and approached her friend. "Ready?" Makoto nodded.
The two girls looked around a moment before walking a bit further down the street, and turning in the alley by the arcade.
"Mercury Crystal Power!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power!"
The pilots shielded their eyes, before adjusting them to see Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter standing before them. The two walked out of the alley and Ami pulled out her mini computer.
"Why did you two transform," Quatre asked. Duo said nothing, unable to keep his eyes off of Ami and Makoto in their outfits. Whenever they saw the sailor scouts on the island, it was usually dark and almost always at a distance.
"Ami's computer is very useful, but when she's transformed, she also has another tool to assist with the computer."
As an example, Mercury double-clicked her earring, and the guys gasped when a blue light emerged, covering her eyes like a visor. It was blue but they could see through it.
"Besides," Jupiter said, "If there are police guarding it, they won't give us any trouble if we're transformed. You guys follow at a safe distance. Stand away from us a bit when we arrive."
Mercury and Jupiter took off, and Mamoru waited a minute before walking in the direction they had.
"Dude Mamoru. You are so lucky. You get to be around five or more sexy women whenever you fight," Duo exclaimed as they six walked at en even pace, far behind the girls.
"I only have eyes for Usagi," Mamoru said with a shrug.
"You are so perverted Maxwell," Wufei said.
"Yeah, okay! Like you all weren't looking," Duo said as they walked.
As they walked, they passed by a poster on one of the windows of Sailor V. Heero stopped, and the others looked over.
"Hey," Quatre said, "That looks exactly like Minako."
"Yes, but the outfit is a bit different from the one she wears now. The colors, I mean," Heero said.
"And she's wearing a mask like the one Mamoru wears when he transforms," Duo said. Everyone turned to look at Mamoru for explanation.
"Minako was a sailor scouts a couple of years before the other girls. You see, she used to live in England. She fought crime there after meeting Artemis, the white cat from last night, remember him? She went by the name Sailor V, and grew very famous. There are several video games and movies made off of Sailor V. then Minako moved here to Japan, and assumed her rightful position as Sailor Venus. If we finish the enemy like we plan, I'll bring you guys back to the arcade, and you can play the Sailor V game. It's Usagi's favorite, although Ami's much better at it," Mamoru said with a laugh.
"Ami plays video games. She didn't seem to like those sorts of things," Duo commented as they walked on.
"Rarely. Ami does enjoy a good time, but she's very serious about her school work. The first time she played the game, she had such a high score that people were gathering around to watch. She realized she was late for her cram school and ran out though."
Duo nodded. There was a lot he didn't really know about Ami. Maybe it was foolish to try to find those things out though. After all, they would have to leave soon.
They arrived at the building.
"It's exactly like in my dream," Duo whispered, as they pilots and Mamoru looked up at the massive building. They were about 20 feet from Mercury and Jupiter, who were standing just inside the police tape. A stern looking officer stood outside the tape. The three seemed to be conversing as Mercury scanned the building.
"So no activity from the building since that teenager died yesterday," Jupiter asked the officer as she stared up at the building, one hand on her hip.
The officer shook his head. "No, not at all. I'm rather relieved; my wife was so scared when they put me on this shift."
"Well whatever it is, it looks like someone is inhabiting it form my readings," Mercury said. "Keep guard, but keep your distance. If anything happens, get out of here as fast as you can. We don't want any more casualties." The two stepped back under the tape next to the officer.
"We'll be keeping an eye on the place, so don't worry. We'll make sure nothing happens to anyone," Jupiter said.
"Thank you. I'm honored to meet you," the officer said, bowing the traditional way. Mercury and Jupiter bowed back, showing reverence to him as well and shocking him, before leaving.
Mamoru and the pilots turned and walked away towards the temple. Mercury and Jupiter had run off somewhere, but Duo wasn't sure where.
"They're just detransforming. The scouts always make a quick exit as you'll find out. Don't like to be photographed too often, but it's really useless. They'll meet us at the temple."
They arrived it turned out, at the same time as Ami and Makoto, who came from the opposite way.
"That was quick," Mamoru observed.
"Why thank you, we try," Makoto joked. She grabbed Trowa's hand and began to pull him up the massive steps. "Come on!"
"So this is the temple," Wufei said, looking up. It was quite big.
"Yes. We love it here, it's our second home," Ami said as she headed up the steps, Duo at her side.
The others started up as well.
"There are a lot of steps," Duo said.
"Yes, well it doesn't seem so bad if you climb them a couple of times every day," Ami admitted as they walked.
Once the group reached the top, they saw that Rei was close by, sweeping. Wufei stopped in his tracks. Rei was wearing a traditional priestess outfit. She had a broom in her hand and set it against the sliding door and walked over.
"I was hoping to finish before you came. This place is a big mess, Chad sucks at doing chores," She said brightly as she walked over.
"Hey Rei, is your grandpa sleeping," Makoto asked.
"Yeah, and Chad's gone too. He went to look for an open grocery store, we're almost out of food."
"The downtown one is currently government run incase anyone needs food," Ami said. "It's good that one's open, but it's packed since everyone is going there. I hear that it's a four hour trip because of the crowds there."
" Chad mentioned that. I think that's where he went. He left about twenty minutes ago," Rei said. "Now come on in. Grandpa's room is on the other side of the temple, so we won't disturb him. Who wants tea?"
She slid the door open and allowed them to enter, slipping off her shoes. Ami, Makoto, and Mamoru followed, and the pilots followed a moment after. Rei slid the door closed. They passed through a room with a big fire area into an empty room, possibly to pray in, and finally entered a small sitting room. There was a couch, but Ami and Mamoru sat on the ground, feet tucked beneath them around a low table. The pilots did as they did. Wufei stared after Rei as she and Makoto left to go make the tea.
She really was a Shinto priestess. Just seeing her dressed that way shocked him, but he didn't know why, since Rei told him she lived at a temple. He turned back to look at his friends, trying to hide the fact that he was so incredibly attracted to Rei at the moment.
"So," Duo said quietly, "See anything you like?" A slight red tinted Wufei's cheeks, before he responded stoically.
"Yes. The broom. It seems perfect to hit you over the head with."
"It is. It's great for chasing Usagi around," Rei said, as she and Makoto entered with the herbal tea and a few biscuits.
"So," Rei said after they chatted idly about the tea and the temple a few minutes. "Time to get down to business. What's with the building?"
"It's definitely inhabited. And the force field is really close to the police tape. We recommended that they move it back a few feet as soon as we got there."
"Can it be taken down," Mamoru asked.
Ami pulled out her computer, and began to type. Everyone peered over her shoulders. The data she had just gained was being processed, and a 3D model of the building and force field appeared on the screen.
"Alright, the force field is very well guarded. It seemed to have it's power source coming from inside the building. However, everything has it's flaws. There are points of weakness in the force field. We however can't touch it. I believe that if we concentrate enough energy on the weak areas, we can temporarily take it down. But it will only stay down a few minutes. When we take it down, it will leave us a window to attack the building or try to enter at least. Finding an entrance shouldn't be a problem. There are several, however, upon entering, the senshi would have to stick together, because the place, according to my computer, is easy to lose yourself in. So my computer could possibly navigate us through. I just can't tell right now. There are several things to be factored in. The day, our physical conditions, the amount of people entering, the state of Tokyo at the moment. It's very possible that upon entering, the interior could change. Like previous battles, we could be taken somewhere else, trapped inside, and with all of us gone that could leave the city defenseless. There are hardly enough of us as it is to guard the city with the outers missing."
Duo's eyes widened. He knew Ami was smart, but he was blown away right now.
Rei sighed. "That's not good Ames. Not all."
"I know," Ami said.
"What do we do for now," Makoto asked.
"I hate to say it, but we wait. Taking action and attacking or entering the building could seriously affect the citizens of Tokyo," Ami responded.
"I agree with Ami. For now, we make sure everyone stays away from that building. If what Rini said about the people taking Crystal Tokyo is true, then an attack, or even something coming from the building, could come at any time," Mamoru said.
"And what's happening with the gates of time now? How can we trust enough to leave the enemy there, when who knows what happened to Setsuna," Makoto said.
"Going to the gates of time without being sure who is there is foolish. If they have Setsuna's staff and are currently in control, they could easily send us back to whenever they want and strand us there," Rei warned.
"So we can do nothing for now," Makoto said.
"Nothing but keep everyone away from that building," Ami said.
"I just hate waiting for something to happen," Rei said, sipping her tea a moment later, her voice now softer.
"I know," Makoto said. "We could be caught off guard like last years final battle. That didn't end well."
"Last year, we had all the outers, advice from Setsuna, and Crystal Tokyo was fine. And we still suffered. We have to realize that the odds are very much against us. The enemy has it's hold in many things right now. I mean, they sent the pilots to kill us. Who knows when they'll return to take the pilots back," Ami warned.
Quatre looked alarmed. "Take us back? Where? Back home?"
Ami shook her head. "No. They obviously brought you here because they wanted you to work for them. They'll take you back to their base and brainwash you. Take your identity, make you 100 their minions. Then they'll send you back to kill us. Which reminds me; perhaps you guys should keep a low profile. You're safe staying with Mamoru for now, but just incase the enemy realizes who Mamoru is too."
"They haven't yet," Mamoru said. "I hope they don't. As long as my apartment is safe, that's all we really need to make it in Tokyo during the fighting."
A small beeping noise caught everyone's ears, and they looked around. Ami, Rei, and Makoto's communicators were blinking. Makoto opened hers up.
"Mako here, who is this?"
A scratching sound entered the room, followed by a soft voice in the background.
"Mako? Oh good, it worked. It's Haruka."
Makoto stood, as well as the others, and they leaned in closer to hear.
"Haruka? Where are you?"
"We're in the enemy's base."
"Who's with you?"
"Setsuna, Michiru, and Hotaru."
"Are you alright?"
Silence and more scratching followed, before Haruka responded.
"Setsuna's really hurt, we're worried but we can't do much for her. She needs help. Michiru and I are hurt too, and Hotaru's unconscious."
"When you say the enemy's base, do you mean that building?"
"Yes. Hotaru went missing, so Michiru and I were looking around and got captured as well...there we found Setsuna and- and Hotaru."
They could tell Haruka was currently in agony just to talk to them, and that she was making her injuries seem less serious.
"We're coming Haruka, don't worry."
"Wait! Not yet," Haruka's voice sounded strongly through the communicator.
"Why not," asked Makoto.
"Because...we heard them talking about a plan. They're gonna attack 5 points in Tokyo first. The enemy wants to set up five areas- to connect Tokyo."
"Connect Tokyo?"
"They want to finish what others have started, and cover Tokyo in darkness first. Look outside...how's the weather?"
Everyone jumped to their feet and looked. It was only about 3:00, and already the area was looking a bit dim.
"The light is changing," Makoto responded.
"Yes. It won't be long. Get the other scouts. You have to first protect the citizens of Tokyo. Make sure they get home and are safe. After that, if you can get into the building..." A gasp and cry from Uranus sounded.
"If they can get into the building, then what," a pleasant voice sounded through the communicator. Ami and Rei gasped.
"What Uranus? You were happy enough to explain before I showed up," Sanyu's bittersweet voice sounded through the communicator.
There was again no response. Sanyu's laughter sounded.
"Oops, I think I may have hit your friend a bit too hard in the head."
In the background, they could hear Michiru call out Haruka's name.
"What's wrong with prisoners nowadays? They can't just sit in their cells and shut up," Sanyu said into the communicator.
"Sanyu," Quatre repeated.
"Ah, Quatre dear, I knew you'd be there. That temple, it simply has to go. Too convenient for the senshi." Rei clenched her fist.
"I'm afraid that my prisoner gave too much away. Oh well, we'll see if you're up to a challenge. Can you save Tokyo from attack and breach our building? You have two hours to be in this building, with the Gundam Pilots, or else your friends are dead. Not to mention that if you enter without the pilots, we'll massively attack Tokyo."
"Who's to say that you won't do it anyways," Makoto responded angrily.
"Hmmm...no one, right? Let's just say- what choice do you have? Tokyo will be covered completely in darkness in the next 45 minutes. Why would we attack our perfect area of darkness unless we had to? Now...not that I don't like bloodshed, but I don't feel like destroying a city perfect for draining energy and using as our capital as we take over this planet, so I suggest you're here with the pilots in two hours."
Sanyu closed the communicator, and they were left with silence.
Rei opened her communicator and spoke to Minako. Ami called Usagi and Rini.
They all stood.
" Chad's at that grocery store," Rei said.
"My mom's at work," Ami said.
"We can't do anything about the hospital workers but encourage them to stay inside," Rei said.
"Once Usagi and Minako get here, we can decide what to do," Makoto said.
Meanwhile, Minako had to think of a way to sneak out.
Her mom and she were watching TV. She needed an opportunity to get out, but how?
"Mom, I have a confession to make."
Her mother looked over at her.
"I failed my midterm school tests last year and his them from you," Minako said. It was true, of course, but Minako actually hadn't wanted to confess.
"WHAT!"
Her and her mother argued. Minako headed quickly for her room and slammed and locked the door. She blasted her music from inside.
Her mother shouted. "You're so stubborn! I'm just gonna take a nap and clear my head so that I don't wake up seeing red! Now lower down your music so I can sleep!"
Minako lowered it so that it was for normal listening and her mother nodded and walked into her bedroom to nap. Minako opened her room window after checking that her room door was locked and leaving. If her mother noticed that she was gone, by then it would be too late...
Usagi looked over at Rini.
"Now what," she whispered. Rini nodded, holding Luna P in her hands.
"Luna P, make my family some milk so that they sleep for a few hours," she whispered.
A bottle of milk appeared.
"Oh," Usagi said slyly, "So that's how you poisoned my friends that one time." Rini laughed. "Meatball head, come on, this is serious. Grab that tray of tea."
Rini put a few drops of milk in each cup and hid the bottle. Usagi carried the tea out to the living room.
"Oh how nice. The girls made us tea," her mother said, and Usagi's father looked up
Usagi and Rini set a cup in front of her mother, father, sand Sammy. The two began to drink instantly, happy with the treat. Sammy was currently uninterested as he flipped through a car magazine.
The sound of a mug hitting the floor caught his attention, and he looked up and saw his parents unconscious, lying against the couch. The tea was on the floor, and Rini picked up the mugs.
He stood. "What happened to mom and dad?"
Rini and Usagi said nothing, both hands behind their backs.
"Why don't you drink some tea Sammy," Usagi said brightly after a moment.
"Wha-"
"We made it special for you," Rini continued.
"What! No way! You two poisoned mom and dad! I can't believe that you-" Usagi grabbed his mouth.
"Sammy, mom and dad are not poisoned. They're sleeping. Now drink your tea."
"You're going out to fight, aren't you? And Rini too, I remember you told me who she really was," Sammy said.
"Now Sammy, what makes you think that? Drink your tea."
"No! Usagi, I'm not ten years old anymore. I'll be fifteen soon! You trusted me with your secret last year, and I haven't told a soul! Treat me my age, not Rini's! Right now it's going the reverse!"
Usagi paused, and nodded.
"Fine then. Come with us. You'll guard the temple with Rini."
"The temple? Why?"
"First of all, because we all report back there, and second of all because one of our enemies just mentioned to the girls that the temple has to go. So you guys can protect Grandpa and Chad for now. And if it's not safe, you get them out of there and bring them to our house, alright?"
Rini and Sammy nodded.
The three left the house, headed for the temple.
Upon arriving, they found everyone already there. Ami had her computer out.
"Alright," Ami said, as they all stood inside. "We don't know where the five points are exactly, but we have a few things to do. We must make sure that everyone in Tokyo attempts to get home, meaning we have to clear out that grocery store. I will divide the city into five areas. That way, we can take an easier look around." Ami showed everyone what she meant, all crowding around. The grocery store downtown, will be for the first area, south from here. Whoever is sent there, will be responsible for clearing it out and searching for signs of the enemy. The next area is where the city hall is located, center of Tokyo. Those sent there will have to inform someone of the happenings and put the city on alert. Then search for signs of youma. The next area is east, mostly suburban, followed by someone headed to northern Tokyo, where the police station is, and another to the west, near the hospital. We keep constant contact on our communicators. If we are on the right track, we all meet outside the temple 1 hour and a half from now. If something happens, like, for example, the enemy achieves in it's points, then we all meet at the building. Alright?"
"Right," everyone said.
"Rini, Sammy," Rei said, turning to the two.
"Rei?" Rini noticed the change in Rei right away.
"Be careful," she said, "and keep an eye on my grandpa. He's all I have. Please, if there is a threat to the temple, take him, and Chad when he gets here, and go." Rei turned to Sammy.
"You're growing up Sammy, I trust you enough to know that you'll take charge."
Rei touched the old wood door of the temple, a small smile taking over her face.
"I love this old place," she said. "I hope nothing bad happens."
The girls, Mamoru, and the pilots all stood outside the doors of the temple. They could hear the sound of the forest around them. Birds chirped, and a small wind blew through the trees, passing the group and sending hair flying in every direction.
"I can feel the evil eating at this place already," Rei said.
"Me too," Makoto confessed, staring around.
"Now or never," Minako said firmly, ready to get the ordeal over with.
"Yes, let's go," Ami said.
"Moon Crystal Power!"
"Mercury Crystal Power!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power!"
"Mars Crystal Power!"
"Venus Crystal Power!"
The pilots again shielded their eyes, and when the light faded the girls were transformed. They noticed that Mamoru had as well.
"Alright, I will take the downtown area with the grocery store. Who's coming," Mars asked. Wufei stepped forwards.
"Sailor Moon and I will take central Tokyo," Tuxedo Mask said.
"I'll go North with Heero," Venus said.
"Then I'll go East with Trowa," Jupiter said.
"That leaves Duo, Quatre, and I to go west. Near the hospital," Mercury said with a slight groan.
"Alright," Jupiter said as everyone took off, "Remember to keep in touch!"
Mercury, Quatre, and Duo ran towards the hospital. They couldn't do much except advise that there be a lock down. Paramedics could bring patients in, but no one else was allowed to leave.
"So," Duo said as they ran, "We're going to go to the hospital and then what?"
"Look around for anything suspicious the enemy may be planning to stop them from connecting Tokyo," Mercury answered.
"I'm not being negative or anything," Quatre said, as he ran besides Duo, "But even by dividing Tokyo into five, there is a slim chance that we'll find these points. This is a huge city."
"I know," Mercury said. "But these things usually have a way of blending with our enemies. They like to make a statement. Attack somewhere crowded."
Duo looked up, realization dawning on him. "You- you think that they're gonna attack the hospital!"
Mercury nodded. "I didn't want to say it before so that no one got more nervous, but yes Duo, I do think that their point will be in or just outside the hospital."
Duo shook his head. "This could be bad."
They passed by the park, and probably would have kept running had a woman not stumbled out of the trees into the street in front of them. Her long brown hair hung in her face, and she looked worse than they had seen her the day before.
Robert's sister looked up, realizing whom she had stumbled into, and turned away. Mercury froze in her spot, Duo realizing who it was and stopping, Quatre following.
"You," the girl said, "I don't want to talk to you."
Mercury did not respond.
"I spoke to my masters. They confirmed what I thought. You're a liar! No one could ever love me like they do!"
"Hey," Mercury said, "Don't listen to them!"
"Shut up! I don't want to hear your lies!"
"I'm not! They are hurting you!"
"No." Her shoulders shook uncontrollably, and Mercury realized that she was crying. The girl would never get a straight answer from her masters. Mercury knew that now.
The girl turned and began to run away.
"Hey! Wait!" Mercury ran after her, Duo and Quatre next to her, wanting to catch the girl once and for all.
Mercury caught her wrist before she re-entered the woods. A shock seemed to pass between the girls.
"Robbie!" A giggle, followed by another shout was heard, and ten year old Robert stopped to wait for his younger sister to catch up.
"Sarah, you're gonna make me late," he complained, although his tone of voice was betraying his words.
"No I won't," eight year old Sarah replied as she trudged next to him.
Suddenly, Rob grabbed his head, and gasped, falling to the floor.
"Robbie!" Sarah rushed to his side, but he said nothing.
"What's wrong," she asked.
"I don't know," he said, standing. "It went away."
Similar episodes happened to the two from then on, until Sarah was 13 and Rob was 15.
"Come on Rob. This can't be right. How come it only happens to us when we're alone," Sarah was saying as she followed her brother down the street. "We black out for hours and don't remember a thing! Something's out for us!" Sarah had her hair in a pony tail. Her green eyes were sparkling.
"Don't be silly," he said, shifting his backpack from shoulder to shoulder.
"We've had all the tests done. We seem perfectly healthy. So what? Do I have a split personality I'm not aware of?"
Rob laughed, and she laughed as well.
That night, Rob walked into his sister's room to say goodnight, and found the room dark and her bed empty.
"Sarah? Where are you?"
"Don't worry," a voice said from behind him. "You'll join her soon." He was hit on the head with something and fell unconscious.
The next 3 years, Rob and Sarah were trained, brainwashed, and had their identities taken away.
The night before he left on his mission to find and eliminate Sailor Mercury, he and Sarah sat talking on the couch in their "home."
"Will you be alright Robbie," she asked. He nodded.
"I'm confident that I can complete the mission. Do you think," he sat up as he said this, "that if I complete this and do a good job, that they'll finally let us go?"
His sister stared at him. "Robbie. I don't know. Maybe they'll let you go. I haven't made much progress. They're mad at my lack of ability. I-" Sarah paused. "I keep remembering home. They don't like it. They say that this is our home."
Rob stared at her a moment. "Maybe I should ask to bring you along. I don't know what they'll do to you while I'mgone."
"Don't be silly Rob. This is important, they'll never let you," she said.
"But I have to protect you. You're my little sister."
"Hey," she said, her eyes gleaming. "The door swings both ways. You're my big brother, and I love you. I won't let you put your interests on the line to help me."
"It's not like that," Rob said. "I would never look attaking careof you like that."
That was the last time Rob saw her healthy. The last time he came to checkin before ignoring the D Galaxy, she was not well. While he was on his mission, the D Galaxy had messed her up a lot.
Mercury fell to the floor, startled. The girl's eyes opened wide. Mercury had to wonder what the girl saw about Ami's life as well.
She ran.
"Sarah! Wait!" Mercury called after her, but the girl was too far to catch.
"What happened Mercury?" She turned to look at Quatre.
"I- I saw more about her and Rob's life. It- it's tragic. And I think she saw some of mine too."
"Come on," Duo said, extending his hand down to help her up. "Let's just go. We have a mission, and plus this is getting way too weird."
That's all for now, I'll update soon. Review!