Trying to update sooner, here we go….
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All Trowa heard was the sound of the shattering glass- it had happened so fast. And he didn't stop to think before he leapt out the window after her.
Jupiter screamed as she broke the glass and fell from the window. A pair of arms encircling her waist in desperation was felt, and her eyes teared up when she realized that Trowa had jumped after her.
This was the first time that Jupiter had taken a big fall, and she was amazed by one thing.
It was both quick...and very slow. She had time to think. She actually had time to think...
"Kill me! You were sent here to do it, so do it. You broke me enough by admitting that," she said, her voice hurt.
"Don't make me say it."
"Do it," Makoto repeated.
"You know I can't do that!" The normally silent teen began to shout, but this only infuriated Makoto more.
"AND WHY NOT?"
"BECAUSE I LOVE YOU!"
Remembering that day, when Trowa had tried to kill her, had confessed his feelings, she had only one thing she wanted to say to him before they both died.
The two were falling fast, head first towards the ground, and they could hear their friends screams from below.
"Trowa," she said, loud enough so that he could hear her from the wind around them. "I love you!"
Chapter 12
Venus's scream pierced through the air as Jupiter and Trowa fell head-first towards the ground.
Time seemed to slow, as Mercury stumbled to her feet. Everyone around her was suddenly in motion.
Sailor Moon had the crystal out, as she muttered something with tears streaking down her face. Around her Venus and Mars had out their transformation wands, stuck in the ground as they muttered something. Mercury recognized it and ran over, doing the same. She had done this only once before, whens she first became a scout, and Sailor Moon was stuck somewhere. She had used her powers to open a portal for Sailor Moon.
Sailor moon and Rini had also taken a fall like this after fighting Neherania. Wings had sprouted from Sailor Moons back, and she had saved them. Looking now, it seemed that Jupiter and Trowa would have no such luck.
Trowa's arms tightened around Jupiter's waist, and she held back now, tears streaming down her face. She couldn't die. Not now. It just wasn't her time. It wasn't their time.
They grew near to the ground, and she felt the pressure of the air around her, tossing them around like rag dolls as they fell.
The pilots sat on the ground around the senshi, dumbfounded as their friends neared the ground.
"This is wrong. We have to do something else," Wufei said, his voice urgent.
Mars sqeezed Wufei's hand, her tears streaming down her face. Wufei looked away, realizing how silly his complaint was. It only too a matter of seconds.
The whole incident took only a few seconds, but it seemed like forever before the two neared the ground.
Venus felt Heero's hands over her eyes, almost protecting her.
Suddenly, when Jupiter and Trowa were no less than ten feet from the ground, a green light exploded from Jupiters tiara. A strong wind blasted from the pair as the two were almost suspended in mid-air.
It had never been so silent in Tokyo.
Jupiter took a deep breath, shocked at the sudden pause. Relief passed through them, and she hugged Trowa fiercely, as the two were slowly lowered to the ground by the light. Jupiter blinked, sitting up slowly as the light in her tiara faded. She wiped the tears under her eyes away, a relieved laugh heard from her now. Trowa was on his knees already, staring around the area shocked.
Their friends ran over.
"Thought you were done for," Wufei said, helping Trowa stand, although Trowa caught the relief in his voice.
"Jupiter!" Jupiter was attack by the other girls, all shaking in fear as they hugged her.
"How is that possible," Heero asked. No one could answer.
Sailor Pluto looked up at the black sky, worry etching across her face. It was only around six.
A few minutes later, Mercury spoke up.
"The building, it's completely gone now...and Quatre and Duo were still inside." That was teh first time anyone had really taken notice of her since Trowa and Jupiter's fall. Everyone turned to look at her Her eyes were glazed with tears as she stared after where they had gone. However, Mercury refused to let them fall in front of anybody right now.
Back at the temple, there was a lot more argueing than desired.
Ami had wrapped up her own leg, so that she could tend to the outers.
She sat in Rei's room, Setsuna guiding her as she tended to the others before helping Setsuna.
"They'll be alright," Setsuna said, "One nights rest and they'll be as good as new."
Setsuna's injuries were not as serious. Once her injuries were wrapped up she was talking like normal. Ami helped her into the sitting room. Grandpa and Chad were still unconscious. Rini and Sammy sat on the couch, listening to everyone intently.
"We have to go get the others, or who know what will happen to them," Makoto shouted, slamming her fist on the table.
"Get to them where? Do you even know," Wufei battled back.
"Makoto, we have five injured people here and no plan! What do you intend to do," Minako reasoned.
"Anything to save Quatre and Duo," Rei roared in her defense.
"As good a plan as that might sound right now, I think we should wait to attack the enemy base," Setsuna spoke up.
Everyone turned to look at her.
"Wait? How long?" Setsuna turned to look at Heero when he spoke.
"Just for tonight," Setsuna said. "By then, all of the scouts injuries will be completely healed. We heal fast you see, and early in the morning, we'll retrieve the equipment you'll need to get to the enemy base."
"Where is the enemy base? What equipment?" Setsuna smiled at Ami.
"Isn't it obvious?" Everyone sat in silence a moment, before Trowa spoke up.
"The base...it's in space..."
"Exactly," Setsuna said, "meaning..."
"You want us to get our Gundams," Wufei stated..."But- they're destroyed. We destroyed them."
"You forget," Setsuna said. "I'm the senshi of time."
Mirvette walked into a large black room, laughing in delight when she saw who stood in the center. Sanyu stood in a tight black outfit, arms slung over none other than Quatre Winner. He also wore black, quite a change on him. He did not look uncomfortable like he had around her lately, but rather had a confident look on his face.
Duo Maxwell stood a few feet away, a smirk on his features. His outfit did not look like it had changed much, considering that he had arrived wearing all black.
"Excellent Sanyu," Mirvette said, entering the room.
"I thought you'd enjoy it. Now we can use our buddies here against the scouts."
"Right," Duo said.
"That was a quick brainwash," Mirvette commented, "They both seem to have no recollection."
"Well, I call the negaverse methods old fashioned. I just infused dark magic into a pill. I shoved the pill down their throats, and there you go- new men."
"You're aware we can hear what you're saying, right," Quatre said.
"Does it matter," Sanyu asked.
"No."
"I don't understand. So they do remember," Mirvette stated, quirking an eyebrow.
"You could say that. The memories exist. They remember everything that happened to them before, and remember vital weak points about the scouts. But do to the amount of dark magic, it is a brainwash in reverse. Their memories make them want to wrong those that they knew before. Anyone but each other and the black moon. And they're great at following orders," Sanyu said smugly.
"Who is your allegiance to," Mirvette asked them.
"The black moon," both said in unision, and she nodded.
"Good. I know those scouts won't give up. When they decide to charge our base in space, we'll be ready."
Ami headed home, never seeing the streets of Tokyo so empty. An eerie silence had fallen over Tokyo. It was even darker than normal at night, the black crystals now affecting electricity through out Tokyo.
Tonight would be the first night ever that only ten police cars were guarding the entire city of Tokyo.
As she walked home, she passed by an alleyway where a few men were standing around a garbage can and smoking pot. She quickened her pace, but they still shouted obscene comments after her. She shook her head. The lowlife's would always remain just that, war on the city or not.
Her mother was still not home once she had arrived, still on lock down in the hospital.
Ami locked the door of her apartment and leaned against the door with a huff, closing her eyes as she leaned against it, a terrible headache coming on. She didn't bother reaching for the light switch, knowing that there was currently no electricity in her building.
It was just too much. Too much work, too much heartache, and too much like last year.
Now Duo was gone, and she had really started to care for him. Appreciate him. Maybe she even felt something a bit more than that, although she wasn't sure what a few months at a beack house could have done. If only...
No. Duo would have to go back to his own world when this was over, and leave her life...forever.
Sammy shook his mother's shoulder once he, Usagi, and Rini had entered the house.
"They're still knocked out," Rini's voice said from the darkened doorway behind him, and he could hear Usagi locking the front door and then clambering upstairs to look for a flash light.
"That's uh- pretty potent stuff you've got there Rini," Sammy said, suddenly feeling like he was younger than Rini, even though he was at least five years older. How old was she anyways? He was almost fifteen, so...
"I found a flashlight," Usagi announced happily from the stairs, descending quickly. "It's the only one I saw."
Mamoru opened the front doo rof his apartment after fumbling slightly as he tried to see the lock.
"We're back at the temple early," Heero said, glancing around the dark apartment. "There's no alarm to set."
"I don't think anyone will sleepmuch anyways," Trowa said, moving past them and flopping down on the couch.
"We'll most likely be up until morning," Wufei agreed, taking a seat on the couch.
"I can set my wrist watch," Mamoru offered, as the group got ready for a restless night.
The next morning, Rei woke up early, prepared to start her usual routine. However, it was not a beautiful sunrise as usual. The darkness still covered Tokyo. The outers were all sleeping on mats and couches, all except for Setsuna. She was walking around, tidying up. Her wounds seemed completely healed.
"Good morning Rei," she greeted gently as she folded blankets and placed them in the cabinet.
"Some morning," Rei joked, walking over to help.
Half an hour later, everyone was up, washed up and dressed.
Another half hour after that, everyone was gathered back at the temple.
Hotaru and Rini hugged, overjoyed to be reunited.
The last person to arrive was Makoto. Rei let her in and everyone gathered in the living room, candles lit so that they could see.
"Rei?" Grandpa's voice called weakly from the other room. Rei stood and walked inside.
"Why is it so dark?"
"Problems with the monsters grandpa. Why don't you go back to sleep. I have a feeling it'll be over before we even know it."
"O-okay," Grandpa said. Rei looked at him in the darkness, her eyes tearing up slightly. Three or four years ago, her grandpa would have jumped out of bed and suggested that they fight the monsters and defend Tokyo. He had thought he was invincible. Now he wasquieter and much weaker.
Chad was not as easy to deal with.
"Why are you all here? I thought Tokyo was on lock down," Chad said upon waking up.
"I'll get my milk again," Rini offered quietly, holding Luna P.
"Rini!" Usagi whispered loudly, before quieting her voice. "Knock him out twice? Are you trying to kill him?"
"It's not deadly. It's like sleeping pills that take effect immediately," Rini defended quietly back.
Chad frowned at the two whispering girls.
"What?"
He was met with two wide smiles.
"Chad," Usagi said sweetly. "Can you go make us some tea?"
Chad grew quiet, before stuttering. "I- I guess so," he said, heading to the kitchen, Rini trailing behind him.
"How did you get out of your house Usagi," Makoto whispered.
"Mom and Dad were still asleep when we left. I'm sure they'll be mad when they see that we're gone." Usagi laughed. "I'm dead meat."
"Minako? You?"
"Mom went to my neighbors. She is really sick. I snuck out when she left."
"Hey Rini! I don't want any milk. Especially not from a bottle," Chad's voice shouted from the kitchen, followed by a loud clatter.
Rei and Wufei headed into the kitchen.
"You really are evil, you know," Sammy told Rini, and she laughed.
"Okay, so here's my plan," Setsuna said once the rest were seated.
"The scouts will teleport to the black moon base, and the remaining pilots and I will go back in time to get the gundams. When we return, they will try to destroy the base from the outside with their gundams. This means-" she paused. "We will decide on a time. And by that time, you senshi should all be out. We'll contact you of course. If you're not out- we may have to enter to help, escape, and then destroy the base."
"That sounds brilliant Sets," Usagi said, and Setsuna laughed.
"Thank you. What does everyone think?"
"What if- what if something goes wrng. With the time. Like if you make it like we had never destroyed the Gundams. And then time changes and our world changes because we didn't destroy the Gundams. I'm no expert in time travel, but it sounds risky to me."
Everyone looked at Wufei, and Setsuna nodded at his comment.
"Right you are Mr. Chang. All of those things could happen. But I have been doing this for many centuries. I will make sure that if we change the past, that we make no silly errors. I expect no flaws in what we do."
"Well then,"Makoto said, standing up. "What are we waiting for. Let's get this over with. I'm ready to feel the warm sun on my face."
"Yes, we've put this off long enough. The people of teh city are scared enough as it is," Ami agreed, standing as well.
Everyone else was on their feet.
"Hotaru," Haruka said, glancing at Michiru who nodded, "Sit this one out. We need you here. Help protect the temple with Rini and Sammy."
Hotaru nodded, a bit sadly, but then smiled broadly at Rini, who squeezed her hand and laughed.
"We'll keep the temple safe," Rini said, unable to hide her dissapointment at being left out of another battle.
"Hey," Rei said, crouching down next to her. "Don't think we're leaving you with nothing. Chad and Grandpa are here. This temple means the world to me. It's my home. It's our home. I wouldn't let just anybody guard it"
"Okay," Rini said, seemingly imspired by Rei's words. The group stepped outside, ready to depart.
"Moon Crystal Power!"
"Mercury Crystal Power!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power!"
"Venus Crystal Power!"
"Mars Crystal Power!"
"Neptune Crystal Power!"
"Uranus Crystal Power!"
"Pluto Crystal Power!"
Tuxedo Mask stood transformed and waiting by the pilots. Rini ran to hug Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon goodbye.
"Promise you'll come back," she whispered.
"As always," Sailor Moon said, hugging her tightly before Tuxedo Mask scooped Rini up for a hug.
Sailor Moon gazed at Rini a moment longer, her eyes glazing over before she turned away. Sammy gave Sailor Moon a look of understanding that was rarely passed between teh siblings, and Sailor Moon gave a sad laugh and hugged her brother goodbye.
Hotaru hugged the other outers goodbye, waving to the girls.
"We'll see you soon," Mars told Wufei, and he nodded. A tense silence passed between them, before Wufei's arms were suddenly around Mars. It was perhaps the most peaceful moment the two had ever shared.
"Not gonna wish me luck Heero," Venus said playfully. Heero actually smirked, and approached her.
Trowa andJupiter embraced before finally breaking apart, Trowa's whisper of "I love you," lingering in her ear.
Mercury stood off to the side, never feeling more out of place as she silently suffered. She turned away from the group and waited for them to finish their goodbyes.
"Are we ready now," Sailor Moon finally said. Everyone nodded, and parted.
Sorry it's short. I was so busy and just had to update something. Sorry for typos, I had no time!