Another week, another chapter.

Thank you for your reviews. Spirit of the Dead made some good points about my last chapter, so some areas has been re-written. Feel free to have another look at it. There are no major plot changes, but I think the chapter has a better flow. What do you think?

Ice.

Chapter Two

The portal that Sailor Saturn had fallen into opened up about 100 feet above a city. Saturn flew out of the portal semi-conscious then fell straight down. Just as she was gaining consciousness again, her body slammed into the ground forcing her back into unconsciousness. Purple light sparkled around her as she lost her transformation and a black leather bag appeared beside her.

- Elsewhere -

"Hey, did you feel that?"

"Yeah. We should check it out."

"I'll let the others know."

- Back with Hotaru -

Owwww. Hotaru groaned. Whatever that Youma hit me with sure did hurt.

What happened? Okay, I remember being late for the fight, cause I was packing my stuff. When I got there, the Youma didn't have a scratch on him but all of the others were hurt because the Youma managed to deflect our attacks back onto ourselves. I had one of my episodes and the Youma hit me with something. Then what happened?

I don't know. It's distorted, and fragmented like I'm trying to see a reflection through a broken mirror. All I can remember are images, impressions. There were Gates, not the Time gates but similar. Someone's next to them. Pluto, maybe? No wait, there's two someone's. But then who's the other?

Stars. I saw a river of stars floating on a dark blue sea. And there was someone standing there. I can't quite make out who it is. A man, but I don't know why I think it's a man, you can't tell. I just have this feeling it was a man.

I know I saw other things, but they're blurry and I can't quite make them out, yet I know that they're important, that there's something that I need to know there. What was it?

Falling. I remember falling. The portal must have opened above the ground, and I must have fallen to the ground because the next thing I remember is pain, white blinding pain. Okay, let's get this over with. Where am I? Hotaru cautiously opened her eyes and looked up.

Straight into another pair of eyes.

- - -

Sakura was sitting in her room doing her English homework when she felt an enormous surge of power.

"Hey, did you feel that?" she asked of her guardian, Kero.

"Yeah. We should check it out." He replied as he flew towards the window. He was concerned, because this unknown power could very well be a danger to his young charge and friend.

"I'll let the others know." Sakura grabbed her cell phone, and started dialling the relevant numbers as she jumped out her window.

Moments after the room had emptied of its occupants, the door creaked open.

"Typical."

- About 5min later -

Sakura was running towards the intersection where she and her friends had agreed to meet before heading to where the power surge came from.

"Hey guys!" Sakura called out. Waiting for her was her best friend Tomoyo and her bodyguards. Sakura could never remember the names of the bodyguards. They all looked the same; tall women with long hair wearing a suit and sunglasses that they wore at all times even if it was dark. And they were all so very intimidating. As she got closer, Shaoran dropped down from the tree branch above the street.

"You know Kinomouto, you'd think being as you were the one to call us, you would have got here first. But no, you get here last." Sarcasm dripped in buckets from Shaoran's voice. Sakura glared daggers in response.

"Come on Sakura, time to get changed." Tomoyo chirped as she dragged her friend away from the fight.

Sakura sweat dropped. "I don't think I really need to get changed Tomoyo." protested Sakura as she was slowly dragged towards the waiting van. "We're just going to check things out. What ever it was is probably gone by now."

"Well then, why did you ring me?" Tomoyo countered, still dragging Sakura. "Ladies, help me here."

"Because you were complaining at school about nothing having happened in ages and I knew that if something did happen tonight and you weren't here, you would have killed me." Sakura replied, panic tingeing her voice as the bodyguards pushed her into Tomoyo's van. "Shaoran, help!" cried Sakura as the van doors started to shut behind her.

"I'm not stupid Sakura." stated Shaoran. "We both know Tomoyo is going to get you into one of her costumes whether you like it or not and whoever tries to interfere is going to have those bodyguards attack them." He folded his arms, closed his eyes and leaned against the wall, waiting for the girls to finish playing dress-up.

Ten minutes later, the van doors opened again, with a triumphant Tomoyo walking out first, and an embarrassed Sakura tiptoeing behind. Shaoran, not looking up, said "A whole wardrobe change in less than ten minutes. I'm impressed."

"That's because she didn't give me much to put on." Shaoran looked up and froze. Sakura stood awkwardly in the van doorway, looking rather embarrassed, and Shaoran could see why. Sakura was wearing a midnight coloured halter neck top that had a yellow sequined five-pointed star on the chest. Her skin-tight leather skirt was the same colour blue as the top and was decorated with small silver moons and yellow stars and suns. Her skirt came to about three inches above the knee but it had splits going up both sides, coming to about halfway up her thigh. In her left ear was a silver crescent moon, and in her right ear was a golden sun. Calf-high black boots with a three-inch stiletto spike heel completed her ensemble.

I can't believe she actually got me to put this on. Sakura blushed at the look on Shaoran's face. I just hope Touya doesn't see me in this. Sakura gave her supposedly 'Best Friend' a dirty look, and then cleared her throat. "Keroberos said he would meet us where the power came from, at Penguin Park. We should get going now."

"R-right." stammered Shaoran. Where the heck did Tomoyo get that outfit?

"Why does everything happen at Penguin Park?" Tomoyo asked. "Hey guys! Wait up!"

Just as they got to Penguin Park, Keroberos flew down to meet them. "Whatever it was, I think it may be gone." He said. "I've flown over this place twice now, and I couldn't sense anything."

"I, too, can sense nothing." Yue landed behind them. "I believe whatever it was has gone."

"Well then, we might as well –"

"Hey guys?" Tomoyo interrupted, pointing over to where the playground was. "What's that? Is that a body?" There, lying on the ground in the park was indeed a body. Sakura turned and looked at her guardians.

"What?" Keroberos asked defensively. "We weren't looking for people, we were looking for that power surge which came from up there, not down here," he stated, pointing upwards.

"Well, maybe that person had something to do with that power you sensed." Tomoyo said as she walked towards the body, her trusty camera recording everything.

"Like what?" Shaoran asked. "In order to get up there, they would have to have wings."

"Not unless she fell." Sakura whispered, horrified. As they had gotten close, it was clear that the body was female. She was very pretty, with long black hair that came to about her shoulder blades. The girl wore black jeans that had holes in the knees and a rich purple top with a deep square cut neck. She wore black boots and a long black leather jacket. Dangling from her ears were small amethyst jewels and around her neck was another amethyst, set in a web of silver. It was obvious that this girl loved black and purple. It was also obvious that the girl was lying in a shallow crater.

"Impossible." Stated Yue. "To have fallen from that height would have killed her."

Just as Keroberos leaned in closer to get a better look at this girl, she opened her eyes.

For those who didn't catch it at the top, Chapter 1 has been re-written. Have another look at it and tell me what you think.

If anyone has any thoughts on this chapter or my story as a whole, let me know.

If anyone has any thoughts on how to make this story flow better or any places where you think I could make some adjustments, again, let me know. I'll never learn to be a better writter if no one offers any advice. And I would really like to be a good writter.

Go on, push the little purple button.

I really want you to.

Ice.