Chapter 16: New Present

Alex looked around trying to get a grasp of where they were. 'I knew I should have stayed in Crystal Tokyo instead of coming back to the past.'

flashback:

Alex was in the throne room, feeling like he was finally getting the hang of ruling a kingdom. The senshi were a big help and deserved a lot of credit. It had been a long month and just as he sat back in the throne two of the senshi-in-training approached. Since the attack the senshi-in-training couldn't go anywhere alone. "Prince Alexander, this just arrived in the mailbox."

Mars,who was helping with delegations today, retrieved the aged envelope from the young senshi. Alex slowly opened the envelope the writing was familiar. "Dearest Grandson, I realize that you are quite busy in the future but I require your assistance in the twentieth century. It is imperative and urgent that you come to aid your sister on a quest that I have for the two of you. Please meet her at the shrine on October 11, 2002 at 8PM. Your loving Grandma, Queen Serenity"

So after making arrangements with the Senshi and leaving his Uncle Jarrod in charge, Alex left for the past to meet up with his sister...

...end flashback...

Turning to face his sister he found Serena, as she insisted on being called, talking to her communicator. "What do you mean you don't recognize me? Either way I am a senshi and have only one question for you, What is the date?"

"I will grant you that much for I have not met all the senshi in existence. The date is October 12, 2002." And with that Pluto's face disappeared from the communicator.

"At least she answered your question, Serena." Alex commented, trying to cheer her up.

"She didn't remember me and on top of that she said it was 2002. But look around it looks like Crystal Tokyo except the palace is missing. What did the senshi do?"

"We will figure this out. First off we need intelligence, I want you to hit the schools and find out as much as you can about the senshi and our parents. While you do that I am going to hit the streets and get some baring on this new city and find out what I can. OK?"

"Yeah, alright. Alex..."

"Yeah?"

"You promise that we will fix everything?"

"Serenity Usagi Rhea, if there is one thing that our parents taught us that we should never forget it is to never give up. We will be back in Crystal Tokyo with mom and dad soon." Serena smiled up at her brother and then gave him a hug. "Meet back here at sunset."

"See you at sunset." Serena said heading down the steps of the temple.

Alex turned and faced the temple, first target... Rei. It didn't take long to find her but what he didn't expect was her to be married to Jedite and have twin girls. Disguising himself as an old man he approached her. "My what a pretty flower you are. You must be about 18."

"Why thank you, ojiisan. However I am almost 25 and my children are both four." the priestess responded.

After gathering as much information as he could from the fire priestess he headed for the steps. Rei had married Jedite right out of school and soon after had her children, Phoebe and Kagame. Her grandfather had passed away just the past year and left her and Jedite the temple. She knew nothing of the legends of the Senshi nor much about the Silver Millennium. Rei still had the power of premonition and fore site but none of her senshi abilities, her grandfather had taught her how to read the sacred fire but that was about as close to fire abilities she had.

Meanwhile Serena had reached Juban Junior High and disguised herself as a college scout. She had no trouble getting in but found no record of any of the senshi or her parents. Next was Juban High school, where she had a little more luck. Hotaru and Makoto had graduated two years ago and had both gone on to Tokyo University. Minako was currently in grade 10.

Continuing on through the schools in Tokyo she found that Michelle was in grade 6 and Haruka was in grade 7 however both going to different schools with no relation to each other. Ami had only gone to school in Tokyo for elementary school and had then been offered a traveling scholarship and had been to a different school in a different country since. According to the record Ami was graduated and working to be a pediatrician. "At least some things don't change," Serena said smiling as she closed the file and left for the next school.

The only records she had no luck finding even with access to the governments database for all schools in Japan was Rei Hino, Usagi Tsukino, and Mamoru Rhea or Mamoru Chiba.

While Serena was going school to school, Alex had so far found Makoto, approximately age 20, working at an outside dinner as a cook. 'Just like she always wanted.'

Motoki was retired at the age of 59. Alex didn't even approach him as he doubted that it would be beneficial.

By sunset both were exhausted and had a fare grasp on the layout of the city. They met about a block from the temple and decided that with no money the temple was the best place to spend the night. So talking while they walked the headed toward the hill that would take them up the steps to the temple, unaware of the car following them...

Earlier that day...

Hotaru awoke suddenly in bed. Jarrod reached over to comfort his wife who looked shell shocked. "Jarrod, do you remember yesterday?"

Jarrod didn't know how to answer but decided to ask a question instead, "Which yesterday?"

"It seems like another life... we teleported to the Silver Millennium and the others they saved themselves changing all we knew all that was meant to be..." Hotaru felt tears in her eyes, "Chibi-Usa..."

Jarrod used his power and connection with the Earth to try to comfort her and instead got a surprise. "Hota-chan, they are here."

Trying not to get her hopes up but knowing that Jarrod's abilities were hardly ever wrong, they spent the rest of the day searching Tokyo for their two missing friends. It was near sunset that they decided to try the temple.