BISHOUJO SENSHI SAILORMOON
~MIRAI~
PART XVII: TO THE MOON KINGDOM
by: Komillia (komillia@hotmail.com)
Disclaimer: Sailormoon belongs to Takeuchi Naoko and Kodansha, etcera.
Chie, Hikaru, Yasha and the other original characters that belong to
me.
Note: This is another short part. No battle. And in case you don't
remember, Miyazawa-senpai is Tomo's boyfriend.
Some Japanese words I use:
kaa-san = mother
hime-sama = princess
* * * *
"So... we're going through with the teleport?" Tomo asked
quietly. She looked at everyone in the dining room. Almost everyone
appeared to be lost inside their deep thoughts. The long discussions
abouts Amelia had led to one decision. Chie raised her gaze and also
watched the others. They all sat in the dining room around the table.
The living room had been cleaned up with repairs hadn't begun yet.
Chie rested her gaze on Amelia.
""Amelia-san, are you willing to help us with it?" Chie asked.
"Your powers are unique and you are the only one who actually can
teleport."
Amelia didn't give a long answer. She just nodded. Chie smiled
slightly in gratitude. She looked at the others again. She wondered
what they were thinking of, what was going on inside their heads.
"Does anyone have any objections?"
No one said anything. Even Mai, who often had something to say about
anything, was quiet. Chie took their silence as a no. She was glad.
Though she tried not to show it, she wanted to them to go to the Moon
Kingdom more than anything. The thought of going there, to see Diana
again and to finally meet her grandmother in person was making her
very anxious.
"Well then..." she began as she stood up. "I guess that we are
going then. Let's prepare. Tomo, I'll call the school and arrange
things. We all should call work and tell them that there has been an
emergency and that we need to go away for a while. We're leaving in
two days."
The others nodded and with that the meeting had ended. Chie left to
make some phone calls and the others occupied themselves while waiting
for their turn to use the phone. Amelia managed to sneak out without
anyone noticing and went out through the front door. She sat down on
the doorsteps and began to watch the cars that occasionally drove past
the house.
Nearly half an hour later, Jun came out. He saw Amelia sitting
alone and closed the door after him. Then he went to sit sit down next
to her.
"What are you doing out here alone?" he asked. Amelia smiled
to herself, acknowledging his presence but not looking at him.
"Just doing some thinking," she answered. "I've barely been
here for three days and so much has already happened. I've found my
mother and I've undone a spell done by the enemy. Don't ask me how I
did it, I don't think that even I know how I did it."
Jun smiled, amused. He watched her, thinking how beautiful she looked
in the sunlight. The yellow sundress was Tomo's and the high heeled
boots was Yasha's but Amelia seemed to look better in the sundress and
the boots than Tomo or Yasha did. Suddenly he heard her beginning to
hum. Soon he realized that the tune she hummed was the one he had
written and she had heard yesterday.
When Amelia stopped humming, she looked at him and Jun blushed
when he realized that he had been staring at her. Amelia laughed
softly.
"You remember exactly how the song goes," Jun said, attempting
to start a conversation. Amelia nodded.
"Ever since last night, I've been thinking of ways to come up
with lyrics for it," she told. "I came up with a few words just now."
Jun was about to ask Amelia to sing for him when he heard the front
door being opened. Both Jun and Amelia looked over their shoulders and
saw Sachiko coming out from the house. Sachiko smiled in her motherly
way.
"I was wondering where you two had gone," she said. "Jun-san,
your sister wanted to talk to you."
"Oh, I'll go to her then," Jun said and stood up. He then went
inside and left Sachiko and Amelia alone. Amelia began to hum again as
Sachiko sat down where Jun had been sitting.
"That's a nice song," she commented.
"Jun wrote it," Amelia told. "He played it for me yesterday."
Sachiko nodded. There was silence for a while. Sachiko looked at her
daughter and saw how much she had matured during the last two years.
Sachiko's heart felt pain, thinking about how long it had been since
she had seen her husband and her two other daughters. Two years, two
years hiding from NSS and trying to find a way to be with her family.
Now they were going to the Moon Kingdom. In two days she would see the
rest of her family again.
"I never had a chance to ask you yesterday or this morning.
How's your father? And your sisters? Are they doing well?"
"They're okay," Amelia answered. "Dad is working for Neo-Queen
Serenity again, or for Sailormercury to be exact. Maria still hasn't
changed, she's a pilot now. In the defense force of the Moon Kingdom.
And Rina... she's still in school." Amelia looked at Sachiko. "We've
been doing okay... but it's been empty without you, mom. Dad has done
his best for us to go on with our lives, but he's been just as empty
as we've been."
Sachiko drew her daughter into a hug, one of many they had shared
since they had been reunited.
"We'll be at the Moon Kingdom in two days," Sachiko said, her
eyes becoming full with tears of joy. "After that, I'll never leave
you, your father or your sisters. We'll be a family again."
* * * *
Yasha picked up the phone. She looked at the buttons, wondering if she
should dial the number to her parents or not. She wanted to talk to
them, to be accepted by them. But all that she could think of was the
harsh words that they had exchanged in the past and the words they had
said when she had decided to stay in Crystal Tokyo.
Yasha frowned and put down the phone. Her parents cared about
her. But only if she wasn't a Senshi and if she blended into the
crowd. Even as a child her parents had scolded her whenever she wanted
to do something different.
[I can't forgive them...] Yasha thought, walking away from the
phone and up the stairs. [And I can't talk to them... At least not
yet.]
She looked up and saw Hikaru and Tomo standing on the top of the
stairway, waiting for her. All three exchanged a look, that was all
that was needed. Yasha smiled faintly as Hikaru and Tomo walked down
the stairs to join her. Her real family was the Shin Senshi. They had
been her real family ever since she had come to Crystal Tokyo.
"I've said goodbye to Miyazawa-senpai," Tomo told when she
came down. All three began to walk towards the kitchen. "I told him
that I was leaving for a while but I didn't tell him where I'd go."
"You'll have plenty of time explaining to him," Hikaru
replied. "It's not like we'll be on the Moon Kingdom forever."
* * * *
The door to the parlor was opened but Kenji knocked anyway for Chie to
acknowledge his presence. Chie glanced up from the documents she was
looking through and told Kenji to come in. Kenji slowly walked into
the parlor, pondering on his decision while eyeing the room. The
parlor was a room that Chie rarely used but it and the kitchen were
the only rooms on the first floor that hadn't been touched by the last
fight.
"Have you called your aunt and uncle?" Chie asked and nodded
for Kenji to sit down on the other side of the small table.
"No," Kenji answered as he sat down. Chie looked at him,
surprised. "I've been waiting for the others to finish their phone
calls."
"Oh," Chie said and then returning to look through the
documents. Kenji took a better look at them. Bills.
"I'm looking for some numbers," Chie told when she saw that
Kenji had been looking. "With all of us gone I have call and ask them
not to send any bills for a while."
"Wouldn't it be easier if someone stayed and took care of the
bills and the house?"
Chie put down the bills and looked at Kenji. The question and the
tone in his voice was worrying her. Kenji looked deadly serious about
something.
"You're not coming with us, are you?" she asked. Kenji shook
his head.
"No."
"Why?" Chie wondered but she practically knew the answer
already. Kenji was the only one in the Shin Senshi who still had
relatives in Crystal Tokyo. Chie's brother was in America. Akira's
mother lived in Germany and hadn't even called Akira once. Yasha's
parents refused to have anything to do with her as long as she was a
Senshi. Hikaru's only relative was an old lady somewhere in Louisiana.
Tomo's mother was dead. Jun and Mai had never spoken of their family
but Chie assumed that they weren't from Crystal Tokyo to begin with.
Sachiko's and Amelia's family waited for them on the Moon Kingdom.
Kenji's uncle Nobuo and aunt Emi were still very close to
Kenji and had supported him through his entire life. No wonder Kenji
felt like he didn't want to leave. And then there were the Zealots and
Freya.
"Are you sure?" Chie asked when her thinking was done. Kenji
nodded and Chie sighed. "You'll be here alone and there will be no
way to contact us."
"Chie, it's been three years since I joined the Shin Senshi,
almost four years now," Kenji said, smiling. "I think that I've
learned a thing or two when it comes to fighting."
"What if there's a massive attack or something?" Chie
questioned. "What will you do then? You can't fight demons on your
own."
"If my memory serves me right you went out fighting demons
from the age of fourteen," Kenji retorted. "You survived."
Chie was silent. She bit her lip, thinking about what to say to make
Kenji change his mind.
"I have to protect them," Kenji said suddenly. Chie didn't
have to ask who he meant. "And Freya... she's can't handle everything
on her own."
"Neither can you," Chie answered. "Heroes die young, Kenji."
Chie's sudden answer sent shivvers through Kenji's body. She was
right, how many heroes lived to see old age except for the Senshi of
Neo-Queen Serenity and herself? One of them, Sailorsaturn, was already
dead and the reason wasn't even known. Freya's mother and sister, both
heroines in their own ways, were dead. Kenji's own mother, who had
been a heroine to him, was also dead. Despite all that, Kenji couldn't
and wouldn't change his mind.
His uncle and aunt, Freya, the Zealots... they all meant so
much to him. Uncle Nobuo had been his father and aunt Emi had been his
mother for so long. Freya needed him as a friend and as an advisor.
The Zealots had become his friends and whenever Kenji saw the youngest
Zealots he would understand Freya's determination. He would stay and
protect them all no matter what.
"I've made my decision," he told Chie. "Please understand."
Chie was silent again. Kenji waited eagerly for her answer. Finally
she looked at Kenji and smiled faintly.
"I can't drag you to the Moon Kingdom if you don't want to,"
she said. "Just promise me that you'll be careful. You have been apart
of my family and the others' ever since we met you, Kenji-kun. Promise
that it will stay that way."
* * * *
Akira didn't have anyone to call except for his boss. When he had
finished the call he went to his room for some peace and quiet. When
he lied on his bed and stared up at the ceiling his thoughts suddenly
turned to Misao. It was really strange but somehow he ended up
thinking about the last time he had seen her.
[She looked so angry...] he thought. [Yet, I thought that she
was going to start crying any moment.]
No one except for Tomo had talked to Misao ever since she
left. Tomo had called Misao and they had had long talk but that was
it. Tomo had once explained to everyone at dinner that Misao was
goaring abroad for a while and wasn't expecting to return any time
soon. Akira had just continued to eat and pretended to pay any
attention to what Tomo had said.
Why did he suddenly think of her anyway? He had avoided
talking and thinking about her for nearly a week. But that was about
the time she had been gone.
[So... a week is all that I can take without thinking about
her?] Akira asked himself, almost smiling.
When Izukawa Misao had joined the Shin Senshi it wasn't a joyful
moment to Akira. To him she was just a painful reminder of Triton who
he would never see again. Sometimes she annoyed him just by being
there. Her constant presence had driven Akira nuts. When it came to
fighting he often had to rescue her, despite her having a weapon and
had quite powerful attacks.
But then, there was that time at the farm when they had worked
together. For a short while it had seemed like he had been fighting
with Triton again. But it was short and it was three weeks after the
fight that Misao had annouced her leave.
Akira should have been happy that she left. But why wasn't he?
Shutting his eyes tightly, he tried to think thoughts that made him
hate Izukawa Misao more. Because of Misao, he would never see Triton
again. Triton's powers was all that was left. Her voice, her kindness
and her love would never exist again. Misao was nothing but a child
and she was the one who had caused Hikaru to betray his secret. But
still...
Akira opened his eyes and sat up. Because of Izukawa Misao, he
kept seeing her face, not Triton's, before him when he closed his
eyes.
* * * *
"I can hardly belive this..." Usagi said as she and Tomo sat
out on the porch, enjoying their ice cream in the evening. Usagi
smiled and Tomo did the same.
"You're finally going home, Usagi!" Tomo said happily. "You're
going to see your mother again."
"Yes... I'm going home."
Usagi nodded. She looked forwards and at the backyard of the house.
The garden had been cleaned up and some flowers had been planted. Chie
would probably hate leaving her garden unfinished.
"And the world will finally know that I'm not dead," Usagi
went on. "It will be so nice to just be among people again... I used
to be surrounded by people when I lived in the palace."
Tomo shared her friend's joy but suddenly her smile faded away. Usagi
noticed it and looked at Tomo with concern.
"What is it, Tomo-chan?" she asked. Tomo shook her head.
"It's nothing important... but a thought just struck me...
What will happen once we all go to the Moon Kingdom?" she asked. Tomo
put her ice cream down and stood up. The soft night breeze blew
through her hair and she closed her eyes enjoying it.
"I don't really understand what you mean," Usagi said. She
also put down her ice cream and stood up. Tomo opened her eyes,
staring up at the moon.
"Will we still be friends?" Tomo wondered. "You will be the
princess of the Moon Kingdom again. Sachiko-sama will live with her
family and Amelia-san. What will happen to the rest of us? Will some
stay on the Moon Kingdom? Or will we return? And if we do come back...
What will become of us? Misao-chan is already gone... you and
Sachiko-sama will leave as well. Kenji-san is always so busy with the
Zealots. I feel like the Shin Senshi... no, my family, is falling
apart."
Usagi hardly knew what to tell Tomo. Part of what Tomo said was true,
Usagi would return to being a princess instead of just Usagi. But
there was nothing that could be done about it. It was her duty as a
princess and as a Senshi to return to Neo-Queen Serenity's side. Usagi
wondered if Tomo would have felt the same way if Misao hadn't left the
Shin Senshi. The talk over the phone hadn't helped Tomo much in her
loss of a best friend.
"We'll always be friends," Usagi assured. "You, me, Misao,
Chie, Hikaru and everyone else. I don't know what will happen to all
of us when we go to the Moon Kingdom but we can't do much than to
stay friends and try not to lose contact with each other."
Tomo looked at Usagi and smiled. She was already feeling a little
better.
"You're right," she agreed. They spent the rest of the evening
chatting about small things. Usagi had completely forgotten that she
was saying "going to the Moon Kingdom" instead of "going home" like
she used to.
* * * *
The sun was just beginning to rise when the Shin Senshi walked out
from the house and to the backyard. They were all transformed, even
Odin who decided that the only way he could say goodbye to his friends
was when he was in his Senshi form. While the others stepped out to
the open space, Odin remained on the porch.
All the goodbyes had already been said. Archangel had almost
cried despite her desperate attempts to stay strong. Odin had assured
her, and the others, that nothing was going to happen to him or them
and that he would be waiting for them... at home.
At home. Two those words seemed to have a special meaning to
Sailormoon. Now, when she was only minutes away from teleporting, she
realized how much this house and it's people meant to her. It had been
her home for months, shielded her and protected her whenever demons
came.
"Everyone, gather in a circle and take each others hands,"
Circe told. Everyone did as she told them to. Medusa and Ares grabbed
each other's hands and Lucius took Circe's. She smiled back at him.
Archangel's heart pained when she thought about Miyazawa-senpai and
the fact that she once had childlishly wished that Misao and Akira
would someday actually become a couple.
"Visualize the powers inside you growing and concentrate,"
Circe went on. "Think of only one place, the Moon Kingdom. Think of
anything that can strengthen your will to go there."
They all did their best but Archangel didn't. Deep inside she was
somewhat afraid of what would happen once they went to the Moon
Kingdom. She was afraid of all her friends leaving her to walk
seperate ways, she was afraid that she would be all alone. Circe must
have known that Archangel was having doubts, because she looked at
Archangel when she said:
"Think of reasons why you have to go to the Moon Kingdom.
Concentrate."
[Usagi-chan...] Archangel thought and glanced quickly at
Sailormoon. [She wants to go home. Sachiko-sama wants to be with her
family. If Usagi-chan goes to the Moon Kingdom, perhaps things will be
better for all the Sailor Senshi. No one will have to escape from NSS.
Like kaa-san did.]
Thinking of her mother helped and Archangel found her will to go to
the Moon Kingdom growing much stronger. Circe closed her eyes and
began to whisper a spell to herself over and over again. Odin watched
the circle of Senshi. Everyone was glowing with power, their auras
were strong and showed different colors.
"It's working..." he said to himself. Circe finished chanting
the spell.
"Sailor Teleport!" she called. Energy suddenly emerged from
the ground, pulling all the Senshi up in the air. They floated, still
holding hands. For a few seconds they were carried by the energy from
the ground, the next moment a light flash briefly and then everyone
was gone. Odin stared out into the open space. His friends were gone
and the energy that had shot up from the ground was also gone.
Odin smiled to himself. He should have been worried about
whether they made it to the Moon Kingdom or not. But he had too much
confidence in his friends' abilities to worry. He hoped that in their
hearts they would hear what he said.
"Good luck... my friends."
* * * *
When Ishtar opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was the Earth. At
first she couldn't believe it but she was actually looking at the
Earth through a ceiling made of glass. The Earth looked so distant
from where Ishtar was standing.
She lowered her gaze a little and found herself feeling
relieved when she saw everyone. They were still standing in a circle
holding hands. They were standing in large room, on some kind of
platform. The walls were very light blue and the floor seemed to give
away their reflection. The entire ceiling was made of only glass and
they could see the Earth and space through it.
Ishtar was the first who noticed that they weren't alone in
the room. She dropped Hermes' and Archangel's hands in shock. Everyone
else turned around to see who it was. They reacted similar to Ishtar,
shocked.
Standing not far away from the circle were two Senshi and two
other people. One Senshi was very tall and had wavy, brown hair in a
ponytail and green eyes. Her fuku was mostely green and white except
for the bows that were pink. The other Senshi was somewhat shorter
but had long, black hair that was worn down and simple. Her fuku was
mostely red and white while the bows were violet. The two other people
were a man and a woman. The man was tall, he had long white hair that
was worn down and wore a white suit. The woman was almost as tall as
the man and had long, violet hair that tumbled down her back. She was
dressed in a yellow dress with straps.
It didn't take the Shin Senshi long to figure out who they
were. Sailorjupiter, Sailormars, Luna and Artemis. Circe, Nature and
Sailormoon were probably the only ones not feeling nervous about being
in front of these four legendary people.
"The Shin Senshi, right?" Sailorjupiter said, looking at the
nine Senshi. "We've been expecting you."
Before anyone could ask how Sailorjupiter knew about them, Luna and
Artemis stepped forth and bowed briefly. Sailormoon, after months of
being on Earth, didn't realize that they were bowing for her until a
few seconds had passed.
"Hime-sama... welcome home."
I finally introduced some of the original Sailor Senshi into this
fanfic! ^_^ Well... that holographic projection of Sailorvenus in
part 7 doesn't really count. As I said, this part was short. Well,
onto the next part... Which will probably take some time for me to
write. It will be a very difficult part to write, when you read it
you'll see why. Later!
Komillia (komillia@hotmail.com)
http://komillia.tripod.com/mirai/index.html
7 March 2002
Next:
Sailormoon Mirai Part XVIII: Heroes die young
While Usagi is reunited with her mother, Chie and Tomo finds out
things about their own mothers. Meanwhile, something has happened to
the Zealots. What kind of action will Odin take?
~MIRAI~
PART XVII: TO THE MOON KINGDOM
by: Komillia (komillia@hotmail.com)
Disclaimer: Sailormoon belongs to Takeuchi Naoko and Kodansha, etcera.
Chie, Hikaru, Yasha and the other original characters that belong to
me.
Note: This is another short part. No battle. And in case you don't
remember, Miyazawa-senpai is Tomo's boyfriend.
Some Japanese words I use:
kaa-san = mother
hime-sama = princess
* * * *
"So... we're going through with the teleport?" Tomo asked
quietly. She looked at everyone in the dining room. Almost everyone
appeared to be lost inside their deep thoughts. The long discussions
abouts Amelia had led to one decision. Chie raised her gaze and also
watched the others. They all sat in the dining room around the table.
The living room had been cleaned up with repairs hadn't begun yet.
Chie rested her gaze on Amelia.
""Amelia-san, are you willing to help us with it?" Chie asked.
"Your powers are unique and you are the only one who actually can
teleport."
Amelia didn't give a long answer. She just nodded. Chie smiled
slightly in gratitude. She looked at the others again. She wondered
what they were thinking of, what was going on inside their heads.
"Does anyone have any objections?"
No one said anything. Even Mai, who often had something to say about
anything, was quiet. Chie took their silence as a no. She was glad.
Though she tried not to show it, she wanted to them to go to the Moon
Kingdom more than anything. The thought of going there, to see Diana
again and to finally meet her grandmother in person was making her
very anxious.
"Well then..." she began as she stood up. "I guess that we are
going then. Let's prepare. Tomo, I'll call the school and arrange
things. We all should call work and tell them that there has been an
emergency and that we need to go away for a while. We're leaving in
two days."
The others nodded and with that the meeting had ended. Chie left to
make some phone calls and the others occupied themselves while waiting
for their turn to use the phone. Amelia managed to sneak out without
anyone noticing and went out through the front door. She sat down on
the doorsteps and began to watch the cars that occasionally drove past
the house.
Nearly half an hour later, Jun came out. He saw Amelia sitting
alone and closed the door after him. Then he went to sit sit down next
to her.
"What are you doing out here alone?" he asked. Amelia smiled
to herself, acknowledging his presence but not looking at him.
"Just doing some thinking," she answered. "I've barely been
here for three days and so much has already happened. I've found my
mother and I've undone a spell done by the enemy. Don't ask me how I
did it, I don't think that even I know how I did it."
Jun smiled, amused. He watched her, thinking how beautiful she looked
in the sunlight. The yellow sundress was Tomo's and the high heeled
boots was Yasha's but Amelia seemed to look better in the sundress and
the boots than Tomo or Yasha did. Suddenly he heard her beginning to
hum. Soon he realized that the tune she hummed was the one he had
written and she had heard yesterday.
When Amelia stopped humming, she looked at him and Jun blushed
when he realized that he had been staring at her. Amelia laughed
softly.
"You remember exactly how the song goes," Jun said, attempting
to start a conversation. Amelia nodded.
"Ever since last night, I've been thinking of ways to come up
with lyrics for it," she told. "I came up with a few words just now."
Jun was about to ask Amelia to sing for him when he heard the front
door being opened. Both Jun and Amelia looked over their shoulders and
saw Sachiko coming out from the house. Sachiko smiled in her motherly
way.
"I was wondering where you two had gone," she said. "Jun-san,
your sister wanted to talk to you."
"Oh, I'll go to her then," Jun said and stood up. He then went
inside and left Sachiko and Amelia alone. Amelia began to hum again as
Sachiko sat down where Jun had been sitting.
"That's a nice song," she commented.
"Jun wrote it," Amelia told. "He played it for me yesterday."
Sachiko nodded. There was silence for a while. Sachiko looked at her
daughter and saw how much she had matured during the last two years.
Sachiko's heart felt pain, thinking about how long it had been since
she had seen her husband and her two other daughters. Two years, two
years hiding from NSS and trying to find a way to be with her family.
Now they were going to the Moon Kingdom. In two days she would see the
rest of her family again.
"I never had a chance to ask you yesterday or this morning.
How's your father? And your sisters? Are they doing well?"
"They're okay," Amelia answered. "Dad is working for Neo-Queen
Serenity again, or for Sailormercury to be exact. Maria still hasn't
changed, she's a pilot now. In the defense force of the Moon Kingdom.
And Rina... she's still in school." Amelia looked at Sachiko. "We've
been doing okay... but it's been empty without you, mom. Dad has done
his best for us to go on with our lives, but he's been just as empty
as we've been."
Sachiko drew her daughter into a hug, one of many they had shared
since they had been reunited.
"We'll be at the Moon Kingdom in two days," Sachiko said, her
eyes becoming full with tears of joy. "After that, I'll never leave
you, your father or your sisters. We'll be a family again."
* * * *
Yasha picked up the phone. She looked at the buttons, wondering if she
should dial the number to her parents or not. She wanted to talk to
them, to be accepted by them. But all that she could think of was the
harsh words that they had exchanged in the past and the words they had
said when she had decided to stay in Crystal Tokyo.
Yasha frowned and put down the phone. Her parents cared about
her. But only if she wasn't a Senshi and if she blended into the
crowd. Even as a child her parents had scolded her whenever she wanted
to do something different.
[I can't forgive them...] Yasha thought, walking away from the
phone and up the stairs. [And I can't talk to them... At least not
yet.]
She looked up and saw Hikaru and Tomo standing on the top of the
stairway, waiting for her. All three exchanged a look, that was all
that was needed. Yasha smiled faintly as Hikaru and Tomo walked down
the stairs to join her. Her real family was the Shin Senshi. They had
been her real family ever since she had come to Crystal Tokyo.
"I've said goodbye to Miyazawa-senpai," Tomo told when she
came down. All three began to walk towards the kitchen. "I told him
that I was leaving for a while but I didn't tell him where I'd go."
"You'll have plenty of time explaining to him," Hikaru
replied. "It's not like we'll be on the Moon Kingdom forever."
* * * *
The door to the parlor was opened but Kenji knocked anyway for Chie to
acknowledge his presence. Chie glanced up from the documents she was
looking through and told Kenji to come in. Kenji slowly walked into
the parlor, pondering on his decision while eyeing the room. The
parlor was a room that Chie rarely used but it and the kitchen were
the only rooms on the first floor that hadn't been touched by the last
fight.
"Have you called your aunt and uncle?" Chie asked and nodded
for Kenji to sit down on the other side of the small table.
"No," Kenji answered as he sat down. Chie looked at him,
surprised. "I've been waiting for the others to finish their phone
calls."
"Oh," Chie said and then returning to look through the
documents. Kenji took a better look at them. Bills.
"I'm looking for some numbers," Chie told when she saw that
Kenji had been looking. "With all of us gone I have call and ask them
not to send any bills for a while."
"Wouldn't it be easier if someone stayed and took care of the
bills and the house?"
Chie put down the bills and looked at Kenji. The question and the
tone in his voice was worrying her. Kenji looked deadly serious about
something.
"You're not coming with us, are you?" she asked. Kenji shook
his head.
"No."
"Why?" Chie wondered but she practically knew the answer
already. Kenji was the only one in the Shin Senshi who still had
relatives in Crystal Tokyo. Chie's brother was in America. Akira's
mother lived in Germany and hadn't even called Akira once. Yasha's
parents refused to have anything to do with her as long as she was a
Senshi. Hikaru's only relative was an old lady somewhere in Louisiana.
Tomo's mother was dead. Jun and Mai had never spoken of their family
but Chie assumed that they weren't from Crystal Tokyo to begin with.
Sachiko's and Amelia's family waited for them on the Moon Kingdom.
Kenji's uncle Nobuo and aunt Emi were still very close to
Kenji and had supported him through his entire life. No wonder Kenji
felt like he didn't want to leave. And then there were the Zealots and
Freya.
"Are you sure?" Chie asked when her thinking was done. Kenji
nodded and Chie sighed. "You'll be here alone and there will be no
way to contact us."
"Chie, it's been three years since I joined the Shin Senshi,
almost four years now," Kenji said, smiling. "I think that I've
learned a thing or two when it comes to fighting."
"What if there's a massive attack or something?" Chie
questioned. "What will you do then? You can't fight demons on your
own."
"If my memory serves me right you went out fighting demons
from the age of fourteen," Kenji retorted. "You survived."
Chie was silent. She bit her lip, thinking about what to say to make
Kenji change his mind.
"I have to protect them," Kenji said suddenly. Chie didn't
have to ask who he meant. "And Freya... she's can't handle everything
on her own."
"Neither can you," Chie answered. "Heroes die young, Kenji."
Chie's sudden answer sent shivvers through Kenji's body. She was
right, how many heroes lived to see old age except for the Senshi of
Neo-Queen Serenity and herself? One of them, Sailorsaturn, was already
dead and the reason wasn't even known. Freya's mother and sister, both
heroines in their own ways, were dead. Kenji's own mother, who had
been a heroine to him, was also dead. Despite all that, Kenji couldn't
and wouldn't change his mind.
His uncle and aunt, Freya, the Zealots... they all meant so
much to him. Uncle Nobuo had been his father and aunt Emi had been his
mother for so long. Freya needed him as a friend and as an advisor.
The Zealots had become his friends and whenever Kenji saw the youngest
Zealots he would understand Freya's determination. He would stay and
protect them all no matter what.
"I've made my decision," he told Chie. "Please understand."
Chie was silent again. Kenji waited eagerly for her answer. Finally
she looked at Kenji and smiled faintly.
"I can't drag you to the Moon Kingdom if you don't want to,"
she said. "Just promise me that you'll be careful. You have been apart
of my family and the others' ever since we met you, Kenji-kun. Promise
that it will stay that way."
* * * *
Akira didn't have anyone to call except for his boss. When he had
finished the call he went to his room for some peace and quiet. When
he lied on his bed and stared up at the ceiling his thoughts suddenly
turned to Misao. It was really strange but somehow he ended up
thinking about the last time he had seen her.
[She looked so angry...] he thought. [Yet, I thought that she
was going to start crying any moment.]
No one except for Tomo had talked to Misao ever since she
left. Tomo had called Misao and they had had long talk but that was
it. Tomo had once explained to everyone at dinner that Misao was
goaring abroad for a while and wasn't expecting to return any time
soon. Akira had just continued to eat and pretended to pay any
attention to what Tomo had said.
Why did he suddenly think of her anyway? He had avoided
talking and thinking about her for nearly a week. But that was about
the time she had been gone.
[So... a week is all that I can take without thinking about
her?] Akira asked himself, almost smiling.
When Izukawa Misao had joined the Shin Senshi it wasn't a joyful
moment to Akira. To him she was just a painful reminder of Triton who
he would never see again. Sometimes she annoyed him just by being
there. Her constant presence had driven Akira nuts. When it came to
fighting he often had to rescue her, despite her having a weapon and
had quite powerful attacks.
But then, there was that time at the farm when they had worked
together. For a short while it had seemed like he had been fighting
with Triton again. But it was short and it was three weeks after the
fight that Misao had annouced her leave.
Akira should have been happy that she left. But why wasn't he?
Shutting his eyes tightly, he tried to think thoughts that made him
hate Izukawa Misao more. Because of Misao, he would never see Triton
again. Triton's powers was all that was left. Her voice, her kindness
and her love would never exist again. Misao was nothing but a child
and she was the one who had caused Hikaru to betray his secret. But
still...
Akira opened his eyes and sat up. Because of Izukawa Misao, he
kept seeing her face, not Triton's, before him when he closed his
eyes.
* * * *
"I can hardly belive this..." Usagi said as she and Tomo sat
out on the porch, enjoying their ice cream in the evening. Usagi
smiled and Tomo did the same.
"You're finally going home, Usagi!" Tomo said happily. "You're
going to see your mother again."
"Yes... I'm going home."
Usagi nodded. She looked forwards and at the backyard of the house.
The garden had been cleaned up and some flowers had been planted. Chie
would probably hate leaving her garden unfinished.
"And the world will finally know that I'm not dead," Usagi
went on. "It will be so nice to just be among people again... I used
to be surrounded by people when I lived in the palace."
Tomo shared her friend's joy but suddenly her smile faded away. Usagi
noticed it and looked at Tomo with concern.
"What is it, Tomo-chan?" she asked. Tomo shook her head.
"It's nothing important... but a thought just struck me...
What will happen once we all go to the Moon Kingdom?" she asked. Tomo
put her ice cream down and stood up. The soft night breeze blew
through her hair and she closed her eyes enjoying it.
"I don't really understand what you mean," Usagi said. She
also put down her ice cream and stood up. Tomo opened her eyes,
staring up at the moon.
"Will we still be friends?" Tomo wondered. "You will be the
princess of the Moon Kingdom again. Sachiko-sama will live with her
family and Amelia-san. What will happen to the rest of us? Will some
stay on the Moon Kingdom? Or will we return? And if we do come back...
What will become of us? Misao-chan is already gone... you and
Sachiko-sama will leave as well. Kenji-san is always so busy with the
Zealots. I feel like the Shin Senshi... no, my family, is falling
apart."
Usagi hardly knew what to tell Tomo. Part of what Tomo said was true,
Usagi would return to being a princess instead of just Usagi. But
there was nothing that could be done about it. It was her duty as a
princess and as a Senshi to return to Neo-Queen Serenity's side. Usagi
wondered if Tomo would have felt the same way if Misao hadn't left the
Shin Senshi. The talk over the phone hadn't helped Tomo much in her
loss of a best friend.
"We'll always be friends," Usagi assured. "You, me, Misao,
Chie, Hikaru and everyone else. I don't know what will happen to all
of us when we go to the Moon Kingdom but we can't do much than to
stay friends and try not to lose contact with each other."
Tomo looked at Usagi and smiled. She was already feeling a little
better.
"You're right," she agreed. They spent the rest of the evening
chatting about small things. Usagi had completely forgotten that she
was saying "going to the Moon Kingdom" instead of "going home" like
she used to.
* * * *
The sun was just beginning to rise when the Shin Senshi walked out
from the house and to the backyard. They were all transformed, even
Odin who decided that the only way he could say goodbye to his friends
was when he was in his Senshi form. While the others stepped out to
the open space, Odin remained on the porch.
All the goodbyes had already been said. Archangel had almost
cried despite her desperate attempts to stay strong. Odin had assured
her, and the others, that nothing was going to happen to him or them
and that he would be waiting for them... at home.
At home. Two those words seemed to have a special meaning to
Sailormoon. Now, when she was only minutes away from teleporting, she
realized how much this house and it's people meant to her. It had been
her home for months, shielded her and protected her whenever demons
came.
"Everyone, gather in a circle and take each others hands,"
Circe told. Everyone did as she told them to. Medusa and Ares grabbed
each other's hands and Lucius took Circe's. She smiled back at him.
Archangel's heart pained when she thought about Miyazawa-senpai and
the fact that she once had childlishly wished that Misao and Akira
would someday actually become a couple.
"Visualize the powers inside you growing and concentrate,"
Circe went on. "Think of only one place, the Moon Kingdom. Think of
anything that can strengthen your will to go there."
They all did their best but Archangel didn't. Deep inside she was
somewhat afraid of what would happen once they went to the Moon
Kingdom. She was afraid of all her friends leaving her to walk
seperate ways, she was afraid that she would be all alone. Circe must
have known that Archangel was having doubts, because she looked at
Archangel when she said:
"Think of reasons why you have to go to the Moon Kingdom.
Concentrate."
[Usagi-chan...] Archangel thought and glanced quickly at
Sailormoon. [She wants to go home. Sachiko-sama wants to be with her
family. If Usagi-chan goes to the Moon Kingdom, perhaps things will be
better for all the Sailor Senshi. No one will have to escape from NSS.
Like kaa-san did.]
Thinking of her mother helped and Archangel found her will to go to
the Moon Kingdom growing much stronger. Circe closed her eyes and
began to whisper a spell to herself over and over again. Odin watched
the circle of Senshi. Everyone was glowing with power, their auras
were strong and showed different colors.
"It's working..." he said to himself. Circe finished chanting
the spell.
"Sailor Teleport!" she called. Energy suddenly emerged from
the ground, pulling all the Senshi up in the air. They floated, still
holding hands. For a few seconds they were carried by the energy from
the ground, the next moment a light flash briefly and then everyone
was gone. Odin stared out into the open space. His friends were gone
and the energy that had shot up from the ground was also gone.
Odin smiled to himself. He should have been worried about
whether they made it to the Moon Kingdom or not. But he had too much
confidence in his friends' abilities to worry. He hoped that in their
hearts they would hear what he said.
"Good luck... my friends."
* * * *
When Ishtar opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was the Earth. At
first she couldn't believe it but she was actually looking at the
Earth through a ceiling made of glass. The Earth looked so distant
from where Ishtar was standing.
She lowered her gaze a little and found herself feeling
relieved when she saw everyone. They were still standing in a circle
holding hands. They were standing in large room, on some kind of
platform. The walls were very light blue and the floor seemed to give
away their reflection. The entire ceiling was made of only glass and
they could see the Earth and space through it.
Ishtar was the first who noticed that they weren't alone in
the room. She dropped Hermes' and Archangel's hands in shock. Everyone
else turned around to see who it was. They reacted similar to Ishtar,
shocked.
Standing not far away from the circle were two Senshi and two
other people. One Senshi was very tall and had wavy, brown hair in a
ponytail and green eyes. Her fuku was mostely green and white except
for the bows that were pink. The other Senshi was somewhat shorter
but had long, black hair that was worn down and simple. Her fuku was
mostely red and white while the bows were violet. The two other people
were a man and a woman. The man was tall, he had long white hair that
was worn down and wore a white suit. The woman was almost as tall as
the man and had long, violet hair that tumbled down her back. She was
dressed in a yellow dress with straps.
It didn't take the Shin Senshi long to figure out who they
were. Sailorjupiter, Sailormars, Luna and Artemis. Circe, Nature and
Sailormoon were probably the only ones not feeling nervous about being
in front of these four legendary people.
"The Shin Senshi, right?" Sailorjupiter said, looking at the
nine Senshi. "We've been expecting you."
Before anyone could ask how Sailorjupiter knew about them, Luna and
Artemis stepped forth and bowed briefly. Sailormoon, after months of
being on Earth, didn't realize that they were bowing for her until a
few seconds had passed.
"Hime-sama... welcome home."
I finally introduced some of the original Sailor Senshi into this
fanfic! ^_^ Well... that holographic projection of Sailorvenus in
part 7 doesn't really count. As I said, this part was short. Well,
onto the next part... Which will probably take some time for me to
write. It will be a very difficult part to write, when you read it
you'll see why. Later!
Komillia (komillia@hotmail.com)
http://komillia.tripod.com/mirai/index.html
7 March 2002
Next:
Sailormoon Mirai Part XVIII: Heroes die young
While Usagi is reunited with her mother, Chie and Tomo finds out
things about their own mothers. Meanwhile, something has happened to
the Zealots. What kind of action will Odin take?