I'm gonna be honest and say that I'm not particularly good at humor in
general. But in this chapter I think I did something cute in that arena.
You may disagree, but I'm gonna do myself praise right here.
SM + RK + me = no own See! I know my math.
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Chapter Four (1880)
Chibiusa had made their way to the shrine grounds. There was a few people milling about.
"We need a newspaper or something to that effect. It's not like we can just ask, 'Hey there, can you tell me what year it is?' without arousing suspicion." Said Chibusa.
"You're already suspicious, with your pink hair and that ball of yours floating behind you" Said Kyusuke.
Chibiusa grabbed the Luna P out of the air. "My mistake."
"Where we gonna find a newspaper?" asked Miharu.
"Awww, screw the newspaper I've got a better idea."
"Huh?"
He grabbed the Luna-p from Chibiusa, looked around and spotted two young women by merchant tables. Without a word he threw the Luna-P straight at the taller one. It hit her square in the back of her head.
"Itaiiii!" the girl yelped and fell down from the shock of the impact.
"Kaoru-chan!" her friend yelled as she rushed t check on her.
Kyusuke ran over to his 'victim'. Miharu and Chibiusa watched for a second with their jaws on the ground before following their friend.
Kyusuke plastered on his most apologetic face and showed so much concern for the young lady that he should have won an Oscar.
"Omigod, I'm so sorry miss. You're not hurt are you?"
Unfortunately, an Oscar winning performance didn't really seem to do much for the girl's friend who began shouting obscenities at him.
"Misao-chan, calm down, the kid said he was sorry."
Kyusuke then siezed his opportunity.
"Miss are you alright? What year is it?"
"I'm fine. It's the twelfth year of Meiji." She replied.
"Oh, I'm so glad!" he said adding a sniff for effect.
"Kyusuke you dummy what on earth are you doing?"
"Calm down Chibi."
"I'm very sorry miss, for my cousin's stupidity." Apologized Miharu bowing.
Kaoru stared at the blue hared girl. "You seem familiar to me. Onamae wa? Have we met?"
"My name's Miharu. No I haven't met you before." She replied.
"Honto ni? Hen desu."
"Who are you two?" asked Misao.
"My name is Chibiusa and that idiot is Kyusuke. Don't bemd at him, after all he can't help it if he's an idiot."
"HEY!" Kyusuke took on a cute little demon face as he fumed at Chibiusa.
"I'm Kaoru and this is Misao."
"Nice to meet you."
"Miharu-chan? Do you do kenjutsu?" asked Kaoru.
"You are wearing training clothes," Misao pointed out.
"I practice Kendo."
"Really? I own a dojo. Maybe you'll consider coming by sometime."
"Yeah sure." Said Kyusuke.
"Hey Kaoru, I think we should be getting home. Himura-san will have supper ready soon."
Himura?
"Anou, which dojo is it, if I decide to stop by?"
"Kamiya Dojo desu."
Yahari.
"Arigato yo."
Kaoru and Misao left.
"What in god's name did you think you were doing?" yelled Chibiusa.
"Finding out the year." He said smugly.
Chibiusa stopped. "Okay you win." She conceded.
"Kyusuke, do you realize who that woman was?" asked Miharu.
"No, why?"
"She said her name was Kaoru, and she owned the Kamiya Dojo."
It was Kyusuke's turn to stop. "You mean she? You? Her?"
"Exactly"
"Am I missing something?" Chibiusa asked.
"That girl was—is—my great-great-grandmother." Explained Miharu.
"Chibiusa!"
All three looked around for the voice that hadn't come from either of them.
"Usagi! Minna!" cried out Chibiusa.
The children ran to their 'rescuers' with high hopes.
"What took you so long?" Chibiusa complained.
"Shut it, Chibiusa." Replied Usagi.
"Does this mean we can go back now?" asked Miharu.
"Hai," said Minako.
"That was easy," commented Makoto.
"Let's just get back where we belong," replied Ami.
"Amen to that," Rei sighed.
Minako held up the time key. "Guardian of time almighty father Chronus, please open the gate of time and grant us safe travel through the portal!"
Silence. More silence.
"What the hell? Why aren't you working you stupid piece of crap." Makoto and Rei had to stop Minako from letting out her rather violent frustrations on the time key.
"Why isn't it working, Ami?" asked Usagi.
"Does this mean we're stuck here?" asked Kyusuke.
Ami was rapidly typing on her computer trying to find the problem.
"There's some sort of energy interfering with the portal. It's similar to the power we use to access it but…it's different. I don't know where it's coming from."
"I'll contact Setsuna." Minako pulled out the communicator. "Setsuna? You there?"
"Hai, Venus, I hear you."
"We can't get back. A strange energy is interfering. Can you get a fix on it?"
"Yes, I can. Hen desu."
"Nan desu ka."
"This energy is nearly identical to my own power, only more powerful. Gomen nasai. I don't know how to get around it."
"Whaaaaaaaaah! We're stuck!" cried Usagi.
"Usagi shut up. Look at the bright side. If we're stuck you don't have to go back to school." Minako pointed out.
"Honto ni. Kakoi!"
"Baka," muttered Chibiusa.
"The energy seems to be focused in that time period. You'll have to remain there and find its source before you can return," said Setsuna over the communicator.
"Wakarimashita." Minako turned to everyone. "Looks like we're staying here a while."
"Where are we gonna go?" asked Rei. "We don't exactly have much money for a hotel."
"On the contrary. Everyone turn out your pockets," ordered Ami.
When they did they found that all together they had about 1,500 yen*.
"So what? That wouldn't buy all of us a room," said Makoto.
"You forget," replied Ami, "Money diminishes in value over time. Right now 1 yen is like 100 yen in our time."
"NANI?" everyone yelled.
"Holy crap, that means we have like 150,000 yen our time!" gawked Rei.
"Exactly. We're loaded," She said smiling.
"But where is there a good hotel?" asked Makoto.
"Usagi-chan? We met my grandmother here. She invited us to the family dojo." Miharu told them.
"Wait a minute," Luna spoke up.
Kyusuke and Miharu froze. Both had the same thought. Did that cat just TALK?
"Chibiusa? Did that cat just SAY something?" Kyusuke asked, starting to freak out just a little.
"Yup. Sorry, forgot to tell you about that." She said calmly.
"So, Chibiusa told you?" asked Usagi.
"Yes." Said Miharu
"Good. Saves us the trouble."
"Anyway," Luna continued, "I don't think it's a good idea to get involved with family, it could be dangerous."
"Oh come off it Luna. Do you realize how much Chibiusa has interfered with Mamo-chan and me? She's still here after all." Usagi pointed out.
Kyusuke and Miharu were lost again. "What does THAT mean?"
"Usagi isn't my cousin," confessed Chibiusa, "She's my mother."
Both Miharu and Kyusuke fell down.
SM + RK + me = no own See! I know my math.
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Chapter Four (1880)
Chibiusa had made their way to the shrine grounds. There was a few people milling about.
"We need a newspaper or something to that effect. It's not like we can just ask, 'Hey there, can you tell me what year it is?' without arousing suspicion." Said Chibusa.
"You're already suspicious, with your pink hair and that ball of yours floating behind you" Said Kyusuke.
Chibiusa grabbed the Luna P out of the air. "My mistake."
"Where we gonna find a newspaper?" asked Miharu.
"Awww, screw the newspaper I've got a better idea."
"Huh?"
He grabbed the Luna-p from Chibiusa, looked around and spotted two young women by merchant tables. Without a word he threw the Luna-P straight at the taller one. It hit her square in the back of her head.
"Itaiiii!" the girl yelped and fell down from the shock of the impact.
"Kaoru-chan!" her friend yelled as she rushed t check on her.
Kyusuke ran over to his 'victim'. Miharu and Chibiusa watched for a second with their jaws on the ground before following their friend.
Kyusuke plastered on his most apologetic face and showed so much concern for the young lady that he should have won an Oscar.
"Omigod, I'm so sorry miss. You're not hurt are you?"
Unfortunately, an Oscar winning performance didn't really seem to do much for the girl's friend who began shouting obscenities at him.
"Misao-chan, calm down, the kid said he was sorry."
Kyusuke then siezed his opportunity.
"Miss are you alright? What year is it?"
"I'm fine. It's the twelfth year of Meiji." She replied.
"Oh, I'm so glad!" he said adding a sniff for effect.
"Kyusuke you dummy what on earth are you doing?"
"Calm down Chibi."
"I'm very sorry miss, for my cousin's stupidity." Apologized Miharu bowing.
Kaoru stared at the blue hared girl. "You seem familiar to me. Onamae wa? Have we met?"
"My name's Miharu. No I haven't met you before." She replied.
"Honto ni? Hen desu."
"Who are you two?" asked Misao.
"My name is Chibiusa and that idiot is Kyusuke. Don't bemd at him, after all he can't help it if he's an idiot."
"HEY!" Kyusuke took on a cute little demon face as he fumed at Chibiusa.
"I'm Kaoru and this is Misao."
"Nice to meet you."
"Miharu-chan? Do you do kenjutsu?" asked Kaoru.
"You are wearing training clothes," Misao pointed out.
"I practice Kendo."
"Really? I own a dojo. Maybe you'll consider coming by sometime."
"Yeah sure." Said Kyusuke.
"Hey Kaoru, I think we should be getting home. Himura-san will have supper ready soon."
Himura?
"Anou, which dojo is it, if I decide to stop by?"
"Kamiya Dojo desu."
Yahari.
"Arigato yo."
Kaoru and Misao left.
"What in god's name did you think you were doing?" yelled Chibiusa.
"Finding out the year." He said smugly.
Chibiusa stopped. "Okay you win." She conceded.
"Kyusuke, do you realize who that woman was?" asked Miharu.
"No, why?"
"She said her name was Kaoru, and she owned the Kamiya Dojo."
It was Kyusuke's turn to stop. "You mean she? You? Her?"
"Exactly"
"Am I missing something?" Chibiusa asked.
"That girl was—is—my great-great-grandmother." Explained Miharu.
"Chibiusa!"
All three looked around for the voice that hadn't come from either of them.
"Usagi! Minna!" cried out Chibiusa.
The children ran to their 'rescuers' with high hopes.
"What took you so long?" Chibiusa complained.
"Shut it, Chibiusa." Replied Usagi.
"Does this mean we can go back now?" asked Miharu.
"Hai," said Minako.
"That was easy," commented Makoto.
"Let's just get back where we belong," replied Ami.
"Amen to that," Rei sighed.
Minako held up the time key. "Guardian of time almighty father Chronus, please open the gate of time and grant us safe travel through the portal!"
Silence. More silence.
"What the hell? Why aren't you working you stupid piece of crap." Makoto and Rei had to stop Minako from letting out her rather violent frustrations on the time key.
"Why isn't it working, Ami?" asked Usagi.
"Does this mean we're stuck here?" asked Kyusuke.
Ami was rapidly typing on her computer trying to find the problem.
"There's some sort of energy interfering with the portal. It's similar to the power we use to access it but…it's different. I don't know where it's coming from."
"I'll contact Setsuna." Minako pulled out the communicator. "Setsuna? You there?"
"Hai, Venus, I hear you."
"We can't get back. A strange energy is interfering. Can you get a fix on it?"
"Yes, I can. Hen desu."
"Nan desu ka."
"This energy is nearly identical to my own power, only more powerful. Gomen nasai. I don't know how to get around it."
"Whaaaaaaaaah! We're stuck!" cried Usagi.
"Usagi shut up. Look at the bright side. If we're stuck you don't have to go back to school." Minako pointed out.
"Honto ni. Kakoi!"
"Baka," muttered Chibiusa.
"The energy seems to be focused in that time period. You'll have to remain there and find its source before you can return," said Setsuna over the communicator.
"Wakarimashita." Minako turned to everyone. "Looks like we're staying here a while."
"Where are we gonna go?" asked Rei. "We don't exactly have much money for a hotel."
"On the contrary. Everyone turn out your pockets," ordered Ami.
When they did they found that all together they had about 1,500 yen*.
"So what? That wouldn't buy all of us a room," said Makoto.
"You forget," replied Ami, "Money diminishes in value over time. Right now 1 yen is like 100 yen in our time."
"NANI?" everyone yelled.
"Holy crap, that means we have like 150,000 yen our time!" gawked Rei.
"Exactly. We're loaded," She said smiling.
"But where is there a good hotel?" asked Makoto.
"Usagi-chan? We met my grandmother here. She invited us to the family dojo." Miharu told them.
"Wait a minute," Luna spoke up.
Kyusuke and Miharu froze. Both had the same thought. Did that cat just TALK?
"Chibiusa? Did that cat just SAY something?" Kyusuke asked, starting to freak out just a little.
"Yup. Sorry, forgot to tell you about that." She said calmly.
"So, Chibiusa told you?" asked Usagi.
"Yes." Said Miharu
"Good. Saves us the trouble."
"Anyway," Luna continued, "I don't think it's a good idea to get involved with family, it could be dangerous."
"Oh come off it Luna. Do you realize how much Chibiusa has interfered with Mamo-chan and me? She's still here after all." Usagi pointed out.
Kyusuke and Miharu were lost again. "What does THAT mean?"
"Usagi isn't my cousin," confessed Chibiusa, "She's my mother."
Both Miharu and Kyusuke fell down.