A New Hope
Chapter eleven: A meeting, and A plan.
Setsuna Meioh looked up sternly, eyes flashing.
"The last of the scouts has been found" She said. Haruna and Rina, who was now living with them, looked up at her.
"What do we do now?" Rina asked.
"We take a trip" Setsuna said. "It is time to reunite all the scouts once more"
Aya sat on the bed, troubled. She couldn't believe she was a sailor scout. Sailor Neptune had been known for her kindness and her beautiful violin playing. Aya looked over at her own violin, wondering if she could play as well as the original Sailor Neptune.
"It's a lot to take in, isn't it?" Luna asked. "I haven't dropped a bombshell like that in a very long time" Aya shrugged.
"It will take some getting used to" She said. She turned to Luna. "Do you miss her?"
"I was never as close to Neptune and the outers as I was to the inners, but yes I do miss her. I miss all of the scouts, and I have no idea whether any of them survived the battle" Suddenly there was another knock on the door.
"Stay here" Aya instructed, "Incase the soldiers are back" When Aya opened the door, she found two young women and a teenager standing on the doorstep.
"May I help you?" She asked.
"May we come in?" the older woman asked without answering her question. Aya nodded and allowed them to enter her home.
"Would you like some tea?" Aya asked.
"Aya, who is at the..." Luna trailed off as she limped into the living room.
"Setsuna" She whispered, unsure of whether or not she was dreaming. The older woman smiled at her.
"Luna, it's good to see you again" Aya dropped the teapot and it shattered. They turned in her direction.
"You three are Sailor scouts?" She asked. Setsuna nodded.
"I am Sailor Pluto, these are Sailor Saturn and Sailor Uranus, also known as Setsuna, Rina and Haruna in this life time" She replied. Aya turned to face Haruna and smiled shakily.
"I am sorry for the loss of Michiru" She said quietly. Haruna attempted a feeble smile.
"It's okay" She said. "Anyway, we came here because we need to meet with all the scouts. Everyone has been found. Mars and Venus have been training the new scouts" Luna gasped.
"Mars and Venus are alive?" She asked, unable to believe it. Setsuna nodded.
"We have to go" She said. "We need to stop Diamond!"
Ikuko was washing dishes while the others trained when she heard a knock at the door. Wondering who it could be, she wiped her hands on a towel and opened the door. Upon seeing the visitors, she promptly fainted.
When Ikuko came to, she heard whispered voices next to her.
"Time to wake up sleepy-head" Ikuko opened her eyes to see Luna staring down at her.
"It's not possible" She whispered, sitting. "Your supposed to be dead" Luna shook her head.
"Now, suppose you tell us where everyone else is" She said grinning. Ikuko looked at the other smiling faces and cracked a small smile.
"They are training" She said quietly. "I'll take you to the training room"
Sailor Diana was fighting with Sailor Jupiter and both were doing extremely good until Diana spotted something out of the corner of her eye. Ikuko had entered the training grounds, but she was chatting with several women, one of who was....her mother. Diana felt tears spring to her eyes and her Sailor form faded to civillian.
"Diana, what's wrong?" Eri asked, also detransforming. She turned to see what Diana was staring at and her mouth fell open. It couldn't be Luna, could it? Diana left the training ring and walked over to the group, tears still shimmering in her eyes. Luna also had tears in her eyes.
"Mother" Diana whispered. Luna nodded. Diana through her arms around her mother and began crying openly. "I thought you were dead" She sobbed.
"Diamond wanted everyone to believe we were dead" Luna replied. Diana looked up at her.
"Is father with you?" She asked. Luna sadly shook her head.
"He died, three days ago" She said softly. Diana hugged her again.
"I thought I'd never see you again" She said.
Once all the introductions had been done, The group sat down to discuss thier battle stratedgy.
"How are we going to defeat Diamond?" Rika asked.
"I think I have an idea" Setsuna said. "But one way to defeat Diamond is with the crystal. Do you have it?" Rika shook her head.
"No one knows where it is" She said.
"Diamond has it" Luna replied. "When he killed the Queen, he took it. It almost killed him, so he concealed it in glass. He doesn't want any possibility of Sailor Moon returning"
"Then we will have to take it by force" Rika said firmly. "We must find a way to enter the castle"
"I have an idea" Eri said. "Diamond is looking for some maids, since he fired two of them. Ai, Rina and I can all apply. If we get the jobs, we'll be close to the crystal"
"There is only one way for that to work. Diamond will enter your mind to see if you are trust worthy, he can also sense a scout's presence" Luna replied. "I will have to teach you how to cloak your mind and hide your aura."
"Lets do this" Ai said firmly. "Diamond's going down"