"What do you mean Take took off on her own!?" Akane shouted.
"Trust me, Akane! I would have gone with her, but she made me come back to you guys." Neko shouted back. Satsuki collapsed into the nearby chair.
"Don' worry, Satsuki- San. We'll find her." Rumiko said.
"It's not only that. Two more stars vanished."
The other three stared at Satsuki.
"Who was it?" Akane asked.
"You're not going to believe me…"
"Try me…"
Satsuki took a deep breath.
"Uranus and Neptune…"
The Zodiac stood shocked.
(Out in Space)
"Well done Sapphire." The Pegasus said, as Sapphire presented him with two Sailor Crystals.
"I'm glad that you are pleased, my lord." Sapphire said. She was pleased that all of her powers were returned. Even the combined efforts of Sailor Uranus and Neptune were no match for her.
"And how do you far, Ruby?" the Pegasus asked.
"They're on the move. I'll head them off and finish business there." Ruby said, as she faded into the shadows.
The only one that wasn't present was Opal.
(In Tokyo)
The Zodiac zoomed through the wet city. Their missing comrade left no clues as to where she disappeared.
"She's got to here somewhere." Aries said. "Does the water of Atlantis sense anything, Aquarius?"
"No…" Aquarius replied softly.
"Let's keep going." Libra said. "She could have de- transformed."
"Right." The other three replied and they continued to search for Take.
(Mamoru's apartment)
"Usagi, you know that they only care about you." Mamoru said. Usagi, Chibi Usa, and Luna went over to Mamoru's apartment to explain the current situation.
"But you know Haruka and Michiru. They can get things way out of hand!" Chibi Usa said.
"I'm just worried they're going to do something to hurt her is all." Usagi said.
"You just need to relax, Usagi." Luna said.
A cat was sitting outside in the rain, its deep blue eyes overlooking the scene before it.
There was a knock at the door.
"Who could that be?" Mamoru said, as he went up to answer the door.
When he opened it, Maru was standing outside, with Take wrapped in his jacket. They both were drenched.
"Mamoru- San…"
"Hurry and come it." Mamoru said, as he led them through the apartment. No one but Luna and the mysterious cat noticed the pen that fell out of Take's pocket.
"Take- Chan!" Usagi said in a panic. "What happened!?"
Maru laid Take down on Mamoru's bed.
"I don't know. I was on my way home from work, and I found her." Maru said, as he covered Take with a blanket. She was still unconscious. Luna pounced on the pen.
This symbol… Luna said. The pen was a dark blue in color and it was shaped like Pluto's time staff. The heart on top had the astrological symbol of earth in the gem.
Then, the window blew opened, and a Siamese cat pushed Luna away from the pen.
Usagi, Mamoru, Chibi Usa, and Maru looked up to see the commotion. Luna stared at the cat in disbelief as the cat continued to hiss at Luna.
"Kiki…?" Luna said.
"Did that cat just talk?" Maru asked.
The Siamese cat softened up.
"Luna?" The cat said her voice like a teenage American girl.
"Luna, who's this?" Usagi asked. Kiki clawed at Usagi, who was trying to reach of the pen.
"Back off!" Kiki shouted.
"Who are you?" Chibi Usa asked.
Kiki ignored the question and jumped onto the bed.
"Take- Chan… can you hear me?" the cat said.
"Kiki! Where are your manners!?" Luna said.
Kiki stared at Luna.
"Sorry… sister."
"Sister!?" Usagi shrieked.
Kiki presented herself formally before Usagi and Mamoru.
'Forgive me for my rude behavior. My name is Kiki. I'm Luna's younger sister. Please to meet you, Princess Serenity, and to you, Prince Endymion, it's nice to see you alive and well…"
"This is way over my head." Maru said, as he pushed some stray strands of silver hair out of his eyes. HE continued to look at Take.
Why is she so familiar? I know I work with her, but there's something strange about her. like something from a past life…Maru thought to himself.
(Take's Dreams)
Take continued to run through the soft blizzard of sakura petals.
This place…it's so familiar? Take thought to herself. Then, a giant palace appeared before her. Near one of the higher windows, a giant sakura tree stood nearby. A little black haired girl started to climb onto one of its long limbs.
"Princess! Princess! Where are you?" a voice called out.
The little girl laughed.
"No way Aqua- San is going to find me now!" the girl said to herself.
Is that the… Take thought to herself. The little girl ran through her.
"This is a vision of the past?" Take said, surprised that her voice was gone.
"Endy! Where are you?" a woman's voice called out. Take looked ahead. In the place of the little girl was a grown woman with the same black hair, only it grew to be below her knees.
"Are you the…" before Take was able to finish her sentence, let alone see the woman's face, everything went black. Now she saw a door in the vast emptiness. And a cold voice called out.
"None shall exit this galaxy. Nor will anyone enter. The penalty for seeing the galaxy Guardian… is death." A bright light was heading for Take.
"No!!!!"
(End of Dream)
Take shot up from the bed, sweating.
"Take- Chan! Are you alright?" Usagi said.
Take held on to her head. Man, what a head ache…
"Wh...where am i?" Take asked.
"You're in my apartment." Mamoru said. Kiki jumped into Take's lap.
"Take- Chan, we got a lot of explaining to do." Kiki said.
Mamoru looked around the apartment. Maru was asleep on the couch so they didn't need to worry about him overhearing. Take sighed. She took the transformation pen from Kiki and placed it back into her pocket. She took a deep breath.
"So… you all are probably wondering about me now…"