At Mia Koji's, Ryo and Serena had gotten to have their date, Serena is upstairs playing with the kittens, being Lunar cats meant they aged at a slower rate. Diana mews at her and Serena smiles and lays down, allowing all eight kittens to crawl all over her. Only Diana had a name so far, but Serena fully intended on giving the mischievous blue kitten to Rowen, as they seemed to be a match made in heaven. Artemis walks in, " Hey, Serena. "
" Artemis, when are you going to get around to naming the rest of your children? " Serena asks him.
Artemis sighs, " It's hard to come up with moon names though the white little girl is now Soleil. "
The aforementioned kitten mews in happiness at receiving her name. The blue one that Serena had picked out for Rowen looks at her and Serena sighs, " I think I have a name for the blue one, and it is quite fitting for him too, Sarpilo Muna, it means devious moon in Bengali. "
The blue kitten scrambles up her body and licks her face, liking his new name. Artemis chuckles, " Going to give him to Rowen, huh? "
" Is it that obvious? " Serena asks the elder feline.
" Yeah, and I figured Rowen deserved his own cat, especially seeing as how he has always remained loyal to you no matter what. " Artemis says.
Serena looks at a purple kitten and grabs her, " Your name is Yuèqiú, Chinese for moon. "
The purple kitten purrs in her hands and bounds off to play with Diana and Soleil. Sarpilo Muna stays near Serena, waiting for her to tell his new owner that he had a kitten. Artemis smiles, apparently Serena had been thinking on the name problem as well. A little red tom is racing around and inadvertently crashes into Ryo, " I'd have to say you should be named Spitfire, as rambunctious as you are. Though, of course, Rena and your dad get the final say for your name. "
" Hmm, Tsuki no tanki-sha, it works, and he can be Spitfire for short, he's now your responsibility, though Artemis still has to train him and the others. " Serena says.
Ryo smiles, " Spitfire of the Moon, huh, I like it. Good name for a guardian cat, of course we'll need to get in contact with Mau if we ever get back to your home dimension and Artemis can ask for eight more kittens that can be mates for these guys. That way we don't have the problem of inbreeding and Artemis should probably report Luna as well. "
The red tom kitten meows at his new name and then proceeds to demand his new owner pick him up. Ryo laughs as he complies with the demand, " Spitfire is definitely a good name for you. "
" Now, I just have three kittens to name, though I think I'll wait on them for a little longer. " Artemis says firmly.
" Better name them fast, something tells me things are going to heat up, fast, and I'm not sure if I like this. " Ryo says.
The three remaining unnamed kittens walk over to their father, one was pale yellow, and a little girl, the other two were boys, one cream colored and the other a deep ebony, " Well, the yellow one will be Selena. " Serena says.
Artemis looks at his remaining boys, " Well, the black one will be Carbo Lunae, and the cream colored one will be Lunaris Novae, Charcoal Moon and New Moon. "
All eight kittens run off to play and Artemis goes to watch them, and possibly train them as well. Serena just stays where she was, not feeling like moving just yet and Ryo smirks, sitting on her. The Moon Princess shakes her head at him, " Are you trying to get us into trouble? "
" Hey, you did remember to put a stop to the Lunarian Whammy, didn't you? " Ryo asks.
" Not until two hours after my prison dream experience. " Serena replies.
Ryo groans, " Damn, knowing our luck… "
" Yeah, I know. Plus, if there's trouble coming then you absolutely know the whammy has hit. " Serena states.
Ryo curses under his breath at this, it's not that he didn't want to be a father, he did, but the timing couldn't be worse, the only good thing about the whammy was that Serena wouldn't show until she went into labor, and they'd be out of school before then, thankfully. They both sense the spark of new life just then and both curse under their breath at this development. Though Ryo does take advantage of the fact that he had Serena right where he wanted her. The Moon Princess gives as good as she receives and can sense her Mercurian Prince enter the manor. Rowen, keep everyone downstairs or they will feel the wrath of the Pranking Queen.
Downstairs Rowen pales, " Guys, upstairs is off limit, 'less of course ya wanna git tha prank queen aft'ah ya. "
The other three freeze and Sammy, whom had come with them just heads out back with White Blaze, his sister was happy and that was all he cared about. Of course, there was no way in hell he was going to risk her wrath. Rowen sighs as the younger Tsukino walks outside, " Well, hell, Kayura an' the oth'ahs are gonna be here soon. "
" I am not gonna risk Serena's wrath. " Kento says.
" I'm not risking Ryo's wrath, they always head here Friday night so they can have some time to themselves. " Sage states.
Kayura and the Warlords pop in then and look at the guys, " Where's Ryo? "
Cye looks at them, " If you value your immortal lives then you will wait until he comes downstairs, otherwise you'll be dealing with a pissed of Ryo and Serena. "
They take seats in the living room and settle in to wait for Ryo to come down, which happened fifteen minutes later, Artemis and Serena were with him, Ryo takes a seat in the recliner and Serena sits on his lap while Artemis jumps up onto Sage's lap, " All right, what's going on? " Ryo demands as Sammy slips into the kitchen, Serena had taught him how to hide in the shadows so well that not even Kale had noticed him the times he had listened in on these meetings.
Kayura sighs at this, " I have received a call for help that I have accepted, due to the fact that one of the Lords of the Nether Realm escaped from our dimension and traveled to a different one. "
Ryo curses, " I hate it when I'm right. Serena comes and so does Artemis, end of discussion. "
The seasonals know a command when they hear one, Ryo was exerting his authority as the Terran Prince. The guys keep quiet, knowing he had his reasons for taking her, other than the fact that he would go insane from missing her. Serena knew his true reason, she couldn't be separated from him for long, not with a baby in the picture. Ryo wouldn't risk her or their child. Though Rowen may well suspect the true reason Ryo was bringing her along. " Well, the guys have already given me their stuff. Do you two have anything to bring along? " Kayura asks.
" We're good, subspace pockets are quite handy, Serena keeps at least a month's worth of clothes, medical supplies, nonperishable foods, water, and things to give water flavor. I keep the same amount of clothes in mine, along with my soccer gear and anything I don't want the guys finding. " Ryo says.
Artemis looks at Serena, " Do you have tuna in there for me? "
" Of course I do, Artemis, I always make sure to have cat food and treats in my subspace pocket along with cat toys now. " Serena replies.
They all gather around Kayura and she transports them away. White Blaze having joined the circle just in the nick of time. Sammy sighs as he stares at where they had been, " Be safe, sis, and good luck! "
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Ronin Warriors.