Usagi pulled Mamoru into the hall and after closing the door behind them she pointed to Zach and Kevin's apartment. [I want to catch myself up. Everyone has been focusing on us and the bond.]
[With good reason.]
[But if I know the generals as well as I think I do they have all the information we have so far laid out.]
Mamoru nodded and as he was about to reach into his pocket for the key to the general's apartment, he felt them approaching. [They are in the elevator.]
The elevator dinged and Zach and Nathan stepped off. They smiled as they came closer, "Hey, Endy."
"Hey, guys. So, we were just discussing what we knew about Chibi-Usa." Mamoru greeted.
"Oh, yeah. We really haven't had time to discuss that with you two with all that has been going on with the bond. Well come on in and we can go over it with you." Zach said unlocking his apartment.
The four entered the living room and Zach pulled out the board showing the map of where she had shown up and where they found her. There was also a list of traits and notes on theories. "Looks like Jason added some additional information."
"She got her hairstyle from her mother, and says it is a family trademark." Zach read questioningly.
"Parents are working abroad?" Nathan read.
"That is part of the lie she put in my parent's head." Usagi explained.
"Eats like Usagi," Nathan read trying not to laugh.
"Able to hide from Terran tracking powers," Zach continued.
"Family has cats," Mamoru read curiously. [Between this and the hair I strongly suspect a relation to the lunar family.]
[The fact that she is able to block your powers leads to a connection to the Rhea family.]
"We have theorized that somehow she is related to the two of you," Zach said turning away from the board.
"But how?" Usagi asked allowed.
The boys shrugged. "We will just have to pray that she opens up and fills in the gaps enough for us to figure out the answers." Mamoru said hugging her from behind, as they continued to examine the information.
[None of this makes sense with what we know.] Usagi thought, revealing her frustration.
[The only answer that makes sense is if she comes from OUR future.] Mamoru responded still unsure how that would be possible. Despite his confusion, the thought of a future child of theirs coming back in time made him smile, as it meant that they get their happily ever after. He then frowned as the realization of how damaged the child was and couldn't help but feel guilty for that. [How could I have failed my family so horrendously?]
Usagi turned to face him still in his embrace, [Hey? Hey, we don't know that. For all we know it was me that failed our family.]
Mamoru then laughed making the generals aware of the discussion they were being left out of. [What is so funny? How is me failing our family funny?]
[No. Not at all. What I am laughing at, is when did we start referring to Chibi-Usa as our daughter as if that was a fact? Does that mean we believe that somehow our future daughter came back in time?]
Usagi froze. [He is right. When did that become a fact? Do I believe that?] Mamoru watched silently for even though he could hear her in his head, he chose to respect her privacy as much as possible. Suddenly she started laughing, a smile breaking across her face as she hugged him and then leaned up for a kiss. [We have a daughter.]
[And she is as beautiful and wonderful as her mother.] Usagi smiled at his comment. Sensing the generals' stares caused him to chuckle. [Should we let them in on our conclusions?]
She shook her head as she kissed him again. [Let them figure it out in their own time, It would be like telling them about what we do in our dreams.]
Mamoru smiled and picked her up and without a word started toward the door. Zach and Nathan moved to stop them as they knew they were missing some important information and their concern that the couple was going to do once they were alone in Mamoru's apartment. Mamoru looked up to see what was blocking his way and growled at the two friends. "We aren't going to let you two be alone like this."
Nathan nodded, "If we did, we would have no short of three people lined up to kill us."
"You better bet your lives you would, and we might even bring you back to kill you again." Kevin said, coming through the door.
Suddenly the three generals jumped as they felt the power of two aggressive senshi enter the apartment behind Kevin. Endymion had taken over his modern form and glared at the senshi of love and thunder that were now also trying to prevent him from achieving his goal. Serenity soothed him from her place in his arms while asking aloud, "What brings you all here?"
"We had come for a tactical update on the information that had already been gathered," Jupiter started.
"It appears that I have returned just in time. Endymion! Put her down and step away." Ishtar commanded.
"I am not yours to command, Ishtar." Endymion growled despite Serenity's best efforts to de-escalate the situation.
"Endymion, think about this. Is this really the way you want to take her virginity? Lost in possessive emotions." Ami said from behind the group, trying to bring reason to the Prince.
He put Serenity down and growled moving back into the apartment. He made it no more than three feet before they both started showing signs of headaches. Causing the senshi to look at the generals and Ishtar for answers. "The Soul-Bond!" Ishtar said answering the unanswered question.
Endymion stumbled backwards as Mamoru took control back. Mamoru prayed his crazy idea would work and started focusing on his dream from this morning. This was extremely difficult because getting to close to Serenity and Endymion would take over again, but the headache made focusing almost impossible.
Nathan and Zach moved to catch Mamoru as he collapsed from the effort and slowly moved him to the couch watching as Usagi returned and waved her senshi off, looking with concern as her boyfriend was carried unconscious away from her. "I am fine. Whatever Mamo-chan did seems to have done the job."
Usagi took a seat at the breakfast bar her gaze never wavering from her boyfriend's unconscious form. Ami and Minako checked on her before moving to the board and letting Kevin and Nathan explain where the information came from and how they believed it to be relevant. Makoto stood near Usagi and listened to the boys explain what they had missed while studying Nathan from a distance. Zach checked on Mamoru and made several trips between he kitchen and bathroom, getting a cold cloth for his forehead, an icepack for his head and a cup of water and Tylenol which he also offered to Usagi.
Jason popped his head in," Woah! What happened to my invite to this party?"
"What can we do for you, General Jadite?" Usagi asked still not letting her gaze leave Mamoru's sleeping form.
"Roselyn and I are going to take Chibi-Usa home and ask them if you could stay with Roselyn this week as she is new to Tokyo and attending the same school with you." Usagi nodded her approval and after he sends his roommate a look that said [You had better explain,] He left on his self-assigned mission.
