Silent Bridges of dawn:
Mina looked at the closed until further notice sign hanging on the inside of the locked entrance of the Cafe. She recalled Dann telling her they needed to get rid of the 13 spirits in Galaxy Cauldron. His brother and father will be away for a few weeks to do so. This meant the cafe was going to be locked up and they wouldn't be showing up. Weighed heavily on her since she came to life hanging out within those walls. Speaking as an animal guardian, she wasn't a cat while talking about a life away from her parents.
"I was kinda liking the free meals I got from here," Sadge's voice startled her, "Ben can cook and all, but Angel's meals were on a whole another level."
"Hi?l" She waved at him.
"Got done taking Amiri to school and picking up mail," Sadge showed her what he held, "This domestic thing, I like it."
"Ok." She stared at him.
"I'll buy lunch," He offered, "We both need to eat?"
She took him on his offer to eat since she would be returning to an empty house. Her brother and his fiancé were staying over within the grounds of Crystal Palace. Some official duty had called for Enstatite to be present beside his dad. Leaving Mina to fend for herself for one night with her uncles.
"Here," Sadge handed her a cell phone, "Call whoever it is you're spending lunch with me."
She quietly accepted the phone and sent a text to her uncles about spending the evening with Sadge. Got her a smiley face from her brother and thumbs up from her Anil. Left her to hand his phone back about their day. Going unaware of news reports about a stray Daimon spotted down by the industrial zone. Made from infusing a piece of construction equipment with a daemon egg. Didn't get far while repeating the words over and over. Since a cluster of silvery black butterflies ended it before he claimed a heart crystal.
Left Nephrite to act quickly to find the source when he guessed the stray Daimon was a left over from the Death Buster. It had been close enough to Mugen High School ground zero, still empty even after 7 years since the final showdown with Pharaoh 90. Those things left a mark, and well, daemon eggs left encased under thirty tons of debris did not help reconstruction. Every few years some enterprising firm set out to repopulate that highly coveted piece of land, and every time they quietly stopped working and moved on.
Finding signs the area had already been visited from depressions in the dirt where equipment once sat. A made shift tunnel that went miles under thirty tons of debris. Stopped at where daemon eggs were collected in a trashed lab. Signs showed someone had taken a large number of the eggs and copied Professor Tomoe's research. Worried Nephrite when he wrote out the e submitting it to fellow Shitennou as his crew worked, securely.
8*8
Grounds of Hikawa Shrine was where a playdate for Reika's nephew, Second Princess, and Sadge's son was happening. mina didn't have to try hard to convince Kousagi's nanny to watch her for a day. Reika's great- grandfather loved the idea of Inosilicate making friends. Sadge was up to see his son bonding with more kids his own age.
"Hey!" Mina greeted Amiri and Sadge at the top of the stairs, "OMG! He looked just like Ben and you."
"What do we say to nice lady." Sadge whispered to Amiri.
"I am Amiri," He stayed tucked in Sadge's arms.
His combed mop of hair framed his angelic face when he shied away from Mina. She wanted to hold him in her own arms and just bounce him on her hip. Made Sadge laugh so loud when he put his son down onto his feet.
"Go find your new friends," Sadge nodded his head, "I'll join you later. Ok?"
Even when he nodded his head had Mina gushing at how cute he looked before he fan off. Sadge apologized for Ben not being present for this first of their kid. A sudden work related incident came up with his background in archeology. He had to dump all the housework and child care on him.
"Yea, my brother heard it was the former grounds for some High School." Mina couldn't recall completely.
"Hope it's not that bad." Sadge adjusted a strap.
He then shrugged off a leather handle of a tote he was carrying to pull out pre- packaged fruit. A gift he had his family help him put together for her. She happily accepted when she noticed blueberries and strawberries. Had she showing him further onto the grounds to find Reika and her great- grandfather.
"Great idea!" Reika's great- grandfather watched the three, "So much youth in one place."
He watched the second princess and his great- grandson introduce themselves to this new face. One showed off her newly acquired bunny shaped brooch. Others bragged about how his auntie Reika is making a new friend.
"Kousagi. Inosilicate." Amiri pointed at them after listening to their names.
"Amiri." Kousagi and Inosilicate pointed at him.
Led to them running past the temple building where a woman with a headscarf stood. She pulled a sealed jar holding a single Daimon pod from her tote bag.
"Get rid of this girl," Women grew annoyed at the sight of Sadge and Mina interacting, "Bring me a pure heart crystal in the process."
She went on to carelessly drop the jar before revealing it was made of glass to release the pod. Acting as a guide for aiming it toward the children nearby without a care. Allowing it to float toward a ring-tossing game laying about. Which triggered the fusing process with these unnamed women wishing children good luck. As she quietly ran from the screen once the newly formed Daimon was formed. Screeching about wanting the children's pure heart so loudly when formed. Amiri lost control of his ability for wind and blew the thing away from them.
Right at the feet of Mina sharing the fruit gift from Sadge with Reika's great- grandfather. Ticked off Sadge when the Daimon screeched about their heart crystals upon landing. Which had him tapping the gemstone of his lapel pin to transform into Knight Stella Gale. Rather angry that his kids' play date was getting ruined by a Daimon.
"Let's play," He dared the Daimon to come at him, "I am ready to crush you."
Mina had to get Reika's great- grandfather out of the way of this problem with the children joining him. He didn't think twice about being kept out of danger. He kept the kids from crying while looking for a phone to call a certain number. Also her taking hold of her golden heart link chain.
"Hey ugly," Sailor Venus tossed her ring, "Venus Chain! Bound."
Shot out a small plastic green ring to blank the end of the chain without turning toward her direction. When the chain was entangled up by the ring when they collided, it dropped to the ground.
"Give me your heart." Daimon screeched at her.
Got Sailor Venus encased in single plastic rings of red coloring with her unable to move her hands or feet. She wiggled her hardest to get free, feeling the rings getting tighter and tighter, as Daimon revealed its black star tattoo. Out shot this black beam of energy in the shape of a fire pointed star. Pierced her chest in searing manner just digging further into her chest. Her screams of pain alone when she couldn't keep quiet any longer, grew in volume.
"Draft Burst." Knight Stella Gale launched a wind current to knock the Daimon down, "I warned you to stay down and now I am angry."
A glittering heart crystal pulled off Sailor Venus laid against her chest when Knight Stella Gale came to her. She freed her of plastic rings that encased her form as he fell into his arms. Her lack of movement worried him when he was gentle in handling her and her heart crystal. Kissed her forehead when he carefully placed her near crystal back into her chest. When her gloved finger flitched and spark in her eyes returned, he smiled.
"I think this belongs to you." He returned Sailor Venus her chain after scooping it up.
"Thanks …" She is weak.
Daimon could be heard screeching when Sailor Venus regained herself within those seconds in Knight Stella Gale's arms. Taking a firm grip of her heart link chain made of gold when she stood up.
"Again?" Knight Stella Gale asked Sailor Venus.
"Gladly." Sailor Venus accepts her chain from him.
She noticed the plastic ring still entangled at the end of her chance with an idea forming in her head. Knight Stella Gale liked her plan when told as they tried dodging. Same red rings made of plastic came after them at random intervals.
8*8
Ben finally got to spend time with his son and Sadge at Hikawa Shrine like he wanted. When he was called by Rieka's great- grandfather over a monster attacking. He got just when the pod broke and the toss ring game returned to normal.
"You sure it was a woman wearing a scarf?" He asked Kousagi, Inosilicate, and Amiri.
"She looked angry." Inosilicate recalled her mood.
"More like constipation." Kousagi recalled her expression.
They weren't any help in getting any kind of information about the women who released this pod. Going on about the tote bag and scarf she wore were brightly coldes. How she carried a reserved body language when she moved pass them.
"You can go back to playing." Ben dismissed the trio.
He was hugged by his son before he ran off with the rest To part of the temple that wasn't a crime scene. Completely unphased by what just happened to them all. Gave Sadge a calming sense when he looked at the broken pod. Held now within a plastic storage bag that Rieka's great- grandfather supplied.
"Everything ok?" Mina asked him.
"Usual feelings," He answered, "Going to new …"
He was cut when he felt her trying to give him a hug when he felt her arms barely around him. He smirked when down went the sealed bag to find her trying to hug him.
"Hello. Hello." Anil asks upon greeting Mina.
"Your uncle is Knight Wazzar?" Sadge asked Mina.
"He's engaged to my brother and has been a supportive partner." She happily replied.
"Let's salvage this day," Anil offered, "Would you like to come over and have some tea?"
Ben would end up meeting another one of Sadge's allies in the form of Enstatite's Fiancé. Mina happily encouraged him to cover over for tea and talk. Asking if he could give up the whole Crystal Sentry role for a better role.
