Yes, the thing you've all been waiting for.. ;P Anyway, it's 3 am, so
there's prob'ly alot of spelling errors which someone *coughErincough* can
correct. ;)

      On another note, I'll looking for a pre-reader (possible a co-writer)
for my Sailormoon/Anita Blake Mega Crossover/Fusion. You would, of course,
need to know something about the 'Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter' book series by
Laurell K. Hamilton (Arigato, Azusa-chan, for getting me hooked! ;) and
something about Sailormoon. I'll also considering throwing in a few other
anime series for fun. ;)~ This is still in the idea stages, so... if it sounds
really stupid, please tell me. :)

      As always, C&C, MSTs, flames ;), etc. are appreciated. Thanks! :)
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a Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon series
 Forgotten Future .. Forbidden Past
              ....seven.... 

Sailormoon is property of Takeuchi
Naoko-sama, Kodansha, and all those
other nice people. Please don't sue me. ;)

Other characters are mine, shouldn't
be used without my permission, etc.

Previous chapters can be located at
http://members.aol.com/LadyIceI/fanfics.html
or
http://members.tripod.com/~tina97

Thanks for reading! :)
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      Makoto Kino was angry.

      Not just angry, furious. After searching the palace for five hours, she
still hadn't found any clue as to Shinju's whereabouts. On top of that,
Michiru had refused to see her, stating that there was an "emergency"
currently in progress. 

      'Damn her. Damn them all!' Makoto's fist slammed into the wall, leaving
a small indent in the otherwise beautifully decorated hallway. Her knuckles
had turned a fiery red, but she let the arm drop to her side, her expression
emotionless.

      "Elder Jupiter! Elder Jupiter!" the call was frantic, frightened with a
tinge of something else. Panic, was it?

      "What is it?" she said it rather calmly, unusual in her current state,
turning her head in the direction of the frenzied servant. The name of the man
was on the tip of her tongue, but after a few moments of trying to remember
it, she shrugged resignedly. Her hand reflexively looked for the cigarettes
that she kept in her pocket. Unfortunately, the pack had been used up long
ago.

      "I'm not sure," he wrung his hands, and gave her a pathetically confused
glance, "Elder Mars told me to find you immediately. She says it's an
emergency.."

      Makoto frowned slightly, but still continued her previous actions, which
consisted of staring at the servant and thinking that he looked just like her
s--

      "Damn," she muttered, looking cross. She hadn't had a thought like that
in over 25 years...

      "E-Elder Jupiter?" He had turned a very odd shade of gray. "P-please...
I don't want the General to be angry with me." 

      Makoto sighed then, and nodded, and the man looked like he was going to
fall to his knees and give thanks. "Look, you're fine. No one's going to hurt
you." She walked purposely past him, causing him to have to run to catch up.
She inclined her eyes in his direction, frown creasing her forehead.

      "Now tell me, what is actually going on?"
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      A large burst of energy sent another piece of the compound flying, along
with several Guard Senshi. Hotaru frowned, noticing the large tear in her
leather jacket as she dusted herself off. 

      "Elder Saturn! I lay my life before you!" A man of stature more petite
than Hotaru's threw himself at her feet, throwing his arms outward in a "You
are my Goddess! Do with me what you will!" gesture. 

      After a few moments of silence, the man looked up to see Hotaru's
Silence Glaive inches from his forehead, in a pose he found frighteningly
familiar. 

      "I-I'll just go now," he stumbled away from her, on hands and knees, and
sobbed with relief when the sigil of Saturn on her forehead slowly died away,
and she stopped looking at him.

      'A disgrace,' she thought, anger draining out of her. She shook her
head, and continued further into the compound on her quest to find, and aid,
Emmeline.


      Truthfully, Neo-Jupiter was doing just fine on her own. In fact, she was
doing more than fine. Half of the attacking Senshi had already been wiped out,
and the last few brave ones that remained were faced with Emmeline's growing
irritation.

      "Idiots," she hissed, amber eyes smoldering. "Are you so eager for
death? Run away while you still can...."

      A particularly brave, and rather handsome "idiot" took a hesitant step
forward, and raised a hand in her direction. "Sailor Neo-Jupiter, please,
listen to reason. Something has happened to you... can't you see that? Doctor
Gurio can help..."

      Emmeline laughed suddenly, the familiar smirk appearing on her face.
"Really, dear, you shouldn't try to say anything intelligent. You're just here
to be seen.. not heard. That goes for all of you males," She sent a mock-stern
look at the rest of the men. "Of course, you ugly ones," here she gestured at
a small man with a pronounced belly, "should be locked up in a little hole,
never to be seen again."

      "E-excuse me?" The handsome one blinked, then maintained a firmer grip
on his gun. "I'll only give you one more warning, Emmeline-san..." 

      Emmeline scowled at him. Come to think of it, she really didn't want to
kill him. 'I dated him at one time, didn't I? Now what was his name...
Hotohori? No, that was the narcissist. Kurama? No, that was--'

      "Need some help?" 

      Emmeline half-turned, and raised an eyebrow when she saw who it was.
"Ah.. the enigmatic Hotaru Tomoe. It's been awhile, Saturn..."

      It was at about this point that one of the Guard Senshi let off a shot.
This seemed to be an invitation for the others to have a go at it, as well,
and all five of the remaining guards began shooting wildly, their bullets
riccocheting off the steel-enforced doorframe, and penetrating the side walls.

      One stray bullet happened to graze Emmeline's arm, and she dove,
cursing, behind the two-way mirror she had previously blown a hole through.
Hotaru, on the other hand, calmly raised her hand, and whispered, "Silent
Wall."

      Immediately, intertwining strings of violet tinged energy began
formulating into an invisible shield. When the shield was fully in place,
Hotaru glaced at Emmeline and asked, "Once you're finished cowering, would you
mind telling me what you'd like to do with these people? It seemed you were
having a detailed conversation with one of them before I came in."

      Emmeline scowled once again, this time directing it at Hotaru, and
stared into the other woman's violet eyes, looking for the hint of sarcasm. "I
wasn't cowering," she sniffed, finally, "And that guy was my old sempai...
My.. wha?" She screwed her eyes shut, clutching her head. 'He... was right...'

      "Emmeline no baka."

      She looked up at Hotaru's calm face, mouth agape. "Did you... what did
you just say?"

      Hotaru sighed. "Can we save this for after we get out of here? Now, I
think everyone would appreciate it if you would do something about them..."
She gestured to the Guard Senshi, who were still firing their guns aimlessly.
"Before one of them remembers any other attack methods."

      Emmeline staggered to her feet, ignoring the blood that had soaked the
side of her fuku, and glared at the men. They suddenly stopped firing, and
each fell back a few paces, looking nervous.

      "Neo-Jupiter... Dark Rain... Annihilation!"

      It was almost as if a black cloud had formed over the men's heads,
because suddenly rain fell from the center of the room in sheets, punctuated
by a crack of lightning. Several of the men were hit by the white-hot bolts of
light, and stumbled, screaming from the room, their guns, and prey forgotten.

      The handsome one still remained standing until the very end, however,
and even tried a few careful steps towards Neo-Jupiter. Unfortunately, the
raging weather in the room wouldn't allow him to defy its will, and finally a
piece of hail struck him in the head, and he lay on the ground, unconscious.

      When everything had returned to normal, Hotaru banished the Silent Wall,
and gave Emmeline an appraising glance. "Interesting. I had no idea you new,"
she didn't say the word "new" like it meant much, "Senshi had that kind of
power."

      "Well, I... got it from my mother." Emmeline smiled brilliantly, then
prompty fainted. 
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      The meeting was held in Rei's quarters. Other than the two Neo-Senshi,
Venus and Mars, Elder Neptune and Elder Jupiter, it was mainly attended by
people Rei had never met before. So she was thoroughly peeved when one of them
tried to usurp her command. 

      "Miss Hokuto," she said coldly, purposely not addressing the woman by
her proper title, "I am, and will always be, in command here... and unless
Serenity herself comes down here and tells me otherwise, I would suggest that
you do not question my authority again."

      Hokuto looked sullen, but nodded slowly, averting her eyes from Rei's.

      'I must think of a proper punishment for that one,' Rei thought, as she
sent a small, twisted smile in the other woman's direction.

      "Rei," Makoto said impatiently, "What the hell is going on?"

      Elder Mars frowned, and cast a disapproving look in Makoto's direction.
"I would appreciate you addressing me with my proper title," she said stiffly,
then continued, "But really, Jupiter, if I pulled you away from your gardener,
I am truly sorry."

      Makoto balled her hands into fists, but remained silent.

      "Now, in response to your so eloquently put question, it seems we have a
rogue Senshi on her hands. Minako," she stopped, and the hint of some emotion
appeared in her eyes, "Minako is dead.

      Makoto froze, disbelief written clearly across her face. Michiru gave a
small frown, still looking intently at Rei, while the two Neo-Senshi clung to
each other, their eyes red-rimmed, with the hint of shame due to the comrade
who had disgraced them.

      "What? Minako... How is this possible?" Makoto looked pale, then anger
left its mark on her with thr blush that rose to her cheeks. "Who did this?"

      "Elder Venus was found in a sub-basement by Doctor Gurio Umino. Umino-
kun then logged it in with our AI," she continued
conversationally,"Apparently, she was found with a knife in her chest, and the
Senshi known Neo-Moon holding it."

      "Neo-Moon?" Michiru finally spoke, a soft whisper that gave no clue as
to what she was thinking. "Daburu Mizuno, Ami Mizuno's daughter."

      "Yes," Rei agreed, nodding slightly. Anger suddenly flared to life in
her eyes. "She is a disgrace to us all. She was my pupil, and I will be more
than happy to kill her myself," she said vehemently.

      "No. I don't understand." Makoto eyed Rei, distrustfully. "Why wouldn't
Umino have tried to save Minako, if he saw her being killed? And Minako and
Daburu," Makoto frowned, "they were friends."

      "If you want to see Minako's body," Rei said curtly, "go to the morgue.
I'm going after the girl. Who is coming with me?" She turned to the silent
Neo-Senshi. "You?" She glanced over at Michiru, Hokuto, and the others. "You?
Or will I avenge Minako Aino on my own?"

      "We'll come with you," Neo-Mars spoke up suddenly, sounding choked with
emotion. "We must bring Daburu to justice." Neo-Venus nodded grimly in
agreement.

      "I will come with you as well," Michiru said softly. "As will Lady
Hokuto, and the others. We will not let the girl go unpunished."

      "Very good," Elder Mars smiled, truly a mere baring of the teeth. "I
will meet you outside of the palace. I know the girl has already began to
attempt her escape.."
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      Daburu had been dreaming. It wasn't a particularly pleasant dream, just
one that seemed to whisper at her from all sides. The smells, sights, and word
hauntingly familiar....

      "Daburu, you mustn't give up hope. We need you..."

      There. That voice was unknown.. as was the body that went with it. She
squinted, trying, in vain, to see more than the blurry outline of a dark-
skinned woman with green hair...

      "You didn't do this to Minako...."

      The words, however, to Daburu's ears, sounded more like "You killed
Minako.."

      It was around this time she woke up.
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      "A replica?" Shinju said incredulously, echoing Iroiro's earlier words.

      She nodded. "Yeah. Her double. But, anyway, I've been told that her
double doesn't look much like her..."

      "I've heard the same."

      Shinju and Iroiro spun around at the same time, Shinju finally ending up
with an expression of pain on his face from his wound, while Iroiro's mouth
slowly spread into a brilliant smile. 

      The owner of the brusque, vaguely feminine voice, was a woman who
matched it perfectly. Short sandy blond hair blew across her face, and she
stared at them with an expression somewhere between a smirk and a frown. 

      "Wow! The legendary Haruka Tenou!" Iroiro said eagerly, looking
delighted. "I was wondering when you'd show up. Anyway, what do you know about
the double?"

      Haruka turned away, but not before an expression of deep sorrow broke
through the hard mask. She raised her right hand, limply, and it was clasped
by someone standing in the shadows.

      The man stepped out, his face mirroring Haruka's, the long black hair
that was tied back into a ponytail almost trailing along the ground. 

      "We believe... the double to be me."
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Notes:

Well, this didn't exactly follow the things suggested in the teaser,
but.. *shrugs* oh well.. ;) Bleh.. where do I keep coming up with
these names for the Neo-Senshi's attacks? Must be.. from lack..
of sleep.....

Something that should be pointed out before I get a million flames.. ;P 
I'm definitely a Haruka/Michiru relationship fan... but the reasons behind
the new Haruka/mysterious-guy (anyone care to make a guess as to who 
the guy is? ;P) relationship will be revealed soon enough.. oh yeah, there's 
another surprise concerning them too.. ;) 

Poor Daburu.. her mom's a computer.. she was framed for murder...
and now Rei and half the Crystal Tokyo Battalion are out to get her! ;)
Oh, yes, and the Rei-explains-why-she's-a-bitch segment is forthcoming..;)

Wow.. I really have alot of stuff going on at once, don't I? ^_^; Well, 
everything should start coming together by the next chapter... :)

anyway.. i'm going to bed now before i pass out.. -_-;;