The World Turned Upside Down
By Douglas "Candle Light Author" Helm and "Tuxedo" Will Wolfshohl
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Upside Down" are copyrighted (c) 1999 by Douglas Helm & Will Wolfshohl.
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Chapter 3 - Recollections and Reunions
Tuxedo Will watched with concern as a vein over Sailor Moon's
temple started bulging. The young girl's fists were clenched
so tight that her knuckles were white. "WHO ARE YOU?!" she
demanded in a shrill tone.
"Terra!" Tuxedo Will called out. The little girl turned and
squirmed from Mamoru's arms. "Where did you come from?"
"Konbanwa Onii-san," Terra chirped brightly while running over
to Tuxedo Will and hugging him, "I knew you were in Tokyo so I
came to help you."
"Mamo-chan!" Sailor Moon bellowed, "Who have you been seeing
behind my back?!?"
[Ne, why is she calling Dad `Mamo-chan' while they're transformed?]
Misako questioned.
['Cause she's annoyed with him,] Usagi responded.
"Nobody," Tuxedo Kamen said while raising his hands
defensively, "Usako, you know you're the only one I love."
"You don't love me, Mamo-chan?" Terra asked sadly and pouted.
Before Tuxedo Kamen could correct himself, Sailor Moon whirled
around and snarled out, "He shouldn't, you rude little
menace!" Her annoyance rose even more when Terra burst into
tears.
"Don't cry, Imouto," Tuxedo Kamen said reassuringly while
pushing past his enraged girlfriend. He reached out his arms
and gathered Terra -- his little sister, in for a hug.
Jupiter asked, "If she's your imouto... and Mamoru is your
otouto..."
"Nani?" Tuxedo Kamen asked as he looked between Jupiter and
Tuxedo Will. "My... onii... Bauxite?" he questioned. His eyes
took on a far away look as memories washed over him. "Oh
Terra," he said softly, "When I lost you..." <I finally found
my family.>
"Endymion," Terra whispered softly as she wrapped her arms
around his neck. She felt another move behind her. Glancing
back, she saw Tuxedo Will. Taking one arm, she snaked it
around his neck and hugged both of her brothers.
"Nani? What's going on?" Sailor Moon questioned as she watched
the three of them standing together in some type of silent
communication.
"Mamoru's found his family," Mercury replied softly, "Isn't it
wonderful?"
"Can somebody reach this zipper?!" Venus demanded, shattering
the moment. Tuxedo Will turned to her, giving her a
sympathetic look in the process. "I want out of this thing!"
"I think that'll have to wait; the police are coming," Mars
replied. Venus looked like she was about to protest this but
Mars only shook her head. "Iie, we have to go now." A sly
smile spread across Mars' face as she continued, "Unless you
want to explain to the police why you're walking around in
that thing." Turning towards Tuxedo Kamen and Terra, she
added, "And she should apologize to Sailor Moon." Terra's only
response was to stick her tongue out.
"Come on, minna, we can go back to my place and talk about
things," Tuxedo Will suggested. Venus looked like she was
about to cry so he stepped towards her and held out his arm,
"Shall we go, my love?"
"Hai," Venus squeaked and "hopped" to take his arm, bunny suit
or not.
[Okay 'Sagi-chan, my turn,] Misako stated. Usagi started to protest but
instead, gave a sigh and handed the pad and pencil over to her sister.
"You did well, Obsidian," the voice stated with a hint of
pride, "I always knew those Sailor Senshi weren't the TRUE
warriors."
"They took care of Kunzite pretty quickly," Obsidian observed,
"Mars was going to attack me." He paused for a moment to look
at a finely polished quarter stone. "If these are inside the
Generals..."
"You must be ready to acquire them at any cost," the voice
replied, "We can't afford to have the Senshi getting their
hands upon the Guardian Earth Stone."
"What about the Outer Senshi?" Obsidian asked, "They could
present a problem."
"Not to worry, I've taken care of that." Somewhere in the
suburbs of Tokyo, Ten'ou Haruka and Kaiou Michiru were being
led away in handcuffs having been arrested for fraud, and
conspiracy to commit fraud.
The trip back to the mansion was uneventful, the Senshi along
with their tuxedo clad allies took the opportunity to
detransform although Usagi continued to brood over the
situation. Even with Terra being Mamoru's younger sister,
Usagi wasn't happy about the situation.
"Wow!" Minako exclaimed as they approached the front door,
"Will-chan, you live here?" At Will's nod, she gave a sigh and
asked, "So when do you want to get married?" Will stopped dead
in his tracks.
[Well, I bet Minako's glad to get out of that costume,] Usagi mused.
[Who said she was out?] Misako questioned her sister.
[I got my revenge, Imouto,] Usagi replied, [No need for me to keep the
costume on her any longer.] Then getting a dreamy look on her face, she
continued, [She's just been reunited with her long lost love...] Getting
a more normal look, she finished, [She can't get too romantic in a giant
rabbit costume.]
[She stays in the costume. I'm not finished with her yet,] Misako
replied. At Usagi's curious look, she elaborated. [I know, I know,
Onee-chan... I was against the idea in the first place. But I owe Minako
some payback for putting me in a rabbit costume in front of my friends.]
Usagi winced. [Kyuko was good about it but the others...] Shaking her
head, she finished, [So Minako stays in that costume until she's
properly embarrassed.]
"What?" he questioned in English, staring at Minako in
disbelief. A memory came to him. The night he had proposed to
an older looking Lady Venus.
"I said when do you want to get married?" Minako repeated
again, "Rei's here. She could do it now if you'd like." <At
least, I think she can.> As Will's face contorted, Minako
giggled and gave him a quick kiss.
"Mina..." Makoto sighed, "Let the poor guy unlock the door
first." As Will fumbled for the keys, Makoto let her eyes
wander over the well-manicured lawn and the paved driveway.
"Boy, you guys are lucky."
"Hai," Will replied as he finally found the proper key and
unlocked the door. Terra darted inside and started exploring.
"Minna, please come in and make yourselves comfortable."
Usagi's stomach growled. "I'm hungry," she whined. When the
others stared at her, she remarked, "Well, we could have
stopped at that ice cream parlor but you wouldn't let me."
"Can I use your kitchen, Will-chan?" Makoto questioned, "A
fight always makes her hungry." <Actually just about anything
does.> "Might as well feed her now so we can hear this story
in silence." She grinned as Usagi glowered at her.
Misako looked to her sister and smiled. Usagi got the implication and
commented, [I'm not THAT bad.]
"Yeah, I love your cooking!" Terra suddenly exclaimed, "Come
on, Makoto-san, I'll show you where it is." Excitedly she
grabbed Makoto's hand and pulled her towards where she had
located the kitchen.
"Let's move into the living room," Will suggested, "Where
should I begin?"
"First, get me out of this baka thing!" Minako demanded. Ami
stepped forward and undid the zipper. Much to everyone's
surprise, she blushed and pulled it back up again. "Nani?"
Minako questioned.
"I saw a bare back, Minako-chan," Ami replied, "I can only
assume that you aren't wearing anything under that." Minako's
eyes bulged. Grabbing Ami's hand, she dragged her from the
room. After a few moments, they heard a shriek confirming
Ami's assumption that even brought Makoto and Terra running.
"What happened to my outfit?!" Minako wailed as she returned
to the room still dressed in the bunny suit, "It was brand
new! If Kunzite wasn't dead already, I'd kill him." Will moved
to comfort her by wrapping an arm around her. "Will-chan,
would you lend me some of your clothes?"
"Minako-chan," Will said uncomfortably, "I don't think that
would be a good idea."
"Why not?" Minako demanded.
[Yeah, why not?] Usagi inquired. Misako just snickered.
"Please Minako," Artemis replied, "He's larger than you for
one thing, and there's no way you could explain it to your
parents. It won't hurt you to stay like that until we go
home." Minako's protests were cut off as Will kissed her
passionately. After a moment or so, they separated.
"That's rather effective, Mamoru," Will winked as he led a
still sulking Minako over to a couch and sat down with her
beside him. "I remember some of what happened in the Silver
Millennium but where do we start?"
"I want to do a Luna mind meld first," Luna replied, "Maybe I
can awaken some of the memories about you." She glanced around
to see the others nodding. "We'll just wait for Makoto and
Terra to get back."
"Will-chan, where's Doug?" Usagi wondered. She was sitting
with Mamoru on a love seat, her arms wrapped possessively
around him.
[Yeah, where is he anyway?] Usagi questioned.
[Busy,] Misako replied with a grin.
[Well where? It's my turn and I want to make sure I don't mess up.]
Misako shook her head so Usagi sighed. [Okay Miko-chan, but I get to
choose what he tells everybody, if he actually appears.]
[Don't worry, 'Sagi-chan,] Misako reassured her sister, [Just wing it.]
"I'm not sure, Usagi-chan," Will replied, "But he isn't home."
It was another few minutes before Makoto returned with Terra.
Both were carrying a tray of snacks. "Shall we begin?"
"Hai," Luna replied, "If Makoto and Terra will sit down, we'll
begin." Once they were settled into place, Luna closed her
eyes. Her crescent moon glowed brightly as she concentrated.
Glowing beams of yellow light shot out striking each person in
the forehead. "Remember," Luna murmured. Artemis was
supporting Luna, lending her his strength.
"She's going to get us all killed!" Zoisite snarled.
"I would have to agree," Nephrite chimed in as he sat in a
chair. The were gathered in the dining room of the cathedral.
The dark wood of the table and chairs reflected the
candlelight that illuminated the room.
"Nephrite, YOU'RE agreeing with Zoisite?" Jadeite questioned,
"The world must be ending." His smirk disappeared as Zoisite
advanced on him.
"Why ARE you agreeing with me?" Zoisite questioned
suspiciously.
"Well, Her Highness is not Queen Beryl. Queen Beryl nearly
defeated the Senshi but the Sailor Senshi are a lot stronger
this time. And they have this stranger on their side."
"So what do we do?" Jadeite questioned.
"Wait for awhile and let Crystal get to know them better.
Despite her UNIQUE personality, she is quite capable,"
Nephrite replied. When Zoisite snorted, he sighed and folded
his hands on the table. "I know you wish to kill them for
Kunzite's death, but if you rush them, you'll die. Do you not
agree?" Zoisite remained silent as he glowered at his fellow
General. "We have to find a weakness. Then one of us can take
advantage of it while the others are distracted."
"We need energy for youma. We just can't sit here and wait!"
Jadeite shot back angrily, "We need to make sure we have
something that won't give the Senshi the opportunity to attack
us."
"I agree," Zoisite said in a low tone, "We need youma to
distract the Senshi. We are Generals of the Dark Kingdom. Even
a worthless General like Jadeite isn't baka enough to get into
a fight with the Senshi... this time." Jadeite leapt to his
feet but by then Zoisite had vanished in a swirl of cherry
blossoms.
<I'll get my revenge!> Jadeite thought moodily, <Hog-tie me
will you.> He'd have to be careful how he got his revenge
though.
Everyone blinked as the Luna mind meld ended. It had seemed to
take forever but it had only lasted a few minutes. "I remember
all of you being older," Will stated, breaking the silence
that had fallen over the room. "I was older than Endymion by
at least eight years." He turned to look intently at Minako
and added, "I remember Lady Venus being about twenty-two."
"All us of were," Usagi piped up after a moment, "Except
Terra. She was twelve." She looked over at the little girl.
"How come you're not eight?"
"I see what you mean, Usagi-san," Terra replied, "You forget
that you aged more than three years. You were awakened at
fourteen, ne?" The others nodded. "So that would have been
eight years off your original age. I was..." her voice trailed
off and she shuddered for a moment before saying in a softer
tone, "I was dead longer."
Mamoru, sensing that a change in subject was in order, wrapped
his arms comfortingly around Terra. "You weren't around much,
Onii-san," Mamoru commented softly to Will, "And then, I
wasn't with Terra when..." he trailed off and shuddered. He
felt someone take his hand. Raising his eyes, he saw the
worried look on Terra's face. "Gomen nasai, Imouto."
"Mamo-oniichan," Terra replied softly, "I was only twelve
then. You knew Father wouldn't let me go to the Moon with war
looming so close to home." She walked forward and gave him a
reassuring hug. "He wouldn't have let you either but you had
to lead our troops against Beryl." Mamoru returned the hug,
tears shimmering in his eyes.
"Gomen nasai, Terra-chan," Usagi whispered, "I acted badly
towards you." She remembered on the few visits Terra had to
the Moon, that she and others had become attached to the young
girl. Terra just looked at her. She turned and saw Will was
holding his head in his hands.
Pulling away, she walked over to Will and gently touched his
cheek. "Onii-san," Terra called softly, "I don't blame you.
There was nothing you could have done."
"But I was away," Will replied, "I could have been closer to
home. I should have been there for both of you, no matter what
Father said." Hearing a slight sniffle, he raised his head to
see the little girl looking at him sadly. "First to go to the
Moon and realize that Endymion, Princess Serenity, and the
Senshi were... dead... and then to go home and find you..."
his voice caught in his throat.
"Oh Will-chan," Minako replied softly as she gave a little sob
and pressed closed to him for comfort. "That must have been
awful."
"If you're older than Mamoru, why weren't you next in line to
the Throne of Earth?" Makoto questioned.
"Because, minna-san," Terra replied solemnly, "Our father's
policies chaffed him. Prince Bauxite decided to leave and work
outside the solar system rather than stay at home. He thought
it would be better for both Endymion and I."
"What is it?" Ami questioned when she noticed a look of
concentration on Will's face.
"I don't know," Will replied, "I remember going to the Moon to
meet with Endymion and Terra on several occasions. I remember
meeting all of you... and falling in love with Lady Venus...
I mean Minako..." Minako blushed. "But there is someone I
can't quite remember."
"Hai," Artemis replied, "Now that you mention it... but I
can't seem to remember either." He turned to the little girl
and asked, "Terra-chan, you seem to have the clearest
recollection. Do you remember who this person is?"
"Iie, gomen Artemis," Terra replied, "I wasn't on the Moon
that much. There were only a few times I was there." Any
further conversation was cut off as they heard a car door open
and shut.
"It's Doug," Makoto observed after looking out a partially
opened window that looked onto the driveway. "So what do we
tell him?"
"Nothing," Usagi replied, "None of it."
[Not even a cover story, Onee-chan?] Misako questioned as she took the
pad and pencil.
[Well, a cover story but not the truth. Mother kept it from me and she
KNEW I needed the Ginzuishou.]
[That's a good point,] Misako replied before starting to write.
"Why not, Usagi? You think he'd realize something's going on
sooner or later," Rei questioned. It wasn't much of a debate,
however, as the front door opened and they could hear Doug
moving around. After a few minutes, he walked to the doorway
of the living room and looked around the group.
"Hi," Doug greeted the others, "What's up?" He was startled
when a five year old dashed forwards and clamped an arm around
one of his legs. "Eh?!?!" he questioned as he looked down at
her in shock.
"Konbanwa!" Terra chirped, "I'm glad you're back!"
"That's Terra," Will replied, "And this is Chiba Mamoru."
Mamoru nodded his greeting, a smile on his face.
"Umm... hi Terra," Doug replied feeling rather confused, "Do I
know you?"
"Of course, silly," Terra replied with a giggle, "Come on, you
can read me a story."
"A story?" Usagi questioned, "I don't think they'd have any
books here for little kids."
"I got plenty in my room, please Doug-chan," Terra replied,
anticipation in her eyes.
"You have a room here?" Usagi questioned, "I thought you'd
stay with Mamoru or maybe me." Although she didn't appear too
thrilled about the latter proposition.
"There is sufficient room here for all of us," Terra replied.
"I would not want to trouble Tsukino-san. Besides, Hotaru is
staying with you, ne?"
Usagi nodded. <Although I wish it were Chibi-Chibi.> Shingo
and Hotaru seemed to be getting along rather well.
"Mamo-oniichan's apartment is ill suited for two people." She
turned to Will and Mamoru and added, "That is if neither of
you have any objections."
"If you already have a room..." Will started and then
wondered, <How can she have a room?> Come to think of it
though, he hadn't explored the entire house anyway.
"I think that might be the best," Mamoru agreed after
receiving a dangerous look from Usagi.
"Sugoi!" Terra declared and ran over to give her brothers each
a hug.
"Minako-san, are you going to a costume party?" Doug
questioned as he noticed the bunny suit. Makoto giggled.
"Why you..." Minako growled, grabbed up a pillow, and flung it
at Doug. It hit him fully causing him to stagger back.
Somehow his feet got twisted together and he landed heavily on
the ground. "You were saying, Doug-chan?"
[Are you trying to kill him, Miko-chan?] Usagi questioned.
[Nah, but he's gonna hurt a lot in this thing,] Misako replied.
"Are you okay?" Makoto questioned. She had rushed over to
Doug. He nodded and allowed Makoto to help him up. "You quit
picking on him, Mina," Makoto admonished Minako and promptly
threw a pillow back toward her.
"Minako-chan, I'll drive you home," Will offered before an
argument or, more likely, a pillow fight could commence. He
hadn't prepared himself for Minako flinging herself at him. As
Minako hugged him, they both toppled to the ground. <I guess
my otouto and I each got a rabbit.> In the background, he
could hear Terra among the others giggling. <I'm glad you're
happy, Imouto,> he thought, <I'm so glad I found you.>
Misako smiled as Usagi hugged her. She hugged her sister in return and
offered the notepad and pencil. [Arigato,] she replied and took the
items, [You know when to turn to a `true master'.] Misako gave her
sister a puzzled look but Usagi didn't explain any further.
The drive to Minako's was quiet. Minako seemed to be lost in
her own thoughts. That is until she turned to him, a pink ear
narrowly missing him, and asked, "Will-chan, were we really in
love?" <It almost seems like a dream.>
Will glanced briefly over to Minako before turning back to
watching the road. "We were to be married," he answered after
a moment, "I just... you seem so young now."
Minako didn't know how to respond to that. "Do you love me
now?" When Will didn't answer, she started to worry. By the
time he had pulled up in front of her house, he still hadn't
answered. "Is it my age?"
He got out and helped her out of the car. Taking her hand, he
looked at her for a long time before saying, "Minako-chan, I
am glad I found you." He grimaced slightly and added, "In my
heart, I do love you. Gomen. It's my modern mind that's having
trouble."
"I... understand," Minako replied while lowering her head. She
felt him place a gentle hand on her chin. She didn't resist as
he tilted her head. "My last memory of the Silver Millennium
was of you." She sniffled and reached a hand up to run it
through his hair. As he bent, she moved close and they kissed.
Their lips pressed together and then separated slightly as
their tongues sought each other. Each...
Usagi turned to find Misako making gagging noises. Misako for her part
wasn't sure whether she was faking it or actually going to throw up.
[Kami-sama, Usagi, just get on with the story,] Misako huffed.
[They're only kissing,] Usagi responded.
[You got them trying to twist their tongues together,] Misako said with
disgust, [Do you know how gross that is?]
[It isn't gross!] Usagi protested, [Like when he's just ate chocolate,
especially if you can steal a chunk from...] Her eyes enlarged and
clapped her hands over her mouth. Her blood started to chill as Misako
took on a predatory look. At that moment, the phone rang; Usagi sprung
up and ran from the room.
[Don't worry, 'Sagi, I'll find out...] Misako giggled evilly before
picking up the pad and pencil, [Well time to get this over with.]
Will pulled away from Minako looking both startled and
uncomfortable. "I'm very sorry," he apologized, "Gomen nasai,
Minako-chan. I had no right to do such a thing."
"I guess we need to take it slow, ne?" Minako questioned.
"Hai," Will replied and then winced. He started to apologize
again but then decided the best thing to do was to get away
and think the situation through. Offering Minako his arm, he
asked, "May I walk you to the door?"
"Certainly," Minako replied and took his arm.
Across town, a slightly less romantic scene was taking place.
"Konbanwa, fair maiden, and may the sun rise into the 'morrow
to shine upon your beauty." Doug resisted the urge to sigh. <I
really have got to stop doing that.>
Makoto giggled and rustled some of his hair. "I'll see you
tomorrow at school, Doug-chan... unless... unless you want to
pick me up?"
"Hai." Doug wasn't in the mood to risk saying any more and
bidding Makoto good night, he turned and walked down the
hallway. <I wonder if Will made out with Minako?> From
Makoto's telling of it, Minako had proposed to Will. <That's
seems rather sudden.>
Climbing into his sportscar, he pulled onto the street and
started driving back to the mansion. There was something
definitely odd going on, especially with Terra showing up.
<Should I even be thinking about dating Makoto?> His first
response was, "no". It could only cause trouble. In a way
though, Doug wasn't sure about that reasoning.
His thoughts remained gloomy the rest of the way back to the
mansion. Once there, he relieved Mamoru and Usagi from
watching Terra, even though the five year old had forcefully
stated she didn't need a babysitter.
"How did things go?" Doug asked as he walked into the living
room.
"Fine," Usagi spat out, "Can we go now?"
"Usako," Mamoru said soothingly, "You know Terra didn't mean
it."
"Didn't mean what?" Doug questioned. Mamoru and Usagi suddenly
looked uncomfortable. The padding of small feet drew his
attention. Terra moved down the hallway. She was wearing a
green nightgown with a dark-green robe. A blue and yellow
ribbon had been used to place her hair into a ponytail. "Ne,
Terra-chan, what did you do to Usagi?"
"Nothing," Terra replied innocently, "She's just mad because
Mamo-oniichan told her to leave me alone." She grinned at Doug
and said, "I'll be right back and you can read me a story,
Doug-chan."
"Well let's go, Mamoru," Usagi stated, "I've already missed
curfew."
"Err... you have an earlier curfew than a five year old's
bedtime?" Doug questioned.
"Iie Doug-san, Usagi's just using that as an excuse," Mamoru
replied and then winced as Usagi poked him none-too-gently in
the ribs. "Usako's just upset 'cause Terra sat on her." Doug
didn't catch what Usagi muttered but it was loud enough for
Mamoru to. He took on a shocked expression and said sharply,
"That isn't very nice, Usagi."
Before Usagi could respond, Terra returned holding a
children's storybook. "Here," she said handing it to Doug,
"You can read it to me and Mamoru."
"Why don't you get Mamoru to read this to you?" Doug
questioned.
"Because... I want you to," Terra replied. Then acting as if
the matter was settled, she skipped over to where Usagi and
Mamoru were sitting and hopped up on Mamoru's lap. "Come on!"
Terra prompted. Feeling very unsure of himself, he walked in
and sat down in one of the armchairs. He was going to protest
that Mamoru, being her brother, would be better suited to the
task but for some reason, he couldn't bring himself to argue
the point.
Misako looked up to find Usagi coming back into the room. The older
girl's cheeks were red with embarrassment. [Onee-chan, who was that?]
Misako questioned. Her sister gave a mumbled response but it was obvious
by the deepening blush that Usagi was truly flustered. [So who's the
boy?]
[Give me that!] Usagi snapped and snatching the pad and pencil, started
to write. This just made Misako giggle even more.
The next few days passed uneventfully. Crystal seemed to
become the distraction Usagi needed. The new girl was upset
and Usagi's nature wouldn't allow Crystal to suffer. Usagi
needed a distraction because Terra had been spending a great
deal of time with Mamoru. Usagi didn't know why it bothered
her so much but it did.
Their next Senshi meeting at the Hikawa Shrine was more
crowded than normal. Not only were all of the Inner Senshi
present but so was Hotaru. Aside from the Senshi were the two
Lunar Cats, Will, Mamoru, and Terra. It started off with a
discussion of how the Generals were able to come back but
quickly slipped into an old routine. While Makoto sulked that
she couldn't tell Doug anything, Minako spent most of the
meeting looking dreamily at Will. Usagi spent most of the
meeting stuffing herself with food and trading dark looks with
Terra who was ignoring her and coloring in a sketch book.
Things started getting bizarre that Saturday. It started
innocently enough with Will, having gotten up and dressed
early that morning, walking past Terra's room when he heard
her shout, "Macavity, I don't want to go to school!"
<Who's she talking to?> Will wondered. It was difficult to get
used to his sister being five; he remembered her being twelve
and not talking to stuffed animals.
"I DON'T need to go to school!" Terra stated defiantly. Will
sighed slightly and tapped on the door. "Come in," Terra said.
Will opened the door and carefully looked in. Terra was
sitting on her neatly made bed, in her pajamas. "Ohayo
Onii-san!" she called out while springing to her feet.
Running over, she hugged him and grinned up at him.
"Ohayo Imouto, did you have a good sleep?" Will questioned.
When Terra nodded, he asked, "Who's Macavity, Terra-chan?"
"Macavity?" Terra questioned in confusion.
"I heard you telling Macavity that you didn't want to go to
school." Terra gave him a hurt look and he understood. "I was
passing by and heard you shouting." Terra blushed then and
flicked her eyes away. "You didn't bring anything home with
you?" Will questioned sternly. <Terra just couldn't resist
bringing home strays.>
"Iie, Onii-chan," Terra answered solemnly, "Macavity is right
there," Terra said pointing to where her pillow was. "Can't
you observe him?"
"Iie..." Will began and then trailed off. Terra was giving him
a strange look. "I'm mean he must be special if only you can
see him."
"Doug-ojichan can see him," Terra replied. She quickly covered
her mouth as her eyes enlarged.
"What?!?" Will demanded in English.
"Well, he can," Terra stated petulantly.
<That wasn't what I was asking about,> Will thought with a
sigh. "Terra, I was asking why you were calling him
`Doug-ojichan'."
"Well, I like him. I was going to inquire if it would be
permissible," Terra replied, "If you don't approve, I'll just
call him `Doug-chan'."
"I'll talk to Mamoru about it," Will replied and then told
her, "Come down for breakfast, Terra-chan, then we're going to
talk about school."
"Okay Onii-san," Terra replied and moved to get her robe.
As Will left the room, he could have sworn he heard someone
mutter out, "It's a good thing I can turn invisible." He was
about to question Terra when the doorbell rang.
[Onee-chan, who's Macavity?] Misako questioned.
[Who's the voice?] Usagi questioned back. She giggled as Misako muttered
something unlady-like.
[You'll find out in a little bit. So are you gonna do a little more?]
Misako asked.
[Hai,] Usagi grinned, [I'll wake Doug up and then, you can do some more,
Miko-chan.]
When Will opened the front door, he discovered it was Makoto
and Minako. "Ohayo Will-chan," Makoto greeted, "I came by to
cook breakfast."
"I came by to..." Minako began.
"Stay out of the kitchen," Makoto finished firmly. She ignored
the dark look that Minako gave her. "I'm quite sure Will would
be willing to occupy you while I cook."
"Can I help, Makoto-san?" Terra questioned as she came walking
down the stairs. At Makoto's nod, she gave a cry of delight
and rushed back up the stairs calling over her shoulder, "I'll
get dressed then!"
The next few minutes passed quickly. While Terra and Makoto
prepared breakfast, Will and Minako were in the throes of
passion, oblivious...
Usagi heard Misako growl and sighed.
Will and Minako kissed and then talked about the past few
days. The pleasant smells of breakfast soon drew Doug from his
bed. After washing and dressing, he went down to see Makoto in
the kitchen. Walking over, he hugged her and then gave her a
kiss. "What a pleasant surprise."
[Happy?] Usagi asked. Misako just grinned at her. [Ne, when do you sneak
out and watch those late night romance movies anyway?]
[Late night romance movies?] Misako questioned innocently then changed
the subject, [I thought you were gonna be mean to Doug, Onee-chan.]
[I am, but I got a better idea than just giving him a nasty wake-up
call,] Usagi replied before handing the pad and pencil over to Misako.
"Zoi-chan!" Crystal sang out, "Could ya come here?" She was
sitting on the throne in her mother's old Throne Room.
Rei-chan #2 was held protectively in her arms. Along with her
were Nephrite and Jadeite.
"Hai, Your Highness?" Zoisite questioned as she appeared in a
swirl of cherry blossoms.
"Zoi-chan!" Crystal sang happily and bouncing off the throne,
skipped over to the General and gave him a hug. "Zoi-chan,"
Crystal began, "Usagi likes helping people, so we're gonna to
exploit that." She smiled with anticipation as she continued
speaking, "Kun-chan got enough energy for a few ugly youma.
I'll make one..." Crystal trailed off and pouted, "I really
want a kawaii one though!" <It's so unfair!> The Generals
thought Crystal might start to sulk but she said, "I'll make
an ugly youma and we'll disguise it as a lost puppy or
somethin'."
Zoisite pondered this for a moment before deducing, "So you'd
place the youma where Usagi will find it?" Crystal nodded
happily. "Okay, that would certainly throw them off. Then, I
can attack then."
"Iie!" Crystal stated firmly.
"But Your Highness..." Zoisite began to protest.
"Iie!" Crystal replied and stomped her foot, "Not then,
Zoi-chan. I need you to get more people energy. After the
Senshi beat the youma, then you may attack. Make sure that
you've sent the energy to us before that." Seeing Zoisite
wasn't looking happy about the situation, Crystal added, "This
is an order! Disobey it and I'll think up an appropriate
punishment." <I'll make you stand in the corner.> The Generals
shuddered as thoughts of Queen Beryl and her punishments raced
through their minds.
"As you command, Your Highness," Zoisite replied and vanished
in a swirl of cherry blossoms. <I'll do what that baka says
until... I can avenge you, Kunzite-sama.>
Will and Minako walked hand in hand through Juuban Park
shortly after lunch. "I don't think Usagi will thank you,
Will-chan," Minako commented, "That was awfully cruel of you
to dump Terra on Mamoru like that."
"Terra wanted to visit him and he's the one that will have to
look after her schooling." Grinning, he turned to her and
said, "I thought we'd spend this time alone, Minako-chan."
Minako smiled shyly before stopping and wrapping her arms
around him.
"I'm so glad we're together," she agreed blushing slightly,
"And that you know who I really am."
"I would never forget who my true love is," Will remarked, "I
think you were always buried deep within my heart." He gazed
into her crystal blue eyes for a long moment and added, "I
felt as if I was missing something when I was in the States. I
felt hollow."
"And now?" Minako queried.
"Complete," was Will's reply as they kissed gently.
When Minako pulled away, she gave a small sigh. Turning, they
started walking again but stopped when they noticed that
Makoto was walking their way. "Mako-chan!" Minako called out
and waved, "Where's Doug?"
"He took off!" Makoto snarled, sounding very unhappy about the
situation, "I don't know why though."
"That's too bad, Mako-chan," Will replied, "Are you sure he
didn't tell you why?"
"All he said was that I should stay where I was because I'd be
safe and then he ran off." Before either Will or Minako could
even speculate about the meaning of that particular message,
Minako's and Makoto's communicators started beeping.
"Minako here," Minako replied.
"HELP!!!!" came Usagi's voice, "I'm in the park and being
chased by a Chibi-Usa-Misako!"
"Nani?!?" Makoto and Minako questioned.
"This thing... It looks like Chibi-Usa and Misako merged!"
Usagi wailed. The communicator's display turned topsy-turvy as
she tripped over something and went flying through the air.
"It's got both their heads and four arms, two legs... and is
dressed like that hunky guy who was actually a robot." In the
communicator's display, Usagi's eyes took on stars as she got
swept up in remembering the character.
"Who?" Will questioned.
"Oh that lead guy for that Terminator show," Makoto replied.
"We'll be right there!" Minako called out, "Call the others."
Without giving Usagi any more time to talk, she shut the
communicator off and took Will's hand. "Come on, Will-chan,
let's find a place to transform and go save her butt again."
[Think this is a good idea?] Usagi asked.
[I thought you said we should rattle Sailor Moon's cage, Onee-chan,]
Misako replied, [Anyway, I think this will be a good fight.]
[That wasn't why I was asking, Miko-chan,] Usagi stated, [I meant I was
worried about Dad.] Misako took on a thoughtful look. [I still want to
do this though. It'll be a great revenge!] She had the perfect attack in
mind too.
[I think I know how to handle Dad,] Misako said, interrupting he
sister's thoughts, [We really want Sailor Moon to be afraid of this,
ne?]
[Hai!] Usagi replied and started to cackle, [VERY afraid!]
Tsukino Usagi scuttled crab-like backwards, away from the
youma who was grinning at her evilly. "Why don't you change,
Sailor Moon?" the youma cackled as it advanced on a frightened
Usagi.
Terror gripped the young girl for several seconds before she
realized what the youma had said. "Uh... oh yeah!" Usagi
declared, "MOON ETERNAL, MAKE UP!" In a swirl of light and
feathers, Usagi vanished to be replaced by Eternal Sailor
Moon. Jumping to her feet, she glared down at the youma who
stood just slightly over four feet tall. It was dressed in
black jeans, T-shirt, and a black leather jacket. Each of its
heads sported a pair of dark sunglasses. "For trying to
imitate our world's future menace, I AM THE PRETTY SUITED
SOLDIER... SAILOR MOON! And in the name of the Moon, I WILL
PUNISH YOU!"
"Typical," the head with pink hair muttered, "She's always
punishing... HEY! Who are you calling a menace?!?"
"I'M THE MENACE!" the one with white hair replied.
"Iie, I AM the menace!" the pink haired one countered hotly.
[I'm glad we don't fight like that, Onee-chan,] Usagi remarked while
giving Misako a hug.
[Me too, Imouto,] Misako replied while returning the hug, [Now let's
really rattle her.]
The debate continued on for several moments before Eternal
Sailor Moon yelled, "ENOUGH!" As the two headed youma stopped
arguing and turned to stare at Eternal Sailor Moon, she added,
"Fine, if you're going to act like children..." she grumbled
under her breath before sighing. "Let's try this again. For
trying to imitate our world's future menaceS... yadda yadda
yadda, happy?"
"Hai!" both heads replied while nodding. Bringing all four
arms up, they said, "And for calling us a menace... TERROR
SPORES ATTACK!" Small objects that looked an awful lot like
carrots, except they were green, appeared between the two sets
of hands before speeding their way towards Eternal Sailor
Moon. The target of the attack gave a shriek and started
running away... again.
<I hate carrots!> Eternal Sailor Moon thought as she ran,
<Rotten little spores!> She thought she had gotten rid of them
when they had gone back to the future.
Two roses flashed down pinning the boots the youma wore to the
sidewalk. "Tuxedo Kamen-sama!" Eternal Sailor Moon cried in
relief.
"FOR IMITATING MY BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL FUTURE MESUME, I
WILL NOT FORGIVE YOU!" Tuxedo Kamen snarled.
[Very good,] Usagi complimented her sister.
[Arigato... Too bad it has to be killed,] Misako said softly.
"You will pay!" the youma yelled with rage, "TERROR SPORES..."
The attack was cut short by a pink buttercup as it slammed
into the forming energy and blew the youma backwards.
"That does it!" Eternal Sailor Moon screeched, "I can stand
you attacking me... but you aren't going to attack MY
Mamo-chan!" Straightening her fuku as best she could, she
glared at the youma and yelled out, "SILVER MOON CRYSTAL POWER
KISS!" Kunzite might have stood a chance, but the youma
didn't. Eternal Sailor Moon's attack blew it apart. "Hai,
dusted!" <That was the most hideous youma I've ever seen.> She
turned and ran to Tuxedo Kamen. "Are you okay, Tuxedo
Kamen-sama?"
"Hai," Tuxedo Kamen replied with a shudder.
[My turn,] Usagi chirped and took the pad and pencil.
Eternal Sailor Moon was preparing for a kiss when her
communicator beeped. "What is it?!?" she demanded.
"Zoisite's here!" Mars snapped back, "Haul your lazy butt over
here now!"
"We're on our way!" Venus replied before Sailor Mars and
Sailor Moon could get into an argument. They quickly headed
for Sailor Mars' location and found her and Mercury embroiled
in battle with Zoisite. One other had arrived at the scene.
"Terra?!?" both Tuxedo Kamen and Tuxedo Will questioned.
"Hi Onii-san, Mamo-oniichan!" Terra chirped, "I'm here to
help."
"But how?!?" Tuxedo Kamen questioned.
"Like this," Terra replied and produced a transformation wand,
"EARTH PLANET POWER, MAKE UP!" A swirl of green light flared
around Terra for a moment and the little girl vanished to be
replaced. "I am Sailor Earth!" she declared. Her fuku skirt
was a dark green. Her bodysuit a light green, a bright gold
cape fluttered behind her. She had a tiara with the symbol of
Earth upon it glittering brightly.
Misako giggled. Usagi raised her hand and quickly gave the V for victory
sign before returning to her writing.
"Sailor Moon!" Zoisite roared, "You will die for killing
Kunzite-sama! ZOI!" The dark energy pulsed out, heading for
the stunned Sailor Senshi.
"Look out!" Tuxedo Kamen cried and pushed a terrified Sailor
Moon out of the way. The dark energy hit him and he crumpled
to the ground.
"Otouto!" Tuxedo Will shouted.
"Mamo-chan!" Eternal Sailor Moon cried.
"ONII-CHAN!" Sailor Earth cried. "YOU BIG MEANIE!" she
shrieked at Zoisite.
"Combine your attacks!" Tuxedo Will commanded.
"HAI!" Mars and Mercury replied.
"MARS... FLAME SNIPER!"
"MERCURY... AQUA RHAPSODY!"
Zoisite cried out in pain as both attacks crashed into him.
"VENUS... LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!"
"JUPITER... OAK EVOLUTION!"
Zoisite collapsed to the ground, by all appearances, dead.
"Mamo-chan!" Eternal Sailor Moon cried as she ran to Tuxedo
Kamen. She yelped in surprise as she tripped over a stone and
went flying; Tuxedo Kamen was struggling to see why his
girlfriend had cried out when Eternal Sailor Moon slammed into
him.
As the others turned to see what was occurring, Sailor Earth
ran over to the fallen General. <I'll show you, Zoisite!> the
little girl thought angrily.
[Usagi, I don't want her to have an attack,] Misako stated softly. Usagi
look at Misako for a long moment. [Please Onee-chan,] Misako pleaded.
[Okay Imouto,] Usagi replied. She gave an internal sigh. Misako was
feeling insecure about her powers again, and Usagi wished she knew why
that was. She had always been proud of her sister.
Zoisite groaned and opened his eyes to see a little girl
glaring down at him. Despite the intense pain he was in, he
couldn't help but laugh. Sailor Earth seemed to grow angrier.
Even though she couldn't hear the General's laughter, it was
obvious she was being made fun of.
"You were mean to my onii!" Sailor Earth hissed. Dropping to
her knees, she reached back her arm and swung. Zoisite gave a
snort as Sailor Earth's tiny fist struck him in the abdomen.
Suddenly his eyes enlarged before he started crumbling to ash.
Satisfied, she admired her handiwork.
"Pretty," Sailor Earth cooed as she noticed a shiny green rock
amongst Zoisite's ashes. Picking it up, she hid it in her
dimensional pocket before running over to see how her brother
was. <I performed even better in the present than I did during
the Silver Millennium!> Sailor Earth thought happily.
End of Chapter 3
Coming next in Chapter 4 - ...And Baby Makes Three