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Chapter 2: Time Passes


Jadeite watched silently as his awakener sat against the cave
wall. Her eyes were closed and she had not moved for over an hour. If
not for the fact that there seemed to be no opening in the magically
lit cavern, he would have left long ago. As it was, it seemed he was
stuck, powerless, he learned, and his only hope of getting out was a
teenage girl that was ignoring him. He grit his teeth in frustration.
~How could Beryl have let this happen?!~
He stood with his arms crossed over his chest. He had yet to
find out who the girl really was, and why he was awoken. After a short
(but very loud) argument, he was able to discover what fate brought to
his queen and the other generals. Immediately after, the girl suddenly
became very silent and sat down. She had not spoken since.


"He is not yet needed, Wolf. You knew the plans," a faceless
voice said calmly. "We are to allow Galaxia to do her work. If she
fails, then we are to wait for the rebirth. We've been told that if we
stray from this path, then we risk awakening *her*. We must not allow
that to happen. What will you do with him, now that he is awake?"
"Master, I apologize for my error. But I believe the Negaverse
general could be useful to us in the meantime. When the rebirth
occurs, how are we to identify her, or any of the others for that
matter? Jadeite and I can spend the time until then searching for
their identities." The girl did not tell the whole truth. Her reasons
for awakening the former Negaverse general were not purely to cement
the success of Chaos, though she was sure enough that his presence
would, that she did not hesitate to destroy the crystal he was in. She
knew that if it was known she was ruled by such basic human emotions,
she would be punished harshly.
There was no response to Wolf's words for the longest time,
and she was becoming worried. What if the master had seen past her? Or
worse still, it was decided Jadeite wasn't truly needed? She let out a
breath she had not known she had been holding as the response came to
her.
"Very well. For your disobedience of the orders though, you
will be punished. Both you and the general will live on Earth's
surface while you search. And if you are to blend in, you will not be
allowed back until the assimilation begins. To do so risks the
discovery of the senshi.
"But Master! We will be powerless within the year!" Wolf
objected. She could not imagine being away from her true home for so
long, and without the energy of Chaos constantly around her, absorbed
into her, she would become as vulnerable as any human.
"Enough! You should have thought about that before you woke
the general," the voice said, quietly. "You know our purpose, and you
have threatened it with this action. Without us, Chaos would not
succeed. Even disorder must come from order. We are that order, and by
awakening the general before it was called for in the plan, you have
upset the balance. Return to your charge and leave. Upon your arrival,
you will be supplied with identities and a place to stay." Wolf knew
she was alone before she could finish digesting the words. It only
took her a moment to realize that they would probably be sharing the
living conditions.
"Well, perhaps things are not as bad as they seem," she told
herself before opening her eyes to the cave and Jadeite. She winced at
his expression. He had been made to wait for longer then she had
expected. 'Oh boy.'


The next day, a new student enrolled as a freshman at Juuban
High School named Naomi Thompson, an American who moved to Japan to
live with her older brother, Tobias, upon the death of their parents
in a car accident.


Over the next few years, the timeline finally finished
reorganizing itself. Pluto looked to the future with a mixture of
sadness and joy. She knew that not all was lost, at least not yet.
The sailor senshi were, together, able to defeat Mistress 9
and prevent the summoning of Pharoh 90. Instead of being reborn
though, Sailor Saturn never resurfaced. Without Usagi there to prevent
the outer senshi from killing the senshi of death, she was vulnerable
as a baby, and did not risk rebirth.
The inner senshi and the outer senshi remained distant. Minako
attempted to bring them together, but her attempts failed. There was
distrust, and once they learned the princess was no longer alive, it
took all of Pluto's efforts to prevent the Uranus and Neptune
transform pens from being tossed in the trash.
For the next several months, little happened in the senshi
life. It actually seemed as if things had finally gone back to normal. It was not to last though.
(AN-I know very little about the SMSuperS season, other then
Pegasus hid in Chibi-Usa's dreams. And without Chibi-Usa, I'm not
quite sure how I can make it work. Sorry to those of you who like that
season.)


Naomi looked out the window of the apartment she shared with
her "brother," Tobias. They had gotten used to the new names long ago,
and rarely thought of eachother in their real names anymore.
"Hey, aren't you going to be late for school?" the blond
haired man called from the bathroom. Naomi sighed. "Your first day. I
have a feeling this year we might have luck."
"Well, if you would hurry up, I won't be late. I'm catching a
ride with you, remember?" She watched him as he left the bathroom.
After two years of living together, she still hadn't gotten over her
feelings for him, no matter how much he annoyed her. And no matter
what, she still got the feeling he was hiding something from her.
"Why is that again?" he asked as he pulled a shirt over his
head, walking into the kitchen.
Naomi sighed as she walked into the kitchen after him,
grabbing a bowl, a box of cereal, and milk. "Between the two of us,
you are more familiar with the senshi. You have fought them, I haven't. You are more likely to be able to spot them in their civilian forms then I am."
He opened the fridge door and looked blankly at the food
inside. "Despite the fact that I only know three of them, and one of
them is dead."
"Just hurry up. Here." she shoved a bowl of corn flakes in his
hands. She started eating, but suddenly set the spoon in the bowl and
looked at it sadly. "Look at us. We are hardly better then ordinary
humans anymore." Frowning, she threw the bowl she held in her hands
into the sink. Milk and soggy corn flakes few onto the counter and
floor. She walked of the kitchen, leaving Tobias to clean up the mess.
He shook his head, sighing. "Here we go again," he said
quietly.

Minako looked at the building in front of her. Juuban High
School. Beside her, Ami and Makato were waiting until she had gotten
enough of an eyeful. Ami smiled sadly, thinking about the way Mina had
been years ago. Leadership had changed the senshi of love, and she
didn't always think for the better. Still, they were best friends, and
that wasn't going to change anytime soon.
"Hey, look at that," Ami heard Mako say softly. Ami turned
around toward the drop off area in front of the school. A dark green
convertible had driven up. It stopped to let out a girl. She seemed to
be a few years older. Ami looked at her carefully. Nothing remarkable
about her. Then Ami noticed where Mako's eyes were focused. The older
blond guy that was driving the car. There was something about him
though....
She turned away suddenly as she felt the man's eyes fall on
her, blushing slightly. She did not want to be caught staring, as she
knew that had been exactly what she was doing.
Out of the corner of her eye, she watched the car drive off.
The older girl walked calmly towards the building, her hair falling
over her face. Ami could almost sense her eyes traveling over the
people standing around, as if searching for something. Then, as if not
finding what she was looking for, she walked over to a bench by the
doors and sat, waiting for school to start.


Tobias looked at the road in front of him. He saw her, the
water senshi, but he did not tell anything to Naomi. She had yet to
find out he knew the identities of two of the senshi, and he planned
on keeping it a secret. He did not trust the Chaos army, and did not
plan on giving them any advantage if he could help it. He sighed,
thinking of the girl that was supposed to be his sister. Since he had
awoken, he felt the bonds of the Negaverse slip away. He knew he was
different now, and he knew she was as well, though she fought it.
Galaxica was due to begin her attack soon, if not that day. He
had realized the truth long ago though. She was not meant to succeed.
They feared the birth of the ultimate senshi far too much to allow
Galaxica and Chaos to rule now.


Mamoru looked once more at the acceptance letter he had
received from the American college before he tossed it into the trash.
Pluto had mentioned enemies, and he did not want to leave the senshi
until it was sure problems were over. ~Anyway,~ he told himself. ~It's
not as if I can't study here. My duty is first as Tuxedo Mask, and I
can't let them fight alone, just because I wanted this.~ He closed his
eyes tightly, a tear escaping out of the corner. ~Usako, you would
have wanted me to go, wouldn't you? I miss you so much.~


Mamoru's worries were proved correct quickly. Sailor Iron
Mouse appeared before long, as well as Sailor Star Healer, Maker, and
Fighter. With Pluto's persuasion, the outers finally fought side by
side with the inners, though it was clear they did not like it.
The entire time, Naomi and Tobias watched silently. They
received no updates from the Chaos army, and Naomi was starting to
wonder if they had been forgotten. That thought only made her more
determined to learn the identity of the Sailor Senshi, to make her way
back to her old standing. Tobias did not stand in her way, but did not
help her either.
One day, they finally saw Galaxica. Her face was everywhere.
Naomi took this as a sign that Chaos was finally in control. It did
not last though. They missed the actual fight, but before long, things
returned to normal. Tobias could not coax Naomi out of her room for
three days. Whenever he called her name, she would shout back that she
was not Naomi, she was Wolf, a Chaos general. Eventually he gave up,
and decided she would know when to come out.


Rei was in the process of recovering from the fight with
Galaxica. Like the others, she had been badly hurt. She blessed the
ability of fast recovery that came along with being a senshi, and
whenever she dared, she transformed just to ease the aches that
covered her body.
She was still astonished they were able to succeed. It had
taken the combined power of all the senshi, including the StarLights
and their princess, and still it seemed they would not win. But when
that additional power joined theirs, Galaxica could not hold out any
longer, and she was overcome. ~Who was that?~ she asked herself,
wondering about the power that had added itself. They were unable to
find anyone else after the fight.
It was now a week later. She was busy in the temple, cleaning
up a mess she thought she remembered asking Yuuichirou to clean up,
but her mind kept wondering. It was only when a stranger walked up the
steps that she was brought back to the present.
She looked at him and frowned. She thought she knew him from
somewhere. In fact, he looked a lot like someone from the past she
would rather not see at all. But she could tell he was someone
different. There was no aura of evil around him. In fact, he had more
of a sense of confusion then that chilling feeling that Rei felt
around the enemy.
She went back to her work, figuring that if he wanted
something, he would come to her. He never did though. She felt his
eyes following her as she swept away the dirt that covered the steps.
She was just about to turn around and confront him when he turned away
and started back down the steps that lead to the temple.
'Strange,' she thought, shaking her head.


Naomi finally emerged from her room. She was sick and hungry,
and Tobias helped her recover, realizing she hadn't even come out for
food while he had been at work. After a day or two, she was finally
able to return to school.
The years passed by slowly. No more attacks came, and the
senshi settled into a normal life. Ami became a doctor, not surprising
anyone in her choice. She worked at the local hospital, and taught
medical students at the university. Mamoru was her colleague at the
hospital. He worked in the ICU for several years. The others thought
maybe it was because he felt he could have done something on that
comet years ago, and he wanted to make it up to Usagi by healing
others in bad condition. He never confirmed their suspicions though.
Mako as well failed to surprise her friends. She gained a reputation
as one of the best cooks in Japan. She had her pick of where she
wanted to work, and restaurants often competed for her. Rei continued
to work at the temple. Yuuichirou became quite talented with his
music, and in fact he and Rei, along with two others in a band they
put together, became quite popular with the local music scene. Mina
was the one to surprise her friends. Her teenage dreams of becoming
an idol were never even reached for. With the business-like attitude
she gained from leadership of the senshi since Usagi's death, she
became one of the top executives at a major movie company. Perhaps her
choice to work there did have something to do with her old dreams of
being a movie star though.
Naomi and Tobias heard once over the years from the leader of
the Chaos army. They were ordered to remain on Earth and continue the
search. Tobias could not convince Naomi to give up her search, despite
the lack of an appearance of the senshi for over two years. Finally he
gave up, and allowed her to do what she felt she had to. No matter
what she said though, he knew they were both completely free from the
evil forces that had controlled them before.
Naomi left Juuban High School a little over a year after the
Galaxica attack. With encouragement from Tobias, she became an author
and much to her surprise, one of her books became a best seller.
Tobias continued working for a law firm he had a job at ever since he
started his new life. The two lived together in the apartment, sharing
bills and company. They kept to themselves most of the time, Naomi
working at home and Tobias never growing very close to any of his
co-workers. Tobias continued to visit the Shinto temple Rei worked at
every few weeks. He would only stay for a short time and watch Rei, or
if she wasn't there, would just relax in the quiet. He was never
bothered, and over time, he was considered a regular and for the most
part, ignored.
It was ten years later when Ami finally brought it up.


They were meeting at the temple on a Sunday afternoon, talking
quietly. Ami had been wondering about it for a few days now, but was
unsure how to bring it up. Finally, she just broke into the
conversation they were having.
"Have any of you noticed any signs of us getting older?" The
others looked at her blankly for a moment, unsure of what she meant.
"I mean, common. Look at us. We're almost 30, and we still look like
20-year-olds. I'm not objecting, but by 30, my mother was already
getting stress lines from her work."
"Well, some people just age differently, Ami." Mako said
calmly. Ami shook her head.
"That's what I thought at first too. But just to make sure, I
scanned myself." She brought out the small computer she used to use as
Mercury. "According to this, I AM only 20 years old." She held it out
in front of herself, pointing it towards the others. "And it seems you
guys are too."
"What about Mamoru?" Minako asked quietly.
"I scanned him at work. Same thing. I think maybe it has
something to do with what we are."
"You mean sailor senshi?"
"Something like that, yes." Ami replied.


Several years later, strange things started showing up. Aliens
with furry, brown tails, a monster that threatened to destroy the
Earth, and had the firepower to do so, a fat creature that could turn
people into chocolate and would then eat them. The girls thought it
was time to bring the Sailor Senshi back into action many times, but
Pluto stopped them.
"It is not our fight," she said. "Do not worry, it will all
turn out for the best."


A man with straight black hair was walking through the
mountains. It was a few years after he had lent his power to Goku to
produce the Genki Dama that was to destroy Buu. He had heard they won.
How else would the Earth be there right now?
He was started out of his thoughts when he rounded a corner in
the path he was on and found himself right in front of two large,
metal doors in the rock. One was hanging on a hinge, likely to fall
down the moment any weight was placed on it. The double R symbol that
marked the Red Ribbon Army was on the doors. ~What is this?!~ he asked
himself.


The lab was in ruins. Ruined machinery was all over the floor,
hanging from the ceiling, on tables, everywhere. He was about to turn
back outside when he saw a blinking coming from a far corner of the
lab.
It was a capsule similar to the ones his sister and he had
been in, and it still seemed to be working. A female was laying
inside, her eyes closed. She had sea green hair with a silver band
circling her head and running under her bangs. Her right arm was
completely robotic, and near the shoulder, it carried the mark of Red
Ribbon. She wore clothes similar to Goku's, except they were dark
blue. At the bottom of the capsule, here was the number 14 in dark,
black letters.
Walking to the side, 17 found the control panel and pressed
the opening button. The top of the capsule slid to the side quietly.
He stood there for a few minutes, wondering if she was still alive. He
was about to give up and turn away when her eyes opened. She sat up
and then stepped out of the capsule. She was no taller then 17 as he
noticed when she looked at him in the eye. Her eyes were pale blue and
narrowed in suspicion.
"Who are you? Where is Gero?" she asked.
"Android 17, and Gero has been dead for years. Welcome back to
the living, Android 14," he said with a faint smirk.


"The rebirth..." a voice said in the darkness of it's realm.
"It is time."






So tell me what you think.
~Jade
moon_archer82@lunap.com