Gundam Wing Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Hidden Bloodlines ❯ Will Someone Give me an EXPLANATION!!! ( Chapter 12 )
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By: jupiterschild 
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Comedy | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 02.20.2005 | Pages: 4 | Words: 5.7K | Visits: 501 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Comedy | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 02.20.2005 | Pages: 4 | Words: 5.7K | Visits: 501 | Status: Completed
Chapter 12
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Usagi rolled over and grimaced. Exhaustion was threatening to pull her back into sleep but her stomach was maintaining that it was time to be fed, rather loudly, which meant that she _had_ to get up. Ignoring your stomach was _not_ something that you did, especially if you were a certain blonde, pigtailed Sailor Senshi by the name of Usagi.
She groaned and slowly creaked her eyes open, one at a time, checking for rampaging brothers, Gundam Pilots - who could be just as scary, Manguanacs, Senshi, anything, only to be confronted with a room that was _far_ too bright for her liking. Her head felt a lot like the time the Sailor Senshi had celebrated the defeat of Chaos. Vaguely she wondered if the lecture she was going to get this time would in any way, shape, or form, resemble the one Luna had given her that morning.
"You're awake!"
Usagi blearily glared through her lashes at her overly chirpy sister. "Really. I would never have guessed." Minako winced, the sarcasm had fairly dripped off her voice.
She gave Minako a quick once over. "I'm guessing, from the lack of injuries or mental scars, that 30 isn't home yet."
Minako nodded rather thankfully, explaining things with Usagi still unconscious would have been... unpleasant to say the least. "Yeah, but from what I annoyed out of the hulking bodyguards hovering around our doors - and pouncing _every_ time I sneezed I might add - we have only an hour or so before we have to face the dancing." She pulled a face. " This isn't going to be fun. He's going to go spare [1]."
Usagi winced as she crawled out of bed, imagining her little brother's reaction to just _what_ three of his sisters had spent the best part of the last four years doing... she didn't like what she saw. "Uhhhh, _don't_ remind me."
Grabbing random clothes out of her closet she threw them over the camisole top and boxes she had been wearing. "Do you think that we can get away from this place before he gets back?"
In the mirror she saw Minako pull a face and shake her head. "Not a chance. The Dorkymags are _everywhere_. I keep expecting to open up my closet to find one squished in there, smiling that _really_ annoying smile that they can get when they know they have you _right_ where they want you. Ami said she couldn't rig up a believable hologram image to make a fake message without 3 or 4 ours to spare and Rei thought burning down their barracks would be a bad idea, I think she was just scared of what they would do to her. Same with electrocuting the Dorkies, flooding the house... Setsa refused to stop time and I thought asking Hota-chan might have been a _little_ excessive, not much but a little. So... unless you feel up to teleporting us?" At Usagi's flat glare she sighed, it had been worth a shot. "That's what I thought. You hungry?"
He stomach growled.
Loudly.
Snorting as she headed towards the door Usagi threw her sister another glare. "'Course I'm hungry! I supplied all the energy for that last 'port. None of you Senshi are lightweights you know. _And_ I had _five_ extra passengers. I'm not the Energizer Bunny you know!"
Minako trotted after her, catching up in the hallway. "HEY! I resemble that remark! It's not _my_ fault that you decided to take a shortcut home and got us kidnapped. I _knew_ going home that way was a bad idea but _nooooo_ you didn't want to be late for dinner now did you?"
The pair reached the stairwell, ignoring the lurking Manguanacs who started following them, at the front of the foyer and began the long descent - arguing all the way.
"No." Usagi rolled her eyes. "Going home that way was my idea, I'll admit that, but only because we were running late. Why were we running late, Mi? Huh? It wouldn't have been because a certain sister of mine was busy flirting with a cute guy with blonde hair, gorgeous green eyes, and who happens to run the Crown Arcade now would it?"
Two Manguanacs slipped off to inform Rashid of a few things... and to find out more on this blonde.
Minako smiled sappily, hearts forming in her eyes. "He does have the most gorgeous eyes, doesn't he?"
"Yes, he... " Usagi shook her head. "That's beside the point. It was your fault we were running late, so it's _your_ fault we got kidnapped by those bakayarou's, therefore, it's _your_ fault I'm so _hungry_! I sure as hell hope you told Fatima to bake me a chocolate cake, or by the moon..."
The sound of someone clearing their throat interrupted Usagi's tirade. The two sisters eyes snapped towards the foyer in unison, both blanched paper white at what , or more precisely _who_, they saw before them.
"Oh _SHIT_!"
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Quat re sighed as their transport touched down gently in the hanger. It really said something when you felt safer helping blow a place to kingdom come, said place theoretically being full of people out for you blood, then going home and confronting your sisters about their choice of... extracurricular activities.
Give him a mission any day, facing his sisters could be _scary_. **At least I guaranteed that they'd still be here when I got back.**
He didn't like feeding his sisters false information but when it came to some things Quatre could be ruthless. Getting the Manguanacs to tell his sisters a slightly different ETA was really only a minor lie, a fib really, lying in absentina - It didn't stop him from feeling slightly guilty.
On top of that he was worried about Usagi, last report he had received she still wasn't awake. Rashid had looked worried. Quatre didn't have any way of gauging how much energy her Senshi powers required but if it was anything like her healing powers she must have drained herself dry to teleport everyone out of that prison cell. He silently cursed her for her tendency to care about others before and then herself, pointedly ignoring the little voice in the back of his head claiming that he did it too - it was a family trait really.
**Oh well, if she's not awake I'll talk to Haruka and Minako first - then get Sally to have a look at Usa... I hope she's all right.**
Trowa headed back into the passenger cabin to retrieve their... travelling companion while Quatre completed the shut down and exited the shuttle.
Waiting with the other pilots Quatre blinked as Trowa and their new 'friend' staggered down the gangplank. Trowa shot them a mildly amused look that clearly said 'He wanted to walk'.
The small group slowly exited the hanger and made their way towards the house. The estate grounds had an unusual setup; from where the house was situated it was easiest to enter through the front door of the mansion - it made it harder to sneak in.
As they slowly made their way up the driveway Heero examined the unsteady gait of their companion. "He needs medical attention."
Wufei nodded in agreement as the blonde lurched to one side before Trowa caught him. "I'll call Sally once we arrive inside."
Quatre nodded cordially to the Manguanac 'Manguanacing' the door, as Duo put it - it had something to do with looking intimidating while hulking, something they did well. He had just opened his mouth to enquire to the where abouts of his sisters when the voices echoing loudly around the marble encased foyer registered.
"... told Fatima to bake me a chocolate cake or by the moon.."
His sisters continued to argue as they reached the bottom step. A cursory glance eased some of his worries for Usagi's well-being, she was still too pale for his liking but at least she was up and about. He cleared his throat to gain the bickering pair's attention.
Their heads snapped around to look in his direction, blanching white at the sight of the pilots - and their tag-a long - gathered in the foyer.
"Oh _SHIT_"
Quatre slowly raised an eyebrow, about to comment on their reaction, when their still _slightly_ drugged companion beat him to it.
"Watch the language 'round the ladies boys!" He sounded remarkably like a drill sergeant - or Une with her glasses on. "Oh. Hang on, they were the ones being rude. Um... Now, what was the protocol for that one again? Was it 'Pretend you didn't hear', or was it 'Invite them back to the barracks and hold a swearing competition'?" Slapping his free hand into his forehead the blonde screwed up his face in concentration. "Think brain, think, or Kunz' will have your hide... again. Damn! I _hate_ protocol [2]."
Usagi's eyes locked onto the rambling blonde, who was still going on about protocol and somebody called 'Kunzite', like Zero's targeting systems on OZ's mobile dolls. She frowned as her eyes went flat with rage. Looking slowly over the beat up man in front of her as she gave him her best death-glare.
"Jedite."
The quiet hiss echoed around the entry hall, her tone sounded deadly. With no fanfare, posing, or sparkly, multicoloured lights, Sailor Cosmos stood in Usagi's place - looking rather deadly for someone in a _very_ short skirt.
'Jedite's' tirade paused in mid-word when he heard his name, ignoring, apparently, the way it had been said. "'Ren! Hey babe!" he gave her transformation a _very_ thorough examination. "Whoo! Nice! You sure grew. I think I prefer the other outfit though. What was it? Oh yeah, Sailor Moon. Very original, who thought of that? The skirt was a couple of inches shorter and it showed off your lovely legs _much_ better. Not that this outfit isn't just as nice," he looked her over again, "it reveals about the same amount I guess, but I _liked_ that skirt! Can I meet the uniform designer? I want to shake their hand."
"The hair's cool too, makes you look like your Mum. By the way, what's got up your nose? You wouldn't hurt widdle old me now would you?" He tried to pull a puppy face.
Everyone in the room was looking at him stunned. Cosmos had begun to stalk towards the man, her staff raised as she approached - Duo felt sorry for him, Cosmos was _very_ good a whacking people with that thing. Somewhere in his rambling something he had said stopped her dead. She was staring at him as if she had seen a ghost.
Quatre looked just about ready to explode, that was his younger sister the blonde was talking about! Trowa, Duo and Wufei were watching in amusement. Trowa idly wondered who would kill Jedite first, his lover or Sailor Cosmos.
Amazed that someone could put _both_ feet in his mouth that badly and _still_ keep talking, and digging his grave, Duo started to snicker. It looked like he had just found a new friend, if the blonde lived that long that was. Heero was just relieved that Sailor Moon and Sailor Cosmos were one in the same. It made things _that_ much simpler.
A simple whisper broke through everyone's thoughts - and Jedite's rambling about short skirts, suggestive boots, and pointy red high heels.
"Jed'?"
The verbal diarrhoea stopped. The man in question gave a curious look to the silver clad Senshi in front of him. "Huh? Yeah, Sere-hime? What's wrong? Oh, and would you mind not telling Zoi' an' the others about me getting caught by those old geezers? They'd _never_ let me hear the end of it!"
The Senshi of the Cosmos took an unconscious step towards the man who, for all she knew, had been dead - or as good as - since before the end of the Silver Millennium.
"But Beryl..."
Understanding dawned in the drug clouded blue eyes and he tilted his head slightly. "Oh, the mind control?" Seeing her dazed nod he continued. "Gone... mostly anyway. Being stuck in a crystal for... how ever long that was, did someone mess with time? Sure feels like it, gives you plenty of things to do with your mind and not so much to do with your hands, so..."
He would have continued, really he would, but the princess he hadn't seen for over a millennia had reappeared before him.
"Serenity."
Tears sprang into those glorious blue eyes. Princess Serenity quickly closed the gap between the two of them, and embraced the long lost friend. Then, as the Ginzuishou appeared and blazed about their heads - making the pilots start and stare, she healed his injuries, both mental and physical.
Once the bright glare, and associated spots, had dissipated from the vision of the onlooker's both the healer and healee could be seen sprawled on the marble floor, unconscious, for all intents and purposes embracing.
"Usagi!!" Minako screamed as she jumped down the last few stairs and raced towards her sister. "Shit, shit! Shit! Damn her! Oh man, this is _so_ not good!"
She was in the process of giving Usagi a quick examination, to make sure she was still breathing - and trying to ward of Quatre and the other pilots - when one of the doors connecting to the foyer slammed open, followed by a gust of wind. A frantic Haruka flew through the door. "What happened? I felt... KONEKO!!"
Minako shot the enraged, and more than slightly worried, Outer Senshi a glare that clearly said 'And where were _you_ five minutes ago?'. "She's down but not out. The baka exhausted herself _again_."
Haruka spun around, raking her formidable glare over the group in front of her, she growled. "All right. Which one of you idiots got hurt and let her see?" Her gaze finally rested back on the unconscious girl - and her also unconscious companion. "Who is _he_? Why do I recognise him?"
While Haruka was using her eyes and virtual darts and the boys for target practice, successfully managing to make them keep their distance, Minako flicked open her communicator. Hitting two buttons she waited, not very patiently, for the two Inner Senshi to answer. **Come on, pick up, pick up, pick up, damn you!**
The little screen finally showed a bisected picture and she sighed in relief. "About time! Ami, Rei, you pair bring your stuff over here. the boys are back and... I think you should see this."
^~We felt the...~^ Ami began
Minako cut her off nodding. "Yeah. I want you to check Usa over again too, please hurry!".
**Click**
She hung up before the girls had even finished promising to be there soon. turning back around found Haruka almost halfway up the stairs, Usagi in her arms, plus some of the Manguanacs - the ones still around, some of them had disappeared within the last few minutes. As she watched, Usagi began to struggle and whimper.
**Oh SHIT! I had hoped I was wrong about that.**
She quickly turned back to the confused boys still standing in the foyer, probably wondering what the hell was going on. Touching Trowa on the shoulder she gestured to the blonde lying on the floor. "You'd better take him up to Usa's room."
Trowa shrugged, hefted the unconscious man over his shoulder and started up the stairs. Minako, Quatre - who was wringing his hands and looking _very_ worried, and the other boys followed along behind.
Only Duo spoke. "I guess you don't have to call Sally now, hey Wu?"
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The second half of the group entered Usagi's room to be greeted with the sight of a frantic Haruka. she was trying to forcibly get Usagi to lay still.
She wasn't succeeding.
Minako let out and anguished groan at the sight and turned to the tall boy next to her. "You'd better put him on the bed as well, neither of them will rest properly until you do."
Trowa gave an infinitesimally small shrug and, after nudging Haruka aside, unceremoniously unloaded his burden onto the bed.
As the bed bounced with the extra weight Usagi's face transformed. A soft smile appeared and she quickly shifted towards, and snuggled up to, the bed's new inhabitant - who returned the favour.
The pilots watched with interest as Haruka and Quatre acquired matching twitches. their hands were grasping at empty air as though they wanted to separate the two.
Minako whimpered pitifully and dropped her face into her hands. "Not good. This is so not good." She gave the room a cursory glance, stood up, opened the rooms connecting door and called through it. "Luna, Artemis, get you butts in here! I want a second opinion."
Two blurs, on black, one white, streaked into the room. "What's wrong? We felt the..." only to come screeching to a halt at the sight of the currently over-inhabited room. "Meow?"
Artemis gave a small sigh, no wonder Duo caught Luna. "Forget it Luna. The girls got busted, and so did you for that matter. Remember?"
Luna pulled a face at the smarty-pants.
Four of the five Gundam pilots were staring at the cats in minor shock. Yes, Duo had told them the two could talk but still. Talking cats you really had to see to believe - especially when they spoke with _very_ English accents.
By the time the pilots had recovered from their shock the pair of felines had woven their way through the group and leapt up onto the bed.
"What happened to... YEROW!!" Luna jumped backwards; her hackles rising and tail puffing out like a toilet brush. She consequently fell off the bed backwards. From her position on the floor she commented rather acerbically. "That's JEDITE!!"
Minako gave a small wince, trying not to giggle at Luna too much. "That's what I thought she said. Damn." She gave another sigh, this one leaning towards exasperation. "She used the crystal to heal him because her reserves are still tapped out."
"The number of times she's died using that piece of overrated _rock_ you'd think she'd learn!" Haruka gave a disgusted snort. "Don't use it when you're exhausted. Hell! Don't use the stupid thing at _all_! It only causes too much trouble."
Quatre made a choked sound - similar to the noise a mouse makes when you step on it. His eyes widened until the pools of aqua-blue filled his face. "Died?!". He was not hearing this, somebody tell him he was not hearing this. His sister had _died_? Multiple times? He had an insane urge to wrap his sister in his arms and hide her from the world - insane because Usagi would probably thump him into next week followed by a rather loud screech of '30 no _BAKA_'
Both conscious sisters gave him a quick glance then, deciding that - for the moment - he was irrelevant, at least until he lost his temper, turned back to the objects of their attention.
Luna leapt back up onto the bed, deciding to ignore her previous display of indignity - and thank her lucky stars that Usagi was out of it, she would never let her live that down had she been awake. Prowling around the heads of the sleeping... 'Couple' she sniffed carefully. Her feline eyes widened and she shot an unreadable look up to the fidgeting Minako, unreadable to the pilots at least - it appeared that the younger blonde female understood what it meant. "What has she _DONE_?!"
The miserable look on Minako's face was very similar to the one that had been seen on Usagi's face the day Crown had run out of 'Death-by-Chocolate' ice-cream. It was very sad, as though all her worst dreams had come at once. "She's gone and bonded the two of them, hasn't she?"
Haruka's eyes grew to nearly the same size as Quatre's had been earlier. Her jaw gaped wide and she opened and closed her mouth quite a few times before she managed to choke out a highly pitched, and not so calm, "WHAT?!?!"
She didn't look very happy at all. Before she could... comment further on what her little sister had done a pair of thumps were heard from the balcony, heralding the arrival of a pair of rather confused Sailor Senshi. Both looked decidedly puzzled as they entered the room.
"Guys?"
"What's up?"
Minako sighed in relief, now they could see if their suspicions were correct - and just how big a mess Usagi had created this time. Snapping back into her leadership role from the Silver Millennium she began giving orders. "Mars: see if he's got any evil in him, any at all. Mercury: I want you to scan him, full report required, the princess too."
The pair nodded curtly and, frowning slightly, made their way past the crowd towards the bed - intent on examining the two figures entwined upon it. Minako didn't often give orders, you knew it was serious when she started to though.
Mercury hadn't even engaged her visor when Mars, seemingly inexplicably, exploded in a fit of temper, demonstrating quite well just _why_ she was the chosen warrior of her planet.
"THAT'S JEDITE!!!!"
The world broadcast announcement was followed by an immediate preparation for a violent, and rather crispy, end to one of her most annoying enemies. Why couldn't the really annoying ones just _die_ when you _wanted_ them to? They were like cockroaches!
The commander of the Sailor Senshi snapped into action before one of her warriors committed regicide and high treason. "MARS! Control yourself woman, that is you _princess_ lying there too! Fry him and you fry her, in more ways than one, show some control!"
Mars snarled, flames in her ayes as well as her hands. Commander or not, treason or not, that _man_ had violated her temple, and if nothing else - and there were plenty of other things - he needed to be punished for that. "Yeah, Minako! Great! Yep, that's our princess all right, but why is the guy who tried his hardest to _kill_ us lying on the bed _next_ to her?"
Mercury, while Mars had been displaying her temper, had engaged her visor, retrieved her computer from subspace, and begun scanning her friend and their former enemy. Letting out a choked gasp she quickly entered some data on the mini-laptop.
"Chikuso!"
The curse was only quietly uttered but it was enough to gather the attention of every conscious person in the room. The Senshi knew that Sailor Mercury _never_ usually swore - at least not in Japanese, she'd been known to get rather inventive in Mercurian before.
Mars spun around and fixed her glare on Mercury. "WHAT?!" It was a good thing that looks didn't kill.
After glancing at the miserable face of her commander she hesitated and then sighed. "Umm, the reason that she is on the bed, I mean, they... ahh.."
Mars narrowed her eyes, Mercury also rarely babbled - she wasn't really sure if this was something she wanted to hear or not. "_What_??!!"
Muttering a few additional curses, in a language that none of the pilots could place - though the Senshi recognised it, Mercurian. It sounded particularly nasty. Mercury took a fortifying breath. "They're bonded."
Mars gaped, looking at Mercury in disbelief. The loss of her voice didn't last for long. She started deceptively slow, voice relatively calm, but by the end she was screaming at the top of her lungs.
"Are you telling me that that Odango Atama has gone and _bonded_ herself to the man who tried to run us over with an _AEROPLANE_?!"
Her tirade probably would have continued for much longer, with increasing volume too, except for a stunned comment from someone on the sidelines. "He tried to run _you_ over with the aeroplane?"
It was ignored for the most part, barring the internal wincing from two of the Senshi - it sounded like Jedite had been talking, but Ami's manners required her to answer.
"Well, yes, he _tried_. He missed. We thought he must have died but obviously Negaverse entities have more in common with household pests than we originally thought." [3]
her explanation was interrupted by a groan from the bed followed by a disgruntled male voice. "By Selene you're _loud_ pyro. I'd forgotten what you sounded like when something got you all wound up."
Mars spun to face the bed again, snarling as she retorted. "Like you can talk. You threatened to burn down the _entire_ city!"
The blonde propped himself up on his elbows, being careful not to dislodge his sleeping princess, and snorted. "Yeah, but I didn't burn down the royal gardens in target practice. I _still_ haven't figured out how you did that, they were on the other side of the _palace_! You would have _had_ to throw an almost impossible curve to even _hit_ them! Zoi' and I spent months afterwards trying to figure out how you did it - Neph' and Kunz' joined in occasionally too, though usually it was to berate us for annoying you... stupid protocol. The target was only twenty metres in front of you! _Please_ tell me your aim has improved since then!"
Mars glowered at the General. She tried her hardest to forget that incident, it hadn't been her best moment. She'd only been new to her powers, and still learning at that, but this _baka_ _always_ bought it up again when they were in large groups. "At least my princess is only a ditz and not a pansy boy who throws roses, spouts _bad_ poetry, and wouldn't know an inspirational speech if it jumped up and bit him on the _arse_!"
Usagi had been hoping that the argument would finish so she could continue with her nap, and up until this point it looked like it was going to, but a comment like that deserved the most mature response possible.
"REI! You're a _meanie_!!"
The Senshi of Mars just rolled her eyes and continued her rant. "And I only burnt the gardens out _twice_ which is more than can be said for you Generals and your living quarters. I know for a fact that you destroyed at least... _shit_ _JED_!!"
Quatre had been following the bitch session... sorry argument with something akin to interest but now he was just getting frustrated. "I'm getting the idea that this is part of a _long_ story. I suggest that _someone_ explain." His tone of voice clearly said _NOW_.
There was a slight shuffling of feet before Mercury cleared her throat, unfortunately she wasn't going to answer the question either. "Ahh, Minako-chan, there is no trace of the Nega-energy that previously inhabited his body, nor do there seem to be any after effects resulting from the mind control inflicted by Beryl. I retrieved Jedite's file from the Silver Millennium and he matches that profile perfectly from cognitive ability to personal habits and speech patterns."
The entire room blinked and then sweatdropped silently.
"She hasn't changed a bit." Muttered Jed wryly.
Minako was quick to attempt to clarify what she _thought_ she heard, after all she had some practice in translating what Mercury said. "Ahh... right. So, what you're saying is that he's Jed our friend again and not _Jedite_ who tried to kill you three?"
Mercury nodded.
"Okay. Remind me to hide my shampoo later."
Jed grinned impudently at the Senshi from the bed, the princess still firmly in his arms. "Yep! Phsyco bitch is all gone from my head and I'm your normal, lovable me again."
Wufei smirked, he was beginning to suspect that it wasn't the drugs the scientists had pumped into him making the blonde overly hyperactive and crazy - it was his natural state of mind. Things were bound to get interesting very soon.
Mars seemed to agree with Wufei's silent assessment. Snorting in disgust she glared at the blonde who'd caused her so many problems - both in this life and the last. "You've _got_ to be kidding me. Now the only reason we'll want to kill you is because you're such an annoying idiot!"
Deciding she didn't really want anyone killing her new found soul mate Usagi reacted instinctively and _loudly_ to the threat. "Waaaaaahhhhh! Rei, you can't kill my new boyfriend!"
Everyone blinked, while most in the room had never seen Usagi react like this the Senshi and Quatre _had_ and they found themselves wincing. She hadn't acted like this in _ages_ and they could only look on horrified.
Mars decided to put a stop to it before somebody's eardrums burst. she was particularly blunt too, it was embarrassing when she acted like an overgrown watering pot with amplifiers. "Usagi! You're degenerating."
"Oh." The noise and waterworks stopped abruptly as the blonde thought over her actions. "Sorry, Rei. You can't kill him! Only pound him a little." She amended with a mildly disturbing grin.
Jed blinked violently; this didn't bode well for him, not at _all_ - the last time someone, probably either Neph' or Kunz', had given Mars permission to 'pound him a little' he'd ended up in the hospital wing with 3rd degree burns, two fractured ribs, a broken arm, broken leg and he'd spent a month pulling sand out of the _strangest_ places... Jupiter and Uranus had joined in the 'fun', those two were _scary_ when they were pissed. "Sere-hime!!!"
Usagi looked over at him, a small sad smile on her face, and shook her head. "I'm not Serenity-hime anymore, Jed. I'm more me then her. If you were in love with her you're in for a rude surprise. My name is Usagi..."
"Yeah, I remember." Jed gave her a blinding smile. "Tsukino Usagi. You were on the cruise and at the gym. Did you know how closely I watched you each time? I'd guessed who you probably were, the it was confirmed at the airport, but Beryl didn't give me a chance to tell her... not that I was going to anyway."
Usagi returned the smile with one of her own. Minako and the rest of the Senshi celebrated quietly, they hadn't seen Usagi smile quite like that since Mamoru had broken up with her. "Actually I'm Usagi Serenity Raberba Winner... and I get the feeling that if we don't give my little brother an explanation soon he's going to blow a gasket."
Getting up off the bed, and surprisingly _not_ tripping over the capacious amounts of skirts surrounding her - ahh, the perks of being in princess form - she frowned as she noticed she was _still_ dressed as Princess Serenity. One small frown of concentration later and she was dressed back in the clothes she'd been wearing before all of this happened.
Turning to the five confused Gundam pilots she gave a smile that was supposed to reassure them. It didn't work. "Eh heh. Let's go downstairs and get something to eat 'cause I'm hungry, and then we'll start from the beginning."
Quatre nodded fiercely, his face clearly saying that he expected nothing less and a scowl evident on his features.
Mentally Usagi sighed. **Oh this is going to be _fun_... as much fun as getting teeth pulled out without anaesthetic... or facing down Chaos**
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[1] M: Yes I read Terry Pratchett too.
[2] M: *grin* Yet another side story ^_^ Which reminds me, tell us what side stories you want us to write and we'll see what we can do K ^_^.
S: Here's what we've got planned or have written so far:
My Brothers Keeper (already written - can be found at ff.net) - dealing with just _why_ the girls were so ticked with Quatre.
Makoto's side story (that one's written but it won't be coming out for a while, too many spoilers for some of the stuff we have planned.. heh heh.)
Silver Millennium Protocol (Planning stage)
How Relena met the scouts. (in the rewriting stage)
Tales From a Bed Sheet (in the planning stage. It's about the time Wufei spent at Rei's temple)
I'm sure there's more.. M-chan can you think of any that I've missed.
[3] S: Trust me, Ami is nastier than you think. I've been watching Sailor Moon through from the start and Ami can actually get quite nasty when she wants to. She's not as sweet as everyone thinks.
Usagi rolled over and grimaced. Exhaustion was threatening to pull her back into sleep but her stomach was maintaining that it was time to be fed, rather loudly, which meant that she _had_ to get up. Ignoring your stomach was _not_ something that you did, especially if you were a certain blonde, pigtailed Sailor Senshi by the name of Usagi.
She groaned and slowly creaked her eyes open, one at a time, checking for rampaging brothers, Gundam Pilots - who could be just as scary, Manguanacs, Senshi, anything, only to be confronted with a room that was _far_ too bright for her liking. Her head felt a lot like the time the Sailor Senshi had celebrated the defeat of Chaos. Vaguely she wondered if the lecture she was going to get this time would in any way, shape, or form, resemble the one Luna had given her that morning.
"You're awake!"
Usagi blearily glared through her lashes at her overly chirpy sister. "Really. I would never have guessed." Minako winced, the sarcasm had fairly dripped off her voice.
She gave Minako a quick once over. "I'm guessing, from the lack of injuries or mental scars, that 30 isn't home yet."
Minako nodded rather thankfully, explaining things with Usagi still unconscious would have been... unpleasant to say the least. "Yeah, but from what I annoyed out of the hulking bodyguards hovering around our doors - and pouncing _every_ time I sneezed I might add - we have only an hour or so before we have to face the dancing." She pulled a face. " This isn't going to be fun. He's going to go spare [1]."
Usagi winced as she crawled out of bed, imagining her little brother's reaction to just _what_ three of his sisters had spent the best part of the last four years doing... she didn't like what she saw. "Uhhhh, _don't_ remind me."
Grabbing random clothes out of her closet she threw them over the camisole top and boxes she had been wearing. "Do you think that we can get away from this place before he gets back?"
In the mirror she saw Minako pull a face and shake her head. "Not a chance. The Dorkymags are _everywhere_. I keep expecting to open up my closet to find one squished in there, smiling that _really_ annoying smile that they can get when they know they have you _right_ where they want you. Ami said she couldn't rig up a believable hologram image to make a fake message without 3 or 4 ours to spare and Rei thought burning down their barracks would be a bad idea, I think she was just scared of what they would do to her. Same with electrocuting the Dorkies, flooding the house... Setsa refused to stop time and I thought asking Hota-chan might have been a _little_ excessive, not much but a little. So... unless you feel up to teleporting us?" At Usagi's flat glare she sighed, it had been worth a shot. "That's what I thought. You hungry?"
He stomach growled.
Loudly.
Snorting as she headed towards the door Usagi threw her sister another glare. "'Course I'm hungry! I supplied all the energy for that last 'port. None of you Senshi are lightweights you know. _And_ I had _five_ extra passengers. I'm not the Energizer Bunny you know!"
Minako trotted after her, catching up in the hallway. "HEY! I resemble that remark! It's not _my_ fault that you decided to take a shortcut home and got us kidnapped. I _knew_ going home that way was a bad idea but _nooooo_ you didn't want to be late for dinner now did you?"
The pair reached the stairwell, ignoring the lurking Manguanacs who started following them, at the front of the foyer and began the long descent - arguing all the way.
"No." Usagi rolled her eyes. "Going home that way was my idea, I'll admit that, but only because we were running late. Why were we running late, Mi? Huh? It wouldn't have been because a certain sister of mine was busy flirting with a cute guy with blonde hair, gorgeous green eyes, and who happens to run the Crown Arcade now would it?"
Two Manguanacs slipped off to inform Rashid of a few things... and to find out more on this blonde.
Minako smiled sappily, hearts forming in her eyes. "He does have the most gorgeous eyes, doesn't he?"
"Yes, he... " Usagi shook her head. "That's beside the point. It was your fault we were running late, so it's _your_ fault we got kidnapped by those bakayarou's, therefore, it's _your_ fault I'm so _hungry_! I sure as hell hope you told Fatima to bake me a chocolate cake, or by the moon..."
The sound of someone clearing their throat interrupted Usagi's tirade. The two sisters eyes snapped towards the foyer in unison, both blanched paper white at what , or more precisely _who_, they saw before them.
"Oh _SHIT_!"
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Quat re sighed as their transport touched down gently in the hanger. It really said something when you felt safer helping blow a place to kingdom come, said place theoretically being full of people out for you blood, then going home and confronting your sisters about their choice of... extracurricular activities.
Give him a mission any day, facing his sisters could be _scary_. **At least I guaranteed that they'd still be here when I got back.**
He didn't like feeding his sisters false information but when it came to some things Quatre could be ruthless. Getting the Manguanacs to tell his sisters a slightly different ETA was really only a minor lie, a fib really, lying in absentina - It didn't stop him from feeling slightly guilty.
On top of that he was worried about Usagi, last report he had received she still wasn't awake. Rashid had looked worried. Quatre didn't have any way of gauging how much energy her Senshi powers required but if it was anything like her healing powers she must have drained herself dry to teleport everyone out of that prison cell. He silently cursed her for her tendency to care about others before and then herself, pointedly ignoring the little voice in the back of his head claiming that he did it too - it was a family trait really.
**Oh well, if she's not awake I'll talk to Haruka and Minako first - then get Sally to have a look at Usa... I hope she's all right.**
Trowa headed back into the passenger cabin to retrieve their... travelling companion while Quatre completed the shut down and exited the shuttle.
Waiting with the other pilots Quatre blinked as Trowa and their new 'friend' staggered down the gangplank. Trowa shot them a mildly amused look that clearly said 'He wanted to walk'.
The small group slowly exited the hanger and made their way towards the house. The estate grounds had an unusual setup; from where the house was situated it was easiest to enter through the front door of the mansion - it made it harder to sneak in.
As they slowly made their way up the driveway Heero examined the unsteady gait of their companion. "He needs medical attention."
Wufei nodded in agreement as the blonde lurched to one side before Trowa caught him. "I'll call Sally once we arrive inside."
Quatre nodded cordially to the Manguanac 'Manguanacing' the door, as Duo put it - it had something to do with looking intimidating while hulking, something they did well. He had just opened his mouth to enquire to the where abouts of his sisters when the voices echoing loudly around the marble encased foyer registered.
"... told Fatima to bake me a chocolate cake or by the moon.."
His sisters continued to argue as they reached the bottom step. A cursory glance eased some of his worries for Usagi's well-being, she was still too pale for his liking but at least she was up and about. He cleared his throat to gain the bickering pair's attention.
Their heads snapped around to look in his direction, blanching white at the sight of the pilots - and their tag-a long - gathered in the foyer.
"Oh _SHIT_"
Quatre slowly raised an eyebrow, about to comment on their reaction, when their still _slightly_ drugged companion beat him to it.
"Watch the language 'round the ladies boys!" He sounded remarkably like a drill sergeant - or Une with her glasses on. "Oh. Hang on, they were the ones being rude. Um... Now, what was the protocol for that one again? Was it 'Pretend you didn't hear', or was it 'Invite them back to the barracks and hold a swearing competition'?" Slapping his free hand into his forehead the blonde screwed up his face in concentration. "Think brain, think, or Kunz' will have your hide... again. Damn! I _hate_ protocol [2]."
Usagi's eyes locked onto the rambling blonde, who was still going on about protocol and somebody called 'Kunzite', like Zero's targeting systems on OZ's mobile dolls. She frowned as her eyes went flat with rage. Looking slowly over the beat up man in front of her as she gave him her best death-glare.
"Jedite."
The quiet hiss echoed around the entry hall, her tone sounded deadly. With no fanfare, posing, or sparkly, multicoloured lights, Sailor Cosmos stood in Usagi's place - looking rather deadly for someone in a _very_ short skirt.
'Jedite's' tirade paused in mid-word when he heard his name, ignoring, apparently, the way it had been said. "'Ren! Hey babe!" he gave her transformation a _very_ thorough examination. "Whoo! Nice! You sure grew. I think I prefer the other outfit though. What was it? Oh yeah, Sailor Moon. Very original, who thought of that? The skirt was a couple of inches shorter and it showed off your lovely legs _much_ better. Not that this outfit isn't just as nice," he looked her over again, "it reveals about the same amount I guess, but I _liked_ that skirt! Can I meet the uniform designer? I want to shake their hand."
"The hair's cool too, makes you look like your Mum. By the way, what's got up your nose? You wouldn't hurt widdle old me now would you?" He tried to pull a puppy face.
Everyone in the room was looking at him stunned. Cosmos had begun to stalk towards the man, her staff raised as she approached - Duo felt sorry for him, Cosmos was _very_ good a whacking people with that thing. Somewhere in his rambling something he had said stopped her dead. She was staring at him as if she had seen a ghost.
Quatre looked just about ready to explode, that was his younger sister the blonde was talking about! Trowa, Duo and Wufei were watching in amusement. Trowa idly wondered who would kill Jedite first, his lover or Sailor Cosmos.
Amazed that someone could put _both_ feet in his mouth that badly and _still_ keep talking, and digging his grave, Duo started to snicker. It looked like he had just found a new friend, if the blonde lived that long that was. Heero was just relieved that Sailor Moon and Sailor Cosmos were one in the same. It made things _that_ much simpler.
A simple whisper broke through everyone's thoughts - and Jedite's rambling about short skirts, suggestive boots, and pointy red high heels.
"Jed'?"
The verbal diarrhoea stopped. The man in question gave a curious look to the silver clad Senshi in front of him. "Huh? Yeah, Sere-hime? What's wrong? Oh, and would you mind not telling Zoi' an' the others about me getting caught by those old geezers? They'd _never_ let me hear the end of it!"
The Senshi of the Cosmos took an unconscious step towards the man who, for all she knew, had been dead - or as good as - since before the end of the Silver Millennium.
"But Beryl..."
Understanding dawned in the drug clouded blue eyes and he tilted his head slightly. "Oh, the mind control?" Seeing her dazed nod he continued. "Gone... mostly anyway. Being stuck in a crystal for... how ever long that was, did someone mess with time? Sure feels like it, gives you plenty of things to do with your mind and not so much to do with your hands, so..."
He would have continued, really he would, but the princess he hadn't seen for over a millennia had reappeared before him.
"Serenity."
Tears sprang into those glorious blue eyes. Princess Serenity quickly closed the gap between the two of them, and embraced the long lost friend. Then, as the Ginzuishou appeared and blazed about their heads - making the pilots start and stare, she healed his injuries, both mental and physical.
Once the bright glare, and associated spots, had dissipated from the vision of the onlooker's both the healer and healee could be seen sprawled on the marble floor, unconscious, for all intents and purposes embracing.
"Usagi!!" Minako screamed as she jumped down the last few stairs and raced towards her sister. "Shit, shit! Shit! Damn her! Oh man, this is _so_ not good!"
She was in the process of giving Usagi a quick examination, to make sure she was still breathing - and trying to ward of Quatre and the other pilots - when one of the doors connecting to the foyer slammed open, followed by a gust of wind. A frantic Haruka flew through the door. "What happened? I felt... KONEKO!!"
Minako shot the enraged, and more than slightly worried, Outer Senshi a glare that clearly said 'And where were _you_ five minutes ago?'. "She's down but not out. The baka exhausted herself _again_."
Haruka spun around, raking her formidable glare over the group in front of her, she growled. "All right. Which one of you idiots got hurt and let her see?" Her gaze finally rested back on the unconscious girl - and her also unconscious companion. "Who is _he_? Why do I recognise him?"
While Haruka was using her eyes and virtual darts and the boys for target practice, successfully managing to make them keep their distance, Minako flicked open her communicator. Hitting two buttons she waited, not very patiently, for the two Inner Senshi to answer. **Come on, pick up, pick up, pick up, damn you!**
The little screen finally showed a bisected picture and she sighed in relief. "About time! Ami, Rei, you pair bring your stuff over here. the boys are back and... I think you should see this."
^~We felt the...~^ Ami began
Minako cut her off nodding. "Yeah. I want you to check Usa over again too, please hurry!".
**Click**
She hung up before the girls had even finished promising to be there soon. turning back around found Haruka almost halfway up the stairs, Usagi in her arms, plus some of the Manguanacs - the ones still around, some of them had disappeared within the last few minutes. As she watched, Usagi began to struggle and whimper.
**Oh SHIT! I had hoped I was wrong about that.**
She quickly turned back to the confused boys still standing in the foyer, probably wondering what the hell was going on. Touching Trowa on the shoulder she gestured to the blonde lying on the floor. "You'd better take him up to Usa's room."
Trowa shrugged, hefted the unconscious man over his shoulder and started up the stairs. Minako, Quatre - who was wringing his hands and looking _very_ worried, and the other boys followed along behind.
Only Duo spoke. "I guess you don't have to call Sally now, hey Wu?"
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The second half of the group entered Usagi's room to be greeted with the sight of a frantic Haruka. she was trying to forcibly get Usagi to lay still.
She wasn't succeeding.
Minako let out and anguished groan at the sight and turned to the tall boy next to her. "You'd better put him on the bed as well, neither of them will rest properly until you do."
Trowa gave an infinitesimally small shrug and, after nudging Haruka aside, unceremoniously unloaded his burden onto the bed.
As the bed bounced with the extra weight Usagi's face transformed. A soft smile appeared and she quickly shifted towards, and snuggled up to, the bed's new inhabitant - who returned the favour.
The pilots watched with interest as Haruka and Quatre acquired matching twitches. their hands were grasping at empty air as though they wanted to separate the two.
Minako whimpered pitifully and dropped her face into her hands. "Not good. This is so not good." She gave the room a cursory glance, stood up, opened the rooms connecting door and called through it. "Luna, Artemis, get you butts in here! I want a second opinion."
Two blurs, on black, one white, streaked into the room. "What's wrong? We felt the..." only to come screeching to a halt at the sight of the currently over-inhabited room. "Meow?"
Artemis gave a small sigh, no wonder Duo caught Luna. "Forget it Luna. The girls got busted, and so did you for that matter. Remember?"
Luna pulled a face at the smarty-pants.
Four of the five Gundam pilots were staring at the cats in minor shock. Yes, Duo had told them the two could talk but still. Talking cats you really had to see to believe - especially when they spoke with _very_ English accents.
By the time the pilots had recovered from their shock the pair of felines had woven their way through the group and leapt up onto the bed.
"What happened to... YEROW!!" Luna jumped backwards; her hackles rising and tail puffing out like a toilet brush. She consequently fell off the bed backwards. From her position on the floor she commented rather acerbically. "That's JEDITE!!"
Minako gave a small wince, trying not to giggle at Luna too much. "That's what I thought she said. Damn." She gave another sigh, this one leaning towards exasperation. "She used the crystal to heal him because her reserves are still tapped out."
"The number of times she's died using that piece of overrated _rock_ you'd think she'd learn!" Haruka gave a disgusted snort. "Don't use it when you're exhausted. Hell! Don't use the stupid thing at _all_! It only causes too much trouble."
Quatre made a choked sound - similar to the noise a mouse makes when you step on it. His eyes widened until the pools of aqua-blue filled his face. "Died?!". He was not hearing this, somebody tell him he was not hearing this. His sister had _died_? Multiple times? He had an insane urge to wrap his sister in his arms and hide her from the world - insane because Usagi would probably thump him into next week followed by a rather loud screech of '30 no _BAKA_'
Both conscious sisters gave him a quick glance then, deciding that - for the moment - he was irrelevant, at least until he lost his temper, turned back to the objects of their attention.
Luna leapt back up onto the bed, deciding to ignore her previous display of indignity - and thank her lucky stars that Usagi was out of it, she would never let her live that down had she been awake. Prowling around the heads of the sleeping... 'Couple' she sniffed carefully. Her feline eyes widened and she shot an unreadable look up to the fidgeting Minako, unreadable to the pilots at least - it appeared that the younger blonde female understood what it meant. "What has she _DONE_?!"
The miserable look on Minako's face was very similar to the one that had been seen on Usagi's face the day Crown had run out of 'Death-by-Chocolate' ice-cream. It was very sad, as though all her worst dreams had come at once. "She's gone and bonded the two of them, hasn't she?"
Haruka's eyes grew to nearly the same size as Quatre's had been earlier. Her jaw gaped wide and she opened and closed her mouth quite a few times before she managed to choke out a highly pitched, and not so calm, "WHAT?!?!"
She didn't look very happy at all. Before she could... comment further on what her little sister had done a pair of thumps were heard from the balcony, heralding the arrival of a pair of rather confused Sailor Senshi. Both looked decidedly puzzled as they entered the room.
"Guys?"
"What's up?"
Minako sighed in relief, now they could see if their suspicions were correct - and just how big a mess Usagi had created this time. Snapping back into her leadership role from the Silver Millennium she began giving orders. "Mars: see if he's got any evil in him, any at all. Mercury: I want you to scan him, full report required, the princess too."
The pair nodded curtly and, frowning slightly, made their way past the crowd towards the bed - intent on examining the two figures entwined upon it. Minako didn't often give orders, you knew it was serious when she started to though.
Mercury hadn't even engaged her visor when Mars, seemingly inexplicably, exploded in a fit of temper, demonstrating quite well just _why_ she was the chosen warrior of her planet.
"THAT'S JEDITE!!!!"
The world broadcast announcement was followed by an immediate preparation for a violent, and rather crispy, end to one of her most annoying enemies. Why couldn't the really annoying ones just _die_ when you _wanted_ them to? They were like cockroaches!
The commander of the Sailor Senshi snapped into action before one of her warriors committed regicide and high treason. "MARS! Control yourself woman, that is you _princess_ lying there too! Fry him and you fry her, in more ways than one, show some control!"
Mars snarled, flames in her ayes as well as her hands. Commander or not, treason or not, that _man_ had violated her temple, and if nothing else - and there were plenty of other things - he needed to be punished for that. "Yeah, Minako! Great! Yep, that's our princess all right, but why is the guy who tried his hardest to _kill_ us lying on the bed _next_ to her?"
Mercury, while Mars had been displaying her temper, had engaged her visor, retrieved her computer from subspace, and begun scanning her friend and their former enemy. Letting out a choked gasp she quickly entered some data on the mini-laptop.
"Chikuso!"
The curse was only quietly uttered but it was enough to gather the attention of every conscious person in the room. The Senshi knew that Sailor Mercury _never_ usually swore - at least not in Japanese, she'd been known to get rather inventive in Mercurian before.
Mars spun around and fixed her glare on Mercury. "WHAT?!" It was a good thing that looks didn't kill.
After glancing at the miserable face of her commander she hesitated and then sighed. "Umm, the reason that she is on the bed, I mean, they... ahh.."
Mars narrowed her eyes, Mercury also rarely babbled - she wasn't really sure if this was something she wanted to hear or not. "_What_??!!"
Muttering a few additional curses, in a language that none of the pilots could place - though the Senshi recognised it, Mercurian. It sounded particularly nasty. Mercury took a fortifying breath. "They're bonded."
Mars gaped, looking at Mercury in disbelief. The loss of her voice didn't last for long. She started deceptively slow, voice relatively calm, but by the end she was screaming at the top of her lungs.
"Are you telling me that that Odango Atama has gone and _bonded_ herself to the man who tried to run us over with an _AEROPLANE_?!"
Her tirade probably would have continued for much longer, with increasing volume too, except for a stunned comment from someone on the sidelines. "He tried to run _you_ over with the aeroplane?"
It was ignored for the most part, barring the internal wincing from two of the Senshi - it sounded like Jedite had been talking, but Ami's manners required her to answer.
"Well, yes, he _tried_. He missed. We thought he must have died but obviously Negaverse entities have more in common with household pests than we originally thought." [3]
her explanation was interrupted by a groan from the bed followed by a disgruntled male voice. "By Selene you're _loud_ pyro. I'd forgotten what you sounded like when something got you all wound up."
Mars spun to face the bed again, snarling as she retorted. "Like you can talk. You threatened to burn down the _entire_ city!"
The blonde propped himself up on his elbows, being careful not to dislodge his sleeping princess, and snorted. "Yeah, but I didn't burn down the royal gardens in target practice. I _still_ haven't figured out how you did that, they were on the other side of the _palace_! You would have _had_ to throw an almost impossible curve to even _hit_ them! Zoi' and I spent months afterwards trying to figure out how you did it - Neph' and Kunz' joined in occasionally too, though usually it was to berate us for annoying you... stupid protocol. The target was only twenty metres in front of you! _Please_ tell me your aim has improved since then!"
Mars glowered at the General. She tried her hardest to forget that incident, it hadn't been her best moment. She'd only been new to her powers, and still learning at that, but this _baka_ _always_ bought it up again when they were in large groups. "At least my princess is only a ditz and not a pansy boy who throws roses, spouts _bad_ poetry, and wouldn't know an inspirational speech if it jumped up and bit him on the _arse_!"
Usagi had been hoping that the argument would finish so she could continue with her nap, and up until this point it looked like it was going to, but a comment like that deserved the most mature response possible.
"REI! You're a _meanie_!!"
The Senshi of Mars just rolled her eyes and continued her rant. "And I only burnt the gardens out _twice_ which is more than can be said for you Generals and your living quarters. I know for a fact that you destroyed at least... _shit_ _JED_!!"
Quatre had been following the bitch session... sorry argument with something akin to interest but now he was just getting frustrated. "I'm getting the idea that this is part of a _long_ story. I suggest that _someone_ explain." His tone of voice clearly said _NOW_.
There was a slight shuffling of feet before Mercury cleared her throat, unfortunately she wasn't going to answer the question either. "Ahh, Minako-chan, there is no trace of the Nega-energy that previously inhabited his body, nor do there seem to be any after effects resulting from the mind control inflicted by Beryl. I retrieved Jedite's file from the Silver Millennium and he matches that profile perfectly from cognitive ability to personal habits and speech patterns."
The entire room blinked and then sweatdropped silently.
"She hasn't changed a bit." Muttered Jed wryly.
Minako was quick to attempt to clarify what she _thought_ she heard, after all she had some practice in translating what Mercury said. "Ahh... right. So, what you're saying is that he's Jed our friend again and not _Jedite_ who tried to kill you three?"
Mercury nodded.
"Okay. Remind me to hide my shampoo later."
Jed grinned impudently at the Senshi from the bed, the princess still firmly in his arms. "Yep! Phsyco bitch is all gone from my head and I'm your normal, lovable me again."
Wufei smirked, he was beginning to suspect that it wasn't the drugs the scientists had pumped into him making the blonde overly hyperactive and crazy - it was his natural state of mind. Things were bound to get interesting very soon.
Mars seemed to agree with Wufei's silent assessment. Snorting in disgust she glared at the blonde who'd caused her so many problems - both in this life and the last. "You've _got_ to be kidding me. Now the only reason we'll want to kill you is because you're such an annoying idiot!"
Deciding she didn't really want anyone killing her new found soul mate Usagi reacted instinctively and _loudly_ to the threat. "Waaaaaahhhhh! Rei, you can't kill my new boyfriend!"
Everyone blinked, while most in the room had never seen Usagi react like this the Senshi and Quatre _had_ and they found themselves wincing. She hadn't acted like this in _ages_ and they could only look on horrified.
Mars decided to put a stop to it before somebody's eardrums burst. she was particularly blunt too, it was embarrassing when she acted like an overgrown watering pot with amplifiers. "Usagi! You're degenerating."
"Oh." The noise and waterworks stopped abruptly as the blonde thought over her actions. "Sorry, Rei. You can't kill him! Only pound him a little." She amended with a mildly disturbing grin.
Jed blinked violently; this didn't bode well for him, not at _all_ - the last time someone, probably either Neph' or Kunz', had given Mars permission to 'pound him a little' he'd ended up in the hospital wing with 3rd degree burns, two fractured ribs, a broken arm, broken leg and he'd spent a month pulling sand out of the _strangest_ places... Jupiter and Uranus had joined in the 'fun', those two were _scary_ when they were pissed. "Sere-hime!!!"
Usagi looked over at him, a small sad smile on her face, and shook her head. "I'm not Serenity-hime anymore, Jed. I'm more me then her. If you were in love with her you're in for a rude surprise. My name is Usagi..."
"Yeah, I remember." Jed gave her a blinding smile. "Tsukino Usagi. You were on the cruise and at the gym. Did you know how closely I watched you each time? I'd guessed who you probably were, the it was confirmed at the airport, but Beryl didn't give me a chance to tell her... not that I was going to anyway."
Usagi returned the smile with one of her own. Minako and the rest of the Senshi celebrated quietly, they hadn't seen Usagi smile quite like that since Mamoru had broken up with her. "Actually I'm Usagi Serenity Raberba Winner... and I get the feeling that if we don't give my little brother an explanation soon he's going to blow a gasket."
Getting up off the bed, and surprisingly _not_ tripping over the capacious amounts of skirts surrounding her - ahh, the perks of being in princess form - she frowned as she noticed she was _still_ dressed as Princess Serenity. One small frown of concentration later and she was dressed back in the clothes she'd been wearing before all of this happened.
Turning to the five confused Gundam pilots she gave a smile that was supposed to reassure them. It didn't work. "Eh heh. Let's go downstairs and get something to eat 'cause I'm hungry, and then we'll start from the beginning."
Quatre nodded fiercely, his face clearly saying that he expected nothing less and a scowl evident on his features.
Mentally Usagi sighed. **Oh this is going to be _fun_... as much fun as getting teeth pulled out without anaesthetic... or facing down Chaos**
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[1] M: Yes I read Terry Pratchett too.
[2] M: *grin* Yet another side story ^_^ Which reminds me, tell us what side stories you want us to write and we'll see what we can do K ^_^.
S: Here's what we've got planned or have written so far:
My Brothers Keeper (already written - can be found at ff.net) - dealing with just _why_ the girls were so ticked with Quatre.
Makoto's side story (that one's written but it won't be coming out for a while, too many spoilers for some of the stuff we have planned.. heh heh.)
Silver Millennium Protocol (Planning stage)
How Relena met the scouts. (in the rewriting stage)
Tales From a Bed Sheet (in the planning stage. It's about the time Wufei spent at Rei's temple)
I'm sure there's more.. M-chan can you think of any that I've missed.
[3] S: Trust me, Ami is nastier than you think. I've been watching Sailor Moon through from the start and Ami can actually get quite nasty when she wants to. She's not as sweet as everyone thinks.