Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Sailor X ❯ WORRY ( Chapter 10 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

By: Eirwen

Sailor X

Worry

Disclaimer: I own no canon characters and the ideas and aspects from the shows belong to their creators.

Hotaru stared at the screen before her, foreboding rising in her being. She immediately called another senshi, Neptune would bet he one closest to Uranus. All she received was static. Thinking she must have pressed the wrong button she pressed again, Neptune did not respond. Hotaru felt more panic come into her being.

She called Pluto, again no answer. Where was everyone? She called the inner senshi, one by one she could not get a hold of them. On the last senshi before Usagi(Serena) she was in tears and gasped as she received on answer. The faint image of Ami Mizuno appeared on the screen blurring slightly. “Ami! I can't get a hold of anyone! What's wrong? Please tell me their okay!” The younger girl cried out, to the screen keeping her voice down.

The woman on the other side looked at her with worried eyes. “I can't,” the woman said her voice holding sorrow. “Hotaru, I'm trapped, please make sure Usagi and Mamoru are okay.” She stressed. The future depended on them. The girl on the machine looked distraught. “Pluto should be at the Gates,” relief for one member washed over her. “She is on duty protecting them. I'm stuck in my palace, I can't leave or I'll be attack, I'll try and monitor the situation.” The blue-haired woman smiled before looking over her shoulder.

Hotaru hoped she wouldn't be gone too. “You can contact me with this or… Hotaru, if you need to contact me in an emergency use this. I'm sending it to you please don't lose it.” Hotaru nearly dropped the communicator as a small device appeared in front of her, she pocketed it before she could contemplated how Ami had gotten it to her. “All I can tell you is there is no sign of entry in any records, I'm sorry I can't provide more information.” The older woman looked apprehensively at her. “I have to go.”

“Wait!” but the screen had gone blank. Calling the most powerful senshi in the galaxy hoping to all is that it was going to be answered. The screen came on an annoyed looking blond on the other side.

“What? Hotaru? Why did you call?” A look of worry was overcoming the blonde's features. Hotaru told her what happened; Usagi was becoming more and more panicked what had happened to her friends? Tears were pouring out of the blue eyes as she said she'd try to help. But it was limited, the moon palace had been destroyed millennia ago and the Golden Kingdom's abilities were still unknown. “Please be careful.” Knowing that she couldn't very well leave from Bayville, Hotaru nodded before she sunk to her knees. Where was her papa? Was he alright? She hoped so.

Exiting the bathroom she saw no line had formed, glad that it was late she went to a phone, it wouldn't hurt to be safe right? She nearly dropped the phone as Logan made his way toward her. “Why up so late? You have school tomorrow.” The man chastised in a gruff voice.

Hotaru couldn't help but feel more nervous. “I have to call Papa, I-I-I…I have to make sure he's okay.” Seeing his looks she quickly added. “He could have gotten lost! I'm going straight to bed after I call him. Please?” She said in a desperate tone.

Logan would usually have said no but it was something in her voice that made it seem like life and death. He nodded reluctantly. The girl was unnerving him, she didn't smell right and he was getting the feeling it was not wise to make her mad. “Fine, but straight to bed.” With that he went off seeing the girl dial very quickly. He was about to leave when he heard the start, it was said with such desperation he couldn't overcome his curiosity. What the girl didn't know wouldn't hurt her. He thought as he stood some distance away but close enough to hear both sides of the conversation.

“Papa?” Her voice was tense and choked. “Papa, please answer.” The phone was answered. “Papa?” She asked hopefully.

“Hotaru? Why are you calling so late? What's the matter?” A concerned man's voice came from the other side. Was this where she got her kindness? Her father?

“Papa, it's me… I-I-I talked to Haruka, Papa, about the incident and we were talking then it she shouted in pain and it disconnected.” She was blabbing but her voice was strained.

“Oh sweetie, I'm sure it'll be alright. The others will help you.” Dr. Tomoe tried to reassure his daughter.

“No they won't!” She whispered into the cradle of the machine. “I called Michiru next, she didn't answer, then Setsuna she didn't answer, I called all of them! No one was answering.” She quietly sobbed into the phone. “Ami answered she was faint on the connection, I couldn't see her properly,” Wait, see? Didn't she mean hear? “Setsuna's supposed to be okay but papa it's horrible! I-she (Ami) said she can't leave her `old home'” What did she mean by old home he thought.

“Sweetie, be careful, is…is Tsukino-san and Chiba-san alright?” an edge of fear in his voice.

“Yes, Papa. But Usa-chan was worried too, I don't know what she will do Papa.” The girl's voice lowered. “I know you think I need to be safe Papa but I can take care of myself.” She said tearfully. “Even if it means doing that.”

The other line was silent before a melancholy voice replied. “If it comes to it, know I always will love you and am proud of you regardless.”

“I have to go Papa.” The girls said. Logan heard Dr. Tomoe say goodbye in a quiet voice. He heard Hotaru head toward her room.

Logan had his thoughts turning. What had they been talking about? It sounded dire, something had obviously happen to the girl's other guardians but what? What did Hotaru imply by say “even if it means doing that?” What exactly was that? Did the girl have control over her powers? He'd have to discuss this with the professor.