~-Hikawa Jinja-~
Rei awoken the next morning, and glanced up at the clock. It read 7:00
AM. The ravenhaired miko yawned, with a stretch, before standing up
off of her futon, and walking into her private bathroom.
After taking a cold shower, and brushing her hair, she dressed in her
usual miko robe. {I think I'll just meditate until the others arrive.}
she thought, and walked down the hall to the other room. She could
hear rain outside, although it wasn't very loud, as she walked hastily
down the hall...
~-3 Hours Later-~
Usagi was the first of the senshi to show up at the shrine,
surprisingly...
"Rei?" Usagi's voice asked.
"You still had another hour." responded the ravenhaired miko.
"I know, but I just wanted to make sure I was here on time." said
Usagi.
"Oh well. Want some tea?" Rei asked, and smiled weakly at her
princess.
"Sure." Usagi replied, shrugging her shoulders. Rei tipped the teapot
over, letting freshly made tea pour into the teacup. She sat it down,
gently, and handed the tiny cup to Usagi.
"There are also some muffins if you want some." Rei said, and sat the
small basket of muffins next to the teapot.
Usagi took a sip of the tea, "Wow! This is great." Usagi said, and
picked up a freshly baked muffin. She bit into it, "The muffins are
even better!" Rei sighed. Usagi would always be the same odango-headed
princess that all of the senshi knew and loved...
A moment or so passed, Usagi eating, and Rei occasionally sipping her
steaming tea. She blew some steam away from it, and took another sip,
before breaking the silence...
"So, I guess we haven't a choice in the matter." Rei said, looking
down.
"What do you mean?" questioned the blonde odango-atama, looking up
from the muffin, she was currently eating.
"I mean, Going back in time and all. If we don't go, we will probably
be destroyed along with the rest of the planet. At least, if we do go,
We have a chance of saving it. As I said, We don't really have a
choice in the matter of going or not..." Rei said.
"Rei... There's no reason for you to worry. Everything will go fine."
Usagi assured her friend, smiling warmly, and taking another sip of
tea. She remembered having a similar talk with Rei the night before...
"I guess you're right..." the miko said, her voice still unsure...
The two finished their cups of tea in silence, not even so much as
looking at the other...
~-A While Later-~
Sometime later, Makoto, Minako, Ami, Setsuna, Haruka, Michiru, Hotaru,
ChibiUsa, Luna, and Artemis arrived at the shrine. It was fifteen
minutes until 11:00...
"So, I guess this is it." Rei said.
"Remember now... It's very dangerous traveling through time and
space... You must not forget the reason you are there. And, also, We
have to be careful not to end up in a different dimension instead of a
different time..." Setsuna informed the other eight, who would be
going.
"So, I guess it's now or never guys." Minako said.
The others nodded, and everyone gathered infront of the Shrine. They
transformed into Sailor Senshi. Everyone except ChibiUsa, Luna and
Artemis took each other's hands, forming a circle. Usagi's locket
opened revealing the crystal, and the light from it surrounded the
nine girls. ChibiUsa stepped back. She, Luna and Artemis were going to
stay and help grandpa Hino take care of the Jinja while Rei was gone,
and hopefully come up with a good excuse to -why- Rei was gone...
The senshi all let their eyes close, in concentration, and a moment
later, disappeared in one bright flash, leaving the two cats and the
young girl... ChibiUsa held onto her Lunaball, and whispered softly,
"Be careful."
"I'm sure it'll be okay ChibiUsa." Luna assured the young girl.
"I just hope they make it there safely. They could fall into the wrong
portal, and that would mess up everything." Artemis added.
"Well, I suppose we should be thinking of how we are going to tell
Grandpa Hino about Rei..." ChibiUsa said, and the two cats agreed...
~-Inter-Dimensional Gateway-~
Usagi sighed, and gently opened her eyes, soon followed by the other
senshi.
"So, This is the right place?" Makoto asked.
"Apparently, Yes." replied Ami.
"We have to focus on the past, and we should end up there." Setsuna
responded. They all continued concentrating...
~-~-~
Eventually, the nine found themselves waking up on the ground
somewhere.
"Where... are we?" asked Haruka.
"Did it... work? Guys?" Usagi questioned, and looked around at the
others, still lying on the ground weakly.
"I think so..." Makoto said, trying to place the area around them. Rei
stood up, and dusted herself off.
"This doesn't look like the Tokyo I know." Rei said, looking around at
the trees and running streams.
"Where... -is- Tokyo?" questioned Hotaru, looking around as well.
"I may be wrong... But, I -think- we just -may- have gone back to the
past, a little to far." Minako stated, holding her index finger and
thumb together infront of her.
"This place looks like... Feudal Japan or something..." added Haruka.
"Yes... It does." Ami said. All of the senshi studied their
surroundings, trying to make sense of it.
{Where the hell are we?} Rei asked herself. She eventually thought of
something, and Setsuna's words, began to echoe through her head...
"Remember now... It's very dangerous traveling through time and
space... You must not forget the reason you are there. And, also, We
have to be careful not to end up in a different dimension instead of a
different time..."
"That must be it!" Rei said, her eyes popping open instantly.
"What Rei?" Usagi asked, her voice still weak, this time sitting up.
"We must be in a different dimension... But, That means, we have to go
back before its too late for -our- dimension!" Rei said.
"Oh no! How do we get back!? Setsuna!?" Minako questioned, turning to
the darkhaired woman.
"We cannot go back yet... Usagi's power is low, and there is no way
the Crystal can transport us all back yet." Setsuna said, after
nodding her head.
"How are we supposed to save -our- world!?" Minako asked, in a panic
of a voice.
"We just have to wait until Usagi is strong enough to make the
journey. Then, If we are lucky, Tokyo will still be there when we
return..." stated the darkgreen haired senshi.
Usagi suddenly felt dizzy, her eyes closing, as she faintsed, and fell
backwards. Rei rushed to her side, and caught her before she could
make contact with the hard ground. Rei sighed, in relief, and brushed
a strand of hair from Usagi's eyes. Rei pulled Usagi all the way into
her arms, and lifted her up, standing up as she did, and turned to the
others.
"What in the hell are we supposed to do!?" Haruka said, frustrated.
"Come on! Isn't there another way back?" asked Michiru, looking at
Setsuna, who stayed silence.
"Dammit!" shouted Rei, "This is terrible! I thought for sure we'd end
up in the past of Tokyo! Not some... Prehistoric Jungle!"
"There is nothing more we can do here. We may as well seek shelter."
Setsuna said, staring up at the sky. Dark clouds were moving in.
The others nodded in agreement, and began walking, the walk gradually
turning into a run, in the direction of the nearest pathway, to find
shelter, to get out of the rain. As they ran down the path, more and
more trees seemed to appear overhead, blocking some of the pouring
rain. {This is just wonderful... We go to the past to save the
present, just to find that we went way to -far- into the past! We're
in feudal Japan for God's sakes! And now, we can't even go home! We
are all stuck in some prehistoric time that no one cares to think
about!} Rei thought to herself, and looked down at Usagi {Not to
mention that Usagi can't even make the journey back... How the hell
did this happen!?} Her eyes narrowed {Maybe by tomorrow she'll be
ready... I hope...} Rei brushed another strand of hair from her
princess' face. Her eyes were gently closed, her mouth just barely
opened, and her pigtails trailed along behind Rei, as she ran. She was
beautiful... Despite her childish attitude sometimes... Rei managed a
smile, trying to forget the problems that were now creeping up on them
so suddenly...
~-~-~
Someone was sitting on a treebranch, watching the nine girls run up
the pathway. After they were gone out of sight, he lept down from the
tree, onto the center of the pathway, long silver hair trailing behind
him. He was wearing a red kimono and had a sword at his side... He got
down on all fours, sniffing the ground... {Well they aren't demons
but, They are headed straight for our campsite... They could be after
the Shikon No Tama... I guess that means -I- have to tell the
others...} he thought, with a snort, as his golden eyes narrow. He
jumped up, and flew overhead towards the campsite...
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Author's Notes: Any good? So, Just because I changed the stuff I
mentioned before, I have still changed some things... I guess I should
mention that the InuYasha characters are on their quest to retrieve
the remainder of the jewel shards, and the characters that have showed
up already are: InuYasha of course, Kagome, Kaede, Miroku, Sango(me),
Shippo, and Myouga. They are the ones at the campsite, with the
exception of InuYasha, in case you couldn't guess, was the one who was
watching the sailor senshi. Well, Come back next time for the third
chapter! But in the meantime, tell me if there is anything I could
change to make it better, or give me any suggestions you can think of!
I also want to know if it's going okay so far, and if there is
something that should be changed! Well, Until Chapter three!
--Sango--
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