STORYTIME—MYTHS AND LEGENDS
By Krysia
Disclaimer: Story is original…characters are not. Truly a non-profit endeavor. {sigh}
After tucking away the note, Chibi-usa grabbed each of her parent's hands and the three
of them left the royal quarters and began walking towards the part of the palace that led
to the Time Gate.
Chapter 9: She's getting soft…
Chibi-usa stood at the Time Gate with Sailor Pluto. The King and Queen had said their
farewells and had returned to the Palace. Chibi-usa glanced once more at the direction
her parents had left before she faced Sailor Pluto.
After taking a deep breath, she addressed her dear friend. "Puu, I guess I better get going
to the past. I need to go to be trained as a Sailor Senshi. I miss Usagi and Mamoru.
Usagi was so fun to tease. It's hard to believe they will be my mama and papa someday."
Once she finished rambling, she then squared her shoulders and made to enter the Time
Gate. "Ja ne Puu!"
Sailor Pluto stopped Chibi-usa from proceeding through the gate. "Just a minute Small
Lady. Before you go to the past, we have something to discuss."
Chibi-usa looked at Sailor Pluto a little apprehensively. She began to squirm under
Sailor Pluto's firm gaze. For the first time, she saw her as Sailor Pluto, Guardian of Time
and not her friend Puu.
"Yes, Sailor Pluto?" she asked meekly. She bowed her head slightly and peeked up
through her lashes. "Is something wrong? Did I forget something?"
"I know we've talked about how important it is to not reveal the future while you are in
the past. It is also important to leave things from the past in the past. May I please have
Ami's book?"
Chibi-usa started and flushed guiltily. She quickly changed Luna-P into a backpack and
removed the book. She handed it to Pluto. "Mama told me to return it to Ami-chan. I
was going to, I promise."
Sailor Pluto accepted the book from Chibi-usa. "I know Small Lady. But you are not
returning to the same time. So, by returning the book you could cause problems to the
time flow. It is best if I take care of it for you. Now, you can go to the past and complete
your training. Good luck Small Lady. And don't be too hard on Usagi." With a wink
and a smile, Sailor Pluto indicated for Chibi-usa to enter the Time Gate.
After a quick hug, Chibi-usa ran through the Time Gate with Luna-P bobbing along
behind her.
With another smile and a slight shake of her head, Sailor Pluto turned her attention to the
book in her hand. She ran her hand along the smooth cover, before opening it and leafing
though the pages. As one particular page caught her attention, she did not notice anyone
approaching until she felt a hand clamp onto her shoulder and the book wrenched out of
her hand.
"So, what do we have here? Some light reading?" teased Sailor Uranus.
Neptune, standing next to Uranus, peered over her arm at the open book. "Setsuna, I
didn't know you were into romance novels. You always reminded me of the dry non-
fiction type."
Sailor Pluto scowled at the two Senshi. "Don't you have anything better to do than to
sneak up on me?"
"Just checking your reflexes. Obviously you are a little out of practice." Uranus frowned
slightly at the pages opened before her. "Damn Inners. They should have done a better
job at guarding the Princess." Uranus dodged to the left as Pluto made a grab for the
book.
Neptune laughed. "I guess we should come by a little more often for some training
Setsuna."
Uranus snickered, "She's getting soft in her old age."
Neptune again moved closer to Uranus as she began flipping through the pages, stopping
occasionally to read. At one particular story, they looked at each other with raised
eyebrows.
Neptune commented. "It appears that Serenity wasn't the only one getting into
mischief."
Uranus closed the book with a thump and tossed it back to Pluto. Pluto caught it neatly
and tucked it under her arm.
"Come on, Michi…let's go play with the Inners" drawled Uranus as she started walking
towards the Crystal Palace.
"Now, now Haruka…be nice."
At the palace….
Endymion pulled Serenity into their chambers. "The senshi will leave us alone since they
know that Small Lady was leaving tonight, so I have an idea to help us not think of
Chibi-usa returning to the past."
Serenity paused and looked at her husband with curiosity. "What do you have in mind?"
Endymion motioned for his wife to remain where she was while he quickly strode from
the room. Serenity stood impatiently, wondering what her husband could possibly have
planned. Endymion came back in the room, walking more slowly with both arms behind
his back.
"Do you know how hard it is to find one of these in Crystal Tokyo?" he asked as he
moved his arms from behind his back to reveal a shepherd's crook.
A slow smile spread across Serenity's face and her eyes twinkled as she reached up and
pulled out her odangoes. "I'm sure I have an appropriate dress somewhere…."
AN: DONE! DONE! DONE! ~dances around happily~
A special thanks goes to all those who have taken the time to read this story! Thank you
Lord Chaos and Peacebunny for your kind e-mails. Thank you Princess Forever, Shiva,
Time Guardian and Cool_as_Ice for the reviews. Thank you to Unwanted and Nyanko
for 'encouraging' me. Thank you to all those who have posted this story on their
websites. Thank you to my son who "played editor".
I feel like I've just won an Emmy or Oscar. :P
~checks shoes to make sure no toilet paper is stuck to it~
By Krysia
Disclaimer: Story is original…characters are not. Truly a non-profit endeavor. {sigh}
After tucking away the note, Chibi-usa grabbed each of her parent's hands and the three
of them left the royal quarters and began walking towards the part of the palace that led
to the Time Gate.
Chapter 9: She's getting soft…
Chibi-usa stood at the Time Gate with Sailor Pluto. The King and Queen had said their
farewells and had returned to the Palace. Chibi-usa glanced once more at the direction
her parents had left before she faced Sailor Pluto.
After taking a deep breath, she addressed her dear friend. "Puu, I guess I better get going
to the past. I need to go to be trained as a Sailor Senshi. I miss Usagi and Mamoru.
Usagi was so fun to tease. It's hard to believe they will be my mama and papa someday."
Once she finished rambling, she then squared her shoulders and made to enter the Time
Gate. "Ja ne Puu!"
Sailor Pluto stopped Chibi-usa from proceeding through the gate. "Just a minute Small
Lady. Before you go to the past, we have something to discuss."
Chibi-usa looked at Sailor Pluto a little apprehensively. She began to squirm under
Sailor Pluto's firm gaze. For the first time, she saw her as Sailor Pluto, Guardian of Time
and not her friend Puu.
"Yes, Sailor Pluto?" she asked meekly. She bowed her head slightly and peeked up
through her lashes. "Is something wrong? Did I forget something?"
"I know we've talked about how important it is to not reveal the future while you are in
the past. It is also important to leave things from the past in the past. May I please have
Ami's book?"
Chibi-usa started and flushed guiltily. She quickly changed Luna-P into a backpack and
removed the book. She handed it to Pluto. "Mama told me to return it to Ami-chan. I
was going to, I promise."
Sailor Pluto accepted the book from Chibi-usa. "I know Small Lady. But you are not
returning to the same time. So, by returning the book you could cause problems to the
time flow. It is best if I take care of it for you. Now, you can go to the past and complete
your training. Good luck Small Lady. And don't be too hard on Usagi." With a wink
and a smile, Sailor Pluto indicated for Chibi-usa to enter the Time Gate.
After a quick hug, Chibi-usa ran through the Time Gate with Luna-P bobbing along
behind her.
With another smile and a slight shake of her head, Sailor Pluto turned her attention to the
book in her hand. She ran her hand along the smooth cover, before opening it and leafing
though the pages. As one particular page caught her attention, she did not notice anyone
approaching until she felt a hand clamp onto her shoulder and the book wrenched out of
her hand.
"So, what do we have here? Some light reading?" teased Sailor Uranus.
Neptune, standing next to Uranus, peered over her arm at the open book. "Setsuna, I
didn't know you were into romance novels. You always reminded me of the dry non-
fiction type."
Sailor Pluto scowled at the two Senshi. "Don't you have anything better to do than to
sneak up on me?"
"Just checking your reflexes. Obviously you are a little out of practice." Uranus frowned
slightly at the pages opened before her. "Damn Inners. They should have done a better
job at guarding the Princess." Uranus dodged to the left as Pluto made a grab for the
book.
Neptune laughed. "I guess we should come by a little more often for some training
Setsuna."
Uranus snickered, "She's getting soft in her old age."
Neptune again moved closer to Uranus as she began flipping through the pages, stopping
occasionally to read. At one particular story, they looked at each other with raised
eyebrows.
Neptune commented. "It appears that Serenity wasn't the only one getting into
mischief."
Uranus closed the book with a thump and tossed it back to Pluto. Pluto caught it neatly
and tucked it under her arm.
"Come on, Michi…let's go play with the Inners" drawled Uranus as she started walking
towards the Crystal Palace.
"Now, now Haruka…be nice."
At the palace….
Endymion pulled Serenity into their chambers. "The senshi will leave us alone since they
know that Small Lady was leaving tonight, so I have an idea to help us not think of
Chibi-usa returning to the past."
Serenity paused and looked at her husband with curiosity. "What do you have in mind?"
Endymion motioned for his wife to remain where she was while he quickly strode from
the room. Serenity stood impatiently, wondering what her husband could possibly have
planned. Endymion came back in the room, walking more slowly with both arms behind
his back.
"Do you know how hard it is to find one of these in Crystal Tokyo?" he asked as he
moved his arms from behind his back to reveal a shepherd's crook.
A slow smile spread across Serenity's face and her eyes twinkled as she reached up and
pulled out her odangoes. "I'm sure I have an appropriate dress somewhere…."
AN: DONE! DONE! DONE! ~dances around happily~
A special thanks goes to all those who have taken the time to read this story! Thank you
Lord Chaos and Peacebunny for your kind e-mails. Thank you Princess Forever, Shiva,
Time Guardian and Cool_as_Ice for the reviews. Thank you to Unwanted and Nyanko
for 'encouraging' me. Thank you to all those who have posted this story on their
websites. Thank you to my son who "played editor".
I feel like I've just won an Emmy or Oscar. :P
~checks shoes to make sure no toilet paper is stuck to it~