Author's Notes: In this story the scouts weren't found until they were 17
years old. During the showdown with the four sisters and Rubeus from the
Negamoon, Mina was killed. It is now two years after that, so the scouts
are 19. The Gundam boys are as follows:
Heero 20
Duo 20
Trowa 21
Quatre 20
Wufei 20
Disclaimer: Come on, it's fanfiction! Of Course I don't own the characters. But I do own my story!
Thoughts '.'
Talking "."
Prologue!
Lita sighed as she sunk down in the comfort of her bed. She was finally home! But even home didn't truly comfort her anymore she thought as she glanced around the apartment. It contained to many painfully memories, memories of before.
She could barely believe that it had been two years ago. The images still haunted her dreams. They haunted her every day. No matter where she went or what she did, she would never be able to escape them.
*Flashback*
Mina stumbled. She fell to the ground with a thud! All of the other scouts were preoccupied with their own battles. Out of the corner of her eye Lita saw Mina stumble, saw her face as she fell to the ground, and was too slow in getting back up. She turned from her own battle to rush to her friend's aid.
Because of her carelessness Lita was hit by one of Prisma's energy balls hitting while her back was turned knocking her to the ground. Lita lay there, winded, unable to call out or help her friend. All she could do was hope.
She saw Mina's small body flung through the air as Avary played with her, and still she had hope. She hoped with all her might for her friend's life as Mina was thrown through the air again and again. Lita had hope for her friend until her body hit the brick wall with a sicking crack and then she knew. As the sisters and Rubeus fled, she knew.
She knew that friend was dead, gone forever. She knew that the sounds and images of her horrific death were captured in her heart and mind, never to leave her alone again. She could hear Serena screaming and wailing in the background. She could see Ami, with tears pouring down her face, trying to comfort her while Raye looked around helplessly, a look of shock on her face and tears glistening in her eyes.
But all of this seemed distant to Lita. So far away, as though she was watching a video. All of it she observed from her position in the dirt, unable to get up. Then the images blurred. Lita reached up to her face and felt the wetness on her cheeks. It was then that she realised that silent tears of pain and loss were slowly coursing their way down her face, and she began shuddering with sobs, as the pain became too much to bear.
*End of Flashback*
Raye walked into the apartment, dumped her bag on the floor and walked into the lounge room. It was then that she realised that there were strange noises coming from the bedrooms. A confused look crossed her face but it quickly turned into sorrow and pity as she realised what the noise was.
Raye hurriedly made her way towards Lita's bedroom. She got there her suspicion was confirmed when she saw Lita on her bed. She was curled into a little ball, as thought by shutting out the world she could rid herself of the pain and horror of it all, her whole body was shaking, as the sobs escaped against her will just as they had two years ago.
*Flashback*
Raye stood stuck to the ground with shock. Tears glistened in her eyes as she tried to hold them in, but failed. They streamed freely down her face just like Ami's. Serena was on the ground wailing, and for once Raye felt like wailing with her.
Raye couldn't even begin to think of what to do with herself. She felt so uncomfortable just standing there while Ami comforted Serena. She glanced around uncomfortably yet again and her eyes fell on Lita where she lay in the dirt.
She seemed to be just as distressed as Serena, if not more. This didn't surprise Raye, although a few months ago it would have. Strong, independent, Lita, sobbing uncontrollably. It was unthinkable until she, Mina and Lita had moved in together. They had gotten to know each other so well as they had grown closer together, so close they had become each other's family, they were sisters.
Mina and Raye had learnt that Lita wasn't just strong and independent but was also extremely sensitive and caring and nearly as emotional and sentimental as Serena although she didn't display it as openly as Serena. She had played their older sister, cooking for them, listening to their problems and just being there for them.
Raye had turned out to be a practical joker with a great sense of humour. She always managed to get them to laugh. She had a great nack of being able to pick up on others emotions and could always sence when the others weren't happy.
And Mina, she had been a great friend. Kind and considerate, sensitive, smart, that was Mina. Her and Lita had become so close Raye could hardly tell them apart. It seemed as though one whould think and the other would speak.
Raye walked over to Lita and offered her a hand up. Lita just looked and her and Raye could see the despair and horror in her eyes.
"Come on, you have to get up," Raye managed to mumble half-heartedly and the voice that she had meant to be comforting came out much harsher than she had intended. The sound of her voice seemed to snap Lita out of her sorrow, but only just barely. She reached for the offered hand and was helped shakily to her feet.
Lita stood there for a second, swaying slightly as she was still recovering from the full force of the enery that she had been hit with. She hastily wiped the tears from her face leaving it smeared with dirt from her hands. She looked around the bedraggled group and cast a quick look and the figure on the ground before bursting into tears and running away, away from the body, trying to escape the sounds and memories that would be with her always.
Raye glanced at the others, silently questioning if they would be okay. Ami nodded in answer and Raye took off as well, in search of Lita.
That night had seemed like the longest night ever to Raye as she and Lita spent most of the night on a park bench, taking it in turns to comfort each other.
'Ever since then Lita hadn't been the same. Nothing had been the same. Serena had quit the Sailor Scouts the day after and nothing Ami or Raye could say would make her change her mind.
Lita was always slipping off into her own little world and she often spent the nights crying. Her dreams were interrupted by Lita's screams more than once each night. She tried everything but nothing seemed to work. Lita became distant as she pushed everyone and everything away in attempt to shut out the world and her problems with it.
It seemed to Raye that Lita did nothing apart from fight and cry. She barely slept, and when she did it was a restless uneasy sleep, that often ended with Lita creeping into Raye's room like a five-year-old who'd been having bad dreams.
The scouts continued to fight but with their numbers down to three they had been beaten badly many times. They all came away with many injuries but things could have been much worse. They were lucky. Fighting evil seemed to be the only thing that Lita still had any passion for and she flung herself into it with great force.
Then one night during a battle it seemed that their luck had run out. Ami lay unconscious on the ground with Lita and Raye standing guard on either side, protecting their injuried comrade. They were in a hopeless position. They couldn't see a thing, as it was a foggy night, so therefore they couldn't attack the yoma head on.
To make matters worse they were both tired for sleep deprivation, and the yoma sensing that they were tiring was hiding in the fog and trying to wear them down by unexpectedly attacking and then withdrawing.
It was working! Lita felt as though she was going to topple over and Raye was envious of Ami sleeping peacefully on the cement.
Just as the yoma closed in for the kill another sailor scout dropped from the sky.
"Forgive me Queen Serenity but we both know that this is not their destiny," the strange scout spoke before attacking with all her might. The yoma had been surprised by the sudden arrival of the new scout. There was only meant to be three scouts, that was the way it had been for six months now.
The new scout wasn't tired and disposed of the monster quickly while Lita and Raye looked on in shock. When she was finished she walked over to them and stood there observing them calmly.
Eventually Raye's curiosity was too much for her, "Who are you?"
"I am Sailor Pluto," the stranger replied. "I am the keeper of time and I and the outer scouts will look after the world for now. You have already suffered too much for me to allow you to risk losing anything else. We will allow you to live normal lives again. Good Luck and Farewell!" and with that Sailor Pluto vanished from sight in a flash of purple light.
Sense then, they had seen Pluto on various other occasions. Raye had been grateful to go back to a life as close to normal as she could get. Lita on the other hand, had gotten worse, she had gotten a job, at Raye constant insistence but it seemed to make no difference. She spent more nights in Lita's bedroom comforting her after bad dreams her than in her own.
*End of Flashback*
Raye sighed to herself. 'Looks like it's going to be one of those nights' she thought to herself as she crossed the distance from the door to Lita's bed and knelt down beside her.
"What's up?" Raye asked and then felt totally stupid for asking such a silly question. "I'm sor." Raye was cut off as the room was filled with purple light announcing the unexpected arrival of Pluto.
Lita stopped crying and both girls looked up in shock. Pluto stood leaning against the time key trying to catch her breath. Her skirt was torn and burnt and she had long scratches down her arms. When she spoke the girls were surprised, for her voice didn't sound pained, just nervous and rushed.
"We must leave now!" Pluto shouted with fear in her eyes. Knowing that something must be severely wrong for Pluto to be scared Lita and Raye jumped up and ran to her side. The three held hands and then they disappeared.
They hadn't been gone for even a minute when the door smashed to the ground and four yoma squeezed their way through and commenced trashing the apartment in search of the girls.
This Story was my first fanfiction and as a celebration of school holidays I'm going to redo all of the chapters, adding more detail and making it clearer and longer.
Lita.
Disclaimer: Come on, it's fanfiction! Of Course I don't own the characters. But I do own my story!
Thoughts '.'
Talking "."
Prologue!
Lita sighed as she sunk down in the comfort of her bed. She was finally home! But even home didn't truly comfort her anymore she thought as she glanced around the apartment. It contained to many painfully memories, memories of before.
She could barely believe that it had been two years ago. The images still haunted her dreams. They haunted her every day. No matter where she went or what she did, she would never be able to escape them.
*Flashback*
Mina stumbled. She fell to the ground with a thud! All of the other scouts were preoccupied with their own battles. Out of the corner of her eye Lita saw Mina stumble, saw her face as she fell to the ground, and was too slow in getting back up. She turned from her own battle to rush to her friend's aid.
Because of her carelessness Lita was hit by one of Prisma's energy balls hitting while her back was turned knocking her to the ground. Lita lay there, winded, unable to call out or help her friend. All she could do was hope.
She saw Mina's small body flung through the air as Avary played with her, and still she had hope. She hoped with all her might for her friend's life as Mina was thrown through the air again and again. Lita had hope for her friend until her body hit the brick wall with a sicking crack and then she knew. As the sisters and Rubeus fled, she knew.
She knew that friend was dead, gone forever. She knew that the sounds and images of her horrific death were captured in her heart and mind, never to leave her alone again. She could hear Serena screaming and wailing in the background. She could see Ami, with tears pouring down her face, trying to comfort her while Raye looked around helplessly, a look of shock on her face and tears glistening in her eyes.
But all of this seemed distant to Lita. So far away, as though she was watching a video. All of it she observed from her position in the dirt, unable to get up. Then the images blurred. Lita reached up to her face and felt the wetness on her cheeks. It was then that she realised that silent tears of pain and loss were slowly coursing their way down her face, and she began shuddering with sobs, as the pain became too much to bear.
*End of Flashback*
Raye walked into the apartment, dumped her bag on the floor and walked into the lounge room. It was then that she realised that there were strange noises coming from the bedrooms. A confused look crossed her face but it quickly turned into sorrow and pity as she realised what the noise was.
Raye hurriedly made her way towards Lita's bedroom. She got there her suspicion was confirmed when she saw Lita on her bed. She was curled into a little ball, as thought by shutting out the world she could rid herself of the pain and horror of it all, her whole body was shaking, as the sobs escaped against her will just as they had two years ago.
*Flashback*
Raye stood stuck to the ground with shock. Tears glistened in her eyes as she tried to hold them in, but failed. They streamed freely down her face just like Ami's. Serena was on the ground wailing, and for once Raye felt like wailing with her.
Raye couldn't even begin to think of what to do with herself. She felt so uncomfortable just standing there while Ami comforted Serena. She glanced around uncomfortably yet again and her eyes fell on Lita where she lay in the dirt.
She seemed to be just as distressed as Serena, if not more. This didn't surprise Raye, although a few months ago it would have. Strong, independent, Lita, sobbing uncontrollably. It was unthinkable until she, Mina and Lita had moved in together. They had gotten to know each other so well as they had grown closer together, so close they had become each other's family, they were sisters.
Mina and Raye had learnt that Lita wasn't just strong and independent but was also extremely sensitive and caring and nearly as emotional and sentimental as Serena although she didn't display it as openly as Serena. She had played their older sister, cooking for them, listening to their problems and just being there for them.
Raye had turned out to be a practical joker with a great sense of humour. She always managed to get them to laugh. She had a great nack of being able to pick up on others emotions and could always sence when the others weren't happy.
And Mina, she had been a great friend. Kind and considerate, sensitive, smart, that was Mina. Her and Lita had become so close Raye could hardly tell them apart. It seemed as though one whould think and the other would speak.
Raye walked over to Lita and offered her a hand up. Lita just looked and her and Raye could see the despair and horror in her eyes.
"Come on, you have to get up," Raye managed to mumble half-heartedly and the voice that she had meant to be comforting came out much harsher than she had intended. The sound of her voice seemed to snap Lita out of her sorrow, but only just barely. She reached for the offered hand and was helped shakily to her feet.
Lita stood there for a second, swaying slightly as she was still recovering from the full force of the enery that she had been hit with. She hastily wiped the tears from her face leaving it smeared with dirt from her hands. She looked around the bedraggled group and cast a quick look and the figure on the ground before bursting into tears and running away, away from the body, trying to escape the sounds and memories that would be with her always.
Raye glanced at the others, silently questioning if they would be okay. Ami nodded in answer and Raye took off as well, in search of Lita.
That night had seemed like the longest night ever to Raye as she and Lita spent most of the night on a park bench, taking it in turns to comfort each other.
'Ever since then Lita hadn't been the same. Nothing had been the same. Serena had quit the Sailor Scouts the day after and nothing Ami or Raye could say would make her change her mind.
Lita was always slipping off into her own little world and she often spent the nights crying. Her dreams were interrupted by Lita's screams more than once each night. She tried everything but nothing seemed to work. Lita became distant as she pushed everyone and everything away in attempt to shut out the world and her problems with it.
It seemed to Raye that Lita did nothing apart from fight and cry. She barely slept, and when she did it was a restless uneasy sleep, that often ended with Lita creeping into Raye's room like a five-year-old who'd been having bad dreams.
The scouts continued to fight but with their numbers down to three they had been beaten badly many times. They all came away with many injuries but things could have been much worse. They were lucky. Fighting evil seemed to be the only thing that Lita still had any passion for and she flung herself into it with great force.
Then one night during a battle it seemed that their luck had run out. Ami lay unconscious on the ground with Lita and Raye standing guard on either side, protecting their injuried comrade. They were in a hopeless position. They couldn't see a thing, as it was a foggy night, so therefore they couldn't attack the yoma head on.
To make matters worse they were both tired for sleep deprivation, and the yoma sensing that they were tiring was hiding in the fog and trying to wear them down by unexpectedly attacking and then withdrawing.
It was working! Lita felt as though she was going to topple over and Raye was envious of Ami sleeping peacefully on the cement.
Just as the yoma closed in for the kill another sailor scout dropped from the sky.
"Forgive me Queen Serenity but we both know that this is not their destiny," the strange scout spoke before attacking with all her might. The yoma had been surprised by the sudden arrival of the new scout. There was only meant to be three scouts, that was the way it had been for six months now.
The new scout wasn't tired and disposed of the monster quickly while Lita and Raye looked on in shock. When she was finished she walked over to them and stood there observing them calmly.
Eventually Raye's curiosity was too much for her, "Who are you?"
"I am Sailor Pluto," the stranger replied. "I am the keeper of time and I and the outer scouts will look after the world for now. You have already suffered too much for me to allow you to risk losing anything else. We will allow you to live normal lives again. Good Luck and Farewell!" and with that Sailor Pluto vanished from sight in a flash of purple light.
Sense then, they had seen Pluto on various other occasions. Raye had been grateful to go back to a life as close to normal as she could get. Lita on the other hand, had gotten worse, she had gotten a job, at Raye constant insistence but it seemed to make no difference. She spent more nights in Lita's bedroom comforting her after bad dreams her than in her own.
*End of Flashback*
Raye sighed to herself. 'Looks like it's going to be one of those nights' she thought to herself as she crossed the distance from the door to Lita's bed and knelt down beside her.
"What's up?" Raye asked and then felt totally stupid for asking such a silly question. "I'm sor." Raye was cut off as the room was filled with purple light announcing the unexpected arrival of Pluto.
Lita stopped crying and both girls looked up in shock. Pluto stood leaning against the time key trying to catch her breath. Her skirt was torn and burnt and she had long scratches down her arms. When she spoke the girls were surprised, for her voice didn't sound pained, just nervous and rushed.
"We must leave now!" Pluto shouted with fear in her eyes. Knowing that something must be severely wrong for Pluto to be scared Lita and Raye jumped up and ran to her side. The three held hands and then they disappeared.
They hadn't been gone for even a minute when the door smashed to the ground and four yoma squeezed their way through and commenced trashing the apartment in search of the girls.
This Story was my first fanfiction and as a celebration of school holidays I'm going to redo all of the chapters, adding more detail and making it clearer and longer.
Lita.