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1 Title: Space for hope.
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2 Author: Jerry-rose
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3 E-mail: sleeping.soul@hotmail.co.uk No flames please but critisism
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4 i'd love ^^ And yes i know my spelling and grammer are terrible =P
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5 <AN: just something i pulled together recently. Really short yes but
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6 eh, i'm supposed to be working xD Enjoy>
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7
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8 "Say, Hota-chan?" Hotaru turned in the pink bed covers to face the
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9 girl that said her name with such affection. The girl had long black
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10 hair that reached her lower back, but had pink highlights in the
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11 fringe, and adoring pink eyes that were staring in her direction.
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12 Hotaru tilted her head so her black air fell over her face slightly,
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13 then pushed her fringe aside with a finger.
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14 "Hai, Chi-chan?" Hotaru had moved closer and put an arm over her
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15 lovers flat stomach, then her head against her chest. Usagi was
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16 sitting up in bed, her back against the head post.
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17 "What's out there?" Hotaru blinked and sat up to look at her.
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18 "Out where..?" She asked suspiciously and Usagi held her hands up in
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19 a form of surrender or self-defense, laughing slightly.
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20 "Well, out in the universe. I mean can you blame me for wondering?
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21 All our enemies came from there with the exception of very few... Is
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22 there a bad influence or something that creates these people or their
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23 hatred?" Hotaru smiled warmly and leaned forward, pressing her
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24 forehead gently to the other's.
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25 "All very wise things to want to know. And because you're so special
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26 to me, I'll let you into a little secret, but you have to promise not
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27 to tell anyone else. ok?" Usagi nodded and leaned forward slightly,
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28 as if enthusiastic and in need to hear.
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29 "Well, you know lately i haven't been around as much as i used to
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30 be?" Usagi blushed lightly and the other girl stopped. "What did
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31 Haruka-papa tell you?" Her tone was serious but also slightly amused
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32 so Usagi figured she'd say, she wanted to ask a few questions about
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33 it anyway. Like if it was true for one thing.
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34 "She said you were taking stripping lessons." Hotaru blushed a deep
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35 crimson and leapt out of the bed, vaulting her suitcase and then
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36 Usagi's as if they were hurdles and flung the door open, running into
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37 the bedroom opposite them, who's door was open, and yelled inside.
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38 "HARUKA-PAPA!!!"
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39
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40 Michiru laughed and Haruka blinked nervously, turning slowly to face
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41 the living room door.
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42 "I'm dead when she gets down here! Michiru, you have to hide me!"
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43 Michiru laughed harder and shook her head.
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44 "Not on your life. This one's been coming your way since you started
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45 telling Usagi-chan that." Haruka sweat dropped and dashed for the
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46 kitchen... too late. Hotaru flew through the closed door and slammed
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47 Haruka from behind in a rugby tackle. Haruka fell forward into the
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48 floor and Hotaru laughed, her fingers finding her papa's most tender
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49 tickling spots as her delicate fingers spidered over her skin.
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50 "You shall pay, oh ticklish one!" Haruka laughed and squirmed on the
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51 floor, but was too weak to get up as she laughed harder and harder
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52 until Michiru intervened.
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53 "Come on now Hotaru, we need Haruka alive to drive us all to the
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54 shopping center." Hotaru slowed to a stop and sighed.
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55 "I guess you're right, mama." Michiru nodded and Hotaru got up off
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56 Haruka, letting her recover and then sit up, watching as she ran a
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57 hair through her short blonde hair.
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58 "You're getting too strong for my own good, kiddo." Hotaru waggled a
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59 finger at her, winking and laughing.
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60 "No papa, i just know you're tender areas!" Haruka raised an eyebrow
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61 suggestively and Michiru laughed, she knew what was coming next.
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62 "Actually i think you'll find only Michi knows my tender area's."
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63 Haruka laughed as Hotaru pulled a face and then ran to the door,
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64 turning happily. Haruka and Michiru looked at their 16 year old
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65 daughter, with her shoulder length black hair and her plain purple
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66 shirt reaching her thighs. She had a shapely body, a real hourglass
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67 figure if ever there was one, and a pale complexion. Her deep purple
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68 eyes glittered happily as she waved a hand and set off up stairs,
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69 back to her Chi-chan.
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70 Hotaru stepped back into her room to see Usagi with her elbows on
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71 the balcony railing. She shut the door gently so she didn't bring the
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72 slightly smaller girl out of her daydream and smiled at her back.
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73 Times sure had changed. If anyone had shown her this future only a
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74 few months ago she would never have believed it. She walked out and
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75 leant on the balcony fence beside Usagi.
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76 "Chi-chan?" Usagi looked up to her and smiled warmly, cuddling her
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77 tight and pointing up to the clouds.
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78 "That one rminds me of you." Her finger lined up with a smaller
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79 cloud that had furry edges, it was wispy and very spread out, almost
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80 like mist. Hotaru laughed.
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81 "I'm small, wispy, rough around the edges and spacey. Yes i know."
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82 Usagi also laughed, but then moved in front of Hotaru and took her
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83 hands, winding them around her and leaning back onto the taller girl.
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84 "That's what others might see, yes. But me... I see a soft skinned
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85 cloud with a wonderful look to it, not tense and tight, but
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86 wonderful, so if I might touch it, my hand would be welcomed and
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87 absorbed, not pushed away, I also see a cloud that doesn't look like
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88 it's all there, but when you get deeper intoit, it seems to never
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89 end. Hota-chan, that is what i see. And I love that cloud very much
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90 now." Hotaru was smiling warmly and kissed the back of her head,
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91 twirling her around and out of her grip so they were facing each
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92 other.
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93 "And I'm sure that cloud loves you too." Usagi smiled warmly and the
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94 two embraced, together in a world of their own.
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95 Hotaru was bought back into reality as she thought.
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96 "Chi-chan, did i ever tell you that secret?" Usagi shook her head
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97 and laughed.
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98 "No, i believe you went off to slaugter Haruka-san before you said
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99 anything." Hotaru nodded and leant back on the balcony once more,
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100 looking up into the sky.
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101 "Well, you know i haven't been around much lately?" Usagi took the
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102 spot just to Hotaru's right and smiled, nodding gently and looking at
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103 her. Hotaru was leaning over the balcony, facing out, and Usagi was
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104 sitting on the fence, facing in.
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105 "Well, that's because I've been doing research. I've been taking
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106 small trips into the stars to check things out. I've found nothing in
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107 the majority of this solar system, there is nothing here to endanger
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108 anyone, the sailor scouts have done very well in protecting it, so i
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109 could take you out into the stars and show you, if you like. You can
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110 see for yourself what's there." Usagi had been listening with
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111 seemingly no interest, but when Hotaru finished and silence met her,
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112 she looked up and straitened, coming off the balcony fence to look
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113 into Usagi's face and see a small tear fall down her cheek. Hotaru
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114 moved forward and hugged her tightly.
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115 "Let's go tonight, ne?" Usagi nodded into her chest and smiled.
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116 "I'd like that more than anything in the world." Hotaru smiled in
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117 return and hugged her tighter for a few seconds before stepping back.
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118 "In that case, i need to go and make the arangments, please wait
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119 here until i get back." Usagi nodded and leant back over the balcony.
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120 "Please hurry, Hota-chan." Hotaru nodded and walked from the balcony
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121 into the bedroom, then on through the door and down the stairs into
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122 the living room.
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123
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124 "Haruka-papa. Usagi would very much like to acompany me on tonights
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125 journey. Haruka bought her head out of the newspaper and stared at
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126 Hotaru.
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127 "You told her?" Hotaru nodded guiltily
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128 "Hai papa, she was so... she wanted to see what's out there so much,
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129 I couldn't help but tell her. I can make her dreams come true..."
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130 Haruka shook her head and Setsuna walked in.
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131 "And if you two get hurt?" Hotaru shook her head defiantly
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132 "No, mama, I've been hundreds of times into the safe parts of this
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133 solar system, and in fact the galaxy too... I don't see how anything
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134 threatening could move in so fast. And anyway, i'll protect her, as i
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135 have already sworn I will." Hotaru seemed so sincere and her heart
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136 was in the right place so Setsuna shrugged and moved back into her
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137 study. Michiru peeked out of the kitchen and smiled to Haruka, who
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138 sighed.
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139 "I think it's a great idea, Ruka, she should go and have fun. Why
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140 not take her to see the moon or even Saturn? I'm sure she'd enjoy
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141 both." Hotaru nodded and ran from the room, opening the front door to
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142 look into the twillight. She stuck her head into the living room and
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143 smiled.
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144 "We'll be leaving in a few minutes, we should be back by morning!"
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145 Haruka stood and ran to the door as Hotaru shot up the stairs.
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146 "You had better be back by morning! Else you'll be fried!" Hotaru
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147 laughed and ran out of sight, bursting into her room and out onto the
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148 balcony. usagi turned and smiled at her. Hotaru took her hands gently
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149 and jumped daintily onto the balcony railing.
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150 "Come... Chi-chan." Usagi took her hand and smiled warmly as she was
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151 lifted onto the balcony railing, then into the air. Joining their
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152 other hands, they made a loop, then vanished into the oncoming
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153 darkness.
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154 Haruka, Michiru and Setsuna stood on the roof and watched a shooting
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155 star sail across the darkening sky.
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156 "The wind is blowing in the scent of fear, something is not right."
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157 "The waters of the earth are disturbed, i agree."
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158 "Time sees a distortion, we must set this right." The three parents
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159 joined hands, with Setsuna in the middle, and dissapeared to follow
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160 their daughter and her girlfriend.
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161
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162 "Chi-chan, you'll catch stars if you don't close your mouth." Hotaru
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163 giggled and Usagi closed her mouth, which had been gaping widely as
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164 she looked around the stars and planets.
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165 "G-gomen." Hotaru smiled warmly and looked straight ahead, she
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166 intended to take Usagi to the Moon. She turned away from the other
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167 planets and headed towards the moon. It was full and shined
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168 beautifully into the darkness surrounding it, it was easy to see how
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169 it's light spread to the earth and gave its people hope. Usagi
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170 noticed they were heading towards it and sqeezed Hotaru's hand
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171 tightly.
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172 "We're going to the moon?" Hotaru nodded and smiled.
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173 "We are." Usagi was smiling to herself and Hotaru looked at her
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174 curously.
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175 "Chi-chan... What's that smile for?" Usagi smiled openly to her and
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176 leaned forward, kissing Hotaru gently on the lips.
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177 "You said before, about the catching the stars? Well, I already have
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178 one... It's you." Hotaru blinked gently and reached out, unlinking
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179 their hands to touch her cheek and return the kiss.
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180 "Chi-chan..." Usagi broke the kiss and smiled warmly, placing her
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181 free hand over Hotaru's stomach. Hotaru smiled softly and kissed her
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182 once more.
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183 "Are you sure about this? It's not my place." Usagi put a finger to
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184 her lips and Hotaru hushed.
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185 "Hotaru-Chan, i've never been more sure about anything in my life."
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186 Hotaru put her hand to Usagi's stomach and smiled back.
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187 "You know... If we both go through with this, then we'll have to
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188 find someone else to watch over us." Usagi nodded and looked towards
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189 the moon, which was getting dramatically bigger with each passing
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190 second. Their hands reclaimed the others and they held tightly as
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191 they flew down through the bright glow of the moon.
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192 "Chi-chan, i have been working on a gift for you for some timje now.
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193 I hope you like it." Usagi moved to enquire about the gift but Hotaru
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194 shook her head. As they appraoched the surface, Hotaru pulled back
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195 and they slowed down, making them land gently on top of the uneven
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196 earth. Hotaru moved towards a long white pillar in the middle of a
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197 ruined castle and Usagi looked around in awe. Her mother had told her
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198 of this, the ruins on the moon. The moon kindom lived and prospered
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199 here until queen beryll attacked. Hotaru took her hand and led to
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200 stand by the pillar, then whispered softly.
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201 "My Queen Serenity, please show yourself to your grand-daughter..."
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202 Usagi's eyes widened as a white haze filled the air, then
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203 concerntrated in the shape of a woman, Queen Serenity. She smiled
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204 warmly as she gained a solid body, though she still gave off a gently
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205 white glow. Hotaru stepped back out of respect and dropped to one
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206 knee, bowing low. Queen Serenity smiled down to her and lifted a hand.
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207 "Rise, Saturn.n You have no reason to kneel before me." Hotaru rose
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208 slowly to her feet and stepped back out of their hearing range,
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209 turning and walking around the ruins, to give them their space and
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210 time to aquaint themselves.
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211
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212 "Usagi... Welcome home." Usagi ran forward and hugged her tightly.
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213 "Grandma..." Serenity laughed and hugged her back.
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214 "I can't stay long, Usagi, but i wanted you to know how proud of you
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215 i am, how proud of you we all are. You are very mature, moreso than
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216 your mother was at your age. You will rise to be a wonderful queen of
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217 tokyo." Usagi had tears in her eyes.
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218 "Grandma... I am not who you are proud of. I have disgraced your
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219 family. I am having children with Hota-" Queen serenity interupted
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220 gently.
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221 "No, Usagi. You have not disgraced us. It's the complete opposite...
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222 You are the rightful leader of the new world. Now, let me see you and
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223 your future wife together." Usagi smiled warmly and ran in the
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224 direction Hotaru had gone. She paused as she came to a standing part
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225 of the castle and wandered inside. She came to a set of large white
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226 marble doors, now dulled to grey with age and dust. There was a set
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227 of bright white marks where someones fingers had pushed them open
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228 such a small amount that they could only just squeeze through. Usagi
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229 knew it had to be Hotaru and walked through, silently walking through
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230 the large ballroom, her shoes leaving a set of golden and white
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231 trails behind her, following on in Hotaru's footsteps.
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232 "Hota-chan?" Her soft voice echoed throughout the chamber as she
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233 looked around for a sign of the other girl. There was no sign and the
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234 other end of the ballroom was open to the air, the rubble from the
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235 caved in roof littering the floor. Amongst the rubble were the
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236 remains of tables and plates and goblets. She strode into the rubble,
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237 following Hotaru's footsteps perfectly.
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238 "Hota-chan?" She repeated. Peering around rocks and rubble she
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239 frowned slightly, the footsteps had vanished and Hotaru was no where
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240 to be seen. Usagi pouted into the darkness.
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241 "Hota-chan!" Usagi's voice was shaking, panic starting to set in as
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242 she searched frantically through the rubble. "Hota-chan! Hota-chan!"
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243 Tears started to form in her eyes as she ran back to where Queen
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244 Serenity was sitting, tears streaming down her face.
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245 "Grandma! It's Hotaru, she's gone!" Queen Serenity smiled softly and
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246 hugged her gently, pointing up into the sky above the ruins Usagi had
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247 just ran out of. Hotaru had transformed into sailor saturn and her
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248 hair and fuku were blowing in the gentle breeze. She was facing the
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249 earth and looking down onto it with concerntration.
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250 "Listen to your heart, Usagi, can it feel something?" Usagi blinked
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251 slightly and then closed her eyes, focusing. She thought she heard
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252 the sounds of many screams and then Neo Queen Serenity's call for
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253 power.
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254 "What is it..?" Queen serenity looked towards earth
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255 "It means it is time for you to return and help your mother. Sorry
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256 we couldn't spend longer together..." Usagi nodded and hugged her
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257 tightly, running towards Sailor Saturn and tranforming. Sailor Saturn
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258 looked down to her and jumped off the roof, landing before her and
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259 holding out her free hand, the other holding her Silence Glaive.
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260 "Come." Sailor Moon took her hand and they jumped off of the
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261 surface, moving much quicker than they had on their way there. The
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262 stars whipped by as blurs and the moon was soon only a white sphere
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263 once more. Sailor Moon closed her eyes to the sharp cold hitting her
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264 face and Sailor Saturn noticed, moving into a hug and making her put
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265 her head into her chest, shielding her. They came to a sudden stop
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266 and Sailor Moon looked up. Sailor Saturn had her mouth back in an
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267 evil grin and Sailor Moon looked around, seeing a large ship in the
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268 air above crystal tokyo. Beneath it was the large silver glow of neo
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269 Queen Serenity's power, then each of the colours of the inner and
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270 outer senshi around that. Sailor Saturn was looking thoughtful, the
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271 glow beneath the ship was flickering, the senshi were weakening.
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272 Sailor Saturn pulled away from Sailor Moon and smiled softly.
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273 "Remember to be careful, what you hold inside you is something that
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274 can be killed easily... But they need you down there. I will try and
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275 find a weak spot in the ship, please protect my parents and yours,
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276 and of course the other senshi and people of the earth." Sailor Moon
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277 moved to object but Sailor Saturn had already swung her away in the
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278 direction of the earth, Saturns power surrounding her in a puple glow.
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279
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280 "Hold on everyone! We cannot give up!" The senshi were all on their
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281 knees, their power flickering greatly. They were all in a circle
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282 around Neo Queen Serenity and King Endimion. They were the only two
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283 standing, his arms tightly around her shoudlers. Her arms were
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284 outstretched, her fingers surrounding the silver crystal, which was
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285 glowing silvery white. The light was strong and warm, the power
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286 radiating stronger than anything else, yet it was weakening fast.
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287 Above them the ship was looming, beams of darkness slamming into the
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288 shield. Each blast caused the shield and the ground beneath them to
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289 shake greatly. The king and queen fell to their knees as a
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290 particularly strong blast hit and the silver light flickered and
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291 died, Serenity falling to her front. The senshi cried out to her and
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292 the king reached to her
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293 "Usako!" A purple flash filled the space between the other senshi's
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294 beams of light and them was replaced by another silver light. Sailor
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295 Moon landed before her mother and held the silver crystal above her
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296 head.
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297 "Please Minna! We need to finish this now!" All the senshi nodded
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298 and struggled to their feet, as did the king and queen. Neo Queen
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299 Serenity smiled to her daughter and her silver crystal flickered into
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300 a glow. The power of the eight senshi lit up the sky and the ship
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301 backed a few feet before creating more blasts, more powerful than
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302 before. Sailor Moon's eyes filled with tears, looking past the
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303 fighting beams to the ship above. "Hurry... Hota-chan."
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304
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305 Sailor Saturn had entered into the ship through a cargo hold and was
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306 walking silently down the coridoors. She met no one, and so started
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307 to run to the control room. As she entered into the room, expecting
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308 it to be empty she jumped slightly to see a young girl sitting at the
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309 controls in front of the large window. The girl had long black hair
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310 that reached her lower back, her clothes seemed like pyjama's. Soft
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311 white fabric covered her torso and legs in a simple short sleeved
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312 tshirt and trousers.
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313 "Who are you..?" Sailor Saturn asked, shocked at the age of the
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314 young girl. She turned around to face Saturn and smirked.
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315 "I am the thing that lurks in space. The thing that you missed on
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316 your rounds." Saturn's eyes widened and she stepped forward, the
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317 glaive glittering ominously in the light of the battle outside the
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318 window.
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319 "What are you here for?" The girl laughed so softly it seemed she
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320 couldn't possibly be evil.
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321 "I am here to get rid of you all! You cause war and hatred
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322 throughout the whole solar system. You are the reasons for war on
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323 earth. Humans destory everything! I'm here to set the world free from
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324 your hatred" The girl lunged forward and aimed to punch Saturn, who
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325 simply jumped aside and took her Glaive in both hands.
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326 "You're wrong. The people of Crystal Tokyo try to save this planet!
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327 They protect this world from everything that tries to destory it!"
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328 The girl lunged forward again and punched her hard in the stomach.
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329 Saturn cried out and fell to her knees, preying to all she held dear
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330 for the safety of the life growing inside her. Looking out of the
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331 window she saw all the senshi on their knees, then watched in horror
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332 as Sailor Moon and Neo Queen Serenity fell likewise. With a shout of
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333 anger she dug the Glaive deep into the control panel of the ship, the
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334 sparks of elecricity flying out over the room. Yanking the Glaive
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335 from the controls she smashed it into the window, shattering it and
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336 letting the air get sucked out. The girl behind her screamed as she
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337 was sucked towards the window, crying out and drawing a dagger. As
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338 she was pulled off her feet and towards the window she whipped the
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339 dagger out and it sliced down the length of Sailor Saturns right arm,
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340 slicing deep into her flesh and leaving a deep wound from her
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341 shoulder to her wrist. Saturn cried out and pulled back, however
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342 after catching a glimpse of her eyes she instinctivly jumped from her
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343 position and out of the window to follow her. Her Glaive caught
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344 either side of the window and she was pulled back, the only piece of
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345 the girl that Saturn could reach was the end of her dagger. Closing
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346 her eyes tightly she grabbed the dagger and held it tightly, the
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347 blade slicing into her palm and fingers. Her blood dripped down the
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348 blade and down the girls arm. The young girls eyes widened as she
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349 shouted out.
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350 "Don't!" Saturn was surprised and pulled her closer, the dagger
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351 digging deeper into her fingers.
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352 "Why shouldn't I? No one deserves to die!" The girl was crying and
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353 shook her head.
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354 "Leave me! Look at what you're doing to your hand!" Saturn shook her
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355 head, looking down to the glow of the Senshi. The black blasts had
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356 stopped and the glow was reducing slightly as the senshi all powered
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357 down.
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358 "I won't let you fall! Look how far it is, you'll die!" Saturn was
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359 still trying to pull back but the dagger sliced into her skin deeply
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360 and slipped from her grasp. The girls shrill scream filled the air
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361 and Saturn made the choice in a matter of a few seconds, letting go
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362 of her glavie, leaping from the ship window and diving down towards
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363 her. The ship behind them creaked loudly and the same sparks as the
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364 control panel lit up on the outer ship. It started to fall with them
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365 and Saturn made herself more streamlined, grabbing the girl's hand in
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366 her right and pulling her close, into a hug. The girl's eyes widened
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367 and she held on tightly to Saturn. Saturn smiled softly to her as the
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368 wind swept past them. Saturn looked up to the ship to see it falling
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369 after them towards Tokyo and lifted her left hand.
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370 "Saturn planet..... power!" Her cry echoed into the atmosphere and a
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371 purple light erupted from her, the ship being absorbed and slowed
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372 down. With a quick sweep of her Glaive the ship was fired out into
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373 space harmlessly. Saturn was gasping for breath but smiling warmly,
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374 the earth was safe. The girl in her arms was watching her and Saturn
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375 smiled down to her.
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376 "Are you all like this on earth?" Saturn nodded slightly and smiled
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377 warmly.
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378 "The sailor Senshi are yes. Likewise the people of the earth. And
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379 especially the king, queen and princess. They would all give anything
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380 they have, their lives included, for the safety of this world." The
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381 girl rested her head on Saturn's chest and sighed.
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382 "I didn't realise..." Saturn nodded gently
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383 "No one does." They were getting evercloser to the surface of the
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384 earth and Saturn was starting to glow purple once more.
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385 "If you have any power at all that would be helpful." The girl shook
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386 her head and looked sorrowful.
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387 "Are we going to die?" Sailor Saturn shook her head and smiled
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388 slightly.
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389 "No, we won't die. So what's your name?" The girl smiled in return
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390 and hugged her gently.
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391 "Well, my name's Emily... And incase you were wondering I'm 16.
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392 Saturn looked surprised and tilted her head down to the small girl.
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393 "No offense, but you don't look a day over 9." The girl nodded and
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394 sighed
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395 "I know. It's a disease. I won't grow anymore than i have now."
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396 Saturn blinked
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397 "Tough break." the girl nodded and looked down to Sailor Saturn's
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398 arm. The blood was soaking quickly into the girls clothes as she was
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399 being held and Saturn was slowly loosing the feeling there, finding
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400 it a nice change from the pain that was there before. The small
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401 purple glow around them had grown and they were within a few hundred
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402 metres of the earth surface. From the ground Sailor Moon noticed the
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403 purple glow streaking to earth and shouted out to the senshi,
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404 pointing up to her.
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405 "Please, Minna!" They all nodded and got to their feet, their hands
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406 raised. They could help her down, but she had to get within their
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407 power circle. As they all powered up the circle gradually formed,
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408 colour by colour. in the centre was the two white beams of the
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409 imperial silver crystals.
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410 "Hota-chan!!" Sailor Moon was screaming out into the sky, she knew
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411 there was no way she would hear, but hopefully she'd feel. ""Move to
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412 the middle of our power! We can help you down!!" Sailor Saturn hadn't
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413 heard, as suspected, but she had felt the power surge and seen the
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414 light. As she looked towards the tube of light, Sailor Moon's words
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415 echoed in her head. She moved her left arm out, her right embracing
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416 the girl tightly. With a quick burst of power they started moving
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417 towards the beam. The girl's eyes were wide as she watched the
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418 spectrum of colours approaching. Saturn held her tighter as
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419 encouragment and the girl smiled, burrying her head in Saturn's fuku.
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420 The two came within touching distance of the beam and Saturn held out
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421 her hand, touching the blue beam of Sailor Mercury. They passed
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422 through the power and a sudden wind hit them, parting them. Saturn
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423 grabbed the girls hand in her right and flinched, reaching to take he
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424 same hand in her left also. Looking up the girl was terrified, but
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425 Saturn smiled warmly. She was reminded of the time passage she
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426 patrolled with Sailor Pluto occasionally.
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427 "Don't worry, Emily-san! Nothing bad can happen as long as you're
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428 with me." Emily nodded and they both pulled closer, so they had both
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429 hands joined. They fell until they could see the Senshi below them in
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430 enough detail to recognise their expressions. Saturn looked to the
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431 worry on Sailor Moon's face and found she had to look away. What if
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432 she had lost the baby? As she averted her gaze she found herself
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433 looking up into a streak of blood drops falling from her arm. She
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434 found mild interest in them and them before they were hit with the
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435 sensation one gets when stopping in an elevator, their feet touching
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436 the floor gently. Saturn fell to her knees, as did the other girl,
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437 their legs now unacustomed to the gravity of the earth from space to
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438 falling. Everyone ran forward and Saturn smiled up to them all, they
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439 were all ok. After a few seconds, however, a rain of crimson started
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440 to fall over them, and looking up they realised it was the blood that
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441 had fallen from Saturn's arm. Saturn looked down to it and held the
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442 wound tightly. Sailor Moon knelt beside ehr and kissed her gently.
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443 "Don't worry, we'll get it cleaned up." Saturn nodded and held her
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444 hands out to the girl, who took them gently.
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445 "This is Emily-san. Please minna, may she stay here with us?"
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446 Everyone smiled and nodded, waving greetings. Neo Queen Serenity
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447 stepped forward and the senshi cleared her path, moving aside so she
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448 could see the small girl.
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449 "I see," the queen started, putting a hand to the girls head "You
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450 are unlucky to have this disease. But in this palace you will be
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451 treated your true age as everyone else. You will always be welcome
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452 here, so feel free to stay as long as you desire." Emily seemed
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453 mildly surprised and bowed low.
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454 "H-hai! Arigato." Saturn stood and Sailor moon did likewise, taking
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455 her good hand. The rain slowed, then stopped altogether, and everyone
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456 seemed to be favouring red clothing. They all shared a laugh as they
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457 took in each others appearences, before Saturn and Moon left for
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458 their room in the palace. Emily watched after them and smiled softly.
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459 "Arigato..."
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460
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461 "Sheesh Hota-chan. Anyone would think you let her hack you apart."
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462 they both laughed and Usagi dabbed a cotton wool pad gently over her
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463 upper arm. She got a new piece and dabbed downwards to the elbow,
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464 then down again to the wrist. She sighed and leaned back, wiping hair
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465 from her face. "It's no good, Hota-chan. It won't stop bleeding long
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466 enough for me to clean it all and put a bandage on. Lets go to the
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467 medical room." Hotaru shook her head.
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468 "Just wrap it. I will be fine, i promise." Usagi nodded gently and
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469 took the plastic from a bandage, wrapping it tightly around her arm
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470 and smiling warmly.
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471 "Thank you, Hota-chan. We wouldn't have been able to do it without
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472 you." Hotaru smiled and hugged her gently.
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473 "Iie. You would have managed just fine, Chi-chan. I'm glad you're
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474 ok." Hotaru suddenly jumped and lept off the chair, runnning out of
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475 the room. Usagi followed her at a sprint but still the slightly older
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476 girl pulled away. She turned a sharp corner and Usagi had to skid to
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477 make the turn. She watched as Hoatru made turn after turn, finally
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478 bursting through a door and into a dark room.
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479 "Setsuna-mama!!!!" She shouted into the room and Setsuna came out of
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480 her bedroom into the living area.
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481 "Hai, Hotaru-hime?" Hotaru was panting slightly from the run and
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482 shut the door behind her, Usagi was hiding around the corner and put
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483 her ear to the door.
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484 "Setsuna-mama! I need to know if it's ok!" Setsuna understood and
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485 indicated for her to take a seat by the fire. Hotaru nodded and
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486 accepted the seat, sitting on the edge uncomfortably. Setsuna took a
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487 seat opposite Hotaru and moved to begin, but Hotaru held a hand out.
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488 "Chi-chan. Come on in would you? No need to hide." An embarrest
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489 Usagi moved into the room and shut the door behind her. Usagi took
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490 Hotaru's hand and knelt before her, resting her head on Hotaru's
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491 knees.
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492 "Hotaru, Usagi. You will have two healthy children. You need not
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493 worry. Time favours you both, and althouhg many challenges lie ahead,
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494 you will defeat all problems as long as you face them together. Just
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495 as our King and Queen had to, you two must overcome the same
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496 hardships. Go now, you need not hear any more. But you will each have
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497 a healthy baby girl." The two girls nodded and stepped out of the
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498 room, tears in each of their eyes. They shared a hug and moved
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499 together as one back to their room. They would hace anything sent
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500 their way. They were sure of it. |
