Welcome to another ch. of Sailor Scouts R. Hi, it?s me again. Well, I?m ?Finally? on Summer Vacation. So expect this to be updated a little bit more often. I have started the Prologue to my next fic called ?The Parent Trap.? I hope to have it up at ASMR in a week or two. Usual disclaimers apply. Enjoy Sailor Scouts R: Chapter 7 - Much Ado About Baby-sitting ?SAY WHAT,? Ray demanded at the next Scout meeting, ?Another Sailor scout appeared. But who is she?? ?Calm down Ray,? Mina said as she continued, ?She said she was Sailor Pluto, the guardian of time and space.? Luna looked thoughtful, ?I?ve heard of her. Queen Serenity said she was a scout is to defend time, and protect it at all costs. Did she say anything about Serena, Mina?? ?No, there wasn?t time. Shortly after the battle she went back, what she called, the time stream,? Mina said. ?Great,? Ray muttered, ?The one chance we get to get answers on Serena?s death, and it slips right out from under us.? ?I don?t think she would have answered anyway,? Luna said, ?Unless her duty to the timeline directed her to tell us otherwise. She?s very secretive of the timeline when it comes to matters like this.? The meeting came to an end and everyone went home. ?So many babies, with so much energy they don?t even know what do with it all,? Allen said as they looked at images in the Doom Tree room. ?It?s so perfect. All the energy we need with no fuss,? Ann said. Allen took out his stack of cards, ?So, Ann, pick us a Cardien that will zap the juice out of those girgiling babes.? Ann chose a card, and they went to the roof of the apartment. When they got to the roof, Allen threw the card and took out his flute, ?Cardien Skulker, I command you to arise.? The image appeared on the card to show what looked like a women with long, blue hair before the cardien came out. At a daycare center, a women came to pick up her baby son, ?Hay, big guy. Jordan, were you a good boy at school today?? The teacher came along and said, ?Oh, yes! Jordan is the best.? ?But he didn?t say any words today huh? Guess I?ll just have to be patient,? Jordan?s mom said. Jordan said, ?Ba ba.? ?Bye Jordan. See you tomorrow. We?re doing finger painting.? Just then Amy, and Mina stopped at the gate, and Mina said, ?Oh look, it?s Jordan.? Jordan?s mom turned to see familiar faces, ?Oh, hello Girls.? Just then Allen and Ann?s cardien showed up, ?Give me your energy.? She sent out vines and they attached to all the babies in the yard, except Jordan cause his mom was in the way, and she collapsed. ?Mrs. Winston,? Amy said as the cardien left. After the cardien left, Amy and Mina had a look around, ?Amy, they?re not even moving.? Just then Darien ran up, ?Hurry call an ambulance.? After the Ambulance arrived, Amy and Mina got in and rode to the hospital with Jordan and his mother. Several other ambulances got called to the scene to take the rest of the babies and adults. Back at Allen and Ann?s place, Allen was twirling the Cardien, after it reverted back to a card, ?You picked a good card Ann. Worked like a charm.? Ann laughed, ?And there?s so many babies in this town. The Doom Tree is going to be very well fed.? Allen said, ?Ya, but we got to keep a very low profile. These humans are definitely very attached to their offspring and we can?t alert the Sailor Scouts.? Little did they know, the Sailor Scouts were already aware of what happened. At the hospital, Amy, Mina and Darien were there, visiting Mrs. Winston, who was still unconscious. Mina asked, ?How are they Amy.? ?Good news. The babies are going to be fine and should be out in about a week,? Amy said. ?How?s Jordan,? Mina asked. ?Jordan is fine, but his Mom is in bad shape. She got it all in the attack and has to stay a while. Problem is, her husband is out of the country, so there?s no one to take care of him.? ?Ahh,? Mina looked upset at Amy?s news here. ?They just moved here a month ago. So they really don?t know anyone,? Amy said, ?The Nursery is jammed with all the other kids, so they really need him out of here. Poor little guy has nowhere to go. My Mom and I would take him, but she?s taking off to a medical conference in Paris, France. I just wish I knew someone who could take care of him.? Darien decided to speak up at this point, ?I?ll take him. Tell the doctors it?s taken care of.? ?But, Darien, are you sure you want the responsibility? I mean, babies are very hard work to take care of. You?ve got to watch them every minute,? Amy said. Just then Jordan?s pacifier came out of his mouth, and he began to cry. Mina picked up the pacifier and tried to put it back in his mouth, ?Oh, here you go. Got your binkie.? Amy asked Darien again, ?Are you sure you know what your getting into, taking him for a whole week? He could just cry all the time. I?m sure he?s not use to being away from his mother.? Mina was still trying to give Jordan back his binkie, ?Here you go sweety.? Mina managed to get it back in, but Jordan just spit it back out. Mina picked him up, ?Probably scared from all these tubes. I?m going to take him to Darien?s place.? Amy looked skeptical, ?Sure, you and a nine month old. You can?t even take care of a gold fish Mina.? Darien walked up to Jordan and told him, in a cute voice, ?We?ll have a good time won?t we?? It was late by the time Darien and Mina got Jordan to Darien?s apartment. Unfortunately, Jordan had other plans, besides a quiet night. He was still crying. Darien was trying his best to stop his crying, ?Hey. Hey. Your a happy baby. Yes you are. You don?t want to cry anymore.? Darien began making funny faces. Mina even stepped up and began to try making faces, but that didn?t work either. Then Darien suggested he might be hungry, ?I?ll fix him a bottle.? Darien went to grab for the stuff when Mina took them, ?Hey! Let me do that!? Mina ran into the kitchen and began to make an attempt to put it together. Finally, after making a mess of the kitchen and her face, she came out with a ready bottle for Jordan, ?Dinner is served.? Darien at this point was little scared, but moved out of Mina?s way anyway, slowly. After Mina tried to give Jordan the bottle, the kid wouldn?t go for it, ?No way. Nothing makes this kid happy.? ?Maybe you got the bottle too hot,? Darien suggested. Mina tasted the milk to try it out,? Tastes good. Want some?? ?Well, he?s obviously not hungry,? Darien said, ignoring Mina?s question. ?Then what?s wrong with him,? Mina asked. Mina began to panic and think of any possible disease Jordan might have. Finally, Darien found the problem, ?Kill the hysterics and hand me a diaper, would ya? Mina stopped suddenly as Darien continued, ?It was his diaper he was trying to tell us about.? Mina walked up to Jordan, ?Can?t be, we just changed it at the hospital.? But sure enough it was really dirty. Mina was beginning to wonder how Serena would handle this type of situation if she were in her shoes right now, as Jordan again began to cry, and Darien suggested he might be hungry now that his diaper is changed. After a couple of days, Darien and Mina began to get Jordan?s Routine down. In that same span of time, Jordan was getting low on supplies, so Mina got up, to Artemis?s surprise when he woke up later that morning to find her gone already. She met Darien at the store and did the shopping for baby supplies. ?I just hope this lasts till Jordan?s Mom gets out of the hospital,? Darien commented. Just then, Ann walked around a corner and noticed Darien and Mina with the stroller, ?There?s Darien, and Mina. And what are they doing with a baby stroller? He better be helping her baby-sit. That can?t be his Baby.? Ann was about to make her presence known when Lita and Ray showed, and Ray said, ?Ah, look at the cute little family. You make such a nice couple.? Mina was shocked at this at first but quickly retaliated, ?I?ll give you a couple......... of back eyes if you don?t stop it Ray. How can you even make such a joke. I don?t find it very funny.? Ray let up, ?Sorry, I wasn?t thinking.? Lita said, ?I think it?s nice your helping out with Jordan, while Mrs. Winston is in the hospital.? Amy put in, ?As long as you treat him better then your gold fish.? Everyone sweat dropped at Amy. Amy, teasing?! The world is coming to an end. Ray walked to Mina and whispered, ?Fire reading at the temple tonight. I want to home in on that Cardien. Meet us there, ok?? Mina said, ?I?ll be there.? After the group finished their talk, Ann walked away, thinking she heard all she needed. Later that day, after Mina was sure Darien had everything under control, she went to the temple with the rest of the Scouts. After a few short minutes, Ray began her reading, ?I call apon you, great fire. Show us who this new cardien is on the count of..... 5, 4, 3, 2, ?1?!" The fire roared to life and an image of the cardien appeared. ?That?s the one,? Mina explained, ?She?s the one who drained the energy out of those babies.? Ray was continuing to meditate, ?And she?ll do it again. Seems like she?s tuned into baby energy and is searching for more targets.? ?Is there any way we could stop her,? Amy asked. ?Not unless she appears again. Now that I?m tuned into her energy I can keep a watch out for her.? ?Got ya Ray,? Lita said. Ray stood up, ?Cardien is on the move. We?re going to have to be on our toes. The Sailor Scouts are going to have to be ready on a moment?s notice.? The next day at Darien?s apartment, Darien was preparing another bottle, and cleaning the dirty ones when the door bell rang, ?Come in.? Ann walked in, ?Hay Darien it?s me. I heard you were on baby duty this week, and thought you might want a hand. I?m really good with babies you know.? (How did she get my address), Darien wondered. He never gave it to her and he knew the girls wouldn?t tell her unless he said otherwise. He finally came to the annoying logical conclusion, (She followed me, can?t she take the hint? I?m NOT interested. Even Mina told her so at the VR theater.) Just then Darien got a good smelly sent of something that was stinking just before Jordan started to cry. While plugging his nose, Darien said, ?I think he needs his diaper changed, can you do that for me please?? ?Sure,? Ann said. Right after Ann changed Jordan?s diaper he began to cry again, but only lasted another second before Darien gave Jordan his ready bottle of milk, ?Ah, he?s just the cutest little munchkin don?t you think, Darien? If you need anything else I?ll be glad to help. I ?Love? babies, and they ?Love? me. Oh there.? Ann picked up Jordan and held him Darien parsed Jordan in the next instant cause Jordan dropped his bottle and though up at all over Ann. Ann got into a fit and stormed out just as Mina came in. She say the mess on Ann?s shirt and picked up on what happened. After Ann left Mina said, ?Let me guess. She followed you.? ?That?s my best guess,? Darien said as he set Jordan down, ?Although I?m thankful Jordan had his accident. I didn?t know how else to get rid of Ann.? Just then, Mina gasped and pointed behind Darien. He turned around to see Jordan walking toward the box of tissue that was on the floor, ?Yo own me 10 bucks, Darien.? Earlier that week Mina bet Darien that Jordan would walk before he talked, and Darien took the challenge. Once Jordan reached the box, he sat down and began taking the tissue out of it. The two were jumping for joy until Amy walked in, ?What?s going on here? I hope I?m not interrupting anything.? ?Amy it was totally amazing, Jordan started to walk.? ?Half way across the room,? Darien added with a smile. While Darien was with Jordan, Amy went to Mina, ?Mina, Scouts needed right away.? ?Ok,? Mina said, ?Darien, Sorry but I got to go. Biology project due tomorrow, see ya.? With that Mina and Amy left, with a confused Darien left behind, (What was that all about?) At a daycare center, the children were playing happily, until the Cardien showed up, ?I want your energy.? Just as she was about to start, someone said, ?Not this time, sister.? The Cardien turned to see two Sailor scouts ready for action. Sailor Mars said, ?Stop right there negaslut, or I?m going to turn your sizzle into fizzle.? ?So don?t give us any of your dribble,? Sailor Jupiter said before Mars attacked ?MARS FIRE IGNITE.? The attack missed the cardien as she blew on a bubble in her hand. Multiple bubbles floated down to the babies and captured them. The bubbles began to rise and surround the cardien, ?No one stops me, so don?t even try Sailor Wimps.? ?We?ve got to stop this energy vampire,? Mars said. ?Hay, tell me about it,? Jupiter said. Just then the Cardien shot out beams and hit the Scouts, knocking them out just as Amy and Mina arrived on the scene. ?VENUS POWER.? ?MERCURY POWER.? Right after they finished transforming the Cardien attacked, ?Butt out.? the attacks sent Mercury and Venus flying. The cardien sent out her vines, ?Good! I?ll zap your energy too.? ?Mercury can you move,? Venus asked after a failed effort to get loose. ?No, she?s zapping all my strength. We got to do something or we?re fried.? Just then, a white rose shot in front of the cardien?s face and she lost her concentration on the vines as they disappeared. The babies floated down to the ground revealing a very mad Moonlight Knight, ?How DARE you attack the most innocent of humanity, these helpless babies. You?ll pay for it you evil parasite.? ?Moonlight Knight, you saved us,? Sailor Venus said. ?Had to Sailor Venus. If you and the rest of the Sailor Scouts don?t stop her, no baby is safe anywhere,? Moonlight Knight explained. A very mad Mercury stood up, ?Hay, you baby snatcher. I don?t know where you get off stealing these innocent kids, but it?s stopping here, RIGHT THIS INSTANT.? ?MERCURY ICE BUBBLES............FREEZE.? The cardien suddenly began to get cold as Ice began to form around her, ?She?s fr...fr...fr....freezing me.? Venus was shocked, ?Wow, Mercury. where did that come from. Those weren?t your usual bubbles.? ?I don?t know. I just felt this new power inside me. I guess it?s cause I couldn?t stand the thought of her getting away with any more babies,? Amy explained. ?Right Mercury,? Venus said, ?We got to put this baby snatcher out of business. Women, your getting Moon dusted.? Venus took out the Moon tiara. ?MOON TIARA MAGIC.? The tiara flew to the frozen cardien and it was turned into a burnt out playing card, before falling to the ground. Just then the rest of the scout came to, and all the babies began to cry. The Moonlight Knight said, ?Excellent work Sailor Scouts, but it sounds like you got some diapers to change. I?ll leave it too you.? With that, the Knight left. ?Typical guy, but a hunky one, ?Venus said. At the end of the week, Mrs. Winston was finally getting released from the hospital, ?Jordan! my little guy, it?s your mommy. I can?t tell you how grateful I am for taking care of Jordan while I was sick. I hope he wasn?t too much trouble.? ?It was great,? Darien said. ?Ya, but the poor little guy missed his mommy. Now you be a good boy and let your mommy get some rest,? Mina put in. ?And I?ll forgive you Jordan, for not Tallinn to me, as long as your my best friend,? Darien said. Bye, Bye, Jordan,? Mina Said. ?Ba, Darien,? Jordan said, shocking Darien, ?Mi-na.? This also shocked Mina. Jordan said a final bye as Mrs. Winston strolled Jordan on home. Mina was the first to come out of her shock, ?Unbelievable.? That?s all she could say though. ?He said my name,? Darien said in excitement. Then together they said, ?We?re geniuses, we taught him how to walk and talk, all right.? Well that covers this chapter. I think it?s time for a little of my own imagination to come into play here. Stay tuned for the next ch. - A Day at the Beach, a totally made up ch, and doesn?t rewrite any Doom tree Episodes. Send all comments to gbess@iname.com. Visit my web site at www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Courtyard/2058.