Title: Araiia's Return - Chapter 11 Author: Ausaziko Rating: PG E-mail: Bijin Bunny@aol.com Disclaimer: You guys know who's mine and not mine. Author's Notes: Hey again! This time I'll get right to the story. K? Bye... hehe... "Guys?" Araiia folded her arms impatiently. "Guys..." she trailed for the tenth time in the last five minutes. For a girl who was leader of the Sailor Soldiers Part Two, she wasn't too rigid. "HEY!!" she finally yelled. "We've got business to attend to!" "Oh, yeah," Najla remembered. "Sorry." "Everyone sit down, please," Araiia said worriedly. The princesses Rini, Najla, Denni, and Perja created a semi-circle in front of their leader, looking back at their parents. They all detransformed into their Earth identities, followed by their elders. "We've really got to teach them," Araiia giggled. "You guys are supposed to make rows." "Oh." They sat. "So what's going on, Raia?" Mina asked curiously. "Well, like I was saying, Najla and I have had our respective readings of the present and future, and our own strange visions," Araiia began. "And there has been unusu-" "Present and future?" Rei asked. "What's this about?" "I have future readings of the ice and water. The ripples of the water tell me stuff. Najla's got present readings of the flames, which means she can tell what's going on anywhere at this time. Now. There has been very unusual activity going on behind Pluto. Strangely enough though... Lady Pluto hasn't been notified of this..." 'Lady Pluto?' "Ex-squeeze me a minute, Raia, but are you talking Lady Pluto as in Sailor Pluto? Setsuna?" Serena asked. "Yeah." "So in your time she's called Lady Pluto." "Yup." "Are we all called 'Lady So-and-So' in your time?" Mina asked, lying on her side. "Definitely not. Not till you're old or out of your queen posi--" "Okay, the point is," Najla interrupted, standing up, "that we have to go into the future." "What the hell?!" Lita exclaimed, jumping up. "We've already been there once, to save Rini!" she finished, at the same time Perja yelled, "Dammit, Raia, we just found our mothers! It's bad enough we live there!" Rini giggled. "Like mama like daughter." "Rini, this isn't funny," Araiia and Ami scolded at the same time, proving the young princess's point. Ami glanced at her daughter and smiled. Lita, however, refused to calm down. "We've already defeated Beryl, Alan and Ann, Diamond..." she counted on her fingers. "Fiore... will *somebody* please tell me who the hell could possibly be left?!" "Mommy, please," Perja said, having been the one who'd tranquiled first. She pounded a fist into her other hand. "This is no time to get pissed off. We've got to think and fast. Araiia, where's the movement again?" "A ways behind Pluto, but not too far. We should be able to travel back there with no trouble..." "That's impossible," Ami said, frowning. "Pluto is too cold for us. There's no way we could conceivably survive the trip!" Denni smiled at Ami, as if she were the younger. "You guys are so..." She frowned, finding she lacked a word. "Help me out here." "Naļ¶„," Najla said bluntly. "Geez, could you be any more harsh?" Darien finally spoke. Then he was silent for a moment, thinking. "As future king, I'd like to put Araiia, Ami, Najla, and Rei in charge of this mission. When do we need to leave?" "I'm not sure," Najla said, before Araiia could speak. "See, Araiia refuses to look into the future to see what's going to happen, even though Lady Pluto gave her permission to." "Yeah," Denni chimed in. "Something about fate and gaining weight." "Ugh. Do you guys have to hack everything to pieces?" Araiia blurted out, a bit annoyed. "The rewards of fate are for those who wait. Can't you *ever* get it right?!" Denni twiddled her thumbs shyly, a bit embarrassed. "Sowwy." Najla, however, wasn't that easy to push back into her seat. "Don't get your panties in a twist, Raia. Anyone could've done it!" Araiia's cheeks became flushed. "Why are you always starting with me? You'd better cool it before I freeze your attitude for you!" Rini jumped up and pushed herself between the two heated forces. Araiia was giving off ocean blue energy in the depths of her aggravation while Najla was emitting her own flaming red vibes. "You two cut it out! Araiia, remember the last time you froze Najla? How Mom scolded you like that?" Araiia calmed down. A *little*. "Yeah, so? She deserved it!" "Araiia, you almost killed her! And before that, Najla, you got so mad you almost set yourself on fire!" Najla relaxed. "I guess you're right." She never took her gaze from Araiia, however. Araiia and Najla had the same relationship as Rei and Serena - they really cared for each other, but they could rip each other to shreds. It was enough to make Rini's pigtails spin. "Look, we all need rest," Perja interrupted. First thing tomorrow morning we'll talk about this, say... noon?" Serena raised an eyebrow at the young princess. "Noon is *not* morning." "11:59?" "You push it. But okay. I think we could all use the sleep." And everyone settled at Lita's for the night. ******** Author's Notes: Haha. "Noon is *not* morning." She should talk!!! Actually, I had the same conversation with my mom the other day. Happy birthday to: Chrisoula, Stephanie, Doug, Alain, Michael, Robyn, OJ, Justin, Ms. Donna, Sharae-punkin, and anyone else I missed!! SPRING BREAK, HUNNIE! Arigato for reading! -- Ziko-chan -- "Anyone who's not here, raise your hand... read chapters 1 to 35 in any book you want. Wake me up when the final bell rings... goodnight." {klonk as Ms. Haruna's head hits the desk} --Ms. Haruna, from the episode "talk radio" (funny!)