Chapter IV
"Hey Autumn, wait up!"
Autumn turned around to see who had just called her
and she was shocked to see John running up behind her.
"Oh, um, hi, J. John," she spit out.
"Hi Autumn, do you have some free time this
afternoon?"
"Um, yeah, actually, why?"
"Well, you did say you needed help with history, so I
figured we could, well, go somewhere and study, the
library maybe, or the arcade."
"The arcade?" she laughed, "well, I don't know how
much studying we'll get done there, but all things
considered I'd prefer it to the library, sure I'd love
to. And I certainly need the help, I really bombed
that last test, even Serena did better than me!"
"Oh dear! She didn't!"
"Oh she certainly did!"
"Haha, well then, you certainly need my help, lets
go!"
Autumn walked after John as he led the way to the
arcade. "I can't believe I've been in Japan for three
weeks, it feels like so much less. I guess it's not as
bad as I thought. I mean, I made a bunch of new
friends, I have a baby-sitting job with Hotaru who is
so much fun, and now I'm going to the arcade with the
cutest boy in school! I could definitely learn to like
this," She thought.
"Autumn, earth to Autumn," John said, jarring her
from her thoughts.
"Oh, sorry, I was kinda lost in thought."
"I noticed. I just asked how you like Japan so far."
"Oh, that's just what I was thinking. Well, at the
beginning I didn't like it, because I wanted to be
home, in the states, with my friends. But now I like
it, because I've made a bunch of friends."
"Oh yeah, Ami and them right? I was actually
surprised you were free today, don't you usually go
over to Rei's temple?"
"I do, but today they said they needed to have a
private meeting. They do that every once and awhile.
It doesn't bother me, they're different. All of them,
Ami, Serena, Lita, Mina, Rei, Greg, and these other
people you probably don't know Haruka, Michiru,
Setsuna, and Hotaru. There's just something mysterious
about them. I dunno, but I don't mind."
"Yeah, I kinda noticed that too."
"Oh well, let's go 'study'."
Later
"What? You went to the arcade with John?!" Lita
squealed.
"Nice going Autumn." Mina said.
"It was soooo much fun."
"He's still not as cute as Darien." Serena sighed.
"You know what Serena? This Darien person has been
home for 2 weeks, and I have yet to meet him. I
thought you said I could meet him as soon as he came
home."
"Well, I know, it's just that he has to study, and
when he's not studying." Serena said.
"She's going out with him by herself!" Ami piped in.
"Yeah, she spends every free second with him. And
doesn't do her chores or homework," Rei said.
"And she doesn't call us anymore, she's always
talking to him!" Lita agreed.
"She's in love!" Hotaru giggled.
"Hotaru! How do you know about this?!" Setsuna asked.
"Oh, I watch TV!" she replied.
Everyone erupted in giggles. "Fine, fine, fine, I'll
bring him here tomorrow!" Serena sighed.
"Good, but not until after 4," Autumn said.
"Why not?" Greg teased.
"I, uhem, have to study."
"Yeah, 'study'," Haruka said.
"Oh, hush."
"Everyone, we are needed somewhere," Michiru
whispered to all but Autumn.
"Uh, sorry Autumn, we, uh, forgot we need to do
something, um, gotta jet!" Mina said as all the others
ran from the temple.
"They are so strange," Autumn thought, "even
Hotaru
knows what they were talking about. I mean, I usually
don't get jealous, it's just, I think they were
talking to the cats as well, but I wasn't included.
Sigh, oh well, I should probably go do my homework."
Later
"Stop right there, you are trying to do something or
other to an esteemed chess player. In the name of the
moon I will punish you!" Sailor Moon said.
"Sailor Moon, that really doesn't work when you don't
know what's going on." Sailor Mars said.
"Sailor Mars, just leave me alone," Sailor Moon
whined.
In the meantime Jupiter threw her oak evolution at
the evil being standing before Robert Uno, an
incredible chess player. But nothing happened, the
evil being just melted before their eyes, and
reappeared across the room. He had some round object
in his hand and as he tossed it back and forth he
said, "so, it's the Sailor Scouts. I was wondering
when you would notice our project, no matter, I can
easily beat you."
"Who are you?" Sailor Uranus asked.
"Why, my name is Kayono, esteemed general to Queen
Zao of the colony Tauno."
"Well, general or not, you're about to be dusted.
Mars Fire Sniper!"
Again, the being, Kayono, simply melted down and
reappeared across the room. "Your silly tricks can't
defeat me," he sneered.
All the while Ami was trying to get a reading about
the being on her computer.
"What do you think Sailor Mercury?" Greg, who was
dressed in a black tee shirt and black jeans, with a
black baseball hat on and black boots.
"I, I don't understand. It's made out of sand!" She
stuttered.
"What?!" The scouts chorused.
"Yes, I'm sure of it, sand, held together with a very
strong negative energy. And that stone he's holding in
his hand is emitting huge amounts of energy as well,
although, it's not negative. In fact, it's not like
any I've ever seen. Greg, try to get a read out of it
using your computer, I need to try and fight it. Aqua
Rhapsody!"
Greg put on a pair of dark glasses and pulled out
what seemed to be a little black notebook but was
really a mini computer. He started typing a way. "Ok,
I got some on him! But I can't get anything about that
stone he has in his hand. I need more power!"
"Ok, enough chit chat Sailor Brats!" Kayono screamed.
"Why are we always Sailor Brats?" Sailor Moon whined.
"QUIET!" he screamed as he shot energy out of his
hands. Enough silly talk, I don't care. I have what I
need."
Just then Venus shot her crescent beam at him. "Stop
shooting those silly toys at me!" he yelled as he
reappeared on the other side of the room, "Don't make
me hurt you." He shot more energy at the scouts and
disappeared.
"Ouch, my head is throbbing!" Sailor Neptune said.
"I believe that's it's attack," Luna said, "Greg,
did
you get any information about that stone.
"Only a little, and I really don't understand it.
I'll have to look at it back home." He said as he took
of the glasses and put the computer back in his
pocket.
Meanwhile Sailor Saturn had walked back over to
Robert Uno and was examining him. "I don't understand
it either," she said, "he is not really hurt. My power
is not responding at all. It's just that something's
happened to him. Mr. Uno, Mr. Uno, can you hear me,
wake up Mr. Uno."
The man fluttered his eyelids and awoke. "Thvoue,
aojdfoei, lasdjfs," he mumbled.
"I don't get it, it sounds like baby talk." Tuxedo
mask said.
"Greg come here, maybe together we can get a reading
of what's going on," Sailor Mercury said.
They walked over to the body and busily punched away
at their separate computers, periodically asking each
other questions. Meanwhile, everyone else
de-transformed. In a few minutes Sailor Mercury and
Greg walked back to the group and de-transformed as
well. "I think we have something," Ami said. "It's
very odd, and I don't understand it at all, but it
appears that Robert Uno's memory has been erased. And
not just his memory of events, but everything, how to
talk, walk, move, everything. It's as if he has been
reverted back to child form."
"Will he be ok?" Mina asked.
"Yes, I believe so, he just needs to relearn how to
live," Greg answered.
"You know what I also noticed?" Lita asked, "That
Kayono dude whines a lot!"
"This is most curious," Setsuna noted.
Author's note: Ok, that's the end of chapter IV. I
know it's still not moving quickly, but next chapter
it should pick up, k? Cool.
Beth