Friday, July 21, 2006

July 21, 2006

Hehe, it's a late night for me... lol... I got good news again. The results from Mom's biopsy on Monday. Turns out that it is a recurrence, it is estrogen positive, and that she's gotta take the meds for the rest of her life. She is gonna do genetic testing to see whether or not my brothers or myself are more at risk for breast cancer in our later lives. I'll get back to you when she gets results and stuff. Also, it turns out that she's going to be lethargic and semi-sickly too, because of the meds... it kinda sucks, but as long as she's still here.

Okay, so yeah, I'm going to crash for the night soon. I'm just up because I'm chatting with Ra-chan, which is always fun. If anyone wants to add me to their Yahoo Messenger, feel free, I'll chat with ya!

All right, that's all for today. I'm working on buttons, articles, and fanfictions right now, so yeah... I'll get there when I get there. What do y'all think of the new background music? lol... I was hooked on it the moment I heard it on Gundam Wing. And beneath here is chapter three to Looks Can Be Deceiving. Thanks to ElvesAteMyRamen, Claes, Ki-chan, Mrs. Elric, and Ra-chan for reading and reviewing. To Dumiel, no problem! I love making the buttons so no complaint here. To Lena, don't worry! I understand that it's a lot to read. I'm going to be putting them in my archives for now... here is where the other chaps are if you fall behind. Right now I'm going to be putting them up in order, so yeah... I'm off! Later!

~Acorn~

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Author’s Note
ImperialGuardian: Yuan? Oooh… How cute!

Raye: I’m watching you…(fireball in hand)

ImperialGuardian: (gulps) I claim no ownership of Tales of Symphonia or Sailor Moon. They’re just fun to write about! And I will say it again, you will need no knowledge of Tales of Symphonia. You’ll understand either way, but there is a repeated spoiler warning for those intent to play the game and haven’t. (runs away from the incoming attacks) You’ll have to catch me if you want to make me pay Mars! Enjoy!

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LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING
Chapter 3: It’s Magic

Serena was beginning to hate this place more and more. Finally, she figured she might as well give it a shot. She focused with all her might on Colette, and teleported.

“Moon Teleport!” she cried, and was gone in a flash, only to crash perfectly on top of a person.

“Lloyd!” Serena heard Colette’s voice cry.

“Not again,” Serena muttered, getting to her feet and helping Lloyd to his. “I need to work on my landings.”

“How did you follow us?” the older man demanded, drawing his sword on her. Serena freaked.

“WHOA! Put that thing away before you poke someone’s eye out or something!” she exclaimed. The sword didn’t move. “I needed to talk to all of you so I just teleported here. Although my fr—former allies were right when they said my aim was bad.”

“Former allies?” the older woman asked, giving her a look. “Who are you?”

“Sorry, I didn’t get the chance to introduce myself. The name’s Tsukino Serena.”

“I’m happy to meet you Tsukino,” Colette said warmly.

“Call me Serena.”

“What’s a teleport Serena?” Lloyd asked.

“I don’t know the specifics. Luna handles that stuff,” Serena replied, as stares followed her words. “What?”

“You don’t mean Luna, the Summon Spirit, do you?” the older woman asked.

“Summon Spirit? I hardly think my cat is a Summon Spirit,” Serena replied. There were stares and sweat drops all around.

The older man finally put his sword away.

“Why did you come here then Serena? If you know nothing of our quest, why bother to follow us?” the older man asked.

“Because I was wondering how you guys could use magic. I didn’t think ordinary people could use it.”

“It’s because we use Exspheres,” Colette explained.

“Exspheres?” Serena asked.

“You said your professor was Miss H, correct?” the woman asked, as Serena nodded. “She didn’t teach you anything, did she?”

“She taught me stuff!” Serena said in Miss Haruna’s defense. “I’m just not that great a listener is all. Besides, I don’t think she ever talked about a Chosen of Mana or anything like that. I doubt she would know about mana in the first place. By the way, is that stone there an Exsphere?”

Serena pointed to Lloyd’s hand. The teen held his hand out for her to see it. She took his hand, and suddenly, her crystal came to life.

“Whoa!” Lloyd shouted.

“What the?” Serena exclaimed. Her crystal seemed to reacting to this stone. A voice filled the wind.

“My love, it seems that in an ironic way, I have guarded our son in the wake of death.”

Serena looked around, as the Silver Imperium Crystal’s lights died, and they looked to her.

“What the hell was that?” the older man demanded, sounding angry.

“What? The lights or the voice?” Serena asked.

“What voice?” the boy asked.

“Never mind,” Serena said quickly. “It probably had to do with my crystal anyhow. You see, this is the Silver Imperium Crystal. It reacts to strong emotions from me and a few other things. It’s the most powerful stone in existence where I’m from, and it’s my job to guard it and the universe from evil hands.”

“Let’s talk somewhere quieter,” the older woman suggested. “It seems you have a lot of explaining to do Ms. Tsukino Serena.”

Serena understood this as an invite to tag along. If it meant her also getting answers, she would do it in a heartbeat. She followed them to an inn, as they went to the rooms to hold a private discussion. The shopkeeper didn’t seem to object, or even notice their entry. It was weird. When they shut the door, she knew the first question before it was even asked…

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Lita dodged his oncoming attacks, as she reached for her wand.

“Jupiter Crystal Power!”

Her transformation was a dazzling light show, but when she finished, she had gotten the attention of the blue-haired man, who seemed to know that this situation had become more dangerous.

“So it’s true then,” he said. “Your powers are regulated by something after all.”

“Who are you and where am I?” Sailor Jupiter demanded.

“You’ll find out soon enough.”

The man dove at her again, but this time she was ready.

“JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!”

The attack struck him, and he was zapped like no other, but he didn’t seem to want to quit. She noted that the hunk was staying out of the fray. He was actually staring at her with some interest. She turned her attention back to the man who fought her, as he had now raised a ball of light to her, and let it loose. She couldn’t dodge for some reason, as she prepared to fly. However, she was protected. She looked around.

“Yuan, that’s enough,” a voice said, as she placed it with the hunk. Her mind went crazy. Not only was he a hunk, but he had a sexy voice! And he had protected her! Now she had to get his name.

“But,” Yuan, the blue-haired man, started.

“I said that’s enough. Get out of my sight Yuan.”

“Right,” Yuan said with defeat, as he left. The angels that had been moving around still hadn’t returned. She was sure they would come out eventually. The hunk circled her for a moment. What was he looking for?!

“You certainly are pretty—strong,” he said, apparently catching himself. “No one’s ever pissed Yuan off that much, or escaped from our prison cells. What’s your name?”

“Sailor Jupiter,” she replied. “What about you?”

“To most, I am Lord Yggdrasill,” he replied.

“You’re a lord?” Sailor Jupiter asked, in shock. (A/N: as if she needed to hear that)

“My lord,” an angel said, as the two turned to him. “It appears that HE wishes to speak with you.”

“That must be my report on the journey of regeneration. I must leave. Could you please escort Sailor Jupiter here to Chamber 22? I’m sure she won’t mind.”

“No, lead the way,” Sailor Jupiter said. Lord Yggdrasill walked off, as Sailor Jupiter walked off in another direction, towards Chamber 22…

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Darien was pulled out his nap by sounds of a battle. He wasn’t sure where it was coming from, but he knew that it was headed his way. He was unsure of what was happening, until the uniformed soldier ran to the console next to the cage, holding a red rose in his hand as he typed away. The cage disappeared around him, as the soldier handed him the rose, his transformation rose.

“We’re leaving,” he grunted, leading Darien down the corridors, and to a group of similarly dressed soldiers and a man in a strange blue-gray outfit.

“You must be Chiba Darien, correct?” the man said in a strange accent. Darien nodded. “We’re leaving, now. Your life is in grave danger here.”

“Who are you? How did I get here?” Darien demanded.

“Questions we’ll answer once we’re out of Welgaia.”

“Welgaia?” Darien asked, not liking where this might be headed…

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“This is so stupid!” Raye said angrily. “I knew it was strange, but I didn’t know he’d do this!”

“Who and what are you talking about?” Amara demanded. What remained of the group, Raye, Rini, Hotaru, Amara, Michelle, and Trista, were situated in Raye’s room, watching her vent with frustration at herself. Raye had only woken a few moments before, and it seemed she had a grasp on this strange situation.

“A strange man with blue hair came to the temple yesterday seeking assistance. He said his name was Yuan, and that he was looking for Tsukino Serena with an important message to give her. I told him that I was her friend, and that I would happily give her the message in his stead. It was after that, that he changed demeanor almost immediately. He said that he must have the power of the crystal in order to defeat Egg-something. I gave him a weird look, and then I woke up here.”

“So you don’t know what’s happened to Serena or the others?” Michelle asked. Raye subconsciously made a note that it was exactly twenty-four hours ago that she had been knocked out—then the message Michelle said, hit her.

“What are you talking about?”

“You were the panicked one that called us all here for an emergency meeting because Serena had made a message that she had run away. Then we came here to find you asleep, and the others gone.”

“It had to have been yesterday when I was knocked out. I remember my calendar being set to last month. Grandpa must have changed it overnight or something. So no, I don’t remember making an—SERENA RAN AWAY?”

“Seems that Raye has just as much an idea to what happened as the rest of us,” Hotaru said softly.

“This means Mama is probably in big trouble,” Rini said decisively.

“Whoever did this did an efficient job to cover it up—but why leave us?” Trista mused.

“I can imagine Serena,” Amara said. “Her crystal is powerful. But what about the others?”

“How can we be sure the kidnappings are related?” Rini demanded.

“I have a gut feeling that says Yuan had something to do with all this,” Raye said softly. Her mind was reeling. Yuan not only had deceived her, but he had taken something else that was too precious to announce to the Sailor Scouts at that moment…

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Look at me! I can twirl a cane! WHEE!
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