Chapter 119
"Do you sense it?" the first one said.
"Yes I do," the second said.
"Another dimension, similar to the others."
"Very similar. What does this mean?"
"We will have to observe it."
"Yes I can see that. So how many is that now?"
"Three. There is the original, the alternate, and now the parallel alternate."
"This should be interesting indeed."
"Wait I sense a disturbance."
"I don't."
"You will in time...someone is in this universe that does not belong there."
"What should we do about it?"
"Nothing yet..but we must investigate."
In the Parallel Alternate universe, things were about to change.
In a forest several miles from the outskirts of Tokyo, there was a multicolored swirl of light as a vortex opened and a figure stepped out of it, a cape flapped in the wind of the vortex as he did so. The vortex closed.
"Hmm..a forest," he muttered. "Wretched."
The figure was Lord Aleric a tall grey haired man with one of his eyes dark black and the other dark green. A scar ran across his forehead.
"The planet Earth and my destiny. At last. But I must move quickly...for I
know that my destiny can be blocked and will be blocked by an enemy, who I must
stop before he realizes what he may do. The soothsayer was quite clear about it.
If the one known as Maverick steps in my way, my task becomes much harder as he
will be a persistent foe. But if I don't let him step in my way, then I will
succeed for sure. And fortunately I know who he is thanks to the soothsayer. And
so this world will be mine.
At the same time, D.V. Patterson wandered through the forest, a Katana sitting in a scabbard attached to his belt. A shovel was slung over his shoulder. His boots crunched against the ground.
"It is here, I can sense it," he said to himself, continuing to let his narrowed eyes and persistent scowl stay formed on his face. He looked at his watch. A small dot blinked up and down.
"I knew it was here," he said and stopped in a clearing. He took the shovel of his back and started to dig. Then he whirled sensing something. A blue and white ball of flame flew at him. He jumped out of the way and dropped the shovel which was blown apart. He whirled, his sword drawn. Lord Aleric walked into the clearing.
"What? Aren't you going to ask who I am?" Aleric asked.
"I don't care," Patterson said.
"I see..well I know who you are D.V. Patterson, and soon you will be dead. I'm not about to let Maverick live, and you are Maverick."
How did he know? Patterson asked himself, but then focused. Aleric raised his hands to form another ball of energy. Patterson stood there. The flame flew out at him. He jumped to the side and leapt forward swinging his sword forward. Aleric stepped back in surprise as the sword slid across his arm.
"You!" Aleric shouted and grabbed at Patterson. Who flailed with his sword and stuck it straight through Aleric. The Lord gasped but reached out and grabbed Patterson anyway. Patterson swung again cutting into Aleric's arm, but he didn't let go and then a blast of energy flew down it. A fireball appeared in the clearing and then went out. Lord Aleric staggered off.
"At least he is dead," Aleric said. "And these wounds can be healed within
hours. Now I know what the soothsayer meant. But now..there is no one to stop
me."
Meanwhile. In the dimension everyone grew used to living with. Patterson answered the door after confirming that the woman outside was indeed Setsuna Meio.
"Hello Patterson," Setsuna said.
"Ms. Meio," Patterson said.
"Don't call me Miss please, makes me sound old."
"Suh..sorry.." Patterson stammered.
"It's all right, listen, we need to talk."
Patterson ignored the fact that it had been only a day since their epic battle with Hotaru Tomoe.
"I know what you're thinking, it's only be a day since the battle, but something's come up."
"What?" Patterson asked.
"You've been killed."
"Oh..really..I was wondering when that would happen."
Setsuna grinned.
"Not here of course but elsewhere," Meio said.
"So?"
"Patterson, you're alter ego in another dimension has been killed."
"I don't know whether to be sorry or not," Patterson muttered.
"I need you to fill in for him."
"Fill in for him?"
"Yes I need you to go to this dimension and do it."
"I don't know...what's this all about?"
"Patterson, there is an evil force there. He killed the Patterson there and he plans on taking over the world."
"So why doesn't the Sailor Scouts stop him?"
"The Sailor Scouts don't exist," Meio said.
"What?"
"It's very hard to explain, but we need you."
"Isn't it wrong to interfere in another dimension or something?"
"Are you afraid?" Meio asked.
"Honestly?"
"Yes."
"I may be crazy, but I'm not stupid. You just expect me just to pop into another dimension and save the world," Patterson said.
"Basically," Setsuna said.
"Ok, let's just assume I say yes, how is this going to work? I sort of have stuff to do here."
"You'll be assigned to another exchange program."
"Aren't they going to figure it out sooner or later?"
"Not if I can help it," Setsuna with a grin.
"Okay, fine, so that's settled, but what will I do when I get there."
"Move in with your uncle. You see right now you're alter ego is missing, but all you do is show up and then move in."
"Might he suspect something?"
"I'll see what I can do about that too."
"So I'll just take Patterson's place?" D.V. asked.
"Exactly and it's a lot easier then you think. He's still unconnected to anyone. In fact he still has that special class with the psychologist."
"Oh..the glory days," Patterson muttered.
"The other Patterson never got to be Maverick, he never experienced the therapeutic effect of revenge."
"I see...." Patterson said. "So I just stay in this class and muddle through it until when?"
"Until the evil force is defeated. I can't tell you how long it'll be."
"Great, just great."
"There are some pluses."
"Which are?"
"Well for one, you'll get to be confident."
"Why?"
"Because you won't have to sick around.. What do you care how you make others feel."
"Tempting, but not as easy as it sounds."
"It's not like you have much to tie you here anyway," Setsuna said.
"Oh..I see..you're right of course," Patterson muttered.
"I'm sorry..I never meant to imply."
"Why not? It's how I feel everyday."
"I'm just frustrated Patterson, I thought you'd jump at the chance," Setsuna asked.
"I rarely jump at chances."
"How about this? What if I told you in the other universe Amy's fascinated with you?"
Patterson turned towards Setsuna and smiled.
"You know what I'd say," Patterson said.
"What would you say?" Setsuna said.
"I'd say you're full of..."
"Okay, okay," Setsuna interrupted.
Patterson's smile disappeared.
"Honestly, I wish everyone would stop thinking I have any interest in her."
"Haven't you read the dating guide?" Setsuna said holding up a copy of it
"Yes, and me and Greg are going to have a talk with Melvin after dinner about it," Patterson said.
Setsuna smiled again.
"Listen Patterson, all I'm suggesting is that if you go to this universe and you wanted to get to know Amy better, you could."
"She's not the same Amy."
"True, she does have a different last name too, but.."
"Please.... I'll go because I should, now can we drop the other issue?"
"Of course, you can leave tomorrow."
"Okay..I have some things to do first."
"Sure," Setsuna said. "Thank you Patterson."
"Yeah, yeah," Patterson said.
Back in the alternate universe. No one suspected Lord Aleric of plotting to take over the world. Among these was young Chibiusa Tsukino. The six year old hurried along the street, her pink hair flying behind her as she did so. Behind her chased her cousin Serena Tsukino.
"Come back here Chibiusa!" she shouted.
"No you meanie!" Chibiusa shouted.
"I'll show you what a meanie I am!"
"Just try it! I'll tell on you."
Serena picked up her speed trying to catch up with her cousin. She didn't see the man step out of the store until it was too late. She smashed into him and knocked the two of them to the ground.
"I'm so sorry.." she said.
"I'll bet Meatball Head," came the reply.
"Ooo..it's you," Serena snapped. "Rick Chiba! You jerk!"
"Heh....maybe I am..." Rick said and stood up. "Better watch yourself Meatball Loaf, don't want to run into the wrong person. Fortunately I'm a nice guy and will only insult you. Other guys might just rearrange your face."
"Nice guy my Meatball Butt!" Serena shouted.
"Meatball Butt! Hah! Good one!" Rick said and walked away. "See ya Meatball Butt!"
"JERK!" Serena shouted.
Meanwhile at the Cherry Hill Temple, Raye Hino swept away some dirt from the stone walkway in front of the temple. She noticed a figure coming up the steps.
"Darrien my love!" she shouted and ran over to him and gave Darrien Shields a hug.
"Uh..thanks Raye..." Darrien said.
"I'm so glad to be your wife Darrien."
"Well Raye we're only engaged, you need to eighteen before we get married," Darrien said.
"I don't care, it still means so much," Raye said starry eyed.
"Okay, whatever," Darrien said and the two walked inside.
And in the garage of one Mike Leslie, he and his friends had gathered. They consisted of Melvin Gurio, Steve Carlin, Urawa Thomson, Yuchiro Vanderbilt, and Motoki Tillman.
"Okay," Mike said. "We're all here. Now we must talk about Project Minako Aino."
"Yes," the other five shouted.
"Now of course Project Minako Aino targets of course, Minako Aino, the most beautiful girl in Juuban Junior High School," Mike said.
"Right!" The other five shouted.
"And so...it is together that we hope for one of us to get a date with her."
"Right!"
"Now this may not seem easy since the entire male population is after her, but our goal is to eliminate every other male from contention using subversive techniques. Then we shall fight amongst ourselves for the right to date sweet Minako."
"It is our solemn cause!"
"Right..okay..now here's the plan..."
Meanwhile in a small apartment near the Tenth Street Shopping District.
"I don't know," Makoto Nelson said staring out the window.
"What?" Amy Mizuno said looking too.
"I just don't like the view that's all."
"Oh. Why?"
"It just annoys me."
"But why?"
"I can't explain it Amy."
"Well maybe you've got a subconscious response to something in the view..." Amy said.
"Subconscious?"
"Yes, you can't realize it, but it's there."
"Oh..well...how do I know it's there then?"
"You don't."
"Amy, you never cease to amaze me."
"That's good to hear," Amy said. "Oh look what I just got made up," she said and pulled a roll of paper out a closest she unrolled it revealing a full size picture of D.V. Patterson.
"Wow...but how did you do that?" Makoto asked.
"Well..as you know I have quite a few pictures of Patterson."
"Nine hundred right?"
"Uh..right.." Amy said. "And well I had a photo place blow this one up."
"I see..why? What do you see in the most insane student at Juuban Junior High?"
"I don't know yet, but I've always wanted to date a unique person."
"Well he is unique. I on the other hand would settle for Urawa Thomson," Makoto said.
"Hmm...too bad he's after Minako Aino like every other guy in the school."
"Yes, you know I've been thinking..what if we got rid of Minako?" Makoto said.
"You mean foul play?" Amy asked.
"Yeah..a little."
"I don't know isn't that a little serious?"
"Not in matters of romance."
"Yeah, but wouldn't the authorities figure it out eventually."
"Maybe, but it's worth the risk."
"I'm not sure it is."
"Well I'll figure it out alone then."
"Are you sure, it sounds insane."
"You've got the five foot five inch tall poster of Patterson."
"Okay, so I'm not the best person to ask, but this just seems strange that's
all."
Later, at the Tsukino Household.
"Serena was so mean to me today," Chibiusa began.
"I was not," Serena said. "She didn't behave."
"Serena, you have to be tolerant of Chibiusa, she is only six," Serena's mother said.
"I know, but she's also a brat," Serena said.
"So were you at that age," Mrs. Tsukino said.
"She still is," Chibiusa said.
"Hey!" Serena said. "I have ways to make you feel pain you couldn't even imagine, and you'd never see it coming."
"Serena, behave," Mrs. Tsukino said.
"Hah," Chibiusa said. "You heard her."
"I'll hah you," Serena said.
"All you two do is fight," Mrs. Tsukino muttered. "It gets annoying after two or three episodes, I mean..weeks...ahem..Serena take Chibiusa down to her swim class."
"Fine..fine," Serena said. "I can be responsible."
"Yeah sure you can...meatball butt!"
"Hey you heard that!"
"Yep," Chibiusa said.
"Mommmm," Serena whined.
"Chibiusa you behave too. Now you two get going."
The two sighed and walked out.
"It's your fault," Chibiusa said.
"Is not," Serena said.
"Is too."
"Is not."
"Is too."
"Is not."
"Is too."
"No it isn't."
"Yes it is."
"No it isn't."
"Yes it is."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"Non."
"Oui."
"What?"
"I don't know. It's not my fault," Serena said.
"Yes it is," Chibiusa said.
"It is not bratburger," Serena snapped.
"Meatball brain," Chibiusa replied.
"Brat sprout."
"Meatball pipe."
"Brat hole."
"All meatballs and no sauce if you know what I mean," Chibiusa said. Serena grabbed her.
"No I don't," Serena growled.
A beautiful blonde girl swaggered by the two. Seconds later six guys went chasing after her.
"There she goes!" Mike shouted.
"Minako! Wait up!" Steve said.
"Yeah!" the other shouted.
"Hah..you'll never see me chasing after a guy like that," Serena said.
"What would be the point bachelorette for life?" Chibiusa muttered.
"I will so drop you down a manhole."
"Threatening small children Dumpling Hair?" came a voice. Serena looked up in surprise, there stood the speaker Haruka Tenno and his wife Michiru Kaioh. Yes Haruka was a man in this universe. Do not ask why.
"Oh..Haruka, Michiru. Hello," Serena said.
"Hello Chibiusa," Michiru said. "How are you?"
"I'd better if I wasn't with Meatball plant here," Chibiusa said.
"Now you're not even trying," Serena muttered.
"You're not worth it," Chibiusa said. The two glared at each other.
"Uh..maybe we should let you two continue your argument in peace," Haruka said.
"It's for the best," Michiru said.
The two glared at each other some more.
And meanwhile, Hotaru Tomoe, not a teenager, but instead a seven year old girl stood on the roof of her house. The skies darkened and she looked out over the city.
"Things are changing," she said. "But I wish the sky didn't get so dark every time I come up here to feel a prophecy. It's annoying," she said to herself.
"Hotaru! Get down from there!" Doctor Tomoe said. "I don't need my daughter to become a natural lighting rod."
"Sorry father," Hotaru said.
"And besides..can't you have your prophecies somewhere where they need the rain!"
"Uh..I don't think so father," Hotaru said.
"Ehh...just come down," Doctor Tomoe said.
Meanwhile Serena sat outside the building that Chibiusa had her swim class in and was looking around for something to occupy her time. Then something exciting happened. A bolt of blue and white fire smashed into the ground several feet away and made a large crater.
"AH!" Serena shouted and backed up. "What was that? A meteor?"
"It was no meteor," came a voice. Out of the sky dropped Lord Aleric.
"Are you impressed by my power?" he asked.
"AHH!" Serena shouted in shock.
"Hmm..guess not...have no fear though, you will be one of the first to feel my power first hand?"
"And what if I don't want to?" Serena screeched.
"You really don't have much choice in the matter."
"Oh..that stinks. Say..couldn't you at least tell me who you are?" Serena asked.
"Of course, I am Lord Aleric, Commander of her Majesty Queen Beryl's forces in this sector of the universe. I am here to take over this planet for myself and the negaverse as well."
"How ya going to do that?"
"Pure force of course. What do you think this energy is for?"
"Show?" Serena asked meekly.
"I see..you are a strange one. But I have come here to this central part of town to gather energy from you weakling humans to power my attacks, and you get to be the first one."
"Oh...I really don't need to..I mean there are plenty of people with more energy you know."
"Perhaps, but I just found you..so..here we go," Lord Aleric said.
A multicolored blast slammed into Aleric's arm her whirled to face his assailant. Standing there was Maverick.
"NO!" Lord Aleric shouted.
"I believe you had been trying to kill me Lord Aleric, it didn't work," Maverick said readying his sword.
"It can't be..you're dead.." Aleric said.
"No..I'm not...see.." Maverick said and fired again. The blasts knocked Lord Aleric backwards.
"No..this isn't right," Aleric said and leapt away quite quickly.
"Oh..Maverick..thank you," Serena said with bubbly eyes. "Who are you?"
"Can't say," Maverick said and leapt off.
Serena just watched him go and after about a minute of this she had realized something.
"Wow..I think I'm in love," Serena said.
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