Chapter 79

Dr.Tomoe grinned as he worked inside his new laboratory.

"Yes...this is excellent," he said as he watched a bubbling test tube glow green. He pulled a beaker over from another side of his lab table and set it in front of him. He picked up the test tube with a pair of tongs and dumped it's contents into the beaker, which began to boil, with some of it foaming and spilling onto the table top. He waited as the material in the beaker coalesced into an oval shaped substance.

"Success! Phase Two has begun!" Dr. Tomoe shouted and took a swig of fermented root beer from the bottle near him.

"Hmm....1978..good year.." he muttered and spit the root beer onto the floor.

Meanwhile the oval shaped objected had floated out of the beaker and was hovering in front of him.

"My first daimon egg..now...to find a pure heart," he said to himself and began to laugh.

"A field trip! In math class no less!" Serena shouted happily as she stood next to a transit train. Amy stood beside her.

"I'm excited too, it's not often we get to meet a mathematician with the prestige of Dr. Motoki," Amy said.

"Ehh..well..I guess you have to be into that kind of stuff...but anything that gets me out of school," Serena said. "So Amy, you going to ask Greg to sit next to you on the train?"

"I really don't need to ask. We do it naturally," Amy said.

"Oh...I see..." Serena said nudging her. "Quite an item you two are."

"It's nothing like that..." Amy said blushing slightly.

"What do you mean?"

"Oh..well..I spent so long denying it...and..well..to tell you the truth Serena..me and Greg...don't really think of ourselves as boyfriend girlfriend. Just very good friends."

"That spend lots of time together," Serena said.

"Most of it's spent studying though," Amy said.

"But some of it isn't."

"So..we spend a lot of time together, but are we dating?"

This caused Serena to stop and think.

"Hmm...I don't think so," Serena said. "But I guess you've shot me down."

Meanwhile a few steps behind them.

"What are you doing Patterson?" Greg asked.

"Looking for bombs," Patterson said studying the train intently.

"Do you expect to find any?" Greg asked.

"I always expect to find something."

"I see..." Greg said.

A whistle blew signaling it was time to board the train.

"Well..no time left to check huh?" Greg asked.

"Yeah...it looks all right," Patterson muttered.

Soon the four were occupying four seats. Two facing the other two. Greg was sitting next to Amy. Greg had a window seat. Patterson was sitting across from him. Serena was on his right.

"Well..so...isn't taking a train cool?" Serena asked.

"It was the most convenient form of transportation," Amy said.

"Yeah..but isn't this just fun..we're not sitting in class..instead...here we are on a train," Serena said.

"I bet Miss Haruna's happy to have you gone...I mean...you know," Greg said.

"Well..she should enjoy while it lasts," Serena said.

Meanwhile back at Juuban High School.

"Hmm..I see that Serena isn't here..." Haruna began. "I'm going to be very honest with you all right now. I'm very happy!"

"So does not mean we get out of class early or something Miss Haruna?" Steve asked.

"Nope," Haruna said. "In fact...I am so enthusiastic we are going to work even harder!"

"Miss Haruna, can I be excused?" Mike asked.

"Why?" Haruna asked. "What stupid reason have you cooked up today?"

"Actually this one's quite a departure from my usual tact."

"Is it? So why do you want to be excused?"

"Because I don't want to do the work!" Mike said.

Everyone else sighed.

"Mike, you imbecile," Mina said.

"Stupid class trip. Not only does Serena and the others get to miss class...we pay for it," Raye muttered.

"Yeah...how's that fair?" Lita muttered.

"I guess there is something to putting effort into school," Mina said.

"But Serena's going...just because she's lucky enough to be a math prodigy. Got herself into that honors class...." Raye muttered. "That defies all logic...and makes me very spiteful."

"I love it when you're spiteful," Rick said.

"Do you?" Raye asked becoming starry eyed.

"What are all of you talking about back there?" Miss Haruna snapped. "Serena leaves and you all immediately take her place."

"Well...you know what happens when cattle forget to close the barn door," Mike said.

"What?" Miss Haruna snapped.

"Yeah. What?" The rest of the class replied.

"Shouldn't we be starting class?" Mike asked.

"Mike...you really should be deported," Miss Haruna said.

"How do you know I haven't been?" Mike replied.

Haruna sighed.

"I don't know why I'm even here," she muttered.

"I broke her spirit! Yes!" Mike said.

"Detention Mike," Miss Haruna snapped.

"I'll bring the Salsa," Mike replied.

"Ehh...." Haruna said.

At the lunch table that day, of course there was only six of them..but the scouts all had something to talk about.

"Say...I'd just like to remind you all...that I ..died..." Rick said leaning back in his chair. "Cool huh?"

"It wasn't cool," Raye said.

"Yeah...you think you're freaking invincible just because you died and came back to life," Mina said.

"Actually..." Mike said.

"Yeah..speaking scientifically," Steve said.

"Oh..all right..so he might think of himself as invincible, but that doesn't mean you can brag about it constantly," Mina said to Rick.

"Death is no laughing matter," Lita said. "You should respect it."

"Hey...I'm the only person ever to die and come back.." Rick said pompously.

"Well there was that other guy," Mike said.

"Oh yeah," Steve said.

"I don't believe in him," Raye said.

"Neither do I, which still leaves me on top," Rick said. "So..maybe you guys should call me like..God..from now on."

"Rick....will you get a grip," Raye said.

"Sure..sure..I'm just joking around," Rick said. "We all powerful beings tend to do that."

"You're not all powerful, the only reason your sitting here is because I saved your butt," Raye said.

"How about that..saved by his woman...hah..some god," Steve said.

"Yeah...a god that needs help from a girl..hah hah hah..." Mike said.

"And what would be wrong with that," Mina and Lita said staring the two down.

"Now I know you expect us to back off and recant to make you stop staring at us like you are about to kill us..but just for a change of pace I will stand by my position," Mike said.

"Uh..yes...me too.." Steve said.

"Jerks.." Lita and Mina said.

"Rick..we'll discuss this whole thing later okay?" Raye asked.

"Yeah.sure...right..I'm down with that...because I'm the king," Rick said.

"Whatever King..." Raye said.

Meanwhile in a lecture hall at the University of Osaka.

"Now..I supposed all of you are highly interested in the intricacies of my latest formula of vertices..." the mathematician, Dr.. Motoki began.

"About as much as I like to stuff raw goats in my mouth," Serena muttered.

"Raw goats Serena?" Amy asked in surprise.

"Well...I've never done it, but I'm sure it would be unpleasant," Serena replied.

"So..how many of you are familiar with my formula?" Motoki asked.

Amy, Greg, and the ever-present Melvin raised their hands.

"Oh..I see....well...I'm sure in such a field as math, there is so much to study...but I'm sure by the end of today I will convince all of you of the wonderment of my theory," Motoki said.

"Can we bet you on that?" Serena asked.

"Excuse me?" Motoki said.

"It um mean as a pure exercise in probability. Both the probability of winning the bet and losing it based on the chances that an entire class can change it's interests based on your presentation. I mean the possibilities of a one to one ratio are very small," Serena said.

"Oh...I see your point," Motoki said.

"She has one?" the rest of the class asked.

"I can see that you're quite a gifted student..." Motoki said. The class all burst out laughing, including Amy..and for that matter Patterson.

"Hey!" Serena said. The entire class stopped.

"Sorry," Amy said.

"This is all a very interesting reaction, you get from your fellow students," Motoki said.

"Well..I have a reputation ..." Serena said.

"Oh..well....let's move onto the formula..." Motoki said.

"Oh..goodie," Serena muttered.

After school in Raye's recently rebuilt room.

"Rick..considering what we've been through I really don't appreciate you making such light of it," Raye said.

"It's just my way of dealing with it..I mean..after all..while you saw me die..and grieved for me..I was kinda doing the dying. I mean..that isn't easy either. I mean...the afterlife is quite overwhelming and to be perfectly honest..getting killed..scared the guts out of me..and I still have nightmares...."

"So do I," Raye said. "And I guess you have a point..that I didn't think about. I've just been trying to deal with all of this I mean..by giving it the respect it deserves and otherwise going on my life...not that that has been easy..I guess I was able to recover faster because of..seeing my family again..and well..the fact that I saved you...but still those days were...."

"I know..I know.." Rick said.

"Well you really don't...I mean you may have had the dreams..heck you may have died...but...I lost two people very close to me..very quickly..and I..Rick..I was already an orphan."

"Raye...you're right..I don't know what you went through...exactly..but I think I got the picture," Rick said.

"It's just all so complex..." Raye said.

"Yeah...I guess it is," Rick replied.

"Why do I have to figure all this out right now...I'm only sixteen."

"So am I...and of course it isn't easy. Harder for you then me I'd guess...but...well...for the same reasons you don't know how to figure this out...I have no idea either..."

"And there's another thing..." Raye said.

"What?"

"We cheated the natural order of things..I wasn't supposed to meet my family...they were dead..I'm alive..I mean...I've done what no one else has done," Raye said.

"That we know of."

"Rick. You died and came back. I went to the realm of the dead. We've both gone against the way things are supposed to be...is that right?"

"I'd say...yes..because if we didn't..I'd still be dead..and you'd probably be a wreck the rest of your life," Rick said.

"You're right to say so..which just makes everything more complex..." Raye muttered. "Rick...could you leave me alone for a little while?"

"You sure? I mean..I'm here for you..at least in theory," Rick said.

"I just need a little time alone. I think I'll be over this soon, but right now. I still need to."

"Say no more...you wanna talk later you give me a call," Rick said.

"Sure," Raye said with a smile.

Rick walked out of her room. He noticed Chad leaving his room at that moment and heading for the stairs.

"Hey Rick," Chad said.

"Oh..hey Chad," Rick said.

"Funny..we can actually talk...say..I'm kinda sorry about hurting you like I did back when I was that monster," Chad said. "If I hadn't said it already."

"You couldn't control it..it's okay...you headed somewhere?" Rick asked.

"Yeah...the property office....I asked my parents to buy Raye's temple and then give it to her..they agreed."

"You're parents are pretty well off then?"

"Yep."

"Say..why don't you live with them then?" Chad asked.

"Well...I kinda don't fit in with their lifestyle."

"Oh..I know what's that life. Anyway...It's nice of you to do what you did.."

"Well..Rick...I think I love Raye..but...she's yours..so in the meantime..I'm going to do everything I can to help her out...besides..I owe her for that time I spent here."

"I guess..she wanted to be alone so I'm headed out myself," Rick said.

"Hey..why don't you come with me to the office..maybe we can get to know each other a little better now that we're both going to be hanging around the temple a lot."

"Sure..why not?" Rick said and the two walked down the steps. They didn't noticed the small oval object fly over their heads and float towards the large tree sitting near the temple. It was filled with twisted up pieces of paper, wishes placed there by temple goers and others. The object..descended towards the trunk and then slowly attached itself to it, and it began to glow and change shape.

Meanwhile in Osaka. In a small office at the University. Serena was standing impatiently as Doctor Motoki drank some coffee and leaned back in his chair.

"Are you interested in math Serena?" Dr. Motoki asked.

"Uh..not really, the only reason I'm any good at it is that I"m a prodigy," Serena said. "I'm not good at the things I have to put effort into."

"I see...but what are your interests? What do you want to do with your life?" Motoki asked.

"I have no idea," Serena said.

"Really? None?" Motoki asked.

"Yeah.."

"Well..that's all right..I had no idea either at your age.."

"Oh. Well that probably means I'm not completely hopeless," Serena said.

"No one's completely hopeless."

"Well I'm pretty close," Serena said.

"So far I haven't seen any evidence of that," Mr. Motoki said.

A second later Serena was doused with water.

"Wha!" Serena shouted.

"Oh..the roof leaks..." Motoki said.

"But it's not raining."

"That's curious isn't it?" Motoki asked.

"Here's your evidence right here," Serena said.

"Hmm...interesting...Serena can I ask you something?"

"Sure?"

"Was I that boring? I noticed half of the people were falling asleep. In fact it was only that blue haired girl and that brown haired boy paying any real attention. And that dark haired kid, he was drawing battle plans or something on his notebook...anyway...I thought you were the honors class," Motoki said.

"Hey I don't know...I mean..I guess I get tired around anything that involves school...I wouldn't say you're boring..it's just you know how math is," Serena said as carefully as she could be.

"Hmm..it's funny..math interests so much. I find it to be a kind of mystery and a great challenge," Motoki said.

"Well..to each his own."

"So what do you do with your time..since you obviously don't study much."

"Hmm...have fun I guess..." Serena said.

"No responsibility?"

"Uh...well..I do have one responsibility, but it doesn't take up a lot of my time...usually."

"Oh..." Motoki said.

"What a view," Amy said looking out the window of the University's Math-Science building at the city around her.

"Yeah, I lived here for a while, it's a nice city," Greg said. "Still considering the circumstances..I don't really miss it. There are a lot nicer things in Tokyo.

"Oh.." Amy said looking at him and blushing sightly.

Raye walked out from her room and towards the wishing tree, a wish in her right hand. She stopped in front of it.

I just want my life to become normal again. No more surprises. She said to herself and presumably the tree and went to put the wish on the tree. It began to glow. She let out a shout and stepped back as the tree began to change form in front of her.

"No..not now.." she muttered. Communicator's in my room. Have to get to it. She thought and ran for it. She dived into the room rolled along the floor and grabbed the device. She hit it quickly. "I'm in trouble at my house!" she shouted as a creature smashed through the door and advanced towards her. She pulled out her power stick it lunged forward and knocked it out of her hand.

"No!" she shouted.

"Hah!" the creature shouted.

"How dare you!" she shouted and lunged forward punching the creature in the face and using her momentum to carry her over it and out the door. It quickly followed and flung some sort of twine from it's arm which tangled around her legs and caused her to fall to the ground. The creature moved towards her. Raye rolled over and tried to kick the twine off, pulling with her arms at the same time. The creature came forward and pushed her hands to the ground with its own. Then to Raye's shock, the hands hardened into stone. The creature withdrew and immediately grew a new pair of hands. Raye tried to pull herself up, but the stone hands held her to the ground.

"You're not going anywhere," The creature said in a scratchy female voice.

"Hey! Ugly!" came a male voice. The creature turned to see Guardian Uranus standing there. His sword drawn.

"Hmm..aren't you dead?" the creature asked.

"Nope," Uranus said.

"Oh well...you will be!" the creature shouted and ran forward. Uranus readied himself.

I'll dodge the attack and then counterattack myself. He thought. The creature lunged at him. Uranus dodged to the side. The creature quickly countered his own move and grabbed him, catching Uranus completely by surprise. She knocked his light sword from his hand and flung him into a tree. He hit and winced. The creature fired it's twine quickly and pinned Uranus to the tree. He strained against the bonds, but couldn't get free.

"Dang it!" he shouted.

Two energy blasts flew outward at the creature. The creature turned and looked at them. Both blasts missed by at least a foot.

"Whoops," Neptune said.

"Our aim stinks," Pluto snapped. The two were standing on the roof of the temple.

The creature fired it's twine at them quickly It entangled them and pushed them both off of the roof. The creature leapt over the roof and attacked while the two were still entangled. It pulled the swords from their hands and used the twine which was also sticky to pin the two to the back wall of the house.

It then jumped back over the house.

"Venus..

"Jupiter.."

It heard called simultaneously. It whirled and fired it's twine instinctively at the source..the two remaining Sailor Scouts.

"Love Chain...

"Thunderclap....

Both scouts tried to finish their attack quickly, but couldn't, the twine was faster, and soon both of them were wrapped up.

"Well...look at this..." the creature said and began laughing. It walked back over to Raye ,who was still struggling.

"Now that's just futile," it said. "Anyway...it is now time for the task at hand."

A beam of light shot out from a black star shaped mark embedded in it's forehead and flew into Raye's chest area. It pulled something out..a crystal structure that was shimmering. Raye's eyes immediately glazed over.

"Raye!" Uranus, Jupiter, and Venus shouted.

The creature laughed as it grabbed the crystal in it's hand.

"A pure heart," it said a second before it was hit with a yellow blast of energy. It staggered back, a figure leapt out of the shadows and grabbed the crystal from its hand.

"Wha?" The creature said. Another yellow blast hit it, followed seconds later by a aqua colored blast.

The creature was hit hard and it staggered backwards. Two more colored blasts hit it. It disintegrated. The bonds holding all of the scouts disappeared. Raye still lay unconscious on the ground. The other scouts hurried to her. It was Uranus that noticed the two figures standing in a nearby tree. One of them was holding the sparkling crystal.

"Hey! Give that back!" he shouted.

"It is not a talisman," One of them said in a low female voice.

"Then we should give it back," The other one said in a higher, also female voice.

"Might as well," The first replied.

The crystal floated down out of the tree and into Raye's chest. Her eyes became normal again and she blinked.

"Raye? You all right?" Jupiter asked.

"Uh.." Raye said.

"Hey! Who are you?" Uranus shouted. The two figures said nothing and dropped out of the tree before jumping away.

"Well..that was not our best showing," Neptune muttered walking up next to Uranus.

"You guys really blew it," Uranus replied.

"Hey..we tried," Pluto said.

"Yeah, it wasn't like that thing was exactly easy to beat," Neptune said.

"It must have come from Dr. Tomoe," Raye said angrily rising up, her legs gave out and she slipped, but Venus and Jupiter grabbed her.

"Raye you should rest..." Jupiter said.

"I swear to you..my revenge on Dr. Tomoe will be brutal," Raye said. "He will pay for all this."

"Is everyone all right?" came a voice. Tuxedo Mask dropped to the ground.

"Where have you been?" Uranus asked.

"I came as soon as I sensed there was danger, but it took me some time to get here."

"That was a very quick battle actually," Neptune admitted.

"What happened?" Tuxedo Mask asked.

"We're still trying to figure that out," Jupiter said.

"Where are the others?" Tuxedo Mask asked.

"They were on a field trip..they probably couldn't get back," Venus said.

"Let me see where they are," Pluto said and pulled out his communicator.

"Hey..Saturn..you there?" Pluto asked.

"Yes Pluto...what's the situation?" Greg in human form replied a few seconds later.

"Well..things are under control..well...sort of..where are you?" Pluto asked.

"We're still on the train heading back. It wasn't possible to ditch this trip..so everything's all right?" Greg asked.

"In a sense," Pluto said. "We'll have to fill you all in later..but it looks like Dr. Tomoe isn't done..or at least someone isn't."

"That's all we need," Serena muttered in the background of the communication.

"So they defeated my strongest monster...well no matter...I have at least achieved a psychological victory. The scouts will be quite afraid of whoever I send out next thanks to my intimidating daimon this time," Tomoe said smiling.

"It still was beaten Professor," came a voice behind him.

"So it was Eudial," Tomoe said. "However...we will manage."

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