The characters here are trademarks of their respective owners. I can't list off all the copyright holders because I'd probably miss out on some and get sued or something! :) I am not expecting any money from any story I write, and therefore am not taking any money away from the copyright holders. Thanks to Lady Jupiter (Jupiter101@hotmail.com) as I was inspired to write this series after misinterpreting her "Remember When?" prologue and reading her "Rainy Day Man Remix" story. Sure, my other fic "Let The Punishment Be The Crime" had similar inspiration, but once you read it you'll see why. Like Lady Jupiter, I'm a huge Jupiter fan. That will become obvious as you read this and other stories by me, they are all Lita-centric. I will be using the NA dubbed named, because that's the way I prefer it! Also, this fic features the Scouts and Ken in Lady Jupiter's "Jupiter Knight" World where Ken is Lita's protector, Jupiter Knight. I have been given permission to do so. My other/future fanfics can be found at my "Other Stuff" page at http://www.muskoka.net/~summerton/other.html and probably anywhere else you got this fic from. Just so you know, this story also borrows some parts from my "Punishment" fic just like part one did, as you may notice similarities sometimes. Don't worry about that: I'm allowed to steal from my own work. :) I do it here because the descriptions were perfect the first time and, well, read on! Divided Destiny Part Two - Interesting Conflicts by Scott "Cyclops" Summerton Last Revised Friday July 24th, 1998 --------------- The mirror in Lita's bathroom reflected the terrified face of a young brunette with her hair up in a ponytail. The girl, wearing a white blouse and tan skirt was staring intently at the image in the mirror, almost longingly. However, it was not Lita... "Ken, are you sure you'll be alright?" "I, I think so." replied Lita's body as it turned to face Amy. "I don't know how I can thank you for helping me with," looks to the toilet, "well... you know." Amy blushed brightly as she waved off the praise. "Don't worry about it, I AM studying medicine remember, and it's not like there isn't any parts down there that I haven't seen on myself before. It's really rather simple if you..." Amy caught herself as she noticed the obvious look of uneasiness on the brunette. It looked as it tears were forming in the girl's bright green eyes. "I can't let myself keep going into such detail" she thought. "Sorry," she said aloud as a small sweatdrop began to form, "I got a little carried away. It would have been a lot easier if you had opened your eyes though." "You know I couldn't do that Amy, it wouldn't be right... I mean, I'm not ready to... I, it wouldn't be proper..." Amy was quick to interrupt as she could see the frustration quickly overtaking the brunette's face. "I know, I know, it's OK." Amy reached out and put her hand on shoulder. "I should really get out there and try to see what's going on, especially since your real body just walked in!" "Yeah you're right. I need some time to think by myself anyway. I'll be out in a minute or two." "You're sure..." Briefly a hurt look came over the brunette's face, but it was quickly replaced with an apologetic one. "You know I could never disrespect Lita like that. Go on, they need you out there more then I need you here, right now anyway." "OK, but remind me to tell you about some other things you'll need to know if you're still stuck like this tonight. Promise?" Amy tried a smile hoping her friend would too. She wasn't disappointed. "Yeah, I promise," replied the brunette while forcing a weak worried smile. Obviously the statement Amy had just made scared the brunette half to death. "Thanks again." Amy opened the door to the bathroom and left into the rest of the apartment. The brunette quickly locked the door, for no real reason other than the fact that there was a desire to be alone for the next couple minutes. Lita's body again looked into the mirror. "Unbelievable." Ken was still amazed at the events that had transpired in the past half hour or so. One second he's in Darien's car speeding towards Lita's apartment, the next he's actually in control of Lita's body in her very apartment. Once he had gotten his wits about him he was able to convince the other Scouts of the situation, with help from Amy's scientific analysis that is. "As medically improbable as it sounds, I believe that this IS Ken. The way he got his bearings, the way he's confronted us and his familiarity with everything here has undoubtedly been the way Ken would have done so." Ken remembered Amy saying those very words only a few minutes ago, and thanks to her he wasn't being treated like a Negaverse spy who had invaded Lita's body. Instead, he himself had ended up in there. Still looking in the mirror, Ken raised a small hand up in front of him. He was astounded by the articulate fingernails at the end of the long slender hands. He remembered kissing them before, and did so again. That too was different, for he now had a smaller mouth yet fuller lips. Everything was different, and therefore, for Ken, everything was wrong. He became determined to confront everyone out in the living room, especially since he now had confidence that he could walk on his own as long as there was a wall nearby that he could support himself on. He discovered that ability when Amy had helped him here into the bathroom in the first place. Ken looked into the mirror one last time, and again saw his sweetheart Lita staring back. Seeing her face caused him to get a look of longing on his. That look was painfully reflected on the mirror image as a look of longing in Lita's face. The desire to embrace Lita lost our to his simply crying, mostly since the Lita he wanted to embrace would have either been the mirror itself, or he himself. A few new thoughts entered Ken's mind at this moment. "Why am I crying so easily?" escaped the sweet lips he was now forced to call his own. "Is it because I miss Lita so much already, or because of my being Lita?" Those thoughts were cast aside quickly as he was able to utter another statement between soft sobs. "Where is Lita? Is she in me? I've got to find out!" "So," began Mina, "how is she... I mean he... oh YOU know who I mean!" "Physically? Perfect." Amy stated as she sat beside Serena on Lita's couch. "There is a lot of progress mentally as well, but there is still an obvious amount of confusion and fear going through... well, for lack of a better way to explain it, his female brain." Darien, seated on the far side of the couch and beside Serena, looked to Artemis, who was perched on the arm of the couch beside him. They exchanged wide-eyed glances before looking back to Amy. "So, Ken, is somehow in Lita's body, and is in the bathroom right now." Luna decided it was her turn to reply. "That's what we've been able to gather so far, Darien. However that leaves us with a few unanswered questions. How did it happen? How can it be reversed? And just who exactly that is!" Luna ended the last phrase by pointing at Ken, or at least the body of Ken, who is seated in one of Lita's two chairs. Darien also pointed to the young man when he began talking. "He, I mean 'Ken' was just being Ken while we were on our way back from the fun run. We were in my car heading here when he asked if he could turn on the radio. I said 'Yeah of course, go right ahead' and got no answer. I then said 'Ken, you can turn on the radio if you want' and he finally did. He turned it on and didn't say anything else for the rest of the ride here until we both stepped through the front door and saw you guys." Darien paused to look questioningly at 'Ken' before continuing. "So let's hear it, just who exactly ARE you?" 'Ken' looked around the room with a look of concern growing over his face. Amy, Serena and Darien were seated on the couch with Artemis, Raye was seated opposite of him in the other chair, and Mina was still sitting cross-legged on the carpet with Luna in the middle of the room on the coffee table. Even with all those sets of eyes gazing intently, 'Ken' didn't feel that he was as intimidated as he should be. For some reason there was an amount of confidence that wasn't there before. Yet, he still had to break the silence. He began to open his mouth... When the bathroom door opened and 'Lita' stepped into view. That, naturally, caused another long bout of silence. Ken, in Lita's body and using the wall for support, walked over to the couch and began to lean on it. 'Ken', sitting in the chair, looked at the brunette with confused eyes that appeared to have just seen a ghost. 'Ken' rose from his chair and walked over to Ken (in Lita). This caused everyone to be very attentive and alert in case this 'Ken' tried anything out of the ordinary. Everyone in the room now noticed for the first time that 'Ken' also had trouble with his balance, as he was using the couch for support as well. Once 'Ken' stood before Ken (in Lita), he cleared his throat. The sound apparently caused him to close his eyes almost immediately. Ken's eyes (actually Lita's) widened however, and he leaned in towards 'Ken' and cautiously said one simple word... "Lita?" 'Ken' flashed open his eyes and looked down to the brunette before him. It appeared as if he was going to cry, but just wasn't phased enough as of yet for tears to be required. 'Ken' nodded yes, causing everyone in the room to gasp in unison. Well, everyone except Darien that is. "But, if they switched, why didn't Lita tell me as soon as she became Ken?" "Because I thought I was worried about what happened to Ken, and I had to wait until I got to my apartment to find out." came the reply from Ken's mouth, under the control of Lita. "OK now," Artemis began, "let me get this straight. Ken and Lita, for no apparent reason whatsoever, all of a sudden switched bodies so that Lita is Ken, and Ken is Lita, right?" Almost simultaneously, Ken (in Lita) and Lita (in Ken) exchanged glances with each other before responded with a very sad-sounding "Yes." Now it was Serena's turn to be utterly confused. "Um, what should we call them then. I mean, do we call you," points at the brunette, "Ken or Lita? And then do we call you," points to the young man, "the other name?" "That is a good question Serena," began Luna, "and even though it should be up to them though, I do not think that is the priority here!" "No, no, she's right," replied Ken (in Lita) who had now sat down in the chair Lita (in Ken) was previously occupying. Raye exited the other chair and joined Mina on the floor so that Lita (in Ken) could sit in it. Lita (in Ken) now spoke. "If it's easier for you guys, maybe you should call us by the name that our body is. I mean, call me Ken, and call Ken Lita." "Are you sure you are alright with that?" "I think's it's a good idea Mina," replied Ken (in Lita) or 'Lita'. "Depending on how long we are stuck like this, we may have to get used to each other's names anyway..." 'Lita's' voice almost cracked while straining to say those words. "OK, what we have to figure out is why this happened." Amy was back in the thick of things trying to find a solution, and that meant her interrogation would begin. "What is the last thing you remember BEFORE you became the other person?" 'Lita' spoke first. "Well, I've told you already that Darien and I were in his car on the way back from the fun run, and then I asked Darien if I could turn on the radio. Then I was 'here'." 'Lita' emphasized here by moving 'her' arms up and down over 'her' body. 'Ken' was next. "You guys all know what I was doing, I was here with you! As soon as we were all out of school we came here and had a Scout meeting." 'Ken' got a mischievous grin on 'his' face. "Then we started to gossip." As soon as she heard those words, Mina started to giggle, but no one really noticed as they were too occupied by the task at hand. "The Scout meeting!" Luna suddenly had a realization. "Do you think that the small repetitive battles have something to do with this? Possibly the two events are connected." "You might be right, Luna." responded Artemis. "But, I wonder what the Jupiters' powers are like now? Did those switch as well?" "There's only one way to find out... " 'Lita' slowly stood, followed by 'Ken'. 'She' looked across the room at 'him' and said "you first." 'Ken' paused for a moment, caught 'his' breath, then instinctively held 'his' hand into the air and shouted... "JUPITER STAR POWER!" Silence. "What happened? That's the transformation phrase! Have they lost their powers as well?" Luna was a bit confused, not to mention worried. Artemis however was quick to pick up on the error. "That's the phrase for the Scouts, but whenever KEN transforms, what does he shout? It isn't Jupiter STAR Power, it's Jupiter KNIGHT Power." Artemis looked at 'Ken'. "Try that one instead." "OK, if you think so." Again, 'Ken' caught 'his' breath and again raised 'his' hand to the air, but this time shouted... "JUPITER KNIGHT POWER!" This time the expected lightning bolts came surrounding 'his' body, but what they did was not expected. The clothes 'he' was wearing changed to a dark green tuxedo jacket with matching dress pants, shoes, a dress shirt and green tie. The entire outfit seemed too loose though, not as snug as the sailor suit was. Suddenly a large sword appeared in 'his' hand, and Jupiter Knight stood before them all. But Jupiter Knight was still really Lita trapped in Ken's body. Jupiter Knight stared at the heavy sword, remembering days when Ken was in this body and how gracefully he would wield the weapon. Jupiter Knight was amazing at the ease 'he' could now heave the fierce blade. As amazing as it was, it still seemed wrong. Too hard. Too rigid. Too... masculine. "Well, I guess it's my turn. Jupiter STAR right?" Timidly, 'Lita' looked at Jupiter Knight and then down to the sleek transformation pen 'she' now held in her hand. 'She' couldn't help whispering "I've never noticed how feminine this thing really is..." After exhaling a deep breath, 'she' prepared herself, held the pen in the air and shouted... "JUPITER STAR POWER!" To 'her' surprise, when 'she' shouted the words the pen spun in 'her' hand and 'her' fingernails were magically painted green. Lightning came surrounding 'her', but instead of receiving the tuxedo-like outfit he was so accustomed to, 'she' received the outfit that nearly drove him nuts whenever he saw Lita in it! A small green skirt, shiny green boots with a small heel on them and a tight sailor's suit now adorned 'her' body showing off every curve. A large pink bow appeared on 'her' already prominent chest, and another at the small of 'her' back near the top of the skirt. White elbow-length gloves appeared, as did a very strange feeling of constriction around 'her' neck, which 'she' concluded to be the velvety green choker. As a weight was felt forming on 'her' forehead, the transformation pen disappeared. Without having to think, 'she' knew what the weight was, the beautiful golden tiara. When it was over, Sailor Jupiter nearly fell over from a combination of the heeled boots and from almost fainting by looking down to those boots and stunning legs, especially since their was a large pink bow on 'her' chest that was practically drawing attention right to it and what was beneath them. 'She' was quick to sit down. But Sailor Jupiter was still really Ken trapped in Lita's body. "OK then," started Luna, "so everything about you two has switched. At least that's settled." "Settled?" Sailor Jupiter seemed a little upset. "I'm not Jupiter Knight any more, I'm Sailor Jupiter! I don't know how to use this body let alone these powers!" Jupiter Knight was quick to follow suit. "Same here. I don't even know how to make this sword disappear!" Sailor Jupiter began to slowly walk over to Jupiter Knight, fighting to keep 'her' balance the entire time. "Here, let me help you." As 'she' began to show 'him' how to make the huge sword disappear into its interdimensional pocket and 'he' began explaining how to walk in the heeled boots to 'her', Amy had an idea. "Since you guys don't how to use each others' powers," she began, "why don't we go somewhere to help you figure it out? You may be stuck as each other for quite a while, so it would be best if you knew how to defend yourselves if need be." "That sounds like a good idea," started Mina, "but where can we go? It's not even dark out yet." Raye sat thinking for a minute before speaking. "Well, Grampa and Chad aren't at the temple tonight, and they won't be for a few days, so maybe we could go there." "Oh yeah!" exclaimed Serena. "You mentioned that earlier! That sounds like the perfect place to go!" "It's settled then. We can walk too, it's not that far away." Artemis concluded. "I tell you what," started Darien, finally breaking his silence, "you guys can walk, but I'll drive Lita and Ken, I mean Ken and... the Jupiters, over in my car so they don't have to walk." "OHHHHHHH!!! Why can't I go in the car too!?!" Serena began to whine. "Because you just didn't turn into your boyfriend, that's why!" said a stern Luna. Serena began to whimper. "But I don't wanna walk..." "If it'll shut her up and keep her from complaining, let her ride with Darien." stated Raye leaving Serena wondering whether she should be thankful or insulted by the statement. "Then it's settled," began Darien, "Serena, the two Jupiters and I will drive over to Raye's temple while the rest of you guys walk." Sailor Jupiter was quick to speak up. With a red face 'he' was barely able to say "Um, I've got to go to the bathroom first." Sailor Jupiter automatically looked to Amy who vehemently shook her head back and forth and quickly pointed to Darien. Darien then realized the situation almost instinctively and began to stand up. "Well," he began, "THIS wasn't what I bargained for." Serena started to help Sailor Jupiter walk out of the apartment, since 'she' still had a bit of trouble with 'her' balance. "We'll meet you guys down at the car." Several minutes later... "Sorry again Darien, you don't know HOW nervous I was in there." "That's OK," Darien responded for the thousandth time as he led Jupiter Knight toward the car. "Luckily Ken had left some extra clothes at your place so now I've got something to wear. You know something though, it would have been a lot easier if you had opened your eyes." Serena and Sailor Jupiter, already seated in the front and back of the car respectively, only heard that last sentence. Sailor Jupiter couldn't help but remember Amy saying those exact words only a shot time ago. Along with Serena, however, the two of them had to wonder just exactly why they took so long and why Darien was wearing some of Ken's clothes. Once they got underway, Darien and Serena were up front while the Jupiters rode in the back. The trip was uneventful, and the Jupiters even remained in uniform for the duration. However, they talked with each other quite a bit before arriving at the temple, but they made sure that Darien and Serena couldn't hear them, since it was of a rather personal nature. Jupiter Knight was a little uncomfortable talking about the experience 'he' had just been part of. "I, I had to, touch it..." Sailor Jupiter looked blankly at 'him' for a moment. A massive sweatdrop formed upon realizing what -it- was. "I mean, I got to sit down, that was good, I KNOW I could never have done it standing up," 'he' continued, "but as soon as I touched it... well I think it's obvious now as to why we took so long." "And why Darien's wearing different clothes. Sailor Jup- I mean Jupiter Kni-" 'she' sighed, "no, I mean Lita, since it's just us talking. Lita, are you alright? This has been really draining on me too, but I want to help you because it's got to be tough for you as well." 'He' smiled and thought to 'himself' "No matter what happens to my Kenny, he always is there to help ME!" 'He' put 'his' hand on 'her' shoulder, "I think the two of us can get through this together, Kenny." 'He' paused for a moment. "Do you realize how silly that sounds with -this- voice?" Smiling, 'she' replied "Yep, but it's about as weird as hearing me call you Li with this voice!" "Hey! I like my voice!" "I like it too, but it's not mine, and neither is this body. Everything about being you feels wrong, at least to me anyway. How about you?, does everything about -my- male body feel wrong to you?" "Yup. I'm a lot taller now, and even though I am used to being fairly tall, I'm not used to being THIS tall! My hair is WAY too short, my voice is too deep, everything is more solid and rigid, nothing is slender any more. I do feel physically stronger, well I guess that's not that bad, because I don't feel as weak any more, but my weight has shifted too. I mean, I have a muscular chest now, and it's not as big as, well, yours is now, but I'm heavier up there now. It's really weird to now be heavier where you're now smaller. Do you know what I mean?" "I think I understand what you're saying, but I experienced the opposite. My chest and my butt are both bigger now, but I'm, well I'm bottom-heavy. Go on Li, we should figure out how we can help each other." "OK. Something I miss is the grace of being a girl. I have to be much more blunt in my movements now. Also," 'he' paused momentarily, "also, there's -it- between my legs. I'm not used to there being anything there..." 'He' paused when 'he' noticed a sad look forming on Sailor Jupiter's face, thought for a moment before quickly speaking again. "I'm sorry! Everything that I just said I hated about being you is all the stuff that I love about you! Can you forgive me?" "It's not that, because I feel the same way about this body. I love everything about it, but when it comes to ME being in control of it, it all seems wrong. What I got upset about was the fact that you like having power and strength compared to before. Well, I kinda like the softness though. The lack of being so strong and rigid should scare me, but it doesn't completely..." tears began forming in 'her' eyes. "But times like this," 'she' whimpered, "I can't even control my emotions any more..." Tears began streaming down 'her' face as soft sobs escaped 'her' trembling mouth. Jupiter Knight looked to Serena and Darien, but they hadn't noticed what was going on yet as they were talking amongst themselves and had the radio turned on so they couldn't inadvertently eavesdrop on the Jupiters' private conversation. "This must really be tougher on Kenny then I thought!" thought Jupiter Knight. "Can being me REALLY be that upsetting to him? If it is, why aren't I crying? I always cry when I see him this upset! Wait-a-minute! I'M Ken now, and HE'S me, so he's got MY emotions and I have his! I'm not just stronger physically, but emotionally as well! So I'll do what he always does for me..." Jupiter Knight reached out and hugged Sailor Jupiter, then leaned back and placed 'her' head on 'his' shoulder like 'she' herself had done hundreds of times before. "Kenny?" "Yes?" "Does that feel better?" "Actually, it does, how'd you think to do it? " "I just remembered what you always did when I was that upset. I think our emotions switched as well." "So, you mean that I'm a complete wreck like you always were?" Sailor Jupiter tried 'her' best to insert a smile but wasn't able to do it. Jupiter Knight smiled back and said "Don't talk, just do what I always did best in this situation, you remember what that is right?" Without a response, 'he' got 'his' answer. Sailor Jupiter bore 'her' head into the strong shoulder, hugged the strong protective body before 'her' and did what seemed to come naturally when she let 'her' emotions loose: she began to cry almost uncontrollably with loud heavy sobs. Jupiter Knight did 'his' best to comfort 'her' and hugged the frail shaking body tightly to 'his' own. Jupiter Knight again thought to 'himself' "Yup, Kenny remembers..." The radio couldn't mask the volume of Sailor Jupiter's crying, and in response both Serena and Darien turned to see what was going on. They saw a scene they knew occurred rather commonly, but never really saw themselves since Lita was always so strong in front of her friends. But they knew that Ken was there to support her when times got tough. However, after thinking Lita was merely upset, both their minds clicked at once and realized that Lita, in Ken's body, was comforting Ken, in Lita's body, the same way that Ken had always comforted Lita. It was natural and weird at the same time. Jupiter Knight realized that Darien and Serena was watching them, and quickly 'he' realized that they WEREN'T watching the road, that they had drifted into the opposite lane, and that a large truck was heading straight for them! "Darien! The road!" "What? OH!" Darien was quick to swerve and they just narrowly avoided the truck. Darien was embarrassed and upset about making such a stupid error and pulled to the side of the road to compose himself. Serena was silent but shaking, obviously in a minor state of shock which Darien was quick to notice and he began to try and help her calm down. Jupiter Knight saw this and realized that after years and years of receiving that kind of support, now 'he' was the one actually giving the support, and it didn't really seem all that strange for some reason. Lita also thought about the truck. They had all been in near-death situations before as Scouts, but they'd always had some sort of control over the outcome. This was different. She wasn't afraid of dying because as a Scout that could happen at any time. Yes she didn't want to die, but knew it could happen. But here and now, dying in a car crash was different and 'he' was genuinely upset. Dying in the body of someone else was even more upsetting, but the thought of being crippled in an accident, especially in someone else's body, while the others died was simply terrifying. She did not want to be unable to walk, or move, or run while her best friends no longer lived, and she was trapped as Ken for eternity. Lita also thought of how terrifying it would be for Ken, trapped forever in the body of the girl he loved and confined to a wheelchair for life with his best friends gone forever. It was a very sobering thought and 'he' realized that it would be best to not even tell Sailor Jupiter, who was still crying in 'his' arms, about the incident since it would probably overload 'her' emotions beyond the breaking point. Jupiter Knight echoed 'his' thoughts by whispering them to Darien to let this remain a secret. Darien agreed immediately since he saw first-hand how upsetting it was to Serena. Once they had gotten back on the road it took only moments to arrive at Raye's temple. It was only a 10 minute drive total, but they obviously arrived long before the others as they were walking here and were probably only a quarter of the way here. They didn't arrive before the huge green dragon-like monster that was straddling the temple and looking right at them though. When Serena saw it, she broke her silence and screamed. Darien slammed on the brakes immediately and stared at the creature through the windshield. He could only manage to get off a fraction of a sentence. "This is very bad..." TO BE CONTINUED... END PART TWO --------------- That's part two completed! It took me forever but since I was away for a month on vacation while I was about a fifth of the way through, it took me a while to get back on track. I did answer a few unknowns and as you can see some action should be on the way VERY soon! I know I've only really dealt with the problems Ken has been having, but I'll get around to Lita soon enough, I promise. I answered some of the questions from part one, but asked a couple new ones here! Don't worry, this series is FAR from being over, I can see it spanning at LEAST six parts... :) NOTE: This series' original name was "Soulmates" but I was told that title has been used previously. I reluctantly altered the title to it's current one, "Divided Destiny." Well, I'm expecting all kinda of mail concerning this one. Here's all the info you'll need: Scott "Cyclops" Summerton http://www.muskoka.net/~summerton thrawn27@hotmail.com, sjs3@hotmail.com and summerton@muskoka.net ICQ - 7383852, AOL IM - Dark Canuck Began Sunday May 24th, 1998. Completed Friday July 24th, 1998 Last Revised Friday July 24th, 1998.--====================987654321_0==_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"