Chapter Three - Reunion


In the main business part of the city, another one of the time vortexes appear and the man steps out. The tear seals behind him and his emotionless eyes look around as many business men and women give this oddly dressed figure funny looks. Laughing and whispers catch the ears of the figure and he wraps his hand tightly around his staff. The orb glows brightly and sends out another flash of light. All the cars, people, animals and trees in the downtown area of Tokyo suddenly freezes in time. He pulls his hair back a little but it falls back down slightly over his face.
"Hold it right there!" Super Sailor Moon yells and drops down in front of him. The other Inner senshi drop down circling him and take attack stances. His eyes slowly look at all of them as they surround him. He looks back to Sailor Moon calmly and looks at her for a moment. Suddenly something hits him and his voice is heard once again.
"Princess Serenity?" but the question is only heard by her. She is kind of taken back by that and blinks.
"Uhm, that's right." she says.
Jikan looks her over and tilts head, "You look very much like your mother." he says. She almost smiles but then remembers why they are here.
"I mean, hey, don't distract me. I am Sailor Moon, I will stop you from playing with time. In the name of the moon, I will punish you." she says and poses.
Jikan turns head slowly and looks at all of them, "I know all of you. The princesses of Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, all have come to stop me." he says and looks back to Sailor Moon. "I do not think so." he says calmly. The senshi ready to attack and Jikan's orb starts glowing. He suddenly picks the naginata up and spins it around in his hands, bringing the blade to a stop right at Sailor Moon's throat. They other senshi are so surprised at the speed he attacked they only stand there for a moment as Sailor Moon's eyes bulge largely as she looks at the blade almost touching her neck.
The other senshi finally get their minds back and growl. Jikan looks at Sailor Moon and pulls the blade away, "Foolish princess, you would be wise not to oppose me. I have no quarrel with you. I am here for something else." he says and starts to walk past her. She is completely surprised at his calm manner and disconcert about the senshi.
The other senshi jump and surround him again, "You aren't going anywhere!" Super Sailor Mars yells.
Jikan stops and looks at her, "Move out of the way, Princess of Mars." he says sternly. She growls and uses her Flame Sniper attack on him. Just as the blast arrives at him, his orb glows and the blast freezes in time.
He looks at her motionlessly as she steps back, "No way!" she yells. He starts walking again but Super Sailor Jupiter jumps in front of him.
"You aren't going anywhere! Try this on for size!" she yells and throws a powerful punch at him. In less than an instant, he spins his naginata around, hooks it past her arm, spins back to other way and with a forceful pull, throws her hurling through the air away from them all.
"Jupiter!" they all yell. Sailor Jupiter barely manages to land on one foot and stumbles a little. They all look back at him and narrow their eyes.
He glances around at all of them and holds his naginata up, "If you will not listen, then I will stop being so chivalrous." he says as the orb starts to glow. They all get ready to counter with their attacks when Super Sailor Pluto lands in front of him with the other Outers landing just a bit away.
"Jikan, please stop." she says and sets her staff out in front of her. He looks at her and stops moving all together. He slowly sets his naginata into the ground and stares at her.
"I wondered if this is where you had gone." he says and relaxes a bit. His eyes almost seem to lighten up as he looks at her. Just as his eyes do, she seems to be happy to see him. If not for the dark circumstances, they might even embrace each other. "So, have you come to defend the princesses, Sailor Pluto?" he says, somewhat becoming cold again.
Her face gets a sad overtone and she holds her staff out, "You can't manipulate the time lanes like this, Jikan. You taught that to me, why are you doing this?" she asks.
He looks around at all of them, "Because it was what I was sent here to do." he says.
"Sent here by whom?" Super Sailor Mercury asks. Jikan looks back to Sailor Pluto and ignores the question.
"You still look as beautiful as ever." he says. She blushes a bit and forgets that the other senshi are still around. He steps closer to her and a weak wind blows his hair out of his face for a moment. She looks back at him and images of their past flood her mind. He stops right in front of her so their two staffs are almost touching. "Seeing you here makes me fall in love with you again. It has been so very long, hasn't it?" he says and looks deeply into her eyes. She stares back just as deeply and nods with slightly red cheeks. The others stands there not knowing what to do as the two look at each other emotionally. Finally, Jikan blinks and the orb on his staff glows once again, "I will spare you all this time." he says and a vortex appears right behind him. He takes one last glance at Sailor Pluto and turns right into the vortex, disappearing and sealing back up before anybody can make a move. The others run up to Sailor Pluto and start asking her questions. She just closes her eyes and lowers her head, holding her staff closely.

                         End <Chapter Three>