Lunar Boot Camp

[Ebiris]

"Oh, if the Earthlings are aboard a Lunar ship, I'm sure things aren't too bad... just so long as you make sure to search them thoroughly before they leave, if you catch my meaning..." Rei says, her tone a mix between reassurance for the Queen, and snide disdain for Earthlings.

[Brian]

Makoto looks between Rei and Serenity curiously. She'd never heard much of Earthlings, but then, she was also located far enough away that news seldom reached her specifically.

[Corwin]

The Queen holds a hand to her forehead. "That was quite a scare. Oh, the things we must endure for the greater good!"

[Ebiris]

"Yes, your Majesty," Rei agrees, "But, ah... back to the matter in hand. Can you tell us more about this great evil and why we have been chosen to fight it, but not those from other planets?" she pauses for a second before hastily adding, "I mean planets besides Mercury of course, as I believe we have already covered that."

[Corwin]

"Oh, them?" Serenity waves her hand in a dismissive manner. "Of course there are soldiers from the rest of the planets. Don't be silly, Dear!"

[Ebiris]

Rei almost frowns, but barely manages to keep anything from showing on her expression. "But you said Luna and Artemis were sent to Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter. No mention has been made of the other planets, so when will their princesses be arriving?" she asks, getting sidetracked from asking about the great evil by the prospect of meeting her other teammates and potential conquests.

[Corwin]

"They won't be," Serenity replies simply, confusion written over her face. "The rest of the planetary soldiers had been active from the start, their mission to stop alien invasions and other threats to the Kingdom. They are, in other words, already on the front lines."

[Ebiris]

"Oh..." Rei replies, disappointment plain in both her voice and expression.

I thought Luna said there hadn't been any Sailor Senshi for five hundred years... she thinks, making a note to berate the lying cat later.

[Corwin]

"Yes, I get that a lot," Serenity says, nodding.

[Brian]

"Um, your Majesty... if I can ask," Makoto begins hesitantly, "what evil do you want us to fight, exactly?"

[Corwin]

"A very evil... evil," Serenity replies, twiddling her thumbs.

[Brian]

"Er... how... evil?" Makoto asks, slightly unnerved by the supposed evilness of said evil.

[Corwin]

"I'm... actually not sure," Serenity says, rubbing the back of her head in embarrassment. "I was just a little girl the last time it came, and didn't really pay attention to mum. I just know that after having been driven away last time, the evil being promised to return in half a millennium and, well, we're it!"

Giggling nervously, she adds, "The evil's called Metallia or something, if that helps."

[Brian]

Makoto falls flat on her face in the middle of the floor, taking a few seconds to climb to her feet. "Um...."

She looks to Rei questioningly. Rei seems to be fairly smart, though.... "I wish Rika were here. That girl seemed to know about everything. Maybe she'd know about this, too."

[Ebiris]

"Actually, Makoto, I can tell you with a fair degree of certainty that Rika would be just as confused as us," Rei replies to Makoto before refocusing her attention on Queen Serenity.

"Your Majesty, if you can't tell us anything about this 'Metallia', is there anyone who can? Or have records of that time been kept?" she asks, hoping against hope that she will get a straight answer this time. Getting information from the Queen was like pulling teeth...