Going In Completely Blind

Date: April 6, 1999

Everyone continued to laugh as Yousuke continued to fume. When the laughter died down, they continued their conversations of what they liked, what they did for fun, etc.

"So, I know Usagi told us about your battles, but she didn't specify how all nine of you met," Yuri wondered to Minako, curiosity sparkling in her eyes.

"Well, we met through our duty of being Sailor Senshi," Minako replied. "So I think it's best if you ask Ami, first."

Yuri turned to face the bluenette with a confused expression causing Ami to giggle. "I was the first of the Sailor Senshi Usagi and Luna found," she explained. "Aside from Mina starting out as Sailor V before any of us."

"Hontouni?" Yuri questioned.

"Yes," Ami replied. "It was when a group of students and myself, were being used and had our energy drained. Luckily, Usagi had figured something was off about the night seminar that I was attending and saved me and the other students."

"Are you sure this is the same Usagi from middle school that we're talking about?" Rei asked aloud before taking a sip of her tea.

"Believe it or not, it is," Luna confirmed, jumping up onto Setsuna's lap. "She had sensed something strange going on there but I believed Ami was with the Dark Kingdom."

"Huh, so who was found next?" Hinagiku asked as she grabbed another strawberry from a bowl.

"That would be me," Rei responded, setting her cup of tea down on the table. "The Dark Kingdom was kidnapping people not too far from my family shrine, so people soon came to me for help thinking with my "supernatural" senses could find them. But when I told them that my powers didn't work like that, they left but then rumors started going around saying that my family's shrine had something to do with the disappearances."

Yuri gasped slightly. And it was while Yuri was gasping slightly, that a thought then came to my mind. "Well, it would seem that it is true about Rei Hino being a genuine Shinto priestess...Who from what I can recall regarding her characters info...is able to give very accurate predictions regarding the events that took place in their respective timeline...although mind you viewers...that for this fanfic, our timeline and the Sailor Moon timeline, have been merged together into a single timeline...But that still doesn't change much, if anything at all..I mean after all, Rei Hino, or Sailor Mars as you all know her more as...is quite the tsundere...at least, that is what I know regarding her character info...Yea...from what I recall from the horrid DiC dub...there was absolutely no indication that Rei Hino was a tsundere...I mean after all, the horrid DiC dub, was essentially the censored version of the anime...I mean, the VIZ dub didn't even get made until just a few years ago...and as for the fifth season?...Well, as I am sure you all know by this point, that aired in Japan in February of 1997...They didn't even dub that until a full twenty-one years later...I mean after all, it has quite a bit of stuff in it, that would be considered controversial...I won't go into details...but let's just say that it is by far one of the darkest versions of an anime...that I have ever seen...I mean, nine main characters were straight up murdered and killed in the final episodes of the fifth season...So believe me when I say...that if you want to go and watch what is considered to be the proper VIZ English Dub of the fifth Sailor Moon anime season...Let me just give you all fair warning...that it starts out okay...and then gets really dark and morbid...really really fast...Take it from me viewers...I had to look up what went on in the end of that season...And I had to find out about it on the newspaper club rooms computer...Not what I would consider to be the best way to learn of something so horrifying and morbid...And yet, without me discovering all of that disturbing and horrifying information...Then none of this regarding this crossover would've happened as it did and ultimately will...I mean after all...How else would I have ultimately forgiven the heinous actions that were committed by Haruka Tenoh and Michiru Kaioh, or Sailor Uranus, and Sailor Neptune, as all of you viewers know them both more as...I mean, as I have explained time and time again in several of the previous chapters of this fanfic...they can be incredibly arrogant...and it was their own arrogance...that got both of them killed...and more then once I might add...But, if I were to hold the person that was responsible for their first deaths, then I would be overstepping my boundaries in this self-insert fanfic if I did...I mean after all...I have to have some sort of standard...*proceeds to turn away and blush profusely before quickly turning forward again to continue to address the viewers*...Anyway, back to the story," I thought to myself, while I briefly turned my head, as well as my eyesight, slightly to the left of me, to briefly address the viewers.

And it was once I had finished my thought, as well as my fourth wall break moment, Rei then continued. "But," Rei exhaled before she continued. "When they came back again to ask for help, I gave them the same answer. That's when they broke down and began to make more assumptions... but that's when Usagi intervened, saying that they shouldn't blame me or my family's shrine for what was happening and that they needed to leave me alone. Though not long after she left I had a vision of her being harassed by one of the Shitennou, a general who was once a guard for the past life of Prince Endymion, I raced out to warn her but unfortunately I was taken as well. But luckily for me, Usagi saw me on the bus and came after me."

"And she told me that she was a bit of a klutz and a crybaby," I stated, which was met with a smile from Usagi.

"Shinko here viewers. If you are at all wondering why I stated that. Well, that's because Usagi told me this in between chapters. Just wanted to clear that up for all of you who might've been confused. *smiles with eyes closed* Anyway, back to the story."

"She was," Luna added. "But she pushed through and rescued Rei and those that were kidnapped."

Momoko and I giggled a bit and then asked. "So who did you find next?"

"Me," Makoto stated. "I had just transferred to Juban middle school when I met Usagi, though I guess saving her is more like it."

"What do you mean?" Scarlet asked, raising her brow slightly in curiosity.

"Well, she was spacing out and a car nearly ran her over but I was able to get to her in time. Any way, some of the students had heard some rumors saying that I was kicked out of my old school for picking fights, which by the way wasn't true, it didn't help that I know Martial Arts along with my amazon like height. So they all kept their distances... but even when Usagi heard about the rumors, she still approached me, though at first I thought she was a bit odd saying my lunch looked delicious being the first thing she said but as we began to talk, she complimented me on my cooking as well as my signature rose earrings, and she became my first friend at that school."

"Aw~, she really is sweet isn't she?" Yuri put in, clasping her hands together and smiled.

"Yes, she is," Ami smiled.

"So what did the Dark Kingdom do when you came around?" Hinagiku asked, beginning to see a pattern.

"Well people had begun to disappear around a bridal shop by a so called "Ghost Bride", one of them being Usagi's friend Naru's cousin, and I fell victim as well. But Mamoru was near by and witnessed it so he left to get Usagi's help," Makoto explained.

"Wait, so why didn't Mamoru help out?" Momoko asked then glanced to Mamoru.

"I knew I couldn't beat the youma myself, so I went for Usako," he replied plainly.

"...Oh."

Scarlet glanced over to Minako. "So you were the last one they located?"

Minako nodded. "Yes, well the last one from the Inner Senshi, and it's more like I found them. We then met Setsuna when we went to the future, Haruka at the Crown Arcade along with Michiru, and then we met Hotaru through a friend."

"Huh, so are there any other Sailor Senshi?" Scarlet asked after taking a sip of her tea.

"Hai, there's the Starlight Senshi, you remember learning about the Senshi that were manipulated by Galaxia, and then there's-" but before she could finish, Minako was cut off by a bright flash of light that filled the whole room from the living room causing everyone to shield their eyes. As the light faded, everyone uncovered their eyes and were surprised at what or who they saw.

"W-w-what," Hinagiku grumbled as she rubbed her eyes. "What in the name of Aphrodite was that?"

"I don't-" Yuri mumbled, blinking her eyes so they can adjust.

"Chibi-Usa!" Hotaru squealed, cutting Yuri off.

"Hey, long time no see," Makoto greeted.

The Love Angels looked at their new friends in confusion, then noticed a young girl in the living room. "Who is she?" Scarlet asked in a cold, defensive tone.

"She's the other Senshi we were talking about," Setsuna answered. "Don't worry, she's our ally."

With that said, Scarlet relaxed a little. "So, she's a Senshi as well? How'd she get here?"

Before Setsuna could reply another flash of light lit up the room, indicating the newcomer powering down and a young girl with bright pink hair, that was put up in a similar style to Usagi's, glomped onto Setsuna. "Puu!"

"Small Lady, it's good to see you," Setsuna greeted.

"It's good to see you guys too," the girl replied.

Scarlet cleared her throat and got everyone's attention. "I'm not trying to be rude, but who are you?"

A while after introductions were made, Chibi-Usa noticed someone was missing from this reunion. "Where's Usagi?" The room fell silent, everyone exchanging sad gazes, it was Rei who walked up to her and gently took her small hand and lead her over to where Usagi was sitting. At first Chibi-Usa was confused but when they approached Usagi, her eyes widened in shock and tears began to fill her eyes. "Mama!" she cried and crawled up next to Usagi and grasped her hand. "What happened?" she murmured.

My eyes began to tear up as well, she glanced up and noticed Hotaru glancing at her. She nodded and Hotaru nodded back in understanding and they both approached both of us.

"Chibi-Usa..." Hotaru murmured in a soft, comforting tone. Chibi-Usa glanced behind her in response. "This is Shinko and Momoko, two new friends that Usagi made."

Chibi-Usa glanced over to me and Momoko, with me and Momoko giving her a reassuring smile, after I had wiped away my tears.

As if sensing that we meant no harm and seeked to comfort her, Chibi-Usa lunged at me and Momoko, wrapping her arms around the two of us and began to cry harder. Me and Momoko embraced the young girl and petted her head soothingly.

However, my mind couldn't help but wander back to one of the stories that had been previously mentioned during our discussion. The time that Usagi, Ami, and Rei had had their identities revealed by Jadeite whilst fighting against him at Haneda Airport. Right before he had mysteriously vanished, never to be seen or heard from again.

I didn't know it at the time, but this incident, along with this bit of information, would wind up coming in extremely handy, with regards to the future events that lay ahead.

And I wouldn't know until a bit later on, that a certain evil senshi, would wind up becoming a huge problem for me, in more ways then one.

And in more then one encounter too.

But that is for a later date.