001 ♫ Arrival

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[He comes to himself still on the ground. The white uniform will need to be cleaned, he notes in passing. The small creatures nudging him bear no resemblence to youma; this place bears no resemblence to the Dark Kingdom. Where is he?

Where is Master Endymion? He struggles to a sitting position, despite the protests of moogles who think he's not ready to move yet. He has to. He raises his hands, as if playing a piano- and indeed, music starts to fill the air, perfect and clear, captured by the communicator as well. It is searching, seeking, desperate.

But after only a moment, he stops. His hands slump and then fall beside him. His eyes find the ground and his shoulders sag in defeat.]

My music cannot reach the master from here.

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[It's not precisely unfamiliar. There had always been a thousand questions: locations, identities, the nature of objects or beings in their world. This broader gathering of entire worlds only multiplies them.]

What have you decided to do in the meantime?

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There is a king here, looking for help fighting the Heartless if one has a mind to. [Doesn't he sound enthused?] But he is not my king nor my prince. Besides, the Heartless are numerous enough that they will be found either way.

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[Without his master's word, or at least Kunzite's, Zoisite sees no reason to directly involve himself either. He will defend himself, and those he loves. There is no strong reason or obligation for him to do more.]

I will serve no one but the master, now that I am free. There is no need for another king.

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[Kunzite nods ever so slightly. He hadn't expected otherwise.]

There are other worlds to visit here. Other things to pursue. We will either find a way to restore our world or we will be forced to wait for our master to arrive. We'll prepare for the later while working for the former.

[He bites back a half-sarcastic remark, asking Zoisite if that's alright with him. From when Zoisite has come from, it's unsurprising.]

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[Without the sarcastic question, Zoisite still nods. Then, and only then, does the question occur to him:]

How long have you been here?

[Besides that, Kunzite has somehow come from some future (and very blessed) time. What does that mean, if their world was plunged into darkness at both points?]

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A couple of weeks. Not very long, really.

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And Nephrite, and the sailor senshi, have they been here this long?

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They were all here when I arrived.

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[He has to wonder what it means. Was the princess' bond with her senshi so great that they were able to reunite here; but the shitennou's bond to their master, weakened by so many things that happened between them in this life and their rebellion against him, was unable to keep them at his side?

No. For now, he will do as Kunzite has done, and consider himself their master's forerunner.]

We are outnumbered. [A casual observation; he does not anticipate problems between the senshi and shitennou from what Kunzite has said so far.]

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Yes. Even were we all here, we still would be. It seems the princess, at least this version of her, has a few extra senshi.

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Sailor Pluto. [He names the one he's spoken with. He doesn't like it, to be frank, this existence they knew nothing of for so long.]

What do you make of these extra sailor senshi?

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And Neptune.

I find it curious. [He finds it a touch annoying, as well.]

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[He can't help the thought, and he shares it almost without a conscious decision to.]

They have continued to keep their secrets ready against us since the distant past.

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Yes.

One must wonder if Master Endymion has been told of them.

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We cannot know. [Loyally, he decides it matters little; if the master had known and not spoken of it with them, he had his own reasons for that.]

However, now that we are here with them, we must learn more of them.

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[His question was more to wonder if the princess had shared that with her lover or hidden it from him.]

Yes, and we will.

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[It's a good question. Zoisite still has little liking for the Moon Kingdom remnants. He finds it easy to believe the princess held back.]

I will investigate her if you wish.

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[He considers this for a moment and then nods.]

They may have others who haven't shown themselves. We'll watch out for them, as well.

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If the guardian senshi have been joined by senshi of the other planets, perhaps we can assume each planet of our solar system may have a senshi that will arrive here.

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That is what I was thinking.

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[They could just ask, of course. But that would involve trusting the girls enough, and trusting the answer to be the truth.]

Since you have been here, have they spoken of other senshi?

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No, they have, however, warned me repeatedly of what would happen if I attempted to hurt the princess.

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[A minute ago, he'd have said 'then let them keep her apart from the master'. Now, he is not so sure. He takes a moment.]

We cannot harm her if the planet is safe.