After Usagi left the Time-Gates, she pulled her compact from sub-space and concentrated. A purple gem on the brooch lit up and Usagi looked in front of her. A translucent image of a girl wearing a Sailor Senshi outfit appeared before Usagi.
Yes, Usagi?"
Usagi gazed sadly upon the ghost of Sailor Saturn.
"Hotaru, where are you and is..."
The ghost of Sailor Saturn cocked her head and smiled.
You have twelve days before the accident that injures me and sends my father to work for Pharaoh 90. Since you summoned me, instead of Pluto, I'll have to tell you. We ghosts can not be seen by the Time Gate. It is one of the abilities we gave you.
"What do you mean by that?"
Sailor Saturn just smiled.
Each of our Star Seeds gives you some sort of ability or enhancement. I'm quite sure they will stay even if you manage to revive all of us in some way. From Mercury you gained a photographic memory. You gained by ability to heal by touch from me. You have just proven you can use each of our Senshi abilities with how you left the Time Gates.
The ghost of Sailor Saturn fell quiet.
"Hotaru, I'm going to wake up your younger self and send her to Rei. I think I can get the Crescent Moon Wand from Luna's sub-space pocket without her knowing it. Until Minako arrives...."
You're going to make my younger self the leader of the Senshi until Venus shows up. Hotaru will be pleased to have friends to work with.
Usagi bit her lower lip. "You keep referring to yourselves as your Senshi names and your younger selves by you human names. Why?"
You haven't figured that out yet? After being linked to the Silver Crystal, all of us gained our full memories of the Silver Millennium back. Our younger selves have not.
Sailor Saturn cocked her head to one side and thought.
Usagi, the accident that injures Hotaru happens on the same day that Ami became Sailor Mercury.
"I see," Usagi said, as she bit her lower lip. "I was hoping I would meet Hotaru early and work from there, but I might have to shield her from the accident."
Probably. If you can save papa from Pharaoh 90, it would be great.
"I'll try my best."
Usagi, we know you've been having bad nights. If you'll allow us, we can give you a night of sleep without nightmares.
"We?"
Mars, Pluto, and myself.
"You were killed. Why would you want to?"
Usagi, we were your servants and right now we are your servants and so much more. We are a part of you. We live through you. If you have nightmares, we have nightmares. We want to make sure you are healthy.
"I guess you can do it for tonight," Usagi mumbled.
Thank you for giving us permission to help you.
Usagi reached out and put her hand where Sailor Saturn's cheek was. "Thank you for being such good friends to me."
We're not going to leave you while you are hurting so badly. We swore an oath to protect you.
Usagi frowned as she looked at Sailor Saturn. "You've been out longer than the others."
Sailor Saturn smiled. We shared a powerful item that tied us together, even though the Grail was destroyed. We also faced Pharaoh 90 as a team without any of the others around. We also were the two sides of healing. I was physical healing, while you were spiritual. Venus and Pluto have the shortest duration for some reason. The rest vary up and down.
The purple gem faded out and the ghost of Sailor Saturn faded away. Usagi fought back the tears and started planning to rescue Hotaru Tomoe from the accident.
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