Inside, the cabins were more like a Victorian drawing room than you might come to expect otherwise. The TV showing off more footage of the giant monster rampaging around in gathering gloom.
The usual excitement about a spot of old-fashioned luxury occurred as the Inners discovered the cabin. Though the disaster that was Usagi discovering a full crystal decanter of Mongoian Firewine was not immediately noticed.
The Senshi were, after all was said and done, teenaged girls.
Yes, they were reincarnated princesses of an ancient kingdom, charged with defending Earth in typical sentai fashion against evil supernatural alien beings and did so with luck, pluck, and pure hearts. Big pink ones in fact. Under that though - teenage girls. If they tended to be a bit manic, particularly with Makoto and Minako's attempts to win themselves a True Love (it not being the end of the manga where Minako had renounced the male gender and declared to the Sailor Starlights that she was joining Usagi's harem) - keep in mind that they regularly got their young butts kicked at least initially and they'd died at least once and come close several times. That tends to place a certain franticness or put a bit of "live life to its fullest because you might croak tomorrow and Usagi might not be able to hit Undo with the Ginzuishou" into one's personal affairs.
So when they heard they were facing an enemy that could possibly kill them all, and that there was a studly teenage Emperor running around, which did they want to hear more details on?
"So you've met him, is he handsome?" Minako practically bounced in her seat.
Hotaru colored and nodded.
"Nobody got pictures," lamented Makoto.
"Actually, I've made arrangements for Hotaru to have a suite of rooms at the palace and be the official ambassador to Mongo of the Senshi," said Setsuna, hoping to forestall this.
Minako grinned. Hotaru needed someone older to help her out right? And who better to play the Ambassador than the only Senshi who'd spent a lot of time in another culture besides the Japanese one? That's right - Minako Aino, ambassador!
Makoto frowned thoughtfully. Someone ought to go with Hotaru next time, right? Right! Except that would involve flying wouldn't it? Except this wasn't exactly a plane, was it?
Ami bit gently on her lower lip as she considered. A new world and new technology to study, plus there was a handsome prince there. Clearly Hotaru needed some help as she had no experience being an ambassador.
Rei wondered how she could get Hotaru to take her along on the next trip to Mongo.
"In any case the Titans are all beings of great power. If you're familiar with 'Final Fantasy VII' they are similar to the planetary Weapons in that game," Setsuna began explaining.
"You play video games?!" Minako asked, aghast.
"Actually I do some work for Squaresoft," said Setsuna. "Playtesting and costume design. I have a lot of time at the Gates of Time you know. Now if I may?"
Everyone was too much in shock to bring out any objections.
"Fine," continued Setsuna. "Each of the Giant Monsters is the result of elemental energies and mutation. Hyperion is solar, so his powers are light based and he is dependent on solar radiation for much of his power. He hibernates when it is dark. Typhon is another case altogether and not something you want to think about. If we have to fight Typhon we might end up destroying the planet in the struggle simply because of the amount of power required for a magical battle of that sort. It would take Usagi using the Crystal with all of our help."
"Oh dear," said Usagi, drinking some more of this tasty fruit drink even if it did leave a fiery trail down her throat.
"So where is Typhon imprisoned?" Ami asked, plotting out Hyperion's trail.
"Somewhere in the Meditteranean." Setsuna let out a breath. "When the Titans were imprisoned, Gibralter was still blocking off the ocean and there was a Basin where there is a Sea now. The Minos Caldera had not yet exploded. The area has had numerous earthquakes. Things have changed quite a lot since then."
"On these other Titans, are they similar to the Greek myths?" Ami asked as she brought up files.
"Yes and no. Some are human sized, most are much larger. They are beings of Elemental force." Setsuna went into thought. "I'd have to see one at this point, it has been quite some time since the subject came up. Some embody forces like gravity or concepts like hindsight."
The intercom crackled to life. "Honored friends of our Emperor. We have arrived."
(Posted Tue, 10 Jun 2003 12:40)
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