
Subj : On The Edge of Yesterday!
To   : All
From : Daniel Harrison #1
Date : Mon Jun 16 1997 20:13:45 AST



                           Chapter Four: Crash Dive!

     Artemis and Luna moved into the compartment where the unknown Scout lay.
The men had her on oxygen but, she wasn't responding. One left and, the other
leaned over her. Artemis nodded to Luna. Both had agreed to try to see if they
could reach the unknown Scout's mind and help her. Right now, she appeared to
be in a coma.
     Artemis moved closer and Luna came up behind him. The man turned and
looked at them. He smiled then moved over to a table to work on something.
     Artemis leaped up on the bed. Luna and he looked at each other and then
began to merge together.
     *Be careful* Luna said. *We don't know what she's been through and we have
to do this delicately.*
     *I know.* Artemis began to enter her mind gently. The woman stirred
slightly and Artemis felt slight resistance. *Got to move more carefully*
Artemis thouht to himself. Luna heard his thoughts and supported him.
     As Artemis moved inward, he felt like he was encountering something.
Memories that he didn't recognize. He probed deeper gently against something
but wasn't sure what....
     The woman suddenly awoke! She snapped her eyes open and stared at him.
     *It's okay.* Artemis said. *We're here to help you.*
     The woman gasped feeling him and Luna in her mind. Then, at lightning
speed, she threw both of the cats off her breaking the link!!! Artemis slammed
headlong into a wall. Luna fell against the table!
     The man who had been working was surprised as the unknown Scout awoke.
"What the..?"
     "YOU ARE EVIL!" the woman shouted. "DON'T TOUCH ME!!!"
     "Wait a minute.." the man tried to reach for her. The woman moved so fast
he never saw it coming. She slammed him hard against the bulkhead and he
collapsed! Artemis still dazed from the combination of hitting the wall and the
sudden break in his mind link looked up and saw the unnown Scout run from the
room...*NOOOO!* he shouted mentally...
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     The Captain stared at Darien. "I want answers now boy! What the hell is
going on? That radio message has to be faked!"
     Darien unsure how to answer was suddenly saved as, the unknown Sailor
Scout ran into the room! Everyone stared as she looked at them all with deadly
eyes. Ensign Bell moved closer to Raye..
     She opened her mouth...."Dead....Scream."

     The next thing everyone knew was a horrific explosion! Men screamed as a
blast of energy ripped through the "Hunter" throwing people in all directions.
Ensign Bell caught Raye and the other girls fell over. Darien watched as the
Captain caught by the sudden surprise explosion slammed into a wall and dropped
the gun. He collapsed unconscious! The submarine began to list and pitch
forward angling downward. It rolled right then left out of control!
   
     People screamed around Lt. Akano as he fought to maintain his foting. He
saw the Captain go down and looked at everyone. The sound of hissing water was
now being heard. Then, several of the rivets above him popped!!! Water began to
pour into the room!
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     Artemis seeing the unknown Scout had run from the room knew he had to
catch her. He noticed Luna was unconscious but knew she would be alright for
now. He ran past two men and entered the room where everyone was just in time
to see the woman cut loose with her attack!!
     Artemis watched everyone scream and realized the submarine was out of
control. He ran past people who were falling trying to maintain his own footing
and watched the unknown Scout move forward. She led him deeper toward the rear
of the sub. But first...he had to stop this descent before they crashed on the
bottom of the ocean or were crushed by the water pressure. Already he could see
rivets giving away as the "Hunter" was under enormous strain! Men were
screaming and he could hear th sound of running water behind him.
     Artemis found an intercom and slammed it open with his paw...
     "NOW HEAR THIS!!! AHEAD FULL!! REVERSE ALL ANGLES ON THE BOW PLANES!!
BLOW ALL TANKS FORE AND AFT!!!" *Got to get this fish upstairs fast before were
crushed.* he thought to himself.
     "Captain," a voice came back, "is that you?? You're voice doesn't sound
the same."
     "NEVER MIND!" Artemis shouted. "JUST DO IT!!"
     "Blowing tanks fore and aft, reversing bow planes!" He could hear men
shouting orders through the sub." the voice responded. "Do you need
assistance? This is Chief Engineer, Chief Graham."
     "Send men to the forward compartments and begin damage control
procedures, Chief Graham." Artemis shut off ther intercom and moved forward
looking for the unknown Scout. The "Hunter" wasn't very big. She wouldn't be
far...
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     Water poured like a torrent now through the forward compartments. Ensign
Bell grabbed Raye an shoved her forward into the next compartment. Darien held
onto Serena and Amy as they followed him. Mina and Lita came next followed by
Lt. Akano and several crewmen carrying the Captain.
     Serena looked back. Some crewmen were unconscious and, the water was
rising fast. "They need help!" she shouted.
     Darien turned and stared as she again displayed courage and dove past him
into the raging flood! Lt. Akano shouted for Serena to come back but, she
continued fighting her way through the rising water. Grabbing the two men by
their shirts, she dragged them back fighting the flood.
     Darien reached for her and caught hold of her as water poured past him
into their compartment. He pulled Serena and the two unconscious men in. Lt.
Akano once they were clear pushed against the hatch with several other men and
sealed it.
     Ensign Bell turned to Raye. "Are you alright?"
     Raye nodded. "Yes but...water is still coming in!!"
     "What???" Lt. Akano stared as water was speeping through the cracks. "Oh
no! The hatch must have been damaged by the explosion. The seal won't hold!!"
     Mina moved forward. "I can help!"
     Lt. Akano looked at her. "What..?"
     VENUS..STAR..POWER!!!!!!"
     All of the men in the area stared in wonder as Mina suddenly raised her
wand and transformed into Sailor Venus!!! The other girls all realized she had
just revealed her powers to them!
     Sailor Venus moved in front of the door. "Everyone get back!!" She pointed
methodically began welding it shut!!
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     Artemis reached the rear of the submarine. There he found several men near
the engine compartment facing the unknown Scout. Her eyes were wild and she
appeared to be terrified. The men were holding guns.
     "DON'T HURT HER!!!" Artemis shouted at them.
     Stunned the men stared at him. The unknown Scout also stared at him.
     "Please....trust me." Artemis said to her. He looked at the men. "Don't
any of you move! Don't hurt her!"
     Still in shock the men merely nodded.
     The unknown Scout looked at him. "Who..who are you? You can talk!"
     "I'm here to help you." Artemis said slowly trying to appear as
non-threatening as he could. "Please listen to me. I think there's something
wrong with you. I want to help."
     The unknown Scout glared at him. "I don't trust you! I don't trust anyone!
What is this place?"
     Arteis knew he had to proceed carefully. "Alright. I promise you no one
is going to hurt you. Please don't attack anymore. My name is Artemis. I think
I have faint memories of you but, I'm not sure. Could you tell me your name
please?"
     The unknown Scout began to answer then, she gasped and bent over. The men
behind her still in shock watched as she fell to her knees. "Pain! SUCH PAIN!!
Help me!!!" She grit her teeth and held her head. "I can't remember! I don't
know who I am!" Her eyes turned wild and she looked up. "WHO ARE YOU??"
     Artemis backed off slowly. "Please..I want to help. If it hurts to think
then don't. Take it easy on yourself."
     The woman tried to answer but, no words came. Then, her eyes rolled upward
and, she collapsed in a heap.
     Artemis leaped forward. "YOU MEN! PICK HER UP NOW! HELP HER!!"
     The men still not believing a cat had spoken reached down and picked up
the unconscious Scout. The first one turned to Artemis.
     "I...I'm Chief Graham. This is too had to believe. A cat is speaking to
me. What...do we do now?"
     Artemis nodded. "I know this hard to accept but, we have to help her. And
all of us. We need to rejoin the others..."
     The man's face went almost white then, he indicated for the other men to
bring the unknown Scout and follow him......



