
Subj : On The Edge of Yesterday!
To   : All
From : Daniel Harrison #1
Date : Wed Jun 18 1997 23:36:03 AST

                            Chapter Seven: Secret Mission!

     Everyone stared at Sailor Pluto who suddenly seemed coherent. She sat up
more and smiled at Artemis and Luna. "Thank you. If..if you hadn't tried to
help me, I wouldn't have remembered anything."
     Artemis nodded. "How much can you remember now?"
     "It is painful so, I will try a little at a time." She smiled at Serena.
"Princess Serenity...thank you." She looked at everyone. "I must have escaped
through the time corridor into the past when I was unable to defend myself. I
don't know why I did. Maybe deep in my heart I was hoping to find help."
     Sailor Venus smiled. "We'll help you!"
     Ensign Bell looked at Lt. Akano who appeared to be in a state of shock.
     "This has been a bit overwhelming." Akano began. "If what Seaman Martin
says is true...we're not getting the same information for the radio we did
before."
     Sailor Pluto nodded. "Time has shifted. The damage has already occured."
     "How close are we to surfacing?" Artemis asked.
     "Should almost be there. We went down pretty deep."   

   Ensign Bell turned to Raye. "I never found out your name."
     "Me??" Raye asked in surprise. "I am Raye Hino. Sorry...my english isn't


very good."
     Ensign Bell smiled. "My name is Jim. Jim Bell. Nice to meet you."
     Raye felt warm inside. Jim Bell..was a nice guy. Kinda cute too. She
noticed Venus giving her a smirk and looked away. "Nice to meet you." She
blushed.
     Lita noticed Bell smiling at Raye. *Look at you Raye hitting on this
handsome guy! I wish it was me!* she thought to herself.

     Artemis looked at Lt. Akano. "I think you can tell by now that we're not
deceiving you. Please...we need to know your mission."
     Lt. Akano sighed. "I'll tell you what I can. Perhaps the Captain when he
awakens will know more. We were sent on a recon mission to check out a secret
project on Hokkaido. It was titled "Project Beyond."  We think that it has
something to do with a new base that is on the island. From what we can gather,
the japanese were working with Germany to create a new type of technology. I
don't know anymore then that. We were only to recon and try to get back with
the information. However..if the opportunity arose...we were to destroy the
project and the base."
     Sailor Pluto nodded. Artemis looked at her. "The time distortion..."
     "Might have come from that base..." Pluto finished.
     "But..what can we do about this?" Luna sighed. "If time has already been
altered that means that there is no chance of fixing this problem."
     "Unless we go back in time." Sailor Pluto said.
     Everyone stared at her.
     "Go back in time?" Sailor Venus said. "How?"
     "My enemies who I can't remember did something to me. They seized control
of the time gateway and even though I escaped, I can no longer control it.
However, if I had the time key I could create a temporary "time shell" and
carry us back to those affected areas to try to repair the damage." Sailor
Pluto sighed. "Of course, the time key is gone...my staff."
     "No it isn't." Serena answered. "When Raye and I rescued you from
drowning, it fell from your hand and sunk in the ocean."
     "Then it is lost." Pluto bowed her head. She looked up. "Unless...somehow
I had enough power to draw it to me. But at the moment, I don't."
     Artemis was considering how to deal with this problem when the intercom
came on.
     "Lt. Akano, this is Chief Graham. All flooded areas have been completely
pumped out and, we've surfaced Sir."
     Akano nodded. He hit the intercom. "Good. We need to get the Captain into
the infirmary and see if we can't do more to awaken him. Have security men
posted on the deck and lookouts. We don't know what kind of situation we are
currently in."
     "Understood Sir." Graham came back
     *Artemis,* Luna sent telepathically, *let's see if we can help awaken the
Captain.*
     Artemis nodded and the two followed the men carrying the Captain into the
infirmary. The men laid him down gently and, both cats jumped up on the bed.
     The medic turned in surprise.."Hey! What are you...?"
     "Trust us please." Luna said.
     Artemis leaned forward. He carefully used his trained mental skills to
enter the Captain's mind. *Wake up...your okay.*
     The Captain stirred and opened his eyes. He gasped and shut them quickly
as pain hit him. 
     Artemis carefully deadened the pain centers of his brain. *You're fine
now. A slight concussion but, please believe, I'm here to help you.* 
     The Captain opened his eyes and sat up slowly. He looked at the two cats
staring at him.."What..what's going on?"
     "Captain!" the medic said in stunned surprise, "you're awake!" He passed
the message to the bridge.
     Captain Jamison sat up. Artemis and Luna explained the situation to him.
After hearing it and then speaking with Akano, he turned to everyone.
     "I...don't know how to accept any of this. And yet..I have to. There's too
much evidence to discount it any longer." He nodded to Darien. "We'll do what
we can to work with you...so that we can hopefully get home too."


