The very moment that Saiph had learned that it was possible to visit actual outer space, she’d begun to ceaselessly pester Cuan, demanding details. To the kitten’s credit, she’d managed to withstand the worst of Saiph’s wheedling ways. Claims that she was too young, it was too dangerous and finally trying to use the old ‘Because I said so’ chestnut. None of it had worked and Saiph had worn her guardian cat’s resistance down to the merest thread.

And it was so simple to do. Just push a button and think really hard about her planet. Of course, she didn’t know anything about that, but Cuan had assured her that deep down in her heart, she knew where home was.

Well, tonight, Saiph was going to give it a try. She’d snuck out of the apartment and gone to the park. And from there, she’d transformed and held her phone close to her chest. Taking a deep breath, she pressed her thumb against the proper button and thought with all her heart about her planet and how much she wanted to go home.

The next few moments were a blur, but Saiph could tell that she wasn’t on Earth anymore. And not just because the park had been replaced by a lot of old, dead trees. There were dead trees on Earth, after all. No, this place felt old and very worn down. Pausing for a moment, Saiph had the tiniest idea now of why Cuan had been opposed to this. It was weird up here and very lonely feeling. This was a sad, dead place.

Still, she was here, so she should at least look around, right? Walking slowly, the little girl studied everything with wide, solemn eyes. And after a few moments, she realized that she was seeing the ruins of buildings that had been built up within the massive tree branches. Though, she thought that a few shapes on the ground looked like they might have been a type of building. It was hard to tell with all of the dead vines and skeleton trees everywhere. Walking a little further, she saw a tree that looked like it had a stairway carved into the trunk. Feeling daring, she ran over and began to carefully climb. It took her longer than it would have at home, but she was rewarded with the remains of a little house at the top.

Sweeping aside a curtain of dried up vines, she went in and looked around with round eyes. There was hardly anything left inside. Only things that would be really hard for time to destroy. A flash of light glinted for a tiny moment off of something inside and she went closer, brushing the things off with her hand, revealing a small primitive mirror. Giggling a little at how the mirror warped her image, a vague unbidden thought flickered through her mind.

IIya and me are the same size now.

Pausing, Saiph felt a prickle along her spine. Where had that thought and name come from? She didn’t know anyone at school named Iya. Feeling spooked, she began to back out of the little house. As she claimed back down, she had a brief flash of a little girl with pale green skin and thick curls sitting outside of a funny bubble and crying. But just as soon as the vision came, it was gone, leaving behind a phantom feeling of anger and helplessness that Saiph couldn’t understand at all.

Feeling creeped out, the little senshi began to wonder if maybe she shouldn’t have listened to Cuan about coming here.

“I think i wanna go home now,” she whispered to herself, suddenly wanting her own room and Cuan’s comforting purr. And just like that, she was back in the park and tearing off for home.