A/N: I've found there are very few SM/Pokemon crossover fics, and I really wanted to write one. This idea came to me one day, and I felt it worked really well for the characters involved. I hope you enjoy the first installment.

Please read and review - no flamers!

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Pokemon

1. In the hands of death

"What's happening?" Sailor Mars groaned as the force of the red heartsnatchers pounded against the shield created by the four senshi.

"I can't hold it! It's becoming more powerful!" cried Sailor Venus

"We can't lose, I WON'T LOSE!" screamed Sailor Jupiter.

"Their strength, it's being boosted. I don't think Sailor Moon can handle it," yelled Sailor Mercury.

In a powerful blast, the wall of red heartsnatchers engulfed the four senshi, leaving them severely wounded, floating in debris in semi-consciousness.

"Usagi," they all whispered.

Inside what was once the Mugen School, Sailor Moon was begging with Hotaru.

"Please Hotaru, don't do this!" she sobbed. Her powers were no match against the dark woman standing before her.

"Your world will be engulfed in darkness, there's nothing you can do!" Hotaru/Mistress 9 laughed in triumph.

"And it's all thanks to you, Sailor Moon. You gave us the thing we needed the most, the Purity Chalice," she sneered.

"No," Sailor Moon whispered. It was all her fault. All of it. Why hadn't she listened to Sailors Uranus and Neptune? Tears streamed down her face. She stared at the screen where Pharoah 90, a mass of red and black dark energy, was growing larger by the second. She couldn't defeat it. Not by herself. Not even with the other Sailor Senshi.

"Usagi…". Four voices echoed in her mind, fading as quickly as they had come.

"NO!" she screamed. "AMI, REI, MINAKO, MAKOTO!" But they had gone. Sobs wracked her beaten body.

"So the little senshi circle has been defeated at last," crowed Mistress 9.

"They were no match for the sovereign! And now it's your turn." Mistress 9 pointed a finger at Sailor Moon. "Goodbye little moon princess." A blast of dark energy shot directly at the already wounded girl. She watched it coming, adrenalin in her veins slowing the moment. This was it. She had failed everyone, including the people most important to her.

No. She would not go down like this, not without trying to avenge her beloved friends. Reaching into her final reserves of energy, she dived to the side, the blast searing down one side. Hissing in pain, Sailor Moon rolled out of the dive and was up again and running towards the other woman. Mistress 9's eyes widened in momentary surprise, before narrowing again, realising what the Moon Princess was trying to do. Both reached out at the same time.

A blinding flash, two screams – one of hatred, one of shock – and suddenly there was nothing.

"Pika pika…"

"Yeah, I think so too little buddy."

The voices felt far away…muffled, as though yelled through a pillow. Her whole body hurt. Her fingers twitched as Usagi slowly stirred.

"Hey, Pikachu, it looks like she's waking up."

Usagi felt, rather than saw, someone leaning over her. She opened her eyes briefly before slamming them shut again as the world spun. Groaning, she rolled slowly over to the left – the right hand side of her body was killing her.

"Hey, you shouldn't move." "Pi pika". There were those voices again. Sounded like a boy, and….something. Usagi forced her eyes open once more, bracing herself as again the world spun. Gradually it slowed, and she groaned, trying to sit up without throwing up.

"Are you okay? You don't look so good."

Usagi looked up into the dark eyes of a boy with hair sticking out messily from under a red and white cap. She didn't recognise him at all. More disturbing to Usagi was the yellow…thing…perched on his shoulder looking at her.

She scooted away a little, and hissed as pain shot through her body. "Pikaaaa." Glancing at the yellow animal thing, Usagi noticed the expression on its face looked kind of…sympathetic.

"I don't feel so good either…." she replied shakily to the other youth, whose concerned expression made Usagi confident that he was genuinely worried about her.

"Here, drink this," he said in a concerned voice, handing her a flask. Without hesitating, Usagi unscrewed the top and drank. Cool, blessed water. Usagi downed most of the flask before realising that she was being rude.

"Ah..sorry about that," she half laughed, handing the mostly empty bottle back to the boy. "I really needed it though, thanks!"

The boy grinned back at her, not at all fussed about the water, and glad that this strange girl seemed to be okay, despite being pretty banged up.

"No problem. My name's Ash, and this is my best friend Pikachu," he said in a cheerful voice, gesturing towards the animal on his shoulder.

"We saw a big light, kind of like a lightning strike. I thought it might be a cool pokemon, so I came to check it out, but I found you here. Are you okay? How did you get here? Were you attacked by a pokemon?" Ash bombarded Usagi with questions as the girl looked more and more confused.

"I'm…." Usagi trailed off. Who was she? She looked down at her torn, bloody school clothing, her eyes trailing over for anything that might trigger her memory. A cute little rabbit pin was on her collar, and something slipped into her mind. "I'm Usagi!" she said, thankful that she could at least remember her name. "But…I don't know why I'm here…I can't remember what happened…I can't remember anything!" Her lack of memory started to dawn on her, and Usagi began to panic, turning pale. "I can't remember anything!"

Ash and Pikachu glanced at each other, coming to a silent agreement.

"Well, that's okay. Don't worry, you'll remember eventually," Ash said brightly, trying to cheer Usagi up. "You can come with us if you want. I'm a pokemon trainer, but one day I'm going to be a pokemon master." There was a gleam of determination in his eye as he stood up, one hand clenched in a fist.

Usagi stared up at Ash. He was weird. But funny. She giggled, despite her situation. "I don't know what a pokemon master is…or even what a pokemon is. Guess I won't become a pokemon master then," she replied with a laugh.

She slowly stood up, legs shaking a little. "But I'd love to come with you, if that's okay?"

Ash grinned at her. "No problem! The more the merrier, right Pikachu?"

"Pika pi!" Pikachu agreed wholeheartedly, and Usagi grinned at the enthusiasm of the little creature.

"I'm on my way home right now to see my mom. I just finished the Sinnoh League, and I haven't been home in a while."

He pointed through a forest. "My home is in Pallett Town, which is that way." He looked back at her, slightly concerned. "Do you think you'll be okay to walk?"

Usagi nodded. "Is there a river or something anywhere nearby?" she asked. "I just want to…wash the dirt away," she said, glancing down at her ruined clothing again.

Ash rolled his eyes. Girls were always so fussy about being dirty. Ash could never understand why. It was just dirt.

"Sure, there's one just over this way," he beckoned to her and began walking back through the trees.

Tired, injured and with a distinct lack of memory, Usagi followed Ash into the forest.

Meanwhile, far away in another region, there was another flash of bright light.

Startled, a man dressed immaculately in a suit looked down at the young girl who seemed to have fallen straight into his lap, semi-conscious. As he stared at her, wondering where the hell she'd come from, her eyes opened. On seeing the man, the girl grabbed his wrist with a grip like iron. ENER…GY. I MUST…HAVE…ENERGY.

The man's face drained of colour at the horror of feeling his life slipping away, seemingly into the girl. He jerked his arm to break free, but to no avail. Suddenly, the girl's grip slackened as her head fell back against the armrest. YOU…WILL…DO. The voice faded from his mind as the girl fell unconscious.

As he struggled to catch his breath, he stared at her, and then down at his wrist. The imprints of her fingers were tattooed there, a black smudge against his skin. Slowly a grin spread across his face. "Yes. You will do as well," said Giovanni quietly.

A/N: So, first chapter down, hopefully many more to come! Hope you are enjoying it so far ^^.