Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon. The villain in the story is my
character.
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It was a dark night. The alleys were still, silent. There was no one to be seen anywhere. It was cloudy, a full moon hung in place. The houses even seemed deserted in this dark place. How did I get here? she thought. Where is this place...? She brushed some of her golden hair over her shoulder, moping a bit, and a glimmer of light caught her eye. A speck of light in the darkness, hovering just above one of the dumpsters. Mystified by its glow, she started climbing up the side of the dumpster, reaching out to it.
"Stay away, Sailor Moon..."
Bunny jumped back and fell to the ground. She stared at the flicker, which was growing in size by the second. "...who...?" she uttered softly.
"I told you to stay away," the voice continued. The light was about the size as Usagi now and it formed into the figure of a girl with Shoulder- length hair. The figure was still glowing brightly, causing Bunny to shield her eyes. "Keep away from me, Sailor Moon... stay away from me!" The figure raised its hand, small ball of light forming between her outstretched fingers, growing brighter and brighter. Usagi looked up in fear as the figure loomed before her.
"STAY AWAY!!"
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Usagi awoke with a start, screaming. She sat up in her bed, which was covered in sweat, and looked around the room.
"A dream...?" She held her covers tightly, shivering.
"Bunny?" The black cat wandered into the room, concerned look on her face. "Doushita no?" (A/N: translation: What's the matter? Or What's wrong? Or something to that extent.)
Usagi looked over at Luna. "Just a dream... I think..." She squeezed her eyes shut. "Hopefully just a dream..."
Luna cocked her head, crescent on her forehead sparkling in the moonlight. "Bunny...?"
Bunny shook her head. "It's all right... go back to sleep," she said, flashing a weak smile over to Luna before getting up and heading over to the window. Luna looked up at her and sighed, then left the room. Usagi looked up at the night sky.
What was that?
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Rei Hino sat in front of the fire, hands folded. Grandpa entered the room, worried.
"Rei, you need to get some sleep! You've been up all night..." He put a hand on her shoulder.
Rei looked up at him. "I'm sorry to worry you..." she said as she stood up. "But I'm really not tired...
"Please, go to sleep," Grandpa begged. "You have a test in English, don't you?"
Rei's eyes widened. "Oh yeah, I forgot..." That's when she saw it. The flash of light, then a little flicker, like a firefly, coming closer and growing taller. "Grandpa..."
"What?" He looked at her with concern.
"Look out!" She pushed him out of the way as the glimmer of light turned into fire, engulfing Rei in the flames and burning her flesh. Squinting through the fire, Rei saw her grandfather unconscious on the floor. She reached into her robes and pulled out her Transformation Pen.
"Mars Planet Power!!"
Sailor Mars emerged from the red light that had surrounded Rei. She seemed to have her own fiery aura. "What do you want of me?"
The glistening light formed into the girl from Usagi's dream and spoke slowly. "You hate the Moon Princess, do you not?"
Sailor Mars started, glaring at the light. "Who told you that? I don't hater her - "
"Silence!" the figure interrupted. "You hate the Moon Princess!" The eyes glowed out of anger.
Sailor Mars stared. "I don't hate..." she trailed off as the light glowed brighter. Her eyes seemed to lose all life and she looked blankly at the light. "I will do as you tell me..."
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Usagi woke up the next morning feeling rested. The strange thing was that she was awake early. She got up and got dressed for school then went down for breakfast, obliviously as to what had happened that night at the Cherry Hill temple.
She finished with breakfast and left for school. She met up with Ami on the way.
Usagi smiled as she caught up with her. "Ohayo, Ami-chan!" (A/N: translation, Good Morning, Ami!) she called, then blinked, noticing Ami's expression. "...Ami-chan...?"
Ami's face was while as a ghost, as if she had seen a ghost, or something of the sort. Usagi cocked her head as Ami spoke in a quivering whisper. "...Have you spoken to Rei this morning...?"
"Rei? No...why?" Usagi put a hand on Ami's shoulder.
"Don't," she looked over at Bunny, worry drowning out her normal happy attitude. "Don't."
"Ami-chan. why not?" Usagi was confused. "Why shouldn't I?"
Ami took a deep breath and avoided looking Bunny in the eyes. "She... she wants to kill you..."
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She wants to kill you... Ami's voice kept ringing in Bunny's head all day. Don't... Don't'... she wants to kill you...
"Tsukino-san!" (A/N: translation: Miss Tsukino!)
Usagi snapped out of her thought to find the teacher glaring at her. "...I'm sorry..."
"Do you have an answer for this?" The angry teacher tapped the chalkboard with her ruler.
"... No, sensei..." She stared at her desk. (A/N: "Sensei" is the term Japanese students call their teachers out of respect.)
"Well then, I suppose you'd better pay attention. Now, Mr. Kazaku... blah, blah, blah..."
The whole class seemed to be only a dream to Usagi. She was trying to figure out what Ami had meant. Why would Rei want to kill me? She thought, trying not to cry during class. That would be bad-the whole class would think she'd gone insane... She was debating with herself whether or not she should talk to Rei after school.
Ami looked over at Usagi from across the aisle, still worried. "Bunny..." she said softly. Ami watched as Usagi's head snapped up, fear in her eyes. "Bunny...?"
Usagi clenched her fists tightly as a shiver ran up her spine. She heard a voice, speaking in an icy tone inside her head.
"She's coming for you, Princess of the Moon..."
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Usagi decided she'd better avoid Rei this afternoon. She packed up her stuff and left the school, headed straight home. She wasn't going to take any chances.
She kept walking, focused on her destination. She'd go home and try to sleep or eat her worries away.
So she did. Well, tried, anyway. The food didn't satisfy her, and she tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. The sun set and the moon rose, and darkness spread over the city. As Bunny looked out her window towards the sunset, she remembered her dream. The dream... She jumped up off the bed and ran downstairs and out of the house, heading for the alleyway. Luna watched Bunny run off from the window.
"Bunny... please stay safe..."
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It was a dark night. The alleys were still, silent. There was no one to be seen anywhere. It was cloudy, a full moon hung in place. The houses even seemed deserted in this dark place. As she surveyed the scene, Usagi sighed heavily. Maybe her dream wasn't right, after all.
That's when she saw the glimmer of light, the speck of light hovering just above the dumpster. Usagi's eyes widened, but then she squeezed them shut, remembering her dream and how its glow had hypnotized her.
"Stay away... Sailor Moon..."
She opened her eyes, smirk widening her lips. "I guess that's my cue..." She raised her brooch up above her head. "Moon Cosmic Power!!"
Super Sailor Moon stood in her signature pose as the white light faded. "Pretty Soldier in a sailor suit! Sailor Moon! In the name of the moon, you're through!" she called.
"Heh, some Sailor you are. Can't even scare me with your stupid speech," a voice from behind Sailor Moon spoke up. Sailor Moon whipped around, then stared in shock.
"...Rei?!"
Sailor Mars smirked from behind her lifeless eyes. "Of course it's me. Me as you've never seen me before!"
"...Why don't I like the sound of that...?" Sailor Moon muttered to herself.
"Oh...you will... you will..." Sailor Mars raised her bow, aiming at Usagi. "Die, Sailor Moon!" She let the arrow fly.
Sailor Moon had a split second to think. She dodged the attack, but just by a bit. Sailor Moon looked back at Mars, fear just about stifling her. "Mars...? What... makes you hate me...?"
Mars remained silent as she drew another arrow. Sailor Moon begged her to answer. Rei pulled the bowstring tight and answered in a cold voice, "You will die!" And she let go of the string, sending the arrow shooting off towards Usagi.
Tears flew from Sailor Moon's eyes as the arrow hit her arm. She just stood there, burnt where the arrow had struck her, scarred with blood and fire, arm hanging there limply. She looked up at Rei, trying to figure the whole thing out.
"I thought you had accepted me!" she cried as Sailor Mars loaded her bow again.
That's when Sailor Moon heard the laughter coming from behind her. Usagi looked over her shoulder to find the source, and saw the flicker of light floating about a foot above. Then she knew.
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It was a dark night. The alleys were still, silent. There was no one to be seen anywhere. It was cloudy, a full moon hung in place. The houses even seemed deserted in this dark place. How did I get here? she thought. Where is this place...? She brushed some of her golden hair over her shoulder, moping a bit, and a glimmer of light caught her eye. A speck of light in the darkness, hovering just above one of the dumpsters. Mystified by its glow, she started climbing up the side of the dumpster, reaching out to it.
"Stay away, Sailor Moon..."
Bunny jumped back and fell to the ground. She stared at the flicker, which was growing in size by the second. "...who...?" she uttered softly.
"I told you to stay away," the voice continued. The light was about the size as Usagi now and it formed into the figure of a girl with Shoulder- length hair. The figure was still glowing brightly, causing Bunny to shield her eyes. "Keep away from me, Sailor Moon... stay away from me!" The figure raised its hand, small ball of light forming between her outstretched fingers, growing brighter and brighter. Usagi looked up in fear as the figure loomed before her.
"STAY AWAY!!"
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Usagi awoke with a start, screaming. She sat up in her bed, which was covered in sweat, and looked around the room.
"A dream...?" She held her covers tightly, shivering.
"Bunny?" The black cat wandered into the room, concerned look on her face. "Doushita no?" (A/N: translation: What's the matter? Or What's wrong? Or something to that extent.)
Usagi looked over at Luna. "Just a dream... I think..." She squeezed her eyes shut. "Hopefully just a dream..."
Luna cocked her head, crescent on her forehead sparkling in the moonlight. "Bunny...?"
Bunny shook her head. "It's all right... go back to sleep," she said, flashing a weak smile over to Luna before getting up and heading over to the window. Luna looked up at her and sighed, then left the room. Usagi looked up at the night sky.
What was that?
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Rei Hino sat in front of the fire, hands folded. Grandpa entered the room, worried.
"Rei, you need to get some sleep! You've been up all night..." He put a hand on her shoulder.
Rei looked up at him. "I'm sorry to worry you..." she said as she stood up. "But I'm really not tired...
"Please, go to sleep," Grandpa begged. "You have a test in English, don't you?"
Rei's eyes widened. "Oh yeah, I forgot..." That's when she saw it. The flash of light, then a little flicker, like a firefly, coming closer and growing taller. "Grandpa..."
"What?" He looked at her with concern.
"Look out!" She pushed him out of the way as the glimmer of light turned into fire, engulfing Rei in the flames and burning her flesh. Squinting through the fire, Rei saw her grandfather unconscious on the floor. She reached into her robes and pulled out her Transformation Pen.
"Mars Planet Power!!"
Sailor Mars emerged from the red light that had surrounded Rei. She seemed to have her own fiery aura. "What do you want of me?"
The glistening light formed into the girl from Usagi's dream and spoke slowly. "You hate the Moon Princess, do you not?"
Sailor Mars started, glaring at the light. "Who told you that? I don't hater her - "
"Silence!" the figure interrupted. "You hate the Moon Princess!" The eyes glowed out of anger.
Sailor Mars stared. "I don't hate..." she trailed off as the light glowed brighter. Her eyes seemed to lose all life and she looked blankly at the light. "I will do as you tell me..."
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Usagi woke up the next morning feeling rested. The strange thing was that she was awake early. She got up and got dressed for school then went down for breakfast, obliviously as to what had happened that night at the Cherry Hill temple.
She finished with breakfast and left for school. She met up with Ami on the way.
Usagi smiled as she caught up with her. "Ohayo, Ami-chan!" (A/N: translation, Good Morning, Ami!) she called, then blinked, noticing Ami's expression. "...Ami-chan...?"
Ami's face was while as a ghost, as if she had seen a ghost, or something of the sort. Usagi cocked her head as Ami spoke in a quivering whisper. "...Have you spoken to Rei this morning...?"
"Rei? No...why?" Usagi put a hand on Ami's shoulder.
"Don't," she looked over at Bunny, worry drowning out her normal happy attitude. "Don't."
"Ami-chan. why not?" Usagi was confused. "Why shouldn't I?"
Ami took a deep breath and avoided looking Bunny in the eyes. "She... she wants to kill you..."
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She wants to kill you... Ami's voice kept ringing in Bunny's head all day. Don't... Don't'... she wants to kill you...
"Tsukino-san!" (A/N: translation: Miss Tsukino!)
Usagi snapped out of her thought to find the teacher glaring at her. "...I'm sorry..."
"Do you have an answer for this?" The angry teacher tapped the chalkboard with her ruler.
"... No, sensei..." She stared at her desk. (A/N: "Sensei" is the term Japanese students call their teachers out of respect.)
"Well then, I suppose you'd better pay attention. Now, Mr. Kazaku... blah, blah, blah..."
The whole class seemed to be only a dream to Usagi. She was trying to figure out what Ami had meant. Why would Rei want to kill me? She thought, trying not to cry during class. That would be bad-the whole class would think she'd gone insane... She was debating with herself whether or not she should talk to Rei after school.
Ami looked over at Usagi from across the aisle, still worried. "Bunny..." she said softly. Ami watched as Usagi's head snapped up, fear in her eyes. "Bunny...?"
Usagi clenched her fists tightly as a shiver ran up her spine. She heard a voice, speaking in an icy tone inside her head.
"She's coming for you, Princess of the Moon..."
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Usagi decided she'd better avoid Rei this afternoon. She packed up her stuff and left the school, headed straight home. She wasn't going to take any chances.
She kept walking, focused on her destination. She'd go home and try to sleep or eat her worries away.
So she did. Well, tried, anyway. The food didn't satisfy her, and she tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. The sun set and the moon rose, and darkness spread over the city. As Bunny looked out her window towards the sunset, she remembered her dream. The dream... She jumped up off the bed and ran downstairs and out of the house, heading for the alleyway. Luna watched Bunny run off from the window.
"Bunny... please stay safe..."
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It was a dark night. The alleys were still, silent. There was no one to be seen anywhere. It was cloudy, a full moon hung in place. The houses even seemed deserted in this dark place. As she surveyed the scene, Usagi sighed heavily. Maybe her dream wasn't right, after all.
That's when she saw the glimmer of light, the speck of light hovering just above the dumpster. Usagi's eyes widened, but then she squeezed them shut, remembering her dream and how its glow had hypnotized her.
"Stay away... Sailor Moon..."
She opened her eyes, smirk widening her lips. "I guess that's my cue..." She raised her brooch up above her head. "Moon Cosmic Power!!"
Super Sailor Moon stood in her signature pose as the white light faded. "Pretty Soldier in a sailor suit! Sailor Moon! In the name of the moon, you're through!" she called.
"Heh, some Sailor you are. Can't even scare me with your stupid speech," a voice from behind Sailor Moon spoke up. Sailor Moon whipped around, then stared in shock.
"...Rei?!"
Sailor Mars smirked from behind her lifeless eyes. "Of course it's me. Me as you've never seen me before!"
"...Why don't I like the sound of that...?" Sailor Moon muttered to herself.
"Oh...you will... you will..." Sailor Mars raised her bow, aiming at Usagi. "Die, Sailor Moon!" She let the arrow fly.
Sailor Moon had a split second to think. She dodged the attack, but just by a bit. Sailor Moon looked back at Mars, fear just about stifling her. "Mars...? What... makes you hate me...?"
Mars remained silent as she drew another arrow. Sailor Moon begged her to answer. Rei pulled the bowstring tight and answered in a cold voice, "You will die!" And she let go of the string, sending the arrow shooting off towards Usagi.
Tears flew from Sailor Moon's eyes as the arrow hit her arm. She just stood there, burnt where the arrow had struck her, scarred with blood and fire, arm hanging there limply. She looked up at Rei, trying to figure the whole thing out.
"I thought you had accepted me!" she cried as Sailor Mars loaded her bow again.
That's when Sailor Moon heard the laughter coming from behind her. Usagi looked over her shoulder to find the source, and saw the flicker of light floating about a foot above. Then she knew.