THE CELESTIALS (
Written by: MEGUMI
Chapter One: A new wind blows, the stunning change
(scene Usagi's house)
Usagi opened the door to let the girls in. 'I wonder why everyone called the meeting at my house?' "Hey, guys! What's up?"
The girls filed in one at a time…Ami, Minako, Rei, Makoto, Haruka with Michiru on her arm, Setsuna, and little Hotaru. Michiru gave her a sad smile as she walked by, the inner senshi looked as if they might cry, and poor Hotaru seemed upset and confused.
Usagi started to get nervous. "Would you like some tea?"
They all shook their heads and declined. "You guys, what's wrong?"
"Usagi…"Ami began. "We did some research about a decoy from the Silver Millennium…"
"Decoy?" Usagi frowned. "I don't understand?"
"It was a way to protect the moon princess," said Setsuna. "When the princess might have been in danger the queen would have this decoy to step in and act as her daughter."
"Usagi…"Ami started again. "We have reason to believe that," she faltered.
"Ami?" Usagi asked. "Are you ok?"
"Prolonging this will only make things harder." Haruka stated. "Just tell her already."
"Tell me what?"
"Usagi…"Rei looked upset. "We believe that you are the decoy and that Minako is the true princess of the moon," she said in a rush.
"What?" Usagi looked stunned. "Is this true guys?"
"Tsukino Usagi," Haruka stood up, "it has come to the attention of the sailor senshi that you are not the true moon princess. We would greatly appreciate it if you would turn over the silver crystal and surrender your name as Sailor Moon, after that please do not contact us or claim any knowledge of truly knowing us."
"Is that it?" Usagi had tears forming in the corners of her eyes. "After everything we have done and been to each other, a team, friends. You say that I'm nothing, just a decoy and now that the danger is over I'm dismissed?"
By now she had risen from her seat and torn off her locket in anger and frustration at her inability to express her feelings about this strange turn of events. She clenched her fist and tossed the locket towards Minako while only looking over their heads. "Very well then, if you would kindly leave the premises I would like to be alone right now."
It wasn't 'till after they left that she allowed herself to cry as she fell to the floor in quiet painful tears, believing that Mamoru could comfort her and talk the others into sense she got up and left her home to visit him.
(change scene Usagi outside Mamoru's door in the hallway)
"I'm sorry Tsukino-san, but I can't let you in," Mamoru quietly said through the door.
"Tsukino-san? Mamo-chan, you never called me that before?"
"Please don't make this any harder than it already is the senshi have already told me about their findings," said Mamoru.
"Why does this have to change anything between us?"
"Because I'm betrothed to the princess of the moon kingdom," cried out Mamoru.
"You believed them…" Usagi cried softly her tears reappearing, dripping slowly down her cheeks. Usagi ran from the building in tears.
(change scene Mamoru looking out open window holding a small black box w/ ring in it wind blows)
'I'm sorry Usa-ko'
(change scene Minako sitting on window ledge wind blows)
'This isn't right…Usagi is the moon princess not me…I don't know how to lead the senshi…I'm better at protecting than being protected…and I can't even use the crystal'
(change scene Rei sweeping temple steps wind blows)
'Normally she would be laughing up a storm in my room right now and I'd be yelling at her…if someone had told me that Usagi wasn't the real moon princess when the crystal first revealed her to be I could have believed she was just a decoy, but now? It just doesn't seem right'
(change scene Makoto looking at the stars smell of food burning inside apartment wind blows)
'Usagi cared for us when we were in trouble she'd defend all of us with her life…now I have to believe that she isn't a senshi? She brought us together and continuously stopped the bad guy…she even helped me with my nightmares…how are we going to last without her?'
(change scene Ami on the beach staring at the ocean wind blows)
'If it weren't for Usagi I might never have meet the others…I still can't believe she isn't the moon princess, but Setsuna wouldn't lie to us and all my research proves that Pluto is right…Usagi was my first real friend what am I going to do without her?'
(change scene Haruka and Michiru driving in their car wind blows)
'I'm Sailor Uranus…I swore loyalty to her because she proved to us that she was the true messiah, but Setsuna says she is a decoy and has to be left behind so that we may guard the true moon princess…still how can I be sure my loyalties are rightfully placed?'
'Usagi has always been a great leader…when Haruka and I were forced to destroy
Saturn and Pluto she still forgave us and welcomed us back to the team. How could anyone do better as a leader than that?'
(change scene Setsuna and Hotaru at a playground Setsuna staring at the sky Hotaru swinging wind blows)
'Usagi-san has always been nice to me and she is supposed to be ChibiUsa-chan's
future mother and queen of the world…if she isn't the real moon princess and Minako is. Then how is ChibiUsa born? And if she isn't born who will be my best friend?'
'Usagi…I wish things could've been different, but this must happen for the sake of the universe.
