Title: Just to Hear You Say
Chapter: Prologue- The Black Dream Hole
Author: Merc
Rating: PG
E-mail: MoonGirl015@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon...*insane grin* But I will...someday...(j/k)
Author's Notes:
Another Day, Another Story. This is going to be a several part story. Hopefully it'll turn out as good as it does in my head. Time for some explaining! The better portion of this story takes place after the third Sailor Moon Movie. Right now, the story is basically picking up in the middle of the movie (in the middle of one of the scenes, so don't get TOO confused! ^^;) And will go to the end where chapter one will continue the rest. Ummm...yeah, I guess I'll say this now. I know people like the Japanese names, so I'm gonna use them, but remember people...I am only lucky enough to be able to watch this in N.A. dub...so if I accidentally use the dubbed names, tell me! Oh! And before I go...let me say this: ENJOY THE STORY!!!!!!!
~Merc
P.S. I have NO clue what Badiyanu's name is in Japanese...so I'm using her N.A. dubbed name...same goes for Peru Peru. (^^; At least I THINK that's how you spell his N.A. dubbed name.)
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"Where is Chibi-Usa? And the other children?" The look in Usagi's eyes brought a chill up her spine, but she would never let the warrior know the fear that was coursing through her. 'The look in her eyes...such determination.' She smirked. What was she thinking? This childish girl was no match to the power of the black dream hole.
"All of them rest in a peaceful sleep while the black dream hole feeds on their dream energy. And it will all be complete with the help of this little girl." Badiyanu held out her hand as a ball of energy formed, perfectly fitting the size of it. The light soon departed leaving only a thin barrier incasing the petite pink-haired girl dressed in a sailor outfit that matched her tresses.
"Chibi-Usa!" Usagi almost wept out of the complete joy of knowing her daughter was alive and safe.
"Usagi!" No words were spoken for a brief moment as each girl happily smiled at the other. Chibi-Usa was the first to break it. Leaning back she crossed her arms as if disappointed and slightly annoyed. "You're late."
Usagi smiled. "Sorry about that. But I'm glad to see you're alright."
"Enough jibber-jabber! The black dream hole is waiting!" The barrier that surrounded Chibi-Usa was quickly crushed under the strength of the large women as she squeezed tightly onto her prize.
The pressure put onto her fragile body was no longer bearable and Chibi-Usa cried out in the sheer pain of it all. "MOMMA!!!!" The hold on her grew stronger and no longer was she able to produce coherent words. Her body screamed at her to fight back, to make the pain stop, while her mind cried out to give into the darkness that was beckoning her. Only then would she find the release from all the pain. 'I'm sorry momma. I can't fight it anymore. I'm sorry...' And with those last thoughts, she gave into the darkness, the sailor outfit turning into pink ribbons not long after.
"Chibi-Usa! No!" Usagi cried out desperately to her future daughter as her body went limp, but no response was returned. Fear and anger began to flood her every thought and she charged unknowingly at the large woman placed before her. Running next to her was the small boy, Peru Peru, who had, within the past day, become a good friend of Chibi-Usa's. With one leap she and Peru Peru went flying towards their intended target when a barricade sent both soaring back only to skid on the ground they had previously charged on.
"You silly girl!" The evil laughter filled the area around them and caused everyone to shudder. "Did you really think I would make it that easy for you to spoil my plans? And as for you Peru Peru," Badiyanu's smile turned into a glare. "I will deal with you when I am finally the ruler of this vulnerable planet."
"Not so fast!" Peru Peru turned towards Usagi full of determination. "Sailor Moon, if we use my gondola, maybe we could break through her barrier." Sailor Moon nodded. The large ship lay just beyond the scouts. Most of the extra pieces had broken off when they had been attacked earlier, but the main part was still intact. Peru Peru took off running towards it and Usagi followed close behind. Using his flute Peru Peru directed the boat up to become face to face with the woman he had once believed was good. Reaching behind his back, he let the flute disappear. "If we use our good energy and thoughts, we'll be able to direct the gondola." Both grabbed onto the front edge as the boat proceeded forward.
"You're more stupid than I thought! Do you really think that gondola will be able to break my barrier? How foolish of you!" Badiyanu sneered. "No matter, soon enough both of you will be out of my way."
The boat began to break as they drew closer to their intended target. Shattered pieces crashed to the floor and soon the only intact piece of the ship was the small head that had been placed at the front of it. Clinging on firmly were Peru Peru and Sailor Moon, now on the other side of the barrier.
"It can't be!" Shock and fear set in as Badiyanu grabbed tighter onto the small girl. "I won't let you take away my victory!" She took off, Chibi-Usa in hand, towards the black dream hole that was forming in the sky above them.
"We have to follow her!" Usagi frantically cried out. Peru Peru only nodded as they went flying quickly after her.
Badiyanu looked back and noticed the two rapidly gaining on her. 'I won't let them spoil my plan!' Growling she increased her speed.
At first Usagi was surprised when Badiyanu took off faster than she could have thought possible, but the faster Badiyanu went, the more persistent Usagi became. Grabbing on as tight as she could, she focused all of her thoughts on saving Chibi-Usa and finally going home to help Mamoru recover. The small piece of gondola increased its speed enough to pull ahead of the unusually large woman.
"Stop right there!" Usagi glared down at the frustrated face of Badiyanu and then let her eyes drift towards the small girl in Badiyanu's right hand. Chibi-Usa began to stir and soon her eyes fluttered open to meet that of her mother's. "Momma." She smiled, content with being able to see her mother again.
Badiyanu frowned. She couldn't let this child wake up. Her plan depended on the unconscious state she was in. Then, and only then, would she be able to drain all of her dream energy. Growling slightly she sent a wave of pain coursing through Chibi-Usa's body. The pink-haired girl cried out slightly and fell limply back in her hand again.
"Chibi-Usa!" Tears threatened to fill Usagi's eyes, but she pushed them back. She would not be emotional at a time when Chibi-Usa needed her most.
Badiyanu began to laugh. "And now, the final preparations!" Taking one last glance at the two nuisances ahead of her, she took off and allowed her body to be swallowed by the energy of the black dream hole, Chibi-Usa in hand.
"Chibi-Usa! No!" Usagi began to move the gondola when Peru Peru stopped her.
"No Sailor Moon! You can't go in there! Anyone who enters the black dream hole can never come out alive!" Usagi was about to protest when a gust of wind cut her off. The head of the gondola rocked back and forth as if it were purposely trying to knock Sailor Moon and the small fairy boy off. 'It's coming from the black dream hole,' Usagi noted as she struggled to hold on.
"Oh no! My cookies!" Usagi lifted her head at the sound of Peru Peru's voice just in time to see the bag of cookies Chibi-Usa had made earlier flying off. Reaching up she caught the bag before it could fly any farther.
"These were Chibi-Usa's cookies!" Untying them, Usagi pulled one out holding it in front of her face for Peru Peru to see. "These cookies will increase a person's strength ten-fold." Handing the bag of cookies back to Peru Peru she ate the one she had just pulled out, savoring its sweet taste. "Chibi-Usa, I'm coming for you." And with those last words, she jumped in the air and allowed the black dream hole to pull her in. She could faintly hear the cries of protest coming from Peru Peru before the world around her disappeared.
The heat from inside the black dream hole began to burn at her skin and caused her to become slightly drowsy. She shook it off when she heard Badiyanu's laughter in the distance. "You fool! You have just ensured your own death! There is nothing you can do to stop me now!" The laughter faded.
Usagi began to kick her feet, as if she were swimming, in the direction she thought the voice had come from. 'Don't worry Chibi-Usa I'll save you. Mamoru is counting on me.' Tears stung her eyes at the thought of Mamoru worrying about Chibi-Usa. She knew she had no right to be jealous, but sometimes she couldn't help but wonder if Mamoru cared about Chibi-Usa more than herself. She shook the thought from her head. Right now was no time to be thinking about that. With a new determination, Usagi began to kick her legs harder. The sooner she found Chibi-Usa, the better.
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Peru Peru held on tightly to the gondola. "Sailor Moon...why did you go in there?" His body began to shake as he thought of all the horrible things Badiyanu was doing. No longer able to hold it in, Peru Peru silently cried over the realization that he had fallen for all of her lies, finally hit him. "Badiyanu!!!" His vision became blurred, but he no longer cared. 'All is lost now.'
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A small figure off in the distance caught Usagi's attention. 'Could that be Chibi-Usa?' She shook her head. It couldn't be. 'But,' she decided, 'to be on the safe side, I should go and check it out.' She began to kick harder, and as she got closer, she realized that it was, indeed, Chibi-Usa. When Chibi-Usa was just barely in front of her, Usagi reached her arms out and took hold of her daughter's limp body. Her skin, Usagi noted, was as cold as ice, despite the heat of the black dream hole. She held Chibi-Usa's body close to her to try and warm her. 'Something about this isn't right.' She stared down at Chibi-Usa, the frown on her own face matched that of her daughter's. 'It was too easy to get her back.' She lightly shook her the loose body. "Chibi-Usa, Chibi-Usa! Wake up! You need to wake up!"
"Why are you trying to remove her from her happy dreams? She has had a long day. She needs her rest!" Laughter filled the air causing a slight chill to run down Usagi's back. She turned in the direction the voice had come from and gasped at what she saw. To her surprise, she was back in Mamoru's apartment. A soft song played in the background and, she noticed, Mamoru was lying in his bed just as she had left him.
"Mamo-chan..." The whispered word escaped her mouth before she could stop it. But even as soft as it had been, Mamoru's eyes fluttered open when it reached his ears.
"Usako?" He removed the covers from on top of him and sat up. "What are you doing here?" Swinging his legs over the side of the bed he stood up. For a brief moment Mamoru's eyes had wandered down to the pink-haired girl, but, much to Usagi's surprise, quickly came back to hers. A smile crossed his face and his ocean-blue eyes sparkled even in the dim light of the room. "And why are you and Chibi-Usa transformed? Not that I have any objection to that, I always did like the way that sailor outfit looked on you, but is there trouble?"
Usagi nodded. "Hai. There's an evil lady trying to take the energy away from little children. She put a spell on all of them, including Chibi-Usa! I tried calling to her, but she didn't..." She was cut short as Mamoru took the little girl from her arms and placed her on the bed.
"Don't worry Usako. Everything is all right now. Let Chibi-Usa rest! She's probably having a nice dream." He placed the blankets over Chibi-Usa's sleeping form.
"But Mamo-chan! What about the other scouts?" He walked behind her and circled his arms around her waste, resting his head on her shoulder. 'This feels so good. I wish I could stay like this forever.' She snuggled closer to him and closed her eyes, feeling safe in his arms.
"I don't really care about them."
Her eyes shot open. That wasn't what she had expected. "Mamo-chan! But they're our friends! And what about the other children? Their parents are probably worried sick!"
"As long as I have you, it's all right. You're the only one I care about. You know, I worry about your safety all the time."
She shook her head. 'This isn't like Mamo-chan. It's almost like he is trying to distract me so I don't get in the way of some...' Her eyes narrowed. "Badiyanu." The word came out more like a growl, but Usagi didn't care.
"What did you say Usako?"
Blinking a couple times, Usagi recovered and quickly came up with a different answer. "I said, who do you love most Mamo-chan? Me or Chibi-Usa? And please, be honest!" The events from earlier that morning flooded Usagi's mind. 'If this isn't the real Mamo-chan, this test will prove it.'
"Well, that's easy. You of course. How could I love Chibi-Usa more? After all, she's only my daughter. You're my love of many lifetimes!"
She walked away from him, saddened that she had to leave such a perfect dream, but knowing her duty to her loved ones came before everything else, including, God forbid, sleeping. Picking Chibi-Usa up off the bed she turned back to Mamoru. "Uh, Mamo-chan?" He looked a little surprised by her actions. "Even in my dreams you're just too good to be true." His eyes widened and his mouth dropped. The soft music that had previously been playing stopped.
"Silver Crystal, please give me the strength I need to break away from this dream!" The crystal inside of the locket began to glow. The energy passed through Usagi and cleared away the vision of Mamoru. 'This is taking so much energy. Why? Why is it so hard to wake up?' "Please Silver Crystal! For the ones I love!" She poured out all of her energy into the process of breaking free. "Moon Crystal - Power!" Using the last of her strength, the Silver Crystal finally completed its command. The dream box that had encased Usagi shattered and Usagi, very drained, fell out with Chibi-Usa still in her arms.
(AN: Hai. I know she doesn't use the Silver Crystal to escape, but for the purposes of my story, she has to...you'll understand why in later chapters...^^)
"You fool! Why would you want to escape your own dream? Was it not perfect? You should have accepted your fate! I gave you the chance to die happy! I'll make you regret not taking that opportunity!"
Usagi shook her head. "I wouldn't have been happy if I had died without my friends!" She glared at the direction the voice had come from. What she found was a large ball of fire. Badiyanu stood just in front of it. 'That must be the center of the black dream hole. If I used my powers and broke through that, maybe I'd be able to beat her.' She looked down at Chibi-Usa. "I have no other choice." She looked back at the ball. Without any regrets, she began to kick her legs. She knew, with as weak as she was and with the heat of the black dream hole putting drowsiness upon her, she wouldn't reach her destination for a while, but that was all right. She needed to form a plan and now was as good a time as any to do that.
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The scouts stared up at the black dream hole. It had been a long time since they had seen Usagi jump in, and all were starting to get worried.
"Something is happening! Usagi is using the Silver Crystal!" The other scouts gasped. Sailor Mars continued to use her psychic power to trace Usagi's energy.
"No! She can't do that! It'll take all of her energy just to get out of that black dream hole! How can she get out if she uses all her energy up now?" Jupiter began to pace back and forth in frustration.
"She's trying to break out of an evil spell. But for some reason, the silver crystal isn't strong enough to do it." Rei's calm face became contorted into one of pain. "Usagi, no!" Her link suddenly broke and Rei fell to the ground gasping for breath.
"Rei!" Ami was quickly by Rei's side typing rapidly into her computer.
"Rei, what was it?" Minako helped her friend back up to her feet.
Makoto stared blankly past the senshi of Mars. "Are you three all right?" The three outer senshi made no move or sound to answer Makoto's questions causing more confusion to enter the lightening senshi's mind. Uranus and Pluto stood quietly around Neptune. All of them stared down at the mirror in Neptune's hands. Their faces all held the same expression, one of worry and confusion.
"Usagi is in trouble." Neptune looked up from her mirror and expectantly towards Mars.
Mars nodded. "She broke free, but the Silver crystal used so much energy I don't know how much damage it all caused. But what really bothers me is that the silver crystal *needed* to use that much energy in the first place." She walked slowly towards the outers, Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus close behind her.
"But now that she is free, she's going to try and defeat Badiyanu." Mars stopped, her eyes widening. "But she can't! She's almost completely drained! If anything goes wrong, she'll die for sure!"
Uranus stomped her foot. "That Baka! She shouldn't have gone in there alone! What kind of a leader leaves her friends behind?"
Ami turned to Pluto, her eyes enlarged as she realized that Pluto was shaking. "Pluto! What's wrong?"
Pluto turned her worried eyes up to Ami. "Usagi...something is wrong with time..." She collapsed to the floor, her body shaking uncontrollably.
"Pluto!" Ami ran to her fallen friend and immediately began to analyze her. Something was wrong, and even though she didn't know what it was, she could tell it was serious.
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'Almost there.' Usagi fought to keep her eyes open as she made her way to the glowing sphere.
"Are you still trying to beat me?" The same chilling laughter as before filled the area. "I must admit you're braver than you look. But in the end, not even bravery can save you. You should have given up the girl when you had the chance!" Badiyanu's evil smile filled Usagi's vision and soon the rather large woman seemed to melt into the burning ball behind her. A pair of glowing eyes shot open revealing a pair of glowing eyes, almost as if the sphere had become Badiyanu's face. "Now, your time has come Sailor Moon! Die!"
A column of fire shot directly at Usagi, but just before it hit she turned away, flying forward under the force that occurred when the blaze had made contact with her body. The flames spread over her back and legs causing her entire backside to burn with pain. The flames ate away at her sailor outfit exposing some of Usagi's bare skin. So much pain would normally have put her in an unconscious state, but this time she struggled to stay awake. Looking down she checked on her still-sleeping daughter. The fire had not gotten to Chibi-Usa as far as she could tell, which drew a sigh of relief from Usagi. Positive that Chibi-Usa would be fine, Usagi held on tighter.
"Still alive? Not for long!" Again a pillar of fire shot out at Usagi. She braced herself waiting for the pain. But no matter how much she had prepared herself, the attack came as a surprise and the pain felt as if it had doubled. Again, she held on tighter to Chibi-Usa as she went flying forward. Again and again the attacks rushed at her and Chibi-Usa trying to separate the two, and at one point had almost been successful. Her screams of pain were the only things she could hear. In a way she was thankful for that since she no longer had to listen to the unsettling laughter of Badiyanu but she feared that if things kept on going as they were, she wouldn't be able to ignore the darkness calling to her.
Before the next attack came, she called out to her friends. 'Scouts, please listen to me! I need your help! Please, lend Chibi-Usa and me your strength! We needs you now!' She waited, as another attack hit her, for the power she had requested. She was slipping closer to unconsciousness.
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"Usagi!" Sailor Mars tried to desperately call out to her friend's voice, but nothing answered her back. Turning, she faced the other scouts. "You heard her! Her and Chibi-Usa need us!" The others nodded.
"Mars Crystal - Power!" The symbol of Mars appeared on her forehead glowing a bright red. It created a beam of red-hot light that flowed swiftly towards the sphere in the sky. It didn't take the other scouts long to follow her example.
"Venus Crystal - Power!" She smiled slightly as the symbol of everything she loved, everything she stood for appeared on her forehead as it had on Rei's. The soft orange glow caused a warm sensation to run through Minako's body and she channeled it into rescuing Usagi. A ray of orange streamed out, running next to Rei's red one.
"Mercury Crystal - Power!" A wave of energy washed over her as the symbol of Mercury appeared on her forehead. The power was so inviting and so warm, she noted as a smile became visible. The soft light took off after Rei and Minako's adding to the growing colors.
"Jupiter Crystal - Power!" Makoto's respective color appeared creating the green symbol on her forehead. She was slightly jealous of Usagi for not letting them in on the action, but it could be forgiven. Right now, she needed to focus on getting her friend out. She released he energy and allowed it to join the Rei, Minako, and Ami's energy.
"Uranus Crystal - Power!" The rush of energy increased Haruka's need for action. The symbol on her forehead flashed a bright color across her forehead. Letting the energy fly off with the rest Haruka sighed slightly. The best she could do for now was to allow her friend to use this energy for any battle that might occur. If she was lucky enough, Usagi wouldn't completely finish this off on her own.
"Neptune Crystal - Power!" Neptune could feel the sea of energy that pooled inside her to release itself. Wave upon wave of warm energy came forth revealing her own symbol. She reached out her should and poured as much as she could into protecting her princess. The soft energy joined the other colors in the sky.
"Pluto Crystal - Power!" The keeper of time shuddered slightly at the release of energy. She hadn't recovered fully from the episode that had happened earlier, and images still haunted her visions. But she would give any amount of energy to set things back to the way they had been. The colorful beam shot out of her forehead and finished joining the others in the sky. Finally complete, the energy found its way into the dark ball in the sky.
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In between the assaults thrown at her, Usagi's body began to glow as the power from the scouts finally came to her. The warm light encased her and she closed her eyes in pure bliss. If only she didn't have to let go of this feeling! After a moment of reveling in the inviting light she summoned her crystal. The energy she had just received began to channel itself into the crystal and Usagi willed it to flow from the crystal in her locket to surround Chibi-Usa. As Chibi-Usa's body began accepting the energy, the ribbons that covered her small body changed back into her sailor outfit. Her eyes slowly fluttered open as the last of the energy flowed out of Usagi's locket.
"Sailor Moon!" Chibi-Usa smiled up at her future mother. "Momma! I knew you'd save me! That evil lady was going to steal my energy from me! But I knew you'd find me and stop her." She smiled proudly up at her.
Usagi smiled back. "Chibi-Usa..." The burns finally took the best of her and Usagi's body began to ache. She bent over from pain as she started to tremble. Her hand came up to clutch at her locket pleading to the crystal to stop the pain. She cried out when the crystal refused to use any more energy. The pain became unbearable and the darkness beckoned to her, but she wouldn't let it take her until she was safe in Tokyo with her friends. She also had a duty to the children and their families. Her breath came out heavy as the last of the pain swept away. The sound of Chibi-Usa's worried voice became clear as she finally recovered.
"Momma! Talk to me! MOMMA!" Chibi-Usa quickly took hold of her mother's trembling form when she got a feeble noise from the warrior. "Are you all right?"
Usagi smiled weakly up at her. Her body still shivered from the results of the pain, but she couldn't think about that right now. "I'm fine Chibi-Usa. Using the Silver Crystal has just drained me out, that's all. I'll be ok in a few hours. Let's just beat Badiyanu once and for all." Chibi-Usa nodded back to her, worry was evident on her face. "Ready?"
"Whenever you are momma!"
"Then let's go!" Summoning their wands, Sailor Moon And Sailor Mini Moon took off towards the ball of fire, calling out their attack in unison.
"Moon Gorgeous - Meditation!"
They shot through the center of the black dream hole and back out into the cool night air. They smiled at each other when they heard the desperate cries of Badiyanu fading away. The battle was over.
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Peru Peru lifted his tear-stained face up when he heard Badiyanu's cries of pain echoing through the air. His eyes widened in shock as he saw Sailor Moon and Sailor Mini Moon glowing against the black sky.
His open mouth quickly turned into a smile and he began to cry out of joy. "Sailor Moon! You broke through the black dream hole! You did it!" A pair of rainbow-colored wings appeared on his back. He turned his head back to look at the wings, very confused with why they would appear so suddenly. He quickly forgot about his own questions when he heard the cries of Sailor Moon and Sailor Mini Moon. He snapped his head back and noticed they were falling from where he had last seen them. Standing on his feet he pushed off of his gondola, or what was left of it, and flew after them, catching both of them before they could fall to the ground. He swiftly flew to a gondola nearby that held the other scouts inside. Slowly he backed away as the other scouts rushed to their friends. He'd let the others make sure they were all right.
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Sailor Moon used Mars as a support for her weak legs as she waited for Chibi-Usa to finish her conversation with Peru Peru. She smiled slightly as her daughter leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek. She was about to call out to Chibi-Usa that it was time to go when Peru Peru flew into the air. A blush covered his cheeks as he kept his hand where Chibi-Usa had kissed him. A few more words were said between the two before Peru Peru took off. Though Usagi couldn't hear the conversation from where she was, she could tell that Chibi-Usa would never see Peru Peru again, at least not in reality.
She held out her free hand for her daughter to take a hold of and Chibi-Usa came running up to grab it. "Before we teleport back, I want everyone to promise me something." She stared seriously at the group of scouts, still using Mars for support. "For reasons I don't care to explain because I know each of you would get on my case about it, I don't want Mamoru to know anything about..." She fell to her knees as the pain from the burns on her back flooded over her body.
"Usagi!" Ami rushed over to her friend. Taking out her computer she began to type. "This isn't good!"
"What is it Ami?" Minako came over and tried to read the words on Ami's computer screen, but failed miserably.
"The silver crystal isn't healing Usagi's body. I don't know why, but these burns seem to be increasing in size." Usagi stood up but immediately fell back down because her legs were too shaky.
"I'm all right, it'll be all right. They aren't that serious..."
"Usagi, these are very serious!" Ami protested.
"They aren't serious!" Usagi's tone dared anyone to try and convince her otherwise.
Ami backed away to where she had previously stood. "You're right Usagi. They aren't that serious." Ami's voice and facial expression told everyone the opposite.
"Usagi, don't be such a baka! You need to see a doctor!" Rei's fiery temper took the best of her.
"Will you just listen to me?!" Everyone became quiet with surprise at Usagi's sudden outburst. "I don't want Mamoru to find out about this. None of you will tell him that something is wrong. All of us will act normal around him, all right?"
Minako stepped forward. "But..." When Usagi glared at her, she stepped back and nodded her head. "All right."
"Momma, you're being unfair! Daddy has a right to know about this. And you need to see a doctor."
"Chibi-Usa, don't argue with me."
"I will argue! You're worrying me! What if you die? Have you ever thought about that? What if the future changes because you wanted to be a baka? Do you want that?" Tears started streaming down her face.
"Oh Chibi-Usa. The reason I'm doing this is *for* the future. Can't you see that? I can't live my future with lies and questions. This will help put things in their place. You'll understand some day. When I explain it to you." She looked up at the rest of the scouts. "To all of you. Please, as your princess and friend, I ask you all to keep this from Mamoru." The group stared quietly at her, but, honoring her wishes they all agreed. Rei silently helped Usagi up and took hold of her hand. Smiling Usagi took Chibi-Usa's hand into her free one. The rest of the scouts connected hands as well. "Good, let's go home now."
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^^ Ok, so that was a long prologue, and I know it follows a lot of the movie...I just needed to set up my story! And, as confusing as it might be right now, it'll all become clear in a few chapters...or maybe in chapter one...*shrugs* I don't know. But, I hope you enjoyed it. And I hope you like chapter one too. I'll talk to y'all later! Ja!
~Merc
P.S. E-mail is good stuff...and so are people's reviews...but bad reviews aren't so good...if you have some problem with my story (like...if you really hate it and you want to tell me) PLEASE...send it in e-mail!
Chapter: Prologue- The Black Dream Hole
Author: Merc
Rating: PG
E-mail: MoonGirl015@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon...*insane grin* But I will...someday...(j/k)
Author's Notes:
Another Day, Another Story. This is going to be a several part story. Hopefully it'll turn out as good as it does in my head. Time for some explaining! The better portion of this story takes place after the third Sailor Moon Movie. Right now, the story is basically picking up in the middle of the movie (in the middle of one of the scenes, so don't get TOO confused! ^^;) And will go to the end where chapter one will continue the rest. Ummm...yeah, I guess I'll say this now. I know people like the Japanese names, so I'm gonna use them, but remember people...I am only lucky enough to be able to watch this in N.A. dub...so if I accidentally use the dubbed names, tell me! Oh! And before I go...let me say this: ENJOY THE STORY!!!!!!!
~Merc
P.S. I have NO clue what Badiyanu's name is in Japanese...so I'm using her N.A. dubbed name...same goes for Peru Peru. (^^; At least I THINK that's how you spell his N.A. dubbed name.)
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"Where is Chibi-Usa? And the other children?" The look in Usagi's eyes brought a chill up her spine, but she would never let the warrior know the fear that was coursing through her. 'The look in her eyes...such determination.' She smirked. What was she thinking? This childish girl was no match to the power of the black dream hole.
"All of them rest in a peaceful sleep while the black dream hole feeds on their dream energy. And it will all be complete with the help of this little girl." Badiyanu held out her hand as a ball of energy formed, perfectly fitting the size of it. The light soon departed leaving only a thin barrier incasing the petite pink-haired girl dressed in a sailor outfit that matched her tresses.
"Chibi-Usa!" Usagi almost wept out of the complete joy of knowing her daughter was alive and safe.
"Usagi!" No words were spoken for a brief moment as each girl happily smiled at the other. Chibi-Usa was the first to break it. Leaning back she crossed her arms as if disappointed and slightly annoyed. "You're late."
Usagi smiled. "Sorry about that. But I'm glad to see you're alright."
"Enough jibber-jabber! The black dream hole is waiting!" The barrier that surrounded Chibi-Usa was quickly crushed under the strength of the large women as she squeezed tightly onto her prize.
The pressure put onto her fragile body was no longer bearable and Chibi-Usa cried out in the sheer pain of it all. "MOMMA!!!!" The hold on her grew stronger and no longer was she able to produce coherent words. Her body screamed at her to fight back, to make the pain stop, while her mind cried out to give into the darkness that was beckoning her. Only then would she find the release from all the pain. 'I'm sorry momma. I can't fight it anymore. I'm sorry...' And with those last thoughts, she gave into the darkness, the sailor outfit turning into pink ribbons not long after.
"Chibi-Usa! No!" Usagi cried out desperately to her future daughter as her body went limp, but no response was returned. Fear and anger began to flood her every thought and she charged unknowingly at the large woman placed before her. Running next to her was the small boy, Peru Peru, who had, within the past day, become a good friend of Chibi-Usa's. With one leap she and Peru Peru went flying towards their intended target when a barricade sent both soaring back only to skid on the ground they had previously charged on.
"You silly girl!" The evil laughter filled the area around them and caused everyone to shudder. "Did you really think I would make it that easy for you to spoil my plans? And as for you Peru Peru," Badiyanu's smile turned into a glare. "I will deal with you when I am finally the ruler of this vulnerable planet."
"Not so fast!" Peru Peru turned towards Usagi full of determination. "Sailor Moon, if we use my gondola, maybe we could break through her barrier." Sailor Moon nodded. The large ship lay just beyond the scouts. Most of the extra pieces had broken off when they had been attacked earlier, but the main part was still intact. Peru Peru took off running towards it and Usagi followed close behind. Using his flute Peru Peru directed the boat up to become face to face with the woman he had once believed was good. Reaching behind his back, he let the flute disappear. "If we use our good energy and thoughts, we'll be able to direct the gondola." Both grabbed onto the front edge as the boat proceeded forward.
"You're more stupid than I thought! Do you really think that gondola will be able to break my barrier? How foolish of you!" Badiyanu sneered. "No matter, soon enough both of you will be out of my way."
The boat began to break as they drew closer to their intended target. Shattered pieces crashed to the floor and soon the only intact piece of the ship was the small head that had been placed at the front of it. Clinging on firmly were Peru Peru and Sailor Moon, now on the other side of the barrier.
"It can't be!" Shock and fear set in as Badiyanu grabbed tighter onto the small girl. "I won't let you take away my victory!" She took off, Chibi-Usa in hand, towards the black dream hole that was forming in the sky above them.
"We have to follow her!" Usagi frantically cried out. Peru Peru only nodded as they went flying quickly after her.
Badiyanu looked back and noticed the two rapidly gaining on her. 'I won't let them spoil my plan!' Growling she increased her speed.
At first Usagi was surprised when Badiyanu took off faster than she could have thought possible, but the faster Badiyanu went, the more persistent Usagi became. Grabbing on as tight as she could, she focused all of her thoughts on saving Chibi-Usa and finally going home to help Mamoru recover. The small piece of gondola increased its speed enough to pull ahead of the unusually large woman.
"Stop right there!" Usagi glared down at the frustrated face of Badiyanu and then let her eyes drift towards the small girl in Badiyanu's right hand. Chibi-Usa began to stir and soon her eyes fluttered open to meet that of her mother's. "Momma." She smiled, content with being able to see her mother again.
Badiyanu frowned. She couldn't let this child wake up. Her plan depended on the unconscious state she was in. Then, and only then, would she be able to drain all of her dream energy. Growling slightly she sent a wave of pain coursing through Chibi-Usa's body. The pink-haired girl cried out slightly and fell limply back in her hand again.
"Chibi-Usa!" Tears threatened to fill Usagi's eyes, but she pushed them back. She would not be emotional at a time when Chibi-Usa needed her most.
Badiyanu began to laugh. "And now, the final preparations!" Taking one last glance at the two nuisances ahead of her, she took off and allowed her body to be swallowed by the energy of the black dream hole, Chibi-Usa in hand.
"Chibi-Usa! No!" Usagi began to move the gondola when Peru Peru stopped her.
"No Sailor Moon! You can't go in there! Anyone who enters the black dream hole can never come out alive!" Usagi was about to protest when a gust of wind cut her off. The head of the gondola rocked back and forth as if it were purposely trying to knock Sailor Moon and the small fairy boy off. 'It's coming from the black dream hole,' Usagi noted as she struggled to hold on.
"Oh no! My cookies!" Usagi lifted her head at the sound of Peru Peru's voice just in time to see the bag of cookies Chibi-Usa had made earlier flying off. Reaching up she caught the bag before it could fly any farther.
"These were Chibi-Usa's cookies!" Untying them, Usagi pulled one out holding it in front of her face for Peru Peru to see. "These cookies will increase a person's strength ten-fold." Handing the bag of cookies back to Peru Peru she ate the one she had just pulled out, savoring its sweet taste. "Chibi-Usa, I'm coming for you." And with those last words, she jumped in the air and allowed the black dream hole to pull her in. She could faintly hear the cries of protest coming from Peru Peru before the world around her disappeared.
The heat from inside the black dream hole began to burn at her skin and caused her to become slightly drowsy. She shook it off when she heard Badiyanu's laughter in the distance. "You fool! You have just ensured your own death! There is nothing you can do to stop me now!" The laughter faded.
Usagi began to kick her feet, as if she were swimming, in the direction she thought the voice had come from. 'Don't worry Chibi-Usa I'll save you. Mamoru is counting on me.' Tears stung her eyes at the thought of Mamoru worrying about Chibi-Usa. She knew she had no right to be jealous, but sometimes she couldn't help but wonder if Mamoru cared about Chibi-Usa more than herself. She shook the thought from her head. Right now was no time to be thinking about that. With a new determination, Usagi began to kick her legs harder. The sooner she found Chibi-Usa, the better.
***
Peru Peru held on tightly to the gondola. "Sailor Moon...why did you go in there?" His body began to shake as he thought of all the horrible things Badiyanu was doing. No longer able to hold it in, Peru Peru silently cried over the realization that he had fallen for all of her lies, finally hit him. "Badiyanu!!!" His vision became blurred, but he no longer cared. 'All is lost now.'
***
A small figure off in the distance caught Usagi's attention. 'Could that be Chibi-Usa?' She shook her head. It couldn't be. 'But,' she decided, 'to be on the safe side, I should go and check it out.' She began to kick harder, and as she got closer, she realized that it was, indeed, Chibi-Usa. When Chibi-Usa was just barely in front of her, Usagi reached her arms out and took hold of her daughter's limp body. Her skin, Usagi noted, was as cold as ice, despite the heat of the black dream hole. She held Chibi-Usa's body close to her to try and warm her. 'Something about this isn't right.' She stared down at Chibi-Usa, the frown on her own face matched that of her daughter's. 'It was too easy to get her back.' She lightly shook her the loose body. "Chibi-Usa, Chibi-Usa! Wake up! You need to wake up!"
"Why are you trying to remove her from her happy dreams? She has had a long day. She needs her rest!" Laughter filled the air causing a slight chill to run down Usagi's back. She turned in the direction the voice had come from and gasped at what she saw. To her surprise, she was back in Mamoru's apartment. A soft song played in the background and, she noticed, Mamoru was lying in his bed just as she had left him.
"Mamo-chan..." The whispered word escaped her mouth before she could stop it. But even as soft as it had been, Mamoru's eyes fluttered open when it reached his ears.
"Usako?" He removed the covers from on top of him and sat up. "What are you doing here?" Swinging his legs over the side of the bed he stood up. For a brief moment Mamoru's eyes had wandered down to the pink-haired girl, but, much to Usagi's surprise, quickly came back to hers. A smile crossed his face and his ocean-blue eyes sparkled even in the dim light of the room. "And why are you and Chibi-Usa transformed? Not that I have any objection to that, I always did like the way that sailor outfit looked on you, but is there trouble?"
Usagi nodded. "Hai. There's an evil lady trying to take the energy away from little children. She put a spell on all of them, including Chibi-Usa! I tried calling to her, but she didn't..." She was cut short as Mamoru took the little girl from her arms and placed her on the bed.
"Don't worry Usako. Everything is all right now. Let Chibi-Usa rest! She's probably having a nice dream." He placed the blankets over Chibi-Usa's sleeping form.
"But Mamo-chan! What about the other scouts?" He walked behind her and circled his arms around her waste, resting his head on her shoulder. 'This feels so good. I wish I could stay like this forever.' She snuggled closer to him and closed her eyes, feeling safe in his arms.
"I don't really care about them."
Her eyes shot open. That wasn't what she had expected. "Mamo-chan! But they're our friends! And what about the other children? Their parents are probably worried sick!"
"As long as I have you, it's all right. You're the only one I care about. You know, I worry about your safety all the time."
She shook her head. 'This isn't like Mamo-chan. It's almost like he is trying to distract me so I don't get in the way of some...' Her eyes narrowed. "Badiyanu." The word came out more like a growl, but Usagi didn't care.
"What did you say Usako?"
Blinking a couple times, Usagi recovered and quickly came up with a different answer. "I said, who do you love most Mamo-chan? Me or Chibi-Usa? And please, be honest!" The events from earlier that morning flooded Usagi's mind. 'If this isn't the real Mamo-chan, this test will prove it.'
"Well, that's easy. You of course. How could I love Chibi-Usa more? After all, she's only my daughter. You're my love of many lifetimes!"
She walked away from him, saddened that she had to leave such a perfect dream, but knowing her duty to her loved ones came before everything else, including, God forbid, sleeping. Picking Chibi-Usa up off the bed she turned back to Mamoru. "Uh, Mamo-chan?" He looked a little surprised by her actions. "Even in my dreams you're just too good to be true." His eyes widened and his mouth dropped. The soft music that had previously been playing stopped.
"Silver Crystal, please give me the strength I need to break away from this dream!" The crystal inside of the locket began to glow. The energy passed through Usagi and cleared away the vision of Mamoru. 'This is taking so much energy. Why? Why is it so hard to wake up?' "Please Silver Crystal! For the ones I love!" She poured out all of her energy into the process of breaking free. "Moon Crystal - Power!" Using the last of her strength, the Silver Crystal finally completed its command. The dream box that had encased Usagi shattered and Usagi, very drained, fell out with Chibi-Usa still in her arms.
(AN: Hai. I know she doesn't use the Silver Crystal to escape, but for the purposes of my story, she has to...you'll understand why in later chapters...^^)
"You fool! Why would you want to escape your own dream? Was it not perfect? You should have accepted your fate! I gave you the chance to die happy! I'll make you regret not taking that opportunity!"
Usagi shook her head. "I wouldn't have been happy if I had died without my friends!" She glared at the direction the voice had come from. What she found was a large ball of fire. Badiyanu stood just in front of it. 'That must be the center of the black dream hole. If I used my powers and broke through that, maybe I'd be able to beat her.' She looked down at Chibi-Usa. "I have no other choice." She looked back at the ball. Without any regrets, she began to kick her legs. She knew, with as weak as she was and with the heat of the black dream hole putting drowsiness upon her, she wouldn't reach her destination for a while, but that was all right. She needed to form a plan and now was as good a time as any to do that.
***
The scouts stared up at the black dream hole. It had been a long time since they had seen Usagi jump in, and all were starting to get worried.
"Something is happening! Usagi is using the Silver Crystal!" The other scouts gasped. Sailor Mars continued to use her psychic power to trace Usagi's energy.
"No! She can't do that! It'll take all of her energy just to get out of that black dream hole! How can she get out if she uses all her energy up now?" Jupiter began to pace back and forth in frustration.
"She's trying to break out of an evil spell. But for some reason, the silver crystal isn't strong enough to do it." Rei's calm face became contorted into one of pain. "Usagi, no!" Her link suddenly broke and Rei fell to the ground gasping for breath.
"Rei!" Ami was quickly by Rei's side typing rapidly into her computer.
"Rei, what was it?" Minako helped her friend back up to her feet.
Makoto stared blankly past the senshi of Mars. "Are you three all right?" The three outer senshi made no move or sound to answer Makoto's questions causing more confusion to enter the lightening senshi's mind. Uranus and Pluto stood quietly around Neptune. All of them stared down at the mirror in Neptune's hands. Their faces all held the same expression, one of worry and confusion.
"Usagi is in trouble." Neptune looked up from her mirror and expectantly towards Mars.
Mars nodded. "She broke free, but the Silver crystal used so much energy I don't know how much damage it all caused. But what really bothers me is that the silver crystal *needed* to use that much energy in the first place." She walked slowly towards the outers, Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus close behind her.
"But now that she is free, she's going to try and defeat Badiyanu." Mars stopped, her eyes widening. "But she can't! She's almost completely drained! If anything goes wrong, she'll die for sure!"
Uranus stomped her foot. "That Baka! She shouldn't have gone in there alone! What kind of a leader leaves her friends behind?"
Ami turned to Pluto, her eyes enlarged as she realized that Pluto was shaking. "Pluto! What's wrong?"
Pluto turned her worried eyes up to Ami. "Usagi...something is wrong with time..." She collapsed to the floor, her body shaking uncontrollably.
"Pluto!" Ami ran to her fallen friend and immediately began to analyze her. Something was wrong, and even though she didn't know what it was, she could tell it was serious.
***
'Almost there.' Usagi fought to keep her eyes open as she made her way to the glowing sphere.
"Are you still trying to beat me?" The same chilling laughter as before filled the area. "I must admit you're braver than you look. But in the end, not even bravery can save you. You should have given up the girl when you had the chance!" Badiyanu's evil smile filled Usagi's vision and soon the rather large woman seemed to melt into the burning ball behind her. A pair of glowing eyes shot open revealing a pair of glowing eyes, almost as if the sphere had become Badiyanu's face. "Now, your time has come Sailor Moon! Die!"
A column of fire shot directly at Usagi, but just before it hit she turned away, flying forward under the force that occurred when the blaze had made contact with her body. The flames spread over her back and legs causing her entire backside to burn with pain. The flames ate away at her sailor outfit exposing some of Usagi's bare skin. So much pain would normally have put her in an unconscious state, but this time she struggled to stay awake. Looking down she checked on her still-sleeping daughter. The fire had not gotten to Chibi-Usa as far as she could tell, which drew a sigh of relief from Usagi. Positive that Chibi-Usa would be fine, Usagi held on tighter.
"Still alive? Not for long!" Again a pillar of fire shot out at Usagi. She braced herself waiting for the pain. But no matter how much she had prepared herself, the attack came as a surprise and the pain felt as if it had doubled. Again, she held on tighter to Chibi-Usa as she went flying forward. Again and again the attacks rushed at her and Chibi-Usa trying to separate the two, and at one point had almost been successful. Her screams of pain were the only things she could hear. In a way she was thankful for that since she no longer had to listen to the unsettling laughter of Badiyanu but she feared that if things kept on going as they were, she wouldn't be able to ignore the darkness calling to her.
Before the next attack came, she called out to her friends. 'Scouts, please listen to me! I need your help! Please, lend Chibi-Usa and me your strength! We needs you now!' She waited, as another attack hit her, for the power she had requested. She was slipping closer to unconsciousness.
***
"Usagi!" Sailor Mars tried to desperately call out to her friend's voice, but nothing answered her back. Turning, she faced the other scouts. "You heard her! Her and Chibi-Usa need us!" The others nodded.
"Mars Crystal - Power!" The symbol of Mars appeared on her forehead glowing a bright red. It created a beam of red-hot light that flowed swiftly towards the sphere in the sky. It didn't take the other scouts long to follow her example.
"Venus Crystal - Power!" She smiled slightly as the symbol of everything she loved, everything she stood for appeared on her forehead as it had on Rei's. The soft orange glow caused a warm sensation to run through Minako's body and she channeled it into rescuing Usagi. A ray of orange streamed out, running next to Rei's red one.
"Mercury Crystal - Power!" A wave of energy washed over her as the symbol of Mercury appeared on her forehead. The power was so inviting and so warm, she noted as a smile became visible. The soft light took off after Rei and Minako's adding to the growing colors.
"Jupiter Crystal - Power!" Makoto's respective color appeared creating the green symbol on her forehead. She was slightly jealous of Usagi for not letting them in on the action, but it could be forgiven. Right now, she needed to focus on getting her friend out. She released he energy and allowed it to join the Rei, Minako, and Ami's energy.
"Uranus Crystal - Power!" The rush of energy increased Haruka's need for action. The symbol on her forehead flashed a bright color across her forehead. Letting the energy fly off with the rest Haruka sighed slightly. The best she could do for now was to allow her friend to use this energy for any battle that might occur. If she was lucky enough, Usagi wouldn't completely finish this off on her own.
"Neptune Crystal - Power!" Neptune could feel the sea of energy that pooled inside her to release itself. Wave upon wave of warm energy came forth revealing her own symbol. She reached out her should and poured as much as she could into protecting her princess. The soft energy joined the other colors in the sky.
"Pluto Crystal - Power!" The keeper of time shuddered slightly at the release of energy. She hadn't recovered fully from the episode that had happened earlier, and images still haunted her visions. But she would give any amount of energy to set things back to the way they had been. The colorful beam shot out of her forehead and finished joining the others in the sky. Finally complete, the energy found its way into the dark ball in the sky.
***
In between the assaults thrown at her, Usagi's body began to glow as the power from the scouts finally came to her. The warm light encased her and she closed her eyes in pure bliss. If only she didn't have to let go of this feeling! After a moment of reveling in the inviting light she summoned her crystal. The energy she had just received began to channel itself into the crystal and Usagi willed it to flow from the crystal in her locket to surround Chibi-Usa. As Chibi-Usa's body began accepting the energy, the ribbons that covered her small body changed back into her sailor outfit. Her eyes slowly fluttered open as the last of the energy flowed out of Usagi's locket.
"Sailor Moon!" Chibi-Usa smiled up at her future mother. "Momma! I knew you'd save me! That evil lady was going to steal my energy from me! But I knew you'd find me and stop her." She smiled proudly up at her.
Usagi smiled back. "Chibi-Usa..." The burns finally took the best of her and Usagi's body began to ache. She bent over from pain as she started to tremble. Her hand came up to clutch at her locket pleading to the crystal to stop the pain. She cried out when the crystal refused to use any more energy. The pain became unbearable and the darkness beckoned to her, but she wouldn't let it take her until she was safe in Tokyo with her friends. She also had a duty to the children and their families. Her breath came out heavy as the last of the pain swept away. The sound of Chibi-Usa's worried voice became clear as she finally recovered.
"Momma! Talk to me! MOMMA!" Chibi-Usa quickly took hold of her mother's trembling form when she got a feeble noise from the warrior. "Are you all right?"
Usagi smiled weakly up at her. Her body still shivered from the results of the pain, but she couldn't think about that right now. "I'm fine Chibi-Usa. Using the Silver Crystal has just drained me out, that's all. I'll be ok in a few hours. Let's just beat Badiyanu once and for all." Chibi-Usa nodded back to her, worry was evident on her face. "Ready?"
"Whenever you are momma!"
"Then let's go!" Summoning their wands, Sailor Moon And Sailor Mini Moon took off towards the ball of fire, calling out their attack in unison.
"Moon Gorgeous - Meditation!"
They shot through the center of the black dream hole and back out into the cool night air. They smiled at each other when they heard the desperate cries of Badiyanu fading away. The battle was over.
***
Peru Peru lifted his tear-stained face up when he heard Badiyanu's cries of pain echoing through the air. His eyes widened in shock as he saw Sailor Moon and Sailor Mini Moon glowing against the black sky.
His open mouth quickly turned into a smile and he began to cry out of joy. "Sailor Moon! You broke through the black dream hole! You did it!" A pair of rainbow-colored wings appeared on his back. He turned his head back to look at the wings, very confused with why they would appear so suddenly. He quickly forgot about his own questions when he heard the cries of Sailor Moon and Sailor Mini Moon. He snapped his head back and noticed they were falling from where he had last seen them. Standing on his feet he pushed off of his gondola, or what was left of it, and flew after them, catching both of them before they could fall to the ground. He swiftly flew to a gondola nearby that held the other scouts inside. Slowly he backed away as the other scouts rushed to their friends. He'd let the others make sure they were all right.
***
Sailor Moon used Mars as a support for her weak legs as she waited for Chibi-Usa to finish her conversation with Peru Peru. She smiled slightly as her daughter leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek. She was about to call out to Chibi-Usa that it was time to go when Peru Peru flew into the air. A blush covered his cheeks as he kept his hand where Chibi-Usa had kissed him. A few more words were said between the two before Peru Peru took off. Though Usagi couldn't hear the conversation from where she was, she could tell that Chibi-Usa would never see Peru Peru again, at least not in reality.
She held out her free hand for her daughter to take a hold of and Chibi-Usa came running up to grab it. "Before we teleport back, I want everyone to promise me something." She stared seriously at the group of scouts, still using Mars for support. "For reasons I don't care to explain because I know each of you would get on my case about it, I don't want Mamoru to know anything about..." She fell to her knees as the pain from the burns on her back flooded over her body.
"Usagi!" Ami rushed over to her friend. Taking out her computer she began to type. "This isn't good!"
"What is it Ami?" Minako came over and tried to read the words on Ami's computer screen, but failed miserably.
"The silver crystal isn't healing Usagi's body. I don't know why, but these burns seem to be increasing in size." Usagi stood up but immediately fell back down because her legs were too shaky.
"I'm all right, it'll be all right. They aren't that serious..."
"Usagi, these are very serious!" Ami protested.
"They aren't serious!" Usagi's tone dared anyone to try and convince her otherwise.
Ami backed away to where she had previously stood. "You're right Usagi. They aren't that serious." Ami's voice and facial expression told everyone the opposite.
"Usagi, don't be such a baka! You need to see a doctor!" Rei's fiery temper took the best of her.
"Will you just listen to me?!" Everyone became quiet with surprise at Usagi's sudden outburst. "I don't want Mamoru to find out about this. None of you will tell him that something is wrong. All of us will act normal around him, all right?"
Minako stepped forward. "But..." When Usagi glared at her, she stepped back and nodded her head. "All right."
"Momma, you're being unfair! Daddy has a right to know about this. And you need to see a doctor."
"Chibi-Usa, don't argue with me."
"I will argue! You're worrying me! What if you die? Have you ever thought about that? What if the future changes because you wanted to be a baka? Do you want that?" Tears started streaming down her face.
"Oh Chibi-Usa. The reason I'm doing this is *for* the future. Can't you see that? I can't live my future with lies and questions. This will help put things in their place. You'll understand some day. When I explain it to you." She looked up at the rest of the scouts. "To all of you. Please, as your princess and friend, I ask you all to keep this from Mamoru." The group stared quietly at her, but, honoring her wishes they all agreed. Rei silently helped Usagi up and took hold of her hand. Smiling Usagi took Chibi-Usa's hand into her free one. The rest of the scouts connected hands as well. "Good, let's go home now."
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^^ Ok, so that was a long prologue, and I know it follows a lot of the movie...I just needed to set up my story! And, as confusing as it might be right now, it'll all become clear in a few chapters...or maybe in chapter one...*shrugs* I don't know. But, I hope you enjoyed it. And I hope you like chapter one too. I'll talk to y'all later! Ja!
~Merc
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