My Dearest Duo
by Pokahydee pokahydee@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing, so please don't sue me.
Note: This story takes place during Super Sailor S (Usagi is 15), and after the war is over in Gundam Wing.
-Prologue-
"I don't ever want to see you again!!" Usagi screamed, running out of Mamoru's apartment. She slammed the door behind her, running at top speed. She didn't know where she was going, she was just trying to get away. Tears streamed down her face, making her blue eyes red and swollen. She ran into the park, going to the very back part where no one really went. "I don't know how I ever loved him!" She cried, falling to her knees. "I don't care about being the stupid Princess, the future Queen! I don't care about Mamoru! I just wish I could be normal! Not stupid Princess Serenity!" She cried, throwing her head back, the tears glistened on her pale face. She closed her eyes and silently begged to be taken to another place, another time. Clouds rolled in and the figure of a winged horse appeared above her. "Pegasus?" She asked, seeing the horse fly down next to her.
"Usagi.." He said. "Do you really wish to leave this place?"
"I do. I can't take it anymore." Usagi said, tears still falling down her face.
"What of ChibiUsa?" He asked.
"I do not want to see ChibiUsa disappear forever. I know we fight a lot, but I really do love her," Usagi said. "I only wish there was a way for her to still be born without me having to be with Mamoru."
"There may be a way." Pegasus said.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Usagi asked, confusion apparent on her face.
"If I take her into the dreams with me, she will never die and she will be able to visit you in your dreams." Pegasus said.
"Can you do that?" Usagi asked, her face filled with hope.
"I can if that is really what you want. This is something you must think about though." Pegasus said.
"If I leave, what will happen to the future?" Usagi asked.
"Your friends will still be here to fight, but it may not be enough," Pegasus said. "Do you really want to see them lose their lives? Are you willing to sacrifice them?"
"They don't care for me! They never have! They've only kept me around since they know that I'm the Princess! And Mamoru loved Princess Serenity, he never loved me!" Usagi cried.
"Think about the offer and I will return to this spot at this exact time tomorrow night." Pegasus said, disappearing back into the world of dreams. Usagi sat for a long time in the dark park. She thought about what she had just heard and thought about what would happen if she were to leave.
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"You're such a crybaby, get over it!" Rei scolded. "Mamoru only love Princess Serenity, did you honestly think he loved you? You're such a crybaby and you're practically flunking out."
"How could you say that Rei?" Usagi asked, her eyes starting to water. Rei's words stung.
"You know she's right, Usagi," Ami said, stepping up behind the two. "You're a terrible student and you whine too much. If it weren't for ChibiUsa, he would have left you a long time ago."
"That's true," Minako's voice said. "Why else would he stay with you for so long? It's not for your looks. Now maybe I'll have a chance with him since you two aren't together anymore." She said, flipping her hair over her shoulder.
"You should just leave Usagi. We're not your friends. We've never like you. You're an embarrassment to the Moon Family." Makoto said, coming up on the other side of Usagi.
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry I'm not the Princess you wanted!! All of you, just leave me alone!" Usagi screamed.
Usagi's head shot up off the pillow and her eyes darted around the room.
"You're my friends, why are you doing this?!" Usagi screamed, gripping the sleeping animal next to her. She pulled Luna to her chest, not aware that she was strangling the poor cat.
"Usagi!" The cat cried, digging her claws in. "I can't breath!!" Usagi opened her eyes to see that she was sitting in bed. She released the cat, her eyes darting all over the room.
"It was a dream." She mummers, looking at the clock beside her. 4:00 in the morning.
"Did you have another nightmare Usagi?" Luna asked, straightening her ruffled fur.
"Yes, this one was the worst one yet." Usagi said, swinging her feet over the edge of the bed. She slipped out of her nightgown, pulling on a pair of jeans and a black tank top. She pulled on a pair of shoes and walked downstairs heading for the front door.
"Where are you going?" Luna asked.
"I'm going for a walk." Usagi said, opening the door quietly.
"It's 4 o'clock in the morning!" Luna cried. "It's way too early for you to be roaming the streets of Tokyo!"
"I'll be fine, Luna. Remember, I'm Super Sailor Moon." Usagi said, closing the door behind her. She made sure it was locked so that Luna wouldn't follow her. She walked to the bus stop and jumped on the bus that went o Rei's temple. She stepped off the bus and began to walk towards the temple. She saw lights and heard laughter as she approached the temple.
Chapter 1 - The Betrayal
"And then she fell flat on her face." She heard Rei say and heard about four other people laughing hysterically. She peeked into the room with the light to see the figure of five people. There was Minako, Makoto, Ami, Rei, and Mamoru. Minako was laying in Mamoru's arms as Rei recounted her story. Mamoru leaned down, kissing Minako lightly on the lips. Usagi's eyes began to fill with tears. 'How could they. Minako is one of my best friends and she's over there kissing my future husband' Usagi thought as pain stabbed at her heart.
"I have one," Makoto chimed in. "It happened last week. Me and Usagi were going to the arcade after school and she had a piece of gum in her mouth. We were walking down the sidewalk and she tripped over a crack in the sidewalk and fell flat on her face." Everyone started to laugh and then Makoto broke in. "That wasn't even the funniest part," She said, trying to hold back her laughter. "She'd been blowing a bubble and it popped and got all over her face and in her hair. It was so funny, we had to but some of her hair to get it all out!" This caused another uproar of laughter. Usagi bit her lip to keep from crying and listened as they continued.
"You know," Mamoru started. "If it weren't for ChibiUsa, I wouldn't still be with her. She's such a crybaby and her grades are terrible."
"I know what you mean. Why can't she be a little more like Princess Serena. She was so smart and graceful. I guess the Princess is gone," Rei said. "We'll just have to wait until the day and then we can get rid of her." Usagi couldn't hold it back any longer.
"I thought you were my friends!!" Usagi screamed, standing outside the window. The light washed over her frail from, showing the tears that were forming in her eyes. "How could you!! I never want to see you again!! You can do without your precious Princess Serenity!!" Usagi cried. She ran towards the park where she had met Pegasus the previous night.
"Usagi come back!!" She heard the five people shout behind her. She didn't slow her pace. For being a ditzy, clumsy, teenager, Usagi could run really fast. She easily reached the spot where she and Pegasus had originally met and fell to her knees.
"It's unbearable!" Usagi cried, the tears falling to the dry dirt. "I can't take it!" She shouted, slamming her fist into the ground.
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"ChibiUsa.." A voice said. ChibiUsa looked up to see Pegasus walking slowly towards her.
"Pegasus, you came to me again," She said, running up to the white horse. "I'm so glad to see you again."
"I'm afraid I have some rather bad news." Pegasus said.
"Huh? Bad news? You mean I won't get to see you again?" ChibiUsa asked, tears forming in her eyes.
"It's nothing like that." Pegasus said. His horn began to glow and slowly he changed form. The mane on the back of his neck began to shorten into a head of white hair. His body began to take the form of a boy about her age.
"Wow, I didn't know you could do that." ChibiUsa said, staring in shock as she looked at the handsome young man in front of her.
"My name is Helios. I am also known as Pegasus and I have some dreadful news for you." Helios said.
"What? What's wrong?" She asked, concern on her face.
"It's about Usagi. She's decided to leave this place." Helios said.
"Leave? Then that mean.." ChibiUsa stopped halfway through, covering her mouth. "No, it can't be! She wouldn't do that to me, would she? I know she hates me and this is her way to get back at me." ChibiUsa cried out her grief.
"She loves you, that is why she has asked me to take care of you." Helios said, taking her frail hand.
"Doing what?" ChibiUsa asked.
"She's asked me to take me into the dream world. You're spirit will live on inside the dreams of children." Helios said, kneeling in front of her. He kissed the back of her hand and looked up into her eyes.
"Why does she want to leave, though?" ChibiUsa asked.
"The Sailor Scouts see her as a failure and are planning a takeover as soon as you are born," Helios said. "She overheard one of their conversations."
"That can't be though. In the future, my Daddy loves my Mommy," ChibiUsa cried, pulling her hand away. "Is Usagi really doing this for me?"
"She is. She loves you very much and is doing this so you will live on. You can go and visit her in her dreams along with me." Helios said.
"Please, don't leave me." ChibiUsa begged. Her form changed and she reappeared in her long white Princess dress. Huge white wings appeared on her back and lifted her into the air.
"I'll never leave you." He said, rising to his feet. The horn on his forehead began to glow and he was replaced by Pegasus. The crescent moon on ChibiUsa's forehead began to glow and she was replaced by a Pegasus with a long pink mane and tail and instead of a horn, she had a yellow crescent moon in the middle of her forehead. Slowly, ChibiUsa's body began to fade from existence. Her body disappeared in a poof of pink sparkles. Luna laid on the child's bed, tears streaming down her face as the girl disappeared from sight. She began to weep for the loss of the Usagi and the future Princess.
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"Pegasus.." Usagi whispered through her tears. "Please, I cannot bare to stay in this place any longer," Usagi, sat on the ground, tears dripping onto the ground moist with tears. "Please take me away from this place. They don't want me here."
"Arise, Usagi." A voice said. Usagi looked up to see Pegasus floating to the ground. He landed beside her, along with another one. The other Pegasus had a long pink mane and tail.
"I have one question." The one with the pink hair said. Usagi recognized the voice immediately.
"ChibiUsa!" Usagi cried, seeing the winged horse in front of her.
"Yes, it's me," the horse said quietly. "Why are you leaving us all?" She asked innocently.
"It's a long story, ChibiUsa," Usagi said. "They don't want me here anymore. When they found out I was the Moon Princess, they thought I would immediately become the Princess from the past. It didn't happen that way so I guess they just stopped trying and began to plan against me."
"…."
"I'll tell you all about it in my dreams," Usagi said, patting the horse on the nose. "You just stay out of trouble." Usagi said with tears in her eyes.
"You're starting to sound like my Mommy." ChibiUsa said, tears forming in her big red eyes. She nuzzled her big nose against Usagi and turned when Pegasus called her over to him.
"We must be leaving now." He said as she approached him.
"You be sure you visit me!" Usagi called after ChibiUsa and Pegasus.
"Usagi!!" She heard a voice behind her. She turned to see Mamoru running towards her.
"Pegasus hurry!" She cried, as Mamoru grew nearer and nearer. The horn on Pegasus's forehead began to glow and Usagi turned into Princess Serenity with the white wings. Mamoru turned into Prince Endymion and kept running towards her. Usagi felt his hand on her shoulders and felt herself falling. When she hit the ground, she was in the same spot.
"What? I didn't even go anywhere!" She cried, standing up. She wiped her tears and brushed the dirt off of her jeans. "I must have fallen asleep and dreamed the whole thing," She walked out of the park, heading for home. When she reached her road and the her house, she stood outside the house with a confused expression on her face. "What? That can't be my house." Usagi said, looking at the house in front of her. She saw lights in the window and there were about six children running around inside the house.
Chapter 2 - Where Am I?
"Come on, I wanna go to the arcade." A little girl said, running out of the house. Another little girl followed and behind them, a little boy tried to catch up.
"Hey wait up!" He cried, running after his younger sisters.
"Who are you?" A voice asked behind her.
"Huh?" Usagi spun around to see a man that was about 17 standing behind her. "Umm.. nobody."
"Did you used to live there or something?" He asked, seeing how she stared at the house.
"No," She said smiling. "I was just looking at how lovely it looks. It's so big." She lied, blushing.
"Yeah, it's a nice house. We just moved in there last week. My siblings are adjusting well." He said, waving to another child that ran from the front door.
"Do you know who used to live here?" Usagi asked.
"No, it was abandoned for a few hundred years. My parents fixed it up before we moved her. They say a girl that used to live there disappeared a long time ago." He said.
"Really? Did they ever find her?" Usagi asked, her story changing.
"They didn't say. There's really no record of much from then. It was so long ago. I saw a picture once, she actually looked like you," He said, looking at her suspiciously. "In the picture, she had her hair done the same way as you do," He said. "Weird."
"That is kind of weird. I just moved here so I was taking a look around the neighborhood. I guess I'll see you around." Usagi said, waving as she ran off towards the old arcade.
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"Die!" Duo shouted, shooting the last of the suits attacking him. "That's why I'm called the 'God of Death'," He said, confidently, as he put the gun back in the holder. "Any other challengers?" He asked, looking at the people that had gathered around. The group around him was quite large, but no one was brave enough to challenge him. They knew that it was impossible to beat him.
Usagi walked into the arcade and noticed a group of people gathered around a game. She made her way over and saw a boy with a long brown braid that hung down his back. He had a cocky smile on his face when she approached.
"No one wants to challenge the God of Death?" He asked, looking a little hurt. "I guess I'm just too good for all of you." He said, sitting back in the seat. He put his hands behind his head, leaning back with an arrogant grin on his face.
"I'll challenge you." Usagi said, seeing the little smirk on his face.
"Huh? All right," He said, turning towards the voice. "A girl?" He said, seeing the blond girl that stood before him. She had long blond hair done up into two buns that looked like odangos and had crystal blue eyes. She wore jeans and a black tank top and looked like she hadn't gotten too much sleep the previous night.
"What? Afraid I'll win?" Usagi asked, giving him an innocent look.
"Now wait a second!" Duo cried. "I won't give up like that. The 'God of Death' will kick you ass!" He said, patting the seat next to him. "I'll try not to embarrass you too bad." He said, his smirk spread across his face.
"What's your name 'God of Death'?" Usagi asked sarcastically.
"Name's Duo. You are?" He asked, putting the money into the game.
"Usagi," Usagi said, putting her money in the game slot. "Let's get started." Usagi said, when a picture appeared on the screen. Usagi and Duo started the game and were pretty much even until the very end. They faced each other after destroying all the other bad guys.
"Are you sure you can handle this?" Duo asked, his little smirk on his face.
"Don't worry about me." She said, returning the look. After a few minutes, the two had both run out of ammo and were fighting hand to hand. Usagi drew her sword, sticking it through Duo's player's stomach. His player disappeared and his mouth dropped open.
"I can't believe it!" He said, staring in shock at the game screen. "I was beat by a girl!" Usagi gave him a smirk and stood.
"Hope I didn't hurt your pride too much." Usagi commented, heading for the door. He stared after her, shocked that she had beaten him so badly.
"That was just a lucky shot." He said, crossing his arms over his chest.
"See you around." Usagi said. She walked out of the building, on the side walk outside the arcade. 'What am I going to do?' Usagi asked herself, her eyes on the ground. She felt someone run into her and looked up to see a bunch of soldiers carrying guns run past. Two of them stopped, holding guns up pointed at her. She glanced up and down the street, seeing that all of the people that had been outside were also being held at gun-point.
"Hold it right there!" One of them shouted.
"What? What's going on?!?" Usagi demanded, anger and not fear appeared on her face.
"Leave her alone!" A voice behind her cried. Usagi turned to see Duo holding a gun pointed at the soldiers.
"I can take care of myself!" Usagi shot back. Duo was surprised at the girl's reaction.
"What? Is your head that thick!?!" Duo demanded. He ran forward, grabbing Usagi by the arm and pulled her into the alley.
"Let go of me!" Usagi cried as he pulled her through the twisting alleyways. He found a manhole in the middle of the alley and lifted the top off, jumping down inside. "I'm not going in there." Usagi said, crossing her arms over her chest. Duo climbed out and grabbed her around the waist forcing her into the hole.
"If you don't come, they're gonna kill you!" He snapped, pulling the cover back on. He put his finger to her lips, silencing her. They heard voices above on the street.
"I think they went this way." One of the soldiers said, turning down the left branch. They waited for their footsteps to dissipate before either one said a word.
"What the hell was that all about?!?" Usagi demanded. "And why do you have a gun? Aren't you a little young to be carrying a gun?!?"
"Quiet!" Duo snapped, putting his gun away. "I'll answer your questions but not here." He said, taking her hand. They walked through the dark sewer in total silence.
"Where are we going anyway?" Usagi asked, after they had walked for about an hour.
"I'm going to see Rileena, I have to find out what's happened. Why the military came to take over. You should probably go home, they won't do anything to hurt a civilian." Duo said, still holding her hand.
"Rileena?" Usagi asked. "Who's Rileena?"
"You don't know who Princess Rileena is?" Duo asked, looking like she was speaking another language.
"I've never heard of Princess Rileena," Usagi said. "Can I come with you?"
"I don't think so, it'd be too dangerous." Duo said.
"I don't care if it's dangerous. I want to help," Usagi whined. "Please?" She begged, giving him the goo-goo eyes. She whimpered, sticking out her bottom lip.
Chapter 3 - The Princess Meets the Queen
"I don't know." Duo said.
"Please? I don't have anywhere else to go," Usagi said. "I'm an orphan now."
"What do you mean you're an orphan 'now'?" Duo asked.
"Umm.. my parents were killed in a car accident last week. I have no where to go since they didn't have too much they could leave me." Usagi lied, looking very sorrowful. Duo's expression softened and he smiled at her.
"You can come and stay with me for now," Duo said, taking her hand again. "We'd better get going." Usagi's normal smile appeared on her lips and she followed behind Duo.
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Duo took Usagi's hand and helped her out of the sewer, putting the cover back over the man hole. Usagi looked down at her clothes and realized the two of them were covered in sewage.
"This is so gross." She cried, wrinkling her nose in disgust.
"Don't worry about it, we're almost there." Duo said, pulling Usagi along behind him. Usagi blushed when he took her hand, but he didn't seem to notice. After walking for a few minutes, Duo stopped at the gate to a huge house. He rang the bell and the door opened a few seconds later. He pulled her through the fence and they walked up to the house to be greeted by a girl about their age. She had blond hair about down to her shoulders and ice blue eyes.
"It's nice to see you again Duo." She said, smiling at the boy in front of her.
"Yeah, it's nice to see you. I haven't seen you around for a while," Duo said. "You seen Heero lately?" Rileena's eyes cast to the ground as she thought of the young pilot that had threatened to kill her as well as saved her so many times.
"I haven't heard from Heero in a few months." Rileena said, looking at the ground.
"Rileena, this is Usagi. We kind of ended up together when the military invaded the city." Duo said.
"The military did what?!" Rileena demanded, her eyes focusing on Duo.
"Yeah. I was in the arcade and when I went outside they were holding everyone up including Usagi. That's how we ended up together. She refused to listen to them and I had to save her." Duo said.
"You did not have to save me, I can take care of myself!" Usagi snapped. "If you would have given me a chance, I could have beat them myself." Usagi said, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Oh yeah? Using what? Your looks?" Duo demanded.
"No! Using this!" Usagi snapped, pulling out her broach in her anger. "Moon Cosmic Dream Action!" She shouted holding the broach in the air. Usagi almost cried when she realized that ChibiUsa wasn't with her. She had always shared this transformation with ChibiUsa. Towards the end of the transformation, a Pegasus with pink hair came down, landing beside Usagi. Usagi's feet lightly touched the ground and she looked at the winged horse.
"Usagi!" The winged horse cried.
"ChibiUsa?" Usagi questioned.
"It's me. Helios brought me into the dream world so I could still live." ChibiUsa said nuzzling a white haired Pegasus next to her.
"I can't believe you're still here. I thought when I left, ChibiUsa would never be born." Usagi said confused.
"I wasn't ever born, I live on in your dreams, though, and when you need me, I can come and help," ChibiUsa said. "I'm so glad you called me here, I missed you so much."
"I told you I would always take care of her." Helios said, stepping up next to ChibiUsa.
"I didn't know that this was possible." Usagi said.
"In the world of dreams, anything is possible." Helios said. His horn began to glow and the two winged horses were replaced by a young man and a girl in a long white dress. The girl looked like she was related to Usagi, not only because she had the same hair, but there was something else that made them look alike.
"Umm.. what's going on?" Usagi heard Duo ask. "I think I'm going crazy."
"I don't think so because I'm seeing them too." Rileena said fear written across her face.
"I am very sorry," Helios said. "But, since you are not in trouble, we must leave for the time being."
"Yes, we must go or I'll fade out of existence forever." ChibiUsa said. Her body began to fade and Helios's horn began to glow. The two people turned back into winged horses and disappeared into the sky.
"What the hell was that?!" Duo demanded. Usagi paled as she looked behind the two people staring, dumbfounded at her.
"I'm sorry, I have a lot of secrets. I can't explain them out in the open like this, though." Usagi said.
"Why exactly are you dressed like that?" Duo asked.
"I'll explain everything when we're out of the open. I don't want anyone to see me standing out here. The three people walked into the house and sat down at the table in the middle of the huge room.
"Shall I bring our guests some tea?" An older man asked.
"Yes, I think that would be appropriate." Rileena said. The man left and headed for the kitchen returning with three mugs of tea and a small pot.
"Thank you." Usagi said, taking the cup. She took a sip of the tea and placed it back on the saucer, crossing her slender legs.
"So.. why are you dressed like that?" Duo asked.
"I'm not from this world," Usagi said, putting the saucer on the table. She picked up the sugar, putting a spoonful into her tea. "I am from an alternate universe. A parallel world to this. In that world, I am a fighter but the name of Super Sailor Moon. I fight against any evil that threatens the Earth."
"Evil? How do you fight? Hand to hand or in a mobile suit?" Duo asked.
"Mobile suit?" Usagi asked, her eyes questioning him.
"I guess that's a 'no' on the mobile suits." Duo said, crossing his arms behind his head. Duo saw Usagi sitting in front of them with her eyes tightly closed. A few seconds later, the sailor fuku she had been wearing disappeared and she was in the same jeans and tank top as before.
"I fight youma, evil being created by an evil more powerful force." Usagi said. "I wished that I could leave that place. I just want to be a normal teenager with normal teenage problems."
"Where exactly are you from?" Duo asked, his eyes narrowing on her.
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Cliffhanger… anyway, did u like it? Please review k? Or email me at pokahydee@hotmail.com