Journey to the Past - Chapter 3
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any of the characters; however the idea of the story is completely original and not based upon any of the plot ideas from Sailor Moon.
By the way, I was never really sure of the age gap between the senshi and Mamoru so I've made it about four years in this fic, I've got a feeling it may have been more though, but oh well!
The sun was setting over Tokyo; a warm breeze filled the air as pedestrians enjoyed the last few weeks of the summer. Couples walked hand in hand through the beautiful parks and adorned the city's most romantic restaurants, children groaned as their parents dragged them home, not wanting to end the summer fun and knowing they would soon have to return to the oh so dreaded school. Teenagers hung casually around clubs, trying desperately to rebel in some way shape or form as groups of friends chattered about everything possible on their way home from a day out.
Mamoru sighed as he looked over the sight before him and then back to the sleeping child inside, the sunset produced an innocent pink light which shone over her, illuminating her beautiful features. She was five, nearly six, years old now and in his opinion was growing up way too quickly. His life had definitely not been what he had expected. He supposed that was the problem, his life had been planned out for him from the moment he was born, he didn't know it until a while ago, but that's destiny for you. The thought of being king of Crystal Tokyo was nothing but a distant memory to him now as, at the age of 28 he looked back over his life. So much pain and loss, it had never been the same, not without her. But somehow the little angel before him had taken the pain away, just a little bit. He never knew whether it was because she distracted him from thinking about it all, or whether his own mind refused him to look back. She was his priority now, and although he missed his Usako more than anything, he knew that he had someone else to protect now.
Suddenly a door slamming from inside broke his chain of thought as he jolted round immediately to source the intruder. His shoulders tensed as he grabbed an umbrella sitting by the door and slowly crept out of the bedroom and into the living room. A floorboard creaked and he winced as he tiptoed through the hallway.
"Who's there?" He cried in rage as he stepped boldly into the open space.
"Mamoru I…ARGH" The black cat cried as she arched her back, noticing the threatening look on Mamoru's face as he held up the umbrella.
Mamoru jumped slightly and sighed, his shoulders releasing as he held his hand to his forehead, "Luna what are you doing here? And how did you get in I thought I locked the door!"
"Mamoru that is all irrelevant at the present moment, I'm afraid I have some bad news." The cat sighed as she walked past him and into the centre of the room. She tilted her head towards the chair in front of her, "I think you should be sitting down for this."
Mamoru looked from Luna to the chair and immediately took her advice, many thoughts ran through his mind as he sat down and looked her in the eye, "what is it Luna?"
"I was with Amy earlier today and we were doing some research, mainly just checking over the current state of the world and we found something rather unusual. It seems that there is a negative energy being admitted from somewhere in space, and it is slowly getting closer to the Earth."
Mamoru's eyes widened as he urged the feline to continue, his mouth opening slightly as if to ask what in the world was going on.
The cat continued as she began to pace up and down in front of him, "I knew that was exactly our reaction, after all nothing like this has happened since Usa… in over six years. We think there's actually another threat. We don't know why or how, but what we do know is that we have to be alert; if this threat is anything like those from the past we're in big trouble Mamoru, especially seeing as we no longer have Sailor Moon with us. We're going to have to be extremely cautious!"
The mention of her name made his heart ache. They rarely talked about her, each of them knowing it would just bring up hurt and pain. He hated it, she deserved to be remembered and respected, and she was after all, the best thing that had happened to each and every one of them, especially him. But she had been taken from them unjustly; in such a horrific way that no one could bear to think about.
"I understand Luna, thank you for telling me. I just don't know how we're going to cope with this without her," he hung his head, silky, dark hair falling over his eyes. "I don't know if I can do it without her."
The black cat looked up at the young man sympathetically and sighed, "I know it's going to be hard Mamoru, but we have to do this for her. She would have never wanted us to let anything threaten what she died to save; we must fight in her memory, to avenge her!" The cat cried as tears formed in her eyes. "We all loved her so much Mamoru, this certainly isn't going to be easy."
"Thank you Luna, you're right, we must do it for her, for Usagi." He looked up and smiled at Luna, glancing over at the closet on the far side of the room, 'maybe it'd finally time to get out the cape again, and maybe it is time to move on…' He thought to himself.
Suddenly they heard small footsteps coming from the corner of the room. Mamoru looked up to see Serena looking at them shyly from the shadows. "Serena? Are you okay?"
"Mamo-chan, I - I had a bad dream, and they were looking for me, a-and they were coming to g-get me!" The small girl stood shaking as tears fell from her sky blue eyes, her thick blond hair stuck to her petite face as she clung on to that pink stuffed bunny that she had become so fond of.
Mamoru ran over and scooped up the child in his arms, putting his chin on her head as he tried to comfort her, "don't worry sweetheart it was just a bad dream, that's all. You're safe here."
"But it was so scary Mamo-chan, they said I should be afraid, they wanted to take me away!" She cried as she looked into his eyes, wanting him to understand her fear.
"Who? Serena, who wanted to take you away?" He asked curiously, tucking a piece of stray here behind her ear.
"The monsters! They were scary Mamo-chan, I was scared, and they're coming to get me!" The little girl sobbed as she buried her head in his shoulder, gripping on to his shirt and determined not to let go if her life depended on it.
Mamoru looked to Luna in concern, she looked up at the small girl and signalled that she was to leave; she always had to be so careful not to talk in the child's presence, although much like the others she felt a strange bond with Serena. She couldn't explain it, but for some reason she felt the need to be there for her, which was hard as she was stuck inside a cat's body, trying to help the child would surely scare her even more!
Mamoru nodded as he watched Luna leave the apartment, he didn't notice that she looked back over the people left inside, a look of sorrow on her face.
"Mamo-chan, I'm scared. I don't wanna go back to sleep!" Exclaimed Serena as he placed her on her bed, the pink sheet adorned with rabbits was screwed up on the floor beside the bed. He picked it up and tucked her in.
"I know Serena, but you need to get some sleep sweetheart, you're starting school soon remember? You need all the energy you can get!" He soothed as he sat down on the bed next to her.
"Will you sit with me Mamo-chan. Please!" She begged as she gazed up at him.
He chuckled to himself and sat back against the end of the bed, "of course I will. You just get to sleep, I'll be right here if you need anything."
Serena seemed content as she laid down closed her eyes, "night night Mamo-chan."
"Night night Serena, sweet dreams." He smiled as he shut his own eyes, feeling the world of slumber envelope him as he dreamt of a time of happiness, with her.
Meanwhile…
"Radon… Radon? RADON COME HERE NOW!" Boomed Xenon, her eyes flashed red as she looked around for her minion, her anger rose, how dare he disobey her!
A flash of green appeared before her, followed by Radon. "I'm so sorry master, I was busy trying to make something that would de transform the Sailor Senshi, after all they are at this point our biggest threat. Without them and their powers Sailor Moon will never be able to manage, especially seeing as she's now so small!" A smirk appeared across his face as he looked up to his master for praise.
Xenon rolled her eyes, "Radon have you lost your mind! That does indeed sound like a good plan, but have you even tracked Sailor Moon down yet? Seeing her through my orb is no longer sufficient, I want to know exactly where she is, who she is with and how she was brought back! Do you understand me?"
"B-but master, I don't think we have the energy to do that yet…"
"SILENCE. Find a way to get energy then. Many of our allies have done it in the past, what was it that Beryl used, Youma's? Anyway, that is your mission. Gather energy from those weaklings on earth Radon. I do not wish to be disappointed by you AGAIN!"
A purple light appeared followed by a minion who looked identical to Radon, all for the colour of his suit, which was purple instead of green. "Master, allow me to help Radon on this mission, I feel it is too much for one person to handle." The minion explained as he bowed to his master.
"Ah, Argon, what a pleasant surprise," Xenon stated sarcastically as she again rolled her eyes, "very well if it will get the job done quicker you may help Radon, but do not betray my trust on this one Argon, I expect good results from the two of you! Now, be gone!"
"Yes Xenon." The minions replied simultaneously as the vanished from the main room into a smaller, darker room.
"What was that?" Cried Radon as he glared at Argon who had appeared next to him. "I can do this myself, I don't need YOUR help!"
Argon chuckled and placed his hand on Radon's shoulder, "Radon, Radon, Radon, I know that you probably could have done it on your own, but I already have an energy grabbing plan that will rid the Earths damn good energy, you see, since the so called death of Sailor Moon, the earth has been fragile. Without her there is great fear, even from those most powerful, for example the Sailor Senshi. It is good for us that the earth is in such a vulnerable place, and I Radon, am just the person to help you destroy it!" He grinned as Radon hung his head and clenched his fists.
"Fine! But I am in charge here, you are simple there to provide me with information. I get to steal the energy, I get to take the praise and I get to destroy the earth, is that clear?!" Radon screamed.
"Crystal." Argon stated simply as he clicked his fingers and once again vanished from sight.
"Your energy will be mine Sailor Senshi, as will your lives!" Radon grinned evilly.
Well that's it for now, I hope you're enjoying it, thanks for reading! Please review, it means alot! Until next time Sam xxx
