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"Why," Rubeus roared with clenched fists, "Why is it that not one of you have capture that rabbit yet?"
The four Ayakashi sisters stood heads bowed. Not one dared to reply knowing their leader was furious at their constant failure. A deadly silence hung in the air as Rubeus gazed coldly at the four with a snarl.
"Well!"
"It's those pesky Sailor Senshis," Berthier gathered the courage to say, "They are also in this time."
"Every time the rabbit is within our grasp they would appear and ruin everything," Calaveras added, "We—"
"Enough," Rubeus exclaimed silencing the four once more, "I don't want to hear your excuses! These senshis are nothing but the weaker counterparts of their future selves and you're telling me you can't even handle them here?"
"But Rubeus-sama, there is another senshi among them that we've never met before," Koan defended.
"She calls herself Sailor Moon and she has enough power to destroy our droids," Petz said.
"So are the four of you telling me you're not capable of capturing the rabbit," Rubeus asked dangerously with narrowed eyes.
"Of course not," the four answered immediately.
"In fact I've already come up with a plan to locate the rabbit," Petz said surprising her sisters, "The rabbit releases energy surges when she is frightened, so I plan to use that to our advantage."
"And how do you propose to do that," Rubeus asked with an intrigued look.
Seeing their leader has calmed, Petz stood more confidently and snapped her finger. In the next instant, a droid with long silver hair and a drum strapped in front of her appeared.
"I recall that the rabbit is terrified of thunder, so I will have Furaiki create a thunder storm to frighten the little brat into releasing a power surge," Petz explained with a confident grin, "That way we can easily locate the rabbit."
"Then I suggest you get started," Rubeus said as he turned and exited into a dark corridor, "I would hope this time you won't fail me."
Chibi-usa sighed as she stared out the window of Usagi's bedroom. The dark grey sky seemed to be reflecting Usagi's aura ever since that day at the park where she saw Mamoru break up with her.
"Why would he do that," Chibi-usa pondered aloud to Luna-P who she held in her hands, "I mean I may be a kid, but it's obvious Mamoru really likes Usagi. It's not like he kept it a secret with the way he treats her."
'Usagi's taking it so hard too,' Chibi-usa thought with a frown, 'Maybe I shouldn't stay here anymore. She already have enough on her mind...but I don't have anywhere else to go.'
Hugging Luna-P closer to her, sadness filled her eyes as she recalled why she came to this time.
'I have to find the Ginzuishou...but I don't even know where to look. Luna-P had pinpointed it around here, but it doesn't look like Usagi has it after all,' she thought as tears and guilt formed in her eyes, 'Besides, even if Usagi did have it, she probably doesn't know what it is. She's kept me safe at the risk of her own life and her four friends as well. I have no reason to think she's lying to me.'
Wondering what she should do now, Chibi-usa walked out of Usagi's room and down to the living room with a depressed look. The sound of Shingo's video game was the only sound in the house. He was put in charge of watching her since Usagi was still in school and Usagi's father was at work while the mother was out.
"Take that and that," she heard Shingo yell, "Ha these monsters are no match for the Sailor Senshis!"
"No match for the Sailor Senshis," Chibi-usa repeated softly.
'No, they were no match for them,' Chibi-usa eyes saddened even more at the memory until a new idea formed, 'But maybe Sailor Moon can help. Daddy always told me stories about how she was the strongest senshi and Usagi told me that Sailor Moon and the other senshis beat those monsters that attacked us all those times.'
With determination burning in her eyes, Chibi-usa quietly snuck past the living room. After making sure that Shingo was still immersed in his game, she soundlessly exited the house through the front door. Once she was out of the house, she began to run down the street not knowing where to look, but feeling like this was her only option.
'I'm sorry Usagi, but I have to find Sailor Moon to save mama.'
"Come on Usagi-chan, why don't we go get a milkshake at the arcade," Makoto said to her depressed friend, "It's not every day a study session gets cancelled because Ami-chan have additional research to do."
"Yeah Usagi-chan," Minako said, "You've been dying to try that new Sailor-V game at the arcade anyway. Why don't we go break it in now?"
"Thanks guys, but I need to get home. Chibi-usa's home alone with my little brother today," Usagi said as she stopped at the corner where they would have to separate.
"We can bring Chibi-usa with us," Makoto said, "I'm sure she would love to go to the arcade with us."
"I know you guys are worried about me, but I'm fine. Don't worry about me, "Usagi said putting on a smile, "Besides it looks like it's going to rain any second now. We all better get going before we're caught in the rain."
"Usagi-chan," Minako said as both she and Makoto were unconvinced by her words.
"Really guys I'm going to be fine," Usagi said with a soft smile, "I'll see you guys tomorrow."
With a wave, Usagi turned the corner and continued her way home. Once far enough, the sadness returned to her eyes as her shoulders sagged slightly. She didn't want her friends to keep worrying about her, but it was hard to keep a front when her heart felt so empty. Since the day of their break up, she hardly saw Mamoru outside of battles against the Black Moon Clan. On those few occasions they did run into each other, he acted with an indifferent demeanor if he hadn't completely ignored her altogether. The pain had become so great that Usagi herself tried to avoid Mamoru.
'I wonder what I did to make him hate me so much,' Usagi wondered for what seemed like the millionth time.
Suddenly, a rumble in the sky shook Usagi out of her thoughts. Shivering slightly, she increased her pace as it began to drizzle.
'Great, even the heavens hate me,' Usagi thought as she broke out into a run, 'Why does it have to be a thunderstorm?'
Relieve was evident on her face when her house came into view, but it instantly vanished when she recognized Shingo standing in the rain with a panicked look.
"Shingo! What are you doing out in the rain? Are you so childish that you want o play in the rain," Usagi yelled as she came to a stop at their front gate.
"Usagi," Shingo exclaimed with worried etched on his face, "Chibi-usa's gone!"
With a panicked look, Usagi dropped her bag and gripped onto Shingo's shoulders with both hands.
"What do you mean she's gone," she asked the already frightened Shingo, "Weren't you suppose to be watching her?"
"I don't know. I was playing my game and I knew she was up in your room. I don't know when she left," Shingo replied guiltily, "I...I didn't mean to...Wait! Usagi where are you going?"
"I'm going to find Chibi-usa!"
"I'll go with—"
"No," Usagi stopped and yelled, "You stay here in case she comes back. Don't worry Shingo, I'll find her."
With a nod of his head, Shingo picked up Usagi's school bag and headed back into the house. Once she saw her brother was back inside, Usagi began running again as she pulled out her communicator.
"You guys this is an emergency," she said once the others answered her call, "Chibi-usa's disappeared! I need help looking for her."
"Right," the four chorused.
"If any of us find her we'll contact the others," Ami said.
"Right," Usagi answered before tucking away her communicator to continue her search.
Time passed and Usagi found herself in the neighborhood near Mamoru's apartment. By this time, the rain was pouring heavily and she was soaking wet. The rumbling of thunder became more frequent causing her to shiver from both fear and cold. As she arrived in front of her exboyfriend's apartment, she instinctively glanced up wondering if Chibi-usa had come here.
"What are you doing here," a familiar voice asked causing her to stiffen.
Slowly turning around, Usagi saw Mamoru standing a few feet away from her holding an umbrella with one hand while the other held textbooks. She felt her heart twist in agony at the annoyed and frustrated look in his eyes.
"I already told you it's over," Mamoru said as he walked up to her and to her surprise held out the umbrella to her, "Now go before you catch a cold for nothing."
Although his words were cold, his concern and unexpected kind gesture confused her. Why was he suddenly showing concern when he had been treating her like dirt?
"Go home Usagi," Mamoru said once more with the umbrella still held out to her, "Chibi-usa's probably waiting for you."
"Wait did you bring Chbi-usa home," Usagi asked hopefully remembering why she was here.
"What are you talking about," Mamoru asked with confusion in his eyes, "Why would I have brought Chibi-usa back to your place?"
"Then she never came here," Usagi stated more than asked as the feeling of panic returned.
"Of course not. What's going on?"
"Then where could she have run off to," Usagi panicked ignoring Mamoru's question.
"Usagi what...wait," Mamoru yelled after the disappearing form of Usagi in the rain.
"Chibi-usa's missing and I have to find her," he heard her yell before he completely lost sight of her.
A scared and sad Chibi-usa sat under the play dome in the empty playground. After running around Juban for hours searching in vain, she ended up sitting on the swings at the playground. She had watched enviously as each of the children left hand in hand with either their mother or father. Not soon after, it had began to rain and she had taken shelter under the small done.
"It's hopeless," Chibi-usa said to herself, "I'll never find the Ginzuishou or Sailor Moon! I will never be able to save mama or papa!"
A sudden crash of thunder cased her to gasp in surprise. The tears that had been welling up in her eyes began to fall. Hopelessness, fear and loneliness all filled her heart.
"Mama! Papa! I want to go home," Chibi-usa cried between sobs as the moon insignia began to flash brightly on her forehead, "Mama!"
"So this is where you were," a voice said startling the crying girl, "I've found you at last rabbit!"
Looking up, Chibi-usa found Petz standing outside the dome with a droid at her side.
"Now come quietly or I'll be forced to hurt you little girl," Petz said with a triumphant look, "Furaiki go fetch the brat."
Frozen in fear, Chibi-usa watched with wide eyes as the droid approached her. She let out an ear piercing scream when Furaiki sent a stream of lightning at the dome by beating her drum loudly. Chibi-usa looked at the crumbled dome in fright. Had she been a second slower, she would have been buried under that pile of rubbles.
"Now come with us or next time I won't miss," Furaiki threatened with a menacing grin.
Shaking in fear, Chibi-usa quickly got to her feet and began running toward the street only to find Petz blocking her way.
"There's nowhere for you to run," Petz said with a smirk, "I can see you're not going to cooperate meaning I'm no longer going to be kind."
Dark green sparks emitted from her hands as Petz gazed at the cornered girl coldly. As the sparks were sent flying toward her, Chibi-usa shut her eyes and threw her hands in front of her face instinctively with aloud scream.
"Sparkling Wide Pressure!"
The ball of electricity collided with the stream of sparks resulting in an explosion before any harm could come to the frightened girl. A mixture of surprise and relieve was present on Chibi-usa's face as Jupiter and Venus placed themselves between the girl and the enemies.
Are you okay," Venus asked.
"Uh-huh," Chibi-usa answered with a slight nod.
"Don't worry we won't let them hurt you," Jupiter promised flashing her a smile.
"You should be worried about yourself before concerning yourself with others," Petz patronized as she and Furaiki both sent streams of electricity at them.
Venus quickly grabbed Chibi-usa around the waist before she and Jupiter leaped into the air narrowly avoiding the colliding attacks. Taking advantage of the smokescreen created by the attacks, Venus carried the little girl into a nearby bush. With quick instructions for her to stay quiet and hidden, Venus ran back to assist her fellow senshi.
"Venus-Love-Me-Chain," she exclaimed successfully pulling the droid back from landing a kick on Jupiter.
"Gotcha," Venus said to the struggling droid.
"I don't think so," Furaiki said with a smirk as she sent a current of electricity through the chain to the unsuspecting senshi.
With a cry of pain, Venus fell to her knees as the golden chain dispersed freeing the droid. Hearing her friend's cry, Jupiter switched her attention from Petz to the droid that was slowly approaching the weakened senshi.
"Why you," Jupiter cried as she swung at the droid with her fists.
Furaiki ducked and quickly leapt into the air saying, "Let see how you two senshis like the sound of the roaring thunder!"
Two drumsticks appeared in the droids hands. Raising them high, she began beating the drum strapped to her repeatedly. An unbearable loud thunder like sound echoed throughout the playground. The two senshis cried out as their attempt to block out the sound by covering their ears with their hands proved futile.
"Burning Mandala!"
Several rings of fire shot through the air and pierced the drum as it began to catch fire. With a cry of surprise, Furaiki yanked the burning drum off and threw it to the sandbox below her.
"Shine Aqua Illusion!"
The attack immediately encased the drum in solid ice and put out the small flames.
"Are you two all right," Mercury asked after she and Mars appeared behind the two kneeling senshis.
"As soon as my ears stop ringing," Venus moaned as she and Jupiter slowly stood up.
"That's the least of your worries," the four turned their heads at the sound of the droid's words, "How dare you destroy my precious drum! You will pay for that!"
With a cry of rage, Furaiki leapt at them as the drumstick in her hand extended and took on a spear like form. The four senshis dodged and separated in different directions. Each sent out an attack that all struck the unprepared droid head on. The four combined attacks effectively destroyed the droid as it was turned to dust with the green jewel cracking as soon as the Black Moon faded. Their cries of joy were unfortunately cut short when they all heard Chibi-usa's scream. Turning toward the sound, they saw Petz directing an attack at the running girl.
"Chibi-usa," they all cried in horror knowing none of them were close enough to reach her in time.
At that moment a golden light struck the smirking woman's hand before the attack could be unleashed.
"Who," Petz cried in outrage as her eyes followed the retreating golden light to find a figure by the trees.
"How dare you threaten an innocent little girl. I, Sailor Moon, will not stand for it. In the name of the moon I will punish you," the figure said before stepping out of the shadows to reveal Sailor Moon putting the golden tiara back on her forehead.
"Sailor Moon," Chibi-usa whispered wide-eyed.
"Moon Scepter Elimination," Sailor Moon cried as she directed her attack at the woman in midair.
Petz immediately retaliated by sending her own counter attack. Her eyes went wide when Sailor Moon's attack easily overpowered her own. Unable to completely dodge at the last second, the attack grazed her left arm. Clutching her wounded shoulder with her other arm, Petz glared coldly at the Moon senshi.
"You will regret crossing me. Mark my word Sailor Moon. You will pay," Petz spat venomously before teleporting away.
Unfazed by the threat, Sailor Moon lowered her scepter and turned to Chibi-usa a few feet away.
"Are you o—," she began before the little girl threw herself at her causing the two to fall to the ground.
"Sailor Moon," Chibi-usa cried as she hugged the surprised senshi tightly, "Please you have to help my mama and papa!"
With only those words said, the pink hair girl began crying in her savior's arms. The other four senshis gathered around as they all looked on with pity. Knowing the crying girl in her arms was frightened and needed comfort, Sailor Moon gently stroke her hair as she promised to help in any way she could.
A/N: Took awhile longer for this chapter to come out than the other three cause it didn't flow out as well as the others. Hopefully this chapter didn't turn out too bad. I just hope none of them are out of character cause that's one of the things I don't want in my fic. Anywho leave me a review and tell me what you think.
