Okay, I have to ask, for those of you who are reading this fic: what do you want to happen to Sailor Moon?

Chapter Four

Sailor Mercury and Ben Reilly munched on cold cut subs, and scanned the nearby rooftops. Hopefully, they could find survivors, but right now, they had to keep their energy up. Ami sighed, and tested the weight of the shotgun she had managed to steal from what they suspected had been one of the Punisher's weapon stashes. Luckily for her, her father had at one point taken her to Virginia with him when he was doing some sketches of mountains. One of the people accompanying them had taught Ami how to shoot both a pistol and a shotgun. Ami preferred the pistol, as it was easier to carry. She stood up and stretched.

"We need to move," Ami said. "Can't stay too long in one area." Reilly nodded, and set his mask back into place. Ami glanced, wistfully, at the eye pieces. She wouldn't be able to look at that face for a while, and she was so tired of not seeing human faces that were twisted into cannibalistic intentions. Sighing, Sailor Mercury and the Scarlet Spider jumped from one rooftop to another, then down into an alley.

Sailor Venus was sick and tired of Ash trying to make a move towards the Scarlet Witch, then the Dazzler.

"Next time," Venus began. "I will shoot you through the head." Ash laughed.

"Wait till you're a little older," he teased. All three females growled, and Ash put up his hands in a "Whoa, Nelly," gesture.

"So, Latveria," Ash said, changing the subject. "Nice place?"

"Sure it is," Wanda said. "Except it's ruler is a bloodthirsty monster bent on world domination and the destruction of humanity."

"And, how's that different from the rest of the cannibalistic super folk?" Ash asked.

"The difference is," Dazzler said. "Is that he's not infected. However, if that's any indication…"

"Then we're the ones that are doomed," Wanda finished, looking out the window.

"Really?" Ash said, looking out as well. "Cause I was gonna say screwed." Minako looked out the window, and gasped. The quinjet had made good time, which was expected, it being designed by Iron Man. Right now, however, Minako almost wished that it could have been a little slower. Then again, that might have been worse. Cause then there would have been more bodies on the blood-soaked ground surrounding Castle Doom.

Usagi munched on some freeze-dried food from the package she was sharing with Kelly Ridge. The police officer popped something that resembled flavored tofu, and tasted like cardboard.

"These MRE's suck," Ridge stated, drinking some Coke. Usagi shrugged. They're really wasn't much they could do. They had to ration all the food they could, and nobody was ready to resort to cannibalism. Ever.

"Best we can do," Usagi said. "We have to ration all the good food, but we have enough MRE's to last us until…. Well, forever, really."

"Wish we could say the same about the insulin," Ridge said. "Mindy really needs some." The two sighed, heads hung low. This was better than being a zombie, they guessed.

"I'm going back up to the surface," Usagi said, hand reaching for her brooch. "For reconnaissance, coming?"

"Sure," Ridge said, brushing off her pants. "I'll go up ahead." Ridge walked up towards the subway entrance, hand going to her gun. Usagi sighed, and said her transformation phrase, without inflection.

"Moon Prism Power, Make Up."

I used to say that with at least some sort of excitement in my heart, she thought, ribbons flying around her. Now, however, I wish that it could be more helpful. The zombies were certainly taking their toll on the Moon Princess. Sailor Moon sighed again, and followed her friend.

"There are regular humans as zombies now?" Sailor Mars shouted out in surprise. Forefingers together, she shouted out, "Fire Soul!" The wave of flame burnt the necrotized flesh of the zombies, and Mars ran a good pace before stopping, bent over, gasping for breath.

"Rei-Chan?" a familiar voice called out. "It's me, Mako-Chan. Are you okay?" Rei listened closely, trying to pinpoint her friends voice.

"Mako-Chan?"

Then, something bit through the fabric of her white glove, causing her to shriek in surprise and pain. Blood oozed out, and Rei bent over again, this time to expel the small amount of food she found earlier. She was hungry again, and this time, only human flesh would do.

Mercury and Ben were the ones to witness the fall of the most carefully laid plans. Ducking behind the walls of what used to be a portion of the Empire State Building, they saw what looked like the Scarlet Witch shouting out for help.

"Mystique," they both said, warning each other. They were about to take out the crowd of zombies, only for a white and blue blur run past.

"Oh, my God," Ami breathed. "Was that… Quicksilver?"

As the blur passed by Tokyo, two cats desperately searched for shelter from the growing zombie horde.

"Luna, quickly!" Artemis called out. The black cat ran alongside the white, dodging falling debris, and grabbing zombie hands.

"Over here," a voice called out. "Luna, Artemis!" The cats swerved and moved into the alleyway that the voice came from. Standing there was a woman in a Sailor Soldier uniform, her dark hair and red eyes striking.

"Solider of Revolution," she said. "Sailor Pluto." The woman twirled her staff, and the three disappeared.

Sailor Venus and her group walked into the science lab of Castle Doom.

"As you can see," Doctor Doom said. "The virus is extraterrestrial in origin, not supernatural. The Necronomicon will not be of any help."

"Doom," Witch said. "If we could just see the Necronomicon…"

"No," Doom said. "Now, then, remove Mister Williams from my site." Two robots came up, and tried to drag Ash to wherever Doom wanted him, only to find themselves on the floor.

"Stop," Doom growled. "I see that your female compatriots did not warn you about stirring the wrath of Doom. Perhaps a demonstration in order. You there-" Doom pointed at one of his scientists. "Who is outside?"

"Goliath, sir," the scientist said. "The rest of the zombies have left."

"Good," Doom said. "He will provide the perfect example." Two missiles flew from somewhere in the castle, and slammed into the giant before blowing up.

"Oh, God," Venus groaned, before turning and throwing up over the floor. A robot went over and began cleaning it up.

"Now," Doom said, ignoring the ill Sailor Soldier. "Take Mister Williams down with the others. And you need not be gentle."

"Doom, please," Witch said. "Be gentle, he may be the key to…"

"He is the key to nothing," Doom said. "And I have taken mercy on him, I have put him with the other survivors." The view screen showed several people, including Ash.

"Doom," Venus said, warily. "Where are the elderly? The young? All I see is those of…"

"Breeding age, Miss V," Doom said. "When I rescued, I rescued selectively."

"Some hero," Dazzler sneered.

"Now then," Doom said, waving towards a table. "Let me show you how I deal with guests who are welcome." Sailor Venus tried not to drool at the sight of the food on the table.

Sailor Moon and Kelly Ridge ducked under an overturned subway train, scanned the area, and then ran for more cover, before walking out into the streets, cautious of any super powered zombies. Sailor Moon looked around, on edge.

"Give me the Silver Crystal," Jadeite shouted out. Frowning, Sailor Moon and Ridge turned, and faced the first of the great four.

"Aren't you, dead?" Sailor Moon asked. The general shook his head.

"I was put to eternal sleep," he said. "Beryl revived me."

"So that you can get the Silver Crystal," Ridge said, looking at Sailor Moon. The Warrior of Love and Justice sighed, and reached for her tiara.

"Moon Tiara Action!"

Jadeite raised his hand to block the tiara, only to find it swerve around him, then hit him from behind, knocking him to the ground. Sailor Moon walked over to him, and stepped on his hand.

"I'm not one to kill," Sailor Moon said. "But, in case you haven't noticed, I am not in the mood to go swinging the Silver Crystal around to defeat you guys. Go back to wherever you came from, and tell Beryl that now is not the time for this!" The Sailor Soldier walked back over to Ridge, and scanned the area again, on edge. Jadeite walked up behind her, and reached for Sailor Moon's throat. Sailor Moon grabbed his wrist, and flipped him over, pinning him to the ground.

"Didn't you hear me?" Sailor Moon asked. "Jeez, get it through your head, will ya?'" Sailor Moon ran over to a grocery store, thinking that she might go ahead and get some supplies, Ridge followed her. Jadeite stood up, and went over again, and reached for Sailor Moon. This time, Ridge pulled out her gun, and aimed it at the man.

"One. More. Fucking. Step." She warned. Jadeite got the drift, backed up, then disappeared.

"Thank God," Usagi said, pulling out a cloth bag. "I was afraid I was going to have to beat him over the head with the wand." She grabbed some canned stuff, and some test strips for diabetes.

"Usagi," Ridge said. "Are you okay?" Usagi stopped, and sat on the edge of the checkout counter.

"I have no fucking clue," she whispered. Ridge's eyes widened, mostly due to the fact that Usagi swore. Usagi was not the type to swear.

"I'm sorry," Usagi sniffed. "But, it's not like fighting a Youma, or something. I'm scared out of my mind, and just want to crawl into a ball and fall asleep, and hope that it is a dream, but I know it's not." Usagi sat there in her sailor fuku, tears in her eyes. Kelly stood there, then sat next to Usagi and hugged the girl. Ridge had to remind herself that Usagi was just a fourteen year old girl, despite the bravado she had put on as Sailor Moon. Kelly often suspected that her bravado was forced, and that the girl was, in fact, just now growing up. Ridge made soft cooing noises, and Usagi calmed down, relaxing, her mind drifting to her mother.

"I hope my mother is safe," Usagi whispered. Kelly just held the girl, and didn't answer. While Japan was across the sea, she had a funny feeling that it was far from safe.

"What else should I tell you?" Doom thought aloud.

How about you tell us about the time Spider-Man kicked your ass to Pasadena and back, Sailor Venus thought. She looked at Scarlet Witch, who had just returned from the bathroom. Venus sighed, and helped herself to some sparkling cider, the closest thing she would get to wine, at least in this universe. She sat there, and wondered why she didn't have a book. Oh, yeah, there was a zombie apocalypse going on. She thought for a second, trying to figure out a way to leave. That's when it hit her.

"Ooooh," she moaned, curling over, eyes closed. "This is an excellent time for this to happen." Scarlet Witch and Dazzler looked at her.

"I need tampons!" Venus shouted out. "Cramps, cramps, cramps." The two older women stood up.

"Come on, honey," Wanda said, helping her up. "I'll get you to the bathroom. Doom, do you have any feminine products?" Doom made some sort of scared grunt.

"I keep some in my bodysuit," Dazzler said. "Come on." The three women left the room, Doctor Doom not following. There was some things even he would not touch, like the menstrual cycle.

"Okay," Venus said, stiffening her legs. "I think we're far enough." Wanda and Allison looked at her for a second, then laughed.

"That's a good one," Wanda said. "I'm going to have to remember that."

"I can't take all the credit," Venus said, as they ran through the halls. "I stole it from Miss Congeniality 2."

"Clever," Dazzler snickered. They passed hallways, paintings of Doom, statues, until they finally caught up to…

"Ash!" Wanda shouted. "You idiot!"

"Oh my God," Dazzler said.

"Who the hell?" Venus shouted.

"Take it easy, ladies! Plenty of ol Ash to go around." Ash Williams said. "Hot babe rescuing is just one of my many talents. You should have figured that out by now. I've always been a sucker for a pretty face."

Venus couldn't point out that his pretty face wanted to eat his flesh.

"What's going on?" Usagi asked, looking around. It was later in the day, and the streets were empty, not a single sign of a zombie.

"I don't know," Ridge said. "Be prepared."

"And the reward for understatement of the year goes to…" Usagi began. Ridge rolled her eyes. Usagi and Ridge, with the few remaining survivors, were wandering the streets, trying to find a new place to stay.

"Maybe they left for someplace," Magneto said. "Possibly to another continent?" Usagi turned white, and realized that that could be a big possibility. She stopped, eyes on the ground.

"Oh, God," Ridge suddenly said. "If that's true…"

"My apologies, Miss Tsukino," Magneto said. "But that's probably what happened."

"Don't worry about it," she said. "Let's just take advantage over the fact that they're gone." She ran towards a store, planning to ransack the place, when…

Thunk!

A decomposing rose was at her feet, rotting before her eyes. Sailor Moon turned, hands clenched into fists.

"The flesh of a maiden will taste just as sweet," Zombie Kamen said. "Your's will be a feast."

"Don't think so," Sailor Moon said. "Moon Tiara Action!" She flung the tiara, only for the zombie to duck. He moved at her, and she leapt straight up, and the zombie passed beneath her. She spun around, and kicked him in the chest, and threw her tiara again, before he could react. The gold discus went straight through his head, destroying the brain. Sailor Moon held the tiara, not a speck of brain or blood on it. Tears in her eyes, she put it back on, and went into the store.