Diamond in the Rough
Chapter Six: Nightmares
The other senshi couldn't believe what they heard and Chibi-Usa was astonished to find out that the teenager before her was her daughter.
"Why are you here?" Chibi-Usa asked, once she found her voice.
"For four hundred years, my mentor, Rei and I were in hiding. Diamond over took the kingdom when I was only 4. He killed my entire family and several of the senshi because my grandmother," At this, she looked at Usagi, who gasped, "could not find it in her heart to destroy Wiseman. He is the evil behind this operation. Diamond was killed, but Usagi allowed Wiseman to live, by sealing him away for eternity. He broke free and resurrected the Black Moon Clan. Together, they destroyed Crystal Tokyo and it took me and Rei four hundred years to find the senshi that were alive and to find those born with senshi powers to replace the ones who died" By now Rika was openly crying. "I came because my father, Rei, Trista, Hotaru, Minako and Haruka are sad without thier loved ones and fellow senshi" The girls took in this new information.
"We must destroy all of the black moon family, including thier planet" Rika said. "It is the only way to stop the future from happening"
That night, Chibi-Usa was asleep in her bed, but she was being haunted in her dreams.
Chibi-Usa ran as fast as she could, gasping for air against a blank background. A cloaked figure with a scythe appeared before her floating.
"I am very glad to see you" Jarkoku said with a sly smirk. "It's time to pay a visit to your mother" He raised the Scythe and Chibi-Usa cried out in horror.
Crystal Tokyo was under attack.
"They came out of nowhere with the Black Crystal..." Chibi-Usa whispered.
"They came out of nowhere with the Black Crystal..." Usagi, who was still awake, glanced over at the sleeping child. She walked over to the bed and placed a cool hand to Chibi-Usa's forhead. She was burning up. Usagi pulled out her cell-phone and called Rei.
"This is perfect" Prince Diamond said. "With our dark power, we can attack the rabbit in her dreams and no one can stop us"
"What about the jakozuishou?" Sapphire asked. "Is it not powerful enough. Do we have to interfere with the 20th century?" Diamond shook his head and Wiseman appeared.
"The jakozuishou will never be the most powerful while the ginzuishou exists" Wiseman explained. "We must destroy it"
Chibi-Usa lay in bed, unconscious and with a fever. The girls knelt around her, with Usagi upset and worried. Even the doctor couldn't help her.
"Pu", Chibi-Usa whispered startling all except Rika. Rika knew to whom Chibi-Usa was referring. Then Luna-P's eyes began glowing, and it floated up and over the bed. It glowed, and was replaced by the figure of an older Sailor Senshi.
"Sailor Pluto" Rika said, smiling at the green haired woman.
"Hello Rika. Dark Powers are threatening Small Lady in her dreams" Sailor Pluto said. "You will need to enter her dreams and remove it"
"You want me to go alone?" Rika asked. Sailor Pluto nodded.
"You are the only one with enough power" She replied. Rika nodded and Sailor Pluto raised her staff.
Rika woke up and looked around, She was apparently in the besieged Crystal Toyko. She looked at the city and sighed. It was so dark and she wondered if it had to do with the dream.
"Mama", She heard a small voice call out. Rika investigated and found Chibi-Usa crouched inside a ruined house.
"Chibi-Usa" Rika said softly, but Chibi-Usa did not recognize that name or Rika. She was frightened.
"Have you been sent to kill me?" She asked.
"Of course not Small Lady" Rika said, trying a different approach. Chibi-Usa looked up.
"How do you know who I am?" She asked. Rika smiled.
"I was sent to protect you" She said. holding out a hand. Chibi-Usa hesitated, then took the offered hand, but Jarkoku chose that moment to appear. He attacked with the scythe and Rika pushed Chibi-Usa out of the way and transformed. The fight began, and the figure effortlessly blocked most of Rika's attacks.
"No matter what, I will get the rabbit" Jarkoku declared.
"Over my dead body" Rika snapped. "Run Small Lady!" Chibi-Usa took off, while Rika continued to fight. Jarkoku disapeared laughing and Rika knew she had to find Chibi-Usa, so she took off in the direction of the pink haired girl.
Chibi-Usa ran down an empty street, but Rika stopped her.
"Can you save my mother?" Chibi-Usa pleaded, desperate. Chibi-Usa then showed Rika the Crystal Palace, where her mother was a prisoner. Rika started to go forward, but Chibi-Usa grabbed her arm.
"There's a force-field" She said, pointing. Rika wondered why she hadn't noticed it before.
Jarkoku showed up again and this time Rika used her full power to disintegrate him.
Afterwards, the two girls entered the palace and found Queen Serenity imprisoned in crystal. Rika reached out a hand to touch the crystal.
Rika slowly opened her eyes to see everyone staring at her concerned. Sailor Pluto smiled at her and thanked her. Chibi-Usa woke up and spotted Pluto.
"Pu, I want to go home" She pleaded. Pluto sighed.
"Home isn't safe right now" She said softly. "But once the Black Moon Clan is defeated, you can come home" Chibi-Usa looked down and nodded. Pluto smiled and kissed her forhead, before vanishing.
