The Search For The Moon Princess: The Girl of Loneliness, Tsukino Usagi

Chapter 07: "Usagi's Dream!"

By: The Crystal Knight

Usagi was sleeping. She had a dream that she was standing on the
balcony, talking to a man from the shadows.

"Endymion! Endymion! You must find the Ginzuishou before it's
too late," the princess told him.

"Who are you?"

He asked.

"Please find it! I don't have much time!"

she told him and woke up.

"What kind of dream was that?"

Usagi asked herself.

"Endymion… who is he?"

Usagi dressed and went for a walk in the park.
Time past as she stood there next to a tree. When the sun finally
came up Ami Mizuno came by and saw her. Usagi had a rock in her
hand and threw it when she saw her, purposely missing.

"Keep your distance Mercury!"

Usagi warned.

"I just want to be your friend,"

Ami told her in a soft voice.

"I don't want friends. I haven't known true friendship and love for
ten years. When my parents and my brother died, it died with them.
My love and friendship died when the doctors told me,"

Usagi explained.

"I don't believe you Usagi. You had fun when you were with the
others and me. I got you things that you could enjoy,"

Ami stated. Ami still loved Usagi, but didn't understand how someone
like Usagi could remain so distant.

"Oh, is that so? You think you can tell me how to find
friendship?"

Usagi was starting to get irritated.

"All you have to do is open your heart! Everyone needs someone
sometimes! Besides, you should join us; there is safety in numbers."

Ami tried to explain to Usagi about friendship, but now Usagi was
getting stubborn about it.

"Usagi, please change your attitude!"

"Want to change it? Now's your chance! Moon Prism Power! Make Up!"

Usagi said to her, transforming into Sailor Moon.

"Very well. Mercury Power! make Up!"

Ami agreed and transformed into Sailor Mercury.

"So Sailor Mercury, how long do you think you can withstand
my Moon Tiara Action?"

Sailor Moon asked as she started to take off her tiara. Sailor
Mercury knew she was in trouble.

"Moon Tiara action!"

Sailor Moon cried out sending her Tiara directly at Sailor Mercury.
The tiara went so fast that Sailor Mercury got hit in the stomach.

"That hurts…"

Sailor Mercury replied in pain before yelling,

"Shabon Spray!"

A bubbly type mist flew towards Sailor Moon, but it was expected as her
target called a counter attack!

"Moon Tiara Stardust Action!"

Sailor Moon cried, sending out stardust particles that vaporized Sailor
Mercury's power. A girl walked by and Sailor Moon grabbed her with her
arm and started to choke the girl.

"Let her go Sailor Moon!"

Sailor Mercury commanded.

"Not until you give up Sailor Mercury."

Sailor Moon ordered back.

"Very well. I give up."

Sailor Mercury surrendered. Sailor Moon released the girl.

"You are pathetic Sailor Mercury!"

Sailor Moon mocked her.

"I am not pathetic! You are the one who's pathetic!"

Sailor Mercury yelled back at her.

"We'll see about that!"

Sailor Moon replied to her as she started to walk away.

"Very well."

Sailor Mercury agreed as she detransformed and left for school.
Usagi went home.

After School, Ami met the others and told her about her conflict
with Sailor Moon.

"She started to choke a innocent person?"

Luna asked. What kind of person is she that attacks innocent people?

"Yeah. Sailor Senshi aren't to hurt people. She also, hit
me with her Tiara."

Ami told her friends.

"Are you okay?"

Makoto asked.

"Besides a slight burn, I am fine."

Ami assured her friends.

"She should pay!"

Rei commented.

"NO! There will be a time when she will turn around for the better!"

Artemis told the others.

"When? She's going to do more harm than good when Usagi is
transformed as Sailor Moon. We got to something quick!"

Makoto retorted.

"I still think she needs friends."

Ami replied.

"But who? She already proved that she doesn't want friends!"

Rei explained.

"I don't know. Someone who lost family members like Usagi?"

Luna suggested.

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That night, Usagi was hit again with dreams.

"Who are you?"

Endymion called out to the girl on the balcony.

"Please find the Ginzuishou! If you don't find it, the enemies
will close in on its hiding place. The only way to bring the
Ginzuishou out of its hiding place is to unite all seven
Rainbow Crystals! Please, I don't have time!"

Princess Serenity pleaded. He couldn't see her face.
All he knew was that she had long hair.

"But, who are you?"

Endymion almost yelled.

"Hurry! Please find them. Then all will be revealed! Hurry..."

She urged him. Then the dream repeated itself. By morning,
Usagi was very tired. She got out of bed, dressed and joined
Mamoru in the kitchen.

"Good morning,"

Mamoru greeted her.

"It doesn't feel that good to me,"

Usagi replied.

"Tell me, what did you dream about?"

Mamoru asked.

So Usagi told him the dream. Mamoru was really surprised.

"Your dream is almost identical to mine,"

Mamoru replied.

"What does it mean?"

Usagi asked.

"I don't know. It will be revealed in time. I want to talk about another matter,"
Mamoru told her.

"Really?"

"Yes. Ami told me about your hostility towards her and how you
attacked her. That isn't right, Usagi. I know how you're feeling
that you really have no friends or family left, but you need to
experience friends. So, I have arranged that everyday from now on
you will meet with Ami Mizuno, and she'll not only be your friend,
but will teach you how to communicate to her. She'll eventually
let you be with the others as soon as you can handle being
around them. Do you understand? I am doing this for you."

Mamoru told her.

Usagi nodded. She would do it for him and no one else. Mamoru fixed her some bacon,
eggs, hash browns, toast with butter on it, and orange juice.

"I hope you're hungry,"

Mamoru told her as he brought her plate and her glass of
orange juice.

"Arigato."

She ate everything and got ready to leave for the day.

"Make sure you apologize to Ami, okay?"

Mamoru asked her.

"Ok."

she replied.

Usagi walked around outside until she had to meet Ami. It wasn't long before
Ami approached her.

"Good day Usagi. I hope you are feeling well today?"

Ami asked her.

Usagi hesitated answering but then she did finally answered her.

"I am fine."

Usagi replied in a harsh tone. She didn't want to be here and
Ami knew it.

"Usagi-chan, I want us to put in the back of our minds that we
are really Sailor Senshi. I want us to be friends. I want to teach
you some things. Eventually, I will bring in the others, but only if
you cooperate with me during each session, okay? The more you
cooperate, the quicker I'll add Rei or the others. Understand?"

Ami asked.

"Yes. I want friends. I am a very reluctant person and I can
embrace loneliness, emptiness, darkness, and hatred more than
love and friendship. My love for others died so long ago, please
help me change so I can love others,"

Usagi explained about herself.

"Good. Tomorrow we'll begin,"

she told Usagi. It was a good thing, because just then a new Youma appeared.

"Usagi, you can help me. Let this be a lesson in cooperation.
Do you agree? I will also call the others to help,"

Ami asked.

"Yes,"

Usagi replied. Good. Ami touched her communicator.

"We've got another youma! Please get here quickly,"

Ami told them and hung up her communicator.

"Mercury Power!"

"Moon Prism Power!"

"Make up!"

Ami and Usagi cried, transforming into Sailor Mercury and
Sailor Moon. The others show up.

"What's Sailor Moon doing here?"

Sailor Mars asked.

"Sailor Moon is here to learn how to cooperate with us, so let's
try to make it easier for her. Agreed?"

"Yes."

The others agreed.

"Good. Let's do it! Shabon Spray!"

Sailor Mercury cried, sending out a fine mist of bubbles.
It blinded the youma!

"Fire Soul!"

A spinning spiral of fire hit the youma! It looked
like it couldn't take any more attacks, but the Senshi weren't
done yet.

"Supreme Thunder!"

Sailor Jupiter cried out, sending lightning at the youma, cooking it.

"Fried youma anyone?"

"YUCK! Crescent beam!"

Sailor Venus commented and then called her
power. It hit the youma, totally disfiguring it.

"Hey, Sailor Moon!"

Sailor Mercury called out to her friend.

"Yeah?"

Sailor Moon asked.

"Please dust this monster!"

Sailor Mercury asked her.

"Yes,"

Sailor Moon agreed.

"Moon Tiara Action!"

Sailor Moon called out as she took off her Tiara and threw her it
at the monster. The monster made a yell as it turned to dust.

Sailor Mercury looked happy as she went over and hugged Sailor Moon.

"Congratulations Sailor Moon! I am proud of you!"

Sailor Moon looked confused. But she felt something new. Someone
showing support.

"Thanks."

Sailor Moon thanked her. There were tears in Sailor Moon's eyes.

"No one ever hugged me before. Thank you. Thanks for today. I'll cherish it."

Then she walked away and detransformed into Usagi.
Then she turned around and waved goodbye.

"Bye!"

She yelled back in a happy tone.

"What did you do to her?"

Sailor Jupiter asked.

"She just needs someone to support her. If we keep this up,
she'll never be lonely again,"

Sailor Mercury explained.

However, Usagi's journey is only beginning.

Next Episode: "Choices of The Heart!"

This episode was completed on: 10/24/2003

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