Chapter 8
A New Memory
October 18
TRIGGER WARNING FOR THE SCENE BELOW
Read at your own risk
- Goes until next break -
Mamoru woke up next to Usagi in the park. He wondered how they had gotten there. Hadn't they been fighting Beryl? Then he remembered the Senshi had used their teleport. A man approached them. At first, they weren't concerned because what human could hurt the two who fought Youma on a nightly basis? But the man took them off guard, kicking Usagi down and putting a blade to Mamoru's throat. "If you fight me, I'll kill her, then you. Got it?" So, Mamoru didn't fight.
Usagi's head was splitting. She had hit it on a rock during her fall. She screamed for help. Someone had taken Mamoru! Her first thought was the Negaverse, but the man had been wearing a mask. She tried to find him, searching the park and the woods and all over town for days, in either her Senshi or human form, forsaking sleep and food to search for him. She ignored pouring rain and aching feet. She had to find Mamoru.
Mamoru woke in the dark, his hands and feet were bound with cloth to the arms and legs of a chair. His captor came, demanding he tell him about… he wasn't sure what. None of it made any sense. It wasn't about the Negaverse or the Crystal, so he guessed it didn't matter. When the man was not with him, he slept.
Usagi had made herself sick worrying over Mamoru. The girls insisted she go home for the night, and her mother gave her cold medicine to help her sleep. Her parents were worried for Mamoru. They thought he was a nice boy… but no one could love him the way she did. She went to school, but the whole day she thought of nothing but him. And then she saw him! She screamed his name and ran to the corner where she had seen him, but he wasn't there. She just had to keep looking. She couldn't give up.
Mamoru woke up and asked for water. He felt funny. Really tired and not at all like himself. How long had he been here? The man still had not shown his face. He gave Mamoru water and then told him he was going to get Usagi. Mamoru tried to break free, but the man hit him, and he passed out.
Usagi went outside to wait for the girls. They were going to split up into groups and search. Motoki and Reika were going to help. She hadn't asked them yet, but she knew they would. Suddenly the world blinked, and when she opened her eyes again she saw Mamoru, standing in front of her, and he was begging. That didn't make sense. Mamoru wouldn't beg. He was too proud to beg. And then she heard what he was saying. He was begging for her life. The man kept asking them both for… something. The man hit Mamoru, and he flinched. Then he was pointing a very long gun at Usagi. She shook in fear. She didn't know what to do, or how to escape. She tried to lift her hand to her brooch, but the man stopped her. He was too strong and fast.
Mamoru heard the man laughing hysterically and he knew if he couldn't get Usagi out she would die. It didn't matter if he died, so long as she was safe. He begged the man to let Usagi live, promised to do anything he asked if he would let her go. The man told him to take Usagi's underwear and give it to him. He was confused and said that it wasn't right. And then the man pulled back the hammer and shoved the gun against Usagi. He ordered Mamoru to do as he was told.
Usagi was afraid. She watched as Mamoru fell to his knees in front of her. He put his hands under her skirt and without lifting it or showing her privates, he tugged the fabric down. He lifted each of her feet to slide the material off, and then handed the panties to the man. Usagi was shaking. She was afraid the man was going to rape her and then she wouldn't be a virgin for Mamoru. The man ordered Mamoru to put her on a table and lick her, so he could watch. He kept sniffing her underwear and fondling his gun. He yelled for Usagi to tell him where it was, but she didn't understand. He said he could make Mamoru torture the information out of her for him because he was so young.
Mamoru couldn't believe it. This man was ordering him to rape Usagi! He was going to make him hurt the love of his life. He helped her off the table and the man told her to get on the floor. He told Mamoru that he had a choice. He could rape Usagi or the man would kill her. He struggled with it, thinking maybe he could help her escape, but the man had the gun to her forehead. There was no escape. It took a bit for Mamoru to get hard. He was so afraid that it didn't want to work. The man told him to finger Usagi, and as soon as he did he started thinking about the first night she had been to his apartment. It had been innocent, with her sleeping because she had expended her energy saving the city. But she was so beautiful, and her hair had been spread across her pillow, and he had imagined making love to her. So, he thought about that moment as he used his fingers inside her. The man saw he was hard and told him to rape her.
Usagi was begging the man to let them go. How could he do this to them? Mamoru looked so upset and afraid. Suddenly his face became determined, and he told Usagi he would save her. And then he was pushing into her, and it HURT! She cried and screamed and begged the man to let them go. She heard Mamoru asking the man if he could please stop. The man said no, and that Mamoru wasn't hurting her enough, which didn't make sense because she felt like she had been torn open. He went around behind Mamoru, still holding the gun on Usagi, and every time Mamoru pushed inside he used his foot to push him deeper, sometimes kicking him to make it hurt more. They were both screaming in pain and begging someone to save them. But no one came. They were supposed to be superheroes and they were both being raped.
Mamoru was more surprised and embarrassed and ashamed than he could have ever imagined when he ejaculated inside Usagi. The man laughed and said he had helped them start their family. Then he pushed Mamoru off Usagi and grabbed her by the hair, making her stand up. He started asking her about whatever it was he was searching for, but he never said what it was, so how could they answer? He started waving the gun in her face, and Usagi was just standing there and crying. The man's back was to Mamoru as he threatened Usagi, and he launched himself at him knocking him away. He screamed for her to run and told her he would meet her at her house. And then everything went dark.
Usagi heard a laugh and the man said he could find her no matter what. But she obeyed Mamoru and raced home and bathed herself while she waited for him. But he didn't come. She talked to Minako and told her what happened, and they said the would come. But then the light went out, so she went and turned it back on, and when she came back Mamoru was on her bed. She ran to him, but the man shoved her and made her take off her clothes and change into the nightgown. He made Mamoru rape her again, and it hurt.
Mamoru woke up on Usagi's bed, but didn't know how he got there, and then she came in and the man stepped out of the shadows and he made her undress and took her underwear, then made Mamoru rape her again. He told Mamoru to bite her on the chest and he hit her when he didn't listen. The man said if Mamoru didn't do it then he would, so Mamoru did what he was told, apologizing the whole time. The man took all the underwear from her drawer and was playing with them, rubbing one inside his pants while pointing the gun. He said Mamoru needed to go faster and harder or he would kill Usagi, so he did. And then he came inside her, and the man said if she lived she would be pregnant. Then he made them leave the house and started walking them towards the arcade. They both looked for someone who could help them, but the man had his arm around Usagi's throat and he couldn't fight because the man would kill her.
Usagi sobbed when they got to the alley behind the arcade. She had seen the light on in front and she screamed for help, but Motoki didn't come. The man pushed the gun into her throat and told her to shut up and then made Mamoru rape her again. He used his foot to push Mamoru into her over and over, and they were both crying, and begging someone to help them. And before he was done she heard footsteps coming and she looked, and her friends were there, but they didn't know how to help them without Usagi getting shot, so they stood there while the man did the thing where he kicked Mamoru in the butt, so it would hurt them both. And then Mamoru sped up and he was finishing inside her and the man was laughing and telling them that she was pregnant now and they had to tell him where it was. Her friends started running over and the man disappeared, and Mamoru passed out. Makoto kicked in the back door of the arcade and brought them inside. The ambulance was called, and they tried to separate her and Mamoru, but she was afraid if she couldn't see him he would be taken again so she screamed and screamed and screamed for him and wouldn't let him go. They tried again at the hospital and she screamed and screamed and screamed some more and then they put them in the same room and made her take stuff that made her pass out.
"Well, we're back in the hospital again," Mamoru said as soon as Usagi opened her eyes. They were in the same room they'd left less than a day before. "Those nurses from yesterday were here," he continued with a short grin, "they pushed the beds together, so I could hold your hand." As grumpy as he felt that she hadn't automatically been placed in his arms, he was thrilled the nurses cared so much about his Usako and him.
"We're staying overnight. Apparently, we need," he held up his fingers in air quotes, "fluids and rest." He smiled as she immediately crawled out of her bed and into his, though he winced along with her when the IV pulled a bit. He pressed the button to call a nurse, and when she came in, he asked her to check Usagi's IV. His girlfriend grumbled a bit, but settled down, snuggling up into his chest, and let her check.
The nurse updated them as she bustled about, "we had to get your friends in here and give them IV's too. They worried themselves as sick as you two. You've been through an ordeal, and a horrible one. They have too, I suppose, in their own way, so I can't really blame them. I did yell at them a bit, for your sake though dear," she added, patting Usagi's hand as she finished re-taping the IV.
"Now," she gave Usagi and Mamoru a stern look, "you two aren't eating right from what I hear, and your friends and family are all worried. So, you won't be leaving this hospital until you have several good meals inside you. And if I hear you aren't eating after that... and I will find out... I will track the two of you down and spank you like babies. Giving people such a fright."
Usagi looked at Mamoru and the two of them burst out laughing, adding several promises to eat and do exactly as they were told.
"I have to say, you two do seem in better spirits today, especially you, young man. I know you blame yourself for what happened, but it was not either of your faults, and I won't have you thinking otherwise. You two are my favorite little couple and you'll get through this together."
Mamoru nodded, but Usagi got up, threw her arms around the matronly nurse, and kissed her soundly on the cheek. The woman blushed and hugged her back, then went off to help other patients. But everything she said was starting to make sense to Mamoru. He couldn't have done anything differently. The man would have killed Usagi if he hadn't obeyed. He just wished he could remember his face. Not that it would do any good. But if Usagi got better, he couldn't ask for anything more.
October 19
The next day was Saturday, and when they arrived back at the Tsukino house, the girls, Motoki and Reika, and a couple other friends were all sitting around in the back yard. There were several chairs, but Mamoru laid a blanket down and he and Usagi cuddled together. Ikuko kept bringing Usagi food and ordering her to eat, and Mamoru eventually had to start sneaking it to the other girls because she couldn't eat anything else.
Naru and Umino sat down cross-legged on the grass near them and they talked about silly things. Several times Umino opened his mouth and Naru would pinch him or cover his mouth with her hand. She apparently didn't want him to ask whatever question it was, and Mamoru was grateful.
Kenji and Mamoru worked out a new system between them. If Mamoru needed to leave whatever room Usagi was in, he would hand her off to someone, usually her father. Usagi carefully added bruises to their faces each morning, specifying the amount of healing that should have passed. Her cheek was black and blue far longer than she thought though.
October 20
Yuna:: Hello! Welcome to our all new program, the Sailor Senshi Hour. Every Sunday evening from 7:30-8:00 we will be bringing you the latest news and information about the strange attacks that have been occurring for the past few months, and the mysterious heroes who have appeared to help.
Aoto:: To give you a little background, we should explain that the attacks started in early August. Sailor V had disappeared by then, though she seemed to be more focused on human crimes, usually jewel thieves and smugglers.
Miyu:: That's right. And when Sailor V didn't appear we wondered just what we were going to do.
Aoto:: Until Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen appeared on scene. Let's take a look at what they've done so far.
Miyu:: The first report we have on Sailor Moon was from the survivor of the OSA-P Jewelry store attack back in the beginning of September.. One Osaka Naru. She was very lucky by all accounts. If Sailor Moon had not appeared the monster, who had taken the form of someone else, was going to kill her to maintain the secret. From what we understand, Sailor Moon was assisted by Tuxedo Kamen this night as well, and he was able to help her thwart the attack.
Aoto:: Yes, these two were very much on their own for several weeks. The way the reports go, Sailor Moon shows up, and usually within five minutes or so Tuxedo Kamen is on scene. There have been a few exceptions, most noticeably when he doesn't appear at all. Those were so rare, most people didn't notice until we began our investigation. The two tended to give a short speech before attacking, which seems to startle the creatures. We understand they are called Youma, and are generally controlled by an insane man who brings them out then disappears.
Yuna:: And it should be noted that second Sailor Senshi didn't appear until the "Cram School Attack," where Sailor Moon rescued students who were having their energy drained through the use of a study disk.
Miyu:: That's when we first met Sailor Mercury. Very different from Sailor Moon. Less likely to give a speech or throw an attack, Sailor Mercury tends to work intelligently to find a weakness in the Youma, which can then be exploited.
Aoto:: It was only a few days later when they rescued the victims from the Sendai Zaka Bus... those were some strange occurrences, and we got our first glimpse of Sailor Mars. She seems to have hino abilities, and her attack manifests in the form of an incantation.
Miyu:: That's when Sailor Moon first approached the police, asking that to protect their loved ones, no one try to discover their identities.
Yuna:: She also has high heels rather than the boots we've seen with Sailors Moon and Mars.
Miyu:: And they're wonderful looking too!
Aoto:: Ladies please *chuckling.* There was an appearance when Princess D held the masquerade ball, with all three Senshi and Sailor Moon. Yes, reports indicated that the heir of the Kingdom of D tried to throw herself from the balcony and was saved by Sailor Moon, who then fell over the railing herself, taking Tuxedo Kamen with her. Interesting that, a large umbrella suddenly appeared and slowed their fall. No one knows how.
Yuna:: We actually have a picture captured by a local reporter trying to spot Princess D after her suicide attempt. We'd like to present you with... the kiss. There are reports that Sailor Moon had exhausted herself to the point where Tuxedo Kamen carried her out. We later learned he brought her outside and laid her on a bench where he kissed her. Isn't this a beautiful photo?
Miyu:: And the romance begins... *sigh.*
Aoto:: We first met Sailor Jupiter only a few days later, though the reports are sketchy at best as to her first appearance. We do have one viewer, a Furuhata Motoki who claims she was part of the group who rescued him from the haunted bridal shop. We learned it was in fact another Yuma.
Miyu:: Tuxedo Kamen came forward just after that. He approached a reporter and claimed that he had actually committed illegal activities in order to find the Silver Crystal. He was later pardoned when it was discovered that he had not actually stolen anything, and promised never to break in anywhere again unless there was a danger to innocents involved. There was a strange furor that day as people went mad looking for it. Everyone who had been looking for the crystal started passing out. My husband did, and it scared me silly.
Yuna:: And then everyone went insane looking for Sailor Moon the next day. That was strange. None of them seem to remember it, but I recall running into people all over the place. Then Sailor V returned, and we learned she is actually Sailor Venus. She seems to have become a part of the team now.
Aoto:: Then there was the night when Sailor Moon transformed. She looked like a princess.
Yuna:: It looked like Tuxedo Kamen had been killed. There have been no sightings of him since, though Sailor Moon has appeared several times, since, though she wasn't present for the last two attacks.
Miyu:: Yes, it does appear as if Tuxedo Kamen and Sailor Moon are missing. The rest of the Sailor Senshi have shouldered on of course.
October 21
The two went back to school the following Monday, and Makoto and Ami made sure she was never alone for a single moment. Some students tried to ask what had happened but were usually turned away by the deadly steel voices of her friends. Naru and Umino were the only others deemed acceptable by the two, so she spent more time with them than she had in a while.
Rumors abounded. Some people said she was in an abusive relationship. Others had some version or other of the truth. Many thought she had been in a car accident. Some even said she had tried to commit suicide. Naru, tired of the rumors, got frustrated and started telling people off in the hallways. She ended up with several detentions, but it didn't seem to deter anyone.
October 27
Aoto:: This week on the Sailor Senshi Hour... Tuxedo Kamen and Sailor Moon have been spotted.
Yuna:: On Monday afternoon last there was a Youma. Only the two of them appeared, and Sailor Moon quickly dispatched the creature.
Miyu:: It should be noted however, that the two were seen afterwards, running along the rooftops. Tuxedo Kamen was carrying Sailor Moon, who appeared to be crying.
Aoto:: Meanwhile, the other Sailor Senshi have been busy, maintaining their normal patrols and practices in the park, which have quickly become a spectator sport I might add.
Miyu:: We do have some interesting questions about the apparent age of the Sailor Senshi as well as Tuxedo Kamen. All appear to be in their teens, though I do say the girls are younger...
The show went on, Ikuko seemed interested, as did Shinto, but Mamoru and Usagi were more worried about their upcoming separation. They had talked it out and discussed the plan with her parents that morning. Mamoru was going to try to spend the night in his apartment. Usagi knew he was worried, she was too if she was honest, but she had been doing much better since the second hospital stay. Her nightmares had changed over time, and she couldn't really remember them anymore.
It wasn't as bad as she'd thought. She'd stayed almost calm when he left, but even then, he had to be on the phone with her the whole night, though they both slept, with the phone line open. Each time she woke up she listened to his steady breathing to help her fall back to sleep. As soon as he went back to his apartment Luna came back from Minako's where she had been spending her days with Artemis.
October 28
Usagi woke up and found blood in her underwear. She sighed in relief. It wasn't as bad as normal. There was no cramping, but blood was blood. She got dressed and ready, more thankful than she ever would have believed to put on a pad before school.
She called Mamoru the second she left the bathroom to tell him the news. She floated down to tell her mother, feeling lighter than she had in weeks. She used her communicator to tell the girls, who cried in relief.
Mamoru arrived and walked with her right up to the doors of the school. He kissed her cheek before he headed for the high school. She and the girls would walk to his school in the afternoon, and they would hang out at the arcade or go back to her house.
They did their homework together every night now, and it made her feel better. She just wished she didn't have this gnawing ache still inside her. They had been through hell, and Mamoru wasn't doing as well as he pretended. Of course, neither was she.
They had talked about it and decided not to worry their friends and family. And her family had become his. He spent almost every evening with them still, eating dinner and helping with chores, and even helped Shingo with his English.
October 29
For more than two weeks after the rape the Negaverse was quiet, hardly any attacks and those mere brushes with Youma, and no sightings of the dark generals. None of them could understand why, and they worried about what it could mean. And then finally the dreaded Youma attack came. Luckily Ami had created a sort of 3D image of Usagi sleeping. Usagi simply had to press a button on a stuffed black cat, and the image came out of its eye. The image even moved occasionally and looked like it was breathing. After all they had been through, no one wanted Usagi's family to go through any more stress.
Usagi woke up to the sound of her communicator. It was Rei. "Hey, we need you down at the old theater. How soon can you get here?"
"Should be about six or seven minutes. Can you hold that long? Tuxedo Kamen is closer."
Mamoru heard her and had already transformed. When he heard the location, he hung up the phone, opened the sliding door, and leaped from his balcony.
Usagi meanwhile had transformed pressed the button to turn on her alibi. Luna opened her eyes and stretched. "Careful Usagi," she murmured, and closed her eyes again.
She opened her window and jumped lightly to the ground before taking off at a dead run. When she arrived, she stayed in the shadows for a moment, assessing the situation. The Youma seemed to be comprised of vines, with a Venus Fly Trap for each hand and foot. It was currently trying to dodge the Venus Love Me Chain, which amused Usagi. She sent her tiara out, whispering the phrase, and hit it in the face. No damage. She stepped up behind Mercury and asked where she should attack, catching the tiara in a smooth motion as it came back to her. She snapped it onto her forehead and took out the Moon Wand, now complete with the crystal in its rightful place.
"I'm not sure yet, Moon." Answered Mercury. "For right now, how about the fly trap things."
Usagi nodded and stepping forward lifted the wand. But before she could use it the Youma launched one of its Venus Fly Traps at her, replacing it instantly with the bud of a new one which swelled to full growth quickly.
Usagi hadn't even seen the attack coming, but when she heard Tuxedo Kamen scream her name she looked up. She didn't even have time to flinch before an invisible shield seemed to come out of her, disintegrating the dangerous vegetation.
Her whole body lifted about a foot off the ground, spinning very slowly, her arms going wide, her head tilted back, and a small half-smile on her face. As she spun the others looked at her closely, even the Youma unable to move or breathe. Before their eyes, the white of her fuka changed. An image seemed to appear of a childlike artwork glitter of silver and gold, and it sunk into the pale fabric, sparkling in the moonlight.
The skirt turned a deep gold, as well as her tiara, which now had a bright silver stone in the center. The normally red boots became silver with gold trim. Her gloves matching them exactly, except now she seemed to have a bracelet on each wrist with a small crescent moon. Her choker changed as well, now silver edged with gold, and a series of three crescent moons, each getting smaller, the last one resting in the hollow of her throat.
And finally, a unique item formed, a single crescent, made of gold with silver edges, appeared, centered itself over her belly, and sunk into the fabric of the Fuka. The spinning stopped, and she was lowered to the ground. She instantly relaxed and completed her Moon Healing spell, tuning the Youma into a pile of dust before turning to the others, who were staring at her now.
"You're so beautiful," breathed Mars.
Sailor Moon looked down at her new henshin. What a beautiful outfit she was wearing. She traced her fingers over the crescent on her belly, touched the new bracelets, and stared in awe at her beautiful new boots and gloves.
Tuxedo Kamen was first to reach her. He ran his fingers over the choker, rubbed the crescent on her belly with his palm and fingers, and trailed a hand over her back, feeling the texture of the glittery fuka. Then he bent down and lifted her, wrapping her legs around his waist, and kissed her soundly. "God you are so gorgeous!" He whispered when he finally lifted his head.
Usagi realized it was their first kiss on the mouth since what they had been forced to do, and she was glad the new henshin had caused the spontaneous kiss. She lowered her lips to his and placed several small chaste kisses on his mouth before he finally lowered her back to the ground.
"New power and new transformation all in one night!" Minako enthused, "You're finally coming into your powers fully. I really can't wait to see what happens next!" (AN: Famous last words)
After each of the had released their henshin, the group separated and headed to their homes. Mamoru walked back with Usagi, holding her hand. He was so very thankful their first kiss after they had been attacked had gone so well. He swung their arms gently, and squeezed her hand, feeling better than he had in weeks.
"I'm so tired," yawned Usagi when they reached her yard. Mamoru kissed her gently, hugged her tight, and watched until she was safely in the bedroom with the window closed, before finally turning and walking home.
November 3
Aoto:: Welcome to the Sailor Senshi Hour! We have a great program for you tonight folks! Sailor Moon's wardrobe change. You don't want to miss this.
Miyu:: Absolutely. First, we wanted to start with a look at Sailor Moon's new look. We've seen a wardrobe change before. We have footage here of her changing into a long white gown mid-battle almost two months ago. There have also been minor alterations to her wardrobe over time. A choker change, feather clips in her hair, a new tiara. But this change has been stunning.
Aoto:: That's right. I'm going to just play this footage in the background here. See the difference? Not just the colors but new accessories as well. We don't know why, but we are loving it!
Yuna:: It's one of the top discussions on the fan boards. Why the sudden change? Could it be because of an increase in her powers? Or is it related to something else?
Aoto:: I have an older photo here. This one was taken about four months ago, on the day of the daycare attack. You all remember how she was unable to reach the daycare in time. There were only seconds before two children were dead. We had never seen this side of her before. I mean sure, in the beginning she cried a bit, stumbled around. But we had never seen her angry.
Miyu:: I remember it well. I was in the Kita district, walking into a store when I heard the scream. I had never heard anything like it. I watched a few minutes later the news as she destroyed that Youma, and went after one of the dark generals, who eventually fled. If Tuxedo Kamen hadn't been there, I don't know if our favorite hero would have recovered. She was the only Senshi in those days, if you remember.
Yuna:: Okay, so let's show you her new look. We're putting up a side by side, so you can see the difference. Is it just me or does this new outfit remind you a bit of the costumes for ice skaters? All beauty and glitter...
Aoto:: I don't know ladies, but here's what I notice most... You've got the glitter and the mix of silver and gold in everything, but here are some interesting additions. First, the choker... three crescents now instead of one. And then look at the bracelets. From what I understand those become cuffs of some sort that automatically hold a Youma down.
Yuna:: What interests me the most is the new design on her fuka. This is something we haven't seen before, even when Sailor Venus was still going by Sailor V. It's a crescent moon, hung so that the curve us facing down, almost looking a bit like a 'u'. And you see here how it shimmers and glows when her shield is up?
