Chapter 10-Mind Maze
Usagi landed in the moon palace. She looked down and saw the white dress. She was Princess Serenity. "What? What's going on…" She started walking, confused and disoriented.
Up ahead, she could see Queen Serenity and the scouts. They were amidst a battle…The princess started to run. She needed to save them.
Just as she step foot into the room, the landscape changed. The temperature dropped and snow whipped harshly across the land. Her jaw dropped as she stared at the four crystals. D point. How could she ever forget?
Usagi slowly walked to one of the crystals. Placing her hand on one of the the icicles, Usagi leaned over and stared at Rei's dead body.
"Rei…I am sorry." The princess sat down next to the crystal. "I am sorry I wasn't stronger that day. I am sorry for what you had to go through….I am sorry you fell for me and I can't return your love. Destiny had me bound with another person, someone I loved very dearly too. Rei-chan, you are the most important person in my world. I love you."
A loud explosion rocked through the Arctic, Usagi looked up in surprise. The landscape changed again. Laid among the ruins, she was at Mugen. The apocalypse had already started. Sailor Saturn leapt into the darkness, alone. Super Sailor Moon charged right in. She had one mission, save Hotaru.
She battled her way through until she saw Sailor Saturn. The soldier raised her silence glave. It came down quietly. The implosion started…..The world was about to end….
Usagi remembered the blistering pain of energy as she dove into it. Her silver crystal blinked and shielded her and Sailor Saturn. The soldier laid lifeless in her arms, she had given up her life in exchange for the world.
"I am sorry, Hotaru, that it had to come to this. In your short life, you had suffered so much." Usagi cried as she cradled the body. "I wish you can start over. To have a happy childhood, a loving family…Please. Cosmic power. Grant me my wish." Sailor Moon prayed as she flew out of the implosion.
A bright light flashed. Usagi was no longer there. She was back on the moon, staring at Earth hanging in the sky. Usagi stood and clutched her brooch. All these places she had visited, they were her memories. She was trapped in her own mind.
"Everyone, are you all caught in your own mind mazes? Please, can you guys hear me?" Usagi closed her eyes and held on tight to her silver crystal.
The light started to shine. A gentle glow at first. Its rainbow light flashed. Then the light shone brilliantly and washed over Usagi's body. The crescent moon appeared on her forehead. "Please, everyone. Remember. Hecate is showing us only the painful moments. Remember the good ones….Wake up from this nightmare." She started to think about all the happy memories she shared with the girls.
The light continued to expand until it engulfed the condo.
Haruka and Michiru opened their eyes wide. A light had washed over the entire landscape; the battle was put on pause. Sailor Moon's voice loomed over the horizon. "Remember, Sailor Neptune. Remember, Sailor Uranus….." Their planet symbols flashed on their foreheads, calling forth their planet powers.
One by one, each soldier was re-awakened. Sailor Moon's warm memories of them flooded their bodies with power and courage. Faced with painful memories, real or not, each soldier rose and fought their way through.
"What?!" Hecate shielded her eyes from the blinding light as she took a few steps back. Princess Serenity opened her eyes and stood up. One by one, her friends woke and transformed.
"I won't give up that easy." Hecate hissed and raised her orb. "I will end this miserable world, once and for all." She waved her hand and she was gone….