MoonDragon: I realized that I was saying Chibiusa's name wrong in her senshi form. It's Sailor Chibi Moon, duh, ha ha. I went back and changed it in chapter nine, so don't worry. Thanks to everyone who's reviewing, makes me smile each time I read one. Hope you like this chapter.

Unspoken Memories

Chapter 10

Usagi made a struggle to mask the pain rippling through her body. Currently all shards had been removed from her wounds and the slashes in her back were stitched up just enough to barely stop the bleeding. That didn't mean it still didn't hurt though. Her eyesight was starting to muddle and she could numbly feel Sailor Chibi Moon clutching her hand looking concerned for her well being. Usagi managed a small smile towards the girl and looked back up at the new problem. She couldn't show weakness to the enemy.

Nokemono used a magic similar to her 'Moonlit Illusion' on themselves so it was impossible to make a connection to their real identities. Neptune's shadowed aqua attire and Uranus's navy one made a deep contrast to the gentle blue sky behind them. Uranus was standing with her arms crossed while the other was sitting straightly on the edge of the roof. Both glared down at her with hatred evident in their eyes. Sailor Saturn was missing for an unknown reason, but that just left one less thing to worry about.

"You say you don't want to involve anyone, and yet here you are dragging this girl into battle. Are you planning on using her as a shield?" Uranus sneered as they both leaped from their position to the ground landing gracefully. "I'd expect nothing less dishonoring from the likes of you."

"I would never do that!" Sailor Moon shouted angrily feeling her blood overflowing like liquid hot magma. Just the idea of doing that sent a sickening chill up her spine. She felt insulted they would even imagine her capable of doing such a thing. "She just showed up; I have no idea who she is! You, kid, need to get out of here." She made a motion with her thumb giving out a direction much like hitchhikers do when asking for a ride. The pink intruder violently shook her head in disagreement. That was when Sailor Moon realized something was off about the girl.

Her fists, after she let go of Usagi's hand, were trembling at her sides, but not because of fright. The expression on her face turned away that emotion showing fury and rage. Her eyes were fixed in a glare at Nokemono that left Usagi almost paralyzed. She doubted a normal person would've survived looking directly into her red orbs. By the stiffness of her chin it was obvious she was clenching her teeth concealed under her lips. Before Usagi could stop her she was bulleting down the street ready to strike Nokemono.

Usagi didn't have to worry about Chibi Moon's well being since she wasn't the actual Sailor Moon. Most likely they would just brush her off and get onto the main objective and try to once again kill the teen. She knew she wouldn't be much help anyways in her condition so she focused on healing as quickly as possible to be able to step in if she needed to.

In Sailor Chibi Moon pathway was Sailor Neptune who took a step backwards at first in surprise. Then, realizing it was just a child she merely put her hand up to stop the oncoming blow. She didn't expect this to be a problem and put up little resistance which was a big mistake. The pink bundle packed more power than she thought possible for a fifth grader. Planting her petite fist in one of the Nokemono's palm Sailor Neptune was sent back with impressive force sliding along the ground. Even from the distance and with Sailor Moon's muddled eye vision she could see her hand shaking and throbbing from where the pink warrior had struck.

Sailor Chibi Moon went in again and again unrelenting with her assault not letting up for a moment. Neptune was just barely managing to block each blow and her hands and arms were seemingly being tanned red and it made Usagi flinch just looking while awed by the performance. It left her wondering just how much this kid was capable of doing. Not only did she excel in hand-to-hand combat, but earlier she proved to be magnificent in magical ability as well.

While watching she couldn't help but notice how similar her fighting style was to her own one. They both used gentle, graceful movements, often spinning or twirling to block or attack like there was no gravity holding them down. Seemingly gliding over the surface area, always on the move, and with smooth, slick movements.

"You should pay attention to more then their fight, Sailor Moon!" Sailor Uranus announced planting a kick in her back from behind in a sneak attack. Usagi gasped in pain as she struck the exact spot where the youma had sliced into her skin. She was sent into the brick wall of a nearby building and luckily landed on the ground where no shattered glass was. Getting to her knees she coughed into her hand staining her silver glove crimson with blood.

The warrior felt wetness on her back and knew her wound had reopened from the kick and groaned. Usagi would have to fight at a disadvantage. Already she was worn from the stress her cells went from rebuilding themselves and she'd have to put off healing until this was over. Anymore and she'd be too tired to even walk. The princess would have to bear with the pain and fight; hopefully it would be over soon enough.

She didn't bother wondering why her force field failed her yet again in the same day. Long ago, maybe as far as a year back, they had somehow managed to figure out how to bypass it. They must've studied it sometime and found a way to counter it. Still, even though they could now pass it, they only challenged here when she was wounded.

Sailor Uranus charged in with rage, but Sailor Moon had stumbled to her feet and was able to catch the punch in her grip. With the limb not already caught she tried to hit with the left, but Usagi managed to capture that one as well. Even though her back throbbed unbelievably and her vision faded into focus and out of it, she didn't let go. Holding the member of Nokemono still she began to speak.

"I finally realized… why you guys hate me so much…" she whispered out in a stained voice. She blinked rapidly and commanded herself to snap out of it and stay awake. She would not lose because the penalty was no doubt death.

"Are you telling me that for this whole time you didn't know why we were fighting?" Uranus scoffed pinning her wrists against the building. That pushed her backwards putting Usagi's back in contact with the wall. She cried out in pain and gritted her teeth trying to forget everything causing her harm. The warrior's blood stained the already red bricks shading it into a darker color. Droplets started to hit the pavement. "You're not as bright as I gave you credit for."

"It's about our past, 1000 years ago, right? You three… Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn… you were the princesses." Usagi saw the enemy's eye twitch as she spoke. "I heard that my mother… Queen Serenity… turned down you plea… for help." Sailor Uranus growled kicking the teen in the gut. Usagi's eyes bulged as she coughed up blood onto Uranus's outfit. She then proceeded to knee her over and over.

"Yeah, that's right! You and your appalling mother laughing in peace while we suffered! It made us sick," she announced. Sailor Moon was near the point of passing out for real now and she wasn't sure she could snap out of it. The kicks were coming in time with her slowing heartbeat. "You didn't do a thing to help us, you're so hypocritical! All you filthy Lunaranians would preach on and on about helping others, but when we finally asked for assistance you brushed us aside like we didn't matter! People like you shouldn't be respected or royalty; allowed to lead others and rule over them, because you don't deserve it!"

Usagi's hooded eyes made contact with Sailor Uranus's forest green and the Nokemono member stopped her assault for the moment. Sailor Moon did her best to plead with her blue-silver liquid orbs to make her listen and it seemed to be working.

"Truthfully… I don't remember… much about my life as Serenity…" she admitted grabbing the short haired teen's attention. Her blue orbs connected more deeply with her forest green ones as she spoke from the heart with blood dripping down her chin. "If I did, then… I would've known why we were fighting… a long time ago. Right now… I can't really tell if my mother… did abandon you or not… I'm just going off of what… someone told me. If it's not too late…" she paused and smiled as kindly as she could. It was a gentle smile with a gentle gaze that baffled the other warrior. "Can we work together… will you give me a chance… to make things right?"

What in reality was only seconds stretched on to what seemed like minutes. Sailor Uranus ceased her brutal assault on the injured teen, but she wasn't letting go. She still applied the pressure keeping her against the wall, but she was in thought with a dumbfounded expression. Usagi could've used the opportunity as an opening to get in a few blows, but she wanted an answer. Maybe it wasn't too late to stop the fighting. Her answer came.

"Don't try to fool me with your fake kindness! You're heart is as hollow as a youma's!"

Usagi could feel her heart ache, but not from any physical attack. 'Will nothing I say end this fight? Is this battle never going to end unless we end up killing each other? But I don't want that. I don't want to fight! Why can't we just talk this out? Queen Serenity… mother… did you really abandon these people when they needed us most? If you did, then how could you do that? If we helped them, then it wouldn't have had to come to this violence…'

Sailor Uranus let go of her wrist and went in with her right fist to smash Usagi's face. Normally, even from such a close distance, Sailor Moon could block it, but she was too injured to move quickly enough. Her back was still freshly bleeding and more and more droplets dripped onto the ground as she was pushed against the wall.

"Stay away from her!" Sailor Chibi Moon's voice came as the Nokemono member was forcibly shoved aside by the tiny warrior. Sailor Moon fell to the ground not able to hold herself up anymore.

"Get off me, you brat!" shouted Uranus, but now it was the pink girl pinning the short haired teen down.

"Don't touch Sailor Moon!" she shouted back with protectiveness evident in her voice. They struggled on the ground, both being careful of the pointy objects littering the streets. Usagi swept a glance at Sailor Chibi Moon and Sailor Neptune currently on the ground a distance away. While the pink haired warrior didn't have a scratch on her, the same couldn't be said for Nokemono.

Neptune was on her knees trying to catch her panting breaths and get her normal one back. Her uniform was torn in some places and she had bruises already starting to form. From what Usagi could decipher from the past, she was tougher than that, always giving the enemy at least one scratch. Even Sailor Moon had gotten injured by her sometimes.

It looked like she didn't want to hurt anyone other than the target, letting the other sailor warrior get away without injury. And that made Usagi's heart ache as well. Someone that kindhearted, to let a little kid wail on them and not do anything offensive, wanted her dead. Was Sailor Moon, Tsukino Usagi, really that vile of a person to make even good people want her to perish?

"I didn't want to do this," Neptune whispered, "but she's getting in the way! Sailor Moon doesn't get hurt like this often, this is our chance! We're not going to stop just because some child is interfering." The sea green haired girl placed both hands above her body reaching for the sky. A blue ball of energy started to form and get bigger by the passing seconds. When it was at full power she threw her arms out in front of her releasing the attack. "Deep Submerge!"

Sailor Chibi Moon and Uranus were still wrestling on the ground, but Nokemono gave the child the slip when she saw the energy coming. The pink warrior was left on the ground alone and nothing to shield her from the oncoming disaster.

"No!" Sailor Moon managed to shout out. It didn't matter that her body hurt. It didn't matter that she might not make it in time. She still had to at least attempt to get in between the blow and the girl. She prayed and begged of the Silver Crystal inside her to at give her the strength to move her body and deflect Neptune's energy. "Sailor Teleport!"

The silver warrior appeared in front of Sailor Chibi Moon affectively shielding the child with her body. She winced as her back throbbed, but she was going to protect this mysterious girl, no matter the cost. The young girl had already fought to protect her and she would return the favor. An innocent would never get harmed in her presence if there was something she could do about it.

Sailor Neptune's Deep Submerge was upon the two, and Sailor Moon placed her hands out to catch it. Her hands, covered in gloves stained with blood from coughing, glowed with a golden light. She took the impact, her own energy keeping the other from blowing up and encasing the two girls.

Sailor Moon's mark upon her forehead glowed with a bright gleam acting on Usagi's determination to protect the girl behind her. She could feel the power flowing through her veins, despite the weariness and discomfort ready to send her into unconsciousness. With a shout she channeled the light enveloping her hands and used it to propel the blue mass away and back at its owner like a ricochet.

Not expecting it to be shot in reverse with such speed, Neptune had no time to take action and was struck by her own force. She screamed splitting the emptiness of the air as its heat peeled away parts of her skin. The teen was sent spiraling backwards.

"Neptune!" Uranus shouted with shock and disbelief in her voice. It was such a desperate tone, Usagi wasn't sure she had ever heard her speak that way. Then again, her comrade had never gotten so injured before in battle. Usagi did her best in the past to never beat them up to badly.

She sprinted off almost tearing the street up like a tornado and captured her in her arms before she could get even more injured by the glass on the roads. Uranus fell to her knees seemingly not even caring her legs were getting sliced into and injected with shards of glass. Sailor Neptune's skin gave off some steam from the burns that patched her body and her eyes were lidded. She put so much energy into that attack Usagi didn't even want to imagine what it could've done to Chibi Moon. Uranus sent such a hate filled glare at Sailor Moon it made her wince, but she didn't look away. She stared right back with her eyes furrowed as well.

"I don't want to harm you… but I absolutely… won't let you involve… anyone else in this fight…" she breathed out in pants.

"You're such a hypocrite!" she spat at the silver senshi. "You say that, but look what you did to Neptune. We'll… I'll never forgive you!" She picked up her comrade and cradled her in her arms protectively. She turned around and started walking away ending the battle. Usagi supposed she wanted to get medical attention for her friend.

"Wait! When will… this fighting end…?" Usagi's eyes closed at last not able to keep them open any longer. The wound in her back was painful and still open as it bled. She fell on the ground, once again in the shards, vaguely feeling Sailor Chibi Moon at her side applying some healing magic to her. It soothed and only dragged her deeper into sleep. Before she was finally gone from consciousness she heard Uranus's response.

"It won't stop until one of us dies…"

ooOoo

Sailor Uranus turned into the first dark alley with Neptune safely in her arms. Her legs and knees were bleeding and had glass stuck under the skin, but she didn't care. She cursed the name of Sailor Moon and wanted to break apart the first thing in sight, but Sailor Neptune's well being was much more important at the moment. The Nokemono member would have to get her to Sailor Saturn as quickly as possible. She excelled in the field of healing more than anyone.

Sailor Uranus told herself over and over again that nothing that so-called princess said could be trusted. It repeated in her mind like a warning flashing bright red letters under her eyelids. She was a vile woman who lied to get her way. That little speech she said back there was most likely used to gain her trust. Then the senshi could stab them in the back when Nokemono weren't looking. Although her words… she seemed to be so desperately telling the truth Uranus was tempted to believe her.

"Can we work together… will you give me a chance… to make things right?"

The short haired teen shook her head violently trying to get the words out of her mind. She leaned back against the wall holding on to Neptune tighter. She had fallen asleep from the wounds she received. Sighing she closed her eyes.

'She looked so pleadingly at me,' she couldn't help but think. 'Her eyes were so bright and innocent I was struck dumbfounded. Someone who abandoned us… like we were outcasts… shouldn't have such pure, kind eyes. Is it a trick? I don't know. Dang her… why am I thinking about this? She's the enemy. We must get revenge for the people of our planets from so long ago. Nothing she says will stop us from killing her!'

Recalling the new senshi she wondered what that was all about. Sailor Moon had disposed of the other senshi and yet this one had never been seen before. It was unexpected for her to get a new ally, especially a young child. That pink child had such power… not as grand or magnificent as Sailor Moon's, but probably close to it.

She also recalled how protective Sailor Moon was of the kid. From the way she spoke during the battle it appeared they had never met before then. Uranus scoffed in disapproval wondering whether Sailor Moon's concern was real or for show. It looked genuine enough, and she always did speak of saving others, so she supposed it was true.

"I swear she's such a child inside," she whispered to no one but herself. Her voice softly echoed on the walls. 'Trying to save someone you've never met before? And that same someone getting in the way of battle like that and becoming a burden. It would've been easier for her if she had let Neptune's attack take care of the pest. Hmph. She'd save a nuisance, but not a planet suffering in despair?' Her hands trembled in anger, and then her grip softened remembering she was still holding her comrade.

Then an idea struck her. 'It's unmistakable. Sailor Moon, Tsukino Usagi, cares about some people much more than herself. I'm sure she doesn't care about anyone outside of her friends, though. Someone as awful as her couldn't possibly think about anyone but herself and those dear to her. If we were to become her friend as civilians… and gain her trust… then we could reveal ourselves in the final battle. She wouldn't be able to kill us if we're her friends! We can use that moment of shock when she finds out to finally make her perish. She'll pay for abandoning us.'

True, the idea of actually becoming close and talking to that filthy princess revolted her to the core. Uranus would just make sure it was as believable a friendship as she could make it, but actually keeping it fake. She'd gain her trust, and then rip it apart along with her body. She wouldn't have to worry about caring for such a person. There was no way she could form a friendship with the likes of her. She was the enemy. Usagi was the enemy who left their planets to perish.

"Haruka?" the teen in her arms questioned slipping back into conscious. The Nokemono member looked down at her friend whose eyes were barely open. "You fool… you should've forgotten about me… and taken care of Sailor Moon when she was weak. What about… the pact you, me, and Hotaru made?"

"We'll get her another time, Michiru. Don't worry for now. I'm going to get you to Saturn so she can heal you." They transformed back into their civilian identities so they could go about the streets without bringing attention to themselves. "She'll be defeated in no time, Michiru. I have a plan."