Author's Note: So what do you think so far? Let me know! Also this is the dreaded Chapter 37! Somthing dark happens! What can it be? The only hint here is in the title of this Chapter.
Disclaimers: I do not own any of the original senshi or any of the original plot. All that belongs to Naoko Takeuchi! I do own this plot, Selena/Sailor Nemesis, the Starlight Keeper side of Diamond only, Sailor Nebula, Sailor Soloria, The Mysterious Figure(s), Sailor Stardust and any new senshi or enemies ect... Sailor Light/Dark Moon was a request from a friend but you still can't use her without my permission!
Part 37: Death...
When the Tsukino Quartet got home they found that no one was home. This was strange because normally Shingo and Kenji would be
home by this time and Ikuko would be making supper.
"Mama!" called Selena, "Mama, where is everyone?"
There was no answer. They took off their shoes, put on their slippers and walked into the living room. There they found a note on the
table.
Usagi, Selena, Chibi-usa, Ceres,
We've gone to the movies but we should be back by 8 pm. Ok? I've stuck some supper in thefridge for you four. Be back soon.
Love,
Mama, Papa and Shingo
"So they went to the movies huh?" said Ceres.
"That's odd." said Chibi-usa, "Didn't Mama Ikuko say that she was going to stay home today?"
Usagi and Selena nodded.
"Maybe Papa Kenji got the afternoon off and they took Shingo to go and see that new Sailor Moon movie that they've made."
suggested Ceres.
The others nodded. Much as Shingo didn't want to admit it he loved the Sailor Senshi. In fact, so did all of Tokyo because this would
be the third move that was created with the main charactor's being the Sailor Senshi. When the girls thought about it there was alot of
Sailor Senshi merchandise around. But they never to hardly ever noticed because they were the Sailor Senshi and so it wasn't a big
deal to them.
"Well let's eat some supper and watch a movie." said Selena.
The other three nodded. After their movie finished it was roughly 10:30 at night.
"I wonder what's taking so long." said Usagi.
Selena nodded. Ceres and Chibi-usa had fallen asleep so the 'older' girls put them up in their rooms and to bed. Then they went and
did their usually bedtime routines and went to bed expecting their family to be home in the morning.
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The next morning dawned ugly. It was raining as hard as it had been the night before. Usagi woke up first, which was odd. What else
was odd, that she noticed, was that it was eerily quiet in the house. Just then Ceres and Chibi-usa came in.
"Usagi," whispered Chibi-usa, "Usagi, are you awake?"
Usagi yawned and sat up, hitting her head on the bottom of Selena's bed in the process.
I hate being on the bottom of a bunk bed, she thought.
"What's wrong Chibi-usa, Ceres?" she asked sleepily.
"There's no one home except us." said Ceres so quiet that you could hardly hear her.
Usagi jumped out of bed and shook Selena awake.
"Wha?" asked Selena groggily.
"No one's home yet!" yelled Usagi while getting dressed.
Selena would've bolted upright but she hit her head on the roof. Rubbing her head she climbed down and got dressed in an idetical
outfit to Usagi. Usagi was wearing a long pleated skirt with a snug fitting sweatshirt and socks and her pink bunny slippers. Her outfit
was pink. Selena was wearing her long pleated skirt with her matching sweater, socks and her purple and black swirl slippers. Her
outfit was purple though. Chibi-usa was wearing jeans with pink socks and hot pink slippers. Her top was a t-shirt and sweater. Both
were hot pink. Ceres was wearing a black jumper with a white shirt underneath. Long purple socks and her purple and black swirl
slippers. The four girls raced around the house. They looked in every corner, every room and every closet. They finally met up in the
kitchen at the table.
"I thought that they were supposed to be home at 8 last night." sobbed Chibi-usa.
Ceres was trying to comfort her but was failing.
"I thought it was weird when at 10:30 they weren't home." said Selena.
Just then the phone rang. Selena got up and answered it.
"Hello Tsukino's. Tsukino Selena speaking." she said.
The others stayed in the kitchen. Selena listend and as she did her eyes grew wide.
"They w-were what?" she stuttered.
She listened some more.
"Th-thank you officer." she said as she hung up.
She came back into the kitchen, crying now. Usagi looked up and saw her sister crying.
"Who was that?" she asked, "Why are you crying?"
"Last night," said Selena, "Remember it was raining real hard?"
They all nodded.
"Well on the way home from the theater they were going into the busy intersection by 4th and 8th." she said, crying harder, "They
were hit, t-sectioned by a semi. When the police got there they were already dead."
The other girls couldn't say anything. They just stared at Selena as one by one, they too started to cry harder. After a few minutes
Selena heard a honk.
"I'll go and tell them." she said getting up.
"Mom," said Ceres, "I'll go with you."
The pair got in their rain boots and got out umbrella's. They went out to tell Seiya, Taiki, Yaten, Haruka and Michiru the horrible
news.
"Hey guys!" called Seiya cheerfully, "Why aren't you in your uniforms?"
Then Haruka saw it. A tear made it's way from Selena's chin to her shirt top.
"Selena," said Haruka getting out of her car, "What's wrong? What's happend?"
Selena and Ceres looked up at all five of their senshi. After looking each one in the face the pair broke down and sat in the mud and
rain. Haruka ran over to them along with the rest right behind her.
"Selena!" she cried, "What's wrong?!"
Selena looked up.
"Mama, Papa, Shingo..." she said before breaking down harder.
"They're dead." cried Ceres, finishing what her mother couldn't.
The Outer court was shocked. Haruka helped Selena into the house and Yaten helped Ceres. Michiru nodded to Taiki and Seiya.
Taiki got back into their car, Michiru got into Haruka's and Seiya went into the house. Taiki went to school to tell the teachers where
they would all be and Michiru went to tell Minako and Makoto that they didn't need to pick up Usagi and Chibi-usa today. They met
back at the Tsukino's in half an hour. Then, when they parked they went inside. They found Selena was in the living room, staring at a
blank TV, Usagi was crying uncontrolably into Haruka's arms, Ceres was throwing her stuffies every which way and Chibi-usa had
fallen asleep on the couch with tear stains on her cheak's. Seiya and Yaten were trying to get Selena to talk but she kept staring at the
TV. Haruka looked at Michiru hopefully. Michiru came over and took Haruka's place as Usagi's shoulder to cry on. Haruka joined
Taiki, Seiya and Yaten in Usagi's and Selena's bedroom.
"Well what do we do now?" she asked them, "Should they stay here or not?"
Seiya, Yaten and Taiki looked at each other and nodded.
"Actually, since we're still singing we thought that we'd move here." said Seiya, "Then the four of them would be protected and they
wouldn't have to leave their home."
Haruka nodded. It seemed logical.
"I'll go and try to get Selena to talk again." she sighed. "Who want's to deal with Ceres?"
Taiki surrenderd and went up to Chibi-usa's and Ceres room. Apon entering he was hit in the face with her pillow. She gasped seeing
who it was.
"S-sorry T-Taiki." she hiccupped.
"It's ok." he said sitting down on her bed. "So don't you think that you've thrown enough plush around for now?"
She had to smile at that. She'd thrown everything plush that was within her reach and then she'd thrown her pillow.
"I-I guess." she said.
Then she looked at Taiki.
"Why did they have to die?" she asked him, starting to cry again, "Why did they have to go and see that stupid movie?"
Taiki stared at Ceres. She looked up and threw herself at him, crying harder then ever. He held her and tried to calm her. Meanwhile
Haruka was having little luck with Selena.
"Selena," she said, waving her hand in front of Selena's face, "Hello? Selena wake up."
"They're dead." she murmmerd for the millionth time, "They're dead. They're dead."
She just started to repeat that. Over and over. Michiru came in with an exhausted Usagi.
"Haruka," she said, "I'm taking Usagi up to bed. She needs to sleep."
Haruka nodded. After lunch the girls started to 'wake up' from their morning activities. Selena had stopped staring at the TV and
stopped repeating "They're dead" all the time. Usagi had stopped crying but her eyes were really puffy and red. Chibi-usa had woken
up and was just sitting clutching a photo. Ceres had calmed down and was sitting at the kitchen table attempting to eat.
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"We better go and see why Usagi, Selena, Chibi-usa and Ceres weren't at school today." said Ami to the other Inner court senshi.
"I'm worried that something has happened." she said.
Minako nodded.
"None of the Outer court was here either." she said.
Just then the Golden Senshi showed up, Naru included.
"Where's the Moon Princess'?" asked Satsuki.
"They didn't come today." said Makoto, "We're going to go and see them. Do you guys want to come?"
Chikako shook her head.
"Tell Usagi and Selena that I'm so sorry and that I'll be by later." she said.
Then she left with the rest of the Golden Senshi.
"Tell them she's sorry?" questioned Minako.
"Let's go." said Rei who'd shown up, "I have a bad feelling about this."
"We're coming too." said Hotaru.
Her and Setsuna had shown up behind the girls.
"I didn't see this in the time stream," said Setsuna, "But perhaps I missed it. It's happened in the past."
The girls nodded and left.
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The door bell rang at the Tsukino's around 4:30. Taiki went to get it. When he opened the door he found the Inner court standing in
the rain, colorful umbrella's over their heads.
"Hurry in." he said, letting them in.
"I'll go and tell the girls you guys are here." he said, "They might want new shoulders to cry on."
He left to tell everybody else who was here. The Inner court senshi looked at each other.
"I wonder what's wrong?" asked Ami.
"I knew this was going to be bad." said Rei.
They all took off their boots and coats and left their things at the door. They made their way into the living room. They all sat down as
Usagi, Selena, Ceres and Chibi-usa came in.
"Chibi-usa!" cried Hotaru, "What's wrong?"
She got up to meet her dear friend.
"Mama Ikuko, Papa Kenji and Shingo were killed last night." murmmered Chibi-usa.
"Killed?" gasped Hotaru, "How?"
"Well it was raining real hard and they were slammed by a semi at that busy intersection by 4th and 8th." said Usagi.
"When they police got there they were already dead." said Ceres.
"The officer on the phone said that someone will be by later to see what's going to happen." said Selena.
The Inner court was shocked.
"So that's what Chikako meant." said Ami.
"Selena," said Makoto, "Chikako said to say that she's real sorry and that she'll be by later."
Selena nodded. Then everybody heard a faint ring tone.
"That's my cell." said Selena, "I'll be right back."
The others nodded. When Selena came back down she was crying again.
"That was Chikako," she said, sitting down on the floor, "She said she saw it happen. The semi was speeding and couldn't stop in
time. It slid right into them, killing them on impact."
Usagi started to bawl again. Ceres raced up to her room to throw the plush again. Chibi-usa ran outside crying and Selena just stayed
where she was. Everybody in the room either sighed (Outer Court) or was too shocked to say anything (Inner Court). Hotaru raced
out after Chibi-usa. Yaten signalled he'd go and check on Ceres (and when he entered her room he was promply hit in the face by
plush). Taiki, Seiya and Michiru sat around and beside Selena to try and comfort her and Haruka took Usagi up to her room to cry on
her shoulder, again!
"So what's to become of Selena, Usagi, Ceres and Chibi-usa?" asked Setsuna.
"Yaten, Taiki and myself along with Princess Kakyuu and Chibi Chibi will be moving in." said Seiya.
The Inner court nodded. They figured that for the time being this was best for the four girls.
Author's Note: Aren't I just evil for killing them? he he At least Ikuko can't hit me now that- OUCH! I lied she just got me. Bye!
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