Standard Chibi Tenshi Disclaimer: I don't own any Sailor Moon and Gundam Wing characters. If I did, life would be sweet!

Author's Notes: Hi minna-chan! I have to warn you, I've been spoiling all of you with long chapters recently, and unfortunately, this chapter is a lot shorter than usual. The reason for this is that after this part, I sorta have an idea of what to do but I really need to fine tune everything, and make sure the direction I'm taking will fit. I don't want to have to go back and revise anything! All right, I added a few more paragraphs at the end, since I found a better cliffhanger. *grins evilly*

Again, italics indicate thought. Enjoy! And don't forget to review!

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Chapter 8:

Heero sat down on the ground, completely stunned. Setsuna had just left, after telling him just about everything. It was hard to digest. How was a person to react upon hearing that your father is really a god, you've lived a past life, and you have a soul mate? Years of ingrained training could not prepare him for this moment. Emotions threatened to break through the wall that had been impenetrable until the moment Usagi had entered his life. The icy barrier, which surrounded his heart, was almost ready to collapse.

Setsuna's tale had been full of love and sadness. The tale was about a princess of the moon and her true love, a soldier from Earth. Little did they know about the identity of that soldier. At that time, only a few people were privy to his parentage. The moon princess and the soldier had met, and fallen in love. Unfortunately, she had been betrothed to the Prince of Earth as a part of an alliance against any future evils. It was good politics, the young girl cried out as she sobbed to the man she loved. The soldier wanted to tell her about his background too, for a son of a deity would surely be worthy of a moon princess. However, the gods themselves had politics of their own. Offspring of gods, especially half mortals, were scattered everywhere. What was uncommon about this soldier was that he was the only son of one of the most powerful gods, and possessed a fighting ability that was unparalleled. The other gods, fearing a rebellion, used his love for his princess as their weapon. Kidnapping the princess, they managed to lure the soldier to his death while they kept Ares distracted. The fury that thundered upon earth that day upon his father discovering his son's body was devastating. The heavens were never the same after that. The moon princess was seen sobbing with her one true love dead in her arms. It was said that she "died" that day. Not literally of course, but she now went through the motions of life without any joy or happiness. When Metallica came and destroyed the Moon Kingdom, the princess gladly welcomed her own death, in hopes that she would be with her beloved soldier again. Queen Serenity however decided to send the princess' court, the princess herself, and the prince of Earth back to earth with her dying power in hopes that her daughter would find happiness in this lifetime. What happened to that soldier's soul was not known, though it was rumoured that when the princess was born again on earth, his soul followed. You see, there is this belief that when two soul mates meet, their souls are forever intertwined, destined to be together forever. There was another view that being a demi-god, the soldier never really died. His body and soul went to a different place and unlike mortals who were reborn with their souls and not with the same bodies, he was just cast into a different time when the princess was reborn.

The story, though in itself was touching, was hardly enough to melt Heero's heart. Afterall, years of training as an assassin were enough to desensitize his emotions. However, Usagi's appearance had triggered the beginnings of a thawing of his icy heart. Then, Setsuna told him the truth. He was the soldier. He stared at her, shock and disbelief etched in his face.

"How can I believe this nonsense?" He had asked defensively.

"Demo you believed your father was a god?" She responded softly.

"I…"

His voice trailed off as old memories began resurfacing. It made sense in so many ways. Though he had been the youngest selected to be trained, whom better than the son of the god of War to be an assassin? His fighting skills were unequaled, foreshadowed from the moment Doctor J observed the fight between Heero and a group of bullies. The young boy had been cunning, speedy, and extremely resilient. Best of all, he knew how to survive. Heero thought back on moments where he had flashes of a different life, but he had chalked it up to too much television. He felt so overwhelmed at the moment. So much had happened in so little time. This princess that his … father and Setsuna had mentioned. Who was this woman? He had to know. He had to find out. He knew that she would be his link back to humanity.

"The princess… who is she?"

Setsuna looked at him sadly as she shook her head. "That I cannot tell you, though I suspect in your heart you know who it is already."

Princess… he thought to himself. Where on earth am I supposed to find a princess? How am I supposed to know? Who could she be??? I… his thoughts halted abruptly as he came to a sudden realisation. There was already a princess in his life. But yet, there was another woman who had been occupying his thoughts. His mind and his heart fought over who the winner would be. Setsuna merely cleared her throat to remind him of her presence.

"I must leave for now. It is not safe to leave the gates of Time unguarded for too long a period of time. I also think you need time to absorb and evaluate all of this." She offered him a slight smile, and like his father, stepped backward into a portal, and disappeared.

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Heero stared emptily into the direction that Setsuna had vanished. His fists clenched in anger and frustration. Everything that he had known had just been pulled from under his feet. He was no longer an orphan; he found out he was half-god; he had a soul mate. He was honestly confused. He had never encountered such a stage in his life, where he had to decide between his heart and his mind. His heart had never been a factor until now. Until a beautiful blond unexpectedly stumbled into his life. His mind reeled at that thought. He was cold-blooded for god's sake. He wasn't supposed to allow emotions to enter into the picture. He thought of how she made him feel so alive. Suddenly, there was no decision to be made. He cursed long and hard after that.

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Ami slowly blinked her eyes and tried to focus. Everything appeared blurry and images were swimming in front of her. She shook her head groggily and slowly took the time to reassemble her thoughts. She had to figure out what was going on, and what had happened. Kami-sama, why does my head hurt so badly? Her thoughts unknowingly echoing the thoughts of the rest of the Inner Senshi. She felt strangely disoriented, as if she had been out of it the past few days. Don't be silly, she chided herself. Frissons of fear slowly crept up her spine as she tried in vain to recollect her memories of the past 48 hours. Her blue eyes froze. I can't remember a thing. The images began to settle in front of her and she looked around the room in shock. Suddenly, Ami noticed something as she tried to get herself up. Pain shot up her arm as she grimaced in agony. She glanced down and what she saw was forever etched in her mind. Her hands were covered in blood. An uncontrollable scream emerged from her throat, mingled with the cries of the other three Senshi located in different parts of Juuban.

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AN: I thought about ending this chapter right here, but that would be really cruel, and really short, ne? *grin*

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Ami threw herself into the bathroom, scrubbing her skin clean until it was tinged with pink. It seemed as if she could never get the blood off. She blinked her eyes rapidly as her eyes began to tear for the umpteenth time that day. What have I done? Why is there blood on my hands? The feel of the thick, deep red life-giving blood on her hands dismayed her. She was utterly confused as to what it was doing on her, and even worse, who it belonged to. Her scientist's mind screamed for her to find out where the blood came from. If she could determine that, maybe she could get some answers. Her irrational mind was trying to bombard her with images of how it could've possibly gotten there. She stopped herself quickly. She didn't want to go there. Conducting the test would only take a bit. The first thought on her mind was that she had to make sure that the blood did not belong to any of the other senshi. She began the DNA matching sequence as she ran her computer to test the blood sample that she had thankfully managed to retrieve. She had been so preoccupied with getting rid of the blood from her hands that she had almost lost her only chance to find out the identity of that person. Luckily, she had found a few almost dried up drops near the couch, where she had first woken up.

"Scanning… scanning… scanning… match found. Probability of error 0.01%. Identity: Tsukino Usagi."

At that moment, Ami felt as if her world just vanished beneath her feet. Her eyes remained glued to the screen, unable to believe her eyes. "Iie, that can't be right. It's impossible. Usagi's blood on my hands?! No no no. It can't be. The computer's wrong. It has to be wrong," she whispered. You believe in science and facts. The computer can't be wrong in this case. The probability of error in this case is so slim. Somehow, Usagi's blood must've gotten onto your hands. Maybe she was injured. Her mind argued back. "I should go check on her. I must go check on her."

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As she made her way to the Tsukino residence, she tried to remain calm and rational. The traits she was so known for among her friends were deserting her. Ami bit her lip in an attempt to control her wayward thoughts. She had to make sure that Usagi was all right. She began to run, faster than she had ever run before. As her feet pounded on the sidewalk, a feeling tugged at her that something was severely wrong. She tried to ignore it. Feelings and instincts played no part in her scientific mind. At that moment, however, she felt as if her mind was being torn in multiple directions. Finally, Usagi's house appeared in front of her. Strangely enough, she wasn't out of breath. Though she was a strong swimmer, running was definitely not one of her fortes. She was no Haruka. Ami stared at the door, her hand slowly making its way to the doorbell. She was hesitant to ring it. Was knowing better than not knowing? She wondered silently. What if Usagi's severely hurt? What if none of us were unable to help her? "What if we couldn't save her?" She said softly. Of its own volition, her finger hit the doorbell.

She held her breath, not knowing what to expect as the door was suddenly flung open. A teenage boy glared at her, tapping his foot impatiently. Ami's breath rushed out as she struggled to regain control of her mouth.

"Shingo! It's you! Where's your sister?"

A belligerent look crossed his face.

"Who the hell are you? How do you know my name?"

"I'm your sister's friend, Ami Mizuno."

"Okay weirdo. A, I have no sister. B, I don't want whatever it is you're selling!"

The panic she had been feeling earlier returned full force.

"How can you not know Usagi? Or Chibi-Usa?" Her voice ending in a shriek.

"I don't know what you're talking about, freak. Now go!"

The door slammed shut in her face as she stared in shock. Masaka. How can they not know Usagi? Or Chibi Usa? Could Usagi have used the ginzuishou? The thought occurred to suddenly. Of course, it would make sense. Just like how Chibi Usa could somehow make the Tsukino family believe that she was Usagi's cousin, Usagi could have used the ginzuishou for the same reason. She stepped back slowly from the house, her blue eyes filled with horror. What on earth had happened to cause Usagi's blood to end up in her hands and cause her to use the ginzuisou? For once in her life, Ami's brilliant mind failed to come up with an explanation.

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The entity was content to float around for the moment, existing on Earth thanks to a space tear it had escaped through. It managed to tear apart the Sailor Scouts, and therefore isolate the Moon Princess. It chuckled evilly. Foolish humans. They would never know what hit them.

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The two women froze in the void that was the gates of Time. A shiver of apprehension ran up Setsuna's spine.

"Something has made its way to another dimension. I have to go find out what and where. Forgive me, your Highness."

As she made her way through the portal, the emblem of the moon flashed on the other woman's forehead.

"It's back," Selenity whispered.

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Haruka was getting ready to rip this obnoxious Chinese man into shreds. If Hota-chan hadn't been here, she would've beaten him up a while ago.

"At least he's treating Usagi nicely. Well, I think he's scared of her," Michiru said laughing.

Haruka smiled at her. "Koneko-chan seems so different. I can't get over it. She's so confident now. It's almost as if her memories had been holding her back. Now, I sense a power in her, something that could even be stronger than what Hota-chan has."

Suddenly, all four women froze in shock.

"Did you all feel that?" Usagi said, her eyes narrowing as she scanned the vicinity for enemies.

Hotaru nodded, as did Haruka and Michiru. The Gundam pilots just looked at them as if they were crazy. Unexpectedly, a silver glow appeared on Usagi's forehead as the emblem of the moon flashed.

"What's happening to me??" She cried out in astonishment.

"Her powers are merging," Hotaru said simply.

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As the other voices around her exclaimed loudly, Usagi hunched over, taking in deep breaths as she struggled to adjust to the power surge that continued to flow through her. It was almost as if something was awakening in her. Her forehead burned, but the sensation that brought paled in comparison to how she felt as her blood raged through her. Her head… her head was pounding, throbbing, feeling like battle drums. She felt as if her body was assaulting her at all levels. Her breathing became more rapid, more shallow drawing the attention of the others around her. She shrieked in agony as a bright white light enveloped her and she disappeared just like that.

"USAGI!!!!!!!!!!"

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Well minna-chan? Love it? Hate it? Please let me know what you liked about it and what you didn't. *lol* Besides the fact that you hated the fact that it ended so quickly. That doesn't count. Anyway, since I uploaded quite a bit the past little bit, the next chapter of Unexpected Destiny might not appear for a while (I'm no D-chan!). And as a bit of a teaser, I am working on a bit of a continuation of His Touch (if you haven't read it yet, please do! It's a crazy story but I think the idea of it is pretty intriguing). *grins* From the few reviews I've read so far, every one wants to know what happens to Usa and Trunks next! And if the story progresses the way it has so far, I guarantee it will be absolute mush!

Anyway, bits about today's chapter… I thought it would be interesting to go into the mind of Ami. I haven't read a lot of fics involving her yet so I thought, why not include something from her perspective? And oh yeah, the villain has not been fully developed. More details will come as further chapters evolve. Lastly, I have figured out what Mamoru and the Inners have done to her and let me say, writing that was pretty tough! (Okay, now I'm officially evil… hehe)

I gladly welcome any suggestions you have on this villain, seeing how I haven't fully developed the character yet. This is as far as I've gotten. I've been working on tying a lot of loose ends in the story and that's about it. I thank all my wonderful reviewers. You guys are truly amazing! I really want to thank D-chan for being so patient and awesome and for answering all my incessant questions! And that's that. No ending would be complete without me saying…

More reviews = happy Chibi Tenshi = more chapters!

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Ja ne!