Chapter 8 - Outer Space
"Here we are." Duo said, pulling the truck into the heavily secured area. They had managed to slip by wearing OZ uniforms.
"Now what do we do?" Usagi asked, jumping out of the truck. She landed on the ground softly and walked around, meeting Duo in front of the truck.
"Just do what I say and we'll be fine," Duo said, taking her hand. "Let's go, and make sure you keep close." He said, giving her a sly smile. They crept into one of the hangars, finding a shuttle that wasn't being used.
"We're going in that?" Usagi asked, looking at the shuttle. "Are you sure it's safe?"
"Sure is, take this," He said, handing her a folded up piece of paper. She opened it, seeing directions of some sort. "Follow this list to prepare the shuttle and I'll load on the Deathscythe."
"All right." Usagi said, disappearing into the cockpit of the shuttle. Duo brought his Gundam in, loading it onto the ship quickly.
"HOLD IT!!" A voice shouted. Usagi had stepped outside of the shuttle to help Duo into it. They both looked towards the voice and quickly, Usagi grabbed the broach, forming a shield around the two of them. The bullets bounced off the shield, going in all directions.
"Come on Duo!" She shouted, pulling him into the shuttle. He ran for the cockpit, Usagi close behind. Slowly, they pulled out of the hangar, heading for the runway.
"We're almost there!" Duo cried, as they lift off, heading for outer space. Usagi closed her eyes, afraid that something would happen to them. When she felt the pressure relieve itself somewhat, she peeked open her eyes, seeing for the first time, the blackness of space.
"Wow.." She mumbled, looking out at the stars. "It's even more beautiful than I remember." She said, looking towards the Moon.
"Yeah, the only bad thing is the Moon." Duo said.
"What do you mean?" Usagi asked, feeling slightly offended.
"Take a look at it." He said, pointing towards it. Usagi went to one of the side windows, looking out at the Moon.
"It looks like a graveyard," Usagi said, looking out at it. "That's how it presently is in my home." She said more to herself than anyone in particular.
"I know, it's uninhabitable. There is a base on it, or at least, there was for a while." Duo said. 'I wonder if there was ever a kingdom on it' Usagi thought to herself.
"Can we go to the Moon?" Usagi asked. "There's something I want to see."
"Huh? Sure, we should probably try to find the others first though." Duo said.
"Of course," Usagi said, her normal smile appeared on her face once again. "I can't wait to meet your friends."
"I promise, before we go back to Earth, we'll take a trip to the Moon." Duo said.
"Thank you," Usagi said, sitting in the seat next to Duo. "Are we going to find your friend now?"
"Yeah, we're gonna go find Heero." Duo said, setting the course for the colony Heero was last seen on.
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"You guys all right?" Quatre asked as his friends were thrown into the cell along with him.
"I'm fine." Trowa said, not seeming to have been hurt. Wufei held his arm, blood seeping out from under his hand.
"I'm all right." Wufei said, wincing in pain as he shifted his position on the floor. Quatre knelt at his side, ripping a piece of his shirt. He wrapped it around the wound, making sure to tie it very tightly. Wufei winced as he felt pain rip through his arm.
"I'm sorry, it has to be tight though." Quatre said. Wufei acted as if he didn't mind the pain.
"I don't feel pain." Wufei muttered, not wanting to sound weak.
"When was the last time any of you heard from Heero or Duo?" Quatre asked.
"I haven't heard from either of them in months." Trowa commented.
"I know, neither have I. Where do you think they've gone?" Quatre asked.
"I don't know. I think Duo might have been staying in Tokyo for a while. He said something about taking a vacation there." Wufei said nonchalantly.
"Hmm.. I'm sure he knows that something's going on since he hasn't been caught yet," Quatre said. "They knew exactly where I was when I was brought here."
"Same here," Trowa said. "I was about to go on stage when the came right into the circus tent."
"They interrupted my training." Wufei gruffed, closing his eyes.
"It looks like they haven't found Heero or Duo," Quatre said, sitting on the cot in the cell. "I wonder where they are."
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"Is he going to survive? That was a pretty nasty fall." A voice said. He peered down at the young boy strapped down. He had fallen from the top of a building and they still weren't sure if he was going to make it.
"I guess we won't know until he wakes up." Another voice said. Heero could faintly hear them as they talked amongst themselves, but he couldn't seem to wake himself up.
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Usagi and Duo arrived at the colony, stepping out of the shuttle. Duo found a place to hide his Gundam and the two people went about searching the colony for any sign of Heero.
"Hmm.. I wonder where he is." Duo said, as they walked through the streets of the colony.
"Where would he normally be?" Usagi asked.
"I really don't know. Heero's a hard one to figure out," Duo said. "I mean, none of us even know his real name."
"Really?" Usagi asked. "That's strange, what's so bad about telling people his real name?"
"I dunno, but I guess that doesn't really matter right now." Duo said, taking her hand. He lead her through the colony, stopping every now and then to ask people if they'd seen Heero.
Chapter 9 - The News
"I don't think we're ever going to find him." Usagi complained.
"He'll never give away to anyone where he is, so I guess we just gotta keep looking." Duo said. The two people were walking down a street and went past an electronics shop.
"Our top story today, four of the Gundam pilots were caught trying to destroy the colonies.." The voice was saying.
"What? Destroying the colonies?!" Duo cried as he heard these words. The two turned around, running back in front of the building to hear the news.
"One of the pilots was seriously injured and isn't expected to make it. The three other pilots are scheduled to be executed next week," The news reporter said. "Here is a picture of the fifth pilot by the name of Duo Maxwell. There is a reward for supplying information that leads to his capture. It is believed a young girl is accompanying him." A picture of Usagi and Duo popped up on the screen from the airport.
"Oh great," Duo muttered, throwing his hands up in defeat. "Now what am I gonna do?!"
"You can't just give up!" Usagi cried, grabbing his face in her hands. "If they're your friends, you've go to help them!!"
"How do you expect for me to do that?!" Duo demanded. "I don't even know where they are!!"
"You know where one of them is, though." Usagi said.
"What good's that gonna do, if he's dying, he can't really leave the hospital!" Duo cried.
"You have a Lunarian Princess with you," Usagi said. "Just trust me. If you can get us in and out, I can take care of the rest."
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'Why can't I wake up?' Heero asked himself as he went on sleeping.
"Halt!" He heard someone yell, he wasn't able to open his eyes, so he didn't know what was going on. 'What's going on?!' He wanted to yell, but he couldn't even open his eyes, let alone yell.
"It's all right, you're going to be OK." He heard a silvery voice whisper to him. He felt a hand on his chest and suddenly felt a strange power running through his body. When he opened his eyes, a young girl fell over unconscious on his chest. She had long blond hair done up in two buns that resembled odangos. She wore an elegant white dress with shells on her shoulders and there was a crescent moon on her forehead.
"What in the hell?!" Heero whispered, picking the girl up. He looked across the room, seeing Duo shooting his gun at someone. The guard he shot fell to the ground dead.
"Come on man!" Duo yelled, running towards Heero. Duo took Usagi from Heero and headed for another hallway, blasting a hole in the wall.
"What do we do now?!" Heero demanded, seeing the fifty foot drop below him.
"I don't know, Usagi wake up!" He cried, hearing a low groan from the girl.
"Huh? Duo?" Usagi said, opening her blue eyes.
"What do we do?!" Duo demanded, hearing the gunshots get closer and closer. Usagi pulled that weird broach out, holding it up in the air.
"Moon Cosmic Dream ACTION!!" She cried weakly. Ribbons surrounded her body, forming a white fuku and a tri-colored skirt. A bow appeared on the back with long ribbons and transparent shells appeared on her shoulder. "I am Super Sailor Moon!" She cried when the transformation was complete. "Pegasus!!" She cried, holding some weird bell above her head. "We need your help!!" She cried.
"What the hell!? Who is this girl?!" Heero demanded, watching the whole thing in shock.
"A friend." Duo said, as the sky parted. Two winged horses appeared, flying towards the three people.
"Come on Sailor Moon!" The one with the pink hair and tail cried. She had a crescent moon on her forehead instead of a horn like the other one. Usagi jumped on the Pegasus, pulling Duo on behind her.
"Hurry and get on him!" Sailor Moon cried to Heero, who was still staring in shock at this weird girl. He obeyed, jumping onto the beautiful white horse.
"Stop them!!" They heard a voice cry behind them. The three people looked back to see OZ soldiers staring at the magnificent creatures before them.
"Come on ChibiUsa. We have to get them somewhere safe before Sailor Moon faints again." The one with the horn said to the other one.
"Okay, stay awake Usagi!" The one with Sailor Moon on her back ordered.
"I'll try Small Rabbit." She said weakly.
'Where'd you find this girl?' Heero thought to himself, seeing her radiating beauty. A few minutes later, the girl's outfit faded, replaced by what she'd been wearing before. The two horses landed, letting the people off and then disappeared into thin air.
"Who is she?" Heero asked as Duo picked the girl up, holding her unconscious form next to his body.
"She's a friend." Duo said simply.
"Yeah right," Heero said, not buying it. "Where'd she come from?" He demanded.
"Does that really matter? She just saved your life, you don't need to ask so many questions!" Duo snapped, anger flaring up inside. Heero glared at Duo.
"We have to warn the others." Heero said.
"Too late for that. They've already been taken captive," Duo said simply. "And if it weren't for her, you'd be dead or dying right now."
"OK, I get it! She saved my life!" Heero snapped.
"Come on, we've got to get somewhere out of sight. They have our pictures all over the news." Duo said, walking away.
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"Duo?" Usagi said, her eyes opening.
"Yeah?" Duo said, looking down at the Lunarian Princess. She was no longer dressed as Princess Serenity but for some reason the crescent moon had remained on her forehead.
"What happened?" She asked, rubbing her head.
"Not much, two flying horses saved us when the OZ soldiers tried to kill us." Duo said nonchalantly.
"Two flying horses?" Usagi asked. "ChibiUsa, you're still there aren't you." She said to herself.
Chapter 10 - The Arrival
"Where are we going now?" Usagi asked, buckling herself in. The shuttle started up and took off out of the colony. After they had left the colony, Usagi took off the safety belt and stood, wobbling slightly.
"We're going to the Moon." Duo said.
"Really?" Usagi asked, perking up.
"Yeah, that's where they took the other pilots." Heero said. He had overheard them talking while he was still unconscious.
"There's something I want to see when we get there, though." Usagi said, standing beside Duo.
"Sure, are you gonna help us break the others out?" Duo asked.
"I'll try my best," Usagi said doubtfully. "I don't think I'll be able to kill anyone, though." Usagi took a step, falling softly into Duo's arms.
"Are you all right?" Duo asked, seeing fatigue start to set in. Her eyes were dull and her skin was even more pale than usual.
"Yeah, I'm just a little tired." Usagi said, forcing a smile. She stood, walking back to her seat. Usagi could barely keep her eyes open when she sat.
"Come here." Duo said, walking over to her. He picked her up, taking her into the back of the shuttle. He took her to the pilots chambers, laying her on the bed. He pulled the covers up to her chin, kissing her lightly on the lips. Usagi's eyes grew with surprise when she felt his lips brush hers, but fatigue soon took over and she fell into a deep sleep. Duo turned the light off, closing the door quietly behind him.
"What makes you think she'll be any help?" Heero asked as Duo entered the cockpit.
"You saw what she did back there," Duo commented, putting both hands behind his head. He leaned back in his seat, reclining it back a bit. "I saw Rileena the other day." Duo said, changing the subject.
"So." Heero replied.
"Come on, I know you have a thing for her." Duo said, winking at Heero. Heero grumbled under his breath something about Duo being a nosy prick.
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"Usako.." A voice whispered. Usagi looked around her, seeing that she was in the same misty place as before.
"Mamoru?" She questioned, recognizing his voice. "What are you doing in my dream? I don't want to see you." She said, looking through the mist. She saw the familiar silhouette of her future husband. He was dressed as Prince Endymion and she was dressed as Princess Serenity.
"Why are you doing this Princess?" Endymion said as he approached her. "What about our future together? What about ChibiUsa?"
"I care nothing of our future. It is finished, I'm choosing my own destiny now." Serenity said, her eyes narrowing on the Prince that stood before her.
"What about ChibiUsa?!" Endymion demanded.
"What about me?" A small voice behind Serenity asked. The scenery began to change and soon they all stood in a crystal garden. Two winged horses approached the beautiful Princess and her Prince. Serenity and Endymion watched as the Pegasus with the pink mane and tail began to change, taking on a human form. ChibiUsa stood before the two people.
"ChibiUsa?" Endymion said, looking dumbfounded at the child. "How is it possible you're here?"
"Usagi did it. She made sure I'd live on if she left home," ChibiUsa said. "I'm a little sad, but.. I know why she did it."
"And why is that?" Endymion asked.
"She did it because she loves me. She just found that she couldn't love you anymore," ChibiUsa said. "Deep down, I know she does, but she just can't show it anymore." The other Pegasus that stood behind ChibiUsa began to take on the form of a human as well. In a matter of seconds, an attractive young boy took it's place. The horn was still visible on his head and he had the same white hair as the horse.
"I will protect ChibiUsa." Helios said, putting a hand on the girl's shoulder. She turned and looked Helios in the eye. He gently slipped his arm around her waist, pulling her small form closer to his.
"I will not go back," Serenity said simply. "My mother came and told me to, but I will not. I will not go back to a place where all of my closest friends hate me."
"If you won't come back willingly, I'll have to take you back by force then." Endymion said, anger apparent in his voice. His body began to fade and he disappeared from Usagi's dream. Usagi fell to her knees, silvery tears streaming down her face.
"Usagi.." ChibiUsa said, kneeling by her side. She put her hand on her future mother's shoulder, concern on her face. "Don't worry Mommy, I won't let anything happen to you." ChibiUsa said, putting her arm comfortingly around Usagi's shaking body.
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"We have to go get Usagi." Mamoru said, waking up each of the Inner Sailor Scouts.
"We don't even know where she is." Mina said sleepily.
"I don't care, I'm going to find her." Mamoru said plainly. Ami pulled out her communicator, contacting Sailor Pluto.
"Sailor Pluto, we have to find Usagi," Ami said. "Do you have any idea where she is?"
"I know exactly where she is. She does not wish to return so I cannot force her." Sailor Pluto said plainly.
"But, there's still evil here. Isn't there any way she can come back now and then leave later?" Ami asked.
"I'm afraid I cannot tell you where she is," Pluto said. "I must obey the wishes of my Princess. If she wishes to stay hidden, then so be it, I will not reveal her location."
"What about ChibiUsa?!" Mamoru demanded. "If you don't tell us where Usagi is, ChibiUsa will never be born!!"
"If that is the way her destiny lies, I can do nothing to change it." She said, again revealing to tell. The image of Pluto on the communicator disappeared and the Inner Scouts were left to ponder where Usagi had gone.
"It doesn't matter anyway. I know where she is now." Mamoru said.
"What do you mean?" Makoto asked.
"I visited her in her dream last night. I know exactly where she is now. We're going to have to use the Sailor Teleport because I doubt Pluto will let us through the time gate." Mamoru said.
"What are we waiting for, let's do it!" Minako shouted. They joined hands and concentrated on Mamoru to guide them through. In a matter of minutes, the five people disappeared.
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"NOO!!" Duo heard Usagi shout from the other room. "They're here!!" She screamed, running from the room. "I have to get out of here right now!!"
Chapter 11 - Protecting the Princess
"Usagi!!" Duo screamed, taking the frightened girl in his arms. "What's wrong?!?!"
"They.. they're here!" She shouted, tears in her eyes. "They followed me!!"
"What's she talking about?" Heero asked, going to see what all the commotion was.
"Who followed you?" Duo asked, trying to calm the girl.
"The Sailor Scouts and Mamoru!" She said, tears falling down her face. "They're going to force me to go back!" Usagi began to sob, burying her face in Duo's chest. His eyes narrowed in anger. I'll kill that guy for hurting Usagi Duo vowed. I'll kill anyone that makes my Usagi cry.
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"She came here? Are you sure?" Rei asked.
"She's here all right," Ami said, taking a few readings using her VR vision. "It looks like she's heading for the Moon."
"Let's go, then." Mamoru said, joining hands with the girls once again. They all closed their eyes, concentrating on the Moon. In a blink of the eye, they were all on the Moon, wearing some sort of weird outfit to protect them from space.
"Look, she's on that shuttle." Mamoru said, pointing a shuttle that was coming near the Moon.
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"We're here." Heero said, as they touched down on the Moon's surface. Duo looked down at the sobbing girl in his arms.
"Usagi." He whispered. She picked her head up, looking into Duo's eyes.
"I'm fine." She said quietly, wiping her tears.
"Are you sure?" Duo asked, concern apparent on his face.
"Yeah," She said, her normal smile appearing on her lips. "I have to help you save your friends you know."
"Are you sure you're okay?" Duo asked.
"Never been better," She lied, taking out her broach. "Well, I'd better transform so I can help." She said, holding the broach in the air. "Moon Cosmic Dream Action!!" She cried. She did some spinning around and after a minute, her feet softly touched the ground and she struck her normal pose.
"Looking good." Duo said, his eyes trailing up and down her slender body.
"You don't look too bad yourself." Usagi said playfully.
"Why thank you." He said, an arrogant smirk on his face. The three people went back into the cockpit, buckling their safety harnesses and preparing for the shuttle to land.
"Can you pilot a mobile suit?" Heero asked Usagi.
"I didn't even know what a mobile suit was until I met Duo. Do you really think I can pilot one?" Super Sailor Moon asked.
"..."
"Besides, I'll be fine. I can still help out." Sailor Moon said.
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"Do you think they've found Heero or Duo?" Quatre asked the two other guys that shared a cell with him.
"If they had, I'm sure they would have brought them here." Trowa said from where he sat on the edge of one of the cots.
"I just can't help but wonder. I have a really bad feeling about all this. What if we can't get out of here?" Quatre asked.
"..."
"I don't know about you, but I don't intend on staying here forever," Wufei said from his cot. "I'm going to find a way out of here." He grimaced in pain as he shifted his position. His other hand covered the wound and he gritted his teeth, waiting for the pain to pass.
"I'm sure Heero or Duo will try to get us out of here." Trowa said.
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"Where do we go from here?" Usagi whispered, holding her weapon ready.
"Just stay close." Duo whispered back, holding her hand in one hand and his gun in the other. Sailor Moon shuddered as she saw the evil look on his face, but forced herself to stay focused.
"Look." Sailor Moon said, pointing to a cell. Outside of the door stood about seven guards.
"We have to get past them without them seeing us." Duo whispered.
"Leave that to me," Sailor Moon said, taking off her tiara. "Tiara, please help me. Tiara Sleep Dust." She whispered, lightly tossing the tiara so it floated above the guards. The pair watched as the guards began to yawn and stretch and then as they lay down on the floor, falling into a deep sleep.
"I didn't know you could do that." Duo whispered, stepping out of the shadows. Sailor Moon caught the tiara putting in back over her forehead.
"That's nothing. You'll see a lot more before this day is over." Sailor Moon said. She could sense the presence of her Senshi closing in. They were on the Moon and were heading for the Lunar base.
"Hey guys, you in there?" Duo asked, peeking in through the bars.
"Duo?" Quatre asked, peering out through the bars.
"Hey guys." He said, looking in at his friends. Sailor Moon stepped up behind Duo, looking in at his friends.
"Hello." She said cheerfully.
"Huh? Who's that?" Quatre asked, seeing the cheerful girl wearing a mini skirt.
"My name's Sailor Moon, but you can call my Usagi." She said, smiling at the blond boy.
"I'm Quatre," Quatre said. "These are the other's, Wufei and Trowa." He said, motioning to the two boys behind him.
"It's nice to meet you," Sailor Moon said, smiling warmly. She was greeted by silence from the two boys. "Fine, be that way!" Usagi said, crossing her arms over her chest.
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What's gonna happen next? I'll see you in the next chapter, please review^_^