Chapter 12 - Escape
"Stand back." Duo said, drawing his gun. He took something from his pocket, putting it on the door. He grabbed Usagi's hand, pulling her around the corner. He pulled her close to him and covered her head. A few seconds later, an explosions erupted, causing all sorts of sirens to go off.
"Come on!" Usagi said, pulling Duo to his feet. They ran back to the cell, meeting the three guys that had been inside. "You're hurt!" Usagi said, seeing the boy called Wufei. He had a piece cloth wrapped around his arm, blood seeping through it.
"I'm fine." Wufei said in a monotone voice.
"Come here." Usagi commanded, grabbing his arm. He tried to pull away but saw Duo shake his head 'no'. He watched in awe as pink ribbons surrounded the girl's body. They settled into a long white dress that hung all the way to the floor. Huge white wings appeared on the girl's back and a crescent moon appeared on her forehead. He felt the pain in his arm slowly lift as the girl collapsed to the ground.
"Usagi!" Duo cried, catching the girl before she hit the ground. "Usagi! Wake up!" He cried, holding her small frame against his body.
"I'm fine," She said quietly as her eyes slowly opened. "I'm just a little tired." Duo picked her up, running towards the shuttle they had arrived in.
"How'd she do that?!" Wufei demanded, pulling the cloth off his arm. He threw it to the ground and continued to run alongside his comrades.
"I'll explain later!" Duo cried, holding his gun ready. They ran to the docking place where they had left the shuttle and struggled to get past the guards. Usagi looked up at Duo and then looked at the guards they were shooting at.
"Duo, are you going to kill them?" She asked, totally out of it. Her eyes looked so innocent as she looked into his.
"Umm.. yeah." He said.
"Why?" She asked like a little kid.
"They're trying to kill us. I have to protect you. I don't care what happens to me." Duo said, shooting off another few shots.
"We're not getting anywhere!" Quatre said. Usagi closed her eyes and began to glow, brilliantly white. Blinding anyone who happened to be too close.
"I can't go with you." Usagi said, suddenly jumping out of Duo's arms.
"What? Usagi!" Duo cried as she ran in the opposite direction. Duo started after her but someone grabbed his arm.
"Come on Duo, leave her!" Wufei's snapped.
"NO!" Duo shouted, pulling his arm away from Wufei. "Get to the shuttle, me and Usagi will meet up with you later." Duo said, chasing after Usagi.
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"She's heading our way." Mamoru said, walking along the dark surface of the Moon. Him and the other scouts were wearing some sort of weird suit that was protecting them from the elements.
"She knows we're here," Rei muttered dryly. "I'm surprised old meatball head could sense us."
"We're probably going to have to take her back by force." Mamoru muttered, scowling.
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"They're here, I can feel them." Usagi whispered as she ran towards her ex-friends.
"Usagi!" She heard Duo's voice yell from behind. "Usagi come back!!"
"Go away Duo. I have something I need to do!" She called back, still running at full speed. She was not fast enough to outrun Duo, though. She felt him grab her from behind and was forced to stop. "Let go of me Duo!" She screamed, trying to fight her way away from him.
"What's wrong with you?!" Duo demanded, concern in his eyes.
"That's none of you damn business!!" Usagi cried trying to pull away.
"Usagi, I'm not going to let you go off on your own!! I'll kill myself if anything bad happens to you!" He shouted, still holding her by the shoulders.
"If anything bad happens, it was destined to be that way," Usagi said quietly, no longer fighting. "I have something I need to take care of and I don't want to see you get hurt."
"Are you going to go fight?" Duo asked.
"Yes, I'm am. This type of fight is way out of your league. You would only get in my way. They could use you against me and I don't want that." Usagi said quietly.
"I'm the one that's supposed to be protecting you." Duo said, looking deep into her azure blue eyes.
"What do you mean?" Usagi asked, confusion apparent on her face.
"Some lady came and asked me to protect you. It was when we were at Rileena's. She made me promise to protect you and I'm not about to break that promise." Duo said, determined he was not going to stay behind.
"Fine, you can come. You have to stay back, though. It's dangerous for someone who doesn't fight the same as us," Usagi said, leaning in closer. She pulled away right before their lips touched. "There's no time. They know where I'm at, we have to find them right now. We have to pick the place that we're going to fight and it wouldn't be smart to fight here."
"Come one." Duo said, taking her hand. They began to run down the darkened corridors once again.
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"What do you think that was all about?" Quatre asked as the four pilots buckled into the shuttle, preparing for takeoff.
"I don't really know, but we can't sit around here and find out." Heero said, preparing for takeoff.
"We should probably stay close in case Duo needs our help." Quatre said.
"Hmm.." Heero said. "Duo's Gundam is in the cargo area. If you really want to make sure he's all right, maybe you should take it and stay on the Moon for a while until you see him."
"All right." Quatre said, standing up. He went into the cargo area, climbing into the Deathscythe. He opened the door and headed for the Moon, landing in a crater, he lay low, waiting for something to happen.
Chapter 13 - The Battle Begins
"Are you sure you know where we're going? There's nothing on the Moon, you know." Duo asked, flying the Taurus suit out of the hangar onto the terrain of the Moon.
"Of course I know where we're going!" Usagi snapped, leaning over Duo. She was sitting behind his seat as he flew the Taurus suit, heading out onto the Moon. "I can sense that we are drawing closer to them." Usagi could feel as their presence became stronger and cried out suddenly. "Stop!" Duo watched as she pulled on a mask, jumping out of the mobile suit.
"What?" Duo asked, coming up behind her. His gaze followed hers and he saw five people walking towards them. "Is that them?"
"Yes," Usagi said quietly. "They've come to take me back. I will not go back!" She cried, making sure that the five people heard her. She was still dressed as Princess Serenity, though she no longer had the white wings.
"I won't let them hurt you." Duo said, stepping in front of Usagi.
"Usako," The man with dark hair called. "You're coming home with me." He said approaching the blond girl.
"I'm not going anywhere Mamoru." Usagi said coldly.
"I'm your fiancé, you have to listen to me." He said menacingly.
"Your fiancé?!" Duo demanded, turning to face Usagi.
"I will not go back!" She yelled at the top of her lungs. "You are no longer my fiancé, you don't even love me!!"
"You never told me you had a fiancé!" Duo practically yelled.
"He is not my fiancé any longer. He hasn't been since I left that horrible place!!" Usagi cried, tears forming in her eyes. "Ever since I saw you with Minako! One of my best friends!! I don't know how you could do that to me and then expect me to go back with you!!"
"You're coming home with me and that's final!" Mamoru shouted, grabbing Usagi's arm. Mamoru felt something connect with his face and fell to the ground.
"Don't you lay a hand on her," Duo growled, standing defensively in front of Usagi. "I swear, I'll kill you." Duo said, drawing his gun.
"No, Duo," Usagi said, touching his hand lightly. "Don't hurt him." Duo looked into her eyes, confused as to why she wouldn't let him end it for Mamoru. Duo stared at Usagi, his eyes gazing deeply into her soft eyes. They were full of warmth as she looked up at him.
"Don't worry, Princess. I won't hurt him." Duo said still staring deeply into her loving eyes. He felt pain rip through his arm and looked down to find a rose buried deep into the skin.
"Duo!!" Usagi cried, falling to her knees beside Duo. He clutched his arm, pain rippling through his entire body. "Mamoru!!" Usagi shouted, glaring at Mamoru who had an evil smirk on his face. "Moon Cosmic Dream Action!!" She cried holding the broach above her head. Mamoru watched as Usagi transformed into Super Sailor Moon.
"Why are you protecting him!" Mamoru demanded, seeing Sailor Moon standing firmly in front of the boy with a long brown braid.
"I'm protecting him because I love him." She said still glaring at Mamoru.
"You don't love him," He muttered. "You love me."
"I do not love you any more," Sailor Moon said. "I might have loved you in the past. During the Silver Millennium, but I feel nothing now."
"You're going home with me anyway." Mamoru said, grabbing her arm.
"Let me go!" Sailor Moon cried, trying to pull her arm away.
"Leave her alone!" Duo cried, crying out in pain as the rose sunk deeper into his arm.
"Stop it!" Sailor Moon yelled, hearing Duo's cry of pain. "Leave him alone!"
"Not a chance. You're going with me, now." Mamoru said, a portal forming above him.
"Moon Tiara Magic!!" She cried, doing the only thing she could think of. He easily blocked it and then she called. "Tiara trap him!" The tiara wrapped itself around him, pinning his arms to his side.
"Get her!" Mamoru yelled, trying to free himself.
"Shine Aqua ILLUSION!!" Mercury cried, sending the freezing attack straight at Sailor Moon. The attack narrowly missed her, freezing the ends of her hair.
"Why are you doing this?!" Sailor Moon cried, emotional pain in her voice. "You're supposed to be my friends!!"
"Mars Celestial Fire SURROUND!!" Mars cried, sending the flame attack at Sailor Moon. The fire singed her skirt as well as the ribbon that hung down the back of her outfit.
"Stop it!!" Sailor Moon cried, dodging the rest of the flames.
"Venus Love Chain GRAB!!" Sailor Venus cried, wrapping her love chain around Sailor Moon, pinning her arms to her side.
"I won't go back!!" Sailor Moon cried, trying her best the free herself.
"Usagi!!" Duo cried, standing up. He ran over to Sailor Moon, trying to pry the chain off of Usagi.
"Supreme Thunder!!" Jupiter cried, hurtling her attack at Duo.
"NOO!!!" Sailor Moon cried as the attack slammed into Duo, knocking him the ground. "DUO!!" She watched as he hit the ground and didn't get up. Out of nowhere, an explosion crashed into the Inner Senshi, sending them in all direction. Sailor Moon looked up to see the Deathscythe standing above them.
"Are you all right down there?" A voice said. Sailor Moon recognized it to be Quatre right away.
"Get out of here!!" Sailor Moon cried. "It's too dangerous!!"
"Yeah right," Quatre said. Sailor Moon saw several suits behind his and knew that each of the pilots were in them. "And see you two killed?" He came out of the suit, looking down at the bodies strewn around the ground.
"Take Duo and get out of here!" Sailor Moon cried.
"We're not going to leave you here." Quatre said, slowly falling to the ground.
"You have to stay out of the way. I don't want anyone else to get hurt." Sailor Moon said, looking down at Duo. Her expression went sad as she thought of what would happen if she had to go back. She heard Duo groan lightly and watched as he opened his eyes.
"Usagi?" He said, looking into her blue eyes. "Are you all right?"
"I'm fine. You're not looking too good, though." Sailor Moon said, looking down into his deep blue eyes.
"I've been worse." Duo said. Usagi cried out in pain as a barrage of shape tipped roses showered down on the three. She concentrated her power, making her huge wings appear. She used her wings as a shield for the three and winced in pain as each rose buried itself deep into her flesh.
Chapter 14 - New Guests
Usagi cried out in pain, as she felt more and more bury themselves in her flesh. When she finally felt them stop, she turned to see ChibiMoon and Pegasus standing in front of her. There was some sort of weird barrier surrounding Princess Serenity, Duo, and Quatre, as well as the two horses.
"What is Pegasus doing?! Why is he protecting her?!?" Sailor Mars cried, starting a an attack. "Mars Celestial Fire Surround!!" She shouted, sending fire crashing into the barrier.
"Get out of the way!!" Jupiter cried. "Sparkling Wide Pressure!!"
"We have to take her back!!" Mercury cried. "Shine Aqua Illusion!!"
"Tuxedo Kamen, why are you hurting Usagi?" The Pegasus with pink hair asked.
"She's a traitorous little whore and she has to come back with us now!!" Tuxedo Kamen growled in frustration. The Pegasus gasped and everyone watched as the winged horse began to take another form. Slowly she started to look more like a human, until finally, ChibiUsa stood in front of everyone.
"You hurt Usagi." ChibiUsa said, her eyes rimmed with tears.
"ChibiUsa!" Tuxedo Kamen cried. "She's the reason you're not going to be born!"
"You don't love her so she left. You're the reason I'm not going to be born!" ChibiUsa cried, the tears spilling over. "It wasn't Usagi, it was you the whole time!!!"
"That's not true!!" Tuxedo Kamen shouted, trying to make Usagi look like the bad guy.
"It doesn't matter what you tell me, I can never trust you!" ChibiUsa cried. "I can't believe you were going to be my father!!"
"ChibiUsa," A weak voice came from behind her. ChibiUsa turned to see Princess Serenity, barely able to move. She had several roses buried deep into her white wings. ChibiUsa ran to her side, trying desperately to pull to roses out. "Don't blame him. He does love you, that's why he came to bring me back. He loves you so much that he'll force me back just so you will be born."
"But Usagi, how could he?" ChibiUsa asked.
"I just know he does." Usagi said, smiling weakly.
"We can not stay any longer, Princess." A voice said behind her. ChibiUsa turned to see Pegasus lightly pawing at the ground.
"Good bye, Usagi." ChibiUsa said, smiling sadly as she and Pegasus flew into the air, disappearing as if they had never been there.
"Usagi." A weak voice said. She looked down at Duo, who lay in her arms. Her wings still hurt, but she ignored the pain, concentrating on staying conscious.
"I'm here, Duo." She said feeling her body ache all over.
"Are you all right?" He asked, his whole face full of concern.
"I'm fine." She lied, pain racking throughout her entire body.
"Come on Usagi!!" A voice behind her yelled. She turned her head to see her Senshi waiting for her to join them.
"I will not." She said calmly. She pulled Duo's body close to hers and waited for them to attack again.
"Usagi," Quatre said. She looked into the innocent face of the blond boy. "We have to get out of here. You two are hurt too badly to fight."
"I have no where to go. They'll only follow me." Usagi said sadly. The other three pilots had jumped out of their Gundams and were walking towards the three people, guns drawn.
"Don't any of you move." Heero said, glaring at his comrades attackers.
"What is a kid your age doing with a gun?" Tuxedo Kamen asked, not seeming too worried.
"What's a guy as old as you doing, throwing roses and wearing a cape?" Heero returned the little wisecrack. Tuxedo Kamen glared at Heero, his face looking more and more sinister with each growing moment. The expression on Sailor Mar's face became more and more angry as she watched the scene before her unfold.
"That's it Odango atama!! I'm gonna fry you!!" She shouted, starting her attack. "Mars Celestial Fire Surround!!!" She shouted, sending the attack straight at Usagi.
"Neptune Deep Submerge!!" A voice rang out. The attack was cooled off and Mars had a little dip.
"I am Sailor Neptune!" A woman with shoulder length, sea green hair said. She was dressed similar to the other Senshi and held a mirror in her hand that had the symbol of Neptune on the back.
"Uranus!!" A woman with short, sandy colored hair said, appearing next to Sailor Neptune. She held a jeweled dagger in her hand with the symbol of Uranus on it.
"I am Sailor Saturn! The Senshi of silence and death!" A young looking girl cried, appearing near the other two. She was dressed like the other Senshi only she had a huge staff that was longer than she was tall. On the top there was something that looked like a 'G'. Duo's eyes opened as he heard Saturn's title. 'The Senshi of silence and death?' He thought. 'But I'm the God of Death' He thought, feeling a tinge of jealousy.
"I am Sailor Pluto, that Guardian of time!" A woman with long, forest green hair said. She also held a staff in her hand that resembled a key.
"We are the Outer Senshi!" They cried in unison.
"We will not allow you to hurt our Princess any more!!" Uranus yelled. "You're supposed to protect her from all harm!!"
"That's a promise you all made as her Senshi!!" Neptune yelled.
"We'll have to punish you for breaking that!!" Uranus said.
"I didn't know you guys were here." Usagi said weakly. Heero and the other lowered their guns when they saw Usagi knew them and was obviously very happy to see them. The youngest one kneeled down next to Usagi, whispering something they couldn't understand.
"We couldn't let these traitors harm our Princess and future Queen." Pluto said.
"I'm afraid I'm no longer the future Queen. I refuse to go back to that place." Usagi said.
"That is for you to decided," Pluto said. "For now, I cannot tell you the future. You'll have to live it, pick your own path. I know that you will make the best decision."
"Huh?" Duo said, opening his eyes. He looked up to see he was laying in Usagi's arms. "What's with you people? How can you do that?" He asked, referring to the fact that the wound in his arm was almost completely healed and most of the burns weren't very bad anymore.
"Tricks of the trade." Usagi said, smiling as she felt her strength returning very slowly. She transformed and prepared for battle once again.
Chapter 15 - A New Transformation?
"How could you hurt the very person you're supposed to protect!!" Uranus shouted, anger raking her body. "I cannot along that!! Uranus World Shaking!!" She called out her attack, sending it straight at all the Inner Senshi.
"Silence Glaive Surprise!!" Sailor Saturn cried.
"Pluto Deadly Scream!!" Pluto cried.
"Neptune Deep Submerge!!" Neptune cried. The four attacks headed straight for the Inner Senshi, injuring all four of them gravely.
"Get rid of them Sailor Moon!!" Uranus yelled.
"Moon Gorgeous Meditation!" Sailor Moon cried. Nothing happened.
"What's wrong Sailor Moon?!" Uranus shouted.
"Without ChibiMoon, I can't call on Pegasus!" Sailor Moon cried, dropping the weapon. She fell to her knees, sorrow raking her heart as she finally realized how much she cared for ChibiUsa and how much she missed her. A blinding white light appeared, engulfing everything in the surrounding area. When Usagi opened her eyes, she stood in the middle of the light dressed as Princess Serenity. ChibiUsa as well as Queen Serenity, appeared in front of her, both were wearing very fancy dresses and had white wings.
"Princess Serenity," Her mother's voice sounded sweet. "It is time that you receive this," She said, a new broach appeared in front of the woman as well as a staff with a moon and star on top with wings coming out of the sides. "You were never supposed to reach this new level, but I feel it is very necessary that you do."
"What do you mean I was never supposed to receive this?" Usagi/Serenity asked.
"We never thought an enemy this strong would attack. It is extremely dangerous and we feel that you won't be strong enough to banish it if you don't receive this." ChibiUsa said. Usagi took the broach, holding it up in front of her.
"Just call out 'Cosmic Butterfly Rainbow Make-up'," Queen Serenity said. "To use the staff call out 'Cosmic Rainbow Crisis'." Usagi shook her head and slowly, the light began to die down.
"Wait mother, ChibiUsa!!" She called as they slowly began to fade. When they were gone, Usagi was kneeling on the ground. There was a staff on the ground in front of her as well as a new broach in her hand.
"Super Sailor Moon!!" Uranus cried, seeing the tears in Usagi's eyes. She ran to the girl, dropping by her side. "What's wrong Koneko!?!" Usagi didn't say anything. She rose to her feet, looking back at Duo who stood behind her with Duo and held the new broach above her head.
"Cosmic Butterfly Rainbow Make-UP!!" She yelled, holding the broach up. Pink ribbons swirled around her, forming the main part of her outfit. The collar was white with light blue stripes and there were instead of a bow where the broach lay, there were wings coming out both sides. White gloves formed, going up to her elbows. There were small crescent moons and a light blue stripe around the wrist. Tall white boots up to her knees formed, with a light blue stripe along the top edge of the boot. A small yellow crescent moon was set in the front center at the top of the boot. A skirt very similar to her Super Sailor Moon skirt appeared except the blue was lighter and the yellow was light pink. Hanging down the back of the outfit was the same ribbons Super Sailor Moon had, only they were much longer. A crescent moon appeared on her forehead, only with the feathers and light blue jewels on each of her odangos. Real white wings appeared on her back and lifted her lightly off the ground. She opened her eyes and struck a pose, a rainbow of butterflies in the background.
"I am Cosmic Rainbow Moon!" She cried as she struck her new pose. "You can call me Cosmic Moon though!" She shouted as she watched her ex-friends climb to their feet.
"No way, that was never supposed to happen. She's even stronger than the Outer Senshi now." Sailor Uranus whispered to the other Outer Senshi.
"Cosmic Moon?" Sailor Mars asked, shaking off the pain she felt all over. "I don't care what you call yourself, you'll end up leaving with us right now." A long staff appeared in Cosmic Moon's hand, longer than she was tall.
"Cosmic Rainbow Crisis!!" Cosmic Moon cried, energy gathering in her staff. Crescent moon of all the colors of the rainbow flew out of the end of the staff, heading for the Inner Senshi. They all staggered backwards, barely able to stand. The blast didn't kill them, but it weakened them greatly. Heero and the other Gundam pilots held their guns up, ready to fire. Usagi fell to her knees, the strain of the attack taking effect.
"Usagi!!" Duo cried, kneeling beside her. He put his arm around her waist, slowly lifting her. He helped her stand and let her lean against his strong body. Her head lay on his shoulder, her hands on his chest. He wrapped his arms around her tiny frame, protecting her from anything that might happen.
"We're leaving for now, we'll be back though!" Mamoru said, joining hands with the weakened Inner Senshi. They all closed their eyes and were gone a few moments later. All five of the Gundam pilots stared in wide eye amazement as the group of people disappeared.
"This day just keeps getting weirder and weirder." Duo muttered. Usagi had fallen into a very deep sleep leaning against Duo and looked so peaceful. He smiled warmly at her, a lightly kissed her on the crescent moon that appeared on her forehead.
"Give us Usagi." The girl with sandy hair said, walking towards Duo and Usagi.
"No way, you're all crazy!" Duo said, holding Usagi close to him.
"We're not playing games, kid. She needs protection and as her Senshi, we've got to take that responsibility." She said, still walking towards them.
"I'm not letting anyone near her, so you'd better just leave." Duo growled. Heero and the others walked up behind him, still holding the guns on the girls.
"I wouldn't come any closer." Heero said in a monotone voice.
"Stop fooling around!! She needs our protection, they may be down, but they are by no means out!!" She yelled.
"I'll protect her!!" Duo cried. "You'd better just leave before I get angry!! I'm the God of Death and I'm not afraid to live up to my name!"
"God of Death?!" Saturn said, hearing his title. "You can't be that. I'm the Senshi of Silence and Death, you're lying."
"Afraid not, little girl." Duo said, smirking.
"Maybe we should just let them take her." Quatre said, putting a hand on Duo's shoulder. Duo jumped, nearly dropping Usagi.
"No way! I promised I'd protect her and I'm going to keep that promise." Duo growled.
"Huh? Who'd you promise?" Neptune asked.
"He promised me that he would protect her from all harm and so far, he has kept that promise," Sailor Pluto said, stepping forward. "He would have given his life for her. He took Jupiter's attack that was meant for Sailor Moon. He is worthy to protect her."
"If Pluto says it's okay then I guess we can't argue with it," Uranus said, glaring at Duo. "But I'm going to be keeping an eye on you."
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The glare of death from Uranus… so how was it? Review or email me at pokahydee@hotmail.com