Chapter 16 - A Greater Power
"Come on." Duo said, walking towards his Gundam. He climbed in, taking Usagi with him. The other four pilots did the same, heading for the shuttle. The five Gundams docked on the shuttle, taking off into space. Duo carefully dropped to the ground, gently laying Usagi on one of the beds in the next room. He pulled the blankets up around her and sat down in the chair next to her bed. He leaned back, putting his arms behind his head, just thinking about what had just happened out there. 'There's some really weird things happening here' He thought to himself, relaxing a bit. He closed his eyes and in a few minutes, fell asleep, leaning against the wall behind him.
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"ChibiUsa.." Usagi whispered, searching her dreams. "Please, I must speak with you."
"I'm here Usagi." She heard the familiar voice behind her. She turned to see ChibiUsa walking slowly towards her. She was walking through a valley of crystal, Pegasus walking next to her.
"I'm so glad to see you, ChibiUsa." Usagi said, walking towards ChibiUsa. Usagi was wearing a short pink skirt and white tank top while ChibiUsa was wearing a long white dress and had white wings on her back.
"Why have you come here Usagi?" ChibiUsa asked in a cold tone. It seemed as if Pegasus was glaring at her as she approached.
"What's wrong ChibiUsa?" Usagi asked, seeing the angry look. "Have I done something that's upset you?"
"Yes you have," ChibiUsa said coldly. "I can't go anywhere now. I'm stuck in this perfect world, I can't learn about things on my own now. I love being with Helios, but it's too predictable. I loved fighting alongside you and now you've forced me to remain here for all time." ChibiUsa said with bitterness in her voice. Her word stung and Usagi realized that she was right. She couldn't grow like a normal kid. She was stuck living in dreams. She could only get out when Usagi willed her to.
"I.. I'm sorry ChibiUsa," Usagi said, tears forming in her eyes. "It's the only thing I could think to do. I didn't want to lose you forever. I'd miss you too much. I just thought.."
"I don't care what you thought!" ChibiUsa snapped. "Just leave me alone!!"
Usagi's eyes snapped open and her head flew up off the pillow. Tears were streaming down her face and she wiped them away hastily.
"ChibiUsa.." She whispered, hearing the girl's words echo in her mind. Usagi looked around her, seeing the form of Duo sleeping on the chair next to the bed. He was leaning his head back against the wall, looking very peaceful. "You will not stay there forever, my friend." She whispered throwing the heavy blankets off. She climbed out of the bed, silently creeping towards the door. She swung it open, slipping silently into the hallway.
"What do you think you're doing?" A voice asked behind her. She turned to see Heero standing there. She put her finger to her lips and closed the door.
"Don't wake him up. He's gone through a lot. I can't put any of you into more danger." Usagi whispered, heading towards the hangar.
"Where are you going?" He asked as she started to walk down one of the hallways.
"I can't stay here," She said. "I have to find the Senshi. They can be very dangerous enemies so I have to find them before the recover." Heero nodded and took her to the hangar. There were a few Taurus suits in there. He lead her to one of them, explaining briefly how to operate it. She caught on quickly and the suit exited the ship, heading for a nearby colony.
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"We have to get her back." Mamoru said, holding his arm. There was a massive bruise forming and there were several burns all over his body.
"How do you suggest we do that?!" Rei demanded. "She's a lot stronger than we are now!!"
"I wouldn't be so sure." Mamoru said. He held out five small gems, each one a color of the Senshi.
"What are these?" Ami asked, picking up the blue one.
"These are gemstones that will make us a lot more powerful. There is one catch, though." Mamoru said.
"What's that?" Mina asked, holding the orange one in the palm of her hand.
"You're souls will below to me," He growled. The Senshi gasped, but it was too late. Each of the gems burrowed deep into their chests. Their eyes became glazed over and they awaited Mamoru's orders. "Perfect, now all I have to do is get Cosmic Rainbow Moon," Mamoru's eyes began to glow blood red. An evil smirk spread across his lips and his evil laughter echoed off the walls of the canyon. "You're assignment is to bring Cosmic Rainbow Moon to me."
"Of course Master." The four Senshi said in unison. They disappeared from view, searching for Cosmic Rainbow Moon.
"Pretty soon, I will have the most powerful force under my control. And little Miss Usagi will kneel at my feet." He said, gripping the white gemstone in the palm of his hand.
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"Mars Cosmic MAKE-UP!!" Mars cried holding her new transformation pen in the air.
"Mercury Cosmic MAKE-UP!!" Mercury cried holding her new transformation pen in the air.
"Jupiter Cosmic MAKE-UP!!" Jupiter shouted holding her new transformation pen in the air.
"Venus Cosmic MAKE-UP!! Venus shouted holding her new transformation pen in the air.
"How did you find me?!?" Usagi demanded, stepping out of the Taurus suit. She had just landed on the colony and was ready to fight. She pulled out her broach, holding it above her head. "Cosmic Rainbow Butterfly Make-UP!!" Her wings lifted her into the air and she floated above her Senshi.
"Come on down here Cosmic Moon." Mercury said, an evil smirk twisted her normally beautiful features.
"Yeah, we're your friends, we'd never hurt you." Mars said the same look on her face.
"You know we'll always be there for you." Jupiter said.
"Of course, we're all the best of friends." Venus said, stepping towards Cosmic Moon.
"No! Back off all of you!!" Cosmic Moon shouted. "I won't fight you!!"
"We don't want to fight." Mercury said.
"We just want you to join us. That's all you have to do." Mars said.
"We'll be the most powerful force in the Universe." Jupiter said.
"Don't you want that kind of power?" Venus asked. "You can do anything you want, when ever you want to do it."
"No, I don't want that," Cosmic Moon said. "I want my friends back, my ChibiUsa and my.. my Duo.."
Chapter 17 - The New Arrival
"Where's Usagi?" Duo asked, walking into the cockpit of the shuttle.
"She's gone." Heero said, walking up behind him.
"What do you mean, she's gone?!?" Duo demanded.
"She went to some colony." Heero said.
"You let her leave?!?" Duo demanded, anger began to build up.
"Yeah." Heero said calmly. Duo dove at Heero, knocking him roughly to the ground. Duo punched Heero in the face causing blood to fly from Heero's mouth. Duo felt hands grabbing at him. He could hear his fellow Gundam pilot's trying to pull him off Heero but ignored them, punching Heero again. Quatre and Wufei had finally managed to pull Duo off of Heero.
"Why the hell did you let her leave?!? They're gonna kill her!!" Duo shouted, trying to pull away from Quatre and Wufei.
"Calm down Duo," Quatre said. "I guess this was something she had to handle on her own. She didn't want you to get hurt."
"I'll make you all hurt for letting her leave!!" Duo yelled.
"Calm down Duo!!" Trowa snapped. "Heero did what he had to do! That girl was a threat to us all!! The OZ troops would have found us sooner or later if that girl was still here!"
"I promised to protect her from them!!" Duo shouted. He pulled away from the other pilots, running towards the hangar. He jumped into his Gundam, leaving the shuttle. His friends watched him leave, turning the shuttle around.
"God damn it Duo." Heero grumbled, wiping blood from his mouth.
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"Cosmic Mars Flame Sniper!!" Sailor Mars shouted, sending the attack towards Cosmic Moon. She was able to dodge it, landing softly on the ground a few feet away.
"Come on Cosmic Moon, you know you want the power." Venus said, trying to get Usagi to give in.
"I'll never give in!!" Cosmic Moon shouted. "I'll fight to the end, even if I have to do it myself!!"
"Give in," Mars said, smirking at Cosmic Moon. She held her hand out, a small white gem appeared in her palm. "Take this and you will be the most powerful Senshi ever."
"I won't!" Cosmic Moon shouted. Her staff appeared in her hand and she held it above her head. "Cosmic Rainbow Crisis!!" Crescent moons of all the colors of the rainbow poured out of the crystal on top of the staff. They flew towards the Inner Senshi, sending them crashing into a nearby building.
"Is that your best attack?" Venus asked, dusting herself off.
"Please, just leave here," Cosmic Moon pleaded. "I cannot kill you. You betrayed me, but you are still my friends. Please come back to me." She begged, tears in her eyes. 'ChibiUsa, I need you' Usagi whispered unconsciously.
"Leave her alone!!" A voice shouted. "I fight for love and justice!"
"That voice.." Usagi whispered.
"In the name of the future moon, I shall punish you!" The voice continued.
"I know that voice.." Usagi said, looking for the source.
"I am Cosmic ChibiMoon and I'll protect all that is good!" ChibiMoon shouted, landing in her normal pose.
"Cosmic ChibiMoon?" Usagi asked, looking at the pink haired girl. "How is it possible?"
"You wished that I would come." ChibiMoon said.
"What do you mean? You aren't in my dreams?" Usagi asked, confusion running through her head.
"I'm your future daughter, duh!" ChibiMoon said like it was the dumbest question she'd ever been asked.
"Umm.. who's your father?" Usagi asked wonderingly.
"Duo of course," ChibiUsa said wondering what was wrong with her.
"Duo's your father?" Usagi asked, feeling extremely confused. "I don't get it."
"There's no time for that!" ChibiMoon shouted. "We've got to get rid of these guys! Their going to try and make you go back so then I won't be born!"
"I won't go back!!" Usagi said firmly. "That's a Senshi promise!" She said, standing firmly.
"Cosmic Pink Crisis!" Cosmic ChibiMoon shouted.
"Cosmic Rainbow Crisis!" Cosmic Rainbow Moon shouted. The two attacks combined, heading straight for the Inner Senshi.
"Look out!!" Mercury cried. She pushed Mars and Venus out of the way of the blast but Jupiter wasn't fast enough. The attack caught her, burning her flesh. They heard her scream of pain and Usagi was tempted to run in and save her old friend.
"What are you doing?!" ChibiMoon demanded, grabbing Usagi's hand before she could save Jupiter. "She's the bad guy!!" Usagi watched in horror as Jupiter slumped to the ground not moving. Usagi saw Mercury run to her side.
"She's gone!" Mercury shouted. She picked up Jupiter's body and the three remaining scouts joined hands, disappearing in a black cloud.
"What have we done.." Usagi whispered as she saw the Inner Senshi disappear. ChibiMoon kneeled by Cosmic Moon's side, placing her hand on her back.
"What do you mean? They were going to kill you. They hate you Usagi!" ChibiMoon shouted. "I was sent to the past to make sure that you win, if not, I'll never be born!!" Usagi's eyes snapped up to ChibiMoon.
"How did you get so cold and unforgiving?" She asked, warm tears streaming down her face.
"My Mommy always asks me that. I guess it's because I've never had anyone that cared about me except for her and father and the Outer Senshi. Daddy's friend never come around and when they do, they don't say much." ChibiMoon said.
"The future has been altered once again. Will it ever settle? Will I ever be able to live a normal life?" Usagi asked herself.
"What do you mean 'live a normal life'? This is a normal life, you're the Moon Princess and it is normal for you to live as a Princess." ChibiMoon said.
"I'm not the Moon Princess anymore!!" Usagi shouted, jumping to her feet.
Chapter 18 - A Glimpse at the Future
"I came here so I would never have to live up to anyone's standards again!! I came here so I wouldn't have to be Mamoru's precious Princess Serenity anymore!!" Usagi shouted.
"Who's Mamoru?" ChibiMoon asked.
"He was supposed to be your father, but things didn't work out too well between the two of us. He fell in love with one of my best friends. He was going to get rid of me after you were born but I left because I heard his plans. I left to get away from being the princess and maybe have a chance for a normal life!" Usagi shouted.
"You're life is more normal than it was!" ChibiMoon shouted. "I lived in your dreams for years and I finally was reborn, you begged for me to be born and I was, now you get mad when I grow up with the people you chose!! What is wrong with you?!? You never loved me and you never will!!! I came to visit you, to thank you for giving me a chance at life and what do you do?! You yell and say that you don't want to be what's written into you future!!" ChibiMoon turned away, running from Usagi into the colony.
"ChibiMoon!" Usagi cried, running after the child. She stopped when the ground began to shake. She fell to her knees, placing her hands on the ground to stay balanced. "What's going on?!"
"There has been a Gundam sighted near this colony, everyone take cover!" A voice shouted over the loud speaker. Usagi gasped as she realized that they were being attacked.
"Oh no, Duo.." Usagi whispered. She went running after ChibiMoon and finally managed to catch her. ChibiMoon had tears streaming down her face and looked very upset.
"Leave me alone Usagi!" ChibiMoon shouted, pulling roughly away. Usagi grabbed the girl's wrist and ran for her Taurus suit.
"We have to get out of here right now!" Usagi shouted, dragging the girl back to the mobile suit.
"Let go Usagi!!" ChibiMoon shouted.
"I'm not going to let you die!!" Usagi shouted, pushing ChibiMoon into the back of the Taurus suit. She closed the front and started up the suit, taking off into space.
"Hey, what's the big idea?!" ChibiMoon demanded, trying to turn herself upright.
"Hold on back there!!" Usagi shouted, dodging a blast from another mobile suit.
"Whoa!!" ChibiMoon shouted as she felt the suit begin to shake. "What's going on?!?!"
"Just hang on!!" Usagi shouted, blasting a few suits with the Taurus's gun. "Duo!" She shouted, seeing the familiar suit appear.
"Usagi!" She heard him shout over the radio. "You all right?!"
"I'm fine, we have to get out of here though!" Usagi shouted, blasting another suit.
"Come here!" He shouted. She flew her suit closer to him and grabbed onto the Deathscythe's arm. He used his boosters and the two fled from the battle.
"Duo, what about the colony?" Usagi asked.
"Don't worry, they won't hurt it. They were just trying to flush me out of hiding," Duo commented. "Are you coming back with me?"
"I don't want to put you in anymore danger." Usagi said.
"Where are you gonna go?!" Duo demanded.
"I'm going to go to Earth. It's much safer for me to fight there." Usagi said calmly.
"I'm going with you then." Duo said.
"No you have to protect the colonies." Usagi said.
"Where ever you go, I'm gonna go," Duo commented. "And I won't stop until I've found you."
"Daddy," A small voice said. "Is that you Daddy?" The little girl's voice repeated.
"Huh? Daddy?" Duo said, hearing the child's voice. A sweatdrop appeared on his forehead and he scratched his head nervously.
"Yes, that's Duo." Usagi said.
"Umm.. what did I miss?" Duo asked, confusion on his face.
"I'll explain later." Usagi said quietly.
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"We're finally here." Usagi said as they stepped off the shuttle. They had gone to a nearby colony to steal a shuttle and had finally made it back to Earth.
"So Usagi, where are we off to?" Duo asked, taking her tiny hand in his. ChibiUsa ran around and grabbed his other hand as they walked through the woods heading for a small town near there.
"I don't know. We have to hide out for a while. Where do you suggest?" Usagi asked.
"I have a perfect place." Duo said, walking along with the two girls.
"What's it like in the future?" Usagi asked ChibiUsa.
"It's beautiful We all live on the Moon in a big palace and there are parties every night." ChibiUsa said.
"Just like in the Moon Kingdom." Usagi said quietly.
"It's different though. You two don't really do anything. It's so peaceful you don't need to. You spend all your time with me and the Outer Senshi." ChibiUsa said smiling.
"I'm scared of the future," Usagi said quietly. "It's changed so much from the one I knew."
"Don't be scared, everyday is a new experience." ChibiUsa said.
"You were always very wise for such a young girl." Usagi said quietly. ChibiUsa blushed.
"You're the last person I expected to hear that from." ChibiUsa said, scratching her head.
"Life's full of surprises." Usagi said, smiling down at the girl.
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"Jupiter's gone. We weren't strong enough to beat both of them." Mercury said, dropping Jupiter's body to the ground.
"What happened out there?!? It should have been easy for you to beat her!!" Mamoru shouted.
"Cosmic ChibiMoon showed up," Mars said calmly. "We were no match for the both of them."
"You had better not disappoint me again!" Mamoru shouted. "Now go get both of them!!" A small pink gem appeared in his hand that he tossed to Mars.
Chapter 19 - What Have I Done?
"Who are you people? Where are you taking me?" Rileena demanded as uniformed men broke down her front door.
"We're from the new OZ and have been ordered to place you under arrest." One of the guards said.
"What?" Rileena gasped. "But why?"
"We cannot discuss why, you must come along now." The man said. He snapped a pair of handcuffs around Rileena's wrists and lead her out of the house.
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"This just in, Queen Rileena has been taken captive by the newly reformed OZ corporation." A voice said on the television screen.
"Rileena." Heero whispered, seeing the face of the blond girl.
"What's going on Heero?" Quatre asked coming into the room. He looked at the screen and saw Rileena's face. "They have Rileena?" Heero snorted, standing suddenly. He grabbed his gun off the coffee table and headed for the front door.
"Where are you going Heero? You don't even know where she is!" Quatre shouted, getting between Heero and the door.
"I don't care, I have to go." Heero said calmly.
"At least let us get a plan first. And we have to find Duo." Quatre said. Heero relaxed, walking back over to the couch. He fell heavily onto the couch and said something about Duo going to Earth.
"How do you know he went to Earth?" Trowa asked, shifting in the arm chair that he had been sitting in.
"I just know he's there. He went after that girl and she mumbled something about going to Earth." Heero said.
"I bet I know where he's gone too." Quatre said.
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"Why'd you take us here?" Usagi asked as they stepped off of the ship.
"I dunno, I guess it just has to best view of the Moon from here." He said, looking up into the night sky.
"You really like the Moon, don't you?" Usagi asked. ChibiUsa had fallen asleep long before and Duo walked along the street carrying the small child in his arms.
"From the Earth, it's very beautiful. When you're in space, though, it looks like a graveyard." Duo commented.
"I used to live on the Moon," Usagi said, looking at the glowing circle. "It was so peaceful then. I loved it there, there were parties every night and it was so beautiful out in the gardens. It didn't look like a graveyard then. There were the most beautiful flowers there, ones that I haven't seen since then. The Moon Lily was the most beautiful flower and it would only grow on the moon." Usagi blushed when she saw Duo staring. "I'm sorry, it's just that.. I'm starting to get my memories of the Silver Millennium back."
Duo and Usagi walked through the streets of a small harbor town in the United States, heading for the small apartment he knew would be open.
"This is it." He said, taking a key out of his pocket. He handed the key to Usagi and she opened the door silently and the three went inside. Duo took ChibiUsa to the smaller room, laying her softly on the bed. Usagi took off the girl's shoes and took down her hair. Duo left the room and Usagi pulled a large T-shirt over her head, removing the skirt and school uniform top she wore. She then pulled the heavy blankets up to ChibiUsa's chin, kissing her lightly on the forehead.
"Good night, ChibiUsa." She whispered, walking silently from the room. She walked into the kitchen, hearing the television from the sink. She heard the name Queen Rileena and froze. She walked into the living room, seeing Duo sitting on the couch. He leaned forward with his head in his hands, staring at the TV screen.
"Queen Rileena has been taken captive be the newly reform OZ troops." The reporter said.
"What? They got Rileena?" Usagi asked, sitting on the couch next to Duo. "What are we going to do? You have OZ to worry about and I have to worry about Mamoru.." Usagi trailed off. "This is really bad.." Usagi looked over at Duo who seemed to be concentrating on the TV screen a little too much. "Duo?" She asked, waving her hand in front of his face. His eyes snapped to hers and she gasped as she saw the anger.
"This is real great!" Duo practically shouted. "They took Rileena and the others don't even know where I am! How the hell can I let them know where I am?! And what about that guy that's chasing you?!? The other pilots need my help but I have to protect you!! What am I supposed to do?!?"
"Go to your damn pilots!!" Usagi shrieked, silencing his yelling. "I can take care of myself!! I told you that before, that's why I left without telling you!!" He looked like he was going to say something but she held up her hand, silencing him. "I don't care anymore!! My future is still written in stone!! I'm still going to be Queen Serenity and I'm still not going to have a normal life!! I'm tired of this, I'm leaving right now and don't expect to see me again!!" Usagi stormed out of the apartment, slamming the door behind her.
"What happened?" ChibiUsa asked as she walked into the living room rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
"Go back to sleep Koneko. I have to go find Usagi." Duo said, leading the girl back to the bedroom. He stepped outside, wishing that he had grabbed a jacket. He pulled his hat low on his head, trying to cover as much of his face as possible. 'Where did that girl go?' He asked himself, hurrying through the streets of the small town.
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"How long until we reach Earth?" Trowa asked, walking into the cockpit of the shuttle.
"About another 8 hours." Quatre responded. They were headed for a small harbor town in the United States. Duo was known to hide out there since he was originally from America.
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"Why are you following me?" Usagi demanded, whirling around to see a gang of guys following her. It was a cold night and it didn't help that it had just started to rain minutes before. It didn't matter though, Usagi didn't care what happened to her. She had to get away for a while, forget about what her future was going to be.
"Come back here, little girl." One of the men said. She stopped and they slowly came out of the trees cutting off any escape route she might have.
"Leave me alone!" She shouted, facing the one that seemed to be the leader.
"What's a pretty girl like you doing out so late?" He asked, taking her chin in his hand.
"That's none of you damn business." Usagi growled, pulling her face away. She pulled the gun out of her pocket, aiming it at the guy. He chuckled and then each and everyone of the guys pulled out a gun.
"Still going to shoot me?" The man asked. Usagi squeezed the trigger, sending a bullet into the man's brain. He fell to the ground, dead at her feet.
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Usagi just killed someone!!!! How was it? Please review k?