(Chapter Five)
Meanwhile, Luna and the other senshi had gathered and they discussed about what was wrong with Usagi. Minako suddenly bolted upright and she her high-pitched scream echoed through the entire temple. Setsuna, Sailor Pluto jumped up and grabbed her time staff. "NO!" she cried. The other senshi stared at the two that were standing. "There is something wrong with Usagi! I feel it!" shrieked Minako. Pluto was standing there and staring at her time staff. The red orb on it glowed and she stared into its depths. She could see only Usagi and there was something very wrong about her. She was kissing Prince Diamond very passionately on the lips. (In this, the picture shows the actual Prince Diamond.) She gasped. This was not supposed to happen! She shook her head and she came out of her trance.
She flung it out and the familiar webs of power rushed out of the orb. The other senshi who had been watching Minako instantly whipped around to Setsuna. "What is it?!" cried Makoto. Minako had crumpled into a dead faint and Haruka was holding up her head and trying to shake her awake. "It's Usagi. Something is very wrong. Somehow Prince Diamond has returned and he is after Usagi. From the picture I got from the orb, I think he succeeded or will." He voice shook. "I saw Usagi kissing Prince Diamond. But there was something different. While Usagi's profile was perfectly clear, Prince Diamond's was very vague. I think that means that he has come back and taken another body… But that could only happen if the person allows him to. Who would do that?"
Minako came to at that moment. "The line of Usagi's love has been severed. She somehow no longer loves Mamoru with the true love she once had. I could feel her pain… It was as if her whole body was on fire." She shuddered. "It was horrible." She whispered her face pale and white. Setsuna stood straight. "Get into the portal." She commanded. "We have to go to the Gates of Time or else we have no hope."
The webs of power formed a portal and they all paraded through with Haruka and Michiru supporting Minako went through last. The air around them swirled in a kaleidoscope of colors and they stumbled into the elegant room filled with marble columns and the floor was covered in a cloudy carpet that came to their knees. They walked in front of the main computer that controlled the inter-dimensions. Setsuna slipped into the chair in front of the massive keyboard and pressed several keys into the computer. Hello Sailor Pluto. What is it that you need to see? A decidedly feminine voice came from the computer. "Find file 2944987, Computer." ordered Setsuna. The screen blanked out for a moment. File Found. After it opened, they saw the exact picture that Setsuna had seen in her orb earlier. They all gave a collected gasp as the picture came into their line of vision.
"That's impossible!" gasped Rei. "Usagi would never betray the destiny that has been created! What would happen to Chibi-Usa?!" Chibi-Usa stared up at the picture, her eyes brimming with tears. Would Mommy actually do that to Daddy? Would she actually do that to me? Her mind screamed out and she clutched at it. There must be something wrong. Even Luna-P said so and so did Minako_chan, there must be something wrong. There must be. Must be. MUST BE!
Minako noticed Chibi-Usa's expression and she walked unsteadily over to her. "Don't worry Honey, we'll find out what's happened to her, you'll still be born. I swear it." She gave her a hug and Chibi-Usa sobbed into her shirt. "Mommy's okay isn't she?" she sniffled. Minako looked down at the now much older pink-haired girl and knew she was no longer a child and deserved to know. "We-we don't know Honey, we'll have to find out what happened to her. We will do that I promise."
Usagi herself oblivious to what was going on around her. She was sitting in Haruna-sensai's class and wondering how long it would take until she saw Diamond again. She stared down at the beautiful diamond bracelets that circled her wrists. They sparkled at her but the sparkle that they caused in the glare of the sunlight was cold and she shivered at the sight of them. She knew instinctively that she should never take them off for anyone save Prince Diamond if he ordered.
"USAGI!" yelled the enraged Haruna. "I have been calling you for the last two minutes and you still have yet to answer!" Usagi looked up slowly. "Yes Haruna-sensai?" her voice was quiet and calm. As she stared down at her, Haruna was shocked to see no trace of the sparkle that had once existed. "Uhh, nothing, gomen Usagi." She stuttered as if she was the one who had disobeyed and shuffled back to the front of the classroom. That girl sitting there is not Usagi. She can't be. The real Usagi would cry and insist that she wasn't doing anything and yet have such a sparkle in her eye to make everyone happy. I want her back. Thought Haruna as she started to write a complicated problem on the board.
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The sword sliced down noiselessly almost effortlessly and yet the target that it sliced through exploded into two perfect halves and fell to the ground. The swordsman proceeded to practice with the poise needed to perfect the usage of the sword. It darted back and forth from side to side like the deadly pointed tongue of a snake.
He stopped suddenly as he sensed a slight presence that tingled at the back of his mind. He whirled around and was immediately faced with Usagi in her school uniform. The unusual thing was that he could see right through her transparent body. The vision's face was contorted in an expression of emotional torture and anguish. "Please, help me! You're the only one that can help me now!" The voice of Usagi was pleading. He knew instantly, she was trapped. But how?
His emotions flooded through him and he suddenly felt a pain shoot through him and made his eyes go jet-black. He could almost hear the evil voices of the demons within him speaking. You are one of us now, you must not have such emotions as this! He resisted and the feeling passed and the blue color appeared back in his eyes.
He stared at Usagi, her hands clasped and her eyes beseeching. "How can I help you, love?" asked Dark Endymion quietly. Usagi's face went temporarily blank. "Someone has cast a spell on me, he has forbidden me to say his name to anyone. Even talking to you like this is going against him. Please see my actual body, I am only part of my own mind that has been able to resist the spell. Please help me…" her voice drifted off and she disappeared. Dark Endymion could only guess at the suffering she must have endured throughout the short period of time that she had communicated with him.
He snapped his fingers and his fighting armor disappeared. Instead, he wore a blue-black shirt and a pair of dark blue jeans. He decided to find out what had happened to Usagi. He twirled his hands in circles and uttered a spell-word. He immediately transported to Earth. When he opened his eyes he found himself in front of a door. It read Haruna-Math.
He stared at it before knocking on the door. When it opened he was facing a young woman with long red hair. "Yes?" she asked politely. "I would like to speak to Tsukino Usagi, please." He answered. As he spoke those last words, a shadow crossed Haruna's face. "Is there something wrong?" he asked her afraid he already knew. "Well, Usagi's not acting like herself, she doesn't look the same somehow. It's as if she's suddenly disappeared leaving a shell." She shook her head. "Well I'll her here for you." She turned and called. "Usagi, there's a young man here that needs to talk to you."
When Usagi didn't respond, Haruna walked up to her and uttered two words that had always woken her up. "Chiba Mamoru…" she sang softly. Usagi's eyes widened and she got up slowly before walking to the door. As soon as the door closed behind her, she faced the young man. And blinked. "You-you're not Dia-, er Mamo-chan!" he caught her hand. "No, but you know me remember? You came to me and begged for help." She shook her head confusedly. "What were you about to call me?" he asked. She shook her head violently. "I-I wasn't about to say anything. She brushed a lock of hair out of her eyes and he caught the sudden spark of light flash from her wrist and he grabbed it impulsively.
He felt a sudden flash of pain shoot through him. He knew at once that the spell-caster that had cast the spell was Prince Diamond… But how could it be? The Sailor Senshi had defeated him! But as he stared down at the bracelets, he knew. "Prince Diamond?" he questioned in a whisper and he knew at once that he had been right as he saw her face turn white. She clutched at a broach that was pinned on her school uniform. "Who are you?!" she cried out stepping back from him.
"I'm your friend, you've got to tell me where Prince Diamond is." She shook her head violently. "I can't tell you anything." He suddenly remembered her words. "He's within my twin brother Mamoru isn't he?" She stopped edging away from him. "You-you're his twin brother?" she asked. She suddenly remembered where she was and what her master had told her not to do. "I-I must go." She turned to go back into the classroom. "Wait." His voice stopped her and she turned around. "You've got to come with me, I can help you. You were the one who told me to." He stared at her with a hint of the innocence of a child that had not shone through for over a thousand years.
Her heart, though clouded by Diamond's spell was still quite the same and she still felt compassion. She nodded and stood there while he fabricated an excuse for Haruna-sensai. He took her hand and led her out of the school. When they were in the park near the school, he let go and brought his hands up. He made a complicated pattern with his hands and they both disappeared. When Usagi opened her eyes, she noticed the Mamoru's twin brother staring down at her. She sat up and looked around.
She gasped suddenly and pulled back. Her face contorted into an expression of pain and she got up quickly if not shakily. "He's calling me to him." She struggled to overcome it. "Why does it hurt to disobey him?" she whimpered. He pulled her into a comforting hug. "He set a spell to bind you to him." She struggled, and she whimpered loudly, tears forming in her eyes. "Let me go." She croaked as she clenched her eyes tight. He nodded and let her go, snapping her back to Earth.
Prince Diamond had been pacing the floor. When Usagi appeared at the door and rang, he opened it and pulled her in before slamming it shut once more. He whirled around to face her, he brought a hand up and slapped her across the face. "You little b-(edited for younger readers)-h!" he yelled before smashing her against a wall. "You are supposed to come straight to me once I call you. You do not resist it!" he yelled even louder. She stepped back a little scared. He grabbed her. "Where the hell were you?!" he yelled. "I don't know." She answered, speaking the truth. She couldn't lie even if she wanted to.
Meanwhile, Luna and the other senshi had gathered and they discussed about what was wrong with Usagi. Minako suddenly bolted upright and she her high-pitched scream echoed through the entire temple. Setsuna, Sailor Pluto jumped up and grabbed her time staff. "NO!" she cried. The other senshi stared at the two that were standing. "There is something wrong with Usagi! I feel it!" shrieked Minako. Pluto was standing there and staring at her time staff. The red orb on it glowed and she stared into its depths. She could see only Usagi and there was something very wrong about her. She was kissing Prince Diamond very passionately on the lips. (In this, the picture shows the actual Prince Diamond.) She gasped. This was not supposed to happen! She shook her head and she came out of her trance.
She flung it out and the familiar webs of power rushed out of the orb. The other senshi who had been watching Minako instantly whipped around to Setsuna. "What is it?!" cried Makoto. Minako had crumpled into a dead faint and Haruka was holding up her head and trying to shake her awake. "It's Usagi. Something is very wrong. Somehow Prince Diamond has returned and he is after Usagi. From the picture I got from the orb, I think he succeeded or will." He voice shook. "I saw Usagi kissing Prince Diamond. But there was something different. While Usagi's profile was perfectly clear, Prince Diamond's was very vague. I think that means that he has come back and taken another body… But that could only happen if the person allows him to. Who would do that?"
Minako came to at that moment. "The line of Usagi's love has been severed. She somehow no longer loves Mamoru with the true love she once had. I could feel her pain… It was as if her whole body was on fire." She shuddered. "It was horrible." She whispered her face pale and white. Setsuna stood straight. "Get into the portal." She commanded. "We have to go to the Gates of Time or else we have no hope."
The webs of power formed a portal and they all paraded through with Haruka and Michiru supporting Minako went through last. The air around them swirled in a kaleidoscope of colors and they stumbled into the elegant room filled with marble columns and the floor was covered in a cloudy carpet that came to their knees. They walked in front of the main computer that controlled the inter-dimensions. Setsuna slipped into the chair in front of the massive keyboard and pressed several keys into the computer. Hello Sailor Pluto. What is it that you need to see? A decidedly feminine voice came from the computer. "Find file 2944987, Computer." ordered Setsuna. The screen blanked out for a moment. File Found. After it opened, they saw the exact picture that Setsuna had seen in her orb earlier. They all gave a collected gasp as the picture came into their line of vision.
"That's impossible!" gasped Rei. "Usagi would never betray the destiny that has been created! What would happen to Chibi-Usa?!" Chibi-Usa stared up at the picture, her eyes brimming with tears. Would Mommy actually do that to Daddy? Would she actually do that to me? Her mind screamed out and she clutched at it. There must be something wrong. Even Luna-P said so and so did Minako_chan, there must be something wrong. There must be. Must be. MUST BE!
Minako noticed Chibi-Usa's expression and she walked unsteadily over to her. "Don't worry Honey, we'll find out what's happened to her, you'll still be born. I swear it." She gave her a hug and Chibi-Usa sobbed into her shirt. "Mommy's okay isn't she?" she sniffled. Minako looked down at the now much older pink-haired girl and knew she was no longer a child and deserved to know. "We-we don't know Honey, we'll have to find out what happened to her. We will do that I promise."
Usagi herself oblivious to what was going on around her. She was sitting in Haruna-sensai's class and wondering how long it would take until she saw Diamond again. She stared down at the beautiful diamond bracelets that circled her wrists. They sparkled at her but the sparkle that they caused in the glare of the sunlight was cold and she shivered at the sight of them. She knew instinctively that she should never take them off for anyone save Prince Diamond if he ordered.
"USAGI!" yelled the enraged Haruna. "I have been calling you for the last two minutes and you still have yet to answer!" Usagi looked up slowly. "Yes Haruna-sensai?" her voice was quiet and calm. As she stared down at her, Haruna was shocked to see no trace of the sparkle that had once existed. "Uhh, nothing, gomen Usagi." She stuttered as if she was the one who had disobeyed and shuffled back to the front of the classroom. That girl sitting there is not Usagi. She can't be. The real Usagi would cry and insist that she wasn't doing anything and yet have such a sparkle in her eye to make everyone happy. I want her back. Thought Haruna as she started to write a complicated problem on the board.
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The sword sliced down noiselessly almost effortlessly and yet the target that it sliced through exploded into two perfect halves and fell to the ground. The swordsman proceeded to practice with the poise needed to perfect the usage of the sword. It darted back and forth from side to side like the deadly pointed tongue of a snake.
He stopped suddenly as he sensed a slight presence that tingled at the back of his mind. He whirled around and was immediately faced with Usagi in her school uniform. The unusual thing was that he could see right through her transparent body. The vision's face was contorted in an expression of emotional torture and anguish. "Please, help me! You're the only one that can help me now!" The voice of Usagi was pleading. He knew instantly, she was trapped. But how?
His emotions flooded through him and he suddenly felt a pain shoot through him and made his eyes go jet-black. He could almost hear the evil voices of the demons within him speaking. You are one of us now, you must not have such emotions as this! He resisted and the feeling passed and the blue color appeared back in his eyes.
He stared at Usagi, her hands clasped and her eyes beseeching. "How can I help you, love?" asked Dark Endymion quietly. Usagi's face went temporarily blank. "Someone has cast a spell on me, he has forbidden me to say his name to anyone. Even talking to you like this is going against him. Please see my actual body, I am only part of my own mind that has been able to resist the spell. Please help me…" her voice drifted off and she disappeared. Dark Endymion could only guess at the suffering she must have endured throughout the short period of time that she had communicated with him.
He snapped his fingers and his fighting armor disappeared. Instead, he wore a blue-black shirt and a pair of dark blue jeans. He decided to find out what had happened to Usagi. He twirled his hands in circles and uttered a spell-word. He immediately transported to Earth. When he opened his eyes he found himself in front of a door. It read Haruna-Math.
He stared at it before knocking on the door. When it opened he was facing a young woman with long red hair. "Yes?" she asked politely. "I would like to speak to Tsukino Usagi, please." He answered. As he spoke those last words, a shadow crossed Haruna's face. "Is there something wrong?" he asked her afraid he already knew. "Well, Usagi's not acting like herself, she doesn't look the same somehow. It's as if she's suddenly disappeared leaving a shell." She shook her head. "Well I'll her here for you." She turned and called. "Usagi, there's a young man here that needs to talk to you."
When Usagi didn't respond, Haruna walked up to her and uttered two words that had always woken her up. "Chiba Mamoru…" she sang softly. Usagi's eyes widened and she got up slowly before walking to the door. As soon as the door closed behind her, she faced the young man. And blinked. "You-you're not Dia-, er Mamo-chan!" he caught her hand. "No, but you know me remember? You came to me and begged for help." She shook her head confusedly. "What were you about to call me?" he asked. She shook her head violently. "I-I wasn't about to say anything. She brushed a lock of hair out of her eyes and he caught the sudden spark of light flash from her wrist and he grabbed it impulsively.
He felt a sudden flash of pain shoot through him. He knew at once that the spell-caster that had cast the spell was Prince Diamond… But how could it be? The Sailor Senshi had defeated him! But as he stared down at the bracelets, he knew. "Prince Diamond?" he questioned in a whisper and he knew at once that he had been right as he saw her face turn white. She clutched at a broach that was pinned on her school uniform. "Who are you?!" she cried out stepping back from him.
"I'm your friend, you've got to tell me where Prince Diamond is." She shook her head violently. "I can't tell you anything." He suddenly remembered her words. "He's within my twin brother Mamoru isn't he?" She stopped edging away from him. "You-you're his twin brother?" she asked. She suddenly remembered where she was and what her master had told her not to do. "I-I must go." She turned to go back into the classroom. "Wait." His voice stopped her and she turned around. "You've got to come with me, I can help you. You were the one who told me to." He stared at her with a hint of the innocence of a child that had not shone through for over a thousand years.
Her heart, though clouded by Diamond's spell was still quite the same and she still felt compassion. She nodded and stood there while he fabricated an excuse for Haruna-sensai. He took her hand and led her out of the school. When they were in the park near the school, he let go and brought his hands up. He made a complicated pattern with his hands and they both disappeared. When Usagi opened her eyes, she noticed the Mamoru's twin brother staring down at her. She sat up and looked around.
She gasped suddenly and pulled back. Her face contorted into an expression of pain and she got up quickly if not shakily. "He's calling me to him." She struggled to overcome it. "Why does it hurt to disobey him?" she whimpered. He pulled her into a comforting hug. "He set a spell to bind you to him." She struggled, and she whimpered loudly, tears forming in her eyes. "Let me go." She croaked as she clenched her eyes tight. He nodded and let her go, snapping her back to Earth.
Prince Diamond had been pacing the floor. When Usagi appeared at the door and rang, he opened it and pulled her in before slamming it shut once more. He whirled around to face her, he brought a hand up and slapped her across the face. "You little b-(edited for younger readers)-h!" he yelled before smashing her against a wall. "You are supposed to come straight to me once I call you. You do not resist it!" he yelled even louder. She stepped back a little scared. He grabbed her. "Where the hell were you?!" he yelled. "I don't know." She answered, speaking the truth. She couldn't lie even if she wanted to.