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Daini Tsuki
Part 3
Disclaimers and such in Part 1
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"Iie! Mamo-chan!" Usagi screamed in devastation. Her one true love had been taken away from her. She had lost him. She couldn't save him. But what could have Usagi done to prevent this? She just lay motionless on the grass, staring up at the crescent moon. Her knee was throbbing painfully, but she didn't notice. Usagi was barely aware of her parents calling out to her... of her father picking her up and cradling his little girl. "Usagi," he whispered, "everything will be all right."
Usagi clung tightly to Kenji. "Mamo-chan..." she said before she passed out.
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"Usagi! Telephone!" Ikuko shouted.
Usagi leaned over to pick it up. What she wouldn't give to hear Mamoru's voice on the other end. She knew it wasn't going to be, though. Mamoru had been taken by Queen Nisei and Ruroni, her follower. Sighing, Usagi said, "Moshi moshi?"
"Usagi, it's Rei. Meet us at Hikawa Shrine in a half hour."
"Nani?" she asked. "What's--"
"I can't explain right now, I have to get to the store for Grampa. I'll be back by the time you guys get here. Ja ne!"
Before Usagi could reply, Rei had hung up. "Oi! It's going to take me a half hour just to get up the stairs!"
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Ruroni watched the beautiful teenager limp across the street towards Hikawa Shrine. He was surprised that not one of the other Senshi was with her, but he was also glad. His job would be much easier. Queen Nisei had granted him permission to have Princess Serenity, and he would have her no matter what.
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Usagi finally reached the bottom of the shrine stairs with 15 minutes to spare. Her knee was pounding again and she wondered why Rei or the other girls hadn't thought about it. She was exhausted and didn't have the strength go up all 40 stairs. A lone tear escaped down the young girl's face. She quickly brushed it away when she heard some call out to her.
"Ojou-chan! Are you in need of assistance?" Usagi nodded, not really paying attention to the man who put his arm around her waist and helped her.
As the reached the top of the stairs, Usagi turned to face the man. "Arigatou, Oj--" She let out a gasp. "Ruroni!"
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"Baka!" Rei shouted shaking her head as she ran home. How could she have been so stupid? She had told Usagi to meet them at the temple. Why didn't she just have one of the others walk with her? Rei pushed the all-call button on her communicator. "Minna, we're so stupid! There's no way Usagi will be able to get to the shrine as fast as us."
"Shimatta!" Makoto shouted. "You're right, Rei-chan! Ami-chan, Minako-chan, where are you two at?"
"I'm leaving Cram School right now," Ami said.
"And I'm heading past the arcade," Minako replied.
Rei then told them to meet at Usagi's house in hopes that she hadn't left yet. "Right!" the girls said.
"Besides," Minkao concluded. "This is Usagi-chan we're talking about. Since when is she early?"
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"I'm so glad you recognize me, Princess," Ruroni said with a smirk. "I want to share with you that Nisei-sama is now with the Prince. They will be married."
"Masaka!" Usagi said hitting the panic button on her communicator.
"It's true. And there is something you must know. If you don't come with me, I will personally kill Chiba Mamoru."
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"Minna!" Ami shouted. "Usagi's at Hikawa Temple!"
"Already?" Minako asked, confused.
Ami nodded. "She just pressed her panic button!"
The girls gasped. "That means," Rei started, "Usagi doesn't have time to transform!"
"Mercury Star Power..."
"Mars Star Power..."
"Jupiter Star Power..."
"Venus Star Power..."
"...Make Up!"
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"Hey! Stop right there!" Ruroni turned to see the Sailor Senshi. "How dare you hurt our friend!" Rei cried out. "On behalf of Mars..."
"...Mercury..."
"...Jupiter..."
"...and Venus too..."
"...we will punish you!"
"Well, Senshi, how does it feel to know you couldn't protect your Princess?" Usagi was trying to break free of Ruroni's grasp, but she couldn't. He tightened his hold on her neck.
Jupiter eyed Ruroni evilly. "You'd better let her go, Ruroni!" she shouted. "Sparkling Wide--"
"Matte!"
Jupiter stopped. "Nani, Usagi-chan?"
Ruroni loosened his hold on Usagi's neck. "Onegai, Mako-chan, minna. If I don't go with him, he'll kill Mamo-chan!"
"Iie, Usagi-chan," Ami said. "Mamoru-san wouldn't want you to do this for him."
"Demo... if I don't, I'll never forgive myself."
"That's enough!" Ruroni hollered. "Lets go, Princess." Putting her over his shoulder, Ruroni jumped into a portal and disappeared.
"USAGI!" Rei screamed. Ami and Makoto just stared at the spot that Ruroni and Usagi once occupied.
"This can't be..." Minako whispered sinking to the ground. "...we failed."
Daini Tsuki
Part 3
Disclaimers and such in Part 1
~~~~~~~
"Iie! Mamo-chan!" Usagi screamed in devastation. Her one true love had been taken away from her. She had lost him. She couldn't save him. But what could have Usagi done to prevent this? She just lay motionless on the grass, staring up at the crescent moon. Her knee was throbbing painfully, but she didn't notice. Usagi was barely aware of her parents calling out to her... of her father picking her up and cradling his little girl. "Usagi," he whispered, "everything will be all right."
Usagi clung tightly to Kenji. "Mamo-chan..." she said before she passed out.
~~~~~~~
"Usagi! Telephone!" Ikuko shouted.
Usagi leaned over to pick it up. What she wouldn't give to hear Mamoru's voice on the other end. She knew it wasn't going to be, though. Mamoru had been taken by Queen Nisei and Ruroni, her follower. Sighing, Usagi said, "Moshi moshi?"
"Usagi, it's Rei. Meet us at Hikawa Shrine in a half hour."
"Nani?" she asked. "What's--"
"I can't explain right now, I have to get to the store for Grampa. I'll be back by the time you guys get here. Ja ne!"
Before Usagi could reply, Rei had hung up. "Oi! It's going to take me a half hour just to get up the stairs!"
~~~~~~~
Ruroni watched the beautiful teenager limp across the street towards Hikawa Shrine. He was surprised that not one of the other Senshi was with her, but he was also glad. His job would be much easier. Queen Nisei had granted him permission to have Princess Serenity, and he would have her no matter what.
~~~~~~~
Usagi finally reached the bottom of the shrine stairs with 15 minutes to spare. Her knee was pounding again and she wondered why Rei or the other girls hadn't thought about it. She was exhausted and didn't have the strength go up all 40 stairs. A lone tear escaped down the young girl's face. She quickly brushed it away when she heard some call out to her.
"Ojou-chan! Are you in need of assistance?" Usagi nodded, not really paying attention to the man who put his arm around her waist and helped her.
As the reached the top of the stairs, Usagi turned to face the man. "Arigatou, Oj--" She let out a gasp. "Ruroni!"
~~~~~~~
"Baka!" Rei shouted shaking her head as she ran home. How could she have been so stupid? She had told Usagi to meet them at the temple. Why didn't she just have one of the others walk with her? Rei pushed the all-call button on her communicator. "Minna, we're so stupid! There's no way Usagi will be able to get to the shrine as fast as us."
"Shimatta!" Makoto shouted. "You're right, Rei-chan! Ami-chan, Minako-chan, where are you two at?"
"I'm leaving Cram School right now," Ami said.
"And I'm heading past the arcade," Minako replied.
Rei then told them to meet at Usagi's house in hopes that she hadn't left yet. "Right!" the girls said.
"Besides," Minkao concluded. "This is Usagi-chan we're talking about. Since when is she early?"
~~~~~~~
"I'm so glad you recognize me, Princess," Ruroni said with a smirk. "I want to share with you that Nisei-sama is now with the Prince. They will be married."
"Masaka!" Usagi said hitting the panic button on her communicator.
"It's true. And there is something you must know. If you don't come with me, I will personally kill Chiba Mamoru."
~~~~~~~
"Minna!" Ami shouted. "Usagi's at Hikawa Temple!"
"Already?" Minako asked, confused.
Ami nodded. "She just pressed her panic button!"
The girls gasped. "That means," Rei started, "Usagi doesn't have time to transform!"
"Mercury Star Power..."
"Mars Star Power..."
"Jupiter Star Power..."
"Venus Star Power..."
"...Make Up!"
~~~~~~~
"Hey! Stop right there!" Ruroni turned to see the Sailor Senshi. "How dare you hurt our friend!" Rei cried out. "On behalf of Mars..."
"...Mercury..."
"...Jupiter..."
"...and Venus too..."
"...we will punish you!"
"Well, Senshi, how does it feel to know you couldn't protect your Princess?" Usagi was trying to break free of Ruroni's grasp, but she couldn't. He tightened his hold on her neck.
Jupiter eyed Ruroni evilly. "You'd better let her go, Ruroni!" she shouted. "Sparkling Wide--"
"Matte!"
Jupiter stopped. "Nani, Usagi-chan?"
Ruroni loosened his hold on Usagi's neck. "Onegai, Mako-chan, minna. If I don't go with him, he'll kill Mamo-chan!"
"Iie, Usagi-chan," Ami said. "Mamoru-san wouldn't want you to do this for him."
"Demo... if I don't, I'll never forgive myself."
"That's enough!" Ruroni hollered. "Lets go, Princess." Putting her over his shoulder, Ruroni jumped into a portal and disappeared.
"USAGI!" Rei screamed. Ami and Makoto just stared at the spot that Ruroni and Usagi once occupied.
"This can't be..." Minako whispered sinking to the ground. "...we failed."