Chapter 2 - "The Trip to Tokyo"
It had been a few days since Usagi's arrival and she seemed really quiet to Duo. Like she was sad or something. He decided that he was going to find out what it was.
"Usagi?" He called, knocking on the door to her room. "Can I come in?"
"The door's open," He heard in reply. He opened the door to find her staring at a picture in a locket around her neck. "Yes?"
"Is something wrong?" He asked. "You seem really quiet."
"I'm sorry, I lost someone very dear to me before I left the colonies," Usagi said, tears in her eyes. "I haven't been a very good guest and I'm sorry about it." He didn't say anything. He knew it was hard when you lost someone close to you, especially in the circumstances that she had faced. He was probably killed during the war and she still missed him.
"Can we go somewhere?" Usagi asked, closing the locket. "I want to get out and see some of the sights."
"Sure, where do you want to go?" Duo asked, seeing her face light up.
"I don't know, somewhere…" She trailed off like she was remembering something. "Crystal Tokyo?" She said, her face changing.
"Huh?" Duo said, looking strangely at the girl. "Crystal Tokyo? Where's that?"
"It… it's in… Japan…" She trailed off. "The biggest city in Japan…"
"How do we get there?" He asked.
"We could fly couldn't we?" She asked, looking him in the eye.
"I guess…" He said. 'Fly in what?'. He thought. The only thing he could think of was in his Gundam. "Come on." He said, taking her hand. She was wearing a long white dress that matched her snow white hair.
"Where are we going?" Usagi asked when Duo grabbed her arm.
"We're going to Crystal Tokyo." He explained. He had brought her to a sort of underground base. There was a huge mobile suit standing alone, covered in dust.
"A Gundam?" She asked, looking at the design. "You're a Gundam pilot?"
"Yup, let's go." Duo said, taking her hand. He helped her into his Gundam and sat in the cockpit. He hit a button and another chair came out behind his seat.
"Are you sure we should use this?" Usagi asked, looking a little worried. "I mean, someone may think that you're attacking them."
"The people see the Gundam's as a symbol of peace… now." Duo said, his Gundam changing into a jet. A hatch above the suit opened and they lifted off the ground and outside. They flew for a few hours when they finally came to the country once known as Japan.
"This is it!" Usagi cried as they flew over the remains of a great city.
"Wow, you sure this is where you want to go?" Duo asked, looking down at the gloomy place.
"Yes, there's something familiar about it…" Usagi trailed off. "Land here."
"If you insist." Duo said, landing near the center of the destroyed city. Usagi and Duo climbed out of his Gundam. Usagi headed for the center of the city where they had seen a huge palace of white crystal. It was shabby and old looking and looked like it had been deserted for hundreds of years.
"This is it…" Usagi said, walking up the stone path to the entrance of the palace.
"Where are you going?!?!" Duo demanded. "You can't go in there!"
"I have to…" Usagi said, pushing past him. She walked up to the door, pushing it open. Duo was close behind her, his eyes darting all around him. He didn't like the looks of this place. It didn't look safe. The two of them walked through the palace. In it's time, the palace would have been very beautiful. The marble floors were dingy from age and were covered in a thick layer of dust. The curtains were tattered and faded from the years of just hanging. There was glass on the floor and dust on the table. It looked as if there had been a great battle, but there was no one left to rebuild afterwards.
"What is this place?" Duo asked, looking at the golden dishes that lay, unused, on one of the tables.
"It's Crystal Tokyo…" Usagi said. "It's the palace… the one Queen Serenity ruled from… she… died over one thousand years ago…"
"Huh? How did you know that?" Duo demanded, seeing the look in her eyes. The look of remembrance.
"I… I don't know…" Usagi said, her eyes growing big when she saw the picture hanging on the wall. "Queen Serenity?" Duo followed Usagi's gaze to a portrait of a beautiful woman and her equally beautiful daughter.
"No way!!" Duo cried out as he looked harder at the picture. "That girl looks like you!!"
"She…" Usagi trailed off. "That's impossible. She died with her mother one thousand years ago."
"But…" Duo said, looking at the picture. There was a woman with long pink hair done up in two pigtails with cone shaped odangos. She had big red eyes and was wearing a long white dress with real wings on her back. The girl sitting next to her wore a similar hairstyle. She had the same pigtails except that they were heart shaped. Her long white hair fell over the shoulders of a long white dress with a big bow in the back. Both of them had a yellow crescent moon on their forehead and were very pale in color. "She looks just like you."
"I'd know if I were her," Usagi said, 'I think'. She thought. 'Why wouldn't I remember? It must just be a coincidence. But… how did I know how to find this place?'. "Let's go." Duo followed her into a large room. There was a large bed that lay crumpled on the floor. Usagi walked over to where the bed side table would have been and began sifting through the pile of rubble.
"What are you doing?" Duo asked, helping her rummage.
"I'm looking for a clue… maybe I'll find out why I was brought here..." Usagi said, pulling out a small locket that she found buried. She opened it up and it began to play a beautiful tune. A crescent moon spun around, giving off a golden light that washed over Usagi's face making her green eyes sparkle. She felt so peaceful, listening to the soft tune. She didn't even hear the screech behind her or see the creature that lurked in the shadows.
"Look out!!" Duo cried, diving at Usagi. He fell to the ground on top of Usagi, protecting her from whatever it was that was attacking them. Usagi clutched the locket tighter and managed to scramble out from underneath of Duo.
"What happened?!?! What is that thing?!?!" Usagi cried, seeing a monster that stood before her.
"I don't know, but I really don't want to find out!!" Duo said, grabbing her hand. "Let's go!!"
"Wait!!" They heard someone cry as they ran down the hallway. Usagi looked behind her to see a cat running along behind her.
"Wait a second!" Usagi cried. She stopped and picked the cat up in both arms and continued to run down the hallway.
"You are Sailor Moon!" The cat said.
"What?!?! You can talk?!?!" Usagi cried, trying not to lose it.
"Stop, there's no time for that!" The cat said. Duo looked like he was about to lose it as they ran through the hallways, trying to get away from the monster pursuing them. "Take this and shout 'Cosmic Moon Crystal Power'!" The cat ordered. Usagi took the broach the cat had and stopped, holding it high above her head.
"Cosmic Moon Crystal POWER!!" Usagi cried. Pink ribbons surrounded her body, forming a white fuku. White shoes appeared on her feet and a white cape appeared on her shoulders hanging down to the floor. A flap hung on the front with the colors of all the Sailor Senshi from so many years before. Small wings appeared on her shoulders and instead of a bow on the front, there were wings coming out of the broach. White gems appeared in the center of her heart shaped odangos and a nine point star appeared on her chest and forehead. "I am Sailor Cosmos!!" Usagi cried, striking a pose.
"Usagi?" Duo said, looking at the woman in front of him. "Wow.."
::Fin::