Chapter 4 - "Memories"
"We're almost there!!" Cosmos cried, seeing the battle going on in front of her. "There they are!!"
"Let's go!" He said, picking up a little speed. They looked like they weren't doing too well. Their Gundam's were pretty beaten up and it was likewise with the pilots. They were taking a beating as well.
"Let me out!" Sailor Cosmos cried, when they finally reached the huge monster.
"What?!? Are you crazy?!?!" Duo cried. "That thing'll kill you!!"
"Don't worry about me!" Cosmos cried. "I'll have a lot more effect than these Gundam's!!"
"Be careful!" Duo cried, letting her out. Her feet touched the ground and large, white wings appeared on her back. She flew towards the monster using the wings.
"Huh? Who's that?!?" Heero cried, seeing the girl in all white with real wings on her back.
"Hey Heero!" He heard a voice cry. It was Duo. "You guys all right?!?"
"Yeah, we're okay, for now," Heero said. "Who's that girl?"
"It's Usagi, Rileena's friend." Duo said, a worried look on his face.
"Rileena's friend?" Trowa said, looking at the girl with long white hair.
"Yeah, she just flew in from the colonies a few days ago." Duo said. A long staff appeared in her hand and she pointed it at the monster. They couldn't hear what she said, but all of a sudden, blinding white light came from the end of it. When the light cleared, the monster was gone, but she was falling.
"Usagi!!" Duo cried, jumping from his Gundam. He landed on the ground and ran to her side. He placed her head in his lap and checked to see if she was still alive. He felt a pulse and then looked down at her. She wore something different. She was in a long white dress that hung to the ground. There was a crescent moon on her forehead and a nine point star on her chest. She had real wings on her back and her body had a slight glow to it. "Princess.." He mumbled, things coming to him that he never knew. He saw visions of a Princess.. one with long white hair and big green eyes. He saw the sad expression on her face as he left for battle. She reached her hand towards him and he buckled a small, star-shaped locket around her neck.
"Hey, Duo, you there?" Quatre asked, seeing the look on his face. It looked like he wasn't really there. "What's wrong with him?"
"I don't know, but we better snap him out of it." Heero said, stepping closer to him. He kneeled down and punched Duo in the face, snapping him out of his daze.
"Owe!" Duo cried, rubbing his face. "Whadya do that for?!?!"
"…."
"Let's get outa here!" Duo said, picking up an unconscious Princess Usagi.
"How's she do that?" Quatre asked, referring to how she destroyed the monster.
"I really don't know." Duo said, shaking his head.
A few days later…
"Huh?" Usagi said, picking her head up off the pillow. She let her eyes come into focus and realized she was in a large room laying on a canopy bed with a lacy comforter. "Where am I? How did I get here?" She asked herself. She was wearing the dress she had worn in Crystal Tokyo one thousand years ago. Her Princess dress. 'Why am I dressed like this?'. She thought. She stood up and opened the door, walking slowly down the hallway. She looked at the portraits that hung on the wall and concluded that she was in Rileena's house. She saw a picture of Rileena, her father, and a little boy a few years older than Rileena hanging at the very end of the hall.
"Good morning." She heard a woman's voice behind her. She turned to see Princess Rileena walking towards her.
"Rileena?" She asked, looking at the woman with long blond hair. "Is it really you?"
"Yes, it's been a long time." She said. Usagi walked over to her, hugging her. They both had tears running down their cheeks.
"I missed you so much," Usagi said, breaking away. "When I lived in the colonies, there was no one that was my age. There was no one I could call a friend."
"I've had many, but never as good a friend as you," Rileena said, stepping back to look at her best friend. "What's that mark on your forehead? I don't remember it."
"Huh?" She said, trying to cross her eyes to see it. She turned around to find a mirror behind her. "This? It's a long story. I don't really want to get into it right now. I'll tell you a little later, after I figure a few things out."
"That's all right, are you hungry?" Rileena asked. With the mention of food, Usagi's stomach growled loudly. Usagi's eyes got big and she laughed a nervous laugh.
"I am a little hungry." She said, a sweatdrop appeared on her forehead. Rileena lead Usagi to the kitchen and began to prepare some food. Usagi stood up and helped her out. They laughed and had a great time just making something to eat.
"It's like old times," Rileena said, sitting down at the table. Usagi sat down across from her and set the plates down on the table. They were in a non-formal kitchen/dinning room (One that you would find in a normal house). There was a knock on the door right after they finished their meal. "I'll get it." Rileena said, rising from her seat to answer the door.
"I'll wait here." Usagi said, opening the fridge, she pulled out an apple and sat down at the table munching on it.
"I'll be back in a second." Rileena said, leaving her friend in the kitchen. Rileena answered the door and five people walked in. It was all five of the Gundam pilots.
"Is she awake?" Duo asked, his face full of concern.
"Yes, she just woke up," Rileena said. She heard him let out his air in a whoosh. "She's in the kitchen."
"Good, we have to ask her a few questions." Heero said, his arms crossed over his chest.
"She just awoke, give her a little time to adjust," Rileena said. "Besides, I haven't seen her in years and we have a lot of catching up to do before you start questioning her."
"…."
Rileena lead the way to the kitchen, Duo right behind her. 'He seems really worried about that girl'. Heero thought, looking at his face. He wasn't his normal, laid back self. 'He must like her'. Heero concluded. They walked into the kitchen only to find an empty chair and an apple core on the floor.
"Huh? Where'd she go?" Rileena said, searching around. She looked and saw that the window was broken and there was blood on the sharp edge. "Usagi!!" She cried, running to the window. She was just in time to see Usagi and someone with fire red hair disappear into a black hole. The Gundam pilots had seen it too and stood there in shock.
"Where's they go?!?!" Duo demanded, getting his voice back first.
"They took her to their hideout." A voice behind them said. They turned, only to see the cat that had found them in the palace at Crystal Tokyo.
"That cat just talked!!" Quatre cried, staring at the cat with a almost terrified look in his eyes. "That's impossible!!"
"Calm down Prince Quatre!!" The cat yelled, silencing him.
"Did you just call him Prince Quatre?" Heero asked.
"Yes, Prince Heero," The cat said, sighing. "You're all Prince's of one of the planets in this solar system."
"How can we all be Prince's?" Duo asked, confused.
"The five of you are the Princess's court," The cat continued. "She still doesn't remember, but you do, don't you?"
"I'm not sure," Duo said. He crossed his arms over his chest and scratched his chin with one hand. "I remember a Princess that was in trouble, and a star locket that played a song.. a very important song to us.."
"That's good, now I'll tell you the rest of the story," The cat said. "Where to begin.. for thousands of years, there have been two families. The Black Moon Family and the White Moon Family. The Black Moon Family was evil and possessed a Dark Crystal they used to try and destroy everything with. The White Moon Family possessed the Silver Imperium Crystal. For thousands of years, it has been used to protect the Universe from the evil power of the Dark Crystal. The person that uses the Silver Imperium Crystal must be very strong willed and most of the time, ends up giving up their own life in the process. That is what Princess Serenity did."
"She died?" Rileena asked, looking at the cat.
"Yes, she died in the process," The cat repeated. "The Princes from all the planets were defeated easily and the only one left was the Prince from Earth. She had fallen in love with the Prince from Earth and he wound up giving his life to save hers. He shielded her from the monster long enough for the Silver Imperium Crystal to form. She used it to destroy the evil, but was too weak. She died in her mother's arms. Her mother did the only thing she could think of. She gave the crystal to her daughter and sent her and her court into the future, giving her own life. The Princes and Princess Serenity were reborn one thousand years in the future and had no memory of what had happened in the past."
::Fin::
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