--PLEASE READ THIS--
This story is a SERIES. That means there
are more chapters that come before this one.
You can start with these chapters, but I will
promise you will be confused.
The series in order goes as follows;
Don't Let Me Go: Broken Promises
Don't Let Me Go: Insanity
Don't Let Me Go: Roses
Don't Let Me Go: Apparition
Don't Let Me Go: Debauchery
Don't Let Me Go: Analogous
Don't Let Me Go: Barrage
I hope this doesn't make everyone
go screaming and not read my fic ::sniff::
I promise the first couple of Main titles
are not that long ^^
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Don't Let Me Go: Crystallization
Chapter: 2
By: Bethany and Patch
Rated: PG
Editor: Meara
Email! (hint!!) Bethany212@aol.com
and Patchkhan1@hotmail.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Moshi Moshi."
"Hai, just checking in. How is it going?"
Mamoru pushed his finger through his black
hair and sighed long and hard. "About as expected."
"Still trouble among the civilians?"
"Hai. I have Jupiter and Venus on the East
border, Uranus and Neptune on the West. Mars and
Pluto are on the South and Saturn and Cosmos on the
North. Mercury is here with me, analyzing everything
she can." Mamoru looked up from the map laid out on
his cluttered desk and gazed outside.
The morning sun promised another dreadfully
hot day - at least twenty degrees above normal
temperature for this time of year. The smog and
pollution from the youma's destruction had caused
major rifts in the Ozone layer resulting in
temperatures well above normal even a year after
the battle.
"Mamoru-kun?"
Mamoru blinked and looked at the phone like
he expected it to jump out at him. "Oh, hai?"
"Did you hear me?"
"Gomen Motoki; what did you say?"
On the other line, Motoki blew out a deep breath
and chuckled. "I'll let you get back to work. If you
need any thing, you know my number."
"Hai. Arigato." Mamoru's gaze stayed straight
as he laid the phone on its receiver. In the distance
a stream of green energy shot towards the sky and
Mamoru lifted up a communicator. "Minna, Jupiter is
having problems on the
East border."
Mars and Neptune flashed their signals; answering
the call of distress and headed to that part of the city
to restrain more rebels.
The coming of Crystal Tokyo was not not at all as
either Mamoru nor Usagi had envisioned. The people of
Tokyo were angry after the last battle with Chronos.
They swore revenge on the Sailor Senshi. It didn't
matter how many times Sailor Moon had protected and
saved Earth. There were those who still bore an unreasoning,
insane hatred for the Senshi. Grief fueled the anger
at them not being able to do the impossible and have
been in two places at once.
They imprisoned most of the rebels and started
the construction of the palace when more and more
groups of people showed at the city's gates -
threatening to blow up the palace up. Mamoru was
forced to put up barricades at the entrances to keep
them out; causing the construction of the palace and
the clean up effort to slow to a crawl.
The flashes of a battle lit up the eastern skyline.
The Senshi never used their powers against the people
physically, but they did use it to hold the mob back.
There was no choice.
"Mamo-chan?"
Slowly the King turned his chair around,
plastering a grin on his face - remembering his
main reason for putting up with everything. "Hai,
my Love?"
A white night gown barely peeked from behind
her robe as the Queen of the Earth and Moon gracefully
entered Mamoru's office. Her silver hair dragging on
the floor by more than a foot when it was down as it
was now; her blue eyes always hopeful and shining.
She silently crept to the window and moved the
drapes back. "I'm worried about this weather. Between
the heat and the increased UV rays, the sun is becoming
too much for people to handle. Has Mercury found a
way to repair the damage to the ozone layer yet?"
Mamoru came up behind Usagi and wrapped his
arms loosely around her waist, placing his chin on
her shoulder to see the world as she did. "Iie Usako,
but she is trying hard." The sky once more lit up
with green and yellow, causing Usagi to gasp.
"More rebels?"
"Hai."
"Will they ever stop?" she cried out, tears
threatening to fall.
"The world in 30th Century Tokyo was a peaceful
one – so indeed, this will stop in time."
"We can not completely rely on what we seen of
Crystal Tokyo," Usagi reminded him gently.
"My, don't we sound like Setsuna today."
"Arigato - Setsuna-san is very wise. I take
that as a compliment." Usagi winked and exited the
room as she had came, calmly and gracefully.
"You've changed so much Usako," Mamoru whispered
to himself. The last word hadn't left his mouth when
he heard a crash outside the hall; followed by Usagi
repeatedly apologizing to one of the maids.
A small chuckle left his throat. "Iie, some
things will always be the same."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Jupiter... Supreme..."
As the people moved back, Jupiter folded her
arms down. "Onegai.. stay back! We mean you no harm!"
"Yeah right!" a man shouted from the back, his
fist raised to the air.
"Where were you when we needed you? You are
only worried about your own comfort!" another shouted.
"Why don't you help us instead of building
that huge palace?!"
Mars' fist drew to her side and she stood up
on a boulder. "We could if you would stop attacking
us! We can't help those who won't cooperate!"
"Mars, come down," Venus said in a tight voice.
As head of the Senshi her words were heard and Mars
stepped down. "Gomen, but you are not helping much.
They can't be made to see reason."
"Then we have to make them," Neptune whispered,
one hand on her chin and the other on her elbow -
standing in her normal pose. Her regal posture caused
some of the children outside the fences to point her
direction. Some stood in awe while others laughed;
mocking her.
Jupiter moved to the side just as a shot rang
out, causing the crowd to grow still. The bullet
wized by Venus, barely missing her temple. Jupiter's
eyes grew small as she gazed at the crowd. "We have
to find who did that."
"Un," Venus replied, her hands on the gate.
"We need more backup before going out!" Mars warned.
But her warn was not heeded as Jupiter jumped,
clearing the fence and landing on the other side.
People scattered to give her room as her arms crossed
over her chest. The sky crackled with lightening,
threatening to come down on whoever decided to get
too close. The crowd parted, revealing a man with a
pistol in the back, aimed directly at Jupiter.
The Senshi of Jupiter stared directly at him,
amazing calm in her voice. "Sir! I will use my
powers against you if you do not give up your weapon!"
"Don't do it!" someone from the crowd shouted
and everyone cheered. The noise from the rebels
invaded Jupiter's ears - so that she never heard
the warning from the woman beside her.
A gunshot rang out causing Jupiter to loose
her concentration and release her hold on her attack.
In a split second she felt someone knock her to the
side and looked up to see a child fall backwards -
the bullet imbedded in her shoulder.
"NO!"
"WORLD SHAKING!"
The Earth split apart as a ball of energy
crashed into the ground. The rebels moved back,
allowing more Senshi through.
"VENUS LOVE-ME CHAIN!" A gold chain of hearts
shot out into the crowd, wrapping around the man
with the gun. Venus pulled him towards her, wrapping
him tighter in her chain.
Jupiter crawled over next to the child, tears
falling from her emerald eyes. "No... doushite?"
"I... always liked you.. the best. You are...
my hero," the small girl gasped out. Her pale red
hair stuck to her forehead; sweat beads rolling down
her face. "I'm glad I could help you... like you did
us."
The girl's head rolled to the side and Jupiter
cried out. In her anguish, she screamed heavenward.
"WHY? Do you see what you are doing? Are you happy
now?!"
The crowd remained quiet, some crying; other
nodding their heads slowly. One by one people came
forward, tears leaving salty trails on their faces
and bowed before the Senshi.
"Gomen nasai," a young woman - no more than fifteen
years of age - whispered. "I was wrong."
Sirens pierced the silence. Two men rushed forward,
placing a neck brace on the child and laying her on a
stretcher before once more departing. Everyone watched
in silence as the Senshi returned to their side of the
palace gates.
"Onegai.. I want to serve Neo-Queen Serenity...
onegai.." the young woman said, her head bent and one
knee on the ground.
"Traitor!" a man shouted out. "They are traitors
and if you join them I will not forgive you!"
"It isn't your forgiveness I'm asking for," she
spat and looked up pleadingly at Sailor Venus. Their
eyes met and Venus saw agony and despair reflected
there - as well as a small light of hope.
Slowly the Senshi of Venus parted the gate open
and allowed the woman through. "Neptune, take her to
the palace and get her some clean clothes before
taking her to the Queen."
"That woman is no Queen!" a man bellowed,
pushing through the crowd. "She is Sailor Moon -
the woman who left us to die when the youma's attacked!"
Jupiter's face turned a bright shade of red
and her fist clenched. "**YOU** have NO idea what
we went through to save Earth! NONE!"
"Jupiter..." Mars warned.
"No, I'm sick and tired of them blaming it
all on us when we almost died to save them! Damn it,
I'm sick and tired of it!"
~~~~~~~~~~
"What is your name?" Neptune asked in her
familiar soft voice, her profile turning to the
woman at her side.
The young girl didn't look very old; but did
look very nervous. "My name is Momoko."
It took Neptune a second to connect the name,
but when she finally did; she stopped dead in her
tracks. "Momoko?"
The young girl raised her head up and nodded.
"Hai. I used to be friends with Chibi-Usa."
The image of a young girl with a bun in her
hair and a cute purple dress came to her mind's eye.
Neptune turned quickly and started down the opposite
direction, Momoko following.
The young girl tried her best not to gawk at
the opulence of her surroundings. The hallway she was
following Neptune down was easily thirty feet tall
and twenty feet wide. The top had large crescent moons
engraved in the marble walls. From the outside
everything looked made of crystal, but from the inside
it was a more sturdy marble. Their footsteps echoed
down the empty halls as they passed closed door after
closed door.
Finally Neptune stopped in front of a large
door, a Moon and Earth symbol engraved on the surface.
"Wait here," Neptune advised softly and entered the
room, closing it behind her.
A few moments later Neptune emerged and ushered
Momoko into the room.
What Momoko found within shocked her to an extent.
The entire palace part she had been in so far seemed
large and spectacular - whereas this room had a more
'at home' feel to it. Two large windows, on either side
of a fireplace, looked out over the city. Part of the
room seemed set up like a living room, where the other
half held a double bed, night stands, a dressing table
and closet.
As soon as they entered, a woman stood up and
turned towards them. At first Momoko wasn't sure if
it was indeed Usagi, until she turned completely
around. Two large blue, friendly eyes focused on
Momoko and she smiled.
"Momoko-chan, is that really you?"
The young girl nodded and Usagi came up and
hugged her. "Oh goodness! I haven't seen you since
Chibi-Us..." sadness flickered in Usagi's eyes as she
trailed off uncertainly; not knowing how to explain
Chibi-Usa's disappearance to the girl.
"It's okay Your Majest--"
"No, no. You just call me Usagi."
Momoko giggled lightly and took the offered
seat next to Usagi. "It's okay Usagi-san, Chibi-Usa
told me about who she really was."
"She did, did she? Well, then I suppose you
know that she isn't even born yet."
"Hai."
"Oh, I do hope you plan to stay here with us
for a while. Where are your parents?" Usagi asked
in a giddy voice, unknowingly bringing tears to
Momoko's eyes.
"They... passed away in some of the explosion's
a year back."
"Oh, gomen nasai." Usagi replied, her own tears
coming to her eyes. "My father died also, I'm so sorry."
Momoko managed a smile and wiped at her eyes.
"It's okay, really."
"Then it's settled, you'll stay here at the
palace with us, won't you?" At that same moment,
the sound of the door opening, followed by heavy
footsteps sounded.
"I heard there was a cute little girl with
a bun and purple dress in here," a deep voice said.
Momoko's eyes lit up as she turned. "Mamoru-san!"
"Konnichi' wa Momoko. Welcome to our... humble
home," he laughed lightly at the last part and sat
across from the two ladies. "Has Usako convinced
you to live here with her, never to leave, yet?"
Usagi smiled gently, "If she doesn't mind that
is. When Chibi-Usa is born, I'm sure we will need a
nanny. What do you say Momoko-chan?"
The small light of hope that Venus had seen in
her eyes only an hour before, now was shining brightly
as Neptune closed the door behind her. Maybe there was
hope yet for the world, just maybe the 'little'
Princess that herself and Haruka had meet years before
– could pull it off.
-End chapter 2
Ahh, for once, a happy ending ^^ Only 5 chapters left
in this series !!!
HUGE Thanks to all the emailing people! *hugs* and
Even bigger thanks to Meara, our wonderful editor.
Not a lot of notes, if I don't get this sent in the
next couple of mintues I won't have it in this week ^^;;
3 Bethany and Patch
This story is a SERIES. That means there
are more chapters that come before this one.
You can start with these chapters, but I will
promise you will be confused.
The series in order goes as follows;
Don't Let Me Go: Broken Promises
Don't Let Me Go: Insanity
Don't Let Me Go: Roses
Don't Let Me Go: Apparition
Don't Let Me Go: Debauchery
Don't Let Me Go: Analogous
Don't Let Me Go: Barrage
I hope this doesn't make everyone
go screaming and not read my fic ::sniff::
I promise the first couple of Main titles
are not that long ^^
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Don't Let Me Go: Crystallization
Chapter: 2
By: Bethany and Patch
Rated: PG
Editor: Meara
Email! (hint!!) Bethany212@aol.com
and Patchkhan1@hotmail.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Moshi Moshi."
"Hai, just checking in. How is it going?"
Mamoru pushed his finger through his black
hair and sighed long and hard. "About as expected."
"Still trouble among the civilians?"
"Hai. I have Jupiter and Venus on the East
border, Uranus and Neptune on the West. Mars and
Pluto are on the South and Saturn and Cosmos on the
North. Mercury is here with me, analyzing everything
she can." Mamoru looked up from the map laid out on
his cluttered desk and gazed outside.
The morning sun promised another dreadfully
hot day - at least twenty degrees above normal
temperature for this time of year. The smog and
pollution from the youma's destruction had caused
major rifts in the Ozone layer resulting in
temperatures well above normal even a year after
the battle.
"Mamoru-kun?"
Mamoru blinked and looked at the phone like
he expected it to jump out at him. "Oh, hai?"
"Did you hear me?"
"Gomen Motoki; what did you say?"
On the other line, Motoki blew out a deep breath
and chuckled. "I'll let you get back to work. If you
need any thing, you know my number."
"Hai. Arigato." Mamoru's gaze stayed straight
as he laid the phone on its receiver. In the distance
a stream of green energy shot towards the sky and
Mamoru lifted up a communicator. "Minna, Jupiter is
having problems on the
East border."
Mars and Neptune flashed their signals; answering
the call of distress and headed to that part of the city
to restrain more rebels.
The coming of Crystal Tokyo was not not at all as
either Mamoru nor Usagi had envisioned. The people of
Tokyo were angry after the last battle with Chronos.
They swore revenge on the Sailor Senshi. It didn't
matter how many times Sailor Moon had protected and
saved Earth. There were those who still bore an unreasoning,
insane hatred for the Senshi. Grief fueled the anger
at them not being able to do the impossible and have
been in two places at once.
They imprisoned most of the rebels and started
the construction of the palace when more and more
groups of people showed at the city's gates -
threatening to blow up the palace up. Mamoru was
forced to put up barricades at the entrances to keep
them out; causing the construction of the palace and
the clean up effort to slow to a crawl.
The flashes of a battle lit up the eastern skyline.
The Senshi never used their powers against the people
physically, but they did use it to hold the mob back.
There was no choice.
"Mamo-chan?"
Slowly the King turned his chair around,
plastering a grin on his face - remembering his
main reason for putting up with everything. "Hai,
my Love?"
A white night gown barely peeked from behind
her robe as the Queen of the Earth and Moon gracefully
entered Mamoru's office. Her silver hair dragging on
the floor by more than a foot when it was down as it
was now; her blue eyes always hopeful and shining.
She silently crept to the window and moved the
drapes back. "I'm worried about this weather. Between
the heat and the increased UV rays, the sun is becoming
too much for people to handle. Has Mercury found a
way to repair the damage to the ozone layer yet?"
Mamoru came up behind Usagi and wrapped his
arms loosely around her waist, placing his chin on
her shoulder to see the world as she did. "Iie Usako,
but she is trying hard." The sky once more lit up
with green and yellow, causing Usagi to gasp.
"More rebels?"
"Hai."
"Will they ever stop?" she cried out, tears
threatening to fall.
"The world in 30th Century Tokyo was a peaceful
one – so indeed, this will stop in time."
"We can not completely rely on what we seen of
Crystal Tokyo," Usagi reminded him gently.
"My, don't we sound like Setsuna today."
"Arigato - Setsuna-san is very wise. I take
that as a compliment." Usagi winked and exited the
room as she had came, calmly and gracefully.
"You've changed so much Usako," Mamoru whispered
to himself. The last word hadn't left his mouth when
he heard a crash outside the hall; followed by Usagi
repeatedly apologizing to one of the maids.
A small chuckle left his throat. "Iie, some
things will always be the same."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Jupiter... Supreme..."
As the people moved back, Jupiter folded her
arms down. "Onegai.. stay back! We mean you no harm!"
"Yeah right!" a man shouted from the back, his
fist raised to the air.
"Where were you when we needed you? You are
only worried about your own comfort!" another shouted.
"Why don't you help us instead of building
that huge palace?!"
Mars' fist drew to her side and she stood up
on a boulder. "We could if you would stop attacking
us! We can't help those who won't cooperate!"
"Mars, come down," Venus said in a tight voice.
As head of the Senshi her words were heard and Mars
stepped down. "Gomen, but you are not helping much.
They can't be made to see reason."
"Then we have to make them," Neptune whispered,
one hand on her chin and the other on her elbow -
standing in her normal pose. Her regal posture caused
some of the children outside the fences to point her
direction. Some stood in awe while others laughed;
mocking her.
Jupiter moved to the side just as a shot rang
out, causing the crowd to grow still. The bullet
wized by Venus, barely missing her temple. Jupiter's
eyes grew small as she gazed at the crowd. "We have
to find who did that."
"Un," Venus replied, her hands on the gate.
"We need more backup before going out!" Mars warned.
But her warn was not heeded as Jupiter jumped,
clearing the fence and landing on the other side.
People scattered to give her room as her arms crossed
over her chest. The sky crackled with lightening,
threatening to come down on whoever decided to get
too close. The crowd parted, revealing a man with a
pistol in the back, aimed directly at Jupiter.
The Senshi of Jupiter stared directly at him,
amazing calm in her voice. "Sir! I will use my
powers against you if you do not give up your weapon!"
"Don't do it!" someone from the crowd shouted
and everyone cheered. The noise from the rebels
invaded Jupiter's ears - so that she never heard
the warning from the woman beside her.
A gunshot rang out causing Jupiter to loose
her concentration and release her hold on her attack.
In a split second she felt someone knock her to the
side and looked up to see a child fall backwards -
the bullet imbedded in her shoulder.
"NO!"
"WORLD SHAKING!"
The Earth split apart as a ball of energy
crashed into the ground. The rebels moved back,
allowing more Senshi through.
"VENUS LOVE-ME CHAIN!" A gold chain of hearts
shot out into the crowd, wrapping around the man
with the gun. Venus pulled him towards her, wrapping
him tighter in her chain.
Jupiter crawled over next to the child, tears
falling from her emerald eyes. "No... doushite?"
"I... always liked you.. the best. You are...
my hero," the small girl gasped out. Her pale red
hair stuck to her forehead; sweat beads rolling down
her face. "I'm glad I could help you... like you did
us."
The girl's head rolled to the side and Jupiter
cried out. In her anguish, she screamed heavenward.
"WHY? Do you see what you are doing? Are you happy
now?!"
The crowd remained quiet, some crying; other
nodding their heads slowly. One by one people came
forward, tears leaving salty trails on their faces
and bowed before the Senshi.
"Gomen nasai," a young woman - no more than fifteen
years of age - whispered. "I was wrong."
Sirens pierced the silence. Two men rushed forward,
placing a neck brace on the child and laying her on a
stretcher before once more departing. Everyone watched
in silence as the Senshi returned to their side of the
palace gates.
"Onegai.. I want to serve Neo-Queen Serenity...
onegai.." the young woman said, her head bent and one
knee on the ground.
"Traitor!" a man shouted out. "They are traitors
and if you join them I will not forgive you!"
"It isn't your forgiveness I'm asking for," she
spat and looked up pleadingly at Sailor Venus. Their
eyes met and Venus saw agony and despair reflected
there - as well as a small light of hope.
Slowly the Senshi of Venus parted the gate open
and allowed the woman through. "Neptune, take her to
the palace and get her some clean clothes before
taking her to the Queen."
"That woman is no Queen!" a man bellowed,
pushing through the crowd. "She is Sailor Moon -
the woman who left us to die when the youma's attacked!"
Jupiter's face turned a bright shade of red
and her fist clenched. "**YOU** have NO idea what
we went through to save Earth! NONE!"
"Jupiter..." Mars warned.
"No, I'm sick and tired of them blaming it
all on us when we almost died to save them! Damn it,
I'm sick and tired of it!"
~~~~~~~~~~
"What is your name?" Neptune asked in her
familiar soft voice, her profile turning to the
woman at her side.
The young girl didn't look very old; but did
look very nervous. "My name is Momoko."
It took Neptune a second to connect the name,
but when she finally did; she stopped dead in her
tracks. "Momoko?"
The young girl raised her head up and nodded.
"Hai. I used to be friends with Chibi-Usa."
The image of a young girl with a bun in her
hair and a cute purple dress came to her mind's eye.
Neptune turned quickly and started down the opposite
direction, Momoko following.
The young girl tried her best not to gawk at
the opulence of her surroundings. The hallway she was
following Neptune down was easily thirty feet tall
and twenty feet wide. The top had large crescent moons
engraved in the marble walls. From the outside
everything looked made of crystal, but from the inside
it was a more sturdy marble. Their footsteps echoed
down the empty halls as they passed closed door after
closed door.
Finally Neptune stopped in front of a large
door, a Moon and Earth symbol engraved on the surface.
"Wait here," Neptune advised softly and entered the
room, closing it behind her.
A few moments later Neptune emerged and ushered
Momoko into the room.
What Momoko found within shocked her to an extent.
The entire palace part she had been in so far seemed
large and spectacular - whereas this room had a more
'at home' feel to it. Two large windows, on either side
of a fireplace, looked out over the city. Part of the
room seemed set up like a living room, where the other
half held a double bed, night stands, a dressing table
and closet.
As soon as they entered, a woman stood up and
turned towards them. At first Momoko wasn't sure if
it was indeed Usagi, until she turned completely
around. Two large blue, friendly eyes focused on
Momoko and she smiled.
"Momoko-chan, is that really you?"
The young girl nodded and Usagi came up and
hugged her. "Oh goodness! I haven't seen you since
Chibi-Us..." sadness flickered in Usagi's eyes as she
trailed off uncertainly; not knowing how to explain
Chibi-Usa's disappearance to the girl.
"It's okay Your Majest--"
"No, no. You just call me Usagi."
Momoko giggled lightly and took the offered
seat next to Usagi. "It's okay Usagi-san, Chibi-Usa
told me about who she really was."
"She did, did she? Well, then I suppose you
know that she isn't even born yet."
"Hai."
"Oh, I do hope you plan to stay here with us
for a while. Where are your parents?" Usagi asked
in a giddy voice, unknowingly bringing tears to
Momoko's eyes.
"They... passed away in some of the explosion's
a year back."
"Oh, gomen nasai." Usagi replied, her own tears
coming to her eyes. "My father died also, I'm so sorry."
Momoko managed a smile and wiped at her eyes.
"It's okay, really."
"Then it's settled, you'll stay here at the
palace with us, won't you?" At that same moment,
the sound of the door opening, followed by heavy
footsteps sounded.
"I heard there was a cute little girl with
a bun and purple dress in here," a deep voice said.
Momoko's eyes lit up as she turned. "Mamoru-san!"
"Konnichi' wa Momoko. Welcome to our... humble
home," he laughed lightly at the last part and sat
across from the two ladies. "Has Usako convinced
you to live here with her, never to leave, yet?"
Usagi smiled gently, "If she doesn't mind that
is. When Chibi-Usa is born, I'm sure we will need a
nanny. What do you say Momoko-chan?"
The small light of hope that Venus had seen in
her eyes only an hour before, now was shining brightly
as Neptune closed the door behind her. Maybe there was
hope yet for the world, just maybe the 'little'
Princess that herself and Haruka had meet years before
– could pull it off.
-End chapter 2
Ahh, for once, a happy ending ^^ Only 5 chapters left
in this series !!!
HUGE Thanks to all the emailing people! *hugs* and
Even bigger thanks to Meara, our wonderful editor.
Not a lot of notes, if I don't get this sent in the
next couple of mintues I won't have it in this week ^^;;
3 Bethany and Patch