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start out with these chapters - you WILL be
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They aren't really that long ^_^
Here is the series in order:
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
and these stories are called
Don't Let Me Go: Analogous - AND
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Don't Let Me Go: Barrage ^_^

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My life has been kind of, well, unusual. You
see I'm the "light of Hope" that was sent away
when Galaxia sealed Chaos inside her. For a
very long time I was trapped in the body a
toddler with an extremely limited vocabulary.
(Yeah, Yeah, I know, "chibi-chibi" this and
"chibi-chibi" that...). My life started to
change the day Sailor Moon defeated Chaos and
freed me. In a way, everything I am today,
I owe to her. It's a debt I always I thought
I could never repay. But now I have been
given a chance to do just that. I hope that
I am up to the task, that I can be her "light
of hope" just once more.

-Mika.

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Don't Let Me Go: Analogous
Chapter: 4
By: Bethany and Patch
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"NO!" Usagi screamed once more, her voice
betraying her commitment to be calm and
collected.

Mika stared as the ceiling collapsed, dust
and rock pieces covering the air, making it
unbreathable. "No..." she whispered, her mind
still refusing to believe what her eyes told her
was happening.

After what seemed like an eternity the
debris stopped falling and the dust cleared.
Usagi buried her head in her hands and quietly
let the tears fall. There was no way they could
have survived that.. no way.

Mika stood up, warily walking into the
room, surveying the damage and hoping against
all odds that Hotaru and Michiru would be
standing there, alive and well.

Maybe the Fates weren't paying attention.
Maybe time had stood still. Maybe Queen Serenity
was looking out for the children of the Moon
Kingdom. Or maybe, Mika mused, it was just pure
luck.

As the rest of the soot settled, a large
black dome came in view. Slowly the young
redheaded woman approached it, one hand waving
in front of her face to attempt to clear away
the remaining dirt from the air. The closer she
got, the more became visible.

Sailor Saturn let her glaive slip from
her hand as she collapsed to one knee. The dome
quietly faded away; revealing Hotaru, Michiru
and what appeared to be Haruka's corpse.

Mika looked over to Michiru, noting she
was unconscious, then to Haruka. Her heeled
foot sprung back and kicked the clone in the
head. "Damn you," she spat and turned towards
the door. "Sailor Moon! Come quickly!"

~~~~~~~~~~

In a slow descent down the hall, God
Chronos finally reached his destination. "Damn,
being an old man is tiresome." A dry chuckle
left his throat, sounding more like he was
choking. "No mind though, I will have my youth
back... soon. That damned son of mine better
get the 10th Ring. Without it I can not take
over his body and become young once again." He
sneered in a disgusted manner and stopped to
catch his breath before pushing open a door.

A green glow penetrated the room, coming
from 4 tanks - each holding the power source
of the remaining Senshi and the Prince of Earth.
"It is time my daughter, to give up what should
have rightfully been Chronos'." He stepped over
to the furthest tank and pushed the release
button with his foot. The green liquid drained
from the tank, allowing Pluto's power clone to
emerge.

"Now go re-join your master," Chronos
demanded, his finger pointed towards a table
where the unconscious Setsuna laid.

The clone walked unsurely towards the
table, like a child learning to walk. After
she gained her footing, she brought herself
the rest of the way to the table. As she lay,
her body merged with that of Setsuna and after
a few moments her eyes popped open.

God Chronos looked pleased with what he
seen in her eyes. The black essence; matching
that of his own - was truly one step closer to
victory and ruling all the Universes.

~~~~~~~~~

"I don't understand," her soft voice
whispered as she encircled the body hanging
from the wall. "She looks just like me, who
is she?"

"That, my dear, is the body you belong
in. She needs you to live, you must help her!"
the woman said desperately. "If you do not,
the Senshi will perish and Chronos will rule
all! And no one will ever be free again on
any planet in any time!"

"What do I do?" the clone of Venus
whispered. Her head was full of voices telling
her to not listen, to fight with the evil side.
But something.. something much warmer was
filling her. Feelings that made her want to
help this girl out and the Senshi out.

"Come," the old lady grabbed one of
Minako's arms. "Help me get her down."

The two pulled and tugged at the chains
until they snapped and Minako fell into their
arms. Quickly they placed her on the floor and
checked to see if she was breathing.

"She is alive, barely. Hurry, you must
reunite with her at once!" The woman looked
up desperately, sweat forming on her brow.
Her long green hair stuck to the side of her
face here and there.

Venus' clone looked at Minako for a
moment before looking up at the woman. "Who
are you? Why do you help me?"

Tears came to the woman's eyes as she
spoke: "My name is Kenbo. I am the Mother of
Time, Chronos' wife - as much as it shames me."

~~~~~~~~~~

The throne room was silent and dark, the
torches the only source of light, casting eerie
shadows. In seconds all that changed. Wind from
an unknown source howled in a piercing sound and
lightening struck areas of the hard ground.

Chronos appeared still laughing, his hands
still stretched upwards.

"I have done it!" he breathed. "I have done
it Father, I have accomplished our mission! The
Earth and soon the Galaxies will be ours for the
keeping. This long awaited day has finally come!"

The God Chronos appeared, his fingers
stroking through his beard. "But what of the
Golden and Silver Crystals?" he asked.

"It does not matter right now." Had
Chronos looked in his father's direction he
would have seen the unrestrained anger in his
eyes at that remark. "We have the Cattaras
Rings and with these, the Crystals will be our
second mission."

"Well, my son, you certainly have made
me proud in many ways..." he began approaching
his son slowly. "But in others you have been
sorely lacking."

Chronos looked up, surprised, his sightless
eyes betraying his shock. "What do you mean?"

"You have served your purpose. It is time
for I, God of Time and Space to take over and
complete this mission." The older man walked
closer, stretching out his hand.

"I will not allow you to do so, *Father*,"
Chronos sneered and thrust out his hands in an
effort to blow his father away. However, his
strategy failed as his father still stood there,
smiling evilly.

"I am the God Chronos, my son, do you
think your powers will get rid of me so easily?
As they say in America, the great land of freedom,
'think again'!" He placed his hand on his son's
forehead and tilting his head, closed his eyes.

Chronos could begin to feel as his body
began to change and, in sudden flash of awareness,
realized his father was taking over his body.
"Why?" he yelled, fighting the entry of his
father's spirit.

"I need to be young again to complete my
mission, Chronos. You were perfect and you did
exactly what I needed you to do. You are no
longer of use to me. Do not fight it, Son, it
will be less difficult that way."

"No!" He fought with his mind, his essence
yet it was no match for his father, a God. The
power rushed through him in such force he had
to bite down from screaming. However, it became
too great and he began to howl in pain as he
lost control over everything; his body was no
longer his.

He began to feel himself fade. He had not
thought it possible after having survived so
long, after paying so many consequences. He had
thought himself immortal, powerful - but no
longer. Before he could disappear forever into
nothingness he allowed himself his last words.

"I have been betrayed..."

And everything went black.

~~~~~~~~~~

Bright. Even the flames of the torch were
too much to bear and she closed her eyes against
its glaring harshness.

"Get up!" Pluto bellowed, her patience on
a thin string.

Again Mercury fought to open her eyes. Damn
it, Pluto cursed; they are too weak! What does he
hope to do with these crybabies? Enraged, Pluto
yanked Mercury's clone from the tank and threw
her to the floor. "I said get UP!"

The clone scrambled to its feet, visibly
shaking from outrage at being thrown. However,
having just awoken, she had no walking skills
and quickly sunk back to the floor. "Damn you,"
she spat, her black eyes boring into those of
Pluto's.

"Well at least you can speak," Pluto
retorted and walked over to the other tanks,
draining them of their green liquid one by one.
Slowly the room filled with the energy clones
of Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Mercury
and Tuxedo Mask.

Pluto eyed the Prince of Earth, her fist
drawing at her side. "His Lordship wants to see
*you* immediately, get going."

The clone blinked once, obviously confused
and then nodded. He left the room, turned to the
right and started walking.

Pluto went to the door, her face red with
anger. "Idiot! It's that way!" she yelled,
pointing her finger to the left. The clone turned
and rushed past her and to the left. Once he was
out of sight, Pluto came back in the room. "Men."

~~~~~~~~~

The urge to vomit lay heavily in the pit
of her stomach. She opened her eyes and moaned.
"Where am I?"

Kenbo looked ecstatic as she rushed to help
Minako to her feet. "Are you alright, my child?"
she questioned, looking Minako over from head to
foot like a worried mother.

"Hai.." Minako looked around, confusion
evident in her eyes. "Where am I?"

"You were captured by Chronos, but I helped
you. Come now, the Senshi need you." Kenbo allowed
Minako to lean on her for a moment before she made
her stand on her own. "You energy should be returning
quickly now - you need to transform."

Minako didn't think to ask how Kenbo knew she
was a Senshi, she simply accepted it and pulled her
henshin wand out. "Venus Crystal Power.. Make-UP!"
A delighted grin spread across her face as she felt
the familiar energy flow through her veins.

When the light show ended, Sailor Venus
once again diverted her attention to the woman
who had saved her life. "Arigato," she breathed,
her voice barely a whisper as her memories came
back in floods. "Mother of Time.... does that
mean you are...?"

"Yes child, I am Setsuna's mother. Hurry
now, we haven't a moment to lose." Quickly she
ushered Sailor Venus from the mall room and down
a dark stairwell. "I had to kidnap your body
from the room where you were imprisoned," she
explained quietly. "The other clones are awake,
and by now I'm sure Chronos has figured out that
the Earth Prince does not have the Golden Crystal."

"What?! Why?" Venus snapped, her eyes wide.

They entered a room and Kenbo looked
nervously around before entering further and going
to a table on the far side. "Hidden in plan view,"
she whispered - removing a small box from the table
next to Chronos' throne. She again turned to Venus,
holding the box between them like a peace offering.
"This is the Earth Prince's Golden Crystal. Half of
the power Chronos seeks is locked inside this box.
About two years ago Queen Serenity put Endymion away
just beyond the edges of time - to keep him from dying
in an explosion set up by Chronos. I found him there
and brought him here so that I could extract his Golden
Crystal, and in turn keep Chronos from completing his
plans. But I was foolish in my actions; I didn't know
how long it would take to retrieve the crystal. I
returned him as soon as I could, but it was nearly two
years in your time."

"In our time?" Venus asked, taking the box
and holding it tightly against her stomach.

"Yes, time moves faster here. In what seems
like only hours to you is actually days in Tokyo.
Right now you have been missing for weeks."

"Weeks...?" Venus closed her eyes, trying
hard not to image what her parents are thinking
about her being gone without a trace.

"Yes. Hurry now, you must help the Senshi
to restore the energy clones back to your
friend's bodies before they perish."

~~~~~~~~

Michiru stopped; breathing heavily as she
gently laid Uranus' clone down. Mika, also
holding onto the clone, stopped as well. "Man,
this is harder than I expected."

"I wonder how Motoki, in his condition,
carried her as far as he did," Sailor Moon said,
also stopping to take a breather.

"This seems endless. Maybe we should start
looking in some of these rooms?" Hotaru suggested,
leaning on her glaive.

"Wait," Michiru whispered, her hand waving
out in front of her. "I hear voices." All of them
stopped, each with their heads tilted towards the
darkness.

Just about when Sailor Moon was going to
say something, she too heard voices. "Oh no, now
what do we do? We have nowhere to hide!"

"We fight, that's what," Saturn said, her
eyes small and determined. "We are Sailor Senshi,
we can take whoever it is."

"I'm glad you have so much confidence,"
Mika noted dryly.

Michiru again waved her hand, signaling for
them to stop talking and to move further into the
shadows.

Heavy footsteps grew louder by the second
and each Senshi felt their hearts skip a beat as
the voices came closer. There were no more voices,
just footsteps. They held a collective sigh of
relief as the person or youma entered a room further
up the hall. "Damn," Mika whispered.

"Who the hell are you?!" a voice from behind
them bellowed and all of them jumped to fighting
stance.

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End Chapter 4.

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