Part 4
By Emiri & Usa
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Usagi led her friends up to her bedroom. The doctor had released her because there was nothing more they could do for her. Her selective amnesia shouldn't be permanent but it's best if she's with her family and friends.
Meanwhile, Minako and the thugs had arrived...well, wherever they were. "Do you guys have a bathroom here?"
Melvin rolled his eyes. "Take her to the bathroom, Andrew," he said annoyed. He grabbed Minako by the arm. "And don't do anything stupid!"
"I've just gotta pee. And, if you don't mind, I'd like a little privacy."
Andrew stood outside the door and left the girl to her business. The second the door shut, she pulled out her communicator. "Minna...onegai, someone answer..."
"Minako-chan?" It was Ami. "Where are you? Artemis has been looking all over for you."
"Ami-chan! Thank Kami! Melvin and his goons have kidnapped me. We drove in the car for about 30 minutes..I'm not sure where we are. I can probably fight my way out, but back up would be nice."
"Don't do that!" Ami gasped. "I can locate you with my computer. We'll be there as soon as we can."
"Allright...how's Usagi-chan?"
"She's doing fine. She was just released this afternoon. My mom said she has selective amnesia. It's a side effect of the drug."
"Oh...well, don't tell her where you're going..."
Andrew banged on the door. "What are you doing in there?!" "
Feminine things!" Minako shot back. "Ami-chan, I've gotta go."
"Remember, be smart! We'll be there as soon as possible!"
"Hai. I'll be careful."
As soon as the disconnected, Ami began to type furiously at her computer. Usagi looked at her confused. She poked Rei. "Ne, what's Ami-chan doing?"
Ami silently left the room. "She has to e-mail her boyfriend," Makoto replied. "If she doesn't, he'll get really pissed."
Rei slapped Makoto's arm. "No, Usagi, that's Ami-chan's beeper. She keeps important and private information about her life in there."
Usagi nodded, happy with the Rei's explanation. She didn't even notice Rei give Makoto a look. Makoto mouthed, "Nani?" to her.
Five minutes later, Ami came back in the room. "Minna, we have to go."
Rei and Makoto nodded. "We're going to pick up Minako-chan," Ami said. "We'll be back later. Get some rest."
"Uh... okay..." Usagi replied. She decided to follow them secretly.
"Ami-chan, where is Minako-chan, and how are we gonna get there?" Rei asked.
"She's in the basement of the Old Tokyo Fire department. Minna, henshin yo!"
"Mecury Star Power, Make Up!"
"Mars Star Power, Make Up!"
"Jupiter Star Power, Make Up!"
Usagi watched in shock from her point of view. Rei wasn't the only one with these odd powers. Perhaps, she had them too... *No, that's crazy!* she thought to herself, running after the girls.
"How are we going to get there," Rei said. "It's 1/2 hour away by car."
"Can we teleport?" Makoto asked.
"We could try," Ami replied, "but it'll be too hard with only three of us. We won't have any strength left. If only Usagi had her memories back..."
Mamoru was walking home from class when he saw the Senshi. "What's going on?"
"Melvin kidnapped Minako-chan," Makoto said.
"And it'll take us a half hour to get where she's at," Ami added
"Iie! Wait here for about five minutes, I'll run home. I can drive."
"Okay!" Makoto said.
Mamoru was back in about 3.2 minutes with his red sportscar. The Senshi piled inside. "They're at the old firehall!" Rei said.
Mamoru and the girls sped off. Luckily, Usagi remembered where the firehall was and hopped on the next bus that went by there.
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"What do you want with me?" Minako asked.
Melvin grinned evilly. "I want you dead! You ruined my life!" He screamed.
"We'll be taking care of you shortly," he continued, patting Andrew on the back. "My friend here has some more of that poison. We're going to inject you with it now."
"It's not *my* fault you were a drug dealer." Minako glared at him. She didn't know when the others were going to arrive, so she'd have to hold her own.
Melvin smacked her, hard. "Shut your trap!" Minako shook off the dizziness that came with the blow. She spied a beam about 10 feet up. It looked like it'd hold her weight. She leapt up, grabbing it and swinging herself up.
"Darien, get my gun!" Melvin hollared.
Minako henshined, prepared to fight.
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Mamoru, as Tuxedo Kamen, jumped out of the car. Just as they got to the front entrance, a voice cried out, "Minna, wait up!"
"Usagi-chan..." Ami said.
"What are you doing here?" Makoto wanted to know.
"Usagi...you can't be here. It's not safe for you!"
"I know this has something to do with me," she replied, pointing to them. "I just can't figure it out. I know it's not safe, but you might need a distraction and I"m the only one who can help!"
"Usagi...what's your plan?" Rei was resigned. There was no way in hell she'd risk Usagi's life, but her plan might work.
"If I go in there acting like I'm angry at Minako-chan for putting me through that then maybe they'll think I'm on their side... and for the record, I'm not angry at her!"
"Usagi-chan, that's too dangerous!" Makoto exclaimed. "We can't let you get hurt!"
"I'll be fine. You have no other choice!"
"We can't let you, you baka! You're too weak!" Rei growled.
Ami gave in. "But she's right, Rei-chan. She's the onlyone who can distract them." She looked at Mamoru. "What do you think?"
Mamoru was torn. He didn't want to see Usagi or Minako get hurt. And who knows what would happen when they got in there...
Usagi didn't want to wait anymore, so she ran through the door.
"Usagi-chan!"
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"Usagi-chan!" Usagi was the last person Minako expected to see burst through the door.
Usagi glared at Minako and turned to Melvin. "Remember me?" she asked.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"I want to help you get rid of that bitch! It's her fault I ended up the way I did! And now I have amnesia!" Usagi silently asked Minako for forgivness.
Minako blinked a few times...Usagi couldn't mean it. "Really?" Melvin sneered. "Somehow, I don't believe you."
"And why shouldn't you?"
"Well, I know you and that blonde twit are friends."
Usagi huffed. "Correction, WERE friends."
Melvin trusted no one, and Minako knew that. Usagi was in for big trouble. She saw him reach back into his pocket, knowing what was going to come out. "Venus Love Me Chain!" She pulled the gun out of his hands, but not before he fired it at Usagi.
Usagi tried to dodge the bullet, but felt it graze her shoulder. She fell to the ground with a thud.
"Usagi-chan!" The other Senshi rushed in when they heard the gun go off.
Makoto was thoroughly disgusted with these three assholes. Calling upon the powers of Jupiter, she screamed, "Supreme Thunder!!"
Darien and Andrew were able to jump out of the way, but Melvin was out of luck. The bolts of lightning hit him in the chest and he was out cold.
Rei swore vengance on them for hurting her friends. "Burning Mandala!" She managed to set all 3 on fire.
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Andrew was able to get a shot off with his gun before he went down. Usagi screamed as she saw the bullet hit Minako in the head. "NOOOOO!"
As Usagi screamed, her memories flooded back to her. Mamoru... Tuxedo Kamen... the Moon Kingdom... Crystal Tokyo... She suddenly cried out, "Moon Crystal Power, Make Up!"
Mamoru stalked over to Darien after he was finished "cooking". He was royally pissed.
"I don't know who you are or where you came from, but I don't appreciate you people hurting my girlfriend or her friends!" Mamoru grabbed him by the arm and threw him across the room.
Andrew ran away from a very fordmidable looking Makoto, and ran into an angry Ami. Ami punched him in the nose then kicked him in the groin.
While the Senshi were in the middle of making the goons black and blue, police burst into the firehall. "Freeze!"
"We had reports of gunshots here...what is going on?!" A second officer got a better view of the girls in short skirts, and his eyes (and other body parts) bulged. "Ladies?"
"These goons are drug dealers from England," Makoto explained. "But, we need an ambulance, fast!
"Our friends have been shot!" Ami was climbing up to where Minako was, fearful of what she might see. Minako had been shot in the head...
Mamoru checked on Usagi. "Daijobou?"
"Hai, Mamo-chan!" Usagi hugged him, and they both forgot about her shoulder. "Itai!"
"I'm alright," Minako said, jumping down. "It just grazed my forehead." She had taken off one of her gloves and was holding it to her forehead. "Usagi-chan! You're henshined!"
Usagi nodded. "Minako-chan, gomen ne..."
"Usagi! You don't have to apologise for anything! I'm the one who got you in this mess!"
"But I said some mean things earlier and I didn't mean a word of it," she said quitely, looking at the floor.
"I know you didn't mean it!" Minako was going to hug her when she remembered about her shoulder. "I'm sorry you had to hurt for me."
Usagi smiled. "It doesn't matter now. We're both all right!"
"Well, mostly." Minako pointed to Usagi's shoulder. "I think a nice looooong rest is in order for all of us."
"Hai," Usagi nodded in agreement, pointing to Minako's forehead. "I'm thinking of a nice warm bath."
"Sounds like a plan. Mamoru-san, take us home!"
"Hai, Mamo-chan! Take us home!"
THE END