Part 7
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"Follow... me?" Kamakiri said. "Well... I guess we should try to talk to the Queen, then."
Usagi walked away from the Senshi when she saw Kamakiri heading towards her, with Ari right behind. "Kamakiri-san..."
"Excuse me, Your Highness..." Kamakiri said, dropping to one knee and motioning for Ari to do the same. "Ari and I... have made a decision... to be healed by you. I think it would be less... wasteful of your energy than attacking us... but it is your decision. If you should heal us or destroy us... that is your choice."
"I am so glad you chose to be healed," Serenity replied with a smile. "And please, both of you, stand up. You do not know how much it would pain me to have had to destroy you."
Kamakiri's face flushed with happiness as she stood. She could not believe their luck . She didn't feel the need to cause any unnecessary pain. She looked up at the Queen and whispered a faint "Domo arigatou..."
Ari didn't know what to say or to expect, so he just stood silently. Kamakiri looked at Ari a moment, as if to say 'don't worry,' then took his hand in hers before returning her gaze to the Queen.
Serenity warily stood in front of the two and held up the Ginzuishou. "Minna..."
"Mercury Star Power!"
"Mars Star Power!"
"Jupiter Star Power!"
"Venus Star Power"
"Uranus Planet Power!"
"Neptune Planet Power!"
"Pluto Planet Power!"
"Saturn Planet Power!"
Serenity felt the power of the planets enter her and closed her eyes. 'Ginzuishou, onegai, heal these two lost souls. Do whatever it takes, even if it means taking my own life!' Opening her eyes, she shouted, "Moon Healing Escalation!"
Ari and Kama felt a warm, wonderful light pour through their bodies as Usagi used the Ginzouishou on them. After a few minutes, the light stopped and Neo Queen Serenity slumped to the ground. They were immediately filled with concern, and ran over to see if she was alright. The Senshi crowded around as well.
"Usagi?" Mercury said, worried at the amount of energy that she had used.
Ami says:
There was no reply. Usagi seemed to be dead to the world. Was she?
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"Usagi...?" Makoto murmured, approaching the fallen queen.
"Baka Usagi!" Rei cried, "Wake up!"
"Usagi-chan, wake up...onegai," Minako got teary-eyed.
Usagi felt like she was floating. Floating up towards a beautiful light. She was torn between continuing up or going back to her friends who needed her. *They need me... The Earth needs me... Mamo-chan... I have to go back, it's not my time to leave.*
She then felt herself descending back to the ground, where for the time being, she belonged. Usagi slowly opened her eyes...
"Usagi-chan!" Everyone crowded around her.
Usagi was still too weak to move much. "Minna..."
"Usagi..." Hotaru said quietly. "What is it?"
"Daijobu?" she asked them.
"Odango! You're the one who almost died and you're asking us if we're all right?" Haruka said in astonishment.
"You healed them, Usagi," Michiru said, smiling, pointing to Ari and Kamakiri.
Usagi smiled back. "Yokatte!" She then attempted to sit up.
Ami and Makoto put their arms underneath hers to help her sit. "You really shouldn't do this in your condition..." Makoto gently growled under her breath.
"Help me stand up," Usagi replied, ignoring Makoto's comment.
"Well... alright..." Makoto said, helping her to stand and motioning for Ami to do so as well.
"Ari, Kamakiri..."
"Hai, Neo Queen Serenity?"
"Return to the future," Usagi said. "Reconcile with the Queen. She will give you a gift in return for seeking her forgiveness. Trust me, I know," she finished with a smile
"Alright." Ari nodded. "And, arigatou."
"Domo arigatou," Kamakiri said, smiling.
Usagi nodded and hugged both of them. Turning to Pluto, she said, "Send them home."
"Alright," she said, and motioned for them to go with her.
Kamakiri followed, a strange new sensation filling her as she walked. She was... different now, but she didn't know how. She felt more pure, more free and another strange sensation she couldn't quite pinpoint. All she knew was that she felt more whole than she ever had.
Usagi sighed in relief as she watched the two walk away. She was so happy she was able to save them. It was hard on her but very much worth it. She was also ready to collapse. "Mako-chan, I'm...." Her legs felt like jelly and she began sinking to the ground.
"Usagi-chan!" Makoto yelled,catching her friend before she hit the ground. "You're heavier than you look..." she murmured.
"G-gomen."
"Lets get her home," Rei suggested.
Makoto smiled. "It's okay. I've got you. Good idea, Rei-chan."
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"Follow... me?" Kamakiri said. "Well... I guess we should try to talk to the Queen, then."
Usagi walked away from the Senshi when she saw Kamakiri heading towards her, with Ari right behind. "Kamakiri-san..."
"Excuse me, Your Highness..." Kamakiri said, dropping to one knee and motioning for Ari to do the same. "Ari and I... have made a decision... to be healed by you. I think it would be less... wasteful of your energy than attacking us... but it is your decision. If you should heal us or destroy us... that is your choice."
"I am so glad you chose to be healed," Serenity replied with a smile. "And please, both of you, stand up. You do not know how much it would pain me to have had to destroy you."
Kamakiri's face flushed with happiness as she stood. She could not believe their luck . She didn't feel the need to cause any unnecessary pain. She looked up at the Queen and whispered a faint "Domo arigatou..."
Ari didn't know what to say or to expect, so he just stood silently. Kamakiri looked at Ari a moment, as if to say 'don't worry,' then took his hand in hers before returning her gaze to the Queen.
Serenity warily stood in front of the two and held up the Ginzuishou. "Minna..."
"Mercury Star Power!"
"Mars Star Power!"
"Jupiter Star Power!"
"Venus Star Power"
"Uranus Planet Power!"
"Neptune Planet Power!"
"Pluto Planet Power!"
"Saturn Planet Power!"
Serenity felt the power of the planets enter her and closed her eyes. 'Ginzuishou, onegai, heal these two lost souls. Do whatever it takes, even if it means taking my own life!' Opening her eyes, she shouted, "Moon Healing Escalation!"
Ari and Kama felt a warm, wonderful light pour through their bodies as Usagi used the Ginzouishou on them. After a few minutes, the light stopped and Neo Queen Serenity slumped to the ground. They were immediately filled with concern, and ran over to see if she was alright. The Senshi crowded around as well.
"Usagi?" Mercury said, worried at the amount of energy that she had used.
Ami says:
There was no reply. Usagi seemed to be dead to the world. Was she?
**
"Usagi...?" Makoto murmured, approaching the fallen queen.
"Baka Usagi!" Rei cried, "Wake up!"
"Usagi-chan, wake up...onegai," Minako got teary-eyed.
Usagi felt like she was floating. Floating up towards a beautiful light. She was torn between continuing up or going back to her friends who needed her. *They need me... The Earth needs me... Mamo-chan... I have to go back, it's not my time to leave.*
She then felt herself descending back to the ground, where for the time being, she belonged. Usagi slowly opened her eyes...
"Usagi-chan!" Everyone crowded around her.
Usagi was still too weak to move much. "Minna..."
"Usagi..." Hotaru said quietly. "What is it?"
"Daijobu?" she asked them.
"Odango! You're the one who almost died and you're asking us if we're all right?" Haruka said in astonishment.
"You healed them, Usagi," Michiru said, smiling, pointing to Ari and Kamakiri.
Usagi smiled back. "Yokatte!" She then attempted to sit up.
Ami and Makoto put their arms underneath hers to help her sit. "You really shouldn't do this in your condition..." Makoto gently growled under her breath.
"Help me stand up," Usagi replied, ignoring Makoto's comment.
"Well... alright..." Makoto said, helping her to stand and motioning for Ami to do so as well.
"Ari, Kamakiri..."
"Hai, Neo Queen Serenity?"
"Return to the future," Usagi said. "Reconcile with the Queen. She will give you a gift in return for seeking her forgiveness. Trust me, I know," she finished with a smile
"Alright." Ari nodded. "And, arigatou."
"Domo arigatou," Kamakiri said, smiling.
Usagi nodded and hugged both of them. Turning to Pluto, she said, "Send them home."
"Alright," she said, and motioned for them to go with her.
Kamakiri followed, a strange new sensation filling her as she walked. She was... different now, but she didn't know how. She felt more pure, more free and another strange sensation she couldn't quite pinpoint. All she knew was that she felt more whole than she ever had.
Usagi sighed in relief as she watched the two walk away. She was so happy she was able to save them. It was hard on her but very much worth it. She was also ready to collapse. "Mako-chan, I'm...." Her legs felt like jelly and she began sinking to the ground.
"Usagi-chan!" Makoto yelled,catching her friend before she hit the ground. "You're heavier than you look..." she murmured.
"G-gomen."
"Lets get her home," Rei suggested.
Makoto smiled. "It's okay. I've got you. Good idea, Rei-chan."