Author's notes: Here it is! The third and longest chapter of Trap! ^^
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Trap
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The Sailor Senshi looked as their princess got ready for her fight with Dark Usagi. The stared as something formed on the palm
of her hand. It was...the Silver Crystal! "No!" they pleaded. "Please! Put that back!"
Princess Serenity smiled sadly at her friends. "Don't worry. I'll be fine."
The Inner Senshi looked down as they remembered the last time she said that when she used her crystal. That time, she nearly...
Dark Usagi smiled at the immense power released from Princess Serenity. "What magnificent power," she mused. "But," her
lips curled into a smile. "Not magnificent enough to defeat me. So, Little Princess, are you ready to fight?"
Princess Serenity looked at Dark Usagi with a stern glare. "More than ready."
Dark Usagi laughed. "Well, I'm impressed! You're braver than I thought you'd be!" Without any hesitation, she blasts a million
times at Princess Serenity.
Princess Serenity winced as she blocked, with difficulty, Dark Usagi's attacks with a shield. She yelped when one of them made
their way past her shield and hit on her arm. But she kept holding on. She had to protect her friends. She had to protect Seiya. She
realized that what she felt for Seiya was more than what she felt for Mamoru. What she felt for Seiya was...real love. 'I'll get you out
of this, Seiya. I promise.'
Dark Usagi's eyes narrowed as her attacks bounced off Princess Serenity's shield. She knew she had to find another way to
attack. She knew she needed to change target. Then she turned her attention to Seiya, and smiled. Since she was a part of Usagi,
she knew what she was thinking. She felt what Usagi felt when she attacked that 'insignificant little bug'. What Usagi felt was more than
sorrow. She attacked.
Princess Serenity's eyes widened. She then threw herself in front of Seiya, taking the blast for him as he did for her.
The Sailor Senshi's eyes widened. "PRINCESS!!! NO!!!"
Princess Serenity took the blast without a scream. She didn't want her friends to be worried.
The Sailor Senshi felt it. They all felt their princess's pain as if Dark Usagi had attacked them. Actually, they felt worse. Worse
than any of Dark Usagi's attacks could make them feel. Because not only did they felt their princess's pain, they also felt guilt and
great sadness.
Dark Usagi smiled as she watched this from the air. She knew Princess Serenity would do that for her beloved. She knew
she would risk her own life to save the life of the one she loved. She laughed. What a foolish person. What a foolish person with
extremely foolish feelings. The only person Dark Usagi cared for was herself. Herself and only herself.
Princess Serenity collapsed as the attack ended. She heard the faint voices of her friends shouting out a chorus of
"Princess, are you okay?!" She also heard Haruka cursing at Dark Usagi. 'Dark Usagi,' she thought. 'I'm not going to forgive you.
Not after you tried to attack Seiya for the second time. Mark my words. I WILL defeat you.'
Princess Serenity then stood up again, and, using all the energy she could gather, released an attack from the crystal. A
great attack. An attack pushed out by her will to save her friends and the one she loved, Seiya.
Dark Usagi looked at the attack in horror and shock. Princess Serenity had cought her off guard. She did not expect her
to survive after the attack. It was impossible! 'Why?!' she thought. 'How did you survive my attack?!'
'Because I have someone I need to protect.'
The Sailor Senshi cheered as Dark Usagi disappeared. For good this time.
Princess Serenity turned to Seiya and smiled. "I'm sorry I was so selfish, Seiya. I'm sorry I didn't realize this sooner, but,
I do love you."
A single tear made its way down Seiya's left cheek.
The Sailor Senshi stopped cheering to see what their princess was doing. She was...she was using the crystal again! "Please!
Please stop!"
Yaten and Taiki turned their gaze at the Sailor Senshi. "What will happen if she doesn't?" Taiki asked.
"If she uses too much power from the crystal, the crystal would shatter," Minako said, barely able to force the words out of her
mouth. "And if the crystal shatters...she would..." She couldn't continue anymore, and started crying.
"No!!!" Yaten and Taiki shouted at Princess Serenity as they turned their gaze onto her. "Please! Stop! Seiya wouldn't want
you to do this!" They ran towards her, only to find that she had put up a forcefield.
The Sailor Senshi and the two lights banged their fists on the forcefield. Shouting out a chorus of "No"'s.
Princess Serenity smiled. She was lucky to have such good friends. She turned her gaze onto Seiya. She was lucky to have
someone as wonderful as Seiya love her. "Thank you. Thank you, everyone." With her last ounce of strangth, she pushed the power
of the crystal with all she had. And...it shattered.
Seiya slowly opened his eyes. He heard faint shouts and people crying. Why was everyone so sad? Then he remembered.
He remembered what Usagi said. And what she did. "Odango..."
The Sailor Senshi looked as Seiya made his way to Usagi, who had transformed back when the crystal shattered. He then, slowly
and carefully, picked up the fallen figure and held her close. "You're going to be okay, Odango," he cried.
One of Seiya's tears made their way to one of Usagi's, one that she had shed earlier, and, as they met, they glowed.
The Senshi looked in amazement as they saw what the thign was as the light faded. It was a new crystal!
Usagi slowly opened her eyes to meet the gaze of a very worried Seiya. "Seiya...?" she whispered. "Are you okay?"
Seiya laughed softly. "I should be asking you that."
Usagi smiled, and turmed her attention to the new crystal. "Is this...?"
Setsuna stepped out, and smiled. "This is the creation of you and..." she smiled at Seiya, "our future king's love."
"Future king...?" Usagi was puzzled. "But I thought Mamoru..."
Setsuna smiled again. "The future you have been shown was just one of the possible futures you can end up with. You have
hundreds more futures to choose from. Possibly..." she smiled at Usagi and Seiya, "happier ones."
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Your future is decided by you and you only!
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Well...that's it. The end of this story. Please excuse careless mistakes, I finished this in a rush. ^^
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Trap
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The Sailor Senshi looked as their princess got ready for her fight with Dark Usagi. The stared as something formed on the palm
of her hand. It was...the Silver Crystal! "No!" they pleaded. "Please! Put that back!"
Princess Serenity smiled sadly at her friends. "Don't worry. I'll be fine."
The Inner Senshi looked down as they remembered the last time she said that when she used her crystal. That time, she nearly...
Dark Usagi smiled at the immense power released from Princess Serenity. "What magnificent power," she mused. "But," her
lips curled into a smile. "Not magnificent enough to defeat me. So, Little Princess, are you ready to fight?"
Princess Serenity looked at Dark Usagi with a stern glare. "More than ready."
Dark Usagi laughed. "Well, I'm impressed! You're braver than I thought you'd be!" Without any hesitation, she blasts a million
times at Princess Serenity.
Princess Serenity winced as she blocked, with difficulty, Dark Usagi's attacks with a shield. She yelped when one of them made
their way past her shield and hit on her arm. But she kept holding on. She had to protect her friends. She had to protect Seiya. She
realized that what she felt for Seiya was more than what she felt for Mamoru. What she felt for Seiya was...real love. 'I'll get you out
of this, Seiya. I promise.'
Dark Usagi's eyes narrowed as her attacks bounced off Princess Serenity's shield. She knew she had to find another way to
attack. She knew she needed to change target. Then she turned her attention to Seiya, and smiled. Since she was a part of Usagi,
she knew what she was thinking. She felt what Usagi felt when she attacked that 'insignificant little bug'. What Usagi felt was more than
sorrow. She attacked.
Princess Serenity's eyes widened. She then threw herself in front of Seiya, taking the blast for him as he did for her.
The Sailor Senshi's eyes widened. "PRINCESS!!! NO!!!"
Princess Serenity took the blast without a scream. She didn't want her friends to be worried.
The Sailor Senshi felt it. They all felt their princess's pain as if Dark Usagi had attacked them. Actually, they felt worse. Worse
than any of Dark Usagi's attacks could make them feel. Because not only did they felt their princess's pain, they also felt guilt and
great sadness.
Dark Usagi smiled as she watched this from the air. She knew Princess Serenity would do that for her beloved. She knew
she would risk her own life to save the life of the one she loved. She laughed. What a foolish person. What a foolish person with
extremely foolish feelings. The only person Dark Usagi cared for was herself. Herself and only herself.
Princess Serenity collapsed as the attack ended. She heard the faint voices of her friends shouting out a chorus of
"Princess, are you okay?!" She also heard Haruka cursing at Dark Usagi. 'Dark Usagi,' she thought. 'I'm not going to forgive you.
Not after you tried to attack Seiya for the second time. Mark my words. I WILL defeat you.'
Princess Serenity then stood up again, and, using all the energy she could gather, released an attack from the crystal. A
great attack. An attack pushed out by her will to save her friends and the one she loved, Seiya.
Dark Usagi looked at the attack in horror and shock. Princess Serenity had cought her off guard. She did not expect her
to survive after the attack. It was impossible! 'Why?!' she thought. 'How did you survive my attack?!'
'Because I have someone I need to protect.'
The Sailor Senshi cheered as Dark Usagi disappeared. For good this time.
Princess Serenity turned to Seiya and smiled. "I'm sorry I was so selfish, Seiya. I'm sorry I didn't realize this sooner, but,
I do love you."
A single tear made its way down Seiya's left cheek.
The Sailor Senshi stopped cheering to see what their princess was doing. She was...she was using the crystal again! "Please!
Please stop!"
Yaten and Taiki turned their gaze at the Sailor Senshi. "What will happen if she doesn't?" Taiki asked.
"If she uses too much power from the crystal, the crystal would shatter," Minako said, barely able to force the words out of her
mouth. "And if the crystal shatters...she would..." She couldn't continue anymore, and started crying.
"No!!!" Yaten and Taiki shouted at Princess Serenity as they turned their gaze onto her. "Please! Stop! Seiya wouldn't want
you to do this!" They ran towards her, only to find that she had put up a forcefield.
The Sailor Senshi and the two lights banged their fists on the forcefield. Shouting out a chorus of "No"'s.
Princess Serenity smiled. She was lucky to have such good friends. She turned her gaze onto Seiya. She was lucky to have
someone as wonderful as Seiya love her. "Thank you. Thank you, everyone." With her last ounce of strangth, she pushed the power
of the crystal with all she had. And...it shattered.
Seiya slowly opened his eyes. He heard faint shouts and people crying. Why was everyone so sad? Then he remembered.
He remembered what Usagi said. And what she did. "Odango..."
The Sailor Senshi looked as Seiya made his way to Usagi, who had transformed back when the crystal shattered. He then, slowly
and carefully, picked up the fallen figure and held her close. "You're going to be okay, Odango," he cried.
One of Seiya's tears made their way to one of Usagi's, one that she had shed earlier, and, as they met, they glowed.
The Senshi looked in amazement as they saw what the thign was as the light faded. It was a new crystal!
Usagi slowly opened her eyes to meet the gaze of a very worried Seiya. "Seiya...?" she whispered. "Are you okay?"
Seiya laughed softly. "I should be asking you that."
Usagi smiled, and turmed her attention to the new crystal. "Is this...?"
Setsuna stepped out, and smiled. "This is the creation of you and..." she smiled at Seiya, "our future king's love."
"Future king...?" Usagi was puzzled. "But I thought Mamoru..."
Setsuna smiled again. "The future you have been shown was just one of the possible futures you can end up with. You have
hundreds more futures to choose from. Possibly..." she smiled at Usagi and Seiya, "happier ones."
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Your future is decided by you and you only!
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Well...that's it. The end of this story. Please excuse careless mistakes, I finished this in a rush. ^^