She is Me Chapter 11: Darkness Comes into the Light, a gundam wing/sailor moon fanfic

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She is Me

Chapter 11 ~ Darkness Comes into the Light

Written by Kei

"Why is there never anything GOOD on television?" Duo demanded rhetorically, using the remote control to turn the TV in his room off before throwing the black piece at the set, though he missed and it hit the wall loudly, batteries falling out of it and onto the floor. He blew a raspberry, crossing his arms in a pouting way and sticking out his lower lip. Trowa blinked and bit a smile back. It was then that the braided boy took notice of his companion.

"Hiya, Trowa!" Duo greeted him cheerfully, but he became serious suddenly. "Quatre drugged me."

"I know," Trowa replied with equal seriousness. "There's something very wrong with him, Duo. He hit Serena; you knew that, right?"

Duo blanched as his cobalt eyes widened. "He WHAT? Hit her?"

"Yes," Trowa nodded slowly. "And they're best friends. He loves her, quite obviously, and he wouldn't do something like that if he weren't sick."

"Yeah," Duo agreed. "Well, since I'm all better, can I be honorably discharged?"

Trowa allowed himself a slight smile. "Sure. I'll go wait at the nurse's station for you."

"'Kay," Duo waved him out and the green-eyed boy exited the room. He turned and started walking down the hallway. He stopped when he noticed a familiar back in a doorway. Moving closer, he saw that it was Heero, which confused him. Why would Heero be in the hospital? To find out, he stepped up beside the Perfect Soldier and he couldn't believe the sight before his eyes.

"Serena?" he exclaimed, and she looked at him. He blinked at the changes in her appearance. Instead of the sapphire color her eyes had once had, they were now infused with silver, making them a gentle sky-blue. Her previously golden hair had been streaked with white, so it now seemed to be soft flaxen.

"She was shot," Heero answered an unasked question in monotone.

"By who?" Trowa demanded, shoving past the shorter boy and rushing to Serena's bedside. Wufei watched him through narrowed black eyes and finally decided to step back and let them have a few words alone. He stood back to wait at the door with Heero, whom he cast a withering look at it. He still hadn't forgiven him for the note to Serena.

"Quatre," Serena sniffled, and Trowa could only close his eyes and shake his head. "But I'm okay now."

"Where were you shot?" Trowa asked.

"The spine," she answered and slid out of the bed. He gaped at her, wondering how in the world she could possibly be standing, let alone walking over to him.

'Wait, run that by me again,' he thought, brow furrowing in confusion. 'She walked over to you, and now she's…she's holding your hands!'

The petite blond had taken hold of Trowa's two hands in hers and was gazing up into his eyes with such a tender expression on her face. She seemed like almost a different person, but the two personalities within her body both liked Trowa. The fading one, Usagi by name, liked him because he had never been anything but caring and kind toward Serena, and Serena adored him for the same reasons.

"I'm sorry," she said softly. "I shouldn't have run off earlier, but certain persons who shall remain nameless thought it would be better if I didn't associate with you Gundam pilots."

"It's okay," he replied. "I'm so glad you're alright, but how? You should be paralyzed, if not dead."

"Long story," she stated. "I'll tell you later. Now I've gotta go save Q. Trowa, thank you for being…you," she murmured, pushing herself up on her tiptoes and delicately pressing her pink lips to his. She stepped back, gave his hands a squeeze, and then moved on to Heero and Wufei.

"Wufei, I know you think I'm a weak woman, so I want to say thank you for being strong for me. You stood up for me and said the things I needed to hear. Thanks, roomie," she smiled at him, giving him a quick hug before turning to Heero.

"Heero, it's hard for me to say this, because Usagi and you had a love-hate relationship. But, you must be a fairly decent guy for her to develop emotions about you. Anyway, get that wound looked at and take care of yourself," she told him, placing her hand on his shoulder momentarily.

"What are you doing here, Serena?" Duo surprised her when she stepped outside the room.

"Quatre shot me. Can you believe it?" Serena grinned at him and he shook his head.

"Well, that ain't cool," he answered. "What are you doing now?"

"Saying goodbye. Thanks for being a good friend, Duo," she said, hugging him fast and then dashing off down the hall, clutching her brooch.

Trowa looked down at his palms, unsure if Serena had just been there or not. The penny for her thoughts shined up at him. She had been telling them all good-bye? He made his hand into a fist and started after her, with the other three hot on his heels.

Serena raced out of the hospital and back to St. Gabriel's Institution, where she had last seen Quatre. She made her way to a secluded area between two buildings and pinned her brooch into the center of her red top. She placed her hand on it and called out, "Silver Moon Crystal Power Make Up!"

Ribbons and light swarmed around her, caressing her and transforming her into Eternal Sailor Moon. She took to the skies and landed lightly atop the school, not noticing four figures rushing inside the building and heading for the stairs that would lead to the roof where she was.

"Okay, Mysterious Enemy, here I am! Sailor Moon! I'm here, so you can release Quatre Raberba Winner! I order you to, or I will punish you in the name of the Moon!" she yelled to the empty air. She didn't even flinch when sinister laughter surrounded her and two shadowy forms appeared from a swirling portal. One of them was bound in heavy chains and gagged while the other stood up regally, as though royalty. Sailor Moon's sky-blue eyes turned into thin slits as the two came into the light.

Quatre's muffled cries tugged violently at her heartstrings, and she vowed to personally behead his captor: Endymion. The dark prince wore his black and blue armor and the black cape with the red underside; his eyes were the color of bruises, and hollow. Sailor Moon felt the evil that laced his aura and knew in a second that he had, for whatever twisted reason, joined forces with Chaos.

"Why?" was all she said to him and he cackled darkly, shoving Quatre away from him. The blond boy rolled away, wincing in silent pain.

"My dear, sweet Serenity, what choice did I have? No amount of begging or pleading on my part or the Senshi's would change your mind about abandoning your destiny, abandoning ME! How could you do that?" he yelled at her, and she knew then how much she had hurt him. She hadn't meant to, of course, but she wanted someone to love that she had chosen, not destiny and fate.

"Darien, I'm sorry, but I am not Serenity and I am not in love with you. My name is Serena, and that is who I want to be. I will never be Serenity ever again. I am only Sailor Moon this final time so that I can save Quatre, my best friend," she informed him, though her eyes were on Quatre, forgiving him for his actions that he'd had no control over.

"Chaos, leave this shell! Just fight me!" she commanded, and the evil entity gave a final howl of laughter before emerging from Darien's body, though it still retained his form. Her ex-boyfriend looked confused, but when his eyes fell on her, he whispered, "Serena?" She shook her head and he understood. He went and knelt beside Quatre, trying to undo his chains.

"Such a brave little girl," Chaos hissed. "You can't face me again."

"I have faced you countless times, Chaos. Once more will make no difference," Sailor Moon retorted, bringing out her Eternal Staff. She aimed it at Chaos and shouted, "Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss!"

The attack plowed into Chaos, who stumbled backward and had to clutch at the enormous hole in the middle of its chest, but it remained "alive." It shot a few blasts at her, some of which she dodged and others hit her. She bit her lip and bore the pain. At last she realized that would have to resort to her trump card: the Silver Crystal. She cupped her hands around her brooch and the crystal appeared there. She moved her arms until they were above her head, the Silver Crystal hovering between her hands still.

"Moon Cosmic POWER!" she screamed.

"What is she going to do?" Duo inquired as he and his comrades dashed up numerous flights of stairs to reach the rooftop.

"Something involving Sailor Moon," Wufei replied gruffly, gripping the handle of his sheathed katana tightly.

"Sailor Moon?" Duo repeated in puzzlement. "I've heard of her! She's really big over there in Tokyo! Some sort of superheroine in a skimpy sailor suit!"

"You have a disgusting, one-track mind, Maxwell," Wufei remarked.

"No I don't!" Duo defended himself. "I also think about how I'm going to annoy you next."

"YOU!" Wufei shouted, turning on Duo with the tip of his katana directly under the braided one's nose.

"This is NOT the time!" Trowa bellowed, which made them both fall right in line again. Heero smirked inwardly, hardly feeling the pain from the bullet wound in his leg that Quatre had given him.

The tall boy reached the last stair and burst through the door to the roof. He was more or less shoved out by his companions and they looked on in a mixture of fear, horror, and awe as a gigantic beam of silver light was emitted from Serena's hands and smashed into a wicked-looking young man standing several yards in front of her. They watched as his body was torn apart and the pieces began to disintegrate, much like mobile suits and dolls did under the blast from a laser cannon.

Sailor Moon moaned in pain, bringing the Silver Crystal back down to her brooch, swaying on her feet, and passing out. She fell into Trowa's arms after he made a beeline for her a moment earlier and de-transformed.

Serena lifted her heavy eyelids, noting how groggy she felt. Her vision wavered and blurred for a minute before clearing. She could see Darien and Duo kneeling beside her while Wufei paced frantically in the background and Heero stood stoically off to the side, where Quatre was on his knees, back to her, sobbing into his hands.

"Where's Trowa?" she whispered, clearing her throat.

"Here," his voice came to her ears, and she realized that his lap was her pillow. She smiled to herself and got to her feet, supported by Trowa. She looked at Darien, whose face was expressionless, though she could see the sadness in his eyes.

"Darien, I'm sorry I made you so sad that it drove you to Chaos," she said.

"No Serena, I'm sorry for letting my emotions control me like that. I want the choice to be yours. Just…come visit every so often, okay?" he smiled warmly.

"Okay," she nodded, lifting her hand to wave at him as he disappeared through the door to go down the stairs. She was about to say something to the boys, who had flocked around her by now, when she heard Quatre's barely intelligible words as he cried.

"It's all…my fault!" he wailed. "She died because of me! Sere, I'm so sorry! I know you can never forgive me, but I—!"

"Q," she spoke softly, and he raised his flushed, tear-stained face up when her shadow crossed him. "Oh Q," she sighed, falling to her knees in front of him and gathering him in her arms.

"I'm so sorry, Sere," he cried into her shoulder, embracing her tightly.

"I know you didn't mean it, Q," she said, also starting to cry. They wept in each other's arms for several minutes before Serena pulled away and pulled out her handkerchief from her pocket. She offered it to Quatre, who dried his eyes, then gave it back to her and she did likewise. She took his hands and helped him stand up. She hugged him again and they started back down the stairs, leaving the roof silent and peaceful, exactly as it had been before the small war, except for some black scorch marks on the concrete.