Chasing Enemies and Dreams 6
Hey... hope you like the next chapter. ~Luv QT-chan
Chapter 6
Haruka looked around her, the gundam pilots, the senshi, and Miliardo were seated at the large table.
"So...we leave Usagi here while we go and launch an attack against Ashitana."
Trowa nodded his head and folded his hands across his chest, "That's if we can even Make it to her."
"But I don't understand something. How is it possible that Ashitana is able to use magic even though it is black magic?"
"Yes, and how can Usagi be 'contaminated' by the black magic? You weren't" Wufei
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Setsuna sighed and leaned back against the chair, "I don't know...I might have been Mistaken about our magic being drained away. But why is it that we can't transform then?"
There was a silence, "This is so confusing. We transform now and then. Ashitana can use magic in this dimension. Usagi turning evil? What are we supposed to do! This is too confusing."
Setsuna shrugged her shoulders and sighed, "I think we should have a day to think this over. Maybe sleep will help this matter. Until then, this meeting is adjourned."
Quatre sat comfortably on Kanji's broad back, they had trotted around the fifth circuit of his yard. Finally Quatre sighed and tapped Kanji's right shoulder, immediately he swung out to the right and headed towards his house.
"Wait. Kanji, maybe there'll be some answers at the battle area that I've missed..."
Kanji glanced backwards, "If you say so."
It was the third time going to the battlegrounds, Kanji's metal leggings sunk softly in the thick blankets of snow.
"Duo!"
Duo turned and waved, a tired smile was on his lips, "Hey bud! Come to help rummage through the snow?"
Quatre smiled, "Sure why not?"
Duo's Animaton, Unix, was sniffing in the snow carefully, he opened his wings and sent a blast of freezing air towards Kanji.
Quatre leapt off of her back as she jumped in the air and playfully blew gusts of air towards Unix. Unix leapt into the air and brought Kanji down with a single bound, they rolled around in the snow frantically trying to gain the upper hand in the battle of strength.
Duo sighed and sat down on the crumbling remains of the stone bench.
"We'll never get anywhere with this lot playing around like this." Duo motioned towards Unix and Kanji
Quatre smirked, "I know what you mean Duo."
Unix felt a sharp prick of pain in his backside as he rolled over onto his back. He hissed slightly and threw up his back legs sending Kanji backwards in the air.
"Duo, hey come over here and look at what I've found!" Unix crowed proudly
Duo and Quatre trotted over to the area, Kanji landed next to Quatre who placed his hand on his back.
Duo brushed some of the snow away, "Hey you did find something...what do you think it is Quatre?"
Quatre bent over and looked closely at the nearly invisible shards of crystal.
"It's Usagi's crystal!" Kanji neighed out gleefully, "Maybe we can heal her with this!"
Quatre looked up at the sky for a moment and cast his eyes back doubtfully at the shards of crystal.
"So...has anyone come up with anything?"
"We have!!" Duo cried out happily, producing the shards of crystal.
Michiru picked a larger shard of the crystal and held it up, it glowed faintly when she touched it when she laid it back down it ceased glowing.
"That's it!! The Imperium Silver Crystal gave us energy to transform!"
Setsuna glanced up at Michiru, "Why didn't it allow us to transform earlier though?"
"Maybe it didn't see the need to transform us in our senshi forms."
Setsuna sighed, "Michiru, the imperium silver crystal is shattered, what can it do in that form?"
Michiru covered her ears with her hands. "There is a reason why we were able to change and this is the only reasonable one. If you don't have any other suggestions Setsuna then what is the point with arguing?"
Setsuna nodded, "You're right Michiru...it's just our situation is so
weak right now. It's like being lost."
Haruka looked at Hotaru, who was sliding her fingers through the heap of broken crystal shards.
"What should we do with the pieces?"
"Is it possible to make it again?"
"Wait a minute. Quatre, yesterday, said that Usagi's soul was torn in half. Was that true?"
"And is it possible?" Heero stated almost coldly
Quatre's eyes narrowed in thought, "Well, I don't know. Maybe."
"But, Heero is right. What gave you that thought yesterday?" Miliardo questioned
"The battle yesterday, I saw a ghost kind of shape lift from her body. And before that. When the first shot rang out and the crystal shattered I felt something being severed in Usagi."
"That's it!" Hotaru cried
"Hmm?" Trowa turned in her direction
"Don't you get it? The crystal! It's a part of Usagi that was what you felt being severed. Usagi and the crystal are one, they're parts of a whole. Now I understand. The crystals
power was mixed with the black magic that Ashitana had grouped there. When we called on our attacks we used that energy, destroying the seal that held the black magic there.
Usagi's soul isn't destroyed it is the crystal pieces here."
"This is still confusing."
Hotaru sighed, "Okay, lets start from the beginning, the reason the Silver Imperium Crystal was destroyed was because in this universe, Magic IS weak. That's why it was shattered with a single, plain shot from a gun.
Second, if it were true that the Silver Imperium Crystal is part of Usagi's soul then that would explain why the evil was able to enter Usagi since she must have been terribly weakened by that.
Third, when the silver Imperium Crystal was destroyed it released some of its energy enabling us to use that magic to transform and blast through the seal that held the black magic there.
Fourth, the reason Usagi was able to revert back was because of the Silver Imperium Crystal's powers that were interlocked with ours when we transformed using its energy."
"Hotaru explain again, why don't we have our magic powers?"
"We have them, it's just harder to produce them...I think."
Haruka sighed, "This is getting us nowhere, if the crystal is part of Usagi's soul then lets fix it and get it on with."
"But how do we do that?"
"I don't know."
Miliardo sighed and rubbed his forehead.
Kodo clambered up onto Wufei's shoulder, he had shifted himself to 'carry' size as his large dragon size would most likely tear the entire room apart.
"Maybe's and think's won't get us anywhere. Ashitana is leading an attack at this moment. While we sit here and think about maybes, we need to fight her and leave Usagi here. If we cannot do anything for her at the moment then we must move on!"
Faramir who was crouched at the head of the table bunched his powerful muscles to land on the table.
"Kodo is right. I must stay with Usagi, but all of you must go before there is no hope at all."
"But I still," Setsuna started
Haruka glanced up as Miran screeched loudly bringing silence, turning towards Setsuna he hooked his talons again into Haruka's shoulder.
"Setsuna, right now would you prefer staying here to figure out every logical problem that we are in right now as Ashitana takes city over city growing in power as we speak?
Or fight her while there is a window of hope to fly towards?"
"Yes. Setsuna, there is a time for wisdom and fighting. Now we must fight." Horus added gravely.
Setsuna bowed her head in thought, "I am not the leader of this group."
Heero nodded his head, "Nobody is but we must leave now."
"I will stay with Usagi. Seeing as Roji cannot take or help me or any of you."
Heero glanced at Miliardo and nodded, "Do as you wish. But the gundam pilots and
sailor senshi must leave now."
Miliardo and Faramir watched as the last pair of gundam wing pilots and senshi soared into the sky.
Miliardo gathered the crystal in his hand and set it gently on the bedside table next to Usagi. Her breathing was labored and she was wheezing heavily.
Faramir glanced up at Miliardo, "Why did you receive an animaton?"
"Desperate times call for desperate measures."
Faramir glared at him, "So...the fox died in the battle...Roji...I am sorry."
"I am too." Miliardo replied tiredly he sat in a chair by the window falling asleep almost immediately.
The broken crystal parts began to blink with a pink light in the middle of the night, as the full moon's intense light broke through the curtains and touched it. Faramir raised his head and watched the blinking shards, taking a closer look he realized that they were slowly coming together again, like a needle sewing cloth on it's own.
'so...soon Usagi will join the fight.'
"Ashitana's headquarters from these codes tell us that she's in outer space and has built the colony D-1..." Trowa turned off the mini-laptop and stared up at the milky sky.
The small group yelled out together, "Gundam Mode!!"
The nine gundams shot off into the sky with no backward glances.
Miliardo awoke with a start as he felt Faramir's heavy paws set themselves on his knees.
"Faramir, what do you need?"
"The crystal! Look."
Miliardo yawned before creakily rising up out of the cushy chair and staring down at the crystal parts.
"So, it can fix itself..."
Faramir nodded his head, "By moonlight. But tomorrow there is no moon."
Miliardo turned and looked at Faramir, there were only three shards of the crystal that would fit perfectly together but would slide apart almost immediately after they were set down.
"What are we going to do then? I can't think of anything."
Faramir eyed Miliardo for a minute, "The silver Imperium changed us into different beings. I don't even think that we're robot anymore. But that's a guess..."
"Why?"
"I had a dream last night. A dream. Mechanical beings cannot...dream as humans or organic beings can."
Miliardo eyed Faramir, "And what has that to do with Usagi and the crystal?"
"A voice came to me yesterday. It discussed the same matter that you're discussing right now with me."
Faramir leaned his beak down and carefully lapped up the remains of the tea.
"I know how to awaken Usagi temporarily so she can repair the Silver Imperium Crystal herself."
Miliardo leaned forwards eagerly, "And how do we do that?"
Faramir glanced up at Miliardo a troubled smile appeared.
Miliardo looked down on Usagi's pale face, taking a last glance at Faramir he leaned down and let his lips meet Usagi's.
Miliardo could feel a line of energy draw him towards an unknown destination. He was floating in a black abyss, small balls of light hovered everywhere there. Reaching out a hand and touching it he gasped and felt Heero's lips on his and felt the pleasure out of his touch. Taking his hand away from the ball of light he touched his lips. Even though nobody was there he could feel himself blushing furiously.
A human giggle resounded in the abyss, then it spoke, "Did you enjoy that Zechs? Oh, yea, you go now by Miliardo Peacecraft. If I am not mistaken."
Usagi's body appeared thin, baby blue diamonds were constantly circling around her as she seemed to step down and appear in front of Miliardo from mid air.
"Faramir received your message." Miliardo replied quietly
Usagi turned to him in interest, "Really now... I didn't know if my magic would be strong enough to travel to him...But you see, I need a large amount of energy, that's why you're here. But you'll feel really drained, maybe to the point where you can't move. But you need to know that before you want to even try to help me."
Miliardo held his hand out, Usagi smiled slightly before she took it in hers.
Usagi's eyes flew open, Miliardo lay slumped over her, gently she dragged him onto the bed and climbed out herself. Wincing as she felt the sharp pains all over her body.
Usagi smiled and leaned down and let her lips touch Miliardo's.
"Thank you Zechs."
She held up the now, whole, Imperium Silver Crystal, it disappeared after a moment or two.
Usagi smiled at Faramir, "We better catch up with the others."
She opened the window and took a last glance at Miliardo before jumping out the window onto Faramir's silky back.
"Gundam Mode!!"
The gundam blasted into space faster then an eye could catch.
"We're nearing the base."
"Right, lets go then!"
The gundams warily edged towards the space station before they were in shooting distance. Firing they're cannons they watched as the attacks blasted into the side of the space station.
Setsuna gasped, "It didn't even scratch!"
Several more volleys of ammunition were fired before the group knew that firing another volley would be a waist of ammunition.
"What do we do?"
"I found a duct over here, maybe we should enter by here. It might be easier to destroy the station from the inside."
"Right lets go and get this over with!" Trowa stopped Heero
"Heero, I know you want to get back to Usagi as soon as you can but don't rush things and be stupid."
Heero glared at the screen of Trowa before nodding his head and closing the transmission.
"It's too small for our gundams to go any further." Quatre called out as he stopped Kanji in front of the small duct.
"We could go in on weapons mode though." Wufei eyed the duct
"Then lets break out the space suits!" Hotaru called out happily
Duo coughed quietly at Hotaru's gleeful voice before he stepped out of the cockpit in his own space suit.
Hanging onto their Animatons the senshi and the gundam pilots entered the colony D-1...
Usagi leaned back against the seat, "How much longer Faramir?"
"Not long. Would you like me to wake you when we reach the destination."
Usagi nodded her head as she cat napped.
Quatre gasped, "This isn't a colony! This is some kind of jungle!"
Michiru sighed, "It looks like Ashitana knew we would be coming beforehand."
Quatre turned to Michiru, "But how could she prepare this in just a few days?"
Michiru shrugged, "I don't know. It looks like she's going to make us go through this jungle to get to her."
Haruka nodded her head as she Miran preened between his metal plaited wings, "I don't mind as long as we get a good battle going."
Haruka smiled crookedly, "Lets just get going."
They discarded their space gear and entered the forest.
"Usagi, we've arrived. But it doesn't look like the gundams are around."
Usagi nodded her head, "Then they must have gone in."
"But why?"
Usagi shrugged her shoulders, "It's gotta be for a good reason so stop wasting time and lets go!"
Faramir could be heard sighing as he blasted towards an open duct in the space station.
Wufei unsheathed his sword as they came to some thickly grown bamboo trees.
Haruka sighed, "This is going to take forever."
Wufei snorted, "Can you get us through faster?"
Haruka reached into her trench coat and brought out a small gun, "Sure."
Wufei stepped aside as Haruka began to blast a path for them, Wufei kept his sword at the ready even though he knew the others were bound to have their weapons ready. As they stepped out of the overgrown bamboo shoot area they stopped and scanned the area around them. It was covered in short grass with trees here and there.
Trowa shaded his eyes, "It's getting hotter."
Setsuna nodded her head, "She's got to be a genius to be able to moderate temperatures like this in a space station."
"Something's coming!" Setsuna yelled out as she and the others pulled out guns and stood at the ready.
Heero pressed the trigger, he gasped and nearly fell off of his feet as Usagi burst from the undergrowth.
"Usagi," Heero looked at her unbelievingly
Usagi grinned before glancing back as Faramir jumped out of the undergrowth panting lightly. He looked up at the surrounding group, "Those things are hard on our heels Usagi."
Usagi grabbed her gun as a black blob shot out of the undergrowth.
It splattered around the clearing from Usagi's bullet.
"Just to let you know, we can't change into gundam mode."
"What!"
"I tried it earlier to squash this thing, but Faramir couldn't go into gundam mode."
Heero gritted his teeth, "Let's lock and load!"
(an:luv that phrase...lol,jk)
The black bob's separate parts had surrounded the small group immediately. It rippled before flying into the air to attack.
Gunfire broke out shooting the thing into smaller pieces but they continued their flight towards the group.
Heero ripped off one of the black blobs as it latched onto his skin, "How the hell do we destroy this thing!"
"Get the fuck off!" Duo yelped as three of the small things latched onto him.
Usagi gritted her teeth as another one of the things latched onto her, "Animatons!"
"Right,"
Kodo whipped his tail at a black blob that had come too close to him, opening his mouth he shot out a beam of ice.
Faramir and the others were doing the same, Hotaru sighed in relief, "Thank you"
Kana smiled, "Let's just get going."
Hotaru pulled herself up onto Kana's back as Kana lifted into the air with her velvety wings.
The senshi and gundam pilots followed suit.
Michiru couldn't help but love the feeling of Cheek's silky otter fur, Cheek glanced back at Michiru as she stroked his fur.
Kanji sighed as he got no response from his rider, Quatre was too busy watching Michiru and Cheek as they flew in front of them.
Kanji soared next to Cheek, Quatre blushed as Michiru turned to look at him.
"Hi Michiru." He could feel his cheeks burning
Michiru smiled crookedly, "How are you doing?"
"Great."
Cheek snorted and turned to Kanji, "They're never going to get to it."
Kanji shrugged his shoulders, "Not my fault Quatre's so shy."
Quatre gripped Kanji's mane tighter, Kanji smirked before he dipped downwards closer to Trowa.
Quatre turned his attention to Wufei and Kodo, Kodo's back was broad enough for Wufei to stand on. Quatre blinked in surprise as Kodo blasted a fireball out of his mouth to strike a tree below.
Wufei glanced down at Kodo before letting his glance stray back to their destination.
"Wufei what are you doing?"
Wufei eyed Duo warily, "I'm not doing anything."
"Yea, Kodo's setting flame to tree's down there for no reason."
Wufei smirked, "If you have a problem with that, why don't you talk to Kodo about it?"
Kodo swung his head up and let a tendril of steam blast upwards in Duo's face. Unix swerved upwards as Kodo blasted a fireball at them.
Usagi glanced down as Duo swerved up, Faramir quickly swung to the side as Duo swerved crazily upwards, still dodging fireballs.
"Kodo, that's enough."
Kodo snorted at Duo before turning his attention back down towards the ground.
"I would stop if I were you."
Ashitana appeared from mid air she looked pale and drawn, "Turn back and I will spare you."
Usagi grabbed her gun, "I think it's the other way around Ashitana."
Ashitana smiled, "Take your best shot!"
Electricity sparkled between Bane's horns before he shot out a beam of electricity.
Ashitana raised her hand and a twister of black air spun around her deflecting the attack.
Usagi gasped, "How is it possible your able to use magic in this dimension?"
Ashitana smiled, "I'm a powerful magician where I come from."
Ashitana shot out a ray of purple magic, Usagi and the group soared downwards to avoid the attack.
Ashitana soared after them, Faramir stopped in mid air, his tail produced metal darts which shot out at Ashitana. Ashitana used her magic to block the attack.
Landing on the ground Usagi grabbed her gun and fired, Ashitana was faster then ever she suddenly vanished and appeared in front of Usagi and grabbed her by the throat. Faramir opened his mouth and fired at Ashitana, Ashitana lifted into the air.
She smirked coldly at Usagi's face, Heero lifted his gun, "Heero! If you fire you might hit Usagi from this distance!" Trowa called out lowering his own gun
Heero narrowed his eyes, "Ashitana! Come down here and fight!"
Ashitana smiled, "I'll kill her. If you don't leave and lower your weapons right now, I'll destroy her!"
Heero and the other stood indecisively, Usagi sputtered for air. Heero lowered his gun and threw it down on the ground.
He turned to Bane, "Lets go Bane."
"But Heero!"
Heero silenced Bane with a single glare as he jumped onto his back.
Heero and the others gasped when they heard a gunshot ring out in the air.
Usagi smiled faintly, "Unfortunately Ashitana, magic isn't the strongest force in this dimension."
Usagi dropped her gun and lost consciousness as Ashitana dropped her. Faramir leapt into the air and caught her in his massive jaws.
Heero grabbed Usagi in his grasp as Faramir let his jaws go slack.
Ashitana was slowly sinking to the ground, "I have a few tricks of my own senshi!" she gasped out gripping her side as blood dripped between her fingers.
Setsuna looked up as a black portal hole began to form in the air, "She's getting away!"
Usagi opened her eyes and rubbed her throat ruefully as she was gently put on her feet. Usagi turned and looked at Heero, he stared back at her silently. Usagi looked up and gasped, "Setsuna! It's the portal!"
Setsuna glanced at the senshi behind her then she briefly met eyes with Trowa. Trowa sighed and put his gun away, Setsuna looked at Trowa one last time before she and the three senshi behind her leapt into the portal.
Hotaru kissed Duo roughly on the lips, tears were in her eyes as she was pulled away by Kana.
"Duo I'll miss you! Shingami!"
Duo's mouth opened to say something but he closed it and looked down.
Usagi turned to look at Heero before she leapt into the air on Faramir's back and went into the diminishing portal hole.
Ashitana fell onto the sidewalk, she dragged herself up as the senshi stormed out after her.
Usagi turned to see Mugen school standing imperiously against the skyline.
"We're home!"
Setsuna smiled slightly before she turned to Ashitana, "Ashitana! It's your time for death!"
Ashitana smiled, "You forget, I'm the mistress of magic!"
"MOON ETERNAL MAKE UP!"
Usagi glanced at herself and the senshi in subtle surprise as she saw that their trench coats had remained with them even though there were no weapons attached to it anymore.
The senshi stood now before Ashitana in their fuku's Usagi stepped forwards.
"You forget Ashitana that I am invincible."
Ashitana sneered, "We'll see about that!"
She stood up and formed a ball of energy in her hands, she blasted it forwards towards Usagi.
"Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!"
Ashitana screamed as Usagi's attack blasted through hers and hit her.
Ashitana screamed at Usagi in anger, "You little bitch!"
Usagi narrowed her eyes, "How do you open the portal?"
"I'll never tell you!"
"What if your life is at stake?"
"Ha-ha, don't worry I'll die happy knowing that you cannot return to the Mecha dimension."
"Last chance!"
Ashitana watched in subtle surprise as Usagi turned and started walking away.
Ashitana smirked she threw her hands up, Usagi stopped and turned.
"Uranus Space Sword Buster!"
"Saturn Silence Wall!"
The two attacks smashed into each other and formed one massive attack, it blasted through the beam and left Ashitana's hands smoking.
Sailor Neptune and Sailor Pluto looked down at Ashitana, "Tell your maker to try and find us worthier opponents! PLUTO DEAD SCREAM!"
"NEPTUNE SUBMARINE VIOLIN TIDE!"
Usagi turned to the senshi, "Looks like we're home..."
Hotaru detransformed and looked at the air where the portal had just stood.
Setsuna sighed heavily, "I guess that's it..."
Setsuna turned to the Animatons, "Welcome to our dimension."
The five Animatons glanced around at the area, "This is quiet..."
Michiru managed a small smile, "You could put it that way."
"I'm going to go home." Usagi said tiredly as she and Faramir walked side by side down the rest of the sidewalk.
Haruka glanced down at Miran, Miran downsized and hopped onto Haruka's shoulder as Cheek ran impishly up Michiru's arm.
"I wish we had a chance to say goodbye." Michiru whispered as the four began to walk up the street.
Hotaru sniffled, "I'm going to miss my Shingami."
Setsuna turned and smiled sympathetically at Hotaru, "I think...I think I'll miss someone too."
Hotaru looked up, "You mean Trowa?"
Setsuna remained silent as Horus affectionately nibbled her earlobe.
"Setsuna!"
Setsuna turned in time to see Kana disappear into thin air, "What the?" She turned to Horus to find that he was slowly fading.
"Horus!"
Michiru looked at her hands still warm from holding Cheek in her hands, "Setsuna...This Dimension isn't for them...They don't belong here."
Setsuna watched in quiet anguish as Horus disappeared fully, Haruka picked up a feather that had fallen to the ground from Miran's coat.
"I wish that they could have stayed..."
The feather melted away in Haruka's hand as she turned and walked with the others towards their apartment.
"Usagi?"
Usagi turned to see Mamoru at the temple steps, "Oh...Hi Mamoru."
"Where have you been all this time?" Mamoru stepped up and walked towards Usagi bringing her into a hug.
Usagi pulled out of Mamoru's hug, "In another dimension."
"That's what the scouts thought but they weren't sure. They just saw you disappear in a portal hole."
Usagi nodded her head, dimly aware that she had begun to walk away from Mamoru.
Mamoru grabbed Usagi's hand, "Hey were are you going? Aren't you going to give me a kiss."
Usagi winced as the thought rushed into her, "No."
"But Usagi?"
"Listen Mamoru. This dimension. That I went to, had a person there that I happened to have fallen in love with."
Mamoru blinked, "But Usagi, you can't see him anymore if I'm right. You can't create a dimensional portal! So you might as well be happy with me for the rest of your life."
"Mamoru the only reason I felt bound to you was because of our future. But it won't really change. There'll just be no annoying Rini around and no you. I'll marry someone else if I have to!"
Mamoru smacked Usagi on the cheek, Usagi looked up in surprise, "What was that for? I was just telling you the truth Mamoru-san so let go of me."
Mamoru tightened his hold on Usagi's wrist before he hit her in the stomach with his knee. Then he did something that surprised her the most as she felt a knife slice into her side.
Usagi felt anger mingled with a fierce fear run through her as Mamoru dragged her towards his apartment.
Usagi struggled weakly before she received a blow to the head.
"Heero! Lets go this place is going down!" Duo yelled at the lone figure
The space station had started to crumble after the portal had closed, "Usagi will come back." Heero answered not turning towards Duo, Bane was sitting on his haunches next to Heero.
Duo swallowed, he looked at Wufei who sighed and motioned for Duo to go.
"Heero, if Usagi and the other do come back they'll know where to find us. It's not worth risking your life for when they'll probably come to Quatre's mansion."
Heero grimaced but nodded his head as he flew behind Wufei.
Heero stared at the empty space where the space station had just been before turning and following the other gundam pilots.
Wufei landed the gundam and jumped out, Kodo sniffed the air, "Nobodies been here."
"I didn't think they would be able to come back." Wufei said tiredly
Heero sighed, "Well, at least there's no OZ to deal with now."
Duo remained silent, "I'll miss Hotaru."
Trowa and Quatre remained silent at the remark, Quatre looked up and yelped as multiple bodies landed on him.
Heero turned in surprise, "Faramir, what are you doing here?"
Faramir looked up in surprise, "We don't know. We were in Usagi's dimension one minute and then we were flying through this tunnel thing and landed back here."
"It's got to be because Mecha objects aren't allowed to pass through." Horus edged in knowledgably.
Kana looked up gruffly, "Well, if you haven't noticed the dimensional portal won't stay open for long from dumping us so I would think that..."
Trowa glanced at the surrounding gundam pilots, they stood indecisively at the decision that demanded their attention.
"I'm going."
Wufei turned towards Duo, he bit his lip, "I don't think another OZ group is going to come up for a while and the Animatons can deal with it since they're not able to remain in Usagi's dimension...I'm going."
Duo looked at Unix sadly, "You won't mind bud will you?"
Unix looked at Duo before looking at the ground, "No..."
Duo laid a gentle hand down on Unix's head before jumping through the portal.
Duo landed on his feet and jumped to the side as Trowa and Quatre were dumped down also. Wufei and Heero were last through they looked up at the portal which was still open.
It vanished after a minute or two, the group turned and looked around.
"This looks like old age Japan." Wufei commented dryly
"We better get an apartment."
"We don't have any money though."
"Oh, shit how are we supposed to get around then?"
Quatre shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know. Things might be different in this universe."
"That's why we need to find the senshi as fast as we can to figure that problem out."
Michiru looked out the restaurant window, "Oh my gosh, Haruka, look."
Haruka looked out the window and gasped, "How'd they get here?"
Hotaru peered over Michiru's shoulder, "That definitely doesn't matter!"
Hotaru jumped out of the booth and ran out the restaurant.
"Duo would you shut up!" Wufei yelled irately
Duo made a face at Wufei, "I'll sing 99 bottles on the wall if I freaking want to!"
"Duo!"
"What!"
Duo turned to the voice and came face to face with Hotaru, "Hotaru!"
Hotaru grinned and hugged Duo tightly, "It's so good to see you!"
Duo grinned and hugged her back, Quatre glanced up as Setsuna, Michiru, and Haruka joined the scene.
Trowa surprised himself and Setsuna as he leaned in and kissed her on the lips. Setsuna looked at Trowa with wide eyes before she broke into a blush, "Nice to see you too..."
Haruka and Wufei stood next to each other as everyone re-met each other.
Michiru watched as Quatre began to blush lightly, "Michiru...Um, I was wondering, since I've never been here if you could, take me around and show me the area..."
Michiru nodded her head, her eyes sparkling as Quatre smiled quietly at her.
Haruka spotted Heero leaning against the brick wall on the outskirts of the group. Michiru had seen Haruka's newly directed attention and turned too.
Duo had seen both women direct their attention towards Heero, "Where's Usagi?"
Heero barely glanced up at the question asked.
Haruka shrugged, "I don't know, she might have gone to her house."
"Cool, we could spend the night there!"
Hotaru smirked, "Yea if you don't ruin anything, Usagi's inherited the house from her parents so you should be careful not to bring it down."
Setsuna opened the door and stepped in, she glanced around, Haruka entered behind Setsuna.
"Nobodies here..."
"Strange...I could've sworn she would be here."
"Maybe she's at Mamoru's." Hotaru suggested in a small voice.
Heero turned towards Hotaru, "Who's Mamoru?"
"Mamoru is...he is Usagi's future husband."
"Do you mean she's engaged?"
"No, but she and Mamoru have seen their future where they are to be married..."
There was an abominable silence after Michiru had spoken those words, Quatre tightened his grip on Michiru's hand.
Heero suddenly turned and walked down the street, Michiru bit her lip.
Haruka looked at Setsuna, "The future...can be altered."
Setsuna shrugged her shoulders, "I really don't know. If I were still the guardian of time I could tell you. But I am a sailor scout now."
Haruka looked at the lone figure walking silently down the street.
Usagi opened her eyes, she looked around and gasped, 'I'm at mamoru's, but how'd I get here'
Usagi sat up and quickly grabbed the sheet up and pulled it over he body as she realized she was sparsely dressed.
"So you're up."
Usagi stared wide-eyed at Mamoru who came into the room and was setting up his table for two.
"Mamoru how'd I get here, what am I doing in your bed first off."
Usagi felt small and vulnerable, Mamoru glanced over at her coldly, "You know Usagi, I always loved you...for your future that is. I want to be King Endymion, and when the time comes you'll be my ticket to becoming King. So Usagi, you need to stay with me for awhile."
Mamoru disappeared into the kitchen, Usagi looked around her and grabbed her shirt and clothes. Quickly she dressed and started heading towards the door.
Usagi looked down when her foot kicked something aside, she picked it up. Her heart froze, "Yea, Usagi I had to drug you to get you in bed with me. But it's okay, there's nothing to worry about."
Usagi looked up and threw the bottle at Mamoru, Mamoru ducked and the pills hit the wall. Pills scattered everywhere, Mamoru looked angrily at Usagi.
Usagi took a single step back, but Mamoru quickly ran up and grabbed her by the neck with his hand.
Usagi uttered a strangled scream as he slammed her into the wall repeatedly before he threw her onto the bed.
"Don't you ever do that again!" He yelled at her hoarsely
Usagi bit her lip and ducked to the side of Mamoru and ran desperately for the door.
Mamoru bent and grabbed her leg, she fell and turned over to kick him away when he viciously threw her leg down and kicked her in the side. Usagi yelped in pain and tried to reach for the door again but curled up in pain as Mamoru pummeled her side with his fist. Usagi screamed as Mamoru reached for a knife and cut her in various places.
Finally he grabbed her by the neck and threw her down onto the bed again, but this time he kept his hold on her neck.
Usagi struggled, but he had straddled her legs so that she couldn't kick them out. Things became blurry and doubled, Mamoru gave a final hard push to her neck before he let go and walked back into the kitchen, leaving Usagi unconscious on the bed.
Hotaru gripped her napkin tightly as she stared out the window, Duo glanced worriedly at Hotaru.
"Hotu-chan is something wrong?"
"No...I just have a bad feeling is all?"
"About Usagi? She'll be fine, as you said she's probably over at that guy's house..."
Hotaru nodded her head and shrugged off most of the feeling that had flooded into her that morning.
Michiru stopped in the middle of talking and stared out at the sea, "The sea is screaming in my ears."
Quatre looked at Michiru, "Michiru? Are you alright?"
Michiru looked down at the sidewalk, "I think so...Do you mind if we go to Usagi's house to check if she's there?"
"Sure!" Quatre gently wrapped his arm around Michiru as they headed towards Usagi's house.
Haruka swerved her car to a stop, Wufei jumped down from the stands, "So I take it you're a race car driver."
Haruka smirked, "When'd you find out?"
Trowa and Setsuna waved at Haruka as she climbed out of the car, she couldn't explain the twisting and churning of her stomach as she got out of the race car. She looked at Setsuna, she was too far off to see particularly well so she couldn't see if Setsuna was feeling the same way as she was or not.
Usagi opened her eyes to utter silence, she coughed lightly and touched her throat tenderly which stung as she gently touched it. She walked quietly towards the door she stopped when she spotted Mamoru slumped on the couch, five to six beer bottles were grouped on the table with another one in his hand.
Usagi grabbed her trench coat and headed out the door.
Heero stopped in surprise as he spotted Usagi in her trench coat walking down the sidewalk. She was limping faintly but Heero couldn't see that in his anguished anger.
"Usagi!"
Usagi half expected Mamoru to be behind her when she turned she stood still in surprise as Heero stood there instead.
"Usagi, why didn't you tell me about Mamoru! All this time you've just been lying to me all this time!"
Usagi had frozen when he had mentioned Mamoru, the only thing that Mamoru had installed in Usagi was a permanent fear of him.
Heero glared at Usagi when she didn't respond he snorted and turned and walked away.
Usagi blinked and came to in time to see Heero's back disappearing around the corner. She turned when someone tapped her on the shoulder a few minutes later.
Usagi jumped and half started to run when the person grabbed her hand. Usagi turned fearfully to face the person.
"Usagi?"
Usagi could only see Mamoru in her mind as she yelped and pulled against the grip of the person.
Quatre quickly grabbed Usagi by her waist as he saw Michiru struggling with her.
"Usagi!" Michiru whispered in a frightened voice as Usagi blinked and saw Michiru for the first time.
"Michiru?"
"Yes Usagi, it's me." Michiru was more then shocked as Usagi clutched at Michiru's hand that she had been restraining against just a few minutes ago.
Quatre worriedly partly held Usagi up, her Trench Coat's collar was slightly open. That's how Quatre saw the furious red markings on her neck.
"Usagi! What happened to your neck?"
Michiru glanced up at Quatre as he kneeled down and held Usagi in a sitting position. Usagi struggled, Michiru grabbed Usagi's face in her hands, "Usagi! It's okay, please, it's me, Michiru."
Usagi stopped struggling but Quatre could feel her quivering in his hands, Michiru parted the collar of the Trench Coat and gasped.
Tears began to fill Michiru's eyes as she grabbed Usagi in a hug.
"Michiru, what's wrong?"
Michiru couldn't talk her throat was choked up with tears, Quatre pulled Usagi's trench coat collar down and gasped.
His eyes were riveted to her neck, "Usagi, Usagi who did this to you?"
Usagi huddled against Michiru, "Usagi, please tell me who did this to you." Michiru repeated urgently, she could feel her shivering under her hands.
"Mamoru didn't mean to!" Usagi burst out
Michiru could have sworn that she had an out of body experience as the words burst from Usagi's mouth.
Quatre looked up as a dark blue BMW Porsche sports car
(seats on each side of car...just make a lot of seats in your imagination when you think of the car) was driving up the road, he recognized Haruka and waved his hands to signal her. Haruka saw him immediately and drove over to the side of the road.
Usagi trembled before she broke out of Michiru's hold and ran down the sidewalk.
Wufei's eyes showed clear confusion, "What's wrong with her?"
Haruka caught Michiru as she sank to her knees, "Michiru, what's wrong!?!"
Haruka suddenly stepped away from Michiru as Michiru held up her blood soaked hands.
"Oh my god, Michiru, what happened?" Hotaru said in a strangled voice
Trowa stared after Usagi before he turned towards Michiru, Setsuna was already bent over and wiping the blood away.
Duo couldn't tear his eyes away from the warm blood, it disgusted him and confused him at the same time.
"Haruka, Usagi..."
Usagi slammed the door shut behind her, she was trembling and quivering uncontrollably as she slipped her shoes off and walked up to her room.
"Call her and tell her we're on the way Setsuna."
Setsuna nodded her head as she took the cell-phone from Haruka.
Usagi faintly heard the telephone ring on her bedside table, she was leaning against the far end of her bed facing the clear glass patio sliding doors.
"She's not answering."
"Are you sure she's just not there?" Hotaru suggested
Setsuna shook her head, "Where else has she got to go? I'll call again."
Usagi stood up and walked to the phone as it began to ring again. She bent down and disconnected the phone cord from the wall before she went and sat down again.
Setsuna handed the phone over to Haruka, "She disconnected the phone line."
"Or Mamoru did." Michiru cut in stonily
Nobody said anything to that, they had all heard what Mamoru had done to Usagi...
"Hey, stop, There's Heero!" Duo yelled as he waved at Heero.
Heero turned as Haruka stopped next to Heero, "Heero come one, we're heading towards Usagi's house."
"Why would I want to go there?"
"Duo, he hasn't heard yet." Trowa countered softly
"Heard what?" spat out Heero
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Heero leapt out of the car when Haruka stopped in front of Usagi's house.
"Heero, we'll stay here and wait for you."
Heero nodded his head as he opened the door quietly. It was eerily silent as he closed the door behind him.
Darkness cloaked him as he silently climbed the steps towards the second floor after checking the all the first floor rooms.
Heero opened the door and saw the raised lump in the bedsheets. He closed the door behind him and headed towards it.
Usagi opened her eyes when she felt a hand touch her shoulder. She rolled over and could only see Mamoru leaning over her. She screamed and rolled out of the bed falling onto the floor, she crawled into the corner sobbing, "I didn't tell them. I swear! Please, Mamoru!"
For a minute Heero felt grief strike him hard as she sobbed in the corner.
Heero reached for the light and switched it on, he walked towards Usagi and placed his hand on her swollen shoulder.
He winced when he felt her flinch at the touch, "Usagi."
Usagi shivered and didn't look up, "Usagi, it's me."
Heero gently tilted Usagi's chin up and gritted his teeth when he saw her puffy and bruised neck.
Usagi's vision blurred for a moment as the bright light pierced her eyes.
"Heero."
She said dumbly, she quivered and darted her eyes behind and around Heero.
Heero fully realized what Mamoru had installed in Usagi, he picked Usagi up gently in his arms. As he walked by where she had formerly been sleeping he noticed the spot of dried blood.
He glanced down at Usagi who had buried her face in his chest.
Haruka revved the engine when Heero stepped out of the building.
"Usagi?"
Eyes were immediately riveted to Mamoru's form as he walked down the sidewalk towards Heero and Usagi.
Mamoru narrowed his eyes at Heero, "What are you doing with Usagi!"
"Get your dirty ass out of here bastard." Haruka reached for the cardoor's handle as Mamoru continued towards the two. Heero had come to a stop to watch his descent towards them. He could feel Usagi shivering and push herself against him harder.
Haruka was about to push the door open when Quatre leapt over the side of the car.
"Get the fuck away bastard." Quatre spat out coldly
Mamoru eyed the smaller boy with a bored eye as he continued.
Quatre gritted his teeth as he brought his fist up to connect with Mamoru's chin. He yelped as he fell onto the ground holding his chin, blood was dribbling out of his mouth.
Quatre was rubbing his hand ruefully before he opened the door for Heero and hopped in.
Wufei had been surprised when Quatre had leapt out of the car, he had either thought it would be him or Haruka...not Quatre.
"Will you be okay with her Heero?"
Heero nodded his head, "Thanks Setsuna."
Setsuna nodded her head as she turned to join the rest of the group around the T.V. that they were all half-heartedly watching.
Heero sat on the edge of the bed still holding Usagi. Usagi had fallen asleep and was breathing lightly.
Heero set her down gently on the bed, Usagi's eyes opened instantly and she started to rise out of the bed.
Heero glanced over at her, "Usagi, stay down or else you'll start bleeding all over the sheets."
Usagi obediently lay back down, Heero threw his blood covered shirt on the floor before he reached for the gauze box.
Usagi had changed into a night tank top and shorts.
Heero carefully applied antibacterial spray to Usagi's numerous wounds.
Usagi sighed as she lay back against the headboard, Heero stared at Usagi for a moment.
"Usagi...I'm sorry about earlier."
Usagi looked up faintly, "Oh...that. It's okay." She smiled weakly before she closed her eyes and opened them again.
"Heero, you won't let him get take me will you?"
Heero felt his hand clench into a fist when she referred to 'him'.
He kneeled down and held Usagi in his arms, "Usagi, I would never let him touch you. I love you Usagi."
Usagi looked up, "I love you too Heero...Are you going to go back?"
Heero shrugged his shoulders as he wrapped his arms around her waist as she sat down in his lap.
"Well, I don't know...I'll worry about that later."
Usagi looked up, Heero kissed Usagi on the lips softly. Heero sighed, "Usagi...I love being with you."
Heero smiled as he looked down to find Usagi asleep. He gently placed her under the covers and flicked the lights off.
Hope you guys luv that!~QT-chan
Hey... hope you like the next chapter. ~Luv QT-chan
Chapter 6
Haruka looked around her, the gundam pilots, the senshi, and Miliardo were seated at the large table.
"So...we leave Usagi here while we go and launch an attack against Ashitana."
Trowa nodded his head and folded his hands across his chest, "That's if we can even Make it to her."
"But I don't understand something. How is it possible that Ashitana is able to use magic even though it is black magic?"
"Yes, and how can Usagi be 'contaminated' by the black magic? You weren't" Wufei
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Setsuna sighed and leaned back against the chair, "I don't know...I might have been Mistaken about our magic being drained away. But why is it that we can't transform then?"
There was a silence, "This is so confusing. We transform now and then. Ashitana can use magic in this dimension. Usagi turning evil? What are we supposed to do! This is too confusing."
Setsuna shrugged her shoulders and sighed, "I think we should have a day to think this over. Maybe sleep will help this matter. Until then, this meeting is adjourned."
Quatre sat comfortably on Kanji's broad back, they had trotted around the fifth circuit of his yard. Finally Quatre sighed and tapped Kanji's right shoulder, immediately he swung out to the right and headed towards his house.
"Wait. Kanji, maybe there'll be some answers at the battle area that I've missed..."
Kanji glanced backwards, "If you say so."
It was the third time going to the battlegrounds, Kanji's metal leggings sunk softly in the thick blankets of snow.
"Duo!"
Duo turned and waved, a tired smile was on his lips, "Hey bud! Come to help rummage through the snow?"
Quatre smiled, "Sure why not?"
Duo's Animaton, Unix, was sniffing in the snow carefully, he opened his wings and sent a blast of freezing air towards Kanji.
Quatre leapt off of her back as she jumped in the air and playfully blew gusts of air towards Unix. Unix leapt into the air and brought Kanji down with a single bound, they rolled around in the snow frantically trying to gain the upper hand in the battle of strength.
Duo sighed and sat down on the crumbling remains of the stone bench.
"We'll never get anywhere with this lot playing around like this." Duo motioned towards Unix and Kanji
Quatre smirked, "I know what you mean Duo."
Unix felt a sharp prick of pain in his backside as he rolled over onto his back. He hissed slightly and threw up his back legs sending Kanji backwards in the air.
"Duo, hey come over here and look at what I've found!" Unix crowed proudly
Duo and Quatre trotted over to the area, Kanji landed next to Quatre who placed his hand on his back.
Duo brushed some of the snow away, "Hey you did find something...what do you think it is Quatre?"
Quatre bent over and looked closely at the nearly invisible shards of crystal.
"It's Usagi's crystal!" Kanji neighed out gleefully, "Maybe we can heal her with this!"
Quatre looked up at the sky for a moment and cast his eyes back doubtfully at the shards of crystal.
"So...has anyone come up with anything?"
"We have!!" Duo cried out happily, producing the shards of crystal.
Michiru picked a larger shard of the crystal and held it up, it glowed faintly when she touched it when she laid it back down it ceased glowing.
"That's it!! The Imperium Silver Crystal gave us energy to transform!"
Setsuna glanced up at Michiru, "Why didn't it allow us to transform earlier though?"
"Maybe it didn't see the need to transform us in our senshi forms."
Setsuna sighed, "Michiru, the imperium silver crystal is shattered, what can it do in that form?"
Michiru covered her ears with her hands. "There is a reason why we were able to change and this is the only reasonable one. If you don't have any other suggestions Setsuna then what is the point with arguing?"
Setsuna nodded, "You're right Michiru...it's just our situation is so
weak right now. It's like being lost."
Haruka looked at Hotaru, who was sliding her fingers through the heap of broken crystal shards.
"What should we do with the pieces?"
"Is it possible to make it again?"
"Wait a minute. Quatre, yesterday, said that Usagi's soul was torn in half. Was that true?"
"And is it possible?" Heero stated almost coldly
Quatre's eyes narrowed in thought, "Well, I don't know. Maybe."
"But, Heero is right. What gave you that thought yesterday?" Miliardo questioned
"The battle yesterday, I saw a ghost kind of shape lift from her body. And before that. When the first shot rang out and the crystal shattered I felt something being severed in Usagi."
"That's it!" Hotaru cried
"Hmm?" Trowa turned in her direction
"Don't you get it? The crystal! It's a part of Usagi that was what you felt being severed. Usagi and the crystal are one, they're parts of a whole. Now I understand. The crystals
power was mixed with the black magic that Ashitana had grouped there. When we called on our attacks we used that energy, destroying the seal that held the black magic there.
Usagi's soul isn't destroyed it is the crystal pieces here."
"This is still confusing."
Hotaru sighed, "Okay, lets start from the beginning, the reason the Silver Imperium Crystal was destroyed was because in this universe, Magic IS weak. That's why it was shattered with a single, plain shot from a gun.
Second, if it were true that the Silver Imperium Crystal is part of Usagi's soul then that would explain why the evil was able to enter Usagi since she must have been terribly weakened by that.
Third, when the silver Imperium Crystal was destroyed it released some of its energy enabling us to use that magic to transform and blast through the seal that held the black magic there.
Fourth, the reason Usagi was able to revert back was because of the Silver Imperium Crystal's powers that were interlocked with ours when we transformed using its energy."
"Hotaru explain again, why don't we have our magic powers?"
"We have them, it's just harder to produce them...I think."
Haruka sighed, "This is getting us nowhere, if the crystal is part of Usagi's soul then lets fix it and get it on with."
"But how do we do that?"
"I don't know."
Miliardo sighed and rubbed his forehead.
Kodo clambered up onto Wufei's shoulder, he had shifted himself to 'carry' size as his large dragon size would most likely tear the entire room apart.
"Maybe's and think's won't get us anywhere. Ashitana is leading an attack at this moment. While we sit here and think about maybes, we need to fight her and leave Usagi here. If we cannot do anything for her at the moment then we must move on!"
Faramir who was crouched at the head of the table bunched his powerful muscles to land on the table.
"Kodo is right. I must stay with Usagi, but all of you must go before there is no hope at all."
"But I still," Setsuna started
Haruka glanced up as Miran screeched loudly bringing silence, turning towards Setsuna he hooked his talons again into Haruka's shoulder.
"Setsuna, right now would you prefer staying here to figure out every logical problem that we are in right now as Ashitana takes city over city growing in power as we speak?
Or fight her while there is a window of hope to fly towards?"
"Yes. Setsuna, there is a time for wisdom and fighting. Now we must fight." Horus added gravely.
Setsuna bowed her head in thought, "I am not the leader of this group."
Heero nodded his head, "Nobody is but we must leave now."
"I will stay with Usagi. Seeing as Roji cannot take or help me or any of you."
Heero glanced at Miliardo and nodded, "Do as you wish. But the gundam pilots and
sailor senshi must leave now."
Miliardo and Faramir watched as the last pair of gundam wing pilots and senshi soared into the sky.
Miliardo gathered the crystal in his hand and set it gently on the bedside table next to Usagi. Her breathing was labored and she was wheezing heavily.
Faramir glanced up at Miliardo, "Why did you receive an animaton?"
"Desperate times call for desperate measures."
Faramir glared at him, "So...the fox died in the battle...Roji...I am sorry."
"I am too." Miliardo replied tiredly he sat in a chair by the window falling asleep almost immediately.
The broken crystal parts began to blink with a pink light in the middle of the night, as the full moon's intense light broke through the curtains and touched it. Faramir raised his head and watched the blinking shards, taking a closer look he realized that they were slowly coming together again, like a needle sewing cloth on it's own.
'so...soon Usagi will join the fight.'
"Ashitana's headquarters from these codes tell us that she's in outer space and has built the colony D-1..." Trowa turned off the mini-laptop and stared up at the milky sky.
The small group yelled out together, "Gundam Mode!!"
The nine gundams shot off into the sky with no backward glances.
Miliardo awoke with a start as he felt Faramir's heavy paws set themselves on his knees.
"Faramir, what do you need?"
"The crystal! Look."
Miliardo yawned before creakily rising up out of the cushy chair and staring down at the crystal parts.
"So, it can fix itself..."
Faramir nodded his head, "By moonlight. But tomorrow there is no moon."
Miliardo turned and looked at Faramir, there were only three shards of the crystal that would fit perfectly together but would slide apart almost immediately after they were set down.
"What are we going to do then? I can't think of anything."
Faramir eyed Miliardo for a minute, "The silver Imperium changed us into different beings. I don't even think that we're robot anymore. But that's a guess..."
"Why?"
"I had a dream last night. A dream. Mechanical beings cannot...dream as humans or organic beings can."
Miliardo eyed Faramir, "And what has that to do with Usagi and the crystal?"
"A voice came to me yesterday. It discussed the same matter that you're discussing right now with me."
Faramir leaned his beak down and carefully lapped up the remains of the tea.
"I know how to awaken Usagi temporarily so she can repair the Silver Imperium Crystal herself."
Miliardo leaned forwards eagerly, "And how do we do that?"
Faramir glanced up at Miliardo a troubled smile appeared.
Miliardo looked down on Usagi's pale face, taking a last glance at Faramir he leaned down and let his lips meet Usagi's.
Miliardo could feel a line of energy draw him towards an unknown destination. He was floating in a black abyss, small balls of light hovered everywhere there. Reaching out a hand and touching it he gasped and felt Heero's lips on his and felt the pleasure out of his touch. Taking his hand away from the ball of light he touched his lips. Even though nobody was there he could feel himself blushing furiously.
A human giggle resounded in the abyss, then it spoke, "Did you enjoy that Zechs? Oh, yea, you go now by Miliardo Peacecraft. If I am not mistaken."
Usagi's body appeared thin, baby blue diamonds were constantly circling around her as she seemed to step down and appear in front of Miliardo from mid air.
"Faramir received your message." Miliardo replied quietly
Usagi turned to him in interest, "Really now... I didn't know if my magic would be strong enough to travel to him...But you see, I need a large amount of energy, that's why you're here. But you'll feel really drained, maybe to the point where you can't move. But you need to know that before you want to even try to help me."
Miliardo held his hand out, Usagi smiled slightly before she took it in hers.
Usagi's eyes flew open, Miliardo lay slumped over her, gently she dragged him onto the bed and climbed out herself. Wincing as she felt the sharp pains all over her body.
Usagi smiled and leaned down and let her lips touch Miliardo's.
"Thank you Zechs."
She held up the now, whole, Imperium Silver Crystal, it disappeared after a moment or two.
Usagi smiled at Faramir, "We better catch up with the others."
She opened the window and took a last glance at Miliardo before jumping out the window onto Faramir's silky back.
"Gundam Mode!!"
The gundam blasted into space faster then an eye could catch.
"We're nearing the base."
"Right, lets go then!"
The gundams warily edged towards the space station before they were in shooting distance. Firing they're cannons they watched as the attacks blasted into the side of the space station.
Setsuna gasped, "It didn't even scratch!"
Several more volleys of ammunition were fired before the group knew that firing another volley would be a waist of ammunition.
"What do we do?"
"I found a duct over here, maybe we should enter by here. It might be easier to destroy the station from the inside."
"Right lets go and get this over with!" Trowa stopped Heero
"Heero, I know you want to get back to Usagi as soon as you can but don't rush things and be stupid."
Heero glared at the screen of Trowa before nodding his head and closing the transmission.
"It's too small for our gundams to go any further." Quatre called out as he stopped Kanji in front of the small duct.
"We could go in on weapons mode though." Wufei eyed the duct
"Then lets break out the space suits!" Hotaru called out happily
Duo coughed quietly at Hotaru's gleeful voice before he stepped out of the cockpit in his own space suit.
Hanging onto their Animatons the senshi and the gundam pilots entered the colony D-1...
Usagi leaned back against the seat, "How much longer Faramir?"
"Not long. Would you like me to wake you when we reach the destination."
Usagi nodded her head as she cat napped.
Quatre gasped, "This isn't a colony! This is some kind of jungle!"
Michiru sighed, "It looks like Ashitana knew we would be coming beforehand."
Quatre turned to Michiru, "But how could she prepare this in just a few days?"
Michiru shrugged, "I don't know. It looks like she's going to make us go through this jungle to get to her."
Haruka nodded her head as she Miran preened between his metal plaited wings, "I don't mind as long as we get a good battle going."
Haruka smiled crookedly, "Lets just get going."
They discarded their space gear and entered the forest.
"Usagi, we've arrived. But it doesn't look like the gundams are around."
Usagi nodded her head, "Then they must have gone in."
"But why?"
Usagi shrugged her shoulders, "It's gotta be for a good reason so stop wasting time and lets go!"
Faramir could be heard sighing as he blasted towards an open duct in the space station.
Wufei unsheathed his sword as they came to some thickly grown bamboo trees.
Haruka sighed, "This is going to take forever."
Wufei snorted, "Can you get us through faster?"
Haruka reached into her trench coat and brought out a small gun, "Sure."
Wufei stepped aside as Haruka began to blast a path for them, Wufei kept his sword at the ready even though he knew the others were bound to have their weapons ready. As they stepped out of the overgrown bamboo shoot area they stopped and scanned the area around them. It was covered in short grass with trees here and there.
Trowa shaded his eyes, "It's getting hotter."
Setsuna nodded her head, "She's got to be a genius to be able to moderate temperatures like this in a space station."
"Something's coming!" Setsuna yelled out as she and the others pulled out guns and stood at the ready.
Heero pressed the trigger, he gasped and nearly fell off of his feet as Usagi burst from the undergrowth.
"Usagi," Heero looked at her unbelievingly
Usagi grinned before glancing back as Faramir jumped out of the undergrowth panting lightly. He looked up at the surrounding group, "Those things are hard on our heels Usagi."
Usagi grabbed her gun as a black blob shot out of the undergrowth.
It splattered around the clearing from Usagi's bullet.
"Just to let you know, we can't change into gundam mode."
"What!"
"I tried it earlier to squash this thing, but Faramir couldn't go into gundam mode."
Heero gritted his teeth, "Let's lock and load!"
(an:luv that phrase...lol,jk)
The black bob's separate parts had surrounded the small group immediately. It rippled before flying into the air to attack.
Gunfire broke out shooting the thing into smaller pieces but they continued their flight towards the group.
Heero ripped off one of the black blobs as it latched onto his skin, "How the hell do we destroy this thing!"
"Get the fuck off!" Duo yelped as three of the small things latched onto him.
Usagi gritted her teeth as another one of the things latched onto her, "Animatons!"
"Right,"
Kodo whipped his tail at a black blob that had come too close to him, opening his mouth he shot out a beam of ice.
Faramir and the others were doing the same, Hotaru sighed in relief, "Thank you"
Kana smiled, "Let's just get going."
Hotaru pulled herself up onto Kana's back as Kana lifted into the air with her velvety wings.
The senshi and gundam pilots followed suit.
Michiru couldn't help but love the feeling of Cheek's silky otter fur, Cheek glanced back at Michiru as she stroked his fur.
Kanji sighed as he got no response from his rider, Quatre was too busy watching Michiru and Cheek as they flew in front of them.
Kanji soared next to Cheek, Quatre blushed as Michiru turned to look at him.
"Hi Michiru." He could feel his cheeks burning
Michiru smiled crookedly, "How are you doing?"
"Great."
Cheek snorted and turned to Kanji, "They're never going to get to it."
Kanji shrugged his shoulders, "Not my fault Quatre's so shy."
Quatre gripped Kanji's mane tighter, Kanji smirked before he dipped downwards closer to Trowa.
Quatre turned his attention to Wufei and Kodo, Kodo's back was broad enough for Wufei to stand on. Quatre blinked in surprise as Kodo blasted a fireball out of his mouth to strike a tree below.
Wufei glanced down at Kodo before letting his glance stray back to their destination.
"Wufei what are you doing?"
Wufei eyed Duo warily, "I'm not doing anything."
"Yea, Kodo's setting flame to tree's down there for no reason."
Wufei smirked, "If you have a problem with that, why don't you talk to Kodo about it?"
Kodo swung his head up and let a tendril of steam blast upwards in Duo's face. Unix swerved upwards as Kodo blasted a fireball at them.
Usagi glanced down as Duo swerved up, Faramir quickly swung to the side as Duo swerved crazily upwards, still dodging fireballs.
"Kodo, that's enough."
Kodo snorted at Duo before turning his attention back down towards the ground.
"I would stop if I were you."
Ashitana appeared from mid air she looked pale and drawn, "Turn back and I will spare you."
Usagi grabbed her gun, "I think it's the other way around Ashitana."
Ashitana smiled, "Take your best shot!"
Electricity sparkled between Bane's horns before he shot out a beam of electricity.
Ashitana raised her hand and a twister of black air spun around her deflecting the attack.
Usagi gasped, "How is it possible your able to use magic in this dimension?"
Ashitana smiled, "I'm a powerful magician where I come from."
Ashitana shot out a ray of purple magic, Usagi and the group soared downwards to avoid the attack.
Ashitana soared after them, Faramir stopped in mid air, his tail produced metal darts which shot out at Ashitana. Ashitana used her magic to block the attack.
Landing on the ground Usagi grabbed her gun and fired, Ashitana was faster then ever she suddenly vanished and appeared in front of Usagi and grabbed her by the throat. Faramir opened his mouth and fired at Ashitana, Ashitana lifted into the air.
She smirked coldly at Usagi's face, Heero lifted his gun, "Heero! If you fire you might hit Usagi from this distance!" Trowa called out lowering his own gun
Heero narrowed his eyes, "Ashitana! Come down here and fight!"
Ashitana smiled, "I'll kill her. If you don't leave and lower your weapons right now, I'll destroy her!"
Heero and the other stood indecisively, Usagi sputtered for air. Heero lowered his gun and threw it down on the ground.
He turned to Bane, "Lets go Bane."
"But Heero!"
Heero silenced Bane with a single glare as he jumped onto his back.
Heero and the others gasped when they heard a gunshot ring out in the air.
Usagi smiled faintly, "Unfortunately Ashitana, magic isn't the strongest force in this dimension."
Usagi dropped her gun and lost consciousness as Ashitana dropped her. Faramir leapt into the air and caught her in his massive jaws.
Heero grabbed Usagi in his grasp as Faramir let his jaws go slack.
Ashitana was slowly sinking to the ground, "I have a few tricks of my own senshi!" she gasped out gripping her side as blood dripped between her fingers.
Setsuna looked up as a black portal hole began to form in the air, "She's getting away!"
Usagi opened her eyes and rubbed her throat ruefully as she was gently put on her feet. Usagi turned and looked at Heero, he stared back at her silently. Usagi looked up and gasped, "Setsuna! It's the portal!"
Setsuna glanced at the senshi behind her then she briefly met eyes with Trowa. Trowa sighed and put his gun away, Setsuna looked at Trowa one last time before she and the three senshi behind her leapt into the portal.
Hotaru kissed Duo roughly on the lips, tears were in her eyes as she was pulled away by Kana.
"Duo I'll miss you! Shingami!"
Duo's mouth opened to say something but he closed it and looked down.
Usagi turned to look at Heero before she leapt into the air on Faramir's back and went into the diminishing portal hole.
Ashitana fell onto the sidewalk, she dragged herself up as the senshi stormed out after her.
Usagi turned to see Mugen school standing imperiously against the skyline.
"We're home!"
Setsuna smiled slightly before she turned to Ashitana, "Ashitana! It's your time for death!"
Ashitana smiled, "You forget, I'm the mistress of magic!"
"MOON ETERNAL MAKE UP!"
Usagi glanced at herself and the senshi in subtle surprise as she saw that their trench coats had remained with them even though there were no weapons attached to it anymore.
The senshi stood now before Ashitana in their fuku's Usagi stepped forwards.
"You forget Ashitana that I am invincible."
Ashitana sneered, "We'll see about that!"
She stood up and formed a ball of energy in her hands, she blasted it forwards towards Usagi.
"Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!"
Ashitana screamed as Usagi's attack blasted through hers and hit her.
Ashitana screamed at Usagi in anger, "You little bitch!"
Usagi narrowed her eyes, "How do you open the portal?"
"I'll never tell you!"
"What if your life is at stake?"
"Ha-ha, don't worry I'll die happy knowing that you cannot return to the Mecha dimension."
"Last chance!"
Ashitana watched in subtle surprise as Usagi turned and started walking away.
Ashitana smirked she threw her hands up, Usagi stopped and turned.
"Uranus Space Sword Buster!"
"Saturn Silence Wall!"
The two attacks smashed into each other and formed one massive attack, it blasted through the beam and left Ashitana's hands smoking.
Sailor Neptune and Sailor Pluto looked down at Ashitana, "Tell your maker to try and find us worthier opponents! PLUTO DEAD SCREAM!"
"NEPTUNE SUBMARINE VIOLIN TIDE!"
Usagi turned to the senshi, "Looks like we're home..."
Hotaru detransformed and looked at the air where the portal had just stood.
Setsuna sighed heavily, "I guess that's it..."
Setsuna turned to the Animatons, "Welcome to our dimension."
The five Animatons glanced around at the area, "This is quiet..."
Michiru managed a small smile, "You could put it that way."
"I'm going to go home." Usagi said tiredly as she and Faramir walked side by side down the rest of the sidewalk.
Haruka glanced down at Miran, Miran downsized and hopped onto Haruka's shoulder as Cheek ran impishly up Michiru's arm.
"I wish we had a chance to say goodbye." Michiru whispered as the four began to walk up the street.
Hotaru sniffled, "I'm going to miss my Shingami."
Setsuna turned and smiled sympathetically at Hotaru, "I think...I think I'll miss someone too."
Hotaru looked up, "You mean Trowa?"
Setsuna remained silent as Horus affectionately nibbled her earlobe.
"Setsuna!"
Setsuna turned in time to see Kana disappear into thin air, "What the?" She turned to Horus to find that he was slowly fading.
"Horus!"
Michiru looked at her hands still warm from holding Cheek in her hands, "Setsuna...This Dimension isn't for them...They don't belong here."
Setsuna watched in quiet anguish as Horus disappeared fully, Haruka picked up a feather that had fallen to the ground from Miran's coat.
"I wish that they could have stayed..."
The feather melted away in Haruka's hand as she turned and walked with the others towards their apartment.
"Usagi?"
Usagi turned to see Mamoru at the temple steps, "Oh...Hi Mamoru."
"Where have you been all this time?" Mamoru stepped up and walked towards Usagi bringing her into a hug.
Usagi pulled out of Mamoru's hug, "In another dimension."
"That's what the scouts thought but they weren't sure. They just saw you disappear in a portal hole."
Usagi nodded her head, dimly aware that she had begun to walk away from Mamoru.
Mamoru grabbed Usagi's hand, "Hey were are you going? Aren't you going to give me a kiss."
Usagi winced as the thought rushed into her, "No."
"But Usagi?"
"Listen Mamoru. This dimension. That I went to, had a person there that I happened to have fallen in love with."
Mamoru blinked, "But Usagi, you can't see him anymore if I'm right. You can't create a dimensional portal! So you might as well be happy with me for the rest of your life."
"Mamoru the only reason I felt bound to you was because of our future. But it won't really change. There'll just be no annoying Rini around and no you. I'll marry someone else if I have to!"
Mamoru smacked Usagi on the cheek, Usagi looked up in surprise, "What was that for? I was just telling you the truth Mamoru-san so let go of me."
Mamoru tightened his hold on Usagi's wrist before he hit her in the stomach with his knee. Then he did something that surprised her the most as she felt a knife slice into her side.
Usagi felt anger mingled with a fierce fear run through her as Mamoru dragged her towards his apartment.
Usagi struggled weakly before she received a blow to the head.
"Heero! Lets go this place is going down!" Duo yelled at the lone figure
The space station had started to crumble after the portal had closed, "Usagi will come back." Heero answered not turning towards Duo, Bane was sitting on his haunches next to Heero.
Duo swallowed, he looked at Wufei who sighed and motioned for Duo to go.
"Heero, if Usagi and the other do come back they'll know where to find us. It's not worth risking your life for when they'll probably come to Quatre's mansion."
Heero grimaced but nodded his head as he flew behind Wufei.
Heero stared at the empty space where the space station had just been before turning and following the other gundam pilots.
Wufei landed the gundam and jumped out, Kodo sniffed the air, "Nobodies been here."
"I didn't think they would be able to come back." Wufei said tiredly
Heero sighed, "Well, at least there's no OZ to deal with now."
Duo remained silent, "I'll miss Hotaru."
Trowa and Quatre remained silent at the remark, Quatre looked up and yelped as multiple bodies landed on him.
Heero turned in surprise, "Faramir, what are you doing here?"
Faramir looked up in surprise, "We don't know. We were in Usagi's dimension one minute and then we were flying through this tunnel thing and landed back here."
"It's got to be because Mecha objects aren't allowed to pass through." Horus edged in knowledgably.
Kana looked up gruffly, "Well, if you haven't noticed the dimensional portal won't stay open for long from dumping us so I would think that..."
Trowa glanced at the surrounding gundam pilots, they stood indecisively at the decision that demanded their attention.
"I'm going."
Wufei turned towards Duo, he bit his lip, "I don't think another OZ group is going to come up for a while and the Animatons can deal with it since they're not able to remain in Usagi's dimension...I'm going."
Duo looked at Unix sadly, "You won't mind bud will you?"
Unix looked at Duo before looking at the ground, "No..."
Duo laid a gentle hand down on Unix's head before jumping through the portal.
Duo landed on his feet and jumped to the side as Trowa and Quatre were dumped down also. Wufei and Heero were last through they looked up at the portal which was still open.
It vanished after a minute or two, the group turned and looked around.
"This looks like old age Japan." Wufei commented dryly
"We better get an apartment."
"We don't have any money though."
"Oh, shit how are we supposed to get around then?"
Quatre shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know. Things might be different in this universe."
"That's why we need to find the senshi as fast as we can to figure that problem out."
Michiru looked out the restaurant window, "Oh my gosh, Haruka, look."
Haruka looked out the window and gasped, "How'd they get here?"
Hotaru peered over Michiru's shoulder, "That definitely doesn't matter!"
Hotaru jumped out of the booth and ran out the restaurant.
"Duo would you shut up!" Wufei yelled irately
Duo made a face at Wufei, "I'll sing 99 bottles on the wall if I freaking want to!"
"Duo!"
"What!"
Duo turned to the voice and came face to face with Hotaru, "Hotaru!"
Hotaru grinned and hugged Duo tightly, "It's so good to see you!"
Duo grinned and hugged her back, Quatre glanced up as Setsuna, Michiru, and Haruka joined the scene.
Trowa surprised himself and Setsuna as he leaned in and kissed her on the lips. Setsuna looked at Trowa with wide eyes before she broke into a blush, "Nice to see you too..."
Haruka and Wufei stood next to each other as everyone re-met each other.
Michiru watched as Quatre began to blush lightly, "Michiru...Um, I was wondering, since I've never been here if you could, take me around and show me the area..."
Michiru nodded her head, her eyes sparkling as Quatre smiled quietly at her.
Haruka spotted Heero leaning against the brick wall on the outskirts of the group. Michiru had seen Haruka's newly directed attention and turned too.
Duo had seen both women direct their attention towards Heero, "Where's Usagi?"
Heero barely glanced up at the question asked.
Haruka shrugged, "I don't know, she might have gone to her house."
"Cool, we could spend the night there!"
Hotaru smirked, "Yea if you don't ruin anything, Usagi's inherited the house from her parents so you should be careful not to bring it down."
Setsuna opened the door and stepped in, she glanced around, Haruka entered behind Setsuna.
"Nobodies here..."
"Strange...I could've sworn she would be here."
"Maybe she's at Mamoru's." Hotaru suggested in a small voice.
Heero turned towards Hotaru, "Who's Mamoru?"
"Mamoru is...he is Usagi's future husband."
"Do you mean she's engaged?"
"No, but she and Mamoru have seen their future where they are to be married..."
There was an abominable silence after Michiru had spoken those words, Quatre tightened his grip on Michiru's hand.
Heero suddenly turned and walked down the street, Michiru bit her lip.
Haruka looked at Setsuna, "The future...can be altered."
Setsuna shrugged her shoulders, "I really don't know. If I were still the guardian of time I could tell you. But I am a sailor scout now."
Haruka looked at the lone figure walking silently down the street.
Usagi opened her eyes, she looked around and gasped, 'I'm at mamoru's, but how'd I get here'
Usagi sat up and quickly grabbed the sheet up and pulled it over he body as she realized she was sparsely dressed.
"So you're up."
Usagi stared wide-eyed at Mamoru who came into the room and was setting up his table for two.
"Mamoru how'd I get here, what am I doing in your bed first off."
Usagi felt small and vulnerable, Mamoru glanced over at her coldly, "You know Usagi, I always loved you...for your future that is. I want to be King Endymion, and when the time comes you'll be my ticket to becoming King. So Usagi, you need to stay with me for awhile."
Mamoru disappeared into the kitchen, Usagi looked around her and grabbed her shirt and clothes. Quickly she dressed and started heading towards the door.
Usagi looked down when her foot kicked something aside, she picked it up. Her heart froze, "Yea, Usagi I had to drug you to get you in bed with me. But it's okay, there's nothing to worry about."
Usagi looked up and threw the bottle at Mamoru, Mamoru ducked and the pills hit the wall. Pills scattered everywhere, Mamoru looked angrily at Usagi.
Usagi took a single step back, but Mamoru quickly ran up and grabbed her by the neck with his hand.
Usagi uttered a strangled scream as he slammed her into the wall repeatedly before he threw her onto the bed.
"Don't you ever do that again!" He yelled at her hoarsely
Usagi bit her lip and ducked to the side of Mamoru and ran desperately for the door.
Mamoru bent and grabbed her leg, she fell and turned over to kick him away when he viciously threw her leg down and kicked her in the side. Usagi yelped in pain and tried to reach for the door again but curled up in pain as Mamoru pummeled her side with his fist. Usagi screamed as Mamoru reached for a knife and cut her in various places.
Finally he grabbed her by the neck and threw her down onto the bed again, but this time he kept his hold on her neck.
Usagi struggled, but he had straddled her legs so that she couldn't kick them out. Things became blurry and doubled, Mamoru gave a final hard push to her neck before he let go and walked back into the kitchen, leaving Usagi unconscious on the bed.
Hotaru gripped her napkin tightly as she stared out the window, Duo glanced worriedly at Hotaru.
"Hotu-chan is something wrong?"
"No...I just have a bad feeling is all?"
"About Usagi? She'll be fine, as you said she's probably over at that guy's house..."
Hotaru nodded her head and shrugged off most of the feeling that had flooded into her that morning.
Michiru stopped in the middle of talking and stared out at the sea, "The sea is screaming in my ears."
Quatre looked at Michiru, "Michiru? Are you alright?"
Michiru looked down at the sidewalk, "I think so...Do you mind if we go to Usagi's house to check if she's there?"
"Sure!" Quatre gently wrapped his arm around Michiru as they headed towards Usagi's house.
Haruka swerved her car to a stop, Wufei jumped down from the stands, "So I take it you're a race car driver."
Haruka smirked, "When'd you find out?"
Trowa and Setsuna waved at Haruka as she climbed out of the car, she couldn't explain the twisting and churning of her stomach as she got out of the race car. She looked at Setsuna, she was too far off to see particularly well so she couldn't see if Setsuna was feeling the same way as she was or not.
Usagi opened her eyes to utter silence, she coughed lightly and touched her throat tenderly which stung as she gently touched it. She walked quietly towards the door she stopped when she spotted Mamoru slumped on the couch, five to six beer bottles were grouped on the table with another one in his hand.
Usagi grabbed her trench coat and headed out the door.
Heero stopped in surprise as he spotted Usagi in her trench coat walking down the sidewalk. She was limping faintly but Heero couldn't see that in his anguished anger.
"Usagi!"
Usagi half expected Mamoru to be behind her when she turned she stood still in surprise as Heero stood there instead.
"Usagi, why didn't you tell me about Mamoru! All this time you've just been lying to me all this time!"
Usagi had frozen when he had mentioned Mamoru, the only thing that Mamoru had installed in Usagi was a permanent fear of him.
Heero glared at Usagi when she didn't respond he snorted and turned and walked away.
Usagi blinked and came to in time to see Heero's back disappearing around the corner. She turned when someone tapped her on the shoulder a few minutes later.
Usagi jumped and half started to run when the person grabbed her hand. Usagi turned fearfully to face the person.
"Usagi?"
Usagi could only see Mamoru in her mind as she yelped and pulled against the grip of the person.
Quatre quickly grabbed Usagi by her waist as he saw Michiru struggling with her.
"Usagi!" Michiru whispered in a frightened voice as Usagi blinked and saw Michiru for the first time.
"Michiru?"
"Yes Usagi, it's me." Michiru was more then shocked as Usagi clutched at Michiru's hand that she had been restraining against just a few minutes ago.
Quatre worriedly partly held Usagi up, her Trench Coat's collar was slightly open. That's how Quatre saw the furious red markings on her neck.
"Usagi! What happened to your neck?"
Michiru glanced up at Quatre as he kneeled down and held Usagi in a sitting position. Usagi struggled, Michiru grabbed Usagi's face in her hands, "Usagi! It's okay, please, it's me, Michiru."
Usagi stopped struggling but Quatre could feel her quivering in his hands, Michiru parted the collar of the Trench Coat and gasped.
Tears began to fill Michiru's eyes as she grabbed Usagi in a hug.
"Michiru, what's wrong?"
Michiru couldn't talk her throat was choked up with tears, Quatre pulled Usagi's trench coat collar down and gasped.
His eyes were riveted to her neck, "Usagi, Usagi who did this to you?"
Usagi huddled against Michiru, "Usagi, please tell me who did this to you." Michiru repeated urgently, she could feel her shivering under her hands.
"Mamoru didn't mean to!" Usagi burst out
Michiru could have sworn that she had an out of body experience as the words burst from Usagi's mouth.
Quatre looked up as a dark blue BMW Porsche sports car
(seats on each side of car...just make a lot of seats in your imagination when you think of the car) was driving up the road, he recognized Haruka and waved his hands to signal her. Haruka saw him immediately and drove over to the side of the road.
Usagi trembled before she broke out of Michiru's hold and ran down the sidewalk.
Wufei's eyes showed clear confusion, "What's wrong with her?"
Haruka caught Michiru as she sank to her knees, "Michiru, what's wrong!?!"
Haruka suddenly stepped away from Michiru as Michiru held up her blood soaked hands.
"Oh my god, Michiru, what happened?" Hotaru said in a strangled voice
Trowa stared after Usagi before he turned towards Michiru, Setsuna was already bent over and wiping the blood away.
Duo couldn't tear his eyes away from the warm blood, it disgusted him and confused him at the same time.
"Haruka, Usagi..."
Usagi slammed the door shut behind her, she was trembling and quivering uncontrollably as she slipped her shoes off and walked up to her room.
"Call her and tell her we're on the way Setsuna."
Setsuna nodded her head as she took the cell-phone from Haruka.
Usagi faintly heard the telephone ring on her bedside table, she was leaning against the far end of her bed facing the clear glass patio sliding doors.
"She's not answering."
"Are you sure she's just not there?" Hotaru suggested
Setsuna shook her head, "Where else has she got to go? I'll call again."
Usagi stood up and walked to the phone as it began to ring again. She bent down and disconnected the phone cord from the wall before she went and sat down again.
Setsuna handed the phone over to Haruka, "She disconnected the phone line."
"Or Mamoru did." Michiru cut in stonily
Nobody said anything to that, they had all heard what Mamoru had done to Usagi...
"Hey, stop, There's Heero!" Duo yelled as he waved at Heero.
Heero turned as Haruka stopped next to Heero, "Heero come one, we're heading towards Usagi's house."
"Why would I want to go there?"
"Duo, he hasn't heard yet." Trowa countered softly
"Heard what?" spat out Heero
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Heero leapt out of the car when Haruka stopped in front of Usagi's house.
"Heero, we'll stay here and wait for you."
Heero nodded his head as he opened the door quietly. It was eerily silent as he closed the door behind him.
Darkness cloaked him as he silently climbed the steps towards the second floor after checking the all the first floor rooms.
Heero opened the door and saw the raised lump in the bedsheets. He closed the door behind him and headed towards it.
Usagi opened her eyes when she felt a hand touch her shoulder. She rolled over and could only see Mamoru leaning over her. She screamed and rolled out of the bed falling onto the floor, she crawled into the corner sobbing, "I didn't tell them. I swear! Please, Mamoru!"
For a minute Heero felt grief strike him hard as she sobbed in the corner.
Heero reached for the light and switched it on, he walked towards Usagi and placed his hand on her swollen shoulder.
He winced when he felt her flinch at the touch, "Usagi."
Usagi shivered and didn't look up, "Usagi, it's me."
Heero gently tilted Usagi's chin up and gritted his teeth when he saw her puffy and bruised neck.
Usagi's vision blurred for a moment as the bright light pierced her eyes.
"Heero."
She said dumbly, she quivered and darted her eyes behind and around Heero.
Heero fully realized what Mamoru had installed in Usagi, he picked Usagi up gently in his arms. As he walked by where she had formerly been sleeping he noticed the spot of dried blood.
He glanced down at Usagi who had buried her face in his chest.
Haruka revved the engine when Heero stepped out of the building.
"Usagi?"
Eyes were immediately riveted to Mamoru's form as he walked down the sidewalk towards Heero and Usagi.
Mamoru narrowed his eyes at Heero, "What are you doing with Usagi!"
"Get your dirty ass out of here bastard." Haruka reached for the cardoor's handle as Mamoru continued towards the two. Heero had come to a stop to watch his descent towards them. He could feel Usagi shivering and push herself against him harder.
Haruka was about to push the door open when Quatre leapt over the side of the car.
"Get the fuck away bastard." Quatre spat out coldly
Mamoru eyed the smaller boy with a bored eye as he continued.
Quatre gritted his teeth as he brought his fist up to connect with Mamoru's chin. He yelped as he fell onto the ground holding his chin, blood was dribbling out of his mouth.
Quatre was rubbing his hand ruefully before he opened the door for Heero and hopped in.
Wufei had been surprised when Quatre had leapt out of the car, he had either thought it would be him or Haruka...not Quatre.
"Will you be okay with her Heero?"
Heero nodded his head, "Thanks Setsuna."
Setsuna nodded her head as she turned to join the rest of the group around the T.V. that they were all half-heartedly watching.
Heero sat on the edge of the bed still holding Usagi. Usagi had fallen asleep and was breathing lightly.
Heero set her down gently on the bed, Usagi's eyes opened instantly and she started to rise out of the bed.
Heero glanced over at her, "Usagi, stay down or else you'll start bleeding all over the sheets."
Usagi obediently lay back down, Heero threw his blood covered shirt on the floor before he reached for the gauze box.
Usagi had changed into a night tank top and shorts.
Heero carefully applied antibacterial spray to Usagi's numerous wounds.
Usagi sighed as she lay back against the headboard, Heero stared at Usagi for a moment.
"Usagi...I'm sorry about earlier."
Usagi looked up faintly, "Oh...that. It's okay." She smiled weakly before she closed her eyes and opened them again.
"Heero, you won't let him get take me will you?"
Heero felt his hand clench into a fist when she referred to 'him'.
He kneeled down and held Usagi in his arms, "Usagi, I would never let him touch you. I love you Usagi."
Usagi looked up, "I love you too Heero...Are you going to go back?"
Heero shrugged his shoulders as he wrapped his arms around her waist as she sat down in his lap.
"Well, I don't know...I'll worry about that later."
Usagi looked up, Heero kissed Usagi on the lips softly. Heero sighed, "Usagi...I love being with you."
Heero smiled as he looked down to find Usagi asleep. He gently placed her under the covers and flicked the lights off.
Hope you guys luv that!~QT-chan