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SailormoonT: Tragedy
Written By Neko Athena^o,o^
Rating: PG-13
Comments, Rants, Etc.: supremethunder4@bolt.com,
RE: SailormoonT!

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~ Author's Notes :

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Episode 2
Good-bye, Odango Atama! Usagi makes a wish.

::Usagi is walking home. She has just left Chibi-usa and
Mamoru at the perfume cart. She walks briskly, but keeps her
eyes on the ground. She passes the Crown Arcade without even
looking in. Inside, Rei watches Minako pound on an arcade
machine with a sweat drop on the side of her head. Rei looks
up to see Usagi walk bye and calls to her, but her voice
cannot be heard through the glass. She grabs Minako's arm
and pulls her outside to catch Usagi.::

Min. "Ouch! Hey, what did you do that for?"
Rei, waving her arm "U-SA-GI!!!!"
Min., looking ahead, then waving as well "Oh! Hi, Usagi!"

::Usagi continues for a few step, then turns abruptly. She
was in deep thought, and her reaction was delayed. Seeing
the girls, she walks back to where they are standing, in front
of the arcade.::

Usa. "Hello, Rei-sama." she bows "Hello, Minako."
Rei, her smile fading, cocking an eyebrow "Rei-SAMA? What
are you up to?"
Usa. "Nothing, I just thought that because you are a
priestess, that I should start addressing you with more
respect."
Min., confused "Usagi, are you feeling well? Perhaps you have
caught a cold..."
Usa., smiling "No, I'm just a little tired right now, that's
all."
Rei, sweat-drops "All right, enough! You are obviously
playing some kind of game, and I want to know what it's all
about! You are NEVER that polite, even when you're supposed
to be!"

::As Rei continues scolding Usagi, her voice raises. Michiru
and Haruka are walking down the sidewalk, coming from a cafe.
They see the girls, and walk up behind them.::

Har. "Odango being polite? She MUST be up to something!"
Mic. "Yes, that is certainly not normal Usagi behavior."

::The girls all start to laugh, but then Haruka and
Michiru see Usagi's reaction and are confused. She is staring
hard at the ground, biting her lip. Then, she looks up and
smiles weakly.::

Usa. "You call me 'Odango Atama' because I always act so
silly and rude. I guess it's fitting..."
Rei, finishing her laugh "Of course it's fitting, you might
as well change your name to 'Odango Tsukino'!"

::Rei and Minako laugh again, but Haruka and Michiru are
silent. They see Usagi smile again and look back to the
ground. Small tears hang on her eyes, but she blinks them
away. Haruka and Michiru look at each other as a cold wind
blows over the girls.::

Har. Usagi has never been so hurt by one of Rei's comments.
She looks as if her heart is breaking! I'm getting that
feeling again. Something is... wrong. With this whole day.
Mic. Poor Usagi. I feel the emotions in her crash like
the breakers, but why is she so sad?
Usa., while they laugh "I know I must be embarrassing."
Har. "We'll see you girls later."

::The older girls leave, troubled. Rei and Minako end their
laughing fit.::

Min. "So, Usagi-chan, want to come in and play some Sailor-V
with us? Even though the machine is rigged and it is
im-POSSIBLE to win, I still shall have my revenge!"
Usa. "No, thank you, Minako, I should be going home... where
I belong."
Rei "Hey, weren't you supposed to be out with Mamoru and
Chibi-usa-chan?"
Usa., smiling again and shaking her head "No, they'll have
a lot more fun without me in the way. Chibi-usa deserves
a happy outing with Mamoru. I've ruined all the rest.
You're right, Rei-sama. An 'Odango Atama' like me is
embarrassing. I'm sorry for that. I'll try from now on to
act more mature. Bye!"

::With that, she turns and walks away down the sidewalk
toward home. Rei and Minako gasp, their eyes bulging. They
turn to each other with shocked looks on their faces.::

Rei and Min. "She left Chibi-usa-chan alone with Mamoru!?
She MUST be really sick!"

*~*~*

::Usagi opens the door to her room, enters, and pushes the
door closed behind her. She walks over to her bed and lays
down. Curling up, with her knees against her chest, she faces
the wall and stares hard. She is thinking about what
happened that day, and doesn't hear Luna come in. Luna hops
up onto the bed behind Usagi and walks up toward her head.::

Lun. "Usagi, what are you doing home so early? Weren't you
out with Mamoru and Chibi-usa?"
Usa., sobbing quietly "No, I...just got tired, that's all..."

::Luna steps back, concerned.::

Lun. "Usagi-chan, what's the matter? What happened today?"
Usa., taking a deep breath to calm herself "Nothing, Luna,
really, I'm fine...just, so tired..."
Lun., hesitantly "Well, all right, I'll let you rest, then.
But if you need anything, just call for me, okay?"
Usa. "Okay, you got it."

::Luna turns and jumps off the bed. As she walks out the door
and down the hall, she still worries that something happened
while she was out, and decides to try to find Mamoru or the
other girls to find out what. Back in her room, Usagi sniffs
and pulls herself to the side of the bed to sit up. She pulls
out the pouch containing the perfume bottle, and sits it of
the table beside her bed. She stares at it for a long time.::

Usa. Mamoru is always embarrassed to be seen with me, but I
can't really blame him. I act so childish.

::She thinks of the cake incident earlier in the day and other
times he has been embarrassed by her.::

Usa. I can't believe I put him through that. Why has he
stayed with me? Probably because he's too nice to tell me
that he hates me.

::Now she envisions Chibi-usa, screaming at her.::

Usa. Chibi-usa doesn't mind, though. Children are too
innocent to worry about someone else's feelings. She always
says she hates me and wants me to go away, but I've been
stubborn and selfish. Why couldn't I take the hint? She seems
so much happier when she's with Mamoru or one of the other
girls.

::Rei now enters her thoughts, and she remembers all the times
they have gotten into fights. Rei's words from the day echo
in her mind. '...you might as well change your name to Odango
Tsukino!'.::

Usa. Rei is right. I'm such a clumsy, stupid girl. Now I
see what they were trying to tell me. All this time, I
ignored them because I thought they were only teasing, but it's
true. The others must feel the same way. They all just
feel sorry for me, and feel guilty, so they go out with me and
pretend to be my friends because they know no one else would.
They really are great friends, but they don't deserve to be
held back by me.

::She thinks of how happy everyone would be if she wasn't there
to ruin things. She envisions all the girls and Mamoru,
laughing and having fun without her.::

Usa. "I'm sorry, everyone! From now on I'll try not to get in
the way! No more Odango Atama. I can't bear to hurt them
anymore. They deserve better lives than just cleaning up after
me."

::She sighs, and takes off the heart-shaped brooch that holds
the legendary ginzuishou. Opening it, she holds the brooch
in her lap and stares into the crystal.::

Usa. "You are supposed to have the power to grant what is in my
heart, right? Well, my wish is simple. The only thing I ever
cared about is seeing my friends and Chibi-usa...and
especially Mamoru... I want to see them happy! That's all!"

::Usagi begins to sob again, and her first two tears fall onto
the ginzuishou. From deep within the crystal, a glowing warmth
spreads outward. It envelops Usagi, and she collapses onto the
bed, crying hard. The warmth eventually lulls her to sleep,
and she lays with the brooch still clutched in her hand. The
glow fades as her sobs finally cease.::

*~*~*

::Meanwhile, Mamoru and Chibi-usa are walking through a park
on their way back home. Mamoru has forgotten the strange
behavior of Usagi and is enjoying the late-afternoon sun.
Chibi-usa is on his shoulders humming happily to herself.::

Chib. "Boy, I sure am glad that loud-mouthed Usagi left us
alone, aren't you, Mamo-chan? What a peaceful day this
turned out to be!"
Mam. "Yes, but you know deep down inside you love her. After
all, you two are exactly alike!"
Chib. "*Hmph!* That is an insult! I will never be that clumsy
and obnoxious!"
Mam., stopping "You're being too hard on her." he remembers
the incident earlier "Did you ever think you may have hurt her
feelings, Chibi-usa?"
Chib. "What are you talking about? That brat doesn't think
about anybody but herself! I'm sure she doesn't even
remember what I said!"
Mam., continuing "I don't know, she looked pretty upset...
maybe you can apologize when you get home, okay?"

::Suddenly, Mamoru winces in pain. He manages to put Chibi-usa
on the ground before the pain causes him to double over. He
falls to his knees, clutching his chest with both hands.::

Chib. "Oh NO! MAMO-CHAN, WHAT'S WRONG? WHAT'S HAPPENING?"
Mam., gasping for breath "Chibi-u...get someone... I can't...
AAAAAAHHHHH!"

::He collapses in pain, but there is no answer. Beside him,
Chibi-usa's body is becoming fainter and fainter, and as she
fades completely away, she screams and cries frantically.
But her screams are silent. Before long, there is no sign
of the pink-haired girl. A crowd of people form around the
fallen young man, and in the distance, sirens can be heard
coming closer.::

*~*~*

Mic. "What? The sea just surged violently! It was so sudden,
but now it is calm again... something HORRIBLE just happened!"
Har. "Are you sure? What was it? A new enemy attacking?"
Mic. "No, it's... worse than that."

::In another room, Setsuna is tucking a sleeping Hotaru into
bed. Suddenly, a freezing chill pierces her heart, and she
gasps. Haruka and Michiru sit up on the couch as Setsuna
stumbles into the livingroom of their apartment. She is
drenched in sweat and panting hard.::

Har. "What is it, what's wrong?"
Mic. "Are you all right?"
Set., gasping still "Something changed... a drastic change in
the space-time continuum... someone has changed... the future!"

::Haruka jumps off the couch and manages to catch Setsuna before
she hits the floor. She sends a frightened look toward her
partner, and Michiru shudders as another freezing wind flows
through the open window, rustling the white curtains. Outside
the window, the rising moon is covered by thick, black clouds.
The sky becomes filled with these clouds, and rain begins to
fall in the sudden darkness.::

*{End Episode 2}*