Unmei (Destiny) - Chapter Seven
by Angel Eternal
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Disclaimer: Sailor Moon is copyrighted to Naoko Takeuchi/Kodansha
TOEI Animation 1992. English Language Adaptation to DiC
Entertainment 1995
Dragon Ball Z is copyrighted to Akira Toriyama
None of these characters belong to me.
*in the DBZ dimension*
Usagi blindly flew to Dende's, relying on pure instinct to get her there.
She had only been with Rei for less then a minute, but the sense of danger
had overwhelmed her. She saw the desperation in Rei's violet eyes; saw
the dried tears on her cheek. Usagi didn't know if what she saw was
reality or a premonition but either way she had to go back.
Vegeta sped up to catch up to Usagi, he flew before her, and she crashed
into him.
"Kuso! Vegeta!"
Vegeta grinned at her, "You never used to swear before chibi onna."
Usagi glared at him, "I have to get to Dende's..."
Vegeta held up one gloved hand, "Matte - we need to think this through.
I understand your urgency if your world needs you, but even heroes need
to think before they charge." he grinned, "I've learned my lesson about
charging heedlessly ahead."
Usagi crossed her arms, exasperated. "Can we think fast?"
Vegeta snorted. "Well first of all the others need to know what's going
on, the more people who know, the better. Now, one of us has to go
tell Bulma and Kakkorot what happened, the other goes to Dende.
I suggest since you can do that nifty teleportation that you go to Bulma
and Kakkorot..."
"Iie." Usagi shook her head firmly, "I go to Dende, and you go to Goku -
tell him what happened and teleport to Trunks and Bulma."
Without giving him a chance, Usagi sped off.
Vegeta stared after her, and shook his head before heading for Kakkorot.
*in the SM dimesion*
Rei collapsed backwards; Minako caught her. "Rei-chan?"
Rei opened her eyes, she was still fairly weak after her encounter with
Kage, and this little activity had tired her out more then she expected.
"I did it." she whispered before losing consciousness.
Minako stared at her, and glanced up at Makoto. "We'll just
have to wait now."
Mercury stumbled in, her face streaked with soot.
Minako laid Rei's head down gently, while Makoto ran to Mercury's
side.
Mercury waved Makoto aside, and turned to drag Tuxedo Kamen in.
Makoto rushed to help her, and together they brought him inside.
Minako handed them cushions and they attempted to make him as
comfortable as possible.
Mercury de-transformed, and Ami collapsed on the floor next to Kamen.
"What happened?" Makoto bundled Ami into a blanket.
Ami shook her head, "Mamoru-san and I were just headed over here
when a pair of youma attacked. They were so strong! It was unbelievable.
I only just managed to get away with Mamoru-san. As far as I could
tell there are millions of other youma just as powerful as the ones that
attacked us decimating the entire world." Ami shuddered, "We can't
hold out much longer."
Kamen slowly de-transformed, drawing the Inner Senshi's attention.
Minako smiled tremulously at Ami. "Rei said she managed to get through
to Usagi - we could only pray now."
*in the DBZ dimension*
"Dende!"
Dende rushed out to meet a frantic Usagi. "It's ok Usagi, I know, I know."
Mr. Popo came out with a drink for her. "Here, calm yourself child."
Usagi waved that aside, "Dende you have to...Kami-sama!"
Dende nodded, and urged her to sit down; reluctantly she did so.
She stared up at him, "Do you have any idea what happened Dende?"
He slowly nodded, "A glimmer - Usagi your world needs you."
"Can you get me back?"
Again he nodded slowly, "I can try."
Dende sat, and concentrated, his aura shimmering around him, and
Usagi prayed.
*in the SM dimension*
"You think you can do it?"
"I have no choice." Pluto stood, her staff planted firmly on the ground,
concentrating.
Uranus, Neptune and Saturn stood ready to protect her. Kage must
not find them - and if he does, he must not interrupt Pluto. They knew
the consequences. They were prepared to do anything to bring Usagi
back.
Pluto reached out between time and space, between worlds - searching
for their salvation.
Pluto focused all her energy - reaching - just a little closer...
Dende could feel another power reaching out, trusting his intents he
allowed his mind to stretch out and touch this other presence.
Pluto started, there was something - something reaching out to her,
she called out Usagi's name.
Dende distinctly heard a voice, a voice calling out, begging for...
Usagi.
Trusting it, he reached out, hoping the other presence would touch his
hand.
Pluto felt the invitation and desperate she reached out and...
Touched...
*in the SM dimension*
"Iie!"
Neptune rushed to help Uranus who crashed to the ground.
Kage appeared before them, "What do we have here?" his eyes focused
on Pluto. "Nani? What are you doing?!"
With a snap of his icy fingers, three youmas leapt out of the darkness.
Neptune was knocked back before she could reach Uranus.
Uranus looked up, seeing Neptune on the floor enraged her, and she
heedlessly threw herself on the nearest youma.
Saturn seeing what was happening rushed to help, but a youma grabbed
her by the throat.
Neptune looked up and swiftly launched her Deep Submerge at the
youma who held Saturn.
Saturn fell to the ground, holding her bruised throat.
Uranus helped her up and glanced at Neptune, with a rapport of long
time partners, they leapt to their feet and simultaneously launched their
attacks at one the youmas.
Kage laughed as his minion easily dodged their attack.
Pluto and Dende connected...
Kage glanced at Pluto, and viciously knocked her down...
A scream...
Cry of pain...
Dende clutched his staff as the world around him darkened and he
heard endless screams...
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Usagi shook her head groggily. The last thing she remembered was Dende
clutching his staff, crying out to a darkening world.
She pushed herself off the ground and looked up. The palace was in
ruins, it looked as if a great battle had occurred, or a storm had ripped
through.
Usagi saw a crumpled figure and ran to its side.
It was Dende, a thin line of blood flowed from his lips. Usagi tore her
shirt to dab at it. What had happened?
She looked up and was shocked to see Pluto lying to the side. Usagi
stared at the figure, the dark hair, matted, the gloved hand still holding
onto the Time staff.
"Chibi onna!"
Usagi sat back on her heels, staring.
She felt large warm hands on her shoulders, and looked up dazed into
dark eyes. "Goku..."
Goku gathered her into a fierce embrace. He had felt that rip of energy
blasting from Kami's lookout when he was on the verge of teleporting.
He had been knocked unconscious, and the second he regained consciousness,
he teleported here. Vegeta was at his side in an instant, holding Usagi's
hand. Trunks went to Dende, checking on him.
Usagi stared ahead blindly, then she shrugged her way out of Goku's
embrace. She ran to Pluto's side.
She lay lifeless on her side, a thin trickle of blood flowing from a bruised
lip. Her hair was matted with a dark substance; Usagi knew that it was
blood, she looked up and saw the Outer senshi.
Trunks looked up when he heard her cry out. He watched as she ran
to the fallen women.
Usagi called out to him and in a flash he was by her side. "Usa?"
Usagi looked up, and he saw the tears sparkling in her eyes. "Trunks,
help me - we have to bring them to Kurin."
He nodded, he still had no idea what happened, or who these women
were, but he would do anything that Usagi asked.
Trunks motioned to Goku and Vegeta who went to his side. He motioned
to the women, and they nodded understanding.
Usagi was confused, what had happened? How could they be here?
She picked up Saturn, and bore her gently down to Kurin. Trunks took
Neptune, Vegeta took Uranus and Goku took Pluto and Dende.
When the Saiyajins arrived, they saw Usagi gently urging Saturn to take
a senzu bean, wordlessly they did the same to the others.
The Outer senshi with the exception of Pluto were revived.
Uranus looked around dazedly, when she saw Vegeta she was instantly
on her feet, poised to attack.
Vegeta noted Uranus' fuku and turned to Usagi who Uranus could not
see. "Look chibi onna - more silly women who think they can fight in
short fukus!"
Uranus spun around and was stunned to see Usagi. She de-transformed,
and continued to stare, then she dropped to her knees. "Kami-sama
say this isn't a dream!"
Usagi smiled tenderly, "Haruka...Kami can't hear you - he's unconscious."
Haruka opened her eyes, and stared at Usagi. Usagi opened her arms
and Haruka flew into them. "Koneko!"
Usagi hugged her back just as tightly, tears escaping from her tightly
closed lids.
As soon as Haruka hugged Usagi, she knew that this was no dream.
Neptune sat up and smiled when she saw Usagi and Haruka, she
de-transformed, and Hotaru flew into her arms.
Hotaru stared at Usagi, "Is she real Michi-mama?"
Michiru simply nodded, unable to form words.
Usagi broke away from Haruka, and turned to Michiru and Hotaru.
With a tremulous smile she opened her arms, and they ran to her.
The Z senshi watched in silence; Trunks realising that this was part of her
family. The scene painfully reminded him that she belonged to another
world, that she was not to remain.
Usagi broke away from them, and turned worried eyes to Pluto and
Dende who were still unconscious.
"What happened?"
Haruka shook her head, "All I know was that Pluto was trying to reach
you, then we got attacked by him."
Usagi spun around. "Him? Who is 'him'?"
Michiru sighed, "This hime, would be a long story..."
Usagi sat down on the ground, and stared up at them, a determined
expression fixed on her lovely face. "Tell me."
Michiru was struck by her confidence and self-possession. "Hai, of
course." she too sat on the ground, Haruka and Hotaru following her
lead.
Usagi nodded, indicating she was ready to listen.
Michiru took a deep breath. "Usagi, a great darkness has befallen our
world. A creature who calls himself Kage has come to Earth, with the
intention of conquering it and killing all the inhabitants..."
"Is he going to sell the planet?"
Michiru looked up at the spiky haired man who had spoken. Usagi
turned to him, "Iie Vegeta, that usually doesn't happen in my dimension."
Vegeta raised his eyebrows. "Really chibi onna? You may just not know
about it. Many of the worlds that we used to conquer had no idea
what was happening."
Usagi's own eyebrows rose. "Onegai Veggie-chan, I think as the protector
of my galaxy I would have known if interplanetary enslavement was going
on."
Vegeta snorted, and inclined his head, indicating to Michiru to continue.
Michiru stared at this man, studied the way he stood, the arrogance that
exuded from every pore of his being. Usagi also indicated for her
to continue.
Michiru cleared her throat before proceeding, "Hai, well Kage is not
going to sell our planet, he merely wants to possess its light, and without
Usagi, he had found the opportunity he had been waiting for." She
turned fully to Usagi. "Usa-chan, he has watched every battle we have
ever fought, he knows how we fight, how we move...everything."
"He doesn't know about us." Michiru looked up at the lavender haired
young man who had spoken.
Usagi shook her head, "How rude I've been!" She quickly introduced
everyone.
Haruka turned to Usagi, "Koneko, how could you leave us? Why?"
Usagi knew this was coming; she could not meet Haruka's piercing eyes.
"I needed to Haruka. I can offer no other explanation."
Haruka stared at her, and realised that her precious Koneko had changed.
She was still that happy carefree girl, but there was something more...
an edge about her that did not use to exist. Haruka didn't know if she liked
this change.
Usagi turned to Trunks, "Can you take them home? They need attention,
and if the senzu beans can't help them, Bulma-chan's our best hope."
Trunks nodded, he turned to Vegeta. Trunks picked up Pluto and
Vegeta took Dende.
Usagi smiled at them gratefully, "We'll head down to find the rest of my
senshi, Goku can you drive us down?"
Goku nodded, he took out his capsule car and flipped it out.
The Outer Senshi's mouths dropped open.
"Does that come in blue?" Michiru murmured eyeing the sporty car
that hovered above the ground.
"How fast can she go?" Haruka muttered, also eyeing it.
Usagi laughed, and ushered them in. "Isn't it handy? I love it!"
Goku slipped in. "All ready?"
They all nodded, and Goku drove down slowly.
Usagi was stunned to see what lay before her. The world was an
amalgamation of the two worlds, and perhaps only she could truly see it
for what it was.