Chapter 6 - Where's Mamoru?
"What are all of you doing here?" Usagi
asked, walking up to her friends with Luna in her arms.
"Sailor Pluto sent us here. She said that there was something really
important for us to learn coming here." Ami said a-matter-of-factly.
"There is something that we were never told
about the Moon Kingdom and the Silver Millennium." Usagi said simply.
"What is that weird armor you're wearing?"
Minako asked, touching the cold metal.
"This? This is something my father gave me." Usagi said.
"You're father? You mean from the Moon Kingdom?!?" Rei demanded.
"Yeah, I'll explain later. We should probably leave, I hear sirens."
Usagi said, herding her friends out of the park. She walked in front of them, Ryo on one side, Kento on the other
and Sage in the back, the four girls flirting incessantly.
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"She won't get away so easily next time," The
man said, seeing the beautiful princess talking amongst her friends. "They must be the Sailor Senshi from so long
ago." He commented, seeing the four girls that were flirting with the Ronin
Warrior.
"Sire, I have come to serve you." A man said
bowing before his master.
"Good, I'm counting on you to bring the
princess to me unharmed. You can do
what you like with the rest of them." He said, waving his hand for the others
to leave.
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"So this is where the Moon Kingdom
originated?" Minako asked, her eyes full of shock. They were all at the Ronin Warriors apartment, sitting around on
the floor as Usagi told the story her father had told her.
"Hai, and I met my father. He gave me that armor I was in." She said as
she remembered the old man that had come to her.
"Why didn't Queen Serenity tell us sooner?"
Rei asked.
"I don't know. I guess she just wanted us to have as normal of a life as
possible." Usagi said, not really knowing why.
"That's probably it." Ami commented as she
was taking readings on this new world.
"Where's Mamoru?" Usagi asked, wondering why
all of them had been sent but her Mamo-chan had not.
"I don't know, he came through the time gate
with us." Makoto said as everyone suddenly realized that he wasn't there.
"Who's Mamoru?" Ryo asked as he walked into
the room with a pot of tea and a few cups.
"Mamoru? That's Usa-chan's boy friend." Minako said, taking a cup from Ryo.
"I think I'm going to go look for him." Usagi
said, rising from her spot on the floor.
"Usagi-chan," Ryo said, setting the pot and
the cups on the table. "I don't think
it's a good idea for you to be out this late all alone."
"I'll be fine, Ryo-kun." She said with a
smile as she headed for the door.
"I'll go with you." Ryo said, pulling her out
the door before she could protest. The
pair walked through the empty streets, neither one spoke a word. She had a look of worry on her face as the
two strolled down the street, seeing no cars in sight.
"It's so beautiful." Usagi breathed, looking
into the sky.
"What's beautiful?" Ryo asked.
"The moon." She said, letting the light bathe
her face in its gentle glow.
"Beautiful." He said, looking at Usagi's pale
face in the moonlight. The crescent
moon was on her forehead and began to glow a pale white light. Usagi stopped, sitting down on a bench that
was outside of the darkened windows of a drug store. Ryo sat next to her, scooting a little closer until he shyly
slipped his arm around her waist. She
laid her head against his chest, totally forgetting about Mamoru for the
moment.
"I want to thank you Ryo-kun. For everything you've done for me since I
came here." She said, as her arm slipped around his neck.
"It was my pleasure to protect you,
princess," He said quietly, kissing her lightly on the crescent moon
birthmark. She laid against his chest,
listening to his breathing for a few minutes before she felt a cold chill run
through her body. She picked her head
up, searching around her for the source of the bad vibe that had just passed
through her. "What's wrong?" He asked,
surprised at how suddenly she'd snapped up.
"I just felt something really weird. There's something coming." She said in a
near whisper. The pair changed into
their armor, standing in the center of the street, ready for any attack they
could throw at them. Usagi looked up,
seeing a barrage of roses flying at her. She managed to push Ryo out of the way, the roses bouncing off, leaving
deep scratches in her armor.
"Usa-chan!!" Ryo cried, dropping to the blond
girl's side. She looked up in the
direction the barrage of roses had come from, all the color draining from her
face. She looked at one of the roses, seeing
that the petals were the color of black velvet.
"No, please no," She whispered, seeing the
silhouette of a man on top of a building, his cape fluttering in the light
breeze. "Tuxedo Kamen." Ryo stopped
trying to help her up, seeing her eyes wide with fear and sadness.
"Usako, I've finally found you." His cold
voice said. Usagi looked up at Tuxedo
Kamen, tears beginning to well up in her eyes.
"Mamo-chan?" She asked, seeing no warmth in
his ice blue eyes. A smirk spread
across his lips, curving upward making him look sinister. "Why Mamo-chan?" She asked as she slowly
climbed to her feet. Ryo took a step
back, seeing that Usagi knew this man.
"You little tramp." He said in a low
voice. He raised his hand to slap her,
but something blocked his hand. He
looked to see that the kid she'd been with a few minutes earlier was holding
onto his arm, a look of disgust on his face.
"How dare you try to hit her." He said in a
low voice. Mamoru pulled his hand away,
taking a step back.
"Usako, join me, princess. We'll be the rulers of this new world, we'll
be more powerful than you can imagine." Mamoru said, a twisted evil smirk
spreading across his face.
"What happened to you?" Usagi asked, stepping
past Ryo. "Where's my Mamo-chan? You're not him, is he still there?"
"If you come with me now, I'll forgive you."
Mamoru said.
"Forgive me? For what? I haven't done
anything." Usagi protested.
"Don't give me that!" Mamoru snapped, cutting
her off. "I saw you two a few minutes
ago!"
"Mamo-chan!" Usagi pleaded, feeling the tears
stream down her face. "Why are you
doing this to me?!? I love you!!" She
shrieked, falling to her knees.
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