Chapter 13 – The Ronins Will DIE

Chapter 13 – The Ronins Will DIE!!

Usagi woke up early the next morning to the light pouring in through the open window. She looked over at Ryo's sleeping form, kissing his lips gently. He stirred and a moment later, his deep blue eyes opened and looked deep into hers.

"Good morning, Ryo-chan." She said, smiling at him. He pressed his lips against hers, kissing her gently.

"Usa-chan…" He started, but Usagi pressed a finger to his lips.

"I love you too, Ryo-chan." She whispered, as she smiled happily at him.

"I'll protect you, I promise." He said, as he wrapped his arms around her tiny frame.

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"I wonder where Ryo is?" Mia asked herself. She had come over as soon as she had heard of the disturbance in the city. She knew that it had been the Ronin Warriors that had destroyed everything in a that battle. The thing she didn't know, was, who was that blond girl in the white armor? She had seen a shot from a reporter that had been on the scene during the time of the battle.

"He's still sleeping," Sage said as he sat on the couch next to Mia. "He's probably pretty tired from the battle last night." He commented as he handed a cup of tea to Mia.

"Thank you." She said as she took a sip from the cup.

"Usagi-san was probably worse off than he was." Kento said as he entered the room, plopping down on the chair across from them.

"Usagi? Who's that?" Mia asked, not having ever heard the name before.

"Huh? You don't know Usagi?" Kento asked, a little shocked.

"Iie, I've never heard of a girl named Usagi." She said, looking from one to the next.

"Well… she's the sixth Ronin Warrior." Sage said, looking up when he heard a familiar voice.

"Good morning." Ryo said, smiling as he walked into the living room.

"Hey Ryo! How you feeling?" Kento asked, as Ryo walked over to the couch, plopping down next to Sage.

"I'm all right, Usagi-chan's fine too." He said as he leaned back, putting his hands behind his head.

'Chan?' Mia thought, feeling a little hurt.

"How can she be a Ronin Warrior? There's only five of you, that's what the ancient said, there's nine mystical armors." Mia said, not believing this girl.

"You haven't heard of the Legendary armor of Purity?" Ryo asked, as he looked at the woman.

"Armor of Purity?" She questioned, a suspicious look on her face.

"When are we going to save ChibiUsa?" Usagi asked as she entered the room. She blushed when her eyes fell on the woman sitting next to Sage. "Gomen nasai," Usagi said, blushing slightly. "I didn't see you sitting there Miss…" Usagi stopped when she didn't know a name.

"I'm Mia, you must be this Usagi I've heard about." Mia said as she stood up and walked toward her.

"Hai, I'm Usagi," Usagi said, smiling brightly. "It's nice to meet you, Mia-san." She said, bowing at the waist.

"Just call me Mia," Mia said, smiling at Usagi. "Tell me about this 'Legendary Armor'." Mia said, as she looked at Usagi.

"Legendary armor?" Usagi asked, looking a little confused. "What's there to tell, my tousan gave it to me when I came here."

"What do you mean 'when you came here'?" Mia asked.

"Well… when my okaasan sent me to this dimension," Usagi said simply. "Tousan said that it is the strongest of all the armors and no one but I could ever use it."

"Whoa, you're going a little too fast for me," Mia said, leading Usagi to the table. "Who's your tousan?"

"My tousan? Well… he was known as the Ancient one." Usagi said simply. She gasped when she saw Mia fall out of her seat.

"The Ancient one is your tousan?!?" She demanded, her eyes huge with surprise.

"Hai, he's my tousan." Usagi said. For the next few hours, Usagi told her the whole story. She told her about the Moon Kingdom and its destruction. The death of her kaasan. Her rebirth on earth in a new dimension, her life as Sailor Moon. All the way up until the battle from the night before when her fiancé was killed.

"Wow that's quite a story. Why should I believe you, though?" Mia asked, giving Usagi a strange look.

"Because it's true. Once we save Anubis, he'll tell you the same thing." Usagi said simply.

"Serenity-hime." A familiar voice said behind Usagi. She turned around, seeing a woman with deep green hair holding a staff that resembled a key.

"Puu!" She cried, hugging the older woman.

"Puu?" Ryo questioned, giving the woman a suspicious look. Usagi blushed and looked back at Ryo.

"Hai, she's guards the gate of time, this is Sailor Pluto." She said, smiling at Ryo.

"Pluto? How many of you are there anyway?" Sage questioned.

"Well, if you count ChibiMoon, there's ten of us, then there's the three Starlights but we haven't seen them since they saved Kakyuu." Usagi said, thinking for a few minutes.

"We have to hurry if you're going to save the Inner Senshi." Another voice said, as a man with short blond hair stepped out from behind Sailor Pluto.

"Haruka!" Usagi shouted, throwing her arms around the handsome young man. Ryo frowned, a look of jealousy on his face.

"How have you been Koneko-chan?" He asked as he smiled at the blond girl.

"I'm all right Haruka." Usagi said, smiling.

"Who's your friend?" Ryo asked, glaring at Haruka as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders.

"Gomen, this is Haruka, and that's Michiru." Usagi said, smiling as a young lady with sea green hair stepped out from behind Haruka.

"Is he your boyfriend from home?" Ryo asked, still glaring at Haruka.

"Umm… Ryo-chan? Haruka's a girl." Usagi said, causing a blush to spread across Ryo's face.

"Nani? A girl?" His blush deepened as he looked at Haruka again. "Gomen nasai." He said, still blushing.

"It's all right, happens all the time." Michiru said, stepping in between the two. Haruka continued to glare at Ryo, not trusting him one bit. She felt Michiru's hand on her shoulder and she looked down into the eyes of the woman with sea green hair. Michiru shook her head 'no' and Haruka scowled, knowing that she couldn't say anything to Ryo.

"And this is Hotaru." Usagi said, gesturing to the youngest of the four girls with shoulder length black hair and deep violet eyes. Hotaru forced a weak smile as she looked at the five guys in front of her.

"I'm going to go alone to Takao." Usagi said seriously. "There's no need for any of you to get involved. If it's me he wants, then I can't put you in any danger."

"Koneko-chan, we're not going to let you fight this alone." Haruka protested.

"No! I go alone! In six days my friends could be dead! I go tonight alone!" Usagi cried as she ran out of the house into the streets.

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"Soon, my princess, soon you will be mine." Takao said to himself as his fingers trailed over the image of Usagi in front of him.

"Your highness, what shall I do with the prisoners?" A man with deep red hair asked, appearing before Takao.

"Do not hurt them. Not until I have Serenity in my possession, anyway." Takao said, an evil smirk on his face.

"And what of the Ronin Warriors?" He asked, referring to the fact that they had killed Endymion.

"Kill them…" Takao said as his evil laughter filled the air.

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Usagi sat in the park on the bench, her eyes on the ground. 'I'll find a way to save you ChibiUsa-chan…' She thought as she waited for nightfall. She knew that Ryo would look for her and eventually he would find her. She had to go, though, she couldn't sit back and watch her friends being tortured.

"Usa-chan…" Came his voice a moment later. 'I knew he'd find me…' Usagi thought as she sat on the bench, looking up at the night sky.

"Ryo-chan, I have to save ChibiUsa-chan and the rest of the Senshi. I'll sacrifice my freedom for my friends." Usagi said calmly before Ryo could say anything.

"Usagi, please come back with me, it's dark and getting cold." He said, putting his jacket around her shoulders. She shuddered and leaned against him.

"Ryo-chan, please understand why I'm going to do this." Usagi pleaded, tears filling her eyes.

"I do understand, Usa-chan. But you can't just give up like this!" He said, standing. "You have to fight, you can't give in like that!"

"If I don't go then he'll kill them!" Usagi snapped, standing beside him. "I can't let that happen!"

"Usagi, if you die, then I'll be alone again." Ryo said, sadness in his voice. Usagi stopped, her anger leaving. She brushed a hand against his cheek and pressed her lips gently against his.

"I won't die, I promise." Usagi assured him, moving the hair out of his eyes.

"I can't let you do this alone, I'll fight alongside you, tenshi," He said as he rubbed his hand over her pale cheek. Usagi shook her head in disagreement, but stopped when Ryo pulled her up against him. "I won't lose you…"

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"So, princess, are you saying goodbye to your prince?" Takao asked himself as he watched the tender scene before him. "Yuji, take your strongest youma and attack them right now." Takao ordered the man with blood-red hair.

"Hai, your Highness." The man said, bowing before the King.

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"Am I interrupting anything?" A voice asked from behind Ryo and Usagi. Usagi felt a cold chill run through her body and turned to see a man with fire-red hair with a rather large youma behind him. "I'm here the deliver a message." The man said in an evil voice.

"Leave us alone, you've already done enough damage!" Usagi shrieked as she jumped in front of Ryo.

"Takao will not come for you early, you're going to have to wait, princess." The man said in a bitter voice.

"Well you can tell Takao that he's gonna die when I get my hands on him!" Ryo snapped, quickly transforming into his demi-armor. Usagi did the same, wearing the purple and white armor as she stood beside Ryo.

"I highly doubt that, boy," The man said, sounding bored. "Youma, kill this Ronin Warrior, Takao wants the girl alive."

"Hai, Yuji-sama." The youma responded, growing in size. The youma approached Usagi and Ryo, still growing like a huge plant, sucking all of the energy out of nearby trees and plants.

"Usagi! Get out of here now!" Ryo ordered, stepping in front of Usagi.

"Iie, Ryo-chan!" Usagi responded. "I'm a Ronin Warrior too, I won't leave!"

"You're not experienced enough, get out of here right now!" Ryo ordered, lunging at the youma. The youma easily dodged the attack, wrapping Ryo tightly in deep green vines.

"Ryo-chan!" Usagi cried as she watched the vines close around him, wrapping around his throat. She could hear the choking sounds he made as the vines cut off his supply of air. She jumped into the air, heading for Ryo, ready to cut him loose when she managed to reach him.

"Not so fast, Serenity-sama." The youma's evil voice cackled as vines closed around Usagi's ankles, wrists, and waist. She felt fear grip her chest as Ryo's face started to turn blue from lack of air.

"RYO!!!!!" Usagi shrieked as she felt tears fill her eyes.

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Gomen it took me so long to finish this. Been having a little writers block, not to mention I was working on that lemon for a while *blushes* Please review or email me at pokahydee@hotmail.com

Gomen, no little face this time, I've run out *frowns* If you know of any kawaii ones, I'd love to c em^_^