Title: The Curse of Immortality
By: Cheska-chan
Chapter 6
E-Mail address: Minnashime@aol.com or NMakalinaw@aol.com
PG13?

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing....

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Cheska: Oh! Ossu!! Kon'wa minna!! Thank you for reviewing my
chapters and reading my story of Curse of Immortality!!
Now then...let's get this show on the road!
*stares at all of them and waves and waits awhile*
*still waiting*
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Hellooo?!?! Lights!!
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*sweatdrops*
GET THE LIGHTS!!
*finally the lights dim and blinks out*
Now on with the story!!

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The glint of sunlight casted over the sleeping form of a
blond, teenage girl. Her angelic and innocent face covered
with the golden raye of the morning sun.
For awhile the girl was ignorant of the sunshine but finally
gave in as she slowly blinked open her crystalline blue eyes.
Her vision, blurry and confusion was apparent on her face but
quickly disappeared as she recognized her surroundings.
She yawned and got ready for the new day, with the terrorists.
Once she showered and dressed, she glimpsed at her figure on
the mirror.
(It's almost unrecognizable...all the marks are still there but..
you can hardly tell now..the crystal must be healing them while
I was asleep..)Usagi thought to herself.
Suddenly a knock was rapping on the door. Usagi contemplated
on whether she should answer and reluctantly opened it.
Two soldiers were there with guns positioned on their belts.
"Time for the count, let's go.."one of them gruffly told her.
The other grabbed one side of her arm and pulled her outside,
pushing her to get a move on.
(They sure are rude..)Usagi remarked as she rolled her eyes.
As they walked, another set of guards knocked at a certain door
and she saw Heero come out with Duo. The next one, Hotaru
stepped outside by herself.
(They're still safe..)Usagi softly whispered to herself in relief.
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Hotaru scanned the students, checking if Serena or as she called
herself now..Usagi was anywhere in sight. Then she saw her, not
too far away from where she stood. She appeared to be alright but
with slight redness on her skin but otherwise, okay.
(A fast healer...her crystal..)Hotaru noted to herself.
Then the soldiers started counting them off, when one of them finally
counted her off..she gazed to the direction where her princess is at.

(Why is Hotaru continously staring at Usagi? And I thought
that the punishment would be severe since it's worth three times more!
And yet, she's only left with slight red marks on her skin! I thought
she would be at least left with deep marks and some cuts..but it's not!
How come?)Duo wondered as he stared at Usagi and Hotaru.

As the last studentswere counted, the soldier mumbled the number
to its leader and he nodded in approval and strode off.
The students and faculty members shifted at the uncomfortable silence
but didn't dare say anything at the moment.
Then the feedback started and a voice came, after it settled.
"The number is 8,310. Everyone is present and accounted
for...it's very good..now only if you keep up your presence
for the time being...you may go to your classes now,"Aenon Hiba
announced and clicked the P.A. off.
"You heard him! Get going!"the soldier shouted.
Some of the students jumped and hurriedly walked off.

"Uhh..Usagi!"called Hotaru as she walked up to her.
"Good morning, Hotaru!"Usagi smiled at her old friend.
"You're okay..the crystal must be helping you.."Hotaru noticed
with relief washing over her.
"Yes, I'm grateful for that..."Usagi agreed.
Then the bell rang, signalling the students to get to their classes.
"We better get going.."Hotaru sighed.
"Ja ne.."Usagi waved before going off to her first class.

Mr. Mieyou was still going through the same material, apparently
unaffected by what was going on around him as he lectured
the class.
(She acts as if nothing at all is wrong..)Heero stated inside
his mind as he glimpsed at Usagi.
(He's looking at me again...this is the third time! Why?)Usagi
wondered as she tried to act completely oblivious under
Heero's eyes.

"Now class, we will soon be having a test over the past
material and then we can move on to the next lesson,"Mr. Mieyou
announced before handing out the review sheets to the students.
Usagi's eyes travelled down to the paper. Then a series
of groans went around the class as they read the sheet.
"Oh man..."Duo groaned.
(It's worth...250points!)Usagi read.
Quatre was unaffected as were Trowa, Wufei, and Heero. Relena
as well who just calmly read the rest of the written article.
(Of course they wouldn't be groaning like the others..they would
know these things...)sighed Usagi.

At Lunch Time, Usagi was stopped by all five of the pilots.
They blocked her way and looked at her with no expression.
She got a clue what they were here for and they turned around and
started walking toward the dorm rooms. Usagi followed them and
just then...Hotaru came around the corner and saw all six
of them going away..so she trailed behind them.
Trowa opened the door to the room and they all went inside..including
Hotaru.
"What are you doing here, onna?"demanded Wufei as he noticed Hotaru
walk in.
"I don't need to answer that question..."Hotaru replied, smugly.
"It's alright...."Usagi quietly said, looking at Hotaru and then
at the guys.
"Does she know?"asked Quatre.
Usagi gazed at Hotaru who stared at her questioningly. Usagi shook
her head no.
"Then she shouldn't know..."Trowa stated.
"Whatever it is...it must concern Se...Usagi. If it concerns
her then it is my bussiness to be here!"Hotaru told them all.
"You shouldn't..Hotaru, I don't want you hurt.."Usagi quietly said to her.
Hotaru glared at Usagi, sending a message, just by looking
at her.
(She's angry that I said that...she is a senshi..a scout..a
soldier..who is suppose to protect me from harm because I am
her princess...her Queen..and if I don't let her..it hurts her
pride...)Usagi guiltily went over in her head as she stared back
at Hotaru.
All the guys were just standing there, somewhat curious about what
is going on between the two girls.
*sigh*
"Fine, Hotaru, but whatever goes on in here, you mustn't
tell anyone else.."Usagi sighed in defeat.
"You can trust me,"Hotaru nodded in acceptance.
"Are you sure we can trust her?"Wufei spoke up.
"I trust her with my life..."Usagi simply replied.
Just then the computer in the room started beeping.
"I thought that, the computers were down.."Hotaru said.
"They were..."Duo said.
"Then, how?"questioned Usagi.
"Fixed it last night with some rewiring,"Heero replied gruffly
as he strode over to the computer and opened it up.
Words came out on the screen.

Pilots,
There is a girl there, maybe even two from what I am told. Their
names are Usagi and Hotaru, work with them. I heard that the
Academy is introuble with the Galactic Chaos infiltrating it and
taking over. Stop them and protect the students, especially
Relena Peacecraft.
Do you accept/Decline?

They all read it and Accepted the Mission.
"So how do we stop the...?"started Duo when another beeping sound
interrupted them.
Hotaru pulled out a watch with the symbol of Saturn on it and
mumbled an excuse as she went into the restroom.
"What was that all about?"wondered Duo outloud.
"Hn."was all the reply he got from the guys.
Usagi just silently watched the door.

"What is it, Pluto?"Hotaru asked from the communicator.
She still carried it with her all these years since her rebirth.
She stumbled upon it on the woods and kept it with her, for some
reason the watch was still in tact throughout these millenias.
"You found the Princess and that is good. Keep a safe eye on her.
She has changed somewhat, but the old Serena we know is still
in her,"Pluto communicated with her.
"Yes, Pluto. I already know that,"Hotaru sighed.
"I am also here to tell you something. From what I have been informed,
there are seven bombs located all around the school. That
is all that I have gathered so far, I will keep you informed
as soon as I can,"Pluto told her before cutting the link off.
(She is the Guardian of Time and Space! What does she mean by
so far?)Hotaru said to herself before getting up and going out the door.

"We must find a way to stop all these bombs, including Aenon
Hiba!"exclaimed Usagi.
"But how? We don't even know how many bombs there
are, inside this Academy!"replied Wufei.
"There are seven bombs around the school, not including the
G.C. leader,"Hotaru said to them, calmly as she walked out of the
restroom.
"How did you know that, Hotaru?"Usagi asked her.
"You should know who, Usagi,"Hotaru said to her, gazing at the blond girl.
"Oh you must mean, Dr. M,"Usagi nodded.
(She didn't know Pluto's other name in this time...)Usagi noticed.
"Do you have any knowledge as to where the bombs are positioned
at?"Quatre kindly inquired.
Hotaru shook her head.
"Well, at least we're getting somewhere..."Duo muttered.
"We'll just have to go around and look for it, during out
free time,"Usagi encouraged.
They nodded in agreement then went away when the bell rang.

Astronomy class passed by and then Usagi went to Fencing Class.
She was dressed up in her fencing uniform. Her gaze travelled around
the room but she saw nothing suspicious in her regular class.
(No sign of the bomb at all in here.)Usagi noted.
"Excuse me, but would you mind if I fenced with you?"someone asked
her.
Usagi whirled around to be faced with a girl with black hair
and ocean blue eyes. For some reason, this girl resembled
someone she knew in the past. A past filled with pain, love,
kindness, peace, and suffering all at once. A past she knew very
well.
(She looks so much like Darien except more feminine...it's
uncanny!)Usagi gasped, as she stared at the girl, wide-eyed.
"Uhmm..sure,"Usagi stuttered and followed her to the mat.
The two faced each other, their fences in front of them
and their positions forward to each other.
The girl started off with with a forward thrust and a backhand stroke
toward Usagi, in return Usagi blocked the attack. Usagi rushed
at the girl with her weapon but the girl dodged the attack and put
her weapon to meet with Usagi's blade. The two jumped back and
Usagi made a forward thrust toward the girl who jumped back. Usagi
did a cartwheel and leaped up over the girl and pointed her blade
at the back of her. Therefore, winning the battle.
"You did quite well.."Usagi commented.
"I still lost,"the girl murmered.
"It wasn't that bad,"Usagi said in return.
"..."
"What's your name?"Usagi asked, kindly.
"Makura,"Makura answered, hallowly.
(Makura? That means...total darkness, why would their
parents name her that?)Usagi wondered.
"I am.."Usagi began.
"Usagi Akari, I know you,"Makura interrupted.
"What is your last name, Makura?"Usagi asked.
"I can't tell you that, I'm sorry,"Makura apologized before
walking through the doors and away from any other students.
Usagi watched her leave, contemplating with herself why she
didn't give a last name.
(I still can't believe that she resembles Darien...Endymion
so much...)Usagi said inside her head.
Then the images of Endymion and her came up. They were
happy times filled with love and happiness. Sure, they had
their arguements and were left in pain but in the end the two of them
would wind up back in each other's arms. Those were the some of the
good things that she treasured most, making up after a fight.
"I miss you so much...Endymion,"Usagi softly whispered under her
breath as she gazed at the door where Makura left some time ago.

Wufei watched the girl, Usagi, stare after the challenger in
sorrow.
(Why is she sad? And why do I suddenly care?! I never cared
before when it comes to something as pitiful as this!)Wufei
growled inside his mind, as he just closed his eyes and grip
his sword.

Heero stared at Usagi as well, his mind was filled with so many
questions.
(What's wrong with her?)Heero wondered.
(I shouldn't bother myself with these foolish questions. It's
only a girl...and one who was trained like all of us.)Heero said
inside his head.
(Ahhh..but you care for her, don't you?)a voice inside his head pointed
out.
(What?! Where'd you come from?)Heero demanded.
(I'm a part of you that you've kept inside, until now.)the voice said.
(You are nothing but a nuisance! Go away!)Heero argued.
(Fine! But you can't keep the fact that you like
that girl!)the voice told him, before going away.
(I do not!)Heero grumbled, shaking the thought away.
A student nearby looked at him, wondering what Heero was thinking
about as he stood there with a frown on his face. Heero noticed the
boy and glared at him with as much ice as he could muster. This sent
the poor guy away, as much distance away from him.

Usagi gave an inward sigh before walking off to think. Wufei gazed
after her retreating figure along with Heero but neither one dared
to approach her, respecting her privacy.

~.~Serena/Usagi's POV~.~
Darien, I miss you. Why couldn't you have been reborn? Why
did you have to go away? Why did you die? Why?
And the others...Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, and
Neptune...they're all gone. They can't be reborn! Not at all,
they left me here by myself and without their comfort.
But at least Hotaru and Setsuna are around. They're here now...
but I still miss all of you.
"Darien...."I whispered as she turned to face the window, gazing
outside the horizon.
*FLASHBACK*
When Darien and Serena first met, smart aleck remarks and
flaring angers.
Small hints of compassion when the other isn't looking.
Tuxedo Mask saving Sailor Moon several times.
Tuxedo Mask getting hit, Sailor Moon with tears in her eyes.
"Noooo!!"Sailor Moon gasped, tears escaping her eyes as she
ran toward Tuxedo. His mask falling to the ground.
Memories resurface.
*Another FLASHBACK*
Healing Ann and Allen.
Darien remembering everything.
A kiss shared.
*Another One*
Wonderful memories together that the two had.
Darien proposing.
Their marriage.
More recollections of their past together.
*END OF FLASHBACK*
"I'll always love you..."I proclaimed in a mere whisper.

"Thinking about him again?"a voice pointed out.
I turned around to face Hotaru, she stood there in her school
uniform.
"Yes, and the others as well. I miss them so much. Why
did they have to die?"I told her.
"I wonder why as well, but we all know the answer to that. It's
the cycle of life, we all have to die some time,"Hotaru sighed.
"Then why haven't we stayed dead?"I asked, facing the window
again.
"It is our duty to protect the universe. You are its protector
and it is your responsibility to guard it from harm. It is my
job to protect you, I would do anything to keep you from
harm. You are my friend. I am the Guardian of
Death and Revolution and you are the Savior of this planet. You
are the Princess of Light and of the Moon. You have become
Queen of the Universe and even though you are not that now,
you are still remembered to this very day,"Hotaru told her.
"We have been given immortality, Serena. We should
treasure that,"Hotaru said.
"What's so special about it?"I asked bitterly.
"Because we have been given eternal life filled with endless
amounts of life times!"Hotaru answered.
"An eternal life filled with pain, sorrow, and endless images
of the past that you can not return to? An existence where we
can only be alone and unable to have the satisfaction of
going on with our life to be with our loved ones, who have
died? I can not go on with my life knowing that my friends,
family, and loved ones are dead. They are not allowed to
be reborn, they aren't going to be resurrected from their
graves. They'll be dead and sent away to the heavens.
I can not forget them...I can't,"I stated, seeing their images
inside my mind.
"Then don't forget them. Think of them every night before you
go to sleep and remember them forever. You don't have to forget
them, Serena. You don't have to. Both of us have been there
when we met the others and when Darien and you were joined
in matrimony. We were there when Rini was born and watched
her grow up. Those memories have always been in my mind and
surely in yours. We don't need to have them disappear from
our minds, but we do need to move on. They would've wanted
us to. Darien would want that as well,"Hotaru told her,
turning me around to face her purple eyes.
I gazed in them, seeing so many emotions mixed into one. I
knew that she was telling the truth and wanting me to open
up my eyes and fully accept that I should move on.
*FLASHBACK*
"Beloved, live and do what you have to do. Protect the world; it's
your destiny but please be happy, for me...for all of us,"said
Endymion,"promise me?"
"..I promise, my love,"I promised.
"I love you, always and forever for all of eternity,"he said and
closed his eyes.
*END OF FLASHBACK*
I promised him and I knew I would need to keep my vow to him.
"I swore to Endymion that I will protect the world and be
happy. I intend to fulfill that,"I whispered out, averting her
gaze.
"So will you do it? For me and for Endymion?"Hotaru softly
asked.
"Yes, someday...but not now. Not now..."I whispered out.
Hotaru was silent for a long time, stepping back and away
from me. She simply stared at me, not moving or making
a sound. For that moment, it was quiet as if afraid to
break the tranquility in that place.
~.~.~END OF POV~.~.~
Wufei was over at the class, fencing with students. The teacher
gave them free time and allowed them to fence with anyone at all
for the day or just do whatever. Several already challenged
Wufei, but of course, he won against all of them.
Heero practiced by himself, doing several moves and alone
with his mind. Just then the door swung open and a lot of soldiers
entered the room, all the students stopped what they were doing.
One by one they were taken away, to where? They didn't know.
Wufei looked at Heero, as if asking him where they were going but
no response came.

Hotaru and Serena/Usagi turned their heads as they heard approaching
footsteps echoing through the halls.
"What's going on?"Hotaru wondered out loud, in askance.
At that very moment, soldiers appeared and glared at the two of them.
Two of them came forward and pushed them into the line of students.
(I am really getting irritated with this process!)Serena/Usagi grumbled
when she ended up getting pushed.
Heero and Wufei beheld the new students who joined them, recognizing
that Usagi and Hotaru were with them now.
(I still have no clue to where we're going. But we'll
find out, eventually...)Heero said to himself.

Usagi veered her head to the right and gazed outside the window.
She noticed that police cars, other types of vehicles, ambulences,
and other needed machines were parked outside the Academy.
The place was lined with thousands, maybe even millions, of
people. Usagi's eyes travelled upwards of the window and she
saw two helicopters flying overhead.
Usagi nudged Hotaru who was by her side and the Senshi/Scout
took in the sight. Soon all the students observed the scene
in front of them as they continued to move.
(This is why they're gathering us up and interrupting our
lessons.)Usagi remarked.
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*SLAM*
"Whatever happens we are not to give in and have those
students go away! Not now! We're nearly there! All we have
to do is gather up the money and get more recruits and
we'll be done with this Kingdom,"Aenon Hiba stated as he
slammed his fist down on the table, glaring at his
associates.
"We understand, sir. But..."started the soldier.
"No buts!"Aenon roared.
"They are demanding to speak with the Princess, Relena
Peacecraft,"stammered the other soldier.
"For what?"Aenon calmly asked, his eyes glimmering with intense irritation.
"To insure that she is fine and still okay,"the soldier answered,
averting his gaze.
"Fine, but only for a short amount of time and keep her guarded!
Don't let her or any of the others approach the gate. Twenty feet
and no less,"Aenon Hiba ordered.
They saluted and left their leader.
The phone rang and Aenon answered it, it was the only working
room in the whole school that he knew of. Of course, no one else
knew of this or else the students and teachers would be trying to
break inside.
"What is it?"demanded Aenon as he spoke through the phone.
"Release the prisoners and we will give you what you want,"the person
in the other line told him.
"Now why would I do that?"Aenon slyly remarked.
"Everyone by now knows that you're keeping those students and
teachers in there. And obviously enough, you would want something
out of this. So we're offering you just that,"the 'cop' said.
"I want 220 billion dollars delivered here and if possible,
control over the whole world and colonies!"Aenon told the guy.
"It isn't possible! We can't do that! We don't have the power
to do such a feat!"the guy exclaimed.
"Then just the money and a shuttle out of here and ready
to go!"demanded Aenon before slamming the phone down.
(I'll just get the power from Relena Peacecraft!)Aenon smirked.

To be continued...
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Well there's the sixth chapter and longer than the last chapter!!
^_^ ^_~
I hope that this is a good chapter to you all!! O.O