Kon'wa minna! I hope you liked my interpreation of the second Ice Age! I really didn't want to seem like a copycat, so I hope it seems rather different (you KNOW how much being different is to me!) Well... okay, hope you enjoy this part of the fic! You guys remember the small detail about Mamoru not being T.K. anymore? Well, this comes into play in this chapter. Be prepared for some... odd occurances.

Disclaimer- Sailor Moon... isn't mine... and I'd be a fool... if I say it were so...

Title- Death
Author- Joycelene
Rating- PG
Season- Alternate Reality
Teaser- See 'Chapter 1- "The Glimpse" or "Take It Or Leave It"'
Chapter 5- "Tuxedo Kamen to the Rescue... Maybe Not" or "Runaway Youma"
Chapters- 1-5
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Quote of the Day:

"To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting." - Stanislaus Lescynski
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Chapter 5- "Tuxedo Kamen to the Rescue... Maybe Not" or "Runaway Youma"

Darien sighed as he fingered his wedding picture. Kami... this is so weird..., he thought as he sat atop the steps of the Hiwaki shrine, waiting for Ami to come back. It was planned that if people were not asleep by the time the new Ice Age came, they'd have to go to a large crystal dome which would be the safety house to endure it all. Suddenly, a beeping noise came from Usagi's wristwatch. It really wasn't a wristwatch, it was actually a comunicator. Ami had changed it a bit so it showed the time, so it wouldn't seem as obvious as it did before. Usagi hastily switched it open. Ami's face appeared, her face flushed.
"Hurry, there's a youma over in Sakura Park, henshin yo!" She yelled and her face left the screen. The girls looked at each other and sighed. Reluctantly, they raised their transformation wands in the air, Usagi raised her hand.
"VENUS CRYSTAL POWER... MAKE-UP!"
"MARS CRYSTAL POWER... MAKE-UP!"
"JUPITER CRYSTAL POWER... MAKE-UP!"
"MOON ETERNAL POWER... MAKE-UP!" (AN: I know they might not be right, but work with me!)
In a swirl of colors, Sailor Eternal Moon and the Super senshi were standing in battle stance. Mamoru, on impulse, reached for his pocket to remove a rose. Mars widened her eyes, and shook her violet black locks.
"It's okay, Mamoru-kun, we can handle it ourselves. Just another runaway youma, nothing big. Watch Esmeralda for me, would ya?" She asked. She then put a hand on the circle on her bow, and she disappeared in flames, to Sakura Park. His eyes widened. They couldn't do that when we fought Galaxia..., he trailed off.
"Yeah, and tell Chibi-Usa and Coral we went to the store, OK?" Jupiter added, and touched the same area Mars did and fled in an array of lightning bolts. Usagi just smiled sadly at him, and took flight. Venus was the last to leave.
"I know how hard it must be for you to lose your powers." She whispered, and hugged him. With tears in her eyes, she also teleported, this time in lights and transparent hearts that soon disappeared. Lose my powers? What does she mean by that???, he demanded. He reached for the flower in his jacket. Out came a flowerless, thorny stem. He blinked. He did it again. Same outcome. Pluto's thoughts came flooding in his mind. You are now defenseless, a price for Usagi..., she told him quietly, and left. He gulped.
"Momma's gonna fight, isn't she?" A voice asked from behind. Quickly, he turned around. There, was his daughter, holding little Esmeralda. She walked up to him, and stared up at him with big lilac eyes. He nodded, and bended down and hugged her, taking Esmeralda.
"Why?" Asked another voice. There was Coral. She had light blue hair, with white streaks going through it. She had green eyes and was holding a book. She certainly takes after her mother, he thought with a grin. Then, he wondered who the father was. "Why?" Coral repeated again, walking over to him.
"Because. They're going to save the world." He told her simply. Chibi-Usa cocked her head to the side.
"Why aren't you helping Mommy?" She demanded. Darien gulped.
"B-Because darling... I can't help her. Not anymore at least." He mumbled the last part.
Their mouths formed in small 'o's and they ran out to play. He stood up, still holding Esmeralda. She was now a bit fussy, since her mother wasn't there.
"Oh, there there Mera... your mother will be back soon, don't worry." He assured her, even though he knew she didn't understand him. Then he hugged the small child, as if it were a security blanket or such. He went back inside, to wait for his wife and friends.
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Ohhhhhhh... poor Mamoru :(. He's gonna be DEFENSELESS. And where are those damn outer senshi??? You'll find out in a few chapters but right now, it's back to the dome! Here comes Chapter 6- "Shoplifting The Wide Screen" or "Making of a New World... Or the End of the Old One". Coming in a site near you around Christmas.

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