standingalonechibi9 Standing Alone

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Author's Notes: Must not fall asle-- *uses keyboard as a pillow* ~_~zzzzzzzZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz

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Chapter Nine: The Enemy Appears
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Usagi sighed heavily. "I just wanted to talk to Luna. I didn't mean to intrude," Usagi murmured as she sat down on Heero's bed. Usagi set Luna on her lap and scratched her under her chin. Luna purred while Usagi rambled on. "It seems Duo and Hotaru have really hit it off. They hid in the towel closet while I was looking for them and they ended up coming out after Hilde interrupted. Hotaru wouldn't say what happened." Heero turned back to his computer, but kept his hand on his gun.
"Heero found out that all of the peace diplomats are--" Luna paused as Heero spun around and unlocked the safety on his gun, "going to be killed, and--" Luna flinched as Heero fired a bullet that was less than a millimeter from her ear. "You should aim before you fire. You might actually hit me next time," Luna sneered.
"Damn cat," Heero mumbled as he turned back to his computer. Usagi hugged Luna.
"Luna's not a 'damn cat'!" Usagi said with false sadness in her voice.
"U-Usa need air!"
"Huh?" Usagi asked looking down. Luna was tinted blue and struggling to get out of Usagi's arms. "Oops. Sorry Luna!" she said letting the strangled cat go.
"And I thought Heero was dangerous!" Luna panted.
"Hey I'm not the one who runs around pulling guns on people though!" Luna smiled.
"The only time Heero's used a gun is for a mission. Normally it's just for scares." Luna jumped off the bed and on to Heero's shoulder. "He's really nice once you get to know him!" Heero turned his head and looked at Luna. Luna smiled happily. Heero grabbed Luna by the scruff of her neck, set her outside the door, and then shut the door. Furious meowing followed.

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"Hey Hotaru! You know where Lil' Bun is?" Duo asked while pecking Hotaru on the cheek. Hotaru jumped.
"Jeez Duo you startled me! She went to see where Luna was." Duo's eyes widened.
"Uh oh," he murmured as he headed towards Heero's room.

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"Whatcha workin' on?" Usagi asked, trying to peer over Heero's shoulder. Heero pulled out his gun.
"Leave. Don't let Luna in on your way out." Usagi frowned.
"I don't want to leave. You're the only one I haven't talked to. I've had better conversation with Wufei. Eh!" Usagi gasped as she saw a mission sent to Heero. She came up to his left side, snaked her arm around his shoulder and clicked the delete button. She withdrew her arm quickly and took two steps back, but by that time Heero already had his gun to her head. Usagi inched backwards but Heero held fast and followed her every step. Soon the unfortunate blond was pinned against the door with a gun to her head.

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'Please don't let her be dead. Please don't let her be dead. Please don't let her be dead,' was all Duo could think as he jogged down the halls towards Heero's room. Duo had heard Heero's gun go off a little while ago but since Duo knew Heero he figured it was nothing to worry about. Duo made his way to the door. He had heard and felt a slight thump as soon as his fingers touched the door knob. In his worry and fright, Duo didn't stop to think about what or how the thumping noise was made. He threw the door open with force.

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Usagi bumped the door slightly as she tried to push herself further away from the gun. Her face twisted in pain as the turning doorknob ground into her spine. She cried out as the door was thrown open. Usagi was shoved forcefully, and because her sense of balance wasn't that great she clenched her eyes shut and braced for impact with the floor. Nothing Usagi did could've readied her what happened next.

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Hilde knocked softly on Quatre's door. Quatre, who had just gotten out of the shower, tugged on his khaki pants and opened the door.
"Sorry to keep you waiting. Oh, hello Hilde. Do you need something?" Quatre asked politely. Hilde raised an eyebrow at Quatre's clothes, or lack of for this matter.
"Am I interrupting something?" Hilde asked a little uncomfortable. Quatre blushed slightly and opened the door wider.
"Come in. I'll only be a minute. I just got out of the shower."
"Um, sure." Hilde walked in and sat on a chair. Quatre walked out of his bathroom, drying his hair with a towel. He laid the towel across the bed and headed over to Hilde. He smiled softly as he leaned over Hilde and gently pushed her back forward a little bit. Hilde guessed Quatre didn't realize how close he was to her. Her heart started to pound when his bare chest pressed against her shoulder. She was crimson by the time Quatre pulled back, his shirt in hand. Quatre blushed slightly and apologized for any discomfort he might have caused.
"N-no problem!" Hilde murmured trying to calm her heart. Quatre put on his shirt and started button it. He paused.
"Are you sure you're ok?" Hilde swallowed.
"I-I'm beginning to think not..."

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Usagi's eyes snapped open when impact with the ground never came. She gasped in shock and pulled her arms from around Heero's torso. She froze completely as she realized her lips pressed against Heero's. She swallowed and pulled back, but not in time to avoid being shoved away by Heero. She stumbled before falling on her butt. Heero gritted his teeth and picked his gun up from the ground. Usagi sat on ground looking up at Heero. She touched her lips and watched him in wonderment. As soon as her fingertips grazed her lips, she felt icy metal press against her finger. She brought her hand from her face and gazed in shock at her ring finger.
'Mamo-chan's going away present.' Usagi swallowed the lump in her throat and tried to stop her tears. After that everything else came in a rush. Duo and Luna came in, while Heero left. Luna licked Usagi's fingertips, trying to get her out of her shock.
"Usagi. Usagi? Usagi-chan?" Luna called out to the oblivious princess.
"He's gone. Seiya, Taiki, Yaten, Chibi chibi, Ami, Rei, Makoto, Minako, Setsuna, Michiru, Haruka, Hotaru, Artemis, Diana, Chibi Usa, Mamo-chan. Mamo-chan's gone," Usagi whispered.
"Usa? Usagi. Listen to me. It's not your fault and there's nothing you can do about it!" Luna said shaking her.
"N-no! It's my fault! I couldn't help them the one time they needed me!" Usagi shouted jumping up and running out the door. Luna went to run after Usagi, but Duo grabbed her by the scruff of her neck and held her in mid air.
"Don't worry Luna, Usagi can take care of herself. You, on the other hand, have to answer some questions," Duo stated firmly with a glint in his eye.
"Let me go Duo! You don't understand what's wrong!" Luna cried. Tears of pains for her mistress escaped her eyes. "Please Duo," she whispered. Duo's eyes held an inner pain but he didn't let her go.
"I want to know what's wrong! I want to help her Luna!"
"You can't Duo!" Luna shouted. Her small body shook with every sob. Finally, Luna shut her eyes and swallowed the lump in her throat. She concentrated on a small warm light inside her, and didn't open her eyes again until she heard Duo.
"L-Luna? What happened?"

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Usagi stopped running and fell to her knees. "W-what's happening?!" she called out scared. "I-I can't move! Duo! Luna! Hotaru! Help me!" she whispered letting the tears fall.

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Hotaru's hand froze an inch away from knocking on Quatre's door. "Usagi? I'm coming!" she whispered fiercely to the air.

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"Erm... Well, I've only been like this once before, and that was when... uh," Luna stuttered out as she looked down at her human body. Out of habit she looked behind her only to find a simple bow instead of a tail. "See I liked this human and--" Luna stopped short and gasped. She jerked her head to a forward position and called out. "Usagi?!" Duo took that opportunity to become aware of the situation.
"Where's Usagi? What happened? Is she ok? She's not hurt is she?" Duo asked in a rush, but by that time Luna was already out the door and down the hall.

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"So the spoiled Princess of the Moon was reborn. Oh and it looks like your friends are still dead. Well it seems there's no one else left to kill for a star seed besides you!" A high pitched laughter erupted from the figure's dainty little mouth.
"Leave her alone Chaos!" Luna shouted coming to Usagi's aid.
"Oh? Two sailors? Well I can kill two birds with one stone!" The figure grinned devilishly and narrowed it's clouded ice blue eyes. It's small porcelain like hands clenched into fists and two black beams of energy shot out from the jeweled bracelets.
"Silence wall!" Sailor Saturn shouted as she ran in front of the two fallen soldiers. The force of the beams knocked her unconscious and into her fallen comrades arms. The sound of a fired bullet rang through the air, and would have hit Chaos if it hadn't teleported into the sky. Chaos frowned and scanned the scene.
"Next time Moon child, you wouldn't live long enough for your mother to plan your next life out!" Chaos said angrily. Then Chaos disappeared and all that was left was a swirl of black smoke.
"Ya know, I think the scariest thing about that was that I wasn't surprised at all," Duo murmured in a dazed state. His gun was still in his hand and Heero was less than a yard away from him.
"Hotaru..." Luna whispered trying to wake the now detransformed soldier. "She's out cold," she stated looking at Usagi. Duo walked over to Hotaru, and asked a string of questions. "Is she ok? Who was that? And how in the world did you become human, Luna?!"
Usagi closed her eyes and held out her hands. The silver crystal shimmered to life in her hands. "Moon healing escalation!" Usagi whispered softly. Hotaru was encased in a silver glow before opening her eyes.
"Usagi-hime! Daijobou ka?" Hotaru asked as Usagi slumped onto Luna's shoulder.
"D-daijobou, Hotaru-chan..." Usagi whispered. "Gomen..." she murmured forcing herself up. "Luna..." Usagi started as Duo supported her, "Is it possible to go home?" Luna's eyes widened.
"We'd have to take a shuttle as soon as you're strong enough." Usagi shook her head and swallowed forcefully.
"Guardian of Time... Let the Door of Time split the heavens and open to me... I call you by your true name. The all knowing God of Time, the Father of the Guardian... Chronos! Lead me! Protect me! Send me the path of light!" Usagi shouted out. Luna's and Hotaru's eyes widened in horror as they realized what Usagi was doing, but by that time it was to late to stop it.
"Usagi-chan!"
"Usagi-hime!"

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Quatre looked genuinely concerned. "Hilde?" he questioned as he walked closer to her. Suddenly he felt a sharp pang in his heart. He had felt this before but it was never this strong. The longing for someone always hurt whether it was a loved one or a relative. In Quatre's case it was the lack of a living mother that hurt him most, but this was different. It was stronger, and it wasn't his longing. He glanced at Hilde who had her head tilted slightly downward and was studying the carpet as though it was performing an interesting trick. Now he knew what was happening. He knew what Hilde was feeling, and why she had come to his room. Quatre thought deeply for a moment.
'Hilde's a fun loving person. She's very dedicated and a good friend... But do I like her like that?'
Quatre reached out and tilted Hilde's head upward so she looked him in the eye. He smiled kindly at her, and her nervous expression faded.

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Usagi was slowly lifted upwards while her outstretched arms held the silver crystal. She swallowed the lump in her throat as she remembered Chibi Usa raising the crystal key high into the the air trying to get to the future. She used all her strength to lift herself upwards to the small portal, and just as she was two feet away from it the light faded and Usagi fell five feet to the ground, unconscious.

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"We shouldn't have let her try." one voice murmured.
"What should we do with her?" the second voice questioned.
"Cootchy cootchy coo!" the third person said. The fourth person giggled and clapped their hands happily.
"Oh guys..." Usagi moaned as she tried to sit up. "I have a splitting headache." Luna gently pushed her back down. Hotaru checked to see if Usagi's temperature was back to normal.
"She's ok, Luna." Luna nodded her thanks and led the fourth person out of the room.
"I want you to try and keep away from Usagi. She's not feeling good and seeing you might surprise her. Okay?" Luna asked.
"Chibi."
"Thank you," Luna said gratefully. Luna stood up and turned around to be greeted by icy cobalt eyes.
"What is this?" Heero asked holding up a small tarot like card with a galaxy on it. Luna recognized it immediately.
"The card after 'death'..." Luna murmured wide eyed. "A galaxy."
"Excuse me," Hotaru murmured as she brushed past Luna.

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A knock sounded at the door to Quatre's room.
"Excuse me Hilde." Hilde nodded in understanding.
"Hello. Mr. Winner I presume." Quatre nodded. "I hope you don't think of my actions as rude, but I let myself in when no one answered the door." Quatre frowned but nodded. Hotaru stood at the end of the hall trying to blink away her disbelief.
"Mama?"
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*wakes up* ^^() hehe *yawns* Ok I'd like to say sorry to the people I
told that this chapter would be out Sunday. Things came up (Mom made
me go clothes shopping. -_-), and it took longer to write than I thought it
would. We got report cards today and I'm not grounded so the next
chapter should be out soon. I would like to thank M-chan, who gave me
the weird couple idea (Quatre x Hilde), and Collie (my little bro) who
gave me the idea for the whole 'Chaos coming and almost killing Usagi'
thing. Oh and from now on when you review tell me what your favorite
anime is out of:
~Ronin Warriors (SM/RW crossover No title yet)
~Dragonball Z (When the Mirror Shatters Chapter 3)
~Digimon (Digimon No title yet)
and I'll send a teaser of the fics I'm working on. ^_^ e~mail's
chibichan101@home.com. You know what to do!
~~ chibi-chan