Sailormoon Zodiac, Chapter 2
by Shorty
==Power==

After a few minutes of silence, Usagi turned around and walked away from the now fading light, towards her home in the Azabu distict of Tokyo. As she walked through the big metal gate, she saw the light in her bedroom was on.
"Uh oh," Usagi said. "This cannot be good..."
She entered the house, put her slippers back on and walked up to her bedroom. Her parents, Ikuko and Kenji, were standing in her room. "Usagi, where were you?" Ikuko asked.
"I...I...I went for a walk..." Usagi lied.
"At 3:00 AM?" Kenji replied.
"Um...yeah...I couldn't sleep, so I went for a walk," Usagi continued to lie.
"Since you've never lied to us before, I guess I have no choice but to believe you. But if this happens again, there will be hell to pay, young lady," Ikuko responded, leaving Usagi's room and closing her door.
"Whew, I don't know how I got out of that one..." Usagi commented to Luna after closing her bedroom door. Luna didn't say anything.
"Usagi-chan, you better get to bed. We need to get up in the morning and call a meeting at the Hikawa Shrine. We need to find out who and what these...monsters are," Luna finally said.
Obeying Luna's comments for once, Usagi kicked her slippers off and climbed into her bed.

The next morning, Usagi woke up on her own, for once. She got up and dressed silently. "Usagi, are you ready yet?" Luna asked.
"Hai, Luna," Usagi said. Her mind seemed to be somewhere else.
Luna and Usagi started towards the Hikawa Shrine. Finally, Usagi broke the silence. "Luna...how are we supposed to fight without our powers?" she asked.
"Usagi-chan, how am I supposed to answer that? I'm a mere guardian..." Luna replied. It was the first time she'd EVER called herself a mere guardian.
They continued to walk in silence until they reached the shrine. Usagi started climbing the steps to the shrine. She saw Rei, Minako, Ami and Makoto already there.
"Finally you get here, Usagi," Rei said, angrily.
"Rei-chan, don't start with me today," Usagi replied. Rei was silent.
"Okay...um..." Artemis tried desperately to begin a conversation. "Oh yeah! So, what are we going to do about this new enemy?"
"Kick their asses!" Makoto chimed in.
"Mako-chan..." Minako said, sweatdropping.
"Gomen ne..." Makoto replied.
"We should just leave them alone! Who cares what happens to the world?" Rei finally said.
"REI-CHAN! HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?!" Usagi yelled.
"Well, how are we supposed to fight them without our powers? It's virtually impossible!" Rei retorted.
"I think we should at least try. If we die, we die!" Makoto said.
"Mako-chan, the rest of us have parents," Rei said harshly. Makoto didn't say anything.
"Fine! All in favor of giving up, raise your hands!" Usagi cried out. Rei raised her hand, then Minako, and then finally Ami. Usagi and Makoto were the only ones who didn't.
"You're all cowards!" Usagi yelled. "We'll find a way! There has to be a way!"
Suddenly, it went dark, like night. "Is this an eclipse?" Usagi asked.
"No, Usagi-chan. Eclipses don't happen very often. We had one just before we fought Nephrenia, remember?" Ami replied.
"Oh. So why is it so--" Usagi began to say, but was cut off by a sweet voice. A woman, wearing a white dress, had beautiful pink lips and silver appeared.
"M-mother...?" Usagi asked.
"Yes. It's me, my daughter," Serenity replied.
"I haven't seen you in-in ages..." Usagi said. "Why'd you appear now?"
"Because. New evil has arrived. How, even I do not know. But I do know that I can give you all powers again, if you want them. And you should! You were born in the Silver Millenium to my daughter, Princess Serenity! Sailor Senshi, don't give up."
"I..I..." Rei was at a loss for words.
Suddenly, Ami piped up. "Queen Serenity is right! We were born to be the Inner Senshi! I do want my powers!"
"That makes three..." Serenity said, looking at Minako and Rei.
"Well, I have been Sailor V since I was thirteen years old...I'm easily the most experienced...and yet, I want a normal life...but, if this is what I was born to do, so be it. I'll do it!"
"That's four...what about you, Rei?" Serenity asked.
"...whatever..." Rei replied.
"The Inner Senshi are born again!" Usagi yelled, jumping.
"My daughter, don't get too happy yet. This new enemy is much more powerful than anything you have ever faced. All of your old powers are available, as well as a new one. It is up to you to find out when it will be awakened. Now, I've been here too long. I must go. Goodbye, my daughter," Queen Serenity said.
"Wait! What about the Outer Senshi?!" Usagi asked. "We'll need them too, won't we?"
"Should they choose to..." Serenity started to say, but was interrupted by Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna and Hotaru running up the steps to the Hikawa Shrine.
"We...we want to fight..." Haruka said.
"Haruka-san, how did you know that we were getting our powers...?"
"I...I just had a premonition...when it got all dark..." Haruka explained.
"You four...you all wish to fight alongside the Senshi of the Inner Planets?" Serenity asked.
"Yes! We want our powers!" Haruka said again.
"Very well. Until next time...goodbye, Senshi...goodbye, my daughter..."
"Don't go..." Usagi said, as her mother disappeared. It got lighter almost instantly. As soon as the light returned, eight transformation pens were floating above the ground. A ninth object, Usagi's locket, was floating above the pens. Each Senshi took their pen. The Sailor Senshi had been born again...
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How'd you like it? Was it any good? Sorry, I kinda made Rei out to be the bad guy...err, girl...but oh well. Review, please?