Chapter 9 - Captured
"Come along Princess Usagi." The leader said calmly.
"I will not," She said, her body pressing closer to Quatre. "I left of my own free will and I won't go back! I refuse!!" She cried, tears collecting in the corners of her eyes. She wiped them away hastily, her eyes narrowing on the leader.
"If you won't come quietly, we'll have to take you by force." The leader said in a low voice.
"Over my dead body." Quatre said in a cold voice. No one messes with the woman HE loves.
"If that's what it takes, then so be it." The man said. The other pilots jumped up, standing behind the pair of lovers.
"You'll have to go through all of us." Duo said, holding his gun steady at the men.
"All right men, open fire. DON'T hurt the princess, though." The man ordered, a small smirk on his face. They all pointed their guns, pulling the triggers.
"NOOO!!!" Usagi shrieked, jumping in front of her friends. A bright white light was emitted from her body and the bullets bounced off some sort of shield, flying in various directions. "I won't let you hurt them!!" She yelled, the pink ribbons already forming around her body. She felt them settle, the crescent moon birthmark glowing brightly. "Leave me alone, I've told you already, I will never go back there." She said in a calm voice.
"Take her away." The leader said simply. A few of the men behind him raced forward, grabbing her arms.
"Usagi!!!" Quatre shouted as he felt a fist connect with his face. He fell to the ground watching as he princess was taken away from him.
"Quatre!!" She cried, reaching toward her only love. "Please help me!"
"I'd put her down if I were you." A monotone voice came from the front door.
"Who is that?!?" The leader demanded.
"I won't allow you to take her." Heero said in his emotionless tone.
"The prince?" The man asked, seeing Heero standing in the doorway, a gun in his hand.
"I said let you go now." Heero said, his tone not changing. The leader nodded his head and Usagi ran to Quatre, dropping to his side. She threw her arms around his neck, feeling his strong arms wrap around her shoulders and she buried her face in his chest, letting the tears fall.
"What does Yoshimi want with Usagi?" He asked, still leveling his gun on their leader.
"That is none of your business. If you don't do as we say, though, you're sister will die." The man said, pointing his gun at Usagi. She lay against Quatre, sobbing into his chest, still wearing the white dress with the crescent moon on her forehead. Heero scowled as he looked over at Quatre, his prussian blue eyes softening as they fell on Usagi.
"I repeat, what does he want with her?" Heero said again.
"That is a surprise." A new voice said behind Heero. Before Heero could turn around, the gun was pulled from his hand and he was sent flying forward into the horde of men. Usagi heard the familiar voice, feeling a sudden run through her body.
"What's wrong?" Quatre asked, feeling her trembling in his arms.
"It's him…" She whispered, her eyes wide with fear. "Please Quatre! Don't let him take me back!" She pleaded her blue eyes filled with fear and pain.
"I'll protect you, princess." Quatre said, helping her stand.
"Take him." The man said, stepping over Heero's unconscious form. Usagi glanced down at her brother, seeing his body as they lifted him up. 'Heero…' she whispered in her mind. She took a step towards her brother, but felt Quatre's arm tighten around her waist.
"Come along princess. We have your brother, we can kill him at any time." The man said.
"You won't kill him, father." She said calmly.
"And why is that?" He asked, his eyes questioning hers.
"Because he's too valuable to you," She said, a small smirk on her lips. "He's a gundam pilot, you need him to help you. You were only going to use me as bate to catch him anyway. I swear to you, though, I won't let you get away with this outrage!!" Usagi cried, pulling out of Quatre's arms.
"Usagi!!" Quatre cried, grabbing for her. He grabbed a handful of fabric from her dress but gasped as it turned to pink ribbons.
"Moon Crystal Power Make-UP!!" Usagi shouted, holding a broach up in the air. She spun around for a moment, ribbons and feathers surrounding her body. Her feet lightly touched the ground and she looked toward her father, her eyes going cold. She looked so much like Heero at that moment, her face set in an emotionless expression, her eyes narrowed on Yoshimi. "I am a pretty sailor suited soldier of the Moon, Sailor Moon. I will protect my friends and I will NOT let you take my brother from me after I've finally found him," She said in a low voice. "I will not allow this to go on any longer."
"What? Usagi's Sailor Moon?!?" Duo cried in stunned wonder. 'Wow, she looks even cuter in real life than she does on tv' He thought, a slight blush coming to his cheeks. 'What am I thinking? She's Quatre's.' He reminded himself. The four boys stood firmly behind Usagi, ready to fight. The soldiers began to charge, crashing into the table sending the plates shattering to the floor. Duo dodge the men that were heading for him, catching one in the stomach hard with his elbow. The soldier slumped to the ground but another one took his place moments later, bringing the end of his gun down on the back of Duo's head. Duo fell to the ground with a thud… and didn't move…
"Duo!" Sailor Moon cried, seeing the braided pilot fall to the ground. The rest of the pilots were fighting too hard to take notice to the fact that they picked up Duo and were taking him outside. "Leave him alone!!" Sailor Moon shrieked, grasping her tiara with her thumb and forefinger. "Moon Tiara STARDUST!!" She shouted, throwing the tiara. It circled the room, all of the people falling to the ground except for Wufei, Trowa, and Quatre. Quatre rushed to Usagi's side just as she caught the tiara, putting it back on.
"Usagi." Quatre said, taking the girl in his arms.
"Bravo dear. I had no clue you were Sailor Moon. That's one thing I hadn't expected in this little matter. It won't save you or your brother though." He said, a smirk on his face.
"I told you before, I won't go back. If my brother or Duo are hurt in any way, I swear that I will kill you myself," She said, her voice going cold. Quatre looked down at the set expression on Usagi's face and realized she was serious. She was ready to kill to save her brother… her friend… "I'll never forgive myself for letting my Senshi and Mamoru die, I will NOT let it happen again." She vowed, standing her ground. She pulled away from Quatre, some sort of weapon appearing out of nowhere.
"What? Where did that come from?" Wufei demanded, trying to hide the shock that was on his face.
"Moon Scepter ELIMINATION!!" Sailor Moon shouted, spinning around as she released the deadly attack. Somehow, Yoshimi managed to dodge the attack, pulling a gun and shooting the weapon out of her hand. She held her hand, feeling the pain shoot up her entire arm. She felt her body give way and felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her body. She looked up into the worried blue eyes of Quatre. "How did he dodge it?" She asked, confusion on her face.
"So princess, you really want your brother back that much?" He asked. "I'll make a deal with you, I'll be back in one week. If you come quietly, I'll let that kid with the braid go. If not, I'll kill them both," He said, his face twisting into an evil smirk. "You have one week to decide princess…" He said, walking calmly out the door, letting in swing in the breeze…
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