Chapter 17 - True Love?
Usagi watched as the four pilots returned to the base, leaving Usagi alone. She decided that she might have to find another way to get into the base. It would be too obvious if she broke in, she'd have to sneak in some how.
"So, princess, you ready to do it our way?" A voice over the radio asked. Usagi jumped at the sound of the voice, forgetting about her Quatre and Heero for the moment.
"Uranus? Neptune?" She asked, as she saw a picture pop up on the screen in front of her. "How did you get out here?"
"We are millionaires you know," Uranus commented with a smile. "Come to our shuttle, here's the coordinates." She said as she read them off to Usagi.
"All right, do you have a plan to get in?" Usagi asked, as she flew toward the shuttle.
"Hai, I'll tell you when you get here." Uranus said before the screen went blank.
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"Sir Quatre," Heero said, bowing before Quatre as he sat on a throne. Quatre's eyes narrowed on Heero as the dark-haired boy bowed.
"You have failed me, Heero. I should get rid of you now, but I will give you another chance. Just remember, though, Mistress Nine is not so forgiving," He commented. "Kill Princess Serenity and bring the Silver Crystal to me as well as her heart." The platinum blond said, his face twisting into a look of hatred as he thought of the princess.
"Yes Sire." Heero said before bowing once again as the four boys left.
'Why are we trying to kill Princess Serenity?' Duo asked himself, feeling strange. It was like a memory from a dream. He couldn't figure out what the feeling was, why didn't he want to kill her and was she really so powerful that she couldn't be defeated? He didn't know what he was thinking anymore. He went into his quarters, closing the door behind him.
"Duo's a loose thread, we're going to have to watch him." Heero said in his monotone voice.
"I agree, we can't tell him of our next mission, we would have had her if he hadn't of interfered." Wufei muttered then added something about a weak woman getting the better of him.
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"Are you sure this will work?" Usagi asked for the thousandth time after Uranus had told her of her plan.
"If it doesn't, then I really don't know what we can do." Uranus said seriously. Usagi shook her head in agreement as she climbed back into Sandrock. She started the mobile suit up, feeling it vibrate slightly. She took off through the open hatch, followed by to Taurus suits piloted by Uranus and Neptune. She placed the crystal in front of her on the mobile suit and watched as the brilliant white light lit up the inside of the suit. A moment later, the suit had changed, being charged with pure energy.
"Lets go." She said, as she flew toward the base, followed by Uranus and Neptune.
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"She's coming again." Quatre said as he bowed before Mistress 9.
"Hmm… let her enter, I want to meet her in person before I destroy her." Mistress 9 said in a bitter voice, letting out a throaty laugh moments later.
"As you wish, master." He said before bowing and leaving the throne room. He walked to his quarters, throwing himself down on the bed. He closed his eyes and lay silent on the bed deep in thought. He jumped when he felt a hand run up his shirt. His eyes snapped open to meet those deep purple eyes that he'd grown accustomed to.
"Good morning Quatre-chan." The woman's voice said as she leaned down and kissed Quatre passionately on the lips. He responded to the kiss, his tongue slipping into her mouth.
"What are you doing here, Miya-chan?" He asked as he broke the kiss. She pouted slightly, her hands still on Quatre's chest.
"You don't want me here?" She pouted, sticking out her bottom lip.
"Of course I do, Sakura." He said but stopped as a thought popped into his head. 'Why does that name sound so familiar?' He asked himself as he drifted into thought.
"Quatre?" Miyana asked, waving her hand in front of his face. "Hello? Are you there?"
'Princess Serenity? Why do I hate her so much?' He asked himself as faint memories began to fill his head. 'I've never even met her, have I?'
"Quatre!!" Miyana shouted, snapping him back to the real world.
"Gomen, Miya-chan…" He said as he turned his attention back to her. He felt her weight pressing down on his body as she pressed her lips to his once again, forcing him to lay back. 'Why am I doing this?' He asked himself.
"Serenity…" He whispered so quietly a normal person wouldn't have heard it. He felt a sharp pain as negative energy ran through his body. He looked up into the angry eyes of Miyana.
"I won't let her take you from me…" She muttered as she pressed her lips against his again, the negative energy running into his body. "You're mine now, that pathetic little princess won't take you away from me!"
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Usagi's hands flew to her chest as she felt pain ripping through her body. 'What's wrong with me?' She asked herself, feeling the pain shoot throughout her body.
"Quatre…" She whispered as she felt his pain run through her body. "Please be all right…" She whispered as she directed the suit toward the base, Uranus and Neptune following.
"What's wrong Usagi?" Uranus asked, her face appearing on the screen. She noticed that the crescent moon was burning brightly on Usagi's forehead as well as the crystal sitting in front of her.
"Something's happening to Quatre…" She whispered, tears in her eyes. "He's in pain and there's nothing I can do to help him…"
"Don't worry, we'll save him. Keep your mind on the mission." Uranus instructed.
"You… you're right." Usagi said as her eyes narrowed and her tears subsided. 'I'm coming for you Quatre-chan…'
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"Here she comes." Heero said as he saw the approaching suits. There were three of them, the largest of the three seemed to be glowing a bright white and had a pure power radiating from it.
"Let me pass." Usagi's emotionless voice came over the radio.
"We have been ordered to kill you." Duo stated, taking an offensive stance as he prepared to attack.
"Get out of my way, Maxwell!" She snapped, gritting her teeth. She took out the two blades, watching as the light emitted from the suit glinted on the cold metal. "I won't hesitate to kill any of you, even you Heero. You're not the friends I once had." She stated. She had already lost so much… her mother… her Senshi… her Mamo-chan… her Quatre, her brother… her friends… and her Quatre…
"…." Heero said nothing before he attacked Usagi, swinging his energy saber down hard. She met the saber with her own blade, feeling the negative energy that flowed freely through his suit. Battle between purity and evil…
"Please don't do this Heero…" She whispered as she closed her eyes, focusing the pure energy on Heero. The crystal began to glow, but she continued to fight with her eyes closed. She didn't care what happened to her, she had to save her friends, that's all that mattered to her now. "I know you're not evil, please come back to us Heero…" She whispered again, sensing where he was swinging the saber. She didn't need to look at him, she knew what he was doing, she knew all of his attacks.
"Usagi…" Duo whispered as he watched the battle. He could feel the purity of the energy that the suit was emitting and it hit him all at once. "She's… she's not the enemy…" He whispered as his eyes opened in shock. He turned to Trowa and Wufei and saw that they weren't attacking. They were watching the battle and hadn't seemed to notice that the two mobile suits that had arrived with Usagi were gone. "Hey! You guys!" He said over the radio, getting their attention. "Usagi's not the enemy! Mistress Nine, Pharaoh 90, and Miyana are the enemies!"
"Shuttup Maxwell, you know what our orders are," Wufei snapped. "We have to kill that weak woman." He finished.
"Usagi's not weak! Look at her, she's beating Heero!" Duo snapped, flying toward Usagi and Heero. "Usagi!" He shouted, getting her attention. He flew in front of her, knocking the energy saber from Heero's hand, sending it flying through space. Heero scowled deeply as he felt the beckoning of Mistress Nine.
"We'll finish this later, dear sister. Come on guys." Heero said, in his normal emotionless voice. Trowa and Wufei nodded and followed him back into the base.
"Duo?" Usagi asked as she saw the mobile suit fly in front of her. "Is that you?"
"Hai, Usagi. Are you all right?" He asked, his face appearing on the screen in front of her.
"I'm fine. Do you remember anything?" Usagi asked hopefully.
"Hai Usagi, lets get rid of Mistress Nine!" Duo said.
"Mistress Nine?" Usagi asked, not sure who that was.
"No time to explain, we'd better get back before they report me." Duo said as they flew toward the base. Usagi shook her head as she flew after Duo.
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"What are your orders?" Mistress Nine asked when Heero appeared before her.
"Quatre-sama ordered me to kill Princess Serenity and bring the Silver Crystal as well as her heart to him." Heero said, on one knee before his master.
"Hmm… Miyana must have given him those orders," She said in a bitter voice. "I do not wish to kill her just yet, I still need the Holy Grail from her. That is your new mission, bring me the Holy Grail then you may do what you like with the princess." Mistress Nine said simply.
"Hai, my Lady…" He said before exiting the room.
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Quatre lay in his bed, shivering in pain as the last of the negative energy passed through him. Miyana's naked body lay next to him as she pressed herself up against him.
'This isn't right…' He thought but as the thought passed through his mind, he felt pain rip through his body once again.
"Oh Quatre-chan. Every time you think of her, you're going to feel that pain for the rest of your life. You might as well forget about her, you belong to me now." She whispered, running her fingers down his naked body.
"I can't forget her…" Quatre said, his teeth clenched in pain. "I… I love her…" He said and let out a howl as the pain ripped through his body once again.
"You'll forget about her soon, my love…" Miyana said in a bitter voice.
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There you have it, Chapter 17 YAY!!! And since I had so many reviews asking for longer chapters, I went ahead and did it^_^ Are you happy now? It takes me longer to get them out, but hey, it was better that way huh? Gomen this story is getting pretty confusing, I'll have everything straightened out soon, and sorry if it sounds like I keep repeating things. Anyway, please review or email me at pokahydee@hotmail.com
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