AN: I'm SO sorry it took so long! Please don't hate me and stop reading this story!
*clears throat*
Here it is........
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She could hear a loud humming in her head as she cracked one eye open to look around, vision blurry with sleep and dizziness.
She could barely make out the vague forms of people. They moved about her, dark silhouettes against a hazy backround. Groggily, she tried to remember what had happened.
Little bits and pieces flashed through her mind.
The youma. The battle. Her tiara. Fighting. Voices. Falling. Falling.............
Everything else was unclear, nothing but white light. Straining, she could detect voices, whispering.
"Is she going to be alright?" A small, very worried voice asked.
Another voice; deeper, older, more calm than the first. "I don't know. All we can do is hope."
"This is Bull-Shit! Can't we heal her somehow? There has to be a way!" Obviously female, and angry, too.
The voices were so familiar.........yet.....almost not. Like she had heard them before, but she couldn't recall from where.....or when. It all seemed like one big dream, and for a brief moment, she really wondered if it *was* a dream.
Blinking a few times, she again tried to focus her vision on the people. But her body was just too exhausted, and she found that, despite her attempts, she couldn't move. Her mind swirled, and she groaned as a wave of pain swept through her.
This seemed to catch the attention of the people in the room, and she could hear their voices ringing in her head.
"Usa? Usagi-chan, are you alright?"
"Princess!" Warm arms abruptly came to wrap around her neck, squeezing gently.
She didn't know what was going on. A loud rushing in her ears was all her foggy brain could process. That, and she ached all over. Though, somehow, the arms were comforting, causing her to relax a bit. Then, a name came into her thoughts.
"Hotaru." The word spilled from her lips involuntarily.
The person hugging her laughed, and she felt something wet touch her hand. It was a tear. Even if she didn't have her eyes open, it was obvious that the girl---Hotaru---was crying. But, the tears were ones of happiness and relief, she noticed. For some odd reason, she could just *feel* the child's emotions, if only slightly.
"Usagi-chan. I'm so glad you're alright." Hotaru said, burying her head in Usagi's shoulder. "Please don't ever scare us like that again."
The same, older, more mature and serious voice from only moments before spoke again, interrupting anything else.
"Hotaru, release her." Opening her eyes, but still squinting, Usagi saw a woman with dark green hair and deep, ruby eyes. Hotaru looked surprised and shocked. "But, why?" She asked in a high voice, tightening the grip on her princess.
Many other girls stood, Usagi noted, with similar expressions to Hotaru's.
'What is going on? Who are these people?' As safe and comforted as Usagi had felt before among the girls in the room, even if she had no idea who they were, she now dealt with a very uneasy nagging in the back of her mind.
Was she supposed to know these people? Only small, cloudy memories infiltrated her consciousness. Desperately, she tried to remember, but drew up nothing but blanks.
But, once more, she was broken out of her thoughts by the older woman. "You all must understand. Our princess is not well. I'd be surprised if she even remembered us. That poison did a number on her, and I will allow Usagi to remain in another dimension so that she can recover."
A tall girl with sandy-blond hair exploded, face full of astonishment and anger.
"Are you MAD, Pluto!?!?!?!? She can't stay in another dimension!!! Usagi is our princess, and it is OUR job to protect her!!"
'Haruka....' Now, more names came, causing Usagi to hold her head in pain. 'Rei........Ami........Makoto........Setsuna........Michiru........Minako........Hotaru...'
"Stop! Stop it! Quit fighting! O-negai!" All heads turned to stare at her, great guilt and shame lacing their faces. Then the worry came......
"Usagi....are you alright?" Hotaru bacame slightly frantic. "Usagi-chan? Please, answer me....please......"
Then, something very strange happened. Everything went deathly silent. Not a sound was made, and the walls and objects and people in the room were a light orangish-brownish color when Usagi opened her eyes again. But, most importantly, no one moved, except for Usagi. They were all frozen in place.
It seemed as if time had stopped......
"And, indeed, you are right, Princess."
The woman---Pluto, she believed---stepped in front of her, a few feet away.
Usagi found a voice deep inside her throat, and attempted to use it. "Wh-what d-did you d-do to th-them?"
Pluto smiled gently, almost sadly. "Stopped time. It had to be done, Princess. I'm sorry. They would have tried to stop me if I had taken you. I didn't want any of them to get hurt...."
The woman raised her arm, holding a giant staff, and proceeded to wave it around, shouting words Usagi could not understand. Light erupted from the orb atop the long stick, and enveloped both people.
Now, all Usagi knew was the light, and then darkness.
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AN: Like it? Hate it?
Tell me in your reviews. I'll take suggestions, comments, flames, criticism, ideas, and, generally, any kind of feedback.
So, feel free to do any of the things listed above.
No, really, I mean it!
I need reviews!
So, Review! REVIEW! Please?
No, really.......please? Next chapter out a lot sooner than this one if you do.
Within the next week, most likely. But, only if you write a review! I don't care if it's only ONE word! Just as long as you let me know wheather or not you like my story, and if you want me to continue.
I'm new to writing, folks. I only started a few weeks ago. Maybe a little over a month and a half ago. So, please understand ( and I'm not looking for pity ) that it's been kinda difficult to keep up with grades and school and computer and LIFE all at the same time.
Especially since I can't get on the computer every Thursday.
Thank you.
*clears throat*
Here it is........
. . . . . . . . .
She could hear a loud humming in her head as she cracked one eye open to look around, vision blurry with sleep and dizziness.
She could barely make out the vague forms of people. They moved about her, dark silhouettes against a hazy backround. Groggily, she tried to remember what had happened.
Little bits and pieces flashed through her mind.
The youma. The battle. Her tiara. Fighting. Voices. Falling. Falling.............
Everything else was unclear, nothing but white light. Straining, she could detect voices, whispering.
"Is she going to be alright?" A small, very worried voice asked.
Another voice; deeper, older, more calm than the first. "I don't know. All we can do is hope."
"This is Bull-Shit! Can't we heal her somehow? There has to be a way!" Obviously female, and angry, too.
The voices were so familiar.........yet.....almost not. Like she had heard them before, but she couldn't recall from where.....or when. It all seemed like one big dream, and for a brief moment, she really wondered if it *was* a dream.
Blinking a few times, she again tried to focus her vision on the people. But her body was just too exhausted, and she found that, despite her attempts, she couldn't move. Her mind swirled, and she groaned as a wave of pain swept through her.
This seemed to catch the attention of the people in the room, and she could hear their voices ringing in her head.
"Usa? Usagi-chan, are you alright?"
"Princess!" Warm arms abruptly came to wrap around her neck, squeezing gently.
She didn't know what was going on. A loud rushing in her ears was all her foggy brain could process. That, and she ached all over. Though, somehow, the arms were comforting, causing her to relax a bit. Then, a name came into her thoughts.
"Hotaru." The word spilled from her lips involuntarily.
The person hugging her laughed, and she felt something wet touch her hand. It was a tear. Even if she didn't have her eyes open, it was obvious that the girl---Hotaru---was crying. But, the tears were ones of happiness and relief, she noticed. For some odd reason, she could just *feel* the child's emotions, if only slightly.
"Usagi-chan. I'm so glad you're alright." Hotaru said, burying her head in Usagi's shoulder. "Please don't ever scare us like that again."
The same, older, more mature and serious voice from only moments before spoke again, interrupting anything else.
"Hotaru, release her." Opening her eyes, but still squinting, Usagi saw a woman with dark green hair and deep, ruby eyes. Hotaru looked surprised and shocked. "But, why?" She asked in a high voice, tightening the grip on her princess.
Many other girls stood, Usagi noted, with similar expressions to Hotaru's.
'What is going on? Who are these people?' As safe and comforted as Usagi had felt before among the girls in the room, even if she had no idea who they were, she now dealt with a very uneasy nagging in the back of her mind.
Was she supposed to know these people? Only small, cloudy memories infiltrated her consciousness. Desperately, she tried to remember, but drew up nothing but blanks.
But, once more, she was broken out of her thoughts by the older woman. "You all must understand. Our princess is not well. I'd be surprised if she even remembered us. That poison did a number on her, and I will allow Usagi to remain in another dimension so that she can recover."
A tall girl with sandy-blond hair exploded, face full of astonishment and anger.
"Are you MAD, Pluto!?!?!?!? She can't stay in another dimension!!! Usagi is our princess, and it is OUR job to protect her!!"
'Haruka....' Now, more names came, causing Usagi to hold her head in pain. 'Rei........Ami........Makoto........Setsuna........Michiru........Minako........Hotaru...'
"Stop! Stop it! Quit fighting! O-negai!" All heads turned to stare at her, great guilt and shame lacing their faces. Then the worry came......
"Usagi....are you alright?" Hotaru bacame slightly frantic. "Usagi-chan? Please, answer me....please......"
Then, something very strange happened. Everything went deathly silent. Not a sound was made, and the walls and objects and people in the room were a light orangish-brownish color when Usagi opened her eyes again. But, most importantly, no one moved, except for Usagi. They were all frozen in place.
It seemed as if time had stopped......
"And, indeed, you are right, Princess."
The woman---Pluto, she believed---stepped in front of her, a few feet away.
Usagi found a voice deep inside her throat, and attempted to use it. "Wh-what d-did you d-do to th-them?"
Pluto smiled gently, almost sadly. "Stopped time. It had to be done, Princess. I'm sorry. They would have tried to stop me if I had taken you. I didn't want any of them to get hurt...."
The woman raised her arm, holding a giant staff, and proceeded to wave it around, shouting words Usagi could not understand. Light erupted from the orb atop the long stick, and enveloped both people.
Now, all Usagi knew was the light, and then darkness.
. . . . . . . . .
AN: Like it? Hate it?
Tell me in your reviews. I'll take suggestions, comments, flames, criticism, ideas, and, generally, any kind of feedback.
So, feel free to do any of the things listed above.
No, really, I mean it!
I need reviews!
So, Review! REVIEW! Please?
No, really.......please? Next chapter out a lot sooner than this one if you do.
Within the next week, most likely. But, only if you write a review! I don't care if it's only ONE word! Just as long as you let me know wheather or not you like my story, and if you want me to continue.
I'm new to writing, folks. I only started a few weeks ago. Maybe a little over a month and a half ago. So, please understand ( and I'm not looking for pity ) that it's been kinda difficult to keep up with grades and school and computer and LIFE all at the same time.
Especially since I can't get on the computer every Thursday.
Thank you.