Chapter Four: Mamoru the Stupid Idiot
Mamoru teleported to earth and arrived right in front of his brother's palace. He let himself in and came face to face with Minako.
"Ah, Minako, just the person I wanted to see."
"What did you do to my husband?" she demanded.
"Killed off my stupid idiotic brother who could never think for himself, that's what I did," said Mamoru simply. "I have a business proposition for you Minako, and to let you know, I only have yours and your children's best interests at heart. I want you to marry me," he smirked.
"You think that I would stoop as low as marrying you? Yeah right," she snapped back.
"All right, then lets put it this way: You don't marry me, and you lose your children. I've already killed your husband and your children could be next. Or would you rather it that I kill the senshi and leave you to raise their children. The choice is yours."
"How long do I have to think it over," she finally said.
"Six hours. I'll be back at 7:00. Be ready with your decision." He teleported away.
She ran to her bedroom and locked the door. Kino and Kalika were at Usagi and Demando's palace, playing with Luke and Lindsay.
She sat down on the bed that she once shared with Stephan and picked up her telephone and dialed Usagi.
"Hello?" came Usagi's cheerful voice.
"Usagi, it's Minako."
"Hi. What's new? Kino and Kalika are having a blast. The kids are outside with Demando having a squirt gun fight and running around in the backyard."
"That's good. It'll take their minds off their father. Anyway, I just got a visit from Mamoru…"
"A visit from Mamoru is never good," sighed Usagi.
"Tell me about it. He made me an offer: either marry him, or he slaughters my children or the senshi and leaves me to raise their children. I have no choice. I have to marry him. I can't let him slaughter the heirs to the thrones of Venus and the earth. It just isn't possible."
"Not necessarily. What if you and I traded places," suggested Usagi.
"What do you mean, Usa?" asked Minako, calling her by her nickname.
"We used to do it lots when we were younger, why can't we do it now? I'll be you, and you can be me. I'll go through the wedding, and trick him. We can ready the Crystal Senshi and the Zodiac Senshi to be ready to kill him off. It's a completely brilliant plan!"
"But will Demando go along with it?" asked Minako.
"Probably, as long as he gets to slaughter Mamoru. He's been wanting to do that for awhile now," she grinned on the other side of the line.
"Have the others told their children yet?" asked Minako.
"Yeah. I just told Chibiusa. She was excited about becoming a senshi."
"Figures. Chibiusa loves stuff like that."
"It'll have to be a small, private ceremony, and then you guys can bust in or something. I'll assume my true form and bust him with my crystal."
"That might not be such a good idea, Usa. He'll see you and immediately try and kill you because he'll be mad."
"You've forgotten, the man is mad."
"No duh. We all know that. Personally Usagi, I'd rather go through it. I believe that somewhere, Stephan is alive. I can feel it."
"Okay. If you want to. What are you going to tell Kalika and Kino though? That you're marrying their evil uncle?"
"I'm going to have to. Mamoru is coming at 7:00 tonight."
"Minako, if he tries anything, anything at all, let me know. I'll be there to kill him. Setsuna would be happy to help. She already hates him for Chibiusa. I can't tell her that Mamoru is her real father, she'd flip."
"Who wouldn't?" asked Minako. "I've got to go, Usa. I have to figure out what I'm going to say to Mamoru. Next time you talk to me, I'll be married to the stupid idiot."
"And to think that I was in love with him at one point," Usagi shuddered. "I'll tell Demando. He'll watch out for you, Minako."
"Thanks Usa. Bye."
"Bye."
The two hung up. Minako sat on her bed and sighed. "How can I be doing this?" she thought. "It's for my children's sake, and for the one on the way," she said, thinking of her unborn child.
She picked out her favorite orange dress and went to meet her children. They were soaking wet, wrapped in towels.
"Kalika, Kino, I have something to tell you. I'm marrying your Uncle Mamoru tonight…" she said, refusing to go on.
"The one who killed Daddy?" cried Kalika.
"Yes. I have no choice."
Kino had never seen his mother so helpless. He worked up the courage to ask "Why Mom?"
"Because. He's threatened to kill the both of you, or the senshi. We can't lose the only heirs to the thrones of Venus and the earth. We just can't. I also can't risk it, with your new sister or brother on the way," she said, smiling a little.
"You're pregnant?" asked Kalika.
"Yes."
"Can I help decorate the room, and pick out clothes, and pick out toys?" asked Kalika excitedly.
"I'm going to be a big brother!" exclaimed Kino, excited because he was the youngest of the twins.
"Yes. Now hurry up to your rooms and change. Mamoru will be here soon."
Kino and Kalika walked up the stairs, talking quietly. "I can't believe that Mommy is marrying that bad man," said Kalika, shuddering.
"Well, she is. And that means that he's going to be our stepfather," said Kino.
"I think that we should call the Crystal Senshi," said Kalika boldly.
"Good idea," agreed her brother.
Minako stood in front of the stairs and watched Mamoru materialize out of nowhere.
"Minako, dearest, you look absolutely beautiful," he said, leaning forward to kiss her hand.
She tried not to shudder and said. "I've made my decision."
"And?"
"I've…decided to marry you-on one condition."
"And that is?"
"That you don't hurt my children or my friends. If you do, I swear Mamoru, you will die."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever," he said, waving his hand.
He led them to a room where a guy stood ready to marry them.
They proceeded through the ceremony, and reluctantly, Minako let him kiss her.
After it had all ended she said, "But I swear, Mamoru. I will NEVER let you do to me what you did to Setsuna. Your child doesn't even know that you exist, and I'd never want that to happen to a child of mine."
"Of course I wouldn't. Marrying Setsuna was a mistake. She wasn't ready for a relationship," he said, leaning forward to kiss her again. She pulled away and walked off to her room, her children watching from the doorway.
"He's mean," said Kalika. "I don't like him.
"Neither do I, sis," said Kino.
"I hate him," said Sailor Crystal Sun behind them.
"Good! You came!" said Kalika, running over to her.
"Wouldn't miss this."
They opened the door again and watched Mamoru pull out a bobby pin and pick the lock. He opened the door to Minako's room and went in. Not five minutes later, they heard her scream.
"That wasn't good," said Sailor Crystal Mercury, appearing.
"No, it wasn't" agreed Kalika. "That's it! Crystal Venus Power!" she yelled, transforming.
Sailor Crystal Mars and Sailor Crystal Jupiter appeared along with Sailor Chibi Moon, and the rest of the senshi flung the door open and rushed to Minako's room.
"Jupiter Thunder Crash!" shouted Sailor Crystal Jupiter, renewing her mother's old power and sending the door flying off its hinges.
"Hold it Mamoru-baka!" yelled Sailor Chibi Moon. "As leader of the Crystal Senshi, and Sailor Chibi Moon, I won't let you hurt someone as innocent as Minako. You're going to pay, buddy!"
"Yeah!" cried the rest of the senshi.
Minako slumped against a wall, blood trickling down her forehead. "Kalika?" she whispered, before blacking out.
"No one hurts my mom, or the Queen of Earth, for that matter!" yelled Sailor Crystal Venus.
"Archer Sagittarius' Love Arrows Strike!" came a voice from the doorway, sending orange and pink arrows soaring over the Crystal Senshi's heads.
The six Crystal Senshi turned around and saw the Zodiac Senshi standing in the doorway.
"Back off, idiot," said Sailor Virgo.
"I'm real scared, Virgo," replied Mamoru.
"You will be," she responded. She pulled out the purple crystal that we all know so well as the one that gave up the Zodiac Senshi's powers and held it in front of her.
"What is that?" asked Sailor Chibi Moon.
"The Quartz Crystal. It's almost as powerful, or more than the Imperium Crystal."
Mamoru smiled and backed up next to his wife. He pulled out a gun and held it to her head. Usagi rushed in behind the rest of the senshi, holding her crystal close.
"Make one move to attack me, and she ends up dead," he said, bending down next to her. "I had no problem killing her husband, what makes you think that I'll have any problem killing her?" he asked, answering all of their questions.
"Mamoru," said Usagi, standing up from her crouching position behind the senshi. "You kill her, and you'll have to kill me," she said bravely, clutching the crystal.
"Nah, I'd rather save that pleasure for when your husband arrives." He moved towards Chibiusa and put his hand over her mouth. She immediately began to struggle and kick Mamoru.
"Let her go!" commanded Usagi.
"Hand over the crystal," he replied, pointing to her hand.
"No. You'd never kill your own daughter," said Usagi.
"My daughter, this brat? Yeah right."
A flash of purple light appeared and the Senshi of Time appeared.
"Mamoru, you know that this girl is indeed your daughter," said Sailor Pluto, appearing. Mamoru stood with his mouth open in shock and didn't notice as Sailor Pluto pulled his hand away from his mouth and picked up the eleven-year-old girl. "She is the result of me being young and foolish and you knowing exactly what you were doing when you ruined my life, and hers."
Chibiusa got down out of Setsuna's arms and ran to Usagi, muttered the de-transformation sequence, and climbed into her mother's arms.
"I have no idea what you are talking about, stupid senshi, but I assure you, I will kill if the lot of you don't get out of my bedroom," he snapped.
"It's not yours," said Kino, bravely stepping forward. "Venus Crystal Power!" he said, and became Venus Knight, guardian of Sailor Crystal Venus.
"Who the heck are you?" asked Mamoru.
"Venus Knight, guardian of Sailor Crystal Venus, and Queen Minako!"
"He's right," said Sailor Crystal Venus. "She'd never share a bedroom with you, not after you killed my Daddy!" she yelled.
"Fine then! I'll discuss this with your mother later, when she comes around. You're grounded, now de-transform and get to your room!"
"You can't make me!" yelled Kalika.
Usagi stepped forward and placed a hand on her goddaughter's shoulder. "Kalika, sweetie, come on. Let's go home," she said, leading the crying girl out of her mother's room.
Kino and the Crystal Senshi followed, with the Zodiac Senshi staying behind to take care of Mamoru.
"I swear, Mamoru," said Sailor Leo. "You lay a finger on her, and we'll be out to get you."
"As if we already aren't," said Sailor Virgo, smirking.
"Don't worry, I won't," he said, suddenly becoming soft and tending to his wife's wound.
At the Moon Palace, Usagi tucked Kalika into her bed in the guest room. "Miss Usagi," she said, tears still trickling down her cheeks.
Usagi got up and got her a Kleenex and the small girl blew her nose. Her blonde hair was messy, from the battle and crying and she looked a mess.
"I want my Daddy, not that scary man," she cried.
"Sweetie," Usagi said, hugging the girl close. "Your Daddy's gone, and try as Mr. Mamoru might, he'll never replace him. You can keep him alive in your heart, but Mamoru can never replace him, you remember that. The only reason that your Mommy married him was to protect you and your brother, not because she loves him. You have to remember that too. Sweet dreams," she said, giving her one last hug and tucking the covers close around her.
She went into Kino's room. He looked at her and then looked away.
"Why did my Dad have to die?" he asked.
"Because. There was no way that he could have held off your stepfather, at all. Mamoru's mad, and everyone knows it. If we could get that…" she paused, looking for the right words to use around the ten year old boy. "…Awful man out of here, we would. We can't for your sakes. I have an idea, but it would take a lot of work, and cooperation. We'll deal with this in the morning," she hugged her godson and left the room.
She went down to the dining room with Demando after saying goodnight to her own children. She and Demando sat down and stared at each other.
"I have an idea to eliminate Mamoru," he finally said.
"And I have an idea to protect our children," she replied.
"We have to get the kids out of here- all of them. Mamoru's going after them next. I've been monitoring him, and that's where he's going, to Mercury next. I've warned Ami and Saffir, but that's about all I can do. He hates me, so he's going to try and kill my brother. Then he'll be after me. Ami has gone to Nemesis with Myra and Kenna, but Saffir is at the palace alone. I'm leaving tonight to be with him so that the same thing doesn't happen to him as Stephan. We've lost one: we can't afford to lose any more," he finished, and left the room.
Mamoru teleported to earth and arrived right in front of his brother's palace. He let himself in and came face to face with Minako.
"Ah, Minako, just the person I wanted to see."
"What did you do to my husband?" she demanded.
"Killed off my stupid idiotic brother who could never think for himself, that's what I did," said Mamoru simply. "I have a business proposition for you Minako, and to let you know, I only have yours and your children's best interests at heart. I want you to marry me," he smirked.
"You think that I would stoop as low as marrying you? Yeah right," she snapped back.
"All right, then lets put it this way: You don't marry me, and you lose your children. I've already killed your husband and your children could be next. Or would you rather it that I kill the senshi and leave you to raise their children. The choice is yours."
"How long do I have to think it over," she finally said.
"Six hours. I'll be back at 7:00. Be ready with your decision." He teleported away.
She ran to her bedroom and locked the door. Kino and Kalika were at Usagi and Demando's palace, playing with Luke and Lindsay.
She sat down on the bed that she once shared with Stephan and picked up her telephone and dialed Usagi.
"Hello?" came Usagi's cheerful voice.
"Usagi, it's Minako."
"Hi. What's new? Kino and Kalika are having a blast. The kids are outside with Demando having a squirt gun fight and running around in the backyard."
"That's good. It'll take their minds off their father. Anyway, I just got a visit from Mamoru…"
"A visit from Mamoru is never good," sighed Usagi.
"Tell me about it. He made me an offer: either marry him, or he slaughters my children or the senshi and leaves me to raise their children. I have no choice. I have to marry him. I can't let him slaughter the heirs to the thrones of Venus and the earth. It just isn't possible."
"Not necessarily. What if you and I traded places," suggested Usagi.
"What do you mean, Usa?" asked Minako, calling her by her nickname.
"We used to do it lots when we were younger, why can't we do it now? I'll be you, and you can be me. I'll go through the wedding, and trick him. We can ready the Crystal Senshi and the Zodiac Senshi to be ready to kill him off. It's a completely brilliant plan!"
"But will Demando go along with it?" asked Minako.
"Probably, as long as he gets to slaughter Mamoru. He's been wanting to do that for awhile now," she grinned on the other side of the line.
"Have the others told their children yet?" asked Minako.
"Yeah. I just told Chibiusa. She was excited about becoming a senshi."
"Figures. Chibiusa loves stuff like that."
"It'll have to be a small, private ceremony, and then you guys can bust in or something. I'll assume my true form and bust him with my crystal."
"That might not be such a good idea, Usa. He'll see you and immediately try and kill you because he'll be mad."
"You've forgotten, the man is mad."
"No duh. We all know that. Personally Usagi, I'd rather go through it. I believe that somewhere, Stephan is alive. I can feel it."
"Okay. If you want to. What are you going to tell Kalika and Kino though? That you're marrying their evil uncle?"
"I'm going to have to. Mamoru is coming at 7:00 tonight."
"Minako, if he tries anything, anything at all, let me know. I'll be there to kill him. Setsuna would be happy to help. She already hates him for Chibiusa. I can't tell her that Mamoru is her real father, she'd flip."
"Who wouldn't?" asked Minako. "I've got to go, Usa. I have to figure out what I'm going to say to Mamoru. Next time you talk to me, I'll be married to the stupid idiot."
"And to think that I was in love with him at one point," Usagi shuddered. "I'll tell Demando. He'll watch out for you, Minako."
"Thanks Usa. Bye."
"Bye."
The two hung up. Minako sat on her bed and sighed. "How can I be doing this?" she thought. "It's for my children's sake, and for the one on the way," she said, thinking of her unborn child.
She picked out her favorite orange dress and went to meet her children. They were soaking wet, wrapped in towels.
"Kalika, Kino, I have something to tell you. I'm marrying your Uncle Mamoru tonight…" she said, refusing to go on.
"The one who killed Daddy?" cried Kalika.
"Yes. I have no choice."
Kino had never seen his mother so helpless. He worked up the courage to ask "Why Mom?"
"Because. He's threatened to kill the both of you, or the senshi. We can't lose the only heirs to the thrones of Venus and the earth. We just can't. I also can't risk it, with your new sister or brother on the way," she said, smiling a little.
"You're pregnant?" asked Kalika.
"Yes."
"Can I help decorate the room, and pick out clothes, and pick out toys?" asked Kalika excitedly.
"I'm going to be a big brother!" exclaimed Kino, excited because he was the youngest of the twins.
"Yes. Now hurry up to your rooms and change. Mamoru will be here soon."
Kino and Kalika walked up the stairs, talking quietly. "I can't believe that Mommy is marrying that bad man," said Kalika, shuddering.
"Well, she is. And that means that he's going to be our stepfather," said Kino.
"I think that we should call the Crystal Senshi," said Kalika boldly.
"Good idea," agreed her brother.
Minako stood in front of the stairs and watched Mamoru materialize out of nowhere.
"Minako, dearest, you look absolutely beautiful," he said, leaning forward to kiss her hand.
She tried not to shudder and said. "I've made my decision."
"And?"
"I've…decided to marry you-on one condition."
"And that is?"
"That you don't hurt my children or my friends. If you do, I swear Mamoru, you will die."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever," he said, waving his hand.
He led them to a room where a guy stood ready to marry them.
They proceeded through the ceremony, and reluctantly, Minako let him kiss her.
After it had all ended she said, "But I swear, Mamoru. I will NEVER let you do to me what you did to Setsuna. Your child doesn't even know that you exist, and I'd never want that to happen to a child of mine."
"Of course I wouldn't. Marrying Setsuna was a mistake. She wasn't ready for a relationship," he said, leaning forward to kiss her again. She pulled away and walked off to her room, her children watching from the doorway.
"He's mean," said Kalika. "I don't like him.
"Neither do I, sis," said Kino.
"I hate him," said Sailor Crystal Sun behind them.
"Good! You came!" said Kalika, running over to her.
"Wouldn't miss this."
They opened the door again and watched Mamoru pull out a bobby pin and pick the lock. He opened the door to Minako's room and went in. Not five minutes later, they heard her scream.
"That wasn't good," said Sailor Crystal Mercury, appearing.
"No, it wasn't" agreed Kalika. "That's it! Crystal Venus Power!" she yelled, transforming.
Sailor Crystal Mars and Sailor Crystal Jupiter appeared along with Sailor Chibi Moon, and the rest of the senshi flung the door open and rushed to Minako's room.
"Jupiter Thunder Crash!" shouted Sailor Crystal Jupiter, renewing her mother's old power and sending the door flying off its hinges.
"Hold it Mamoru-baka!" yelled Sailor Chibi Moon. "As leader of the Crystal Senshi, and Sailor Chibi Moon, I won't let you hurt someone as innocent as Minako. You're going to pay, buddy!"
"Yeah!" cried the rest of the senshi.
Minako slumped against a wall, blood trickling down her forehead. "Kalika?" she whispered, before blacking out.
"No one hurts my mom, or the Queen of Earth, for that matter!" yelled Sailor Crystal Venus.
"Archer Sagittarius' Love Arrows Strike!" came a voice from the doorway, sending orange and pink arrows soaring over the Crystal Senshi's heads.
The six Crystal Senshi turned around and saw the Zodiac Senshi standing in the doorway.
"Back off, idiot," said Sailor Virgo.
"I'm real scared, Virgo," replied Mamoru.
"You will be," she responded. She pulled out the purple crystal that we all know so well as the one that gave up the Zodiac Senshi's powers and held it in front of her.
"What is that?" asked Sailor Chibi Moon.
"The Quartz Crystal. It's almost as powerful, or more than the Imperium Crystal."
Mamoru smiled and backed up next to his wife. He pulled out a gun and held it to her head. Usagi rushed in behind the rest of the senshi, holding her crystal close.
"Make one move to attack me, and she ends up dead," he said, bending down next to her. "I had no problem killing her husband, what makes you think that I'll have any problem killing her?" he asked, answering all of their questions.
"Mamoru," said Usagi, standing up from her crouching position behind the senshi. "You kill her, and you'll have to kill me," she said bravely, clutching the crystal.
"Nah, I'd rather save that pleasure for when your husband arrives." He moved towards Chibiusa and put his hand over her mouth. She immediately began to struggle and kick Mamoru.
"Let her go!" commanded Usagi.
"Hand over the crystal," he replied, pointing to her hand.
"No. You'd never kill your own daughter," said Usagi.
"My daughter, this brat? Yeah right."
A flash of purple light appeared and the Senshi of Time appeared.
"Mamoru, you know that this girl is indeed your daughter," said Sailor Pluto, appearing. Mamoru stood with his mouth open in shock and didn't notice as Sailor Pluto pulled his hand away from his mouth and picked up the eleven-year-old girl. "She is the result of me being young and foolish and you knowing exactly what you were doing when you ruined my life, and hers."
Chibiusa got down out of Setsuna's arms and ran to Usagi, muttered the de-transformation sequence, and climbed into her mother's arms.
"I have no idea what you are talking about, stupid senshi, but I assure you, I will kill if the lot of you don't get out of my bedroom," he snapped.
"It's not yours," said Kino, bravely stepping forward. "Venus Crystal Power!" he said, and became Venus Knight, guardian of Sailor Crystal Venus.
"Who the heck are you?" asked Mamoru.
"Venus Knight, guardian of Sailor Crystal Venus, and Queen Minako!"
"He's right," said Sailor Crystal Venus. "She'd never share a bedroom with you, not after you killed my Daddy!" she yelled.
"Fine then! I'll discuss this with your mother later, when she comes around. You're grounded, now de-transform and get to your room!"
"You can't make me!" yelled Kalika.
Usagi stepped forward and placed a hand on her goddaughter's shoulder. "Kalika, sweetie, come on. Let's go home," she said, leading the crying girl out of her mother's room.
Kino and the Crystal Senshi followed, with the Zodiac Senshi staying behind to take care of Mamoru.
"I swear, Mamoru," said Sailor Leo. "You lay a finger on her, and we'll be out to get you."
"As if we already aren't," said Sailor Virgo, smirking.
"Don't worry, I won't," he said, suddenly becoming soft and tending to his wife's wound.
At the Moon Palace, Usagi tucked Kalika into her bed in the guest room. "Miss Usagi," she said, tears still trickling down her cheeks.
Usagi got up and got her a Kleenex and the small girl blew her nose. Her blonde hair was messy, from the battle and crying and she looked a mess.
"I want my Daddy, not that scary man," she cried.
"Sweetie," Usagi said, hugging the girl close. "Your Daddy's gone, and try as Mr. Mamoru might, he'll never replace him. You can keep him alive in your heart, but Mamoru can never replace him, you remember that. The only reason that your Mommy married him was to protect you and your brother, not because she loves him. You have to remember that too. Sweet dreams," she said, giving her one last hug and tucking the covers close around her.
She went into Kino's room. He looked at her and then looked away.
"Why did my Dad have to die?" he asked.
"Because. There was no way that he could have held off your stepfather, at all. Mamoru's mad, and everyone knows it. If we could get that…" she paused, looking for the right words to use around the ten year old boy. "…Awful man out of here, we would. We can't for your sakes. I have an idea, but it would take a lot of work, and cooperation. We'll deal with this in the morning," she hugged her godson and left the room.
She went down to the dining room with Demando after saying goodnight to her own children. She and Demando sat down and stared at each other.
"I have an idea to eliminate Mamoru," he finally said.
"And I have an idea to protect our children," she replied.
"We have to get the kids out of here- all of them. Mamoru's going after them next. I've been monitoring him, and that's where he's going, to Mercury next. I've warned Ami and Saffir, but that's about all I can do. He hates me, so he's going to try and kill my brother. Then he'll be after me. Ami has gone to Nemesis with Myra and Kenna, but Saffir is at the palace alone. I'm leaving tonight to be with him so that the same thing doesn't happen to him as Stephan. We've lost one: we can't afford to lose any more," he finished, and left the room.
