Title: Because of You
Author: Cheska
E-mail Address: Minnashime@aol.com
Rating: PG or PG-13
Chapter: 11

Disclaimer: Don't own Sailor Moon and/or Gundam Wing.

Author's Notes: I'm back and late on giving out the next chapter by...*counting* 4/5 days
is it? *receives angry glares and cowers at it* Errmm...heheh...*cough* Well here's the
next chapter! Here you go! *runs off hurriedly*
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Colony L2
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As the shuttle moved forward towards the exit, the back of a Leo was heading their way in great
speed. Loose parts were already flying out of the machine, signifying its death. Without warning,
Trowa instantly jerked the wheel towards left in hopes of buying time for the upcoming blast. The
wings of the shuttle was heard as its tips scraped the metal walls. Once the Leo neared he got
off and dragged his two companions out of the nearby exit in the cockpit and jumped out.
"No! The others!"Duo cried out, gazing at the shuttle as he was pulled away.
"No time,"Trowa uttered and ran off while at the same time holding onto Quatre's and Duo's
wrists.
Quatre said nothing as he felt pity for the ones left behind, it was wrong he knew that but
there was no time to save them and with Trowa's strong grip he wouldn't be able to pull away.
(I'm sorry.)he murmered within his mind.
As the Leo rolled on over inside, its head was cut off from the ceiling of the port and was
smashed into pieces while the rest of its body instantly hit the shuttle. An explosion was
created from the impact and at the last second, both Quatre and Duo were pulled inside a nearby
storage room lined with fortified metal and granite.
Outside of the closed door, metal against metal and explosion was heard. Scrapings, clatters,
everything you can think of. And as Duo accidentally bumped against the doorway, he
knew that the door would be extremely hot by now and would've stung his arm if it wasn't for
the protective covering he wore for space.
(Usa!)Duo mourned over his friend as he thought of the possiblities of how the explosion
reached her.
"The doctor and the girls, do you think they made it?"Quatre broke the sustained silence.
"There's a slim chance they made it out alive, we'll see after awhile..."Trowa answered with
indifference.
After what seemed like hours, the braided boy finally kicked the door open and stepped out.
His cobalt blue eyes sweeping over the ruined landscape. He cleared away the gathered dust
from his helmet and observed the ruins. Metal lay scattered all around and the shuttle was in
still burning from the impact. Their only way of escaping this colony was now in the pits
unless a rescue team came in that wasn't from Tetra. Outside battle still raged on. Then a sudden
thought appeared inside his mind. His head swiveled to the endless amount of space and back to
where they were. Why weren't they drifting apart?
"That's weird..."Duo mumbled under his breath but Quatre caught onto his words along with
Trowa.
"What's weird, Duo?"Quatre inquired as he took a few steps forward.
"Shouldn't we be sucked out of there by now? The door is now wide open but we're still
here..."Duo pointed out.
"I really don't know how to answer that Duo. But right now we need to look for survivors..
or their.."Quatre trailed off when Duo finally remembered his friend.
All three split off and started to look for them.
(Please be alive.)
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Before the impact
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At the sight of a large suit heading their way, Selene rose up and headed toward the cockpit
to question them of what they were to do. But suddenly the shuttle turned towards the left,
sending the woman to lose her footing and fall to the ground, her head hitting the nearby
wall.
"Okaa-san,"Usagi got up and headed to her mother while the doctor simply sat down to stare
at the scene.
(The girl said okaa-san. The japanese lanuage: mother. That's what she said.)Dr. H
interpreted as he leaned back and observed.
(She's unconscious.)Usagi noted and rose up. Gazing out of the window she took in the
scene outside and saw the machine nearing.
"We need to get out of here!"Usagi exclaimed and helped the woman up, her arms around
Usagi's shoulder.
"Understood, that Leo is coming closer."Dr. H prompted and moved towards the door.
All three jumped out just as the head smashed against the ceiling while its body moved
ahead. As they tumbled down, Usagi slipped out her crystal. The doctor fell unconscious
when an object hit him across the head, blood spooling forth. At the injury, Usagi stooped
below the doctor with Selene still being supported. She touched both figured at the shoulders
and whispered to her crystal.
(Protect us, Silver Crystal.)Usagi pleaded and closed her crystalline blue eyes.
As the impact occured, an explosion arose and began to blow their way. But before the
flames reached them, a bubble formed itself around the three keeping the flames at bay.
Wild object, flaming and burning came crashing around them but the protective covering shielded
them from the torrent. As Usagi kept feeding the crystal her energy, her body weakened but the
teenager wouldn't relent to the fatigue that built up. Her eyes gazed around the area, hoping
to spot the others who were in cockpit.
(Did they make it out? Even so, are they safe? Silver Crystal, help them as well. Protect
and shield them from this event...don't let them die.)Usagi added as she felt a great release
of energy leaving her body.
Staring down, she observed the injuries of her companions and saw that Selene would be alright
but the doctor needed her healing ability. With a silent prayer, she touched the man's forehead
and shot forth a small cure to heal the large cut which instantly patched up.
(I don't think I can last much longer if this keeps up..)murmered the girl as her shoulders
hunched forward and her eyelids drooped.
"Strength...give me strength..."Usagi tiredly muttered before her body fell to the ground next
to the doctor and her mother.
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[{Strength...give me strength...}]a familiar voice murmered inside Mamoru's mind.
At the sound of the angelic tone, Mamoru stiffened and gazed towards the explosion. His heartbeat
quickening and his eyes widening.
"Usako.."Mamoru gasped as his grip on the steering tightened and in a quick instant he steered
his suit towards the explosive section of L2.
"Mamoru! Where are you going?!"Motoki demanded, his voice enraged and at the same time worried
over his actions.
As Motoki went forward to cut his friend's direction, Mamoru stopped and his eyes blinked
back..out of the trance he appeared to be moments ago.
"Where are you going?! It's dangerous in there right now!"Motoki lectured.
(Strength...give me strength...that's what she was pleading for. Strength. She's in trouble.
I can tell...)Mamoru lowered his gaze towards his clenched fists.
"Tell me! What's wrong? We're in a war right now, we have to fight! Or we die!"Motoki
raged on.
"I...I'm sorry, Motoki,"Mamoru whispered before heading towards the left.
(Usako!)Mamoru cried out inside his mind as he reached with his free hand towards his pocket
to draw out his transformation rose.
His ocean blue eyes stared at it and then back to the explosion. Inside his mind, he used
his link with his beloved.
[{Strength...I give you..}]Mamoru murmered back and the red, red rose glowed dimly as part
of his energy was transferred.
After what seemed to be a few hours, but in fact only a few seconds the rose died down and
a few petals fell away.
"I hope that's enough for you to go on, Usako. Please, live through this..."Mamoru whispered
before using the rest of his energy to continue fighting in the war.
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As the fire died down and the torrents of flying objects were over, Usagi finally opened her
eyes. She felt renewed strength hidden within her that lay there unused and wondered why did
it seem familiar yet foreign in her body? As she concentrated on it, it released itself and
filled her mind..refreshing and releasing the weariness within her own body. After a few
seconds it clicked; it was her Mamo-chan's energy.
(He must've heard my last thoughts...for strength.)Usagi realized and rose up, expecting him
to be nearby. But after a few moments, she came to realize that he wasn't here or else he'd be
by her side right now.
Noticing her surroundings and realizing the fire died down, she released the protective shield
surrounding the three of them but not the other one that she posted up to keep them inside the
building and protected by the lack of oxygen out there.
"We're not out of the zone just yet."
After a few seconds of quiet, Usagi began trying to think of a way out of this hell hole.
Gazing towards her left, she saw nothing but outerspace with its war zone and to her right
were a few dents and piles of flaming objects that lay scattered around the bolted doorway.
Sighing, she knew that the only place left was back inside. Inside where the Tetra organization
could capture them and beaten with interrogations. She shuddered at the thought of pain. For
herself and for her friends.
"Usagi!"
"Selene!"
"Dr. H!"
"Anyone!"
Shouts and yells intertwined with one another and the voices lay scattered around her forcefield.
Concentrating the pinpoints of the voices, she recognized them all. Duo, Quatre, and the one
called Trowa Barton. It took time before Usagi created a small picture inside her mind, knowing
that they are nearby.
"Over here!"Usagi gathered up the strength to shout outloud enough for all of them to hear.
"Usa! Over here you guys!" Duo cried out in joy at the tone of her voice, knowing she was
alive.
"We'll be all right. We just have to be,"Usagi uttered softly as she stroked her mother's
long lavender-silver hair.
Three familiar figures soon joined up with them and a sense of relief and concern were apparent
on Quatre's and Duo's faces. As her head swiveled over to Trowa, she felt sympathy that the
quiet one didn't even show the slightest of signs of compassion towards them.
"Are you all right? Are they all right?"Quatre switched from herself towards his other
companions.
"Hai. They're all right, just unconscious. Are you guys okay?"Usagi inquired with stilled
calmness.
"Yup! Trowa managed to save our butts!"Duo grinned.
"Where to now? The shuttle is broken. Do we go back inside L2?"Usagi quietly asked.
"We could wait here, but I'm not sure how long this oxygen and gravity will hold out. It's
kind of weird seeing you three out here without your suits on and all of us down here with
gravity holding us in, when we would instantly fly out of there and blow up from lack of oxygen
and empty space. It defies the law of physics!"Duo cried out.
Hearing her companion's words, Usagi felt a pang of guilt that he didn't know her role in life.
That she was Sailor Moon and reincarnation of Princess Serenity of the moon. That she had the
power to do all of this with her Silver Crystal. No matter how much she wanted to tell him all
of this, she couldn't. All because of destiny, because of herself and her protectors.
(I want to tell you. To tell you everything, Duo. But I can't...)Usagi confessed inside of
herself.
(She hides something, but what? She must know about the position we're in, but why isn't
she telling us?)Trowa noted as he studied the teenager before him.
"Let's go inside,"Quatre quietly steered the conversation aside as he bent down to retrieve
Dr. H with the help of Trowa.
Bending down, Duo helped Usagi carry Selene.
"You sure, you're okay?"Duo murmered after Quatre and Trowa moved on ahead of them.
Nodding her head, Duo was slightly unconvinced as he sensed his friend's uneasiness. What
was wrong with her? Maybe the explosion, it could be that. Yes, maybe that was it. But as he
glimpsed once more towards her direction he felt that it may not have been that at all. That
it was something else. Something much more important.
(I'll need to ask her about it later on...)Duo sighed inwardly as the two/three approached
their companions standing beside the barred door.
"It's closed,"Trowa stated.
"Then let's blow it!"Duo shouted.
"We don't have explosives with us, Duo. Even if we did, it wouldn't be around us because it
would've blown up along with the shuttle,"Quatre tensely pointed out to the braided pilot.
"Well we certainly can't pick the lock, now can we?"Duo exasperatedly sighed.
"Did you try kicking it?"Selene groaned beside him as she slowly raised her head.
"You're awake, how do you feel?"Quatre asked.
"Like a semi hit me..."Selene was led down to the ground and she slipped her arms away from
the two who helped stand her up and touched the back of her head with care.
"Itai, that hurts..."Selene mumbled.
"It's no wonder, the back of your head hit the wall of the shuttle just when it turned
sideways. In time, it'll heal..."Usagi put up a small smile for her okaa-san.
"Mmmm..."Selene muttered in response.
"Kicking the damn thing, won't work. It's made of metal and barred in the inside since
we're on the out...."Duo sighed.
"Isn't there another way in?"Usagi asked.
"There's one in outerspace, but none of us have a liner to help that person from flying off,"
Trowa answered quiet calmly.
"Some luck we've had so far..."Duo moaned as he fell to the floor.
(I could open it if I transformed but I've wasted too much energy already and still am with
every second I spend holding up this barrier...we need help and fast!)Usagi noted.
After a few more seconds a groan escaped from the old doctor's lips as his eyes fluttered
open. He staggered back a few steps before regaining his composure.
"Where are we?"Dr. H whispered out in a croaked tone.
"Shuttle port, you passed out when we leaped out of the shuttle. We're still okay, but not
for long. W-We're not sure how long the oxygen and gravity will maintain here..."Usagi explained
casually.
At the mention of oxygen and gravity still maintaining despite the open doorway of the shuttle
port to outerspace, he gawked.
"Impossible!"Dr. H exclaimed and then gazed back towards the metal door.
"We know that, we're trying to get inside. Who knows how long it'll last!"Duo exclaimed.
Observing his surroundings and the available or lack of tools they have to work with, his
keen eyes fixed itself around the three boys in spacesuits.
"Two of you,"Dr. H ushered with his fingers to step forward.
Duo and Trowa stepped up while Quatre stayed where he was. Dr. H strolled over to them and
guided them towards the very front of the door. Taking Trowa's form he placed him right in
front of the door and had him facing sideways.
"What is he doing?"Usagi wondered outloud while Selene hushed her as she silently observed
the scene.
Watching with great interest, Usagi stepped to the side near Quatre and took in every detail
that she could manage to place inside her mind. Dr. H felt along the back of Trowa's suit,
feeling a small tube lined between the helmet and the suit he wore. Motioning for him to take
off the helmet, the Silencer complied and took it off revealing his features for everyone to
see and remember. As Dr. H grabbed the helmet he pulled, causing a tug and later on a
tear on the suit which revealed a medium shaped metallic box that was about an armspan long
and the size of a person's back from the shoulder down to the waist. He held it out for
those to see and then placed it down beside the doorway for later use. Then he motioned for
Duo to come up and imitated his actions with the braided pilot and placed it down as well.
"What are those?"inquired Usagi to Quatre.
"Oxygen tanks, a bit outdated by a couple of years but still used these days because it's a
bit cheaper than the modern style. Those oxygen tanks, I almost forgot about them!"Quatre
smiled in both relief and happiness.
(Oxygen tanks. It's not real oxygen but a copy of it. If broken and faced in the right
direction, it could result to a freezure. The doctor is planning on freezing the door...
that way...that way we can easily break it open and enter inside. Once inside, he'll freeze
it from the inside to seal the opening. Therefore, in case the barrier I've created goes out,
oxygen won't escape out there freely. It'll still be able to be inside here..smart thinking,
Dr. H.)Usagi noted and grinned inwardly as he watched the doctor's actions some more.
The doctor now had Duo holding onto one of the tanks/box while the doctor held the other.
Moving forward, the doctor broke of the tube linking between the helmet and the tank which
spurted out small flecks of cold air and then turned harsher and with more gaining speed.
It was pointing towards the lining of the door and continued on for several seconds leading
close to a minute. The door soon transformed into a block of ice after the box lost its
"oxygen". Stepping away, Trowa kicked the door and it broke off into piles of ice which
revealed an entrance for them to step through.
"There, now let's get in,"Dr. H smiled and went in followed by the others.
Once inside, Duo spurted his oxygen tank towards the door to seal it shut and then cast it
away.
"No need to worry now, we'll just have to get out of here and into the next entrance/oxygen
barrer-keeper."Dr. H stated without much worry.
"Right, we need to find the communications room from there. We'll need to contact our ally
forces to send us a rescuer from this place,"Duo voiced out his thoughts.
"It could be right of here..."Trowa led the way and soon they encountered a few Tetra guards
with guns in their hands.
"Hmm...haven't encountered enemies in awhile,"Duo grinned evilly, his cobalt blue eyes shining
with excitement at the prospect of a good fight.
Without a word, the Tetras fired at them while Trowa jumped up into the air and landed in back
of them with a barrel of his own gun facing the back of one of his foes. At the small confusion
that was formed, Duo rushed at another guy, knocking him out with a powerful punch at the lower
jaw while Quatre kicked his opponent at the shin followed by another towards the middle abdomen,
sending the guy flying back towards a wall passed out.
Grabbing their guns, the three pocketed it for later usage in case they came across another
enemy.
The group thus continued on their way and soon found the room which was now emptied out
for some strange reason.
"They must've gotten out of here when the suit came in or they were called out to war, but
that couldn't be it. It must've been the suit or those guys we faced out in the hall,"Selene
muttered to herself.
Gazing at the buttons and controls in the room, Dr. H studied it alongside Trowa and Quatre.
"Easy enough, can you contact them Dr. H?"Quatre inquired beside the good doctor.
"It depends, we're not fully sure of the frequencies. We could just contact the Tetra forces,"Dr. H
stated.
"01 and 05 are out there, get one of them to go back to L5. 2 for retrieval of a seperate
carrier towards here for 04 and 02,"Trowa instructed.
"Frequency?"Dr. H asked.
"Try station 03521,"Trowa said in a quiet tone that nerved the old man.
(Just like a robot...like a machine...almost though. Almost...)Dr. H noted the near perfect
soldier.
"Right,"the doctor assented and moved the dials around while with his free hand put on the
earpiece.
"This is the communicator room, over. Do you respond? Coming from Colony L2,"Dr. H stated
through the microphone placed in front of him by Quatre.
A few seconds passed before a familiar voice entered the room, namely a pilot.
"...who is this? Name and stature!"demanded a male voice.
Interrupting before the doctor could speak, Trowa spoke through the microphone in even
tones.
"05, it's 03. I need you or 01 to go back to Colony L5.2 to get another carrier and bring
02's and 04's mechas with them..."Trowa instructed.
"Right, I'll head over there.."05 complied and cut off the link.
"How long till they arrive?"Usagi asked near the doorway.
"At the least, three hours long..."Quatre calculated inside his head.
"Until then, we just need to survive,"Dr. H smirked as he took a seat near the communicator.
(Three hours...three hours we need to hold out. From the war outside and the danger
within...)Usagi voiced inside her mind as she formed her hands into tight fists.

To be continued...
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Okie, corny chapter. I know but it was needed to be put...mostly due to the fact that this
will revolve mostly around the fight around Colony L2 and later on...well we'll see how it'll
form. Anyways, testing and research paper pile up. Yucky, SAT-9 Testing with a bit of
History research paper at the side and Geometry project. *sigh* This is my own little
nightmare world right there....;_; Well see ya!