Chapter Three
Ami and Mamoru sat in her apartment staring blankly at the Silver Crystal, watching it turn black, then slowly lighten to a gray-white color, and then turn black again. Ami flipped open her computer and began to analyze the crystal. "The crystal is controlled by what side Usagi is on. When she switches to Tyrolite's side, the crystal turns black. When she becomes Princess Serenity again, it becomes white," she announced. "How do we get her back?" asked Mamoru. "Usako," he whispered as an afterthought. "We have to force her to decide what side she is on. In order to fully restore her to our side, we need Chibiusa." "Why do we need Chibiusa?" asked Mamoru. "Because, as your future daughter, and the future ruler of Crystal Tokyo, she has the power to control the Imperium Crystal when Usagi can't. Now is one of those times. Regardless of whether she realizes it or not, Chibiusa can use the crystal to its full power, past or future. Queen Serenity should be in a coma because of what has happened to Usagi. We should take a trip to the future," she said. "I'll call the rest of the senshi."
***
Usagi woke up once again in the bare white room. "Where am I?" she asked herself. She shivered involuntarily and wrapped herself in a blanket. What happened? She asked herself. She watched as the door opened and in slid Tyrolite. "What do you want?" she asked, and once again shivered involuntarily. "Here," he said, handing her a glass of what appeared to be water. "What is it?" she asked, suspiciously. "It will stop the chills. You didn't get the full injection of power for our side, which will cause you to lose control of your actions. The stuff in the glass will stop that and restore you to the way you were before the injection." "How do I know I can trust you?" "Usagi, just drink it," he commanded. "Or I'll hold you down and dump it down your throat," he added as an afterthought. "Fine," she snapped and polished off the glass in one gulp. "It tastes like water." "It is water, with the chemicals in it to restore you. You should feel really tired, but it's only natural. You'll probably sleep for a day or two, but you'll be back to normal." "Whatever," she said, yawning and pulling the cover tight around her and falling asleep. As soon as she is back to normal, we'll give her the full injection and she'll finally be the warrior for our side, he thought, grinning as he left the room.
***
".Sailor Teleport!" yelled the senshi as they teleported to the future. They stopped at the gate of time and stepped back as Setsuna opened the doors to the future for them. "Mamo-chan!" yelled a small girl's voice. The senshi watched as a girl with a mop of pink hair ran right into Tuxedo Kamen. He bent down and hugged the small girl. "Chibiusa-chan, what is it?" he asked. "Mama is in a coma. She won't wake up!" exclaimed Chibiusa. "Hey, where's Usagi-chan?" she asked, looking around. "Our enemy has her. We need to speak with your father, now," said Tuxedo Kamen. "Come on," said Chibiusa, leading the way. The senshi sat inside the Crystal Palace with King Endymion. ".She's fallen into a coma, probably because of what is happening to Usagi in the past. We've been monitoring the Imperium Crystal and it turns black, like Usako's- I mean the Queen's crescent moon. After a few moments, it becomes white again, turning the crescent moon back to its original color," he said. "Usagi wasn't given the full dosage of whatever they were trying to inject into her to make her work for them. That's why she keeps switching sides and can't control her actions," said Sailor Mercury. "Right as usual, Mercury," said King Endymion, opening his arms for his daughter to climb on his lap. She buried her face in his chest and he put his arms around her as the senshi listened to her sob with grief. "Come on," he said after a few minutes. "We should go check up on the queen. We can find out what's happening with Usagi from there." A few minutes later, the four senshi, Tuxedo Kamen, and King Endymion, holding Chibiusa stood in the royal bedchambers, watching the queen toss and turn, sweat appearing on her forehead. "That's the longest her crescent moon has stayed golden," said King Endymion quietly. "The enemy must be planning their next attack strategy."
***
Usagi woke up a few days later feeling like herself again. She looked around and she wore a cheerful expression, until she remembered where she was. "Damn you, Tyrolite," she whispered and threw back the covers on the bed. She looked around again, and noticed that her room resembled her actual room at home. She realized that she then knew where everything was, and dug through her dresser drawer, looking for the Imperium crystal.
"Where is it?" she whispered furiously as she rummaged through the drawer. She looked up and remembered.
***Flashback***
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!" yelled Sailor Venus. She flipped forward into the air and gracefully caught the Imperium Silver Crystal in her hand.
***End Flashback***
"Oh great," she muttered as she remembered. She grabbed her old high school uniform from the dresser and put it on. She brushed out her hair and looked up as Tyrolite walked in, carrying something behind his back. "What do you want?" she asked. "To return you to your rightful self," he said, bringing his hand around, revealing a needle with the injection of chemicals that would turn her to his side. There's no stopping him, she thought. Usagi, you're going to have to beat him on your own. No use waiting for the senshi. As he brought the needle closer, she squeezed her eyes shut tight and concentrated on bringing forth her powers as Princess Serenity, without the Imperium Silver Crystal. She felt the power flow through her and yelled out, "Cosmic Moon Power!" as the needle touched her skin.
***
Neo Queen Serenity tossed and turned in a coma as the senshi, Chibiusa, Tuxedo Kamen, and King Endymion looked on. Her crescent moon emitted a golden light that shone, lighting up the room. "Mama!" cried Chibiusa, hugging her unconscious mother. Chibiusa's crescent moon appeared and shone like her mothers and her normal clothing disappeared, leaving her in her white Princess Serenity dress. A purple light glowed from the floor as Sailor Pluto materialized out of nowhere. "Small Lady," she bowed. "Princess Usagi is in trouble. The only one who can save her is you. I will transport you to where she is," she said, and held up her time staff. Then the two of them disappeared.
Ami and Mamoru sat in her apartment staring blankly at the Silver Crystal, watching it turn black, then slowly lighten to a gray-white color, and then turn black again. Ami flipped open her computer and began to analyze the crystal. "The crystal is controlled by what side Usagi is on. When she switches to Tyrolite's side, the crystal turns black. When she becomes Princess Serenity again, it becomes white," she announced. "How do we get her back?" asked Mamoru. "Usako," he whispered as an afterthought. "We have to force her to decide what side she is on. In order to fully restore her to our side, we need Chibiusa." "Why do we need Chibiusa?" asked Mamoru. "Because, as your future daughter, and the future ruler of Crystal Tokyo, she has the power to control the Imperium Crystal when Usagi can't. Now is one of those times. Regardless of whether she realizes it or not, Chibiusa can use the crystal to its full power, past or future. Queen Serenity should be in a coma because of what has happened to Usagi. We should take a trip to the future," she said. "I'll call the rest of the senshi."
***
Usagi woke up once again in the bare white room. "Where am I?" she asked herself. She shivered involuntarily and wrapped herself in a blanket. What happened? She asked herself. She watched as the door opened and in slid Tyrolite. "What do you want?" she asked, and once again shivered involuntarily. "Here," he said, handing her a glass of what appeared to be water. "What is it?" she asked, suspiciously. "It will stop the chills. You didn't get the full injection of power for our side, which will cause you to lose control of your actions. The stuff in the glass will stop that and restore you to the way you were before the injection." "How do I know I can trust you?" "Usagi, just drink it," he commanded. "Or I'll hold you down and dump it down your throat," he added as an afterthought. "Fine," she snapped and polished off the glass in one gulp. "It tastes like water." "It is water, with the chemicals in it to restore you. You should feel really tired, but it's only natural. You'll probably sleep for a day or two, but you'll be back to normal." "Whatever," she said, yawning and pulling the cover tight around her and falling asleep. As soon as she is back to normal, we'll give her the full injection and she'll finally be the warrior for our side, he thought, grinning as he left the room.
***
".Sailor Teleport!" yelled the senshi as they teleported to the future. They stopped at the gate of time and stepped back as Setsuna opened the doors to the future for them. "Mamo-chan!" yelled a small girl's voice. The senshi watched as a girl with a mop of pink hair ran right into Tuxedo Kamen. He bent down and hugged the small girl. "Chibiusa-chan, what is it?" he asked. "Mama is in a coma. She won't wake up!" exclaimed Chibiusa. "Hey, where's Usagi-chan?" she asked, looking around. "Our enemy has her. We need to speak with your father, now," said Tuxedo Kamen. "Come on," said Chibiusa, leading the way. The senshi sat inside the Crystal Palace with King Endymion. ".She's fallen into a coma, probably because of what is happening to Usagi in the past. We've been monitoring the Imperium Crystal and it turns black, like Usako's- I mean the Queen's crescent moon. After a few moments, it becomes white again, turning the crescent moon back to its original color," he said. "Usagi wasn't given the full dosage of whatever they were trying to inject into her to make her work for them. That's why she keeps switching sides and can't control her actions," said Sailor Mercury. "Right as usual, Mercury," said King Endymion, opening his arms for his daughter to climb on his lap. She buried her face in his chest and he put his arms around her as the senshi listened to her sob with grief. "Come on," he said after a few minutes. "We should go check up on the queen. We can find out what's happening with Usagi from there." A few minutes later, the four senshi, Tuxedo Kamen, and King Endymion, holding Chibiusa stood in the royal bedchambers, watching the queen toss and turn, sweat appearing on her forehead. "That's the longest her crescent moon has stayed golden," said King Endymion quietly. "The enemy must be planning their next attack strategy."
***
Usagi woke up a few days later feeling like herself again. She looked around and she wore a cheerful expression, until she remembered where she was. "Damn you, Tyrolite," she whispered and threw back the covers on the bed. She looked around again, and noticed that her room resembled her actual room at home. She realized that she then knew where everything was, and dug through her dresser drawer, looking for the Imperium crystal.
"Where is it?" she whispered furiously as she rummaged through the drawer. She looked up and remembered.
***Flashback***
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!" yelled Sailor Venus. She flipped forward into the air and gracefully caught the Imperium Silver Crystal in her hand.
***End Flashback***
"Oh great," she muttered as she remembered. She grabbed her old high school uniform from the dresser and put it on. She brushed out her hair and looked up as Tyrolite walked in, carrying something behind his back. "What do you want?" she asked. "To return you to your rightful self," he said, bringing his hand around, revealing a needle with the injection of chemicals that would turn her to his side. There's no stopping him, she thought. Usagi, you're going to have to beat him on your own. No use waiting for the senshi. As he brought the needle closer, she squeezed her eyes shut tight and concentrated on bringing forth her powers as Princess Serenity, without the Imperium Silver Crystal. She felt the power flow through her and yelled out, "Cosmic Moon Power!" as the needle touched her skin.
***
Neo Queen Serenity tossed and turned in a coma as the senshi, Chibiusa, Tuxedo Kamen, and King Endymion looked on. Her crescent moon emitted a golden light that shone, lighting up the room. "Mama!" cried Chibiusa, hugging her unconscious mother. Chibiusa's crescent moon appeared and shone like her mothers and her normal clothing disappeared, leaving her in her white Princess Serenity dress. A purple light glowed from the floor as Sailor Pluto materialized out of nowhere. "Small Lady," she bowed. "Princess Usagi is in trouble. The only one who can save her is you. I will transport you to where she is," she said, and held up her time staff. Then the two of them disappeared.