I Will Return
A Sailor Moon Fanfic
Written by Ice Phoenix
*studies fic oddly* I coulda sworn this was supposed to be a SHORT PREQUEL fic... not a strange saga... *sighs* I need more coffee... *shuffles off*
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Luna locked eyes with Minako "You're sure?"
"Positive. Ami and Makoto reckon they saw Usagi at school today." the Princess of Venus answered firmly, not breaking the gaze.
Artemis sighed "Well like she promised; it has been a whole year."
"But- does that mean she was the senshi from last night?" Rei asked, setting out the tea.
"It might." came a cool remark from the doorway. All the senshi looked around, expecting it to be Usagi.
"Haruka? What're you doing here?" Ami stood up, regarding the princess.
"It's been a year." Michiru pointed out from beside the tomboy.
"We established that..." muttered Makoto.
"Well we were feeling a tad cheerful this afternoon, and decided to make ourselves present for her return." Haruka shrugged.
"You may as well come in then." Minako flopped back on cushions as the duet complyed, entering.
"So... What about Setsuna and Hotaru?" Makoto asked, copying Minako.
"Pluto returned to guarding the gates. Hotaru's with her father." Michiru answered, taking a sip of her drink.
"So they won't be here tonight?"
"Honestly, you four make it sound like some huge deal." Haruka rolled her eyes.
"To some, it is." Mamoru answered, suddenly just inside the room.
Rei choked. "Mamoru! We haven't seen you in ages!"
Mamoru shrugged, taking a seat. "Well, what do you expect? My only love it returning tonight; of course I want to be here."
"Here we go again..." Haruka sighed.
Michiru nudged her partner with a giggle, silencing the woman. "Be nice."
Haruka grumbled, and Michiru laughed "That's not the point."
Meanwhile, a heavy tension laid about the group, each sitting there in silence, just waiting... waiting...
Footsteps could be heard, someone was walking up to the temple. Nine faces were hopeful- well, six human, two feline, and one other human who tried to hide it and failed.
The door slid across, and of all people, Rini, poked her head through. "Heysa all!"
Thunk
As one movement, everyone collapsed. "Talk about your anti-climactic scenes..." groaned Rei, sitting up.
The future princess looked around the group "I miss something?"
"We thought it was Usagi," Michiru explained, patting a cushion near her and Haruka. "Come and sit with us."
"Okay then." the teen moved inside, just as shock waves ran through the temple.
"Not again!" Minako sighed, as everyone ran outside. "Stupid youma..." she muttered, then transformed. The others followed suit, before taking off towards the mall, this time.
"Well so much for welcoming Usagi back..." Michiru commented, as the small-ish group ran through the streets.
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Sweat lined Usagi's forehead as she continued to dodge the attacks. The youma opposing her repeatedly shot rounds of sharp nail-like ... things at the senshi, and just as repeatedly she dodged them.
"Freeze, Negascum!" came the unmistakeable call of Jupiter.
Great... Usagi thought, retreating slightly and using that moment to recover. Am I glad to see them, or displeased about help? she wondered, glancing over to them. Her tiara, earrings and silver streaks gleamed in the light, just as part of her fuku did.
As one unit, the senshi and Tuxedo Kamen leapt down, releasing their attacks on the youma. It became clear they weren't concentrating when Usagi realised their movements were a fraction slow, and worse, her presence was why.
"Time to finish and get this over with." she muttered, Moon Scepter in hand. With a flick of the wrist her weapon shifted to a blade form, and smoothly the Moon Princess crouched then launched at the Youma, dodging crossfire and slicing through the demon in a single, swift, sharp stroke.
Just like the night before, it dissolved, and the celtic stone was sliced through, disappearing like the rest of the youma.
With a twist, the Scepter disappeared, and Moon turned to face them, loose hair swishing in time with movement.
Complete silence reigned, tension stretching between the individual and the group.
Tuxedo Kamen was the first to make a move. "Welcome back, Usagi." he said, producing a rose from nowhere.
Usagi broke into a smile, tackling them all at once. Pandemonium ensued, everyone mass-hugging the long absent teenager, the leader of them all, proved once, proved twice, proved thrice.
One more chapter, and then that's it; end of I Will Return, the originally planned to be short, prequel to MoonHawk... *sighs* ah well... *yawns* like I said; one more chapter, and then... *dramatic-ish music* the end!
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