AN: Thank you everyone for your help. Sorry about the bit of trouble with
replacing Ch. 1. It's fixed now. Sorry for those of you that wanted a
Trunks pairing, but this is a Usagi/Veggie fic. Trunks isn't around yet.
If you want Trunks, check out Always & Forever or SMS Selenity. Wait,
let's rephrase that. Don't we all *want* Trunks. Yum. And Veggie. And
Gohan. And Goku (he's so cute when he's stupid). And Legolas from LotR,
and Oliver Wood from HP and.... (rambles on bout hotties)
Anyway, here's the next chapter (finally). "..." is talking, '...' is thought, [...] is AN, (...) is extra info but part of the fic, ... means trailed off, -- means interrupted. Enjoy! R & R.
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Usagi opened her eyes and found herself in a dark room. She yawned and sat up rubbing her eyes, attempting to see.
'Must still be night,' she thought as she laid down and closed her eyes again. 'I better go back to sleep before Mom wakes me up.' ::Yawn:: Suddenly she sat up straight again as the events on the ship came flooding back to her.
"Ami! . . . Minako! . . . Rei? . . . Makoto?! Are you there?"
She was greeted by several muffled replies, yawns, and several "Huh?" and "Wha?" Eventually each of the senshi woke up fully and groped around in the darkness, trying to find each other.
Meow! [Don't ask; I had to somehow get them in.] "We're here too, girls," came Artimes's voice. Both he and Luna jumped onto their owners' laps.
"Where are we?" asked Minako, as she hugged her feline close.
"I don't know," replied Ami. [::Gasp:: Oh no!!!!] "I can't see my computer screen in this light."
Usagi held up her hands over Ami's computer and clasped them together. She closed her eyes and concentrated, and soon they were surrounded by a silvery light. "This help?" she asked smiling.
"Yeah thanks," replied Ami as she began typing furiously. "But be careful, Usagi" muttered Rei. "They can sense power levels. You can't reveal your secret."
"Don't worry, Rei. Saiyins cannot sense Lunarian power levels. To them, I am too weak and definitely no threat, but in reality my power is hidden from them."
Rei seemed to calm down a bit as Ami finished typing.
"There," she said. "We are on Vegeta-sei, the Saiyin home planet. They brought the Dove [AN: Remember? That's their ship's name.] to their planet, too, probably to take it apart and sell the precious metals. Something in the fumes of whatever they pressed against our faces caused us to pass out. We--"
Suddenly the door snapped open and light streamed in around the silhouette of a strong, spiky haired man. Usagi instantly put her hands down, and the glow disappeared, as the other senshi shaded their eyes from the sudden brightness.
"Get up," the Saiyin said shortly. One by one, the girls shakily got to their feet and followed the guard out the door. Another Saiyin followed them from behind as they traveled down countless passageways.
"Where are they taking us?" muttered Minako.
"We'll find out soon enough," replied Makoto softly.
"Quiet, girls," whispered Luna, "they'll hear you."
"Not another word, Luna," muttered Usagi under her breath so that only her feline could hear. Luna immediately began acting like a normal cat again.
After seeming to walk miles of halls, they finally stopped in front of two huge doors. They were pure black, with golden swirls and designs telling some kind of story. Usagi suddenly realized that she didn't want to see what was beyond those doors.
But it was too late. They Saiyin put his hands on them and easily pushed them both open revealing a huge room. Its floor was black marble, with golden swirls similar to those on the doors. The walls were black with occasional windows and tapestries. And high up on a golden throne, looking bored, sat Prince Vegeta of Vegeta-sei.
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'This is so boring,' thought Vegeta, staring out the window. 'No one to talk to or spar with or anything. I wish Father could have taken me along on his mission. Oh well. At least *I* get to be in charge now.'
At that point, the doors slowly swung open, revealing a couple of Saiyins and some prisoners. The Saiyins stepped closer and bowed, and then continued leading the prisoners forward. Vegeta raised his eyebrows in interest as he realized that all the prisoners were female. Girls. Very pretty girls, he couldn't help adding. [I couldn't resist!]
He looked again. Suddenly he realized that four were in a round formation, almost as though they were trying to protect the girl in the center, the one with the braid [AKA Usagi, if you've forgotten already.] Vegeta shook his head. 'No,' he thought, 'must just be coincidence.'
They stopped in front of the throne. Vegeta noticed two cats almost hiding behind the two blondes' ankles.
The face of the blue-haired girl showed wisdom and worry; the blond in orange held pure fear. The one in green held pure hate; the girl in red seemed to threaten 'Hurt us and you die.' But the one in cream, the girl with the braid, confused the prince. Her face showed no fear, no hate. She looked completely calm, her face shining with peace and innocence. Vegeta was baffled.
The guards forced them to bow. Three did so without protest, but the one in red and the one in green had to be pushed down, and they glared at him the whole way.
Vegeta smirked. Now that was normal. He gave them his sarcastic greeting.
"Welcome to Vegeta-sei . . ."
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". . . the planet of no escape." Minako shuddered and looked even more terrified. Usagi took her hand and squeezed it, passing on comfort. Minako seemed to calm down a little.
"Who are these prisoners?" asked the Saiyin prince.
"Your highness," said one of the guards, stepping forward. "These are the passengers that were on board the first-class Lunarian ship that we captured when returning from Namek. They have been unconscious up until now, so we have not been able to question them yet."
"Very well," said Vegeta, turning to the captives. "Who are you and where are you from? Why were you in Saiyin territory?"
"Forgive us, Sire," said Usagi, stepping forward. "We are only simple maidens of Earth. We did not know we were in your territory, your highness," she finished bowing. [Meanwhile the other senshi are thinking, 'Oh well, so much for a brilliant plan. But what were we expecting? We're talking about Usagi here!']
Vegeta smirked. "Yes, it was newly captured. But where were you headed to in this strange area?"
Usagi faltered. "We, ah . . . er . . . We, um . . ."
"We were going to visit friends," Rei continued, stepping in front of Usagi. Vegeta raised his eyebrows. "In . . . um . . . Jurai!" [Once again, I do not own TM either.] Rei said the first planet that came to mind.
"Oh," said Vegeta. "But that would not explain why 'five *simple* maidens' have such a luxurious LUNARIAN ship!"
The girls were speechless unless Ami spoke up with an idea. "It's my aunt, see. She is an astronomical researcher [Wha?] for the White Moon. She helped create the ship we were on for the Queen, but she kindly lent it to us so that it could be tested before the Queen used it and something went wrong."
The senshi sighed in relief. Surely this would convince the arrogant prince. After all, the Dove was *very* new, and this could easily pass as her first journey.
Vegeta only smirked. "That's all very well, but why would an aunt, who is loving enough to lend you such a luxurious ship, lend it to a dear niece when it might be faulty? And where would she get the authority to do so? AND is the maiden voyage not a celebrated tradition in your culture, especially for a royal ship? Such COMMONERS, as yourselves, would not have that privilege. And that STILL does not explain the host of guards on board that my men killed. What COMMONERS would need those guards?"
The senshi stood, gaping and wide-eyed. He had backed them into so many corners that there was clearly no hope of escape. Only Usagi spoke, her voice pained.
"You . . . you killed them? All of them?"
"Yes of course," said the prince with a laugh. "But I can sense that you are keeping something from me. If you do not tell me who you truly are, they will not be the only ones to die. Perhaps I will have to pay a visit to Jurai and find and destroy these 'friends' of yours. And to Earth. And to the White Moon. I will have to send all my armies and begin a universal war. All because you have lied. What a pity. HA! I will be forced to destroy all those planets and many more! And all those *poor innocent people.*" Vegeta put on a mocking voice in the end and laughed. Usagi was still, shock written across her face.
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"You big bully! Why would you even think of doing that?!" yelled Makoto, shaking a fist.
"Yeah," said Minako, still shuddering. "No one did anything to hurt you."
"You're the ones who captured us," added Ami. [Always logical.]
"Don't you *dare* hurt them," said Rei dangerously.
"Hmm... I will be forced to if you don't reveal your true identities. Think about it- hundreds and millions of *innocent* lives destroyed, all because of YOU!"
"No . . ." Usagi whispered. "No . . . I have caused enough pain."
Usagi stepped forward, in front of her friends who had been shielding her from the ruthless prince. Vegeta smirked. He had heard her words. She would tell him now.
"You- you must promise not to harm them," she said, gesturing to her senshi.
"Usagi, don't be a baka!"
"He's trying to trick you!!"
"Don't do it!!!"
Usagi's crescent moon began to glow on her forehead. Vegeta had to shield his eyes from the sudden light, not seeing the symbol. "Do you promise?"
"No Usagi!!"
"Think about what you're doing!!!"
"I promise," came the emotionless reply.
There was a bright flash of light that engulfed the whole room. Everyone present had to shield their eyes, though the senshi continued to scream for her to stop. But it was too late.
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Vegeta's eyes widened. In the place of the girl called Bunny, there now stood the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her skin was delicate and creamy; her gown was white as snow. Her hair seemed to be spun of pure golden sunlight, with hints of silver, in a strange and yet beautiful style. Her entire body was surrounded by an almost mystical silvery aura. "Tenshi," he muttered, before he could stop himself.
She looked up. Her eyes were deep pools of innocence and kindness, true windows to her soul. Her lips were pink like cherry blossoms. Vegeta had a sudden urge to touch them and to hold her close. He shook the thought from his head, and attempted to remind himself that onnas are weak. Strings of pearls were in her hair and a crescent moon shimmered on her forehead.
"My name is Serenity," she said in a clear and almost commanding voice. "Princess of the White Moon."
"No Usagi!" yelled one of the girls, with tears in her eyes.
"What have you done?" cried another.
"These," she said gesturing, and cutting off further cries, "are my servants. They may try to tell you otherwise to attempt to protect me, but what they say is not true. They are simply servants, my handmaidens that I have known since I was little."
"Very well," said Vegeta in a preoccupied voice (he was still in shock at the tenshi before him). "Guards?" They stepped forward from the shadows in the far corners of the room, bowing. "Take them away."
The guards bowed again and surrounded Ami, Minako, Rei, and Makoto. The guards used their hands to form a ring of energy around the prisoners; if they didn't keep up with the guards' pace, they would hit the ring and receive and electrical shock. The girls began screaming again, mostly for Usagi to save herself, as they were led away. Usagi turned to Vegeta with a flash of anger in her eyes.
"You promised not to harm them."
"Oh, we're not harming them," he replied, his sarcasm returning. "They harm themselves if they don't keep up. They're only being taken to their new chambers."
"Chambers?"
"Why, the dungeons, of course," said Vegeta with a smirk.
Usagi turned back to her retreating senshi with tears in her eyes. "My friends . . . my dear friends. . ."
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Reading this now I realize that maybe I should have just rewritten this. Vegeta is a bit OOC and it just seems a bit too oridinary, compared to some of my other unique fics. But gomen nasi, but my time is very limited now. Midterms are just around the corner. Eek!! Thanks for reading chapter 3, hope you liked it, and please REVIEW! Thanks.
Anyway, here's the next chapter (finally). "..." is talking, '...' is thought, [...] is AN, (...) is extra info but part of the fic, ... means trailed off, -- means interrupted. Enjoy! R & R.
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Usagi opened her eyes and found herself in a dark room. She yawned and sat up rubbing her eyes, attempting to see.
'Must still be night,' she thought as she laid down and closed her eyes again. 'I better go back to sleep before Mom wakes me up.' ::Yawn:: Suddenly she sat up straight again as the events on the ship came flooding back to her.
"Ami! . . . Minako! . . . Rei? . . . Makoto?! Are you there?"
She was greeted by several muffled replies, yawns, and several "Huh?" and "Wha?" Eventually each of the senshi woke up fully and groped around in the darkness, trying to find each other.
Meow! [Don't ask; I had to somehow get them in.] "We're here too, girls," came Artimes's voice. Both he and Luna jumped onto their owners' laps.
"Where are we?" asked Minako, as she hugged her feline close.
"I don't know," replied Ami. [::Gasp:: Oh no!!!!] "I can't see my computer screen in this light."
Usagi held up her hands over Ami's computer and clasped them together. She closed her eyes and concentrated, and soon they were surrounded by a silvery light. "This help?" she asked smiling.
"Yeah thanks," replied Ami as she began typing furiously. "But be careful, Usagi" muttered Rei. "They can sense power levels. You can't reveal your secret."
"Don't worry, Rei. Saiyins cannot sense Lunarian power levels. To them, I am too weak and definitely no threat, but in reality my power is hidden from them."
Rei seemed to calm down a bit as Ami finished typing.
"There," she said. "We are on Vegeta-sei, the Saiyin home planet. They brought the Dove [AN: Remember? That's their ship's name.] to their planet, too, probably to take it apart and sell the precious metals. Something in the fumes of whatever they pressed against our faces caused us to pass out. We--"
Suddenly the door snapped open and light streamed in around the silhouette of a strong, spiky haired man. Usagi instantly put her hands down, and the glow disappeared, as the other senshi shaded their eyes from the sudden brightness.
"Get up," the Saiyin said shortly. One by one, the girls shakily got to their feet and followed the guard out the door. Another Saiyin followed them from behind as they traveled down countless passageways.
"Where are they taking us?" muttered Minako.
"We'll find out soon enough," replied Makoto softly.
"Quiet, girls," whispered Luna, "they'll hear you."
"Not another word, Luna," muttered Usagi under her breath so that only her feline could hear. Luna immediately began acting like a normal cat again.
After seeming to walk miles of halls, they finally stopped in front of two huge doors. They were pure black, with golden swirls and designs telling some kind of story. Usagi suddenly realized that she didn't want to see what was beyond those doors.
But it was too late. They Saiyin put his hands on them and easily pushed them both open revealing a huge room. Its floor was black marble, with golden swirls similar to those on the doors. The walls were black with occasional windows and tapestries. And high up on a golden throne, looking bored, sat Prince Vegeta of Vegeta-sei.
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'This is so boring,' thought Vegeta, staring out the window. 'No one to talk to or spar with or anything. I wish Father could have taken me along on his mission. Oh well. At least *I* get to be in charge now.'
At that point, the doors slowly swung open, revealing a couple of Saiyins and some prisoners. The Saiyins stepped closer and bowed, and then continued leading the prisoners forward. Vegeta raised his eyebrows in interest as he realized that all the prisoners were female. Girls. Very pretty girls, he couldn't help adding. [I couldn't resist!]
He looked again. Suddenly he realized that four were in a round formation, almost as though they were trying to protect the girl in the center, the one with the braid [AKA Usagi, if you've forgotten already.] Vegeta shook his head. 'No,' he thought, 'must just be coincidence.'
They stopped in front of the throne. Vegeta noticed two cats almost hiding behind the two blondes' ankles.
The face of the blue-haired girl showed wisdom and worry; the blond in orange held pure fear. The one in green held pure hate; the girl in red seemed to threaten 'Hurt us and you die.' But the one in cream, the girl with the braid, confused the prince. Her face showed no fear, no hate. She looked completely calm, her face shining with peace and innocence. Vegeta was baffled.
The guards forced them to bow. Three did so without protest, but the one in red and the one in green had to be pushed down, and they glared at him the whole way.
Vegeta smirked. Now that was normal. He gave them his sarcastic greeting.
"Welcome to Vegeta-sei . . ."
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". . . the planet of no escape." Minako shuddered and looked even more terrified. Usagi took her hand and squeezed it, passing on comfort. Minako seemed to calm down a little.
"Who are these prisoners?" asked the Saiyin prince.
"Your highness," said one of the guards, stepping forward. "These are the passengers that were on board the first-class Lunarian ship that we captured when returning from Namek. They have been unconscious up until now, so we have not been able to question them yet."
"Very well," said Vegeta, turning to the captives. "Who are you and where are you from? Why were you in Saiyin territory?"
"Forgive us, Sire," said Usagi, stepping forward. "We are only simple maidens of Earth. We did not know we were in your territory, your highness," she finished bowing. [Meanwhile the other senshi are thinking, 'Oh well, so much for a brilliant plan. But what were we expecting? We're talking about Usagi here!']
Vegeta smirked. "Yes, it was newly captured. But where were you headed to in this strange area?"
Usagi faltered. "We, ah . . . er . . . We, um . . ."
"We were going to visit friends," Rei continued, stepping in front of Usagi. Vegeta raised his eyebrows. "In . . . um . . . Jurai!" [Once again, I do not own TM either.] Rei said the first planet that came to mind.
"Oh," said Vegeta. "But that would not explain why 'five *simple* maidens' have such a luxurious LUNARIAN ship!"
The girls were speechless unless Ami spoke up with an idea. "It's my aunt, see. She is an astronomical researcher [Wha?] for the White Moon. She helped create the ship we were on for the Queen, but she kindly lent it to us so that it could be tested before the Queen used it and something went wrong."
The senshi sighed in relief. Surely this would convince the arrogant prince. After all, the Dove was *very* new, and this could easily pass as her first journey.
Vegeta only smirked. "That's all very well, but why would an aunt, who is loving enough to lend you such a luxurious ship, lend it to a dear niece when it might be faulty? And where would she get the authority to do so? AND is the maiden voyage not a celebrated tradition in your culture, especially for a royal ship? Such COMMONERS, as yourselves, would not have that privilege. And that STILL does not explain the host of guards on board that my men killed. What COMMONERS would need those guards?"
The senshi stood, gaping and wide-eyed. He had backed them into so many corners that there was clearly no hope of escape. Only Usagi spoke, her voice pained.
"You . . . you killed them? All of them?"
"Yes of course," said the prince with a laugh. "But I can sense that you are keeping something from me. If you do not tell me who you truly are, they will not be the only ones to die. Perhaps I will have to pay a visit to Jurai and find and destroy these 'friends' of yours. And to Earth. And to the White Moon. I will have to send all my armies and begin a universal war. All because you have lied. What a pity. HA! I will be forced to destroy all those planets and many more! And all those *poor innocent people.*" Vegeta put on a mocking voice in the end and laughed. Usagi was still, shock written across her face.
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"You big bully! Why would you even think of doing that?!" yelled Makoto, shaking a fist.
"Yeah," said Minako, still shuddering. "No one did anything to hurt you."
"You're the ones who captured us," added Ami. [Always logical.]
"Don't you *dare* hurt them," said Rei dangerously.
"Hmm... I will be forced to if you don't reveal your true identities. Think about it- hundreds and millions of *innocent* lives destroyed, all because of YOU!"
"No . . ." Usagi whispered. "No . . . I have caused enough pain."
Usagi stepped forward, in front of her friends who had been shielding her from the ruthless prince. Vegeta smirked. He had heard her words. She would tell him now.
"You- you must promise not to harm them," she said, gesturing to her senshi.
"Usagi, don't be a baka!"
"He's trying to trick you!!"
"Don't do it!!!"
Usagi's crescent moon began to glow on her forehead. Vegeta had to shield his eyes from the sudden light, not seeing the symbol. "Do you promise?"
"No Usagi!!"
"Think about what you're doing!!!"
"I promise," came the emotionless reply.
There was a bright flash of light that engulfed the whole room. Everyone present had to shield their eyes, though the senshi continued to scream for her to stop. But it was too late.
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Vegeta's eyes widened. In the place of the girl called Bunny, there now stood the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her skin was delicate and creamy; her gown was white as snow. Her hair seemed to be spun of pure golden sunlight, with hints of silver, in a strange and yet beautiful style. Her entire body was surrounded by an almost mystical silvery aura. "Tenshi," he muttered, before he could stop himself.
She looked up. Her eyes were deep pools of innocence and kindness, true windows to her soul. Her lips were pink like cherry blossoms. Vegeta had a sudden urge to touch them and to hold her close. He shook the thought from his head, and attempted to remind himself that onnas are weak. Strings of pearls were in her hair and a crescent moon shimmered on her forehead.
"My name is Serenity," she said in a clear and almost commanding voice. "Princess of the White Moon."
"No Usagi!" yelled one of the girls, with tears in her eyes.
"What have you done?" cried another.
"These," she said gesturing, and cutting off further cries, "are my servants. They may try to tell you otherwise to attempt to protect me, but what they say is not true. They are simply servants, my handmaidens that I have known since I was little."
"Very well," said Vegeta in a preoccupied voice (he was still in shock at the tenshi before him). "Guards?" They stepped forward from the shadows in the far corners of the room, bowing. "Take them away."
The guards bowed again and surrounded Ami, Minako, Rei, and Makoto. The guards used their hands to form a ring of energy around the prisoners; if they didn't keep up with the guards' pace, they would hit the ring and receive and electrical shock. The girls began screaming again, mostly for Usagi to save herself, as they were led away. Usagi turned to Vegeta with a flash of anger in her eyes.
"You promised not to harm them."
"Oh, we're not harming them," he replied, his sarcasm returning. "They harm themselves if they don't keep up. They're only being taken to their new chambers."
"Chambers?"
"Why, the dungeons, of course," said Vegeta with a smirk.
Usagi turned back to her retreating senshi with tears in her eyes. "My friends . . . my dear friends. . ."
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Reading this now I realize that maybe I should have just rewritten this. Vegeta is a bit OOC and it just seems a bit too oridinary, compared to some of my other unique fics. But gomen nasi, but my time is very limited now. Midterms are just around the corner. Eek!! Thanks for reading chapter 3, hope you liked it, and please REVIEW! Thanks.