TWO FATES MET

Hey readers! Alright. I changed their names to the Japanese names! I had already been thinking about it and a certain reviewer helped push me to do it so I have! I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as it seems everyone has enjoyed the last few! ^_~ Thanks for reading! ^_^

Chapter 5: Tests and strains

The senshi and Terry were having a meeting at the bat cave when suddenly Usagi appeared. "Usagi-chan?!" Hotaru exclaimed. Usagi collapsed and Haruka helped to stable her. "My mother helped me escape…" she began. "But they got my heart crystal!" "NANI?!?!" the senshi exclaimed. "Demo how? You can't live without it!" Michiru stated. "Dark Eye. He's using his power to keep me alive," Usagi explained. "But, how is that possible?" Michiru asked. "Setsuna? Do you know anything?" "I don't know about this. I've never heard of it," she replied. "So how many more people have powers like you?" Terry asked. "Lots of people. Mainly band ones. We're not totally for sure," Hotaru answered. Bruce listened in on the conversation. "So she is the tsuki-hime?" Usagi looked over to him, confused. "Huh?" she said warily. "Usagi, this is Bruce Wayne, the old Batman," Setsuna said. "Huh? OH WAIT! I'M NOT SAILOR MOON! AND YOU GUYS AREN'T TRANSFORMED! AAAAAAAAAAHH!!" Usagi shouted confused and worried. "Calm down Usa! They know who we are," Haruka said.

Usagi looked around at where she was. "Where the heck am I?!" she shouted. "The Bat Cave," a voice said. She looked to see who it was. "Terry?! What are you doing here? And you know who I am??!!" she exclaimed. "Hai. I found out everything," he replied. "But there's something you don't know." "Nani?" she asked. "I'm Batman." "NANI????!!!!!!" Usagi fell to her knees. "Koneko-chan?" Haruka asked. "I can't believe YOU'RE Batman!! You were so rude to me!" exclaimed a rather ecstatic Usagi. "Hn," Terry replied. Usagi frowned. "So does Max know about you? She seemed to know more." "Yeah she does. She found out for herself," Terry said. "She's helped me out here and there ever since." "So what now?" Hotaru asked. "Well. We have to get Usagi's heart crystal back," said Setsuna. "Is there a way to call upon your mother to ask her for help?" Michiru asked Usagi. Usagi replied, "Well. I'm not exactly sure. The only thing I can think of is perhaps going to the time gate. Only problem is that would be breaking a taboo*." "Taboo?" Terry said, confused. "My mother, Queen Serenity set up three taboos that were to never be broken. Time travel is one. People are not even allowed to the time gate. Sailor Pluto used to protect that gate. That was another taboo. Now she can never return to the time gate," Usagi spoke. "Well then. I guess we should get going," Terry said. He put his hood back on. The girls all nodded in agreement.

"Let's go scouts!" Usagi shouted. "Golden Moon Power!" "Saturn Planet Power!" "Pluto Planet Power!" "Neptune Planet Power!" "Uranus Planet Power!" The scouts all transformed. "Now how do we get to the time gate?" asked Batman. "We teleport," Sailor Moon answered sternly. "Hold hands with us." Terry joined their little circle as they all held hands. "Don't let go!" Sailor Moon said as they vanished. "I hope everything works out," Bruce said and turned to leave.

The next thing he knew, Batman and the others were all in a weird dimension. "We're in the fourth dimension," Sailor Pluto said. "Fourth dimension?" asked Batman. "Of space and time. There," Sailor Pluto pointed towards a door. "That's the time gate." 'Mother. Queen Serenity, Goddess Selene*. Where are you? Please come to us!' Sailor Moon spoke in her head. "I am here daughter." They all turned to see Queen Serenity, standing before them. "I am glad you made it out of there safely." "Yes mother, demo what about my heart crystal?" Sailor Moon asked. "Dark Eye will use it against you. You may even start to turn but with help from your friends, you may be able to get it back," said Queen Serenity. Sailor Moon didn't think it possible. "Are you sure? And how is he keeping me alive?" "He has morphed his power into something unlike anything I've ever seen before. I'm not quite sure how he is keeping you alive, but luckily he is," Queen Serenity said. "As long as his power flows into you, you shall not die. You needn't worry. But you must hurry though. If your heart crystal is not restored to you, his evil power will overcome you and you will fall. You will no longer be reachable." Sailor Moon's heart sunk at her mother's words. 'How could this have happened?' "Have faith, Usagi. I'm sure you'll pull through it. No go. You must devise a way to get back your heart crystal." Queen Serenity began to fade. "I love you daughter. Now be safe and protect the Earth! Save the future Silver Millennium!" Soon the queen had fully vanished. "I love you, mother," Sailor Moon whispered.

The senshi all decided to stay at Usagi's apartment place, and they asked Terry to join them. Usagi sat out on her balcony, silently looking out at the stars and moon. She didn't hear Terry come out, so consumed in her thoughts. "Thinking, eh?" Terry said. Usagi turned around suddenly. "Oh. Terry. Yeah. I'm just hoping for a good battle and good luck. We'll need all the luck we can get." "I'm sure you'll pull through," Terry said. "How can you be so sure? I can be strong, but without my heart crystal I don't feel quite as strong. And what if they succeed in turning me evil?!" Usagi started to worry more. "Don't fret over it." Terry gave her a smile. Usagi tried to smile back but didn't feel much like smiling. "I hope you're right," she said finally. Usagi got up. "Where are you going?" Terry asked. "I think I'll go for a walk. Are the others asleep?" she replied. "Yeah," Terry said. "Good. They probably wouldn't let me go out otherwise," Usagi stated. On a sudden impulse, Terry said, "I'll go with you!" Usagi looked at him oddly. "To make sure you'll be alright," he finished. Usagi smiled faintly. "Thanks," she said.

Usagi and Terry quietly snuck out of her apartment and headed for outside. As they walked they were mostly silent, not finding much to say. Only commenting here and there on the stars and other such things they saw. Little did they know that they were being followed.

"Keburi, I expect you to find her and bring her back to me," Dark Eye said to his kneeling minion. "Yes your highness. I will not fail you," Keburi replied. "Oh and make sure to dispose of the other one. And if any others show up, dispose of them to," said Dark Eye. "Yes sire." Keburi left to fulfill her mission.

"Hello, lady mistress," a voice called behind Usagi and Terry. They spun around and found Keburi, a tall woman all dressed in black, somewhat like a ninja despite the low-cut front. She had long raven hair and red eyes. "Who are you?!" Usagi exclaimed. "I am here to take you back to his highness. Now. Come with me!" Keburi charged after Usagi. Terry pushed Usagi out of the way and took the blow himself. He hit the ground with a slit thud. "Terry?!" Usagi shouted. "Why did you do that?" she asked. "You're a nice person. Wouldn't want you getting hurt now. Plus we have to get you back your heart crystal." Terry winced a little. "Leave the rest up to me," Usagi said. "Golden Moon Power!" Usagi transformed into Sailor Moon.

"Golden Moon Surprise!" The attack sped towards the Keburi, but she dodged the attack. "Hey! Stay still so I can vaporize you!" Sailor Moon shouted. Keburi shot a black ball of energy at Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon dodged just in time. "Keburi! What's taking you so long?" Dark Eye said as he suddenly appeared. "Sorry master. The lady mistress is resisting more than I had anticipated," Keburi answered. "Very well. I shall have Takano help you." Dark Eye vanished once again as always. Suddenly another witch, just like Keburi, but wearing an outfit of red, and red hair, and blue eyes, appeared. "Keburi, I expected so much more from you. After all we did train together," Takano said. Keburi shot her a death glare. "Keep your mouth shut for once, Takano," Keburi snapped back. Takano replied, "My, my. Aren't we snippy?" Takano shot an energy ball at Sailor Moon, hers red unlike Keburi's. Sailor Moon dodged but it hit her in the arm slightly. She winced.

"How long do you think you'll hold out?" Takano sneered. "You're no match for us." Terry walked up beside Sailor Moon. "Come on! We should get out of here! Let's go get the others!" he said. "No," Sailor Moon said sternly, deathly quiet. "We won't make it." Terry gave her a look of surprise. "I can't stop them! They'll get me no matter what! If we fight them that only means you'll get hurt somehow!" Sailor Moon said. "That doesn't mean we can't try! Who says you can't stop them? I bet you can!" Terry said. Sailor Moon shook her head. Takano and Keburi both vanished, reappearing behind Terry and Sailor Moon. Keburi grabbed Sailor Moon and Takano grabbed Terry. "Let us go!!" shouted Sailor Moon. Takano drained the energy from Terry. Then she and Keburi vanished. "Sailor Moon…!" Terry said weakly, before he lost consciousness.

Usagi awoke, yet again dressed in the weird outfit. It looked just like her princess dress only this one was black with silver. 'I knew they would get me. But… Terry? What happened to him? Is he alright?' she pondered. Dark Eye entered the room. "Hello again, hime." Usagi scowled. "Well now. We can't have that, can we?" Dark Eye sent a wave of dark energy through Usagi. It felt hard to breathe and the air around her became thick. Suddenly her eyes clouded over. "You will be my queen…" she heard Dark Eye say in the background. "I… will… be… you're… queen…" Usagi said, dazed and unaware of what she was saying. "Very good," Dark Eye replied.

An hour after the attack, Queen Serenity visited Setsuna in her dreams. "Pluto! Quickly! You must get up! Usagi has been kidnapped again! Terry is unconscious! You must help him!" Setsuna jolted awake. She quickly awoke the others and they set out to find Terry.

Terry awoke to the girls kneeling over him, in Usagi's apartment. He held his head. "Ow… I didn't think getting the energy sucked out of you would give you such a headache…" he spoke. "What happened?!" Haruka said, infuriated. "Two youmas attacked us and grabbed us. One stole my energy. The other took Usagi. She tried to fight but it was no use. I took the first blow for her but after that she fought as Sailor Moon," Terry explained. Haruka frowned. "I can't believe this!" "Calm down, Haruka-chan!" Michiru said. She eyed Haruka. Haruka just turned and walked out onto the balcony. "So what do we do now?" Terry asked. "I'm not sure," Setsuna answered. "I guess we'll have to go to the Dark Palace Usagi told us about on the Moon. We'll have to try to save her before he turns her."

*In the manga Queen Serenity set up three taboos to never be broken. That's where I got that from. People weren't even allowed to meet Sailor Pluto.

*The fourth dimension is also mentioned in the manga.

*Usagi's mother was once called the Goddess Selene as being one of her names in the manga.