Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon, or it's characters. They belong to Naoko Takeuchi ^_^
Author's Notes: Chapter 2... ::sigh:: I just wanted five reviews for each chapter :( That's why I've delayed this... And I finally got 5 reviews ^_^ So I'll continue! I'd like five more for this chapter, then I'll post number 3. Sounds fare, right? Right. One more thing. Someone asked why I didn't tell how Usagi got stabbed... You'll just have to wait. I didn't tell, for a reason. You'll find out soon enough... Well, On with the chapter... How will Rei save Usagi-chan? Find out today!
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Chapter 2: Time Travel...
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~*Royal Palace: Laboratory*~
"Usagi..." Rei said in her sleep. She was twisting and turning on the bed, and her hands had unconsciously clutched at the sheets underneathe. Sweat formed in beads on her forehead, and her eyes were squinched tightly closed. Ami looked at her, sadly.
"There has to be some way to save Usagi. I don't think I can stand watching Rei go on like this..." Ami whispered softly. She then heard Rei choke out the words, "Don't leave me... Please..."
"Rei..." Ami sighed, then turned back to her work. She glanced up, at Usagi, who was floating in the regeneration tank. It didn't seem to be helping her, though... Something had to be done, and soon, or Ami feared that Usagi wouldn't make it...
~*A While Later*~
Rei awoke, and sat up, ignoring the pain. She cradled her forehead in her right hand, as sweat dripped from her forehead. The energy shield was gone from the top of the bed, and she turned to see Ami, still at work.
"Ami?" she asked.
Ami turned to her. "Is Usagi..."
"No. Not yet." Ami responded. She didn't have to hear what Rei was going to say, to know what it was...
"How long does she have?" Rei asked, and looked up at the injured princess, who was still in the regenerative tank.
"I... give her two days at most..." responded the blue-haired genius, and turned back to her work.
"Dammit!" Rei punched the front of the bed. She ignored the fact that it hurt like hell. The only thing that was on her mind, was saving Usagi.
"Ami? Could you do me a favor?" Rei asked.
"What is it?"
"Didn't you build a time traveling machine a while back?" Rei asked. It had only been a month since Usagi had become Queen of Crystal Tokyo, and everything had changed...
"I know what you're thinking, and that machine isn't finished yet." Ami responded, without turning around.
"I don't care if it's finished or not! I--" Rei was cut off by Ami.
"--want to travel back to save Usagi from that youma. Is that what you were going to say?" Ami asked. Rei's head drooped slightly, and a tear filled her right eye.
"I know you want to save Usagi, but it wouldn't work anyway." Ami said.
"It may not bring my Usagi back to me, but at least in that alternative future, she may live." Rei responded.
"Oh, I see..." Ami turned to Rei, "But, No matter what you say, I am not going to send an untested time machine into the past on a hunch that it might work. Also, It can only transport you if there is a time-machine in that time, too! And besides that, You are in no condition to go ANYWHERE."
"But--"
"No buts. You need to rest." Ami continued her work, and Rei layed back on the bed again. She sighed. Wasn't there anything she could do? There was no other way, except to... She would hate to decieve her friends, but if it was the only way to save her princess, she would do it...
~*That Night*~
Ami yawned, "I suppose I should get some sleep tonight. Goodnight Rei. Goodnight Usagi." Rei was laying in the bed, supposedly asleep, and Usagi was still in the tank.
Ami walked out the door to the lab, and as soon as she heard the door close, Rei's right eye popped open. She sat up, and ignored the pain, as she pulled herself around on the bed. She then pulled herself to her feat, unsteadily. She staggered to Usagi's regeneration tank, and placed a hand on it.
"I'm sorry I couldn't save you, odango-atama, but maybe... Just maybe I can prevent the other me from losing you... I wish you were here with me..." Rei felt a single tear run down her cheek, as she stared up at the unconscious form of her best friend.
She turned, and looked around. She finally spotted a door, that said, "Time Travel" on it, and turned the nob, pushing the door open. Her vision was blurry, and everything seemed to be spinning, as she made her way to the machine in the back of the room. She thought she would faint, but held on for Usagi's sake.
Rei finally reached it, and placed a hand on it, to steady herself. She looked around for a way to make it go, when finally spotted a lever, and a time selection. Rei traced a finger down the times, until spotting the year 2000. She pushed the button, then got another menue, of dates. She browsed, until finding the correct time. One month ago. That should be time enough. Rei thought. She pushed the button, and pulled the lever. The time machine started to glow, and Rei stepped in the door.
She pulled another lever inside of the machine, and closed the door. A bright flash of light, and then the door opened back up, and no one was there...
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To Be Continued...
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Author's Notes: What do you think? Is Rei really off to the past? When will the other find out? Will Rei save Usagi? Is Chibiusa even in this fic? What about Mamoru? Am I having tuna for dinner? Yuck, I hope not. Will we find out the answers to these questions in the next chapter? Hopefully. Let's just wait and see, kay? ^_~
Author's Notes: Chapter 2... ::sigh:: I just wanted five reviews for each chapter :( That's why I've delayed this... And I finally got 5 reviews ^_^ So I'll continue! I'd like five more for this chapter, then I'll post number 3. Sounds fare, right? Right. One more thing. Someone asked why I didn't tell how Usagi got stabbed... You'll just have to wait. I didn't tell, for a reason. You'll find out soon enough... Well, On with the chapter... How will Rei save Usagi-chan? Find out today!
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Chapter 2: Time Travel...
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~*Royal Palace: Laboratory*~
"Usagi..." Rei said in her sleep. She was twisting and turning on the bed, and her hands had unconsciously clutched at the sheets underneathe. Sweat formed in beads on her forehead, and her eyes were squinched tightly closed. Ami looked at her, sadly.
"There has to be some way to save Usagi. I don't think I can stand watching Rei go on like this..." Ami whispered softly. She then heard Rei choke out the words, "Don't leave me... Please..."
"Rei..." Ami sighed, then turned back to her work. She glanced up, at Usagi, who was floating in the regeneration tank. It didn't seem to be helping her, though... Something had to be done, and soon, or Ami feared that Usagi wouldn't make it...
~*A While Later*~
Rei awoke, and sat up, ignoring the pain. She cradled her forehead in her right hand, as sweat dripped from her forehead. The energy shield was gone from the top of the bed, and she turned to see Ami, still at work.
"Ami?" she asked.
Ami turned to her. "Is Usagi..."
"No. Not yet." Ami responded. She didn't have to hear what Rei was going to say, to know what it was...
"How long does she have?" Rei asked, and looked up at the injured princess, who was still in the regenerative tank.
"I... give her two days at most..." responded the blue-haired genius, and turned back to her work.
"Dammit!" Rei punched the front of the bed. She ignored the fact that it hurt like hell. The only thing that was on her mind, was saving Usagi.
"Ami? Could you do me a favor?" Rei asked.
"What is it?"
"Didn't you build a time traveling machine a while back?" Rei asked. It had only been a month since Usagi had become Queen of Crystal Tokyo, and everything had changed...
"I know what you're thinking, and that machine isn't finished yet." Ami responded, without turning around.
"I don't care if it's finished or not! I--" Rei was cut off by Ami.
"--want to travel back to save Usagi from that youma. Is that what you were going to say?" Ami asked. Rei's head drooped slightly, and a tear filled her right eye.
"I know you want to save Usagi, but it wouldn't work anyway." Ami said.
"It may not bring my Usagi back to me, but at least in that alternative future, she may live." Rei responded.
"Oh, I see..." Ami turned to Rei, "But, No matter what you say, I am not going to send an untested time machine into the past on a hunch that it might work. Also, It can only transport you if there is a time-machine in that time, too! And besides that, You are in no condition to go ANYWHERE."
"But--"
"No buts. You need to rest." Ami continued her work, and Rei layed back on the bed again. She sighed. Wasn't there anything she could do? There was no other way, except to... She would hate to decieve her friends, but if it was the only way to save her princess, she would do it...
~*That Night*~
Ami yawned, "I suppose I should get some sleep tonight. Goodnight Rei. Goodnight Usagi." Rei was laying in the bed, supposedly asleep, and Usagi was still in the tank.
Ami walked out the door to the lab, and as soon as she heard the door close, Rei's right eye popped open. She sat up, and ignored the pain, as she pulled herself around on the bed. She then pulled herself to her feat, unsteadily. She staggered to Usagi's regeneration tank, and placed a hand on it.
"I'm sorry I couldn't save you, odango-atama, but maybe... Just maybe I can prevent the other me from losing you... I wish you were here with me..." Rei felt a single tear run down her cheek, as she stared up at the unconscious form of her best friend.
She turned, and looked around. She finally spotted a door, that said, "Time Travel" on it, and turned the nob, pushing the door open. Her vision was blurry, and everything seemed to be spinning, as she made her way to the machine in the back of the room. She thought she would faint, but held on for Usagi's sake.
Rei finally reached it, and placed a hand on it, to steady herself. She looked around for a way to make it go, when finally spotted a lever, and a time selection. Rei traced a finger down the times, until spotting the year 2000. She pushed the button, then got another menue, of dates. She browsed, until finding the correct time. One month ago. That should be time enough. Rei thought. She pushed the button, and pulled the lever. The time machine started to glow, and Rei stepped in the door.
She pulled another lever inside of the machine, and closed the door. A bright flash of light, and then the door opened back up, and no one was there...
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To Be Continued...
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Author's Notes: What do you think? Is Rei really off to the past? When will the other find out? Will Rei save Usagi? Is Chibiusa even in this fic? What about Mamoru? Am I having tuna for dinner? Yuck, I hope not. Will we find out the answers to these questions in the next chapter? Hopefully. Let's just wait and see, kay? ^_~