Chapter Six: Senshi of Light

"Teleport home." Super Sailor Saturn commanded.

"But why?" I asked. I wanted to help! These were my friends too!

"Just do it." Then Saturn, swiftly, put the Time Staff in her space pocket and teleported to her home. I stood there, the fog swirling around me. Then I left the Gates of Time.

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I arrived in my room as Serena Tsukino. I looked at my mirror and let my Star Locket play. I flopped down on my bed, exhausted with depression and loneliness. Not even Luna was around. Luna who knew me better than anyone in the whole universe and she wasn't even here now. I reached over and picked up the phone. My fingers paused as I was about to press in Darien's phone number. I stopped as I yawned. Did I want to talk to him? He knew what was going on but… I hung up my phone and closed my eyes. Everything hurt. My heart cried and I whispered, "Mother… you promised a better life. You promised that we would be happy. Why is this happening?"

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"She's waking up." I opened my eyes and saw my mother smiled down at me. She touched my face.

"Usagi…" she whispered lovingly to me. I was confused. Why didn't she call me Usagi? That was my name on the Moon. Let me clarify that. When I wanted to be normal and have no one know that I was Serenity; I would let down my blonde/ silver hair and call myself Usagi. My mom, in this time, doesn't know I am Sailor Moon so why was she calling me Usagi?

"Mom?" I whispered. My throat was dry. Then I noticed my surroundings. I wasn't at home. The walls were white… it looked like a hospital room. Panicked I tried to get but my hands were strapped to the bed. I didn't understand.

"Mom?" I said more urgently. Why was I strapped to the bed?

"Oh honey… shh. It's okay. All that matters is that you are with us now. Just calm down." She bent over to release my right arm. I closed my eyes, trying to breathe. First my friends were gone and now this.

"What happened?" I asked when my mom finished releasing me from the bed. I noticed the doctor at the door but said nothing about him.

"Usagi, what do you remember last?" she asked me.

"Going to sleep on my bed." I replied.

"When?"

"Last night." She looked over at the doctor.

"Mom… I don't understand," I repeated, "Why am I here? What day is it?"

"Usagi, honey, it is November 15th." November 15. What happened? When I fell asleep it was only September; where did my months go?

"Amy…" I said, "Where is Amy and the others?" Mom sent a worried look at the doctor.

"Who is Amy?" she asked me softly.

"Amy Mizuno! Raye Hino! And my other friends! Where are they?" I cried. Dad, who was also there, put a hand on my shoulder.

"Usagi… you don't know a Amy Mizuno, or a Raye Hino." Dad said to me. The doctor walked up to my bed.

"Hello Miss Tsukino, I am Dr. Warner. Do you know where you are?" he asked me.

"A hospital." I replied. I felt fear enter me. It was a strange fear. I have felt fear before, especially when I fought the youmas. But this was a different type of fear.

"You are in the psychiatric ward, Usagi. You have been here since you were fourteen. You are nineteen now." Five years.

"No!" I cried, "That's not right. I finished high school. I am going to University… I haven't been here for five years!" Mom looked at Dad and began to cry. Dr. Warner nodded to them and they left.

"Usagi… tell me about your friends."

"Amy Mizuno I met in grade eight. She's really smart and pretty. She's such a wonderful friend," I giggled, "and she always helps me with my homework. Raye Hino is a priestess. I met her a few months later. She's has this hot temper and sometimes has visions. Lita Kino is an awesome cook and is really strong. She got kicked out of her last school because she got into a lot of fights. And Mina Aino… she's pretty too. She's really energetic and friendly to everyone."

"So these friends are everything you want to be?"

"No…" I trailed off. Five years… did I dream this all? No, "Where is Darien?"

"Usagi… you know these 'friends' of your aren't real, right?" I froze. He was telling me it was all a dream? No. I began to breathe heavily.

"I don't understand… please!" I whispered, tears falling off my face. I… no… it had to be real! Amy… Raye… Rini! And the Outer Senshi! It wasn't all a dream.

"Usagi-" I cut him off.

"Why do you keep calling me that?"

"What is your name?"

"Serena!" I cried. The doctor looked sad.

"Okay then Serena… do you know a Molly Baker?"

"Yes… but since I met Amy and the others I haven't had a chance to hang out with Molly. I feel bad but once we got to high school we went our separate ways." Silence again. I didn't like this. I wanted my friends. I laid down on the bed.

"Usagi… you have delusions." he said. I froze. Psychiatric ward… five years… the straps…. No.

"No," I said firmly, "You lie! They are real! They are my friends! Hotaru, Rini, Trista! They are all real!" Dr. Warner looked at his watch.

"Usagi…" he paused, "I'll be right back." He stood up and left me. I sank down on my bed. He had to wrong! I tried to reach into my space pocket and summon my brooch. I don't know why but I wanted my Crystal. I reached.

"Why can't I get it?" I whispered. I couldn't get my brooch! I sat up and jumped out of bed. On the table against the wall were pictures and cards from my family. Nothing from the Senshi. Nothing from Darien. There was no picture of Luna. Sammy walked in. He looked afraid.

"Usagi?" he whispered. I turned to him. He looked different than what I remembered.

"Sammy!" I cried. He shook his hand.

"Shingo." He replied. Shingo? I didn't… yes… that sounded familiar.

"Tell me what happened!" I begged him.

"Five years ago you came home with a really bad mark and mom told you to go to the library to study. You were angry and you left. We don't know what happened but you fell and smacked your head. You acted fine for a while but a month later so came home and began to talk about these people who didn't exist! You said something about being a Sailor Soldier. We ignored it at first because we thought it was a game but it wasn't… you thought it was real. One day… you almost died, Usagi. You almost died because you thought you were fighting a demon." My brother began to cry silently.

"No…" I said, "No that isn't true."

"We brought you to the hospital and you fell into a coma. You woke up four years ago. We thought we were cured but then they brought you back! You were gone. Usagi… you spoke of a dark moon… and chaos. It wasn't real! Then when you began to cry that your friends were disappearing I thought, we all thought, you were going to come back to us! But now Dr. Warner says you believe your name is Serena. That was something you made up! And you think I am Sammy! No! No! Damn it, Usagi! Why did you have to ruin everything?" my brother screamed at me. I backed into the wall and sank to the floor.

"No… this isn't real…" I repeated to myself. This had to be a nightmare. Sammy grabbed my face, "Don't you go away again! You cannot run from everything! Just snap out of it!" he yelled at me. Dr. Warner ran into the room and told Sammy to stop. I began to rock.

"I want to wake up…" I whispered, "time to wake up…" they pulled Sammy away from me and mom knelt in front of me.

"Usagi, come on. You are awake. Please stay with us. Please baby… please Bunny." I closed my eyes… I had to wake up. I had to wake up.

A/N: Sorry that was short. Just a note, this chapter was based on one episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, last year. I don't remember what it was called but I loved that episode and thought it would make an awesome Sailor Moon story. Anyway, the next chapter should come out soon and *hope*hope* it will be longer. the next chapter will be Senshi of Earth and it will be about Darien. That will be hard to first person him but i will try. One more note: i wrote an author's note in the review section, it explains why i use both N/A names and the japanese names so if you want to know just check it out. Later and please review!

PS- sorry if i got Sammy's name wrong... i was too lazy to look it up!