Hey everyone! Thanks for all the great reviews! I should tease about killing Duo more often. Anyways, I HAD been ahead on typing up chapters but since I post so quickly I need a little more time between this one and the next chapter. Chapter 9: Bonked with a Moon Wand WILL be posted as soon as possible, considering that I have to drive eight hours this weekend for a family reunion. Thanks! Oh and here are some very deserving shoutouts:
~SkyFire~: I'm cracking up! Do you love them all??? LOL, email me (akamoonsugar@yahoo.com). Relena getting killed? That's a definite possibility. Jk, kinda.
DragonSamaX: Don't choke! I'm glad you found the last bit humorous. I added it on a whim. That pink bow idea might come in handy... (Gets evil Author's grin)
Diane: Thanks for the tip! Sorry, I've seen most of the series, but it's in a jumbled mess in my mind. Do you mind if I email you about some of the specifics of the Gundamverse?
SinisterMarmalade: Yeah I don't like it when Wufei is a total jerk, either, though he is a jerk sometimes in this story.... I try to mix it up to make him appear human, just like you said.
Usagi, no longer dressed as Sailor Moon, awoke in Wufei's room in Quatre's mansion. She rolled over to face Wufei, and smiled when she saw he was still asleep. She quietly climbed out of the bed and looked around.
"Wow..." she breathed. The room was a work of art in itself. Lace curtains brushed the thickly carpeted floor, and the door they covered led out to a balcony. There were paintings on each wall, but they all had a common theme and color scheme. None contradicted with another and they had been hung to blend.
"Wow..." she said again. She heard Wufei cough a bit, and spun around to face him. He climbed out of the bed and stood up.
"You've said that twice now." Wufei remarked, smirking and folding his arms across his chest.
"And?" Usagi asked, crossing her arms as well. "It's a beautiful room, that's all." she said, blushing.
"You're cute when you blush." he commented.
"You're cute all the time." she replied nonchalantly but with a hint of humor laced through her voice as she continued to look around the room. Wufei scowled, then smiled.
Suddenly, someone pounded on the door. Wufei and Usagi just stared at it.
"Hey, Wu-man! Why're we back HERE?! Where's Usagi?! Wu-man, open up! Wu-man, I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!" Duo's voice came through the thick wood door. Wufei unsheathed his trusty katana and made his way to the door. Upon opening it, Duo's eyes went wide at the sight of an angry Wufei, and he turned tail and ran.
"Sorry Wu-man! I didn't know you weren't a morning person! Q-" (Dodges blade, and hugs braid closer to him.) "Quatre! Heeeeeeeeeeelllllllllpppppppp!"
Usagi sighed and followed them. Halfway out the door she noticed she was wearing a long teeshirt, and made a face. Glancing back towards the closet, she shook her head and waved her hand. Her attire was replaced instantly. Now, she wore cream silk loose trousers with a drawstring at the front and black Chinese characters down the sides, and a black cotton teeshirt that had tight sleeves down to her elbows and a Chinese symbol on the front in cream silk that she recongized as the sign for 'energy'. She grinned, and made her way, barefoot, down the hall.
It didn't take her long to catch up with the other five. Wufei was chasing a screaming Duo around the kitchen and living room, Quatre was trying to get them to stop, Trowa was leaning against the wall with his eyes half-closed, and Hiiro was merely standing and taking it all in. It took Usagi one silent moment to realize that they didn't know she was there. With a smile on her face that could make you sick, she ran up behind Hiiro, grabbed his gun from God-knows-where, (get your minds out of the gutter, people!), and fired one shot out the open window. All activity ceased, yet her smiled quickly disappeared as she was met with another of Hiiro's guns and his favorite phrase. (AN: Hiiro's fave phrase is 'omae o korosu', which means 'I'll kill you' or 'You will die'. Something like that.)
In an instant, Wufei was between her and the gun, placing the tip of his katana on Hiiro's chest.
"Don't touch my onna." he warned. Hiiro blinked (his sign of surprise), and put the gun away. Not knowing what to do with the gun she still held, Usagi quickly shoved it into her subdimensional pocket. No one noticed, they were too shocked with the fact that she was even there.
"How?" Quatre began. Usagi smiled at her friends.
"Right after I healed Seiya, Puu froze time. She asked me what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I could go with the Starlights, I could stay in Tokyo, or I could come here. I told her to take me home." she said, smiling. "If Pluto did what I thought she would do, all of my things from my room in Tokyo will be in a room here. I can stay!" she exclaimed. Wufei, Quatre, and Duo smiled. Trowa grinned slightly, and the corners of Hiiro's mouth turned up just a little. Usagi pulled them all (and I mean them all) into a huge hug.
"So is it okay with you all?" she asked after releasing them. Wufei's arm was still around her waist. "May I stay?" she looked around at them. For some reason, all four looked to Hiiro.
"Hai." he grunted.
"We would love for you to live with us." Quatre told her.
"You're not going anywhere, onna." Wufei warned, tightening his grip a little.
"I am glad you're staying." Trowa said.
"Yeah, babe! We could pull some major pranks on Wuffie here!" Duo exclaimed. Wufei's eyes widened and he pulled his katana out once more.
"MAXWELL! MY NAME IS WUFEI, NOT WUFFIE!" he yelled as the chase began once more. Usagi watched the scene before her for a few moments: (Picture this)
Duo was running around the living room, hurdling over furniture and screaming like a banshee, while Wufei was chasing him yelling about injustice and honor and how Duo screamed like a girl. Quatre was following and straightening the furniture knocked over in their wake, only to see it knocked down again. Trowa was sticking his foot out, trying to trip Duo everytime the braided one ran past him. Hiiro smirked. At this point, Usagi began to howl with laughter. She fumbled for the armrest of the couch and sat on it, unaware that every other movement and sound in the room had stopped. After a few seconds, she collapsed onto the floor, still laughing her head off.
"Wuffie... Wufei... Wuffie... I get it!" she managed to get out inbetween laughs. Wufei rolled his eyes. Finally Usagi stopped laughing and apologized.
"I really do want to help you all." she said. They all sat down around the room, with Usagi in Wufei's lap, leaning against his chest.
"How?" Hiiro asked.
"You can't fight!" Duo exclaimed. She could see it in their eyes as each remembered watching her fight.
"On second thought..." he said, retracting his statement.
"Arigato, Duo-chan, but you're right. I can't fight. I don't know anything about this time or this war, except that it is nothing like I've ever fought before. My powers are the wrong sort for this- I usually stick to healing corrupted souls and destroying youma after youma." the blonde girl answered.
"Well we could use the corrupted souls bit, there are plently of those around here." Trowa said, coming as close to a joke as he probably ever would. Usagi smiled at him.
"Maybe I could help you in a different way. I have no use for my abilities any more, what with there being no youma about. I can repair your Gundams quickly and easily, I can give them unlimited energy, I can give you each a subdimensional pocket, I-" (she was cut off).
"What?" Duo asked. "A Subway pocket?" Usagi shook her head.
"A subdimensional, or subspace pocket." she replied. Seeing their blank looks, she sighed. She put her arm out in front of her and made a slight pulling motion. Her wand appeared out of thin air in her hand.
"It's simple, really. Just think about what you want, and make this little motion, and it'll appear in your hand. Just don't do it in front of a crowd." she said jokingly.
"Can you pull anything out?" Quatre asked.
"Anything you put in. You can't access other people's pockets, nor can you pull out something that you haven't put in. But if you were to put in, say, some fruit or something, it won't spoil, no matter how long you leave it in there." she answered.
"How do you remember what all you have?" Wufei asked.
"It's just a sixth sense, really. If you concentrate hard enough, something like a little list will come up in your mind and it'll show you what all's in there."
Duo put his hand out in the air and mimicked her movements.
"Usagi..." he whined. "Nothing happened." She rolled her eyes, a habit she had picked up from them.
"First of all, there's nothing in there. Secondly, you don't even have a pocket yet. Thirdly, you didn't concentrate. You have to do so for a second or else something might appear in your hand anytime." she explained.
"When do we get one?" Trowa asked. She closed her eyes and her birthmark appeared on her forehead for a second or two before disappearing once more.
"Right now." she said, opening her eyes again. "Watch." she commanded. She put her arm out a little and moved it slightly towards her. A picture of her and the Senshi appeared. A solitary tear welled up in her eye, but she refused to let it fall. She spoke to them again, and made a movement in the opposite direction. The picture disappeared.
Hiiro, forever skeptical, pulled out his gun. Instead of aiming it at her, though, he made the little movement and it vanished. His eyes widened slightly. The others put similar things in, making things appear and then vanish so fast that Usagi had a hard time keeping up. Sighing, she concentrated, and reached out to her friends' pockets. A pile of stuff landed in her lap.
"Whoah, Usagi!" Duo exclaimed, noticing the overflow.
"Is that all yours?" Quatre asked.
"Iie. None of it. It's my friends'. The ones you saw before..." she trailed off, refusing to give in to her tears.
"I thought you said no one else could access these." Hiiro stated in monotone, pulling his laptop out of his and holding it close against him.
"I'm the exception to the rule, but I almost never touch other peoples'." she explained. Satisfied, Hiiro put his laptop back. She sighed and began pawing through the stuff on the couch beside and on her. Soon she had it organized.
She had each of Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter's transformation wands, Mercury's computer and earrings that converted into another computer-(please tell me you know what I'm talking about!), each of the four tiaras, the communication devices, the older communication watches, some of their favorite things, diaries, several pictures, trinkets and charms from Rei's shrine, five kimonos from the same place, and an extremely large amount of money, divided four ways, each in a silver bag the size of a bookbag, and surprisingly... a note on thick paper, sealed an envelope with wax that had been pressed in the form and color of each plant symbol. Intrigued, Usagi flipped it over and looked at the front. It had four different recipients- 'Usagi', 'Odango Atama', 'Usa-chan', and 'Usa-babe'. She smiled as she reconized each of Matoko, Rei, Ami, and Minako's nicknames for her. She opened it hurridly, yet careful not to damage the wax too much in her haste.
Dear Usagi-hime, (it read)
Not long after we got our memories back after the fight with Beryl, we decided that we didn't want to leave you alone- ever. We didn't want you be left with nothing if any of us ever died in battle. So we got together and wrote this. Sometimes we would come back and add more. The money in the bags is for you- hopefully it's enough to get you through school and life. We know you're smarter than you let on, come on, go back to school and prove us right! If you're reading this, then it means that we are gone. Use our powers for whatever you deem important enough to need it. Pluto-sama said that if you hold our four wands and call on each one, you'll get a new transformation and you'll be able to use our attacks as well. You're strong enough to defeat anything that comes your way, we know that, but know this- we're still with you. Anytime you think life's not worth it, think back to cheeseburgers and milkshakes, Motoki, and the endless sleepovers. Think about the Silver Millenium, think about the way we would work in perfect synchrony, as if we could speak telepathically when we were fighting. Don't think for one minute that you should end your life and follow us. We don't know where you went when you disappeared, but that's okay. Usagi, you hold so much love in your heart, open it up to others after Mamoru. Minako thinks that you met someone while you were gone. If it's true, we're behind you 400%. You deserve happiness more than anyone. Screw destiny and fate- they can only take you so far. Take your life into your own hands and don't ever let someone try to tell you that your life isn't what it's supposed to be. We love you, Bunny. We'll miss you. Be happy, wherever you are and whatever you do. Don't lose your personality, and don't grieve for us. Please! Just enjoy your life.
Love always, through all Eternity,
Ami, Rei, Matoko, Minako
Tears welled up in her eyes as she thought about her friends' generosity and thoughtfulness. One of her tears dripped onto the paper just under their signatures. It truned black and began to curve, forming words. She wiped her eyes and watched as more words appeared.
PS: We're still watching you from up here! You have four guardian angels that will always be with you. Wufei is Hott! Don't ever let him go! And stop crying, you look so much better when you're happy. Remember- you may be only one person in the world, but you may be the world to one person. In this case, you're the world to a lot more than one- everyone who knows you can't help but love you! Goodbye, Usagi...
The tear stopped moving.
"Iie!" Usagi exclaimed, not caring as she drew the attention of the others. "Come back!" she begged the paper. Wufei raised his eyebrow. She sniffed, and folded the paper back up, placing it carefully in the envelope. She wiped her eyes on the edge of her shirt, showing off her lean stomach in the process. She shoved everything off her lap, and it would have fallen to the floor, but instead it all disappeared midair, going into her subdimensional pocket. She kept out the four wands.
"Come on. We're going to the Gundams." she commanded. The others nodded and began to lead the way.
"Daijobu ka?" Wufei asked. (AN: Aww, how cute) Usagi sighed.
"Iie, but I will be eventually." she replied. Wufe nodded, understanding, and slung his arm across her shoulders and they followed the others.
Soon they stood in the hanger. Usagi looked up in awe at the huge machines.
"I need to do something before I get started on those. I don't know exactly what's going to happen, though, so gomen in advance for anything... wierd." she grinned at them, and then concentrated on following her instincts. She stood a few feet from them on the hard floor, and placed the four wands at equal distances around her. She closed her eyes and tilted her head back.
"Mercury Star Power!" she called. Her body jolted forward slightly before regaining it's balance. Usagi could not open her eyes, nor could she hear anything. But the others could, and watched in amazement as a blue crystal ascended from the wand on the ground. It grew into a light blue portal, and the semi-transparent form of Sailor Mercury stepped out.
"Arigato for taking care of her. Don't let her slack off in her studies!" she warned, smiling. She took a deep breath and took a step backwards, merging her body with Usagi's. Usagi's attire immediately vanished and was instantly replaced by Sailor Mercury's fuku.
"Mars Star Power!" Usagi called at the urging of Mercury's voice in the back of her mind. She still could not see or hear anything.
Sailor Mars appeared in the same way as Mercury had done, and spoke to them as well.
"Never call Usagi weak or I'll come down and show you!" she said solidly, looking Wufei in the eye. "Please take care of her." she asked, her voice softening. She, too, backed up into Usagi. Her outfit changed to match Mars's.
"Jupiter Star Power!" Usagi called. Sailor Jupiter appeared in front of her, smiling at them.
"I know you'll be good for her. I can't protect her anymore, but I'm glad to know someone will." she said, and then backed up into Usagi. Her fuku changed once more, this time to green.
"Venus Star Power!" the odango-haired girl called. Sailor Venus appeared.
"Wow, Usa-babe is so lucky to get to live with five cute bishounen!" she exclaimed, flashing her trademark peace sign. "Watch out for her pranks, they're the worst!" she smiled widely at them, and then merged with Usagi. The fuku changed again, to orange and yellow. After a second, Usagi rocked backwards and forwards, as though trying to keep her balance. The colors of her fuku swam before their eyes.
A brilliant flash of light emitted from her, forcing them to look away. When it died down enough, they looked back to see her in a completely new fuku.
The bodice and boots were silver, while the skirt and the two bows were midnight blue. The bodice shimmered azure* when the light hit it. Her brooch had changed to silver and her choker was blue with a silver cresent. Her boots had blue laces that reached her knees. On her shawl thing** there were four stripes, each a color of her Inner Senshi. The outfit had trimmings of azure.
(*azure is the same light, clear blue color as her eyes, not to be confused with Mercury's color. ** I hope you all know enough about SM to know what I'm talking about here!)
She held a solid crystal staff in her hands that was clear, but had streaks of red, blue, yellow, and green constantly moving throughout the center. At the top of the staff was an azure crystal dove who's wings were open as if ready to take flight. The dove's back was hollowed out a bit, and held the Ginzuishou. At the bottom of the staff was a silver covering that would come off at her will and reveal a razor-sharp point at the end of the crystal.
"Cool..." Duo said, practically drooling. Wufei smacked him across the back of the head and smirked as the braided one rubbed the spot.
"Get your hormones under control, baka." the Chinese pilot said, a warning laced through his words. Duo nodded.
"Now, to the Batmobile!" Sailor Moon declared. They looked at her strangely. She looked sheepishly at them and scratched the back of her head. "Erm, I mean the Gundams." she said.
They walked over to the nearest one, Wing Zero. Hiiro watched closely as she circled it, debating over what could be improved.
"I think I'm going to do basically the same thing with each one." she informed them after gazing at the other Gundams as well. "I'm going to give them unlimited energy and more powerful weapons. Also, I'm going to make the cloaking devices better. You'll be invisible to everything except other Gundams when you're traveling above a certain speed. Is this all okay with you?" she asked.
"Hai. Be careful with Wing." Hiiro warned. Sailor Moon nodded and placed her hand on the 'foot' of Hiiro's Gundam. She giggled as she sent her power up through it. She moved quickly around the room, doing the same to each. The pilots watched as their Gundams were repaired instantly, the damage from the battle in Tokyo completely gone in only a few seconds.
"Well, whaddya think?" Sailor Moon asked.
Beeeep! Beeeep! Beeeep!
Hiiro's laptop went off. He had retrieved it from his sub-pocket and had been monitoring the changes to each Gundam. He clicked a few times and scanned the screen.
"We're about to find out. We've got a mission to X-14C70. Mission accept or decline?" he said, stating the question in monotone.
"Let's go." Trowa said, running over to Heavyarms.
"Alright! Let's kick some butt!" Duo exclaimed, entering Deathsycthe.
"Well, if it's for the good of humanity, I suppose fighting's okay..." Quatre trailed off as he climbed into Shenlong.
"Mission Accepted." Hiiro said from the cockpit of Wing Zero. Sailor Moon smiled and turned to Wufei, who was holding on to the rope from Shenlong's cockpit.
"I have to go now." he told her.
"Can't I come with you?" she asked.
"Iie. I want you to stay here." Wufei said.
"Iie! I want to come and help! What if something happens to you?" she asked, her voice softening. "I couldn't bear to lose anyone else." Sailor Moon's eyes sparkled.
"Wufei we need to go." Hiiro informed him in monotone from Wing Zero. Wufei looked from Shenlong to Sailor Moon and back desperately. He pulled her close to him and kissed her, quickly and sweetly, then released her and practically flew up to the cockpit before she could follow him. She watched dejectedly as he closed the cockpit door. Knowing there was no use in yelling for him, she backed away from the flares of the rockets, and watched as the five Gundams took off into the late morning sun.
"Arrrgh! Wufei!" she yelled, her voice echoing in the empty hanger, just to release her anger. She calmed down and smiled.
'I will protect him, and I will fight with him.' she thought, pacing the room slowly, thinking hard. She detransformed and continued walking. She passed a small door, and didn't think much of it, until she read the sign on it-
'Extra parts'. A grin spread across her face and she twisted the doorknob.
(Duo pops in from sidelines again)
Duo: Get away from that door, Usagi!
Usagi: Aiie! What's HE doing here?!
AKA: I don't know, I just write it. (Glares at Duo) You.
Duo: (Gulps) She gave me a punishment. I have to talk. What is the world coming to?!
AKA: An end. Now go.
Duo: Daffodils scare me, but please review anyway!
Wufei: Aka, you should have just killed off the pathetic weaking.
AKA: He's all yours...
Remember to check back soon for Chapter Nine: Bonked with a Moon Wand.
~SkyFire~: I'm cracking up! Do you love them all??? LOL, email me (akamoonsugar@yahoo.com). Relena getting killed? That's a definite possibility. Jk, kinda.
DragonSamaX: Don't choke! I'm glad you found the last bit humorous. I added it on a whim. That pink bow idea might come in handy... (Gets evil Author's grin)
Diane: Thanks for the tip! Sorry, I've seen most of the series, but it's in a jumbled mess in my mind. Do you mind if I email you about some of the specifics of the Gundamverse?
SinisterMarmalade: Yeah I don't like it when Wufei is a total jerk, either, though he is a jerk sometimes in this story.... I try to mix it up to make him appear human, just like you said.
Usagi, no longer dressed as Sailor Moon, awoke in Wufei's room in Quatre's mansion. She rolled over to face Wufei, and smiled when she saw he was still asleep. She quietly climbed out of the bed and looked around.
"Wow..." she breathed. The room was a work of art in itself. Lace curtains brushed the thickly carpeted floor, and the door they covered led out to a balcony. There were paintings on each wall, but they all had a common theme and color scheme. None contradicted with another and they had been hung to blend.
"Wow..." she said again. She heard Wufei cough a bit, and spun around to face him. He climbed out of the bed and stood up.
"You've said that twice now." Wufei remarked, smirking and folding his arms across his chest.
"And?" Usagi asked, crossing her arms as well. "It's a beautiful room, that's all." she said, blushing.
"You're cute when you blush." he commented.
"You're cute all the time." she replied nonchalantly but with a hint of humor laced through her voice as she continued to look around the room. Wufei scowled, then smiled.
Suddenly, someone pounded on the door. Wufei and Usagi just stared at it.
"Hey, Wu-man! Why're we back HERE?! Where's Usagi?! Wu-man, open up! Wu-man, I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!" Duo's voice came through the thick wood door. Wufei unsheathed his trusty katana and made his way to the door. Upon opening it, Duo's eyes went wide at the sight of an angry Wufei, and he turned tail and ran.
"Sorry Wu-man! I didn't know you weren't a morning person! Q-" (Dodges blade, and hugs braid closer to him.) "Quatre! Heeeeeeeeeeelllllllllpppppppp!"
Usagi sighed and followed them. Halfway out the door she noticed she was wearing a long teeshirt, and made a face. Glancing back towards the closet, she shook her head and waved her hand. Her attire was replaced instantly. Now, she wore cream silk loose trousers with a drawstring at the front and black Chinese characters down the sides, and a black cotton teeshirt that had tight sleeves down to her elbows and a Chinese symbol on the front in cream silk that she recongized as the sign for 'energy'. She grinned, and made her way, barefoot, down the hall.
It didn't take her long to catch up with the other five. Wufei was chasing a screaming Duo around the kitchen and living room, Quatre was trying to get them to stop, Trowa was leaning against the wall with his eyes half-closed, and Hiiro was merely standing and taking it all in. It took Usagi one silent moment to realize that they didn't know she was there. With a smile on her face that could make you sick, she ran up behind Hiiro, grabbed his gun from God-knows-where, (get your minds out of the gutter, people!), and fired one shot out the open window. All activity ceased, yet her smiled quickly disappeared as she was met with another of Hiiro's guns and his favorite phrase. (AN: Hiiro's fave phrase is 'omae o korosu', which means 'I'll kill you' or 'You will die'. Something like that.)
In an instant, Wufei was between her and the gun, placing the tip of his katana on Hiiro's chest.
"Don't touch my onna." he warned. Hiiro blinked (his sign of surprise), and put the gun away. Not knowing what to do with the gun she still held, Usagi quickly shoved it into her subdimensional pocket. No one noticed, they were too shocked with the fact that she was even there.
"How?" Quatre began. Usagi smiled at her friends.
"Right after I healed Seiya, Puu froze time. She asked me what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I could go with the Starlights, I could stay in Tokyo, or I could come here. I told her to take me home." she said, smiling. "If Pluto did what I thought she would do, all of my things from my room in Tokyo will be in a room here. I can stay!" she exclaimed. Wufei, Quatre, and Duo smiled. Trowa grinned slightly, and the corners of Hiiro's mouth turned up just a little. Usagi pulled them all (and I mean them all) into a huge hug.
"So is it okay with you all?" she asked after releasing them. Wufei's arm was still around her waist. "May I stay?" she looked around at them. For some reason, all four looked to Hiiro.
"Hai." he grunted.
"We would love for you to live with us." Quatre told her.
"You're not going anywhere, onna." Wufei warned, tightening his grip a little.
"I am glad you're staying." Trowa said.
"Yeah, babe! We could pull some major pranks on Wuffie here!" Duo exclaimed. Wufei's eyes widened and he pulled his katana out once more.
"MAXWELL! MY NAME IS WUFEI, NOT WUFFIE!" he yelled as the chase began once more. Usagi watched the scene before her for a few moments: (Picture this)
Duo was running around the living room, hurdling over furniture and screaming like a banshee, while Wufei was chasing him yelling about injustice and honor and how Duo screamed like a girl. Quatre was following and straightening the furniture knocked over in their wake, only to see it knocked down again. Trowa was sticking his foot out, trying to trip Duo everytime the braided one ran past him. Hiiro smirked. At this point, Usagi began to howl with laughter. She fumbled for the armrest of the couch and sat on it, unaware that every other movement and sound in the room had stopped. After a few seconds, she collapsed onto the floor, still laughing her head off.
"Wuffie... Wufei... Wuffie... I get it!" she managed to get out inbetween laughs. Wufei rolled his eyes. Finally Usagi stopped laughing and apologized.
"I really do want to help you all." she said. They all sat down around the room, with Usagi in Wufei's lap, leaning against his chest.
"How?" Hiiro asked.
"You can't fight!" Duo exclaimed. She could see it in their eyes as each remembered watching her fight.
"On second thought..." he said, retracting his statement.
"Arigato, Duo-chan, but you're right. I can't fight. I don't know anything about this time or this war, except that it is nothing like I've ever fought before. My powers are the wrong sort for this- I usually stick to healing corrupted souls and destroying youma after youma." the blonde girl answered.
"Well we could use the corrupted souls bit, there are plently of those around here." Trowa said, coming as close to a joke as he probably ever would. Usagi smiled at him.
"Maybe I could help you in a different way. I have no use for my abilities any more, what with there being no youma about. I can repair your Gundams quickly and easily, I can give them unlimited energy, I can give you each a subdimensional pocket, I-" (she was cut off).
"What?" Duo asked. "A Subway pocket?" Usagi shook her head.
"A subdimensional, or subspace pocket." she replied. Seeing their blank looks, she sighed. She put her arm out in front of her and made a slight pulling motion. Her wand appeared out of thin air in her hand.
"It's simple, really. Just think about what you want, and make this little motion, and it'll appear in your hand. Just don't do it in front of a crowd." she said jokingly.
"Can you pull anything out?" Quatre asked.
"Anything you put in. You can't access other people's pockets, nor can you pull out something that you haven't put in. But if you were to put in, say, some fruit or something, it won't spoil, no matter how long you leave it in there." she answered.
"How do you remember what all you have?" Wufei asked.
"It's just a sixth sense, really. If you concentrate hard enough, something like a little list will come up in your mind and it'll show you what all's in there."
Duo put his hand out in the air and mimicked her movements.
"Usagi..." he whined. "Nothing happened." She rolled her eyes, a habit she had picked up from them.
"First of all, there's nothing in there. Secondly, you don't even have a pocket yet. Thirdly, you didn't concentrate. You have to do so for a second or else something might appear in your hand anytime." she explained.
"When do we get one?" Trowa asked. She closed her eyes and her birthmark appeared on her forehead for a second or two before disappearing once more.
"Right now." she said, opening her eyes again. "Watch." she commanded. She put her arm out a little and moved it slightly towards her. A picture of her and the Senshi appeared. A solitary tear welled up in her eye, but she refused to let it fall. She spoke to them again, and made a movement in the opposite direction. The picture disappeared.
Hiiro, forever skeptical, pulled out his gun. Instead of aiming it at her, though, he made the little movement and it vanished. His eyes widened slightly. The others put similar things in, making things appear and then vanish so fast that Usagi had a hard time keeping up. Sighing, she concentrated, and reached out to her friends' pockets. A pile of stuff landed in her lap.
"Whoah, Usagi!" Duo exclaimed, noticing the overflow.
"Is that all yours?" Quatre asked.
"Iie. None of it. It's my friends'. The ones you saw before..." she trailed off, refusing to give in to her tears.
"I thought you said no one else could access these." Hiiro stated in monotone, pulling his laptop out of his and holding it close against him.
"I'm the exception to the rule, but I almost never touch other peoples'." she explained. Satisfied, Hiiro put his laptop back. She sighed and began pawing through the stuff on the couch beside and on her. Soon she had it organized.
She had each of Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter's transformation wands, Mercury's computer and earrings that converted into another computer-(please tell me you know what I'm talking about!), each of the four tiaras, the communication devices, the older communication watches, some of their favorite things, diaries, several pictures, trinkets and charms from Rei's shrine, five kimonos from the same place, and an extremely large amount of money, divided four ways, each in a silver bag the size of a bookbag, and surprisingly... a note on thick paper, sealed an envelope with wax that had been pressed in the form and color of each plant symbol. Intrigued, Usagi flipped it over and looked at the front. It had four different recipients- 'Usagi', 'Odango Atama', 'Usa-chan', and 'Usa-babe'. She smiled as she reconized each of Matoko, Rei, Ami, and Minako's nicknames for her. She opened it hurridly, yet careful not to damage the wax too much in her haste.
Dear Usagi-hime, (it read)
Not long after we got our memories back after the fight with Beryl, we decided that we didn't want to leave you alone- ever. We didn't want you be left with nothing if any of us ever died in battle. So we got together and wrote this. Sometimes we would come back and add more. The money in the bags is for you- hopefully it's enough to get you through school and life. We know you're smarter than you let on, come on, go back to school and prove us right! If you're reading this, then it means that we are gone. Use our powers for whatever you deem important enough to need it. Pluto-sama said that if you hold our four wands and call on each one, you'll get a new transformation and you'll be able to use our attacks as well. You're strong enough to defeat anything that comes your way, we know that, but know this- we're still with you. Anytime you think life's not worth it, think back to cheeseburgers and milkshakes, Motoki, and the endless sleepovers. Think about the Silver Millenium, think about the way we would work in perfect synchrony, as if we could speak telepathically when we were fighting. Don't think for one minute that you should end your life and follow us. We don't know where you went when you disappeared, but that's okay. Usagi, you hold so much love in your heart, open it up to others after Mamoru. Minako thinks that you met someone while you were gone. If it's true, we're behind you 400%. You deserve happiness more than anyone. Screw destiny and fate- they can only take you so far. Take your life into your own hands and don't ever let someone try to tell you that your life isn't what it's supposed to be. We love you, Bunny. We'll miss you. Be happy, wherever you are and whatever you do. Don't lose your personality, and don't grieve for us. Please! Just enjoy your life.
Love always, through all Eternity,
Ami, Rei, Matoko, Minako
Tears welled up in her eyes as she thought about her friends' generosity and thoughtfulness. One of her tears dripped onto the paper just under their signatures. It truned black and began to curve, forming words. She wiped her eyes and watched as more words appeared.
PS: We're still watching you from up here! You have four guardian angels that will always be with you. Wufei is Hott! Don't ever let him go! And stop crying, you look so much better when you're happy. Remember- you may be only one person in the world, but you may be the world to one person. In this case, you're the world to a lot more than one- everyone who knows you can't help but love you! Goodbye, Usagi...
The tear stopped moving.
"Iie!" Usagi exclaimed, not caring as she drew the attention of the others. "Come back!" she begged the paper. Wufei raised his eyebrow. She sniffed, and folded the paper back up, placing it carefully in the envelope. She wiped her eyes on the edge of her shirt, showing off her lean stomach in the process. She shoved everything off her lap, and it would have fallen to the floor, but instead it all disappeared midair, going into her subdimensional pocket. She kept out the four wands.
"Come on. We're going to the Gundams." she commanded. The others nodded and began to lead the way.
"Daijobu ka?" Wufei asked. (AN: Aww, how cute) Usagi sighed.
"Iie, but I will be eventually." she replied. Wufe nodded, understanding, and slung his arm across her shoulders and they followed the others.
Soon they stood in the hanger. Usagi looked up in awe at the huge machines.
"I need to do something before I get started on those. I don't know exactly what's going to happen, though, so gomen in advance for anything... wierd." she grinned at them, and then concentrated on following her instincts. She stood a few feet from them on the hard floor, and placed the four wands at equal distances around her. She closed her eyes and tilted her head back.
"Mercury Star Power!" she called. Her body jolted forward slightly before regaining it's balance. Usagi could not open her eyes, nor could she hear anything. But the others could, and watched in amazement as a blue crystal ascended from the wand on the ground. It grew into a light blue portal, and the semi-transparent form of Sailor Mercury stepped out.
"Arigato for taking care of her. Don't let her slack off in her studies!" she warned, smiling. She took a deep breath and took a step backwards, merging her body with Usagi's. Usagi's attire immediately vanished and was instantly replaced by Sailor Mercury's fuku.
"Mars Star Power!" Usagi called at the urging of Mercury's voice in the back of her mind. She still could not see or hear anything.
Sailor Mars appeared in the same way as Mercury had done, and spoke to them as well.
"Never call Usagi weak or I'll come down and show you!" she said solidly, looking Wufei in the eye. "Please take care of her." she asked, her voice softening. She, too, backed up into Usagi. Her outfit changed to match Mars's.
"Jupiter Star Power!" Usagi called. Sailor Jupiter appeared in front of her, smiling at them.
"I know you'll be good for her. I can't protect her anymore, but I'm glad to know someone will." she said, and then backed up into Usagi. Her fuku changed once more, this time to green.
"Venus Star Power!" the odango-haired girl called. Sailor Venus appeared.
"Wow, Usa-babe is so lucky to get to live with five cute bishounen!" she exclaimed, flashing her trademark peace sign. "Watch out for her pranks, they're the worst!" she smiled widely at them, and then merged with Usagi. The fuku changed again, to orange and yellow. After a second, Usagi rocked backwards and forwards, as though trying to keep her balance. The colors of her fuku swam before their eyes.
A brilliant flash of light emitted from her, forcing them to look away. When it died down enough, they looked back to see her in a completely new fuku.
The bodice and boots were silver, while the skirt and the two bows were midnight blue. The bodice shimmered azure* when the light hit it. Her brooch had changed to silver and her choker was blue with a silver cresent. Her boots had blue laces that reached her knees. On her shawl thing** there were four stripes, each a color of her Inner Senshi. The outfit had trimmings of azure.
(*azure is the same light, clear blue color as her eyes, not to be confused with Mercury's color. ** I hope you all know enough about SM to know what I'm talking about here!)
She held a solid crystal staff in her hands that was clear, but had streaks of red, blue, yellow, and green constantly moving throughout the center. At the top of the staff was an azure crystal dove who's wings were open as if ready to take flight. The dove's back was hollowed out a bit, and held the Ginzuishou. At the bottom of the staff was a silver covering that would come off at her will and reveal a razor-sharp point at the end of the crystal.
"Cool..." Duo said, practically drooling. Wufei smacked him across the back of the head and smirked as the braided one rubbed the spot.
"Get your hormones under control, baka." the Chinese pilot said, a warning laced through his words. Duo nodded.
"Now, to the Batmobile!" Sailor Moon declared. They looked at her strangely. She looked sheepishly at them and scratched the back of her head. "Erm, I mean the Gundams." she said.
They walked over to the nearest one, Wing Zero. Hiiro watched closely as she circled it, debating over what could be improved.
"I think I'm going to do basically the same thing with each one." she informed them after gazing at the other Gundams as well. "I'm going to give them unlimited energy and more powerful weapons. Also, I'm going to make the cloaking devices better. You'll be invisible to everything except other Gundams when you're traveling above a certain speed. Is this all okay with you?" she asked.
"Hai. Be careful with Wing." Hiiro warned. Sailor Moon nodded and placed her hand on the 'foot' of Hiiro's Gundam. She giggled as she sent her power up through it. She moved quickly around the room, doing the same to each. The pilots watched as their Gundams were repaired instantly, the damage from the battle in Tokyo completely gone in only a few seconds.
"Well, whaddya think?" Sailor Moon asked.
Beeeep! Beeeep! Beeeep!
Hiiro's laptop went off. He had retrieved it from his sub-pocket and had been monitoring the changes to each Gundam. He clicked a few times and scanned the screen.
"We're about to find out. We've got a mission to X-14C70. Mission accept or decline?" he said, stating the question in monotone.
"Let's go." Trowa said, running over to Heavyarms.
"Alright! Let's kick some butt!" Duo exclaimed, entering Deathsycthe.
"Well, if it's for the good of humanity, I suppose fighting's okay..." Quatre trailed off as he climbed into Shenlong.
"Mission Accepted." Hiiro said from the cockpit of Wing Zero. Sailor Moon smiled and turned to Wufei, who was holding on to the rope from Shenlong's cockpit.
"I have to go now." he told her.
"Can't I come with you?" she asked.
"Iie. I want you to stay here." Wufei said.
"Iie! I want to come and help! What if something happens to you?" she asked, her voice softening. "I couldn't bear to lose anyone else." Sailor Moon's eyes sparkled.
"Wufei we need to go." Hiiro informed him in monotone from Wing Zero. Wufei looked from Shenlong to Sailor Moon and back desperately. He pulled her close to him and kissed her, quickly and sweetly, then released her and practically flew up to the cockpit before she could follow him. She watched dejectedly as he closed the cockpit door. Knowing there was no use in yelling for him, she backed away from the flares of the rockets, and watched as the five Gundams took off into the late morning sun.
"Arrrgh! Wufei!" she yelled, her voice echoing in the empty hanger, just to release her anger. She calmed down and smiled.
'I will protect him, and I will fight with him.' she thought, pacing the room slowly, thinking hard. She detransformed and continued walking. She passed a small door, and didn't think much of it, until she read the sign on it-
'Extra parts'. A grin spread across her face and she twisted the doorknob.
(Duo pops in from sidelines again)
Duo: Get away from that door, Usagi!
Usagi: Aiie! What's HE doing here?!
AKA: I don't know, I just write it. (Glares at Duo) You.
Duo: (Gulps) She gave me a punishment. I have to talk. What is the world coming to?!
AKA: An end. Now go.
Duo: Daffodils scare me, but please review anyway!
Wufei: Aka, you should have just killed off the pathetic weaking.
AKA: He's all yours...
Remember to check back soon for Chapter Nine: Bonked with a Moon Wand.