In the Hands of Fate
By: Mask of Twilight
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Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and all of it's characters do not belong to me, but to the wonderful Naoko-sama. I am only borrowing her extravagant cast of super-heroes and villians for this little fic of mine. ^_~ Moon Crystal Power!!!
AN: Thanks for all the reviews, minna! They really keep me going; you guys are great! And many thanks to my beta reader, Usagiprincess! Luv ya bunches!
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Chapter IV
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Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
There's a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
Though down this road we've been so many times...
~Pink Floyd
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The senshi woke to see the doors burst open, and Mamoru rush in, holding something in his arms. "Mamoru?! What-" began Rei, annoyed that she had been woken up. But then her jaw dropped as she saw what Mamoru held. "Usagi!" All four senshi, now fully awake, rushed towards their unconcious friend. Their cries of relief and happiness awoke Chibi-usa, who was curled up in a chair, asleep. She looked over to see what was going on, and quickly joined the group.
"Mamo-chan!" she cried. "Is Usagi gonna' be okay?"
"Let's hope so..." he answered, smiling at his future daughter. King Endymion sighed with relief. He gestured to the couch, saying, "Mamoru, let her lay down. We'll see if we can wake her." Mamoru quickly obliged and lay her gently on the sofa. Kneeling next to her, he called her name softly, but she made no response.
"Where did you find her, Mamoru?" asked Makoto quietly. "Outside," he answered, his eyes never leaving Usagi's face. "Where the garden used to be."
"Was anyone else there?" asked Endymion quickly. "Did you see anything unusual?"
"No," Mamoru replied. "Just her, lying on the ground. All else was quiet."
All quickly looked down as they heard Usagi groan softly, and saw her shift in her sleep. A sigh escaped from her lips before her eyes fluttered open, and she looked around, confused. "Where am I...?" Her eyes were slightly out of focus as she spoke. "Demando...?" she breathed, her voice barely above a whisper, but everyone caught the words. Mamoru frowned. She had not said that name with contempt or hatred. Fear, yes, but...some other emotion was there as well...
"Usako..." he said softly, looking into her crystal blue eyes that he loved so much. "Usako, can you hear me?" She nodded slightly, looking at Mamoru, the dazed expression still in her eyes. But then her eyes focused, suddenly, and she threw herself into Mamoru's arms, crying, "Mamo-chan!" He clutched her tightly, tears filling his eyes. "Oh, Usako," he said as he stroked her hair. "You're safe, thank god...I'll never let anyone take you from me again, don't worry..."
The senshi stayed silent, letting the lovers have a moment. But they all had huge smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes.
Mamoru didn't ever want to let go of her, but Usagi quickly pulled away, a pained and slightly disturbed expression on her face. "What's wrong, Usako?" Mamoru asked, concerned. She frowned, and rested her head in one hand as if she suffered from some sort of headache. After a moment, she looked back up, the smile on her face once again. "It's nothing, Mamo-chan," she assured him, giving him another hug and then looking at the others.
"Oh, minna, I'm so glad I'm back with all of you!" She stopped, then, seeing Chibi-usa, cried, "Chibi-usa! You're alright, thank goodness!" She hugged the little girl tightly.
"Why wouldn't she be okay?" asked Rei. "We haven't let her out of our sight. Unlike you, who went away with that Demando guy."
"Rei!" Ami cried.
"What? It's true. The little odango-atama walked right up to him all on her own. She kissed him for god's sake!"
"Rei, that's not fair!" Makoto said, glaring at Rei.
"Not fair, is it?" Rei yelled. "Oh, so it's fair that she can run off with some evil prince and leave us behind, sick with worry?!"
"Stop, Rei! That's enough!" shouted Mamoru. Everyone was quiet as they looked at Usagi. She was clutching Mamoru as if she would never let go, and was trembling all over. Mamoru told them all to leave, which they did without protest. Endymion looked at Mamoru and Usagi for a moment, thinking. Then he followed the rest out, leaving the two alone. Through the closed doors, they could faintly hear the senshi arguing.
"Don't listen to them," Mamoru said. "Rei is just stressed out, that's all. She really does care for you; you know that."
Usagi looked up at him, tears in her eyes. "But it's true, Mamo-chan! I'm a weakling that I couldn't resist his power...Oh, Mamo-chan, I was so scared! I was all alone, and I didn't know what to do!"
"It's alright, Usako, you're safe now, no one can hurt you," Mamoru told her as he kissed her tears away. "I love you..." Instead of smiling at these words, Usagi drew away from him, the tears still coursing down her cheeks.
"Usako, what's wrong?" Mamoru asked again. "What is it? You can tell me." She shook her head. "I don't know, Mamo-chan...nothing should be wrong, but I feel different...Oh, something is wrong with me!" She looked down at her hands, which were still trembling. "When you kiss me...I can't explain it, but...it just feels wrong, somehow!" He looked at her, not able to conceal the hurt expression on his face. "Oh, Mamo-chan! I'm so sorry; I know that sounds horrible!" she cried, flinging her arms around him. "I do love you! It's just...I think he did something to me, Mamo-chan! Right before he sent me back here...my feelings are all mixed up...Oh, Mamo-chan, I'm so confused!"
Mamoru held her in his arms, listening to her sobs. What had happened? What had this 'Prince Demando' done to her? Holding Usagi tightly, he vowed to never let her out of his sight again, and that somehow, he would get revenge on the Prince of the Black Moon.
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Prince Demando watched the image before him-a sobbing Serenity, trembling in the arms of the past self of King Endymion. Her lovely eyes were awash with tears... Demando sighed, switching the hologram off. He hated to see her cry, but this was the only way to make her love him. He sat on his throne, putting his head in his hands. She loved Endymion so much...
"Your Highness," came a deep, familiar voice. Demando looked up, slightly irritated. "Wiseman, what do you want?"
"Prince, we are running out of time!" the shadowy figure said. "You must find Small Lady and the Silver Crystal soon; They are essential if you wish for revenge!"
Demando glared at his advisor. "Since when are you commanding me, Wiseman?" The figure quickly apologized. "Forgive me, my prince. I only meant that it would be most wise to do so." Demando nodded, but he sensed a slightly mocking tone in Wiseman's words. He would overlook it, this time.
"Esmeraude should be retrieving Small Lady at this very moment," he answered as he started to leave.
"Let's hope that she succeeds..."
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By: Mask of Twilight
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Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and all of it's characters do not belong to me, but to the wonderful Naoko-sama. I am only borrowing her extravagant cast of super-heroes and villians for this little fic of mine. ^_~ Moon Crystal Power!!!
AN: Thanks for all the reviews, minna! They really keep me going; you guys are great! And many thanks to my beta reader, Usagiprincess! Luv ya bunches!
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Chapter IV
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Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
There's a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
Though down this road we've been so many times...
~Pink Floyd
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The senshi woke to see the doors burst open, and Mamoru rush in, holding something in his arms. "Mamoru?! What-" began Rei, annoyed that she had been woken up. But then her jaw dropped as she saw what Mamoru held. "Usagi!" All four senshi, now fully awake, rushed towards their unconcious friend. Their cries of relief and happiness awoke Chibi-usa, who was curled up in a chair, asleep. She looked over to see what was going on, and quickly joined the group.
"Mamo-chan!" she cried. "Is Usagi gonna' be okay?"
"Let's hope so..." he answered, smiling at his future daughter. King Endymion sighed with relief. He gestured to the couch, saying, "Mamoru, let her lay down. We'll see if we can wake her." Mamoru quickly obliged and lay her gently on the sofa. Kneeling next to her, he called her name softly, but she made no response.
"Where did you find her, Mamoru?" asked Makoto quietly. "Outside," he answered, his eyes never leaving Usagi's face. "Where the garden used to be."
"Was anyone else there?" asked Endymion quickly. "Did you see anything unusual?"
"No," Mamoru replied. "Just her, lying on the ground. All else was quiet."
All quickly looked down as they heard Usagi groan softly, and saw her shift in her sleep. A sigh escaped from her lips before her eyes fluttered open, and she looked around, confused. "Where am I...?" Her eyes were slightly out of focus as she spoke. "Demando...?" she breathed, her voice barely above a whisper, but everyone caught the words. Mamoru frowned. She had not said that name with contempt or hatred. Fear, yes, but...some other emotion was there as well...
"Usako..." he said softly, looking into her crystal blue eyes that he loved so much. "Usako, can you hear me?" She nodded slightly, looking at Mamoru, the dazed expression still in her eyes. But then her eyes focused, suddenly, and she threw herself into Mamoru's arms, crying, "Mamo-chan!" He clutched her tightly, tears filling his eyes. "Oh, Usako," he said as he stroked her hair. "You're safe, thank god...I'll never let anyone take you from me again, don't worry..."
The senshi stayed silent, letting the lovers have a moment. But they all had huge smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes.
Mamoru didn't ever want to let go of her, but Usagi quickly pulled away, a pained and slightly disturbed expression on her face. "What's wrong, Usako?" Mamoru asked, concerned. She frowned, and rested her head in one hand as if she suffered from some sort of headache. After a moment, she looked back up, the smile on her face once again. "It's nothing, Mamo-chan," she assured him, giving him another hug and then looking at the others.
"Oh, minna, I'm so glad I'm back with all of you!" She stopped, then, seeing Chibi-usa, cried, "Chibi-usa! You're alright, thank goodness!" She hugged the little girl tightly.
"Why wouldn't she be okay?" asked Rei. "We haven't let her out of our sight. Unlike you, who went away with that Demando guy."
"Rei!" Ami cried.
"What? It's true. The little odango-atama walked right up to him all on her own. She kissed him for god's sake!"
"Rei, that's not fair!" Makoto said, glaring at Rei.
"Not fair, is it?" Rei yelled. "Oh, so it's fair that she can run off with some evil prince and leave us behind, sick with worry?!"
"Stop, Rei! That's enough!" shouted Mamoru. Everyone was quiet as they looked at Usagi. She was clutching Mamoru as if she would never let go, and was trembling all over. Mamoru told them all to leave, which they did without protest. Endymion looked at Mamoru and Usagi for a moment, thinking. Then he followed the rest out, leaving the two alone. Through the closed doors, they could faintly hear the senshi arguing.
"Don't listen to them," Mamoru said. "Rei is just stressed out, that's all. She really does care for you; you know that."
Usagi looked up at him, tears in her eyes. "But it's true, Mamo-chan! I'm a weakling that I couldn't resist his power...Oh, Mamo-chan, I was so scared! I was all alone, and I didn't know what to do!"
"It's alright, Usako, you're safe now, no one can hurt you," Mamoru told her as he kissed her tears away. "I love you..." Instead of smiling at these words, Usagi drew away from him, the tears still coursing down her cheeks.
"Usako, what's wrong?" Mamoru asked again. "What is it? You can tell me." She shook her head. "I don't know, Mamo-chan...nothing should be wrong, but I feel different...Oh, something is wrong with me!" She looked down at her hands, which were still trembling. "When you kiss me...I can't explain it, but...it just feels wrong, somehow!" He looked at her, not able to conceal the hurt expression on his face. "Oh, Mamo-chan! I'm so sorry; I know that sounds horrible!" she cried, flinging her arms around him. "I do love you! It's just...I think he did something to me, Mamo-chan! Right before he sent me back here...my feelings are all mixed up...Oh, Mamo-chan, I'm so confused!"
Mamoru held her in his arms, listening to her sobs. What had happened? What had this 'Prince Demando' done to her? Holding Usagi tightly, he vowed to never let her out of his sight again, and that somehow, he would get revenge on the Prince of the Black Moon.
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Prince Demando watched the image before him-a sobbing Serenity, trembling in the arms of the past self of King Endymion. Her lovely eyes were awash with tears... Demando sighed, switching the hologram off. He hated to see her cry, but this was the only way to make her love him. He sat on his throne, putting his head in his hands. She loved Endymion so much...
"Your Highness," came a deep, familiar voice. Demando looked up, slightly irritated. "Wiseman, what do you want?"
"Prince, we are running out of time!" the shadowy figure said. "You must find Small Lady and the Silver Crystal soon; They are essential if you wish for revenge!"
Demando glared at his advisor. "Since when are you commanding me, Wiseman?" The figure quickly apologized. "Forgive me, my prince. I only meant that it would be most wise to do so." Demando nodded, but he sensed a slightly mocking tone in Wiseman's words. He would overlook it, this time.
"Esmeraude should be retrieving Small Lady at this very moment," he answered as he started to leave.
"Let's hope that she succeeds..."
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