New Beginning!

Chapter Five: Revelations

When we got to the park, which was only a few minutes from my house, I walked down a familiar path to the roses. I hadn't gotten far when I heard a scream from where I seemed to be heading and I ran faster on instinct. When I got there I saw the weirdest thing. A giant rose looking creature was holding a couple off their feet and I could see the energy draining them. What the hell was this thing! Before I knew what was happening I had screamed out "Moon Prism Power!"

Too distracted to even notice or care what I was wearing or doing, I plucked the tiara from my head and shouted some choice words before gracefully throwing it at the rose monster. It sliced the vines holding the couple, and they fell to the ground, comforting each other and trying to catch their breaths. I gave them a smile and they nodded their thanks and ran off.

Just as the creature was starting to get back up, I heard a collective gasp from behind me. I swiveled around to come face to face with four girls in short skirts and sailor uniforms and a guy in a tux. "What the hell..." I didn't have time to say much else as the rose monster had once again gotten to its feet and was heading towards me. A vine snaked around my leg, its thorns cutting into me with its poison, causing me to cry out.

The four girls ran forward. The one in red, who looked shockingly like Rei, shouted something and I saw flames shoot out of her hands. I ducked and they burned the rose monster enough for me to escape. Lightning shot from the girl in green, rushing toward the monster like a dragon rushing in for the kill.

With a strangled cry the monster slumped forward, breathing shallowly. I painfully got to my feet, shocking the four girls and the guy who, unknowingly to me, had been cradling me in his arms. I stumbled forward a bit and raised a wand over my head. After pointing it at the monster and shouting an attack, the monster shriveled to dust. I gasped in pain and fell forward on my knees.

"Moon! What happened? Moon!" I could faintly make out voices but my subconscious claimed me before I could identify any of them. The darkness took hold and wasn't going to let up anytime soon.

The first thing I saw when I woke up was a blurry image of a woman with long dark hair. I felt something cool on my forehead and realized she was caring for me. I couldn't exactly remember what had happened but I could feel the pain. Small cuts were all over my legs and arms. My whole body felt weak and sore.

I blinked a couple of times to clear my vision. "Usagi! You're awake!" I recognized the voice.

"Mom?" I sat up, grabbing my head in pain.

"Oh don't get up; you had a nasty accident last night." I looked around and noticed I was in the hospital.

"What happened?"

"Shingo said you had gone out for a walk, saying you needed some fresh air and time to think. There was an attack at the park, near the rose bushes. Another couple was involved but the Sailor Scouts got there in time to save them. You were just in the wrong place at the wrong time." She brushed my bangs out of my face as she spoke. I could tell she had cried earlier because her eyes were red and puffy. I felt really bad just then. But just at that moment I remembered what had happened.

"OH!" My mother looked at me startled, "I just remembered what happened." I tried to explain, still in a daze. Ami walked in at that moment and my mother excused herself.

"How are you feeling?" She asked as she took a seat. She smiled at me and I could tell she was happy about something.

"Sore." I smiled weakly at her. "That's to be expected after you fight a yoma, silly" She smiled at me secretly and I realized then, the Sailor Scouts are none other than my best friends.

And me? I have no clue where I fit in all this.