FORGIVE ME MINNA-SAN! I am so sorry I ever strayed from you. I tried my MK Fanfic skills, only to discover how much people hate me (Trust me, me self-esteem has dropped to an all time low). So… I guess this is the end on my MK days. Sorry this chapter is so short… there really isn't too much content to it… but I'll try to get some chapters with content out soon. Thank you for your patience with me. It means everything. I love you!
PS: I don't own Sailor Moon
Michiru looked at all the strangely dressed beings in her living room. "I'm a what?" She questioned.
Haruka looked as though she were going to have a heart attack. Her eyes were wide and her face was pale. She stared at Michiru with eyes not believing.
"A senshi… Sailor Neptune, to be exact," The tall, green-haired senshi spoke to her. She was very calm about the whole situation.
"NO! She can't be! I wouldn't wish this fate on anyone, but Michiru can't be one too!" Uranus jumped up, yelling forcefully at the green-haired woman. "It's not right…"
"I'm Sorry, Haruka-san, But-"
Michiru blew a gasket at this, "HARUKA!! Why didn't you ever tell me!? You made up all those lies when you left unexpectedly! You lied to me!"
Haruka's eyes narrowed at Michiru, "Well, what was I supposed to say: 'Excuse me, Michiru, but I have to save the world now.' What would you have done then!? Huh? Thrown me into a loony bin?"
"Seems plausible!" Michiru yelled back, then stepped forward and slapped Haruka hard across the face.
"Damn you, Michiru," Haruka said, touching her cheek.
"Yeah, Damn you too, Haruka," Michiru glared at Haruka.
"Umm…. I don't mean to interrupt your feuding, but… what about Seiya?" A raven-haired young woman said from behind Haruka.
"She's right," Said a pretty blonde from her side, "Seiya needs to be returned. We can't go on without him."
"We may have to, Minako… I don't think we can penetrate through Xavier's forces unless we have all the senshi."
"True," A silver-haired woman said from Minako's side, "But we're not all here without Seiya."
"Okay… will some one please explain what is going on here?" Michiru said forcefully, putting fists on her hips.
"Michiru-san, you are the Sailor Senshi of Neptune," Pluto said, her garnet eyes bearing into Michiru.
"I am a what? I'm sorry… but you must have the wrong person… I can't be a … a… sailor senshi…" Michiru asked her eyes wide and flitting from person to person in the room.
"And why not?" Pluto questioned.
"Well… I don't have it hereditarily or anything of the like… at least I don't think so. My second cousin removed is a Kendo club advisor…" Michiru looked up at the ceiling quizzically, "if that has anything to do with it…"
A brunette woman next to Pluto raised an eyebrow, "Uh… I don't think so…"
"Listen, Michiru-san, you are Sailor Neptune, and we need you," The black-haired, purple-eyed one spoke again, "We have to get our princess… we have to get our other Senshi back…"
"Hold it… Seiya is a Sailor Senshi!?" Michiru rose an eyebrow, her mouth dropping open in surprise.
"Well… yes. Since Seiya was the head of the Moon Kingdom's army, he was very powerful indeed. When he died and was reborn, his new mission was to re-discover his love and protect her by any means necessary, this meant that he had to become a Senshi, and since only women can be Sailor Senshi… there had to be a bending of rules," Pluto spoke calmly. "Healer and Maker." She motioned to them, "Are the same way."
Healer raised an eyebrow, "Thank you for putting it so… bluntly, Setsuna-san."
The blonde next to her was looking quizzically at her, "So, THAT'S why you're a female when you transform?" She questioned.
The silver-haired woman blushed then nodded, "Yeah."
"Huh… but isn't your mission to find me?" Minako questioned.
"Yes, but, since Seiya and I have kind of a 'bonded soul', as well as you and the princess, she has to be reawakened before I lose my ability to transform and my mission is complete."
"Huh…" The blonde shrugged, "Whatever…"
The raven haired girl looked irritated again, "Can we get back on the subject of Seiya now? He's just been kidnapped by our archenemy, do you think Xavier is just going to sit around and wait while we awake the other two senshi?"
"Calm down, Rei… we're going to rescue him," Minako spoke, "He's just within our grasp…"
"Michiru has to receive her powers…" Pluto spoke quickly, then she turned to the beautiful woman, "Please, Michiru. Close your eyes."
Michiru closed her eyes, then she felt a strange burning sensation on her forehead… and a massive headache… And the bright, sea-green light… OH THE FEELINGS THE IMAGES! THE PAIN!
"Michiru!" Haruka leapt forward and caught Michiru before she slammed into the ground. She smiled up into Haruka's eyes.
"Arigato… my Uranus-chan…"
Xavier walked into the room, seeing Usagi sitting by the fire in a gown of powder blue. She seemed deep in thought as she watched the dancing flames.
"My little flower… how are you today?" he questioned, startling her from her thoughts. She looked up calmly into is ice-blue eyes.
"I'm fine, thank you, Xavier," She said formally, and stiffly.
"That is good, my lovely," He sat down across from her, "Well… I have something I think you may enjoy… the rouge guard we have captured is scheduled to continue his torture today. Why don't you come and watch? It will be very entertaining." He opened his arms in a gesture of welcome.
Usagi fought to hold in a glare… and her stomach. Just to think of what they might do to Seiya was disheartening.
'You're a barbarian and a liar!!' Usagi thought, while glaring at the flames, "I'm not feeling very well, Xavier," She replied coldly.
Xavier simply smiled that chilling smile of his, "Oh, but, I think this may be of interest to you…" He remarked smoothly.
Usagi looked up at him questioningly, her eyes filled with feared curiosity. Exactly what was he talking about? Enjoy torture? Never! And especially not with Seiya's life on the line.
"You see, I promised him that I would bring a fair maiden for him to look upon while he was being tortured… Sort of a last respect… Call me a soft soul."
Usagi felt her throat tighten, her breath caught in her chest, "You plan to kill him today?"
"Well… no…" Xavier looked calm as he shrugged, "But you never know. He might die." He said it some carelessly that Usagi felt as though she were going to be sick. She couldn't let that happen. She knew who this 'rouge guard' was. It was Seiya, and she'd be damned if Xavier tried to kill him. She had to think of something, and it had to be fast…
"Keep him alive, Xavier." Usagi tried horrendously to keep her voice cool, "Wait until he is well again… and then let me deal with him. Any rouge guard deserves a punishment worthy of his crime. And what better way to torture him, then when he is healed and able to feel the full effect of pain?"
Xavier seemed impressed by this and he smiled, his true nature showing through, "Your wish is my command, my little flower. We will torture him today… and then we'll let him heal… and you may dispose of him as you please."
'I Can't believe I said that!' Usagi wanted to scream. She wanted to cry, Seiya… in pain? Near death? Could it be? But… she had to keep this façade up, or all would be lost. Including Seiya.
Xavier offered is arm to her and she took it politely, following him down the halls to a room at the end of a hall Usagi never went to. Here it was cold and damp, and there was a funny feeling in the air. A feeling that sent shivers of something deeper then fear down her spine.
Xavier opened a cracked wooden door with a small, barred window. He led inside and she gasped at the sight of the inside of the tiny, cold room.
Usagi gasped as she saw him chained to the wall and she wanted to cry. He was hanging limply, but he was awake and alive, thank goodness for that. He looked at Usagi and his eyes went soft. He didn't want her here. He didn't want her to see him like this. He knew she would cry, and he wanted her to know nothing about this. It was all for the better.
"Begin his torture with twenty lashes," Xavier said coldly. Usagi wanted to whimper as she watched the man pull out a horrible looking whip.
"One!"
Seiya kept his mouth shut, he wouldn't give Xavier the satisfaction of hearing him scream.
"Two!"
Usagi was fighting the tears in her eyes as she backed against the wall.
"Three!"
Seiya bit his tongue, feeling blood rush into his mouth.
"Four!"
Usagi couldn't take it! She was going to be sick!
"Five!"
Seiya watched as Usagi's face turned white.
"Six!"
Usagi ran from the room, unable to take any more.
Xavier watched her go, then turned to the guard, "Finish his sentence. It must have been too much for her stomach to take."
"Seven!"
Usagi stood outside the door, she heard the guard yell the numbers. When twenty finally came, she breathed a sigh of relief. She was going to see Seiya tonight… and damned be any one who said otherwise! She was going to help him heal. She had to… she loved him.
Usagi quickly ran off down the hall to her chamber. She didn't want Xavier to see her, otherwise he would know something was going on.
What was she going to do! Seiya couldn't stay here! If he did he would die… Usagi's eyes closed as she tried to think quickly. There had to be some way to get him here… but how?