A.N. I don't have much to say so…enjoy this chapter! ^_^
Chapter 16
"More than just a cute guy"
"We're back" Usagi says.
"Great!" Trunks says. "Hurry up and give us those sensu!"
"You bet" Usagi says. She hands sensu to Trunks, Goten, and the Amazon senshi. "I figured we ALL needed one."
"Good idea" Trunks says, popping the sensu in his mouth. He chews and swallows it, his strength returning to normal. "Yes! That feels so good!"
"What're we gonna do, guys?" Usagi says. "This new enemy seems too strong…"
"I know…" Trunks says. "And what's their purpose for attacking us and everyone on earth?"
"That's what we need to investigate" Usagi says. She smirks. "And if we need to go in disguise…" She pulls out a pen. "I'm the person for the job!"
"What's that?" Para asks.
Usagi smirks. "Diana gave this to me when I first became Sailor Moon. She told me about it, but I never thought of using it. It's a pen that can transform you into anything you want. So, if I want to disguise myself as a flight attendant or something, it will change my hair, face, clothes and everything to make me look exactly like a flight attendant and no one will know it's me!"
"Hey…that's pretty cool…" Trunks says.
"You know what?" Usagi says, getting an idea. "I know how I can get Caleb off my back!"
"Huh? How?" Trunks asks.
"You know how he thinks he knows I'm Sailor Moon, right?" Usagi says. "Well…I can use this disguise pen to transform into an ordinary normal high school girl, and when a youma attacks, just transform as this girl into Sailor Moon while he's watching! Then, he'll know that I'm not Sailor Moon and that this girl is!"
"Hey…that's a good idea!" Trunks says.
"Use it right now!" Cere says.
"Ok" Usagi says. "Disguise Power! Change me into a movie star!" (A.N. I don't know if that's how it works in the Japanese, but I'm using the dub because I haven't seen SM and SMR in Japanese) Everyone watches as Usagi transforms into a woman with pink hair to her shoulders, wearing a sexy dress and makeup. She wears sunglasses and stands there in style, smirking. "So…how do I look?" she says, in a sexy voice.
Trunks swallows. "Wow…you'd have me fooled…"
"Honto?" Usagi says, grinning. "That's cool!"
"Now…you just need to use it when you know that Caleb's following you…" Trunks says.
"But…I never know when he's following me…" Usagi says.
"Wait a minute…" Cere says. "He only follows Usagi…if you pretend to be some other girl…you could ask him to go somewhere, and when a youma attacks, pretend to forget he's there and transform! He'll believe it!"
"Hey! That's great!" Usagi says. "Good idea, Cere!"
"So…when are you gonna put your plan into action?" Para asks.
"I dunno…" Usagi says. "We never know when the youmas are gonna attack…and if I wait until one attacks, and then rush up to him and say 'hey, let's go to the movies or something!' you guys will probably either be dead or beaten up, and it would've been a lost cause anyway…"
"Well…you could just let him know about it…" Trunks says.
"Nani? Are you crazy?" Usagi cries. "I don't want him knowing! Cause once he knows my secret, then he's gonna know all yours and everyone else's!"
"Ok, ok, then stick with your plan…" Trunks says.
"Guys look!" Para cries, pointing at the T.V.
Everyone looks at the T.V.
"It's horrible!" the news reporter cries. "Some woman with long blue hair is attacking innocent people at the downtown movie theater!"
"See…the movie theater would've been a good thing…" Usagi says.
"Now there's 5 blue youmas that are attacking!" the reporter cries.
"Let's go, guys…" Usagi says.
"Right…" the others say.
"Moon Eternal, Makeup!"
"Para Crystal Power, Makeup!"
"Ves Crystal Power, Makeup!"
"Jun Crystal Power, Makeup!"
"Cere Crystal Power, Makeup!"
Trunks and Goten power up to SSJ 1.
"Guess I was right."
Everyone looks over, their eyes almost popping out of their heads. Caleb stands there, arms crossed, smirking.
"You…you…" Moon stutters.
"So…you're a super heroine…" Caleb says. "Relax, I won't tell anyone. I really don't care."
"THEN WHY DO YOU KEEP FOLLOWING ME ALL THE TIME WITHOUT ME KNOWING!!" Moon yells.
"Look, we don't have time for this" Trunks says. "Those youmas are attacking, and we gotta stop them."
"Right" Moon says. "This will have to wait until later." They all run off, leaving Caleb alone again.
**
(By the way, I'm not describing the fight at the movie theater because it's pretty much right now just beating the youmas, then the blue haired woman leaves. And plus I'm losing creativeness on the fights, so until I get that magic spark back….well…you'll just have to imagine for yourself! Mwhaahahahahahahaha…ok, I'm done now. ^_^)
Usagi stares up at the ceiling. Why was she awake anyway? She had just gone through a day of fighting youmas and, not too long ago, making love with Trunks. How could she be awake after such an exhausting day? She looks over, seeing Trunks was still asleep. She smirks to herself, then carefully slips out of bed, walking over to the balcony. Her long feathery angel wings spread out, lifting her high into the sky. She flies higher and higher, soon realizing that she was in space, floating over earth. She stares in awe. The sun was rising over in another part of the earth, and it would be soon in West Capital City. She looks behind her, seeing the moon not too far away. She had always wondered what the moon was like. Her mother had told her stories of its brilliant beauty, but she never had she seen it before. She smiles, then flies up towards the bright, illuminating planet. She lands on the hard, rocky soil, looking around in shock. Everything around her was so desolate. All that remained on the planet was debris from the fallen palace. A cold wind sweeps by, causing her to shiver. It was hard to believe that this dark, creepy planet was the home of her mother in her past life. If only she could've seen what it was like when it was beautiful, like her mother described. She sighs. Her reason for flying was to escape her problems, and now she was having another one. She needed to go back to earth…maybe sleeping would help her. She flies back down toward earth, when something catches her eye. She looks over to see a pink crystal floating in space above the earth, shining. She flies over to it and picks it up, examining it. It continues to shine brightly. It looked pretty cool. Maybe she'd keep it next to her ginzuishou, or just put it on a chain and wear it as a necklace. She holds the crystal tightly in her hands, flying back down to earth as fast as she can, laughing. She soon realizes her mistake as everything around her gets hot. She gasps, forgetting everything she learned in science class. She was going to burn up! The fire around her gets hotter and hotter, Usagi finding that her feathery wings were disappearing in sparks of fire. She panics, knowing that now since she had no more wings, she couldn't fly, and soon she'd either burn up or hit the ground in a terrible death.
"Oh God…what've I gotten myself into?" Usagi says, tears starting to fall down her face. She squints, trying to ignore the burning pain. This couldn't happen to her, especially not now! She was Sailor Moon! She had to protect the earth! And all her friends…and Trunks…what would they do without her? "Somebody…help me…" she whispers. She wished so much that she had her brooch with her right now, then she could escape this somehow. But she knew she was gonna die, whether it was to be burnt to a crisp or to splatter into the ground in a bloody pile of nothing. "Trunks…I love you…"
**
"Somebody…help me…"
Caleb sits up, shocked. The voice continued to whisper in his mind. Someone was calling out to him. But who? Could it be…Usagi? Was she in danger? He needed to know! He quickly gets up off the couch, grabbing his motorcycle keys before hurrying out the door.
**
Usagi cries out, the pain getting worse. She didn't know how much longer she could stand this. She opens her eyes, which was hard enough to do, seeing she was getting closer and closer to the tall buildings of Tokyo. She had to try avoiding hitting one of those buildings. The impact of her hitting one of those buildings would cause so much chaos, and she wouldn't allow that. If she was going to die, she wasn't taking anyone with her. She groans, spreading her arms out, causing her flight to slow down some. She starts moving her body, steering it away from the buildings. She soon finds herself heading towards a forest. This would be a good place to land, so that way, no one would get hurt. She puts her arms close to her body again, hugging herself. She wanted to get this over with. All this pain and suffering to stop. She heads towards the forest, faster and faster. She closes her eyes, tears streaming down her face. "Goodbye…Trunks…minna…I love you so much, Trunks…" Soon, she collides with a tree, knocking it over, as she smacks hard into the ground, the fire around her dying down. The crystal still lies in her hands, shining brightly.
**
The sound of a knife slashing someone rings through his head. The pink haired woman lies in the darkness, a pool of blood surrounding her. Suddenly, he felt nauseous, seeing the sight before him.
Trunks sits up quickly in bed, gasping. He wipes sweat off his forehead, trying to catch his breath. Thank God that was only a dream. He looks over, only to be shocked. Usagi was gone! His fear comes back again, with the wave of nausea. Maybe it did happen! Usagi…no, she couldn't be! Trunks quickly hops out of bed, throwing on some shorts before taking off into the sky.
**
Usagi opens her eyes, finding her face lying in soft dirt. How was she still alive after all that happened? She tries moving, only to find enormous pain welcome her whole body. She closes her eyes, tears stinging the back of them. How was she gonna get to Capsule Corp, to medical attention, when she was all alone in some forest, far away from any civilization? She whimpers, trying again to move, but finds she can't. She lies there for what seemed like a minute, thinking of what to do. She knew that no one was going to help her, so she had to use all her strength to get to a hospital, or at least where people would be around to help her. She groans, starting to sit up, ignoring the pain. She uses a tree for support to stand up, which she soon found was a big mistake. Everything around her starts spinning really fast, causing her to fall back down again. She opens her eyes, her vision being blurred. Then, she hears a roaring noise, which she had no idea what it was. If it was some animal ready to attack and eat her, she was somewhat grateful, so then she'd escape all this pain. She musters up all her strength to push herself up and look ahead of her. She saw bright lights, which made her have a terrible headache, and what looked like a person. Her arms give out, causing her to fall again. All she could remember was a sweet voice calling her name before falling into a world of darkness.
**
"Where is she?" Trunks demands, storming into the house.
"Nani? Where's who?" Bulma asks, confused.
"Usagi!" Trunks cries. "Where is she?"
"I don't know" Bulma says. "I haven't seen her."
"Damn-it!" Trunks says. "I can't find her anywhere!"
"Trunks, calm down…" Bulma says. "I'm sure she'll show up sometime soon…"
"Yeah, she'll show up in a body bag!" Trunks says, clenching his fists.
"Nani?" Bulma asks, confused.
"Damn-it!" Trunks says, storming out of the house and flying into the sky.
"What was THAT all about?" Bra asks.
"I wish I knew…" Bulma says, blinking.
**
Everything around her was blurry at first, until it finally became clear, finding she was staring at an unfamiliar ceiling. She looks around to find she was in an unfamiliar room too. It appeared to be an apartment of some sort, but she had no idea who had found her and brought her here. Whoever it was, she was grateful, but she needed medical attention. Actually, what she needed was a refreshing sensu. That would get her really strong again. She starts sitting up, still finding enormous pain. She winces, ignoring it and moving over to stand up.
"Usagi! What're you doing?"
Someone runs over to kneel down in front of her. Usagi gasps.
"Caleb?"
Caleb stares at her, concerned. "What're you doing? You've got third degree burns! You can hardly move! Just lie back down…"
"No…" Usagi says. "I need…to see Trunks…"
"You can see him later…after you're better…" Caleb says.
"No…he…can help me…" Usagi says.
"How can he help you?" Caleb asks, confused.
"He just…can…" Usagi says. She stands up, Caleb standing up too.
"You can't leave!" Caleb says. "You're not well enough!"
"Sure…I am…" Usagi says. "Remember…I'm Sailor Moon…" She smirks. She starts moving, only for her knees to give out. Caleb catches her.
"Just cause you're Sailor Moon doesn't mean you're invincible…" Caleb says. He helps her back over to the bed, lying her down. "If you want…I'll try getting a hold of Trunks for you…"
Just then, someone pounds on the apartment door. "Hey! Hey, are you in there, Caleb! Let me in now!"
Caleb smirks. "Guess I don't have to call him after all."
"Guess not…" Usagi says. "This doesn't look good. Now he won't believe me when I tell him that I haven't been seeing Caleb when I leave at night."
Caleb sighs. "Guess I gotta let him in…" He walks out of the room.
"Hey! Let me in now, or else I'll kick this door down!" Trunks yells.
"I'm coming!" Caleb says. He opens the door, Trunks barreling past him.
"Where is she?" Trunks demands. "Usagi!"
"She's in the room to the left…" Caleb says.
Trunks immediately rushes into the room, seeing Usagi lying in bed. "Usagi!" He runs over to the bedside, holding her hand. "You ok? What happened?"
Usagi smiles. "I'll tell you…if you have something for me that I really need."
Caleb walks in, standing at the foot of the bed. "Don't worry, she's fine. She just needs rest. I have no idea how she got those third degree burns, but they're pretty bad. I didn't wanna take her into the hospital right away until I knew what was wrong with her…"
Trunks ignores Caleb, and smiles at Usagi. "Now why would I forget to give you what you need? You know that Karin is the best person for these kind of emergencies."
Usagi smiles. "Well…hurry up and give it to me! I don't have all day!"
Trunks pulls a small green bean out of his pocket. "Gee, your attitude's still the same…" He gives her the bean.
"Arigatou…" Usagi says. She pops the bean in her mouth, chewing and swallowing it. Suddenly, the burns on her arms disappear. Caleb stares, shocked. Usagi grins, then hops out of bed, full of energy. "Ahhh! That feels so great!"
"So…you ready to go home now, beautiful?" Trunks says, smirking.
"You bet" Usagi says. She looks at Caleb, who still stares, shocked. "Well…you know another one of our secrets…" She smiles. "Thanks for taking care of me…but you should've just taken me to Capsule Corp. Trunks would've taken care of me."
"Uh…ok…" Caleb says, still stunned.
"See ya!" Usagi says.
Trunks glares at him, then picks Usagi up and walks out the balcony door, flying in the sky. Caleb's eyes pop out, beyond shocked.
"Who…who are these people?" Caleb stutters.
**
"So…start talking…" Trunks says.
Usagi fiddles with her fingers. "Uh…I don't think we should get into this now…"
"Why not?" Trunks asks.
"Cause…" Usagi says, not looking at him. "It's a long…complicated story…"
"I have time…" Trunks says, leaning back.
"Well…I don't…" Usagi says. "We're both very late for school…you can fail school if you want, but I need to pass…"
"Fine" Trunks says, standing up. "But after school…there's no escaping me."
"Fine, fine" Usagi mutters.
**
"Why is Chibi-usa here?" Trunks asks.
"Because…" Usagi says. "I need a witness to help explain my story…" She clears her throat. "Now…that one night…when you found me gone…and you asked where I went and I lied?"
"Yeah?" Trunks says, raising an eyebrow.
"Well…" Usagi says. "Chibi-usa heard me wish that I wanted to…" She blushes. "This is so embarrassing…and stupid…"
"Nani? Tell me!" Trunks says.
"Well…I wished I could fly…" Usagi says. "And Chibi-usa made it happen…" She looks away. "It's so stupid…"
Trunks blinks. "That's…it? That's the big secret?"
"Shut up!" Usagi says. "I don't know why I kept it from you, but that's why I've been gone…I wasn't at Caleb's at all…"
Trunks looks at her. "Oh really?"
Usagi looks down. "Well…I only stopped there once…but I never went inside…I only looked in from the outside. I never even knew where he lived, but something told me to fly down in the city and suddenly my eye caught something, and…" She sighs. "Never mind…"
"What?" Trunks asks.
"You don't believe me…" Usagi says, rolling her eyes.
"Yeah I do!" Trunks says. "Why wouldn't I?"
"Because" Usagi says, standing up. "You still have this big idea in your head that I've been visiting Caleb secretly every night…"
"No I don't!" Trunks says. "And even if I did…I'd be ok with it…"
"Bullshit!" Usagi cries. "You're so pissed with the idea!"
"And how would you know?" Trunks asks.
Usagi smirks. "I have my sources…like Goten…you think he wouldn't spill everything if I bribed him?"
Trunks rolls his eyes. "Goten will never change…"
"And neither will you…" Usagi says. "I know you're jealous…"
"Nani? No I'm not!" Trunks says.
"C'mon, it's ok…" Usagi says. "I'd probably be jealous if some girl hit on you…especially if they were prettier than me…"
"Please, no one's prettier than you…" Trunks says, smirking.
Usagi groans. "C'mon, don't start that crap…"
"What?" Trunks asks, innocently.
"Don't get off the subject by trying to charm me!" Usagi says.
"I'm not!" Trunks says.
Usagi looks at him, then smiles. "You know…you're like an open book…you're so readable…"
"So are you…" Trunks says.
Usagi smirks. "Then it looks like we have something in common, ne?"
Trunks smirks. "Yup."
Just then, Goten bursts through the door, holding his chest, breathing heavily. Usagi and Trunks look at him, confused.
"Goten…what's wrong?" Trunks asks.
Goten stands there, his eyelids half open. He pulls his hand away from his chest, showing a huge hole in his chest. Trunks and Usagi gasp.
"Goten! What happened?" Trunks cries.
"Y…you…youma…" Goten says before falling to the ground, unconscious.
Trunks and Usagi run over to him, seeing the blood running from the huge hole.
"I'll be right back, I'm gonna get a sensu…" Trunks says, running towards the door.
Usagi looks at Goten, concerned. "What did that youma do to you? And how?" (By the way, in case you're wondering, when Usagi goes out to fly, she puts on some clothes first! Sorry I didn't mention that earlier…)
**
"How do you feel now?" Trunks asks.
Goten moves his arms and legs around. "Good…" He starts sitting up, only to grab his chest in pain.
"How can that be?" Trunks says, shocked. "Shouldn't the sensu get rid of all your pain?"
"The…pain…is…only in…my chest…" Goten says, lying himself back down slowly. He breathes heavily. "The…rest…of my…body…is…fine…"
"I don't get it…" Trunks says. "The sensu is supposed to help your whole body, not parts of it. Do you remember what happened when the youma attacked you?"
Goten nods his head, looking up, trying to remember.
Flashback-
Goten walks along, suddenly being stopped by a yellow glob looking person. Goten steps back, shocked.
"Who…who are you?" Goten asks, preparing himself for a fight if he had to.
The glob only stares at Goten, not doing or saying anything. Suddenly, it lunges out at Goten, attacking. Goten dodges the attacks. Goten shoots a ki blast at the glob, which causes it to go through it's stomach, making a hole. Goten smirks in satisfaction.
"Too bad you messed with the wrong person…" Goten says.
Just then, the hole comes back together, unaffecting the glob. Goten stares, shocked. Then, in a blur, the glob lunges out, thrusting its slimy hand through Goten's chest. Goten stares, shocked, coughing up blood. The glob then pulls its hand out of his chest, holding a somewhat large golden crystal in its hand, which glows brightly. Goten falls to his knees, weak, coughing up blood.
"Thank you for that…" the glob says. "I needed a really large life source…have fun dying!" The glob melts down into a puddle, slithering away with the crystal consumed into its watery body.
"Got…to get…to Capusle…Corp…" Goten says, trying to get up.
"That's really weird…" Trunks says.
"This youma is different from any of the other youmas we've been fighting" Usagi says. "Is there any relation to the different youmas? And if not…what do they both want?"
"Wait a minute…" Trunks says. "You said…the youma was holding a golden crystal in its hand after it went through your chest, ne?"
"Yeah…" Goten says.
"And…that it needed a life source?" Trunks asks.
"Yeah…" Goten says. Usagi looks at Trunks, shocked.
"You don't mean…" Usagi says. "But…"
"Damn-it!" Trunks says. He clenches his fists.
"Nani? I don't get it…" Goten says, breathing heavily.
Trunks and Usagi fall over. While on the ground, they converse with each other.
"Look…maybe we shouldn't tell him just yet…" Trunks whispers.
"Ok…" Usagi says. "I mean, maybe we can get that crystal back and put it in him before he d…" She stops, looking up, then stands up, Trunks following.
"So…what was that about? I don't get it" Goten asks, confused.
"Nothing!" Trunks says. "Maybe we need to get you another sensu…we'll be back in a bit…just rest and relax, ok?"
"Uh…ok…" Goten says.
Trunks and Usagi walk outside, Chibi-usa following. Goten clenches his chest harder, crying out in pain.
"So…what're we gonna do?" Usagi says.
"I don't know…" Trunks says, frowning. "But if we don't find that crystal soon…Goten…will die…"
"I know…" Usagi says, softly.
**
"Usagi."
Usagi turns around. "Oh…Caleb…"
"You left this at my apartment yesterday…" Caleb says. He holds out his hand, showing her a pink crystal, which glows. "It's pretty weird…and mysterious…where'd you get it?"
Usagi takes the crystal from him. She had forgotten she found it floating around in space, above the earth. "Um…I don't remember…some store…"
"It's pretty cool…" Caleb says. "And warm…"
The two stand in silence, suddenly getting awkward.
"Uh…I gotta go…" Usagi says. She turns around, when Caleb grabs her hand.
"Wait…" Caleb says.
Usagi turns around, Caleb still holding her hand.
"Um…will you tell me…all your secrets?" Caleb asks.
Usagi's eyes widen. "Nani?"
"Well…I mean…everything I've known about…" Caleb says. "About you being Sailor Moon…and…that weird thing…that made you better after you were burned…and how Trunks can fly!"
"Um…well…it's a long story…and I don't really have time…" Usagi says, nervously. "I gotta go see Goten, he's…not feeling well…"
"Oh…I see…" Caleb says, somewhat disappointed. "Maybe later, rabbit?"
Usagi smiles nervously. "Um…yeah, sure!"
Caleb lets go of her hand. "See ya…"
"See ya!" Usagi says, nervously, running off.
**
"It's been weeks…no one's attacked…" Cere says. "Something's not right…"
"And Goten's getting worse…" Usagi says, sadly.
"Is…he going to get…better?" Para asks, already knowing the answer.
Usagi shakes her head sadly. "Not unless we find that crystal…and there hasn't been any youmas around for weeks to even get it back…"
"This is probably their plan…" Jun says. "So that way we'll all be killed…"
"Nani?" the other girls ask.
Usagi walks in Capsule Corp, the other girls waiting outside. "Trunks! C'mon, let's go!"
"Uh…you go on ahead without me today!" Trunks calls.
Usagi blinks. "Um…ok…see ya later then…" She turns around and walks out the door. "I guess Trunks will meet us later…"
"Oh, ok…" Ves says.
**
"How many minutes left?" Usagi asks.
Ves looks at her watch. "5 minutes."
"Where is he?" Usagi asks, looking around among the crowd of people. "He hasn't showed up yet. He's gonna be late if he doesn't hurry."
"Maybe we should go inside before WE'RE late" Cere says.
The girls stand up, walking towards the door. Suddenly, the sound of a motorcycle is heard heading their way. They stop, turning around, seeing the motorcycle pull up in a parking place on the street. They all stare, dumbfound.
"That's…no way…" Ves says, shocked.
"I…I…" Usagi stutters, completely at a loss for words.
On the motorcycle, was Trunks, wearing sunglasses. He sits there for a minute, like he's trying to act hip. Then he shuts the motorcycle off, hopping off. He walks up to the girls, smirking.
"Hey…what's up…" Trunks says coolly.
The girls fall over.
"Trunks! What're you doing?" Usagi asks. "You could've flew to school! Hell, you could've came with us! Why'd you avoid coming with us? For a stupid motorcycle? What're you trying to prove?"
Trunks' smirk fades. "Gee, you can like someone else's motorcycle but you can't like mine…"
Usagi stares at him in confusion. "Um…that's not what I'm saying…" She sighs. "Look, we can talk about this later. We gotta get to class." Her and the girls leave Trunks by himself.
Trunks sighs, taking off his sunglasses, tossing them on the ground. "Damn-it…"
I don't have much to comment on this chapter, but I'm sorry I didn't give a description of the fight at the movie theater, I guess I'm getting kinda lazy, but there will be more fights later, believe me. So stick around for another chapter, it's gonna get interesting!!
