CHATPER TWO IS HERE AT LAST *winks* sorry about the wait : )

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Tuxedo Mask groaned and his eyes fluttered open. Where was he? He couldn't decide. The surroundings were very foreign to him, and he felt kind of funny. Wearily, he sat up and glanced around. To his right, a short distance away were the scouts all lying in a heap. Tuxedo Mask closed his eyes not wanting to know if they were dead.

Tuxedo Mask opened his eyes quickly hearing a gasp and a moan. He stood shakily and clutched his shoulder that suddenly seared in pain. Tuxedo Mask shook himself and limped over towards where he heard the cry come from.

As Tuxedo Mask approached, Sailor Jupiter sat up slowly and shook her head, closing her eyes, dizzily. "You okay?" Tuxedo Mask asked gruffly. Sailor Jupiter jumped and turned to Tuxedo Mask.

"Y. . .yes. . ." she answered. Tuxedo Mask looked to the other scouts with a curt nod.

"A. . .and them?" he asked shakily showing some emotion. Sailor Jupiter looked to the other scouts and gasped crawling over to the nearest one which happened to be Sailor Venus.

"Venus!" Jupiter cried, "Venus are you okay?" Sailor Jupiter shook Sailor Venus who after a while groaned and opened her eyes.

"WHAT?!" she asked annoyed.

"You okay?" Sailor Jupiter asked. Sailor Venus closed her eyes and nodded.

"I was FINE until you woke me up!" Venus joked.

Sailor Jupiter laughed and laid Sailor Venus back down crawling over to Sailor Mercury who's eyes were already opened. "I'm fine Jupiter," she replied before Jupiter could ask, "just give me a minute." Jupiter nodded then crawled over to Mars.

If Sailor Mars had her eyes open, Jupiter couldn't tell, for Sailor Mars' hands were covering her eyes, and her form was trembling. Tuxedo Mask also noticed this and walked slowly over, stooping down. "Mars," Jupiter was saying gently, "Mars what's wrong? Are you hurt?"

Sailor Mars seemed to ignore her and started to sob loudly. "Why, WHY *WHY*?!" Tuxedo Mask looked down concerned as all the other scouts joined her. All but one. 'Where's. . .' Tuxedo Mask thought to himself but stopped the thought immediately as he heard the scouts and Mars talking.

"Mars what's wrong with you?" Venus asked gently. Mars again seemed to ignore her.

"WHY USA?! WHY DID YOU DO IT?!" Mars screamed sobbing louder. Tuxedo Mask paled and returned to his original thought.

'Where's Sailor Moon?' he thought to himself. He frantically searched for her life force through their link but he felt nothing. . .absolutely nothing on the other end of it. "No. . ." he gasped and scanned the area around them finally coming across the one person he sought.

"NO!" he screamed and ran to the fallen person. He heard the scouts give similar cries and run after him. Tuxedo Mask slid to a stop by the pale, lifeless form of his lover Usagi. The scouts also gasped and held each other as they cried tears for their fallen princess.

Tuxedo Mask pulled her lifeless form into his arms, knowing he could do almost nothing. The scouts cried and cried as a crowd gathered around them. The entire crowd was teenagers and teachers and yet, Tuxedo Mask seemed to take no notice of them. "Usa," he whimpered. "USA!!!!!" he screamed in anguish.

**Flash back to beginning**

"MOON TIARAAAAA MAGIC!!!!" Usagi cried out destroying the youma. Tuxedo Mask appeared at her side.

"Good job Sailor Moon," he said in a cold voice, before powering down to Mamoru. Sailor Moon stayed in Sailor Form.

"Thanks darling," she cooed kissing Mamoru lightly on the lips, "now I gotta get home and sleep. . . I got school tomorrow!" she kissed him gently again and Mamoru smiled into the kiss. "Night Koi!" she whispered lovingly before she jumped away.

Mamoru chuckled and walked toward his apartment, not even realizing that there were eyes watching them both.

"Oh.KUSO!" Usagi swore. "I'm late for school yet again.sensei will not be pleased with me." Usagi said while running full speed down the sidewalk. As she approached her large school, she heard the late bell's chimes. "Eep!" Usagi squeaked before running inside the school. Usagi streaked down the hall panting as she approached her classroom. She opened the door and tried to sneak in casually. "USAGI," a voice roared. Usagi cowered before looking up.

"Yes sensei?" she asked bowing.

"You're late." Sensei answered.

"Yes Sensei I'm sorry," she whispered. Her sensei sighed.

"Detention again Usagi."

"Yes Sensei," Usagi grumbled. Sensei turned and went back to the front of the room to continue the lessons.

Usagi glanced over at her friend Ami who rolled her blue eyes and shook her head giving Usagi a "tsk tsk" look. Usagi shrugged innocently, with a sheepish grin before Ami turned quickly around, her short blue hair moving only slightly. Usagi then glanced to Makoto who sat to the left of her. Makoto's eyes were dancing in great amusement as she tossed her chestnut ponytail behind her shoulders, and she smothered a giggle with the back of her hand. Usagi glared at Makoto playfully before turning back to her lessons.

When the bell rang to signal the end of the school day, all the students filed into the gym for their usual end of the week assembly. Usagi sat with Makoto, Ami, and Naru. They were chattering away as their principal tookt he middle of the floor. The room hushed instantly. "Good Afternoon Students," Their principal, Mrs. Deaner states pleasantly.

"Good Afternoon Mrs. Deaner," the students replied in unison. Mrs. Deaner smiled.

"Today's assembly will be short and to the point. First of all, we are having another problem with the school's heater system, and some pranksters thought it would be funny to ju-" The principal was cut off just hten as the windows in their gymnasium were shattered and four large creatures descended from the ceiling. Usagi tensed as her eyes followed the creatures.

"Youma," Makoto hissed, her eyes narrowing. Usagi nudged her.

"Don't give yourself away to the others," she hissed looking at the other students who were screaming at the new intrusion. Ami looked terrified as well. Usagi spared a glance at Naru who's eyes were wide and she was trembling. Usagi opened her communicator on her wrist and paged Raye.

"This better be good Usa!" Raye hissed, "I'm in class!"

"It is a good excuse.there are youma in our school.call Minako and get over here NOW." Usagi whispered. Raye Nodded the communicator shut off.

Usagi tore her glance away from her wrist and looked up at the new youma that had dropped from the ceiling.

The youma walked around the gym glancing into the nervous faces of the students. He gave a small smirk then shouted "SHUT UP!" over everyone's voices. The students quieted immediately. The same youma chuckled. "That's better," he said. "I'm looking for a certain girl. She's blonde, blue eyed, and petite. . .I only know her as Sailor Moon. . .but I highly doubt she goes by this name around you others." He paused here, greeted by the blank stares of the students. He growled. "Line 'em up." He ordered his fellow youma behind him.

The other two youma walked to opposite sides of the gym ordering the students to line up across the gym. Here, the youma looked them up and down. "I can't recognize her out of all of these students. . .but maybe this will help." He snapped his fingers and another youma walked in dragging a bound figure.

As the figure was brought into the light, Usagi gasped and tried to hide her horror. "Mamo-chan. . ." she whispered. Mamoru's hands were bound behind his back, and his left eye was swollen shut. His other eye was barely open as he looked very weak. The other youma was pratically carrying Mamoru as he was dropped onto the floor with a moan of pain, his eyes shutting tighter.

"This man must look familiar to one of you! Maybe all of you. . .but to one of you, he's extra special," the youma said in a cold voice.

Mamoru's eyes opened very slowly. Usagi met Mamoru's eyes, and Mamoru looked away quickly. Usagi felt her blood boil. "Now," the youma continued. "You have ten seconds, Sailor Moon, to reveal yourself! 1. . .2. . .3. . ."

Usagi gasped and frantically thought of what to do. What could she do? "4. . .5. . .6. . ." the youma continued on. Usagi knew what she had to do. She caught Makoto and Ami's glances and gave them a reassuring wink before turning back to the youma. "7. . .8. . .9. . ."

Usagi concentrated before she felt the familiar sensation of her body teleporting. "10!" the youma reached, stretching out his hand towards Mamoru who gasped in fear. "Goodbye Mamoru," the youma laughed before powering up.

Mamoru shut his eyes readying himself, just glad that Usagi had thought sensibly and not sacrificed herself like she normally would. But the hit never came. He heard the youma gasp in shock and Mamoru opened his eyes. Standing in front of him were the slender, tanned legs he knew so well.

"Usa no. . ." he moaned.

Usagi teleported straight in front of one of the youma, her hand on its stomach, and a look of pure fire in her eyes. The youma gasped again, and Usagi looked down at her hand on his stomach then back up at the youma. Shaking her head with a cold laugh, she shrugged her shoulders with a "sucks to be you" look and powered up, giving a war cry before a beam of energy slammed into the youma's stomach dissentegrating it instantly.

The students gave a cry of surprise and the leader youma turned toward Usagi. "So. . .you're the one are you?" he asked Usagi. Usagi ignored him and continued to glare.

"Let. Him. Go." She ordered coolly. The youma laughed.

"Why on Earth would I do that?" he asked.

"Because otherwise I will destroy you," Usagi answered.

"Oh? Really? I don't think so," The youma said amusedly before powering up an attack and sending it into Usagi's midsection. Usagi gave a slight cry before she was thrown through the wall of the gymnasium outside.

"USAKO!" Mamoru cried out sounding tortured.

"USAGI!" Makoto and Ami cried out. Makoto growled and her eyes seemed to light with a cold fire as she concentrated her sights on the youma. The youma felt the surge of energy and turned toward Makoto. Makoto tensed her hands into fists and gave a loud cry.

"YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT!!" Makoto screamed. She then felt more energy surge through her. Her hair swirled around her as a strong wind surrounded her. Electricity seemed to flow from her finger tips. Once she felt strong enough she turned to see Ami to her right. Makoto gasped at the look in the smaller girl's eyes. Ami had never once looked like this before. Gone was her innocent, "I will look for the best in everyone" look and she now donned a serious, "I'll kill you look".

Ami turned to Makoto. "Ready?" Ami asked, her voice sounding hollow and dead. Makoto nodded. "Right." Both of the girls stepped forward and in a dramatic gesture threw their hands up in the air at the same time.

"JUPITER STAR POWER!"

"MERCURY STAR POWER!"

The students in the gymnasium watched in shock as two of their own seemed to glow with pure energy, and watched as their clothing melted away in bright electricity on Makoto, and beautiful blue ribbons on Ami.

They saw the light fade and the girls standing in glory as Sailor Scouts. Both girls no longer looked like the two girls originally standing there, and the other students could only gasp in awe. Ami as Sailor Mercury stepped forward. "YOU," she said pointing harshly at the youma, "will PAY!"

"That's right!" Makoto as Sailor Jupiter joined in, "You may very well have killed our princess, that will NOT be tolerated!"

"I'm Sailor Mercury," Ami as Sailor Mercury growled.

"And I am Sailor Jupiter!" Makoto as Sailor Jupiter said also.

"I am Sailor Mars!" Another voice from the broken gymnasium windows stated. This girl's long raven hair blew in the breeze from the window, and her violet eyes danced dangerously as she took in Mamoru's battered form, and noticed her princess was nowhere to be seen. "You better hope that Mamoru is okay because otherwise you will not die quickly as the others have."

"I am Sailor Venus," Another girl next to Mars said. This one was blonde like Usagi, but her hair was only half up, and she had a look of pure hatred on her face. "Give up! It will be easier on you!" Both girls jumped down next to Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter.

"We are the Sailor Scouts!" they all intoned.

The youma looked bored. "Well then, I guess we have more people to play with no? Youma! ATTACK!" he ordered. The battle had begun.

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A/N: I know it's taken so long but the next part will be out asap! I promise it will be quicker because finals are now over and Practices for basketball are late so I'll have more time! : ) thanks for stickin with it!