Chapter 1, Battered and Bruised

Summary: Makoto finds Usagi being raped in an alley. She comes to her rescue,...or atleast she tries...

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or the characters...blah blah blah...the idea's are

my own,...la dee da,...Id appreciate it if you not copy...doo bee doo...and Enjoy!

Warning: Its kinda...violent I guess...Just don't expect a peachy rosy story...

She quivered in pain as she grasped her thriving stomach. An involuntary tear fell from Makoto's eye and trickled down her cheek. She rose to a kneeling position and hesitated, trying to gain the strength to stand. She put one hand to the ground to help push herself up to a stand, or something close to it. She was hunched over, her knees trembled, and she desperately gasped for air.

Trying to regain her composure, even though it was a misguided attempt, she gazed at her attacker and then at the motionless figure that lay behind him. More involuntary tears ran down her face. In a moment of pure hatred and anger, she ran full force at the attacker, who simply moved at the last second and allowed Makoto to stumble and run into a wall. She fell after the impact. Her head writhed with pain. Blood spilled from her forehead and mixed with

her tears as it fell down her face.

The attacker, a shady man of at least 6 feet with a muscular build, laughed at the sight. Makoto tried to stand again, but doubled over in pain. She felt her body go numb and her vision blurred as she began to feel more and more groggy. She knew she was moments away from passing out but she concentrated on staying conscious as long as she possibly could. Shivers of fear burst throughout her body when she caught a glimpse of a steel blade from the corner of her eye. 'Shit.'

In that instant, Makoto prayed. She prayed silently to all that was good, to all that was humane, to anyone who would listen, for strength. Her eyes slowly opened, and with that, she felt a newfound strength. She stood. She stared at the attacker with eyes that teetered on the verge of sanity. They began to almost glow green, in fact her aura became visible, and that too, was a green glow. Her breathing steadied, and she smiled maniacally at the bedazzled man. "Go to hell," was the last thing the man heard before he laid unconscious on the ground surrounded in a pool of his own blood.

Makoto slunk to her knees in exhaustion and pain. She half turned her bruised and battered head to the motionless figure that lay a few feet from her. It too lay in a pool of their own blood, but this figure layed there with ripped clothing and a nearly completely exposed body. Golden hair rested loose over the slender body, gently shifting in the light breeze. More tears fell from the eyes of Makoto.

Wiping the tears from her face, she slowly reached in her pocket for her communicator. She took a deep breath as she activated it and summoned a familiar voice...Rei.

"Makoto? Alright, where's the youma attacking this time?" Rei inquired.

Makoto sighed and closed her eyes, the blinking lights on the communicator was agitating her throbbing head. "Rei,..." she whispered, "I need you and Minako to come to the alley behind the arcade, as fast as you can." Makoto staggered and felt herself slipping into unconsciousness. "Me and,..Usa...Usagi...needs hospi...hospital,...now." She fell to the ground with a thud, not even having time to deactivate her communicator.

"Makoto? Makoto? You there?" Rei listened to the soft hum of the device waiting for some sort of reply. Then she pushed a few buttons and gave Minako a ring.

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"Mina! I need you to meet me in the alley behind the arcade, RIGHT NOW! Its urgent. Makoto and Usagi are in trouble. Don't ask any questions, I don't have any answers, just get your butt over here now."

Before Minako had a chance to reply the call went dead. Without hesitation she darted into the streets to meet Rei at the agreed location.

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The two girls practically collided into each other as they came from opposite sides of the streets. They looked at each other, flustered from running, and walked cautiously through the dark alley. Minako tripped over something that felt like a person. Her hands were covered in a thick and sticky liquid, which quickly registered in her head as blood.

Rei looked beside her towards Minako. She pulled out a small flashlight and studied the figure. It was a big guy, with a knife clutched onto his right hand. She looked at his face and didn't recognize him as anyone she had seen before. He looked like he was in his twenties. There was a strong blow to his head that most likely resulted in his unconsciousness,...blood had seeped from it. Rei then looked at Minako who was motionless, and pale. Her gaze rested on something behind Rei. Her heart skipped a beat as she slowly turned to see what Minako was staring at.

It was Usagi. There was so much blood, so much blood. Could a person still live with that much blood lost? Rei shuddered to think about it. She was half nude, her clothes ripped and shredded. Bruises covered every inch of her stomach and her breasts and lower regions. Knife slashes scattered her body, and there was a deep stab wound in her shoulder and hip. 'That bastard, how dare he,...' Anger clouded Rei's head. Then she noticed a very battered friend to the other side of her, also unconscious.

"Minako. Minako! You get Makoto, she's right there. I'll get Usagi. We NEED to get them to the hospital, NOW! Minako? Did you hear me?!"

Minako could only nod. Then her eyes fluttered and she pushed herself to her feet where she ran to her fallen comrade and lifted her onto her shoulders. Rei did the same with Usagi. Then they dashed to the hospital.

AN: Well, I hope you enjoyed my first chapter. I'll try to write as much as I can, but my recent life style gives me only a window of about and hour,...maybe...to write. But if people really like this story and want more, I will definitely set time aside to write more. Please review my story. Thanks -SR