~*~*~*~
Once again the Moon broach was in the hands of its rightful owner. It had been passed back and fourth and the past two days, causing Usagi to wonder if she would ever get it back without having to tell her parents. Now that she had it in hand, there was no chance that her parents would find out. Once this whole ordeal blew over she would have Luna work her magic to make her parents forget that any of this ever happened. Then she wouldn't have any guilt hanging over head about her parents knowing something... that is... unless they found out on their own, which it was obvious they weren't without Piccolo's help. And by the way Piccolo made the file situation sound, he wouldn't be finding anything.
Sighing with her broach now back in her possession, Usagi escaped the bathroom as quietly as she had come in. Her job here was finished. Now it was time to join her father in all the action. But something seemed strange now that she was in a setting of surroundings. She felt a very familiar power with her father's, and five more approaching. Who could it have been that she felt. It felt almost like Sailor Moon, but that was a preposterous thought. SHE was Sailor Moon. There could have been none other.
She walked out of her parents' room into the dark living room. This would be a more than appropriate time and place to transform. Her mother was in the shower and would know nothing. Granted, she would be gone by the time her mother came out, but it was a chance she was more than willing to take. She wanted to confront her attacker face to face. She wanted to see her father beat the tar out of him what he had done to her.
She held out her broach without a second thought of the kind of stress this would put on her mother. Her mother would just have to understand on this one. Usagi knew what she had to do. As a Sailor Senshi, it was her duty to help protect the Earth. It was what she had been raised to do ever since she had started training under her father. "Moon Crystal Power... Make-Up!"
The dark room lit up in an aura silver. The girl, once Usagi, was covered in pink ribbons, only to be wearing a Sailor Suit of the Moon seconds later. She carefully wrapped her tail underneath her skirt so as to make sure her father wouldn't see it once she met up with him. Had he seen it, all would be lost. He would know exactly who she truly was.
Knowing that she had no way to get to her father other than to fly, she ran into her room, slamming the door shut behind her. "Time to get serious!" She darted to her window and pushed it open, climbing onto the ledge just outside. "Nimbus!" She called at the top of her lungs.
Sailor Moon waited for nearly thirty seconds before her father's yellow cloud came zooming toward her. "Yes!" She quickly hopped on, making sure her window was closed behind her. "Let's go Nimbus! Take me to dad!" With a wide smile, she and Nimbus set out. It was slower than what she could have flown at, but at least she was getting somewhere.
~*~*~
Rei had been following the movements of the night ever since the sky had turned black nearly a forty-five minutes ago. She knew exactly what was causing it. It had to have been Earth's new enemy. But what he was doing exactly, she didn't know. Shortly after the first strange occurrence, she had called for her friends to come by just in case they were needed. All came, except for Usagi, whom she hadn't even bothered calling. She knew Usagi was in deep this time, after what she had pulled the night before. Her parents hadn't even let her go to school, which meant something awful. Although she had wondered exactly what had gotten into Usagi. She seemed fine just before she left the treehouse.
But that wasn't the main problem right now. What was, was that there were now two Sailor Moon's on earth, or so it seemed. Rei turned to her friends, who were tracking everything as well. "Feel that?"
Minako closed her eyes and let her senses take over. She felt a number of things happening. Currently, there was a Sailor Moon stopped in the middle of nowhere with Goku. Then there was Vejita, Trunks, Goten, Gohan, and Krillin who were on their way to Goku. And third, there was yet another Sailor Moon travelling fast from Usagi's house in the mountains. "What do you it is?"
Rei shook her head in confusion. "I have no idea, but I've got a really bad feeling about this."
Artimas, who sat in Minako's lap, looked up to her in confusion. "What is it? What do you feel?"
Makoto frowned as she clenched her fists. "Two Sailor Moon's."
Luna jumped to her feet with a gasp. "What? Impossible!" She looked to Rei, who seemed to be taking over as leader of the group on this particular night. "They can't both be authentic."
Rei stood to her feet with a frown much like Makoto's. "I know they can't. But there really are two of them. At first there was only one, but now another one's appeared out of no where. I don't get it."
Ami flipped out her Mercury computer and began analyzing both Sailor Moons' energy levels. Two steady lines appeared on the screen with words to explain the data. "They both appear to be the same people."
Artimas jumped down from Minako's lap and joined Luna by the window. "One of them has to be an imposter."
Ami nodded as she closed her computer. "No doubt. But we don't know which one. Either of them could be the real thing. The Sailor Moon with Goku could be Usagi who, shortly after the disruption with the sky, transformed and tagged along with him, playing as the heroine wanting to help. But the other one could be the real thing. Goku could have left Usagi at home, and now that she's alone, she's transformed and joining up with him."
Rei sighed as she leaned against the wall. She was tired of this already, and nothing really had happened. "You're right, Ami. Either one is believable. And I'll bet I know who's behind this." She looked down at Makoto, both nodding at one another.
"Tatsuo." Makoto pushed herself up and glared at nothing in particular. "I knew that guy was weird from the beginning."
Ami frowned at Makoto, the most hot-headed of the group. "Now guys, we can't just make accusations like this because we need someone to blame. Tatsuo may be a little strange... ok... really strange, but that doesn't mean he's the one behind this. I don't really see how he could be the one behind this, considering that the thing that attacked Usagi was a little blue guy and Tatsuo is clearly a human."
Rei looked up and stared blankly at Ami. "I don't know, Ami. I was getting some really strong vibes from him whenever we were around him. It's just my hunch."
Makoto nodded her agreement. "Mine too."
Minako was the last to stand and stretch her legs. "I have to admit, he got a little scary there, but I doubt someone like him is our enemy. He doesn't seem like the type."
"Girls!" Luna scolded. "That isn't important right now! What is, is Sailor Moon and Usagi! We don't know which one she is, or why there are even two!"
Artimas looked up at the girls. "Luna's right. We need to do some research."
Minako groaned. "Research...?"
Ami grinned a little. "I'll get right on it."
Artimas shook his head at Ami. "This isn't something you can look up in a book. You have to actually go out there and talk to each of these Sailor Moon's to find out which one is the right one. I want you out there with Goku and the rest of the gang. It's your duty as Sailor Senshi to uphold peace. You can't leave it to Ki fighters anymore."
Ami, who had already started pulling out her computer, quickly shoved it back into her storage. "Usagi already made it clear that Senshi powers won't do any good against this guy."
Luan frowned. "Then fight like this!" The group of four jumped back a bit with a quick nod. "And find out exactly what happened with Usagi yesterday too. I refuse to believe she would have attacked Mamoru and her father in such a manner."
The girls lowered their heads in embarrassment. They hated to be scolded by a mere cat, although she was their advisor and mentor as Senshi.
Ami, getting an idea, looked up at Luna with a smile. She had spent the entire day wondering what in the world had gotten into Usagi. But now with their current information she was beginning to get an idea as to why Usagi had done what she did. "I don't think it was really Usagi."
Makoto, already on her way out the door, looked back at Ami. "Huh?"
Ami nodded, her smile growing. "Yeah. There's two Sailor Moon's, one of them obviously being an imposter. Well, whose to say there weren't two Usagi's yesterday? We all know Usagi would never have done something so stupid and crazy in all her life."
Minako smiled. "Now that's something I can believe. I DO know Usagi would never go against Mamoru and Goku like that. It's just not like her." Her smile faded as she lowered her eyes to the ground. "Too bad we can't tell Goku all this."
Rei frowned. "Huh? Why not?"
Minako sighed. "Because we only know because there are two Sailor Moon's. If they both don't meet while Goku's around, then we can't tell him, otherwise he'll know who we are."
Rei grinned. The problem would be easily taken care of. "Then we'll just tell him as the Senshi."
Makoto banged her head against the wall lightly in frustration. "I hope you're right."
~*~*~
Mamoru, along with the rest of the gang who had felt Goku's power, flew out into the middle of no where. He too felt the disturbance of two Sailor Moon's, something he found very odd. He knew exactly who was the Senshi of the Moon, it was the girl whom he was destined to marry, yet would refuse. He himself didn't know which one was the real Sailor Moon, but he planned to find out as soon as he arrived at the scene with Goku and Sailor Moon.
Knowing now that there were two Sailor Moon's, which was utterly impossible, he knew that this same thing probably happened with Usagi the day before. It was the only explanation. Why he didn't feel two Usagi's at the same time, he didn't know. But, two Sailor Moon's must equal two Usagi's... she had to have been cloned. Frowning at the thought, Mamoru sped up.
~*~*~
Goku looked up into the sky when he felt the power signatures of his comrades nearing. It had only been about ten minutes since he called for them with the quick rising and lowering of his own power. He crossed his arms as he glared down at Sailor Moon. He could sense something different about her. She wasn't her normal, caring self that he had grown to know in the few times he had met her. She seemed to be much more demanding, and impatient as well. If this had been any other time, had his daughter not shown the same abnormalities the day before, he might have guessed that she was stressed, which still may have been the case. But since Usagi had acted so strangely, and not of her own fault, this seemed to be too fishy as well.
Tatsuo growled, not looking at Goku. He couldn't believe that the man had made suspicions so quickly. Maybe it was too soon after what he had done with Usagi. That had to be it. Or maybe, just maybe he was acting completely different than the real Sailor Moon. "I really don't think this is necessary."
Goku frowned as he looked back into the sky. The others would arrive any second now. "I do."
Tatsuo stared down at the ground, trying to keep his cool. "It's mine. What's the deal? You know I'm not going to do anything but fight evil with it."
Goku glanced quickly back at the girl. "What about the rest of the Senshi."
Tatsuo groaned as he threw his head back. "What about them? They're off fighting that creature as we speak."
Not even answering back, Goku's attention was quickly diverted back up to the sky, where there others were landing from. "Great, you're here." He said as he dropped his look of anger and approached his youngest son. "Looks like we have to get our hands dirty tonight."
Vejita frowned as he crossed his arms, refusing to look at Goku. "I don't intend on fighting at your side, Kakarotto. I can take care of it on my own."
Goku grinned. "Yeah, right."
Vejita, his scowl growing larger than before, turned to the taller Saiyan. He would have retorted with a witty insult, but his eye soon caught Sailor Moon, who looked to be eagerly awaiting something. "What's with her?" He asked rather harshly as he pointed to her.
Goku looked over his shoulder at Sailor Moon. "She wants 'her' broach."
Gohan, remembering his earlier talk with his father, looked up in shock. "HER broach?" He leaned past his father and stared at Sailor Moon. "If it's yours, then why does Usagi have it?"
Tatsuo frowned. These people were much too curious. "I gave it to her for safe-keeping. She was meant to hand it over to Goku, but didn't."
Krillin walked past Goku with a frown. He hadn't actually ever met Sailor Moon before, but already he was getting the impression that she was careless. "Can't you take care of it yourself? I mean, you ARE meant to be the Moon Princess from what your friends told Piccolo and Goku last year."
Tatsuo quickly diverted his attention upon the ground. He didn't want any of these guys reading into his emotions through his eyes. "If something like this were to happen, I would have rather it not be with me..."
Goten frowned. "So then it would be with someone weaker so THEY would be attacked? Is that how you Senshi work? I thought you were for protecting others, not endangering them."
Goku grinned. Those were two thoughts that had crossed his mind, though he wasn't going to bring them up until he knew for sure that Sailor Moon had been corrupted. But right now, he wasn't sure if she WAS corrupt, or just plain stupid by the answers they were getting. "If you really wanted me to have it, you would have given it to me the day we used the Dragon Balls to resurrect everyone, not my daughter."
Trunks, still not understanding what this entire thing was about, looked to Goku in question. "So what, she wants it back now?"
Tatsuo pushed Goku aside and glared up at Trunks with hate as if he had said something that could get him caught. "That's exactly what I want. It's mine. With it, I can destroy this enemy easily."
Goku brought his hand up and rested it behind his head. He was stumped as to what to do. She was acting somewhat strange, and her reasoning was rather far-fetched. "We'll think about it. I think we'll wait a few hours before we make our decision."
Tatsuo gasped with a shocked frown. "WHAT? By that time the entire world could have blown up! Do you really want that?!"
Goten smirked, taking the place of his father. "Hey now. We've protected earth many a time before, we can do it again." Confused and curious, he then turned up to his father. "So WHY are we waiting so long?"
Goku sighed. "Because, I don't have time to go into detail, but it took Usagi a while to come out of her 'trance' last night too."
Tatsuo turned away from Goku with a look of worry. They knew that it wasn't really Usagi. Maybe he HAD gone a little overboard, but it just felt so good to ruin her life and attack Goku so freely. He should have just run with the broach while he could have. But he just couldn't pass up the opportunity for mischief. And now they knew it wasn't really Usagi who they had encountered.
Goten quirked a brow, falling further into confusion. "Trance?"
Goku nodded. "Yeah. She was attacked and put into a trance to make her think she hated us and do things she wouldn't normally do."
Gohan momentarily glance at his younger brother. "Which is why she attacked dad last night."
Goten's look of confusion was traded in for a frown. He had in fact felt the fight between his kid sister and their father. He remembered wondering what in the world had gotten into the both of them, and more importantly, if either of them were severely hurt. "Is she alright?" He asked, noticing that she wasn't around trailing close behind their father like she usually was.
Goku nodded, thinking it was an appropriate time to bring up Usagi's situation. "She's fine. A few scratches added here and there, but nothing too serious. Don't forget, she IS a Saiyan. She's a tough kid. But..." He trailed off, looking down at the ground, not wanting to reveal his shameful actions. "I had Dende block her power for about a month, which is why she won't be able to fight right now."
Tatsuo perked up upon hearing those simple words. Now Usagi would be unable to fight him. She wouldn't be able to stand in his way when he went to take over the Universe. Rubbing his hands together with a grin, he slowly pulled away from the group in order to re-plan his course of attack for that evening. He had expected to get the broach by just asking for it, but it would look like he would have to take it by brute force.
~*~*~
Sailor Moon was soon to arrive close to her family's location. The closer she came, the more her stomach ached. Something was wrong, terribly wrong. The other Sailor Moon's power level, which she had felt earlier, was beginning to seem more and more real. But she knew not how that could be. There was only supposed to be one Sailor Moon, one person with the power of the Moon running through her veins, HER. Not knowing what to expect, she urged for Nimbus to fly faster in hopes to intercept this new Sailor Moon, whoever she was.
Leaning over the edge of Nimbus, she could sort of make out the outline of her brother, Goten, who she could see yet another person standing from behind, though no one she could make out. It was too dark to truly know who had gathered, and being unable to feel their power levels made it even worse. All she could feel was herself, though it wasn't her ... as well as the other Senshi, all of whom seemed to be on their way to this place as well.
With a sigh, Sailor Moon leaned back and closed her eyes. Maybe now she could start piecing this all together and go back to living her life as a normal pre-teen.
~*~*~
Tatsuo's eyes flashed blue with anger as he turned up to the sky where he felt the real Sailor Moon coming from. A morbid grin was to accompany his growing frown, for, the only way Usagi transform was if she had the Broach. Maybe this night wouldn't go so horribly. After all, the idiot girl was practically delivering him her power.
Turning to Goku, he quickly dropped his frown and put on a look of concern, though not worried at all. "Better be on the lookout for any possible attack."
Goku, not knowing how to take the girl's words of caution, nodded. "You feel something coming?"
Tatsuo turned back up to the sky, his evil grin reappearing. "I have a feeling."
Vejita crossed his arms as he frowned at the girl. He still didn't like the idea of Earth being protected and saved by a group of little girls. It had been bad enough when Usagi and her friends had decided to join the world of fighting, now he would have to compete with the Senshi as well. "We know what we're doing, girl!"
Tatsuo snorted. "I bet..."
~*~*~
~~Son House~~
Chi-Chi wrapped her dripping wet hair in a towel with a sigh, though not out of stress. It was as if she was finally calming down after the week's events. Things finally seemed to be coming together for a grand closing. Goku would soon be back and she would have her family back to normal, the way it should be.
Unconsciously smiling to herself, Chi-Chi reached down toward the counter and curled her fingers in, though not being filled with anything. Not thinking anything of it, she moved her hand around, feeling around for a very special item which had been entrusted to her to keep safe.
Not finding what she was looking for, Chi-Chi let out a soft grunting-growl. "Where are you?" She asked, rather playfully to herself. She looked down at the counter expecting to find the broach almost immediately. But to her surprise, it was no longer where she thought she had left it. "Well..." She turned around and let her eyes travel to the counter on the other side of the sink, hoping that she had put it there and just somehow forgotten temporarily. But again, it wasn't there.
With a grunt, she walked out of the bathroom. She knew she couldn't have left it far from the bathroom. Goku had told her to make sure it was safe, and that was what she had intended to do. But now it was missing. "Where is it?!" She ran to her bed and sifted through the pile of blankets, only to come up short of the one thing she was looking for.
She sat down, trying to think of where she could have possibly placed it. She remembered going into the bathroom and placing it on the counter next to the shower, where could it have gone? It couldn't have just gotten up and walked away, nor could anyone have stolen it. There was only one other person in the house.
With an idea glimmering in her eye, Chi-Chi stood up and walked out of her room. "Usagi?" Not getting an answer, she walked further out into the living room and approached her daughter's. "Usagi? There wasn't anyone else in the house while I was in the shower, was there?" She stopped at Usagi's door and knocked, not wanting to invade her privacy. "Honey?"
Where there was still no answer, Chi-Chi began to worry. It wasn't like Usagi to stay silent ... unless she was asleep. Maybe that was it. Maybe Usagi was just asleep. She had, after all, had a rough couple of days. And, as much as Chi-Chi wanted to let her daughter rest, she needed to find the broach. So, she quietly proceeded to open the door of her daughter's room, only to find it empty. Now things were starting to smell fishy. First the broach was missing, and now her daughter, who WANTED the broach back in the first place. Chi-Chi's once calm disposition was suddenly turned back into a rage of anger. Usagi had failed to obey her parents' words yet again and snuck out of the house, this time putting herself in danger of being attacked. "Usagi!"
~*~*~
Sailor Moon's heart began to race as she came closer and closer to the group; not only from being nervous, but from fearing the outcome of this meeting. Her friends were quite a ways from arriving, and she would be all alone with HER... the OTHER Sailor Moon, whom she could see quite clearly from where she was. The girl looked like herself in every aspect. The looks, the power, everything. What was going on? This girl clearly wasn't another Sailor Moon. It was an exact replica of herself ... and she was conversing with the other fighters of earth!
Sailor Moon growled as she stood up and motioned for Nimbus to stop. "She's going to wish she never came here!" She slightly bent her knees to give herself power for a hop. Fearing that she might have already tricked them into thinking that she was the actual Sailor Moon, the real Sailor Moon jumped off Nimbus, aiming her land for the imposter. 'Prepare yourself!'
~*~*~
With an impish grin, Tatsuo looked directly up only to see Usagi after him. He quickly glanced at Vejita, and then to Goku. Both of them had their backs turned away. 'Perfect!' Looking back up to Usagi, he decided not to dodge or call attention to her.
(Ok, I realize This is way shorter than usual, by about two or three pages, but I really don't have time to write right now. Sorry. I also know it's been a week since I last posted. Bad me, I understand. But it's the end of the quarter and I have a crapload of projects, one of which was due today, and two of which are due on Friday, meaning I don't think I'll be able to post anything more this weekend, and if I do, it'll most likely be on Thursday or Friday. And, just in case I don't get to post anything again before next week... next week is spring break, and I'm going on tour for band, which means, no chapter for all of next week! Sorry... well, I guess I'll Cya later! )
Once again the Moon broach was in the hands of its rightful owner. It had been passed back and fourth and the past two days, causing Usagi to wonder if she would ever get it back without having to tell her parents. Now that she had it in hand, there was no chance that her parents would find out. Once this whole ordeal blew over she would have Luna work her magic to make her parents forget that any of this ever happened. Then she wouldn't have any guilt hanging over head about her parents knowing something... that is... unless they found out on their own, which it was obvious they weren't without Piccolo's help. And by the way Piccolo made the file situation sound, he wouldn't be finding anything.
Sighing with her broach now back in her possession, Usagi escaped the bathroom as quietly as she had come in. Her job here was finished. Now it was time to join her father in all the action. But something seemed strange now that she was in a setting of surroundings. She felt a very familiar power with her father's, and five more approaching. Who could it have been that she felt. It felt almost like Sailor Moon, but that was a preposterous thought. SHE was Sailor Moon. There could have been none other.
She walked out of her parents' room into the dark living room. This would be a more than appropriate time and place to transform. Her mother was in the shower and would know nothing. Granted, she would be gone by the time her mother came out, but it was a chance she was more than willing to take. She wanted to confront her attacker face to face. She wanted to see her father beat the tar out of him what he had done to her.
She held out her broach without a second thought of the kind of stress this would put on her mother. Her mother would just have to understand on this one. Usagi knew what she had to do. As a Sailor Senshi, it was her duty to help protect the Earth. It was what she had been raised to do ever since she had started training under her father. "Moon Crystal Power... Make-Up!"
The dark room lit up in an aura silver. The girl, once Usagi, was covered in pink ribbons, only to be wearing a Sailor Suit of the Moon seconds later. She carefully wrapped her tail underneath her skirt so as to make sure her father wouldn't see it once she met up with him. Had he seen it, all would be lost. He would know exactly who she truly was.
Knowing that she had no way to get to her father other than to fly, she ran into her room, slamming the door shut behind her. "Time to get serious!" She darted to her window and pushed it open, climbing onto the ledge just outside. "Nimbus!" She called at the top of her lungs.
Sailor Moon waited for nearly thirty seconds before her father's yellow cloud came zooming toward her. "Yes!" She quickly hopped on, making sure her window was closed behind her. "Let's go Nimbus! Take me to dad!" With a wide smile, she and Nimbus set out. It was slower than what she could have flown at, but at least she was getting somewhere.
~*~*~
Rei had been following the movements of the night ever since the sky had turned black nearly a forty-five minutes ago. She knew exactly what was causing it. It had to have been Earth's new enemy. But what he was doing exactly, she didn't know. Shortly after the first strange occurrence, she had called for her friends to come by just in case they were needed. All came, except for Usagi, whom she hadn't even bothered calling. She knew Usagi was in deep this time, after what she had pulled the night before. Her parents hadn't even let her go to school, which meant something awful. Although she had wondered exactly what had gotten into Usagi. She seemed fine just before she left the treehouse.
But that wasn't the main problem right now. What was, was that there were now two Sailor Moon's on earth, or so it seemed. Rei turned to her friends, who were tracking everything as well. "Feel that?"
Minako closed her eyes and let her senses take over. She felt a number of things happening. Currently, there was a Sailor Moon stopped in the middle of nowhere with Goku. Then there was Vejita, Trunks, Goten, Gohan, and Krillin who were on their way to Goku. And third, there was yet another Sailor Moon travelling fast from Usagi's house in the mountains. "What do you it is?"
Rei shook her head in confusion. "I have no idea, but I've got a really bad feeling about this."
Artimas, who sat in Minako's lap, looked up to her in confusion. "What is it? What do you feel?"
Makoto frowned as she clenched her fists. "Two Sailor Moon's."
Luna jumped to her feet with a gasp. "What? Impossible!" She looked to Rei, who seemed to be taking over as leader of the group on this particular night. "They can't both be authentic."
Rei stood to her feet with a frown much like Makoto's. "I know they can't. But there really are two of them. At first there was only one, but now another one's appeared out of no where. I don't get it."
Ami flipped out her Mercury computer and began analyzing both Sailor Moons' energy levels. Two steady lines appeared on the screen with words to explain the data. "They both appear to be the same people."
Artimas jumped down from Minako's lap and joined Luna by the window. "One of them has to be an imposter."
Ami nodded as she closed her computer. "No doubt. But we don't know which one. Either of them could be the real thing. The Sailor Moon with Goku could be Usagi who, shortly after the disruption with the sky, transformed and tagged along with him, playing as the heroine wanting to help. But the other one could be the real thing. Goku could have left Usagi at home, and now that she's alone, she's transformed and joining up with him."
Rei sighed as she leaned against the wall. She was tired of this already, and nothing really had happened. "You're right, Ami. Either one is believable. And I'll bet I know who's behind this." She looked down at Makoto, both nodding at one another.
"Tatsuo." Makoto pushed herself up and glared at nothing in particular. "I knew that guy was weird from the beginning."
Ami frowned at Makoto, the most hot-headed of the group. "Now guys, we can't just make accusations like this because we need someone to blame. Tatsuo may be a little strange... ok... really strange, but that doesn't mean he's the one behind this. I don't really see how he could be the one behind this, considering that the thing that attacked Usagi was a little blue guy and Tatsuo is clearly a human."
Rei looked up and stared blankly at Ami. "I don't know, Ami. I was getting some really strong vibes from him whenever we were around him. It's just my hunch."
Makoto nodded her agreement. "Mine too."
Minako was the last to stand and stretch her legs. "I have to admit, he got a little scary there, but I doubt someone like him is our enemy. He doesn't seem like the type."
"Girls!" Luna scolded. "That isn't important right now! What is, is Sailor Moon and Usagi! We don't know which one she is, or why there are even two!"
Artimas looked up at the girls. "Luna's right. We need to do some research."
Minako groaned. "Research...?"
Ami grinned a little. "I'll get right on it."
Artimas shook his head at Ami. "This isn't something you can look up in a book. You have to actually go out there and talk to each of these Sailor Moon's to find out which one is the right one. I want you out there with Goku and the rest of the gang. It's your duty as Sailor Senshi to uphold peace. You can't leave it to Ki fighters anymore."
Ami, who had already started pulling out her computer, quickly shoved it back into her storage. "Usagi already made it clear that Senshi powers won't do any good against this guy."
Luan frowned. "Then fight like this!" The group of four jumped back a bit with a quick nod. "And find out exactly what happened with Usagi yesterday too. I refuse to believe she would have attacked Mamoru and her father in such a manner."
The girls lowered their heads in embarrassment. They hated to be scolded by a mere cat, although she was their advisor and mentor as Senshi.
Ami, getting an idea, looked up at Luna with a smile. She had spent the entire day wondering what in the world had gotten into Usagi. But now with their current information she was beginning to get an idea as to why Usagi had done what she did. "I don't think it was really Usagi."
Makoto, already on her way out the door, looked back at Ami. "Huh?"
Ami nodded, her smile growing. "Yeah. There's two Sailor Moon's, one of them obviously being an imposter. Well, whose to say there weren't two Usagi's yesterday? We all know Usagi would never have done something so stupid and crazy in all her life."
Minako smiled. "Now that's something I can believe. I DO know Usagi would never go against Mamoru and Goku like that. It's just not like her." Her smile faded as she lowered her eyes to the ground. "Too bad we can't tell Goku all this."
Rei frowned. "Huh? Why not?"
Minako sighed. "Because we only know because there are two Sailor Moon's. If they both don't meet while Goku's around, then we can't tell him, otherwise he'll know who we are."
Rei grinned. The problem would be easily taken care of. "Then we'll just tell him as the Senshi."
Makoto banged her head against the wall lightly in frustration. "I hope you're right."
~*~*~
Mamoru, along with the rest of the gang who had felt Goku's power, flew out into the middle of no where. He too felt the disturbance of two Sailor Moon's, something he found very odd. He knew exactly who was the Senshi of the Moon, it was the girl whom he was destined to marry, yet would refuse. He himself didn't know which one was the real Sailor Moon, but he planned to find out as soon as he arrived at the scene with Goku and Sailor Moon.
Knowing now that there were two Sailor Moon's, which was utterly impossible, he knew that this same thing probably happened with Usagi the day before. It was the only explanation. Why he didn't feel two Usagi's at the same time, he didn't know. But, two Sailor Moon's must equal two Usagi's... she had to have been cloned. Frowning at the thought, Mamoru sped up.
~*~*~
Goku looked up into the sky when he felt the power signatures of his comrades nearing. It had only been about ten minutes since he called for them with the quick rising and lowering of his own power. He crossed his arms as he glared down at Sailor Moon. He could sense something different about her. She wasn't her normal, caring self that he had grown to know in the few times he had met her. She seemed to be much more demanding, and impatient as well. If this had been any other time, had his daughter not shown the same abnormalities the day before, he might have guessed that she was stressed, which still may have been the case. But since Usagi had acted so strangely, and not of her own fault, this seemed to be too fishy as well.
Tatsuo growled, not looking at Goku. He couldn't believe that the man had made suspicions so quickly. Maybe it was too soon after what he had done with Usagi. That had to be it. Or maybe, just maybe he was acting completely different than the real Sailor Moon. "I really don't think this is necessary."
Goku frowned as he looked back into the sky. The others would arrive any second now. "I do."
Tatsuo stared down at the ground, trying to keep his cool. "It's mine. What's the deal? You know I'm not going to do anything but fight evil with it."
Goku glanced quickly back at the girl. "What about the rest of the Senshi."
Tatsuo groaned as he threw his head back. "What about them? They're off fighting that creature as we speak."
Not even answering back, Goku's attention was quickly diverted back up to the sky, where there others were landing from. "Great, you're here." He said as he dropped his look of anger and approached his youngest son. "Looks like we have to get our hands dirty tonight."
Vejita frowned as he crossed his arms, refusing to look at Goku. "I don't intend on fighting at your side, Kakarotto. I can take care of it on my own."
Goku grinned. "Yeah, right."
Vejita, his scowl growing larger than before, turned to the taller Saiyan. He would have retorted with a witty insult, but his eye soon caught Sailor Moon, who looked to be eagerly awaiting something. "What's with her?" He asked rather harshly as he pointed to her.
Goku looked over his shoulder at Sailor Moon. "She wants 'her' broach."
Gohan, remembering his earlier talk with his father, looked up in shock. "HER broach?" He leaned past his father and stared at Sailor Moon. "If it's yours, then why does Usagi have it?"
Tatsuo frowned. These people were much too curious. "I gave it to her for safe-keeping. She was meant to hand it over to Goku, but didn't."
Krillin walked past Goku with a frown. He hadn't actually ever met Sailor Moon before, but already he was getting the impression that she was careless. "Can't you take care of it yourself? I mean, you ARE meant to be the Moon Princess from what your friends told Piccolo and Goku last year."
Tatsuo quickly diverted his attention upon the ground. He didn't want any of these guys reading into his emotions through his eyes. "If something like this were to happen, I would have rather it not be with me..."
Goten frowned. "So then it would be with someone weaker so THEY would be attacked? Is that how you Senshi work? I thought you were for protecting others, not endangering them."
Goku grinned. Those were two thoughts that had crossed his mind, though he wasn't going to bring them up until he knew for sure that Sailor Moon had been corrupted. But right now, he wasn't sure if she WAS corrupt, or just plain stupid by the answers they were getting. "If you really wanted me to have it, you would have given it to me the day we used the Dragon Balls to resurrect everyone, not my daughter."
Trunks, still not understanding what this entire thing was about, looked to Goku in question. "So what, she wants it back now?"
Tatsuo pushed Goku aside and glared up at Trunks with hate as if he had said something that could get him caught. "That's exactly what I want. It's mine. With it, I can destroy this enemy easily."
Goku brought his hand up and rested it behind his head. He was stumped as to what to do. She was acting somewhat strange, and her reasoning was rather far-fetched. "We'll think about it. I think we'll wait a few hours before we make our decision."
Tatsuo gasped with a shocked frown. "WHAT? By that time the entire world could have blown up! Do you really want that?!"
Goten smirked, taking the place of his father. "Hey now. We've protected earth many a time before, we can do it again." Confused and curious, he then turned up to his father. "So WHY are we waiting so long?"
Goku sighed. "Because, I don't have time to go into detail, but it took Usagi a while to come out of her 'trance' last night too."
Tatsuo turned away from Goku with a look of worry. They knew that it wasn't really Usagi. Maybe he HAD gone a little overboard, but it just felt so good to ruin her life and attack Goku so freely. He should have just run with the broach while he could have. But he just couldn't pass up the opportunity for mischief. And now they knew it wasn't really Usagi who they had encountered.
Goten quirked a brow, falling further into confusion. "Trance?"
Goku nodded. "Yeah. She was attacked and put into a trance to make her think she hated us and do things she wouldn't normally do."
Gohan momentarily glance at his younger brother. "Which is why she attacked dad last night."
Goten's look of confusion was traded in for a frown. He had in fact felt the fight between his kid sister and their father. He remembered wondering what in the world had gotten into the both of them, and more importantly, if either of them were severely hurt. "Is she alright?" He asked, noticing that she wasn't around trailing close behind their father like she usually was.
Goku nodded, thinking it was an appropriate time to bring up Usagi's situation. "She's fine. A few scratches added here and there, but nothing too serious. Don't forget, she IS a Saiyan. She's a tough kid. But..." He trailed off, looking down at the ground, not wanting to reveal his shameful actions. "I had Dende block her power for about a month, which is why she won't be able to fight right now."
Tatsuo perked up upon hearing those simple words. Now Usagi would be unable to fight him. She wouldn't be able to stand in his way when he went to take over the Universe. Rubbing his hands together with a grin, he slowly pulled away from the group in order to re-plan his course of attack for that evening. He had expected to get the broach by just asking for it, but it would look like he would have to take it by brute force.
~*~*~
Sailor Moon was soon to arrive close to her family's location. The closer she came, the more her stomach ached. Something was wrong, terribly wrong. The other Sailor Moon's power level, which she had felt earlier, was beginning to seem more and more real. But she knew not how that could be. There was only supposed to be one Sailor Moon, one person with the power of the Moon running through her veins, HER. Not knowing what to expect, she urged for Nimbus to fly faster in hopes to intercept this new Sailor Moon, whoever she was.
Leaning over the edge of Nimbus, she could sort of make out the outline of her brother, Goten, who she could see yet another person standing from behind, though no one she could make out. It was too dark to truly know who had gathered, and being unable to feel their power levels made it even worse. All she could feel was herself, though it wasn't her ... as well as the other Senshi, all of whom seemed to be on their way to this place as well.
With a sigh, Sailor Moon leaned back and closed her eyes. Maybe now she could start piecing this all together and go back to living her life as a normal pre-teen.
~*~*~
Tatsuo's eyes flashed blue with anger as he turned up to the sky where he felt the real Sailor Moon coming from. A morbid grin was to accompany his growing frown, for, the only way Usagi transform was if she had the Broach. Maybe this night wouldn't go so horribly. After all, the idiot girl was practically delivering him her power.
Turning to Goku, he quickly dropped his frown and put on a look of concern, though not worried at all. "Better be on the lookout for any possible attack."
Goku, not knowing how to take the girl's words of caution, nodded. "You feel something coming?"
Tatsuo turned back up to the sky, his evil grin reappearing. "I have a feeling."
Vejita crossed his arms as he frowned at the girl. He still didn't like the idea of Earth being protected and saved by a group of little girls. It had been bad enough when Usagi and her friends had decided to join the world of fighting, now he would have to compete with the Senshi as well. "We know what we're doing, girl!"
Tatsuo snorted. "I bet..."
~*~*~
~~Son House~~
Chi-Chi wrapped her dripping wet hair in a towel with a sigh, though not out of stress. It was as if she was finally calming down after the week's events. Things finally seemed to be coming together for a grand closing. Goku would soon be back and she would have her family back to normal, the way it should be.
Unconsciously smiling to herself, Chi-Chi reached down toward the counter and curled her fingers in, though not being filled with anything. Not thinking anything of it, she moved her hand around, feeling around for a very special item which had been entrusted to her to keep safe.
Not finding what she was looking for, Chi-Chi let out a soft grunting-growl. "Where are you?" She asked, rather playfully to herself. She looked down at the counter expecting to find the broach almost immediately. But to her surprise, it was no longer where she thought she had left it. "Well..." She turned around and let her eyes travel to the counter on the other side of the sink, hoping that she had put it there and just somehow forgotten temporarily. But again, it wasn't there.
With a grunt, she walked out of the bathroom. She knew she couldn't have left it far from the bathroom. Goku had told her to make sure it was safe, and that was what she had intended to do. But now it was missing. "Where is it?!" She ran to her bed and sifted through the pile of blankets, only to come up short of the one thing she was looking for.
She sat down, trying to think of where she could have possibly placed it. She remembered going into the bathroom and placing it on the counter next to the shower, where could it have gone? It couldn't have just gotten up and walked away, nor could anyone have stolen it. There was only one other person in the house.
With an idea glimmering in her eye, Chi-Chi stood up and walked out of her room. "Usagi?" Not getting an answer, she walked further out into the living room and approached her daughter's. "Usagi? There wasn't anyone else in the house while I was in the shower, was there?" She stopped at Usagi's door and knocked, not wanting to invade her privacy. "Honey?"
Where there was still no answer, Chi-Chi began to worry. It wasn't like Usagi to stay silent ... unless she was asleep. Maybe that was it. Maybe Usagi was just asleep. She had, after all, had a rough couple of days. And, as much as Chi-Chi wanted to let her daughter rest, she needed to find the broach. So, she quietly proceeded to open the door of her daughter's room, only to find it empty. Now things were starting to smell fishy. First the broach was missing, and now her daughter, who WANTED the broach back in the first place. Chi-Chi's once calm disposition was suddenly turned back into a rage of anger. Usagi had failed to obey her parents' words yet again and snuck out of the house, this time putting herself in danger of being attacked. "Usagi!"
~*~*~
Sailor Moon's heart began to race as she came closer and closer to the group; not only from being nervous, but from fearing the outcome of this meeting. Her friends were quite a ways from arriving, and she would be all alone with HER... the OTHER Sailor Moon, whom she could see quite clearly from where she was. The girl looked like herself in every aspect. The looks, the power, everything. What was going on? This girl clearly wasn't another Sailor Moon. It was an exact replica of herself ... and she was conversing with the other fighters of earth!
Sailor Moon growled as she stood up and motioned for Nimbus to stop. "She's going to wish she never came here!" She slightly bent her knees to give herself power for a hop. Fearing that she might have already tricked them into thinking that she was the actual Sailor Moon, the real Sailor Moon jumped off Nimbus, aiming her land for the imposter. 'Prepare yourself!'
~*~*~
With an impish grin, Tatsuo looked directly up only to see Usagi after him. He quickly glanced at Vejita, and then to Goku. Both of them had their backs turned away. 'Perfect!' Looking back up to Usagi, he decided not to dodge or call attention to her.
(Ok, I realize This is way shorter than usual, by about two or three pages, but I really don't have time to write right now. Sorry. I also know it's been a week since I last posted. Bad me, I understand. But it's the end of the quarter and I have a crapload of projects, one of which was due today, and two of which are due on Friday, meaning I don't think I'll be able to post anything more this weekend, and if I do, it'll most likely be on Thursday or Friday. And, just in case I don't get to post anything again before next week... next week is spring break, and I'm going on tour for band, which means, no chapter for all of next week! Sorry... well, I guess I'll Cya later! )