(Ok, so here's the story. I got bored. REALLY bored, so I stopped writing
for a while. I was only going to stop for a few weeks, but then a few weeks
turned into a few months without me really taking notice. Getting bored
with something and then trying to pick it up again isn't the easiest thing
to do, but I can honestly say I'm back again. I already have this entire
"book" finished, although I'm only going to be posting once a day. As
you're reading this I have already begun my next "book", which will come
out either once a day, or every other day depending on how much writing
I'll be able to get done in one day. Well, happy reading!)
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Everyone just stood by and gawked at the two fighters. What had the dominant one meant by saying "I know where your daughter is"? Why had the other one stopped her from going any further?
Sailor Moon stood her ground as she glared back into the imposter's eyes. She wasn't about to let herself be backed down by her just because he was stronger. She knew she was in the right. If she backed down, who knows what would happen to her, or more importantly, the earth. She would have to somehow find a way to get her family and friends to believe that she was the real Sailor Moon.
Sailor Moon tensed her muscles, preparing herself for another go at it with Tatsuo. But something called to her in the back of her mind. Those eyes, they had flashed blue just moments after the other Sailor Moon glared at her. Where had she seen them before? No one else was coming to her aid. Did that mean that no one had seen them flash with such evil intentions? Not much time was given to the Senshi before Tatsuo jumped high into the air with an evil grin, accompanied by a bone-chilling cackle. She immediately stopped thinking and became alert for any and everything that could possibly happen at this point.
Goku, having known the Senshi of the Moon best out of the rest of the group, found Tatsuo's behavior rather odd. Never once had he heard Sailor Moon laugh in such a way. He remembered her always to fight with honor for herself, as well as her foe. The way she had snapped at the other Sailor Moon HAD seemed rather unlike her.
With his suspicions growing, Goku focused his attention back to the girl on the ground. He wondered why she hadn't followed the other into the air. Until this point, she had been following every move that her foe had made.
The Senshi, fearing that they wouldn't be able to figure out which of the two fighters was their Sailor Moon, dropped themselves to the ground next to the other fighters. Looking up at the fighter in the air, and then back to the one on the ground, their faces were filled with worry.
~*~*~
Meanwhile, Mamoru was just arriving at Haruka's house, where he felt Michiru's energy as well. Those two were always spending time together. They were completely inseparable. He landed in front of the house, finding that the door was wide open. "Haruka! Michiru!" Not wasting any time, he rushed through the doorway, finding the two sitting in front of the TV on the sofa. He frowned as he watched them for a few minutes, hoping that they would notice him standing there. But they were too wound into their own little world to notice him. "You Guys!"
Haruka immediately snapped her attention upward toward the angry Mamoru standing in her living room. "Oh, hey Mamoru. When'd you get here?"
Michiru smiled as she waved hello up to the boy. "How's it goin?"
Mamoru clenched his fists as he walked in front of the TV and turned it off, causing Haruka to burst into hysteria. "What's wrong with you? We were watching that!"
Mamoru growled as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Hello?! Don't you feel that? Something big's going down out there!"
Haruka frowned back at her friend, though not because she was upset over a menial disturbance. "Yeah, I feel it."
Mamoru, ready to pound some sense into his friends, growled even louder. "Then why are you both just SITTING here like two lumps on a log?"
Haruka closed her eyes as she laughed softly. "Look, Mamoru, it's not our problem. There are plenty of people who can fight besides us. When we're needed, we'll fight. But right now, it seems like a Senshi problem, rather than OUR problem."
Michiru just nodded and smiled. This was actually one subject that she agreed on with Haruka. She could remember quite clearly what had happened last time they tried to interfere with a Senshi fight. It wasn't their place to interfere again.
Haruka opened her eyes with a frown. "I don't see why you're so concerned. Are you going soft on us?"
Mamoru frowned. "I'm not concerned." He said rather conceitedly. "I couldn't care less about the Senshi." He clenched his fists at what he was saying. He did in fact care a little about the Senshi. He knew who they were and what they stood for. He had saved their leader in the Dark Kingdom. He felt it his duty to do so again here on earth.
Michiru could tell he wasn't being truthful about his last statement. She could see it in his eyes that he truly did care, for what reason she didn't know, but he DID care. "Don't lie, Mamoru."
Haruka turned to her friend, half in confusion. "Huh?"
Michiru ignored Haruka and kept her eyes on Mamoru. "Don't let us hold you back. I can tell you want to go."
Mamoru dropped his frown, his face now full of surprise. "Is it that obvious?"
Michiru giggled. "I am a woman, aren't I?" With a soft smile, she waved for him to leave. "Go help them."
Mamoru was speechless. Michiru had never called him out like that before. Without thinking another thought or saying another word, he turned around and ran out the door. He wasted not time getting himself up into the air and flying himself directly toward the fight that was taking place between the two Sailor Moons.
~*~*~
Piccolo worked fast, going through the old Palace he knew so well as he searched for any traces of information he might be able to find about the broach. But things weren't going to plan. He wasn't finding anything, but nevertheless, he wouldn't give up. Only half of the palace had been searched, and he planned on going through it all before he called it quits. He WOULD find the secret of the broach, why the intruder could have any interest in it. Maybe then they would be able to sort this whole thing out.
Meanwhile, there was still the issue of the fight that was brewing. Things had already gotten pretty heated down on earth. Piccolo was sure that things would only be getting worse before they got better, it always happened that way, and now his son was heading in that direction.
~*~*~
Hotaru could feel the disturbances just as much as the next guy, but there wasn't much she could do about it. Kaori was watching her like a hawk, as if she expected her to do something. "What?" She asked abruptly as she sat at the table with a fork in her hand.
Kaori frowned at the girl's rudeness. "Eat your food."
Hotaru, who had been dawdling through her dinner, looked down at her food. How could she eat at a time like this? Her friend was in a crisis. SHE was in a crisis. She didn't even know if Usagi was still her friend after the day before. "I'm not hungry."
Kaori became very cross with the child as she stood up, causing her chair to fly out from behind. "Excuse me young lady! You monkey-brats are always hungry. Your mother was, and you are!"
Hotaru wrinkled her nose with a frown as she threw down her fork, saying nothing. She knew better than to talk back to Kaori, her caretaker, but this was too much. The woman didn't know what she was struggling through, not that she would care anyway. She was sick and tired of being treated like an animal. She was tired of Kaori. Everything was building up, the hatred from school, Kaori, and now Usagi. Who knew if they were friends anymore, and who cared? It was all hopeless. No one cared about her, no one ever cared. Well, there was ONE person.
Suddenly, something snapped in her. She didn't feel like herself anymore. Something was happing to her. It was if something else was taking over her body. "I'm.not.hungry!" She said very coarsely. She slowly stood up, her eyes giving off a purple glow. "I have to go."
Kaori calmly walked around the table and grabbed the child's arm, slightly weary of her now. "You're not going anywhere. You don't want me to get your father, do you?"
Hotaru's actions were swift as she ripped her arm away from Kaori. A throbbing sensation began to overtake her as she backed away. "I said, I have to GO!" And with no further thought, the girl turned away to run out of the room, her speed so great that Kaori could not follow.
Kaori sighed as she rubbed her temples. She wasn't cut out for watching this child. If only she wasn't the one. "The Professor isn't going to like this."
~*~*~
Meanwhile, the fight between the two Sailor Moon's was really beginning to pick up. Tatsuo shot continual Ki attacks at the severely wounded Sailor Moon, who was barely able to block them. Sailor Moon tried her best to fight back with her own attacks, but her Moon energy just wasn't cutting it. She had found that out the other day in the park. It only worked to help this guy, not hurt him. But she couldn't give up.
Goku focused more on the Senshi in the air now, than the Senshi on the ground. There was something about the airborne girl. Something not right with her intentions, as if there was an evil aura around her being. Something was fishy alright, especially the way she was fighting; dirty. The grounded Senshi seemed not to be fighting as well, nor did she seem to be able to fly, which WAS something that the Senshi he met the year before could do. "What's going on?"
Krillin turned up to his best friend with the same confusion. "This is crazy."
Chi-Chi moved in closer to her husband to listen to what was being said. Goku rubbed his head without a single thought of how to resolve this. "I've never seen anything like this before. We're dealing with a sophisticated enemy, obviously. To be able to sneak into our world and Clone people."
Gohan, overhearing his father, turned from the fight to enter the conversation. "Didn't Usagi accuse someone of knocking her out yesterday?"
Not even thinking about what her son had just asked, Chi-Chi became frantic about something more important. She pushed Krillin and Gohan away and clasped her fingers into her husband's arms. "Goku! Usagi. We have to find her! She's out there all alone. with the broach! She's in danger!"
Goku closed his eyes with a quiet growl. He hated this. He wanted desperately to go and search for his daughter, but he knew his place was here just in case something big happened. "I know!"
Sailor Moon looked away from her fight for just a moment and turned to her mother and father. She wished so much that she could tell them that she was right there, that she was in no danger at all, and from the looks of things, she wasn't far off from that decision. 'Mom.'
Soft tears began to form in the base of Chi-Chi's eyes. "Please, Goku, we have to find her."
Goku turned his attention upward toward the sky once again to watch the fighters. The fight seemed to have paused for just a moment. It seemed as though everyone was listening to their conversation. "We can send the boys out with you."
Tatsuo let out an evil chuckled as he built up a large Ki ball in his hands. "Goku, Goku, Goku. I already told you that's not needed."
Goku frowned as he continued to glare upward. The Senshi all shared the same look of concern. Why was she saying that? Was Usagi really going to give herself in like that? Or was that really the clone? Mercury turned to her friends, who had already stepped back from the group. "Well?"
Venus, as acting leader, hadn't the slightest idea of what to do in order to handle this. So, she just shrugged. "One of em's the real Sailor Moon, and if she wants to tell, then she'll tell. And if she doesn't, then she'll attack or something."
Mars clenched her fists, feeling as if there was nothing she could do at that point. Venus was right. "Maybe it'll be better if they knew. Then we wouldn't have to watch this anymore."
Jupiter softly nodded. "Then we could start the real fight."
Chi-Chi pulled away from her husband, placing her hands on her hips with a frown. "Now you listen here! I'm sick of this. Tell me where my daughter is!"
Trunks quickly grabbed the woman and pulled her aside. He could still remember what happened last time she tried standing up to the enemy. "Mrs. Son, please."
Chi-Chi frowned as she kicked Trunks in the knee, causing him to drop his grip. "Where is she! I demand to know! Did you kidnap her!?"
Sailor Moon covered her face in embarrassment. 'Mom, why do you always make a big deal outta everything?'
Tatsuo closed his eyes with a chuckle. "Yesterday." The Ki ball that he had been building up in his hands was now complete. It was blue like the color of his skin, not silver. The Senshi were the only ones who could feel the power that it held because of the Moon power masking it.
Sailor Moon gulped at the realization of what she had to do. There was no way that she would be able to live through something like that in her current state. 'Well.'
Tatsuo evilly smirked as he pulled back to attack, but his target wasn't what everyone had expected. Instead of going for Sailor Moon, he aimed for the rest of the group. It was the perfect plan, no one would expect it, and Goku wouldn't have the time to transform in time to stop it. So that's what he did. He fired it at the group of Sailor Moon's family and friends. "Your brat is."
Sailor Moon watched in horror as the attack got closer and closer to her family and friends. "NO!" Within a split second a blinding silver light stood in front of the group of fighters, blocking them from impact. The blue attack was immediately deflected up toward Tatsuo, who absorbed it back into his body.
Chi-Chi found herself Vejita's arms up in the air. "Wha." She looked down to the ground and screamed. "WHAT?! Who is that!?" She demanded. On the ground stood a girl in a beautiful white dress, with long golden hair flying back from the force of the wind being created. She raised her Ki and floated out of Vejita's arms.
Goku stared down at the girl in awe. He had never seen anything like it before, nor had he felt anything like it. The power was magnificent, more than he had ever imagined. That must have been what Moon power was.with something else mixed in. "It can't be." He whispered.
Krillin stared at his friend. "You feel it too?"
Goku nodded softly. He couldn't believe what he was feeling. It had to have been a coincidence. "That's." He couldn't even bring himself to finish that sentence. It was too much to believe. How could she hold so much power?
Chi-Chi continued to stare down at the girl. She was a little slower to realize what was going on than everyone else, but eventually it hit her. "Usagi!"
The Senshi immediately flew to the ground now that they knew who the real Sailor Moon was, or should they say, their Princess. "Serenity!" They all cried out. The rest of the gang was soon to follow.
Taking his defeat, Tatsuo only frowned and flew where no one could see him. His plan was ruined now. He hadn't expected Usagi to be able to come back so fast after the beating she had taken. Her family was supposed to die, not live. Now he would have to take care of things the hard way. Of course, there was still Goku and his tail, his last hope.
Serenity wearily watched her friends and family land before her with a smile on her face. "You're all safe."
Mercury; "So are you."
Goku pushed through the group, and past the Senshi with no regard to their thoughts. He had more important things on his mind, like why this girl felt almost exactly like Usagi. Serenity took one look at his angry face, and the angry woman behind him and gulped. They knew, she could tell by the looks on their faces that they knew. Her true energy signature was revealed through her true form.
Goku stopped two feet in front of the girl and crossed his arms. "Who are you?" He asked, calmly.
Serenity looked down at the ground, and thought to herself. Why should she be ashamed? Why should she feel in any way guilty about her actions? After all, she hadn't asked to be the Princess. If it were up to her she wouldn't be a Princess at all. But that wasn't a choice, so she was forced to go with what she knew. And she knew that she had promised Luna that she wouldn't tell anyone about her identity. And she hadn't. Her parents had found out while she was protecting them. No harm done there.
Serenity stood tall with a majestic smile. Finally, her burden would be shared. "I am Son Usagi. Princess Serenity of the Silver Millennium Moon Kingdom." She quieted down rather quickly, hoping that her parents would respond faster. But they didn't, they just stared at her, letting the new information sink in.
Chi-Chi covered her mouth, wanting to cry at what she saw. That girl.she looked like her daughter, but she also looked like the woman she encountered four years before that day; like the angel from her dream. She was too shocked to say anything. All she could do was stand and stare.
Serenity wanted so badly to rush to her parents and skip this part, but she knew she couldn't. She could tell that they were in shock. And who wouldn't be? This was some pretty big news to take in. So instead of running to them, she did the next thing she knew. "I'msorryIdidn'ttellyousoonerbutIpromisedLunaIwouldn't. Pleasedon'tbemad. Idon'tlikebreakingmypromises. I'mthemoonprincessand." She blurted it all out so fast that not even her friends could understand a word she said.
Before she could even finish her sentence, Goku had wrapped his arms around her to reassure her that he wasn't angry, which was the only part of her explanation he had caught. But appeasing her happiness wasn't exactly on the top of his mind. He wanted to know what was going on. Why was his daughter a Princess? It just didn't make any sense. Serenity powered down, back to Usagi, and Goku knew right then that she had been telling the truth all along. And now he knew why she wouldn't tell him about the broach, and now, he understood everything.
Vejita nearly went ballistic coming out of his shock. "What?! Kakarotto's brat?! A Princess!? IMPOSSIBLE! SHE'S LYING!"
"SHUTUP!" Chi-Chi turned around and punched Vejita, causing him to trip over his feet.
Usagi closed her eyes as she began to cry. "Daddy I'm sorry. I wanted to tell you, I really did."
Goku let go, but she didn't. She kept hugging him, which was understandable. They had been through so much in the past couple of days. This was just the icing on the cake, and it wasn't even over yet. Tatsuo was still running loose. "I was just worried."
Usagi tried to smile. "I know. It's your job."
Chi-Chi turned back to her husband and youngest. "Usagi, what's going on?" Usagi opened her mouth to speak, when all of a sudden a silver ball of energy hit her from behind. "Usagi!"
The impact was too much for the wounded girl. She had already gone through too much without any power, and now she had been knocked out. Goku powered up to Super Saiyan Level two and picked up the girl. "Where are you?!" He shouted. He handed Usagi over to Goten. "Get the girls outta here."
Jupiter got into a fighting stance. "We're staying."
Goku turned down to look at the girl in green, who stood next to him. "No. This is my fight now. This guy's messed with my business one too many times."
Jupiter frowned. "Usagi is OUR business. She's our friend, ya know."
Goku returned the frown, though looking back up. He didn't want to take his eyes off the surroundings for too long. He couldn't detect the attacker, which meant he was still in the form of Sailor Moon. "I don't care. This is MY fight."
Mercury placed her hand on Jupiter's shoulder. She could empathize with the feelings of wanting revenge, and wanting to be the ones to deliver it, but Goku was right in his want to be the one to do the job. Usagi WAS his daughter, and he and Chi-Chi had been affected by this more. "Makoto, come on. He's right. Usagi already told us that this guy's too strong for her anyway, which means we won't be able to handle him."
Mars nodded. "Right. This guy isn't even affected by our planetary powers."
Tatsuo, still as Sailor Moon, appeared out nowhere before the group with his teleportation skills. "So where's the moon? Is it going to come out anytime soon?"
Goku jumped into his fighting stance. "Who are you!? Show your true self!"
Vejita frowned. "Don't waste time on formalities! Just pound the little freak!"
Tatsuo frowned as he fired a swift blast at the shorter Saiyan, who was easily able to dodge. Vejita built up his own Ki attacks in both hands, but was stopped by Goku. "Don't Vejita. I already said this is my fight."
"I'm not going to let you have all the fun."
Trunks frowned. "Father, please."
Vejita punched his son in the stomach. "Shutup!"
Goku ignored the bickering and fighting behind him and glared directly into Tatsuo's eyes. To think, this form, Sailor Moon, was another form of his daughter. How could that be? He had just sat by and watched her be mutilated by this monster without even knowing it. "You monster!"
Tatsuo smirked. "You know what I want. the broach. The brat has it, I want it."
Goku glanced back to his daughter, and then quickly back to Tatsuo. "You'll have to fight me first."
Gohan; "And me."
Goten handed his sister off to his mother, who took her away from the crowd. "Me too."
Goku frowned. He thought he had already mad himself clear about this. "No."
Goten frowned equally as hard. "Dad, no. She's our sister too, ya know. You think we're not mad about this?"
Tatsuo chuckled as he turned back into his own, blue self. It was time he prepared himself for a real fight instead of the games he had started. The Moon wasn't coming out, that was obvious. So there was only one way to beat these guys. His last trick. They would wish they never opposed him. "Aw, how cute. You all want revenge. First you'll have to catch me!" With that, he jumped into the air and flew off.
The three Son men didn't waste any time following close behind the blue creature. It was no longer a game. This was for real, and they couldn't lose him again. There was no telling what kind of insane tricks he would pull if they lost him again. But he wasn't easily caught either. He seemed to be skipping through air, being in one spot at one moment, and another spot the next moment. Goku didn't even bother using teleportation, he was too angry for that. He just kept his eye on the target and went for it
~*~*~
Chi-Chi was left with the Senshi, her daughter, Vejita, Trunks, and Krillin, with tears in her eyes over what all had taken place. She had no say in what just took place. She wanted to go with her family, she wanted to beat the crap outta that guy for what he had done to her family, but she couldn't. She had to stay with her daughter, which she didn't really have much of a problem with. "Usagi." She whispered as she knelt down.
The Senshi de-transformed and walked to Chi-Chi, keeling down as well. Ami began examining her friend immediately, first by checking her heart rate. Chi-Chi just watched in awe as the four of them sat down as if nothing had just happened. "So?" She questioned as the three men left came up from behind.
Makoto looked up from Usagi. " 'so' what?"
Chi-Chi frowned. "Aren't you going to tell me what's going on? Why you five are the Senshi?"
Minako, knowing the heart better than her friends, spoke first. "No."
"Excuse me? After all this I think you girls owe me an explanation! I know who you are now! It's not a big secret anymore!"
Minako did nothing but smile. She wasn't going to get angry. "I think Usagi would want to tell you. Wouldn't you rather hear it from her?" Chi-Chi couldn't argue with that. She WOULD have rather heard it from Usagi, but she was out cold at the moment and she wanted answers now.
Rei nodded. "Yeah. She's really been struggling with it a lot lately. She really wants to tell you, but her promise to Luna, AND the Queen made that difficult."
Ami pressed her ear against Usagi's chest to check her breathing. "Everything looks normal to me. She's really exhausted though. I fear the wound that might be on her back, though."
Chi-Chi looked down at her daughter and wanted to cry. The poor girl had been through so much, so many fights. Her body was so beaten up. "I'm sorry you had to go through this, Usagi." She held back her tears as she lovingly rubbed her hand over her daughter's forehead.
Krillin placed his hand on the woman's shoulder. "Don't worry Chi-Chi. She'll be fine in no time. She's a strong little kid."
Vejita gave a quiet 'hmph' as he crossed his arms. "I still don't know how that brat ever became a Princess!"
~*~*~
Mamoru had felt the entire chain of events. From the fight between the Sailor Moons, to Serenity, and now the chase. Luckily for him, he was coming upon the site of the Senshi fight. "Hey!" He cried out. He could see everyone but Usagi. Where had she gone?
Minako looked up into the sky and waved for Mamoru. "Mamoru's here you guys!" The group turned their attention upward onto Mamoru as he approached closer and closer.
As he came closer, Mamoru finally noticed Usagi lying on the ground, unconscious. "What the.!" He increased his speed in order to land faster.
Vejita frowned. "Great, more brats!"
Mamoru landed next to Chi-Chi, immediately kneeling at her side. "What the hell happened to her!?"
Trunks; "She was beaten up."
Mamoru frowned. "Well that's obvious! But how did this happen!? I mean, she was Serenity before she became unconscious. I felt it. Then she turned back into Usagi, which means she was hit AFTER." He paused when he saw the frown on Chi-Chi's face. "What?"
"You knew." She poked his chest rather roughly.
Mamoru backed up. "What are you talking about?"
"You knew that my baby was the Moon Princess before I did! How can YOU know before me!"
Mamoru grinned. "Because I'm Earth's Prince."
Vejita's eyes widened at hearing that. "What!? That's just too much! I will NOT stand for this!"
Mamoru grinned up to Vejita. "No one said you had to stay here, you know. You CAN leave."
Vejita crossed his arms. "Brats! You should all be shot!" And with that, he burst into the air with heightened jealousy. Here there were two kids, a prince and a princess. One of them a low-class Saiyan, one a human. How can that be possible? Well, it can't be. It had to be a mistake. He's the only Prince around. 'If that female brat thinks she's above me she's got another thing comin'!'
Chi-Chi's face was absolutely white. This was way too much information to take in at once. "You're a prince? There are actually people who TRUST you to be in such a position!? WHO APPOINTED YOU!?"
Minako wrapped her arms around the woman. "Please, Chi-Chi, calm down. It's all right. Usagi will tell you everything when she wakes up."
Chi-Chi wrapped her arms around her daughter and picked her up. "No, it's not all right. My daughter is a Princess. I have no royalty in my family past my father, who is in no way related to anyone on the moon. Goku definitely has no royalty in him. how does my daughter become a Princess without me knowing!? There's something seriously wrong here! They've got the wrong girl! My baby is normal!"
"Yes, she is normal.but."
Chi-Chi jumped to her feet. "NO! She's not normal if she's a Princess!" She didn't have the mental capacity at that moment to take in so much news. She had a hard time coping with the fact that Usagi had kept such a big secret from her, but now, to find out that even Mamoru was a Prince, that was insane. Chi-Chi couldn't deal with it anymore. She raised her power level and flew into the air toward her home.
Krillin shot up after the woman, knowing that she would probably do something stupid if she were left on her own. "Chi-Chi! Wait up!"
Mamoru stood up. He couldn't help but feel responsible for Chi-Chi's sudden outburst. He shouldn't have said anything. He should have just asked what happened and waited for them to say everything that happened instead of mentioning Serenity. "This could be bad."
Trunks nodded. "Oh yeah." He sarcastically agreed.
Ami stood up next to Mamoru. "She's in denial."
~*~*~*~
Everyone just stood by and gawked at the two fighters. What had the dominant one meant by saying "I know where your daughter is"? Why had the other one stopped her from going any further?
Sailor Moon stood her ground as she glared back into the imposter's eyes. She wasn't about to let herself be backed down by her just because he was stronger. She knew she was in the right. If she backed down, who knows what would happen to her, or more importantly, the earth. She would have to somehow find a way to get her family and friends to believe that she was the real Sailor Moon.
Sailor Moon tensed her muscles, preparing herself for another go at it with Tatsuo. But something called to her in the back of her mind. Those eyes, they had flashed blue just moments after the other Sailor Moon glared at her. Where had she seen them before? No one else was coming to her aid. Did that mean that no one had seen them flash with such evil intentions? Not much time was given to the Senshi before Tatsuo jumped high into the air with an evil grin, accompanied by a bone-chilling cackle. She immediately stopped thinking and became alert for any and everything that could possibly happen at this point.
Goku, having known the Senshi of the Moon best out of the rest of the group, found Tatsuo's behavior rather odd. Never once had he heard Sailor Moon laugh in such a way. He remembered her always to fight with honor for herself, as well as her foe. The way she had snapped at the other Sailor Moon HAD seemed rather unlike her.
With his suspicions growing, Goku focused his attention back to the girl on the ground. He wondered why she hadn't followed the other into the air. Until this point, she had been following every move that her foe had made.
The Senshi, fearing that they wouldn't be able to figure out which of the two fighters was their Sailor Moon, dropped themselves to the ground next to the other fighters. Looking up at the fighter in the air, and then back to the one on the ground, their faces were filled with worry.
~*~*~
Meanwhile, Mamoru was just arriving at Haruka's house, where he felt Michiru's energy as well. Those two were always spending time together. They were completely inseparable. He landed in front of the house, finding that the door was wide open. "Haruka! Michiru!" Not wasting any time, he rushed through the doorway, finding the two sitting in front of the TV on the sofa. He frowned as he watched them for a few minutes, hoping that they would notice him standing there. But they were too wound into their own little world to notice him. "You Guys!"
Haruka immediately snapped her attention upward toward the angry Mamoru standing in her living room. "Oh, hey Mamoru. When'd you get here?"
Michiru smiled as she waved hello up to the boy. "How's it goin?"
Mamoru clenched his fists as he walked in front of the TV and turned it off, causing Haruka to burst into hysteria. "What's wrong with you? We were watching that!"
Mamoru growled as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Hello?! Don't you feel that? Something big's going down out there!"
Haruka frowned back at her friend, though not because she was upset over a menial disturbance. "Yeah, I feel it."
Mamoru, ready to pound some sense into his friends, growled even louder. "Then why are you both just SITTING here like two lumps on a log?"
Haruka closed her eyes as she laughed softly. "Look, Mamoru, it's not our problem. There are plenty of people who can fight besides us. When we're needed, we'll fight. But right now, it seems like a Senshi problem, rather than OUR problem."
Michiru just nodded and smiled. This was actually one subject that she agreed on with Haruka. She could remember quite clearly what had happened last time they tried to interfere with a Senshi fight. It wasn't their place to interfere again.
Haruka opened her eyes with a frown. "I don't see why you're so concerned. Are you going soft on us?"
Mamoru frowned. "I'm not concerned." He said rather conceitedly. "I couldn't care less about the Senshi." He clenched his fists at what he was saying. He did in fact care a little about the Senshi. He knew who they were and what they stood for. He had saved their leader in the Dark Kingdom. He felt it his duty to do so again here on earth.
Michiru could tell he wasn't being truthful about his last statement. She could see it in his eyes that he truly did care, for what reason she didn't know, but he DID care. "Don't lie, Mamoru."
Haruka turned to her friend, half in confusion. "Huh?"
Michiru ignored Haruka and kept her eyes on Mamoru. "Don't let us hold you back. I can tell you want to go."
Mamoru dropped his frown, his face now full of surprise. "Is it that obvious?"
Michiru giggled. "I am a woman, aren't I?" With a soft smile, she waved for him to leave. "Go help them."
Mamoru was speechless. Michiru had never called him out like that before. Without thinking another thought or saying another word, he turned around and ran out the door. He wasted not time getting himself up into the air and flying himself directly toward the fight that was taking place between the two Sailor Moons.
~*~*~
Piccolo worked fast, going through the old Palace he knew so well as he searched for any traces of information he might be able to find about the broach. But things weren't going to plan. He wasn't finding anything, but nevertheless, he wouldn't give up. Only half of the palace had been searched, and he planned on going through it all before he called it quits. He WOULD find the secret of the broach, why the intruder could have any interest in it. Maybe then they would be able to sort this whole thing out.
Meanwhile, there was still the issue of the fight that was brewing. Things had already gotten pretty heated down on earth. Piccolo was sure that things would only be getting worse before they got better, it always happened that way, and now his son was heading in that direction.
~*~*~
Hotaru could feel the disturbances just as much as the next guy, but there wasn't much she could do about it. Kaori was watching her like a hawk, as if she expected her to do something. "What?" She asked abruptly as she sat at the table with a fork in her hand.
Kaori frowned at the girl's rudeness. "Eat your food."
Hotaru, who had been dawdling through her dinner, looked down at her food. How could she eat at a time like this? Her friend was in a crisis. SHE was in a crisis. She didn't even know if Usagi was still her friend after the day before. "I'm not hungry."
Kaori became very cross with the child as she stood up, causing her chair to fly out from behind. "Excuse me young lady! You monkey-brats are always hungry. Your mother was, and you are!"
Hotaru wrinkled her nose with a frown as she threw down her fork, saying nothing. She knew better than to talk back to Kaori, her caretaker, but this was too much. The woman didn't know what she was struggling through, not that she would care anyway. She was sick and tired of being treated like an animal. She was tired of Kaori. Everything was building up, the hatred from school, Kaori, and now Usagi. Who knew if they were friends anymore, and who cared? It was all hopeless. No one cared about her, no one ever cared. Well, there was ONE person.
Suddenly, something snapped in her. She didn't feel like herself anymore. Something was happing to her. It was if something else was taking over her body. "I'm.not.hungry!" She said very coarsely. She slowly stood up, her eyes giving off a purple glow. "I have to go."
Kaori calmly walked around the table and grabbed the child's arm, slightly weary of her now. "You're not going anywhere. You don't want me to get your father, do you?"
Hotaru's actions were swift as she ripped her arm away from Kaori. A throbbing sensation began to overtake her as she backed away. "I said, I have to GO!" And with no further thought, the girl turned away to run out of the room, her speed so great that Kaori could not follow.
Kaori sighed as she rubbed her temples. She wasn't cut out for watching this child. If only she wasn't the one. "The Professor isn't going to like this."
~*~*~
Meanwhile, the fight between the two Sailor Moon's was really beginning to pick up. Tatsuo shot continual Ki attacks at the severely wounded Sailor Moon, who was barely able to block them. Sailor Moon tried her best to fight back with her own attacks, but her Moon energy just wasn't cutting it. She had found that out the other day in the park. It only worked to help this guy, not hurt him. But she couldn't give up.
Goku focused more on the Senshi in the air now, than the Senshi on the ground. There was something about the airborne girl. Something not right with her intentions, as if there was an evil aura around her being. Something was fishy alright, especially the way she was fighting; dirty. The grounded Senshi seemed not to be fighting as well, nor did she seem to be able to fly, which WAS something that the Senshi he met the year before could do. "What's going on?"
Krillin turned up to his best friend with the same confusion. "This is crazy."
Chi-Chi moved in closer to her husband to listen to what was being said. Goku rubbed his head without a single thought of how to resolve this. "I've never seen anything like this before. We're dealing with a sophisticated enemy, obviously. To be able to sneak into our world and Clone people."
Gohan, overhearing his father, turned from the fight to enter the conversation. "Didn't Usagi accuse someone of knocking her out yesterday?"
Not even thinking about what her son had just asked, Chi-Chi became frantic about something more important. She pushed Krillin and Gohan away and clasped her fingers into her husband's arms. "Goku! Usagi. We have to find her! She's out there all alone. with the broach! She's in danger!"
Goku closed his eyes with a quiet growl. He hated this. He wanted desperately to go and search for his daughter, but he knew his place was here just in case something big happened. "I know!"
Sailor Moon looked away from her fight for just a moment and turned to her mother and father. She wished so much that she could tell them that she was right there, that she was in no danger at all, and from the looks of things, she wasn't far off from that decision. 'Mom.'
Soft tears began to form in the base of Chi-Chi's eyes. "Please, Goku, we have to find her."
Goku turned his attention upward toward the sky once again to watch the fighters. The fight seemed to have paused for just a moment. It seemed as though everyone was listening to their conversation. "We can send the boys out with you."
Tatsuo let out an evil chuckled as he built up a large Ki ball in his hands. "Goku, Goku, Goku. I already told you that's not needed."
Goku frowned as he continued to glare upward. The Senshi all shared the same look of concern. Why was she saying that? Was Usagi really going to give herself in like that? Or was that really the clone? Mercury turned to her friends, who had already stepped back from the group. "Well?"
Venus, as acting leader, hadn't the slightest idea of what to do in order to handle this. So, she just shrugged. "One of em's the real Sailor Moon, and if she wants to tell, then she'll tell. And if she doesn't, then she'll attack or something."
Mars clenched her fists, feeling as if there was nothing she could do at that point. Venus was right. "Maybe it'll be better if they knew. Then we wouldn't have to watch this anymore."
Jupiter softly nodded. "Then we could start the real fight."
Chi-Chi pulled away from her husband, placing her hands on her hips with a frown. "Now you listen here! I'm sick of this. Tell me where my daughter is!"
Trunks quickly grabbed the woman and pulled her aside. He could still remember what happened last time she tried standing up to the enemy. "Mrs. Son, please."
Chi-Chi frowned as she kicked Trunks in the knee, causing him to drop his grip. "Where is she! I demand to know! Did you kidnap her!?"
Sailor Moon covered her face in embarrassment. 'Mom, why do you always make a big deal outta everything?'
Tatsuo closed his eyes with a chuckle. "Yesterday." The Ki ball that he had been building up in his hands was now complete. It was blue like the color of his skin, not silver. The Senshi were the only ones who could feel the power that it held because of the Moon power masking it.
Sailor Moon gulped at the realization of what she had to do. There was no way that she would be able to live through something like that in her current state. 'Well.'
Tatsuo evilly smirked as he pulled back to attack, but his target wasn't what everyone had expected. Instead of going for Sailor Moon, he aimed for the rest of the group. It was the perfect plan, no one would expect it, and Goku wouldn't have the time to transform in time to stop it. So that's what he did. He fired it at the group of Sailor Moon's family and friends. "Your brat is."
Sailor Moon watched in horror as the attack got closer and closer to her family and friends. "NO!" Within a split second a blinding silver light stood in front of the group of fighters, blocking them from impact. The blue attack was immediately deflected up toward Tatsuo, who absorbed it back into his body.
Chi-Chi found herself Vejita's arms up in the air. "Wha." She looked down to the ground and screamed. "WHAT?! Who is that!?" She demanded. On the ground stood a girl in a beautiful white dress, with long golden hair flying back from the force of the wind being created. She raised her Ki and floated out of Vejita's arms.
Goku stared down at the girl in awe. He had never seen anything like it before, nor had he felt anything like it. The power was magnificent, more than he had ever imagined. That must have been what Moon power was.with something else mixed in. "It can't be." He whispered.
Krillin stared at his friend. "You feel it too?"
Goku nodded softly. He couldn't believe what he was feeling. It had to have been a coincidence. "That's." He couldn't even bring himself to finish that sentence. It was too much to believe. How could she hold so much power?
Chi-Chi continued to stare down at the girl. She was a little slower to realize what was going on than everyone else, but eventually it hit her. "Usagi!"
The Senshi immediately flew to the ground now that they knew who the real Sailor Moon was, or should they say, their Princess. "Serenity!" They all cried out. The rest of the gang was soon to follow.
Taking his defeat, Tatsuo only frowned and flew where no one could see him. His plan was ruined now. He hadn't expected Usagi to be able to come back so fast after the beating she had taken. Her family was supposed to die, not live. Now he would have to take care of things the hard way. Of course, there was still Goku and his tail, his last hope.
Serenity wearily watched her friends and family land before her with a smile on her face. "You're all safe."
Mercury; "So are you."
Goku pushed through the group, and past the Senshi with no regard to their thoughts. He had more important things on his mind, like why this girl felt almost exactly like Usagi. Serenity took one look at his angry face, and the angry woman behind him and gulped. They knew, she could tell by the looks on their faces that they knew. Her true energy signature was revealed through her true form.
Goku stopped two feet in front of the girl and crossed his arms. "Who are you?" He asked, calmly.
Serenity looked down at the ground, and thought to herself. Why should she be ashamed? Why should she feel in any way guilty about her actions? After all, she hadn't asked to be the Princess. If it were up to her she wouldn't be a Princess at all. But that wasn't a choice, so she was forced to go with what she knew. And she knew that she had promised Luna that she wouldn't tell anyone about her identity. And she hadn't. Her parents had found out while she was protecting them. No harm done there.
Serenity stood tall with a majestic smile. Finally, her burden would be shared. "I am Son Usagi. Princess Serenity of the Silver Millennium Moon Kingdom." She quieted down rather quickly, hoping that her parents would respond faster. But they didn't, they just stared at her, letting the new information sink in.
Chi-Chi covered her mouth, wanting to cry at what she saw. That girl.she looked like her daughter, but she also looked like the woman she encountered four years before that day; like the angel from her dream. She was too shocked to say anything. All she could do was stand and stare.
Serenity wanted so badly to rush to her parents and skip this part, but she knew she couldn't. She could tell that they were in shock. And who wouldn't be? This was some pretty big news to take in. So instead of running to them, she did the next thing she knew. "I'msorryIdidn'ttellyousoonerbutIpromisedLunaIwouldn't. Pleasedon'tbemad. Idon'tlikebreakingmypromises. I'mthemoonprincessand." She blurted it all out so fast that not even her friends could understand a word she said.
Before she could even finish her sentence, Goku had wrapped his arms around her to reassure her that he wasn't angry, which was the only part of her explanation he had caught. But appeasing her happiness wasn't exactly on the top of his mind. He wanted to know what was going on. Why was his daughter a Princess? It just didn't make any sense. Serenity powered down, back to Usagi, and Goku knew right then that she had been telling the truth all along. And now he knew why she wouldn't tell him about the broach, and now, he understood everything.
Vejita nearly went ballistic coming out of his shock. "What?! Kakarotto's brat?! A Princess!? IMPOSSIBLE! SHE'S LYING!"
"SHUTUP!" Chi-Chi turned around and punched Vejita, causing him to trip over his feet.
Usagi closed her eyes as she began to cry. "Daddy I'm sorry. I wanted to tell you, I really did."
Goku let go, but she didn't. She kept hugging him, which was understandable. They had been through so much in the past couple of days. This was just the icing on the cake, and it wasn't even over yet. Tatsuo was still running loose. "I was just worried."
Usagi tried to smile. "I know. It's your job."
Chi-Chi turned back to her husband and youngest. "Usagi, what's going on?" Usagi opened her mouth to speak, when all of a sudden a silver ball of energy hit her from behind. "Usagi!"
The impact was too much for the wounded girl. She had already gone through too much without any power, and now she had been knocked out. Goku powered up to Super Saiyan Level two and picked up the girl. "Where are you?!" He shouted. He handed Usagi over to Goten. "Get the girls outta here."
Jupiter got into a fighting stance. "We're staying."
Goku turned down to look at the girl in green, who stood next to him. "No. This is my fight now. This guy's messed with my business one too many times."
Jupiter frowned. "Usagi is OUR business. She's our friend, ya know."
Goku returned the frown, though looking back up. He didn't want to take his eyes off the surroundings for too long. He couldn't detect the attacker, which meant he was still in the form of Sailor Moon. "I don't care. This is MY fight."
Mercury placed her hand on Jupiter's shoulder. She could empathize with the feelings of wanting revenge, and wanting to be the ones to deliver it, but Goku was right in his want to be the one to do the job. Usagi WAS his daughter, and he and Chi-Chi had been affected by this more. "Makoto, come on. He's right. Usagi already told us that this guy's too strong for her anyway, which means we won't be able to handle him."
Mars nodded. "Right. This guy isn't even affected by our planetary powers."
Tatsuo, still as Sailor Moon, appeared out nowhere before the group with his teleportation skills. "So where's the moon? Is it going to come out anytime soon?"
Goku jumped into his fighting stance. "Who are you!? Show your true self!"
Vejita frowned. "Don't waste time on formalities! Just pound the little freak!"
Tatsuo frowned as he fired a swift blast at the shorter Saiyan, who was easily able to dodge. Vejita built up his own Ki attacks in both hands, but was stopped by Goku. "Don't Vejita. I already said this is my fight."
"I'm not going to let you have all the fun."
Trunks frowned. "Father, please."
Vejita punched his son in the stomach. "Shutup!"
Goku ignored the bickering and fighting behind him and glared directly into Tatsuo's eyes. To think, this form, Sailor Moon, was another form of his daughter. How could that be? He had just sat by and watched her be mutilated by this monster without even knowing it. "You monster!"
Tatsuo smirked. "You know what I want. the broach. The brat has it, I want it."
Goku glanced back to his daughter, and then quickly back to Tatsuo. "You'll have to fight me first."
Gohan; "And me."
Goten handed his sister off to his mother, who took her away from the crowd. "Me too."
Goku frowned. He thought he had already mad himself clear about this. "No."
Goten frowned equally as hard. "Dad, no. She's our sister too, ya know. You think we're not mad about this?"
Tatsuo chuckled as he turned back into his own, blue self. It was time he prepared himself for a real fight instead of the games he had started. The Moon wasn't coming out, that was obvious. So there was only one way to beat these guys. His last trick. They would wish they never opposed him. "Aw, how cute. You all want revenge. First you'll have to catch me!" With that, he jumped into the air and flew off.
The three Son men didn't waste any time following close behind the blue creature. It was no longer a game. This was for real, and they couldn't lose him again. There was no telling what kind of insane tricks he would pull if they lost him again. But he wasn't easily caught either. He seemed to be skipping through air, being in one spot at one moment, and another spot the next moment. Goku didn't even bother using teleportation, he was too angry for that. He just kept his eye on the target and went for it
~*~*~
Chi-Chi was left with the Senshi, her daughter, Vejita, Trunks, and Krillin, with tears in her eyes over what all had taken place. She had no say in what just took place. She wanted to go with her family, she wanted to beat the crap outta that guy for what he had done to her family, but she couldn't. She had to stay with her daughter, which she didn't really have much of a problem with. "Usagi." She whispered as she knelt down.
The Senshi de-transformed and walked to Chi-Chi, keeling down as well. Ami began examining her friend immediately, first by checking her heart rate. Chi-Chi just watched in awe as the four of them sat down as if nothing had just happened. "So?" She questioned as the three men left came up from behind.
Makoto looked up from Usagi. " 'so' what?"
Chi-Chi frowned. "Aren't you going to tell me what's going on? Why you five are the Senshi?"
Minako, knowing the heart better than her friends, spoke first. "No."
"Excuse me? After all this I think you girls owe me an explanation! I know who you are now! It's not a big secret anymore!"
Minako did nothing but smile. She wasn't going to get angry. "I think Usagi would want to tell you. Wouldn't you rather hear it from her?" Chi-Chi couldn't argue with that. She WOULD have rather heard it from Usagi, but she was out cold at the moment and she wanted answers now.
Rei nodded. "Yeah. She's really been struggling with it a lot lately. She really wants to tell you, but her promise to Luna, AND the Queen made that difficult."
Ami pressed her ear against Usagi's chest to check her breathing. "Everything looks normal to me. She's really exhausted though. I fear the wound that might be on her back, though."
Chi-Chi looked down at her daughter and wanted to cry. The poor girl had been through so much, so many fights. Her body was so beaten up. "I'm sorry you had to go through this, Usagi." She held back her tears as she lovingly rubbed her hand over her daughter's forehead.
Krillin placed his hand on the woman's shoulder. "Don't worry Chi-Chi. She'll be fine in no time. She's a strong little kid."
Vejita gave a quiet 'hmph' as he crossed his arms. "I still don't know how that brat ever became a Princess!"
~*~*~
Mamoru had felt the entire chain of events. From the fight between the Sailor Moons, to Serenity, and now the chase. Luckily for him, he was coming upon the site of the Senshi fight. "Hey!" He cried out. He could see everyone but Usagi. Where had she gone?
Minako looked up into the sky and waved for Mamoru. "Mamoru's here you guys!" The group turned their attention upward onto Mamoru as he approached closer and closer.
As he came closer, Mamoru finally noticed Usagi lying on the ground, unconscious. "What the.!" He increased his speed in order to land faster.
Vejita frowned. "Great, more brats!"
Mamoru landed next to Chi-Chi, immediately kneeling at her side. "What the hell happened to her!?"
Trunks; "She was beaten up."
Mamoru frowned. "Well that's obvious! But how did this happen!? I mean, she was Serenity before she became unconscious. I felt it. Then she turned back into Usagi, which means she was hit AFTER." He paused when he saw the frown on Chi-Chi's face. "What?"
"You knew." She poked his chest rather roughly.
Mamoru backed up. "What are you talking about?"
"You knew that my baby was the Moon Princess before I did! How can YOU know before me!"
Mamoru grinned. "Because I'm Earth's Prince."
Vejita's eyes widened at hearing that. "What!? That's just too much! I will NOT stand for this!"
Mamoru grinned up to Vejita. "No one said you had to stay here, you know. You CAN leave."
Vejita crossed his arms. "Brats! You should all be shot!" And with that, he burst into the air with heightened jealousy. Here there were two kids, a prince and a princess. One of them a low-class Saiyan, one a human. How can that be possible? Well, it can't be. It had to be a mistake. He's the only Prince around. 'If that female brat thinks she's above me she's got another thing comin'!'
Chi-Chi's face was absolutely white. This was way too much information to take in at once. "You're a prince? There are actually people who TRUST you to be in such a position!? WHO APPOINTED YOU!?"
Minako wrapped her arms around the woman. "Please, Chi-Chi, calm down. It's all right. Usagi will tell you everything when she wakes up."
Chi-Chi wrapped her arms around her daughter and picked her up. "No, it's not all right. My daughter is a Princess. I have no royalty in my family past my father, who is in no way related to anyone on the moon. Goku definitely has no royalty in him. how does my daughter become a Princess without me knowing!? There's something seriously wrong here! They've got the wrong girl! My baby is normal!"
"Yes, she is normal.but."
Chi-Chi jumped to her feet. "NO! She's not normal if she's a Princess!" She didn't have the mental capacity at that moment to take in so much news. She had a hard time coping with the fact that Usagi had kept such a big secret from her, but now, to find out that even Mamoru was a Prince, that was insane. Chi-Chi couldn't deal with it anymore. She raised her power level and flew into the air toward her home.
Krillin shot up after the woman, knowing that she would probably do something stupid if she were left on her own. "Chi-Chi! Wait up!"
Mamoru stood up. He couldn't help but feel responsible for Chi-Chi's sudden outburst. He shouldn't have said anything. He should have just asked what happened and waited for them to say everything that happened instead of mentioning Serenity. "This could be bad."
Trunks nodded. "Oh yeah." He sarcastically agreed.
Ami stood up next to Mamoru. "She's in denial."