I Will Hold My Destiny
By: Yueh Miko
A/N: So sorry it took so long to get out!!!!!! T_T Plz forgive! Gomen Nasai!!!
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Usagi stared at the faces of her four best friends.
"Mina-P this is not true…" she said slowly, trying to digest the information they were throwing at her.
"Oh Usagi…" Minako sighed.
"We don't have time Usagi, they all need you!" Rei said forcefully. Usagi's eyes roamed back and forth. She looked at Setsuna's solemn face, at Hotaru's young one, at Minako's hopeful one, at Rei's stern one, at Makoto's concerned one, and at Ami's puzzled one. She felt trapped.
"But…what about Seiya?" she asked trembling. Suddenly she felt a sharp stab on her face and then a burning sensation on her cheek. Rei had just slapped her. Ami gasped in horror.
"I am sorry," Rei started, "But people's lives are in danger and all you can think about is your love life!"
"I…" Usagi started but Minako took her hands.
"Usagi you have to understand! They might die! That woman, Kyorikara, she is doing this so you will feel indecisive and won't help us so we lose! She is getting what she wants! Don't let her win, Usagi, don't! Haruka-san and Michiru-san! They are counting on us. Chibi-Usa is counting on us and the future Serenity is counting on us! Don't let them down! Please, don't!" Tears were streaming down Minako's face, her blue eyes pleading with Usagi's.
Usagi closed her eyes and thought about the people here. Mamoru, she didn't know hat to think. But visions of Chibi-Usa filled her momentarily. How Nehlenia had thrown Chibi-Usa off and how Usagi had jumped after her. Usagi remembered how she hadn't feared what would happen to her when she hit the ground, only the fact that she had to save Chibi-Usa. Then she suddenly remembered the painful expressions on Haruka and Michiru's face when they had fallen at Galaxia's feet, taking their last breaths. They had given up their lives to protect her. She had to save them, not because she wanted to be Sailor Moon and save people, but because these people were important to her and they had done so much for her. She opened her eyes slowly, not looking at her friends.
"Fine. Let's do this!" Then she turned around at her dressing table to open the drawer and grasp her brooch. She looked back to see smiled on everyone's faces.
"I knew you could do it, Usagi-chan!" Luna said, emerging from behind Setesuna. Usagi managed a small smile for her feline friend and then raised her brooch…
"Moon Eternal Make-up!"
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Kyorikara watched the sky outside the window.
"Look Jeriko, look how blue it is. Look how green this planet is, look how full of life it is. I want it to be filled with misery. With so much misery that the people will forget how to love."
"Kyori…" Jeriko started, but Kyorikara quieted him with a wave of her hand.
"Serenity will pay, she will pay for all she did to me." Just then a light shot up in the blue sky, over the Tokyo tower.
"What!?" Kyorikara recognized that light to well. It was the symbol of serenity's power, her soul, her love.
"She can't be!!" The red-haired women sputtered backing into Jeriko's arms.
"You must calm down, we have what they love and we can still manipulate them." He old her soothingly.
"Yes, of course…she whispered turning toward the two figures of Haruka and Michiru, too weakened to protest but still possessing too strong a will to be controlled. Then she turned her cruel green eyes toward the slumped figures of Chibi-Usa and Mamoru. Yes, she thought, yes I can still manipulate.
Jeriko watched his mistress and, as if he was inside her head, he saw the plan forming.
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"She is Sailor Moon once again," Yaten commented lazily, "She has left you again for Mamoru."
"No, she couldn't have…" Seiya whispered but he was starting to believe it. The energy he was sensing, the pure ball of silver energy, was moving toward the golden flicker of energy he had always sensed from Mamoru.
"Seiya it's useless to dwell here, to stay here when we have no purpose," Taiki said matter of factly, "Let's go back Seiya, where Kakyuu-hime is waiting for our return."
"I want to see her one more time, to hear from her whether she is really doing this or not…" Seiya said, words pouring out of his mouth without thought.
Taiki met Yaten's gaze. They were asking each other the same thing. What if she still accepts him? But neither, not the cunning Yaten nor the intelligent Taiki had an answer to this fateful question.
Seiya left for the car, and they nonetheless followed in his wake.
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"Sailor Saturn…" Sailor Moon asked the young senshi in sheer nervousness.
"Trust me Sailor Moon, she isn't that powerful…" Sailor Saturn assured, "Her only weapon is the element of surprise."
"Okay…if you say so…"
"Sailor Moon, for God's sake stop being such a chicken!" Sailor Mars exclaimed in utter frustration.
"Okay, okay, I am sorry…" Sailor Moon replied but made a face when Mars turned away. Mercury giggled but Jupiter hushed her. Venus didn't seem to notice.
"Okay, on the count of three…" Jupiter told Pluto, "One…two…three…" WHAM! They broke open the door…and faced utter silence.
"Something doesn't feel right…" Mars said quietly.
"It's an odd feeling…" Saturn agreed.
"Yeah, the jitters!" Venus said and Mars shot her an annoyed look. They spread out and searched but Pluto already knew that Kyorikara and Jeriko weren't there and neither were their hostages.
"Where could they be?" Sailor Moon wondered slightly confused. Just then Seiya, Yaten and Taiki burst in.
"Seiya…" Sailor Moon said softly.
"And look he brought along his pals." Mars snickered a bit. Seiya didn't pay attention to her but she received scowls from both Taiki and Yaten.
"Why are you all here?" Saturn swung her staff toward them. The blade was pointed at Seiya throat.
"Saturn no!" Sailor Moon broke in but Pluto quieted her with a look.
"We…wanted to help…whatever way we can…" Seiya said looking at the blade closely.
"We do not need your help!" Saturn pressed the staff closer, while the girls watched with open mouths. Seiya backed a bit.
"Please…" he started but Saturn swung the staff very close to hitting him.
"No!" she fumed, "You will only get in our way! Your powers are gone, you will endanger yourself and us too…you need to leave!"
"I can help you," Seiya said slowly, "I can help you find Mamoru…"
"Mercury can do that very well." Jupiter added nodding toward Mercury who had taken out her computer and was busy typing furiously with her visor and computer. Sailor Moon wanted to run to Seiya but she knew better, despite Venus's hand gripping her arm in restraint. Mars was staring daggers at the boys.
"Saturn…" Mercury started, "I cannot, it's guarded very well…We may need his help after all." Slowly Saturn lowered her staff.
"Tell me, how do you posses the ability to find Mamoru?" Pluto asked.
"I can sense Mamoru's energy because he is the guardian of this planet. The essence of the planet and Mamoru's are very similar. Even when we first arrived, Mamoru was the first we sensed." Seiya said slowly. Yaten nodded in agreement.
"Alright then you will lead us." Pluto replied, "Sailor Moon, shall we go?"
"Yeah, sure…" Sailor Moon averted her eyes from Seiya's and looked around Mamoru's apartment. There was a picture of her and Chibi-Usa along with him. She loved Chibi-Usa, and as Chibi-Usa's father he mattered to her very much. Although she tried not to think about the fact that she just might be erasing Chibi-Usa from existence. She followed Seiya and his two friends along with the rest of the senshi.
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Seiya led them to an old abandoned temple. It was in ruins. The marble walls were cracked and the floor was full of dirt. The tiles were broken and at some places tufts of grass were poking out. Vines covered some of the walls and leaves from fall over the years were spread all over the ground.
"How sad…" Mars commented. She hated it when people didn't give temples proper care and respect.
"Yes, it is sad," Venus commented. Mars looked at her, sure she was going to find mockery in Venus's eyes, but Venus looked as sad as Mars felt. Saturn turned to Seiya and the other guys.
"You may not come in," she commanded, "It's not safe for you."
"But…" Seiya started only to be stopped by Sailor Moon.
"Please, Seiya, stay here," she pleaded.
"I…"
"Promise me you will stay here…?" She asked.
"I…" He hesitated again, "Alright, I promise I will stay here." Sailor Moon gave him a watery smile and led everyone in.
Mars entered last. She was looking around, for any signs of her friends or enemies. Suddenly she saw a light, a fire burning in one of the rooms. She slowly walked toward the light, but stopped and looked at her friends. She thought of asking Venus to come along, but decided against it. Walking toward the burning fire in the room, she saw that there was a familiar figure in there.
"Mamoru-san!" she gasped. She walked in faster. And as soon as she stepped in, Mars who never made petty mistakes, realized that she had made the stupidest mistake. A chill had started at her feet, enveloped her whole being and her vision went dark before she could call for help.
Venus was the first to notice.
"Where is Mars?" she asked everyone. No one had seen her.
"Wasn't she behind you, Venus?" Mercury asked.
"Yes, she was…" Venus's eyes were filled with worry, "She is not replying to the communicator!"
"We should search for her," Jupiter said firmly.
"Yes," Sailor Moon agreed, "Mercury go with Venus and see if you can find her. See if you can trace her energy. We will continue looking for the others." As they moved on Venus and Mercury broke off.
"This temple is so cold, so big…" Venus shivered, "She could be anywhere."
"Don't worry," Mercury smiled, "We'll find her." The others had moved on very far now.
"Oh Mars…" Venus shivered again. Suddenly her eyes wandered to a figure standing on the roof. A figure with dark hair bellowing behind it in the wind.
"Mercury look!!" Venus pointed and mercury followed her gaze.
"Where?" Mercury saw no such thing.
"It's Mars…!" Venus said and ran toward the figure. There were chills running down her spine constantly. Mercury ran after her to stop her. Venus jumped up to the roof followed by a frantic Mercury.
"Venus stop!" Mercury said and when Venus turned to look back mercury could see that her lips were blue and she was shivering.
"What's wrong?" Mercury asked and suddenly she felt herself shivering.
"The temperature here is drastically dropping…" she whispered to Venus, who in turn nodded.
"We'll be okay…" Venus whispered as hers and Mercury's vision went blank.
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"This place gives me the shivers!" Jupiter said to Sailor Moon, "Let's go back and see if Venus and Mercury found Mars yet."
"No," Pluto replied, "I fear they haven't."
"What!?" Jupiter stared in shock at her.
"We must be on our guard, anything could happen." Was her only reply and they kept walking on. Suddenly they heard a shriek. Jupiter has walked into a thick vine and tripped. Her leg was bleeding ferociously due to the thorns on the vine.
"Oh Kami-sama!" Sailor Moon sat down in front of her, "Are you okay?"
"I think I…" Jupiter gasped in pain, "Broke my leg…"
"Is it very bad…?" Sailor Moon asked worried.
"Yes…I think…" Jupiter replied and Saturn sat down in front of her.
"I can heal it," she replied looking at the twisted leg.
"Thank you…" Jupiter replied and suddenly fainted. Saturn healed the leg slowly.
"Why did she faint?" Sailor Moon asked in panic.
"Too much pain, I believe." Pluto said, "I will stay with her until she wakes up. You and Saturn go on." Saturn nodded and got up, leaving with Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon gave one last glance at her two friends and then walked on.
Pluto watched the Princess and Saturn walk away.
"I know you are here Kyorikara," she whispered into the air, "What cruel method have you been using to capture the scouts?" Looking down at Jupiter, she saw that the girl was shivering. Her lips had turned blue.
You were always the smart one, Pluto, but now you fall into my trap as well…Came a whisper in the air.
The last thing Pluto saw was the frozen body of Jupiter next to her before her own body was taken over by the chill.
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A/N: Sorry it took so long!!!!! *falls onto ground* Gomen Nasai!!! There is one more chap and I will try to get it out soon!!