Fragmented Reality by: Warube

Chapter Two

Usagi left the house with only one last glance at it. It was identical to her own house, all the way down to the paint on it. She started down the road, taking a look at the sky. It was quickly becoming dark, and soon night would completely fall. She had just left the only place that she was even slightly familiar with in this world and she had no money or anything with her. Then to make matters worse she was still dressed in her pajamas. Of course at home it had been dark, and she had been in the middle of sleeping when the storm had awoken her.

She had made it to the street when she saw a pair of eyes being lit by the evening sun. She bent down to get a closer look and saw a white cat with deep purple stripes. The thing that truly caught her attention, though, was the bald spot on the cat's head. It was in the shape of an upturned crescent and was golden. Usagi began to stroke the cat. "So who are you, you cutie?" she asked looking for a nametag.

When she didn't find one she let out a small sigh. "So, it seems you haven't found her yet. Care to tell me why kitty?" she asked.

The cat gave Usagi a quizzical look. That was all Usagi needed. She picked up the cat. "So, you going to tell me, or should I take you to the vet?" she asked. "I know Queen Serenity sent you."

The cat's eyes widened slightly. It began trying to get away, but Usagi held tight. "Come on kitty. I won't hurt you, I promise. I'm not from the Dark Kingdom or whatever it's called here. Serenity-sama sent me too," she said.

The cat stopped trying to swipe at her face. "She sent you too?" he asked in a deep, masculine voice.

"Hai. However, it's a long story and unless you have a place to accomodate me, then I really have to find a place to sleep tonight," Usagi replied.

"That's no problem. I have a feeling that the girl in that house is the one I've been looking for. You look similar to her, so I can use that to make her family believe you are her cousin. In fact, everyone who sees you will think you are her cousin," the cat said, his crescent flashing for a moment. "However, there is one catch, any of the senshi will not be affected. They have strong magic running through their veins, so this trick can't work on them."

"That's fine, we just have to go back now. First, though, I have to change," Usagi said, bringing out a tool she hadn't used in just over a year. She thrust the Luna Pen into the air. "MOON POWER! Change me into a T*A Private Girls' School student!"

A moment later Usage was wearing an outfit identical to what her best friend, Rei, would wear to school. She scooped up the cat and started back across the street. "So kitty, what's your name?" she asked.

"Kodora. I am the top advisor to Queen Serenity-sama. However, it seems you already knew that, and why I'm here," he answered.

Usagi nodded as she finished walking up to the door. She rang the doorbell and waited for an answer. She didn't have to wait long before a man with dark hair and glasses opened the door. He looked nearly identical to her own father, perhaps a little taller and a little older, but very close. "Oh, Usagi-chan. I'm so sorry, I forgot that you were coming today," he said.

"That's alright. The bus was late anyways. Then since it was their fault they made arrangements for me to get here," Usagi lied.

The last couple years had helped her to perfect her lying skills. While she wasn't proud of them, she had to rely upon them when she was fighting as Sailor Moon. Her parents had almost caught her too many times, but she had usually quickly figured out a story with one of the other senshi. They had each agreed to covering for one another. Only once had Usagi been caught, but another quick lie had kept her secret from being discovered.

The man stepped aside and led Usagi into the house. They quickly walked to the dinning room where Usagi saw a woman who was close to her mother in appearance, and two young children. "Look who showed up Mikomi," the man said.

Mikomi, the woman who looked like her mother, looked shocked. "Oh no, I thought she wasn't suppose to arrive until tomorrow. I'm so sorry Usagi- chan. I guess I was a day behind," she said.

"It's okay. As I was just telling Oji-san, the bus was running late, so they arranged for me to get a ride here anyway. There is no need to worry," Usagi said quickly.

Mikomi looked at the two children. "Hakuchou, Tora go get a plate and utensils for your cousin," she said quietly to the children. They both eagerly rose from the table and hurried off into the kitchen. "Seizui will be down in a moment. You'll be staying in her room. I'm sure you two will want to catch up anyway. It's really been too long since we've seen each other. You have grown into a fine young woman Usagi-chan."

"Thank you Oba-san. It really has been too long," Usagi said.

The children quickly returned and set down the plate and utensils. They had just sat back down when Seizui came down the stairs. "There, all ready for..." she began before seeing Usagi. "What are you still doing here?" she demanded.

"Seizui! You will apologize to your cousin right now. She just got here and you take a harsh tone to her. That is no way to treat guests," Mikomi said sternly.

Seizui looked confused. "My cousin? She is not my cousin. I've never seen her before today. She was in my room earlier talking crazy talk. She needs to be locked up!" she said.

"Seizui! You will apologize for that as well. If you do not then you will go up to bed without supper. I will not have you disrespecting a guest in this house. You are going to be living with her after all," her father said.

"Nani?! I'll be living with this crazy girl?! What are you talking about?" Seizui demanded.

"Your cousin will be staying in your room. Now apologize or go to bed," her father said.

"But Tou-san, that's not fair! She isn't even my cousin," Seizui said.

"You heard your father, now since you don't want to apologize you can go to bed. Good night Seizui," Mikomi said.

Seizui looked astonished, but turned and slowly trudged up the stairs. She didn't see the cat as it walked behind her. Usagi sat down and looked at her new family. "Do not worry about Seizui. She'll come around; she most likely doesn't remember you is all," Mikomi said. "Now, tell us about your day Kaji."

They continued talking throughout dinner. Usagi had told them about herself, leaving out and changing a few details where she needed to. She did tell mostly the truth, though. After dinner she headed upstairs so she could go to bed. When she entered the room she saw Seizui sitting on her bed with a glare. "What did you do to my family?" she asked harshly.

"I didn't do anything. Kodora-kun did it," Usagi said.

"Who is Kodora?" Seizui shot back.

"Kodora is my cat. What I said before was true. I am from another dimension, and I am a superhero there. However, I also know how to lie, and how to use magic, at least a little bit. Everyone here will now think I'm your cousin, so you might as well get used to it," Usagi said. "I really hate doing this, but I have no choice. I'm here to help whether you like it or not."

"Well I don't like it," Seizui said.

"Then there's the fact that she is a senshi. She saw through the disguise," Kodora said, nuzzling against Usagi's legs.

Seizui looked around the room. "Who said that? Who is there?" she asked, a note of panic in her voice.

"Kodora said it. He's right here at my feet silly," Usagi said, bending down to pick up the cat. "Kodora, are you sure that it isn't just because she saw me before I ran into you?"

"Hai. It wouldn't matter; her memory would have been altered to include you if she wasn't a senshi. She probably would have felt bad about throwing you out earlier too," Kodora answered.

Seizui's jaw dropped. It was one thing to have a girl appear and start saying she was a superhero from another dimension, but to see a talking cat was something totally different. She quickly jumped over to her closet and brought out her baton again. "Get rid of that thing!" she shrieked. "It's evil!"

Usagi held on to Kodora. "He's not evil. He's just a magical cat. He's very intelligent and will be very helpful to you and the rest of the senshi once they're found," she said. "Say Kodora, you wouldn't be able to give me any powers would you?"

"I'm sorry Usagi-san, but no. I only have items for the senshi here. Your guardian should have trained you to remember your henshin item. Now as for her, though. I think I can give her something. She seems to be from the moon, so this should help her," he said before jumping out of Usagi's arms.

He seemed to jump into the air and do a backflip. A few sparkles trailed behind him and quickly formed into a silver brooch with a pale pink crescent on it. Usagi looked at it with a smile. "Welcome to the team Sailor Moon," she said.

Kodora turned and looked at her. "Sailor Moon? What is a Sailor Moon? She'll be Silver Moon," he said.

A sweatdrop appeared on Usagi's head as she let out a nervous laugh. "Oh, I just thought that she'd be called the same thing I was when I started two and a half years ago," she said.

Kodora just shook his head then turned back to Seizui. "Now to activate your powers you just have to say 'Silver Moon Power, Make Up'. Go on and give it a try," he said.

Seizui lowered the baton and picked up the brooch. She examined it and then looked at Kodora like he was crazy. "This must be one bad dream. Next thing you'll tell me I'm some princess from the moon or something like that," she said.

"No, I don't think you are. You are a guardian, a senshi, not a princess," Kodora said.

Usagi looked on in shock. They didn't know. She started to say something before she felt herself fall. She appeared in an empty place. A large, intricate door stood before her. She turned to see if she could find anyone and found herself at the end of a bladed staff. "I don't know who you are, but what you were about to say forget it. I will not allow you to disrupt the flow of time," a woman said.

Usagi looked her over. She had a light gray bodice with a dark skirt and bows. Her skin was olive in color. Her hair was almost black and was braided. "You must be Silver Pluto," she said.

"How do you know who I am?" Pluto asked.

"I am not from this dimension. You may look different than my Sailor Pluto, but you have the same job. Listen, Queen Serenity sent me here to help. If you don't want me to tell who the princess is then I won't. However, I suggest you let me go back or else they'll start to worry about me," Usagi said.

"You haven't left at all. If your Sailor Pluto or whatever you called her has the same job as me, then you should know she presides over dreams as well. Normally you would have to be asleep, but in dire emergencies I can go directly to you and give you what you would equivilate with a daydream," Pluto said.

Usagi nodded, taking in just a little of what was said. "Okay then, why don't you just let me go then. I won't tell them, and I won't interfere much. I'll be a guide for them mainly. I have no real powers anyways," she said.

Pluto seemed to accept the answer and nodded. Next thing Usagi knew she was back in Seizui's room. Her mouth was still open and Seizui was waving a hand in front of her face. Usagi quickly closed her mouth and blinked a couple times. "Are you alright?" Seizui asked.

"Uh, yeah, I think so," Usagi said quickly, looking around the room.

"You are so weird. Anyways, you said to activate this thing I just say Silver Moon Power, Make Up?" Seizui asked.

Her body instantly exploded into light. Pink and blue ribbons covered her body and formed into a fuku. Just before her tiara appeared Usagi noted a crescent. Usagi took a look over Seizui. Her bodice was silver and she already had two skirts. Her top skirt was rose pink with a pastel blue skirt under it. Her collar was the same blue as her second skirt. She had two pink bows with a translucent silver bow on top of her front bow. Her silver brooch was resting in the center of her bow. She had pink boots with a silver stripe at the top; a golden crescent sat in the center of the stripe. She had elbow length, silver gloves with two pink bands at the elbow. She had two feathery barrettes in her hair, and two silver bobbles with pink crescents in the center. Her tiara was silver with a pink stone in the center.

Usagi smiled at her. "Now do you believe me?" she asked.

Seizui looked herself over. "What happened? Where are my clothes? Why am I in this thing? Why is this skirt so short?" she asked rapidly.

"You transformed. They'll reappear when you dehenshin. That is your fuku, which is what a senshi wears. I wish I knew. I think it had to be some perverted old man who liked to look at girls in short skirts," Usagi answered.

Seizui looked at her. "Nani yo?" she asked.

"I answered your questions silly," Usagi said. She looked over at Kodora. "So by you awakening her, does that mean that the enemy is here?"

Before Kodora could answer Seizui covered her ears. "Where are those voices coming from?" she asked, a little louder than their talking had been.

"Don't worry Zui-chan. It took me a little time to get used to it too. You should figure out where whoever it is your hearing is so you can go save them," Usagi answered.

Seizui listened for a moment then her eyes widened. "Iie! Nene-chan! We have to hurry. She's in trouble!" Seizui said rushing over to the window.

Without thinking Seizui jumped out the window and landed on the ground below. Usagi took a moment to make it look like the two girls were asleep before turning off the light and following. Kodora was riding on Usagi's shoulder as they made their way through Tokyo. "Do you know where she went?" Kodora asked.

"I have an idea. If this is like my first battle, then I'm pretty sure I know where she'll be," Usagi said.

About ten minutes later they stopped in front of a jewelry store. They could see inside and saw a youma attacking Seizui. Usagi didn't think twice before she rushed in.

"Pathetic! If you are all that stands between the Dark Empire and victory then we shall win this war easily!" it shrieked.

Seizui stumbled backwards, tripping over someone who grabbed her ankle. The youma took advantage of the situation and began advancing on her. Just before it got to her a blur of red slashed the youma's hand. Seizui looked to see a rose not far away. Usagi looked at the rose and stars grew in her eyes. She looked up towards the window. "Tuxedo Kamen..." she started before seeing someone else there.

A woman with a long, black braid jumped down. She wore armor that Usagi recognized almost immediately. It was nearly identical to the armor Prince Endymion wore. "Who are you?" she asked.

"Even the most beautiful of flowers has a weapon. Silver Moon, you must find your weapon within you and use it to destroy this blemish," she said, her voice was rich and husky.

"But I don't know of any weapons!" Seizui said, scared out of her wits.

Kodora jumped from Usagi's shoulder. "Silver Moon, call out Silver Crescent now!" he yelled.

Seizui nodded. "SILVER CRESCENT!" she yelled, bringing back her hand.

A boomerang of silver light appeared in it. She quickly threw it at the youma and it quickly turned to dust as it let out a shriek of pain. Seizui let out a sigh of relief. She turned to thank the woman in the armor, but found her to be gone. She stood and walked out of the store with Usagi and Kodora.

When they got a little bit away Usagi told Seizui how to power down and the two quickly made their way back to Seizui's room. When they got there the two girls quickly laid down in their beds. "Usagi-chan. I still think you are a little crazy and weird, but I believe you. However, from now on, you cannot come to the battles. You could get hurt," Seizui said.

Usagi started to protest but realized that it was true. She had placed the same restriction on Chibi-Usa many times. Now she would have to sit out. "Hai. I'll stay away. Good night Seizui-chan," she said before falling asleep.