Disclaimers: I don't own Sailor Moon or Dragon Ball Z. I'm just using the characters for the sake of this story and for the fun of it. No money is being made at their expense, please don't sue me you'll only get my pocket link and perhaps my bastard cat!
Chapter Nine: Don't Die Alone
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Sailor Mercury checked the scans that her computer produced for the hundredth time that hour, looking for any trace of whatever it was that set off Rei's senses earlier and caused enough panic in her to bring it up the last time they were at the Temple.
Not the most pleasant experience she'd ever had. Not only did Haruka feel the need to attack Trunks simply because of his tail, but they were also both laughed out of the temple when the secret to the sailor transformation was discovered. Or actually, *how* that secret was discovered.
She sighed at the thought. 'They're never going to let me forget about that.' She thought tiredly, rubbing her temples with her free hand.
"What's wrong, tenshi?" Trunks asked innocently as he walked back up to her. He was in his super saiyan form to prevent anyone from recognising him, with his sword strapped to his back. Just waiting to be used in a battle.
"Nothing's wrong. I was just thinking." She replied, going back to her computer scans.
Trunks pouted a little at the lack of attention, before deciding to fly over behind her and look over her shoulder to see the small computer screen she held. She couldn't help but giggle at him. "I can't concentrate when you do that." She said with a smile.
He also couldn't help but grin at her. "I know." He said teasingly as he wrapped his arms around her waist and lifted her up, startling her and causing a bubbling laugh to erupt from her throat almost at the same time. Finding his playfulness quite amusing.
He just couldn't help but play around. He knew that there would be problems with Haruka and Michiru, but he just felt as if that didn't matter right now. All he cared about was that he had his tenshi with him. And as long as he did, everything would be alright, no matter what would happen or what came their way. He was in this nice new world, his fighting was over, and he had the most beautiful girlfriend he could ever ask for. Things would finally be alright.
Suddenly, Ami's communicator went off *loudly*, and it's annoying beeping sound distracted Trunks from what he was doing, giving Ami enough time to grab it and answer it.
"Mercury here." She said, while Trunks looked over her shoulder at the tiny screen. There was only static on it, but the panicking voice of Hotaru could be heard on the line through the fuzzy screen clearly.
"You guys have got to get down the high school quick!! Something's attacking the kids and I can't fight it off!!" She cried out fearfully in what sounded like a weak and tired voice, panting heavily as though she'd just ran ten miles.
"We'll get there, don't worry!" Trunks said hotly, already wanting to kill whatever it was that was hurting the girl on the other end of the line, as well as the students.
"Saturn, what is it? Can you give me a description?" Ami asked, right before the line went dead.
"Ami, where's the school?" Trunks asked quickly, already picking her up so that she wouldn't need to waste her energy with the flight. She'd need it for whatever fight there was ahead of them.
"Just head straight South, you should see it within two minutes of the flight." She said quickly as they both took off into the air.
They had to get there to help her quickly, that was for certain. Whatever it was that was attacking Hotaru must be strong, considering that she was one of the strongest senshi and was having trouble even defending herself from it! The very last thing Trunks and Ami wanted was for another monster to fight, but if they had to do it then they would do it.
Trunks decided to himself that he would die before ever letting another thing of some sort come in and destroy everything that was so peaceful. He would *not* let this thing hurt his new friends!
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"I'm telling you, Jupiter, she was showing off her body to him! I over heard Usagi laughing about it! That's the only reason why they're even together!" Venus stated to her friend hotly, still angry with Ami for stealing a guy she really liked by acting like a tramp.
"I don't know about this, Venus. Maybe you should just let it go already. I mean Trunks really doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would chase after a girl because of her looks." She replied calmly, ignoring the little comment that her friend said about "What looks?" before continuing on. "And besides, they *are* together now, and there isn't much you can do about that."
"Well, maybe if you--"
"Whatever it is, I'm not helping you with it, and if you try to do something to ruin that relationship I swear I'll let them know about it." Jupiter threatened in a light tone of voice, still trying to act as a friend while getting the ridiculous ideas the blonde had in her head, out.
The brunet simply felt too bad with the way she treated her friend, and wanted to make up for it in any way she could. If Ami and Trunks were together than it was their good luck and not hers *or* Minako's. And she wasn't about to mess with that.
Venus crossed her arms and sent her a disapproving glare. "You're no help at all, y'know that?" She accused.
Jupiter simply shrugged her shoulders. "You'll thank me when you get married to someone *other* than Trunks." She said with a smirk.
Just as Venus was about to shoot back an angered remark, both communicators that the girls carried around with them went off, *loudly*.
Jupiter was the first to pick it up. "What's up, guys?" She asked casually. It was Usagi, Darien and Rei on the other line. "You guys have got to meet us down at the high school quick! Whatever it was that set off Rei's senses yesterday is attacking and Saturn can't deal with it alone."
'Wow, Saturn's having trouble with it?' Jupiter thought in amazement. "We'll be right there." She said quickly before turning the thing off as she and Venus jumped into the sky and headed off.
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"Trunks look!" Mercury cried out, pointing to the ground where Uranus and Neptune were, kneeling beside an exhausted, panting and bruised looking Saturn. Trunks' eyes widened at the sight, and he landed quickly before placing Ami on her feet so they could run over. It was so strange. She looked so small and frail, but was really supposed to be one of their strongest fighters, and yet he couldn't even sense what it was that wiped her out so much.
Uranus glared at him as he quickly approached, but didn't say anything. Whatever this thing was, it was strong, and a serious threat if it could do this much damage to Hotaru without even breaking a sweat, so she would most likely need his help, despite how much that idea bothered her.
"Hotaru, are you alright?" Trunks asked the young girl, his voice full of worry.
"Don't use her real name you fool!" Uranus immediately spat, willing to take her anger out on anything at this point.
Trunks just ignored the scolding as he kneeled in down in front of her and sensed her power level. He actually gasped at how low it was, so low that she was even having trouble staying in her sailor form. Whatever this thing was it almost completely drained her. Mercury whipped out her computer and tried to do a scan on her, checking to see if the monster had left any traces of itself on her so she could try and find a weakness. Unfortunately she found none.
"I'm not getting anything on this." She said, quickly putting away the small computer. "Saturn, can you tell us what it was that attacked you?" She asked quickly.
The young girl continued to gasp for air as she answered. "I...Don't know....It was...really strong...and I couldn't....even get a good...shot at it." She then swallowed, still trying to catch her breath and fighting to stay in her uniform.
Trunks was quick to notice that the scythe she fought with was shattered and in pieces in another corner of the school park, and she had several deep scratches up and down her arms, and the Sailor uniform she wore was ripped and tattered as well, with half the skirt missing. 'What did this?' He though in shock. The very last thing he wanted was for another creature to come along and destroy a whole world out from under him, but if that's what it was then he would fight it and kill it before letting this world share the same fate as his own.
Looking over at his Tenshi as she spoke to the younger girl, he knew that as long as he had her then he had every reason to die for this world. He didn't want her to see the things that he had to see, or anyone else for that matter.
"It's still here." Saturn choked out weakly, finally losing consciousness and changing back into her regular clothes as she collapsed backwards into Neptune's worried arms. Trunks quickly looked away from her body as she changed back out of respect, but then what she said had finally hit him.
"What!?" Trunks shouted in shock, even though she could no longer hear, immediately getting to his feet and into a fighting position, frantically looking around and trying to sense where the thing was. But he couldn't sense anything at all! What was this thing?!
"Hey guys! What's going on!?" Eternal Moon shouted as she came in for a land, Tuxedo Mask landing right beside her. Jupiter and Venus also chose that time to also run in, and they all couldn't help but gasp at the sight that Hotaru was in.
"What happened?" Eternal Moon asked, her voice full of worry.
"Something attacked her." Uranus said in a pissed off tone of voice while quickly bringing out her sword. "And when I get my hands on it, I'll slit its throat!!" She shouted in a rage.
"Um...What do think it is, Trunks?" Venus asked, but whether or not it was to get him to pay attention to her or to actually want the answer to the question, even she didn't know. "Can you sense it anywhere?"
"That's the problem, I can't!" He said, getting frustrated that he couldn't find it. "She said it was still here, so I don't understand why I can't feel its energy."
"Our enemy's have different energy signature's than what you're used to picking up, Trunks." The calm and serene voice of Pluto explained. Everyone whipped their heads at her, not having seen her arrive, and with Chibi-Moon at her side as well. 'When did she get here?' He thought, but quickly shrugged it off as unimportant. As long as they were here to help then he didn't care.
"Then why can't we sense it?" Neptune asked curiously, cradling the young girl as gently as she could.
Pluto sighed before sending Trunks a strange look that he couldn't quite interpret. "Because it also contains the energy signature of Majin Buu. The two signatures cancel each other out, and therefor none of you can sense it." She explained causing a gasp to erupt from the entire group.
Mercury covered her mouth with her hand, unable to believe it, while Uranus sent Trunks an untrusting sneer. That was the monster that came from his world! What was going on?
"WHAT?!?" Trunks burst out, in pure shock and even a little fear. This thing was part of Majin Buu? But how was that even possible?! He's dead! "Th-that's not possible!" He said desperately. Trying to deny what the green haired woman had just said, even though he knew that she was the type who didn't make any mistakes. Ever.
Pluto sadly shook her head. "I'm afraid to say that the creature isn't dead, and that it was merely weakened when it followed you through the portal." She explained in an even tone of voice. How she could stay so calm at a time like this was beyond him!
"Then this is all *your* fault!" Uranus shouted angrily, pointing an accusing finger at Trunks as she did.
"It is *not* his fault!" Mercury defended. "He didn't do anything wrong! It isn't his fault that, that thing followed us!" She shouted, trying to make the stubborn blonde lay off for once. She knew that she was only worried about Hotaru, but she couldn't blame him! He didn't attack her!
"Stay out of this!" Uranus shouted in a rage, before turning her murderous eyes onto Trunks. Accusing him of nearly killing the young girl with them and actually making him feel guilty. Everyone else just stood aside, not able to say anything due to the shock. If this thing was strong enough to destroy Trunks' world, then what chance did they have against it?
Just before Uranus could start ranting again, Mars cut her off. "You said that it was weakened, right Pluto? Is it still weak enough for us to destroy?" She asked quietly, herself along with everyone else praying that it was.
The time guardian nodded her head, and Chibi-Moon took a step closer to her, knowing what they had to do in order to get the energy needed to kill it. She felt so ashamed right now, especially when she looked up at Trunks' guilt ridden face. Because Mercury was right, it wasn't his fault. It was no ones fault that this had to happen. It just....had to happen.
Eternal Moon decided to speak up. "But I thought that Chaos was supposed to be the last enemy we would ever fight." She said, shakily. Wondering how Pluto could've been so wrong about something so important while Tuxedo Mask placed a comforting arm around her shoulder.
"Chaos *will* be the last enemy you defeat." She said, continuing at all the confused looks she received. "Chaos wasn't destroyed that last time you all fought against it, it was merely weakened, and went into hiding to gather energy, and not taking any physical form that we could see or fight against. When the small amount of Majin Buu's energy followed Trunks and Ami through the portal, Chaos sensed it and locked in on it, knowing that it's power could help it. The two merged together to become one physical being." She explained, watching as everyone's facial expressions said that they were starting to understand.
"It's still weak from the merge, but also very strong from the power of both creatures. It must be destroyed today while we still have enough power to kill it. No more time must be wasted or else it will regain it's strength, and our world will suffer the same fate as the one Trunks came from." She finished, griping her time staff tighter while waiting to be attacked at any moment by the creature that was still nearby. Just because she had seen a mere glimpse of the future, didn't mean she would walk into this completely unafraid.
"Where is it now?" Trunks asked, wanting to be the first to get at it and get his revenge on it while he could.
No sooner did those words leave his lips, did the tall, skinny and almost pitch black looking form of a different looking Majin Buu, shoot out of the bushes and soar in Mercury's direction, quickly grabbing her by the throat as it backed her up into the wall of the school building at such a high speed, that no one knew what had hit them at first.
Trunks whipped his head to the side, and to his horror, saw that monster hissing and sucking the energy out of his tenshi with his claws and mouth. "Let her go!" He screamed, bringing out his sword as he sped off to tear the thing away from her.
Unfortunately for him, the black Majin Chaos monster sensed him coming and jumped out of the way just as he was about to bring his sword down, only managing to stop himself and the sword as it hung mere centimetres from Ami's shocked face.
Trunks' eyes widened with what he almost did, and he quickly sheathed his sword back up. "Tenshi, are you alright?! I didn't hurt you did I?" He asked quickly, his voice filled with concern as he took her into his arms for a relieved hug before looking her over.
She didn't say anything in her weakened state, but simply shook her head no for him. "Majin Buu can absorb energy a lot faster now." She panted out, telling him what she just learned through first hand experience. That thing had her in its claws for barely seven full seconds, and she was already at half her original strength! If it weren't for the training that Trunks provided her with then she was sure that she would have passed out!
"Oh no." Trunks whispered in shock. This was going to be a lot harder than what Pluto had made it out to be.
"WORLD SHAKING!!" Uranus cried out while launching her attack at the demon looking monster. It simply chuckled in amusement at the ball of energy heading its way before letting himself get hit by it.
A loud explosion followed by the rise of dust and smoke could be seen, but for the moment everyone remained quiet. Was it dead? It couldn't be with just that one attack! Their thoughts were all confirmed when they all heard that evil chuckle it gave off as the smoke cleared and he reappeared, standing straight up with an ugly smirk on its face.
"Kami-sama" Mars whispered, unable to believe what she had just seen. That thing didn't even bother to get out of the way! What on earth were they going to do?!
The black Majin Buu chuckled again before whipping its head at where Mercury stood next to Trunks. "I remember you." He said in a deep and not so childish voice, causing Ami to gasp in shock and Trunks to snarl at it for scaring her. "You won't trick me again." He said, taking a step forward.
"Come any closer and I'll cut your head off!" Trunks shouted, bringing his sword back out and holding onto it threateningly.
The monster simply chuckled at him. "Very well then, I'll just finish what I started in your world!" He barked back, laughing as if it were the funniest thing he'd ever heard and causing Trunks' breath to hitch in fear. 'No.'
"Then I'll complete my mission and travel to other planets to do the same." He chuckled, the sound sending the time traveller over the edge as he charged the heartless monster with every intention of seeing his sword through his chest.
Majin Buu simply jumped into the air before surrounding himself with a dark lightning field just as Trunks reached him. The energy not only field stopped him, but also drained some of his own energy before sending him crashing back to the ground, smashing some of the surrounding pavement as he landed.
Mercury immediately ran over to his side, her heart slamming at the sight as he tried to stand. "Trunks, are you alright?!" She asked, her voice filled with fear and concern.
"I'm fine," He panted out. "But now I can't get to it." He admitted, gritting his teeth in annoyance for that fact. He knew exactly what the monster was doing, and it scared him. "He's gathering his energy now. He's going to try and destroy the planet!"
Eternal Moon gasped in fear as she as well as everyone else turned their heads up at the monster in the air. She, Trunks and Mercury were the only ones who could fly, so they were the only ones who could get to it. But mercury couldn't do it and Trunks couldn't break through it's field, so that left her.
Just then the monster started to scream as if in pain, when it was in fact still getting stronger by the second. The world around then started shake and the wind ripped through the trees and tore at their leaves and blossoms as storm clouds appeared. He really was going to do it!
"We'll have to use the sailor planet attack!" Pluto shouted above the wind, getting everyone's attention. "Someone has to fly up there and store the energy we can collect until there is enough to kill it!"
"I'll go then!" Eternal Moon shouted immediately to volunteer. Both Pluto and Chibi-Moon's hearts clenched, knowing that she wasn't the one to go. "It has to be Trunks!" She cried back.
"But I can use my crystal!" She shouted in surprise, keeping her arms by her head to prevent her hair from getting in her face. She wasn't the only one to be surprised at what Pluto had just said. Sailor Moon was *always* the one who was in the battle front fighting against the enemy while they all provided the energy for the crystal! What was going on?!
"It can't be you! It has to be Trunks!" She cried out.
Personally Trunks had, had enough of this. If she was supposed to do it then why send him? "What's going on?!" He demanded of the time guardian.
She pointed up. "His energy field is emitting a poisonous energy that could kill her if she stays up there too long to gather our power! You however, will have a better chance to survive long enough for us to gather it and give to you to attack him with!" She explained. "He'll also send out attacks that she won't be strong enough to defend herself against! It has to be you!"
Trunks didn't really think about anything at that point as he just nodded his head and took off into the air, getting ready to do whatever he had to do to help them kill this thing. If he could survive being near it long enough to attack it and kill it then he would do it. He owed these people for saving his life so now he'd return the favour.
"Trunks wait!!" Mercury cried out in a panic as she soared after him. He stopped dead in the air, wondering what she was doing following him. "I don't want you to go!" She cried out oncec she'd made it to him.
He was more than a little taken back by *that* statement! "But Ami, I have to go!" He said in shock, but was even more shocking were the tears that started to build in her eyes. He made her worried for him and he felt terrible for it.
"I-I just have this really bad feeling and I don't want you to go!" She cried out, having trouble containing her tears and mentally cursing herself for being so weak.
He simply blinked, finally understanding what she meant as he held her close. "Ami, I'll be fine. You heard what Pluto said." He whispered in her ear when they were close enough to hear each other properly through the wind. "I'll be back. I promise." He said, truly believing that and actually putting some of Ami's fears to rest. They had just gotten together. It would take a very cruel God to part them now after all.
Realising that his time was running out, Trunks reached into his Capsule Corp jean jacket pocket before pulling out the picture he'd taken with him from his own world. This was a family photo, the only one he had that had everyone in it. Himself as a baby, his father, Goku because he had yet to catch the heart disease, Gohan as a child, and even Piccolo.
He slowly handed it to her. "Keep this until I get back?" He asked, not wanting to risk that it got torn up or ruined while he was up there.
She sniffled a bit before nodding her head. Trunks then leaned in and quickly kissed her before sending her back down to the ground.
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"Pluto, you said there was a chance." Chibi-Moon whispered to the Time Guardian hopefully, instantly getting her attention. "You said he could survive! Maybe we won't have to--"
"I was lying, aino-chan." Pluto said, with a hint of guilt and sadness in her voice. "It's true if your mother were to go up there then she would die, but his chances of surviving are no better. We still have to do what we came to do because he will be killed no matter what course of action we take this day." She whispered with regret, causing the pink haired girls face to fall.
For a split second she thought she found a way to save him, but she was wrong. And right now he was up there promising Ami that he would return when he wouldn't. Kami she felt guilty! Oh how she wanted to crawl under a rock and die!
"Alright everyone! Get into a circle!" Pluto yelled once she saw that Trunks was in place and waiting to receive the energy he would need.
He didn't notice it the last time he was up here, but he was actually starting to feel a little nauseated at being so close to Majin Buu. He couldn't help but wonder how fast this poison would have affected Usagi if he'd let her come up, not to mention the strong electric beams he had to dodge. Majin Buu was more than happy to send plenty of those in his direction, and he had to be careful to prevent himself from getting in front of the girls where some of those same beams could hit them.
Neptune quickly picked up the unconscious Hotaru before jumping in the direction of the school, and gently placing her down in a corner where she wouldn't be seen before jumping back and getting into the circle, holding Uranus' hand tightly.
Everyone was quick to call upon the powers of their respectful planets, even Pluto and Chibi-Moon, they too had to donate some of their energy before they could blast Trunks and make a run back to the Time Gates.
It wasn't long before everyone in the circle started to glow, and even through the shaking of the earth or the ear splitting sound of the electrical storm they were in the middle of, they could still manage to see where Trunks was and send him all the power they could spare.
Mercury looked up at him with worry in her eyes, still unable to shake that horrible she had in the pit of her stomach. Weren't the Sailor Scouts always taught to follow their gut instincts?
Trunks was still near that new Majin Buu, sneering at him in a look that would of made his father proud, despite how weak he was getting. The thing just floated in it's little protective shield, laughing his head off while gathering its energy. The ugly bastard was really starting to get on his nerves with that laugh!
He didn't have much time to think about that though as it became a chore to simply keep himself in the air and not fall to the ground far below him. Whatever it was that Majin Buu was sending at him it was a lot stronger than what Pluto had made it out to be.
Finally feeling the energy being given to him run through his own body and mix in with his Ki, he immediately turned it into a ball in his palm and raised his hands to get ready launch at him.
He only needed a little more! But he was so tired! Completely exhausted as sweat dripped down his face. What was happening to him? If this took any longer than he was sure he would pass out!
"It's time." Pluto whispered, squeezing Chibi-Moons hand as the signal for her to back out of the circle with her.
"What are you guys doing?!" Jupiter shouted at them over the noise, as they all quickly closed the space that was created. Mercury looked over at them through the wind oddly. Why did they break the circle? Eternal Moon didn't even notice, because she was too busy concentrating the energy of her Crystal into Trunks, and she was just about to go on empty.
Everyone else noticed, but couldn't really get anything out to her as Chibi-Moon hopped on Pluto's back before she jumped into the air. Mercury gasped in pure shock at the sight. She didn't know that Pluto could fly. Why would she hide something like that?
Both Pluto and Chibi-Moon appeared directly in the way of Trunks' soon to be target, and he was more than a little shocked when the pink haired girl brought out her own small wings she'd received from Pegasus and flew right behind him. What was going on?!? It was one thing for Pluto to be up here, but Chibi-Usa was just a little girl and this was dangerous! Not to mention the time and energy he was wasting and how much weaker he was getting. "What are you doing?!" He demanded weakly.
Pluto simply pointed her Time Staff at his chest, and he gasped in shock. Mercury cried out, knowing that she was going to attack him but not being able to do a thing about it.
"Forgive me" Was all the Time keeper said through her clenched teeth before blasting him with all the power she could muster.
Trunks screamed out as a scorching pain unlike any he'd ever felt before, shot through his chest and spread throughout his entire body. Making him feel as though he were on fire as he fought to not drop the energy in his raised hands and blast her back for what she was doing.
Mercury was in complete fear as her body froze at the sight, unable to believe what she was seeing. She was killing him!! "Nooooooo!!!!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs while everyone simply looked up, completely stunned, even Uranus.
Finally stopping with her attack, Trunks went almost limp in the air as his head sagged and blood dripped from his mouth, not really knowing what Pluto had just done to him, but also feeling as if he were about to pass out or die any second. His arms also dropped, but he was careful to not let the attack he had in his hands fall. He still had to use it, and he could feel that now there was enough power in it to kill that monster.
The guardian of the time gates motioned with her hand for Chibi-Moon to come over and she did, slowly, with tears streaking down her face as she passed the dying warrior. "M'sorry." she whispered into his ear, trying not to choke on a sob as she took Pluto's hand and disappeared into the dark portal that Setsuna had created.
While Trunks' face was turned down, he got a good look at the blood and sweat dripping from his mouth and face, but he could still hear Majin Buu's laughing clearly and even see the blurry form of his Tenshi below. He narrowed his eyes. He *was not* about to let this thing kill them *or* her!
Majin Buu continued to laugh, needing to hold his sides with how funny it was. The monster thought it hilarious how he'd been betrayed by the ones who were supposed to be helping him fight.
With the last of the strength in his body, Trunks raised his hands again before launching the energy blast at it, and watching with an extreme amount of satisfaction as the glowing beam smashed through the shield that surrounded him and passed straight through his chest.
The senshi below him could practically *feel* the energy he was steeling with his black energy shield being returned to the planet as he screamed out in pain and his body disintegrated before their very eyes. Trunks clenched his teeth, playing out a mantra in his head to not give up and let this thing live.
The final explosion was so immense, bright and powerful, that people from all across the city had to shield their eyes from it, and the senshi were all knocked down from the shockwave while Trunks went flying into the trees before landing with a painful crash in a clearing of the park where no one could see him.
The girls all slowly got to their feet, still in the shock of what had just happened. The storm had disappeared as quickly as it had appeared, and Majin Buu was nowhere in sight. Mercury looked around, frantically trying to spot where Trunks had gone, and she couldn't help the pounding of her heart when he was nowhere in sight.
"W-where is he?" She asked fearfully. Everyone else simply looked around, unable to spot where he was and soon became worried. Even Haruka and Michiru. Where was he? What had Setsuna done? And where did she and Chibi-Usa go?
Neptune quickly went back to check up on Hotaru, and was happy to see that she appeared to be fine before picking her up and running back to the others.
"You should take her home, Koi." Uranus said when she made it over. "She needs her rest, and when we find Trunks I'll meet you there." She said, kissing her cheek before turning back to the others. Neptune simply nodded her head before jumping into the air and running for home. She'd need to dress the small wounds that her adoptive daughter had before putting her to bed.
"You're going to help us look for him?" Tuxedo Mask asked, raising an eyebrow at her.
"Do you want my help or not?" She demanded angrily. "Now lets go already, I want to get home to Hotaru and Michiru." She said before walking ahead of everyone into the wooded area of the park.
Mercury didn't care why the blonde suddenly wanted to help, she just wanted to find Trunks and make sure that he was alright. Pluto had blasted him when he was up there fighting stay alive! Why had she done that!? She just ran after her, hoping to find him in one piece.
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Trunks lay on his stomach on the hard ground in a clearing surrounded by many thick trees, fighting and failing to stay conscious as he coughed up more blood and shivered at how cold he felt. It was a hot day out earlier, so he guessed that it must've been the poisonous energy that made him sick be the thing that was making him so cold.
He felt so weak and so dizzy. The world around him spun and he didn't even have the strength to turn himself over into a more comfortable position. His sword was still on his back for some odd reason, even though he knew that he was no longer a super Saiyan and that it should have changed back into a dagger pendant to go around his neck, and the added weight only served to make his back ache all the more.
His chest hurt like hell where Pluto had blasted him too, and his breaths were becoming shorter and lighter. Sensing his own Ki, he knew that he was dying.
He was cold, hurt, dying and alone while face down on the ground in the park. Why? Why did she attack him? He knew that he was getting weak up there, but his chances for surviving would have been better if she hadn't done that. He trusted her, and she was leaving him to die.
He hated Pluto so much right now. Why did she send Ami to save him just to kill him? She made him think that he was finally in a world where he could live his life, fall in love, all without having to fight for it all. And then she took it from him without reason. What was worse, that little girl he liked had helped her do it to. Although by the tears in her eyes and the sound of her voice, he could tell that she felt regret for it, and wondered if she was being forced to act as an accomplice.
If he had to die then he would have preferred it to of happened in Majin Buu's prison. Where he would have still been in his own world and wouldn't of met Ami. If he had never known her then he could never miss her, and she wouldn't feel the pain of his death and broken promise either.
'Sorry I had to break my promise Tenshi.' He thought to himself sadly, closing in his eyes against the bright and stabbing sun while wishing that he could just see her one more time.
"Trunks!!"
'Ami?'
He could hear the running footsteps of the many girls close in on him with his saiyan hearing, but when he opened his eyes to get a look at his angel he could barely see her approach. Everything was so blurry. And he felt so tired, he wanted to go to sleep so badly.
Mercury was immediately at his side when she made it over to him, and she wasted no time in turning his limp form onto his back and cradling his head. When he opened his eyes to look up at her, she couldn't help the shaking breath of relief she let out, thankful that he was still conscious, but could tell that he was still badly injured. He looked on the verge of death actually.
"Sailor Moon can you heal him?" She asked quickly, eyes on her hopefully.
She nodded her head before getting down on her knees and pulling the now dull looking crystal out of her broach. Unfortunately when she tried to heal him with it, nothing happened.
They both blinked in confusion. "What's wrong?" Ami demanded in near panic.
"It's....not working." She said in complete shock. Why would it not work? Did she use too much energy in the fight? Was it refusing to give her the energy or was it something to do with that strange black field that Majin Buu gave off? What was happening?
Mercury's heart sank when she heard those words. It wasn't working? But that was impossible!!
"Does he have another one of those beans on him?" Venus asked, remembering the tiny bean that healed Ami on her first day back. Mercury's heart immediately became caught in her throat as tears filled her eyes. "N-no, he doesn't." She whispered with a slow shake of her head. He'd given it to her. He wasted it on her!
Trunks saw the tears falling down her face with his blurred vision, and slowly managed to reach his hand up to cup her face, feeling everything go black as he did. "D-don't cry, tenshi........"
That was all he could get out before his eyes went blank as his arm dropped back down to the floor lifelessly. Not even getting a chance to tell her that he loved her before he died. His body then started to glow a bit as his remaining energy left his body and scattered. He then started to disappear, almost in the same way that Nephlite did when he died.
Mercury just held him closer, clutching at him as if trying to prevent the energy from leaving his body and taking him away. This wasn't happening! This wasn't happening! "No, no, no, no, no!! You're not dead, you're not dead!!" She cried out, tears flowing down her face as he disappeared into nothingness.
Everyone had tears in their eyes as they watched. How could this happen? Everything was fine that morning! Mars felt tears of shame running down her face. She was the one who brought up the monster that they all went out to search for.
Sailor moon cried because she couldn't heal him, and held Tuxedo Mask closer for comfort while he tightened his arms around her, unable to fully believe that he just watched his friend die. She felt so useless. Why couldn't she heal him!?
Venus and Jupiter were also in tears. This was their friend. He should be alive and with them right now to celebrate the monsters death. But he was gone now. Venus felt her heart rip in half at the thought. 'He's gone.'
Uranus had shed a few tears as well. Feeling so much pain for him as well as Mercury for what was happening, and silently praying that her Koi would never have to suffer like this. Ever. It simply wasn't fair. "I'm sorry." She whispered as his body vanished into thin air.
The sword was all that was left, and when Mercury opened her eyes just to find him gone and the sword in his place where she was holding him, she only cried harder as she gripped it tighter. As if it were him she was holding onto.
"C-come back." Was all she could choke out before fainting dead away, the sword still in her arms and his picture in her pocket. That's all that was left of him now. Just a memory.
To Be Continued................................
A.N: ok, sorry that i killed him, but it's kinda hard to change that when you write it in, in chapter four that it's gonna happen
Also, I started this back up at page six and a half today, just to finish at page fourteen!!! o.0 Do you all know how tired I am!?!?!?!?! ok seriously then before i start the next chapter i'll request fifteen reviews again, because i'd like to know what you all think of my cruelty ^_^
bye now *please don't flame me! * (cowers away from flamers)
Chapter Nine: Don't Die Alone
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Sailor Mercury checked the scans that her computer produced for the hundredth time that hour, looking for any trace of whatever it was that set off Rei's senses earlier and caused enough panic in her to bring it up the last time they were at the Temple.
Not the most pleasant experience she'd ever had. Not only did Haruka feel the need to attack Trunks simply because of his tail, but they were also both laughed out of the temple when the secret to the sailor transformation was discovered. Or actually, *how* that secret was discovered.
She sighed at the thought. 'They're never going to let me forget about that.' She thought tiredly, rubbing her temples with her free hand.
"What's wrong, tenshi?" Trunks asked innocently as he walked back up to her. He was in his super saiyan form to prevent anyone from recognising him, with his sword strapped to his back. Just waiting to be used in a battle.
"Nothing's wrong. I was just thinking." She replied, going back to her computer scans.
Trunks pouted a little at the lack of attention, before deciding to fly over behind her and look over her shoulder to see the small computer screen she held. She couldn't help but giggle at him. "I can't concentrate when you do that." She said with a smile.
He also couldn't help but grin at her. "I know." He said teasingly as he wrapped his arms around her waist and lifted her up, startling her and causing a bubbling laugh to erupt from her throat almost at the same time. Finding his playfulness quite amusing.
He just couldn't help but play around. He knew that there would be problems with Haruka and Michiru, but he just felt as if that didn't matter right now. All he cared about was that he had his tenshi with him. And as long as he did, everything would be alright, no matter what would happen or what came their way. He was in this nice new world, his fighting was over, and he had the most beautiful girlfriend he could ever ask for. Things would finally be alright.
Suddenly, Ami's communicator went off *loudly*, and it's annoying beeping sound distracted Trunks from what he was doing, giving Ami enough time to grab it and answer it.
"Mercury here." She said, while Trunks looked over her shoulder at the tiny screen. There was only static on it, but the panicking voice of Hotaru could be heard on the line through the fuzzy screen clearly.
"You guys have got to get down the high school quick!! Something's attacking the kids and I can't fight it off!!" She cried out fearfully in what sounded like a weak and tired voice, panting heavily as though she'd just ran ten miles.
"We'll get there, don't worry!" Trunks said hotly, already wanting to kill whatever it was that was hurting the girl on the other end of the line, as well as the students.
"Saturn, what is it? Can you give me a description?" Ami asked, right before the line went dead.
"Ami, where's the school?" Trunks asked quickly, already picking her up so that she wouldn't need to waste her energy with the flight. She'd need it for whatever fight there was ahead of them.
"Just head straight South, you should see it within two minutes of the flight." She said quickly as they both took off into the air.
They had to get there to help her quickly, that was for certain. Whatever it was that was attacking Hotaru must be strong, considering that she was one of the strongest senshi and was having trouble even defending herself from it! The very last thing Trunks and Ami wanted was for another monster to fight, but if they had to do it then they would do it.
Trunks decided to himself that he would die before ever letting another thing of some sort come in and destroy everything that was so peaceful. He would *not* let this thing hurt his new friends!
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"I'm telling you, Jupiter, she was showing off her body to him! I over heard Usagi laughing about it! That's the only reason why they're even together!" Venus stated to her friend hotly, still angry with Ami for stealing a guy she really liked by acting like a tramp.
"I don't know about this, Venus. Maybe you should just let it go already. I mean Trunks really doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would chase after a girl because of her looks." She replied calmly, ignoring the little comment that her friend said about "What looks?" before continuing on. "And besides, they *are* together now, and there isn't much you can do about that."
"Well, maybe if you--"
"Whatever it is, I'm not helping you with it, and if you try to do something to ruin that relationship I swear I'll let them know about it." Jupiter threatened in a light tone of voice, still trying to act as a friend while getting the ridiculous ideas the blonde had in her head, out.
The brunet simply felt too bad with the way she treated her friend, and wanted to make up for it in any way she could. If Ami and Trunks were together than it was their good luck and not hers *or* Minako's. And she wasn't about to mess with that.
Venus crossed her arms and sent her a disapproving glare. "You're no help at all, y'know that?" She accused.
Jupiter simply shrugged her shoulders. "You'll thank me when you get married to someone *other* than Trunks." She said with a smirk.
Just as Venus was about to shoot back an angered remark, both communicators that the girls carried around with them went off, *loudly*.
Jupiter was the first to pick it up. "What's up, guys?" She asked casually. It was Usagi, Darien and Rei on the other line. "You guys have got to meet us down at the high school quick! Whatever it was that set off Rei's senses yesterday is attacking and Saturn can't deal with it alone."
'Wow, Saturn's having trouble with it?' Jupiter thought in amazement. "We'll be right there." She said quickly before turning the thing off as she and Venus jumped into the sky and headed off.
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"Trunks look!" Mercury cried out, pointing to the ground where Uranus and Neptune were, kneeling beside an exhausted, panting and bruised looking Saturn. Trunks' eyes widened at the sight, and he landed quickly before placing Ami on her feet so they could run over. It was so strange. She looked so small and frail, but was really supposed to be one of their strongest fighters, and yet he couldn't even sense what it was that wiped her out so much.
Uranus glared at him as he quickly approached, but didn't say anything. Whatever this thing was, it was strong, and a serious threat if it could do this much damage to Hotaru without even breaking a sweat, so she would most likely need his help, despite how much that idea bothered her.
"Hotaru, are you alright?" Trunks asked the young girl, his voice full of worry.
"Don't use her real name you fool!" Uranus immediately spat, willing to take her anger out on anything at this point.
Trunks just ignored the scolding as he kneeled in down in front of her and sensed her power level. He actually gasped at how low it was, so low that she was even having trouble staying in her sailor form. Whatever this thing was it almost completely drained her. Mercury whipped out her computer and tried to do a scan on her, checking to see if the monster had left any traces of itself on her so she could try and find a weakness. Unfortunately she found none.
"I'm not getting anything on this." She said, quickly putting away the small computer. "Saturn, can you tell us what it was that attacked you?" She asked quickly.
The young girl continued to gasp for air as she answered. "I...Don't know....It was...really strong...and I couldn't....even get a good...shot at it." She then swallowed, still trying to catch her breath and fighting to stay in her uniform.
Trunks was quick to notice that the scythe she fought with was shattered and in pieces in another corner of the school park, and she had several deep scratches up and down her arms, and the Sailor uniform she wore was ripped and tattered as well, with half the skirt missing. 'What did this?' He though in shock. The very last thing he wanted was for another creature to come along and destroy a whole world out from under him, but if that's what it was then he would fight it and kill it before letting this world share the same fate as his own.
Looking over at his Tenshi as she spoke to the younger girl, he knew that as long as he had her then he had every reason to die for this world. He didn't want her to see the things that he had to see, or anyone else for that matter.
"It's still here." Saturn choked out weakly, finally losing consciousness and changing back into her regular clothes as she collapsed backwards into Neptune's worried arms. Trunks quickly looked away from her body as she changed back out of respect, but then what she said had finally hit him.
"What!?" Trunks shouted in shock, even though she could no longer hear, immediately getting to his feet and into a fighting position, frantically looking around and trying to sense where the thing was. But he couldn't sense anything at all! What was this thing?!
"Hey guys! What's going on!?" Eternal Moon shouted as she came in for a land, Tuxedo Mask landing right beside her. Jupiter and Venus also chose that time to also run in, and they all couldn't help but gasp at the sight that Hotaru was in.
"What happened?" Eternal Moon asked, her voice full of worry.
"Something attacked her." Uranus said in a pissed off tone of voice while quickly bringing out her sword. "And when I get my hands on it, I'll slit its throat!!" She shouted in a rage.
"Um...What do think it is, Trunks?" Venus asked, but whether or not it was to get him to pay attention to her or to actually want the answer to the question, even she didn't know. "Can you sense it anywhere?"
"That's the problem, I can't!" He said, getting frustrated that he couldn't find it. "She said it was still here, so I don't understand why I can't feel its energy."
"Our enemy's have different energy signature's than what you're used to picking up, Trunks." The calm and serene voice of Pluto explained. Everyone whipped their heads at her, not having seen her arrive, and with Chibi-Moon at her side as well. 'When did she get here?' He thought, but quickly shrugged it off as unimportant. As long as they were here to help then he didn't care.
"Then why can't we sense it?" Neptune asked curiously, cradling the young girl as gently as she could.
Pluto sighed before sending Trunks a strange look that he couldn't quite interpret. "Because it also contains the energy signature of Majin Buu. The two signatures cancel each other out, and therefor none of you can sense it." She explained causing a gasp to erupt from the entire group.
Mercury covered her mouth with her hand, unable to believe it, while Uranus sent Trunks an untrusting sneer. That was the monster that came from his world! What was going on?
"WHAT?!?" Trunks burst out, in pure shock and even a little fear. This thing was part of Majin Buu? But how was that even possible?! He's dead! "Th-that's not possible!" He said desperately. Trying to deny what the green haired woman had just said, even though he knew that she was the type who didn't make any mistakes. Ever.
Pluto sadly shook her head. "I'm afraid to say that the creature isn't dead, and that it was merely weakened when it followed you through the portal." She explained in an even tone of voice. How she could stay so calm at a time like this was beyond him!
"Then this is all *your* fault!" Uranus shouted angrily, pointing an accusing finger at Trunks as she did.
"It is *not* his fault!" Mercury defended. "He didn't do anything wrong! It isn't his fault that, that thing followed us!" She shouted, trying to make the stubborn blonde lay off for once. She knew that she was only worried about Hotaru, but she couldn't blame him! He didn't attack her!
"Stay out of this!" Uranus shouted in a rage, before turning her murderous eyes onto Trunks. Accusing him of nearly killing the young girl with them and actually making him feel guilty. Everyone else just stood aside, not able to say anything due to the shock. If this thing was strong enough to destroy Trunks' world, then what chance did they have against it?
Just before Uranus could start ranting again, Mars cut her off. "You said that it was weakened, right Pluto? Is it still weak enough for us to destroy?" She asked quietly, herself along with everyone else praying that it was.
The time guardian nodded her head, and Chibi-Moon took a step closer to her, knowing what they had to do in order to get the energy needed to kill it. She felt so ashamed right now, especially when she looked up at Trunks' guilt ridden face. Because Mercury was right, it wasn't his fault. It was no ones fault that this had to happen. It just....had to happen.
Eternal Moon decided to speak up. "But I thought that Chaos was supposed to be the last enemy we would ever fight." She said, shakily. Wondering how Pluto could've been so wrong about something so important while Tuxedo Mask placed a comforting arm around her shoulder.
"Chaos *will* be the last enemy you defeat." She said, continuing at all the confused looks she received. "Chaos wasn't destroyed that last time you all fought against it, it was merely weakened, and went into hiding to gather energy, and not taking any physical form that we could see or fight against. When the small amount of Majin Buu's energy followed Trunks and Ami through the portal, Chaos sensed it and locked in on it, knowing that it's power could help it. The two merged together to become one physical being." She explained, watching as everyone's facial expressions said that they were starting to understand.
"It's still weak from the merge, but also very strong from the power of both creatures. It must be destroyed today while we still have enough power to kill it. No more time must be wasted or else it will regain it's strength, and our world will suffer the same fate as the one Trunks came from." She finished, griping her time staff tighter while waiting to be attacked at any moment by the creature that was still nearby. Just because she had seen a mere glimpse of the future, didn't mean she would walk into this completely unafraid.
"Where is it now?" Trunks asked, wanting to be the first to get at it and get his revenge on it while he could.
No sooner did those words leave his lips, did the tall, skinny and almost pitch black looking form of a different looking Majin Buu, shoot out of the bushes and soar in Mercury's direction, quickly grabbing her by the throat as it backed her up into the wall of the school building at such a high speed, that no one knew what had hit them at first.
Trunks whipped his head to the side, and to his horror, saw that monster hissing and sucking the energy out of his tenshi with his claws and mouth. "Let her go!" He screamed, bringing out his sword as he sped off to tear the thing away from her.
Unfortunately for him, the black Majin Chaos monster sensed him coming and jumped out of the way just as he was about to bring his sword down, only managing to stop himself and the sword as it hung mere centimetres from Ami's shocked face.
Trunks' eyes widened with what he almost did, and he quickly sheathed his sword back up. "Tenshi, are you alright?! I didn't hurt you did I?" He asked quickly, his voice filled with concern as he took her into his arms for a relieved hug before looking her over.
She didn't say anything in her weakened state, but simply shook her head no for him. "Majin Buu can absorb energy a lot faster now." She panted out, telling him what she just learned through first hand experience. That thing had her in its claws for barely seven full seconds, and she was already at half her original strength! If it weren't for the training that Trunks provided her with then she was sure that she would have passed out!
"Oh no." Trunks whispered in shock. This was going to be a lot harder than what Pluto had made it out to be.
"WORLD SHAKING!!" Uranus cried out while launching her attack at the demon looking monster. It simply chuckled in amusement at the ball of energy heading its way before letting himself get hit by it.
A loud explosion followed by the rise of dust and smoke could be seen, but for the moment everyone remained quiet. Was it dead? It couldn't be with just that one attack! Their thoughts were all confirmed when they all heard that evil chuckle it gave off as the smoke cleared and he reappeared, standing straight up with an ugly smirk on its face.
"Kami-sama" Mars whispered, unable to believe what she had just seen. That thing didn't even bother to get out of the way! What on earth were they going to do?!
The black Majin Buu chuckled again before whipping its head at where Mercury stood next to Trunks. "I remember you." He said in a deep and not so childish voice, causing Ami to gasp in shock and Trunks to snarl at it for scaring her. "You won't trick me again." He said, taking a step forward.
"Come any closer and I'll cut your head off!" Trunks shouted, bringing his sword back out and holding onto it threateningly.
The monster simply chuckled at him. "Very well then, I'll just finish what I started in your world!" He barked back, laughing as if it were the funniest thing he'd ever heard and causing Trunks' breath to hitch in fear. 'No.'
"Then I'll complete my mission and travel to other planets to do the same." He chuckled, the sound sending the time traveller over the edge as he charged the heartless monster with every intention of seeing his sword through his chest.
Majin Buu simply jumped into the air before surrounding himself with a dark lightning field just as Trunks reached him. The energy not only field stopped him, but also drained some of his own energy before sending him crashing back to the ground, smashing some of the surrounding pavement as he landed.
Mercury immediately ran over to his side, her heart slamming at the sight as he tried to stand. "Trunks, are you alright?!" She asked, her voice filled with fear and concern.
"I'm fine," He panted out. "But now I can't get to it." He admitted, gritting his teeth in annoyance for that fact. He knew exactly what the monster was doing, and it scared him. "He's gathering his energy now. He's going to try and destroy the planet!"
Eternal Moon gasped in fear as she as well as everyone else turned their heads up at the monster in the air. She, Trunks and Mercury were the only ones who could fly, so they were the only ones who could get to it. But mercury couldn't do it and Trunks couldn't break through it's field, so that left her.
Just then the monster started to scream as if in pain, when it was in fact still getting stronger by the second. The world around then started shake and the wind ripped through the trees and tore at their leaves and blossoms as storm clouds appeared. He really was going to do it!
"We'll have to use the sailor planet attack!" Pluto shouted above the wind, getting everyone's attention. "Someone has to fly up there and store the energy we can collect until there is enough to kill it!"
"I'll go then!" Eternal Moon shouted immediately to volunteer. Both Pluto and Chibi-Moon's hearts clenched, knowing that she wasn't the one to go. "It has to be Trunks!" She cried back.
"But I can use my crystal!" She shouted in surprise, keeping her arms by her head to prevent her hair from getting in her face. She wasn't the only one to be surprised at what Pluto had just said. Sailor Moon was *always* the one who was in the battle front fighting against the enemy while they all provided the energy for the crystal! What was going on?!
"It can't be you! It has to be Trunks!" She cried out.
Personally Trunks had, had enough of this. If she was supposed to do it then why send him? "What's going on?!" He demanded of the time guardian.
She pointed up. "His energy field is emitting a poisonous energy that could kill her if she stays up there too long to gather our power! You however, will have a better chance to survive long enough for us to gather it and give to you to attack him with!" She explained. "He'll also send out attacks that she won't be strong enough to defend herself against! It has to be you!"
Trunks didn't really think about anything at that point as he just nodded his head and took off into the air, getting ready to do whatever he had to do to help them kill this thing. If he could survive being near it long enough to attack it and kill it then he would do it. He owed these people for saving his life so now he'd return the favour.
"Trunks wait!!" Mercury cried out in a panic as she soared after him. He stopped dead in the air, wondering what she was doing following him. "I don't want you to go!" She cried out oncec she'd made it to him.
He was more than a little taken back by *that* statement! "But Ami, I have to go!" He said in shock, but was even more shocking were the tears that started to build in her eyes. He made her worried for him and he felt terrible for it.
"I-I just have this really bad feeling and I don't want you to go!" She cried out, having trouble containing her tears and mentally cursing herself for being so weak.
He simply blinked, finally understanding what she meant as he held her close. "Ami, I'll be fine. You heard what Pluto said." He whispered in her ear when they were close enough to hear each other properly through the wind. "I'll be back. I promise." He said, truly believing that and actually putting some of Ami's fears to rest. They had just gotten together. It would take a very cruel God to part them now after all.
Realising that his time was running out, Trunks reached into his Capsule Corp jean jacket pocket before pulling out the picture he'd taken with him from his own world. This was a family photo, the only one he had that had everyone in it. Himself as a baby, his father, Goku because he had yet to catch the heart disease, Gohan as a child, and even Piccolo.
He slowly handed it to her. "Keep this until I get back?" He asked, not wanting to risk that it got torn up or ruined while he was up there.
She sniffled a bit before nodding her head. Trunks then leaned in and quickly kissed her before sending her back down to the ground.
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"Pluto, you said there was a chance." Chibi-Moon whispered to the Time Guardian hopefully, instantly getting her attention. "You said he could survive! Maybe we won't have to--"
"I was lying, aino-chan." Pluto said, with a hint of guilt and sadness in her voice. "It's true if your mother were to go up there then she would die, but his chances of surviving are no better. We still have to do what we came to do because he will be killed no matter what course of action we take this day." She whispered with regret, causing the pink haired girls face to fall.
For a split second she thought she found a way to save him, but she was wrong. And right now he was up there promising Ami that he would return when he wouldn't. Kami she felt guilty! Oh how she wanted to crawl under a rock and die!
"Alright everyone! Get into a circle!" Pluto yelled once she saw that Trunks was in place and waiting to receive the energy he would need.
He didn't notice it the last time he was up here, but he was actually starting to feel a little nauseated at being so close to Majin Buu. He couldn't help but wonder how fast this poison would have affected Usagi if he'd let her come up, not to mention the strong electric beams he had to dodge. Majin Buu was more than happy to send plenty of those in his direction, and he had to be careful to prevent himself from getting in front of the girls where some of those same beams could hit them.
Neptune quickly picked up the unconscious Hotaru before jumping in the direction of the school, and gently placing her down in a corner where she wouldn't be seen before jumping back and getting into the circle, holding Uranus' hand tightly.
Everyone was quick to call upon the powers of their respectful planets, even Pluto and Chibi-Moon, they too had to donate some of their energy before they could blast Trunks and make a run back to the Time Gates.
It wasn't long before everyone in the circle started to glow, and even through the shaking of the earth or the ear splitting sound of the electrical storm they were in the middle of, they could still manage to see where Trunks was and send him all the power they could spare.
Mercury looked up at him with worry in her eyes, still unable to shake that horrible she had in the pit of her stomach. Weren't the Sailor Scouts always taught to follow their gut instincts?
Trunks was still near that new Majin Buu, sneering at him in a look that would of made his father proud, despite how weak he was getting. The thing just floated in it's little protective shield, laughing his head off while gathering its energy. The ugly bastard was really starting to get on his nerves with that laugh!
He didn't have much time to think about that though as it became a chore to simply keep himself in the air and not fall to the ground far below him. Whatever it was that Majin Buu was sending at him it was a lot stronger than what Pluto had made it out to be.
Finally feeling the energy being given to him run through his own body and mix in with his Ki, he immediately turned it into a ball in his palm and raised his hands to get ready launch at him.
He only needed a little more! But he was so tired! Completely exhausted as sweat dripped down his face. What was happening to him? If this took any longer than he was sure he would pass out!
"It's time." Pluto whispered, squeezing Chibi-Moons hand as the signal for her to back out of the circle with her.
"What are you guys doing?!" Jupiter shouted at them over the noise, as they all quickly closed the space that was created. Mercury looked over at them through the wind oddly. Why did they break the circle? Eternal Moon didn't even notice, because she was too busy concentrating the energy of her Crystal into Trunks, and she was just about to go on empty.
Everyone else noticed, but couldn't really get anything out to her as Chibi-Moon hopped on Pluto's back before she jumped into the air. Mercury gasped in pure shock at the sight. She didn't know that Pluto could fly. Why would she hide something like that?
Both Pluto and Chibi-Moon appeared directly in the way of Trunks' soon to be target, and he was more than a little shocked when the pink haired girl brought out her own small wings she'd received from Pegasus and flew right behind him. What was going on?!? It was one thing for Pluto to be up here, but Chibi-Usa was just a little girl and this was dangerous! Not to mention the time and energy he was wasting and how much weaker he was getting. "What are you doing?!" He demanded weakly.
Pluto simply pointed her Time Staff at his chest, and he gasped in shock. Mercury cried out, knowing that she was going to attack him but not being able to do a thing about it.
"Forgive me" Was all the Time keeper said through her clenched teeth before blasting him with all the power she could muster.
Trunks screamed out as a scorching pain unlike any he'd ever felt before, shot through his chest and spread throughout his entire body. Making him feel as though he were on fire as he fought to not drop the energy in his raised hands and blast her back for what she was doing.
Mercury was in complete fear as her body froze at the sight, unable to believe what she was seeing. She was killing him!! "Nooooooo!!!!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs while everyone simply looked up, completely stunned, even Uranus.
Finally stopping with her attack, Trunks went almost limp in the air as his head sagged and blood dripped from his mouth, not really knowing what Pluto had just done to him, but also feeling as if he were about to pass out or die any second. His arms also dropped, but he was careful to not let the attack he had in his hands fall. He still had to use it, and he could feel that now there was enough power in it to kill that monster.
The guardian of the time gates motioned with her hand for Chibi-Moon to come over and she did, slowly, with tears streaking down her face as she passed the dying warrior. "M'sorry." she whispered into his ear, trying not to choke on a sob as she took Pluto's hand and disappeared into the dark portal that Setsuna had created.
While Trunks' face was turned down, he got a good look at the blood and sweat dripping from his mouth and face, but he could still hear Majin Buu's laughing clearly and even see the blurry form of his Tenshi below. He narrowed his eyes. He *was not* about to let this thing kill them *or* her!
Majin Buu continued to laugh, needing to hold his sides with how funny it was. The monster thought it hilarious how he'd been betrayed by the ones who were supposed to be helping him fight.
With the last of the strength in his body, Trunks raised his hands again before launching the energy blast at it, and watching with an extreme amount of satisfaction as the glowing beam smashed through the shield that surrounded him and passed straight through his chest.
The senshi below him could practically *feel* the energy he was steeling with his black energy shield being returned to the planet as he screamed out in pain and his body disintegrated before their very eyes. Trunks clenched his teeth, playing out a mantra in his head to not give up and let this thing live.
The final explosion was so immense, bright and powerful, that people from all across the city had to shield their eyes from it, and the senshi were all knocked down from the shockwave while Trunks went flying into the trees before landing with a painful crash in a clearing of the park where no one could see him.
The girls all slowly got to their feet, still in the shock of what had just happened. The storm had disappeared as quickly as it had appeared, and Majin Buu was nowhere in sight. Mercury looked around, frantically trying to spot where Trunks had gone, and she couldn't help the pounding of her heart when he was nowhere in sight.
"W-where is he?" She asked fearfully. Everyone else simply looked around, unable to spot where he was and soon became worried. Even Haruka and Michiru. Where was he? What had Setsuna done? And where did she and Chibi-Usa go?
Neptune quickly went back to check up on Hotaru, and was happy to see that she appeared to be fine before picking her up and running back to the others.
"You should take her home, Koi." Uranus said when she made it over. "She needs her rest, and when we find Trunks I'll meet you there." She said, kissing her cheek before turning back to the others. Neptune simply nodded her head before jumping into the air and running for home. She'd need to dress the small wounds that her adoptive daughter had before putting her to bed.
"You're going to help us look for him?" Tuxedo Mask asked, raising an eyebrow at her.
"Do you want my help or not?" She demanded angrily. "Now lets go already, I want to get home to Hotaru and Michiru." She said before walking ahead of everyone into the wooded area of the park.
Mercury didn't care why the blonde suddenly wanted to help, she just wanted to find Trunks and make sure that he was alright. Pluto had blasted him when he was up there fighting stay alive! Why had she done that!? She just ran after her, hoping to find him in one piece.
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Trunks lay on his stomach on the hard ground in a clearing surrounded by many thick trees, fighting and failing to stay conscious as he coughed up more blood and shivered at how cold he felt. It was a hot day out earlier, so he guessed that it must've been the poisonous energy that made him sick be the thing that was making him so cold.
He felt so weak and so dizzy. The world around him spun and he didn't even have the strength to turn himself over into a more comfortable position. His sword was still on his back for some odd reason, even though he knew that he was no longer a super Saiyan and that it should have changed back into a dagger pendant to go around his neck, and the added weight only served to make his back ache all the more.
His chest hurt like hell where Pluto had blasted him too, and his breaths were becoming shorter and lighter. Sensing his own Ki, he knew that he was dying.
He was cold, hurt, dying and alone while face down on the ground in the park. Why? Why did she attack him? He knew that he was getting weak up there, but his chances for surviving would have been better if she hadn't done that. He trusted her, and she was leaving him to die.
He hated Pluto so much right now. Why did she send Ami to save him just to kill him? She made him think that he was finally in a world where he could live his life, fall in love, all without having to fight for it all. And then she took it from him without reason. What was worse, that little girl he liked had helped her do it to. Although by the tears in her eyes and the sound of her voice, he could tell that she felt regret for it, and wondered if she was being forced to act as an accomplice.
If he had to die then he would have preferred it to of happened in Majin Buu's prison. Where he would have still been in his own world and wouldn't of met Ami. If he had never known her then he could never miss her, and she wouldn't feel the pain of his death and broken promise either.
'Sorry I had to break my promise Tenshi.' He thought to himself sadly, closing in his eyes against the bright and stabbing sun while wishing that he could just see her one more time.
"Trunks!!"
'Ami?'
He could hear the running footsteps of the many girls close in on him with his saiyan hearing, but when he opened his eyes to get a look at his angel he could barely see her approach. Everything was so blurry. And he felt so tired, he wanted to go to sleep so badly.
Mercury was immediately at his side when she made it over to him, and she wasted no time in turning his limp form onto his back and cradling his head. When he opened his eyes to look up at her, she couldn't help the shaking breath of relief she let out, thankful that he was still conscious, but could tell that he was still badly injured. He looked on the verge of death actually.
"Sailor Moon can you heal him?" She asked quickly, eyes on her hopefully.
She nodded her head before getting down on her knees and pulling the now dull looking crystal out of her broach. Unfortunately when she tried to heal him with it, nothing happened.
They both blinked in confusion. "What's wrong?" Ami demanded in near panic.
"It's....not working." She said in complete shock. Why would it not work? Did she use too much energy in the fight? Was it refusing to give her the energy or was it something to do with that strange black field that Majin Buu gave off? What was happening?
Mercury's heart sank when she heard those words. It wasn't working? But that was impossible!!
"Does he have another one of those beans on him?" Venus asked, remembering the tiny bean that healed Ami on her first day back. Mercury's heart immediately became caught in her throat as tears filled her eyes. "N-no, he doesn't." She whispered with a slow shake of her head. He'd given it to her. He wasted it on her!
Trunks saw the tears falling down her face with his blurred vision, and slowly managed to reach his hand up to cup her face, feeling everything go black as he did. "D-don't cry, tenshi........"
That was all he could get out before his eyes went blank as his arm dropped back down to the floor lifelessly. Not even getting a chance to tell her that he loved her before he died. His body then started to glow a bit as his remaining energy left his body and scattered. He then started to disappear, almost in the same way that Nephlite did when he died.
Mercury just held him closer, clutching at him as if trying to prevent the energy from leaving his body and taking him away. This wasn't happening! This wasn't happening! "No, no, no, no, no!! You're not dead, you're not dead!!" She cried out, tears flowing down her face as he disappeared into nothingness.
Everyone had tears in their eyes as they watched. How could this happen? Everything was fine that morning! Mars felt tears of shame running down her face. She was the one who brought up the monster that they all went out to search for.
Sailor moon cried because she couldn't heal him, and held Tuxedo Mask closer for comfort while he tightened his arms around her, unable to fully believe that he just watched his friend die. She felt so useless. Why couldn't she heal him!?
Venus and Jupiter were also in tears. This was their friend. He should be alive and with them right now to celebrate the monsters death. But he was gone now. Venus felt her heart rip in half at the thought. 'He's gone.'
Uranus had shed a few tears as well. Feeling so much pain for him as well as Mercury for what was happening, and silently praying that her Koi would never have to suffer like this. Ever. It simply wasn't fair. "I'm sorry." She whispered as his body vanished into thin air.
The sword was all that was left, and when Mercury opened her eyes just to find him gone and the sword in his place where she was holding him, she only cried harder as she gripped it tighter. As if it were him she was holding onto.
"C-come back." Was all she could choke out before fainting dead away, the sword still in her arms and his picture in her pocket. That's all that was left of him now. Just a memory.
To Be Continued................................
A.N: ok, sorry that i killed him, but it's kinda hard to change that when you write it in, in chapter four that it's gonna happen
Also, I started this back up at page six and a half today, just to finish at page fourteen!!! o.0 Do you all know how tired I am!?!?!?!?! ok seriously then before i start the next chapter i'll request fifteen reviews again, because i'd like to know what you all think of my cruelty ^_^
bye now *please don't flame me! * (cowers away from flamers)