Oops. I guess I took a little too long to update, ne? Don't kill me! I wonder how long it took me to update. Meh. I got like 7 stories to update and I got lazy! Haha. Thanks for the reviews. Well, better get started on the story.

Disclaimer: …Right. I don't own Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing. Must you ask anymore?

The Future is Here

Chapter 3

A month as passed by in the Winner Mansion and surprisingly the snow has not yet stopped, nor the storms. Usagi continued to be emotionless around the boys except Trowa. It's funny. What makes Trowa an exception? Maybe it was because he was the first person she saw when she awoken from her deep sleep – sort to say. In one way or another, each of the boys grew attached to her in some way shape or form. Usagi didn't hold much of a conversation with anyone but she did do things for Quatre that shows that she's grateful to be living there – such as giving him a few morning breakfast surprises. It's been a month and Usagi was slowly gathering back her energy, and when it's time, she'll ask for help but Mercury was farther away than she thought.

It was Friday morning and Usagi decided that today was the time to seek out Mercury. She would go out on a walk just like any other day and then she would go into a forest and send out a tracking spell of some sort. She walked down the stairs and into the kitchen, saying a few good mornings to the boys. She grabs an apple from the fruit tray and heads out.

"I'm going for a walk," Usagi said.

"Where?" asked Heero. Through the time that he had gotten to know Usagi, as little as it was, she was as bad as he thought. Her skills were far more advanced than she had showed. Certainly, Usagi knew a lot more: fighting styles, history, etc. Heero had grown somewhat protective of Usagi's life, in a way.

"Somewhere," answered Usagi.

"I need to know where," answered Heero. Meanwhile, Duo was watching them both with a smirk. Oh, this was a good couple he could get together. It's about time Duo, the matchmaker came back…not. But who's there to stop Duo? No one.

"Yea! Maybe Heero should accompany you to where ever you're going Bunny!" exclaimed Duo. A couple of weeks back, they learned that Usagi actually means Bunny in Japanese. Knowing Duo, he could barely pronounce Usagi's name so instead, he called her Bunny and Usagi had nothing against it. However, it does tend to get a bit annoying.

"No thanks. I can take care of myself," said Usagi before the slam of the main door was heard.

"Stubborn," was all that Heero muttered before getting his coat and going after her.

"Won't they just admit that they like each other?!" yelled Duo.

"But Usagi doesn't like Heero," said Trowa silently.

"Heero seems to take a liking to Usagi though," said Quatre.

"So what do you say Wufei?" asked Duo.

"Weak Onna," was all that Wufei muttered out. Wufei secretly took a liking to Usagi as well but he concealed it well. When he and Usagi are alone, he's actually pretty nice towards her: like during a spar. Of course, Wufei has no clue what Usagi is really capable of.

Meanwhile

"You can stop following me now Heero," Usagi said as she got closer and closer to the forest.

"Hn," grunted Heero. His mind was filled with question that needed answers but as they got closer, the colder it got. The Perfect Soldier may have gone through a lot of training but even a temperature of – 40 degrees can get to you, you know? Heero never stopped his focus on Usagi. No matter how cold it got, Usagi didn't seem to be phased by this phenomenon. In fact, she didn't even notice how low the temperature got until she glanced at Heero and saw him shivering a little. The Ice Goddess of the Universe certainly knows how to bewitch the place she's been put.

"If you're cold, you should go back to the mansion. No use in staying with me if you can't even lift your gun," said Usagi as she passed an unknown barrier. The scenery changed completely from a lush forest to a place with mountains covered with snow. Now, Heero was speechless – he was too cold to talk, too cold to move any farther, and it surprised how Usagi could survive in this weather with a tank top on.

Oh right. She's suppose to be dead, maybe that's why. Or maybe he's just supernatural. Get a grip, Soldier. You're falling behind on logic, thought Heero as he kept his eyes on her. Usagi kept walking towards the mountain in front of her as Heero merely walked after her in a snail-like speed.

Usagi went closer and closer until there was an entrance to this mountain. Here she is…just wait a little longer, Amy. I'm here, thought Usagi. She glanced at Heero again and decided that she should be doing something to help him with his shivering fits. She whispered a few words in Lunarian tongue as a warm grace of energy engulfed Heero. Heero's eyes widen as his body temperature went back to normal and everything didn't seem so cold anymore. He glared at Usagi since he knew it was her doing.

"You could freeze if I didn't help. We're going to wake the Ice Goddess so watch yourself," whispered Usagi – her words echoed throughout the cave like structure of the area. They walked through a couple more tunnels until they got to a chamber full of icicles. There, in front of them, laid a beautiful body in a crystallized coffin that resembled the one Usagi was in. Except, this coffin was slightly different – it was infused with the power of ice. Usagi stood in front of this coffin as she looked down at Mercury.

"Amy…" she whispered. Mercury, or Amy, had short blue colored hair. Her height seemed to be a little short but a little taller than Usagi's figure. Mercury's figure was slim and slender, as well as a nice build. Her face seemed innocent and peaceful. "I don't want to wake you up but we're called upon once again. We cannot ignore it…" whispered Usagi. Heero stood by the sidelines, mouth slightly open, mind gone, and eyes wide. Very funny scene, ne? Usagi then took out a silver ball – the silver crystal, but it seemed like a silver floating object in Heero's eyes.

"Ancient powers hear my call, bring this Ice Goddess back as we may fulfill our destiny and fate so bring forth…Mercury!" Usagi shouted with a somewhat of a Lunarian accent, which Heero probably couldn't register in his head. A bright light illuminated the whole cave and as the glow died, in front of Usagi stood Mercury, also known as Ami – Princess of the Ice, Ice Goddess, and a part of Usagi's court.

Mercury opened up her eyes and looked around. Her eyes widen as she realized where they were and as memories flooded back into her head. "Usagi…I thought…" she started.

"We were. We were called upon as well or else we wouldn't be here," said Usagi.

Mercury took a glance at Heero and wanted to question him but decided not to. By this time, Heero had regained his composure and was staring intently at Usagi. Usagi turned around to look at him before heading out of the cave like surrounded. After they had got out of the cave, they all went back to the Winner Mansion.

Once they had gotten back into the mansion, Duo greeted them with a nice big grin but then the grin faded away as he noticed Ami. He blinked a little as Quatre joined him.

"So Heero, who's the cute chick you dragged in?" questioned Duo. Heero glared at Duo for a moment before making his way towards the kitchen to get a cup of tea, coffee, just anything that's warm. "Uhhh okay so Bunny, who's the chick?" Usagi didn't pay him any mind as she walked towards the living room in silence. "…Am I invisible or something?!!!" Ami let out a small giggle before introducing herself to the two gentlemen before her.

"My name is Ami Mizuno, and I'm a friend of Usagi's. But I do have a question, where am I?" responded Ami.

"Err…" was all Duo could muster.

"Ami, come in here," called Usagi from the living room and with the help of Quatre, Ami found her way there and took a seat next to Usagi. There in the living room was Heero, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. On the couch opposite of Usagi sat a Cyclops with one emerald eye – excuse me – it was Trowa. Sitting next to Trowa was Wufei. Ami moved slowly and took a seat next to Usagi. "I'm assuming you're all wondering about my past, and I also know that you, Ami, are completely lost. Throughout my time in this mansion, I have researched on many different events and now, I might as well explain myself to you."

"What are you talking about, Bunny?" asked Duo. Of course, Duo did wonder about Usagi's past but unlike the others, he didn't care much about where she came from. She was a friend to them all and he didn't mind if her past was a mystery. The only thing they knew about her was that she was suppose to be dead years ago.

"As you all know, I was Sailor Moon, Tsuki no Hime, and the very key to the peace in the Universe. This is Ami Mizuno, Sailor Mercury, and Aisu no Hime…" explained Usagi. Within three hours of story telling, past analysis, and questioning, the past of Usagi and her court were no longer a mystery to the pilots. The boys took some time to let this information sink in before Heero spoke.

"What happened to your personal guardian?" asked Heero. As anyone knew, Usagi, as Sailor Moon, had a personal guardian. Sure, her scouts were her guardians but the Prince of the Earth was whom Heero was referring to.

"He died," was the only reply they got out of Usagi but in her eyes was a flash of pain that disappeared as soon as it appeared. From the legends, it was told that Sailor Moon was deep in love with this Prince of the Earth, also known as Tuxedo Mask, however, they never knew the truth. The flash of pain in Usagi's eyes was the pain that she couldn't protect her friend and nothing more – though, the rest of the pilots mistaken it.

A nagging feeling erupted within Heero's mind and a feeling of uncertainty. Why? Why is he feeling an emotion he has never grown to known? Just seeing the flash of pain in Usagi's eyes made his stomach curl. He never wanted to see her in pain but her mask of this void annoyed it. It made it seem like it was a female duplicate of him. Even though he has a liking towards Usagi, Usagi never showed any emotions towards him – not a single bit. It almost made him wonder: the fact that him taking a liking to Usagi - is it all in vain? As a perfect soldier, he would rather die than to admit his feelings but in the back of his head, in the bottom of his heart, he knew that he wanted to be with her; he wants to hold her and protect her. When will this day come? Well, only time can tell.

"Usagi, what about the others?" asked Ami, breaking off the silence that seemed to have gone on for an eternity.

"We're getting Rei first, then we'll find the outer scouts before finding the rest of the inners," said Usagi.

"But…" started Ami but was later interrupted by Usagi.

"I need your computer to pinpoint the scout's location by their energy signals. They may be dead now but because of our need to return, their powers should be active," said Usagi.

"Oh…" was all Ami responded with.

"Quatre, if I may ask, could Ami stay with us and could you prepare her a room for herself?" asked Usagi politely.

"Of course, Usagi," said Quatre before he walked out to find some of the maids to help him.

"Usagi…" started Ami.

"Nani?" asked Usagi. Ami wanted to grow closer to Usagi and asked her what she and Rei usually did when they were still alive. When Ami moved to pursue her career as a doctor, Usagi and her grew apart rapidly – as did the other scouts. However, the outers and Rei were the only ones that Usagi was close to. Usagi never shed her emotionless skin towards the inner scouts besides Rei. It was kind of heartbreaking that their bond could be so easily forgotten. The deaths of Luna and Artemis were definitely an impact. Speaking of the cats…

"Wouldn't Luna and Artemis gone through rebirth through this time?" asked Ami. A brief flash of emotion appeared in Usagi's eyes again, this time; the emotion was not only pain, but also suffering, and a longing – sadness and depression.

"Don't know," was all Usagi said. Heero, Trowa, and Wufei observed them closely. The way they talked to – or not talk to in Usagi's case – each other. The way pain seems to flash through Usagi's eyes as a close one's death was reminded. They all observed in silence, making sure that it was gone unnoticeable. Duo, on the other hand, had wondered into the kitchen sometime between Usagi and Ami's conversation or lack of conversation.

It was already late into the afternoon and they were all sitting in silence by the time Duo and Quatre returned. Duo, feeling that this silence was too much to bear, decided to speak up.

"Hey! Why don't we all go out and have some fresh air. I'm pretty sure that Ami would want to exercise after all her time in that … coffin," said Duo who was smiling at everyone.

"It is a good idea, it'd be another idea to go shopping afterwards. I mean, I'm pretty sure Usagi and Ami would love to pick out some new clothes, wouldn't you?" suggested Quatre as he received two glares from Wufei and Heero, while a blank stare from Trowa.

"Sure, why not," responded Usagi.

"If it's not too much trouble then I'd be glad to. Thank you for everything," said Amy politely.

"Then it's settled! Let's go to the mall!" shouted Duo, completely unaware of the trouble that he'd be into when he's alone with the pilots, let alone the amount of energy he was going to loose while going to the mall.

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Well, that's it. Review, please. I know I took a really long ass time but I got lazy – new things appeared. I got bored, I ran out of ideas SO DON'T KILL ME.! I beg of you! Lol, well the next chapter will be of the suffering they get at the mall ;D Pwhahaha! Cough. You heard nothing from meee! Until next time, minna!

Oh and Aisu no Hime should mean Princess of Ice. Aisu means Ice and stuff so yeah! Lol.