Hey everyone welcome to my second fanfic. I hope ya all like it. First I wanna say that I don't own Sailor Moon or any of its characters. Second I would like to thank Ami KittyCat Misuno, Usako4life, Zelgadis-rules, Clemen, and G-Sylvester for their reviews for "The Greatest Man I Never Knew".
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Book I: Alone
Chapter I
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"Horrible."
"Worthless."
"Klutz."
"Coward."
"Brainless."
The Scout's words ran through my mind. I realize now that they didn't mean them, but it's too late. They're gone and it's all my fault. I let anger take control of my rational thought. Now I'm alone with no one to help me, no one to call a friend, and no one to love.
They're dead. I killed them all. Oh, what have I done?
*Flashback*
"Sailor Moon you are a horrible leader. You can't even lead your troops into battle without falling on your butt," yelled Venus as she tried to wipe some blood off of her face.
"Yea, you call yourself the Moon Princess. You should be called the Worthless Princess instead," Mars said in pained voice as she hobbled over to where I stood.
"You can't even throw a punch with out klultzing out," Jupiter screamed right in my face.
"I'm glad none of the other scouts are as big cowards as you. You could try moving instead of screeching when an attack is coming at you. It might be safer for the both of us that way," bellowed Tuxedo Mask while attending to an injured arm.
I could feel my heart breaking right then. I have been criticized before by the other Scouts, but never has my love sided with them in such a harsh manner. I felt my sorrow and pained heart be quickly replaced by anger. 'I'm not perfect, but I already knew that. They don't have to keep on hounding about my imperfections.'
"You could at least try harder Sailor Moon. Maybe you wouldn't seem so brainless then," Sailor Mercury added.
Mercury's comment was the straw that broke the camels back. I could feel the anger taking complete control over my actions.
"Do you think that you would be better off without me?"
"Yes," I heard each one of the girls say in barely a whisper. Tuxedo Mask made no response, but his lack of words seemed to say that he agreed with the Scouts.
'They think they could fight without me. They can't fight without me, but I can fight this alone. I don't have to put up with their insults. I wish that we could see who really needs who. I would be able to beat this enemy even if the Scouts hadn't come back from our last battle with Beryl. If I hadn't come back from the last battle with Beryl, they wouldn't stand a chance against this new foe.'
Suddenly I started glowing. The silver crystal appeared hovering in my hands.
'What's going on?'
The crystal began to pulse as it found harmony with my pure energy. With each throb of the crystal the Scouts faded further and further away. Soon I was left standing in the park completely alone.
Drained of my energy and confused as to what I had done, I stumbled back to my house and into my nice comfy bed.
*End Flashback*
I stared at a picture on my night stand. It should have been a picture of me with Darien, Luna, and the girls, but they weren't there. I was sitting alone.
My eyes made their way to a picture that was sitting on my dresser. I remembered when that picture was taken. I took it when I went to an amusement park with the girls. Mina was flashing her usual V-Babe sign, Raye had struck a 'sexy' pose, Lita stood behind them making bunny ears for Mina and Raye, and Amy was sitting in front rolling her eyes at the scene we had made.
That picture wasn't how I remembered it. The girls had been replaced by a nice picture of Melvin, Molly, and me.
'What have I done?'
I felt warm tears flow down my cheeks. My breath shortened as I began to sob uncontrollably. I buried by face into my pillow to keep my family from hearing me cry. I cried until I no longer had any tears left. I cried until it physically hurt every part of my body. Still I felt the pain, but most of all, I felt guilt.
'I killed them. I hurt everybody who ever loved them. I left their family and friends with an empty place in their hearts where the girls used to be. They never got to say good-by or I love you. The girls had many enemies who tried to kill them, but in the end it was a friend who killed them.'
'Oh, I'm so sorry.'
*Flashback*
I awoke in the morning having almost completely forgotten the events of the night before.
'I feel bad that I got so angry at the girls and Darien last night. They all had reasons to be angry with me. And I can imagine that they were in bad moods because of their injuries. I should apologize to them.'
With that thought in my mind I dressed, showered, and headed for Darien's apartment.
Knock knock.
A man with brown hair and eyes answered the door.
"Can I help you, Miss?"
"Uh, is Darien in?" I was taken aback by Darien not answering his door.
"I'm sorry, but nobody here goes by that name. You must have the wrong apartment."
"Sorry to disturb you," I muttered as he closed the door. I had the right apartment, but where was Darien.
'This must be some sort of joke that the girls and Darien schemed up to get back at me for last night. That guy was probably one of Darien's co-workers or classmate. I should stop by at Amy's now. She is much too sensible to participate in such a joke.'
Knock knock.
"What can I do for you, dear," a woman with dark hair and bright blue eyes said as she answered the door.
"Hey, Dr. Anderson, is Amy home?"
I saw a flash of pain and sorrow enter the normally calm and happy features of her face. Her smile was replaced by a frown, and it seemed that her face had aged since the last time I had seen her.
"How could you have not heard? Amy has been missing for almost a year – missing and presumed dead."
I watched in horror as Dr. Anderson broke down into tears. She closed the door in my face, but I could still hear her sobs.
'What the hell? If this is a joke then the girls are sick.'
I tried to find Mina and Raye at their places, but I got similar responses from their family members. They told me that my friends had disappeared nearly a year ago. All of their faces seemed aged, sad, and ridden with hardship. Even Chad had lost his normal spunk.
'Lita's apartment is the only place that I haven't been to yet. I wonder what I'll find there.'
I stared apprehensively at the door to Lita's apartment. I felt a foreboding feeling creeping up on me. 'What do I do if someone else answers? Oh, stop being silly. Lita will answer the door.'
Knock knock
I waited for what seemed like an eternity. Finally a brunette with brown eyes opened the door.
"Can I help you?"
"Uh, I was looking for Lita."
"Sorry, you must have the wrong apartment," she said as she moved to close the door.
"Wait," I said as I put my hand on the door to keep it from closing. I had to find out some answers. "How long have you live in this apartment?"
"Almost a year. It's a great place, but the reason why I own it is tragic."
"What happened?"
"A young girl lived here before me. One night she disappeared and hasn't been seen or heard from since. The same night a few other girls disappeared along with a young man. The cops thought that it had something to do with the monsters that were attacking the city at the time. All of the youngsters were presumed dead – a real sad story. It was all over the papers back when it happened. I'm surprised you didn't hear about it."
"Oh, thanks for your time and help. Sorry to bother you."
I left Lita's apartment, more accurately I left what should have been Lita's apartment. I wasn't sure what was going on anymore. This thing didn't seem like a joke anymore.
'There's only one way to be sure. The lady said that the girls' and Darien's disappearance was all over the papers. The library will have old copies of the paper. Then I'll know for certain.'
I quickly made my way to the library. It was the first time I was going to enter that building using my free will. 'Amy would be so proud of me.'
I easily found what I was looking for, and gaped at the headline.
Teens Missing
Last night it was discovered that five teens went missing. The missing include: four young ladies at the age of 14 and one young man age 19. The names of the teenagers have not yet been released in order to maintain their families' privacy. Investigators have reason to believe that their disappearance is linked to the recent attacks on the city. Continued on A12…
I didn't need to read the rest of the article, I had found out what I needed to know. This wasn't some joke that the Scouts had decided to play on me. If it was then there wouldn't have been the newspaper article.
I glanced at the date. It corresponded to the day of the final battle with Beryl.
'I don't get it. The Scouts and Darien survived the battle with Beryl, they came back with me. Why does the paper say that they are missing? Why haven't their families seen them?'
My thought from the night before came back to me.
'I would be able to beat this enemy even if the Scouts hadn't come back from our last battle with Beryl.'
I had used The Silver Crystal last night. It granted the wish that I had made in anger.
'I've killed them.'
*End Flashback*
A new thought occurred to me, 'If the crystal was able to get rid of them for me then it should be able to get them back for me.'
I dried my tears and focused on using the crystal to grant me my wish.
'I wish that the Scouts and Darien had come back from the final battle with Beryl.'
I waited to see if anything would happen, but The Silver Crystal remained inactive.
'Damn it! Why isn't this thing working now?'
I didn't have time to contemplate the defectiveness of my crystal because at that moment I felt a familiar pain.
'Something is attacking the city.'
I transformed into Sailor Moon and went to fight the monster alone. I couldn't rely on any of my friends helping me out this time. If I died then the Earth would fall to evil. No one would be left to this evil.
'I can't fail – too many people are depending on me.'
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