Act III: Truth's Awakening

Characters in Act 3:

Haruka Tenoh
Michiru Kaioh
Setsuna Meioh
Usagi Tsukino
Mamoru Chiba
Ami Mizuno
Makoto Kino
Kumada Yuuichirou
Hectus
Luna
Artemis
Teacher
Doctor
Minako Aino

The act begins in a pitch black scenery.

(BOOM!)

A lightning bolt forms out of the darkness and hits the ground below.

(BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!)

More lightning strikes out, brightening up the environment. The light reviels a dead, foggy, and melancholy scenerio. At the center of the gloomy environment, stood a gate. There 2 figures appear, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Pluto.

Uranus stands up from her kneeled position.

Uranus: This place... It's so much different then the last time I came...

Pluto: The chains of time and history is being altered slowly...

Sailor Uranus turns quickly towards Pluto.

Uranus: What?

Sailor Pluto closes her eyes and reopens them filled with tears.

Pluto: The end is near. ... very near...

Uranus yells out with some emotions still connected to her voice from her recent loss.

Uranus: What do you mean! TELL ME!

Pluto: Hundreds of others were captured the same way as Sailor Neptune.

Uranus puts on a shocked face.

Uranus: (Gasp) What!

Pluto: Hundreds of misdeeds, of which I couldn't prevent... Hundreds of which I forsaw would die...

Uranus: What are you talking about! HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN THIS!

Pluto looks at Uranus with her shimmering tearful expression.

Pluto: Since the beginning...

Sailor Uranus blanks out and with a fitz of anger, grabs Sailor Pluto by the collar.

Uranus: WHY! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US BEFORE!

Pluto, struggling for breath, utters out...

Pluto: Because... I couldn't interfere with fate...

Uranus sees Pluto's watery eyes. She quickly calms down and lets her go. She takes a deep breath and apologizes.

Uranus: I'm... I'm sorry...

Pluto rubs her neck and replies...

Pluto: I should be the one who's sorry...

Sailor Uranus takes another deep breath and asks...

Uranus: So... who's behind all of this...?

Pluto: ... I'm not truely sure... but I know it's an entity that has similar abilities to mine.

Uranus: Yes... time control.

Pluto: One of the greatest taboos...which I broke recently...

Uranus: You should have left me to die... Why did you save me...? Didn't you interfere with fate by doing so?

Pluto smiles and responds calmly.

Pluto: It was fortold that I would rescue you at that moment...

Uranus chokes up.

Uranus: So you rescued me only because it was fate?

Pluto responds quickly.

Pluto: That is untrue... fate lead me to you.

Uranus: And Sailor Neptune...

Pluto: It was her destiny...

Uranus roars out with anger once again.

Uranus: DESTINY! DOES DESTINY HAVE TO BE SO CRUEL! DOES IT HAVE TO DECIDE EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE OUGHT TO DO!

Pluto stays silent.

Uranus: WELL?

Pluto: ...I'm sorry...

Uranus falls on the ground and slams her fist repeaditly on the floor.

Uranus: Neptune is gone... I don't know how I'll go on... This enemy... I MUST KNOW! WHO IS IT! WHAT IS IT!

Pluto closes her eyes and reopens them revieling a serious expression.

Pluto: It's an evil that has power over exhistance itself...

Uranus: (GASP)

During lunch period at 10th District High School, Usagi walks outside the school building and sits down by a tree. Her face expression was cringed with old tears. Her heart was restless and was filled with sorrow as she sat silently staring at the grass below her.

Usagi: What's happening...? Rei's still not well...

(Flashback)

At the Hino shrine, in Rei's room.

Rei lies silently on her bed after passing out in the sacred room. Ami, Matoko, Kumada, Usagi, Luna, and Artemis, sits behind the Hino family doctor as he examines Rei. He stands up with a serious facial expression.

Doctor: I don't know what's wrong with Miss Hino... except that she is in need of serious treatment. Her heart rate is beating faster then normal.

Usagi/Ami/Makoto/Kumada: What!

Ami: Could it be exhaustion?

Doctor: No... I don't think it's exhaustion... this is very strange... I've never seen this problem in my past studies... When did she pass out?

Ami: Around 5 this evening.

The doctor takes a peek at his watch.

Doctor: (Sigh) it's 8:41 right now.

The doctor gets up and walks to the door.

Doctor: I'm bringing her to the hospital. It's better for her to rest there.

The doctor exits for a moment and then comes back in.

Doctor: Oh, Kumada... that's your name right?

Kumada: Ye...yeah?

Doctor: Do you mind helping me pull out and set up the stretcher in my car?

Kumada: Anything... for Rei.

Kumada exits with the Doctor. Luna jumps onto Usagi's lap.

Luna: I have a funny feeling about this.

Artemis jumps onto a chair.

Artemis: This is no ordinary illness.

Makoto stares at Rei with a sympathetic expression.

Makoto: Whatever it is... I hope she gets better soon...

Ami: Agreed...

Usagi: Oh Rei...

Usagi's eye's starts watering up. She flops her head down on Rei's bed, while letting loose on her tears.

Usagi: Please get better...

Just then an astonishing happening took place. Rei's left hand started to fade. Ami notices and alerts the group.

Ami: (Gasp) LOOK! HER LEFT HAND!

Usagi springs her head back up to see Rei's hand.

Makoto: Wha...what the hell?

Ami: Her hand! It's disappearing!

Luna and Artemis watches in awe.

Usagi: Rei!

Usagi quickly grabs hold of Rei's hand.

Usagi: Nooo...! stop!

A light pours out of Usagi's hand and into Rei. Rei's hand slowly stops its fading process.

Luna: Her hand is returning to normal!

Makoto: What just happened?

Ami: I wish I knew...

Usagi: Rei...

(Flashback Ends)

Usagi pulls in her legs and curls up. Her eye's start to water.

Usagi: And Ami... and Makoto... now... are hospitalized as well...

(Flashback)

Outside the 10th District High School earlier that week, Usagi and Matoko walks together along with Luna to Ami's cram school.

Usagi: I hope we don't arrive too late to pick up Ami.

Makoto: The Juuban hospital visiting hours end at 9 P.M... Which is only a couple of a hours from now.

Luna: Why don't you 2 go first? I'm sure Ami would find the time to come on her own.

Usagi: No... If we go, we go together. I'm sure that's what Rei would want too.

Makoto: Yeah I bet. ... ... ughh...

Just then a surging pain ran through Matoko's body.

Usagi: Mako! What's wrong?

Makoto puts her hand on the wall to recover her balance.
Her face, all of a sudden, became soaked with sweat.

Usagi: Mako!

Makoto:... It... it's nothing...

Makoto regains her footing.

Makoto: I'm all right.

Usagi: Maybe you should go home...

Makoto: No... no... I'm fine.

Luna looks up at Makoto and notices that it was a blatant lie, but she doesn't step up to tell Usagi. Makoto struggles to regain her normal breathing patterns. She thinks to herself...

Makoto: What's this sudden pain...? Ugh... I have to go see Rei first...

Makoto walks ahead. Usagi follows Matoko with an worried heart.

At the school, within the College English prep class.

The room was finally organized with its perfecly straight rolls of desks and the computer cubicles in the back. Ami was working in one of the cubicles, typing up an English college acceptance essay for Cambridge University. No one else was in the room, besides the teacher and herself. The teacher walks up to Ami's cubicle.

Teacher: You know... you might want to rest your eyes for a bit.

Ami looks up at the teacher. He was a tall Caucasion man. She removes her glasses, gives a sweet smile and replies.

Ami: All right. Just in a moment. I'm almost done. Thanks for caring Mr. Smith.

Teacher: (Sigh) Well I'll be leaving for a moment.

Ami: Okay, take care.

Ami continues typing as the teacher exits the room.

Ami: That Mr. Smith. He's very sweet.

Outside, Luna, Makoto, and Usagi arrives at the school.

Usagi: Here we are.

Makoto replies with a stuttering tone.

Makoto: ...Yeah...

The 3 enters the building. Usagi starts a conversation with Luna as they search for Ami's classroom.

Usagi: So where's Artemis?

Luna: Researching into the recent abnormal phenomonoms that have been occuring.

Usagi: Is he still living by himself at that mirky abandoned house downtown?

Luna: Yeah... He cleaned up the place recently... It's a little less mirky now...

Usagi: (Sigh) Sometimes I wish I had an extra room in my household to take care of him.

Luna: Yeah... too bad he doesn't have an owner.

Then a flash hit Usagi.

Minako: Usagi...

Usagi stops for a moment, her eyes grew wide.

Luna: What's the matter?

Usagi thinks for a moment and replies.

Usagi: What was that?

Luna: Usagi?

Usagi: Huh? ... oh ... It's nothing... nothing Luna... let's go...

The 2 continues walking. During there conversation, they didn't notice Makoto was slowly dragging behind. She sluggishly followed Usagi as she held her left hand and heart in pain.

Makoto: I'm a tough girl... this is nothing... ugh... ... who... am I kidding... ughhh... what's happening to me...?

In the English class, Ami starts to sweat.

Ami: Oh my...

She wipes her forhead with her hand and wonders...

Ami: This is odd... why am I sweating?

She looks over at the air conditioner.

Ami: The AC is on... hmm..

She looks back at her computer monitor, but has trouble seeing.

Ami: Ugh...

She starts to see doubles, triples, and then quadruples. Her head wavered about. She takes off her glasses and drops them on the floor.

Ami: ... My... head... ahh...ugh...

Ami's head collapses onto the keyboard. She started to cry as her body weakened rapidly. she struggles pull herself back up, but didn't find the strength in her to do so. Just then she saw a familiar sight. Her left hand started to fade.

Ami: My... hand... no... UGHHH!

Her hand looses grip on the desk and she slips off of her chair. She falls on the ground.

Ami: ... Someone... please... help me... ugh...

Ami passes out.

The class door opens and the teacher enters.

Teacher: I'm back. ...

There was no response.

Teacher: Ami?

He slowly walks past the desks and to the cubicles. There to his amazment, he finds Ami fainted on the ground.

Teacher: Miss Mizuno!

In the hallway a yelp for help hollowed out. Usagi hears the call and dashes over to see what's wrong.

Teacher: Someone help! ... Damn... why must this happen during my late shift!

Usagi runs into the room. Luna tags behind.

Usagi: What's the problem?

Teacher: Oh thank god! This student of mine... she...

Usagi looks at the girl in the man's arms.

Usagi: Ami!

Usagi quickly runs to Ami's side.

Usagi: What happened!

Teacher: I... I... I... don't know. I just came back from the restroom and I found her on the floor!

Luna realizes that Matoko hasn't arrived at the scene.

Luna: Where's Makoto?

Luna turns around to find Matoko struggling to her feet as she attempted to limp foreward.

Luna: MAKOTO!

Luna yelps and pushes on Usagi's leg.

Usagi: What's the matter!

Usagi gets up and follows Luna outside. There she sees Matoko trembling against the wall.

Usagi: Mako! YOU'RE STILL IN PAIN!

Makoto puts on a fake smile as her face drooled with sweat.

Makoto: I'm fine... ... really... I am...

Just then Usagi sees Makoto's left hand. It was disapearing.

Usagi: Mako!

Makoto looses her smile and collapses on the ground.

Usagi: Makoto! Ami!

The teacher runs out of the room.

Teacher: Oh no! Not another! Stay here... I'm going to go call for help. The teacher quickly dashes out. Usagi falls on her knees overwhelmed with the current events. Her hands started to tremble as she shook her head with disbelief.

Usagi: WHAT'S HAPPENING!

(Flashback Ends)

Usagi: What's happening...?

Usagi wails silently.

Usagi: I want to know... I want to help... someone... please... tell me what I can do... please...

(RING!)

The bell rings, signifying the end of lunch. Usagi pushes herself to get up. She walks slowly to class.

Back at the gate of time.

Uranus: Exhistance...

Pluto: Yes... This monster has the ability to erase people out of reality.

Uranus: This empty feeling...

Pluto: Sailor Venus...

Uranus: Who?

Pluto: You've been effected by the time disturbance already...

Uranus: What does that mean!

Sailor Uranus raises her voice.

Pluto: Once Sailor Venus was removed from Earth's dimension... memories of her exhistance was removed along with it. All of her accomplishments were removed... Do you see the problem in this?

Uranus: Yes... but what did she do?

Pluto: She helped save the earth from total distruction... many times, along with Sailor Moon. If she never exhisted... then...

Uranus stays silent. Her eyes widen as she starts to understand the callibur of danger that they are in.

Uranus: I understand now. ... but why do I...?

Pluto responds quickly.

Pluto: Remember Sailor Neptune? It's because this new enemy's power can only effect one dimension at a time. As you know, we are currently in a different dimension.

Uranus: Heh... so you're saying once I return to Earth, I'll loose all my memories of Michiru?

Pluto: That's correct...

Uranus looks down at the ground, absorbing the thought through her head.

Uranus: No... I can't forget Michiru... I won't... it isn't fair... IT ISN'T!

Pluto puts on a soft and sweet expression and kneels down to Haruka's height.

Pluto: There's a way around this...

Uranus looks back up at Pluto.

Uranus: What? How?

Pluto: You discovered this during your last battle.

Uranus thinks for a bit. Then it hit her.

She stands up.

Uranus: The sailor mind connection technique...

Uranus remembers how she snapped out of the time warp, because she was connected with Sailor Neptune.

Pluto: Yes... As you know... I haven't been effected by the time disturbance.

Uranus: We'll connect... so I'll be conscious I'm on Earth.

Pluto: Correct... but you must hurry... I won't be able to sustain the connection forever, since maintaining the balance around the gate is using up almost all of my strength already.

Uranus: I have to warn the others...

Pluto: Now... you must...

Uranus closes her eyes and connects with Pluto.
She reopens them slowly.

Pluto: Go...

Uranus nods. Pluto raises her hand and touches Uranus on the shoulder. Uranus asks a quick question before she leaves.

Uranus: Sailor Pluto... since you used that forbidden power...

Pluto responds quickly.

Pluto: I'll be fine...

Uranus closes her eyes andteleports out of the scene.

Pluto: There is much greater things at stake at the moment...

Pluto stares out into the distance. A dark aura starts to build up near the time gate.

Pluto: Much greater problems for I must face...

On Earth at Mamoru's apartment, Mamoru holds Usagi in his arms as Usagi cries.

Mamoru: Usako...

Usagi: Why!... ... why can't I do anything...?

Mamoru puts his hand on Usagi's head and rubs through her hair.

Mamoru: Usako...

Usagi: TELL ME Mamo! HOW CAN I HELP!

Mamoru stays silent for a moment. Mamoru closes his eyes and opens them. The rims of his eyes became wet.

Mamoru: I'm sorry... I don't know the answer... I'm suffering as much as you are Usako... It pains me to know that my friends are suffering... It pains me to see you suffering... I wish I could do something to help them...

Usagi: ... Yes...

Haruka: Maybe you can.

Mamoru and Usagi looks up surprised.

Mamoru/Usagi: Huh?

Mamoru and Usagi turns to see where the voice came from. The front door slowly opens. The two turns there head towards the front door.

Usagi: Haruka?

To be continued...