Act VI: Reflection

Characters in Act 6:

Usagi Tsukino
Haruka Tenoh
Hotaru Tomoe
Michiru Kaioh
Setsuna Meioh
Luna
Artemis
Hectus
Doom Phantom
Shingo Tsukino
Ryo Urawa
Kumada Yuuichiro
Mamoru Chiba
Ami Mizuno
Makoto Kino
Minako Aino
Rei Hino
Phone
Voice

(Boom!)

A lightening bolt strikes the ground and emits a wonderous light. The scenery brightens and reviels the realm of time.

(Boom! Boom!)

More appear and strikes across the endless field of fog. A dark aura slowly spreads around the region. At the center, a gate appears along with a familiar figure, Sailor Pluto.

(BOOM!)

The bolt strikes the ground in front of Sailor Pluto.

She slowly opens her weakened eyes.

Her face washed with sweat, looked on into the dark abyss. Images rushed into her head. The pictures show a magnificent dark light, erupting across Earth, poisoning the land, destroying mountains, forests, and civilization itself.

Pluto: The time... is coming near...

A tear slides down on the side of her face.

Pluto: Destiny... is coming...

A huge wave of negative energy hits her.

Pluto: Ugh!

She struggles to stand her ground.

Pluto: ...I won't be able to control this gate for long...

She waves her Garnet rod and stomps it down on the ground.

The wand starts glowing.

Pluto: ...Ugh...

The dark energy around the gate starts loosening and disappearing as a new wave slowly moved in.

Pluto: This monsters power... It's so powerful... even here... ...He's growing... too fast. ...

Pluto yells out in her head.

Pluto: Uranus!

On Earth at the site where the last chapter left off. Haruka and Hotaru leaves Usagi's side.

Haruka: We're going to go look for Luna...

Usagi doesn't give a response.

Haruka and Hotaru leaves the scene.

The two runs through an ally way and hears a moan.

Luna: Ahuh... ... aah...

Hotaru: That sounds like Luna!

Haruka: Let's go!

The two runs towards the moans and finds Luna struggling to stand up.

Hotaru/Haruka: Luna!

Luna looks up and flops back down on the ground.

Luna: Haruka... Hotaru...

Haruka picks up Luna and carries her in her arms.

Haruka: You'll be fine...

Hotaru looks around the scene a bit and looks back at Luna.

Hotaru: Um... Luna? Where's Motoki?

Luna gives a confused moan.

Luna: Ahh...? Motoki? What do you mean?

Hotaru and Haruka walks out of the ally.

Hotaru: He picked you up and carried you off when you were injured...

Luna: ... I... I don't know... when I came too... I was alone...

Haruka: Alone?

Luna: Yes...

Hotaru and Haruka looks back up without another word.

Just then a streak of energy flies through Haruka's head.

Haruka stops walking.

Haruka: Sailor Pluto...

Hotaru stops and looks up at Haruka.

Hotaru: ...Haruka?...

Haruka stands speechless as the news reaches her.

Pluto: Uranus... I can't hang on for long... ... Judgement day... It's not too far from now... If we don't do anything soon... Earth is...

The message cuts off.

Haruka: ... Doomed...

Hotaru gives a confused look at Haruka.

Haruka looks behind her.

The sun starts to set over the horizon. She looked ahead and sees Usagi on the ground, kneeling beside Mamoru. Usagi closes her eyes and stands up. Artemis walks over to Usagi. Hotaru and Haruka runs up and joins the group.

Artemis: Usagi... Minako... I remember...

She nods and looks up at Haruka.

Usagi: Haruka... please... may you lend me a hand?

Haruka: Of course...

She hands Luna over to Hotaru and walks over to Mamoru. She helps Usagi to pick him up.

Haruka: Aaaaah!

Haruka grabs her arm in pain. Usagi cries out...

Usagi: Haruka! Your wounds! Maybe...

Haruka sucks in the pain and responds...

Haruka: It's nothing... come on...

She sets Mamoru on her back, as she struggles to stand up.

Usagi: Haruka...

Usagi walks behind and helps Mamoru to balance on Haruka's back.

Haruka: Ahh... my car... It's a few blocks from here.

The two carefully carries Mamoru to Haruka's car. Hotaru follows behind with Artemis. They arrive at the car and sets Mamoru in the back as the 4 squeezed into vehicle. Once everyone was set, the car zoomed off towards Mamoru's apartment.

At Hectus's lair, Hectus laughs maliciously as he rubs his hands together.

Hectus: And now...

He snaps his finger and a casket in the back hovers up.

It explodes revieling Sailor Neptune.

Hectus's eye turns to his back and gleams at her.

Hectus: It's your turn...

Neptune lifts her head and flings open her eyes.

Her pupils glows bright red as her uniform quickly changed into a dark blackish color.

Hectus smiles.

Hectus: Go capture this Eternal Sailor Moon girl for me.

Neptune: Yes my lord...

Neptune bows and teleports out of the scene. Hectus wanders back and forth, and drops the crystal in his hand. It lands on the ground below him and starts growing at a rapid rate. He stares down at the crystal with utter amazement for as it grew larger, his power grew larger. He looks up in front of him and grins.

Hectus: Ha! I must say... this crystal is actually growing on my likings. Hehahhaa...

Then Hectus stops. A pause of silence runs through his endless pit of darkness.

Hectus: What do you want Doom Phantom?

A shadow appears from behind Hectus.

Doom Phantom: Well your observant as always.

Hectus: Get lost.

The Doom Phantom smiles and fades away. He reappears sitting on Hectus's throne chair.

Doom Phantom: I see... that you're enjoying the crystal I gave you.

Hectus turns around and gleams.

Hectus: Yes... very much so. You've actually became helpful for once in your exhistance.

The Doom Phantom looses his smile and fades again. He pops up in front of Hectus. He turns his head to see the crystal.

Doom Phantom: I see you've gathered a huge sum of energy already.

The Doom Phantom looks back at Hectus and smiles again. Hectus's eye glows red. A huge energy builds up in Hectus's eye and he fires it at the Doom Phantom.

The blast blew the Doom Phantom back a couple of meters.

Doom Phantom: Oh... temper temper. We don't want our volcano exploding too soon.

Hectus: What?

The Doom Phantom teleports back a few more meters.

Doom Phantom: Hehahhahahhaa!

The Doom Phantom fades out of the scene.

Hectus: ...That... Doom Phantom... I can't figure him out.

On Earth, at Mamoru's apartment, Usagi puts Mamoru to rest on his bed. She looks over at Artemis and Luna.

Usagi: Take good care of him...

Luna/Artemis: Of course...

She turns for the door.

Haruka stands up.

Hotaru stops her by raising her arm in front of Haruka.

Haruka looks down at Hotaru. She shakes her head.

Hotaru: Let her go for now...

Usagi leaves the scene and walks home.

Outside, Usagi walks silently down the quiet sidewalk. She stares at the ground blankly as she reflected through her memories.

(Flashback)

At Rei's temple, Usagi dashes out of Rei's room carrying a comic book in her hand. Rei dashes out of her room, chasing Usagi while she waved her broom above her head in a angry fashion.

Rei: Usagi! I JUST GOT THAT TODAY! I'M NOT LETTING YOU BORROW IT!

Usagi: (Huff Huff) BUT! BUT! THIS IS THE SAILOR V ISSUE # 71! IT'S SUPPOSE TO BE THE RAREST OF THE RARE! I HAVE TO READ IT!

Rei: THE BOOK'S MINE! IT COST ME A FORTUNE TO BUY IT!

Ami, Makoto, and Minako walks up the temple stairs. They hear running sounds and screams of fear.

Minako: Do you hear that?

Ami: Yeah!

Makoto: I smell trouble! Let's hurry up!

The 3 rushes up the stairs, ready to face the danger that laid in front of them.

Minako/Makoto/Ami: Usagi!

The three stops. Usagi runs by them.

Usagi: AAAAAAAAHH!

Rei dashes by.

Rei: STOP! THIEF!

The three stares blankly at the scene and topples.

Matoko: Heh... typical Usagi... (Sweat Drop)

Minako/Ami: (Sigh) (Sweat Drop)

Usagi makes a quick turn. The comic book flies upwards out of her hand and into her face, covering it.

Usagi: AHH! I'M BLIND!

Usagi runs towards the 3 at a deadly speed.

Matoko: Usagi... ... Ahh.. AHH! Usagi! WATCH OUT!

The book flies off of her face.

Usagi: What!

Usagi sees Makoto in front of her.

Usagi: GAH! NO! NO! NO! NO!

She quickly steps on her brakes, but it was already too late.

A huge stream of dust picks up behind Usagi as she tries to stop. Usagi raises her arms to cover her face.

Usagi: AAHHHHH!

Makoto raises her hands

Makoto: AAAAAAHHH!

Ami and Minako side steps out of the way.

(CRASH!)

A small mushroom cloud flies up into the sky.

The two falls over.

Makoto falls on her back as Usagi lands head first. Makoto grabs her head in pain as she looks up with a dizzy expression.

Makoto: Ahh... ahh... oh Usagi... eeehhh... ugh...

Makoto passes out.

Usagi twitches on the ground.

Usagi: Ge..geh...eh...

Rei runs up to the scene, holding up the comic book that fell on the ground.

She stares at the ripped edges of the comic book.

A tear rolls down her face.

Rei: I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU FOR THIS! USAGI!

Her face darkens as 2 glowing red psychotic eyes stared down at Usagi.

Usagi slowly comes to and looks up.

Usagi: Ahh... ah... Rei?

Rei starts spitting fire out of her mouth as a huge flame tornado forms behind her.

Usagi: Uh Rei... can we... heh... heh... just... talk this over... ... Rei? (Sweat Drop)

Rei: AAAAAAAHHHHH!

Usagi gets up and runs away.

Rei: AAHHHHHHH!

Rei chases Usagi with her broom held up in a striking position.

Rei: GET BACK HERE Usagi! MY BROOM JUST WANTS TO SAY HELLO! HEHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!

Usagi: HELP! HELP!

The two runs around the temple several times.

Ami/Minako: (Sigh) (Sweat Drop)

Matoko: (Still passed out) ... ...

Minako: Maybe we should leave... This... this looks serious...

Ami: Yes...

Ami and Minako picks up Makoto.

Matoko: ... ... ...

The 2 quickly runs off.

(Flashback Ends)

Usagi smiles.

(Flashback)

Usagi and her friends are walking together at the city's carnival on a sunny afternoon.

Usagi snuggles Mamoru's arm as they walked together down the sidewalk. Mamorublushes fromembarassment as people stared at the couple. Rei, holding hands with Yuuichiro, gets mad and explodes on Usagi. Ami, Makoto and Minako steps back in fear.

Rei: Usagi! You're making too much of a scene! You're embarrasing us!

Yuuichirotries to calm Rei down.

Kumada: It's okay Rei...

Rei turns to Kumada with her firey eyes.

Kumada: ... (Gulp)

She turns back at Usagi. Usagi slides around Mamoru like a snake and laughs.

Usagi: Hohohohoho! Oh Rei... soon you'll understand that our love would never bring the feelings of embarrasment between us.

Mamoru coughs and murmers. Usagi quickly snaps her head at Mamoru. Her eyes shined with a devilish gleam.

Mamoru: Eh... uh... (Gulp) (Sweat Drop)

Usagi snaps her head back at Rei.

Usagi: Like I said.

Rei argues back.

Rei: Me and Kumada like each other just as much! We're more mature in a sense then you are! We can enjoy our relationship without making total fools of ourselves. Right Kumada? ... Kumada?

She looks to her side and sees Kumada looking elsewhere.

Kumada: HAHAHA! Look at those Seals over there! WOW!

Rei grows firey red and bigandtowers over Kumada.

Rei: Ohhh Kumada...?

Kumada grows really small and whimpers in fear.

Kumada: Ahhhhhh... Ahhhhhhh... AAHH!

A huge mallet falls down on Kumada, knocking him unconscious.

Kumada: (Passed out with a lump on his head) ... ...

Usagi laughs out loud.

Usagi: Hohohohohoho! Please Rei, continue... don't stop.

Rei snaps her head back at Usagi.

Rei: WELL! I...

Rei stops and looks around.

Rei: Uhhh... Usagi?

Usagi, sucking on Mamoru's arm like a leech, responds...

Usagi: What?

Rei: Where's Ami, Makoto, and Minako?

Usagi and Rei turns there head and looks back. There stood, Ami, Makoto, and Minako, heavily depressed and with large rain clouds over there heads.

Makoto: ...Oh don't mind us, boyless girls...

Minako: Yeah... we'll just stand in our corner... let you guys argue over your "BOY FRIENDS!" ... as we grind into dust...

Ami: Well...

Before Ami could start a familiar voice yells out to her.

Ryo: HEY Ami!

Ami: Ryo?

The storm cloud above her head disappears.

Ryo runs up to Ami.

Ryo: Funny catching you here!

Ami blushes.

Ami: Yeah...

Ryo: I just happened to be in town... and I saw this carnival. I had a funny feeling that I'll run into you here so I came.

Ami smiles.

Ryo: Hey! Want to go on the Ferris Wheel?

Ami: Sure!

Ami and Ryo runs off. Minako and Makoto stares aimlessly at the two.

Minako: Traitor...

Makoto: ...

A lightning bolts comes out of Minako's rain cloud and strikes her on the head.

Minako: (Cough... Cough) Grrr...

(Flashback ends)

Usagi starts laughing out a little.

(Flashback)

Outside at night at a park, Usagi and Mamoru stands alone viewing the Moon. Usagi turns her head towards Mamoru and raises a question.

Usagi: Mamo?

Mamoru smiles and replies.

Mamoru: Yes?

Usagi: Do you love me?

Mamoru: Yes.

Usagi: Really?

Mamoru looks down at her with a more assuring smile.

Mamoru: Yes!

Usagi: Like how?

Mamoru: Heh. Why so suddenly?

Usagi waits anxiously for an answer.

Usagi: Please, like how?

Mamoru: Well, let's see.

Mamoru pauses and closes his eyes.

Mamoru: ...It feels wonderful to be with you.

Mamoru opens back his glimmering eyes, revieling that he poured his heart into those words.

Usagi gives a sweet, heart warming smile. The two turns towards one another and stares into each other's eyes.A romantic pause went through the scene, as if the two were cherishing the moment, and then they moved inandkissed with the Moon, large and bright in the background.

(Flashback Ends)

A tear comes out of Usagi's eye. She wipes her face with her sleeve and stops. She turns and realizes she was home. Usagi runs up to her house and enters. She closes the door behind her and lies back on the door.

Usagi: I promise... we'll enjoy another moment such as those... sometime... somewhere... again...

Then a scream comes out of the kitchen.

Shingo: MOM! MOM!

Usagi: Shingo?

Usagi quickly runs to the kitchen and yells.

Usagi: Shingo! WHAT'S WRONG?

She looks down and sees her mom on the floor.

Usagi: MOTHER!

She turns to Shingo.

Usagi: What HAPPENED!

Shingo, filled with tears, cries out.

Shingo: I...I don't know... we were cutting vegitables... and then she fell over... I... OH Usagi!

Shingo falls on his knees and slams his fist on the floor.

Shingo: What's going on...?

Usagi quickly gives an order to Shingo

Usagi: Shingo! CALL THE HOSPITAL! NOW!

Shingo sucks in his tears and rushes for the phone.

Usagi looks back down at her Mom and she notices something. Her eyes wilt up, but she stops herself before she started crying.

Usagi: Mom's hand... Mom's...

She sees her hand fading away rapidly.

Usagi stands up.

Usagi: My friends... my Mamo... and now my mother.
I'm going... I.. I... UGH!

Usagi runs for the door. Shingo sees Usagi run out of the house.

Shingo: Usagi! ... ugh...

Shingo feels a sudden pain in his chest and drops the phone.

Phone: Hello? Hello? Is there anybody there?

Shingo falls to the ground, suffering in pain.

Shingo: Usagi... ... ahh...

Shingo passes out.

Usagi stands by herself outside. She looks up at the cloudy sky and yells out at the top of her lungs. Her voice was filled with anger and tears.

Usagi: AM I THE ONE YOU WANT! WELL! AM I!

The sky starts raining.

Usagi: PLEASE! PLEASE JUST STOP! PLEASE LEAVE US ALONE! IF YOU WANT ME! TAKE ME! JUST STOP ALL OF THIS ALREADY! PLEASE!... DARNIT! Please... I'M YOUR TARGET! ETERNAL SAILOR MOON! PRINCESS SERENITY!

Usagi closes her eyes, falls on her knees and slams her fist on the cement pavement.

Usagi: Future... Queen...

Neptune: Future Queen?

Usagi opens her eyes and stands up. She turns around and sees Sailor Neptune directly in her face.

Usagi: Wha...wha...what?

Neptune: I think not.

Neptune knees Usagi in the gut.

Usagi: ...ugh...

Usagi falls on the ground and passes out. Neptune stares at Usagi.

Neptune: Foolish girl... ... ugh...

Then for some unknown reason, a tear rolled down Neptunes face.

Neptune: What...? ... ugh...

Neptune closes her eyes and picks up Usagi.

Neptune: Heh... I got what I came for...

Neptune teleports out of the scene.

At Mamoru's apartment. A sudden flash reaches Hotaru and Haruka. They turn to each other and nods.

Haruka: Something's wrong... Something happened to Usagi!

Hotaru: Yeah! I felt it too!

Luna/Artemis: What?

Haruka: We're going. You two stay here and guard the King's body.

Luna and Artemis stays silent. Hotaru and Haruka gives a final look at Mamoru and runs out.
Shortly after, they arrive at Usagi's house. They run up to the door and notices that it was open. The two enters the house and finds it empty. They see the kitchen door open and enters.

Haruka: USAGI! ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

Hotaru: USAGI!

The two looks around the Kitchen, but doesn't see anyone. Hotaru notices a phone on the ground.

Hotaru: Haruka!

Haruka turns and sees the phone. She picks it up and traces the last call that was made.

Haruka: The last call was made a half an hour ago to the Juuban Hospital... Something went horribly wrong here... horribly wrong... ugh...

Haruka grabs her hand as it started its fading process once again.

Hotaru: Haruka! Your hands flashing again!

Haruka keeps a calm facial expression.

Haruka: It's all right... right now... let's go find Usagi...

Hotaru: Uhh... all right.

The two searches the rest of the house. A hour passed and they decided to go outside, in the rain,to search for clues. Hotaru runs through the bushes and into the backyard while Haruka checks the front.

Haruka: Usagi! Where did you go? ... (Sniff Sniff)

Haruka stops and stands up.

Haruka: This smell... this aura... It's familiar...

A shimmering light on the road catches Haruka's eyes. She walks up to the shimmering light and kneels down.

Haruka: What's this?

The pool of rainwater slowly transformed and changed into a human shape figure. Haruka calls out to Hotaru.

Haruka: HOTARU! COME HERE! NOW!

Hotaru hears Haruka and quickly runs over from the backyard.

Hotaru: What?

Haruka points at the figure. Hotaru looks down and gasps. The figure starts to move and cries out in pain.

Voice: H...A...Ru...ka... ...He...lp

Haruka recognizes the voice and blinks.

Haruka: (Gasp) Michiru!

The figure collapses. Hotaru looks up at Haruka.

Hotaru: Michiru?

Haruka grew a sense of relief within her eyes.

Haruka: ...She's alive...

At Hectus's lair, Sailor Neptune hands Usagi to Hectus. Hectus stares into Usagis face.

Hectus: So this is... the one... the one that caused so much dread within my family... Sailor Moon... Hmmm...

Hectus stares maliciously at Usagi.

Hectus: I wonder why she isn't effected by my time disturbance by now... She should be weakening... strange...

Hectus snaps his finger and a hologram appears. He stares into the image and sees Hotaru and Haruka. He sees that Haruka's hand is fading, but yet Hotaru seemed perfecly fine.

Hectus: And this one too... hmmm... how can anyone rival my power...? No matter...

Hectus turns to Neptune.

Hectus: Neptune... take this moon child away. ... Do as you please with her.

Neptune smiles and picks up Usagi.

Neptune: Yes sir...

Hectus: Make it slow and painful... hehhehehaha...

Neptune bows and teleports out of the scene with Usagi in her arms.

Hectus is left alone now. He looks to his side at his Black Poison crystal. The crystal is now as big as a small house.

He walks up in front and smiles and teleports out of the scene. The sky starts to grow blood red on Earth. Lightning bolts beamed out of the sky rapidly. Haruka and Hotaru looks up.

Haruka: This is bad... really bad.

Hotaru: Yes...

At Mamoru's apartment, Luna and Artemis looks out the window.

Luna: I do hope they're all right.

Artemis smiles at Luna.

Artemis: They always are in the end... we just have to have faith in them...

At the Gate of Time, Sailor Pluto falls on her knees. The negative power that surrounded the gate started to overwhelm her.

Sailor Pluto: I must... hang on... for a little longer...

In the sky on Earth, Hectus appears. Hectus's eye increases in size and shimmers evily.

Hectus: HeehehehheehhehahahhaHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA! AND SO IT BEGINS!

To be continued...