Chapter 3 - Evil Emerges; Tragedy in the midst
Usagi walks slowly in the sidewalk. She didn't know what came over her when she was with Mamoru. She couldn't understand what happened but she knew that it was over. She didn't even notice that it was already late and that her family might be worried about her. She also didn't think about Rei and the others, probably wondering where she could be. Her mind was a complete blank.
"Usagi-chan!" a voice called out. Usagi turns and sees Rei and her other friends running towards her.
"Where have you been?" Makoto asked.
"Around. I didn't feel like going anywhere." Usagi forced a smile for them.
"We were worried about you." Rei said with sincerity.
"I'm ok...I just needed to be alone." Usagi responded.
"What's wrong Usagi-chan? Please tell us." Minako begged.
"Maybe we can help you." Ami retorted.
Usagi looked at her friends and smiled as if nothing big happened. "I'm fine, don't worry."
Suddenly they all hear a woman screaming in the park. The five girls rushed inside the park and saw a woman being drained of her life force by a monster.
"It's the new enemy!" Makoto exclaimed.
"Everybody, transform!" Rei ordered. One by one they transform into Sailor scouts except for Usagi.
"Usagi, what are you waiting for? You have to transform!" Sailor Mars exclaimed.
Usagi just stared at the monster and the woman. She started to question whether she should transform or not. She knows that she had to fight this new enemy but why does she have to save the woman. She was her rival...she was Yasui. Sailor Mars ran to Usagi and slapped her.
"Snap out of it!" Sailor Mars exclaimed. Usagi knew that she had no choice. She raised her broach and transformed once again to Eternal Sailor Moon.
"She's getting weak!" Sailor Venus exclaimed.
"BURNING...MANDALA!" Sailor Mars cried as she powered up. Bright red flames came off her aura and hits the monster.
The monster was hit and it dropped Yasui's body. It began to charge the Sailor senshi. The scouts jumped out of it's way but Sailor Moon stayed put. The monster unleashed it's leash and wraps it around Sailor Moon.
"SAILOR MOON!" the scouts cried. The monster began to drain Sailor Moon's energy. The scouts felt helpless until they began to notice something. Sailor Moon's aura, the once bright and warm aura is now getting darker and cold. Then the unthinkable happened, the monster felt weak. Sailor Moon turned the table by draining the monster's energy.
"I-is this her new power?" Sailor Jupiter asked. Just then, a rose flew across and cuts the leash that bound Sailor Moon and the monster.
"TUXEDO MASK!" they all cheered.
There he was, standing under the bright moon light with his top hat and cape that dances with the wind. That knight in shining armour that had helped the scouts countless of times.
"Walking under the moonlight is something that should be enjoyed by..." before he could even finish his speech, Sailor Moon used her tiara and whisp it towards him. Tuxedo mask gets hit and falls to the ground. The scouts are speechless.
"I don't need you to fight my battles!" Sailor Moon exclaimed angrily. The dark aura around her gets stronger.
Sailor Moon walks towards the monster and with one swift move, with her bare hands, break it's neck. The monster dies and vanishes. The scouts rushed to Tuxedo mask's aid and was about to rush to Yasui's aid when Sailor Moon picks Yasui up, her hand on her neck. Whatever dark power that's surrounding Sailor Moon, it was making her stronger.
"The funny thing is...I didn't want to save you." she started.
"Sailor Moon..." Tuxedo mask called out. The scouts were about to charge her but stopped when they saw Sailor Moon's hand tighten.
"One move and she dies." Sailor Moon looks at them. Hate and anger were in her eyes. Her aura grew and grew. She smirks and flings Yasui towards the scouts who caught her. She started to walk away.
"Usako!" Tuxedo Mask exclaimed. There he was, standing in near her, his face...his eyes were full of hurt and anger. He couldn't understand why Usagi or Sailor Moon could harm an innocent.
Sailor Moon turns to him. She takes off her broach that undo her transformation. She was back to being Usagi but the aura was still there. She could feel herself getting stronger.
"I could've killed her. I wanted to." Usagi coldly said.
"Why are you doing this? Why did you have to hurt her? I'm the one you're mad at. If you're angry...hurt...then hit me! Blame me!" Tuxedo mask exclaimed.
"Hurt? Angry? You don't even know the half of it! And why should I be concerned about her or you? Expecially you." Usagi responded with rage in her voice.
"Usako." Tuxedo mask transformed into Mamoru once again and tried to hold Usagi but she slaps him, hard.
"Don't you dare touch me and don't you dare call me Usako. Forget my name and forget that you ever knew me! You're nothing to me Mamoru...You're dead to me...As far as I'm concerned, you're dead to me!" Usagi exclaimed. Nothing...no tears and no heartbreak. She didn't feel anything, not the wind...not the earth. She was slowly slipping away.
Usagi looked at Mamoru one last time, turned around and walked away. The scouts and Mamoru gathered around Yasui as she bagan to stir. When she opened her eyes, the scouts already left and all she saw was Mamoru. They hug.
"Oh, Mamo-chan...I was so scare." Yasui said.
"It's ok..it's over." Mamoru replied.
"What's wrong?" Yasui asked.
"We need to talk." Mamoru and Yasui sat on the park bench and under the crecent moon, Mamoru told her everything and about Usagi. Yasui understood and apologized.
"I think it's time for me to go back to America. I am so sorry, Mamoru-san. We shouldn't have...I shouldn't have come here." Yasui said.
"C'mon, I'll bring you to the airport." Mamoru offered. The two walked back into her hotel room. Hours later, Mamoru sent her off. As he walked back to his car, a wave of evil energy swept his body.
He ran back to the airport, hoping to stop the plane from taking off but it was too late. The plane took off and minutes later, a dark lightning that seemed to come out of nowhere blasted the plane causing it to crash. Airport personnel, firemen and policemen together with ambulances rushed to the crash site. They recovered every body and thankful that they were alive...except for one. They found Yasui's body under the debris. It was as if the lightning aimed for her. Mamoru wept for his friend and vowed to find who killed her. Opposite the crash site, a figure looms in the shadow.