Hi everyone! Thanks again for everyone who reviewed. I do appreciate it because I never thought people would actually read my story let alone review! Thanks! I need to make it more interesting again because I had a slump in the last chapter and writer's block so I am going to throw something in the story to stir it up.
A little note: I write the chapters for this story in one day. Meaning that I am going to write, edit and post this chapter today, Monday August 1. The point of me saying that is, if my chapters aren't long it's because it's hard to write a chapter in one day and make it interesting. I am doing my best. These chapters are about 9-11 pages long. That's a lot. Please be patient if you think my chapters aren't long because I post very fast. I will try to make them longer but bear with me please. If you're thinking, why don't I just write over two days or so, I don't do that because it ruins the flow of my writing. Just giving you a heads up. I'm not mad or anything. Good Times!
Disclaimer: Don't own Sailor Moon but I do own a wide collection of SM posters!
xXx No Angel xXx –ElysianJude
Usagi stretched her arms over her head and yawned. It was pushing 1000 on Friday and she was finishing up her work so she could head home. It had been two weeks since she had shown Mamoru her wings and their relationship couldn't have gotten any better. He had gone on a business trip at the beginning of the week and was slated to come back this evening. "Ah screw this, I'm going home". She shoved her papers in her brief case and walked out of her office. She walked towards the elevator and saw Malachite waiting at the doors. "Hey Mal. I thought I was the only one left today."
"Hi Usagi. I was thinking the same thing. Heading home?" He moved aside as the doors opened to let her pass first and pressed the button for the lobby.
"Yea. Mamoru should be getting back pretty soon so I was going to head back to my apartment to wait. How's married life treating you? I know Mina can be handful!"
The two continued to walk and talk as they exited the Chibi, Inc. building. Neither paid much attention to the road or the van that slowly followed them. He moved beside them and both turned slowly to look. As the back door opened, Malachite grabbed Usagi's arm and pulled her closer to him and tried to pull her along the sidewalk.
Usagi turned towards the van as the back door opened and felt Malachite start to pull her along. She turned to keep up with him when someone from the van knocked him over the head with bat. Usagi screamed as Malachite sank to the floor. She moved over to help him when her arms were grabbed and a rag was stuffed in her mouth. She kicked and struggled hard to get away as she saw Malachite struggle to get back up. Her scream stopped at her gag and only a faint sound was heard. Two men jumped out of the van and ran over to Malachite and started to kick him as he tried to get up. Tears coursed down Usagi's cheeks as she tried over and over to scream and get out of the strong hands that were holding her. She watched as he was hit once again in the head that knocked him out. Usagi stilled her movements and looked at his still body. He wasn't dead, she could see him breathing. She could feel rope on her arms as they pulled her towards the van. She turned to look at her captors but only saw black masks on their faces. She started to struggle to free herself again but was only hit in the back of the head, and then everything went black.
Malachite could faintly hear someone talking but couldn't get past the blackness to see anyone. He moved his hand to the back of his head to rub the spot where he was hit. His head felt like it was cracked in half. He could feel the pain pulsating from the back of his head. He heard the voice again and struggled to open his ears and listen to what they were saying.
"Hey, are you ok?"
He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the blurry image of a man kneeling before him. He closed his eyes again and opened them to refocus on the man. He could see him more clearly now and lifted his head. The pain shot through his whole body again and he moaned. He tried to breathe evenly as he moved to stand. The man grabbed his arm to help him up. "What happened? Where's Usagi?" He looked towards the man who had a look of confusion on his face.
"Are you ok? Need some help getting home? That bump looks pretty bad".
Malachite shook his head to clear his mind to remember what happened. He looked around and didn't see Usagi anywhere. He stopped when he saw her briefcase on the ground and picked it up. He looked towards the man who was still looking at him wearily. "Where's Usagi? Why did they take her?"
"I don't know who you mean. Look, I think you should get to a hospital or something. It's getting late. I'm lucky I found you when I did."
Malachite looked down at his watch. It was 1045. He had been knocked out for forty minutes. Usagi was long gone by now. He turned to the man and thanked him. Malachite headed towards his apartment building and walked into his apartment. There were boxes everywhere since he and Mina were moving out the following week. Mina was all ready in bed so he quickly grabbed the phone and called Mamoru's cell number.
"Mamoru speaking"
"Mamoru, its Mal. Where are you?"
"I'm about to walk into the building Mal, what's up? Are you ok?"
"I'm fine but I'll meet you in your room. I have to speak with you right now".
"Can it wait? I wanted to stop by Usagi's."
"It's about Usagi; I need to talk to you now!"
"Okay, come on up".
Malachite hung up the phone and headed back out the door. He was too impatient to wait for the elevator so he quickly ran to the stairs and ran up to the top floor. His head was still pounding and he was breathing very heavily as he reached Mamoru's door and knocked.
Mamoru opened the door to a red faced Malachite. "Whoa, did you run up here? Come in, do you want some water or something?"
Malachite faintly shook his head and walked into the apartment. He rubbed the back of his head and looked at Mamoru.
Mamoru eyed his friend skeptically. "So Mal, what did you have to tell me."
Malachite took a deep breath. "Mamoru, I don't know how to tell you this but Usagi's been kidnapped."
Mamoru started to laugh. "Kidnapped? Are you kidding? Is this some joke you guys worked out?" He walked towards the bar in his room but was stopped as Malachite grabbed his arm.
"I'm serious Mamoru. We were leaving work together and a van stopped next to us. I grabbed her and tried to pull her along but these men jumped out and grabbed her and knocked me over the head with something hard. The last thing I remember is them tying her hands and putting a gag in her mouth. When I went to help her they started to kick me and knocked me over the head again. I passed out. Mamoru, I'm sorry." Malachite looked at his friend with sadness.
Mamoru walked to Malachite and turned him to look at his head. There was a red bump on the back of his head that was slowly growing. He walked to his kitchen and grabbed an ice pack. A plan was all ready forming in his mind as he walked over to Malachite and placed the pack in his hands. He walked to his couch and sat down. He sat for a while before he turned back to his friend who was still standing holding the ice pack to his injury.
"Okay, first, I want you to go get that bump checked out. It looks serious".
Malachite looked at his friend in shock. "Mamoru, don't worry about me, what are you going to do about Usagi? She's been kidnapped! We should call the police". He moved to the phone but was stopped when Mamoru grabbed his hand.
"We aren't calling the police. I think I know who is behind this. I don't want you to tell Mina or any of the other girls just yet. I need to make some calls and we'll go from there".
"How can you be so calm about this! They could kill her! Look, they were in a black van. I couldn't see the plates but there were about six guy's total. They were all wearing black masks. Are you in shock or something?"
"I know what I'm doing Mal! Just go get your head checked and I will call you with the news tomorrow. If what I think is wrong, we will call the police."
Malachite walked to the door and opened it. He looked back at his friend who had picked up the phone. After shaking his head he walked out and got into the elevator. 'What am I going to tell Mina about my head?' he thought.
Mamoru dialed information to get the number of Safiru Rathbourne. He looked to his watch. It was past midnight but he called anyway. No one answered the first two calls but he refused to give up. Someone answered by the third call, a butler and Mamoru insisted to talk to Safiru. After threatening the poor man, he finally agreed to put his master on the phone. An agitated and tired Safiru picked up the phone with an angry "What!"
"Mr. Rathbourne, this is Mamoru Chiba."
"That's great, what do you want? Do you know what time it is?"
"Yes, it's 1223. I'm calling to inform you that Usagi Tsukino was kidnapped tonight. I need to know who would want to do this to her."
Safiru sat up straight in his bed. He raked his hand threw his hair and moved his legs to the side of the bed. "Mr. Chiba, where was she when this happened? Was she alone?"
"No, a friend of mine was walking with her. Whoever took her knocked him out first. I would like to let you know that Usagi confided in me about her wings, so please, tell me who you think would do this."
"Mr. Chiba, could you meet me at Dark Moon Enterprises right now? That is where our information is on Ms. Tsukino."
"I'll leave immediately. Thank you."
Safiru hung up the phone and quickly called his brother. He agreed to meet them also and Safiru quickly got dressed.
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'My mouth feels really dry. I need water'. She moved her tongue for moisture but only felt the rough gag still jammed in her mouth. She slowly opened her eyes and looked around the room she was in. 'Maybe it was all a nightmare'. No such luck as she looked around. Usagi was lying on a steel stretcher in an all white room. She was no longer wearing her work suit but a paper gown. Fear jumped in her eyes and she struggled to move but her hands were strapped to the stretcher along with her legs. Tears escaped her eyes as she cried to herself. 'Why is this happening to me?' She looked around the room to see if anyone was in there with her but saw no one. She closed her eyes and fell asleep again. She wasn't asleep for more then a couple minutes before the door opened and four people walked in. They were no longer wearing masks, just white lab coats. There were three men and one woman. She tried to talk again but only muffled sounds came out. The woman walked behind her, two men stood on either side of the stretcher and one was in front of her. The one in front seemed to be the leader and he gave her a smile.
"I'm Dr. Fiore Lee. These are my assistants. We are going to take your gag out but I would suggest that you do not scream. If you do this will happen."
Usagi felt a sharp pain all over her body that started at her arms. She screamed out in pain and started to whimper.
"Now, now, I said no screaming. Can you promise me you won't scream again?" He smiled again at her and she slowly nodded. He nodded his head at the woman standing behind Usagi's head and she untied the gag and removed it.
Usagi moved her tongue around her mouth to get more moisture. It felt so rough and when she spoke it hurt. "Where am I? Who are you people?"
"We can't tell you where you are. You are very unique Usagi."
Usagi looked at the faces of the other people in the room. They all seemed to have blank expressions on their faces and wouldn't look her directly in the eye. The longer she was in the room, the more scared she became. "Look, I'm no one special, let me go! What are you going to do to me?" She didn't want to hear the answer but she had to know.
"You're very special Usagi; right now we are just going to take a blood sample. We can tell you more later".
The man to her left grabbed her arm and produced a syringe from his pocket. Usagi opened her mouth to scream when she looked at Dr. Fiore who had the buzzer in his hand that shocked her. She turned her head away and closed her eyes. 'All right, try to think of a way to get out of here. Mamoru is sure to go looking for you'. She flinched as the needle when into her arm. She started to silently cry again when everyone left the room. She looked at the white ceiling. "Oh Mamoru, don't stop looking for me". She turned her head to the side and fell back asleep.
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Mamoru walked out of Dark Moon Enterprises and got back into his car. He had a folder in his hand that he placed in the passenger side of his car. He headed back to his apartment and sat on the couch. Usagi had been missing for eight hours. No one called for a ransom and all Mamoru had was a folder of scientists who were willing to pay a lot of money to get a hold of Usagi. He heard a knock on the door and walked over to open it. Malachite was at the door followed by Nephrite, Jadeite and Zoisite. Mamoru let them in and sat back down on the couch. He hadn't slept since he got back from his trip and he didn't plan on it until he knew more about what happened to Usagi. He poured himself a drink and turned towards the other guys.
"What did you find out Mal?"
Malachite shifted his weight and looked towards Zoisite. He absently rubbed the bandage in the back of his head. "Me and Zoi looked into the names that you gave us. From what we found out, only one could be the one who has Usagi. His name is Dr. Fiore Lee and he has shown a large interest in finding a living survivor or Usagi's race."
Mamoru swallowed his drink quickly. He didn't think it was right to tell anyone about the secret Usagi had entrusted with him but he had no choice. He had to find her. He looked back at Malachite. "How do you know that he has Usagi?"
Zoisite cleared his throat and sat forward on the couch. "I looked into the bank records of the scientists you gave me and it seems that he transferred one million dollars about two weeks ago to another account. The other account is owned by Metallia Ito. I believe it's an alias that Beryl uses".
Mamoru slammed his empty glass down on the bar. 'I knew that stupid bitch was behind this!' He pushed his hair away from his face and turned to Nephrite and Jadeite. "Did you guys find out where he has his lab?"
Jadeite stepped forward and nodded. "Believe it or not, his lab is not far from here. I have the address." He handed Mamoru the slip of paper.
"Mamoru, just because we know where his lab is, doesn't mean we can just go in and get her". Nephrite walked towards his friend. "This Doctor is well known and respected and this could turn against you if you expose him. He could tell the world about Usagi. I think we should try to talk to him first".
Mamoru looked at his friend in anger that made him back away a step. "I am NOT going to talk to someone who thinks he can take what's mine! He could kill her, are you aware of that! I'm going to get that Beryl!"
Malachite walked towards Mamoru and grabbed his shoulders so he would look at him. "Don't be drastic Mamoru, we need to think clearly here. For one thing, we have to find something to say to Mina and the girls and also Usagi's parents. There going to start to wonder why Usagi isn't answering their calls or where she is in general. Then we have to talk to this doctor. Nephrite is right. If you just go in there and demand they let her free, he could expose her and have her arrested." Mamoru seemed to relax in his hands and Malachite gave him a soft pat on the shoulder.
"You guys are right. Ok, I think we can hold off on telling Usagi's parents about the kidnapping because I'm not sure that she would want them to get worried. I will tell them that she is on a business trip. As for the girls, I think we can possible let them in on what happened but not all the details. Don't get them worried, just let them know that it's under control and we will get her back."
The men nodded. The plan was set that they would regroup at one o'clock in the afternoon and go to the address to talk to Dr. Lee.
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Usagi let out a soft moan of pain and turned her head to the side. The bump on her head where she was hit was giving her a bad headache. She reached her hand back to rub it and stopped. She opened her eyes and looked around the room. She was no longer tied down to the stretcher but laying in the corner of the same white room. She got to her feet and wobbled a bit. She was still wearing the paper gown but she realized that there was a large hole in the back all the way to her waist. That's when it dawned on her that they must have known about who she was and that's why they had her here. Usagi looked around for any way of escaping but saw nothing. There were no windows and the door had no handle. She decided to push on it anyway and only got heavy resistance. She walked back to the wall and sat down to think. 'Maybe when someone comes in, I can make a run for it.' She decided that would have to be the best idea and moved to the wall next to the door so that when it opened she would be able to jump out and run. It was a long shot but she was willing to try. She sat for a long while by the door but no one came in. She looked down at her arm and saw the bandage that was left where they took the blood. She rubbed it absently as her eyes welled up with tears. She didn't know what day it was or how long she had been gone. It must have been at least a day by now. She wiped her eyes and laid her head back against the wall. 'I wonder if Mom and Dad are worried or if they know. I bet the girls are going to start to wonder where I am.'
She could faintly hear foot steps outside the door and prepared herself to make her escape. She couldn't hear what was being said but Usagi could tell it was a woman and a man talking to one another. There was a beeping of buttons being pushed and the door opened. Usagi immediately rose to her feet and made a dash to push herself past the person walking in. The person who walked in first was Dr. Lee and Usagi pushed against him with all her might and heard a grunt as he fell to the floor. She rushed past him and ran down the hall. She was in a building of some kind but there wasn't anyone around. She got to the end of the hallway and turned to see Dr. Lee running after her. She made a left turn and started to run as fast as she could. She heard the doctor calling for help but she ignored him and continued to run. She saw a door straight ahead and grabbed the handle. It was locked. She looked behind her and saw that he was getting very close. She turned to her right and started to run down the hall until she ran right into the arms of one of the nurses she saw when she was first brought there. She struggled to get away but he tightened his grip on her. She pushed her knee up to his groin and was rewarded with hitting the mark. He released her and she moved away from him only to be caught by Dr. Lee who quickly wrapped his arms around her body. Usagi's arms were trapped at her sides and she let out a loud scream. The guard she had run into regained himself and produced a syringe from his coat. It had a light blue liquid and he quickly flicked the syringe and smiled as he walked towards her. Usagi struggled to get out of Dr. Lee's grip but he held her tight. The guard stepped up to her and plunged the needle into her skin. Usagi let out one last scream and fell limp. Dr. Lee passed her to the guard and ordered him to take her back to her cell.
Dr. Lee straightened his coat and followed the guard. When he reached her cell he turned to the woman he had been talking to before Usagi had tried to escape. "As you can see Ms. Ito, she isn't being a good patient. I think we are going to have to move faster in this process, she is being difficult."
Beryl smiled at the sleeping Usagi and turned back to the doctor. "No, let's keep her alive for a little bit longer. I want her to know how it feels to be all alone."
Beryl and Dr. Lee both turned when a guard came running towards them. "Dr. Lee, there is a Mamoru Chiba here with an associate of his and he demands on speaking with you right now."
Beryl looked towards the doctor and smiled. "He's smarter then I thought."
Dr. Lee shook his head and looked at the closed door of Usagi's cell. "He might be a little too smart. I'll handle this, you should go. We are moving on to Phase 2 tomorrow morning."
"What's Phase 2 again?"
Fiore smiled at her. "Phase 2 would be to cut off her wings. We know how to trigger them to open when she is asleep".
"Won't that kill her?"
"It may or may not. We don't know yet. I'll keep you posted". He shook Beryl's hand and walked towards his office. He pulled his green hair back and opened the door to his office. Mamoru was sitting in front of his desk wearing a dark blue pin stripped suit. His hair was brushed back with a few stray strands resting on his forehead. Dr. Lee smiled and looked over Mamoru approvingly. 'Doesn't he look fantastic'? He looked over at the other man in the room. He was standing behind Mamoru with his white hair pulled behind his head. He was wearing a dark grey suit and had a look of anger in his eyes. Dr. Lee extended his hand to Mamoru and widened his smile. "Dr. Fiore Lee, nice to meet you Mr. Chiba."
Mamoru shook his hand but did not return the smile. "Mr. Lee. I've heard a lot about you."
"Have you? All good things I hope." Dr. Lee sat down and cleaned up his desk.
Mamoru smirked to himself and looked around the room. There were plaques on the walls and different achievement letters. He looked back at Dr. Lee who was looking at him with a small smile on his face. "Dr. Lee, I'll get to the point of why I came."
"Please, call me Fiore; Dr. Lee makes me think my father is around." He gave a soft chuckle and leaned back in his chair.
"Fiore, do you happen to know of a Beryl Ito?"
"The hotel heiress? Yes, I've heard of her."
"Have you talked to her recently?"
"Can't say I have. What's this about?"
"I just wanted to know why you would transfer one million dollars to her account if you don't know her." Mamoru saw something flicker in Fiore's eyes and he smiled. "Me and Ms. Ito used to be involved but things just didn't work out."
"I don't know what you're talking about Mr. Chiba. I didn't transfer any money to her".
Mamoru looked the doctor in the eye. He looked down at his coat and faintly saw a piece of blond hair. He looked back to his face and gave another smile. "Dr. Lee, I think you and my ex do know one another very well. She can be very vindictive and I wouldn't want her to get anyone involved in something they shouldn't be involved in."
Fiore looked away from Mamoru's accusing eyes and looked at his partner. He was looking at Fiore with hatred and moved his hand to the back of his head. Fiore's eyes widened in shock as he remembered the man. He was there when they took Usagi. Fiore stood up and looked to both men. "I don't know what you two are implying but I have had no contact with Beryl Ito. I want you both to leave!"
Mamoru stood up and looked at Malachite. He shook his head and Malachite turned towards the door and walked out. Mamoru turned towards the door and looked back at Fiore. "I'll be back and I would suggest that you be honest because I wouldn't want to get the police involved." Mamoru shut the door and walked out of the building. He turned to Malachite once they were sitting in the car. "He has her, I know it. I think we need to pay a visit to Beryl because I am sure she is back from her "vacation" by now."
Fiore sat back down at his desk and picked up the phone. "We need to push Phase 2 for tonight instead of tomorrow. We might not have much time left." He replaced the phone on the hook and looked out the window at Mamoru's car as it drove down the road.
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Is Usagi going to die if they cut off her wings? Will Mamoru be able to save her? Wait and see!
So this chapter is out. Kind of depressing for Usagi but this is the only way I could think of making this story interesting. I never really read stories with Fiore which is why I threw him in this one. The next chapter should be out soon but I don't know when. Please review and tell me what you think!