Chapter 12 - Firststrike
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He decided not to tell her the things he knew, maybe he could trick some more information out of her. He didn't believe there were many secrets left, some parts of the story were missing, but the picture seemed almost complete. Metallia was dead, but it was likely, her helpers, whoever they were, were still around. They had kidnapped him, and taken his memories away, and now they were still after him. It made sense that a woman had written that letter with the pill to him. Metallia definitly would have a woman as the leader of her minions. And the Senshi had promised Usagi to protect him.
The only two things he really didn't understand, were the clock, and the fact, that the Senshi had made up that earthquake story. But who would ever understand, why women did the things they did?
Rei was already there, when he climbed down into the cave. The very first thing she did as she saw him, was slap him across the face.
"Where have you been?" she yelled. "We've been looking all over for you!"
"What does it matter?", he answered calmly, pleased, that he had managed to get her off-guard. "I can go wherever I please. Well, if you thought I was in danger, you could have said so. I might have been more careful, then. But all you told me was, that there was a little earthquake, and that I should stop running from the truth. What I did during those last three days, was finding the truth!"
He hadn't planned on showing her the black mail letter, but now he pulled it out of his pocket. He turned the tape in the dictating machine on, and let Tanaka speak a few phrases about the creature from the sun. He showed her the other letter, and the pill. And he watched Rei's face grow more and more pale.
"Well," he said, "it's just like showdown on the big screen, ain't it? So many lies, so many games, and now they've all come to an end. Now it comes all down to the truth, you tried to keep from me."
Three figures suddenly rushed out from the darkness. Together the Senshi managed to get a hold of the letters, the box and the dictating machine. He couldn't keep Rei from throwing everything down into the pit this time. But he didn't feel the need to stop them anyway. The things had served their purpose. He didn't need them anymore.
"It's over, Rei," he said to her, "whatever you do now, I don't care anymore. I really don't. There is only one thing left, I want to ask you, and I don't believe you are able to give me an answer to that. Not because you don't want to, but because you don't know it yourself!"
"So if you figured out the truth anyway," Rei said carefully, "what do still want to ask me?"
He looked at their faces. Ami, Makoto, Minako! And Rei!
"The question is really quite simple: Why does history keep repeating itself? Why do the same things happen over and over again?And why does it always hurt as bad as the first time?"
"There is something I've been wanting to tell you all. It's a part of a story you know quite well, but I'm not sure you've heard that chapter before.
It's the story of a young prince, who lived a long time ago, in a long forgotten kingdom. He was destined to follow his mother upon the throne, once he was old enough. So to make sure, nothing happened to him, she chose four bodyguards, who were sworn to protect him.
We grew up together, and they were the closest friends I ever had. We were like brothers. I felt I could trust them with everything. But one day an evil power took control over them and they turned against me. My world shattered that day. For the first time in my live I knew, what real pain was.
When I look at you now, I see four people I used to trust, four people I considered my friends. But you betrayed me, too. You lied to me over and over again. I love Usagi more than anything, but you kept playing with my feelings. You hurt me again and again, and you just didn't care."
"You are not fair!" Ami sobbed, "we didn't tell you, because we didn't want you to suffer!" Minako had buried her face in Makoto's shoulder.
Rei was the only one, who manged to keep control. "We did, what we thought was right," she whispered, "for both of you, you and Usagi. Maybe you see things in a different way, than we do, but we don't feel, that we have betrayed you. You say, you love Usagi. We love her, too. She died right here, in my arms, and I swore to her, I wouldn't tell you, what happened. That vow goes for us all."
"I wish could believe you", Mamoru said, "I really do! But you disappointed me too badly. You lied to often, it's just too much! Things are getting worse and worse all the time."
Rei gave a cry of warning, and Makoto, who stood closest to Mamoru, grabbed him and pushed him out of the way. A huge ball of light burst through the barrier of rocks, breaking and splattering the rocks all around.
The tunnel behind the barrier was visible now. Inside it there were two figures, their arms raised in attack position.
"You missed!" said Sailor Neptune.
"Nope!" said Sailor Uranus, her hands forming another ball of light, "just didn't wanna kill him firststrike!"
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He decided not to tell her the things he knew, maybe he could trick some more information out of her. He didn't believe there were many secrets left, some parts of the story were missing, but the picture seemed almost complete. Metallia was dead, but it was likely, her helpers, whoever they were, were still around. They had kidnapped him, and taken his memories away, and now they were still after him. It made sense that a woman had written that letter with the pill to him. Metallia definitly would have a woman as the leader of her minions. And the Senshi had promised Usagi to protect him.
The only two things he really didn't understand, were the clock, and the fact, that the Senshi had made up that earthquake story. But who would ever understand, why women did the things they did?
Rei was already there, when he climbed down into the cave. The very first thing she did as she saw him, was slap him across the face.
"Where have you been?" she yelled. "We've been looking all over for you!"
"What does it matter?", he answered calmly, pleased, that he had managed to get her off-guard. "I can go wherever I please. Well, if you thought I was in danger, you could have said so. I might have been more careful, then. But all you told me was, that there was a little earthquake, and that I should stop running from the truth. What I did during those last three days, was finding the truth!"
He hadn't planned on showing her the black mail letter, but now he pulled it out of his pocket. He turned the tape in the dictating machine on, and let Tanaka speak a few phrases about the creature from the sun. He showed her the other letter, and the pill. And he watched Rei's face grow more and more pale.
"Well," he said, "it's just like showdown on the big screen, ain't it? So many lies, so many games, and now they've all come to an end. Now it comes all down to the truth, you tried to keep from me."
Three figures suddenly rushed out from the darkness. Together the Senshi managed to get a hold of the letters, the box and the dictating machine. He couldn't keep Rei from throwing everything down into the pit this time. But he didn't feel the need to stop them anyway. The things had served their purpose. He didn't need them anymore.
"It's over, Rei," he said to her, "whatever you do now, I don't care anymore. I really don't. There is only one thing left, I want to ask you, and I don't believe you are able to give me an answer to that. Not because you don't want to, but because you don't know it yourself!"
"So if you figured out the truth anyway," Rei said carefully, "what do still want to ask me?"
He looked at their faces. Ami, Makoto, Minako! And Rei!
"The question is really quite simple: Why does history keep repeating itself? Why do the same things happen over and over again?And why does it always hurt as bad as the first time?"
"There is something I've been wanting to tell you all. It's a part of a story you know quite well, but I'm not sure you've heard that chapter before.
It's the story of a young prince, who lived a long time ago, in a long forgotten kingdom. He was destined to follow his mother upon the throne, once he was old enough. So to make sure, nothing happened to him, she chose four bodyguards, who were sworn to protect him.
We grew up together, and they were the closest friends I ever had. We were like brothers. I felt I could trust them with everything. But one day an evil power took control over them and they turned against me. My world shattered that day. For the first time in my live I knew, what real pain was.
When I look at you now, I see four people I used to trust, four people I considered my friends. But you betrayed me, too. You lied to me over and over again. I love Usagi more than anything, but you kept playing with my feelings. You hurt me again and again, and you just didn't care."
"You are not fair!" Ami sobbed, "we didn't tell you, because we didn't want you to suffer!" Minako had buried her face in Makoto's shoulder.
Rei was the only one, who manged to keep control. "We did, what we thought was right," she whispered, "for both of you, you and Usagi. Maybe you see things in a different way, than we do, but we don't feel, that we have betrayed you. You say, you love Usagi. We love her, too. She died right here, in my arms, and I swore to her, I wouldn't tell you, what happened. That vow goes for us all."
"I wish could believe you", Mamoru said, "I really do! But you disappointed me too badly. You lied to often, it's just too much! Things are getting worse and worse all the time."
Rei gave a cry of warning, and Makoto, who stood closest to Mamoru, grabbed him and pushed him out of the way. A huge ball of light burst through the barrier of rocks, breaking and splattering the rocks all around.
The tunnel behind the barrier was visible now. Inside it there were two figures, their arms raised in attack position.
"You missed!" said Sailor Neptune.
"Nope!" said Sailor Uranus, her hands forming another ball of light, "just didn't wanna kill him firststrike!"