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"I'll see you tomorrow!" a little boy waved to his friends as he walked away from the schoolyard. "Bye!" He walked with pep in his step and a smile on his face. He sighed dreamily. Today was great. Every day was great since the afternoon that Sailor Moon saved him. She was even prettier in person. And so brave! She was amazing!
Luna watched the happy-go-lucky boy from a tree above. "Target is in sight. Launching in three…two…one!" The black kitten jumped from her place on the tree and onto the little boy's head. She meowed and made her eyes go large. That was something that humans apparently found adorable.
The boy pulled Luna off of his head and looked her. He immediately smiled. "What a cute kitty!"
Luna inwardly sighed with relief. The kid was a cat person. Thank goodness, she thought, thinking of the day she met Usagi. She purred and rubbed her face on his arm.
"Are you lost, kitty?" the little boy asked. "Don't worry! I'll take you home!"
Luna jumped out of the little boy's arm and ran a few paces ahead of him. She turned around to make sure he was following. She led him to the place where Sailor Mars and Sailor Mercury were waiting. She jumped into Mercury hands and waited for the boy to catch up.
The little boy's eyes widen. "Wow! More Sailor Senshi. So cool!"
Sailor Mercury smiled. "Hi, Sweetie," she smiled. "Could you talk with us for a few seconds?"
"But it really was an accident," Sailor Moon said at the end of her long explanation of how they ended up in the vehicle chamber. "And we're really sorry."
"We really only want what's best for Posimas," Tuxedo Kamen added. "We didn't mean any harm."
The two stood in front of the King and Queen, silently awaiting their decision. Would they understand or have them arrested.
The Queen sighed. "So she knows now. "
"And she was planning to sneak off on her own," King reminded her. "Now that she knows, I don't know if we'll be able to stop her."
Queen Misuri shook her head. "We won't stop her. You two," they jumped at the mention of them, "will guide her to Posideon's palace. Do not let any harm come to her. We're counting on you to keep our daughter safe."
"Yes," the King nodded. "You've already destroyed two of our submarines. Consider that strike one and two. Don't get to strike three."
Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen nodded. "We understand," Tuxedo Kamen spoke for them both. "We'll take good care of your daughter. We promise."
"You are dismissed."
With those words, Tuxedo Kamen grabbed Sailor Moon's hand and hurried out of the throne room. Once they were out, he sighed with relief. "Thank goodness."
Sailor Moon nodded. "We really got lucky. And now we have the King's blessing to go with Posimas! Remember, we leave at five. We need to get some sleep."
Tuxedo Kamen nodded. "Don't forget to set your alarm."
"And then the monster jumped out of the water, scooped Sailor Moon up, and threw her in the ocean!" The little boy explained Sailor Moon's disappearance over ice cream.
Mercury and Mars exchanged glances. "If that's what happened, we've been looking in the wrong place the entire time," Mars mumbled.
"It is what happened!" the little boy cried. He didn't want the senshi to think he was a liar. "I saw it! Honest!"
Mercury smiled. "Don't worry, Sweetie. We believe you. We know you're telling the truth." She turned to Mars. "I'll take him home. You tell the others what our little friend had to say."
Mercury took the little boys hand in hers and led him away from the park. When they were out of sight, Mars pulled out her communicator. "Venus? Are you there?"
"I'm here," Minako said over the communicator. "Please tell me you have something we can work with."
"Well," Mars sighed. "He certainly had an interesting story to tell. Get this: Sailor Moon might be underwater."
There was a pause. "Mars," Minako spoke slowly. "Are you saying Usagi drowned?"
"I don't know. The little boy said she was pulled underwater and she didn't come back up."
There was another pause. "Okay. Come back to HQ. We'll figure this out."
The King and Queen led Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen back to the room of vehicle the next day. "It's been fully stocked with everything that you'll need," the queen told the heroes as she opened the door to one of the remaining submarines. "The journey to Poseidon's palace takes about two days by submarine. We expect you to check in every once in a while for status reports during that time."
They heard footsteps coming down the stairs. They turned to see Posimas carrying a basket full of items. "W-what are you guys doing here?" she asked her question softly.
"Princess," Sailor Moon spoke first. "Why didn't you tell us about this room? Were you really planning to go without us?"
Posimas sighed. "Yes," she said, looking at the floor. "I didn't want anyone to get hurt because of me. But then you wanted to tag along… I was hoping that you wouldn't find this place so that you couldn't go. I'm sorry. It's just…this isn't your fight. It's mine."
Tuxedo Kamen said nothing. He just turned away from her and stepped into the submarine. "I thought you knew we could help," Sailor Moon said. "When something or someone threatens this planet, it is automatically our fight. Being underwater doesn't change that. We won't let you go alone." With those words, Sailor Moon stepped into the submarine.
The king and queen walked to their daughter. She sighed. "I really messed up, didn't I?" Posimas asked her parents.
The queen just smiled. "Stop trying to do everything on your own, Posimas. It's okay to get someone's help. Let them help you. They have more power than you can imagine. Poseidon's palace falls under their jurisdiction."
"Mom," Posimas breathed. "Do you know something about them that you're not telling me?"
The queen put a finger to her lips. "You'll figure that out on your journey. Stay safe."
The family hugged and the queen and king watched their daughter boarded the submarine.
The submarine's engine started and the wall opened. The submarine rushed through and the wall closed behind it. The submarine found itself in a glass room, separated from the ocean by metal doors. When the walls of the castle completely closed, the metal doors slowly opened. Water began to flood the room and the submarine slowly floated out of the room and into the ocean. The doors closed again and the captured water slowly drained out of the room.
"Mother and Father already put in the coordinates for the palace," Posimas reported to the submarine's other two tenants. "It should be smooth sailing from here."
Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen stayed silent. They looked out of the submarine's window as if Posimas had said nothing. The princess of the sea sighed. "I'm sorry. I really thought I was doing what was best for everyone."
Sailor Moon smiled softly at Posimas. "We know. We're not mad." Though Sailor Moon said that, there was still an uncomfortable silence between the three teens.
"So," Posimas tried to break the silence. "I told you about Mizu. What is the surface like?"
Sailor Moon, being the more sociable of the two, spoke. "It's fun," she said, smiling at the great memories her friends provided. "There are a lot of good people there."
"It's not as peaceful as Mizu, though," Tuxedo Kamen spoke for the first time in a while. "There are monsters that attack on an almost daily basis. But the good outweighs the bad. That's why we fight. To make sure that the good people get the happiness they deserve."
"And is it true? That the surface is made up of many different nations?"
"Yes," Tuxedo Kamen replied. "And sometimes they don't agree about how to handle everything. But if push came to shove, like a giant alien armada attacked, they'd band together. At least, that's what I like to think."
"My mom said that Earth used to be all one nation," Posimas said. "Even Mizu came from that nation."
Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen exchanged looks. "I've never heard that," Sailor Moon said.
"It's true," Posimas said in a matter-of-fact tone. "But it fell after the prince died."
A pain grew in Sailor Moon's heart and head at the mention of the prince. She couldn't explain it but she wanted nothing more than the pain to subside. "R-really?" she managed to say.
Posimas nodded, too busy with the submarine's controls to notice the pained look on Sailor Moon's face. "Yep. Apparently he fell in love with a forbidden princess and the entire kingdom was cursed. The prince died, the princess died, and the entire kingdom disbanded. But at least we didn't end up like the princess's kingdom. I heard the entire kingdom's population died. There's nothing left there."
As Posimas continued the story, Sailor Moon's pain grew to an unbearable state. She found it hard to breath. She felt as if a blade had been driven into her heart and twisted slowly. Tears spilled from her eyes.
Tuxedo Kamen looked away from the window just in time to see Sailor Moon fall to her knee, struggling for air. "Sailor Moon!" He rushed to her side. "What's wrong?"
"It hurts," she gasped.
"Do we need to turn around?" Posimas asked with concern. "We can get her some help in the castle."
Tuxedo Kamen took her in his arms. The pain began to subside. Her breathing began to turn to normal and the tears slowly until they were occasional sniffles. He shook his head at Posimas's question. "No. We can keep going. I think she's fine now."
Exhaustion overtook the senshi. She closed her eyes and allowed sleep to capture her.
And that's the chapter. To clear things up if it was a bit confusing: Posimas's story triggered a panic attack. It'll be explained a bit more in the next chapter. I pinky swear! Anyways, love it? Hate it? Tell me in a review!
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