Chapter 11: Confusion B:

In a room in on the second floor, Usagi faced the monster alone. She was breathing heavily which wasn't a good sign, she had a few scratches on her arms and legs, her head began throbbing, and she was trembling. Even though she was powerful, it still wasn't enough. This creature seemed to be unstoppable and it scared her. She glared at the thing, refusing to give up. The monster attacked, knocking Usagi down to the ground. It grabbed her arms as it snarled at her; his lips close to her cheek.

"You smell delicious, Serenity." It said.

"You can talk?" Asked Usagi.

"Too bad that my voice will be the last thing you hear." Steve laughed.

"I refuse to give up!" She cried, "I believe in the power I have! I believe in my friends . . . and I know that they believe in me."

"Are you certain about that?" He asked, "Even after figuring out that you are behind this."

"I'm not behind this!" Usagi yelled, "It's my fault that all of this shit started. My friends were just caught in the middle between everything."

"You were so close, you had only a few clocks left." He whispered in her ear, "It's such a pity that you will never make it to the LAST clock."

Usagi began struggling against his grip, the moon symbol appearing against her forehead.

"And even if you escaped from me this time and you make it to the last clock, once you break it, you will die." Steve said.

"I will . . . die . . .?" Usagi questioned.

"You see, Serenity, you were the one who wrote in that book and the one who went back in time." He answered.

"Then, I can never be free from my sins or my mistakes." Usagi's tears fell.

"That's right, all of your efforts have been for nothing." Steve answered back.

Usagi shook her head, finding her inner strength.

"You're wrong." She paused, "This time will be different."

She pushed the monster off of her and stood up; glaring at him.

"I'll prove it to you!" She yelled, "No one else will die!"

"SHUT UP!" He hissed as he attacked.

"MOON CRYSTAL POWER!"

She focused her power on defeating the monster; but Steve had a trick up his sleeve. The others heard her cry and were able to find the room. Once they opened the door they saw Usagi's power fighting back against Steve. But, it didn't last very long.

"YOU WON'T ESCAPE!" He hissed before he was defeated.

Usagi's power began to fade as she fell to her knees. Mamoru ran to her side, catching her as she fell.

"She actually defeated it." Haruka was surprised.

"What the hell was that?" Hotaru asked.

"Usako." Mamoru said.

Usagi looked up at him.

"Mamo-ch . . ." She began before her head fell against his chest.

"Usa!" He cried.

"Let's head back to the safe room!" Rei began, "Mamoru carry her."

…

In the safe room, they were waiting for Usagi to awaken. Ami slowly began patting Usagi's warm forehead with a cold cloth.

"I still can't believe it." Setsuna began.

"Usagi, why did you . . .?" ChibiUsa began.

"We should leave her alone so she can sleep." Michiru said.

Usagi moaned a little before her eyes began to open her eyes.

"She's waking up." Haruka said.

Sailor Moon slowly sat up and began looking around. It looked like she didn't know where she was or who she was. She looked at the group crowded around her, she was confused. She looked at Rei before looking right at Mamoru.

"Who are you?" She asked, "Why are you here?"

"Sailor Moon?" Haruka asked.

"Who's Sailor Moon?" Usagi questioned, "Why is this happening? I don't know what's going on . . . I'm so confused!"