Chapter 12: Usagi's Explanation

Mamoru helped Usagi out of the bedroom and helped her towards the table. She looked at the others and gave a small smile. She held the notebook in her hands as she sat down with Mamoru sitting next to her. Rei looked over towards her.

"Hey, Usagi, how are you feeling?" She asked.

"I'm doing much better." Answered Usagi, "Thank you, Rei-chan."

"You have to say "chan" at the end of my name, Usagi." Rei answered.

"Sorry." Usagi began, placing the notebook on the table."

"That notebook." Haruka asked, "What's inside?"

Usagi looked up to look at her, she gave a small sigh. She bit her lower lip, knowing that they knew about the time loops; or some of it. She looked down at the notebook before she opened it to a page that was a map of the mansion.

"It holds the secrets of this place." She paused, "And my many memories."

"What happened in the last time loop you were in?" Makoto asked.

"We were so close . . . so close to escaping." Usagi paused, "Until that thing, that monster, came. I tried so hard to fight at your guy's side . . . all of you were in different rooms around the house. Rei-cha . . . Rei was in the piano room, covered in blood. You . . ."

"It's okay, Usako, deep breaths." Mamoru said.

"She told me that all of you were close to death and that I was the . . . the only one who would make it out of there alive." Usagi took deep breath in, "This was actually the first time we went in, before I went back in time to fix my mistakes. ChibiUsa and Hotaru weren't in this time loop. But . . . I . . . I held Rei . . . like the time when Galaxia killed you. You . . . you died in my arms once again, Rei."

"U-Usagi." Rei seemed to be speechless.

"After that, I went to find Mako-chan, Setsuna, Ami, and Minako." Usagi's tears slowly began to fall from her eyes, "You guys were only holding onto life. I told you we . . . we could escape! But . . . you guys told me to run! I watched you guys die before I went to find Haruka and Michiru."

"Usagi?" Haruka asked.

"I saw Michiru, she was covered in blood . . ." She began.

"I . . . was?" Michiru asked.

"Haruka was laying in a bed, she was already . . . dead." Usagi began, "I wanted to pull you away, Michiru! You were still fighting towards the end . . . I knew that you wouldn't leave Haruka; so . . . I left the room, only to see you, crawling in bed, next to her. The last thing I heard from you was this, 'even in death, we'll still be together. Even being burned in the depths of Hell'. I began crying, running to find Mamo-chan."

Haruka lowered her head, closing her eyes.

"That would be something you'd say." Haruka whispered, "But, Hell's not the place for someone like you."

Michiru looked up at her before she took a hold of her lover's hand gently. Haruka opened her eyes a little.

"Mamo-chan, you were in the hallway on the first floor, close to the door." Usagi began, "You . . . even to your last dying breath, you pushed me to go; like you always did. I . . . I didn't know what else to do. But, you kissed me before you drew your last breath."

"Usako . . ."

"After that, I found the notebook, I wrote in it." Usagi paused, "I took it with me out of the house. That monster was after me. I got to the gate and glared it."

"Don't you know! If I take one step outside of these grounds, you lose! I win!" Usagi growled, "And I know that you hate losing."

"Good job, Serenity." It began, "You managed to outsmart me. But, without your friends, your life will be lonely."

"You think I don't know that?" She hissed, "They died trying to save me! FROM MY MISTAKES!"

Usagi clenched her fists together, she tried to gather her strength. Her tears falling from her blue eyes.

"Just take us back! To that time when we came here!" She screamed, "I don't care if I die; just let THEM live! Let me learn from my mistakes. Let me feel the pain of suffering. Let me die for my sins! Minna! I beg of you! Please! LIVE!"

The group seemed to be surprised as she explained the ending, and that she continued to fight for them. No matter what time loop it was. Mamoru placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Usako, you don't have to fight alone." Mamoru paused, "We are all just as guilty as you are. You don't have to continue on like this. We're by your side now."

"Mamo-chan." She said, looking at him, "But if we break the clocks, we'll never never get out!"

"That's not true, we can!" Haruka began, "I believe that we can. All of us for sure this time!"

"We'll protect each other, no matter the circumstance." Michiru added, "That's a promise, Usagi."

"Let's leave this hell!" Makoto smiled.

"Guys!" Usagi smiled, "We will get out of here! I promise that! Sailor Moon, Usagi Tsukino!"

"Sailor Mars, Rei Hino."

"Sailor Mercury, Ami Mizuno."

"Sailor Jupiter, Makoto Kino."

"Sailor Venus, Minako Aino."

"Sailor Saturn, Hotaru Tomoe."

"Sailor Neptune, Michiru Kaioh."

"Sailor Pluto, Setsuna Meioh."

"Sailor Uranus, Haruka Tenno."

"Sailor ChibiMoon, Usagi Small Lady Serenity."

"Tuxedo Mask, Mamoru Chiba."

"We pledge to protect each other and back up each other. We will escape from this place and never return." They all begin to say in unison, "We show the true power of the Sailor Senshi and win!"

After about a few minutes of silence, Usagi's communicator began going off.

"Hello?" She asked.

"Odago! Where in the world are you?!" A familiar voice came through.

"S-Seiya?" Usagi asked, her memory of him was a little fuzzy, "Is that you?"

"Who else would it be?" He answered.

"Are you okay?" She asked.

"Where in the world are you guys in that place?" He asked.

"Wait!" Haruka began, a little annoyed to hear his voice, "You're here?!"

"No shit Sherlock." Seiya answered.

"Where?" Usagi asked.

"Outside." He began, "With your two talking cats, their daughter, Taiki, and Yaten."

"Artemis!" Minako yelled.

"Luna!" Usagi began.

"Come to the window on the first floor, guys, we'll wait for you." Artemis' voice came through.

"Be safe." Seiya said before the line went dead.

"Great, more friends to worry about!" Haruka hissed.

"They can't come inside, that means . . ." Usagi's eyes widened, "They can't leave until we win!"

"Let's go, might as well explain everything that we know." Mamoru said.

"Except for the things I told." Usagi began, "We can't let them get involved with what happen inside."

"Right, let's go." ChibiUsa said.