Chapter 7-When Life Was But a Song

The city was bursting with various melodies, blending in with the cacophony of the usual city sounds. Usagi wondered the street aimlessly, oblivious to the chaos happening around her. Rei and Mamoru. The thought of those two occupied her mind and she felt her heart hurting all over. Once upon a time, Mamoru was all that she loved and needed. She was willing o drive that long sword through her heart, just so that she could be with him in death.

Fate was a funny thing. Fate brought her Mamoru and Rei. She saw the future Tokyo and the kingdom she would build with Mamoru. She got to know her future child, a child conceived out of love with Mamoru and Usagi wouldn't trade anything for that. Yet, somewhere along the way, her heart changed. Unknowingly, she fell in love with Rei.

Usagi leaned against the wall and felt her knees gave out. A bout of dizziness took over and she slid down to the floor. Her chest felt heavy as she struggled to breath. Usagi felt her own forehead and realized her fever had spiked. The world started to spin but she held on. She called for Ami on the communicator, before blackness descended.


"Mako, let's go." Ami took off running after the call. Usagi said she was somewhere in the Juban shopping district. Ami tapped on the tracker on her communicator and followed the blinking light on the map. Mako ran steadily beside her.

"Rei called me earlier. Apparently, something happened and Usagi ran out. Rei had been trying to call Usagi but the calls were ignored." Mako reported.

"This singing curse, or whatever it is, is bad. From what I can gather, people are singing about things they normally wouldn't say. It's as if no one can lie anymore…Sometimes, some things are just meant to be unsaid." Ami stole a quick glance at Mako. "Maybe Rei and Usagi said something to each other and that led to some outbursts…."

Mako nodded. "But sometimes the songs are good right? I mean…we would never have talked…about what happened. Now, we will have to tell our friends….about us…" She glanced over and saw Ami blushing.

"Yeah…after this thing is taken care of." Ami looked at Mako and felt guilty at how happy she felt. After all, if the singing continues, the city might be spinning out of control soon. "Okay, Usagi should be a few blocks up ahead. Let's hurry."

For the rest of the way, they ran in silence. It was then they noticed that Tokyo was different today. Everywhere they see, people were arguing and fighting. A cacophony of melodies spread throughout, as the people continue to sing their darkest and deepest secrets.

Mako reacted quickly when she saw a guy reached for a knife and started charging at a woman. Mako leapt over and twisted the guy's arm until he dropped the weapon. All the while, he kept screaming, "You cheated. I am going to kill you. You cheated…." Mako struggled to keep him still, and then he suddenly went limp. As if drained, the guy dropped to the ground.

Mako looked up at Ami. She looked just as shock. Her Mercury computer was already out, scanning the entire area. "When they sing, everything looks normal. As soon as the fights escalate, they give off some kind of energy. Someone is feeding off of this."

"Like the dark kingdom stuff a few years ago?" Mako looked confused.

"Similar. I don't know. We need to find Usagi. Right. Now." Ami took off. Mako reluctantly dropped the murderous guy and followed.

Clung! A metal pipe landed a few feet away from Usagi and startled the passed out girl. Slowly, she opened her eyes. Two guys were fighting dangerously close.

"What?..." Confused and alarmed, Usagi sat up and tried to fight another bout of dizziness.

The princess whimpered as she stared at the chaos in front of her. One guy was on top and kept pounding on the other guy's face. "Stop. Please stop." Usagi yelled. Unsteadily, Usagi stood up and held on to the wall. "You guys don't have to fight. Please, you are going to kill him."

"Who the hell are you?" The guy stood up, his fists dripping with blood. "He stole money from my dad years ago. He was the reason why my dad's company failed. He was the reason why my dad killed himself. All these years, he pretended to be my dad's friend. I wish I have a gun…."

Usagi staggered forward and put her hands on the guy's shoulders. "People make mistakes. Please don't make one now. Forgive him. Let it go. Is it worth it for you to go to jail for this?"

The guy narrowed his eyes and shoved Usagi off. She landed hard on her back. "I will go kill him now. Then I will kill you. No witnesses. I won't go to jail."

"Bubble spray!" A dense fog descended. Usagi looked up to see Mercury and Jupiter. Before she can say anything, Jupiter flung her over the shoulder and they leapt to the nearest roof.

"He's going to kill that guy…we have to stop him." Usagi protested.

"Don't worry, I knocked him out." Mercury caught up to them. "We have bigger things to worry about. If we don't get this under control, Tokyo will be wiped out."


Chibiusa laid on the couch and stared at the ceiling. Hotaru was out with Setsuna. Usagi had a date with Mamoru. Everyone was busy. Chibiusa felt the boredom creeping in and let out a frustrating sigh.

The house was eerily quiet. The little child turned on the radio and turned up the volume. A pop song came on and Chibiusa started dancing in the living room.

Lately, everyone seemed preoccupied. It was pretty scary getting stuck at the time gate with Setsuna and Hotaru. She couldn't go to the past or the future. The evil that erased everyone's memories had made quite a mess. Luckily, Sailor Moon was able to defeat her. However, ever since that battle, Usagi had changed. She stopped smiling. She stopped caring. She stopped eating. Chibiusa tried to cheer her up but wasn't able to.

All of a sudden, the music stopped. Chibiusa turned around in surprise. Before she could scream, a blast came straight towards her and sent her flying. She slammed hard into the wall and then thudded onto the ground.