Imprisoned Solitude
Chapter 2:Broken
"Supreme Kai. Kami. I haven't seen you in years" Sailor Cosmos said to the two kneeling men, her voice soft.
"Same to you Sailor Cosmos. It has been quite a few indeed." The Supreme Kai said, standing to his feet. Kami did the same.
"Hn! You have got to be kidding me! A woman! You expect me to believe that this weak onna could defeat Cell!" Vegeta was annoyed at the entire idea.
"Vegeta. You must understand. This is Sailor Cosmos. Protector and Ruler of the Cosmos." Kami whispered, trying to calm the saiyan-jin prince.
'I don't care who the hell she is. She is nothing more than a weak onna." Vegeta stepped forward almost threateningly.
"Vegeta… I wouldn't if I were you." Kiobito said, narrowing his eyes at his hot tempered saiyan-jin warrior. Vegeta completely ignored the warning.
"Show me what possible power you can have! If you are a warrior… prove it to me!" Vegeta said. In a burst of energy, the saiyan-jin prince charged towards the woman. She calmly held up her staff in front of her. Her eyes narrowed at the man approached.
"Silence Wall…" She whispered. A dark shield expanded from the staff, blocking her from Vegeta's attack. Just as quickly as he charged, Vegeta was blown a few feet back from the woman. This only seemed to anger the prince more as he charged for her again, fist raised.
'DAMN YOU!"
"NO!" In a golden flash, Trunks stopped his father in his tracks. Everyone looked at him surprised to seem the young man standing against his father. His lavender hair was now a golden yellow and defied gravity like his father's. His once blue eyes were a greenish blue color as they stared at his father coldly.
"Dad what are you doing? She's here to help us… why are you doing…." But before he could finish, Vegeta's fist made contact with Trunks' cheek.
"Vegeta!" Goku said, grabbing his friends arm before he could land another attack on the boys face. "Calm down…"
Trunks got to his feet, and powered up again, his hair and eyes changing colors once more. Vegeta tore himself from Goku's grip, and powered up a well. His own black hair had turned into a golden blonde, and his onyx eyes turned to a piercing green.
"ENOUGH!" Sailor Cosmos' firm voice broke the tension between the father and sun. She gripped her staff firmly in her hand.
"You.." she turned her head towards Vegeta. "You wish for me to prove my power to you? I really don't have to do anything. But if it will put your mind at ease... then fine." She then turned to Trunks. "And you…." Her voice grew soft once again. "Thank you."
She turned towards Kiobito, her eyes more focused.
"Kiobito… Why is it that you summoned me here?" The Supreme Kai lowered his head and began to tell the story of Cell, The perfect android. Cosmos' eyes narrowed as she listened intently. She walked over to the edge of the lookout and stared into the open void of space. Below her she could see all the towns bustling with people. She gripped her cell even tighter at the sight of it.
"There is so much peace here. Why is it being disturbed?" Her eyes began to grow distant, her voice hoarse as she stared below the lookout.
"Sailor Cosmos…." Koibito fell once again to his knee with a hand placed over his chest. "Will you be able to help us? We have no where else to turn? Please…." He nearly begged. Cosmos turned her gaze to Koibito.
"Of course Supreme Kai…" she said with a smile. She then turned her gaze back to the people. She let out a regretful sigh. "And afterwards… I must return. This is not my dimension. I don't belong here." With that said, and a final glance at the others, she expanded her wings and dove off of the edge of Kami's lookout.
Trunks stared in shock at the silver haired woman before him. He could have sworn she was some sort of Goddess in disguise. There was no way she could be a warrior… no way she could hold the throne of Queen of the Cosmos. But then… what was this power he felt emitting from her? He knew his father felt it too... it was the only reason he would attack her the way he did.
"Kami she's beautiful." Trunks was unable to keep his yes off of her as she spoke. He watched as her long hair swayed in the wind. He noticed that as she spoke, her eyes would sometimes grow distant. He watched as she stared below the lookout.
'She doesn't like fighting. She must have been through a lot where she is from.' Trunks thought as he continued to watch her.
'What is it about this woman?' He thought again before she flew off of the ledge. Even though he could tell she didn't want to, Trunks knew should would protect the city and even the world if she could. Seconds later, he and the others followed her.
They flew silently across the city. Trunks was still mesmerized by the silver haired woman, whose wings flapped powerfully against the wind. Trunks flew a little faster, catching up with her speed.
"Uhhh Sailor Cosmos…" he began. The woman turned her hard gaze at the saiyan-jin man. It softened a little, as she gave him a small smile.
"Please…. Call me Usagi……" She whispered.
"Oh.. okay… Usagi. So….. Where are you from?" Usagi cast her eyes downward as they flew, bringing her staff closer to her body.
"Let's just say I'm not from here." She stated firmly. Trunks looked a little defeated at the concise remark.
"Well….. how about you answer this…. How'd you become queen of the entire cosmos? I know that has to be an interesting story." Trunks said, in another attempt to strike up a conversation with her. Usagi's silver bangs cast her eyes into shadow.
"It was my destiny." She stated, more firmly than her last remark. "My friends sacrificed themselves in a life threatening battle in my world. I was the only one to survive."
"I'm sorry. What happened? How'd they….? Who….?" Trunks began, but was cut off by the coldness in Usagi's voice.
"I'm not her to narrate my life to you Saiyan-jin prince. I am here to help you in this fight. I will return to my realm when it is over. So there is no point in you trying to get to know me. There is nothing to know anymore." With that she expanded her wings a little further and flew ahead of the saiyan-jin prince. Trunks nearly shivered at the coldness and harshness of her voice, but still continued to follow her. A few minutes later, the small group found themselves in a small clearing, staring straight into the mouth of a cave.
"Well done Cosmos…" Kiobito said with a smile. "I should've known you'd be able to find Cell without a problem." Usagi said nothing as she fixed her aqua marine eyes on the mouth of the cave.
"Hmph…" Vegeta grunted in the back of them. He still hadn't recovered from his anger tantrum from the lookout. "Well Cosmos… do you think you can succeed where earths forces could not? Do you really think you can protect this world?" he taunted.
"Do you really think you can save these star seeds Sailor Moon? Do you really think you can protect this galaxy!?"
"No Galaxia. I don't think I can save this world. I can only hope to rebuild it. Make it better than what it is."
The image of Sailor Galaxia facing her flashed through her mind. Those words seemed to continuously haunt her. She began to tremble as her grip loosened around her staff, which silently fell to the ground. She kneeled on the ground and brought her hands over her ears, trying to suppress the voice of evil.
"Usagi? Are you alright?" Usagi felt a warm hand on her shoulder, which seemed to immediately snap her back into reality. She glanced up at the voice to see Trunks staring down at her, his eyes full of concern. Usagi closed her eyes and took a few deep breathes, grabbing her staff, and standing to her feet.
"Look at that… nothing but a weak onna doing a man's job." Vegeta whispered harshly. Trunks sent his father a glare, which Vegeta only dismissed.
"You guys… I love you… I will not let your lives go in vain… I shall protect this universe. This I promise you."
Another memory washed through her. Usagi gripped her staff tighter, making sure to keep her balance. She turned an eye towards the saiyan-jin prince who glared at her in return. She then turned to Trunks, who she'd noticed hadn't released her shoulder.
"I'm fine. Let's just go." She turned her gaze back to the mouth of the cave. She couldn't let her past come back and haunt her. She wouldn't. She refocused her energy and sensed for the android.
"You all should stay behind. He would've sensed you by now." Usagi said as she expanded her wings.
"No I'm going with you…" Trunks said as he took a step next to Sailor Cosmos, powering himself up so his lavender hair once again stood on end as a golden yellow color. If he couldn't save those he loved himself, he sure as hell would help the one who did.
Usagi's head was racing too much to give into protest. She just nodded and allowed the Saiyan-jin to follow her as she flew towards the cave.
"Usagi.. are you sure he's in here?" Trunks asked.
'Well if it isn't him… it's something. It seems familiar… but I don't know." She said as she pushed forward through the darkness inside the cave. She waved her staff slightly, forcing a small ounce of light to illuminate the orb on top. As she pressed forward, the darkness began to consume her, brining her memories flooding back once again.
"No I can't…. not without you guys. I have nothing without you. What power do I possibly have too defeat her."
Cosmos grimaced as the memory of her past fears filled her.
"Hey are you okay?" Trunks' voice just faded out of Usagi's mind as the memories overwhelmed her. She lost her concentration and fell to the cold rock below her.
"Usagi?" Trunks quickly descended and ran to the side of the fallen woman. He placed a hand on her shoulder, trying to stop her from shaking so violently. He lifted her head a little, only to see a traces of tears falling from her eyes.
"Usagi." Trunks held her body close to him.
"They won't leave me alone!!" Cosmos whispered into Trunks' chest. He held her tighter.
"Who? Who won't leave you alone? What's happening?" He tried to hold her head up to his, so she could face him. Usagi shook her head.
Her head fell, allowing her golden blonde hair to cascade down her face, hiding the large aqua-marine orbs filled with pain. She glanced at a blue haired girl and a blonde mangled together. A brunette lay close by them. She turned her head slightly. A long green-haired woman lay on the floor. Not to far from her three other bodies rested. A sandy, short cut blonde, a shoulder length, aqua haired woman over her, and a small raven haired girl wasn't far. It seemed as if her outstretched hand had been enclosed in the hand of the sandy blonde woman's.
"I'm so sorry!!! You're all dead because of me!!" She wailed. It was hurting so much. She closed her eyes as the memory of her fallen friends overcame her. Trunks held the senshi tighter, allowing her to cry. He was unable to understand what was happening.
"You shouldn't have sacrificed yourselves for me!! I should have been the one to die protecting earth!!!"
"Yes you should have……" Trunks' attention snapped from the woman in his arms to a cold voice hidden in the darkness. A cold laughter bounced off the cave walls as the saiyan-jin stared at the body slowly coming closer to them. Out of the shadows steeped a tall figure with reptilian skin, a long, pointed tail, and pure black eyes.
"Cell…" trunks breathed as he felt Cosmos shake again under him.
"No…." Usagi's voice was faint but audible. "Chaos…." She whispered.
"Chaos?" Trunks mumbled completely confused. Cell let out a monstrous laugh as the word.
"Oh.. so you do recognize me moon princess. I though you wouldn't after all our time apart." Cell said menacingly, stepping a little closer to her. Cosmos opened her eyes a little and stared into the black pupils of the reptile android.
"I thought I banished you… Why are you here? Where is the android?" She breathed out heavily, slowly standing to her feet. Cell let out a small chuckle.
"I master never tell his secrets. But lets just say, I found a host willing to gain ultimate power." Cell said with a grin, flexing his muscles a little.
"So if this isn't Cell Cosmos… who the hell is it?" Trunks said, somewhat aggravated at his lack of knowledge.
"His name is Chaos. A void of pure evil. I though I banished him in my last battle. He had taken over a sailor senshi named Galaxia. He's the reason why all of my friends are dead. He's the reason why I'm all alone in this world!" Cosmos screamed, only making Chaos laugh even harder.
"Oh moon princess….do you really think it was my fault? Is it my fault that you weren't strong enough to defeat me back then?" Chaos' black pupils scanned the senshi. Usagi lowered her head.
"It is your fault Damn It!!! They had to sacrifice themselves!!!" Tears began streaming down her eyes as she fell to her knees. "Because I was too weak."
"No you weren't!" Trunks yelled to her. He lifted her chin with his hands. "I don't know exactly what happened Usagi. But if your friends sacrificed themselves for you it wasn't your fault of theirs. They did it to help you protect your home." Trunks voice was soft, yet his words didn't seem to get through to the girl. She shook her head and pushed the saiyan-jin away from the girl.
"You don't know anything!" She said harshly. "I let my friends die. What type of friend was I?" She stood to her feet.
"Yes Sailor Cosmos. What type of friend were you to abandon them? What type of friend were you to allow them to give up their very existence?" He held out green, slender hand to the woman. "You can make it up to them by joining them."
Usagi was silent.
"NO! Stop manipulating her mind!!!" Trunks said, throwing a golden ki ball at Cell's body. With Chaos under control, it was easily diverted.
"Stay out of this boy!!" Chaos sent a wave of dark energy out of his hand, which wrapped itself around Trunks, enclosing him in a ball of dark energy. Trunks punched at the energy barrier, sent ki attack towards it, but it didn't break. Satisfied, Chao turned his attention back to the lunarian.
"I know you miss your friends. Join them." Chaos held out his hand once more to Usagi. Her eyes had grown distant and she held her hand to her chest. "Give it to me."
"I don't deserve to live…" Usagi whispered as a small light appeared in the palm of her hand. She then held her hand out to Chaos. In it a small crystal rested there, pulsating with power.
"NO!!" Trunks yelled, still attempting to break through the energy barrier. He wouldn't let her succumb to that monster. No matter whom the hell he was. And whatever was in her hand had to be strong. He could feel it. That Chaos creature couldn't get it.
"Yes princess… atone for your sins and join your friends in the afterlife. Give me the silver imperial crystal!" Chaos said angrily. In a burst of dark energy, Cell's body had disintegrated. In it's place was a cloud of pure darkness, pulsating with evil energy.
"I don't deserve to be in this world …." Usagi whispered again. The imperial crystal glowed brighter.
"COSMOS!!! STOP IT!! SNAP OUT OF IT!" Trunks called through the barrier as he watched the scene unfold before him. He couldn't do anything.
"YES! MINE!" The dark void of Chaos squealed in delight as it moved toward the crystal. Trunks watched as Chaos slowly began to become one with the crystal in Usagi's hands. The small jewel pulsated with power a few more second before going completely dim. From his distance, he could see a tear slide down Usagi's cheek.
As Chaos merged with the crystal, the light completely faded, and finally the small jewel shattered into four pieces in the palm of Usagi's hand. She fell face first into the ground.
"USAGI!" Trunks yelled as he sent a burst of energy through the dark energy shield, shattering it. In lightening speed, he was at the senshi's side.
"Usagi…" he whispered. Her body was cold. He looked in the palm of her hand to see the four crystal pieces. They looked like nothing more than shattered pieces of glass. He looked around. The cloud known as Chaos was no longer there.
"Come one…. We need to get you some help." Trunks said as he lifted her frail, nearly lifeless body into his arms. He scooped up the pieces of the crystal and placed them into his pocket.
He then powered up, and dashed out the cave. The entire time, he could make out Usagi's frail voice,
"I don't deserve to live….. I am broken. I don't deserve to live. I am broken….."
Okay… don't kill me.. omg… I just wrote as it came to mind. Now.. if people have any suggestions as to what should happen.. feel free to give them to me. OR… if you think you know what's going to happen…hm… lol….that'd be weird cuz even I don't know what's next and I'm the freakin author. But I know it's only the second chapter but I hope you are enjoying it!!!!
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