Hey guys… I know I promised every week but I got kinda caught up in finals.

But the updates will start back up and its given me time to think.

Thank you to those who've reviewed so far. You're the ones that seem to make this story better than what it is in my opinion. Heehee

Now… on another note……

As I'm going along with writing this fic, I'm starting to get an idea of the direction that I want it to go. Theferore... if it seems I'm doing anything drastic to these characters…. Just no that it's kinda sorta planned… therefore in the end…. Everything will make sense.

Just don't give up on this please!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Don't worry… here's that chapter I just promised you dear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Imprisoned Solitude

Chapter 4: Promise

Usagi gripped at the roots of her hair, listening to the people question her relentlessly.

"Usagi.. You don't remember who you are? "

"What happened to you?"

"Are you the queen of the silver millennium??" Koibito burst out.

"ENOUGH!!" Trunks yelled at the top of his lungs. Everyone stared at the lavender hair saiyan-jin who stared at the girl. She was sitting on a couch, her knees tucked closely to her chest. Her eyes were squeezed closed, trying to block out the persistent voices of the individuals cluttered into the living room of Capsule Corporations. Trunks took a few steady steps towards the quivering girl. Her body tensed as he placed a gentle hand on her shoulder.

"Usagi….. Please calm down." He took a seat next to her on the couch she was curled up on. "What exactly do you remember?" Usagi turned her eyes to Trunks, which he noticed were wet, threatening to spill tears.

"Come on…. We won't hurt you." He took her hand in his and stared at her with soft eyes. She took a deep breathe.

"I…. I remember my friends….. Rei…Minako….Ami…Makoto…" She began listing their names slowly. "Setsuna…Michiru….Haruka….Hotaru…."

She attempted to bring her knees tighter to her chest as she let their names slip off of her tongue.

An image of a dark haired man and a small, pink- haired girl with ruby red eyes flashed through her mind. She clutched herself tighter, burying her head into her knees.

"Mamoru….Rini…" She then turned to Trunks. "What happened to them? What happened to me?" Trunks felt a small pang in his heart as he stared at the golden-haired girl in front of him.

"I don't know…" he whispered, casting his eyes downward.

"Maybe I can find out…" Koibito took a step forward and bent on his knees facing Usagi.

'If you will allow me….maybe I can search through you're memories. I won't be able to bring them back, but maybe I can see enough to understand what happened to you." He said softly. Usagi felt a firm squeeze of her hand before she remembered that Trunks still had her hand enclosed in his.

Usagi nodded her head slowly.

"Okay…. Lean on the couch for me…" Koibito whispered to her. Trunks stood to his feet and allowed Usagi to extend her body the length of the couch. She rested her head on an armrest and watched the Supreme Kai as he stood above her and placed his fingertips on either side of her head.

"This won't hurt... just relax…" he said closing his eyes. He allowed his power to flow into her head, unlocking the many passages and doorways he'd found. Peering into the depths of her mind, he saw women.

Eight of them. All dressed in mini skirts of various colors. They were all fighting beside the golden-haired woman he saw to be Usagi, who was wearing her own multi color mini skirt. She however had a pair of pure white wings sprouting from her back. The ten of them stared at another woman, clad in what looked to be Golden armor.

The image of the fighters then dissolved and a new image appeared. This time, Usagi was the only one left standing. The women who were around her before were now sprawled over the floor.

A pink haired girl he hadn't seen in the other vision was slowly crawling towards Usagi. Koibito could see the tears fall from her aqua-marine eyes.

"Rini…" she whispered. "I'm sorry….I couldn't protect you." Then just like the other one, this image dissolved and once again, another one appeared.

This time Usagi floated in the air, facing the woman from before. She was no longer wearing a mini skirt, but instead she wore a long silk dress. On her forehead, a crescent moon burned into her head.

"She is part of the silver alliance!" Koibito gasped to himself, recognizing the lunarian birthmark.

Koibito watched as Usagi lifted a glowing crystal into the air, as light engulfed her body. Once it subsided, Usagi was revealed wearing a form fitting white outfit, wings sprouting from her back. She gripped a staff in her hands, pointing it directly at the woman.

"So this is how she gained her power…." Koibito whispered to himself as he watched the form of Sailor Cosmos move slowly towards the other woman.

"You have made me Galaxia. You have caused so much torment and pain to this Galaxy. Within me live the star seeds of my friends and loved ones. I feel their power pulsing through my veins." Sailor Cosmos said.

"I made a promise that their lives would not be lost in vain. And this is a promise I shall keep." She said as a silver light from the orb engulfed the two women, the vision blurred and reformed into yet another.

Now Cosmos was in a cave, beside her Trunks. A demented Cell stood in front of them. Her yes were cast down the ground.

"I let my friends die. What type of friend was I?" He heard Cosmos mumble. Trunks gripped her shoulders tightly and yelled something at her, trying to snap her out of her trance. Koibito watched as the Usagi held the crystal over the dark matter that was now in cell's place. The Supreme Kai's eyes darkened as he watched the matter force itself into the crystal.

"So this is what happened…."

"GET OUT!!! YOU DO NOT BELONG HERE!!!" Koibito was startled as the image faded before him. He was now surrounded by darkness. Koibito could feel the dark energy around him.

"GET OUT!!!" The voice boomed again. It was Usagi's, but it seemed darker, and it echoed as if the voice bounced of walls.

"OUT!!" It yelled again, forcing Koibito to loose his hold in Usagi's mind.

Koibito opened his eyes with a start, and stared at the girl below him. She opened her eyes and stared at him innocently. She lifted her head towards the being, who stared at her with a worried expression.

"What did you see?" Trunks questioned, registering the expression on Koibito's face.

Cosmos? What happened to you? Did I really just feel a dark presence within you?Koibito gazed down at his hands, finally noticing that he had been trembling. The look in his eyes seemed to worry Usagi.

"What did you see…… where are my friends… what happened??" Usagi's voice was shaking; evident she was unable to hold back her emotions. He turned his gaze back to the woman, who was now on her feet. She just looked so innocent.

"Nothing…. I couldn't see anything…" Koibito stammered out. No… he wouldn't tell them. Not until he was certain that what he felt in Usagi was real. Real Evil.

A hurt expression filled Usagi's face as she fell to her knees, and cried, finally letting the emotions get the best of her. Trunks knelt down beside her.

"Trunks... why don't you go and take care of her." The saiyan-jin heard Goku say. He had been positioned in a chair, staring intently at the Supreme Kai, who hadn't noticed.

Trunks shook his head and picked up the crying girl in his arms and headed up the stairs to his room.

Once Trunks was out of earshot, he turned to Kiobito.

"Now.. what exactly did you see Supreme Kai." Koibito finally turned his gaze the full blooded saiyan-jin. "I know you saw something… if you hadn't.. You wouldn't be acting the way you are." Koibito cast his eyes back on his hands.

"I saw her and her friends… they were all fighters in their own time. In their last battle, they sacrificed themselves to give Usagi the power to defeat their enemy. And Sailor Cosmos was born. But now… with her memory gone… she doesn't remember anything of her past or what happened." He said, retelling the vision he had witnessed, blatantly forgetting to mention the dark force that pushed him from the depths of her mind.

"Are you going to tell her…" Bulma perked up. Koibito shook his head.

"No…. at least not now. She's in such a fragile state. I don't want to put her into any more stress."

Goku and the others shook his head showing they understood. Koibito cast his eyes towards the staircase Trunks had just disappeared up with Usagi in his arms.

He'd just have to keep a close on her. He thought. A VERY close eye on her.

Usagi stared out of Trunks' bedroom window, allowing the soft breeze to hit her face. Trunks stared at her as he took a seat on the edge of his bed. He couldn't help but stare at the girl. How could she, someone so fragile, have been the queen of the cosmos?

"What am I doing here?" Usagi whispered staring into the clear sky. Trunks seemed to be taken off guard by the sudden question.

"Well…. I honestly don't know now. Before we called you here to help us defeat Cell. But now that he's gone….. You must have a different reason of staying here." Trunks was now standing beside her. She turned her gaze to him, staring at him intently.

"I don't know anymore. I've lost my friends somehow and I feel as though I've lost myself without my memories." Usagi wrapped her arms around her as she spoke. "I feel so helpless." She hung her head, allowing her golden bangs to shield he eyes which began to glaze over in fresh tears. Without even realizing it, Trunks found himself wrapping his arms around Usagi, and pulling her close to him. Instantly the girl rested her head on his chest and buried her face beneath his jean jacket. Trunks held the girl tightly as he began to whisper into her ear.

"Don't talk like that. Listen, I may not know much about you or your past, but I know you are not as helpless as you think you are. You have a power hidden within you somewhere Usagi, and it just needs to be unlocked again." He pulled away from the girl just far enough so his eyes could lock with hers.

"I'll help you remember Usagi. I'll help you find your friends. And if I have to, I'll protect you." He hugged her again tightly. He could feel the girl calm underneath his hold. "I promise."

Koibito watched closely through the ajar door as the lavender haired saiyan-jin embraced the lunarian goddess and made a promise of protection, clenching and unclenching his fist. He narrowed his eyes as he stared at the blonde girl, thoughts racing through his mind.

She's a member of the silver alliance, queen of the cosmos, yet she holds a darkness within her that has unsurpassed powers, he thought.

He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes, allowing the thoughts to roam freely and take sudden form.

Regardless of who and what she was, the power within her cannot be released. I made a promise as the Supreme Kai to protect this planet, and it is a promise that I shall keep. Koibito opened his eyes and stared at the girl one last time.

Yes, I shall keep my promise, he thought descending down the stairs of Capsule Corp.No matter the sacrifices. I shall keep my promise.