Senshi No Longer

A day passed and Usagi showed no signs of improvement. He still felt hints of defeat in her, as if she didn't have a reason to fight. Kakarot snarled in rage; she was giving up and there wasn't a damn thing he could do about it. The doctors had given up hope, no longer checking on her recovery. He grabbed one as they passed by, uncaring if he cut off the creature's air supply. "Why isn't she recovering?"

"We don't know! This has never happened before."

"How does the machine operate?"

"It works off the person's DNA and gives you the fluid to heal an injured soldier back to full health. We use Saiya-jin DNA on Saiya-jins, Namek DNA on Nameks, etc..."

Kakarot had a feeling he knew what was wrong with Usagi. "I need to talk to Geta first. You are not to move!" Vegeta had been in and out of the lab several times throughout the day, waiting for Usagi to recover. As if he could read Kakarot's mind, he walked through the doors at that precise moment, furious that Usagi was still in the tank.

"What the hell is taking so long?" Vegeta roared.

"What's Usagi's DNA?"

"Half Lunarian and half Saiya-jin; why?"

Kakarot glared at the doctor, "What are you using on her?"

"Humanoid."

"Idiot! She's no where close to being human! Reprogram the machine and use Lunarian and Saiya-jin DNA now!"

"I'm impressed, Goku. I think you actually used your brains; and here I thought they were broken years ago."

Kakarot walked back to the tank and sat, waiting. "Goku, get some sleep."

"I don't take orders."

Bardock and Turles had been watching the two Saiya-jins for twenty-four hours,noticing that neither had any real authority over the other. It was strange, because the two acted like close friends, something rarely seen in a Saiya-jin. If they were brothers, it would have been more understanding, but they weren't. The one thing that all three of these strangers had in common, was the fourth person that had not recovered. Now he found out that she was part Saiya-jin and Lunarian. He thought that breeding with anyone other than a Saiya-jin was forbidden?

"Fine, don't go because I'm ordering you, but because a friend asked you to. I'm not going to let anything happen to her."

Kakarot longed to hold her protectively, to destroy anything that touched her again. "You're right." It dawned on him that there was something he had been meaning to do, something Usagi would never tell him. Leaving the room, he tracked down Rei and shoved her on the bed, blocking the doors. "What the hell happened to her, and don't even think about lying to me! One more thing, was there a man involved!"

Rei was terrified, and she was alone. Vegeta would not return any time soon, thinking Kakarot was trying to get some sleep. "Where do I start?" she asked.

"The beginning. By the way, that includes your special abilities."

"How..."

"I'm not stupid! Usagi I can't figure out, but you, I can sense. It's masked, but not completely. It has something to do with fire."

Rei gave a heavy sigh, running her fingers through her thick hair. "She was fourteen, a normal girl with normal problems. I think she was even happy then, but none of us really asked her about it. A cat, Luna, appeared and turned her into Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon was a legend, the Earth's only hope. It was her destiny, and a painful one."

"She had been fighting them for some time before Ami or I joined her; and at the time I thought she was an immature spoiled little brat. I was a year older, but that in no way made me any less of a child. Actually, I think I was worse. I think the way she acted was a way for her to cope with all the violence and death in her life."

"Ami is the warrior of Mercury, controlling the elements of water and wisdom. I am Mars, master of fire and psychic abilities. Makoto is Jupiter, Minako is Sailor Venus. Jupiter controls lightning and strength, while Venus controls the heart. Sailor Venus was the last to join our group, and it was at that time we discovered who Usagi truly was. She was the moon princess, the Serenity we had all been searching for."

"We all expected this graceful and calm girl, but instead we had clumsy Usagi who never showed up to anything on time. Then I realized, during the years she had vanished, that Usagi had wanted to forget her life during the silver millienum. So much had been taken from her, and we all died trying to fight the negaverse. She had to stand on her own, fight past the pain and heart ache and all of us were too selfish and uncaring to feel her pain!"

"Tuxedo Kamen was her protector, but the negaverse had taken and changed him. In the end, she was forced to kill him, regaining his soul before he died. She had lost everything, twice."

"That still doesn't explain why she's so angry and bitter!"

"Do you want the rest of this, or should I tell Usagi you're butting into her personal life?" Rei immediatelly regretted the idea, knowing she wouldn't live long enough to open her mouth. Kakarot was lethal and willing to kill over Usagi, and as far as she was concerned, Rei was the cause of Usagi's pain and suffering.

"After the fight with Beryl, Usagi and all of us had our memories restored and she assumed that she was destined to be with Mamoru, Tuxedo Kamen, for the rest of her life. The destiny that was laid upon her, only became thicker as her future daughter appeared and asked us to save Crystal Tokyo. We tried to help her, but yet again, we were captured and she fought the doom phantom and her future daughter alone. Damn it we were idiots! We called her immature and irresponsible and now I see that it was us that we should have said those things to. Anyway, after that, things returned to semi-normal with Chibi-Usagi returning to the future and us leading our lives in peace. That's when it all fell a part. Usagi, was always in trouble at school for not doing her homework or being late and often recieved detention for it. When we had a meeting, she was late from detention, and I as usual, tore into her about her lack of dedication and her always being late. What I didn't expect was the other girls to do the same thing."

Rei clenched her trembling hands together and kept her eyes faced to the ground. She was afraid of what she might see in Kakarot's eyes, so decided she wouldn't. "After everyone of us were through, not a single tear streaked down her face and she walked out the door, telling us we can have our wish and left. I was going to go after her and say I was sorry, but Ami said she would be back and to let her alone. I wish I had never listened to her."

"I understand what you four have done, so where does the hating men come in?"

"We found out from Mamoru a week after her disappearance, that he had said some things to her as well, furthing the damage we had already done. I don't think he meant to hurt her either, but it didn't matter. Usagi was gone, and we had to live with ourselves knowing we were responsible for her disappearance. There are three women that don't know about this incident and one that hasn't said anything yet. That is Haruka, Michuru and Hotaru. The woman that we think knows everything is Setsuna."

"Do they have powers to? I think I saw two of them with Usagi the other day. One had blond hair, and the other a wierd blue color."

"Yes. The two you saw with Usagi had to be Sailor Uranus and Neptune. The other two are Saturn and Pluto."

"How does he feel about her now?"

"Nothing. For two years he helped us search, but after that he found another girl friend and seemed to forget about Usagi. I'm not sure how much guilt he felt about the past and we never asked. We let him do as he wished because we had no right to stop him. There was no telling by then if Usagi was coming back or if she was even still a live."

Kakarot stood up and began to pace the room. "This makes things harder for me. A lot harder."

"What do you mean?"

"Usagi's had lived with those words in her mind for three years. She woke up screaming about it. Do you four realize, that because of your actions, she can barely be touched or reasoned with? For a brief moment, I saw the real Usagi. She's still vulnerable and she's so terrified of letting anyone close again. But as quickly as that girl showed herself, the walls were back up, hiding behind an emotionless mask that wants nothing to do with love or friendship!" Kakarot hit the wall, unaware of the guards behind the other side.

He turned to Rei, and there was nothing human in his expression. It was lethal and cold; "I have no right to judge you, but so help me... If you ever hurt her again, I'll make damn sure you never see her again!"

Rei nodded weakly, knowing Kakarot would do it. Usagi might protest, but she had strong feeling Kakarot wouldn't or didn't care. He considered the princess his, and nothing would stop him from having and possessing her completely.

*Dream*

Mamoru was looking at another one of Usagi's test grades with a frown. "You know something, I think we need to post pone our next date until you can pull these grades up. Honestly, you can't expect to succeed in life with below average marks. You're not even trying."

The image faded away to another incident, right after the senshi had told her how upset they were with her, with Mamoru looking down at her after she had tripped on him. "Come on Usagi, you're so clumsy all the time. I don't see how you can be the queen of crystal tokyo, a person who is beautiful, graceful, and doesn't fall flat on her face every five seconds. You have the pretty part down, but there's more to a person than looks."

She screamed, but no sound came out, and the more she tried to run, the more she saw the image of the senshi and Mamoru laughing at her, taunting her. "Stop it! STOP!"

*End dream*

Vegeta jumped, startled when he heard bubbles in the tank behind him. Usagi was thrashing her head back and forth. "Get her out of there, now!" The doctors tried to get the water drained, but Vegeta ran out of patinece and blasted the tank to pieces. Grabbing Usagi before she hit the floor, he took the blanket that Bardock offered and covered his sister's shivering and nude body. He looked at the tank, wondering what had caused her reaction of fear. Hair was plastered to her face and she continued to whimper in her sleep.

"Rena! Wake up!" Vegeta was gently shaking her, trying to get her to snap out of the nightmare she was in and come back to him. It was slowly beginning to work; her struggling became less forceful and her eyes began to open and look around her.

Her eyes still held pieces of the dream, but she was quickly gaining control of herself and tried to sit up, but a firm, yet gentle arm held her down. "Geta...? What happened?"

"Kakarot and yourself were attacked."

"Is he...? I tried..."

"He's fine. He recovered the first hour and I had to force him to go to sleep about four hours ago. That idiot is like glue; he's impossible to budge once he sets his mind to something or someone, in this case."

"I'm glad. I haven't been exactly the nicest person in the world lately and it's not his fault. I'm so afraid to trust anyone, and the last thing I need or want is a boyfriend that'll hurt me again."

"Rena?"

"What?"

"Saiya-jins don't date." Usagi paled, fully comprehending what he was saying. She knew Kakarot had been aggressive, but why her? Usagi was still reeling over their kiss.

"Are you saying..?"

"He wants you as a mate, not a girlfriend."

"How can he want me as a mate?" Usagi yelled jumping up. The blanket fell from her body and she couldn't understand why every man in the place turned their backs on her. "He doesn't know anything about me!"

"Before we discuss this further, put some clothes on."

"What?" Usagi looked down and blushed, standing in front of everyone with nothing but a birthday suit on. "Where are my clothes?" Usagi tried to turn around, but ended up tripping on something and barely missed a chunk of glass. "Oww. I haven't tripped like that in a long time."

Vegeta was looking at Usagi with his mouth hanging down and eyes bulging out of his head. "Apparently they didn't do the surgery all the way."

"What are you talking about?"

"Look behind you."

Usagi, didn't know what Vegeta was babbling about and turned her head to see what he was freaked out about. Something silver and long was waiving at her and her mouth matched Vegeta's expression. "I have a tail?"

"You are half-saiya-jin remember?"

"I forgot. I only remember pieces of who I was Geta."

"It will come back."

Bardock opened a closet and handed Usagi a body suit, minus the armour. It was something to keep her covered. After she was dressed he came behind her to get a better look at the tail that wasn't there before. "Interesting. I've never seen a Saiya-jin with a silver tail." Usagi jumped at the light touch on her tail and pulled away from Bardock.

Vegeta took a protective stance around Usagi and pulled her behind him. "Back off!" Bardock laughed and walked out of the room.

"Go and get your other two companions. King Vegeta wanted to see the four of you once Usagi and Goku recovered."

Usagi didn't know what to say and glanced at Vegeta. He shook his head for her to be silent until he could explain the situation to her. "We'll be ready in two hours. I haven't had a chance to talk with my companions and I need to explain to them what is going on and how to act."

Bardock nodded and went to inform the king of the latest developments. When he entered the throne room, he noticed that King Vegeta was in the middle of negotations with someone, his queen beside him. After the visitor had left, King Vegeta turned to acknowledge the general. "What is it Bardock?"

"The intruders will be to see you in two hours."

"Have you learned anything about them, yet."

"Not a lot. The only thing that I've learned is that the blond woman is half-saiya-jin."

King Vegeta dismissed all his guards from the throne room; "Are you sure about this? Mating out side of the Saiya-jin race is not accepted kindly here."

"I know, but she is Saiya-jin and the ones named Geta and Goku guard her with their lives. She has a tail to prove it."

"I didn't see a tail on her when she first arrived."

"It grew back in the tank."

"Are they a threat?"

"It's too early to say. The one named Goku is sensitive where the girl is concerned. I don't think they've mated, but he's interested in her. Until recently, we thought the girl had little to no ki. Now we're reading over three hundred."

"Keep an eye on them. They're not normal or they wouldn't be so confident. Geta is the main one to be concerned about for now."

Eclipse, his mate, walked up beside him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Do you think it a good idea to let them live?"

"I'm not sure. If you had seen the eyes of Geta, you would not be so quick to ask me that. His eyes were hard, cold and calculating. It's as if he's had dealings with races far worse than our own and I could only think of one, Frieza."

He touched the swell on her stomach and smiled. "How is he?"

"He's fine and should be born within the next month."

"What about you? We can still have him born in the lab."

"No. I will have no child of mine, or yours, born unnaturally. Little Vegeta will be born a strong Saiya-jin and may one day become the legendary Super Saiya-jin from so long ago."

"I hope you're right, because I would hate for anything to happen to you."

Eclipse smiled at her mate and walked out to let him concentrate on the new comers to their planet. The truth was, she was in pain, but she was masking it from her mate and the doctors. She refused to let her son be born in a tank. Pride was told, to be the undoing of most Saiya-jins, but she couldn't help it, nor change now. She grunted when she felt a strong kick hit her middle and smiled at the life growing inside of her. "Just a little longer my little prince."

Usagi, sat next to Vegeta, not wanting to get to close to Rei or Kakarot. Suprisingly, Kakarot didn't seem to mind and smiled, Rei sitting on the bed. "Ok, Vegeta. You said that you would explain once all of us were conscious and coherent."

"The enemy apparently moved us back into the past over a thousand years. How far, I'm not sure yet, and won't be able to tell you until I get a better idea of who's here and what's going on around us."

"How was he able to do that?" Usagi asked. "I thought that Pluto was the only one capable of controling time."

"He's right Usagi," Rei said quietly. "We both saw him, and he batted my attack aside as if it were a play toy. Vegeta managed to throw him off guard, but he was still able to open a portal beneath us and hurt you and Kakarot."

"Then we better find another way of attacking him."

"Are you crazy Usagi?" Rei asked. A glare changed her mind and she went silent.

"No, I'm not crazy. The enemy caught me off guard because I was distracted by someone, or I would have done something about him."

"She's right," Kakarot stated. "I may not have sensed the enemy, but I normally would have felt the attack coming. The enemy used that to his advantage."

"So, the enemy is still running around Japan, while we're stuck here in the past?" Usagi stated. "That's great. Damn it. I didn't go through the trouble of saving that planet twice for everyone to start dying on me again. Do you know who this enemy is Vegeta?"

"Yes and so does Kakarot."

Kakarot blinked and stared at Vegeta. "Vegeta, I never had a chance to see the enemy."

"It was Juuana, or Android 17."

"What?" Kakarot jumped up and started to pace the floor. "How did he get to where we were at?"

"I don't know."

Usagi was thinking. "You say he's an android?"

"Yes."

"How long can they function before they die?"

Kakarot scratched his head, "I'm not sure. Apparently over a thousand years if he's still around."

"What is he capable of?"

Vegeta sighed. "Nothing much. Mass destruction, global murder and apparently has control over time."

"Then we train." Everyone looked at Usagi, her expression and eyes dead serious about what she said to them. "What's the matter? You three do know what training is don't you? We need to be ready for this enemy when we return and you are going to train. That's an imperial order, not a request."

"Rena! I don't take orders from you, nor shall I start now!"

"Fine, stay here and get weaker."

Vegeta growled and was about to fight Usagi on the spot when a knock came on their door. "What?" came three angry shouts.

"You're due in the throne room in thirty minutes."

Vegeta cursed. "I forgot about that. We need to change into something a little more approapriate."

"You want to dress up? Wouldn't that make the king think we're trying to impress him with our charm and make him mad?"

"You know a little more about Saiya-jins than you think, Rena. We are going to dress different, but not the way you would normally think. The body suit you are wearing, I want you to add the armor to it. There's some in the closet. Same goes for myself, Kakarot and Rei."

Rei blinked at Vegeta confused. "Why do you want us to dress in Saiya-jin armor? I'm not even a Saiya-jin."

"Doesn't matter. The one thing Saiya-jins respect more, is not peace negotiations, but strength and power. I ought to know, because I was brought up to train and fight from day one. I think it had to do with Frieza, but my father always told me he hated those that tried to negotiate and had no power to protect themselves. Saiya-jins fight instead of messing around and if they see that we're not afraid of them and prepared to fight to the death, then they'll give us a lot more leeway and respect. Right now, Kakarot and I have been supressing our battle power and ki from the scanners, so they assume that we're below third class status."

"Vegeta?"

"What Kakarot?"

"How much power did you want to show them? They've never seen a Super Saiya-jin and won't until the future with us."

"You have a point. Show them only enough power before Super Saiya-jin then. They've never seen that much and won't again."

Usagi saw pain in her brother's eyes, but kept silent. If she knew anything, she knew that sometimes things were better left unasked. Going to the closet she pulled on the armor to go with her black body suit and quickly redid her hair to hang in a braid that fell to the floor. Her stance matched that of Vegeta's and her eyes showed no mercy. "I'm ready."

Vegeta matched her outfit; Rei and Kakarot choosing blue suits and yellow armor. They let Vegeta take the lead, his sister close beside. "Kakarot, for once, would you do as I ask? I know this place better than you and I'd really prefer not fighting the entire planet before we leave. I know that's the image I want to portray, but I wish to avoid that."

"He's right," Usagi agreed. "Do as he says." She walked to the door and opened it. Standing at the entrance was General Bardock and Turles dressed in full battle armor and crossed arms.

"It's about time you answered the door. You aren't scared of facing King Vegeta are you?" Turles sneered.

Taking a step closer to him, Usagi stood directly in his face and met his challenge, fire flashing in her eyes against the steel of his own. He was a trained fighter and would kill them without a second thought. "I am not, nor will I be afraid of anyone. Now are you going to yak all day, or take us to see King Vegeta."

Turles grabbed her neck and began to squeeze, brusing her skin. "I don't care who you are. I've been ordered to execute any that proved to be a threat and I'm beginning to dislike your mouth." Usagi wanted to kick him, but she couldn't breathe as the grip became so tight that she thought her neck would snap in two.

Suddenly she dropped to the ground. Kakarot had punched Turles clear across the hall way, his teeth pulled back in a vicous snarl. Usagi let Vegeta pick her up and stared at the man in front of her. "You have no right to touch her!"

Turles struggled back to his feet, waving off the hand of his brother. The Saiya-jins knew a challenge when they saw it, Kakarot circling the trained warrior, his eyes flashing with murderous fire. "Stop it!" Usagi shouted, trying to break Kakarot's concentration and to get him to look at her.

Bardock tensed and quickly thrusted Turles against a wall, "No, you idiot!" Not wishing to be over heard, he leaned in close, "Do not challenge him, especially over the demi-saiya-jin."

"I'm not afraid," Turles hissed, but hesitated.

"Goku, I can handle my own fights!" Usagi snapped, throwing herself in front of him and gaining his attention. His ebony eyes swirled and for a moment, she was captured by their hypnotic pull. Kakarot's breath was heavy and his tail curled and uncurled around his waist, fingers clenched tightly against his side.

Stepping towards her, he smiled at her stubborn pride to stand her ground, his hand reaching up to trace the soft curves of her face. "Can you?" he purred, forgetting that Vegeta was in the room glaring at him. "Is that a challenge, Princess?"

"Ka... Goku, you bastard! Don't you dare challenge her, not until you've gone through me first!"

"I can arrange that!" Kakarot roared, turning on the shorter Saiya-jin. "You're the only person standing in my way right now and I'm tired of you treating me as an inferior!"

Vegeta swore, he had known Kakarot was slowly drifting closer and closer to the edge of snapping. "You'll have your chance, but now is not the time!"

"Challenge me for what?" Usagi asked, trembling at Kakarot's possessive grip, his scent making her head spin.

Kakarot didn't want to hurt her, and with tremenoud effort, he forced himself to relax and release the woman he so desparately desired. "You'll know when it's time, and princess; I won't wait much longer." Usagi trembled, empty after he pulled away.

"Are we finished? King Vegeta is waiting!" Bardock shouted.

Turles wiped the blood from his lip, but decided to wait for his chance to get even with Kakarot. He knew how to do it and smirked before he walked down the long corridor towards the throne. "Are you alright," Vegeta asked Usagi, looking at her neck. Black and blue bruises were beginning to form and he almost changed his mind about taking on the entire planet. Glaring at their escorts, "Turles, if you ever touch my sister again, King Vegeta will have to find a new general!"

"Are you saying you're a half-breed as well," Bardock growled.

"I'm a full-blooded Saiya-jin who's mother died giving birth to me. I don't know much about her; only that my father later found another mate and had my sister."

Bardock asked no further questions and took them to the throne room to be met by several guards and the king standing in front of them. "Welcome to Vegeta-sai. I am King Vegeta and you have already met my guards. What are you doing on this planet and how did you get here? I saw no ships, so you either live here, or someone dropped you off."

"You can say someone dropped us off and it wasn't by choice!" Vegeta quickly took charge of the situation and stepped in front of Kakarot and Rei, with Usagi beside him. "The only thing we want is to go back home, but until we figure out how to do that, we're stuck, so you might as well get use to it."

King Vegeta jumped down from his throne and landed two feet in front of Vegeta. Both Saiya-jins circled each other, sizing each other and looking for weaknesses. "You're short for a Saiya-jin."

"Comes from my mother. Anything else you like to point out for me?"

"Why is this planet not your home? Have you disowned your race?"

"I haven't disowned anything! I am not permitted to tell you anything, because it will jeopardize all of our lives. If you want the information, then you're going to have to fight me and I doubt seriously either you or anyone else here has enough power to beat, Goku, Usagi, or myself."

Bardock was watching the two Saiya-jins and something dawned on him. 'He has the same hair as King Vegeta. I thought that was a royal hair style only?'

King Vegeta stood back and looked at Vegeta closer. "Who are you?"

"I told you. I'm Geta as far as your concerned. I am not permitted to tell you anything else."

"No one would ever have named their child Geta. That is more like a nick name. I knew you were lying about who you were, but couldn't figure out why." Prince Vegeta turned his back on his father and moved in closer to his sister.

"I've seen the power levels on all three of you and I have to admit I'm impressed with your bluff. I can beat the four of you combined myself."

Kakarot and Vegeta couldn't help it and began to laugh for several minutes, inviting several glared in their direction. Kakarot looked at the king and smiled. "Now that you've seen the scanners while we are at our lowest power point, would you like to see them again when we power up."

"Impossible."

Kakarot and Vegeta began to power up, making the ground around them tremble and crack. Usagi was in awe, feeling the rise of their power and wanted to learn how to control energy the way they did. Rei was terrified, but was bravely trying not to scream and run in terror.

The scanners that were keeping track of their power levels, began to explode all over the place, making several of the Saiya-jins look at the two of them in fear and respect. Soon, Kakarot and Vegeta stopped powering up and held their red aura around them as they looked at King Vegeta. "There's more, but we'll stop here. We don't even need this much to destroy your entire planet. Do you still wish to challenge us to a fight?"

"No." Everyone gasped at King Vegeta's bold move. He smiled and looked at them with curiosity. "I know that I can trust you. If you wanted to take over, Geta could have killed me the first day he walked in the throne room. You already told us you want to go home, haven't destroyed the planet in the process and that you still claim your heritage. This makes me believe that your from the future because you can't tell me about yourself or where you're from."

Vegeta had to admit he was impressed by his father's intelligence. "Impressive."

"Question is," Bardock asked, "how far in the future are they from? And are you not born in this time line yet?"

"No, we haven't been born yet."

"I have a question. Have any of you ever been tested to decide your status in our culture?"

Vegeta looked shocked at the question. He had heard of the Arena when he was five, but he never had the chance to go through the trials as a teenager. "No. None of us have."

"Then I want the four of you to go through it. How long do you need to prepare for it?"

"Kakarot and myself need no time, but the two women do not know the culture and ways of our race and need about three months."

"So be it. Join us for a banquet tonight." King Vegeta left the throne room, his guards following close behind him.

Vegeta, Usagi and Kakarot breathed in relief. "That was a close one." Kakarot said. "We even managed to get out of this without a fight."

"Vegeta?" Rei asked. "What is he talking about testing in three months?"

"Easy. We have to go through several tests in three months so that we can be given a classification in Saiya-jin society. It would have been done to Kakarot and myself if the planet had not been destroyed. Most of the time, Saiya-jins don't change that much from their first reading, but we are excetpions to that rule."

"Will I be able to transform?"

"No." Usagi ordered. The three of them looked at her surprised. "Not until the arena. You will train like the rest of us, in your weaker form. I've been deciding on how to have you make up to me for the past. Here's the first step, hand over to me the transformation wand of Sailor Mars." Rei did as she asked reluctantly, and looked at Usagi for further instructions. "If you want these powers back, you have to prove to me you are worthy to bare them. Win in the first two rounds of the tests coming up and I will let you take the rest of the testing as Sailor Mars. Second, you are to never question my orders when I give them, nor are you to treat me the way you did three years ago. If you do not wish to go through this testing, nor do as I ask, then you will stay out of any training and when we return back to our time, I will have your memomiers permantely blocked of my existence.""Can I at least think about this first Usagi?"

"You have two days. If you don't make your decision when I come to you, then I will make it for you and it won't be to join me."

Rei walked out of the room, tears in her eyes, but her head held high. Kakarot and Vegeta looked at Usagi who had her back turned away from them. At first they thought she was thinking, but then they saw her body shaking with the transformation wand cutting into her hand.

Usagi turned to face them and her eyes held no tears, only pain. "Kakarot, I'm not sure how you feel about me, but I don't make decisions on first encounters. I don't know you and five minutes or five days will not help that. I barely know myself right now and I can't be asked to make a decision I'm not ready for yet. Thank you for saving my life and I repaid you for that by blocking the attack from further killing you. What I'm saying is, I don't want a mate right now and need a lot of time before I decide on someone."

Kakarot wanted to scream no way in hell, that he didn't want to let her go and he would fight like hell to keep her, but one look at the pain in her eyes calmed his instinctive nature. Remembering what Rei had said about the last guy she was with, he made his decision. "I have all the time in the world Princess. If you want distance then I can give it to you." He started to walk out the door when her voice stopped him.

"I wanted to hate you, but it's hard to do that after someone saves your life. But I don't wish you to mistake my gratitude for love. I don't even know what that word is or means anymore. It seems to have only brought me a lot of pain and heart ache and I don't ever want to go through that again."

"Usagi, I won't let anyone hurt you again. See you tomorrow morning for training Vegeta." Kakarot left and Vegeta and Usagi were the only two remaining people in the throne room.

Vegeta thought about giving Usagi her space for now, but then remembered how painful it was not to have anyone to talk to about the past. He shoved everyone away the way Usagi was doing to them now. He placed a hand on her shoulder which she tried to shrug off, but he persisted and wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her head to rest on his shoulder. He didn't say anything because he didn't have to with her. At first she remained stiff against him and then hestitanly, inch by inch she wrapped her arms around him and began to cry. The crying became painful sobs as she lost control of her bottled up emotions and let Vegeta see the real her, not the blank or cold mask she showed to everyone.

"I don't know what to do anymore Geta! Why do I have to be faced with this? I want to forget everything and be happy again, but that will never happen!"

"It will if you give it time Usagi. Know that I stand beside your decision no matter what. You did what you had to do with Rei and now you must back it up no matter how much you want to give in and say you forgive her. If you give up now, she and the other women will never learn from the past. Let's go get ready for the dinner engagement.

Usagi nodded and walked out of Vegeta's arms, feeling comfort in knowing that he was there for her. 'I wish I had Artemis, Haruka, and Hotaru here too. There the only other three that I trust.'

Someone heard her wish and decided to do a few things, despite the fact it could alter history in the future. It didn't really matter much, as long as certain people came out of it happy and setting things the way they were suppose to be in the first place.

Pluto was trying to make sense of the time stream when Queen Selinity appeared in front of her. "Do not worry my friend. Usagi and her three companions are safe for now. She needs this very much if she is ever to heal completely of the damage done to her here by her guardians. I need you to get a hold of the other Saiya-jins and Namek in this time line and tell them of what is going on and to protect the planet until the other four get back. In the mean time, here." Queen Selinity gave Pluto three transformation sticks, each belonging to the senshi of Jupiter, Mercury and Venus. "I know that you may need their powers in the future, but if you don't they are to remain as regular humans until Usagi decides to give them back their titles. She has already done the same to Rei, but she's in the process of righting the wrong she has caused. I'm going to borrow three of the people from this time and send them to the past with Usagi."

"If you can do that, why can't you bring them back here."

"I don't know. Something is preventing me from bringing anyone back from that time line. However, I can still send people to them. I think the Pluto of that time will be able to send them back, but I'm not going to tell her what to do and Usagi is going to have to ask her to help."

"Which people?"

"Artemis, Haruka and Hotaru. They're already on their way and should be talking to them now. Please inform Michuru of what has happened."

"Sure why not. Eveyone else has made a mess of the time line."

"I have no choice Pluto. Things have been unstable for centuries because of events that shouldn't have happened."

"What is that suppose to mean?"

A soft smile graced her face and gave Pluto calm instead of worry. "All will become clear in time Pluto."

Pluto sighed when Selinity disappeared. "Life is a pain." Waiving her staff, she disappeared to reappear in front of Gohan, Trunks, Goten and Piccolo. They had just put the two childern to bed, so they didn't have to worry about them at the moment. "Who are you and how the hell did you do that?" Trunks demanded.

"I can tell who your father is. You swear as bad if not worse than he does."

Gohan was a little more dipolamatic about the situation and pushed Trunks down into a chair. "Sorry about that. You must have something to tell us."

"I do. My name is Sailor Pluto, guardian of time and space. Due to recent events that have occured, I no longer know what's going to happen in the past, present or future."

"Well if you're the guardian, then how come you don't know what's going on?" Goten asked.

"I said I was the guardian, not the controller. I try to keep things from changing it, but even I cannot stop everything. You eight are a good example of that as well as Mirai Trunks. Do you know how much searching I've done for you eight alone and when I find two of them, they disappear along with two of my people?"

"What are you talking about?"

"That's what I came to tell you. An enemy has come here that seems to know you eight very well and bent on destroying you. He sent Vegeta, Kakarot, Usagi and Rei to the past and I can't get them back. Only the Pluto from that time line, may be able to help them. In the mean time, I've been asked to tell you, that we need your help in defending this planet until they return. I would normally ask three other people to do this, but their status as Sailor senshi has been revoked until further notice and they will have to fight as themselves if they want to get their birth rights back. I want you four to train them and I will take you to the hyper bolic time chamber above this planet."

"Do they know about all of this?" Gohan asked.

"No, but they will when I see them next. Expect to see them or me in the morning." Pluto faded away, to leave four people standing and thinking about their new situation.

Ami, Makoto and Minako were setting up their school things when Pluto and Neptune walked in the door of their dorm room. "What brings you two here?"

"Sit down!" Pluto ordered, eyes blazing with uncontrolled anger. Neptune was in about the same mood, but she too held her temper in check and waited for the orders to be given out. "I think it's about high time I had a little talk with the three of you and don't worry about Neptune, because I just informed her about what happened three years ago. Have you forgotten your place as the sailor senshi and what your role was?"

"We didn't..."

Pluto's eyes flashed a deep green and everything around the girls exploded, scaring them near to death. "Silent! For once you are going to listen while someone else does the speaking. Usagi was a fourteen-year-old teenager that still had a lot to learn about her role as Sailor Moon and responsibilty. It's not something you learn over night and she was coming a long way until you pulled the stunts you did. It was not your place to correct her, nor was it your place to cut her down to the point she barely had enough self-esteem to think straight. Lucky for her, Artemis found her before she disappeared completely. You can tell Luna what I'm about to tell you three. I am here by revoking your status of the sailor senshi powers until further notice and already have your transformation wands. If you wish to regain your titles and your place by Usagi's side you will fight the upcoming enemy as yourselves. I will give you until tomorrow morning to make your decisions. If you have not, then I will find new replacements for the sailor senshi."

When they left, the three women broked down and began to cry. For the first time, they truly felt sorry about what their actions had caused and knew they had a lot of thinking to do.

Mamoru was leaning over a rail looking at the ocean thinking about the past. He had recently broken out of another relationship when Pluto appeared behind him and Neptune to his side. "What the?"

Neptune hit him hard against a tree and kept her elbow at his throat. "What is your role with the sailor senshi, Tuxedo Kamen? You are the only one we cannot stop from changing and coming to them."

"I don't really know anymore. Three years ago it was to protect Sailor Moon, but after saying some things I regret today, I know that I will no longer be hers. I still wish to protect and guard the Earth, but not as her boyfriend or future husband."

"You hurt her!"

"I know that and I can't undo it either! I wish I could, but you know what, I was still a damn kid myself and had a lot of growing up to do. So what do you want?"

"For you to join Makoto, Minako and Ami in training for the upcoming enemy. However, you make one move for Usagi when she returns, I will blast your body to a million pieces. She doesn't need your pain again, nor that of the girls. It would be nice if she could be happy, but only if you guys are willing to show her that she still has her friends. That is hurting her the most. The friends she has sacrified everything for, has turned their backs on her and made her feel like she was worth nothing."

Pluto had let Neptune finish talking. "If you wish to join us, then you will meet me in the morning at the other three's apartment. If you do not, all your past memories will be erased, and I doubt seriously you want that feeling back. You of all people knows what it's like to not know who you are or where you belong in the world."

Neptune sat with Pluto at the time gates after their meetings with the senshi and Mamoru. "That went better than expected. None of them wanted to argue."

"That means there's still hope for them, but crystal tokyo will not happen now."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. I don't know what's going to happen, but that future has been completely wiped out. That is why I let someone stay with me in the time line until she decides to pick one and stay there forever."

"Who?"

"Hello Michi!" A soft voice came to her. Michuru turned around and saw Chibi-Usagi run up to her and throw her arms around her.

"Small Lady!"

"I'm so happy to see you!"

"I want to see Usagi, but Pluto says I can't yet."

"How is it she's still alive Pluto? If Usagi is not going to be with Mamoru any longer, then shouldn't Chibi-Usagi have disappeared?"

"I thought so too and then it dawned on me that Rini is not Mamoru's child. She's very powerful and she doesn't get that from Tuxedo Kamen."

"You know who it is, don't you Pluto?" Neptune accused.

"I'm not saying anything. I only just saw it in the time stream, but it's still unstable at the moment. Usagi's angry, very angry, and it's going to have to take a lot of patience and love to break through to her."

"Let's hope it happens then. Haruka will help her out. Why send Hotaru though?"

"I have a feeling I know why and Selinity is changing history. Not that it matters. It may turn out for the better."

Usagi and Vegeta walked into their rooms when they froze in their tracks. With a shout of joy, she ran into someone's arms and hugged her hard. Then she moved to a smaller woman and hugged her as well. Artemis jumped on her shoulder and began licking her face and purring as loud as he could. "What are you three doing here?"

"I don't know, but as soon as we appeared you two walked in the door. What is going on kitten?"

"It's a long story. Haruka, I want you to meet Prince Vegeta, but you need to call him Geta on this planet. Vegeta this is Hotaru, Haruka and of course Artemis."

"Usagi, is Rei here as well?"

"Yes. She's in her room, making a decision right now."

"Pluto just told us what happened three years ago right before we were pulled here and I have to admit, I'm ready to kill some inner senshi."

"I'll take care of it Haruka." Haruka didn't argue with Usagi and laid down on the bed to get some rest.

Vegeta went to the room he was sharing with Kakarot and let the three of them be alone. "Don't forget about the dinner tonight Usagi."

"Al right."

The three women and one cat sat down to talk for the first time in three years telling each other everything. By the time Usagi was through, Haruka had her friend in her lap as she rubbed her back and stroked her hair. "Kitten I swear, we will never say or do those things to you."

"I know. Hey, you three need to come to the dinner."

"So we went back over a thousand years huh...?"

"Yep, but to Vegeta it's been only fifty years."

"Why does that name sound familiar?" Hotaru asked. When she saw Vegeta she felt strange and somehow pulled to him, but couldn't explain the connection.

"Maybe we'll find out later. There's a lot of our memories that still hasn't returned yet." Usagi decided to take a nap until dinner time and the women let her.