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Fuseiseki : Failure

Chapter Six : Why are you Running Away?

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She hadn't meant to curse. The gravity of the situation before her had forced the word from her lips. Hiiro was leaning over her, his eyes on hers. Just the proximity of him made her heart beat too fast.

"Daijoubu?" He was so close that his breath brushed her lips. She shivered.

"Daijoubu Ka." It wasn't entirely true. Her body ached. She felt as if she'd been hit by a truck, and though she'd rested, her eyes felt ready to close again.

"Don't lie to me." It wasn't a command per-say, more of a statement. She swallowed hard, because she knew what was coming.

"Hiiro...I..." He cut her off.

"Why did you save me?" He asked. His voice was the softest she'd ever heard it. It was still it's traditional monotone, but there was something there... Something she'd never heard before. "Why not the girl?"

"The girl was already gone." She said, and could not keep the sorrow from her voice. "Very few survive Chaos' influence. Least of all the young ones."

"That's what it's called?" He said. "This enemy?"

"My enemy." She said, and her voice was hard. "Eternally." She searched his eyes. Found nothing but quiet acceptance. Perhaps she had been wrong in thinking he wouldn't believe her. Although what he had gone through had a tendency to change anyone's mind. "Let me tell you a story." She whispered.

When he nodded, she began.

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Quatre sighed. He had already fielded three calls about the death of a small girl in the confines of Winner Park, two gunshot wounds to the chest. They had found her to be an orphan, but the news was all over it. He had a bad feeling it had something to do with Hiiro and Usagi, but hadn't voiced it yet.

"How is she?" Duo brushed his bangs out of his eyes, and 'plopped' into the plush red chair in the common room.

"Alive." Quatre said grimly. "She lost alot of blood. Hiiro is with her."

"Sure that's the best idea?" Duo asked, his mouth twisting in a half smile.

Quatre shrugged. "He brought her back."

"Yeah." Duo said thoughtfully. "He did."

Quatre's eyes turned to the top of the stairs as footsteps echoed in the silence. Hiiro stood there, his eyes shadowed by his unruly hair. "She's awake." He said simply, and turned, walking back towards Usagi's room.

Duo stood with a stretch, looking at Quatre. The blond sighed, and stood as well. "I'll get Trowa and Wufei, and meet you there."

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He hadn't said much. She had told him all she could, til her breath grew short and her vision became fuzzy. He took it calmly, more calmly than she had expected. Perhaps she had underestimated him.

"You will tell them." He said when she had finished. "All that you told me."

She nodded. There was energy to do much more. She was surprised when he reached out, tilting her chin up so she was looking straight into his eyes. "You can't blame yourself forever." The feel of his calloused fingers on her face made her heart beat so fast that she was dizzy again. What was it about him that did this to her?

She answered the only way she could. "Neither can you." There was question in his eyes. Guarded, but it was there. "I know who you are Hiiro. What you do."

His grip tightened on her chin. It wasn't menacing. It was a warning. One she didn't heed. "Did you think my powers only extended so far? Cosmos told you. I see all. Know all. It's coming back to me slowly."

She didn't stop speaking as Duo entered the room, followed by Trowa, and Wufei. All or nothing. They would accept her and fight, or she would do it on her own. "Gundam Pilot 01. Wing Zero." She shifted her eyes to each pilot as she called them out. "Duo Maxwell. 02. Deathscythe Hell. Trowa Barton. 03. Heavy Arms. Quatre Reberba Winner. 04. Sandrock. And Wufei Chang. 05. Altron." Her eyes turned back to Hiiro's. "Warriors of a different kind, but Warriors all the same. Destined by birth to fight for your world."

She reached her hand up, and gently took Hiiro's in her grasp, pulling it from her chin and placing it on her lap, over the covers. "I would be asking you to fight again." She looked around the room, at every pair of eyes that was on her. "To fight a war you may not understand."

Hiiro pulled his hand from hers and stood. He had heard this story already. As he exited the room, Duo took his seat, glancing at his comrade before settling his attention on her. She smiled lightly at him. Her head was airy. She felt like she was floating."Usa...you should be..."

She cut him off with a raised hand. "This needs to be done Duo." She brought her hands to her chest, and pushed. There was a well of what she needed inside. What she needed to convince them. With a sigh, she blinked, and when she looked back upon them the eight point star of Cosmos was upon her brown, and her eyes were the pure, pupil-less silver of starlight. There was a collective gasp, and she smiled.

"Thousands of years ago, on the Moon that floats above the Earth now, There was a kingdom. To the Queen of that Kingdom, a daughter was born, who was the light of their world. They called her.."

Duo cut in. "Serenity." Usagi smiled, and nodded.

"Yes. They called her Serenity. I should have known you'd know something of the fables. She grew to be a beautiful woman, and was loved by all. For protection, she held a court of Eight women, the princesses of the Eight Planets. Mars, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter were her constant companions. Pluto, Uranus, Saturn and Neptune watched from afar. It was decided that to unite all the planets as one, The Moon Princess would be betrothed to The Prince of Earth, Endymion." She sighed at the memory. "They were very much in love. But there was one who was jealous of their union, a woman named Beryl, who caught hold of a dark power called Metallia, to rid the world of Serenity and take Endymion and both Kingdoms for herself. They fought a bitter battle. But with the Outer Senshi too far away to give much aid, and Serenity's guards as inexperienced as they were, Endymion was killed, and the Kingdom fell. In her grief, Serenity took the sword of her beloved, and ran it through her own heart."

Usagi's fists were clenched. "Queen Selenity, her mother, was saddened by this outcome, and with all the strength she had left, she used the Moon's ultimate weapon. This crystal, called the ginshinzou, banished Beryl and Metallia and sent Serenity and her court a thousand years into the future, to be reborn. What she did not anticipate, was the return of the evil at their rebirth."

The room was quiet. She had their rapt attention. "In the year 2002, when Usagi Tsukino turned 14, she was approached by one of the lunar guardians reborn in that time, and was pressured to become Sailor Moon. She was given the Ginshinzou to heighten her power. Slowly, all the scouts reawakened, and they were pulled into battle after battle to keep their world safe from this evil. It was found much later, that Usagi was actually the reincarnation of Serenity, as all the girls were reincarnation of the former planetary princesses. Tuxedo Kamen, the only male fighter in their group,was found to be the reincarnation of Endymion. They were called the Sailor Senshi. "

"The Sailor Senshi were said to have existed over two thousand years ago." It was Trowa who spoke. So smart, these boys.

"And also said to have mysteriously disappeared. Along with any trace of what they were fighting." Wufei said it this time. So they had brushed up on her history.

"We did not disappear." She said it strongly. "Or I should say, my court did not. They died, each one of them, by my hand." She closed her eyes for a moment. The memories were still fresh. "Mamoru, otherwise known as Endymion, or Tuxedo Kamen, was the first to go. You see the evil that had followed my senshi and I is as everlasting as I seem to be. It hungers for my light just as I know it's darkness. It reformed, into a being called Chaos. Mamoru was away at college in America. Chaos struck him down while he was weak. In an attempt to atone for his death, and to save the world we loved, My senshi and I traveled to the Moon to defeat Chaos. He turned them against me with the promise of being normal. For you see, that was all we ever wanted. To stop fighting. To have real lives. Unattached to the destiny the fates had set before us. To save the world I felled them all, and with the last of their strength, the last of their loyalty, they granted me the power of their starseeds. The hidden strength within their souls, given to them by their guiding planets. It is what made into what you see now. Cosmos. The Goddess of Stars."

The light of her eight pointed star grew bright at the mention of the name. She sighed with pure exhaustion. "I used the Ginshinzou, my birthright, to seal Chaos into the Cauldron. But it didn't work the way I planned. Instead, I was thrown light years into the future. To your time, and Chaos, weakened but still alive, followed me here. As far as I know, your Tenshu is just a manifestation of the evil Chaos brings out of people. He is the embodiment of such. He has acted alone so far. I left the mansion last night because I sought to protect you from an enemy that was rightfully mine. Hiiro followed me."

"The girl." All eyes turned to Quatre when he gasped the words. "Did Hiiro...'

"Please do not think badly of your comrade." Usagi stressed, raising her hands in a plea. "He eliminated a threat. I told you Chaos brings out the worst in people. He is also a master Manipulator. That girl was looking for warmth. He promised it to her. But he sought only to use her for his own means. Through her, he attacked Hiiro and I. The death of the girl was unfortunate." She sighed, and tried to push away the tears. "My soul weeps for her still. But to save this world, means more casualties of the like. Had I my Ginshinzou..."

"It was supposed to be the source of Sailor Moon's power." Trowa stated calmly. They were all taking this very well. Her eyes moved to Wufei. Maybe not all of them. He was looking as indignant as ever.

"I am not Sailor Moon." She furrowed her brow. "Wait, that's not right." She was so tired. "I am, and I'm not. I am Serenity, and Usagi, and Sailor Moon. But I am also Cosmos. Goddess that sounds stupid." She chided herself aloud. "But it's true. Somehow, when I landed here, the Ginshinzou was lost, or broken apart. The Sailor Stars I had received from each of my senshi split. Chaos found me with Pluto's Sailor Star. As she was the senshi of time, this makes things more difficult. But I have found the transformation used in the battle with Chaos transcends the Crystal. It will take time, but I can call the powers back to myself manually. Hiiro was severely wounded in the battle. I healed him."

"Why didn't you heal yourself Onna?' Wufei's voice dripped with skepticism.

"It doesn't work that way." She reached up to her shoulder, undoing the bandages that wrapped around it. There was a soft 'oh' from Quatre's lips as they all gazed upon the clean, smooth flesh. The bullet wound was gone. "My healing is accelerated. Especially in this form. But I cannot use the powers on myself."

"So you expect us to believe you are a princess from Three thousand Years in the past? A warrior of light?" Wufei asked.

"Yes. Wufei. I do." She said simply. "But I don't ask you to accept it right away. You should think on it. This battle will be like none other you have ever fought, and it will come whether you like it or not. I have no doubt Chaos will wheedle his way into Tenshu's fight, and it will be upon your hands anyway. I am here to help. To fight with you. I have driven Chaos away for now. He underestimated my power without the ginshinzou. He will need to heal for some time. You have that time to decide whether or not you will join me. Or if you will let me join you."

The room was silent. With a heavy sigh, Usagi dropped the bit of power she had been using to hold her eight pointed star, and her eyes dulled back to their steely grey, pupils returning. For a moment, she held eyes with the men in her room, searching for any emotion. But the story and the light show had proved too much, and with a gasp, she fell into sweet, dark, unconsciousness.

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"You believe her." Wufei said. he was leaning against the edge of the couch in the common room.

"Yes, I do." Quatre said seriously. "What reason would she have to lie?"

"Dude, do you ever uncross your arms?" Duo asked. He was tipped precariously on his chair, at the small table in the corner of the room. "It's been like... years."

Wufei glared at him, and he returned it with a winning smile. "Are you ever serious baka?"

"Sure I am." The braided pilot said. "I believe her too."

"Injustice." Wufei grumbled. "Trowa, you too?"

Trowa had been quiet throughout the conversation. "The facts are hard to ignore."

Wufei sighed. It wasn't that he was ignoring the facts. The story itself was just so... unbelievable. He was having a hard time wrapping his brain around it. "So say we do join this battle? How do we fight the ultimate evil?"

"I think Usagi, or Cosmos, meant to test our loyalties first." Quatre said. "The real question right now is, DO we accept this mission?"

"Shinigami is always ready to fight." Duo said, his lips spread in a menacing grin.

"Then we know you are decided." Quatre said. He looked around the room. Wufei still looked indignant, and Trowa looked undecided. "We still have time to think on this. In the meantime, I will contact Milliardo and Noin."

"Are you sure it's wise to involve them so early?" Trowa asked, his eyebrow raised slightly.

"I think they should know what's going on." Quatre said. "But I trust your intuition my friend."

Trowa smirked. Quatre hoped no one saw his blush. "Wait." Trowa said simply, with the smirk still on his lips. Duo picked that moment to fall ungracefully onto his head when his chair tilted back. Quatre tried not to laugh, but failed.

"Duo no baka." Wufei spit. There was a ghost of a smile on his lips. Trowa was smirking just the slightest bit wider. Quatre held his chest as the laughter subsided, and a miffed looking Duo was back up on his feet. These were the people he trusted with his life. He would follow them to the ends of the earth if need be.

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Hiiro sat in his room, his fingers once again flying over the keys of his laptop. he'd gone through scores of information on The Sailor Senshi, The Moon Kingdom, Sailor Moon, and the Like. There were blurry pictures, newspaper articles, and many books on the legend, but there was only one book, one person, who had mapped it all together. A book written by a female, who went only by, Molly. It told the story Usagi had just told him. In theory. It did not involve the ultimate form Usagi spoke of, had spoke with, but theorized that The Sailor Senshi disappeared at the same moment Usagi Tsukino; Rei Hino; Makoto Kino; Minako Aino; Haruka Ten'oh; Michiru Kaioh; Hotaru Tomoe; and Mamoru Chiba had. So the identities must be one in the same. It also touched aspects of the Moon Kingdom, and the possibility of it being connected in some way. He would have to ask Usagi about this. It only mentioned 7 girls besides her.

He skimmed the pages fast. It was written two thousand years ago. He'd found it locked away in Preventer files held by Oz. Figures Treize would look into something like that. That guy could have made the devil sing in his day.

He paused. Usagi described an enemy worse than Treize. Worse than anyone he'd ever fought. Someone...No...Something. That brought out the evil in everyone. That could shield itself with an innocent child. They had all wondered at the sudden appearance of a faction after so much peace. Perhaps Chaos had been working it's magic even before Usagi had arrived. Waiting. Building strength.

If that was the case... He stood, snapping his laptop closed with an audible 'click'. They needed to leave. Now.

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My first super cliffie! OH my, just what will happen next? If you haven't guessed the pairings by now you deserve to be left in the dark. Please keep reviewing Minna! It keeps me motivated. Until next time... Ja... .