By Sailor Neptunium
Rated PG 13 due to violence and some mental anguish in characters
“MOON COSMIC POWER!” Usagi transformed into Sailor Moon. She was ready for this one.
“Not this time little Sailor Scout. You will not win this one. I must have your heart.”
The Daimon grabbed her and started to pull out her heart Usagi did not have enough time to attack. She looked at the monster and hit him in the eye. The monster let go in a fit of anger it was hurting badly.
Usagi got ready to attack because her heart fell back in. She started to pull out her weapon when the Daimon grabbed her again.
“How dare you do that to me.” The Daimon pulled out her heart and then looked at it. It was beautiful it was wonderful but there was something about it that was different than the others that they had grabbed but what was it? It had to be the talisman.
From outside the window Sailor Uranus and Neptune observed the Daimon at work. They looked at the limp body that was left behind after the Daimon took out the heart of Usagi.
“Are we going to take it and look at it?” Neptune asked Uranus.
“Yes that is what we agreed on isn’t it.”
“But it is Neo Queen….”
“I know!” Uranus cut Neptune off. “I still think that if it is the talisman we should look at it and take it if it is or the silence will take us all.”
“But Haruka. She is only 15 she has her whole life to go.”
“I KNOW! Do not tell me that we agreed. That is all that matters. Now are you coming?” Sailor Uranus ran to Usagi’s window and looked at the Daimon. She quickly killed it and took the heart that was in it’s hand. Suddenly a rose landed right in front of her.
“Drop it Sailor Scout!” It was Tuxedo Kamen. He looked at her with a serious face.
“No do you want it to kill us all if we do not risk a few lives we will all die.”
“Give it back!”
“No” Sailor Uranus ran from one house to the next and she tried to get away from the Daimon that followed and Tuxedo Kamen that followed him. She knew that Sailor Neptune was not far behind.
She stopped when everything was quiet and looked at the crystal. It glowed of a wonderful purple and all sorts of other colors that seemed to have no name since it was the first time that these colors were ever being seen. That was amazing seeing a color that she knew was there but no one had ever seen it. There was no sense in this all the heart was supposed to be a talisman by now why was it not doing it. Unless…
“Uranus! Are you there?” Neptune yelled at Uranus.
“Yes what?!?” Uranus said in a panic she had never quite thought of what to do if this ever happened.
“Well what does it look like it the talisman beautiful?” Uranus looked in terror at Neptune.
“It is not the talisman it is not one of them what do I do? It is not it.” Uranus started running back to Usagi’s house. She had to get it back. She looked down at the heart it was now a dull gray all the colors displayed earlier were all gone the magnificence had vanished. Sailor Uranus got to her destination and Sailor Neptune was right there not too far behind.
The site was unbelievable there was no way to describe it. There were ambulances everywhere. There in the middle of it all was Tuxedo Kamen holding the body that was nearly gone. The inner senshi were gathered around all in their outfits. Then Uranus saw Usagi start to talk.
“Rye you are taking my place as the leader… please… do not mess it up.”
“I wont” Rye started to cry and Ami hugged her. Serena was being put on the stretcher when she looked at Tuxedo Kamen.
“I love you. I will never forget all that you have done for me.” Then before Uranus could get to her the heart crystal dissolved and Usagi laid down her head she was dead. She was no longer there.
Rye turned around to see Uranus and Neptune.
“You killed her! You killed Usagi! I hope that the spirits curse you!”
“I am…”
“NO!”
“I am sorry I did not mean it!” Uranus ran home to Neptune and Uranus’ apartment and she quickly got out of her outfit and then she went to their room and lay on the bed and started to cry.
“Haruka? Are you okay?” Michiru looked into Haruka’s eyes.
“I killed her I killed Usagi she is dead because of me!” Haruka sat up and then looked at Michiru. “I knew that we agreed that it would be okay to kill only three people but now now it will be four. I should have known that it was not her she was the Queen. Now the future Tokyo has no Queen and no Chibi-Usa is gone too. The scouts were right to blame me. I disserve any punishment that should come.”
“Do not talk like that! You do not you did what you had to do. You did nothing wrong I am sure that it was all for a purpose. You never know maybe the future can be changed. It did when we beat the Negaverse and all the other enemies that came. You know that!”
“But Usagi she was just 15 remember she was going to live a good life she had Mamo-chan and Chibi-Usa and all the other scouts. I did not even get to talk to her much. I thought that she was a really good friend she was one of the best. I even called her Muffin Head just because she was so funny with her Odango’s they fit her just right.”
“Let’s go down stairs and watch TV you need to relax.”
Haruka turned on the TV and looked at the reports that were on.
“This Just In. The Sailor Scouts lost a girl of 15 named Usagi in a battle with the monsters that have been taking the Hearts of many girls in Tokyo. The one reported to have taken her heart away was not a monster though it was a Sailor Scout. She goes by the name of Sailor Uranus and her accomplice is Sailor Neptune. They are wanted for the death of this young girl. There are no pictures available and there is no way for us to know who they are but if you have any leads to this story please contact the police. Thank you.” The TV was shut off and Michiru looked at Haruka.
“Do not worry it will all blow over I promise.” Michiru went up to bed and Haruka followed.
The night was hard Haruka kept waking up and looking at the walls that surrounded her she was not sure of what to do. She would see the inner senshi the next day but she was not sure what to say or do when they saw her, they had no idea that she was Sailor Uranus that she was the one that killed their beloved Sailor Moon. They would not know. They just knew that she was a famous racer.
The morning came sooner than Haruka wanted it was not welcomed there was no way that this would be okay. Michiru had a good sleep and Haruka wished that she was her. She looked at the uniform that she wore everyday she hated it more than anything but she did not know why. The uniform was something that she wished would disappear but it was there just like all the things that were in her head from last night.
Michiru and Haruka walked down the street to Mugen school. Suddenly they saw Makoto and Rye.
“Rye Makoto!” Michiru yelled.
“Hi Michiru; Haruka.” Rye said. “Did you hear the news?” Rye asked quietly.
“No what?” Michiru acted as if she knew nothing. “Is something the matter? What happened?”
“Usagi she… she is…” Rye could not finish the sentence.
“She is dead.” Makoto finished.
“Oh my gosh Usagi! That is awful who could have done something like that?” Michiru asked.
“We got there and the Inner Senshi told us that Sailor Uranus had done it. Then they told us that she did it on accident though.”
“How could anyone do that on accident?” Haruka asked. She looked at Rye.
“I guess that they were on a mission. The scouts are on the job trying to find her although we do not know why that is what they said so they said if we had any way of knowing that we were to report to the police.” Rye said.
Haruka was amazed at how good they were at acting. Although the outer Senshi were much better at least the inner Senshi did not know that Haruka and Michiru were Senshi. That was a relief.
“We should get to school but if you want to talk you know where we live.”
“Yes that would be great would you like to come by the temple later and have some tea?” Rye invited them to the temple in a quiet manor.
“Yes that would be nice it would give us a chance to talk to one another and get to know each other.” Haruka said.
Haruka and Michiru got to the school and they entered their classes. Haruka’s first class was Trigonometry and that was boring but she was just there to full fill the requirements of the class then she could go home and forget about the Senshi until tea at Rye’s but at least they would not be scouts.
Suddenly Haruka looked at the door of the classroom. It started to open. In came USAGI.
BUT HOW? Usagi was dead she was not here she had no existence, Haruka looked at the teacher and the teacher did not see Usagi either but how that was not possible there was no way that she could not see her she was there.
Usagi was smiling at Haruka and was just standing there.
“GET AWAY! GO!” Haruka yelled at the image of Usagi. “Why are you here?”
“HARUKA!” Haruka jumped she did not expect the shrill voice of her teacher. “What is the matter with you?”
“Nothing sir.” Haruka looked at the ground.
“Well I hope not if there is something wrong ask to be excused is that clear!”
“Yes sir.” Haruka ignored all of the people that were laughing in the class.
Haruka got out of school and she went home. Michiru was already there she got out before Haruka because she had fewer classes than Haruka.
“Hi Haruka. How was class?” Michiru said in a calm voice. She did sound like the sea she was always calm. She never had any problem keeping calm even when she was at the peak of her anger.
“It was okay but I had a hard time in Trig.”
“What happened?”
“Well I saw her Michi I saw Usagi she was there in front of me and I did not know what to do but she was there. She was smiling at me and then when the teacher yelled at me she left.” Haruka looked at the ground as she sat in a chair next to Michiru.
“You saw Usagi? Are you sure that it was her?”
“Are you calling me a liar?” Haruka yelled.
“No I am not I am just saying that she could have been your mind playing tricks on you. You are not mentally okay right now Haruka and there is nothing that I can do about it. I think that you should go and talk to Setsuna she was trained to be a psychiatrist once.”
“A Shrink you think that I need a Shrink I am not that crazy I really saw her I swear I did. She was there and I do not know why you do not believe me. I do not know why you think that I am lying I am telling the truth. I saw her she was there plain as day.” Haruka tried to convince Michiru.
“I think that you need help you keep blaming yourself I think that is not healthy everything is building up in you. One day you will pop and I do not want to see it. Really Haruka if you do not get help I think that you are going to be messed up and you might not be able to race at all. You will have everyone wondering why in the world you are depressed because you hardly knew her. You did not know her that well you do know that don’t you.” Michiru said.
“We talked a lot I know her better than you think that I do I really do. You just think that I am making it up!”
“We will talk about this later okay but right now it is time to go to Rye’s house and we are going to have fun okay.”
“Okay.”
They both got to Rye’s house and Rye was very happy to see both Michiru and Haruka. The other inner Senshi were there too. There was Ami, Makoto, and Minako.
“Hello Haruka how are you?” Ami asked in a voice that was quiet.
“Good I am a little tired though I had a hard day in school.” Haruka tried to act as if she did not know much about Usagi.
“I am sure that it had something to do with Usagi that has everyone going crazy. Everyone at Usagi’s school had planned a ceremony for this afternoon but we all decided not to go because we are all very depressed.” Minako exclaimed.
“So how are you Michiru?” Makoto said in a tired tone.
“I am wonderful I had a pretty good day it was just hard thinking about the whole situation with Usagi. I was so upset because I did not get to know her that well.” Michiru acted as if to be calm and very clear minded but she was just as confused as the others were.
“I think that I need to go to the rest room is there one near by?” Haruka asked.
“Yes just down the hall.”
“Thank you.” Haruka walked down the hall to the rest room she did not know what to do all she wanted to do was end all this but that would not happen. She went into the restroom and started to cry but she was not sure what to do. She decided that she would just try to make it though the day and try the best that she could but she was tired of hearing the name Usagi. All she wanted to hear was how much they hated her why didn’t they know that she was the one that did it. She wanted to be punished maybe after that she would be able to sleep. Maybe she would no longer see Usagi. She was too much she was there all the time Haruka could feel her spirit and it was not what she liked. It was continuously warm and she wanted to be cold she did not want to be hot like she was she hated it. She wanted to feel the cold of what happens when someone does something that is a crime because that is just what she did. Haruka walked out of the rest room after calming down and in the hall was Ami.
“Ami?”
“I heard you crying I wanted to make sure that you were okay.”
“I do not know. I miss Usagi and I did not get to talk to her as much as I wanted to and I do not know why I miss her so much though. She always brightened every ones day.”
“I know I feel the same I did not know her for that long either. None of us have we all met her pretty late in our lives.”
“But there is something else that is bothering me and I cannot tell anyone.”
“It was not your fault.” Ami walked away and Haruka looked at Ami. How did she know that she was blaming herself for all of this? Haruka followed.
TO BE CONTINUED