Gundam Wing Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Moving On ❯ Battle for Life ( Chapter 2 )

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Author's Notes: Again, I've got a surprising lack
of things to say. I suppose it'll suffice to say
thanks again for reviewing people, especially
to Kii, who although very kind in her review also
offers a critique as to exactly how she perceived
my work. ^_^ Arigato!!

I own neither Gundam Wing nor Sailor Moon and
make no such claims. If you really want, sue me.
However, I don't have anything so don't expect to
actual get anything. I just spent what remained of
my cash buying the "Harry Potter: The Beginnings"
Dance Concert CD. And you CAN'T have that. It's
mine. MINE, I tell you. Sorry, but I ADORE the tenth
track, and I'm kinda possessive of it.

I don't like the first little parts of this, so if you
want to skip till the first time I actually typed out
Dimension SM, I think it might be a good idea. The first
bit is just more fluff and set up, but I promise this
chapter actually has some cornbeef to it. (*LoL* I'm
not even going to try and explain that one, but people
from Mercogliano's freshman class last year know.)
That would be all I have to say this time, except
remember this is unedited, be gentle, and please read
and respond.

Moving On - Chapter 2
By: Eternal Rose

On the morning of June 30th, Usagi calmly
rose on time. Quatre had somehow managed to bring
a clock into the realm of dreaming, and though it was
set to his time, he had taught her to convert it into her
own. Whatever the clock said, she was two hours
ahead of it. (AN: Why? In all honesty, I still don't know.
Give me time and I'll tell you.) She had not been late to
school since she first entered the realm. Although
Usagi was able to see the clock Quatre had brought,
she still had yet to see either him or Heero. The mist
continued to keep them separated, as though it was not
their time yet to meet face to face.

On this particular morning, though, Usa was
not worrying about the dream. The bruises from fighting
the previous night were still visible against her pale skin,
and her parents were sure to take note of them. Usagi
often wondered whether her parents were deliberately
blind to her late night venture, or if they were just flat
out stupid. To make matters worse, the senshi had once
again been overly worried that she might get hurt. Indeed,
the bruises were not the youma's fault, but had actually
been caused by Venus knocking her out of a blast's path
as she prepared to dodge. The last week had been dreadful,
filled with constant reminders that she needed to be more
careful. Mamoru had said nothing in her defense, which
was quite possibly the thing that hurt the most, Usagi
reflected as she headed down the stairs.

"Good morning Usagi!" Ikuko (her mom) called
as she entered the kitchen. "How are you this morning,
sweetheart?"

"I'm fine mom, but where are Shingo and
Papa?" Usagi asked, confused. They were usually home
for breakfast.

"Don't worry dear, your father had to go in
to work early, and Shingo needed to return a book to
the school library." Ikuko turned from the breakfast
she was making to glance at her daughter. "I'm afraid
none of us will be home this afternoon, but you can make
dinner for yourself, ne?"

"Of course mama." Usagi said, taking a slice of
toast from the stack on the table, then picked up her
lunch and books. As she headed for the door, she added,
"I'm sorry, but I need to meet some of my friends before
school. Love you, and I'll see you tonight. Bye!"

Neither of them could have predicted all that
would occur on this fateful day, so it is not surprising
that they did not say more.

~* Dimension GW *~

The boys were yet again plotting a mission.
(Nothing new there, ne?) As they prepared to leave,
Quatre turned to Heero.

"Something feels odd, doesn't it? I don't know
why, but I think something is going to happen to Usagi
today. There just seems to be an event ready to take place,
of a magnitude such that it can be felt even here." Quatre
shook his head. "I hope she's ok."

Heero grunted and turned away, heading for his
Gundam and the battle.

~* That night, Dimension SM *~

Usagi sighed as she headed towards her home that
afternoon. While at school, a thought had struck her. If
today was June 30th, that meant it was her birthday. At
first she thought she was wrong, surely her friends or
family would have at least said something if it were really
her birthday. However, the agenda book she had purchased
to keep her final exam information in did not lie. Usagi had
finished testing today, and it had been scheduled to end on
her birthday. It seemed that no one cared that she was
another year older.

Suddenly, her communicator went off. Usagi
looked down at her "watch" and Ami's face appeared.

"Usagi-chan, we need your help. A youma is
attacking the Crown Arcade. Please get here as fast as
possible, and remember to Be Careful!" she spoke quickly,
and there was fear in her voice. "Please stay out of the fight
until we've weakened the youma, ne? We don't want you
getting hurt."

"I'll be fine Mercury. See you in a few moments."
Usagi disconnected her communicator and quickly
transformed. As Sailor Moon, she could run twice as fast
as normal, and heaven knows Usagi was quite speedy
herself. She arrived in record time, and immediately
noted everyone's position. Mars was staggering around
on what appeared to be a broken ankle, Jupiter had cuts
up and down her arms, and Mercury was lying on the floor,
unconscious but not severely injured. Venus was the only
one as yet badly hurt, but there were scrapes all over her
body. Tuxedo Kamen was no where to be seen.

Without her even thinking about it, Usagi ripped
off her tiara and threw it at the monster. It grunted in
pain and turned towards her. As it lunged for her, Usagi
prepared to dodge when suddenly, Jupiter screamed.

"Princess, be careful!" Her concentration pulled
from its task, Usagi did not manage to avoid it properly. The
side of her fuku was ripped, and a long gash trailed down her
side.

~* Dimension GW *~

Heero and Quatre were walking down the street
from the hanger where the Gundams were currently being
kept when they suddenly collapsed.

"Usagi!" They both called aloud as they fell.
Trowa caught Quatre, and Duo stopped Heero's fall.
Coming from both of their sides was a small amount of
blood. When Trowa and Duo peeled back Quatre and Heero's
shirts, identically angry red lines glared back at them.
The blood was spilling slowly out of the center of the
lines, where the marks seemed to glow a deep shade of
crimson.

"Hey, what's goin on here?" Duo questioned aloud.
"Where did these wounds come from all of a sudden?"

"I don't know." Trowa responded. He proceeded to
pick up Quatre and carry him back towards the apartment
that the five pilots were currently sharing. For lack of a
better idea, Duo lifted up Heero and followed him.

~* Dimension SM *~

Usagi hit something on the ground with a
sickening thud, yet even in her weakened condition,
she knew she had to defeat the monster. Venus had
trapped it in her love chain seconds after it ripped
Usagi's side to ribbons, and so Usagi had a moment to
catch her bearings before attacking it again. Usagi
noticed that she had landed on Motoki, and that while
he was unconscious, he appeared to be alive and in
relatively good health. Rage coursed through her
veins as she realized the evil being before her had
drained his energy. She rose to her feet and her moon
scepter appeared in her hand.

"Don't Sailor Moon! You're too weak right
now!" Mars screamed at her. Venus unintentionally
dropped her chain and the youma took the opportunity
to fling itself at her. Venus screamed as its claws dug
into her back. Usagi knew there was no other choice.
She started the familiar energy release sequence
once again.

"Moon… Scepter… ELIMINATION!" She
screamed, releasing the attack. It impacted against
the youma, who immediately dropped Venus. However,
it did not die. Now suffering from exhaustion, Usagi
collapsed to her knees as Venus hit the floor,
unconscious.

A red rose cut through the air, landing in
front of the youma.

~* Dimension GW *~

Trowa could not stop himself from gasping
when while using the stethoscope he suddenly heard
Heero's heart rate drop.

"What's wrong now?" Wufei asked calmly.

Duo shot him a look. "Don't you know how
serious this is? If they die, we're down two Gundam
pilots. Pilots who we NEED to defeat OZ."

Trowa had moved to examine Quatre, and
could not keep his face from paling as the phenomenon
was duplicated.

~* Dimension SM *~

"Now, Sailor Moon!" Tuxedo Mask
yelled. "Defeat it!"

Usagi looked up at him for a moment.
In his eyes, she saw every time he called her a
meatball head, every occasion where he avoided
the words she so often told him, I love you, saw
how childish he thought her, and even more now
than ever, she saw the times he refused to speak
in her defense. Mamoru didn't care about her, and
so she would not allow herself any regrets in
leaving him behind. She willed the Silver Crystal
to appear between her hands.

"Moon… Cosmic… POWER!" Usagi
screamed, not allowing herself to think of the
things that might have been. She poured the full
force of her feelings into the tiny gem, and watched
as the youma was destroyed. She then gave the
crystal a command. *Take away the memories of me
that they carry.* she thought *even though they
have misunderstood me, I will not leave them pain.*
The Silver Crystal heard and granted her wish even
as her body disappeared from the physical realm,
bringing one other person with her.

~* End Chapter 2 *~

Now before you all panic, I swear the next chapter
will be out very shortly. I just felt bad because I
promised this yesterday and was unable to deliver.
Sorry about that, but there wasn't any snow and
so I didn't have time.

Please review, or the next chapter won't go up until
sometime next week even though it will *probably*
be finished on Friday if not sooner. And I mean it!
*Glares at the several hundred people who have read
her story but not bothered reviewing* I put in a lot
of time and effort to this, the least you could do is
write two sentences and click a button. Thanks
peoples!

~Rose~

Sneak Preview:

"WHAT?!?!?!" the Realm of dreaming echoed with the
astonshed shrieks of the four as the truth crashed
into them.