Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ A Simple Knock ❯ Chapter 14 ( Chapter 14 )

Title: A Simple Knock

Author: Maetel

Email: maemaechan@yahoo.com

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Rating: M 15+

Summary: Once again, I am back to no summaries. I suck at summarizing so meh.

Chapters: 14/16

Status: Incomplete

Year Completed: N/A

“So, you’re saying that Usagi-chan herself had almost broken through Beryl’s reprogramming,” Ami inquired. “That is great news, but how can we be sure that she’s going to be able to repeat that process when the time comes. And what if she can’t purge herself of the influences completely?”

“I believe that she can. At least enough to weaken herself and allow the princess to gain control,” said Mamoru. “She just needs some help.”

Minako nodded and cleared her throat. “I think Kunzite might be the one who is going to be aiding us in that respect. He told me that he planted something on her that is draining her energy. Maybe it’s draining the darker energy first. Taking back that which was put into the princess as a means of recovering the energy for the Dark Kingdom.”

It was at this moment that Rei began to see the blonde’s past role as the leader of the senshi shining through. “I never would have thought of that. It would have seemed that the purity would have been what was drained first, but… I suppose that makes more sense.”

Minako shook her head. “You would have, but right now, your memories of your training when you were in the Silver Millennium are still blocked, but we shouldn’t be worrying about that right now. The time is getting closer. There is a little over half an hour left before the plan is set into effect. Are you all ready?”

The three other senshi and Mamoru nodded before the four girls moved to go and transform. Once they had, they all went their separate ways: Rei and Minako taking two corners of the stage near the front, while Ami and Makoto managed to make their way to the rear, and Mamoru stood watching the front of the stage, all the while keeping an eye on Usagi.

He noticed that she was finally appeared to be feeling the effects of Kunzite’s treachery, and hoped that she would have enough energy for the princess to be able to stop what was going to take place. As time drew near, Usagi moved to the stage, stumbling, and muttering curses softly until she made her way on stage.

“Minna!” she said into the microphone she’d gotten from the stand which the singer of the band had been using. “I’d like to thank you all for coming, but you see, there is another reason why you are all here. Today is more than just my birthday, and I am sure that all of you are wondering what else we could be here celebrating. Well, I’ll end your wait. Tonight is the night in which the Dark Kingdom will take over this planet, and each and everyone of you will be helping make it possible!”

“What are you talking about?” shouted one voice, that seemed vaguely familiar to the blonde, but not enough to make her look out to see who it belonged to, as a great deal of the crowd started to race towards the exit, only to find the way blocked.

“Your energy is going to be given so that this world may belong to the Dark Kingdom. Is there anyone who objects to this?” she asked, with a mocking smile as she watched the crowd.

“You know there is,” shouted the voice of Sailor Venus as she moved out of the shadows of the music equipment and onto the stage, with the other senshi following suit.

“Serenity- Usagi-chan, you’ve got to snap out of it!” cried out Mercury.

“We don’t want to hurt you, but if we have to…” started Mars before Jupiter jumped in.

“We will not hesitate to bring you down!”

The blonde looked around at the four and laughed. “I’ve defeated each of you before. What makes you think that you can stop me now?!” she mocked as the darkened fuku of the moon senshi materialized replacing the tank top and skirt she had been wearing, her daggers forming in her hand.

The musicians began to take their true form but were quickly destroyed by separate attacks coming from the white haired general. “Make your move!” he commanded.

Venus looked to the other senshi, nodding once before looking to her princess. “We didn’t want it to come to this, but I’m afraid it has to.” She then lifted her hand as the others prepared their attacks starting with two roses that came flying from the crowd, slicing into the sides of Sailor Moon, causing the girl more pain than she had ever expected, even in her weakened condition. She never had time to block out the sensation before the attacks started.

“Shabon Spray!”

“Crescent Beam!”

“Fire Soul!”

“Supreme Thunder!”

The three strongest attacks struck the blonde while the freezing mist formed around the blonde. She cried out in pain, as Tuxedo Kamen, who had transformed during the mad rush for a way out, stood ready to get any of the senshi out of the way should Serenity lash out.

After a moment, the group stepped closer to the unmoving figure that was hunched over on the ground, breathing harshly as she clutched to her sides.

“Serenity?” said Tuxedo Kamen as he knelt down in front of the blonde. He reached out to gently place a hand on her shoulder.

“Don’t!” ordered Venus. “We can’t be sure who is in control right now. If it is the Dark Kingdom’s warrior then she might still be strong enough to attack you.”

“No…” whimpered the figure in question as she looked over to Venus with pained silver eyes. “A-Arigato, Venus…”

“Princess,” whispered Tuxedo Kamen as he reached out to the blonde, only to see tears fall from the eyes of the fallen warrior. His heart almost broken when he saw her cough, causing small droplets of blood to stain her light pink lips. “No… Princess…”

“I’m fine, Endymion,” she assured him with a weak smile.

“And that is where the five of you went wrong!” snapped Kunzite as he appeared above the group. “She should be dead, and she soon will be, no thanks to you fools.” He then raised his hand and gathered energy in his palm before hurling it at the group. The four girls lunged out of the way as Tuxedo Kamen quickly gathered his princess in his arms and rushed her out of the path.

“I hate to put more strain on you when you’re already weakened, but do you think you have enough strength to use the crystal,” he looked over his shoulder to see Sailor Venus and Mars launching separate attacks at their opponent. “The senshi are still weakened from their earlier battles earlier this week, and I’m not sure how long they can hold out against a foe as strong as Kunzite.”

Serenity looked at him nervously before looking to see her senshi fighting. “I’ll try my best,” she told him as he handed her the crystal. “But first…” She clenched her fist around the small stone and was quickly bathed in a brilliant silver light. As the light faded, Mamoru saw that her clothing had changed from the warped fuku which she had been wearing to the standard outfit which Sailor Moon always wore, and then to a long white and gold dress. She trembled as the power faded, but smiled at him nonetheless. “I am ready.”

“I’ll distract him, but please, be careful,” he told her before lightly kissing the crescent moon which now adorned her forehead.

She nodded, forcing back the tears that came to her eyes. She knew that at that moment, she didn’t have the strength to completely control the crystal without draining her lifeforce completely, but she didn’t have the heart to tell him. “I love you,” she whispered softly as she watched him rush into the heart of the battle, launching multiple steel tipped roses at the light haired general.

“You want Serenity, Kunzite, you’re going to have to get through me first,” shouted Tuxedo Kamen.

“I see no threat in you, but if you insist,” snarled the general as a sword appeared in his hand. “Sayonara, Tuxedo Kamen.”

Serenity wasted no time in standing up and raising the crystal above her head, focusing on its power. “I think not, Kunzite.”

“Nani?” he snarled as he turned to see… his former rival? Standing in her place truly was the princess of the long dead kingdom of the moon, and in her hand was the crystal for which Beryl had been demanding Zoicite to find. A blinding light began to pour from the small stone, and the silver haired man cried out in pain as he felt himself being ripped apart.

Venus watched as Kunzite was destroyed before looking to her princess, who was growing weaker with each passing moment. “Hime! You must stop! The enemy is gone! Any more and you‘ll die!”

“But your identities could be in danger,” replied the girl softly. “What has happened here tonight must be erased from the minds of those who witnessed it.”

“No, princess, that doesn’t matter!” exclaimed the normally placid Mercury. “We just want you to stay with us. Let the whole world find out who we are!”

“I cannot allow that to happen,” Serenity told them. “You all-” Before she could finish her sentence, Tuxedo Kamen tackled the young blonde, breaking her concentration, causing the flow of power to stop.

“You cannot allow their identities to be discovered, but I will not allow you to throw away your life,” said the dark haired protector as he looked down at the princess.

She smiled tiredly at him. “Always the same…” she murmured as she lifted her hand to his face. “All right. But… We need to talk…” She slowly drifted off into an exhausted slumber.

“We will,” he said softly before looking up to Mercury who was presently scanning the girl using the visor and minicomputer. “Is she going to be all right?”

The blue haired senshi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. “She just exhausted herself. A couple of days of rest, and she should be fine. Thank you for stopping her.”

Tuxedo Kamen nodded as he saw that the room had all but cleared out. “I’m guessing the exits are open, meaning we should probably get out of here.”

“You can take her to the temple if you want,” Rei suggested as she allowed her henshin to fade, followed by the rest of them, as she looked at Usagi, whose outfit had returned to the clothing she had been wearing earlier in the evening.

“Thank you, Rei-chan, but I’m gonna take her somewhere that I can keep an eye on her. I want to be there when she wakes up,” he told the miko. “I’ll call you all when she wakes up, but it’s starting to get cold, and she’s not really…”

Minako nodded. “Take good care of the princess. I want to get to know her when she is feeling better. She seems like a really great person from what I‘ve heard about her.”

“She is,” Mamoru said as he looked to the brunette who was shooting him looks of obvious distrust. “And don’t worry. I’ll be a gentleman. If I hurt her in any way, you can show me what a lightning rod feels like.”

Makoto nodded before looking at the sleeping girl. “Tell her that when she’s feeling up to it, I’ll cook her anything she wants, as much as she wants.”

Mamoru nodded and smiled at the brunette. “Good night,” he said to the four before heading towards his apartment.

“Do you guys think we should send Luna or Artemis to keep an eye on the two?” asked Rei.

It was Minako who answered with a shake of the head. “She’s safer with him than with any of us. She always has been, as much as I hate to admit it. Besides, after all of this, I think the one thing that is going to help the princess recover faster than anything is seeing his face. That and if he has any memory of his time on the moon, he really does know what it feels like to face the brunt of our attacks. He made the mistake of trying to sneak up to visit her a couple of times.”

Ami raised an eyebrow at the blonde’s words, but shook her head. “We had better be getting home, Minna. It is getting late, and we don’t know when she is going to wake up.”

“Ami-chan is right. Besides, I’m sure ojii-chan is wondering where I am,” said Rei before she started heading towards the temple.

“Good night, you two,” said Makoto before heading towards her own apartment.

“Minako-chan, you don’t look like you’re really wanting to go home,” said the blue haired genius as she looked at the girl.

“I don’t really want to,” she admitted. “My mom and I haven’t really gotten along since I became Sailor V, and I don’t think she would appreciate me coming in this late.”

Ami nodded and thought for a moment before suggesting, “Why not spend the night at my place? My mom is away, so she won’t mind. Besides, I don’t think Mamoru-san has your number, so it might be best if you did.”

“Arigato, Ami-chan,” replied Minako before she and Ami started on their way.