Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ A Whole New Life: The Queen Takes the Throne ❯ Chapter 16 ( Chapter 16 )

Chapter 16

"Rei!?!?" Usagi almost yelled. "Rei? Are you all right?" Usagi's eyes were filled with concern.

"Usagi?" Rei said, trying to look at her. "Is that you?" Her face was pale and her eyes were glazed over.

"It's me." Usagi said, rushing to her friend's side. "You're all right! We were so worried!"

"Where's everyone else?" She asked, looking at Usagi.

"They're in the lobby right now." Usagi said. "Do you want me to go get them?"

"No that's okay." She said, then her face turned really serious. "What happened to you?"

"Huh?" Usagi was surprised.

"I remember you called me. I was talking to you and I heard an explosion. The line went dead so I headed for my car." She paused, trying to remember. "Then as I was driving, I came to a stop sign, but when I tried to stop, the brakes weren't working. I couldn't stop. I saw the car and felt a jerk, but then everything goes blank."

"Rei." Usagi said. "You've been though a lot. You were in a coma. You should probably get some rest right now. We'll be back in the morning because visiting hours are almost over. They're waiting for me right now."

"Oh." Rei said. "I'll see you tomorrow, Meatball Head."

Usagi smiled at the nickname she had been given so many years ago. She turned and walked out of the room and headed for the lobby. She walked up to her friends and saw that Sailor P was all bandaged up. They were letting her go home tonight and not even making her stay over night. She had three broken ribs and she was really tired. The others had a few bandages and some bruises, but that was about it.

Usagi walked out to her friends and helped Sailor P out the door. She walked with Ami. She was staying with Ami since her apartment had been destroyed. Usagi was unusually quiet and only Ami noticed it. They walked with their friends, making sure each of them got home safely.

After the last person opened their door, Ami turned to Usagi.

"Is something wrong?" She asked, her eyes filled with concern. Usagi did not answer, she was too deep into her thoughts. She thought of Vegeta and what he was doing right now. She didn't think he would come for her. She knew how he felt about her, but in her mind, he cared more about becoming stronger than he did about her. She didn't know that at that very minute, he was speeding towards Earth. "Usagi?"

"Huh?" Usagi was snapped out of her thoughts by the sound of Ami's voice. "I'm sorry. What did you say?"

"Usagi." Ami started. "What's wrong with you? Ever since you used the crystal, you've been like a ghost."

"There's nothing wrong." Usagi said, forcing a smile. "I'm the same old Usagi." Her smile faded as she fell back into her thoughts of Vegeta. Ami had a worried expression on her face. She knew something was wrong, but if Usagi wouldn't tell her, how could she help her? Ami's eyes cast to the ground and they walked the rest of the way in silence.

Ami took out her key and opened the door. The two girls walked inside and sat down on the couch.

"Would you like some tea?" Ami asked, looking at Usagi's face with worried eyes.

"Huh? Oh, sure." Usagi said, breaking away from her troubled thoughts. Ami walked into the kitchen and put a pot of water on the stove. Usagi picked up the remote off of the table and turned on the television. She saw a picture of the palace in the middle of the city. The castle was no longer black crystal, but was clear and beautiful. Usagi wasn't the Queen yet. She still had to drive the evil away. She had to send the Nemesis far away. She knew it would be back one day, and she knew that ChibiUsa would be there one day. She would help defeat Wiseman for good.

Usagi didn't even hear the voice of the reporter. She saw the future in the palace only it wasn't the future anymore. It was the present.

"I have to go to the palace." Usagi said when Ami walked into the room with to cups of steaming tea.

"What?" Ami asked, it had been the first thing Usagi had said since they got there. "Right now?"

"Yes." Usagi said, standing up. "I have to protect it. I have to keep Prince Diamond from coming back." Usagi walked towards the door, she was still dressed as Queen Serenity. She had the long white dress with the wings on the back and the crown was placed on her head. "It's my duty." Usagi walked out the door and down the stairs. Ami followed her, trying to get her to go back, but you can't force Usagi to do anything she doesn't want to do.

"Usagi." She said. "Let's go back. It's getting late. You need to get your rest. You've had a really long day. We'll go there tomorrow."

"I have to go now." Usagi said calmly. She was so calm and quiet. It was unlike Usagi to be so responsible. "I have to protect the castle, it's my responsibility. They'll be back very soon, and will try to suck all the energy from the city."

"Usagi, it's late, let's go home." Ami said.

"I am going home." Usagi said, turning to look her friend in the eyes. "This will soon be Crystal Tokyo, and I will soon be the Queen. This is the future, it's finally come, and I have to protect it for our children."

Ami looked in the windows of the stores and realized that everyone was asleep. There were people with their faces on their plates. The cashier in the drug store was asleep with his head on the register. People lay with their heads on games in the Video Arcade.

"Uhh.." Ami started. "What's wrong with everyone?"

"It's Prince Diamond and the rest of them." Usagi said calmly. She showed no real emotion. She was afraid to face Prince Diamond, but she had to. Her friends were counting on her. She had to come through for them and everyone else on the planet for that matter.

"How do you know that?" Ami asked.

"I can sense them. I know it's them." Usagi said. "You might want to call the rest of the scouts. We could use their help."

"Okay." Ami said. She took out her communicator and called the rest of the scouts. They all met at the palace in the middle of the city.

"Where are they?" Sailor Jupiter asked when they reached the middle of the city.

"They are on the Nemesis." Usagi said, her eyes turning to the moon that shone above the planet. Usagi was the only one that hadn't changed. She didn't transform into Sailor Moon. "They're waiting for us to make a move."

"Let's not disappoint them then." Sailor Jupiter said. "What're we waiting for? Let's go!!"

"I'll go." Usagi said calmly, looking up at the sky. "It's too dangerous. I don't want to put your lives in danger, so I'm going alone."

::Fin::