Goodbye, Sailor Moon

By Lady Sylver

Chapter 3: Good News or Bad News

"For four years, all I have ever wanted was to be a normal teenager. I have always had my doubts about being Sailor Moon, but I have always done my job.

"Now that I am surrounded by darkness, there are no options left open for me." She pushes the pause button on the tape recorder she holds in her hand. A sigh escapes from her as she sits in her darkness. As she pushes the pause button on the recorder again, she hears a knock at the door. "Goodbye, Sailor Moon." She pushes the stop button as she puts the recorder in the drawer of her desk. The knock is heard once again before she can answer the door. "Come in."

The door opens and Chibi Usa runs into Usagi's out stretched hands. "Usagi, are you ready to go?"

"Yes, Usa. Take my hand and help me down the stairs, please." Usagi waits for Chibi Usa to take her hand. A small, cold hand grasps hers. "You're not nervous about this, are you?" She smiles.

"No," but as the words come out a small sob escapes from her.

Usagi tightens her grip on Chibi Usa's hand and pulls her close. "It'll be all right, you'll see." She pulls Chibi Usa into a hug. "We need to get going, so we are not late. Are you ready, Daughter?"

Chibi Usa smiles up at Usagi, but the smile doesn't last. She knows Usagi can't see the smile of joy that crosses her face every time Usagi calls her daughter. "I love you, Mama." She sees the smile on Usagi's face and sighs.

Chibi Usa slowly helps Usagi down the stairs and out of the house. They walk hand-in-hand toward the doctor's office. Both are trying not to show the fear that they both have, the fear that Usagi will never be able to see again.

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"Usagi, Doctor Lui will see you now." A very friendly and familiar voice tells her.

"Thanks, Ami." Usagi feels Ami's hands on one arm and Chibi Usa's on the other. "I know you are working, Ami, but I would like you to be in there with Chibi Usa and me."

"Already have permission to be there." Ami looks down at Chibi Usa. Ami opens her mouth to say something, but Chibi Usa shakes her head no. Ami looks up and sees the frown that lies on Usagi's face.

The three friends walk into the exam room. Ami and Chibi Usa get Usagi onto the exam table just as the doctor walks in. Usagi hears the footsteps and panic fills her heart. She holds Chibi Usa's hand tighter, not wanting to let go. Chibi Usa sits down next to Usagi and tilts Usagi's head so that she can whisper in her ear. "Mama, you have to let go. I am going to go stand with Ami. I won't leave you." Usagi loosens her grip on Chibi Usa's hand. "I love you, Mama." Chibi Usa kisses Usagi on the cheek before she hops down from the exam table and walks over to Ami. She looks at Ami with pleading eyes. Ami puts her arms around the now silently crying Chibi Usa.

"Now, Usagi," Doctor Lui begins, "I am going to remove the bandages from your eyes. Keep your eyes closed until I tell you to try to open them. All right?" He is answered with a nod. Slowly he begins to remove the bandages from her eyes. "Ami, I need you to dim the lights." As the lights dim, he removes the pads from her eyelids. "I am going to clean the outsides of your eyes. The solution I am going to use maybe a little cold." Again his question is met with a nod. "Okay, Usagi, I want you to slowly open your eyes."

Usagi begins to slowly open her eyes. She knows that her eyes are open, but she is still surrounded by darkness. A tear runs down her cheek as the idea settles into her head. "I can't see anything." She calmly tells the doctor.

"I am going to take a look into your eyes." He performs an exam on her eyes and a frown crosses his face. "This still could only be temporary."

"It's okay, I didn't think my sight would come back." She smiles in the direction she heard the doctor's voice. "May I leave now?" He can hear a slight tone of sadness in her voice.

"Yes, but if you have any problems come back."

"I will. Chibi Usa, can we go home now, please?" Usagi is answered with a small hand grasping hers. They turn and Chibi Usa starts to lead Usagi out of the doctor's office.

"I'll be by later, Usagi."

"I'll be fine, Ami. The others will need you more than I will." She turns to face the direction of Ami's voice. "Goodbye, my friend." A tear falls from her eye as she turns and walks out the door.

Ami watches her two friends leave. Tears begin to fall down her face. She feels a hand on her shoulder. "She's a strong girl, Ami, but she is going to need her friends and family." Ami turns to look at Doctor Lui. "Take some time off, Ami. She'll need all the love and support she can get right now."

"Thank you, Doctor Lui." Ami walks out of the office and down the road before she collapses into tears. She sits there and cries until she feels a hand on her shoulder.

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"Usagi, are you all right?"

"I'm fine, Sweetie." She looks in the direction she heard Chibi Usa's voice and smiles. "I'm just tired." As they enter the house, Usagi makes her way up the stairs and to her room. Chibi Usa follows close behind her. "I am going to go take a nap. Why don't you go see the Senshi?" Usagi walks into her room and shuts the door. "They can protect you better then I can now." She whispers as she leans against the door. She slowly slides down the door and bursts into tears.

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Chibi Usa leans against the door and listens to Usagi begin to cry. She feels her own tears run down her face. "I'm sorry." She feels a hand on her shoulder and looks up into Usagi's mom's face.

"Things didn't go very well, did they?" Sadness begins to show in her eyes. Chibi Usa can't take it any longer. She runs down the stairs and out of the house. With tears running down her face, all she can do is run. The pain in her heart causes her mind not to function properly. All she can do is go where her feet take her and hope that the pain will subside.