Goodbye, Sailor Moon

By Lady Sylver

Chapter 4: Take Away the Pain

Chibi Usa keeps running until her legs collapse under her. She wipes her tears away so that she can see where she is. In front of her lies the lake. The tears come even harder as she thinks about the times that she, Usagi, and Mamoru came to this spot to watch the sunset. "She'll never see another one again." She sobs into her hands. "It's not fair!" She screams for the world to hear. She lays her head on the cool grass and begins to cry uncontrollably.

She feels a hand on her shoulder, but doesn't care. She just lies there and cries. She feels the warmth that radiates from this person as she is lifted up into their arms. "It's going to be all right, Small Lady."

"No, Papa, it's not going to be all right." She sobs into his shoulder once more. "It's not fair. It's not fair!"

"I know, Little One." The tears he has been trying to hold back can no longer be contained. He sits on the ground and holds Chibi Usa close. They sit by the lake and cry. They cry for the person they love. A person with so much love and deserves nothing but good things. A person that fights for love and justice, and receives nothing but pain for her troubles. What kind of love and justice is that?

The sun sets as the pair cries and tries to comfort each other, but neither is able to console the other. Each blaming themselves for the pain that the one person they both love must endure.

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"Ami, are you all right?"

Ami looks up into a pair of familiar emerald green eyes. She throws her arms around her friend and sobs harder. "We should have been there for her, Makoto."

Makoto feels a tear run down her face as she sees the pain on Ami's face. "This is about Usagi's appointment with the doctor, isn't it?" The only response she gets is a nod of Ami's head. "I am taking you to Raye's temple." Makoto helps Ami to her feet. She puts an arm around Ami to help support her on the walk to the temple.

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"Small Lady, it's time to take you home." Mamoru looks down at Chibi Usa.

"She was crying when I left. I don't want to hear her cry anymore." Chibi Usa looks up to Mamoru with sad eyes. "She doesn't deserve to cry and be hurt."

"I know, but we have to be there for her and help her. This is something that is going to take us all sometime to get use to." He takes Chibi Usa's hand and they begin their walk to Usagi's house.

As they make their way to Usagi's house they she four figures walking in the same direction. They both recognize them immediately. "Makoto! Raye! Minako! Ami!" Mamoru and Chibi Usa shout together.

The four young women stop and turn to see a young man and a little girl run towards them. As Mamoru and Chibi Usa near the small group, they can see the tears that have been shed by the group. All six friends surround each other in a giant group hug. Silence is all that can be heard from the group, but only for a brief moment.

"We are on our way to go see her." Raye looks into Mamoru's eyes and sees the pain that is hidden there. "She's going to need us. The Great Fire wouldn't tell me much, but I have a bad feeling about all of this."

"Well, why don't we go see if she is feeling any better?" All eyes turn towards Chibi Usa. "I don't want her to cry anymore. It's my turn to protect her."

Mamoru picks Chibi Usa up and holds her close. "We will all protect her." All of the Sailor Senshi nod in affirmation.