Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ The Revolution Prophecy ❯ The Journey Begins ( Chapter 2 )

The Journey Begins

 

While Chibi-Usa slept, Hiro stared to look through the many texts that had miraculously managed to survive the destruction of Hikawa Shrine, looking for anything that would help her in her new role as a Sailor Guardian. The writing went on for what seemed like forever, and many of the books said the same things. There were recounts of the heroic exploits of Sailor Moon centuries ago, but nothing that would help them now.

He sensed her stirring on the bed next to him and shut the book he was poring over, turning to give her a smile. The smile felt foreign on his lips, for it had been such a long time since he had known anything to smile about. He drew a short breath before he started to speak.

"Greetings, Serenity.", he said quietly.

Chibi-Usa yawned. She looked at him, realizing that this wasn't a dream. She had been dreaming of Mamo-chan and Usagi and the girls. But unfortunately, it was true. She was back in the future, and everything was ruined. Her parents and her friends, the Sailor Guardians, were dead.

She carefully wiped a tear from her eyes. "Oh, Hiro. What am I going to do? I don't know anything about being Sailor Moon... I just barely got used to being Sailor Chibi-Moon... and I'm alone. How am I supposed to save the world on my own?"

He grabbed her and held her next to him. "Chibi-Usa, you are not alone... I'm here.", he said quietly. "And I know for a fact that our friends from four years ago are still alive. My mother and the other Sailor Guardians sent us away as soon as the Millennium Holocaust happened. I haven't seen Melina for a very long time, but I see Alyssa sometimes when she comes to visit the ruins of the palace...

Chibi-Usa turned her bowed head back towards Hiro. "And what about Jamin?"

Hiro turned away from her and got up from the bed.

"LET GO OF ME, YOU BAKA!" Younger Hiro screamed. "We have to get to Usa-chan before the walls collapse on her! Do you want to just let her die, you coward?"

A taller boy had his arms wrapped firmly around Hiro's shoulder, lifting him off of the ground in an attempt to keep him from racing into the shattering Crystal Palace.

"There's no way we could get to her. Mother said she left this morning anyways! We have to stay alive and make sure she's safe after this is over!", the boy screamed back at him. "You're going to be no use to her with your soul in the afterlife, you moron!"

Hiro tensed his leg and sent it flying behind him into the groin of his captor, feeling the hold on his shoulders release immediately. When his feet met the ground, he dashed off into the palace.

Fifteen minutes later, Hiro managed to barely escape the crumbling palace, covered in deep lacerations and blood, and having been unable to find Princess Serenity. The taller boy stood in the same place as before, glowering down at him.

"You should have stayed there, you fool.", the boy said. "Princess Serenity has no need for a insolent child like you as her protector. Your quick temper would get her killed."

Hiro's jaw dropped open. "Why... I'LL KILL YOU WHERE YOU STAND!"

Hiro reared back with his fist and sent his body flying at the taller boy, who merely stepped to the side and sent his forearm crashing down on Hiro's back. Hiro hit the ground with an audible groan, stifling the pain as he rolled over onto his stomach and brought himself back to his knees.

"Goodbye, fool.", the boy said as he turned and began to walk away.

"Jamin...", Hiro said quietly to himself, staring down at the ground. In a sudden rage, he slammed his fist down on the ground and screamed into the air, "YOU BAKA!"

Hiro walked over to the mirror, his fists still clenched.

"I have not seen that baka since the Millennium Holocaust, and I would do just as well to leave it that way.", he said shortly. "That baka would have let you die in the Crystal Palace. He didn't care!"

Chibi-Usa said nothing, but just continued to look at him. After a long silence between them, she spoke up quietly.

"It doesn't matter.", she said simply. "We cannot fight alone. And I'm the only one who has powers to use against the Enemy. As outnumbered as we are, we need his fighting skills."

"I do not agree, Usa... I mean, Serenity." Hiro began.

Chibi-Usa smiled at him. "You may call me Usagi, it IS my name."

"Usa-chan...", Hiro said quietly. "I will follow you anywhere you go, even if you would include Jamin in your travels. For four years, my life has been spent living in the past. Now that you are here, maybe I can finally live in the now."

He smiled at her. "Maybe now I can make my own prayers come true."