Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ The Road to Hell ❯ Chapter One ( Chapter 1 )

Rei's room was abuzz with indignant chatter. The senshi, Mamoru and the cats Luna and Artemis had met at the Temple to discuss their leader's poor performance both as Sailor Moon and Usagi for the past two weeks.

"Usagi-chan has gotten even more irresponsible these past couple of weeks," complained Ami, who usually stuck up for her best friend. "She comes to class even later than usual and takes her seat without even giving an excuse to Haruna-sensei. I don't know where Haruna-sensei has gotten her new found patience with Usa-chan but I want some too!"

"Yeah, she doesn't even have the decency to come up with a good excuse for falling asleep in class anymore. It's a miracle Haruna-sensei hasn't given her detention for the rest of her life!" observed Makoto.

"How about during youma fights? Is it just me or is Odango Atama more lazy and irresponsible? She just stands back and watches until the youma is practically half dead before she dusts it. I say we kick her off the team," Rei huffed.

Mamoru, who had been quiet throughout the entire exchange, chose this moment to speak up. "As much as it pains me to say it, Rei, I think you're right. I was hoping that Usako would finally be getting more serious about her duties not just as Sailor Moon but also as the future queen of Crystal Tokyo. I think telling her to back down from her senshi duties is just the right thing to scare her into accepting her responsibility."

"Yeah but just telling her she isn't part of the team isn't enough. We all know that she would promise us that she would change for the better but then revert to her old behaviour within a few weeks," Minako said.

"It's too bad there isn't a way to take away her powers as Sailor Moon. That way, Usa-chan won't have a say in it. She'll be off the team like it or not," pondered Rei.

"Actually Rei, there is. As the Advisor to the Moon Princess, I have every right to revoke her senshi powers in the name of discipline. The only thing is, once I strip her of her powers, it's irreversible. Don't get me wrong; she'll still be the Moon Princess, it's just that Sailor Moon will cease to exist," explained Luna, who had just about enough of her charge's antics.

"Now wait a minute, everyone. Don't you guys think we should talk to Usagi about this before we make such a decision regarding her life?" Artemis broke in. "Who are we to talk about taking away her powers? Don't forget, you're not just talking about Sailor Moon, you're also talking about your princess and future queen."

"Oh Artemis, don't be such a worrywart. I'm sure she'll be mad at us for a while but in the end, she'll see things in our point of view," said Luna.

"Yeah Artemis. She never wanted to be a senshi, much less the leader, in the first place," reasoned Minako.

"She was never that great of a leader anyway. She always ran away from the youma more than fought it," said Rei.

"Usagi-chan has always been a great friend to me, and that's what makes this decision so hard. I don't think she has the mental capacity to be the leader," Ami said as gently as possible in the hopes of relieving her guilty conscience for talking about her first friend in that manner.

"Yeah, Usa-chan is and always be a great friend but that's not what we're talking about. We're here to discuss her leadership capabilities and I don't think she has any. I mean, let's face it. We all know that Usa-chan is the worst fighter on the team," Makoto said, feeling slightly smug in the fact that she was the strongest out of all her fellow senshi.

Mamoru thought for a second before he spoke. "If she's not fighting anymore, we'll be able to protect our princess from harm during the fights. She'll be able to focus more on her studies and her duties as the future queen."

"That's right Mamoru, we'll be doing her a favour," agreed Luna.

"If you guys think I'll be a party to this, you can forget it. I can't believe you would seriously consider taking away Usa-chan's powers without even letting her have a chance to defend herself. I'm out of here," spat Artemis, leaping out of Rei's window.

"So you all are agreed on this? We take away her powers?" Luna asked as she looked at the people in front of her. When they all nodded, she closed her eyes and her moon crescent began to glow. Luna uttered a few Lunarian words, then collapsed with a sigh. "It is done," she whispered before falling asleep.

The others looked at each other solemnly before agreeing to tell Usagi about the latest development at a senshi meeting the next day after school. They all parted ways, each reassuring themselves that they all had the best of intentions for Usagi.

AT THE SAME TIME IN ANOTHER PART OF TOWN

"Oh Kami, what am I going to tell Mamoru?" Usagi asked herself. "Oh Mamo-chan, remember that night about six weeks ago when we finally made love for the first time? Well, I now have a rather permanent souvenir. It should be here in about eight months." Usagi laughed a little before patting her stomach.

She was so busy rehearsing her lines that she didn't notice someone following her until she felt herself being roughly pulled into an alley. Instincts took over as she kicked and fought her way free from her attacker, taking refuge behind a dumpster.

"Attack me will you? We'll see about this. Moon Cosmic Power," whispered Usagi. As she had countless times, Usagi felt the magic of her transformation flow through her body. Just as the transformation was nearing completion, however, it reversed. Her fuku dissolved into ribbons before finally reverting to her street clothes. "Kami-sama, what happened?"

Unfortunately, Usagi didn't have much time to think about her failed transformation for her attacker had found her. "Bitch, that's the last time you run away from me," he growled menacingly before punching her face.

Reeling from the pain, Usagi frantically whispered her transformation phrase repeatedly as the man began to rip her clothes off. As a last ditch effort, she tried her link with Mamoru, but to her horror, couldn't find it. The last thing she remembered before she passed out was the pain of her attacker entering her.

When she woke up hours later, Usagi could see that she was laying on a hospital bed. She could see over by the door that her parents were talking to some police officers. 'Are they talking about me?' she thought. Suddenly, memories of what had transpired that night surfaced and Usagi choked out a sob.

Hearing Usagi's cry, the adults looked towards her and approached cautiously. The officers introduced themselves and began asking her questions about her attacker.

Usagi described the attack and her attacker, a man with blond hair and brown eyes, as best she could while trying to ignore her mother's sobs. When she was finished, the officers looked at her with pity in their eyes, thanked her then left.

With the officers gone, Kenji and Ikuko looked at each other and nodded. Kenji kissed his daughter on the forehead before leaving the room. Ikuko pulled a chair closer to Usagi's bed and held her hand.

"Mama, what's wrong?" Usagi asked.

Ikuko gazed at the scared creature that was her daughter and thought that 16-year-old girls should never go through what Usagi had just experienced. No one should.

"Well honey, it isn't easy for me to say this but because of the severity of the attack, you lost your baby. The doctors say that because of the damage done to that area, it is highly improbable that you will ever have children again."

Usagi stared at her mother for a minute before the chilling reality of her words sank in. She screamed until doctors and nurses were able to restrain and sedate her.