Tears of Light - Part 9: Love's trials

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*there is a pause and distinct arguing is heard* WHAT?!?!?!
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them.  But whoever told me I did is going to die now! *Stef-chan
slowly sneaks away snickering*

And now the chapter that you've all been waiting for!
(hopefully) The end of the duel cliffhanger!

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Quote that I felt like putting in:

"I got my driver's license in the mail today.  It came with
an organ donor card..."  -Me.

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Recap 1 (Part 7):

	"Sorry I'm late girls, I ran into her [Mamono] on my
way over."   He [Goku] said apologetically, not taking his
eyes off Mamono.
	Mamono spit on the ground. and started glowing a
sickly red.  "It was fun Kakarot, but you're no match for
me.  I'm not even injured!"
	The senshi tensed and Tuxedo Mask stood protectively
in front of Mercury who was slowly regaining consciousness.
	Mamono grinned, "I think I'll let my Shadows take care
of you now.  But first a little gift from me," the glow
concentrated to her hand, "to the brains of your group!!!"
she whirled around and shot a powerful red beam straight at
Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Mercury.  It was travelling to fast
to dodge and they were powerless to stop it!

Recap 1 (Part 8):

	Suddenly a sharp pain pierced Usagi's mind, she
clutched her head in pain and stumbled backwards, away from
the table.
	"Usagi-chan!" came Bulma and Chichi's worried cries
together as Usagi backed into a tree and started crumpling
in pain.
	"It's... It's..." her voice was strained and full of
pain.  "They.... They're fighting... no..."
	Bulma put a hand on Usagi's shoulder. "Usagi please,
try to get control of yourself.  Is their anything we can
do?"
	Usagi started to shake... "Mamo... Mamo-chan...
IIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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(Ti: And on with the story)
The 5th Dimension
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	Time slowed down.
	Usagi was shaking violently, she could feel his
fear, and she could see what was going to happen.  Tears
spilled out of her eyes as she screamed in anger and fear.

	Bulma took a step back wards as suddenly Usagi
started to glow with an intense white light.  Suddenly
it exploded out from her, in the last second she realized
that Usagi had no control over it and that she was going
to be injured if not killed, but there was nothing she could do.
	Just as she thought she was going to get killed a
pair of strong arms wrapped around her waist and pulled her
backwards.  Usagi's white power spread out over the whole area.

******
1st
******

	Tuxedo Mask could do but close his eyes, the blast
was so powerful.

	Goku started running towards the blast, there was
no way he could make it in time but he ran anyway.  He was
running when suddenly he felt a strange, powerful ki start to
fill his body.  He normally would have called it an invasion
but it was so warm, gentle.  Combined with this he felt had the power
to do anything, at a speed he had never thought possible he
threw himself in front of the blast and the whole area was bathed
 in white light.
	As the light faded a little Tuxedo Mask's eyes widened
and filled with tears of concern.  Goku lay unconscious on the
ground but somehow Mamoru knew he was fine.  Floating in front
of Goku, bathed in white light, was the one who actually stopped
the blast.  Princess Serenity floated where the blast had stopped.
  There was something not right though, and through all of Mamoru
and the other's joy, a sadness fell.  It was merely Usagi's powerful
 spirit that had saved the two senshi, her body was still in the
wrong dimension.
	Kuroi Mamono's eyes widened in fear.  "YOU!" she shrieked,
 "You were supposed to be dead!  I gave Nutagi the power to kill you
and you live!" Her eyes narrowed.  "Now I see what has happened...
No matter, you will die before you can fully return to this plane.
Shadows retreat!"  And in a flash of black she was gone.

*****
5th
*****

	Bulma slowly opened her eyes as the bright light faded.
The sight that beheld her left her too shocked to move, too shocked
to even register who's arms held her, who had saved her.
	Usagi's body lay crumpled on the ground, the tree she
had backed against incinerated.  But above her body, a wide-eyed
figure floated, staring at his hands in disbelief.
	"She's powerful enough to do this?" Goku marveled and
smiled at the group who stared at him with shocked amazement.
"Hi hi!  I'm back!  Well it's only for as long as the Princess's
power holds out.."  He turned to Gohan and Chichi.  "How are you
 doing?"
	Chichi's eyes softened, "Goku-sa...  You're back!"
	"Otussan!" Gohan exclaimed and started to run foreword,
but Goku put out a semi-transparent hand.
	"Gohan, Gomen Nasai, but I'm only here in spirit, not
body." He warned.
	Gohan stopped, "daijobu?" he asked.
	Goku nodded, "I've been staying with the Sailor Senshi.
They're in the middle of another war and I've been helping them
out.  It seems that Usagi is the strongest of them and they need
me."
	"That wimp is the strongest?!" Vegeta's voice rose out
from Goku's right.
	The third class Saiya-jin's eyes widened at the scene
the others seemed oblivious to.  Vegeta stood trying to conceal
his shock, with his arms wrapped around Bulma's waist.  Clearly
she had been too shocked to check who had saved her, but even now,
neither moved.
	Goku just grinned and nodded, he had a feeling that his
question would be answered soon enough.  "Kuroi Mamono, she's
the leader of our enemy, seemed more afraid of Usagi than me.
But I should tell you now, there's something weird going on
because Mamono knows who I am."
	Bulma nodded, "I'll check it out for you Goku.  And it's
good news that she was strong.  We have an enemy headed this way."
	"Was?"
	Gohan nodded, "She told us that she's lost nearly all
her power.  The senshi might want to know this, she said that
she's gone back to her original powers."
	Goku nodded, "Are you helping her?"
	Piccolo, drawn into the area by the sudden flash of power,
along with several others, answered before anyone else could,
"Vegeta is."
	Goku's jaw dropped, "Gee Vegeta, I knew you'd changed...
Arigato!"
	Vegeta, having quickly gained control of the situation,
lithely slipped his arms out from around Bulma's waist and crossed
them in front of his chest.  "I haven't changed at all, Kakarotto
no baka!"
	The third class Saiya-jin just grinned at the stubborn
Prince.  "Whatever you say Vegeta."

******
1st
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	Usagi turned her head over her shoulder and smiled at
the group of her friends and loved ones.  But her eyes never
left Mamoru's.
	Sailor Mercury was helped up by the others as they said
their "hellos" and "we miss yous".  Usagi reassured them that she
was fine and that Goku would be able to fill them in, before
turning to Mamoru, tears spilling from her eyes.
	"I'm so glad you're alright!" she exclaimed, floating up
to him.  "I've missed you so much."
	Mamoru felt his throat tighten, "I've missed you too...
Usako."
	Usagi placed a hand on Mamoru's cheek, neither could feel
it touch, but it was still there.  "I felt you, in danger.  I
couldn't bare the thought..."  Tears glistened and spilled from
her eyes.  Mamoru moved to wipe them from her cheek, only to be
hit with the reality that she wasn't really there.  "I'm fine
Usako.  Arigato.  Don't cry, we'll be together soon."
	*::If Vegeta doesn't over do it:: she thought to herself.
	"Vegeta?" asked Mamoru with confusion and Usagi let out
a tiny gasp.   "You can hear me again?!"  Tears of joy spilled
down her tiny face.  Mamoru nodded.
	"Hey, we'll be able to talk now." He said with a week
smile, "Take care of yourself ok?  We'll be fine here, so don't
worry."
	The tiny blond nodded, "I haven't really met him yet,
but there's something about Goku.  When I traveled here his aura
was there with yours, to guide me."  Usagi felt herself being
pulled back and smeared on a happy face.  "Have fun, minna.
Take care of yourselves.  I'll be back soon.  I promise."
	Slowly the glowing figure started fading from existences
and Goku's body seemed to fill with his own soul again.
	As if brought to him on a whispering wind, Mamoru heard
her mind speak to him.  ::Aishiteru, Mamo-chan::

*****
5th
*****

	When Usagi finally gained consciousness again she was
lying safe and sound, in what looked like a hospital bed.
	Her eyes slightly fluttered open and beside her she heard
Gohan's voice yelling something.
	"Usagi-chan!"  It was Bulma's voice, "Are you ok?"
	"What happened?" Usagi asked hoarsely, Gohan handed her
a glass of water and she chugged it gladly.
	Bulma's voice was filled with worry, "You mean you don't
remember?!"
	Usagi shook her head, "No, I remember.  I just didn't
think I would lose so much energy..."
	Bulma nodded, 'Well you've been unconscious for 3 days!"
	"3DAYS?!?!" Usagi shot up in the bed, big mistake, her
head started to spin and she fell back into the bed again.  "Oh,
that's not good..."
	Bulma shook her head; "Well I have to be off now.  I've
got some work to do.  You get some rest ok? Ja!"
	Usagi nodded, "Ok Bulma-chan." She yawned, "Are you going
home too Gohan?"
	Gohan nodded, "Kassan wants me to start going to school
again tomorrow.  I have to go home soon."
	Usagi smiled softly, "Go ahead then.  I'll be fine here.
It's not like someone wants me dead this time."
	Gohan blinked, "What do you mean by that?"
	"The last time I was in a hospital was the last time anyone
other than the senshi saw me back home.  My enemy wanted my body
so she kidnapped me.  But like I said, no worries here ne?"
	Gohan nodded, "Ok then Usagi, see you later!"
	Usagi smiled and closed her eyes, snuggling under the covers.
	::Night Mamo-chan::
	::Sweet dreams, Usako::

*****

	Bulma arrived back at Capsule Corp. and stared forlornly
outside the window of her living room.  The sun was setting and
the entire sky was seemingly set on fire.  She sighed and thought
back to after Usagi was taken into the hospital.

~*~FLASHBACK~*~

	She had run into Vegeta, who was going to train in the
gravity room.  The Saiya-jin confused her, why had he even bothered
to save her life?  She knew that if it hadn't been for him that
Usagi may have accidentally killed her.  With his arms wrapped
around her waist she had felt so safe.
	Those thoughts disturbed her; she felt nothing but anger
and aggravation towards Vegeta.  He was cold and uncaring, with
no emotion in his heart!  It was a freak accident, the warmth.
She was afraid and he had just saved her life.
	She had lost herself in her thoughts and had phased out
when the person in question snapped her back.
	"What are you staring at woman?!" he demanded roughly.
	Bulma shot back, "Nothing!"  Vegeta shrugged and started
to leave when something overcame Bulma.  "Vegeta...  Why did you
do it?"
	"Nani?"
	"Why did you save my life?"
	Vegeta's expression soured even more.  "I didn't save your
life woman."
	Bulma clenched her fists.  "Ok then, why did you save me
from being seriously injured?!"
	Vegeta scowled, she saw through his attempts at avoiding
the question and he needed to think quickly.  He couldn't very
well tell her that it was on impulse!  He wasn't an impulsive
person by nature.  Everything he did had a reason behind it.  But
this, this did not.  So he lied through his teeth.
	"Who else is going to fix the gravity machine woman?"
	Bulma stuck her finger in his face; "Don't you give me that
crap!  You know very well that my Otussan can do it!"
	Just when it looked as if Vegeta's scowl couldn't get any
deeper it did.
	"I wasn't thinking of that.  I had about a second to
pull you out of there, would you rather I had let you die?!"
with that the Saiya-jin prince stormed off.  And though she
never knew he heard her, Bulma's final words in the conversation
were said with sadness.
	"Arigato."

~*~END FLASHBACK~*~

	Bulma sat down at her work station and started tinkering
away.  Vegeta hadn't talked to her since then and she had decided
that the only answer could be a fluke.  Besides, she was waiting
for Yaumcha to come back.

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Somewhere
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	Kuroi Mamono floated in her abode of darkness, fuming
with anger.  She should have known this would come about.  Those
working for pay and not passion always failed, but it seemed that
even vengeance was not enough to kill those two...
	Mamono took in a deep breath and called up her communications
panel.  She would prefer to talk to her latest client in person
but she didn't have the time.
	She had helped Nutagi get to Earth and nothing had come
of it!  She had been gracious with the High Order!  Let them live!
And now this... She should have known that if one survived the
other would.  That's why she had given the "Light of Hope" a chance
to stall the inevitable so that it coordinated.  This was unexpected
but she needed to relax.
	She tapped a button on her panel and a shadowed image
appeared.
	"I have bad news Lady." Mamono said calmly.
	The "Lady" responded quite quickly, "Having money problems
Kuroi-sama?  I was looking foreword to be able to buy some ships
instead of stealing them."
	Mamono smiled as sweetly as possible, "No Lady.  I merely
am calling because you have another person to kill for me."
	The Lady's eye arched, "another Saiya-jin?"
	Mamono shook her head, "No, this one is stronger.  Or she
was.  My sources tell me that she may be weakened.
	The Lady nodded curtly, "Understood.  Send me the
information and I'll tell you how much I need.  It was hard enough
bribing the men I have now, they're too scared of their previous
employer.  I'll need more."
	Mamono nodded, "How far behind will He be?"
	"He doesn't know where I'm headed.  He doesn't need to.
 I'm not His.  He's having enough problems trying to reach Freiza.
He's only now starting to suspect that he might be dead.  It will
be at least a year.  By then I'll be far away with my money ne?"
	Mamono nodded, "Good.  I'll take care of the other possible
interference.  Just do your job.  If all else fails I want you to
kill the girl.  Got it?"
	The Lady grinned, "Understood.  I'll be expecting her data."
	The com screen hissed off and Mamono smiled, brushing a
strand of silver hair our of her face, her red eyes seemed to glow
with joy.  The wheels were turning.

*****
1st
*****

	Mamoru sat in the coffee shop at around dawn the next day,
taking a break from his jog to place a wake-up call.
	::Rise and shine odango-atama::
	Usagi's reply seemed groggy even in her mind voice.
::Do you know what time it is?!::
	Mamoru managed to contain his laughter physically but
mentally Usagi caught it all.  Mamoru's answer was very clear,
however.  ::6 a.m.  The exact time you asked me to wake you at.
You said, and I quote!  "I want to test out my new powers and show
Vegeta I'm not a wimp!"::
	Usagi let out a mental groan.  ::I said that when I was
awake!  Besides, I'm still in the hospital!  Ha!::
	Mamoru downed the rest of his coffee and continued his
jog.  ::Bulma, that's her name right?  Said that you could check
yourself out when you were ready.::
	::Fine!  I'm going!  I hope you're happy!::
	Mamoru grinned.  ::Whenever I'm talking to you Usako::

*

	Mamoru arrived back at his apartment in one of the best
moods he'd been in since Goku arrived.  Therefore the Saiya-jin
was quite surprised at his chipper mood and observed him carefully
in between breakfast servings.  It was his 4th serving when he
finally gave up.
	"Mamoru-san, why so happy?"
	Mamoru looked up from his paper and grinned, "Well I was
planning on telling everyone at the next Sailor Senshi meeting..."
	Goku's expression gained a "puppy dog" look and Mamoru
caved, "Well you see, right before you arrived Usagi and I gained
the ability to talk telepathically to each other, but when you
switched dimensions it was no longer possible."  He took a sip of
his coffee, "But after Usagi saved us our telepathic connection
opened up again.  I was talking to her this morning."  The joy in
Mamoru's eyes was impossible to miss.
	Goku grinned, "That's wonderful!  And in more ways than
one, we can keep track with what's happening over there now!"
	Mamoru nodded, "There's more, you know how you told me
Usagi lost most of her power?"  Goku nodded, "Well when we were
being attacked by the Death Busters, Usagi's new power was created
from our love.  And the best news is that because of the other
day's crisis she's got those powers back!  She's nowhere near her
strongest but I think she'll be much safer now."
	Goku tossed his dishes into the sink, "That's wonderful
Mamoru-san.  If yesterday's power was only a small fraction I think
she'd make a good sparring partner.  I'm sure Vegeta will be
THRILLED, she should be near his level now."
	Mamoru leant back in his chair, "You really trust him after
all you say he's done?"
	Goku nodded, "Couldn't tell you why, but I do."
	Mamoru laughed, "Well I hope the others agree with you.  So
are you going to go train again?"
	"Yep!" Goku answered, throwing on his weights that had
been provided for him.  "It's not like training under gravity
but it'll be fine.  See ya!"  And with that Son Goku jumped off
of Mamoru's balcony.

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	Usagi had rallied Bulma and Vegeta together outside the
gravity machine, which was no small feat, both knew she was up to
something but neither was comfortable so they remained silent, for
now.
	"Bulma." Usagi started.
	"Yes Usagi-chan?"
	"I wan to test out the gravity machine."
	Bulma's jaw nearly dropped but Vegeta had a little grin
on his face.  "You mean THE test we talked about?" she demanded.
	Usagi nodded, "Yes Bulma, I need to do this, and besides
I'll be able to weather a lot more gravity then originally now."
	Vegeta's interest peaked, "How?"  He asked.  In the last 3
days he had moved up to 30x.
	Usagi pulled out her transformation broach.  It wasn't
her original one anymore, it was the one created from love.  A
charming red broach shaped as a heart.
	"It changed." Marveled Bulma, studying it with her eyes.
	Usagi nodded, "This was my third transformation, the one
I had during the gravity incident was my second."
	"Well Usagi, if you're sure..."
	Usagi nodded solemnly and Bulma sighed, "Ok.  Vegeta, you
stay here.  If something goes wrong you're pulling her out!"
	Vegeta shrugged, normally he wouldn't tolerate being
pushed around but he didn't want to miss this.  "I'm curious
anyway woman."
	Those were the first words the two had said to each other
in a while and it seemed things were back to normal.
	Usagi looked at her broach.  ::Wish me luck Mamo-chan::
	::You can do it Usako, just make sure you're ready.  I'm
not comfortable with the thought but if this gives you peace of
mind I wish you luck.::
	::Arigato Mamo-chan.::  She grasped the broach tightly,
"Moon Cosmic Power, MAKE-UP!!!"
	The familiar power filled Usagi's very soul and a sense
or security was renewed within.  In a second she stood in her
only slightly different fuku and concentrated on her rod, making
sure it would return to her.  It appeared much as it had originally.
She grasped it happily, a smile spreading across her face.
	Bulma was smiling at Sailor Moon's apparent joy, but Vegeta
was trying to contain his sudden apprehension.  Her power level
had skyrocketed!  What made matters worse was that she didn't even
seem to know the power she contained.  Vegeta's expression soured,
and this wasn't even her maximum.  She could easily be more powerful
than the Saiya-jin Prince.  Once again he had been usurped, and that
angered him.  If it weren't for the strange sense of foreboding he
had been feeling he would have considered being... less then friendly.
But her power would be needed in the coming battle.  In the meantime
He just growled under his breath.

*****
1st
*****

	Ameno Silia, Mizuno Ami, Kino Makoto and Aino Minako sat
around a tree at their lunch break.  Chikyuno Kiji sat not to far
away, her nose stuck in a book oblivious to their inquisitive
glances, it had become a common site.
	"Are you sure we trust her?" Minako asked, glancing
at the other brunette once again.
	Makoto crossed her arms over her chest.  "Well if she
is a spy she's not very good at it.  She stays so far away from
everyone!"
	Silia huffed indignantly.  "She's NOT evil!  She can't be!
I mean she doesn't look like Mamono and Mamono's youma are all
Shadow Creatures.  There's no one she could be."
	Ami was still dubious; "There could be someone we haven't
met yet.  She pulled out her mini-computer.  I must admit, however,
that every time I scan her I don't detect any negative energy."
	Makoto pursed her lips, "But your computer's having
trouble picking up the Shadows right?  We should assume that it's
possible she's the same."
	Silia was completely fed up by now.  "I'm going to ask
her to eat lunch with us."
	The girls didn't stop her; they wanted to believe that Silia
was right, but the past showed that strange new faces were evil
in disguise.  Jaedite's many faces, Maxfield Stanton, Ail and Anne,
the Four Sisters, Professor Tomoe, Terruran, the Dead Moon Circus,
Galaxy Television...  Now one would think, 'Well what about all the
senshi that appeared strangely?'  But they had tested that theory.
Ami had developed a scanning program that could detect senshi in
disguise by their hidden powers.  And Rei's flame readings had turned
up blank.  Kiji wasn't one of them; besides, she'd been around for
long enough that a new senshi would have appeared by now.  Rei wanted
to drag her near a battle just to see how she reacted but the senshi
disagreed, it would happen eventually.  Then they would know.
	Silia approached Kiji with no hesitation at all.  "Konichi
wa Chikyuno-sama."
	Kiji looked up from her book.  "Hai?"
	"Would you like to come eat lunch with us?" Silia asked,
gesturing to the others.
	Kiji looked at the group with apprehension and bit her lip.
"I don't know Ameno-san, I have some work to do anyway..."
	"Onegai, call me Silia.  And we wont bite, besides at the
very least Ami-chan can help you with whatever work it is that
you have to do, she's the resident genius."
	Kiji's eyes widened, "THE Mizuno Ami?  I heard that she hasn't
missed a day of school, even when a close friend disappeared..."
Kiji slapped a hand over her mouth, "Gomen Nasai!  I didn't think,
if you're friends with her you must have been friends with the same
girl!"
	Silia nodded, "It's ok though.  We're all sure that she'll
make it home safely.  Her parents haven't really recovered, but until
we see proof.. otherwise we're certain she'll be fine."  She extended
her hand to the girl, "come on, we would LOVE to have you join us."
	Kiji glanced down at her book once more before closing it and
taking Silia's extended hand to stand up.  "Ok, but I really should be
getting my project done."
	Silia grinned and led the brunette over to the rest of the
group.
	"Minna. this is Chikyuno Kiji, Chikyuno-san this is Mizuno
Ami-chan, Kino Makoto-chan and Aino Minako-chan.  The other non-
present member of our little group is Hino Rei-chan, she goes to a
private school."
	Kiji nodded hesitantly and Minako motion for her to sit
beside her, "So Kiji-san, can I call you that, where are you from?"
	Kiji nodded her acceptance, "Hai, of course, and well...
currently I have an apartment downtown, nothing big.  But I've
been all over."
	Makoto perked, "Hey, maybe it's near mine.  I have one
there, so does Silia.  We're practically neighbors!"
	"You must have small families, I know my apartment would
be cramped if it weren't just me living there."  Murmured Kiji.
	Makoto looked down at the ground, "That's too bad.  If it
helps Silia and I are in the same boat.  My parents died in a plane
crash a while ago."
	"I never knew mine." Silia interjected quickly, not wanting
to raise any suspicions.
	"So how come you've moved here, most of us are here because
of our parents." observed Ami.
	Makoto laughed, " 'cept me!  I got kicked out of my old
school for fighting!"
	Kiji's jaw dropped, "Fuh- Fighting?"
	Makoto nodded, "I didn't make many friends."
	"Oh," Kiji glanced at her watch, it was a beautiful, tiny,
golden thing. "Well I have to get to class.  So if you don't mind
I'll be leaving now."
	Silia glanced at her watch and a frown spread across her
expression, they had at least 15 minutes left.  But when she
looked into Kiji's eyes her fear and nervousness was apparent.
It made Silia wonder just what was going on, but she plastered
on a fake smile for now.
	"Ok Kiji-san, maybe I'll see you later."
	Kiji rose quickly, "H- hai maybe.  Sayonara, Silia-tachi."
	A few minuets later Ami made the very apt comment that ended
their lunchtime meeting.  "She seems very nervous around strangers.
Unless it's an act I don't think she's evil."

*****
5th
*****

	Sailor Moon stood in the gravity room, her breath was
controlled but her nervousness was evident.  She had decided
that she would be able to handle the gravity Vegeta wanted
her to train under.  But she wanted to know just how high Rubeus's
ship had been set, she wanted to get rid of her nightmares,
and Vegeta wanted to see just how much she could handle.
	Bulma had a speaker system set up so that they could talk
and had warned Vegeta to keep watch on her ki.  Vegeta wasn't very
happy with the continual orders, but his curiosity forced him
to stay.
	"Ok Sailor Moon, you ready?" asked Bulma over the Com.
She saw Moon give her the thumbs up through the window, "ready
when you are Bulma!"
	Moon's voice sounded happy, but that was because Mamoru
was letting her spill all her nervousness over their link.
	Bulma moved the gravity up gradually to 10x.  Moon voiced
that other than feeling rather heavy she was fine.  The gravity
increased. 20x... 30x... 40... Usagi was almost down on her knees
but told them to keep going.  50x... 60x... 70x...  The gravity beat
down on the tiny senshi with incredible ferocity but she defied
it.  She was completely on her knees now, Bulma's concern was
being voiced more and more loudly, but Moon urged her on.

"It's time for you to grovel at my feet Sailor Moon!"

	Moon's eyes snapped open, his voice, she had heard his
voice as clear as if she had been there.  She pushed herself
onto her feet again and told Bulma to raise the gravity some
more.

80x... 90x... 100x!

	Usagi was immediately slammed down to the floor, the
feeling was exactly the same.  Her vision blurred.

~*~

"You're Finished."

	She felt the immense gravity beating down on her.  Her
friends were all going to die because she was too week to fight.
	NO!  She couldn't let them down; she had the power, deep
within, the will to save her friends.  She felt herself slowly
defying the gravity at a level she had never even imagined.
	Rubeus was shocked he even seemed scared.
	She heard herself talking, about the people she loved,
she wouldn't let them down, not now, not ever.
	She was in a full stand, her knees shaking violently,
her whole body felt like it weighed a ton but she stood there.
Determined.  "I won't let you win."

~*~

	In a flash of light Usagi found herself back in the gravity
room, "It's done." she mouthed.  The heavy gravity disappeared
and she felt her vision start to blur.  She had done it.  It
was over.
	Completely exhausted, Sailor Moon collapsed, everything
going black.

**********

DONE!  I hope all of you enjoyed it.  The next chapter will
*hopefully* be out before the 28th.  But if not I'm going camping
so it will be at least another week.  Oh and Stef, you can put
 away that baseball bat!  No more cliffhangers!  At least
until chapter 11.........  *Ti'ana walks away chuckling to herself*

* :: ....... :: denotes telepathic thought.  I introduced this
in "Love and Justice Forever"  I didn't want to give this
away at the beginning!  =)

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