Hey everyone, I'm so so so so so so so so so so sorry about the wait for this episode. I got very sidetracked in life and just lost interest in the story. However, I re-read it the other night and remembered how much I used to enjoy writing this story. I have vowed that I will finish this story and even though there has been a break of like 2 years, I hope that I will be able to complete it before the year is out! Thanks to everyone who has stuck with the story and I'm hoping to get some feedback about this chapter. I have only literally just finished this chapter as well so there is probably going to be some mistakes and I apologise if there are. I will proof read it over the weekend for errors but before that thought I would post it first.

Thanks again, daisyboo x

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Chapter Twenty-Eight

Usagi awoke to what felt like hours, every muscle ached with a pain that Usagi never felt before and they protested heavily to the small movements that she made. She tried to move her arms first and found that she could not for they were bound securely above her head. Her limbs screamed at her and as she ignored the pain, she slowly began to open her eyes. They fluttered and as she opened them, the sight that met her eyes scared her. She was situated in a large what appeared to be glass container and at first glance there appeared to be no way out. She scanned her limited surroundings for a second time to see if she had missed something but her first evaluation had been correct, there was simply no way to escape. There was no opening that would have been her first attempt to escape and she wondered briefly as to how her captor had placed her inside. She suspected that it had to do with some kind of magic and then horrific images flashed through her mind. She suddenly remembered how she had actually got her and with each image that passed through her mind, it scared her.

She had been fighting Valance and from what she could remember and see, she had not done very well. She had fought Valance with all her being and had failed badly. She had failed her friends, her Mamo-chan and most especially her beloved daughter, Chibiusa. It still baffled her however, how Valance had managed to obtain her daughter but she vowed that she would fight to the death for everyone that she loved if it saved them. Usagi then lowered her eyes and was horrified at the state that she was in. She was no longer in her sailor guise but in the torn and ripped clothes of Tsukino Usagi and her shoes were nowhere to be seen. Her long golden hair was loose and a mess but then she gasped loudly. Her brooch, where was her brooch. Usagi suddenly became very frightened and scanned her immediate area. It was not on her clothing, she could not feel it in her pockets and it was nowhere on the ground.

She finally resigned herself that she would not find it immediately and hung her head. Senshi, Chibiusa, Mamo-chan! Oh how she loved her Chibiusa and Mamo-chan and how her Mamo-chan had looked at her. He did not look angry, he just looked disappointed and that was what scared her the most but keeping as many of her loved ones as safe as she could make them was her top priority. The powers and responsibility that had been bestowed upon her was a privilege as she had been told many times before and would use them to the best of her ability but it was hard to do that when her crystal was missing. She screamed then in anger and frustration and as she finished off her vocal display of her aggravation, a voice announced itself to her.

"How does it feel Serenity to be so helpless?"

Usagi shot her head up then and stared through the clear glass that was presently her prison. The voice chuckled then and the figure slowly stepped forward. However, Usagi knew instantly who the voice belonged to and needed no introduction.

"Valance! Where the hell am I? I want you to release me at once?" Usagi yelled through the glass.

She was not sure if her voice would be heard well enough through the glass but Valance heard her perfectly and loved the way she looked right now. She looked so vulnerable but strong and determined at the same time and he adored that so much. Her hair all loose and free, which was so different to the usual containment. It swayed lightly when Usagi spoke passionately to Valance and he noted it with affection. Usagi continued to yell avidly at Valance to release her at once and tell her where her loved ones were but Valance just ignored her. Instead, he gazed at her almost lovingly and agreed there and then with himself that he had never seen such a wonderful and beautiful creature in all his life. He continued to look at her and Usagi became increasingly uncomfortable under his gaze.

"Release me Valance," she screamed as she tried to reason with him.

"And why would I do that Serenity," he argued back lightly, "when you are finally within my grasp and so vulnerable too."

Usagi loathed the way that he finished that sentence and all she wanted to do right there and then was get away from. Get away from his gaze and escape. She pleaded with him using her large blue eyes to try and reason with him but her attempts were fruitless.

"Valance please," Usagi pleaded, "if you care for me at all, you will release me and my friends."

"I cannot do that Serenity, my Mistress will not allow that but I do care deeply about you."

"Mistress, you have a Mistress."

"Yes," Valance declared proudly," I released her from her imprisonment and she has thus rewarded me."

"Who is she Valance? You must tell me."

Valance chuckled then amused by Usagi.

"Do you think I am that stupid, Serenity?"

"I don't think you are stupid Valance but I think that you care enough to let me go," Usagi pleaded with Valance and as she did, Valance approached her.

Valance moved so slowly that the anticipation killed Usagi and then in a second he was there on the other side of the glass. Usagi stared into his deep red eyes and he stared into hers. He then waved one of his hands and the glass between him and Usagi vanished.

"Please Valance," Usagi beseeched.

There was a long moment between the two of them then and Usagi felt very uncomfortable. However, Valance was revelling in the moment between the two.

"Please."

"Serenity...," Valance whispered as he gazed tenderly at her and as he said her sacred name, he clicked his fingers and the bonds that held Usagi's wrists released her.

Usagi then fell suddenly because she had not expected that to happen. It surprised her immensely but before she could respond, a large thunder clap erupted and Usagi and Valance were thrown apart. A large gust of wind had appeared from nowhere and in an instant everything changed. Usagi hit her head on the back of the large glass container that she had been in and Valance was thrown back too. However, as Usagi came to herself and looked to where the wind had come from, she was even more shocked. Valance was kneeling wearing his dark green suit and cape holding his dark brown staff and looking up at a very regal figure indeed. The figure was standing to Valance's left and Usagi reasoned that she had never seen her before in her life. She had long curly bright red hair and small dark brown eyes. She wore a long dark blue dress that had full length sleeves and it was laced with a gold trim. She exhumed power and brilliance and Usagi was a little afraid of her.

"Valance I'm disappointed in you. Your affection for the Moon Child clouds your judgement."

The voice that came from the woman had a heavenly quality about it. It had the ability to captivate people and that is what exactly it had done to Valance. After the seal that had shut him away had been broken, he had limited power and strength and he had heard the voice of this lady. She had promised him the world and whatever he desired if he released her from her prison to which Valance obliged.

"Who are you?" Usagi whispered feeling quite afraid.

"Has Valance not explained my presence to you Moon Child?"

Usagi shook her head in response and the regal woman smiled slyly.

"Why Moon Child, my name is Odyne and I am the Goddess of Pain and Destruction."

Usagi's eyes widened then and then suddenly everything became clear. As her goddess Selene promised, the war that Selene battled against Valance, she pictured vividly in her mind. Odyne had been the orchestrator of the war and had used Valance as a puppet in order to destroy Selene. Selene and Odyne were too very different goddesses, where Selene was calm and peaceful, Odyne was fiery and passionate. They had been acquaintances when they were young but had disagreed on everything and when Selene had created her majestic lunar kingdom; Odyne became jealous because everyone adored Selene and not her. She was supposed to be the most beautiful, the most beloved goddess of them all but that was not what was. Odyne had attacked Selene and her kingdom and in retaliation, after Selene had used all her strength, Valance and Odyne were sealed away. Selene had sealed both of them away expertly but Selene's power was not complete. She was able to seal them away but not forever and had disturbed the power between thirteen gems. Usagi and Valance had collected twelve of the thirteen gems between them and only Odyne knew that Usagi's Silver Crystal was the thirteenth gem that would unite all the gems' powers and restored her full power. When this realisation struck Usagi she gasped deeply, where was her crystal? Valance must have taken it when he abducted her and must have given it to Odyne.

"Where is my brooch, Odyne?" Usagi questioned bravely, "and my daughter and friends."

Odyne looked Usagi squarely in the eyes and after a little while she started giggling.

"Do you mean the warriors of Mars and Jupiter?"

"Yes, they are my friends and my daughter. Where are they?" Usagi yelled losing her patience.

Odyne giggled again and she clapped her hands twice. Out of thin air and after threes puffs of smoke appeared three figures, to which all were familiar to Usagi. The first two where Rei and Makoto who were both bound tightly by thick rope that bound their hands, mouths and wrists. They were both badly bruised and covered in dirt. However, the last one shocked her the most, it was her daughter, Chibiusa, and she too was tightly bound. Her eyes were huge and shining and they stared longingly at her mother.

"Chibiusa," Usagi screamed and Chibiusa lurched forward.

However, Odyne clapped her hand again and Chibiusa disappeared as quickly as she came. Usagi gasped and ran forward to where Chibiusa had been.

"CHIBIUSA, CHIBIUA!" Usagi screamed again horrifically.

She clutched the thin air and then automatically wrapped her arms around herself. Tears started to form then rushed like they had never rushed before. She leant forward and knelled with her head placed on her lap. The tears ran like a newly risen river and Usagi remembered vividly the pain in which she had felt when Nehellenia had taken her daughter too. She cried and cried for what felt like hours but in actually fact it only lasted a few moments. Odyne and Valance watched the crying golden-haired girl and suddenly Usagi raised her head with a face like thunder.

"What the hell did you do? She is my daughter!"

Odyne started laughing again and she laughed for a long while. Odyne's laughing only increased Usagi's anger.

"Where is my daughter and where is my brooch?"

"Your daughter Moon Child is not here, she is not even in this time zone."

"What?" Usagi asked confusedly.

"Your daughter is safe and well back in the thirtieth century."

"What?"

"Don't you see? Your daughter was never here Moon Child. She was just an illusion."

"An illusion?"

"Yes and very similar too. Valance's talent is exquisite."

Usagi sat completely still as the news sunk in that the Chibiusa she had seen was not her baby girl but a very real and terrifying good replica. An illusion that even fooled Usagi and because she had completely and utterly fearful, she had allowed the illusion to fool her. However, as the news sunk in, Usagi's anger increased and she stood up. She stared Odyne straight in her eyes and glared daggers.

"How dare you use my own daughter against me?"

Usagi took off at a fast run then and charged directly for Odyne. However, Odyne was faster and she gracefully waved her hand. Usagi got pushed back by a massive force and she fell again to the ground. After a few minutes, she raised herself and then looked Odyne squarely in the eyes again.

"Where is my brooch?" Usagi shouted again

Odyne chuckled again.

"Valance, will you do the honour?"

"Oh course, Mistress," Valance agreed lightly.

Valance was standing up at this point and he raised his magically stick. He waved it slightly and then said a magically incantation. His staff began to glow then and he directed it at Odyne. The glowing light flew from his staff and completely engulfed Odyne and after a few moments, the sight that met Usagi's eyes was shocking. Odyne had completely changed at that point and the person that was standing in front of Usagi was Noriko. Usagi gasped loudly as Odyne chuckled again.

"Hello Usagi," Noriko greeted serenely with a large grin on her face, "and Mamoru-san."

Usagi turned around when she heard the name of her lover and saw that Mamoru was indeed standing just behind her along with Sailor Pluto and Venus.