Chapter 5 : Heal Me

The trio quickly reappeared inside a large well decorated room. The blond hair Senshi looked around in wonder, there was a huge dresser with mirror sitting against one of the walls and a huge bed on the other side. Her light blue eyes saddened at the view of the slender form laying beneath the sheets. She took a few steps toward the bed and suddenly felt a firm hand on her shoulder.

"This is my daughter, Bra. If you don't heal her, there's going to be hell to pay." Usagi nodded at the sound of Vegeta's gruff voice. She knew he was concerned for his daughter and a sudden uneasiness crept inside her. What if she couldn't heal her? What if her powers were not strong enough? It hadn't work the last time when Sailor Star Healer and Sailor Star Maker's starseed had been taken by Galaxia. No! She had to try... at least try.

As soon as the hand was gone from her shoulder, she summoned up the courage to walk up to the girl. Kneeling down beside the one named Bra, Eternal Sailor Moon brushed a few strands of blue hair from the victim's forehead.. "Be courageous." She whispered almost to herself, and brought her hand above Bra's chest area. Goku and Vegeta watched in silence as Sailor Moon summoned up a strange looking scepter into her hands.

"Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!" With those words pronounced, a blinding light irrupted from the staff, and both Goku and Vegeta had to shield their eyes from the sheer force of its pureness.

Eternal Sailor Moon closed her eyes in concentration, the memories of her friends and loved ones came back to her in painful flashes. Minako, Ami, Makoto, Rei, Michiru, Haruka, Setsuna, Hotaru, Taiki, Yaten, Seiya, Mamoru, she felt them silently giving her the strength she needed to accomplish the miracle. She could feel her power draining dangerously. Sweat beads appeared on her forehead, it took every ounce of her strength to keep conscious. Slowly, a small bright crystal formed above Bra's chest and took its place where it properly belonged.

A healthy color made its way back to Bra's cheeks and her breathing became even again. The light quickly faded away from Sailor Moon's staff. A soft smile appeared on her lips, as she took a few steps back to let Vegeta check on his daughter. Sailor Moon de-transformed in a flash, her costume disappearing into a mess of red ribbons, then turning back into her school uniform.

Exhaustion sank in after the effects of the power of the Silver Crystal left her. Taking in quick breaths, she leaned against the wall, her knees threatening to give out.

:"Bra, wake up." Vegeta nudged his daughter gently, a look of concern showing on his face. He saw her eyes flutter open, and a pair of two big blue eyes was now looking up at him in surprise.

"Daddy? What are you doing he-"

"Shhhh. Don't ask questions. Everything's ok" Vegeta smirked down at her and gave her a pat on the shoulders.

Goku was standing beside him, a huge smile on his lips. "Hello Bra! It's good to see you're ok."

Bra smilled back, "Thank you Goku-san. I feel much better. This morning I felt like I was going to die."

"Normally, you would have. You're the first one who could live one of Galaxia's attack." Usagi was still leaning against the wall, her fists tightly closed. "Me and the other Sailor Soldiers fought to keep her from destroying our planet but they were all killed. The Silver Crystal saved my life by bringing me here, but it looks like Galaxia followed. It's all my fault if she's here, and I'm not going to let her hurt anyone anymore."

Goku looked away from Bra and glanced back to where Usagi was leaning. Tears were streaming down her pale face, the anger and anguish showing in her tired puffy eyes. He could see she was exhausted from the power she had used. He felt sorry for her, the tragedies she had lived through would never stop haunting her. She was strong, that he and Vegeta now respected.

"We'll help you fight her Usagi. You're a good person and you're our friend." Goku had a compassionate look on his face, the slender beauty had found a way to his heart.

Vegeta on the other hand, kept his thought to himself. His cold eyes examined Usagi once more. The show of power she had demonstrated was enough to earn her some respect. But she had yet to show if she was as strong a fighter as she claimed. Deep inside, he knew she wasn't the kind to send physical blows or ki blasts. He passed a hand through his short spiky hair in thought and crossed his arms over his chest. "I'll get rid of that Galaxia once and for all and then after that I'll deal with you personally." Vegeta's trademark smirk appeared on his lips. Usagi stared at her feet, lost in her own thoughts.

A tall young man suddenly burst trough the bedroom entryway, he looked around urgently and his look fell on Vegeta and Goku. "Dad! Goku! I felt a huge ki coming from Capsule Corp. What happened? Did someone attack? Why are you all in Bra-chan's room? Is she ok?" He ran up to the bed, Bra looked ok. His blue eyes locked on the golden-haired beauty leaning against the wall. "Who is she?"

"Her name is Usagi. She saved Bra's life from Galaxia. I'm not sure who that is yet but we're going to find out soon." Goku slapped Trunks on the back playfully. "It's good to see you again Trunks."

"No! Don't go find her! She's evil and she'll kill everyone!" At the memory Bra whimpered and shielded her face with her hands.

"Bra is right. You can't fight Galaxia. She'll steal your starseeds like she did with my friends. I'm the one she wants.", Usagi got back to her feet, her eyes filled with sadness. "When she's done with me, she'll leave you alone."

"You can't stop me from beating the shit out of her. She hurt Bra and she'll pay. Just as you will if you don't stop babbling like a fool!" Vegeta sneered in anger clutching his fists tightly. "You're weak and worthless!"

"Dad!" Trunks stared at his father in disapproval. But the damage was done. Usagi sobbed and ran out of the room, heartbroken.

Goku watched the scene in grim silence and looked back at the Saiya-jin prince. "That was very mean Vegeta. She saved Bra's life and you treat her like an enemy. You should have at least thanked her. She barely has the force to stand up."

"Yeah, daddy. You should go after her. What if Galaxia finds her.", Bra shivered at the thought,

"Usagi did save my life and she deserves to be treated like one of us, especially since she's got no one to count on anymore."

Vegeta snorted but gave in when he saw all their angry stares on him, "Alright. I'll go find that blasted woman!" Cursing under his breath, he flew out of the balcony, in search of the golden-haired senshi.

***

Usagi ran with all the energy she had left, she made her way out of the building, tripped a few times on her way but picked up where she had left. Tears fell freely against her cheeks, Vegeta's words echoing over and over in her head. Dreadful thoughts filled her mind. Usagi finally stopped to take a short break, her lungs were on fire. She leaned against a tree, catching her breath. As if echoing her sad thoughts, she felt a few drops of rain touching her skin. Thunder rolled in the background, and old fears adding to her deteriorating state.

"Well, well... Look who's here..." The female voice sent chills down her spine. "Old pitiful Odango."

Usagi's eyes widened as she immediately remembered the voice. She turned around in shock, free golden locks of hair clinging to her face. Her blue eyes locked on the tall woman standing only a few meters from hers. Dressed in her leather boots, and shorts, long silky black hair attached in a ponytail at the base of her neck. The deep blue eyes were now empty of emotions, but Usagi didn't realize it. To her, what she saw in front of her was one of her dear friends that had survived. She didn't see the deadly gleam the woman had in her eyes or the two golden bracelets she had on her writs..

"Seiya!!" Usagi sobbed and threw herself against the tall female warrior. She hugged her tightly, sobbing her heart out. "I thought you were dead."

Sailor Star Fighter grinned with mischief. She had her exactly where she wanted. With a flick of the wrist she took out her metal fan, but kept it close, making it look almost like a knife. Her other hand pat Usagi's back. "Now now, Usagi-chan. You know better than that. Especially when you're hugging your deadliest enemy..."

Usagi's eyes widened as she felt a sharp pain in her back. She caught a glimpse of gold on Fighter's wrist and knew. She looked up at Seiya with a great sadness. "Galaxia got you too. (silence) I don't care if I die. I just want to be with you." She tightened her grip around Fighter's waist, her head laying against the other woman's chest. "I've fought for so long. I'm so tired Seiya. I'm tired."

Looking down at the slender woman, Fighter felt something pull at her conscience. Somehow this didn't feel right at all.

'I just want to be with you...'

She lifted her right hand up from Usagi's back, the black leather glove was sticky with blood.

***

Vegeta was flying through the trees, that blasted woman was going to get a beating if he ever got a hold of her... But deep inside, he felt guilt for treating her so harshly. Goku was right, he was treating her like an enemy. Usagi's power was so different from his, it wasn't something he knew so he feared and suspected it. And now he couldn't find her! Her ki signature must have been really low.

"She shouldn't have gotten really far if she can't fly." He cursed again under his breath as he felt his blue spandex getting soaked from the bad weather.

He suddenly heard a piercing soul-freezing scream muffled by the falling rain and rolling thunder.

He looked beneath him. It had come from somewhere within those trees. He dashed toward the sound as he heard it again.

He just hoped he wasn't too late.

***

Suddenly realizing what she had done, Sailor Star Fighter took a few steps back dizzily and let the weapon fell in the mud. The hug the blond woman had around her loosened and she fell on her knees, a hand clutching her shoulder from the burning pain she felt in her back. Fighter was too shocked and to horror-filled to move, she just stared at the kneeling form in front of her while she was drenched in rain.

"U-Usagi....I..." Fighter was at a loss of words when she saw tiny holographic petals twirling around her. Her eyes widened in shock.

A tall woman appeared beside Sailor Star Figther, her golden uniform gleaming from the aura of power pulsing around her. She looked at Star Fighter with piercing cold eyes and smirked. "Well, I knew you were a traitor from the beginning, Sailor Star Fighter. It's a shame I can't keep you as my personal slave." Galaxia extended her long slender arm, energy pulling at Sailor Star Fighter's bracelet. "You're going to rejoin your peers in my collection of staseeds."

"No!" Usagi jumped to her feet and dashed between Galaxia and Star Fighter, "I won't let you hurt anyone! Give Star Fighter's starseed back and I'll let you take mine!" A sort of insane look crossed Usagi's face as she gulped and tried to breath. She could taste the blood filling her mouth, the burning pain of her weeping soul. "Please... let Fighter go."

Sailor Star Fighter could only stare with horror, arms extended in front of her by the pull on her bracelets. Tears welling up inside her deeps blue eyes, her vision blurred. "Odango... I'm sorry. I can't let you do that."

'I know, I know I've let you down,
I've been a fool to myself, I thought that I could live for no one else,
But now so all the hurt and pain,
Its time for me to respect the ones who loved me more than anything'

"S-Seiya... " Usagi felt being pulled aside as she saw her dear friend step in front of her, "No, stop Seiya! STOP!"

Tears streamed down Fighter's face as she lowered her head in submission, "Run Odango, run as far as you can from here." She lifted her bracelets together up in the air and shot two blasts of golden light from them at the tall senshi standing proudly in front of her.

Galaxia easily avoided the blasts and frowned with annoyance. "Enough! It's time to say goodbye." That said, she opened her hand and two bracelets appeared inside it. The ones formerly on Fighter's wrist vanished from sight. A whimper of pain escaped Sailor Star Fighter's lips as the source of her life energy vanished once and for all.

'So this sadness in my heart, feel the best way I can do
Is end it all and leave forever
What's done is done, it feels so bad
Once was happy now is sad
I'll never love again, my world is ending'

"NO!" Usagi screamed with all the air she had left in her lungs, Star Fighter fell to her hands and knees her breathing ragged and uneven. Usagi crawled up to the dying Starlight, she hugged her friend, her hot tears spilling freely down her pale cheeks. She grabbed Seiya's hand in hers, their fingers intertwining. "Seiya... please don't die. Please...don't"

'I wish that I could turn back time
Cause now the guilt is all mine
Can't live without the trust from those you love
I know we can't forget the past, you can't forget love and pride
Because of that its killing me inside'

With crackling black energy, a long sword appeared inside Galaxia's uplifted hand. She brandished it a few times lovingly and narrowed her eyes. With a battle cry she lunged forward. Usagi closed her eyes in anticipation, she waited for the final blow to end the pain. But it never happened. She looked up and saw a blurry blue spot standing in front of her and Seiya. Her eyes focused on the form and it took a few seconds to recognize him.

'In my heart of hearts I know that I could never love again
I've lost everything, everything
Everything that matters to me matters in this world'

Vegeta was standing in front of Usagi and that other woman, his hands stopping Galaxia from cutting anyone to little pieces. To his surprise, the energy coming out of her sword was going through his arm, bringing him a numbing pain reaching his spinalcord. He looked that woman eye to eyes, her anger showing inside those gleaming golden eyes. For a moment, he felt drawn to her, drawn to the pure darkness he felt from emanating her. He shook it off and narrowed his eyes in a cold sneer.

"You're the bitch who hurt my daughter!" He powered up to his Super Saiyan form and with inhuman rapidity he slugged her in the ribs, making her crash trough a couple of trees. Sailor Galaxia slowly got to her feet, clutching her abdomen in pain. With an angry scream she dashed at Vegeta and hit him in the face. The force of the blow made him stagger back, he rubbed his bruised cheek and screamed with rage. He shot a powerful ki blast at her, she made a summersault and landed behind him, launching a blast of her own.

Vegeta barely avoided her attack. But to his surprise he felt his power slowly being drawn from him. 'Better finish this once an for all before she pulls any tricks on me'. The memory of Babidi and his mind-control came back to him. He didn't something like this to ever happen again. He powered up to level 2, and lounged at Galaxia with all he had. With a bone cracking sound his fist passed through her body, a trail of blood slipped down her chin. She coughed in surprise and staggered back as she fell on her back.

'I wish that I could turn back time
Cause now the guilt is all mine
Can't live without the trust from those you love
I know we can't forget the past, you can't forget love and pride
Because of that its killing me inside'

"NO! NO! NOOO!! Don't kill her! DON'T KILL HER!!" Usagi let go of Seiya's limp body and ran to Galaxia, "It's not her fault. It's not her fault!" Usagi sobbed the words over and over. The crescent moon on her forehead shining brightly, and her clothes automatically transformed into her Eternal costume with bright white wings behind her back, she pulled Galaxia into a sitting position and took her in her arms.

"W-why... *cough* are you doing... this?" Sailor Galaxia barely had the strength to whisper in Sailor Moon's ear, "Why?.."

"Because you're a Sailor Senshi, you're one of us. I know there is still good inside you.", Usagi pat Galaxia's back gently, "Please let go of all that pain and darkness, let it go Galaxia. Let it go..."

With a small chocking sound, Galaxia closed her eyes and smiled peacefully. "Thank you, Sailor Moon", A huge pure light engulfed the whole forest. It took a few moments before the light died back. Sailor Moon and Galaxia's limp body were both laying limply on the muddy ground. A black cloud of dark energy shrieked with anger and escaped Galaxia's slender form, it disappeared into the skies.