Episode 01: DANCE AROUND A BROKEN HEART

Author’s Note: This takes place in Sailor Moon R right after Episode 69. This explores the possibility that the Ginzuishou can remove memories as well as restore them. It also explores some other things as time progresses.

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Usagi’s day went well. Although Haruna-Sensei made Usagi stand out in the hall because she was late, other than that the day went well. Usagi ran down the street in a happy tone, but the serenity of that happiness was about to be shattered. As she was running, she ran into Mamoru and she fell to the ground and landing on her back.

“Ouch…”

She groaned as she rubbed her head. Then she saw Mamoru. He was about to speak to her. She picked herself off the ground and looked at Mamoru.

“I been wanting to talk to you.”

Mamoru started.

“About what?”

Usagi asked. She knew whatever it was it most likely was not good. And Usagi was right about that. Mamoru spoke again.

“Usagi, I don’t want you trying to follow me anymore and try to make up and restore our relationship. So, please do me a favor and not come around me anymore. I do not love you anymore. The string of fate has been severed.”

Mamoru told her. He thought about those weird dreams where Usagi is struck by misfortune. He had to protect her. He looked at her. Usagi looked at him. She shed no tears.

“If that is what you wish. So be it. But know this Mamoru, you might regret it one day…”

She replied to him.

“If you try to come near me and try to make up, I’ll pretend I don’t know you.”

Mamoru told her in a very cold tone. Usagi looked at him and spoke again.

“Very well, may our paths never cross again.”

Usagi replied as she ran off from talking to Mamoru. Mamoru looked at her. He felt sorry that he was cold to her. She was the world to him. He had to protect her.

“Usako, please forgive me.”

Mamoru spoke softly as tears flowed from his face.

Usagi ran home and went in and shut the door.

Luna was not there so it made it easier for her to cry and shed her tears so if anyone came over, she could keep a straight face. Then she thought of the Silver Crystal and wondered if it could heal and recover memories, she wondered if it could do it in reverse to cause someone to forget certain memories of others. Then she took off her brooch from her school uniform and opened it.

She looked at the brooch and thought about Mamoru.

Maybe if she used the Silver Crystal to make her forget all about Mamoru, she would be better off.

Tears flowed from her face. She did not want to forget Mamoru, but at the same time she was tired of all the heart break that she had experienced over the last several weeks. The more she looked at the Silver Crystal, the more she thought she would be better off without Mamoru, Tuxedo Kamen, or Prince Endymion. So, she decided that forgetting him would be best for her. So, she picked up the picture of her and Mamoru and placed it in the trash can near the door and got back on the bed. She picked up the brooch and spoke.

“Moon Crystal Power! Cause me to forget all memory of Mamoru Chiba, Tuxedo Kamen, Prince Endymion, and the Moonlight Knight. Please erase him from my memory!”

She cried. The Silver Crystal powered up and caused a white flash and it covered Usagi and in a flash, Usagi was covered in white light from the Silver Crystal and in another flash the crystal powered down to a dull shine and a dull shine covered Usagi and she collapsed on the bed in a trance like state with her arms spread out from her body.

She was unable to move or do anything. The picture of Usagi and Mamoru that was in the trash can, the image of Mamoru vanished only leaving Usagi in the picture. At the Hikawa Shrine, Rei looked at the picture of Usagi, Mamoru, Ami, Minako, Makoto, Chibiusa and herself included. Then a silver light covered the picture frame and then the light vanished, and Rei noticed that the image of Mamoru had vanished. Rei looked shocked.

‘What happened? An ill omen?’

Rei thought. Then Rei decided to forget about it until Ami called her on the communicator.

“Rei, did you witness what I witnessed?”

Ami asked.

“Yeah, the image of Mamoru disappeared from mine.”

Rei answered. She wondered what the image of Mamoru meant.

“Yes, so did mine.”

Ami announced.

“What does this mean?”

Rei asked.

“Maybe we should gather Luna, Artemis, Usagi and the others and discuss this.”

Rei suggested. Luna and Artemis gathered the others.

“Where’s Usagi-Chan?”

Artemis asked.

“We tried calling her, but she didn’t respond.”

Ami replied. She thought something had happened, but what?

“I see. Let us let Usagi-Chan be for now. Tell me what happened when the image of Mamoru disappeared?”

Luna asked.

“A silver white light covered the picture and the image of Mamoru vanished.”

Rei explained. Luna and Artemis thought for a moment.

Then Luna spoke again.

“This might be the working of the Silver Crystal.”

Luna thought. That was her first instinct.

“But we aren’t certain that it was the Silver Crystal. maybe we should try to reach Usagi-Chan, she might know what happened.”

Artemis suggested. Luna and Artemis knew something had happened, but they were not sure of what.

In Usagi’s room, Usagi was still in a trance like state.

Her eyes were completely blue. She was breathing normally.

But Usagi could not move at all she was totally immobilized and after some time, the Silver Crystal returned to its normal shine. Then Usagi fainted from the overwhelming power that came over her. Her communicator beeped every thirty minutes, but the others could not reach her.

“This is bad. She’s not answering.”

Ami spoke in a concerned tone.

“We should go over there and see if she is okay.”

Rei agreed. She became concerned about Usagi. She knew that the answer might lay with Usagi. She had to go and find out what happened with her. What will happen with Usagi now? Is her memories of Mamoru gone? Find out next time!

TO BE CONTINUED…