Title: The Curse of Immortality
By: Cheska-chan
Chapter 5
E-Mail address: Minnashime@aol.com or NMakalinaw@aol.com
PG13?

Disclaimer: I wanna own Sailor Moon and Gundam Wing! *pouts and
folds arms* However, *eyes sad* I don't own either of them...I'm
poor and still in school...if I did own it, do you think I would
be here? *shakes head* I would be swimming in cash and having
Gundam Wing look alikes! *beams* *sigh* But I don't, so leave me
alone!! *blows a raspberry*
I went to a GW site and they spelled Miliardo..Milliardo
so now I'm thinking it's spelled that way. Hope it's right!
[{ }] :: Just keep this in mind when the dream
sequence starts up and voices are intruding the sleeper's
dream.
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G.C. has over run the Sanq Academy. The five pilots, Relena,
Milliardo, and Usagi were inside one of the classrooms hiding
out from the enemies.
"It won't take long till those soldiers get here
and take us with them,"Wufei pointed out.
"Then what do you propose we do?"asked Milliardo.
"Mr. Aenon Hiba of G.C. seems a bit calm in this,
doesn't he?"Quatre quietly told them.
"Aenon Hiba...it..sounds familiar somehow,"Usagi quietly
said to herself in a mere whisper but Heero and the other pilots
heard it.
They all gazed at her, expecting something.
"You know the man, Usagi?"Duo asked.
Usagi looked up at them, surprised that they heard her but
covered up any sign of recent emotions.
"In a way...I don't from where but that name..."Usagi trailed
off.
Suddenly the voice of Aenon came over the P.A. system.
"For those who think that you can get away and/or contact
outside help, think again. I have taken the liberty of
placing several hidden bombs within the school. Also, I have
attached a bomb to myself that is strong enough to blow
everyone up within five seconds. Just in case, anyone, is
thinking of escaping or killing me. This place is lined with
many machinery to hold off outside help and if anyone is found
to have escaped, we will not hesitate to annihilate one or more
of your fellow student/faculty members,"warned Aenon.
"From the way it sounds like, Mr. Aenon Hiba is the
leader of this group,"Quatre voiced out.
"Or he could be the leader of the whole G.C. organization,"Trowa
added in.
"What now?"said Relena, clutching Heero's sleeve with fear and worry
playing in the pupils of her eyes.
"*sigh* Complicated...very complicated. There are
thousands of students in this building alone and with Relena
here..."sighed Milliardo, putting two fingers to his temple in deep
concentration.
(Thousands of students and Relena Peacecraft as
well...I can't let these children die..)Usagi said to herself.
"Most likely, from what Quatre has given as an opinion...
and by the way it sounds like...G.C. won't kill Relena
off. Instead, they'll try to convince her and
manipulate her for their own plans,"Usagi suggested.
"I agree...but even if they won't kill me, what happens
to the innocents?"Relena inquired.
"We just have to listen to them till we come up with
a good enough plan...who knows how many bombs are
planted in this whole building? More so, how many soldiers
are inside here?"Usagi said.
They were silent until the soldiers burst through the door
and gathered them all up. None of the pilots fought them off,
knowing fully well that they may endanger the lives of
innocent people.
(Setsuna, did you plan this?)Serena/Usagi asked inside her
head as she followed the guards through the series of halls.
Finally, they all arrived in a huge hallway where all the
students were at. One of them, she recognized immediately.
(You haven't changed at all...Hotaru.)Serena/Usagi said within
her mind as the two made eye contact.
(Princess...my Queen and my friend, Serena.)Hotaru said inside
her head.
"Move along,"the guard ordered, pushing Usagi onward to stand
in line.
Hotaru felt vexed when the soldier pushed her princess.
Soon, all of them were brought in and lined up, awaiting whatever
was going to come. Most were afraid, others angry, and the rest
were simply silent.

(I can end this, I'm sure I am able to..but I am not allowed
to use magic when there is another objective. We are in a world
where magic is not known but machinery is. It is very different
from the world I came from so long ago...)Serena/Usagi muttered
inside her head as she glared at the soldier.
Finally, the doors opened and a man stepped inside followed
by four G.C. soldiers. He paced back and forth, eyeing his
prisoners.
"How many?"the man whispered to one of the soldiers.
"8,308 in total, sir,"the soldier reported.
"There are two missing,"the man barked.
Some of the prisoners shook with fear.
"I already told you, that if there were missing people...some
will die,"the man told them in a loud, threatening voice.
(This must be Aenon Hiba..)Usagi noted.
Suddenly, the doors burst forward and two students came in, fear
evident in their eyes, as the soldiers who caught them pushed
them to the ground by the throat. They fell, breathing deeply
as they took in oxygen.
"Soo...two of the students believed I was bluffing? And
had an idea of escaping? Ha! I told you, I have the soldiers
seal off all means of escape!"laughed Aenon.
"Pick them up,"ordered Aenon as he turned his back on the two
students and faced the others.
"Maybe you think this is a joke! Maybe you doubt my word?
Or maybe...I need to make an example? An example to show you...
what will happen if you try to escape..."declared Aenon, his
eyes twinkling with evil amusement.
(He's going to plan something...he's going to punish
them..the both of them..)Usagi said to herself as her eyes
held worry for the two students.
The two who tried to escape were both girls. And appears to be
seniors, both of them.
The two girls were forced up to their feet by the roots of their
hair and pushed in front of the soldiers. They stood, one of them
shaking in fear while the other was awaiting the outcome in
bravery but if you gazed into her eyes you would see fear.
Usagi closed her eyes and stared away, not wanting to hear
the punishment.
"To escape is only going to end up with you introuble. Like
these two...they will be punished,"Aenon said with a low, rumbling
voice of pure evil.
"Get them into the prison room and place the poker on
them,"Aenon barked.
(Their going to burn them with that?!)Usagi gasped.
(Ohh my...)Hotaru whispered in her eyes, as her mouth was agape.
"Stop! You can't do this!"protested Relena as she strode forward, her
eyes pleading.
"And who are you to tell me what I can and can not
do?"demanded Aenon Hiba.
"I am..."started Relena but was cut off as Usagi came over and covered
her mouth.
"Please excuse her abrasive action.."Usagi apologized, giving a slight
nod of her head.
"She is...impulsive, doesn't think before she acts...she
apologizes as well as I,"Usagi continued, not meeting the man in the
eyes.
"Hmph...she is quite impulsive indeed. However, she must
be punished for her actions,"Aenon stated pompously.
"No! Please sir! Forgive me..but let me take her punishments
instead!"pleaded Usagi, a slight panick.
(Relena is important still..to Earth and the Colonies..)Usagi
went through in her head.
"You!? Are willing to take her place?!"said Aenon with slight shock.
"And the other two studnts if it is not too much
trouble..."added Usagi in a slight hushed tone.
(Princess...no, you can't..)Hotaru gasped.
The pilots were a bit wide eyed by such bravery as well as the
other prisoners. This young girl was letting herself be punished
instead of the others.
"You are really willing to have this happen to you,
girl?"asked Aenon with some amusement.
"Yes..."Usagi whispered.
Aenon lifted Usagi's chin up to meet her eyes.
(She..seems familiar..)Aenon stated to himself.
"What is your name, girl?"inquired Aenon.
"Usagi Akari,"Usagi answered, her voice almost failing her.
Usagi saw a tall man with dark, ocean blue eyes and light golden
hair that was almost white.
(He reminds me of...)Usagi trailed off.
"If you are willing to have the courage to, then...alright,"Aenon
approved and stepped away from the girl.
"NO!"yelled Hotaru as she came out from the crowd of people.
"Another one?!"the exasperated man exclaimed.
"Hotaru! Don't! Just stay back!"ordered Usagi.
"But..."stuttered Hotaru.
"Forgive her...I will receive her punishment as well..she
still a young girl.."apologized Usagi.
"I will overlook it.."Aenon forgave.
"Thank you.."Usagi gratefully said with a small bow.
"Go back, Hotaru.."ordered Usagi in a commanding tone.
"Hime..."Hotaru whispered out before turning away.
"I'll be okay..."Usagi said with an encouraging smile before
turning away and following the two guards who cuffed her.
(How did Hotaru know Usagi?)wondered Duo as he watched what
happened.
"You will resume to what you have been doing normally
but with some slight changes. There will be more break times but
that is used to gather up here, at 8:38a.m. and after lunch
and before lights out which will be at 10p.m.! You will be taken
here to be counted off..."announced Aenon before turning and
leaving them,"Today, however, will be put off since it has
ruined your education so you have the rest of the
day off. But you will still be taken here before lights out."
"Well at least we got the rest of the day off!"Duo happily
said, trying to enlighten things.
"Ohh, Heero! I was so scared!"Relena sobbed as he grabbed a hold
of Heero.
Heero pushed her away and gave her his infamous death glare.
Milliardo took Relena into his comforting embrace as she cried
away her tears. That was until Hotaru came striding up to the
group and slapped Relena's face. Her face evident of anger.
"What?! What'd you do that for?!"screeched Relena.
"You got her into this position! You started it with your
big mouth!"blamed Hotaru with a venomous voice.
"She means Usagi,"answered Duo.
(She changed her name...)Hotaru noted to herself.
"Why do you care?"Relena asked, carelessly.
"WHY DO I CARE?! Oooh!! You're soo lucky that you're
currently important to this world!"Hotaru shook with rage.
Her purple eyes seemed to glow with seething anger waiting
to burst out.
(How dare she talk about the princess this way! How
dare she!!)Hotaru shouted inside her head.
"Yes, why would you care..?"Relena pressed.
Before Hotaru could react, Duo grabbed a hold of Hotaru and led
her away from the pacifist. The other pilots followed him, leaving
Relena with Milliardo. Relena was about to follow Heero, but
Milliardo held her back.
"Whatever it was you were about to do, you shouldn't. She is
after all, well known and uhh..an idol you could say,"Duo told
her.
"I know...I shouldn't have let myself go like that but
my friend is suffering right now because of that girl and
her big mouth.."Hotaru sighed, trying to calm down.
"Yes, Relena can be a bit..impulsive,"Quatre agreed.
"What were you going to do with that onna?"Wufei asked.
"If I had my way, probably kill her..but I would've settled with
a light punch or a harder smack,"Hotaru spat out.
"How did you know Usagi?"Duo finally asked.
"Years ago... She was quite friendly to me when
I met her,"Hotaru said.
(Serena...please be okay..)Hotaru said.

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Usagi was led into a lone room, down at the basement floor.
There was no various doors as she would have thought but just
one large, spacious room.
"I really would hate to do this, but it has to be done,"Aenon
apologized.
"It is the punishment and I will have to endure all the
pain of those three girls,"Usagi understood.
"Guards...do what has to be done,"Aenon ordered, turning and
going up the stairs but as he reached the third step up he
heard a painful gasp and as he reached the eighth step he
heard a sharper intake of air.
(The jobs we have to do...)Aenon quietly stated in his head.

(I have faced worse than this many times throughout the
years I have lived...I can surely take this without
any problems..)Usagi confidentally encouraged herself as another
hot poker dug into her flesh, she squinted at the pain.

This continued for hours and at the end, she was left with deep
red marks on her arms, legs, and shoulders.
"It is done..."Usagi whispered out, hoarsely.
The soldiers came in and took her away, pushing her to move
along. Usagi squinted in pain when one of them pushed her by
the shoulder but she didn't cry out.
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Sailor Pluto was at the Time Gate, gazing at what was presently going
on down there. She held regret in her maroon eyes once the image
from the time stream showed Serena, no Usagi, getting punished.
(Oh Princess, I'm sorry that I didn't warn you.)Sailor Pluto
said inside her mind.
Then the images vanished and replaced by the one called Aenon
Hiba. He was at the dean's desk, sorting through the files and
reading what was inside.
(If he's thinking of finding the secrets to the Gundams..he
won't find it. Relena Peacecraft wouldn't allow it.)Pluto remarked
with a small smirk.
Then just as she said this inside her head, Hiba slammed the
documents on the desk with frustration.
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Aenon was trembling with rage when he couldn't find anything
too useful on the files in the room.
"Grrr...isn't there anything in here?! Anything at
all?!"exclaimed Aenon Hiba.
"Uhhmm..sir?"a soldier croaked out.
"What is it?!"Aenon demanded.
"We found out who that girl was...the one with the cornflower
blue eyes and the small braid that had 'a big mouth'?"the soldier said.
"Ahh yes, who is that?"Aenon mustered up some calmness.
"Her name is Relena Darlian Peacecraft,"the soldier informed him.
"Peacecraft...she could prove to be useful..."Aenon Hiba whispered
to himself with an evil smile.
"Do you want us to fetch her?"the soldier asked.
"No, no that won't be necessary. We'll wait it out awhile.
When we need her, we'll use her. Some of the teachers and students
have already called the police or whatever..she could be our
ticket out of here if we need it,"Aenon told the soldier.
"Yes, sir,"the sodlier bowed and walked away, closing the
door in back of him.
(Relena Peacecraft...how nice..)Aenon said inside his head.
Then he went back to the files and stared around for awhile. Instead
of going back to finding any secrets, he went to the student files
and read whoever was in this school.
(Finally found something at least...)Aenon noted.
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"He'll be using students...but why? What for? For money? Aghh..
I have the power to tell time and the future but it refuses
to show me what's going to happen!"Pluto exasperated.
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It was already night time when Usagi was taken back to her
dorm room, she was alone in there with no else around. She collapsed
in exhaustion on the floor but forced herself up to get treated before
it gets infected.
"Ouch.."Usagi winced when she applied the medicine on the marks.
For several hours she was there, treating herself. Finally, she
finished and just went to bed, going to sleep.
(More enemies to fight..more pain and suffering..will
it never end?)Usagi wondered before sleep overtook her.
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Hotaru was sitting in her room, when all of a sudden a black hole
appeared in front of her and the Time Guardian stepped out.
"Sailor Saturn.."Pluto addressed her.
"Pluto.."Hotaru whispered out.
Then Hotaru got up and hugged the Time Guardian.
"Oh Pluto!!"Hotaru exclaimed in giddiness.
"I came here to warn you.."Pluto said.
"Wha..? Isn't it a bit late? The place has been taken over
by terrorists!"Hotaru cocked her head to the side as she stepped
back.
"I know..but this man called Aenon Hiba is not exactly what you
call..normal,"Pluto calmly said, slowly as she chose the right words.
"Normal?"Hotaru mimicked.
"Yes, he isn't normal. Aenon he is, you could
say, power hungry ..and he is the leader..."Pluto told her.
"I see..so we must be cautious when we're around him
right?"Hotaru said, acting a bit older than her age.
"Yes, now I must get back to guarding the Time Gate,
I will keep watch over you..both of you,"Pluto said and made
a portal and stepped inside.
(Aenon Hiba...hmm..)Hotaru voiced out inside her head
as she got ready for bed and fell asleep.
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~.~Dream~.~
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Water drops falling down.
*drip* *drip*
Hazy backgrounds filled the room.
(What? Where..am I? I can't see what's going on..)
[{You are the one....}]a chorus of voices sounded out.
(The one what? Who said that?)
[{We are within you...}]one of the voices echoed.
(I don't understand...)
*drip* *drip*
[{You have the gift of immortality..}]another voice sounded out.
[{We have chosen you with this gift...]}one of the voices.
[{Long before..you were born..}]a third voice.
(It isn't a gift..it's just a curse..)
[{If you only let it be..}] the first voice.
(Tell me who are you people..!)
[{We are the ones...}] the first voice.
[{who gave you....}] another voice.
[{This power...}] third voice.
[{And more...}] all three.
(And more..?)
[{Remember child..}] the first voice.
[{It is only a curse..if you let it be..}] the second and third.
[{You are the one...}] the first voice.
[{..the one...}] the third voice.
A strong gust of wind came in the room and started blowing through
the girl's figure, it was too strong.
[{the one..}] all three echoed one another.
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~.~End Dream~.~
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Serena/Usagi bolted upright from the bed gasping and panting.
"The one..what? And what do they mean by more?"muttered Serena under
her breath, in deep thought.
"Whatever they mean...this is just a curse..just a curse.."mumbled
Serena, her mind clouding with painful memories and sadness.
For the rest of the night, she sat there...thinking of her
painful past filled with death and sorrow.
A lone tear dropped and landed on the cover of her blanket, soaking
it up.

To be continued...
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Well it's longer than last time! Yeyy!! I'm not sure if
you like it or not but I tried! =P
If there are grammar or spelling mistakes, I apologize ..I
didn't re-read it as much as I should have. I sort of
rushed a bit on it...*saddened look*