Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Sailor Stars: Chaos Theory

Act 63: Kinmokian Law

The rest of the concert is a blur for Seiya. His eyes kept going back to Usagi's empty seat hoping each time he looked back she would be sitting there. She never came back, nor Rei. He feels numb by the time the last chord is played.

He exits the stage as fast as he can. He ignores the irked expressions of Taiki and Yaten over his subpar performance tonight.

His anxiety hits a new level when he finds Rei waiting for him back stage, alone. Usagi is nowhere to be seen.

"I can't find Usagi anywhere," Rei frantically tells Seiya. "Something is wrong."

Seiya can feel the dread. "What happened?"

"I don't know," Rei is panicked, and she's usually one of the senshi that tends be more level headed.

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Usagi transformed and went to the Silver Millennium to be away from everyone. She collapsed seconds after she arrived in the gardens. Her anxiety was too much and she blacked out. What she witnessed in the darkness were the two sides of her soul duking it out.

Neo Queen Serenity walks down the corridor of the palace. She is back at home but something doesn't feel quite right. She sits down on her throne, rubbing her forehead. She pictures Prince Endymion losing his starseed in this very spot. The horrifying image tugs at her heart. She opens her eyes to see that she is not alone.

Sailor Cosmos is glaring at her. "Your time has passed Neo Queen Serenity."

"So has yours Karin." Neo Queen Serenity shoots back.

Sailor Cosmos shakes her head side to side. "Usagi has made her choice more than once, why are you still resisting? It's over."

Neo Queen Serenity looks down at the Guardian before her. "It will never truly be over. You know that one day she will become Neo Queen Serenity and being Tsukino Usagi will be a thing of the past." She smirks as Cosmos knowingly. "Besides you should realize that Usagi is currently..."

The images of the two talking fade to nothingness. Usagi slowly opens her eyes, vaguely aware of her surroundings. She is in her chambers she had as Princess Serenity. How did she get here? She collapsed when she first arrived, didn't she? She takes several deep breathes as she tries in vain to make sense of what just happened. She looks down at her fingers to find eight pearl rings. Her eyes immediately move to her clothing confirming she is in her Sailor Cosmos fuku.

She can feel a few tears escaping from her eyes. Ever since this morning when she left the hotel room, everything has been a mess. She hasn't been in complete control of her abilities. Why is she struggling so much? She is exhausted from lack of sleep due the nightmares.

Seeing Shiori with Seiya in that manner unnerved her. A little of the anxiety was reduced after seeing Seiya's message but she ended up with more questions.

She tries to stand up but her legs woggle too much. But somehow she feels a little better, a little more in control than she has in the past few hours. Did the Cosmos side of her do something to Serenity?

Who can she talk to about this? Ever since she has returned from the other timeline her nightmares have returned and they seem worse than ever. She hates that it leaves Sailor Pluto as the best person to talk to since she is the only one that knows exactly what happened in that timeline. She's not ready to talk to her and face her. Just thinking of the conversation makes her stomach feel uneasy. She does the only the other thing she can think of, she cries to reduce the stress that is slowly consuming her.