Falling Out of History

Rei's Story

A/N: Heads up: there will be a section of darker, more mature concepts and language in this chapter. Viewer discretion is advised.

But on a lighter note, the first part was definitely inspired by a Bob's Burgers episode.

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"Usagi? Can you hear me?"

Mamoru held the orb tightly and stared into it, listening carefully.

"Usagi! It's Mamoru! Where are you?"

There were long moments of silence.

"Are you sure this thing works?" Makoto asked, turning to Jadeite.

"Positive," he said. "Sometimes it just takes a minute to start up and get a response."

"Usagi!" Rei shouted. "We're all here trying to rescue you. I didn't risk my life in a sky city for you to just ignore our call! Where are you?"

"R-Rei?" came a muffled voice.

"Usagi!" Mamoru gripped it even harder.

"How are you talking to me right now? Am I hallucinating?"

"No, we're using a magical orb. What happened to you? Where are you?"

"I'm... well..."

"Are you hurt?" Minako asked. "Do we need to call backup for this rescue?"

"No, not at all," she said. She started to become visible in the orb. Her surroundings looked dark and empty, almost like an alley.

"Well would you tell us where you are so we can come get you?" Rei grew impatient.

"I'm... in Windkeep."

"...Seriously?" came the group's response.

"Yes! Okay? Please don't hate me."

"Windkeep? You mean the fort that Chibi-usa built inside that opening in the alley behind my parents' diner?" Makoto asked with an eyebrow raised.

"Yes it is, and last week I came here to leave her a care package as a surprise, but then this huge delivery truck parked right in front of the entrance, so I've been trapped in here."

"You've been trapped in there for a whole week?!" Mamoru freaked out. "Why didn't you call anyone?"

"There's no service in here."

"Well how have you been surviving? You've been without food and water all this time!"

"Not exactly. I ate everything in the care package."

The group all sighed. "Oh Usagi... well, we're just glad that you're all right and weren't abducted or anything."

"That's great, now would somebody PLEASE come and get me out of here?"

"We'll be right there."

The group ventured downtown to the alley where the large fort was. There's no way Usagi or Mamoru would let Chibi-usa in there ever again after this.

The large semi was literally parked right in front of the entrance, and evidently hadn't moved all week. It was a strange parking job, no doubt.

"How are we gonna move this truck without destroying it?" Minako asked.

"With all of our strength combined, we should be able to push it a few inches, enough for Usagi to get out," Kunzite said.

The Shitennou and Mamoru went to the back and started pushing. Their strength alone seemed like it might suffice, but the Senshi got behind and started pushing too. The truck started to budge, slowly rolling away, though they were all struggling like crazy, wearing themselves out trying to get it to move even that much.