Last time on Sailor Moon Solar, a new enemy appeared. So did new students. Usagi had problems operating both her broach and the Eternal Tier. Then, new Sailor Senshi appeared and defeated the Dark Youma! What will happen next? Stay there and find out, here on Sailor Moon Solar! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sailor Moon: Solar Episode 02: "Usagi's broach is powering down? The Sailor Senshi are defeated in battle!" By CKFanfics@aol.com (The Crystal Knight) Edited by Butterfly-Rose Rated: PG-13 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Notes: This series takes place after Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars. The general disclaimers apply: for instance, I do not own Sailor Moon. It belongs to TOEI Company Limited, Naoko Takeuchi, Kodansha, and others. The characters I create I own. You may not use them without my permission. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Usagi was sitting in a chair thinking about yesterday's events. She could not get them out of her head. Her powers were failing, and she had no idea why. Taiyo saw Usagi and decided to talk to her. "Usagi." Taiyo called. However, Usagi was so deep in thought that she did not respond. "Usagi." Taiyo called out again. Once more, it was fruitless. "Usagi. Hey Usagi." Taiyo repeated a third time, still calmly. Miracle of miracles, Usagi responded! "Huh?" Usagi exclaimed. "Are you okay? You looked like you were deep in thought. Anything I can help you with?" Taiyo said, voicing her concerns. "Well, Taiyo. Have you ever come to a time in your life when something changed so that something you had been able to do, you couldn't do anymore for reasons beyond your control? Can you relate to that?" Usagi questioned her. "That's a hard question Usagi. It is hard to relate if I do not know what the problem is. Is it an item? Is it a place? Is it a person?" Taiyo asked. "It involves an item. I think I wore it out." Usagi replied to Taiyo. "Well, Usagi. All items will wear out now and then. If you are lucky, and believe that your item will be like new, sometimes it can actually become that way. Never give up Usagi! Remember that, okay?" Taiyo calmly answered Usagi. "Thank you! Taiyo-Chan!" Usagi said. "You're welcome, Usagi. Goodbye for now." Taiyo bided Usagi farewell, and left. Later... "There is another Dark Youma attack! Meet me in the park!" Rei called over her communicator. In a few minutes, everyone had arrived there and transformed, including Usagi. "Jupiter Oak Evolution!" Super Sailor Jupiter cried out, making her attack. "Mars Flame Sniper!" Super Sailor Mars cried out, making her attack. "World Shaking!" Super Sailor Uranus cried out, making her attack. The attacks proved ineffective against the Dark Youma. Usagi was preparing to make her attack, when she suddenly re-transformed into her civilian form. Everyone was shocked. Usagi was not surprised. "Moon Eternal! Make Up!" Usagi cried. The Eternal broach did not work anymore. "Usagi, please leave. You will be a target if you stay. Go back home." Rei ordered. Usagi did not argue. She left quietly. "Man, she really looks depressed." Super Sailor Jupiter added. "Well, you would be depressed if you could not transform either." Super Sailor Pluto replied. "Come destroy me you fools!" The Dark Youma yelled at the Sailor Senshi. Then the Dark Youma heard a voice. "Come back Dark Youma. I've changed our plans." The general stated. "Yes Demoneus!" The Dark Youma replied. The Dark Youma disappeared. "So he is working for someone named Demoneus." Super Sailor Mars commented. "We must return to the Hikawa Shrine." Super Sailor Uranus said to the others. Later at the Hikawa Shrine... Usagi was at the shrine alone. She had thought of going there because it helped to clear her mind of recent events. Rei's grandpa saw and spoke to her. "What's the matter Usagi?" Rei's grandpa asked. "Nothing really." Usagi replied. "I can tell when something is wrong. So, what is the matter?" Rei's grandpa questioned her. "Oh, it's just that... Something I was able to do, I now cannot do any longer. I know I am not making any sense." Usagi answered him. "Sure it makes sense. Just believe and it will work again." He told her. "Oh, thanks!" Usagi replied cheerfully. "Your welcome. I have to go now." He bid farewell to her and went on to do his business. For a few minutes longer, Usagi just sat there on the steps. She now held the Eternal Broach in her hands, wondering why it had ceased to work. Usagi started to cry silently. "Why? Why won't it work anymore?" She questioned herself. There was no answer, only more questions. A few minutes later, everyone else had shown up. "Usagi." Rei gently said to her. "It doesn't matter anymore. I am now useless. Obsolete. I am just some old news. I am outdated." Usagi told herself, not realizing that anyone else were there. "Hey kitten." Haruka said very gently. "Huh? Minna!" Usagi greeted them. "Are you okay?" Michiru asked her. "No. It is bugging me. I cannot even transform to help my friends. It doesn't matter anymore, I guess. Everyone keeps telling me to believe, but how can I believe in a powerless broach? It is useless to me!" Usagi said as she threw it down. Makoto caught it. "Here Usagi. Never give up hope. Remember, you once said that 'the light of hope was in everyone's mind. Remember that?" Makoto questioned her. "Yes." Usagi replied. "Then always believe there is a way." Makoto encouraged her. "Thanks. Ami, do you think my powers are being blocked?" Usagi inquired. "It is a possibility, Usagi-Chan. There must be a way to unblock your powers if that is the case. For now, believe in yourself and your abilities." Ami said to Usagi. The Sailor Senshi remained there for about an hour. Then, they received word from Mamoru that the enemy had returned. "Mars Flame Sniper!" "Jupiter Oak Evolution!" "World Shaking!" "Deep Submerge!" "Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" "Venus Love and Beauty Shock!" "Dead Scream!" "Silent Grave Surprise!" All the powers came together and hit the Dark Youma, but it had little effect on it. Then the Sun Soldiers appeared. "Protecting the third planet from the Sun and its inhabitants, I am Sailor Sun!" Sailor Sun declared. "I am the guardian of the Sun and of Earth! I am Sailor Solar!" Sailor Solar announced. "And we will burn you up to cinders!" Sailor Sun and Sailor Solar yelled at the youma. "You came to aide us?" Super Sailor Jupiter questioned the Sun Soldiers. "Don't misunderstand. We are only here to fight this Dark Youma. Our priority is our search for our missing sister, she who will have the powers of both the Sun and the Moon. She must not have powers, or her current powers are becoming inactive due to the Dark Youmas. Her powers will be born anew, and then the hope of the world will lie on her shoulders." Sailor Sun told the Sailor Soldiers, explaining her and Sailor Solar's mission. "Please do not try to get us to join you." Sailor Solar remarked. "Now, to business! Solar Flare Arrows Strike!" "Sun Fire Burst!" The two attacks of the Sun Soldiers came together and burned up the Dark Youma. Then the Dark Crystal that was on the Dark Youma's head fell to the ground and shattered. "That was too easy." Sailor Sun commented. "Yeah. They should send tougher monsters." Sailor Solar agreed. The two Sun Soldiers left. "They claim that are just here to fight off the Dark Youma while looking for their sister. Well, I think they are here to help us, since we were unable to fight off the Dark Youma." Super Sailor Mars spoke to the others. "Maybe." Super Sailor Jupiter replied. That night at the Tsukino household... Usagi was dreaming. A man similar to Prince Endymion, but much older and stronger, spoke to her in a dream. "White Moon Princess. My daughter, my name is Solace; I am the King of the Sun Kingdom and husband of your mother, Queen Serenity. I have come to you because, although you are lost, you are indeed my daughter. Your sisters are looking for you. You are the missing link in the Soldiers of the Sun. I know that you must be wondering, 'How can I be a Princess of the Sun when I am the Princess of the Moon?' It is quite simple. Because you are my daughter, you have access to powers of both the Sun and Moon. The enemy has blocked your Moon powers. Soon they will be working again, and working in conjunction with your new Sun powers. You must first believe that this will happen. Only when you believe in your powers will they work. Then your sisters shall know that you are their sister, and the Triplets Sisters of the Sun will be revealed to everyone." As he finished speaking to her, the dream ended. Usagi woke and wondered what it meant. "Tomorrow is another day. Maybe my destiny will come to me." Usagi thought to herself. TO BE CONTINUED... Next Episode: "Usagi receives the power of the Sun and Moon! Usagi's amazing new transformation!" Next on Sailor Moon Solar: Usagi tells her friends about the dream she had. Demoneus returns with a Dark Youma at night to bring havoc on Tokyo. Then, Usagi goes through a new transformation! Will she get new powers? Find out next time on... Sailor Moon Solar! This episode was completed on: 09/18/2002 This episode was released on: 09/26/2002 Sailor Moon Solar is (c) 2002 by Crystal Knight Fanfiction Productions. The proper owners own Sailor Moon. All rights reserved.