A Sailor Moon Fanfiction: The Pledge of the Sun.

Chapter 48

Everyone except Usagi sweatdropped, feeling awkward, and Rei couldn't help but blush bright red.

"And just why'd you bring that up?" Rei asked, trying not to show her embarrassment.

"Well... I just thought, what if something bad happens," Usagi went on. "I mean, I don't want you to have any regrets."

"Nothing bad is gonna happen to us!" exploded Rei yelling at the top of her lungs. "Just mind your own business!"

Usagi was so startled that she fell flat on her bum on the cold hard ground.

"Ouch! You didn't have to yell at me like that!" whined Usagi. "I was just concerned about you, is all!"

"Usagi, you need to stop thinking about the 'what ifs,' " said Minako.

"I agree," nodded Makoto smiling warmly. "When this is all over, I intend to get out there and experience all the love I can."

Usagi was surprised, but a smile worked its way to her cheeks too. "I see. Sorry about that," she apologized. "You're right."

"Love, huh?" mused Ami as she gazed upwards to the sky. "I'd like that too..."

Everyone then stared at Ami, a bit surprised that she would say such a thing, making the latter blush bright red with embarrassment. Usagi then noticed Harusuke, who was sitting on the steps completely silent.

"Is something wrong, Harusuke?" Usagi asked. "You're not getting cold feet, are you?"

Harusuke then stood up and looked towards Usagi and his friends. "Girls, there's something that I wanna say," he spoke. "So I want everyone to listen, okay?"

The girls all looked at Harusuke, giving him their utmost attention. There was a brief silence until Harusuke then spoke again.

"Listen, I know that I'm not big on epic speeches and stuff, but I wanted to say this before anything else," Harusuke spoke. "I'm happy that I have you guys as my friends, and I'm truly proud to be a part of your team. I don't know what I'd do without you guys. You've all been there for me even when I was at my lowest. And for that, I'm genuinely grateful. So I guess what I'm trying to say is, let's win this thing and go home together. But, once we do make it out of this, let's go out for ice cream or something."

Everyone stared at Harusuke, not saying a word. Then Usagi walked up to her brother and embraced him, catching Harusuke by surprise.

"Yeah. Let's do that," Usagi said happily. "Let's all go out and have some ice cream together. All of us."

Everyone heartily agreed. At that moment, Luna and Artemis finally appeared.

"All right, I think that's enough talking, guys," said Artemis. "It's time."

"Everyone! Transform!" commanded Luna.

The teens all looked at each other and gave a firm nod as they transformed for what might be the final time.

"MOON PRISM POWER MAKE UP!"

"MERCURY POWER MAKE UP!"

"MARS POWER MAKE UP!"

"JUPITER POWER MAKE UP!"

"VENUS POWER MAKE UP!"

"SOLAR GUARDIAN POWER FLARE UP!"

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Transformation Sequence: Usagi

Usagi's body shone with rainbow-colored light as she seemed to spin around. Then from her brooch, it flashed pink and pink ribbons shot out, wrapping her upper torso and midsection and became a white leotard with a red bow in the center and a collar that was blue with white stripes. Next, Usagi crosses her arms, and more pink ribbons wrapped around them, turning into long white gloves. The pink ribbon then wraps around Usagi's legs and turns into a pair of red thigh-high boots. Then a blue skirt appears around Usagi's waist with a red bow in the back. Then a tiny gem starts glowing in the middle of Usagi's forehead, and a gold tiara with a red gem, a pair of dangling crescent moon earrings, a red choker with a moon on it appear along with red circular accents in her hair buns. Usagi then strikes her signature pose as the moon shines behind her in the background.