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Her feet pounded against the pavement, matching the beat of her heart. Naru’s crying echoed in her head, but it was getting weaker- were the gems in her hair not matched to her friend’s state anymore, or was Naru being hurt? Usagi didn’t know, and increased her pace.
She counted the blocks as she ran. She had to keep track of how much further it would be, how much longer it would take her to get to Naru, how soon she could help her friend. Yet at the same time, she didn’t want to reach her destination. Something within her sang to be Sailor Moon, a tingling and buzzing that filled every part of her. This was right, this was fulfilling, this was who she was always meant to be. The armor around her chest was a little too constricting, the boots she wore felt a little too heavy on her feet, the gloves covering her hands were too dainty for the danger she approached, but! For the first time in her life, Usagi felt truly satisfied.
No, not quite satisfied- something was still missing. She was alone. She didn’t know who was supposed to be here, what kind of help she expected, she just knew that there should be something else, someone else, with her.
Naru yelped in pain again, the sound faint around Usagi’s thoughts, and guilt burned at her. She skidded as she turned the final corner to Osa-P, almost losing her balance but just managing to keep upright. She slammed the door open. “Stop right there!”
Satisfying or not, she needed the power of this transformation to help her best friend.