Disclaimer:Disclaimer: No one in this story is mine. No one in this story is 
mine. No
one in this story is mine..

Note: Hi everyone! Sorry, I know I said I'd have the next chapter out in two
week and it turned out to be six. I've been very busy. But at least after
some of you told me your concern over the lateness of this chapter I decided
to write it. And here it is. I may not be much, but it's the best I could
come up with under the circumstances. Oh and this chapter only concerns
Makoto, so no one write me and ask "Wheres so and so?" And now that we're
through with all that jargon on with the show.

The Way Things Work Out
Chapter 7: Pit of Dispair
By: Genki Dama


"Mmmmm."

Makoto slowly opened her eyes and looked around. She was still lying on the
ground. She sat up and put a hand to her head.

"Oww."

She brought her hand back into sight. Blood was smeared across her hand. She
stared at it, not beleiving that the blood was there. Just to make sure, she
replaced her hand on her head once more and withdrew it. Fresh, sticky blood
smeared her hand.

'How did that happen?'

Her memory tried to tell her. She strained to think of what had caused her
injury. Suddenly, she had it. She remebered that Vegeta had slammed his fist
into the rock wall beside her head. One of the flying rocks must have done
it. Not that that mattered now, she need to stop it bleeding. She looked
around. No one. She could've sworn Vegeta was watching her though. She
checked her wound again. Still bleeding. Seeing no other choice she tore the
bottom part of her white shirt off, and proceeded to make a makeshift
bandage. She tied it securly around the wound and re-adjusted it for
comfort.

Makoto stood, wiping her bloody hands on her jeen shorts. She looked around
again. No one. Yet she could feel eyes upon her. Someone, somewhere, was
watching her.

"Where are you?!"

No, response.

"I know you're there!"

"Oh? And how do you know that?"

Makoto paused, being surprised.

"...For one, you're talking to me."

"Ah, so I am."

Makoto looked for the source of the voice but could find none. The rock
walls were going to keep that a secret.

"Where are you?"

"A place where I can see you but you cant see me."

"And what good does that do?"

"I am training you."

"TRAINING?! Leaving me in the middle of a canyon is training?!"

"If you can get out of there without using your little magic pen then I know
you are good enough to be my pupil."

"Magic pen? What are you..::gasp::"

Makoto patted her pockets. She patted faster when she realized her
transformation pen was not there.

"Where's my pen?"

"I have it. You must get out of that canyon without doing your little
transformation trick."

"And what if I don't want to?"

"You die."

Makot looked at the ground. She felt her anger building up. That man!
Leaving her in a canyon, all alone and helpless, and mocking her too.

"I'll get you Vegeta!!! When I get out of this stupid hole I'm going to KILL
YOU!!!!"

"Ha ha. Sure you will. We'll just see about that...I'll be watching."

"AGGGGGGGGH!!!! VEGETA!!!"

Only her echo answered her.

*****

Makoto dredged on through the bottom of the canyon. The shear rock cliffs on
either side laughed as she despearingly looked for an easy way to the
surface. She could find none. She had been wondering for hours, always
looking up to see if Vegeta was near. If he was, she couldn't see him. Beads
of sweat hung from her brow, aching to drop into her eye and make her
suffering that much more unbearable. She craved water, but could find none.
She craved food but found only a few bushes, which descusted her. Hell had
come early for the Jupiter senshi.

She stopped and plopped down on the ground with a thump. A small lizard,
fightened, run from underneath a rock and scampered away. Makoto chuckled to
herself.

"Ha. I bet you could get out of here. I wish I could. No food. No water.
That idiot Vegeta. I cant believe he would do this to me. Me of all people.
I just HAD to punch that kid in the nose. So what? I just punch one guy in
the nose and Vegeta thinks I'm an all powerful goddess of some kind? You
would think he would have at least given me a little food. I wonder what the
rest of the girls are doing. Probably having more fun than I am. Probably
having FUN. Remind me to kill that stupid green, short kid for bringing me
here. Who am I talking to? I must be losing it."

Makoto clamped her hands on her head. In doing so, she discovered that her
head wound still hurt. She wenced in pain. After the pain subsided she
droped her hands in her lap and looked around. It all looked the same to
her. She looked skywards. Nothing but the same three hundred foot cliffs.
She sighed and laid her head against a rock. She laid there for what seemed
like hours. Suddenly she heard something behind her. She spun around. There,
lying on the ground, was a canteen of water and a few apples. Makoto blinked
a couple of times. She rubbered her eyes too, just to make sure she wasn't
dreaming. But when her eyes opened again, it was still there. Excitedly she
grabbed the canteen and guzled down as much as she could drink. Then she
thought of something. Maybe she should save the water for later. Yes, she
thought. Makoto screwed the top back on the canteen and began on one of the
apples. When she had finnished eating she laid back down exsausted. She
promtly fell asleep.



BAMM!!!!

Makoto woke up with a start. Her eyes popped open and she sat up, looking
for the sorce of whatever woke her up. Nothing. Makoto's eyes showed a look
of worry mixed with curiosity. She stood and began looking farther down the
canyon in both directions. Still nothing.

"Hmmm. Guess I just imagined it."

Makoto sat back down, yet remaining awake in hopes that whatever caused the
noise would appear. She got what she was waiting for. BAMM!!!! Again it
sounded, except now the ground shook violently. Makoto fell over. The
rumbling didn't stop. She dug her fingers into the ground, hopeing to stop
herself from boucing all over the place. Suddenly the earthquake stopped.
Makoto opened one eye. Nothing still. BAMM!!! She screamed. The ground
underneath her split open into a gaping cassm. Her grip on the ground
loosened from the shaking and she began to plumit downward.

"VEGETA!!!!!!!!"

She continuted to fall looking sky ward.

"Makoto!"

Vegeta, from out of nowhere, flew in after her. He got his hand within a few
inches of her's. He deperatly tried to grab her hand, but in her panic her
hand was flayling. Makoto screamed once more and everything went black.

---End Ch. 7---

Hee hee..what an ending. Oh well. I couldn't think of anything better.
I have no idea what will becoming up next time in the next chapter. Not
Makoto I'm sure. I'll try and get the other people in. Oh, and have you
noticed that Minako hasn't had any lines? How bout that. Well, she might
have. Like in the first chapter, or something. Anyway, the next chapter will
be out in, oh.3 to 4 weeks, depending if I can get any spare time. Until
then, my email is sailor_dragon@softhome.net Have fun reading!!! ^_^