Opposing Protectors
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any of its characters, I wish I did, but I don't. With that being said, PLEASE don't sue me. I do however own any characters that do not exist in the anime and the plot idea is my own. All I ask is that if you use my ideas, you give credit where credit is due. Thanks.
AN: This is my first fanfic, so please read and review and I hope you enjoy it. Also, anything in italics is a character's thoughts.
Chapter 1: Homecoming Disappearance
Seiya looked up towards the night sky. Another long day spent rebuilding her society. She stared longingly in the direction of Earth, the planet where her Odango was. Seiya deeply yearned to see Serena again, to look into those beautiful blue eyes and see that warm, caring smile. She knew that Serena did not share her feelings, but it didn't matter, she still missed her. Seiya had not seen Serena since the defeat of Galaxia, and that was two years ago.
After leaving Earth, it had taken her, Kakuu, Taiki, and Yaten months to find a habitable, yet uninhabited, planet to which they could relocate the survivors of their old planet and rebuild their society. It had taken a long time, but Kakuu had finally managed to bring some stability to the planet and it inhabitants. Seiya knew however, that it would still be quite some time before their society would be stable enough to allow her and her friends to leave and visit Earth again.
Meanwhile, the reason for the planet's lack of population, a being of great darkness and evil, which had been sealed in the planet's core for the past couple of thousand years, was now awakening to all of the energy and commotion going on above him. Realizing that the planet was now populated, he decided that he would overtake them and make them suffer for his long years of imprisonment...whether they held any responsibility or not. But before he could act, there was something he needed to acquire first; something that he believed would ensure his victory.
On Earth, Serena and Darien were just getting home from their honeymoon. After a beautiful ceremony and a wonderful two weeks in Hawaii, Serena and Darien were ready to start their new life as a married couple. Their dreams had finally come true; they were finally a reality.
There had been nothing but peace and quiet since the defeat of Chaos and the girls were getting ready for their last year of high school. Imara and Michelle had decided to take a year off before going to college, while Hotaru was getting ready for her first year as a high school student. Trista was now finished school and was working as a chemist at a medical research lab. Darien meanwhile had been working part-time for some big corporal company as a computer programmer and the had offered him a full- time position after he finished his last year of college, which just happened to be this up-coming school year. And of course they had given him some time off for his wedding and honeymoon, that was a given.
Giving the newly wed couple a few days to deal with and recuperate from their jet lag, it had been decided that their "Welcome Home Party" would be held on the Saturday following their return. Saturday was the most convenient night for everyone anyway. And of course the party was held at the CROWN CAFÉ. Amy, Raye, Mina and Lita had invited Serena and Darien to go out with them to homecoming dinner at their favourite café. It had taken some convincing but they had managed to pull it off. When the group arrived, the couple was surprised to find ALL of their friends there. Lizzie, one of their friends who worked as a waitress at the café, had pulled a few strings (okay, a lot of strings and she owed him big) with her boss to get the cafe booked off for them.
There was a loud wave of "Surprise! Welcome Home!" being shouted out by everyone there. As the shock wore off, Serena and Darien smiled and returned the warm greeting with "It's good to be home." Shortly after their arrival, dinner was served. Everyone chowed down their choice of pizza, burgers, fries, and hotdogs with ice cream sundaes for dessert.
"This is the yummiest food ever!" Serena exclaimed between mouthfuls.
"Mm-hmm!" Lita nodded in agreement.
"Nobody beats CROWN's" Raye chimed in.
After the meal was over, everyone just sat around chatting about anything and everything.
"So how was the honeymoon?" a familiar voice asked. Darien immediately recognized the voice as that of his friend Saori whom he had known since high school. He turned around to see her standing with her husband Coby next to her.
"It was great! We had the time of our lives!" Darien said responding to Saori's question. Serena nodded her head in agreement with a broad smile on her face.
"You got great tans too" added Coby.
"Yeah, two weeks in the beautiful Hawaiian sun will do that." Darien replied.
A little more conversation ensued before Saori and Coby went off to talk with some of the other guests at the party. A few minutes later, Andrew and his wife Rita came over to talk with Serena and Darien. At first the conversation was composed of general small talk, but there was something that had bugging Andrew for quite some time now, he was just always hesitant about bringing it up. He figured it was none of his concern, but giving in to curiosity, he asked them the question that had been driving him mad for what seemed like forever.
"What is it with you two!? I mean I know this may be none of my business, but you two use to hate each other and now you're married! Am I missing something, I mean when did this happen?"
Serena and Darien both laughed at hoe exasperated and frustrated their friend sounded, even though he had tried to hide the extent of these feelings. Their laughter quickly stopped though as they realized that they needed to think up an excuse, and fast. After all, they couldn't very well tell him the truth that they were lovers in a past life and they suddenly got their memories back from that life. So, Serena, on an impulse, decided to tell Andrew a half-truth.
"Uh...well...um...that's kinda a funny story actually."
Darien just looked at her, hiding his surprise/concern and hoped that whatever she had come up with was good enough to convince Andrew that it was the truth.
"You see, we were at...oh I forget where, but we ended up catching the same elevator. We just happen to be the only ones on it when there was a power outage and we were trapped in the elevator alone for however long it lasted. So, to pass the time we actually started talking civilly with each other. Once we had been talking for a while, we realized that we actually had some things in common. That made us wonder how much more we could possibly have in common, and from there, we started developing a relationship. And now, here we are, a happy couple. Who would've thought, eh?"
"So that's how the two of you hooked up?"
"Yep" Serena answered nervously, not sure he was buying it.
"Wow, that sounds so surreal!" Andrew said as he thought about the story Serena had just told him. He was a little sceptic, but he had no reason not to believe or trust them.
Thank God he's not pressing the matter Darien thought to himself as he noticed the look of doubt and scepticism cross his best friend's face.
Rita changed the subject by asking the young couple what their plans were now that they were back from the honeymoon.
"Well, I'll be moving most of my stuff into Darien's apartment for now. What won't fit, such as my bed, will stay at my parents' house until we can find a nice small place that we can call 'OUR first home together'. Once we do find a place, we'll bring the rest of my stuff and put it in the guest room or basement, whichever." Serena said.
"Right," Darien added "but we're in no big hurry, so when we find something, we find something. That's the attitude we're taking right now."
"Mm-hmm." Serena nodded her head in agreement.
"That's nice. I'm glad that you two found each other. And I hope you two enjoy many years of uninterrupted happiness." Rita told them.
"Yeah. And I'm glad that the two of you had a good time on your." Andrew added his sentiments. "Anyway, it's getting late and we should probably get going soon."
Darien looked at his watch and was surprised to see that it was almost midnight, and they still had souvenirs to hand out!
"Hold on a second you guys, we've got some stuff for you and the others." Serena said as she stopped them from taking off.
"I'll go grab the bags from the car." Darien offered as he headed out. He returned a few moments later with two bags full of gifts and souvenirs for all their friends. They had even bought some extra leis and trinkets just to cover their butts in case they forgot anybody during their shopping sprees.
The souvenirs were handed out to everybody and "Thank You's" were said. Following that, everyone said their "Good-Byes" and their "Good- Nights" and then proceeded to head out to their cars or bus stops, whichever the case may be. That night, they all went home and crashed into bed after a long and fun night of partying.
When Serena and Darien got home, they talked about the wonderful time they'd had at the party and how lucky they were to have such wonderful friends. After changing into their nice and cool summer pjs, they crawled into bed and snuggled up close to each other before promptly falling asleep.
The following morning, when Darien woke up, he noticed that something was amiss. Serena wasn't with him. This was very strange indeed, for Serena never liked getting up in the morning, especially when she didn't have to, and his alarm clock on the bedside table told him it was only 8:15 am. Thinking that maybe she hadn't completely worn off her jet lag, she had gotten up after all. After making a search of the apartment, he found out that she wasn't even home. Becoming a little concerned, he started thinking of what other possibilities there could be as to her whereabouts. There were still some explanations to explain her absence. Maybe she went down to the lobby to get the morning paper, or maybe she went to the convenience store down the street to pick up a breakfast item that wasn't in the apartment and she just forgot to leave a note. Being so early in the morning, Serena's brain might not be fully awake and she didn't think to leave a note. But these explanations seemed improbable to him. Something just wasn't right.
Darien decided to wait for a while to see if she showed up. The possibility that he was being an over-protective worrywart to his new wife had also crossed his mind. But after twenty minutes had passed and there was still no sign of her, Darien became very worried. Where could she have gone? he wondered. Darien decided to make a small search of the vicinity, which ended up not being so small. Though nothing came of his search, and by the time he got back to the apartment, it was nearly 10:00 am. There still was no sign of Serena anywhere.
On an impulse, Darien decided to call each of the Senshi to see if they had heard from her or if she had gone to see them for something, anything. He used the fast and easy way of the communicator (which Luna had created for and given to him a while back) so as not to wake any late sleepers at the Senshis' residences. All reported the same thing, none of them had heard from Serena.
Serena was gone.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any of its characters, I wish I did, but I don't. With that being said, PLEASE don't sue me. I do however own any characters that do not exist in the anime and the plot idea is my own. All I ask is that if you use my ideas, you give credit where credit is due. Thanks.
AN: This is my first fanfic, so please read and review and I hope you enjoy it. Also, anything in italics is a character's thoughts.
Chapter 1: Homecoming Disappearance
Seiya looked up towards the night sky. Another long day spent rebuilding her society. She stared longingly in the direction of Earth, the planet where her Odango was. Seiya deeply yearned to see Serena again, to look into those beautiful blue eyes and see that warm, caring smile. She knew that Serena did not share her feelings, but it didn't matter, she still missed her. Seiya had not seen Serena since the defeat of Galaxia, and that was two years ago.
After leaving Earth, it had taken her, Kakuu, Taiki, and Yaten months to find a habitable, yet uninhabited, planet to which they could relocate the survivors of their old planet and rebuild their society. It had taken a long time, but Kakuu had finally managed to bring some stability to the planet and it inhabitants. Seiya knew however, that it would still be quite some time before their society would be stable enough to allow her and her friends to leave and visit Earth again.
Meanwhile, the reason for the planet's lack of population, a being of great darkness and evil, which had been sealed in the planet's core for the past couple of thousand years, was now awakening to all of the energy and commotion going on above him. Realizing that the planet was now populated, he decided that he would overtake them and make them suffer for his long years of imprisonment...whether they held any responsibility or not. But before he could act, there was something he needed to acquire first; something that he believed would ensure his victory.
On Earth, Serena and Darien were just getting home from their honeymoon. After a beautiful ceremony and a wonderful two weeks in Hawaii, Serena and Darien were ready to start their new life as a married couple. Their dreams had finally come true; they were finally a reality.
There had been nothing but peace and quiet since the defeat of Chaos and the girls were getting ready for their last year of high school. Imara and Michelle had decided to take a year off before going to college, while Hotaru was getting ready for her first year as a high school student. Trista was now finished school and was working as a chemist at a medical research lab. Darien meanwhile had been working part-time for some big corporal company as a computer programmer and the had offered him a full- time position after he finished his last year of college, which just happened to be this up-coming school year. And of course they had given him some time off for his wedding and honeymoon, that was a given.
Giving the newly wed couple a few days to deal with and recuperate from their jet lag, it had been decided that their "Welcome Home Party" would be held on the Saturday following their return. Saturday was the most convenient night for everyone anyway. And of course the party was held at the CROWN CAFÉ. Amy, Raye, Mina and Lita had invited Serena and Darien to go out with them to homecoming dinner at their favourite café. It had taken some convincing but they had managed to pull it off. When the group arrived, the couple was surprised to find ALL of their friends there. Lizzie, one of their friends who worked as a waitress at the café, had pulled a few strings (okay, a lot of strings and she owed him big) with her boss to get the cafe booked off for them.
There was a loud wave of "Surprise! Welcome Home!" being shouted out by everyone there. As the shock wore off, Serena and Darien smiled and returned the warm greeting with "It's good to be home." Shortly after their arrival, dinner was served. Everyone chowed down their choice of pizza, burgers, fries, and hotdogs with ice cream sundaes for dessert.
"This is the yummiest food ever!" Serena exclaimed between mouthfuls.
"Mm-hmm!" Lita nodded in agreement.
"Nobody beats CROWN's" Raye chimed in.
After the meal was over, everyone just sat around chatting about anything and everything.
"So how was the honeymoon?" a familiar voice asked. Darien immediately recognized the voice as that of his friend Saori whom he had known since high school. He turned around to see her standing with her husband Coby next to her.
"It was great! We had the time of our lives!" Darien said responding to Saori's question. Serena nodded her head in agreement with a broad smile on her face.
"You got great tans too" added Coby.
"Yeah, two weeks in the beautiful Hawaiian sun will do that." Darien replied.
A little more conversation ensued before Saori and Coby went off to talk with some of the other guests at the party. A few minutes later, Andrew and his wife Rita came over to talk with Serena and Darien. At first the conversation was composed of general small talk, but there was something that had bugging Andrew for quite some time now, he was just always hesitant about bringing it up. He figured it was none of his concern, but giving in to curiosity, he asked them the question that had been driving him mad for what seemed like forever.
"What is it with you two!? I mean I know this may be none of my business, but you two use to hate each other and now you're married! Am I missing something, I mean when did this happen?"
Serena and Darien both laughed at hoe exasperated and frustrated their friend sounded, even though he had tried to hide the extent of these feelings. Their laughter quickly stopped though as they realized that they needed to think up an excuse, and fast. After all, they couldn't very well tell him the truth that they were lovers in a past life and they suddenly got their memories back from that life. So, Serena, on an impulse, decided to tell Andrew a half-truth.
"Uh...well...um...that's kinda a funny story actually."
Darien just looked at her, hiding his surprise/concern and hoped that whatever she had come up with was good enough to convince Andrew that it was the truth.
"You see, we were at...oh I forget where, but we ended up catching the same elevator. We just happen to be the only ones on it when there was a power outage and we were trapped in the elevator alone for however long it lasted. So, to pass the time we actually started talking civilly with each other. Once we had been talking for a while, we realized that we actually had some things in common. That made us wonder how much more we could possibly have in common, and from there, we started developing a relationship. And now, here we are, a happy couple. Who would've thought, eh?"
"So that's how the two of you hooked up?"
"Yep" Serena answered nervously, not sure he was buying it.
"Wow, that sounds so surreal!" Andrew said as he thought about the story Serena had just told him. He was a little sceptic, but he had no reason not to believe or trust them.
Thank God he's not pressing the matter Darien thought to himself as he noticed the look of doubt and scepticism cross his best friend's face.
Rita changed the subject by asking the young couple what their plans were now that they were back from the honeymoon.
"Well, I'll be moving most of my stuff into Darien's apartment for now. What won't fit, such as my bed, will stay at my parents' house until we can find a nice small place that we can call 'OUR first home together'. Once we do find a place, we'll bring the rest of my stuff and put it in the guest room or basement, whichever." Serena said.
"Right," Darien added "but we're in no big hurry, so when we find something, we find something. That's the attitude we're taking right now."
"Mm-hmm." Serena nodded her head in agreement.
"That's nice. I'm glad that you two found each other. And I hope you two enjoy many years of uninterrupted happiness." Rita told them.
"Yeah. And I'm glad that the two of you had a good time on your." Andrew added his sentiments. "Anyway, it's getting late and we should probably get going soon."
Darien looked at his watch and was surprised to see that it was almost midnight, and they still had souvenirs to hand out!
"Hold on a second you guys, we've got some stuff for you and the others." Serena said as she stopped them from taking off.
"I'll go grab the bags from the car." Darien offered as he headed out. He returned a few moments later with two bags full of gifts and souvenirs for all their friends. They had even bought some extra leis and trinkets just to cover their butts in case they forgot anybody during their shopping sprees.
The souvenirs were handed out to everybody and "Thank You's" were said. Following that, everyone said their "Good-Byes" and their "Good- Nights" and then proceeded to head out to their cars or bus stops, whichever the case may be. That night, they all went home and crashed into bed after a long and fun night of partying.
When Serena and Darien got home, they talked about the wonderful time they'd had at the party and how lucky they were to have such wonderful friends. After changing into their nice and cool summer pjs, they crawled into bed and snuggled up close to each other before promptly falling asleep.
The following morning, when Darien woke up, he noticed that something was amiss. Serena wasn't with him. This was very strange indeed, for Serena never liked getting up in the morning, especially when she didn't have to, and his alarm clock on the bedside table told him it was only 8:15 am. Thinking that maybe she hadn't completely worn off her jet lag, she had gotten up after all. After making a search of the apartment, he found out that she wasn't even home. Becoming a little concerned, he started thinking of what other possibilities there could be as to her whereabouts. There were still some explanations to explain her absence. Maybe she went down to the lobby to get the morning paper, or maybe she went to the convenience store down the street to pick up a breakfast item that wasn't in the apartment and she just forgot to leave a note. Being so early in the morning, Serena's brain might not be fully awake and she didn't think to leave a note. But these explanations seemed improbable to him. Something just wasn't right.
Darien decided to wait for a while to see if she showed up. The possibility that he was being an over-protective worrywart to his new wife had also crossed his mind. But after twenty minutes had passed and there was still no sign of her, Darien became very worried. Where could she have gone? he wondered. Darien decided to make a small search of the vicinity, which ended up not being so small. Though nothing came of his search, and by the time he got back to the apartment, it was nearly 10:00 am. There still was no sign of Serena anywhere.
On an impulse, Darien decided to call each of the Senshi to see if they had heard from her or if she had gone to see them for something, anything. He used the fast and easy way of the communicator (which Luna had created for and given to him a while back) so as not to wake any late sleepers at the Senshis' residences. All reported the same thing, none of them had heard from Serena.
Serena was gone.