A/N: Yeah, I own nothing. I also have no idea how long I'm planning on making this, so just go with it. Um, I also don't own Travis, as much as I would like to claim him, I borrowed the idea from Jendra, who never answered my emails. Most of the credit for Travis goes to Jendra, so if you're here, I'm not trying to steal him from you!!!

This story line is mine however, and it's one I've been planning for some time now. I'm using the American names, just because I'm tired of my computer telling me all the Japanese ones are spelt wrong, I'm so tired of the red squiggles. Okay, done rambling now, please read & review!

Serena's POV

Right now I'm standing on the bridge, trying to decide. Am I going to let them control me? Am I going to let everything be decided for me, or take control? I'm tired of it, of everything. Tired of that bastard thinking he can say and do anything just because we're "meant to be together," that's a bull shit excuse and he knows it! Setsuna said that the future isn't written in stone, so that means it can change. I can change it. Do I really want to? Do I want to risk never seeing Rini again? But can I handle living with Darien for the next thousand plus years? Do I even want to? I don't know, I just don't know.

I start pacing on the bridge, trying to make up my mind. I just had a big fight with the girls, go figure, right? Ami got mad because I wasn't concentrating on my studies, Raye got pissed, more than normal, because I was late, but didn't let me say why. Mina and Lita glared at me, but said nothing to me, the whole time I was there. Rei and Ami took turns yelling at me, until I finally left, leaving all my belongings behind. Raye will most likely yell at me for that later too. Stupid baka, you show up late and you can't even remember to take your things when you leave? Kami she's pissing me off so much! Just who the hell does she think she is? I'm the damned leader! Me! Maybe I should leave, hand the leader role to Mina earlier than planned. Maybe even leave Tokyo. I'm so tired of being a Sailor Soldier, especially if all they are going to do is yell at me, over the stupidest shit!

I stopped pacing when I noticed it was now raining. Well, storming to be precise, and for the first time, I didn't care. I wasn't going to scream every time I saw a flash of lightning, or heard a clap of thunder. I slowly made my way away from the bridge, thinking about the main reason why I had gone there in the first place. I had been upset enough that I just wanted it to end, and I was going to end it myself, until I found I was pissed. Why end it, when I could get even and show them that they're the idiots? Maybe I should show them thereal me, it could be fun.

Normal POV

"Guys, maybe we should have let her explain. I mean, she looked really upset when she left. She didn't even grab her stuff before she left," Mina said, gathering Serena's books and placing them in her bag.

"Why? So she could give us some lame reason that we all know is a lie? She probably just wanted to play that new Sailor V game at the arcade, got a shake from Andrew and lost track of time. Again. I've had it! She needs to start paying attention to what she's doing or she's not going to get anywhere!"

"I agree with Amy, Serena's got it coming," Raye agreed, nodding her head, but she looked unsure of herself.

"Mina's right though, she looked really upset. You didn't see her eyes Raye. She looked so… Defeated. When have you ever seen Serena look defeated?" Lita questioned.

"It's not like she's never cried in front of us," Raye said, trying to convince herself that Amy was right, not Mina and Amy. But she had seen the look in Serena's eyes, and it was defeat. Never, in all their battles, had she ever seen Serena look defeated. Hurt, upset, scared, determined, yeah, but never defeated.

"I still say she needs to get her act together." With that Amy gathered her things and left the temple.

"She may be right, but there was a better way to deal with this than the two of you taking turns yelling at her," Mina exclaimed angrily, then she too left, taking Serena's things with her. Lita just left without a word, leaving Raye to wonder if she should call Serena to check on her or not. She was starting to feel really bad about the way she had yelled at her best friend. She had never yelled at Serena the way she had tonight, and that worried her.

Serena's POV

After walking in the rain for a few hours, I finally went home. I stayed out so none of the girls could come over a bug me. If any of them really wanted to talk, they'd call me on the communicator, and no one did.

"Mom, Dad, I'm home," I called as I walked into the house. It seemed strangely quiet, but they should be home by now. Maybe they went out, if they did Mom would have left me a note in the kitchen. There was a note, but it wasn't from family.

"Who the hell…" I said quietly as I picked up the paper and read it silently. "Shit! This isn't good." With that, I was back out the front door and into the growing storm. My fight with the girls still fresh in my mind. I won't call them, not this time. They don't want to believe me, they can just wait until it's their turn!

Normal POV

"I thought you said she doesn't like storms," a woman hiding in the shadows accused.

"She didn't used to!" a man growled angrily. "I did my research on the girl, she hates storms, terrified of them. I don't get it!"

"You may have done research, but have you been watching her too?" a third voice asked, this one was male too.

"What? Why?" the first man asked.

"Because if you had, you would have seen this coming. She's changing, and right now, she doesn't care about a whole lot."

"Shut up Travis, you little brat!" the first man yelled, hitting Travis hard in the face.

"Hmm"

"Hey, don't hurt him too much, we'll need him later, remember the plan. Beryl needs him for something," the woman said.

"Yeah, yeah, I know. I don't see why though, we already have her family. What use is he?" the man asked, pointing to Travis sitting on the ground, wrists and ankles bound.

"I don't know, just follow her orders, unless you're ready to die like she had that girls friends killed," the woman said, shuddering slightly at the thought.

"What were their names again?" the guy questioned, trying to remember. "Their deaths really hurt her, I'm surprised the other Sailor Soldiers didn't show up to help her."

"Molly and Melvin," Travis grumbled. I'm so sorry Serena, I wish I could have helped you, could have warned you about what was going to happen. Would you have believed me if I was able to tell you?

"Damn it Serena, why won't you answer?" Raye asked aloud, slamming the phone down on the holder. As soon as she hung up the phone, it started ringing.

"Hello?" Raye asked, hoping it was Serena calling back, even if it was just to yell at her.

"Hey Raye," she heard Lita say on the other end. "I think we have a problem. I just talked to Andrew, Serena wasn't there this afternoon, but he said he saw her a few hours ago. She was headed toward the bridge Raye. He said she looked awful, he tried to get her to go into the arcade but she just kept going. Lizzie said that Serena just stood there, looking over the edge, then started to climb up the rail. After a few minutes, she got down and started to pace. Once it started pouring, some cars pulled over, guess they couldn't see or something. Anyway, they blocked her view of Serena. When the cars moved, Serena was nowhere in sight. Mina and I haven't been able to reach her, no one's answering her home phone, and her communicator is just static. I'm worried that you and Amy went too far tonight, we can't find her Raye!" Lita said, rushing to get it all out.

Raye panicked! She'd been calling Serena's house for the last couple hours, getting no answer. She knew they had upset Serena, but would she jump? Would she commit suicide? No, she wouldn't! She couldn't!

"What do we do then?" Raye asked weakly.

"I don't know. Mina and I are out right now looking for her, Amy is trying to run a trace on Serena's crystal, but so far we've got nothing."

"Tell her I said they went too far!" Raye heard Mina yell in the background. She sounded so hurt, which made Raye feel even worse.

"I'll go over to her house, see if I find anything. Maybe she got home and just doesn't want to answer the phone," Raye said, trying to sound hopeful.

"Maybe, but wouldn't her parents answer the phone then? I don't get it Raye. If it's been this long and she hadn't gone home, and with it storming the way it is, her parents would be out looking for her. You know how protective they are of her. But they aren't answering the phone either, what does that tell you Raye?" Lita asked.

"Shit. That she never made it home," Raye admitted quietly. "I'm gonna check anyway, if I don't find anything, I'll meet up with you and Mina as soon as I can." With that she hung up the phone once again, grabbed her rain coat and rushed out the door.

Serena's POV

"Okay, forest on the edge of the city. Now where?" I asked aloud, looking around. I knew what was going on for the most part, but once I felt that negative energy, I transformed into Eternal Sailor Moon. I knew that Beryl was back, how, no idea, but she's back. The worst part? She's not the only one I have to face this time around, and the others wouldn't believe me without asking Amy to run tests and scans. She wouldn't find anything if she did, Beryl knows how we do things, she knows how to hide herself from us, or at least Mercury's scans.

"That way," I said to myself, feeling the dark energy to my left. I was terrified that I'd be too late again. Terrified that I really was a useless meatball head, that Raye had been right all along. I can't let them win! I have to save my family. I won't lose them like Molly and Melvin. Kami, I'm so sorry I failed you both, please forgive me.