Becoming bored with her current hairstyle, Serena decided to give it a little change. Her blonde and black streaked hair had light purple added to the mix and pulled into a high ponytail. She then proceeded to tie the long strains into micro braids that had a wonderful feeling when running her hand through it. The hair that framed her face was long enough that she added a dark purple bead to the ends of it to hold off the slightly fluffy look to them.
Soon enough, her hair was complete, and she was on to her clothing next. Instead of her usual goth ensemble, she went with the more traditional ninja look to go with her new hairstyle. A black long-sleeved mesh shirt was put on first with matching leggings. Skin tight black biker shorts were pulled over the leggings and a purple skirt that seemed to be cut in half was added over that. A silver chain was attached to the sides of the skirt to keep it in place on her hips. The top was a sleeveless tube top that had a silver chain that wrapped around her neck. It had a zipper going down the middle that showed the uneven cut of the bottom of the top.
Satisfied with her new look, Serena attached a small pouch to her chain to hold her ID tag and wallet. A small security system was added to the pouch so that only herself could open it. It utilizes a special type of scanning system that scans the user's DNA sequence, blood, and finger print. If one of these 3 do not match, then it doesn't open and shocks the person until they let go.
Calling out to Artemis that she was heading out to work, Serena headed down towards her personal lab to get started on her work. She was currently working on a dimensional transporter to access the different dimensions that correspond to their own Earth. She had a feeling that something big was going to happen and since she no longer had the Silver Crystal, her goal was to find another source of power to use in it's stead. Artemis was the one who gave her the idea.
He was talking about some Legends they had on the moon during the Silver millennium; One of them was how the Silver Crystal came to be. She could remember him telling the tale as if it had happened yesterday.
"This story had been passed down throughout the Moon Kingdom for generations," Artemis said as they both stared out the window and at the crescent moon that hung in the sky. "It all started when life was formed on the moon. Back then there was a Goddess that loved the vibrant colors of the Earth as it bloomed flowers and plants alike. The animals had just started to roam, and Humans had yet to be born.
"Wanting something like that for herself, she gathered her powers and sent a soothing light across the moon. It was filled with her wish of longing and soon, the whole star was full of lush green plants and small animals that had silver and black fur. The Goddess loved her moon even more but couldn't help but feel that something was missing from it. As she gazed down on the life she had created for days on end, a glance at her reflection gave her an epiphany. She wanted creatures that resembled herself living on the star as well!
"She made 2 of them to populate her world. One was almost the splitting image of herself with long wavy, silver hair and bright blue eyes. Pale skin sparkled like finely cut glitter and the symbol of her star was placed on her creation's forehead. This was the first woman and Queen of our people and was given the name Serenity; a name that was to be passed down to her daughter and so forth. The second one was modeled after the Goddess' Loved one. The God of the Sun that watched over the Earth.
"This was the first man and King. He had golden spikey hair and green eyes with tan skin and yellow markings on his skin. They swirled around his arms and chest to symbolize the flames of the sun. He was named Solaris. The Goddess looked down upon her new world and was overcome with joy. As she watched and guided them, they were eventually gifted with a small bundle of joy, a baby girl. Realizing that what she considered as a granddaughter was going to be alone in the world, she created a small group of people to live under the rule of Serenity.
"Growing in pride over the wonders that her creations had build over the next hundred years, the Goddess decided to grant a special gift to the Queen of her descendance. Going over to Queen Serenity, she handed her a crystal that shown a silver light, just like the moon. She told her that it will grant her, and her family longer lives and power to protect what they cherish. After showing her how to use the newly named Silver Crystal, the Goddess gave one last smile to the beautiful world that she had created on the moon and retreated into a glowing hole that appeared in the sky. Her parting words told them that she was going to other worlds to spread the gift of happiness that she gave to them.
"As the Goddess disappeared and the hole sealed up, the Queen somehow knew that one day she would be back. Whether it will be during her reign or not was something she did not know."
Artemis looked over to Serena as he finished his tale and caught the expression on her face. He knew that look well, as it usually ended up with her in her room for days on end. Now that they were in a high-tech building, he could only imagine what she could create in the lab given to her to use only.
"So, the Goddess disappeared into something like a wormhole to go help other worlds, huh." Serena stated as she continued to gaze at the moon. "I wonder where she is now. Do you think she could be contacted if we still had the Silver Crystal?"
Not knowing what to say, Artemis just kept quiet and watched as she turned and gave him a big smile.
"I know what I need to do then."
After that she had drew up some plans for the transporter on her 3-dimensional computer and set to work. After many trial and errors she had finish the completed designs just the other day, leaving the final test for this day.
Walking down the hall to the door that led to her lab, Serena stopped as she spotted Amy entrance. Usually she would have just ignored the bluenette, but this time she had someone with her and she had a very familiar face.
"Sakura-San! Just the person I wanted to see!" Amy exclaimed as she put on a fake smile. "I wanted to introduce you to my best friend, her name is Rei Hino. She wanted to meet you ever since I told her about the new genius in the company."
"It's nice to meet you, Sakura-San, I hope we can be friends." Rei had a plastic smile on her face as well as she held out her hand for a shake. Serena just stared at her with a blank look as she wondered how she could get into her lab without pushing them out of the way of the door.
"Sakura-San?" Rei questioned, Serena's stare getting to her a bit. "Is everything alright?"
"…. Fine." Serena said after a while. "But I will tell you just like I told your friend. I don't want anything to do with either of you. I'm here to do my job, not play nice with some strangers after my work. Now if you will excuse me, I have some projects to finish." Pushing through them, she opened the door with a hand scan and walked into the small hallway attached to it. A glimpse of Rei's angered face disappearing behind the steel door as it closed.
Smirking, Serena continued through several more security doors before reaching the inner sanction of her work area. Many lights and machinery littered the room and created an air peace for the young girl. Seeing Rei outside the door just conformed the fact that something big was going to happen. She knew that she needed the transporter to work and carry her to another dimension to find the missing Moon Goddess. Serena was going to need her blessing and power for the up coming battle and soon.
