Author's notes: I'm so sorry for putting up this chapter so late. Theatre and choir have been taking up my time. Not to
mention the bad case of writer's block I have. Anyways thank you for reading this story and giving me reveiws. I love
reviews. I would also like to thank Godschildtweety for writing me a message which gave me the inspriation to finish this
chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon...but I do own Spencer.
"Deep Submerge!" Sailor Neptune yelled from the back of the store with Sailor Uranus by her side. The monster quickly gasped in pain and then disappeared into ashes. Darien slowly composed himself and got up from his position on the floor.
"Came just in time." Darien said, stumbling over to Sailor Neptune.
"Take it easy." Sailor Uranus said, walking over to him and helping him to a seat.
"How's the princess?" Sailor Neptune asked, walking through the floor of unconscious girls.
"Fine...I hope." Darien said.
"What do you mean I hope?" Sailor Uranus said.
"Well one minute she's standing up just like every other female in this store and the next she is falling to the ground." Darien said.
"Tuxedo Mask, you didn't put on makeup did you?" Sailor Neptune asked.
"Of course I didn't!" Darien exclaimed.
"Then that's the culprit. Something must be in the makeup. We should take her back to your place and wash the makeup off." Sailor Neptune said, picking up Serena.
"Okay, I'll get Melanie." Darien said, standing up and walking over to the little girl.
"Who's Melanie?" Sailor Uranus asked.
"I've got a lot of explaining." Darien said.
"Not now! People are coming." Sailor Neptune said, running to the back of the store. Darien picked up Melanie and ran to the back with Sailor Neptune, Sailor Uranus quickly followed behind him.
"So the Negaverse is behind all of this?" A recognizable female voice said.
"Yep." A male's voice said.
"And Melanie needs someone to take care of her?" Another voice asked.
"Yep." The male's voice said again.
"Looks like you're out of luck." The female's voice said.
Serena opened her eyes slowly to see six pairs of eyes looking down at her.
"Hello, sleepy head." Darien said happily.
Serena rubbed her eyes and looked around her. She slowly realized that she was in Darien's apartment and not in the makeup store she fainted in. "What happened? Where's Melanie?" Serena asked as she continued to look around.
"Well at the makeup store you put on some energy sucking makeup from the Negaverse and then you became unconsciousness. After that, a monster attacked me and then Michelle and Amara came and destroyed it. Now we're here and I'm telling them all that happened in the last past week. Oh, and don't worry about Melanie. She's in my room resting." Darien said, smiling down at Serena.
Serena put a smile on her face and slowly raised herself up from the couch she was laying on. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you two sooner." Serena said to Michelle and Amara.
"It's alright. Just remember that we're a team, and everything works smoother when we all know what's happening." Michelle said with a smile on her face.
"Right! Now who is up for some ice cream?!" Serena exclaimed happily. Everyone except for Serena let out a loud laugh that rang through the apartment.
"I was serious." Serena said.
"I hate you, Dorlen!" Morgan exclaimed as she walked into Queen Beryl's fortress.
"And why is that?" Dorlen asked smirking.
"Because, you didn't tell me that the makeup was a plan to suck energy." Morgan said.
"I'm sorry. It must have slipped my mind." Dorlen said.
"You sneaky little rat. You were suppose to help me with my plan to get Darien." Morgan said.
"I was helping you out Morgan. He doesn't want you." Dorlen said.
"He will. You'll see." Morgan said, looking down at the ground.
"I swear you and Queen Beryl got an obsession with him." Dorlen said, rolling his eyes.
"Speaking of the Queen. Where is she?" Morgan asked, looking around.
"Like I would know. She's probably talking to Melanie." Dorlen said.
"Good. Because I got something to ask you." Morgan said.
"What do you want me to do?" Dorlen asked.
"Well...How would you like it if I was Queen?" Morgan asked.
Dorlen let out a laugh. "You a Queen would mean the death of a population." Dorlen said.
"I was thinking that I would be more sufficient as a Queen. I mean I'm a human. I don't need energy to defeat Sailor Moon." Morgan said.
"True." Dorlen said.
"And if I was Queen, I could defeat Sailor Moon and take Darien." Morgan said dreamily.
"True." Dorlen said again.
"And if I was Queen, I would give you something you've been wanting for a long time." Morgan said, whispering in Dorlen's ear.
"What would that be?" Dorlen asked in curiosity.
"Your freedom." She whispered.
Dorlen's eyes watered as he processed the thought of being free. "Do you have a plan?" Dorlen asked.
"Are you sure Melanie will be alright alone?" Serena asked concerned.
"Of course she will. Besides...I want to spend some alone time with you." Darien said, walking with Serena through the park.
Serena smiled and gave a slight blush. "Oh Darien..." She started.
"Serena! Darien!" A familiar voice yelled from behind them.
Serena turned around and saw Mina running towards them with a paper flapping in her hands. "Hello Mina." Serena said slightly agitated.
"Serena, guess what!" Mina exclaimed happily.
Serena plastered a smile on her face. "What?" Serena asked.
"I'm going to be in a movie." Mina said jumping up and down. Serena quickly joined her and started to jump with her.
"Mina, I'm so happy for you." Serena exclaimed loudly.
Darien smiled at the two jumping girls. "What movie is it and what part are you playing?" Darien asked Mina.
Mina stopped jumping and starched her head with one hand. "Well...It's a movie about the importance of pets and I'm an extra walking the streets with a dog." Mina said.
Serena stopped jumping and put on a fake smile. "Oh that's wonderful, Mina." Serena said.
Darien put on a genuine smile. "Yeah it is wonderful. Everybody starts off somewhere." Darien said.
Mina smiled at the two of them. "I love you two." She said, putting her arms around both of their necks. "Let me treat ya to some ice cream." She said, beginning to walk with Serena and Darien.
"No that's quite alright. I should go back to my apartment and check on Melanie." Darien said, taking Mina's arm away from his neck.
"I've got a surprise for you, Serena, but it will have to wait until later." Darien said, walking over to her and kissing her on the cheek. "I'll see you later." He said, walking away from the two girls.
"Did he leave because of me?" Mina asked, looking over at Serena. Serena gave Mina a glare.
"What?" Mina asked.
"Melanie! Wake up you little demon." Morgan yelled at the little girl.
Melanie opened her eyes and instantly looked up. "Where am I?" Melanie asked, looking around with fear in her eyes.
"Your in Darien's bedroom." Morgan said walking over to the bed the little girl was in.
"Oh...What do you want?" Melanie asked rudely.
"It's not what I want, it's what Queen Beryl wants." Morgan said.
"What does she need?" Melanie asked.
"She needs to see you ASAP." Morgan said.
"Wha...what happened?" Melanie asked, fear in her eyes.
"I don't know, but she didn't seem happy." Morgan said.
"Oh no. She's going to kill me!" Melanie exclaimed.
"Now lets not jump to conclusions." Morgan said. "She might just give you another order." Morgan reassured Melanie, who was now biting her small nails.
"You think so?" Melanie asked.
"Yeah, of course." Morgan said, smiling down at the little girl.
Melanie hesitantly raised herself up from the bed and walked to the bedroom door. "Wait! What about Darien?" She asked grabbing the doorknob.
"Oh don't worry we have that taken care of." Morgan said. With that Melanie quickly paced herself down the narrow hallway and out of the apartment's door.
Morgan smiled to herself. "Now to create some magic." Morgan said.
Darien walked inside the door to his apartment. He looked around bewildered to the dark setting.
"Why are all my curtains closed and all my lights off?" He asked himself.
"Melanie!" He yelled as he shut the door and walked further into his apartment.
"Melanie!" He yelled again, walking through the narrow hallway to his bedroom. Darien's breath stopped as he slowly twisted the doorknob to his bedroom.
"Melanie." He said in a hush tone as he peeked his head through the door. He let out a breath of air when he saw a little body under the blankets of his bed. He slowly walked up to the tiny figure.
"I didn't think it would be this easy." He heard a familiar voice say from behind him. Darien turned around to see a glass vase going directly towards his forehead.
Serena walked towards the gates of her house. "Hey loser." Serena's little brother Sammy exclaimed from the gate.
"What'd you want weasel?" Serena asked, walking up to him.
"You got mail." Sammy said, handing her a small envelope.
Serena took the tiny object from Sammy's hand. "I'm surprise you didn't try to read it." Serena said.
"Oh trust me, I tried but mom wouldn't let me." He said as Serena opened the envelope. Serena's lips turned into a smile as she read through the letter.
"Well, what does it say?" Sammy asked, looking at his sister's smile.
"None of your business. Tell mom I'll be back later." Serena said, walking away from the gate.
"Where are you going?" Sammy asked.
"Mina's house." Serena lied. Serena kept walking with a grin from ear to ear. "This must have been the surprise Darien was talking about. Wow! An engagement party with all the sailor scouts. This should be fun." Serena thought as she turned the corner.
Author's Notes: So how did you like it?