After defeating a wayward youma, Sakura finally made it home. Even the thrill of a fight couldn't get rid that sense of foreboding that she and Rei shared. Something awful was coming their way. Whatever it was, they had to be ready. The young woman sighed as she entered her bedroom. There really wasn't much to do at the moment. As she was not officially part of the royal court guard, she just went straight home or stopped to see the much beloved queen.

Do I dare?

It was a very risky move but as long as she had something solid to tie her to the physical realm, she could travel to the dream realm. If she got in too deep, she'd have something to pull her back to reality. All humans were a little psychic and, thus, connected to each other via the dream realm. Mars taught her this. Sakura closed the door and the window for quiet. She also turned off the light. In order for her to do this, she had to have peace and absolute silence.

Okay. Here goes nothing.

The darkness helped heighten her senses and her psychic abilities. As such, falling into a meditative state was much easier. Coming upon her dream gate, she entered it in search of a particular mind and it didn't take her long to find it. He stood in his internal dream space just standing there, as if he was waiting for someone. His gray eyes met hers and darkened with undeniable pleasure at seeing her.

"Good of you to join me."

Damn it! Was he really waiting for me? How?

"Of course I was waiting. Don't think I can't hear your thoughts, girl." Takuya replied.

Sakura kept her distance from the man and forced herself to maintain her composure. She knew it had been a risky move to dream walk into his dream space. Before she even realized it, Takuya appeared right behind her and crushed her body against his. Silently, he grabbed her right wrist and started to feed off of her.

'A psychic vampire!'

She tried to pull herself back to reality but found that she couldn't! Her panic clouded her judgement and something else held her from escaping. Dream spaces were created by sheer will. Perhaps it was Takuya's will that prevented her from leaving.

"You're right." He answered, answering Sakura's thoughts.

Takuya realized he could kill her here and now. By destroying her will and consciousness, she would die in the real world. No one would know about it until it was far too late. He would have the glory of killing one of the pretty guardians under his belt and there would be absolutely NO evidence left behind. Then again, he usually left a calling card in the real world. If he was taught anything, he was taught to be consistent. Also, there was the matter of hunting other targets, namely Sakura's pretty friends. He still had some grand plans for them so it was best that he stayed on track.

"Bastard." Sakura growled. "Leave them alone."

"Why? They'd make excellent target practice."

"You...monster!"

"Behave, little guardian." Takuya murmured.

"What? What...did...you call me?" The young woman gasped.

"You heard me, Sailor Night. Traversing your dreams had been so easy. You should be more careful."

How could she have been so careless? She normally had her mental defenses up! Sakura remembered the nightmare she had recently and realized that Takuya had, indeed, dream walked into her space. It would definitely be easy for him to access information that way and speaking of access, he probably would have had his way with her, too, if Rei hadn't pulled her out of sleep.

"I'll be paying her a visit, too."

"Leave her alone!"

"I will break every last one of you." Takuya threatened. "You'll be left for last."

He bit down on her neck, feasting on more of her energy, before releasing her from his grip. He had never tasted such wonderful energy. It was intoxicating. He felt...powerful. He grinned at the petite female before him. He had dirt on her but what would happen if he traversed the minds of her friends? What would he find, he wondered?

"You...bastard."

Sakura attempted to slap him but the man caught her hand and tightened his grip on her wrist, causing her to wince in pain. Takuya needed to put her in her place and make her behave.

"Careful. You just might end up dead like the other girls."

Those were his last words before she was released back to the real world. She made an attempt to get up but fell forward and onto the floor. Takuya had drained a good amount of energy from her and was left weakened as a result. She could hardly move, much less try to stand on her two feet. Her room was too dark for her to try and find her communicator so she did the only other thing that she could.

Usa!

Sakura passed out.


A woman with long, silvery blond hair sat with her sweet daughter in their bedtime ritual when she was hit with a mental message from someone. Her blue eyes widened when she realized from whom the message came from.

"What is it, mama?"

Serenity looked down at her daughter, her wide, pink eyes filled with curiosity and worry. She smiled. Small Lady was always so perceptive. She would make a good Sailor Scout and a good queen someday.

"Nothing for you to worry about. Now, time for bed."

She kissed her daughter before turning out the light. As soon as she was she was sure of her daughter's slumber, the queen went in search for the Fire Guardian of Mars. One of her friends was in danger! A deep dread filled her as she remembered that there was a serial killer out and about. She hoped that Sakura hadn't fallen victim to him. Serenity lengthened her stride.

Sakura-chan!

No response. She began to run to where Sailor Mars often meditated. She rushed out to the palace gardens.

"Serenity?"

Sailor Mars had sensed her queen coming at a rapid pace and felt her dread. It was the same dread that she felt earlier that day when Sakura went home. Originally, she was supposed to go home with one of the girls but their duty to the queen called to them at the wrong time, leaving their friend quite alone. Looking into the queen's frightened blue eyes, she knew that something horrible had happened to the Scout of the Night.

"Mars! I need you to find Sailor Night!" She ordered. "Hurry! She's in trouble!"

Her worst fears confirmed, Sailor Mars left the palace immediately in search of her fellow Scout. Neo-Queen Serenity, on the other hand, called for the others to come together.