Chapter 8: Sleeping, Sneaking…Surprise!
"Where is Serena? She should be here right now!" Rei complained behind the curtains of the outdoor stage which had been packed with audience members, news crews and family members all waiting for the big Sailor Moon public announcement.
"I called her this morning." Darien admitted.
"Was she awake?" Rei asked.
"Barely." He admitted sheepishly, putting his hand behind his head. "I offered to drive her here but she said that it was okay."
"I'm sure she'll be here soon." Michelle said smiling.
"Are you sure we're doing this right?" Mina asked.
"What do you mean?" Amara asked.
"I think she's referring to how we're not starting out as the Sailor Scouts and then revealing our identities." Amy
explained.
"Nah, I think if you really want people to accept you, they should accept what you really are first." Leta said.
"Yea Leta's right. Now if Serena could just get here…" Rei said.
...
"Serena you just had to sleep in today." Luna said running beside the blonde.
"It wasn't just that Luna, I had to make sure I looked my best for the big reveal!" She squealed in excitement.
"Well Serena I don't know how we're going to get to the stage now."
"What do you mean Luna? …Oh." Serena looked and saw that most of the main street was full of people and news
casts.
"There's no way around it; we have to go through the crowd."
"But I'll get my skirt all dirty."
"Serena you can't complain. You're the reason that we're late."
"Ugh I know." Serena said disheartened. "Why couldn't my parent's just waited up for me?" She whined to herself.
Then, following Luna, Serena then through the crowd whatever way that she could; crawling, climbing, sneaking until she got close to the front.
"Hey Serena is that you?"
She looked up to see Molly and Melvin. "Hi Molly…he, he."
"Serena, what are you doing on the ground?" Melvin asked pushing up his glasses.
"Oh just looking for my…cat." She quickly stood up holding Luna in her hands. "Meow?"
"Oh well you should hurry and stand up, Sailor Moon and the scouts should be coming out any minute!" Molly said.
"I can't imagine what the super pretty Sailor Moon has to tell us? Maybe she's telling us her identity!" Melvin speculated.
"Yea right Melvin." Molly said, ticked off at the "super pretty" description and his crazy speculation. "Hey Serena what are you doing?" She watched as Serena left to the stage and started to climb up onto the base of it.
"Serena, are you nuts?" Molly asked.
"Explain to you later Molly!" Serena yelled over the crowd before ducking behind the curtain.
"THERE YOU ARE MEATBALL BRAIN!"
"Hi Rei." Serena said sheepishly.
"Where were you Serena?" Darien asked.
"I got a little held up in the crowd that's all." She shrugged and smiled.
"But now you're here so let's get this show on the road!" Mina said excitedly.
"Just remember; we have to explain the past of the moon as best we can before transforming." Amy reminded them.
"Yea, we have our family and friends out there supporting us, but who knows what the crowd might be like." Leta
added.
"Lets just prove to them who we really are and that we are all princesses like we used to be." Rei said glorifying their spotlight.
"You mean like me?" Serena said with a wise grin on her face.
"Come on you guys, let's pull up the curtain." Amara said.
"As long as Amy and Darien are ready to explain then we're prepared." Michelle.
"Yea and Artemis and Luna are here too." Mina added.
They nodded before having the curtained lifted. The crowd went silent. Then they heard:
"Where's Sailor Moon?" "Where are the Sailor Scouts?" "What's going on here?"
