Darien walked up to the Tsukino doorstep, hoping to find Serena there. It had been a few hours since she ran away with that Superman character. He knocked on the door a few times firmly, and waited for the door to be opened. When Serena's mom opened the door, she smiled at him. "Well, hello Darien. This is quite a surprise. What can I do for you?"
"Is Serena here?" Darien tried to sound cheerful, not wanting to let on that he was hurt and angry.
"Serena? No, she's not. I thought she was with you." She sounded a little worried.
"No, but don't worry. She's probably at the arcade or something. I'll check there. Thank you anyway, Mrs. Tsukino."
"You're quite welcome."
Darien nodded curtly and then turned around and walked away. What in the heck had possessed her to fly away in that caped man's arms? Maybe…I don't know…maybe she really wasn't that interested in him anymore. Darien fought back tears of the emotions that flooded him, and continued his search for Serena.
Superman and Sailor Moon landed in the window of Clark's room in the Tokyo Sleeping Palace. Superman placed Sailor Moon down and then smiled at her, a somewhat confused look on his face. "I'll be right back, gotta get out of this outfit."
"Okay." Clark a.k.a. Superman went into the bathroom to change. Sailor Moon transformed back into Serena and sat down in a chair and put her feet up on the ottoman. Serena thought about what Darien and Raye had done to her, and about how that lady died while in her protection. Tears threatened to fall, but she fought them back fiercely.
Clark came back into the room, and looked at her. "Wow, that was quick."
"It doesn't take to long for me to transform back into Serena."
"Ah." Clark sat down on the bed and looked at Serena. "Would you like to tell me why you wanted me to take you away from there?"
"There's a few reasons."
"What are those reasons?"
"Th-they're a little personal…"
"Ah, not willing to share it?"
"I don't know, they might seem adolescent to you, my problems that is."
"Well, come here." Clark patted the part of the bed beside of him. Serena stood up and walked over to the bed, and then sat where Clark had indicated for her to. He put his arm around her shoulders and kissed her forehead gently. "Tell me what happened. You won't have to worry about me thinking your problems as being adolescent."
"Well…I don't want to be near Mars or Tuxedo Mask right now. They did something awful." Tears were already beginning to well up in her eyes. How was she going to tell him without sobbing like an infant?
"What did they do?"
"Tuxedo Mask…well, he's my boyfriend. I saw him…he and Mars…they were kissing." Serena's bottom lip trembled slightly and she wiped a tear away quickly.
"So, your boyfriend is cheating on you with your friend?"
Serena couldn't seem to speak, so she simply nodded.
"I'm sorry. That's not an adolescent problem at all. Believe me, I know that it can hurt."
"I feel so betrayed by them both."
"I can imagine, dear."
"I'm so confused, too. That guy… I don't know what to do. Does that make me as bad as D- err…Tuxedo mask and Mars?" Oh man, I almost revealed them.
"Not at all."
"And then, with that woman dying… it was all my fault. If only I had gotten there sooner! If only I could have beaten that monster." Tears began welling up in her eyes again. "It's all my fault that she's dead. How can I live with that, Clark?"
"First off, it is not your fault at all. It was the monster who killed her, by draining what life energy she had left. She was just too old to handle that type of stress."
"But…"
"Shh, no buts about it. I know how it hurts to have someone die that you're trying to protect. I've had it happen to me. But, you have to face the truth. You can't save everyone."
"I could have tried harder…"
"You tried as hard as you could. That's the most that can be asked of a person."
Serena sighed. "I don't know… I still feel like I'm partially responsible."
"Were you the one who attacked her? Were you the one who sent the monster?"
"…No."
"Well, I don't see how any responsibility of her death could lie on your shoulders, Serena."
Serena smiled a little. "Thank you, Clark. I feel a lot better." She tackled him in a big hug, and he wrapped her arms around her firmly. It seemed so right for Serena, being wrapped up in this American reporter's arms.
"You're welcome, Small Fry." Why am I so attracted to this girl? Clark had little time to fret over the question.
Serena laughed and gave him a kiss on the cheek. She then sat up and looked outside. "Hey, Clark?"
"Hmm?"
"Why don't we do something?"
"Like what?"
"Well…let's go to the new theme park!"
Clark blinked a few times. "The new theme park?"
"Yeah! I have allowance, so you wouldn't have to pay my way for me."
Clark laughed. "Don't you think for one second that I'm going to make you pay." Clark stood up and then grabbed Serena's hands to pull her up onto her feet. "Let's go to this theme park of yours, okay?"
"Okay. It's a date!"
Clark chuckled and looked at her. "Okay."
"Well, not a date date, but you know what I mean."
"Of course I do." Clark grabbed his jacket and smiled at Serena. "Let's get going."
"Yay!" Serena ran out of the hotel room enthusiastically, dragging Clark behind her.
Darien had been looking for at least two hours, and there was still no sign of Serena. Maybe she went to Amy's house, Darien thought to himself. He walked to the Mizuno residence and knocked on the door. He heard footsteps, and then the door opened. "Hey Amy, how are you?"
"Worried. Any luck on finding her?"
"No…so, I guess she's not there with you?"
"I wish she was."
"Do you have any clue as to why she's acting this way?"
"Well…" Amy looked down.
"What is it?"
"I think that Serena likes someone else. I'm not sure. I meant to approach her, but I never found the time."
"What? Who!?"
"That reporter from America, I think. She started acting strangely when he came."
"Clark Kent." Darien's voice was extremely venomous.
"Yes, that's him."
Darien thought for a minute. "Hey, couldn't Clark Kent be Superman?"
"It stands to reason. Also, didn't Superman appear about the time that Clark appeared?"
"Yes, he did."
"Maybe we should try at his hotel."
"I know where he's staying at."
"Great!" Amy closed the door and looked up at Darien. "Let's go find her."
"Okay." Darien and Amy began walking to the Tokyo Sleeping Palace, in search of Serena.
Salimacite grinned from ear to ear as she received praises from all of her comrades and even a few of the more prominent of the Negaverse. The only one who didn't congratulate her yet was her older brother, whom she tried in every way to resemble. That upset her, so Salimacite decided to go to her brother's room to get the praise she so craved from her role model. She walked up to his door, and knocked on it. "Come in," she heard him say, so she turned the knob and entered.
"Hello, brother." Salimacite smiled and sat down on the chair nearest to her.
"Well, hello Sali." Jadite sat down next to her and smiled. "How are you today?"
"I'm doing okay."
"That's great."
"I collected vast amounts of energy for the Negaverse today. I would have gotten more, except for those bratty Sailor Scouts."
"They always seem to be there when we attack."
"Yes, and it's so frustrating. I was sure I had the perfect beast. She was strong, almost to the point of invincibility. I would've had them, too, but they combined their blasted powers."
"I suppose that's the way it goes."
Salimacite was beginning to get frustrated. Jadite was usually raving about how he would stop those measly Sailor Brats by now, but he was there, just sitting there calmly, smiling at her. The smile disturbed her a little. It was a kind, loving smile, not one that she had ever seen grace his lips. "Are you feeling okay, Jed?"
"Of course I am, Sali."
"Well, you don't seem too enthused to know that I almost beat them."
"I'm happy for you, sister. I'm very proud." I wish that I hadn't made her so cruel, Jadite thought
"Oh, I almost forgot! There's something that's really important, I think. It happened right after the battle."
"Oh?"
"I think the Sailor Scouts are going to break up!"
At this, Jadite almost fell out of his chair. "Do what?" Breaking up, when the world in such danger??
"Sailor Moon fell down crying, and Tuxedo Mask picked her up. Sailor Moon pushed him away and then ran up to that guy in the blue spandex. She said something to him, and he picked her up and flew off." Salimacite seemed absolutely overjoyed at the prospect of the victory of the Negaverse.
"That's very odd. What could it be?"
"I don't know, but if they do split up, that would ensure victory for the Negaverse!"
"Yes, it would, wouldn't it?" What are those Sailor Scouts up to!?
"Anyway, I have to go now. You get to remembering who the Scouts are, okay?" Maybe I should talk to Armedite about Jadite…. He seems so weird.
"Will do, sis."
"Okay, bye for now. I'll visit you later."
"Okay." Salimacite walked out the door and closed it. Jadite looked down at his feet and puzzled about the odd display Sailor Moon showed after the battle for a few moments, and then stood up.
"This calls for some investigation," he whispered softly. Jadite then disappeared from the Negaverse into the Universe.
"Is Serena here?" Darien tried to sound cheerful, not wanting to let on that he was hurt and angry.
"Serena? No, she's not. I thought she was with you." She sounded a little worried.
"No, but don't worry. She's probably at the arcade or something. I'll check there. Thank you anyway, Mrs. Tsukino."
"You're quite welcome."
Darien nodded curtly and then turned around and walked away. What in the heck had possessed her to fly away in that caped man's arms? Maybe…I don't know…maybe she really wasn't that interested in him anymore. Darien fought back tears of the emotions that flooded him, and continued his search for Serena.
Superman and Sailor Moon landed in the window of Clark's room in the Tokyo Sleeping Palace. Superman placed Sailor Moon down and then smiled at her, a somewhat confused look on his face. "I'll be right back, gotta get out of this outfit."
"Okay." Clark a.k.a. Superman went into the bathroom to change. Sailor Moon transformed back into Serena and sat down in a chair and put her feet up on the ottoman. Serena thought about what Darien and Raye had done to her, and about how that lady died while in her protection. Tears threatened to fall, but she fought them back fiercely.
Clark came back into the room, and looked at her. "Wow, that was quick."
"It doesn't take to long for me to transform back into Serena."
"Ah." Clark sat down on the bed and looked at Serena. "Would you like to tell me why you wanted me to take you away from there?"
"There's a few reasons."
"What are those reasons?"
"Th-they're a little personal…"
"Ah, not willing to share it?"
"I don't know, they might seem adolescent to you, my problems that is."
"Well, come here." Clark patted the part of the bed beside of him. Serena stood up and walked over to the bed, and then sat where Clark had indicated for her to. He put his arm around her shoulders and kissed her forehead gently. "Tell me what happened. You won't have to worry about me thinking your problems as being adolescent."
"Well…I don't want to be near Mars or Tuxedo Mask right now. They did something awful." Tears were already beginning to well up in her eyes. How was she going to tell him without sobbing like an infant?
"What did they do?"
"Tuxedo Mask…well, he's my boyfriend. I saw him…he and Mars…they were kissing." Serena's bottom lip trembled slightly and she wiped a tear away quickly.
"So, your boyfriend is cheating on you with your friend?"
Serena couldn't seem to speak, so she simply nodded.
"I'm sorry. That's not an adolescent problem at all. Believe me, I know that it can hurt."
"I feel so betrayed by them both."
"I can imagine, dear."
"I'm so confused, too. That guy… I don't know what to do. Does that make me as bad as D- err…Tuxedo mask and Mars?" Oh man, I almost revealed them.
"Not at all."
"And then, with that woman dying… it was all my fault. If only I had gotten there sooner! If only I could have beaten that monster." Tears began welling up in her eyes again. "It's all my fault that she's dead. How can I live with that, Clark?"
"First off, it is not your fault at all. It was the monster who killed her, by draining what life energy she had left. She was just too old to handle that type of stress."
"But…"
"Shh, no buts about it. I know how it hurts to have someone die that you're trying to protect. I've had it happen to me. But, you have to face the truth. You can't save everyone."
"I could have tried harder…"
"You tried as hard as you could. That's the most that can be asked of a person."
Serena sighed. "I don't know… I still feel like I'm partially responsible."
"Were you the one who attacked her? Were you the one who sent the monster?"
"…No."
"Well, I don't see how any responsibility of her death could lie on your shoulders, Serena."
Serena smiled a little. "Thank you, Clark. I feel a lot better." She tackled him in a big hug, and he wrapped her arms around her firmly. It seemed so right for Serena, being wrapped up in this American reporter's arms.
"You're welcome, Small Fry." Why am I so attracted to this girl? Clark had little time to fret over the question.
Serena laughed and gave him a kiss on the cheek. She then sat up and looked outside. "Hey, Clark?"
"Hmm?"
"Why don't we do something?"
"Like what?"
"Well…let's go to the new theme park!"
Clark blinked a few times. "The new theme park?"
"Yeah! I have allowance, so you wouldn't have to pay my way for me."
Clark laughed. "Don't you think for one second that I'm going to make you pay." Clark stood up and then grabbed Serena's hands to pull her up onto her feet. "Let's go to this theme park of yours, okay?"
"Okay. It's a date!"
Clark chuckled and looked at her. "Okay."
"Well, not a date date, but you know what I mean."
"Of course I do." Clark grabbed his jacket and smiled at Serena. "Let's get going."
"Yay!" Serena ran out of the hotel room enthusiastically, dragging Clark behind her.
Darien had been looking for at least two hours, and there was still no sign of Serena. Maybe she went to Amy's house, Darien thought to himself. He walked to the Mizuno residence and knocked on the door. He heard footsteps, and then the door opened. "Hey Amy, how are you?"
"Worried. Any luck on finding her?"
"No…so, I guess she's not there with you?"
"I wish she was."
"Do you have any clue as to why she's acting this way?"
"Well…" Amy looked down.
"What is it?"
"I think that Serena likes someone else. I'm not sure. I meant to approach her, but I never found the time."
"What? Who!?"
"That reporter from America, I think. She started acting strangely when he came."
"Clark Kent." Darien's voice was extremely venomous.
"Yes, that's him."
Darien thought for a minute. "Hey, couldn't Clark Kent be Superman?"
"It stands to reason. Also, didn't Superman appear about the time that Clark appeared?"
"Yes, he did."
"Maybe we should try at his hotel."
"I know where he's staying at."
"Great!" Amy closed the door and looked up at Darien. "Let's go find her."
"Okay." Darien and Amy began walking to the Tokyo Sleeping Palace, in search of Serena.
Salimacite grinned from ear to ear as she received praises from all of her comrades and even a few of the more prominent of the Negaverse. The only one who didn't congratulate her yet was her older brother, whom she tried in every way to resemble. That upset her, so Salimacite decided to go to her brother's room to get the praise she so craved from her role model. She walked up to his door, and knocked on it. "Come in," she heard him say, so she turned the knob and entered.
"Hello, brother." Salimacite smiled and sat down on the chair nearest to her.
"Well, hello Sali." Jadite sat down next to her and smiled. "How are you today?"
"I'm doing okay."
"That's great."
"I collected vast amounts of energy for the Negaverse today. I would have gotten more, except for those bratty Sailor Scouts."
"They always seem to be there when we attack."
"Yes, and it's so frustrating. I was sure I had the perfect beast. She was strong, almost to the point of invincibility. I would've had them, too, but they combined their blasted powers."
"I suppose that's the way it goes."
Salimacite was beginning to get frustrated. Jadite was usually raving about how he would stop those measly Sailor Brats by now, but he was there, just sitting there calmly, smiling at her. The smile disturbed her a little. It was a kind, loving smile, not one that she had ever seen grace his lips. "Are you feeling okay, Jed?"
"Of course I am, Sali."
"Well, you don't seem too enthused to know that I almost beat them."
"I'm happy for you, sister. I'm very proud." I wish that I hadn't made her so cruel, Jadite thought
"Oh, I almost forgot! There's something that's really important, I think. It happened right after the battle."
"Oh?"
"I think the Sailor Scouts are going to break up!"
At this, Jadite almost fell out of his chair. "Do what?" Breaking up, when the world in such danger??
"Sailor Moon fell down crying, and Tuxedo Mask picked her up. Sailor Moon pushed him away and then ran up to that guy in the blue spandex. She said something to him, and he picked her up and flew off." Salimacite seemed absolutely overjoyed at the prospect of the victory of the Negaverse.
"That's very odd. What could it be?"
"I don't know, but if they do split up, that would ensure victory for the Negaverse!"
"Yes, it would, wouldn't it?" What are those Sailor Scouts up to!?
"Anyway, I have to go now. You get to remembering who the Scouts are, okay?" Maybe I should talk to Armedite about Jadite…. He seems so weird.
"Will do, sis."
"Okay, bye for now. I'll visit you later."
"Okay." Salimacite walked out the door and closed it. Jadite looked down at his feet and puzzled about the odd display Sailor Moon showed after the battle for a few moments, and then stood up.
"This calls for some investigation," he whispered softly. Jadite then disappeared from the Negaverse into the Universe.