Amy sighed and looked over at the outer scouts. She had just told them the whole story breaking down in parts, but in the end they had forgiven her. "I'm sorry, I've always been level headed, but all I could think about was pain and suffering. I even started seeing red!" Alex frowned something clicking in her mind, "Michelle, when Sere was telling us about Aries, didn't she say something about him being able to control thoughts?" Michelle thought for a minute before answering, "Yes, she did. If I remember right she said, 'be careful because he has the power to manipulate thoughts into anger and frustration'." Amy was shocked, did this mean she had been deceived? In some way it made what she did worse, she had been tricked into hurting her best friend, and she had believed it! "Then maybe it's a good thing I didn't come back to begin with, I would have only hurt her." Susan smiled, a rare occurrence, "Amy, you may think that but don't you think she has the right to decide? It's her life, and if she wants you in it I guarantee that dreams aren't going to stop her." "But I hurt her! I can't, and don't deserve to be forgiven!" The usually calm and collected Amy was now flowing with emotions. "Why?" She looked at her confused by the question, though she easily figured out what it meant. She had no right to tell whether or not she should be forgiven, in fact most likely Serena would forgive her in ten minutes, but the fact was it was up to Serena, not her. Some how that scared Amy in a way, which at the time she didn't understand, but years later would. Michelle looked at her friend agreeing with Susan, "You know what has to be done, just do it." Sighing almost regretfully before nodding. "You're right, but I just didn't want to admit it. She deserves to know."
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"WHAT?!" Serena looked at Darien, who looked like a fish out of water, and calmly stated. "Yes, I was pregnant." As fast as a man in his position can, he regained his voice. "H.. how?" "Muffin you of all people should know the answer to that question." "When? Where was I? AND WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU WERE PREGNANT?! WHO'S CHILD IS IT?" She giggled at the look on his face as he tried to sort through all the problems with the situation. "Lets see it was the day Alen and Ann were defeated, you were on the couch, and I think you know what I mean by pregnant." His face scrunched up like a pug dog when looking for food, "You mean I have a child?!" "Yes, and I do believe that you might want to meet her." Pausing for a moment she muttered an incoherent phrase under her breath and Terra appeared in his arms. "Her name is Terra, and she will be Sailor Earth when she grows up. The first in two thousand years." Darien stared at the tiny infant in his arms wondering how it was possible for such a darling and tiny thing to even exist in such a hostile and evil world. She was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen, excluding Serena. Her mop of dark black hair matched his perfectly, her aqua eyes were the perfect clash between him and Serena, but above all that she had her mothers smile which, to him, made it certain that she was his child. "Serena, why didn't you tell me? I would have been happiest man on earth." He asked his face aglow with a certain fatherly pride. Serena's face suddenly lost its look of happiness as she recalled the times that had haunted her. "Darien you have to remember, you wouldn't even let me near you. So when my brother and Luna offered to let me finish high school in Las Angeles, I jumped at the offer and left. I couldn't stand seeing everyone, especially when I knew something even I couldn't see was happening. Now I know what's happening and it's my job to fix it, but one way or another the same thing would have occurred." She finished with tears in her eyes, the last sentence only serving to reassure herself. Darien himself almost brokedown as he heard her speech. Sitting Terra down gently he moved the short distance between himself and Serena. "Sere, you know I love you more than anything in the world, but that's also my weakness, I love you to much." He paused collecting his thoughts. "Someday you'll understand, but until then you'll have to trust me. Serena Usagi Tsukino I have loved you for two life times, and no matter what you say or do I will love you until my soul rests eternally. Will you do me the honor of being my wife?" Her eyes went wide, and a small blush stained her cheeks. "Darien, I love you to! YES, YES, YES!!" He chuckled, "I will take that as a yes."
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Mina lay quietly on her bed reading a issue of The Guide to Finding the Mr. Right Issue 3, somehow she managed to find it one of the most interesting things she had ever read. Flipping over she read the title of the next article, How to Make Yourself Become the Perfect Male or Female. Maybe this wasn't one of the best magazines, but it definitely had some very amusing articles. "So my dear sister, this is what you do in your spare time? I thought you would have more sense then those awful Mercurian water sprites." Hades said as he appeared in her room. "Hades, can't you ever knock? And why do you always have to make fun of the sprites? You do know if Amy were here you would be dead within two seconds." She said amused at his playful attitude. "Don't you worry about that! Even I know not to make fun of a sprite while one is in the room. Now, on to business, I came here to see you as a mater of ergency. Aries has totally gone crazy! He was already working up plans to kill Artimas when I left, and the only way to stop him would be for you Artimas and Apollo to take away his powers." Her joyful look faded as she realized what he was saying, "You know as well as I do that the Trio of Light has never had to do anything that drastic. Are you certain that it is that bad?" He nodded, "Aprodite you and I both know, that by coming here I could be risking a lot, and I wouldn't risk it unless it was necessary." She sighed wishing this wasn't true, "You know I'm going to have an awful time convincing Artimas that this has to be done." He nodded in sympathy knowing how stubborn she could be. "Try if worse comes to worse I could always appear to scare her into doing it." With a smile on his face he disappeared leaving Mina to read her magazine, but unfortunately her thoughts were elsewhere.
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Mars laughed, almost evilly, finally she had the power to defeat the little blond brat that had taken Darien away from her, and with extra luck she would be able to defeat that annoying Sailor Universe also. "Sailor Mars, it is time for your first mission. You are to attack the outer soldier's mansion. Don't kill them, and leave if Universe shows, we only want to alert them of your presence." Aries said from behind her. "Yes, my lord. I will do as told." With those words she used her newly given power to teleport to the mansion. Aries frowned something about her made him want to protect and nurture her, but why would the god of war want to protect anyone? Then again her long black hair had him itching to touch it, but he couldn't, he couldn't let his feelings get in the way. Even if he was in love with her…..
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