CHAPTER TWELVE

MEMORIES: MERCURY'S AND MARS' BEGINNING

Nightfall was Niala's favorite time of the day. Not only did it mean that her students were in bed but it also meant her Sailor Sisters would be free from studying. Its not like she was upset that they were all trying to have normal lives by going to a human collage or anything like that. After all they had all went to a human school at least once. In Darien's case he had studied abroad as well.

Niala smiled to herself as she recalled the first time they had all met. How they had all got their powers. Well at least her, Raye and Lita. By the time they had met Serena and Mina they already had Sailor Moon and Sailor Venus's powers. She couldn't help it she had to smile again at the memory of how she met Sailor Moon.

She was at a school computer course. There they noticed that something was weird with the students. Unfortunately Serena and Luna had thought that she was the one behind it. Niala couldn't blame them either. She had left the computer disk for her class at the Game Crown and once they had saw what was on the disk it was only natural that they would suspect her since she was the smartest in the class. It was when the evil being from the Negaverse tried to take Niala's energy that they saw that Niala wasn't from the Negaverse that she was Sailor Mercury. And so Luna gave Niala the stick of Mercury and told her to shout Mercury power and she did and in doing so transformed into Sailor Mercury for the first time. After that Niala and Serena worked together for a while. At least until Raye got her powers.

"Ami?"

"Huh? Hey Serena, Raye, Lita."

"What'cha doing?" asked Lita

"Just thinking about how we got our powers." said Niala

"You know that's what we were thinking about." said Raye.

"So how did you get yours Raye? I wasn't there." Niala stated

"Well it a long one." said Raye. "I guess it was when Serena and I met for the first time."

Ami was standing at a crosswalk when she heard Serena hollering for her.

'Oh hey Serena. Oh Luna how are you?' asked Ami

'Hey you want to go to the arcade?' asked Serena

'Sorry I can't. I've got a lot of homework.'

'Don't you have some of that too?' asked Luna

'Nothing that can't wait.' said Serena laughing as police cars went by. 'Huh? What's with all the cop cars?'

"Hey you guys!'

'Hey did you guys hear?' asked Molly

'What?' asked Serena and Ami

'All those cops are heading to the shrine on Cherry Hill.'

"That's when we found out there was a lot of buses disappearing there." said Serena, of course Niala knew this. She was there when they saw it. But she knew that Serena and Raye were telling it fully because of Lita, where she wasn't there.

"So what happened next?" asked Lita, who wasn't there for the others transformations.

"Well Luna and I ran back to the temple…"

'Raye thank goodness you're still here!'

'Serena what is it?'

'All those rumors about the temple buses disappearing were true!'

'Why does everyone keep calling it the temple bus? It doesn't belong to us.'

'Oh sorry!' Serena shouted running down the steps.

'And don't bother coming back!' Raye called after her. That's when she noticed a red stick on the ground. 'What a strange and beautiful stick.'

Later Raye had heard that another bus had disappeared. So she look to the Cleansing Flames to find out who was behind all of the buses disappearing. That was when she realized that it was Jed who was behind it.

'Jed! You're the one!'

'What do you mean?'

'I know you're the one behind all the buses disappearing! So admit it you're guilty!'

'Heh. Heh. I'm guilty and there's nothing you can do about it!' he shout opening a black portal and sending Raye through it. At the same time Serena and Luna had gotten thrown out of the bus that they were on while the driver leaped forward and caught Raye.

'It's Raye.'

'Serena it's time for Sailor Moon.' said Luna

'Okay just one more good sob!' she shouted. 'Okay I', ready.'

'Uhh. You see you can be brave when you put your mind to it.' said Luna

'Moon Prism Power!' shouted Serena 'I am Sailor Moon and on behalf of the Moon I will right wrongs and conquer over evil and that means you.'

'So you think you're a tough cookie too huh?'

'Moon Tiara Magic!'

'Did you think this thing could stop me?'

'Tiara trap her!' shouted Serena 'Raye are you alright?'

'What's going on here?'

'Do you still have that stick I left you?' asked Luna

'how do you know how to talk?' asked Raye

'I'll explain later but right now we need that stick if you have it hurry.' said Luna as Raye pulled out the stick that she had found on the ground. 'That is your own special power stick. Hold it up and shout Mars power!' just then Serena's tiara broke its hold on the bus driver.

'I've had just about enough of that monster! MARS POWER!'

'Oh wow Raye is a Sailor Scout too?' asked Serena

'Unbelievable.' said Raye 'You messed with the wrong people you ugly slime face. Mars Fire Ignite !'

"That's it pretty much." said Raye

"So what about you Lita?" asked Niala

"Well actually I'm confused about it myself. It pretty much started when I met Serena. Remember that one Serena?" Lita asked

"Yeah. That was funny now that I think about it." said Serena

Just then there was a knock at Niala's door and Darien walked in

"I had a feeling you would be here Serena." he said

"What's wrong?"

"Rini had another one." he said simply

Serena just sighed and got up. "I'll see you guys tomorrow." she said walking out with Darien

"You know its not a surprise after what we've seen that Rini is having bad dreams." Lita said at which Niala turned away. Something that Raye noticed.

"Ami?" asked Raye quietly "You okay?"

Niala smiled. Raye was the only one besides Serena and Daren, that could tell when something was troubling her.

"Yeah Raye. I'm fine." said Niala

"Okay, well see you in the morning." said Raye in a still worried tone.

"Kay." said Niala

Niala didn't know how long she sat there before three people showed up in her room.

"Well it's about time Kye." said Niala running to hug her brother

"Sorry. You know that we couldn't come while Moon and the other Sailors were in here." said Kyero.

"By the way you put on a perfect performance for Serena and the others." said Niala. "Hang on. I'll go get Daren."

"Okay." said Kyero as he watched Niala leave.

"Hey Kye." said Daren smiling walking in.

"Hey Dar."

"So is everything going to plan?" asked Niala

"Yes. Beryl swallowed that junk that Crystal was Shinpai and that Serien's weakness was Cerio."

"When it actually you guys she's worried about losing." said Crystal.

"Every sibling's fear." said Daren "By the way did you have to make such a noisy exit, Kye?"

"That was your brother Dar." said Kyero

"Anyway Beryl's not only after the Queen, Ami."

"What do you mean, Blade?" asked Niala with a look of worry. What else could Beryl want then to destroy what they tried so hard to protect and build.

"She wants the Crystal Blade." said Blade

'The Crystal Blade?" Niala asked shocked. Out of all the Sailor Scouts, only She Raye and Lita knew of the Crystal Blade.

"Ami?" Daren asked concerned.

"Daren go wake Raye and Lita." said Niala

"Alright." said Daren reluctantly

"Niala?"

"I know Kye. But now that she's after the Crystal blade it's time that Serena and the others knew the truth." said Niala. "After all she is the Queen."

"Alright." said Kyero as Raye and Lita walked in and froze

"Ami? What's going on?" asked Lita

"Not now. At least about Kyero. Beryl's after the Crystal Blade." said Niala and as she expected they were both shocked.

"Should we tell Serena?" asked Raye

"Yeah. Her, Mina, Rini, and Darien." said Niala

"I'll get Darien. He's going to flip when he sees Kyero." said Daren

"Good point Dar." said Kyero.

"I'll get Rini." said Raye.

"I'll get Mina" said Lita

"Alright." said Niala

~CHAPTER TWELVE~

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