Chapter Five
The five of them carefully made their way through the entrance and when they all were in, the door vanished. Mars whirled around," I have a bad feeling about this."
Suddenly an image of a man with a dark moon symbol on his forehead, appeared in front of them, floating. His arms were crossed and his cape was flowing. White hair blew gently against his face. He had a nasty expression.
" So, you are going to attempt the Labrynth, are you?" he said in dark voice. He laughed," You must be bigger fools than I thought."
" Who are you?!" demanded Darien," What have you done with the Princess Serena?!"
" Oh, her?" the man drew his hand to the side and a small image of Serena on the bed with the pulsing energy dome appeared. She seemed to be in pain." She's resting comfortably(AN: Boy, what a contradiction). You know, she's quite the fighter." He laughed nastily.
Darien grew furious and ran forward but Lita and Mars held him back," He's only provoking you!"
But Darien broke free, jumped the man and tried to grab him, but fell through and hit the ground hard(AN: Well, duh! It was only a hologram! Hello? Darien, are you at home?). He struggled up and turned to see the back of the man and the girls right through him. Darien tried again but hit the ground again(AN: Didn't learn the first time, huh Darien?).
Amy helped him up," Your Highness! You'll hurt yourself!" (AN: Oh really, you think? Amy, I expected more from you.)
The man continued to laugh.
This time, all the girls held Darien back as he threw every insult he could think of at the man(AN: Darien, such language!), tears streaming down his face.
" I'll get my hands on you yet, who ever you are!"
The man smiled," We'll soon find out." He faded but his voice remained along with the image of Serena," As for my name, it's Diamond." He laughed again and Serena's image began to fade.
" NOOOO!!!" Darien broke free and ran to the image but it was gone when he got there and he slammed into the crystal wall and fell to the ground, groaning(AN: Uh, Darien? Are the lights burned out upstairs?). The girls ran to him.
" Your highness, are you all right?" Lita asked.(AN: Lita, he just ran into a wall, hit the ground twice, what do you think?)
Darien held his head and seemed to tremble. Then he looked up with an angry expression and tears drying on his face, "I'll find her! If I die trying, so be it!"
With that, he ran down one of the passages.
"Your highness, wait!" and the girls ran after him.
Diamond watched them and sneered.
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After a while, the girls caught up to Darien. Or at least his reflection. They turned a corner, expecting him to be there, but he was not. They turned to the reflection. He had his back turned to them.
"Your highness?" no answer. He started to walk away from them, farther into the crystal.
"Your highness!" Venus got agitated. How can a reflection move away?! "Your highness!!"
Darien didn't hear them or was ignoring them. He started to disappear.
"Darien!!"
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Darien looked around him. He seemed to be in a room of crystal. He turned around, looking for the girls.
They were not there. Instead he saw the reflection of their backs. They moved away.
"Wait!" he exclaimed but they disappeared.
Darien ran to the wall and tried to break through, using his shoulder.
It didn't even crack and only left Darien feeling sore.
"Darien." He heard a whisper.
"Serena?" Darien turned around and around, looking for the source.
"Darien, help me!" He heard it again and this time stopped as he saw the image of Princess Serena standing in one of the walls. She looked very sad.
"Serena! Where are you?! How can I find you?!"
"Help me, Darien." She was crying softly. But suddenly, she was engulfed in black and purple energy and Darien heard a maniacal laugh.
"Serena! No!" Darien drew his sword and slashed at the crystal wall, over and over until a huge hole was made, crystal strewn all around him.
Darien stepped through and found himself in an even darker, larger, crystal room. He looked around.
Suddenly, the hole behind him was gone. He heard a laugh and saw a half lighted figure.
"Who are you?" he demanded.
"Why, good Prince," the figure stepped into the light, "I'm your worst nightmare."
Darien gasped at what he saw.
"How can we get to him?!" Lita asked, anxiously.
"I…I don't know?" Mars said, helplessly.
"Wait!" Venus said, "I…I think I know what to do."
Venus brought her hands up and forward in a point while shouting, "VENUS CRESENT BEAM SMASH!!"
The wall in front of them shattered, leaving shards of crystal and a huge dark hole.
Mars spoke, "I got a bad feeling about this."
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The five of them carefully made their way through the entrance and when they all were in, the door vanished. Mars whirled around," I have a bad feeling about this."
Suddenly an image of a man with a dark moon symbol on his forehead, appeared in front of them, floating. His arms were crossed and his cape was flowing. White hair blew gently against his face. He had a nasty expression.
" So, you are going to attempt the Labrynth, are you?" he said in dark voice. He laughed," You must be bigger fools than I thought."
" Who are you?!" demanded Darien," What have you done with the Princess Serena?!"
" Oh, her?" the man drew his hand to the side and a small image of Serena on the bed with the pulsing energy dome appeared. She seemed to be in pain." She's resting comfortably(AN: Boy, what a contradiction). You know, she's quite the fighter." He laughed nastily.
Darien grew furious and ran forward but Lita and Mars held him back," He's only provoking you!"
But Darien broke free, jumped the man and tried to grab him, but fell through and hit the ground hard(AN: Well, duh! It was only a hologram! Hello? Darien, are you at home?). He struggled up and turned to see the back of the man and the girls right through him. Darien tried again but hit the ground again(AN: Didn't learn the first time, huh Darien?).
Amy helped him up," Your Highness! You'll hurt yourself!" (AN: Oh really, you think? Amy, I expected more from you.)
The man continued to laugh.
This time, all the girls held Darien back as he threw every insult he could think of at the man(AN: Darien, such language!), tears streaming down his face.
" I'll get my hands on you yet, who ever you are!"
The man smiled," We'll soon find out." He faded but his voice remained along with the image of Serena," As for my name, it's Diamond." He laughed again and Serena's image began to fade.
" NOOOO!!!" Darien broke free and ran to the image but it was gone when he got there and he slammed into the crystal wall and fell to the ground, groaning(AN: Uh, Darien? Are the lights burned out upstairs?). The girls ran to him.
" Your highness, are you all right?" Lita asked.(AN: Lita, he just ran into a wall, hit the ground twice, what do you think?)
Darien held his head and seemed to tremble. Then he looked up with an angry expression and tears drying on his face, "I'll find her! If I die trying, so be it!"
With that, he ran down one of the passages.
"Your highness, wait!" and the girls ran after him.
Diamond watched them and sneered.
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After a while, the girls caught up to Darien. Or at least his reflection. They turned a corner, expecting him to be there, but he was not. They turned to the reflection. He had his back turned to them.
"Your highness?" no answer. He started to walk away from them, farther into the crystal.
"Your highness!" Venus got agitated. How can a reflection move away?! "Your highness!!"
Darien didn't hear them or was ignoring them. He started to disappear.
"Darien!!"
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Darien looked around him. He seemed to be in a room of crystal. He turned around, looking for the girls.
They were not there. Instead he saw the reflection of their backs. They moved away.
"Wait!" he exclaimed but they disappeared.
Darien ran to the wall and tried to break through, using his shoulder.
It didn't even crack and only left Darien feeling sore.
"Darien." He heard a whisper.
"Serena?" Darien turned around and around, looking for the source.
"Darien, help me!" He heard it again and this time stopped as he saw the image of Princess Serena standing in one of the walls. She looked very sad.
"Serena! Where are you?! How can I find you?!"
"Help me, Darien." She was crying softly. But suddenly, she was engulfed in black and purple energy and Darien heard a maniacal laugh.
"Serena! No!" Darien drew his sword and slashed at the crystal wall, over and over until a huge hole was made, crystal strewn all around him.
Darien stepped through and found himself in an even darker, larger, crystal room. He looked around.
Suddenly, the hole behind him was gone. He heard a laugh and saw a half lighted figure.
"Who are you?" he demanded.
"Why, good Prince," the figure stepped into the light, "I'm your worst nightmare."
Darien gasped at what he saw.
"How can we get to him?!" Lita asked, anxiously.
"I…I don't know?" Mars said, helplessly.
"Wait!" Venus said, "I…I think I know what to do."
Venus brought her hands up and forward in a point while shouting, "VENUS CRESENT BEAM SMASH!!"
The wall in front of them shattered, leaving shards of crystal and a huge dark hole.
Mars spoke, "I got a bad feeling about this."
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