Chapter Twelve

" Serena!" Tux ran over to the pulsing dome. He could see Diamond's body beside the bed as well. Mercury used her visor, " They are still alive, but… something very odd about them. It's like their here… but not ALL here. Their conciseness are gone!"

Jupiter and Mars came to the dome. Mars reached out to touch it.

" No, don't!" Mercury yelled. Before Mars came too close, a small charge jumped out and hit her. She staggered as Jupiter and Venus quickly steadied her.

" Princess?" she whispered. Tux looked at her, " What happened?"

" I… thought I saw her briefly with Diamond. She…she looked so different. I'm not even sure it was her."

Tux looked back at the dome. " I'm going after her. If Sailor Mars was there briefly just from a charge, I will let it hit me full blast."

" No, Prince Darien. It could kill you!" Venus said.

" Well, by all means then," Diamonds voice boomed as an image of him with his arms crossed appeared before them, " let the prince make his foolish decision."

Tux glared at him as the scouts took a fighting stance. Diamond laughed, " This will be fun! We'll see how well you do against my new Queen!"

The blood drained from Tux's' face. The scouts didn't quite understand but Mars had that bad feeling again. Diamond turned to the side as another image appeared. Her hair was long and like silver, her lips like blood, and her dress like night. She wasn't smiling.

Anger and hate seemed to burn in her eyes as she glared at them. She bore a dark moon symbol on her forehead.

" My dear," Diamond said, taking her hand and kissing it. That made Tux's blood boil. He threw three roses at Diamond but Serene destroyed them with an electric blast from her hand.

Tux couldn't believe it. If this was Serena, why was she doing this?

" JUPITER THUNDER CRASH!"

" MERCURY BUBBLES BLAST!"

" No, wait!" Tux yelled. They don't know who she is, he thought. Then they all gasped as the energy blast went through her.

Diamond laughed, " Obviously, my dear Queen Serene, they know not who you are. (AN: Hmmm, sounds like a repeat to me. Bad writer! Shouldn't repeat. Readers don't like it! Naughty! *small voice* Sorry.) Or of your power. Care to enlighten them, my love?"

" With pleasure," she said menacingly. Raising her hands, she brought them down as a blast of dark energy was thrown at the scouts.

They were unprepared, for they had recognized her voice even though it did sound more menacing, and they were still in shock. The blast hit them full throttle and they were thrown against the wall hard.

Dropping to the floor, bloody and bruised, they groaned and then nothing. Serene sneered, " All too easy," (AN: I'll say it was!) Then she turned and glared at Tux with even more hate, " Now, for the you who would kill my love!" She had a very large energy ball in her hand but before she could throw it, a white figure appeared and knocked Serena over, sending the ball at Diamond. Diamond howled in pain and grimaced.

" Serena?! You will pay for that!"

The figure of white WAS Serena! Tux couldn't believe his eyes. Though the image was blurry and very faint, he knew it had to be her. She seemed to be in pain and didn't seem to recognize Tuxedo Mask, " You do look so much like him," she said painfully.

Diamond's image seemed to flicker. " My Queen," he said turning to Serene, " we cannot stay out here long. We must return and fight her. She is what keeps us from becoming real." (AN: Repeating yourself again, Diamond?) Diamond disappeared.(AN: HA! I scared him off! Hee, hee, hee!)

Serene turned and grabbed Serena, " You're coming with me!"

Serena let out a cry and they vanished. Tuxedo Mask was at a lost. Two Serena's? Or one? His head began to hurt thinking about it. (AN: Mine would probably too. For a little while. Then again…Nah!) But whether Serene was Serena or not, she planned to destroy the Serena he knew! He was not going to let that happen.

He heard a groan behind him. The scouts seemed to be reviving. He needed to do it now.

Walking to the opposite side of the dome from Diamonds body, he reached into the force field.

" No!" Venus yelled. But it was too late. The electric charge pulsated through his body, causing his hat and mask to fall as he yelled in pain and then fell to the ground.

Venus ran to him as the others started to get up. " Your highness! Prince Darien!! Mercury, get here quick!"

Mercury stumbled over to them and used her visor. Grimly, she shut it off, " Just like the others. Alive, but gone."

" What do we do now?" Jupiter mumbled.

Venus looked at the dome. " We wait."

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