The Class Act: Chapter 7
by kattia_rose
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Serena sat at Amy's computer, her fingers flying across the keyboard.
"Password accepted" flashed on the screen.
"Amy, I'm very disappointed in you," she said shaking her head.
She read the document at a speed Superman would be jealous of. Serena had
gained strength, agility, speed and more powers than thought imaginable.
She put all the X-men (put together) to shame. "Well, Amy, you certainly
don't know much. You're supposed to be a real brain, and you have next to
nothing on the present situation." Meaning Serena's conversion to the
megaverse, and any possible cures for her. "Disappointing indeed."
Suddenly there was a commotion just outside, Serena ducked out of
sight. Lita walked in followed by the rest of the scouts and Renee. All,
save Raye, lounged around the room. Raye went on to inform everyone else
of her feelings, visions, and theories.
"The only real problem we have here, is the missing Silver
Millennium Crystal" (reference: The Class Act Part 2, Chapter 3)
"What do you mean, the only problem?" Lita asked loudly. "Hello,
Serena's evil, and , and was lip locking with Rubeus!!" She shivered at the
idea.
"Well, once we have the Silver Crystal, getting Serena back should
be a breeze." Raye stated
"Not necessarily," Luna put in, "we have to remember that the only
person who can use the Crystal, is... Serena." The group remained silent
for a moment.
"Okay, so two major problems." Raye raised her eyebrows. "I've
been trying to tap into her energy, I mean, Rubeus has got to be feeding
her some kind of negative force, that's keeping her evil. Right? But I
haven't had any luck-" Raye broke off.
"Disappointing indeed." A strange woman had Raye in her grasp.
"Raye, dear, what ever happened? I thought you were, air quote, psycic.
And yet you were completely caught off guard." She held Raye against her
with a sword, a very sharp looking sword. Raye stared at it wide-eyed.
She shook her head sadly. She looked up at the others, who had jumped up
and were ready to transform. She smiled wryly, "Relax kids, there isn't
time to tango right now, I'll be on my way in a minute. Cool down, man.
"Let her go!" Lita said, her tone threatening. She shoved Raye
into Mina, creating a domino effect. In half a second, all the girls lay
in a heap on the floor.
"There you go," She said sweetly.
"Who are you?"
"She hesitated, like she had to think about it. She was really
weird." Amy filled Darien in on the events, he did have a right to know,
didn't he?
"What did she say?"
"She said her name was Marie Lune. Which is French for Mary Moon."
"I knew that." Darien said, a hint in indignance in his voice.
Amy rolled her eyes: "That's not important."
"What else did she say?"
"She said she was here to help, that a friend had sent her. But
the freakiest part is that Raye didn't even feel here presence until she'd
shown it to all of us. Her appearance was quite odd as well."
"In our line of work, and you still think her appearance was "quite
odd?" Darien interjected.
"Well it was different than we've seen from the megaverse. She was
very beautiful, her skin and hair were pure white, not a single blemish."
"You mean she had pale skin?"
"No, I mean white, snow white! And, that's not the strangest part
either; her eyes, they were white, too."
"Huh? I don't understand."
"I'm saying, she didn't have any pupils or irises. Totally white!"
"That is strange. So what are the theories on your end?" Darien
asked, intrigued.
"Well, Luna and Artimis say she could be from the future."
"Whoa"
"Yeah, Lita thinks it's a trick, so does Raye."
"And you?"
"Well," Amy paused a moment to ponder her take on the situation.
"It could be both, or neither. I'm willing to trust her, if it means we
can get Serena back, alive and well."
"That does make sense."
"What about you?"
"Well I was there, tell me more about her."
"She was peculiar, she didn't wear any clothes." On his end on the
line Darien raised an eyebrow. "She wasn't naked," she said, reading his
thoughts. "She wore some sort on body suit, it clung to her body like it
was painted on. She also carried a sword. Luna said it was called a
katana, the old ninjas used them. Luna said she hasn't seen one since back
on the moon. You had to be a true master to even poses one, let alone use
one. Only the strongest and most agile could use them. They're incredibly
sharp."
"How did she get away?"
"Poof!"
"Poof?"
"Poof. Dust."
"Amy, you will never believe what just happened," Lita blurted
excitedly. Amy raised her eyebrows at the brunette, as she entered Raye's
room. "Look." She did. It was a potted plant, a vine to be exact, with
beautiful white flower buds over it.
"What is it?"
"A plant," Raye said dully.
"Duh." Amy put in, taking a seat next to Lita. She took the plant,
touching the buds gently. "It's beautiful."
"It came with this." Mina handed her a white card.
" 'I will return when the Moon lower Vine blooms.' " Amy read
aloud. "That's what this is then." She looked at the card again. At the
bottom was a crescent, crudely drawn in black ink, as was the rest of the
note.
"The Moonflower Vine. Luna have you ever heard of this before."
Raye asked.
Luna nodded, "Mmm, I have. It's called the Moonflower Vine because
it blooms when the new moon rises. The flowers die before sunrise."
"So when's the next new moon?" Lita asked, checking her calendar.
"Tomorrow," Amy said. "And we'll be ready."
"The girls, in their sailor fuku, Luna and Artimis and Tuxedo Mask
stood on the roof of the temple with the Moon flower Vine. The moon was
rising. Tux held the card tensely in his gloved hand as the sliver of
moon appeared in the night sky. They all turned to watch the buds open.
At first nothing happened, all of a sudden there was movement.
"Look the first ones opening," Jupiter cried excitedly. The
flower opened quickly, the vine danced as the petals unfurled, bearing the
ruby in the center. It was like a wave of white as the other buds
bloomed, revealing their own red jewel. A magical moment.
Sailor Mercury bent to examine the flower, "Incredible. I've
never seen anything like it. The center, what is it?" She looked at
Artimis. Then there was a roaring from the edge of the roof.
The scouts turned to see a sleek white lioness leapt to the roof.
She snarled. There was a chorus of 'Uh- Ohs' as it advanced on the group.
Then the oddest thing happened, it leapt into the air, into one to those
impossible back flips Luna and Artimis are always doing. Went it landed
it was no longer the lioness, the but Marie Lune. She smiled at the bug
eyed looks she received from the scouts.
"Beautiful aren't they?" she said gesturing to the vine. The
flowers were already drooping some. "Very rare."
"How did you do that?" Mars asked, awed by the transformation.
Marie Lune said nothing.
Tuxedo Mask saw that all he hand learned about this was true. Not
clothes were evident, but she wasn't naked. The only garment she wore was
a belt which held her katana. He also noted her colour, or lack there of.
She noticed the analytical look he was giving her.
"Well, we're here, why did you ask us here." Jupiter said, she
looked at the woman darkly.
"I'm on your side. I'm here to help."
"We've already established that." Jupiter said snidely.
"You didn't believe me."
"We still don't," Mercury said, stepping between Jupiter and the
white haired woman. "You haven't given us any reason to."
With that Marie Lune held out her hands, pressed, palms together.
I light filtered through her fingers. She opened her hands slowly, the
light growing brighter. She held the Silver Crystal.
"No way!" Mars exclaimed.
"Do you believe me now?"
Behind the group, Tux and the cats whispered frantically.
"How can we tell if that's the real deal?"
"I don't think it's possible to recreate the Silver Crystal." Luna
answered. "It has to be the real thing."
"But the real thing can only be manipulated by a member of the
royal family..." Artimis trailed off.
"Then how come she's using it and not... dust? For lack of a
better word." Tux asked, watching the stranger.
"I don't know." Artimis and Luna exchanged glances.
Tuxedo Mask stormed up to the woman, "Who are you?" He grabbed her,
and received a nasty shock. He staggered backwards, then fell in a heap.
Mercury went to his aid. "Who are you?" he asked again.
"A friend," she said. She looked at him with her blank eyes, her
head tilted. Her long white hair brushed the ground. "I know you're
worried about your friend, but getting your shorts in a bunch is not going
to help her." Her smile was sad and sweet. "You have to trust me.. and
Serena. I know what I'm doing."
"She's all right then?" Mars asked desperately.
"I can't tell you anything more than that this won't last much longer."
"Promise?" Mars looked ready to bust into tears. Life without
Serena was empty.
"No, I can't make any promises. There will be suffering, and pain,
and fear and more pain before this is over-"
"But you said it wouldn't last much longer." Venus pointed out.
"True, but your opinion of 'much longer' may be different than
mine. Now you have to go back to the old port."
"What? Why?" Jupiter asked, still unsure of what to think.
"There's trouble." Marie Lune backed away from the Sailor Scouts.
She gave Tux one last sad smile before bounding into the air and into a
back flip. When she landed, she was no longer Marie Lune, but the white
lioness. She leapt away.
The scouts all congregated once again at the old port. Marie Lune
had said there was trouble. Where was a better place for trouble? None
other than the old port. So there they were.
'What kind of trouble?' Tux surveyed the scene. There was none.
'Maybe that's it? It's too quiet.' "What do suppose she meant by
trouble?" he called down to the scouts.
"I don't know, but I'm getting a ton of negative vibes." Mars responded.
"Me too," Sailor Mercury. She taped away on her still demented
mini-computer. Her eyes widened, "These readings are off the scale!
There!" She pointed.
Suddenly a blood curdling scream cut through the air. All the
Sailor Scouts turned as shadows moves between two buildings. They all ran
towards the figures, but stopped short as a bright light blinded them.
As Tux peered into the light, he could see a woman laying within the grasp
of something else. Also another woman.
'Could it be one of the weird sisters?' he asked himself.
'Could it be Serena?'
The light slowly dimmed, and the woman's body slumped to the floor.
Her attacker straightened and looked directly at Tuxedo Mask, her
identity hidden by shadows. She stepped into the light. It was Serena,
but it looked even less like Serena than before. Her eyes were as those of
a cat's, and her nails were curved and raged like claws. Her coat was no
longer black but of white fur. As were her boots. She wore a blue shin
length skirt and a low cut blouse. The black crescent remained on her
forehead.
"I was beginning to think you weren't going to show." she said,
sarcastic sweetness dripping in her voice. "I got so hungry waiting
around, I just had to have a snack. I didn't even notice your entrance."
She laughed softly and licked her lips. The gesture made Tux shiver.
'How does she do that?' he shook his head. 'When she's around, I
turn to mush.'
'You're so pathetic.' the voice in his head told him. 'She knows
your weaknesses and she going to use them against you.'
"What did you do to her?" Venus called, from the woman's side.
"I took her energy. I told you I got hungry." Serena wined.
"She's dead." Venus moved away from the body. "When an innocent
gets hurt, that where I draw the line. VENUS LOVE CHAIN AND CIRCLE!!"
Serena leapt into the air dodging the attack and , in a rather
familiar move, back flipped and landed as a white wolf.
'Where have I seen that before?' Tux asked himself as the wolf
looked steely at Venus as she prepared to attack again. The wolf eluded
Venus' attack again, and bounded towards the blond. Venus had no time to
step out of the animal's way, and was pined down beneath the snarling wolf.
The others cried out and prepared of their own attacks.
"MERCURY ICE BUBBLES FREEZE!!" The wolf jumped out of the way,
amazingly pulling Venus with her. The wolf turned to Tuxedo Mask. She
snarled and hurdled herself at him.
"MARS FIRE BALLS CHARGE!!" The wolf and Tuxedo Mask were bombarded
with fire balls. Tux was knocked back, and fell hard onto the ground. The
wolf was barely touched. She back flipped back into Serena and was at his
side in a second.
"You all right?" she asked softly in his ear. "You don't look
well." Her breath was warm against his skin.
'Her lips are so close, if only I could kiss her.' He slowly raised
his head towards hers.
'NO! That's just what she wants, you fool!'
"Darling, what are you doing?" Rubeus' voice silenced his thoughts.
At first Serena didn't budge. She remained next to Tux, breathing her
hot breath on his face. Then is the blink of an eye, she was in Rubeus'
arms. "Was I interrupting something?" he asked.
"Jealous?" She arched an eyebrow. "You have nothing to worry
about. You know what they say," she pressed her lips to his, hard. The
smacking sounds reached even Tux's pounding ears. "keep your friends close
and your enemies closer."
"If you treat a friend like this, I don't think I want to know how
you treat an enemy." Rubeus panted.
"Who said I was your friend?"
Here's another nasty cliff hanger. Ha ha ha!!