He he, I guess it has been awhile, but I just haven't felt inspired to write recently. Don't worry, I'll write more soon.
Chapter 16
"You stood here and watched her be taken away!!" an angry Amara yelled at Setsuna. Sailors Neptune and Uranus had appeared just in time to watch Serena being abducted. Setsuna didn't so much as flinch, quite the opposite. Her expression turned cold, almost condescending. However, her eyes betrayed the difficulty of her eternal task. Michele placed a hand on Amara's shoulder to try and placate her. Setsuna stood regally with a constant air of dignity about her.
"Serena will be fine, as long as she doesn't get involved in this fight," Setsuna gave her comrades a knowing look. Amara immediately understood, as did Michele. They had played this game before, keeping the other senshi out of the fight because they thought it was too difficult for them. Never mind that they were wrong. Everyone has their blind spots. Setsuna turned to Darien, "We'll split up. You should go find Serena. We will look for the disturbance in the city." Darien agreed, but made them promise to meet up with him later on. With that said, he left, allowing his sixth sense lead the way.
"What is it this time?" Michele asked tiredly, after all, she had been about to play her first solo with the symphony. Her words echoed strangely in the hall that had been evacuated when the monster appeared. The police, and animal control, were on their way.
"Beryl's daughter, Amethyst, wants the princess dead. She's just a child being controlled by a few of Beryl's more resilient followers," Setsuna answered. They understood why Serena shouldn't be caught up in this new mess. She didn't quite have the same outlook that others did when someone was trying to kill them. Serena would literally die trying to save the enemy before giving in or up. Obviously, as far as the senshi, and Darien, were concerned, that couldn't be allowed to happen.
"Where do we start looking?" Amara queried.
"The subway," Hotaru spoke for the first time that evening. She was the same age as Rini, maybe around eleven. Setsuna and Hotaru transformed.
"I'm going after Serena," Darien announced. No one tried to stop him from leaving; Darien chasing after Serena was as natural and expected as the sun rising.
"Then that leaves the subway to us," Setsuna interjected into the silence as Darien left. With that said, they took off running.
"This isn't working!" Mars yelled as she attacked the nearest monster, killing it. "There are just too many of them!" She narrowly dodged a blast. The scouts had to stay close to Rini to protect her, and it was wearing them down to do so. All five girls were bruised and bleeding. Thus far, they had been able to keep a five foot radius between them and the youma, but they had gradually been forced down the tunnel. The light of the attacks was the only illumination.
"Serena, please come in! Come on Serena!" Rini kept trying the communicator at every available moment. She was losing hope quickly.
"Rini is that you!?" Serena's voice came through, though it was difficult to here in the midst of the battle.
"Serena, we could use a little help here!"
"Don't worry I'm coming. Hold on." Serena could feel the danger her friends were in. She let that feeling of urgency guide her to them. A dark figure dropped out of the sky behind her. Serena turned to face the new threat, knowing she couldn't stop for long or else her friends were lost.
Chapter 17
"Darien!"
"Serena!" The love birds kissed briefly, but knew that time was precious and not to be wasted, especially not when their daughter was in danger. As they passed the Subway fast food place Serena's stomach growled in protest, for once she paid it no mind. They plunged into darkness.
"I don't feel them anymore." Worry was evident in her voice. Sailor Moon flipped open her communicator and showed it shakily to Tuxedo Mask.
"Just static," he said.
"What does that mean?" Serena was afraid, but only for her friends – and daughter.