Destiny
Chapter 3: Where are you Tuxedo Mask?
Disclaimer: Don't sue me! I know I don't own Sailor Moon
Raye and Serena glared at each other. Raye was sitting on the steps of the temple porch, Serena was seated on the ground ten feet away from her. Lita, Amy, and Mina stood on the porch watching. Luna crouched with Serena, Artemis with Raye.
"Now, there is a new enemy from the Negaverse. We all agree on that?" Luna said.
"Right," the girls said. They looked at each of their friends and nodded.
"Fine. This new enemy is a frog-monster. He attacked us. We all agree he's bad?" Luna continued.
The girls nodded in unison. Raye and Serena still glared at each other.
"Okay, we're agreeing on something. Now, girls, we have got to get our differences worked out before he returns. We may not be so lucky next time." Luna said patiently.
Mina, Lita, and Amy nodded and looked at Serena and Raye. Serena's eyes narrowed, "You're right, Luna. We have to remain friends. Even if the person's a cold-hearted, snide, evil snob who steals her friend's BOYFRIEND." Rage came into Serena's voice.
"Well, maybe the selfish, immature brat should accept that her friend and her boyfriend make a better couple." Raye said coldly.
"Maybe the boyfriend and the girl are MEANT to be together! Maybe it's DESTINY!" Serena shouted back.
"Maybe DESTINY isn't so binding!" Raye yelled back. Both of the girls stood in rage.
"Maybe you should leave me to MY love life. Darien and I were perfectly happy…" Serena took a step toward Raye.
"Then why did he kiss ME?!" Raye shouted back. She took a step towards Serena.
"Maybe he wouldn't have if you hadn't FORCED your face in his." Serena yelled. The two were now inches apart.
"Maybe you should butt out of MY life!" Raye shouted back.
"Maybe you aren't fit to be a Sailor Scout anymore. After all, no Sailor Scout would do that to her friends!" Serena yelled.
"Who said you were my friend?!" Raye yelled back. "If I had my way, I'd throw you out of my life forever!"
"Try it, Raye!" Serena shouted threateningly.
Raye's eyes turned a deep shade of red. She was shaking in rage. The she shouted, "Mars fire…" and pointed at Serena.
Suddenly a black flash appeared and Raye screamed. She pulled her hand back. It was dripping blood. "Ow!" she cried.
"STOP IT AT ONCE! YOU ARE SAILOR SCOUTS!" Luna said at the top of her voice. Her claws had Raye's blood on them.
Serena stopped and looked at Luna. She had never seen her so angry. She had never dreamed of scratching on of the scouts. Of course, none of the scouts had never threatened to burn her alive.
Luna glared at Raye. "Raye, she is our princess! You never go against your princess. How dare you…" Luna was so mad she couldn't finish. Artemis went quickly to her side.
They exchanged a few whispers and Luna nodded. She walked over to the porch to calm down. During all this, the three girls on the porch remained in complete shock. They couldn't move nor speak, they were so shocked.
Artemis looked at both the girls. He was angry, but he was controlling it. "Work it out with words," he said in a hushed voice.
The girls looked at each other. They were both shuddering in anger. They looked back to Artemis and shook their heads. They couldn't work it out with words. Artemis sighed and looked at Luna. She nodded her head sadly and looked away.
"Then Raye, I relieve you of your Sailor Scout duty." Artemis said simply.
***
Tanya strolled into her living room. The Imperium of Darkness has so much better housing, she thought. She flopped on the sofa and turned on the television. "TV, show me the status of the Sailor Scouts." she commanded her television.
Instantly, a computer screen came up with a list of statistics. Tanya sighed and turned off the tv. It was time to do something drastic. "Scott! Sweetheart!" she called.
"Coming!" he called and walked in the living room. He smiled and walked over to kiss her.
She allowed a brief kiss before turning around and saying, "I have an idea to get the Sailor Scouts. As we know, the scouts have tremendous power when it comes to defeating monsters. However, the love spell has created jealously among the two main scouts, so they're weak."
"But Tanya, we don't know how weak they are. They could still defeat a monster." Scott protested.
"Exactly. Which is why I'm not sending a monster. Instead, I'm going to have a little fun. Make them suffer." Tanya said and motioned for Scott to sit down. He sat and she pulled out a bunch of books. "Earth history. We know that humans have been able to overcome a lot of things, yet there is one thing Queen Beryl planted on Earth that the scouts can never kill."
Scott nodded and said, "The AIDS virus."
Tanya smiled, "Unfortunately, Beryl could only make it so it was transmitted a few select ways." She dropped the books in Scott's lap. "These book are full of scientific information on how the disease can be updated to be carried through the air. Thus, making it extremely contagious." She smiled sadly. "You can thank Zoisite for those books."
Scott gave her a sympathetic look before opening the books. Within a moment, he whistled. "This could wipe out Earth's entire population. It's so contagious and so incredibly deadly." He chuckled. "This could be tons of fun."
"I've already taken the liberties of updating the disease. Yet, wiping out the entire population isn't what I want, dearest. It's the Sailor Scouts. So I've also made it to fit only Sailor Moon, Sailor Mars, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Venus's DNA. Only they can get the virus." Tanya said, and sat next to Scott.
"One problem. How are we going to get the scouts' DNA combinations?" Scott looked over at her. She smiled and turned the page. There was the DNA for all the Sailor Scouts.
"You can thank Zoisite for that, too." she said quietly.
Scott stared at the patterns. It was so perfect, so planned. They would be rid of the Sailor Scouts, and then they would marry. Finally. It was almost too good to be true. Scott looked at Tanya. "I love you." He said and kissed her.
She giggled. "I knew you would like it. C'mon, let's get to work."
***
Raye was stunned. She sat on her porch steps staring at the sky wondering what had happened. One moment she was just mad at Serena for butting in on her life, then next she was kicked out of the Sailor Scouts. Artemis told her she was unfit for fighting.
Raye felt like crying. She was unfit to fight for justice. She wanted to say it was her destiny, but she knew better. She had been arguing all along that destiny could be avoided. Well, she had certainly succeeded in avoiding HER destiny.
She felt tears in her eyes. What had happened? Why had she suddenly felt the urge to destroy Serena? Why had she started having the feelings? She started sobbing.
"Raye?" a voice said. She looked up, ashamed of her tears. Darien was standing across from her.
"Oh, hi Darien. Um, what's up?" she stood up and turned around.
"What's wrong? Why have you been crying?" he asked, immediately concerned.
"Oh, nothing." Raye was too ashamed to admit she had been kicked out of the Sailor Scouts.
"You don't cry about nothing." Darien said plainly.
"Hey, butt out, okay? It's not your business." Raye snapped, but felt immediately sorry.
Darien was quiet for a second, the said in a tender voice, "Raye, what's wrong?" He put his hand on her shoulder.
Raye was so touched by his tenderness, she burst into tears. He held her while she blurted out the story. He comforted her while she soaked his shirt. He hugged her and told her it was okay. It wasn't until when she mentioned about being relieved of her Sailor Scout duty that he questioned her.
"Kicked out? Of the Sailor Scouts?! But it's your destiny!" he said, pulling back from her.
"It was also yours to be with Serena." Raye said quietly.
Darien understood. He held Raye for a long time in silence and finally said, "What are we going to do?"
"I don't know. I just don't know anything anymore!" she said. He calmed her down, then decided to go talk to the other scouts. But it also meant he would have to face Serena. And that was not something he was looking forward to.
***
Darien sighed as he sat down. This meeting of the Sailor Scouts was about to take place, and he was not looking forward to it. Undoubtedly, the scouts would be against him. How could he blame them? After all, he had succeeded in splitting them up.
Mina, Lita, and Amy walked into the restaurant. They sat across from Darien. They were not smiling, but they weren't frowning either. They looked like they were willing to hear him out.
"Okay, Raye was extremely upset and mentioned that you had kicked her out of the Sailor Scouts. Is that true?" he began.
The scouts nodded solemnly. "She was unfit for duty." Amy said.
"Why? How?" Darien didn't expect it to be true.
"She attempted to set Serena on fire." Lita blurted out. She stopped herself, then said, "She and Serena were having a fight about you, and Raye wished Serena would go away. When Serena egged her on, Raye began to use her fireballs. If Luna hadn't scratched her…"
Darien's mouth dropped. Raye would've killed Serena with her power. Serena was the Moon Princess, someone Raye was destined to protect. And she almost killed her. Yes, Raye was unfit for duty.
"What on Earth would make Raye…" Darien started. The Sailor Scouts all looked at him. He shut his mouth. It was him. He was the reason that Raye had almost killed Serena.
Darien thought for a long time. He had also not done his duty to protect Serena. Why? Because he was too interested in Raye. It was his desire for Raye that made him ignore Serena.
Darien stood up. "I have to leave. I can't stay here, this is tearing you guys apart." he said plainly.
Mina and Lita stood up immediately. "No Darien, we need you now more than ever. We need you to assure Serena that you really love her." they said.
"I can't," he said, shaking his head. "Can't you guys understand? I want Raye, not Serena. And I can't tell Serena I want her." Darien turned his back.
The Sailor Scouts were stunned. They had never dreamed that Darien wanted Raye in return. That messed things up terribly. They had all thought it was only Raye who wanted Darien.
"I'm going to speak to Serena and Raye. Then I'm leaving, and I'm not coming back." Darien spoke and walked out the door.
***
Serena stared at the picture of Darien on her desk. She wanted the pain in her heart to go away, but it just kept getting worse and worse. She felt tears glisten her eyes. It wasn't fair.
Luna studied Serena. Poor kid, she thought. She's been through so much pain. Yet something wasn't right. Luna couldn't put her paw on it, but something just didn't fit.
There was a knock at the door. "Come in," Serena said quietly and turned to see who was at the door.
It was Darien. "Hi," he said uncomfortably. Serena gasped in surprise and stood. Luna leaped up and said, 'I'll leave you two alone." She flew out the door, closing it behind her.
Darien's heart nearly shattered when he saw Serena's tearstained face. He wanted to go and hold her. He wanted to say everything would be okay. But something held him back and he stood at the door. Finally, he spoke.
"I'm leaving." he said. "I won't be coming back for a long time, Serena."
Serena was shocked. "Why?" she asked.
"I've been a real problem towards the Sailor Scouts. I heard what happened between you and Raye." Darien explained, then sat on her bed. "Serena, you're the Moon Princess. It's my job to protect you. And if that means I have to leave, then so be it."
"You didn't try to kill me. Raye did." Serena stated.
"But you were fighting over me. So I'm have to leave in order to end this problem."
"The problem won't go away by your leaving, Darien." Serena said. "Please stay." her voice broke.
"I can't." Darien stood up and turned. "I'm sorry." he said and walked out the door.
***
A monster ran all over the streets. Chlorite, the hideous three-legged creature, frightened humans, tore up buildings, and basically attracted attention. His duty was to lure the Sailor Scouts together, then inject each one with a disease. But first he had to get the Sailor Scouts to come to him.
Where in the heck are they? he thought. He had been rampaging down the street like a madman for twenty minutes with no sign of them. Although he had been trained by the Imperium of Darkness, destroying buildings and frightening innocent people wasn't his strong suit. He was growing bored of it.
Eventually, Chlorite came to a small house. He began to make a loud noise and throw his claws around. This is getting REALLY old, he thought. Little did he know that the house was Serena's.
***
Serena had been sobbing for half an hour. She couldn't believe Darien would leave her like that. She was so completely miserable. Suddenly, a loud noise sounded. She looked out her window to see a ten foot crab-like monster. She screamed.
Luna rushed in and took a look a t the monster. "My goodness, Serena! Transform!" she shouted over the loud noise.
"Moon Prism Power!" Serena shouted. She was instantly clothed in her costume. Serena felt her self-assurance come back as she looked up at the monster. She rushed out of her house into a street.
"Hey," she called out, "What's the big idea?!" She glared at the monster.
Chlorite sighed in relief. "Ah, pleasure to meet you Sailor Scum. It's about time you arrived."
"Sailor Scum?! As if!" Sailor Moon said, "I am Sailor Moon, and I fight for love and justice. On behalf of the moon, I will punish you!"
"Yeah, do your little fancy speech. Let me know when you're done so I can destroy you." The monster yawned.
"Yeah right, crab-face. I am so not in the mood for you." Sailor Moon replied. "Moon tiara…" she began.
Suddenly, his large claw grabbed her up. "Nice try, brat. Now, to MY duty…" the monster said.
Serena screamed as a large needle came towards her. "Jupiter thunder crash!" a voice called out. Serena was dropped as the monster was hit byan unforseen bolt of electrified thunder.
Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Mercury, and Sailor Venus stood at Sailor Moon. "You guys couldn't come any sooner?" Sailor Moon said jokingly.
"Sorry," Mercury said. She then looked at the monster. "Why don't we even the odds a bit?" she said. "Mercury bubbles blast!"
Fog surrounded the monster. He shivered at the cold, but it didn't stop him. He waited for it to clear before attempting to grab the scouts. They avoided him easily.
"Try again, crab-cakes." Venus laughed.
The monster began to grow irritated. He tried unsuccessfully to get the scouts. They were too quick for him. Finally he called out, "I call upon the power of the Imperium of Darkness!" Instantly, the scouts stopped. Ice began to trickle up their bodies.
"Omigosh! I can't move!" Sailor Moon said. She began wailing.
"Neither can I!" Sailor Jupiter panicked. "If only Mars was here to help!"
"But she's gone, remember?" Sailor Venus cried. Ice inched up their bodies and began to freeze them.
"How do we beat it?" Sailor Mercury said.
"Where's Tuxedo Mask?!" Sailor Moon called out.
"'Halt!" the monster said. He grabbed Sailor Moon, who were halfway frozen. He pulled out a huge needle. Sailor Moon screamed at the top of her lungs, "Tuxedo Mask!!"
The monster smiled as he injected the disease into Sailor Moon. There was no one to stop him. He put the entire disease into her. Then he set her down.
"Ice, vanish!" he called out. The scouts instantly broke the ice and went over to Sailor Moon. Chlorite disappeared.
"Sailor Moon! Are you alright?" Sailor Jupiter asked.
"He didn't come. Tuxedo Mask didn't save me." Sailor Moon said helplessly. "He's gone." She coughed.
"I'm so tired. Let's go home." Sailor Moon said and began walking towards her house.
Sailor Mercury began to feel tried, too. She coughed, also. "I bet it's the flu." she muttered.
Jupiter and Venus slowly walked away. "I wonder what that was all about." Jupiter said, thinking of the monster.
Venus yawned. "Oh well. Let's go home, I'm not feeling well."
Jupiter nodded. "Me neither."
Serena lied in bed. For the third day in a row, she had been extremely tired. She was running a fever and constantly coughing. She was miserable, not only because she was so sick, but because Darien had left for good. Serena sniffed. He had come to her house half an hour before that horrible monster appeared, and told her he was going away and wouldn't be back.
Serena thought back to what had happened. She had been in the monster's clutches, struggling and screaming. The monster had a needle and was trying to inject her with something. She cried for Tuxedo Mask, but no rose appeared. She was injected with whatever was in the tube. Tuxedo Mask didn't save her, he was truly gone.
What was in that needle? It didn't seem to have any effect on her. It was probably sugar water, she thought. The monster disappeared after she had been injected.
Serena coughed. If only this flu would go away. It was enough that she was completely down about Darien, but to be sick was absolutely unbearable. At least she got to miss school.
Serena looked outside. She wondered what her friends were up to. Amy was probably studying at the library, Lita was probably playing video games, and Mina was probably at home working on a new hairstyle or something. Serena sighed. And not one of them has come to see me, she thought angrily.
***
Raye sighed as she swept the temple porch. She wondered what Lita, Amy, Mina, and Serena were doing. They're probably getting ice cream or something, she thought to herself. She sighed. It had been three days since she had been kicked out of the Sailor Scouts. But more importantly, it had also been three days since Darien told her he was going away and wouldn't be back. Raye felt a tear trickle down her cheek, but she brushed it away. Darien would come back to save Serena, she thought. He had to.
Chad came up behind Raye. "Hey Raye!" he said happily.
"Hi," she said unenthusiastically.
"Um, I have some tickets to go see a concert Saturday. Would you like to go with me?" he asked sheepishly.
Raye looked at Chad. He looked so eager for Raye to join him. She smiled as she thought of how much he wanted her to be his girlfriend. She wanted to say yes, but something compelled her to hold back. "I'm sorry, Chad. I don't think I can go." she said and went back to sweeping.
"Oh, okay," he said, obviously disappointed. He walked away, and Raye went back to thinking of Darien.
***
Darien sighed as he unpacked his pictures. He put one of Andrew, his best friend, on his coffee table. He glanced at a few of his modeling photos, and hung them on the wall. He picked up the last one.
It was a picture of him and Serena. We look so happy, he thought. He put the picture next to Andrew, but then picked it up. No, I have to move on, he thought. He put the picture back in the box and shoved the box into his closet.
He was now in his new apartment. He had gotten a new job and moved far away from his troubles. He felt guilty about leaving Serena and Raye like that, but it was the only way.
Darien took out his vase of roses. Somehow, he always had roses around the place. Some things never change, he thought. He put the roses in his kitchen. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.
"Who could that be?" he asked himself as he opened the door.
"Oh my!" said a beautiful woman. "I must have the wrong apartment!" She looked startled.
"That's okay, miss." Darien said with a smile. "Are you new, too?"
"Yes, just moved in with my boyfriend yesterday. Oh, it's C-5, not B-5. No wonder my key didn't work." she said, looking at the door.
"That's alright. I'm new, too, and I almost made the same mistake." Darien chuckled.
The woman smiled. "Well, it was nice to meet you, uh, I didn't catch your name."
"Oh, sorry. Darien." Darien shook the woman's hand. "And you're¼"
"Tanya." Tanya giggled. "Well, I better be going. Nice meeting you." Tanya walked towards the steps.
***
Tanya opened the door. "Tanya, that you?" a voice called from the kitchen.
"Yeah, sweetheart." she yelled back. She opened the kitchen door and kissed Scott on the cheek.
"So, how was your little adventure?" he asked, going back to cooking dinner.
"I wish I had brushed up on my Earth culture a little more. I almost forgot how to drive a car," she said, laying the keys down. "And I went to the wrong apartment."
Scott smiled. "Well, it was your idea we come here."
"Yeah, I know. It does make seeing the Sailor Scouts a whole lot easier. Now we don't have to send monsters all the time."
"That's true." Scott said as he added some spices to the grill. Tanya smelled it and smiled. "I excelled in Earth cooking at grammar school." Scott added with a grin.
Tanya kissed Scott and then headed to her bedroom. "So have you seen anyone that could be the scouts?" Scott called.
***
Lita sneezed. That set the other girls sneezing and coughing. They were all completely miserable.
"Man, this flu has really gotten bad. We all have it." Amy said. She blew her nose on her handkerchief.
"Yeah, I wish I could get some medicine to make me feel better." Lita said.
Luna glanced at the girls. They all had the same symptoms. It just seemed like a long flu. Something was nagging Luna, though. She couldn't shake it off.
"Well, let's get on with this meeting," Serena said sniffing.
"Okay, this is not the Negaverse." Mina said.
The girls looked over at Mina. She coughed and continued, "The Negaverse wouldn't send its monsters for nothing. Think about it," she said. "Both the monsters we've seen have suddenly disappeared without any explanation. Don't you find that strange?"
Amy nodded. "I've been thinking about that. This can't be the Negaverse. It's something way bigger." She paused, "I'm still trying to figure out what you were injected with, Serena."
"Don't worry about it Amy. It hasn't had any effect on me." Serena said, then started coughing.
"Well, whatever this force is, I don't want to wait around until it appears again." Lita said, standing up. She coughed and sneezed.
Luna stood up. "No, Sailor Scouts. You all are going home to get some rest. Artemis and I will check this out." She didn't wait for an answer, but just left the girls.
"Amy, any word about that doctor friend of yours?" Lita sniffed.
"Oh yes, I forgot to tell you. My friend said he would be delighted to see you guys tomorrow." Amy said.
"Great! Maybe he'll give us some prescription medicine." Lita said.
***
"Hmm," the doctor glanced at the girls. "This is very unusual. Four friends getting the same disease within 30 seconds of each other. And this doesn't represent any flu that's going around." The doctor rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"What does that mean?" Lita asked. She had an incredible fear of doctors, only because they bore bad news.
"It means we'll have to wait until the blood test comes back. It should only take about half an hour." The doctor motioned for the girls to sit down. "Wait here."
"What else can we do?" Serena said glumly. She felt awful. She hated being poked and prodded till her whole body was bruised. She wanted to go home and sleep.
The girls had the same idea. By the time the doctor came back, they were all asleep. He hurried them into a small doctor's office. They were puzzled.
"Why are we all together?" Mina asked. "Isn't it the regular procedure to keep patients in separate offices?"
Amy nodded in answer to Mina's question. "Unless there's something he wants to tell us all." she whispered.
That's usually bad, though Lita. She shifted uncomfortably. The doctor had a grim expression on his face. He doesn't look a thing like my old boyfriend, she thought glumly.
The doctor sighed. He rubbed his forehead, then turned to the girls. He wasn't smiling. "There's no other way for me to put this, ladies."
Lita panicked. That was a sure sign that something was bad. She waited to hear the dreadful news, but nothing could've prepared her for what was coming.
"You all have AIDS."
***
Raye flipped through the channels. There didn't seem to be anything good on tv. Life wasn't this boring when I was a Sailor Scout, she thought sadly. She wondered what the girls were doing, she hadn't seen them in a week.
Raye's grandfather walked in. "Hey Raye!" he said cheerfully. "Mind if I watch the news?"
Raye shrugged and turned the station to the news. She hated hearing about the crime in the city, but it was better than nothing.
"Our top story..." the reporter began, "Four teenagers have been diagnosed with a complex form of AIDS. This disease is not like any of the other AIDS cases people have seen, for it appears to be contagious. It is also rapidly progressing."
"Those poor kids." Grandpa said. Raye shrugged.
"The four girls, Lita, Mina, Serena, and Amy, were admitted into the hospital this afternoon." the television showed the Sailor Scouts entering the hospital. Raye gasped!
"Lita! Mina! Amy! Serena! Grandpa, that's them! They're the ones!" Raye started crying. Her friends had AIDS. They weren't going to live. It wasn't supposed to be that way. They were supposed to rule the city in their adulthood. It was their destiny.
***
Tanya jumped up and began shouting. "Scott, we got them! We finally got them!"
Scott rushed out of the bedroom. Tanya leaped into his arms. He laughed and then put her down. "What happened?" he asked.
"The Sailor Scouts have been admitted into the hospital! And I know their human identities! We finally beat them!" Tanya leaped in the air.
Scott was overjoyed. The Sailor Scouts were finally finished with. He and Tanya could get married. Everything was accomplished.
"Now to the third part of my plan." Tanya said. Scott's heart sank. He would have to wait for a while.
"Which is?" he said with a fake smile.
Tanya stood up and kissed Scott. "You'll see. I still have some alterations I need to make."
Scott sat down on the couch. "So, who are the Sailor Scouts?" he asked, wanting to change the subject.
"They're names are Lita, Mina, Amy, and Serena." Tanya said absentmindedly.
"And..." Scott persisted.
"What?" Tanya asked, clearly puzzled.
"There are five scouts. You only named four." Scott said.
Tanya stopped. She counted mentally. "You're right. Ones missing. One didn't get it. Uh-oh." she stood up immediately.
***
Darien woke up. It was 7:30, time for him to get up and go on his morning jog. He yawned and flinched at smelling his own morning breath. No, first it's time to brush the teeth, he thought.
After brushing his teeth and pulling on his running shorts, he went to the living room. He watered the roses, grabbed his walkman, and opened the door to leave. He tripped over the paper lying at his doorstep. "Whoops, forgot to get the paper," he said to himself.
He picked up the paper and laid it on the kitchen table. He glanced at the front page. His walkman fell to the ground. Darien almost fainted when he read the headline. "Four teenagers diagnosed with unknown fatal disease resembling AIDS." he read. Underneath was a picture of Serena, Lita, Amy, and Mina entering a hospital.
Darien began hyperventilating. It couldn't be true. The girls couldn't be that sick. They were fine when he last saw them a week ago. This couldn't be true.
His first impulse was to call Serena's house. But something held him back. He reached for the phone and dialed Raye's number instead.
The line picked up on the second ring. "Hello?" said a male voice.
"Hey Chad, is Raye there?" Darien spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Oh, sorry dude, she's not taking any calls at the moment. She's really upset about her friends." Chad said. "Who's this? I'll tell her you called."
Darien thought for a second. There was no use in letting Raye no where he was. "Tell her Darien's thinking about her." he said and hung up.
***
Serena sat in bed. She wasn't showing any emotion whatsoever. She was numb, totally cold.
"I'm dying, Luna. The Negaverse is going to take over. That wasn't supposed to happen." she said bluntly.
Luna was in complete shock. Serena couldn't die. She had to defend the Universe. She was supposed to marry Darien. This couldn't be happening. Luna got an idea.
"Serena, transform." she commanded. Serena looked puzzled. "Just do it."
"Moon Prism Power!" Serena shouted. Instantly she was transformed in Sailor Moon. But she was extremely weak.
Luna looked at her. "How do you feel?"
"Tired." Sailor Moon said, slowly falling to the ground.
Luna nodded, and went to the other Sailor Scouts. They transformed as well and joined Serena. Each of them looked exhausted. "Luna, what was the point of that? Besides, if any nurse walks in, they'll be in for a surprise." Mina said yawning.
Luna nodded. "Let's get out of here."
The Scouts exited the building and stood outside. They were so tired. "Luna, what's going on?" Amy asked.
"We're going to find this enemy. They're the ones who got you sick." Luna said.
"What?" Serena was completely confused.
"Serena, you were injected with the disease. You passed it on to the Sailor Scouts. But it was custom made for only you guys, because no one else has got it. Therefore, your enemy is out to get all of you. We have to find it. They must know how to reverse the process." Luna said as she ran towards Raye's temple.
"Are you going to Raye's?" Lita asked, about to follow her.
"Yes, but don't follow me! We can spread the virus to HER!" Luna said.
***
Raye sat in her bed. She had cried all her tears. Chad came in with some hot tea. "Um, Raye? A guy called for you."
Raye shrugged. Chad continued, "He said to tell you that Darien is thinking of you."
Raye jumped up. "Darien? Where is he? Did he sound okay?!" Raye shouted in Chad's face.
"I don't know. He hung up too quickly." Chad set the tea on Raye's dresser.
Suddenly, Raye heard a loud meow. Luna dashed into Raye's room. Chad looked confused. "Chad, why don't you talk to Grandpa. I've got some thinking to do." Raye said quietly. Chad nodded and closed the door.
"Luna? What in the world?" Raye said.
"Shh," Luna sat up on Raye's bed. She explained the whole thing to her. Raye nodded with understanding. "But can we do? We don't even know where the enemy is." Raye protested.
"But we do know where the monsters constantly appear. I've instructed the scouts to go to the park. I want you to find Darien. Something tells me he holds the key to this whole thing." Luna instructed Raye.
"I have no idea where Darien is." Raye shrugged.
***
"It's so cold here. Do we have to stay?" Sailor Moon complained, and coughed.
Luna nodded. "If there's going to be an enemy appearance, it's gonna be here." She sat next to Artemis. "We have to be patient."
Sailor Moon nodded, and glanced at her watch. It was almost time for Sailor Mercury to take watch. She looked at the Sailor Scouts. Their breathing was shallow as they slept. "We don't have a lot of time, Luna."
"I realize that." Luna said. She looked worriedly at Artemis.
Sailor Moon got up to wake Mercury. She kneeled down and touched Mercury's shoulder. It was so cold. "Sailor Mercury?" she said. She wasn't breathing. "Mercury??" Sailor Moon panicked. She shook Mercury harder. There was no movement. "Mercury? AMY!" Sailor Moon shook her violently.
Luna and Artemis ran over to her side. Venus and Jupiter both woke up. Venus ran over to Mercury to check her pulse. All the Sailor Scouts looked frantically at Mercury for any sign of life. Jupiter took away her hand.
"She's dead." Jupiter said in a choked voice.