Destiny
Chapter 9: The Past Visits Sailor Moon
Disclaimer: Don't sue me! I know I don't own Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon glanced around. She couldn't see a thing, but she felt a strange force around her, and she didn't like it.
She felt Tuxedo Mask near her. "Tuxedo Mask? Are you there?"
"Yes...but not fully..." he hesitated.
Sailor Moon was confused. "What do you mean?"
She felt his arms on her. But she didn't feel the normal tuxedo, she felt his bare arms. "Tuxedo Mask, what's going on? Where's your suit?"
"I lost it somewhere." he said plainly, and gulped.
Sailor Moon stepped back. "Are you naked?!"
"No, no, I'm plain Darien, right now. But I don't know if I'll be able to transform again." he said.
Sailor Moon nodded. Instantly, she felt her outfit fly off. She shrieked as she realized that she was in her normal clothers. Darien ran his hands down the soft cloth of her dress. "It happened to you, too?" he asked.
"Uh-huh. Darien, I'm really scared. I can't see a thing." she said.
"Don't worry, meatball-head. I'll take care of you." Darien held her.
Serena let out a sob. "Darien, the scouts! They're not there anymore!" Serena called in her head for them, but couldn't hear them at all. "Oh, Darien! They're...they're gone!" she sobbed.
Darien held her close. He hated hearing her sob. "It'll be okay, Serena. I'm not leaving you." he whispered.
Serena tried to make out his face with her touch. She grazed her hand on his cheek. Her hand brushed through his hair. His hand came up to her face and stopped on her cheek. His finger ran across her lips.
"Darien, I love you." she whispered. His hand rested on her cheek.
"I love you, too." he said back, whispering. He drew her close to him and kissed her softly.
"Darien...has the probe worn off?" she asked. He slowly let her go, but remained holding her hand.
"Yeah. When Raye...left, it vanished inside my brain. I'm so sorry about the things I did, Serena. I never meant to harm you in any way. I'm so sorry." he said softly.
Serena squeezed his hand. "Actually," she responsed, suddenly sounding shy, "I kinda liked those kisses you gave me."
Darien stopped and Serena could feel him gazing at her. "You...you did?" he asked incredulously.
Serena nodded. "Uh-huh."
Darien froze. He had no idea she ENJOYED those kisses. All the time they had been going out, he had always felt he had to sink to her level. But maybe she was ready to rise to his.
"Would you...would you kiss me like that?" Seren asked quietly, blushing at the fact that she was asking him to kiss her. But she so needed it right then.
Darien pulled Serena close to him and gave her light kiss. Then he held her and kissed her fiercly. Serena kissed him back, as strong as ever. She felt a strong fire coarse through her lips and suddenly her whole world got bright. Wow, she thought. Now I know what they mean by fireworks when you kiss.
Darien quickly stopped. Serena had closed her eyes and sighed. "Serena! Look!"
Serena opened her eyes. The whole room was lighted! "Darien!" she gasped.
"It was the kiss." he said plainly, glancing around. The room had an erie quality to it. It was completely bare except for a wooden door at the corner. "I think we better go now." he said, taking her hand.
"Right." she answered. He took her to the door and slowly opened it. A gust of wind blew in Serena's face. She shivered as Darien opened the door.
Before them was a long hallway. There were multiple hallways coming off that main one, which seemed to stretch forever. "I don't like this, Darien."
"Me neither. We better transform." he replied.
"Got it." Seren answered. She hoped her powers hadn't blow off. "Moon Prism Power!" she cried and instantly was clothed in her Sailor Scout outfit. She had her powers back!
She glanced over at Darien, who had become Tuxedo Mask. She smiled, and began out the door. Tuxedo Mask followed.
***
As the walked along the hallway, strange noises seemed to echo throughout the labrynth.
"Tuxedo Mask! It's a maze! What are we going to do? This hallway could be miles!" Sailor Moon said.
"Why don't we try one of these doors?" Tuxedo Mask gestured to the multiple hallways. At the end of each was a door with a symbol on it.
"Okay," Sailor Moon said and began to walk towards it. But her foot caught on something and she fell flat on her face. "Ow!" she cried out.
Tuxedo Mask chuckled. "My little kluzt. What am I going to do with you?" he held out his hand, but she didn't move. "Sailor Moon? Are you alright?"
"Look what I've found." she whispered and held up a small jem. "It's so pretty."
Tuxedo Mask glance at the stoneand held it in the palm of his hand. "That's a type of Jade stone, Sailor Moon. This is a hard jade, called jadeite. It comes in many colors, but red is most common. Like this one." He handed it back to her.
"Where'd you learn that?" Sailor Moon asked as she placed the stone in her pocket.
Instantly, Tuxedo Mask looked uncomfortable. "I'd rather not say..." he simply said. "C'mon, it's now or never." he said and helped her to her feet.
Sailor Moon walked down the hall to the heavy door. She slowly opened it, and it creeked loudly. Sailor Moon heard a low evil laugh as she looked into the darkness.
"Well, Sailor Moon, glad you came to join me. Unfortunately, we won't be needing your boyfriend right yet. So he'll just have to stay here." the voice said.
Instantly a gust of wind pulled Sailor Moon inside. She screamed and the door shut. Tuxedo Mask tried to open it, but it was locked tight. He pounded on it with all his might. "Sailor Moon!" he called over and over again. "Sailor Moon, answer me! SERENA!!!" he yelled.
***
Sailor Moon stood in a dark room. "Hello?" she stamered, frightened. A low laugh echoed in the darkness.
"Well, well. Sailor Moon. We meet again." the voice said. A light focused on the individual.
"Jadite!" Sailor Moon gasped.
Jadite smiled. "So you remember. How nice. I see you've acquired some improvement since our last battle, Princess Serena. Even found your one true love. Pity I have to kill you now."
Sailor Moon's face grew cold. "What makes you think you can kill me now? And where did you come from?"
Jadite nodded and instantly encased Sailor Moon in a box of glass. "I suppose you do need an explanation. Very well.
"This is the void of the Imperium of Darknness. When the Negaforce was destroyed, we were all transported here for the rest of eternity. Then, Tanya, Zoisite's sister, opened up a doorway into this world and told us Sailor Moon would be coming shortly. Surely enough, you've made it. I'm honored that you chose my room to enter. Now I have the privilege to destroy you." he said.
Sailor Moon gulped. "What makes you think you can destroy me?"
"I now have the power of the Imperium of Darkness. The collective power will easily destroy anyone." Jedite smiled. Instantly, Sailor Moon's glass case disappeared.
"Well, nice seeing you again." Jedite said. A look of malice cam into his eyes. "I call upon the power of the Imperium of Darkness!" he called out.
Instantly a ball of dark energy began to build up at his fingertips. It continued growing strong until ti surronded Jedite's hand. Sailor Moon quickly grabbed her tiara.
"Moon Tiara..." she said, preparing to throw her tiara at Jedite. But she was too late.
The ball of energy hit her full force! She was thrown back and cried out in pain. Jedite chuckled.
"That was child's play," he said as he grabbed the collar of her dress and picked her up. "Now we get to the fun stuff."
Sailor Moon cried out in fear and pain. Jedite laughed maliciously.
"I'll never let you win, Jedite." Sailor Moon cried out, even as Jedite lifted her off her feet. "You'll never beat me!" she cried.
Jedite lifted Sailor Moon higher. "Oh really?" he said. "I call upon the power of the Imperium of Darkness. Destroy this girl!" he shouted.
Lighting shot through his arm and began to eletrocute Sailor Moon. She cried out in agony, but didn't cry for mercy.
As she began to weaken, Sailor Moon's sign appeared on her forehead. I began to blind Jedite, but he didn't let go. A voice called out.
"My daughter, you will be saved."
Sailor Moon recognized that voice as Queen Serenity. Then, she knew what to do.
She struggled and reached into her pocket. She pulled out the red stone and held it high in the air. "Jadeite, come forth!" she cried out.
Tremendous power flooded through Sailor Moon. She no longer felt the torturing pain of Jedite's electricity. The red stone began to shine with light that blinded Jedite. He dropped Sailor Moon and cried out.
Sailor Moon threw to red stone at him. It hit him squarely in the forehead. Red bolts of power flooded through his body as he screamed. Then, he began to melt into a puddle of white light.
Sailor Moon watched in shock as he began to form back into a human shape. The stone returned to the palm of her hand and she glanced at Jedite.
He was dressed in a white uniform that look like a solider's armor. He had a crown on his head, and his yellow hair was tossled. But Sailor Moon noticed his blue eyes. They were not the cold eyes of a general of the Negaverse, but clear and truthful. He looked at her and gasped. He quickly bowed.
"My queen." he uttered.
Sailor Moon glanced down and noticed her dress. She had become Princess Serena. She looked back at Jedite in confusion.
He looked up at her with a loyalty in his eyes. "My name is Jadeite, keeper of the stone you hold in your hand. I have come to say that I am at your service and will do everything in my power to protect you."
Princess Serena nodded at him and he rose. "Master Jadeite," she began, "I thank you for your loyalty. Your services will be used in the future."
Jadeite's eyes glimmered as he kissed her hand. "Thank you, my queen. If you require me, hold out the stone in the palm of your hand and call out 'Jadeite, come forth.' I will not fail you." he said, with emotion clouding his voice. His body melded into the stone in the palm of her hand, and Princess Serena felt herself slowly returning to the room.
She glanced down at her normal clothes. She was normal Serena. She looked up and noticed a door in the front of the room. Darien stood there, smiling.
"Darien!" she ran to him and hugged him. "You'll never guess..." she began.
He nodded, "I saw it all. Serena, you were wonderful!"
He slowly kissed her. She smiled and kissed him back. Suddenly, the room began to grow cold.
Serena shivered and closed the door. It vanished. "Darien, I love you." she said simply.
"I love you more than I know how to express, my love." Darien answered. He held her hand. "But remember, this fight isn't over yet. And I have a feeling our big battle's waiting for us."
Serena nodded. "You got it. Time to do it all over again."
Darien smiled and released her hand.
"Moon Prism Power!" she called out.
Sailor Moon glanced around. Tuxedo Mask grinned next to her and they walked down the hallway for what seemed an eternity.
Finally, about an hour later, Sailor Moon sat down. "Tuxedo Mask, we've been walking forever! And this hallway doesn't seem to have any ending. Can we rest a little?" she said.
Tuxedo Mask squinted down the hallway. "Alright, but only for a moment." he answered as he took a seat. "Ow! What is this?!"
He took out a small stone that he had been sitting on. "Omigod, I don't believe it." he gasped. Sailor Moon glanced at the blue stone.
"What is it?" Sailor Moon asked, glancing at the perfect stone. It's beauty enthralled her.
"It's a soft jade." he explained. "It's incredibly rare. It's called a nephrite stone. What's even rarer is that it's HERE. I mean, to find two perfect jade stones in basically the same location is incredibly coincidental."
Sailor Moon took the stone. "Maybe it's not a coincidence..." she said to herself. "Do you mind if I keep this one?" she asked to Tuxedo Mask.
He shrugged. "I don't care." A distant look came over his face for a moment, but he shook his head and stood up. "Ready to go?"
Sailor Moon nodded and put the stone in her pocket. She stood and up and took Tuxedo Mask's hand. "Yes, my love." she said comfortably.
As they walked down the hallway, Sailor Moon thought over the past two weeks. It had been amazing what she had gone through. First, Darien had fallen in love with Raye. Then, Raye had been kicked out of the Sailor Scouts because she had almost tried to kill Serena. A new enemy had come along and implanted the AIDS virus into all the scouts. Then, Darien had disappeared. Raye rejoined the scouts, but sadly, Amy had died, followed by Mina. Yet, their spirits could be heard within the remaining scouts. Their enemy had finally made an appearance. It was Tanya, Zoisite's sister. Her boyfriend Scott had helped. Yet, Scott had broken up with Tanya, while Tanya had killed Lita. Raye had found Darien, but contracted the disease herslef.
It was revealed that a probe had caused Darien and Raye to be attracted to each other. Amy had been able to switch the probe's so Darien had been severly physical with Serena. But Raye was dying of the disease, so they took her to see Chad. Raye had confessed she loved Chad, only to have him rebuke her. Heartbroken, Raye had met a guy named Scott. Scott and Raye quickly feel in love only to have Tanya make an appearance. It was discovered that Scott was Tanya's ex-boyfriend. Tanay tried to destroy Raye, but ended up killing Scott instead. Raye would not allow herself to be killed by an evil monster like Tanya, so she had killed herself.
Tanya then took the two cats, Luna and Artemis, and was about to kill them when they mysteriously disappeared. It was revealed that Tanya and Darien lived in the same building and become friends. However, Darien didn't let that stop him from hating her with all his being. Tanya had finally transported them to this void.
In this void, Sailor Moon had found that she could no longer communicate telepathically to the other scouts. She had also met up with Jedite and defeated him. His good self, Jadeite, had pledged his loyalty to her. Now she and Tuxedo Mask were ready to face another enemy.
Sailor Moon giggled. Tuxedo Mask looked at her puzzled. She glanced at him and said, "All this time, and we still haven't seen the new Sailor-V movie!" She grinned.
Tuxedo Mask chuckled. "Sorry, meatball-head. We've been busy. Maybe next time."
Sailor Moon smile sadly. Things would never be the same now. The other scouts were dead, the feline guardians vanished. It seemed unlikely that Sailor Moon would have a normal life again.
"Muffin," she said sadly, "Hold me. Please." her voice choked.
Tuxedo Mask looked down and saw she was crying. He knew how she felt. In these past two weeks, her life had changed forever. He took her in his arms and held her close to him while she sobbed in his chest.
"Oh Darien, things will never be the same!" Sailor Moon said.
Tuxedo Mask just stroked her back. "It's okay Serena. We'll make it."
Sailor Moon held Tuxedo Mask tightly, never wanting to let go. If she lost him, she'd have nothing. She knew she would never be able to live if Darien left her.
"I love you," she whispered into his chest.
"I love you, Serena. And that will never change." he answered back, hugging her fiercly.
Finally, Sailor Moon calmed down and began walking with him again. She glanced over to her right and noticed a wooden door. It had a strange marking on it. "Tuxedo Mask, look! A door!"
He saw it and glanced at her, questioning whether to open it. She nodded, and he slowly opened the door. A low moan echoed through the hall and broke the silence. Sailor Moon shuddered at the intensity of the moan. Instantly she was whisked in the door.
"Not again! Sailor Moon! Can you hear me?" Tuxedo Mask pounded on the door. "Oh crud!" he said and leaned against the door.
***
Sailor Moon looked into the complete darkness. "Hello? Anyone there?" she called out.
A low moan echoed as the spotlight shined on a figure. He walked closer to Sailor Moon. "Hello, Serena." he said evilly.
"Hi, Nephlyte." she answered back. She noticed the dark circles under his eyes. She also noticed a dark mark on his forehead. But his eyes were dark and sinster. She hesitated.
"You have the privilege of being destroyed by me." he said cruelly.
"What?" she asked, completely confused.
"You heard me. I'm going to destroy you. And I'm going to do it right." Nephlyte snapped.
"But...you...changed. You...fell in love. You were good!" she exclaimed.
"I was never GOOD!" he screamed back at her. "I'm lucky to even be here! I could be serving the Imperium as monster mucker. Believe me, those monsters you destroy easily can really dirty up those stalls and make a heck of a job to clean. But Beryl put in a good word, and Tanya backed her up. So I escaped with only a mark of betrayal that keeps me shut up in this room for eternity. And it's all your fault!"
Sailor Moon didn't know what to say. "You loved Molly." she blurted out plainly.
A flash of pain went through Nephlyte's eyes. "I do love her. But ONLY her. You're no different, you've caused all this! And you're going down!"
Sailor Moon backed away slightly as an enraged flame flickered through Nephlyte's eyes.
"I call upon the Imperium of Darkness!" he called out and a blast of dark energy began to form around his body. It started getting bigger and Sailor Moon began to tremble with fear.
The energy blasted full force to Sailor Moon. She crossed her arms to block it, but it was far too strong for her. She was thrown off balance. She grabbed her tiara.
"Moon tiara...magic!" Sailor Moon threw her tiara towards Nephlyte. He blasted it apart.
"Aaaahhhh! Hey, you can't do that!" she cried out.
"I just did!" Nephlyte called out. The energy built up again. "I call upon the power of the Imperium of Darkness! Destroy this girl!"
Sailor Moon shrieked as she saw millions of minature fireballs coming towards her. She tried to avoid them all, but at least four hit her limbs. "Ow!" she screamed.
Nephlyte laughed. The fireballs were getting bigger. Sailor Moon was getting hit harder and harder.
Then she was hit squarely in the chest. Sailor Moon screamed in pure agony. "Nephlyte, for the love of Molly, STOP!" she cried out as she collasped.
The fireballs halted. Nephlyte looked at Sailor Moon. His voice choked up. "I love Molly more than anything. And I'll never see her again. You'll never know what that feels like. You've got your Tuxedo Mask pounding at the door like a maniac, he's been doing so ever since you started screaming. He adores you, would easily give his life for you. Not just because it's his job to protect you, but because he loves you so much. I'd do the same for Molly...and I can't. And you're going to pay for it!" he said and the fireballs built up.
Sailor Moon's only hope was her tiara. She reached up, but it was gone! Nephlyte had destroyed it. "Oh, someone help!" she screamed and her crecent moon shone once again.
"My daughter, you must never give up hope. I will alaways help you. The answer lies in your pocket..." a voice said softly.
Sialor Moon reache dinto her pocket and pulled out the Nephrite stone. She held it high in the air. "Nephrite, come forth!" she called out. She threw the stone at Nephlyte.
The gem hit him straight in the heart. He cried out and melted into a puddle of white light. As he began to form back, Sailor Moon felt herself becoming Princess Serenity. She took a deep breath and watched as Nephlyte became a human. He was dressed in a white uniform, his long hair pulled back neatly. He looked at her and bowed down.
"My queen..." he said.
"Rise up, Master Nephrite." she answered back, smiling. He stood.
"As my partner, Jadeite, did, I pledge my loyalty to you." he said graciously, still looking down. "However, Your Highness, I have one request to make."
Princess Serena smiled gently. "Yes?'
"I would like to return to Earth to be with my love."
The princess thought about it for a moment. "All that can be arranged when this turmoil is over. Until then, your services may be required, so you shall remain at my will."
Nephrite quickly nodded and looked up. His brown puppy dog eyes were a mixture of loyalty and love. "Might I...make one more request?" he asked.
"Yes, Master Nephrite."
"Might I see her? Just once?" he asked, hopefully. His eyes shone.
Princess Serena smiled and nodded. She pointed to a portal that showed Molly running in the park with Melivin. Or rather, AWAY from Melvin. Her eyes shone, her cheeks were pink from activity, and she smiled slightly.
Nephrite gasped. He placed his hand on the portal. "Molly..." he whispered. He turned around. "Thank you, my queen. I am at your service."
Princess Serena smiled. "You're most graciously welcome."
Nephrite disappeared into the gem. Slowly Princess Serena fade back as Serena. Her damages still remained and she collasped on the ground.
The door was open, and Darien ran in. "Serena!" he cried out and ran to her.
"Darien...." she groaned.
Darien quickly looked her over. "Omigod, what did he do to you?"
"I'm fine..." she said, her eyes rolling into the back of her head. "Just a little..weak..." she whispered.
Suddenly, Serena's world turned black.
***
Serena woke up to Darien lightly tapping her face. "Meatball-head? You okay?"
Serena tried to move, but groaned in pain. "If I don't move."
"You've been out for about two minutes. Luckily one of us always comes prepared..." Darien said and pulled out a first aid kit. He grinned sheepishly. "Always carry one with my mask."
Serena smiled. "Thanks, Darien."
Darien smiled and paused as he looked down her body. His cheeks turned red, slightly. "Um, Serena? The wound is in your chest right?"
Serena groaned in pain and nodded.
Darien coughed uncomfortably. "Well, I can't uh...treat it unless...you unbutton your blouse." he said. It was obvious he was uncomfortable.
Serena blushed. "Well..." she said. "You better treat it." Serena closed her eyes in embarrasment.
Darien coughed again and shut his eyes. "Well...here goes nothing..." he said.
He began to unbutton her blouse. Serena turn three shades of red as she felt coll air hit her chest. Darien's eyes widened when he saw the wound. "Geez, Serena, you're lucky it's only a flesh wound. This is really messy." he commented.
Serena nodded. She pursed her lips shut and waited for him to button her shirt up again. He put natiseptic on the wound, which stung, and began bandaging.
"Well, at least you'll survive. I can tell you from personal experience that these types of these can hurt, but won't kill you." Darien said, painfully trying to ignore the obvious.
Serena smiled a little. "That's good to here, muffin."
Darien quickly finished bandaging the wound. He buttoned her blouse back up and helped her up. She flinched in pain, but it wasn't so bad.
"Well, that was a first." Darien said.
Serena couldn't resist making a joke. "'Bout time you saw somebody other than Raye topless."
She giggled at Darien's face. He turned red and looked down. "You're so cute when you're embarrassed." she said, trying to lighten the mood.
Darien looked at her with his big blue eyes. "I love you, meatball-head. And you don't look bad topless."
It was his turn to laugh as Serena blushed and looked down. He took her hand and they walked down the hall, laughing.
Yet, there was still the thought in the back of Darien's head. He had never been more worried about Serena than he had been when she had fainted. He did not let it show, but that wound was worse than he thought. He squeezed her hand, unable to think of what his life would be like if Serena left him.