Mommy Dearest

Mommy Dearest

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon. If I did, Serena would get some much-needed respect.

I tried to recognize that voice. Who was it? Too many things were happening at once. I couldn't process anything in my mind. I just stood there, shaking. That's when I noticed that someone was checking me over. I stared at that person. The shock of fear was still confusing me. I began to cry.

"Sailor Moon! Sailor Moon, are you here?" I cried.

"Rini, are you okay?" Asked a voice.

"Mama?" I asked.

"Rini?" Asked the voice again, this time more worried. When I heard that voice for the second time around: things became more clearer. I looked into the worried eyes of Hotaru Tomoe.

"S-Sailor Saturn?!" I exclaimed.

"Yeah, Mini-Moon. Boy, that was close!" Sailor Saturn smiled. "Are you sure you're okay, Mini-Moon?"

"I'm fine." I said with a fake smile.

"Good." Hotaru beamed, and then she turned to our enemy. Her smile faded into a serious frown. I also frowned.

"Don't even think about moving, monster. You're going down!" I heard someone say to the youma. That's when I realized: that was the voice I heard a while ago.

"Sailor Pluto!" I exclaimed.

"Are you okay, Small Lady?" Pluto asked, still glaring at the youma.

"I'm okay!" I shouted happily.

"I'm glad." Pluto said, in a very relieved voice. Then, she raised her garnet and aimed it toward the youma. "You won't survive this!" She exclaimed. "Pluto Deadly Scream!"

Energy began escape from the garnet and headed straight for the youma. It hit him, and he went out cold.

"Yea, Trista!" I shouted. But Sailor Pluto didn't look relieved. She stood her ground. "It isn't over yet!" She cried. I gasped.

"But you hit it, right on target! I saw it! Nothing could survive that!" I cried.

"This one is different from the others, Small Lady. This youma is much stronger." Pluto explained.

No sooner than Sailor Pluto said that, the youma got up and aimed its electrical energy straight at her.

"Pluto, get out of there!" Saturn screamed. Pluto braced for cover. She began to scream.

"Uranus World Shaking!" Cried a voice.

"Neptune Deep Submerge!" Called another.

The two attacks joined and caused the electrical attack to deflect its target. The youma cursed.

"Damn you, Sailor Snoops! You won't get away with that!" It yelled.

"Whatever, you ugly monster! You can't beat us." yelled Sailor Uranus.

"Uranus, Neptune! Where'd you come from?" I asked happily.

"Hey there, kiddo. We were over there, helping the inners." Sailor Neptune pointed.

I looked over to where Neptune was pointing and saw that the inners were all back on their feet. They looked very weak and shaky, but at least they were okay.

The youma began to glow again. "Watch out!" I yelled.

"Oh no!" Sailor Mars cried. "You guys have got to get out of there!"

"Yes, you must hurry. None of our attacks are effective." Sailor Mercury explained.

"We'll see about that." Sailor Uranus said confidently.

"Uranus World Shaking!" She called.

"Neptune Deep Submerge!" Neptune called.

"Pluto Deadly Scream!" Pluto called.

"Silence Glaive Apply!" Saturn also called. I glanced over at the youma and noticed that he was still powering up. Everyone else seemed to notice as well.

"Mars Celestial Fire Surround!" Sailor Mars called.

"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!" Called Venus.

"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" Called Mercury.

"Jupiter Oak Evolution!" Called Jupiter.

Then, there was a huge explosion. All of that power was aimed toward the youma. I was sure that he was dead. I was about to smile with relief when I heard a shrill laugh. I gasped.

"No way, not after all that!" I cried. As the smoke cleared, the youma could be seen.

"Didn't think you could get rid of me that easily, did you?" It laughed. Then its energy stopped increasing. It aimed a huge beam straight at the girls. They all screamed. The giant bolt of electricity hit them all on impact. It barely missed me.

"No!!!" I screamed. All of the scouts were screaming out in intense pain. Then, the fireworks finally stopped. They all just lay there. The inners were barely moving. The outers were almost in the same shape.

"Is everyone okay?" I asked loudly. No one answered, but I did hear some muffled moans and groans. I turned to the youma.

"How dare you!" I cried as tears streamed down my cheeks. "You will pay!"

"What will you do to me, pip-squeak?" The youma asked me in a vile voice.

"Pink Sugar Heart Attack!" I shouted. The youma laughed.

"Finished?" It asked, "I hope so, because now it's time to teach you a lesson."

I gasped. The youma aimed its finger at me. Was this the end? An energy beam was pointed straight at me. I closed my eyes and prepared myself for pain, when someone grabbed me and pulled me aside. I opened my eyes and saw that the youma was holding its finger in pain.

"Ouch!!!" It screamed.

I noticed that there was a pointed rose sticking out of its finger. He pulled it out.

I looked up and saw who was holding me.

"Tuxedo Mask!" I gasped. "You saved me."

"Yeah," said Tuxedo Mask. He set me down on the ground.

"How dare you hurt these people!" He scolded. The youma laughed.

"You're ignorant if you think that I'm scared of a pathetic rose and a pathetic prom king wannabe." The youma shouted. Then it aimed its finger at Tuxedo Mask and blasted him with electric energy.

"Tuxedo Mask!" I cried. He just lied there, motionless, like the others. I collapsed to the ground in tears.

"W-We need Sailor Moon!" Mercury said weakly.

"Where is she anyway?" Whispered Sailor Uranus.

"We don't know." Mercury answered.

"What, so Sailor Moon's a no-show?" Asked Uranus.

"I guess so." Answered Mercury.

"It's my fault that she's not here!" I cried.

The youma laughed. "I see your champion of justice is not here. Looks like she's abandoned you all! I can understand why. If I were her, I'd turn my back on you weaklings too."

"Shut up!" I shouted with tears stinging my eyes. "Just shut up! Sailor Moon would never turn her back on her friends. If she were here, you'd be toast!"

"That's right!" I heard Jupiter yell.

"But Sailor Moon isn't here, now is she? No matter, I would've destroyed her anyway." The youma giggled.

I suddenly flew into a rage. I ran straight toward the youma and tried to punch it in the face. It scowled. The youma picked me up by my hair. I yelped in pain.

"Sailor Mini-Moon!" Everyone screamed. The scouts were struggling to move.

"I've had enough of you. You are a menace." It scolded. It aimed its finger at me. I closed my eyes and screamed.

"Help me! Someone, please help me!" I cried. I opened my eyes and saw that the finger was still gathering some energy. Yeah, it was only a matter of seconds before I was about to be toast. My life began flashing before my eyes. There was so much I planned to do with my life, and now, it was over before it actually begun. I began to scream again: "Help me!!!"

Suddenly, the youma dropped me.

"Huh?" I said as I looked at it in surprise.

"My finger!" The youma screamed, "Who cut off my finger!"

"I did, you ugly excuse for a living creature!" Said a very familiar voice.

"What the…" the youma trailed off.

"That's right, monster! I'm the champion of love and justice. And I will definitely punish you!" Said the girl, pointing her finger at it with one hand and catching her tiara with the other.

The youma gasped. I grinned. I couldn't believe my eyes.

"Sailor Moon!" Everyone shouted happily.

Sailor Moon glanced down at me.

"Are ya hurt, kid?" She asked with an unemotional voice. I froze. I guess she was still mad at me, not that I blamed her.

"Uh, no." I answered her.

"Good." Sailor Moon said. Then, she looked over at the other guys.

"Is everyone okay?" Sailor Moon asked.

"Yes." Everyone replied weakly. Then, she cocked her head at the youma. All of the scouts and Tuxedo Mask stood up, slowly. I stood up as well.

"Youma, you are going down!" Sailor Moon shouted. She pointed her wand at it. The youma laughed and disappeared in thin air.

"What?!" Sailor Moon exclaimed.

Then, it reappeared and grabbed Sailor Moon by the neck.

"Let me go!" Sailor Moon croaked. The youma stood there, choking her. Sailor Moon dropped her wand.

"Let her go!" Tuxedo Mask cried.

"Are you kidding? This is the best fun I've had all day!" The youma laughed. I began to cry again.

"You can't kill her!" I sobbed. 'I won't let you!" Then, I charged at the youma.

"R-Rini, stay back!" Serena coughed.

"No!" I cried. "I'm not going to let him hurt you, mama!"

I lifted my arm to hit the youma, when I noticed that someone was sneaking behind it. I decided not to hit the youma, so I lifted my wand.

"Pink Sugar Heart Attack!" I screamed. The energy stung the youma and it squealed, but it didn't drop Sailor Moon in the process.

"I'm gonna kill you!" The youma shrieked. It began to beam with dark green energy.

"Silence Glaive Apply!" Sailor Saturn shouted and the youma fell down to the ground in pain. It let go of Sailor Moon.

Sailor Moon lied there, coughing and gasping for air. Artemis grabbed the moon wand with his teeth and placed it in Sailor Moon's lap.

"Th-thanks Artemis!" Sailor Moon said between breaths.

"No problem, now finish it!" Artemis shouted. (A/N: I'll bet you're wondering where Artemis came from, but I had to fit him into the story somehow.)

Sailor Moon stood up and lifted her wand.

"That was clever, Sailor Snoops. Having the little girl distract me while your little friend attacks me from behind. I must say I'm impressed." The youma laughed.

"Why, thank you!" Sailor Moon beamed, "but now, you must die!"

"Oh, I don't think so." Said the youma, "I haven't had my fun yet."

"What do you mean?" Asked Sailor Moon.

"Stick around, and you'll find out." The youma smirked.

It began to glow again, but this time: it was glowing black. It began to gather energy. Sailor Moon gasped.

"Moon Tiara Magic!" Sailor Moon cried as her tiara attempted to slice through the youma's skin. But the dark energy surrounding the youma stopped the tiara in its tracks.

"Not this time!" The youma screamed.

"Serena, get out of there!" Luna shouted.

"Right!" Sailor Moon shouted and she began to run. Sailor Moon looked over her shoulder to see how closely behind the youma was, but to her surprise, it wasn't chasing her.

The youma walked over to Sailor Saturn. "I believe I owe you one, for the little stunt you pulled on me while ago." It smirked.

"I can destroy the world if I have to." Sailor Saturn replied.

"You won't. You care too much for this planet's inhabitants to do such a thing." The youma laughed. Sailor Saturn grimaced.

"I will destroy you." Sailor Saturn said in a low voice.

"I don't think so." Said the youma. Then, he hit Saturn with a small bolt of electricity, right on the arm.

"Ahh!" Saturn screamed as she dropped her glaive.

"As I have said before, you are not strong enough." The youma said smugly.

Then, the youma stopped collecting energy. I realized, that it was actually going to kill my best friend.

"Stop it!" I cried. "You can't kill Hotaru!"

The youma glanced at me. "Oh, it's you." It said, in a smart aleck voice. It turned to me. "You're a pest, you know that? Maybe it's time that I rid this world of pests, once and for all."

I stood there, with my eyes popping out of my head. My mouth was dragging to the ground. I was going to die.

"Sailor Mini-Moon, please get out of there!" Saturn cried. Suddenly, a big burst of energy came from the youma's body aiming straight for me! I screamed and prepared myself for death when I heard someone shout.

"No!!!" Sailor Moon screamed as she jumped in front of me. Then, there was a huge explosion. I shielded my eyes from the light.

When the smoke cleared, I realized I was still alive. But Sailor Moon was lying on the ground. She wasn't moving. I kneeled down beside her.

"Serena?" I asked. But she didn't stir.

"Serena?" I asked again, more loudly. But still: no answer. I began to cry.

"Mama, please! You have to be alive! You can't be dead!" I sobbed. Sailor Moon didn't even flinch.

"Serena, why? Why did you save me? I'm horrible! I deserved to die. That blast was meant for me. Why!?" I shouted. But Serena just lied there.

"Serena, no!" I heard Darien cry. Sailor Moon just lied there, though. Motionless, without movement, her lifeless body was a devastating site. The fact that she was dead, and it was all my fault.

"No!!!!" I shouted.

All of the Sailor Scouts were crying. Tuxedo Mask just fell to the ground. Artemis just stood there, staring down at his feet. Luna and Diana were both bawling their eyes out. I sobbed.

"Well, well. Isn't this an interesting site?" The youma laughed. "DING DONG. The witch is dead!"

"Shut up!" Yelled Jupiter. "I've had it with you. You're going to pay!!!"

"That's right!" Uranus cried, "She was like a little sister to me! I'll kill you for this!"

"Let's destroy that fiend!" Sailor Mars cried.

Everyone joined hands. "Mars Planet Power!" Mars called. Her tiara began to glow.

"Mercury Planet Power!"

"Venus Planet Power!"

"Jupiter Planet Power!"

"Uranus Planet Power!"

"Neptune Planet Power!"

"Pluto Planet Power!"

"Saturn Planet Power!"

I finished the chant with: "Future Moon Planet Power!"

All of a sudden: a giant void appeared in the dark sky. Everyone stared up at the void.

"Mars Celestial Fire Surround!" Mars called as she aimed her attack into the void. Everyone followed her lead.

"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" Mercury called.

"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!" Venus called.

"Jupiter Oak Evolution!" Jupiter called.

"Uranus World Shaking!" called Uranus.

"Neptune Deep Submerge!" called Neptune.

"Pluto Deadly Scream!" called Pluto.

"Saturn Silent Glaive Apply!" called Saturn.

"Pink Sugar Heart Attack!" I called. And Tuxedo Mask threw a rose into the void for good measure.

Then, the void transformed into a giant bomb. We all concentrated on the bomb and aimed it toward the youma. It gasped. Then, the bomb slowly landed right on top of the youma and exploded.

When the smoke cleared, the youma was nowhere to be found. We finally killed it. But now was not the time to celebrate. Everyone was so tired. We were all so drained of our energy. Our injuries ached and the loss of Sailor Moon dwelled on everyone's minds. Everyone just stood there, as tears flooded our eyes. I collapsed on top of Serena's body and began to cry.

"Why mama? Why did you risk your life for me?" I sobbed with my arms wrapped around her. I wished that someone could provide me with the answers.

A/N: Well, wasn't that action-packed? Now, before you begin the flames, let me

say this: It's not over yet!!! There's one more chapter to go! And I'd never be too cruel to poor Serena. I can't give anything away, but I will say this: in Sakura Avalon's own words,

"Everything will be alright!" ~Smiles~ See? The only cruel thing that I have to do is tell you all that I won't be able to get my next chapter up until probably Friday. But you can flame my high school for that! Anyway, thanks to all who have reviewed, and although I sense that you may stop reading this because of what appears to have happened to Serena: please don't! There's one more chapter left and it's not over yet! Well, Sayonara for now! And Remember to R&R!!! ^_^