Malachite smiled as he made his way towards the throne room. Finally, five of the crystals are ours! In no time, we will obtain the last two and then... the world will belong to the Negaverse. He chuckled as he turned into the main hall. That brat Sailor Moon and her four little friends won't know what hit them. Last night was too easy! Like taking candy from a baby. Even Tuxedo Mask was fooled. Soon. Soon they will be nothing but slaves of Queen Beryl. Coming up to the throne doors, Malachite warped himself in front of the queen rather than make his way through the gathered youma. He bowed deeply as she turned to him, hiding the hatred he felt for her. "Queen Beryl, only two of the Rainbow Crystals are yet to be gained." He stood and waited for her reply.

After a few moments, Queen Beryl nodded in satisfaction. "Very well. I expect you to have them soon Malachite. We have already wasted enough time thanks to those meddling Scouts!" She frowned. "They will soon regret the day they chose to get in our way."

"Yes, Queen Beryl." He bowed once more, then warped to his room. Zoisite sat near the table which held the Rainbow Crystals, seemingly deep in thought. Realizing someone else was in the room she came back to reality, seeing Malachite across from her.

"I was waiting for you," she smiled. Malachite grinned as he walked over.

"Don't worry Zoisite, soon the Silver Imperium Crystal will belong to us."

The scouts stared helplessly at Rei, unable to know what was wrong with her. Her face was pale and her eyes were wide and blank. It was like she had just witnessed some terrible sight that no one could comprehend. Which, unknown to them, she had.

Mina had brought Rei over to the table to sit, and she had followed lifelessly. Once she sat, the four confused girls had tried everything to get her to talk, but it didn't work. Rei trembled as she remembered what the fire had shown her.

*Flashback*

Rei sat in front of the fire, making sure she was comfortable. You never knew how long one of these things could take. Raising her hands as if in prayer, she closed her eyes and began to chant.

"Oh sacred flames of Mars, show me that which I seek. Who is the last holder of a Rainbow Crystal? And will the enemy soon be defeated?" The flames began to rise higher, drawing Rei into the inferno.

Things were dark at first, like a perpetual night. After a few moments, a shape began to form in the flames. It was a person. The person was shrouded in shadows, but as time passed the face became clear. It was the librarian Amy always talked to when she went to study. Rei sighed in relief. She had thought that the flames wouldn't be able to tell her who the holder was, but now that they knew, things would go a lot easier.

Everything went black again; her first question answered. Rei's level of concentration rose. This would be vital information if the fire chose to answer her second question. The darkness consumed her, pulling her to the very center of her being. After what seemed like hours, the darkness faded to be replaced by the image of the Starlight Tower. The image drew closer until Rei was inside of the highest room.

Looking around, she saw the five Sailor Scouts, facing one seriously pissed of looking Zoisite. Sailor Moon held six of the Rainbow Crystals. Slowly, the image of herself as Sailor Mars walked up to her and took the crystals, giving them to Mercury. The four unhindered scouts shouted their attacks, forming a large mass of energy which sped directly to Zoisite.

Zoisite screamed in pain as the energy made contact with her body. She was dead before she hit the floor. Rei moved closer to Sailor Moon, watching as her friend sank to her knees, almost as if in defeat. Tears ran down her cheeks as she whispered two words Rei barely caught. She stared in confusion at her friend. Did she just say `I'm sorry'? Serena, is this what you hide from us? Do you hurt, every time you destroy an enemy? Rei wondered. She looked past Sailor Moon to the other four scouts, who were cheering, completely oblivious to their leader's emotions. And we never knew. How much of the Serena we know is an act? Do you do this to protect us, Serena? she mused.

Sensing that this was not yet the point of the vision, Rei turned back to Sailor Moon. A faint mist was forming behind Sailor Moon's back as she stared sadly at Zoisite's body. The mist solidified into Malachite. He stood over Sailor Moon, his face contorted in rage, his outstretched hand holding a glowing blue dagger made of energy. Rei stared in horror as he grabbed her around her waist roughly, pulling her to her feet and trapping her against him. The four scouts turned as one to congratulate Sailor Moon, but froze in shock when they saw Malachite holding her, the blade now pressed to her neck.

"For Zoisite!" he yelled as he pressed the dagger into her flesh and drew the edge across her throat. Rei screamed in horror as the scene suddenly vanished. Desperately, she tried to get the vision back, to know if Serena made it, but she couldn't. It was as if the flames were rejecting her, throwing her back to her conscious self.

Rei gasped as her eyes focused on the flames in front of her. She stood and rushed on shaky feet to where her friends sat.

*End Flashback*

Serena shook her friend, worriedly. "Rei talk! Tell us what's wrong!" she yelled frantically. Rei focused on Serena, tears coming to her eyes. She silently threw her arms around her, glad that the vision had not yet passed. Serena hugged Rei back, but held her at arms length after a few moments. "Rei please, what did you see?"

I can't tell her, Rei decided. I'll just have to protect her. I can stop it. I know what's going to happen, and I'll stop it. She smiled wanly. "Sorry guys. The flames were just... too intense." They sighed in relief. "I know who holds the last crystal," Rei stated calmly.

Serena stood, excited. "Who is it? There's no time to waste!"

"It's the librarian. The one you always talk to Amy." Amy shook her head sadly.

"Poor Helen," Amy sighed. Serena put a hand on her friends shoulder sympathetically. Amy smiled at her. "I guess it's time to transform." Serena nodded. All five girls raised their hands into the air.

"Moon Prism Power!"

"Mars Power!"

"Mercury Power!"

"Jupiter Power!"

"Venus Power!"

The Sailor Scouts were greeted with odd looks as they ran down the streets of their home towards the library. As soon as they got there, they burst into the doors, earning a few startled glances. The librarian stared at them, then stepped forward to see what was wrong. Amy turned to Sailor Moon, suddenly confused.

"Sailor Moon, how do we get the crystal without the enemy removing it first?" Now the other three scouts were looking at her as well.

"Don't worry. I know what to do." They nodded, trusting in her judgement. Sailor Mercury turned to the librarian.

"Helen, could you possibly spare a moment? We need to talk with you in private." Helen nodded in confusion.

"Very well. There's a room back here," she said shakily as she walked out from behind the desk and headed to the back of the library. The scouts followed until they reached the room. It was mainly an office for the librarians to do filing which only held a desk and a few chairs. The desk was littered with papers and the computer had been left on. She shut the door silently and motioned for those who were by a chair to sit. "How may I help you?"

Sailor Moon took Helen's hand and looked at her comfortingly. "You're in danger right now. We came to help. It's important that you trust us." Helen nodded. "Good. I need you to close your eyes, and don't open them until I say so." Her eyes closed, slowly. Sailor Moon bit down on her lip in concentration. "You may feel a pull Helen, but whatever you do, don't move or open your eyes." Helen nodded once again.

Sailor Moon released Helen's hand and lifted her tiara from her forehead, letting it float just above her outstretched palm. The tiara was surrounded in a silver light, as the red stone in the center detached and floated above Sailor Moon's other hand. The scouts gasped in shock at this display of power they never knew Serena had. The stone seemed to lose shape as it fell towards Helen's chest, over her heart. Helen grimaced when it entered her body, her expression turning to pain as it passed through, pulling with it the seventh Rainbow Crystal. The red stone solidified again and settled back into the tiara, which Sailor Moon placed back on her head. Reaching out, she almost gracefully took the crystal from the air and smiled at Helen. "It's alright now, open your eyes."

Helen opened her eyes and stared in wonder at the crystal held in the heroin's hand. "Did that come from... from me?" The girl before her nodded. Helen fainted right on the spot.

"Lita, can you put her in one of the chairs? She'll probably wake up and think this was a dream." Sailor Moon turned to her friend, detransforming as she did so. The others followed suit, still shocked at her power. Lita carefully took Helen from Serena, who had caught her as she fell, and placed her in a comfortable position on the chair. Serena fell to one knee in exhaustion, trembling as she tried to stand.

The four girls in the room rushed to her, helping her up. "Serena are you okay?" Mina asked, fearing for her friend.

"Fine. Just tired."

"Come on guys. Let's go to my apartment." Lita lifted Serena and headed for the door, followed by the other three girls.

Tuxedo Mask watched with a heavy heart as Serena was carried away. The urge to rush up to her, to hold her and tell her she had done good and that she would be fine, was almost consuming. The fact that she had gotten the last undiscovered crystal didn't even bother him. Silently, he turned and leapt off into the night.