A.N: Thank you so much for the reviews! I'm so sorry I havn't updated
in a while, but I've been really sick the past couple days. I'm so glad
that people actually like my story! This chapter is kinda sad and is kinda
graphic, but I had to write it to go with my story line. Please read and
review, I'd love to know what you think of it. Well, I'll shut up now so
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Molly walked down the street to her home slowly, thinking about what had happened a few days before. She had to admit, she knew what it was, but she was still confused by it. Three days ago, she had been trying to get a hold of Serena. She had had this weird feeling that something was going to happen to her friend, and she was worried it wouldn't be something good. After trying to call, and getting no answer, she decided to go to look for her at the arcade. She hadn't even made it to the door before she collapsed.
The doctor her mom had called had said it was just stress that had finally caught up with her, but she knew different. She had collapsed because she couldn't handle all the memories that had surfaced all at once.
At first, Molly had thought that all the memories from the Silver Millennium were just some dream. After having a few days to think on it however, she knew in her heart it was reality. She had been a part of princess Serenity's court. A princess of a small Earth kingdom that shared an alliance with prince Endymion's father.
Molly, as it turned out, had been best friends with Serenity even way back then. They had met when they were three when Molly's father had gone to a diplomatic meeting held by the queen of the Moon Kingdom, and had immediately hit it off. Her father, who had never missed an opportunity to prove his faith in the kingdom's he was allianced to, had talked to Serenity's mother and agreed to let Molly stay at the palace to learn the ways of the Lunarian's. They had been like sister's ever since.
Serena hadn't been home for the last few day's, so Molly hadn't had a chance to talk to her about it yet. She wanted to see her friend so badly, but she was willing to wait. As she turned the corner, she felt the presence of someone else near by. Looking around and not seeing anything, she was about to continue on her way when a silvery-blonde blur slammed into her, knocking both of them to the concrete.
"Molly!" Serena squealed happily as she hugged her. Molly giggled and enthusiastically hugged her friend back.
"Serenity," she laughed, "you haven't changed at all." Both girls stood, brushing themselves off. Molly looked up and froze as she took in the sight of her friend. "Gosh, Serena you look exactly like you did before we were reincarnated."
Serena blushed. "So I've been told." She giggled as she grabbed her friends hand and pulled her towards the park. "There's so much we need to catch up on, Molly."
The two girls talked happily as they made their way down the streets of their home town. Many people that passed couldn't help but smile at them, almost like their joy was infectious.
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Serena sat watching the clouds float by, trying to picture what they were shaped like. Occasionally, she would hear Molly moving around beside her, checking her watch. She turned to her friend and smiled. They had talked for quite a few hours, so she understood her friends restlessness. Without one of them saying something, it seemed oddly quite in the park. Of course, it was getting late and most homes had already started eating dinner. Her stomach growled at the thought of food, making both girls erupt in another fit of giggles. Serena got up as the giggles subsided, leaning against a nearby tree.
"I guess we should go for dinner." Molly sighed.
"Just wait a few more minutes Molly." Serena pleaded, watching the sky. "The sky looks so pretty right now. I never realized how much I took this planet for granted. I mean, on the moon, it was always a half night half day thing. There never were any clouds." Molly nodded and stood, gazing at the endless blue and white above her.
Both saw the strange black swirling taking place in the sky at the same moment. The blackness became a large, oval shaped portal, which flashed with a dark purple light as something hurtled out of it and landed in front of the two girls. Serena immediately saw that it was a youma, and by the looks of it, one of their strongest.
It had a decidedly feminine shape, but its body was covered in long, coarse fur. Its arms and legs were well muscled with its hands and feet ending in sharp claws, and its knees bent completely the wrong way, making it look hideously disfigured. Sharp pointed fangs protruded from its mouth and its eyes were nothing but glowing red slits.
Serena grabbed Molly and shoved her behind her, thrusting her hands in front of her and concentrating. A small glow formed in her cupped hands before giving off a bright flash and forming into a crystal. Serena held it up as the youma looked directly at her, just noticing its prey.
"Moon Cosmic Power!" She shouted. A blinding light flashed, making all around, even the youma, cover their eyes in pain. When the light vanished, there stood Sailor Moon. Only, she was different. The bows on her chest and the back of her fuku were silver, with the one in the back being slightly translucent and letting its ends trail down to her knees. Her once red boots were silver as well, and so was the stone in her tiara. Everything else was the same, except for the red stripe that ran across the bottom of her skirt an inch above the hem. Remembering your entire past certainly gave you a major advantage.
Thinking quickly, she threw her communicator at Molly. "Call the other's! I don't think I can handle this myself." Before she could turn around, she was knocked to the ground by the monster. It certainly was fast, she had to give it that. Scrambling to her feet, she ducked just in time to avoid another tackle and did a back flip to put some distance between the Youma and Molly.
It immediately followed her, lunging at her as she once again ducked, spinning around to gain momentum as she kicked it with enough force to slam it into a tree. It howled in rage and stood, circling around her. It tried to tackle her again, but she grabbed its outstretched arm and swung it backwards, flipping it onto the ground. Raising a fist into the air, she stretched her other hand towards it as energy crackled around her wrists. "Moonlight Flash!" She yelled, sending silver discs of power hurtling towards it. Dirt and clumps of grass flew into the air as her attack hit the ground, leaving a scorched circle in the earth.
She had missed the youma, not even realizing it until the dust settled and it was no longer there. Turning, she immediately got into a defensive stance. It was coming at her, and fast too. There was no way she could move out of the way, so she just raised her arms, shutting her eyes tightly. When it never hit, she opened one eye to see a rose embedded in the ground just in front of it. She sighed in relief.
The youma howled and charged in the opposite direction. For a moment, Sailor Moon didn't know what was going on, then she caught site of Molly. She was right in its path, and undoubtedly, it was going to use her for target practice.
Sailor Moon started to run after it, but she could see she wasn't going to make it. She sped up, desperate to overtake it, but it was useless. "Molly look out!" She cried desperately. Molly was frozen in horror. When it was only ten feet away, she finally regained the use of her limbs and turned to run, but it was too late.
The youma howled in triumph as it slammed into Molly, it's fangs burying into the flesh of her throat before she could even scream. Molly's body slammed into the ground, a pool of blood forming around her. Sailor Moon screamed in horror as she watched the beast kill her friend. Her body spasmed and her hands and knees slammed into the ground as she collapsed.
Somehow, through her sorrow, she heard Mars and Jupiter shout their attacks, stunning the youma until Venus used her crescent beam to destroy it. She could feel warm arms encircle her, but she didn't care. Molly was dead. The youma had killed the closest friend she had ever had and it was her fault.
The Senshi watched their princess in silence and sorrow as she wept, not knowing what to do. Mercury was a few feet away, paging her mother at the hospital so the ambulance could come to take away Molly's body. All of them had tear-stained faces, but only Sailor Moon's expression was one of pure torture and anguish. Darien, who had detransformed, held the sobbing girl to him, knowing he couldn't say anything to make things better.
This time, the Negaverse had won.
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Molly walked down the street to her home slowly, thinking about what had happened a few days before. She had to admit, she knew what it was, but she was still confused by it. Three days ago, she had been trying to get a hold of Serena. She had had this weird feeling that something was going to happen to her friend, and she was worried it wouldn't be something good. After trying to call, and getting no answer, she decided to go to look for her at the arcade. She hadn't even made it to the door before she collapsed.
The doctor her mom had called had said it was just stress that had finally caught up with her, but she knew different. She had collapsed because she couldn't handle all the memories that had surfaced all at once.
At first, Molly had thought that all the memories from the Silver Millennium were just some dream. After having a few days to think on it however, she knew in her heart it was reality. She had been a part of princess Serenity's court. A princess of a small Earth kingdom that shared an alliance with prince Endymion's father.
Molly, as it turned out, had been best friends with Serenity even way back then. They had met when they were three when Molly's father had gone to a diplomatic meeting held by the queen of the Moon Kingdom, and had immediately hit it off. Her father, who had never missed an opportunity to prove his faith in the kingdom's he was allianced to, had talked to Serenity's mother and agreed to let Molly stay at the palace to learn the ways of the Lunarian's. They had been like sister's ever since.
Serena hadn't been home for the last few day's, so Molly hadn't had a chance to talk to her about it yet. She wanted to see her friend so badly, but she was willing to wait. As she turned the corner, she felt the presence of someone else near by. Looking around and not seeing anything, she was about to continue on her way when a silvery-blonde blur slammed into her, knocking both of them to the concrete.
"Molly!" Serena squealed happily as she hugged her. Molly giggled and enthusiastically hugged her friend back.
"Serenity," she laughed, "you haven't changed at all." Both girls stood, brushing themselves off. Molly looked up and froze as she took in the sight of her friend. "Gosh, Serena you look exactly like you did before we were reincarnated."
Serena blushed. "So I've been told." She giggled as she grabbed her friends hand and pulled her towards the park. "There's so much we need to catch up on, Molly."
The two girls talked happily as they made their way down the streets of their home town. Many people that passed couldn't help but smile at them, almost like their joy was infectious.
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Serena sat watching the clouds float by, trying to picture what they were shaped like. Occasionally, she would hear Molly moving around beside her, checking her watch. She turned to her friend and smiled. They had talked for quite a few hours, so she understood her friends restlessness. Without one of them saying something, it seemed oddly quite in the park. Of course, it was getting late and most homes had already started eating dinner. Her stomach growled at the thought of food, making both girls erupt in another fit of giggles. Serena got up as the giggles subsided, leaning against a nearby tree.
"I guess we should go for dinner." Molly sighed.
"Just wait a few more minutes Molly." Serena pleaded, watching the sky. "The sky looks so pretty right now. I never realized how much I took this planet for granted. I mean, on the moon, it was always a half night half day thing. There never were any clouds." Molly nodded and stood, gazing at the endless blue and white above her.
Both saw the strange black swirling taking place in the sky at the same moment. The blackness became a large, oval shaped portal, which flashed with a dark purple light as something hurtled out of it and landed in front of the two girls. Serena immediately saw that it was a youma, and by the looks of it, one of their strongest.
It had a decidedly feminine shape, but its body was covered in long, coarse fur. Its arms and legs were well muscled with its hands and feet ending in sharp claws, and its knees bent completely the wrong way, making it look hideously disfigured. Sharp pointed fangs protruded from its mouth and its eyes were nothing but glowing red slits.
Serena grabbed Molly and shoved her behind her, thrusting her hands in front of her and concentrating. A small glow formed in her cupped hands before giving off a bright flash and forming into a crystal. Serena held it up as the youma looked directly at her, just noticing its prey.
"Moon Cosmic Power!" She shouted. A blinding light flashed, making all around, even the youma, cover their eyes in pain. When the light vanished, there stood Sailor Moon. Only, she was different. The bows on her chest and the back of her fuku were silver, with the one in the back being slightly translucent and letting its ends trail down to her knees. Her once red boots were silver as well, and so was the stone in her tiara. Everything else was the same, except for the red stripe that ran across the bottom of her skirt an inch above the hem. Remembering your entire past certainly gave you a major advantage.
Thinking quickly, she threw her communicator at Molly. "Call the other's! I don't think I can handle this myself." Before she could turn around, she was knocked to the ground by the monster. It certainly was fast, she had to give it that. Scrambling to her feet, she ducked just in time to avoid another tackle and did a back flip to put some distance between the Youma and Molly.
It immediately followed her, lunging at her as she once again ducked, spinning around to gain momentum as she kicked it with enough force to slam it into a tree. It howled in rage and stood, circling around her. It tried to tackle her again, but she grabbed its outstretched arm and swung it backwards, flipping it onto the ground. Raising a fist into the air, she stretched her other hand towards it as energy crackled around her wrists. "Moonlight Flash!" She yelled, sending silver discs of power hurtling towards it. Dirt and clumps of grass flew into the air as her attack hit the ground, leaving a scorched circle in the earth.
She had missed the youma, not even realizing it until the dust settled and it was no longer there. Turning, she immediately got into a defensive stance. It was coming at her, and fast too. There was no way she could move out of the way, so she just raised her arms, shutting her eyes tightly. When it never hit, she opened one eye to see a rose embedded in the ground just in front of it. She sighed in relief.
The youma howled and charged in the opposite direction. For a moment, Sailor Moon didn't know what was going on, then she caught site of Molly. She was right in its path, and undoubtedly, it was going to use her for target practice.
Sailor Moon started to run after it, but she could see she wasn't going to make it. She sped up, desperate to overtake it, but it was useless. "Molly look out!" She cried desperately. Molly was frozen in horror. When it was only ten feet away, she finally regained the use of her limbs and turned to run, but it was too late.
The youma howled in triumph as it slammed into Molly, it's fangs burying into the flesh of her throat before she could even scream. Molly's body slammed into the ground, a pool of blood forming around her. Sailor Moon screamed in horror as she watched the beast kill her friend. Her body spasmed and her hands and knees slammed into the ground as she collapsed.
Somehow, through her sorrow, she heard Mars and Jupiter shout their attacks, stunning the youma until Venus used her crescent beam to destroy it. She could feel warm arms encircle her, but she didn't care. Molly was dead. The youma had killed the closest friend she had ever had and it was her fault.
The Senshi watched their princess in silence and sorrow as she wept, not knowing what to do. Mercury was a few feet away, paging her mother at the hospital so the ambulance could come to take away Molly's body. All of them had tear-stained faces, but only Sailor Moon's expression was one of pure torture and anguish. Darien, who had detransformed, held the sobbing girl to him, knowing he couldn't say anything to make things better.
This time, the Negaverse had won.