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me a while to get out chapters, but I've been getting a lot of homework
lately. It really sucks. Unfortunately I can't afford to slack off, so I'll
try and update each story regularly, but it may take a day or two. Anyhow,
hope you like this next chapter!
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Eliar approached the queen, bowing low in respect. "The best way to catch Sailor Moon off guard right now is to overwhelm her." She purred, swishing her tail behind her. "Varies mistake may come in handy after all."
Beryl leaned back in her throne, propping her elbow up on the arm of her chair and leaning her chin in her hands. She waved her other hand in a careless manner, gesturing for Eliar to continue.
Seeing she had the queens attention, she proceeded to relay her idea. "Her friends death is still too fresh in her mind right now. If we did something to make her grieve more we could easily defeat her, however we would have to attack right away."
"And what do you suggest?"
Eliar smiled. "We take away her protectors. All of them all at once. Then, before she has a chance to become determined to save them, we strike her down."
Queen Beryl sighed in agitation. She didn't have a good feeling about this. Then again, it was either do something now and have a confrontation where she had the upper hand, or do nothing and wait for a confrontation to happen where Sailor Moon had the upper hand. "We have no choice. I'm giving you full charge over this operation. Do what you must."
Eliar bowed, hiding the satisfied smirk on her face.
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Serena got another quarter out of her pocket and stuck it in the racing game, pushing the continue button. Darien had gone somewhere in the back with Andy, talking about something in private. The race started and she began the game, getting into first in a matter of seconds.
It's funny how you do so much better at a game when you don't pay attention to it. If anyone had really looked, they would have noticed she wasn't looking at the screen at all. Instead, she was staring at nothing. Completely blanked out, unaware of everything but her own thoughts, even as she continued to win first place over and over.
She closed her eyes for a brief moment and sighed, seemingly in slow motion, before opening them again and getting another quarter. She paused, staring at the blinking words. Continue? She snorted before pushing the coin into the slot, meanwhile thinking one word while the race began.
No.
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Four girls sat in front of a roaring fire, heads bowed and frames rigid as they chanted completely in-sync. The flames suddenly exploded upward, fed by their concentrated energy, flashing the colours of each girls planetary symbol. The chanting ceased as a vision began to form in the centre of the flames.
The vision was wavery at first, like looking at something through water, but soon it cleared enough to see every detail.
There was a youma that looked like a cross between a tiger and girl, swishing her tail from side to side behind her. Trees and shrubs surrounded the path she stood on, the light casting shadows across the ground. She was saying something to Sailor Moon, who stood alone at the park holding an injured arm. Sailor Moon collapsed and the youma disappeared. The scene went black and was replaced with a vision of blood splattered on what looked like a cavern floor before a blinding light flashed, forcing all four girls out of their concentrated state and back to reality.
"What do you suppose…" Lita trailed off, looking over to Mina, who sat beside her. Mina just stared at her, eyes wide and mouth open.
"That was majorly intense." She whispered.
Amy nodded. "By the shadows on the ground and the scenery, I'd say the first vision was taking place at the park in around," she glanced at her watch, "an hour. We had better find Serena. And fast."
Rei glanced at the three girls in front of her, a frown on her face. "What about the second vision?" They all looked at each other, worry evident in their expressions. Rei shook her head slowly. "I don't like this guys. It doesn't feel right."
"Well there isn't anything we can do about it now." Lita shrugged, standing and stretching her cramped legs. "I say we go find Serena and just let things unfold as they will. Didn't you guys notice we weren't with Sailor Moon? I think we had better find her right away, cause I sure don't want her fighting alone."
Mina swiftly stood, digging around in her pockets for something. "Mrs. Tsukino told me she's staying with Darien for a while." Her hand paused at her front pocket and she grinned. "Ahah!" She pulled a slip of paper out of her pocket and held it out triumphantly. "She gave me his number this morning."
Amy stared at her, shocked. "Serena's staying at Darien's? And her parents are letting her?" Mina nodded.
"Yeah well, Mrs. Tsukino says she trusts Serena and knows she wouldn't do anything bad."
Rei grabbed the phone and tossed it to Mina. "Phone Darien's and see if they're home while I go change into some street clothes."
Mina dialled the number and let it ring until the answering machine picked up, not bothering to leave a message before hanging up. "No luck. Where else should we look?"
"The only other two places Serena would usually be on a weekend is the arcade or the park." Amy suggested, taking the phone from Mina and hanging it back up. "Which one should we try first?"
"Arcade." Mina and Lita said at the same time, giggling a bit when they did. Rei came back into the room and grabbed her shoes, which she had left by the door.
"Well?"
"We're off to the arcade." Lita replied.
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Serena sat at the counter, one elbow propped up on top with her chin resting on her hand as she lazily swung her feet, twirling a straw between her fingers with her other hand. It had been quite a while since she had run out of quarters. She sighed heavily, looking at the sundae Darien had bought her, but not eating any.
"What's wrong Meatball Head?" Darien asked, trying to lighten the mood. Serena smiled up at him, though it didn't reach her eyes.
"Nothing. Just not hungry at the moment I guess." He nodded, choosing not to say anything.
They sat in silence for a while, each thinking their separate thoughts, before Darien finally stood and grabbed Serena's hand, pulling her up with him. He was going to cheer her up if it killed him! "How about we go rent a movie or something? A comedy?" Serena looked a bit doubtful, but he pulled her towards the door before she could say anything. "Come on Sere, it'll be fun. Just me and you, okay?"
"Alright." She agreed, looping an arm through his. The automatic doors of the arcade slid open and they stepped out, only to come face to face with Mina, Lita, Amy, and Rei.
After getting over her surprise, Rei placed her hand on Serena's arm and gave her a meaningful look. "Serena, I'm glad we found you. We, uhh, have something we need to talk to you about. You know, the usual business."
Serena just gave them a blank look. Why were they avoiding telling her straight out what the Sailor Scouts needed for? She looked over at Darien, who just shrugged, then she suddenly realized the problem. She hadn't told the Scouts he was Tuxedo Mask yet.
"Umm, guys? You can come right out and say what you need, he'd find out anyway you know." They all gave her a blank stare and she nervously scratched the back of her head. "He's, uhh, Tuxedo Mask."
All eyes widened in surprise. "What?!"
"Yea, well…" Serena just trailed off, not really feeling the need to explain further. "Anyway, what's going on?"
Rei motioned for them to start walking to the park while she talked. "We did a fire reading and found out that there's going to be a youma attack at the park. It looked pretty serious." She left out anything about the second vision and made it clear to the others they weren't to say anything about it either. Serena had enough to worry about at the moment without having to think about something they may be able to prevent themselves.
The rest of the trip was made in silence, except for when they were a block from their destination, where they entered an ally and transformed. The Sailor Scouts ran into the strangely empty park, cautiously looking around.
"Something's seriously wrong." Venus whispered, the silence making her nervous. Where was everybody? And where was the enemy?
Her question would soon be answered.
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A.N: Well? Tell me what you think.
P.S: Check out my other two stories, Eclipse and To Ease The Pain! Oh yeah, and don't forget to REVIEW!
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Eliar approached the queen, bowing low in respect. "The best way to catch Sailor Moon off guard right now is to overwhelm her." She purred, swishing her tail behind her. "Varies mistake may come in handy after all."
Beryl leaned back in her throne, propping her elbow up on the arm of her chair and leaning her chin in her hands. She waved her other hand in a careless manner, gesturing for Eliar to continue.
Seeing she had the queens attention, she proceeded to relay her idea. "Her friends death is still too fresh in her mind right now. If we did something to make her grieve more we could easily defeat her, however we would have to attack right away."
"And what do you suggest?"
Eliar smiled. "We take away her protectors. All of them all at once. Then, before she has a chance to become determined to save them, we strike her down."
Queen Beryl sighed in agitation. She didn't have a good feeling about this. Then again, it was either do something now and have a confrontation where she had the upper hand, or do nothing and wait for a confrontation to happen where Sailor Moon had the upper hand. "We have no choice. I'm giving you full charge over this operation. Do what you must."
Eliar bowed, hiding the satisfied smirk on her face.
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Serena got another quarter out of her pocket and stuck it in the racing game, pushing the continue button. Darien had gone somewhere in the back with Andy, talking about something in private. The race started and she began the game, getting into first in a matter of seconds.
It's funny how you do so much better at a game when you don't pay attention to it. If anyone had really looked, they would have noticed she wasn't looking at the screen at all. Instead, she was staring at nothing. Completely blanked out, unaware of everything but her own thoughts, even as she continued to win first place over and over.
She closed her eyes for a brief moment and sighed, seemingly in slow motion, before opening them again and getting another quarter. She paused, staring at the blinking words. Continue? She snorted before pushing the coin into the slot, meanwhile thinking one word while the race began.
No.
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Four girls sat in front of a roaring fire, heads bowed and frames rigid as they chanted completely in-sync. The flames suddenly exploded upward, fed by their concentrated energy, flashing the colours of each girls planetary symbol. The chanting ceased as a vision began to form in the centre of the flames.
The vision was wavery at first, like looking at something through water, but soon it cleared enough to see every detail.
There was a youma that looked like a cross between a tiger and girl, swishing her tail from side to side behind her. Trees and shrubs surrounded the path she stood on, the light casting shadows across the ground. She was saying something to Sailor Moon, who stood alone at the park holding an injured arm. Sailor Moon collapsed and the youma disappeared. The scene went black and was replaced with a vision of blood splattered on what looked like a cavern floor before a blinding light flashed, forcing all four girls out of their concentrated state and back to reality.
"What do you suppose…" Lita trailed off, looking over to Mina, who sat beside her. Mina just stared at her, eyes wide and mouth open.
"That was majorly intense." She whispered.
Amy nodded. "By the shadows on the ground and the scenery, I'd say the first vision was taking place at the park in around," she glanced at her watch, "an hour. We had better find Serena. And fast."
Rei glanced at the three girls in front of her, a frown on her face. "What about the second vision?" They all looked at each other, worry evident in their expressions. Rei shook her head slowly. "I don't like this guys. It doesn't feel right."
"Well there isn't anything we can do about it now." Lita shrugged, standing and stretching her cramped legs. "I say we go find Serena and just let things unfold as they will. Didn't you guys notice we weren't with Sailor Moon? I think we had better find her right away, cause I sure don't want her fighting alone."
Mina swiftly stood, digging around in her pockets for something. "Mrs. Tsukino told me she's staying with Darien for a while." Her hand paused at her front pocket and she grinned. "Ahah!" She pulled a slip of paper out of her pocket and held it out triumphantly. "She gave me his number this morning."
Amy stared at her, shocked. "Serena's staying at Darien's? And her parents are letting her?" Mina nodded.
"Yeah well, Mrs. Tsukino says she trusts Serena and knows she wouldn't do anything bad."
Rei grabbed the phone and tossed it to Mina. "Phone Darien's and see if they're home while I go change into some street clothes."
Mina dialled the number and let it ring until the answering machine picked up, not bothering to leave a message before hanging up. "No luck. Where else should we look?"
"The only other two places Serena would usually be on a weekend is the arcade or the park." Amy suggested, taking the phone from Mina and hanging it back up. "Which one should we try first?"
"Arcade." Mina and Lita said at the same time, giggling a bit when they did. Rei came back into the room and grabbed her shoes, which she had left by the door.
"Well?"
"We're off to the arcade." Lita replied.
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Serena sat at the counter, one elbow propped up on top with her chin resting on her hand as she lazily swung her feet, twirling a straw between her fingers with her other hand. It had been quite a while since she had run out of quarters. She sighed heavily, looking at the sundae Darien had bought her, but not eating any.
"What's wrong Meatball Head?" Darien asked, trying to lighten the mood. Serena smiled up at him, though it didn't reach her eyes.
"Nothing. Just not hungry at the moment I guess." He nodded, choosing not to say anything.
They sat in silence for a while, each thinking their separate thoughts, before Darien finally stood and grabbed Serena's hand, pulling her up with him. He was going to cheer her up if it killed him! "How about we go rent a movie or something? A comedy?" Serena looked a bit doubtful, but he pulled her towards the door before she could say anything. "Come on Sere, it'll be fun. Just me and you, okay?"
"Alright." She agreed, looping an arm through his. The automatic doors of the arcade slid open and they stepped out, only to come face to face with Mina, Lita, Amy, and Rei.
After getting over her surprise, Rei placed her hand on Serena's arm and gave her a meaningful look. "Serena, I'm glad we found you. We, uhh, have something we need to talk to you about. You know, the usual business."
Serena just gave them a blank look. Why were they avoiding telling her straight out what the Sailor Scouts needed for? She looked over at Darien, who just shrugged, then she suddenly realized the problem. She hadn't told the Scouts he was Tuxedo Mask yet.
"Umm, guys? You can come right out and say what you need, he'd find out anyway you know." They all gave her a blank stare and she nervously scratched the back of her head. "He's, uhh, Tuxedo Mask."
All eyes widened in surprise. "What?!"
"Yea, well…" Serena just trailed off, not really feeling the need to explain further. "Anyway, what's going on?"
Rei motioned for them to start walking to the park while she talked. "We did a fire reading and found out that there's going to be a youma attack at the park. It looked pretty serious." She left out anything about the second vision and made it clear to the others they weren't to say anything about it either. Serena had enough to worry about at the moment without having to think about something they may be able to prevent themselves.
The rest of the trip was made in silence, except for when they were a block from their destination, where they entered an ally and transformed. The Sailor Scouts ran into the strangely empty park, cautiously looking around.
"Something's seriously wrong." Venus whispered, the silence making her nervous. Where was everybody? And where was the enemy?
Her question would soon be answered.
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A.N: Well? Tell me what you think.