Serena was laughing her butt off when Darien landed face first into the very slippery mud. She was still standing on the bridge no longer wearing her helmet and laughing. She found her center on the bridge and stood there laughing. What made it worse was that no moatter how many times he tried to get up he only managed to fall back down again. She hopped off the bridge into semi solid ground was reunited with her group. They were all laughing at Darien who couldn't get up. He became angrier by the second as his own troop laughed at him. Finally his group decioded to help him and they all managed to fall adding more icing to the cake. Serena' group was laughing really hard and they all walked away to get changed for the award Ceremony which was an event where each troop had to put on their camoflague uniforms and take each award with pride and perfect control. After they were all given out they can get crazy.
"Everybody ready??" Ronnie asked her friends who were 'getting ready' for the award ceremony. They all had their civillian forms ready and made sure everything was to go smoothly.
"Yes." Chorused from her three comrads said.
"We have no room for mistakes!!" Ronnie said. "That brat with the silver crystal has managed to escape us several times, but not tonight. There is no where she can hide. "Everybody hear me? One mistake and I'll have your head??" The girl said with her hair growing out and becoming a redder color.
"Yes, Queen Beryl!!!" The three said and walked away allowing their queen some time before they attack.
"Serenity has escaped my wrath twice. Twice she died and twice she had been reborn and twice she had been put with Endymion. This time she won't live. That can be a promise I'll hold true to." Beryl said letting her hair shorten and go back to blue and purple again. "This is a promise." Ronnie said walking away.
"This year fourth place goes to Troop 304 from Appleton Military School!!!" The American Principal said and everyone applauded for Ronnie's group as they accepted the little Trophy. The group saluted and marched off the stage in an orderly fashion.
"Third goes to group 108 from Hikari Military school!!!!" Releana and her group big and small walked up on the stage saluted and then marched away.
"Second Place to 271 From Appleton!!" They announced and Darien's group was just walking in, mud covered. They marched up on the stage with their heads still held high. Darien took the award with what little dignity he had left. "The First place trophy…"
"And the trip!!!" Kaiori the Japanese Principal added making the American Principal slightly peeved.
"And the trip goes to troop 369 from Hikari." The Man said and Serena's group came forward all of them dressed in their clean green camoflague uniforms. All the girls had their hair put up in buns, Duo tucked his braid inside the back of his shirt. Serena had her hair put into two braids that were put in buns at the back of her head. She accepted the large trophy then everyone went crazy applauding and congratulating everyone. Serena handed the Trophy to Wufei so she could receive her hugs from everyone in Releana's group. On the way down the stairs she got a cold chill and her face went blank.
"Guys, remember my previous plan??" She looked at her group. Everyone nodded. "It starts now." She said as people in the audience began falling unconscious. After a while it just left Serena, the scouts, Darien, and the gundam pilots conscious.
"Serenity, you're losing your touch." A voice said making Serena, Darien, and the inners stand tall.
"Come on!" Duo grabbed Simone who was out of it and just standing there. She wasn't budging, neither was Rini. It took a second for them to realize their minds were in another place. Then the crystals they held melded into one and went straight into Serena body making her fall to the ground. The two girls then collapsed. Amara Michelle and Hotaru followed the group of boys who took the two girls.
"Serena." Quatre knelt next to her.
"Go protect Rini and Simone. I'll be fine Q-chan." She sent him a smile. He left unsure of what to do. "What do you want this time Beryl??"
"Your death." The voice said. "I want your death, your life, your Destiny."
"Why???"Serena said. "It's nothing but a pain in the ass." She said watching Darien look at her funny
"Why do you say that?? I can give you a normal life." Ronnie stood up from the floor. "That's what you want don't you?? To live life and choose your own path for destiny." She said watching Darien help Serena stand up. When she was stable she shook from his grip. "To not have to fight evil day after day,to now worry if you're doing your fullest for the world. Able to have a peaceful moment." She said.
"What's it to you?? Serena said sounding really interested in the whole deal. The Scouts j ust gaped at her.
"Serena.. you can't." Rei couldn't find it in herself to finish the words.
"Why not, when we first came here you thought I'd klutz out like I usually do. None of you originally had faith that I was a good Sargeant. At first none of you took me serious. I know what you guys would say when I'm not there. 'Can she be ready when Crystal Tokyo came around??' or 'Her hearts in the right place but her mind isn't.' Day after day you told me that I should improve myself and pay attention in school more and more. I should be more serious about things and stop eating so much junk food. I always saw it in your eyes, the doubt that I would never do things properly and do things right. Part of you will always believe that I'm a klutz."
"Serena.." Ami looked at her hearing genuine sadness in her voice.
"I guess that's why you chose Sara over me Darien?? She was more serious about things?? She was the opposite of me although our looks were identical." She paused letting tears fall down her face. 'Ronnie' had a look of slight satisfaction. "I know all of you think I'll only go back to my klutzed out ways when this school year is over then wonder how I can be two opposite people." She said as more tear fell.
'That's my girl!!' The scout of love watched her cousin play it up.
"Serena.."
"It's true isn't it??" Serena cut the tall brunette off. "I'm not good enough to be your princess. You can have the role." She told 'Ronnie'. She took the crystal out of her brooch and handed it to the girl. She took it happily and Serena turned to run out of the building with tears pouring down her face.
" Oh Serenity." Ronnie said transforming to her true form. "You didn't think I would let you live did I??" She said as her three flunkies stood next to her.
"You've got my life, my destiny. What else do you want??"
"I already told you.." Beryl said. "Your death!!" She said shooting a blast straight for the girl near the door. Fear surfaced in Serena's eyes seeing how she couldn't dodge the blast. It hit dead on and Serena hit the ground hard. Beryl laughed Seeing the girl's lifeless body laying on the floor twitching a few times and then laid still and the brooch that once belonged to her fell at Mina's feet.
"Serena!!!!" The scouts said as tears slowly poured down their faces.
