Innocence Lost: Chapter 2
By: Moonchild DJ
Genre: First Season
Rating: PG
E-Mail: moonchilddj@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and its characters do not belong to me-they belong
to Naoko Takeuchi and company..however, this story and its ideas/plotline
belongs to me, so please don't steal! Thanks! I should also say that any
relation from this storyline to any other fics out there are entirely
accidental-I'm not stealing anyone's ideas, promise!
Author's Note: Hey there, minna-chan! Moonchild DJ here again with Chapter
2 of "Innocence Lost"..I hope you liked Chapter 1 and like what's to come-
as always, comments/critizms are always appreciated..let me know what you
think! That said, on with the story!
*********************
Serena shivered as an evil laugh seemed to echo through the air
around her. Beryl. She just couldn't bear that that sleaze-queen had
Darien under her power. No one, least of all Darien, deserved that
witch's wrath. She would free him, even if she had to sacfrifice all...
"Serena, please reconsider your plan! You just *can't* hand over the
crystal and Wand, and your life! Your mother's plans will all have been
for nothing if you do." Luna growled as she glared at Serena.
"If there was some other way, Luna, I'd gladly take it. But there isn't,
is there? I have no choice."
"Yes, you do! Just...wait a little longer, until you have another plan
that doesn't involve losing everything. Your mother fought Beryl without
having to lose everything--"
Serena whirled on Luna, the anger on the girl's face making the black cat
stumble backwards and nearly fall off the bed. "You're wrong there, Luna.
Sure, she saved the Moon Kingdom-what was left of it-and the Wand, but
she lost her people and her daughter. She had to send us to Earth to
insure we would live again, right?"
"Well...yes, but--"
"Then she had to sacrifice, as well. To insure that the Wand and the Moon
Kingdom didn't fall into Beryl's hands, she had to contain Beryl and her
goon squad, but she couldn't kill them because then she would destroy all
of us who had fallen under Beryl's vengeance. So she sent all of us to
Earth to live new lives, but we'd have no memories of the Moon Kingdom.
So, ultimately, she sacrificed the kingdom, her leadership, her people
and...and her life. And you say that she gave up nothing?! Get your
memory checked, Luna!"
Luna sucked in an amazed gasp as she stared at Serena. She smiled faintly
at her defensive crossed-arms gesture and the tears the girl shed at her
once upon a time mother's struggles. Serena wasn't just a goofball flake
(although she wondered sometimes), she had intelligence and a very big
heart. She was going to be a wonderful Queen someday, one that her mother
would be very proud of.
"You're right, young lady. Your mother had many trials before her. Losing
her home, her life, and especially her beloved child. The memories get a
little jumbled after so long a time away from the Moon Kingdom. Forgive
me, Princess."
Serena turned, humbled at the tiny black cat bowing before her like
royalty. She blushed and chuckled softly before gently scooping up her
Guardian to cradle her to her. "Aw, Luna, y'know I can't stay mad at you
for very long. Besides, we need each other in this crazy world!" she
chuckled as Luna purred in agreement and wrapped her front paws around
her fingers.
"Indeed we do, Serena. Where would we be without each other to depend
upon? Just do not be TOO upset if the Scouts, Artemis, and myself do
everything in our power to protect you, all right? Are we agreed on
that?"
Serena nodded, smiling. "Sure. You'd be messing up your royal duties if
you *didn't* protect the Moon Princess at all costs, wouldn't you?"
Luna grinned, rolling amber feline eyes. "I suppose so, yes...how did we
ever get stuck with a princess like you? One who's stubborn, a crybaby,
clumsy, loud, irresponsible, boy and food-crazy..."
Serena winced. "Okay, okay! Sheesh, enough with the bad points, aright,
Luna?!"
Luna smiled, stopping her teasing tirade before Serena really got angry
and dropped her or something. "...but who has a gentle, brave heart,
loyalty, guts and intelligence enough to overwhelm any weak points."
Serena smiled faintly as her eyes welled up with tears. "Oh, you're gonna
make me cry...!"
Luna yowled, covering her head with her paws. "Oh, heavens, no, don't! I
don't have an umbrella with me!"
"Ha, ha, ha, smarty cat. Should've had you be a court jester instead of
one of the Queen's advisors and Royal Guardian!"
Luna laughed a kitty laugh, bumped her head against Serena's chin in
affection and leapt to the floor in search for something to eat. "Ah,
well, we agree to disagree!" she replied as she padded out of the room,
down the steps, toward the kitchen. But deep inside her feline soul, she
was worried. What extremes would Serena go to to rescue Darien? To have
him free once more? To have him remember all they shared? Would she
sacrifice herself and the Moon Wand to the Negaverse?
******
"How will you play this, my Queen? How will you capture Sailor Moon?"
Malachite questioned hesitantly, not wanting to anger Beryl by
questioning her authority or her decisions. He learned the hard way you
never question the Queen of the Negaverse. The previous Negaverse
generals--Jedite, Nephlite...his beloved Zoiszite...--were fatal evidence
of that "don't cross me" attitude she was known for.
Beryl smiled slowly, reddish-brown eyes narrowing smoothly like a
snake's. She tossed her fiery red hair. "Simple, Malachite. To draw the
child in, we use bait." She smiled smugly as she glanced toward a shadow
behind Malachite. "You know your duty. Go."
The shadow bowed respectfully, then blended into the darkness and
disappeared. Malachite's ice-blue eyes narrowed.
"That will lure the Moon Child, true, but can he be trusted? What if the
girl turns him against us?"
Beryl shook her head. "Peace, Malachite. All will work out as planned.
You will see." she murmured confidently.
"I hope you are right, my Queen. The child is formidable, even for one so
young. Our plans could blow up in our face with the Sailor Brat and her
scouts."
Beryl smiled sweetly as she glanced at Malachite. "If such a thing
occurs, it will not be my undoing, but yours, for I'll have your head for
not stopping them sooner and being a failure and an embarrassment to the
Negaverse. Do you understand?"
Malachite, gulped, nodded, bowing before Beryl nervously. He'd better
have a back-up plan, just in case this scheme failed, or he'd be going the
way of the other generals. He, too, faded away from Beryl's presence,
following the other in the darkness to successfully complete his mission.
He HAD to win, or he would die trying.
******
Darien smiled cruelly as he sensed Malachite behind him. So, the
arrogant man didn't trust him, huh? Like Sailor Moon could do anything to
lead him away from the Negaverse! He snorted in disbelief softly,
ignoring the insistant little voice inside him screaming that the path he
was walking was wrong. Sailor Moon and her little Scouts fan club would
lose, and the Silver Crystal and the Moon Wand would soon be in Beryl's
hands, where they belonged.
He ignored the intuition pinging against his head that his alliance with
the Negaverse was insane. Why was it so wrong? He asked that of himself,
only to be met mentally with a blank, black wall. Why was it he was
questioning his own actions? Why did it feel wrong to be fighting against
Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts? He shook his dark head, perplexed, but
then remembered his mission. He smiled again and let his mind reach out
to the intense light that was Sailor Moon's mental domain.
*Sailor Moon!* he called as that warmness reached out to him like a
siren's call.
*Darien?! Is that you?* came the soft reply.
*Yes. I need to see you. Come to me.*
*I will, Darien. Are you all right?*
*....As well as can be expected. See you soon.*
*Yes....* came Sailor Moon's breathless reply, breezing across the
strange link they shared to caress Darien's mind. He shook away the
gentleness the gentle warmth inspired in him and smiled, relishing his
and the Negaverse's victory in his grasp. Not long to wait, now....
~End of Chapter 2~
By: Moonchild DJ
Genre: First Season
Rating: PG
E-Mail: moonchilddj@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and its characters do not belong to me-they belong
to Naoko Takeuchi and company..however, this story and its ideas/plotline
belongs to me, so please don't steal! Thanks! I should also say that any
relation from this storyline to any other fics out there are entirely
accidental-I'm not stealing anyone's ideas, promise!
Author's Note: Hey there, minna-chan! Moonchild DJ here again with Chapter
2 of "Innocence Lost"..I hope you liked Chapter 1 and like what's to come-
as always, comments/critizms are always appreciated..let me know what you
think! That said, on with the story!
*********************
Serena shivered as an evil laugh seemed to echo through the air
around her. Beryl. She just couldn't bear that that sleaze-queen had
Darien under her power. No one, least of all Darien, deserved that
witch's wrath. She would free him, even if she had to sacfrifice all...
"Serena, please reconsider your plan! You just *can't* hand over the
crystal and Wand, and your life! Your mother's plans will all have been
for nothing if you do." Luna growled as she glared at Serena.
"If there was some other way, Luna, I'd gladly take it. But there isn't,
is there? I have no choice."
"Yes, you do! Just...wait a little longer, until you have another plan
that doesn't involve losing everything. Your mother fought Beryl without
having to lose everything--"
Serena whirled on Luna, the anger on the girl's face making the black cat
stumble backwards and nearly fall off the bed. "You're wrong there, Luna.
Sure, she saved the Moon Kingdom-what was left of it-and the Wand, but
she lost her people and her daughter. She had to send us to Earth to
insure we would live again, right?"
"Well...yes, but--"
"Then she had to sacrifice, as well. To insure that the Wand and the Moon
Kingdom didn't fall into Beryl's hands, she had to contain Beryl and her
goon squad, but she couldn't kill them because then she would destroy all
of us who had fallen under Beryl's vengeance. So she sent all of us to
Earth to live new lives, but we'd have no memories of the Moon Kingdom.
So, ultimately, she sacrificed the kingdom, her leadership, her people
and...and her life. And you say that she gave up nothing?! Get your
memory checked, Luna!"
Luna sucked in an amazed gasp as she stared at Serena. She smiled faintly
at her defensive crossed-arms gesture and the tears the girl shed at her
once upon a time mother's struggles. Serena wasn't just a goofball flake
(although she wondered sometimes), she had intelligence and a very big
heart. She was going to be a wonderful Queen someday, one that her mother
would be very proud of.
"You're right, young lady. Your mother had many trials before her. Losing
her home, her life, and especially her beloved child. The memories get a
little jumbled after so long a time away from the Moon Kingdom. Forgive
me, Princess."
Serena turned, humbled at the tiny black cat bowing before her like
royalty. She blushed and chuckled softly before gently scooping up her
Guardian to cradle her to her. "Aw, Luna, y'know I can't stay mad at you
for very long. Besides, we need each other in this crazy world!" she
chuckled as Luna purred in agreement and wrapped her front paws around
her fingers.
"Indeed we do, Serena. Where would we be without each other to depend
upon? Just do not be TOO upset if the Scouts, Artemis, and myself do
everything in our power to protect you, all right? Are we agreed on
that?"
Serena nodded, smiling. "Sure. You'd be messing up your royal duties if
you *didn't* protect the Moon Princess at all costs, wouldn't you?"
Luna grinned, rolling amber feline eyes. "I suppose so, yes...how did we
ever get stuck with a princess like you? One who's stubborn, a crybaby,
clumsy, loud, irresponsible, boy and food-crazy..."
Serena winced. "Okay, okay! Sheesh, enough with the bad points, aright,
Luna?!"
Luna smiled, stopping her teasing tirade before Serena really got angry
and dropped her or something. "...but who has a gentle, brave heart,
loyalty, guts and intelligence enough to overwhelm any weak points."
Serena smiled faintly as her eyes welled up with tears. "Oh, you're gonna
make me cry...!"
Luna yowled, covering her head with her paws. "Oh, heavens, no, don't! I
don't have an umbrella with me!"
"Ha, ha, ha, smarty cat. Should've had you be a court jester instead of
one of the Queen's advisors and Royal Guardian!"
Luna laughed a kitty laugh, bumped her head against Serena's chin in
affection and leapt to the floor in search for something to eat. "Ah,
well, we agree to disagree!" she replied as she padded out of the room,
down the steps, toward the kitchen. But deep inside her feline soul, she
was worried. What extremes would Serena go to to rescue Darien? To have
him free once more? To have him remember all they shared? Would she
sacrifice herself and the Moon Wand to the Negaverse?
******
"How will you play this, my Queen? How will you capture Sailor Moon?"
Malachite questioned hesitantly, not wanting to anger Beryl by
questioning her authority or her decisions. He learned the hard way you
never question the Queen of the Negaverse. The previous Negaverse
generals--Jedite, Nephlite...his beloved Zoiszite...--were fatal evidence
of that "don't cross me" attitude she was known for.
Beryl smiled slowly, reddish-brown eyes narrowing smoothly like a
snake's. She tossed her fiery red hair. "Simple, Malachite. To draw the
child in, we use bait." She smiled smugly as she glanced toward a shadow
behind Malachite. "You know your duty. Go."
The shadow bowed respectfully, then blended into the darkness and
disappeared. Malachite's ice-blue eyes narrowed.
"That will lure the Moon Child, true, but can he be trusted? What if the
girl turns him against us?"
Beryl shook her head. "Peace, Malachite. All will work out as planned.
You will see." she murmured confidently.
"I hope you are right, my Queen. The child is formidable, even for one so
young. Our plans could blow up in our face with the Sailor Brat and her
scouts."
Beryl smiled sweetly as she glanced at Malachite. "If such a thing
occurs, it will not be my undoing, but yours, for I'll have your head for
not stopping them sooner and being a failure and an embarrassment to the
Negaverse. Do you understand?"
Malachite, gulped, nodded, bowing before Beryl nervously. He'd better
have a back-up plan, just in case this scheme failed, or he'd be going the
way of the other generals. He, too, faded away from Beryl's presence,
following the other in the darkness to successfully complete his mission.
He HAD to win, or he would die trying.
******
Darien smiled cruelly as he sensed Malachite behind him. So, the
arrogant man didn't trust him, huh? Like Sailor Moon could do anything to
lead him away from the Negaverse! He snorted in disbelief softly,
ignoring the insistant little voice inside him screaming that the path he
was walking was wrong. Sailor Moon and her little Scouts fan club would
lose, and the Silver Crystal and the Moon Wand would soon be in Beryl's
hands, where they belonged.
He ignored the intuition pinging against his head that his alliance with
the Negaverse was insane. Why was it so wrong? He asked that of himself,
only to be met mentally with a blank, black wall. Why was it he was
questioning his own actions? Why did it feel wrong to be fighting against
Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts? He shook his dark head, perplexed, but
then remembered his mission. He smiled again and let his mind reach out
to the intense light that was Sailor Moon's mental domain.
*Sailor Moon!* he called as that warmness reached out to him like a
siren's call.
*Darien?! Is that you?* came the soft reply.
*Yes. I need to see you. Come to me.*
*I will, Darien. Are you all right?*
*....As well as can be expected. See you soon.*
*Yes....* came Sailor Moon's breathless reply, breezing across the
strange link they shared to caress Darien's mind. He shook away the
gentleness the gentle warmth inspired in him and smiled, relishing his
and the Negaverse's victory in his grasp. Not long to wait, now....
~End of Chapter 2~