Innocence Lost
Chapter 3
Genre: First Season
Rating: PG
Author: Moonchild DJ
E-Mail: moonchilddj@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, sad to say. That all belongs to
the various people and companies that have the rights to our beloved
heroine and anything of Sailor Moon..I just borrow the characters to
write the fics, so there's no need to sue!
Author's Notes: Kon'wa, minna-chan! I know it's been a long time since
I updated, but I'm here now to make it up..from here on in, things
oughta be a bit more exciting, so hang on and enjoy the ride..and, as
always, tell me what you think! ^_^
********
Luna, Artemis, and the Sailor Scouts panted faintly as they
struggled to keep up with Sailor Moon. She moved like never before,
running as fast as she could go with nary an exhaustive wheeze or
tiredness in sight. Who knew such motivation, such stubborn
determinedness, could be found in Serena? But then, Darien had called
for her...
"Sailor Moon, are you sure about this? It could be another Negaverse
trap!" Luna cried. The black cat saw Serena shake her head, and knew
nothing could stop her from this.
"I don't care, Luna. Darien needs me, that's all that matters! If you
don't want to follow, don't. I can do this myself."
Artemis let out an angry yowl at Serena's words. "Are you crazy,
Sailor Moon?! We can't--WON'T--let you walk alone into danger! We're
your Guardians, your Court, your friends. We face peril together or
not at all!" The white cat retorted as he ran at Sailor Venus' side.
"Right! It's our mission, our *destiny*, to protect you, and that's
what we're going to do, Negaverse or no Negaverse!" Sailor Mars cried
as she glanced at Serena with dark-eyed worry. She was acting so
strange, so...final, as if she expected to never come out of this
ALIVE...was she really going to sacrifice herself to the Negaverse in
order to free Darien? She was getting some strong negative vibes that
pointed to "yes"...
"Sailor Moon!" A low, masculine voice cried out to them suddenly,
halting their dashing flight. Serena turned as the white sickle-
shaped moon appeared from behind the clouds, shining its light into
the dark night.
A shadow not far away from where they stood turned out to be the
black-and-silver clothed Prince Endymion. He gave them a brief smile
and sketched a mocking bow. "Sailor Moon, Sailor Scouts and
Guardians--a pleasure to see all of you again. But you needn't have
to joined Sailor Moon in this evening quest--I wished to see only
her."
Sailor Jupiter snorted as she and Mars took a protective stance in
front of their princess. "Yeah, like we're going to leave her alone
to be captured by you and your Nega-goons. Not likely, traitor!"
Darien frowned, honestly perplexed at her words. "Why do you call me
a traitor? That would say that I was once on your side, when I know I
am a warrior of the Negaverse. I never fought by your side."
"You once did, Darien, and not too long ago. You were the Scouts'
greatest ally...and more..." Sailor Moon replied softly, hating that
her beloved Tuxedo Mask--Darien--was brainwashed into believing he
was part of the Negaverse and the Scouts' enemy. Smiling briefly as
the Scouts and Guardians formed a protective circle around her, she
wondered how she would ever free him from evil. There had to be a
way...
"Darien, please remember! You were our friend, you were always there
for us when we needed you. You saved my life more than once. You're
not our enemy!" she cried, crystal tears starting to flow down her
cheeks.
Unmoved and not replying, Darien pulled his cape around him and
disappeared from sight using Negaverse magic.
"No! Darien, come back! Not again..." Sailor Moon keened brokenly,
barely having time to gasp as Darien reappeared inside the protective
circle and grabbed her. He chuckled.
"You're mine, now..." he murmured as the Negaforce spirited them
away. She heard the echoes of the Sailor Scouts' despairing cries as
the darkness closed in on her. The cold shadows frightened her, and
she clasped one of Darien's hands in hers, surprised when he didn't
resist and embraced her soothingly.
'You're not evil, Darien. Deep inside, you're still the one I love.'
she thought to herself, hearing the calm, differently-modulated,
cultured tones of her former self, the Moon Princess. She could feel
the Princess' inner touch to her spirit, could feel herself change.
*Darien, do not leave me, please...*
*Never. Ssh, now, I'm here...*
Even in the darkness, he found and clasped both hands in his. Their
entwined hands produced a soft glow, allowing her to see and look
into those dark eyes she so adored. He smiled gently and pulled her
securely into his arms...then both screamed as the Negaforce hit them
fully, nearly drowning out Beryl's exultant laugh.
"You're mine, Sailor Moon! You and the Silver Imperium Crystal and
Moon Wand--the Negaverse wins!"
Sailor Moon was inclined to agree as the dark numbness of
unconsciousness overcame her. Sensing her fear, Darien clenched her
hands as their senses faded away into nothingness
******
"Anything, Mercury?" Sailor Venus asked of Sailor Mercury as she
attempted to locate the missing couple that had disappeared before
their eyes with her technology.
Mercury bit her lip as she prayed she would find something, anything,
to show that Serena wasn't in the Negaverse's grasp, that she wasn't
in terrible danger.
"Nothing, Venus. At least, nothing on our physical, normal plane. The
Negaverse, however, is another matter entirely..."
"There must be something we can do! We've gotta find Sailor Moon
before the Negaslime can hurt her!" Jupiter cried angrily.
"Yeah, but how? We don't have the powwer or ability to get to the
Negaverse like Darien or Beryl's flunkies. We're helpless to do
anything to save Sailor Moon!" Mars spat as she let off little rounds
of fire from her hands in helpless anger.
"Luna, there must be SOMETHING we can do! Anything!" Artemis demanded
desperately. Luna shook her head.
"There is nothing we can do, Artemis, only wait and pray. The
Negaverse has the upper hand, and I--AAARR!!" The black cat stumbled,
falling limply against her white companion.
"LUNA!!" The Scouts and Artemis cried in horror, gathering around the
now-trembling feline. She closed tear-filled amber eyes as the moon
mark on her forehead trembled, then glowed frantically. She bit back
a maddened yowl as pain and fear overwhelmed her.
"What are they doing to her?! Serena!!" she cried fearfully. She bent
her head, praying her legs would hold her.
"Luna, what's wrong?! What about Serena?!" Mercury cried as she
scooped up Serena's Guardian before she fell.
Luna hissed in shared pain as she glanced up at the Scouts. "Th-the
Negaverse...Beryl...they're hurting Serena. No...n-not hurting her...
at least not phys-physically...They're trying to ch-change her.
They're trying to make her one o-of them, like Darien...! AAAaaaa...!
Fight it, Serena...! D-don't let them win!" Luna cried out to the
girl she was sworn to protect, feeling her pain as if it were her
own.
The Scouts gasped as Luna's moon mark shimmered as if in a breeze,
nearly fading at some points. Beryl was winning! And there was
nothing they could do to help Serena. She was on her own--and losing
to Evil Incarnate. One by one, the Scouts started to cry forlornly as
Luna's moon mark faded almost to the point of being no more. If that
moon vanished, they could lose their friend and leader, the hope for
the future, forever!
"Fight back, Serena. Don't give up! You can win--you can defeat this
evil! Don't let her control you or Darien." The Scouts chanted with
one voice, praying with one heart as they watched the moon on Luna's
forehead.
******
Serena could hear their voices, their desperate pleas as if
through a tunnel, but could do nothing but hold on frantically to
Darien. She sagged weakly against him, and if not for his strength,
would have fallen. What was Beryl doing to her, draining her of her
energy and life? She felt so weak, so tired...
"My Queen, what's...what's happening..? What..what are you doing to
Sailor Moon, to me...?"
She feebly raised her head at Darien's shaking voice, realizing that
Darien was caught in the energy wave, too. Oh, not him, too! She
understood her own capture, but an innocent man who already believed
himself to be of the Negaverse? If only she had the power to spare
him from the pain...!
All thoughts ceased in her mind as a black energy wave arced through
her, stiffening her body and driving memories, her very being,
spirit, and soul from her, sending her spiraling into Darkness...
"You are MINE, now, Sailor Moon..." A mocking voice sneered
triumphantly as her consciousness faded a second time, leaving her
floating in Black emptiness...
The internal light within her, the spirit of the Goodness, of the
Moon Kingdom, faded from her, locked within Darkness. Anyone who
might have looked upon the destiny-chosen Moon Child would have been
astonished to see the golden crescent moon mark upon her forehead
gleam desperately, then turn black and flip upside-down. They might
have also heard a despairing scream echo within their souls as
innocence was lost...
******
"NNNOOOOOO! Serena!!" Luna wailed frantically, her feline body
stiffening in Mercury's arms as the golden moon faded into a dark
moon on Luna's forehead.
"No! We've lost her...!" Artemis choked, bowing his head as his moon
mark also changed into a black moon.
Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter's tiaras disappeared, their Sailor
Scout uniforms unribboning before fading into their normal clothes.
"What just happened?!" Mars demanded as she searched in vain for her
tiara.
"Beryl was too strong. She used the Negaforce to overwhelm Sailor
Moon's defenses. We've lost her..." Artemis spat as he glanced up at
the girls with sad, hollow blue eyes. "Sailor Moon's power is
connected with yours--that's why your uniforms are gone."
"But we still have our individual power wands--so a piece of Sailor
Moon must still exist!" Venus argued as she produced the small wand
that helped her transform into Sailor Venus.
Cradling the unconscious Luna against her, Mercury nodded as she and
Mars and Jupiter alos showed Artemis their wands. "That's right--if
Sailor Moon ceased to be, we wouldn't have our wands or be able to
call upon our powers." She nodded in satisfaction as she mentally
produced her bubbles with a free hand.
Jupiter nodded slowly. "Then that must mean our Moon Princess is
still alive! But what have the Negaslime done to her to cut off her
power that connects our energy? What could they do to make the
Guardians of the Moon lose their moon symbols?"
Even the intelligent Mercury didn't have an answer for that. Mars
gulped, feeling the darkness around the aura of light that was
uniquely Serena's. Could darkness overcome light? She prayed to the
power of her planet that it wasn't so...
******
Malachite smirked as he glanced down at the still form of Sailor
Moon, resisting an urge to kick the warrior when she was defenseless.
Queen Beryl wouldn't like that--besides, it seemed that his Dark
Queen had plans for the girl...
Beryl chuckled softly as she caressed the loose curls escaping from
the bunned hairstyle of her enemy. "You tried to take Tuxedo Mask
from me, didn't you, little one?" she whispered softly to the
unconscious girl. "I will never underestimate you again. But you
should never underestimate me, either. It's greatly ironic, don't you
think--to use your once-love to capture you and make you my slave?
For that's what you will be, now..." She chuckled again and fingered
the dark moon on the girl's forehead. "My slave...warrior of the
Negaverse...Dark Moon. It fits, don't you agree?"
Malachite frowned. "Are...are you sure this is safe, my Queen? What
if she breaks your spell? What if the Scouts, or even Darien, make
her remember the truth?"
Tracing the moon mark with one long blood-red fingernail, Beryl
turned and stared at the last surviving General. "Are you questioning
my judgement, Malachite? What have I told you and the Generals
preceding you?"
He struggled not to tremble in the Queen's presence, fisting his
hands in his silver-white and blue cape. "Do not question you. Do not
presume to think we know better than you. Do not give the orders or
undermine your decisions. I understand your wishes, my Queen, I just
do not wish to let anything blow up in our faces. Anything could go
wrong, and we could be left back at square one or worse, we could be
defeated permanently."
Beryl shook her head, her long, full red hair shifting around her
shoulders. "We will not lose. Not with our newest member." She smiled
as her eyes fell again upon Sailor Moon. She raised a hand, shifting
her fingers in the air over the unconscious form.
Malachite's heart jumped as the air seemed to grow heavy, settle over
Sailor Moon, outlining, then glowing around her figure from head to
toe. The sailor uniform she wore shifted, then, like water, changed
and melted. The blue, white, red and gold uniform darkened its color,
turning black, white and purple, shifting from the sailor collar,
bows, and "cheerleader" skirt to a knee-length black and purple cape,
black bodice with a upside-down moon slit at the top of her chest,
and a black side-slitted mini-skirt. The gloves, neck collar, and
boots were black and white, decorated with a purple upside-down moon.
Beryl chuckled, pleased with herself. "The darkness inside and out,
eh, Malachite? It suits her well. Except for those blasted balls on
the top of her head..." She raised her hand again, this time over the
buns that was Sailor Moon's signature hairstyle. Dark light undid the
hairstyle, instead coiling it into two long braids behind her ears,
changing also the little moon earrings she wore to the new moon symbol.
"There. Now for the awakening..."
Dark light again came from Beryl's hand, filling the girl's form.
"Awaken, Serena. Your mistress summons you..."
Blue eyes fluttered slowly, then opened. With a low groan, the former
Champion for the Moon Kingdom, for Love and Justice, rose from the
platform and slid to her feet, then went to one knee before Beryl as
she placed a fist over her heart, head bowed.
"What are your orders...my Queen?"
********
~End Chapter 3~
Chapter 3
Genre: First Season
Rating: PG
Author: Moonchild DJ
E-Mail: moonchilddj@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, sad to say. That all belongs to
the various people and companies that have the rights to our beloved
heroine and anything of Sailor Moon..I just borrow the characters to
write the fics, so there's no need to sue!
Author's Notes: Kon'wa, minna-chan! I know it's been a long time since
I updated, but I'm here now to make it up..from here on in, things
oughta be a bit more exciting, so hang on and enjoy the ride..and, as
always, tell me what you think! ^_^
********
Luna, Artemis, and the Sailor Scouts panted faintly as they
struggled to keep up with Sailor Moon. She moved like never before,
running as fast as she could go with nary an exhaustive wheeze or
tiredness in sight. Who knew such motivation, such stubborn
determinedness, could be found in Serena? But then, Darien had called
for her...
"Sailor Moon, are you sure about this? It could be another Negaverse
trap!" Luna cried. The black cat saw Serena shake her head, and knew
nothing could stop her from this.
"I don't care, Luna. Darien needs me, that's all that matters! If you
don't want to follow, don't. I can do this myself."
Artemis let out an angry yowl at Serena's words. "Are you crazy,
Sailor Moon?! We can't--WON'T--let you walk alone into danger! We're
your Guardians, your Court, your friends. We face peril together or
not at all!" The white cat retorted as he ran at Sailor Venus' side.
"Right! It's our mission, our *destiny*, to protect you, and that's
what we're going to do, Negaverse or no Negaverse!" Sailor Mars cried
as she glanced at Serena with dark-eyed worry. She was acting so
strange, so...final, as if she expected to never come out of this
ALIVE...was she really going to sacrifice herself to the Negaverse in
order to free Darien? She was getting some strong negative vibes that
pointed to "yes"...
"Sailor Moon!" A low, masculine voice cried out to them suddenly,
halting their dashing flight. Serena turned as the white sickle-
shaped moon appeared from behind the clouds, shining its light into
the dark night.
A shadow not far away from where they stood turned out to be the
black-and-silver clothed Prince Endymion. He gave them a brief smile
and sketched a mocking bow. "Sailor Moon, Sailor Scouts and
Guardians--a pleasure to see all of you again. But you needn't have
to joined Sailor Moon in this evening quest--I wished to see only
her."
Sailor Jupiter snorted as she and Mars took a protective stance in
front of their princess. "Yeah, like we're going to leave her alone
to be captured by you and your Nega-goons. Not likely, traitor!"
Darien frowned, honestly perplexed at her words. "Why do you call me
a traitor? That would say that I was once on your side, when I know I
am a warrior of the Negaverse. I never fought by your side."
"You once did, Darien, and not too long ago. You were the Scouts'
greatest ally...and more..." Sailor Moon replied softly, hating that
her beloved Tuxedo Mask--Darien--was brainwashed into believing he
was part of the Negaverse and the Scouts' enemy. Smiling briefly as
the Scouts and Guardians formed a protective circle around her, she
wondered how she would ever free him from evil. There had to be a
way...
"Darien, please remember! You were our friend, you were always there
for us when we needed you. You saved my life more than once. You're
not our enemy!" she cried, crystal tears starting to flow down her
cheeks.
Unmoved and not replying, Darien pulled his cape around him and
disappeared from sight using Negaverse magic.
"No! Darien, come back! Not again..." Sailor Moon keened brokenly,
barely having time to gasp as Darien reappeared inside the protective
circle and grabbed her. He chuckled.
"You're mine, now..." he murmured as the Negaforce spirited them
away. She heard the echoes of the Sailor Scouts' despairing cries as
the darkness closed in on her. The cold shadows frightened her, and
she clasped one of Darien's hands in hers, surprised when he didn't
resist and embraced her soothingly.
'You're not evil, Darien. Deep inside, you're still the one I love.'
she thought to herself, hearing the calm, differently-modulated,
cultured tones of her former self, the Moon Princess. She could feel
the Princess' inner touch to her spirit, could feel herself change.
*Darien, do not leave me, please...*
*Never. Ssh, now, I'm here...*
Even in the darkness, he found and clasped both hands in his. Their
entwined hands produced a soft glow, allowing her to see and look
into those dark eyes she so adored. He smiled gently and pulled her
securely into his arms...then both screamed as the Negaforce hit them
fully, nearly drowning out Beryl's exultant laugh.
"You're mine, Sailor Moon! You and the Silver Imperium Crystal and
Moon Wand--the Negaverse wins!"
Sailor Moon was inclined to agree as the dark numbness of
unconsciousness overcame her. Sensing her fear, Darien clenched her
hands as their senses faded away into nothingness
******
"Anything, Mercury?" Sailor Venus asked of Sailor Mercury as she
attempted to locate the missing couple that had disappeared before
their eyes with her technology.
Mercury bit her lip as she prayed she would find something, anything,
to show that Serena wasn't in the Negaverse's grasp, that she wasn't
in terrible danger.
"Nothing, Venus. At least, nothing on our physical, normal plane. The
Negaverse, however, is another matter entirely..."
"There must be something we can do! We've gotta find Sailor Moon
before the Negaslime can hurt her!" Jupiter cried angrily.
"Yeah, but how? We don't have the powwer or ability to get to the
Negaverse like Darien or Beryl's flunkies. We're helpless to do
anything to save Sailor Moon!" Mars spat as she let off little rounds
of fire from her hands in helpless anger.
"Luna, there must be SOMETHING we can do! Anything!" Artemis demanded
desperately. Luna shook her head.
"There is nothing we can do, Artemis, only wait and pray. The
Negaverse has the upper hand, and I--AAARR!!" The black cat stumbled,
falling limply against her white companion.
"LUNA!!" The Scouts and Artemis cried in horror, gathering around the
now-trembling feline. She closed tear-filled amber eyes as the moon
mark on her forehead trembled, then glowed frantically. She bit back
a maddened yowl as pain and fear overwhelmed her.
"What are they doing to her?! Serena!!" she cried fearfully. She bent
her head, praying her legs would hold her.
"Luna, what's wrong?! What about Serena?!" Mercury cried as she
scooped up Serena's Guardian before she fell.
Luna hissed in shared pain as she glanced up at the Scouts. "Th-the
Negaverse...Beryl...they're hurting Serena. No...n-not hurting her...
at least not phys-physically...They're trying to ch-change her.
They're trying to make her one o-of them, like Darien...! AAAaaaa...!
Fight it, Serena...! D-don't let them win!" Luna cried out to the
girl she was sworn to protect, feeling her pain as if it were her
own.
The Scouts gasped as Luna's moon mark shimmered as if in a breeze,
nearly fading at some points. Beryl was winning! And there was
nothing they could do to help Serena. She was on her own--and losing
to Evil Incarnate. One by one, the Scouts started to cry forlornly as
Luna's moon mark faded almost to the point of being no more. If that
moon vanished, they could lose their friend and leader, the hope for
the future, forever!
"Fight back, Serena. Don't give up! You can win--you can defeat this
evil! Don't let her control you or Darien." The Scouts chanted with
one voice, praying with one heart as they watched the moon on Luna's
forehead.
******
Serena could hear their voices, their desperate pleas as if
through a tunnel, but could do nothing but hold on frantically to
Darien. She sagged weakly against him, and if not for his strength,
would have fallen. What was Beryl doing to her, draining her of her
energy and life? She felt so weak, so tired...
"My Queen, what's...what's happening..? What..what are you doing to
Sailor Moon, to me...?"
She feebly raised her head at Darien's shaking voice, realizing that
Darien was caught in the energy wave, too. Oh, not him, too! She
understood her own capture, but an innocent man who already believed
himself to be of the Negaverse? If only she had the power to spare
him from the pain...!
All thoughts ceased in her mind as a black energy wave arced through
her, stiffening her body and driving memories, her very being,
spirit, and soul from her, sending her spiraling into Darkness...
"You are MINE, now, Sailor Moon..." A mocking voice sneered
triumphantly as her consciousness faded a second time, leaving her
floating in Black emptiness...
The internal light within her, the spirit of the Goodness, of the
Moon Kingdom, faded from her, locked within Darkness. Anyone who
might have looked upon the destiny-chosen Moon Child would have been
astonished to see the golden crescent moon mark upon her forehead
gleam desperately, then turn black and flip upside-down. They might
have also heard a despairing scream echo within their souls as
innocence was lost...
******
"NNNOOOOOO! Serena!!" Luna wailed frantically, her feline body
stiffening in Mercury's arms as the golden moon faded into a dark
moon on Luna's forehead.
"No! We've lost her...!" Artemis choked, bowing his head as his moon
mark also changed into a black moon.
Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter's tiaras disappeared, their Sailor
Scout uniforms unribboning before fading into their normal clothes.
"What just happened?!" Mars demanded as she searched in vain for her
tiara.
"Beryl was too strong. She used the Negaforce to overwhelm Sailor
Moon's defenses. We've lost her..." Artemis spat as he glanced up at
the girls with sad, hollow blue eyes. "Sailor Moon's power is
connected with yours--that's why your uniforms are gone."
"But we still have our individual power wands--so a piece of Sailor
Moon must still exist!" Venus argued as she produced the small wand
that helped her transform into Sailor Venus.
Cradling the unconscious Luna against her, Mercury nodded as she and
Mars and Jupiter alos showed Artemis their wands. "That's right--if
Sailor Moon ceased to be, we wouldn't have our wands or be able to
call upon our powers." She nodded in satisfaction as she mentally
produced her bubbles with a free hand.
Jupiter nodded slowly. "Then that must mean our Moon Princess is
still alive! But what have the Negaslime done to her to cut off her
power that connects our energy? What could they do to make the
Guardians of the Moon lose their moon symbols?"
Even the intelligent Mercury didn't have an answer for that. Mars
gulped, feeling the darkness around the aura of light that was
uniquely Serena's. Could darkness overcome light? She prayed to the
power of her planet that it wasn't so...
******
Malachite smirked as he glanced down at the still form of Sailor
Moon, resisting an urge to kick the warrior when she was defenseless.
Queen Beryl wouldn't like that--besides, it seemed that his Dark
Queen had plans for the girl...
Beryl chuckled softly as she caressed the loose curls escaping from
the bunned hairstyle of her enemy. "You tried to take Tuxedo Mask
from me, didn't you, little one?" she whispered softly to the
unconscious girl. "I will never underestimate you again. But you
should never underestimate me, either. It's greatly ironic, don't you
think--to use your once-love to capture you and make you my slave?
For that's what you will be, now..." She chuckled again and fingered
the dark moon on the girl's forehead. "My slave...warrior of the
Negaverse...Dark Moon. It fits, don't you agree?"
Malachite frowned. "Are...are you sure this is safe, my Queen? What
if she breaks your spell? What if the Scouts, or even Darien, make
her remember the truth?"
Tracing the moon mark with one long blood-red fingernail, Beryl
turned and stared at the last surviving General. "Are you questioning
my judgement, Malachite? What have I told you and the Generals
preceding you?"
He struggled not to tremble in the Queen's presence, fisting his
hands in his silver-white and blue cape. "Do not question you. Do not
presume to think we know better than you. Do not give the orders or
undermine your decisions. I understand your wishes, my Queen, I just
do not wish to let anything blow up in our faces. Anything could go
wrong, and we could be left back at square one or worse, we could be
defeated permanently."
Beryl shook her head, her long, full red hair shifting around her
shoulders. "We will not lose. Not with our newest member." She smiled
as her eyes fell again upon Sailor Moon. She raised a hand, shifting
her fingers in the air over the unconscious form.
Malachite's heart jumped as the air seemed to grow heavy, settle over
Sailor Moon, outlining, then glowing around her figure from head to
toe. The sailor uniform she wore shifted, then, like water, changed
and melted. The blue, white, red and gold uniform darkened its color,
turning black, white and purple, shifting from the sailor collar,
bows, and "cheerleader" skirt to a knee-length black and purple cape,
black bodice with a upside-down moon slit at the top of her chest,
and a black side-slitted mini-skirt. The gloves, neck collar, and
boots were black and white, decorated with a purple upside-down moon.
Beryl chuckled, pleased with herself. "The darkness inside and out,
eh, Malachite? It suits her well. Except for those blasted balls on
the top of her head..." She raised her hand again, this time over the
buns that was Sailor Moon's signature hairstyle. Dark light undid the
hairstyle, instead coiling it into two long braids behind her ears,
changing also the little moon earrings she wore to the new moon symbol.
"There. Now for the awakening..."
Dark light again came from Beryl's hand, filling the girl's form.
"Awaken, Serena. Your mistress summons you..."
Blue eyes fluttered slowly, then opened. With a low groan, the former
Champion for the Moon Kingdom, for Love and Justice, rose from the
platform and slid to her feet, then went to one knee before Beryl as
she placed a fist over her heart, head bowed.
"What are your orders...my Queen?"
********
~End Chapter 3~