Innocence Lost
Chapter 6
Rating: PG
Author: Moonchild DJ
E-Mail: moonchilddj@yahoo.com
URL: www.angelfire.com/anime4/animehime
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon isn't mine. I own nothing of it, it belongs to the wonderful people who own it, too various to name. ^_~ I DO own this fic and its storyline, so please don't steal, it's taken me forever to come up with this, I would be VERY upset were someone to steal my baby.
Author's Notes: Hey there, minna-chan! Moonchild DJ here with a long- overdue chapter to "Innocence Lost". Gomen for taking so long, but I've had a major block on this, so I'm glad to finally see something out of this fic. Enjoy, and tell me what you think! ^^
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"..What is it, my Queen?" Serena murmured respectfully, taking care to not meet the eyes of her superior.
"I have found the Sailor Scouts. They are at an allies' establishment, just leaving. Stop them and capture them. I want to see what's so special about these girls that brings such difficulty to our plans."
"The allies?" Serena questioned, seeing the image of a tall, blue-haired woman, a bespectacled man, and a little brown-haired boy. Beryl smiled.
"No use to us. Kill them."
"As you wish, m'Queen." Serena smiled. She got to her feet, not seeing the smirk on Beryl's face before fading away. She turned to Endymion almost hesitantly, not sure how to act around him.
Endymion smiled darkly as he got to his feet, crossing to her and caressing her cheek. "My lovely Dark Moon.."
Serena gasped, smiling as she hugged him in relief. "Endymion.."
Malachite blinked. It was almost like watching that memory over again--only this time in the Negaverse. They picked up right where they left off, even if their good selves hadn't.
"No time for sentimentality, you two. We've a mission to carry out." he all but hissed, feeling jealousy at their bond, but pushing it back. He *was* a General, after all.
"Mind your own business, Malachite." Endymion hissed back, glaring at him as he kept his arms around Serena, she doing the same, her eyes glaring daggers at the white-haired general.
"I will..once the mission is over..now..move it!" Malachite snapped in annoyance as he started to walk out of the room.
Endymion grumbled and let go of Serena. "Later, love?"
Serena smiled, nodding her head. "Later..always. Let's go, before Malachite reports us to Beryl." She clasped his hand in hers, following after Malachite and into the dark transport tunnel.
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The Scouts, having said their goodbyes and done all that they could do, were starting to leave the Tsukino home dispiritly, when each stopped in turn with a gasp, feeling a jolt of awareness pass through them. Raye, the most psychically sensitive, turned with wide violet eyes to the others.
"Did..did you feel..?!"
Amy nodded, her blue hair rippling slightly on the wind. "A...zap of something.."
"An awareness..." Mina intoned, shivering. "Something coming.."
"SomeONE, you guys..." Lita blinked. "We all felt it, it has to be Serena! She's coming home..!"
"Slow down, Lita, remember, she's not on our side now! We felt the darkness take her. She's become part of the Negaverse." Raye warned.
"Oh, come ON, Raye, you don't seriously think that Serena would hurt us--"
The rest of her protest was cut off as an arc of power zapped out of nowhere, driving Lita off her feet before she could even make a sound, sending her crashing backwards into the house.
The others turned, gasping in surprise and horror, and beheld a wonderful, yet frightening sight. Serena was indeed back, but she wasn't alone, nor did she look the same. She was dressed in a similiar outfit to that of the Generals, only feminine. In her hand was the Moon Wand, still held out and smoking as she landed lightly, Endymion and Malachite landing behind her.
"Surprise." she replied softly, smirking.
"Oh no..." Raye gasped in horror, stepping back with the others. "Girls..transform--now!!"
They all nodded, grabbing for their henshin wands and transforming quickly, not having any choice.
Malachite smirked as the Scouts, minus one, faced them. "Well..now, at least, we finally know their civilian identities. That's something."
"That's not what we're here for. Take them down!" Serena intoned, raising her wand again.
Hearing the fracas outside, the rest of the Tsukino family came to the door. Before anyone could say or do anything, Sammy gave a cry and rushed out. "Serena! You're okay!"
Serena turned her head in surprise, eyes narrowing as she raised her weapon to the boy.
"No, Serena, don't! Sammy!!" Mars cried, darting in between Sammy and the weapon, powering up. "Mars Fireballs Blast!" She let her fire power take on Serena's attack, pushing back Sammy protectively.
"Raye, what are you doing? I wanna see Serena!" Sammy cried, trying to move around Mars. She grabbed his shoulders firmly and held him still.
"No, Sammy, it's too dangerous! You can't, not right now!"
"But..she's my sister..!"
Serena growled as Endymion shielded her from the blast, Malachite taking over. "Malachite, stop! This is MY mission, not yours!"
"Ever heard of teamwork, Dark Moon? Beryl assigned US to the mission, not you." Malachite sneered, raising his hands.
Mars gasped, turning her back to Malachite to shield Sammy from his attack. Mercury rushed to Lita to help her while Venus darted forward to help Mars.
"Venus Crescent Beam Smash!"
Malachite growled as his attack clashed with Venus', Dark Moon and Endymion joining the fight and adding their attacks. Sammy shivered as he watched his older sister attack her best friends.
"Raye, why is she trying to hurt you? I don't get it.."
"It's okay, kiddo, don't worry about it. Just get back to safety, okay?" Mars released Sammy and pushed him back toward the house.
Serena saw what she was trying to do and smirked, leaping forward and grabbing Sammy before he could reach safety.
"Surrender, Sailor Scouts, or the spore gets it."
Sammy gasped as the ebony-hued crescent moon weapon gleamed before his eyes, making him realize just how serious the situation was. He whimpered, wriggling in the unyielding grip. "Serena..! You're hurting me!"
"Serena Tsukino, let go of your little brother, now!" Ilene shrieked in horror, hardly believing that her sweet daughter was acting so horrible.
"Serena..let go of him." Mars gasped, shaking with terror and anger. The Negaverse was going to pay for twisting her friend to this..this stranger.
Serena growled. "Surrender..and we'll see."
Mars glared. Apparantly, they were at a standoff..and she didn't know if there was any way to get past it.
Sammy glanced up at the blonde-haired girl that looked so much like his sister, but acted nothing like her. Even the Meatball Head didn't act this mean.. "Serena.."
"Shut up, brat, if you know what's good for you." Serena snarled, not noticing his eyes fill with tears as he tried to shrink away.
"LET HIM GO, SERENA!!" Two blurs, one black, one white, pounced on her, clawing and biting her.
Serena cried out, releasing Sammy in her distraction, and yanking at the cats in pain. "Get OFF me, you furballs!"
Sammy took his chance and raced back to his parents, shaking with terror. "What's happened to her? She's nothing like Serena!"
Ilene and Ken held their son close, Ilene kissing her son's head. "I don't know, baby, I don't know.."
Luna and Artemis leapt off of Serena once Sammy was in the clear, leaving one very ticked-off blonde.
"That was a BIG mistake..but I think that it can be fixed." she smirked as Endymion and Malachite stood at her sides. "Let's get them."
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~End Chapter 6~
Chapter 6
Rating: PG
Author: Moonchild DJ
E-Mail: moonchilddj@yahoo.com
URL: www.angelfire.com/anime4/animehime
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon isn't mine. I own nothing of it, it belongs to the wonderful people who own it, too various to name. ^_~ I DO own this fic and its storyline, so please don't steal, it's taken me forever to come up with this, I would be VERY upset were someone to steal my baby.
Author's Notes: Hey there, minna-chan! Moonchild DJ here with a long- overdue chapter to "Innocence Lost". Gomen for taking so long, but I've had a major block on this, so I'm glad to finally see something out of this fic. Enjoy, and tell me what you think! ^^
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"..What is it, my Queen?" Serena murmured respectfully, taking care to not meet the eyes of her superior.
"I have found the Sailor Scouts. They are at an allies' establishment, just leaving. Stop them and capture them. I want to see what's so special about these girls that brings such difficulty to our plans."
"The allies?" Serena questioned, seeing the image of a tall, blue-haired woman, a bespectacled man, and a little brown-haired boy. Beryl smiled.
"No use to us. Kill them."
"As you wish, m'Queen." Serena smiled. She got to her feet, not seeing the smirk on Beryl's face before fading away. She turned to Endymion almost hesitantly, not sure how to act around him.
Endymion smiled darkly as he got to his feet, crossing to her and caressing her cheek. "My lovely Dark Moon.."
Serena gasped, smiling as she hugged him in relief. "Endymion.."
Malachite blinked. It was almost like watching that memory over again--only this time in the Negaverse. They picked up right where they left off, even if their good selves hadn't.
"No time for sentimentality, you two. We've a mission to carry out." he all but hissed, feeling jealousy at their bond, but pushing it back. He *was* a General, after all.
"Mind your own business, Malachite." Endymion hissed back, glaring at him as he kept his arms around Serena, she doing the same, her eyes glaring daggers at the white-haired general.
"I will..once the mission is over..now..move it!" Malachite snapped in annoyance as he started to walk out of the room.
Endymion grumbled and let go of Serena. "Later, love?"
Serena smiled, nodding her head. "Later..always. Let's go, before Malachite reports us to Beryl." She clasped his hand in hers, following after Malachite and into the dark transport tunnel.
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The Scouts, having said their goodbyes and done all that they could do, were starting to leave the Tsukino home dispiritly, when each stopped in turn with a gasp, feeling a jolt of awareness pass through them. Raye, the most psychically sensitive, turned with wide violet eyes to the others.
"Did..did you feel..?!"
Amy nodded, her blue hair rippling slightly on the wind. "A...zap of something.."
"An awareness..." Mina intoned, shivering. "Something coming.."
"SomeONE, you guys..." Lita blinked. "We all felt it, it has to be Serena! She's coming home..!"
"Slow down, Lita, remember, she's not on our side now! We felt the darkness take her. She's become part of the Negaverse." Raye warned.
"Oh, come ON, Raye, you don't seriously think that Serena would hurt us--"
The rest of her protest was cut off as an arc of power zapped out of nowhere, driving Lita off her feet before she could even make a sound, sending her crashing backwards into the house.
The others turned, gasping in surprise and horror, and beheld a wonderful, yet frightening sight. Serena was indeed back, but she wasn't alone, nor did she look the same. She was dressed in a similiar outfit to that of the Generals, only feminine. In her hand was the Moon Wand, still held out and smoking as she landed lightly, Endymion and Malachite landing behind her.
"Surprise." she replied softly, smirking.
"Oh no..." Raye gasped in horror, stepping back with the others. "Girls..transform--now!!"
They all nodded, grabbing for their henshin wands and transforming quickly, not having any choice.
Malachite smirked as the Scouts, minus one, faced them. "Well..now, at least, we finally know their civilian identities. That's something."
"That's not what we're here for. Take them down!" Serena intoned, raising her wand again.
Hearing the fracas outside, the rest of the Tsukino family came to the door. Before anyone could say or do anything, Sammy gave a cry and rushed out. "Serena! You're okay!"
Serena turned her head in surprise, eyes narrowing as she raised her weapon to the boy.
"No, Serena, don't! Sammy!!" Mars cried, darting in between Sammy and the weapon, powering up. "Mars Fireballs Blast!" She let her fire power take on Serena's attack, pushing back Sammy protectively.
"Raye, what are you doing? I wanna see Serena!" Sammy cried, trying to move around Mars. She grabbed his shoulders firmly and held him still.
"No, Sammy, it's too dangerous! You can't, not right now!"
"But..she's my sister..!"
Serena growled as Endymion shielded her from the blast, Malachite taking over. "Malachite, stop! This is MY mission, not yours!"
"Ever heard of teamwork, Dark Moon? Beryl assigned US to the mission, not you." Malachite sneered, raising his hands.
Mars gasped, turning her back to Malachite to shield Sammy from his attack. Mercury rushed to Lita to help her while Venus darted forward to help Mars.
"Venus Crescent Beam Smash!"
Malachite growled as his attack clashed with Venus', Dark Moon and Endymion joining the fight and adding their attacks. Sammy shivered as he watched his older sister attack her best friends.
"Raye, why is she trying to hurt you? I don't get it.."
"It's okay, kiddo, don't worry about it. Just get back to safety, okay?" Mars released Sammy and pushed him back toward the house.
Serena saw what she was trying to do and smirked, leaping forward and grabbing Sammy before he could reach safety.
"Surrender, Sailor Scouts, or the spore gets it."
Sammy gasped as the ebony-hued crescent moon weapon gleamed before his eyes, making him realize just how serious the situation was. He whimpered, wriggling in the unyielding grip. "Serena..! You're hurting me!"
"Serena Tsukino, let go of your little brother, now!" Ilene shrieked in horror, hardly believing that her sweet daughter was acting so horrible.
"Serena..let go of him." Mars gasped, shaking with terror and anger. The Negaverse was going to pay for twisting her friend to this..this stranger.
Serena growled. "Surrender..and we'll see."
Mars glared. Apparantly, they were at a standoff..and she didn't know if there was any way to get past it.
Sammy glanced up at the blonde-haired girl that looked so much like his sister, but acted nothing like her. Even the Meatball Head didn't act this mean.. "Serena.."
"Shut up, brat, if you know what's good for you." Serena snarled, not noticing his eyes fill with tears as he tried to shrink away.
"LET HIM GO, SERENA!!" Two blurs, one black, one white, pounced on her, clawing and biting her.
Serena cried out, releasing Sammy in her distraction, and yanking at the cats in pain. "Get OFF me, you furballs!"
Sammy took his chance and raced back to his parents, shaking with terror. "What's happened to her? She's nothing like Serena!"
Ilene and Ken held their son close, Ilene kissing her son's head. "I don't know, baby, I don't know.."
Luna and Artemis leapt off of Serena once Sammy was in the clear, leaving one very ticked-off blonde.
"That was a BIG mistake..but I think that it can be fixed." she smirked as Endymion and Malachite stood at her sides. "Let's get them."
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~End Chapter 6~