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really helps! Enjoy the story!~ ~*Lady Silver
Tears*~
Disclaimer: I do not the Sailor Moon Characters. The story plot is my own though.
Rated: PG
~*Evil in the Shadow of the Light*~ Chapter 3: Darien
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Darien stepped out of the restaurant and a wave of energy overtook him. 'Serena?! Oh no! I'm coming!' he thought as he ran to an alley and transformed into Tuxedo Mask. He ran towards a bunch of dark storm clouds. He paused for a second as he saw an image of Serena in the mall looking at a stuffed animal. 'Serena?' Suddenly the energy proclaiming danger pushed that image out his mind. Serena was in trouble. Darien ran towards the storm clouds towards certain doom.
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"Oh! This is sooo cute! I have to get it for the next time Rini visits! It's *adorable*!" said a sidetracked Serena, looking at a pink stuffed rabbit. Suddenly she dropped it as her crescent moon flashed. 'Darien? Was that feeling him transforming? Oh God, no. I sense the danger now! I *must* help him!' Serena rushed out of the store and ran to a hidden area near some bushes. She fished around in her purse to reveal her broach. 'Thank Goodness I keep it with me!'
"Moon Eternal-"
"WAIT!! Don't transform!!"
A surprised and flustered Serena looked down to see her cat, panting, with tear stains on her fur.
"Luna! There is an evil! I have to help the others!!" Luna tried to catch her breath, but Serena saw the hurt in her eyes. "Oh no Luna, you know?! Where are the scouts? Artemis? Did they..? Are they..?"
"Serena you mustn't transform! If you do the enemy will find you, destroy you and all hope of saving the others will be lost!"
"The Others.. No.. No!! Luna! No! It can't be!" Serena cried out as tears streamed down her face. The rose Darien had given her glowed slightly. "Darien is in trouble! Luna I must save him!"
"No disguise yourself first!"
"What?!"
"The Luna Pen! NOW!!" Serena watched her frantic guardian and whipped out the Luna Pen.
"Luna Pen! Change me into someone totally non recognizable by friend or foe!" she exclaimed. Magic surrounded her as her once calve length, blonde hair changed to dark brown, shoulder length and curly. She grew three inches and small glasses framed her face. The magic stopped after her clothes was changed into a business suit with the rose Darien had given her sitting the right breast pocket. Her forehead flashed the crescent moon symbol as she doubled over. A single petal fell from the rose.
"Darien," she whispered, as she ran towards the clouds. Remembering Artemis' words and Mina's warnings, Luna followed close behind.
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Darien stopped in the underneath the storm clouds, directly where the link had led him.
"Serena?" he called out
The Destructor laughed as he entered Darien's mind and began showing him visions. He showed him a vision of the scouts unconscious, wrapped in a blanket of black clouds.
"Scouts!" Darien yelled.
"Forget them Darien," the voice of Beryal said. "Forget them all now. Forget your princess!"
"What?! Never!! No!"
The Destructor showed Darien an image of Serena, limp and bruised.
"If you don't forget, we kill her," Wise Man said. "I will kill her," the Destructor said.
"No! Leave her alone! Serena!" Darien yelled as he fell to his knees.
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Serena arrived to see her love fall to his knees, tears falling down his face.
"Darien!!" she yelled as she ran to him and lifted his face to hers. His eyes remained closed as he muttered her name over and over. "Darien! Darien, please! I am here! Open your eyes, honey! Please!" she pleaded, tears falling down her cheeks also, as she stroked his face, and moved his bangs out of his beautiful closed eyes. "Please Darien!"
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Darien saw Serena crying in his vision "Please Darien, Save me!" she pleaded. "Serena," he muttered.
~*~*~*~*~*
"Darien!! Fight it!! Please For me!!"
The Destructor turned his attention to a girl with brown hair trying to get Darien to snap out of his trance. 'Ha!' he thought. 'That girl thinks she can break my hold?! She can try!
' ~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Serena knew Darien was having a struggle between good and evil. She knew he was seeing things. Seeing *her* hurt. She had to snap him out of it. She pressed her lips to his, kissing him slowly, the disguise fell. The Destructor was forced out of the outer parts of Darien's mind as Darien opened his eyes. He and saw his Serena. His Bunny. His Princess. He wrapped his arms around her pulling her frantically close, knowing how close he was from almost loosing her a few moments ago. He nuzzled his face into the nook of her neck and cried. Kissing her neck softly. Serena gently stroked his back and his neck. She ran her fingers through his hair whispering soothing words to him.
"Darien," she whispered before he took her lips into another passionate kiss. A movement behind them broke the moment as Darien shielded Serena protectively.
"Well, well the little princess has revealed herself. You are powerful. Yes. Very powerful, and resourceful too I can see from your disguise. No matter. I will get you. I already have your precious friends! Your little boyfriend will be the one that does the job for me.
Darien stiffened as he held onto his sweet Serena. He wouldn't let that THING hurt her! He pulled her closer and she trembled against him.
"You won't win! I will get my friends back!" Serena called out, to the Destructor.
"Don't take that tone of voice with me young lady!" The Destructor screamed as her raised his hand to her. Darien tried to hold on, but his Serena was torn from him and slammed against a tree. "Do you hear me?!" he roared.
"Serena!! No!" Darien yelled. As she was surrounded by cords of lightning, shocking her.
Luna rushed over towards the princess, tears falling freely. The closer she tried to get, the more energy was taken away.
"Agh!! DARIEN!! Run!" she screamed with pain.
"No! Let her go!" he commanded turning towards the evil.
"You know the deal, Darien. Your memories, for her life."
"Darien! No!" Serena said weakly.
"Fine!! Now STOP!" he yelled. The lightning bonds disappeared and Serena fell limp to the ground. Darien rushed towards her, but an invisible force threw him back, causing his transformation to flicker then fade away all together. Darien's coat fell off as he slid 10 feet. 'God Serena. I am so sorry. Please teleport her somewhere safe. Somewhere away from here. Teleport her away. Save her. Please. Please save her.' Darien thought, concentrating his power. The Destructor raised his arm to finish off Serena, but she and Luna flicked and disappeared into a pink light. Darien was weak from teleporting them all alone, and the Destructor advanced on him. 'At least Serena's safe.' thought Darien. 'Serena. I love you.' was the last thing he remembered when too weak to resist the Destructor erased all of Darien's memories, as he joined his body.
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Serena shot up in her bed and was thrown back by the throbbing in her head. She saw the rose that Darien had given her. It was black.
"No.. No! DARIEN!" she yelled as she ran out of *their* apartment to the spot where they were last together. Darien nor the Destructor were anywhere to be seen. She looked frantically around for a sign. Any sign that he was nearby. The tears fell as she spotted his coat. She collapsed next to it and pulled it close. As she did, a small, black, velvet box fell out of the pocket. With shaky hands she opened it and gasped. An engagement ring. A gold band with a diamond carved into a rose shape sparkled at her, on the inside of the lid in gold was an inscription:
~I love you Serena, I always will. Marry me. I promise to be yours forever.~
Serena sobbed and her tears soaked the velvet box. Out of no where their locket appeared, playing, then stopping. The music turning off and on.. Fading and starting weakly again. The ring floated out of Serena's hand and went into the locket, before it closed itself, the words that were once on the box, were inscribed in gold on the top of the locket. Serena stared in shock as the whole process completed itself and decided then and there, she would overcome the evil. She remembered Luna's warning about the evil finding her when she transformed. She took out her broach, held it over her head and proclaimed either the bravest, or the stupidest four words she could have,
"Moon Eternal Power, Transform!"
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To Be Continued.....
AN: *CRY* OMG I wanted to keep going!! but it is soo long, and I know lots of people hate long fics, so i stopped there, and please review!! Don't give up on this fic, it's action/adventure and romance!! NO angst!! *hint hint* Please Review! I need your feedback!!!! Thank you so very much for your time spent reading this Fic. I appreciate it soo much!
~*Lady Silver Tears
Disclaimer: I do not the Sailor Moon Characters. The story plot is my own though.
Rated: PG
~*Evil in the Shadow of the Light*~ Chapter 3: Darien
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Darien stepped out of the restaurant and a wave of energy overtook him. 'Serena?! Oh no! I'm coming!' he thought as he ran to an alley and transformed into Tuxedo Mask. He ran towards a bunch of dark storm clouds. He paused for a second as he saw an image of Serena in the mall looking at a stuffed animal. 'Serena?' Suddenly the energy proclaiming danger pushed that image out his mind. Serena was in trouble. Darien ran towards the storm clouds towards certain doom.
~*~*~*~*~
"Oh! This is sooo cute! I have to get it for the next time Rini visits! It's *adorable*!" said a sidetracked Serena, looking at a pink stuffed rabbit. Suddenly she dropped it as her crescent moon flashed. 'Darien? Was that feeling him transforming? Oh God, no. I sense the danger now! I *must* help him!' Serena rushed out of the store and ran to a hidden area near some bushes. She fished around in her purse to reveal her broach. 'Thank Goodness I keep it with me!'
"Moon Eternal-"
"WAIT!! Don't transform!!"
A surprised and flustered Serena looked down to see her cat, panting, with tear stains on her fur.
"Luna! There is an evil! I have to help the others!!" Luna tried to catch her breath, but Serena saw the hurt in her eyes. "Oh no Luna, you know?! Where are the scouts? Artemis? Did they..? Are they..?"
"Serena you mustn't transform! If you do the enemy will find you, destroy you and all hope of saving the others will be lost!"
"The Others.. No.. No!! Luna! No! It can't be!" Serena cried out as tears streamed down her face. The rose Darien had given her glowed slightly. "Darien is in trouble! Luna I must save him!"
"No disguise yourself first!"
"What?!"
"The Luna Pen! NOW!!" Serena watched her frantic guardian and whipped out the Luna Pen.
"Luna Pen! Change me into someone totally non recognizable by friend or foe!" she exclaimed. Magic surrounded her as her once calve length, blonde hair changed to dark brown, shoulder length and curly. She grew three inches and small glasses framed her face. The magic stopped after her clothes was changed into a business suit with the rose Darien had given her sitting the right breast pocket. Her forehead flashed the crescent moon symbol as she doubled over. A single petal fell from the rose.
"Darien," she whispered, as she ran towards the clouds. Remembering Artemis' words and Mina's warnings, Luna followed close behind.
~*~*~*~*~
Darien stopped in the underneath the storm clouds, directly where the link had led him.
"Serena?" he called out
The Destructor laughed as he entered Darien's mind and began showing him visions. He showed him a vision of the scouts unconscious, wrapped in a blanket of black clouds.
"Scouts!" Darien yelled.
"Forget them Darien," the voice of Beryal said. "Forget them all now. Forget your princess!"
"What?! Never!! No!"
The Destructor showed Darien an image of Serena, limp and bruised.
"If you don't forget, we kill her," Wise Man said. "I will kill her," the Destructor said.
"No! Leave her alone! Serena!" Darien yelled as he fell to his knees.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Serena arrived to see her love fall to his knees, tears falling down his face.
"Darien!!" she yelled as she ran to him and lifted his face to hers. His eyes remained closed as he muttered her name over and over. "Darien! Darien, please! I am here! Open your eyes, honey! Please!" she pleaded, tears falling down her cheeks also, as she stroked his face, and moved his bangs out of his beautiful closed eyes. "Please Darien!"
~*~*~*~*~*
Darien saw Serena crying in his vision "Please Darien, Save me!" she pleaded. "Serena," he muttered.
~*~*~*~*~*
"Darien!! Fight it!! Please For me!!"
The Destructor turned his attention to a girl with brown hair trying to get Darien to snap out of his trance. 'Ha!' he thought. 'That girl thinks she can break my hold?! She can try!
' ~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Serena knew Darien was having a struggle between good and evil. She knew he was seeing things. Seeing *her* hurt. She had to snap him out of it. She pressed her lips to his, kissing him slowly, the disguise fell. The Destructor was forced out of the outer parts of Darien's mind as Darien opened his eyes. He and saw his Serena. His Bunny. His Princess. He wrapped his arms around her pulling her frantically close, knowing how close he was from almost loosing her a few moments ago. He nuzzled his face into the nook of her neck and cried. Kissing her neck softly. Serena gently stroked his back and his neck. She ran her fingers through his hair whispering soothing words to him.
"Darien," she whispered before he took her lips into another passionate kiss. A movement behind them broke the moment as Darien shielded Serena protectively.
"Well, well the little princess has revealed herself. You are powerful. Yes. Very powerful, and resourceful too I can see from your disguise. No matter. I will get you. I already have your precious friends! Your little boyfriend will be the one that does the job for me.
Darien stiffened as he held onto his sweet Serena. He wouldn't let that THING hurt her! He pulled her closer and she trembled against him.
"You won't win! I will get my friends back!" Serena called out, to the Destructor.
"Don't take that tone of voice with me young lady!" The Destructor screamed as her raised his hand to her. Darien tried to hold on, but his Serena was torn from him and slammed against a tree. "Do you hear me?!" he roared.
"Serena!! No!" Darien yelled. As she was surrounded by cords of lightning, shocking her.
Luna rushed over towards the princess, tears falling freely. The closer she tried to get, the more energy was taken away.
"Agh!! DARIEN!! Run!" she screamed with pain.
"No! Let her go!" he commanded turning towards the evil.
"You know the deal, Darien. Your memories, for her life."
"Darien! No!" Serena said weakly.
"Fine!! Now STOP!" he yelled. The lightning bonds disappeared and Serena fell limp to the ground. Darien rushed towards her, but an invisible force threw him back, causing his transformation to flicker then fade away all together. Darien's coat fell off as he slid 10 feet. 'God Serena. I am so sorry. Please teleport her somewhere safe. Somewhere away from here. Teleport her away. Save her. Please. Please save her.' Darien thought, concentrating his power. The Destructor raised his arm to finish off Serena, but she and Luna flicked and disappeared into a pink light. Darien was weak from teleporting them all alone, and the Destructor advanced on him. 'At least Serena's safe.' thought Darien. 'Serena. I love you.' was the last thing he remembered when too weak to resist the Destructor erased all of Darien's memories, as he joined his body.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Serena shot up in her bed and was thrown back by the throbbing in her head. She saw the rose that Darien had given her. It was black.
"No.. No! DARIEN!" she yelled as she ran out of *their* apartment to the spot where they were last together. Darien nor the Destructor were anywhere to be seen. She looked frantically around for a sign. Any sign that he was nearby. The tears fell as she spotted his coat. She collapsed next to it and pulled it close. As she did, a small, black, velvet box fell out of the pocket. With shaky hands she opened it and gasped. An engagement ring. A gold band with a diamond carved into a rose shape sparkled at her, on the inside of the lid in gold was an inscription:
~I love you Serena, I always will. Marry me. I promise to be yours forever.~
Serena sobbed and her tears soaked the velvet box. Out of no where their locket appeared, playing, then stopping. The music turning off and on.. Fading and starting weakly again. The ring floated out of Serena's hand and went into the locket, before it closed itself, the words that were once on the box, were inscribed in gold on the top of the locket. Serena stared in shock as the whole process completed itself and decided then and there, she would overcome the evil. She remembered Luna's warning about the evil finding her when she transformed. She took out her broach, held it over her head and proclaimed either the bravest, or the stupidest four words she could have,
"Moon Eternal Power, Transform!"
~*
To Be Continued.....
AN: *CRY* OMG I wanted to keep going!! but it is soo long, and I know lots of people hate long fics, so i stopped there, and please review!! Don't give up on this fic, it's action/adventure and romance!! NO angst!! *hint hint* Please Review! I need your feedback!!!! Thank you so very much for your time spent reading this Fic. I appreciate it soo much!
~*Lady Silver Tears