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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 6: Serena



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Serena slid back by the force of the energy, but kept hers going strong. She held the staff with two hands in front of her, sending massive waves of energy towards the Destructor. She gasped when she felt the power of his blows.

'I've had my energy sucked from me twice today! There is no way I can beat him. If I had more energy I would be able to use all my strength. Yes, it would cost me my life, but the world would be safe.' she thought as her elbows bent from the force of the Destructor's power. The darkness was inching closer and closer towards Serena's face, as she felt weaker and weaker. Her legs started to give way as the dark energy was centimeters away from her face, when two strong arms enveloped her from behind.

"Stay with me, Serena. Please," Darien whispered into her ear. She smiled weakly at him as he sent his own energy through her, his staff in one hand as he held her. Suddenly Darien's staff started glowing, and joined with Serena's, to make a pure white staff that sent a gigantic blast towards the Destructor. It hit him, and Serena fell back against Darien, barely holding on to life.

"Serena! No! Open your eyes! I love you!" he said before kissing her slowly. As he pulled away, Serena's eyes opened slowly and Darien pulled her close. "God, Serena.."

"Fools!!" screamed the Destructor. "You think you can destroy me?! I *AM* hated! I *AM* power! You can't destroy feelings!! Hahaha!! Say good- bye!" Darien shielded Serena from the evil, waiting for it to strike, only to hear, familiar, welcome, voices.

"No way!" screamed Venus as she landed in front of Darien, her arms spread wide.

"You won't touch them!" yelled Amy, landing in to the left of Venus, hand in the 'stop' motion.

"We will protect the princess and prince!" Lita declared, falling to the right, hands like Amy's.

"We are the Sailor Scouts!!" said Mars as she landed crouched in front of Venus, pointing at the Destructor. "We will destroy *YOU!*" they finished together. Luna and Artemis stood in pouncing positions off to the side, their eyes narrowed.

"Don't even try it," responded the Destructor, as he waved a hand. The scouts went flying towards the wall. Their screams snapped Serena into action.

"No!" she yelled, touching her crystal. It started to glow, and so did the scouts. She slowed them and lowered them gently to the ground, as the Destructor growled. Darien and the scouts were pushed away, and placed into a cage with smoke like bars.

"Serena!" called Darien, as he pulled on the bars, finding them indestructible.

"It's just you, and me, princess. One on one," proclaimed the Destructor raising his hands above his head. "Or should I say one on one hundred. I am *all* the evils," he laughed. Serena lifted her head to the monster and looked determined. She shakily stood up, as the Destructor blasted her. She was covered in dark energy. She could not be seen.

"No," whispered the scouts.

And the tears fell.

"It won't end like this," Serena's voice whispered for all to hear, as the energy wave disappeared, and in Serena's place stood, Neo Queen Serenity, holding the silver crystal in front of her.

The scouts were shocked, and above all worried. It was her third time calling on the silver crystal's power in one day.

"Serena," whispered Darien as he transformed into Neo King Endymion, and appeared at his queen's side. The staff appeared in her hand. It was white, and taller than she was. The locket was underneath a golden crescent moon on the top. She held it in front of her with both hands once more. Endymion went behind her, and wrapped his arms around her to hold the staff also, his hands over hers.

"By the power of all that is good in this world!" yelled the Queen. "Planet, Cosmic Power!!" A large blast went off towards the Destructor, but unfortunately, he was ready. His blast met theirs, and King and Queen struggled against the evil.

"There's got to be something we can do!!" exclaimed Mars.

"Scouts, we *can* help! I know we can!" said Mercury.

"We must save our King and Queen!" Jupiter proclaimed, as Venus gave a determined nod.

"By the power of Mars! Give me the power!" yelled Mars, as she was surrounded in a red glow. A red princess dress appeared on her, and a red staff with her planet symbol on the top in her hand.

The princess of Mars, awakened and stood next to her Queen.

"Mars planet power!" she yelled and a red beam of energy joined beside the white one.

"By the power of Venus! Give me the strength!" proclaimed Venus, as a yellow glow surrounded her. An orange and yellow princess dress appeared as did a yellow staff with her planet sign on top.

The princess of Venus joined with her queen.

"Venus planet power!" she yelled and a yellow beam joined the others.

"By the power of Jupiter, let me join with them!" a green dress and staff appeared, and she stood by her queen.

"Jupiter planet power!" her energy pushed the Destructor back. They had almost won.

"By the power of Mercury! Give me enough strength to help destroy this evil!" yelled Mercury as a blue dress and staff appeared. She joined with the other, and put her planet's power with the other's.

"Mercury planet power!"

The Destructor screamed and his energy blast disappeared. He fell back. The scouts collapsed exhausted, all except for the Queen.

'No attack can destroy hate. Only wound it. We can't beat it. But... The only thing stronger than hate is,' "Love" she whispered aloud.

She picked up the rose bud, the same one given to her that morning, the same one that returned Darien's memories; and threw it at the creature. It screamed as it hit him and stuck. She picked up her staff and proclaimed,

"By the power of love, I will destroy you!" She threw her staff towards the Destructor , and used her crystal to direct it into the evil. It resisted, and Serena used all the energy, and strength she could muster, and finally it hit the target. The light filled the monster, and it disappeared with a final scream. In it's place, was a fully bloomed rose, resting on the star locket, next to a small velvet box.

The scouts were de-transformed to human form, and Serena, fell towards the ground. ~*

To Be Continued.....

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