The Promise of the Sun
by Pluto Knight
Copyright © 2002/2004

Copyrights: Sailor Moon™ and all original characters are copyright © 1992 Naoko Takeuchi/Kodansha, TOEI Animation, English Language Adaptation © 1995 DiC Entertainment.

Author's note: Since English isn't my native language; please don't flame me for grammar errors. Spelling errors… guess I'll just have to kill off my computer ^_^;;

Chapter 8

The Droid stood 8 feet tall, looking like something from a nightmare and looked a lot more ugly and vicious then they had even done before. The inner and outer scouts gasped at the sight. In front of the droid stood a huge crystal that looked like Emerald, on of the generals of the dark moon.

"Where did sailor moo... I mean Cosmic Moon, go?" Uranus asked sadly. She didn't like Serena's new scout name, mostly since it connected her to those "new guardians" that protected her.

"I don't know. But we have other things to worry about..." Neptune didn't get to finish, before she was hit by an attack from the droid.

"NEPTUNE!!" Uranus screamed in horror, and rushed to her side. "Neptune!" she said shaking her gently. 

"Solar flare ignite!!" Sailor Sun yelled.

"Universal twilight, attack." Sailor Universe yelled.

"Moon glaive, destroy!!" The attack hit the droid hard, making it cry out in pain.

The Sailor scouts gasped, "why didn't it turn to dust!?!" Sailor Venus exclaimed. Sailor moon only uttered the word "Now" and the Droid started to disintegrate. The scouts looked in a state of shock and bewilderedness. Serena had really become powerful. Cosmic Moon went to Neptune's side and placed her hand over her body. Her hand started to glow sliver and the wound on Neptune's shoulder healed. Cosmic Moon got up and looked at Sailor Sun and universe.

"We should go. Our job here is finished," She said. The two other girls nodded in agreement, and began to leave.

"Sai... Sailor Moon," Neptune said as she opened her eyes, "Please don't leave us again."

"You have hurt me more then you know, Neptune. I trusted you as my friends and guardians. I am sorry, but I will not be fooled like that again. You need to earn my trust again. And this time, you actions will prove to me your worthiness. Not words and the fact that you are scouts." And with those words she left them all by them selves.

"At least she is talking to us." Mercury said, de-transforming.

"Yeah." The others said and followed suit.

~

When Serena came home, her parents were sitting in the living room waiting for her, along with another person.

"Serene, could you come in here for a moment?" her mother called.

"Sure mom." Serena said entering the living room. She let out a gasp when she saw who was standing in there with her parents. "Darien."

"What are you doing here?" Serena asked angrily.

"Serena. That is no way to talk to your fiancée." Her mother said sternly.

"I came to see you darling." Darien said, smirking evilly.

"I am NOT your fiancée. I love Chris and Chris only, do you hear me Darien Chiba!?!" Serena yelled furiously. Darien's face turned several shades of red out of pure anger. "NO! YOU ARE MY FIANCEE AND SUPPOSED TO LOVE ONLY ME!!" He yelled.

"In your dreams," Serena said. "Besides, you are not half as much man, as Chris."

"You mean you cheated on Darien with another man?" Mr. Tsukino asked.

"I have done no such thing!" Serena said firmly. "Darien is the one that broke up with me because of DREAMS!!!" She screamed the last part.

"You... you know?" Darien stammered.

"Yes, I do know about your dreams. And let me tell you something... You don't break people heart and feelings because of a lousy dream. And if you ever do that to another girl I am going to make you pay for hurting her."

"I am not going to do that. Because you are the one I will marry." Darien replied smartly."

"In your dream..."

"Mommy?" Came a small voice from behind the arguing people.

"Rini." Serena said turning around.

"Mommy, why is Darien here?"

"Darien was just about to leave sweetheart." Serena said glancing at him.

"No he's not," Her farther said, "I have invited Darien to stay for dinner."

"Fine, then I will go. I don't want to spend one second with that guy. Not as self-centred as he is."

Darien raised his hand to slap her, just as there was a knock on the door. And Rini quickly went to open the door.

"Chris, Darien is here!" Rini yelled. "And he's going to slap her." Rini cried as the crescent moon started to glow on her forehead.

"WHAT!?! Chris yelled storming into the living room, "GET AWAY FROM HER!!" He yelled at Darien.

"And who's is going to make me, you? You make me laugh." Darien said.

Chris only smirked, "You are messing with the wrong guy, Prince Endymion. And if you want a fight, you got one."

Darien gritted his teeth. "Serena is mine! Now and forever!"

"Really? I would never have though so, since her and I love each other."

"You!!" Darien yelled, turning into turning into Prince Endymion.

~

The Dark Moon Kingdom:

"How goes the plane, Wise Man?" prince Diamond asked.

"Everything goes according to the plan." Wise man replied.

"And the plan to capture the scouts?"

"The plan is almost ready. I have taken the liberty of adding a little evil touch to Prince Endymion."

"Excellent." Diamond said. Soon my dear queen Serenity, soon you will be my queen and then we shall rule the universe. He thought to him self as he walked to the Mirror room.

~

The battle didn't go to well for Darien. He hadn't expected Chris to be this strong and skilled in sword fights, as he was. Serena and Rini stood in the corner, praying that Chris would win. Serena couldn't find any good reason for why she had risked her own life for him back in the dark kingdom, during the last battle with queen Beryl, or why she had felt so much in love with Darien in the first place. One thing was for sure, she would never fall in love with him again.

"You might as well give it up, Endymion." Chris said

"I will never do that. Serena is my future wife and that brat Rini my daughter!!" Endymion sneered as he charged towards Chris.

"Uranus sword attack!!" Uranus knight yelled.

"Venus Sword of love and beauty, attack!!" Venus knight yelled

"Moon Crises Shield, block!!" Moon knight yelled.

"You!!" Darien yelled in rage.

"Yes, us. Did you really miss us that badly, Prince Endymion?" Venus knight said.

"Awww I just feel so... Loved." Moon knight said. Darien was breathing heavily and in a state of pure rage.

"I will be back, Princess Serenity. You can count on that!" And with that he disappeared.

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Sorry Minna, but I am not going to write more, since I need your help for something... Who of the scouts should be turned evil by the Wise Man? I can never decide in whom to turn evil. Only 5 of them will become evil and it will have to be mixed, inner and outer scouts. ^_^