Surrender Sweet Prince
Chapter 11
(Drea owns nothing!! No characters at all)
Vegeta kept a close eye on his mate sitting beside him on the couch. An hour had passed since they had all come inside. An hour since Serena's Senshi had shown up. An hour since the death of that bastard Darien. In that hour Serena had not spoken a word to anyone causing the tension in the room to become almost excruciating. The only communication she had made was with Vegeta, seeking the comfort that he gave willingly. When it seamed like she was about to loose it, Vegeta quickly made a crack about blasting them all to another dimension. Serena released a startled laugh, causing everyone in the room to jump. She looked up at her mate, gratitude shinning in the depths of her vibrant blue eyes.
~Thank you, Vegeta. I think I'm ready now.~
~Of course you are Sere. Now get your scrawny ass up and start bossing these weaklings around!~
Hiding her smile, Serena shook her head at Vegeta, and then turned to face her Senshi. Shoulders back, head held high and her eyes holding a hint of distain, she scanned the group of Inners. She knew they were waiting for her to say something so she didn't keep them waiting. "May I ask what exactly you thought you were doing?" she asked her Inner Senshi. "What makes you think that you had any right attacking the Outers like that? Do you have any idea as to the kind of punishment you may have to suffer because of your actions? Being a traitor is not something that is taken lightly by Lunarians."
The Inners cringed at he biting tone, their faces turning crimson with shame. Mina was the first to speak after getting over her initial shock. "Serena..you left us. You just disappeared! What were we supposed to do?"
"Gee.I don't know. NOT attack the Outers?" Serena replied scathingly.
Mina flinched and Lita took over. "It wasn't our idea Serena. Rei was the one who thought it would be a good idea. We didn't even try to fight Amara and Michelle. It was Rei."
"She's..she's right Serena." Amara admitted grudgingly.
Mina stood and walked over to Serena, no longer afraid of what her Princess would do because she knew that no matter how angry or hurt Serena was, she wanted to put the past behind her. "Whatever we did..whatever we said to hurt you, I'm truly sorry. But we didn't know Rei was going to attack Amara and Michelle like that. If we had, we wouldn't have gone with her."
"She lost it Serena." Ami finally spoke up. "One minute she was Rei and the next..she was a complete stranger."
Serena regarded her Inner Senshi warily; wanting to just forget everything that had gone bad and welcome her friends back into her life. Her frosty façade began to melt and long suppressed tears formed behind her eyes. Should she forgive them? Surly she was being too easy on them, giving in too soon.
~Serena..if you think they deserve your forgiveness then give it to them. You don't want to spend the rest of your life angry and bitter over some petty disagreement. It's not worth it, trust me.~
And of course, she did. She always would. Her full lips trembled, turning up ever so slowly and she saw relieved tears pooling in Mina's cornflower blue eyes. "Mina.." She opened her arms to her friend and Mina collapsed against her sobbing.
"God Serena, we've missed you so much! We were so worried about you!" she cried.
Ami and Lita were still looking unsure of the situation. Serena gave them and encouraging nod and the two rushed forward, throwing their arms around Serena and Mina. All four women were clinging to each other, talking at the same time.
Everyone else in the room sighed in relief and began to move again. Bulma and Chi Chi disappeared into the kitchen. 18 took Marron to her room for a nap. Videl curled up in Gohan's lap. The rest of the Z fighters sat where they could. Goku and Krillin joined Vegeta on the couch, watching the four girls as they spoke animatedly.
"Chicks." Krillin said simply, as if that one work explained everything.
Rini joined them, making herself comfortable in her fathers lap and resting her head on his broad shoulder. "Hey dad." She chirped.
Vegeta smirked and wrapped his arm loosely around his daughter. "Hey Princess." He murmured, dropping a light kiss on her head. "You know, I would be the happiest man alive if I never had to hear your mom squeal like that again."
Rini giggled and snuggled closer to him. "I thought you were the happiest man alive?" she commented.
"Why? Because of you and your mom? No Princess. You two make me very happy, but having you and Serena makes me the luckiest man alive."
Having watched the entire scene, but unable to believe what they were hearing, Krillin and Goku stared at Vegeta in utter astonishment. "Where the hell did Vegeta go?" Krillin muttered.
Goku shrugged, closing his gaping mouth and smiling at the Saiyan Prince. "So you finally quit denying your feelings and told her, huh?" He asked, motioning to where Serena stood surrounded by her friends.
Vegeta gave a short laugh and purposely raised his voice. "Yeah. She beat it out of me."
Serena whirled around and gave him a stunningly coy smile that made his heart race and his mouth go dry.
"Oh, you had it coming and you know it." She said laughingly.
Next to Serena, Mina's eyes went wide as she stared down at the man Serena was talking to. She wasn't staring because of his dangerously good looks, although she would have to admit the man was a total hunk! What caught her attention was the small girl sitting in his lap. "Ri-Rini?" she said uncertainly.
Lita, Amy, Amara and Michelle all jerked their heads up, just as surprised as Mina to see the future daughter of their Princess sitting with the stranger. "How..how can that be?" Ami stuttered. "Darien was killed. How is it that you are still here?"
Amara stepped forward, scowling down at the Saiyan Prince. "I don't know who you are, but you had better get your damn hands off her right now or I'll-."
Vegeta calmly handed Rini to Goku and stood facing Amara. He crossed his arms over is chest and returned her icy glare with one of his own. "Or you'll what?" he challenged.
Serena quickly got in between them, putting her hand on Vegeta's shoulder and giving him a pleading look. "Please Vegeta..they don't know who you are yet. I'll explain every thing to them."
Vegeta continued to scowl at Amara, his steely gaze unforgiving. After several moments he spoke, breaking the tense silence in the room. "The next time you step up to your future King, I am going to make damn sure that you regret it." He sat back down, leaving the group of Senshi stunned speechless.
"Serena?" Mina called softly, mass confusion evident in her tone.
With absolute patients, Serena told them as much as she could, leaving out details of her story until they were alone together. "When I came to this dimension I received a job working for Bulma at the Capsule Corp building. And that is when I met the Earth's Special Forces and their families." She turned and began introducing everyone, unable to stop the loving smile that curved her lips when it came time to introduce her Prince. "And this.." She said proudly. "is Vegeta. My mate and your future King."
Her Senshi released a collective gasp.
"Are you telling me that this guy is Rini's actual father?" Mina asked. Serena nodded and the Sailor Scout of Love gave her a sly look, wrapping her arm over her friend shoulders. She could feel the bond between her friend and this Vegeta guy. It was very strong. For a moment she almost envied them. "Way to go Sere! This guy's a total hottie!" she whispered.
"He sure is." Lita quickly agreed. "What about the other guy? Is he.."
"Married? Yes." Serena laughed at her friend's crestfallen expressions. "Pretty much every guy in this room is taken. Sorry girls." She stopped to think for a second. "Well..there is Picollo."
"He's..um..taken." Trista spoke up for the first time since they had arrived at the tiny island. She blushed furiously and bowed her head to avoid their looks of surprise.
Picollo smirked and raised his amused gaze to his love. "I see you still haven't told anyone." He muttered.
Trista looked up and smiled at him. "Well from the looks of it, neither have you."
Goku stared at his Namekian friend in total shock. Picollo had a girlfriend?? First Vegeta, now Picollo. How did that saying go? Always expect the unexpected? He'd defiantly be taking that one very seriously from now on. "Picollo..you and Trista?"
The Namek nodded, having the grace to blush slightly. "For several years now."
"When?" Krillin asked.
Trista moved to Picollo's side and took his hand in hers, answering Krillin's question for him. "When he was brought back to help Goku on Namek, he somehow got stuck at the Gates of Time. We argued for quite a while because I refused to let him pass. He..ended up telling me how beautiful I was and promised that he would come and visit me if I would just let him go so that he could aid his friends. I've never had anyone tell me I was beautiful before and I was so lonely that I accepted his offer." She paused and looked up at Picollo, love shinning in her dark eyes. "Later, with the help of Dende, we were able to see each other once again. With each visit our attraction grew stronger and eventually we fell in love."
"Why didn't you two tell anyone?" Serena asked, trying to understand why Trista had kept something like this from her.
Trista lowered her gaze to the floor. "As the Keeper of Time, I am not allowed to experience love. I..I didn't tell anyone because I did not want to risk loosing Picollo. It was selfish of me but I love him so much."
Some in the group nodded solemnly. "What about you Picollo? Why didn't you tell us?" Gohan asked.
Picollo grinned and chuckled softly. "You never asked."
Serena rolled her eyes, smiling. "That is such a guy thing to say." She muttered. She walked over to Trista and took the older woman's free hand in her own. "I promise you Trista, when I am Queen, that whole 'you can't be allowed to love' rule will be the first one to go."
The dark haired woman gasped, grateful tears collecting in her eyes. "Thank you Princess." She managed to whisper through the emotion that clogged her throat.
"And I thank you too Serena." Picollo said, his eyes warm with kindness. "I did nothing to deserve such a gift."
Serena shook her head, golden hair brushing her shoulder. "No need to thank me. Trista..you gave me my true love. I'm just returning the favor." She gave Trista a hug and returned to the couch, sitting down beside Vegeta. Remembering what had happened before they had all come in, she fixed her features into a straight face. "So..we have an enemy yet to come." She announced, all joking aside. "All I heard was 'she will come.' Did he say anything else?"" she asked Vegeta, refusing to speak the name of her deceased ex boyfriend.
The Saiyan Prince shook his head. "Nothing else but that."
"Well, that's vague. What should we do about this?" she asked her question to the entire group.
Her answer, as unexpected as it was, were the simultaneous growls of her, Vegeta, Goku, and Gohan's stomachs.
Goku grinned at her. "Eat first and decide later?" He suggested.
Serena laughed. "Good idea." She said, already off the couch and running to the kitchen. The three Saiyans were right behind her. "Oh wait till you guys see this!" she called to her friends over her shoulder. "I actually found people who can out eat me!"
The Sailor Scouts watched their leader disappear into the kitchen.
"Do you think that's actually possible?" Michelle asked with a delicate laugh.
Mina smiled at the Outers, knowing in her heart that they had, for the most part, forgiven them. "There's only one way to find out."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Later that night, Serena sat in one of the guest rooms of the Caps. Corp. building, surrounded by her Inner and Outer Senshi. Trista sat on the bed with Rini talking in hushed whispers. Lita was next to them laying on her back with her head slightly hanging over the foot of the bed. In front of the bed two air mattresses had been laid down. Ami dozed on one of them with her head pillowed on her arm. On the other sat Serena with Mina behind her attempting to braid her hair.
"I really like your hair cut Serena. I wanted to tell you that earlier but I forgot to." Mina said quietly so as not to wake Ami.
Lita flipped over and propped her elbows on the bed, resting her chin in her hands. "Same here. You look so different Serena. I hardly even recognized you when I saw you."
Serena looked away from where Amara and Michelle were sitting in the window seat and smiled at her friends. "Really?"
"Yeah." Mina said, coming to sit beside her. "Serena..could I ask you a question?" she considered her Princess with a mixture of curiosity and sorrow in her bright blue eyes. Serena nodded slowly. "Why...why did you leave? It wasn't completely because of us..was it?"
Serena cast her gaze down. She had known this question was going to be coming up and had been thinking of ways to explain why she had done what she had. "Well, there were a few reasons actually." She started slowly. "The way I was treated by you three and Rei was a part of it. I won't lie to you. It's very hard to feel like a leader when your followers have no faith in you."
Mina moved closer to Serena and took one of her hands. Lita slid from the bed and joined them, moving to Serena's other side and wrapping her arm around the blonds trembling shoulders. The Outers remained where they were. They had heard the story, knew all of the reasons why Serena had chosen to leave. Now it was the Inner Senshi's turn to hear all and mend the rift that had been torn between them and their Princess.
Serena drug in a long, shuddering breath and continued. "One day the comments became unbearable. I went to talk to Darien but he.. He didn't want to talk."
Tears filled Mina and Lita's eyes. Tears for the pain their friend had endured. Mina's hand tightened spasmodically around Serena's. "Oh god Sere. He didn't-."
Serena nodded. Tears had begun to trail down her face, splashing against her bare arms. "He did, but he didn't get that far. He...threw me on his bed and held me down. When I struggled against him he just laughed and called me terrible names. He ripped my shirt open and grabbed me, bruising my skin. When he went for my skirt I stopped thinking and just reacted. I kicked him in between his legs and backhanded him as hard as I could. He was stunned and I ran. I kept on running for a long time. When I finally stopped I went to Amara and Michelle's house and asked them to train me. Not only so that I could become stronger and keep Darien from doing that again, but so I could better myself. I wanted to be a leader you would be proud of."
"Oh Sere!" Mina wailed, hugging her best friend. "We didn't need you to be better! We loved you just the way you were. I'm so sorry we didn't tell you that more often."
Serena smiled and brushed a stray tear from her cheek. "It's okay Mina. I know now." She said softly. The last few years finally slipped away, closing every emotional wound and relieving a burden from Serena that she had been carrying for far too long.
Lita wiped at he own tear streaked face and smiled at Serena. "We never meant to hurt you Serena, honestly. Can you ever forgive us?"
Pulling her two friends into an embrace, Serena laughed. "Of course! I missed you all so much!"
Aching for her mothers pain and wanting to comfort her, not to mention get in on all the free hugs, Rini leapt from the bed and pushed her way into the small group. Mina and Lita quickly let her in.
All of the laughter managed to pull Ami from her slumber. She blinked her eyes several times before they were completely free of sleep. Once they were, her deep blue eyes stared in shock at the three girls and Rini all clinging to each other with smiling tear-filled faces.
Serena gave her a warm, welcoming look. "Come here Ames." She murmured.
With a glad cry, Ami threw herself into the group and burst into tears.
Amara and Michelle sat down on the bed next to Trista, smiling at their Princess and her reunited Inner Senshi. "They're never going to grow up." Amara said, trying to sound annoyed, but the smirk pulling at her lips gave her away.
Trista curved her head, covering her stomach with the flat of her hand as a sharp pain gripped her. She had already decided to keep her condition a secret for now, or at least until the worst was over and they were allowed to relax once more. She looked up at Amara and Michelle. "I, for one am glad she chose to forgive them. They are such good friends and she will need them by her side in the future. Their bond of friendship is much stronger now. Hopefully it will stay that way."
On the floor the girls had separated and were patiently waiting for Serena to continue with her story.
"So, tell us how you met this hottie Vegeta!" Mina said with bright- eyed excitement.
"Yeah, how did you meet dad?" Rini asked inquisitively.
Serena smiled. "I met Vegeta on the night of the first day I came to this dimension. You see, after I caught Rei and Darien together I just couldn't take being there anymore." She blocked out the scouts gasps of shock and outrage, pushing past the pain so that she could finally forget it. "I went home, wrote the letters you all received, cut my hair, packed me clothes and left to meet Trista. Another reason I left..for the longest time I had been having these feelings. They grew more and more every day. Feelings like I belonged somewhere else, with someone else. Not Darien. And I was right. So Trista, Sailor Pluto, sent me to this dimension. I managed to land the job I told you about with free room and board.
My first night I walked outside to watch the sunset and though of all of you and how much I missed you all, despite what you had done. During my crying I felt this..this power fill me that wasn't my own. I turned around and there he was, standing on the deck above mine with his arms crossed over his chest, dark clothes clinging to his muscular body..that infuriating smirk.." Her voice drifted off and she looked up to see her daughter and Senshi staring at her with highly amused expressions. Her own face flooding with heat, she looked back down and with a wave of her hand said. "And that's the night I first saw Vegeta."
"Sounds pretty intense." Lita said, her voice bubbling with mirth.
Serena laughed. They really had no idea just how 'intense' it had been.
"We should all get some sleep." Amara said, standing and smoothing the wrinkles from her slacks. "I don't' know about you guys but I want to be ready when this new enemy shows herself."
The other Senshi nodded in agreement. Saying goodnight, Amara, Michelle and Trista went to their room across the hall. Also calling out a goodnight, Serena took Rini's hand and started for the door.
"Hey Serena, where's your room?" Mina asked.
Rini answered with a bright smile. "She sleeps with dad."
Serena could almost hear the audible clank of each jaw as it hit the floor. She blushed prettily and gave a helpless shrug of her shoulders. "I..share a room with Vegeta."
She laughed when the girls, mostly Mina and Lita, started making kissing noises and catcalls. Backing out into the hallway, she shut the door on their commentary and feigned a relieved sigh.
"You're glad to have them back, aren't you?" Rini asked.
Leading her daughter down the hallway, Serena's expression became thoughtful. "Yes, I am. I know they hurt me but-."Rounding the corner, they began the slow ascend up the stairs. "Once they were gone and I was alone in this new dimension I began to realize how important friends are. And then I thought of something." She stopped in front of Rini's bedroom door, hunkering down until she was eye level with her daughter.
"And what was that?"
Serena smoothed her pink bangs out of her wide ruby colored eyes and softly kissed each cheek. "Sometimes, my little angel, life is too short to live in anger." She murmured.
Rini flew into her mother's arms and hugged her tightly. She had come so far since leaving and Rini was so very proud of her. "I love you mom."
"I love you too, Rini." Serena whispered.
"What are you still doing up young lady?" a gruff voice called from the end of the hallway.
Standing up, Serena smiled at her mate as he arrogantly strode toward them. He had been training with Goku, Goten and Trunks while she had been with her friends. His body gleamed from the fine sheen of sweat that covered it. He wore his usual blue spandex minute the top, leaving his well- defined chest and stomach bare to her feasting gaze. As if that weren't bad enough, he was giving off a scent that was intoxicatingly male. It was the same one that surrounded her, that filled her senses when they made love. Her body reacted instantly; craving his touch like a starving man would crave food.
Unaware of what was going on between her parents, Rini graced her father with an angelic smile. "I was just going to bed." She said.
Vegeta looked down at his daughter, his lustful grin turning soft and loving. "Well, don't I get a hug?" he asked, arching an eyebrow.
Rini giggled and shook her head. "No way dad! You're all gross and sweaty."
Chuckling, Vegeta leaned over and placed a kiss on her head. "Get to bed brat." He said affectionately. "I'll just have to get my hugs from your mom instead."
Rini laughed again. "Okay. Goodnight dad, goodnight mom."
"Goodnight angel." Serena whispered, also placing a kiss on her daughter's forehead.
When the door to Rini's room closed, Vegeta turned to Serena and gave her a wicked smirk. "Come here woman." He grabbed her and hauled her body against his.
"Vegeta!" she squealed, struggling against him. She pushed at his slick chest, laughing. "You're going to make me stink as badly as you do!"
"Then you'll just have to take a shower with me, now wont you?" He asked, nipping playfully at the highly sensitive skin beneath her ear.
Serena's body shuddered against him a she released a startled gasp. "I guess I will." she replied breathlessly.
Lifting her in his arms, he carried her across the hallway and into their room, intent on spending the rest of the night seducing her.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Serena turned over in the massive king sized bed, snuggling closer to her mate's warm body. Long limbs tangled in the sheets, she drifted in and out of sleep. Something was wrong. She could not place her finger on it though. Unease clawed at her, making her sick with worry. She turned again, a small sound of despair coming from the back of her throat.
"Serena-." A warm hand closed around her arm and she turned to Vegeta.
"You feel it too." She whispered.
The Saiyan Prince nodded. "Get dressed and wake Rini."
They both dressed quickly and Serena jogged across the hall to Rini's room, quietly opening the door and walking to where her daughter lay sleeping peacefully. "Rini..Rini honey, wake up." She called, shaking her gently.
Rini's eyes flew open. "Is that creepy thing BACK?!" she yelped, jerking up and pulling her comforter protectively around her.
"No! No, he's not back hun." Serena cooed, sitting next to her. "We're just..taking precautions. Put some jeans on and follow me. And don't worry, nothings here." She said, adding mentally, 'not yet.'
Vegeta had gone downstairs cursing under his breath the entire time. Could they never get any damn peace? First that crazy cat bitch and her swampy minions, then Serena's ass hole ex boyfriend and now this. He irritable flicked on a light switch and made his way to the back of the house where he could feel the unfamiliar ki signature building. It was probably that "she" the weakling Darien had referred to before Vegeta had destroyed him. "Bastard probably didn't even know his head from his ass." He muttered, rounding a corner and running right into Goku.
Reacting purely on instinct, Vegeta drove his fist into Goku's face without a second's hesitation. Goku stumbled back with a grunt. "Nice to see you too Vegeta." He said, giving his friend a cynical smile.
"Well shit Kakarott, if you would quit appearing out of nowhere like that I probably wouldn't hit you as much."
Goku laughed, nodding his head. "I'll keep that in mind. So, you know why I'm here."
"And why we're here." Krillin, Picollo, Gohan and Goten stepped forward from behind Goku.
"Yes. I know why you're all here. Serena will be down with Rini in a minute. I'm sure her friends will be right behind her."
Trunks joined them a minute later, standing beside his dad and yawning.
"Well, this came a lot sooner then I thought it would." Krillin muttered, scratching his head. "Pretty persistent aren't they?"
Goku and Vegeta grunted an agreement, remaining focused on the approaching ki level. It moved slowly, as if whomever it was had all the time in the world and intended on taking it.
"Well that's odd." Goku muttered, glancing down.
Gohan placed a hand on his shoulder. "What is it dad?"
"Hmm? Oh, it's nothing really. Just that.." He looked up at the group around him. "As far as I can tell, whatever it is hold no physical power. Well, either that or a very small amount."
"She has no need for physical power."
The Z Fighters turned to see Serena and her Senshi walking down the hallway, determination in their stride.
"You know who it is?" Vegeta asked his mate, unconsciously reaching out to take her hand. The smile she flashed him was brief. "Yes. I know who it is and-."
"And what Sere?"
She moved closer to him, savoring the feel of his warm body against hers for what she hoped would not be the last time. "I have to change. I know I'm strong now but I will have much more strength in my transformed state."
"That bad, huh?" he asked with a smirk.
Serena nodded. "You all may want to power up as well."
The Saiyans nodded then turned, leading the way outside. Once the cool air hit her face, Serena began to feel the blood pulsating through her, fueling her for the battle ahead. "We have to go somewhere else. This is too close to the city." She stated calmly. "She'll follow us." She lifted into the air with Vegeta beside her, forgetting that her Senshi could not fly.
"Serena!" Mina cried out, waving her hand in the air. "How are we supposed to get there? We can't..oh!" She was cut off in mid-sentence as Gohan's arms came around her and lifted her from the ground.
"We'll help you guys." He said politely, giving Mina a winning smile and joining Serena and Vegeta in the air.
Krillin took Ami, Picollo of course took Trista, Vegeta and Serena came back for Amara and Michelle while Goten gladly assisted a blushing Rini, and after having Lita tell him he was too small for her weight, Trunks had flung Lita over his shoulder while taking off and was now hovering beside Goten.
"Yeah, who's too small now?" he asked the quietly fuming Lita.
Serena looked over to her mate. "We'll go to the place where you first started training me. That's a safe enough distance."
They shot across the night sky, the stars disappearing one by one above, swallowed up by the dark, vast cloud that seamed to be following them. Once they reached the scared battlegrounds they quickly descended and placed the girls they had been carrying down.
"Damn, you weren't kidding about the following us thing Serena." Krillin said, feeling the weight of unleashed evil pressing down on him.
Serena turned to her Senshi. "Now Scouts. We don't have much time."
"Right!" the Senshi cried in unison.
Lita raised her fist in the air clutching her transformation wand and the rest of the girls quickly followed suit. "Jupiter Star Power!"
"Venus Star Power!"
"Mercury Star Power!"
"Uranus Star Power!"
"Neptune Star Power!"
"Pluto Star Power!"
Holding her brooch above her, Serena smiled down at her daughter. "Ready Angel?" Rini gave a firm nod of her head and together they raised their voices. "Moon Crystal Power!"
Light exploded around them, the colors of blue, gold, green, and silver melding together stunningly. When it faded Sailor Moon and her Scouts stood proudly before the Z Fighters in their colorful mini skirts and revealing white body suits.
The only ones not surprised by this were Vegeta and Picollo. The others stood transfixed at the sight before them.
"Well, are you guys going to stand there gawking or are you going to show us what you've got?" Serena asked.
Vegeta laughed low in his throat and widened his stance, digging his feet firmly into the dirt. Catching on to what he was doing, Goku, Trunks, Gohan and Goten did the same. The earth started to tremble beneath them, rocks lifting from the ground and floating in mid air. The sky became an odd dark green color, currents of electricity passing from cloud to cloud. The Sailor Scouts watched in amazement as each man lifted his head and released a blood-curdling scream. Waves of energy pulsated around the Saiyans as their hair turned gold and their eyes a feral blue. When the transformation was complete they stood tall and proud, shoulders back and defiance gleaming in their eyes.
Laughter broke out around them, chilling the air. Slowly they turned to face the source.
A woman in black satin floated yards above the ground, her raven black hair cascading down to her feet and her deep purple eyes watching them as a cat would a mouse. "Ahh.. Sailor Moon." She said, her voice deep and husky. "I was beginning to wonder if I would ever see the likes of you again. Lucky me."
Serena's eyes narrowed to dangerous slits and her lips turned up in a smirk that would have made Vegeta proud. She took a step forward and her hands curled into fists at her side. "Hello Rei."
Chapter 11
(Drea owns nothing!! No characters at all)
Vegeta kept a close eye on his mate sitting beside him on the couch. An hour had passed since they had all come inside. An hour since Serena's Senshi had shown up. An hour since the death of that bastard Darien. In that hour Serena had not spoken a word to anyone causing the tension in the room to become almost excruciating. The only communication she had made was with Vegeta, seeking the comfort that he gave willingly. When it seamed like she was about to loose it, Vegeta quickly made a crack about blasting them all to another dimension. Serena released a startled laugh, causing everyone in the room to jump. She looked up at her mate, gratitude shinning in the depths of her vibrant blue eyes.
~Thank you, Vegeta. I think I'm ready now.~
~Of course you are Sere. Now get your scrawny ass up and start bossing these weaklings around!~
Hiding her smile, Serena shook her head at Vegeta, and then turned to face her Senshi. Shoulders back, head held high and her eyes holding a hint of distain, she scanned the group of Inners. She knew they were waiting for her to say something so she didn't keep them waiting. "May I ask what exactly you thought you were doing?" she asked her Inner Senshi. "What makes you think that you had any right attacking the Outers like that? Do you have any idea as to the kind of punishment you may have to suffer because of your actions? Being a traitor is not something that is taken lightly by Lunarians."
The Inners cringed at he biting tone, their faces turning crimson with shame. Mina was the first to speak after getting over her initial shock. "Serena..you left us. You just disappeared! What were we supposed to do?"
"Gee.I don't know. NOT attack the Outers?" Serena replied scathingly.
Mina flinched and Lita took over. "It wasn't our idea Serena. Rei was the one who thought it would be a good idea. We didn't even try to fight Amara and Michelle. It was Rei."
"She's..she's right Serena." Amara admitted grudgingly.
Mina stood and walked over to Serena, no longer afraid of what her Princess would do because she knew that no matter how angry or hurt Serena was, she wanted to put the past behind her. "Whatever we did..whatever we said to hurt you, I'm truly sorry. But we didn't know Rei was going to attack Amara and Michelle like that. If we had, we wouldn't have gone with her."
"She lost it Serena." Ami finally spoke up. "One minute she was Rei and the next..she was a complete stranger."
Serena regarded her Inner Senshi warily; wanting to just forget everything that had gone bad and welcome her friends back into her life. Her frosty façade began to melt and long suppressed tears formed behind her eyes. Should she forgive them? Surly she was being too easy on them, giving in too soon.
~Serena..if you think they deserve your forgiveness then give it to them. You don't want to spend the rest of your life angry and bitter over some petty disagreement. It's not worth it, trust me.~
And of course, she did. She always would. Her full lips trembled, turning up ever so slowly and she saw relieved tears pooling in Mina's cornflower blue eyes. "Mina.." She opened her arms to her friend and Mina collapsed against her sobbing.
"God Serena, we've missed you so much! We were so worried about you!" she cried.
Ami and Lita were still looking unsure of the situation. Serena gave them and encouraging nod and the two rushed forward, throwing their arms around Serena and Mina. All four women were clinging to each other, talking at the same time.
Everyone else in the room sighed in relief and began to move again. Bulma and Chi Chi disappeared into the kitchen. 18 took Marron to her room for a nap. Videl curled up in Gohan's lap. The rest of the Z fighters sat where they could. Goku and Krillin joined Vegeta on the couch, watching the four girls as they spoke animatedly.
"Chicks." Krillin said simply, as if that one work explained everything.
Rini joined them, making herself comfortable in her fathers lap and resting her head on his broad shoulder. "Hey dad." She chirped.
Vegeta smirked and wrapped his arm loosely around his daughter. "Hey Princess." He murmured, dropping a light kiss on her head. "You know, I would be the happiest man alive if I never had to hear your mom squeal like that again."
Rini giggled and snuggled closer to him. "I thought you were the happiest man alive?" she commented.
"Why? Because of you and your mom? No Princess. You two make me very happy, but having you and Serena makes me the luckiest man alive."
Having watched the entire scene, but unable to believe what they were hearing, Krillin and Goku stared at Vegeta in utter astonishment. "Where the hell did Vegeta go?" Krillin muttered.
Goku shrugged, closing his gaping mouth and smiling at the Saiyan Prince. "So you finally quit denying your feelings and told her, huh?" He asked, motioning to where Serena stood surrounded by her friends.
Vegeta gave a short laugh and purposely raised his voice. "Yeah. She beat it out of me."
Serena whirled around and gave him a stunningly coy smile that made his heart race and his mouth go dry.
"Oh, you had it coming and you know it." She said laughingly.
Next to Serena, Mina's eyes went wide as she stared down at the man Serena was talking to. She wasn't staring because of his dangerously good looks, although she would have to admit the man was a total hunk! What caught her attention was the small girl sitting in his lap. "Ri-Rini?" she said uncertainly.
Lita, Amy, Amara and Michelle all jerked their heads up, just as surprised as Mina to see the future daughter of their Princess sitting with the stranger. "How..how can that be?" Ami stuttered. "Darien was killed. How is it that you are still here?"
Amara stepped forward, scowling down at the Saiyan Prince. "I don't know who you are, but you had better get your damn hands off her right now or I'll-."
Vegeta calmly handed Rini to Goku and stood facing Amara. He crossed his arms over is chest and returned her icy glare with one of his own. "Or you'll what?" he challenged.
Serena quickly got in between them, putting her hand on Vegeta's shoulder and giving him a pleading look. "Please Vegeta..they don't know who you are yet. I'll explain every thing to them."
Vegeta continued to scowl at Amara, his steely gaze unforgiving. After several moments he spoke, breaking the tense silence in the room. "The next time you step up to your future King, I am going to make damn sure that you regret it." He sat back down, leaving the group of Senshi stunned speechless.
"Serena?" Mina called softly, mass confusion evident in her tone.
With absolute patients, Serena told them as much as she could, leaving out details of her story until they were alone together. "When I came to this dimension I received a job working for Bulma at the Capsule Corp building. And that is when I met the Earth's Special Forces and their families." She turned and began introducing everyone, unable to stop the loving smile that curved her lips when it came time to introduce her Prince. "And this.." She said proudly. "is Vegeta. My mate and your future King."
Her Senshi released a collective gasp.
"Are you telling me that this guy is Rini's actual father?" Mina asked. Serena nodded and the Sailor Scout of Love gave her a sly look, wrapping her arm over her friend shoulders. She could feel the bond between her friend and this Vegeta guy. It was very strong. For a moment she almost envied them. "Way to go Sere! This guy's a total hottie!" she whispered.
"He sure is." Lita quickly agreed. "What about the other guy? Is he.."
"Married? Yes." Serena laughed at her friend's crestfallen expressions. "Pretty much every guy in this room is taken. Sorry girls." She stopped to think for a second. "Well..there is Picollo."
"He's..um..taken." Trista spoke up for the first time since they had arrived at the tiny island. She blushed furiously and bowed her head to avoid their looks of surprise.
Picollo smirked and raised his amused gaze to his love. "I see you still haven't told anyone." He muttered.
Trista looked up and smiled at him. "Well from the looks of it, neither have you."
Goku stared at his Namekian friend in total shock. Picollo had a girlfriend?? First Vegeta, now Picollo. How did that saying go? Always expect the unexpected? He'd defiantly be taking that one very seriously from now on. "Picollo..you and Trista?"
The Namek nodded, having the grace to blush slightly. "For several years now."
"When?" Krillin asked.
Trista moved to Picollo's side and took his hand in hers, answering Krillin's question for him. "When he was brought back to help Goku on Namek, he somehow got stuck at the Gates of Time. We argued for quite a while because I refused to let him pass. He..ended up telling me how beautiful I was and promised that he would come and visit me if I would just let him go so that he could aid his friends. I've never had anyone tell me I was beautiful before and I was so lonely that I accepted his offer." She paused and looked up at Picollo, love shinning in her dark eyes. "Later, with the help of Dende, we were able to see each other once again. With each visit our attraction grew stronger and eventually we fell in love."
"Why didn't you two tell anyone?" Serena asked, trying to understand why Trista had kept something like this from her.
Trista lowered her gaze to the floor. "As the Keeper of Time, I am not allowed to experience love. I..I didn't tell anyone because I did not want to risk loosing Picollo. It was selfish of me but I love him so much."
Some in the group nodded solemnly. "What about you Picollo? Why didn't you tell us?" Gohan asked.
Picollo grinned and chuckled softly. "You never asked."
Serena rolled her eyes, smiling. "That is such a guy thing to say." She muttered. She walked over to Trista and took the older woman's free hand in her own. "I promise you Trista, when I am Queen, that whole 'you can't be allowed to love' rule will be the first one to go."
The dark haired woman gasped, grateful tears collecting in her eyes. "Thank you Princess." She managed to whisper through the emotion that clogged her throat.
"And I thank you too Serena." Picollo said, his eyes warm with kindness. "I did nothing to deserve such a gift."
Serena shook her head, golden hair brushing her shoulder. "No need to thank me. Trista..you gave me my true love. I'm just returning the favor." She gave Trista a hug and returned to the couch, sitting down beside Vegeta. Remembering what had happened before they had all come in, she fixed her features into a straight face. "So..we have an enemy yet to come." She announced, all joking aside. "All I heard was 'she will come.' Did he say anything else?"" she asked Vegeta, refusing to speak the name of her deceased ex boyfriend.
The Saiyan Prince shook his head. "Nothing else but that."
"Well, that's vague. What should we do about this?" she asked her question to the entire group.
Her answer, as unexpected as it was, were the simultaneous growls of her, Vegeta, Goku, and Gohan's stomachs.
Goku grinned at her. "Eat first and decide later?" He suggested.
Serena laughed. "Good idea." She said, already off the couch and running to the kitchen. The three Saiyans were right behind her. "Oh wait till you guys see this!" she called to her friends over her shoulder. "I actually found people who can out eat me!"
The Sailor Scouts watched their leader disappear into the kitchen.
"Do you think that's actually possible?" Michelle asked with a delicate laugh.
Mina smiled at the Outers, knowing in her heart that they had, for the most part, forgiven them. "There's only one way to find out."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Later that night, Serena sat in one of the guest rooms of the Caps. Corp. building, surrounded by her Inner and Outer Senshi. Trista sat on the bed with Rini talking in hushed whispers. Lita was next to them laying on her back with her head slightly hanging over the foot of the bed. In front of the bed two air mattresses had been laid down. Ami dozed on one of them with her head pillowed on her arm. On the other sat Serena with Mina behind her attempting to braid her hair.
"I really like your hair cut Serena. I wanted to tell you that earlier but I forgot to." Mina said quietly so as not to wake Ami.
Lita flipped over and propped her elbows on the bed, resting her chin in her hands. "Same here. You look so different Serena. I hardly even recognized you when I saw you."
Serena looked away from where Amara and Michelle were sitting in the window seat and smiled at her friends. "Really?"
"Yeah." Mina said, coming to sit beside her. "Serena..could I ask you a question?" she considered her Princess with a mixture of curiosity and sorrow in her bright blue eyes. Serena nodded slowly. "Why...why did you leave? It wasn't completely because of us..was it?"
Serena cast her gaze down. She had known this question was going to be coming up and had been thinking of ways to explain why she had done what she had. "Well, there were a few reasons actually." She started slowly. "The way I was treated by you three and Rei was a part of it. I won't lie to you. It's very hard to feel like a leader when your followers have no faith in you."
Mina moved closer to Serena and took one of her hands. Lita slid from the bed and joined them, moving to Serena's other side and wrapping her arm around the blonds trembling shoulders. The Outers remained where they were. They had heard the story, knew all of the reasons why Serena had chosen to leave. Now it was the Inner Senshi's turn to hear all and mend the rift that had been torn between them and their Princess.
Serena drug in a long, shuddering breath and continued. "One day the comments became unbearable. I went to talk to Darien but he.. He didn't want to talk."
Tears filled Mina and Lita's eyes. Tears for the pain their friend had endured. Mina's hand tightened spasmodically around Serena's. "Oh god Sere. He didn't-."
Serena nodded. Tears had begun to trail down her face, splashing against her bare arms. "He did, but he didn't get that far. He...threw me on his bed and held me down. When I struggled against him he just laughed and called me terrible names. He ripped my shirt open and grabbed me, bruising my skin. When he went for my skirt I stopped thinking and just reacted. I kicked him in between his legs and backhanded him as hard as I could. He was stunned and I ran. I kept on running for a long time. When I finally stopped I went to Amara and Michelle's house and asked them to train me. Not only so that I could become stronger and keep Darien from doing that again, but so I could better myself. I wanted to be a leader you would be proud of."
"Oh Sere!" Mina wailed, hugging her best friend. "We didn't need you to be better! We loved you just the way you were. I'm so sorry we didn't tell you that more often."
Serena smiled and brushed a stray tear from her cheek. "It's okay Mina. I know now." She said softly. The last few years finally slipped away, closing every emotional wound and relieving a burden from Serena that she had been carrying for far too long.
Lita wiped at he own tear streaked face and smiled at Serena. "We never meant to hurt you Serena, honestly. Can you ever forgive us?"
Pulling her two friends into an embrace, Serena laughed. "Of course! I missed you all so much!"
Aching for her mothers pain and wanting to comfort her, not to mention get in on all the free hugs, Rini leapt from the bed and pushed her way into the small group. Mina and Lita quickly let her in.
All of the laughter managed to pull Ami from her slumber. She blinked her eyes several times before they were completely free of sleep. Once they were, her deep blue eyes stared in shock at the three girls and Rini all clinging to each other with smiling tear-filled faces.
Serena gave her a warm, welcoming look. "Come here Ames." She murmured.
With a glad cry, Ami threw herself into the group and burst into tears.
Amara and Michelle sat down on the bed next to Trista, smiling at their Princess and her reunited Inner Senshi. "They're never going to grow up." Amara said, trying to sound annoyed, but the smirk pulling at her lips gave her away.
Trista curved her head, covering her stomach with the flat of her hand as a sharp pain gripped her. She had already decided to keep her condition a secret for now, or at least until the worst was over and they were allowed to relax once more. She looked up at Amara and Michelle. "I, for one am glad she chose to forgive them. They are such good friends and she will need them by her side in the future. Their bond of friendship is much stronger now. Hopefully it will stay that way."
On the floor the girls had separated and were patiently waiting for Serena to continue with her story.
"So, tell us how you met this hottie Vegeta!" Mina said with bright- eyed excitement.
"Yeah, how did you meet dad?" Rini asked inquisitively.
Serena smiled. "I met Vegeta on the night of the first day I came to this dimension. You see, after I caught Rei and Darien together I just couldn't take being there anymore." She blocked out the scouts gasps of shock and outrage, pushing past the pain so that she could finally forget it. "I went home, wrote the letters you all received, cut my hair, packed me clothes and left to meet Trista. Another reason I left..for the longest time I had been having these feelings. They grew more and more every day. Feelings like I belonged somewhere else, with someone else. Not Darien. And I was right. So Trista, Sailor Pluto, sent me to this dimension. I managed to land the job I told you about with free room and board.
My first night I walked outside to watch the sunset and though of all of you and how much I missed you all, despite what you had done. During my crying I felt this..this power fill me that wasn't my own. I turned around and there he was, standing on the deck above mine with his arms crossed over his chest, dark clothes clinging to his muscular body..that infuriating smirk.." Her voice drifted off and she looked up to see her daughter and Senshi staring at her with highly amused expressions. Her own face flooding with heat, she looked back down and with a wave of her hand said. "And that's the night I first saw Vegeta."
"Sounds pretty intense." Lita said, her voice bubbling with mirth.
Serena laughed. They really had no idea just how 'intense' it had been.
"We should all get some sleep." Amara said, standing and smoothing the wrinkles from her slacks. "I don't' know about you guys but I want to be ready when this new enemy shows herself."
The other Senshi nodded in agreement. Saying goodnight, Amara, Michelle and Trista went to their room across the hall. Also calling out a goodnight, Serena took Rini's hand and started for the door.
"Hey Serena, where's your room?" Mina asked.
Rini answered with a bright smile. "She sleeps with dad."
Serena could almost hear the audible clank of each jaw as it hit the floor. She blushed prettily and gave a helpless shrug of her shoulders. "I..share a room with Vegeta."
She laughed when the girls, mostly Mina and Lita, started making kissing noises and catcalls. Backing out into the hallway, she shut the door on their commentary and feigned a relieved sigh.
"You're glad to have them back, aren't you?" Rini asked.
Leading her daughter down the hallway, Serena's expression became thoughtful. "Yes, I am. I know they hurt me but-."Rounding the corner, they began the slow ascend up the stairs. "Once they were gone and I was alone in this new dimension I began to realize how important friends are. And then I thought of something." She stopped in front of Rini's bedroom door, hunkering down until she was eye level with her daughter.
"And what was that?"
Serena smoothed her pink bangs out of her wide ruby colored eyes and softly kissed each cheek. "Sometimes, my little angel, life is too short to live in anger." She murmured.
Rini flew into her mother's arms and hugged her tightly. She had come so far since leaving and Rini was so very proud of her. "I love you mom."
"I love you too, Rini." Serena whispered.
"What are you still doing up young lady?" a gruff voice called from the end of the hallway.
Standing up, Serena smiled at her mate as he arrogantly strode toward them. He had been training with Goku, Goten and Trunks while she had been with her friends. His body gleamed from the fine sheen of sweat that covered it. He wore his usual blue spandex minute the top, leaving his well- defined chest and stomach bare to her feasting gaze. As if that weren't bad enough, he was giving off a scent that was intoxicatingly male. It was the same one that surrounded her, that filled her senses when they made love. Her body reacted instantly; craving his touch like a starving man would crave food.
Unaware of what was going on between her parents, Rini graced her father with an angelic smile. "I was just going to bed." She said.
Vegeta looked down at his daughter, his lustful grin turning soft and loving. "Well, don't I get a hug?" he asked, arching an eyebrow.
Rini giggled and shook her head. "No way dad! You're all gross and sweaty."
Chuckling, Vegeta leaned over and placed a kiss on her head. "Get to bed brat." He said affectionately. "I'll just have to get my hugs from your mom instead."
Rini laughed again. "Okay. Goodnight dad, goodnight mom."
"Goodnight angel." Serena whispered, also placing a kiss on her daughter's forehead.
When the door to Rini's room closed, Vegeta turned to Serena and gave her a wicked smirk. "Come here woman." He grabbed her and hauled her body against his.
"Vegeta!" she squealed, struggling against him. She pushed at his slick chest, laughing. "You're going to make me stink as badly as you do!"
"Then you'll just have to take a shower with me, now wont you?" He asked, nipping playfully at the highly sensitive skin beneath her ear.
Serena's body shuddered against him a she released a startled gasp. "I guess I will." she replied breathlessly.
Lifting her in his arms, he carried her across the hallway and into their room, intent on spending the rest of the night seducing her.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Serena turned over in the massive king sized bed, snuggling closer to her mate's warm body. Long limbs tangled in the sheets, she drifted in and out of sleep. Something was wrong. She could not place her finger on it though. Unease clawed at her, making her sick with worry. She turned again, a small sound of despair coming from the back of her throat.
"Serena-." A warm hand closed around her arm and she turned to Vegeta.
"You feel it too." She whispered.
The Saiyan Prince nodded. "Get dressed and wake Rini."
They both dressed quickly and Serena jogged across the hall to Rini's room, quietly opening the door and walking to where her daughter lay sleeping peacefully. "Rini..Rini honey, wake up." She called, shaking her gently.
Rini's eyes flew open. "Is that creepy thing BACK?!" she yelped, jerking up and pulling her comforter protectively around her.
"No! No, he's not back hun." Serena cooed, sitting next to her. "We're just..taking precautions. Put some jeans on and follow me. And don't worry, nothings here." She said, adding mentally, 'not yet.'
Vegeta had gone downstairs cursing under his breath the entire time. Could they never get any damn peace? First that crazy cat bitch and her swampy minions, then Serena's ass hole ex boyfriend and now this. He irritable flicked on a light switch and made his way to the back of the house where he could feel the unfamiliar ki signature building. It was probably that "she" the weakling Darien had referred to before Vegeta had destroyed him. "Bastard probably didn't even know his head from his ass." He muttered, rounding a corner and running right into Goku.
Reacting purely on instinct, Vegeta drove his fist into Goku's face without a second's hesitation. Goku stumbled back with a grunt. "Nice to see you too Vegeta." He said, giving his friend a cynical smile.
"Well shit Kakarott, if you would quit appearing out of nowhere like that I probably wouldn't hit you as much."
Goku laughed, nodding his head. "I'll keep that in mind. So, you know why I'm here."
"And why we're here." Krillin, Picollo, Gohan and Goten stepped forward from behind Goku.
"Yes. I know why you're all here. Serena will be down with Rini in a minute. I'm sure her friends will be right behind her."
Trunks joined them a minute later, standing beside his dad and yawning.
"Well, this came a lot sooner then I thought it would." Krillin muttered, scratching his head. "Pretty persistent aren't they?"
Goku and Vegeta grunted an agreement, remaining focused on the approaching ki level. It moved slowly, as if whomever it was had all the time in the world and intended on taking it.
"Well that's odd." Goku muttered, glancing down.
Gohan placed a hand on his shoulder. "What is it dad?"
"Hmm? Oh, it's nothing really. Just that.." He looked up at the group around him. "As far as I can tell, whatever it is hold no physical power. Well, either that or a very small amount."
"She has no need for physical power."
The Z Fighters turned to see Serena and her Senshi walking down the hallway, determination in their stride.
"You know who it is?" Vegeta asked his mate, unconsciously reaching out to take her hand. The smile she flashed him was brief. "Yes. I know who it is and-."
"And what Sere?"
She moved closer to him, savoring the feel of his warm body against hers for what she hoped would not be the last time. "I have to change. I know I'm strong now but I will have much more strength in my transformed state."
"That bad, huh?" he asked with a smirk.
Serena nodded. "You all may want to power up as well."
The Saiyans nodded then turned, leading the way outside. Once the cool air hit her face, Serena began to feel the blood pulsating through her, fueling her for the battle ahead. "We have to go somewhere else. This is too close to the city." She stated calmly. "She'll follow us." She lifted into the air with Vegeta beside her, forgetting that her Senshi could not fly.
"Serena!" Mina cried out, waving her hand in the air. "How are we supposed to get there? We can't..oh!" She was cut off in mid-sentence as Gohan's arms came around her and lifted her from the ground.
"We'll help you guys." He said politely, giving Mina a winning smile and joining Serena and Vegeta in the air.
Krillin took Ami, Picollo of course took Trista, Vegeta and Serena came back for Amara and Michelle while Goten gladly assisted a blushing Rini, and after having Lita tell him he was too small for her weight, Trunks had flung Lita over his shoulder while taking off and was now hovering beside Goten.
"Yeah, who's too small now?" he asked the quietly fuming Lita.
Serena looked over to her mate. "We'll go to the place where you first started training me. That's a safe enough distance."
They shot across the night sky, the stars disappearing one by one above, swallowed up by the dark, vast cloud that seamed to be following them. Once they reached the scared battlegrounds they quickly descended and placed the girls they had been carrying down.
"Damn, you weren't kidding about the following us thing Serena." Krillin said, feeling the weight of unleashed evil pressing down on him.
Serena turned to her Senshi. "Now Scouts. We don't have much time."
"Right!" the Senshi cried in unison.
Lita raised her fist in the air clutching her transformation wand and the rest of the girls quickly followed suit. "Jupiter Star Power!"
"Venus Star Power!"
"Mercury Star Power!"
"Uranus Star Power!"
"Neptune Star Power!"
"Pluto Star Power!"
Holding her brooch above her, Serena smiled down at her daughter. "Ready Angel?" Rini gave a firm nod of her head and together they raised their voices. "Moon Crystal Power!"
Light exploded around them, the colors of blue, gold, green, and silver melding together stunningly. When it faded Sailor Moon and her Scouts stood proudly before the Z Fighters in their colorful mini skirts and revealing white body suits.
The only ones not surprised by this were Vegeta and Picollo. The others stood transfixed at the sight before them.
"Well, are you guys going to stand there gawking or are you going to show us what you've got?" Serena asked.
Vegeta laughed low in his throat and widened his stance, digging his feet firmly into the dirt. Catching on to what he was doing, Goku, Trunks, Gohan and Goten did the same. The earth started to tremble beneath them, rocks lifting from the ground and floating in mid air. The sky became an odd dark green color, currents of electricity passing from cloud to cloud. The Sailor Scouts watched in amazement as each man lifted his head and released a blood-curdling scream. Waves of energy pulsated around the Saiyans as their hair turned gold and their eyes a feral blue. When the transformation was complete they stood tall and proud, shoulders back and defiance gleaming in their eyes.
Laughter broke out around them, chilling the air. Slowly they turned to face the source.
A woman in black satin floated yards above the ground, her raven black hair cascading down to her feet and her deep purple eyes watching them as a cat would a mouse. "Ahh.. Sailor Moon." She said, her voice deep and husky. "I was beginning to wonder if I would ever see the likes of you again. Lucky me."
Serena's eyes narrowed to dangerous slits and her lips turned up in a smirk that would have made Vegeta proud. She took a step forward and her hands curled into fists at her side. "Hello Rei."