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Suddenly, the ground below them started shaking. "What's happening?" Venus asked, clinging onto Jupiter's sturdy body. "Why is the ground shaking like this? I thought that we finally had gotten him."

"We did." Serenity said, watching the objects fall of their shelves and shatter onto the floor. "It's the dark world. The world beneath the surface cannot survive without the Dark energy to feed on." A horrible rumble came from all around them.

"Quick," Uranus yelled. "We need to get out of here, before the entire world comes crashing down." She grabbed Serenity by her arm, ready to take her to safety.

"Sailor Teleport!" Mars demanded. "Everybody join hands!"

"Wait!" interrupted Mercury. "If this world comes crashing down, what is going to happen to the world above us? Won't that be affected too?"

Serenity nodded. "Yes," She said sadly, a pain went shooting through her heart. "Once the ground above crashes into this one, the world above will be completely destroyed."

"Oh no!" Venus gasped, feeling sick at the idea of her home being destroyed. "Is there nothing that we can do?" She asked, feverishly looking to the other scouts for an answer. All of them had blank looks on their faces. Ghostly, blank looks.

Serenity stepped forward, intent on breaking the silence. "I think that there is something that I can do." She said bravely, but inside, her heart was still breaking. "I can stay here and use my energy to stop the world above from crashing down."

"Great!" Saturn said optimistically.

"No!" Mars objected. "You don't get it Saturn. If she stays down here, it will be forever."

Saturn gasped and ran to Serenity's side. "No, you mustn't!" She begged, dropping down to her hands and knees. "You can't leave us, we need you. The world needs you."

Serenity forced a smile onto her face, like any good leader would have done. "If I don't do this, then there won't be any world to save."

"Fine!" Jupiter said, only to get appalling looks from the other scouts. "If she stays, then I stay!"

Mercury nodded. "Me too!"

"Count me in." Venus stepped forward.

When it looked like the rest of the scouts were about to do the same, Serenity stepped forward and interrupted them. "No!" She objected. "If you all stay, then there will be no one to protect the World above. You must all go." She forced another smile. "Besides, if I succeed, you can all come down here for a holiday. I'll give you cheap accommodation. " None of the scouts were impressed with her joke.

Endymion stepped forward and held onto her hand. "I get to stay though, right?" She gave him a sad look. "Serenity, we both know that there is no power on this earth that will keep me apart from you." He kissed her tenderly on her lips.

She blushed momentarily and then nodded her head. "Very well, but you are the only one who can stay."

"You can't leave us!" Mars pleaded. "Not when you are finally doing the leader thing properly."

"Besides," Saturn added. "Who is going to rule Crystal Tokyo?"

Suddenly, a thought struck Serenity like a lightening bolt. "That's it!" She whispered to herself, she was experiencing a Eureka moment.

"What is it?" Mercury asked, wondering what the plan was. "What do we have to do?"

"You have to leave."

"But." Mars objected.

"Trust me," Serenity added and looked over at Endymion. "You too. You all have to trust me."

"We are not gong to leave you down here!" Uranus protested. "I failed you before, I am not going to do it again." She stated in her usual stubborn tone, gritting her teeth together with passion.

"No, you must all go. And that is an order." None of the scouts moved from their spots. "Fine then," she sighed. "If you won't do it for your future queen, then do it for your friend."

The plaster from the ceiling started falling around them, the walls too had started to cave in on the scouts. "Please," she begged them again. "You have to go, and do it now. Else there will be no time left and everyone will be doomed."

They all paused for a moment, all of them too afraid to make the first move. It was Pluto who spoke her wisdom first. "We shall go then." She said and started to join hands.

"No!" Mars protested again, she had always been obstinate.

"I trust in her Mars." Pluto replied. "Either you trust in her, or you don't."

The princess from the red planet paused for a moment, but she realised that Pluto was right. Reluctantly, she nodded her head and then looked over at Mercury.

The walls had started crumbling, dust and bricks plunged onto the dirty floor. Now, everything in the castle was falling around them and they were all very lucky to be standing.

"Go, NOW!" Serenity ordered. "You too," She kissed Endymion goodbye. "Don't worry, my love. This is only goodbye for a moment, I will join you all soon." He walked into the middle of the circle that the scouts had made. "Your up." Serenity said to Mercury.

"Right!" Mercury nodded and concentrated. "Mercury Planet Power!"

"Venus Planet Power!"

"Mars Planet Power!"

"Jupiter Planet Power!"

"Saturn Planet Power!"

"Uranus Planet Power!"

"Neptune Planet Power!"

"Pluto Planet Power!"

Their lights swirled around them in a hypnotic frenzy of colours, covering each them with their energy. In a flash they had disappeared, leaving Serenity all by herself in a crumbling world.





Authors Note: Will she make it out in time? Will this story have a happy ending? Mwuhahaha. Depends if I am feeling a little sadistic. ^_^ I suppose that you will have to wait and see. I will try to post the next one out soon, sorry about the lateness of this one. I have been hard at work everyday.

A huge hug and a thankyou to: Cat, CoNStanT SpaRkLe, serenity's rose and ashley. It means the world to me. ^_^ Thankyou.

Well, I will try to get the final chapter out soon. Peace to all.

xxx Destiny xxx