Opening my eyes at the feeling of something cold on my forehead I saw Rei holding a cold damp
washcloth to my forehead. I heard sighs of reliefe when I opened my eyes and pushed Rei's hand
away. Looking over at the other scouts I saw Mina and Antonio holding eachother close, Antonio
looking a little grim.
"What happened?" I asked as I slowly sat up after slipping away from Rei who kept trying to hold
me down.
"Antonio remembers what happened while he was a dark knight." Ami said.
"Then he knows where the others are. Then we know where to get the others back!" I said praying
that he did.
"No, I think they might have left after you passed out, knowing that you had changed me back.
They had to of gone to another place to hide out." Antonio said.
"Then...Rei! The dark spot that was over that portion of the city, it was where the dark knights
had been. Scry for another spot. Please. I want to get everyone back." I said.
"I already tried, I couldn't find anything new. Ami is working on a layout of the city, the places
that are most populated have to be where the knights will stick to. If it is we're going in
pairs to find out." Rei said.
"Ok," standing up I went over to Ami to look at what she had so far. "Ami, you go with Rei, Mina
you and Antonio, and Lita and I will search. Ami and Rei you'll look in the north, Mina, Antonio,
your going to look in the south, Lita and I in the west. But that leaves the east. Wait. Luna
Aretimis, take Diana can search in the east. Use your communicators if you find anything at all.
And be careful. I don't know what I would do if I lost anyone of you." I said.
"We'll be careful, promise. Come on Antonio. Lets get searching." Mina said leaving to start
their search.
"Yea, we'll be careful, don't worry." said Rei as Ami and her left.
"Serena, Lita, you two be very careful. Please. And remember, if they start to attack, use
your minds and get out of the area to where it's really populated. They haven't attacked
anyone if theres others in the area." Luna said as her and the other cats left.
"Come on Lita. Lets go." I said to her as we left.
We searched the west area for what seemed like forever, not finding any sign of the guys we
started to head back to the temple when I saw Ken, Jupiter Knight. Praying Lita didn't see
him we quickly hurried back to the temple. Hearing Ken following us I pulled Lita into a
populated area where we wouldn't get attacked.
Ken ran past us and Lita saw him. She gasped and I saw a single tear fall down her cheek as
she fought not to go after him. Touching her shoulder gently I motioned for us to get to the
temple when I slammed into Greg, Mercury Knight.
Greg was wearing dark sunglasses to cover his newly black colored eyes. His hair was spiked and
made him look sinister. Hugging his body was a black muscle shirt and a pair of baggy black
pants. He looked up at me and his normal cheerful smile was sinister.
"Oh, its the sailor brats. We know what you did to Dark Venus, and we can't wait for you to try
it with the Dark Prince. Oh he has a message for you, he knows where the pink haired brat is."
Greg said looking between Lita and me.
"Then tell him this, if he touches her, he will know the true power of Sailor Moon, like he has
never felt before." I said feeling myself shake with fear for Rini.
"Yea, sure, I'll tell him. But only if you don't get to where she is quickly enough to stop
him." he said walking off.
"I can't go to her. He doesn't know, he is probably just watching us, waiting for me to rush
off to her to give away her hide out." I said looking around, sure enough, there he was.
Darien, the dark Prince, was wearing the same thing as Greg. Taking a deep breath I went over
to him and slammed my knee into him, running with Lita we booked it to the temple. Feeling
tears streak down my cheeks when we got there I saw Rei and Ami looking tireder than ever before.
"Any luck guys?" Lita asked trying to sound hopeful.
"No, but we did run into Chad. Mina and Antonio didn't find anything either. They used the
communicator a few minutes ago, and their on their way back now. Luna, Aretimis and Diana haven't
found anything, they went to use the super computer to see if anything was able to be found." Ami
said.
"Ok. We ran into a few of the guys ourselves." Lita said.
"Who?" Rei asked me.
"Greg, Ken, and...Darien." I said closing my eyes.
"What did they say, anything? Are you two ok?" Ami asked.
"Ken saw us, but we got away, Darien is probably right outside listening to us as we talk, and
Greg was saying how Darien supposedly knows where Rini is. But I know he doesn't. He has
never been there and they just want me to panic and run off to her to find out where she is."
I said.
"We're fine, just a bit upset." Lita said.
Pulling out my communicator I saw Rini's face. "Rini, what is it?" I asked.
"Any luck yet?" she asked.
"No, well...Yea...We got Venus Knight back onto our side. Are you ok? Are you behaving?"
"Yea, I'm fine...SERENA BEHIND YOU!" she shouted as did the other scouts.
Whipping around I faced Darien who was smiling so evilly I wanted to moon dust him forgetting
who he was. Bringing up my leg I kicked him away from me. Darien grabbed ahold of my leg and
slammed me onto the ground, either that or he just held my leg and I fell on my own.
I jumped to my feet and the scouts and I started towards him, he looked at how many of us there
was and took off. Feeling my legs go weak from the encounter I fell onto my knees and couldn't
help but cry. Lita kneeled besides me and hugged me close telling me it would be ok.
A while later Mina and Antonio came in. Sitting down at the table we started having a meeting,
on how to get the guys back.
Mina layed her head on Antonio's shoulder about an hour later, and he held her close as she slept.
Rei had layed her head on the table next to Ami's and they talked for a little while and then
fell asleep after crying a bit. Looking over at Lita I saw her holding the cats close as she
slept.
"Antonio, does he really know where Rini is?" I asked him quietly, we were the only two awake.
"No, he doesn't. And everytime he talked about how he was going to 'kill her' he would get this
look and have to leave the area where we all were. He would go outside and stare at the sky,
quiet like you do when we start talking about certain things. I think he knows what she is and
I don't think he wants to kill her. I don't think he really wants to kill you, but...he's under
the spell so he can't help but do and say what he does." he started. "Darien loves you two, I
don't think he would hurt either of you at all. He just can't help it. Serena, when you passed
out from bringing me back, did, you like, see anything at all?"
"Yea, I saw Neo Queen Serenity telling me that everything would be ok, but when it comes to it
all, I shouldn't use the crystal. The crystal is the only way I know how to bring any of the
guys back though. Unless...I don't know. I'll find something out...You go to sleep, we have
a long day tomorrow." I told him.
Nodding Antonio closed his eyes and I listened as his breathing evened out. Listening to all
the sleeping forms of the scouts I stood up and quietly padded my way to Rei's room. Going into
her room I pulled out a box of things she had gotten from Chad.
Opening the box I found a lot of different things: dried roses, letters, charms, and a locket.
Pulling out the locket I felt as though it had a special meaning to Rei. As I examined it
I saw an engraving in the back, the engraving said, "Our love is like the fire, Love Chad."
Closing my eyes I felt a single tear roll down my cheek.
"I know its going to hurt her, but..." I said putting the lid back on the box, I left the locket
out and put the box back under where I had gotten it.
Going back to the room I slid the locket about Rei's neck, suddenly the locket clicked open and
Rei opened her eyes as a slow melody played out of it. She put her hand on the locket and I
saw as she started to cry. Sitting beside her I pulled her into a hug.
"Rei, I'm sorry I brought it to you, I just think that if you wear it, their is a chance...Next
time you see Chad. Open the locket, see what comes over him...You can hate me for it all you want..."
I said.
"I know...Thank you for trying Serena..." she said going into her room she layed down and fell
asleep.
Going over to Antonio I tapped him on the shoulder. He looked up at me with questions in his eyes.
"I know I woke you, sorry...But...did you ever give Mina a locket?" I asked quietly.
"Yes, I did...It is in the shape of a heart, and I remember when we fought it clicked open and
I stopped, thats when she hit me with the crescent beam...the locket plays a special melody for
the two of us." he said.
Nodding I told him to go back to sleep, which he did quite easily. Slipping out of the temple
I went to my house and grabbed the locket I had gotten from Darien. The star shaped locket that
had brought him back the last time he had been changed. Sliding it around my neck it clicked
open and the melody it played for just Darien and I. I couldn't help but shut the locket
quickly and slip out of the house.
On my way back to the temple I was caught by the arm by some ganger. Trying to get away I felt
the prescense of Darien. He jumped from the fence and laughed as the ganger pinned me to the
wall.
With Darien being so close the locket clicked open again and the melody played. Darien quit
laughing and stared at the locket. The look of rememberence came over his face and he slammed
the ganger away from me. Closing my eyes and taking short breaths I waited for him to grab the
locket and smash it. Nothing came.
Opening my eyes and looking into the face of Darien I saw that through his sunglasses his eyes
were flashing blue to black, then back to black completely. He grabbed me about the neck and
tried to choke me, when a bright red flame came out from nowhere and shot him away. Looking over
to my left I saw Rei, as Sailor mars standing at the ready, she must have woken up and saw that
I was gone.
Darien got up and took off, no way was he going to fight now. Running over to Rei as she went
back to her normal clothes I saw that she was still wearing the locket Chad had given her.
"Rei, the lockets! I think we each got one from our boyfriends and they each play a melody for
just the two of us. Come on. That is how we can get them back." I said.
Rei nodded and we went back to the temple. Waking up Lita and Ami we paired off, Lita and I, and
Rei and Ami. Lita and I quickly went to her apartment and got her locket, it was in the shape
of a raindrop and when she put it on it clicked open playing her and Ken's song, Rainy Day Man.
(Oh BTW, Rei's is in the shape of flames and her and Chad's song is Oh Starry Night. Mina's
locket since its in the shape of a heart the song is Nothing At All. Ami's is in the shape
of icicle, sp?, and their song is, Only a memory away. I think Serena's was My Only Love.)
When we got to the temple Ami had her locket on and was holding it close like a sheild. We
quietly talked for a while and then fell asleep not to long after getting back.
washcloth to my forehead. I heard sighs of reliefe when I opened my eyes and pushed Rei's hand
away. Looking over at the other scouts I saw Mina and Antonio holding eachother close, Antonio
looking a little grim.
"What happened?" I asked as I slowly sat up after slipping away from Rei who kept trying to hold
me down.
"Antonio remembers what happened while he was a dark knight." Ami said.
"Then he knows where the others are. Then we know where to get the others back!" I said praying
that he did.
"No, I think they might have left after you passed out, knowing that you had changed me back.
They had to of gone to another place to hide out." Antonio said.
"Then...Rei! The dark spot that was over that portion of the city, it was where the dark knights
had been. Scry for another spot. Please. I want to get everyone back." I said.
"I already tried, I couldn't find anything new. Ami is working on a layout of the city, the places
that are most populated have to be where the knights will stick to. If it is we're going in
pairs to find out." Rei said.
"Ok," standing up I went over to Ami to look at what she had so far. "Ami, you go with Rei, Mina
you and Antonio, and Lita and I will search. Ami and Rei you'll look in the north, Mina, Antonio,
your going to look in the south, Lita and I in the west. But that leaves the east. Wait. Luna
Aretimis, take Diana can search in the east. Use your communicators if you find anything at all.
And be careful. I don't know what I would do if I lost anyone of you." I said.
"We'll be careful, promise. Come on Antonio. Lets get searching." Mina said leaving to start
their search.
"Yea, we'll be careful, don't worry." said Rei as Ami and her left.
"Serena, Lita, you two be very careful. Please. And remember, if they start to attack, use
your minds and get out of the area to where it's really populated. They haven't attacked
anyone if theres others in the area." Luna said as her and the other cats left.
"Come on Lita. Lets go." I said to her as we left.
We searched the west area for what seemed like forever, not finding any sign of the guys we
started to head back to the temple when I saw Ken, Jupiter Knight. Praying Lita didn't see
him we quickly hurried back to the temple. Hearing Ken following us I pulled Lita into a
populated area where we wouldn't get attacked.
Ken ran past us and Lita saw him. She gasped and I saw a single tear fall down her cheek as
she fought not to go after him. Touching her shoulder gently I motioned for us to get to the
temple when I slammed into Greg, Mercury Knight.
Greg was wearing dark sunglasses to cover his newly black colored eyes. His hair was spiked and
made him look sinister. Hugging his body was a black muscle shirt and a pair of baggy black
pants. He looked up at me and his normal cheerful smile was sinister.
"Oh, its the sailor brats. We know what you did to Dark Venus, and we can't wait for you to try
it with the Dark Prince. Oh he has a message for you, he knows where the pink haired brat is."
Greg said looking between Lita and me.
"Then tell him this, if he touches her, he will know the true power of Sailor Moon, like he has
never felt before." I said feeling myself shake with fear for Rini.
"Yea, sure, I'll tell him. But only if you don't get to where she is quickly enough to stop
him." he said walking off.
"I can't go to her. He doesn't know, he is probably just watching us, waiting for me to rush
off to her to give away her hide out." I said looking around, sure enough, there he was.
Darien, the dark Prince, was wearing the same thing as Greg. Taking a deep breath I went over
to him and slammed my knee into him, running with Lita we booked it to the temple. Feeling
tears streak down my cheeks when we got there I saw Rei and Ami looking tireder than ever before.
"Any luck guys?" Lita asked trying to sound hopeful.
"No, but we did run into Chad. Mina and Antonio didn't find anything either. They used the
communicator a few minutes ago, and their on their way back now. Luna, Aretimis and Diana haven't
found anything, they went to use the super computer to see if anything was able to be found." Ami
said.
"Ok. We ran into a few of the guys ourselves." Lita said.
"Who?" Rei asked me.
"Greg, Ken, and...Darien." I said closing my eyes.
"What did they say, anything? Are you two ok?" Ami asked.
"Ken saw us, but we got away, Darien is probably right outside listening to us as we talk, and
Greg was saying how Darien supposedly knows where Rini is. But I know he doesn't. He has
never been there and they just want me to panic and run off to her to find out where she is."
I said.
"We're fine, just a bit upset." Lita said.
Pulling out my communicator I saw Rini's face. "Rini, what is it?" I asked.
"Any luck yet?" she asked.
"No, well...Yea...We got Venus Knight back onto our side. Are you ok? Are you behaving?"
"Yea, I'm fine...SERENA BEHIND YOU!" she shouted as did the other scouts.
Whipping around I faced Darien who was smiling so evilly I wanted to moon dust him forgetting
who he was. Bringing up my leg I kicked him away from me. Darien grabbed ahold of my leg and
slammed me onto the ground, either that or he just held my leg and I fell on my own.
I jumped to my feet and the scouts and I started towards him, he looked at how many of us there
was and took off. Feeling my legs go weak from the encounter I fell onto my knees and couldn't
help but cry. Lita kneeled besides me and hugged me close telling me it would be ok.
A while later Mina and Antonio came in. Sitting down at the table we started having a meeting,
on how to get the guys back.
Mina layed her head on Antonio's shoulder about an hour later, and he held her close as she slept.
Rei had layed her head on the table next to Ami's and they talked for a little while and then
fell asleep after crying a bit. Looking over at Lita I saw her holding the cats close as she
slept.
"Antonio, does he really know where Rini is?" I asked him quietly, we were the only two awake.
"No, he doesn't. And everytime he talked about how he was going to 'kill her' he would get this
look and have to leave the area where we all were. He would go outside and stare at the sky,
quiet like you do when we start talking about certain things. I think he knows what she is and
I don't think he wants to kill her. I don't think he really wants to kill you, but...he's under
the spell so he can't help but do and say what he does." he started. "Darien loves you two, I
don't think he would hurt either of you at all. He just can't help it. Serena, when you passed
out from bringing me back, did, you like, see anything at all?"
"Yea, I saw Neo Queen Serenity telling me that everything would be ok, but when it comes to it
all, I shouldn't use the crystal. The crystal is the only way I know how to bring any of the
guys back though. Unless...I don't know. I'll find something out...You go to sleep, we have
a long day tomorrow." I told him.
Nodding Antonio closed his eyes and I listened as his breathing evened out. Listening to all
the sleeping forms of the scouts I stood up and quietly padded my way to Rei's room. Going into
her room I pulled out a box of things she had gotten from Chad.
Opening the box I found a lot of different things: dried roses, letters, charms, and a locket.
Pulling out the locket I felt as though it had a special meaning to Rei. As I examined it
I saw an engraving in the back, the engraving said, "Our love is like the fire, Love Chad."
Closing my eyes I felt a single tear roll down my cheek.
"I know its going to hurt her, but..." I said putting the lid back on the box, I left the locket
out and put the box back under where I had gotten it.
Going back to the room I slid the locket about Rei's neck, suddenly the locket clicked open and
Rei opened her eyes as a slow melody played out of it. She put her hand on the locket and I
saw as she started to cry. Sitting beside her I pulled her into a hug.
"Rei, I'm sorry I brought it to you, I just think that if you wear it, their is a chance...Next
time you see Chad. Open the locket, see what comes over him...You can hate me for it all you want..."
I said.
"I know...Thank you for trying Serena..." she said going into her room she layed down and fell
asleep.
Going over to Antonio I tapped him on the shoulder. He looked up at me with questions in his eyes.
"I know I woke you, sorry...But...did you ever give Mina a locket?" I asked quietly.
"Yes, I did...It is in the shape of a heart, and I remember when we fought it clicked open and
I stopped, thats when she hit me with the crescent beam...the locket plays a special melody for
the two of us." he said.
Nodding I told him to go back to sleep, which he did quite easily. Slipping out of the temple
I went to my house and grabbed the locket I had gotten from Darien. The star shaped locket that
had brought him back the last time he had been changed. Sliding it around my neck it clicked
open and the melody it played for just Darien and I. I couldn't help but shut the locket
quickly and slip out of the house.
On my way back to the temple I was caught by the arm by some ganger. Trying to get away I felt
the prescense of Darien. He jumped from the fence and laughed as the ganger pinned me to the
wall.
With Darien being so close the locket clicked open again and the melody played. Darien quit
laughing and stared at the locket. The look of rememberence came over his face and he slammed
the ganger away from me. Closing my eyes and taking short breaths I waited for him to grab the
locket and smash it. Nothing came.
Opening my eyes and looking into the face of Darien I saw that through his sunglasses his eyes
were flashing blue to black, then back to black completely. He grabbed me about the neck and
tried to choke me, when a bright red flame came out from nowhere and shot him away. Looking over
to my left I saw Rei, as Sailor mars standing at the ready, she must have woken up and saw that
I was gone.
Darien got up and took off, no way was he going to fight now. Running over to Rei as she went
back to her normal clothes I saw that she was still wearing the locket Chad had given her.
"Rei, the lockets! I think we each got one from our boyfriends and they each play a melody for
just the two of us. Come on. That is how we can get them back." I said.
Rei nodded and we went back to the temple. Waking up Lita and Ami we paired off, Lita and I, and
Rei and Ami. Lita and I quickly went to her apartment and got her locket, it was in the shape
of a raindrop and when she put it on it clicked open playing her and Ken's song, Rainy Day Man.
(Oh BTW, Rei's is in the shape of flames and her and Chad's song is Oh Starry Night. Mina's
locket since its in the shape of a heart the song is Nothing At All. Ami's is in the shape
of icicle, sp?, and their song is, Only a memory away. I think Serena's was My Only Love.)
When we got to the temple Ami had her locket on and was holding it close like a sheild. We
quietly talked for a while and then fell asleep not to long after getting back.