Umm … well … enjoy. o___O;
Disclaimer: Still working on the process of owning it … but for now … it doesn't belong to me
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The pain struck straight through him as he tried to stand up.
"Stay down, Malachite!" Serena increased the amount of pain on him wanting so much to erase the pain that burned inside of her. Hatred shone in her eyes as she watched four important men be tortured. Should she kill them or let them live?
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Selenity woke up, frightened. The building was shaking and she could hear people screaming. "Mally? Uncle Jed? Zap? Nep?" Gripping the sheets closer to her, she started to cry. Then, she heard a woman say Stay down, Malachite. It was the same voice as the woman that had hurt her last night. Gathering up the sheets, she wrapped them around her body and slowly climbed out of the large bed. Reaching the floor, she couldn't keep her balance because of the shaking. Falling down onto her rear end, she cried out in pain dropping the blanket. Sniffling, she did something she had not done in a long time … crawl. She vaguely noticed that her door was shining and stood up long enough to open it. Falling back onto her hands and knees, she listened for the screams. It was in Mally's room. Crawling as fast as she could, she reached the door and cried out at the silver light that engulfed it. Taking a deep breath, she reached up and opened it, making it swing across the room.
There lay her uncles on the floor, screaming and crying. Mally and Jed were surrounded by a red light while the other two were surrounded by a blue light. Not knowing what to do, she ran across the room, wobbling as the ground shook. She ran to the lady, gripping onto the woman's floating skirt. She didn't notice the woman was flying. "Stop! No hurt them!" Tears dripped down her face as the woman looked down swiftly ready to attack. She closed her eyes.
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Serena's heart cried out as she prepared to throw whomever it was across the room. Only a fraction of second from hitting the person did she realize it was her daughter. Her eyes were closed and tears streamed down her tiny face, miniature hands unknowingly gripping her mother's skirt. As quickly as it had started, the power died down, silence filling the room. The shallow breathing of the men echoed threw the room, as they lie, staring at the two silver-haired girls.
"…Serenity…"
The girl opened her eyes and backed away as Serena bent down to pick her up. Fear entered her blue orbs and tears streamed as if infinite. Lilac orbs widened as she recognized the terror in the tiny child's directed towards her. She gently floated back down onto the floor, watching as the child ran towards Michael and Jadeite, then to Nehplite and Zoisite.
Malachite gripped the child in his arms, close to passing out from the amount of pain they had just endured. His heart had dropped when he saw Serena prepare to hit Serenity. He wanted to say something, comfort the child, but couldn't, the pain have been too much.
Serena watched as the child cried and lamented over the four men who had betrayed her. Pain struck through her as she realized that the child loved them. She didn't even know who her mother was. "…Serenity."
"You're a mean lady!" The three-year-old girl swiveled around, glaring at the woman. "Why you hurt them?!"
She was speechless as she stared into the furious eyes of her own daughter. Was it possible for a child to hate? About to step forward, she winced as the child cuddled closely into Michael's arms. "Please, Serenity …" She didn't recognize the desperate tone in her voice, but she didn't care. All she wanted to do was hold her daughter as she had once done before … to count her tiny fingers and toes, to feel her heartbeat. All the child did was back away from Serena, whimpering in fear. Lowering her head, Serena's shoulders sagged. "I guess even if I did kill you … you would still cause me pain. If I killed you … Serenity would grow up hating me for killing you. No matter what I do … you win in the end." Looking up, she pressed her lips together, her eyes an empty purple. "…Always in the end … no matter how much I fight … you win in the end …" She turned and walked slowly over to the door, her heart squeezing with a heartache that was strong enough to kill her.
"…Serena…" Jed croaked out the name, wanting with all his heart for her to stay … to forgive them all those months they had locked her up in the lab. Half-drugged, she had been helpless to everything and had almost gone insane. During the experiments on her brain and abilities, she had fought and screamed out for help … she had screamed out their names to rescue her.
"What Jed?" Her voice was so quiet, so pain filled that tears stung Serenity's eyes.
"…Stay…"
"I almost hurt Serenity. If I stay, I will end up killing you. Do not doubt that I hate you for I do hate you. I hate you with all my heart, but Serenity loves you and the others. I don't know what to do anymore … you've taken the most important person from me, Jed. She hates me and loves you. How can I compete with that?" Turning her head, she swallowed and closed her eyes, allowing a single tear to trail down her porcelain face.
" …Mother…" Michael raised his head, looking over the child's head. It hurt to move and speak, but he was convinced to make amends for what he had done … even if it took a lifetime.
"Mother? Yes, I'm her mother, Michael. Does she know what a mother is?"
The question hung in the air, soaking up all the pain and spewing it out tenfold. "…no…"
"I'm tired, you guys. Very tired. I ran from you three years ago, thinking that my child was dead and that I had nothing left to do. The Tsukino's freed me from my father's lab, only to imprison me in a world where I was someone else. Where I was their dead daughter. My very being is tired and I just want to sleep … forever." She stretched out a hand and placed it against the wall, watching as it curled into a fist. "But I'm not even allowed that luxury. I have a destiny that I must follow to protect this world … to protect Serenity."
"…Sailor Moon…"
"How'd you know, Nephlite? Did you read the stars like your counterpart Nephrite? He's my enemy you know, but he's never caused me as much pain as you."
Their faces shifted into a confused expression, wondering what the girl was talking about. They had watched the girl for two weeks before arriving in Tokyo. It was by chance that one of their spies had spotted Serena transform into Tokyo's heroine and needless to say that they have been surprised when they found out.
"…Counter-part…?" Zoisite frowned and moaned against the pain that threatened to break him.
Turning, she sighed and brushed her hair out of her face. "When I attacked you, I also caught a glimpse of your souls. They were the counter-part of my enemies: Kunzite, Jadeite, Nephrite, and Zoisite. Somehow, you are parts of the same soul, but share different bodies. That would explain the likeness I saw between you guys. If I kill those four generals, I don't know what would happen to you, but I'm hoping that it would be painful."
Serenity stepped out of Mally's arms and watched the woman, frownining at the tears that adorned her face. The lady was pretty and her uncles seemed to like her, but why did she hurt them? "If you no hurt my uncles, you can play wit' me." Her request was an innocent whisper that shattered through the morbid atmosphere. "I like saiwer moon."
Serena's head shot up, tears filling her eyes. "I like Sailor Moon too." Could she stop herself from hurting the "uncles"? For her daughter, she would do anything. "I won't hurt your uncles." The innocence of a child always surprised her. The girl had just watched her try and murder the men that was most important in her life, yet now she was making friends with her.
"Pwomise?"
"I promise. Look, I'll even help them." Raising her hand, Serena shot out four silver beams that hit the men. The light engulfed the four, healing them. An almost desperate look entered her eyes as the light died away, giving the small child a chance to see her uncles back in health. The four stood up, checking themselves all over, their eyes wide. "See?"
"Okay! Let's go play!" Running over to Serena, Serenity grabbed her hand and pulled her into her playroom. All the seventeen year old could do was laugh, tears of joy running down her face. For a moment, she could forget about the pain that she had to endure for three years and forget about being Sailor moon. Right now, she was Serena Thompson playing with her daughter. Later on that day, she would have to discuss with the "uncles" what they were going to do but for now … she was going to be with her daughter.
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Umm … that's all. I have writer's block so it's going to be awhile before the next come out. Sorry for the late posts. ;____;