Us
by Phantasy Star
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Chapter Seven
"Serena, are you all right!?"
Serena looked up to find Darien staring down at her, "Yeah... I'm okay."
Beside her, Raye groaned and got up.
"What's going on?" the angry priestess demanded, "They already took my heart
crystal once. Why are they after me again?"
Serena shook her head, "That's really strange. Maybe they just don't like you."
"Shut up, Serena," Raye spat.
Darien sighed, "Well, glad you guys are all right."
Just then, Serena's communicator beeped.
With hands still trembling a little, she picked it up and turned it on.
"Hey Amy."
"Serena, something strange is going on," her blue-haired friend said, "We need
an emergency meeting at the temple right away."
As the two girls got up to leave, Serena turned around to face Darien.
"Maybe you should come too, Tuxedo Mask."
* * *
"Serena, there were three attacks today."
"What!?" Serena said, surprised, "_Three_ heart snatchers?"
Luna nodded, "Mina and Lita took care of the other two."
"Speaking of which..." Serena began, "Where _are_ Mina and Lita? You did call
them, didn't you?"
"I did..." Amy said, "I wonder what's keeping them."
Artemis ran into the room to interupt them, "Three more attacks. One at the
hospital, another at the playhouse, and one more downtown."
The girls gasped in surprise.
"We need to split up," Darien spoke up.
"You're right," Serena said, "Um... I'll head to the hospital, Darien and Amy
for the playhouse, and Raye go downtown, okay?"
Amy was about to protest when Serena gave her a decisive look, "Let's go."
* * *
Sailor Moon arrived at Tokyo Hospital to find the outside in ruins. The gardens
had been completely destroyed, and the building itself seemed deserted.
She took a deep breath and walked through the parking lot.
Focus, Serena, she told herself, no time to get scared...
Walking through the glass doors, she quickly looked around to make sure there
were no scary monsters out to get her.
"Looking for me?" a voice snarled.
Serena cried out in alarm at the heart snatcher standing directly in front of
her, resembling a giant needle. It's lips were turned up in a smug smirk.
"Moon... tiara... magic!" she shouted.
Her tiara hit the monster in the chest, and it fell backwards.
"Ha!" she said, taking out her wand, "Time to send you back to the... the..."
She stopped talking when she saw the lifeless figure lying on the floor behind
the heart snatcher.
Ryan...?
Yes, it was him.
And his dark blue heart crystal was beside him.
But...
It was shattered.
* * *
"What the heck is going on!?" Tuxedo Mask said angrily as he took out the monster
with a cane, "_Two_ monsters at once?"
Sailor Mercury frowned, "Something is definitely wrong..."
"Hey, Sailor Mercury," Darien said, "I'm going to find Sailor Moon, you go help
Mars, okay?"
Sailor Mercury nodded.
* * *
Ryan...
Serena fell on her knees and stared at the crystal dust in front of her.
No, not Ryan!
There... there had to be a way to save him. Without his heart crystal.
There had to be!
She didn't notice that the heart snatcher had stood up behind her and was
standing only a few feet behind her, grinning.
Just then, a rose flew through the air and struck the monster at the back.
Tuxedo Mask landed between the monster and Sailor Moon, and used his cane to
destroy the heart snatcher.
The monster screamed as it turned into dust.
"Whew..." Tuxedo Mask said, "Serena, you've got to be more careful."
He turned around and saw Serena crying, still staring at the body on the floor.
He suddenly recognized who he was, and he saw the pieces of heart crystal that
laid beside the body.
"Oh no..." Tuexdo Mask whispered.
"Ryan..." Serena cried softly.
Tuxedo Mask changed himself back to Darien and got down beside Serena.
"Don't look," Darien said and pulled Sailor Moon close to him.
"Ryan's... gone..." Serena said.
"Sh," Darien said, holding her closer to him, "It's okay... It's okay..."
* * *
"Mars... Celestial... Fireball... Surround!"
Sailor Mars sighed in relief.
"Well, that took care of that..." she said.
She turned around and found herself face to face with the eighth sailor scout,
Sailor Pluto.
"Sailor Mars..."
"Sailor Pluto, what are you doing here?" Mars asked.
"I'm afraid I've come to bring bad news," the time keeper said, "The pure hearts
of Sailor Neptune and Uranus have been taken."
"What?" Mars whispered, "You mean, they had the pure hearts all along?"
"Yes..."
"But now... Oh no! Does that mean...?"
Sailor Pluto nodded gravely, "Yes...
"The Silence is coming."
by Phantasy Star
--------------------
Chapter Seven
"Serena, are you all right!?"
Serena looked up to find Darien staring down at her, "Yeah... I'm okay."
Beside her, Raye groaned and got up.
"What's going on?" the angry priestess demanded, "They already took my heart
crystal once. Why are they after me again?"
Serena shook her head, "That's really strange. Maybe they just don't like you."
"Shut up, Serena," Raye spat.
Darien sighed, "Well, glad you guys are all right."
Just then, Serena's communicator beeped.
With hands still trembling a little, she picked it up and turned it on.
"Hey Amy."
"Serena, something strange is going on," her blue-haired friend said, "We need
an emergency meeting at the temple right away."
As the two girls got up to leave, Serena turned around to face Darien.
"Maybe you should come too, Tuxedo Mask."
* * *
"Serena, there were three attacks today."
"What!?" Serena said, surprised, "_Three_ heart snatchers?"
Luna nodded, "Mina and Lita took care of the other two."
"Speaking of which..." Serena began, "Where _are_ Mina and Lita? You did call
them, didn't you?"
"I did..." Amy said, "I wonder what's keeping them."
Artemis ran into the room to interupt them, "Three more attacks. One at the
hospital, another at the playhouse, and one more downtown."
The girls gasped in surprise.
"We need to split up," Darien spoke up.
"You're right," Serena said, "Um... I'll head to the hospital, Darien and Amy
for the playhouse, and Raye go downtown, okay?"
Amy was about to protest when Serena gave her a decisive look, "Let's go."
* * *
Sailor Moon arrived at Tokyo Hospital to find the outside in ruins. The gardens
had been completely destroyed, and the building itself seemed deserted.
She took a deep breath and walked through the parking lot.
Focus, Serena, she told herself, no time to get scared...
Walking through the glass doors, she quickly looked around to make sure there
were no scary monsters out to get her.
"Looking for me?" a voice snarled.
Serena cried out in alarm at the heart snatcher standing directly in front of
her, resembling a giant needle. It's lips were turned up in a smug smirk.
"Moon... tiara... magic!" she shouted.
Her tiara hit the monster in the chest, and it fell backwards.
"Ha!" she said, taking out her wand, "Time to send you back to the... the..."
She stopped talking when she saw the lifeless figure lying on the floor behind
the heart snatcher.
Ryan...?
Yes, it was him.
And his dark blue heart crystal was beside him.
But...
It was shattered.
* * *
"What the heck is going on!?" Tuxedo Mask said angrily as he took out the monster
with a cane, "_Two_ monsters at once?"
Sailor Mercury frowned, "Something is definitely wrong..."
"Hey, Sailor Mercury," Darien said, "I'm going to find Sailor Moon, you go help
Mars, okay?"
Sailor Mercury nodded.
* * *
Ryan...
Serena fell on her knees and stared at the crystal dust in front of her.
No, not Ryan!
There... there had to be a way to save him. Without his heart crystal.
There had to be!
She didn't notice that the heart snatcher had stood up behind her and was
standing only a few feet behind her, grinning.
Just then, a rose flew through the air and struck the monster at the back.
Tuxedo Mask landed between the monster and Sailor Moon, and used his cane to
destroy the heart snatcher.
The monster screamed as it turned into dust.
"Whew..." Tuxedo Mask said, "Serena, you've got to be more careful."
He turned around and saw Serena crying, still staring at the body on the floor.
He suddenly recognized who he was, and he saw the pieces of heart crystal that
laid beside the body.
"Oh no..." Tuexdo Mask whispered.
"Ryan..." Serena cried softly.
Tuxedo Mask changed himself back to Darien and got down beside Serena.
"Don't look," Darien said and pulled Sailor Moon close to him.
"Ryan's... gone..." Serena said.
"Sh," Darien said, holding her closer to him, "It's okay... It's okay..."
* * *
"Mars... Celestial... Fireball... Surround!"
Sailor Mars sighed in relief.
"Well, that took care of that..." she said.
She turned around and found herself face to face with the eighth sailor scout,
Sailor Pluto.
"Sailor Mars..."
"Sailor Pluto, what are you doing here?" Mars asked.
"I'm afraid I've come to bring bad news," the time keeper said, "The pure hearts
of Sailor Neptune and Uranus have been taken."
"What?" Mars whispered, "You mean, they had the pure hearts all along?"
"Yes..."
"But now... Oh no! Does that mean...?"
Sailor Pluto nodded gravely, "Yes...
"The Silence is coming."
