Author: ~*SerenityMoon*~
Title: Z Moon Senshi
Chapter 11
I thank all of you who took their precious valuable time to review. Gomen this is so LATE!!!! I've got school work, school, school, and more school. Not to mention a social life. Friend problems, boyfriend problems, so on and so fourth. And much writers block. -_- Plus my Internet has been down for MORE than a month!
DISCLAIMER
I don't own anything, I am once again what I consider, Flat Broke.
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LAST TIME
'How do I do this?', he questioned himself, clutching a pale Serenity tightly. He activated the golden crystal and, his ki burst out of him. Once again he fed Serenity power. Her silver ki burst from her, dancing happily. He brought his lips down to hers, and fed her energy that way. It was quicker closer. Suddenly Serenity felt Trunks' energy coursing through her veins. And his lips on hers. And her in his arms. And then she remembered. Trunks pulled away, and Serenity's eyes snapped open. "Jedite. He's here to finish his job.", Serenity whispered into Trunks' chest. "What job?", Trunks asked confused. "His job to destroy me.", Serenity whispered her throat constricting. She turned her blue eyes towards Trunks' face, as she watched emotions flicker across his face. "Kami. Iie. I won't let him touch you. Aishiteru to much.", Trunks whispered back to her.
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*~SAILOR MOON DIMENSION~*
"Do you think Ami is all right?", Makoto asked Minako over the phone.
"I'm sure she'll be fine.", Minako replied half-heartedly.
Ami had taken the disappearance of Usagi the hardest, except for maybe Rei.
"I just hope we find her soon.", Makoto continued stirring the cake batter with a vengeance.
The Senshi really hadn't meant what they had said to their leader, and friend. They had been tired, battered, and bruised beyond belief, they didn't want to listen to reason.
"Whoa, hold on Mako-chan, I've got a beep.", Minako stated suddenly.
She clicked the flash button, then stated, "Moishi Moishi, Aino Minako speaking."
"I've been trying to call you on your communicator's all DAY!", Rei ranted on the line.
" Um why were you trying to get to us?", Minako stated nervously, trying to change the subject in her favor.
"Just get the others and get to the temple!", Rei screamed slamming the phone down, her left eye twitching.
Without another word, Minako switched back to Makoto who was putting the cake batter in the fridge to bake tomorrow.
"Mako we're needed over at the temple, I'll call Ami, you just head over.", Minako told her friend seriously.
"Sure, see ya there.", Makoto replied putting down the phone and making sure that all her appliances were turned off.
Makoto slipped on her forest green ankle boots, with a dark brown jacket, grabbed her car keys and raced out the door.
"Moishi Moishi?", came the drowsy voice of Ami Mizuno over the line.
"Ames, get ready there's an emergency meeting at the temple, I'll pick you up in ten minutes.", Minako rambled on hopping on one foot to get her other shoe on.
"I'll be waiting at the door, Ja ne.", Ami replied hanging up the phone with a sigh. Her head dropped down on the pillow once more, before she pulled herself out of bed.
'Oh, Usagi-chan, What have we done? Where ever you are, I hope you know, we're sorry.', Ami thought forcefully to herself. She wanted her friend back, was that all to much to ask?
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ON THE ROOF OF C.C. ( A week after the school incident.)
'Will we be so lucky as to win this time?', Serenity wondered to herself as she stared at the moon that was never full.
They had won by pure luck the time before, and sometimes the luck runs out.
'What am I to do? I can't put them in danger. I won't.', Serenity thought fervently to herself, twining her loose hair around a finger.
After they had gotten back to Haruka's class in school, they had been questioned mercilessly. They just explained that Serenity had a flashback, and it had knocked the wind out of her. It was an outright lie, but the others didn't need to know just yet. They knew very well Haruka didn't buy it, nor did the Lights, but they accepted it. Haruka would just press her for information later, and that was exactly why she was on the roof with her ki shielded. After school they had went back to C.C. and later still they went out to dinner with the Lights. They explained everything. From the Neo-Sailor Mercury to the bonding situation. Then they went on to explain the faction of Mamoru-baka and the Inner Senshi.
A week had passed since then, a long boring week. There had been no youma's, nothing unordinary, just normality. She remembered how she used to long for normality in her life, but now abnormality was a constant in her life, making the normal seem abnormal, and abnormal seem normal. The Lights, Kakyuu, and Galaxia had been ordered to stay at C.C. by Bulma. By fear of Mercury's wrath the Lights had quickly agreed, followed by the other two princess'.
Another thought suddenly plagued her already troubled heart. What of Naru? What of her parents? Her brother? She would have to ask Pluto if they were all right. She missed Naru greatly, but if she hung around the happy red head too much it could possibly get her killed. Her family was in the same situation as Naru. If she stayed there for a length of time it would find her and eventually kill the one's she loved just get to her. It would be able to find her in a matter of months in that dimension because it had already attacked there, and some of it's energy still resided there. Here in the dimension she was in now, made it so that Chaos could never directly find her because of the fact that it had never attacked there before. Thus she wasn't as worried now.
"Selene?", questioned a soft melodic voice from behind her.
She jumped and flinched.
"Galaxy.", Serenity replied recognizing the voice of Galaxia.
"Are you troubled princess?", Galaxia asked, floating down next to her.
"More than you'll ever know.", Serenity replied looking at the Moon with great interest.
"If you wish to talk I'll be here.", Galaxia replied leaning back upon the roof.
Serenity considered her offer greatly. Maybe it would do her good to talk about them.
The Inner Senshi were her greatest problem at the moment. She didn't want to face them, she didn't want to see them. They had betrayed her and that was final. Never once did they think that their words actually hurt her. They believed she was an airhead immune to anything, too scatter brained to pick up the insults. She heard all the unkind words, she felt the pain they caused. They were supposed to be her FRIENDS.
'Friends don't do that to each other', Serenity thought as her eyes unconsciously hardened.
Suddenly she was aware of a soft song. The light soft melody was the song of the galaxy, she realized. She turned and looked at Galaxia who was peacefully singing staring at the sky. Galaixa always had a beautiful voice, it made that of a sirens sound bad.
"Sing with me Selene-hime, your voice is equal if not better than mine. Singing can sometimes express feelings that words can not.", Galaxia told her sitting up.
Instead of her royal dress she wore a white lab coat with a red turtle neck under it, and black slacks.
"Galaxy-chan, you know I can't sing.", Serenity replied as a red hue appeared on her cheeks.
"Hai, you can just listen to your heart.", Galaxia replied picking up the song once more.
Serenity shrugged and decided to give it a try. If she sounded horrible, she'd stop. When she started singing it came out out unsteady, and unsure. The song had no words but there were many different parts to it. Galaxia sang in the Galaxy's behalf, while Serenity sang in the Moon's behalf. Surprisingly their voices mingled together producing a harmony that no music artist could possibly hope to explain.
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IN THE BACK YARD
"Goten, do you hear that?", Chibi-Trunks asked his friend, while Shiro trotted behind him.
"Iie, I don't hear anything. Throw the ball!", Goten replied hurriedly wanting to continue the game.
"Iie, I know I hear something.", Chibi-Trunks replied going to his Kassan who was talking with Haruka,18, Kakyuu, and the Lights.
Shiro followed precariously taking the long way around the fighters.
"Kassan, Kassan!", Chibi-Trunks called racing towards her avoiding his sparring father.
Goku and Vegeta were sparring lightly, while Kuririn and ChiChi urged Goku on.
Gohan, Trunks, and Hotaru sat on the stone ledge talking quietly.
"Hey do you guys hear music?", Trunks asked suddenly looking at the sky.
"Iie, I don't.", Gohan responded while Hotaru nodded her head.
"Do you know what it is?", Trunks asked Hotaru wanting to know what created the hauntingly beautiful melody.
"Hai, it's a Senshi song. Unless a non-senshi is almost right on top of the people singing it, they can't hear it. You must be able to hear it because Bulma is Mercury.", she continued jumping off the ledge.
"Follow?", Gohan asked Trunks eyebrow raised.
"Follow.", Trunks replied as Hotaru made her way to Haruka.
"Hai, sweetie? What is it?", Bulma asked him bending down to his level.
"Do you hear it Kassan? It's music!", Chibi-Trunks exclaimed listening closely.
"Iie, I don't hear anythi---", Bulma started then listened.
"Wait, hai, I do hear music.", Bulma replied listening closely.
"Hey, Haruka-chan do you hear that?", Bulma asked standing up.
Haruka cocked her head to the side, and listened then she smiled and nodded.
"I'm surprised you noticed it, being a new Senshi and all.", Seiya stated a smirk on his face.
"I didn't notice it, Chibi-Trunks did.", Bulma replied pointing at her son, completely missing his insult.
"Hmmm....... He must still have Serenity's energy in him.", Kakyuu mused having heard the story.
"Or it might be because his Kassan is Sailor Mercury.", Taiki mused aloud.
"That was my first thought, when Trunks said he heard it.", Hotaru interrupted from next to Yaten.
"Why don't we go check it out, already.", Taiki suggested floating as a soft blue glow surrounded him.
"Let's go.", Trunks suggested from Chibi-Trunks side.
The group flew towards the sound which was increasingly getting louder as they got closer.
ON THE ROOF
Galaxia and Serenity now sat up next to each other, hair playing in an nonexistent wind.
'Galaxia was right.', Serenity mused.
She did feel slightly better as she sang her heart out. Suddenly they were aware of a slightly deeper voice joining them. They both glanced over as Haruka sat down next to Serenity, and Hotaru soon joined her. Kakyuu soon followed sitting next to Galaxia singing her own melody. The three new voices that had joined, gave the song a warmer feeling, as if the notes had been lonely before, but now were together. With a slight smile Seiya sat down his back leaning against Serenity's as his baritone voice joined it. Taiki, and Yaten sat on either side of their brother and their slightly higher voices joined in from time to time. Chibi-Trunks giggled impishly as he hopped around Haruka and plopped in Serenity's lap. Startled Serenity's piece in the song stopped for a minute until Serenity smiled and wrapped her arms around Chibi-Trunks rocking slowly back and fourth. The sound became happier still, as more people continued to join. Bulma sat down next to Taiki, but didn't sing until she was elbowed by him with a wink.
Trunks sat down where he was, next to Gohan, and smiled slightly. Of course he could have sang, but chose not to. He chose to watch silently as a small smile played across his lips. He closed his eyes and ended up caught up in the melody. It seemed as if he could almost feel the sorrow in some parts and the joy in others. As the song died down only Serenity's voice was left. Alone and sad it sounded as she continued on with the song. With a lingering note her voice faded away and Trunks' eyes snapped open.
"The beginning of a Kingdom.", Hotaru and Haruka stated seriously in unison
"The rise of a Kingdom.", Kakyuu and Bulma stated in unison, Bulma not knowing where the words had come from.
"The flourish of a Kingdom.", the three lights stated together.
" The fall of a Kingdom.", Galaxia continued alone looking at Serenity.
"The end of the Kingdom.", Serenity whispered closing her eyes tightly.
"That felt wonderful to sing that again.", Hotaru murmured leaning against Haruka.
"I agree firefly, I agree,", Haruka replied hugging her adopted daughter.
"What was that song called?", Chibi-Trunks asked looking up at Serenity.
"The song of the Universe.", Serenity replied glancing at her watch.
"Hey you, it is way past your bedtime.", she continued standing up with Bulma.
" G' night, Tenshi.", Chibi-Trunks muttered sleepily taking his Kassan's hand and floating slowly off the roof.
"So, Koneko, what we going to do?", Haruka asked softly breaking the silence.
"I don't know. We don't have a chance in Hell without the Inner Senshi though.", Serenity replied leaning against Seiya, and looking at the stars.
"Why do we need the Inner Senshi?", Taiki asked from behind her.
"There's this thing called Planetary Power. Without the Inner Senshi here, we don't have enough planetary power to destroy chaos.", Hotaru supplied, cuddling against Haruka because of the cold night air.
"We do have one advantage however.", Serenity stated raising her hand to the sky.
Moonbeams collected in her hand forming a long sword, which soon solidified into a stone. The Senshi jumped away from Serenity when they recognized the sword.
"W-Where did you g-get that?", Yaten demanded stumbling on his words at the mere sight of it.
"Birthday present from Kassan when I turned 16.", Serenity replied, dropping the sword on the roof.
The senshi jumped away from where it landed, and stayed wary of it.
"Humph, I don't see what the big deal is, it's just a hunk of rock.", came Vegeta's voice from behind them.
"Veggie-kun, this hunk of rock could kill you, even if it only grazed your skin. It's the sword of Artemis.", Serenity corrected holding her hand out to the sword.
It flew back into her hands, and Serenity eyed it's sharp tip.
"It's hard to believe I was killed with this thing.", She muttered darkly as her mind flashed between scenes of it covered covered in her own blood, back to it's now stain less self.
"That's a dark sword?", Gohan questioned confused.
"In a way ......... it depends on the intentions of the user.", Serenity replied reaching her arm back, and throwing the sword back towards the moon.
Almost as soon as it left Serenity's grasp it turned into moonlight, and flew back towards the Moon, where it belonged.
"You know, I for one am ready to turn in.", Taiki yawned standing up.
Vegeta merely grunted and flew off towards his bedroom, waiting for Bulma. "Hey, Taiki don't leave without us, I'm not getting lost.", Seiya exclaimed standing up.
He gave a long look to Serenity, then turned to follow his brothers, realizing Serenity was lost in her own little world.
"Goten, Gohan, it's time for bed!", came ChiChi's voice from the strong arms of Goku.
"But K--", Goten started whining pitifully.
"No, but's Chibi-Trunks is probably already in bed, now get moving!", ChiChi reprimanded loudly to Goten.
Gohan had already retreated the second her heard the word bed, it wasn't good to cross his mother, he learned that long ago.
"I think I agree with ChiChi, it's past your bed time Hotaru.", Haruka started helping Hotaru up.
"How come Sere-mama doesn't have a bed time?", Hotaru complained.
"Because she's older than you. Even if I set one she wouldn't listen to me anyway. You ,however, are legally my daughter, thus my word is law.",Haruka explained as they floated off the roof at a lagging pace.
"That's still not fair, she's not that much older than me.", Hotaru was heard faintly protesting.
" You know what really wouldn't be fair? If I restricted you from training for a month.", came Haruka's sly reply. Some could almost picture Haruka smirking as she said this.
"Oh, hmmm look at the time ....... time for bed!", came Hotaru's reply hastily as the sound of a shutting door was heard.
Kuririn and 18, said their good nights along with ChiChi and Goku, still no response from the entranced princess was heard.
Kakyuu and Galaxia both stood up at the same time, and gingerly placed a hand of each of Serenity's shoulders.
The girl jerked around wide eyed, startled, then her harsh look melted into that of a small smile.
Kakyuu smiled in return, lending the hime her support without words.
She then turned around and teleported off the roof in a swirl of cherry blossoms.
"You don't have to take Chaos on alone. Don't repeat my mistake, we will always be here for you, remember that.", Galaxia stated with a small smile.
Serenity enveloped her in a grateful hug, and soon whispered," Arigatou."
"Anytime, hime, Anytime.", Galaxia replied a small smile of her face as she teleported away in a small controlled flash of red tinted gold light.
Serenity dropped to her knees and soon was sitting all the way down, her knees drawn up to her chest. She buried her face in her arms and fought back the incoming onslaught of tears, she knew was coming. 'Why must this happen to all these innocent people?', she thought as one crystalline tear dripped down her face. It dripped off her arm and onto the roof, where unnoticed to her a silver rose grew. Another dropped and another rose grew, floating in a sea of perfection. Not a single petal drooped, nor did a leaf look withered. She looked up her long hair spilling down her back, and stared hard at the moon. It shined with a dim glow almost mirroring it's hime's current state. As she looked down again she noticed the roses on the roof, that seemingly grew straight out of the roof. She plucked the two roses and wiped the remaining water out of her eyes. As one of the drops of tears fell from her finger to the ground, another rose grew in it's place. It was then watching that rose bloom under the moon, that Serenity realized what had happened. She plucked the other one and quickly threw them off the roof. Those roses were born of her own sorrow, born from her own tears.
Trunks watched sadly as he felt his koibito's emotions flow heavily through their bond. He knew she needed her space, but it was so hard, so very hard, not to run up to her and kiss all her tears away. His heart broke as he watched her throw the roses off the off the roof with a scowl upon her face. A scowl that didn't belong there. As she buried her face in her arms once more, Trunks couldn't ignore the need to comfort her any longer. He quietly floated over to her her and wrapped his arms around her tiny waist.
"NO!", Serenity screamed as flash of ebony hair, and stormy midnight blue eyes, flashing into her vision.
She jerked away into the air before he could utter a sound, and without realizing it got into a fighting position, and began powering up straight to SSJ.
"Serenity, it's only me.", Trunks called worriedly flying into her vision.
Her power level dropped dramatically, and her harsh glare melted away into frightened child like eyes.
"Good Kami, Trunks don't do that to me.", Serenity whispered hoarsely, flying into his welcoming arms.
"What did you think I was?", Trunks asked softly kissing her forehead as he tightening his arms protectively around her.
"I thought you were someone .......... else.", came her slow reply as her body slowly relaxed into his warmth and comfort.
"Who?", he persisted, his heart paining once more that someone should frighten her so.
"No one important.", she replied, burying her face into his chest, and clutching the sides of his jacket.
"It was obviously someone that you don't care for much, and thus it's important.", he reasoned, as he slowly lowered themselves back onto the roof.
It wouldn't be a good thing for Vegeta or Haruka to take a peek out the window, and see them in an embrace.
"It was nothing.", she replied wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Don't lie to me, all I ask of you, is that you don't lie to me.", Trunks stated sitting down and resting his chin atop her head.
"Endymion.", she stated softly almost inaudible, even with his Say-jin hearing.
Trunks eyes widened as he felt the pain at the one word course through Serenity. Her pain was so strong he felt it as if it were his own.
"Why, Why would think I was him?", Trunks asked slightly astonished that she could confuse the two.
'Maybe she cared for him more than she let's on.', he mused in his head, a deep scowl on his face.
His features looked extremely darkened and deadly when his face took on attributes like those of his fathers. When he received no answer his scowl deepened even more, if possible. He then teleported into Serenity's room, and flicked down her covers, and placed her gently in the bed.
"Trunks?", Serenity questioned feeling their bond close off slightly.
He ignored her question and pulled the covers up and kissed her on her forehead quickly. He stared at her with an unexplainable smoldering gaze, and then he stalked straight through the wall to his own room.
"I'm sorry.", she whispered as the bond closed nearly all the way. All she could feel was intense anger from him, and she knew why. She hadn't explained to him why she had thought he was Endymion. She also knew no matter how much she wanted to apologize, it would do no good tonight. She curled up in a ball on the large bed, and stared at the wall, feeling as if her own heart had been ripped out, the minute he stalked through the wall.
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IN BULMA'S ROOM
Bulma stared at the ceiling blankly, breathing in the musky scent that Vegeta always had about him. She could feel something disturbing Serenity greatly, and somehow, due to motherly instinct, knew it had something to due with her son. She was already slightly worried that she was catching the flu bug, she had thrown up three times that day. Twice the day before. She realized she wasn't going to receive any sleep until she checked on her soon to be daughter-in-law. With great protest and a grunt from Vegeta, who still slept soundly, she pried herself from his arms, and made her way out towards the elevator. She tiptoed down the hall, careful not to wake Chibi-Trunks. Sometimes she thought he had better hearing than his father did. Ten minutes later she reached the elevator, and in another minute she stepped off the metal box, tightening her thin robe around herself. There was something about wandering her home at night that gave her the creeps.
She saw a door creep open to her right and quickly froze. She thawed out as she saw another door open further down the hall, and realized it was Haruka and Hotaru.
"Haruka, Hotaru!", she hissed only loud enough to gain their attention.
"Bulma?", Haruka hissed back slightly surprised.
The trio of people met up in the hall and tiptoed as quietly as possible past Trunks' door. He was an even lighter sleeper than his younger counterpart.
"You felt it too?", Hotaru whispered as they approached Serenity's door.
Bulma nodded in the dim light, as Haruka opened Serenity's door.
"I'm surprised she doesn't have it locked, she usually does.", Haruka mused aloud as she slipped into the room.
Walking through the pitch blackness of the room, Haruka stubbed her foot on an end table. A stream of curses flew from her mouth, and Bulma accidentally ran into Hotaru who ran into Haruka who knocked over the table, who in turn tripped over the phone cord, and fell taking down the other two women with her.
"If she wasn't awake before she is now.", Bulma muttered to Haruka, blowing a piece of hair out of her face.
"Good, Kami Hotaru get off my leg.", she continued trying to pull her limb out from under the girl.
"I would if SOMEONE would get off my leg.", Hotaru shot back.
"All right slowly, on the count of three, every one pull your self designated limbs towards yourself got it?", Haruka stated, being the voice of reason.
"1,2 ....3!", Haruka called pulling her respective limbs towards herself.
To her utmost surprise it worked, and as they were standing up the lamp near the bed flicked on.
"That was the most entertaining thing I've seen all week.", Serenity stated with a smile pasted on her face.
Her cold eyes, eyes which should have been sparkling with some kind of life, were dead. It was as if she was a puppet smiling only because the puppeteer made her.
"Koneko are you all right?", Haruka asked noting the dead look in the hime's eyes.
"I'm fine, why do you ask Haruka.", Serenity replied with a mechanical happiness, that made her voice sound hollow and distant.
"No reason.", Haruka replied sitting on the end of the bed. Hotaru followed Haruka's example except she hopped into bed next to Serenity, and dove under the covers.
"Hotaru?", Serenity questioned a spark of life showing in her eyes.
"It's cold.", came Hotaru's muffled voice as she popped her head out from under the covers.
"Well, feel free to wear slippers and a robe next time, you three decide to come over and have a pow wow.", Serenity replied stretching her arms and cracking her back.
"Why are you all here anyway?", Serenity questioned looking at them blankly and expectantly all at the same time.
"You seemed a bit out of it on the roof, so we decided to come visit.", Bulma replied flawlessly.
"At 11:30 at night?", Serenity questioned with the same look in her eyes.
"Well w-----", Haruka started but quickly cut herself off as she felt an odd energy in the city.
"Do you feel it?", Hotaru questioned sitting up, looking at the other three women.
"Let's go kick some youma behind.", Bulma chanted standing up.
"Let's do it.", Serenity agreed slipping out of bed.
"Should we wake up everyone else?", Hotaru asked holding her henshin stick.
"If we do, you get to wake up Trunks and Vegeta.", Bulma pointed out, faltering slightly as she saw Serenity flinch at Trunks' name.
"I'll pass.", Hotaru replied quickly shivering at the thought of waking up the hot tempered ooji.
"Let's go then, remember shield your ki, otherwise we'll definitely wake them up.", Haruka continued shielding her own ki.
"We'll transform when we get there, Serenity, if you'll do the honors.", Bulma directed, glancing at the silvery hared girl.
"Gladly......... Lunar Teleport.", Serenity whispered and they were soon engulfed by the sheer mind numbing power, and energy.
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IN THE SAILOR MOON DIMENSION
"What's going on Rei?", Minako huffed racing up the stairs, next to an equally exhausted Ami.
"Come on you two slow-pokes, get into the fire room!", Makoto called from the door.
Minako and Ami wasted no time and were in seconds seated next to Makoto behind Rei infront of the sacred fire.
"Sacred Flame, I beg of thee, please show thy message thou hast given me previously.", Rei asked the fire as it licked at her hair and fingertips.
"How can she sit so close to that thing? I'm surprised she hasn't been burnt to a crisp. Crispy fried Rei.", Minako muttered to Makoto and Ami who giggled.
Suddenly a picture of Jedite showed in the fire. He wore the same general's uniform, with a scar under his left eye, and he held the same brainwashed look in his eyes. Jedite faded away only to be replaced by a Demando with glowing red eyes. Minako gasped at the two images and dug her nails into her palm.
"Is there anything else thou must show us?", came Rei's calm cool voice.
The fire sunk down some, then it exploded outward showing a shadowed person with crystal white wings. The fire then went back to it's normal placid state, and Rei's hair floated back neatly in place.
"Do you guys know what that means?", she asked turning around.
"J-Jedite?", Minako stuttered helplessly.
"Hai, Jedite has returned, with Demando in the lead , infested by Chaos.", Rei informed.
"This is not good, not good at all.", Ami supplied already on her computer searching for signs of them being of the Earth.
"Welcome to their nightmare.", Makoto supplied, cracking her knuckles, as if suspecting a battle.
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IN DOWNTOWN SATAN CITY
A loud kind of dance music played from the local clubs in Satan City. People came and exited the clubs wearing flashy colorful clothes and most of them were obviously under the influence of illegal substances. Three women and a man walked down the middle of a street, in similar clothes, but obviously sober. They were looked for all the world as if they were on a mission, but they blended in with the crowd quite nicely. A short sixteen year old with a trendy bob cut, wore a purple mini-skirt with a black off the shoulders top. On her feet were sandals that gave a slight click as she walked, a monotonous sound that gave the solemn beat to their mission. An aqua hared woman wore a tight-knit blue sweater with a knee length white skirt that angled at a point. The only male wore a white dress shirt, the last few buttons undone, a gold chain around his neck. He wore black slacks and shiny black shoes, and walked with his hands in his pockets. The last of the females was small and silver hared. She wore a blood red top that glittered here and there, with a black ankle length skirt. There were two slits on either sides of the skirt that went up to mid thigh. On her small feet were black sandals that clicked a higher pitched nose than her black hared comrade. The sandals laced up to her calf with leather straps that gave off an odd look alone, but with the entire ensemble it went well.
"Do you feel it?", asked the man, directing his question at the silver hared woman.
"Hai, it's here.", the small woman replied avoiding a dancing teen.
They walked on and soon enough they found what they deemed to be an energy collection device. It was the disco ball in a building called Club La Blue.
"Come on the sooner we destroy that thing, the sooner we can catch some Z's.", the aqua hared woman stated yawning.
It was then that she realized that everyone in the area was yawning. Everyone looked so tired, ready to drop dead.
"Minna-chan, get in the air, quick it's draining us!", Bulma announced as she quickly burst into the air.
Seconds later they felt their energy returning to them as they floated into the air. The disco ball began to glow, and soon it exploded into four seperate parts.
"Minna-chan pick one, and let's move!", Serenity called flying off after the one that headed north.
Each one of them chased the glow till it landed, when it landed it transformed into a youma.
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WHERE SATURN IS
"Stop right there!", cried out the fully transformed Sailor Saturn landing infront of the youma.
She leaned on her glaive for support, and watched the youma carefully.
"Baka, foolish girl!", barked out the monster turning on it's heal, and charging at her.
Saturn braced herself and called out, "Silence Wall!".
The youma bounced painfully off the black tinted shield. Saturn wasted no time and ran at it with her glaive pointed in it's direction. As it righted itself, without looking, it found itself impaled on her extremely pointy glaive. It gave a wicked grin then dissolved into dust, and blew away with a Northern Wind.
'That was too easy.', Saturn thought between labored breaths.
She waited on her knees, supported by her glaive for her limited strength to return to her.
'I wonder how the others are doing?', she wondered pushing herself painfully to her feet.
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WHERE URANUS IS
"Get back here!", Uranus shouted angrily at the cat like creature, it leapt through the trees of the part nimbly, always falling on it's feet.
It gave a loud screech, and threw a red energy beam back at Uranus.
The Senshi of the sky dove out of the way in the nick of time, glancing back at the crater the beam left for a second. During that time the sly cat creature had already thrown another deadly beam at the lone senshi, expecting the woman's defeat. Uranus turned around just as the beam was mere feet from her face. She held up her space sword on pure reflex, and refracted the red energy blast back towards the youma. The surprised youma let out a screech and seconds later impaled on her on energy beam. With a wicked smirk the youma disintegrated into dust, and blew away with a Northern Wind.
'Something isn't right here.....', Uranus trailed off in her mind.
With a sudden determination in her eyes she blasted off towards where she could feel Saturn resting.
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WHERE MERCURY IS
"WATER WALL!!!!!!", Mercury screamed blocking a powerful blast from the beast they knew as a youma.
Her youma had gotten stronger, and now she was having a hard time dodging the blasts. She had zero time to shoot something back at the creature let alone scan in for a weakness. A strong Northern Wind blew and her youma began to glow a deep red color. As the glow faded she could sense it's increased powerlevel.
"Kuso.", she muttered throwing a blue colored blast at the cocky dragon.
{Hey, Uranus, Saturn, I need some help here!}, she sent to them as she suddenly felt sick to her stomach.
{On our way.}, she heard Uranus reply.
"AQUA MIRAGE!!!!", she called as she threw blue ki infused balls of water at the monster.
The balls of water temporarily stunned the youma while Mercury fought down the bile quickly rising in her throat. Her vision suddenly swam as the pain in her abdomen became increasingly great. Suddenly she was thrown back by an energy blast from the youma. It hit her head on and tore into her soft flesh. She landed with a heavy thud on the ground and tried to stand up, but the pull of gravity was too strong.
"URANUS WORLD SHAKING!", came an angry voice from Mercury's left.
The angry senshi of the skies landed infront of her, while the powerful attack flew towards the monster.
"DEATH RIBBON .............. revolution!", she heard the small Senshi of death call.
A cold feeling of death surrounded Mercury, and she shivered, even though the death was not aimed at her. It was as if the grim reaper had touched her and decided to spare her for another day. Mercury closed her eyes as the ribbons exploded out of the ground, and wished she had the strength to cover her ears as the youma screamed in pain. As she opened her eyes she saw the remains of the youma blow away in a Northern Wind. She then slipped out of consciousness , as the pain became to great.
"Mercury, Mercury are you all right?", Mercury faintly heard as she felt a comforting warmth spread through her.
She opened her eyes to see Saturn healing her major wounds.
"Are you all right?", she heard Uranus voice call.
She looked up to see Haruka's worried face, and realized she was lying in the younger girls lap.
"I'm all right.", Mercury replied slowly pushing herself up.
"Oh Kami.", she groaned as she rolled over and retched.
Uranus held her long hair back while, Saturn rubbed her back comfortingly.
When she was done she groaned,"I really need a mint."
"Here.", Uranus replied handing the green and white striped object out to the blue clad girl.
"Where did you get these from?", Mercury asked popping it into her mouth gratefully.
"Space pockets.", Uranus replied distractedly looking towards the North.
"Can you teleport home?", Uranus asked helping both girls to their feet.
Mercury nodded she felt much better than before.
"Good, do it now. We need to go check on Serenity, but you've already had a rough night.", Uranus replied her gaze still on the North.
"I'm all right! I'm fine! See!", Mercury replied twirling around in a circle to prove it.
"Gomen, but we can't take any chances, besides your energy flared up quite a bit just a moment ago, and someone might have felt it. It wouldn't do us any good for you to be gone.", Saturn reasoned leaning on her glaive.
"Fine.", Mercury replied dejectedly, glowing blue.
In a flash she was gone.
"Let's go.", Uranus stated blasting off at Saturn's pace through the air.
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WHERE SERENITY'S AT
Serenity wiped the sweat off her brow, and stretched as the monster flew into a tree. It roared in agitation, and suddenly it glowed an ominous red color.
'Oh, great.', she thought.
This had happened twice before, and each time the youma had become three times as strong. She wasn't sure if she could destroy it now, without powering up to at least a senshi form. The youma fazed away and suddenly reappeared behind her and hit her in the back. It then smacked her with it's other clawed hand in the ribs, and Serenity winced as she heard them crack. She flew towards the side of a mountain, and righted herself just in time.
"SOLAR FLARE!!!", she called out and succeeded in blinding the animal.
With great effort she concentrated on removing her own heart crystal. She dropped to her knees as the process began, and screamed in pain. It felt as if her very soul was being ripped out. As soon as the pointed bright crystal fully exited her body, she felt power surge through her.
"CRISIS TENSHI POWER!!!", she shouted out as her body was enveloped in light.
She had on a white body suit with a long skirt, with slits up to her thighs, lace up sandals , and a metal face mask that covered everything except her mouth. Silver wings adorned her sandals, and six wings sprouted from her back. Her silver hair flowed freely, and a silver staff appeared in her hands, the heart crystal glowing inside a clear bulb on the staff top.
"Serenity!", she heard a voice call, from below her, and suddenly realized she was in the air.
The effects of the flare were wearing off the youma, and soon enough it came charging after her.
"HEAVENS WRATH!!!", the demi-megami called out, and a bright beam of pure light shot out of the staff, effectively destroyed the youma.
"Serenity-mama!", she heard a worried voice cry out, and soon enough she landed on the ground.
The transformation faded away, and a drained Serenity fell to the ground, the heart crystal floating down next to her. Uranus gasped and quickly replaced the precious item, and soon enough the color returned to Serenity's features.
"Ruka?", Serenity questioned blinking slightly.
"Hai, Serenity, how did you get your heart crystal out?", Uranus asked lifting the drained girl into her arms.
"I did it just like I did before, when we defeated Pharaoh 90.", the girl replied weakly, falling into a deep sleep.
"Let's go home Hota-chan.", Uranus stated watching the gi clad girl breath with labored painful breaths.
"O~kay, Ruka-papa.", Saturn replied wavering on her staff.
"Don't use any more of your energy, I can take us all home.", Uranus stated seeing the girls present condition.
Saturn nodded unable to do much more. In a sandy yellow flash the trio were teleported to the living room of C.C.
"Can you get to bed all right.", Uranus questioned the girl, shifting the weight in her arms.
"Hai, I'll be fine.", Saturn replied detransforming.
Hotaru turned away wearily and walked towards the elevator using the railing for support. Uranus shook her head sadly and detransformed. It was then that she felt a sticky feeling on her abdomen. She set Serenity down on a couch, and flicked on a light. She un-tucked her button up shirt, and lifted it up so she could check her wound. What surprised her was that there was no incision, not even a scratch, the blood wasn't hers.
'Then who.....", she trailed off her eyes following the crimson drips from where she first teleported in the room, to the couch where Serenity now resided.
"Oh, shit.", Haruka trailed off racing back towards the couch, and moving Serenity's arm.
There she found torn flesh, and pieces of the gi mixed in with it.
{Bulma, get to the lab! Koneko's hurt!}, Haruka yelled as loud as possible through the link.
She carefully gather Serenity in her arms, and then heard,{ Already there, bring her in quickly!} Haruka complied and in a sandy yellow flash she was in the lab.
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IN THE LAB
Inside the lab the newly remodeled egg shaped dome had already risen out of the ground. Bulma acted quickly and attached the necessary equipment to the prone hime. She cleaned out the wound with a grimace on her face, and quickly, efficiently sewed it up. She then sent the girl into the rejuvenation tank, and the hatch shut with a hiss.
"Is she going to be all right?", Haruka asked from the other side of the dome where she could watch the girl closely.
"She'll be fine, I'm just glad the youma's claws weren't poisoned.", Bulma replied her fingers flying over the console.
"There's some blood in the living room, Gomen, I'll clean it before I go to bed.", Haruka started.
"Are you sure I could always get someone else to do it.", Bulma asked worried about her friends current state.
Haruka nodded in affirmative.
"How long will she be?", Haruka asked placing a hand on the glass as her hime floated effortlessly in the healing liquid.
"Not long, only until around dawn.", the aqua hared woman replied sitting down wearily in the movable office chair.
Haruka breathed a sigh of relief, and frowned as the effects of teleporting so many times, so frequently began to take a toll on her.
"You should get some sleep.", Bulma stated watching her friend sway slightly.
Haruka stared at the prone figure in the tank for a moment, then nodded silently.
"Arigatou Bulma-chan.", Haruka whispered walking slowly and carefully out of the room.
"There's nothing to thank.", Bulma replied softly watching the charts change on the screen.
She attached a beeper on her waist that would wake her if the slightest changes occurred in the tank. She then pulled out a capsule, and threw it down. It turned into a cot with a light blanket. She hastily laid down upon the cot and was soon out like a light.
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IN TRUNKS ROOM
The young ooji of Sayjins sat silently in a chair near his window staring out at the vast darkness.
'Did she love him? Does she love him?', he thought fingering a small golden crystal in his palm.
Unlike Serenity's crystal it had a smooth surface, and felt warm to the touch. Serenity's however was pointed and sharp, not to mention felt like ice. He wanted to go talk to Apollo, but in a way he was afraid of what he would discover. He loved her, he knew this, he loved her with all his heart, but it was a matter of weather she loved him. Each passing second his faith in their bond dwindled, and though his love did not waver, his trust in her did. He couldn't sleep, he couldn't bare to sleep in the same bed that had once served a safe haven for he and his koibito. He glared at the ornate object, wishing the fluttering white sheets would stop beckoning to him. He missed her warmth and comfort that usually radiated off of her. Now instead he felt emptiness, only a void was left. A deep dark void that begged to be filled with light, her light. He placed his head in his hands and sighed.
'Aishiteru.', he thought as he saw a glimmer of sunlight peek over the horizon.
As if the rising sun brought him peace, his eyes slowly closed and he soon drifted into a light slumber. A light slumber filled with screams of panic, and ominous death.
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6:30AM IN THE BRIEFS BEDROOM
Vegeta grunted and rolled over. With a sudden start he shot up in bed, his wife was missing. She was never awake before he was......... He took a deep breath and found her ki in the lab, moving around. When he concentrated harder he found Serenity's ki as well. Although hers was at an unusually low level. With a small grunt he pushed himself out of bed, and stumbled into the washroom. Twenty minutes later he came out in black baggy gi pants and a black muscle shirt. His hair was still sopping wet and therefore drooped far to much for his liking. He shook his head rapidly, and raised his ki slightly. Seconds later his hair defied gravity, every strand in place. Checking his koibito's ki again to make sure she was still safe he made his way towards the lab anyway. The hime's ki should have never been that low. Ten minutes later he entered the lab to see Bulma bustling around with papers and typing on the computer, with an occasional glance at the rejuvenation tank. With a devilish smirk he flew silently behind her, and wrapped his arms around her waist. She gasped and nearly sent him into the next dimension, however realized it was him just in time.
"Damn you Vegeta! Why do you always do that to me?", she demanded angrily swinging around in his arms.
"Onna... if you were in my position, you'd do it too.", Vegeta growled pulling her close to him.
He gave her a quick peck on the forehead, and hugged her to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and listened carefully to his heartbeat. It was times like these that he cherished, times with his koibito that he treasured. He pulled away and kissed his fully on the lips, bending her backwards. If it wasn't for the desk in the way, her back would have made a perfect arch, but now she leaned backwards lying on the desk.
Bulma sighed inwardly, for such a strong man, he had always been ever so gentle with her, as if she were thin breakable glass. ChiChi had told her that Goku was the same way. She had heard of men with fighting expertise that had beat their wives, just to make them obey or to show their dominance. She believed that Vegeta rather enjoyed some of their arguments, because she wasn't afraid to challenge him. She was proud to say that Vegeta had never ever laid an unkind had on her. When Vegeta was angry with her he had always stalked out of the room before his temper got the best of him. Then he took out his anger on some poor defenseless tree.
Vegeta broke away with labored breathing, gazing at her beautiful flushed face. He wondered how a beautiful kind creature, could have ever fallen in love with a monster like him. Bulma knew of his past, she knew of his shortcomings, and yet she refused to persecute him for his previous actions. Instead she loved him for who he was now, and looked forward towards their future. Vegeta sighed as her eyes fluttered open, still glazed over.
'Love is one hell of a ride.', he thought decidedly pulling her down in his lap in the office chair.
"If I'm greeted like this every morning, I have no objections.", he heard his koibito mutter softly.
Her small frame fit perfectly in his lap, while she curled up against his chest. He always had been amazed at how small she was, she seemed to fit right into his arms, as if they were where she always belonged.
After a few moments Vegeta's gaze began to stray over towards the rejuvenation tank. He wondered what it was doing set up, and next he wondered where Serenity was.
"Where's the chibi-onna.", Vegeta demanded looking around the room expectantly.
"We were having a late night spar, and she managed to get hurt.", Bulma replied slipping out of his lap and avoiding his gaze.
Vegeta stood up and followed her towards the front of the rejuvenation tank. The tiny teen floated in the water her hair cascading all around her.
"Will she be all right?", he asked concern showing on his features, something she had only seen when she went into labor, when she had fainted when he proposed, when Trunks came back, and when Serenity played her little 'joke' on him.
"She'll be fine.", Bulma replied with a smile suddenly feeling sick to her stomach again.
"Hey, Kassan and Otousan came back from their trip this morning, and Kassan made breakfast, so if your hungry get going before Goku wakes up.", Bulma announced brightly causing Vegeta to turn towards her, eyebrow raised.
"What?", she defended, eyes wide and innocent.
"I will never understand you, Onna.", Vegeta replied kissing her lips quickly, and walking out of the room.
With a sudden start she realized she was going to retch, so she raced out of the room and into the bathroom. When she was done she realized she was glad she put her hair back. Suddenly, the pager on her side began to vibrate, Serenity was waking up.
She went to the console and hit the right keys that signaled the release of the patient. Serenity dropped out of the machine sputtering and coughing loudly. Bulma rushed over to her with a large fluffy towel.
"How long ....... was I ..... in there?", Serenity asked taking the towel gratefully.
"Only over night.", Bulma replied helping her to her feet.
"Ohh, I feel like ............", Serenity groaned swaying on her feet.
"Crap?", Bulma suggested handing her a glass of water and some large pain killers.
"Arigatou.", Serenity replied mentally noting that all the other Sailor Senshi were still sleeping.
Serenity stretched and her back began to arch, when she stopped and hissed in pain. Serenity gaped at the sewn up skin she could see through the tatters of her gi.
"My Kami, how did I do this.", Serenity wondered attempting to heal herself.
Her eyes widened as the wound neglected the energy.
"What's wrong?", Bulma asked seeing the hime's distraught state.
"I can't heal it. It's neglecting my ener---", Serenity started suddenly stopped when she felt a tiny ki from somewhere.
"Wha--?", she questioned herself glancing around.
"What's going on?", Bulma asked placing a had on Serenity's shoulder.
"I just thought I felt something.", Serenity replied eyes narrowed.
"Well, if you can't heal yourself, let me dress your wound.", Bulma told her with a slight smile, ushering towards the medical table.
Serenity waited obediently for Bulma to finish, nearly holding her breath, while the aqua hared woman covered the wound. Considering the fact that a few of Serenity's ribs had been broken, most of her torso was wrapped precariously with bandages. When she was done Serenity sat up and swung her legs over the side of the table, and kicked them back and fourth, while Bulma went to put away her equipment. With a sudden bright idea, she took an auto shower, and changed into a new outfit which consisted of a navy blue, three quarter sleeve button up shirt with black flare jeans with, white sneakers.
"I see your ready to have a new day!", Bulma told her a smile on her face.
"Yeah, I can't let a little thing like that get in my way.", Serenity replied pointing to the general direction of her major wound.
"Remember no sparring for a few days, any slight hit could break open those stitches.", the woman scolded slightly putting the rejuvenation tank back in it's place.
When Serenity didn't reply Bulma wondered why, and turned around. There she saw her elder son leaning in the doorway, staring at Serenity with an impenetrable, smoldering gaze.
Bulma watched the tension between the two and frowned. She had been right the previous night, there had been something wrong with her son and hime.
"Trunks-chan! Good morning!", Bulma greeted hastily walking over to hug her son.
Her interruption had the desired effect, and Trunks' gaze moved from Serenity to herself. When the fierce intense eyes looked her way, she almost wished she hadn't said anything.
"If your hungry, Kassan made some......", Bulma trailed off realizing her son was no longer there.
She watched him walk down the hall throwing his jacket on, and in a slight golden haze he was gone.
"Sere----", Bulma started turning around to face the petite girl.
Her eyes widened as she saw the crystal tears drop off the girls face. One, two, three they fell, till there were so many you couldn't count them.
"Oh, Ren.", Bulma sighed worriedly, the nickname slipping out of her lips unintentionally.
She gathered the crying silent teen in her arms and held her close as the tears continued to fall.
"Onegai, don't cry.", Bulma stated smoothing back the girls hair.
The worried woman continued to soothe Serenity until her tears finally subsided.
"What happened?", Bulma half asked and half demanded.
"We ......", Serenity trailed off extremely embarrassed that she cried.
It just hurt so much to see his eyes that way, angry and blank, yet piercing all at the same time.
"At times, Trunks reminds me how Vegeta used to be. I can see so much of his father in him, it's uncanny.", Bulma started still holding her hime in a comforting embrace.
"Certain facial expressions, certain actions, and just the way they love to fight.", she continued staring at the back of her silver head.
Serenity was now resting her head in the woman's lap, listening to her speak.
"Like just now, Trunks expression was as Vegeta's was when he returned from a long expedition. An expedition that he lost. He not only lost the battle, but his pride was stripped from him. Something a Sayjin treasures greatly.", she continued with a soft smile.
"However I'm betting lost pride is not what is upsetting Trunks, nor is that what is upsetting you.", the aqua hared woman continued.
"It's my fault. We were o-out on the roof l-last night, and I didn't realize he was there. When he came to hug me goodnight, I didn't realize it was him. I immediately ran away, and started to power up as much as I could, but then I realized it was him. I thought he was an enemy, I thought he was Endymion! I-I-", she rambled on her resolve to keep a cold uncaring persona, failing her.
"So just because you thought he was someone else, he's angry?", Bulma questioned an elegant blue eyebrow arched.
"I'm not sure, but I couldn't explain why I thought it was Endymion, and he just teleported me to my room, and left. Straight though the wall, not even a goodnight!", Serenity cried out burying her face in her hands.
"Who is this Endymion? I forget.", Bulma questioned a sheepish smile on her face.
"He was the original ooji of Earth, by blood. I was betrothed to him in the past although I hated his guts. Because Kassan wanted us to be a loving couple, so she had Aphrodite tie our souls together. All my memories were erased and replaced with ones where I loved Endymion, and worshipped the ground he walked on.", Serenity started leaning on the older woman's shoulder.
"If you had your souls tied together, how are you, were you with Trunks?", Bulma asked a bit confused.
"We were tied together, but not by choice, by force. Because we were not true lovers, bonded by love, the tie was like a shoe lace the was done extremely loosely. The bond between us was weak because of my hatred for him, it was so weak any little thing could have broken it, and eventually the bond broke.", Serenity explained sighing heavily, wondering how she could have ever let that kono yaro touch her.
"Wait, let me get this straight. Trunks hugged you, and you thought it was Endymion, right?", Bulma started coming up with a small thesis.
Serenity nodded looking at her hopefully.
"Maybe he thinks that you were thinking of Endymion, and actually had feelings for Endymion, maybe he thinks that you still do.",Bulma pointed out sadly, watching the hime's eyes widen.
"You know men always take things the wrong way....", Bulma continued glancing the astonished girl over.
"He, h-he couldn't he knows how much I hate hi---", Serenity trailed off as the tiny ki appeared again this time it stayed, and got slightly stronger.
Serenity followed the small ki to Bulma, or more precisely her stomach. "Oh my Kami.......", Serenity stated eyes wide, staring at Bulma's middle.
"What? What are you staring at?", Bulma asked slightly confused.
"Congratulations Bulma-chan.", Serenity started a sly smile making it's way onto her face.
"For what?", Bulma asked suspiciously.
"Your pregnant!", Serenity continued smiling broadly.
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THROUGHOUT THE BRIEFS ESTATE
"I'M WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?", came the surprised voice of Bulma Briefs making all those within hearing distance tremble.
All those except a few certain say-jins, and three Sailor Senshi. Vegeta flew as fast as possible back to the main house, followed by Trunks, Chibi-Trunks, Goku, Goten and Gohan.
"Oh my.", muttered Mrs. Briefs from her place in the kitchen.
"I wonder what Vegeta broke this time.", wondered Mr. Briefs from the electronics lab.
"I don't even want to know.", Kuririn muttered holding 18's hand as they walked back to the house.
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IN THE MEDICAL LAB
"Yup, it's a girl.", Serenity stated from the computer screen, as Bulma hopped out from inside the scanner.
"What are we going to do?", Bulma groaned sitting down in the chair.
"Vegeta won't let me fight, or help you guys in any way if he knew, neither would Trunks.", she continued seeing Serenity frown in confusion, then frown deeper as she understood.
"I can hide the ki for now, You have to wish for it on your pen later, and I won't tell anyone, as long as you promise not to fight unless it's dire need.", Serenity stated quickly shutting down the computer files, as she sensed the others flying down the hall.
"Hai, I promise just do it!", Bulma hissed as the oncoming ki's got closer.
Serenity threw a soft light at Bulma's middle, and her energy melded with Bulma's, while melding with the unborn child's. It then melded into Bulma's energy, and soon all that you could sense was Bulma.
"Help me shut these down.", Serenity hissed pointing to the scanner and computers.
The handle on the door knob turned, and the door flew open. Serenity and Bulma both clicked their windows down at the same time, and swung around at the same time, meeting Vegeta in the face.
"What. Just. Happened?", Vegeta demanded slowly deliberately.
"Well, uh you see.....", Bulma trailed off elbowing Serenity.
"Well, uh Bulma-chan said I wouldn't be able to spar for a few weeks because of the stitches, an----",Serenity started but was then cut off by Trunks.
"WHAT Stitches?!?!",he demanded angrily his power level raising due to the fact that he was severely angry at whomever had chosen to harm the girl he loved.
"We were having a late night spar, because we couldn't sleep, and Serenity accidentally got hit with a blast. ", Bulma intercepted trying to save their cover. Vegeta was already ready eyeing them suspiciously. 'Not good.', Bulma mused staring at her older son.
"How many stitches?", he asked his power level lowering.
"184.", Bulma replied flatly.
"Who did it?", Trunks asked his power level raising again.
"Trunks Briefs, calm down! It was only an accident!", Bulma scolded while Serenity began to favor her right side. It was beginning to ache.
'I didn't even feel her pain, is our bond breaking?', Trunks thought with a scowl.
He then turned and walked out, while the other Z-fighters stared at his retreating figure.
"Anyway,", Serenity began softly eyes downcast," I said she should get a cat-scan, because she's going crazy, plus a few other things I'm going to purposely forget.", Serenity finished walked slowly out of the room, careful not to stretch to far.
Stitches were very painful.
"I wonder why their mad at each other?", Kuririn asked 18, who looked on slightly confused.
"Maybe we should go see what's wrong....", Gohan trailed off staring down the hall at Serenity's back.
"Leave them be, they'll be friends again in time. They both just need space.", Bulma corrected softly, quite aware that Vegeta was still hovering over her.
{Serenity, is it possible that Vegeta felt the ki of the baby?}, Bulma asked spacing out for a second.
{No, although his parental instincts will kick in any way, but because he can't feel the ki, he has no reason to think there's a baby.},came Serenity's quiet reply signaling she was far away.
{I really hate duping him, he's going to be furious when he finds out.}, Bulma continued sadly turning towards Vegeta.
{It's either dupe him, or become a no sparring Bulma, your call.}, Serenity replied her voice even fainter.
{I suppose duping him is the best way.}, Bulma replied with a mental sight cutting off the link.
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WHERE SERENITY IS
'I've got to find him.', she thought hurriedly scanning the Briefs property.
She flew slowly grasping her right side, her keen eyes scouting out possible places he could be.
'Why do they have to own so much land?', Serenity thought with a sigh.
She had to find out if Bulma's thesis was correct about Trunks. Maybe he did think that she loved Endymion. Maybe that was the reason for his smoldering gaze, the reason for his actions.
"Yaten, you are such a baka! That makes no sense!", she heard suddenly from below her.
Seiya was bopping the white hared man on the head while Taiki watched amused. She chuckled and dropped down in front of them, watching as the boys continued arguing.
"Ahem!", she started clearing her throat. Seiya stopped trying to pulverize Yaten and quickly walked over to her.
"Good Morning, Ondango! We went to Haruka to see if you were all right, because Hotaru said you were in the rejuvenation tank. Haruka and Hotaru were both in really bad moods. They chucked shoes, books---", he started till Taiki cut him off," Pillows, lamps, pens, energy blasts."
"At all of us.", Yaten finished dusting himself off.
"It's nine in the morning, if you woke me up on a Saturday that early I'd probably do that too. Except much bigger ki blasts, much bigger.", Serenity replied snatching a blue portfolio out of Yaten's hands.
"Hey!", he protested trying to grab it back.
"What's this?", she taunted sitting down reading what looked to be the beginnings of a song.
~Baby, please try to forgive me~
~Stay here, don't put out the glow~
~Hold me now, don't bother~
~If every minute it makes it makes me weaker~
~You can't save me from the man, that I've become~
*Looking back on the things I've done*
*I was trying to be someone*
*I've played my part*
*And kept you in the dark*
*Now let me show you the shape of my heart*
~Sadness is beautiful............~
"That sounds great, but why did you stop?", Serenity asked fingering the plush grass.
"We can't think of any more lyrics.", Taiki stated with a sigh and slumped down on the grass too.
"Can you sing a bit of it?", Serenity asked handing Seiya the paper.
"I think so.", Seiya replied striking up a tune.
The trio sand some of the song and Serenity nodded her head, it sounded good.
'Loneliness is terrible? Horrible? Tragical? Tragical.', Serenity mused in her head.
"Loneliness is tragical.", Serenity replied to them.
"For the next line, I think it works.", she continued standing up.
"I think it works.", mused Yaten humming it in.
"Yeah! Arigatou Ondango, you're the greatest.", Seiya added in, while Taiki wrote it down.
"Your welcome, but have you guys seen Trunks?", Serenity asked running a hand through her still damp hair.
Out of pure aggravation she swept it up into a loose bun.
"When we came out, he was flying towards the old sakura trees, why?", Seiya asked standing as well.
"I just need to talk to him.", Serenity replied rising in the air.
"Bai-Bai!", she called flying off at a lazy pace.
The three starlight's waved in return, and then went back to their bickering.
Serenity shook her head,'They'll never learn.'
As she continued flying she saw the light pink flowering trees, and decided to land.
"It's like looking for a needle in a hay stack.", she murmured as she looked for the tell tale lilac hair.
Suddenly she spotted a blue covered arm sticking out from behind a thick tree trunk. The tree must have been hundreds upon hundreds of years old, based on the sheer enormity of it. As she walked almost silently towards the front of the tree she found what she had been looking for. Trunks sat with his head leaning back on the tree trunk, in a relaxed position. The sunlight filtered through the tree branches, and played across his expressionless face, while shading most of him.
"What do you want Serenity?", Trunks asked in an emotionless tone, turning his head towards her slowly, cracking an eye open.
Serenity flinched at his tone of voice, and walked infront of him.
"Trunks, you do realize I love you right?", she started crossing her arms and looking at him steadily.
Trunks merely looked at her, but his silence was enough to confirm her question.
"Do you think I love Endymion........? Do you?", she asked him in a harsh whisper, although his say-jin hearing let him hear it loud and clear.
He turned his head away, and refused to look at her.
"So my soul mate thinks I love another, isn't that ironic?",she started sarcastically, her temper suddenly flaring.
"I don't see anything ironic.", Trunks stated in monotone standing up.
"I sure as hell do!", Serenity shot back, clenching her fists.
Trunks cocked his head to the side in question, his arms crossed.
"First of all we are both supposed to trust each other. You obviously don't have any trust in me whatsoever. I thought you were Endymion, and I almost tried to kick you're ass! How does that say to you, 'Serenity loves Endymion'?", she began pacing infront of him.
"I thought you were him, because he always used to come up to me from behind. Always. Even in the Moon Kingdom, he always used to hug me from behind. Don't you know I feel horrible enough as it is?", she continued crossing her arms as tears began to fill her eyes.
Trunks stared at her with the same intense gaze and still kept silent. He still couldn't believe such petty thing could cause such a reaction out of her. His arms burned to hold her, but he had to know the truth, from her own lips, not from his occasional psychotic crystal.
"Sure, I spared his life, a life I could have taken. But that doesn't mean a damn thing. It was only because I was past the point of angry, and beyond the point of rational thinking. If I had been thinking in the right mind, I would have simply knocked him out with a ki blast, but instead I threatened his life and all he stood for. Yet I still don't understand exactly how any of my actions could have told you that I loved another.", she stated, her voice changing pitch as her emotions started to run away with her.
Trunks just continued to stare, he had yet to hear a reason that sounded plausible, as to why she an from him. Serenity ran a hand through her bangs, and sighed, as she repressed a sob. Her heart broke with every passing second of his silence.
"Damn it Trunks, Before the spell broke, I hugged him back, I actually enjoyed his presence, his touch, hell I even kissed him. Now I know the truth, and now I realize I don't want him anywhere near me. You don't understand, it's like I'm I'm ........... filthy or dirty. I feel so ..... tainted.", she stated helplessly, open and vulnerable. No longer was there a warrior standing infront of him, but a small frail creature stood brokenly. A young girl that has seen far to much, and been through more than her fair share.
"You came up behind me with your ki shielded, and I thought it was him. I admit it, I'm afraid of him. I'm deathly afraid of him. I have the power to obliviate him, and yet I'm so frightened of the fact that if he's near me, somehow, I'll end up with him again.", she confessed lowering her eyes as the tears began to fall.
Trunks eyes softened as he looked upon her finally grasping her problem. His insides twisted at the pain he was obviously causing her. He could literally feel the pain filled vibes she was emitting, even while she did her best to shield it.
'I am such a block head.', he thought feeling utterly responsible for the young girls torment.
She was afraid of Endymion, why hadn't he seen it before?
'Blinded by jealousy', he continued wryly, his anger completely gone.
"I'm sorry.", Serenity whispered turning away, taking his silence as a fact that he was still angry.
Trunks looked at her retreating back in confusion.
"Serenity?", he called out placing a hand on her shoulder.
"I was a ............. a.......fool, and I'm sorry, so very sorry.", he apologized sincerely, ready to beg for forgiveness if need be.
"You're not angry?", Serenity asked brokenly, as the tears continued to fall. Tears that had started to darken to an unearthly shade of red.
To many dredged up memories were brought to her attention, and she wrapped her arms around herself tightly, as if a sudden chill had descended upon her.
"I was never angry, just ........ jealous.", he replied with a sigh.
"I was afraid of loosing you too, but when you said Endymion ...... I ....I just assumed...........", he trailed off slouching slightly in guilt.
"I just don't want to loose you as well. My mother, not the Bulma that you know, but my mother was the only thing I had left for the longest time. The only thing I lived for. If it wasn't for her and the Gohan in my time, I'm sure I would have just let the Androids kill me. I met you, I got to know you, and then I loved you. After I realized that I loved you, you became my new reason for living, my reason for being who I am.", Trunks stated pushing back his own tears, that had started to form in his own eyes.
Serenity still in a slight shock made no sign of movement, no sign of life, except the sound of her harsh breathing, and the tear drops falling from her eyes. With a choked sob Serenity stared at the ground for the pain in her heart still far to great for her to bear.
"Aishiteru.", Trunks whispered softly wrapping her in an embrace, careful of her wound.
He continued to whisper those words to her to her over and over, hoping to ease the pain he had inadvertently caused her.
"Aishiteru too.", Serenity replied her voice slightly muffled.
The bond between the two that had been blinded by jealousy and misunderstanding suddenly became clear. Once again they felt positive feelings flowing between them, and both gave an unconscious sigh. Her tears slowly began to slow as a comforting, familiar warmth spread through her.
"I hope we never fight again.", Serenity whispered, her face still buried in the crook of his neck.
"I promise we won't.", Trunks whispered back, lifting her head up, and kissing her tenderly.
Her hands slid around his neck, and his own hands fell into a comfortable position on her waist. After a moment he tightened his grasp, and Serenity broke away with a hiss of pain.
"What? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you.", Trunks started off apologizing immediately, afraid that their relationship was going to be disrupted once more.
"It's all right, it's just these stitches.", Serenity replied relaxing slightly as the pain receded, and fell into a light throb.
"I can't heal it, my body is rejecting my own energy.", she continued, with a sigh, and a slight hiccup.
"Hey........", Trunks trailed off grasping her chin.
He nudged her head towards his and resumed kissing her. His left hand wrapped around her tiny frame, and curled around her waist, while his right hand slid from her waist to her side. A golden glow surrounded his hand and then spread to her wound. A few minutes later they broke away and Serenity smiled.
"You do realize now I have to go have Bulma remove the stitches.", she started leaning into his welcoming arms.
"No you don't.", Trunks replied opening his fist.
There in his hand he held a pile of black thread, which he then threw into the air, claiming her her lips once more.
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IN THE HINO SHRINE
"What are we going to do?", Minako asked feebly.
She was in command when Sailor Moon wasn't able to be, but she had never thought her cousin would completely disappear.
"We can try a sailor teleport if Ami can find her ki.", Makoto supplied looking hopefully at the blunett.
"I'm trying my best.", Ami murmured softly, her fingers flying over her computer keys.
Her computer seemed to have upgraded somehow, and she was now able to search through various dimensions.
"It's getting late, do you thin you guys can stay over here?", Rei asked fingering the hem of her skirt.
"We don't have school tomorrow, so sure!", Minako replied cheerfully, bouncing around to watch Ami.
She tried to keep everyone in the best of spirits, tried to keep them happy. Sometimes she succeeded, others she just made things worse.
"Hey ........", Trailed off Rei staring hard at some imaginary point.
"Uh, oh.", Makoto started seeing the now familiar look on the fire senshi's face.
"Let's do it girls.", Minako stated firmly whipping out her transformation pen.
The other three girls nodded and in flashed of Orange, Red, Blue and Green the four Inner Senshi of the Sol system stood ready for battle. A battle which could very well be their last. They quartet took off at light speed towards the mall, where the dangerous ki was emitting. When they got their they were surprised to see that the building was empty, not a soul remained, they youma had evidently missed it's target.
"Where is it?", Venus wondered aloud, looking through a broken store window.
"Behind you!!", Mercury screamed just in time for Venus to jump out of the way, and avoid the green acid.
The monster looked to be a lizard walking on it's hind legs, with a slithering tongue.
"They just get worse and worse.", Jupiter grimaced as she caught a whiff of what the acid smelled like.
"MARS FLAME SNIPER!!!!", Mars called out shooting with deadly accuracy, only to have the arrow batted away.
"Kuso.....", trailed off Jupiter her tiara shooting an electricity rod out of it.
"JUPITER SUPREME THUNDER ...... CLAP!!!", called out the Senshi clad in green.
"This is not good....", muttered Venus guarding the furiously typing Mercury.
"I can't find a weakness!", called Mercury desperately.
"Just try your best girls.", Mars replied tight-lipped, having the ominous feeling that the battle would not turn out in their favor.
"DEEP SUBMERGE!!!!", called a Senshi from the shadows a scowl on her beautiful face.
The attack was merely absorbed into the youma, and the two figures behind her backed up in slight shock.
"CRESCENT BEAM ........... ANNI -----", started Crescent, but was thrown into a wall, by a particularly powerful blast next to Tuxedo Kamen (Artemis), her spine no longer useable.
{PLUTO!!!!! Call in back up or we're not going to make it!!!}, called Neptune hastily ducking another blast.
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INSIDE C.C.
"I see you two made up.", Bulma whispered conspiratorially to the two lovers as they walked into the house, hand in hand.
"Of course.....", Serenity trailed off throwing her a shaky smile.
A smile that was returned nervously, as she felt Vegeta's ki near the living room. Serenity and Trunks were already on opposite sides of the room before the ooji stepped in.
"Ohayo, Veggie-kun!", Serenity chirped distracting Vegeta's attention from Bulma.
He knew that she wasn't telling him something, something big. Vegeta humphed walked over kissed Bulma on the forehead, them walked out.
"That was .... odd.", Serenity mused suddenly feeling a tingling on the back of her neck.
{Hime, get the time key from your room, and join us at the battle in your dimensions mall, hurry!}, came Pluto's worried voice loudly.
"Oh, shit!!!!", yelled Serenity turning towards Trunks.
"Get your father, Haruka, Hotaru, and who ever else is in reaching distance, then get to my room pronto! We have to go to the other dimension!", Serenity barked out.
Trunks nodded gravely, and went after his father.
"Bulma, you know the rules. Your excuse is that the others don't need to know about you yet. Got it? ", the silver hared girl warned Bulma, who nodded.
"Good.", Serenity replied, immediately transporting to her room.
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SERENITY'S ROOM
"Where is it....... come on ...........", she trailed off sifting through the things on her desk.
Five minutes later in dawned on her that she put it her space pocket.
'I really had been blonde for far too long.', she mused seating herself on the bed waiting for them, feeling them come up the elevator.
"Chibi-Onna, what is the meaning of you calling us here?", Vegeta demanded impatiently.
Serenity waited till the others meaning, Hotaru, Haruka, Kuririn, 18, Goku, ChiChi, Trunks, Chibi-Trunks, Gohan, Goten, the Starlight's, Kakyuu, and Galaxia filed into the room.
"There is an extremely powerful youma in my dimension. Some of us will need to go, some will need to stay, in case of attack placed here.", Serenity started surveying the group, with ice cold eyes, which sported an inhuman metallic sheen.
"Goten, Gohan, Chibi-Trunks, and Hotaru..... you stay here.", she started reaching her powers beyond the dimensional gateway, to feel the strength of the youma.
"Kuririn, ChiChi, Kakyuu please stay here with Bulma, and the younger children. Watch over them, Kakyuu monitor Chibi-Trunks' moon power, as once I am not here it will be up to him to shield it.", she instructed while Vegeta humphed and looked towards the door to see his mate, who looked undoubtedly worried.
"Vegeta, Goku, Trunks, and I are to be on a team, while Galaxia, Haruka, and the starlight's are on another, Understood?", Serenity questioned her voice the epitome of ice.
She stood up and held up a odd looking key.
'Please Cronous, allow the time gates to part for me, take us to where we are needed, I bed of you!', Serenity called mentally to father time, pleading for his assistance.
"Everyone one who's staying, get out of the room and shut the door now!", she yelled barely containing the key's power.
Due too her tone of voice her wishes were completely complied with.
'Father time keeper of dimensions, release the power...', she continued as her hair began to slowly float and form meatballs, while her clothes faded into the black and silver dress.
"Release the LIGHT!!!!", she called and her crescent moon flashed wildly, as a bright white light flashed of the stunned group, having never seen such awesome power the key emitted.
The bright white light filled their vision, and when it cleared they were inside the ruins of what used to be an extravagant mall.
"My lord." Haruka, now Sailor Uranus murmured, listening for tell tale sounds of battle.
Serenity frowned in anger at what was done to what used to be part of her home. Innocents might have been killed. Trunks watched her carefully as his koibito's energy level began to steadily rise. Suddenly Sailor Jupiter was blasted through the wall and landed several feet away from them. She skid along the ground, her fuku tears till she came to a complete stop.
FLASHBACK FOR SERENITY
'Don't worry about me Usagi! Save your strength!', called Sailor Jupiter from her capture high above their heads, as the doom and gloom girls closed in.
'Nooo!!!! Jupiter!!!', called out Sailor Moon weeping desperately for her beloved friend, restrained by an equally upset Mars.
'Take care of her ........', trailed off Jupiter looking at the her companions, whom she considered family.
'JUPITER ....... POWER!!!!!!', called the doomed Senshi of thunder, using her final attack.
It would inevitably kill her, but she hoped it would at least save her friends. Lightening exploded from her very being and enveloped the tentacles holding her, lighting up the area so that the other three couldn't see.
'In the name of Selene no.....', cried out Sailor Moon in anguish as she saw her friends tiara with the shining green emblem fall onto the snow, alone.
'See you soon!', Sailor Moon heard in her ear turning to see Makoto Kino wearing her school girl uniform, saluting her.
END
A loose beam began to fall towards the groaning Senshi in green, and the sound of it breaking off awoke Serenity out of her reverie.
"No, not again...', she gasped, and without control of her own limbs she shot a ki blast at it, knocking it away from the disoriented senshi.
"Group Star, please move in.", Serenity commanded softly, while stepping carefully towards Jupiter, her feelings mixed with loathing hatred, and sisterly love.
The lights nodded, and Galaxy followed Uranus.
The three men reached for the sky and called out in unison, " STAR POWER!!".
In flashes of light the three men now stood as women, in tight leather fuku's, Star com's at their sides.
"Oh my god.", Trunks whispered shocked, the men turned into...... women! It hadn't occurred to him that the women he saw fighting Galaxia, were the same starlight's.
"That is disgraceful.", Vegeta snorted while Goku stared openly, obviously confused.
Uranus walked with Galaxy towards the apparent battle field with a smirk on her face. The arrogant say-jins had it coming.
"Vegeta, Goku, go help. We'll be there in a minute.", Serenity continued watching Goku's face light up like a child's at the prospect of a fight.
Vegeta flew off making another hole in the wall, followed by Goku who was already powering up.
"Makoto ....... Jupiter ......... please..... answer me?", Serenity asked holding the prone figure in her arms.
She couldn't bear to stay angry forever. She couldn't forgive what had taken place, but she could try to forget. True she was hurt, but it was mostly her pride that got in the way.
"Usa--...... Serenity-sama?", Jupiter asked hopefully, seriously confused.
"Hai, I'm going to take you somewhere, where you can be treated. Just be quiet, conserve what little strength you have left.", Serenity shushed, concentrating on Jupiter's being.
"I'm sorry, please forgive us. We were battered and bruised and ........", the stricken girl started, but was cut off as she was sent into the other dimension.
{Bulma Sailor Jupiter was hurt, please help her, I fear there will be more coming, so don't go anywhere. Tell Hotaru I said not to harm her.}, Serenity stated telepathically to her newfound friend.
{I take it they'll be staying here?}, Bulma replied distractedly, it was obvious she was already attending to Jupiter.
{If you don't mind.}, Serenity replied.
{Of course not! I love house guests!}, Bulma replied dramatically.
"What was that about.", Trunks asked helping Serenity to her feet.
"I won't let them die again, no matter what, I won't.", Serenity replied stonily holding onto Trunks hand slightly longer than necessary.
"Look out!!!", cried out a senshi in red from behind them, suddenly knocking Serenity away from where she stood.
The two girls rolled away from the spot, as green acid ate at the floor where Serenity previously stood.
"Mars?", asked Serenity astonished, that the girl would save her from harms path.
"Of course, hime.", Mars replied standing up and bowing quickly at the girl.
A considerable amount of the apprehension in Serenity's eyes faded as she had another flashback.
FLASHBACK
'Mars, onegai, don't go! I won't loose you too!", Sailor Moon begged, from her knees, where Sailor Venus once stood.
'This is the way it has to be Sailor Moon. We're friends forever, but to protect you I'll do all I can to keep you safe, including giving my life', Sailor Mars preached sisterly love shining in her eyes for her princess and friend.
'I'm so sorry I was so hard on you, but I was only doing it to make you stronger. The enemy won't play fair. Ja ne, Sailor Moon.', Mars called walking off gracefully towards certain death.
END
"Arigatou, Rei-chan", Serenity whispered to the girl, who looked at her in surprise.
"Serenity, we must continue.", Trunks spoke helping Serenity to her feet again.
He watched her like a hawk, he couldn't, wouldn't loose her.
"Where are Neptune, Crescent, and Kamen?", Serenity asked surveying the battle down the hall from them.
She saw Pluto throw a blast at the green lizard, and it absorbed it.
"They were knocked out early in the battle.", Mars replied before shooting a fire bird to stop the attack headed for Mercury.
"So what do you say, shall we?", Trunks asked Serenity offering her an arm, knowing they were going to get the injured out first.
"We shall.", Serenity replied with a slight grin despite the grim situation. In a silver flash the two were infront of the injured three.
"My lord.......", Serenity trailed off surveying Neptune's wounds.
Suddenly she was blasted away by a creature that looked like a lizard on two legs. She was caught before she hit the wall by Trunks, and she groaned.
"There's more than one! Distract it, I'll go and get those guys out of here.", she instructed kissing him quickly.
As soon as Serenity flew off Trunks charged at the beast, avoiding green acid all the way. The creature gave up on the acid, and soon charged at him as well in a fierce hand to hand combat.
As soon as Serenity got done transporting Artemis, a green substance landed where he once laid.
"Oh, shit.", Serenity cursed as she realized she was surrounded.
There were twelve of them to count. Unexpectedly acid shot at her from behind, and the vile substance hit her previously wounded side. She screamed a bloodcurdling sound that echoed through the empty mall. She screamed again, and this time the Say-jins dropped to their knees clutching their ears. She screamed again as it began to eat away through newly formed flesh, although this time the screaming didn't cease. Shockwaves emitted from her and, raw power poured from her being. Sheer energy forced the creatures back as she continued to powerup. She could feel the acid burning her skin away, eating her alive. The pain was unbearable, and strong enough enough to make her want to die. As she continued to power up the ground cracked and split, while, lightening flashed across the sky, due to all the energy collected in one place. All the creatures started moving towards the huge energy, drawn to her because of the immense energy she was putting out, as they were made for collecting energy. In less than five minutes hundreds of the green lizards had surrounded her. Serenity gave another scream as she looked down and saw what looked to be a bone.
'God no!!", she screamed mentally.
In a desperate attempt she tried to use her energy to repel the poison. To her surprise it started to work. The higher her powerlevel got the more poison that got dispelled, the more skin that got repaired.
'I've got to transform, I must, it's the only way to keep the acid from eating me alive.', she mused with a silent apology to whoever got hit by her shock waves.
{Trunks get everyone out of here! I've got to transform, if they stay, I don't know if I'll be able to keep control, hurry! Try and shield my energy from the others, don't let them feel up to SSJ 1!}, Serenity told Trunks hastily.
Without waiting for time to reply, Trunks hurried off to get the non flying Senshi out of there. He took Mercury, who still typed on her computer. Sailor Star Healer carried Mars, and Goku carried Venus. The others followed them out of the hole in the roof, and far away from the mall.
Instead of a scream of pain, Serenity screamed an inhuman sound that only few others had ever had the displeasure of hearing before. From Star Healers arms Mars shivered, and watched the enormous power of her friend grow. Larger than anything she could have ever fathomed.
Serenity' s hair flashed black, and her eyes flashed ruby red. The only thing on the super say-jins mind was, 'death to all those who oppose me.'
Mercury's computer once again exploded, and with a defeated sigh she looked up to see the face of her savior. Her eyes widened as she recognized him as the Say-jin ooji. She gave a barely audible squeak, and even so his fierce gaze was fixed upon her instantly.
"Are you hurt?", he asked no compassion in his voice whatsoever.
"Not seriously no ,thank-you.", Mercury replied turning around to watch the power that was coming from Serenity.
Suddenly, it exploded. One by one the ki's they knew as youma's disappeared, and the remains of the mall were torn to bits. In another powerful blast the foundation of the Mall was torn to shreds. As the power dissipated, it revealed nothing but broken cement, and brown dirt. Soon the power dipped extremely low and dropped below the point of sleeping.
"Fighter, take her.", Trunks barked worried for Serenity as he tossed the bundle to Fighter, who was ready for it.
He then blasted off to the deep dark crater his koibito had made. He found her on a plateau, thank goodness, no where near the bottom of the crater. When he picked her up he blushed heavily as he realized nine tenths of her uniform had been ripped to shreds. It showed far more skin, than he thought she wished him to see. Without another thought, he called upon Apollo and had him create some type of clothing for her. When the flash died down, he grimaced as he spotted that it was a glittering gold dress with spaghetti straps, and an odd dress hem. The front of her dress was about ankle length, and the back of the dress trailed back at least a foot, acting as a train. Her silver hair was loose and blowing faintly in the slight breeze.
{I thought I asked you to get Athena to supply you with NORMAL clothing. }, Trunks asked his mischievous crystal.
{The dress was black when Athena gave it to me, she couldn't access the normal part of the clothing because of Serenity's low energy. Any way the moment I touch the dress, it turns gold, it's like some kind of unwritten rule.}, Apollo shot back trying to tend to an upset Athena.
With a sigh Trunks fed Serenity some of his energy, enough to keep her awake. Too much in one day might hurt her.
"Trunks?", she whispered hoarsely her throat dry.
"Hai, koibito?", Trunks asked his blue eyes fixed on her face.
"I-I .........", she trailed off as she slipped into oblivion.
'She must have used more energy than I thought', Trunks mused flying full speed out of the crater.
"SERENITY!!!!", Mars called out in anguish, struggling in Healers arms.
"What do you care if she's hurt, you've done enough damage.", hissed Uranus angrily, flying to meet Trunks halfway.
"She's fine.", Trunks growled ignoring Uranus' protests to carry Serenity.
She was his, and that's all there was to it. He looked sharply at Pluto who nodded and created a portal, leading straight to C.C.
"Hey, were are we going?", demanded Venus looking at the stern face of Goku.
"Hey, let me go you brute!!", she continued pounding profusely on his arms, though doing no good.
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Hey, and here is my long awaited CHAPTER ELEVEN!
I apologize profusely for this being so very late. My Internet has been down FOREVER and I was not able to post anything at all. But Guess what? I'm BAAACK!!!
Much Love, Serenity Moon
Title: Z Moon Senshi
Chapter 11
I thank all of you who took their precious valuable time to review. Gomen this is so LATE!!!! I've got school work, school, school, and more school. Not to mention a social life. Friend problems, boyfriend problems, so on and so fourth. And much writers block. -_- Plus my Internet has been down for MORE than a month!
DISCLAIMER
I don't own anything, I am once again what I consider, Flat Broke.
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LAST TIME
'How do I do this?', he questioned himself, clutching a pale Serenity tightly. He activated the golden crystal and, his ki burst out of him. Once again he fed Serenity power. Her silver ki burst from her, dancing happily. He brought his lips down to hers, and fed her energy that way. It was quicker closer. Suddenly Serenity felt Trunks' energy coursing through her veins. And his lips on hers. And her in his arms. And then she remembered. Trunks pulled away, and Serenity's eyes snapped open. "Jedite. He's here to finish his job.", Serenity whispered into Trunks' chest. "What job?", Trunks asked confused. "His job to destroy me.", Serenity whispered her throat constricting. She turned her blue eyes towards Trunks' face, as she watched emotions flicker across his face. "Kami. Iie. I won't let him touch you. Aishiteru to much.", Trunks whispered back to her.
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*~SAILOR MOON DIMENSION~*
"Do you think Ami is all right?", Makoto asked Minako over the phone.
"I'm sure she'll be fine.", Minako replied half-heartedly.
Ami had taken the disappearance of Usagi the hardest, except for maybe Rei.
"I just hope we find her soon.", Makoto continued stirring the cake batter with a vengeance.
The Senshi really hadn't meant what they had said to their leader, and friend. They had been tired, battered, and bruised beyond belief, they didn't want to listen to reason.
"Whoa, hold on Mako-chan, I've got a beep.", Minako stated suddenly.
She clicked the flash button, then stated, "Moishi Moishi, Aino Minako speaking."
"I've been trying to call you on your communicator's all DAY!", Rei ranted on the line.
" Um why were you trying to get to us?", Minako stated nervously, trying to change the subject in her favor.
"Just get the others and get to the temple!", Rei screamed slamming the phone down, her left eye twitching.
Without another word, Minako switched back to Makoto who was putting the cake batter in the fridge to bake tomorrow.
"Mako we're needed over at the temple, I'll call Ami, you just head over.", Minako told her friend seriously.
"Sure, see ya there.", Makoto replied putting down the phone and making sure that all her appliances were turned off.
Makoto slipped on her forest green ankle boots, with a dark brown jacket, grabbed her car keys and raced out the door.
"Moishi Moishi?", came the drowsy voice of Ami Mizuno over the line.
"Ames, get ready there's an emergency meeting at the temple, I'll pick you up in ten minutes.", Minako rambled on hopping on one foot to get her other shoe on.
"I'll be waiting at the door, Ja ne.", Ami replied hanging up the phone with a sigh. Her head dropped down on the pillow once more, before she pulled herself out of bed.
'Oh, Usagi-chan, What have we done? Where ever you are, I hope you know, we're sorry.', Ami thought forcefully to herself. She wanted her friend back, was that all to much to ask?
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ON THE ROOF OF C.C. ( A week after the school incident.)
'Will we be so lucky as to win this time?', Serenity wondered to herself as she stared at the moon that was never full.
They had won by pure luck the time before, and sometimes the luck runs out.
'What am I to do? I can't put them in danger. I won't.', Serenity thought fervently to herself, twining her loose hair around a finger.
After they had gotten back to Haruka's class in school, they had been questioned mercilessly. They just explained that Serenity had a flashback, and it had knocked the wind out of her. It was an outright lie, but the others didn't need to know just yet. They knew very well Haruka didn't buy it, nor did the Lights, but they accepted it. Haruka would just press her for information later, and that was exactly why she was on the roof with her ki shielded. After school they had went back to C.C. and later still they went out to dinner with the Lights. They explained everything. From the Neo-Sailor Mercury to the bonding situation. Then they went on to explain the faction of Mamoru-baka and the Inner Senshi.
A week had passed since then, a long boring week. There had been no youma's, nothing unordinary, just normality. She remembered how she used to long for normality in her life, but now abnormality was a constant in her life, making the normal seem abnormal, and abnormal seem normal. The Lights, Kakyuu, and Galaxia had been ordered to stay at C.C. by Bulma. By fear of Mercury's wrath the Lights had quickly agreed, followed by the other two princess'.
Another thought suddenly plagued her already troubled heart. What of Naru? What of her parents? Her brother? She would have to ask Pluto if they were all right. She missed Naru greatly, but if she hung around the happy red head too much it could possibly get her killed. Her family was in the same situation as Naru. If she stayed there for a length of time it would find her and eventually kill the one's she loved just get to her. It would be able to find her in a matter of months in that dimension because it had already attacked there, and some of it's energy still resided there. Here in the dimension she was in now, made it so that Chaos could never directly find her because of the fact that it had never attacked there before. Thus she wasn't as worried now.
"Selene?", questioned a soft melodic voice from behind her.
She jumped and flinched.
"Galaxy.", Serenity replied recognizing the voice of Galaxia.
"Are you troubled princess?", Galaxia asked, floating down next to her.
"More than you'll ever know.", Serenity replied looking at the Moon with great interest.
"If you wish to talk I'll be here.", Galaxia replied leaning back upon the roof.
Serenity considered her offer greatly. Maybe it would do her good to talk about them.
The Inner Senshi were her greatest problem at the moment. She didn't want to face them, she didn't want to see them. They had betrayed her and that was final. Never once did they think that their words actually hurt her. They believed she was an airhead immune to anything, too scatter brained to pick up the insults. She heard all the unkind words, she felt the pain they caused. They were supposed to be her FRIENDS.
'Friends don't do that to each other', Serenity thought as her eyes unconsciously hardened.
Suddenly she was aware of a soft song. The light soft melody was the song of the galaxy, she realized. She turned and looked at Galaxia who was peacefully singing staring at the sky. Galaixa always had a beautiful voice, it made that of a sirens sound bad.
"Sing with me Selene-hime, your voice is equal if not better than mine. Singing can sometimes express feelings that words can not.", Galaxia told her sitting up.
Instead of her royal dress she wore a white lab coat with a red turtle neck under it, and black slacks.
"Galaxy-chan, you know I can't sing.", Serenity replied as a red hue appeared on her cheeks.
"Hai, you can just listen to your heart.", Galaxia replied picking up the song once more.
Serenity shrugged and decided to give it a try. If she sounded horrible, she'd stop. When she started singing it came out out unsteady, and unsure. The song had no words but there were many different parts to it. Galaxia sang in the Galaxy's behalf, while Serenity sang in the Moon's behalf. Surprisingly their voices mingled together producing a harmony that no music artist could possibly hope to explain.
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IN THE BACK YARD
"Goten, do you hear that?", Chibi-Trunks asked his friend, while Shiro trotted behind him.
"Iie, I don't hear anything. Throw the ball!", Goten replied hurriedly wanting to continue the game.
"Iie, I know I hear something.", Chibi-Trunks replied going to his Kassan who was talking with Haruka,18, Kakyuu, and the Lights.
Shiro followed precariously taking the long way around the fighters.
"Kassan, Kassan!", Chibi-Trunks called racing towards her avoiding his sparring father.
Goku and Vegeta were sparring lightly, while Kuririn and ChiChi urged Goku on.
Gohan, Trunks, and Hotaru sat on the stone ledge talking quietly.
"Hey do you guys hear music?", Trunks asked suddenly looking at the sky.
"Iie, I don't.", Gohan responded while Hotaru nodded her head.
"Do you know what it is?", Trunks asked Hotaru wanting to know what created the hauntingly beautiful melody.
"Hai, it's a Senshi song. Unless a non-senshi is almost right on top of the people singing it, they can't hear it. You must be able to hear it because Bulma is Mercury.", she continued jumping off the ledge.
"Follow?", Gohan asked Trunks eyebrow raised.
"Follow.", Trunks replied as Hotaru made her way to Haruka.
"Hai, sweetie? What is it?", Bulma asked him bending down to his level.
"Do you hear it Kassan? It's music!", Chibi-Trunks exclaimed listening closely.
"Iie, I don't hear anythi---", Bulma started then listened.
"Wait, hai, I do hear music.", Bulma replied listening closely.
"Hey, Haruka-chan do you hear that?", Bulma asked standing up.
Haruka cocked her head to the side, and listened then she smiled and nodded.
"I'm surprised you noticed it, being a new Senshi and all.", Seiya stated a smirk on his face.
"I didn't notice it, Chibi-Trunks did.", Bulma replied pointing at her son, completely missing his insult.
"Hmmm....... He must still have Serenity's energy in him.", Kakyuu mused having heard the story.
"Or it might be because his Kassan is Sailor Mercury.", Taiki mused aloud.
"That was my first thought, when Trunks said he heard it.", Hotaru interrupted from next to Yaten.
"Why don't we go check it out, already.", Taiki suggested floating as a soft blue glow surrounded him.
"Let's go.", Trunks suggested from Chibi-Trunks side.
The group flew towards the sound which was increasingly getting louder as they got closer.
ON THE ROOF
Galaxia and Serenity now sat up next to each other, hair playing in an nonexistent wind.
'Galaxia was right.', Serenity mused.
She did feel slightly better as she sang her heart out. Suddenly they were aware of a slightly deeper voice joining them. They both glanced over as Haruka sat down next to Serenity, and Hotaru soon joined her. Kakyuu soon followed sitting next to Galaxia singing her own melody. The three new voices that had joined, gave the song a warmer feeling, as if the notes had been lonely before, but now were together. With a slight smile Seiya sat down his back leaning against Serenity's as his baritone voice joined it. Taiki, and Yaten sat on either side of their brother and their slightly higher voices joined in from time to time. Chibi-Trunks giggled impishly as he hopped around Haruka and plopped in Serenity's lap. Startled Serenity's piece in the song stopped for a minute until Serenity smiled and wrapped her arms around Chibi-Trunks rocking slowly back and fourth. The sound became happier still, as more people continued to join. Bulma sat down next to Taiki, but didn't sing until she was elbowed by him with a wink.
Trunks sat down where he was, next to Gohan, and smiled slightly. Of course he could have sang, but chose not to. He chose to watch silently as a small smile played across his lips. He closed his eyes and ended up caught up in the melody. It seemed as if he could almost feel the sorrow in some parts and the joy in others. As the song died down only Serenity's voice was left. Alone and sad it sounded as she continued on with the song. With a lingering note her voice faded away and Trunks' eyes snapped open.
"The beginning of a Kingdom.", Hotaru and Haruka stated seriously in unison
"The rise of a Kingdom.", Kakyuu and Bulma stated in unison, Bulma not knowing where the words had come from.
"The flourish of a Kingdom.", the three lights stated together.
" The fall of a Kingdom.", Galaxia continued alone looking at Serenity.
"The end of the Kingdom.", Serenity whispered closing her eyes tightly.
"That felt wonderful to sing that again.", Hotaru murmured leaning against Haruka.
"I agree firefly, I agree,", Haruka replied hugging her adopted daughter.
"What was that song called?", Chibi-Trunks asked looking up at Serenity.
"The song of the Universe.", Serenity replied glancing at her watch.
"Hey you, it is way past your bedtime.", she continued standing up with Bulma.
" G' night, Tenshi.", Chibi-Trunks muttered sleepily taking his Kassan's hand and floating slowly off the roof.
"So, Koneko, what we going to do?", Haruka asked softly breaking the silence.
"I don't know. We don't have a chance in Hell without the Inner Senshi though.", Serenity replied leaning against Seiya, and looking at the stars.
"Why do we need the Inner Senshi?", Taiki asked from behind her.
"There's this thing called Planetary Power. Without the Inner Senshi here, we don't have enough planetary power to destroy chaos.", Hotaru supplied, cuddling against Haruka because of the cold night air.
"We do have one advantage however.", Serenity stated raising her hand to the sky.
Moonbeams collected in her hand forming a long sword, which soon solidified into a stone. The Senshi jumped away from Serenity when they recognized the sword.
"W-Where did you g-get that?", Yaten demanded stumbling on his words at the mere sight of it.
"Birthday present from Kassan when I turned 16.", Serenity replied, dropping the sword on the roof.
The senshi jumped away from where it landed, and stayed wary of it.
"Humph, I don't see what the big deal is, it's just a hunk of rock.", came Vegeta's voice from behind them.
"Veggie-kun, this hunk of rock could kill you, even if it only grazed your skin. It's the sword of Artemis.", Serenity corrected holding her hand out to the sword.
It flew back into her hands, and Serenity eyed it's sharp tip.
"It's hard to believe I was killed with this thing.", She muttered darkly as her mind flashed between scenes of it covered covered in her own blood, back to it's now stain less self.
"That's a dark sword?", Gohan questioned confused.
"In a way ......... it depends on the intentions of the user.", Serenity replied reaching her arm back, and throwing the sword back towards the moon.
Almost as soon as it left Serenity's grasp it turned into moonlight, and flew back towards the Moon, where it belonged.
"You know, I for one am ready to turn in.", Taiki yawned standing up.
Vegeta merely grunted and flew off towards his bedroom, waiting for Bulma. "Hey, Taiki don't leave without us, I'm not getting lost.", Seiya exclaimed standing up.
He gave a long look to Serenity, then turned to follow his brothers, realizing Serenity was lost in her own little world.
"Goten, Gohan, it's time for bed!", came ChiChi's voice from the strong arms of Goku.
"But K--", Goten started whining pitifully.
"No, but's Chibi-Trunks is probably already in bed, now get moving!", ChiChi reprimanded loudly to Goten.
Gohan had already retreated the second her heard the word bed, it wasn't good to cross his mother, he learned that long ago.
"I think I agree with ChiChi, it's past your bed time Hotaru.", Haruka started helping Hotaru up.
"How come Sere-mama doesn't have a bed time?", Hotaru complained.
"Because she's older than you. Even if I set one she wouldn't listen to me anyway. You ,however, are legally my daughter, thus my word is law.",Haruka explained as they floated off the roof at a lagging pace.
"That's still not fair, she's not that much older than me.", Hotaru was heard faintly protesting.
" You know what really wouldn't be fair? If I restricted you from training for a month.", came Haruka's sly reply. Some could almost picture Haruka smirking as she said this.
"Oh, hmmm look at the time ....... time for bed!", came Hotaru's reply hastily as the sound of a shutting door was heard.
Kuririn and 18, said their good nights along with ChiChi and Goku, still no response from the entranced princess was heard.
Kakyuu and Galaxia both stood up at the same time, and gingerly placed a hand of each of Serenity's shoulders.
The girl jerked around wide eyed, startled, then her harsh look melted into that of a small smile.
Kakyuu smiled in return, lending the hime her support without words.
She then turned around and teleported off the roof in a swirl of cherry blossoms.
"You don't have to take Chaos on alone. Don't repeat my mistake, we will always be here for you, remember that.", Galaxia stated with a small smile.
Serenity enveloped her in a grateful hug, and soon whispered," Arigatou."
"Anytime, hime, Anytime.", Galaxia replied a small smile of her face as she teleported away in a small controlled flash of red tinted gold light.
Serenity dropped to her knees and soon was sitting all the way down, her knees drawn up to her chest. She buried her face in her arms and fought back the incoming onslaught of tears, she knew was coming. 'Why must this happen to all these innocent people?', she thought as one crystalline tear dripped down her face. It dripped off her arm and onto the roof, where unnoticed to her a silver rose grew. Another dropped and another rose grew, floating in a sea of perfection. Not a single petal drooped, nor did a leaf look withered. She looked up her long hair spilling down her back, and stared hard at the moon. It shined with a dim glow almost mirroring it's hime's current state. As she looked down again she noticed the roses on the roof, that seemingly grew straight out of the roof. She plucked the two roses and wiped the remaining water out of her eyes. As one of the drops of tears fell from her finger to the ground, another rose grew in it's place. It was then watching that rose bloom under the moon, that Serenity realized what had happened. She plucked the other one and quickly threw them off the roof. Those roses were born of her own sorrow, born from her own tears.
Trunks watched sadly as he felt his koibito's emotions flow heavily through their bond. He knew she needed her space, but it was so hard, so very hard, not to run up to her and kiss all her tears away. His heart broke as he watched her throw the roses off the off the roof with a scowl upon her face. A scowl that didn't belong there. As she buried her face in her arms once more, Trunks couldn't ignore the need to comfort her any longer. He quietly floated over to her her and wrapped his arms around her tiny waist.
"NO!", Serenity screamed as flash of ebony hair, and stormy midnight blue eyes, flashing into her vision.
She jerked away into the air before he could utter a sound, and without realizing it got into a fighting position, and began powering up straight to SSJ.
"Serenity, it's only me.", Trunks called worriedly flying into her vision.
Her power level dropped dramatically, and her harsh glare melted away into frightened child like eyes.
"Good Kami, Trunks don't do that to me.", Serenity whispered hoarsely, flying into his welcoming arms.
"What did you think I was?", Trunks asked softly kissing her forehead as he tightening his arms protectively around her.
"I thought you were someone .......... else.", came her slow reply as her body slowly relaxed into his warmth and comfort.
"Who?", he persisted, his heart paining once more that someone should frighten her so.
"No one important.", she replied, burying her face into his chest, and clutching the sides of his jacket.
"It was obviously someone that you don't care for much, and thus it's important.", he reasoned, as he slowly lowered themselves back onto the roof.
It wouldn't be a good thing for Vegeta or Haruka to take a peek out the window, and see them in an embrace.
"It was nothing.", she replied wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Don't lie to me, all I ask of you, is that you don't lie to me.", Trunks stated sitting down and resting his chin atop her head.
"Endymion.", she stated softly almost inaudible, even with his Say-jin hearing.
Trunks eyes widened as he felt the pain at the one word course through Serenity. Her pain was so strong he felt it as if it were his own.
"Why, Why would think I was him?", Trunks asked slightly astonished that she could confuse the two.
'Maybe she cared for him more than she let's on.', he mused in his head, a deep scowl on his face.
His features looked extremely darkened and deadly when his face took on attributes like those of his fathers. When he received no answer his scowl deepened even more, if possible. He then teleported into Serenity's room, and flicked down her covers, and placed her gently in the bed.
"Trunks?", Serenity questioned feeling their bond close off slightly.
He ignored her question and pulled the covers up and kissed her on her forehead quickly. He stared at her with an unexplainable smoldering gaze, and then he stalked straight through the wall to his own room.
"I'm sorry.", she whispered as the bond closed nearly all the way. All she could feel was intense anger from him, and she knew why. She hadn't explained to him why she had thought he was Endymion. She also knew no matter how much she wanted to apologize, it would do no good tonight. She curled up in a ball on the large bed, and stared at the wall, feeling as if her own heart had been ripped out, the minute he stalked through the wall.
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IN BULMA'S ROOM
Bulma stared at the ceiling blankly, breathing in the musky scent that Vegeta always had about him. She could feel something disturbing Serenity greatly, and somehow, due to motherly instinct, knew it had something to due with her son. She was already slightly worried that she was catching the flu bug, she had thrown up three times that day. Twice the day before. She realized she wasn't going to receive any sleep until she checked on her soon to be daughter-in-law. With great protest and a grunt from Vegeta, who still slept soundly, she pried herself from his arms, and made her way out towards the elevator. She tiptoed down the hall, careful not to wake Chibi-Trunks. Sometimes she thought he had better hearing than his father did. Ten minutes later she reached the elevator, and in another minute she stepped off the metal box, tightening her thin robe around herself. There was something about wandering her home at night that gave her the creeps.
She saw a door creep open to her right and quickly froze. She thawed out as she saw another door open further down the hall, and realized it was Haruka and Hotaru.
"Haruka, Hotaru!", she hissed only loud enough to gain their attention.
"Bulma?", Haruka hissed back slightly surprised.
The trio of people met up in the hall and tiptoed as quietly as possible past Trunks' door. He was an even lighter sleeper than his younger counterpart.
"You felt it too?", Hotaru whispered as they approached Serenity's door.
Bulma nodded in the dim light, as Haruka opened Serenity's door.
"I'm surprised she doesn't have it locked, she usually does.", Haruka mused aloud as she slipped into the room.
Walking through the pitch blackness of the room, Haruka stubbed her foot on an end table. A stream of curses flew from her mouth, and Bulma accidentally ran into Hotaru who ran into Haruka who knocked over the table, who in turn tripped over the phone cord, and fell taking down the other two women with her.
"If she wasn't awake before she is now.", Bulma muttered to Haruka, blowing a piece of hair out of her face.
"Good, Kami Hotaru get off my leg.", she continued trying to pull her limb out from under the girl.
"I would if SOMEONE would get off my leg.", Hotaru shot back.
"All right slowly, on the count of three, every one pull your self designated limbs towards yourself got it?", Haruka stated, being the voice of reason.
"1,2 ....3!", Haruka called pulling her respective limbs towards herself.
To her utmost surprise it worked, and as they were standing up the lamp near the bed flicked on.
"That was the most entertaining thing I've seen all week.", Serenity stated with a smile pasted on her face.
Her cold eyes, eyes which should have been sparkling with some kind of life, were dead. It was as if she was a puppet smiling only because the puppeteer made her.
"Koneko are you all right?", Haruka asked noting the dead look in the hime's eyes.
"I'm fine, why do you ask Haruka.", Serenity replied with a mechanical happiness, that made her voice sound hollow and distant.
"No reason.", Haruka replied sitting on the end of the bed. Hotaru followed Haruka's example except she hopped into bed next to Serenity, and dove under the covers.
"Hotaru?", Serenity questioned a spark of life showing in her eyes.
"It's cold.", came Hotaru's muffled voice as she popped her head out from under the covers.
"Well, feel free to wear slippers and a robe next time, you three decide to come over and have a pow wow.", Serenity replied stretching her arms and cracking her back.
"Why are you all here anyway?", Serenity questioned looking at them blankly and expectantly all at the same time.
"You seemed a bit out of it on the roof, so we decided to come visit.", Bulma replied flawlessly.
"At 11:30 at night?", Serenity questioned with the same look in her eyes.
"Well w-----", Haruka started but quickly cut herself off as she felt an odd energy in the city.
"Do you feel it?", Hotaru questioned sitting up, looking at the other three women.
"Let's go kick some youma behind.", Bulma chanted standing up.
"Let's do it.", Serenity agreed slipping out of bed.
"Should we wake up everyone else?", Hotaru asked holding her henshin stick.
"If we do, you get to wake up Trunks and Vegeta.", Bulma pointed out, faltering slightly as she saw Serenity flinch at Trunks' name.
"I'll pass.", Hotaru replied quickly shivering at the thought of waking up the hot tempered ooji.
"Let's go then, remember shield your ki, otherwise we'll definitely wake them up.", Haruka continued shielding her own ki.
"We'll transform when we get there, Serenity, if you'll do the honors.", Bulma directed, glancing at the silvery hared girl.
"Gladly......... Lunar Teleport.", Serenity whispered and they were soon engulfed by the sheer mind numbing power, and energy.
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IN THE SAILOR MOON DIMENSION
"What's going on Rei?", Minako huffed racing up the stairs, next to an equally exhausted Ami.
"Come on you two slow-pokes, get into the fire room!", Makoto called from the door.
Minako and Ami wasted no time and were in seconds seated next to Makoto behind Rei infront of the sacred fire.
"Sacred Flame, I beg of thee, please show thy message thou hast given me previously.", Rei asked the fire as it licked at her hair and fingertips.
"How can she sit so close to that thing? I'm surprised she hasn't been burnt to a crisp. Crispy fried Rei.", Minako muttered to Makoto and Ami who giggled.
Suddenly a picture of Jedite showed in the fire. He wore the same general's uniform, with a scar under his left eye, and he held the same brainwashed look in his eyes. Jedite faded away only to be replaced by a Demando with glowing red eyes. Minako gasped at the two images and dug her nails into her palm.
"Is there anything else thou must show us?", came Rei's calm cool voice.
The fire sunk down some, then it exploded outward showing a shadowed person with crystal white wings. The fire then went back to it's normal placid state, and Rei's hair floated back neatly in place.
"Do you guys know what that means?", she asked turning around.
"J-Jedite?", Minako stuttered helplessly.
"Hai, Jedite has returned, with Demando in the lead , infested by Chaos.", Rei informed.
"This is not good, not good at all.", Ami supplied already on her computer searching for signs of them being of the Earth.
"Welcome to their nightmare.", Makoto supplied, cracking her knuckles, as if suspecting a battle.
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IN DOWNTOWN SATAN CITY
A loud kind of dance music played from the local clubs in Satan City. People came and exited the clubs wearing flashy colorful clothes and most of them were obviously under the influence of illegal substances. Three women and a man walked down the middle of a street, in similar clothes, but obviously sober. They were looked for all the world as if they were on a mission, but they blended in with the crowd quite nicely. A short sixteen year old with a trendy bob cut, wore a purple mini-skirt with a black off the shoulders top. On her feet were sandals that gave a slight click as she walked, a monotonous sound that gave the solemn beat to their mission. An aqua hared woman wore a tight-knit blue sweater with a knee length white skirt that angled at a point. The only male wore a white dress shirt, the last few buttons undone, a gold chain around his neck. He wore black slacks and shiny black shoes, and walked with his hands in his pockets. The last of the females was small and silver hared. She wore a blood red top that glittered here and there, with a black ankle length skirt. There were two slits on either sides of the skirt that went up to mid thigh. On her small feet were black sandals that clicked a higher pitched nose than her black hared comrade. The sandals laced up to her calf with leather straps that gave off an odd look alone, but with the entire ensemble it went well.
"Do you feel it?", asked the man, directing his question at the silver hared woman.
"Hai, it's here.", the small woman replied avoiding a dancing teen.
They walked on and soon enough they found what they deemed to be an energy collection device. It was the disco ball in a building called Club La Blue.
"Come on the sooner we destroy that thing, the sooner we can catch some Z's.", the aqua hared woman stated yawning.
It was then that she realized that everyone in the area was yawning. Everyone looked so tired, ready to drop dead.
"Minna-chan, get in the air, quick it's draining us!", Bulma announced as she quickly burst into the air.
Seconds later they felt their energy returning to them as they floated into the air. The disco ball began to glow, and soon it exploded into four seperate parts.
"Minna-chan pick one, and let's move!", Serenity called flying off after the one that headed north.
Each one of them chased the glow till it landed, when it landed it transformed into a youma.
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WHERE SATURN IS
"Stop right there!", cried out the fully transformed Sailor Saturn landing infront of the youma.
She leaned on her glaive for support, and watched the youma carefully.
"Baka, foolish girl!", barked out the monster turning on it's heal, and charging at her.
Saturn braced herself and called out, "Silence Wall!".
The youma bounced painfully off the black tinted shield. Saturn wasted no time and ran at it with her glaive pointed in it's direction. As it righted itself, without looking, it found itself impaled on her extremely pointy glaive. It gave a wicked grin then dissolved into dust, and blew away with a Northern Wind.
'That was too easy.', Saturn thought between labored breaths.
She waited on her knees, supported by her glaive for her limited strength to return to her.
'I wonder how the others are doing?', she wondered pushing herself painfully to her feet.
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WHERE URANUS IS
"Get back here!", Uranus shouted angrily at the cat like creature, it leapt through the trees of the part nimbly, always falling on it's feet.
It gave a loud screech, and threw a red energy beam back at Uranus.
The Senshi of the sky dove out of the way in the nick of time, glancing back at the crater the beam left for a second. During that time the sly cat creature had already thrown another deadly beam at the lone senshi, expecting the woman's defeat. Uranus turned around just as the beam was mere feet from her face. She held up her space sword on pure reflex, and refracted the red energy blast back towards the youma. The surprised youma let out a screech and seconds later impaled on her on energy beam. With a wicked smirk the youma disintegrated into dust, and blew away with a Northern Wind.
'Something isn't right here.....', Uranus trailed off in her mind.
With a sudden determination in her eyes she blasted off towards where she could feel Saturn resting.
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WHERE MERCURY IS
"WATER WALL!!!!!!", Mercury screamed blocking a powerful blast from the beast they knew as a youma.
Her youma had gotten stronger, and now she was having a hard time dodging the blasts. She had zero time to shoot something back at the creature let alone scan in for a weakness. A strong Northern Wind blew and her youma began to glow a deep red color. As the glow faded she could sense it's increased powerlevel.
"Kuso.", she muttered throwing a blue colored blast at the cocky dragon.
{Hey, Uranus, Saturn, I need some help here!}, she sent to them as she suddenly felt sick to her stomach.
{On our way.}, she heard Uranus reply.
"AQUA MIRAGE!!!!", she called as she threw blue ki infused balls of water at the monster.
The balls of water temporarily stunned the youma while Mercury fought down the bile quickly rising in her throat. Her vision suddenly swam as the pain in her abdomen became increasingly great. Suddenly she was thrown back by an energy blast from the youma. It hit her head on and tore into her soft flesh. She landed with a heavy thud on the ground and tried to stand up, but the pull of gravity was too strong.
"URANUS WORLD SHAKING!", came an angry voice from Mercury's left.
The angry senshi of the skies landed infront of her, while the powerful attack flew towards the monster.
"DEATH RIBBON .............. revolution!", she heard the small Senshi of death call.
A cold feeling of death surrounded Mercury, and she shivered, even though the death was not aimed at her. It was as if the grim reaper had touched her and decided to spare her for another day. Mercury closed her eyes as the ribbons exploded out of the ground, and wished she had the strength to cover her ears as the youma screamed in pain. As she opened her eyes she saw the remains of the youma blow away in a Northern Wind. She then slipped out of consciousness , as the pain became to great.
"Mercury, Mercury are you all right?", Mercury faintly heard as she felt a comforting warmth spread through her.
She opened her eyes to see Saturn healing her major wounds.
"Are you all right?", she heard Uranus voice call.
She looked up to see Haruka's worried face, and realized she was lying in the younger girls lap.
"I'm all right.", Mercury replied slowly pushing herself up.
"Oh Kami.", she groaned as she rolled over and retched.
Uranus held her long hair back while, Saturn rubbed her back comfortingly.
When she was done she groaned,"I really need a mint."
"Here.", Uranus replied handing the green and white striped object out to the blue clad girl.
"Where did you get these from?", Mercury asked popping it into her mouth gratefully.
"Space pockets.", Uranus replied distractedly looking towards the North.
"Can you teleport home?", Uranus asked helping both girls to their feet.
Mercury nodded she felt much better than before.
"Good, do it now. We need to go check on Serenity, but you've already had a rough night.", Uranus replied her gaze still on the North.
"I'm all right! I'm fine! See!", Mercury replied twirling around in a circle to prove it.
"Gomen, but we can't take any chances, besides your energy flared up quite a bit just a moment ago, and someone might have felt it. It wouldn't do us any good for you to be gone.", Saturn reasoned leaning on her glaive.
"Fine.", Mercury replied dejectedly, glowing blue.
In a flash she was gone.
"Let's go.", Uranus stated blasting off at Saturn's pace through the air.
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WHERE SERENITY'S AT
Serenity wiped the sweat off her brow, and stretched as the monster flew into a tree. It roared in agitation, and suddenly it glowed an ominous red color.
'Oh, great.', she thought.
This had happened twice before, and each time the youma had become three times as strong. She wasn't sure if she could destroy it now, without powering up to at least a senshi form. The youma fazed away and suddenly reappeared behind her and hit her in the back. It then smacked her with it's other clawed hand in the ribs, and Serenity winced as she heard them crack. She flew towards the side of a mountain, and righted herself just in time.
"SOLAR FLARE!!!", she called out and succeeded in blinding the animal.
With great effort she concentrated on removing her own heart crystal. She dropped to her knees as the process began, and screamed in pain. It felt as if her very soul was being ripped out. As soon as the pointed bright crystal fully exited her body, she felt power surge through her.
"CRISIS TENSHI POWER!!!", she shouted out as her body was enveloped in light.
She had on a white body suit with a long skirt, with slits up to her thighs, lace up sandals , and a metal face mask that covered everything except her mouth. Silver wings adorned her sandals, and six wings sprouted from her back. Her silver hair flowed freely, and a silver staff appeared in her hands, the heart crystal glowing inside a clear bulb on the staff top.
"Serenity!", she heard a voice call, from below her, and suddenly realized she was in the air.
The effects of the flare were wearing off the youma, and soon enough it came charging after her.
"HEAVENS WRATH!!!", the demi-megami called out, and a bright beam of pure light shot out of the staff, effectively destroyed the youma.
"Serenity-mama!", she heard a worried voice cry out, and soon enough she landed on the ground.
The transformation faded away, and a drained Serenity fell to the ground, the heart crystal floating down next to her. Uranus gasped and quickly replaced the precious item, and soon enough the color returned to Serenity's features.
"Ruka?", Serenity questioned blinking slightly.
"Hai, Serenity, how did you get your heart crystal out?", Uranus asked lifting the drained girl into her arms.
"I did it just like I did before, when we defeated Pharaoh 90.", the girl replied weakly, falling into a deep sleep.
"Let's go home Hota-chan.", Uranus stated watching the gi clad girl breath with labored painful breaths.
"O~kay, Ruka-papa.", Saturn replied wavering on her staff.
"Don't use any more of your energy, I can take us all home.", Uranus stated seeing the girls present condition.
Saturn nodded unable to do much more. In a sandy yellow flash the trio were teleported to the living room of C.C.
"Can you get to bed all right.", Uranus questioned the girl, shifting the weight in her arms.
"Hai, I'll be fine.", Saturn replied detransforming.
Hotaru turned away wearily and walked towards the elevator using the railing for support. Uranus shook her head sadly and detransformed. It was then that she felt a sticky feeling on her abdomen. She set Serenity down on a couch, and flicked on a light. She un-tucked her button up shirt, and lifted it up so she could check her wound. What surprised her was that there was no incision, not even a scratch, the blood wasn't hers.
'Then who.....", she trailed off her eyes following the crimson drips from where she first teleported in the room, to the couch where Serenity now resided.
"Oh, shit.", Haruka trailed off racing back towards the couch, and moving Serenity's arm.
There she found torn flesh, and pieces of the gi mixed in with it.
{Bulma, get to the lab! Koneko's hurt!}, Haruka yelled as loud as possible through the link.
She carefully gather Serenity in her arms, and then heard,{ Already there, bring her in quickly!} Haruka complied and in a sandy yellow flash she was in the lab.
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IN THE LAB
Inside the lab the newly remodeled egg shaped dome had already risen out of the ground. Bulma acted quickly and attached the necessary equipment to the prone hime. She cleaned out the wound with a grimace on her face, and quickly, efficiently sewed it up. She then sent the girl into the rejuvenation tank, and the hatch shut with a hiss.
"Is she going to be all right?", Haruka asked from the other side of the dome where she could watch the girl closely.
"She'll be fine, I'm just glad the youma's claws weren't poisoned.", Bulma replied her fingers flying over the console.
"There's some blood in the living room, Gomen, I'll clean it before I go to bed.", Haruka started.
"Are you sure I could always get someone else to do it.", Bulma asked worried about her friends current state.
Haruka nodded in affirmative.
"How long will she be?", Haruka asked placing a hand on the glass as her hime floated effortlessly in the healing liquid.
"Not long, only until around dawn.", the aqua hared woman replied sitting down wearily in the movable office chair.
Haruka breathed a sigh of relief, and frowned as the effects of teleporting so many times, so frequently began to take a toll on her.
"You should get some sleep.", Bulma stated watching her friend sway slightly.
Haruka stared at the prone figure in the tank for a moment, then nodded silently.
"Arigatou Bulma-chan.", Haruka whispered walking slowly and carefully out of the room.
"There's nothing to thank.", Bulma replied softly watching the charts change on the screen.
She attached a beeper on her waist that would wake her if the slightest changes occurred in the tank. She then pulled out a capsule, and threw it down. It turned into a cot with a light blanket. She hastily laid down upon the cot and was soon out like a light.
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IN TRUNKS ROOM
The young ooji of Sayjins sat silently in a chair near his window staring out at the vast darkness.
'Did she love him? Does she love him?', he thought fingering a small golden crystal in his palm.
Unlike Serenity's crystal it had a smooth surface, and felt warm to the touch. Serenity's however was pointed and sharp, not to mention felt like ice. He wanted to go talk to Apollo, but in a way he was afraid of what he would discover. He loved her, he knew this, he loved her with all his heart, but it was a matter of weather she loved him. Each passing second his faith in their bond dwindled, and though his love did not waver, his trust in her did. He couldn't sleep, he couldn't bare to sleep in the same bed that had once served a safe haven for he and his koibito. He glared at the ornate object, wishing the fluttering white sheets would stop beckoning to him. He missed her warmth and comfort that usually radiated off of her. Now instead he felt emptiness, only a void was left. A deep dark void that begged to be filled with light, her light. He placed his head in his hands and sighed.
'Aishiteru.', he thought as he saw a glimmer of sunlight peek over the horizon.
As if the rising sun brought him peace, his eyes slowly closed and he soon drifted into a light slumber. A light slumber filled with screams of panic, and ominous death.
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6:30AM IN THE BRIEFS BEDROOM
Vegeta grunted and rolled over. With a sudden start he shot up in bed, his wife was missing. She was never awake before he was......... He took a deep breath and found her ki in the lab, moving around. When he concentrated harder he found Serenity's ki as well. Although hers was at an unusually low level. With a small grunt he pushed himself out of bed, and stumbled into the washroom. Twenty minutes later he came out in black baggy gi pants and a black muscle shirt. His hair was still sopping wet and therefore drooped far to much for his liking. He shook his head rapidly, and raised his ki slightly. Seconds later his hair defied gravity, every strand in place. Checking his koibito's ki again to make sure she was still safe he made his way towards the lab anyway. The hime's ki should have never been that low. Ten minutes later he entered the lab to see Bulma bustling around with papers and typing on the computer, with an occasional glance at the rejuvenation tank. With a devilish smirk he flew silently behind her, and wrapped his arms around her waist. She gasped and nearly sent him into the next dimension, however realized it was him just in time.
"Damn you Vegeta! Why do you always do that to me?", she demanded angrily swinging around in his arms.
"Onna... if you were in my position, you'd do it too.", Vegeta growled pulling her close to him.
He gave her a quick peck on the forehead, and hugged her to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and listened carefully to his heartbeat. It was times like these that he cherished, times with his koibito that he treasured. He pulled away and kissed his fully on the lips, bending her backwards. If it wasn't for the desk in the way, her back would have made a perfect arch, but now she leaned backwards lying on the desk.
Bulma sighed inwardly, for such a strong man, he had always been ever so gentle with her, as if she were thin breakable glass. ChiChi had told her that Goku was the same way. She had heard of men with fighting expertise that had beat their wives, just to make them obey or to show their dominance. She believed that Vegeta rather enjoyed some of their arguments, because she wasn't afraid to challenge him. She was proud to say that Vegeta had never ever laid an unkind had on her. When Vegeta was angry with her he had always stalked out of the room before his temper got the best of him. Then he took out his anger on some poor defenseless tree.
Vegeta broke away with labored breathing, gazing at her beautiful flushed face. He wondered how a beautiful kind creature, could have ever fallen in love with a monster like him. Bulma knew of his past, she knew of his shortcomings, and yet she refused to persecute him for his previous actions. Instead she loved him for who he was now, and looked forward towards their future. Vegeta sighed as her eyes fluttered open, still glazed over.
'Love is one hell of a ride.', he thought decidedly pulling her down in his lap in the office chair.
"If I'm greeted like this every morning, I have no objections.", he heard his koibito mutter softly.
Her small frame fit perfectly in his lap, while she curled up against his chest. He always had been amazed at how small she was, she seemed to fit right into his arms, as if they were where she always belonged.
After a few moments Vegeta's gaze began to stray over towards the rejuvenation tank. He wondered what it was doing set up, and next he wondered where Serenity was.
"Where's the chibi-onna.", Vegeta demanded looking around the room expectantly.
"We were having a late night spar, and she managed to get hurt.", Bulma replied slipping out of his lap and avoiding his gaze.
Vegeta stood up and followed her towards the front of the rejuvenation tank. The tiny teen floated in the water her hair cascading all around her.
"Will she be all right?", he asked concern showing on his features, something she had only seen when she went into labor, when she had fainted when he proposed, when Trunks came back, and when Serenity played her little 'joke' on him.
"She'll be fine.", Bulma replied with a smile suddenly feeling sick to her stomach again.
"Hey, Kassan and Otousan came back from their trip this morning, and Kassan made breakfast, so if your hungry get going before Goku wakes up.", Bulma announced brightly causing Vegeta to turn towards her, eyebrow raised.
"What?", she defended, eyes wide and innocent.
"I will never understand you, Onna.", Vegeta replied kissing her lips quickly, and walking out of the room.
With a sudden start she realized she was going to retch, so she raced out of the room and into the bathroom. When she was done she realized she was glad she put her hair back. Suddenly, the pager on her side began to vibrate, Serenity was waking up.
She went to the console and hit the right keys that signaled the release of the patient. Serenity dropped out of the machine sputtering and coughing loudly. Bulma rushed over to her with a large fluffy towel.
"How long ....... was I ..... in there?", Serenity asked taking the towel gratefully.
"Only over night.", Bulma replied helping her to her feet.
"Ohh, I feel like ............", Serenity groaned swaying on her feet.
"Crap?", Bulma suggested handing her a glass of water and some large pain killers.
"Arigatou.", Serenity replied mentally noting that all the other Sailor Senshi were still sleeping.
Serenity stretched and her back began to arch, when she stopped and hissed in pain. Serenity gaped at the sewn up skin she could see through the tatters of her gi.
"My Kami, how did I do this.", Serenity wondered attempting to heal herself.
Her eyes widened as the wound neglected the energy.
"What's wrong?", Bulma asked seeing the hime's distraught state.
"I can't heal it. It's neglecting my ener---", Serenity started suddenly stopped when she felt a tiny ki from somewhere.
"Wha--?", she questioned herself glancing around.
"What's going on?", Bulma asked placing a had on Serenity's shoulder.
"I just thought I felt something.", Serenity replied eyes narrowed.
"Well, if you can't heal yourself, let me dress your wound.", Bulma told her with a slight smile, ushering towards the medical table.
Serenity waited obediently for Bulma to finish, nearly holding her breath, while the aqua hared woman covered the wound. Considering the fact that a few of Serenity's ribs had been broken, most of her torso was wrapped precariously with bandages. When she was done Serenity sat up and swung her legs over the side of the table, and kicked them back and fourth, while Bulma went to put away her equipment. With a sudden bright idea, she took an auto shower, and changed into a new outfit which consisted of a navy blue, three quarter sleeve button up shirt with black flare jeans with, white sneakers.
"I see your ready to have a new day!", Bulma told her a smile on her face.
"Yeah, I can't let a little thing like that get in my way.", Serenity replied pointing to the general direction of her major wound.
"Remember no sparring for a few days, any slight hit could break open those stitches.", the woman scolded slightly putting the rejuvenation tank back in it's place.
When Serenity didn't reply Bulma wondered why, and turned around. There she saw her elder son leaning in the doorway, staring at Serenity with an impenetrable, smoldering gaze.
Bulma watched the tension between the two and frowned. She had been right the previous night, there had been something wrong with her son and hime.
"Trunks-chan! Good morning!", Bulma greeted hastily walking over to hug her son.
Her interruption had the desired effect, and Trunks' gaze moved from Serenity to herself. When the fierce intense eyes looked her way, she almost wished she hadn't said anything.
"If your hungry, Kassan made some......", Bulma trailed off realizing her son was no longer there.
She watched him walk down the hall throwing his jacket on, and in a slight golden haze he was gone.
"Sere----", Bulma started turning around to face the petite girl.
Her eyes widened as she saw the crystal tears drop off the girls face. One, two, three they fell, till there were so many you couldn't count them.
"Oh, Ren.", Bulma sighed worriedly, the nickname slipping out of her lips unintentionally.
She gathered the crying silent teen in her arms and held her close as the tears continued to fall.
"Onegai, don't cry.", Bulma stated smoothing back the girls hair.
The worried woman continued to soothe Serenity until her tears finally subsided.
"What happened?", Bulma half asked and half demanded.
"We ......", Serenity trailed off extremely embarrassed that she cried.
It just hurt so much to see his eyes that way, angry and blank, yet piercing all at the same time.
"At times, Trunks reminds me how Vegeta used to be. I can see so much of his father in him, it's uncanny.", Bulma started still holding her hime in a comforting embrace.
"Certain facial expressions, certain actions, and just the way they love to fight.", she continued staring at the back of her silver head.
Serenity was now resting her head in the woman's lap, listening to her speak.
"Like just now, Trunks expression was as Vegeta's was when he returned from a long expedition. An expedition that he lost. He not only lost the battle, but his pride was stripped from him. Something a Sayjin treasures greatly.", she continued with a soft smile.
"However I'm betting lost pride is not what is upsetting Trunks, nor is that what is upsetting you.", the aqua hared woman continued.
"It's my fault. We were o-out on the roof l-last night, and I didn't realize he was there. When he came to hug me goodnight, I didn't realize it was him. I immediately ran away, and started to power up as much as I could, but then I realized it was him. I thought he was an enemy, I thought he was Endymion! I-I-", she rambled on her resolve to keep a cold uncaring persona, failing her.
"So just because you thought he was someone else, he's angry?", Bulma questioned an elegant blue eyebrow arched.
"I'm not sure, but I couldn't explain why I thought it was Endymion, and he just teleported me to my room, and left. Straight though the wall, not even a goodnight!", Serenity cried out burying her face in her hands.
"Who is this Endymion? I forget.", Bulma questioned a sheepish smile on her face.
"He was the original ooji of Earth, by blood. I was betrothed to him in the past although I hated his guts. Because Kassan wanted us to be a loving couple, so she had Aphrodite tie our souls together. All my memories were erased and replaced with ones where I loved Endymion, and worshipped the ground he walked on.", Serenity started leaning on the older woman's shoulder.
"If you had your souls tied together, how are you, were you with Trunks?", Bulma asked a bit confused.
"We were tied together, but not by choice, by force. Because we were not true lovers, bonded by love, the tie was like a shoe lace the was done extremely loosely. The bond between us was weak because of my hatred for him, it was so weak any little thing could have broken it, and eventually the bond broke.", Serenity explained sighing heavily, wondering how she could have ever let that kono yaro touch her.
"Wait, let me get this straight. Trunks hugged you, and you thought it was Endymion, right?", Bulma started coming up with a small thesis.
Serenity nodded looking at her hopefully.
"Maybe he thinks that you were thinking of Endymion, and actually had feelings for Endymion, maybe he thinks that you still do.",Bulma pointed out sadly, watching the hime's eyes widen.
"You know men always take things the wrong way....", Bulma continued glancing the astonished girl over.
"He, h-he couldn't he knows how much I hate hi---", Serenity trailed off as the tiny ki appeared again this time it stayed, and got slightly stronger.
Serenity followed the small ki to Bulma, or more precisely her stomach. "Oh my Kami.......", Serenity stated eyes wide, staring at Bulma's middle.
"What? What are you staring at?", Bulma asked slightly confused.
"Congratulations Bulma-chan.", Serenity started a sly smile making it's way onto her face.
"For what?", Bulma asked suspiciously.
"Your pregnant!", Serenity continued smiling broadly.
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THROUGHOUT THE BRIEFS ESTATE
"I'M WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?", came the surprised voice of Bulma Briefs making all those within hearing distance tremble.
All those except a few certain say-jins, and three Sailor Senshi. Vegeta flew as fast as possible back to the main house, followed by Trunks, Chibi-Trunks, Goku, Goten and Gohan.
"Oh my.", muttered Mrs. Briefs from her place in the kitchen.
"I wonder what Vegeta broke this time.", wondered Mr. Briefs from the electronics lab.
"I don't even want to know.", Kuririn muttered holding 18's hand as they walked back to the house.
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IN THE MEDICAL LAB
"Yup, it's a girl.", Serenity stated from the computer screen, as Bulma hopped out from inside the scanner.
"What are we going to do?", Bulma groaned sitting down in the chair.
"Vegeta won't let me fight, or help you guys in any way if he knew, neither would Trunks.", she continued seeing Serenity frown in confusion, then frown deeper as she understood.
"I can hide the ki for now, You have to wish for it on your pen later, and I won't tell anyone, as long as you promise not to fight unless it's dire need.", Serenity stated quickly shutting down the computer files, as she sensed the others flying down the hall.
"Hai, I promise just do it!", Bulma hissed as the oncoming ki's got closer.
Serenity threw a soft light at Bulma's middle, and her energy melded with Bulma's, while melding with the unborn child's. It then melded into Bulma's energy, and soon all that you could sense was Bulma.
"Help me shut these down.", Serenity hissed pointing to the scanner and computers.
The handle on the door knob turned, and the door flew open. Serenity and Bulma both clicked their windows down at the same time, and swung around at the same time, meeting Vegeta in the face.
"What. Just. Happened?", Vegeta demanded slowly deliberately.
"Well, uh you see.....", Bulma trailed off elbowing Serenity.
"Well, uh Bulma-chan said I wouldn't be able to spar for a few weeks because of the stitches, an----",Serenity started but was then cut off by Trunks.
"WHAT Stitches?!?!",he demanded angrily his power level raising due to the fact that he was severely angry at whomever had chosen to harm the girl he loved.
"We were having a late night spar, because we couldn't sleep, and Serenity accidentally got hit with a blast. ", Bulma intercepted trying to save their cover. Vegeta was already ready eyeing them suspiciously. 'Not good.', Bulma mused staring at her older son.
"How many stitches?", he asked his power level lowering.
"184.", Bulma replied flatly.
"Who did it?", Trunks asked his power level raising again.
"Trunks Briefs, calm down! It was only an accident!", Bulma scolded while Serenity began to favor her right side. It was beginning to ache.
'I didn't even feel her pain, is our bond breaking?', Trunks thought with a scowl.
He then turned and walked out, while the other Z-fighters stared at his retreating figure.
"Anyway,", Serenity began softly eyes downcast," I said she should get a cat-scan, because she's going crazy, plus a few other things I'm going to purposely forget.", Serenity finished walked slowly out of the room, careful not to stretch to far.
Stitches were very painful.
"I wonder why their mad at each other?", Kuririn asked 18, who looked on slightly confused.
"Maybe we should go see what's wrong....", Gohan trailed off staring down the hall at Serenity's back.
"Leave them be, they'll be friends again in time. They both just need space.", Bulma corrected softly, quite aware that Vegeta was still hovering over her.
{Serenity, is it possible that Vegeta felt the ki of the baby?}, Bulma asked spacing out for a second.
{No, although his parental instincts will kick in any way, but because he can't feel the ki, he has no reason to think there's a baby.},came Serenity's quiet reply signaling she was far away.
{I really hate duping him, he's going to be furious when he finds out.}, Bulma continued sadly turning towards Vegeta.
{It's either dupe him, or become a no sparring Bulma, your call.}, Serenity replied her voice even fainter.
{I suppose duping him is the best way.}, Bulma replied with a mental sight cutting off the link.
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WHERE SERENITY IS
'I've got to find him.', she thought hurriedly scanning the Briefs property.
She flew slowly grasping her right side, her keen eyes scouting out possible places he could be.
'Why do they have to own so much land?', Serenity thought with a sigh.
She had to find out if Bulma's thesis was correct about Trunks. Maybe he did think that she loved Endymion. Maybe that was the reason for his smoldering gaze, the reason for his actions.
"Yaten, you are such a baka! That makes no sense!", she heard suddenly from below her.
Seiya was bopping the white hared man on the head while Taiki watched amused. She chuckled and dropped down in front of them, watching as the boys continued arguing.
"Ahem!", she started clearing her throat. Seiya stopped trying to pulverize Yaten and quickly walked over to her.
"Good Morning, Ondango! We went to Haruka to see if you were all right, because Hotaru said you were in the rejuvenation tank. Haruka and Hotaru were both in really bad moods. They chucked shoes, books---", he started till Taiki cut him off," Pillows, lamps, pens, energy blasts."
"At all of us.", Yaten finished dusting himself off.
"It's nine in the morning, if you woke me up on a Saturday that early I'd probably do that too. Except much bigger ki blasts, much bigger.", Serenity replied snatching a blue portfolio out of Yaten's hands.
"Hey!", he protested trying to grab it back.
"What's this?", she taunted sitting down reading what looked to be the beginnings of a song.
~Baby, please try to forgive me~
~Stay here, don't put out the glow~
~Hold me now, don't bother~
~If every minute it makes it makes me weaker~
~You can't save me from the man, that I've become~
*Looking back on the things I've done*
*I was trying to be someone*
*I've played my part*
*And kept you in the dark*
*Now let me show you the shape of my heart*
~Sadness is beautiful............~
"That sounds great, but why did you stop?", Serenity asked fingering the plush grass.
"We can't think of any more lyrics.", Taiki stated with a sigh and slumped down on the grass too.
"Can you sing a bit of it?", Serenity asked handing Seiya the paper.
"I think so.", Seiya replied striking up a tune.
The trio sand some of the song and Serenity nodded her head, it sounded good.
'Loneliness is terrible? Horrible? Tragical? Tragical.', Serenity mused in her head.
"Loneliness is tragical.", Serenity replied to them.
"For the next line, I think it works.", she continued standing up.
"I think it works.", mused Yaten humming it in.
"Yeah! Arigatou Ondango, you're the greatest.", Seiya added in, while Taiki wrote it down.
"Your welcome, but have you guys seen Trunks?", Serenity asked running a hand through her still damp hair.
Out of pure aggravation she swept it up into a loose bun.
"When we came out, he was flying towards the old sakura trees, why?", Seiya asked standing as well.
"I just need to talk to him.", Serenity replied rising in the air.
"Bai-Bai!", she called flying off at a lazy pace.
The three starlight's waved in return, and then went back to their bickering.
Serenity shook her head,'They'll never learn.'
As she continued flying she saw the light pink flowering trees, and decided to land.
"It's like looking for a needle in a hay stack.", she murmured as she looked for the tell tale lilac hair.
Suddenly she spotted a blue covered arm sticking out from behind a thick tree trunk. The tree must have been hundreds upon hundreds of years old, based on the sheer enormity of it. As she walked almost silently towards the front of the tree she found what she had been looking for. Trunks sat with his head leaning back on the tree trunk, in a relaxed position. The sunlight filtered through the tree branches, and played across his expressionless face, while shading most of him.
"What do you want Serenity?", Trunks asked in an emotionless tone, turning his head towards her slowly, cracking an eye open.
Serenity flinched at his tone of voice, and walked infront of him.
"Trunks, you do realize I love you right?", she started crossing her arms and looking at him steadily.
Trunks merely looked at her, but his silence was enough to confirm her question.
"Do you think I love Endymion........? Do you?", she asked him in a harsh whisper, although his say-jin hearing let him hear it loud and clear.
He turned his head away, and refused to look at her.
"So my soul mate thinks I love another, isn't that ironic?",she started sarcastically, her temper suddenly flaring.
"I don't see anything ironic.", Trunks stated in monotone standing up.
"I sure as hell do!", Serenity shot back, clenching her fists.
Trunks cocked his head to the side in question, his arms crossed.
"First of all we are both supposed to trust each other. You obviously don't have any trust in me whatsoever. I thought you were Endymion, and I almost tried to kick you're ass! How does that say to you, 'Serenity loves Endymion'?", she began pacing infront of him.
"I thought you were him, because he always used to come up to me from behind. Always. Even in the Moon Kingdom, he always used to hug me from behind. Don't you know I feel horrible enough as it is?", she continued crossing her arms as tears began to fill her eyes.
Trunks stared at her with the same intense gaze and still kept silent. He still couldn't believe such petty thing could cause such a reaction out of her. His arms burned to hold her, but he had to know the truth, from her own lips, not from his occasional psychotic crystal.
"Sure, I spared his life, a life I could have taken. But that doesn't mean a damn thing. It was only because I was past the point of angry, and beyond the point of rational thinking. If I had been thinking in the right mind, I would have simply knocked him out with a ki blast, but instead I threatened his life and all he stood for. Yet I still don't understand exactly how any of my actions could have told you that I loved another.", she stated, her voice changing pitch as her emotions started to run away with her.
Trunks just continued to stare, he had yet to hear a reason that sounded plausible, as to why she an from him. Serenity ran a hand through her bangs, and sighed, as she repressed a sob. Her heart broke with every passing second of his silence.
"Damn it Trunks, Before the spell broke, I hugged him back, I actually enjoyed his presence, his touch, hell I even kissed him. Now I know the truth, and now I realize I don't want him anywhere near me. You don't understand, it's like I'm I'm ........... filthy or dirty. I feel so ..... tainted.", she stated helplessly, open and vulnerable. No longer was there a warrior standing infront of him, but a small frail creature stood brokenly. A young girl that has seen far to much, and been through more than her fair share.
"You came up behind me with your ki shielded, and I thought it was him. I admit it, I'm afraid of him. I'm deathly afraid of him. I have the power to obliviate him, and yet I'm so frightened of the fact that if he's near me, somehow, I'll end up with him again.", she confessed lowering her eyes as the tears began to fall.
Trunks eyes softened as he looked upon her finally grasping her problem. His insides twisted at the pain he was obviously causing her. He could literally feel the pain filled vibes she was emitting, even while she did her best to shield it.
'I am such a block head.', he thought feeling utterly responsible for the young girls torment.
She was afraid of Endymion, why hadn't he seen it before?
'Blinded by jealousy', he continued wryly, his anger completely gone.
"I'm sorry.", Serenity whispered turning away, taking his silence as a fact that he was still angry.
Trunks looked at her retreating back in confusion.
"Serenity?", he called out placing a hand on her shoulder.
"I was a ............. a.......fool, and I'm sorry, so very sorry.", he apologized sincerely, ready to beg for forgiveness if need be.
"You're not angry?", Serenity asked brokenly, as the tears continued to fall. Tears that had started to darken to an unearthly shade of red.
To many dredged up memories were brought to her attention, and she wrapped her arms around herself tightly, as if a sudden chill had descended upon her.
"I was never angry, just ........ jealous.", he replied with a sigh.
"I was afraid of loosing you too, but when you said Endymion ...... I ....I just assumed...........", he trailed off slouching slightly in guilt.
"I just don't want to loose you as well. My mother, not the Bulma that you know, but my mother was the only thing I had left for the longest time. The only thing I lived for. If it wasn't for her and the Gohan in my time, I'm sure I would have just let the Androids kill me. I met you, I got to know you, and then I loved you. After I realized that I loved you, you became my new reason for living, my reason for being who I am.", Trunks stated pushing back his own tears, that had started to form in his own eyes.
Serenity still in a slight shock made no sign of movement, no sign of life, except the sound of her harsh breathing, and the tear drops falling from her eyes. With a choked sob Serenity stared at the ground for the pain in her heart still far to great for her to bear.
"Aishiteru.", Trunks whispered softly wrapping her in an embrace, careful of her wound.
He continued to whisper those words to her to her over and over, hoping to ease the pain he had inadvertently caused her.
"Aishiteru too.", Serenity replied her voice slightly muffled.
The bond between the two that had been blinded by jealousy and misunderstanding suddenly became clear. Once again they felt positive feelings flowing between them, and both gave an unconscious sigh. Her tears slowly began to slow as a comforting, familiar warmth spread through her.
"I hope we never fight again.", Serenity whispered, her face still buried in the crook of his neck.
"I promise we won't.", Trunks whispered back, lifting her head up, and kissing her tenderly.
Her hands slid around his neck, and his own hands fell into a comfortable position on her waist. After a moment he tightened his grasp, and Serenity broke away with a hiss of pain.
"What? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you.", Trunks started off apologizing immediately, afraid that their relationship was going to be disrupted once more.
"It's all right, it's just these stitches.", Serenity replied relaxing slightly as the pain receded, and fell into a light throb.
"I can't heal it, my body is rejecting my own energy.", she continued, with a sigh, and a slight hiccup.
"Hey........", Trunks trailed off grasping her chin.
He nudged her head towards his and resumed kissing her. His left hand wrapped around her tiny frame, and curled around her waist, while his right hand slid from her waist to her side. A golden glow surrounded his hand and then spread to her wound. A few minutes later they broke away and Serenity smiled.
"You do realize now I have to go have Bulma remove the stitches.", she started leaning into his welcoming arms.
"No you don't.", Trunks replied opening his fist.
There in his hand he held a pile of black thread, which he then threw into the air, claiming her her lips once more.
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IN THE HINO SHRINE
"What are we going to do?", Minako asked feebly.
She was in command when Sailor Moon wasn't able to be, but she had never thought her cousin would completely disappear.
"We can try a sailor teleport if Ami can find her ki.", Makoto supplied looking hopefully at the blunett.
"I'm trying my best.", Ami murmured softly, her fingers flying over her computer keys.
Her computer seemed to have upgraded somehow, and she was now able to search through various dimensions.
"It's getting late, do you thin you guys can stay over here?", Rei asked fingering the hem of her skirt.
"We don't have school tomorrow, so sure!", Minako replied cheerfully, bouncing around to watch Ami.
She tried to keep everyone in the best of spirits, tried to keep them happy. Sometimes she succeeded, others she just made things worse.
"Hey ........", Trailed off Rei staring hard at some imaginary point.
"Uh, oh.", Makoto started seeing the now familiar look on the fire senshi's face.
"Let's do it girls.", Minako stated firmly whipping out her transformation pen.
The other three girls nodded and in flashed of Orange, Red, Blue and Green the four Inner Senshi of the Sol system stood ready for battle. A battle which could very well be their last. They quartet took off at light speed towards the mall, where the dangerous ki was emitting. When they got their they were surprised to see that the building was empty, not a soul remained, they youma had evidently missed it's target.
"Where is it?", Venus wondered aloud, looking through a broken store window.
"Behind you!!", Mercury screamed just in time for Venus to jump out of the way, and avoid the green acid.
The monster looked to be a lizard walking on it's hind legs, with a slithering tongue.
"They just get worse and worse.", Jupiter grimaced as she caught a whiff of what the acid smelled like.
"MARS FLAME SNIPER!!!!", Mars called out shooting with deadly accuracy, only to have the arrow batted away.
"Kuso.....", trailed off Jupiter her tiara shooting an electricity rod out of it.
"JUPITER SUPREME THUNDER ...... CLAP!!!", called out the Senshi clad in green.
"This is not good....", muttered Venus guarding the furiously typing Mercury.
"I can't find a weakness!", called Mercury desperately.
"Just try your best girls.", Mars replied tight-lipped, having the ominous feeling that the battle would not turn out in their favor.
"DEEP SUBMERGE!!!!", called a Senshi from the shadows a scowl on her beautiful face.
The attack was merely absorbed into the youma, and the two figures behind her backed up in slight shock.
"CRESCENT BEAM ........... ANNI -----", started Crescent, but was thrown into a wall, by a particularly powerful blast next to Tuxedo Kamen (Artemis), her spine no longer useable.
{PLUTO!!!!! Call in back up or we're not going to make it!!!}, called Neptune hastily ducking another blast.
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INSIDE C.C.
"I see you two made up.", Bulma whispered conspiratorially to the two lovers as they walked into the house, hand in hand.
"Of course.....", Serenity trailed off throwing her a shaky smile.
A smile that was returned nervously, as she felt Vegeta's ki near the living room. Serenity and Trunks were already on opposite sides of the room before the ooji stepped in.
"Ohayo, Veggie-kun!", Serenity chirped distracting Vegeta's attention from Bulma.
He knew that she wasn't telling him something, something big. Vegeta humphed walked over kissed Bulma on the forehead, them walked out.
"That was .... odd.", Serenity mused suddenly feeling a tingling on the back of her neck.
{Hime, get the time key from your room, and join us at the battle in your dimensions mall, hurry!}, came Pluto's worried voice loudly.
"Oh, shit!!!!", yelled Serenity turning towards Trunks.
"Get your father, Haruka, Hotaru, and who ever else is in reaching distance, then get to my room pronto! We have to go to the other dimension!", Serenity barked out.
Trunks nodded gravely, and went after his father.
"Bulma, you know the rules. Your excuse is that the others don't need to know about you yet. Got it? ", the silver hared girl warned Bulma, who nodded.
"Good.", Serenity replied, immediately transporting to her room.
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SERENITY'S ROOM
"Where is it....... come on ...........", she trailed off sifting through the things on her desk.
Five minutes later in dawned on her that she put it her space pocket.
'I really had been blonde for far too long.', she mused seating herself on the bed waiting for them, feeling them come up the elevator.
"Chibi-Onna, what is the meaning of you calling us here?", Vegeta demanded impatiently.
Serenity waited till the others meaning, Hotaru, Haruka, Kuririn, 18, Goku, ChiChi, Trunks, Chibi-Trunks, Gohan, Goten, the Starlight's, Kakyuu, and Galaxia filed into the room.
"There is an extremely powerful youma in my dimension. Some of us will need to go, some will need to stay, in case of attack placed here.", Serenity started surveying the group, with ice cold eyes, which sported an inhuman metallic sheen.
"Goten, Gohan, Chibi-Trunks, and Hotaru..... you stay here.", she started reaching her powers beyond the dimensional gateway, to feel the strength of the youma.
"Kuririn, ChiChi, Kakyuu please stay here with Bulma, and the younger children. Watch over them, Kakyuu monitor Chibi-Trunks' moon power, as once I am not here it will be up to him to shield it.", she instructed while Vegeta humphed and looked towards the door to see his mate, who looked undoubtedly worried.
"Vegeta, Goku, Trunks, and I are to be on a team, while Galaxia, Haruka, and the starlight's are on another, Understood?", Serenity questioned her voice the epitome of ice.
She stood up and held up a odd looking key.
'Please Cronous, allow the time gates to part for me, take us to where we are needed, I bed of you!', Serenity called mentally to father time, pleading for his assistance.
"Everyone one who's staying, get out of the room and shut the door now!", she yelled barely containing the key's power.
Due too her tone of voice her wishes were completely complied with.
'Father time keeper of dimensions, release the power...', she continued as her hair began to slowly float and form meatballs, while her clothes faded into the black and silver dress.
"Release the LIGHT!!!!", she called and her crescent moon flashed wildly, as a bright white light flashed of the stunned group, having never seen such awesome power the key emitted.
The bright white light filled their vision, and when it cleared they were inside the ruins of what used to be an extravagant mall.
"My lord." Haruka, now Sailor Uranus murmured, listening for tell tale sounds of battle.
Serenity frowned in anger at what was done to what used to be part of her home. Innocents might have been killed. Trunks watched her carefully as his koibito's energy level began to steadily rise. Suddenly Sailor Jupiter was blasted through the wall and landed several feet away from them. She skid along the ground, her fuku tears till she came to a complete stop.
FLASHBACK FOR SERENITY
'Don't worry about me Usagi! Save your strength!', called Sailor Jupiter from her capture high above their heads, as the doom and gloom girls closed in.
'Nooo!!!! Jupiter!!!', called out Sailor Moon weeping desperately for her beloved friend, restrained by an equally upset Mars.
'Take care of her ........', trailed off Jupiter looking at the her companions, whom she considered family.
'JUPITER ....... POWER!!!!!!', called the doomed Senshi of thunder, using her final attack.
It would inevitably kill her, but she hoped it would at least save her friends. Lightening exploded from her very being and enveloped the tentacles holding her, lighting up the area so that the other three couldn't see.
'In the name of Selene no.....', cried out Sailor Moon in anguish as she saw her friends tiara with the shining green emblem fall onto the snow, alone.
'See you soon!', Sailor Moon heard in her ear turning to see Makoto Kino wearing her school girl uniform, saluting her.
END
A loose beam began to fall towards the groaning Senshi in green, and the sound of it breaking off awoke Serenity out of her reverie.
"No, not again...', she gasped, and without control of her own limbs she shot a ki blast at it, knocking it away from the disoriented senshi.
"Group Star, please move in.", Serenity commanded softly, while stepping carefully towards Jupiter, her feelings mixed with loathing hatred, and sisterly love.
The lights nodded, and Galaxy followed Uranus.
The three men reached for the sky and called out in unison, " STAR POWER!!".
In flashes of light the three men now stood as women, in tight leather fuku's, Star com's at their sides.
"Oh my god.", Trunks whispered shocked, the men turned into...... women! It hadn't occurred to him that the women he saw fighting Galaxia, were the same starlight's.
"That is disgraceful.", Vegeta snorted while Goku stared openly, obviously confused.
Uranus walked with Galaxy towards the apparent battle field with a smirk on her face. The arrogant say-jins had it coming.
"Vegeta, Goku, go help. We'll be there in a minute.", Serenity continued watching Goku's face light up like a child's at the prospect of a fight.
Vegeta flew off making another hole in the wall, followed by Goku who was already powering up.
"Makoto ....... Jupiter ......... please..... answer me?", Serenity asked holding the prone figure in her arms.
She couldn't bear to stay angry forever. She couldn't forgive what had taken place, but she could try to forget. True she was hurt, but it was mostly her pride that got in the way.
"Usa--...... Serenity-sama?", Jupiter asked hopefully, seriously confused.
"Hai, I'm going to take you somewhere, where you can be treated. Just be quiet, conserve what little strength you have left.", Serenity shushed, concentrating on Jupiter's being.
"I'm sorry, please forgive us. We were battered and bruised and ........", the stricken girl started, but was cut off as she was sent into the other dimension.
{Bulma Sailor Jupiter was hurt, please help her, I fear there will be more coming, so don't go anywhere. Tell Hotaru I said not to harm her.}, Serenity stated telepathically to her newfound friend.
{I take it they'll be staying here?}, Bulma replied distractedly, it was obvious she was already attending to Jupiter.
{If you don't mind.}, Serenity replied.
{Of course not! I love house guests!}, Bulma replied dramatically.
"What was that about.", Trunks asked helping Serenity to her feet.
"I won't let them die again, no matter what, I won't.", Serenity replied stonily holding onto Trunks hand slightly longer than necessary.
"Look out!!!", cried out a senshi in red from behind them, suddenly knocking Serenity away from where she stood.
The two girls rolled away from the spot, as green acid ate at the floor where Serenity previously stood.
"Mars?", asked Serenity astonished, that the girl would save her from harms path.
"Of course, hime.", Mars replied standing up and bowing quickly at the girl.
A considerable amount of the apprehension in Serenity's eyes faded as she had another flashback.
FLASHBACK
'Mars, onegai, don't go! I won't loose you too!", Sailor Moon begged, from her knees, where Sailor Venus once stood.
'This is the way it has to be Sailor Moon. We're friends forever, but to protect you I'll do all I can to keep you safe, including giving my life', Sailor Mars preached sisterly love shining in her eyes for her princess and friend.
'I'm so sorry I was so hard on you, but I was only doing it to make you stronger. The enemy won't play fair. Ja ne, Sailor Moon.', Mars called walking off gracefully towards certain death.
END
"Arigatou, Rei-chan", Serenity whispered to the girl, who looked at her in surprise.
"Serenity, we must continue.", Trunks spoke helping Serenity to her feet again.
He watched her like a hawk, he couldn't, wouldn't loose her.
"Where are Neptune, Crescent, and Kamen?", Serenity asked surveying the battle down the hall from them.
She saw Pluto throw a blast at the green lizard, and it absorbed it.
"They were knocked out early in the battle.", Mars replied before shooting a fire bird to stop the attack headed for Mercury.
"So what do you say, shall we?", Trunks asked Serenity offering her an arm, knowing they were going to get the injured out first.
"We shall.", Serenity replied with a slight grin despite the grim situation. In a silver flash the two were infront of the injured three.
"My lord.......", Serenity trailed off surveying Neptune's wounds.
Suddenly she was blasted away by a creature that looked like a lizard on two legs. She was caught before she hit the wall by Trunks, and she groaned.
"There's more than one! Distract it, I'll go and get those guys out of here.", she instructed kissing him quickly.
As soon as Serenity flew off Trunks charged at the beast, avoiding green acid all the way. The creature gave up on the acid, and soon charged at him as well in a fierce hand to hand combat.
As soon as Serenity got done transporting Artemis, a green substance landed where he once laid.
"Oh, shit.", Serenity cursed as she realized she was surrounded.
There were twelve of them to count. Unexpectedly acid shot at her from behind, and the vile substance hit her previously wounded side. She screamed a bloodcurdling sound that echoed through the empty mall. She screamed again, and this time the Say-jins dropped to their knees clutching their ears. She screamed again as it began to eat away through newly formed flesh, although this time the screaming didn't cease. Shockwaves emitted from her and, raw power poured from her being. Sheer energy forced the creatures back as she continued to powerup. She could feel the acid burning her skin away, eating her alive. The pain was unbearable, and strong enough enough to make her want to die. As she continued to power up the ground cracked and split, while, lightening flashed across the sky, due to all the energy collected in one place. All the creatures started moving towards the huge energy, drawn to her because of the immense energy she was putting out, as they were made for collecting energy. In less than five minutes hundreds of the green lizards had surrounded her. Serenity gave another scream as she looked down and saw what looked to be a bone.
'God no!!", she screamed mentally.
In a desperate attempt she tried to use her energy to repel the poison. To her surprise it started to work. The higher her powerlevel got the more poison that got dispelled, the more skin that got repaired.
'I've got to transform, I must, it's the only way to keep the acid from eating me alive.', she mused with a silent apology to whoever got hit by her shock waves.
{Trunks get everyone out of here! I've got to transform, if they stay, I don't know if I'll be able to keep control, hurry! Try and shield my energy from the others, don't let them feel up to SSJ 1!}, Serenity told Trunks hastily.
Without waiting for time to reply, Trunks hurried off to get the non flying Senshi out of there. He took Mercury, who still typed on her computer. Sailor Star Healer carried Mars, and Goku carried Venus. The others followed them out of the hole in the roof, and far away from the mall.
Instead of a scream of pain, Serenity screamed an inhuman sound that only few others had ever had the displeasure of hearing before. From Star Healers arms Mars shivered, and watched the enormous power of her friend grow. Larger than anything she could have ever fathomed.
Serenity' s hair flashed black, and her eyes flashed ruby red. The only thing on the super say-jins mind was, 'death to all those who oppose me.'
Mercury's computer once again exploded, and with a defeated sigh she looked up to see the face of her savior. Her eyes widened as she recognized him as the Say-jin ooji. She gave a barely audible squeak, and even so his fierce gaze was fixed upon her instantly.
"Are you hurt?", he asked no compassion in his voice whatsoever.
"Not seriously no ,thank-you.", Mercury replied turning around to watch the power that was coming from Serenity.
Suddenly, it exploded. One by one the ki's they knew as youma's disappeared, and the remains of the mall were torn to bits. In another powerful blast the foundation of the Mall was torn to shreds. As the power dissipated, it revealed nothing but broken cement, and brown dirt. Soon the power dipped extremely low and dropped below the point of sleeping.
"Fighter, take her.", Trunks barked worried for Serenity as he tossed the bundle to Fighter, who was ready for it.
He then blasted off to the deep dark crater his koibito had made. He found her on a plateau, thank goodness, no where near the bottom of the crater. When he picked her up he blushed heavily as he realized nine tenths of her uniform had been ripped to shreds. It showed far more skin, than he thought she wished him to see. Without another thought, he called upon Apollo and had him create some type of clothing for her. When the flash died down, he grimaced as he spotted that it was a glittering gold dress with spaghetti straps, and an odd dress hem. The front of her dress was about ankle length, and the back of the dress trailed back at least a foot, acting as a train. Her silver hair was loose and blowing faintly in the slight breeze.
{I thought I asked you to get Athena to supply you with NORMAL clothing. }, Trunks asked his mischievous crystal.
{The dress was black when Athena gave it to me, she couldn't access the normal part of the clothing because of Serenity's low energy. Any way the moment I touch the dress, it turns gold, it's like some kind of unwritten rule.}, Apollo shot back trying to tend to an upset Athena.
With a sigh Trunks fed Serenity some of his energy, enough to keep her awake. Too much in one day might hurt her.
"Trunks?", she whispered hoarsely her throat dry.
"Hai, koibito?", Trunks asked his blue eyes fixed on her face.
"I-I .........", she trailed off as she slipped into oblivion.
'She must have used more energy than I thought', Trunks mused flying full speed out of the crater.
"SERENITY!!!!", Mars called out in anguish, struggling in Healers arms.
"What do you care if she's hurt, you've done enough damage.", hissed Uranus angrily, flying to meet Trunks halfway.
"She's fine.", Trunks growled ignoring Uranus' protests to carry Serenity.
She was his, and that's all there was to it. He looked sharply at Pluto who nodded and created a portal, leading straight to C.C.
"Hey, were are we going?", demanded Venus looking at the stern face of Goku.
"Hey, let me go you brute!!", she continued pounding profusely on his arms, though doing no good.
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Hey, and here is my long awaited CHAPTER ELEVEN!
I apologize profusely for this being so very late. My Internet has been down FOREVER and I was not able to post anything at all. But Guess what? I'm BAAACK!!!
Much Love, Serenity Moon
