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Kidnap!
The group filed into Lita's apartment slowly, and in silence. The whole group detransformed, except for Sailor Saturn, who was still unconscious. Jasmine ran to the bathroom, and locked herself in, crying. Charisma followed her and sat by the door to the bathroom, trying to coax the brunette out.
Trista splashed some cold water onto Sailor Saturn's face in an attempt to wake the girl up. After a few minutes, she woke, and detransformed back into Hotaru.
Catalina sat down on a chair silently. Her face seemed devoid of emotion, and she stared at the floor glumly. Hope paced nervously, and Kalista walked into the kitchen, avoiding the eyes that were looking at her.
Serena sat down beside Darien, and leant her head on his shoulder. He hugged her, and she started crying. However, the girl's tears were not the usual wail of someone being petty, but were tears of raw emotion at the loss of her friends.
Lita sat down heavily, looking depressed. Even Mina was quiet, and glum, not at all like her usual cheery self. Artemis jumped onto Mina's lap, and she hugged him, as if her little cat guardian could make everything okay again.
Luna curled herself up into a ball beside the window. She remained silent, thinking over the events of the past couple of hours.
The group heard a click, and Charisma walked into the room followed by a red eyed Jasmine. Charisma walked over to Jacen, and stood next to him, holding his hand for support.
The silence was almost tangible.
Finally, Catalina got up.
"I've had enough of this waiting," she said, her blue eyes filled with anger.
She strode purposefully to the door of the kitchen, but was stopped by Zabadws.
"Let me through," the blonde demanded. Zabadws shook his head, no.
"Don't Cat. You go through now, and you'll argue with her. Wait for her to come out, yeah?" he said, trying to calm Catalina down.
"No," answered Catalina defiantly, her eyes blazing. She pushed Zabadws out of the way roughly, and barged into the kitchen. Zabadws followed her, closing the door behind them.
"What was that about?" asked Raye quietly.
"The 'thing' in the cemetery," answered Hope.
"'Thing?'" asked Raye.
"What Vespen said. Y'know, the pure thing and the rest of it," said Hope awkwardly.
"About the virgin thing?" asked Raye. Hope nodded uncomfortably.
"Why is Cat so worked up about it?" asked Lita.
"She and Kalista are like sisters," said Jasmine, speaking for the first time since Lee's disappearance.
"None of us knew how far she'd gone," added Charisma.
"And for us, especially Cat to find out like that," added Jacen, trailing off.
"Not the best thing to happen?" asked Lita. The members of Obsidian shook their heads.
"Oh," was the tall brunette's reply.
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"Who? Who was it?" said Catalina angrily.
Kalista stood there silent. She looked down at the floor, and crossed her arms close to her body. Her eyes were also red, and she was holding a tear stained tissue in her hand.
"Who?" said Catalina again.
"Catalina, don't press it, please?" asked Zabadws pleadingly.
"You knew didn't you? She already told you. That's why you don't want anyone to know. Because you know who it is and how everyone'll react," accused Catalina.
Zabadws fell silent.
"Well? Who's going to tell me? You, or him?" said Catalina.
"Zabadws, go. Tell the others. I'll tell Cat," said Kalista.
Zabadws looked at the blonde with the purple streaks closely. He thought for a moment, and looked as if he was going to say no. Kalista silently pleaded with him, using her violet eyes to get her message across.
Finally, Zabadws relented under the pressure of her stare and left, saying, "If that's what you want."
He walked out, and closed the door behind him.
"Well?" asked Catalina again.
"It was Jack," said Kalista, in a voice barely more than a whisper.
Catalina's hand whipped through the air and delivered a stinging slap. Kalista's hand went immediately to her cheek, a look of disbelief in her eyes.
"How could you? After everything that he's said and done, not to mention who he is," she said scornfully.
"He saved your life," shot back Kalista.
"He nearly killed me first. And you, and everyone else. Or have you forgotten how he plotted against us with Anne?" said the blonde scathingly.
Kalista fell silent, and Catalina continued her tirade.
"And how he lied to you and Anne, when he was cheating on her with you. What about the time when the two of you argued, and he went to a club and picked up that little slut? And have you really forgotten how he dumped you on Valentines Day?" stormed Catalina.
Kalista looked up at Catalina angrily.
"He lied to protect me. When we argued, I said a lot of things that I shouldn't have. He picked up that girl 'cos I dumped him. Valentines Day? Listen, I know it wasn't the best time to dump me, but we both needed our own space, some time to ourselves," said Kalista.
"Stop defending him! He's a good for nothing user! He doesn't care about you, or anyone else. Listen to yourself Kal, listen to the way you're defending him," said Catalina.
"I love him," said Kalista.
"So why did you two split? Hm? Let me see, he had sex with you then dumped you 'cos he got what he wanted," said Catalina scornfully.
"We split over nothing! It was a stupid argument, over absolutely nothing. I told him to run back to Anne, be her little lapdog again, okay? I pissed him off, and I threw the past back into his face. Happy now?" said Kalista, raising her voice.
Catalina took a step back. She looked at Kalista, saw that she had been crying. She turned red with shame.
Kalista stood back too. She let the tissue drop to the floor, then put her hands to her face and began crying silent tears.
Catalina strode forward, and put her arms around Kalista. The two girls knelt to the floor, Catalina stroking Kalista's streaked hair softly.
"I'm sorry," whispered Catalina. "So very sorry, for everything," she said again, before dissolving into tears herself.
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{Same rules as above}
Serena got up and walked to the front door.
"I'm going for a walk," she said. Both Darien and Raye got up to follow her but she waved them back.
"I need some time alone, to clear my mind," she said, wiping her eyes clean.
Darien nodded, and sat back down. Raye, on the other hand, seemed unwilling to leave her go alone.
"Take Luna with you," said the raven-haired girl, brushing her long silky hair away from her face with her hand.
Serena nodded, and Luna uncurled herself from the ball she was in and jumped into Serena's arms. Then, Serena opened the door and walked out.
From the kitchen, the group could hear raised voices. Raye and Lita exchanged looks of worry.
"Are they gonna be okay?" asked Lita.
"Hopefully," said Charisma, staring at the door.
"This happens a lot? The arguments?" asked Darien.
Charisma shook her head. Hope spoke next.
"Not often. And never about something this serious. But, when they argue, you know about it alright," said the short girl, adjusting her green lensed sunglasses.
Zabadws walked through the door, and closed it behind him.
The group turned towards him, a look of curiosity and worry in their eyes.
"Well?" said Hope.
Zabadws cleared his throat, and looked down at the floor, collecting his thoughts.
"You all know why Catalina's gone in there. I won't pretend I don't know her reasons. She wants to know what Vespen meant, or rather, who took her virginity. Kalista's, obviously, not Catalina's," he said, stuttering.
From the kitchen, they heard the sound of a slap. Jasmine, Charisma and Hope all started for the door. Zabadws shook his head and waved them back.
"Leave them to it," he said, sounding slightly defeated. "Kalista wants me to tell you- all of you- who it was. Where's Serena? And Luna?" he asked, noticing their absence.
"They went to get some air, clear their thoughts," said Amy. "Are you going to wait for them to come back?" asked the blue haired girl.
"No, it's not as if they won't find out anyway. Well, it was Jack," announced Zabadws.
"The vampire guy?" asked Lita, almost in disbelief.
"But they only split up a couple of weeks ago," said Jasmine.
The group fell into a stunned silence. Jasmine stood up, then sat down again with a thud. They heard loud voices from the kitchen, Catalina and Kalista.
Hope walked over to the window, and opened it. She leaned out, and took a deep breath. When she drew her head back in, the voices had ceased their quarrelling. Hope looked at her friends, and smiled.
"Think they've finished?" she asked.
Charisma held up her hand, and said, "Give it about another five minutes or so before we can be sure."
Hope nodded, then walked over to Jasmine, and sat down on the arm of her chair.
"You okay?" she asked gently.
"I guess," answered Jasmine, rubbing her eyes.
"Don't worry, we'll get Lee back," said Raye comfortingly. "And we'll get Michelle and Amara back too," she added, looking at Hotaru, who had barely said a word since she had detransformed.
Darien glanced at his watch. It was half past three. *I didn't realise how long we'd spent patrolling* he thought to himself. *I wonder where Serena is* he added.
"How long has Serena been gone?" asked Amy.
"About quarter of an hour," said Darien. "Do you think she's okay?" he asked.
"She's got her communicator, if she runs into trouble, she'll call us," said Lita.
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{Meanwhile}
Serena shivered as she walked. Luna was perched on her left shoulder, swishing her tail.
"Do you think we should be out this late?" asked Luna.
"Luna, if we get into trouble, I'll transform. How can I lose? I'm Sailor Moon," said Serena quietly. *After all, I don't want any passers by to know who I am, or think I'm mad, talking to a cat* thought Serena.
"Well, if you're so sure of yourself," said Luna.
Suddenly, a tremor shook the ground, throwing Serena to her knees. Luna fell off the blonde's shoulder, but landed on her feet.
The black cat looked around her, then shouted, "Transform Serena!"
"Moon Crystal Power!" shouted Serena. She transformed then posed.
"I am Sailor Moon, the Champion of Justice. In the name of the Moon, I will right wrongs and triumph over evil. I will punish you!"
The creature that had caused the tremor was huge. It had leathery brown wings, sharp claws instead of hands and was thin and muscular. It had two glowing red eyes that bore into Sailor Moons head. It felt as though the creature was looking into her very soul.
The creature smiled, revealing a row of pointed teeth. "Sailor Moon, there's someone who wishes to see you again. Why not go say hello?" it said. As the creature spoke, a portal opened up beneath Sailor Moon, and she fell through it.
The portal closed after Sailor Moon had fallen through it completely, and the creature took to the air. Luna stared at the spot where the portal had been, and tears clouded her eyes.
Then, shaking her head, she ran back to Lita's apartment as fast as she could.
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The door clicked open, and Catalina and Kalista walked through. The two hugged to show the others that they had sorted out their problem and were now friends again.
The other Obsidian members embraced Kalista, telling her that everything was okay. Then, the Scouts who were there followed suit.
When they had all finished, the group stood there in silence. However, they heard a pounding at the front door, and Lita rushed to answer it.
Luna ran in. "Everyone, quickly! Serena's been kidnapped!" she shouted.
Darien went pale as he repeated Luna's words. "Kidnapped?"
"We have to go get her!" said Raye, pulling out her transformation pen. "Mars Star-"
"Wait! You don't understand, she was taken through a portal," said Luna.
"Celeste's Realm," said Jacen, hollowly.
Charisma sank into a nearby seat. She held her head. "We can't go after her. Not now, we aren't ready," she groaned.
"Why can't we go?" demanded Raye furiously.
"Because we can't find a way to open one of those portals ourselves," said Charisma.
"You said you've been there," said Amy. "How did you get in then?"
"Jack opened a portal for us. And the other time, we were taken there," said Jasmine.
"Oh, right," said Amy. "But surely we can find a way in?" she asked.
"I've got a couple of books on the subject of portals and vortexes, I'll go see if I can find anything," said Zabadws, walking into the next room.
"And until then?" asked Darien.
"I guess, we should try and rest. We'll have to patrol again tomorrow, and perhaps even go to Celeste's Realm," said Zabadws. He spoke gently, not wanting to hurt Darien's feelings.
"Amy, can you help me with this?" asked Zabadws. Amy nodded, and the two went into the kitchen whilst the others tried to settle down for bed.
Kidnap!
The group filed into Lita's apartment slowly, and in silence. The whole group detransformed, except for Sailor Saturn, who was still unconscious. Jasmine ran to the bathroom, and locked herself in, crying. Charisma followed her and sat by the door to the bathroom, trying to coax the brunette out.
Trista splashed some cold water onto Sailor Saturn's face in an attempt to wake the girl up. After a few minutes, she woke, and detransformed back into Hotaru.
Catalina sat down on a chair silently. Her face seemed devoid of emotion, and she stared at the floor glumly. Hope paced nervously, and Kalista walked into the kitchen, avoiding the eyes that were looking at her.
Serena sat down beside Darien, and leant her head on his shoulder. He hugged her, and she started crying. However, the girl's tears were not the usual wail of someone being petty, but were tears of raw emotion at the loss of her friends.
Lita sat down heavily, looking depressed. Even Mina was quiet, and glum, not at all like her usual cheery self. Artemis jumped onto Mina's lap, and she hugged him, as if her little cat guardian could make everything okay again.
Luna curled herself up into a ball beside the window. She remained silent, thinking over the events of the past couple of hours.
The group heard a click, and Charisma walked into the room followed by a red eyed Jasmine. Charisma walked over to Jacen, and stood next to him, holding his hand for support.
The silence was almost tangible.
Finally, Catalina got up.
"I've had enough of this waiting," she said, her blue eyes filled with anger.
She strode purposefully to the door of the kitchen, but was stopped by Zabadws.
"Let me through," the blonde demanded. Zabadws shook his head, no.
"Don't Cat. You go through now, and you'll argue with her. Wait for her to come out, yeah?" he said, trying to calm Catalina down.
"No," answered Catalina defiantly, her eyes blazing. She pushed Zabadws out of the way roughly, and barged into the kitchen. Zabadws followed her, closing the door behind them.
"What was that about?" asked Raye quietly.
"The 'thing' in the cemetery," answered Hope.
"'Thing?'" asked Raye.
"What Vespen said. Y'know, the pure thing and the rest of it," said Hope awkwardly.
"About the virgin thing?" asked Raye. Hope nodded uncomfortably.
"Why is Cat so worked up about it?" asked Lita.
"She and Kalista are like sisters," said Jasmine, speaking for the first time since Lee's disappearance.
"None of us knew how far she'd gone," added Charisma.
"And for us, especially Cat to find out like that," added Jacen, trailing off.
"Not the best thing to happen?" asked Lita. The members of Obsidian shook their heads.
"Oh," was the tall brunette's reply.
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"Who? Who was it?" said Catalina angrily.
Kalista stood there silent. She looked down at the floor, and crossed her arms close to her body. Her eyes were also red, and she was holding a tear stained tissue in her hand.
"Who?" said Catalina again.
"Catalina, don't press it, please?" asked Zabadws pleadingly.
"You knew didn't you? She already told you. That's why you don't want anyone to know. Because you know who it is and how everyone'll react," accused Catalina.
Zabadws fell silent.
"Well? Who's going to tell me? You, or him?" said Catalina.
"Zabadws, go. Tell the others. I'll tell Cat," said Kalista.
Zabadws looked at the blonde with the purple streaks closely. He thought for a moment, and looked as if he was going to say no. Kalista silently pleaded with him, using her violet eyes to get her message across.
Finally, Zabadws relented under the pressure of her stare and left, saying, "If that's what you want."
He walked out, and closed the door behind him.
"Well?" asked Catalina again.
"It was Jack," said Kalista, in a voice barely more than a whisper.
Catalina's hand whipped through the air and delivered a stinging slap. Kalista's hand went immediately to her cheek, a look of disbelief in her eyes.
"How could you? After everything that he's said and done, not to mention who he is," she said scornfully.
"He saved your life," shot back Kalista.
"He nearly killed me first. And you, and everyone else. Or have you forgotten how he plotted against us with Anne?" said the blonde scathingly.
Kalista fell silent, and Catalina continued her tirade.
"And how he lied to you and Anne, when he was cheating on her with you. What about the time when the two of you argued, and he went to a club and picked up that little slut? And have you really forgotten how he dumped you on Valentines Day?" stormed Catalina.
Kalista looked up at Catalina angrily.
"He lied to protect me. When we argued, I said a lot of things that I shouldn't have. He picked up that girl 'cos I dumped him. Valentines Day? Listen, I know it wasn't the best time to dump me, but we both needed our own space, some time to ourselves," said Kalista.
"Stop defending him! He's a good for nothing user! He doesn't care about you, or anyone else. Listen to yourself Kal, listen to the way you're defending him," said Catalina.
"I love him," said Kalista.
"So why did you two split? Hm? Let me see, he had sex with you then dumped you 'cos he got what he wanted," said Catalina scornfully.
"We split over nothing! It was a stupid argument, over absolutely nothing. I told him to run back to Anne, be her little lapdog again, okay? I pissed him off, and I threw the past back into his face. Happy now?" said Kalista, raising her voice.
Catalina took a step back. She looked at Kalista, saw that she had been crying. She turned red with shame.
Kalista stood back too. She let the tissue drop to the floor, then put her hands to her face and began crying silent tears.
Catalina strode forward, and put her arms around Kalista. The two girls knelt to the floor, Catalina stroking Kalista's streaked hair softly.
"I'm sorry," whispered Catalina. "So very sorry, for everything," she said again, before dissolving into tears herself.
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Serena got up and walked to the front door.
"I'm going for a walk," she said. Both Darien and Raye got up to follow her but she waved them back.
"I need some time alone, to clear my mind," she said, wiping her eyes clean.
Darien nodded, and sat back down. Raye, on the other hand, seemed unwilling to leave her go alone.
"Take Luna with you," said the raven-haired girl, brushing her long silky hair away from her face with her hand.
Serena nodded, and Luna uncurled herself from the ball she was in and jumped into Serena's arms. Then, Serena opened the door and walked out.
From the kitchen, the group could hear raised voices. Raye and Lita exchanged looks of worry.
"Are they gonna be okay?" asked Lita.
"Hopefully," said Charisma, staring at the door.
"This happens a lot? The arguments?" asked Darien.
Charisma shook her head. Hope spoke next.
"Not often. And never about something this serious. But, when they argue, you know about it alright," said the short girl, adjusting her green lensed sunglasses.
Zabadws walked through the door, and closed it behind him.
The group turned towards him, a look of curiosity and worry in their eyes.
"Well?" said Hope.
Zabadws cleared his throat, and looked down at the floor, collecting his thoughts.
"You all know why Catalina's gone in there. I won't pretend I don't know her reasons. She wants to know what Vespen meant, or rather, who took her virginity. Kalista's, obviously, not Catalina's," he said, stuttering.
From the kitchen, they heard the sound of a slap. Jasmine, Charisma and Hope all started for the door. Zabadws shook his head and waved them back.
"Leave them to it," he said, sounding slightly defeated. "Kalista wants me to tell you- all of you- who it was. Where's Serena? And Luna?" he asked, noticing their absence.
"They went to get some air, clear their thoughts," said Amy. "Are you going to wait for them to come back?" asked the blue haired girl.
"No, it's not as if they won't find out anyway. Well, it was Jack," announced Zabadws.
"The vampire guy?" asked Lita, almost in disbelief.
"But they only split up a couple of weeks ago," said Jasmine.
The group fell into a stunned silence. Jasmine stood up, then sat down again with a thud. They heard loud voices from the kitchen, Catalina and Kalista.
Hope walked over to the window, and opened it. She leaned out, and took a deep breath. When she drew her head back in, the voices had ceased their quarrelling. Hope looked at her friends, and smiled.
"Think they've finished?" she asked.
Charisma held up her hand, and said, "Give it about another five minutes or so before we can be sure."
Hope nodded, then walked over to Jasmine, and sat down on the arm of her chair.
"You okay?" she asked gently.
"I guess," answered Jasmine, rubbing her eyes.
"Don't worry, we'll get Lee back," said Raye comfortingly. "And we'll get Michelle and Amara back too," she added, looking at Hotaru, who had barely said a word since she had detransformed.
Darien glanced at his watch. It was half past three. *I didn't realise how long we'd spent patrolling* he thought to himself. *I wonder where Serena is* he added.
"How long has Serena been gone?" asked Amy.
"About quarter of an hour," said Darien. "Do you think she's okay?" he asked.
"She's got her communicator, if she runs into trouble, she'll call us," said Lita.
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{Meanwhile}
Serena shivered as she walked. Luna was perched on her left shoulder, swishing her tail.
"Do you think we should be out this late?" asked Luna.
"Luna, if we get into trouble, I'll transform. How can I lose? I'm Sailor Moon," said Serena quietly. *After all, I don't want any passers by to know who I am, or think I'm mad, talking to a cat* thought Serena.
"Well, if you're so sure of yourself," said Luna.
Suddenly, a tremor shook the ground, throwing Serena to her knees. Luna fell off the blonde's shoulder, but landed on her feet.
The black cat looked around her, then shouted, "Transform Serena!"
"Moon Crystal Power!" shouted Serena. She transformed then posed.
"I am Sailor Moon, the Champion of Justice. In the name of the Moon, I will right wrongs and triumph over evil. I will punish you!"
The creature that had caused the tremor was huge. It had leathery brown wings, sharp claws instead of hands and was thin and muscular. It had two glowing red eyes that bore into Sailor Moons head. It felt as though the creature was looking into her very soul.
The creature smiled, revealing a row of pointed teeth. "Sailor Moon, there's someone who wishes to see you again. Why not go say hello?" it said. As the creature spoke, a portal opened up beneath Sailor Moon, and she fell through it.
The portal closed after Sailor Moon had fallen through it completely, and the creature took to the air. Luna stared at the spot where the portal had been, and tears clouded her eyes.
Then, shaking her head, she ran back to Lita's apartment as fast as she could.
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The door clicked open, and Catalina and Kalista walked through. The two hugged to show the others that they had sorted out their problem and were now friends again.
The other Obsidian members embraced Kalista, telling her that everything was okay. Then, the Scouts who were there followed suit.
When they had all finished, the group stood there in silence. However, they heard a pounding at the front door, and Lita rushed to answer it.
Luna ran in. "Everyone, quickly! Serena's been kidnapped!" she shouted.
Darien went pale as he repeated Luna's words. "Kidnapped?"
"We have to go get her!" said Raye, pulling out her transformation pen. "Mars Star-"
"Wait! You don't understand, she was taken through a portal," said Luna.
"Celeste's Realm," said Jacen, hollowly.
Charisma sank into a nearby seat. She held her head. "We can't go after her. Not now, we aren't ready," she groaned.
"Why can't we go?" demanded Raye furiously.
"Because we can't find a way to open one of those portals ourselves," said Charisma.
"You said you've been there," said Amy. "How did you get in then?"
"Jack opened a portal for us. And the other time, we were taken there," said Jasmine.
"Oh, right," said Amy. "But surely we can find a way in?" she asked.
"I've got a couple of books on the subject of portals and vortexes, I'll go see if I can find anything," said Zabadws, walking into the next room.
"And until then?" asked Darien.
"I guess, we should try and rest. We'll have to patrol again tomorrow, and perhaps even go to Celeste's Realm," said Zabadws. He spoke gently, not wanting to hurt Darien's feelings.
"Amy, can you help me with this?" asked Zabadws. Amy nodded, and the two went into the kitchen whilst the others tried to settle down for bed.