"Crystal, free my warriors!" She said, and the crystal obeyed. For some reason Serena felt like hiding, so she hid in the shadows of the unmarked tunnel. She watched as her friends came walking down the tunnels, yawning and stretching after a long sleep. They were all there; Darien, Mina, Ami, Rei, Lita, Stacy, Alex, and Michelle. She had said the word 'warriors' so that Luna, Artemis, Steve, Chad, Greg, Ken and Andrew would not be underfoot. She watched as her friends hugged each other and talked.
"I wonder how long we were out?" Lita said.
"I don't know, but I feel as if it was a long time!" Mina answered.
"Hey! Where's Chad? And Greg, Ken, and Andrew?" Rei asked.
"And Steve." Stacy added quietly.
"And where's Serena? She's the only one who could have set us free. Where is she?" Darien said.
"I am here. I freed only you warriors, for we cannot win if everyone else is underfoot." Serena said, stepping out of the shadows.
"Serena!" Everyone said and they ran to hug her. She hugged everyone, and ended up in Darien's arms.
"Oh my love! I missed you so much!" She said.
"I missed you too, meatball head." Darien said. He leaned down to kiss her, but she turned her head. "What's wrong Serena?"
"I'm not the Serena you remember. I have changed."
"What do you mean?" Ami asked her.
"I have my full memories of the Silver Millennium back, I have my memories of your time, and I have the memories of the life I am living now. There are events in each of my lives that have changed me, and I am just not the same person anymore."
"Come on! Your memories couldn't have changed you that much!" Rei said, scorn in her voice.
"Oh really! You don't think watching my best friends die for me would change me? You don't think watching my love die for me would change me? I saw all of you die for me in the Silver Millennium, and when we fought Queen Beryl.In this life I have lived a sheltered life. Everyone younger than me teasing me because I'm an 'Old Maid', and I didn't have a goal in life. Do you know what it feels like to never be able to go outside in the daylight because youmas would attack and kill you? Do you know what it feels like to watch your mother die by the hands of a youma right in front of you? Do you? DO YOU?" Serena was screaming as she said the last words, and then she broke down and cried. Her friends just stared at her, shocked, until they shook it off and went into a group hug with her.
"I'm sorry Serena, I didn't know." Rei said, angry at herself.
"It's not your fault. I, I never told anyone about seeing my mother die before. I wasn't supposed to be outside, but I wanted to see the full moon. All of a sudden youmas attacked. I ran back inside, but not before I saw them kill my mother." Serena said, as a fresh attack of tears flowed down her face.
"Shh, my love. I'll love you forever, no matter how much you've changed. You remember that." Darien said.
"I love you too." Serena answered, and then she broke out of the hug and stood up. There was a determined look on her face as she spoke. "The evil one will pay for what he has done. Power up!"
"Finally! We get some action!" Lita and Alex said at the same time.
"Moon Crystal Power!"
"Jupiter Star Power!"
"Mercury Star Power!"
"Mars Star Power!"
"Venus Star Power!"
"Neptune Planet Power!"
"Uranus Planet Power!"
"Saturn Planet Power!"
"Scout Power!"
"Now, how do we get out of here?" Tuxedo Mask asked.
"We teleport, of course. Just get into the middle of the circle, and you'll be taken with us." Sailor Moon said.
"Okay."
"Ready guys?" Sailor Moon asked her friends. They nodded. "Okay, here we go then. Moon Power!"
"Saturn Power!"
"Mars Power!"
"Venus Power!"
Uranus Power!"
"Mercury Power!"
"Jupiter Power!"
"Neptune Power!"
"Sailor Teleport!"
Seconds later, the chamber was once again void of any life.
