Adventure 4: A Friend in Danger
When I woke up I found myself in a hospital back in Tokyo.
"Where am I? My head hurts bad."
"How are you feeling?", asked the doctor.
"My head and wrist hurt."
"Well be lucky that we got you here in time."
"What's your name?"
"Dr. Mizuno."
"Are you Amy's mom?"
"Yes I am. I call Amy to see if she would like to visit you. I'll be back in an hour or so to check on you again."
A nurse came in and told me I had visitors.
"You can let them in. Hey guys."
"Are you alright?", asked Serena.
"Yes I'm fine. Except for my left wrist. Amy do you know I got back here to Tokyo from the lodge?"
"I do. The nurse up at the lodge checked you over but found that you needed immediate medical attention and had an ambulance pick you up and drive you back here to Tokyo. The doctors still don't know how you got hurt so badly, though."
"I know why. You see the whole trip was a cover up to go after my friend Ayeka. As she was getting dressed our enemy came after her so I had no choice but to transform. The monster proved to be to powerful so I used the rest of my strength to destroy it and in doing so I almost killed myself."
"Why didn't you call us?", asked Lita.
"Yeah we would have helped you.", added Raye.
"There wasn't anytime to call any of you so I had to finish the monster off."
"I drove past the lodge around the time you were fighting. I would have helped you.", said Darien.
"If I had known I would have."
"Maria, my mom said you can go home today if you wish but you need to take it easy."
"I will."
"My mom will re-bandage your left wrist before you go to make sure your wrist heals property.", said Amy leaving the room.
After I got dressed Amy's mom came in to carefully re-bandage the damaged wrist.
"Now I want you to make sure not to bump the wrist. If the wrist starts to swell a bit don't worry about it just take some Advil that should take care of the pain and swelling."
"Thanks for doing this. Do you know who took me to the hospital? Amy said they called the meds."
"Actually it was Darien who brought you here. He was going to check on a friend who lives up there when he heard all the noise. When he found out that you had collapsed he picked you up and drove you here as well as the nurse from the lodge back to Tokyo. Well that should do it. I want you to come in next week so I can see how your wrist is healing, alright?"
"Sure. Thank you again. Hey Darien."
"Come on I'll drive you home."
"Okay."
"So how's your wrist doing?"
"Pretty well. Darien, Amy's mom told me you were the one who drove me back to Tokyo. Is that true?"
"It is."
"Why? I thought you said you couldn't come up to the lodge and that you had to stay in Tokyo."
"I had a feeling you were in danger and I was right."
"I thought about calling the scouts but I didn't have time. My friend was in danger and by the time the Scouts got there who knows what would have happened to her in that time."
"You are a good friend to put your life in danger to save a friend. I hope if I'm in danger you'll come to my aid."
"You know I will. So what's happened in the past few days?"
"From what the girls have told me the Amazon Trio was healed and are now leading good lives. The day after that a new group of enemies showed up. They are know as the Amazon Quartet. None of them are sure what they are after but are still looking for Pegasus."
"All of that in a 4 days! I think I'm going to track the four of them down."
"That would not be wise."
"Why not?"
"As soon as that wrist heals you can go looking but not now. If your wrist doesn't heal property than you won't be able to fight anyway. So just let that wrist heal up."
"But Darien. I can't stand just to watch you guys fight and get hurt. Please let me fight. I know my wrist won't heal fast but I'm part of the team."
"I'll let you fight as long as you don't use as much energy as you did fighting the monster at the lodge. If you feel tired I want you to find some cover, alright?"
"Yes. See you tomorrow then.", I said shutting the car door.
As I walked up the stairs I couldn't help but run up the stairs. As I walked in the door Lita heard me come in.
"Hey you're home. I'm glad I was starting to get lonely. Did you run up the stairs?"
"Yes. It was because of a fight last week."
"I was that way when I first became a scout but you get over it in time. How would you like some cookies?"
"That sounds good."
"So what happened up at the lodge anyway? I heard from some of the students said there was a huge fight between a monster and a Sailor Scout. I take that the Sailor Scout was you?"
"Yes. My friend Ayeka was in trouble and I had no choice but to transform. Since I had to get rid of the monster but in doing so I used every bit of power I had left which almost costed me my own life."
"That's why you were in the hospital for two days."
"When I fell to the floor I was worried that my identity might be revealed but when I woke up in the hospital my wand was on the night stand next to me."
"I'll fill you in on the story. When a Sailor Scout uses as much power as you did almost to the point of death they are unable to hold the transformation. I don't know much else maybe you should be asking Darien these questions not me. From my understanding he was the first one there after the fight. It's good for you to take a walk it would help you get your strength back."
"Alright. Would you mind if you came with? Just in case my energy levels get low."
"Sure. Right after our snack."
So we ate a snack of cookies and milk. I still felt weak from the attack a few days earlier. Lita and I grabbed our coats and went off to Darien's. While we were walking I started to feel a little lightheaded and dizzy.
"Are you Ok? Maybe we should rest on a bench till you get your strength back."
"No I'm fine. Just a little lightheaded that's all. Come the time for a battle I'll have to fight with you whether or not I'm back to full health."
"I'm just worried about you. None of us knew you could you such power that you almost died. We don't want to lose you. You're a great scout and a great friend if we lost you we don't know what we'd do."
"I never thought I would worry all of you like that. Lita you have to understand that one of my friends was in danger and I had to protect her. If it had been anyone of you I would have done the same thing. I know I almost lost my life but it saved my friend and got rid of the monster. To me being in the hospital for two days is a small price to pay for saving a life.", I said fighting back tears.
"You're right. And if I had been there I would have done the same for you."
"I know you would've."
We continued our walk to Darien's place in silence but both of were smiling (^_^). As we walked up the stairs to Darien's apartment the fourth floor I sensed that something was wrong. I started to walk down the hall on the fourth floor and Lita didn't get what I was doing.
"Maria, where you going?"
"I sense something but I don't know what."
"Don't get into a fight you still need to rest up more."
"If someone is in danger I'm going to check it out.", I said running down the hall.
"Wait! Come back here!", yelled Lita running after me.
When I reached the apartment I heard a scream so I tried to knock the door down.
"Maria be careful don't use all your strength knocking down a door. Go get Darien to help us fight."
"Okay but be careful."
So I ran up the stairs to Darien's and knocked on the door loudly.
"Maria? What's wrong?"
"There's a monster a few floors down and Lita needs help."
"Alright."
"PHEBOS CRYSTAL POWER!"
"Ouch! I wish Phebos would get here fast.", said Lita.
"Don't worry Lita I'm here. You better go transform yourself while you have the chance."
"Right. JUPITER CRYSTAL POWER!"
"Attention Sailor Scouts major trouble over by Darien's. Get here as fast as you can."
"JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!"
"PHEBOS FIRE ATTACK! Darn it! The monster didn't even flinch at the attacks."
"We're in big trouble. We need Sailor Moon but who knows when she can get here.", said Jupiter.
"I can use my remaining energy to attack the monster."
"Don't! You know what happened last time you used that much power you ended up in the hospital for two days. Please don't."
"If I don't attack it with all my might than what can we do until Sailor Moon gets here? Look I know it's dangerous to use so much power but this person didn't deserve this."
"If you use that much power now you'll be in the hospital for at least a week."
"Sorry Lita. I call upon the staff of Phebos, come forth. PHEBOS PLANET ATTACK!"
I used what power I had left to destroy the monster. I knew how risky it was to use such a powerful attack with so little energy but I had to protect Lita from the monster. After the attack I lost my ground and collapsed.
"Sailor Phebos no! Darien catch her."
Lucky for me Darien was fast so I didn't hit the ground.
"Phebos wake up."
"Oh gosh no. She can't do this to us. We have to get her to a hospital. She can't even hold the transformation cause her energy levels are so low."
"Did I get rid of the monster?", I asked.
"You did.", answered Darien.
"Maybe we should take her upstairs and let her rest for awhile.", said Lita.
Darien picked me up with the help of Lita and took me up to his apartment.
"You did a brave thing back there but don't scare us like that again.", said Lita near tears.
"You knew that you couldn't use that attack. You risked your life to protect us and I want to say thank you.", said Darien walking into the room.
"I should go home and get some rest.", I said trying to stand up.
"You can even barely stand up let alone walk home. You need to rest and wait for your energy levels to go up. Lita would you mind if Maria and I talk alone for awhile?"
"No.", answered Lita closing the door.
"Do you remember what I told you about battling?"
"Yes. Not to get involved unless it was necessary and not to use the planet attack."
"Then why did you use it?"
"I had to protect you from that monster. I couldn't let that monster hurt you.", I said in tears. I looked up at Darien after I said that and he was near tears.
"I knew you had feelings for me but to risk killing yourself for me is a true friend and scout. I was worried about you when you collapsed after the attack. I thought you had left us for good."
"Darien I could never leave you. To leave you would be like walking out on a friend. I couldn't die there not without the scouts. I know how weak I am and I knew it was going to happen but that monster was going to kill you. I can't seem to stop crying. I'll go home with Lita so you can have your bed back."
"Before you go I want Amy to examine your energy levels."
"Why?"
"You might no even to be able to hold your transformation in the next fight. Amy should be here any minute then you can go home if you wish."
"Alright."
"Sorry to interrupt but Amy's here.", said Lita opening the door.
"Hi Lita, Darien. Where's Maria at?"
"She's in my room resting.", answered Darien.
"Why did you call me over here?"
"It's Maria. When she used her attack she was unable to hold the transformation afterwards. Both Lita and I are worried about her energy levels."
"Alright I'll take a look. Hi Maria how are you feeling?", asked Amy walking in the room.
"Fine just a little worn out from the fight."
"You wouldn't mind if I checked your energy levels would you?"
"No. I know the levels are low because I used the attack the uses almost every once of energy in body. Darien told me not to use the attack but both him and Lita would've been seriously injured if I hadn't."
"Well all I'm going to do is use my computer to scan over you. It will take a while for the data but I'll let you get some rest. Now this should only take a few minutes.", said Amy activating the scanner.
"Amy. Do you think I'm an idiot for using that attack?"
"Of course not. You have a strong sense of protection of your love ones and so does Serena. You can tell you two are sisters because of the way you act and willing to risk your lives to protect people. I'm done scanning it take about 10 to 15 minutes for my computer to analyze the data."
"Could you send Darien back in?"
"Sure. Darien Maria would like you to go back in."
"Alright. How is she doing?"
"I won't know until the computer is done analyzing the scan."
"Okay. The computer is almost done."
"That's good. I'm annoying aren't I? I came here by accident and now I'm intruding on your life. Maybe it would be better if I went back home."
"You've never been annoying. If you went back home I would miss you."
"That's besides the point. I should have never come here. The reasons why I came here are fulfilled there is no reason for me to stay any longer."
"There are reasons for you to stay here. You've helped us defeat numerous monsters and made lots of friends. All of us would miss you but Serena and I the most. You were a princess who helped keep Serena in line when we were young. Serena doesn't get as jealous as she did before you came, she doesn't hang on me as much as she did before and I'm grateful for that. You're laughing cause you think that's funny."
"A little."
"I have the results from the scan. Her energy levels are very low so I recommend not fighting in the next battle."
"But Amy. I will not stand by and watch you guys get hurt if I can prevent it."
"The next time you attack you may not be able to recover. None of us have been faced with this but you have to watch out for yourself. You haven't even fully recovered from when you got attacked at the lodge. You have to rest and it is an order."
"I don't take orders from you Amy. If I have to fight I will and you can't stop me."
"Then I order you not to fight.", said Darien.
"Maria please don't take that risk of losing that much energy that you may not make it. We care about you so if you know what's good for you won't fight until you've fully recovered.", said Lita walking in the room.
"All of you are against me fighting. Fine. You guys cannot stop me when we fight.", I said walking out of the room.
"Should we stop her?", asked Amy.
"No. She has a strong sense of responsibility and she's right we cannot stop her.", answered Lita.
"I'll go talk to her."
"But Darien she won't listen to anyone. If she's stubborn then you can't do anything.", said Lita.
"You're right but she feels like she can tell me anything. I think that comes from our past lives her trusting me."
"Then go right ahead but do you have any idea where she could have gone?", asked Amy.
"I do. You guys are welcomed to stay just in case she comes back.", said Darien putting his coat on.
Meanwhile I had been walking around the park in tears. I tried to find a place where no one could bother me so I climbed up a tree.
"I knew they didn't want me to fight with them."
"Maria you up there?", asked Darien.
"How'd you find me? I thought no one would find me up here.", I said wiping the tears away from my face.
"How about you come down so we can talk. What da say?"
"Alright. Watch out when I come down.", I said jumping out of the tree.
"How can you land so quietly without hurting yourself?"
"I took some dance lessons last year."
"Oh. Why did you go running off like that? You know you have to rest."
"I don't like to be told what I can and cannot do. I needed some time to think on my own away from everyone."
"We just don't want you to get hurt. Amy told you not to fight because you risk your life if use that attack one more time. You scare me when you collapse in battle. I would hate to lose you or Serena to some monster from the Negaverse. I would like to have a relationship but my destiny is in control."
"I know but we can be really good friends."
"Alright. It's good to see you smile again. the guy that gets to marry you is, in my opinion, the luckiest person on Earth."
"That's sweet. Well I think Serena is really lucky to have found a guy like you. You are the most caring, loving guy I know."
"You're starting to blush a bit."
"I have deep feelings for you and you know that but we can't let our feelings for one another get ahead of us."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, both of us know about our past life and the feelings we had. We should not allow ourselves to be in a situation where things could happen that we would regret later. You know what I mean?"
"Yeah. But I don't think we would get in that type of situation. I think we are mature enough to be able to spend time together without any trouble."
"I do, too. I like talking to you. You are the only one who seems to understand me. Not many people back home understand me fully but you've known me for a short time and you know me better than anyone else. I should be getting home for dinner so I'll see you later."
"I'll walk you home if that's alright."
"It is."
So we started to walk back home. I had to be a sorry sight from the battle. I had quite a few cuts and bruises plus I still had my wrist bandaged up from the field trip. While we were walking home we ran into Lita.
"Hey where have you been?"
"I needed some time to think on my own."
"Don't worry me like ever again."
"I promise Lita."
"I have to be getting home."
"So do I."
"I have to go over to Serena's for something so I won't be home for another hour or so. Do you have keys?"
"Yeah."
"See ya later."
So Darien and I continued our walk home. When we got to the building I turned to him and said, "Thank you for walking me home. I'll go up stairs and get your C.D. you left here awhile ago. I'll be right back."
"Why don't I just come up and get it?"
"Alright. Let me just get my keys out.", I said when we got to the door.
"You haven't seen this place in awhile have you?"
"No I haven't. Here's your C.D. back. Lita really liked it. I'll see you tomorrow then."
"Thanks. You have an understanding of our future lives that many of the girls don't have. I wish I could visit that world of yours to see what it is like. Your world is probably more peaceful than ours. You don't worry about monsters from the Negaverse or anything like that."
"I can't speak for Tokyo because I never got to visit there. It would be risky for you to go to my world. You don't exist in my world you might be in danger and what would happen if a monster followed you then I don't know what would happen."
"You worry to much. Relax a little."
"It's just that I have to get ready for school tomorrow and I'm nervous about going back."
"See ya tomorrow."
"Bye."
Why do I feel so relaxed when he's around? It would be cool if he could visit my world though. I could introduce him to all of my friends to prove that they all exist, I thought to myself.
Awhile later Lita walked in.
"Hey how you doin'?"
"Fine."
"How much longer were you out with Darien after I went to Serena's?"
"About another half hour or so."
"You two flirt a lot with each other. If I didn't know any better I say you two would like to date each other. You starting to blush so I guess that's a yes."
"So what if we do? We both have deep feelings for each other and wish we could go out but we both know that it will never happen. There's nothing wrong with us just being friends."
"Everyone knows that you love each other. I think you're very mature to make such a decision."
"Why?"
"To understand what Darien and Serena have and not to intrude on their relationship. Don't worry about it though because you're not the only one who has a crush on him. Raye still has feelings and Amy has had a crush on him for some time. Maybe you should try to go out with someone to have a good time."
"The last time I went on a date the jerk looked at my dream and tried to kill me."
"But he's gone now. Who knows you may even find a guy you truly love."
"But, It's hard for me to date people because I get so nervous around them. With Darien I don't get nervous it's a little weird but it makes sense because of our past life."
"I'm not trying to push you into anything but I think one little date wouldn't hurt. There are so many guys out there who find you a very nice girl, just give them a chance."
"Maybe I should go home for a few days and pick up a few things."
"That would be a great idea but who should go with you to make sure you're alright. When you go back there is a chance a the enemy could send a monster to attack your world and you would be left to fight on your own."
"It wouldn't be for awhile though. I want to finish off the quarter here then I'll go back for a visit, but I don't know who would go with me."
"Well, you still have about another week or so to decide. You may want to consider the risks of going back home without any trouble from the Quartet."
"I don't know how I'll be able to communicate with you guys if I'm back in my world."
"Maybe Amy could make adjustments to the communicator so that it'll work in your world. If I where you I would take along somebody I trusted with my life."
"Thanks you just help me make my decision. I've got to go but I'll be back before eight."
"Ok but be careful."
"I will Lita.", I said closing the door. I really wanted to go back home for some time but I got caught up in the fighting I wasn't homesick. I decided to go to Amy's to see if she could make the adjustments. I got myself so worked up about going home I was full of energy. When I got to Amy's apartment I rang the bell.
"Who is it?"
"Maria."
"Ok. I'll buss you up."
I had to walk up the stairs because the elevator was broken.
"Hey what are you doing here?"
"I'm planning on a visit home and I was wondering if you could make adjustments on my communicator so it will work in my world."
"I think I can. It'll take me a few days."
"Alright. I'll come by on Sunday to pick it up."
"One thing about going home."
"Yeah."
"You have to come up with a reason why you're going to gone for awhile."
"I hadn't thought about that. My mom may not want me to leave the house again after I come back."
"But there is a point that should be made. That time in your world may be different from here. Say if may be a week here but only a few hours in your world. When you get back home I want you to check that out. Another thing who would go with you?"
"I have to ask the person but when I find out I'll tell ya. See ya later."
"Bye."
I knew that Amy already had an idea on who I was going to ask but I didn't want to tell her. I also thought about when I headed back home what I would tell my friends and family. (Just in case you readers I was going to ask Darien to come back with me.) My mom doesn't fall for a lot of things so I had to come up with a really good excuse to make her believe me. Another thing is who would have the ability to transport me back home with another person. The only person I knew who had that type of power was Pluto and she was gone. I thought about all of this while walking over to Darien's. When I reached the building I thought about what he had said to me a few days ago how he would like to visit where I live and I never gave him an answer. I rang the bell and bussed me up.
"Hey, so what are you doing here?"
"I came to ask you if you would like to visit my world while I finish a few things up. You are the only person that I trust to go back home with me. So what you say?"
"Alright I guess. How long would we be there?"
"Only a few days at the most. You don't think it's weird do you?"
"No. What would I do while you're in school?"
"I was thinking since you like since and physics so much that you could substitute for a few science classes."
"What's the real reason you want me to sub in for the classes?"
"My teacher is going to be out for a few days and if you don't like science maybe you could sub for the Japanese classes."
"I'll go with you. One more thing where would I stay for those days?"
"One of my friends lives in an apartment complex and they can arrange for you stay in an apartment there if you like."
"Couldn't I just stay with you?"
"I don't know. It'd be weird but I don't think my mom would have a problem with you staying with us for a few days. Some of my friends would like to meet you if you don't mind."
"No. So when would we leave?"
"Sunday morning. I'll say I don't want to go to church unless you would like to go?"
"I would. So it'll be early Sunday morning?"
"Yes. There's another thing when we head to my world we may have a problem with the enemy following us so we need to extra careful. I'll see you Sunday morning then."
"Yeah."
As I left I had such a good feeling about the whole thing. I knew in a way that my mom wouldn't let him stay with us longer than a night but by then hopefully I could find another place. As I was walking home I ran into Raye.
"How's it goin'?"
"Pretty good."
"Lita told me that you were planning to go home for a few days and that you would bring someone else with you. Who's going with you?"
"I'll tell you at the meeting tomorrow."
"In your world if a monster shows up you Amy have trouble transforming."
"Why?"
"You told us that you came from a different world and we were a story, right?"
"Right."
"Since it's a story you powers may be part of a story."
"Oh dear I hadn't thought about that."
"And what about your communicator?"
"Amy is making adjustments to it so I can communicate with you guys from my world. I'm a little nervous about going home. It's funny that I wanted to go home so badly when I first got here and now I don't want to go. Do you the time?"
"Yeah it's about 7:30."
"I promised Lita I would be home by eight. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Ok. See ya."
As I walked home by myself I thought about how trouble the Quartet would cause if they followed me home. Then I had to think about what Raye had said about my wand and communicator not working back home. I had to think about my friends becoming targets and whether or not I should transform in front of them. I felt like I should go by myself so no one would get hurt but what would I do if I got corner again. When I walked in the door Lita had just gotten done with her dinner.
"Would you like anything to eat?"
"No.", I replied walking into my room.
"What's wrong?", asked Lita walking into the room.
"I'm worried that my friends will get hurt. I'm not to sure if I want to go home now. I don't want to cause any trouble. If anyone got hurt that I love I could never forgive myself."
"If you're going to stay here for awhile then you might as well tell your family and friends."
"How am I going to explain this to my mom? She doesn't fall for things easily."
"How about I write a letter explaining that you need to go on a field trip for a few weeks and that you have to leave Saturday morning for the trip?"
"That's good. Thanks you know that I had Amy call a meeting for everyone tomorrow right?"
"Yes. She called everyone to check."
"I would like to get some sleep. Night Lita."
"Night Ri."
The next morning I heard water running in the bathroom so I knew Lita had to be up.
"Morning sleepy head. How'd ya sleep?"
"Good. What time is it?"
"About 10."
"Okay. I would like to hang out with my friend Ayeka before I go. See you later."
So for a good part of the day I hung out with Ayeka. We went shopping and played in the park. I decided to head home when it started to get dark. When I got into the door Lita was cleaning.
"Hey, you ready?"
"Ready for what?"
"For the meeting at 7."
"The meeting is in an hour! Ah, shoot! We got to get going so we can make it over to Amy's on time."
"Don't forget your coat.", said Lita putting on her coat.
"Thanks I didn't realized I didn't have my coat."
"Wait up! You don't have to run to Amy's."
"I want to be on time though."
I slowed down to a fast walk and Lita kept up pretty good. When we got to Amy's we were 10 minutes early. When Lita and I got up to her apartment to our surprise everyone was there.
"Hey, why are you so late?", asked Mina.
"We're not late you're early. The meeting was at 7."
"Amy told us 6:30.", said Rini.
"I didn't expect all of you to be on time that's why I told you an earlier time.", answered Amy.
"All of you know why we are here?", I asked.
"No.", answered Serena.
"I'm going to head home for a few days. I need to come up with an excuse to be gone for a long time."
"Well, what I want to know is who's going with you.", said Raye.
"Alright I will. I asked Darien if he would like to go and he said yes."
"What?! You little sneak! You get a chance to be alone with him during those few days."
"He's the only one I trust and he told me he would like to visit my world and he got his chance."
"Don't freak out so much Serena unless you're jealous."
"I am not Raye! I don't want her to move in on my boyfriend."
"In a few short days Darien won't leave you. If he's true he won't do anything besides Maria wouldn't do anything like that.", said Lita.
"I have to leave tomorrow early if any of you would like to see me off. Amy did you finish the adjustments?"
"I did. I want you to make sure you get enough sleep for your trip."
"I will. I must get going. See you guys tomorrow."
"Bye."
As I walked home from the meeting I wondered how my plan would work out. After being home for awhile I got ready for bed. I was worried about Darien fitting in as a teacher. Then I came up with a plan that put Darien in the Junior Class for a few days as a Japanese Exchange Student.
Surprisingly I slept real well. When I got up I made sure I had everything and left the house. I met Darien at his place where some of the girls were waiting including Lita.
To be continued in part 5 in the story.