Adventure 8: An Old Enemy Comes Back
In the last adventure...
We went into a final battle with Zirconia. Zirconia threw Rini off a cliff which then Serena jumped off to save her. Just as we all thought Rini and Serena were finished, Pegasus became one with Serena to give her wings to save Rini. After all of that courage displayed by Serena Zirconia went back into the mirror but was then mysteriously destroyed. The person who had overseen everything, Queen Nehelenia. She knew both mine and Serena's name and knew we were from the White Moon Kingdom. We sealed her away for good or at least we hope. Now Tokyo is back to peaceful times and we're entering our first year of high school.
"I'm so happy!", Serena said with a huge smile.
"What for?", asked Raye.
"We're finally starting high school."
"And I'll finally be coming to school with all of you.", said Mina.
"This peace doesn't seem real you know."
"Maria, that's because you've fought ever since you got here to Tokyo.", said Lita.
"Rini, Darien. Are you heading home?", asked Serena.
"Yes. It's time for both me and Diana to go back to Crystal Tokyo and tell mom and dad all about it."
"I must say I'm going to miss you Rini.", I said.
We all spent the whole day with Rini just doing stuff Rini had always like doing. At night fall we all headed to the park where Rini had first come to visit.
"Are you sure that you have everything?", asked Serena.
"Positive. I want to thank all of you for everything you've done for me."
"Come back and visit again.", said Darien.
"Say hi to the king and queen for us.", added Raye.
"I will. Guardian of time and space! Open its gate, cracking the sky in front of me! I am calling your name, almighty God of Time & Space, guardian father, Cronos! Please lead me! Please protect me! Open the light way in front of me!"
Right before Rini could enter the beam it faded away. We all ran up to her and asked what had happened. Then Mina suggested, "Maybe it's because of the shooting stars."
"Well, then you can go after they're done falling.", suggested Lita.
We all continued to look up at the sky but as Darien looked up at the sky something fell in his eye.
"Darien, are you alright?", Serena asked him.
"Of course. Just some dust just fell in my eye."
Both Serena and I had a bad feeling about it even though Darien said he was alright. Since the stars did not stop until late so we decided that it is best for Rini to stay one more day just to make sure that everything was alright in space. The next day we had to go to school and after school we decided to go window shopping. Serena talked about how when she was on a date the day before and he did not look all that happy while she was with him.
"No need to worry over Darien. He wouldn't like to worry like this.", Raye said reassuringly.
"Yeah because your in a better position than all of us. You have a boyfriend and we don't", said Lita.
"Hey look you guys over there. Don't you think those guys are hot?", asked Mina.
We all headed over to the temple to talk about a few things and how the holy mirror in the temple had acted weird the night before.
"There's probably a good explanation for this but we better be on our toes with everything.", suggested Amy.
Just as she got done saying that some type of mirror monsters showed up.
"Everyone transform.", said Mina.
"MOON COSMIC DREAM ACTION!"
"MERCURY CRYSTAL POWER!"
"MARS CRYSTAL POWER!"
"JUPITER CRYSTAL POWER!"
"VENUS CRYSTAL POWER!"
"PHEBOS CRYSTAL POWER!"
AS we attacked the monsters it only helped them increase in number. WE soon found ourselves surrounded. The monsters came up behind em and the four inner scouts and held so that we could not move. Then from no where we saw Uranus' attack.
"You mind if we join you, little girls. My guardian deity is a planet up in the sky. The solider of the sky, Sailor Uranus!"
"My guardian deity is a planet with a sea of sand. The solider of embrace, Sailor Neptune!"
"My guardian deity is a planet floating in time and space. The solider of revolution, Sailor Pluto!"
"We three soldiers of the outer solar system are being led by a new crisis and.........Here we are!"
"It's nice to see you.", Uranus said with a wink.
"Same here.", added Neptune. Pluto gave a slight bow.
"And one more person.", said Uranus. Both Neptune and Pluto moved away so we could behind them.
"She's...", Rini started.
"My guardian deity is the planet of silence. The solider of death and rebirth, Sailor Saturn!"
"Hotaru!"
"Rini."
"WORLD SHAKING!"
"Sailor Moon it is time for you to awaken as the true princess of the moon. Everyone concrete your energy to Sailor Moon."
When everyone focused their energy onto Sailor Moon (except for me and Rini), she transformed into Eternal Sailor Moon. After she used her attack she transformed back into Super Sailor Moon.
"What was that?", I asked.
"That was her real figure. I was reborn to tell you this.", answered Saturn.
"Her real figure?", asked Rini.
After the battle we all went home to get ready for school the next day. Before I fell asleep I kept thinking about the monsters and how they appeared. Also about how Sailor Saturn awakened as quickly as she did and how Darien had become ill in just a few days. I knew that this would not be an easy fight. The next morning on the news there was a huge story about how some people lost all the strength to go to work or school after they got up.
"Morning, Lita. What ya watching?", I asked with a yawn.
"This breaking news story."
"What is it?"
"Keep watching."
"For those of you who have just tuned in a modern day disease has spread through Tokyo like wild fire. This disease affects mainly young girls but men are cautioned as well. On to our next story..........."
Lita turned the TV off.
"What does it mean, Lita?"
"I don't know but we better get going to school."
When we walked into the classroom Amy was already there studying for class.
"Hey. How are you two?"
"Great. Let me guess both Serena and Mina are late again?"
Just as I finished saying that we heard the sound of some people running in the hall.
"Serena.", Amy, Lita and I said in unison.
"Don't do that! The teacher should be coming any minute so let's get into the classroom.", said Min and Serena in unison.
"You don't have to worry. First hour is self study.", said Lita.
"What for?"
"There are a lot of absentees especially girls. So, they're all having a meeting in the teachers lounge.", answered Amy.
We all decided to go to the washroom before class and fix our hair. While we were finishing up that's when Amy brought up the news story that Lita and I had seen before we left. Mina then said she had also seen it on the news before she had left her house.
"Mina if you have time to watch the news then you need to get to school on time.", Amy said.
When we walked out of the washroom we saw a girl with her mirror out just staring into it. So Serena went up to her and asked, "What are you looking at? Is this fun?"
There was no answer from the girl. Serena kept on asking questions but still no answer from the girl. So she grabbed the mirror and looked at it. While looking at the mirror something looked like it was coming out of the mirror. When Lita saw it she knocked the mirror from Serena's hand. When the mirror hit the ground it broke. When the girl saw the broken mirror on the floor she sank to the ground and picked the pieces and tried to put it back together. Her reaction to the mirror was a bit much. As an apology Lita offered the girl her mirror. We left the girl in the hall and walked back to class.
"You guys go on ahead. I have something to do.", said Serena running the other way down the hall.
"What's up with her?", asked Mina.
"I don't know but I have a bad feeling about this. That worried look on her face and then all of a sudden running off like that. This is not good.", I answered.
After school we all went over to Raye's again to see what Serena had found out.
"When I went to visit him, he had all these mirrors set up all around the apartment. He just stood there looking at the mirrors all the time. Then when I accidentally stepped on a mirror he yelled at me for coming into his room without permission."
"Could he have that strange disease that's going around?", Rini asked.
"It might explain that then....", Raye started.
"What, Raye?", asked Mina.
"The way the holy mirror acted a few days ago."
"There have been a lot of strange things related to mirrors lately. That would explain the wide spread disease in the modern world.", added Amy.
"A white moon covered by an evil darkness. The shining blonde hair is attacked by an evil wish. I'm not sure what it means but..", said Hotaru.
"Something evil is heading this way.", finished Trista.
"A white moon covered by an evil darkness..", started Raye.
"The shining blonde hair...", said Amy.
"Attacked by an evil wish.", finished Mina.
"What does that mean?", Rini asked.
"It means that someone does not like Sailor Moon and wants to hurt her in some way.", I answered.
"Right. Something is going to happen something dark and evil.", said Hotaru.
"Is that why the holy mirror acted the way it did?", asked Raye.
"A wide spread disease in the modern world?", asked Amy.
"Is that why I changed into Eternal Sailor Moon? I saw a dark shadow in Darien's room when I went to see him and the other day while in my room I saw a dark shadow in my window."
"No doubt it was the darkness heading towards the prince. Amara and Michelle will already be there, we must join them quickly."
So we all transformed and ran as fast as we could to Darien's.
"Hotaru was the first to recognize the crisis and awaken as Sailor Saturn once again.", Pluto said as we were running.
"SPACE SWORD BLASTER! Darn there seems to be no end. Could it be that your mirror sometimes become dim?"
"This is not the time to be joking."
"Sorry."
"SUBMARINE REFLECTION!"
"Uranus! Neptune!"
"You're all a little late aren't you?"
"Go check on the prince, we'll stay out here and fight.", said Pluto.
WE then ran into the building and Serena pushed the button for the elevator. When it got to the first floor there was a monster already waiting for us inside.
"JUPITER........OAK EVOLUTION! Everyone quickly up the stairs."
"Serena, it's time to put our legs that we've been training daily to the test."
"Training?", I asked Mina.
So we all ran up the stairs as fast as we could. As we got to the stairs of the second floor Serena stopped dead in her tracks.
"What's wrong Sailor Moon?", asked Mini Moon.
"I've seen that dark shadow somewhere before."
"Where?", asked Mars.
"It's.....Nehelenia."
"Can't be she was put under a seal.", said Venus.
"Btu what if the seal was broken somehow.", added Mercury.
"We have no time to lose.", I added.
When we walked into his apartment we found him staring at the huge mirror in his bedroom. Sailor Moon walked up to him and asked, "Could you please stop looking at the mirror?"
"But I feel relaxed when I look at them."
"Could you please stop?"
"Shut up !", yelled Darien and pushed Sailor Moon to the ground.
"Your so mean, Darien! What did you do that for?", yelled Mini Moon.
"It's alright. Don't worry about it.", Sailor Moon said while getting up.
As we looked at the mirror we saw a dark shadow and both Serena and I looked on terrified.
"Hello, White Moon Princess. How have you two been?", said Nehelenia.
"What is that suppose to mean?", I asked.
"You sealed me into the darkness and laughed at me from the outside in the sunshine. I will take everyone you love and turn it into ruin. Just like this...", said Nehelenia pulling Darien into the mirror.
"No, Darien. Darien!"
"You see, princess, this man is completely under my curse your voice no longer reaches him. You have until the next dawn to reach him. Can you do it?", asked Nehelenia laughing.
After she went off with Darien, Rini started to disappear. After a few minutes of that Rini could no longer able to hold her transformation. Luckily Mars and Jupiter caught her. Saturn was the first one to run over to Rini and wondered if she would be alright. We then all headed back to Raye's to find out why Rini almost disappeared.
"A time paradox?", asked Artemis.
"Yes. The future is being changed, rather the future that has Small Lady. If the prince does not break free of the curse the prince and princess will not marry and Small Lady will not be born.", answered Trista.
"So what just happened to Rini is..", said Amy.
"A sign of that change.", finished Trista.
"But that's suppose to happen.", Mina said shocked.
"That means that Nehelenia's curse is powerful.", said Lita.
Serena got up and went out to the clearing.
"Wait! You know this is a trap.", said Amara.
"Nehelenia is aiming towards you.", added Michelle.
"You and Small Lady should stay here. Watch we'll get the prince back safely.", added Trista.
"I can't wait. I don't want there to be a world without Rini. I have to go save Darien!", Serena said.
A teardrop touched her broach and she transformed into Eternal Sailor Moon. She then flew up into the air and disappeared. Raye went after her but fell flat on her face. Lita and Mina helped her up.
"Serena you idiot.", Raye said holding her left arm.
"We must go help our princess."
"Hotaru..", said Trista surprised.
"I'm coming, too."
"Small Lady!", said Diana.
"I'm a Sailor Scout, too. Besides, I know how Serena feels right now."
After we all transformed we got into a circle ready to teleport.
"Until the next dawn.", said Pluto.
"Well one night is enough for an exam.", said Venus.
"We do not know what obstacles lay ahead in our path.", said Uranus.
"Our paths will be fixed.", added Neptune.
"To protect our prince and princess.", said Mars.
"To protect the future and this city.", said Saturn.
"Everyone let's go!", said Mini Moon.
"Sailor Teleport!", we all said.
While we were teleporting Mini Moon started to disappear again. Saturn gave Mini Moon a gave a reassuring squeeze to her.
"Believe in our prince and princess."
"Right. Thank you."
A bit later we all saw something coming at us but unsure what it was.
"Everyone do not let go of each other. If we get separated that will make Nehelenia happier.", said Uranus.
So we tighten our grip on each other but when the glass came at us it split us all up. When we got split up we were unsure if we would be together at all.
When I landed I got up slowly and looked around. It was like the north pole so I started to walk around in the snow. Not soon after did I find Jupiter.
"Jupiter, over here!", I yelled out.
"Phebos, I am so glad I found you."
So we started walking straight (which ever direction that was). As we were walking the snow changed into a field of flowers. Not so far ahead was Serena and Nehelenia. Nehelenia was about to strike Serena in an attempt to kill her. Jupiter grabbed Nehelenia and I covered Serena.
"I don't so. You keep your hands off of Serena.", said Jupiter throwing Nehelenia.
"Serena, wake up. Come on wake up!", I said shaking her.
"IF she did not like the dream she would wake up herself but because she does not wake up even after being called that means that she like the dream.", said Nehelenia.
Jupiter then went after Nehelenia with brut force. Nehelenia dodge the attack and Jupiter landed face down in the ground.
"JUPITER......OAK EVOLUTION!"
Nehelenia put a barrier up of flower pedals that stopped Jupiter's attack.
"Foolish. I was in charge of the kingdom of darkness. Even though I was placed into the darkness by the White Moon Princess approaching this bright planet. I still won over it.", Nehelenia said sending a blast at Jupiter.
"I won't let you hurt them. I am going to use the power I have to seal you away again."
"So the younger princess thinks she's a big shot."
"Phebos don't do that. You know what happens when you use that attack.", warned Jupiter.
"If I don't then Nehelenia will win. I have to stop her. Phebos staff I call upon the power of the Moon and of the planet Mars, seal this evil demon away who has hurt the prince and princess. Seal her away for good!"
The attack went right for Nehelenia but she dodged it.
"This can't be. That powerful and accurate of an attack should have hit her."
"Both of you are foolish. My revenge on the princess is almost complete, now all I have to do is put out the white moonlight."
Both Jupiter and I shielded Serena from the blast.
"You fools you're going to die for her."
"We have good reason of protecting her. She a kind and true friend and our future depends on her. Didn't you have friends like her?", asked Jupiter in tears.
"No. Shut up!", yelled Nehelenia.
I guessed that Nehelenia did not like our determined look the two of us had. So she kept on sending blast after blast at the two of us before we both fell. Then some mirrors appeared below us and trapped us. Right before Jupiter got trapped she begged Serena to wake up and one of her rose earrings fell off. With the two of us sealed in a mirror there was no longer a way to fight. Nehelenia transported all of us that were trapped inside the mirror to her throne room. After we were transported I could look through to the outside. I saw Mini Moon and Saturn ready to fight.
"How dare you trap our prince and princess. For that I won't forgive you!"
"Release our prince and princess.", said Saturn putting her staff right to Nehelenia's throat.
"Do you hate me? So much that you would kill me? Even if you do the curse will be binding."
"Darien, wake up. Come...on! Your dream is supposed to be the same as Serena's. Please wake up! If you don't I'll disappear!"
For a minute it looked like Darien had heard Rini's cry for help.
"Mini Moon call him harder! Keep calling him!", yelled Saturn.
For Nehelenia to ensure her curse still bided to Darien she sent more negative energy to the small piece of glass in his eye. When Saturn saw this she went up and use her attack, "SILENT WALL!" As a result of the energy, he pushed Rini away and was back under the curse.
"Oh my.", said Saturn.
"See you can't even save him. Your voice doesn't reach him any longer."
"You evil creature the source of all evil. In the name of the planet Saturn I will release the power of death."
"Ha. Death is a double-edged sword. If you use it you will die as well. Those eyes. How irritating.", said Nehelenia sending a blast at Saturn.
"SILENCE GLAIVE! SURPRISE!"
Right before the full power could be released something had stopped Saturn.
"Mini Moon."
"Don't use your power... Cause you'll die...."
"but..."
"You told me to believe in the prince and princess...... Don't worry they won't give way...", said Mini Moon with almost all her strength.
"I should have trapped you in the mirror just like all the others a long time ago.", said Nehelenia sending a blast at Saturn knocking her staff away and trapped her in a mirror with the rest of us. After Saturn was trapped Serena came a bit beaten up.
"Hello White Moon Princess. Sorry but you're too late.", said Nehelenia walking to her throne.
"Late..? Rini!"
"Serena...."
"Rini! Why..?"
"I'm...sorry...I couldn't....save...Darien."
"Rini! Hang on!"
"Serena...I'm find because.....I believe in you. Your nice and warm Serena.", Rini said then disappeared.
From in the mirror I was very upset. Rini who had always been full of life and filled with hope was now gone. I felt worthless because all I did was watch.
"Oh, that girl the fruit of your love is even gone. How does it feel? Painful?"
"What did she do...? What did Rini do to you?"
"Such good eyes! Do you hate me? Do you want to kill me? Can you see what's behind you?", asked Nehelenia.
"Everyone.", said Serena turning around.
"You've been brought up with love from the past to the present and even into the future! You do not know what solitude feels like. When I was young I was always alone. Despite the loyalty of my followers, no one shared my hardships and accomplishments. When I looked into the mirror it promised me eternal beauty. I won over the solitude. But then you sealed me into the darkness and without the mirror I became lonely!", said Nehelenia sending a blast at Serena.
"You have to be strong. I could not endure the solitude like you."
"Stop looking at me with those sorrowful eyes!", Nehelenia said sending another round of blasts at Serena.
"You have to stop this because if you keep doing this nothing will change."
"Shut up!", yelled Nehelenia she walked over to Serena and picked her up by the throat and said, "Die! Suffering in agony Stop it! Don't look at em with such sorrowful eyes!", Nehelenia said throwing Serena across the room.
Serena got up slowly and said, "It's alright. If you want to take revenge you must only take it out on me. It's alright, everyone understands. Now take revenge on me."
All of this had brought tears to everyone's face even Darien, which broke the curse on all of us. We all were released from the mirror prison and Rini came back. For the future was now back course the way to was suppose to be.
"Rini, Darien, everyone.", Serena said in tears.
"You can still make it before the dawn.", Jupiter said.
We all started to concentrate our power but Nehelenia tried to stop us by blasting all of us. When she tried to blast Rini, Darien shielded her which then transformed him into his knight armor. All of our jewels on our tiara's started to glow.
"You're not alone....", said Mercury.
"We're all around you.", said Uranus.
"You can atone for your sins.", said Pluto.
"Believe in yourself.", said Mina.
"Believe in us.", said Saturn.
"Believe in Serena, my mom..", said Mini Moon.
"Believe in our future queen and king.", I said.
Then with the power all of us gathered Serena transformed into Eternal Sailor Moon.
"Can you feel the power we've gathered for you? Please recall your dream when you were a child."
"My real dream? This light so warm. That's right I was looking for friends. I wanted friends and a lover who could understand one another. Could I do it over again?", Nehelenia asked.
She was transported back to the past before she found the mirror of dreams.
"Was I sleeping?", asked the young queen.
"Just for a second. You should have a rest in your room my queen."
So she hoped down from the throne and started to head to her room when she stopped and asked, "Right...could someone sing me a lullaby?"
"Of course my queen it would be my pleasure.", answered one of her guardians.
"It over....no it's just the start for her.", said Darien.
"Jupiter.."
"Yes."
Sailor Moon held out Jupiter's right earring and thanked her. We all then teleported back to Tokyo where Luna, Artemis, and Diana greeted us.
"She's gone?", asked Artemis.
"No. She just got another chance at life.", I answered.
"Well, Rini maybe you should head home. Now that you helped us with the evil queen and all.", suggested Raye.
"Right. Guardian of time and space! Open its gate, cracking the sky in front of me! I am calling your name, almighty God of Time & Space, guardian father, Cronos! Please lead me! Please protect me! Open the light way in front of me!", resighted Rini, "Thank you all again."
She then stepped into the beam and went back to Crystal Tokyo. We all decided to head back home ourselves. As Lita and I walked home we seemed to enjoy the peace and quiet of the night. when we got upstairs I changed into my pj's and went into my bedroom. Before I fell asleep I looked out the window at the full moon. I left my blinds open to let the moonlight in and fell asleep.
To be continued in number 9...............