Here's Chapter 14! Enjoy everyone :).
A Dangerous Clue
"But Serena, we can't go to this ball now! Don't you ever think of the dangers the Negaverse could pose while we're out having a great time?" Raye asked impatiently, growing angry.
Serena pouted and stuck her tongue out at Raye, while Mina moved forward to challenge the incensed priestess.
"But Raye, this is a perfect opportunity to have a little fun while keeping an eye out for danger. It's a huge celebration, and how many times has the Negaverse been attracted to large gatherings of people?" She frowned at Raye's unsure look. "Come on, you know you want to go!" She pleaded urgently.
Raye shook her head, exasperated. "So what if I want to go! I have no time for this and you know it! While you guys hit the town with your boyfriends, I'm constantly racking my brain for some information regarding the missing Sailor Knights and the Negaverse. Only Amy has been helping me out with finding more information about this enemy. I want to know what we are up against and I know the answers are out there!" Raye said, but she seemed to be wearing down. She shrugged sadly.
"Besides," she continued, "I don't even have a date. You guys do, maybe you should just go without me. I do have a lot of work to do." Raye said, looking disappointed.
Lita noticed Raye's expression, and frowned sympathetically. She recognized it as one she had owned not too long ago. She shook her head. It was easy to forget about Jupiter Knight with Ken around, but at least she knew he existed. Raye had nothing to base it on but a dream.
"Don't worry Raye, we'll find you a date." Lita said standing up. "Hey! I've got an idea! Why don't you take Chad?" Lita asked hopefully.
Raye looked at her, not really sure what to say. "Why would I take Chad?" she asked, getting defensive. "He works at my temple!"
"Sorry Raye! It was only an idea! Besides, it's not like he's unattractive or anything. I happen to think he's really cute. He'd make a really good escort, if not a date." Lita said, not quite giving up. "Besides, you can go as friends." A blush crept into her cheeks. "Ken and I are..."
Serena noticed this and jumped to her feet! "Oh Lita! You have a thing for Ken! Oh wow! That's so cool!" Serena exclaimed. Her eyes began to gleam with mischief.
"Ohhhhh no you don't Serena! You are not setting me up with Ken. He's my best friend and nothing in the world can change that." Lita said turning away. "Besides," she added, "I have a knight to look out for. I don't know if he's supposed to be my true love, but I'm going to find out before I make any other moves with guys!"
Serena nodded, defeated for the moment, but still determined.
"But Raye," Amy spoke up, bringing back the subject, "you really should come. I would want you there and I personally think it would do you good to get out. Taking Chad is an excellent idea and you always did love shopping and dates! So come with us Raye, we'll all have a good time!" Amy said, smiling sweetly at her friend.
Raye grinned back, knowing she could never resist such an invitation from her friends. "Oh all right! I'll ask Chad today. Since the ball is tomorrow, we had better get the dresses this afternoon. I'm going to go home and invite him. Meet me at the mall in an hour, all right?" Raye asked.
"YEAH!" the girls cheered!
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Darien sat in his apartment, going through his stuff, trying to find his tuxedo for the ball.
'Might as well go as Tuxedo Mask,' he thought with a wry smile. Behind him, Luna and Artemis lounged on his bed.
"Darien, what do you think of this enemy?" Luna asked behind him.
"I really don't know what think, Luna. The new knights are extremely powerful, definitely stronger than I, but this enemy is proving to be amazing. However, love has a tendency to conquer all and there is no doubt that their love for the girls is as great as their strength. I'm really hoping the rest of them will show up soon. I feel something coming... It's going to be very strong, and the strength we have right now isn't enough to handle it." Darien said turning around.
Luna and Artemis nodded, their expressions serious.
"Well Darien, if you feel any other premonitions, I want you to tell us. You are connected to the Earth and can sense any sort of unusual vibrations- if you try. We need to know if the Earth is in trouble, especially with this enemy." Artemis said.
Darien frowned and sat on his bed. He looked hard at the cats. "Is there something that I should know about right now? You guys seem to be hiding a lot of information lately..." Darien said softly.
"It's nothing you should be concerned with yet Darien. We can't tell you anything until given permission by Queen Serenity. All you need to know now is that the Earth is in trouble and we need you to be on alert." Artemis said, looking at Luna, who was very nervous. Darien nodded, then smiled.
"Of course. Hey, do you think we should go to this thing tomorrow night? I mean, with all these new dangers around, maybe we should stay home." Darien said logically.
The cats thought about this for a moment, not sure what to say. Luna suddenly heard a voice.
'Advise them to go Luna, they'll be safe, I promise. But tell them to be careful...' The voice spoke inside her head. Luna nodded. 'Of course Queen Serenity,' Luna answered silently. She looked at Artemis, and he nodded. He had heard the message as well.
"Yes Darien. You should go to the ball. I believe you all will be safe. Besides, a break would do you all good. I hope you all have fun tomorrow. We're going to go home now. The girls are going shopping today for their dresses, so they'll be busy. We'll be at Raye's temple. Good-bye! I'm sure you'll find the perfect tuxedo!" Luna said, walking towards the door.
Darien nodded and waved, he turned back to his search. He sifted through suit after suit. 'Yeah,' he thought sarcastically, 'easier said than done!'
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The Negaverse-
Twister walked through the dark underground halls of the Negaverse nervously. The halls were dark passageways- narrow with low ceilings. It wasn't long before she felt the dim fear of claustrophobia setting in. She hated to be in tight places! She wanted to be free and out in the open, like the whirlwind from which she received her name. She walked down the halls quickly, trying to diminish the fear by thinking of the sailor soldiers.
'How can I stop them?' She thought silently. 'They have no trail to follow, and I don't have any clues to their identities, well at the moment anyway. I wonder how Stealth found that little sailor brat. Maybe he still has some clues to the girl's identity!'
"That's it!" she exclaimed aloud. She silenced herself and glanced around to see if anyone had heard her outburst. Satisfied that she hadn't disturbed anyone, she turned down another corridor, continuing on until she reached Stealth's chambers.
Twister looked around again, assuring herself she was alone. She pushed the door open, cringing as the door creaked loudly. She stepped inside and gazed around the room, admiring the atmosphere.
"Wow," she murmured. "I could definitely get used to this."
The room was dark, but she could see it was huge! It held high vaulted ceilings and the floor was made out of black marble. Every window in the gigantic space was covered with black velvet curtains. His bed stood at the end of the room and there was a desk next to it. Papers littered its surface.
'Bingo!' She thought wickedly. 'If there are any clues to the sailor brats identities, it has to be right in there!'
She made her way towards it, stepping lightly on the floor. She admired how easy it was for her to just glide around, and smiled as she reached up to stretch! It wasn't like the halls or her chambers, where everything was cramped inside. She stopped her thoughts of open spaces as she reached the desk. It was time to concentrate. She began to fumble through papers and notebooks, looking for anything that could possibly help her. She was about to give up when a small slip of paper fell out of one of the folders. She picked it up.
"Amy Anderson?" She read aloud. She shook her head. Who was this girl?
She looked at the folder from which it had come and almost dropped it with delight!
The folder was labeled: The Enemy.
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Raye walked towards Chad nervously, hardly even believing she was nervous about this! She stopped in front of him and waited. He was distracted at the moment, raking leaves diligently from the cherry trees. She cleared her throat and he looked up, surprised. He saw Raye and a blush crept into his cheeks. He looked down, embarrassed.
"Oh, uh, Raye. Um, I'm almost done... If there's another job you'd like me to do I'd be happy to do it..." He stammered.
Raye rolled her eyes, annoyed by how dumb he could be, but secretly pleased just the same. Chad was a really cute guy and it was flattering that he got so flustered around her, but at the same time, it was irritating.
"No, there's not another job I need you to do!" Raye said rolling her eyes. She stopped and calmed herself down, knowing her attitude wouldn't work to her advantage. "Actually," she said, softening her tone a bit, "I needed to ask you a favor."
Chad's eyes looked up from the leaves. He nodded eagerly, ready to do whatever she asked. Raye smiled, unable to stop herself. He was just too funny, standing there with a rake and nodding like a little boy who had just been told he'd be getting a bike for Christmas.
"I wanted to ask you if..." she stopped, suddenly nervous. Why in the world was she nervous? It was just Chad after all. "I was wondering if... if you would be my escort to this charity ball I've been invited to?" There, she'd finally said it.
Chad just stood there, staring at her, as if trying to see if she was serious or not. "You? You want ME to take YOU to the dance???" He sputtered, not quite believing it.
"Yeah me!" she snapped. "Is that so farfetched an idea?"
"Oh no, NO! It's just that, I thought I was the last person you'd ever ask." Chad murmured, looking down.
"Yeah well, you're not! So will you go with me or what?" Raye asked impatiently.
"Yeah, YES!" Chad finally managed, still in shock. He broke out into a big goofy- and wonderfully dreamy- smile.
"Good," Raye said, smiling back. "But you'll have to get a tux because its formal, and it has to be by tomorrow." She turned to walk away and then turned back, realizing she had forgotten something. "And don't think this is a date because it's not! You're strictly my escort. Got it?" Raye asked firmly.
"Yes Master Raye, I got it." Chad answered, a little disappointed, but happy nonetheless.
Raye was about to scream at Chad for calling her 'Master Raye' when he said something that unexpectedly touched her heart.
"And Raye, thank you for inviting me. It really means a lot." He said shyly, looking down at his feet.
Raye's eyes softened, and she nodded. She saved the screaming for another time. 'Goodness knows he'll be getting plenty of it later,' she thought.
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Amy pulled the blue gown over her head and smoothed it out. 'Wow! It looks perfect!' She thought happily, looking in the mirror. The gown was a lovely light blue with a shiny and glittery hue. It was spaghetti strap with a loose front with a slit up the side. She was happy to notice it clung to her body in all the right places. She smiled softly. 'I wonder what Greg will think?' She wondered to herself.
She left the dressing room and found the girls waiting in the store. She picked up some silver shoes and motioned to the dress she was going to buy. They laughed and nodded.
"That's great Amy! I knew you'd pick that one!" Serena exclaimed happily.
"Yeah, but now it's our turn to look for dresses!" Mina said excitedly.
The girls laughed and left the store, peeking in boutiques here and there, finding their dresses one by one. Mina picked out a lovely yellow-gold satin dress. It was slim at the top, spaghetti strap, with a plunging front. The bottom swirled around her as she turned it around in front of the girls. They clapped and told her she looked beautiful. Mina laughed and nodded.
"What do you think Anthony will say?" Mina asked, looking it over again.
"I don't know, I've never seen you two talk at all! Your lips are always together!" Lita joked while Mina stuck her tongue out at her.
The girls exited the shop while Mina bought the dress with a pair of gold high-heeled sandals. At the next stop they found Serena's dress. It was a lovely sugar-pink gown that made her look like the princess she was. It was embroidered with flowery designs done in silver thread. It was strapless and the top was slim, but billowed out at the waist much like Mina's with a lovely silk material. She bought a white lace shawl to go over it and white platforms. She also bought a small white rhinestone necklace and earrings to match.
"Oh I'm just so excited!" she exclaimed happily. "I know Darien will love this!"
"Yeah, well, Lita and I still have to get ours!" Raye said, looking inside a shop window.
"OH! There it is!" Lita suddenly exclaimed pointing to a dress.
The girls all ran to the window to see where Lita was pointing and all gasped in surprise! In the window hung a lovely dark green dress. It appeared to be made out of some sort of silky material. Although it was plain in comparison to some of the other girls' ornate dresses, it was very beautiful in an elegant way. It was so much like Lita, nothing extravagant! The gown was fitting, with spaghetti-straps, a square front, and a small train in the back. It was almost metallic looking, but they all knew it would be made of the softest material ever felt.
The girls looked at Lita who had stars in her eyes. She envisioned herself dancing with Jupiter Knight. He was smiling at her and holding her close. Then he turned to Ken, who twirled her around, laughing and smiling. She grinned. She was in love with two guys at once! But one thing was for sure, she was buying that dress, it was just too lovely to pass up!
Lita ran in without another word to try it on. To her delight, it fit perfectly, just as she knew it would. It was much tighter than any of the other girls' dresses, but it only made her full-blown curves more noticeable. She quickly bought some black heels that went with it perfectly and resolved to wear her emerald earrings and bracelet.
Raye smiled happily as she watched Lita buy the dress. She still had to find hers, but she was looking for something special. Something perfect... She looked around for a dress of her own while the girls waited for Lita. She looked through the front of the shop and was about to leave when she suddenly saw a back room. It was almost hidden by a row of clothes. She was about to pass on, figuring it probably only held crummy ones anyway, when something stopped her. 'Well,' she thought, 'I guess it's worth a try.'
She slipped by the rack of clothes and entered through the door. She was looking around, seeing row after row of regular dresses. They weren't bad, but they weren't what she was looking for. She gave up, exasperated, and was about to leave when a flash of red caught her eye. She turned around and gasped! There was her dress! She ran towards it and pulled it off the rack to get a closer look.
The dress look much like Lita's, but didn't have a train and had a full skirt. It was a deep metallic red that had a sort of black-silver hue to it. It changed colors as she moved it, like a hologram. It went from a deep wine red, to the red of a ruby, and finally it revealed a dark reddish-orange that resembled fire. 'It's like the dress in my dream,' she thought silently, 'only less decorated.' The top of the dress was embroidered with a black pattern of small leaves and tiny vines. It laced up the back and the skirt swirled around her as she held it up and twirled. She smiled. 'Yes,' she thought, 'this is it! This is the gown I want! It's not the softest in the world, not like the girls, but it is more like me.'
She turned around to leave and to show the girls her dress. She planned to get black heels, with a black rhinestone necklace and bracelet. She knew that with this dress, everything would be perfect!
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Negaverse-
Twister came before Kitara and bowed her head softly. Kitara nodded to her, giving her permission to speak.
"My lady," Twister began, "I have some very important news."
"Let's hear it." Kitara said, leveling an icy gaze on her.
Twister did not even flinch. She looked up with her silver-gray eyes. "I know the identity of one of the sailor soldiers. I'm going to attack her tomorrow evening. Her name is Amy Anderson. I believe she is Sailor Mercury, the soldier of wisdom."
Kitara nodded gravely and spoke again. "You may proceed with your plan, Twister. Maybe you will be able to find the identities of the other sailor brats as well. But I warn you, do not fail! Queen Malice is growing impatient and will not tolerate incompetence." Kitara ordered.
"Thank you, my lady." Twister said. Then with a gust of wind, she disappeared to another part of the Negaverse to set up a plan with her sister.
Kitara watched her go, grinning evilly. She tossed her long black hair over her shoulder and leaned comfortably into Beryl's old chair. 'Well,' she thought, 'I guess I won't have to do much work after all!' She let out a wicked laugh that echoed all throughout the Negaverse. Somewhere in a dark corner of her chambers, a crystal ball sat on a table. There was a beautiful woman inside. She was laughing as well.
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A Dangerous Clue
"But Serena, we can't go to this ball now! Don't you ever think of the dangers the Negaverse could pose while we're out having a great time?" Raye asked impatiently, growing angry.
Serena pouted and stuck her tongue out at Raye, while Mina moved forward to challenge the incensed priestess.
"But Raye, this is a perfect opportunity to have a little fun while keeping an eye out for danger. It's a huge celebration, and how many times has the Negaverse been attracted to large gatherings of people?" She frowned at Raye's unsure look. "Come on, you know you want to go!" She pleaded urgently.
Raye shook her head, exasperated. "So what if I want to go! I have no time for this and you know it! While you guys hit the town with your boyfriends, I'm constantly racking my brain for some information regarding the missing Sailor Knights and the Negaverse. Only Amy has been helping me out with finding more information about this enemy. I want to know what we are up against and I know the answers are out there!" Raye said, but she seemed to be wearing down. She shrugged sadly.
"Besides," she continued, "I don't even have a date. You guys do, maybe you should just go without me. I do have a lot of work to do." Raye said, looking disappointed.
Lita noticed Raye's expression, and frowned sympathetically. She recognized it as one she had owned not too long ago. She shook her head. It was easy to forget about Jupiter Knight with Ken around, but at least she knew he existed. Raye had nothing to base it on but a dream.
"Don't worry Raye, we'll find you a date." Lita said standing up. "Hey! I've got an idea! Why don't you take Chad?" Lita asked hopefully.
Raye looked at her, not really sure what to say. "Why would I take Chad?" she asked, getting defensive. "He works at my temple!"
"Sorry Raye! It was only an idea! Besides, it's not like he's unattractive or anything. I happen to think he's really cute. He'd make a really good escort, if not a date." Lita said, not quite giving up. "Besides, you can go as friends." A blush crept into her cheeks. "Ken and I are..."
Serena noticed this and jumped to her feet! "Oh Lita! You have a thing for Ken! Oh wow! That's so cool!" Serena exclaimed. Her eyes began to gleam with mischief.
"Ohhhhh no you don't Serena! You are not setting me up with Ken. He's my best friend and nothing in the world can change that." Lita said turning away. "Besides," she added, "I have a knight to look out for. I don't know if he's supposed to be my true love, but I'm going to find out before I make any other moves with guys!"
Serena nodded, defeated for the moment, but still determined.
"But Raye," Amy spoke up, bringing back the subject, "you really should come. I would want you there and I personally think it would do you good to get out. Taking Chad is an excellent idea and you always did love shopping and dates! So come with us Raye, we'll all have a good time!" Amy said, smiling sweetly at her friend.
Raye grinned back, knowing she could never resist such an invitation from her friends. "Oh all right! I'll ask Chad today. Since the ball is tomorrow, we had better get the dresses this afternoon. I'm going to go home and invite him. Meet me at the mall in an hour, all right?" Raye asked.
"YEAH!" the girls cheered!
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Darien sat in his apartment, going through his stuff, trying to find his tuxedo for the ball.
'Might as well go as Tuxedo Mask,' he thought with a wry smile. Behind him, Luna and Artemis lounged on his bed.
"Darien, what do you think of this enemy?" Luna asked behind him.
"I really don't know what think, Luna. The new knights are extremely powerful, definitely stronger than I, but this enemy is proving to be amazing. However, love has a tendency to conquer all and there is no doubt that their love for the girls is as great as their strength. I'm really hoping the rest of them will show up soon. I feel something coming... It's going to be very strong, and the strength we have right now isn't enough to handle it." Darien said turning around.
Luna and Artemis nodded, their expressions serious.
"Well Darien, if you feel any other premonitions, I want you to tell us. You are connected to the Earth and can sense any sort of unusual vibrations- if you try. We need to know if the Earth is in trouble, especially with this enemy." Artemis said.
Darien frowned and sat on his bed. He looked hard at the cats. "Is there something that I should know about right now? You guys seem to be hiding a lot of information lately..." Darien said softly.
"It's nothing you should be concerned with yet Darien. We can't tell you anything until given permission by Queen Serenity. All you need to know now is that the Earth is in trouble and we need you to be on alert." Artemis said, looking at Luna, who was very nervous. Darien nodded, then smiled.
"Of course. Hey, do you think we should go to this thing tomorrow night? I mean, with all these new dangers around, maybe we should stay home." Darien said logically.
The cats thought about this for a moment, not sure what to say. Luna suddenly heard a voice.
'Advise them to go Luna, they'll be safe, I promise. But tell them to be careful...' The voice spoke inside her head. Luna nodded. 'Of course Queen Serenity,' Luna answered silently. She looked at Artemis, and he nodded. He had heard the message as well.
"Yes Darien. You should go to the ball. I believe you all will be safe. Besides, a break would do you all good. I hope you all have fun tomorrow. We're going to go home now. The girls are going shopping today for their dresses, so they'll be busy. We'll be at Raye's temple. Good-bye! I'm sure you'll find the perfect tuxedo!" Luna said, walking towards the door.
Darien nodded and waved, he turned back to his search. He sifted through suit after suit. 'Yeah,' he thought sarcastically, 'easier said than done!'
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The Negaverse-
Twister walked through the dark underground halls of the Negaverse nervously. The halls were dark passageways- narrow with low ceilings. It wasn't long before she felt the dim fear of claustrophobia setting in. She hated to be in tight places! She wanted to be free and out in the open, like the whirlwind from which she received her name. She walked down the halls quickly, trying to diminish the fear by thinking of the sailor soldiers.
'How can I stop them?' She thought silently. 'They have no trail to follow, and I don't have any clues to their identities, well at the moment anyway. I wonder how Stealth found that little sailor brat. Maybe he still has some clues to the girl's identity!'
"That's it!" she exclaimed aloud. She silenced herself and glanced around to see if anyone had heard her outburst. Satisfied that she hadn't disturbed anyone, she turned down another corridor, continuing on until she reached Stealth's chambers.
Twister looked around again, assuring herself she was alone. She pushed the door open, cringing as the door creaked loudly. She stepped inside and gazed around the room, admiring the atmosphere.
"Wow," she murmured. "I could definitely get used to this."
The room was dark, but she could see it was huge! It held high vaulted ceilings and the floor was made out of black marble. Every window in the gigantic space was covered with black velvet curtains. His bed stood at the end of the room and there was a desk next to it. Papers littered its surface.
'Bingo!' She thought wickedly. 'If there are any clues to the sailor brats identities, it has to be right in there!'
She made her way towards it, stepping lightly on the floor. She admired how easy it was for her to just glide around, and smiled as she reached up to stretch! It wasn't like the halls or her chambers, where everything was cramped inside. She stopped her thoughts of open spaces as she reached the desk. It was time to concentrate. She began to fumble through papers and notebooks, looking for anything that could possibly help her. She was about to give up when a small slip of paper fell out of one of the folders. She picked it up.
"Amy Anderson?" She read aloud. She shook her head. Who was this girl?
She looked at the folder from which it had come and almost dropped it with delight!
The folder was labeled: The Enemy.
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Raye walked towards Chad nervously, hardly even believing she was nervous about this! She stopped in front of him and waited. He was distracted at the moment, raking leaves diligently from the cherry trees. She cleared her throat and he looked up, surprised. He saw Raye and a blush crept into his cheeks. He looked down, embarrassed.
"Oh, uh, Raye. Um, I'm almost done... If there's another job you'd like me to do I'd be happy to do it..." He stammered.
Raye rolled her eyes, annoyed by how dumb he could be, but secretly pleased just the same. Chad was a really cute guy and it was flattering that he got so flustered around her, but at the same time, it was irritating.
"No, there's not another job I need you to do!" Raye said rolling her eyes. She stopped and calmed herself down, knowing her attitude wouldn't work to her advantage. "Actually," she said, softening her tone a bit, "I needed to ask you a favor."
Chad's eyes looked up from the leaves. He nodded eagerly, ready to do whatever she asked. Raye smiled, unable to stop herself. He was just too funny, standing there with a rake and nodding like a little boy who had just been told he'd be getting a bike for Christmas.
"I wanted to ask you if..." she stopped, suddenly nervous. Why in the world was she nervous? It was just Chad after all. "I was wondering if... if you would be my escort to this charity ball I've been invited to?" There, she'd finally said it.
Chad just stood there, staring at her, as if trying to see if she was serious or not. "You? You want ME to take YOU to the dance???" He sputtered, not quite believing it.
"Yeah me!" she snapped. "Is that so farfetched an idea?"
"Oh no, NO! It's just that, I thought I was the last person you'd ever ask." Chad murmured, looking down.
"Yeah well, you're not! So will you go with me or what?" Raye asked impatiently.
"Yeah, YES!" Chad finally managed, still in shock. He broke out into a big goofy- and wonderfully dreamy- smile.
"Good," Raye said, smiling back. "But you'll have to get a tux because its formal, and it has to be by tomorrow." She turned to walk away and then turned back, realizing she had forgotten something. "And don't think this is a date because it's not! You're strictly my escort. Got it?" Raye asked firmly.
"Yes Master Raye, I got it." Chad answered, a little disappointed, but happy nonetheless.
Raye was about to scream at Chad for calling her 'Master Raye' when he said something that unexpectedly touched her heart.
"And Raye, thank you for inviting me. It really means a lot." He said shyly, looking down at his feet.
Raye's eyes softened, and she nodded. She saved the screaming for another time. 'Goodness knows he'll be getting plenty of it later,' she thought.
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Amy pulled the blue gown over her head and smoothed it out. 'Wow! It looks perfect!' She thought happily, looking in the mirror. The gown was a lovely light blue with a shiny and glittery hue. It was spaghetti strap with a loose front with a slit up the side. She was happy to notice it clung to her body in all the right places. She smiled softly. 'I wonder what Greg will think?' She wondered to herself.
She left the dressing room and found the girls waiting in the store. She picked up some silver shoes and motioned to the dress she was going to buy. They laughed and nodded.
"That's great Amy! I knew you'd pick that one!" Serena exclaimed happily.
"Yeah, but now it's our turn to look for dresses!" Mina said excitedly.
The girls laughed and left the store, peeking in boutiques here and there, finding their dresses one by one. Mina picked out a lovely yellow-gold satin dress. It was slim at the top, spaghetti strap, with a plunging front. The bottom swirled around her as she turned it around in front of the girls. They clapped and told her she looked beautiful. Mina laughed and nodded.
"What do you think Anthony will say?" Mina asked, looking it over again.
"I don't know, I've never seen you two talk at all! Your lips are always together!" Lita joked while Mina stuck her tongue out at her.
The girls exited the shop while Mina bought the dress with a pair of gold high-heeled sandals. At the next stop they found Serena's dress. It was a lovely sugar-pink gown that made her look like the princess she was. It was embroidered with flowery designs done in silver thread. It was strapless and the top was slim, but billowed out at the waist much like Mina's with a lovely silk material. She bought a white lace shawl to go over it and white platforms. She also bought a small white rhinestone necklace and earrings to match.
"Oh I'm just so excited!" she exclaimed happily. "I know Darien will love this!"
"Yeah, well, Lita and I still have to get ours!" Raye said, looking inside a shop window.
"OH! There it is!" Lita suddenly exclaimed pointing to a dress.
The girls all ran to the window to see where Lita was pointing and all gasped in surprise! In the window hung a lovely dark green dress. It appeared to be made out of some sort of silky material. Although it was plain in comparison to some of the other girls' ornate dresses, it was very beautiful in an elegant way. It was so much like Lita, nothing extravagant! The gown was fitting, with spaghetti-straps, a square front, and a small train in the back. It was almost metallic looking, but they all knew it would be made of the softest material ever felt.
The girls looked at Lita who had stars in her eyes. She envisioned herself dancing with Jupiter Knight. He was smiling at her and holding her close. Then he turned to Ken, who twirled her around, laughing and smiling. She grinned. She was in love with two guys at once! But one thing was for sure, she was buying that dress, it was just too lovely to pass up!
Lita ran in without another word to try it on. To her delight, it fit perfectly, just as she knew it would. It was much tighter than any of the other girls' dresses, but it only made her full-blown curves more noticeable. She quickly bought some black heels that went with it perfectly and resolved to wear her emerald earrings and bracelet.
Raye smiled happily as she watched Lita buy the dress. She still had to find hers, but she was looking for something special. Something perfect... She looked around for a dress of her own while the girls waited for Lita. She looked through the front of the shop and was about to leave when she suddenly saw a back room. It was almost hidden by a row of clothes. She was about to pass on, figuring it probably only held crummy ones anyway, when something stopped her. 'Well,' she thought, 'I guess it's worth a try.'
She slipped by the rack of clothes and entered through the door. She was looking around, seeing row after row of regular dresses. They weren't bad, but they weren't what she was looking for. She gave up, exasperated, and was about to leave when a flash of red caught her eye. She turned around and gasped! There was her dress! She ran towards it and pulled it off the rack to get a closer look.
The dress look much like Lita's, but didn't have a train and had a full skirt. It was a deep metallic red that had a sort of black-silver hue to it. It changed colors as she moved it, like a hologram. It went from a deep wine red, to the red of a ruby, and finally it revealed a dark reddish-orange that resembled fire. 'It's like the dress in my dream,' she thought silently, 'only less decorated.' The top of the dress was embroidered with a black pattern of small leaves and tiny vines. It laced up the back and the skirt swirled around her as she held it up and twirled. She smiled. 'Yes,' she thought, 'this is it! This is the gown I want! It's not the softest in the world, not like the girls, but it is more like me.'
She turned around to leave and to show the girls her dress. She planned to get black heels, with a black rhinestone necklace and bracelet. She knew that with this dress, everything would be perfect!
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Negaverse-
Twister came before Kitara and bowed her head softly. Kitara nodded to her, giving her permission to speak.
"My lady," Twister began, "I have some very important news."
"Let's hear it." Kitara said, leveling an icy gaze on her.
Twister did not even flinch. She looked up with her silver-gray eyes. "I know the identity of one of the sailor soldiers. I'm going to attack her tomorrow evening. Her name is Amy Anderson. I believe she is Sailor Mercury, the soldier of wisdom."
Kitara nodded gravely and spoke again. "You may proceed with your plan, Twister. Maybe you will be able to find the identities of the other sailor brats as well. But I warn you, do not fail! Queen Malice is growing impatient and will not tolerate incompetence." Kitara ordered.
"Thank you, my lady." Twister said. Then with a gust of wind, she disappeared to another part of the Negaverse to set up a plan with her sister.
Kitara watched her go, grinning evilly. She tossed her long black hair over her shoulder and leaned comfortably into Beryl's old chair. 'Well,' she thought, 'I guess I won't have to do much work after all!' She let out a wicked laugh that echoed all throughout the Negaverse. Somewhere in a dark corner of her chambers, a crystal ball sat on a table. There was a beautiful woman inside. She was laughing as well.
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