New Arrival

Note: This story spin off is my idea and all the characters belong to their rightful owners.

Chapter 1

"I have to hurry before it's too late," Sailor Moon said as she ran down the deserted street. "Oh God, please don't let me be late."
She skidded to a halt. There, before her were the bodies of her comrades. Kneeling beside one of them she saw the masked man known as Tuxedo Mask. He looked up at her and frowned. Sailor Mars was the only scout with the power to stand, while the rest sat there on the ground.
The scouts looked up as Sailor Moon walked towards them. "Where were you?" screamed Sailor Mars as she hobbled towards their meatball headed leader.
"I'm sorry, I was-," she began but was cut off.
"No excuses, Serena!" yelled Sailor Mars. "If it hadn't been for Tuxedo Mask all of us would be dead by now. No thanks to you."
"I'm really sorry, Raye, but I was-," Serena began to say once again but was cut off by Raye's yelling.
"No, Serena," she said. "You're not sorry. You always run late, no matter what. Well this is the last straw. We've through with you."
Serena's bottom lip began to tremble. As she looked at each scout she asked, "Do all of you feel that way?"
Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Mercury looked away from her tear filled eyes. While Venus said, "Yes. You're no leader. All you care about is yourself."
"That's not true," said Serena. "I've always been there for you guys. Even if I run a little late."
"Yeah but this time you've gone too far," yelled Mars. She walked over to Venus and helped her up.
Jupiter picked up Mercury and followed the other two scouts as they disappeared into the darkness. The only person left was Tuxedo Mask, who didn't seem angry at all. Tears poured down Serena's cheeks as she stood there.
"I guess you're mad at me too," she said to Tuxedo Mask.
"No, Serena," he said taking her into his arms. "I know why you're late."
"Oh, Darien," she said. "I knew you would understand."
"Let's go home," he said to her.
"Okay," she said and they were off to Darien's apartment.

The next morning, Serena woke up next to Darien with his shirt all twisted around her thin body. His sweet face brought a smile to hers, but it quickly disappeared when the memories of last night came back. She sat up, fixed her nightshirt, and hugged her knees. //I didn't mean to be late. Really I didn't. The enemy attacked me. Their plan was to separate us so that we could be easily destroyed. //
Tears once again rolled down Serena's cheeks. She lay back down and let the tears fall. A gentle hand wrapped around her waist and pulled her close. Darien had woke up when she laid back down. He kissed her shoulder and then her cheek.
"They'll understand," he said wiping away her tears. "I'll have Luna call a scout meeting and I'll tell them what's going on."
"No, Darien," Serena said quickly. "If they find out then they'll be even madder. Luna will be very disappointed in me."
"We have to tell them. Or they'll continue hating you," Darien said sitting up. "But no matter what. You will always be their leader and the future queen."
"Are you sure?" she asked.
"Yes," he said. "Now, what do you want for breakfast?"
"I don't know," she said.
"How about eggs and sausage?" he said climbing out of bed, wearing a pair of pajama pants. "You need to eat some protein instead of cereal with tons of sugar."
"Okay," she said with a smile. "Thank you for taking care of me, Darien."
"Hey, you're my future wife to be and plus, I will always love you," he said with a smile as he left the room to make breakfast. "Now get some sleep and I'll wake you when breakfast is ready."
"Okay," she said rolling onto her side and falling back asleep.

"Hey, Raye," said Mina, dressed in a floral pink skirt with a light pink shirt and a pair of sandals, as she and the other scouts arrived at the Cherry Hill Temple.
"Are you okay?" asked Raye, dressed in her priestess uniform, as she finished sweeping the walkway.
"Yeah I'm fine," Mina said with a smile. "Just a little sore from last night."
"I'm glad," Raye said.
"It was a good thing my mom was out of town last night for a convention," said Amy, dressed in a pair of jeans with a dark blue long sleeved shirt and a pair of black leather boots. "Mina was asleep before anyone else."
"I was so worn out last night from all of my exercising and then from the battle," Mina said.
"Well I'm sure Lita was awake long after I fell asleep," said Amy.
Lita, dressed in a pair of jeans with a dark green tank top and a pair of tennis shoes, placed a hand on Amy's shoulder and smiled. "I couldn't fall asleep," she said. "Every noise that I heard made me jump."
"When did you finally fall asleep?" asked Raye.
"Around three this morning," Lita said.
Everyone went silent. Finally Amy spoke. "Did we do the right thing?" she asked.
The others winced as if hit in the face with cold water. "I don't know," said Mina as she hugged herself. "She looked pretty beat up last night as if she had been attacked."
"She probably tripped on her way to help us," spat Raye with such anger that Amy took a step back into Lita. Lita placed a secure hand on Amy's shoulder so that she wouldn't fall backwards.
"We should ask her what happened," said Lita. "It might not be what we think it is."
"You three can go ask little miss late if you want to, but my mind is made up," said Raye.
"Are we going to do the fire reading or what?" asked Mina, not wanting to continue the conversation of Serena's lateness.
"Oh yeah," said Raye. "It's all ready. Let's go."
The girls followed Raye into the temple and then into the fire room. They sat behind her as she concentrated on the fire. The room was silent except for the cracking of the fire.
"Fire before me show us who our enemy is," commanded Raye.
The fire flickered for a moment and then went black. A pair of glowing gold eyes appeared in the fire. There just below the eyes was a figure. It was Serena and she was wrapped in what looked like a bed sheet. Then suddenly, fire returned too normal.
"What was that?" asked Mina.
"I have no idea," said Raye. "No idea."