Hello again, as promised here is the next installment. First of all, thank you for reading and reviewing my story. I got so many encouraging words this week. There were too many to list this week! I will thank all of you in the next chapter! You need to know, if your weren't aware, that Artemis is still in human form and will probably remain that way for the rest of the story. I still haven't decided on Luna's sentencing, but nothing can be done now since Serena isn't there.
This chapter will also start to reveal the actions Darien took that caused Serena to be so hostile to him. And this is just an appetizer, wait to the next two chapters. I'm glad to see that everyone is enjoying the Darien and Reeny bashing. A warning though, this chapter will have lots of language, some of which will be directed at Reeny. This is done as a point for this FICTIONAL story. I DO NOT condone verbal abuse on children!
I DON'T OWN SAILOR MOON. THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION, BASED OFF OF THE STORYLINE TOLD BY TOEI STUDIOS AND WITH THE CHARACTERS CREATED BY NAOKO TAKEUCHI. The content, plot, and created character names and personalities attached are mine. Please, if you want to use some of these ideas, just mention me in your author notes! Thank you and PLEASE REVIEW!!!
A Tangent in the Future
By Crystaldove
Chapter 4
"What, where did she go? Sailor Moon…Princess…nooo!"
Mercury screamed while Tuxedo Mask stood by emotionless, still clutching the Silver Crystal.
"You tried to kill her!"
Venus shot at Mask. Meanwhile a glowing pink crystal appeared before Artemis.
"No, it can't be…"
He whispered before grabbing it and suddenly disappeared.
"No, I was trying to save her, there was a droid behind the tower."
"Shut up!" Mars screamed. "Just shut your lying mouth! How could you do that, how could you risk her life for the crystal?"
"She was going to sacrifice it to save you…"
"She cares about her friends more than anything!"
"But the crystal is the most powerful force in the universe!'
"BASTARD!"
Jupiter yelled before punching him in the face.
"The crystal is fueled by her heart; 'she' is the most powerful force! If her heart was as weak as yours, the crystal would be as useful as that rock in your hand!"
Mask opened his hands to find the once luminescence crystal, dull and lifeless.
"This isn't the Silver Crystal?"
"Give the man a door prize girls…OF COURSE IT'S NOT THE CRYSTAL YOU POMPUS WINDBAG! That's the same kind of crystal Serena trapped that thief Reeny in!"
"It was glowing and she brought it out of her broach."
"DUH! It was apart of her plan. She's had the real crystal hidden for days now. And she really doesn't need it to transform. It just amplifies her powers. She was going to loose on purpose and trap Rubeus in that crystal and seal him away. BUT 'you' said, and correct me if I'm wrong; 'she doesn't deserve the lineage of the Silver Millennium and is unfit to bare the name Serenity'. You. Tried. To. Kill. Her."
Mercury finished in a hushed tone. It became increasingly colder and she began to shake.
"Mercury, calm down. She has to be ok."
"He tried to kill her Venus!"
"No, a droid was behind the tower, I was aiming at it!"
"Since when do you attack when someone else can be hurt. You used to only distract and when you did any physical confrontation, you would draw the enemy out. No, you knew what you were doing. The droid is just an excuse for attempted murder! You deserve to die!"
"I didn't try to kill her." (Convincing, isn't it?)
"You abandoned her, treated her like trash and let Rubeus attempt to kill her."
"And you broke her heart, forsaken the wish and the sacrifice of Queen Serenity…"
"Calm down everyone. This won't solve anything."
"But it will Venus, I've been wanting to hurt him for a while!"
Jupiter said as she began to power up. Venus ran in front of Tuxedo Mask, thus causing a shield for him from the other senshi.
"Sailor Jupiter, I said calm down! You will refrain from doing anything; that goes for all of you."
"Thank you Venus…"
"GO TO HELL, DARIEN! The only reason I'm saving your ass is because Serena would want us too; no matter how much I want to right now!"
Artemis appeared between the girls and Mask.
"What happened to Sailor Moon? Why did this crystal appear before me?"
He opened his hands and revealed a glowing pink crystal.
"Oh no…it's the Guardian Crystal." Exclaimed Mercury.
"I know that! Tell me why it appeared!"
The senshi proceeded to tell him about the battle. Mask thought it was the perfect time to depart so he turned and headed back to the shrine.
"Where the hell are you going, traitor?"
Asked Artemis in a dangerously mellow whisper.
"I'm going to get Reeny…she's probably wondering if she's safe.'
"Don't think you're getting off so easily. You went against your vow of allegiance and your intervening caused Sailor Moon to be captured by the Dark Moon!"
"She's alive?" Tuxedo Mask stammered.
"Oh, did I burst your bubble? It's not like you cared anyway, but she's alive…for now. Come girls, let's escort him to the shrine."
Mask swallowed hard and followed the others towards the shine. Upon reaching the fire room, Raye locked them inside. Once succored, Artemis charged at Darien, thrusting him against the wall. The force of the hit caused him to slide to the ground. From here Artemis began kicking in the stomach a few times before Lita and Raye pulled him off.
"Stop it! This is a place of high respect. I will not allow you to disgrace these grounds!"
"Leave Darien alone Artemis!" Reeny shouted.
"SHUT UP!"
'Artemis, where is Serena.'
Luna asked him and was shocked when he showed her a glowing pink crystal. She shook her head furiously and her eyes widen with tears.
"Serena was captured during the battle with Rubeus. She planned on trapping and sealing him away…but that useless excuse of a prince over there foiled her plan!"
"Stop picking on Darien; it's Serena's fault anyway. She's too stupid to be Sailor Moon."
"I said SHUT UP you miserable brat! We should give you over to them…they want you so bad anyway!"
Reeny cowered within the fence. For once she was glad that she was in there. The others walked away from her and spoke among themselves.
"Do you think she's ok Artemis?"
"The crystal tells us she's still alive Amy. Queen Serenity feared for the princess' safety. She created this to be a tracking device if the princess was taken to a point beyond the link she shares with you. With this, she can be detected anywhere in the galaxy."
"In the galaxy?" Repeated Amy.
"Yeah, she's still in the galaxy somewhere. The intensity of the crystal will increase the closer she is to us. But it rather dull now, she could be anywhere."
"How are we going to find her then?"
"We need to go to Central. Some of the Lunar Kingdom's technology has be installed into the main computer."
Artemis concluded as they walked towards the door. Darien had been trying, but failing to listen to the conversation. His efforts were finally rewarded when Artemis and the girls headed his way.
"Amy and Mina come with me to Central, Lita stay here with Raye and help her do a fire reading. Raye try to see if you can sense her aura and see what state she's in."
"What about me?" Asked Darien, who was still slumped on the floor.
"Just take that ingrate and leave! I don't want either of you near me or the Senshi!"
Darien reeled from the force of his statement and as fast as he could, got up and proceeded to retrieve Reeny. He leaned in to pick her up and was slightly electrocuted. He screamed in agony.
"Eww, smells like burnt roses!" Snickered Raye.
"Darien, you thought you could just reach in a get her? Only members of the Alliance are safe against that field."
"Darien, are you ok?" Reeny said running to the fence.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you kid, even though fried rabbit sounds tasty. He's ok, just singed."
"I'm in the Alliance."
"No Darien, Terra was too prejudiced to join, remember?"
With a flick of his wrist, Artemis dissolved the fence. Reeny ran to Darien with tears falling down her face.
"It's ok Darien…you really hurt him. I HATE YOU!"
"Isn't this the time the violin starts playing?"
"Get me a box of Kleenex…"
"I've always loved these coming of age stories."
"Who has the popcorn, this must be an Oscar-winning dramatic performance?"
"Stop it, stop making fun of me!"
"Why, you enjoyed it when people picked on Serena, especially when Darien did."
-Flashback-
"Darien, thank you for taking me to the park."
"Your welcome Reeny, glad you enjoyed it."
"Reeny, where have you been, mom has had me looking all over for you."
"She was with me, and it's about time you do something for other people besides falling over them."
"Yeah, or eating all the food from them…"
"Or making them wait on you. If you put as much effort into studying as you did goofing of Serena, you might be worthy of someone's affection."
"Oh you're going to cry again. You're such a meatball head. That's why Darien dumped you, he rather be with me than someone as worthless as you!"
-End flashback-
"We all know about the day at the park Reeny. When you lied to Serena's mom about you whereabouts and what Darien said. But she didn't have to tell me, I was there."
-Flashback-
"Just go away Serena, she's with someone who can protect he. Your mom will understand. I told Reeny to tell her that she was going to a friends' house. We didn't want you finding out and ruining our day a the park…but it's too late for that."
"I just hope you protect her better than that so-called job you did with the last enemy."
"Humph, whatever. Come on Reeny, let's go get some ice-cream."
-End flashback-
"Serena ran away after that and I found her by the lake, since her guardian was more concerned with her not being at the meeting, rather than wondering where she was. She told me all that happened and that night, I told her my memories of the past and was surprised when she told me the same. It seems that she knew of her abilities for a while, before you broke up with her Darien, but she didn't want to make you seem more pathetic than you already are."
"I was mad that night, I didn't want to hear her whining…"
"Like you've been for the past few hours. And after all Serena has done for you child…she went into your dream for goodness sake. Held off all of the four sisters until the rest of the senshi showed up. Where was your 'precious' Darien then?"
"He was…"
"Don't say anything; just leave"
"So long…"
"Farewell…"
"Au Vetizane…"
"…Buh-bye"
"Uh Mina, the next part is 'goodnight'."
"Goodnight, buh-bye…it's all the same to me!"
Darien gathered Reeny and slowly hobbled out of the shrine with Luna following behind.
In a dark and gloomy castle, a white-haired young man watches as a young princess sleeps.
"Serenity" He mummered. "I can make you happy."
Serena woke a few hours later, noticing she had been patched up. She had detransformed in the fall and was dressed in a hospital-type gown.
"Darien tried to kill me!" She uttered while clutching her fists together. "He told me I was a disgrace to my mothers' memory!"
She finally gave in to the feeling of betrayal and cried the first tears she could ever remember shedding in weeks.
End chapter
Hey Minna! This is, I know, a short chapter. But I did include some flash backs in case you were wondering where the Darien bashing was coming from. The next chapter may be long, and may answer some of you questions. I should be updating "Can Love That's Lost Be Found" some time this weekend. Thanks again for reading and please review.
Dove