CHAPTER SIXTEEN

The Traitor

"Man why are these hallways always cold?" asked Mina wrapping her arms around herself as the six girls walked through the stark white hallway toward Darien's room.

"To keep some of the patients comfortable," said Ami.

"But it still gives me the creeps," said Lita.

"Yeah it's like there's a hallway full spirits walking around," said Rei.

"Quit complaining," said Rini walking beside Serena.

"Hey ladies," said Dr. Seth Kosaka who was just about to walk into Darien's room a few doors down from where the girls were.

"Hi," said Mina and Lita in unison blushing. Seth gave the two a girls a wink and a smile and they both fainted with goofy grins on their face. Rei rolled her eyes and shook her head, and Serena, Ami, and Rini chuckled.

" How's he doing?" asked Serena as the group walked into to the cold room. Darien's body was plugged into an IV and heart monitor and various other instruments.

"Well he's still the same, there's been no response," said Seth as he checked the monitors. Mina and Lita were standing in a corner completely drooling. "So ladies are any of you free tonight?" asked Seth as he spotted Mina and Lita's drool fest. "My shift ends in an hour,"

"I am," said the two girls in unison.

"How about I take all of you out for a game of bowling?" he asked.

" Sure," said Rei.

"I'm in," said Lita

" Count me in," said Mina.

"I guess," said Ami blushing a little.

"What about you two girls?" Seth asked Serena and Rini.

"No thanks," said Serena. "I think I'll stay here,"

"Me too," said Rini.

" Okay," said Seth. "Now how about we meet at the bowling alley at 8:00," he said turning to the four girls.

" Okay," they said as he walked out the door.

"Hey Serena are you sure you don't want to come?" asked Rei.

"Yeah I mean come on you'll have a lot of fun," said Lita.

" Don't make us force you, you need to relieve some of that stress," said Mina. "Come on Rini help us out here,"

"If mom wants to stay, then let her stay," said Rini crossing her arms. The four scouts looked at each other all sending the same signal, then they nodded.

"You have forced us to take drastic measures," said Mina as she made her way to Rini. "Rei, Lita get Serena, Ami help me get Rini," she said as they four girls made their way to their targets.

"Hey what the-," said Rini before she was grabbed from behind by Ami. " Ami you traitor, your supposed to be the sensible one!" she screamed trying to make a break for it. She looked over and saw Rei and struggling to keep Serena at bay.

"You creeps let me go!" shrieked Serena trying to kick Rei.

" Nope, your coming with us," grunted Lita. Serena's strength surprised her, she didn't think Serena had this much strength. Lita looked over at Mina and Ami and saw they were also having trouble keeping Rini in their grasp.

"Guys let's go," said Rei.

"Hold on," said Lita. "There's only one way to get them out of here quietly," she said before karate chopping Serena in the neck causing her to black out and slump against Rei's shoulder. Then she moved over to Rini who had seen what Lita had done to Serena and was now fighting even harder to get away but to no avail she got chopped.

"Was that really necessary Lita?" asked Ami as she picked Rini up on her back.

" Considering the fact that we won't want to make a scene, yes," said Lita who slung Serena's arm around her shoulder and a hand on her waist.

"Yeah but you now that when Serena wakes up we might need to run for a hiding spot," said Mina.

" True," said Rei as the four girls left the hospital room carrying Serena and Rini. As the girls left a feminine figure appeared in the corner of Darien's room, her pale blue eyes looking around the room.

"Now for the plan to come into action," she said walking toward Darien's comatos form. Placing her hands on each side of Darien's head, she leaned her head forward leaving an inch of between her forehead and his. Closing her eyes the woman focused her energy and three purple triangles formed in the center of her forehead.

A narrow purple beam of energy flowed from the triangles and into Darien's forehead. Now he will be infected and never wake up. In a couple of days his life thread will be cut, and then with luck the princess will suffer his same fate, thought the woman her pale blue eyes glittering in malice before disappearing.

As Darien lay on the bed a purple energy surrounded his body before absorbing into it. In his subconscious dreams, Darien felt the nightmares and pain eating away at him, he wanted to wake up, wanted to scream, but his body and mind wouldn't let him.

As he lay there, his heart monitor started to go hay-wire and nurses were called in.

"Why did you knock me out Lita?" shrieked Serena rubbing the back of her neck after she had woken up. She was not a happy girl and neither was Rini for the matter.

" Because we didn't want you two to make a scene," said Rei scowling at Serena.

"Well we wouldn't have to make a scene had you not tried to force us to go with you four tonight," said Rini crossing her arms.

"Just hush and get ready, we're going to be late," said Mina shoving Serena into her bedroom and Rini into hers. Fuming Serena started to change into jeans and a pink tee. While she was fixing her hair, a terrible pain felt its way up her body and into her brain. She couldn't stay standing up as darkness consumed her. Great not again, was her last thought before she collapsed on to her pink floor.

"Is Serena not out yet?" asked Rini who was still not happy as she came out of her room dressed in black jeans and a neon green tee.

"No," said Rei as Rini walked into Serena's room. "She cause us to be late,"

"Guys call Trista and the others, something is wrong with Serena," said Rini running out of Serena's room.

"Well done my apprentice, you have started a chain reaction that will end the royal family sooner than I thought," said Hecate looking at the woman who know stood in the open revealing her identity.

"Now there is only the second wave and second mission," said the woman cruelly smiling. "Then all will be done and the Earth will be yours,"

"Very well, now get to work," said Hecate smiling gleefully as the woman left. "Very well, Ikari the true scout of fate and the ender of life," he laughed as Ikari disappeared into the shadows.