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Black Tide - Chapter 3
The Thunder Rolls and The Lightning Strikes
"Molly remind me again why I agreed to study with you for our english test?" Serena complained from her position on Molly's bed.
"Because Serena if we don't pass this test both you and I will flunk English", Molly ran her fingers through her hair, she turned her upper body around from her spot at the desk to look at Serena.
"Okay okay" Serena said and tried to focus on her studies. She looked at the words but they weren't forming in her mind. They became blurry, and her eyelids became heavy. She realized that she was falling asleep, she decided whether of not she wanted to stay awake and study of go to sleep, she went with sleep.
"Molly! It's almost 11. Is anyone going to come pick up Serena?" Molly's mother called from downstairs.
"Serena is... Serena? Wake up!" Molly shook her until she turned over slightly.
"What is it?" Serena mumbled, eyes still closed.
"Serena", Molly started poking Serena in her stomach to try to wake her up.
"Ahh! Molly stop that would ya?", Serena complained grabbing her pink tummy. "What was that for?"
"Serena its almost 11 you have to go home" Molly replied.
"Almost 11" Serena panicked, "Mom is going to kill me!" She quickly grabbed her stuff and ran out of Molly's room.
"Bye Molly!" She yelled as she exited out the house and ran towards the train station. Seeing as her house was across town from Molly's, the train would be the quickest route. It took her about ten minutes to arrive there and she quickly bought a ticket.
"Hey Meatball Head, what are you doing out so late?" Concern flashed through his eyes, but it only lasted a second and Serena didn't notice it.
"None of your business jerk" She said and brushed past Darien to get on the train she found a seat and sat down. There weren't that many people on it... in fact it looked deserted. Serena didn't notice Darien take his seat only two down from her, she was too busy thinking about how much her mom was going to kill her. She felt her eyelids get heavy. Humm maybe I am really tired. maybe I could have a short little nap.
Darien kept his eyes closed from the second he sat down. Then, out of no where he felt something fall onto his lap. He opened his eyes and saw Serena's head resting there. She looks so peaceful like that. Almost like the girl in my dreams...
Deciding not to wake her up, he pulled her closer to him to make both of them more comfortable. He heard her mumble something about 'tuxedo mask'. He stiffened and she moved slightly. He quickly regained his composure and lightly stroked her hair.
*DREAM*
The air was dry and thick with a foul smell. The musk coming from the room was horrible. It smelt like sweat and some thing that she couldn't quite point out. Serena couldn't see anything in front of her, her vision was blurred and so she decided to feel her way around the room. 'Slam' she fell face forward, she had tripped over something. From her spot on the ground, she turned around to try to see what it was. She screamed and used her hands to crawl backwards, she was panting heavily. Slowly she moved towards it. She was face to face with Rei. Rei's eyes were wide and open with a look on her face that would haunt Serena for the rest of her life. 'Oh god please don't be dead, please.' Serena carefully put her two fingers on Rei's neck. No pulse. Rei was dead. Serena tried to stop it by covering her mouth but she couldn't and she vomited on the ground beside her, her convulsing in the process.
She moved slightly to her left and saw Ami, Lita and Mina crying over Rei's body. Luna and Artemis also stood by Rei and cried. Soon she saw herself enter the picture. The dream Serena was seen in an outfit very unlike her own. It was very dark and gloomy. On her forehead where her tiara usually sat, was an upside down black crescent moon. 'That can't be me, it isn't me!' An evil laugh leaves the dream Serena's mouth and her hand reaches for Ami's heart. A scream fills all of Serena's senses and tears slowly make there way down her cheek. 'No, I would never...' A glowing crystal is pulled out of Ami's chest and she falls limply to the ground. "Ami!!!" Serena screams, but it goes unheard. A pain erupts in her chest and her breathing becomes harder by the second. She was losing control.
Serena bolted up from her position on Darien's lap, she screamed waking up Darien in the process. He screamed when she did, this causing Serena to scream again. "Geez meatball head what's wrong with you?" He rubbed his ears because her high pitched screaming had hurt them.
She didn't reply. She just moved away from his seat and back to hers. These dreams are getting worse and worse. She looked down at her hands. I would never do that. Why would I do that? She asked herself. Darien looked at Serena. When she didn't reply to him he got worried. Usually she would tell him to not call her meatball head. Now she was only staring at her hands with a blank expression on her face. I wonder what's wrong with her, she's been acting so weird lately.
Serena realized after a few minutes that Darien was watching her. "What... What do you want?" Tears had formed in the corners of her eyes, and she turned her head so he couldn't see. She couldn't let him see her weak, see her suffering.
"Serena, what's wrong? What did you dream about?" For the first time since she met him he sounded sincere. For a minute she actually thought telling him wouldn't be such a bad idea. But that was only for a minute.
"Nothing..." she said quietly, still trying to avoid his gaze.
"Serena?" Darien questioned. He took her chin by his finger tips so that she was looking at him, "tell me what's wrong?"
She tried to look away, but he wouldn't let her. She took her sleeve and wiped the tears from her eyes. Maybe it was okay to tell him, "Darien..."
The train came to a screaming halt, making Serena slam into Darien, "What the hell?" Darien asked. The train used the emergency stop button, trapping them in a tunnel. The primary lights switched off, causing the emergency lights to flash on. Then they too turned off.
Darien held Serena close. The contact sent shivers down Serena's back, making her blush. "Darien..." He placed a finger over her lips to keep her quiet.
"Who's there?" He called out. What is he doing? It could be someone from the Negaverse. If they hurt him... Serena thought.
A laugh was heard from all sides of the train. A feeling of fear filled everyone occupying it. I can't turn into Sailor Moon. Not with Darien holding me like this.
While Serena was thinking about trying to transform into Sailor moon, Darien was thinking of other things. I have to get Serena out of here without her getting hurt.
The laughing of the monster was beyond bearable. It sounded like it was coming from everywhere. A figure ran across the view before them. They couldn't see what it was, but they both new that it was a monster. Neither would admit it to each other though.
Serena realized that Darien wasn't going to loosen his grip on her. Her bag was just by her side and so she carefully reached into a side pocket and pulled out her communicator. She couldn't speak into it because she didn't want Darien to hear her. The figure rushed by them again, almost touching them in the process. It was like it was playing games with them, trying to confuse them.
When the scouts received a call, but didn't hear anything from Serena, they got worried and head out straight away. Serena closed her communicator after a few minutes and put it back in her bag. She held on to Darien tighter; letting all her fears and uncertainties reach him.
Darien looked down at the petite girl in his arms and sighed. Yes, she looked exactly like the girl in his dreams. For some reason he felt like it was his duty to make sure Serena would be all right. He just hoped the scouts could beat the monster without his help this time.
It only took the scouts ten minutes to find the train, and once they had realized Serena was trapped in there, they moved even faster to get in. Please be all right. All the scouts thought at once. The pushed open the train doors and stepped inside the dimly lit compartment.
Serena and Darien sat in silence. The monster hadn't made any movements for at least two minutes. All that could be heard was the sound of their breathing. Serena felt something slimly wrap around her ankle. Serena screeched and tried to kick it off with her other leg. She moved tighter into Darien's embrace. Darien was puzzled at first, then he noticed what was going on. He bent down and tried to rip it off, but the thing had an iron hard grip on her. Another shot around Darien's arms pulling him face forward to the ground. The monsters tentacles quickly wrapping all the way up his arm.
"Venus Crescent V!" The tentacle went limp around Darien's arm, Venus had cut the tentacle in half.
"Stop right there!" Sailor Mars yelled.
Darien couldn't move, and Serena was squashed underneath him. As the scouts continued fighting, Serena struggled to release the tentacle from her ankle.
"It's sucking all my energy." With one last tug she was set free. Darien sat up slightly, but was pushed back down. Serena was still weak, and he could tell. He put a hand on her forehead and closed his eyes.
"What are you doing?" Serena asked confused. He didn't answer, but she could feel his energy enter her body. How can he do that?
The emergency lights were now flickering on and off. They could see what the monster looked like. It was a giant squid. Mercury saw it targeting Serena and Darien, who were on the ground. "Mercury bubbles blast!" The train became hazy because of mercury's powers.
"Watch out!" Mercury yelled as the squids ink burst out towards Darien and Serena. Mars saw this and went running towards them, knocking them out of the way. She wasn't as fortunate. The ink burned her leg forcing her to the ground, paralysed.
"Mars!" Jupiter yelled, "that's it... Jupiter thunder..."
Venus joined in with her, "Venus Crescent V..."
Then they said together "Crash/Smash!" Their combined powers hit the squid in the face. It didn't effect him at all. It only angered it, sending its tentacles lashing at both girls. Both jumped in the air in opposite directions. The tentacles snatched Venus in mid air.
Serena stared up in shock. Her friends were in trouble and it was her fault. She was their leader and she was letting them down. The monster made it's way towards Serena and Darien once again, but Jupiter kicked it out of the way. It froze in mid air and so did all around it.
This is just like what happened to Rei... Lita thought back to their last scout meeting.
"I see you already know what's going on." Came a small, childish voice. "I am Godedesusu Haruko." A little girl appeared in front of Lita wearing a lovely green kimono.
"What's going on?" Lita spit out, more harshly then intended. The girl only smiled and hugged the tall women's legs.
"Only you know that." And then she disappeared. Time began to move at a normal pace and Lita had to think quick."
"Jupiter lightning ring!" Rings or lightning closed in upon the monster and crushed it into dust. Darien was finally able to move again and helped Serena up.
"Thank you scouts." Serena quickly called out before they left. Thank you.
Darien stood behind her, confused. Not only because of these new feelings he had for Serena, but also because Sailor Moon hadn't shown up.
The train's lights turned on and a voice came through the speakers. After a minute of reassurance, the train began to move again.
"About before..." Darien began, but Serena was too busy trying to sort out her feelings to listen.
"This is my stop. Thanks for being there." Serena whispered before leaving the train and heading home.
-1 Week Later-
Serena sat on her bed with her legs tucked under her body. She looked down at her math homework that she was supposed to be doing. Normally she would be over at Rei's working on it with Ami, but because of her little incident last week she was grounded. She groaned after reading her math problems and then pushed her book away not wanting to look at it anymore. She couldn't believe that she was grounded for two whole weeks. She tried to explain to her mom about the train trouble, but her mother only replied that she should have left earlier.
The past week she hadn't even had her regular bump in with Darien. It seemed as though he was avoiding her, but why would he do that? There was something about him that she had never realized before that train ride. He looked very familiar. Not only familiar, but she felt safe and wanted in his arms.
Serena got up off her bed, startling Luna, and walked over to her phone. For a few minutes she contemplated whether or not she should call Darien. She wanted to know what was going on, but she didn't want to sound too concerned. A week earlier and she would rather do homework then talk to him.
Serena reached for the phone, touched it, than put it down. "What am I doing?" She asked herself out loud. I can't call him. I don't even know his number. Serena took three steps back, away from the phone. Stay away from the phone. She walked back more. Good job Serena just a little bit farther. She sat back down on her bed. Trying to refocus on her work. She found herself looking at the phone.
"No Serena, don't go there", she said to herself, trying to look at the book again and not the ever so tempting phone sitting on her desk. Just don't think about it Serena. This was slowly killing her. She needed to do something to get her mind off of him. Why was she so worried about him?
"Serena?" Luna asked the blond who was off in her little dream world. She didn't respond. "Serena?" she asked again.
"Hum?" Serena asked, realizing that Luna was talking to her.
"Aren't you supposed to be working on your math homework?"
"Uh huh." Serena replied, not really paying attention, "I'm working."
Luna stared at Serena with worry. Something was not right, and she intended to find out what.
"Serena, who were you about to call?" Serena stared at the cat. She had almost forgotten she was there.
"No one really. I was thinking about calling the scouts. I mean, we should really have a meeting and talk about those goddesses that have appeared to Rei and Lita." Serena put her math book into her bag and stared into the mirror across from her.
Luna was surprised by Serena's sudden change. Even though Serena wasn't thinking about calling the scouts, she still knew they needed to meet and talk about the last two battles they'd fought.
"Serena!" Her mother called from downstairs, "Telephone! Make it short, I'm expecting a call from your aunt."
Serena picked up the phone from the receiver, "Hello?"
"Serena its Ami", said the voice on the other end.
"Ami hey", she said happily. This was the first time her mother let her use the phone all week, but she was still grounded for another week. "What's up Ames?"
"The girls and I want to get together and talk about what has been happening", Ami replied.
Serena's face turned sour, "It can't be after school, I'm still grounded for another week. If I'm more than half an hour late, my mom will kill me, or worse, ground me for even longer."
There was a pause on the other end, as though Ami were deep in thought, "What if we meet at the school early?"
Serena knew this would mean less sleep, but they did need to talk. "All right, that's fine. I have to go now, my mom's expecting a call. Bye!" She waited for Ami to say goodbye, and then hung up the phone.
"I guess I'd better set my alarm. Luna, I'm leaving you in charge of making sure I wake up."
~Another chapter finished... And it's 7 pages long! Hehe, usually can't write long chapters. Any ways, Shottsy and I hope to get some reviews, can't wait to hear what you think.~