Pearl walked down the dock and breathed in the cool predawn air. The sun
was barely peeking over the horizon. Willing it she let her outfit change
to one of her outfits as Serena and her hair resumed its shorter length. It
had been weeks since she had been in the 20th century yet it was only a
mere ten hours since she had last been in this time. Diamond had also
reverted back to Damon but the look of betrayal and hurt still touched his
features. Pearl wanted to ease his pain so much be she knew more was to
come. "Damon are you ready?"
"Yeah..., what am I going to do?"
"We will find him, and when we do we will find out the truth. Let's go to your apartment. I can't go home yet so it will give us time to relax." Taking his hand Serena and Damon walked down the dock and disappeared into the morning fog.
At Damon's apartment Serena watched as Damon paced back and forth across the room. They were stuck in the apartment until that night since Wiseman sent them a day earlier than they expected. On the way back to the apartment Serena had seen the other Damon and pulled Diamond in the corner just as their alter ego's met at the corner and walked down the street towards the park. They both knew Damon would not come back to the apartment so they decided to wait things out there. Serena had no idea how she was going to break the subject to Damon considering he believed Wiseman so fully.
"You know you are going to ware a hole into that carpet if you keep doing that."
"I want to find him. I hate being stuck here!"
"We will find him. There are only so many places he can hide here, especially from us."
"But why do this? Serena, it just doesn't make sense..." Serena palmed the letter and took a deep breath. It was now or never. Pulling all her courage in her she handed the letter to Damon. Damon looked down at the small letter and as he read he tried not to punch a hole through the wall. "This is Crazy!!! Wiseman a traitor!"
"Damon, stop shouting! Yes Wiseman has played us all. When I got back to the palace after Emerald died I couldn't tell you but she said Wiseman turned her into that. I know Emerald hated me but she wasn't a liar."
Damon sat on the sofa and ran his hands through his hair. He felt so completely lost. "That conversation we had earlier, you know Sapphire, you and I. This is what you were talking about, Wiseman ruining all our plans."
"Yeah, I know this is a lot to comprehend but we have to stop him or else all our plans are doomed."
"It is almost six, we should be back in the future by now. We need to find Sapphire."
"Okay, let's split up and we will meet back here tomorrow. I should go home I don't want my parents to think I disappeared. When you find him just call me." Serena absent mindedly fixed a strand of hair that had fallen onto his face and let herself orb out of the apartment. It was hard to explain what it felt like to do that but it was a feeling of complete freedom for her. Materializing on the corner ally of her block Serena made sure she was wearing what she had on the last time her parents saw her and made her way slowly back to her home. As expected she couldn't feel Richie's presence in the house but another power caught her attention. As Serena entered the house she thanked whatever almighty force that was protecting her, Sapphire was sitting on the couch.
"Oh Serena, I thought you were staying at Raye's house tonight?" Serena took off her jacket and placed it on the coat rack and regained her composure.
"No Mom, I decided to come home early. School work and all that jazz."
"That's fine dear. Your father has a guest in the living room. Dinner will be ready in a few minutes."
"Thank Mom." Irene walked back into the kitchen and Serena made her way into the living room. Sapphire was on the couch talking with her father and had a look of relief on his face when he saw her. "Hi Dad, is everything okay?"
"Yes everything is fine dear. I'm just talking with Steven here."
"I believe we've met Damon's brother right?"
"Cousin actually, but we are as close as brothers. You're Serena."
"Yeah, I met you a few weeks back at the summer fair. I had to run so I really didn't get to talk with you. Does Damon know you are here?"
"No, I just came into the city. I heard Damon talking about his boss a lot and since he wasn't home I headed here."
"Dad, I think mom wanted your help in the kitchen. I can take care of our guest."
"Okay dear," Ken got up with what seemed more mechanical action and made his way upstairs not even looking at the kitchen door.
"You didn't Serena...."
"I had to. What are you doing here?! Do you know your brother is worried sick about you?"
"I'd figured he'd be more likely in the mood to kill me rather than be worried."
"I told him everything. I left him at his place to think it over. You can stay here the night and we'll clean up that wound of yours. I want to know everything that happened in the generator room and then we can work from there. Tomorrow we can go see Damon."
"Serena, can you please get your father and tell him dinner is ready. I think he went to take a nap."
"Okay Mom."
"Did anyone else come with you?"
"No, just Damon and I. Come on, we gotta get to dinner. We have all night to talk."
Back in Crystal Tokyo the attack on the palace had all but come to a standstill. All the small ships and energy blasts had disappeared. The older scouts decided not to put down the force field just in case the attacks resumed but the younger scouts started to venture into the city. Lita and Raye were walking in the old arts district checking the remains for any clue as to why the attacks had stopped. By mid day they had searched most of the district but they hadn't found anything. All around them building were cracked and toppled, once glittering crystal walls were dull shells of a dead city. Lita sat on a fallen pile of rubble and held her head in her hands. "This is horrible Raye, how could things get this bad?"
"On the bright side all that negative energy is gone. Crystal Tokyo can be brought back to life we have to get that crystal back though." Raye was about to sit down when both of them heard a small child's cry from behind them. Raye motioned towards one of the buildings and they made their way to a back entrance. Inside they saw a small family living out of the rubble. The father was holding a boy and the young mother was holding a very frightened girl, no more than four. "Shhh...it's okay Elisha."
"Hello? Is everyone okay in here? We're friends, we are from the palace." Raye made her way in and slowly approached the family. "The attacks are over, we are bringing anyone we find to the palace. You'll be much safer there."
"You're the Sailor Scouts aren't you." The father came forward and took Rei's hand. "If you are here, that must mean the attacks are through."
With the two children in tow the group made it back to the Crystal Palace to find most of the children of the city and the princesses playing in the garden. Leaving the family to themselves Lita and Rei went into the palace to see if the other had made it back. Upon entering the throne room they found Pluto talking to the Queen with a very pensive look on her face.
"Lita, Rei it's so good you made it back. Pluto has news for you. The others are here already."
"What is it Pluto? What's so important that you left the gates of time?" Rei took a seat by the throne.
"I came to tell you that Serena is no longer here. I felt her presence go through the gate of time a little while ago. I'm assuming she is going back to your present but I'm not sure. The timeline has changed so drastically."
"What do you mean Pluto? What was supposed to happen."
"In the original time line she was never seduced by Diamond. Her daughter went back to the past not Rhond. That daughter was never born though. You were right in your feelings my Prince, she was supposed to marry you. That was the plan Queen Serenity had laid out when she sent you all to Earth but now it's changed. All I know is that it will be explained to all of us soon why this happened. Neo-Queen Serenity, I think it would be best if they went back to their time now. It would be wise for Rhond to go back as well. I have a feeling he is going to play a major part in the final battle to come."
"I agree. I only know this time line. I'm sorry Darien but even I don't know what will happen. All my memories from your time have become a haze. I think someone doesn't want me to remember how it will end up. All I can tell you all is that everything will work out for the best." Serenity rose from her throne and hugged Darien. "Know this, I did love you and I never meant to hurt you. It just wasn't our time."
"Serenity it's okay. As long as I know you will be happy that is all that matters to me. I need to go and save my Serena now. Even if we don't have a future together I promised to always protect her and I don't plan on breaking that promise." Darien nodded to Pluto and she opened a door in the throne room. Giving Serenity a reassuring smile they all walked into the gate and disappeared as the light engulfed them.
"Yeah..., what am I going to do?"
"We will find him, and when we do we will find out the truth. Let's go to your apartment. I can't go home yet so it will give us time to relax." Taking his hand Serena and Damon walked down the dock and disappeared into the morning fog.
At Damon's apartment Serena watched as Damon paced back and forth across the room. They were stuck in the apartment until that night since Wiseman sent them a day earlier than they expected. On the way back to the apartment Serena had seen the other Damon and pulled Diamond in the corner just as their alter ego's met at the corner and walked down the street towards the park. They both knew Damon would not come back to the apartment so they decided to wait things out there. Serena had no idea how she was going to break the subject to Damon considering he believed Wiseman so fully.
"You know you are going to ware a hole into that carpet if you keep doing that."
"I want to find him. I hate being stuck here!"
"We will find him. There are only so many places he can hide here, especially from us."
"But why do this? Serena, it just doesn't make sense..." Serena palmed the letter and took a deep breath. It was now or never. Pulling all her courage in her she handed the letter to Damon. Damon looked down at the small letter and as he read he tried not to punch a hole through the wall. "This is Crazy!!! Wiseman a traitor!"
"Damon, stop shouting! Yes Wiseman has played us all. When I got back to the palace after Emerald died I couldn't tell you but she said Wiseman turned her into that. I know Emerald hated me but she wasn't a liar."
Damon sat on the sofa and ran his hands through his hair. He felt so completely lost. "That conversation we had earlier, you know Sapphire, you and I. This is what you were talking about, Wiseman ruining all our plans."
"Yeah, I know this is a lot to comprehend but we have to stop him or else all our plans are doomed."
"It is almost six, we should be back in the future by now. We need to find Sapphire."
"Okay, let's split up and we will meet back here tomorrow. I should go home I don't want my parents to think I disappeared. When you find him just call me." Serena absent mindedly fixed a strand of hair that had fallen onto his face and let herself orb out of the apartment. It was hard to explain what it felt like to do that but it was a feeling of complete freedom for her. Materializing on the corner ally of her block Serena made sure she was wearing what she had on the last time her parents saw her and made her way slowly back to her home. As expected she couldn't feel Richie's presence in the house but another power caught her attention. As Serena entered the house she thanked whatever almighty force that was protecting her, Sapphire was sitting on the couch.
"Oh Serena, I thought you were staying at Raye's house tonight?" Serena took off her jacket and placed it on the coat rack and regained her composure.
"No Mom, I decided to come home early. School work and all that jazz."
"That's fine dear. Your father has a guest in the living room. Dinner will be ready in a few minutes."
"Thank Mom." Irene walked back into the kitchen and Serena made her way into the living room. Sapphire was on the couch talking with her father and had a look of relief on his face when he saw her. "Hi Dad, is everything okay?"
"Yes everything is fine dear. I'm just talking with Steven here."
"I believe we've met Damon's brother right?"
"Cousin actually, but we are as close as brothers. You're Serena."
"Yeah, I met you a few weeks back at the summer fair. I had to run so I really didn't get to talk with you. Does Damon know you are here?"
"No, I just came into the city. I heard Damon talking about his boss a lot and since he wasn't home I headed here."
"Dad, I think mom wanted your help in the kitchen. I can take care of our guest."
"Okay dear," Ken got up with what seemed more mechanical action and made his way upstairs not even looking at the kitchen door.
"You didn't Serena...."
"I had to. What are you doing here?! Do you know your brother is worried sick about you?"
"I'd figured he'd be more likely in the mood to kill me rather than be worried."
"I told him everything. I left him at his place to think it over. You can stay here the night and we'll clean up that wound of yours. I want to know everything that happened in the generator room and then we can work from there. Tomorrow we can go see Damon."
"Serena, can you please get your father and tell him dinner is ready. I think he went to take a nap."
"Okay Mom."
"Did anyone else come with you?"
"No, just Damon and I. Come on, we gotta get to dinner. We have all night to talk."
Back in Crystal Tokyo the attack on the palace had all but come to a standstill. All the small ships and energy blasts had disappeared. The older scouts decided not to put down the force field just in case the attacks resumed but the younger scouts started to venture into the city. Lita and Raye were walking in the old arts district checking the remains for any clue as to why the attacks had stopped. By mid day they had searched most of the district but they hadn't found anything. All around them building were cracked and toppled, once glittering crystal walls were dull shells of a dead city. Lita sat on a fallen pile of rubble and held her head in her hands. "This is horrible Raye, how could things get this bad?"
"On the bright side all that negative energy is gone. Crystal Tokyo can be brought back to life we have to get that crystal back though." Raye was about to sit down when both of them heard a small child's cry from behind them. Raye motioned towards one of the buildings and they made their way to a back entrance. Inside they saw a small family living out of the rubble. The father was holding a boy and the young mother was holding a very frightened girl, no more than four. "Shhh...it's okay Elisha."
"Hello? Is everyone okay in here? We're friends, we are from the palace." Raye made her way in and slowly approached the family. "The attacks are over, we are bringing anyone we find to the palace. You'll be much safer there."
"You're the Sailor Scouts aren't you." The father came forward and took Rei's hand. "If you are here, that must mean the attacks are through."
With the two children in tow the group made it back to the Crystal Palace to find most of the children of the city and the princesses playing in the garden. Leaving the family to themselves Lita and Rei went into the palace to see if the other had made it back. Upon entering the throne room they found Pluto talking to the Queen with a very pensive look on her face.
"Lita, Rei it's so good you made it back. Pluto has news for you. The others are here already."
"What is it Pluto? What's so important that you left the gates of time?" Rei took a seat by the throne.
"I came to tell you that Serena is no longer here. I felt her presence go through the gate of time a little while ago. I'm assuming she is going back to your present but I'm not sure. The timeline has changed so drastically."
"What do you mean Pluto? What was supposed to happen."
"In the original time line she was never seduced by Diamond. Her daughter went back to the past not Rhond. That daughter was never born though. You were right in your feelings my Prince, she was supposed to marry you. That was the plan Queen Serenity had laid out when she sent you all to Earth but now it's changed. All I know is that it will be explained to all of us soon why this happened. Neo-Queen Serenity, I think it would be best if they went back to their time now. It would be wise for Rhond to go back as well. I have a feeling he is going to play a major part in the final battle to come."
"I agree. I only know this time line. I'm sorry Darien but even I don't know what will happen. All my memories from your time have become a haze. I think someone doesn't want me to remember how it will end up. All I can tell you all is that everything will work out for the best." Serenity rose from her throne and hugged Darien. "Know this, I did love you and I never meant to hurt you. It just wasn't our time."
"Serenity it's okay. As long as I know you will be happy that is all that matters to me. I need to go and save my Serena now. Even if we don't have a future together I promised to always protect her and I don't plan on breaking that promise." Darien nodded to Pluto and she opened a door in the throne room. Giving Serenity a reassuring smile they all walked into the gate and disappeared as the light engulfed them.