Chapter 6 - The Battle Starts
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Author's Note: Thanks to all who have given their reviews. Here is the next chapter and I hope you enjoy.Please keep on reviewing to let me know if I should continue.with the next chapter.
Sailor Moon is not owned by me. I am just borrowing the characters to tell this story.
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The Sailor Scouts had decided to meet at Serena's place that day. It was nearing noon and Serena's family had went for a Sunday drive in the country. Serena had been invited but she had told her parents that her friends were coming over to study with her for a test next week.
Serena had greeted each one of her friends as they came in. After her talk with Darien about Pluto that morning she felt a little better that her soldier was actually trying to help. However, why didn't the Guardian of Time tell Darien and not her about the enemy of Rae's vision was from the past? It was beyond her.
Serena placed tons of cookies and drink on the table and Mina helped her carry it up to her room. As they seated, Mina and Lita started chatting about some rumours that were going around the schools and everyday girl talk. At first the conversation was a little strained but once it got going it seemed like normal times, especially from Luna's and Artemis' point of view.
Since the time at the Temple, the guardians had become more and more worried about the new enemy and Serena's problems. They had abided by Darien's request to stay away from her until he could get a chance to talk with her. They were going to stop by afterwards and talk to the prince.
Serena laughed at some of Lita's jokes and felt almost like her old self. Even the presence of Serenity didn't deter her at this moment. The other scouts had secretly observed their princess and felt relieved that she seemed happy again.
Luna had seen the secret glances that the scouts had made to Serena and though they seemed at ease, Luna knew that Serena had yet again convinced the others that nothing was wrong. Though, she knew differently.
Unconsciously, Luna had been concentrating on Serena and the others that she hadn't felt the trickle of energy that was fading very slowly from the room at first until she was almost on top of the energy. Moving her ears back she tried to concentrate what this was.
Worriedly, she knew she was going to have to interrupt the group. "I am sorry to interrupt you." she almost had to shout at the girls who were discussing boys and their cuteness rating.
The scouts stopped talking and looked at Luna waiting for her to continue. When all was quiet Luna asked, "Amy could you take a reading here I feel a familiar energy. It's almost gone but I can swear I felt it before."
Even before Luna finished her sentence, Amy brought out her computer and started to program it to read the energy that Luna was referring to.
"Just a moment please." Amy indicated as she punched in a few variables and walked over to the exact area that Luna was detecting the energy.
Serena looked up to the ceiling and then to her friends. None had noticed the gesture as they stood to wait upon Amy's findings.
"You were right Luna. There is a strange energy in this room. It's very faint almost undetectable on my computer." Amy stated worriedly. "At the rate of its dispersal my computer tells me that it originated last night."
At that everyone looked at Serena with a questioning stare. It was Rae who spoke up and asked the question on everyone's mind. "So who was here last night Serena?" Rae said in her old tone used when she berated Serena.
The old Serena would have taken up the challenge and would have snapped back. However, the Serenity in her looked at the girl and stated rather calmly. "What happens in this bedroom is really my business.Mars. However it's not what you think. Luna." Serena lifted her eyes until she met her guardian's cat eyes. "The energy you're feeling is that of Sailor energy. Sailor Pluto visited me last night."
At that the group huddled even more closely so that they wouldn't miss any information that Serena was about to say. Sailor Pluto, they knew, never left her position at the time vortex unless something was dreadfully wrong.
"Well Serena don't keep it all to your self." Lita pushed in.
Serena closed her eyes as if trying to remember what happened and what was told to her. "She came by to warn me about the new enemy. However she didn't tell me anything else except that from what happens now to us.is meant to happen and we must watch carefully the signs. I also asked her if it dealt with the Time of Sleep and she just smiled at me and left it at that."
Luna looked at her charge and knew instantly that there WAS something else. "Was there anything more, Serena?" the feline asked.
Serena hesitated, remembering what Pluto had told Darien. "She also visited Darien and told him something. Why she didn't tell me the same information is strange however I think it deals that she didn't want the information to be known that it came from her."
"So Darien knows something of the enemy and you do not? Strange." Mina stated her thoughts. "Could it be that Pluto realized something when she was going to tell you.I don't know maybe like we are being watched or something like that?"
Artemis nodded his feline head and replied, "I think you may be right Mina. Pluto is an Outer Sailor Scout. Her powers are grand compared to ours. So she may have detected something that we haven't been able to. If that is the case we will need to see Darien as soon as possible."
"No need to do that. I am already here." A voice appeared out of nowhere.
The girls stopped moving and looked surprised. "Who said that?" Amy asked the air.
The voice laughed in a familiar way. "Well if you girls would turn around and face the doorway."
They all looked at once and saw Darien at the door entrance laughing softly. "How long have you been there?" Lita flamed a little feeling embarrassed.
Serena smiled and got up to greet Darien in her own way. After a few moments Darien let go of Serena and stated, "Well the front door was unlocked so I knew you girls were here. Sorry I surprised you like that. I only just arrived to hear you guys' mention that you needed to see me."
"I thought you were going to be at the library?" Serena mentioned beside him.
"I was but I couldn't concentrate especially with this new force that we are going against. So you guys want to come down into the dining room?" he asked a little colour coming to his face.
Upon seeing it the girls starting to laugh, Serena, who was looking at her friends, wondering why they were laughing looked at Darien to see his face turn a little red.
"What is it Darien?" Rae asked mischievously. "Never seen a girl's bedroom before?"
At that Darien really went red and turned around and made his way downstairs, departing only by saying very faintly, "Excuse me."
Serena smiled faintly and also flushed a brilliant scarlet and followed Darien down to the Kitchen.
"I guess not." Mina chimed in, bursting out once more in uncontrollable laughter.
After a few minutes they calmed down and followed the couple downstairs. Little realizing they were being watched.
"Hmm interesting. Serenity may discover who I am faster then I thought. I will have to put a stop to that. LEXA..!!!" The dark figured harsh voice echoed through the chamber and vast hall outside.
"Yes my lord." a voice whispered through the chamber before appearing in a flame of silver.
"I thought you were going to deal with the second phase of my plan?" he said with icy calmness.
The Silver Lady quickly bowed formally and then backed away slightly. "I was going to but the one you indicated left before I could do anything without other people noticing and informing the Sailor Scouts."
The figure nodded but glared at the silver figure. "It may be time that we show ourselves in person and disrupt their little chat they are having now. Go Lexa.you know what to do. I want you to put a stop to that talk before either those guardians or this time scout tells them anything else before I make my move. Serenity doesn't remember me so it gives me a chance to put her under my power. However if she is told.I will have to revert to another plan."
"As you wish my Lord. I will not fail you" Lexa bowed once more.
"Oh and take some of the Feuerdämons with you. I am sure they will keep the Sailor Scouts busy while you do what you need to do."
"As you wish." Again the silver figure bowed and then in a brilliant flash of silver fire she disappeared.
The figure smiled darkly and got up from his throne like chair. "Perhaps I will see for myself how this plays out." Taking his cape in his hand he gestured with his other hand and in a mound of black fire he also vanished.
The girls entered the kitchen and found Darien and Serena sitting down waiting for them. They sat around the table carefully waiting for Darien to speak. Luna broke the still silence.
"Darien, Serena tells us that Pluto visited you last night as well. Serena also said that Pluto told you something that she didn't Serena. She must have had a valid reason to that. Mina mentioned that Serena or the scouts maybe being watched by the enemy. Though I find it hard to believe that it can be done. I am not ruling it out."
"Why can't it be done?" Rae asked.
Luna looked at Artemis and he nodded. "Its because that when you were sent to the future by Queen Serenity she put a spell that would hide you from the enemies that had negative energies. She didn't want it to be easy for them to track you and find you in your human form. If she hadn't put that spell on, you may have all been discovered by Beryl the first time round. It was hard for us to track you as well. We had to rely on instinct and fate to bring us to you. And if we crossed paths then and only then would you be revealed to us." Artemis continued on.
"That makes sense since the Queen wanted to keep us safe. However if that is true why isn't it working now?" Amy asked outright.
"We don't know. It could be that this person is more powerful then any force we have handled thus far. Or." Luna stopped and shrugged in a catlike way.
"Or what?" Darien almost shouted.
"This person was once very well acquainted with the Moon Kingdom."
"A person from the past." Darien finished off.
Everyone looked up and glared at him, waiting for him to continue.
Darien nodded and said, "Pluto told me that the person we are." he broke up as there was a loud explosion coming from outside.
"What the." Lita almost yelled.
The Sailor Scouts ran to the outside door and all scrambled out to see the commotion. From deep within the city they could hear the shouts, screams and destruction being initiated. "I guess they have picked their time to show themselves." Rae grumbled.
Everyone nodded and all looked to Serena. "Serena." Luna started but could not finish.
Darien spoke up. "You are staying here, Serena. No don't argue with me. You can't help us so there is no way we are going to let you fight. This may be a trap to lure you out."
"He is right, Serena you stay here we will beat these Nega lackeys until they whimper and beg us to finish the job." Rae said in her usual confident way.
Serena was about to protest but she received identical looks from each of her friends and guardians. "All right. But be careful. I couldn't stand if anything happened to you guys." She stated with emotion and a single tear fell from her wet eyes.
The Sailor Scouts looked once more to their leader, looked to see if there was anyone watching.
Taking their sticks out they yelled.
"Mars Crystal Power!"
"Mercury Crystal Power!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power!"
"Venus Crystal Power!"
With his rose in hand, Darien held it up and waited for the transformation. "I am Tuxedo Mask!" he stated as his figure was enveloped in light and his clothes changed into the cape and hat.
Serena watched the girls as they changed with a vast swiftness that left her startled. It had been a long time sine she had watched them all transform together. It was indeed a dazzling site.
"Let's go Sailors!" Tuxedo Mask yelled.
"Right!" the Sailors responded.
With that the girls and Darien seemed to fly away leaving their Leader with her guardians. Wishing that she could join them.
From atop some houses, a figure spies and waits.
To be continued.
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Author's Note: Thanks to all who have given their reviews. Here is the next chapter and I hope you enjoy.Please keep on reviewing to let me know if I should continue.with the next chapter.
Sailor Moon is not owned by me. I am just borrowing the characters to tell this story.
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The Sailor Scouts had decided to meet at Serena's place that day. It was nearing noon and Serena's family had went for a Sunday drive in the country. Serena had been invited but she had told her parents that her friends were coming over to study with her for a test next week.
Serena had greeted each one of her friends as they came in. After her talk with Darien about Pluto that morning she felt a little better that her soldier was actually trying to help. However, why didn't the Guardian of Time tell Darien and not her about the enemy of Rae's vision was from the past? It was beyond her.
Serena placed tons of cookies and drink on the table and Mina helped her carry it up to her room. As they seated, Mina and Lita started chatting about some rumours that were going around the schools and everyday girl talk. At first the conversation was a little strained but once it got going it seemed like normal times, especially from Luna's and Artemis' point of view.
Since the time at the Temple, the guardians had become more and more worried about the new enemy and Serena's problems. They had abided by Darien's request to stay away from her until he could get a chance to talk with her. They were going to stop by afterwards and talk to the prince.
Serena laughed at some of Lita's jokes and felt almost like her old self. Even the presence of Serenity didn't deter her at this moment. The other scouts had secretly observed their princess and felt relieved that she seemed happy again.
Luna had seen the secret glances that the scouts had made to Serena and though they seemed at ease, Luna knew that Serena had yet again convinced the others that nothing was wrong. Though, she knew differently.
Unconsciously, Luna had been concentrating on Serena and the others that she hadn't felt the trickle of energy that was fading very slowly from the room at first until she was almost on top of the energy. Moving her ears back she tried to concentrate what this was.
Worriedly, she knew she was going to have to interrupt the group. "I am sorry to interrupt you." she almost had to shout at the girls who were discussing boys and their cuteness rating.
The scouts stopped talking and looked at Luna waiting for her to continue. When all was quiet Luna asked, "Amy could you take a reading here I feel a familiar energy. It's almost gone but I can swear I felt it before."
Even before Luna finished her sentence, Amy brought out her computer and started to program it to read the energy that Luna was referring to.
"Just a moment please." Amy indicated as she punched in a few variables and walked over to the exact area that Luna was detecting the energy.
Serena looked up to the ceiling and then to her friends. None had noticed the gesture as they stood to wait upon Amy's findings.
"You were right Luna. There is a strange energy in this room. It's very faint almost undetectable on my computer." Amy stated worriedly. "At the rate of its dispersal my computer tells me that it originated last night."
At that everyone looked at Serena with a questioning stare. It was Rae who spoke up and asked the question on everyone's mind. "So who was here last night Serena?" Rae said in her old tone used when she berated Serena.
The old Serena would have taken up the challenge and would have snapped back. However, the Serenity in her looked at the girl and stated rather calmly. "What happens in this bedroom is really my business.Mars. However it's not what you think. Luna." Serena lifted her eyes until she met her guardian's cat eyes. "The energy you're feeling is that of Sailor energy. Sailor Pluto visited me last night."
At that the group huddled even more closely so that they wouldn't miss any information that Serena was about to say. Sailor Pluto, they knew, never left her position at the time vortex unless something was dreadfully wrong.
"Well Serena don't keep it all to your self." Lita pushed in.
Serena closed her eyes as if trying to remember what happened and what was told to her. "She came by to warn me about the new enemy. However she didn't tell me anything else except that from what happens now to us.is meant to happen and we must watch carefully the signs. I also asked her if it dealt with the Time of Sleep and she just smiled at me and left it at that."
Luna looked at her charge and knew instantly that there WAS something else. "Was there anything more, Serena?" the feline asked.
Serena hesitated, remembering what Pluto had told Darien. "She also visited Darien and told him something. Why she didn't tell me the same information is strange however I think it deals that she didn't want the information to be known that it came from her."
"So Darien knows something of the enemy and you do not? Strange." Mina stated her thoughts. "Could it be that Pluto realized something when she was going to tell you.I don't know maybe like we are being watched or something like that?"
Artemis nodded his feline head and replied, "I think you may be right Mina. Pluto is an Outer Sailor Scout. Her powers are grand compared to ours. So she may have detected something that we haven't been able to. If that is the case we will need to see Darien as soon as possible."
"No need to do that. I am already here." A voice appeared out of nowhere.
The girls stopped moving and looked surprised. "Who said that?" Amy asked the air.
The voice laughed in a familiar way. "Well if you girls would turn around and face the doorway."
They all looked at once and saw Darien at the door entrance laughing softly. "How long have you been there?" Lita flamed a little feeling embarrassed.
Serena smiled and got up to greet Darien in her own way. After a few moments Darien let go of Serena and stated, "Well the front door was unlocked so I knew you girls were here. Sorry I surprised you like that. I only just arrived to hear you guys' mention that you needed to see me."
"I thought you were going to be at the library?" Serena mentioned beside him.
"I was but I couldn't concentrate especially with this new force that we are going against. So you guys want to come down into the dining room?" he asked a little colour coming to his face.
Upon seeing it the girls starting to laugh, Serena, who was looking at her friends, wondering why they were laughing looked at Darien to see his face turn a little red.
"What is it Darien?" Rae asked mischievously. "Never seen a girl's bedroom before?"
At that Darien really went red and turned around and made his way downstairs, departing only by saying very faintly, "Excuse me."
Serena smiled faintly and also flushed a brilliant scarlet and followed Darien down to the Kitchen.
"I guess not." Mina chimed in, bursting out once more in uncontrollable laughter.
After a few minutes they calmed down and followed the couple downstairs. Little realizing they were being watched.
"Hmm interesting. Serenity may discover who I am faster then I thought. I will have to put a stop to that. LEXA..!!!" The dark figured harsh voice echoed through the chamber and vast hall outside.
"Yes my lord." a voice whispered through the chamber before appearing in a flame of silver.
"I thought you were going to deal with the second phase of my plan?" he said with icy calmness.
The Silver Lady quickly bowed formally and then backed away slightly. "I was going to but the one you indicated left before I could do anything without other people noticing and informing the Sailor Scouts."
The figure nodded but glared at the silver figure. "It may be time that we show ourselves in person and disrupt their little chat they are having now. Go Lexa.you know what to do. I want you to put a stop to that talk before either those guardians or this time scout tells them anything else before I make my move. Serenity doesn't remember me so it gives me a chance to put her under my power. However if she is told.I will have to revert to another plan."
"As you wish my Lord. I will not fail you" Lexa bowed once more.
"Oh and take some of the Feuerdämons with you. I am sure they will keep the Sailor Scouts busy while you do what you need to do."
"As you wish." Again the silver figure bowed and then in a brilliant flash of silver fire she disappeared.
The figure smiled darkly and got up from his throne like chair. "Perhaps I will see for myself how this plays out." Taking his cape in his hand he gestured with his other hand and in a mound of black fire he also vanished.
The girls entered the kitchen and found Darien and Serena sitting down waiting for them. They sat around the table carefully waiting for Darien to speak. Luna broke the still silence.
"Darien, Serena tells us that Pluto visited you last night as well. Serena also said that Pluto told you something that she didn't Serena. She must have had a valid reason to that. Mina mentioned that Serena or the scouts maybe being watched by the enemy. Though I find it hard to believe that it can be done. I am not ruling it out."
"Why can't it be done?" Rae asked.
Luna looked at Artemis and he nodded. "Its because that when you were sent to the future by Queen Serenity she put a spell that would hide you from the enemies that had negative energies. She didn't want it to be easy for them to track you and find you in your human form. If she hadn't put that spell on, you may have all been discovered by Beryl the first time round. It was hard for us to track you as well. We had to rely on instinct and fate to bring us to you. And if we crossed paths then and only then would you be revealed to us." Artemis continued on.
"That makes sense since the Queen wanted to keep us safe. However if that is true why isn't it working now?" Amy asked outright.
"We don't know. It could be that this person is more powerful then any force we have handled thus far. Or." Luna stopped and shrugged in a catlike way.
"Or what?" Darien almost shouted.
"This person was once very well acquainted with the Moon Kingdom."
"A person from the past." Darien finished off.
Everyone looked up and glared at him, waiting for him to continue.
Darien nodded and said, "Pluto told me that the person we are." he broke up as there was a loud explosion coming from outside.
"What the." Lita almost yelled.
The Sailor Scouts ran to the outside door and all scrambled out to see the commotion. From deep within the city they could hear the shouts, screams and destruction being initiated. "I guess they have picked their time to show themselves." Rae grumbled.
Everyone nodded and all looked to Serena. "Serena." Luna started but could not finish.
Darien spoke up. "You are staying here, Serena. No don't argue with me. You can't help us so there is no way we are going to let you fight. This may be a trap to lure you out."
"He is right, Serena you stay here we will beat these Nega lackeys until they whimper and beg us to finish the job." Rae said in her usual confident way.
Serena was about to protest but she received identical looks from each of her friends and guardians. "All right. But be careful. I couldn't stand if anything happened to you guys." She stated with emotion and a single tear fell from her wet eyes.
The Sailor Scouts looked once more to their leader, looked to see if there was anyone watching.
Taking their sticks out they yelled.
"Mars Crystal Power!"
"Mercury Crystal Power!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power!"
"Venus Crystal Power!"
With his rose in hand, Darien held it up and waited for the transformation. "I am Tuxedo Mask!" he stated as his figure was enveloped in light and his clothes changed into the cape and hat.
Serena watched the girls as they changed with a vast swiftness that left her startled. It had been a long time sine she had watched them all transform together. It was indeed a dazzling site.
"Let's go Sailors!" Tuxedo Mask yelled.
"Right!" the Sailors responded.
With that the girls and Darien seemed to fly away leaving their Leader with her guardians. Wishing that she could join them.
From atop some houses, a figure spies and waits.
To be continued.
