Chapter 18

DC: I don't own Sailor Moon

The scouts landed in a misty place. They looked around, and saw nothing but the mist. Serena took a step forward, placing one foot on the ground in front of her, and carefully put pressure on it.

The ground cracked, and there was water. Everyone guessed they were on ice.

"Oh great." She said, as she pulled her leg back up.

"What should we do?" Amara asked.

All of them, stuck one of their foot on the ice, and it cracked. This time the whole ice field cracked, leaving them on one icy patch of ice.

"It would seem everyone is stuck."

They looked up and saw Mistress 9. She floated above the ice-cold water, with a smile on her face.

"Hello my queen and her knights." She said. Serena frowned, as everyone got into the most comfortable fighting position. Amy had her computer out, and was scanning, searching, for anyway out.

"I know Hotaru is in there!" Serena yelled. Mistress 9 walked like she was on the ground, and stood closer.

"No she isn't. All lights are off, and darkness has taken her soul away. I own this body now." She said.

Serena sighed, and looked at everyone. Even on this small block of ice, everyone stood ready, as Amy clicked away on her computer. The only one who was probably having second thoughts was Michelle. And Serena knew why. Everyone should have known.

"I'm sorry Hotaru but it looks like we'll have to get rid of your body." Amara said. Michelle looked hurt, but she knew it was for the best.

"I'm sorry girls, but my time to fight isn't here. Instead I call upon my Water maidens!" Mistress 9 exclaimed. She snapped her fingers, making an echo sound, and disappeared into the mist.

Amy gasped, and everyone looked. "Ju-just now, thousands of things have appeared in around us!" She stammered. The looked down, and sure enough the water seemed to get darker, like something, or a lot of things, were in there.

"Is there any way to stop them?" Mina asked.

"Not that I know of…wait!"

Amy clicked more on her computer, shut it, and her visor went away. When she did this monsters, looking a lot like fairy tail mermaids, started jumping out of the water. Amy took a deep breath, and stuck one finger in the water.

"Are you crazy Amy?" Lita asked. Amy took one more deep breath, before saying,

"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" This made ripples hard enough to throw the monsters back. Amy looked up to Neptune, and she understood.

"We have to keep sending them back until I can think of something to do with this water!" Amy explained. They nodded, and Neptune used her 'Submarine Reflection' to keep them back.

While waiting for a plan, Raye looked over to Serena. She had a sudden idea. Serena was Eternal Sailor Moon. Which meant she had wings.

"Serena!" Raye exclaimed. Serena looked over.

"What?" She asked.

"You're Eternal Sailor Moon!" She exclaimed.

"Yeah, and?" Serena asked. Raye gave her a cross look. Soon everyone was getting the idea. Serena wasn't.

"Fly!" Everyone announced at one. Serena looked at her wings, and smiled embarrassingly, before lifting into the air. The ice started to crack in the middle, where she stood, so everyone else had to crowd in the middle.

"Try to find some dry land!" Amy said.

Serena nodded, and flew off.

"Do you think it was wise to do that?" Mina asked.

"I don't know she is a klutz." Raye said.

"No I mean, if this Flute Player wants to do something…to you know capture her to get to Rini…" Mina said.

Suddenly everyone was having second thoughts of letting Serena fly off on her own.

When Helios, and Darien, opened their eyes, after praying, they found themselves in a field. Not a nice field full of flowers, and the sun shown brightly, but a dead field, full of dead leaves, and a cloudy sky.

"What happened?" Darien asked.

"Maybe our prayers reached the scouts." Helios replied, although there was still a hint of uneasiness in his tone.

The two of them got up, and started to walk around. It was a gloomy place, no life, or even energy, was there. It was bare, and depressing. Once and awhile they'd see a flower, but soon after it would wither and die.

"Wow…it's parallel to Tokyo Park." Darien said. Helios looked up to him.

"Parallel?" He asked. Darien nodded.

"Tokyo Park was destroyed. That's where our enemy took all the energy from to use it against us." Darien explained. Helios nodded. It gave him a chill walking around in this place.

As they were walking they spotted a light far away in the distance. They kept on walking toward it. And as they did it got brighter and brighter.

And when they did finally reach it the light disappeared, and left a huge floating ball in front of them. Inside this ball was a woman. She had long black hair that clung to her pale face, and light gray eyes. She wore an old style, pale blue, kimono. She looked up to the two, and raised her shaky hand to the circular wall.

"King Endymion, Lord Helios…" She said. Her hand slid down, and she bowed a little. "I was wondering when you'd come."

"Who are you?" Darien asked. Helios simply bowed.

"Lady Sheena. I was wondering where you disappeared too." Helios said.

"It has been awhile…Ahh…you must be Darien of Earth then. Not yet King." Sheena said, looking at Darien.

Darien was confused. But Helios just smiled.

"This is Lady Sheena of prophecies." He explained. Darien's eyes widened.

"So your are Sailor Prophecy? That woman always talked about you." He said to Sheena. She nodded, and smiled.

"Could you tell us where we are at?" Helios asked.

"You are the two who prayed to the Scouts. I know not where we are, but that I was also taken here. But it seems I'm trapped in this…this thing." She replied. She touched the circular wall, and sighed. "And while I'm in here, time flows faster, and I grow weaker."

"How can we get you out?" Darien asked.

"You must defeat me. My other side." She said. "She is the one who has disrupted our dimension, and wants to take over Tokyo."

"You mean that other Flute Player?" Darien asked. "She's you?"

"We are one. She is my dark side. My evil that I have tried to keep down." Sheena said. "She escaped a thousand years ago, and that's when I was trapped here. Only a touch bit of me is left in that dark part of my soul. She sent me here so she could ruin the prophecy I hold for Tokyo and the Moon." Sheena explained.

"A thousand years ago?" Helios asked. "So that means, right now, we're in the future?"

Sheena nodded. Darien thought.

"So technically I am King Endymion." He said.

"Yes and no. Right now you are the past, present, and future. You are Darien, Prince Endymion, and Neo-King Endymion." Sheena explained. "And you must go save the Moon. For I fear the Sacrifice is coming closer."

"Who is the sacrifice?" Helios and Darien asked at once. Sheena frowned, and closed her eyes. They could see she was still aging in that circular prison.

"I cannot tell you…I wish I could, but I cannot tell you." She said. She then looked at Helios. "I thought you knew Lord Helios. You were going to tell little Princess Serenity in a dream."

"I only had a hunch. And even if I did know, I guess I couldn't tell either." Helios said with a sigh.

"Where can we find where the Sailor Scouts are?" Darien asked. Sheena held her hand up.

"I'll take you there. Just please don't let my prophecy, for the future of the Moon, and Tokyo, fail."

In her hand formed a flute. She put it to her lips, and played a sweet tune. Not like the eerie scary things the other Flute Player played. Darien, and Helios, could feel themselves floating, and feeling a little sleepy.

Soon they were lifted into the air, and disappeared.

Hello...

Preview:

"I think it's an illusion."

Everyone looked at Amy. She had her little computer out, as she sat on the ice.

"That's why my computer won't pick anything up. And it did feel weird when I touched the water." She explained. Of course everyone else was confused. She closed her computer and clicked off the visor.

Then she took a deep breath, and jumped right into the water.

Sadly, ppl...there are only three or four chapters left...I hope you're liking this story, anyway! And to aseren and silvermoon...I don't like how Rini is that 'close' to her father from the past, but someday she'll get over it! Like in here, she's with Helios, and dosn't care for her...father... :Shudders:

Anywho, I'll update soon if I can get some reviews!

Love, Lala Rue!