Chapter 8-Fighting Beryl
Serena woke to hear the other talking and making breakfast. She turned over in their direction.
"Well good morning princess." Malachite said smiling as he always was.
"Good Morning." she said politely but still thinking of the dream she had just woken from.
"Serena can I talk to you…NOW!" Zoicite said. Serena began to get up and Zoicite grabbed her hand and ran over to a spot where no one could hear them. "Did you sleep with Jadeite!?" She whispered.
"Zoicite, it wasn't what it looked like I promise. I didn't want to sleep alone last night is all." Serena said. It wasn't really a lie.
"Are you sure? I mean you guys HATE each other! He has always talked bad about you to me at least. I never thought you 2 would hook up." Zoicite said with a smile on her face.
"Nothing happened last night Zoicite and I have never talked down about our princess so if you would excuse us I would like to talk to the princess alone." Jadeite said startling both of them. Zoicite blushed because she had acted so childish. She bowed and left. "Sorry about that princess I had promised last night that I would take full responsibility but I suppose she would have found a way to ask you about it anyway since she is a girl and is sneaky like that." Jadeite had a sly smile on his face.
"Its alright Jadeite. This is the least of my problems right now. So whats for breakfast?" The 2 walked over to the rest to eat their breakfast in silence and it was off to the Dark Place to fight.
Once inside the castle, Zoicite began scanning the area. "Seems like everything is clear. All we have to do is get to the throne room and battle it out." Zoicite looked over at Serena who was Sailor Moon. Serena looked down at the crescent wand in her hands. Malachite gave her a squeeze about the shoulders.
"You'll do fine princess. You can do it." Serena nodded and put on a smile. They began walking in the direction of the throne room. Everything looked the same as it did when the scouts had fought with her last time. It was so long ago. She hadn't thought she would make it or even live through it.
Flash Back
"You think you can beat me you puny sailor brat! Not even your mother could do that with the Silver Crystal so give up and hand it over! Your friends are dead and your prince has betrayed you! You have nothing left!"
"I still have my friends with me Beryl. You may not be able to see them but I can feel them and I will defeat you. In the name of the moon, I shall punish you!"
End of Flash Back
"Sailor Moon. I see that you have come back for another battle." Beryl's voice could be heard but she couldn't be seen.
"Beryl, show your self! You have always been so coward!" Sailor Moon shouted.
"Ha ha ha! So feisty we are now. Take the elevator and meet me in my throne room. I presume you remember where it is." The voice faded and an elevator appeared before the group.
"Hurry, lets get this over with." Jadeite said moving towards the elevator. The rest followed and they all stepped onto it. The doors closed and they began moving up ward. Sailor Moon closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She opened her eyes and was startled. She was no longer in the elevator with Jadeite and the rest but she was in the elevator with Darien. She wasn't Sailor Moon anymore either. She was in her jr. high school clothes. She began to look around franticly.
"Hey calm down Meatball head. You look like you don't know how you got on here." Darien said and smiled at her. Serena went pale.
'This can't be happening. This already happened. This is where I find out he is Tuxedo Mask and I am Princess Serenity. What the hell is going on?'
"Anyway, why were you so worried about me out there?" Darien asked looking out the glass of the elevator.
"Well you are Rei's friend." Serena said not really sure what she should say. 'I can't remember what I said back then!'
"I see. Well I guess any friend of Rei's is a friend of mine." Darien said smiling back at her again.
"So Darien, why are you after the Rainbow Crystals? Oops! I guess that's pretty nose huh?" Serena said looking out of the window. 'I hope that's what I said back then.'
"Well, I want to know who I am and I believe if I get them I will be able to find that out. I was orphaned when I was really young and had amnesia so I don't know my past or who I really am. I'm not even sure if my name is Darien. It never bothered me much until I started having these dreams about a princess. I believe she can tell me who I am." Darien said holding onto his injured arm.
"Oh, I didn't know." Serena said playing off the fact that she exactly what he was talking about.
"Yeah well I don't tell many people. I fact you are the only other person I have told besides Andrew." He looked over at Serena and looked her in the eyes.
"Why trust me with a secret so personal like that?" Serena said. Something wasn't right in his eyes. 'This isn't how the conversation went after this. Something isn't right.'
"Well Serena, I guess I have this attraction to you." Darien's smile turned evil and his eyes became cold looking.
"Stop playing games with me. I know this is an illusion." Serena said, holding onto her broach.
"What are you talking about Serena." He stood up straight with no pain in his arm once so ever. "Don't you love me?" He took a step towards her offering her a hug.
"Chiba, this game may have worked the first time we took this ride on the elevator but not now and not ever." Serena closed her eyes and focused on getting rid of the illusion. She opened them and she was being held by Nephlyte.
"Thanks for coming back to us princess." Nephlyte said helping her to stand.
"I see my games don't harm you my dear. It was in all good fun though. I'm glad to see that you have chosen to do this the hard way. Maybe this time I can have fun with you seeing as I have all of this new power." The doors of the elevator opened and the group stood before Queen Beryl. She looked about the same as the first time. Her crystal ball was in front of her suspended in the air and her nails was a bright red, just like her hair. Her hair also had blond streaks in it and the tiara was no longer a blue color but all black and burgundy.
"I love the changes Beryl. Shame was can't chat longer but as you know the princess is a busy girl so lets gets this over with." Jadeite said already charging energy.
"Oh dear Jadeite. If only you had had that kind of spunk when you worked for me. Then maybe if could be you and I who ruled the dark moon kingdom. It could still be that way if you join my side at once." Beryl said when a evil smile upon her lips.
"I betrayed the one I love once. Why must I do it again for some small power that would get me nor any one else here anywhere? Besides, you never wanted me as your king. You always wanted Prince Endymion." Jadeite let his blast of power go and it flew towards Beryl. It hit a force field and bounced back at them, hitting Jadeite the hardest. Everyone fell to floor. Beryl began to laugh.
"You honestly think that you can use the powers I gave you against me?! Ha! You're pitiful!" Beryl' s crystal ball began to glow I bright green and she seemed to be draining the energy form her 4 ex generals.
"Wha…what is going on?" Zoicite said looking at her clothing. Their clothes became normal clothes that they had never seen or worn before.
"Ha! Now you are all normal, pitiful humans! Now I can have the pleasure of killing you all!" Beryl's screeching laugh hurt every ones ears so Serena created a force field. Her broach began to glow so she opened it. As she did this the generals clothes changed once more. This time their clothes became green with a gold strap across their chest. They all fell to their knees as memories of their life on Earth as protectors to the Prince rushed into their heads. Jedite was the first to look up at Serena and he saw wings are her back. Her arms were spread wide and her crystal was glowing brightly. He knew that light…it was the same light the Queen Senility used to same her scouts, daughter, and the prince. He jumped up and ran to the princesses side to help her. He wouldn't let her sacrifice herself like her mother did. She was to young… or maybe it was the feelings he had for her. Serena felt his power and it only increased her strength. The other generals came over to help and their power together increased the power of Serena's crystal. The opposing energy stopped and the light from Serena's crystal stopped as well. A weak Beryl lay on the ground. Serena removed the crystal from the broach and placed it into her old scepter.
"Beryl, your tried to take of the world once and you killed my friends. This time you have again tried to kill my friends," Serena looked back at the generals. "but, you once again failed." She rose the wand high above her head. "Last time I had believed to have destroyed you and for that, I was wrong."
"What?!" The general exclaimed.
"What are you taking about. That's what you do! You destroy the enemy. Show me no pity!" Beryl said wobbling to stand.
"This isn't pity Beryl, it's what is right." Serena walked forward. "Moon….Healing…..Activation!" Her crystal glowed a golden color and covered both her and Beryl. "Beryl, why has Chaos taken over your mind and body and filled you with hate?"
"Stop it! Stop it! Stop it! You took him from me and ruined my life! Not only could I not kill you but I was even unable to kill my self!" Beryl fell to her knees with heart wrenching sobs. Serena also knelt down and as she did her sailor fuku became her princess gown.
"Beryl, you can't possibly mean Darien?" Serena said with a sadness in her voice.
"To you he is Darien to me he was prince Endymion." Beryl said with a far away sound in her voice.
"Oh Beryl! I'm so sorry. Trust me he isn't the man you think he was." Serena lifted Beryl's head. I promise that you can find someone for your self just take control of your body again. Don't let Chaos control you. True love will find you just have to be patient." Serena gave her a smile.
"Serena, why did you spare my life?"
"Because after fighting so many enemies and seeing that they aren't really bad I didn't want to end you life…it wasn't right. I want you to live your life and find your true love." Serena said helping Beryl up.
"Thank you Serena…or should I say princess. I hope everything goes well for you because you are a goddess and a great hero." Beryl stood tall and held her head high. Her dress became a lighter purple and he hair was down and flowing over her shoulders. "I hope to see you in the future and I hope we can be friends." With that, the light around the two faded and the generals and everyone were together. Beryl bowed to the general and gave Serena one last bow and walked away into the mist.
"I'm proud of you Serena. We must continue our journey soon. I think we can rest here tonight though." Malachite said. So they made camp and settled down for the night.
Ok I am sooooo sorry that this chapter ended really crappy. First off, I suck at fight scenes and second off I was mid-terms at the moment and it was hell to finish this because I cant stand leaving you guys hanging. I promise I will make the next fight scene and chapter better k. Please keep reading and review and thanks to lil-bit-gish for all of her support!