AN: This is chapter two guys. I have all the way up to chapter thirteen typed out and the story is only fifteen chapters long. Please review. It's making me sad that since Fanfiction.net has gotten rid of NC – 17 that no one wants to read this story. And there's nothing wrong with it. I changed the rating on it and the story has been toned down to fit the rating. Please read this story.

Disclaimer: I forgot to put this in last time. We all know I don't own Sailor Moon or any of its characters. Some of the characters are mine and the story line is mine. If you wish to use either please email me at serenity_endymion23@hotmail.com to get permission. This is the only time I will write this disclaimer because I don't feel like rewriting it a million times. Please read and enjoy!

– Chapter Two –

The Mystery Man

   "That Serena's not a Sailor Scout, she's a failure Scout!" Raye shouted as she paced back and forth.
"Raye, calm yourself. You know how hard of a time Serena has been having lately." Lita said.
"Ya Raye. Didn't you see her this morning? She seemed out of it. I don't quite think she was all there." Mina said, worriedly.
"Ya, I guess you guys are right." Raye started over toward the stairs again. Serena's head came into view. "Hey, there she is now." Raye said pointing towards the stairs well.
Serena slowly lumped up the stairwell. She looked wore out and dehydrated. She looked very unhappy and depressed.
The Scouts quickly ran over toward her and realized that her ankle was twisted.
"Serena, what happened? Are you alright?" Mina asked. Her face and eyes were so full of worry for her friend.
Serena looked up. Her eyes were bright red from crying. Her ankle was so swollen from trying to run. She trembled with every movement. She looked like she was just caught in a tornado.
Serena gathered her thoughts and began to speak. "I twisted my ankle when I accidentally dropped Darien's suitcase onto my leg." Serena snuffed, trying to hold back the tears.
Amy moved in to comfort her. Serena embraced Amy happy, yet with sorrow in her eyes. She knew her friends would be there for her, no matter how bad things got.
"Don't worry, Serena. Everything will be fine. We'll all get together tomorrow and phone Darien. Okay?" Amy patted Serena on the back in an attempt to comfort her.
For the rest of the day, the Scouts talked and talked about coming events, shopping, their next moves for fighting the Negaverse, but none of it helped Serena.
The whole time, she was lost in thought, about Darien and how she was going to deal with the next month without him. It was bad enough she had to live without him for a while, but on top of that she had a twisted ankle, which killed with every movement.
Sometimes Serena would fall asleep dreaming about her old life back on the moon, with all the balls every night and her mother, Queen Serenity. She fell asleep that night dreaming that she was in Darien's arms on the dance floor in her old life.

Serena walked down the street away from Raye's Temple late one night. It had been one week since Darien went away, but to her it felt more like one year. Her ankle was still swollen a bit, but she could almost walk on it properly now.
Serena heard something and stopped dead. She looked around her. No one was there. She whirled around to see what was behind her.
The street was dark and gloomy, like it usually was on a late night in October. The street seemed to disappear as it went father back, but as far as she could see, nothing was there.
'Probably just your imagination, Serena,' Serena thought to herself. She turned around and headed for home.
Severely times she had stopped on the way home because she was sure she had heard something. But she always found nothing and went on. She was starting to think someone was trying to make a fool out of her and scare her. It was working too. She was scared out of her wits (and skin for that matter too).
Suddenly, something sharp slammed into Serena's lower back. Pain fell upon her. She fell to the ground struggling to stand again, but the pain in her lower back was too much for her.
She heard footsteps coming towards her. Her breathing was heavy. Serena panicked, trying as hard as she could to stand and run.
A hand grabbed her and yanked her upward. The pain in her lower back grew so great, it almost made her fall unconscious. She screamed as loud as she could until a hand covered her mouth. She couldn't move.
'Darien, Oh Darien. Why couldn't you be here?!'
"Venus, love chain encircle!!!"
Serena was forced violently toward the ground. Her head smacked against the ground. She heard someone scream. The scream was so loud; Serena quickly covered her ears, and then wished she hadn't. The pain increased as she moved.
She lifted her head from the ground. Blood dripped off her face and onto her hair. Her eyes hurt and her back felt as if it had been burned. Here swollen ankle now seemed like a distant memory of pain compared to this.
"Jupiter, thunder crash!"
Serena's ears were going crazy with the noise. Her head started throbbing and her hands trembled as they cupped over her ears. I have to help them. I just got to. But how could she? She couldn't even stand, let alone transform into Sailor Moon, but she had to do something.
"Ahh, you'll pay for that!!!" The man screamed. He turned Jupiter's power back on her. Lighten crashed towards Jupiter. She screamed.
"Ahh!!!" She screamed in agony as the lighten bolt struck.
"No, Jupiter!" Venus screamed. She charged towards their enemy, but was thrown back by the man's great power. She slammed hard into a brick wall. The impact dented the wall. Some bricks fell towards the ground. Blood flowed from Venus' cuts. Her head was smacked hard and was covered in blood.
"Mercury, ice bubbles, freeze!!" The man dogged Mercury's attack and came up behind her.
"Mercury, watch out!!" Mars was too late. Mercury slammed into the ground a few feet away from where she had stood.
Serena glanced over. Jupiter was on the ground badly cut. Venus was cut to shreds from the impact, and Mercury's leg and arm was twisted back in a way that Serena could see they were broken. Only Mars stood now, all alone with no one to help her. Not even Serena could help her.
'I have to try and help her. Somehow,' Serena thought. She struggled to her knees. Pain shot up her back like a rocket. Her head throbbed harder, but she tried her best to ignore the pain.
The man charged. Mars jumped out of the way. "Mars, fire, ignite!" Fire blasted towards him. Suddenly time seemed to fast-forward on Mars. She saw her fireball hurling towards her. She tried to jump out of the way, but it was too late. Mars collapsed towards the ground. Her face and legs were badly burned. Her body lay lifeless.
"No, Mars!!!" Serena screamed.
"Now I have you after all this time of waiting!" The man screamed at Serena. He started to charge her.
Serena got ready. "Moon Crystal-"
 Suddenly, police cars raced around the corner. Their sirens blasting, and their lights were so bright, Serena had to cover her eyes.
Just in time, Serena thought as she relaxed and wiped the sweat off her forehead with the back of her hand.
"Until next time, Serenity." The man suddenly disappeared into the dark cool night without leaving a trace.
Serena groaned in pain. The pain was now too much for her to ignore. She collapsed to the ground, but she never felt the impacted

AN: Please review and let me know what you guys think! Thanks!