First Fights
Serena walked up the last flight of stairs leading to Darien's apartment, a flood of emotions were running through her mind. Sadness, anxiety, pain. None of the feelings she should be feelings when going to reunite with her friends. Or her man. She knew what she was feeling wasn't all her. Half of her emotions and feelings were being firmly influenced by the thousand souls trying to meld with her own. Still she should be happy and excited to see Darien and her girlfriends again. She shouldn't feel this way.
She stopped outside of Darien's door and took a moment to compose herself. She was nervous. Why? She had never been nervous to see Darien before. Was she afraid to hear what he had to say, or was she afraid of the rejection and sadness in his eyes-like she had seen in her dreams. She knew that her dreams weren't of her own thoughts, they were brought to her, in the form of a nightmare, always feeding her images of hate and jealousy. Even though they weren't real, and she knew that, she could feel the images start to get at her, eat at her from the inside out. They were feeding her own insecurities and she wasn't enjoying it very much.
Finally she raised her hand and gently knocked on the door. This was something she had not done in a long time, not since she first started going out with Darien, but she was feeling nervous and awkward and wasn't too sure of her welcome. It didn't take long for the door to open, and she was suprised when Leta launched herself into Serena's arms.
"Serena!" she laughed and swung her around.
It was as if an immense weight had been lifted from Serena's shoulders, to be welcomed back like she was. She laughed and wrapped Leta up in her arms, glad to be hugging her best friend once again. "Its great to see you too, Leta. I've missed you." Serena spoke softly, for her best friend to hear only.
"I've missed you too. Come on in, Jadeite telling us his story." she explained and pulled Serena inside Darien's apartment.
Serena followed Leta inside Darien's apartment and was please to see all of her friends crowded into the kitchen, taking a seat where ever there was space. The room went silent when Serena walked in, the girls watching her. She gave a small grin and lifted a hand in greeting.
There was a loud commotion after, girls screaming and laughing and hugging, while the men attempted to greet Serena in a more professional and aloof way. It took nearly a half hour for everyone to hug her, for everyone to say there piece before she was able to see her boyfriend again. It took a tremendous amount of control to try and hold back her frustration at not being able to be in his arms once again, but she showed the patience of a Queen and waited untill everyone had said their piece.
Then, when everyone had said their piece and returned to there places, there was only Darien. Standing in front of her, looking thinner than when she left him, his hair messy, face unshaven, dark bags under his colbalt, tierd, sad looking eyes, was her greatest and most special love. He gave her a small smirk and with just the tinest spring in her step, she jumped into his arms.
And then everything was alright. The souls inside her were silent and undemanding, and all of her negative emotions melted away at his touch. She felt strong and whole, ready to take on the world if she had to.
"Gods, I've missed you!" he whispeared, his arms locked around her slim form, face buried in her neck. He could faint smell of Jadeite on his woman-and his felt his soul harden and something in his brain 'clicked'.
Serena kissed his neck and brought her lips up to his ear, "I missed you too, my love." she whispeared. She could feel his rapid heart beat pulse beneath her lips as she dropped them back down to his neck. "I've missed you so much." She felt him go stiff under and wondered what was wrong.
"Hey, guys I hate to break up the moment for you-I really do," Jadeite spoke up from Darien's window, surveying the huge city below. "But I believe we have a problem." In the distance, near the same part of town that Serena and he came through was a huge cloud of smoke filling the rapidly darkening sky.
One by one the Sailors and the General's moved to the window, watching the outside world with a sense of dread. Amy turned on Darien's t.v and turned it to Tokyo News the twenty four hour, seven days a week all news television station. She looked grim as she watched people screaming in terror, running away from what appeared like thousands of horrible, ugly, terrorfying creatures-like out of someone's nightmare. It looked liked a dream, like a horrible nightmare, but it was real. There was no way someone could fake the trembling in the ground, like an earth quake, there was no way someone could fake the smell of burning death. There was no way anyone could fake the sound of peole screaming in pure terror. A Death Scream. It tore at Serena's heart.
Serena pulled away from Darien as she remembered her promise to the evil that followed her into her dreams. She would not let the evil win. There needed to be action, as her people were being killed and murdered. The time had come for her and her friends to put a complete halt to this evil, and start the of the beginning of Crystal Tokyo. She knew what needed to happen.
"Well ladies and gentlemen. Today we sepreate the good from the bad, who's in or out, who lives or dies. Stay together and watch each others backs." Serena commanded and teleported out into the middle of a slaughter.
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Dirks Cowell, well the body of Dirks Cowell, bowed obediantly to his new queen, the love of his life. He was her faithfull servant, to follow her wherever she went. Her personal body guard. She had trained his dull mind for one purpose, to guard her, to kill for her, to die for her-by any means necessary.
Queen Cillian was waiting, patiently biding her time until the right moment came to strike. Beautiful, and intellegent she was the only warrior chosen from the outer glaxies by her lord and master, Cian, to lead his war against this solar system, to fight its evil so that her lord may bring her own people to live here in this system free of harm or attack. First she had to conquere the most powerful city, to bring it to submission so that the rest would follow in suit. So far plans were right on schedule. Everything her lord and master had said about the warriors of this planet, of this solar system were correct to a tea. She merly had to follow her gut and lead the attack when she felt ready.
It really was quite easy, especially with the powers that her lord had given her. She had the ability to create monsters from dreams, the power to control another human being, providing his or her mind was weak enough to bend to her will. Her own physical abilities were enhanced ten fold and she was able to kill without lifting a finger.
She really didn't like killing, the people of Earth looked and acted exactly like her own people did-with the exception that they were healther and more wealthy in natural resources that her own planet had. But it was the only way she could secure a new home for her family-for her whole civilization! Most iportantly for her daughter, who was barely eight years old, but had to fight with the grown ups to try and scavenge for food and water. She needed this planet for her daughter, she would have this planet for her daughter.
She watched the giant flatscreen t.v. impassionalty, ignoring the twinge of guilt at seeing human being being slaughtered. She would wear down the hero's of this planet, to the point of exhaustion, and then she would start her main assult, using her own warriors instead of these weak ugly monsters. The screen shifted to a young girl, no more than five years old standing in the middle of the stampede of people trying to run away from the monsters.
Cillian frowned, the girl didn't run away like she was supposed to. She merely stuck her thumb in her mouth, and hugged her little Sailor V doll close to her and watched. The monsters would trample her, Cillian knew that but couldn't accept it, the girl was younger than her own daughter. To kill adults is one thing, but the children who were the very essence of innocents? That that was unacceptable.
"Slave, follow me." she snapped and with a snap of her fingers was transported down into the stampede herself. Screaming men and women ran past her, pushing and shoving in their own attempted at saving their lives. The little girl was barely ten feet from her, to her left, and the monsters that rushed forward were less than a yard away, and gaining speed.
She tried to move to her left, to go to the girl, but the rush of people acted like a barrier. Trusting her slave to watch her back, she used her powers to move forward, tossing people away from her, creating a path straight the the child. She rushed forward, knowing the ugly, horrifying beasts were nearly behind her. Not wasting anytime she picked up the child, cradled her in her arms and jumped high up into the sky, using her powers to keep her high above the slaughter.
A flash of light caught her attention and she watched in amazement as a young girl appeared in the middle to the huge stampede of monsters. She fought. Cillian was amazed at this young warrior, so unlike the rest of this planets people, who ran at the sight of danger, this young warrior jumped right into the middle of the fray and fought. She was like a demon, killing the monsters with a simple punch or kick. The determination on the girls face was enough for Cillian to respect her.
More flashes followed and soon more warriors followed and Cillian experienced her first flashes of doubt. So many warriors, with powers that matched even her own. It would be difficult to defeat them.
The army of monsters stopped their stampede, their slaughter, and turned their attentions to the group of fighters who were distroying their ranks. Hundreds of monsters to take on fourteen of what looked like the best warriors on Earth, it looked as if the monsters would win, hands down, but Cillian knew better. She needed to go back to her base and talk to her own warriors, to her master. Maybe she needed to reconsider.
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Serena caught a glimpse of her, a woman dressed in blood red leather, a child in her arms, watching her and the others through pale blue eyes. Serena couldn't sense any evil aura coming from her, but there was no doubt in her mind that the woman was the cause of this attack on her planet.
Something didn't feel right, these monsters she fought weren't as strong as anything she had ever fought. A simple punch or kick had these monsters disapearing, the only thing the monster had on her and her friends were sheer numbers. Hundreds and hundreds of monsters, ugly and nasty and smelly. The only thing she could see that they could do was wear everybody out, physically.
"That's it!" Serena yelled out, excited she figured out what these monsters were for.
"Whats it?" Darien yelled back, throwing roses like a machine gun would shoot bullets.
"This is just a ploy to tire us out, make us weak and unable to fight the main fight." Serena explained. She backed into the middle of the group who would protect her while she transformed. "Moon Crystal Power!" she shouted and welcomed the burst of power that flowed threw her veins freely. Not wasting anymore time or energy she decided she would try out a new attack, one she didn't know she had but was just 'there' when she needed it. "Moon Pulse Beam!" she cried and felt a loud boom, like thunder. She her eyes were closed as she concentraited on focusing her energy for the attack, she could hear the death screams of the monsters surrounding her and she knew her attack worked.
She opened her eyes and looked around her, there was no monsters, not even their bodies, not even the bodies of the humans they killed were found.
"Wow, Serena, that was intense!" Mina grinned, looking around her.
"I second that motion." Amy murmered.
Jadeite held out his fist to Serena and she gently punched it-their sign closeness. "Its not over yet guys, this was only a ploy to weaken us." She explained and returned to her normal clothes. "There is going to be another attack, worse and way stronger." She crossed her arms and looked up into the darkening sky. Night was falling and her own nightmares would be starting soon enough.
"How do you know this?" Rae asked, stepping up beside Serena.
"Because the real evil came to me and we 'had it out' I guess you could say. Its in my dreams too," She looked over at Darien who couldn't stop glaring at Jadeite.
"Its true, I could feel the evil surround Serena on one particular occasion...perhaps that was when they started, I'm not sure. But I was a second too late before the evil left the room." Jadeite put in, trying to be helpful.
Darien stiffened and looked at Jadeite, his eyes burning with building intensity. "Want to explain what you were doing in my lady's room?" he asked, his voice soft and deadly calm.
Jadeite, not sensing his masters anger, innocently explained, "I couldn't sleep so I was wandering around the house when I felt this terrible presence, and I tracked it to Serena's room. It left just before I entered her room. The evil had hurt Serena in her sleep, leaving a bruise on her cheek, I went to make sure she was okay." he explained. His eyes went glassy as he remembered Serena's state of dress.
Darien, not missing the look in his General's eyes' could feel the awful knot of jealousy tightening around his heart and mind. 'He was with your woman' a voice wispeared in his mind. Growling, he reached forward and grabbed Jadeite by the front of his shirt, then pulled him close so they were face to face. Everyone was silent, not even a breath could be heard as everyone stared at the angry Prince. "You entered my lady's chambers without consent then? How was she dressed, Jadeite? Do not lie to me because I will find out." he wispeared, his eyes burning deeping into Jadeite startled blue eyes.
"M-my Lord, please. I hardly noticed...I was merely looking out for the Princess's safety, I would give my life for her's." Jadeite spoke quickly.
"That was not what I told you to tell me, General. You will answer me." Darien repeated.
"My lord, she...she was covered only in a sheet and I swear I only looked for a second, then turned from her my lord, I promise!" Jadeite pleaded.
"Darien! Put him down!" Serena spoke firmly, bringing her hands up to Darien's arm. "He's telling you the truth, Darien, he refused to look at me and left the room once he was sure I was fine." she explained.
Darien kept his eyes locked on Jadeite's. He could see the fear in his blue eyes and was glad. "She is a beautiful woman, is she not, General?" he murmered, a small grin forming on his lips.
Jadeites' eyes widened and he was afraid to answer, if he said no he risked offeneding the Princess's- the woman who he loved, and he risked offending his master. If he said yes, he might piss off Darien further. "Aye, My Prince, your Princess is a lovely woman sir, the most beautiful in all the galaxies." he wispeared.
Darien nodded in approval, "Yes she is. She is the most beautiful, and she is mine. Keep that in mind, and keep your eyes to yourself." He snarled and tossed Jadeite away from him.
Something had gotten to Darien, Serena could see that in his actions, therefore she couldn't really be upset with her Prince. She had never seen him react like this before, especially with one of his closest friends, his own General. Darien had always trusted her, even when she was just a young girl at fourteen years old, he had never shown her any sign of jealousy-even when she wanted it. He knew her heart belonged to him, so he never worried. She had a hunch that it was the evil that was haunting her dreams and if that was what it was, she would have to have a serious talk with him, and try to cleanse him of the evil that haunted his dreams.
"Come on everyone, we'd better rest up. Well need to be at full power for the fight." She spoke loudly and started walking.
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Alright there's chapter 11, tell me what you think!