Ok now this part of the fanfic is still taking place in the past during the silver millennium. Darien and the scouts have come back to the past with Serena whose been poisoned by the energy of the dark crystal.
In this chapter I'm going to refer to the scouts of the future as Neo like NeoJupiter and NeoMars and so on. That way it will be easier for everyone to understand which one of them is speaking. Enjoy
CHAPTER THREE
Princess Serena was growing more worried by the minute. After being alone with the Future Prince Darien and the sailor scouts of the present along with a mysterious figure that Darien brought with him from the future her mother Queen Serenity could barely speak past her tears as she held her daughter.
Queen Serenity held her daughter to her tightly unable to stop the steady flow of tears. Her daughter from the future was dying and their was nothing she could do to save her.
"Their has to be something else we can do?" NeoMars cried turning from her friends to face Darien.
"Of course." Darien replied smoothly while inside his stomach was in knots. He knew what he had to do to save Serena and he knew as his friends they would try and stop him but it was too late for that now Serena was running out of time and his mind was made up.
The Scouts of the present and future looked at him in surprise and hope.
Queen Serenity looked at him in bewilderment. Right from the start he had told her that the Imperial crystal couldn't save Serena and now he tells them that their was still something to be done she was about to demand some answers when he spoke again.
Darien looked around him the hall was packed with people now wasn't the time to tell them of his plans the less people involved the easier it would be later on. "We'll wait for the others to arrive and then I'll tell you what were going to do." with that said he turned his back to them and walked away.
"Mother what is going on?" Princess Serena whispered
Queen serenity pulled away from her daughter and dismissed the guards. "I'll tell you all I know my dear. I think we should all adjoin to the conference room. Prince Darien I believe you should join us."
"Of course your Majesty" he replied their was no way he was staying behind. He had to know what was going on. What the big secret was and what did his future self have to do with it.
They all started for the conference room then the Queen noticed that the future Scouts weren't following.
"The four of you will accompany us."
Mercury bowed to her "I'm sorry your Majesty but I think it would be best if we stayed here and waited for Sailor Neptune and Uranus.
"That wont be necessary I'll know when they arrive now I must insist that you come with me."
The Scouts looked at each other but knowing they had no other choice they followed the others out the room.
Once in the conference room the Queen told them everything she knew their was a shocked pause before and eruption of questions all fired at the future Scouts.
"Who did this? Jupiter cried
"What is this Dark Crystal and how did the enemy get close enough to the Princess to use it? Mars demanded
The Scouts of the future who hadn't spoken a word since they entered the room finally spoke up.
"It wasn't like that." NeoMars flared angrily at her past self "We had no idea that this enemy was still alive and we certainly had no idea he would strike on that particular day."
"You never should have let your guard down in the first place" she yelled back angry that her future self could have been so careless.
"Alright everyone calm down" Queen Serenity commanded "Mars we have no idea of the circumstances so lets refrain from making any accusations until we know all the facts" turning to the future Scouts she asked "What made this day different from any other day?"
They all watched the future scouts all seemed to flinch as if even thinking about that day was to painful. It was NeoVenus who spoke up
"Your Majesty I think it would be better if Prince Darien answered that question in fact I'm sure he will tell you everything that you need to know."
"Than why isn't he here?" Mars roared "We have the right to know what's going on and why your here."
"We came here so that Queen serenity could use the crystal to cure her" NeoMercury answered hurriedly seeing how the two Mars were about to explode and wanting to avoid it. "Now that the Crystal didn't work he seems to have thought of something else that might."
Queen Serenity looked at them in confusion. "I don't understand Prince Darien told me from the start that I couldn't save her and that the Imperial Crystal was useless. Only I had to try it and see for myself"
"What?" the future scouts cried and forgetting their audience spoke their thoughts aloud
"That doesn't make any sense" NeoJupiter complained "It was his idea to come here in the first place he said that the crystal in the past was our only hope.
"He lied to us" Neovenus gasped in surprise.
"Yes he did" NeoMars roared and banged her fist down on the table "And I want to know why. I thought I sensed he was hiding something from us but with everything that's happened I thought it was just my imagination."
"True he hasn't been himself lately" NeoMercury admitted but after all that's only natural since he blames himself for what happened but why would he lead us here under false pretenses.
Jupiter stood up clenching her fists. "Lets go ask him."
"Wait" NeoMercury cried grabbing her arm "he has to have some reason for bringing us here lets wait for the others and I'm sure he'll tell us what's going on."
"She's right" NeoVenus broke in "after all he did say he knew away to save her and that he'd tell us when the others got here."
"I'm with Jupiter where running out of time and I want some answers" NeoMars stated before getting up to stand next to Jupiter.
"Guys" NeoVenus cried "comforting Darien right now is a bad idea especially in the mood he's in. Besides do you think he would purposely mislead us if it hurt Serena? Come on you know that cant be true."
"We have the right to know what's going on" NeoMars argued
NeoMercury seeing an opening jumped in. "He'll tell us in his own time you should know by now if he doesn't want to tell us what's going on in his head he's not going to. He told us that he'd tell us when the others arrive now the question is do we still trust him?
NeoJupiter and NeoMars looked at each other and sighed of course they trusted him they trusted him with their lives. They sat back down when they remembered that they trusted him with Serena's as well.
"He's still going to hear a piece of my mind" NeoMars grumbled causing the rest of them to give a weak but real laugh the first in many weeks
Queen Serenity turned to Prince Darien. "Well Prince Darien it seems that the future between Earth and the Moon kingdom is very promising if their trust in your future self is anything to go by."
Prince Darien turned from the future scouts who were all turning different shades of red as they remembered where they were. He faced the Queen but he was looking at Princess Serena out of the corner of his eye when he replied softly "Yes your Majesty it would seem so."
Princess Serena looked around her questions buzzing around in her head
and most of them had to do with the future relationship between herself and Prince Darien. She knew how she felt about the man sitting beside her and she had a pretty good idea that he felt the same way she believed he had started to tell her so earlier in the garden. But now after all that has happened and what she knew would happen how could she ask him to love her when she knew that soon he would lose her.
"Serena?" Darien whispered softly and under the table he took her hand in his. "Don't worry everything will be alright."
Queen stood up quickly as she the arrival of the others. "Your friends have arrived"
Everyone was waiting for Neptune and Uranus as they stepped through the time doors. The two scouts could tell by everyone's expression that Queen Serenity and the others couldn't undo the spell Serena was under. They bowed to Queen Serenity before coming to kneel before Prince Darien.
"That's enough" Darien growled softly to them
The Queen looked on in silence for a moment before stating "I think its time you told us what's going on and how you think you can save my daughter."
Once back in the conference room all were quite as they waited for the future Darien to speak.
I wont go into details about the attack on Princess Serena lets just say that an old enemy we believed to have perished didn't. This enemy was imprisoned by his Queen and apon her death he was released but his powers were gone. Without his Queen he was powerless. So he watched us he watched and waited for him moment to strike that moment came while we were battling a new enemy who had in their possession a Crystal known as the Dark Crystal the Imperial Crystal was powerless against it. While we were busy destroying this new enemy our old enemy managed to get a piece of this dark crystal which he later used to poison Serena and revive his Queen."
How did you beat the enemy with the Dark crystal if it was so powerful.
Darien turned to face his past self. "We used two Imperial Crystals, One from our present and one from our future. Together the two proved to be more powerful."
"Than why cant we use two Crystals to save the Princess" Mars asked excitedly
Darien gave a harsh laugh. "I guess you can call it an example of the mans sick sense of humor it seems the only energy or power that Serena's body will except is mine." He turned to look out the window. "That's what I was doing earlier giving her my energy the dark energy in her body slowly drains hers. That's why I knew the Imperial crystal wouldn't work.
"Than why are we here?" Uranus barked "we should be in the present kicking some NegaVerse butt and finding a cure"
Darien sighed now was the time to tell them. I don't have enough energy in my body to cure her only to keep her alive for the time being but I do know of one whose energy her body will except and combined with mine it should cure her.
"Who is it" Neptune asked warily wondering like the other why he never mentioned this before
Darien turned to face them with a grim smile. "Why the evil Queen herself"
"What" the future scouts cried
"You cant be serious" Uranus yelled
"She's right do you think that witch is going to give you any of her energy to Save Serena?" NeoMars shouted
Darien said nothing just leaned back against the wall and waited for them to settle down.
The others who had no idea who this evil Queen was could do nothing but watch the scene unfold between Prince Darien and the future scouts.
"Darien you know we're right" NeoMercury stated calmly seeing no need to shout. "their is no way she'd help us save Serena it was Serena who defeated her in the first place after I might add the both of you dented her pride. She wants her dead more than anybody"
"I know that" he responded quietly before dropping his bombshell "that why were going to give her something she wants just as badly for it" he gave them all a sober look before stating "Me"