CharmedSerenity3: Yeah good point, but this is what makes it good. The scouts think that the plan is working perfectly, but they didn't really need in the first place. Serena and Darien are already falling in love without the plan.
Sailorstars16: I know but I have a couple things in store for the two lovebirds before the ending.
wfh1o5ahaia3: I like Chicago, and I was born there, but didn't live there long.
Ashlee Shields:D: arigato gozaimasu (thank you)
Well another story finished. That's right this is the last chapter of Operation: Lovers. Hope you like it. I know I did when I wrote it.
It soon got close to dark, but not too close to see the sunset on the pier. The group went to grab a bite to eat, and had several discussions. They got up, Mina went behind Serena, she blindfolded her, and Lita did as well to Darien. Serena didn't know what the heck they were doing, and hoping it's not anything dangerous. Serena hated when they do this kind of stuff to her, because she never knew what they were going to do next.
"What are you doing?" Serena asked.
"Be quiet. We're playing a game. We blindfold two people, and put them into a ride together. They don't know who is blindfolded, you can't take off your blindfold until you get on the ride, and those two people don't know what ride that we are going to put them on," Mina said.
They led the two towards the ride of the scout's choice. They didn't know where they were going at all. The girls put Serena in a seat, and put Darien right next to her. The ride was about to start.
"Ok, you can take off you blindfolds now," Mars respond.
Serena and Darien opened their eyes as they took off their blindfolds to see each other on the ride. Serena didn't mind to be on a ride with him, but there were two things that made a difference. One, she had a major crush on him. Two, they were on the Ferris wheel.
'Great! I'm on a ride with my best friend, I'm afraid of heights, and the others know that I hate Ferris wheels,' Serena thought.
As the ride continues Serena was getting deeper into thought. Darien didn't have a clue if he was going to lose her. She has been very distant ever since they came into Chicago, especially towards him, except when they were in the hotel room. Just looking in her eyes when he saw them as if they didn't have a soul, and wasn't in this world anymore. He tapped her on the shoulder, and Serena got back into reality.
"Something wrong, Serena?" he asked.
"Nothing is wrong," he didn't buy it; "You don't believe me, do you?"
He nodded no.
"There is one thing that could've made my life worse than this," Serena responded.
"How?" he asked as they stopped at the top of the ride.
"There is something I need to tell you. I have been keeping a secret, but I don't know if I can keep it away from you any longer. I…" a strong force came within her mind. Something bad was going to happen.
'Oh no, I hope it's not what I think it is. It had to be now when I was about to tell him my secret,' she thought.
Then Serena saw 5 yomas flying towards the pier trying to find the inner scouts. Half of them landed on the ground where the crowd of people is at. The other half looks like they were about to cut the Ferris wheel in half. Serena was at the time was thinking of a fast plan to counter attack, but she could only think of one thing possible. She took off her seat belt, and extended her hand.
"Grab my hand, Darien," she said.
"You're not thinking of jumping off," he responded.
"I know what I'm doing. Trust me."
With that he held her hand. They jumped off the Ferris wheel, and Serena activated her jet boots. She set him on his feet on the pier behind the stands where no one can see them.
"Stay here. I'm going to find the others," she said.
"But…" he couldn't finish, because she was already gone out of sight.
Darien decided to follow her, and he was worried about Serena. Far enough not to see her, so Serena looked around to see if anyone was around, and Darien stood behind the corner of where Serena was standing. Then he saw something that he has never saw anything before in his life.
"Moon Crystal Power!" Serena turned into Sailor Moon.
'I don't believe it. Serena is really Sailor Moon,' Darien thought, 'is this she has been keeping away from me.'
Sailor Moon ran out of the stands, and headed towards where the yomas were attacking. She was going to end this once and for all.
The other scouts have already transformed into their forms. Fighting the yomas with each scout, and fighting one monster for another. They fought them as hard as they could, but it still wasn't enough.
"Where is Sailor Moon? We need her help," Mars said as she dodged an attack.
"She will be here. Everyone put them into a straight line," Mercury responded.
They did as they were told, and got out of the way. Suddenly a flying tiara slashed through the yomas. It came back towards Sailor Moon, and she caught it. The scouts came towards her.
"Sailor Moon," they said in unison.
"Here's the deal. Mercury and Mars check all the over the pier, and check if there is any civilians left. Jupiter and Venus come with me to go find the last yoma," Sailor Moon said.
They spread out to search for what they were looking for. Mercury and Mars didn't find any civilians within the premises. That is everyone that was there at the present time.
Sailor Moon knew there was a yoma around here somewhere, but she couldn't see it. It was near, she could sense its presence, but couldn't make to physical form. Then the yoma attacked Jupiter and Venus. Sailor Moon ran after them.
"Sailor Jupiter! Sailor Venus!" she shouted as two more yomas stood in front of her injured comrades.
Sailor Moon was stopped by the yoma that was there before. It kicked her, and she was put to the ground. As it was trying to attack again Sailor Moon quickly dodged the attack. She got back up into a fighting stance.
"Don't you negacreeps ever quit?" she said.
"Oh really, you might underestimated me, Miss Moon," the yoma responded as it disappeared.
They didn't know where it went. Sailor Moon walked towards her friends to see if they were alright.
"Is everyone okay?" she asked.
"Yeah, just a couple of bruises, but nothing serious," Sailor Jupiter said.
"This was not part of the plan!" Sailor Venus said by accident, and put her hands over her mouth.
"What plan, Sailor Venus?" Sailor Moon asked looking at Sailor Venus suspiciously.
Before she could say anything someone screamed from a distance. They didn't know who it was, but all they could do is follow where it was coming from. Sailor Moon knew who the one that screamed was. She was looking worried. Sailor Moon ran as fast as she could possibly run.
She kept on repeating things in her thoughts, 'Please don't let it be him. Please don't let it be him. Please don't let it be him.'
Sailor Moon and the scouts got there as fast as they could. Sailor Moon was more worried than life itself. She stopped in a sudden to see who screamed.
"No," she said softly with horror.
It was Darien that screamed. The yoma has caught him. He couldn't move at all. There was no way out. Sailor Moon just stood there like a frozen statue. She never wanted this to ever happen to him. She never wanted to hurt him like this, or get him in this kind of mess.
"Let him go! He has nothing to do with this," Sailor Moon demanded.
"What do you think you are going to do about it? I have your friend right here," it paused, "You see I've found out your weakness. You're too kind-hearted, and you wouldn't let anything happen to your friends. So by putting your friend in danger you can't do anything about it."
"I said leave him alone. He has nothing to do with us, and this battle," as she powered up her tiara.
"Do you really want to destroy me along with your friend?"
Sailor Moon noticed the situation she was in. If she attacked the yoma, then it will be gone as well with Darien. If she didn't stop them, then the Negaverse would take over the planet. She couldn't make a decision with so many things going through her head. The causes and effects of each reaction, and Sailor Moon couldn't take it anymore. She fell to her knees, and whimpered a soft cry.
"Sailor Moon, don't worry about me. Just attack it and everything will be alright," Darien spoke to her.
"I don't want to hurt you," she said.
"Just do it!"
She froze herself in one still position. Unable to move, her mind wanted to move, but her legs didn't want to move at all. She just wanted to stay where she was at. Sailor Moon never wished it would never come to this. All she wanted was a normal life so she wouldn't have to worry about it. Never have to put her friends in danger ever again.
Sailor Moon put her tiara back on her forehead, "I can't do it."
The yoma threw Darien to the ground, and charged at Sailor Moon.
"If you won't destroy me, then I will annihilate you instead," it said getting closer.
She made a slight grin, "I knew it. You've took the bait."
She jumped on the wood fence on the edge of the pier. Sailor Moon ran on the wood while being chased by the yoma. She jumped backwards, flipped to face the monster, and kicked it on the face. Suddenly the yoma dodged the attack, grabbed her neck, and pulled her to the fence.
It punched her many times, and she couldn't get out. By the time that the monster was done Sailor Moon was all battered up. She could hardly breathe correctly, and she was very weak. Now she only had one choice to defeat this demon from the negaverse.
"Cosmic moon power!" a burst of energy came around her body.
It came out of a ray to attack the yoma, and back part of the fence. Sailor moon didn't have enough energy to carry on anymore. She fell unconscious, and feel of the docks.
"Sailor Moon!" the scouts shouted try to get free.
"Serena!" Darien shouted as he jumped into the water.
As Serena was sinking deeper and deeper, trying to swim up to the surface, and trying to hold her breath as long as she can.
'It's no use. I won't be able to make it. I guess this is how my life ends. No, I can't think like that. I have to tell him something. Please just give me one last chance,' with that thought a dim light from her crystal appeared.
Darien swam down to find Serena, but no luck so far. Until he saw a small light source, and he thought that it might be her. He went as fast as he could. Darien finally spotted her. He grabbed Serena by her waist, and swam back to shore. He got her back safely; he fell unconscious, and passed out.
A few minutes passed when Serena coughed out some water from her lungs. She realized that she was still alive.
'I'm alive. How can that be? The last thing I remember I was sinking towards the bottom of the sea,' she turned around, 'Oh no!'
She went towards Darien, "Darien! Darien, wake up. There's still something I have to tell you. I can't tell you unless you wake up. We still have a life ahead of us. I don't want to lose you. I already lost too many people in my life, and I don't want to lose anyone anymore."
He heard her cry, but this wasn't an ordinary cry. It was a cry for a loved one. She didn't cry like this since her mother died. It is a cry that she doesn't want to lose the on e she loves the most.
Darien stirred and started to wake up. Serena noticed that she was still Sailor Moon. His eyes opened up slowly.
"I guess we make sure that doesn't happen won't we, Serena?" he asked softly.
"I'm not Serena. My name is Sailor Moon," she partly lied.
"Don't pull that Serena. I know who you really are," he got up.
Hesitating to get out, "I don't know what you are talking about. I don't know who Serena is. I must be going."
She tried to walk, but she wasn't able to do so. She started to fall towards the ground, but Darien caught her.
"Let me help you get back to the pier," he said.
They walked back to the others to see if they were alright. Darien sat her down on the bench. Then a swarm of TV reporters came upon the group. Hundreds of questions were asked before they could answer them.
"How does it feel that you save one of the greatest super heroines of all time?" one of the reporters asked.
"It doesn't really matter. Just as long if she is alright. She was in trouble, and she needed help. I guess even heroines need a hero of their own," he responded.
"What is your name, sir?"
"My name is Darien Shields."
The reporters went over to Sailor Moon, "Sailor Moon, how did you make such a tactical plan so fast?"
"Umm," was all she could say?
"Sailor Moon, is it true that you aren't from this world?"
"She has no further comment," he interrupted.
Darien and Sailor Moon walked away from the reporters, and went behind the stands. The scouts, in their civilian forms, waited for the two to come back. They gave them their backpacks to get out of their wet clothes.
"It's a good thing each of us brought an extra pair of clothes with us," Mina said.
"Yeah," Serena responded as she retransformed to her normal form.
They went to go change into their dry clothes. A few minutes Serena walked out of the bathroom, and looked for her friends. At one point she found them, and several minutes later they were gone. Serena went to search for them, but all she found was Darien leaning against the fence.
"Darien," she spoke.
He turned to face her, "Hey."
Tears started to come out of her eyes, "I'm sorry"
"For what?"
"I should have told you. I've always wanted to keep it a secret, but I guess the secret is out. Let me tell you a story on how I became who I am today."
Serena told him everything. The constant disappearances, being tired all the time, lying, being injured, feeling weak, and being secretive. It was all to be part of Sailor Moon. They walked around the pier while she told him.
"I should have told you what my secret. I've always wanted to keep it a secret, but I guess the secret is out. Let me tell you a story on how I became who I am today."
Serena told him everything. From the constant disappearances, being tired all the time, lying, feeling weak, and being secretive; Serena had a reason for that. They walked around the Pier while she told him.
They came to a stop, "That is why I'm Sailor Moon, and it's true that I'm not from this world. I'm from the moon," she paused, "The reason I didn't tell you, because I thought that you will never look at me the same way again. So I never told you, and everything would be normal."
"Why would you think like that?" she said nothing.
Meanwhile the inner scouts are watching the two to see if the plan was going back on track. Ami and Lita walked around the Pier pretending not to be suspicious, and they were talking through walkie-talkies.
"I really don't think that this plan of yours is going to work, Mina," Ami said worryingly.
"Ami, believe me. It's going to work. Despite the yoma attack, and almost losing her for good; I'm sure that nothing is going to ruin it," Mina reassured.
"Just hope you are right, Mina," Rei said while Mina started to record with the video camera.
While the scouts were talking, Serena and Darien were sorting things out. The only thing is that Serena was still having doubts.
"We agree that we won't keep secrets from each other," he said.
"Yes, but I still have some doubts," she responded.
"Why do you say that?"
"Now the negaverse knows who my friends are, and they can attack you or kidnap you to get to me. You know who I really am; you probably don't want to hang out with me anymore. You probably don't like me now you know that I'm a lunarian, and…"
He put his finger on her lips, "Serena, you know me better than that. I don't judge people for who they are. I don't care who you are. Heck, I could be half demon for all I know. I could grow fox ears, wings of a bat, and vampire teeth; would you still like me as I was?"
She giggled, "I would freak out first, but yes I would."
"See you're still my best friend even if you are alien, animal, or human. We're all the same in some different way," he embraced her with a hug; "There is something that I wanted to tell you too. There are words I can't to describe the way you impacted me in the past few years. You're perfect in every way. You're sweet, kind, loving, caring, helpful, and beautiful. There is no one that can take your place in my heart."
He paused, "Serenity Usagi Tsukino, I love you with all of my heart, all of my mind, and all of my soul."
She was shocked by his words, "I…I…"
Darien lifted her chin, and magically they leaned towards each other into a passionate kiss. Serena instantly kissed him back with the same intensity. With burning passion they so longed for. Serena wrapped her arms around his neck as he caressed his around her waist. Then the fireworks exploded during the kiss. The scouts noticed the explosions, but Darien and Serena was already caught up in their own little world to notice. Serena gave a moan of enjoyment. It was the perfect touch to the plan.
They slowly pulled apart for air, "Darien Mamoru Shields, I love you too. I don't know what I would do without you. I guess my conscience was wrong."
"What was it wrong about?"
"Part of me told myself that if I told you that I loved you, then it would ruin our friendship, and I was too scared to tell you. You helped me on getting my feelings for you straight."
"I'm glad to help. Let's go find the others," she agreed as they walked hand in hand.
"Did everything go well?" Ami asked anxiously.
"I got it all on tape. We can look at it when we get back at the hotel," Mina turned towards the couple, "Look who finally showed up."
"It's getting really late. All of us had an eventful day," Rei said.
The group walked back to the hotel, and they walked slowly. On the way they were recapping on the events on the yoma attack, and from the past week. Having all sorts of laughs of some of the retarded things they did, mostly they talked about Serena's ditzy moves.
Everyone but Mina and Serena went into their rooms. Mina knew why Serena was in a good mood, but she want to see if Serena would tell her.
"You seem to be in a good mood, Serena. Mind telling me what happened at the Pier."
"I feel better than I have ever done before in my entire life. Something happened that changed my whole perspective on life," she responded dreamily.
"I say your lips tell the whole story," Serena stopped whatever she was doing, "Don't worry. I won't tell anyone. You can tell the others when you two are ready."
Serena went to bed, and fell asleep to make up wonderful dreams and events, and especially the kiss that was given. She still remembers every moment of that evening. All the feelings were shown, and the way it was shown within the events.
The next morning Darien woke up, and got ready for the day. He saw his sleeping princess on the bed still having dreams of who knows what. He knew that the others were going to leave soon. So he decided to wake her up.
He brushed his lips onto hers in order to wake her up. A few seconds later Serena started to kiss him back. Darien knew that would make her wake up. She gave a slight moan.
"Good morning," he said softly.
"Morning, why did you wake me up so early?" she asked tiredly.
"We're leaving to go home, silly. Besides I had to get you up. It's such a beautiful day outside."
"I know it is. I like sleeping today, but I liked the way you woke me up," she got up from the warm bed.
"Really," he said in a seductive tone, and gave a peck on her cheek.
He gave her sometime to get ready for the day. She put on a red spaghetti strap top, and a pair of dark blue jean short shorts. Serena came out of the bathroom with her suitcase in her hand.
"I'm ready to go."
They met up with the scouts. They gathered the room keys, and checked out of the hotel. Several of them put everyone's suitcases on the bottom of the vehicle. Eventually all of them got onto the vehicle and drove their way home.