Hello everyone! Here is the third chapter to my fanfiction; I hope you all enjoy it. I know I kind of left you at a cliffhanger last time; I'll try not to do that again. I'm sorry it took a little longer to get this chapter out, but I was working on my other fic as well so please forgive me. Enjoy!
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Chapter 3: In the Dark
Darien was riding his motorcycle as fast as it could go; breaking many speeding laws while he was at it. He'd heard Serena's call and the waves of terror rolling off her through their link were enough o make him break a sweat.
Trough their link he could also feel that she hadn't transformed yet, which confused him. If she was in that much danger then she would've been able to transform and at least hold off her attacker until he could get there. But maybe her attacker wasn't a yoma at all, and that made his blood run cold.
Using the link on their minds he was able to follow a general direction to her. The nack had never failed them as Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask, and he didn't expect it to fail him now. Through their link Darien had a problem locking onto her because she kept moving. She wasn't moving over great distances, so she must've been running away from her as assailants. Which was the best thing to do if she couldn't transform and defend herself against her attacker.
When he finally in a range to communicate with her he sent, What's wrong Serena?
Oh Darien, hurry please there's two of them hurry!
ice cold fear clenched in his gut, Serena was being pursued by two attackers. He could feel that she was now within running distance. He pulled over and haphazardly parked his motorcycle.
"Serena!" he called into the night. Sensing that she was coming towards him he ran to intercept her, wherever she was coming from. A couple feet ahead of him he saw her stumble out into the street. Her hair was out of place, she was covered in scratches and he thought he saw blood on the back of her head.
Now extremely alarmed he called again, "Serena!"
Her head whipped toward him and the look of immense relief appeared on her face, and she ran into his arms. He clutched her to him; her small body was shaking violently in his arms.
Suddenly he heard a whistling in the air above them. He immediately pushed her out of his arms and jumped away himself. A huge ball of fire landed where they'd been both standing. A dark hulking figure landed in front of Darien, and another behind Serena.
"Darien, look out!" she shrieked, but the yoma behind her quickly wrapped an arm around her neck and another clamped over her mouth. Serena began bucking wildly in his arms trying to dislodge him. Darien was however preoccupied trying to dodge the oncoming blows of the yoma in front of him. He reached inside his jacket and grasped his transformation rose, but Serena shirked in his head, Don't! They already know who I am, don't give away your identity!
Darien let the rose go curing, she was right. He tried to fight the yoma with basically fist to fist contact. Yomas however didn't know the meaning of a fair fight, and this yoma could throw fire while Darien could not. He soon found himself jumping away to avoid blazing balls of fire.
Where the hell are the scouts?
I didn't have time to contact them, they should get here soon though, and Mercury's computer can sense yomas.
Darien's concentration returned to his fight with the yoma. He managed to get in a few blows but they didn't do much physical damage. And without the never ending supply of energy as Tuxedo Mask, Darien was getting tired. All two soon the yoma began to score hits on him, and each were steadily wearing him down.
The yoma threw another fireball at him, which he dodged with ease, but he didn't see the other one coming right after it. He didn't notice until he felt the white-hot burning hit of the fire throw him back, and he couldn't get up. He heard the yoma laugh, his whole body felt like it was one fire, and in certain places he knew he had to have third degree burns.
He managed to squint his eyes open while he tried to breath through the pain. All that he could think about was Serena, he couldn't leave Serena couldn't let the yomas take her. As much as he tried every movement was a burning agony he had to bit his lip to keep from crying out with the pain.
"Serena," he managed to whisper. Tears were poring down her face as the yoma turned form him leaving him lying there on the ground. He saw the yoma wave his hand through the air and a dark portal appeared in the space. He had to watch them drag her threw the portal with Serena fighting with everything she had, but it was futile, and soon they disappeared.
"NO!" he cried out trying to push himself onto his elbows. Inside of him he felt their connection wink out, it was still there, but he couldn't feel her presence anymore.
"NOOOO!" he yelled, trying to force himself to crawl to where they'd disappeared. Even as black spots began to swim in his vision, he tried to keep moving, for her, Serena.
Suddenly, a female figure was bending over him as the swirling lights of the ambulance rounded the corner. He recognized the figure as Sailor Mercury.
"What happened Darien?" she asked urgently.
"Serena, they took Serena." was all that he could manage in a strangled voice. He kept seeing the terror in her eyes, and the fear for him. His wounds burned his flesh, it was the most furious pain he'd ever felt in his entire life, but he could only imagine what Serena was feeling right now. She was all alone and being dragged into the negaverse. He was going to find her, even if he had to search to the very ends of the earth, he would do it. He had to before any harm fell upon his bunny. Exactly, two second later his entire world went black.
They were dragging her through endless darkness, their grips on her arms cruel and unrelenting. Evil, dark energy assaulted her from all sides until she was gagging on it, but all she could feel was fear for Darien. He'd looked so badly burned, and he'd fallen fighting for her. Why couldn't she just protect herself for once? How many people were going to fall in battle for her because she was so weak and simple minded. All she could was pray with all of her heart that Darien was going to be okay.
As deep as she was in her worry for Darien, she soon took notice to their cave like surroundings. She knew that she must be in the negaverse, and with all the trouble she and the scouts had caused they could be taking her to a generals or worse Queen Beryl herself. That thought sent of shiver of fear up her spin. She wasn't ready for this, she couldn't even combat a normal negaverse yoma, and how was she supposed to now face the leader of it. She wanted to cry like she usually did, but she put a ring on her tears. Any sign of weakness would be taken advantage of here, and she couldn't let that happen. From deep inside of her Serena strung up her courage, and hoped that she was ready to face whatever fate was set for her.
To her surprise instead of taking her to Beryl they tossed her into what could've been no other than a dark and dank cell. They left her in there as fast as they tossed her into it. Serena immediately stood and looked around trying to find a way out. To her dismay there was none, there was no windows of any kind. When she went around felting along the walls for loose bricks she could find none. They'd quite successfully trapped her, and she couldn't do anything until they came back for her; if they ever did. An unknown wariness seemed to settle over her and without warning she dropped to the floor and passed out.
Some time later she woke up and she was still in the cell. She shook the sleep from her and looked around again, she could still see no way out. The door had no window of any kind or a mechanism on the inside. She couldn't tell how much time had passed but it couldn't have been more than a few hours.
Serena jumped about a foot in the sir as the door to the cell opened, scraping along the stone floor. She sat up quickly and the two yomas that'd captured her were standing in the doorway. Both of them came into the cell and Serena jumped to her feet to defend herself. They laughed at her efforts and they soon both had her by the arms, again.
They were dragging her down much bigger stone passages now, and Serena could only grimly guess who they were taking her to. They walked through a doorway and they were in a humongous open room. Casting glances around Serena could see hundreds of other negaverse monsters milling around. There were so many of them, how could've she and the scouts possibly thought that they could defeat them all.
They soon threw her to the ground again and Serena just laid there trying to catch her breath, or think of someway to escape; but she could not take on all of these yomas by herself.
"Well look at this. The mighty Sailor Moon on her knees before me at last." came a chilling voice. Serena looked up and saw that she was lying before a throne. The waves of evil rolling off from it were almost enough to suffocate her. In that throne was none other than Queen Beryl herself. Serena quickly looked down again gathering her courage, she would not look upon her with fear, she would fight to the end, but never would she look upon her most hated enemy with fear.
She stared up at Beryl with fire in her eyes, a courage that she rarely showed. Queen Beryl was as beautiful as she was evil. Her blood red hair fell in waves and the skin tight dress was fitted to a perfect body. She would've been thought beautiful, but the blatant evil surrounding her could throw even a child off.
Beryl stared down at the young girl before her; this was the famous Sailor Moon that'd caused them so much trouble. She was nothing but and child and that could easily be disposed of. This is what her generals had been losing to, but Sailor Moon was the core of the Sailor Solders team. Without their leader, they could be dealt with much more easily now.
She'd expected the girl to hide her head and cower before her. But instead she met her gaze with defiance and no fear at all. Queen Beryl smiled evilly, if that was how the girl wanted it. She would break this girl and have her groveling at her feet in no time at all. She'd broken so many others that were stronger than her; this girl would be no different.
She examined the girl a little closer then gasped in shock. The girl's face looked so familiar, why hadn't she notice it before? She had seen that same determined gaze before as she was locked away forever. That same gaze had stared her down as its owner wielded the Silver Imperium Crystal to defeat her armies. That same gaze had been worn by Queen Serenity of the moon kingdom as she'd killed Beryl and her warriors.
But this girl can't be Queen Serenity. No, no she couldn't be Queen Serenity. The Crystal had used up that last of her life force, and she'd died on the moon. But...there had been her daughter.
"Bring her closer to me," Beryl commanded imperiously. The two yomas did as she said and Serena was soon kneeling right at Beryl's feet, but still looking up as her with defiance, the same look of courage and determination that Queen Serenity had.Queen Beryl reached out and placed a hand on Serena's head and without any hesitation Beryl thrusted her energy deep inside of her. Serena screamed and Beryl smiled, mind probes always hurt, and Beryl took her time searching through her.
She saw glimpse's of the Serena's pathetic life and her battles as Sailor Moon, but not much more. As she continued shifting through her memories she came upon a section of her mind that was blocked off, a barrier had been erected to keep some memories hidden even from Serena. Beryl tested the barrier with her power, Serena screamed even louder; apparently the barrier was not to be broken until a certain time. Beryl smiled but moved away from the Serena's mind.
Serena's screams echoed through the walls, and back to her. She could feel the horrible dark energy probing her mind, leaving her with no defenses at all. It burned and it was excruciating, shards of ice seemed to be piercing her skull, and she could hear the evil laughter all around her. Beryl's probe knocked against something in her mind, and it felt like she was hitting her in the head with a boulder. Not matter how loud she screamed Beryl didn't stop and the pain went on and on and on. It was endless.
Beryl now done with searching Serena's mind flooded her entire body with her dark power, searching for energy signals in the girl's body. Serena had never felt such pain before, her body instantly wanted to reject the dark energy that poured into her very being. She couldn't handle it, she couldn't stand it. Her body began to wither and shake in the yoma's grasp.
To Beryl's surprise she found two energy signals in the girl's body. Examined them closer and found the one held the energy of Serena, and Sailor Moon. Beryl moved to examine the other one, taking her time to ensure the girl felt maximum pain. The second energy signal was once again well hidden, but it contained another sort of power. The energy and power was ancient going all the way back to Selene the Moon Goddess herself. Beryl smiled triumphantly and pulled out of the girl.
She stared smugly at Serena; she sagged in the yoma's gripped. Her eyes were wide open in pain and her breaths were heaving. Queen Beryl now saw the exact resemblance that she hadn't been able to see before. She let out a terrible laugh that echoed around the room.
"It seems not only do we have the valiant Sailor Moon in our presence, but her highness Princess Serenity of the Moon Kingdom." Beryl cackled.
Serena's head shot up in surprise and confusion which only caused Beryl more glee. She bent closer to Serena an evil smile on her face, "You mean you didn't know little girl?" she asked sneeringly.
Beryl reached out and grasped Serena transformation broach, and tore it from her school uniform. Beryl clenched it within her hand until a crack appeared in it. Serena gasped as she felt another sensation take over her body. She felt light weightless, and a silver glow was building inside of her.
"Is this what is guarding your other form Princess, if I destroy it will you come out to play?" Beryl sneer at Serena. Beryl gripped that transformation broach as hard as she could and within a few moments it shattered to a million pieces in her hand.
Serena gasped as her form suddenly glowed with brilliant silver light. The yomas dropped her arms as if they'd been burned. Being evil lesser being as they were, standing to close to Serena caused them to disintegrate two moments later.
Serena felt an ancient energy coursing through her body, her very veins. She felt whole and calm as if a whole other side of her had been released. She felt a tingling sensation all over her body much like when she transformed. When the silver glow finally settled it still didn't go away. To all the veil beings in the room Serena seemed to glow pure and bright.
Queen Beryl had even had to shield her eyes from the brilliant glow and she stared upon the girl now she still had to squint as if she was unworthy to look upon her presence. But they now had the upper hand, they'd found Princess Serenity before the scouts, and soon the Imperium Crystal would appear. The girl hadn't even known of her true identity.
Now before her was the girl, but her appearance looked immaculate her skin whit as alabaster. Her golden blond hair had turned silver and her eyes had deepened in color; they were now a blue with flecks of violet floating in them. The crescent moon insignia glowed softly on her forehead, her white dress flowed around her in an array of silk.
Malachite and Zoicite you'd been standing nearby gapped at the urethral figure standing before their queen. Compare to Princess Serenity their Queen seemed to look ugly and dark, while the Princess was shining with a radiance that they hadn't seen in a millennia.
Serena looked down at herself in confusion and surprise. Her skin looked paler than usual and when her hair brushed past her and she saw it was now silver. A long white dress floated about her. Could she really be Princess Serenity like Beryl said, her klutzy clumsy Serena a Princess?
"We have you now Princess." Beryl laughed then gestured for Malachite and Zoicite to come forward. "Take her away, and make sure she doesn't escape," she ordered.
They both nodded and took Serena's arm and began to lead her away. Serena who was still in shock let them. As they touched her they felt some of her energy course up their arms and through their bodies making them feel different, as is they'd had a life before this.
Serena herself was still lost in her thoughts, if she was Princess Serenity why didn't she remember anything. And if she was then the scouts were in more trouble than they could possibly imagine their task had been to find Princess Serenity, and now she was in the clutches of the negaverse.
Much later on Darien awoke in the hospital where the nurse informed him he'd been in a coma for two days, but had made it very well through the surgery they'd to perform.
Two days! So much time had gone by and Serena was now two days in the negaverse's clutches. He wanted to leave right away, but the nurses said he couldn't until the doctors released him. Andrew and Rita came in to visit, but Darien was unable to tear his mind off of Serena. He needed to get to her, to find her at all costs.
At sometime in the afternoon Raye, Lita, Amy, and Mina came in. Raye of course was over enthusiastic to see Darien, but he just glared at them all. He'd figured out on his won that if Serena was Sailor Moon then these four must be the other scouts.
"Where were you?" he asked with startling coldness, they were momentarily taken aback.
"What are you talking about Darien?" Raye asked.
"Last night aren't the scouts suppose to know when a yoma appears, aren't they suppose to keep people form getting hurt, "at their shocked expressions he added, "Yes, I know you're the Sailor Scouts."
"Darien we're sorry we weren't there to help you last night, but we-" Ami started.
"I'm not talking about" Darien said cutting her off, "I'm talking about Serena! I wasn't able to protect her and she was taken by the yomas."
They're expressions of shock were so pronounced that Darien realized they hadn't had any idea that Serena had been taken, but it nothing to calm his anger.
"Once I get out of here I'm going to find her, weather you want to help me or not."
"Darien, there's no way that you can find your way into the negaverse, for a normal human-"
"Did you think you were the only one who had a secret identity?"
They were shocked to silence again, Darien turned away form them indicating that he no longer wanted to talk to them. The left quietly, but their minds were anything but calm. They ran from the hospital and Raye called a meeting at her shrine. Amy veered off to get Luna and Artemis who'd been staying at her house the night before, they had much to discuss.
Meanwhile, Darien sat in his room trying to establish a connection with Serena through their link. But he couldn't feel her at all, hopefully once he got out he could relay on their link to lead him to her. Just hang on Serena, I'll come and get you.