Hello, hello! I'm here again with another chapter and as I mentioned before this fanfiction sadly will soon come to a close. At this point I'm thinking…maybe two more chapters. So enjoy this one, I know I kind of left you guys at a cliffhanger last time. Sorry about that, but here's chapter 11. I must also apologize for this being a little late, my cousins came down to visit today and I didn't get a good chance to type until later in the day.

I don't own Sailor Moon.

Cresentpal: Yes, Serena was quick to forgive them and it was very sweet of her. I didn't have Luna and Artemis in this chapter because if they had been there they would've been trampled by all the yomas (we can't have that happen!) But don't worry they come back in in this chapter.

Lady Koneko: Whoa! You actually guessed right, it is Beryl in the forest. I'm truly impressed!

Sarah: Don't pull out your hair! I'm sure its too pretty to lose, I don't think there are going to be anymore cliffhangers in this story so you can rest easy for a little.

Taeniaea: Here it is the chapter you've been so eagerly waiting for, thank you for reviewing!

Kayla: Don't worry I'm a bookworm here too, whenever my sister goes to the mall she goes to Hot Topic (not that I don't like Hot Topic) and I go to Bordors. Suspence is one of the things you have to put in a story, it keeps the readers hooked, but I feel bad for torturing you guys at the saem time. I will try to get the Outers in, but it'll probably be near the end.

Lostsoulsbrokenhearts: I'll be sure to check out your fic whne I'm taking my break, watch out for my revewi!

Animegoddes: Yes its going to go all of the way :) Thank you for keeping up with my story it means a lot to me

Lovenhope: No problem, i'm being told that I'm improving a lot, so it's an experience for you readers and me. So we all have a wonderful time in the end.

Girl of Darkness: Well thank you for the bows and if you have any fanfitions I'm going to read one once I'm done both of these fanfictions so look out for my revewi And yes Darien must stop always thinking about Serena, he'll get himself hurt one day...

Chapter 11: Crystal

Serena froze like a frightened rabbit caught in its burrow with no way out. And for Serena it was kind of the same situation, she was surrounded by woods, but none of her friends were nearby to help her. She stayed perfectly still afraid that if she moved she would give away her position, but she had a bad feeling that whatever was out there already knew where she was.

Whatever it was, was walking on two feet and getting ever closer to her. Serena felt her familiar build up of power behind her tremendous fear. She wasn't suppose to be so scared, but she had a pretty good idea who it was and for some reason she couldn't make herself move.

To her horror Queen Beryl herself stepped out from behind a nearby tree, an evil smile painted on her lips. She seemed to glide forward and Serena could only stare, she couldn't move.

"It seems the rabbit has been caught in it's whole," Beryl sneered gliding closer to Serena.

"What do you want?" is what slipped past Serena's lips. Yes, it was a stupid question, what Beryl wanted was obvious. Serena however was so petrified if she didn't do something she was sure any movement would cause her to snap and break.

"You know what I want you stupid girl, the only reason you're still alive is because you are the only one who can locate the Crystal."

Serena? Darien inquired feeling her fear.

It's Beryl Darien, it's Beryl don't come near me! She'll kill you!

Serena realized that was true, if any of the scouts or Generals were to show up now they probably would get hurt or worse. But Serena was so scared she wasn't sure if she could defend herself against Beryl. Knowing she couldn't stay sitting as she was Serena managed to push herself up on her shaky legs to stare at Beryl.

Beryl let out a laugh, "I can see you shaking little Princess. Did you not like our last session together I can assure you there will definitely be a repeat performance."

Serena decided that she'd had enough of her taunts and shot her power that had been building up inside of her towards Beryl. Beryl with a bored look on her face lifted her hand a easily blocked the attack.

"Is that the best you can do Princess, try one of mine on for size," Beryl laughed shooting a beam of blazing red energy at Serena. Serena dazedly lifts up her arms to shield her face, but to no avail. The force of the blast slammed Serena back into the trunk of the tree with surprising force and she screamed as she felt the skin on her arms being burnt away by the dark energies.

When the attack finally let up Serena stood there panting against the trunk of the tree, she could see her forearms were seriously burnt by the attack, it hurt and tears rolled down her face. She heard Beryl's laugh again which sounded like nails on a chalk board and had to look up again.

"I always knew you would be weak Princess, without the Crystal you are nothing just like your pitiful mother," Beryl taunted. Serena saw red, and let forth a burst of white energy at a surprised Beryl; she hadn't expected Serena to recover so quickly.

Serena's sudden attack pushed her back a few steps, and when her attack cleared away Serena was standing there with anger blazing in her eyes. Beryl smirked, the girl was far to passionate, her passionate nature was going to get her into a lot of trouble.

"What? Are you proud of your mother girl? Then, why did she leave you behind? If she could save an entire kingdom why could she not save her own life?" Beryl said knowing Serena would get mad. Serena knew on some level that Beryl was just goading her and she needed to keep her head in battle. But her mother had still been her mother, and she'd not had the chance to know her as well as she'd liked. Her mother had been beautiful and courageous, she would not let Beryl step all over her.

"Shut-up!" Serena yelled sending forth another attack at Beryl. Beryl dodged this one and sent another one of her own back at Serena. Seeing it coming this time Serena dodge it, and they both launched their next attack at the same time.

Both of the attacks met each other in the air and exploded. Serena tried to ignore the bits of debris flying at her and launched another attack and Beryl did the same. As before their attacks met in between them, but both Serena and Beryl sent forth more energy into the attack hoping to best the other.

Their energy attacks battled back and forth in between them, sometimes gaining ground and other times losing it. Serena was unsure how much energy she'd put into this attack, but she was getting tired; her energy was running out. Still she put forth more energy into the attack, but Beryl barely flinched.

Serena suddenly found herself on the ground, her legs had given out beneath her. She couldn't tear her eyes away from the battle, she needed to win. If she couldn't destroy Beryl then she could at least wound her. But Serena was running out of energy at a painfully fast rate and she knew she had to drop her attack or pass out and be at Beryl's mercy. Stealing herself to be hit Serena lowered her hands ceasing the energy flow, and with that Beryl's attack hit her straight on.

Serena felt her back slam into the tree again and she let out a scream as Beryl's attack assaulted her from all sides. She felt like she was bring torn into, her body being ripped to shreds. It felt like there were little glass shards swirling all around her cutting her to little bits and pieces.

When the attack finally stopped Serena could only lie there on the ground unable to move. Her body hurt so much, it felt like if she wiggled her finger she would melt away into nothingness. Her clothes were cut to shreds, her skin bleeding from what looked like neat, deep, slices in her skin that were all over her. She wasn't unconscious but she didn't want to see if she could move, one wrong thing could knock her out.

"Ha! Puny Princess, did you really think you stood any chance against me," Beryl said walking closer to Serena. Serena could see her blurry figure some ways away, but she still couldn't move, couldn't speak.

"I won't kill you now Princess, but putting you in a coma would do me great pleasure," Beryl said lifting a hand and pointing it in Serena's direction, energy began to build up around her finger to enormous proportions. Serena recognized a deadly attack when she saw one and she knew she had to move. She pushed herself to a sitting position and the world spun and tilted. Serena found herself on the ground again, and when she tried to move her limbs didn't respond, Serena knew she wouldn't be able to dodge the attack in time. Her vision was going in and out, but she saw a large red ball leave Beryl's hand and come rushing at her.

A black figure stepped in front of her and obscured her vision, suddenly Serena saw everything with a startling clarity. She saw the red light of Beryl's attack glisten off of Darien's black hair, she saw him step him step in front of her in a protective stance. She saw his body jerk as Beryl's attack hit him in the stomach. A scream ripped it's way through Serena throat and burst from her mouth, echoing through the forest, "NOOOOOOO! DARIEN!"

When he fell Serena felt a surge of strength go through her and she shot to her feet. Her legs collapsed beneath her immediately again, but she managed to stumbled a few steps over to where Darien now lay as still as death.

"Darien!" she yelled coming to kneel above him. Serena saw blood, it was everywhere all around her. Darien's face was so white he could've been a ghost. Her hands fluttered about him shaking so badly Serena could barley move them.

"DARIEN DON'T LEAVE ME!" she yelled tears blurring her vision, he'd taken the attack for her, so that she wouldn't get hurt, and now he was leaving her. Her hands frantically pushed back his bangs her tears falling upon his white shirt soaking into it. Somewhere in the back round Serena could hear Beryl laughing with glee and saying something, but none of it mattered.

"Darien!" she cried squeezing her hands over the bleeding wound trying to staunch the blood flow. The blood just seeped through her fingers escaping onto the ground.

In desperation Serena leaned over him and whispered, "Darien, you can't leave me like this, I've only just found you. We were reborn so that we could have a life together you need to live for me Darien please!"

When Serena got no response she snatched up his wrist and tried to find a pulse. She kept checking trying to find one, his chest rose one more time, then fell. When it didn't rise again Serena's own heart seemed to stop beating.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" she yelled breaking down into hysterical sobs. Darien couldn't be dead it wasn't possible this was all just a bad dream and he would wake up any moment.

Darien! she yelled through their link, but all she felt was a spiraling black emptiness that seemed to go on forever. Serena shook her head in denial it could be, it wasn't true.

"No, no Darien. This is not how it's suppose to be," she said sobbing, "I love you!"

A single tear fell from her eye and suddenly burst into a brilliant silver light. Serena slowly held out a hand feeling as if she was in a trace, somewhere Beryl shrieked in rage. Serena could only stare transfixed as her tear grew even brighter as it changed shape rapidly. It soon settled in the form of a clear crystal it's white light growing even brighter.

Serena felt such a power fill her and sweep through her very being she gasped. It filled her, completed her; she felt like she was floating on air. Such joy filled her at the rush of pure, clean energy she eagerly reached along her link to Darien to share it with him, she felt only blackness.

Reality came crashing back down onto her and the energy flooded from her into Darien through their link. Outside of her mind she was bent over Darien's body and she directed all of the power into Darien weak drained body. She immersed herself into the injury directing her power to heal ands stitch the muscles and organs back together. The power she sent to him through their link she sent to his brain, muscles, and lungs forcing them to function and work. She pushed the air through his lungs and kept his heart beating; in seemed to be an impossible task.

Serena felt the power moved through her to him and using her body as a median was not easy. Her body was already drained of energy and hurt badly, but she would not, could not let Darien die. She pushed herself as hard as she could her concentration absolute.

She felt the wound healing itself right beneath her hands neatly stitching shut. She felt his lungs and heart begin to work on their own, his sprit had not left his body yet and Serenity could see it glowing with healthiness and life now. Through her link she felt the barrier in front of his memories snap and felt the memories of their past lives course through them both, she heard Darien gasp beneath her.

She opened her eyes and saw his deep ocean blue ones staring back into hers, tears fell from her eyes again, but this time they were from happiness. She saw the memories going by in a flash inside Darien's mind. She knew the next time she saw him he would remember everything.

The final repairs done to the wound were finished, Serena's work was done. With a sigh she closed her fingers around the crystal as it's light slowly faded away. Serena closed her eyes and let her body fall on top of Darien's and let the darkness close in around her.

Serena knew she was dreaming, but it felt so real, like the time she'd had the strange dream with Darien in it. But this time Serena opened her eyes and she was lying in a bed. She sat up and recognized her old bedroom from the Moon Palace, she would've looked around and savored being in it again but something pulled her towards the balcony.

She stepped out onto it and leaned over the railing, she was staring into a sea of fog. The fog looked like the same fog from the dream she'd had about Darien, but as soon as she thought that the fog slowly cleared away.

A figure was standing before her balcony and as the fog cleared the figure suddenly became visible. She was staring straight at Endymion who had his familiar gentle smile on his face. He stood there his hair shining in the urethral light, her was wearing his armor as he had in the Silver Millennium.

"Endymion!" she cried out tears of joy coursing down her face. Endymion's smile widened and without another word he began his assent to her balcony using the rope they'd always had there so Endymion could sneak in easily.

When he finally stood before him she threw her arms around him. She buried her face in his neck and cried. Endymion's warm arms enclosed around her rubbing his chin in her hair.

"It's alright Serenity I'm here," he whispered,

"I thought I'd lost you," Serenity sobbed.

"But you didn't. You did it love, you summoned the crystal, and you saved me." he said.

Serenity pulled away form him, but only enough to rise onto the tips of her toes and find her lips with his. She wrapped her arms around his neck opening herself completely to his kiss. She needed to feel him right now, when she'd almost lost him to the unknown, she needed him so much.

Endymion tasted her sweetness and like always he couldn't get enough. He immersed himself into their kiss their tongues entwining like vines on a tree. He'd brushed so close with death, he needed to feel her soft curves pressed against him.

Their kiss quickly turned much more passionate each sensing each other's need. Endymion lifted her up against him and Serenity's legs went around his waist instinctively. She could feel him through their layers of clothing and heat swept through her body.

Endymion's kisses ran down her neck, Serenity threw back her head and moaned in wild abandon. Endymion's hands tugged on her dress until she was bare to him from the waist up. His mouth moved over her nipping and suckling leaving his mark wherever he felt. Serenity arched into him moving her hips so she rubbed playful against him. Their bodies hungered to be joined and neither could wait much longer.

Endymion carried her back into her bedroom still kissing her then tossed her onto her bed. Serenity was already pulling off her dress and watched as Endymion rid himself of his clothes as well. He was on her again gently pushing her back into the plush pillows. And they soon became one…

Some time later they were still within the dream and Serenity found the Silver Crystal sitting in her palm. She held it tightly to her realizing it was the only thing of her mother's that she had left. A shiver traveled up her spine, she felt like they were being watched.

Serenity turned in Endymion's embrace to look out the balcony doors and saw her there. Beryl was floating close to her balcony glaring at Serenity through the windows. Serenity wasn't afraid though Beryl couldn't enter the Moon Palace. Serenity lifted herself onto her elbow uncaring of her nudity and glared right back at her. This women had destroyed everything she'd cared about in her past and she would not let it happened again. Beryl had almost taken her one true love from her today and she would pay dearly.

"When I fight you again I will win, and I will make sure your soul rots in such a hell that you will suffer eternally," Serenity spat at Beryl. The Silver Imperium Crystal glowed brightly in her hand and Serena was asleep again.