New Enemies

Chapter 5

Darien woke up and slowly opened his eyes, thankful that the room was dark. He felt much better, the wounds still aching but not as much as they had earlier. He managed to throw the blanket off of him and swing his feet off the bed. He pushed himself up into a sitting position and stopped to wince at the pain. His side still ached but he ignored it and got to his feet.

The room suddenly went twirling and he fell back on the bed, gritting his teeth at the new wave of pain. Frustrated, he slowly stood up and was able to stay up on his own two feet. He stumbled to the door and opened it, finding it led to a small hallway. He saw the edge of a round table and a chair at the end of the hall and made his way slowly towards it and found that Miles was sitting in it, drinking some tea. Miles looked up and smiled at Darien. "You're up."

"Yes. May I have some?" Darien asked, sliding slowly into one of the chairs.

"Of course. Let me just pour you some. How did you sleep?"

"Much better. Thank you for all of your kindness. But, I was wondering if you could answer my question." Darien said, taking the mug from Miles. Miles gave a weary smile and put the pot back on the small stove. He busied himself with a few dishes, his back to Darien for a bit before he spoke.

"Darien, you have to understand something. There is more than what you know."

Darien frowned. "What? I don't understand."

"There's more out there, more explanations for things. There is such a thing as power and…magic if you will."

Darien set his mug down. "Miles. Where am I?"

Miles sighed. "You are in a place called the Golden Garden, a hidden realm of Ellyson?."

Darien gasped. "Ellyson? I'm in Ellyson?"

Miles spun around. "You know Ellyson? How?"

Darien looked at his hands. "You are not the only one with more explanations."

Miles walked to the table and sat next to his friend. "Darien, I need that explanation."

Darien sighed and nodded as he began to tell Miles everything…

Kirala's eyes snapped open as she sat up in her bed, gasping for breath. Her hand went up to her neck as she massaged it, trying to get the air flowing more freely. A nightmare. A horrible nightmare of a force strangling the life out of her. She swung out of bed and went to the bathroom and flipped on the light and gasped at the small red mark that circled her neck. It burned like fire yet as cold as ice. She shivered and leaned her head against the mirror, fighting the panic that was trying to grip her. So it had been real. It had begun.

She pushed of the mirror and went back into the bedroom and walked to her jewelry bow and grabbed her small brooch. It was a white crystal shaped like a five sided star held in a golden container the looked like gold. She clasped it in her hands and closed her eyes, wishing to go to Miles. She felt her feet lift off of the ground and then land gently on the wooden floor of the small cabin. She opened her eyes and looked at the table where Miles sat and Darien. She gave a weak smile and sighed. "Oh Dear."

"It's alright. Darien was just telling me something very important. He's-" Miles stopped and seemed to look at her for the first time. She was in her pajama's still, her hair tousled. Her face was pale and her eyes looked as if they were currently fighting tears. And around her neck was a small red mark. Miles jumped up and went to her. "What? What is it?'

"She tried to…" She trailed off and let Mile pull her into the warm and protective circle of his arms. He held her as she began to tremble and broke down against him. If he hadn't been holding her, she would have fallen to her knees. "I know I should expect an attack like this but she did it in my dreams. A place where I thought I was completely safe. What are we going to do, Miles?"

"I don't know but we'll figure something out. Don't worry. Everything will turn out alright."

Kirala gave a small laugh and looked at him with teary eyes. "That's what you said last time. And we didn't see each other for a long time after."

"I mean it this time. It won't happen again. I promise."

"Don't make a promise you can't keep. We have one duty and that's all we need to concentrate on. Now. What were you telling me about Darien?"…

Miles told her everything Darien had told her and she slowly slid into a chair next to Darien and looked at him. "Endymion? Prince Endymion? Is that really you?"

Darien nodded. "Yes. And Serena is-"

"Princess Serenity." Kirala interjected and jumped to her feet. "I have to go and get to her. I was her mother's protector and I failed at that. I will not fail again."

"What? Wait!" Darien said, grabbed her arm. "What are you talking about?"

Kirala looked at Miles who blushed. "I hadn't gotten that far yet."

She sighed and sat down and took Darien's hands in her own. "My Lord-"

"Darien-"

"My Lord." She said firmly. "I am a Sailor Scout as well."

Darien frowned. "What?"

"I am Sailor Power, the source of the crystal that Princess Serenity now holds."

"But…that's…impossible…" Darien said slowly.

Kirala smiled. "Is it? I am a spirit of the crystal, you could say. I am the human form of the crystal. I am connected with it always. When Serena used it, my memories came back and I remembered who I was and found Miles."

"Remembered?"

Kirala sighed and stood back up. "Miles. I have to go. Explain all of this to Prince Endymion. I have to go to the Princess."

Darien stood up slowly. "Why? What's the matter?"

Kirala paused as she grabbed the crystal. "If Serena is the Princess you say she is, than she is in grave danger."

"Why? What's going on? You both are hiding something form me and you will tell me what it is." Darien said forcefully.

Kirala sighed and looked away. "She comes back even now as she speaks. She comes as a dark energy that will once again try to take over the power of the Moon. And the Earth."

"Who is she?"

"She was the one who attacked you, Darien." Miles said with a serious face. "She attacked you with her Sword of Souls in an attempt to get rid of everything that stands in her way. She was the one who killed Queen Serenity before she was banished to the far corners of the universe. She has come back revengeful for the power of the crystal. She is Queen Bakuda."

A chill went up and down Darien's spine when the name escaped Miles's lips. He leaned forward and steadied himself on the table. If this Bakuda had attacked him in an effort to get to Serena, she was going to hurt Serena. Nobody hurt his Bunny! Darien stood up and faced Miles and Kirala. "Take me with you."

Kirala nodded and smiled. "I was waiting for you to say that."

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