New Enemies
Chapter 6
Serena heard a knock on her door and frowned. Her "parents" were out and told her they wouldn't be home until late tonight. She got up from the kitchen table and went to the door and slid it open. Darien stood at her door looking at her with major relief.
"Serena. You're alright!" He came in and wrapped his arms around her. Serena let him hug her, her eyes wide with surprise and shock. Then, she wrapped her arms around him and held him tight.
"You're back!" Then she shoved off of him, not noticing the flicker of pain in his eyes. "How dare you leave me worrying! For more than a week! I thought you cared about me! I-"
"Forgive me for interrupting but we must go now." Miles said, appearing at the door. Serena stopped and looked at him, frowning.
"Miles?" She saw a flicker of movement and saw Kirala run up to them, her cheeks flushed. "Kirala? What are you doing here?"
Kirala opened her mouth but something moved behind Serena and she frowned and walked in. She saw a black cart walk in and her eyes widened in surprise. "Luna?"
Luna looked up and gasped. "Sailor Power? I thought- and you!" She cried when she saw Miles. Miles smiled. "Hi Luna. Long time no see."
"We all thought you two were dead! What happened?" Luna asked, jumping into Kirala's arms.
"We'd be glad to tell everyone but we have to go somewhere safe. We're all in danger here." Kirala replied, her face going serious. Luna nodded. "Of course. Do you have a place in mind?"
"Our place of course." Miles put in. "We'll know everything that goes on around us. It's best if we get everyone there now."
"Yes. Of course. Serena. Darien. Please go with them. I'll call the others and have them meet you there. Don't start until me and Artemis get there. I'd really like to heat this for myself. All the way through."
"Right." Kirala said and gave Luna the address and disappeared into Serena's room. Serena looked at Darien who looked at Miles.
"My Lord." Miles said, leading the way out. Serena looked at Darien, her eyes confused. Darien caught her expression and leaned down to her ear. "Ask later."
She nodded, trusting him wholeheartedly as they climbed into Miles's car and drove off.
She chuckled as she sat in her crystal throne. She was able to transport there and back though the energy needed to do it had drained her so. So she would wait. She could wait. She'd waited a long time for this. Her skin was color of a cold white, her eyes currently a light blue. Her cheeks were marked with purple lines, two on each side. She was dressed in a strapless white dress that clung to her curves and flowed on the floor, hiding her feet.
"I cam once long ago to take what was stolen from me. And I was banished for it. But now, I will take what is mine and once again rule the crystal!" She laughed evilly as the comet flew towards Earth, and her prize, the moon.
The Sailor Scouts all sat in the large house in the sitting room. They were all shifting in their seats, their eyes and bodies alert for anything. Finally, Artemis and Luna walked in and jumped on the table in the middle of the room.
"Now, tell us exactly what happened." Artemis said.
"Now hold up." Said Lita, jumping to her feet. "I want to know who these people are and why this was so important that it interrupted my class." She growled.
Kirala stood up, matching herself to Lita. "I am Sailor Power."
"What?" The girls all asked.
"I am the spirit of the crystal that Serena holds. I am apart of it as it is apart of me. The crystal was forged in a galaxy far away, on a planet. The Lands of Crystals. There, the crystal was taken, powerful and mighty. It wasn't until Queen Serenity possessed it that I came out. I was to protect only the true beholders of the crystal. It was my duty. Therefore I protected Queen Serenity, her the full power of the crystal so that she may defeat her many enemies. It was meant to be."
"The full power? You mean the crystal can even become more powerful than it already is?" Amy asked, intrigued.
"Yes. When I, the Spirit of the Crystal, left the crystal into my human form, I took part of the power with me. We are like two pieces of a puzzle. Not powerful alone but together, we could do anything. But, it seemed that even that wasn't true." Kirala closed her brimming eyes to compose herself before opening them again to continue. "Queen Serenity was the most wonderful, most beautiful person I knew. I was her guardian, her protector, but she was like my little sister in a way. She consulted me with minor things on love, on political decisions, and other women problems. We were inseparable. Then, our radar detected an energy source. Small and nothing to worry about. So, I did not act upon it. What a fool I was."
Miles took her hand and stood up next to her. "I came from the future, using my many connections with Sailor Pluto." Miles glanced at Pluto who gave a small smile. "I was surprised you didn't tell the others about me."
Pluto smiled. "There was no need. I knew everything would be figured out well enough. Go on."
Miles smiled. "I came back to see what would happen if I tried to stop what happened to Queen Serenity. But, I met Kirala instead. It was love at first sight. Though she was planning on killing me, thinking I was there to murder the Queen. But, the business was all sorted out and I stayed in the past with Kirala. We soon fell in love."
"But out love blinded our eyes to what was to happen. The danger that approached. When I finally found out that the small energy source had grown so immense, I knew doom was upon us. So, I left the Queen's side to do what I thought I had to do. I went and discovered her. Queen Bakuda."
A shiver went down everyone's spine.
"When the Queen found out that you had gone, she told Miles and Miles left." Luna jumped in standing up. She was furious with you, Kirala. But, she knew that she had to keep you all safe. So she sent you to Earth. All of you." Luna said seriously, turning to the rest of the girls before looking back at the couple. "But you never cam back and didn't come when that evil witch came. What happened?"
Kirala sighed. "I was fighting her and that damn sword of hers. The Sword of Souls. Instead of killing the person it strikes, it takes their souls. I was fighting her with my own sword when Miles arrived. I tried to defeat her, to get Miles out of harms way when-"
"She struck you." Artemis breathed.
Kirala nodded. "Yes, she struck me but only grazed me. She was ale to suck my soul out but the sword could suck it into itself. So, my soul wandered in space alone until I was brought back down to Earth for some reason. I remember taking the form of a child just about to be born than I was a child, forgetting everything."
Kirala sighed. "I was foolish to think I could make any difference without the rest of the crystal to help me. But I won't make the same mistake twice. I have come back to fulfill my duty that I failed to the Queen. I will protect you, Princess Serena, with all my might and all my heart as I did your mother. Will you accept me as your guardian?"
"Now wait just one minute!" Raye shouted, jumping to her feet. "Serena already has us, the four of us and Darien. We have Luna and Artemis. We don't need you! Just look how you screwed up the last time!"
"I wish to redeem myself but can you blame me for falling in love!" Kirala asked, her eyes turning into fire.
"Yes when it clouded your judgment as Queen Serenity's Guardian. You should have known what to do when you discovered the energy source!"
Miles stepped in front of Kirala and faced Raye. "Do not yell at her. You have no idea the suffering and the torture she has been burdened with."
"I'll yell to whoever I want to! Serena doesn't need her! We don't need-" Raye stopped and gasped, her eyes no longer seeing Miles and Kirala or the room around her for that matter. She felt pain beyond measure as though her should was being moved over to make room for another. Everyone in the room jumped up to help Raye but her head fell forward then raised slightly. Her eyes were now pure white and she was smiling evilly.
"Hello Sailor Power. And the Guardian of the Stars. I have you both together. How are you?" asked Queen Bakuda.
"What have you done with Raye!" Serena yelled, tears in her eyes.
Bakuda stood up and chuckled. "She's where she needs to be."
Raye groaned and sat up on the ground she was sitting on. She looked around and saw she was in a small room, resembling an interrogation room with a steel table in the middle with two chairs. A steel door was directly to her left and she jumped up and pounded on the door. "Let me out! Serena! Guys! Help me!"
She pushed back the tears of panic and continued to pound, hoping whoever had put her there would let her out soon…
Hey guys! Sorry about the confusion! I totally thought I posted this one! Kari-yugi, thank you so much for telling me that! I was almost about to post the next chapter! Well, anyways, so how do you like it? I hope it wasn't confusing. Miles's true identity will be explained next chapter. If you have any quesitons, post them and I'll answer them as soon as I can! Until next time!
Dragon Master Briam