Chapter one: Times are about to change.
IMPORTANT.......PLEASE READ......I NEED HELP!
A while ago my dad erased my hard drive losing thirty seven and a half pages of my story. I have the beginning but the end will have to be re written unless you, my faithful and highly underappreciated readers have this story on backup somewhere. It doesn't matter why you have this story if you have it but I would LOVE and WORSHIP anyone who can restore my long worked on story to me. Thanks and enjoy the heavily re written story.
CelticGoddess
Mishaps and Mayhem: What happens when you lose something? You look for it of course...that is unless you don't remember it's lost. Serena has this nagging feeling that she's forgotten something, or someone. Can a trip to an alternate dimension help her remember?
The battle was unlike anything they had ever been through before. The skies were dark even during the day and fire seemed to rain down all the time in a relentless barrage. The battle the senshi and tuxedo mask were currently involved in had lasted over three and a half months draining all their resources and energies and it still wasn't anywhere near done. And what was this battle for and who started it? It was another one of those races to get the silver crystal from its owner and protector, Sailor Moon and was led by Sailor Galaxia.
This day was one of the rare occasions when the fighting stopped and everyone regrouped. Unfortunately Galaxia also regrouped and she had more reinforcements. She used the innocent people of earth changing them into hideous creatures she could use thus when ever one of her mutant creatures fell another one was created in its place, in some cases two were created not just one.
"Ok so we are running low on resources, well we're nearly completely devoid of resources. Ami, did you find that weakness we were looking for?" Rei asked as she looked to the blue haired girl that sat across form her at the low table. The senshi and tuxedo mask had convened at the temple for a little mush needed strategic planning.
"No I haven't found any weakness but we have to keep looking so we can win this." Ami replied solemnly still typing away at her computer.
"Why?" Serena asked suddenly looking up from the maps and papers in front of her on the table.
"What do you mean 'why'?" Lita questioned raising an eyebrow at their leaders query.
"I mean, why do we have to fight day after day to protect these people? Why don't we just give the crystal to her and be done with it? I mean, the way we are going now, she's going to get it anyway. I mean why fight it?" Serena had all but given up hope. Her world was overturned so many times and this was the last straw. Now she sat there her blue eyes that had long ago lost that shine that the others had grown accustomed thinking about giving up. And it scared them. She had always been the one that they would look to for encouragement and she had been their strong beacon of hope.
"You can't mean that, can you Serena?" Darien asked concerned placing an arm around his fiancés shoulders and giving her a tight squeeze.
"No, this time I do mean it. There really is no reason to go on...and I just can't help but feel like there is something more I can do that I have forgotten. Something that would end this fight quicker. Like an inner power that I just can't reach or a forgotten someone who could bail us out. It's a little nagging thought in the back of my mind that has been with me ever since I first found out I was Sailor Moon and has gotten stronger over the years."(AN dundundun!)
"Common girl you can't think like that. We don't have to do this but it helps so many people and if we don't, what are we going to do?" Mina piped up.
"Gee I don't know, get a life? We've been doing this for so long, how do we know these people can't defend themselves? Oh I'm sorry guys I know your right, but it just seems like such a lost cause." Serena apologized laying her head down on her arms.
After that there was no more talk of giving up. Instead they continued with their plans to find a weakness and use it to their advantage. But someone was watching them. (AN doesn't that just beat all?) In a sudden wave of negative energy they were drawn out, or rather thrown out, of the temple and into the courtyard where their attacker was now made known. (As if they didn't already know who it was. Duh!)
"You know Serena, darling, I think you have the right idea. You should just give the crystal over right now and avoid the humiliation of defeat. Hey you never know...if you give me the crystal I just might let you live." Galaxia boomed from her position in the trees.
"After all the fighting we've done and the fact that you found out our identities you still don't know us at all and you won't live long enough to. We would rather die then surrender to you! COSMIC MOON POWER! You probably wouldn't let us live even if we did give you the crystal anyway." Serena yelled then transformed and was followed by the rest of the transformation calls.
Now everyone was standing in his or her uniforms facing down Galaxia. But something was different about this battle. Something was off.
"What the..." Mercury whispered as her mini computer blinked its warning. "Umm guys I think you should see this."
The creatures Galaxia used were massing in front of them. "ATTACK!" Galaxia screamed and the battle began.
"Kinda busy now Mercury. Can this wait?" Lita said as she punched one of the creatures in the stomach causing it to double over in pain.
"Not if you wish to continue this little fight for another month or so! This could be the weakness we were looking for." Ami shouted at her. "The rest of you should hear this too."
"Sure I'll just ask this guy to give me a ten minute time out. Hey we all could go for a hundred-year break. Sound good to you mister monster?" Serena said sarcastically as she too tried to defend herself against a monster that was trying to destroy her at the time. But when the monster retaliated with crushing blow to her arm she added, "Hmmm guess not."
"Ok I understand that but there is a "Sink hole" over near the temple entrance forming. I think it's the product of too much negative energy collecting in one place. What ever we do, we can't go near there." She finished with warning in her voice.
"Oh, well isn't that interesting. So you mean to tell me, Miss Mercury, that if someone were to...I don't know...fall into it they would disappear? Hmmm very interesting what do you say we put that little theory into action. Which one should I choose first? En...meany...miny...MOON!" She shouted as a wave of dark energy flashed toward Serena and thrust her toward the now growing portal.
"SERENA!" Everyone yelled as they saw Serena be pushed toward the portal flying through the air feet first. Something even stranger that happened was just as Serena was slipping through the event horizon what seemed like a giant ball of fire was emitted from her hand hitting Galaxia square in the chest.
The others looked on in disbelief. "YOU WILL PAY FOR THAT YOU BITCH! Mars Celestial Fire Surround!" Mars yelled pointing her attack at Galaxia for a head on blow. They watched as Galaxia fell to the ground then stood up holding her stomach.
"You stupid sailor twits! Well this seems like the perfect time to take my leave. I know you have to time to mourn your lost leader, if that's what you can call her..."Galaxia would have continued in her gloating if a barrage of roses hadn't hit her dead on.
"How dare you talk about her that way?! She was more of leader than you'll ever be! But then again you have to have someone to lead first and you seem to be short on voluntary followers. I mean, sure, when it comes to taking the lives of innocent people you got that down, but other then that...well lets just say you could use some work." Darien commented as he smirked at the cuts his roses had caused. (AN- I know I know. If you who are reading this and hate the fact that the only thing, at least that I know of, he can do is shake a stick and throw some flowers he'll just have to learn something new. Hehe..Do I feel a foreshadowing?)
"Well it seems flower boy over there has a backbone after all. Well you will pay for that but right now I don't feel like fighting you." Galaxia yawned as if she were bored and disappeared.
"Spineless bitch! Ami can you track Serena?" Rei turned to Ami startling her with the mixed emotions flashing in the fire princess's eyes.
"I don't know Rei, I'll try." Everyone held his or her breath as Ami typed at her computer faster then she had ever done before.
Her fingers came to a slow stop. "I'm afraid I can't find her. Her signals not registering anywhere in the world." Ami said quietly.
"I WON'T TAKE THAT! WE HAVE TO FIND HER!" Rei shouted then whispered softer, "We need her."
A voice from behind her calmed her down a bit, "She is safe. She is with people that will take care of her and help her to become a better leader and a person. This is all I can tell you but she will be able to return when she is finished with what they can teach her. Please don't try to find her it is nearly impossible, even I can't locate her but this is something she desperately needs to do in order to preserve the world. Hope is all we have now; hope that she finishes her business quickly for Galaxia won't let this opportunity slip by." A tall figure with cascading green hair and green sailor outfit stalked out of the shadows and approached the group. "Now I understand that this is hard to accept but she WILL return and she WILL be safe until that time. You can trust me."
"Damn it Pluto we don't need your hallow promises. What we need right now is for you to tell us where she is and we need you to tell us now!" Darien shouted.
"ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME? I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS!" Pluto said pain evident in her eyes as the normally quiet senshi raised her voice in a harsh yell.
"We're sorry Pluto, were all just a little...stressed." Lita came up behind Darien and placed a hand on his shoulder giving it a gentle squeeze.
"Well where ever she is, we can't find her now and Pluto said she was safe so why don't we just go home and get some sleep. Common guys." Mina suggested and began walking home.
"Good-bye and good-night. I promise she is safe and in good hands. "Pluto reassured the retreating people only wishing she believed it.
Back with Serena
The last thing Serena had seen were her friends rushing to help, her hand emitting that weird fire, then blackness. Blackness that seemed to envelope her and in a way and comfort and reassure her. Then, in a sudden rush of light and energy, she was falling. Falling from what, to her, looked like thousands of feet. She took one good breath and let out a blood-curtailing scream that seemed to echo for miles. There was nothing she could do now but fall waiting for the cold hard impact of the ground.
Capsule Corps
All of, or most of, the dragon ball gang had gathered (gee isn't that convent) at Capsule Cops. (From now on to be refereed to a CC.)
"Does anyone else feel that?" Goku said as he rose from the table with several of the other guys also getting up.
"That ki is enormous. I sure hope it's on our side." Goten said getting up and walking toward the window followed by most of the current occupants of the building.
What they say shocked them. Swirls of silver clouds and stripes of lightning shooting across the sky opening into a portal of blackness. They were shocked at what they saw but were more shocked at what they heard. A clearly female voice broke through the commotion and was falling, and falling fast.
Before anyone could protest Goku shot up into the sky where the voice was coming from. What he saw when he got there shocked him and amazed him (Kinda like a circus), there was a girl falling toward the ground with long blond hair flailing all around her. He flew up to her and grabbed the blond and looked down on her and gasped. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. She was looking at him with deep blue eyes that seemed to reflect wisdom and sadness that was mixed in with fear and relief.
Serena looked up at the man that was now holding her. She was surprised at what she saw. His dark eyes looked into her deep blue eyes. That was about all she had time to notice before the dark claimed her for its own.
Colors were swirling around and shadows were moving everywhere. On shadow in particular caught her attention. It was shaped like a woman, a tall woman. As the shadow got closer, the image began to get clearer and not so shadowy. Finally when the image was only about a foot in front of her the image solidified and sailor Pluto was there.
"What's going on Pluto, where are we?" Serena asked as she looked at her feet that were floating in the midst of a white abyss.
"This is nothing more then a way for me to give you a message. You are where you need to be and you have things you need to do, training to complete. You are not ready to come home but when you are I will be there and you will be a better person for this experience. Listen and learn from all that is around you Serena because it is something you have heard before. You know what you can do and now it is time for you to open your eyes. Remember you can't come home until you remember so remember quickly." As soon as that was said she disappeared the same way she had come but in reverse.
Serena stood there staring after the retreating figure trying to decipher the meaning of her cryptic message. Before she could understand the room grew dark sending her off into a dreamless sleep.
The next time she opened her eyes it was well lit out and she took in her surroundings. She was in a queen size bed that had deep green sheets with matching comforter. The floor of the room was covered in wall to wall hunter green carpet drapes to match. There was a modest size closet with a chest of drawers in the corner. Even though the room was sparsely furnished she could tell the person who had decorated it had good taste.
She slowly sat up (yes she was lying down) and instantly regretted it. She grabbed her head as a sharp pain shot through it. Carefully she got out of the bed and walked to the bedroom door. She heard several voices discussing something that was probably her around the corner. She pressed her body against the wall and listened.
"I don't trust her. I didn't think a human could have that much power let alone a woman." A deep almost menacing voice commented.
"Well I think you should at least let her wake up before you start passing judgment on someone that only a few hours ago was completely at the mercy of gravity." One of the women stated obviously annoyed.
"Did anyone ask your opinion?" Another voice rumbled.
This went on for several minutes before Serena decided to step out from her hiding place. She looked around as everyone stared at her and then quietly she said, "Hi."
"Ohhhh good you're awake. How do you feel?" The woman with blue hair asked seemingly concerned. Serena recognized her belonging to the voice that was defending her and instantly took a liking to the woman's personality.
"Well I've got a headache, but other then that and, all things considered, in fine. Thank you for helping me and I'm sorry to have dropped in on you like this." Serena answered softly not sure what the people that were now looking strangely at her would believe. "Hehehe.....no pun intended."
"Do you mind telling us why you're here, who sent you, and why do you have so much power for a human? Oh and maybe you can tell us why were falling through that portal?" The gruff voice from before asked her as his coal black eyes burned into her blue ones. The owner of this menacing voice wasn't a tall man but he had jet-black hair that swept back into a patch of spiky hair. His eyes seemed to match his hair begin coal black and piercing. But there seemed to be something behind that shield of emotionless black but at the moment she couldn't tell what it was. She could hear Pluto's voice in the back of her head telling her that these were the people she was supposed to befriend.
She looked at all the expecting faces and decided that if she didn't tell them the truth and they somehow found out later she wouldn't last very long. Also they seemed to be powerful beings and she obviously wasn't in Kansas anymore Toto. "My name is Tsukino Serena and as far as I can tell, I'm not from around here. I mean I'm from earth...kinda...but my world is under attack by this woman named Galaxia and she isn't here. No one sent me I was flung here when a pool of negative energy collected and created a portal. And I guess you sense power because I'm not all-human. In fact I'm not really human at all." She looked around and saw all of the disbelieving glares they were giving her. "What?"
"If you're not human and you're from earth then what are you?" The tall green man asked.
"Well..."She didn't know if she should tell them but she figured they would have to know sooner or later. "...I'm Lunarian." She took a step back as she was bombarded with questions.
"I thought the Lunarians were destroyed thousands of years ago." A taller man with black eyes that seemed to show a kindness in them asked her in a shocked, but still sensitive tone.
"Well the Moon-kingdom was attacked and destroyed but Queen Serenity used her last energy and the Silver Crystal to send the children of moon to be reborn a thousand years in the future on earth." Serena informed him, her tone becoming a bit more subdued. "That's why I'm from earth but also Lunarian."
Everyone just stared at her not totally believing her or disbelieving her. "What were you doing in the middle of a battle with this Galaxia chick?" Trunks asked.
She looked down not wanting to say anything but eventually she decided to tell them. "Well you see, on our earth there are five warriors known as the sailor senshi and one man disguised as Tuxedo Mask. Sailor Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus and Sailor Moon. All of them use powers derived from their respective planets. Except for Sailor Moon who uses the Silver Crystal as the source of her power." She paused and looked around.
"Umm that still doesn't explain what YOU were doing there." Gohan stated.
"I was getting to that thank you. Well in my world I am Sailor Moon..."She was about to continue when she was interrupted by loud laughter.
"You're a warrior? Right!" The man with the emotionless eyes burst into laughter.
"VEGETA! Stop that it's not that unheard of! I mean look at ChiChi, even Goku wouldn't want to take her on. Don't mind my husband here, he has a very overwhelming holier then thou attitude." The blue haired woman apologized. "By the way I'm Bulma, this is Goku, his wife ChiChi, their sons, Gohan and Goten, Gohan's girlfriend Videl, Krillin, his wife 18, their daughter Marron, Piccolo, and Yamcha. (I don't know how to spell his name.)" Bulma introduced everyone and when she came to their names they nodded to Serena.
"Well it's nice to meet all of you..."She started but then realized something grabbing at her bow and turning to look with panicked eyes on the group before her. "...Has anyone seen my locket? I had it here before I was sucked into the portal." She began to frantically look for it in the folds of her clothes and on the floor but to no avail.
"You mean this?" Vegeta said holding up a silver locket in his hand. (I'm changing the compact to be a silver locket with gold moons on the outside with a compartment on the inside for the crystal.
"Yes, that's it now can I have it please?" Serena said holding up her hand to receive the locket.
"I don't think I should give this to you right now. Just to make sure you are who you say you are." Vegeta said in a cold tone.
"What are you going to do, run a background check with your inter- dimensional computer? I told you who I was and you're with holding something very important that belongs to me." When she realized he wasn't responding she sighed. "You know what, fine, keep the damned locket but I am taking the crystal! That is something I can't let you keep." She stated flatly and opened her hand again but this time the crystal dematerialized and reappeared in her open palm. She then took her other hand and put it over the crystal causing it to glow. Then it disappeared...into her?
"What was that?" ChiChi asked from where she stood next to her husband.
"I told him I wouldn't let him keep my crystal. It was given to me to protect and for the past ten years I have kept it away from a multitude of enemy's. I did not come this far just to let him take it from me when I was sleeping. The locket is not important but if the crystal should happen to fall into the wrong hands it could be the end of the universe." Serena said perhaps a bit too cryptically. "Hehehe did I say that out loud? Well I'm sure you know what I meant. Right?" She calmed down after they nodded.
As time went on, the gang talked and got to know each other. They talked about all the things they had in common and learned a great deal about each others fighting abilities.
They had come to the conclusion that Bulma was going to help Serena get home so she would be staying at C.C for as long as it took and needless to say Vegeta had some...opinions about that. The night had begun to set in and Serena could tell they still didn't trust her but that would have to wait until the next morning since everyone was going home.
As she was about to leave she remembered something..."Who saved me when I was falling?" She asked.
"Oh that was Goku. Everyone else was right behind him though...someone was bound to catch you." Bulma answered as she cleared away the coffee and tea cups.
"He can fly?" She questioned further.
"Ummmm, no what gave you that idea?" Bulma said looking around a little nervously.
"Well I remember that I didn't hit the ground and when I was caught we...drifted." She replied.
"Well it's late we should say goodnight...bye." Bulma said as she scurried up the stairs.
"Well goodnight then..." She called after the retreating figure more confused then ever. What were they hiding from her?
After Bulma had disappeared Serena didn't feel much like sleeping. Instead she walked to the front door and went outside closing the door behind her. She took a deep breath and let the cool, crisp night air fill her lungs. She walked on the lush grass allowing the blades tickle the bottoms of her bare feet. She didn't know where she was going but she let her feet guide her. She came to the edge of a cliff, looked over and saw a deep ravine. She sat down on the edge dangling her feet off the edge and rested her hands lightly in her lap. Looking up at the stars and the moon, Serena thought about what her friends were doing and oddly enough they were doing much the same thing.
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The night sky sparkled with the light of the stars and moon. It seemed to the senshi and to Darien that the world didn't know the great treasure it had lost. (OMG did I really write that....rolls over and gags. Sorry it has to be there for now.) When Serena didn't come home, her parents had begun to ask questions and everyone hadn't the heart to lie to them...the truth had come out and sailor moon was revealed to her family. Now with her being gone the only thing they could do was wait, wait for the day when she had finished what she had to do and would return.
(Ok that was short but right now what the sm people are doing is not as important as the db people are.)
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While sitting on the cliff Serena gave some more thought to her dream. What 'business' did she have to complete here and what training did she have to undergo? It just didn't seem right. She was forced into this new place with people who really don't trust her and are hiding things from her. Things just weren't going her way. As she sat there staring at the sky a silver tear slid down her face and then to the ground. She turned suddenly when she heard rustling behind her.
"Who's there?" She called out to the darkness behind her and taking up a fighting stance.
"Chill it's just me, Trunks." The boy stepped out from the cover of the trees and next to Serena.
"Shouldn't you be sleeping or something?" She asked him.
"Shouldn't you?" He retorted.
"Hehe good point. So what you doing out here kid?"
"I'm not a kid and I was just coming out to see if you were ok."
"Well that's sweet of you but right now...well let's just say I have a lot to figure out and even more emotions to sort through. In time I should be fine. Gee listen to me Pluto would be proud." Serena said rolling her eyes at her own wordiness.
"Pluto?" Trunks asked.
"Yeah she's the sailor senshi of time and space. She controls the flow of time in our dimension as well as time travel."
"Wow that's weird." Trunks said from his position next to her on the cliff. "I didn't think that was possible with out a time machine."
"Time machine? You mean you guys have dealt with time travel before?" She asked shocked.
"Yeah. But don't tell anyone I told you, they didn't want you to know."
"Why? Don't they trust me? What are they afraid of?"
"Knowing them their afraid of what you're capable of."
"What do you mean, what I'm capable of?"
"Well every living thing has a life force... a ki. And most of us can sense these ki's and judge how powerful people or things are. When you first arrived, falling through that portal thing, we sensed your really high ki." Trunks explained.
"What? Wish my friends could hear this. How old are you?"
"I'm six years old." (I know I made him seem a little old for his age but look at who his parents are.....please don't hate me.)
"Pretty insightful for a six year old aren't you?"
"You've met my mom haven't you?"
"Hehe. Again, good point. Well I think it's time we all go to bed, right trunks?"
"Yeah dad and I are going to train tomorrow and we usually get up way early. So, good night Serena."
"Goodnight trunks."
Serena and trunks got up and made their way to the house and went their separate ways. Serena climbed up the long staircase to her room, the green room, and with the pajamas Bulma had lent her got into bed. Her night to follow was to be full of nightmares of her friend's deaths and the destruction of earth. She saw it all and she was helpless to stop or prevent it.
The next morning Bulma and Serena went shopping for any and all clothes that Serena might need over the period she would be staying there.
Days turned to weeks, weeks turned to months; months turned to a year and Serena had gotten to know her new friends fairly well and in turn they had revealed a little of their secrets to her, that is until something strange happened.
Serena was standing at the sink washing the rest of the morning dishes for Bulma when she felt something strange. Looking down she saw a bright light glowing from her chest where the crystal was residing. It was reacting to something or someone as it retracted from her body and fell to the floor. It was at that time that Serena noticed Vegeta was in the room when he bent down to pick up the crystal.
"For something that could 'make or break' the universe, your sure treat it carelessly." Vegeta said in a ruff voice.
"It's...it's never done that before. Can I please have it back Vegeta?" She asked in a shocked tone.
"If you want it, come and get it." He said holding his hand out flat with the crystal lying in it.
Serena walked up to him, reached out for the crystal but stopped when it started to glow. Something happened between the two and despite any and all outward distractions; they were in their own world. With their eyes locked on one another memories flashed in their minds. A memory of the silver millennium, the destruction of Vegeta-Sei, and the most important aspect that they remembered was Serena and Vegeta's relationship. Only moments had passed but to the two, it seemed like a lifetime before this strange connection broke.
The crystal fell, once again, to the floor followed by Serena who sank to her knees with silver tears trickling down her cheek. Vegeta looked down on her and put his hand out to help her up. Without words he lifted her up and into his arms giving her an enormous hug.
"Umm...Vegeta air would be a good thing right about now." Serena said in an amused voice.
"Right." Was his only reply but laughter was evident in his voice.
"What's going on here? What are you doing with my husband?" Bulma asked just entering the room with her hands on her hips.
Ignoring Bulma entirely Vegeta turned his gaze back on Serena. "I want some time alone with you before these idiots tear us apart."
"That would be a good idea although they are not idiots. Maybe we can figure out what's going on here." Serena replied then looked at Bulma said with a smile. "It's not what you think; we just have a few things to work out"
With that Serena and Vegeta walked outside and, with Vegeta carrying Serena, they took off. They flew for a few minutes and landed on the edge of a cliff just outside Satan City where they sat and talked about their lives as of that moment.
Meanwhile at C.C, Bulma had called the gang and they were all there trying to figure out what was going on.
"I told you I didn't trust her." Piccolo said from his position leaning against the wall.
"But she seemed so polite." ChiChi remarked.
"Well we can't do anything about it right now. Bulma, you said they were coming back right." Goku asked and when receiving a nod from Bulma continued. "Then why don't we just calmly wait for them to get back and I'm sure they will explain everything."
"Your right Goku, we'll just wait here and see what happens when they get back."
IMPORTANT.......PLEASE READ......I NEED HELP!
A while ago my dad erased my hard drive losing thirty seven and a half pages of my story. I have the beginning but the end will have to be re written unless you, my faithful and highly underappreciated readers have this story on backup somewhere. It doesn't matter why you have this story if you have it but I would LOVE and WORSHIP anyone who can restore my long worked on story to me. Thanks and enjoy the heavily re written story.
CelticGoddess
Mishaps and Mayhem: What happens when you lose something? You look for it of course...that is unless you don't remember it's lost. Serena has this nagging feeling that she's forgotten something, or someone. Can a trip to an alternate dimension help her remember?
The battle was unlike anything they had ever been through before. The skies were dark even during the day and fire seemed to rain down all the time in a relentless barrage. The battle the senshi and tuxedo mask were currently involved in had lasted over three and a half months draining all their resources and energies and it still wasn't anywhere near done. And what was this battle for and who started it? It was another one of those races to get the silver crystal from its owner and protector, Sailor Moon and was led by Sailor Galaxia.
This day was one of the rare occasions when the fighting stopped and everyone regrouped. Unfortunately Galaxia also regrouped and she had more reinforcements. She used the innocent people of earth changing them into hideous creatures she could use thus when ever one of her mutant creatures fell another one was created in its place, in some cases two were created not just one.
"Ok so we are running low on resources, well we're nearly completely devoid of resources. Ami, did you find that weakness we were looking for?" Rei asked as she looked to the blue haired girl that sat across form her at the low table. The senshi and tuxedo mask had convened at the temple for a little mush needed strategic planning.
"No I haven't found any weakness but we have to keep looking so we can win this." Ami replied solemnly still typing away at her computer.
"Why?" Serena asked suddenly looking up from the maps and papers in front of her on the table.
"What do you mean 'why'?" Lita questioned raising an eyebrow at their leaders query.
"I mean, why do we have to fight day after day to protect these people? Why don't we just give the crystal to her and be done with it? I mean, the way we are going now, she's going to get it anyway. I mean why fight it?" Serena had all but given up hope. Her world was overturned so many times and this was the last straw. Now she sat there her blue eyes that had long ago lost that shine that the others had grown accustomed thinking about giving up. And it scared them. She had always been the one that they would look to for encouragement and she had been their strong beacon of hope.
"You can't mean that, can you Serena?" Darien asked concerned placing an arm around his fiancés shoulders and giving her a tight squeeze.
"No, this time I do mean it. There really is no reason to go on...and I just can't help but feel like there is something more I can do that I have forgotten. Something that would end this fight quicker. Like an inner power that I just can't reach or a forgotten someone who could bail us out. It's a little nagging thought in the back of my mind that has been with me ever since I first found out I was Sailor Moon and has gotten stronger over the years."(AN dundundun!)
"Common girl you can't think like that. We don't have to do this but it helps so many people and if we don't, what are we going to do?" Mina piped up.
"Gee I don't know, get a life? We've been doing this for so long, how do we know these people can't defend themselves? Oh I'm sorry guys I know your right, but it just seems like such a lost cause." Serena apologized laying her head down on her arms.
After that there was no more talk of giving up. Instead they continued with their plans to find a weakness and use it to their advantage. But someone was watching them. (AN doesn't that just beat all?) In a sudden wave of negative energy they were drawn out, or rather thrown out, of the temple and into the courtyard where their attacker was now made known. (As if they didn't already know who it was. Duh!)
"You know Serena, darling, I think you have the right idea. You should just give the crystal over right now and avoid the humiliation of defeat. Hey you never know...if you give me the crystal I just might let you live." Galaxia boomed from her position in the trees.
"After all the fighting we've done and the fact that you found out our identities you still don't know us at all and you won't live long enough to. We would rather die then surrender to you! COSMIC MOON POWER! You probably wouldn't let us live even if we did give you the crystal anyway." Serena yelled then transformed and was followed by the rest of the transformation calls.
Now everyone was standing in his or her uniforms facing down Galaxia. But something was different about this battle. Something was off.
"What the..." Mercury whispered as her mini computer blinked its warning. "Umm guys I think you should see this."
The creatures Galaxia used were massing in front of them. "ATTACK!" Galaxia screamed and the battle began.
"Kinda busy now Mercury. Can this wait?" Lita said as she punched one of the creatures in the stomach causing it to double over in pain.
"Not if you wish to continue this little fight for another month or so! This could be the weakness we were looking for." Ami shouted at her. "The rest of you should hear this too."
"Sure I'll just ask this guy to give me a ten minute time out. Hey we all could go for a hundred-year break. Sound good to you mister monster?" Serena said sarcastically as she too tried to defend herself against a monster that was trying to destroy her at the time. But when the monster retaliated with crushing blow to her arm she added, "Hmmm guess not."
"Ok I understand that but there is a "Sink hole" over near the temple entrance forming. I think it's the product of too much negative energy collecting in one place. What ever we do, we can't go near there." She finished with warning in her voice.
"Oh, well isn't that interesting. So you mean to tell me, Miss Mercury, that if someone were to...I don't know...fall into it they would disappear? Hmmm very interesting what do you say we put that little theory into action. Which one should I choose first? En...meany...miny...MOON!" She shouted as a wave of dark energy flashed toward Serena and thrust her toward the now growing portal.
"SERENA!" Everyone yelled as they saw Serena be pushed toward the portal flying through the air feet first. Something even stranger that happened was just as Serena was slipping through the event horizon what seemed like a giant ball of fire was emitted from her hand hitting Galaxia square in the chest.
The others looked on in disbelief. "YOU WILL PAY FOR THAT YOU BITCH! Mars Celestial Fire Surround!" Mars yelled pointing her attack at Galaxia for a head on blow. They watched as Galaxia fell to the ground then stood up holding her stomach.
"You stupid sailor twits! Well this seems like the perfect time to take my leave. I know you have to time to mourn your lost leader, if that's what you can call her..."Galaxia would have continued in her gloating if a barrage of roses hadn't hit her dead on.
"How dare you talk about her that way?! She was more of leader than you'll ever be! But then again you have to have someone to lead first and you seem to be short on voluntary followers. I mean, sure, when it comes to taking the lives of innocent people you got that down, but other then that...well lets just say you could use some work." Darien commented as he smirked at the cuts his roses had caused. (AN- I know I know. If you who are reading this and hate the fact that the only thing, at least that I know of, he can do is shake a stick and throw some flowers he'll just have to learn something new. Hehe..Do I feel a foreshadowing?)
"Well it seems flower boy over there has a backbone after all. Well you will pay for that but right now I don't feel like fighting you." Galaxia yawned as if she were bored and disappeared.
"Spineless bitch! Ami can you track Serena?" Rei turned to Ami startling her with the mixed emotions flashing in the fire princess's eyes.
"I don't know Rei, I'll try." Everyone held his or her breath as Ami typed at her computer faster then she had ever done before.
Her fingers came to a slow stop. "I'm afraid I can't find her. Her signals not registering anywhere in the world." Ami said quietly.
"I WON'T TAKE THAT! WE HAVE TO FIND HER!" Rei shouted then whispered softer, "We need her."
A voice from behind her calmed her down a bit, "She is safe. She is with people that will take care of her and help her to become a better leader and a person. This is all I can tell you but she will be able to return when she is finished with what they can teach her. Please don't try to find her it is nearly impossible, even I can't locate her but this is something she desperately needs to do in order to preserve the world. Hope is all we have now; hope that she finishes her business quickly for Galaxia won't let this opportunity slip by." A tall figure with cascading green hair and green sailor outfit stalked out of the shadows and approached the group. "Now I understand that this is hard to accept but she WILL return and she WILL be safe until that time. You can trust me."
"Damn it Pluto we don't need your hallow promises. What we need right now is for you to tell us where she is and we need you to tell us now!" Darien shouted.
"ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME? I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS!" Pluto said pain evident in her eyes as the normally quiet senshi raised her voice in a harsh yell.
"We're sorry Pluto, were all just a little...stressed." Lita came up behind Darien and placed a hand on his shoulder giving it a gentle squeeze.
"Well where ever she is, we can't find her now and Pluto said she was safe so why don't we just go home and get some sleep. Common guys." Mina suggested and began walking home.
"Good-bye and good-night. I promise she is safe and in good hands. "Pluto reassured the retreating people only wishing she believed it.
Back with Serena
The last thing Serena had seen were her friends rushing to help, her hand emitting that weird fire, then blackness. Blackness that seemed to envelope her and in a way and comfort and reassure her. Then, in a sudden rush of light and energy, she was falling. Falling from what, to her, looked like thousands of feet. She took one good breath and let out a blood-curtailing scream that seemed to echo for miles. There was nothing she could do now but fall waiting for the cold hard impact of the ground.
Capsule Corps
All of, or most of, the dragon ball gang had gathered (gee isn't that convent) at Capsule Cops. (From now on to be refereed to a CC.)
"Does anyone else feel that?" Goku said as he rose from the table with several of the other guys also getting up.
"That ki is enormous. I sure hope it's on our side." Goten said getting up and walking toward the window followed by most of the current occupants of the building.
What they say shocked them. Swirls of silver clouds and stripes of lightning shooting across the sky opening into a portal of blackness. They were shocked at what they saw but were more shocked at what they heard. A clearly female voice broke through the commotion and was falling, and falling fast.
Before anyone could protest Goku shot up into the sky where the voice was coming from. What he saw when he got there shocked him and amazed him (Kinda like a circus), there was a girl falling toward the ground with long blond hair flailing all around her. He flew up to her and grabbed the blond and looked down on her and gasped. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. She was looking at him with deep blue eyes that seemed to reflect wisdom and sadness that was mixed in with fear and relief.
Serena looked up at the man that was now holding her. She was surprised at what she saw. His dark eyes looked into her deep blue eyes. That was about all she had time to notice before the dark claimed her for its own.
Colors were swirling around and shadows were moving everywhere. On shadow in particular caught her attention. It was shaped like a woman, a tall woman. As the shadow got closer, the image began to get clearer and not so shadowy. Finally when the image was only about a foot in front of her the image solidified and sailor Pluto was there.
"What's going on Pluto, where are we?" Serena asked as she looked at her feet that were floating in the midst of a white abyss.
"This is nothing more then a way for me to give you a message. You are where you need to be and you have things you need to do, training to complete. You are not ready to come home but when you are I will be there and you will be a better person for this experience. Listen and learn from all that is around you Serena because it is something you have heard before. You know what you can do and now it is time for you to open your eyes. Remember you can't come home until you remember so remember quickly." As soon as that was said she disappeared the same way she had come but in reverse.
Serena stood there staring after the retreating figure trying to decipher the meaning of her cryptic message. Before she could understand the room grew dark sending her off into a dreamless sleep.
The next time she opened her eyes it was well lit out and she took in her surroundings. She was in a queen size bed that had deep green sheets with matching comforter. The floor of the room was covered in wall to wall hunter green carpet drapes to match. There was a modest size closet with a chest of drawers in the corner. Even though the room was sparsely furnished she could tell the person who had decorated it had good taste.
She slowly sat up (yes she was lying down) and instantly regretted it. She grabbed her head as a sharp pain shot through it. Carefully she got out of the bed and walked to the bedroom door. She heard several voices discussing something that was probably her around the corner. She pressed her body against the wall and listened.
"I don't trust her. I didn't think a human could have that much power let alone a woman." A deep almost menacing voice commented.
"Well I think you should at least let her wake up before you start passing judgment on someone that only a few hours ago was completely at the mercy of gravity." One of the women stated obviously annoyed.
"Did anyone ask your opinion?" Another voice rumbled.
This went on for several minutes before Serena decided to step out from her hiding place. She looked around as everyone stared at her and then quietly she said, "Hi."
"Ohhhh good you're awake. How do you feel?" The woman with blue hair asked seemingly concerned. Serena recognized her belonging to the voice that was defending her and instantly took a liking to the woman's personality.
"Well I've got a headache, but other then that and, all things considered, in fine. Thank you for helping me and I'm sorry to have dropped in on you like this." Serena answered softly not sure what the people that were now looking strangely at her would believe. "Hehehe.....no pun intended."
"Do you mind telling us why you're here, who sent you, and why do you have so much power for a human? Oh and maybe you can tell us why were falling through that portal?" The gruff voice from before asked her as his coal black eyes burned into her blue ones. The owner of this menacing voice wasn't a tall man but he had jet-black hair that swept back into a patch of spiky hair. His eyes seemed to match his hair begin coal black and piercing. But there seemed to be something behind that shield of emotionless black but at the moment she couldn't tell what it was. She could hear Pluto's voice in the back of her head telling her that these were the people she was supposed to befriend.
She looked at all the expecting faces and decided that if she didn't tell them the truth and they somehow found out later she wouldn't last very long. Also they seemed to be powerful beings and she obviously wasn't in Kansas anymore Toto. "My name is Tsukino Serena and as far as I can tell, I'm not from around here. I mean I'm from earth...kinda...but my world is under attack by this woman named Galaxia and she isn't here. No one sent me I was flung here when a pool of negative energy collected and created a portal. And I guess you sense power because I'm not all-human. In fact I'm not really human at all." She looked around and saw all of the disbelieving glares they were giving her. "What?"
"If you're not human and you're from earth then what are you?" The tall green man asked.
"Well..."She didn't know if she should tell them but she figured they would have to know sooner or later. "...I'm Lunarian." She took a step back as she was bombarded with questions.
"I thought the Lunarians were destroyed thousands of years ago." A taller man with black eyes that seemed to show a kindness in them asked her in a shocked, but still sensitive tone.
"Well the Moon-kingdom was attacked and destroyed but Queen Serenity used her last energy and the Silver Crystal to send the children of moon to be reborn a thousand years in the future on earth." Serena informed him, her tone becoming a bit more subdued. "That's why I'm from earth but also Lunarian."
Everyone just stared at her not totally believing her or disbelieving her. "What were you doing in the middle of a battle with this Galaxia chick?" Trunks asked.
She looked down not wanting to say anything but eventually she decided to tell them. "Well you see, on our earth there are five warriors known as the sailor senshi and one man disguised as Tuxedo Mask. Sailor Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus and Sailor Moon. All of them use powers derived from their respective planets. Except for Sailor Moon who uses the Silver Crystal as the source of her power." She paused and looked around.
"Umm that still doesn't explain what YOU were doing there." Gohan stated.
"I was getting to that thank you. Well in my world I am Sailor Moon..."She was about to continue when she was interrupted by loud laughter.
"You're a warrior? Right!" The man with the emotionless eyes burst into laughter.
"VEGETA! Stop that it's not that unheard of! I mean look at ChiChi, even Goku wouldn't want to take her on. Don't mind my husband here, he has a very overwhelming holier then thou attitude." The blue haired woman apologized. "By the way I'm Bulma, this is Goku, his wife ChiChi, their sons, Gohan and Goten, Gohan's girlfriend Videl, Krillin, his wife 18, their daughter Marron, Piccolo, and Yamcha. (I don't know how to spell his name.)" Bulma introduced everyone and when she came to their names they nodded to Serena.
"Well it's nice to meet all of you..."She started but then realized something grabbing at her bow and turning to look with panicked eyes on the group before her. "...Has anyone seen my locket? I had it here before I was sucked into the portal." She began to frantically look for it in the folds of her clothes and on the floor but to no avail.
"You mean this?" Vegeta said holding up a silver locket in his hand. (I'm changing the compact to be a silver locket with gold moons on the outside with a compartment on the inside for the crystal.
"Yes, that's it now can I have it please?" Serena said holding up her hand to receive the locket.
"I don't think I should give this to you right now. Just to make sure you are who you say you are." Vegeta said in a cold tone.
"What are you going to do, run a background check with your inter- dimensional computer? I told you who I was and you're with holding something very important that belongs to me." When she realized he wasn't responding she sighed. "You know what, fine, keep the damned locket but I am taking the crystal! That is something I can't let you keep." She stated flatly and opened her hand again but this time the crystal dematerialized and reappeared in her open palm. She then took her other hand and put it over the crystal causing it to glow. Then it disappeared...into her?
"What was that?" ChiChi asked from where she stood next to her husband.
"I told him I wouldn't let him keep my crystal. It was given to me to protect and for the past ten years I have kept it away from a multitude of enemy's. I did not come this far just to let him take it from me when I was sleeping. The locket is not important but if the crystal should happen to fall into the wrong hands it could be the end of the universe." Serena said perhaps a bit too cryptically. "Hehehe did I say that out loud? Well I'm sure you know what I meant. Right?" She calmed down after they nodded.
As time went on, the gang talked and got to know each other. They talked about all the things they had in common and learned a great deal about each others fighting abilities.
They had come to the conclusion that Bulma was going to help Serena get home so she would be staying at C.C for as long as it took and needless to say Vegeta had some...opinions about that. The night had begun to set in and Serena could tell they still didn't trust her but that would have to wait until the next morning since everyone was going home.
As she was about to leave she remembered something..."Who saved me when I was falling?" She asked.
"Oh that was Goku. Everyone else was right behind him though...someone was bound to catch you." Bulma answered as she cleared away the coffee and tea cups.
"He can fly?" She questioned further.
"Ummmm, no what gave you that idea?" Bulma said looking around a little nervously.
"Well I remember that I didn't hit the ground and when I was caught we...drifted." She replied.
"Well it's late we should say goodnight...bye." Bulma said as she scurried up the stairs.
"Well goodnight then..." She called after the retreating figure more confused then ever. What were they hiding from her?
After Bulma had disappeared Serena didn't feel much like sleeping. Instead she walked to the front door and went outside closing the door behind her. She took a deep breath and let the cool, crisp night air fill her lungs. She walked on the lush grass allowing the blades tickle the bottoms of her bare feet. She didn't know where she was going but she let her feet guide her. She came to the edge of a cliff, looked over and saw a deep ravine. She sat down on the edge dangling her feet off the edge and rested her hands lightly in her lap. Looking up at the stars and the moon, Serena thought about what her friends were doing and oddly enough they were doing much the same thing.
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The night sky sparkled with the light of the stars and moon. It seemed to the senshi and to Darien that the world didn't know the great treasure it had lost. (OMG did I really write that....rolls over and gags. Sorry it has to be there for now.) When Serena didn't come home, her parents had begun to ask questions and everyone hadn't the heart to lie to them...the truth had come out and sailor moon was revealed to her family. Now with her being gone the only thing they could do was wait, wait for the day when she had finished what she had to do and would return.
(Ok that was short but right now what the sm people are doing is not as important as the db people are.)
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While sitting on the cliff Serena gave some more thought to her dream. What 'business' did she have to complete here and what training did she have to undergo? It just didn't seem right. She was forced into this new place with people who really don't trust her and are hiding things from her. Things just weren't going her way. As she sat there staring at the sky a silver tear slid down her face and then to the ground. She turned suddenly when she heard rustling behind her.
"Who's there?" She called out to the darkness behind her and taking up a fighting stance.
"Chill it's just me, Trunks." The boy stepped out from the cover of the trees and next to Serena.
"Shouldn't you be sleeping or something?" She asked him.
"Shouldn't you?" He retorted.
"Hehe good point. So what you doing out here kid?"
"I'm not a kid and I was just coming out to see if you were ok."
"Well that's sweet of you but right now...well let's just say I have a lot to figure out and even more emotions to sort through. In time I should be fine. Gee listen to me Pluto would be proud." Serena said rolling her eyes at her own wordiness.
"Pluto?" Trunks asked.
"Yeah she's the sailor senshi of time and space. She controls the flow of time in our dimension as well as time travel."
"Wow that's weird." Trunks said from his position next to her on the cliff. "I didn't think that was possible with out a time machine."
"Time machine? You mean you guys have dealt with time travel before?" She asked shocked.
"Yeah. But don't tell anyone I told you, they didn't want you to know."
"Why? Don't they trust me? What are they afraid of?"
"Knowing them their afraid of what you're capable of."
"What do you mean, what I'm capable of?"
"Well every living thing has a life force... a ki. And most of us can sense these ki's and judge how powerful people or things are. When you first arrived, falling through that portal thing, we sensed your really high ki." Trunks explained.
"What? Wish my friends could hear this. How old are you?"
"I'm six years old." (I know I made him seem a little old for his age but look at who his parents are.....please don't hate me.)
"Pretty insightful for a six year old aren't you?"
"You've met my mom haven't you?"
"Hehe. Again, good point. Well I think it's time we all go to bed, right trunks?"
"Yeah dad and I are going to train tomorrow and we usually get up way early. So, good night Serena."
"Goodnight trunks."
Serena and trunks got up and made their way to the house and went their separate ways. Serena climbed up the long staircase to her room, the green room, and with the pajamas Bulma had lent her got into bed. Her night to follow was to be full of nightmares of her friend's deaths and the destruction of earth. She saw it all and she was helpless to stop or prevent it.
The next morning Bulma and Serena went shopping for any and all clothes that Serena might need over the period she would be staying there.
Days turned to weeks, weeks turned to months; months turned to a year and Serena had gotten to know her new friends fairly well and in turn they had revealed a little of their secrets to her, that is until something strange happened.
Serena was standing at the sink washing the rest of the morning dishes for Bulma when she felt something strange. Looking down she saw a bright light glowing from her chest where the crystal was residing. It was reacting to something or someone as it retracted from her body and fell to the floor. It was at that time that Serena noticed Vegeta was in the room when he bent down to pick up the crystal.
"For something that could 'make or break' the universe, your sure treat it carelessly." Vegeta said in a ruff voice.
"It's...it's never done that before. Can I please have it back Vegeta?" She asked in a shocked tone.
"If you want it, come and get it." He said holding his hand out flat with the crystal lying in it.
Serena walked up to him, reached out for the crystal but stopped when it started to glow. Something happened between the two and despite any and all outward distractions; they were in their own world. With their eyes locked on one another memories flashed in their minds. A memory of the silver millennium, the destruction of Vegeta-Sei, and the most important aspect that they remembered was Serena and Vegeta's relationship. Only moments had passed but to the two, it seemed like a lifetime before this strange connection broke.
The crystal fell, once again, to the floor followed by Serena who sank to her knees with silver tears trickling down her cheek. Vegeta looked down on her and put his hand out to help her up. Without words he lifted her up and into his arms giving her an enormous hug.
"Umm...Vegeta air would be a good thing right about now." Serena said in an amused voice.
"Right." Was his only reply but laughter was evident in his voice.
"What's going on here? What are you doing with my husband?" Bulma asked just entering the room with her hands on her hips.
Ignoring Bulma entirely Vegeta turned his gaze back on Serena. "I want some time alone with you before these idiots tear us apart."
"That would be a good idea although they are not idiots. Maybe we can figure out what's going on here." Serena replied then looked at Bulma said with a smile. "It's not what you think; we just have a few things to work out"
With that Serena and Vegeta walked outside and, with Vegeta carrying Serena, they took off. They flew for a few minutes and landed on the edge of a cliff just outside Satan City where they sat and talked about their lives as of that moment.
Meanwhile at C.C, Bulma had called the gang and they were all there trying to figure out what was going on.
"I told you I didn't trust her." Piccolo said from his position leaning against the wall.
"But she seemed so polite." ChiChi remarked.
"Well we can't do anything about it right now. Bulma, you said they were coming back right." Goku asked and when receiving a nod from Bulma continued. "Then why don't we just calmly wait for them to get back and I'm sure they will explain everything."
"Your right Goku, we'll just wait here and see what happens when they get back."