"I Walk Alone"

Rating: R

Genre: Action/Adventure/Drama

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon, but if I did, I'd own Diamond without a doubt!

Summary: Sequel to "Diamond's Misery Whip." Almost turning 18, Quartz is about to face the truth about his parents' relationship. Darien tells him what really happened when the Neo-King and Queen first met and who his father really was. On top of that, he is introduced to Diamond's cousins who are not happy that the leader of the Negamoon betrayed his legion for the love the future queen, and he seeks revenge against his own family for filling his mind with nothing but lies and secrets.

Author's note: Yikes! I am sorry for not updating this in a long time. I've been working on several other fan fics and I had writer's block with this one. I am trying to please everyone, but I am trying to do my best to finish the story. Please do not give up on me!

On with the story!

Chapter 4

Serenity looked all over the Crystal Palace to console her husband. Her son called him a liar and knew who her former flame was. What a fool I was not to tell him sooner, she scolded herself. She came across a familiar white image in the throne room. She should have known she would find Diamond scowling on his throne drinking his favorite wine. But when she drew closer, she noticed he was not scowling. Instead, he was crying.

"Diamond?" Kneeling down to his feet, she placed a small hand on his knee and looked up into his sad violet eyes. She watched crystal tears stream down his pale face slowly. She had never seen him this upset in her entire lifetime. "Diamond?"

The king stared at his clear goblet for a long time and finally spoke in a deep tone, "He's gone, Serenity."

"Gone? What do you mean gone?"

"He's not with us anymore. I can feel it."

Serenity rested her golden head on his lap and began to weep. She loved Quartz like she had loved her family, and she knew he would one day be an excellent ruler like his father. As she too cried for the loss of her only son, she felt her husband's hand run through her hair in an effort to soothe her troubled soul.

Diamond, however, continued to examine his drink, contemplating about the event at the dinner table. "Did you hear what he called me, my love? A fucking liar! I thought I would never live to see the day when he realized that I have kept a horrible secret from him. He is right. I did lie in order to protect myself, but I have failed. I let him listen to another who was right there when I took you away."

"Please!" Serenity sobbed. "Don't speak of that incident! It could alter the present right now! I don't want to lose what we have created!"

"Serenity, I am not a good parent. I should have told him a long time ago. Maybe it could have been for the best." He looked down and continued to stroke his wife's silky hair as her tears fell down and stained her white dress. "I felt that I lost him this afternoon, probably when he met Endymion. A dark presence came over me the moment he sold his soul to the forces of the Negaverse. After all, we are blood-related."

"He is your son," Serenity reminded him.

"No, he's our son, and we lost him." He leaned down and kissed her forehead, hoping her golden crescent moon would shine, but when he pulled back the insignia remained dull. The light of the moon was forever gone, and that light came from her two children. It would never shine until Quartz returned home, if he returned home.

At that moment, the three Sailor Star Scouts walked into the throne room, hoping to relieve the royal couple for a mere second. "Your majesties, we saw the prince in Crystal Tokyo minutes ago," Sailor Star Fighter stated.

"Was he alone?" Diamond asked.

"No," Sailor Star Maker shook her brown head. "Apparently, Endymion was with him, and three other people we assume were from the Negamoon."

"Two men, one in maroon and one in orange, and a woman in violet?"

"Yes," Sailor Star Maker replied. "They took him into a black portal and disappeared. We do not know where they could be keeping him."

"Do you think we could find that spaceship the people saw last night?" Serenity asked, wiping away her tears.

"No, they probably have it hidden by now," Diamond answered. "It would be wise if we went to Endymion's kingdom and start searching for our son."

"That would be very unwise, your highness," Sailor Star Fighter began. "Endymion and his wife might not be in their territory. It is best if we searched for the Black Moon family besides the Earth kingdom because they would have the prince in their possession, not Endymion's. After all, they might be using the Earth King as a pawn to get rid of you."

"You might be right, Seiya. I just wish I could find his present location." The White King took his wife by the hand and led her out of the room. "And another thing, Seiya. Make sure that the Sailor Scouts and Knights are ready for combat. I will declare war on Endymion and Nemesis."

The queen looked at her husband with scared eyes. "You wouldn't call war on your own family, would you?"

Diamond turned and asked, "Who says they are now my family? They took away our son! I will not give up until he is home safe and in one piece."

Meanwhile, Quartz sat in front of a fire, gazing into the flames that held images of the story behind his family. On the other side, he could hear the voice of a raven-haired priestess interpreting what they saw. "Your father was obsessed with your mother," she said, her violet eyes filled with anger. "He wanted to love her, and yet she was not supposed to love him back for the stars have written her destiny. Her destiny would be shared with my husband, Endymion. Only to a certain extent, Endymion does love her still, but she gave her heart to a cruel man who raped her. Why would you want to have a cruel father, Quartz?"

"I don't know," the teenager replied. "I don't know why I even loved him in the first place. If he did this to Mom, then he deserves to die."

"I never knew my father that well, your majesty, but I knew what a father should be like. He should have told you everything about him, but he didn't. We all knew this would happen sooner or later. Even your parents knew about this, and yet they never spoke a single word!" She used her magic to make the images dissolve in the flames. Walking to the prince, she knelt down and asked, "Do you believe you deserve to sit in a throne that belonged to a madman like Diamond?"

Quartz turned to her and asked, "Why did I have to be born under his name?"

The priestess, or Raye, smiled and let out a low laugh. "You want to make Crystal Tokyo a better place, don't you?"

"Yes."

She placed a thumb over his forehead and pressed deep into his skin. "The only way you can do it is by overthrowing your father from the throne once and for all." She slowly pushed her thumb to the side, and in the imprints was a family birthmark that his father once wore when he was part of the Negamoon.

The black inverted crescent moon.

"How do you feel now, Quartz?" Raye asked.

Quartz looked at the fire and let out a hiss. "I feel stronger. I feel better. I feel like I can kick my father's ass anytime anywhere! I don't deserve to wear a crown that was once worn by a fucking hypocrite! I don't deserve to be the heir of a man who ruined my mother's destiny. If she loved another man, she should have stayed with him! Forcing one to love you back isn't true love; it's lust!"

"Exactly! Do you love your father or not?"

"I hate him. I hate him! He probably didn't mean it when he said that he loved me! He probably loves my sister more! And he loves my mother too much!"

"Quartz, what are you going to do about it?"

The black moon on his forehead glowed as he said through clenched teeth, "He will pay for this, even if I have to kill him."

Standing in the corner of the room, Garnet glanced to his right, his arms crossing over his chest, and smirked triumphantly at Endymion. "Thank you for doing our dirty work, your majesty."

"I only accepted your offer because we both have one goal in mind," the Earth King reminded him.

"We do, though, have the key to Diamond's throne. We'll make him fight against his family."

"Are you going to let them exile him?"

"What's a better way to start a war than by sending him back and follow our agenda?" Garnet asked.

"You're right," Endymion agreed, "but what would he do to get exiled?"

"Commit a serious crime among the family, of course! Right now, I have the perfect bait in mind."

"Oh really? What's that?"

"You'll see, Endymion." Garnet shifted his evil gaze toward his young relative. He knew bringing Quartz over to the Negamoon was the best thing that had ever happened to the family. Then, he had a better idea pop into his head. If I can easily convince him, he thought, then convincing his little sister would be no problem, especially since she is just like her mother: gullible as a young girl like her could be.

But, alas, that plan will come later once the war began. For now, he had a better idea of using the princess as her brother's downfall for the throne.

Near the rising of the sun, the Negamoon trio led Quartz back to the walls of Crystal Tokyo. As planned, Quartz hid his insignia so he would look like he was okay and still with his family. "Garnet, I will make sure your plan will be successful."

"Are you sure you are still willing to ruin your chance to be king, your majesty?"

"Why should I be the heir to a complete asshole like my dad? I don't care if I get exiled. This is what I want."

"If this is what you want, we won't stop you," Topaz said.

Amethyst walked over and kissed her relative on his lips, casting a spell to make him never forget which family he was working for. The taste of her purple lipstick put him in a trance as more of the Dark Energy filled his brain with evil and dark thoughts. "Remember," she whispered seductively in his ear, "you have to make your move tonight so we can attack in the morning."

Garnet rolled his eyes as he watched his sister making sexual innuendos on Quartz. "Ames, can we move onto the first phase?"

The woman sighed as she watched Quartz leave her aching body and enter the gates of his home. When she was no longer able to see the white figure in her view, she turned to her brothers and let out a defeated sigh. She grew fond of her own relative, but because they were family, she couldn't fall in love with him. She tried to seduce him, but he didn't want her.

Just like Emerald and Diamond, she thought. She remembered how her obnoxious older sister finally got her way with the then-White Prince, even though he was her cousin. If she was able to do that, then why couldn't she with Quartz?

"Stop it," Topaz muttered.

Amethyst glared at her golden-haired brother. "Stop reading my thoughts, 'Paz."

"It's not right for you to think of your cousin like that! He obviously doesn't want you!"

"But what he's going to do tonight is no different!"

"Hush!" Garnet bellowed. "This is no time for nonsense. We'll have to get into the city without anyone noticing us so we can see if phase one of our plan works."

"You mean dressing up like them?" Amethyst groaned.

"We can't stick out like sore thumbs, Ames. I mean people will be suspicious toward us. If the Four Sisters and Emerald could do that, then we have no problem. After all, he'll need all the help he could get."

Back in Crystal Tokyo, Diamond was walking around through the crowd in hopes of clearing his mind and finding relief. When he was at an intersection at the crosswalk waiting for his time to go to the other side of the road, he noticed a familiar image of white hair across the street. A pair of blue eyes stared back at him, and the White King could feel his heart leap in joy but fear.

"Quartz?" he asked under his breath.

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