A/N: Hopefully if all goes well I will keep updating constantly because I am really enjoying writing this and well at least I'm writing anyway. But it seems my laptop had once again died (this is the third time best buy has failed to fix it grumble grumble) so I make no promises. Enjoy and please review!

Serena lifted herself up feeling her aching body groan in protest. It had been far too long since she had to fight this hard. The gashes in her side spilled blood onto her dress, and she looked at them in surprise. She was unmatched in her sword fighting, and yet it was clearly the mark of a blade upon her.

She stood up and decided that it was time to unleash her magic upon the creature. No more hiding she was finally able to show her true colors.

"So the Princess awakens, pity I had thought for sure this time that you were dead." The Captain walked toward her his eyes were closed and Serena could see that he was concentrating on the soldiers fighting Andrew. She had to stop him, Andrew could not hold off the soldiers forever.

"You underestimate me, a fatal mistake pity you won't be able to take that knowledge back to your master." With that Serena raised her open palm and pointed each of her fingers toward her enemy. The colors of the sailor scouts radiated from her fingers and then combined into one powerful beam of white. The beam grew and engulfed the man before her.

The Captain opened his eyes and they glared red at the Princess.

"So you have remembered your old strength, no matter dear Princess, your sweet Princes will not survive my soldiers and you will die here. You foolish girl how dare you think that you could overcome me."

Serena paid no heed to his words except to feel fear enter her heart at the thought of Andrew in trouble. But she closed her eyes and concentrated on her enemy. She absorbed the power of the moon and fed it deep within her until it released, radiating from the crescent moon on her forehead grew in a brilliant white light, and to Serena's surprise she heard all to familiar voices behind her.

"Venus Star Power!"

"Mercury Star Power!"

"Jupiter Star Power!"

"Mars Star Power!"

Their colors joined with her own and struck down the Captain. For a moment his body burned as bright as the light but then both he and the light disappeared.

"Serena are you alright?" Jupiter walked close to her friend who seemed pale and weak. She simply nodded and turned to the rest of the scouts.

"Come we must see that Prince Andrew and his soldiers have guarded the palace, and that the Captain's soldiers have disappeared with him."

The five princesses ran toward the castle to find an exhausted Endymion and an even more exhausted Prince Andrew. Serena stood back in shock. So he had brought forth Darien as well, she had dreaded his reaction to knowing all that she had hid from him. Would he run now that he knew the years they had spent together on Earth had all be pretend?

"Serena!" Prince Andrew's cry caused Darien to look up and his intial relief at seeing her standing faded when he noticed the deep gashes in her side.

Serena ran to help her brother up, but Darien stopped her and helped the prince himself, nodding toward her side as she did so. Once Darien had helped Andrew to his feet, he looked over at his beloved Serena and swept her into his arms, careful not to squeeze too hard.

"Oh Serena, I..I…" Serena stopped him from stumbling over his words. There would be plenty of time for that, plenty of time for awkward moments and each of them wondering how well they knew the other. But for now Serena just wanted to enjoy the feeling of being in his arms and Darien was more than happy to go on holding her forever.

"Would somebody please explain what is going on here?"