Serena got up early the next morning. She wrote a quick note to her family saying that she was going to the library to study and that she would be back by curfew. Serena left and was so deep in thought she wasn't paying attention to where she was headed. She knew her family had been worried because of her sudden change. Her brother stopped making fun of her and her mother was complementing her quite often. Suddenly, she was pulled out of her thoughts. She found herself in the park where she and Darien often met. Her eyes stung from the threat of tears. She held them back. Wasting no time she decided not to go to the library, but instead to visit some old friends.
Serena lightly knocked on the door. She hadn't seen them since the battle against Pharaoh 90. The door opened, "Hello Hotaru, I haven't seen you in awhile," Serena smiled at the little girl that answered the door.
"Hi! Come in. I will get Michiru, Setsuna, and Haruka," with that Hotaru skipped off to call her guardians. Not too long later she returned with all three of the outer scouts following her.
"Princess, what brings you here?" Michiru was the first to ask.
"Well, I was going to go to the library, but I..." Serena looked down.
"Princess are you okay?" Setsuna kneeled down to see Serena's face. She saw a tear roll down her cheek. "Hotaru, why don't you go play outside? We'll come get you later." Hotaru jumped up and ran to play outside. Setsuna turned back to Serena, "What's wrong?"
"I was wondering if I could talk to you guys. I thought about so don't think I'm just doing this just for no reason," Serena regained her emotionless composure.
"What is it?" Haruka noticed that Serena was masking her emotions. Being who she was, she had to know why.
"I am going back to the moon kingdom. No one else knows, and I do not want anyone to find me. Luna is coming with me. Only you will know where I am. Keep this secret well. Incase anything happens, you can call me for help. But I repeat, do not let my whereabouts be known to anyone." Serena looked each of them in the eye.
"Why haven't you told anyone else?" Michiru wanted to know why none of the other scouts knew about this.
"Because they know why I cannot stay here," Serena got up from her seat. "They would just try to stop me."
"And what do they know that we don't?" Haruka moved to block the door.
"I believe Michiru's mirror can tell you that." she moved to stand in front Haruka. "Excuse me I have to go now."
Haruka moved out of the way. She watched as Serena left. "Michiru, get your mirror. I would like to know what our Princess is hiding." she turned to see Hotaru looking up at her.
"She left and told me to give this to you," Hotaru held up the compact Serena used to hold the Silver Imperium Crystal. "She said that if you put this with Michiru's mirror, you could talk to her at any time."
When Serena got home she found her mom waiting for her. "Serena, do you want to talk about something?"
"Mom...I'm sorry," Serena turned then added, "I'm so sorry."
"It's okay. Just be sure to contact me every now and then so I know your alright. Just do that one thing for me please?" her mom looked at the retreating form of her daughter.
"Of coarse," Serena walked over and gave her a hug. "If you need to contact me, go find either Michiru, Setsuna, or Haruka. They'll know how to contact me." Serena left. "Goodbye everyone," she whispered before she disappeared from the Earth.
Nearby, a figure stood watching in amazement as Serena disappeared. "She's gone. She left her friends defenceless," he smirked, then was lost in the shadows of the night.
Setsuna, Michiru, and Haruka looked in disbelief as the scene replayed one last time on the mirror.
"I can't believe it," Michiru said as sadness laced her voice.
"I'm going out," Haruka grabbed her keys.
"Remember, no one is to know where she is," Setsuna sat down as she knew she couldn't do anything to stop Haruka.
"I know, I know," Haruka left.
"Do you think he knows what he has done?" Michiru looked at Setsuna.
"I doubt it. Its like history replaying itself. This is what happened to Queen Serenity. This is the reason the Moon Kingdom was destroyed," Setsuna was deep in thought, 'If we don't do something, the world will be thrown into chaos.'
Meanwhile...
Darien heard a knock at his door. When he opened it he found an angry Haruka.
"Hello Prince Endymion. We need to have a little chat."
Serena lightly knocked on the door. She hadn't seen them since the battle against Pharaoh 90. The door opened, "Hello Hotaru, I haven't seen you in awhile," Serena smiled at the little girl that answered the door.
"Hi! Come in. I will get Michiru, Setsuna, and Haruka," with that Hotaru skipped off to call her guardians. Not too long later she returned with all three of the outer scouts following her.
"Princess, what brings you here?" Michiru was the first to ask.
"Well, I was going to go to the library, but I..." Serena looked down.
"Princess are you okay?" Setsuna kneeled down to see Serena's face. She saw a tear roll down her cheek. "Hotaru, why don't you go play outside? We'll come get you later." Hotaru jumped up and ran to play outside. Setsuna turned back to Serena, "What's wrong?"
"I was wondering if I could talk to you guys. I thought about so don't think I'm just doing this just for no reason," Serena regained her emotionless composure.
"What is it?" Haruka noticed that Serena was masking her emotions. Being who she was, she had to know why.
"I am going back to the moon kingdom. No one else knows, and I do not want anyone to find me. Luna is coming with me. Only you will know where I am. Keep this secret well. Incase anything happens, you can call me for help. But I repeat, do not let my whereabouts be known to anyone." Serena looked each of them in the eye.
"Why haven't you told anyone else?" Michiru wanted to know why none of the other scouts knew about this.
"Because they know why I cannot stay here," Serena got up from her seat. "They would just try to stop me."
"And what do they know that we don't?" Haruka moved to block the door.
"I believe Michiru's mirror can tell you that." she moved to stand in front Haruka. "Excuse me I have to go now."
Haruka moved out of the way. She watched as Serena left. "Michiru, get your mirror. I would like to know what our Princess is hiding." she turned to see Hotaru looking up at her.
"She left and told me to give this to you," Hotaru held up the compact Serena used to hold the Silver Imperium Crystal. "She said that if you put this with Michiru's mirror, you could talk to her at any time."
When Serena got home she found her mom waiting for her. "Serena, do you want to talk about something?"
"Mom...I'm sorry," Serena turned then added, "I'm so sorry."
"It's okay. Just be sure to contact me every now and then so I know your alright. Just do that one thing for me please?" her mom looked at the retreating form of her daughter.
"Of coarse," Serena walked over and gave her a hug. "If you need to contact me, go find either Michiru, Setsuna, or Haruka. They'll know how to contact me." Serena left. "Goodbye everyone," she whispered before she disappeared from the Earth.
Nearby, a figure stood watching in amazement as Serena disappeared. "She's gone. She left her friends defenceless," he smirked, then was lost in the shadows of the night.
Setsuna, Michiru, and Haruka looked in disbelief as the scene replayed one last time on the mirror.
"I can't believe it," Michiru said as sadness laced her voice.
"I'm going out," Haruka grabbed her keys.
"Remember, no one is to know where she is," Setsuna sat down as she knew she couldn't do anything to stop Haruka.
"I know, I know," Haruka left.
"Do you think he knows what he has done?" Michiru looked at Setsuna.
"I doubt it. Its like history replaying itself. This is what happened to Queen Serenity. This is the reason the Moon Kingdom was destroyed," Setsuna was deep in thought, 'If we don't do something, the world will be thrown into chaos.'
Meanwhile...
Darien heard a knock at his door. When he opened it he found an angry Haruka.
"Hello Prince Endymion. We need to have a little chat."
