Heart of a Soldier
Chapter 9b:
Serena could feel tears fall down her face that morning. Darien was holding her close, shielding her from the day to come. She hid under his embrace, wanting no more than to stay in the bed with him. She knew it wouldn't change the fate that lie for Mina. She sighed, shaking her head. Darien stirred awake, and caressed Serena's white back. "Are you gonna make it through the day...," He asked softly. Serena held back a tear, and a cry in her mouth. She managed out a "yes" before crawling from the bed into the bathroom. Darien sighed, knowing that today was going to be one of those sad and horrible days.
They arrived early morning at Releida's office. Releida was rubbing her temples, and Sam was standing there, just silent. Serena then saw Mina huddled in the corner, waiting for the punishment awaiting her. Sam sighed, "Have you decided what to do with her?" "Serena," Releida sighed, "You may have a few last words with Mina, and we will leave for you to have them..." Serena watched as Releida, Sam, and Darien waited outside for the punishment to be forfilled. She turned to Mina. "I... I guess all I can say is that you have been a great friend," Serena sighed choking away sorrow, "I just wish that you had of made a better choice..." Mina looked down. "Please Sere, I didn't do this... You know I would never do this..." Then, Serena stood looking at her trader friend.
She fell back to her knees, and looked into Mina's eyes, tears blurring her vision. "Can you tell me why this is all happening Mi," Serena screamed, "Why we came here. I wanted you to be at my side when battles got rough. I wanted you there when I moved into my first house. And I wanted you there when I married Darien...as my maid of honor..." Mina looked at her, "I want all of that too, please believe me!" Serena's innocent blue eyes for the first time went frigidly cold. "I guess neither of us are going to get what we want now..." Mina watched Serena leave, tears streaming down her face.
Serena collapsed on the floor beside Darien, who rushed to her side. Releida sighed, "Take her home... you both need the day off..." Darien sighed, "I think we all do..." Releida watched him leave. She entered the room where Mina was. Mina looked up to her, almost pleading for some sort of pity. Releida shook her head, and looked at Sam who was now sitting on her desk. "I...cannot believe this Samantha," Releida sighed, "I always knew there would be a trader in our mysts... But I never expected this to be soo hard...I'm breaking Serena's heart..." Sam shook her head, "No...I am..." Releida rose an eyebrow, "What?"
The silver haired woman had froze at the sight of the gun. Sam rose it to Releida's chest, and looked her dead in the eye. Releida frowned, "So it wasn't Mina all along...Why Sam? Why are you doing this?" Sam smiled, smacking Releida hard across the face with the gun, sending her falling to the ground. Releida watched as Sam began to change. "I am not and never have been Samantha Locke..." Her hair suddenly was longer, and sharp pointed, and her green eyes became almost cat-like. "My name is Salienah... I am the second in command under Chaos." Releida shook her head, "I can't believe this..." "It's quite simple...," Salienah hissed, "Since I have been here, I was disguised, undercover to destroy this academy...It was all a matter of finding the right time, and the right place..." Releida began to shriek at her, "How could you do this... we trusted you... we cared for you... we taught you all we knew..." Salienah smiled and played with the gun in her hand, "All part of the plan... You trained me in your ways, and now I have the knowledge of all your techniques...All part of Chaos's glorious plan..."
Releida stood and backed into the wall behind her. "Why? How can you do this to Cole, to Sarah..." Salienah snorted, "That dumb wench? She's only being used to get the power we need. And I'm surprised you haven't figured out about my dear beloved Cole Mattocks..." Releida gasped, "He is Chaos..." "Yes," Salienah cackled, "He's been toying with Sarah, what she doesn't know is she's a puppet in our game..." Releida looked to Mina, "So was she a part of your plan?"
Salienah smiled, "She found us out a while back, we had to do something to take care of her.. so we set our plan into motion. I'd be at the house with Serena when Anne attacked. Ah Anne, so sad her and Alan, they have no place here, soon they'll be joining Beryl..." Releida finally looked into Salienah's eyes, "What about Serena...You can kill me, but you know as well as I that you can't kill her..." Salienah smiled, "We never planned to kill her. After seeing you and Mina die before her, she'll be too weak to fight, and then we'll turn her over to our side..." Releida shook her head, "It won't work, Serena's mind may be weak now, but she is stronger than you think...Don't underestimate her Salienah, that is going to be your downfall..." Salienah smacked her again, and pointed the gun at her chest, "We'll see then old hag...we'll see..."
Serena felt her heart slip. Darien and Serena had been waiting in the lobby, hoping to here from Releida about Mina's punishment. Serena stood up, and ran for Releida's office. "SERENA!" Darien was following close behind, and they reached the door. A white hand smothered in blood rose against the glass and smeared the blood as it fell limp on the floor. "RELA!" Serena ran into the room. Mina lay limp infront of the door, her blood pooling up on the floor. Serena looked across the room and saw her beloved friend, Releida, pressed against the wall motionless.There was a gunshot in her chest, and her eyes were no longer full of life, but almost pure horror. "Run... Serena..." Serena turned around, surprised by the figure behind the door. "Cole?" He simply slinked over to Serena, "Serena come on we need to go to the base..."
"Serena..no..." Serena saw Releida's eyes pleading with her, and ran to her side. "What happened," Serena asked. Releida struggled with her words, "It's a trick... Mina wasn't the spy... Sam was... and Cole is Chaos..." Serena gulped and turned to Cole. "Run Serena," Releida choked out, "Your are not ready for this... You're too weak to fight him... He's too strong..." Cole rolled his eyes, "That old woman never did know when to shut her mouth..." Serena's eyes turned into slits, "You'll shut your mouth if you know what's good for you!" Cole smiled, and suddenly his dark hair went silver, and he went from pale to a dark tan. His clothes melted into a black uniform of royalty, and a red cape followed him. "My, my.. quite frisky aren't we?" All of this was now beginning to hurt Serena. She was realizing the truth, Sam and Cole had befriended her to get to the power, and the truths of all that had been between them. Serena could feel tears fall when Chaos used his powers to levitate her. He gently grabbed her chin, "Such beauty, such power, such light. This is what I need by my side...I need your soul..."
Serena felt tears began to fall, as he began to pull her closer. A rose zizzed past her head, and Chaos lost his grasp on her. Unfortunatly it was only for a short second, and he threw Darien into a nearby wall. Serena screamed, "DARIEN!" Before she knew it, she had been levitated again. Chaos smiled down at her, almost mocking her. "You could make such a fine addition to my empire Serena." Serena spat, "I WILL NEVER JOIN YOU!" Chaos smiled and began clouding images into her mind. "Picture it my darling Serena... You and I ruling the universe... only with you by my side can I control this universe..." Serena began to break. "NOO!" Chaos was shocked at her response. "YOU BETRAYED ME! WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I WILL EVER TRUST YOU NOW!"
Chaos smiled when he began to here the sirens across the street. Serena fell to her knees in tears. Chaos turned to the door, "I let you be for now angel of the moon... but be aware that I will have your soul, I will get you..." Serena watched Chaos disappear. Then it hit her. "RELA!" She ran to her befallen friend. Releida had already lost too much blood. "Hold on Rela, there's still enough time to save you...MOON CRYSTAL POWER!" Sailor Moon sat reparing to heal her close friend. Releida raised her hand in protest, "No Serena, you have to heal Mina... my time is over..."
Sailor Moon felt the pieces of her heart shatter in the silence of sorrow. "But...you can't go...I need you Releida, don't leave me!" Releida felt a sharp pain and cried out a choke. Sailor Moon's tears were falling endlessly. "I have to go Serena...my work as a senshi is done...promise me you'll take care of Layla for me..." Sailor Moon could feel blood staining her sailor suit, and she bit her lip as she nodded in response. Serena could feel her heart stop when Releida fell into her arms, no longer breathing. The blood curdling cry of the senshi of the moon ran through the streets of Tokyo, Japan. Releida Sawyer, Sailor Cosmos, the owner of the Senshi Academy, was dead.
Author's Note:
Well, this is probably the longest chapter I have written so far. I hope it's not bad now... I love you all, and you have no idea how I appreciate being able to here your response...GOD BLESS!
Star Angel
My Immortal by Evanescence
I'm
so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And
if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
'Cause
your presence still lingers here
And it won't leave me alone
These
wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's
just too much that time cannot erase
When you cried I'd wipe away
all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your
fears
I held your hand through all of these years
But you still
have
All of me
You used to captivate me
By your resonating
life
Now I'm bound by the life you left behind
Your face it
haunts
My once pleasant dreams
Your voice it chased away
All
the sanity in me
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is
just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase
When
you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd
fight away all of your fears
I held your hand through all of these
years
But you still have
All of me
I've tried so hard to
tell myself that you're gone
But though you're still with me
I've
been alone all along
When you cried I'd wipe away all of your
tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
I held
your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of
me
