Chapter 6

Zoicite laughed as she set the elevator on fire. Darien couldn't believe what he just saw. Serena had transformed into Sailor Moon before his very eyes. Meatball Head was Sailor Moon, who would have thought that.

'No way! That little minx! She didn't even tell me' Darien thought as she shielded him and brought him to safety.

"Ahh…a pity. Now, all I have to do is get the crystal. Too bad for Darien. I'll just tell Beryl there was an accident."

"Hold it!" Sailor Moon put Darien down before standing before Zoicite.

"Who is that!"

"It takes more than a fireball to get rid of Sailor Moon! And you should know that! I am Sailor Moon, champion of love and justice! I right wrongs and triump over evil. An enemy to you, prepare to fight and be defeated!"

"How ironic, it's not you I wanted, but Tuxedo Mask." Sailor Moon turned to Darien. He smiled and held up a rose. Darien transformed in front of them, causing Sailor Moon to gasp.

"You are?"

"I am Tuxedo Mask."

"Oh,you have much to explain…"

"Very true, Sailor Moon. And so do you. Now, get out of here! This fight doesn't concern you!"

"Of course it does! If we stick together, we can beat them. Let's do it!"

"No, I have to earn those crystals."

"To find your princess, I know!"

"Alone!"

"Are you still interested in fighting for the crystals or not?" Zoicite asked.

"You know I am, but first you must guarantee a fair fight. Sailor Moon is not to be harmed!"

"I wouldn't have it any other way. Let's get it over with."


Malachite appeared as the battle between Tuxedo Mask started.

"You're on!" Zoicite smiled as Tuxedo Mask rushed toward her to battle.

"Darien! Watch out!" Malachite threw a sharp crystal through Darien.

"Ahhh!" Sailor Moon rushed to him.

"No! NO! TUXEDO MASK!" She caught him before he could hit the ground. "Darien!"

"It's up to you now to get the crystals…." Darien groaned. "And I want you to know that…that I've always be on your side. I always will…because I love you, Sailor Moon."

"Tuxedo Mask, don't go. Darien, please don't go." The Sailor Scouts appeared on the roof as Sailor Moon was holding Darien up, as tears filled her eyes. "Please…don't leave me."

"Oh, that's Tuxedo Mask."

"But I think we're too late," Mina said.

"You can't go! Dear, Darien, my love, please…" Serena hugged him. A tear started to shine as it rolled out of Serena's eye. "Darien…" All seven crystal started to circle around.

"What's going on!" Luna gasped.

"The crystals are becoming one! The Imperial Silver Crystal!"

"What is happening!" Zoicite yelled.

"What happens now?" Artemis asked.

"Maybe the princess will be revealed!"

"Oh, it's Serena!"

"Serena is the Moon Princess!"


"Who'd have thought?"

"We've finally found her!"

"And about time!" Serena looked down at Darien.

"Me, a princess, now this is way past weird," Serena said.


Serena looked down at Darien. She caressed his face.

"Sailor Moon! You're the Moon Princess from long ago! Right in front of me and I didn't even know."

"Yeah, who'd have though that Serena, of all people could be our princess," Sailor Jupiter said.

"Tell me about it."

"And what about Darien, he's Tuxedo Mask."

"Oh Mars, you must feel terrible."

"I guess they were meant to be long before Darien and I ever could."

"Enough! I want that Imperium Silver Crystal!" Zoicite yelled.

"Cosmic Moon Power!" Serena spoke calmly as Zoicite rushed toward her and Darien.

"NO! AH!" Zoicite was tossed backward.

"Tuxedo Mask, my love. I feel you are growing weaker. Please, do not go. I need you." Tuxedo Mask turned into the Prince, as Serena now sitting in a white flowing gown.

"You are finally free, Serena. You're free and now I remember everything." Darien gasped. "It's all so clear now. I am Prince Darien."

"Yes Prince Darien. You are. I am remembering now, too. I am Princess Serena of the Moon Kingdom. And you were the handsome prince from earth. One day, we were to marry. Remember, our last time together. I gave you my star locket, so you would always remember me. It was right before the battle with the Negaverse. You were to defend our kingdom from the Dark Forces. You said you would always find me, no matter what happens." Serena gasped, she fell forward.


A beautiful courtyard with a shimmering lake stood in the background, as the princess and prince danced as one. Serena looked up at Darien, so much in love. Darien smiled in his armor staring upon the true love of his life. Darien dipped his princess. It was a forbidden love affair. Both so young, too young to be in love, but they stood together and strong. No one was going to tell them they couldn't be together. Serena giggled as Darien took her by the waist and twirled her around.

"My love."

"My princess. I will always be with you, no matter what happens." Serena held her hands on his shoulders, as he held her up.

"Darien, promise me, you will love me, and only me."

"There will never be another woman I love, my Serena." Darien slowly brought Serena down, but she kissed him, wrapping one leg around his body. Serena moaned as his tongue invaded her mouth. She held his face, kissing him back with the same passion.

"I love you Serena."

"I love you too, Prince Darien." They kissed again.


"Oh Darien!" A kiss on his forehead from Serena caused his eyes to slowly start to open. "You came back to me! You set me free, like in our dreams! We are free! Darien!" She gasped again, tears in her eyes.

"Sailor Moon!" Sailor Venus rushed forward.

"She collapsed!" Sailor Mercury said.

"This whole thing must have been too much for her," Luna said.

"Is she going to be all right?" Venus asked.

"Yeah, I think so. Just a little fainting spell," Mercury said.

"Oh, how princess like."

"All those memories flooded back to her must have overloaded her royal circuits. I am sure she will be just fine."

"Come on Darien, wake up! It's me!" Darien looked up at Sailor Mars. "It's me, Raye…"

"Raye…take care of Serena, I love he-er…tell her...I will ...love her…" Darien passed out finally.

"We have to get him to a doctor and fast!"

"Nobody is going anywhere! I hope you got a good look at your princess, because she is history!"

"Help me Malachite! Help me before they escape."

"No, they won't. They'll never find the way out. We'll get the crystal back, don't worry. But there is something else we have to get."

"You'll have to deal with us, pretty boy!" Sailor Venus said standing up to block Serena and Darien.

"Cool your jets, Sailor brats, it's not you I want." Sailor Mercury looked back at Darien and Serena.

"He's after Darien!"

"NO!" Malachite raised his hand. Darien disappeared from Serena's lap. Both Malachite and Zoicite disappeared as well.

"NO! Darien!"


Queen Beryl was not happy with Zoicite's actions with Darien and was destroyed right in front of Malachite. She warned Malachite the same to him if he crossed her as well. The Sailor Scouts decided to find their way out.

"Which way, Mercury?"

"I'm not quite sure. It's hard to get reading. It's like we're in another dimension."

"Like a time warp," Luna said.

"Right, a time warp with negative space. And unfortunately, the computer I have can't format the readings."

"We'll have to guess then."

"But we could end up wandering for days!" Mars said.

"Either way, I'm gonna need some help here. She may a princess, but she isn't light."

"I heard that."

"She's waking up!" Venus yelled turned to Jupiter holding Serena.

"Sailor Moon, are you all right?"

"You've been out for a while. Remember where you are? Remember what happened?" Mars asked squatting before her.

"Tuxedo Mask…where is Darien! Did you abandon him!"

"Of course not! The Negaverse took him."

"Was he all right?"

"We don't know," Mercury said examining Serena.

"He did seem pretty badly hurt though."

"I remember. Darien, what are we doing here! We have to find him!"

"Okay, okay, sailor scouts. We should talk now. If we're going to help Darien, you have to understand your past." Artemis and Luna explained the story how the planets lived in wonderful peace known as the Silver Millennium. Serena's mother, her real mother, Queen Serenity was the gentle ruler, but the peace was destroyed by the Evil Queen Beryl. She attacked the Moon Kingdom. Queen Serenity was able to defeat Beryl and lock away her evil warriors in the Imperium Silver Crystal and sent them to Earth. Luna told them how with the Moon Kingdom destroyed, the Queen's powers were broken. With the last of her strength, she locked Serena and her court to future Earth. All the sailor scouts were princesses of their planets, but Serena's protectors.

"Luna and I were sent here to be your guardians to reunite you all."

"But how come we don't remember any of this?"

"Yeah, it doesn't make sense."

"Of course, Queen Serenity wanted us to be happy, so she sent us to this new time and place, hoping for peace there."

"But if the Negaverse did show up again, Queen Serenity made sure you all would be able to active the sailor scouts and fight off any new threats by Queen Beryl."

"And now we have the Imperium Silver Crystal. Queen Beryl has no chance against us."

"So basically our battle with her has just begun," Mercury said.

"You got it."

"We have to beat them. Now that they have Darien, you guys have got your work cut out for you."

"We can't have the same thing that happened to the Moon Kingdom happen here. We have to fight for our future."

"Yeah!" Mars said.

"United as one!"

"Count me out. I don't want to fight," Serena said.

"What!"

"Sailor Moon you don't mean that! You are our leader! We need you!" Mercury said.

"You are the princess," Mina said.

"I don't care!"

"Come on Sailor Moon! It's your destiny! You are the one!" Luna said.

"I am not! I can't do this! I can barely handle being Sailor Moon. I am no princess." Serena dropped the crystal wand.

"You're just tired, you need some time to let it all sink…"

"I want Darien! I don't want any of this to sink in! I just want to be normal! Can't any of you guys understand that! My name is Serena! Not Sailor Moon, not Moon Princess, not Moon anything! I was happy with Darien!" Serena cried. "We were happy! We should be happy togethe! I love him! And now he's gone! And I want him back! I need him back! I just want us to leave all of this! Just be the two of us!"

"Sailor Moon, even though you are a crybaby and irresponsible whiner…"

"Go away, MarsI don't need this. I know you hate, you've always hated me!"

"That's not true. I was just jealous."

"What?"

"I always thought you weren't much of a leader, then I seen you with Darien…"

"You did?" Raye nodded. "The explosion?"

"I am so sorry for letting my anger and jealousy get the best of me. I hated you, because I was a fool, but now I see how wrong I was to ever feel like that. You are our leader and our Moon Princess. Especially after seeing the way you handled that crystal." Mars patted her shoulder. "You are not weak, Serena. You are stronger than all of us."

"Yeah, right."

"You are, and soon, you will see yourself. Come on, guys. Let's let her be for a little while."

"Yeah, after all this is Serena and this is a big deal," Mercury said agreeing with Mars. "And there is some other good news. I've found a way out of here!"

"Good work! What do you say to some burgers?"

"Oh yeah!"


Just as the Sailor Mercury found the way out, Malachite met them. Sailor Mars made sure Serena was pushed to safety. Malachite was too strong for the 4 sailor scouts, draining their powers. Serena found them passed out on the ground.

"Mercury, Mars. Venus, Jupiter…oh my friends. Don't worry, I won't let your do, not this time!"

"Help me be free again!" Serena gasped and looked up as Tuxedo Mask appeared, though faint.

"Tuxedo Mask! You came!"

"I am on your side Sailor Moon, and I always will be. I love you." Serena smiled and stood up to Malachite.

"Come on you pasty-faced 2-timing negatwit! You are history!"

"Oh, sounds like a challenge! Say goodbye, Sailor Moon! This one's for Zoicite!"

"For my friends! For our universe!" Sailor Moon raised her crystal wand. "Cosmic Moon Power!"

"Ah, she is strong!" Malachite stumbled back with a hit from Serena's new wand.

"Ahhhh!"

"The kid knows how to handle that crystal after all."

"Whoa, where did that come from?"

'I've failed, my Queen is not going to like this' Malachite thought as he disappeared.


Serena collapsed to her knees. She looked up.

"I don't know where you are Tuxedo Mask, but where it is, I am with you. I will find you."

"Sailor Moon!" Serena looked back as the Sailor Scouts came running toward her.

"You did it!" They all hugged her and helped her up.

"You all right now?"

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"Hope you know, we'll always be behind you, no matter what," Mars said.

"I know. Thank you."

"You really nailed him! I am so proud of you!"

"And your mother would be proud of you too," Artemis said.

"You girls were all great today! It's going to be a tough fight all the way, but I know we can beat the Negaverse."

"Yes, we will. And we will find you, Darien. I love you. Where ever you are, I love you."

THE END

NOT!

Sorrry! Not the end, got about 4 chapters left, don't worry! Keeping checking, hoping to update every other day! Until next time! Babye!