Chapter 4: Hope in the Inner Circle

Trista lays down on her bed she smiles remembering what happen today.

"He is healed....now the inner circle must be healed as well." Trista said as she slowly fell asleep.

In the Dream world

The moon princess sits down looking at the dream pond watching what was going on.

"I see my love has joined them now and for that I am glad...but the inner scouts are slowly moving in to the darkness, yet I still feel hope." Serenity said as she touched the water.

"How is there still hope?" The guardian of time asked sitting down next to Serenity

"I can feel hope in the inner circle, but I can't tell who has it or why they haven't come forward. But I will say one thing if she doesn't come forward soon the inner circle will be to far in darkness to be saved." She said as the dream pond shows the inner scouts sleeping.

"So time isn't one of their virtues." The guardian of time said knowingly

"You are correct as always, morning on earth is near take care my guardian." Serenity said with a smile as walked away disappearing out if sight. Trista nodded."

"Bye for now princess..." Trista whispered.

Trista's bed room:

The guardian of time slowly opened her eyes and looks up at the ceiling.

"Yes you are right my princess I shall try to bring forth the hope in the inner circle." Trista said as she sat up on her bed and took a deep breathe this was going to be one heck of a day. The guardian of time slowly got out of her bed and began to put on her clothes when she felt a presences at her door.

"So what's the problem now Trista?" A tomboyish voice asked.

"Inner circle problems, it seems our princess senses them falling into the darkness." Trista said brushing her dark green hair.

"Hmm...let me guess we can't help them they have to help themselves." The tomboyish women said walking into the room.

"Yes you are partially correct we just have to find the light in the group and help it shine bright." The guardian of time said as she turned to Haruka looking right into her eyes.

The sky king nodded and left the room without saying anything it was about to become a bumpy ride.

In the living room:

Everyone was in the living room no one said a word it was way to early for anyone think.

Trista stood up first and took a deep breath. "As you may know the evil is outside and among us but we cannot fight it yet because we are not whole." The guardian of time said looking around.

"What do you mean we are whole we fight together and we all wants to stop the coming evil." Raye said.

"No...we are not whole we are half complete the other part is slowly be consumed by darkness." Trista said looking over at the inner scouts.

"That's right she talking about you guys ever since Serena has been in the crystal you guys have been moping around all except one." Amara said

Raye was about to protests but Mina stopped her.

"I understand what you mean Trista we all miss Serena but we miss her the most she was our dear friend threw thick and thin but our hearts....and our minds can not get over the lost." The princess of Venus said shocking Trista and the others.

"Well..." Trista said

"We are still grieving as well Mina but we also know we have a job to do once this threat is destroyed we believe that Serena will come back to us." Michelle said cutting off Trista. "

Humph fine no problem I'm over it now let me go kill the bad guy now." Lita said standing up leaving in a huff.

Amy silently followed her.

"......Very well." Raye said and left.

"I am sorry." Mina said as she bowed to them and went after the others. Amara kicked the chair in raged.

"Err they always take it the wrong way! The tomboyish teen said angerly.

"Calm down Amara in time they will get together." Darien said calmly.

"That's the one thing we don't have! Don't you see it might take them forever to get over it! I say we fight the evil ourself's and stop wasting time with them." Amara said in raged hitting the table.

"No.... we must be whole to fight the evil or we will lose." Trista said in a serious tone.

In another room

Amy was sitting in front of her laptop like always but she wasn't typing anything she couldn't stop thinking about it.

"Mopping around...is that what were doing?" the short blue haired lass said looking at her laptop's screen lost in though. Lita walked into the room breathing hard she took out her anger on a bean bag she found.

"Lita...maybe we are mopping around." Amy said.

"Yeah...we are I didn't want to believe it but we are we're so caught up in our own sadness and pain that were too blind to see the real picture." The brown haired lass said with a sad sigh as she sat down next to Amy.

The young genius closed her lap top.

"So what do we do now?" The brains of the inner scouts asked.

"....We go find Raye and Mina" With a nod from both girls they set off to fine there other friends.

In Raye's room

Raye was in her new room mediating Mina was right besides her meditating as well. After a few minutes the princess of Venus opened her eyes and stood up right in front of midnight blacked haired lass.

"We have to stop this Raye this isn't doing any of us any good. We keep mediating but we find no peace within our self's. The princess of Mars opened her eyes and looked up at Mina.

What else is there to do Mina?" the blacked hair lass asked sounding lost. Mina looked down for a moment and closed her eyes then opened them when an idea came to her.

"We push our pain to the side for now and fight the evil then when it's gone we find a way to help Serena so we can all be happy once again, don't you see Raye we all were lost in our own pain and grief come Raye we all have to say sorry to our princess." Mina said.

The priestess stood up and nodded while Lita and Amy walked into the room. Mina walked out of the room with the other fellow silently behind heading to their princess.

Serena's room

All four scouts walked into Serena's room and bowed before the sleeping princess that was protected by the moon shield. Mina took a deep breath and spoke.

"We are sorry we were too blind with our own grief and pain to see the full picture we know you would still carry on the fight if we were in your position so we ask..."

"Please forgive us!" They all said. An aura glowed and appeared before them showing a smiling princess of the moon.

"I already forgave you all I just wanted to see you all whole once more now go help the others I will always be in your dreams." Serena said as the aura disappeared.

All four inner scouts left the room.

"We are now one...."