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Lita could only hear the girls scream around her as she grabbed for the floating pen. She knew that she had to save her friends, and this was the only way to do that. She felt a rush of power as she spoke the words the talking cat had told her to say. She felt almost whole for the first time in a very long time.

Jedite had noticed the girls standing in the distance. He felt there was something different about them. Maybe they were the brats that had been stopping him from completing his mission. The only way that he could really know would be to push them. By sending an attack their way they would either turn into the Sailor Scouts as they were being called because of their outfits, or they would be killed. It didn't really matter to him what the outcome was. They were simply human.

Luna felt Jupiter transform. She knew they were in trouble with the attack that had just been thrown at them, but there was hope.

Lita felt pain as she never had before. She also knew that it was not her pain. She was experiencing someone else's. Just as she was getting her bearings, she saw her friends. She had been spared from the attack because of her transformation energy, but her friends had not been so lucky. Serena seemed to be hurt most of all. She didn't know whether to fight Jedite now, or get her friends to safety. What would Serena do in this situation?

Serena felt Jupiter. She knew Lita had carried some connection to the girls that went beyond friendship. Friendship was one thing, sisterhood was another. That was one thing that all of her girls had, was a bond that surpassed almost all others. Nothing could change that bond, not even death and memory loss. Serena also knew that she was in trouble. While Lita may not have suffered the blast because of her transformation, Serena had jumped to protect her friends. She had taken the hardest part of the attack, as well as the largest amount of debree that had fallen from the surrounding trees.

Amy couldn't believe what was happening. She felt the blast just after she felt Jupiter transform. She knew she should have felt more of an impact though. She knew she had to reach her pen and transform if she wanted a chance at all of helping. She was able to project her pen, and softly whispered the phrase. Nothing could have felt better. She knew she was still hurt, but the extra energy given from her planet was healing her, allowing her to fight back.

Lita felt Amy transform. "Mercury, we need to get these two out of here. The blonde is the worst off, but the raven haired girl is not much better. They seemed to have felt the worst of the blast."

Amy looked strangely at Lita. 'Why isn't she using their names?' she thought quickly. The look Lita was giving her seemed to be one of exasperation. What was she missing. Suddenly it made sense, as though Lita were able to actually tell her the situation using telepathy. Jedite was paying close attention to the girls. He had noticed that 2 of the girls transformed, but that 2 were still humans. He would be waiting for a slip like their name so he could track them down. That just proved how hurt Mercury was, to be out thought by Jupiter.

"I totally agree Jupiter. Lets teleport them out to safety. It will cause the least amount of jaring to these civilians."

Luna, who has been able to crawl out from under some rubble was impressed. She didn't think that the girls remembered the teleportation capabilities. It was something that had been used most often by the leader, as that person had the most power, but all the girls could do it when push came to shove. They just usually needed help. Their emotions were giving them added energy, which was good as Serena and Rei were not going to be able to help the girls out.

Amy grabbed Lita's hand over the two girls. She was relieved when Luna jumped into the circle. She started to silently chant, hoping that Lita remembered the chant as well. Apparently she did because suddenly there was a rush of power and they were in Lita's house.

Lita retransformed quickly. "Serena!" she yelled. She couldn't believe that her friend had suffered so much so that her friends could be spared. Lita was trying to shake Serena awake. "Wake up girl!"

Amy knew she could not yet detransform. She was not healed yet, and if she did change, her energy level would drop drastically leaving Lita to help them all. "Lita, get a grip girl. Shaking her is only going to cause more damage. I just hope moving them didn't cause any more damage than that psycho Jedite did.

Lita let go of Serena's shoulders so quickly that Serena jerked again. "Oh my goodness, I didn't think of that. What happened back there Amy?" The tears quickly forming in Lita's eyes were to much for Amy to take. She had to much to deal with as it was.

"Jedite must have noticed us there, and figured that only the scouts would have been able to sense him. It's not like he really values life, so if he was wrong, that was just more people out of the way. I think that you grabbed the pen just before the blast hit and were protected. None of us were so prepared, and were hit pretty good. Because I was at the back, I was hurt least. I am still healing which is why I'm still Mercury. Serena jumped in front of everyone. I think that Rei may have been trying to stop her and received almost as much of the attack as Serena. We need to get them to a doctor."

Luna jumped up onto the couch that Lita was sitting on. "You can't take them to a doctor. As you have been discovering yourself as Senshi, your bodies have started changing as well. The doctors will notice the discrepancies in the blood as well as the healing factor. You will have to do it yourself Mercury. Lita here can help you."

Mercury looked dumbfounded at the cat. Why hadn't she thought of that as well. "I can't do this on my own! Lita, do you have any first aid knowledge?"

Lita looked away from Serena, to Mercury tears streaming down her face. "No, not really. I mean I know the basics but that's about it."

"Darien!" Mercury suddenly shouted. "He's a med student. He'll be able to help."

Luna wanted to jump onto Mercury and box her ears. "You can't bring civilians into this. They can't know your identity, or that of anyone else. He will notice something when you have these critically ill people you WON'T bring to the hospital. He's not dumb."

Amy looked at Luna. "There is something about him. I have a feeling that he is the only way we are going to get Serena to wake up. Something from the past is telling me this. It's like I'm remembering something too soon, but that without the knowledge Serena will surely die. I also know that she's the only one who can heal Rei. Luna," Amy whispered suddenly, "why did this have to happen?"

Luna, not able to take both girls crying, started herself. "I don't know."

A short time later, Amy had been able to change back. She was still weak, but she was able to function on her power now. She walked into the kitchen, where Lita was fixing all sorts of goodies for when Serena woke up. "I called Darien. He's coming. He asked about Serena and he sounded freaked out. How can he know something's wrong?"

Lita looked up from her stove. "There is something just at the fringe of my memory. I know that he plays a role, he was something important to us in the past. I also know I'm not supposed to remember this first. I feel as thought I'm violating something incredibly precious to me." Lita dropped the spoon and brought her hands to her face and started to shake her head. "Why can't she just wake up? You said that her external and internal wounds were not really all that sever. What kind of an attack was used?"

Amy felt the same way as Lita. "I don't know. I just hope that Darien has some sort of a connection to Serena that he can pull her back to us. I feel her slipping away and it hurts, it hurts so much." And with that, Amy walked back to Lita's bedroom where the girls were lying peacefully on Lita's queen sized bed. 'Wake up, my friend.'

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Well, that's it for now. I hope you are all enjoying the story. I don't know where this big turn came into play, but it's there. Next will be what's going on in Serena and Rei's mind, as well as Darien's entrance. Thank you for those of you who reviewed. You all are very special, just like those of you who read without leaving your mark. I hope you all have a special Easter.

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