Chapter 10: Serena's Fresh Start
After a refreshing nights sleep, Serena got up out of bed, although she was still in a lot of pain from the stab wound, and silently made it down to the kitchen so that she could prepare a big breakfast for and her family to repay they're kindness... Sharon was left in they're room snoring softly.
' Dr. Moore won't be very happy about me disobeying his orders, but I couldn't stand to be cooped up in bed all week...' Serena thought to herself as she descended the stairs...
Serena made her way to the kitchen and began gathering ingredients for a big omelette. She chopped up green peppers, onions, muchrooms, tomatoes, and ham and found the biggest skillet she could find... Then began sauteeing the ingredients until lightly browned... Next, she got a dozen eggs out of the fridge and wished them in a big bowl with milk, salt, pepper, ginger, itailian season in and poured the mixture into the frying pan with the sizzling veggies. Once the omelette began to fluff up, she added cheddar, fetta, and parmasan cheese. By this time, the delicious smell had awoken the Hawkins family and they appeared at the kitchen door one by one...
" Good morning!" Serena said smiling as she turned to greet them...
Unfortunately, she turned a bit too fast, causing her wound a great deal of pain...
" Serena!" Seilia exclaimed, " Your supposed to be in bed dear!"
" I'm ok..." Serena said, forcing a smile through her pain, " I wanted to thank you for your kindness and make breakfast for you all... It's the least I can do since you've been so kind to me..."
Ms. Selia sighed, the girl was obviously in a lot of pain... But she was quite stubborn...
" Well, if you insist dear, please be mindful of your wound, and let us know if you need help..." Ms. Selia said.
She smiled worriedly before heading to the living room to watch TV... Once Serena was finished with breakfast, she had large stacks of homade lemon cream pancakes, french toast, fried sausage, and the biggest omelette Virgil and his family had ever seen! Each showed their gratitude as they enjoyed the bountiful breakfast Serena had prepared. After breakfast was over, Virgil and his father happily did the dishes, while Sharon and Ms. Selia begged Serena to tell them her recipes. Despite being in a lot of pain, Serena continued to talk to them and did her best to ignore the pain she was in... Despite her protests, Ms. Selia eventually got her to go back to bed and rest her injuries... Being restless, however, sereSe was up and about a few hours later, insisting that she wanted to go see the sites in Dekota... Ms. Selia relented, but only after ordering Serena to take Virgil and Ritchie with her... So the two decided to take her to the mall for hopefully a stress free day... On the way there, however, they ran into Shev and Talon. Ritchie blushed like crazy when Talon landed next to him...
" Hey there boys... How are you today?" Talon asked smiling.
Seeing as both boys were a bit tongue tied, Serena stepped forward...
" Hi... My name is Serena. What are your names?" Serena asked.
Shev and Talon recognized her immediately and quickly walked a few feet away from them so that they could speak in private...
"She's the one that was severely injured! The girl static was taking to the hospital!" Talon whispered softly.
" Yeah, she's ok now though..." Shev said shrugging.
"No... She isn't... Look closer..." Talon said, redirecting his attention back to her...
Both bang babies watched as Serena's breathing became labored, unaware of the dark energy still trying to drain her... Although Ms. Seilia had used her light magic to try and heal Serena's wounds, a small speck of nega energy remained inside her, feeding off her energy... The entity within the dark sword used to stab her was one of Queen Beryl's most powerful worriors... It was not so easy to destroy... Shev noticed a black aura leaking from Serena's wound as she gasped for breath.
" Serena, maybe you should go back to the doctor, your wound is causing you alot of pain!" Shev said worriedly.
" No... I'm fine, I want to see the city..." Serena said smiling through her pain.
Despite Virgil and Ritchie being completely against it, they relented, along with Shev and Talon, and began Serena's tour of the city... Unaware that they were being watched...
Far away, in the deep recesses of the negaverse, Queen Beryl watched with fascination as the two strange creatures walked with princess Serena.
"Zoisite... Come to me..." Queen Beryl commanded.
The crystal prison Zoisite was in immediately melted away and Zoisite opened her eyes...
" Queen Beryl?" Zoisite asked, " Why have you summoned me back?"
" You have your usefulness my dear..." Queen Beryl said in mock sweetness, " There are strange creatures in a different part of Earth, full of vast amounts of powerful energy... You will take Jediete and Malichite and collect samples of it for me... Do not fail..."
" But my Queen, what about sailor Moon and the sailor scouts?!" Zoisite asked worriedly, for she knew first hand how powerful the princess and her worriors were...
" The little princess will no longer be a problem... Since our little battle, she was stabbed by my special sword by the very one she loved so dearly... Their bond is broken and her memories of the past has been completely obliterated..." Queen Beryl hissed wickedly, " We can take our fill of energy without having to worry about any interference!"
Zoisite smirked as she gracefully bowed out, awaiting her companions to be awoken... Oh the fun she would have toying with that little twit of a princess...