A/N- Hey! Sorry about how long its been since I last updated. Life's been busy and I've already been trying to keep up with it. I'll try to get the next update up soon! Just to warn you, swim season and AP tests are coming up so updates might be taking longer.

Neo-Queen Serenity- You get a taste of the action here. Next chapter will be up soon hopefully!

Lady Tristana Rogue- Thanks! There wasn't a lot more to write for the last chapter, but this will get a bit longer with the next one getting even longer probably.

Eternal Cosmic Sailor Saturn- Don't worry, I don't plan to stop. Life just gets busy and writing gets put on a back burner for a bit. I'll have to check out your story sometime!

Milkshakelvr- Thanks! Glad you like it!

Sunny38- Molly is smart so she knows how to stay safe.

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"Good afternoon Darien." Malachite said as Darien walked into his study. The group who had gathered in Darien's study could tell that the few hours that Darien had slept had done a lot for him. The circles under his eyes were almost gone and he didn't look as stressed as before.

"Any news I need to hear?" He asked as he plopped down into his chair.

"Well, I think you might like to read this." Lita said. She brought forward a tan letter and placed it on Darien's desk. His name was written on the front of it in a hand writing he swore he'd seen before.

"Well, aren't you going to read it?" Tristan asked. Darien nodded dumbly before taking the letter and opening it. As his eyes traveled along the lines his eyes widened.

"How can this be?" He whispered.

"I believe you have my daughter to thank. She made contact with Serena. Diamond has been allowing Serena to write letters because he thought they'd never be able to reach you. Serena quickly wrote these and sent them back with Molly." Charles explained.

"And where is your daughter now?" Darien asked.

"She is currently sleeping in a guest room." Lita said. "I took her to a room so she could have a bath and get some rest."

"I will want to talk to her when she wakes up. How long before she can go back?"

"She can leave tomorrow at dawn." Charles said.

"I want three letters written in reply. I'll write one, Charles you may write one, and one of you girls can write one on behalf of yourselves and the generals. Have them ready by tonight." Darien said. Everyone nodded and quickly left to go get the letters written. Mina and Rei were arguing as they left as to who would get to write the letter.

The night Molly came to dinner beside her father. Everyone, especially Darien, had questions for her. As they ate Molly calmly retold her adventure into Diamond's camp, her conversation with Serena, and then what she remembered as to what it looked like. When dinner was over the three letters were produced and given to Molly who promised to take them to the camp. After she had the letters she spent some time with her father, learning about the war and different battles that had been fought. She had wanted to know more about what she had gotten into and the only way she saw herself doing that was getting her father to tell her about the way. Of course he wouldn't tell her of battles they were planning. He said he just didn't want to tell her because they could change, but Molly knew it was really because he was still scared she could get captured.

The next morning, before the sun rose Molly was standing behind the large doors that opened to the town below the castle. Her father and Tristan were with her, but they had asked her to fly earlier than Darien had planned for her to so everyone else in the castle was asleep. "Be safe." Charles told his daughter. He kissed her forehead before opening the door for her. Molly transformed into a white owl and flew off into the night sky.

As she flew above the battlefields she saw the rotting corps that had been left from previous battles and the ghost towns that had been incinerated by the armies. She turned her head forward and focused on the glow of the camp fires of Diamond's camp. She would wait in a tree till Diamond left before entering the tent. She found her perch in an old pine tree that set just beyond Diamond's personal tent and had plenty of leaves to hide her in.

As the sun rose Diamond did not come out. Slowly Molly started to let her eyes drop shut and her body scrunch together. The cool wind ruffling her feathers was the only thing that kept her awake. Close to midday Diamond came out of the tent with another solider and left for the practice areas. Molly silently flew down to the tent, but ran into some trouble with the guards

They had spears today and were trying to stab her. She was able to avoid them as she twisted and turned before she dove behind them and into the fence. The guards ran in after her, but she flew straight to Serena's sleeping form. The guards seemed to not know what to do since they would have to wake up the girl to get at the bird. "You should just leave. She won't be moving with you two standing there ready to attack her." Serena's clear voice said quietly. The two guards straightened up, but continued to watch for Molly to come back out. "She can still see you. Why don't you just leave?"

"Diamond told us to catch the bird ma'am." One of the guards finally said.

"Well I'm telling you to let her go. I can be far more terrifying than Diamond at times." Serena growled. She finally turned around and glared at the two guards. "So I suggest that you leave… now." Her icy blue eyes and begun to heat up and turn a light red, vibrant pink color.

"Of course, what ever you say." Both guards scrambled out of the tent and returned to their positions at the front of the tent.

"You should be careful Serena. If Diamond finds out about any more powers…" Molly said as she returned to her human self.

"Diamond's already done his research, he knows about all of my powers. Trust me, he gloats about it almost every night. What news from the castle?"

"I have letters for you. I'm sorry, but I can't bring any back. My father and Darien have come up with a plan to get you out. Half of the plan is in one letter the other is in the other letter. My father wants me to return as soon as I can. Keep the letters safe. I will hopefully be seeing you soon, but not here."

"Thank you Molly. Hopefully I will be out of here and back in the castle soon. I will see you then." Serena gave her friend one last hug before Molly once more became an owl and flew out of the tent. Serena waited to see if the guards would come in to hastle her about her animal friend before she opened the letters.

The first one was from Rei, Mina, Ami, and Lita. Each had a paragraph that they got to write. A few long ink lines between Rei and Mina's paragraphs hinted at a fight between the two girls. Overall the letter just talked about how somber the castle was and how Darien had barely been getting sleep (though Lita and Ami explained it was mainly from Rei and Mina pestering him). Still the castle was standing and the people around it were going on with their lives the best they could. Lita even added a spot about Rita and that her kids had moved into the castle to be closer to Andrew and safer in general.

The second letter was from Charles and Tristan. They explained that Serena's mother had made an alliance with the elves and they were marching for the war as the letters were being exchanged. To keep the fact Serena had been kidnapped hidden from her mother no response was sent to her letter and a rescue mission was to happen immediately. The last lines asked if she could get away that night and that someone would be waiting for her in the forest.

Darien's letter was last and Serena liked it that way. He expressed how sorry he was for not being able to get her out as soon as she was taken. He had his words of love, which Serena read a couple times, and his sorrows of her being gone. Tears started to gather at Serena's eyes as she read over his words. She traced some of his words with her finger tips wishing that they would help her get closer to him, but she still felt the emptiness that had been her companion the last couple of days. Again the last part of the plan was at the bottom. A wolf will be waiting in the forest to lead her home. An army would be attacking at midnight.

Serena quietly folded up the letters and hid them in her dress. She did not want to give Diamond any chances of getting a hold of the letter and plans. If he got a hold of Darien's he would keep her in the tent of by his side and would also know of the next attack. Serena called the guards into the tent after she was sure the letters were attached to her person. "Can one of you go get Diamond for me?" Serena asked.

"Yes ma'am." One of them said. Both men left and one continued to go get Diamond from the training fields.

Within a few minutes Diamond was in the tent and inspecting Serena from the entrance. "What is it that you need? The guard would not say anything. Were you hurt by your owl friend? Do you need anything?" Diamond asked. He approached her and grabbed her arm to bring her closer so he could make sure she was not hurt himself.

"Diamond, I am fine except for the fact that my legs are becoming useless. I must walk farther than this chain allows and these canvas walls give me. Could I not go somewhere for a few minutes to walk?" Serena pleaded.

"You interrupted my training to ask if you could have a walk?" Diamond growled. He ran a hand through his long hair and turned from Serena. "Antonio, Eric, take Serena on her desired walk. When you get back cut the slack on the chain so the only place she can go is the bed." Serena gasped at the results of her question and hoped the so called wolf was at the forest line while she as on her walk. "You want your walk, you'll get it, but not for a price. Now you will have no choice, but to sleep beside me at night. I hope your walk is worth it." Diamond stalked out of the tent and the two guards walked over. One of them unlocked the chain around Serena's ankle while the other held her arm.

The trio walked out of the tent, much to the rest of the camp's amazement, and started their journey around the camp. Serena started walking towards the border of the camp, closer to the forest when one of the guards stopped her. "Not so close to the forest." He ordered.

"But Diamond did not say where I could and could not go."

"Not so close to the forest." The man repeated.

"If I stay away from it right now can we walk by it on the way back? I want to pick some wild flowers and feel the grass underneath my feet." Serena asked. The two guards looked at each other before nodding.

As they walked Serena's eyes scanned the dark forest for a sign of any movement. Diamond's men must have hunted or scared away all of the animals that usually lived in the forests. Serena's walk took most of the rest of the afternoon since she figured that Diamond would not be letter her out for another one anytime soon. They stopped at the training fields so Diamond could see her and show off his skills to her. As they left Serena's quick eyes caught a blur in the forest edge line and knew it was time.

"I like those flowers; they will be the only stop near the forest I will make." Serena said as she walked over to a bundle of purple and white wild flowers. The two guards sandwiched her between them as they walked closer to the edge. Serena saw the glint of a predator's eyes and quickly ducked as a wolf jumped at the two unsuspecting guards. One guard managed to roll away, but Serena grabbed a rock and threw it at the man. Luckily the rock hit him in the head and managed to knock him out. His friend and comrade on the other hand tried to fight off the wolf that was on him, but his hands were nothing against a jaw full of sharp white teeth and paws that were swiping skin away with every movement. By the time Serena and the wolf had left the scene one man was unconscious while the other had bled to death.

Serena and the wolf ran through the forest as fast as they could. They jumped over tree roots that had been exposed and ducked under leaves. Soon they heard yelling and people chasing after them. "Tristan, you better have something planned." Serena growled as she dodged another low slung branch. The wolf just looked up at her and gave her a wolfish smile. "You need how to learn how to talk in your wolf form…"