Serenity appeared in the middle of the path outside Andrews new Arcade. Andrew was a huge businessman now and owned almost all of the arcades in Crystal Tokyo. Serenity's smile faded for a moment. What if he wasn't here, he could be at any of the arcades he owned. She felt her excitement dim a little at this thought.
The whole point of escaping was to visit all of her old friends and to teach Endymion and the scouts a lesson. Serenity smiled and a lesson it would be. The moment they discovered she wasn't in the palace they would panic. Since she became Neo Queen Serenity the scouts appear to have forgotten that she could look after herself. This annoyed Serenity immensely as she was more powerful as Neo Queen Serenity than she had been as Sailor moon. Serenity shook her head; she would not worry about the Scouts or Endymion. They wouldn't notice her disappearance for hours yet.
Serenity smiled even if Andrew wasn't here she could find where he was from the staff and go find him. Serenity walked into the arcade and looked around. She had not been in an arcade since Crystal Tokyo had been created. Serenity resisted the urge to jump up and down as she noticed many games she had never seen before. In the past she had known every single game in Andrews's arcade. She wondered if he still had the old Sailor V game.
Serenity smiled as she noticed Andrew standing at the counter serving some young girls. It was obvious that they fancied him and that Andrew knew. But he simply smiled and answered their questions. Serenity wondered if he had done that with her and the Scouts. Had he known they had fancied him? The idea made her laugh out loud.
Andrew hearing Serenity laugh looked up. He saw a beautiful brown haired girl and smiled. She may be able to change her appearance but she could never change her laugh. Serena had come to see his arcade. He watched her walk up to the counter and sit down. She was more graceful now than she had once been. She'd been in the arcade for at least five minutes and hadn't had a clutts attack.
Andrew walked over to Serena noticing the subtle differences between Serena and Serenity. The Serena he had known had never been able to sit still for a second while Serenity sat still and quietly waiting.
"Hello Serena, Chocolate milkshake?" Andrew asked.
"Andrew how'd you know it was me?" Serenity asked surprised and worried. If Andrew recognised her the Scouts certainly would. Hiding from Endymion and the scouts might not be as easy as she had thought.
"It was the laugh, Serena the hyena." Andrew laughed.
"Andrew!" Serena whined "I can't believe you would say that to me. You and Rei are so mean to me." Serenity smiled it was good to be herself.
"I'm surprised to see you here alone Serena, I thought Ami, Lita, Mena and Rei would be with you." Andrew said slightly worried that the queen of Crystal Tokyo was alone without protection.
Serena frowned slightly. The scouts would have loved to come here. Maybe when she went back they could come to the arcade and talk and drink milkshakes like the used to.
"I escaped to have some fun." Serenity stated "The scouts are always busy and so is Endymion. I'm tired of being alone in the crystal palace all the time." Serenity slumped down on her stool.
Andrew smiled gently. He's never understood how fun loving Serena had became serene and graceful Neo Queen Serenity. He'd make sure Serena have some fun today.
"I still have the old Sailor V game if you're interested in playing. Do you think you can beat your old score?" Andrew asked.
"Salior V you still have it!" Serena shrieked."Wicked cool"
Sailor Mars entered the Crystal Palace and sighed. Finally she could relax and hang out with Serenity like she had promised. Granted she had promised to hang out with Serena a couple of weeks ago. But she and the scouts had been busy training and gathering any information about the Black moon family so this time they would be ready when they came.
Sailor Mars headed straight for the gardens. Serenity spent almost all her time in the gardens planting roses and working with the gardeners, to make the gardens resemble those from the moon.
Mars smiled in the past Serena had been upset when she had appeared to have no special talent unlike the other scouts but now Serenity outshined all of the Scouts. She beat them all in the ice-skating competitions; she could make anything grow in the palace gardens and was more graceful than any of the Scouts. The entire kingdom loves her.
An hour later Serena was surrounded by a crowd of admires and several empty milkshake glasses as she defeated the final bad guy on Sailor V and Beat her old score.
"I did it finally!" Serena laughed as she drank anther chocolate milkshake. "That was great Andrew just wait till I tell Mena!" Serena giggled and then frowned. Serena wondered if anyone had found her missing yet.
"I'll bring the Girls with me next time Andrew." Serena smiled at the idea.
"Bring Daren to." Andrew told Serena. He hadn't seen his best friend since just after Crystal Tokyo had been created.
"I will!" Serena shouted back over her shoulder as she walked out of the arcade.
The Sailor scouts stood in the grand ball room in the crystal palace discussing theories on what may have happened to Neo Queen Serenity and how they would get her back, when Luna walked into the room.
"You don't think it's the Black moon family do you" asked Lita
"I can't detect any presence on my computer" Ami commented while still typing in information.
Luna sat and watched. She knew about the events that morning which had lead Serenity to leave the palace and intended to inform the Scouts of some of it. But she would let them worry first, it was what they needed to help them understand that they had let down their Queen.