Hey kiddies! Chapter two! Now, some of yall may not be happy with my casting choices...but hey, hear me out. It'll be good ;) And besides, who said the Senshi ALWAYS have to be the good guys?

Read and Review guys, make the endorphins flow. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people write their stories; they just do!!

Wesley: This is true love. You think this happens every day?

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Chapter 2:

The Kidnapping

Bright light penetrated Serenity's mind as she allowed her eyes to flutter open. She inwardly groaned, noticing that she was in the same hunching position on her bed as the night before. She squinted a bit at the affronting light, feeling the sun's warm rays lightly kiss her face. Turning away, Serenity stretched her arms and offered the ceiling a quite unprincess like yawn, her mouth opening into a seemingly bottomless black hole. She stood precariously and trudged to her vanity, plopping herself uncouthly on the cushy chair.

'Don't I look a sight' she thought semi-amusedly, noticing she still donned the constricting ball gown from last night. Blood shot eyes paired perfectly with tearstained cheeks. Faint impressions on the side of her face gave indication that the Princess's pillow of choice during the night had been her hand; a choice her neck may complain about later. The crescent moon on her forehead wrapped up the overall pretty sorry look, dimmed to a dull gray like a ghost of the glowing beacon that once was. It had not shone brightly for four years now.

Serenity's silvery mane of hair hung in nests about her face, so she picked up her brush, sighing as she began the arduous taste of untangling the calf-length hair.

"I swear, if Endymion didn't like it so much I would chop…" Serenity paused and looked in the mirror.

Endymion is dead.

Emerging from her quarters an hour later, Serenity donned her familiar riding dress as she made her way to the stables. She passed Molly, her hand maiden, in the hallway leading to her room holding a tray with what looked like Serenity's breakfast.

"Thanks, Mol!" Serenity took a quick spin around the girl, nicking an apple from the tray. "But I'm going riding!"

The maid stared wordlessly after her mistress, shocked at how early it was for the Princess to be up.

"Gee, I sure hope she's feeling well…" Molly thought worriedly.

The sharp chill that still hung in the morning air stung at Serenity's cheeks as she briskly walked down the sloping walkway to the stables. She needed to ride; nowadays, taking a long ride through the Lunarian country offered Serenity the only solace from the constant burden of her duties to the Kingdom and the dull pain of loss that always accompanied her. She took to daily rides now; ever since Prince Diamond arrived two weeks ago, she found her long outings had the added benefit of being an excellent method of avoidance.

"Stable B…" She caught herself. "Er….You! I wish to ride Midnight Rose please…" She addressed an aging man who was tending a horse.

"Yes, milady" The stable hand offered a curt bow before turning and walking towards Midnight Rose's stall. Within moments, he returned with the majestic horse and handed the reins to the Princess. He watched in amazement the fluidity with which Serenity mounted Midnight Rose.

"Thank you, sir." She offered a genuine smile to the man before turning Midnight Rose towards the countryside and galloping off.

Serenity raced her horse through the lush farm country of the Moon Kingdom, startling many field workers along the way. She threw hurried "Sorry!"es behind her, not bothering to turn her head (in fear she would become tangled in her hair). Most of the workers grumbled in annoyance, but quickly returned to their crops, knowing that the same exact thing would happen tomorrow.

Serenity continued to follow the trail well-worn in her mind, and soon the mass of farms thinned into a scattering of fields here and there. Ahead of her was the Silver Forest, a large wood of shimmering trees that looked as mysterious as they are beautiful. Serenity was not afraid, however: she knew the woods like the back of her hand, and she felt truly protected while within them.

Navigating the thick flora and fauna, Serenity arrived at the familiar stream where she always let Midnight Rose drink. She looked skyward, drinking in the sun that streamed through the thick forest canopy. However, this time the warmth she felt did not reach her soul. Serenity could not get last night's event from her mind, and she quickly found her thoughts moving back to Endymion.

'The Dread Pirate Rubeus never leaves any survivors.' She thought tragically.

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When Queen Serenity broke the news to the Princess, Serenity at first refused to believe.

Her mother had called her to the royal library; the Queen enjoyed spending what little free time she had there, scouring the ancient texts and releasing the stress from ruling. The Princess often met her mother there; the two would spend some quality time reading some lovely story together, or merely sitting on a plush couch, talking as a mother and daughter should. When Serenity entered the grand library this time, she immediately knew something was amiss; her mother was seated in an uncomfortable chair, looking forlornly out the window.

"Mother?" Serenity approached the queen, bowing at her feet and taking her hand. "Mother, what is it?"

"Oh, my darling…" The Queen had tears in her eyes.

"No."

Serenity stood and backed away from her Mother, staring in horror.

"It…it isn't possible. Endymion is the Prince! He would not be attacked…no one would dare" However, when Serenity saw the distressing look on her mother's face, she knew this was no jest.

"NO Mother, stop lying to me! He is OK, he is coming back for me! He is…coming….back…." Serenity sank to the ground, sobbing incoherently. Her mother rushed to her side, taking the girl in her arms.

"No!" Serenity shied at her mother's touch, and took off running from the library. She did not stop until she reached the familiarity of her own room.

Serenity went into her room and shut the door, and for days she neither slept nor ate. She sat at her windowsill, staring at the Earth.

"I will never love again."

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"Ahem, ahem."

Alarmingly, Serenity snapped back to reality and glanced around her horse for the source of the noise. To her right, she saw a rather odd sight.

Three woman stood to the side of the path, one in the front, the other two behind. There was a blue-haired woman at the helm, a green-haired woman to her left, and a giant Amazon of a woman to the right.

'Looks like…A Mercurian, a Plutonian and….a Jupitarian Giant?' Serenity stared critically at the trio.

"A word, my lady?" The shortest of the three asked. She was the blue haired girl with a know-it-all smirk on her face. "We are but poor, lost circus performers. Is there a village nearby?"

Serenity straightened up. "I'm sorry, ma'am. There is nothing nearby. Not for miles."

"Then there will be no one to hear you scream..." The blue haired woman trailed off.

Serenity opened her mouth to shout, but the last thing she saw was the Giant leaping towards her.

I swear I'm almost giddy with ideas for the upcoming chapters.