Hey everyone, here is the next chapter of One Moonlit Night. I'll do my best to try and get the next one up in the next couple of days but I the next few days are going to be really busy for me and I'll try my hardest.

Anyway, here's chapter twenty-three and I hope you all enjoy.

Thanks, daisyboo xx p.s. sorry its so short.

Disclaimer: I do not own sailor moon or any of the characters, only the ones created by my own imagination.

Chapter Twenty-Three

Raye and Lita or Mars and Jupiter ran as quickly as they could to the transportation room that was located on the opposite side of the Neptunian Palace with their Princess Serenity curled up in the strong but feminine arms of Lita. They ran quickly and efficiently concentrating fully upon their spontaneous mission and the well being of their princess. Lita and Raye passed startled servants who were busy with their chores and even sometimes surprised nobles and royalty, who looked at the sailor-suited women baffled by their swift movements. However, Lita and Raye were not concerned with the people that they passed and were only concerned for their princess, who was still snuggled deep into Lita's warmth. She had sobbed for a long while as Lita cradled her and Raye comforted her, until she fell into an uneasy oblivion.

She was still but pale like the Moon Princess was supposed to be and Raye and Lita rushed to the room, so they could relieve their princess from whatever torment was plaguing her. Eventually, the tired warriors reached their destination and looked over the room that was very orderly. They rushed over to one of the teleportation pods and opened the clear glass door. Lita placed the sleeping princess on the seat that was inside the teleportation pod and looked at her wondering what it was that had made her so sad. Lita held a forlorn look upon her beautiful face and thought about her fiancé, Prince Lucas. Lita had a duty to the Moon Princess and to protect her and ensure her safety was her primary task. However, once Lucas knew that Lita had escorted Serena away from his planet and more importantly without his brother, she wondered at what his reaction would be. Would he be angry, sad, understanding or sympathetic? Lita did not know but she hoped above all else that he would understand and that Lita had performed her duty beautifully.

"Lita, is the princess ready?" Raye asked hurriedly as she looked around almost wildly.

"Almost," Lita replied, "I'm just going to strap her in."

"Okay," Raye nodded, "but hurry."

Lita nodded to her comrade and then began fastening the safety belts. She finished her task quickly and then retreated from the pod. Lita looked longingly at the pod as the clear doors closed and the princess stayed contained in the pod. Raye pressed a few buttons then and a bright light began sparking above the clear pod in which the princess was contained. Raye then walked over and stood besides Lita and they held a reassuring glance between them for a few seconds. They looked then at Serena who looked uncomfortable in the pod and waited for the teleportation to be complete. However, just then as the bright of the light intensified a little, there was a commotion that was heard in the hall and both Raye and Lita turned to look, when suddenly a half-dressed Diamond came running into the room. He was wearing loose fitting black trousers and a loose white shirt that showed more of his chest than covered it but he had bare feet. He was looking a little bruised on the skin that was on show and his pale hair was more wild and unmanageable than usual.

"Where is my wife? Where is my Serena?" Diamond demanded menacingly as his bright violet eyes looked almost wild.

Raye and Lita both turned to look at each other when they saw that Diamond had entered the room and looked brutish.

"Whatever we do Lita, we must protect the princess," Raye stated as Lita nodded in agreement.

They both took up fighting stances then as Diamond looked at the Scouts with amused surprise and started laughing. Raye and Lita shared a confused glance again as Diamond started laughing and then stiffened their fighting stance. Diamond watched as their stances stiffened and then his face turned serious.

"What the hell do you two think you are doing?" Diamond asked amusedly.

"We are protecting our princess," Raye stated importantly.

"Your princess, okay," Diamond repeated getting even more amused, "but she's mine."

However, at that moment Sailor Mercury, Aimee, Sailor Venus, Mina and Sailor Uranus, Amara rounded the corner looking a little breathless and then took up their own fighting stances.

"Get away from, kitten, now," Amara demanded as she confidently approached Diamond.

"She's not yours, she's mine," Diamond stated confidently.

"There is no way Serena will ever be yours again," Lita argued back.

"There is."

"Not."

"Is"

And with that Diamond launched an attack from within him and aimed it at Lita and Raye. The brilliant light shot from within Diamond and struck the girls. Then almost instantly afterwards, Diamond shot another at Amara, Mina and Aimee. The attack struck Aimee and Venus but it missed Amara and with that Amara shot her attack.

"World Shaking," Amara yelled as a large yellow ball of light appeared above her and got launched towards Diamond.

Diamond dodged the ball expertly and he looked victorious but then the ball struck one of the control panels for the teleportation devices. The Scouts looked shocked and so did Diamond. However, the light's intensity on the teleportation pod grew until the entire room was engulfed by its brilliance and then once the light had cleared, everyone looked at where the princess had been and there was nothing. They were all worried instantly and Aimee immediately rushed up to the damaged control panel. She began working instantly and then pulled out a small mini-computer that was coloured in blue. Aimee began tapping in codes and everything and then she gasped in shock.

"What's the matter, Mercury?" Venus asked worriedly not liking the sound of Aimee's gasp, "what's the bad news."

"The bad news is that the control panel that was damaged by Amara's attack, will need to be fixed and may take a while and it was also the panel that controlled all the teleportation devices and the location in which they travel to."

"So, what's the good news?" Venus asked looking concerned.

"The good news is that the princess has reached her destination and reached the Moon."

Everyone was relieved at that point but then a worried look crossed Amara's face.

"But does that mean that we can't get out?"

"I'm afraid so," Aimee nodded as everyone looked extremely downhearted and then unbeknownst to everyone, Diamond silently removed himself from the room.

Serena reached her destination unbeknownst to her and everyone on the Moon Kingdom. They all thought that she was enjoying her time on the planet of Neptune with her new husband and protectors. However, Serena arrived silently back onto the Moon Kingdom in one of the teleportation devices and no one heard the crackle of the pods or saw the brilliance of the light.