The Dark Prince Returns
Chapter Four: Truly Gone
"Mars Flame Sniper!" Sailor Mars yelled, piercing a whole through the cat- like creature.
The creature with a Dark Moon symbol on its forehead laughed. It swung its long, sharp claws at Mars. Mars flew back, avoiding the attack.
"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" A blast of purifies water froze the creature into a prison of ice. Then, it broke out of the ice and swung its claws at Mercury, sending her flying through the air.
Mars ran to her side. "Are you ok, Mercury?" She asked, holding her head up. She was out cold. Mars tried to wake her; shaking her and tapping her cheek. Nothing seemed to work.
"We need Sailor Moon!" Jupiter said to Venus.
"There's no use, Scouts! Without your precious leader, you're NOTHING!!!" The monster yelled.
"PLUTO DEADLY SCREAM!!!"
The monster fell over face flat onto the ground. All the scouts looked over and saw Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, and Saturn.
"Go Pluto!" Venus yelled, jumping into the air cheering.
The monster stood up and turned to the new arrived scouts. It smiled wickedly, showing it's long, cat like teeth. "Impressive."
The Outer Senshi gathered together.
"NEPTUNE DEEP SUBMERGE!!!"
"PLUTO DEADLY SCREAM!!!"
"DEATH RIBBON REVOLUTION!!!"
"URANUS WORLD SHAKING!!!"
They all blew their attacks at the ugly creature, blowing it to bits. The Inner Senshi stared in amazement.
".....Nice!" Jupiter said, still staring at the pile of dust in front of her.
"So, where's Sailor Moon?" Uranus asked, walking up to Jupiter.
A couple hours later, the scouts gathered at the Temple. The Temple was silent for the first time in a long time. The Scouts and Generals all listened to what Darien had to say about their beloved princess. Rei was practically in tears. Rini and Hotaru were staring into space, trying to accept the news. Sorrows fell from the sky.
"We need to TRY! Just because it LOOKED like Serena doesn't mean it WAS her!" Lita yelled, trying to knock some sense into her friends.
"It was her....." Darien argued, trying to draw back the tears.
Rei got up and ran into the Temple. *It's not true! This is not real! She would never give into that.....that.....*
"Rei!" Jedeite yelled, getting up to run after her.
"Leave her be. She needs to gather herself together." Nephrite said. "We all do."
~A beautiful young woman stood before Serena. She had long, black hair, covered with braids and beads. She had lovely aqua-blue eyes and pale skin. She wore a beautiful silver chain around her head, like a tiara. Hanging in the middle of her forehead was a black gem that dangled and glistened from the chain. She had on a black and purple leotard with, covered with sparkles. A skirt completed the outfit. It was a thin fabric and was easy to see through. It went down to about her knees and was also covered with sparkles that seemed to resemble stars.
She looked at Serena with her blue eyes and smiled. ~
Serena opened her eyes to a cold feeling. Wind blew across her face. Stars sparkled above her. She looked to her side to see two violet eyes staring at her.
"You're awake." Diamond whispered to her, kissing her forehead.
"Are we floating?!" she asked, looking down at the sparkling lights below them.
"Why, yes, we are, aren't we."
"Why did you take me out here?"
Diamond smiled wickedly. "See all those people?" He looked at all of the houses and buildings. Then, they both transported to the middle of the city. "These humans have no idea to what they are about to face, Serena. A new Queen. Their Queen."
He transported to the Temple. Rei was lying out on the grass, admiring the stars. She would have been normal, except that she was crying. Her eyes were all red, as well as her nose.
Serena gasped. This was so familiar to her. Why did this woman cry?
"She is first." Diamond whispered in her ear. "She's a sailor scout- your enemy, Serena."
"No." With that, Serena disappeared.
"Damnit!" Diamond muttered to himself.
Diamond arrived back at the tower. He walked over to Serena, who was sitting on the floor and leaning against the canapé bed. She held a rose in her hand. It was red.
Diamond was enraged! Anything that even reminded him of King Endymion he would get rid of. Everything in her mind, as well.
"Serena, I'll be right back." He disappeared without a trace.
Serena just sat there, twirling the rose around, picking off every petal and tossing it to the floor. A tear fell from the corner of her eye.
"He's gone!" Kunzite yelled, slamming the doors open to Nephrite's room.
"WHAT?!"
Serena hummed to a tune while brushing her hair. She wasn't sure what the song was, but it was beautiful.
"You've been there for me, no matter what the cost. My best friend since we believed in Santa Claus....." Serena sang.
"So you still remember it, huh?"
Serena swung around to see Darien. He towered over her. She stepped back.
"S-stay away from me!" Serena said, swinging her hand at Darien, trying to get him to back away, even a little bit. This man was not anyone she knew. He was her enemy. He had betrayed her and left her alone so many times. Only now did she realize this.
Darien grabbed her hand and pulled her into his arms. She gasped in surprise by his actions. His grip on her was tight, but it didn't hurt, it was more...welcoming.
"L-let me go! Release me at.....once....."
"This is hot I have held you ever since we first met, Serena. I can't abandon you like this; even if it means death! I WONT let you go!" Darien's embrace tightened. It was as if he would never let her go.
"Get away! I'm.....I'm warning you!" Serena demanded, although, she didn't try and get loose.
"I don't know what he told you, Serena. I don't know what he showed you, but it's not true! It could never be!" He looked down into her lavender eyes. "Look into my eyes and tell me that I don't love you. Tell me now as you see my face! Is there anything that you doubt?!"
Serena looked deeply, but not because she didn't believe him. There was warmth in his arms and in his eyes. It was so comforting. She looked in his eyes and knew.
Tears began to fill in her eyes. She tried to blink them away, but she couldn't hide it. Then, she pushed him away.
"You were never there! I battled to save you! I risked my life for you every time! Even in spirit you were never with me! I had to convince myself over and over that you would be okay! That you would help me!" She stopped to gather her breath. "It's so lonely.....I hate it....." Serena burst into tears and collapsed to the ground.
"I have been with you every time! In your heart, mind, and soul, Serena! There was never once that I didn't think of you! Not ONCE!" Darien kneeled down to her and looked into her eyes, once more to catch her attention.
He leaned over, as if to wait for her permission. Then, he reached for her lips.
Rage filled Serena. Anger and hate surrounded her as she swung her hand. She glared at Darien, whose face was now turned away from hers. He held his hand on his cheek in shock and hurt.
"I'm sorry, Darien. I'm taken." Serena said, standing up. "Sometimes it's nice to have someone who had a little danger in them."
Darien stared at her, wondering if this had really just happened. Serena had finally chosen. She was really lost to him, now. It was really over.
Chapter Four: Truly Gone
"Mars Flame Sniper!" Sailor Mars yelled, piercing a whole through the cat- like creature.
The creature with a Dark Moon symbol on its forehead laughed. It swung its long, sharp claws at Mars. Mars flew back, avoiding the attack.
"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" A blast of purifies water froze the creature into a prison of ice. Then, it broke out of the ice and swung its claws at Mercury, sending her flying through the air.
Mars ran to her side. "Are you ok, Mercury?" She asked, holding her head up. She was out cold. Mars tried to wake her; shaking her and tapping her cheek. Nothing seemed to work.
"We need Sailor Moon!" Jupiter said to Venus.
"There's no use, Scouts! Without your precious leader, you're NOTHING!!!" The monster yelled.
"PLUTO DEADLY SCREAM!!!"
The monster fell over face flat onto the ground. All the scouts looked over and saw Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, and Saturn.
"Go Pluto!" Venus yelled, jumping into the air cheering.
The monster stood up and turned to the new arrived scouts. It smiled wickedly, showing it's long, cat like teeth. "Impressive."
The Outer Senshi gathered together.
"NEPTUNE DEEP SUBMERGE!!!"
"PLUTO DEADLY SCREAM!!!"
"DEATH RIBBON REVOLUTION!!!"
"URANUS WORLD SHAKING!!!"
They all blew their attacks at the ugly creature, blowing it to bits. The Inner Senshi stared in amazement.
".....Nice!" Jupiter said, still staring at the pile of dust in front of her.
"So, where's Sailor Moon?" Uranus asked, walking up to Jupiter.
A couple hours later, the scouts gathered at the Temple. The Temple was silent for the first time in a long time. The Scouts and Generals all listened to what Darien had to say about their beloved princess. Rei was practically in tears. Rini and Hotaru were staring into space, trying to accept the news. Sorrows fell from the sky.
"We need to TRY! Just because it LOOKED like Serena doesn't mean it WAS her!" Lita yelled, trying to knock some sense into her friends.
"It was her....." Darien argued, trying to draw back the tears.
Rei got up and ran into the Temple. *It's not true! This is not real! She would never give into that.....that.....*
"Rei!" Jedeite yelled, getting up to run after her.
"Leave her be. She needs to gather herself together." Nephrite said. "We all do."
~A beautiful young woman stood before Serena. She had long, black hair, covered with braids and beads. She had lovely aqua-blue eyes and pale skin. She wore a beautiful silver chain around her head, like a tiara. Hanging in the middle of her forehead was a black gem that dangled and glistened from the chain. She had on a black and purple leotard with, covered with sparkles. A skirt completed the outfit. It was a thin fabric and was easy to see through. It went down to about her knees and was also covered with sparkles that seemed to resemble stars.
She looked at Serena with her blue eyes and smiled. ~
Serena opened her eyes to a cold feeling. Wind blew across her face. Stars sparkled above her. She looked to her side to see two violet eyes staring at her.
"You're awake." Diamond whispered to her, kissing her forehead.
"Are we floating?!" she asked, looking down at the sparkling lights below them.
"Why, yes, we are, aren't we."
"Why did you take me out here?"
Diamond smiled wickedly. "See all those people?" He looked at all of the houses and buildings. Then, they both transported to the middle of the city. "These humans have no idea to what they are about to face, Serena. A new Queen. Their Queen."
He transported to the Temple. Rei was lying out on the grass, admiring the stars. She would have been normal, except that she was crying. Her eyes were all red, as well as her nose.
Serena gasped. This was so familiar to her. Why did this woman cry?
"She is first." Diamond whispered in her ear. "She's a sailor scout- your enemy, Serena."
"No." With that, Serena disappeared.
"Damnit!" Diamond muttered to himself.
Diamond arrived back at the tower. He walked over to Serena, who was sitting on the floor and leaning against the canapé bed. She held a rose in her hand. It was red.
Diamond was enraged! Anything that even reminded him of King Endymion he would get rid of. Everything in her mind, as well.
"Serena, I'll be right back." He disappeared without a trace.
Serena just sat there, twirling the rose around, picking off every petal and tossing it to the floor. A tear fell from the corner of her eye.
"He's gone!" Kunzite yelled, slamming the doors open to Nephrite's room.
"WHAT?!"
Serena hummed to a tune while brushing her hair. She wasn't sure what the song was, but it was beautiful.
"You've been there for me, no matter what the cost. My best friend since we believed in Santa Claus....." Serena sang.
"So you still remember it, huh?"
Serena swung around to see Darien. He towered over her. She stepped back.
"S-stay away from me!" Serena said, swinging her hand at Darien, trying to get him to back away, even a little bit. This man was not anyone she knew. He was her enemy. He had betrayed her and left her alone so many times. Only now did she realize this.
Darien grabbed her hand and pulled her into his arms. She gasped in surprise by his actions. His grip on her was tight, but it didn't hurt, it was more...welcoming.
"L-let me go! Release me at.....once....."
"This is hot I have held you ever since we first met, Serena. I can't abandon you like this; even if it means death! I WONT let you go!" Darien's embrace tightened. It was as if he would never let her go.
"Get away! I'm.....I'm warning you!" Serena demanded, although, she didn't try and get loose.
"I don't know what he told you, Serena. I don't know what he showed you, but it's not true! It could never be!" He looked down into her lavender eyes. "Look into my eyes and tell me that I don't love you. Tell me now as you see my face! Is there anything that you doubt?!"
Serena looked deeply, but not because she didn't believe him. There was warmth in his arms and in his eyes. It was so comforting. She looked in his eyes and knew.
Tears began to fill in her eyes. She tried to blink them away, but she couldn't hide it. Then, she pushed him away.
"You were never there! I battled to save you! I risked my life for you every time! Even in spirit you were never with me! I had to convince myself over and over that you would be okay! That you would help me!" She stopped to gather her breath. "It's so lonely.....I hate it....." Serena burst into tears and collapsed to the ground.
"I have been with you every time! In your heart, mind, and soul, Serena! There was never once that I didn't think of you! Not ONCE!" Darien kneeled down to her and looked into her eyes, once more to catch her attention.
He leaned over, as if to wait for her permission. Then, he reached for her lips.
Rage filled Serena. Anger and hate surrounded her as she swung her hand. She glared at Darien, whose face was now turned away from hers. He held his hand on his cheek in shock and hurt.
"I'm sorry, Darien. I'm taken." Serena said, standing up. "Sometimes it's nice to have someone who had a little danger in them."
Darien stared at her, wondering if this had really just happened. Serena had finally chosen. She was really lost to him, now. It was really over.