Chapter 7
The church was filled with many people dresses in their Sunday best. The pews were lined with white and peach ribbons; the aisle had an off white runner that went from the doors to the altar; the ends of the pews had white roses and lilies and peach peonies and carnations. The bridesmaids were dressed in peach dresses and the groomsmen were in black tuxes with white roses pinned to their lapels. The bride was dressed in a white A-line gown that had a peach overlay and a peach ribbon around her waist with the tails trailing down the back. The bodice was embroidered with a peach flower design that encompassed the top half then trailed along the left side. The groom wore a white tuxedo that had peach trim.

Serenity looked on from the end of the aisle, seemingly invisible to all those around her. She walked up closer to the aisle mesmerized by the beautiful sight in front of her.

"This is exactly how I imagined my wedding," Serenity mused aloud.

"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride," announced the pastor. When the bride and groom turned towards each other, Serenity was shocked to see that the bride was her and that the groom was not Darien or anyone she had seen before. The man had deep purple hair that looked black that went down to his shoulders and dark blue eyes that felt cold. When the couple kissed the environment began to darken around her until only she and the couple remained. When they stopped kissing, the man turned towards her and smiled.

"Your future lies with me Serenity," the tenor of is voice low and smooth. "No one else matters. Forget your friends and current lover," murmured the voice. "You are mine." As the man spoke, Serenity could feel a coldness seeping into her being, latching onto her soul and taking over her consciousness. She struggled to get free from it but to no avail. She continued to trash and scream out for help but no one came to her aid.

"NOOOO!" screamed Serenity, waking in a cold sweat and breathing hard. Once her mind began to focus, she toke a few deep breaths in order to slow the beating of her heart.

"What was that dream?" Serenity asked aloud. Serenity sat in her bed trying to remember it but found she had no memory of it, just a dark, heavy feeling flowing through her system. "Must have been having a nightmare," Serenity mused. "That's it. No more getting hit by those monsters." With her mind made up, she got out of bed and started to get ready for school however the heavy feeling stayed with her as she got ready.Since it was seven thirty, she decided to start to school early today.
While Reni was walking, she met up with Hydra and Terra.
"Hey girls," Reni called out to them, "how's it goin'?"
"Just fine with us," said Hydra.
"So are you guys ready for another wonderful day at school," Reni said sarcastically.
"About as ready as I would be if I was getting my teeth pulled," said Terra.
"You two," said Hydra admonishingly, "school is a really great place to expand your minds so you'll be ready for college."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Reni mumbled. By the time the conversation was over, they were at the school. There they saw the rest of the gang coming up to greet them. But, just before they reached the three of them, the ground suddenly began to spin uncontrollably at Reni's feet. She grabbed her head in order to keep herself from falling. It didn't help. She then felt an intense pain in her head. She screamed like the hounds of death were chasing her. Darien ran to her side.
"Reni, Reni? What's wrong Reni?" said Darien trying to comfort her, but to no avail.
"Don't touch me! Get away from me!" She yelled at them. "You're all evil and trying to kill me! Stay back or I'll blast you into oblivion." With that statement, Reni began to run away from them and the school. They were immediately behind her, and she thought they were trying to capture her and take her away. She kept running until she got to the park. She was so exhausted that she finally collapsed next to the rosebushes. Since her friends were no more than a few feet behind her, they found her easily.
"Hydra, scan her again," Ariesa said authoritatively.
"Right," said Hydra. While she was scanning Reni, Reni was having nightmares. She was having disturbing hallucinations. She hallucinated that she was turned against her friends and she defeated them in battle. The scariest part was she saw a very possessive man standing next to her. It was at that point that her dream from last night flashed in her mind. The possessive man standing there was the same man she saw herself marrying.

"Oh no," said Hydra, dread coating her voice, "I must have missed this the last time."
"What did you miss, Hydra?" asked Ariesa.
"There's a virus of some kind in her body."
"Is it life threatening Hydra?" asked Darien.
"Not exactly," she answered.
"What do you mean 'not exactly'," said Terra.
"What I mean is that the virus isn't destroying Rena's insides, but is destroying her memory and possessing her soul. Soon she may not know who she is, or who we are." They were all silent for a few moments, and then Ariesa spoke up.
"I think it's clear that that monster that we defeated yesterday got to Reni before we could get there. Also whoever sent the monster obviously wants Serenity for himself. This means we need to keep a closer eye on her from now on. He could strike at any time and we need to be ready for him." They all nodded their heads in agreement and decided to skip school today in order to hold an emergency meeting.
They went over to Darien's apartment, laid Reni down on the bed to rest then went into the living room to hold the meeting. They discussed what was to be done to watch over Reni at all times. They sat there and discussed strategies for about an hour. Just as they were ending, Reni woke up from her deep sleep to find that she was in Darien's apartment. When she tried to remember what had happened to her, her head began to throb and she grasped it until the pain subsided. Hearing voices in the other room, Reni decided to find out why she was in Darien's apartment and not at school.
She walked out of the bedroom to find that not only was she not in school but everyone else was here as well. She instantly wondered if there was something wrong in the school that they didn't have to go to school.
"Hey guys," She said as cheerfully as she could manage. Everyone instantly turned his or her head in Reni's direction. She could immediately see the worry and shock in their eyes and wondered what they had to worry about.
"What's wrong?" She asked them in a small voice. At first, no one answered her. Then Darien got up from where he was sitting.
"Come on darling," he said in a sweet voice, "come have a seat."
"No!" She said as she backed away from them. "I want to know what's wrong." But before they had a chance to answer her, they heard a sharp, high- pitched beeping sound; it was the alert that enemies were around; this time at a fairground.

"Never mind," snapped Reni. "I'll find out when we get back. MOON…WARRIOR...TRANSFORM!!" Reni shouted out her transformation, and everyone else quickly followed.
They rushed off to the site of the alert. However, when they arrived there, they saw nothing out of the ordinary. No monster or any one that could have set off the alarm, but they were still on their guard despite that fact. Then they all moved quickly as a dark energy ball was thrown at them. They immediately scrambled away form the spot of impact and reset themselves for the next assault.
"You warriors are more agile than I thought," said a tenor voice, reverberating through the air. "But then that is to be expected of the Warriors of the Moon."
"Who are you?" Warrior Moon yelled out to the anonymous voice.
"I," he said appearing a few feet in front of the group, "am the prince of Darkmoon, Prince Diamonds." The prince wore a red two-piece suit that had white trim along the hem with white pants. He was very handsome except his dark blue eyes felt very cold. Chills ran down Reni's spine as he talked for something about him sparked her memory. "I have come to take what is rightfully mine," he said.
"Oh yeah?" yelled Jupiter. "What exactly is that?"
"Oh, something that holds great value to everyone on this Earth." He said cryptically.
"Well no matter what that thing is, we'll stop you from taking it," Moon declared.
"We'll see," he said softly while looking directly at Moon. As he did, she felt an odd pull, like she was supposed to go with him and be with him.
"See this," yelled Mars. "MARS…FLAMING…COLUMN!!" Mars brought her hands together then pulled them apart slowly, creating flames that spiraled into a column. She then brought her hands close to her chest then pushed it out towards the enemy. The attack instantly surrounded him in flames that seemed to devour him. When the attack finally started to dissipate, they saw that he hadn't been touched by it at all. He laughed at them.
"That was a nice try but nothing will stop me from getting what I want. Not even you puny warriors."

"We'll see about that," yelled Venus. "Let's double team him okay Jupiter?"

"Alright," she agreed.

"VENUS…HEARTLINK…ENCLOSE!!" Venus raised her hand with the back of it facing the enemy. Then, with a flick of her wrist, a heart shape appeared in between her first the second fingers. She then created a ring of hearts around her head that spun around. She then grasped the circle of heart and sent it spinning towards the man.

"JUPITER…LIGHTNING BOLT…CLASH!!" Lightning began to encircle Jupiter's body creating two distinct streaks. Jupiter raised her arms straight above her and the lightning began to gather in her palms until it looked like a ball of light that flashed. She then hurled the attack out, combining with Venus' attack and the combination went soaring towards Diamonds. When it reached its intended target it split in two and went right around him. Moon began to get worried and hoped that her powers would be able to defeat him.

But before anyone could get off another shot, Diamonds attacked with a surprising force knocking all of the warriors back twenty feet. While everyone was still trying to shake off the attack, Diamonds then came to stand in front of Reni. Reni slowly looked up at Diamonds and was instantly mesmerized by his cold, soul less eyes; her mind began to fog and got the sudden urge to fall into his arms. Mercury, the first to notice what Diamonds was doing, fired off one her attacks to distract him, however, the attack turned back towards her and sent her flying back another twenty feet.

"Now you are coming with me, my sweet princess," Diamonds said. With every word he said, Reni felt her insides splitting. She cried out from the immense pain, fighting the strong pull she felt.

"Leave her alone," demanded Warrior Earth, Darien, as he charged Diamonds with his sword drawn. Diamonds sent him flying back into the bushes before Warrior Earth could get within 10 feet of him. He then stepped back from Reni and sent a powerful energy blast into the sky. The blast immediately came back down and blasted everyone except Reni. She was aware of her friends screaming around her as she battled internally with the drugged feeling clouding her brain; stopping her limbs.

"There's no use in fighting what you can't beat my dear Serenity. Give in, and come to me." Diamonds turned back to her and held out a hand.

"I'll never give into you," Reni said weakly. Using the distraction, everyone moved into action and launched their attacks simultaneously at Diamonds. Their efforts, no matter how noble, were not enough and, an instant before the attacks hit, Diamonds smiled at them, and disappeared, taking Reni away.

"Sorry, warriors," said Diamonds hovering above the Warriors, "but like I said before, I always get what I want." And with Reni tucked in his arms, he drifted up a bit further in the air and slowly faded away until both he and Reni were nowhere to be seen.