Disclaimer: I do not own sailor moon or any of the characters. This story however is of my own device.
Chapter 3
Serena looked as if she was going to pass out. She clung to the door frame to prevent herself from falling over. "I'm going to have a baby", she said, "How am I going to tell my family? What is going to happen with the Inners? How will I tell Darien? I don't want to ruin his life and his dream". Before she could say another word she fainted. Amara ran and caught her before she could hit the floor. She picked Serena up bridal style and carried her into the living room where she laid her down on the couch. Trista grabbed a paper fan and began fanning the girl. "Sere wake up come on wake up", shouted Amara as she shook her lightly.
Slowly but surely Serena's eyes fluttered open. She slowly sat up just as Michelle came in with a glass of water. "Here drink this", she said as she handed her the water.
Slowly Serena sipped the water and looked at the women. "Thank you Michelle", she said. Serena continued to drink the water. She was finally starting to regain some of her lost color.
"Serena, you can't let yourself get worked up like that. It is not good for you or the baby", said Amara.
"She is right", said Trista, "You have to take care of yourself. As for telling your parents… you are going to have to and the sooner you do the better. There is no way around it. Darien will be elated when you tell him the news. You should know that nothing you could do would ruin his life. He loves you more than anything and he will love you baby just as much. As for those inners we will think of something".
The rest of the morning went smoothly. Michelle and Trista would not allow Serena to get up from the couch and Amara was thinking up ways to get around the Inner Senshi. The afternoon came to a close and it was time to pick Hotaru up from school. "Michelle, I am going to go get Hotaru. I will bring her home then you, Trista and I will go to the temple and deal with those traitors", said Amara.
"Okay", said Trista.
"We will be waiting for you", said Michelle, "Trista may I talk to you in the kitchen. Both girls went into the kitchen. Before Michelle sat down she turned the tea kettle on. She knew they were in for a fight and she had a feeling she would need the tea.
"I think we should confront them in our senshi forms. Then they will know that we mean business", Michelle told her comrade.
"Michelle, anyone who knows me knows I always mean business", said the senshi of time. Trista gave a half smile to her friend.
"I think we should take Serena away from here. That will be the only way to keep the other girls from finding out about the baby. We have to protect the princess and the unborn princess at all costs", said Trista.
"I agree. My family owns a house in Colorado that they were going to sell because it has been empty for nearly 5 years", said the senshi the ocean, "I can call my mom. I know she will let us have it".
"That is a great idea", said Trista.
"We will talk to Amara, Hotaru and the princess about it after the meeting today", said Michelle.
Just then Hotaru walked into the room. "Amara-papa said to let you know she was waiting for you. Where are you going", she asked. The young girl was full of curiosity.
"We are going to the temple. There is a scout meeting and we are going to be going to represent Princess Serenity. You are going to stay here with Sere", said Michelle.
"Don't let her get off the couch unless it is to go to the ladies room", said Trista.
"I won't let her Trista-mama", said the little girl.
Trista and Michelle went outside and got into the car. "We decided that we better confront them in our senshi forms. After the meeting we all need to talk", said Michelle. The rest of the ride to the temple was completely silent. They were all anticipating a fight with those damn inner senshi. They knew the inners were going to call Serena to tell her to come to the temple. She would then call Trista to give her the go ahead. They were not to make a move without getting word from their princess.
BEEP…BEEP…BEEP. Serena's communicator sounded from her school bag. "Moon here", she said as Raye's face popped up on the screen.
"There is a senshi meeting at the temple", said the fire senshi, "We need you here ASAP".
"Okay. Moon out", she replied. With that she closed her communicator. Then she reopened the device and called Trista's communicator.
"Sailor Pluto speaking", said Trista.
"Princess Serenity here Mars just called. She said they wanted me there ASAP", said Serena.
"Okay Princess. We will take care of those girls. It will be up to your mother as to whether or not they are to be punished. We will go henshin and meet them on your behalf", she told Serena.
"Thank you Pluto. I have always be able to count on you", said Serena. With that she closed the communicator one last time.
Just then Hotaru walked into the living room. She sat down on the floor and opened her book bag. "Hotaru, how was school today", she asked the young girl.
"It was good. Why did Michelle-mama, Amara-papa, and Trista-mama go to the temple", asked the young girl. Hotaru pulled out a text book, a folder and a red notebook out of her bag and began doing her home work.
"They are there on my behalf. We will discuss everything when they get home", she said. Serena decided to call Molly to get her homework assignments from that day. After she was told what work needed done she proceeded to doing her own home work.
Back at the temple Trista told them it was time. They found somewhere to take cover then they all pulled out their henshin wands.
"Uranus Crystal Power", cried Amara.
"Neptune Crystal Power", yelled Michelle.
"Pluto Crystal Power", yelled Trista.
"Make Up", they all yelled in unison.
Within minutes Sailor Uranus, Sailor Neptune and Sailor Pluto with her gate key in hand were making their way up the temple steps. "I talked to Serena and she said she would be here soon", said Raye, "I hope she is ready to hand over all her senshi gear. I am glad we decided that I am the real princess. I can't wait to get my hands on the crystal and my prince".
With that Sailor Pluto opened the door to Raye's room. All four inner senshi looked at the 3 older senshi in complete shock. The next thing you know fury was written all across Raye's face.
"What are you doing here", Raye asked, "None of you have any right to be here. You were not invited and the business we need to discuss does not concern you". Sailor Uranus glared at Raye as if she were throwing daggers with her eyes.
"We are here on behalf of Crown Princess Serenity of the Moon Kingdom", said Sailor Pluto.
"If something concerns our princess it is our concern", said Sailor Uranus the senshi of the wind.
"What was she too much of a coward to face us. She is such a coward….. How can she be our princess? Well, I guess we will just tell you what we were going to tell the precious Princess Crybaby", said Lita. Lita cracked her knuckles and got into a fighting stance. She looked as if she would strike at any moment.
"Yeah tell your precious princess that she is out", said Mina. Mina was sitting on Raye's bed holding a book. She was looking at the girls over the top of it with a hint of annoyance in her eyes.
"We want her to hand over her communicator, henshin broach and most importantly the Silver Crystal. We have already named a new princess", said Amy. Amy was reading a text book and didn't even bother to look up from it when she addressed the 3 senshi.
The 3 senshi smirked at the girls. Sailor Neptune was the first to respond, "We will relay your message to the princess".
"She is no longer the princess", said Raye, "I am now the princess and I want my crystal". Raye seemed all too pleased with herself. She was always so full of herself and thinking she was better than everyone else on the team.
"Mars, you selfish piece of shit, you will never be princess. Sorry to burst you bubble", said Sailor Uranus. She knew she had struck a nerve when Mina put her book down.
"How dare you talk to her that way", said Mina.
"This meeting is over. I will relay your message to Princess Serenity. Now, know that you have committed an act of treason. You are no longer guardians to Princess Serenity. In fact if you come within 100 feet of Serenity we will hurt you and we won't think twice about it", said Sailor Pluto. Once that was said they walked out of the temple.
"I can't believe those 3 can really stand behind that klutz. I'm not surprised that Serena wasn't her. She is to much of a coward to face use", said Lita. They all nodded in agreement.
"We will just confront her at school tomorrow and make her hand everything over", said Amy. Amy didn't even bother to put down her book during the whole meeting. She was not the least bit surprised that Serena was not there. None of the were surprised.
Little did they know Sailor Neptune was watching them through her mirror. As they walked back to Amara's car they all detransformed. "We can't let her go to school tomorrow", said Michelle, "There is no knowing what they will do to her".
"They will even go looking for her at her home", said Amara as she started up the engine to her car.
"We had better get back to Serena and Hotaru", said Trista, "We have a lot to discuss. Michelle and I believe we have a solution for at least part of the situation".
"I can't wait to hear it. We have a huge task and that is to keep the princess safe", said Amara.
They quickly went through the streets of Tokyo and got back to their home. They all hated the thought of having to burden Serena right now because of the baby. However, they all know that she needed to know. Amara vowed to keep Serena safe no matter what the stakes were. She lived to serve and protect the princess.
They finally arrived home and were greeted by Hotaru running out of the house. "Did everything go well", she asked. They all looked back and forth amongst themselves and then back to the little girl. "We better take this inside", said Trista.
The three women followed by the little girl entered the house. Amara wracked her hand through her hair then leaned up against the wall and put her hands in her back pockets. "What are we going to do", she asked letting out a loud sigh and continued, "We can't let those traitors get near Serena. It is up to us to keep her safe".
"Well we had better go talk to Serena", said Michelle, "We have a lot to discuss".
"That's right", said Trista, "Shall we go in with the princess and get down to business". They all walked into the living room where they found Serena asleep on the couch. She looked peaceful as a smile crept across her face. "She must be dreaming about her prince", said Michelle. Amara gently sat at the edge of the couch and lightly brushed the hair off of Serena's face.
"Wake up little one", she said, "We have a lot to talk about". Serena slowly opened her eyes and sat up even more slowly. She looked around at all the girls with curiosity written all over her face.
"Okay so what happened at the meeting", she asked.
"Well they were anything but happy to see us", said Michelle.
"That is an understatement if I ever heard one", said Amara, "They flat out to told us we had no right to be there".
Serena's eyes widened in shock, "How can they tell you that senshi business of any type is not your business at all".
Trista gave a solemn look, "We can't let you go to school. When we left Michelle watched them through her mirror to see what they would do after we left. They are planning on cornering you at school and forcibly taking the Silver Crystal from you".
"What?" shouted Hotaru, "We have to protect her".
"Don't worry Hotaru. Trista and I have figured out a plan", said Michelle, "We know we can't let you go back to school Princess. That would be asking for trouble. But, you can't just play hooky so what I was thinking was the 5 of us could move to the States".
"And where would we live Michelle", asked Amara. She was confused about what her lover had just said.
"My my you really think I didn't think of that", she responded, "My parents own a house in Colorado. They haven't used it in a while. I will be calling them a little later to make the arrangements".
"That sounds like a good idea", Serena spoke up, "But, I for see a problem".
"What might that be", asked Trista.
"My parents, there is no way the will allow me to move half way across the world", she said.
"I have a feeling that you coming with us won't be a problem after you have told them about your pregnancy", said Amara.
"Wait, the princess is going to have a baby?" asked Hotaru, "Does that mean Rini will be here soon?"
"Okay so what's next", asked Serena, "What will I do about school until we leave? When will we leave?"
"Well, until we leave I will act as your school teacher", said Trista, "You will need to be ready to begin class at 8 o'clock sharp. Tardiness will not be tolerated nor will not being prepared".
"And to give you the answer to your second question I can probably have things arranged with my parents to be there by the end of the week", Michelle added, "I am going to go call my mother and start getting everything set up". With that she stood up and walked out of the room.
The remaining girls gathered around Serena. Trista gave a small smile which was returned with a weak one. Hotaru gave her a big hug. "Everything will be alright", she said.
"Well I guess I better get home. I am going to be in trouble for skipping school", Serena said as she stood up and put her sweater on.
"How will they know you skipped school", Amara asked.
"Oh the school will call the house when a student isn't there. I was in a lot of trouble for going to the airport when Darien left", she replied, "I just hope I don't get in to much trouble when I tell them about the baby".
Trista and Amara looked each other dead in the eyes. Then they both gave each other silent nods as if they both understood what the other was thinking. "Kitten, Trista and I will take you home. We will stay with you to make sure things don't get out of hand. If they try to hurt you they will have to get past me", Amara said confidently.
Just then Michelle walked back into the room. "I just got off the phone with my mother. She is going to go air the house out. Mother is also going to make sure the fridge and pantry is well stocked", she said.
"Well we are going to take Sere home', said Amara. "We will be back soon", Trista said walking out the door and to her car. They made their way towards Serena's home and the whole car ride there no one said a word. Trista watched Serena in the rearview mirror as she played with the hem of her skirt. Trista could see the sorrow on her princess' face. She felt sad for the teenage because she knew what was going to happen but couldn't do anything about it.
Several minutes later they pulled up in front of a white two-story house with green shutters. They got out of the car and slowly made their way up the walk towards the front door. Before they reached the door they were greeted by Serena's black cat named Luna. "I want to warn you before you go in there your mother is fuming. She knows about you skipping school and is planning on grounding you for 2 weeks. What is going on? I talked to Artemis and he said you skipped a senshi meeting", said Luna.
"I didn't go because I knew what they were going to do. You see Luna; I overheard the girls talking in the hall at school about their plan. I ran out of there and called Amara to come and get me", said Serena.
"And just what were they going to do", Luna asked.
"I can answer that one. Trista, Michelle and I went to the meeting to represent the princess. The four traitors that you call the Inner Senshi told us we had no right to be there that what they were discussing did not concern us", said Amara, "They planned on taking Serena's Silver Crystal. All four of them are saying that she is no longer the princess. In fact they are saying Raye is now their princess. Lita, Amy and Mina are planning on cornering Sere tomorrow and forcefully taking the Silver Crystal".
"Oh wow! They can't do that. What will the queen say? That is treason. Serena, whatever you do don't let them get your crystal. I can't believe Artemis neglected to mention the purpose of the meeting", said Luna. "Well we better head in and face my mother. Luna, I want you in there as well so you can hear what I have to tell my parents", she said. Serena reached for the door knob. Just as she was about to turn the knob someone opened the door from the other end. There standing in the doorway was her mother with a very angry expression on her face.
"Young lady you are in serious trouble. How could you tell me you were going to school and then not go? Get in the house right now. You are grounded for 2 no make that 3 weeks. No phone, no friends and no TV", Irene shouted. "You better leave", she said turning towards her daughters friends.
"Ma'am, I am sorry but I can't do that", said Amara, "Serena had been at school this morning. I know this because I picked her up on her way and dropped her off. She called me to pick her up because she got sick. Shortly after I arrived back at the school and got her she passed out".
"Oh well you should have called", Irene retorted. She was angry and made sure they all knew it.
"Mom, I have been sick for a few days now. Neither you nor dad noticed. Oh and I had a falling out with the girls. So if they call I will not talk to them", Serena said.
"Why did you not say you were sick", her mother asked.
"You are my mother. You didn't even notice, you should have been able to. When will dad be home", Serena replied.
"He should be home in less than five minutes", her mother answered.
"Good because I need to talk to both of you", Serena said.
Just then a car pulled up in front of the house. Moments later Serena's father entered the house and greeted his wife warmly. "Dear, I didn't know we were having company tonight", he said kissing his wife on the cheek.
"I didn't either Ken. They brought Serena home. It turns out she got sick this morning and they took care of her", Irene said to her husband.
"Who is this guy? I hope you aren't dating him. You are engaged to that man……What's his name", he dad asked.
"Darien, Dad, I am engaged to Darien. Besides Amara is just a friend. And one more thing Amara is a girl", she said emphasizing the word girl.
Ken's face flushed. "I am so sorry. That was very rude of me", he said.
"That is quite alright sir. I get it a lot", she said holding out her hand. As he shook her hand he turned to Serena and asked, "Are you going to introduce me to your other friend?"
"Dad, I would like you to meet my friend Trista Meiou and to formally introduce you this is my friend Amara Ten'ou", Serena said introducing her friends to her father.
"Well Serena, now that the introductions are made what did you need to talk to your father and I about", Irene asked her daughter.
"Mom, Dad, you might want to sit down", Serena said as she took a deep breath in.
"Is everything ok", her mother asked with a hint of concern.
"Well", she began as she looked towards Amara and Trista for emotional support. They both nodded as if to let her know that they were there for her and would step in if things got out of hand. She took another deep breath and let it out slowly. "Well", she continued, "As you know I have been sick for a few days now. Well, I found out why I am sick today". She paused taking in another deep breath. She then looked at the floor. Amara and Trista could tell she was scared as she slowly lifted her head to look at them for strength. Trista noticed tears in her eyes. "Mom, Dad, I know you are going to be disappointed in me but I am pregnant", said Serena.