Hunting the Moon

By: Sandreline

Hello everyone! I am truly sorry that I have not updated any of my stories is over two weeks. I was laid off from my job, and I have been searching for a new one ever since and that has taken up my time. Hopefully I will have one soon, but I did not want to leave all of you hanging!

Chapter 2: Where the Streets are Paved with Gold

Sam found himself grateful that his brother had slept through the loud noise of Sam packing all of their belongings into the Impala. What the younger brother would have liked was for Dean to have woken up and put himself in the car, but in the interest of getting on the road as soon as possible, Sam had just picked up his sleeping brother and placed him in the car. It was a struggle – apparently, his brother was gaining a little weight from his junk-food depression stage.

As it was, Sam found himself making great time on the road, and in a little over four hours they would be arriving in star-stunned Hollywood.

"Ugh," Dean groaned as he slowly lifted his head off of the headrest to his seat. "Why is the outside moving?"

"Because we are in the car," Sam answered with a smile. "How is your head?"

"Feels like the San Andreas Fault line just had a party in it," Dean answered. "Why are we in the car?"

"Well you're just full of questions this morning!" Sam asked with a bright smile as he tried to change the subject.

"Yeah, I'm a regular kitten. Answer the question, Sammy." Dean spoke sternly as he covered his eyes with his arm and leaned back in the seat once more.

"We are in the car because we are driving." Sam answered while trying to figure out a believable lie.

"I thought you were supposed to be smart?" Dean growled out. "Stop pussy-footing around the subject and just tell me where we are going."

"Well, I see that hang over has you all sugared up." Sam commented. "How about you leave that to me and take a nap. I'll tell you when you wake up."

Dean gave a huff. "Fine, be that way." Nonetheless, he fell back asleep.

Sam didn't let out a breath of relief until he could hear his older brother's soft snoring. Putting all his hope and faith in a plan that was half-cooked, he pushed down on the Impala's accelerator a little harder.

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"Sere?" A sleepy Minako called out. Reluctantly, the blonde turned on the lights to the guest room of her condo a she rubbed the sleep out of her eye. She wasn't sure what, but she had woken up with the strangest sensation to check on her princess. "Sere?" She called again as she looked into the room.

The bed was empty.

Luna and Artemus were sleeping in the living room, so Mina knew that her cousin had slipped out through the window. Without hesitation, Minako pulled her transformation pen out of her space pocket and followed. "I have an audition in the morning, damn it!" She argued.

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Sailor Cosmos was very alert as she walked through the abandoned building near the docks. He was in here somewhere; that she knew. She had caught sight of the demon on her patrol of the city and had been following him for the better part of two hours.

It was impossible to miss him. After all, she had already killed him once before.

Sailor Cosmos' eyes lowered in a glare as she thought back to the promise that she made with Lilith. She had honored her vow, and brought back every demon that she had moon dusted, as well as told Lilith where to find the last trace of Chaos.

It was worth it, since it saved Dean's life.

The winged warrior felt her heart clench, terribly missing the feel of his arms wrapped around her from behind as they fell asleep. She missed the soft kisses he would place on the back of her neck and shoulders while being content to just lay there in each other's company. The sound and beat of his heart transferring from his chest to hers…

A wooden crate narrowly missed her person, slamming against the wall. Ah, there he was. Sailor Cosmos flapped her wings as she leapt onto the tower of empty crates long forgotten behind her.

Said demon was glaring at her, his black eyes blending in with the darkness around him. He was growling as he saw her, but the Lunarian also could sense his great fear.

"Hey ugly, do you remember me?" The silver-haired woman smirked as she took flight and moved in to charge. "This time it won't take me as long to send you to Hades!"

Her staff was already glowing with her attack, but a body slamming on top of her own sent her to the ground, dust and dirt flying up in the air as the impact back a small crater in the floor. It would seem this time the demon had re-enforcements, and he slowly approached her pinned form as the front of her body was pressed harder into the ground by the demon on top of her.

"Not this time, Goddess," The demon spat. "This time, you'll be the one in a world of pain."

"I made a rookie mistake," Sailor Cosmos groaned. As she began to glow silver with her magic, fully intent on blasting the demon off her back, said demon pulled painfully on her wings.

The demon she had killed before leaned down to talk to her. "It's a mistake that you won't make again."

"It's a mistake she didn't make this time!" A beam of gold light met with the body of the demon on top of Sailor Cosmos, sending him flying thirty feet away from the winged warrior.

The first demon let out a roar as he looked up to the source of the attack as he took several steps back. A flash of gold filled his vision before another woman, this one golden haired, stepped out from the shadows and walked over to her companion. "You reek of divinity, too!" The demon accused.

"That's because I'm a goddess as well, demon." Sailor Venus spat. "The Goddess of Love, at your service." Venus' hand began to glow with another attack, and she raised a gloved hand to her lips. Kissing her fingers, she gave a wink to the demon before calling out, "Love and Beauty Shock!"

As the demon was sent hurtling back to join his partner, Sailor Venus moved to help Sailor Cosmos stand up. "Are you alright?"

"Don't think I'll be flying for a few minutes, but I'm alright." Cosmos answered. "I've been through worse."

"You haven't been through worse until after I'm done lecturing you on chasing demons without protection!" Venus reprimanded while placing a gloved hand on her hip.

"Careful Venus," Cosmos winked. "You're starting to sound like Luna.

Venus' face turned red. "You are so not helping your case here!"

Cosmos simply smiled at her cousin. "Well, then how about we dust these demons, and I buy you a bacon burger and ice cream."

"That's a good start," The daughter of Aphrodite smirked as the two goddesses turned on the recovering demons. Seeing that their doom was upon them, they did their best to run; however, what they had failed to notice were the painted symbols on the floor that Cosmos had placed as she entered. They were the pentagram Devil's Trap that Sam and Dean had taught to her almost a year ago.

And now they were trapped in them.

"Well that's a nifty trick you're going to have to teach me." Sailor Venus complimented as she observed the pair of demons that were trapped inside.

"I have some questions, and you are going to answer them." Sailor Cosmos stated as she approached, her staff clutched in her hand.

"Never, Goddess!" The demon that had tackled her to the floor shouted.

"And you?" Venus asked the first one.

His answer was to spit in their direction.

In response, Venus and Cosmos held out one hand to the other, and when their hands connected, a gold and silver light filled the vision of the two demons before they screamed out in agony.

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Once Dean had found out that their destination was Hollywood, his mood had increased desperately. Currently, Sam was watching his brother ogle the cement handprints of famous and legendary actors and actresses along Hollywood Boulevard.

Sam, who had not slept much the night before and was still suffering from the long drive, chose instead to sit at an internet café and drink his fill of coffee to help rid him of his zombie look. It wasn't too full, seeing as it was between the lunch and dinner rush. There were a couple students on their laptops, while a few others were just looking around to see which celebrities would come by. The news was playing on a television near him, and the meteorologist was complimenting on the wonderful weather they would be having today and for the rest of the week.

"Looks, that's Matt Damon!" A café patron on the outside sitting area called out.

"No, that's just a guy that looks like him." Another sighed.

"That's wonderful news, Tom. Thank you. Now, we bring you an update on the sightings of the famous Sailor Scouts."

Sam choked on his coffee, earning him several glances from the other patrons. Some of them sneered at him while the others laughed, but the young Winchester was too focused now on the new to pay attention.

"We can now bring you video footage that was taken by a security camera from the docks the other night."

Sam's eyes were wide as right before him was Sailor Cosmos and Sailor Venus, saving a couple from gun point and wrapping the thug upside down from a light pole by a glowing silver chain.

"Oh my god, it's Jennifer Aniston! She just walked into the restaurant across the street!" A young female fan cried out as she made her way over to see if she could get an autograph. Sam shook his head at the insanity.

"In more recent news, last night a security guard stumbled across the remains of some kind of supernatural ritual."

The screen changed to an all too familiar image of a pentagram with symbols used to create a Devil's Trap.

"The police say that this strange symbol was covered by two large piles of glittering dust, a kind that forensics has yet been able to identify. There were also traces of white birds wings that are reportedly from a very rare type of bird. They are speaking with experts in the supernatural field to find out what exactly was going on in the abandoned building."

Sam turned to glance down at the coffee mug in his hands, a frown of deep though on his lips. It was no coincidence that Serenity was here, and the police found a Devil's Trap painted in an old warehouse. She was here chasing demons.

Well now, Sam was going to chase her. His brother needed her. Hell, he needed her! Besides the fact that she kept his brother in line – a feat that no doubt proves her divinity – but it was nice to have a sister, too.

It was a Hunter, and he always found what he wanted. So, for the sake of his family, he would find her. The problem was, where was he going to start?

"Hey, look!" One of the celebrity-watch patrons of the café shouted.

"It's Mina Aino!"

"She just stared in that new Nicolas Cage movie!"

"Look, it's 'Codename: Sailor V'!" Another cried out.

Sam looked up at the blue sky above him and sent up a prayer. It's times like that that he knew that there was a God… or at the very least, his own guardian angel. His chair screeched as he pushed it back, and he picked up his cell phone before he turned to follow her. He had no doubt that Mina would lead him straight to Serenity. The only problem he would have is making sure not to have the cops called on him for stalking.

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I just wanted to apologize again for the long delay! I am working on it, I promise! I will have an update on all my other stories as well as this one soon, I swear it.

Thank you all so very much for your patience, your continued support, and your wonderful reviews!

See you soon!

~Sandreline