Ahhhh yes a crap chapter, only because I decided not to let the last chapter drag on too much lol and also I got just a little bit of writers block lol sorry if it gets confusing that it jumps to future, past or present. Again was in a rush to spell check lol
Diamond's own palace started to shake, rubble from the roof started to fall down heavily and smash the glass, beams of white light shot out of diamond, "I'm not finished! The Moon Kingdom will die! If it's the last thing I do!" Diamond exploded and ash and dust crumbled and floated down into a little pile on a lonely tile.
They remained crowded around Serena, hugging each other and crying on each other's shoulders. Darien looked down his face long and hung. "We should get her out of here, she needs medical attention to her arms etc" Amy told, looking around her as she felt a tremor in the ground.
Darien lifted Serena while Rini held up her Portal Key to transport them to the present. Within seconds they found themselves in the present, the town was as normal as it could ever be, birds were singing and there was not a cloud in that baby blue sky and traffic was bustling and busy as usual. They found themselves in Darien's apartment. Darien walked into his room and set Serena gently on the bed. The girls looked around his apartment to find bandages that Amy could use; she was training to be a doctor after all.
It was a nice place already though, not a speck of dust insight. Amy tore at the roll of bandages and dabbed Serena's arm with a hot towel to wipe up the dry blood and clean the cuts, pouring TCP Serena didn't flinch. Amy's brow frownedd as those cuts would sting and thought it'd bring out a twitch of movement in Serena. She wasn't showing signs of reacting to Amy's treatment. Amy checked her pulse and sighed. She stood up, walked out and quietly closed the door behind her.
"She is still breathing but seems to be in some sort of sleep, a sleep that the Neo Queen Serenity is under in the future." Ami said, her voice tinged with suspicion.
"Do you think that's how Serenity ended up in a sleep? Maybe Diamond tried to turn her and it didn't work as she was outside palace protection?" asked Lita trying to connect the puzzle piece by piece. "Maybe its connected?" she looked at Rini who sat beside Darien, sad red eyes on the ground.
(In Serena's mind)
Serena found herself walking through pink mist, scared and cold she didn't have her locket which freaked her out ever the more. Feeling insecure she cried out "Hello! Anyone here?" tears started to well up in her eyes, was she dead? Was she stuck between life and death? She closed her eyes and let the tears fall, when she opened her eyes she found herself on a balcony, overlooking a row of pink and white roses in thick lines before her with trickling fountains. She was wearing the long and pure white dress Neo Queen Serenity wore, adored with yellow diamonds and amber jewels across the top, under the frills, she looked over her bare shoulder as she saw a white glow. Standing before her was The Moon Queen's Mother.
"Queen Serenity! Mom?" gasped Serena.
"My daughter, princess-you are not a princess anymore..."Queen serenity held out her hands and a white gold ,small and delicate crown floated before them, ruby's sparkled in Serena's eyes "You are now a Queen of the Moon Kingdom. Neo Queen Serenity." Tears shined in the mother's eyes as she smiled. Serena paused shocked, her eyes wide with fear, awe and excitement. She gracefully knelt into the ground, her hands resting on her lap; she bent her head as if in prayer. Serenity's mother gently pushed the crown onto her head. "I give to you your new Queen. Neo Queen Serenity!"
Serena's eyes flickered open fast, she looked around and saw herself surrounded by everyone, the scouts, and the moon and earth kingdoms. Beside her knelt Darien, "And King Endymion." He held out his hand and she took it, he helped her up and they turned to the crowd as they cheered.
(End of Serena's dream.)
(In the future)
Neo-Queen Serenity's crystal prison started to shake, and crack, beams of light pierced through the cracks. Sharp and bright dark blue eyes opened.
"The Future is safe now..." the eyes flashed.
(Back in the present)
Serena twitched as she opened her eyes, rubbing them she pushed herself slowly up, knowing she was weak in energy. She groaned and the door was kicked open, it wacked the wall hard, Darien flung him onto the bed and gripped her and hugged her tightly to his chest burying his face in her hair. The girls Gasped and Lita and Mina managed to Darien away enough for Ami to quickly check over Serena, Rini crawled up onto the bed and sat waiting.
"Ok no.1 I have a killer headache, don't kick the door open again! No.2 the future is safe I saw it in my dream, Darien you and me were crowned so Rini ya little brat you can go back, no.3 I'm freaking starving Lita make me pancakes!" laughed Serena.
They all burst into light chuckles and giggles, "Gosh Serena, you may be queen but you are so demanding!" sneered Rai winding Serena up.
"Hey Rai! Don't you have some birds to be taking care of and slogging someone else off?" huffed Serena throwing her hands onto her hips.
"Meatball head!" Rai mocked.
Serena stuck her tongue out "oooooo let me at her!" Darien and Mina held them both back. Suddenly Serena and Rai burst into laughter.
"Yeah nothing's changed. Who wants pancakes?" Smiled Lita
4weeks later, things were going back to Normal, the negaverse or whoever was sending evil things to destroy earth had suddenly retired, Rini had gone back to the future but occasionally visited when the queen and king said so and Serena had moved in with Darien into his new apartment he had inherited as soon as he turned 20. He had also inherited enough money for him to never work again and the 9 Chiba Hospitals his father had owned and ran. He still wanted to continue training to become a doctor in every single way he could while Serena finished doing her A levels.
Darien had just sat down and kicked off his shoes after a hard day at work when Serena burst through the door screaming, "MY LAST EXAM IS OVERRRRRRR!". Darien groaned at first, god he knew what that last exam is over feeling felt like. He was not going to have a quiet night he could tell. She ran over and jumped onto the corner couch bouncing up and down. Don't look up her skirt Darien, restrain yourself! He thought, he hoped his downstairs wasn't noticeable. He stood up, grabbed her and set her down on the floor and kissed her.
"That's brilliant Serena." He said smiling down at her. "Lets get a Chinese and have a quiet night in shall we in celebration? "He winked a cheeky eye at her.
Serena giggled and Eskimo kissed him.
They lay in bed that night, awake and sharing pillow talk while the moon light drifted by, the light ending, blocked off by the curtains over the windows of the balcony doors. Private and secluded, in their own isolation that was bliss.
"So.... are you ever going to tell me what happened then while you were asleep after Diamond?" he whispered softly, drawing her face to meet his. He read her eyes. Staring into them, seeing her thoughts. After the incident Serena didn't want to ever talk about it, but Darien was determined to get answers out of her.
Serena averted her eyes, "Darien, the future is safe now. See, I think-we had to be crowned to re-cleanse the future. You were there Darien and so was everyone else in it." She paused. "I saw my crystal prison crack; I felt alive again-well my future self did." He drew her closer and lightly kissed her face, she surrendered to the gentle kisses of the night.
(Serena's dream)
The King Stood in the shadows, the flames of the fireplace only lighting one side of his face, he knocked back his 3rd glass of strong whiskey, looking out the corner of his eye he could see the Queen, standing tall, firm and prod, her shoulders had squared and her fists were curled up into tight balls. Her eyes' matched the flashing flames of the fire. The King glared and set his glass down, turning to face her.
"How do you dare!" she whispered fiercely, shaking her head and looking dismayed but angered. He ignored her, but stood still, stalling his call for flying daggers. He watched her boil. Her voice ranging in height, growing fast. "In front of everyone!" Her sentences short and sharp. "In public?" she paused, her anger bringing tears to her eyes. "Do you really hate me that much?" His silence frustrated her further. "You and your manhood! Your pride! That's all you care about! God!" She screamed as she got right up in his face.
Her screams were suddenly silenced , the flames cracked like whips and their shadows were thrown up against the walls, he held her by her throat, slammed into the wall, the tips of her toes just skimming the floor. "Oh how much of a man you-ar-r-e, King! Holding-your-wif-f-f-e-e like-this!" She cried out and held her cheek as she fell to the ground, crying. The King stood and looked down at the pathetic mess on the floor crying and whimpering, he started to walk away, run from his problems," Don't you walk away from me!" She cried out in indignation "After all!-"she passed, full of hope as he stopped dead in his tracks, his eyebrow raised "After all" –she gulped-"I carry your child." She started to laugh hysterically, "How does it feel? To know you are so high and mighty and have beaten your wife who is with child?"
"If it's even Mine, Queen." He said, flatly.
"Her mouth fell open for a moment; she suddenly flung herself onto the floor and sobbed in her arms as she heard the bedroom doors shut. The fire blew out.
(End of Serena's dream)