Chapter Sixteen

Monsters

Part 2

"The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury."

-Marcus Aurelius

Hi guys! Here is Part 2 of Monsters. Special thanks to LoveInTheBattleField, Moon, and Trish1573 for reviewing the last chapter. Also thanks to everyone who has favorite and followed this story. Thank you as always. To Trish1573, as far as Serena and Eric, you will get your answer in this chapter. Mina is in another dimension and I don't think they are alive on the moon. It's more of a ghost world or after life for those who died on the moon the night the moon kingdom was destroyed by Queen Beryl and her youmas. In the next few chapters, you will find out more about Elena and her back story, and I'll leave it up to you guys to decide what you think of her. As far as Sammy's fate, you'll find out in this chapter. So here's the next chapter. I hope you guys enjoy it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon.

Everything became clear to Eric as he walked through the tunnels in search of Hunter and Sammy. Another flash of light flashed before him. He started to see images of Charisma. He saw images of events that he thought happened between them. The real Charisma Grey died eight years in his uncle's cellar in New Orleans. Over the years, he imagined that she was still alive and had grown up together with him. He was alone in the world and did not want to be alone. So he created an imaginary friend. He remembered the crazy stares that people gave him over the years when actuality- he was talking to himself. He remembered Mason's confusion when he mentioned Charisma.

He remembered meeting Mina for the first time and how it was just Mina and him that day. Charisma was not there. He remembered looking at the photo he imagined was of him and Charisma at Disneyworld when it was really Mina and Darien because it was the first time she mastered her power of teleportation. The images of him making love to her was all fabrications in his mind especially when he was confused about his sexuality and preferred to fantasized about women and not men even though a masculine body was the one that made him hard. He remembered the time that he was under Elena's spell. He imagined Charisma there, but when he replayed the memory she was not there. She kind of became a representation of his conscience.

Yet, Charisma Grey was a real. His version of her-the teenaged version of her—was not the real her. The woman in Mason's office the day when Serena ran off was the real Charisma Grey. She was a powerful seer from the Silver Millennium. She was also the cat that helped Serena that same night when she was being attacked by those hoodlums. Whether she was a reincarnation of the original Charisma from the Silver Millennium or was she a thousand-year-old original like Elena, Eric did not know.

Sammy and Hunter sat clasping each other in a tiny cage. They were lined up along with dozens of other cages filled with the missing children. The air reeked of hot sewage and dozens of large rats crawled out of puke green sewerage water towards the children. The children around them whimpered but did not cry. They knew that those who cried were punished by the bad man.

Sammy said scared, "Hunter, can you use that weird power thing that you did on the playground on Big Ricky or something to get out?"

Hunter said with red eyes, "I can't. I don't have any. If I get any gifts from the goddess Elena, it will be on my twelfth birthday. I may be blessed with a gift or I may not get any gifts from her. No one has ever been able to unlock their gifts before age twelve."

Sammy said whimpering, "No one."

Hunter said shaking his hand, "No." His expression then changed for a moment as if a strange thought occurred to him.

Sammy stared at him friend curiously and prompted, "What is it, Hunter?"

Hunter stared at the rats as they tried to stick their head through the tiny openings of the cage. He said, "When I was two-years-old, my mom woke up one night crying out my brother's name. She was so loud. She woke up my sister and me. She said she felt my brother's presence and that he had received his gift from Elena. Then as soon as it came it disappeared a few minutes later. But my brother is dead so that is impossible."

Sammy said scared, "I am scared." They remained silent for a few seconds as they heard the whimpers of the other children and the sounds of the rats trying to squeeze into the cages.

Hunter said turning to Sammy, "I think I talked to Darien with my mind."

Sammy looked at Hunter. "Like telephonically."

Hunter stared at Sammy strangely then said, "I don't think that's the right word but yeah."

They heard the sounds of footsteps coming as the children became quiet whimpering silently.

Sammy asked quietly as they looked towards the sound of the footsteps coming from around the corner, "Do you think if I call out to my sister she will hear me?"

Hunter stared at the rats trying to squeeze through the tiny holes of the cage. "We have nothing to lose but our lives soon whether it is by rat or monster."

Sammy closed his eyes tightly as the footsteps came closer and closer. "Serena help us."

Serena's eyes popped open. She slowly sat up. She turned over to her side swinging her legs off the bed. She saw Luna sleeping next to her.

She noticed a red rose with an envelope underneath. As she was about to touch the red rose, she heard Sammy's voice in her head saying, "Serena help us."

"Sammy?" Serena tucked her hair behind her ear.

Sammy said as he heard the footsteps coming louder and louder, "Serena, if you hear me, Hunter and I are in trouble. We went to this wooded area not far from the school and we were taken by this masked guy in a cape. He looks like a magician. In the woods there is a portal….we're somewhere underground. It looks like the sewers." He then screamed.

Serena cried out, "Sammy!" She could not hear him anymore. She quickly got up and ran into the bathroom. Luna stirred but did not wake up.

Eric heard the screaming and ran towards the sounds. He was shocked when he came to an area where he saw dozens of children locked in cages like they were animals. He looked at their scared faces when he recognized them as the missing children. They begged for him to help them. Eric's eyes turned golden as he held out his hands and all the cages unlocked. The children quickly ran out. His eyes returned to normal.

He grabbed one of the children, a little boy. He knelt down on his knees in front of him.

Eric smiled then asked, "Hey, kid. What's your name?"

The little boy said, "I'm Kevin."

Eric said authoritatively, "Kevin, I need you to lead the children out to safety. Go through the middle tunnel and it'll lead you out of here. Okay?"

Kevin quickly nodded.

Eric stood up and said, "Hey kids. Follow Kevin. He will lead you out of here." They quickly nodded then ran out following Kevin.

Eric searched through the group of children but he did not see Hunter or Sammy. Eric called out, "Sammy, Hunter! Where are you?"

A little girl with pigtails stopped running and turned around, "Are you Darien?"

Eric turned to the little girl and nodded, "Yes, I'm Darien."

The little girl said, "He took them that way." She pointed in the opposite direction. Eric looked in that direction that led to a dark tunnel. When he turned back to thank the girl, she was already gone.

Eric slowly walked towards the dark hole disappearing into the darkness.

Sailor Moon teleported into the dark wooded area. She remembered Sammy telling her, "In the woods, there is a portal…"

She looked around and closed her eyes feeling the cold breeze blowing around her. She twirled around as the forest spun around her. She stopped then opened her eyes. She ran through an opening that was only a mirage. She reappeared in a dark tunnel. She could hear the sound of footsteps running towards her. She moved into an attack pose as she anticipated the fight heading her way. She sighed in relief lowering her guard when she saw it was the missing children.

They surrounded her and they smiled when they saw us.

One of the children asked, "Can you help us get out of here?"

Sailor Moon smiled then said, "The portal is right there."

One of the boys asked sadly, "What portal?"

She turned around and was shocked when she saw the portal had closed behind her. She reached her hand out to see if she could feel something but there was nothing there.

They whimpered as they heard an evil voice laughing menacingly, "I forgot to mention to you all. That's once the sun rises, you'll be trapped in my realm forever." The voice laughed. Sailor Moon checked her watch. There were only a couple of hours left to sunrise.

The children began to cry.

One little girl cried, "We're never going to get home. I want my mommy and daddy."

Sailor Moon knelt down and said smiling, "Hey guys, come here guys. Gather around." The children formed a circle around her.

Sailor Moon said looking at all their faces, "Guys, I've been through worse situations than this. I am going to get you guys out of here. But I need you to be positive and stay strong. You're almost there, but I need you to have faith that I am going to get you out of here so that you can go back to your homes."

"I have fate in you Sailor Moon." Sailor Moon looked through the crowd to spot a pretty little girl holding up a Sailor Moon figurine. Sailor Moon smiled.

One of the children asked, "Whose Sailor Moon?"

The little girl said, "She is the champion on justice. On behalf of the moon, she rights wrongs and triumphs over the evil."

One of the boys asked, "Can you defeat the bad man so that he doesn't hurt us anymore?"

Sailor Moon nodded. The little boy smiled.

Sailor Moon stood up and said speaking to all of them, "Now, I need you guys to stay put and when the portal opens up, I want you to run out to safety, okay?"

The children nodded.

Sailor Moon then asked looking through the crowd not seeing Sammy or Hunter, "Have you guys seen two boys about ten years old. One has brown hair and the other has black hair?"

An Asian boy said, "The Magician has him. He took them right before a man came and helped us escaped."

Sailor Moon knew it had to be Darien.

Sailor Moon asked hastily, "Can someone show me where they are?"

One kid said, "I am not going back there."

Another kid added, "Neither am I. That's dude's loco."

All the kids began to shake their heads and said no.

"I will show you." A soft voice through the crowd spoke. It was the little girl with pigtails and the Sailor Moon's figure in her hand.

Sailor Moon smiled as the little girl with the pretty blue eyes and asked, "What's your name, princess?"

She said with a smile, "My name is Marina, like aquamarine because the color of my eyes."

Sailor Moon smiled then said, "That's a pretty name."

The little girl held out her hand. The group of children parted as Sailor Moon reached for the girl's hand as the little girl led her away. Sailor Moon glanced back at the children then said, "Remember what I said. Once the portal opens, run to safety."

One of the kids yelled, "We won't forget."

Sailor Moon turned around.

Sammy woke up feeling woozy as he found himself hanging up on a wall, twenty feet from the floor with his hands and legs cuffed in shackles. He was bolted to one of the gigantic playing cards that surrounded the entire ceiling of the oval shaped room. He gasped when he saw skeletons chained to gigantic cards around him. He looked several feet below him and saw his friend Hunter lying unconsciously on a table with his arms and legs bolted to the table.

A man walked in dressed as a magician wearing a comedy mask. He took off his top hat and sat it on the table next to Hunter's head.

He smiled down at the boy as he caressed Hunter's petrified face, "Such a beautiful boy."

Hunter quickly turned his head away. He said angrily, "Let me go!" He asked angrily turning to the man, "What do you want from me?"

The masked man took off his mask as Hunter looked shocked. "It's you." He began to cry hysterically as the masked man began to caress his face.

Hunter cried as he looked into the eyes of his long lost brother Eric.

Sailor Moon held the girl's hand as they walked through the dark tunnel. She asked, "So how old are you, Marina?"

The little girl said, "I'm ten."

Sailor Moon smiled down at the girl. "I bet your mommy and daddy cannot wait to see you again."

The little girl said sadly, "My mommy and daddy died when I was a baby."

Sailor Moon said sadly, "I'm sorry, sweetheart. So who raised you?"

Marina said, "My foster mom but she fell asleep three days before I was kidnapped and never woke up. I was running for help when I ran into the Magician. I've been here ever since."

Sailor Moon asked, "So you have no family? No brothers or sisters."

Marina shook her head then said, "No, I have no one. All the other kids have families but I don't. I guess that's why it does not matter if anything happens to me."

Sailor Moon stopped then knelt down. She turned Marina towards her and said placing her hands on the girl's shoulders.

Sailor Moon said, "That's not true. You're just as important as the other kids back there. Plus, you're not alone anymore."

Marina asked confused, "Why not?"

Sailor Moon said with a smile, "Because you have me silly. So you'll never be alone again."

Marina smiled then wrapped her arms around Sailor Moon and kissed her cheek. She said closing her eyes as Sailor Moon embraced her, "I love you, Sailor Moon." Sailor Moon smiled.

Hunter cried then said as his brother reached for a butcher knife, "Why Eric? What happened to you?"

Eric held the butcher knife up in his hand as it shined against the light. Sammy watched from up high.

Hunter cried, "Why are you doing this?"

Eric said as he made a small cut on Hunter's arm causing him to flinch, "Why don't you tell him mother?"

Hunter turned his head to see his mother, sister, and father in a large cell. Helen started to come to as she slowly sat up. Evelyn and Scott still lied on the cell floor unconscious.

Eric looked across the room at his mother as they stared into each other's green eyes. When she did not speak and looked like she wanted to cry, he exploded and yelled, "Tell him about the family's curse mother!"

Helen jumped. Scott and Evelyn started to stir.

Eric said calming down, "Tell dad the real reason why you left home."

Helen did not respond.

She jumped when he exploded in rage. "My whole life is fucked up because of you and your lies mother!"

Evelyn said confused, "What's going on?" She looked around then asked shocked, "Eric, you're alive."

Eric turned to Evelyn then said, "Your brother is dead, Evelyn. He died a long time ago. I'm just his empty shell."

Helen cried, "Eric, why are you doing this?"

Eric looked at her then said, "Fine, since you want to play ignorant about everything. Scott…"

Scott looked at Eric.

Eric said, "I'm not your son."

Scott looked shocked then said, "Of course, you're my son."

Eric said, "Mom never told you about her family's curse." Scott looked at Eric then at Helen.

Eric continued, "The family's curse is that for generations to preserve the pure bloodline, blood siblings sleep together. When a sibling turns fifteen, he will sleep with the sister, and the sister will fall in love with her brother like her parents did and their parents before them and their parents before them. That is what happened with you mother." Helen turned her head in shame.

"The first time your father touched you was when you were only seven, even when your mother was sleeping in the other room. Your mother knew about this and she did nothing. She was jealous of you. When you once told her the truth, she slapped you and called you a liar. Yet, in the back of your mind, you knew she knew the truth. However, when you turned nine, your father became bored of you and decided to take his frustrations out on your little brother Eric when he turned seven. He raped your brother until he reached the age fifteen. Then, at the age of seventeen, you realized that the brother you loved dearly started to look at you and love you in a forbidden way."

"Therefore, you decided to break the curse. One night you prayed to the moon goddess Elena to spare you and your brother from your fate. However, Elena gives you gifts but at a cost, your wishes never come out the way that you think they would. The more you use your powers, the bigger the cost has to be. She blessed the both of you with the power of telekinesis. The cost was your parents' lives. One stormy night, Elena took over Eric's body and made him crazy with power. He walked into your parents' room with a butcher knife like this one." Eric held the knife in his hand and placed it to Hunter's neck causing Helen and Scott to panic. Eric looked away from Hunter and to his parents who were begging him to stop.

"He slit their throats in their sleep and hacked their bodies into a million pieces." Eric lifted the blade away from Hunter's neck. "Then with your parents' blood still all over him, he came into your room and raped you holding the same blade that he used to you to kill your parents against your neck. That night he impregnated his sister with his child."

Scott backed away from his wife Helen. Helen collapsed to her knees and cried.

Eric continued, "He tied you up and raped you for three months always threatening to kill you. You tried to reason with him but you could never get through to him because your brother that you loved was gone. While he was out in the woods, you somehow managed to escape. He searched for you in the city and when he found him, you used the last of your powers to send him over the bridge one night. You thought you killed him but with Elena's blessings he was given a second chance to kill you. For ten years, he searched for you and developed a fetish for little boys along the way. He took out the frustration that he had for you out on them. That's when the disappearances started. When he found you, you were already married to Scott. Scott fell in love with you and your unborn child. He never asked you about your past. He made you feel safe. He even claimed me as his son and raised me as his own. In actuality, the only child that he really wanted was his son. He harmed all those other children until he got his hands on me. I was six the first time I met Uncle Eric. He was a substitute teacher. That's how the missing kids and I knew who he was. I was seven when he first touched me."

Eric said looking at his parents, "I was nine-years-old when I killed him. I received the curse and used it to kill him. He actually tried to warn me that by killing him I was passing the curse on to myself. Yet, even though he was dead, he still was a part of me. Like when he died, I became him. I was ashamed to come home so I lived on the streets and in and out of foster homes. I worked odd jobs to make ends meet sometimes even prostituting myself when the situation became too desperate." Eric's eyes became watery. He said emotional to his parents, "I slept with women, but most of my clients were men." Scott turned his head in shame.

Eric said, "It's the only time I felt alive is when I had sex with men."

Eric looked at his father who turned away. He yelled, "Look at me when I am talking to you."

Scott angrily turned back to Eric.

Eric yelled angrily, "Do you have a problem with your son being a fucking faggot?"

Scott did not answer.

Eric yelled as tears rolled down his eyes, "Do you? Are you shamed that your pride and joy enjoys getting fuck by other men. I'm sure grandfather the bigot will love that!"

Scott did not respond.

Eric placed the blade to Hunter's neck. Hunter began to cry hysterically as Eric pushed the blade deeper into Hunter's throat. Eric said impatiently, "Answer me or I will slit his fucking throat!"

Helen and Evelyn screamed.

Scott said loudly gripping the bars, "Eric, put the knife down!" Eric smirked as he removed the blade from Hunter's neck. He looked at his father.

Scott said authoritatively, "I don't have a problem with you being gay. Yes, I would have preferred for my son to be straight. But your mother and I loved you. We would have accepted you for who you were." Scott said angrily, "It's not your mother or I, who has a problem with your sexuality, it's you…"

Eric broke down and said, "I'm so fucked up."

Helen cried, "I'm sorry. It was my fault."

Eric bit out angrily, "Don't talk to me, you bitch!" Helen was stunned then began to cry again. She cried, "You sound just like him."

An image flashed in her head of when her brother Eric came in her room the night that he murdered their parents. As he crawled on top of her with the blade pressed against her neck, she cried for him to stop and tried to reason with him. He yelled at her, "Don't talk to me, you bitch!"

Eric yelled at her, "It's your fault that I have to do what I have to do now."

She begged him to stop. Her brother slapped her and yelled, "It's your fault that I have to do what I have to do now." She cried silently as her brother forced his way inside of her body.

Helen shook her head with watery eyes. She snapped out of it and looked across the room at the monster she had given birth to who was about to kill her little boy, "What do you mean?"

Eric said remotely, "I have to continue the cycle."

Helen asked confused grasping the bars, "I don't understand…."

Eric flicked his hand up. Hunter disappeared from the table then reappeared chained next to Sammy. Hunter and Sammy looked at each other in confusion then back down at Eric.

Eric turned towards his mother again and flicked his hand up. The cell opened. Evelyn's eyes started to turn to golden irises. Helen looked from Eric to Evelyn and then her eyes widen in horror. When Scott tried to run off, Eric used his other hand towards Scott throwing him against the back of the cell knocking him down. Evelyn in a trance walked out. Helen tried to reach for her but it was too late. The cell door slammed closed and locked.

Helen cried, "No! Please don't. Eric, you don't have to do this."

Eric said, "I have no choice, mother." Evelyn slowly walked towards her brother still in a trance. When she approached him, she slowly caressed his arm. She stood on his tiptoes as she leaned forward to kiss him.

Eric said inches apart from Evelyn's lips, "Say her name…Let go and awaken your true power like I did. Just say her name…"

Evelyn said softly, "Elena."

"Enough!" Before Evelyn could kiss Eric, she looked towards the doorway and saw Sailor Moon holding a little girl's hand.

He looked up at Sailor Moon staring directly into her blue, angry eyes. He asked in a detached voice, "How much did you hear?"

Sailor Moon said angrily, "Everything."

Eric leaned forward and whispered in his sister's ear, "Kill her!"

Helen yelled, "Don't Evelyn. You used your power and you will become like Eric."

Evelyn looked at her mother like she was a stranger.

Helen turned towards Sailor Moon and yelled, "Sailor Moon, you have to stop her from using her powers. If she does, the cycle will continued and Evelyn will become a vicious murderer like her brother. Eric can't be saved, but Evelyn can!"

Eric smirked at his mother then said, "Finally, you tell me how you really feel."

Sailor Moon nodded. She gasped when she saw Sammy and Hunter hanging on the wall. Evelyn charged towards Sailor Moon with enormous speed engaging in hand to hand combat with her. Evelyn kicked Sailor Moon in the stomach causing her to back away. Sailor Moon became angry and sucker punch Evelyn in the face drawing blood. Evelyn wiped the blood off her mouth with the back of her hand then stood in a fighting pose.

Helen said looking at the time as Eric smirked watching Evelyn and Sailor Moon fight, "Sailor Moon, he's stalling you. If you don't kill him before sunrise, we're stuck in the here forever."

Sailor Moon flipped Evelyn over causing Evelyn to knock her head on the ground. She quickly took off her tiara and tossed it as it flew around the room unlocking the chains that cuffed the boys. The boys screamed as they fell down. Sailor Moon quickly raced to them catching them both and landing safety on the ground. Both of the boys embraced Sailor Moon.

Eric yelled angrily at his mother, "Go to hell, mother!" Eric's eyes turned golden. As Sailor Moon's tiara unlocked the cell door and opened it, the blade started to move off the table and headed directly towards Helen. The tiara came back to Sailor Moon as she placed it on her forehead. Helen's eyes widen as she fell backwards towards the ground. A shocked Scott caught her as she fell in his arms and died instantly with the blade in the heart.

Sailor Moon looked shocked at the sight of Helen's dead body. "Serena, don't let him see her." She looked in the distance and sworn she saw Darien but he quickly faded away. She could have sworn it was his voice that warned her. As Hunter started to turn towards the sight of his mother, Sailor Moon quickly turned him back around and shielded Hunter from seeing his mother's dead body. Sailor Moon said softly to Hunter, "Close your eyes, sweetie." Hunter slowly closed his eyes trusting Sailor Moon. Sammy looked horrified. He looked at his sister who shook her head at him.

Sailor Moon turned to Sammy and said, "Sammy, get Hunter out of here." Sammy nodded then grabbed Hunter's hand and led him out along with Marina.

Sailor Moon slowly stood up and turned to Eric with an angry stare. She frowned as he gave her a malice smirk showing no sign of remorse for killing his mother.

Sailor Moon bit out angrily, "You monster!" She took off her tiara and yelled forcefully, "Moon Tiara Magic" as she forcefully tossed it towards him.

Eric simply smirked as he stared at her watching the tiara heading his way. He turned back into Darien before her eyes. The envelope and rose that Darien placed on Serena's nightstand disappeared. Sailor Moon's eyes widen and said, "No!" Darien's eyes started to glow golden. He easily slapped the tiara away as it flew back to Sailor Moon who lifted her hand to catch it and placed it back on her forehead.

He said in Darien's voice, "You need more than that to kill me, Sailor Moon."

Sailor Moon said stunned, "Why? How can you be Eric and Darien at the same time?"

Darien said turning back into Eric, "I once told you Serena to not to trust me but you did anyway."

Sailor Moon looked hurt.

Eric said, "The truth is that I am just some fucked up guy with a fucked up family and I was in the right place at the right time. A guy named Zephyrus or the name he go by in this world as Zack changed my DNA and appearance to resemble some dead kid named Darien Shields, your true soul mate, the Prince of the Earth, or Princess Serenity's former lover. Zack wanted me to spy on Elena and protect you, while Elena wanted me to distract you from the bigger picture and kill you when the time was right." He smirked to himself. "I have to admit that Elena's payments were more rewarding." He added with a laugh, "If you catch my drift."

Sailor Moon looked hurt as if something had broken inside of her as a thought became clear to her. Her face dropped to the ground for a moment. She slowly looked up and said with emotional eyes, "Elena never compelled you. She was your lover. You did her bidding, and she awarded you with money, women, cars, nice clothes, a nice apartment and so much more."

Eric laughed and he began to applaud her. "You finally figured it out. I guess you're not as stupid as everyone thinks you are." Sailor Moon looked shocked at Eric. He thought she was stupid. Eric stopped clapping then said, "But you are still missing the bigger picture."

Sailor Moon asked, "What do you mean?"

Eric said, "There is a war that is going on underneath your nose between the gods. Elena wants to relive her lost glory of the Silver Millennium on Earth and make this planet her new kingdom while this outside force that is coming when the solar eclipse comes in a couple of weeks wants her dead and will destroy any world Elena enters in order to kill her. Either way, the Earth is doomed regardless who wins this battle."

Sailor Moon asked, "So can I stop this war?"

Eric said, "I don't know. All I know is that Elena has gone through a lot of trouble to alter this world and stop your awakening. You should know something also before we fight to the death."

Sailor Moon asked, "What is it?"

Eric sighed then said, "Luna and Artemis are on your side. They know that Elena is up to no good. When they tried to awaken you and the other Sailor Senshi, Elena brainwashed them into believing in her goodness. The seer restored their memories. Artemis and Luna restored the inner Senshi's memories and they have been going around the world creating a resistance against Elena. Elena does not know that their memories were restored. If she ever finds out, she will kill them."

Sailor Moon asked, "Why didn't they tell me?"

Eric said, "They were about to on the night that your parents died. You were supposed to be in the car with them that night."

Sailor Moon's eyes widen then asked, "Do you know who killed them?"

Eric nodded. "It was the same people who killed Darien and Mina's parents."

Sailor Moon demanded, "Who?"

Eric said, "The people who cook your food, do your laundry, and make your bed. Mr. Williams was the old man that searched for me when Zack altered my appearance to look like Darien. They are all Elena's goons, minions, assassins or whatever you want to call them. Mr. and Mrs. Williams were the ones who murdered the Shields. Anna and Seth murdered Mina's parents. Mina killed Seth when we went to New York. Yet, Elena and the rest of them do not know that. They think he is away at school."

Sailor Moon asked with a pain in her heart, "And who murdered my parents?"

Eric stared into Sailor Moon's big blue innocence eyes and said softly, "It was Mason, who murdered your parents that night. He indirectly told me on your first day of school. It was Mason, who pulled but the trigger that night but it was Elena that gave the orders to kill."

Sailor Moon looked in a trance as she processed the news that she was given. She covered her mouth with her gloved hand. All the people that took care of her were the ones that murdered her parents along with Mina and Darien's. They killed Darien. Mina killed Seth in revenge for her parents. She even saw Eric as Darien killed people effortless like with the hoodlums or the police officers. They were all cold-hearted murderers. Her family from a previous life murdered her family from her present life.

Eric said, "That is why Luna and Artemis do not want you to know the truth now. If anyone in that household finds out that you know the truth, they have the order from Elena to kill you. No one really knows how powerful Elena is but her power is said to have rivaled her sister Queen Selenity's."

Sailor Moon asked enraged dropping her hands, "Why? Why would she do such a thing? They were innocent!"

Eric said, "Mina because of a selfish love. But you and Darien were a threat to her. Without you in the picture, she becomes the queen of Crystal Tokyo. She wants to relive the glory that was taken away from her thanks to you and your mother."

Sailor Moon asked outrage, "What did I do to her to deserve this?"

Eric said in a deadpanned voice, "You were born. Without you, Elena gets the crystal, this planet, your powers, and this world."

Eric smirked as he picked the butcher knife off the table and lifted it up. He said looking at it as it turned into a sword, "As a matter of fact, if I killed you then it will definitely please Elena. She may even make me her king."

Sailor Moon transformed into Princess Sailor Moon as the moon sword appeared before her. Princess Sailor Moon said, "You'll have to kill me before that happens." They rushed towards each other as their swords clashed with one another.

Princess Sailor Moon asked as they fought one another and she avoided his skillfully attacks, "Why did you tell me all that?"

Eric said as he leaped back avoiding Princess Sailor Moon's attack, "Because I think you should know the truth before I send you to be with your parents again."

Princess Sailor Moon leaped up and lounged towards him as her sword clashed with his before leaping backwards and landing on her feet.

Princess Sailor Moon said taunting him as she looked around at Scott crying over his dead wife's body and Evelyn starting to regain consciousness, "You're a monster, Eric." She turned to Eric. "Was all of this necessary?"

Eric said angrily holding up his sword, "Yes," He charged towards Princess Sailor Moon. "It was. Elena does not give you gifts. She gives you curses. She cursed my entire family. She damned me to a life of hell."

Princess Sailor Moon yelled as Eric raced towards her, "That's not true. We chose our own destiny, Eric. You chose this one."

Eric said as they started to fight again, "That isn't true. This life was chosen for me. You think I chose to get kidnap, get raped by my uncle who I ended up finding out what my biological father who impregnated his sister and repeatedly raped her until she ran away. I didn't choose to be homeless, gay or a thief, a murderer, a prostitute. It was in me and I did whatever I had to do to survive."

Princess Sailor Moon said, "It was your choice and you need to stop being the victim."

Eric laughed. He grabbed Princess Sailor Moon in a headlock with his arm wrapped around her slender neck and her body pressed against his. He whispered with his hot breath against her ear, "I did Sailor Moon. A long time ago when I accepted the monster that I really was. Maybe I should skip over Hunter and turn your brother out before I kill him."

Princess Sailor Moon skillfully broke free from Eric's embrace as Eric laughed again.

"Go to hell, Eric…" Eric gasped as Princess Sailor Moon thrust her sword through his stomach before pulling it out. Eric fell to his knees and blood started to come out of his mouth and through his deep wound.

Princess Sailor Moon asked emotionally turning back into Sailor Moon "Was any of it really? Did you love me even in the smallest sense?"

Eric said spitting blood on the floor, "No, you were an assignment. My job was to spy on you, make you fall for me and deflower you. My deed is done." He coughed as blood spat out of his mouth.

Evelyn started to come to as Sailor Moon slowly started to turn around. Sailor Moon's eyes widen as she saw Evelyn turning towards her parents. Sailor Moon yelled to Evelyn, "Evelyn, don't!" Evelyn slowly sat up holding her head to see her mother lying numb in her father's arms.

Evelyn looked shocked for a moment. She then started to scream. She yelled, "Mother, no!"

Evelyn started to hyperventilate. The room started to shake. The ceilings started to crumble as debris started to fall.

Evelyn turned to Sailor Moon as she slowly stood up. She yelled, "Get out of here now." Evelyn glanced at Sailor Moon who rushed next to her, "Let Hunter know that I will always love him."

Sailor Moon looked shocked. Evelyn's body started to glow golden until she turned golden. Sailor Moon looked at Scott who was bereft as he still caressed Helen's hair.

Sailor Moon yelled across the room to Scott, "Scott, come on!"

Scott glanced across the room at Sailor Moon and his son. He said shaking his hand, "No!" He then bent over and cried in Helen's breasts.

Eric asked looking at Sailor Moon, "Where do you think you are going?" Sailor Moon gasped when she turned around and saw Eric standing up with his hand over his wound. Eric smirked as he removed his hand from the wound and she saw no blood.

Eric said in a stunned voice, "I thought you will be the one to actually kill me, Sailor Moon. I guess I was wrong."

Sailor Moon asked confused, "How is that possible?"

Evelyn said, "You can't kill him, Sailor Moon. Only someone of my mother's bloodline can kill him."

Sailor Moon looked confused then gave Eric a stern expression as if she was ready to attack him. Eric held his hand up in front of them. A golden Evelyn appeared in front of Sailor Moon and slapped Eric's attack away and throwing him against a wall.

Evelyn said, "Get out of here, Sailor Moon."

Sailor Moon said, "You're coming with me."

Evelyn shook her head. She smiled then said, "Good-bye Serena."

Serena asked shocked, "How did you know?" Evelyn smiled warmly at Sailor Moon.

Evelyn said, "You have the same gentle soul. This isn't your battle, Serena. It's mine."

Sailor Moon said, "I can help."

Evelyn said, "The world is coming to an end, Serena. It needs Sailor Moon to save it once again."

Evelyn continued as Eric started to come to, "I cannot go with Hunter. The curse has to end with Eric and me. I cannot fathom doing such a sick thing to my little brother. If I live, Hunter will become like Eric. If I died, he doesn't."

Sailor Moon said, "I…"

Evelyn said, "Don't you get it, Serena. Eric wants to die. That's why he came home, the kidnappings, the obsession with finding the Magician. He wanted dad to find out who he was and where the children were. He never harmed or touched those children. He killed mother to awaken me so that the cycle could end with us, and Hunter will not suffered the same fate as he did. Hunter will be the first generation of our family to have a chance at a normal life without the curse. That's the price."

As Eric started to stand up, Evelyn said looking Sailor Moon directly in her eyes, "Promise to love him like you love Sammy." Sailor Moon nodded.

Sailor Moon said emotional, "Good-bye, Evelyn." Evelyn nodded as Sailor Moon ran off.

Eric watched her run off and let her go. He turned to his sister.

Sammy, Hunter, and Marina made it to where the other children were located. The sun was started to rise. The portal started to open. The children became happy as they started to run through the portal and return to the forest. Hunter and Sammy ushered the children through. The only children left were Hunter, Sammy, and Marina. Marina went through the portal.

Hunter looked to the opening that was getting smaller. He asked Sammy sadly, "My family is not coming, are they?"

Sammy gave him a sad smile but did not answer. Sammy could see the hurt in Hunter's eyes as they started to become watery. Hunter solemnly walked through the portal.

Sailor Moon raced through the tunnels. Sammy looked back for his sister but did not see her.

Eric said, "Good-bye sis."

Evelyn said, "Good-bye, Eric." Evelyn screamed as a golden aura surrounded the room destroying everything in sight.

Eric closed his eyes. When he opened them, he was seven-years-old and Evelyn was five-years-old. Eric said grateful, "Thank you!" She smiled at him then she pointed her finger at something behind him.

"Eric." Eric turned around and saw a younger version of his mom smiling at him.
A younger version of his father appeared next to his mother.

Eric smiled and said happily, "Mommy! Daddy!" He raced towards them as his parents knelt down holding out their arms. Eric rushed into his parents' arms and embraced them tighter.

Eric said happily, "I missed you guys."

Helen said, "I missed you darling. You're home now."

Eric said, "I was scared with the baby coming and Evelyn that you wouldn't love me anymore."

Scott smiled then said, "Eric, we're always going to love you."

Eric said, "I love you guys."

Scott looked up at Evelyn and said holding out his hand for her, "Come over here, princess." Evelyn smiled and she rushed towards her family. They embraced each other in a big hug as Helen kissed top of her children's hair. She looked over to her husband. He smiled across their children's heads at his wife. He held out his hand behind their children's back. She smiled as she took it as the golden light demolished them. Sailor Moon saw Sammy standing at the portal.

Sailor Moon yelled, "Go through the portal."

Sammy yelled, "Not without you!" Sailor Moon yelled forward and grabbed Sammy as they jumped through the portal right before it closed.

They landed on the ground as the children cheered.

Sailor Moon led the children to the school.

Hours later, she watched sitting on the rooftop in civilian form with Sammy and Luna as one by one the children met with their families who rejoiced at the sight of them. The school shut down as the police, firefighters, the ambulance, and the local and national news reporters crowded the streets reporting the story of the return of the missing children. When asked who saved them, the children said that Sailor Moon saved them and decided she was a beautiful heroine with a cool hairstyle.

Sammy looked through the crowd at Hunter. He had a blanket wrapped around him as he sat on the back of the ambulance getting checked out. He looked like he was in a trance. Sammy asked, "Do you think he is going to be okay?"

Serena said, "I think he will be. He regained his entire family only to lose them in a couple of hours."

Sammy asked, "Do you think he will become a monster like Eric was?"

Serena shook his head, "No, I don't think so." She turned to Sammy. "But he will need your friendship."

Sammy said, "He has it."

Serena gave a sad smile. Sammy stood up then said, "I'm going to check on him right now." Serena nodded as Sammy ran off exiting the roof.

Luna asked wagging her tail, "What's wrong, Serena?"

Serena said looking down at the crowd below with a sad smile, "I'm fine."

Luna shook her head then said, "Serena, I known you far too long, Serena. You're sad. What's wrong?"

Serena said, "I fell in love with him, Luna. I loved a cold-hearted monster, Luna. A monster that lied to me, and did God knows what to those children." Serena yelled angrily, "How can I be so stupid. I loved him. I gave myself to him."

Luna said stunned, "Serena…"

Serena said sadly, "I really am a meatball head."

Luna said carefully, "Serena, you're not stupid. It just shows how big of a heart you have to love someone regardless of their faults. You could find the good in anyone. And Darien or Eric was not all bad. He never harmed the children. The skeleton on the walls were the remains of the children that went missing ten years ago and were never found. None of the children had any signs of physical abuse, sexual abuse, mental abuse, or malnourishment. They all simply said that he locked them up and he walked around with a scary mask, but he never touched the children like his uncle did to him."

Luna sighed then said, "I think he wanted to die. He couldn't kill himself and he had no desire to harm you, only protect you. Regardless, what I thought of him or what he was, he seemed like he cared about you or maybe he was his best when he was around you."

Serena said, "Or maybe he was just a great actor mimicking all of the real Darien Shields' mannerisms that this Zack guy taught him."

Luna shrugged then said, "That may be."

Serena hesitated for a moment then said, "Luna, he told me something. I don't know why he did it, but I am not sure if he is lying or not since everything he ever said or did was a lie."

Luna asked looking up at Serena, "What was it?"

Serena said, "He said that the people I lived with murdered Mina's, Darien's, and my parents under Elena's orders. He told me that Mina killed Seth in New York, but Elena or the rest of them do not know that Seth is dead. He told me that Mason killed my parents under Elena's order and I was supposed to have died that night alone with them. He told me that Artemis and you awoke the rest of the inner Senshi and they are creating a resistance against Elena and the threat that will enter our world on the solar eclipse. He told me that this Zack guy hired him to spy on Elena and protect me, while Elena hired him to distract me and then kill me when the time is right. Was that any of that true or just another one of his lies?"

Luna said, "Yes."

Serena asked, "Which part of it?"

Luna sighed then said, "To the best of my knowledge, all of it."

Serena turned to Luna.

Serena asked, "Why didn't you tell me?"

Luna said, "Because you are a child of the sun, and darkness is taken over this world. I did not want to break your spirit and show you just how cruel this world has become."

Serena looked down at Sammy who comforted a sad Hunter with the little girl Marina standing next to the boys. Serena said, "Last night, I saw how evil my aunt really is and how her gifts destroy people's lives like it did to Hunter's family. I know what I must do now."

Luna asked, "What's that?"

Serena turned to Luna then said vengefully, "Kill Elena."

Three days had passed since the night that the Hunter Saint-Martin's family died. Hunter was now living in Slidell, Louisiana with his paternal grandparents. Sammy sat in class sadly as he looked at the empty desk that was Hunter's desk as the teacher lectured on about fractions and decimals.

Serena skipped school that day. Earlier that day, she walked through the rose garden and smelling the roses reminding her of Darien. She then went over to Darien's apartment and it was empty. All traces of him were gone like he never existed. She was now walking along the Riverwalk in the French Quarters that even on a school day was populated with tourists and musicians entertaining people on the sidewalk. Serena came to the end of the sidewalk. She looked down at the end of the pathway and looked across the never-ending Mississippi River. She remembered her adventures as Sailor Moon and meeting the inner Senshi. She remembered her life before she became Sailor Moon. She remembered the night that her parents' die and being devastated when the police told her they were gone. She frowned when she remembered meeting Mason, the man who murdered her parents and wanted to murder her. She remembered meeting Elena's staff. She remembered meeting Charisma then flashing forward to when she was in Darien's room when he was accused of murdered and realizing that Charisma was only a fragment of Darien's imagination projected on her. She remembered how close she got to her little brother Sammy and how much he had grown over the last few months.

After she left the French Quarters, she took a taxi back to her Aunt Elena's house. She walked through the rose garden and smelt the roses. She looked down at the beautiful red roses and saw the color of blood. Images of last night flashed through her head as Princess Sailor Moon walked the halls of the house last night like the Angel of Death and slit and slaughtered everyone that came in her path. The only ones that were spared that night were Sammy, Marina, Luna, and Artemis as she told them to stay at Eric's old apartment.

The dead corpses still lied throughout the hall of the house and the once grand home reek of its true smell of death.

Serena walked the halls of the house then walked into her bedroom one last time. She stripped herself of her clothes and walked into the shower. She took a long, hot shower as her long hair clung to her naked body. After her shower, she walked to the mirror and wiped the foggy mirrors.

She did not recognize the person she saw in the mirror. The innocent girl who believed in the goodness in everyone was gone. Her blue eyes looked devoid of its original brilliance and the light in her eyes were gone. Most importantly, she lost her hope.

The only thing that consumed her was rage. She was angry that her parents were taken away from her in a senseless way. She was angry that the first person that she loved used her then tossing her aside like she was nothing. She could see images of Eric and Elena in the foggy mirror taunting her and laughing at how naïve she was to believe Eric's lies, to fall in love with him and ever think that a guy like him could ever love a girl like her. She became angry as she saw images of Elena and Eric making love as he kissed Elena's body with her long legs wrapped around lean hips as she caressed his muscular back with her long fingernails. Then, it was like Elena saw her through the mirror and stared right at her with a wicked smile. Elena taunted her with what she could never have. The images disappeared as Serena wiped the mirror. All she saw now was an emotionless girl that looked like her but was now a stranger.

Serena looked at her trademark long golden hair that fascinated so many. Sailor Moon's face appeared to her in the mirror. She looked sadly at Serena to plead for her to stop.

In a rage, her moon sword appeared in front of her. In one smooth strike, she took the sword and cut off her long golden hair as it slowly fell on the floor into a golden pile of hair. Sailor Moon sadly disappeared from the mirror. Serena's hair was now a few inches passed her shoulders. She walked out of the room.

She walked down the stairs of the front door sporting dark designer shades and a sexy black micro mini halter stripper dress with black stilettos. Sammy, Marina, Luna, and Artemis sat in Eric's car waiting for her. Everyone looked stunned when they saw Serena strut down the stairs in her outfit except Marina, who sat in the back seat with Luna and Artemis happily playing with her Sailor Moon doll. Serena walked around Eric's car and hopped in the driver's seat. She placed on her seatbelt.

Sammy asked as he placed on the passenger's seatbelt, "Is everything taken care of?"

Serena said starting the engine, "Yes, it is."

Sammy said sternly sitting back in his seat, "Excellent."

Serena started the powerful engine and the car zoomed off.

Mina peeped out the window of the small room they were staying in. She looked down at the busy street full of youmas torturing poor Lunarians and questioning them about the whereabouts of Sailor Venus and Zack. Zack told Mina that she had to keep her power level low so that Waru's minions would not sense her presence. She was forbidden from transforming into Sailor Venus unless it was an absolutely necessary. The door opened behind her. She turned around and saw Zack walking into the room with a brown package in his hand. He closed the door behind him.

Mina asked with a tone of displeasure in her voice, "They're looking for us."

Zack said placing the package on the small table in front of her, "Hey, change your tone. I am going to find a way out of here. I promise Minako."

Mina asked turning back to the window, "How can you believe me when you have lied to me my entire life?"

Zack said outrage, "I never lied to you, little one!"

Mina yelled turned towards him, "I am not a child anymore. Stop calling me that!"

Zack smiled then said, "You're always going to be my little one. I will always see you as my little Minako."

Mina pouted causing him to laugh. It was weird to hear the sound of his laughter since he hardly ever does so.

Mina's anger started to alleviate when she saw him slowly unwrapped the package. She smiled happily when she saw that it was a stick of rice cakes.

Mina said happily, "Rice cakes! Yay! I haven't had these since I was…."

Zack answered with a smile, "Six."

Mina looked at him then smiled.

Mina looked into Zack's green eyes with her blue ones. She asked, "Tell me the truth, Zack. Tell me what is really going on."

Zack asked her innocently, "Do you really want to know who your mother really is? Do you really want to know about the monster that lurks in the closet behind her beauty?"

Mina said assertively, "Yes."

Zack sighed then said, "For starters, everything your mother told you was a lie."

Mina looked stunned.