Modern Sailor Scouts

Chapter 10:

Moon Fever

A/N: Last chapter of the four chapter set ^^ I had an idea for this chapter…surprisingly it took me awhile just to get it all laid out and then it was kinda hard to figure out how to write it all down XD so remember, this might not be my best chapter written, I still don't think I have wrote my best chapter let along have thought it up XD anyway enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon but I do own pretty much everything in this story XD ENJOY!

For the last few days, Heidi had been filling Charlene, Sailor Jupiter, of the occurring events that had happened before she joined the team. Reason why only Heidi has been doing that is because Cassie hadn't been to school for the past few days. The two were a bit confused, Cassie hadn't called them to explain it all, Aries hadn't even stopped by Heidi's house, it was like she just disappeared from school as well as the normal life.

Heidi was growing wary, worried about what had happened to her friend as well as her leader. She glanced at Cassie's empty seat and then at Charlene, the two nodded, they knew what they would do. They're going to get to the bottom of this, by visiting her house.

Cassie's mother, Kate, answered the door after school that day, "Well, hello girls. Who might you two be?"

Heidi and Charlene looked at each other.

"Ah, you're Cassie's mom, right?" Charlene asked.

The mother nodded, "You two friends of Cassie's?"

Heidi nodded, "Yeah, remember me, Heidi"

"Oh, Heidi, you look different in the school uniform"

"Yes" Heidi smiled, "This is Charlene, she's my friend and has just became Cassie's"

Charlene glanced at Heidi. Heidi looked at her, her eyes saying 'Play along'.

Charlene smiled, "Yeah"

"Hey, mom, who is it?"

"Your friend Heidi and some girl"

'Some girl?' Charlene thought angrily.

Cassie walked down the stepped in her pajamas and looked at them, smiling nervously, "Heh, hey guys"

"You know her?" her mother asked.

"Yeah, that's Charlene, we just meet but we're friends" Cassie explained, then coughed, which didn't sound very good.

"Alright, guess they can come in" her mother said as she walked away, going to the kitchen, "Cassie, I'll have your soup ready in a bit"

"Kay" Cassie called. She turned and went up the stairs, "Come on" she told them.

Heidi nodded and followed after her, Charlene did too after closing the front door.

When the girls got to Cassie's room, Cassie closed the door after they were all in. She went to her bed and sat down.

"So, what's been going on with you and your mom?" Heidi asked.

"Why haven't you been going to school?" Charlene asked right out.

Cassie chuckled which turned into a light cough, "If you haven't noticed, I'm sick. Fighting two nights in a row with pouring rain isn't really good for my system"

"So…what do you have?" Heidi asked.

"Just a slight fever and sore throat. But my mom forbids me from going to school. Scared I'll get someone else sick or make myself worse" she chuckled again.

"I think you mom's smart" Heidi told her while Charlene nodded.

"I agree, only if I wasn't imprisoned in my room. I'm also worried about…" Cassie started.

"We understand" Heidi told her, "Don't you worry, we'll handle the fights until you get better" she suddenly remembered her blue crescent moon.

Charlene glanced at her, "We can?"

Heidi glared at her, "Yes, we can"

"Okay, okay" Charlene surrendered with her hands raised.

"You guys are great, I'll try to get better as fast as I can" Cassie told them as she smiled.

"Alright, I think we should go" Heidi said as she stood up.

"Yeah, you get better and don't push yourself" Charlene commented as she got up.

The door opened just then with Cassie's mother standing there, holding a bowl of soup, "You girls' leaving already?"

Heidi nodded, "Yeah, we should be heading home. Cassie also needs her sleep"

"So, we'll come by again tomorrow, we'll also be sure to get all of Cassie's missing assignments" Charlene added.

"Thanks, guys. See ya later" Cassie told them.

"Get better" Charlene repeated and the two left.

Cassie's mother set the bowl on Cassie's side table, "They seem nice"

Cassie smiled up at her, "You have no idea"

Her detector phone rang in the middle of the night at an incoming message. She sat up and grabbed her phone off her side table, opening it. She rubbed her eyes as she pressed a pressed a button, it spoke to her, "You have one voicemail"

She pressed another button and a male voice came from the speakers, "Hello, Sailor Moon"

Cassie gasped as she dropped the phone on her pillow.

"I have somehow connected to your detector device but I cannot seem to locate its location, so I'll speak quickly. The fate of a human life is at stake, I'd like to see you, face to face without out your scouts. I hear that now you have a new friend" She could hear the smile in his voice, "Come to that Central Park of yours, but not the fountain, so to the small pond near the middle of the park. If you don't know, well, I wonder what will happen if you smash a heart crystal? You have 20 minutes, tick tock" and the message cut off.

"Who was that?" Cassie asked as she picked up the phone, but she then recognized the voice, the guy from the concert attack. "Oh, no" she sat in bed, "This is a problem, I can't tell the scouts. But…why now?" she had her head in her hand and sighed sharply, "I'll have to go" she slipped out of bed and pulled on her bathrobe, she glanced at Aries sleeping in her bed, "I'll have to go alone" she muttered and left her room. She hurried downstairs and slipped out the door with her shoes in hand, she pulled them on as she walked down the street. She then began to run, heading straight for Central Park. When she reached the gates of the park, she pulled out her brooch. She stared at it and suddenly began coughing, it was pretty cold that night, she swore she could feel the chill right through her clothes. "Alright…here we go" she muttered.

She raised her arm in the air, "Moon Prism Power!"

Aries awoke from a slight chill, she glanced around to find that the blanket had been pulled off the bed. She yawned and glanced behind her at Cassie, but Cassie wasn't there. "Cassie?" she glanced at the bathroom, the door was open and the robe that had been on the door was gone, "Oh, no" she looked around, to see the brooch was missing as well, "I have to tell the girls" she turned to the window, opened it and jumped out, rushing down the street.

Sailor Moon walked through the forest of the park, coughing every so often, "I think I'm getting worse" she felt hot and her vision was a little fuzzy. She passed a large to tree to find a small pond surround by red roses and the moon shining upon the water's surface, "Wow, what a view" she whispered as she walked into the clearing.

"So glad you could make it" a voice said behind her.

She turned sharply to see Hiro again, "You won't trick me with that disguise again"

"I'm not trying to trick you, just introduce myself as a friendly face" Hiro said in his charming gentleman like voice.

"Man, I can't think who's more annoying, you…or that Harasu" she sneered at him.

Hiro's expression turned sharp, "Don't compare me to that worthless fool" he said coldly as his eyes flashed red.

Sailor Moon took a step back, staying just a bit careful.

"Now onto the introductions" he changed into his gentlemen self, "You may know me as Hiro, but allow me to show my true self" A burst of white flower petals overwhelmed him, and when they disappeared, a man stood in Hiro's place. He had long golden hair tied into a tight braid behind his back, some hair cover his right eye. His green eyes seemed to flash red when he smirked. His clothing looked more like the grab of a samurai or someone training in the arts of karate, which seemed more appropriate than Harasu's formal grab. "I am Raion, Lion and Beast of Stone. I am well known as the Sleeping Lion" he bowed as he said this.

Sailor Moon put her hands up, ready to fight.

"No need for fights, I'm not a violent general. All I want to know is who are you" he raised his hand.

"You know me, I'm Sailor Moon" she told him, not letting her guard down.

Raion chuckled, "I must rephrase myself, I meant, who is Sailor Moon?"

Sailor Moon gasped, "That is something that you don't need to know" she glared at him.

"Oh, how secretive, but how long do you think that will last?" he teased.

"It's lasted for awhile now, I don't think that'll change anytime soon" Sailor Moon countered.

Raion chuckled again, "You're an amusing little mouse"

'Mouse?' Sailor Moon thought, a little confused.

"I tire of this talk, since you won't tell me willingly, I'll just have to force it from you" he told her as he moved some of his hair out of his face with a flare.

Sailor Moon stood at the read when Raion suddenly disappeared from her sight. She glanced around and suddenly turned around, thinking he would appear behind her, which he did, but not until after she had turned.

"Not very smart" he chuckled and kicked her in the gut as she turned to him.

She slammed right into a tree, gasping sharply. She fell onto her hands and knees, her vision going blurry, 'Now now' she thought, "I can't faint just yet'

Raion was surprised by her knelling, "Did I hurt the mouse?" he walked over to her, "You always seemed stronger than this against Harasu" he muttered.

'I have to stay awake' Sailor Moon thought as she tried to stand, 'Stay…awake…'

A sudden flash caused Raion to cover his eyes, "What?" The flash faded to show Sailor Moon still on her hands and knees but a glowing form of a woman stood in front of her and seemed to glare down at Raion. "What form of illusion is this?" he shouted.

"This is no illusion" the woman said calmly and gracefully as Sailor Moon glanced at the glowing form. The form suddenly became visible and Raion knew who she was.

"You're the Queen of the Moon Kingdom! But the Prince banished you into Eternal Darkness"

"No Prince can banish a Queen. I was never banished, I was murdered on the spot" she countered.

"Then you shouldn't be here!" he shouted.

The Queen glared at Raion, "You, who once served for the Family of the Moon, betrayed your kind, including the ones you once called family. If you harm this spiritual girl, you will know the meaning of Eternal Darkness" and thus, she vanished in a flash of sparkling dust.

Raion glanced at Sailor Moon, who stood up and backed away, "Till next time, my little mouse" and he vanished in a burst of white flower petals.

Just then, Mercury and Jupiter appeared around the corner, seeing Sailor Moon alone. "Sailor Moon!" Mercury shouted.

Sailor Moon looked over at them, seeing Aries come up behind them, 'Aries?' she thought and suddenly her vision grew dim. She fell backwards but was caught before she could hit the ground. She was picked up bridal style and she looked up into the eyes of dark sea blue behind a white mask, "You…" she muttered quietly and suddenly fainted.

Cassie awoke the next day in her bed, the clock reading way past 3 pm and sprung up in her bed.

"Careful, Cassie" said Heidi who was sitting at the foot of her bed. Charlene was sitting in a chair by the side table, the chair that had been at her desk.

"You slept for a long time" Charlene told her.

"What…what happened?" Cassie asked and she rubbed her head, trying to remember what happened those few minutes after Raion had disappeared.

"Well…" Heidi started, "When…after you fainted, you fell into the Midnight Guardian's arms"

"He was there?" Cassie exclaimed, "Was he okay? How did he look? Was he still hurt?"

"Slow down, Cassie" Charlene told her, "Yes, he was there. No, he seemed alright, he did carry you all the way here on the roof tops. And I don't think he was hurt, his wounds must've healed"

"Wait, back up, he brought me here" Cassie's cheeks turned a faint shade of red, "But that would mean…that would me he knows who I am"

"No, he doesn't" Heidi told her, "I told him this was our base of operations"

"That was my idea" Aries told her, who was sitting on the window sill, "So, your identity is safe. Besides, why did you go off on your own?"

Cassie sighed, knowing that this question would eventually be asked, "I…that guy, Raion, said he would've killed an innocent if I didn't go, if I didn't go alone. God, I'm so stupid, there…there wasn't even any one there, it was just him…just him all along" she hung her head, "I have…I have no right to call myself Sailor Moon"

Aries scoffed, "Yes, you do, you ricked your life, even in bad health, to save that of an innocent. I couldn't see it any other way"

Cassie smiled, "Thanks…thanks a lot, Aries"

"Alright, just no more until you get better, your health is important too" Aries scolded her.

Cassie nodded and glanced at her friend, "How is it that he always seems to come just when I'm at my weakest? Man, this just makes me wonder all the more just who he is"

A/N: There, that's chapter 10 for ya! Now all that's left of my promised chapters is 11, great, now to try that one up XD anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter. I tried to make it as good as I possibly could (which probably wasn't good enough XD) So, tell me what you think. Aw man, this was way less than my last chapter. It got so long and now it's downsized again, bah! So, keep reading!

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