Hello fellow Moonies!
Well, I'm back for my 2nd attempt at a fanfic, (I just don't give up, do I? Actually, I think this one is better). This one is a product of Sailor Moon withdrawal. I'm lost in a wilderness of ignorance known as "the relatives". They don't even have a computer up here, I need my Sailor Moon! I'm loosing my mind, if I have to talk football with my uncle one more time this "little slugger" is going to crack. Thank God for portable word processors! So, welcome to my fanfic, and if anyone reads this, GET ME OUT OF HERE!!
*(PS: I can't spell worth squat, so just use your imagination and pretend that this is a beautifully edited piece of literature.)*
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Rating: PG+
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"Bye Serena! See ya tomorrow!"
"Bye Molly!" Serena waved good-bye to her friend then turned down the street. It was twilight and she was in a good mood. She had made a good grade on her math test (well, seventy isn't exactly a good grade, but considering it was her..), and she was going to see Darien tonight. She was passing by a clothing shop when an incredibly cute dress caught her eye.
"It's PERFECT!" she squealed, and rushed into the shop. Twenty minutes and 5000 yen later she emerged from the store, bags in hand. It was dark out and the street was deserted.
`Oh, crap,' she thought, looking at her watch, `now I'm going to be late.' She started to walk more quickly, long blonde pigtails bobbing behind her. Then she heard footsteps. She stopped; they stopped. She turned around, no one was there.
"Stop being silly, Serena," she told herself, "You're just being paranoid." She passed under a streetlight, becoming more and more frightened as the footsteps continued to follow her. She kept her eyes on the ground, concentrating on her growing shadow in the streetlight, trying not to panic. She clutched her transformation brooch, just in case.
Then she noticed another shadow behind her. She was about to scream when something hard connected with her head. The scream died in her throat, her Transformation Brooch clattered to the ground and she blacked out.
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Darien sat outside the New Tokyo Deli, Serena was late, later than usual. They were suppose to meet at 7:00 and it was already 8:15. Something was wrong. Serena had been really excited about this date. She wouldn't miss it on purpose. Darien fought down his growing worry. She was probably at Rei's temple on Scout business. After fifteen more minutes he decided to go look for her.
Rei, Lita, and Mina were playing cards when he pulled up. Rei had just won her sixth hand in a row and tension was building between her and the others. They were surprised to see Darien there.
"Hey Darien!" Mina called cheerfully.
"Thought you had a date with Serena tonight?" said Lita.
"Yeah, the little blabber-mouth has been going on nonstop about it since last week," muttered Rei under her breath.
"You mean Serena's not here?" said Darien, he had been sure she would be here.
"We thought she was with you," said Lita.
"Darien, weren't you with Serena tonight?" asked Luna as she and Artemis entered the room.
"She was supposed to meet me tonight but she never showed. I can't find her I think something happened."
At this point total chaos ensued.
"What do you mean, `You can't find her'?!"
"Did you check her house, she might have-"
"OOOHHH! What if she's been kidnapped?!"
"Killed-"
"Alone against some youma-"
"We'd better get Ami over here right away-"
"Yeah, she can do a scan-"
"I'll ask my fire, maybe it knows where-"
"What if she-"
"QUIET!!" screamed Luna and everyone calmed down. "Now, you Scouts get Ami and stick together. We don't want anyone else disappearing. Darien, transform into Tuxedo Mask and go to her house. She might have gone home, but don't let her family see you. We don't want to scare them. After all, they think their daughter is safe and sound on a date with you. The last thing we need is frightened parents."
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Tuxedo Mask stole into Serena's room through the open window. No Serena. Their locket was on her bed. He picked it up and listened to it for awhile. Then he pocketed it, partly because if she had been captured by the NegaMoon he would probably need it and partly because he needed it to reassure himself that everything would turn out all right.
He was just about to leave when something sparkly in the streetlight caught his eye. He hopped down to investigate. When he saw what it was his breath caught in his throat.
"Oh no..." he whispered, "Serena."
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The four Inner Scouts were on the edge of hysteria. Mercury's computer had found nothing, neither had Mars' fire. They were conferring over what to do when Darien entered, still dressed as Tuxedo Mask.
"Darien," said Jupiter, "Any luck?"
He didn't say a word. He just held out the small, ovoid object in his hand. Serena's Transformation Brooch. Venus and Jupiter immediately looked away; Mercury trembled and Mars simply stared.
"Something must have happened to her," said Luna, her voice cracking, "She wouldn't just leave -that- lying in a street..Ohmigod, SERENA!" Luna wailed, and then she burst into tears.
"Hey," said Venus, regaining her composure, "we'll find out where she is and get her back. She can't be dead. How else would Reenie have been able to be here? She's Serena's daughter!" This logical statement calmed everyone down and they set about making a search plan.
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Two men ran down the street, one was carrying a petite blonde girl. She was badly beaten and stripped of everything of value. Her face was bruised beyond recognition, but you could just make out her delicate features. The men dumped her in an alley and left her for dead.
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PART 2
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Luna sat staring at a cricket. She was too tired to even play with it. Serena had been missing for seven days now. Her parents were frantic. They put in a missing person's report but the police couldn't spare anyone so the case wasn't looked into. Darien wasn't doing too well. He had stopped eating and spent every spare moment driving up and down the streets looking for her. He blamed himself for not protecting her. Everyone was really worried. Ami was making B's, Lita had stopped chasing boys, Mina's temper was short and she was snapping at people. Rei was still in shock. Once her grandfather had found her in a puddle of dishwater that had overflowed from the sink where she had forgotten to turn off the faucet, crying. They searched every night, nothing.
`Maybe,' thought Luna, `It would be better if she turned up as a youma, then we could stop worrying and deal with it. Anything is better than this waiting.'
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Darien unlocked the door to his apartment. Nothing, he threw down his helmet. Seven days of searching and nothing to show for it, not a trace of her. He slumped down on his couch, not even bothering to turn on the light. He picked up the star shaped locket that was sitting on the table. He opened the top and listened to the soft melody. He didn't even realize he was crying until he saw a tear fall on the locket. He cried himself to sleep, never knowing that he was doing something Serena had done countless times for him.
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Serena woke up feeling horrible. She tried to touch her head but her hand wouldn't move.
"Well, awake at last mystery girl, how do you feel?" said a voice.
"It'd take two of me to feel worse," mumbled Serena. She looked up to see a young man in his early twenties grinning down at her. "Where am I?"
"My apartment," said the man, "My name is Aldric Monrow. I'm a sophomore at the University of Tokyo, but I'm originally from the US," he added.
"How did I get here?" asked Serena groggily.
"I was at the hospital to check on some test results when they brought you in. Some store owner found you in an alley and brought you in. You'd been beaten pretty badly and you had no identification. They were real short on room and you seemed stable enough; you just needed some rest. So they went out and asked if anyone would take you in until you came to. (*OK, I know this would never happen but use your imagination.) I was all alone in this big two bedroom apartment so I volunteered. You've been out of it for about a week now, ah..., what exactly is your name?"
"My name is..." she couldn't remember. She should know, someone would be worried, but nothing came to her. She concentrated and the name Reenie came to her. That didn't seem right but it was better than nothing.
"Reenie," she said.
"Well Reenie, where do you live and how did you get into that alley?"
"I can't remember..." she said with a worried frown, she had to remember something.
"No kidding, well, you're welcome to stay here until you do. You're probably still in shock, it should come back in time. Besides, I get lonely."
They talked for a while but Serena still couldn't remember anything. She learned a lot about her host though. He had just come over a few months ago and gotten this place. He didn't have many friends yet but he was working on it. He was currently studying to be an international businessman. He didn't have a girlfriend, although Serena couldn't see why. Aldric was tall, blonde, with these amazing green eyes, and incredibly cute. They talked for a while until he realized he was going to be late for class.
"Help yourself to anything, Reenie," he said as he ran out the door.
Serena laid back, trying to remember who she was but fell asleep before she could do any serious thinking.
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Darien walked down the steps of the University of Tokyo (I have no idea what college Darien goes to so I just stuck him here). It had been nine days since Serena disappeared. She wasn't dead; he'd know if she was dead. Hmm.., he hadn't searched the harbor area yet, she might be there. Images of Serena hurt, starving, waiting for him haunted his mind.
"Stop thinking like that," he told himself, "It's not getting you anywhere."
"What's not?" asked a voice behind him.
Darien swung around and confronted the blonde man looking at him with a goofy grin on his face.
"Who are you?" asked Darien, still a little flustered at being overheard.
"Oh, sorry," said the man, "my name's Aldric. I just transferred over here this year."
"Really, from where?"
"The States. That was quite a paper you did on the nature of European business."
"Yeah, thanks. Hey! You want to go have lunch?"
"Sure," said Aldric.
`This is perfect,' thought Darien. A chance to talk with someone who didn't know about Serena. He really needed to get his mind off her for a while. He was about to get into Darien's car when he suddenly jerked up.
"Wait a sec', Darien. I've got call Ren and tell her that I won't be home for lunch today."
"Who's Ren?"
"Oh, Ren's my housekeeper... well, not really. Anyway, her real name's Reenie and she has a part time job in a flower shop. But she cooks and cleans for me to pay her rent. I offered to let her stay with me for free but she insists on doing it. She's good for me."
Aldric walked over to the telephone booth and placed the call. He came out laughing.
"She told me that I was too antisocial and that I should have done this a while ago."
They got into Darien's car and drove off.
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Serena hung up the phone and giggled. It was about time he got out of the house. Well, at least she didn't have to make lunch now. She picked up the broom and began to sweep. She had an hour before work.
"As if you should talk, baka," she said to herself, "You haven't said two words to anyone besides Aldric."
She stopped and admired herself when she passed by the mirror. Her hair was tied up in a scarf, those pigtails she had been wearing when she woke up had been to impractical for the kind of work she did. Her face seemed so familiar yet so strange.
"Who are you?" she asked the girl in the mirror, but the girl just stared blankly back at her, offering no answers.
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Aldric stared at his new friend from across the table. "Darien," he said, "you seem awfully down. What's wrong?"
"Nothing," Darien lied.
"I've seen that face before, women trouble?"
"I don't want to talk about it," said Darien. Serena was too tender a subject for him to bring up with someone he had just met.
"Oookay, so what are you majoring in?"
The small talk continued for about half a hour, when Darien had to leave for work. Aldric waved him off, paid the bill, and decided to go for a walk.
The lake was beautiful in the afternoon sun. He looked longingly at a happy couple out on a rowboat. He had never really been in love. He had had girlfriends but he'd never really cared about someone, until now. Reenie was beautiful, fun, and perfect. He sighed, running his fingers through his short, blonde hair. He felt almost guilty about his feelings. For all he knew, she could be engaged. When he came down to it he knew nothing about her, not even if she had feelings for him. He sat down on the bank and watched the lake.
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Serena looked worriedly at the clock. It would be dark soon. He normally called by this point. Serena undid her long, blond hair and let it flow freely, then she snatched up her purse.
`He's probably at the park,' she thought. He often went there in the afternoons. She walked the three blocks to the park under the dimming sky. She heard laughter and looked up to see four girls and one guy laughing. No, not a guy, a blonde girl with short hair wearing boy's cloths. She was talking softly to a girl with shoulder length sea-green hair. The one laughing was a tall brunet with a muscular build. She was laughing at a very embarrassed looking girl with blonde hair just a little shorter than Serena's own. A dark haired girl was walking a bit away from the rest. She had a kind of sad, lost look on her face. They were trailed by what looked like a white cat, but by this time they were too far away to make out detail. They looked so familiar. She shook her head but the feeling wouldn't go away. She turned and walked on to the park.
She spotted Aldric sitting on the bank looking at the sunset. She crept up behind him quietly. Suddenly she covered his eyes with her hands.
"Guess who?" she said, trying not to giggle.
"Ren!" he said, pulling her hands away. He grinned her and patted the ground next to him. She took the hint and plopped down. They watched as the sun sank behind the trees. The couple in the boat pulled up to the shore and walked off arm in arm. Serena watched with intent interest.
"Aldric, what's it like to be in love?" she asked.
"Huh?" said Aldric, caught off-guard by the strange question.
"You know, love."
"Well, I'm not really the one to ask... All I can tell you is that there are two kinds of real love: love at first sight, and love that creeps up on you so slowly you don't even realize it until you're long gone."
"Have you ever been in love?" she asked, turning to him.
"Well, kind of, but she doesn't know it yet."
"Why don't you tell her? Who ever she is, she would be a fool to turn you down."
"You think so?" said Aldric, getting this strange look in his eyes.
"Of course, you're handsome and kind, a gentleman..." but she was cut off as Aldric leaned over and kissed her. Her eyes widened in surprise, then she realized how pleasurable the kiss was. Somewhere, deep in her mind a small alarm went off, `This is wrong,' it chanted, `It's not supposed to be like this.'... `Shut up,' she told it, `This is my life!' then she firmly pushed down the feeling that she was betraying someone and leaned into the kiss with all he might.
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Darien had just gotten off of work. He sped along by the park where he had gone so many times with Serena. He saw two silhouettes kissing against the setting sun. The wind ruffling the girl's long, blonde hair. The scene reminded him of many he had shared with her.
"Serena..."
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PART 4
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Serena leaned back, and the kiss ended. She smiled shyly at Aldric and rose from the grass. He followed shortly, keeping his eyes on her as if afraid she might vanish. Then he put his arm around her. She gave him the go-ahead and they walked off together. By the time they got home Serena was having a crisis. Somehow this all felt so wrong. Why couldn't things just happen between her and Aldric without this stupid feeling? Something from her past was nagging at her.
Days passed that should have been pure bliss, except for that feeling. Aldric was so handsome, and polite. He never tried anything without her explicit permission. She knew that many women never had this kind of luck, yet she couldn't just enjoy it. It was driving her insane. And then there were the dreams...
Her hair up in two balls on top of her head, she waited for her prince. He would come and time would stop; all that existed was them. Then something would pull them apart. She would search and fight and die for him. Then she would find him and life would be bliss, only to have it all happen again. She was a princess. She was a pretty warrior who fought for a free world where she could be a normal girl. She was a Queen. Always he was there, with her friends, always ready to catch her should she fall.
So where was he now? Serena lay on her bed looking at the full moon.
He had always been there before, sometimes distant, but always there when she need him. Even though she couldn't recall details she knew that his not being there was wrong. If only she could remember why. She glanced at her clock, three more hours till she had to go to work. She sighed, then she began to get mad. If the stupid dreams offered no answers why couldn't they just go away and let her live this life? Tears started to gather in her eyes. She didn't know who she was or why she was here. She couldn't make a commitment to Aldric unless she knew who she was. She didn't even know if she could trust herself. She buried her head in her pillow, letting it swallow her sobs.
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Luna woke up to Serena's communicator's beeping.
"Luna!" said Ami, "There's a youma attacking in the square. I've contacted the Outer Scouts and they're on their way."
"Right!" said Luna, "I'll be there as soon as I can!" Luna closed the compact. She didn't know if the Scouts could handle this youma without Serena. She hopped out of the window and started toward the square.
"Serena, where are you? We need you!"
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Serena had stopped crying when she felt this horrible feeling of urgency. Someone needed her; she was suppose to do something.
"What?!" she screamed at the empty room, "What am I suppose to do? Tell me!"
"Ren!" said Aldric bursting into her room in his bathrobe, "What's wrong?"
She flew at him and buried her face in his chest, shaking and sobbing. He wrapped his arms around her and held her tightly.
"Aldric," she said, "help me."
"How?" he asked, surprised, "What do you want me to do?"
"Hold me, drown out my dreams. Keep me from remembering whatever it is that wants me to remember it." Then she started sobbing harder. He held her and kissed the top of her head.
"It's all right," he whispered, "I'll always be here to protect you, forever and ever. Nothing will ever harm you." He held her as her sobs filled the silence.
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The youma wasn't a particularly strong one but it took awhile to finish it without Sailor Moon. Finally, Uranus hit it with her World Shaking, killing it.
"We did it!" said Venus.
"Yeah," said Mars, "but that was an easy youma and it took us double the amount of time as it would have with Sailor Moon."
"Right," said Jupiter, "If we have to face a stronger youma we might not make it. We have to find Sailor Moon!"
"But we've looked!" said Venus.
"We'll just have to keep looking," said Uranus, and Neptune nodded.
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Darien looked out at the full moon, unaware of the battle that had just taken place. He noticed that his roses in the window box were beginning to wilt. Well, he had been kind of preoccupied lately. He would stop by the florist tomorrow morning and get some fertilizer. He stared at the full moon shining down on the city. His vision blurred, and he blinked back the tears. He had to accept the fact that she might really be gone.
"No!" he told himself, firmly pushing doubt down. She was alive and she was waiting for him. All he had to do was find her.
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Serena must have fallen asleep in Aldric's arms because she awoke in her bed, neatly tucked in. She glanced at the clock and leaped out of bed.
"Great! I'm late!" She grabbed a muffin and started for the door. Why did florists open so early? Aldric had told her that she didn't have to work at the flower shop but she liked it. She tied her hair up in a scarf and ran out the door.
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Darien picked up his coat. He had to get to school but first he had to pick up that fertilizer. He picked up the phone and called the florist to see if they were open.
"Hello, Tokyo Florist," said a female voice and Darien's heart stopped. That voice, it sounded so much like hers. No, he was probably just imagining things. He asked the woman to hold a liter a fertilizer for Darien Chiba. He would be by to pick it up in a few hours. He thanked the woman and hung up the phone. He MUST be going insane!
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Serena hung up the phone. Why did the name Darien sound so familiar? She shook her head and put the fertilizer aside. She MUST be going insane!
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There were few shoppers this early in the morning so Serena was the only one in the shop. She picked up the Shojo manga she had been reading... those things were addicting! She had picked it up on at the store across the street and had been buying them steadily ever sense. She heard the bells on the door jingle and looked up to see an elderly woman. Quickly putting the manga down she checked to make sure that all of her hair was under the scarf and went to help the woman.
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Darien walked toward the flower shop. He was making good time this morning. If he was quick he could pick up breakfast before school. For some reason he felt better today than he had since Serena disappeared. He reached the flower shop and opened the door causing the little bells to jingle. A saleswoman with her hair tied up in a scarf was helping a woman. He admired the roses while waiting his turn. He was contemplating on buying another pack of seeds when the sweetest voice he had ever heard penetrated his thoughts, nearly causing him to fall down.
"May I help you, sir?" said the voice.
Darien looked up, not believing his ears. A girl looked down at him with these incredible blue eyes and small wisps of blonde hair poking out of the scarf she wore. The early morning humidity along with the plant misters had left a fine sheen of water on her delicate face. She had a small smudge of potting soil on her right cheek. She was so beautiful.
"I said can I help..." but before she could finish she found herself embraced in his arms. She fought to get away but his grip was like iron, as if he would never let her go.
"Serena, I found you!" Darien felt tears in his eyes. He had found her.
"Let me go, you PERVERT!" Serena screamed in his ear. She hit him upside the head and ran. Darien stood shocked. She didn't know him?! Then he realized that she was getting away. He grabbed her hand just as she was about to get out the door.
"Serena, don't you recognize me? I'm Darien!"
"Look, I haven't got any money so could you please leave me alone?" she whimpered.
"Come on, we're going to see Ami. She'll put you right."
"Just don't hurt me.."
"I won't. We're just going to see one of your friends."
He looked at his watch. He could leave her at Rei's temple and have Luna contact the other Scouts. He thanked God that it wasn't a school day. Serena struggled a bit but her adrenaline rush had worn off leaving her exhausted. She let him guide her down some streets and up a LONG set of stairs to a small temple.
`Well, at least he's not going to rape me,' she thought, `He wouldn't take me to a temple if he was going to do that!'
Darien led her inside but had to lock her in a closet to keep her from running away. He found Luna right outside and asked her to contact the other Scouts. They had to get her memory back. He slumped down on a floor mat and waited for the other Scouts to arrive. Luna sat right in front of the closet, keeping guard. So much for classes.
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"You locked her in a CLOSET?!" Lita shouted
"Wish I had thought of that," smirked Rei.
The girls had been right in the middle of a shopping trip when Luna had called them. They were now all gathered around Rei's tea table. All the Scouts except for Saturn who was at the playground, being too young for this, and Chibi-Moon, who had gone back to the future at her mother's command shortly before Serena had disappeared were present. Ami was looking at her computer, typing quickly.
"OK, Darien," she said, "I'm ready. You'll have to hold her so I can get a good reading."
Darien nodded and opened the closet. Serena tried to make a dash for it but he caught her. She began to scream at the top of her lungs.
"Ahh! Let me go! HELP! What are you guys? Aliens? Have I been abducted? Hey what's that thing you're using on me? Ahh! It's beeping! What are you doing?! I WANT TO GO HOME!!"
"SERENA, WILL YOU BE QUIET?!" said Luna rather loudly.
Serena stared at the cat in complete shock.
"Y-you c-c-can TALK?"
Luna rolled her eyes and left Serena in silent stupor as Ami finished up.
"Almost all of her memories have been suppressed. There's no evil force or strange energy present. You guys, I think she just got hit on the head."
"Not surprising," said Haruka, "But how do we revive her memory? Hit her on the head again?"
"No, that would probably just give her a concussion," said Ami.
`Could these people have known me before I lost my memory?' thought Serena. The arms of the man that was holding her felt so familiar. All of this felt familiar. She stopped struggling and lay back against the man, Darien wasn't he, it felt so right. Then she noticed a small lump pressing in-between her shoulder blades. She sneaked her hand into his coat pocket and pulled it out. He was so intent on what that blue haired girl was saying that he didn't notice. It was a small compact with a pretty crystal set in it. The Crystal seemed to be calling her, but that was silly. Her thoughts were interrupted by a loud crash outside. All the girls jumped up and ran to the door.
"It's a youma," shouted Ami.
"Let's do it!" said Mina.
"Mercury Crystal Power, Make UP!"
"Mars Crystal Power, Make UP!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power, Make UP!"
"Venus Crystal Power, Make UP!"
"Uranus Planet Power, Make UP!"
"Neptune Planet Power, Make UP!"
"Pluto Planet Power, Make UP!"
"What the HELL?" Serena watched the girls transform. She barely heard Darien tell her to stay put as he transformed into Tuxedo Mask. The youma was at the top of the hill by then. It looked like a cross between an octopus and a woman. It was incredibly strong.
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!"
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!"
The attacks had no effect, not even Pluto's `Dead Scream' or Neptune's `Submarine Reflection' made a difference. Serena watched in horrid fascination as the Scouts were beaten. Even Tuxedo Mask wasn't doing well. The youma slammed him into the wall and was about to hit him with a large piece of concrete but he moved just in time, only to be hit by the monster's back sweep. He crumpled to the ground. Serena made a fist and felt something press into her palm. She looked down to see the compact in her hand; she had forgotten it. As she watched it began to pulse.
"Moon Crisis Power, Make UP!" even before she had time to wonder where that came from her transformation began and the memories flowed back.
"I am the Pretty Solider Sailor Moon! I stand for love and I stand for justice. In the name of the Moon, I'm going to punish you! Moon Tiara Action!"
This knocked the youma off-balance. "Moon Gorgeous Meditation!" and the monster was dusted. She looked over to see the Scouts looking at her. Then she walked over to Tuxedo Mask's fallen form. She knelt by him. He stirred and his eyes fluttered open.
"Serena...?"
"I'm right here. I won't leave you." Then she was surrounded by her friends hugging her and talking all at once. She was back.
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Aldric looked at the clock. 10:00. She was really late.
"That's it, I'm going to look for her." He grabbed his coat and started for the door, but it opened before he got there.
"Ren! There you are!"
"Um," said Serena, "Aldric, we need to talk..."
"Of course," he said and shut the door.
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Darien waited for Serena to come out. She had been in there for a long time. Then the door opened and he saw Aldric come out.
"Where's Serena?" said Darien.
"She had to use the restroom. She'll be right out. Darien, I wish you and Serena the best. I won't deny that I love her, but it's obvious how much she loves you. Take care of her Darien. You'll never find another like her."
Serena came out and got in the car, after promising that she would still have lunch with Aldric when she could. She and Darien drove on in silence for a while, then Serena spoke, "Darien, Ami told me that you never gave up hope and looked for me every day."
"Of course I did, Serena! I love you. I always will. Even if you forget me, I'll always love you."
Serena looked at her Darien and smiled, and the car sped on toward home.
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THE END
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I know, I know. Sappy, huh? Well I like sappy stories. This was very hard to write, it took a long time, I don't think I'll be doing another in the near future. Thanks for spending a few minutes of your life reading this. I love you all!
Remember: Change your mind as often as possible.
Just because you thought something yesterday doesn't mean you have to think it today. DON'T BECOME A PRISONER OF YOUR OWN OPINION!
Ja ne!
Rachel, First Priestess of the Shrine of Luna