Title:After the Moon.Part 4 Author:Tapestry Email:Shaddow_Cat@hotmail.com http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Teahouse/5879 Standard Disclaimer Apply *denotes thought 15/2/01 To dream is to wish, To wish is to see, To see will be reality. ~*~Tapestry~*~ "Woman was created from the ribs of man Not from his head to top him Nor from his feet to be walked upon She was made from his side to be his equal From beneath his arms to be protected From very near his heart to be loved." --Anonymous-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Serenity blinked in confusion as bright light stabbed her eyes.She tried focus,but there was nothing but a blurry haze in front of her eyes. "How do you feel??"came a voice. "Who's that??"croaked Serenity as she squinted again. Blurry yellow,brown and black shapes came into view.Serenity blinked once more as she tried to clear the haze.Faces of her friends wearing worried expressions came into view. "We're back??"she rasped The four nodded and smiled. "Where's Aunt Luna??"asked Serenity looking around.She saw only the four of them in the room. "She and Artemis are speaking with the men.She told us to bring you inside.You're lucky,Sere."answered Amy. "Right.Now just lie back and rest.You're very weak,"stated Raye pushing Serenity back down who was struggling to sit up. "But-" "Sleep."ordered Lita who glared at the pigtailed blonde. Serenity yawned."But I'm not slee-py..."said Serenity as her eyes fluttered close. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~Outside~ "The Dark Kingdom??"echoed the five men. "They are powerful and their Queen will stop at nothing to gain what she desires.We believe she will begin continuous attacks on the planet. She will want to turn Earth into her base of operations."said Artemis as he placed a comforting arm on Luna's shoulder. "But...who are the two of you??"asked Jadeite. "We cannot answer you.Not now."whispered Luna. "Wh-" Endymion placed a hand to stop his guard's question. "I respect your decision.Thank you for telling us as much as you can." "But my Prince-"protested Malachite. "I hope you will keep our identities from the girls."continued Endymion. "I do not wish to alarm anyone." "Of course.If you will speak nothing of what was said here today."agreed Artemis as he held Luna closer. "Agreed." With that,the 7 of them walked back into the cottage.Hoping that,would be the end of the subject.How wrong they would be.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Endymion noticed the 4 girls exiting the room. "How is she??"asked Endymion walking towards them. "Just fallen asleep.She's tired out."sighed Raye with a shrug. "Can I go in??" The four girls stared at each other,then back to stare at Endymion. "We don't see why not."stated Mina as they parted for Endymion to enter the room. Endymion looked around the room.Five beds were in the room.He spied Serenity's silver blonde tresses peeking out from under the covers of the bed in the furtherest corner. Standing over her,he watched as she slept.Her breathing even.Her face was pale,her rose pink lips standing out amongst the cream white skin. He brushed several strands of silver-blonde hair from her face and touched her head lightly,savouring the feel of the skin beneath as he remembered the smooth skin of her hands. An odd rush of possessive protectiveness swept over him.He had the overwhelming urge to pick her up and steal her away to hide her from all the dangers in the world.Insanity...that was what it was. She looked so fragile.So delicate.So beautiful.She was his angel.His heaven sent angel. "I'll keep you safe,little one."whispered Endymion as he brushed a kiss on her forehead. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When Endymion left the room,he came face to face with his guard.Malachite wore a grim look on his face.Endymion frowned at their expressions. "What is it?" "Endy,we think you should return to the Golden City and report these happenings to your parents.If what these people say is true,the whole of Earth is in danger of this Dark Kingdom.The appearence of those youmas have already proved a point.It is also too dangerous for you to remain here,in the country."stated Malachite. "If the youmas attack here once more,what will happen to them??"gestured Endymion at their surroundings. "Our priority is Earth,Endy.You cannot put yourself at risk for the lives of one family."sighed Zoiscite."Though I hate to admit..." "To think we came to this village to check out that crazy farmer's story of the Moon Kingdom.Even if it did exist,I doubt we would have been able to establish a diplomatic alliance with them.How powerful could this fabled Moon Kingdom be if it was destroyed??"sighed Jadeite. Nephrite turned to glare at Jadeite."Idiot." "We will leave,the day after the full moon then,since the four of you think it's best."sighed Endymion. They bowed and left him standing in the darkened hallway. He did not want to leave... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Serenity sat up,her head throbbing.What had happened??Memory of the youma attack returned with a rush.She shuddered.The experience of getting you energy drained,was definately not something she wanted to repeat. She noticed her friends sleeping.The room in darkness. A chill crept down her spine as her gaze fell on the fire place.Glancing at Raye,Serenity shook her head.She was imagining things.... ~Dark Kingdom,Earth~ Throne Room. Beryl stared at her crystal ball.The youma she'd sent to a small country had been destroyed by somebody. *A terran...how dare a puny terran destroy my youma.*thought Beryl clenching her fist. She had to find out who this terran was,and what his powers were.She would send more youma...then,she would discover who this new obstacle to power was.The new obstacle to the destruction of the Moon Princess and the outer-planets,and total universal domination. Beryl stared at the ball of energy that was collecting.Once she eliminated this troublesome obstacle,she would be able to drain Earth dry for her purposes and Earth would be her base of operations.And once she'd collected all the energy,she would at last be able to launch a full-scale attack on the Outer-Planets,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune and Pluto, and at last see the last heir to the Moon throne,die and finally finish what she'd set out to do,18 years ago. "Outer-planets...I will be coming for you soon."laughed Beryl insanely. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~Day of the full moon~ Serenity chewed slowly.She should have been excited about tonight.But she couldn't.Not when Endymion and the others were leaving the next day. She poked at her food.Nudging a piece of broccoli around her plate. Luna frowned at Serenity. "Don't play with your food,Serenity.It isn't good manners." "I'm sorry.May I be excused.I'm not very hungry today."sighed Serenity as she managed a wan smile at Luna. "Are you feeling well??"asked Artemis,his brow furrowing. "Yes,of course.I guess I'm just in the mood for food."shrugged Serenity. Raye faked a swoon. Mina stifled a laugh when Serenity threw the piece of broccoli at Raye and bounced off her forehead. That began a food fight,which later,Luna and Artemis scolded them for. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Serenity sat outside,staring up into the sky. "Is there something bothering you??"asked a voice. "No,Endymion.I was just...thinking." Endymion chuckled and sat down."How did you know it was me???" "Lucky guess,I guess."she replied,not taking her eyes from the sky. "Something IS bothering you.What is it??"prodded Endymion as he poked at her. Serenity slapped his hand."Stop that.It's ticklish." "Really??"asked Endymion innocently as he poked at her again. She swatted his hand."Endymion??Where are you from??You're not from any of the nearby villages." Endymion raised his brow. "I'm from er..one of the near cities." "So,then what's a city boy like you doing out in the middle of nowhere?" asked Serenity brushing a silver-blonde strand of hair out of her face. "Boy???"huffed Endymion trying to look insulted. "We-ll,you DO have a sort of boyish ruggedness to you.And DON'T change the topic mister.Why'd you run out to the country?" Endymion frowned. "City life is...hectic.I came out here for a vacation."lied Endymion. "What's the city like??"asked Serenity fascinated. Plucking a flower,Endymion stared at it stalling for time. "Well...there are lots of shops,much bigger than the ones you have in the village.There are restaurants and it's loud.Everybody is always too busy to stop and talk..."he mused,scratching his chin. "Don't you like your way of life??"questioned Serenity curiously. "Of course I do.But sometimes,you just have get out of the fast lane and...recuperate before rejoining that pace."shrugged Endymion. "It must be exciting." "You only say that because you've been living the slow lane for the whole of your life,Serenity."snorted Endymion. Serenity blew a raspberry at him and jumped up,running for the cottage. Endymion stared at the blonde in shock and outrage.Getting up, he ran after her. "You come back here,Serenity!!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Serenity flopped on her bed and cuddled a soft pillow.Tonight was the night of the full moon.She'd promised herself she'd see the full moon. She clutched her pillow harder.If Luna ever found out what she was up to,she was going to be in deep trouble. She'd researched everything.The moon was going to appear at midnight. She'd dreamt about seeing the moon for so long,longed for it...and tonight would finally be her chance. *The moon..* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Luna and Artemis at the eating table,holding mugs of steaming tea. Luna turned her mug round and round,staring at the swirling contents. A feeling of danger had been hanging over head for quite sometime.At first,she'd thought maybe it was because of the return of the Dark Kingdom. But now the feeling had intensified to a prickling feeling at the back of her neck.Like something was just waiting to spring at her,surprise her. "The tea here can't compare to the tea of home,but it helps sate the longing for it."sighed Artemis taking a sip. "Huh??"said Luna breaking out of his reverie. "I said,the tea here can't beat the tea back home.When it still existed." whispered Artemis.Looking back at Luna's face,he noticed her thoughtful expression."Is something wrong??" "No..not really.I just have this feeling something...not quite horrible, but not quite good either is about the happen."mused Luna lifting the mug to her lips. "Let's hope you're wrong Luna.But...your predictions usually never are." groaned Artemis. "That's what I'm afraid of."admitted Luna. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~10 minutes before midnight.~ Trinity County,Black Woods Forest, Cottage, Serenity snuck out into the cold night's air.She could feel the wind blowing on her face.Looking up,she only saw dark clouds.The moon had yet to come out from behind it.Her forehead seemed to tingle. Sitting down on the grass,she blew out her breath.It could still be awhile before the moon came out. Luna sat up.Her forehead was tingling...what was wrong???Looking round the dark room,she finally noticed.Serenity's bed was empty. Serenity sighed to herself.It was so peaceful outside at night.Why did Luna and Artemis forbid them to go outside during the night??It was so quiet,so idyllic.So perfect.A soft sound pricked her ears.What was it?? Suddenly,youmas materialized in front of her. Serenity stared in horror.They seemed more disgusting then the ones before.All of them had sliva dripping from their mouth.One seemed to be made of green ooze.She fought her rising nausea and backed away. Endymion jackknifed his body.He was now sitting up in bed.His body was tingling with...fear???But the fear was not his own.He frowned.Something was causing his senses to stand on an end and telling him,there was danger.But he was not in danger.Instinctively,he thought about only one other person,as he jumped out of bed and pulled open the door...Serenity. Serenity backed up slowly towards the cottage.She didn't know if she should turn and run or continue to back away from the youma.The decision was taken from her hands as a tentacle from one of the youmas shot at her and wrapped itself around her neck.She screamed. Everybody awoke to the sound of the scream.Artemis was already rushing out of his room like Luna and Endymion.The girls and generals were now only at the room doorways. "Serenity!!"shouted Luna. "Oh gods...I knew we should have stopped her."breathed Amy. "What are you talking about??"snapped Artemis as his hand froze on the door handle. "Sere wanted to see the moon tonight."admitted Lita guiltily. Endymion suddenly pushed past Artemis and shoved at the door,causing it to crash loudly against the cottage wall. "Serenity!!!"he bellowed. Serenity struggled.She felt so weak.The youma was draining her energy. She heard somebody shout her name.A tear rolled down her cheek. The moon was beginning the rise from behind the clouds.It's silvery beams peeking out from the tops of the black clouds. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Luna and Artemis stared at the moon."Oh no.."they whispered as they ran towards Serenity.The girls screamed out Serenity's name. Endymion bellowed his rage at the youmas and his hands formed a golden ball of energy as he saw Serenity struggle against the tentacles.He was about to hurl the ball of energy at the youmas when the moon came fully into view. He stopped as he watched in confusion at the scene that unfolded before him. Serenity felt like her forehead was burning.She shouted. Luna and Artemis watched as Serenity's forehead glowed and burst into a silver golden light in the shape of a crescent moon.Looking up into the sky,they saw the moon bursting into a silver glow.The night's sky seemed to light up till it looked like an early dawn. Luna turned when she heard the girls behind scream.*Oh no...* The others too were experiencing the awakening.Their respective signs glowing their colours on their foreheads. Serenity screamed as something seemed to sear into her forehead.She felt her feet leave the ground,and her body felt as if it was enveloped in a blanket of silver warmth. Endymion gaped.His forehead was hurting...burning.The generals watched in growing fear... Artemis and Luna clung to each other,helpless but to let destiny and nature take it's course.They watched as Serenity floated in the air,the silver aura shining as brightly as the moon,her head thrown back and her arms outstretched as if to embrace the moon.The other girls began to rise from the ground copying Serenity's posture,their respective planets shining from their aligned position with the moon in the sky. The shining auras destroyed the youmas in their burning light. In the village,people stuck their heads out from the windows,some running out into the street to stare at the moon and the planets that were aligned with the moon. "What's happening??!!" "The moon!!" "It's shining on Black Woods Forest!!" "Hurry,lets go!!" Beryl stared at her crystal ball."What??"she gasped,shielding her eyes from the burning and blinding light. Amy,Mina,Raye and Lita floated to the ground,their symbols were seen clearly on their heads.Serenity was still floating,her body emitting stronger silver rays. Endymion felt himself floating off the ground,a golden sheen enveloping him.He seemed to be heading towards Serenity. Luna and Artemis gasped,their eyes widening.Their eyes locking on the symbol that appeared on Endymion's forehead.The symbol of Earth. "What's happening??!!"demanded Malachite. "This can't be happening!!"whispered Luna. "What is happening???""shouted Zoiscite. "It's the bonding!!"exclaimed Artemis. "Bonding??!!"echoed Jadeite. "The bonding between soulmates."clarified Luna in a sad whisper. Endymion stared at Serenity,whose eyes mirrored his own confusion. "Endymion...what's happening??"whispered Serenity as she lifted a hand to touch him. "I don't know.."replied Endymion as he reached out towards her hand. He felt his aura merge with the silver one coming from Serenity.He felt her warmth envelope him...he felt safe...he finally found peace...his home. They floated to the ground,their hands joined. When they finally touched the ground,the glow of the moon subsided.Their symbols however remained on their heads.The girls rubbed their heads. "I remember...we saw my mother.."whispered Raye. "What happenend??"asked Nephrite stepping in front of Endymion and Serenity.Endymion instinctively clutched Serenity tighter to him,as if to protect her from all the harm in the world with his body.She squeaked a protest. "We can explain."said Luna and Artemis stepping forward,crescent moons on their heads. "Aunt Luna,Uncle Artemis...you-" "Yes.We are the same as you,princess."bowed Artemis. "You have awakened."curtsied Luna. "What??" "Look!!It's the weirdoes!!"shouted one of the villagers. "Burn them!!" "Throw them into the well!!They caused the moon to behave that way!!" Endymion and the generals stood in front of the group. "Silence!!"shouted Endymion,standing in front protectively of Serenity. "Who are you,outsider!!?You have no business here."shouted one of the villagers. "The Prince of Earth,has every business here."said Jadeite. The villagers fell silent.Their eyes all locked on the dark haired man with hard blue eyes. "Our pardons,your highness."they whispered. "Return to your homes.You will tell none of what happened here."ordered Endymion,his eyes hard and cold. The villagers bowed and scurried away. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once in the cottage,Endymion and the generals launched a series of questions at them. "Who are you??" "What are you??" "Who are they??" "This all happened 18 years ago...Serenity is the last heir to the fallen Moon Kingdom.And they,"gestured Luna to the other girls,"are the last heirs to their respective planetary thrones and also the legendary senshi,the court and protectors of Princess Serenity." "You mean...the Moon Kingdom..REALLY existed??It's not merely a legend??" choked Jadeite. Luna smiled."No." "We were Queen Serenity's advisors.She and the last Moon Army died defending the moon.Queen Serenity only managed to seal the Dark Kingdom away.Now they're back."sighed Artemis. "So...they aren't from the moon??"asked Nephrite pointing to the other girls. "No.Raye is Lady Mars,a Martian,Lita is Lady Jupiter,a Joven,Amy is Lady Mercury,a Mercurian and Mina is Lady Venus,a Venusian." "And you said,Martians were green."chuckled Nephrite nudging Jadeite. "Shut up." "I can't believe you kept this from us!!"shouted Serenity standing up. "It was for your own safety."argued Luna."We wanted to keep you safe-" "By raising us as normal when you know we're not???Did you think we liked all that jeering by the villagers??You knew how much we wanted to know who our parents were!!You knew how much I loved the moon!!Did you think we'd fit in with the terrans when...when-when we're aliens????"cut in Serenity. "You have to see things from OUR point of view,Serenity!!We were afraid for-"began Luna once again. "Did you think we'd thank you for it???!!Sometimes,not everything is the right thing!!"shouted Serenity as she turned and ran into the room,slamming the door into it's frame. "Girls...please go check on Serenity."sighed Artemis. "Yes,Uncle Artemis."said the girls softly and obediently. When the girls were gone,...Luna turned to Artemis. "Why is it so difficult Artemis??I tried so hard.I did what I thought was right.Sometimes...I think Serenity is just too much like her mother once she sets her mind to something."sobbed Luna. "I know...don't worry.She'll forgive us for keeping this secret from her for so long."consoled Artemis. Luna wiped her eyes and turned to Endymion. "Now I know why you became well once you came into contact with Serenity."murmured Luna as she looked him up and down. "What do you mean??"asked Malachite. "Endymion and Serenity are soulmates."explained Artemis."Thus,the aura bonding you witnessed awhile ago.Once Serenity came into her full heritage,her aura became prominent and merged with Prince Endymion's. Of course...if Serenity had stayed on the moon,her heritage wouldn't have leaped on her like that."sighed Artemis rubbing his forehead. "Wait wait...start from the beginning of the explanation.And why is it Serenity only came into her Moon heritage today??"asked Zoiscite. "It is because Serenity has lived on Earth all her life.If she'd lived on the Moon,her heritage would have been known to her since she was an infant.But since,this is Earth,Serenity would have needed to be exposed to the rays of the moon.And I mean right over her head.No roofs or windows covering her."said Artemis. "So...would the bonding have happened it Prince Endymion had not been here??"asked Nephrite. "No.The bonding only happens when the two destined come into close proximity.Of course,without the bonding...there still would be an existing bond.Only,not as strong."answered Luna. "Back to the reason why Endymion is now healthy."Artemis cut in. "Right now,the Dark Kingdom is practically embedded in the Earth,thus the dark feeling that makes Endymion sick as he is linked with the Earth. Because he is not strong enough to battle the darkness himself,he falls ill.But with his soulmate by his side,Serenity's light and strength keeps the darkness at bay in Endymion's soul." "Wait.Does that mean if Serenity and Endymion are seperated over great distances,Endymion will fall ill again???"questioned Zoiscite. "Exactly what I mean.Without his soulmate with him,Prince Endymion could even die if the Earth's spirit dies."nodded Luna. "Gaia's fury...this is not good."breathed Jadeite. "That means Serenity will have to accompany Endymion back to the palace."said Malachite. Luna nodded."Unless the Dark Kingdom is vanquished,there is no other choice.We will go too.The senshi cannot allow the Princess to go by herself,nor will we stand for it."stated Luna. "We will have to move quickly if we are to stop the Dark Kingdom."said Malachite. "Yes...to save the last planets of the Silver Millennium Alliance,Earth has to be protected."agreed Artemis. "Last planets????"questioned Zoiscite. "Yes.The Outer-Planets."informed Luna. "There are MORE????"groaned Jadeite. Endymion who had been silent the whole time,coughed to get their attention. "You are forgetting.Will Serenity be willing to move??"asked Endymion. "I suppose she will.She's always wanted to see the city."sighed Luna. "Be safe and ask her first." Luna nodded and went off to speak to the girls. "Artemis...you and Luna said the other girls are princesses to their own planets and also protectors to Serenity??"asked Jadeite. "Thats right." "B-But...they're girls!!Girls don't fight!!"exclaimed Jadeite. Artemis laughed."These do." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beryl frowned.The light that had blinded her.What was it???Whose was it??? It had been so strong and powerful,the only person who could have a power like that,was the monarchs of the fallen Moon Kingdom.But... Queen Serenity was dead. Beryl frowned.It couldn't be...could it???The Moon Princess??On Earth?? It didn't make sense.Why would the Moon Queen have sent her only child to Earth instead of the Outer-Planets where she would have been protected? If the Moon Princess was on the planet,it would be so much easier to kill the little Moon brat. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~Days later~ Three figures dressed in cloaks were walking down the lane towards Black Woods Village. "I can't believe it.After 18 years,we finally might have a future."said the first figure. "We might.But we still have to find them.You know the Dark Kingdom has settled on Earth and getting ready to attack."reminded the second figure. "The scientists pinpointed the energy the emerged briefly to be coming from this side of the planet.The details are sketchy.But they might be at the village up ahead."pointed the third figure. "The village???It could take days to find them!!!"exclaimed the second figure. "Not if we ask around.The villagers MUST have noticed something."argued the third figure. "Please...stop.Let's just finish our first mission."pleaded the first figure. "Alright."agreed the two others. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I can't believe we're from other planets.It's no wonder I always used to think I'd left something behind."sighed Mina. "I know the feeling."agreed Raye. "I still can't believe Serenity is the soulmate of the Prince of Earth." sighed Lita. "I can't believe we're suppose to go to the city soon!!"exclaimed Amy. "What about you Sere??"asked Mina. "I just...wish I could have known my mother."whispered Serenity. The others went silent. Serenity touched her forehead where their symbols lay.Luna and Artemis had taught them how to hide the symbols. She blew out her breath.Everything now was so confusing.Everything had changed...just as how they'd predicted. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beryl smiled evilly as she saw the five girls sitting on the meadow. They were perfect targets for youmas.Sending her youmas,Beryl laughed and retired to the throne room to recharge her energy. The black crystal ball sat untouched,showing the five girls lying on the meadow peacefully and blisfully unaware of the danger headed their way. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Serenity opened her eyes to find a youma standing over her.She screamed. The other girls opening their eyes and finding the same sight over them. The three youmas moved quickly and caught them.Soon,they began to feel weak once more.Serenity squeezed her eyes.Why were the youmas always coming for them???Did their energy levels always look more succulent than the terrans????*Endymion...* Endymion's eyes opened wide. "Youmas."whispered Endymion. "What??" "The girls are in trouble."breathed Endymion as he rushed out of the cottage,Luna,Artemis and the generals at his heels. Endymion sprinted towards his soulmate.With their heightened bond,he could feel her growing weaker.Her emotions were a jumble of fear,anxiety and growing panic. "Hold on Serenity.."pleaded Endymion in a whisper. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Serenity felt a tear trickle down her cheek.Instinctively,she reached out with her mind for Endymion's.She felt anger,fear and worry jumbled with other emotions tear across her brain.Endymion was worried about her. She could feel his need to protect her.If she didn't feel so weak,she would have smiled. Turning to see her friends,she saw them slump weakly or try to fight in vain.The youmas seemed intent on draining them dry. "World Shaking!!"came a voice. "Deep Submerge!!"cried another. "Silence Glaive Surprise!!"shouted a third voice. The three youmas were destroyed,and the five girls fell weakly to the ground.Serenity opened her eyes weakly and saw three figures in sailor garb,standing over them with worried faces. "Are you alright??"asked one of them. "Serenity!!"shouted Endymion as he raced down the hill towards them. Serenity raised her eyes to the dark-haired man who now cradled her in his arms. Luna and Artemis came next. They stopped and gasped. The three sailor garbed figures stood up slowly. "Counsellor Artemis and Counsellor Luna."breathed the three figures. The generals and Endymion helped the girls to stand on their feet.Their eyes glue to the scene before them. Luna dropped to a curtsy and Artemis dropped to a bow. "Lady Uranus,Lady Neptune and Lady Saturn." "Who are they??"asked Nephrite,holding on to Lita. "Prince Endymion,General Malachite,General Jadeite,General Nephrite, General Zoiscite...we would like you to meet,Sailor Uranus,Sailor Neptune and Sailor Saturn.Three of the Outer-senshi." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To be continued... Well???Please?Email your comments!!I NEED FEEDBACK!!!Please???? I promise I'll finish my stories!!Honest!!So send FEEDBACK!!It's an authors bestfriend. :) Email to: Shaddow_Cat@hotmail.com