Serena slowly began to reach for the crystal as she looked for the light that let her out last time. It was nowhere to be found.
"Looking for the light?" asked the shadow. "Well you will not find it. Not with my new powers. You are trapped under my will." He stretched his hand in front of him and lifted it up. As he did Serena slowly felt herself rising above the surface. She screamed. "Now give it to me!!!" he dropped her. She reached for the crystal again and pulled it out. It served as the only light in the entire place. As the shadow crept closer she felt her mind fighting with it's self.
"No, Don't give it, do something, you hold hold the world's fate in your hands!"
She then did the only thing she could think of
"Cosmic Moon Power!!!!!" The crystal bega to glow then all of a sudden, it disappeared!
RW-
The scouts held hands worried and praying. Setsuna held a sobbing Rini. Darien continued to clutch his only love. Then out of thin air a blinding light appeared and the silver crystal floated down to Rini's hands.
"What the...." the scouts stammered. Rini took the crystal and hugged it closely.
"Serena, Mommy" she sobbed "She sent it to me so it would not be harmed." The scouts looked at eachother with looks of alarm and a certain amount of horror.
DW-
"You cursed Brat!!!" The shadow screamed "What did you do with it!?"
"I sent it where it will not be harmed."
"Well the I will send you to your grave!!!" the shadow approached her at a rapid speed. Serena began to back away but the shadow use his power to hold her still. "Now you will perish!" He grabbed her by the throat and lifted her up he then conjured, out of thin air, a blazing hot sword. He looked at her and grinned. "No you will regret you ever lost that crystal!!" He shoved the flaming hot sword right through her gut and dropped her. As the blood oozed down the side of her stomach she began to have flashbacks of the past. The tears strolled down her cheeks and she was shaking. She began to cough up blood as she thought of how her wonderful life had just been destroyed.
RW-
Serena suddenly cried out as out of nowhere part of her shirt ripped and blood spirted everywhere and the tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Oh My God!!!!! Serenity!" Darien Cried, tears rolling down his cheeks now too. In fact all of the scouts were crying.
DW and RW-
"Darien....Rini.....Senshi" Serena cried out "I've never given up before" her eyes rolled into her head
RW-
"Don't give up Serenity.... I'm with you" Darien whispered as a single tear dropped out of his eye. As it reached her cheek it bonded with one of her tears. The new tear now began to be golden and glowing. The scouts looked in awe as the tear went straight into Serena's head.
DW-
Serena suddenly felt a force calling out to her. She reached her hand up and in it landed a single golden tear. As she touched it it began to unfold and become a beautiful golden rose. She felt the power within her. The power of good of hope and most especially
of love.
In one swipe she stood up as the shadow swung around and as quick as she rose she threw the rose and it landed straight in the middle of te shadow. The shadow began to shake furiously ans scream in agony until finally it just exploded. Serena fell to the floor and closed her eyes. But, the rose was not finished it floated back over to the sleeping princess and placed itself upon her stomach. It then began the healing process.
RW-
"Serenity....Huh?" The wound in Serena's stomach was sealing up. All the scouts stared in awe. After it was finished, all that as left was a bright golden scar.
Serena began to stir and wake up....
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