Halooo! So my last update for this
was what, a month ago...I'm getting
better :) Ok, here's the deal with
this story. This is chapter 10a, next
is 10b, then the epilogue, and then
I'll be done. This one is kinda short,
but just like chapter 6, I just *had*
to end it with a certain part. A warning:
I can't write action worth beans, so go
easy on me, k? It beats the rough draft...trust
me. I cringe just looking at it. Hope ya
enjoy it!

Sailor Moon doesn't belong to
me...that's kinda obvious though,
isn't it? I mean, if it did belong to
me, these fanfic could actually be episodes 
and I'd have lots more Mamo-chan in it ;)
All right, All right. Sailor Moon belongs
to Naoko Takeuchi, Kodansha, Toei,
Cloverway, and whoever else that
might be able to sue me if I didn't
write all this (Which I'd really rather they not!:)


Endless Waters Chapter 10a
Poster 7-1-02

	As McNoll and Ernie approached
Serena and Darien, Darien whispered in
Serena's ear,
	"Sere, remember what I 
told you...remember that I'll protect 
you and that I love you." Serena nodded, trembling. 
	"Get up!" sneered McNoll at the 
embracing couple. They obeyed, and stood 
there holding hands. McNoll motioned to 
the two crewmen. "Take care of these two, 
then bring them upstairs." Then he left. 
One of the crewmen approached Darien, and 
the other, the one who had sneered at 
them earlier, approached Serena. Ernie 
waved him off.
	"I'll take care of her." The crewman 
left. Serena whimpered slightly as Ernie 
pulled her from Darien and tied her hands 
behind her back. The other crewman did the 
same to Darien as he stuggled against him.
	"Please!" Darien pleaded with Ernie. 
"Let her go! Just take me! I'm the one you 
want!"
	"Oh, but you're wrong. I want her 
too!" Ernie roughly pressed a piece of thick 
tape to Serena's lips and her eyes widened in fear.
	"Serena...just remember what I told 
you...remmpphhh." Darien was cut off as the 
crewman holding him covered his mouth with tape.
	"Don't cover his eyes, Wilson. McNoll 
and I want them to see every bit of it." Darien 
glared at him. "Come on. Let's go. McNoll 
doesn't like to wait." Ernie and the crewman 
pushed Serena and Darien into the hallway. 
Ernie put his arm in a menacing grip around 
Serena's waist, and Wilson tried to hold on to 
Darien as best he could. Serena stumbled and 
fell down as Ernie began leading her up the service 
stairs. "Get up!" he snarled, roughly pulling 
her. A tear slowly trickled down her cheek. 
"Aww, the poor brat's crying. Want me to make 
it better?" Serena tried to protest behind her gag. 
	"Looks like you don't have a choice on 
that one, sweetheart." Ernie leaned over and 
kissed her cheek. She glared at him.
	"What, you didn't enjoy that?"
	Darien's heart ached at Serena's 
expression. He wanted to lunge at Ernie and 
throw him overboard. 
	When they reached the top deck, it was 
completely deserted. Darien struggled against 
Wilson as Ernie ripped the tape from Serena's 
mouth and forced her to look up at him. Suddenly, 
Darien felt the ropes around his wrists loosen. 
Wilson was untying him! Darien looked at him 
in amazement, but he didn't return his gaze. 
Ernie was slowly pulling Serena's head to his. 
Finally, Wilson undid the ropes. Darien tore 
the tape from his mouth, rushed to Serena and 
Ernie, and pulled them apart right before their 
lips would've touched. He began trying to undo 
the ropes from Serena's wrists.
	"What?" Ernie cried out to Wilson in 
shock. "You were supposed to hold him off! 
Idiot!"
	"This isn't right," Wilson said slowly. 
"Hurting Captain McAllister was bad enough, 
but bringing the girl into it...it just isn't right!"
	"You're just weak!"
	"No, you are! You only see what your 
desires in everything. You want more power, 
so you join McNoll. You want the girl, so you 
hurt her! You're twisted!" Ernie approached 
Wilson and punched him in the face. He quickly 
retaliated.
	As Ernie as Wilson fought, Darien 
continued trying to untie the ropes from 
Serena's wrists. When he was finally able 
to, she threw her arms around his neck. 
Darien wrapped her in his protective embrace 
as she cried into his shoulder.
	"It's ok Sere. You're ok now...you're 
with me...it's ok." Darien focused only on 
Serena and trying to comfort her, and ignored 
the shouts of Wilson and Ernie as they fought. 
The couple just stood on deck, embracing, Serena 
trembling violently in Darien's arms. A few minutes 
later, Serena sniffed,
	"Darien, why is it so quiet?". Realization 
dawned on Darien as he looked away from Serena. 
	"Oh no...McNoll." 
	"That's right," said a voice from behind 
them. They slowly turned around to see Adam 
McNoll in front of the two unconscious forms 
of Wilson and Ernie. "Neither one of them 
were worth anything," he spat. "And I don't 
care about the girl either." He slowly 
approached Darien. "I'm only after you, 
'captain' McAllister. I'm only after you." 
McNoll ripped the couple apart and punched 
Darien sqaure in the nose. Darien recovered 
quickly, catching McNoll by surprise when he 
brutally smacked his chin. 
	"Stop it!," Serena screamed. "Leave him 
alone!" She tried to pull them apart, but her 
efforts were useless, and the fight continued. 
	"You stupid little boy!" shouted McNoll 
as Darien ducked, effectively avoiding McNoll's 
fist. "You have no idea what you've gotton 
yourself into!" Darien ignored him, and smashed 
his arm into McNoll's stomach, causing him to 
fall on his back on the deck. 
	"Is that right?" he asked furiously, 
standing above him. "You don't look so brave 
now that you're stuck on the floor." Suddenly, 
Serena spotted a group of people rushing towards 
them from the other end of the ship. She 
shielded her eyes with her hands and sighed 
in relief when she realized that Katie and 
Brickens were in the lead, followed by five 
men in uniform. 
	"Hold it right there, McNoll!," one 
of them shouted. "This is the Coast Guard. 
Your little game is over!" McNoll, still 
lying on his back on deck, smirked at Darien.
	"Is it?" He then kicked the backs of 
Darien's knees as hard as he could. The move 
caught Darien by surprise, and caused him to 
fall over, knocking his head on the 
brightly-colored tile at the edge of the pool.
 McNoll smiled evilly at Serena. "Say goodbye 
to him, sweetheart." Then he pushed Darien's 
unconscious body into the pool.


End Chapter 10a

:::cackles:::: Bet ya weren't expecting 
that. Or maybe you were....I hope my 
writing isn't that predictable. 
Anyhoo, I once again apologize for 
my less-than-exciting action scenes. 
Hopefully my next big fic will have 
better-written action. Oh, please, 
please, please, please sign my 
guestbook...I haven't gotton a signature 
in a long time :) Stay tuned for 10b...
~*Tess*~